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Then Wevents is just for you.
Wevents offers a platform for working women to socialize, gather and have fun. I started attending Wevents Gatherings when I first got to know about it through a blogger friend Tammy and I never looked back since. I have participated in their talent shows and sang in front of guests and this has certainly boost my confidence in stage performances. I have been attending their event for the past 3 years and this is a platform where I get to meet other beautiful and talented ladies. Their major event that I look forward to every year is their Anniversary Party! Every year there is a theme. But this year it's an open concept! You can dress up as anyone. There's no particular theme this year.
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About WEVents
WEVents is the very first Women Only Men Not Invited social event for women, by women.Events are held in a casual environment with the idea of bringing working professional women together for a fun evening. Women can build connections, network and make new friends. It is a platform for working women to let their hair down after a hard day's work.
Wevents will be celebrating its 6th Year Anniversary on 24th Sept 2016 at The Studio @ Nexus Bangsar South.
The best part is, this event is open to members and non-members. Members pay RM25 while Non-members will just have to pay RM35. In return, trust me you will get back a goody bag door gift worth more than RM 200! It is totally worth it! Ladies attending don't forget to bring your name cards as there will be lucky draws too! You will learn great tips from experts and mingle around and make new friends.
This year's celebration will be something special as it will be in the form of a bazaar. We There will be booths at the event where you will get to learn stuff like how to be a model (courtesy of BrandImage International), how to know what is your right colour (courtesy of Colourzwork), nail art services (from Posh! Nail Spa) as well as range of other products and services by both brands and Wevents members!
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Each booth will have special activities to interact with attendees. The 3 participants who have the highest number of total tasks completed at the booths will win a total prize of RM3,000! Meanwhile, other attendees will stand a chance to win lucky draw prizes worth a total of RM 2,140 as well. Attendees will also get door gifts worth approx RM200.00.
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Eminem may curse in front of an audience, but the rapper said his daughters won't hear him say a foul vowel at home.
"Profanity around my house? No," the Grammy-award winning artist told correspondent Anderson Cooper on "60 Minutes," Reuters reported.
"I'm not saying there's not a glimpse of me in the music, there's not truth in...things that I say, but this is my music, this is my art."
In an interview to air Sunday, October 10 on CBS, the notriously foul-mouthed lyricist defines a line between his rap career and life as a father.
Fifteen-year-old daughter Hailey and adopted daughters Lainey and Whitney have been referenced in the rapper's songs, but don't expect the Eminem, a pen name for 37-year-old Marshall Mathers, to break into "The Real Slim Shady" at the dinner table.
"I'm a parent, I have daughters. I mean, how would I really sound, as a person, walking around my house 'B---, pick this up.' You know what I mean? I don't cuss,"
In his most recent hit with popstar Rhianna, Eminem tones down the obscenity of past songs that drop curses like beats and detail explicit scenes involving rape and domestic violence. The "Love the Way Lie" duet only spits out the f-bomb twice.
On "60 Minutes," Reuters reports that Eminem also discusses his childhood, career, being a white rapper in a predominantly black industry and battling his drug addiction.
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The songs are Pa Has Struck Ile by C. Archer and The Linden-Hall Polka arranged by Charles Grobe.
I am always asking you to look at the details, but oh, my goodness. Can you BELIEVE those hairstyles? The effort it would have taken produce and wear these works of art...amazing.


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i might be drunk but i ain't dumb.
Of course, the existence of this scene and the POV character in it implies an interesting narrative thread that I am going to have to go back and put in.
And this is why my second drafts are always fifteen percent longer than my rough drafts.


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Sheldon Hackney, an educator and historian who served as president of Tulane University and the University of Pennsylvania before becoming chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has died. He was 79.
Hackney died Thursday at his home on Martha's Vineyard of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, officials from Penn and Tulane confirmed.
He was president of Tulane from 1975 to 1980 and president of Penn from 1981 to 1993, when he was nominated by President Clinton to serve as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
As president of Penn, Hackney helped lead the school through a financial turnaround that quadrupled its endowment. He also boosted the university's academic standing.
But his presidency was not without controversy. The most contentious nearly derailed his appointment to lead the federal endowment program.
In the days before Hackney's confirmation hearings, he was criticized for his handling of two racially charged incidents at Penn.
In one, a group of African American students confiscated copies of the campus newspaper to protest what they viewed as racist content. In the other incident, a white student disturbed by a noisy group of black sorority sisters called the women "water buffalo," which they interpreted as a racial slur.
The white student was brought up on racial harassment charges. The university's initial action in response to the black students who had taken the newspapers was not as severe.
Critics questioned Hackney's commitment to free speech and said he was adhering to political correctness. He later described the controversy as an effort by conservatives to embarrass Clinton and said the facts surrounding his response to the incidents had been misconstrued.
He served as chairman of the endowment until 1997, then returned to Penn as a history professor until his retirement in 2010.
Born in Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 5, 1933, Hackney received a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University on a Navy ROTC scholarship in 1955. He served in the Navy from 1956 to 1959 and attended the Naval Academy from 1959 to 1961.
Hackney earned a master's degree and a doctorate in American history from Yale, where he was provost from 1972 to 1975.
A scholar of Southern history, Hackney continued to teach during his tenure as university president.
Hackney is survived by his wife of 56 years, Lucy Durr Hackney; a son, a daughter, three brothers and eight grandchildren.


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Buying a Smartphone for Your Teen? Think About This First.
If you have teens, it's a good bet they are asking for a smartphone if they don't already have one. And as the holidays get closer, that asking will get more and more fevered. It's certainly easy enough to walk into a store and walk away with a state-of-the-art smartphone without a huge outlay of cash. But that's because the real cost with a smartphones is the service plan. If your teen destroys that phone before his line is eligible for an upgrade, the replacement will require a much heftier outlay of your hard-earned cabbage. So it's a good idea to do a bit more thinking than that. Here are a few things to think about before you go shopping.
Go Waterproof
Water is--finally!--no longer Kryptonite for mobile phones. So if your teen is likely to drop it in the pool or washer. Or if she is prone to falling out of boats or walking into the shower with it in her hand, look for a waterproof model. It just might survive a bit longer. The Kyocera Hydro from Boost Mobile is a waterproof Android phone that costs only $79 on a $55-a-month unlimited plan. I tested its waterproof abilities by tossing it in a pool while filming video. (That's a photo of it in the pool.) It was fun. And it got some great footage from underwater. Here is the video:
Pay for the phone, Save on the bill You end up paying for those "free" phones by signing a two-year contract with your cell provider. And if your teens are like mine, no one uses the talk minutes you are locked into paying for every month. It doesn't have to be like that. Check out Ting.com. You pay up front for the phone. But then you pay only for the calls, texts, and data you actually use. Run the Ting savings calculator to see how your costs would compare to your current plan. A 100 minute-plan is only $3. But if you don't use those 100 minutes, you'll get a refund. I tried it for a month – it wasn't my main phone but I used it – and spent very little money. A smart phone can use Wi-Fi when a network is handy. So this pay-as-you-go plan can save you a bundle if your teen only needs cellular data occasionally. At the moment, you have to buy the phone from Ting (prices vary) but soon you will be able to bring your own device into the plan.
Bring Your Own Device
You can pick up a used smart phone at Glyde.com or Amazon.com for much less than a new one. Then all you need is the plan. If you bring your own phone to the plan, you don't sign a contract and that means you can hold out a fancy new phone for a reward for awesome grades or turn off the teen's plan if things go badly. Adding a teen to your own plan is cheap, usually less than $10 a month, plus data.
Data Sharing
Wireless providers understand that you want your cellular data – probably not in huge amounts – available to more than one device when you have a couple of teens in the house. So they have started rolling out plans that let you share one data plan with the entire family and all your devices. They are a bit complicated to understand. But if you do a little math, you might save some money. Check out the online calculators at ATT or Verizon to see if this will help your bill.
Turn it into a lesson–and a clean house
Set your teen down at Gazelle or Glyde and show her how to sell her old gaming devices, video games, music player, movies, and cell phones to earn enough cash to buy her own smart phone. Then make your contribution a no-commitment plan. The folks at Gazelle tell me that an iPod Touch can bring in $100. And even a broken iPhone 4s can net up to $100. Considering you can pick up a refurbished Android phone at Glyde for less than $100, this could be a profitable way to clean the house.
Buy the Underdog
Windows Phone 8 launched recently. And it's a great smart phone option for teens. It has fantastic study tools (Microsoft Office) and games (Xbox built in.) But since the operating system is much less popular at the moment than the iPhone or Android phones, you can get great deals on new phones. These phones have beautiful screens, fantastic cameras, and the Windows interface is very personal and keeps teens in touch with you and their friends at a glance. My kids love it.
Christina Tynan-Wood writes the Family Tech column for Family Circle, and is the author of "How to Be a Geek Goddess." You can find her at GeekGirlfriends.com. Follow her on Twitter, @xtinatynanwood.


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PowerStart 12V Starter Battery – 450CCA[two_thirds]
The PowerStart Lithium-Ion 12V Starter Battery is a lightweight Lithium-Ion starter battery. It offers a very high level of power for easy start of internal combustion engine.
PowerStart battery embeds high-performance Lithium Iron Phosphate cells designed to provide extreme discharge current flow.
PowerStart lithium-ion battery has been designed to start engine with size up to 6500cm3 / 400 cubic inches. This cover a very large spectrum of applications (from light motorbike, Quads, Snowmobiles, Jet-ski, up to aeronautical power plants).
This battery has built-in Battery Management System (BMS) for safe and long operation. Unlike other products, this protection circuit is not a simple balancer card : the BMS achieve a full control of battery : high and low voltage monitoring, balancing, over-current, over-temperature, etc.
PowerStart product line is designed to replace 12V lead-acid starter batteries for competition vehicles or high power applications.
The battery is enclosed in a sealed ABS case, resistant to moisture and dust (IP66).
A 3 LEDs State of Charge display is available on the top panel. It gives a estimated overview of battery charge level.
PowerStart battery systems are lightweight, reliable and environmentally-friendly solutions. These batteries can take place as a direct drop-in replacement of old-fashion and low-performance Lead Acid batteries (VRLA, AGM, etc.).
PowerStart product is covered by a 2 years commercial warranty.
Key Points
- 12V starter battery – Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cells – 9000mAh
- Maximum engine size : 3000 cm3 / 180 cubic inches
- Dimensions : 166mm x 125mm x 173mm
- Weight : 1750g
- CCA (Cold Cranking Amp) : 450A
- Maximum continuous discharge current : 225A
- Maximum pulse current (5s) : 450A
- 3 LEDs State of Charge display
- Dimensions : 166mm x 125mm x 173mm
- Weight : 1750g
- High lifespan: thousands of cycles (see chart)
- Very low voltage drop
- Ultra safe Lithium Iron Phosphate chemistry (no thermal run-away, no fire or explosion risks)
- Up to 80 % lighter and 70% smaller than conventional Lead-acid battery.
- Maximum safety with advanced Built-in Battery Management System
- Monitoring of cell and PCB temperature, current, voltage, SOC
- No Lead, no heavy metal, no toxic element.
- Calendar life > 10 years.
- Robust design enclosed in a sealed and waterproof case (IP66)
- Operating temperature in charge : 0°C à +60°C
- Operating temperature in discharge: -15°C à +60°C
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Comparing Video Editing Programs
Anyone who's had to sit through someone else's amateur home movies knows why video editing software is so crucial. Too many blurry, shaky images, stomach-wrenching zooms, and abrupt pans, and you find yourself clutching the arms of your chair and hoping you don't have to sit through much more.
Even professionals fall prey to these common mistakes, which is why pros shoot at about a 20:1 ratio — that is, they expect to have to shoot 20 minutes of tape to capture 1 usable minute of video. Be kind to your audience and do what the pros do — ruthlessly cut your video down to only the very best moments, and arrange segments so that they have a logical beginning, middle, and end.
Every program listed in this article lets you perform basic editing and cutting as well as create fade-ins. The programs also support the addition of special features, such as opening titles, voice-overs, and music tracks. As you go up the price scale, you add features for creating special effects, slow motion, fast motion, and even filters that can make your video look like a scratchy sepia-toned 1920s era silent movie.
The following are some of the more popular video editing programs on the market today:
- Adobe Premiere: This high-end video editing program is comparable to the Hollywood standard, Final Cut Pro, but it's not quite as expensive and it works on a PC. To use this program effectively, you need a very fast computer, gigabytes of available hard drive space, and a lot of free time.
- Adobe Premiere Elements: This new "lite" version of Adobe Premier is much better suited to a home user. It costs about $600 less (retailing for about $100) and the menus and options are much simpler to master. Unless you've managed to get your mitts on a $30,000 high-definition video camera, Premiere Elements is more than enough for your needs.
- Pinnacle Studio Plus 9.0: This program is aimed at the "prosumer" market, meaning it's designed for people who have some familiarity with shooting and editing video and want a lot of features but aren't professionals and don't have a company expense account to cover their costs. Studio Plus does the basics, capturing video and allowing you to cut and paste scenes, dub audio, and create titles. It also includes some special effects (such as slow motion, burring, and stretching an image) and even a blue-screen feature, which lets you film against a blue background and then combine video files to create movies of things that aren't possible, like making it appear as though your hamster can dunk a basketball as well as Michael Jordan can.
- Ulead MediaStudio: This programincludes both VideoStudio and a useful audio editing program. "Lite" versions of Ulead's products are often bundled with capture cards or other hardware and provide basic video editing features. MediaStudio is designed for people who want to make their own versions of music videos on a tight budget. You can also add plug-ins that enable MediaStudio to work with high-definition video and do basic retouching of the images.
- iMovie: Part of Apple's iStudio suite and an excellent video editing program, iMovie is available only for the Macintosh. Many Macs now come with iStudio already installed, so if you have a newer Mac you probably already have this editing program. Acclaimed for its intuitive interface, iMovie is fully integrated with the rest of iStudio, which includes iPhoto, and works seamlessly with Mac's DVD and CD creation software.


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Courteney Cox and her ex-husband, David Arquette, have listed their Beverly Hills home for $19.5 million.
Nothing says celebrity like a listing that pops up on the Multiple Listing Service with a zero for the street address and an "unavailable" assessor's parcel number. The property had been quietly shopped as a pocket listing, according to Real Estalker.
The five-bedroom home, on nearly an acre, was designed by modernist architect A. Quincy Jones and built in 1959. The one-story house features a center hall, a den/office and 5½ bathrooms. There's a circular swimming pool and city views.
PHOTOS: Grandest pool around? Malibu has it
Cox, 49, has starred in "Cougar Town" since 2009 and starred on "Friends" from 1994 to 2004. Arquette, 42, is an executive producer on "Cougar Town."
The former couple, who divorced this year, bought the home in 2004 for $5.45 million.
Jonah Wilson of Hilton & Hyland is the listing agent.
Anton Yelchin sells family home in Tarzana
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Trimming our Tree
Hi everyone! I am so very excited to be guest posting over at one of my favorite blogs today! Jenn of Clean and Scentsible has hosted a Trim the Tree party this past week and today I'm up! I was so excited when she asked me and was up for the crafting! It was long overdue don't you agree?
So come on over to Clean and Scentsible to see my special ornament tutorial as well as all the other lovely handmade ornaments made by Jenn's favorite bloggers.
I also thought I would share Alexander's first Santa picture...poor lil guy did not think Santa was all he is cracked up to be! Disclaimer: no children were harmed in the taking of this photo ;) Baby MumMums fix everything!
Do you have any kiddo pictures that went a little like this?
Happy Holidays!!


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Jefferson County Schools is the second-largest school district in Alabama serving over 36,000 students in 56 different schools located throughout Jefferson County.
The vision of the Jefferson County School District is to be characterized by the use of best practices resulting in effectively providing for the diverse needs of all learners.
The mission of the Jefferson County School System is to ensure rigorous learning for all through engaging, innovative instruction, responsible resource management, and meaningful community and family collaboration focused on student success.
Commitment Statement
The district has a collective commitment to:
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Magness Adventure Camp is located on the west side of Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch in Elbert, Colorado. The camp is about one-hour drive from downtown Denver, Colorado. From the Magness Tower, the camp boasts sweeping views of the front range including Pikes Peak.
Magness Adventure Camp is the Cub Scout Resident Camp facility for the Denver Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. With a beautiful lake, archery, and BB Gun ranges, rock climbing site, canoes, paddle boats, and outstanding facilities, Magness provides the Cub Scout camping adventure for Scouts of all ages! Download the map and directions to Magness Adventure Camp.
Whether you are 6 or 96, Magness Adventure Camp is the perfect place for your Scout and family to enjoy all the fun Colorado camping has to offer! While packs are encouraged to come as a group, many parents and boys choose to attend camp as a family. Parents and siblings age six (6) and up are encourage to participate in activities with their Scouts. Magness Adventure Camp offers a unique age-specific, grade appropriate, exciting program for all Cub Scouts and their families who attend. It is important to note the Scout must be accompanied by an adult.
Family style camping with advancement and activities delivered with an exciting theme. Tents, food and program included for a four (4) day, three (3) night event totaling just less then 72 hours. Please note that all Magness sessions are for Scouts working on the ranks of Tiger through Arrow of Light.
At check-in, each family or group will be assigned to a shelter, where you'll sleep in a comfortable tent complete with two padded bed frames. If needed, an extra sleeping pad for a third person or campers under the age of five (5) can be checked out from the staff. Also, tents sit on platforms and you can close them at night for privacy. Modern and heated bathroom facilities include private hot showers and flush toilets are located at each shelter. All bathrooms are wheelchair accessible. Hot meals are prepared in the Pete Coors Commissary and served directly to you at your shelter. Check in will be from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Shelter will be assigned by the Magness Camp Director. Check out is 9:00 a.m.


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My previous post on Empathy is linked here
I've just answered a fascinating question on WrongPlanet about the difference between Empathy and Emotion. It took a fair amount of thinking but I feel that I've captured the basics -though, as usual, I'm quite happy to be corrected. I was so happy with my thinking that I've expanded the whole thing here to become my topic of the day.
The Difference between Empathy and Emotion
Empathy deals with understanding (and in some cases, replication) of someone else's emotions or state of mind while emotions are focussed solely upon your own feelings.
As a result;
- You can be empathetic without showing emotions.
- You can show emotion without being empathetic.
Example 1: Empathy without showing Emotion
A neighbour loses his wife in a car accident. He's walking around feeling quite sad, perhaps blaming himself because he was supposed to make the trip but left it to his wife to do instead.
You can understand exactly how he is feeling even though you don't personally feel sad about it - or if you do have some emotional response, it's not the same. Understanding your neighbour's emotional response is much more than "oh, he's sad because his wife is dead". Proper empathy would include understanding his feelings of guilt/remorse, why he's blaming himself and how it's tearing him up inside.
If I stand back and think long and hard about these things, I can eventually get there - from a storytelling perspective but I don't automatically feel that deeply about these sorts of things when they happen in real life. It's hard for me to say if this is a "man thing", a "human thing" or an "aspie thing".
Example 2: Emotion without Empathy
Your wife has had a bad day, she feels lonely and depressed being at home with just the kids to talk to. You come home to find dinner isn't ready and you get angry (showing emotion). She tries to tell you about her day but you just get angrier... after all, you think, she doesn't have to do much at home by herself.
In this case, the husband is showing a lot of emotion, though it's mainly negative emotions like anger. The emotion he is showing is not in synch with his wife's condition - in fact, he's not even thinking about her condition because he cannot understand how and why she feels that way.
A variation on this response with less negative emotion could be that the husband doesn't notice anything or carries on as if it were all a big joke. Humour is also an emotion but again, it's inappropriate for the occasion.
This particular scenario is very familiar to me personally. I often come home after a rush-rush day with my head reeling from all that has gone on. I never stop thinking and I'm often reviewing and deciphering the days events and conversations in my head or following my own particular mental agenda. Sometimes I just need time by myself to unwind. Unfortunately, the minute I set foot inside my own house, I'm expected to switch gears and fit in with a different mental picture.
Depending upon how my day has been, and the atmosphere inside the house sometimes I can and sometimes I can't. Sometimes I try to be empathetic but between the kids and telephone calls and chores it all gets lost. Sometimes I can't relax enough to concentrate on the feelings of other people around me - even though I know they need me. In neruotypical people, I think empathy takes a bit of work. In aspies, it's certainly possible but it takes incredible dedication and effort.
Examples 3 & 4: Empathy and Emotion Together
Let's look at how different the above two scenarios would be if emotion and empathy were working together (and in the same direction).
In the neighbour case above, you feel sad for him. You say, "I know how you feel... that must be awful". You resist the temptation to offer advice of "don't blame yourself, knowing that he wants to feel guilty". Perhaps you try to help him by inviting him over for a meal.
In the wife example, you walk into the house and immediately realise that something is wrong. You ask her what's wrong and you give her some love and patience. Perhaps you tell her to relax while you cook dinner - and perhaps you arrange a weekend without the kids.
If nothing else, buying flowers on the way home can often show that you are thinking about your partner and that you do care. I think about my wife and how she feels a lot but sadly, the only times I get a chance to do so are the times when I'm not at home and not at work. (eg: when I'm going for a walk during my lunch break). So by the end of the day, when it's all rush-rush again, it's hardly at the front of my thoughts.
A Couple of Other Points to Consider
In order for empathy to be truly successful, you have to offer up a bit of eye contact. I know it's hard but it's a matter of trust. You have to really feel empathy and you have to mean what you say. If you're prone to stupid stray thoughts, you also have to be aware of your facial expression. A big cheesy grin during a period of sadness is the same as laughing at someone who is in pain.
Not Necessarily Goody-Goody
In the above examples, it makes you look like a saint when emotion and empathy work together. This little paragraph is here just to show you that it's not necessarily always the case. Suppose that someone has been particularly nasty to a good friend of yours. You can empathise with your friend and feel hurt for him/her. You can also feel angry towards the protagonist.
Sometimes just agreeing with your friend that the protagonist is a b*tch or a b*st*rd is enough. Sometimes helping them plan (and sometimes execute) revenge is also helpful. Not all revenge's have to be carried out. Sometimes just talking about what you would do - or plotting, is enough.


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Largemouth Bass Fishing would have to be the premiere freshwater sport in the United States and a sport which drives a multi billion dollar freshwater bait, tackle and fishing gear industry in America alone.
Being helped along with the likes of Alton Jones and Kevin VanDam and many other bass fishing pros the sport has gone from strength to strength with bass champions earning some serious money and lucrative sponsorship from being the best of the best at this great sport.
For many aspiring bass fisherman, it would be a dream come true to be paid insane amounts just to travel all over doing what you love, catching trophy bass.
So what are some vital tips to help any serious bass fisherman become successful at local tournaments and have the chance to go pro.
Great tips for anyone looking to compete in bass fishing tournaments.
Know your bass during winter.
Bass of course are cold blooded creatures, so when the water temperature drops their metabolism slows and they tend not to eat so much. Therefore during the winter when the water is much colder, its best to use smaller baits with more subtle colors.
Bass also usually stay around shallower water during the colder months, during the winter deep water holds less oxygen so bass will keep in shallower water not more than 10 feet deep where there is still a good amount of oxygen to keep them comfortable.
Bass are very sensitive to temperature and weather changes and are very attuned to the environment, they tend to sense when there is an oncoming cold front and will often go on a feeding frenzy to stock up on energy before a cold front arrives.
Where to find trophy bass
As with any freshwater predator fish, fishing around structure and cover is a good start though its really good to fish close to or amongst good healthy areas of vegetation. Aquatic plant life provide ample sources of oxygen, shade, and food for bass to survive as well as providing perfect cover to ambush prey as well as hide from predators.
The perfect place to fish at the edges of deep water vegetation, its where where bass are at their most confident. Another great tip is to fish along the edges of banks where trees overhang on a sunny day, the shade provided by the trees make a perfect hangout for local bass.
Find your trophy bass anytime of the day
In the early hours of the morning and late in the day you will find bass in shallow waters where they look for their morning meal to start the day and search for their dinner before bedding down for the night. During the middle of the day when the sun is at its brightest bass will seek deeper water where things are much darker as the bright midday sun has trouble penetrating deeper water.
During the middle of the day its these deeper areas where you want to concentrate your efforts and where freshwater lures such as well weighted worms and deep diving crankbaits come into their own. During this hotter part of the day you want to work the deep water edges and the transit zones between deep and shallow water.
Know what freshwater fishing lures to use.
Bass will strike on a wide variety of baits and lures although in cooler temperatures when bass are less active jigs with a good trailer are a good option. Just like with any freshwater lures use lighter jigs with a lighter color in clearer waters and heavier jigs and darker colors in heavily colored or stained waters, a 3/8 to 5/8 weight range should have you covered.
When fishing during the bass's preferred feeding times, its a great idea to try and match the color of your freshwater lures to the color of the baitfish and the bottom dwelling animals in the area. If a certain color very familiar to a local bass and the bass associates that color to its usual food, there's a much greater chance that it will strike at that color.
Only use a rod that you feel comfortable whith fishing, confidence is everything in bass fishing and anything that takes away from your confidence is 'poison'. Many people prefer lighter rods while some people prefer heavier rods, though the general rule of thumb is try to stick with the lightest rod you feel comfortable using. Although if your fishing around thick cover or weeds you might want to opt for a slightly heavier rods to give you more leverage and control to maneuver fish away from obstacles.
Keep a fishing log
At the and of every fishing day you want to take away as much from the days experience as you can. Documenting your actions, habits and the days events is a great way analyze your performance and will help you identify the things you are doing right, things you may be doing wrong, what areas of your fishing you need to improve on and what you can do to become better at this fantastic and highly rewarding sport.
Maintain enjoyment
For anyone to excel at anything it is essential that they enjoy it, though there is always the risk that no matter how much you enjoy something if you do it too often things become a chore and you lose the joy and enthusiasm.
If this happens it doesn't hurt to step back, take a deep breath and take some time off. Don't worry there will still be plenty of fish to catch when you get back on the water!
Have fun, tight lines and be sure to click on the links at the top of this page to check out the latest sale items at Bass Pro Shops!


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Why Is Gold Selling Off?
Gold has dropped sharply, falling below psychological level. Marketwatch's Polya Lesova reports on Markets Hub. Photo: Reuters.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Fashion law roundup: Gucci v. Guess; Louis Vuitton v. Ly; D&G v. Dolce & Banana; A&F's "unofficial" gay video; Wang slapped hard
Oh, is it that time of the week already? The keen (and unkeen) observers among you have undoubtedly noticed that this writer -- due largely to the demands of his legal practice -- is not able to blog all that frequently. If you crave more frequent fashion law updates, join the official LAW OF FASHION LinkedIn group, follow LOF on Twitter, "Like" LOF on facebook, add LOF on Google+, repin LOF on Pinterest...
and the like. Now, down to business. There's so much fashion law news this week that LAW OF FASHION has arranged it by topic:
Intellectual Property
"Gucci Accuses Guess of Massive Design 'Knock Off' Scheme" (Bloomberg Businessweek)
"U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin [on Wednesday, March 28th] began conducting a trial without a jury on Gucci's infringement claim in Manhattan. Gucci, a unit of Paris-based PPR, sued in 2009 claiming that Los Angeles-based Guess was selling items in stores and online with logos that are 'studied imitations of the Gucci trademarks.' The trademarks include a green and red stripe design, a square G, the designer's name in flowing script and a diamond pattern with repeating interlocking G's, according to Gucci's court filings. 'It's about a massive, complicated scheme to knock off Gucci's best-known and iconic designs,' Louis Ederer, Gucci's lawyer, told the judge today. The company claims that $221 million worth of Guess products infringed Gucci designs.... The trial is expected to last at least two weeks."
"Fees, won't you stay" (LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION ®)
"[On Thursday, March 29th, the Second Circuit handed down a decidedly pro-trademark owner decision in Louis Vuitton v. Ly USA.] The defendants were convicted of trafficking in counterfeit [Louis Vuitton] goods, conspiring to do so, and smuggling. The appealed all the bad things that happened to them in the civil case — massive damages, attorneys' fees, the usual. There were two key holdings, both buffeted by extensive and thoughtful discussion. One was that there's just about no way the Circuit Court will second-guess a District Court's refusal to enter a stay of a civil action pending resolution of parallel criminal proceedings, and the court is not shy about saying so.... The second is an important, and more groundbreaking (if unsurprising), decision on an important question: Once the court awarded $3 million in statutory damages, was it allowed to also award over half a million dollars in attorneys' fees and costs? [The Second Circuit panel] conclude[d] "that an award of attorney's fees is available under section 1117(a) in 'exceptional' cases even for those plaintiffs who opt to receive statutory damages under section 1117(c)...."
For a refresher on the difference between run-of-the-mill trademark infringement, like that primarily at issue in the Gucci v. Guess face-off, and trademark counterfeiting, revisit this old LAW OF FASHION chestnut.
"Dolce & Gabbana go bananas over Dolce... and Banana" (Telegraph)
"Costume jeweller Mijou Beller has been trading under the name from her seaside location near Cape Town, South Africa, for 12 years, but has incurred the wrath of the Milanese fashion label, Dolce & Gabbana.... Beller has been served with a lawsuit by the Italian brand, even though she has since modified the name of her store - which was unsurprisingly a hit with tourists photographing themselves before her shopfront - to simply, 'Banana.' [D&G] accuses Beller of 'objectionable conduct' and 'diluting' [its brand.] 'The name Dolce and Banana makes a mockery of the well-known trademark Dolce & Gabbana,' read the complaint, filed to the Cape Town High Court...."
Notice that D&G has emphasized D&B's alleged dilution of its brand, rather than infringement. To understand why, revisit this recent LAW OF FASHION ® post on Coach's failed dilution argument before the Federal Circuit.
"Where Have I Seen You Before? At Zara, in Midtown, It's All a Tribute" (NY Times / Critical Shopper)
"ADAPTATIONS, a/k/a blatant knockoffs, have always been a part of fashion, but they used to occur at a more civilized pace.... [At Zara's new flagship store in Midtown,] echoes from the spring 2012 runways are everywhere... red pump with tailfin à la Prada, yup; Pierre Hardyesque contrast clutch, sure; Navajo print in sequins on a miniskirt, mm-hmm. But could those also be next fall's collections peeping round the bend? Bid a feeble hola to an olive-green military parka with fur hood and snap-out vest inside; inauguration-appropriate sturdy sheath dresses; patchwork-plaid flannel shirts. [The company's] confusing taxonomy and slipshod customer service clearly don't matter to trendettes in search of bird prints, flapper fringe and peplums on the cheap. 'Sad Victoria Beckham,' my pal said, fingering one of the last. And then, espying a black ankle-strap wedge: 'Theyskens for Theory.'"
Has Zara been emboldened by the recent goings-on in Louboutin v. YSL (yes, that case), or is it still playing coy until the Second Circuit issues its ruling in the red-hot legal dispute?
"Trademark squatting in China doesn't sit well with U.S. retailers" (L.A. Times)
"The Kardashian sisters don't sell their clothing and perfume in China, and you can't buy authentic J. Crew khakis here. But both names are already trademarked by Chinese businesspeople looking to profit from American enterprises that want to tap China's booming retail market. Extortion? Nope. It's called 'trademark squatting.' And it's legal in China, where trademarks generally are awarded to those who are first to register them with government authorities. If these and other U.S. companies want to use their own names, they probably will have to pay the Chinese holder for the rights...."
Damn "territoriality" principles. (Discussed here, too.) Better get in there quick, fashion brands!
And also:
- "Karl Lagerfeld Says Oleg Cassini Knocked Off That Pink 'Chanel' Suit Jackie Kennedy Wore the Day JFK Was Assassinated [but the reality is more complicated]" (Fashionista)
Labor and Employment
"Alexander Wang [Denies] Sweatshop Allegations [in Newly Filed Federal-Court Action]" (Women's Wear Daily)
"Alexander Wang is pushing back against a former employee's sweatshop allegations. The fashion house told WWD that Wenyu Lu, who sued the company for poor working conditions at its factory on 386 Broadway here, was fired for bullying his co-workers. 'The claims regarding sweatshop conditions are completely untrue,' said an Alexander Wang spokesman. 'In reality, this case was filed by an individual who was let go by the company as a result of serious harassment issues. We stand by our decision to promote a safe workplace environment for all employees regardless of false claims that may be waged against us in retaliation.'... The lawsuit, which was [refiled in] New York Federal Court on Friday [following a dismissal without prejudice in] Queens County Supreme Court, alleged that Wang violated the Fair Labor Standards Act as well as New York State labor laws covering overtime compensation and minimum wage."
For some reason, the new federal-court complaint in this case (let alone the even newer "First Amended Complaint," filed on March 26th) has been extremely elusive. So LAW OF FASHION ® finally sucked it up and paid to download the latter document from the court's website. It's posted here; you're welcome.
"City sues retailer over living wage" (The Santa Fe New Mexican)
"Aéropostale, a clothing store in the Fashion Outlets of Santa Fe, hasn't responded to charges that it isn't paying Santa Fe's 'living wage' -- now the highest in the nation at $10.29 an hour -- so the city is suing the New York City-based chain.... This is only the second time the city has had to litigate its 2002 Living Wage Ordinance.... [The] implementation [of the 'living wage' law] was held up for six months by a lawsuit brought by the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce and several restaurant and hotel groups [but survived judicial scrutiny.] The city minimum wage has increased, based on rises in the Consumer Price Index's West Region, almost every year on March 1. [T]his past March 1, the city upped the minimum wage to $10.29 an hour -- a nickel more than San Francisco's minimum wage, the second highest in the nation, at $10.24...."
"Labor Activist Risks Life Speaking Out; Kalpona Akter exposes deadly working conditions in [Bangladesh] factories making US clothes" (ABC News)
A powerful video interview with a fair labor advocate who explains, among other things, how she and other factory workers were jailed for 30 days for protesting their working conditions; each was held in a 2' by 4' cell. She goes on to explain that by giving this interview, she risks a three-year prison sentence.
This story comes just weeks after the tragic news that three Cambodian factory workers were shot during a peaceful demonstration for better working conditions, which LAW OF FASHION mentioned last week.
And also:
- "Fashion industry initiative cracks down on labels that don't pay models -- and that includes you, Marc Jacobs" (Daily Mail)
Gender and Sexuality (and IP, and Employment...)
"Transgender Miss Universe Canada Finalist Jenna Talackova Disqualified From Competition" (HuffPost Style)
"23-year-old Miss Universe Canada finalist [Jenna Talackova] was disqualified from the competition after it was discovered she had undergone sexual reassignment surgery, reports CTV.... According to a statement from Miss Universe Canada, Talackova was disqualified because 'she did not meet the requirements to compete despite having stated otherwise on her entry form. We do, however, respect her goals, determination and wish her the best.'... Talackova told CTV she's 'not giving up' and is consulting a lawyer...."
Given the outfits that tend to show up at Miss [insert anything] pageants, LOF isn't entirely sure this qualifies as a "fashion law" story. But here at LAW OF FASHION ® (unlike at the Miss Universe pageant), all reasonable doubts are resolved in favor of inclusion. Incidentally, since Talackova was booted, she has received a "skyrocketing" showing of support from individuals and organizations around the world. It's not to late for you, too, to do the right thing, by signing this change.org petition in protest of Talackova's disqualification. Alternatively, your social activism could take the form of not buying pageant owner Donald Trump's new fragrance... which you shouldn't be buying anyway, for many reasons, including the tycoon's penchant for needlessly killing exotic animals.
[UPDATE #1 (4/3/12): "Jenna Talackova, Transgender Miss Universe Contestant, May Compete After All" (HuffPost Style)]
[UPDATE #2 (4/3/12): "Jenna Talackova, Transgender Miss Universe Canada Finalist, Breaks Silence After Learning She May Be Allowed To Compete" (HuffPost Gay Voices)]
[UPDATE #3 (4/9/12): "Jenna Talackova Can Compete, But the Fight Against Trans Injustice Rages On" (HuffPost Gay Voices)]
"Bro Kiss By Shirtless Men Wearing Abercrombie & Fitch Surprises Exactly No One" (Racked)
"Today in Abercrombie & Fitch news, four wrestling-themed 'Webersodes' have appeared on Bruce Weber's Facebook page, explicitly revealing what everyone knew all along: A&F ads are kind of gay.... Though Weber has shot muscly advertising campaigns for Abercrombie for more than ten years—and what little clothing the young men in the videos are wearing are clearly branded with A&F logos—a rep told Shophound that the videos are not part of an official ad campaign. So for the time being, it looks like A&F will just continue to nod and wink at its customers."
This story raises at least two issues -- and probably a great many more than that. But let's stop and consider just the following questions: 1) Was the video 'unofficially' condoned by the company, in an effort to court gay customers -- perhaps a tiny, little baby step toward greater diversity for a brand
known infamous for classism, racism, and general exclusion-wherever-possible -- without alienating its less open-minded customers? 2) If the video was made without any involvement on the company's part, are we looking at a potential trademark (perhaps "false endorsement") dispute -- along with whatever else we might be looking at in this video?
The Workroom Sink
- "Nations Take Argentina to Task at WTO [for trade restrictions impacting apparel]" (Women's Wear Daily)
- "Trendy, non-prescription eyewear latest in criminal defendant strategic attire" (Washington Post Local)
- "Benetton main shareholder [reportedly] has 92.4 [percent ownership in company after remedial stock delisting]" (Reuters)
- "[Tom Ford's] chairman files $25M suit over art 'scam'" (New York Post)
- "Adidas settlement avoids 'messi' THQ lawsuit over missing miCoach game" (engadget)
Hmmm... this last story seems somehow familiar...
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|For this year's 4th of July party weekend we rented a party van and had quite the crew of misfits upstate at my parents house.
|the trip began friday morning at 6:30am because I had to go to Laguardia airport to pick up the party van because it was $500 more anywhere else.
|stevers bought a hungarian bow and its hard to use
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|and chop down trees with the ax he bought and strip the bark off with a survival knife he bought so his dreams came true.
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|5 legs total.
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Demonstrating Respect and Establishing Rapport with Your Communication
To communicate effectively with others, you must respect them as individuals and want to establish understanding between yourselves. Although you don't have to agree with their beliefs, and you don't have to accept what they say as true, you do have to accept their right to their thoughts, feelings and values.
One way of establishing rapport with others is to match their gestures and energy patterns. This means that your gestures become similar to the other person's, but not to the point that you produce exact copies of their movements and expressions.
Observe how the other person breathes and moves and adapt your pattern to match theirs. For example, if the other person moves quickly and you tend to move more slowly, you're movements are at odds and can negatively affect your engagement. Change your pattern to match the other person's by speeding up or slowing down until you both are comfortable with one another.
Once you've established trust between yourselves, you can revert to your preferred pattern and revel in your delight as the other person follows along with you.


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Across the land, a great keening has arisen for the large number of main characters recently killed off on shows as disparate as "The Walking Dead," "Scandal" and "Game of Thrones." How ruthless have we become, the hand-wringers wail, how reckless and desperate in our need for tweetable moments and first-week ratings.
Honestly, it's as if no one in this country has ever read a classic novel or a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. People die, for heaven's sake, especially in fiction. Tragedy is a great catalyst, and even if the famous literary admonition to "kill your darlings" is impossible to trace to its origin, every gardener knows that pruning is an essential part of the job.
This is immediately and gratifyingly clear Sunday night on PBS in the Season 4 premiere of "Downton Abbey," that highly addictive meringue of Edwardian couture and socially tolerant politics that has sentimentalized British past beyond all recognition and done more for the "special relationship" between the U.S. and Britain than any president or prime minister.
PHOTOS: The 'Downton Abbey' cast without costumes
Last year, in a finale that left women on two continents weeping into their "I'm a Lady Mary" T-shirts, Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens) was killed in his motor car just moments after his wife, Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery), gave birth to their son, treating viewers to the sight of all Downton's denizen's rejoicing in pathetic oblivion to the tragedy that had just befallen them. Sob.
Except Matthew's was no tragedy. Stevens took a lot of flak for choosing to leave the show, but creator Julian Fellowes should cut him a posthumous check. Never has the death of a character so obviously cleared away the brambles that can choke even a popular show to death.
Not to speak ill of the dead, but Matthew was a walking, talking deus ex machina — whenever a miracle was required, there he was, inexplicably cured of his paralysis or inheriting the funds needed to keep Downton afloat or just saying the Absolutely Right Thing.
More important, he inadvertently dimmed the lights of the show's two most astringent, and therefore most interesting, characters: Lady Mary and Violet the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith).
VIDEO: Interviews with the women of 'Downton Abbey'
Who are now once again in the foreground, allowing "Downton" to return to its original themes of change and endurance.
On Season 1, "Downton Abbey" was presented as the story of two sorts of people, upstairs and down, on the cusp of cataclysm: The end of a class system that allowed places like Downton to operate along quasi-feudal lines; even improvements like the telephone and typewriter were perceived as a threat.
As the accidental heir to Downton, Matthew arrived in the hallowed halls reluctantly, a dismissive embodiment of the modern age. He worked for a living, disdained the old ways and so the obvious solution — that he should marry Mary to keep Downton in the family — was seen by both sides as a necessary evil.
Love, of course, changed all that, and by Season 2 the show had dissolved into a sugary tea of great costumes, gleaming interiors and a Kate-Middleton-infused view of Britain. Mary loved Matthew, Matthew loved Downton, the servants were treated as family and no one suffered from anything resembling social stricture. The biggest irritation seemed to be the need to dress for dinner.
With its admirable attention to accoutrement and remarkably fine cast, including the trio of unlikely male hotties (Hugh Bonneville's Earl of Grantham; Jim Carter's butler, Mr. Carson; and Brendan Coyle's valet, John Bates), "Downton Abbey" allows its audience a pleasant dalliance with history — all the fun and little of the consequence. What little of its original shape remained was thanks almost completely to Lady Mary and the Dowager Countess, who, along with Mr. Carson, have refused to bend completely to the changing times.
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Now, with Matthew gone, Lady Mary and Violet are once again allowed to shine, as women who will not be rushed from one thing to another, possibly because they know only too well how difficult it is for women to find a foothold in any household, in any era.
There are, of course, many plots and subplots roiling throughout Season 4, some of which are subtle and affecting (Matthew's mother, Isobel [Penelope Wilton] and his valet, Molesley [Kevin Doyle], are both looking for a job), some of which seem more strained than usual (Lady Rose [Lily James] seems to wander briefly over into the new Starz show "Dancing on the Edge"). The ever-popular Bates' marriage undergoes yet another tremendous strain, and Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael) continues a very odd affair with her editor (never a good idea, Lady Edith!) that may turn out fascinating or ridiculous.
Nonetheless, all eyes are on Mary, who, having shed her shell for Matthew, is nearly catatonic with grief even six months after his death. Working to stir her into taking an interest in the running of the estate is chauffeur turned brother-in-law Tom (Allen Leech), who has "what next?" issues of his own and, more important, the Dowager Countess, a woman who has survived more change than all of the other characters combined and whom Smith continues to infuse with the potent grace of Considered Transformation.
Which is so much more interesting than its flighty cousin, Miraculous Transformation, so favored these days by even those wailing over the unlit pyres of the fictitious dead.
When Fellowes allows his characters to show that mettle and strength are not necessarily the prettiest things in the room, "Downton" transcends its soap bubbles and more than earns its histrionic plot twists.
When Violet goes, however, all bets are off.
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Astros ride pair of grand slams to rout of Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- If Chris Carter's grand slam was the rumble, Jon Singleton's was the mighty boom that put the exclamation point on the Astros' impressive display of thunder Sunday afternoon.
Carter blasted his first career grand slam in the seventh inning to break the game open, and Singleton joined the fun by cranking a slam on his second career homer in the ninth to send the soaring Astros past the Twins, 14-5, at Target Field.View Full Game Coverage
MINNEAPOLIS -- If Chris Carter's grand slam was the rumble, Jon Singleton's was the mighty boom that put the exclamation point on the Astros' impressive display of thunder Sunday afternoon.
Carter blasted his first career grand slam in the seventh inning to break the game open, and Singleton joined the fun by cranking a slam on his second career homer in the ninth to send the soaring Astros past the Twins, 14-5, at Target Field.View Full Game Coverage
It's the second time in the club's 53-year history the Astros have hit two grand slams in one game. Jimmy Wynn and Dennis Menke both hit slams to beat the Mets on July 30, 1969, accomplishing the feat in the same inning. A team doubling up on grand slams in one game hasn't happened often -- just 70 times, with 13 of those happening when one player hit a pair of slams. The MLB record is three in one game, set by the Yankees, against the A's, on Aug. 25, 2011.
"They whacked the ball all over the place today," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We got back in a little bit, and then they killed it at the end."
The slams capped the biggest day of the season offensively for the Astros, who scored their most runs in more than a year. Houston hit four home runs -- with Dexter Fowler and George Springer adding solo shots -- which traveled a total of 1,574 feet.
"It's been fun," said Singleton, who homered to right off All-Star closer Glen Perkins. "We like playing off of each other, and that's definitely a bonus. One person does well and it carries over. It's contagious."
The Astros have won 11 of their last 15 games and are 17-10 since May 11, with a resurgent offense leading the turnaround. Houston is hitting .263 as a team in its last 27 games after hitting .220 in the first 37 games.
A big reason has been the addition of Springer, who came up in late April, took off in May and clubbed his 12th homer of the season Sunday. Singleton, another highly-touted prospect who was playing in his sixth game, has added more thump to the lineup.
"Any time you have several guys in your lineup who can change the game with one swing, it puts more strain on the opposing pitchers because they feel like, 'I can't make a mistake here,'" Astros manager Bo Porter said. "That can drain on a staff."
The Astros had 24 baserunners on 13 hits, eight walks and three hit batters. Twins starter Samuel Deduno (2-4) suffered the brunt of the damage, giving up five runs on five walks and three hits in three-plus innings.
"They're pretty good," Deduno said. "It just frustrates me because I didn't make any good pitches. I couldn't throw anything for a strike. If I make my pitch and throw strikes, and with the movement on my fastball, I think I would've pitched pretty good. But today I didn't have anything."
The Astros built a 5-0 lead by scoring three times in the fourth, getting bases-loaded singles from Jonathan Villar and Fowler and a sacrifice fly by Jose Altuve, who has hit safely in 28 of his last 30 games. He added a pair of stolen bases to give him 23 for the season.
The Twins clawed back into the game against Houston starter Collin McHugh, who was bothered by a blister on his right hand. He lasted only 4 1/3 innings and allowed three runs while walking five batters.
"When you walk guys like that, you're giving guys free bases and your pitch count is going through the roof," said McHugh, who threw 101 pitches.
The Astros led, 5-3, in the seventh when Carter rocketed an opposite-field grand slam to right off Brian Duensing to make it 9-3. It was the Astros' first grand slam since last September, but it wasn't their last one of the day.
"I've had lots of chances, and I was thinking about it when I got up to the plate today and thought, 'Maybe one could happen this time,'" Carter said. "It worked out finally for me this time."
Porter has kept the struggling slugger in the lineup because of his ability to change the game with one swing, and his faith was rewarded.
"It's power to all fields," Porter said. "I love the way he attacked the ball today. Even his first at-bat, the line drive to left field, that ball was attacked and hit hard. As long as he continues to attack the baseball, he is a weapon any time he steps in the batter's box."
In the ninth, Singleton (2-for-6) turned on a 1-1 pitch from Perkins and launched it high over the right-field wall. It was the first time since 1988 the Twins have allowed two grand slams in a game.
"To be honest, I was looking to hit something hard anywhere," Singleton said. "He threw something over the plate I could handle, and I hit it hard."
Darin Downs (1-0) picked up the win for the Astros after finishing the game with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, but this day was about the offense.
"Oh boy," Porter said. "It was good to see the offense break out today, and we needed every last one of them, especially when Collin had to come out of the game early. Give the Twins credit. They didn't go away. They kept battling and kept battling, and it was good to see our offense break out."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter.


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It's a grind. Another quarter ton bin of grapes is loaded onto the dumper on the sorting line. Another truck arrives and another twenty bins are added to the twenty or so already there. At our top speed it takes an hour to process two tons or eight bins. We rarely hit top speed. Best guess is another five hours to get through these bins. That's on top of the five hours already in. Then when we finish sorting there's another two hours of punch downs and cleaning.
Its like that every day. It's a grind. Its harvest. The term "romantic" does not enter your mind: at least until it's all over. The only times when the romance of it all fills your spirit are the first day, the last day and the rest of the year. The first day it's all about the potential, the last day you are a bit awestruck by what you have accomplished. In between it's a blur as you grind through each day. It is very simply the next bin, the next fermenter and the next day.
In the picturesque harvest in the wine magazines it's all about bountiful lunches with happy workers eating hardy meals and quaffing wine from carafes. In a real world working winery its cold cuts, colds, cold wet clothes and hot, sweaty rubber boots. Most of all you are sticky. Head to toe splashed with super-sweet grape juice, which makes you a yellow jacket's dream lunch.
Then there is all that gleaming stainless steel equipment that looks so efficient and high tech. The reality is more like a Rube Goldberg invention as the whole process is a patchwork of things that don't play well with others. Something always seems to break at just the wrong moment, which makes winemakers the champions of jerry-rigging as equipment is forced to behave with beatings and duct tape. For a winemaker knowing how to convince everything to work in the winery is just as important as knowing when to pick. Let's just say that OSHA would not approve of many of these solutions.
The day comes to an end with the best beer (or two) you ever tasted in your life quickly followed by an all to short, but very sound sleep. Then you wake up and do it again, and again, and again until one day the last bin arrives.
Then, as the last bunch of grapes from the last bin drops into the last fermenter the romance hits you again. Instantly harvest is once again the best and most exciting thing that happens to you every year. It is the concentrated essence of everything you believe in and the fuel that fires your flame for the next vintage. It reminds you how lucky you are to be working as hard as you can to accomplish something you love.
We finished the last bin at about 5 p.m. last night. Winemaker Jeff Keene and I shook very sticky and very tired hands. Harvest 2012 was done.
What a grind. I can't wait until next year.


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Megan Fox Joins Instagram, Posts Makeup-Free Selfie [PHOTO]by Thomas Chau | PopCrush
Megan Fox joined Instagram yesterday and in her first photo, she posted a makeup-free selfie!
The 28-year-old 'Transformers' star finally joined the photo social network site as '@the_native_tiger' and posted a selfie with the caption: "First IG selfie. Early morning [check] no makeup [check] filter [check check]"
We think that even though she's a newbie, she's mastered the Instagram selfie already. Quite frankly, we're also kind of jealous that most of our own morning selfies don't look as gorgeous as her picture.
In a recent interview with Cosmo, Fox told the magazine, "Women don't have to be desperate and try so hard. Allow yourself to be strong and powerful and men will be crawling on their hands and knees."
Fox is doing press all summer for her upcoming film 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' directed by Jonathan Liebsman and produced by Michael Bay. She plays the role of April O'Neil, a news reporter in New York City and confidant to the superhero turtles.
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I got a new DJ gig, so I've been listening to music for ideas and decided to sing "Tiny Dancer". I happened upon this as a photo and loved that the rose became the skirt so WHALA! :D Fantasy seemed to be the best category.
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Whitemorn, you are the perfect candidate & what i was looking for. Based what i have seen thus far from you, I am confident that you will do a great job. Currently, Im not home, but when I get there I will send you the file.ThankYou for your interest
Love this piece, and your concept of it. Great coloring , so soft and innocent feeling. Wonderful details on the flower and stem. Cool Beaners!
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FANTASTIC drawing!!! You are sooo talented and creative!!! Congratulations on the new DJing gig too!!! 5/5!!!


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In the expansion of (2a − 1)^n, the coefficient of the second term is −192. Find the value of n.
How would I work this question out, without brute-forcing every combination?
(I got a shocking high school education, which is something I'm only starting to come to terms with now that I'm no longer inside its walls, so please explain your answer nicely!)


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10th US Symposium on Harmful Algae
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Alexandrium cells stained with calcofluor, which renders the thecal plate structure visible under epifluorescence microscopy.
Green tide in Qingdao, China.
Field research and sampling during blooms of Alexandrium in the Nauset Estuary on Cape Cod, MA, USA. In this system, an imaging flow cytobot is deployed on a stationary raft to track bloom progression (archived images available here).
This cyanobacterial bloom has the typical appearance of a thick layer of green paint. The bloom was found to consist of toxic species in the genus Microcystis. (Photo by W. Carmichael)
This massive "red tide" of the dinoflagellate Noctiluca stretched for more than 20 miles along the southern California coast. Non-toxic blooms such as these can cause extensive mortalities of plants and animals in shallow waters when the bloom biomass decays, stripping oxygen from the water. (Photo by P. Franks)
Harmful algal blooms are caused by species of tiny plants—phytoplankton—some of which produce potent chemical toxins. Fueled by periodic abundances of nutrients in the ocean, these algae multiply and proliferate until they can cover tens to hundreds of miles of coastal ocean. (Photo by D. Anderson)
Dead fish from a Karenia brevis bloom in Texas. At high concentrations, toxins produced by this organism can cause massive fish kills. (Photo by Brazosports)
A spectacular "red tide" bloom (non-toxic) of Noctiluca scintillans in New Zealand. (Photo by M. Godfrey)
Researchers are investigating the use of natural clays in Florida's Sarasota Bay as a potential tool to mitigate harmful algal blooms, or "red tide" (Photo by J. Culter)
Seaweeds (macroalgae) can also cause harm. For example, expansive blooms of several Caulerpa spp. occurred off the Florida coast in 1997 and 2001. Caulerpa spp. can grow year-round and have transformed some reefs into "Caulerpa meadows" where more than 70% of the coral surface is now dominated by these macroalgal HAB species. (Photo by B. LaPointe)
When shellfish accumulate dangerous toxins after filtering algae from water as food, public health is at risk. State and federal agencies monitor these shellfish for biotoxins and close affected areas, posting signs like this. Note that although the water appears clear, there is a danger present. (Photo by J. Kleindinst)
An example of foam produced during a Phaeocystis bloom in the North Sea. This material is unsightly and bothersome to coastal residents, but it also can coat fishermen?s nets, causing fish avoidance.
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The primary objective of this site is to serve as a comprehensive resource for information about harmful algal blooms.What are Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)?
Marine and fresh waters teem with life, much of it microscopic, and most of it harmless; in fact, it is this microscopic life on which all aquatic life ultimately depends for food. While most of these species of phytoplankton and cyanobacteria are harmless, there are a few dozen that create potent toxins given the right conditions. Harmful algal blooms may cause harm through the production of toxins or by their accumulated biomass, which can affect co-occurring organisms and alter food-web dynamics. Impacts include human illness and mortality following consumption of or indirect exposure to HAB toxins, substantial economic losses to coastal communities and commercial fisheries, and HAB-associated fish, bird and mammal mortalities. To the human eye, blooms can appear greenish, brown, and even reddish- orange depending upon the algal species, the aquatic ecosystem, and the concentration of the organisms.
These outbreaks are commonly called red tides, but scientists prefer the term "harmful algal blooms" (or HABs). The term red tide erroneously includes many blooms that discolor the water but cause no harm, and also excludes blooms of highly toxic cells that cause problems at low (and essentially invisible) cell concentrations. Therefore, harmful algal bloom is a more appropriate descriptor.
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The Harmful Algae Page is supported by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program (NOAA/CSCOR/COP) grant to the National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Dr. Don Anderson, Director.


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Rapper Lil Wayne, who is jailed on New York's Rikers Island on a weapons charge hardly makes life behind bars sound grueling on his blog.
The hip hop star, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, says he is writing lyrics, working with other rappers, keeping in contact with fans and loved ones and getting plenty of sleep as he completes his one-year sentence. Wayne pleaded guilty last October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon and began serving his time in March.
"I wake up around 11a.m.," he wrote on his Weezy Thanx You blog. "Have some coffee. Call my kids, and my wonderful mother. I then shower up. Read fan mail. Have lunch. Back on the phone. Read a book or write some thoughts down. Have dinner. Phone. Pushups. Then I listen to ESPN on the radio. Read the Bible, then sleep. That's my day."
"I've been writing and let me be the first to tell you that the lyrics that I'm writing are… well there's no word that I can think of that properly defines them," he writes. "Amazing would be too typical and perfect would be unfair."
Wayne contributed tracks to Drake's "Light Up" remix, which he recorded over the prison telephone. He has gotten into some trouble in jail, getting busted with unauthorized headphones and an iPod.
Wayne has roughly four months left on his sentence and plans to release a new EP titled "I'm Not a Human Being" on Sept. 27, his 28th birthday.


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'Small typo' mars teacher evaluations
A single missing suffix among thousands of lines of programming code led a public school teacher in Washington, D.C., to be erroneously fired for incompetence, three teachers to miss out on $15,000 bonuses and 40 others to receive inaccurate job evaluations.
The miscalculation has raised alarms about the increasing reliance nationwide on complex "value-added" formulas that use student test scores to attempt to quantify precisely how much value teachers have added to their students' academic performance. Those value-added metrics often carry high stakes: Teachers' employment, pay and even their professional licenses can depend on them.
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The Obama administration has used financial and policy levers, including Race to the Top grants and No Child Left Behind waivers, to nudge more states to rate teachers in part based on value-added formulas or other measures of student achievement. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has credited D.C.'s strong recent gains on national standardized tests in part to the district's tough teacher evaluation policy, which was launched by former Chancellor Michelle Rhee.
But teachers have complained that the results fluctuate wildly from year to year — and can be affected by human error, like the missing suffix in the programming code for D.C. schools.
"You can't simply take a bunch of data, apply an algorithm and use whatever pops out of a black box to judge teachers, students and our schools," Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said this week. The AFT and its affiliates have signed off on contracts that use value-added measures as a significant portion of teacher evaluations — including in D.C. — but Weingarten called the trend "very troubling" nonetheless.
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The problem in D.C. stemmed from "a very small typo" inserted into complex programming code during an upgrade earlier this year, said Barbara Devaney, chief operating officer of Mathematica Policy Research, the private firm that holds the contract to calculate value-added scores for the district.
Devaney said the firm employs stringent quality control, which in this case included 40 hours of meetings to review the updated model and an analysis by independent programmers paid to comb through the code line by line. Yet no one noticed the missing suffix until yet another routine quality review took place this November — after the district had already distributed bonuses, layoff notices and evaluation scores based on the value-added data for the 2012-13 school year, Devaney said.
Jason Kamras, chief of human capital for the district, said Mathematica had certified that its results were accurate and had passed its quality control inspection before the district acted on the scores. When the error was belatedly discovered, the firm immediately recalculated those scores.
The recalculations produced "very small differences" in individual teachers' scores, Devaney said. "But small differences can sometimes have big implications," she added.
Mathematica's other clients use different programming codes, Devaney said, and thus the error should not affect other districts' teacher ratings.
In all, the error affected 44 teachers in D.C. — about 10 percent of those who receive value-added scores based on their students' standardized tests. Half were rated higher than they should have been and half were rated lower, Kamras said.
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The teacher who was fired for an "ineffective" rating in fact should have been ranked "minimally effective," Kamras said. Three other teachers who scored effective were, in fact, "highly effective" by the district's scale and deserved bonuses of $15,000 apiece.
Kamras said the district has already reached out to the teacher who was mistakenly fired with a job offer and the promise of salary payments retroactive to the start of the school year. He said the bonuses for the three highly effective teachers will be distributed immediately.
Kamras said he didn't know if any of the teachers whose ratings were inflated by the Mathematica error received bonuses they didn't deserve. Even if they did, he said the district will not ask them to repay the money. No one's evaluation will be lowered as a result of the new calculations, he said.