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- Privacy Policy
Application of this Policy
This Policy is based on the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ("PDPA") and all the associated regulations and guidelines as may from time to time be issued by the Personal Data Protection Commission ("PDPC") of Singapore. In jurisdictions outside of Singapore, Sands' practices may be subject to different or more restrictive local laws. For information regarding Sands' data collection and privacy policies at the Non-Singapore Sands Properties, please review the privacy policies available at those property-specific websites.
By visiting or using the MBS website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Please review this Privacy Policy carefully before visiting or using our website, or otherwise providing us with any of your personal data.
Unless you opt-out and instruct us otherwise, MBS does and will continue to share the personal data that it collects from you with other of Sands' subsidiaries, including those who own and operate the Non-Singapore Sands Properties, as permitted under applicable law and the PDPA. Personal data that we collect or store in jurisdictions outside of Singapore may, subject to applicable law and the PDPA, be transferred to and used by MBS or other jurisdictions. Similarly, personal data that MBS collects or stores may, subject to applicable law and the PDPA, be transferred to and used by us outside of Singapore. When personal data is collected by MBS or transferred to MBS, it will be treated according to the privacy practices set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Collection of Information
Personal Data
We may collect certain types of personal data. As used in this Policy, "personal data" means data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified: (a) from that data; or (b) from that data and other information to which the organisation (in this case MBS, all Sands' subsidiaries and all the third parties of relevance mentioned in this Privacy Policy) has or is likely to have access. Personal data includes, among other things, your: name; street or mailing address; telephone number(s); email addresses; date of birth; gender; nationality; passport number, date and place of issue; NRIC number; driver's licence number and expiration; voice, photographs, images, and gaming activity; reservation information; dates of stay; travel history; guest and room preferences; purchases of products and services; payment information; credit card numbers; marketing preferences; preferred communication methods; reviews and opinions about MBS (if they are identified or associated with you); frequent flyer or travel partner program affiliation and member numbers; hotel, airline and rental car packages booked; groups with which you are associated for reservations and group discounts; location (for location-based mobile applications); participation in a membership or loyalty program, such as Sands Rewards Club or Sands Rewards Lifestyle; answers you provide to security questions (such as your mother's maiden name, the name of your pet, etc.); information used to provide products or services; information needed to administer rewards or loyalty programs, including transaction and correspondence details; and any other types of information that you choose to provide to us or that we may collect about you through your transactions with MBS or Sands Properties websites.
We may collect additional personal data about you that you knowingly and voluntarily provide in connection with certain activities at or transactions with MBS or our website, such as participation in certain meetings and events, participation in social media offerings (such as signing up through our Facebook pages), use of MBS' mobile applications, reservations for or use of on-site services (such as entertainment, gaming and other activities), applications for employment, and liability claims. For example, if you apply for credit at MBS or our websites, we may collect information to process your credit line request, including your identification number, bank account and other financial information, and employment information. The additional information that we collect depends on the nature of the activity or transaction.
In addition to personal data that you provide to us, we may collect certain information about you that is not generally or uniformly considered personal data and which we consider to be non-personal data. We collect this information to create a better user experience and to identify areas of improvement on our websites and for our services. Such data is collected, and may include information such as the type of Internet browser you are using, your IP address, the pages you visited on our websites, how you arrived at our websites (i.e., through a search engine or a referring website), and other types of information.
Cookies and Other Technologies
When you visit our website, we may assign your computer one or more "cookies". By accessing our website, you agree that we can place cookies on your device.
A cookie is a small text file that contains information that can later be read by us to facilitate your access to our website, gather statistical data, and personalize your online experience. We currently use cookies on our website for purposes including, but not limited to, detecting your web browser's multimedia capabilities, tracking promotional advertisements that we have displayed to you, maintaining current login and purchase information on secure portions of the website and providing a unique identifier to your computer so that we can generate statistics regarding website usage.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies. Generally, you can remove these cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser's "help" file. If you choose not to allow us to place a cookie on your computer, you may be restricted from some services and some of the interactive features offered on our websites may be similarly restricted or rendered inoperable.
In addition to cookies, we may also use other Internet technologies, such as web beacons or pixel tags, and other similar technologies, to deliver or communicate with cookies and track your use of our website. We also may include web beacons in e-mail messages or newsletters to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon, and how. The information we obtain in this manner enables us to customize the services we offer and measure the overall effectiveness of our online content, advertising campaigns, and the products and services we offer through our website. By accessing our website and agreeing to receive our e-mail messages or newsletters, you agree to that we can use other Internet technologies such as those mentioned above on your device.
Our website may allow third parties to download cookies to your device. Third parties, such as analytics firms and business partners, may use cookies and other technologies to collect non-personal data about your online activities while you are on our website. This information may be used to measure usage of our website and personalize advertising content on our website. We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features these third parties may use, and the information practices of these third parties are not covered by this Privacy Policy. Please refer to the privacy policies of those third parties to better understand their activities and practices.
Combining Information We Collect with Information from Other Sources
We may obtain personal and non-personal data about you from other sources and combine it with information you provide to us. In situations in which a third party under contract with MBS collects personal data about you, we will require the third party to exercise reasonable care in protecting your information so that it is in compliance with the PDPA.
Uses of Information Collected
Purposes for Which Information is Used or May be Used
MBS either currently uses or may in the future use your information for any purpose not prohibited by applicable law. This includes the following purposes:
- To notify you of special events, promotions and offers;
- To provide you with personalized content on our website;
- To improve the content and the navigability of our website;
- To verify your identity;
- To process and respond to inquiries;
- To facilitate and enhance your stay or provide goods and services;
- To process purchase or credit transactions;
- For the purposes for which you provided the information (e.g., to make a reservation, pay for a service, apply for casino credit, etc.);
- For the purpose of awarding points in a loyalty or rewards program;
- For the purpose of recording and tracking gaming activity, including assessing your play and providing comps and other benefits;
- For the purpose of compiling data and conducting statistical or demographic analysis;
- To protect and defend the rights or property of MBS or any of its affiliates;
- To comply with a court order or other legal process or other legal requirements of any governmental authorities, including but not limited to, authorities which regulate gaming activities; and
- In the sole discretion of MBS, in exceptional circumstances, such as a national emergency, security concern, or other situation in which MBS deems such disclosure is prudent.
Sale of Information
In the future, we may sell some or all of our assets. In such transactions, customer information is generally one of the transferred business assets. In the event of a sale of any of MBS' assets including customer information, we will require the buyers to honor our Privacy Policy or provide you with notice and an option to limit sharing of your information.
Sharing of Information
In addition, we may share your personal data with certain trusted third parties to help us operate our website and improve our business, or for marketing purposes. For example, we may use third parties to host our data and the personal data of our users, provide customer service, complete purchases, distribute our newsletters or marketing materials, and for other services necessary to operate any of our businesses or our website or that may provide you a better experience on our website or at MBS.
In situations in which a third party under contract with MBS collects personal data about you, we will require the third party to exercise reasonable care in protecting your information so that it is in compliance with the PDPA.
We may share anonymous or aggregate information among all Sands Properties and with third parties, including advertisers, investors, and partners. Aggregate or anonymous information does not contain any personal data, and accordingly its use and disclosure is not subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
MBS' website may contain links to third party websites, which are not controlled by MBS and which are not covered by this Privacy Policy. You are responsible for reviewing the privacy policies of all such third parties, and we recommend that you read those policies very carefully before disclosing your personal data to any third party, whether directly or indirectly.
If you have ceased to be a customer or client of MBS and have cancelled your account or membership, MBS will not send you marketing materials or share your personal data with unrelated third parties. However, MBS may still retain your records and use your information for legal and/or business purposes, including for compliance with the PDPA or other laws.
Access to and Correction of Your Information
International Transfers of Information
Age Policy
Our Contact Details
Changes to Policy
Your continued use of our website and acceptance of our services at MBS after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your consent to any such changes, to the extent such consent is not otherwise provided.


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Picture This! needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 32 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
I would like Picture This! (include exclamation point)to have a logo that brands it. I have never considered using color but am open to it, but would like the logo to look good in grayscale and black & white for letterhead use. Our slogan is "Let us put your favorite photo in a gift they'll never forget!"
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I use photoshop and print inhouse so whatever formats are compatible for resizing as needed.
What we do: We take pictures,edit them, and put them inside an ornament(very clever design). We also do collegiate ornaments(college logos, mascots, coaches). Our clients are usually mid to upper end specialty gift shops and some sports stores. Up to this point I have used monotype corsiva font because I want something elegant, but am concerned it is too hard to read, but don't want something too plain. (I have been struggling with choosing a font!) Logo can be Picture This! with or without the word Ornaments, as long as the fact that we make ornaments is conveyed (I know the creativitiy out there so I am excited to see how you do this!)
Words that I feel when I describe what we do: unique,elegant, clever,specialized, timeless keepsake,passionate(how people feel about their college football teams)
I am looking to build a realationship for catalog layout and design, marketing brocheres and other collaterial.
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Andy Cohen's Got the 411…and a Harry Allen Roller Stop
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I loved seeing the Harry Allen Roller Stop on Watch What Happens Live! last night. I also loved that instead of a three-part reunion, all the Real Housewives of Miami got was an hour-long episode of WWHL, because like all shows based in Miami, it sucked. I call it "The Miami Vice Curse." No show based there will ever succeed, unless it manages to come up with a cooler theme song than Miami Vices', which is impossible. But I digress, as usual. Anyway, I'm always noticing the weird changing of accessories in Cohen's cluttered clubhouse, and this one was right next to his head for the entire episode. My friend Kristen is dying to get her hands on that colorful encyclopedia set; I love his swivel chairs. I wonder if Charo gave him those maracas?
By the way, this winter at a cancer benefit, I put five raffle tickets into a bucket and my friend's cousin Owen put in one. The prize was tickets to Watch What Happens Live. I lost. I'm still pissed.
Makeup! Get these men some face blotters and powder.
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MOVIE REVIEW- Overhyped:<i> </i>Not everyone's wild about <i>Wild Things</i>
It would be easier to jump on the bandwagon and rave about Where the Wild Things Are, but I'll be honest and admit I didn't get it. I've been underwhelmed since the first trailer appeared on the Internet and everybody went crazy.
No, I haven't read Maurice Sendak's book– all 338 words and 18 pictures of it– which director Spike Jonze, writing with Dave Eggers, has expanded to feature length; so I can only judge its merits as a film.
Max (Max Records) is a moody, imaginative nine-year-old. He's ballsy enough to start a snowball fight with a bunch of older kids, but cries when he loses. His Mom (Catherine Keener) and older sister don't have time for him, and all his friends are imaginary. His favorite clothing is a one-piece coverall with a tail and whiskers that makes him look like a wolf with cloth skin.
One night, he runs away from home and sails to a faraway land– in his mind, perhaps; it's never clear how literally we're supposed to take his journey. There, he persuades half a dozen large, goofy-looking animals to declare him their king instead of eating him– although judging from the pile of royal bones, King Max may have a short reign.
Each of the animals represents some aspect of Max's personality, and with them he can do all the things he enjoys: running, jumping, fighting, throwing tantrums, building things and destroying them, and "sleeping in a real pile." Unlike the real world, Max can be in charge of this one.
Max's best friend among the animals is Carol (voiced by James Gandolfini while someone else dances in the suit and a computer supplies the facial movements), who keeps trying to patch up his romance with KW (Lauren Ambrose). Judith (Catherine O'Hara) and Ira (Forest Whitaker) are a more stable, if not necessarily happy couple. Ira makes holes in trees, and quarrelsome Judith is "kind of a downer." Carol is jealous of KW's new friends, Bob and Terry, a pair of owls who like when she knocks them out of the sky with rocks.
With much of the time spent in petty squabbles and discussions of feelings, the film often becomes lethargic and seems like "Lord of the Therapy Group." Jonze comes to the rescue with a bouncy song and some action, but not always soon enough. There's sufficient melancholy to qualify Where the Wild Things Are as a childrens art film.
The limited palette produces an almost sepiatone look, which is fine if your favorite color is brown.
It's well made, and some people of various ages will love it, but I wasn't wild about Where the Wild Things Are.
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Congratulations on one of the worst movie reviews of all time. Actually, it's more of a summary with commentary. Anyway, the rest of us have read the book, so we don't actually need your summary. What exactly was your assignment here? Provide 400 or so words on anything that comes to mind? A legitimate review would be been nice. But then, you might have had to devote some time and effort to those original 338 words to provide that. You could have at least read the book AFTER seeing the movie -- then perhaps you wouldn't have been so baffled by what was real and what wasn't.
Even if you haven't read the book, you could still review the film as a film. This is just a description of the narrative. Anything to say about the acting? the direction? the production values? cinematography? Put the film in context?
Your review = "I didn't really get it, here's what happened in the story, I guess some people might like it."
Cut him a break. Some people may like his review.
One thing of interest for me was to compare Gandolfini's Wild Thing portrayal with his more famous character. Both characters are larger than life, fun loving, natural leaders with violent tendencies. Both provoked fear in their fellows but also love and pity. Both were moody and prone to melancholia.
Interesting to see that in a large, toothy teddy bear as opposed to a jovial gangster. Perhaps Gandolfini's being typecast?
Anyway, you COULD have written about that, Steve, if it occurred to you.
If you ever want to write for a publication that costs money, those are the kind of angles that readers enjoy.
I would be interested in Steve's reasons for why some people would "love" this film if he was so negative about it. It sounds like Steve's saying that the film had redeeming qualities, but he doesn't want to write about them for some reason.
Kinda odd, but it's his review and he can write it however he wants!
"good guy" -- You're right. There are nicer ways to critique Steve's review. And he CAN write whatever he wants. I just don't think what he's written here is worthy of publication. And I am surprised that he appears to be proud, rather than embarrassed, that he has not read the book.


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By Janice Steinberg
Chinese melodies meet Stravinsky in the music of Bright Sheng, recipient of a 2001 MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. Sheng's first harp concerto, "Never Far Away," will be given its world premiere by the San Diego Symphony with harpist Yolanda Kondonassis next weekend.
For the symphony's music director, Jahja Ling, "The wonderful thing about his compositions (is) he is able to fuse the Western and Chinese musical language."
What could be more appropriate, in the age of the Beijing Olympics and global Internet culture, than musical dialogues between East and West? In fact, Sheng is one of several prominent Chinese-American composers – along with Tan Dun, Chen Yi and Zhou Long – who mix elements of Chinese and Western music.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday there may need to be additional constraints placed on America's spy agencies after a series of embarrassing disclosures about the broad scope of U.S. intelligence gathering.
President Barack Obama has full confidence in the director of the National Security Agency, General Keith Alexander, and other NSA officials, said White House spokesman Jay Carney. He added that there should be a balance between the need to gather intelligence and the need for privacy.
"We recognize there needs to be additional constraints on how we gather and use intelligence," Carney said.
A White House review of U.S. surveillance capabilities is well under way and should be completed by the end of the year, Carney said.
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American V8s are pretty awesome. They've been the muscles of U.S. car culture since Bonnie and Clyde first floored their Ford Model B. They're the ultimate answer in the eyes of the costumers when it comes to the question of performance.
They also make an unmistakable noise, and have so much torque that nothing comes even close to them in the game of tire destruction. V8s are dominant, and that's just how we like them.
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After examining a stock muscle car they plan to customize, a gleeful Paul Jr. and Vinnie take it out for an eventful test-drive.
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: High-School Memories
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: Black Widow in Pieces
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UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: SUPER Charged
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: One World Trade Center
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: Mikey Busts
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: Facebook Faux Pas
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: Fill the Diaper
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: Gears for Gears
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: Communication Breakdown
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: Spitballs From Nowhere
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: PJD Gears of War Aftershow 2
UP NEXTAmerican Chopper: And the Winner Is ...
American Chopper: Jesse James Returns
Jesse James explains the three-way build-off between him, Paul Teutul Jr. and Paul Teutul Sr. ... as only Jesse James can.
American Chopper: Architectural Expression
How do you turn renderings of two world-trade-center towers and one transportation hub into one kick-ass -- and meaningful -- chopper design? Watch and learn.
American Chopper: Spitballs From Nowhere
See what prolonged havoc Vinnie wrought on Paulie with nothing but a clean sheet of paper, a straw, a window made with one-way glass and a whoooole lotta spit.
American Chopper: Orange County Apprentice
Team leader on the very first Celebrity Apprentice challenge, Senior calls in some reinforcements (and noise) for help.
American Chopper: Freak Frame
Step inside Paul Jr. Designs as Nubs delivers the painted frame for the Gears of War Trike(and learn the secret technique behind the paint's "weird" look).
American Chopper: OCC John Christner Trucking Bike
Find out how Rick met his fiancee, whether Senior had ever driven an 18-wheeler before, and how everyone feels about Junior replacing the OCC logo with Paul Jr. Designs on the Black Widow.
American Chopper: Super Sleek
After replaying Junior's voice mail expressing his condolences regarding Helen, Senior decides on next steps for getting his family back together.
American Chopper: Christian Subs for Senior
With Senior out filming the Celebrity Apprentice, it's up to Christian to take the super-long, super-heavy and super-awesome Grainger bike out for its maiden voyage on a beautiful fall day.
American Chopper: Dig It
After Junior applies his finishing touches, the entire PJD team assembles to start up the One Call Concepts Bike.
American Chopper: Fixing Relationships
Deciding that life is too short, Senior calls Mikey to invite him to a painting session he's hosting for a group of wounded veterans.
American Chopper: Craaaazzzzy
Rick, Jim and Mike carefully -- verrryyyyy carefully -- assemble the front end and exhaust of the 11-foot-long Trump Bike.
American Chopper: PJD Gears of War Aftershow 2
Paulie and Vinnie describe the treat of seeing the Gears of War Trike in action BEFORE the episode aired, and explain how humbling it was to arrive at the unveil with a 5-foot-wide trike ... only to see a 48-inch ramp with a 6-inch lip.
American Chopper: A Shocking Retaliation
Continuing the longstanding tradition of pranks at PJD, Cody gets his hand on a zapping device and uses it to "startle" Pete.
American Chopper: High-School Memories
American Chopper: Making a Dream Car
As the PJD Muscle Car comes together, Junior sees his stock-car pencil sketch develop into an unbelievable dream car.
American Chopper: SUPER Charged
Vinnie leads the installation of the PJD muscle car's super charger, which will take it from "fast" to "holy BLEEP."
American Chopper: They Want Answers
After Paul Jr. mysteriously holes himself up in his office for days, a curious PJD team -- led by Mikey -- demands answers.
American Chopper: Black Widow Restored Aftershow
Find out if Junior was surprised by Nub's hesitation to paint over the OCC logo, and whether being famous has made it hard to do certain things around town like go to the gym.
American Chopper: Approximates
The OCC shop must contend with contractual issues and the definition of "replica" in their latest build.
American Chopper: Fill the Diaper
Vinnie describes running into Mikey's apparently extremely effective "fill the diaper" roadside fundraising attempt for the March of Dimes.
American Chopper: A Lotta Purple
In honor of their branding, Junior designed a purple bike for the March of Dimes.
American Chopper: Not Easy Being Green
Language gets colorful when the OCC team installs a very heavy diesel motor in their eco-friendly CIMA Green Bike.
American Chopper: PJD 811 Bike Aftershow 2
Mikey explains why he couldn't accept Senior's invitation to paint at his house, as well as his strategy for losing weight to raise money for a local child with cancer. Then the PJD crew weighs in on Senior's Apprentice appearance.


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The Mystery School Curriculum (MSC) is for those individuals who, after having experienced true transformation with Premodaya desire a greater level of involvement and commitment. The MSC is the advanced level of learning, wherein love, wisdom, and happiness are offered as actual options for living, through further training in the methods and practices developed and taught exclusively by Bodhisattva Shree Swami Premodaya.
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A good-looking chipping potato field farmed by Staunton Farms on the outskirts of Tulelake, California.
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Welcome to the official TYPO3 Content Management System wiki!
The purpose of this wiki is to optimize the official TYPO3 documentation in reST format by teamwork. See the changes of 1 day / 7 days. Currently we have 1,062 pages in different languages. You can navigate through the wiki by this main page, the upper menu bar and the search. You're welcome to add tags to pages. Read how we manage the workflow in the wiki. As a wiki, we also have a WikiNode.


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The SimpleMachines Online Manual wiki is the SMF Online Manual that anyone can edit. Please see the Official Announcement from Doc Coordinator groundup.
You can join the Doc Helpers Group! Go to The Group Membership Page of your profile and select "Join Group"
How You Can Help
Right now, we are organizing the documentation that has been copied from the old manual to this wiki. Some of it, we are recategorizing. Some of it, we are updating to better describe SMF 2.0. Some of it, we are preparing to translate. Even if you have just a few minutes to spare, you might be able to help. Every little bit helps your fellow SMF users. Thanks!
Top priorities
- Organize information about Customizations (mods and themes) and writing code
- Recategorize stuff in Category:Developing SMF and Category:Developing_SMF and related categories to do with mods and themes. Some documents are over-categorized. Some are under-categorized.
- It might make sense to use the categories and boards at Into the Depths of SMF as guides to categorization.
- Finally, we might have some navigation tools like we've used in the Main Page, and a "Developers Main Page", too.
Participate in the List of all documents to be moved to wiki Fix up the articles in Online Manual:List of BBC articles to be converted. Cross them off when you are done fixing them.Done!
Other stuff that will need to be done eventually
- Check Category:Needs_HTML_cleanup for articles with ugly HTML messes. Clean them up
- Find articles that need HTML cleanup, and give them the {{Cleanup html}} tag. That will make it easier to find them and clean them up.
- Help improve documents that are already here -- making them easier to read, and adding the new features information that is not there yet.
- Help write help for people who want to help write documentation
- Whenever you write documentation, follow the Documentation Guidelines.
- See the list of files that need to be created at Category:Please_Create
- See the list of all pages at Special:AllPages, or choose a random page. See if it needs any work.
Right now, some doc helpers have made it a project to move and checkall the doclinks FAQs.Done! Thanks!
Advanced Wiki Users
Develop a template for individual BBCode tags, using the format of the Integration hooks page as an example (see http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=412543.msg2880458#msg2880458)-- User:AngelinaBelle 07:30, 16 December 2010 (EST) Result: Template:Wordy Bbc --AngelinaBelle 10:56, 5 January 2011 (EST) Figure out the problem with the Template:mbox. It seems as though an image is missing for |type=caution. Figure out the problem and fix it, or post the solution so an admin can take care of it.--AngelinaBelle 12:08, 19 January 2011 (EST) replaced those pesky svg files with png files to avoid image converter problems.
New Tools
Search-and-Replace Tools -- while editing an article, find Custom regex below the Scripts heading at the bottom of the left side bar. You can do multiple search-and-replace, and use regex if you want.
Did you know that the Semantic MediaWiki extension is in use here? It was used to create the Alphabetical list of all bulletin board codes, as well as the Glossary of SMF Terminology. Much more could be done with the Semantic MediaWiki, once we figure it out
New Templates
- Template:Code -- to give better formatting to block code samples. See Template:Code for how-to-use documentation.
- Template:For_More_Information -- A standaradized "for more information link" that will not show up if transcluded onto that page (as in a tooltip).
Ajuda de Tradução Necessária
Use o Manual_Online:Portal de tradução para postar e ver as informações sobre as prioridades de tradução.
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OhioStateBuckeyes.com currently ships to the below countries and you will select your country during checkout.
During checkout you will be presented with one or more shipping options, depending on your country. International shipments typically take between 3 and 20 days, depending on method and country, to arrive. For your convenience, the shipping costs provided include all duties, taxes and brokerage fees so that there are no additional shipping fees upon delivery.
Since shipping costs are calculated based on the items you order and the location to which your order is shipping, shipping charges can only be provided once you begin the checkout process.
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Web managers
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Web managers administer the Web spaces for their committees and taskforces. There is a godort web google group where they discuss and plan. Additionally, everyone listed below has administrative privileges for the GODORT wiki.
- Web Managers, 2010-11 (links to current directory)
Notes for Web/wiki managers
- to edit the wiki navigation, go to http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/MediaWiki:Sidebar Only users with administrative permissions can edit that file. Notes/tips for editing the navigation can be found at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Navigation
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Looking for love is never easy, but dating doesn't need to break the bank, especially as potential partners are increasingly likely to value substance over style during a recession.
Consider these tips to help you whittle the costs of wooing and give the phrase "cheap date" new meaning.
1. Do Your Homework: Does your date dig dive bars? Or a neighborhood taqueria? Sometimes finding a hole-in-the-wall place -- instead of relying on the trendiest spot -- will save you money and could earn you brownie points. Just be careful: Suggesting drinks someplace that only serves Natural Light isn't going to be a home run with everyone.
2. Get Cultural: Museums, aquariums, zoos and planetariums are guaranteed to provide entertainment, education and -- best of all -- conversation starters so they're usually worth the low price of admission. If that's still too much, go on their free or reduced-price days.
3. Check the Calendar: With summer comes an abundance of free -- or cheap -- outdoor activities. Check with your community's parks department for festivals, free concerts, theater in the park, outdoor movie nights, even dance lessons. Your local library or university event calendar will offer lectures, book readings and film screenings. And few events offer more free cachet than an opening at an offbeat art gallery.
4. Make it Yourself: Pack a picnic -- roasting a chicken just ahead of time provides an easy treat -- and head to a local botanical garden, nature preserve, beach or park. Make sure you bring a blanket and some hot chocolate if it's chilly and you're thinking of hanging out under the stars. Or follow up with a bike ride, hike or easy stroll to burn off the calories.
5. Brown Bag It: Check ahead whether your dining spot will let you bring along your favorite wine or a six-pack. Even with a corkage fee, bringing your own drinks will cost less than ordering from the menu at most restaurants, where a glass of wine typically costs as much as you would pay for the whole bottle at a store.
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Boyz II Men Surprises Fans At NKOTBSB Concert In Orlando And The Crowd Goes Wild!
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New Kids On The Block and Back Street Boys got an evening of a lifetime when Boyz II Men took the stage and performed hits like 'Motown Philly!
You must be totally jealous right now, because we are! Boyz II Men shocked thousands of diehard fans at the NKOTBSB concert on July 22 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fl. The group who reached mega-fame in the early 90s took the stage with New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys at their concert and the audience went nuts!
All the boy bands sang Boys II Men hits like "Motown Philly," "I'll Make Love To You," and "End of the Road." The only thing that would have made that night more epic would be if *NSYNC had taken the stage!
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Its 4 :30 am when the executive committee took the decision to cancel the swim part, with the agreement of the arbitrators and the medical staff. A difficult decision to take for Yves CORDIER and Laurent COURBON, but the 13,8°C of the Peyroles Lake at 6am attached to the burst wind, couldn't provide the security of all the athletes.At the bike park, the athletes had approved for the biggest part of the pledged this decision that takes all its sense. The competition became a time trial with a start at 8am for the professionals athletes, by this following way : drawing lots of the time of departures and after that, a start every 20 seconds. For the age groups, the departure was by 5 every 8 seconds.
Among the favorites, David McNamee started in first, with Bertrand Billard in pursuit, 4à seconds behind. Romain Guillaume in turn, started 9 minutes behind. The beauty of this type of competition starts in its strategy : go faster as you can from the beginning to the finish.In the bike part, it was the biggest cyclists that have spoken. The Eastern athletes has made the show. In the Top Ten in bike times, we can see tree Germans, a Polish and one Austrian. Without knowing their classification, the athletes were engaged a real war behind a public regrouped on the Mirabeau Court and The Rotonde. The show was showed in live streaming on a big scream and on internet.
Finally, Bertrand Billard win for the second time the IRONMAN 70.3 Pays d'Aix behind Maurice Clavel and Christian Birngruber. A podium which was undetermined from the beginning to the finish because David McNamee finished 4ième at 1 second from the podium, Gwenael Ouillère at 4 seconds.Concerning the women pro field, Tine Deckers has dominated the race with a bike in 2h31'55. With more of 7 minutes behind the other professional athletes, Tine has managed the half-marathon. Behind the belgium athlete, a group has been formed with Nikki Bartlett, Kimberley Morisson, Juloa Gajer and Camille Deligny. Alexandra Tondeur, one of the favorite, was at 14 minutes. During the half-marathon, Julia Gajer and Nikki Bartlett fought for the second place, Kimberley Morrisson insured her fourth place and Alexandra Tondeur finished 6th.


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KC Unbound
One by one on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, some 60 people of varying size, shape, and age will step atop a scale at the L.H. Bluford Branch to measure the returns from 12 weeks of sweat and self-discipline.
Stream the music you want. When you want it. No ads. No charge.
Who wouldn't like the concept?
It didn't take patrons of the Kansas City Public Library long to discover — and take advantage of — the upgraded offerings of Freegal Music. Its catalog of some 7 million songs was made available via online streaming in February 2014. By the end of that month, nearly 13,000 tracks had been accessed by Library card-holders.
The streaming is unlimited, available 24-7, and more flexible than other services that allow users to specify genres of music but not particular songs. With Freegal, patrons can create personal playlists. Or they can listen to an entire album of their choosing.
"To use an appropriate term, it's a hit," says Joel Jones, the Library's deputy director of branch and library services. "Freegal's downloads have always been popular – they're yours to keep – but there are limits.
"There's no ceiling on streaming. You can listen to as much as you want for as long as you want. I use it on my (smart) phone at the YMCA. Before I climb on the treadmill, I just go to the '80s classic rock selections or whatever else I'm in the mood for and pick a playlist. It's so easy."
The Library has offered Freegal's downloaded music since late 2012, recently raising its limit on downloads from three to five songs a week.
Saturday may not be quite what Bernie Norcott-Mahany imagined when he said yes three years ago to serving as the pronouncer for the Jackson County Spelling Bee.
Relatively few Kansans have gone on to be immortalized in the movies, but William Clarke Quantrill, the Confederate guerrilla leader infamous for the August, 1863, sack of Lawrence, Kansas, has been depicted on screen numerous times.
Bob Walkenhorst's regular gig at the Record Bar in Westport is usually standing room only. And in Norway he's revered as a rock god. But you don't have to stand in line, pay a cover charge, or fly to Scandinavia to get an earful of fresh Walkenhorst: He's coming to the Library.
The joys of reading ebooks are not restricted to those who own Kindles, Nooks, or other ereaders. If you have a smartphone or tablet, you too can enjoy ebooks checked out from the Library or downloaded from a retailer like Amazon or a free-ebook site like Project Gutenberg.
The list below outlines some of the more popular ereading apps, including ones you'll need if you do plan to check out ebooks from the Kansas City Public Library.
So read on, and be sure to post a comment if you use an app that's not on the list.
I. Apps that work with the Kansas City Public Library's ebooks collection.
Want to check out one of our e-books for your mobile device? You'll need these apps.
It's Sunday night and your research paper on Hadrian's Villa ain't gonna write itself. You need fast, easy-to-digest, and reliable reference information, but the library is closed and you've already mined Wikipedia and Google for all they're worth.
What if you could use your computer to search inside every book inside your local library? Then, once you'd found the information you wanted, download the article for your ereader, listen to it as an MP3, or email it to a friend, all without leaving home?
That's exactly what you can do with the nonfiction reference ebooks available in the Kansas City Public Library's newest database.
The Gale Virtual Reference Library consists of more than 200 nonfiction ebooks in the humanities. Search them instantly for handy articles that you can save, print, and download to an ereader such as a Nook or a Kindle or an MP3 player such as an iPod.
It's 100 percent free, and you can access it from home with your Kansas City Public Library Card and PIN.
Let's take that Roman history example.
In honor of Bloomsday on June 16, the day Irish lit fans celebrate the novel Ulysses, our classics expert Bernie revisits James Joyce's novel to determine what makes it so worthy of celebration.
If you're an online news junkie, chances are the Gray Lady's paywall is your bête noire. For the past year, The New York Times has been allowing readers limited access. But now, the Library is providing digitized microfilm of the Times and the Wall Street Journal for free, and from home, too.
In March 2011, the New York Times announced it would be imposing a paywall between its readers and all that wonderful content they'd previously been enjoying for free. With the new paywall, readers could view only 20 nytimes.com articles per month without a digital subscription.
Then, a year later in March 2012 the paper declared success on the paywall model and got even stricter, shrinking the number of free articles to 10. Subscriptions now range from $15 to $35 a month, which is kind of pricey when you're used to getting all the news that's fit to print for free.
Area high school students and their families receive an eyeful and an earful about design careers at the 2012 Design Futures/High School Program on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
We've got a strict policy at the Kansas City Public Library: No matter how old you look, we'll card you. But we don't want to see your driver's license or ID. If you haven't seen your card since the Clinton era, now is the perfect time to get a brand-new, shiny, redesigned Library card.
Through the end of February 2012, come into any branch and get a new Library card free of charge. (After February 29, a $1 replacement fee will apply.) The new cards come in two designs: blue for adults and orange for children and teens.
Why bother getting a new card? Here are three good reasons.
1. Security
If you come into the Library to use a public computer but don't have your card handy (or your number memorized), our circulation staff will be happy to write your account number and PIN on a piece of paper for you.
Then, when you accidentally leave that scrap of paper lying around, a miscreant or ne'er-do-well (likely from out of the district), will be happy to check out books to your account. And never return them.
2. Speed
Skipping the lines at the circ desk is easy with a Library card. Simply scan the card's barcode into one of our self-checkout machines and follow the directions to check out your materials.
In Chinese zodiac lore, the dragon is stately, proud, fiery, and passionate. And if you're turning 12, 24, 36, 48 (or another multiple of 12) this year, congratulations, noble dragon, 2012 is all you! Here are some ideas for how you can celebrate the Chinese New Year on January 23 in Kansas City.
1. Join Winter Reading
Our annual Adult Winter Reading program began on January 9, and if you haven't signed up yet, this is the perfect way to get started on your New Year's resolution to read more great literature – and celebrate the Chinese New Year in one swoop. The theme this year is Destination: Anywhere!, and the reading list will take you to far-flung places, including, of course, China. Start off with Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of pre-revolutionary China, The Good Earth, or delve into Jung Chang's multigenerational family history, Wild Swans. Get more suggested readings and sign up for Winter Reading here.
2. Attend the Greater Kansas City Chinese New Year Celebration
Since launching the Kansas City Public Library mobile app a couple of months ago, we've been hearing stories of how people are using the app in interesting ways. This doesn't surprise us. Library patrons, after all, are the smartest people on the planet.
Now, if you don't yet have the app, it's available as a fast, free download for just about every smart phone and tablet PC. Search your device's app store for kc library, or go to the device's browser and type in kcpl.boopsie.com to download the app directly to your device.
Here are five ways our customers are using the app to enhance their Library experience.
Test-Driving Books
Our friend John finds himself pulling out the app whenever he visits the bookstore. As a self-described "test driver" who uses the Library to try books before he buys 'em, John searches the Library catalog through the app and places a hold on the book to check it out later. Don't worry, bookstore owners of Kansas City: if he ends up liking the book enough to buy it, he'll be back. (Tip: You can also do this with DVDs you're thinking about buying, such as highly coveted TV-on-DVD collections, which we check out for free.)
Fine Prevention
There's no shortage of stories in American households. The TV flickers, video games blast and boom, the Facebook newsfeed crawls - all provide stories, in a sense. But what's missing in nearly half the homes in the U.S.?
Stories read aloud.
At the Kansas City Public Library, we believe that developing a lifelong love of reading leads to educational, professional, and social advantages for individuals as well as communities. And to really take root, the seeds of that love for reading must be sown early in life.
That's why, as part of our Building a Community of Readers initiative, the Library is encouraging Kansas City families to gather 'round the bedtime story and join us for Family Read Aloud Month this November.
The goal is to get 500 families to read aloud four or more hours (that's an hour a week) this month. Here's how it works:
Among my more satisfying moments working at the Reference Desk are the times when I can inform a customer, disappointed that the print book they want is not available, that the information they need can be found in one of the Kansas City Public Library's online databases. Eyes light up, and frustration is eased – yea, Librarian Hero!
People are even more pleased when they discover they can access many of these databases from home, with an Internet connection, a Library card, and PIN.


text: Kenneth G. Wentink College of Fellows The American Society of Plumbing Engineers may honor a number of the society's membership to be recognized –during each convention year- as a member of the Kenneth G. Wentink College of Fellows. The ASPE Fellows program is operated and administrated by a Fellows Program Committee made up of members of the College of Fellows. Individuals honored will have made significant and exceptional contributions to the plumbing engineering profession, the society and the plumbing industry. A member confered as an ASPE Fellow shall retain the designation as a lifetime honor. Candidates must have been a member of ASPE for a minimum of 20 years and nominated by another member. Self-nomination and grandfathering will not be allowed. Candidates must meet the criteria outlined in at least three of the following categories: Plumbing engineering and design Plumbing industry product or service application Research and development Education Leadership/management in the industry Leadership in the profession Legislative-codes and legislation Political statesmanship Those selected will be honored at the awards ceremony associated with ASPE's Bi-Annual Convention & Exposition. The honorees will be presented with plaque, lapel pin and permitted to use FASPE. Please click here for a detailed description of the categories listed above. For a list of current Fellows, click here.


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Well-timed for National Bike Month, another New Urbanism piece and this one is focused on how destructive cul-de-sacs are. In the years I've been riding in Seattle, Lake Washington Blvd (a standard Seattle-area bike route) went from a quiet road to a highway when I5 is gridlocked. Farmland I'd ride out and back to is covered in houses and the State widens roads just to have them fill up with cars.
Slow Down
Going out for coffee in Girona, we noticed that no one got "coffee to go." They ordered a drink and then sat down to drink it.
Point is that part of a new urban community isn't just less cars, road diets, and biking to work. We need to shift our thinking and slow down. An adjustment I made riding Bettie was that bike is slow and low. It takes double the time to get anywhere and I eventually got used to it.
If we're to depend less on cars, we've got to eventually accept that we can't zip around everywhere. Ride to get coffee and take a few minutes to enjoy it.
Hat tip to Seattle PI.…
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How Far We've Come: The Front Garden
After sharing the progress on the rock edging yesterday, I thought it might be nice to share how the front garden has changed since we bought the house.
Then I realized, it's been almost exactly five years since we bought our house! Almost to the day. Can you believe that?
I thought it would be fun to take a quick look back and see how far we've come. I'll start with the front garden, since that's where this conversation started.
When we bought the house, one of the things I liked about it was that the garden was a completely blank slate. The only thing here, besides the pear tree, was grass, barkdust and overgrown rhododendrons. We later learned that the previous owners had not wanted to garden, so had everything taken out. All I had to do was clear the overgrown bushes and start from scratch.
This is what the house looked like the day we bought it.
The first thing I did in the front is rip out all the overgrown rhododendrons and prickly evergreens.
Today it looks like this -- still a work in progress.
When we bought the house, the right side of the front garden disappeared in a tangle of overgrown bushes.
Today it's still a bit of a jungle, but it has a gate and evolving landscaping.
On the left side of the house, there was just grass and more rhododendrons.
We added a fence, and gate and lots of other things, and this is what it looks like today. Still working on it!
Walking up to the front door, this is the view when we bought the house. Lots and lots of prickly evergreens!
Right now it's a mess because I'm changing the way it's landscaped, but once the rocks and evergreens are in, it should look muuuuch nicer.
I'm not sure it's actually possible to see how different it is in these pictures, or how much work has been done. It seems dramatic to me, standing there in person, but there's still so much of a mess, I'm not sure it's showing yet in the photos. I feel good about the progress we're making, though, and I'm sure that once all the beds are in we can add the rest of the fence, the brick path, the arbor, and then all the details to the house itself, the change will be obvious even in pictures.
Does your front garden look different than it did five years ago?


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Government Web Sites Under Attack
Numerous US Government and other high-profile sites were the victims yesterday of a massive distributed denial of service attack.
Brian Krebs in the Washington Post notes that their site was one of those affected, but the main ones were US Government sites: the White House, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the FTC, the FAA, the Treasury and the State Department are listed. NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange were also hit.
An AP story from this morning claims that the attacks began on July 4 and that they have also targeted South Korean sites. It quotes South Korea's National Intelligence Service as claiming that North Korea or North Korean sympathizers in the south are behind them.
That the attacks are still affecting government sitesand they still appear to be based on some quick testing I just didindicates a sophisticated attack, and the date July 4 is surely not a coincidence.


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Infographic: Survey of Jewish Americans
Highlights from the Pew Research Survey on Jewish American attitudes on Jewish identity, marriage patterns, child rearing, attitudes towards Israel, and Jewish religious beliefs and practices.
Video: 'A Portrait of Jewish Americans' Overview
A Portrait of Jewish Americans
American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, but their identity is also changing: 22% of American Jews now say they have no religion.
Calculate the Size of the U.S. Jewish Population
Brazil's Changing Religious Landscape
As young Catholics gather in Brazil, awaiting Pope Francis' visit in celebration of World Youth Day, an analysis of census data finds that the share of Brazil's population that identifies as Catholic has been dropping steadily in recent decades. Over the same period, the percentage of Brazilians who belong to Protestant churches has been rising.
The Religious Affiliation of U.S. Immigrants: Majority Christian, Rising Share of Other Faiths
A Pew Research Center report looks at how the religious makeup of legal immigrants to the U.S. has changed over the past 20 years. While Christians continue to make up a majority of new legal permanent residents, a growing share belong to other faiths
American Hindus To Celebrate a New Year
While the date of the Hindu New Year varies by region and custom, many Hindus celebrate in mid-April at home and in temples. According to a 2012 survey of Asian Americans, 85% of Asian American Hindus attend worship services at a temple at least a few times a year, and 78% have a religious shrine in their home.
Israel and the U.S. are Home to More Than Four-Fifths of the World's Jews
U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the Middle East from March 20-23. He will spend much of the time in Israel, home to 41% of the world's Jews. Another 41% of the world's Jewish population lives in the United States, according to Pew Research Center estimates.
Geography of the Conclave: Where Do the Cardinals Come From?
The conclave to elect the next pope will begin on Tuesday, March 12. Half of the cardinal electors gathering at the Vatican are European (52%), while 17% come from Latin America. Latin America has the largest share of the world's Catholic population (39%), while 24% of Catholics live in Europe.
The Global Catholic Population
Over the past century, the number of Catholics worldwide has more than tripled. But the world's overall population also has risen rapidly from 1910 to 2010. As a result, Catholics have made up a remarkably stable share of all people on Earth, though their geographic distribution has changed substantially.


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Anthony LaPaglia is fittingly reserved when we meet in a Los Angeles hotel room. Never one to court media attention, the Australian-born actor took some time off between both fatherhood and a hectic TV schedule, to talk about The Guys, a moving, eloquent film based on the play in which LaPaglia had also previously appeared.
The first film to address the immediate after-effects of 9/11, LaPaglia delivers his finest performance to date as a fire chief who has to deliver a eulogy for his fallen comrades. Dressed in an elegant, dark blue suit and tie, the Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor disagrees that mag The Guys was somehow cathartic following 9/11. "Because that implies that you were able to kind of process the event and somehow exorcise it from your psyche, so on that level I would say that it was not cathartic because I did not exorcise it from my psyche and it didn't really help me to particularly work through the enormity of that event," the actor explains.
Yet shooting the film version of the acclaimed play had its emotional challenges, LaPaglia insists. "The biggest thing was the sense of obligation that I felt to get it right for the families of the fire fighters and the fire fighters themselves", LaPaglia explains when discussing the eulogy scene which was shot in a church in front of families of those fire-fighters who perished. You really felt an acute sense of responsibility there." Making a film dealing with 9/11 could easily danger of exploiting the tragedy. That was clearly not the case with either the stage play or film. "What I loved about it was the fact that it was imagined, not exploited; that it was trying to take a small experience that happened between two people in New York – a very large experience, in a way that I think every body could relate to and put it on film; in a way that did not exploit the moment."
In this Hollywood age of special effects and cinematic scope, The Guys, directed with an artful simplicity by Jim Simpson, is something of an anomaly, an essential two-hander shot primarily in the confines of a magazine editor's apartment. LaPaglia is unconcerned. "People have a certain expectation of what films are supposed to be now and I always question that; like who wrote the rule book for these cinematic experiences. To me, part of what I love doing is story telling which is why I like being an actor, the ability to get out there, become a character and then tell a story. And I think that somewhere along the line in our culture, we lost that and we are not that interested in story telling anymore."
LaPaglia has no doubt that despite these troubled times of war and international upheaval, the time is ripe for a film such as The Guys. "I think the movie is incredibly timely. The difficulty with all small independent films is that you're dealing in basically an entertainment market and therefore in the entertainment market what gets a movie seen is how much money you spend on prints and advertising and there is a whole political agenda in getting the film out there and getting it seen."
But as to the current war itself, the actor is one of many celebrities who have very strong opinions as to the war itself. "I think something strange has been happening in this country since September 11. I think it was a truly stunning event that actually shocked people into inertia, to the point where we have an entire country which is basically letting the government dictate a policy that will turn out, I think in history, to be a very unpopular one; and in some ways damaging, if we have reached the point where we are going it alone if necessary so you suddenly go from being a coalition into an aggressive force. I am not saying that Saddam Hussein is an innocent party that doesn't deserve some scrutiny, but rather, our foreign policy is really questionable right now and our decision-making policy seems to be completely irrational," says an angry LaPaglia. "I would like people to see this film, just to realize how they felt in the first week after 9/11 happened in order to bring some humanity back into it and still, maybe, wake people up a little bit."
The actor is also angry about his native Australia's position in the conflict, accusing its Prime Minister of being "up to his neck in this as well" and being in ["Bush's back pocket which is very, very depressing, but it's also a very complex issue that I am not qualified to really speak comprehensively about because I am, after all an actor." And it's an actor that LaPaglia has changed his priorities. Happily married to fellow Aussie Gia Carides [currently co-starring in TV's My Big Fat Greek Life], the pair recently welcomed their first child, Bridget. It was the prospect of impending fatherhood that led LaPaglia back to the regular grind of series television in the hit drama Without a Trace.
"At the time that I made the decision to go back do a series, Gia was probably about three months pregnant, and we had a long conversation about me and my inability to deal with authority," the actor says smilingly. "And with television to a certain degree, you have to capitulate on a certain level and a certain place, so her advice to me was, you don't have to do this. And, I said, that the alternative is that I do films and very few of them shoot in L.A. or New York. So the prospect of me running away to Toronto or Vancouver for two months at a time and missing that much time with my daughter was just not appealing. So I made a choice that if I could find the right television project, that I would much rather spend the first five years of my daughter's life with her. I have been very lucky in my career so far, in that I have had like a really good one. I have done lots of interesting stuff on stage, on films, on television and I have pretty much covered the gamut and enjoyed all mediums so I don't feel as if I'm missing out of anything."
LaPaglia decided on Without a Trace, in which he stars as the leader of an elite FBI Missing Persons unit, because "I looked at several scripts and some of them were just me starring, some of them were ensemble, but still me starring and then, I read this script which was truly ensemble. I kind of anchor this show, but I don't by any means carry it. Not only that, half of the show is done in flashback, because you are talking about the victim's life which I have nothing to do with, so, it meant that I had a really good working schedule and that I was not working 18 hours a day; so I get to see my daughter in the morning and at night."
LaPaglia, who remains impassioned with the stage, is still trying to fulfil his one ambition, to bring Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge to the screen. His Broadway performance garnered him both a Drama Desk and Tony Award. "Yes it is still happening; but it's a long process." In the meantime, he is happy to savour fatherhood and the fruits of a distinguished career that shows no sign of waning


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Iron Angel
Erik Lervold is the artist behind this unique piece, which he describes as an angelic Iron Man. It certainly has the feel of something you might find behind an church altar -- if it was an Iron Man Fanboy church! Hmmm...thinking about it, that wouldn't be a bad church to attend! I mean, the stainglass windows alone would probably make it worth it!
I love the serene expression on Iron Man's face in this one and the watercolour treatment. And the vertical orientation would also make a pretty hot bookmark -- one you could stick in your Essential Iron Man collection to mark the good Shellhead vs. Titanium man stories.


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(Reuters) - Sri Lanka questioned the independence of the human rights office of the United Nations on Wednesday, a day after the United States asked the U.N. to investigate human rights violations by the Sri Lankan government.
The U.S. resolution calls for the U.N.'s Human Rights Council to investigate "past abuses and to examine more recent attacks on journalists, human rights defenders, and religious minorities."
The past violations relate to Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war with Tamil separatists. The resolution also raises concern over continuing violations, including sexual violence, enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings, torture and threats against human rights defenders and journalists.
But Sri Lanka's foreign minister, G.L. Peiris, told a Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva that his country doubted the independence of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the office of the U.N.'s human rights chief.
"We remain deeply concerned that the lack of financial independence of the OHCHR leads to the erosion of independence in its overall functioning," Peiris said.
The commission pays disproportionate attention to some countries, he said, and ignores human rights violations in other parts of the world.
The chief human rights officer at the U.N., Navi Pillay, is a South African of Tamil ancestry.
The U.N., through two U.S.-sponsored resolutions in the last two years, has asked Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations of Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), a local panel appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
But the West and rights groups say Rajapaksa's government has failed to address rights abuses and pursue a lasting political settlement.
Last week, Pillay called for an international inquiry into war crimes committed by both government forces and separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during a 26-year civil war. She said the government had failed to do its own credible investigation.
Sri Lanka has rejected calls for an international investigation and said it will conduct investigations under its local legal framework.
Peiris said recommendations in Pillay's report "are not placed within the ambit of the LLRC, as demonstrated by the call to establish an international inquiry mechanism."
Rajapaksa's administration, backed by China and Russia, has said Pillay has failed to investigate the military interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya and allegations of human rights abuses taking place in those countries.
Rights groups have welcomed Pillay's report, citing Sri Lanka's failure to comply with two successive UNHRC resolutions.
A vote on the resolution is scheduled for the last week of the session, starting on March 24.
Additional reporting by Ranga Sirilal; Editing by Larry King


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Google Voice has gone from blocking a decent swath of phone numbers—ranging from sex chat lines to nuns to some simply rural digits—to around 100.
The FCC, being all about neutrality nowadays, is probably still going to flick Google in the balls over it, though Google says they "have good reason to believe [those numbers] are engaged in…schemes" that jack up carrier costs.
Given that Google's clearly happy to give something away for free that costs a lot of money to make happen, would they really even consider charging Google Voice like they vaguely threatened? Nahhh. [Washington Post, WSJ]


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Summit County resorts glean foot of powder from storms
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A surge of consecutive storms over the last week coated Summit County with a long-awaited layer of new snow, treating most local ski areas to approximately a foot of fresh powder and snarling traffic on Interstate 70.
This weekend's weather is expected to be only the beginning of a new pattern that will likely deliver more precipitation to the mountains, meteorologists say.
More snow is already in the forecast for the weekend, and additional systems with possible precipitation are expected early next week.
"The next storm arrives on Friday morning through Saturday afternoon and will bring the highest accumulations to the San Juans during the day on Friday," forecaster Joel Gratz stated on his weather blog OpenSnow.com. "Saturday night and Sunday look to be on the dry side, but another storm is likely Sunday night through Monday and then another storm or two could follow during the remainder of next week."
Temperatures, which dipped into the single digits below zero in the thick of the last storm, are expected to creep back into the high 20s today and Thursday, with overnight lows still in the teens and single digits.
The next storm arriving on Friday will not be nearly as cold as the last one, according to National Weather Service forecasts. Highs are expected to remain in the 20s Friday and Saturday.
Recent storms favored local ski areas with 11-17 inches of fresh powder over the last few days, with the heaviest snowfall arriving on Saturday and lighter accumulations continuing through Monday night.
"With more snow predicted in the forecast and new terrain slated to open, we couldn't be more excited that winter is here," Copper Mountain spokeswoman Stephanie Sweeney said.
Copper reported a total of 9 inches of new snow over three days Tuesday and 11 inches in the last week.
Five inches of new snow accumulated at Keystone Resort Monday, bringing the weekly total to a foot.
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area saw a foot of new snow over the course of three days, with 3 new inches arriving Monday, according to online reports Tuesday.
Breckenridge Ski Resort also got 3 inches of new snow Monday, and was reporting 17 inches in the past week Tuesday afternoon.
But the same storms that improved conditions on the slopes, caused problems for drivers on Interstate 70. The highway was closed at the Eisenhower Tunnel Sunday after snowpacked conditions led to multiple accidents.
The Denver Post contributed to the reporting of this story.
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Casa Luis BarragánMonday, 26 December 2011
I'm continuing posts from my trip to Mexico wanting to finish up soon but I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrate it. Here in Japan it's not really what it must be like in the rest of the world, generally it's not so important but just very commercial once you have grown up....
Well, the biggest reason I had always wanted to go to Mexico is Luis Barragán, a Pritzker-prize winning architect and one of my very favourite architects in the world. Casa Barragán, designated a world heritage site by UNESCO, was designed by Barragán for himself in Mexico City in 1948 and is where he spent the last part of his life. I had seen so many photos of his house from a couple of exhibitions held in Tokyo and from books that I knew what each room would look like, it had long been my dream to go visit his house to see and feel the space, light and what is all there, so when I stepped into this house, into each room, my heart went fast with excitements! I would highly recommend visiting Casa Luis Barragán if you ever go to Mexico City. Seriously, I do.
Unfortunately no photographs were allowed inside so I could only take of the exterior which is kept very simple that it is hard to imagine what is like inside, so here are the images of the interior all cortesey of Luis Barragan Foundation via Casa Luis Barragán.
This last amazing image is by xoio.