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NEW YORK -- They were so disturbing, to so many people, that the MTA ordered all posters advertising the New York Haunted Hayride at Randalls Island removed from subway cars.
The order went out last week. However, the posters could still be found Wednesday in subway cars, leaving the MTA to have to answer to criticism while passengers -- particularly those with children -- try to avert their eyes.
The ad depicts a young woman being asphyxiated with a plastic bag over her head that's held in place with a noose.
The MTA determined that the ad violated its advertising policy by being "so violent, frightening, or otherwise disturbing as to reasonably be deemed harmful to minors."
Official MTA policy states that all 5.65 million of the subway's daily riders have the right to "a safe, welcoming environment" on the train. However, many passengers say the controversial poster leaves them feeling neither safe nor welcoming.
"It's creepy for kids and adults," C-train passenger Sheraya Mayo said. "It may be Halloween, but some kids don't take that stuff too well."
Passenger Sarah Borriello, who rode the subway with her five-year-old son and three-year-old daughter, noticed the ad on display as she traveled Wednesday.
"I just asked my son and he said it's creepy," Borriello said.
It's why the MTA ordered its advertising contractor, OutFront Media, to immediately remove the ads last Friday.
However, the ads could be easily found on display in cars on the 7 and C trains on Wednesday. It left some riders, including Borriello, unhappy, to say the least.
"If they said they're going to take it down," Borriello said, "it should be down."
MTA spokesman Beth de Falco said Wednesday the ads were still up because "it takes some time" for the removal process to be completed. The MTA did not want to "inconvenience customers" by taking too many cars out of service in order to remove the ads, de Falco said.
Meanwhile, many of those same customers are inconvenienced by having to see the ad that they'd rather do without.
Some customers, however, had no objection to the posters. Peyton Brandt, a rider on the C train, said that she found the ads to be very effective.
The language she used to describe the poster was very similar to that used by people who'd complained about it -- she said it looks "creepy."
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What would we do without those gems that turn up in church bulletins?
The fasting and prayer conference includes meals.
The sermon this morning: Jesus Walks on Water. The sermon tonight: Searching for Jesus.
Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don't forget your husbands.
The Peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled due to a conflict.
Don't let worry kill you off. Let the church help.
For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
Jimmy Jenson and Marie Carter were married last Sunday at the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
There will be a hymn singing tonight in the park across from the church. Bring a blanket and prepare to sin.
The Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Please use the back door.
Weight Watchers will meet at 7 p.m. at the church. Please use the large double doors at the side entrance.
Our Associate Minister has unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan: "I Upped My Pledge–Up Yours."
And there's always television and newspapers and magazines:
…concern for the safety of pedestrians walking around on San Francisco's streets.
…if an employee's work shows a demonstrable decline.
They went off independently on their own.
An Oakland man who killed his wife and then shot and killed himself has died.
Poachers have killed a northern white rhinoceros in Zaire for the second time this year.
Neither Johnson nor his body have not been found.
I saw her just last week watering her grass with her dog.
He said he used "speed" to help him remember things from the past.
With the exception of a few chickens, no humans were hurt.
Three flocks of sheep have been ordered destroyed by USDA officials, who could be carrying mad cow disease.
Pundits, politicians, and–yes–even obit writers just have to say something:
She was employed as a homemaker.
Some homeless have jobs but still can't afford affordable housing.
We want to continue this discussion we've been talking about.
You can't plan for the future–and I don't care if you're for growth or against it–unless you do some planning. (This actually from a newly-elected, former mayor of Lodi.)
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A high-quality computing education equips pupils to understand and change the world through computational thinking. It develops and requires logical thinking and precision. It combines creativity with rigour: pupils apply underlying principles to understand real-world systems, and to create purposeful and usable artefacts. More broadly, it provides a lens through which to understand both natural and artificial systems, and has substantial links with the teaching of mathematics, science, and design and technology. At the core of computing is the science and engineering discipline of computer science, in which pupils are taught how digital systems work, how they are designed and programmed, and the fundamental principles of information and computation. Building on this core, computing equips pupils to apply information technology to create products and solutions. A computing education also ensures that pupils become digitally literate – able to use, and express themselves through, information and communication technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world.
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Introduction Top Ten Email Software
Email marketing is so crucial For any small business to get right. Top Ten Email Software
And for good reason. Implemented Properly, it will surely become the most important tool in your company for creating relationships and making sales.
According to Capterra, the Average yield on $1 spent on email marketing is $44.25!
This Is the Reason You should take your Time and invest in a good email marketing software for your company.
If you are a blogger, then the Consensus autoresponder of choice used to be Aweber or MailChimp. Sign up to some email list, and there was a fantastic chance they were using one of those two.
For a long time, the standard Feature collection of Aweber worked perfectly fine. All entrepreneurs needed it to perform was reliably send out emails and incorporate with their favourite tools such as LeadPages and Click Funnels.
Nowadays however, email marketing automation has Become more and more important.
For example, Infusionsoft used To function as go-to service for unsigned bloggers and companies wanting more advanced email automation abilities.
The problem with Infusionsoft Though is the fact that it is a hugely complicated system to learn. Couple that with a hefty price tag along with a first setup cost put it out of reach for most bloggers.
But things are changing for the Better and ConvertKit has emerged as one of the very popular email services that may offer advertising automations without the massive price.
ConvertKit Disadvantages
– Can not create super advanced marketing automations.
– Limited customization of forms.
– Difficult to use templates.
– Split testing restricted to subject lines just.
– Doesn't work well for live webinars or events.
– No free trial.
ConvertKit Advantages
– Slick, intuitive interface.
– Works great with adding content upgrades to your site.
– Tag-based (versus list based like MailChimp)
– Really fine visual automation editor.
– They do not charge you for duplicate subscribers.
– Can add conditional content with tags in emails.
– Easily auto resend broadcasts into un-opens.
– Automatic double opt-in for lead magnets.
– 365 days per year, 24 hours per day service via live chat and email.
– A solid number of integrations.
– Very nice reporting.
– Constantly being updated with new capabilities.
Click here to start your free trial of ConvertKit.
Description of ConvertKit
ConvertKit is an email Service provider that's specifically marketed towards bloggers, podcasters, and other businesses who are building audiences.
It was started by Nathan Barry who had been a fan of, being a regular reader of the blog.
For a brief moment, it had been Rebranded to Seva, till they reverted back to ConvertKit.
What is interesting about ConvertKit is how transparent Nathan is about the whole procedure of accepting ConvertKit from scratch to making $30k a month at 2015. In 2018, they've 19,500 active customers and doing over $1 million a month.
We are essentially getting a front Row chair on his journey to creating a successful SaaS product. It is pretty cool since we get to read about both the highs and the lows.
Even if you don't Wind up using ConvertKit, his blog articles are always fascinating and I suggest giving Nathan a followup.Top Ten Email Software
What isn't So great about ConvertKit
Bad Part #1: Restricted set of triggers/actions for innovative automations
Here are the causes available on ConvertKit.
Compare that with ActiveCampaign.
This means you can't really build The same sort of complex automations that you can in ActiveCampaign or Drip.
Additionally you won't get advanced Features in ConvertKit such as page tracking and lead scoring.
And that I miss having list Administration Activities like unsubscribing people so that you can do routine list hygiene.
Poor Part #2: Limited A/B Testing
A/B testing is also a really important Feature to have for almost any email services. Doing this regularly will help you better your conversion and open rates.
ConvertKit allows you to split Examine your subject lines like this:
Which is useful, for sure.
But there is no way to divide test For things like delivery time, email body content, or automations.
Poor Part #3: maybe not a ton of customization options for templates and forms
I really do like the forms which ConvertKit provides. They're clean and nice.
But the form editor is quite Limited. Besides colour, there is not much you can change. For instance, there's no way to alter the font for some of the text.
Unless you're willing to add in Your own CSS.
This is not a big deal for me personally, as I utilize Thrive Leads for my forms. But for folks who don't utilize a third party tool, the absence of customization might be a problem.
Poor Part #4: No email templates
I don't personally send out email Newsletter type emails, so this isn't that big a deal to me personally.
However, I know some businesses do want This, that is why MailChimp remains common.
ConvertKit includes a few email Templates, but the process of using them is very tedious. You will need to muck around with HTML and CSS which not everybody wants to do.
So you'll want to Appear elsewhere If that is exactly what you need.
Some of The Best Features
Cool Characteristic #1: Seamless Visual Automation Editor
I Love the ConvertKit's Visual automation editor. It's a joy to use, especially when you compare it to some of the additional automation editors out there.
That is because ConvertKit makes Editing each step on your automation workflow easy.
Let's say one of those steps in Your automation is sending an emailaddress. With other providers, editing the email will take you out of the automation editor and into another email editor webpage. This can allow you to eliminate context of what you were doing.
With ConvertKit, everything is Done inside the automation editor itself. So clicking on an email step will allow you to edit it inline. And you can also edit your types in the exact same way.
It is a great experience and it Puts other automation editors to pity.
Cool Characteristic #2: Simple Segmentation within emails
Another Helpful feature is ConvertKit's ability to segment individual emails with conditional tags.
So let's say you wanted to make A single email to your list, however, include a bonus coupon to your VIP clients. You can do this in ConvertKit such as this:
Pretty cool, right?
The syntax may look somewhat Odd to non-techies and you also might have a hard time remembering what to type if you proceed to use it.
To assist with this, you can click On the Personalize menu in the editor toolbar and click on the Subscriber's labels menu item. ConvertKit will then add the appropriate code snippet template directly to your email.
All You Have to do is alter to Your tag, and upgrade the content for the two branches.
Cool Feature #3: Automobile resend broadcasts to un-opens
Each time you send out a Broadcast email, a certain proportion of people will not open it. Hubspot says marketing and advertising emails only get 25% email open rates.
Maybe you did not write a great Headline, or else they had been too busy in the opportunity to have a look.
ConvertKit has a neat feature Where you can resend your broadcast to the men and women who didn't open it the first time.
This is available in stats page, Where you will see a button named Resend into Unopens.
Pressing It's Going to Permit You to Re-send your email again, where you're able to make modifications to your Subject Line should you desire.
I love this because you can Boost the eyeballs you get for every single broadcast you ship out.
Cool Feature #4: Lead Magnet Double Opt-in
There are disagreements everywhere About if you should use double breasted vs single opt-in.
The main reason why you want Double opt-in is the fact that it is going to improve your email list quality. But the main argument against is the excess measure will hurt your conversions.
All this is accurate.
However, if you are using lead Magnets, then ConvertKit can handle double opt-in for you automatically like this.
When the user clicks on the downloading Button to acquire their lead magnet, they are automatically chosen. So you have the best of both worlds! Top Ten Email Software
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Details of ConvertKit
ConvertKit Includes 5 major building blocks. Let us take a glance at each.
Types are how you get readers Into your account. ConvertKit permits you to create both kinds and landing pages.
Forms can be embedded on any webpage Of your website, or through a standard modal popup. Landing pages are its very own dedicated webpage hosted on ConvertKit's servers or your own site with a WordPress plugin.
There are 3 Chief styles to choose From for regular types. Full, Minimal, and Clean.
As mentioned above, the form Editor doesn't provide you many customization options, even though the built-in fashions have a nice clean look to them.
Landing pages also just have 3 Styles to select from and the same limited customization options.
To tie everything together, let's Talk about ConvertKit's automations.
In ConvertKit, readers can Input an automation in 4 different ways.
Throughout a form, becoming labeled, Having a custom field updated, or by a purchase.
From there, you can add an occasion, Action or Condition.
Actions would be the easiest to understand. The most common actions are adding a subscriber to one of your email strings, either add or remove a tag, setting a customized field, or introducing a delay.
Conditions Allow You to branch your Automation according to a tag or custom field.
So you could use branching to Have your VIP customers return 1 path and your non-VIPs go down another path similar to this:
Finally, you have Events, which pull your contributor Forward to the next step in the automation when an event occurs.
Let's say one of your subscribers Is on day 2 of your 5 part email arrangement, which is trying to make them purchase your merchandise.
You can add an event to your Automation using the Insert tag event. If on day two, the contributor buys your product (and you tag them as a client ), it is going to pull them from their current email order they were in.
Which is handy as you won't Annoy them with the last 3 emails in your order (by asking them to purchase ) because they're now a customer of yours.
ConvertKit's automation editor is Very fast and simple to use. As stated previously, I really like the capability to seamlessly edit emails and forms right within the editor .
It makes for a much greater Expertise when creating new automations.
Sending one-way mails in ConvertKit is straightforward.
Since there are no lists in ConvertKit, whenever you send a broadcast email you'll want to utilize their filter mechanism to target that which you'll be sending your air to.
You'll most often use the Subscribed to filter where you Can segment your air to specific forms, tags, strings or merchandise.
The email editor is only your Standard HTML email editor, using a couple additional options. Click on the A/B button next to the topic line and you can start a split evaluation between a couple different headlines.
The personalization button can be Used to input in merge tags into your email or to use the in-email tag segmentation I talked about above.{ Top Ten Email Software
Sequences are at which you can Create a string of emails that get sent to your subscribers at a predefined schedule of your choice.
On the left, you'll see all of the Mails on your show and when they will be sent out. You can drag emails around on the left to quickly change the order they are sent.
On the right, you'll see exactly the same Email editor since you get for Broadcasts. So the same features apply, except you can't split test subject lines here.
Contrary to MailChimp or Aweber, ConvertKit is tag rather than record based. This usually means you have one database of subscribers on your ConvertKit account.
To group subscribers together, You can use tags or create sections. With sections, you can do things like developing a set of contacts which subscribed before a particular date.
Or group readers by location Or any custom field you create.
ConvertKit also enables you to drill Down to any particular subscriber you have. You can see things like what sequences they are on, what emails you have sent , and if you're doing e-commerce, what products they have bought from you.
What Happens Is there to know?
How is Their support?
ConvertKit's support is good from My experience. While there's no phone service like Aweber has, they provide email and live chat 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
Email response time ranges from 2-3 hours in my experience. But live chat is usually pretty responsive.
Can they Have an active community?
They have a Facebook group Known as The ConvertKit Family. It now has 6k members and averages approximately 6 articles each day.
It's a Fantastic spot to get your Questions answered by additional ConvertKit users.
What Integrations do they provide?
ConvertKit has a ton of third-party integrations. I now rely 86 in the time of the review, including with tools like LeadPages, ClickFunnels, SamCart, and Shopify.
You can find the full list Of all ConvertKit integrations here.
How Good is ConvertKit for direct magnets?
ConvertKit is awesome for direct magnets. Not only will it host your guide magnets for you, the automatic dual breasted is a fantastic feature.
How Great is ConvertKit for eCommerce?
ConvertKit is getting quite a bit better when it comes to eCommerce. They just launched a new feature that's going to allow you to track every purchase made by a subscriber.
What makes this cool is that you Can then begin automations based on a purchase.
It's only working together with Shopify and Teachable at The moment, but that has a lot of potential when they get things working together with e-commerce integrations.
Can it Handle live events or webinars?
To Manage live events and Webinars, you have to have the ability to send emails out at a specific date and time. It is typical for webinars to send multiple emails at particular times until it begins, like 24 hours before, 8 hours before, 10 minutes before, etc..
ConvertKit can manage live events And webinars through broadcasts only. That isn't very convenient because then you have to schedule all of your emails manually.
It'd be preferable if ConvertKit gave you a way to send emails at a particular time and date. But that's currently impossible through sequences or automations.
Can they Have an affiliate program?
Yes, ConvertKit Provides the 30% recurring commissions as part of its affiliate application. The affiliate program can be hosted on Ambassador.
Alexis is the affiliate Manager, and she really does a wonderful job of keeping you updated about the numerous promotions they are running.
Who's Switching over to ConvertKit?
ConvertKit has been rising by Leaps and bounds, and I'm reading about people switching to ConvertKit daily.
Listed below are a Couple of examples of Bloggers that have switched to ConvertKit in their previous email support:
– Why I Switched To ConvertKit: The Unofficial Definitive Review
– Why I Switched From Aweber Into ConvertKit
– 10 Reasons Why I Switched From Aweber into ConvertKit
ConvertKit Vs MailChimp
MailChimp has a few Things going for it ConvertKit. It's cheaper, and it's better email templates.
However, for everything else, ConvertKit certainly wins out. Especially once you compare MailChimp's crappy automation editor versus the beautiful ConvertKit one.
Plus ConvertKit has tags that Gives you much better flexibility for segmenting your readers. MailChimp is extremely much lacking there.
ConvertKit Vs Aweber
The only reason I'd Recommend Aweber versus ConvertKit is if you are purely doing affiliate marketing/CPA offers. Then, it may be more difficult to get acceptance on ConvertKit, and Aweber will be your very best bet.
Aweber can be marginally cheaper Than ConvertKit.
Otherwise, ConvertKit is much better Compared to Aweber at pretty much everything else, such as automations.
ConvertKit Vs ActiveCampaign
This is a much harder comparison. ActiveCampaign is a great email marketing program, with tons of features for power users. You can do more with its own automations, and it has better split testing capacities.
Price wise, it's cheaper than ConvertKit at lower subscriber levels, but it gets more expensive as you add more and more contacts.
But ConvertKit is easier to use, With a nicer and crisper interface.
Which one you should pick depends On your organization requirements. Do you want something which only works for everyday email marketing activities, without a whole lot of effort? Afterward ConvertKit could make a great choice.
But if you want more sophisticated or Complex automations, then ActiveCampaign is the better thing to do.
ConvertKit's uses the Exact Same tiered Pricing model as most other email services do. Hence the purchase price goes up the more readers you have.
When compared to its competitors, ConvertKit's pricing comes out at the middle of the bunch at lesser subscriber levels.
However, as you get beyond 10,000 Subscribers and past, ConvertKit actually does not jump up as much in cost as a number of the remainder.
Prices below are in case you cover Monthly, but if you pre-pay yearly, you get two months of service free.
ConvertKit doesn't normally Provide a free trial. But sometimes for different promotions, you may see them promoting a 30-day free trial.
I've never seen any ConvertKit Discounts. They do provide a nice 30-day money back guarantee, nevertheless. Top Ten Email Software
When I initially wrote this ConvertKit review, it was an up and coming email advertising support.
But three years later, ConvertKit Has firmly established itself as one of the significant players in the email marketing space.
Marketing automation is the Future for email. It can help you target your customers better, resulting in higher conversion and sales.
What ConvertKit does is create Marketing automations really accessible to even non-techie men and women. Additionally, it offers you with a headache-free consumer experience.
While it Might Not Be the Most powerful email marketing software on the market, it doesn't aim to be. You have to know it is an email service that's targeted towards bloggers and other content creators.
Just Be Sure You understand its Limits, and decide whether you are okay with it.
If You're, then I highly Recommend you give ConvertKit a try.
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Home solar panel installation needs careful thought and planning. You cannot merely throw the panel anywhere and hope to get the best. They would need to be placed where they would cater the maximum effect. As a result, they would give you the maximum return on investment. These photovoltaic panels would depend highly on the light of the sun for their power. The sun travels across the sky every day and has been never in one spot for too long. This implies that the solar panel installation would require taking into account the path of the sun across the sky.
Solar Panel On A Red Roof
The most common place for solar panel installation has been on the roof of a building or house. This would be where the ray of the sun hit first. In addition, they are most likely to strike all through the day, as there has been mostly little or no interference between the sun and the roof of the building. There would be two possible ways for installing the photovoltaic on the roof. They could be installed as panels directly on to the existing roof structure. The actual roof could be converted into a number of solar panels that have been an integral part of the roof.
Home Solar Panel Installation
The foremost method of installation has been the most commonly found. It would be relatively easy to install. It does not entail too much cost or disruption. The second method would be much more involved. It would be probably the best long-term solution. However, it is likely to cost more. The work would probably take extra time for completion. Both methods work more or less the same. The most important thing would be the placement. The south facing part of a sloping roof has been mostly the best place for solar panel installation. This has been the place where you would often find them.
Solar panel installation
Locating the best area for installing your solar panels would be one thing, but you would be required to make sure that the chosen area has been large enough for accommodating your energy generation requirements. Solar panels usually take up plenty of space. However, each panel would only cater a modest amount of power. It would require a large array in case your power requirements have been more than average.
Home solar energy tips
Among the popular home solar energy tips, solar panel installation has been the most cost effective of all the other available options.


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There has never been a doubt that art and fashion go hand in hand, and even if more recently the handholding has become a little bit more than just friends. Many haute couture designers are also painters (though some may critique as 'hobbyists'), and most come from art school backgrounds, however fashion-focused. So it should come as no surprise that haute couture invests in contemporary art through sponsorship of single exhibitions as well as dedicated contemporary art foundations-- in, other words, the logical synthesis where bombastic projects can be realized without the painfully latent bureacracy that many non-profit arts centers have or the long waitlist of gallery programming. I can't help but get giddy (and yes, I really mean giddy) when I hear that fashion and contemporary art are about to collide again. I think it clicked in my head when in 1999 with Tom Ford sponsored the American Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, and then I ran across a random Hugo Boss/Ugo Rondinone display on 5th Avenue and stepped into the Fondazione Prada. It seemed as if the art world game had was changing, and perhaps the natural evolution for the 1980s rock-star artists into 21st century. Maybe it's all about thedisponibilità,funds at disposable to actualize projects without the aforementioned wait. Maybe it's because fashion can literally and figuratively afford to have a little bit of fun in art these days. Or maybe its because it is simply another way of seeing.
Though I am not sure if I agree when Elizabeth Povoledo writes "Fine arts and luxury brands have long crossed paths, creating a blend of culture, merchandising and branding"-- because I like to think I don't judge the piece by who sponsored it nor do I confuse art work with branding, both being very valid discussions-- I do wonder about the cross-over sometimes [is it crap? is it good? who cares!], but that doesn't stop me from getting excited that another collaboration has popped up in Rome.
Fabulae Romanae by Lucy & Jorge Orta
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More: Elizabeth Povoledo "Art and Fashion Rub Elbows" New York Times, April 26, 2012


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Do you love having sex but constantly worry about your swollen member getting snapped in half like a twig mid-coitus? According to a study from Brazilian researchers conducted in 2014, here are a few hot and heavy sex positions that you might want to avoid.
Missionary position seems old, reliable and safe but not so according to this study. Of the forty-four men surveyed who went to the hospital with a bent penis, over twenty-percent said it happened during missionary sex.
As with all cases, the injury occurs when the dude gets a little too "enthusiastic" during this position of intercourse. All it takes is accidentally hitting your partner's pelvis bone or bending your body at a weird angle to put yourself in "fractured penis city" which is not the name of a real city, but it would be gross/awesome if it was.
Doggy Style
Of the men surveyed, nearly thirty-percent said they broke their pecker while participating in "doggy-style" brand sex. As with missionary sex injuries, doggy-style injuries tend to happen when the male is overly enthusiastic, thrusts at a weird angle or manages to strike their partner's pelvic bone with their penile implement.Bow wow wow.
The most dangerous sex position of them all is "cowgirl" otherwise known as "girl on top."
Of the men surveyed, half of them had to receive emergency medical attention due to breaking their boner while in the girl on top position. Why is this position so dangerous? The person on top is responsible for control, speed and force and if that person is not the proud owner of a penis, they might, unkowningly force the penis owner into snappy situation.
The snap I'm referring to is of course the sound that your member makes when it snaps in half.
There you have it. Those are the top three most dangerous sex positions for dudes. Happy humping!


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text: This follow-up to Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers (1993) offers more of the same random, rollicking doggerel--""Horses don't hang glide/Giraffes don't drive cars/And you won't see a piglet saving pennies in jars,"" etc.--matched to busy, literal cartoons filled with animals clothed and posed accordingly. As in If You Give A Moose A Muffin (1991), Numeroff stretches a winning idea, perhaps further than it will go. The first book will create demand for the second, but there are empty calories in this sequel.


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Second Baseman
The second baseman positions himself between the first- and second-base bags (closer to second base), typically toward the back of the infield dirt.
On defense: Second basemen require quick lateral movement to reach balls hit to their right and left. But given that they are stationed on the right side of the infield -- close to first base -- and make shorter throws than shortstops and third basemen, second basemen generally do not need strong throwing arms.
When turning double plays that originate on the left side of the infield, second basemen have a unique challenge in that they must face the shortstop or third baseman to receive the throw. This prevents the second baseman from seeing the oncoming runner while covering the bag. Given this obstacle, second basemen must be able to quickly receive the ball, pivot and -- in some cases -- leap over or sidestep the incoming runner before completing the double-play attempt.
On offense: Since second basemen require more range and athleticism than corner outfielders or first basemen, they often come with more modest expectations on offense. Although the position is home to a handful of quality offensive performers, second basemen rarely rank among the game's top power contributors.


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Bad News For MiniStumble (StumbleUpon Safari Extension)
As you may be aware, I've been working on a StumbleUpon Safari extension to mimic the functionality of the Firefox plugin. I've written about it here on my blog, created a page devoted to the MiniStumble project and also attempted to gather input from the StumbleUpon forums.
Yesterday, my StumbleUpon forum posts were removed, the only message in the otherwise automated email being "not legal". I then submitted a request for more information on the StumbleUpon feedback page. The following is the response I received:
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[Name Redacted], Sep-30 05:17 pm (PDT):
Hello Lynn,
Thanks for writing to us,
While we appreciate your enthusiasm for StumbleUpon, unfortunately, we do not allow third parties to create StumbleUpon extensions and we do not recommend you to invest resources on building such an extension from us. Our legal team may be contacting you with more details.
Thank you for your interest!
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Stumbleupon, Sep-29 03:44 pm (PDT):
I'm developing a Safari extension for StumbleUpon based upon the code in the Firefox plugin. This would provide similar functionality to the web toolbar but because it doesn't embed the stumbled content into an iframe it is resistant to frame breaking logic. Additionally it would be always on rather than having to use the toolbar. You know all the reasons it is better to use a plugin/extension in lieu of the web toolbar.
I had posted some links on the forums in response to people asking for just this. Today they were all removed and the only text I got in the email was "not legal".
I would like to know if the implication is that there is an actual legal issue or if that was intended to just mean "not allowed on our forums".
Furthermore I would like to know if there is any chance that I could receive assistance on this, or perhaps offer my own assistance to you in developing a proper, StumbleUpon officially sanctioned Safari extension.
There is definitely desire for a Safari extension to use in place of the web toolbar with the obvious benefits.
I would absolutely love to hear back from you to help clarify things for me.
As you can see, the claim is being made that not only do they disapprove but that what I am doing is illegal. I'm not sure what exactly is illegal about it. I have my own ideas on why they are as protective as they are about outside parties working on something like this but regardless it would appear that I'm kicking against the goads as it were. As this was intended to be a free offering for myself and other Safari users, to improve upon the web toolbar experience, I have no inclination to fight StumbleUpon on this, especially if they plan to bring in lawyers.
I'm going to update the project page and remove the link to the extension itself and take it down as well. Had I known it would meet with this resistance I wouldn't have gotten anyone's hopes up on bringing this forth. My hope is that they will take the hint that this is really something that people want and that some are willing to invest time and effort into doing if it isn't done for them, and therefore build one themselves with all the bells and whistles. Based on what I see in the Firefox plugin, I think it is absolutely a manageable goal to get a similar capability going on Safari.
More MiniStumble Hacking Fun (We Have v2.0!)
Just a quickie here. We have a version 2.0 of MiniStumble, the StumbleUpon Safari extension bar! You can find more details on the MiniStumble page.
Fun With MiniStumble – Hacking a StumbleUpon Safari Extension
You may not be aware that I've created a teensy little StumbleUpon Safari extension. If not, go check it out. Apple supposedly has approved it for inclusion in their gallery, but I've checked and I don't yet see it. Regardless, as the page says it is a minimally functional StumbleUpon Safari extension, only providing a few page redirects and using the badge API to query for the view count and page ID from their database. That's all well and good but you can't use it vote on things, and it offers no protection from iframe breakers. What's a stumbler to do!?
Well, keeping in mind that this whole mess is SOLELY being developed because for whatever reason the powers that be at StumbleUpon.com have yet to develop their own Safari extension, I've been hacking around with their Firefox extension, reverse engineering it in order to do what needs doing in mine. It's been fun and I'm making some headway but I'm not exactly sure when the next release will be. I have login capability working, but I haven't yet tested doing anything useful once logged in.
One thing I'm a little concerned about is the fragility of what it is I'm doing. There is no official API for any of this. Assuming for a moment I actually manage to rip the guts out of the Firefox extension and make it work for Safari, there's no guarantee the interface won't change later on. They might alter the FF functionality such that it uses different calls. They might break some single interface that causes my whole little project to fall to pieces. Because there is no official StumbleUpon API, I have no guarantees that any of this will continue working. But, I'm enjoying doing this little bit of hackery and it seems like something useful.
I should mention too that the Firefox extension developers were thorough. I was thinking of something quick and dirty, but there are quite a few corner cases dealt with in the code and as I start bringing things over, I'm becoming torn as to whether to try to rewrite the few bits I want to pull in or try to port the entire back end over. The pain of missing those corner cases and coding for them myself or the pain of suffering through roadblock after roadblock of making Firefox extension-compatible Javascript work in a Safari extension environment. I'm leaning toward the former though the latter would, I think, be a more thorough implementation. I don't doubt that the checks in the FF extension are necessary (like making sure to check for rapid clicking on the Stumble icon and not causing multiple async stumble requests), I may start off with a more fragile implementation in some respects, just to get it out there, followed by some touch up afterward to clean things up. I'll be honest, I'm not doing this with my usual forethought, mostly because I think at some level I still see it as a "small" project.
Anyhow, I just figured I would mention what's going on with it. Bear with me and mind the mess.


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I am trying to register for 2 people to attend the Italian Wine class on July 9th. My husband and I received a gift certificate as a wedding gift but whenever I enter the code, it states that the code does not exist. The gift card is for $150 and has not been used at all yet. Could someone please reach out to assist me with this? I have tried entering the code with # preceding the code and without the # preceding the code. Neither has worked.
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The number you are entering is the order number. The gift certificate code is a 12 or 13 digit alphanumeric code.
We have confirmation that the order was made; The problem is that only the purchaser has the actual gift code at this time. That was emailed separately from the order receipt at the time of purchase.
I have resent the completed invoice to the purchaser. That may or may not provide the gift code, depending on the security settings. We can also unlock our code bank, but as Keith said, that will take some time.
We are truly sorry for the inconvenience; however, these protections are in place so that the gift code cannot be accessed by anyone but the intended recipient.
We will do everything we can so that you can attend the class before your move. Thank you for your understanding.
My cousin provided me with the PDF receipt from her order of the gift certificate. It does not have a 12-13 digit code on it. My husband and I are moving cross-country in mid-July and would like to use at least part of this gift before we move. I can forward you the receipt as proof of purchase. Please let me know how else I can assist in solving in this problem.
If the gift recipient didn't transcribe the correct number, then we will have to retrieve it from our systems. That may take 2-3 weeks, depending on if the purchaser opted to keep the code private or not (if they opted for a high privacy setting, we can't directly pull up that information).
If you need it quicker, you may want to contact the gift giver directly for the code. Our systems can resend the code directly to their email address.
I do not have gift code that is 12-13 digits long. My cousin has provided me the receipt of her purchase if that would be helpful. I'd appreciate resolving this as soon as possible so that my husband and I can sign up for the course in July. Thank you.
Hi keith,
thank you for the response. The gift code number I have is apparently the order ID so I DO NOT have a 12-13 numbered gift code. Please assist me with this by email or phone if possible.
Congrats on the wedding. I looked up the number you gave us,and that is an order ID, not a gift code. Hopefully, you have the gift code as well. If you don't, let us know.
Hi Philip,
Thanks for the quick response. I do not have a 12 or 13 digit alphanumeric code on my gift certificate. I only have the code I provided which appears on our certificate.
Can you please assist me in redeeming this certificate?
Thank you,
Hi Philip,
Thanks for the quick response. I do not have a 12 or 13 digit alphanumeric code on my gift certificate. I only have the code I provided which appears on our certificate.
Can you please assist me in redeeming this certificate?
Thank you,
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Families spend months, or even years, planning for the arrival of a new baby. Mothers take extra precautions to care for themselves and meet with their doctors, to ensure the baby's well-being throughout the pregnancy. These efforts are made in preparation for a safe and healthy delivery, but medical negligence can result in lifelong injuries to the mother and child.
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A birth injury, however, is one that occurs before or at birth that could have, and should have, been prevented. Sometimes, there are conditions or circumstances which will make a pregnancy or delivery high-risk. Among the most common birth injuries are:
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Many times, families whose children have birth defects feel as though they could have done something to prevent the defect. We want you to know that birth defects are not your fault. In many circumstances, the defect if beyond your control, or anyone else's. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers these suggestions for reducing the risk of a birth defect, but fully acknowledges that not all birth defects are preventable.
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Cerebral palsy can be the result of a congenital birth defect or a preventable birth trauma. The underlying causes of congenital CP are largely unknown. Some of the more common medical mistakes leading to cerebral palsy include:
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Educational publisher Pearson introduced its Brief Review of Global History and Geography app for mobile devices such as Apple iPad and iPhone with demonstrations at this week's FETC 2011 conference in Orlando, FL. The application, available free for download on iTunes, allows students to review history and prepare and practice for exams while on the go, and then to purchase related apps designed to help them improve their knowledge of specific topics.
Brief Review includes an 80-question diagnostic exam covering ancient through modern history, as well as a test review to see their correct and incorrect answers, determine in which areas they are proficient or need improvement, and help them advance their knowledge of topics taught in K-12 social studies courses.
After completing the diagnostic test and review, users can purchase additional apps for more extensive review of particular topics on which they seek to improve or attain mastery. These apps offer a variety of review methods, including:
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Walt Disney famously said "Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends".
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New special series car to debut at Geneva
Ferrari's new limited edition special series car receives its world unveiling at the Geneva International Motor Show on Tuesday, March 5th next. This leaves just a few days to go before all the details of a model generating a huge sense of anticipation, are revealed. From today, however, enthusiasts can find intriguing hints at what lies in store from Ferrari at Geneva, by keeping a daily eye on the Maranello marque's website and official Facebook pages.


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When China Met Africa (2010)
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- Release: November 10, 2010
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Wife dies but new hospital bills keep coming
Husband got 4 invoices for donor search done after her death
During the final two months of Melanie Smailus' life, she battled the leukemia ravaging her body.
Since September, her husband has been fighting to deal with not only his grief, but a pricey medical bill that won't go away.
The bill that Thomas Smailus keeps getting is for a procedure that the medical bureaucracy insists took place in June 2007 -- four months after his wife died.
"At this point it's gone from painful to comical," Smailus said last week in reaction to receiving his fourth bill for the procedure that wasn't.
"This is a level of grief that shouldn't be there. I shouldn't be getting a bill every few months reminding me of my dead wife."
In December 2006, Melanie Smailus was diagnosed with leukemia and underwent three rounds of chemotherapy. Doctors hoped the next step would be a bone marrow transplant, her husband said. But a genetic disorder made treatment difficult, and in February 2007, she died of complications from her chemotherapy at the age of 37.
In September, Smailus received a bill from the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance where his wife of six years had received treatment.
Insurance denied payment of the bill, for more than $2,700, because the coverage stopped after her death.
Smailus called the billing department number listed on the statement and explained the situation. The person on the other end of the line said the problem would be investigated.
A few months later, Smailus received another bill for the same procedure and the same amount.
Again he called SCCA's billing department. Again he was told they were looking into the matter.
Since then, Smailus has received two more bills -- four total in the past seven months -- the most recent one last month.
He called three times and said no one from SCCA followed up with him about any of his calls regarding the bill, even to tell him to disregard any future bills.
The Seattle P-I asked a spokesman from SCCA about the problem Friday morning. By Friday afternoon, Smailus received a phone call at work from a man in SCCA's financial department telling him he had a zero balance.
The man also said the SCCA had created a new policy as a result of his case to make sure it didn't happen again to someone else.
The man told Smailus that SCCA began looking into his claim in February after his second call to them. The policy at the time was to check if the service they billed for actually happened. The service turned out to be a donor search for the bone marrow transplant doctors wanted Melanie Smailus to have. Somewhere along the way, no one told the site doing the searching that the patient they were searching for was no longer alive.
SCCA said it couldn't tell exactly when and where the mistake occurred, but acknowledged there was a lack of communication internally and to Smailus.
But SCCA told Smailus on Friday that it couldn't make an adjustment when it first learned something was amiss because there was no official policy in place to allow a write-off of his bill. The policy only had them keep pursuing collection from the estate of the deceased -- the bills were addressed to "estate of Melanie Smailus" -- and there was no way for any of the employees in the billing department who handled the case to start a process to fix the issue, Smailus said he was told.
As of Friday afternoon, he said, the SCCA is writing off the amount of the bill, instituting a policy to not ding estates with the costs of services rendered after a patient's death, and will work to improve feedback to callers.
A spokesman for SCCA e-mailed the P-I Friday saying privacy issues prevented him from revealing details, but noted the director of patient accounting had contacted Smailus about his issue and would send him a follow-up letter about what was decided.
Smailus said while he's glad SCCA seems to have resolved his problem and promised to send a statement indicating the zeroed-out balance, he's still upset it took so long for them to recognize and address the problem -- and that they did so only after being contacted by a reporter.
"So now when the SCCA saw a possible PR problem, they jump to it and fix the problem," Smailus said. "They didn't avoid the problem in the first place. Nor would they fix it when I called them the first time, the second time or even the third time.
"I'd hope institutions would have mechanisms in place to allow internal employees to fix these problems before they impact the customer."


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I love trying out new and exotic dishes and typically end up searching online for inspiration. I found this recipe on a vegetarian food blog called Lisa's Kitchen. I love easy chickpea salads so I thought I'd give it a try! This salad is spicy, so make sure you adjust to your taste.
I made quite a few adjustments as I didn't have some of the ingredients she used in her Indian spice blend. I like to serve this chickpea salad cold and it's the perfect side dish next to grilled meats or vegetables.
Chickpea Salad with Ginger and Tomatoes
Rinse and drain canned chickpeas, then place in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, honey, garam masala, mango powder, cayenne, salt and pepper. Add the dressing, tomatoes, ginger and chilies to the chickpeas and mix well. Chill the salad in the fridge for a few hours or until desired temperature.
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: makes 4-6 side servings
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The 30/10 program has been a life changing experience for me! Before the program, I had difficulty doing basic everyday activities including working and walking on concrete floors all day. After a day at work, my joints ached, my body was exhausted, and I had limited energy once I got home. I knew I desperately needed to make a change to become healthier, but I needed help getting started.
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How to Navigate the Samsung Galaxy S9 Phone
You probably need a bit of guidance with your new Samsung Galaxy S9, even if you've used a smartphone in the past. Here's your guide to your phone's buttons, its touchscreen, and the keyboard:
- The Power button: The Power button is on the top-right side of the phone. Press it for a few seconds, and the screen lights up. Press it for a second while the phone is on and the phone goes into sleep mode. To shut down the phone completely, simply press and hold the Power button for a few seconds. Then choose the Power Off option from the menu.
- The Volume button(s): Two Volume buttons location on the top-left side of the phone: one to increase the volume, and the other to lower it.
- The touchscreen: The Galaxy S9 phone offers one of the highest-resolution touchscreens, the Super AMOLED, on the market. It's sensitive enough to allow you to move the screen carefully, but not so sensitive that it's hard to manage.
- Extended Home screen: This is the first screen that you see. You actually have multiple screens. The extended Home screen is where you can organize icons and other functions to make the phone convenient for you. You'll find your extended Home screen has some apps already preloaded for you by Samsung and your cellular carrier. Here's what you'll find on your Home screen:
- Notification area: The notification area is located at the top of the phone and presents you with small icons that let you know if something important is up, like battery life.
- Primary shortcuts: These five icons at the bottom of the screen remain stationary as you move across the seven Home screens. Samsung and your cellular carrier have determined that these are the most important applications on your phone.
- Device Function keys: These keys (Recent Apps, Home, and Back) reside on the bottom of the phone and control essential phone functions, regardless of what else you have going on at the moment.
- Keyboard: All Galaxy S phones come with a software keyboard. It pops up onscreen when you need to enter text. Otherwise, it goes away to give you the maximum amount of useful screen real estate.


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No, I haven't gone to be with the Lord.
Yes, I am still on Teen Missions staff.
The house next door came up for rent, so Rock, Deb and Ted live next door to me!
Craig gave all us a scare when he went into the hospital in Canada with Congestive Heart Failure. He is back at work and recovering. I wasn't able to go to Canada as my passport had expired. I am so grateful that the miles that separate us from the people we love do not limit prayer. Please continue to pray for his total recovery!
I am so thankful the Lord brought me through a 10-day stay in the hospital with a
bout of e-coli. I missed all of the 2009 Super Boot Camp. They had me in an area for patients with MRSA; that tells me I should be oh-so-grateful that it was e-coli and NOT MRSA! I lost a lot of blood so I was anemic for some time.
I cannot praise the Lord enough that all of my children were here when I went into the hospital! Actually, they were here BEFORE I went to the hospital; so you can see they didn't come because it was an emergency!
I thought I might have to sell my house to pay for my hospital stay as I only have Medicare A & B. I am making payments on each of my doctors' and hospital accounts that accrued while there. Please pray I can get those taken care of soon.
I am so happy my granddaughter, Amber Rambo, has moved from Tennessee to
Florida to help me in so many ways, including "Driving Miss Daisy" when necessary. I do pretty well on my own otherwise. What a joy that Amber and I got to visit Steph at Christmas in Colorado where she is now working.
FaceBook — I thank the Lord for FaceBook — what most call a social network. For me it is a means whereby I can keep in touch with the alumni of Teen Missions and AIDS Orphans and Street Children. I am overjoyed with the kids and leaders the Lord brings to Teen Missions.
I had to put a new roof on my house this spring and redo one bathroom damaged because of the roof damage. It wasn't done by storms, etc. – just an aging roof so it wasn't covered by insurance.
Two of my grandsons, Julian and Tristan Will, are on the Malawi Preteen team this upcoming summer. Jules is the head male leader and Tristan is a team member. I will be so excited to see them at Boot Camp! Would you please pray for them? Thank you!
I am so very grateful for ALL OF MY PRAYER PARTNERS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS. Your prayers often provide just what I need at the time of need, without your even knowing about it.
In His love and mine,
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When summer finally settles in Los Angeles, it gets difficult for me to concentrate on work – all I feel like doing is… nothing.
Well, since I cannot do nothing or, as Varuzh believes, am incapable of doing nothing, I try to let summer into my home, my office, my car – I open windows everywhere, wear my favorite summer perfume, and drive in flip-flops…
So a few weeks ago, as I was driving to Downtown LA, I finally admitted that my little tricks work no more, and I miss out on feeling the spirit of Summer. I picked up a phone and dialed Varuzh.
"We need a vacation!" I yelled into the phone.
Apparently, Varuzh was feeling the same way, so we decided to take a boat to Catalina Island and spend a few days there. Done!
Have you ever been to Catalina Island? It's such a charming little spot.
On Friday morning we were standing on the Catalina Express dock, while the Capitan was slowly moving the boat away from the Dana Point shores.
To me, every season has its special beauty and ability to recharge me and make me feel happy. I love fall's colors, winter's quiet snowy nights, and spring's renewal of the world. But only a summer wind can fill my entire body with the warm ocean air and lighten up my thoughts when I exhale!


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A visually sumptuous slice of macabre storytelling that works best when it uses its director's magical sense of composition and less when it feels weighed…
A visually sumptuous slice of macabre storytelling that works best when it uses its director's magical sense of composition and less when it feels weighed…
Ford v Ferrari delivers real cinema meat and potatoes.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about today's noon premiere of a new movie about architect Benjamin Marshall at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
An article about today's noon premiere of a new movie about architect Benjamin Marshall at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
A video essay celebrating Antonia Bird's maligned masterpiece, Ravenous.
A celebration of Yasujiro Ozu, as written by a Far Flung Correspondent from Egypt.
A Far Flung Correspondent weighs in on the MCU controversy.
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An excerpt from Beyond Empowertainment: Feminist Horror and the Struggle for Female Agency, as published by Seventh Row.
If you ever wanted to experience what it would be like to be held hostage by a band of desperate and dangerous high-seas buccaneers as they brandish automatic weapons with careless abandon, then "Captain Phillips" is probably as close as you will ever get, or want to get.
For those whose idea of a pirate is Capt. Jack Sparrow – or Long John Silver, for that matter – this real-life account will be a rude awakening as to what constitutes a 21st-century model. British docudrama specialist Paul Greengrass (the "Bourne" sequels, "United 93") is at the top of his craft as he employs all his usual tools—nervous handheld cameras, grainy cinematography, a mostly anonymous cast, and a tension-drenched situation—to re-create a 2009 attempt to hijack an American cargo ship.
The action takes off within the first 20 minutes. Lean-and-hungry members of the world's under-class—a ragtag, brazenly opportunistic band of young Somali men— stage their attack as if pulling off a smash-and-grab at a jewelry store. After that, it's full steam ahead and no turning back.
What unfolds in the next two hours is gripping enough that more than a few theater armrests will probably require upholstery repair. But as Greengrass has demonstrated in such past films as 2002's "Bloody Sunday" (about the 1972 shooting of unarmed demonstrators in Northern Ireland) and 2006's "Flight 93" (which re-enacted the events on the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania on 9/11), he is stronger with the doc part of his cinematic equation than the interaction between characters.
Employing a little-known cast does increase verisimilitude. But, in this case, the filmmaker thankfully reached out to an actor who almost always provides a welcome security blanket for moviegoers. Tom Hanks is one of those rare movie stars that we willingly follow into almost any unpleasant situation—even in those less-than-great thrillers based on The Da Vinci Code books—knowing that his very presence onscreen will get us through any perils that confront us in the dark. Who else would we want to observe saving a space craft from disaster in "Apollo 13," enduring the horrors of D-Day in "Saving Private Ryan" and surviving a plane crash on a deserted island in "Cast Away"?
Still, this is a different Hanks than the affable guy-next-door that we have come to expect. The actor submerges his natural exuberance to assume the role of a terse and weary New England-based merchant mariner who oversees a huge floating warehouse with reserved efficiency. No joking around with the crew or idle chitchat: this is a job. Period. Although the ship's occupants are shown undergoing an emergency drill, no trained military are involved until the situation becomes dire enough to require a visit from Navy SEALs.
There is a prologue that shows Richard Phillips—whose memoir served as the basis of the script—preparing for his journey and being driven to the airport by his wife (a cameo by Catherine Keener, who seems to be everyone's past or current wife in movies these days). Many critics have derided this segment as clunky and forced, but I believe Greengrass wanted to introduce the captain as an average family man, not some gung-ho wannabe hero, so his cool-headed reactions later on would seem all the more remarkable; besides, other than a medical worker who shows up late in the story, Keener is the only woman with any impact onscreen.
The focus, of course, is on the hijacking. The pirates board the ship with surprising ease, although their efforts put their own boat out of service. As Phillips sends the crew to hide out in the engine room, he assumes the role of a host of sorts, trying to distract his unwanted guests with offers of water and food while showing them around. But the foursome—headed by skeletal Muse (Barkhad Abdi), the brains of the operation—grows impatient. Rash behavior leads to serious injuries and Phillips is eventually taken captive aboard a claustrophobic covered lifeboat, with the pirates demanding a ransom of millions in exchange for his return.
Unfortunately, save for a segment showing how a greedy warlord recruits his army of willing raiders, the pirates are as much vessels of storytelling as the ship itself, though the movie at least gives them some intriguing character touches. The behavior of Muse and other fellow pirates sometimes suggests they are emulating characters in a gangster yarn -- as if they have seen "Goodfellas" or James Cagney films a few too many times. The sadistic hothead who provides the brawn would do Joe Pesci proud. Abdi and Hanks engage in some interesting psychological give and take. Muse, exposing his youth, confesses that his dream is to go to America and buy a car.But during the final moments in tight quarters in Captain Phillips, we at least have Hanks as our beacon of humanity. Once the lifeboat is surrounded, it becomes clear to all inside that no one – not even Phillips – is guaranteed to get out of this alive. It's one of the most emotionally draining climaxes of the year.
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Torque Solution Front Brake Caliper Slider & Bolt Kit is designed to replace the OEM VW rubber bushings. Quality was our main objective with this kit which is why we chose high quality stainless steel and have included urethane dust caps to protect them from the elements. Our kit will assist by planting the brake pads evenly onto the rotor leading to even pad wear and firmer pedal feel.


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When it comes to contact management HTC is one of the best with its implementation, although the Desire C falls a little short of the high standards we're used to.
Boot up the HTC Desire C for the first time and you're encouraged to sign into your Google and Facebook accounts and the phone will then try and match relevant contacts between the two.
We witnessed the likes of the HTC One X, Desire S and original Desire magically match the majority of our contacts with unerring accuracy – although the same can't be said for the Desire C.
The Desire C only managed to successfully match a handful of our friends with their Facebook profiles, with us then having to go through and manually joining up the others one by one – frustratingly slow, especially when you know HTC has cracked this problem already.
HTC has decided that the contacts should be named 'People', so that's where you'll need to head to find all your best buds.
The People app is similar to the stock Android offering, but HTC has made some visual tweaks, which gives it a cleaner, more inviting feel.
Straightforward to use, the magnifying glass and plus sign icons at the top clearly denote search and add contact.
When you've successfully linked contacts to their Facebook profiles it pulls through their profile picture, and if you click on a contact, you'll also notice the Desire C has pulled through their status updates and pictures from the social networking site, found under the Updates and Gallery tabs respectively.
Unfortunately if you're a fan of Twitter or Google+ (anyone?) then the Desire C is going to let you down, as, for some reason, HTC does not allow you to join either of these social networks with your contacts.
We honestly can't understand why this option isn't available, as you can add these accounts on the higher powered One V and co. Disappointing.
The Phone app on the HTC Desire C is a simple affair, with a dialler taking up the bottom half of the screen, with your recent calls list appearing above.
Starting tapping out a number or name and you'll realise the Desire C has smart dial, offering up contact suggestions from your address book – helping you get to the person you want quicker.
There's no front-facing camera on the Desire C, which means video calls are out of the question, but that's no surprise for a budget handset.
Call quality is perfectly acceptable, as it is with many-a mobile phone these days, and we didn't experience any issues during our tests.
The volume goes up high enough to hear your chums, even in noisy environments; however the speaker phone can experience distortion if turned up too loud.
Once in a call you have the option to toggle between the earpiece and the built in speaker phone, as well as muting your microphone and calling up the keyboard for those annoying automated systems.
We did not experience any issues with network coverage or connection, with the HTC Desire C able to keep us online in all our normal areas of coverage.


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He is an advisor to the Zap foundation and leads the blockchain departments of the Nordic IT Association and the European RegTech Association.
Peter has been in the Blockchain space since the beginning of the NYC Bitcoin Center and guest lectures at the IT Department of the Copenhagen Business School and the American University of Armenia.


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When the school and/or the family of a child has concerns that a child needs special attention for developmental or other reasons, a series of steps in which the family and the school work together are followed. Sometimes the family brings their concern to us before school begins or during the first fall conference. At other times it is the teacher who realizes during the assessment process that is linked with our curriculum that a child may need special resource attention. We share this information with the family and then work toward getting the help that together we think is necessary.
The preschool staff helps the family to identify and contact the necessary resources in the community. This could include further screening and assessment and contact with public and private special education programs. This is handled in a sensitive, supportive, confidential manner. Documentation will be provided with an explanation for the concern, and suggested next steps with information for resources will be included. Teachers meet with and work with whomever the parent selects to guide them in working with their child. This could include the public school system or private agencies. If an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is developed through the public school system, the teachers will work with the specialists to provide the plan in the classroom.


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A periodic feature of the Peabody Opera program is an event showcasing new operatic works written by Peabody composers, known as Opera Etudes. This year, composer Stephen Edwards contributed his work to the program: a one-act comic opera in three scenes reflecting on the disturbing and tragic life of (the title character) Typhoid Mary and Dr. George Soper, the discoverer of her condition. I was cast in the role of Dr. Soper, alongside my colleague Cynthia Elkins, who performed as "Typhoid" Mary Mallon. The production itself was immensely fun; Stephen Edwards' libretto was packed with delightful one-line zingers and chuckles. Learning the music of a composer-colleague as it was being written provided a unique challenge, one that, I believe, enhanced my musicianship and accelerated my growth as a performer by leaps and bounds. I hope to perform this work again, as it has proven to be a rich source of athleticism for mezzo voices!
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text: Share: Comments Print May 28, 2014 at 2:14 PM Apple confirms purchase of Beats for $3 billion Posted by Brier Dudley In a bid to freshen its music offerings, Apple today confirmed that it's buying Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 billion. Beats headphones displayed next to an iPod in a New York Apple store last month. Photo credit: Andrew Burton, Getty Images. "Music is such an important part of all of our lives and holds a special place within our hearts at Apple," Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, said in a release. "That's why we have kept investing in music and are bringing together these extraordinary teams so we can continue to create the most innovative music products and services in the world." A series of electronics companies have gravitated toward Beats not just for technology, but because of the promise that its brand and hip-hop pedigree will boost their cachet with young consumers. Beats, founded in 2008 by music industry icons Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, is known mostly for high-end headphones. The company also has a fledgling streaming music service that competes with Spotify and Seattle's Rhapsody. Beats also produces audio software used in Hewlett-Packard computers, Chrysler cars and older HTC phones. HTC went so far as to buy a majority stake in Beats in 2011, when Beats was valued at about $600 million. HTC sold back its shares over the past two years as the mobile phone maker's core business struggled. Apple's plans to buy Beats were first reported on May 8 by the Financial Times, which said at the time it was a $3.2 billion deal. Today Apple announced that it's paying $2.6 billion in cash plus $400 million that "will vest over time." It also said Iovine and Dr. Dre are joining the company. Apple bought an online music service called Lala in 2009 and shut it down the following year, but it apparently intends to continue offering the Beats subscription service. A document leaked in March suggested that Beats had just 110,000 paying subscribers. "The addition of Beats will make our music lineup even better, from free streaming with iTunes Radio to a world-class subscription service in Beats, and of course buying music from the iTunes Store as customers have loved to do for years," Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet software and services, said in the release. Apple's move could raise the profile of subscription services that charge monthly fees for access to large online music catalogs and perhaps lead to further acquisitions in the space. The deal will give Apple a larger share of the proceeds from the sale of high-end audio accessories used with its phones, music players and computers. Apple includes basic earbuds with its devices and sells higher-end headphones through its stores, including Beats headphones ranging in price from $170 to $380. Having a larger share of the accessories business could offset the continued decline of iPod sales and slowing sales of the iPad and iPhone. Apple finalized the deal in time for Cue to discuss it during his scheduled appearance tonight at the Code tech conference in California, and in time for Cook to discuss it at Apple's annual developer conference next week. Apple expects the deal to close in its fourth quarter ending in September, if it's approved by regulators. An image provided by Apple, via AP, showing Iovine, Cook, Dr. Dre and Cue at Apple headquarters: Comments | Topics: Apple, beats, digital music


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Polka Dotty
Hello, my dear friends! Do you feel sometimes, that fashion trends is like the scenery you see running along the same path everyday, that you anticipate to see the same general views again and again, when you look closely, however, there is always something new? The thought came to me yesterday as I was watching the Dior haute couture show, with a few strong polka dot looks at the beginning. Polka dots is hardly news on the fashion landscape, so what is new?
What is new with Dior haute couture spring 2018 has not much to do with polka dots, IMHO, Polka dot is just like the tulle that was prevalent through the show, It is unapologetically female, the way the garments are constructed, however, speaks lounder about what the look is about. I particularly like the whole collection's refrained elegance: primarily black and white, rounded shoulders and streamlined waist & hip. It is the boyish young girl figure we've seen in recent Dior collections under Maria Grazia Chiuri's art direction. Although there were not a whole lot of polka dot pieces to make this collection the ultimate polka dot collection, the ones in this collection are very strong. And I do see in general, 2018 will be the year of polka dots.
During my winter vacation in the south, I had the chance to sport my own polka dot outfit. The look is quite playful with ballooned sleeves, high slits and bouncy ruffled trims. It sure has that carefree island vibes, at the same time, the corset-like waist line keep the look from being too wild.
Since the outfit is entirely in polka dot print, I decided to keep the accessories simple with a little touch of color.
Many of us are iffy about mixing prints and patterns, but I want to stress it gain: prints (patterns) amplify each other. When mixed well, they create much bigger impact than just being alone. Image this outfit, without the top, or with just the skirt, it wouldn't be as fun and sartorial satisfying, would it?
My short-list of print (pattern) mix that guarantee to work:
- same print, different color
- same color, different scale
- same print, similar color
- different print, same color
Thank you so much for reading! I hope you will have more fun with prints (patterns)!
Outfit Details:
Jacquemus polka dot top <similar, on sale> ;
Caroline Constas polka dot skirt <red, on sale>;
Balenciaga sling-back pumps;
Cult Gaia acrylic bag <more colors & sizes here>;
Le Specs x Adam Selman sunglasses;
Gucci ring;