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We Have to Save Net Neutrality (And Burger King Nails Why)
The Federal Communications Commission voted in December to undo net neutrality, a set of Obama-era rules that regulate the businesses that connect consumers to the internet, according to the New York Times. Though the vote is done, lawmakers have already begun to draft measures to save net neutrality in their states (Slate has that story).
But with so many changes on the verge of affecting how we navigate the web, many people still don't know what exactly net neutrality is. (No shame here, it's confusing!) Bottom line: It could slow your load times and streaming immensely based on how much you pay. In other words, the buffering logo could appear a lot more, and we all love that SO MUCH.
Enter Burger King. Yes, the fast food burger chain. They created a genius way of explaining how net neutrality might work—using their trademark Whopper. It's been viewed nearly 800,000 times so far. Check it out below and write to your senator to save net neutrality.


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Crime - Sacto 911
Ex-Roseville insurance agent sentenced for stealing school employees' identities
A former Roseville insurance agent, accused of stealing the identities of school district employees in 13 California counties, has been sentenced to three years and four months in state prison.
Magaly Morales, 51, pleaded guilty to forgery, identity theft and aggravated white collar crime enhancement for losses of more than $100,000, according to a California Department of Insurance news release. She was sentenced March 24.
Morales, who also used the alias Magaly Egas, was arrested in December 2014 on multiple felony counts for submitting 299 fraudulent annuity applications and collecting more than $230,000 in advanced commissions, authorities said.
As a licensed insurance agent for Great American Life Insurance Co., Morales gained access to policyholders' data from 2009 to 2011. She used her authority as an agent to steal information from school district employees from 13 counties, including Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yolo, Solano, Calaveras, San Joaquin and Shasta. The largest number of victims were in San Joaquin County, authorities said.
Using the stolen identities, Morales submitted annuity applications to Life Insurance Co. of the Southwest and received advanced commissions on annuity policies for people who had no idea they owned such policies.
Authorities said the identity theft victims did not have to pay any premiums on the fraudulent policies that resulted form Morales' illegal activity.
Since Jan. 15, Morales has not been licensed to conduct insurance transactions in California, according to the Department of Insurance.
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by Tyler Durden on 02/10/2010
It is not a secret to anyone who has been closely following the FDIC's quasi criminal bank takeover practices over the past year, that acquirors of failed banks end up receiving a massive and risk-free gift in the form of taxpayer benefits via the FDIC when it comes to funding losses on a given bank acquisition. Should there be a short sale resulting in a loss to the full principal (not the cost basis mind you)? Not to worry, Sheila Bair is there to hand out taxpayer money to the hedge funds/banks owning the newly transferred assets. A recent example of this was the glaring insider trading which preceded the acquisition of failed AmTrust Bank by New York Community Bancorp, in which both NYB and those who bought calls in advance of information being made public, made massive illegal profits. And as the SEC continues to pretend like this episode never happened, we remind the intellectually subprime Mary Schapiro to finally pursue those involved, and will continue doing so for as long as it takes. But back to the FDIC: the folks at Think Big Work Small have compiled a terrific video detailing exactly how several hedge funds, currently owners of recently created shell holding company OneWest Bank, are picking apart the carcass of failed IndyMac, all the while encouraging short sales (instead of loan mods) as only that way do they get to benefit fully from the taxpayer funded FDIC loss-share arrangements which makes the IndyMac transaction an immediate slam dunk for everyone involved…except America's taxpayers, and the FDIC's ever depleting DIF reserve.
As the authors appropriately title the video, this is indeed a slap in our face. And this goes on every single bailout Friday when the FDIC continues handing out billions of dollars under the guise of "loss sharing" arrangements, which is simply a guaranteed profit from the acquirors' cost basis to 90% of the original loan value: an instantaneous 30% risk free IRR.
Full must watch video after the link (click on the icon below).
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I guess the idea of this poster is to draw attention to the 3D effect but still produce a creepy poster that feels like the poster for a serious horror movie. I like the idea, but I'm not sure the execution works all that well. The 3D aspect is much more muted than it was in the last poster, but when compared to modern horror posters I don't think this comes out as particularly scary. the poster ends up being neither here nor there.
So, what should they do different to sell this movie? I'm not sure. I really don't know how you sell a 3D horror movie well. I'm not even sure you can. Is this something people are really interested in? If so, who exactly? And why? I don't know the answer to any of these questions, and that makes it hard for me to think of a good marketing strategy.
If 3D does indeed become a a normal way of seeing films, and that does seem likely, we will eventually come to a better understanding of how to market these films, and we will probably develop a whole visual vocabulary from which to draw from which is relevant to this day and age. But right now, and for at least the next couple of years, I think we will see a lot of trial and error. Emphasis on the error.


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The C-way Sound executive has decided, reluctantly, to postpone the June show to a later date.
President Ron Symington indicated that numerous factors were involved, but the chief reason was that so many members have been away this winter that the show committee felt it was too far behind to do justice to the venue and audience expectations.
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Obama taps ex-Clinton budget guru Lew to run his budget
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama reached Tuesday for the nostalgia of long-gone Clinton-era budget surpluses to soothe debt-weary voters, choosing a Clinton budget veteran to run the White House budget office.
Obama nominated Jacob Lew as his new director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, returning Lew to the job he held under former President Bill Clinton from 1998 to 2001.
Lew's tenure as budget director coincided with the last time the U.S. government had a budget surplus, a fact that Obama stressed Tuesday in a message aimed at voters who've grown anxious about soaring budget deficits and debt under Obama's watch.
"If there was a hall of fame for budget directors, then Jack Lew surely would have earned a place for his service in that role under President Clinton, when he helped balance the federal budget after years of deficits," Obama said at the White House.
"When Jack left that post at the end of the Clinton administration, he handed the next administration a record $236 billion budget surplus. The day I took office eight years later, America faced a record $1.3 trillion deficit."
The deficit has grown even more since he took office — to $1.41 trillion last year and $1.5 trillion this year, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Under Obama's proposed spending plan, the deficit would decline to $1.34 trillion next year. It would go down to $724 billion in fiscal 2014, then start rising again, topping $1 trillion a year by 2019.
Obama's asked a bipartisan commission to find ways to restrain those deficits. That panel hopes to make recommendations in December.
Lew, 55, also will play a major role in drafting the president's next budget proposal due in February, and in helping the commission and the president sell deficit-cutting recommendations to Congress. He replaces Peter Orszag, who resigned.
Lew has a deep resume:
- He was a top policy adviser to former House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill. D-Mass., on a bipartisan agreement to shore up Social Security in 1983;
Despite his track record and Obama's assurances, times were vastly different in the late 1990s.
"He was budget director at a wonderful time for the budget," said Robert Bixby, director of the Concord Coalition, a budget watchdog group. "The Redskins brought back (ex-coach) Joe Gibbs, but it didn't mean they were gong to win the Super Bowl. Things change."
Indeed, the economy is much different now.
Then, a booming economy sent rising tax revenues to Washington. Now, slight improvements in the fiscal outlook — the current year deficit is $81 billion lower than last year's at the nine-month mark — don't change the fact that a deep recession sapped tax revenues while two wars and a recession prompted big increases in spending.
The political environment also is far different.
Then, after a nasty budget fight resulted in a shutdown of the government, a centrist Democratic White House agreed with a Republican Congress to rein in spending. Now, a liberal president is at odds with a Democratic Congress over spending, and Republicans oppose almost everything Obama proposes.
"He did a great job at OMB last time," said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
"But he'll have to grit his teeth and show some negotiating skills. He faces two parties that are not yet showing a willingness to embrace the kinds of policies that are necessary."
Does world agreement to halve deficits fix things or worsen them?
Deficit worries trump fears of new recession at G20 summit
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I had broken my Unibody MacBook screen and took the opportunity to replace it with a matte screen, via TechRestore. I loved the improvement, as I dislike glossiness in almost every context. Even my car is painted matte!
Anyways, I stupidly broke the glass on my 3G iPad1 today and want to replace the glass with a "matte" version... Is there anything like this anywhere?
I know I can get a film or what not, but it's just not as satisfying. So far, I've found a steady stream of probably-good-enough faux-OEM glass panels on eBay starting at $50 each (with the hilariously name spooge tool, included!)
But they're all glossy!! I hate the gloss!!
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Hurricane Sandy absolutely swamped New Jersey when it hit in 2012. To protect against future severe storms, MIT CAU + ZUS + URBANISTEN designed the New Meadowlands project to transform and protect the Meadowlands basin and expand current marshland restoration efforts. The team proposed a system of berms and marshes that would protect the land from ocean surges. They would also be used for rainwater collection and would help reduce sewer overflows in nearby towns. The project won first prize at this year's Rebuild By Design competition, and the team was awarded $150 million to implement their groundbreaking solutions.
New Meadowlands from Rebuild by Design on Vimeo.
The Meadowband frames Meadowpark and acts as protection against floods and provides a connection between towns and wetlands. It aims to combine transport, ecology and development. The team proposed shifting land-use zoning form suburban to more urban so that the Meadowband could include multi-story residential opportunities.
Related: Rebuild By Design Competition Winners Announced – $1 Billion Awarded to Protect East Coast From Future Storms
The team has identified three pilot areas within the framework of New Meadowlands where the first projects should be located. On the north side, this includes parts of Little Ferry, Moonachie, Carlstadt, Teterboro and South Hackensack, while the southern part includes South Kearny and the western waterfront of Jersey City.


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What you need:
- Card stock cut into long 12" strips. The larger and longer the strip the larger the rosette. Here I used 1 inch strips.
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I used Martha Stewart Embossed Trefoil Heart Edge Punch Cloudy Edger Craft 42-40020, punched both sides of the strip, overlapped ends to form circle and glued.
Accordion fold bending down between heart segments and the folding heart segment in half up. Form a tight circle by pushing circle flat bringing center together. Punch two circles and place one on each side of center of circle using hot glue gun. Glue center embellishment in place.


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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 1:00 pm on 25th October 2005.
(1)After section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 (right of abode) insert—
"2ADeprivation of right of abode
(1)The Secretary of State may by order remove from a specified person a right of abode in the United Kingdom which he has under section 2(1)(b).
(2)The Secretary of State may make an order under subsection (1) in respect of a person only if the Secretary of State thinks that it would be conducive to the public good for the person to be excluded or removed from the United Kingdom.
(3)An order under subsection (1) may be revoked by order of the Secretary of State.
(4)While an order under subsection (1) has effect in relation to a person—
(a)section 2(2) shall not apply to him, and
(b)any certificate of entitlement granted to him shall have no effect."
(2)In section 82(2) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) (right of appeal: definition of immigration decision) after paragraph (ia) insert—
"(ib)a decision to make an order under section 2A of that Act (deprivation of right of abode),".'.—[Mr. McNulty.]


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The Washington Post features a short slideshow of photographs taken in the Um Kulthum Cafe in Baghdad by Andrea Bruce. Unfortunately, the number (and choice) of photographs is insufficient to give the viewers the "feel" of an Arab cafe...the raucous atmosphere, the sense of family between the regular patrons, the sound of dominoes and backgammon, the smoky atmosphere, etc.
However, the most grievous omission made by whoever produced the slideshow is in not clarifying that Um Kulthum, the nightingale of the Arab world, was Egyptian. As it stands, the impression is left that since the Iraqi cafe is named after her, that she was an Iraqi...and that is blasphemy! Almost like saying that Elvis was Canadian...or English...or Australian...etc.
The few captions in the slideshow do not mention that Um Kulthum, the singer, was the unifying voice in the Arab world in an era of ardent nationalism. I recall that when Um Kulthum held her concerts, Cairo (and possibly the rest of Egypt, and indeed the Arab world) would come to a standstill.
Imagine how much this slideshow would improve if the producer & photographer got their facts right, had the sense of adding more pictures and a snippet or two of Um Kulthum's singing??? Too bad. A neophyte could have done much better.
Note: My thanks to Mike Morones for pointing out an accompanying article by Andrea Bruce which gives some background to the Um Kulthum Cafe slideshow, and which does mention that the singer is indeed Egyptian.


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10 Ways to Help Your School-Age Child Develop a "Reading Brain"May 31, 2016
Unlike speaking and listening, reading is not a hard-wired human ability. It needs to be explicitly taught, but its complexities are often taken for granted. This is not so for parents of children who struggle with the process, however. What can we do as parents to develop proficient readers at home? And what happens when these things don't work? Read the advice from Dr. Paula Tallal, world-recognized authority on language-learning disabilities.
3 New Research Findings on Fast ForWordMay 17, 2016
Fast ForWord is one of the most researched reading interventions ever created, but what are researchers saying about it lately? Here are three takeaways (translated from neuroscience-speak into terms you can understand) that have practical application for those interested in improving skills for those with dyslexia, auditory processing, language and reading issues.
Poverty's Effect on Working MemoryMay 3, 2016
Sometimes it's easy to think a child isn't paying attention because they're being defiant, or dare we say it - "lazy"? This is usually not the case, especially for children from poverty, and it behooves us to understand better what's happening in their brains. Read Dr. Eric Jensen's poignant and timely messages about how to help students from poverty build the skillls that will break the cycle of underachievement.


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Celine Dion cancels Vegas performances
Celine Dion has canceled her Las Vegas shows into next spring.
The Canadian singer, a longtime headliner at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, made the decision due to her husband's cancer, according to a statement from Caesars that was also posted on Dion's website. Her husband, Rene, who is also her manager, had a cancerous tumor removed in December.
"I want to devote every ounce of my strength and energy to my husband's healing, and to do so, it's important for me to dedicate this time to him and to our children,'' she said.
The statement also notes that Dion has had her own health issues recently -- inflammation in her throat muscles -- that forced the cancellation of recent shows. Her last Las Vegas performance was July 29.
Dion, who started her latest Las Vegas run in early 2011, had about 40 shows scheduled at Caesars through March 22, including New Year's Eve. In the statement, she apologized to fans for the inconvenience.
Caesars said ticket holders will receive refunds but not compensation for any hotel and travel expenses tied to visits to Las Vegas to see the show. Those who bought tickets with a credit card will see a refund on the card, while those who paid cash need to present the tickets at the original point of purchase.
Caesars said in a separate statement that it will seek other bookings for the Colosseum during Dion's absence but that is too early to comment on any candidates.
The news about Dion comes as country singer Shania Twain nears the end of her two-year residency at Caesars. Last month, Twain announced a final run of shows later this year.
Elton John and Rod Stewart also have standing shows at Caesars. Dion was the original resident, with The Colosseum essentially built for her first run, which began in March 2003 and ended in December 2007.
Today, Las Vegas has plenty of stars in residence, including Britney Spears, who began a lineup of shows at Planet Hollywood late last year.


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We have put together a team of compassionate & experienced professionals to take care of our patients, who have had a number of unfortunate, physical & emotional, losses. These losses can make them feel lonely, sad, anxious, dejected & even angry. One of our challenges is to help them deal with these feelings and help them become more comfortable in their lives.
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We get it done naturally! Quality since the idea.
Germantown & School House Farmers Market
The Germantown & School House Farmers Market, operated by The Food Trust, is open Thursdays, 3-7 p.m., June-October 2018 at Germantown Avenue & E. School House Lane.
Germantown Espresso Bar
Super awesome cafe that wants to be friends with the whole neighborhood and keep them caffeinated!
About Germantown
Nestled in the northwest section of Philadelphia, Germantown is a neighborhood steeped in history, well known for its historical attractions and Quaker roots. In addition to the neighborhood's extraordinary historic houses, destinations, and museums – from the first-ever American protest against slavery to a key battle site during the American Revolution – Germantown is also home to a rich arts community and growing cultural scene. Many businesses, small shops, and restaurants line the neighborhood's main streets.
Just six miles from Philadelphia City Hall, this neighborhood has a character that is completely its own.
Germantown Avenue, also known as "The Great Road," follows an Indian path from the Delaware River.
The first written protest against slavery was written in 1688 at the corner of Germantown Ave & Wister St.
Pioneering free jazz musician Sun Ra moved his band The Arkestra from New York City to Germantown in 1968 and never left.
Germantown was an independent municipality until 1854, when it became part of the City of Philadelphia.
During the Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic in 1793, President George Washington and his cabinet moved to Germantown.
Germantown Avenue is part of the Colonial Germantown National Historic District, the longest National Historic District in the U.S.


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Get to know the gals behind Currently Reading
Oh, hey! We're Kaytee & Meredith. Grab a cup of coffee and let's talk books!
Wondering what we're currently reading?
Listen to our podcast to find out, and find links to each book in the show notes!
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See our top picks—from picture books and series to audio books and more.


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... it was a Good Day.
For some reason yesterday was a really good day. I got to have lunch with Neil Gaiman, chat with John Battelle after his talk, and meet Dr. Schmidt and AmitP.
Traffic kinda sucked on the way home, but I'm in the middle of a fantastic audiobook so it was bearable. Had dinner with Natalie, and spent the evening chatting with Dom 'n Mer while Jerry and Macky had fun.
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Simple Red Wine Vinaigrette
This vinaigrette is easy to make, and has a little kick at the end from the dijon mustard. If you like, you can use finely-chopped shallots in place of the garlic powder, which lends great flavor. If you're feeling really adventurous, you can try substituting minced garlic instead, which will make the dressing a bit fiery!
1/2 cup cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. dijon mustard
dash of sea salt & freshly-ground pepper
Combine all ingredients in a mason jar with lid (or similar jar) and shake very well to combine. Taste a little bit and adjust the seasonings to suit your taste, as needed. Good to know: when olive oil is refrigerated, it will solidify, so you can't just pull the jar out of the fridge and pour this vinaigrette onto salads. Opinion is mixed about how long homemade vinaigrettes can be safely left out on the counter, so please use your own judgement.


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Charlie Sheen has ignored a court-appointed gag order and blasted officials at Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in an online rant.
Earlier this month, a judge warned the actor that he could face jail time if he violated an order relating to his ongoing custody battle with his ex-wife Brooke Mueller and spoke publicly about the case or the reality TV star's drug use.
He tested the ruling on 8 November when he attacked DCFS bosses after they approved plans for his former brother-in-law, Scott Mueller, to take over as temporary guardian of the actor's twin sons.
In a Twitter.com rant, he wrote, "so lemme see if I got this straight. my twin boys are now in harms way and in grave danger. being 'raised' by a gaggle of incompetent and lascivious marionettes all ruled and fooled by an adderol (sic) snorting husk called Brooke. and guess what CPS and 'I'm Italian' judge anus-brain, you may have gagged me temporarily, but mark my unspoken words, anything happens to my boys, and you will know get to know me, know who I truly am, a loving father. tag – I'm it."
He later added, "and if this means being jailed for loving and trying to protect my children, then go for it. I have as many friends on the inside as i do out here. my passion WILL NOT be silenced. you are all now standing in my way. I'd recommend a shift in your geography."
The outspoken star escaped legal action following that tweet, and took aim at the DCFS officials again on Tuesday, using cryptic alternative acronyms for the agency.
He wrote, "Dungeness Crab Fo Shizzle. Dooshes Can't Foil Sheen. Disengaging Charlie Feels Safe. Deny Completely Forensic Stats."
Mueller lost custody of the four-year-old twins she shares with Sheen in May, following a drugs raid on her home.
She subsequently checked in to a rehab facility and Sheen's other ex-wife Denise Richards took the boys in. She gave up caring for the twins last month after claiming they had become unruly and had started to bully her daughters and pick on the family pets. She urged DCFS bosses to consider having the boys evaluated for behavioral issues.
The twins' uncle has moved in to his sister's former home to care for her sons as she attempts to to regain custody.
A judge has yet to comment on Sheen's latest rant.
Charlie Sheen has ignored a court-appointed gag order and blasted officials at Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in an online rant.


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The man leading Dundee's decommissioning jobs drive has accused the Scottish Government of endangering the city's efforts by "throwing taxpayers' money" at their rivals.
The SNP administration announced an investment in Shetland's Dales Voe after designating it the "optimal UK location" for breaking up North Sea platforms.
Callum Falconer, the chief executive of Dundeecom, said the city's bid "may well be compromised by this uneven playing field that is being created by the government".
"We are really creating a decommissioning-ready city in Dundee and this is all on the back of private enterprise," he said.
"Meanwhile in Shetland the government is throwing taxpayers' money at other facilities and showcasing them as the place to go.
"Private enterprise is being compromised by frivolous spending of public money on a facility that probably won't produce anything like the return it will need to justify this huge investment.
"Everybody in Dundee is investing their time and their money and then what happens? The government and the Oil and Gas Authority go off on their own little frolic – and say 'actually this (Shetland) is where you should be doing your businesses'."
Decommissioning is the dismantling of oil and gas installations and could bring hundreds of jobs to the city.
The emerging North Sea sector could be worth £40 billion between now and 2040, although most of that will be for offshore work such as removing pipelines.
A Scottish Government spokesman said: "We support the ambitions of Dundee as a location for decommissioning.
"The market is diverse and includes smaller platforms, subsea infrastructure and floating infrastructure that does not require a deep-water port."


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Stitching in the sunshine
Ok, I take it back about yellow. At the end of my last post I said that if you buy yellow thread you're hardly ever likely to use it. This post disproves all that I guess. Also, I really love that golden sunshine yellow, purely because it reminds me of sunny days, so lord knows what I was thinking. Sorry about that.
I had a little adventure last weekend. A friend and I rented a cottage for a couple of days. I arrived with a sewing machine, cutting board, various yarns, half a monkey's head and wine. She arrived with weaving, fabric, different yarns – and scones and clotted cream. To be frank, I'm not sure its possible to arrive armed with anything better! We had a lovely weekend where she conquered (I think) her fear of sewing machines, and I made myself do some embroidery – and finish the monkey. This is our little front room – and on the sofa you'll spot a blanket beautifully crocheted by my friend's mum, which came along for the ride. (I can see where my friend gets her super-neat and even stitches from.)
I decided to fill the middle of the wreath (pattern link) I'd tatted with french knots. The joy of a cottage in the country complete with wi-fi means a quick look on You Tube and you're off in no time. Then I kind of carried on – and actually I think, got carried away. I added the pink on a whim – the skeins of yellow and pink looked so good (and clashy) next to each other that I thought it would be alright. I think it's a bit too much in reality, perhaps sticking with the yellow and blue alone would've been better? I dunno.
It's all pretty messy, but I quite like the mix of embroidery and tatting, so I'll try it again I think. This is the size 50 tatting thread. I think it works well for this kind of thing. I usually tat with size 80, but I think that could be too small. We'll soon find out as I'm halfway through another version of this wreath.
This was the other option incidentally. I crocheted this rose ages ago, I think with DMC Perlé thread and found it in a jar! Good colour match, but I thought it really was Time To Tackle Embroidery. (That said, it looks rather tasteful by comparison. Oh well.)
The monkey in question arrived as a head and left as a fully formed monkey. It was him that took most of the time, to be honest – it's amazing how long thy really take VS how long you *think* they take. I couldn't get his mouth right AT ALL. This is probably the 4th or 5th mouth. In the end I used some linen thread, which was a bit random, but I'd tried embroidery thread and wool and both of them looked awful. Now he's done, I think he's quite sweet:
He looks kind of hopeful I think. I've said it before, and will no doubt say it again, but the placement of the mouth and eyes is everything when it comes to toys. Get that right and I swear it's half the battle. And that's a knitted scarf! The first ever scarf I've knitted for one of my toys. This monkey is a gift for my friend's daughter who is one year old this week. She's the one I crocheted a blanket for a year ago. I mentioned that it might be an idea for him to sit on the shelf for a bit, as I'm not sure how he'll take to being chewed, but we'll see 🙂
Right. Better get on with the weekend. Enjoy yours!
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Tags: amigurumi, crochet, embroidery, knitting, linen, sewing, tatting
32 Responses to "Stitching in the sunshine"
I love monkey's knitted scarf (and obviously monkey too), and I'm sure he'll be much loved as either shelf-dweller or chew toy 🙂
And I love the colours in the tatting. In the photos it doesn't look like it's too much at all. I like the combination of the two elements – embroidery and tatting – too, it'll be interesting to see where you take it next. I'm sure it'll be beautiful whatever you do.
Also, I demand you use sentences that include "half a monkey's head and wine" in them more often. Conjures up such wonderful imagery 🙂
What a cute monkey! So far I have resisted the pull of amigurumi, but I'm not sure how much longer I will succeed! The combination of embroidery and tatting is quite lovely as well. I think the colors all work well together – it's such a happy sunny piece! A long time ago I remember seeing a combination of tatting and silk ribbon embroidery. It was very cute! Unfortunately I no longer recall where I saw it, not that it really matters since I don't do silk ribbon embroidery.
I'm so glad you posted the photo of the monkey. When I first read the post I was pretty worried about what you meant by "half a monkey's head." I was much relieved to see the photo.
Beautiful! I love your motif combined with embroidery… and your monkeys are really great too!
Hi, I've just been making this again (your version) and was wondering how you'd done the centre rings… it's not a SCMR is it? Yet you have the shape as if you did…
This is sooo pretty!!
Happy Stitching
Love the monkey, the motif with the stitching is brilliant


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One year ago today, the S&P index closed at its lowest level since September 1996, down 57% from the market peak reached on October 2007.
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At the forefront of the gains among the ten major S&P sectors, financial stocks are up the most, rising 115%, followed by consumer discretionary and industrial companies, with gains of 99% and 94%, respectively.
Out of the major US indices, the rally has been led by technology stocks, with the NASDAQ Composite up 84% since the close on March 9, 2009, and the Russell 2000 Index, a measure of small-cap companies, advancing 94%.
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- S&P 500 Percent Change Since March 9, 2009: 68%
- Index components' overall average gain: 117%
- Number of companies trading up : 490
- Median gain: 85%
- Number of companies trading down: 10
- Median loss: 6%
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- Nasdaq 100 percent change since March 9, 2009: 81%
- Index components' overall average gain: 105%
- Number of companies trading up: 99
- Median Gain: 79%
- Apollo Group is the only company in the red since March 2009
Dow Jones Industrial Average
- Dow percent change since March 9, 2009: 61%
- Index components' overall average gain: 88%
- Number of companies trading up: 30
- Median gain: 77%
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The following post was written by my mom about her mom, my grandmother. Her story gives us a glimpse into the eternal purposes of the Almighty God as we consider suffering in this world. Why must we suffer? And why does God stay His healing, when we know He could change our suffering in an instant? His reasons are often deep and far beyond our comprehension, but there are some tangible reasons we can grasp.
My mama was a tennis player in high school and college. I have heard stories that her high school science students loved her as a teacher. She could play the violin beautifully. She loved to work with her hands, so if she saw a broken bicycle, for instance, she fixed it. Her parents had three girls, but she was her daddy's 'boy' because she loved to learn everything he would teach her. She loved the Lord above all.
I will never forget the Sunday I found my mother sitting on the side of her bed with tears in her eyes. My daddy was the pastor of a thriving Baptist church in Arkansas, and my mama was loved by everyone. She suffered from crippling Rheumatoid Arthritis that made it very difficult for her to get around, and she needed help to stand. Everyone admired her beautiful smile and the grace with which she handled the painful disease that could not be hidden from the congregation.
Earlier on this particular Sunday, she'd sat in the worship service among women that were her friends, the mothers of my close friends. They were all deacons' wives and active in the church, school and community. They loved mama but they couldn't begin to understand her thoughts. She wanted to be able to get up, walk over, and welcome a guest. She wanted to be able to hold the hymnal on her own, but it had become too heavy for her arthritic hands. She wanted to be able to stand and sing praises. She loved to sing. She wanted to see where her children were sitting and check to make sure we were behaving.
When I found mama with tears falling from her eyes after church that Sunday, I went quickly to see what was wrong. I'll always remember her response: "Oh, I was just feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't stand like...(naming her friends)...could during church."
This memory is engraved in my mind because that was the only time I ever heard my mother feel sorry for herself, ever. I was in high school at the time this took place. At this point, she still had both legs. She had not yet battled breast cancer. Her fingers were still somewhat useful, and her shoulder and elbow joints were fluid. Her skin was healthy, absent of the horrendous bed sores that would someday come.
A few years later, her right leg would be taken off above the knee in order to save her life. A few years later, her hands would become disfigured from the ravages of Rheumatoid Arthritis. A few years later, she would choose to have a radical mastectomy in order to save her life from the cancer raging in her breasts. A few years later, her shoulder and elbow joints would become frozen in place, rendering her unable to do simples tasks like brushing her hair or teeth or feeding herself efficiently.
My mother had a very hard life. Were there any answers to prayers for healing? Yes and no. Yes, the doctors got all the cancer when she had breast cancer. Yes, her life was spared several times when she could have died. No, her leg was not saved. No, surgeries to straighten her fingers with metal pins did not work. No, countless drugs to help the arthritis did not work. We never saw her arthritic joints healed. We never saw her rise up and walk.
Yet we did see miracles in my mama's life, although many of them were not outward, physical miracles that we so often prayed. The greatest miracle was that she rejoiced in her Lord and Savior. While I have one memory of my mama in a place of self-pity (which, given her circumstances, is actually understandable to most), I have more memories of her praising the Lord, even in her suffering. She continuously gave thanks to Him, even as her body was ravaged by disease.
Mama was never able to change a diaper of any of her nine grandchildren, nor rock them and put them down for a nap. She was never able to bake special cookies for them or go outside and help them learn to ride a bicycle. Yet her grandchildren never noticed that her physical limitations were cheating them of an authentic grandmother-grandchild relationship. She was never too busy for them. She conducted herself in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ, even as she was bound to a wheelchair and had difficulties holding her grandchildren. She listened intently to the words of each grandchild. She sang to them. She laughed when they laughed. She hurt with them when they hurt. She loved each one unconditionally. Her legacy lives as a testimony of the grace of Jesus, even when physical healing never came.
I don't remember a time in my life when my mother was not affected by crippling arthritis. There were countless times I would look over at her disfigured hands in church or at home, and my heart would literally ache because I had gotten so used to how her hands looked that I had forgotten the discomfort she felt.
Why didn't God heal her? I don't know. All through her life prayers were lifted up for her healing. Could He have healed her? Yes, He could have, without a doubt. But I have come to understand some things. God loves us whether He heals in this life or in life after we step into eternity. My mama's joy in life and her grace-suffering had a greater impact on who I am today because of how she acted even when He did not heal her. Her grace-suffering affected her husband, family, grandchildren, church members, neighbors, and many others.
I am watching some close friends right now go through some very difficult times of suffering in their hearts as a family member suffers with a debilitating disease. Another family suffers as a student I taught in elementary school recently had a stroke at the age of 16. He is undergoing intense therapy to regain speech and physical rehabilitation. Suffering is all around us, and it often does not make sense. Christians are not going to be immune suffering, either. Why should we be?
How can non-Christians learn about the joy of Christ in difficult circumstances unless they see it lived out in His children?
When there is no earthly healing physically and pain is constant, as children of the Most High God, we can hold on to the promise of Job 23: 10, with joy and say,
"But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold."


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VLOG: produce run & banana ice cream/
here's a super late VLOG! or whatever! few things to note before viewing:
- this was like my 4th attempt recording the banana ice cream process.... and i still failed #sodone
- i went from morning bootcamp straight to a Women's Health Symposium (Pink Goes Red), then came home to record immediately while i still had daylight; please excuse and forgive the rachetness that is my hair
- i really am cock and crossed eyed sometimes
- that's cool
- avocado hair mask recipe: 1 ripe avocado, 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp honey. mix; slather all over hair, cover, sit under dry for 15 min. rinse.
- ordering an external microphone ASAP. i know/hear what i'm saying...but you prolly don't. lol
- this was fun
- enjoy
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MITRA Music For Nepal - New Track contributed by Seb Rochford and myself
Released on 15 September 2015 via Sub Culture Records on all digital channels, a 75 track compilation, "MITRA Music For Nepal", where all the money coming in goes straight to rebuilding the country of Nepal after the earthquakes there! Please buy it! Your money will go towards rebuilding lives, and you get an amazing new playlist of some pretty incredible compositions and performances. Anni Hogan and Cathy O'Dowd, I salute you!


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Love, the eternal bliss of all times. Everyone experiences love in one form or the other. It is one of the few good things that anyone can no one can actually hate. A deep profound and selfless care for someone, is an enormous feeling. Sometimes love can be so overwhelming it can simply stun you. The following love quotes express the same limitless of love. They strive to make us re-live the magic that we ones witness but now have forgotten due to some reason.
Come let us read these beauty heart felt love quotes again and again and try to remember our dearest ones and cherish the memories we have and try our best to create many more lovable memories to last for many lifetimes.


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Alciato's Book of Emblems
Emblem 192
That respect is to be sought in marriage
When he burns with love, the viper stands at the shore of the ocean, and from his stomach vomits dreadful poison. Then he sends abroad noisy hisses, to attract the murena fish. But the murena at the very same time desires the caresses of her mate. The greatest respect is due to the marriage chamber: each spouse owes allegiance to the other.


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Hello, Readers!
I'm so excited for what is coming up next. I can feel the story coming together and have laid out a good portion of the work now. I've also experienced that lag in energy that comes where I need a few days of extreme relaxation. As odd as that sounds, that usually occurs right before I take on a huge project.
It is generally a by-product of my brain never resting. Even when I try to sleep at night my brain continues to work. It creates extremely vivid dreams and I wake up feeling as exhausted as I went to bed. While it can be an irritating part of the process from time to time, it is still part of it. After writing so many books I recognize now that this is a sign that I'm fixing to dive right back into writing another novel.
I'm hoping over the course of the next few months to get this novel's first draft laid down. While I'm sure I'll run into hiccups along the way as always I will push through them. This will be an interesting journey and one that I'm looking forward to.
On the Malevolent Mind's front, it is still selling and has garnered another five-star review, which I'm very excited about. If you are interested in looking inside of the novel to judge on rather it is even a novel or writing style you would be interested in, you can read parts of it through the look inside feature on Amazon. Or if you own Kindle Unlimited it is part of that as well.
Now, it is time to dive into my upcoming novel and see where the journey takes me. Remember to L.O.L. (Live it, Own it, Love it) or it isn't worth doing.


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Determination of HER-2 status on FNAC material from breast carcinomas using in situ hybridization with dual chromogen visualization with silver enhancement (dual SISH)
Elsa Beraki, Torill Sauer
Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Ulleval, N-0424 Oslo, Norway
Correspondence Address:Torill SauerDepartment of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Ulleval, N-0424 Oslo NorwaySource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheck7DOI: 10.4103/1742-6413.70968
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During the last years, HER-2 status kits and protocols for chromogen visualization of hybridization signals have come on the market. The first generation using chromogen visualization used single color probes. The second generation, now emerging on the market, uses dual chromogen visualization. The aim of this study has been to test a new dual color chromogen kit (Ventana INFORM HER2 Dual Colour ISH Roche® ) and compare the results with our in-house method(s). The material consisted primarily of cytological material from invasive breast carcinomas in 49 women. Dual SISH was done on all 49 cytological and histological specimens. The histological specimens were treated according to the manufacturer's recommendations. The procedure was modified in several steps in order to adapt it to the cytological material. Hybridization failed in two cytological specimens. Dual SISH showed concordant results on cytological and histological material as to amplified/not amplified. The included cases had the same HER-2 expression in the invasive and the in situ components on histology. Four IDC showed HER-2 amplification (8.5%). Polysomy was found in two cases. All dual SISH results except for one concurred with the results of the in-house method(s) (1/47=2.1%). The dual SISH is suitable for cytological examination of HER-2 status. The protocol must be optimized for cytological material.
Keywords: Breast carcinoma, dual SISH, fine needle aspiration cytology, HER-2, in situ hybridization, liquid based material


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Yesterday, the Internet kind of broke when Lucasfilm released the new trailer for the upcoming film, The Last Jedi. You can watch the teaser in its all-too-short glory below:
With little surprise, the internet did what it does best after that: Watched it obsessively and critiqued/gleaned every nuanced second of it. i09 compiled one of my favorite lists of reveals from the trailer, that you can read about here.
They also released the new cover art for the movie, prompting its own questions. Why are Luke and Rey red? Why does their lightsaber transition from blue to red? Does Rey become a Jedi? What does this mean compared to the quote in the trailer, "I know only one truth: It's time for the Jedi to end?"
How does all of this fit into the recent revelation that Thrawn is in Rebels? Will he get a head nod in the post-Trilogy canon as well as the pre-Trilogy? What does all of this mean!?


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- Synthesize the data they collect and the features they observe in order to interpret the paleogeographic history of the Ithaca area.
- Communicate their results in written form to a non-technical audience.
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- Locate themselves on a topographic map.
- Learn to recognize geologically significant features within a mass of gray sedimentary rock (e.g. ripples and sole marks).
- Use a Brunton compass to make measurements of strike (joint planes) and trend (sole marks).
- Plot directional data in support of paleogeographic analysis.
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Andrea Maesani, PhD
Andrea is an enthusiastic engineer, scientist, and entrepreneur. He holds a MSc in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a PhD in artificial intelligence from EPFL. He has more than 10 years of experience in software engineering, and during his research he acquired a wide expertise in artificial intelligence, robotics, computational neuroscience, and neuroprosthetics for stroke rehab. Andrea is shaping Intento's core technology to bring on the market an effective, evidence-based solution for rehabilitation.


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I saw this about a week ago. It showed different types of quilts by their common names, such as 9-patch, pinwheel, etc. I've searched and reviewed the different parts of the board but can't find it.
The person who posted the link to the post commented on how great it was that all the patterns were in one place.
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Enjoy the wonderful delights of Manly, from iconic Manly Beach and breathtaking views from North Head to delicious waterside places to eat and fun family activities. Begin your discovery with a ferry ride from Circular Quay across sparkling Sydney Harbour, one of the world's great natural harbours.
The ferry is only 30 minutes, even quicker on a fast ferry. At Manly Wharf you'll find charming bars, cafes and restaurants. Between May and November, whale-watching cruises such as Manly Ocean Adventures and Manly Whale Watching depart for the open ocean to spot humpbacks frolicking.
Connecting the harbourside wharf to the famous ocean beach is the Corso, a pedestrian mall dotted with surf shops, boutiques and classic pubs. There are also surf shops and an enticing range of bars, cafes and restaurants adjacent to the beach, where the first world surfing contest was held in 1964.
On the tree-lined promenade are picnic tables. The white sandy beach is a popular place to learn to surf, with Manly Surf School and Manly Surf Guide offering lessons. You can take a scenic walk south to lovely Fairy Bower Pool and pretty Shelly Beach, where you can enjoy a family barbecue in a park.
There are exciting tours too, including snorkelling and diving in Cabbage Tree Bay, an aquatic reserve with more than 160 species of colourful fish. You can hire a bicycle from Manly Bike Tours and Hire and explore hidden harbour coves and beaches, such as Little Manly Cove and Collins Flat Beach.
Other marvellous things to do include exploring ancient Aboriginal rock engravings at Grotto Point and exhilarating harbour walks, including the 10km Manly to Spit Bridge. Check out the vibrant events calendar – the Manly Jazz festival attracts thousands of fans every October long weekend.
You can browse handmade designs at Manly Arts and Craft Market on weekends. Manly is perfect for a short getaway or longer sojourn, with accommodation options to suit various budgets. You can even stay at Q Station, a heritage-listed former quarantine station with magnificent harbour views.


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Before you launch an analysis of your competitors, you need to determine what exactly you are trying to uncover: what is it about your competitors that would be most helpful to learn? Your initial focus should be on how these companies position themselves in the marketplace, and what attributes they communicate most consistently to their customers and prospects?
Remember, the purpose of this exercise is to help you determine how to best differentiate your business from competing enterprises.
Here are a few sample questions to help organize this research effort:
- Who are your top 3-5 competitors?
- What type of organizations are they? Are their offerings and operations similar to yours, or are they different types of businesses?
- How do customers refer to your business, i.e., how would they describe what you do? Would they put your competitors in the same category?
- Where are they located? Do they operate in the same geographic areas as you?
- What are their products or services? Which of these compete directly with you? Which do not compete with you, or might be considered ancillary to your offerings?
- Are their products or services appealing to the same market/audience as yours? Do they compete head-to-head with all your audiences or only certain segments?
- What do you consider each competitor's primary strengths? Weaknesses?
- How do you compare the quality of their products and services compared to yours? Are there specific attributes that can help you make this assessment?
- Is there anything they are offering customers that you are not offering? Does that give them a competitive advantage? Could you offer it if you decided it would help you compete?
- What is their pricing structure? Does their pricing provide significant advantages or disadvantages in the marketplace? Can they operate on lower margins than you (as far as you can tell)? Can they offer comparable products or services at lower cost without damaging their profitability?
- How good is there customer service? Do they respond quickly to requests?
- How do they market their businesses (conventional advertising, direct mail, social media, publicity, couponing, etc.)?
- What are they primary messages they seek to communicate through their marketing? As best you can tell, what is their "brand promise"?
- In your view, how credible are those messages? Do they live up to their brand promise?
- Do they have a strong internet presence? Active on social media? Have significant followings? Engagement?
- How do they perform on Yelp or other consumer rating sites? What are some common positive attributes that reviewers mention? Are there common negative attributes noted by reviewers?
- How do they respond to negative comments (if any) on social media?
- Overall, what is personal perception of these companies?
These are but a few questions to get you started. You can always ask others. Just be sure that the information gathered will help you better understand your competitive challenges — and figure out how to differentiate your business.
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Mike + The Mechanics are an English rock/pop supergroup formed in 1985 as a side project of Mike Rutherford, one of the founding members of the band Genesis. The band is known for their hit singles "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)", "All I Need Is a Miracle", "Word of Mouth", "Over My Shoulder", and "The Living Years". Initially, the band included Rutherford, vocalists Paul Carrack and Paul Young, keyboardist Adrian Lee and drummer Peter Van Hooke. Carrack was generally assigned to ballads and more pop-oriented numbers, while Young handled the band's heavier work.[1] After a successful decade, Lee and Van Hooke dropped out in 1995, and were not replaced. Following Young's death in 2000, Carrack became the band's sole lead vocalist until 2004 when the band (essentially a duo at this point) went on hiatus. The band identity was revived in 2010 with a completely new set of musicians working with Rutherford, including new vocalists Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar. Klik hier voor meer informatie.
over my shoulder
Silent running
The living Years
All I Need Is A Miracle
A call to Arms
Beggar on a Beach of Gold
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In Between Performance Program (IBP) base-metal is a platform of research, dialogue and exchange for performance art and live art founded by Julie Vulcan in 2014. The program will run on the fourth weekend of each month from February to November.
Saturday 24 March 12-5pm
Converge Led by Julie Vulcan, Rakini Devi, Tom Isaacs, Stella Chen. An open informal discussion and exchange. Converge has been part of base-metal's ongoing methodology for holding space for critical dialogue, exchange and reflection. It is an opportunity to talk practice-based performance research, share experiences and ask questions. All welcome.
Sunday 25 March 12-5pm
Intercessions Open Led by Tom Isaacs and Stella Chen. An open platform to all who are interested in exploring or extending their performance art practice. We invite you to explore the body and space in a gallery setting. We will provide some materials for you as a starting point to explore. Alternatively, if you wish to bring your own, please contact us through firstname.lastname@example.com' Attention IBP' in the subject line. We can best accommodate you if you meet the standard OH&S protocols for AIRspace Projects.
Cover Image: Julie Vulcan. Holding Now, Photo: Ivana Jovanovic
Converge and Intercessions Open documented by Stella Chen


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Sarah Staskauskas first entered the heady world of rock and retail in 1981, when she, her brother, and his wife opened a vintage store in Rockford called Pinkadelic. "A couple of the guys from Cheap Trick came in," she remembers. "We were so excited--Robin Zander was in here! And we got on the news, because it was such a weird little store for Rockford."
But after about a year and a half they closed up shop, and Staskauskas, then 19, moved to Chicago "'cause it was the nearest big city." Eventually she landed a job at Exit, as a waitress and then a bartender. "I never saw the light of day for, like, four years."
After Exit she worked at rock clubs and bars, including Club Dreamerz, Crash Palace, the Rainbo Club, the Empty Bottle, and Lounge Ax, becoming a familiar face in the growing local rock scene. She picked up a guitar herself, playing in a band called Cherry Rodriguez. "That kept going through different band members, and everyone seemed to be PMSing at the same time." Her son was born in 1992, and about a year and a half later she joined her current band, the Dishes. For a while the members performed in matching outfits, wearing orange China-chop wigs or dressing as a 60s girl group. "But," she says, "I think those days are over."
Onstage and behind the bar Staskauskas wore sexy ensembles, some of which she sewed herself or made out of secondhand finds. She'd always wanted to open another store where she could sell vintage stuff as well as her own designs. "I didn't have the guts to do it by myself," she says. "Everybody I approached in the past, they were into it, but then when it came right down to it they backed out." Then Evelyn Weston, a coworker at Lounge Ax and until recently a student at the School of the Art Institute, expressed interest. "She was so gung ho about it. She is the most organized person I've ever met--and thank God, because I'm not."
The two found a storefront on Chicago Avenue near Damen early this year. "It was a wreck," says Staskauskas. "I've renovated my own apartments before so they're livable, but this was worse than I've ever seen." With help from friends they got it ready in a month and a half. "There was no heat. I had my snowsuit on. And then the whole time we were renovating I was working, going to school [at Columbia College], and I had to go find stock."
Before the store opened in March, Staskauskas persuaded some of her friends to help out with a couple of benefits at Lounge Ax and Roby's. Pitching in were Sally Timms, Kelly Hogan, Cash Money, and Staskauskas's sister-in-law Liz Phair. "We had a few people giving us negative vibes because it was not the normal way of opening a business," she says. "We opened this store basically on benefits--and some of our money. But if we hadn't had those benefits we couldn't have opened." At the Lounge Ax benefit, she had models parade in bathing caps with switches of red hair attached to them; at another party cum fashion show she had several models who were striking poses on the runway cut down by black-clad assassins wielding knives.
Hot Damn--"My mom, she's very distraught about the name; she wouldn't write 'damn' down"--features secondhand items Staskauskas, friends, and customers have found, as well as clothes she's modified and her own slinky designs. A rack devoted to local designers holds Shane Gabier's frayed-edge skirts and dresses and Alison Jones's satin dresses and drawstring skirts. Weston's jewelry is there, as well as homemade candles and salt and pepper shakers and pocket mirrors. On the walls are rock posters by Steve Walters and others plus photos, paintings, and clocks. "We'd like to have more local designers," says Staskauskas. "I just like the idea of it being really mixed--the old with the new."
Staskauskas is still bartending, still playing music, still taking classes in Columbia's early-childhood-development program. She hopes to teach someday--unless the store takes off. "I feel like I'm having a nervous breakdown," she admits. "I keep holding myself together. 'OK, I have to do this, I have to keep it together--I have a child.' If I don't I'll lose everything."
She might not have a problem, given her talent for saying the right thing to make a sale. Not long after Hot Damn opened, she says, a customer was considering a shirt he'd tried on. "I said to him, 'You know, Jeff Tweedy wore that shirt.' He said, 'Oh, really? Well, my friend really likes him. I guess I'll take it.'"
Hot Damn, 1937 W. Chicago (312-666-3266), is open 12 to 8 every day except Monday. --Heather Kenny
Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): photo/Eugene Zakusilo.


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New DrinkSavvy Glass Designed to Prevent Date-Rape Drugging
With the help of a grant from his almamater, Mike Abramson, a 2005 graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, is designing a new product intended to help prevent date-rape drugging at bars: a glass.
Abramson has launched a new company called DrinkSavvy, which aims to create drink containers that will change color when certain chemicals are added to a drink, and has received $12,500 from WPI to do so. DrinkSavvy hopes to begin creating drinking glasses, plastic cups, straws and stirrers that would alert its drinker that a date-rape drug has been added.
Currently, the main form of detecting date-rape drugs like rohypnol comes in the form of GHB tabs, but Abramson currently hopes that the technology used in this form of testing could be implemented in new ways, such as in the form of cups and glasses. Although Abramson does not have a chemistry background, and in fact received a BA in electrical and computer engineering before earning a law degree at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, NH, Abramson is currently working with WPI chemistry professor Dr. John MacDonald to develop material that will check for GHB within a liquid and immediately change color when detected.
According to Abramson, his decision to stop his law practice and start a company aimed at preventing date-rape came is deeply personal, stemming from first-hand experiences with the drug.
"[W]ithin the past three years, three of my close friends, and myself, have been the unwitting victims of consuming an odorless, colorless, and tasteless drug slipped into our drink." Abramson wrote he was drugged at a bar in Boston.
Given the regularity of college students becoming the victims of date-rape drugging at bars and parties, with the National Institute of Justice estimating that one-fifth to one-fourth of all women in college are the victims of sexual assault, Abramson hopes that DrinkSavvy products will become a standard for bars around colleges and universities, and that college health centers will begin stocking their products for use at parties. According to Abramson, the ease of use and practicality of immediately knowing whether a drink has been tampered with will compel colleges to begin implementing DrinkSavvy products.
"DrinkSavvy products do not require the end user to test and re-test their drink throughout the night, because the same plastic cup, glass, or stirrer that the user is drinking with is also the indicator itself," Abramson told Bust Magazine. "This provides continuous monitoring of the beverage because the indicators on our products are constantly in contact with the beverage."
As of now, DrinkSavvy has raised $27,000 to begin production, but Abramson and McDonald hope to raise $50,000 by the end of the year and begin distribution by June of 2013.
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Life insurance is a smart investment for people of all ages. When you're young and healthy, life insurance serves as protection against unexpected disasters. It can pay to support your spouse or children in the event of your untimely death. Young people are not the only ones who can benefit from life insurance, however, and elderly life insurance policies may be an even greater value. People in their golden years can benefit tremendously from knowing that a life insurance policy will cover the costs of their funeral or help lay down a financial future for their beneficiaries. Life insurance for seniors isn't as expensive as it once was, and the cost can be well worth it for many people.
Elderly Life Insurance: A Great Value
There are three primary reasons to get life insurance:
– It can cover a person's final costs. The average funeral costs $10,000 or more, and many people pass away with debts that must be paid off. Rather than allowing your debts to eat into your estate, you can take out a life insurance policy that will cover these expenses. Life insurance can also pay for end-of-life medical expenses and other costs that may linger after the insured has passed away.
– It helps care for dependent relatives. If you have disabled children, a retired spouse or dependent grandchildren, life insurance can ensure that they can live comfortably after your passing. If anyone relies on you for financial support, you may want to find a way to support them after your death, and life insurance is a great way to do that.
– It passes a gift on to future generations. Not everyone is able to leave behind an ample estate. People with life insurance policies can, however, leave behind enough money to create a financial foundation for their children or grandchildren. This is a great way to help distribute wealth throughout your family even if you don't have many assets of your own.
Although term life insurance is cheaper for young people, it's not as good of an investment as policies geared toward senior citizens. Young, healthy people are unlikely to pass away during their policy terms, which means that the money spent on premiums is lost at the end of the term. Elderly life insurance policies are more likely to be paid out. This makes them a smart investment for people looking to plan their final years. These policies allow the insured to play for the future after their eventual deaths. If they do survive past the policy term, they may have the option to renew the policy or purchase another.
In order to get the best deal on life insurance, it's important to apply as soon as possible. The younger and healthier you are when you apply, the greater your chances of getting a good deal on a policy. You can also comparison shop online to find the best policy to suit your needs and budget.


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The first instance of female-to-male Zika sexual transmission has been announced by the CDC. Previously, only incidents of male transmission of Zika virus to other partners had been reported.
The CDC also announced that they are updating their guidelines on sexual activity for those in areas at risk of Zika.
Dr. Mark R. Schleiss, Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Center for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Translational Research, University of Minnesota Medical School, said:
"This is a milestone in our understanding of how this infection can be acquired, and a worrisome one at that. The New York City Department of Health has identified a non-pregnant woman in her twenties who reported she had engaged in a single episode of sexual intercourse with a male partner on the day she returned to New York, after she had been traveling to an area with ongoing Zika virus transmission.
No condom was used. Seven days after sexual intercourse the woman's male partner developed acute Zika infection, with fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis. Three days after the onset of his symptoms, Zika virus RNA was detected in his urine sample."
Zika Sexual Transmission
Zika virus RNA was detected in both serum and urine by real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) performed at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Public Health Laboratory using a test based on an assay developed at CDC. The results of serum testing for anti-Zika virus immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody performed by the New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center laboratory was negative using the CDC Zika IgM antibody capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Zika MAC-ELISA).
"This case demonstrates, for the first time, that female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika virus can occur," Dr. Schleiss explained. "This discovery should engender great concern that the disease could spread more widely beyond those countries where it is already endemic.
Sexual transmission of Zika to a pregnant woman poses as much of a risk as mosquito-born transmission, and the prospect of bidirectional transmission (man-to-woman and woman-to-man) will accelerate transmission and likely lead to more disabling congenital infections. The CDC recommends that individuals who want to reduce the risk of sexual transmission of Zika virus should abstain from sex or correctly and consistently use condoms."
Zika has already made an impact in the United States. More than 1100 individuals have been diagnosed with Zika infection, including 320 women. At least seven children have been born with birth defectshttps://sciencebeta.com/invasive-testing-birth-defects/ in the US, and five pregnancy losses related to Zika have been reported.
Mosquitoes Not Required For Epidemic Spread
This case report aligns with multiple publications that document male-to-female2 transmission and male-to-male3 transmission of Zika virus, according to Dr. Amelia Pinto and Dr. James D. Brien, Assistant Professors, Saint Louis University School of Medicine. This case, they add, suggests that an infected female can transmit Zika virus to a male sexual partner, based upon multiple subject interviews and laboratory testing.
This has significant implications for public health infrastructure because zika sexual transmission illustrates the potential of Zika virus spread independent of Aedes spp. mosquitoes.
"This also informs research scientists to potential cellular targets of Zika virus infection and may impact the development of antivirals," they conclude. "This work clearly informs the medical, research and public health community, where the speed of viral spread and the unique aspects of sexual transmission make it extremely challenging to provide accurate information to a patient and their physician allowing health decisions to be made."
Davidson A, Slavinski S, Komoto K, Rakeman J, Weiss D.
Suspected Female-to- Male Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — New York City, 2016
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 15 July 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6528e2