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Thomas Crow Named Director of Getty Research Institute
Renowned Yale University Art Historian Returns to Southern California
February 14, 2000
LOS ANGELES--Barry Munitz, President and Chief Executive Officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust, today announced the appointment of Thomas Crow as Director of the Getty Research Institute. Currently chair of the Yale University Department of the History of Art, where he is also Robert Lehman Professor of the History of Art, Crow is internationally recognized as one of the most influential art historians working in academia today. Since 1977 he has held teaching positions at California Institute of the Arts, University of Chicago, Princeton University, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and University of Sussex, England; he came to Yale in 1996. His appointment to the Getty Research Institute puts him in charge of one of the world's largest research centers for art history, comprised of an 800,000-volume library, an expanding collection of primary source material for art historians, an active visiting scholars program, and public programs including exhibitions, lectures, seminars, and conferences.
"A dynamic scholar, teacher, and administrator, Tom's original thinking and fresh insights have invigorated the field of art history," said Munitz. "His appointment as Director of the Getty Research Institute underscores our commitment to intellectual leadership in the field and to serving the entire enterprise of education and scholarship in the visual arts. Tom joins a talented team of colleagues at the Research Institute and across the Getty. Together they will build on the Getty's collaborative relationships with other academic institutions here in Southern California--USC, UCLA and other UC campuses, Cal State, the Claremont Colleges--as well as nationally and internationally. Tom will also work with other Getty programs as an advisor on our scholarly publications, research grants and conservation projects."
Crow will work closely with senior Getty staff including the Research Institute's Associate Director Michael Roth and its recently appointed Chief Librarian Susan Allen; the Director and Deputy Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, John Walsh and Deborah Gribbon; the Director of the Conservation Institute, Timothy Whalen; and the Director of the Grant Program, Deborah Marrow.
Commenting on the appointment, Nancy Troy, Chair of the Art History Department at the University of Southern California, said, "Tom Crow is a truly distinguished figure of international stature who will make an enormous contribution to what is already a lively culture of the visual arts in Southern California. He will play a leadership role in making the Getty Research Institute a focal point for intellectual discourse in the region."
Born near Chicago in 1948, Crow and his family settled in San Diego, California in 1961. He earned his B.A. at Pomona College in Claremont, graduating Magna cum laude in 1969, and went on to complete his Ph.D. in the History of Art at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1978. He has served as a member of the Visiting Committee, an international advisory group of scholars, for the Getty Research Institute since 1997 and in 1999 was named a visiting Distinguished Getty Scholar.
"As an advisor to the Research Institute over the last year or so, I've had the chance to see its workings from the inside in all of their complexity and extraordinary potential," said Crow from his home in Connecticut. "Housed in one remarkable building are all of the elements that advance our understanding of the visual arts, from the rare primary documents in special collections to the most advanced philosophical reflection on the arts as vehicles of knowledge, thought, and feeling---with everything in between. I want to strengthen every link in that chain, drawing together the combined talents of our resident staff and the visiting scholars and artists who come to the Getty from all over the world. Equally exciting to me is the emergence of Los Angeles as an art scene second to none, with an amazing array of practicing artists, scholars, critics, curators, and students for whom I want the Research Institute to serve as a meeting ground and continual stimulus to exchange and debate."
A prolific author, Crow has published five books including the recent, critically acclaimed The Intelligence of Art (1999). "This short but flawlessly written and intricately argued book offers a profoundly challenging critique of the current state of art history," wrote Roger Malbert in The Times Literary Supplement. "It will be essential reading in postgraduate seminars and should contribute to the revitalization of [the] discipline...."
Crow's influential 1996 book, Modern Art in the Common Culture, examined the strong and even necessary connection between modern art and popular mass culture. Arthur C. Danto, also writing for The Times Literary Supplement, called Modern Art in the Common Culture, "Far and away the most searching and important book in the philosophy and history of art to have appeared in the past decade." Sarah Wilson, in The Art Newspaper, commented that "His voice has a rare moral authority in the field of art history today--."
Crow is a contributing editor, since 1993, to Artforum magazine, and from 1994 to 1997 served on the editorial board of the journal Art History.
James Cuno, Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard University Art Museums, said, "A leading scholar of his generation, Tom Crow will bring his learning and intelligence, as well as his many international and interdisciplinary connections, to the directorship of the Getty Research Institute. His books on David and Girodet are fundamental for anyone wishing to learn about the production of art in Paris following the revolution of 1789, just as his criticism of post-War American art has advanced our understanding of the significance of the relations and distinctions between the so-called high and low arts."
Salvatore Settis, former Director of the Getty Research Institute (1994-99), said, "I am delighted with the Getty's decision. Tom Crow is an exceptional scholar who will carry on the values and important mission of the Research Institute. He has been closely involved with the Research Institute for several years and brings a commitment to the institution that bodes well for its future." Last year Settis returned to his position as Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art History at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy, where he now serves as Director.
The announcement of Crow's appointment follows an extensive year-long search. Deborah Marrow, Director of the Getty Grant Program, has served as Interim Director of the Getty Research Institute since Settis's departure in January 1999. Marrow will resume her responsibilities as Grant Program Director full time, and Crow will assume the Research Institute directorship, in July. Crow's wife, Catherine Phillips, and two of their children will move with him to Los Angeles. Phillips, a horticulturist, currently serves as assistant to the director of the Marsh Botanical Garden at Yale University.
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It was a beautiful Sunday morning. Time to take this beta Disc Priest out for a spin and see what he can do in a dungeon environment. I needed a tank, but where could I find one? I happened to be idling in Shrine keeping an eye on trade chat and noticed one of my bear tanks was online!
She agreed and we appeared on the beta servers ready to queue up. I should've done a quick pass over my binds and abilities to ensure everything was in place. It took until the end of Bloodmaul Slag Mines before I finally configured everything to my specifications. There were periods where I had to open my spellbook and manually click on select abilities.
Anyway, I'm here to gripe about Disc Priest healing. Here it is:
Lack of Healing mobility: Prayer of Mending has a cast time. We've lost access to Renew. Divine Star has a cast time. Penance can be glyphed to allow casting while moving. Holy Nova has a really short radius (and we'll touch on this in a second).
As a healer, I move around a ton. I don't mean just simply dodging projectiles or dangerous boss abilities. Sometimes I have to kite or run away from any mobs or ads that are activated. Other times, my tank has screamed ahead and I'm trying to play catchup while stabilizing the rest of the group. The Hunters, Mages, and Rogues are busy trucking on trying to help the tank. Meanwhile, there I am huffing and puffing attempting to keep everyones health up while being unable to move. In Mists, we have all these tools that allowed us to help players recover some health as we were moving from point A to point B. It wasn't that strong or efficient, but it was something. And yes, shields are great at absorbing inbound damage but they're not the greatest at restoring health. An absorb simply buys you a little more time to dump heals on your target whereas actually healing your target has the effect of both negating the damage they're about to take and healing them back.
This must be what a Resto Shaman or Holy Paladin feels like sometimes.
Proposal: Glyph of Mobile Mending – Allow Prayer of Mending to be cast while moving. Exclusive glyph.
Weak Multi-target Healing: Holy Nova is the new efficient Discipline AoE heal. Prayer of Healing has a 30 yard radius. Holy Nova has a 12 yard radius. It's hard to insist that every player remain stacked. There's attacks that will prevent the party from doing just that. Holy Nova appears to be enough to keep a players health bar from trending down long enough but it won't be enough to shoot them back to full right away. That's a tradeoff at this stage of the game since we're testing dungeon content at reduced item levels. At the same time, functionally speaking, Holy Nova might not be able to reach the rest of the party if everyone has to split up. You're reduced to a slightly weaker Prayer of Healing option. Alternatively, you can play the executioner and focus on healing yourself, the tank, and 1 or 2 other players while opting to sacrifice the fifth for the good of the party.
Proposal: De-couple Holy Nova from the Priest. Make it targetable like Prayer of Healing. Allow Holy Nova to heal any player in range of the target up to a maximum of 5 of the weakest players. If you're still spread out, at least Holy Nova might be able to catch 2-3 other players in your party at a time.
Lack of time: As healers, we have to think of time as a resource. Is there enough time to bring the tank out of range of lethal if I use this spell? How many seconds can I buy my group if I spam this AoE spell until the deadly AoE ability stops being used? Is that player a lost cause or should I try saving them? As mentioned before with the cast time spells, choice becomes important. For example, you and your tank are within lethal range after suffering an unavoidable hit. You have about 2 seconds before the next blow comes and you're looking at a wipe. A 2.5 second Heal might hit slightly harder and save you more mana. But a 1.5 second Flash Heal would've allowed the tank to survive the hit. A Binding Heal would've saved both you and the tank*. Most of our direct healing spells are a cast time now. A Holy priest can Renew blanket but a Disc Priest is playing catch up one target at a time.
*The correct play is to either shield one, and Penance/Prayer of Mending/Flash Heal/Desperate Prayer the other and pray the shield holds. The god play is to have never arrived in this situation in the first place.
Regardless, Binding Heal is one of those spells that allowed you to inefficiently heal yourself and your target really fast to get out of lethal range. This is a tool removed from the Priest toolbox. If Flash Heal is the wrench, then Binding Heal is the duct tape because it's a quick fix and not necessarily the permanent solution. Sometimes you just have to be inefficient or else players die.
Proposal: Bring back Binding Heal. It's already tough as is for AoE healing as a Disc Priest in a party.
The next step is to give Holy a shot and see how well that performs in dungeon environments. Bloodmaul Slag Mines was a piece of cake but I certainly struggled a fair bit in Upper Blackrock Spire and the Shadowmoon Burial Ground instances.
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11213001213110, 0102715, etc.
It is no standard encryption---no special characters or letters. Even simple reversible Cisco level 7 passwords have letters in them. I would guess that all numbers or sequences of numbers correspond to letters. To separate them, he probably uses zero or one, to indicate the beginning, end, or separators.
This is important, because for example---several instances of 112, and a few of 1112---but why not 1112? Because the first one can be assumed that it is the last number of the previous sequence. This indicates that perhaps the code is three digit numbers, each corresponding to one single letter. Or...any number that is higher than 6 does not belong to a pair of numbers---take them all out of the equation, and what is left? Just thinking out loud. The ones and nines that each sequence begins and/or ends with is throwing me...but this seems to be his own code---a bunch of repeating sequences, all sequences begin with 0 and end with 9 or 0, and no letters or special characters.


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Contemporary theory and practice in advanced scientific computation, organized by physical application area. Course comprises two 5-week modules, selected from the following:
Computational Fluid Dynamics: This module covers four basic contemporary issues: (i) the inherent nonlinearity of fluids; (ii) the mixed hyperbolic/elliptic nature of the differential equations governing fluid motion; (iii) the concomitant algorithmic complexity of their numerical treatment; and (iv) the size, i.e., the large number of degrees of freedom found in most realistic problems. Discussion of advection-dominated flows: physical and numerical properties; temporal and spatial discretization issues; method of characteristics, upwinding, Galerkin and Petrov-Galerkin methods; artificial viscosity. Navier-Stokes and shallow water equations in 2- and 3-D: mixed interpolation; primitive equation and higher-order formulation; staggered meshes; boundary conditions on pressure, transport and stress; radiation conditions. Frequency domain solution of hyperbolic problems: nonlinear generation of harmonics; truncation errors in iterative methods.
Prerequisites: ENGS 34 and ENGS 105, or equivalent
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Computational Solid Mechanics: This module will deal with the development and application of finite element methods for solid mechanics problems. After a brief treatment of the theory of elasticity, the finite element equations for elastic solids will be developed using variational techniques. Applications in two- and three-dimensional static elasticity will be considered. Techniques will then be developed to analyze the following classes of problems; nonlinear material behavior, especially plasticity; plates and shells; problems involving contact between two bodies; and dynamic analysis of elastic bodies.
Prerequisites: ENGS 33 and ENGS 105, or equivalent
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Computational Electromagnetics: This module focuses on numerical solutions of the Maxwell equations. Emphasis will be placed on problem formulation and implementation issues. Examples will be selected from a broad spectrum of topics such as electromagnetic scattering, waveguides, microwave circuits and strip-lines, bioelectromagnetics. Development of software to solve representative problems will be required. It is anticipated that the student will be capable of reading and understanding the current computational electromagnetics literature upon completion of this course.


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Why The NSA's Surveillance Program Is Illegal And Unconstitutional
from the period-end-stop deptAs more and more details keep coming out about the NSA's surveillance program, the story keeps coming back around to the key point that many people have been raising all along: How the hell can all of this be legal? The answer may be a simple one: it's not. The administration and various NSA defenders keep insisting that the program is "legal" in that it falls under a law approved by Congress -- though many in Congress insist that they never meant for the law to cover this level of surveillance -- and that it has oversight from the FISA Court, which similarly has approved it. Laura Donohue, a law professor and the director of Georgetown's Center on National Security and the Law, has argued that the program might be "legal" but unconstitutional at the same time. She goes through some of the history of the intelligence overreach, specifically by the NSA. She notes that the whole FISA process was designed specifically to prevent this level of overreach. In the end, she notes the programs may be within the scope of laws that Congress passed, but that doesn't make them Constitutional in the slightest.
To the extent that the FISC sanctioned PRISM, it may be consistent with the law. But it is disingenuous to suggest that millions of Americans' e-mails, photographs and documents are "incidental" to an investigation targeting foreigners overseas.Meanwhile two other law professors, Jennifer Granick from Stanford and Chris Sprigman, who just moved to NYU from UVA, have written an even more detailed piece for the NY Times explaining why the programs are illegal and unconstitutional. They note that some have claimed the programs are "legal," accepting the administration's claims. However, they argue that even that claim is highly unlikely.
The telephony metadata program raises similar concerns. FISA did not originally envision the government accessing records.
[....] As a constitutional matter, the Supreme Court has long held that, where an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy, search and seizure may occur only once the government has obtained a warrant, supported by probable cause and issued by a judge. The warrant must specify the places to be searched and items to be seized.
[....]Americans reasonably expect that their movements, communications and decisions will not be recorded and analyzed by the government. A majority of the Supreme Court seems to agree. Last year, the court considered a case involving 28-day GPS surveillance. Justice Samuel Alito suggested that in most criminal investigations, long-term monitoring "impinges on expectations of privacy." Justice Sonia Sotomayor recognized that following a person's movements "reflects a wealth of detail about her familial, political, professional, religious, and sexual associations."
This view is wrong — and not only, or even mainly, because of the privacy issues raised by the American Civil Liberties Union and other critics. The two programs violate both the letter and the spirit of federal law. No statute explicitly authorizes mass surveillance. Through a series of legal contortions, the Obama administration has argued that Congress, since 9/11, intended to implicitly authorize mass surveillance. But this strategy mostly consists of wordplay, fear-mongering and a highly selective reading of the law. Americans deserve better from the White House — and from President Obama, who has seemingly forgotten the constitutional law he once taught.They detail why each of the two programs are not actually justified by the laws that are used to defend them. First up, Section 215 of the Patriot Act, the so called "tangible things" clause, which was, at one time, known as the "library records" clause as it was used to collect library records to see what books people were checking out, but which is now being used to justify the collection of "metadata" on pretty much every phone call made and (as we just learned) many emails as well.
Even in the fearful time when the Patriot Act was enacted, in October 2001, lawmakers never contemplated that Section 215 would be used for phone metadata, or for mass surveillance of any sort. Representative F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., a Wisconsin Republican and one of the architects of the Patriot Act, and a man not known as a civil libertarian, has said that "Congress intended to allow the intelligence communities to access targeted information for specific investigations." The N.S.A.'s demand for information about every American's phone calls isn't "targeted" at all — it's a dragnet. "How can every call that every American makes or receives be relevant to a specific investigation?" Mr. Sensenbrenner has asked. The answer is simple: It's not.From there, we move onto PRISM, which is justified under Section 1881a of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA). This was the part of the law that "allowed" warrantless wiretapping, a program that had been going on for years, but had to be "approved" after the press found out about it. Even though this program granted broad powers for the collection of information (perhaps unconstitutionally so), Granick and Sprigman point out that even PRISM appears to exceed the boundaries of the already too broad law:
The government claims that under Section 215 it may seize all of our phone call information now because it might conceivably be relevant to an investigation at some later date, even if there is no particular reason to believe that any but a tiny fraction of the data collected might possibly be suspicious. That is a shockingly flimsy argument — any data might be "relevant" to an investigation eventually, if by "eventually" you mean "sometime before the end of time." If all data is "relevant," it makes a mockery of the already shaky concept of relevance.
Like the Patriot Act, the FISA Amendments Act gives the government very broad surveillance authority. And yet the Prism program appears to outstrip that authority. In particular, the government "may not intentionally acquire any communication as to which the sender and all intended recipients are known at the time of the acquisition to be located in the United States."The Granick and Sprigman piece also points out that to tap dance around the fact that both of these programs clearly violate the laws that defenders claim allowed them, those defenders basically try to redefine the English language -- such that "acquire" now only means "looks at" rather than "acquire", and "target" means target of the investigation rather than the person whose data is collected, and "incidental" means, well, let's not even try to figure out what it means, because it doesn't appear the NSA knows. Donohue, Granick and Sprigman point out that the Supreme Court was pretty clear in US v. Jones concerning widespread, long term monitoring, which suggests these programs are, on top of being illegal, unconstitutional under the 4th Amendment.
The government knows that it regularly obtains Americans' protected communications. The Washington Post reported that Prism is designed to produce at least 51 percent confidence in a target's "foreignness" — as John Oliver of "The Daily Show" put it, "a coin flip plus 1 percent." By turning a blind eye to the fact that 49-plus percent of the communications might be purely among Americans, the N.S.A. has intentionally acquired information it is not allowed to have, even under the terrifyingly broad auspices of the FISA Amendments Act.
Eventually, these programs are going to get tested in court. The government is going to do everything it can to avoid the lawsuits, claiming a lack of standing, national security and whatever else it can think up. But, sooner or later they're going to have to face the music and realize that stomping all over the Constitution and the law isn't what the American public signed up for.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Annual Sodexo Bobcat Classic Golf Tournament, one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for Georgia College athletics, is right around the corner, Monday, Sept. 25 at Harbor Club on Lake Oconee in Greensboro.
As always, there will be tee times offered for the morning and afternoon. While the chance to hit the links at Harbor Club is often incentive enough to sign up for the annual tournament, the door prizes at the Bobcat Classic are often second to none.
"It's a great day of fun and fellowship on one of the finest golf courses anywhere," said Athletic Director Wendell Staton. "Proceeds directly benefit our student athletes. We look forward to another outstanding tournament this year as we have had great prior success due to loyal support and volunteers."
The cost is $700 for a foursome or $175 as an individual, with shotgun starts at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
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BALTIMORE – The UMBC swimming and diving teams swept all four relay events, but it was not enough as Navy swept the Retrievers in a dual meet, Friday afternoon at the UMBC Aquatic Complex. The Midshipmen won the men's meet, 154.5-145.5, while the Navy women downed the Retrievers, 163-137.
The men were looking to defeat the Mids for the second straight year after last season's 156-144 victory and they received two wins apiece from seniors Evan Carey (Ponte Vedra, Fla./Grand Island) and Mohamed Hussein (Cairo, Egypt/Victory College). Just before the first intermission Carey claimed the 50 free (21.57) and then doubled his winnings straight out of the gate with a victory in the 100 free (47.20). Hussein, meanwhile, claimed the 100 back (50.57) title before taking top honors in the 200 IM (1:54.10). Both Carey and Hussein were apart of each of the Retrievers' relay wins.
The UMBC men also got wins from senior Tim Perkins (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora) in the 3-meter diving competition (278.55), classmate Johan Rohtla (Tallinn, Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science) in the 200 back (1:53.81), and sophomore Lauri Kaei (Harjumaa, Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science) in the 200 free (1:41.65). Kaei also joined Carey and Hussein on the victorious relay squads.
For the women, senior Talor Tadena (Orangevale, Calif./Bella Vista) and freshman Emily Escobedo (New Rochelle, N.Y./Maria Regina) led the charge against the Mids. After not competing in UMBC's opening dual meet at Rider last weekend, Tadena claimed both the 50 (24.40) and 100 free (52.05) events against Navy. Escobedo earned two wins for the second week in a row, pacing the field in the 200-yd. breaststroke (2:22.19) and 200 IM (2:11.80) on Friday.
Sophomores Corinna Darelius (Rye, N.Y./Rye) and Kristie Langford (Port Hope, Ontario/CDCI West) also contributed event wins for the Retrievers with Darelius winning the 3-meter diving competition with a score of 232.75 and Langford touching in at 1:56.22 in the 200 free.
The UMBC swimming and diving program returns to action next Saturday, Oct. 26 with a dual meet against George Washington. The meet between the Retrievers and Colonials is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. at the UMBC Aquatic Complex.


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Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and was responsible for some of English literature's most iconic characters.
Many of his novels, with their recurrent concern for social reform, first appeared in magazines in serialised form, a popular format at the time. Unlike other authors who completed entire novels before serialisation, Dickens often created the episodes as they were being serialised. The practice lent his stories a particular rhythm, punctuated by cliffhangers to keep the public looking forward to the next installment.
The continuing popularity of his novels and short stories is such that they have never gone out of print. His work has been praised for its realism, mastery of prose, comic genius and unique personalities by writers such as George Gissing, Leo Tolstoy, and G. K. Chesterton; though others, such as Henry James and Virginia Woolf, criticised it for sentimentality and implausibility.


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Rebuild21, held recently in Copenhagen, had a pretty ambitious goal: reimagining multiple sectors of the economy, all in two days.
I was pleasantly surprised, first by the open, smart, skeptical and foresighted approach the first few speakers took in tackling the financial sector — Richard Kelly and Jem Bendell — and then by the equally smart, inquisitive, friendly folks attending the event.
Sofus Mitgard and his crew created a special environment (nice hosting, Lori!).
Sofus asked me to do a short keynote on rebuilding education, one of my favorite topics. Here's that talk:
And a few more resources:
- The panel that followed my talk
- A brief interview that Lori did afterward
- The Prezi I created for the talk
- All of this, linked in my Brain
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End of the World [SEKAI NO OWARI] Profile
End of the World (SEKAI NO OWARI) is currently one of Japan's most popular and skilled creative groups.
The group is comprised of four distinctly talented members: Nakajin (group leader, lead guitar, sound production); Fukase (lead vocals, group conceptualist); Saori (stage production, piano); and the masked clown DJ LOVE (sonic palette, comedic stage banter).
These four childhood friends grew closer while collectively managing the live music venue clubEARTH, which they built from the ground up. The members were living on the premises as they developed the concept and direction of what would eventually become SEKAI NO OWARI. Purely fueled by their love for music, the quartet started playing but only with less than ten people attending.
Their combined passion and deep personal connections have led to unprecedented success as one of Japan's premier music acts, culminating with their latest album, Tree, charting at #1 on the hit charts.
They performed two sold out shows at Japan's largest venue, Nissan Stadium. Roughly the size of London's Olympic Stadium, Nissan Stadium seats 70,000 people and both shows sold out in a matter of hours.
The band has seen a meteoric rise to the top within the Japanese music scene.
But the journey for the band did not end here. Their passion for music has taken them to the international field, releasing a global debut single "One More Night" as End of the World in 2017. In February 2018, their second international single "Stargazer" was released.
Over the last year, the band has been working on collaborative projects with UK-based electronic act Clean Bandit after touring with them in the US and remixing their hit tune "Rockabye", as well as the American funk-pop band DNCE.
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This is a smaller version of the popular Funbath Angel Dear Napping Blanket. It's a perfect little security blankie and tagalong for your child. The delicious cashmere-like material is perfect for babies and toddlers to snuggle and each blanket features a sweet animal head that's easy to grip. It will bring smiles and comfort to your little napper and will likely become a favorite animal friend to take along on many adventures.
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Security lovie – Perfect for babies and toddlers
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My 3 grandchildren, and many other people's kids, have cherished and depended on these little "angels" for more than 10 years. I always make sure to give one to every new baby that comes into my world. They are definitely a gift to the parents too--I have seen, over & over, how well-loved and comforting these "loveys" are. My grandson has 2, just in case, called "Bear" and "Other Bear". He can absolutely tell them apart.
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Records players are cheap, plentiful and easy to come by. I understand if you're living in a shelter or your car; but if you can get yourself an ipod, an X-Box, a DVD player and a laptop, there is no reason why a such a self-respecting hip-hop head shouldn't have a record player. Trust me, there's no reason to be intimidated by the various models, features, etc. Unless you're a hardcore DJ, you really don't need to know about types of drives, needles, etc.
Click this link to read my short & sweet Guide To Getting Yourself a Record Player... and join the real hip-hop nation already. It's good times over here.


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We've finally been given a look at Loki's forces in the new, extended trailer for The Avengers, as premiered online just after a cut-down version graced the Superbowl.
Here are four screen grabs from the single shot in which they appear with any degree of clarity:
So it's not the Skrull or the Kree – despite the silhouette almost matching, that's down to their funky headwear.
These figures do look quite a bit like the Frost Giants as seen in Thor…
…but not exactly.
I don't think these strange invaders are complete strangers, however. Or, at least, I reckon we've seen a scene with lots of similarities.
Here are some pages from Thor, during Walt Simonson's run, the famous Surtur Saga storyline — which at one point brings in both the Fantastic Four and The Avengers in an attempt to help save the day against attack by an overwhelming force in New York.
What you see here are the sons of Muspell, creatures from Muspellheim, dropping into the streets of Manhattan to wreak havok. In both Norse myth and Simonson's comics, this storyline also involves the breaking of the Bifröst bridge, but as some of that has been played out in last year's Thor, Joss Whedon's script for The Avengers probably won't be going beat-for-beat with what we've already read in the comics.
In Simonson's storyline, the sons of Muspell come to New York via a portal near the top of the Empire State Building. Here's a page:
This too is echoed in these scenes from The Avengers. In that first trailer screencap at the top of this post, note a glimpse of some sort of large arch structure with the warriors dropping down from it (Or out of it. Edited to add — looking even more closely at that top image, the shadowed part of the arch seems to be actually composed of the figures emerging from it. That would match the concept of the comic page here almost exactly), and also note the Chrysler building here:
Some sort of energy burst around the spire of the building here, as per the comics. The edit makes it seem that Thor causes the lightning, but we don't know if that's really the case – and even if it is, there's no reason to discount the association. Re-watch the trailer after you've taken a good look at these pages. Panic in the streets with warriors dropping down or out of an arched mass or structure, the focus on the building top, and the general look of the creatures… it's all a pretty decent look-and-feel fit with the visual of the comic storyline, even if the details are remixed to fit the film.
So, Loki's army would seem to be something like the sons of Muspell, from somewhere like Muspellheim. The names might change – that won't be important – but if I were a betting man, I'd say that they won't. I'd say the original Norse handles are going to hang around.
There's a long history of comic book movies taking bits and pieces of imagery and plot mechanics from here and there in the strips that inspired them. I'm sure that Whedon has done just the same. And I'm also pretty sure he'll have put them altogether into something fresh and cogent…
But to know about that for sure, there's still a little waiting to get through. The Avengers reaches US screens on May 4th, and UK screens a week early on April 27th.


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Speaker Adaptor kits allow aftermarket standard size speakers to be fitted into the original apertures of your car audio system.
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All the pen nibs needed to produce maps and other types of drafting and mechanical drawings. Includes one Speedball penholder for the Hunt 99, 512, and 513EF pens and one Hunt 104 penholder for the Hunt 100, 103, and 104 pens. No. 2965
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The fall guise: or is it already spring 2012?
Officially, fall begins at 3:05 a.m. Friday. But fashion keeps its own calendar, a fact brought home when the designer shows are underway in America and Europe. Yes, they're showing the spring-summer 2012 collections even though consumers have yet to break out their fall clothes – or shop for them.
The fact is that the speeded-up fashion cycle makes the seasons blur. It's often hard to tell from looking at runway photos whether the designer is showing looks for spring or fall. Sure, bright colors and lighter fabrics typically signal warm weather and heavy coats and dark colors spell winter, but any more, there's little delineation of seasons.
Instead of retiring one set of clothes to the back of the closet, we just layer a sweater or jacket over a summer skirt, slip a T-shirt under a dress or add tights to a warm weather outfit. It's the way to stretch a wardrobe and make the most of your favorite pieces – before trends change.
One big difference in spring and fall clothes is that designers tend to think more about what to wear on vacation and to parties than what to wear to work. At least that's one of the major takeaways we got from the collections just shown in New York for spring summer 2012.
Exotic travels were evoked by such designers as Michael Kors, who showed 'Survivor'-like camouflage and Donna Karan, who used tribal-inspired prints. Diane von Furstenberg is always enamored with prints, showing oversized florals in bright colors.
(And speaking of color, designers continue to be fond of vibrant hues for the warm weather – a welcome sight after a recent stroll through stores full of drab colors. Admittedly fall and winter tend to call for a more muted palette, but the predominance of gray, black and brown right now is likely to more shoppers feel more depressed than ready to dress up.)
When they weren't having us pack up for holidays, designers were sending us back in time. Collections by Tory Burch, Ralph Lauren and Marc Jacobs had distinct 1920s overtones. For her first runway show, Burch channeled Coco Chanel in offering dropped-waist tunics, mixed patterns in blouses, tunics and skirts, and she accessorized everything with kilty flats and raffia bags. It was very Deauville in the 1920s.
Lauren's collection looked like he went to the archives from the designs he did in 1974 for "The Great Gatsby." He showed slinky bias-cut satin and lame gowns in sweet shades of pink or sultry platinum. Dropped-waist dresses, soft trousers and blazers and snappy his-for-her three piece suits filled the collection. Cloches, long scarves, T-strap heels and feather boas completed the outfits.
Marc Jacobs is always fond of the past, but puts a fresh twist on it – this time, literally. Fabrics were draped, pulled up and bunched in silhouettes that were otherwise straight. Shiny cellophane-like fabrics were used in tiered dresses and skirts and models carried clutches and wore close-fitting hats.
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Whole Body Vibration
Whole Body Vibration (WBV) is the use of mechanically generated vibrations that are transmitted to the body through a vibration plate at set frequencies or repetitions per second. This stimulus causes involuntary muscle contractions. The muscles react to the vibration by contracting and relaxing automatically. Depending on the setting of the machines vibration rate, these contractions can be long and pronounced, or shorter with recovery times between.
This rapid involuntary reflex reaction intensifies even the simplest exercise. The fast repetition of your muscles reacting along with the controlled, low impact to the bones improves bone density and muscle strength.
Many studies have compared whole body vibration to standard resistance training, this type of training is popular in most fitness/physical centers. Consider that resistance training tends to work 30-50% of the targeted muscles, whole body vibration encompasses all of the muscles engaged in supporting the particular pose being done. Used as a stand-alone exercise, or to complement your existing regimen, whole body vibration can increase your training results and help achieve your goals in a fraction of the time. Since whole body vibration does not put the body through the physical stress of traditional exercise routines, people with debilitating conditions can use this method of training/exercise this helps improve their overall fitness and potentially improves their quality of life.
Whole Body Vibration is now used in therapy and physical therapy centers. They are able to achieve major benefits such as: Increased Blood flow, able to strengthen muscles in a shorter amount of time, to improve joint flexibility and increased range of motion, to improve balance and help build bone density. Many chiropractic centers are also employing whole body vibration in their practices.
Whole Body Vibration Machine Factors
There are three factors to consider when choosing your whole body vibration machine and routine.
Frequency – The Frequency of vibration is a measure of how many times the platform moves up and down each second.
Amplitude – Amplitude is a measure of how high the platform moves above its horizontal resting place. The total distance a platform moves up and down is called its peak-to-peak Amplitude or its Displacement.
Gforce(Gravity) – This is a very hard one to explain but is one of the most important of the three. I pulled this explanation from one of the websites explaining this data because of the good use of an example. The upward movement of the platform causes the body to accelerate upwards. Imagine the example of standing in an elevator. If an elevator was to move downwards at high speed it would make a person feel light, almost like floating. If however it suddenly slowed to a stop and immediately moved upwards again with rapidly increasing speed it would feel like the body just became a lot heavier and a person would have to push down with their legs to keep themselves upright.
Because of this additional gravitational load, the muscles have to work harder to keep a person upright. When a whole body vibration machine can generate a high degree of G-force using frequencies close to 30Hz you get the additional effect of stretch reflex muscle activation resulting in your muscles working hard without you actually having to try; the machine is doing the work for you.
Whole Body Vibration Machine Types
There are two types of vibration machines. Each has its own uses and customer audience. Both are valid platforms of exercise.
Lineal/Vertical vibration platform remains horizontal at all times with the entire platform moving up and down by the same amount. People with really bad backs and necks or people that are prone to headaches should be cautious when trying this type of whole body vibration machine.
Oscillating/Pivotal vibration machines, the platform you stand on tilts around a central pivot point like a see-saw. The left and right sides alternate up and down while the center remains fixed. The alternating tilting of the pelvis in pivotal/orbital vibration is the same natural movement that occurs when walking.
As with any exercise program talk with your doctor on what you can and cannot do. If you have any of the listed conditions below, one should specifically get your doctors approval prior to starting whole body vibration exercise routine.
Pulmonary embolism
Acute Thrombosis
Severe diabetes
Known neurological conditions
Pre-existing deep vein thrombosis
Pacemaker & Implantable Cardioverter Defribrillators
Known retinal conditions
Recently placed IUD's, metal pins, or plates.
Recently recovering from an operation or surgery, such as a hip or knee replacement.
Make sure the machine that one is using or purchasing is delivering the stated specifications. It can be disappointing to find one spent money on a machine and did not get the performance needed to achieve all ones goals. Let alone feel lied to or cheated. We will be reviewing some of the machines in this area and will look at the small (wellness), medium(training and fitness) and large (training and fitness) purposed machines of each type lineal/vertical and oscillating/pivotal.
Whole body vibration is close but not the full replacement of an entire exercise routine but depending on an individual's goals and lifestyle could be combined with some sort of cardio plan but WBV sure makes the entire exercise routine more fun, takes less time and a lot less painful. Whole body vibration is real, it is safe, it is a valid platform for healthy exercise. A full hour worth of exercise in 10 minutes completed three times a week, that's it.
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Olive oil-baked potatoes
Prep: 5 mins Cook: 45 mins
Crispy, moreish baked potatoes cooked with just olive oil and salt, by Gary Rhodes
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- kcal187
- fat9g
- saturates1g
- carbs26g
- sugars0g
- fibre2g
- protein3g
- salt0.53g
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Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Scrub the baking potatoes, then pat dry. Slice lengthways into three. Drizzle olive oil over a large baking sheet. Place the potatoes on the baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, rub all over, then generously sprinkle with sea salt. Bake for 40-45 mins (longer for extra crispiness) turning halfway, until golden brown and tender.
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23rd Jan, 2016
I've made these twice now and both times they were great, they're perfect as a super easy yet tasty potato side! The first time I followed the recipe although not adding salt, turned every 10 mins like the comment below to avoid sticking, brilliant. The second time rather than cutting into 3 I cut the potato into 5 and mixed some chopped garlic with the oil before putting them into the oven. Thin, crispy and garlicky baked potato slices!! Yum!
21st Jan, 2015
Made these last night and everyone loved them. Will definitely be making them again. Great midweek side dish and think that, maybe with the addition of some rosemary etc, that they would be a super dinner party side dish too....easy peasy to make. I used up some large Charlotte potatoes and they worked brilliantly. Next time, I'm going to try using garlic infused rapeseed oil instead...


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Posted By Sparta Live | January 30, 2012 12:00 am
One of the easiest ways to make better-for-you recipes is to swap out some ingredients. In these recipes, mayo, high-calorie dressings and heavy sauces get swapped out for creamy guacamole or flavorful fat-free salsas. Swaps like these make it easy to enjoy your favorite recipes even when you're cutting back on fat and calories.
All-natural and preservative-free Wholly Guacamole brings a whole new dimension of tastiness to Asian Chicken Salad and Grilled Chicken Fettuccini – and it cuts down on the bad fats typically found in these dishes. The Salsa Salmon recipe gets a healthful zip of flavor from Wholly Salsa – and you can make it as spicy as you like.
Here are some other super swaps you can do to make a big difference in how you eat:
-Breakfast: Instead of high-fat cheese, add a dollop of guacamole to eggs.
-Lunch: Skip the mayo and add guac to your ham or turkey sandwich.
-Snack: Dip carrots or other veggies in salsa to keep you going until dinner.
-Dinner: Lose the high-fat dressing and sauces and try spicy guac on burgers, chicken, fish and, of course, tacos.
Find more recipes to help you make the swap at www.eatwholly.com.
Salsa Salmon
Yield: 4 servings
4 salmon steaks (thawed if frozen,
but fresh are best)
Salt and pepper to taste
8 ounces Wholly Salsa
2 ounces black olives
5 ounces mozzarella cheese (it's better
to use a ball of mozzarella cut
into chunks)
Chopped parsley
Preheat the oven to 375∞F.
Season salmon with salt and pepper and arrange in an oven-proof dish. Divide salsa evenly, spoon over salmon steaks and scatter olives on top. Top evenly with cheese.
Cook for approximately 20 minutes (or recommended cooking time on salmon package). Sprinkle with parsley to serve.
Grilled Chicken Fettuccini
Yield: 4 servings
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon ground cumin
3 chicken breasts
1/2 pound fettuccini,
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded,
1/3 cup green onion
1 lemon, juiced
1 cup Roma tomatoes,
seeded, cored and diced
3/4 cup Wholly Guacamole
Mix 1/4 teaspoon salt, pepper and cumin together. Toss over chicken to coat.
Grill chicken for 2 minutes, then turn 45 degrees and cook for another 2 minutes. Flip chicken over and repeat.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then slice the partially cooked chicken into strips.
Start boiling water for fettuccini. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt if desired. Follow directions on packaging for cooking time. Drain and set aside.
Add canola oil to large pan over medium-high heat. SautÈ pepper strips.
Add chicken and cook for at least 4 minutes. Add green onion, lemon juice, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and diced tomatoes.
After 1 minute, remove pan from heat and fold in guacamole mix and cooked fettuccini.
Suggested garnishes: crumbled queso fresco or cojita cheese.
Asian Chicken Salad
Yield: 3 servings
Juice from half a lime
1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
4 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
2/3 cup Wholly Guacamole
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 5-ounce package spring salad mix
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/4 cup tomato, diced
1/2 of a 15-ounce can mandarin oranges, drained
2 tablespoons cilantro, rough chopped
3 grilled chicken breasts
Crispy chow mein noodles, for garnish
Add lime juice, 1/3 cup chopped cilantro, sesame oil, guacamole, rice wine vinegar, salt, water and soy sauce to blender. Blend until uniform.
Place dressing in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to let flavors meld.
Toss salad mix, onion, tomato, oranges, dressing and 2 tablespoons rough-chopped cilantro in a bowl.
Divide salad between 3 plates and top with sliced grilled chicken and chow mein noodles.
What's So Great About Avocados?
About 75 percent of an avocado's calories come from monounsaturated fat (the good kind of fat). Here are some other things you might not know. Avocados:
-Contain 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.
-Are rich in vitamins B, E and K.
-Are high in fiber compared to other fruits – including 25 percent soluble fiber.
-Are naturally sodium and cholesterol free.
Enjoy Guac Any Time You Want
It's not always possible to make fresh guacamole, because ripe avocados aren't always available. Pre-made guacamole is a great alternative, and you can freeze it for later.
But not all guacs are created equal. Make sure the first ingredient is avocado. Wholly Guacamole, for example, is 90 percent avocado with all natural spices.
To thaw frozen guac, move it from freezer to fridge for 24 hours, or place unopened package in a bowl of cold water.


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The bathroom is an important part of your home. Make your bathroom more convenient of course is a must that you should do, even if you have a small bathroom. One of the ways that you can do is save space bathroom. This will make your bathroom look more broadly than ever before. Bathroom space savers are the right choice for your small bathroom. In addition to making Your bathroom look wider, it will also help your bathroom look neat. You will be spared from the bath stuff is a mess. And also, designing your bathroom more simple with bathroom savers. This is a very good idea for your bathroom.
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Things to Note for Bathroom Space Savers
Bathroom space savers must think about some things before it is designed for your bathroom. The initial factor to consider is the size of your bathroom. If you want to make your little bathroom looks more save, this is the proper way. Why? It is brought on by space savers are planned to make your little bathroom have more space. The second consideration knows exactly what you place in your bathroom. If you do not put numerous things in your bathroom, it is a lot better for you to prevent using this space saver. The last consideration is what type of space saver design that will be utilized in your bathroom.
Design for Bathroom Space Savers
Bathroom space savers have numerous designs. This indicates that there is some designs or decor that can be used of in space savers. The initial design is placing closet and a small cupboard in the same location. This indicates that when you have a closet and small cabinet, you could put both of things in the very same space like the center of the bathroom. The second style is making use of a little bigger cupboard however you could not use cabinet there. This cupboard can be used as the substitute of the cabinet. The last design is making use of the cabinet, cardboard, and also closet in the same place horizontally. This will certainly make your bathroom wider.
When speaking about bathroom space savers, there are some colors which can be utilized in this bathroom. The first color is white. White color can be used in the bathroom to make your bathroom looks bigger to make sure that the space saver can be felt in your bathroom. The second color which can be made use of in your bathroom is brown colors. This color which is utilized in your bathroom can be from the timber. From both shades, I suggest you pick white color.
It has a bathroom with a broader overview, of course, will add a sense of comfort for you. Bathroom space savers will give You many advantages. In addition to making Your bathroom look becomes more widespread, they will also make your bathroom tidier. Choosing the right design for your bathroom will make your bathroom more perfect.
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Pictured: Valentin Staller
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The Harvard men's fencing team earned a fifth-place finish
at the 2010 NCAA Fencing Championships after ending the season with
a 14-7 record and a No. 6 national ranking. Two fencers earned
All-America honors while five earned All-Ivy League honors. The two
fencers are the 44th and 45th All-Americans in program history and
the 12th and 13th under head coach Peter Brand.
The Regular Season:
Harvard kicked off the 2009-10 campaign with a successful showing at the Garret Penn State Open. Staller won the silver medal in the sabre while Hawrot and Thomas Kolasa each finished in fifth in their respective weapons. The dual season began as the Crimson hosted the Harvard Invitational and claimed four wins at the event, defeating North Carolina, NYU, Sacred Heart and Vassar.
In the third year of the Beanpot tournament, the Crimson captured its third straight title in 2010. Harvard won in convincing fashion over Boston rivals MIT, Boston College and Brandeis. The Crimson started the Ivy League Championships, Part I with a win and a loss, defeating Yale and falling to Penn. Harvard rebounded to win two of three matches at the Ivy League Championships, Part II. The Crimson downed Brown and Columbia but bowed to Princeton to finish in a tie for second place.
Freshman Ben White and Staller each garnered a spot on the All-Ivy League first team. Harmenberg, Hawrot and Kolasa were all tabbed to the All-Ivy League second team. Staller was also one of 10 Harvard athletes on the winter Academic All-Ivy League team.
Harvard sent a contingent of fencers to Providence, R.I., March 14, to compete at the NCAA Northeast Regionals. The Crimson's top finisher was Hawrot as he claimed first in the epee while Harmenberg earned a third-place finish and White finished in ninth in the weapon. In the foil, di Robilant picked up a second-place finish and Meng was right behind him in third. Tom and Staller finished the event with a seventh-place and ninth-place finish in the sabre, respectively.
The NCAA Championships:
Harvard University hosted the 2010 NCAA Fencing Championships March 25-28 at the Gordon Track. As 144 competitors, representing 27 squads, converged on Cambridge for the four-day event, over 700 spectators and 19 members of the media watched as Penn State claimed its second consecutive national team title.
Valentin Staller was Harvard's top male finisher at the event. Staller claimed sixth in the sabre, earning him a spot on the All-America second team. The sophomore earned 15 victories and sported a +23 indicator rating. Freshman Michael Tom also competed for the Crimson in the sabre, finishing 21st with six wins.
Freshman Tommasso di Robilant claimed 12th in the men's foil, garnering All-America honorable mention. The rookie won 11 bouts and had an indicator rating of +2. Junior Hao Meng captured 16th in the men's foil with 10 wins on the weekend. Meng tallied 73 touches throughout the competition.
Sophomore James Hawrot finished in 14th in the men's epee, while senior Karl Harmenberg claimed 16th in the competition. Hawrot earned 11 victories and Harmenberg won nine bouts. Hawrot scored 86 touches over the course of the weekend and Harmenberg racked up 82 touches.
Looking Forward:
The Crimson will graduate three seniors from this season's squad: Christian Bjelland, co-captains Long Ouyang and Harmenberg. Nick Culbertson, Wesley Talcott and Meng will all move into senior roles next year. Ivan Bochkov, Hawrot and Staller all will look to continue their success into their junior campaigns. Benjamin Cohen, di Robilant, Kolasa, Thomas Snell, Tom and White will look to improve upon their first seasons of collegiate fencing.


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Holte picked up Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors for her play in Harvard's win against conference-foe, Dartmouth, Friday evening.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After posting a career-best nine blocks against Dartmouth Friday, freshman Caroline Holte of the women's volleyball team has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week.
The Laguna Beach, Calif., native also tallied six kills and a .455 hitting percentage as the Crimson has now won three straight and five of its last six.
In the second set, Holte broke an 8-8 tie with a solo stuff before teaming up with Kathleen Wallace for consecutive blocks as part of a 17-5 Harvard run that evened the match at one set apiece. When the visitors went on a 6-1 run in the fourth frame to pull within one, Holte responded with a kill, and Harvard ultimately won the set, 25-20.
Holte leads the Crimson with 73 total blocks this season and ranks sixth in the Ivy League with 1.04 bps. Her nine blocks Friday night, meanwhile, rank as the third most for the Crimson in a single match since 2008.
The Crimson looks to extend its winning streak this weekend against two conference opponents, taking on Penn Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. and Princeton Oct. 27 at 5 p.m. Harvard returns home for its final two matches at the Malkin Athletic Center Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 against Columbia and Cornell, respectively.


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The whisper of luxury rises in volume, when you explore vacation home and condo rentals in world renowned Puerto Vallarta. Imagine five to ten bedroom villas, beachfront sunset vistas, staffing options from chef to housekeepers, luxury amenities, lush courtyards, heated pools and more. Whatever your taste and budget, Puerto Vallarta offers an astonishing range of rental homes – an especially good value for group and family vacations.
Puerto Vallarta savors over 40 miles of beautiful golden coastline along the Bay of Banderas. Mexico's deep natural bay blends long, sparkling beaches and private seaside coves with plentiful aquatic life –whales, sea lions, turtles and every kind of fish. Add Puerto Vallarta's renowned seafood restaurants to snorkeling, surfing, diving and parasailing, and you have a waterfront playground second to none. In the Old Town, picturesque whitewashed buildings, winding lanes and riotous floral colors mix with colonial architecture that bows to years past. El Centro, the historic section of the city includes the main city plaza, where the Church of Guadalupe is a signature landmark. The church is topped with a bell tower fashioned after the crown of Mexico's Empress Carlota.
Wander on your own through the Old Town to discover colorful local crafts, exquisite jewelry, luxury shopping choices and plentiful galleries. "Restaurant row" offers the diverse dining options you would expect of an international 'playground.' From high Mexican cuisine to ultra-traditional fajitas and tacos, from French and Mediterranean to Lebanese specialties and all points in between, you can dine like royalty with soft guitar music or spicy jazz, on the beach or in the Old Town. Two things you can be sure to expect – tequila specialties and fresh, fresh fish – shrimp, scallops, red snapper and sea bass.
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loneliness is free. You're lonely cause of me. Peel back layers of hatred, black eyes swollen and sacred. Dark skies fallen then taken, all because of me. I sing for the damned, the soulless hand in hand. When god has fucked a queen what a sight, what smell. What a fucking scene. Dance, dance, dance in the moonlight. Kill joy pleasure for all time. His art shooting the sunshine all because of me. If I find you alone and afraid, the threat of losing the life that you've made. It's grey always, all because of me.


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Two new collaborations: Kate Young for Target, Derek Lam for Kohl's
The practice of big name designers creating collections for mass retailers like Target, Kohl's and Walmart continues because shoppers love being able to get a little of that fashion creator's style without breaking the bank.
The problem is that often, the garments just aren't that great. The combination of inexpensive fabrics and mass production means that the clothes are often of middling quality and lack the details and finesse of better items. It's the Forever 21 syndrome: are you looking for disposable clothing or something worth keeping in your closet for more than a season?
The key might be to select a piece or two from the lines to mix in with some higher-quality clothes and accessories in an outfit, rather than try to put together a full look from the assortment.


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Built-In Cabinets With Glass Doors
The high ceilings with crown molding in this Atlanta flat give the space a luxurious feel, as does the wraparound, gray built-in cabinets and marvelous chandelier.
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Neutral Open Plan Kitchen With Basket Pendants
In the spacious kitchen, earth tones pair up with fresh, bright white for an easy, relaxed tone. Wolfe and Miele appliances and wide paths make Chef's job more fun.
Traditional Great Room with Square Columns
Perfect for spending time with family, this beach home has a traditional great room that connects the kitchen, living and dining spaces. Square columns create soft separation while the hardwood floors lead you form one room to the next.
Master Bedroom Chandelier Hangs From Blue Ceiling
An elegant chandelier hangs from the vaulted ceiling over this bed, drawing attention to the height of the room and creating a soothing space. Rattan blinds add to the island feel.
Modern Master Bath and Closet Combination
Lori Dennis makes the most of this small space by leaving out a door between the closet and modern master bathroom with a trough sink and hanging pendant lights. A dresser in the bathroom matches the closet, better merging the two spaces.
Master Bedroom With Chaise Reading Nook
Curl up with a good book in this luxurious gray master bedroom with a chaise lounge reading nook. The modern floor lamp with white shade matches the table lamp on the nightstand, and pairs perfectly with the gray wallpaper focal wall and tufted headboard on the bed.
Calming Gray Guest Bedroom
This calming transitional guest bedroom features muted gray walls, textured blue bedding and colorful framed art. The bed features a studded headboard and footboard and sits on neutral gray carpeting.
Ace Hotel Bedroom
Who wouldn't want to stay in this rustic style hotel room? The main feature in this bedroom at the Ace Hotel is an exposed black brick wall. A platform bed made with white and black linens anchors the room and side tables with black table lamps act as bedside tables. The room's hardwood is laid in a zig-zag pattern, Chevron-like pattern and an antique table and stool act as a work station.
Cubby Shelves for Kids Room
A cubby-style bookshelf keeps books, toys and other accessories stowed away in this kids room. Numbered storage containers organize the bottom row of the bookshelf.
Multicolored Girls' Bedroom With Nightstand
Brass reading lights (a Target find) help draw attention to the simple, graphic artwork and wall decor. The bear and pom-pom pillows decorating the bed are also from Target.
Purple Tween Room With Polka Dot Bedding
Lavender walls make a serene background for this tween bedroom. Playful patterns and metallic decals bring in personality and fun.
Pink and White Contemporary Nursery With Sheep
A patterned ceiling is a fun idea in this nursery—designers went with palest pink speckled in gold—drawing the eye up and keeping the overall mood peaceful with white walls and sheer curtains.
Spa Bathroom With Green Leaves
The spa bathroom feels far away from New York city's bustle with a soaking tub and big walk-in shower. A large built-in vanity has pretty leaded glass windows.
Porch With Wraparound Lake Views
One of the new additions to this 1980s home on the edge of Austin's lake was a screened-in porch. A casual sitting area lets residents get lost in those panoramic views.
Modern Front Yard Landscape Features Formed Concrete Pads
This landscape design concept was based on the modern lines of the home and allows the elegant forms to transfer onto the ground plane. The driveway and connecting pedestrian paths are formed concrete pads with a simple broom finish in a series of squares and rectangles. The voids between the pads are neatly topped with gray beach pebbles and allow rainwater to flow through, minimizing runoff onto the street. The pockets of plantings near the front entry contain sculptural accent plants, which are dramatic when illuminated by landscape lighting at night.
Modern Front Yard Landscape With Concrete Pad Driveway
This landscape design concept was based on the modern lines of the home and allows the elegant forms to transfer onto the ground plane. The driveway and connecting pedestrian paths are formed concrete pads with a simple broom finish in a series of squares and rectangles. The voids between the pads are neatly topped with gray beach pebbles and allow rainwater to flow through, minimizing runoff onto the street. The pockets of plantings near the front entry contain sculptural accent plants.
Gas Fire Pits Flank Modern Infinity Pool
The back of this modern home features a covered patio with two separate seating areas. The patio looks out onto an elevated pool with an infinity edge, which is flanked by two rectangular pads of artificial turf with small gas fire pits.
Covered Patio & Infinity Pool Boast Stunning Bay View
Oriented to capture the sunsets across Sarasota Bay, Fla., this modern home embodies coastal living. The exterior design concept was based on the modern lines of the home and allows the elegant forms to transfer onto the ground plane. In the back, a covered patio with cozy seating looks out onto an infinity pool that blends seamlessly into the bay.
Edgy & Eclectic Living Room With Lilac Beams
When punk rock style meets craftsman architecture, the saucy design spawn is definitely something to write home about. So visitors take note: this edgy and eclectic interior by designer Caitlin Murray is in a league of its own.


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(CNN) -- Twelve people were killed and 19 severely injured Sunday in a bus crash near Berlin, Germany, police told CNN.
The collision occurred on the A10 in Brandenburg when the bus tried to avoid a vehicle coming onto the motorway, police spokesman Jens Quitske said. The bus lost control and collided with the column of a bridge.
Among those severely injured was the driver of the other vehicle. In addition, 20 more suffered minor injuries.
The bus was a Polish holiday bus making its way from Spain back to Poland, Quitske said. He could not confirm whether all those on board were Polish, but said all the fatalities were adults.
"I was shocked to hear of the tragic bus accident near Berlin in which so many Polish nationals lost their lives," German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said. "This accident doesn't just concern our Polish friends, it also affects us. Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family and friends of those who died."
German emergency services were doing everything in their power to save the lives of the injured, he said.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the second year in a row, sixteen Harvard varsity athletic teams have received Division I Academic Progress Rate Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA, it was announced Wednesday afternoon. The NCAA recognized more than 900 Division I sports teams from across the country for their exceptional work in the classroom as part of the NCAA's Academic Performance Program.
The Ivy League had the most number of teams honored for a
conference with 135 – the same number as last season. The
conference with the second-most selections was the Patriot League
with 82. These 16 Harvard teams posted multi-year APR scores in the
top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports.
The Crimson programs to receive the Public Recognition Awards are: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's cross country, men's golf, women's golf, football, men's skiing, women's soccer, men's indoor track & field, women's indoor track & field, men's outdoor track & field, women's outdoor track & field, men's volleyball, women's volleyball and women's water polo.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility, retention and graduation in the calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport. High-performing teams receiving awards posted APR scores ranging from 977 to a perfect 1,000.


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By Kirpal Singh Khalsa
During the holidays we are reminded that it is the season for giving. All over the world families and friends come together to enjoy each other's company, to share gifts, and to experience the joys and happiness of life. Giving is fun, people love to receive gifts, and you end up feeling great. It is a beautiful celebration!
If giving results in so much joy, why limit it to a season? Why not make it a way of life? For the spiritual man or woman the season of giving is all year long. Yogi Bhajan continually taught the fundamental spiritual truth that more you give the more you receive. At Summer Solstice 1996 he said that giving invokes the wealth of the Universe.
"When there is a vacuum, God must fill it. I'm not saying that you are poor. But you could have more. Giving is the way of the rich—giving services, giving expertise, giving work, giving to others to get blessings, giving something for prayer, giving to the needy." ~Yogi Bhajan
It may seem counter-intuitive, but giving is the key to prosperity. Yogi Bhajan lived the example. He arrived in the west literally penniless. He gave of his time, energy, and earnings to serve humanity. He built a spiritual and financial empire only to give it away. His earnings supported the 3HO Foundation for many years. While giving more than anyone could expect, he lived like a king, rich and wealthy in all aspects of his life, demonstrating that spirituality and prosperity are in harmony.
But giving is not just a means to get rich. It is a path to enlightenment and liberation. From his earliest days in the west Yogi Ji taught that there were three paths to enlightenment: the path of the saint, the path of the hero and the path of the giver. The path of the giver is the most simple—to be like God, give like God. After all, what is God but the Great Giver.
"God gives like God. Giving makes God THE God. And giving shall only make you experience God. Give like God. Give like God is giving in the Name of God; give in the feeling of God. Give in the experience of God. Give in the understanding of God. Give as just a way to give. And the best concept of giving is, "Give for the giving's sake and then feel obligated, feel obliged, and feel grateful that you got an opportunity you could give." ~Yogi Bhajan
In the 3rd pauree of Japji Sahib, Guru Nanak describes God the Great Giver:
"Daindaa de lainde thak paaeh. Jugaa jugantar khaahee khaaeh."
The Giver gives and those who take get tired of receiving, and from time immemorial to time immemorial, He is the Giver.
Giving yourself to others is God. Otherwise there is no God. Once walking in New Delhi, India, Yogiji was asked about the beggars. They are actually a caste to themselves and begging is their profession. Yogiji was asked "Sir, do we need to give to all these who ask for money?" He replied, "No, you don't. But I do." After hearing that, we just reached in our pockets and began the blessed and endless journey of learning how to give to those who ask.
"God is an experience of giving. Let us talk giving, all right? God gives. Follow the law. God gives, you give." Yogi Bhajan 05/10/1987
At the ashram in New Mexico we practice Karma Yoga. It is the yoga of selfless service without thought of personal reward. Quite simply, it is giving of yourself, your time, your energy and your love. It is a way of burning off lifetimes of past karma and a recognized and honored path to union with God. It is humble and menial work: cleaning the temple, cooking and serving food, working in the garden, helping those who are sick and so many other ways of giving. It is an opportunity to serve the land, Yogiji's mission, the people who live here, and the community. There is a great joy in serving the ashram and in this way serving God.
The beauty of karma yoga is it takes you out of you. Often we try to get high through our yoga practice. Then it is all about you. When you serve the ashram it is all about something greater than you. A second beauty of karma yoga is that it develops humility. The antidote to spiritual ego is humility, especially for a teacher. Karma Yoga is also called seva, selfless service. It is a foundation pillar of the spiritual lifestyle.
"Seva is in the name of God. Now you are doing a service, not as you now. You are doing seva in the name of God. That's the beauty of seva. In seva never ask for gratification here and now. Let God come through. Give God a chance. Therefore do it in His name." ~Yogi Bhajan
Serving people opens the heart and brings so many blessings.
"Love is something in which you nurture... in which you serve. If you serve each other rather than control each other, rather than be at each other, the whole world will be a heaven and it's all seva. That is love." ~Yogi Bhajan
And the blessings come. Through giving, slowly and imperceptibly your commitment will deepen, you will grow stronger, more self-assured and happier than you have ever been in your life. Karma Yoga opens the door. You will look for opportunities to give and to serve, and they will come. So in this season of giving, why limit it to just a season? Make giving your way of life. It will open every door to spiritual fulfillment.
Kirpal Singh Khalsa served as director of Guru Ram Das Ashram, Boulder, from 1972 – 1992. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Colorado and taught in the Sociology Department from 1980 to 1992. From 1992 – 2003 he served as Academic Director for Sikh Dharma Education International and helped found Miri Piri Academy in Amritsar, India. He currently lives with the Sikh community in Espanola, NM.


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Want to hear some juicy news? (If you're anything like us, the answer will be a resounding yes.)
A sweet new jewelry line launched this month from San Francisco artists and designers Sara Rossbach and Richard Combs has dazzled us with its oh-so-San Francisco approach to contemporary luxury.
Dubbed Gold and Citrus, the collection of 11 necklaces and one gold-chained headpiece ($80-$820) features gold paired with unexpected materials such as wood grain sequins, silk-backed zippers and brown rooster feathers.
Though the resulting pieces have an effortless polish that makes them just as worthy counterparts for a slouchy cotton tank as they could be for a streamlined wedding dress, there's nothing simple about divining the designs themselves.
"I would definitely say I spend many more hours brainstorming and sketching ideas than actually producing the pieces," says Rossbach, the lead designer for the line.
That may very well not sound unusual, until you glimpse the intricate bead work and complex construction invested in such pieces as the scarf-life Kumquat and the pearl-laden Pummelo.
They say it's the thought that counts, and that sentiment certainly rings true here. The brain power behind Gold and Citrus yields much more than mere beauty. Wearers of the Kumquat and Clementine styles, for example, will find themselves in possession of a neck adornment designed to be worn up to four different ways.
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Lorraine Sanders is the creator of SFIndieFashion.com.