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It's okay, I got carried away and freaked out for no reason.DumBumm wrote: Sorry guys , i was only joking.
To me, the only reason they chose the cast they got is because of looks... but of course know ones gonna care, just as long as we all fantasize over all of them.
Just like Solomon Trimble got replace,
Just as Jamie Campbell Bower is playing Caius...
And im going to have to agree with FindYourTrueCalling... Kristen Stewart as bella.
Dakota as jane, just because she was over exposed as jane from the media!!
I can bet you all once New moon is out every one is going to be team Caius... which really sucks for the fans who already were, (you know... the book Caius, not the movie Caius)
its not about acting, its all about looks in twilight movies!!
Hmm, thats why i adore HP, great actors!!
I just think... of course this is none of my business... that you could chill a bit about a few things regarding the cast, like mrsedwardcullen said? Because we have to wait until Novemeber to the release of the movie. It's a long time to go whining over the cast and Solomon Trimble. I understand you feel frustrated because your favorite character is not going to be played by the actress you had in mind. It's a frustration that I can understand and I share. But I really don't see the point of carring this signature of yours, for example. For me, this is spoiling the whole experience of the movie in advance. It's pure prejudice. And this helps nothing.
They chose two nice actors to play Jane and Alec and the rest of the Volturi. Actors that will give the movie, not only a bigger audience, but also credibility. They put really good people involved with this project. And this is very important. For us. Twilight Saga must be showed properly, not like some indy movie, with low budget and bad special effects. I want the haters see a kicking butt actor like Michael Sheen and Dakotta Fanning and say "Wow, if they are on this, it must be good!". Unknown actors have the same chance of screwing up as well known actors. And they got the right mixture of appearance and competence in their choices.
It must be a reason for Caius be younger... I think the contrast between him and Michael Sheen's maturity very interesting for the effect the Volturi will have on people. And, seriously, there are so many lovely men to be gushing over... Jaime is just another one. And Caius is a detestable man. I don't see Team Caius girls and, seriously, who cares? Let the posers act stupid. We can't control this, as we can't control who they cast or what they do.All we can do is to cheer for them do their best and we get a better result than Twilight. But it's just a movie.


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Should Wikipedia Take The Money?
from the penny-wise-pound-foolish dept
My friend Jerry Brito thinks that Wikipedia should stop begging its users for money and should start selling ads instead. I'm not sure I agree. Part of the genius of Wikipedia's design is that its editing process self-selects for people who are passionate about designing a great encyclopedia. It has to, because if you don't find editing Wikipedia enjoyable, there isn't much else to draw you in. As a result, the senior Wikipedia editors tend to be strongly focused on making Wikipedia the best encyclopedia it can be, and while politics certainly happens, it's a relatively minor aspect of the site's operations. People either learn to get along with one another or leave the site in frustration. One beneficial consequence of Wikipedia's current structure is that it doesn't matter very much who captures the most senior leadership positions on the site, because all you win is the opportunity to review hundreds of editing disputes among other contributors.
If Wikipedia began selling ads, it would generate millions of dollars almost overnight. Suddenly, it would matter a lot who held the top leadership positions in the organization. Being a member of the Wikipedia board would no longer be a thankless exercise in public service, but would be a relatively glamorous opportunity to direct hundreds of thousands of dollars to one's pet causes. Over time, the senior leadership positions would be sought out by people who are more excited about doling out largesse than editing an encyclopedia. And indeed, in the long run, it's not hard to imagine the senior management of Wikipedia coming to view Wikipedia as a cash cow rather than a public trust. Having hired a large staff and set up various programs, Wikipedia executives would be increasingly reluctant to make decisions that would improve the encyclopedia but might reduce ad revenue. And that, in turn, could gradually antagonize rank-and-file Wikipedians, who might resent having their labors generating millions of dollars to be spent by a self-perpetuating elite that may or may not represent their own interests and values.
Wikipedia's value as a public resource vastly outweighs the advertising revenue the site might generate. It would be penny-wise and pound-foolish to jeopardize the site's decentralized, voluntarist spirit by injecting large sums of money into the equation. The "tin-cup approach" may be irritating, but it has the cardinal virtue of keeping the site's leadership firmly anchored to the interests of its most avid users. Jerry cites Craigslist and Mozilla as examples of nonprofits that have avoided the path of corruption, but I think there are important distinctions to be drawn. Craigslist does not depend on the goodwill of hundreds of thousands of volunteers, and it's run by an unusually public-spirited founder. As for Mozilla, I think it's too early to tell whether Mozilla's millions will have pernicious effects on the organization's long-term health. So far I've been skeptical of charges that the Mozilla-Google relationship is corrupting, but the relationship is only a few years old. There's still plenty of time for things to go wrong.
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by JIM HARRIS
If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. America is not a place for sissies. You have to be assertive, sassy, self-reliant, and occasionally you may need to shoot a few people.
So don't ever give up your guns, America. When the government comes around in their tanks and helicopters, trying to take away your guns and implant transmitters in your brains, you're going to need those firearms to protect your freedom, your family, and your money.
Come to think of it, by the time things have gotten that bad, your money probably won't be worth anything. But you'll still need to protect your property, like your speedboat and your ping-pong table. Stuff like that. Yeah, we're mad as hell and perpetually unsatisfied with our status, so watch out, people who don't agree.
And make no mistake, the rest of the civilized world admires and respects our well-armed citizenry. They think it's really cool, and they wish that they, too, could have gun-slinging cowboys roaming their streets. And even the uncivilized elements around the world dig us as well, because we supply them with their guns.
In fact, we need more guns, not less. Kids should have their own little guns to protect themselves against schoolyard bullies. And schoolyard bullies should have guns to protect themselves against larger bullies.
A lot of liberals are selfishly using the recent tragic shootings in Tucson, Arizona, to impugn America's proud tradition of gun ownership, but you simply can't compare those who use guns for legitimate purposes (such as shooting animals for fun, or brandishing firearms in campaign ads) to overly impressionable nut-jobs who clearly break the law by actually killing a half-dozen strangers or more. It's just another Communist scheme to deprive you of your God-given rights.
As far as making sure that all gun owners are sane, responsible people, well, DUH, every gun application form clearly asks, "Are you sane?" and "Are you responsible?" And it's against the law to lie on the form!
The dead in the Tucson massacre included U.S. District Judge John Roll, 63; Christina Greene, 9; Gifford's aide Gabe Zimmerman, 30; Dorothy Morris, 76; Dorwin Stoddard, 76; and Phyllis Scheck, 79. As we now know, Representative Gabrielle ("Gabby") Giffords was the intended target of the shooter, and that the other victims were just in the wrong place (America) at the wrong time (now).
A statement from the National Rifle Association after the massacre declared, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this senseless tragedy, including Congresswoman Giffords, and their families during this difficult time. We join the rest of the country in praying for the quick recovery of those injured."
They really do a lot of praying over there at the NRA. Most of it for the victims of "senseless tragedies." Sensible tragedies, however, that's a different story. Like when you just absolutely can't resolve a problem any other way than by shooting someone. But senseless tragedies, they require a lot of praying.
Of course, the NRA does not want you to be too religious, either. You know, like all fanatical. After all, if you totally believed in that "eternal life" jazz, why would you need a gun in the first place? Best to give God lip service, but pack some heat just in case.
It was announced that, in response to the shootings, Congress would pause for five minutes this week and look really, really sad before getting back to business as usual. Also, flags are being flown at half-staff to let the general public know that they, too, should look really, really sad until such time as the flags are returned to "full staff." Then, of course, it will be OK to get back to business as usual and reject any rational attempts to prevent lunatics from acquiring an arsenal of deadly weapons.
After all, this country can't run itself. It requires the vigilance of watchdog-citizens like you and me, doing our duty as we see fit.So what are you waiting for, people? Get out there and do your duty!


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Trueba.fernando needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 110 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
I am a first year MBA student at Fuqua School of Business (Duke University). I have worked in Marketing for over 8 years for companies like Johnson & Johnson and Red Bull. My greatest passion is to practice sports (ski, soccer, running, rock climbing, kick boxing). I am 32, married.
This project is the first step to launch my start-up. I like to think out of the box and to go against the rules. I enjoy shaking things a little bit and pushing the envelop to foster creativity.
Before working in marketing I played professional soccer for over 6 years back in Mexico.
I enjoy life to the fullest. Love to spend time with my wife, travel, exercise, watch TV shows (24, Sopranos, How I met your mother, Friends, Dexter, etc)
My project is targeting the following target audiences:
Primary Target: Kids (boys and girls) between 8 and 14 years old. They love soccer. Practice 3 to 5 times per week. Play on the weekends. Are really into the sport. Like to share their "plays" with their friends. Are currently using Facebook to upload their pictures and videos.
Secondary Target: Men 28 to 35. Love soccer. Play once or twice a week. They had the dream to become real soccer stars....but failed. They play every single game as if it was the final of the World Cup. Like to make fun of their friends when they win the game.
Every soccer player in the world dreams about being the top scorer, the next "Pele" or Maradona. Only 1% get to play at the professional level. However, with Kraksfield.com, every single player will feel the experience of being famous.
This is an existing market.
About the name:
Krak: Is the way the best soccer players are called. If there is an outstanding player on the field, people would say: "he is a krak".
Field: Referring to a soccer field.
I would like an eye catchy logo. No special requirements. Be as creative as you can. The logo is intended to be used as Icon on on-line advertising. Therefore, the word Kraksfield must be separated from the logo.
Kraks are the most creative and outstanding players of the team. They are fast, skilled, smart, cool, they make the game. The logo MUST reflect this.
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November 13, 2012, 4:24 pm
Day's Best: Naturita's award-winning library
The library serving the small mining town of Naturita does far more than lend books.
It's a community hub offering a range of services and knowledge — and in the process, capturing the attention of the White House.
On Wednesday, the library received a gold medal from the Obama administration for being one of the nation's best libraries.
The branch library has computer work stations, teaches parenting skills, offers workforce development programs and engages in early literacy efforts.
Congratulations, Naturita.
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e39m5 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
phpCMD (Client Management for Designers) is kicking off its official beta release with a design contest to create the new, official phpCMD logo.
Client Management for Designers
Welcome to the phpCMD Logo Design Contest
phpCMD (Client Management for Designers) is an innovative script designed to provide web designers with a professional, web-based client management system. The software utilizes an extremely user-friendly environment where clients can order individualized projects with the help of the designer's custom question set. Once a project has been ordered the client can view the status of their project and easily request revisions and/or communicate with the designers.
Project Quidelines:
Read our Homepage for an in-depth description of the phpCMD product and for insights on how to theme the logo.
Logo designs should harmonize well with the design and colors of our current template.
A vector logo is preferable, but a raster logo is also acceptable. The dimensions are not important, however a ratio similar to 192px x 55px is suggested.
A tagline incorporated into the design is acceptable but not required. The preferred tagline is "Client Management for Designers," but other taglines will be considered.
Last and most important,
Sell yourself! This product is targeted towards designers and design companies. As a designer you should be attracted to our new logo.
The prize is $150 cash and one license of phpCMD without linkback ($150 Value). That's $300 worth of prizes!
More details about the script, and a demo, are available on phpCMD.com
Good Luck!
Thank You,
Colin Sidoti
PS: I will be reviewing this contest frequently. If you have any questions, feel free to post them.
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It was a mixed day in the grain markets with heavy bear spreading. December corn closed 5 ¼ cents lower at $7.95 ½, December wheat down 5 ¾ at $8.75 ½, and November soybeans up 3 ½ cents at $17.22 ¼.
The morning session started with a sale announcement by the USDA for 110,000 MTs of US soybeans to China for 12/13 delivery. Typically any sign of additional demand during all-time record high prices would trigger more support but the pre-pit open was weak through the 8:30 am time frame. The November contract traded all the way down to $17.01 before finding support.
During the trading session, trading executives said that a branch of Taiwan's Breakfast Soybean Procurement Association purchased 178,000 MTs of new crop soybeans for next year's delivery. The amount from the US totaled 58,000 MTs for delivery in November while the other 120,000 was split between March and July in Brazil. This announcement may have been the reason we saw that extra strength come back into the bean market during the day session hours.
The University of Missouri put out a study by one of its think tank groups about ethanol production falling next year. They are estimating ethanol output to fall by 10% as the rising prices cut export demand by 50%. They only expect the domestic consumption to drop by 2%.
Friday's Commitment of Traders report didn't show any signs of the funds slowing down their purchasing. The 'managed money' is now net long 342,893 contracts of corn which is an increase of 39,715. They are also net long 252,388 contracts of soybeans, an increase of 21,845! At this point the information is over a week old given the lag in the reporting. We will have to see if they have continued this trend on Friday's report.
Yesterday we had a bearish crossover on the exponential oscillator for December corn. Today's selloff keeps that sell signal intact (see chart). The 50 day simple moving average is at $7.46 ½. If December corn is able to settle below $7.85, I would use the 50 day SMA as the next downside target.
Chart: December Corn
Soybeans continue to look strong until we see a significant change in demand. Upside resistance is seen in November at $17.92 and downside support at $16.60.
Chart: November Soybeans
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Robert Hass presents "A Little Book on Form: An Exploration into the Formal Imagination of Poetry" and Tracy K. Smith presents "Wade in the Water: Poems" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Speaker Biography: Robert Hass was born in San Francisco. His books of poetry include "The Apple Trees at Olema," a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner as well as "Time and Materials," "Sun Under Wood," "Human Wishes," "Praise" and "Field Guide," which was selected by Stanley Kunitz for the Yale Younger Poets Series. Hass also co-translated several volumes of poetry with Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz and authored or edited several other volumes of translation, including Nobel Laureate Tomas Tranströmer's "Selected Poems" and "The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson and Issa." His essay collection "Twentieth Century Pleasures: Prose on Poetry" received the National Book Critics Circle Award. Hass served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997 and as chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. His latest work is "A Little Book on Form: An Exploration into the Formal Imagination of Poetry" (Ecco). Hass lives in California with his wife, poet Brenda Hillman, and teaches at the University of California at Berkeley.
Speaker Biography: Tracy K. Smith was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States in 2017. She was reappointed for a second term on March 22, 2018. Smith is the author of four poetry collections, including "Wade in the Water: Poems" (Graywolf) and "Life on Mars," winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her memoir is "Ordinary Light," which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Smith is working to bring poetry to rural communities across America. She teaches at Princeton University.


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It has been a long time since I've added a post to this blog or even checked in on this page. As last season ended I believed that I would no longer be gardening our beautiful plot of land at Virgate Farm in Mt. Airy, Maryland. With a move to Baltimore and a new job I had put the garden behind me a blazed ahead as I always do. Last week I made a pit stop into my old stomping grounds at Cafe Nola to see some familiar faces and enjoy a delicious cup of Illy coffee. While I was there, I heard through the grapevine that the opportunity to farm at Virgate was available. I wasted no time in calling my friends at Virgate to ask if this was indeed true... and it was! I'm excited to announce that this season I will be working the grounds with my girlfriend Sara and my daughter Amber. Within the past week we have whipped ourselves into gardening shape by ordering our seeds, planning this years planting schedule, and looking into farmer's markets within the Baltimore city limits to sell our produce to the good people of Baltimore. I have also contacted Wes Haynes, who is the head chef at Cafe Nola to get an idea of what specialty veggies he can use this season in Nola's kitchen. I am so damn excited to be turning the corner on year three at the garden!
This year will bring about some new things for me and for the farm. Sara and I will be undertaking this project independently this year, meaning we will have the option to sell what we grow to whomever wants our produce. This means we've got multiple factors to consider and lots of questions to answer. Such as; where do we sell our produce? Does it make more sense to work farmer's markets or sell directly to restaurants? Is a CSA in the cards for next year and how do we prepare for that? What will our niche be in the market? These, among many others are the questions that we hope to answer this season.
As we begin our cleanup process of Virgate farm this spring I am filled with memories of the past two seasons. The initial enthusiasm that permeated the halls of Cafe Nola our first year of production. The beautiful heirloom tomatoes we harvested and the amazing specials that Wes prepared with them. I see the faces of our chickens as my daughter tried to marry the roosters to specific hens and remember all of the good times we had on this magical piece of property. I feel very blessed to have this opportunity yet again. I'd like to thank Marie, Paul and the entire Landau family for the opportunity to once again hone my skills as an organic grower.
Sara and I were talking the other day about what really excites us about this season, and of the many, many things we mentioned the one thing we both laughed about was our excitement to be tan and buff again this year. Organic farming, while I believe it to be a major contributor to the good of our world, is also an ass-kicker and it whips you into shape better than any gym membership ever could. Take spin class and pilates and combine them with weight training and a membership to a tanning salon and you begin to understand the physical health benefits of living off the land. I love it. Nowadays, people go to work and then have to make time to go to the gym in order to stay healthy, but natural living combines work and exercise into one beneficial movement. I long for the days of our natural ancestors. While tiring and rigorous, living off the land gives us a real understanding of survival and puts us very close to the razor's edge of life and death. Modern ideas like security and independence only domesticate and distance us from our understanding of survival, which in my eyes is the only true independence. Modern 'independence' means living alone and being plugged into a network of systems (food, gas, electric, housing, etc.) which provide us our way of life. Were this system to fail we would have the same looks on our faces that domesticated cattle have if they were set free.
That's all the ranting I have for this entry. Sara, Amber and I are excited to dive in and get filthy this year. Here come the blog posts!
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Hoooray! Congratulations Doug - what terrific news! I know we all enjoyed your posts from Nola Farm and I'm so excited to get stories from your new venture. Making those marketing decisions - and achieving the right mix - is a challenge for many small farmers. Other farmers are usually the best resource and sounding board for big decisions. Congratulations again!
Thank you.
It's amazing how things fall into place when the time is right. Wishing you, Sara and Amber all the best in your new venture. I'll be dropping by your blog to see how things are going : )
Awesome. Thanks.
Congratulations! I'm not sure I could ever give up my garden (as small as it is). I look forward to reading about your adventures this season.
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Whatever the size of your garden, you can add excitement and wonder by welcoming beautiful, delicate members of the Lepidoptera family to share your little plot of heaven on earth.
A fritillary butterfly in hand.2
Despite their freewheeling, frivolous demeanor, butterflies follow a deliberate and complex regimen in their day-to-day doings. Their life-cycle consists of four stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis) and adult (butterfly), each stage requiring specific food and environments.
The Life Cycle
Butterflies deposit eggs — singly or in clusters — in spring, summer or fall, depending on the species. A good nectar source promotes the production of large numbers of eggs. Some lay eggs on only one or a few plant species, others on many kinds, usually on those appropriate as larval food. Eggs usually hatch within a few days. Nine out of 10 eggs never become adults because predators, mainly birds, think the eggs, caterpillars and butterflies are delicious.
Emerging caterpillars feed first on their eggshells, then the host plant. They shed their "skin" usually four or five times, growing larger with each stage (called an "instar"). Caterpillars with abundant, high-quality food mature earlier than poorly fed larvae.
A tussock moth pupating on the underside of a leaf.2
The full-sized caterpillar spends about a day forming a green or brown pupa (chrysalis) using silk produced by its glands. The chrysalis has a smooth, hard surface and is suspended by a thin fiber from a stem or twig. Some butterflies, such as skippers, pupate inside a thin covering of silk and leaves. Moths spin a "cocoon," usually in a shell surrounded by a protective fuzzy, cottony covering.
Depending on the species and temperature, the chrysalis stage usually lasts about two weeks. During this time, they astonishingly develop into an adult. Some species go through a hibernation stage called a diapause, before the pupa splits and the butterfly emerges. During the first few hours, the butterfly's wings expand, the skin hardens and then it is able to fly, sip nectar, mate and lay eggs, thus repeating the life cycle.
From egg-to-caterpillar-to-butterfly takes about five to six weeks. Some species have only one generation per year. Others may go through two or three generations in a season. Most live only two or three weeks, although some, such as the mourning cloak, which spends the winter as an adult, may live for 10 months or more.
Zebra swallowtail caterpillar in its green form.1
A zebra swallowtail caterpillar in its striped form.1
Black swallowtail: parsley family (Apiaceae family) includes wild and cultivated carrot (Daucus spp.), dill (Anethum spp.), parsley (Petroselinum spp.) and parsnip (Pastinaca spp.)
Spicebush swallowtail: Sassafras
Tiger swallowtail: aspen (Populus spp.), cherry (Prunus spp.), birch (Betula spp.)
Skipper Family (Hesperidae)
Blazing star skipper: grasses
Snout Butterfly (Libytheidae)
Common snout butterfly: hackberry (Celtis spp.)
Brush-footed Family (Nymphalidae)
Great spangled and Idalia fritillary: violet (Viola spp.)
Buckeye: plantains (Plantago spp.), toadflax (Linaria spp.), snapdragon (Antirrhinum spp.), false loosestrife (Ludwigia spp.)
Painted lady: thistle (Onopordum, Carduus, Cirsium)
Red admiral: nettle (Urtica spp.), false nettle (Boehmeria spp.)
Viceroy and red-spotted purple: willow (Salix spp.), especially black willow (Salix nigra), pussy willow (Salix caprea), poplar (Populus spp.), plums (Prunus spp.), cherry (Prunus spp.)
Hackberry butterfly: hackberry (Celtis spp.)
Monarch: milkweeds, butterfly weed (Asclepias spp.)
Mourning cloak: willow (Salix), birch (Betula spp.), aspen (Populus spp.), maple (Acer spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.)
Sulphur Family (Pieridae)
Cabbage white butterfly: (Brassicaceae family), Brassica spp.: cauliflower, broccoli, kale, mustard, turnip, radish (Raphanus spp.)
Common (clouded) sulphur: clover (Trifolium), alfalfa (Medicago)
Dogface butterfly: leadplant (Amorpha), false indigo (Baptisia), prairie clover (Dalea)
Coppers, Blues, Harvesters, Metalmarks Families (Lycaenidae, Riodinidae)
American copper: sorrel (Rumex spp.)
Sylvan hairstreak: willow (Salix spp.)
Common hairstreak: mallow (Malvaceae spp.), rose mallow (Hibiscus spp.), marsh mallow (Althea spp.), hollyhock (Alcea spp.)
Gray hairstreak: hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
Source: University of Minnesota, James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History.
Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden
An adult zebra swallowtail.1
Monarch being handled.2
Select a variety of nectar-producing plants in flower throughout the season, especially those that bloom in mid to late summer, when most butterflies are active. Flowers with multiple florets that produce abundant nectar are ideal. (Double flowers are bred for appearance, not nectar production.) Adults will lay their eggs on specific plants that will serve as a food source for the caterpillars that hatch.
Provide shelter. Butterflies prefer to feed and lay eggs away from gusty winds. A row of shrubs or trees provides a windbreak. Plant tall plants at the back and sides of the garden for additional protection.
Wet sand or a mud puddle nearby encourages "puddling." Though they get their sugar from plant nectar, butterflies need other nourishment for reproduction. For that, they sip from mud puddles, ingesting salts and minerals from the soil. Puddling is mostly seen in males. They incorporate those nutrients into their sperm, which when mating, are transferred to the female. These extra salts and minerals improve the viability of the female's eggs, increasing the couple's chances of passing on their genes to another generation.
Avoid using broad-spectrum pesticides. Although caterpillars will chomp on some plants, they need this to metamorphose. Eventually your garden will attract natural predators for other pests attacking your garden.
A monarch on a butterfly bush (Buddleia spp.).2
Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.)
Butterfly bush (Buddleia spp.)
Lilac (Syringa spp.)
Sumac (Rhus spp.)
Coneflower (Echinacea spp.)
Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana spp.)
Impatiens (Impatiens spp.)
Marigold (Calendula spp., Tagetes spp.)
Phlox (Phlox spp.)
Sunflower (Helianthus spp.)
Verbena (Verbena spp.)
Aster (Aster spp.)
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)2
Butterfly weed (Asclepias spp.)
Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema spp.)
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia spp.)
Blazing star (Liatris spp.)
Coreopsis (Coreopsis spp.)
Ox-eye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Leucanthemum vulgare)
Ageratum (Ageratum spp.)
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Dogbane (Apocynum spp.)
Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
Ironweed (Vernonia altissima)
Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum, syn. Eupatorium purpureum)
Nettle (Urtica spp.)
Thistle (Onopordum spp., Carduus spp., Cirsium spp.)
Source: University of Minnesota, James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History.
1. Photo courtesy of © Rose Franklin, ButterflyBushes.com
2. Photo courtesy of Ilene Sternberg
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Harvard's could not withstand a second-half surge by Yale as the Bulldogs pulled out a 68-63 win Friday night (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's basketball team led by as many as 10 points in the first half but could not withstand an early run by Yale in the second, as the Bulldogs stole a 68-63 victory over the Crimson Friday night in Lavietes Pavilion.
Christine Clark scored a game-high 16 points on 8-of-19 shooting, including 10 points after the break. Victoria Lippert made 6-of-9 from the floor and was 3-of-5 from three as she notched 15 points, and Emma Golen matched her career-high with 13 points and grabbed six rebounds. Miriam Rutzen pulled down 11 rebounds to go with her eight points, and Brogan Berry dished out six assists.
Harvard's (8-8, 1-1 Ivy League) defense was sound for most of the game, thanks in large part to a season-high 10 blocks, as the Crimson limited Yale (10-7, 2-1 Ivy League) to 35.3 percent shooting. The Bulldogs' big advantage came in the second half, however, when it made six of its nine three's for the game and sank 10-of-12 free throws. Janna Graf scored 16 points to lead the Yale offense while Megan Vasquez and Sarah Halejian added 15 and 11, respectively.
The Crimson opened the game on an 8-0 run, with Clark, Berry, Lippert and Elle Hagedorn each getting into the scoring mix. Harvard led 11-5 after a Lippert three and went ahead 15-7 on a Rutzen layup with 9:22 to play in the half. A 9-0 Yale run gave the Bulldogs its first lead of the night, 16-15, but Clark capped off an identical 9-0 stretch for the Crimson with back-to-back buckets to put the home team back in front, 24-16.
Golen's three with 1:02 on the clock gave Harvard its largest lead at 28-18, before Yale closed the period on a 6-1 spurt to pull within 29-24 at the break. Lippert led all scorers with 10 points and five rebounds in the half, and the Crimson dominated the Bulldogs on the glass and held a 26-16 advantage.
Harvard was unable to carry its momentum into the second half as Yale used a 12-0 run out of the break to gain a 36-29 edge. A layup by Clark and three-pointer by Lippert pulled the Crimson within three, 41-38, and with 10:56 to play Golen put Harvard back on top by one, 45-44, with her second three of the night.
The teams traded baskets over the next five minutes with both holding leads as large as three points. A pair of Golen free throws gave Harvard a 55-52 advantage, but it was the last time the Crimson would be in front. Aarica West's three on Yale's next possession evened the score at 55, and a layup by Vasquez and three from Graf put the Bulldogs in front 60-55.
Rutzen hit a baseline jumper with 1:24 to go to make it a 62-61 game in Yale's favor, and a jumper by Golen with 20 seconds remaining pulled Harvard within two, 65-63. The Crimson was forced to foul to put the Bulldogs on the line, however, and Yale hit 3-of-4 in the final 17 seconds to hold on for the 68-63 victory.
Harvard returns to action Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. when it hosts Brown at Lavietes Pavilion.
Game Notes: Brogan Berry scored five points to move past Emily Tay '09 into ninth place on Harvard's career scoring list where she now stands with 1,267 points … The Crimson blocked a season-high 10 shots, led by Miriam Rutzen's four and Missy Mullins' three … Christine Clark scored a game-high 16 points and has now scored in double-digits in 18 straight games dating back to last season … Emma Golen matched her career-high of 13 points 4-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three … Emma Golen entered the game leading the Ivy League in three-point percentage, and upped that percentage to 46.9 with her 2-of-3 performance … Harvard outrebounded Yale 44-39 and has outrebounded its opponents in 14 of 16 games.


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THE Victorian government wants a national strategy on solariums, including banning their importation and manufacture, after joining NSW and South Australia in outlawing the commercial use of sunbeds.
Premier Ted Baillieu announced on Thursday that commercial solariums will be banned in Victoria from December 31, 2014, as part of the government's new skin cancer prevention framework.
"The days for solariums in Victoria are numbered," he said.
"Along with banning commercial solariums in Victoria, we will also seek to work with the commonwealth and states on a national approach on solarium that could include a ban on the importation and manufacturing of sunbeds."
South Australia and NSW have already announced a ban on sunbeds from the same date, while Queensland's Health Minister Lawrence Springborg is indicating the state could join the move.
Most Australian states moved to ban minors from using tanning beds and increased industry regulation, in response to the campaign of Melbourne woman Clare Oliver, who died of melanoma in 2007 aged 26.
Mr Baillieu said one in six melanomas could be prevented if commercial solaria are closed, with 40,000 cases of skin cancer detected in Victoria in 2010 and 297 melanoma deaths that year.
Health Minister David Davis said melanoma risk increases by 87 per cent in young people who begin using tanning beds before the age of 35.
He said the skin cancer prevention framework would help the early detection and treatment of the disease.
Cancer Council Victoria chief executive Todd Harper said the ban was historic and operators should shut down their solariums now.
Mr Harper said up to 280 cases of melanoma diagnosed in Victoria each year were directly attributable to tanning beds and the cancer-causing machines have no place in the community.
"These solariums are dangerous; they're unnecessary; they're outdated and irrefutably linked to cancer," he said.
Victorian Greens MP Colleen Hartland, who brought an upper house motion earlier this year for the ban, welcomed the move but warned a sunbed buyback scheme is necessary to prevent dangerous in-home use.
"Upon announcement of the ban (in NSW), solarium operators flooded the online market with sunbeds," she said.
"Anyone can then buy a powerful sunbed and operate it in-house with absolutely no supervision or know-how."
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Advent Capital Management LLC: Douglas Teresko, '01, has been named co-portfolio manager of the Advent/Claymore Enhanced Growth and Income Fund. The New York–based fund manager specializes in long-only strategies, hedge funds, and closed-end funds.
Baird Capital Partners: Alex Kessel, '11, has been promoted to vice president from senior associate. He is based in Chicago, the firm's global headquarters. The private equity investment arm of Robert W. Baird & Co. makes investments in the United States, United Kingdom, and China.
The Beanstalk Group LLC: Marc Schneider, '83, has been named CFO. The New York–based brand licensing agency is part of Omnicom Group, a global marketing and advertising company.
BioHealth Innovation Inc.: Cynthia Collins, '88, has been named to the board of directors. The Rockville, Maryland-based regional private-public partnership commercializes biotech innovations. Collins is president and CEO of Gaithersburg, Maryland-based biotech firm GenVec Inc.
Bourque Industries Inc.: Brent Willis, '91 (XP-60), has been appointed to the board of directors. The Tuscon, Arizona-based company uses nanotechnology to create metal alloys for ballistic armor and such industries as aerospace, automotive, computers, power grid, rail, shipping space, and weaponry. Willis is a former military officer and former CEO and chair of Bradenton, Florida-based Liberty Ammunition Inc.
Brown-Forman Corp.: Lawson Whiting, '97, has been promoted to senior vice president and chief brands officer. He had been managing director, Western Europe, for the Jack Daniels family of brands. The Louisville, Kentucky-based Brown-Forman makes several brands of liquor.
Caterpillar Inc.: Thomas Bluth, '97, is moving to vice president, mining products division, from vice president, earth moving division. Based in Peoria, Illinois, Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation: Jay Flaherty, '99, has been promoted to vice president and chief investment officer from assistant vice president, focusing on hedge funds and private equity investments. The Flint, Michigan-based private foundation makes grants in four programs: civil society, environment, the Flint area, and Pathways out of Poverty.
Clearview Capital LLC: James Tucker, '75, has been promoted to principal from vice president, business development. The private investment firm is based in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
Cotton Creek Capital: Joseph Lee Rash, '09, has been promoted to vice president from advisory director. The Dallas-based private equity firm invests in lower middle-market companies.
Digital Lumens Inc.: Matthew Healy, '99, has been named director, business development, at the Boston-based industrial LED lighting company.
Dodge & Cox: Charles Pohl, AB '80, MBA '81, has been promoted to chair from co-president of fixed income and chief investment officer at the San Francisco–based value mutual fund giant.
Equilar Inc.: Peter Browning, '76 (XP-36), has been appointed lead independent director. Based in Redwood City, California, the company conducts executive compensation benchmarking and research. Browning is founder and managing director of Peter Browning Partners LLC, a Charlotte, North Carolina¬–based board advisory consulting firm.
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. (Farmer Mac): Robert Dale Lynch, '96, has been named senior vice president, CFO, and treasurer. Chartered by Congress, Farmer Mac is a Washington, DC-based stockholder-owned government agency that aims to increase credit availability in rural America by running a secondary market for eligible loans to agricultural and rural borrowers.
First Busey Corp.: Stephen King, '88, has been named to the board of directors of the Champaign, Illinois-based bank holding company. King is founding partner of Chicago-based private equity firm Prairie Capital LP.
Grant Thornton LLP: Rona Pocker, '83, has been named national managing director in the national bank advisory and regulatory services practice. The Chicago-based company offers auditing, management consulting, corporate finance, risk management and information technology.
Illinois Innovation Accelerator Fund: Kevin Willer, '10 (XP-79), has become partner. The Chicago-based seed stage venture fund focuses on tech ventures. Willer is transitioning to his new post from CEO of Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, now known as CEC.
Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation: Johannes Huth, '86, current chair of The Private Equity Foundation, is slated to become chair of the merged entity when the foundation merges with Impetus. The new entity will aim to give a better start in life to children growing up in severe poverty. Both are UK organizations.
The Joint Commission: Daniel Castillo, '12 (XP-81), has been named medical director, division of health-care quality evaluation. The independent nonprofit organization accredits and certifies health-care programs and organizations in the United States. It is based in Oak Brook Terrace, Illinois with an additional office in Washington, DC.
Kraft Foods Group: Adrienne Elsner, '92, has been promoted to chief marketing officer from executive vice president and president, beverages, Kraft Foods Inc.
Lake Forest City Council: John Reisenberg, '80 (XP-44), has been named acting third ward alderman. He will face election in April. He is the founder and president of Deerfield, Illinois-based executive search firm Reisenberg & Associates LLC.
Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co.: Paul Thompson, '81, has been named to the newly created post of chief operating officer.
MB Financial Bank: Joseph Sheils, '05, has been named senior vice president of retail banking, and Sandford Villesvik, '87, has joined as managing director, capital markets, at the Chicago-based personal, business, and commercial bank.
Northleaf Capital Partners Ltd.: Vishal Shah, '11, has joined as senior associate. Canada's largest independent global private markets fund manager and advisor is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in London and Menlo Park, California.
Penske Logistics: Jeffrey Bullard, '94, has joined as senior vice president of operations, central region. The Reading, Pennsylvania-based supply chain management and logistics company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing.
Putnam Investments Inc.: James Fetch, '00, and Jason Vaillancourt, '00, have been named among the co-heads of the global allocation investment organization at the Boston-based money management firm.
Sikich LLP: Mel Heckman, '04, has joined as part of the merger of his Plainfield, Illinois-based firm S2 Consulting Inc. with Naperville, Illinois-based accounting and advisory firm Sikich. He will specialize in operational and technical advisory services.
Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.: Anh Huynh, '06, has been appointed director of investor relations. The Minnetonka, Minnesota-headquartered real estate investment trust acquires, renovates, leases, and manages single family properties in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, and Texas.
Silver Lake Technology Management LLC: David Habinger, '98 (XP-67), has joined as senior advisor in the Menlo Park, California-based asset management company.
US Bank: Elliot Jaffee, '90, has been promoted to head of commercial banking from Twin Cities market president. The bank is a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based US Bancorp.
Virginia Commonwealth University: Alexander Henson, AB '90, MBA '96, has been named chief information officer, effective April 1. Henson had served as chief operating officer and executive director for administration and operations for the University of Chicago's Office of Information Technology Services. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia.
Wayne State University: David Nicholson, '97, has been named to the Board of Governors at the Lansing, Michigan-based school. Nicholson is CEO of sulfur and distribution groups at his Detroit-based family business PVS Chemicals Inc.
Amy Katherine Arnold, '10, has opened a second Bar Method exercise studio, this one in Bethesda, Maryland. She had opened her first in Washington, DC. The Bar Method merges isometrics, dance conditioning, and interval training to lengthen and sculpt the physique. Arnold, who first began working the Bar Method in a Chicago class, said in a February 13 Marketwire article that she loved how the exercise improved her body, posture, and endurance. "My outlook on fitness and health changed because of The Bar Method," she said.
Murli Buluswar, '01, presented the Presidential Leadership Lecture February 5 at Bluffton University, his alma mater. Buluswar is chief science officer at New York–based Charter Insurance Group. His presentation was entitled "Perspective on the Path to Clarity."
Widowed with three children to support in 1995, Adela Cepeda, '84, founded AC Advisory Inc., a Chicago firm focusing on municipal finance, alone in a borrowed office with one phone. Negotiating became comforting in her time of grief. "When I was concentrating on a deal, that was the one time that I didn't feel like crying," Cepeda said in a January 28 Chicago Tribune feature profile. Her company negotiates with investors to help government entities raise money through bond issues. Today the firm does $100 billion in business, with such clients as the Chicago Board of Education, the Chicago Transit Authority, Cook County, the city of New York and the state of Connecticut. Perseverance, with constant solicitation of new business, could be a key to her success. Sometimes this perseverance can cause "a misperception that I'm not so nice because I keep asking, because this (client) would be really important. And I really don't let go," she told the Tribune.
Steven Koch, MBA '82, JD '82, ranked 29th in Chicago Magazine's "100 Most Powerful Chicagoans" article that ran in the March issue. Koch is Chicago's deputy mayor. The article said Koch's "fingers are everywhere: from dealing with the pension crisis to negotiating with the Cubs to trying to boost traffic at McCormick Place."
Shawn Mobley, '97, who is president, central region, Chicago-based commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc., "has led major staff expansions while competing against larger Chicago real estate operations," said a January 28 Crain's Chicago Business "Spotlight" article.
J. Peter Ricketts, AB '86, MBA '91, served as honorary cochair of the JDRF Promise Gala in Omaha, Nebraska on February 23. The gala raises money for diabetes research. New York–based JDRF advocates for a cure for Type 1 diabetes. .
Giftology, founded by Nikhil Sama, '09, uses Facebook to allow customers to send gift vouchers to friends. The business, run by Delhi, India-based startup Sama Web Innovations Pvt. Ltd.—has raised an undisclosed amount of seed money from Kiran Sidhu, chair of Transact Network, a European prepaid cards provider, according to a January 31 article in VCCircle. Sama has also founded the start-up SnapLion. It "provides an online platform to create slick, interactive mobile apps for anyone wanting to engage their fan base in real time," the article said. .
Iram Shah, '92, is continuing the work of her daughter Sonia, a global activist who was just 18 when she died in a car accident. Sonia, a Capitol Hill intern, had started the Kulsoom Foundation to build a girls school in Pakistan, said a February 14 article published by WBEZ 91.5 Chicago. .
David Vitale, '76, president of the Chicago Board of Education, ranked 36th in Chicago Magazine's "100 Most Powerful Chicagoans" article that ran in the March issue. Vitale, former head of the Chicago Board of Trade, took the lead last year in negotiations with the teachers union, the article said.
Yoong Kang Zee, '01
Singapore Health Promotion Board
Zee's role will be to encourage Singapore residents to maintain healthier lifestyles. He also serves as founding CEO of the National Trades Union Congress Learning Hub and founding CEO of the congress' Employment and Employability Institute.
Paul Gaynor, '93
First Wind LLC
"Failure has influenced my perspectives on business," Gaynor writes in a first-person, January 26 article in the New York Times about learning from setbacks. "I learned more from my couple of negative experiences than from my successes. Failure has made me skeptical about outcomes, which has influenced how I run First Wind. We take credit for something only when it actually happens and not a second before, because you can get burned in the final seconds of a deal."
Matt Maloney, SM '00, MBA '10
Founder and CEO
GrubHub Inc.
Maloney raised five rounds of funding for his start-up, an online food ordering service. He discusses key insights for the process of meeting investors in a February 12 Wall Street Journal article. They include having a simple, confident pitch and discussing your experience with an eye to how the investor can fill in the gaps. "Exhibiting know-it-all behavior simply illustrates a lack of self-awareness and ability to play well with others," Maloney wrote. But don't be so humble that you lack faith in your business. Maloney said "there was never a moment" when he expected anything other than success.
Joe Mansueto, AB '78, MBA '80
Founder and CEO
Morningstar Inc.
Mansueto ranked 14th in Chicago Magazine's "100 Most Powerful Chicagoans" article that ran in the March issue. "Information is power, and this self-made billionaire controls some key taps through which it flows," the article said.
Janet Pucino, '94
CEO and Founder
Deep Canyon Media LLC
Pucino, '94, has written and published Not in the Club: An Executive Woman's Journey Through the Biased World of Business. "Given that men maintain critical mass in leadership positions, they control the evolution of their organizational structures and the pace at which women will be allowed into leadership," Pucino said in a February 4 PRNewswire article. "Statistically women are the extreme exception at the executive level and in boardrooms. Only 16 percent of board positions are held by women and less than 4 percent of Fortune 500 companies have women CEOs."
Dhiraj Rajaram, '03
Founder and CEO
Mu Sigma
MasterCard Advisors is investing more than $125 million in Mu Sigma, a Northbrook, Illinois-based data analytics company. Together the companies plan to work on data products for businesses to use to acquire and keep customers, said a February 7 Crain's Chicago Business article. The credit card company has stores of data on customer behavior. "Knowing what people do—actions they take—is far more useful than what people say," Rajaram said. "We'll work together, helping their operations and looking at their data to come up with interesting assets from that data."
Thomas Ricketts, AB '88, MBA '93
Incapital LLC
Ricketts, chairman of the Chicago Cubs, ranked 45th in Chicago Magazine's "100 Most Powerful Chicagoans" article that ran in the March issue. Ricketts had said his family would pay much of the proposed $300 million cost to renovate Wrigley Field if the City of Chicago would relax restrictions on advertising and park usage, the article said.
Joanne Smith, '00
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Smith ranked 95th in Chicago Magazine's "100 Most Powerful Chicagoans" article that ran in the March issue. She is planning a $450 million facility in Chicago's Streeterville area, the article said.
Mary Tolan, '92 (XP-61)
Founder and CEO
Accretive Health Inc.
Tolan said the medical industry must make better use of data. "First we must not only allow, but also embrace data and information to enable significant advances in health," she said January 24 in the World Economic Forum blog. "The medicine of tomorrow needs to be better tailored to the needs of individuals, thereby increasing its effectiveness and reducing unintended negative consequences. Improved data and information are even today beginning to change the way health systems operate and practitioners make decisions, a transformation that can be accelerated by the faster and more productive adoption and integration of these data."
Byron Trott, AB '81, MBA '82
Chair and CEO
BDT Capital Partners
Trott ranked 88th in Chicago Magazine's "100 Most Powerful Chicagoans" article that ran in the March issue. "Elite families—the Crowns, the Pritzkers, the Wrigleys—trust this discreet ex-Goldman investment banker. So does his friend Warren Buffett. Don't be surprised to see Trott succeed the Oracle of Omaha someday at Berkshire Hathaway," the article said.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Practice your listening skills FREE Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Practice your listening skills FREE Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current News View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message SimpleEnglishBloggerJoined: 01 Feb 2011Posts: 50Location: Japan Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:14 pm Post subject: Practice your listening skills FREE Hi everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know about some videos I'm making to help students practice their listening. They are completely free to watch, of course! Slow Easy English News! The title says it all, really. Watch world news told to you in slow and easy English. Much easier to understand than regular news broadcasts. Build up your vocabulary by watching REAL news that is interesting and relevant to your life. The videos can be found at the following addresses: http://www.sloweasyenglish.com http://www.youtube.com/sloweasyenglish and you can follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sloweasyenglish Let me know what you think. Thanks!_________________Visit www.sloweasyenglish.com for material to help you with your listening skills! All of the videos are in SLOW and EASY ENGLISH so they are easy to understand and will help you improve your listening until you can watch regular movies and TV! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current News All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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With the introduction of the E36 M3, BMW refocused the model's position in the marketplace, going from boy racer to gentleman GT. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe M3 is presently owned by a gentleman Jalop, but don't let that stop you from letting this Bimmer boss know whether his pricing is worthy of a gentleman's agreement.
Yesterday's custom Cadillac wagon may have been a mix of all things iconic about the early seventies - a jumble of the largest factory wagon this side of a Checker Aerobus and the gravitas that only a large Cadillac - or possibly a Lincoln - could bring.
Unfortunately for the dealer selling that yellow behemoth, not even the combination of those factors aded up to making the nearly eighteen grand asking price worth it, at least to the 62% of you who voted it down in a humbling Crack Pipe loss.
Elvis once owned a custom Caddy wagon like yesterday's car, and while today's 1995 M3 Coupe isn't owned by anyone quite so famous, it is owned by one of our own, so show a little decorum when you
crap all over his car and price weigh in on its desirability and value.
Unlike the loud and proud E30 edition of the M3, the E36 car offers few visual cues as to its upper-tier sporting nature. That was a conscious decision by the BMW engineers and is perhaps why today there exists a far greater following for the earlier, less competent - but more viscerally engaging E30 cars.
This red over black coupe sports just 118,000 miles on its clock, put there by two previous owners and the current seller. Offered up on the Roundelgasm known to the reverent as the BimmerForums, the car comes with a pretty thorough description of its current state, as well as the sale posting's raison d'etre. The seller, whose BF handle is the mucho macho Mountain Man, notes that the car comes with a clean title and almost equally clean bodywork and interior.
He admits to there being a few minor blemishes here and there - as you might expect from a car of this age - as well as a crease in the curb-side, which was the result of a shopping cart attack. Lurking behind the heavily tinted windows, the interior is clean, stock, and for the most part intact - suffering only from the typical bolster rash on the driver's seat door-side, and a headliner that's said to be drooping like a day-old diaper.
Mechanically, things are looking up as the car comes with a cat-back pooter upgrade, a new clutch, recent TMS brake upgrades, and a rebuilt Z3 short shifter for its 5-speed. The engine - 2,990-cc S50 straight six which put out 240-bhp from the factory - also has received fresh fluids and a new water pump to move some of those around.
The E36 M3 has always stood in the shadow of its fat-fendered and be-winged predecessor, despite being more competent in pretty much every category. As E30 cars are becoming more dear, perhaps it's the E36's day to step into the light? And it's now time for you to vote the fate of a fellow Jalop and determine if Mountain Man's $9,600 price tag is a bright idea. What's your take on this tidy tarmac twister - is this M3 worth $9,600? Or, do you think Mountain Man totally needs to climb down in price?
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Musings about personal and planetary healing from an herbalist, poet, and witch.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Hawthorn and the Third Road
The Harvest Moon shines brightly as you wander through the mist to the Hawthorn on the ridge above the river bank.
In May her flowers seduced you with an otherworldly perfume, heavy with the scent of sex -- and death.
Now, in the last days of summer, she is heavy with fruit that bends toward the earth where it will break open and decay, leaving the seed to wait in darkness for sun and rain to return in spring.
The old stories tell us that when the world became overrun by men who wielded swords and cut the earth with iron ploughs, the people who taught our ancestors to sing the songs that called the fruit trees to blossom disappeared beneath the hills. At the gateways to their world they planted Hawthorns to tangle and repel the brutish and unwary, but nourish the hearts of those who grieved for lost worlds.
Thomas the Rhymer fell asleep beneath such a tree and woke to find the Queen of Elfland who showed him three roads he might travel -- each road corresponding to another way of being in the world:
"O see ye not that narrow road,
So thick beset with thorns and briers?
That is the path of righteousness,
Tho after it but few enquires."
The road to righteousness is the road laid out by the rules and laws of civilization -- rules that bind instinct with tangled thorns and briers that threaten to cut all who would deviate from the path. It is marked by the logical consciousness that is centered in the brain -- the consciousness that divides the world into categories that mark clear lines between what is right and true and acceptable and what is "beyond the pale." Its origins lie in the construction of the first walls that separated the city from the "wilderness" -- the name people gave to the living world around them when they began to forget they drew their life from it.
"And see not ye that braid braid road,
That lies across that lily leven?
That is the path to wickedness, Tho some call it the road to heaven."
The road of wickedness is the road of instinct uncoupled from any sense of consequence -- a sense that arose organically when people experienced themselves as inextricably woven into webs of human and ecological connection. With disconnection came alienation, and with alienation came unassuageable hunger and insatiable lust that rip and tear at the fabric of being. The road appears broad and easy because all sense of limitation is lost, it appears to lead to heaven because its the path of following unchecked desire, but it leads further and further from the source of being and life that offers the only true fulfillment of those desires.
Rather than bringing satiety, this path that disconnects us from the heart, brings agitation that can grow into panic as people desperately seek pleasure to take the edge off their feeling of emptiness, and as each moment of pleasure fades find themselves feeling the emptiness more acutely, more frantically seeking to stave off the gnawing feeling inside them. The true destination of this path is the realm of the hungry ghosts who have mouths but no stomachs and so eat and eat but are never full.
"And see not ye that bonny road,
That winds about the fernie brae?
That is the road to fair Elfland,
Where thou and I this night maun gae."
The third road -- leading from the Hawthorn -- is the path of the heart. Its a path that leads to a wilder place, a place outside all ideas and judgements of right and wrong, good and evil, a place beyond and beneath and before the stories of guilt, fear, and shame we all carry. A place of wild innocence, where you can re-member your connection to the world around you, and your desires arise from your response to its unspeakable beauty.
The Chinese traditionally taught that the heart is an earthen vessel that holds the Shen -- the individual spirit.
When the heart becomes agitated, the Shen becomes disturbed -- leading to restlessness, anxiety, and insomnia.
Hawthorn nourishes and calms the heart, helping to settle the Shen. At the same time, her thorns offer protection from those who would harm you. Calm and protected, you can breathe into the center of your chest, opening to the core of your being.
Standing in that stillness and openness, the third road opens to you -- leading you deep within where you come into contact with the part of you that remains connected with All Things and experience pure ecstasy.
Thomas followed that road and disappeared from civilization for seven years. He returned with the blessing and the curse of the "tongue that could not lie." He was no longer able to participate in the lies of politics and commerce that are necessary to operate within he framework of society. But he was also no longer able to lie to himself, no longer able to deny his own beauty and power. The luminosity of the other world shone from his eyes. Its music flowed from his lips.
Tonight the Queen of Elfland stands again beneath the Hawthorn. She points to three roads.
Which one will you choose?
Deep gratitude to Paul Bergner, Stephen Harrod Buhner, and Karina B. Heart for their teachings about the heart, which inform and infuse these words.
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The Fanime 2014 Report Is Up
After a few weeks of procrastination, we finally have the Fanime 2014 Report up. What to say about this year? A lot better than last year, let me tell you. Though I think we need a lot more participation from our fellow journalists than simply walking around and taking pictures, like providing some feedback and participating a bit more in the events other than just showing up thinking everything will be ready for whatever...we need to get in there and take a bit more of a part of production so we can all do our jobs better and not step on each other's toes. Honestly, though, that's more of a personal anecdote. Read on to see more about what the convention was about and how well they did this year.
Fanime 2014 Report
So here we are, eight years since the first time I've been to Fanime, and six, I believe, that I've worked with them as a member of the press for Dragon's Anime and TFA Cosplay. Some things have changed and some have remained the same. The location, for one, has remained constant, though the use of that location, as well as the construction of the location itself has altered over time. Most of the main events have remained constant, though in the cases of the Music Fest, have widened considerably in scope. Stage Zero remains one of those basically ongoing events that one can just stop in the middle of their traversals through Fanime and take in, but the presentations have been getting more and more formalized with Singing, Maid Para Para Dancing, and the like in addition to the game shows and whatnot that have been there staple of the location. Opening Ceremonies has grown from Stage Zero to encompassing the entire entrance to the convention center, and sometimes even outside depending on what sort of things they will have going on. All in all, it's still a convention by the fans, for the fans, but it is growing, and while the location is growing with it, I've noted in my last few reports that I'm curious as to when true saturation point there in down town San Jose will occur, and what that will mean for the convention. Still, that's just idle speculation at present; it's time to get to the main event.
The Fanime 2014 Masquerade Torrent Is Up
I know, I've been a little bit late with this one. I'll admit, I've been mulling a lot of things over in my mind over it, and I've decided this year there will be no Youtube video of the Masquerade for Fanime. Their rights filter is far too restrictive anymore to make it a viable platform for these variety shows. Thus, it may be, in the future, that we wind up on Vimeo or something, but Youtube's days are numbered.
Until we have a streaming solution, we'll use torrents, and here's the torrent for the Fanime 2014 Masquerade as hosted by Nyaa Torrents...or you can click the little attachment link below if you're reading this news item on its own page here at Dragon's Anime.
To one and all, enjoy! It was a fun year!
Mayhem's Fanime 2014 Pics Up At TFA Cosplay
And now for the second set of pics, this time brought to you by Mayhem. In this set we have his normal Fanime 2014 cosplay pics, his pics taken at the Cosplay Bikini Contest, and his Masquerade backstage pics.
As is usual, you can message me or Mayhem to get a larger and or raw version of your cosplay if you see it up there. Enjoy!
Dark Priest's Fanime 2014 Pics Up At TFA Cosplay
Alright, before the main event, I'll make a note that yes, we've implemented a verification check at TFA Cosplay. It doesn't work like how I want it to, but it is better than nothing, and will allow me a level of plausible deniability to upload various photos that are far more risque than I'd normally be comfortable without at least asking, 'sure you really want to go there?' Mostly I'd like to implement it on an as needed basis, be it galleries or individual pics, but unless I can manage to code my own, this is what I have to work with.
eigoMANGA Heads To FanimeCon 2014
San Francisco, California — May 14th, 2014 — eigoMANGA unveils it's event schedule for FanimeCon 2014 which is held on May 23–26, 2014 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.
Fanime 2013 Report From Hell Up
Report from Hell or covention from Hell? Nah, Anime Expo 2007 still holds the record for being THE CONVENTION FROM HELL! So, given that, was it all bad? No. Was it incredible and awesome? Not hardly. Still, bluntly put, they do too many more of these, and they'll bury Fanime. Read on to see what I mean.
Fanime 2013 Report
So...how about those lines? What, too soon? Shit, I've been putting off this report for a while, I figured...y'know...maybe we could have all...yeah, who am I kidding?
If you weren't at Fanime 2013 you MIGHT be wondering what I'm on about. Honestly...shit, we'll just start this by getting it out of the way right now. Fanime 2013 was a much nicer version of Anime Expo 2007. Yes, I went there. I mean, really, there's just no other way to describe this year's Fanime. It was a mess of long lines, crowded areas, and technical difficulties that would have made the place an absolute Hell to be at had ALL (there was one notable incident I'll describe later) the convention and grounds staff been as dysfunctional and downright evil as the ones that were at AX 2007. Fortunately this was not the case, so we should probably count our blessings, because that would have been the spark of that would have set off all sorts of fun fires.
Fanime 2013 Masquerade Torrent Available
Well, it appears it's the date from the strike and not the date the initial indication was logged at Youtube. Which means we have about...5 more weeks before I can upload video on Youtube again. But this will not deter us from sharing the videos of what we record, oh no. The Fanime 2013 Masquerade Torrent, in all its glory and warts...lots of Fanime technical glitches...is now available, courtesy of Nyaa Torrents. Or you can download the link below.
It's in 720p HD, so I hope you all enjoy it!
Gensao's Fanime 2013 and Masquerade Pics Up
Gensao, you will be the death of me. After a couple days of processing, we have Gensao's Fanime 2013 pics up for your viewing pleasure. Also included are his pics for Masquerade, which you can find in the Masquerade section.
Now, I must go and nurse my carpal tunnel with ice and beer.


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The town of Santa Pola in the region of Alicante, traditionally a fishing town, is located in an ecologically diverse area, on the shore of the Mediterranean. This section of the Costa Blanca presents visitors with excellent beaches with views to the salt marshes, the sierra and cape Santa Pola, a paradise for nature lovers. A superb accommodation and recreational infrastructure is paired with the region's privileged climate. This makes it quite enjoyable to take a walk around town or on the promenade and to enjoy water sports.
Located a mere twenty kilometres away from Alicante, the port of Santa Pola was already known during Roman times. Nowadays, the city preserves its fishing-town charm, which has not been undermined by the modern infrastructure devoted to the enjoyment of its Mediterranean climate and beaches. White coves and beaches, great for scuba diving and windsurfing, are some of the treasures of this coast. The beaches of Levante, Varadero and Gran Playa, as well as the coves of Santiago Bernabeu, are highly recommended.The PortSanta Pola was the port of Elche during Roman times, when it was called Portus Illicitanus. The archaeological remains from this period are located in what is now the new suburb of Ensanche de Poniente. An ancient factory of salted fish and meat from the 4th century B.C., walls, rooms from the commercial area and a Roman residence are all part of this compound. In Casa del Palmeral, it is possible to see the arrangement of rooms around a courtyard at a stately country house from the 4th century B.C.The 21st century has brought a modern infrastructure to the port, facilitating the berthing of sporting and fishing vessels, as well as the loading of salt. The fish market, the stands of the Market of Abastos and Casa del Mar (the Sea House) remind visitors that he of she is at a busy fishing port. There, you can board a vessel that will take you to the nearby island of Tabarca, where there is a walled precinct and a diverse Marine Reserve. In the town centre of Santa Pola there is a fortress - the castle built under order of Philip II to repel attacks by pirates and privateers. Its square floor-plan is guarded by two bastions and two towers, which lead to a parade ground, an underground reservoir and a chapel. This magnificent site is now the town's Cultural Centre, home to: the Sea Museum, the Fishing Museum, the Municipal Exhibition Hall and the Virgen de Loreto Chapel. This was also the site of the Municipal Aquarium, which has now moved to its own facilities where you can see species like the starry smoothhound, triggerfish, loggerhead turtle, and many others.The defence system, which dates back to the 16th century, continues with another three watchtowers: one erected on the salt mines (Tamarit tower), one on the south-eastern area of the Sierra (Escaletes tower) and the last, the Atalayola tower, on top of which the present lighthouse was built. A walk around this town will lead you to lively squares, such as Glorieta and to natural viewing points like the one in Plaza del Calvario. From this spot you will enjoy an unbeatable panoramic view of Santa Pola Bay and its promenade, an excellent place to take a stroll on the shores of the Mediterranean. The OutskirtsThe relief of the region of Baix Vinalopò, in which Santa Pola is located, is marked by the Sierra of Baix Vinalopò, which stretches on to the sea. Cliffs frame a good number of the local beaches, moving dunes and lagoons (albufera), in a wetland where salt marshes stretch out around freshwater pools. The Santa Pola Salt Marshes Nature Reserve is the old wetland of Elche, where the salt mines where installed. Local fauna and flora have adapted to these special conditions of humidity and high salinity. Thus, you can find Flamingo colonies, as well as rare Marbled Teals (quite difficult to spot in Europe). In the swamp areas you can see a lot of seaweed. The Cape of Santa Pola completes the landscape that stretches around the city. In view of the marine diversity of the Costa Blanca, it is not hard to guess what the most common product is on the recipes from Alicante. Among the exquisite seafood of this region, it is worth highlighting the excellent taste of shrimp, Norway lobster and Red prawns. Rice, the ever-present dish of this region, is prepared "a banda" (cooked with fish and served with ali-oli), "black" (cooked in the squid's own ink) and as "paella de marisco" (seafood rice). Among the different fish stews, there are delicious local recipes such as the "blanquillo de rape" (monkfish), cuttlefish stew and fish casserole. Gilt-head seabream and sea-bass are prepared in the oven, while the smaller fish are fried in a generous amount of olive oil. And to honour its tradition as a salt mining area, salted roe, tuna, cod and bonito are wonderful.Designation of OriginTo finish sampling local cuisine, nothing better than handmade biscuits, puff pastries filled with sweet pumpkin preserves or ice cream, in particular mantecado-flavoured ice cream. But you cannot forget the products with the label Designation of Origin - Alicante, such as the Loquats from Callosa de Ensarriá, the cherries from the Mountain of Alicante, the fine, bagged grapes of Vinalopò and the wine from Alicante.These succulent dishes are also typical of other coastal towns of Alicante, such as Torrevieja, Guardamar del Segura and Alicante. The capital of the province exhibits a splendid coastline, dotted with beaches, in addition to its interesting historic quarter, its marina and its golf courses. The Bonfires of San Juan, a celebration of International Tourist Interest are a great opportunity to get to know the city at its best. Inland, Sax, Elda, Novelda, Crevillente and Elche make up an interesting cultural route. Medieval Castles, precious historic quarters and beautiful churches are part of the appeal of these towns. Elche is perhaps the most representative of all the wealth that the province amasses. The capital of the region of Baix Vinalopò has a rich historic quarter, in which two UNESCO World Heritage Sites can be found: the Palm Tree Grove, of Muslim origin and the celebrations of the Mystery, which is of International Tourist Interest.
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