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The Travolta family has made their first public appearance since the death of their son, Jett, at the beginning of this year.
John Travolta, wife Kelly Preston and daughter Ella Blue took the stage at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim on Friday, where they greeted the crowd and posed for photos. The stars appeared to promote their new movie, "Old Dogs," which features the whole family – including Ella Blue in her screen debut.
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"I appreciate the audience's love for me," John told the crowd, according to online reports. "I hope they love 'Old Dogs' as much as we do, because it's got my baby in it."
Just last month, Kelly pulled out of a scheduled appearance at the California Governor's Conference for Women in Long Beach, Calif., in October, where she was set to speak on the "Grief & Resilience" panel.
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Kelly said in a statement to People at the time that she was, "still deeply in the process of healing, and it's just too soon."
"Old Dogs" is due November 25.
Another surprise attendee at the event was Johnny Depp, who appeared in character as Captain Jack Sparrow from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. A fourth film in the series, "On Stranger Tides," was announced on Friday with a Summer 2011 release date.
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Most citizens want state and local government to do important work well, and surveys show that Minnesotans in particular are willing to invest more when government returns good value for the public dollar. But there's mounting evidence that despite our reputation for good government, Minnesota has slipped on this score. Although most of us don't use the word "accountability" when we talk about whether our government works, we do hold it accountable for many of the public outcomes we care most about – quality education, good jobs, clean air and water, safe and reliable infrastructure, affordable health care and accessible public spaces. Read More
Minnesota has a strong "good government" culture and a reform-oriented tradition upon which to build new approaches. But even this strong base has a weakness. From his analysis of innovative organizations in Minnesota, professor and author Paul Light concludes that innovators often fail to work on permanently changing bureaucracies and agencies, and toward changing how they operate to sustain innovation. This and other research leads us to believe that attention needs to be focused on three fundamental areas in order to move from individual acts of innovation to a sustained focus on transforming state and local government. These are:


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Canon EOS-M is Around the Corner, How Pentax Could Compete with the K-0x?
Yet another APS-C mirrorless system!
Credit: Canon Price Watch
The EOS-M seems to be making more sense with a new mount for a much shorter back focus register distance (which I guess to be around 20mm something) than the K-01 such that the body can be made thinner and overall body size and weight can be saved, whilst the sensor could be the same. But then compatibility is not maintained anyway.
In order to compete and survive, my humble advice to Ricoh is to quickly build a K-02, which should at least be equipped with a swivel back LCD and support an optional/external EVF. In order to hide the thick flange mount distance, a Ricoh Mirai or Pentax Optio MX style body form and shape will help, which is actually ideal for video shooting, too!
They have to be different in order to compete. But then all those differences should have to be sensible, but not the other way around! Right? Just look at the Q and the K-01, what do you think? And what did the market react and what are people saying? >:-[


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Photographer's Note
After driving by this scene dozens of times I finally got the chance to shoot it. The vantage point was along the frontage road on the west side of Calif. Route 30 not too far north of the Interstate 10 interchange and just south of the town of Highland.
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avasudev (113) 2007-04-19 19:16
Nice shot. The sun gets big since you had a high focal length. The sky looks a painiting.
Thanks for sharing
Cormac (26565) 2007-04-19 19:42
Great shot! I like the way you used the long lens to really get the sun huge in this, and the silhoette with the trees works great too. Your timing was great as well, because the sun was just going down below the horizon. Well done!
melmcree (18) 2007-04-19 20:37
Looks like a postcard or an opening shot to a hollywood movie. Very nice.
trinko (2950) 2007-04-19 20:39
great sun excellent composition with the row of trees very moody
Dpbours (222) 2007-04-19 20:44
Hi Gregory,
Wow, you drive in settings like this. Lucky you ;-).
I like it! Though I have to say it is quite soft for my liking. Would also have cropped the right off it (tower behind the palm tree) and I feel that the frame distracts from the subject. I took the liberty to make a workshop. Hope you like it!
The whole POV of your picture is well choosen!
Greetings, Dennis
KellEy (1237) 2007-04-19 20:57
My first reaction when I saw this was to say aloud "Awwwwwwe". It's really captivating.
The colours and simitry are very alluring.
Nice crisp details in the silhouette.
I'm wondering if you considered cropping out the distracting posts on the right? Maybe taking away a bit at the bottom too?
Don't get me wrong though, I love it.
Here's a quick workshop to show you what I mean.
Friendly regards,
angelsimon (2466) 2007-04-19 21:00
Hi Gregory.
A great shot this one. There is a phrase in my country that saids: who follows it obtains it. And you have got a very good sunset here. Composition is really good with all the trees making a line. Colors are very nice and all the picture is wonderful. Congratulations and regards from Spain.
codiac (1756) 2007-04-19 21:09
Beautiful sunset shot, great sillouettes and colour.
berseph (1758) 2007-04-19 22:08
Beautiful colors Greg. I love the silouette of the palm trees arranged across the sky, and what a beautiful sun.
edytungkal (4551) 2007-04-19 22:24
Hi Gregory
Beautiful sunset with the silhouettes trees formation, colours are warm. TFS
Irina75 (1502) 2007-04-19 23:52
Lovely sunset!! I'd crop the towers on the right too, as Dennis suggested. Anyhow, the POV and colours are simply beautiful, great shot!
lasscor (7640) 2007-04-20 1:16
Hi Gregory,
Wonderful sunset composition.
Lovely warm colors.
Nice pov, line of trees and light.
I like much the colours of the sun and the silhouette of the palm trees.
Pattyjy (2180) 2007-04-20 2:59
Bonjour Gregory,
Ce cliché est tout simplement superbe. Les couleurs sont fantastiques et le soleil impressionnant derrière ces palmier. Bravo. Amitié, Patty.
Floydian (30970) 2007-04-20 4:05
Hello Gregory,
When i saw the thumbnail i knew there was a long lens, but seeing this picture in large and the 400 2.8 i was impressed.
That lens is famous, but also very heavy, not easy to walk around with.
Like your color toning and the way you build up this composition with the palmtrees in front....excellent.
Have a nice weekend, Henk
jonathan_hart (21276) 2007-04-20 8:01
nice sunset photo, good quality, fine colours, well done
pboehringer (770) 2007-04-21 0:19
Gregory, that lens 400mm really worked well here to work out hte huge sun in the bg against the regular placed palm trees in the fg. Obviously the powerlines are a little bit displaced but it doesn't interfere to much. The orange colors gives an interesting mood.
TFS, Peter
derek3755 (2341) 2007-04-21 7:36
Hi Gregory
the thing i like about this shot is it's simplicity, a silhouetted row of palm trees and a huge sun behind, and it works so well. a beautiful sunset picture with beautiful colours.
webberworldwide (87) 2007-04-24 0:52
Beautiful sunset. I like the silouhettes of the palm trees. nice work.
Sonata11 (34119) 2012-02-24 19:06
Hello Gregory,
fabulous photo, awesome !!! Wonderful composition and excellent framework of sunset with fantastic palm trees and amazing sky. Fantastic timing. Perfect colors, sharpness, clarity and Pov with Dof as well. I really love it. Excellent job.
All the best and have a great WE,
kasianowak (14285) 2012-12-17 15:05
Wow! What a brilliant sunset shot!
So glad I have come across your gallery.
Best wishes
npecanhuk (79319) 2013-04-22 20:16
Hello Gregory!
What a lovely and charming picture!
One more special idea resulting in very attractive details!
I love the colors, exposure, horizontal format and composition above all the other good qualities of this image!
TFS - congrats,
fritzi007 (14698) 2013-05-02 13:41
Hallo Gregory,
wirklich sehenswert, einfach traumhaft!
Viele Grusse
Photo Information
- Copyright: Gregory Wagner (fotoguy22) (4795)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2007-03-24
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Canon 1D MKII N, Canon EF 400MM F2.8 L
- Exposure: 1/160 seconds
- Details: Tripod: Yes
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2007-04-19 18:55
- Favorites: 2 [view]
- To KellEy: Crop that right ;-) (1)
by Dpbours, last updated 2007-04-19 09:44
- To jonathan_hart: smileys (3)
by fotoguy22, last updated 2007-04-20 10:08


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Editor's note: Estimated mileage ratings have been lowered to reflect a November 2012 EPA audit of this car's stated mileage.
A few years ago the subcompact class was supposed to take over the auto industry. There was a slew of small cars with low sticker prices and decent efficiency, power and features. While all of them got you to Point B, few did so as a complete package, and the segment as a whole didn't set the world afire, even with high gas prices. Hyundai's Accent was at the rear of the pack, and for 2012 the company has completely redesigned its entry-level offering.
The Accent now runs away from the rest of the segment in terms of value and features.
The bulbous two-door hatchback body style — and its sub-$10,000 price tag — are gone, replaced by attractive four-door sedan and hatchback body styles. The base price has risen by a few thousand dollars, but it actually delivers more value now.
The Accent sedan is on sale now, and the hatchback will arrive at dealers by the end of June.
Subcompact buyers have been treated poorly in the performance department. Inexpensive engines and transmissions have resulted in subpar mileage numbers despite the fact that the subcompacts weigh less than compact cars.
Like the Ford Fiesta, the new Accent gets an advanced engine. Hyundai has direct injection in its new 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine, good for 138 horsepower. That's a lot of power in this segment. It gets 28/37 mpg city/highway when teamed with either the standard six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. The Fiesta is closest, with ratings of 28/37 mpg. You can choose a Fiesta SE hatchback with an automatic and optional SFE Package to get 29/40 mpg, but that will cost $16,990. The Accent's highest configuration price is $16,795. The Honda Fit is far behind at 27/33 mpg, and the Toyota Yaris is in the mix at 29/36 mpg.
While the Accent has more power than others in the class, I wouldn't call it fleet of foot. When accelerating from a dead stop, the Accent strained, as do most in this class, and I was ferrying two other average-size adults in the car. It struggled even more up hills, but on the highway it passed with plenty of assurance.
It felt livelier than the Fiesta, especially when using the manual feature on the six-speed automatic I was testing. Few cars in this class have that feature or hill start assist, which is standard on automatic models. While stopped on an incline, it keeps the car from rolling backward when the driver's foot moves from the brake to the gas.
Only the Fit might be quicker, but the Fit falls far short in a very important department that makes the Accent exceptional: It has a soft, comfortable ride that is rare not only among subcompacts but also most compacts. Road noise is also exceptionally quiet. My test route on the roads around Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam was made up of mostly fresh or smooth blacktop, but even over the rare concrete highway segments I encountered, it was easy to hold a conversation.
Steering is as crisp as you would expect from a car this small. I did feel that the low-rolling-resistance tires didn't offer enough grip when making sharp turns, however. The car didn't exhibit much of the body roll you sometimes encounter in this segment.
Add that to terrific brakes — standard four-wheel discs — and the Accent exudes a sense of safe travel, which is something that is often hard to come by in a subcompact.
When you think subcompact, interesting design doesn't immediately come to mind. Look at cars like the Yaris, Fit and Nissan Versa, and you won't be wowed. Buyers in this segment have been basically told that with the bottom-basement sticker price comes ho-hum looks, and who are you to complain?
However, tides are changing, and the Accent is the second of a new wave of aggressively styled yet affordable small cars along with the Fiesta and upcoming Kia Rio.
The front end mimics the larger compact Hyundai Elantra's look, but the smaller dimensions of the Accent are most noticeable in profile and the rear of the sedan. Its short trunk lid and wraparound taillights highlight how much shorter the car is versus the Elantra.
The four-door hatchback is a bit better-looking and seems like a more cohesive, upscale design. It doesn't look unique from the side and could be confused with any number of other hatchbacks on the market, but the rear hatch itself has a very small window and lots of sheet metal below it that's framed by two very tall taillights.
It's a bold look for an inexpensive car.
Interior & Cargo
Like the performance and the exterior design, the inside, too, reminds me of a more substantial vehicle. All the fabrics, buttons and plastic panels are of good quality. The textured dashboard and design look futuristic and sleek.
Hyundai had a new Ford Fiesta on hand during my test of the Accent, and I compared its high-quality interior with that of the Accent. I'd say the two are nearly on par, with Ford having a few more instances of chintzy materials, especially the flimsy plastic door handles, while the Accent has substantial chromed handles.
The front seats are also quite comfortable with good support. I drove for an hour and sat as the front passenger for about an hour and felt no twinges of discomfort. The rear is also rather large, ferrying adults in relative comfort with 33.3 inches of legroom and 47.2 inches of hip room. Both numbers are behind the spacious Fit at 34.5 and 51.3 inches, respectively, but are favorable to the Ford Fiesta's 31.2 and 49.2 inches, respectively.
At 13.7 cubic feet, the sedan's trunk is good, identically sized to the Yaris sedan and ahead of the Fiesta's 12.8 cubic feet. The hatchback's cargo area leads the class at 21.2 cubic feet, significantly bigger than the four-door versions of the Fiesta (15.4) and Yaris (9.8). The Fit is closest at 20.6 cubic feet, but when you fold the rear seats flat, the Fit wins with its 57.3 cubic feet versus the Accent's 47.5 cubic feet.
Hyundai isn't succeeding these days just because its cars are improving. The brand is also keeping prices low with impressive content levels. That continues here.
The base GLS sedan is the least expensive option, and its $12,445 price tag doesn't include air conditioning, power mirrors and windows, or a stereo. To get those features and still keep the standard six-speed manual transmission, you need to opt for the Comfort Package, which raises the price to $14,195 and adds a stereo with USB input and power mirrors. I doubt many owners will forgo air conditioning, but if you do and regret it, Hyundai says you can easily go back to the dealer and get it installed for an additional fee.
The GLS still comes standard with 14-inch steel wheels, trip computer, height-adjustable driver's seat, 60/40-split folding rear seat and a center armrest, none of which is a given in this class. A tilt steering wheel is standard across the line. No telescoping feature is available.
If you want the automatic transmission, it comes in an option package that includes the Comfort Package, raising the price to $15,195. A Premium Package can be added to the automatic GLS that adds remote keyless entry, cruise control, Bluetooth, premium cloth seats, sunglasses holder, sliding armrest and storage box, 16-inch alloy wheels, fog lights and steering-wheel-mounted audio controls.
The GLS is the only sedan trim available.
The five-door hatchback comes better equipped in GS and SE trims with either manual or automatic transmissions.
At $14,595, the GS has air conditioning, six-speaker stereo with USB, armrest, and power windows and mirrors. The automatic is an extra $1,200 and includes cruise control.
The $15,795 SE adds sportier steering, cruise control, Bluetooth, leather-wrapped steering wheel, premium cloth seats, 16-inch alloy wheels, fog lights and a rear spoiler. Automatic transmission is an additional $1,000.
The Accent comes with a number of standard safety features we haven't seen in this class. Chief among them is standard stability control, which is required by law on all 2012 models but isn't present on many subcompacts currently on sale, even as an option. Active front head restraints and side-impact and side curtain airbags are also standard.
The Accent has not yet been crash-tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Accent in the Market
The Accent is a winning formula of attractive design meeting extreme value. The fact that it drives well and gets class-leading mileage only cements it at the top of the subcompact class … for now. New models from Kia, Chevy and Nissan will be out later this year while redesigned products from Honda and Toyota are on the horizon.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has struck a deal on rules establishing who will pay for bank bailouts in the future without taxpayers having to foot the bill.
The agreement reached by the EU's 27 finance ministers after seven hours of negotiations early Thursday is an important step toward establishing Europe's so-called banking union with the goal of restoring financial and economic stability to the recession-hit bloc.
The set of rules determines the order in which investors and creditors will have to take losses when a bank is restructured or shut down, with a taxpayer-funded bailout being only a limited last resort.
"That's a major shift from the public means, from the taxpayer if you will, back to the financial sector itself which will now become for a very, very large extent responsible for dealing with its own problems," said Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem.
The ministers had failed to reach a deal in 19 hours of continuous talks last week, and their latest round of negotiations in Brussels came only hours before a summit of the EU's 27 heads of state and government. At the summit, the EU leaders are expected to take stock of the progress of the bloc's financial and economic policies.
Exactly a year ago, EU leaders pledged to tackle the eurozone's financial crisis by introducing a banking union, which aims to give the supervision and rescue of banks to European institutions rather than leaving weaker member states to fend for themselves.
Since its announcement the project has stalled on many fronts, not the least because richer countries fear they might have to pay for the banking woes of weaker countries. But Thursday's breakthrough gave the endeavor new credibility by establishing clear rules.
"The talks were lengthy, quite difficult and intense," German Finance Minister Schaeuble said. "This is an important step. We make progress step by step" toward completing the banking union, he added.
The EU governments will now start negotiating the legislation with the European Parliament.
Following the 2008-2009 financial crisis, countries like Ireland, Britain and Germany each had to pump dozens of billions of fresh capital into ailing banks to avoid the financial system from collapsing.
To avoid that happening again, finance ministers discussed who should contribute in which order and how much to a bank's rescue — a so-called bail-in — so that ordinary taxpayers aren't left with the bill.
"Bail-in is now the rule," stressed Ireland's Finance Minister Michael Noonan, adding the rules put an end to moral hazard by making it clear that banks will suffer before the government might come in to help, if at all. "This is a revolutionary change in the way banks are treated," he added.
The rules foresee for banks' creditors and shareholders to be the first to take losses. But if that isn't enough to prop up the lender, small companies and ordinary savers holding uninsured deposits worth more than 100,000 euros ($132,000) will also take a hit, officials said.
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Things Hidden In Food
Things hidden in food have a long and well practiced tradition. Introduced in the late 18th century, this underestimated sport (not only) emerged to one of the most important leizure activities. The general idea behind it is to hide things of use in food of the person who is meant to receive it. While eating, the presentee will experience a surprise as the food reveals some extra "nutritional" value.
In Prisons[edit]
Good willing relatives are expected to pay their imprisoned loved ones a surprise visit once in a while. As stereotypical thinking suggests, it is custom to bring a cake - it'll definitely make his day! And a crowbar might be of use later on. Unfortunately, jailbirds are often extremely hungry and might not get the idea. That explains why many cons have gaps in their teeth. While crowbars are the most common thing to hide in food within prison walls, there are several common alternatives: Spoons, grinding tools, hammers, swiss knifes, toothbrushes, Playboy-magazines, explosives, thermite, rats, fingers, children, Superman action figures, torsos, pictures of G. W. Bush watching his dog chase a bug and the occasional Viagra of course.
Fresh Meat[edit]
Occasionally, fellow prisoners prepare cakes for the newcomers. Such cakes are made of semen (collected during shower time) and newspaper pages that, when dry, look just like a product similar to papier-mâché. To hide the distinctive scent, prisoners which were already gay before would provide perfumes. The newcomers take an initial bite followed by a state of constant sickness lasting about twenty hours (discoloration of the face may occur). A plastic dildo in the center of the cake will make the joy last. Sex toys for this particular purpose are provided by the prison guards (satisfying their saddistical needs by voyeurism).
Famous examples:
- The Beagle Boys (gay incest)
- John Horatio Malkovich (Con Air)
- Bugs Bunny
- Michael Jackson
- James Brown
- Mahatma Ghandi
Belated Surprises[edit]
If you are a prisoner or a helping relative and you are reading this, be sure to provide some kind of a hint. It is unlikely to eat a crowbar, but smaller gadgets might get overlooked. This fact, however, might be helpful if you are up to an evil prank. Well, if your key to freedom is not discovered while your protege is enjoying the cake, it will certainly get his attention after at most 36 hours ...
On Birthday Parties[edit]
"Boys best friend is his mother!"
... but truth is, boys best friend is a nude chick jumping out of a birthday cake. Ever since Marilyn Monroe, all men only wish for a moment like this to fulfill their life. There are few who had the chance to enjoy this. They all have one thing in common: Death did not evoke fear in their hearts any longer, because they "have seen god rise from a monstrous sugar cake!". Here are some enlightened men, going down in history:
and - luckily enough - many more ...
A cunt in a cake is splendid as you will undoubtedly consent. But there are measures that have to be taken: If the man given this present is fat or extremely hungry (like, hungry-happy-Hippo-hungry!), make sure that the girl jumps out before the cake slips down his throat. Watch the sad example to the right (we will not provide more pictures for moral reasons).
In Fast Food Restaurants[edit]
Unlike what the core of TV advertisement messages tells us, major food chains do not like children. Apparently, they think kids shit too much (young metabolism). Cleaning staff has to be paid extra wages for cleaning bathrooms after children left their feces. Ronald McDonald is said to have eaten 127 kids by now - adding the numbers eaten by his clones, that will make a total of approximately 3,000,000,127 kids. Before consumption, children have to be tranquilized or put to sleep. That's a piece of cake at one of the many disturbing McDonalds birthday parties - haha, it's even childs play! To knock out children at that occasion, follow one of these instruction steps (choose more than one to go to hell):
- Put razor blades into all cheese burgers
- Enhance the taste of chicken nuggets with potassium cyanide
- Add a mixture of Aspirin, pain killers, preferably 10 to 20 sleeping pills and laxative to each coke
- Spit into all happy meals ... wait, no, leave that up to the McDonalds staff!
- Tell them their mommys have died
Generally, all Fast Food chains will serve meals with funny things in them. For your inspiration, refer to the images in this article.
Evil Intent[edit]
Some people need to be killed - when the free world is at stake, those measures are justified. Killing kids on the other hand is always justified!
"Well, I thought it would be rude not to eat it up! ..."
Shifting Kids[edit]
Children love ice cream - it's a matter of common knowledge! Consider this a more appropriate alternative to get rid of them (see image). Be careful with hiding the fatal ingredients though, because children have brains too (very little ones, but they do have'em).
Many fathers say that their kids are nothing but a pain. They destroyed their airily lives, dissipate in luxury on their cost, have unprotected sex and on top of that: They hate their parents! Why not get rid of them now? You will be freed from these bonds, a new man. You never cared about your wife anyway since the day you made your proposal (see Engagements)! Start a new life. Here's how you do it:
Generally, you may apply any aforementioned killing method. Cornflakes are the perfect tool to start shifting your children. Include crunchy saw blades in the cornflakes to give them brats "that special feeling" when swollowing. Since your wife gave birth to your kids and put a lot of effort into bringing them up, she will certainly have started to compensate all the resulting stress by eating tons of chocolate ice cream (yes, those huge pods!). Simply enrich one pod with a big spoon of potassium cyanide or washing powder - she would probably prefer the aroma of washing powder that she became used to.
If you still have problems with your conscience, imagine that you are fixing a meal with the intention to help a fellow prisoner!
Putins Poisoning Policy[edit]
Alexander Litvinenko, the journalist who did research on Putins favourite websites, was poisoned with a fatal dosis of Thallium. After eating flambéed vanilla ice that a fellow journalist (and SPY!!!) offered him, Litvinenko emitted a strange, yet weak green glimmer. The ice that glowed green before he ate it was cleverly masked by serving it flambé (credits to those witty French people!).
Well done, spy! Remember, this is a very good example on how to cover a special quintessence! Always be inventive!
Halloween Legend[edit]
Once a year, all the brats from the neighborhood come knocking at your door, going "Trick or treat! Blah blah blah!"
"... Oh, piss off!"
All grown ups hate kids during Halloween. And the kids know that they're hated. Since September 1975, youngsters all over the Uncycled States strike back: They realized that it's still old candies from last years Halloween they're being given. Hard, tasteless and inedible. Urban legend has it that kids are now frequently caught handing out apples in return to getting candy. But there is something wrong with the apples. Yes, most of the time the kids are too stupid to hide the surprise, but it occurs often enough that a grown up hits the sack and eats such an apple. If you are missing your razor blades in the morning, then you know that Halloween is near (and that your kids need to be given a birching again)!
Maybe it is just another urban legend, but be careful on Halloween. Don't let kids tell you what's healthy!
"One apple that day will make you pay! ... Whoa, I gotta write that down!!"
It is custom to be original and not just stupid when making a proposal. Most of the time it is up to the guy to do it - that's why it never really works!
There are many ways to make a proposal interesting, but in connection with this topic you will certainly find the right inspiration! Hiding your ring in food or drinks will have another welcome side effect: Your fiancee won't care about how cheap and ridiculous your ring of choice was, because she will be buisy getting it out of her body.
Look for a good dentist when you're at it. Rings can make her teeth crunch loudly! If you want her to swollow the ring, add plenty of laxative to the meal. This might be the case if you love your girl kinda, but at the same time you think that she's e.g. awfully stupid - basically, every girl is. By doing this, it will teach her a lesson that she will certainly not forget (although she won't understand your reasons and neither do we). And if she's so stupid anyway, she will probably still marry you. But be warned: Statistics show that girls do not enjoy anal sex for a certain time after that experience!
Post-Engagement Measures[edit]
Remember that you can principally repeat this, even after marriage! Simply replace the ring with some other cheap jewel or gem. You may also use jewels from chewing gum dispensers - she can't tell the difference!
If you are fed up with your wife after several years of marriage, try discovering another side of her! Add drugs to her meals and drinks (ecstasy, LSD etc.) or add pot to her cigarettes if she's a smoker. The vomitting will eventually stop as soon as she gets used to the drugs. Many housewives will get very easy with their kids, accept their fate and do the chore without complaining anymore ... and she'll be great in bed too!
Try it today - thousands of satisfied husbands can't be wrong.
The Body of Christ - Jesus Hiding in Food[edit]
"WHAT?! Holy Mother!!! What on gods green earth did you THINK???"
At the last supper, Jesus of Nazareth - son of Joseph and Mary and our supposed saviour - claimed that the bread he shared with his disciples was made of his own flesh. Furthermore, he added that the wine was actually his blood, which seemed more likely to them because of the resemblance of color. Even the less gullible ones started to vomit at that moment. Well, Philip licked his fingers after all.
What would you do if you were almighty and as twisted as the Jee-man? Yeah, exactly: You would put a piece of your body into every single bread for all eternity. It's what he did.
Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist and penis-envy-champion (1924-2007 in a row), calls this inner drive the "Jesus-complex".
Jesus Christ is immortal and lives in heaven since his father let him die by the hands of king David (no, not Hasselhoff). Well, according to Mel Gibson it was the jews who killed him. Anyways, Jesus is experiencing strong sexual feelings of satisfaction whenever witnessing a bread - thus, his body - being eaten by a human being. Just as any other perversion, the "Jesus-complex" is practical when justifying crimes like rape or any other mild form of sexual harassment. However, it is required to supply proof by presenting the opinion of a doctor - this will cost you not more than 100 to 500 bucks bribe.
The catholic church denies that canibalism is a sin. Have a nice day!
Remember: You are eating Jesus with every slice of bread! Yummy!


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Femoral AnteversionFemoral Anteversion - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
What is femoral anteversion?
Femoral anteversion is an inward twisting of the thigh bone, also known as the femur (the bone that is located between the hip and the knee). Femoral anteversion causes the child's knees and feet to turn inward, or have what is also known as a "pigeon-toed" appearance. It is typically detected when the child is four to six years old.
What causes femoral anteversion?
Femoral anteversion can be the result of stiff hip muscles due to the position of the baby in the uterus. It also has a tendency to run in families. Typically, a child's walking style looks like that of his/her parents.
When the child is first learning how to walk, femoral anteversion can create an intoeing appearance. As the knees and feet turn in, the legs look like they are bowed. The bowed leg stance actually helps the child achieve greater balance as they stand. Balance is not as steady when they try to stand and walk with their feet close together or with their feet turned out. This may cause them to trip and fall.
How is femoral anteversion diagnosed?
The diagnosis of femoral anteversion is made by a physical examination by your child's physician. During the examination, the physician obtains a complete prenatal and birth history of the child and asks if other family members are known to have femoral anteversion.
Other diagnostic procedures may include:
x-ray - a diagnostic test which uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film.
computed tomography (Also called CT or CAT scan.) - diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of x-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images (often called slices), both horizontally and vertically, of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general x-rays.
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - a diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets, radiofrequencies, and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body.
In addition, some physicians place ink or chalk on the bottom of the child's feet and have them walk on paper to evaluate the amount of intoeing the child has.
Treatment for femoral anteversion:
Specific treatment for femoral anteversion will be determined by your child's physician based on:
your child's age, overall health, and medical history
the extent of the condition
your child's tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
expectations for the course of the condition
your opinion or preference
The twisting in of the thigh bone usually improves with time. As the child grows, normal walking patterns typically resume by 8 to 10 years of age.
Occasionally braces or special shoes are prescribed by the physician.
Long-term outlook for a child with femoral anteversion:
Femoral anteversion has a very good prognosis. Many cases correct themselves as the child grows. On rare occasions, femoral anteversion can be severe and surgery may be required to straighten the thigh bone.
It is important to know that femoral anteversion typically does not lead to arthritis or any other future health problems.


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A winner was selected from 43 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
The Lion of Umuna
I have written a historical young adult fantasy story titled The Lion of Umuna.
The story is set in early twentieth century Africa and revolves around young Ariel, the 16 year-old son of the chief. The men of his family can call upon super strength and the ability to transform into giant lions or jaguars. This legacy is courtesy of the Hebrew nomads who came to their lands many generations ago.
Ariel does not yet know of his extraordinary capabilities but the time is drawing near when he will have to come of age and defend his father, his family and his village from the evil Marrok, chief of the neighbouring village who wants to take control of all the villages by killing Ariel's father.
The novel is aimed at a core audience of young adults/older children and has a strong fantasy element. A secondary audience is the crossover adult market.
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U2 Window in the Skies Music Videos
U2's track "Window in the Skies", released on the 18 album, and due to be released as a single on January 11, has been featured in a music video of edited footage of other performers. The song includes references to the Make Poverty History campaign, with lines like "all debts are removed", and "Can't you see what our love has done". The music video includes footage of a wide range of performers ranging from The Who to Beyonce, alongside footage of African children.
Click on the image below to play the Modernista version of the Window in the Skies video.
Filming for Window in the Skies was directed by Gary Koepke, one of the founding partners in advertising agency Modernista!. Fresh footage largely consisted of crowd scenes at the Corner Hotel in Richmond, Melbourne, in which 300 lucky fans got to groove with Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen.
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See if you can help fill in the gaps or correct the errors in this list, by leaving a comment below.
Who's in Window in the Skies
0.12 Frank Zappa
0.14 Hands on the piano
0.16 Billie Holiday
0.17 Simon and Garfunkel
0.18 Roy Orbison
0.19 P J Harvey
0.21 Ella Fitzgerald
0.22 Bob Marley
0.25 David Byrne's white shoe from Stop Making Sense
0.27 Looking into grass
0.30 Double bass player
0.31 Louis Armstrong
0.33 Drummer's foot
0.35 Run DMC
0.37 David Bowie?
0.38 Rory Gallagher or Dave Grohl?
0.40 Guitars
0.42 Lou Reed
0.44 Frank Sinatra
0.46 Wilco
0.47 Kanye West?
0.49 Mick Jones (The Clash)
0.51 Nat King Cole
0.55 Paul Cook, Sex Pistols drummer?
0.56 Keith Moon on drums
0.57 Rolling Stones
0.58 Nina Simone
0.59 Bon Jovi?
0.60 Marvin Gaye
1.01 Janis Joplin
1.02 Temptations
1.05 Sharleen Spiteri, Texas
1.06 Elvis Costello
1.07 The Ramones
1.10 Jimi Hendrix?
1.12 Topless cymbal player John Bonham from Led Zeppelin with Guster
1.13 Krist Novoselic on bass (Nirvana)
1.15 Dave Grohl on drums (Nirvana)
1.16 Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
1.18 Grass shots
1.23 Joe Strummer (The Clash)
1.24 Johnny Cash
1.26 Iggy Pop
1.28 Grass
1.31 Radiohead (Thom Yorke)
1.34 Mary J. Blige
1.36 Jane's Addiction
1.37 Elvis Presley
1.39 Guitarist
1.40 Al Green
1.43 Morrisey
1.44 Beck
1.45 Beyonce?
1.47 Elton John
1.48 The Police
1.49 Run DMC?
1.50 Wu Tang Klan
1.51 Sharon Corr or Arcade Fire?
1.52 Beck?
1.53 The Temptations
1.54 Jack White
1.55 Meg White
1.57 Funkadelic
1.58 Kurt Cobain jumping
1.59 Nuclear explosion
2.06 Black and white crowd footage
2.07 Colour crowd footage
2.08 Drummer
2.10 Outside crowd footage
2.11 Bono in crowd?
2.12 Charles Mingus
2.13 Bass guitar player
2.15 Drummer hits cymbals Pete Doherty?
2.20 Keith Richards
2.22 Jimi Hendrix
2.23 Black and white concert
2.34 Grass footage
2.25 Lenny Kravitz?
2.28 Female singer?
2.29 Couples embrace
2.31 Chrissie Hynde
2.32 Alicia Keys
2.33 Ray Charles
2.34 Little Richard
2.35 Clash
2.36 John Bonham on drums (Led Zeppelin)
2.37 Smokey Robinson
2.38 Keith Moon
2.41 David Bowie
2.42 Billie Holiday
2.43 Smokey Robinson
2.44 ????
2.46 Elvis Presley
2.49 Robert Plant
2.51 Vladimir Horowitz
2.54 Ronnie Spector
2.56 dancing feet
2.58 Bare feet on stage
2.59 Bonham on drums
3.00 arm twirling band (Stars and Stripes)
3.02 Queen
3.03 Queen
3.04 Newport Jazz Festival
3.05 Black & White crowd footage
3.06 Rappers
3.07 Crowd footage
3.09 Guy in white trousers
3.10 David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3.12 White suit Chuck D from Public Enemy?
3.14 Chuck D claps hands with…
3.16 Flava Flav
3.21 Crowd
3.22 Jerry Lee Lewis
3.27 U2 in crowd
3.29 ???
3.30 Jay-Z
3.32 Crowd
3.35 Patti Smith
3.36 Apollo Sunshine
3.37 Steview Wonder on drums
3.38 Footage from Africa from When We Were Kings
3.43 Novoselic?
3.44 People walking
3.48 lead guitar – Prince?
3.49 The Edge in the audience
3.51 Bass player
3.52 Adam in the audience
3.57 African footage from The Constant Gardener
4.00 Red poppies
4.03 Frank Sinatra
U2 Window in the Skies Single at Amazon.com
Window in the Skies DVD at Amazon.co.uk
Modernista! director/executive creative director/art director Gary Koepke worked with art director Nathan Naylor, director of broadcast Charles Wolford, associate producer Joyce Chen, production assistant Alejandra Ravassa, business affairs manager Jeff Estow, editors David Brodie and Max Koepke, assistant editor Julian Wadsworth.
Post production at The Mill, New York, was done by creative director Angus Kneale, producers Verity Grantham and Dan Roberts, and lead Flame artist Dan Williams. The art team included flame artists Dirk Greene, Richard de Carteret, Westley Sarokin, Gavin Wellsman, Mark French, Aska Otagke, Cole Schreiber, Smoke artists Jeff Robins and Tristian Wade, Combustion artists Jeanette Willford, Anu Nagaraj and Winston Lee, Telecine artists Fergus McCall and Sal Malfitano, support artists Gigi Ng and Mary Casey, 3D animators Ben Smith, Pete Hamilton, Kevin Ives, Jin Choi, Emily Meger and Wyatt Seavarese.
"It was a highly collaborative process" said Mill Creative Director Angus Kneale. The Mill New York assembled one of the more unique workflow environments for the project. Two editorial workstations were integrated into the Flame suite. Dan Williams along with a sizeable team at The Mill New York integrated all the footage and carefully finessed the lip-sync to match the lyrics. It was important to maintain the magic of the spot by producing mouths that felt natural and unaffected. A range of techniques were used, mostly simple time warps and speed changes. In some rare cases, complex mouth manipulations were performed in order to achieve the required sync. It was important that the work generated did not detract from the integrity of the video. In addition to the seamless effects work, the theme of light and red was used to tie everything together. Extra light effects were added to emphasize the melody of the piece and give the images their own rhythm.
Window In the Skies (Modernista Version) – U2 on iTunes
Nexus Version of the Music Video
Window in the Skies has been released in a second music video using photography from U2's recent biographical book, U2 By U2. It's known as the Nexus Version, directed by Jonas Odell, Film Tecknarna and Nexus Productions, with producer Lisa Möller, music producer Rick Rubin and production manager Isobel Conroy.
Click on the image below to play the Alternate Window in the Skies Music video.
Window In the Skies (Nexus Version) – U2 on iTunes
Lyrics for Window in the Skies
Aaah, Aaah,
Ooh ooh…
The shackles are undone
The bullets quit the gun
The heat thats in the sun
Will keep us when there's none
The rule has been disproved
The stone has been moved
The grain is now a groove
All debts are removed, ooh
Oh can't you see what our love has done
Oh can't you see what our love has done
Oh can't you see what our love has done
What it's doing to me
Love makes strange enemies
Makes love when love may please
Soul in a strip tease
Hate brought to its knees
Sky over our head
Can reach it from our bed
If you let me in your heart
And out of my head
Oh can't you see what our love has done
[ these lyrics found on http://www.completealbumlyrics.com ]
Oh can't you see what our love has done
Oh can't you see what our love has done
What it's doing to me
Oh oh oh hhhhhhhhhhh
Oh oh oh hhhhhhhhhhh
Please don't ever let me out of here
I've got no shame
oh no oh no
Oh can't you see what love has done
Oh can't you see
Oh can't you see what love has done
What it's doing to me
Oh I know I hurt you and I made you cry
Did everything but murder but you and I
But love left a window in the skies
And to love I rhapsodize
Oh can't you see what love has done to every broken heart
Oh can't you see what love has done for every heart that cries
Love left a window in the skies
And to love I rhapsodize
Oh can't you see?
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will was a play written by William Shakespeare.
In The Globe Illustrated Shakespeare: The Complete Works, there was an opening illustration for this play. In 2364, this illustration was on display in Captain Jean Luc Picard's ready room on the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Hide and Q")
Two pages from this play, from The Annotated Shakespeare, were on display in Captain Jean-Luc Picard's ready room aboard the Enterprise. There were two illustrations on one page. (TNG: "The Price", "The Defector")
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The context of sustainable development went through considerable changes since its 'official' opening in the 80s. The original meaning referred to the right of development which must however be restricted by the interests of present and future generations. After the Rio+20 process, parallel with the adoption of the 7th EAP of the EU and many national sustainability strategies, the actual content and interpretation of the principle is examined, with a special focus on its possible implementation and the main driving forces. The book provides a general survey on the contemporary ideas of interpretation, focusing on sustainable development law. Ethical and legal fundamentals and the possible legal substance are presented. Examples of international law – from ICJ judgments to Mekong River – demonstrate that the concept is significant in international treaties; however it is a question as to how this can meaningfully contribute to the preservation of the Earth's fragile ecosystem. The book has a special focus on EU policy and law, introducing the serious conceptual change from sustainable development to sustainable growth and also examining the appearance of the concept in primary law, secondary law and judicial practice, to embrace the likelihood of implementation. The book also discusses the potential motivations of sustainability in governance, examines the compliance issues in international environmental law, focusing on the choices made not by nations as unitary rational actors but by the individual decision-maker, groups of decision-makers, also looking at interactions among domestic interest groups. The model uses the public choice theory, supposing that the decision about the compliance at large depends on the benefit and cost of the projects.


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A new Asian-Italian fusion restaurant will open inside Westfield's Southgate Mall on Saturday, in the former space of Cosimo's Brick Oven, which closed in August.
Ziti, a new restaurant concept that will focus on Asian and Italian meals for lunch and dinner, will be open to the public Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and on Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.
The new restaurant is located near Dillard's and Talbots in the mall on Tamiami Trail. Ziti will have a full-service bar that will offer happy hour specials and more than 20 signature martinis.
Cosimo's Brick Oven staff said on Facebook that the new restaurant will reopen in early 2013 in a shopping plaza at5501 Palmer Crossing Circle, near Clark Road and Honore Avenue.
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Crimonomics 101
1. Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor
In this revealing study of a Southside Chicago neighborhood, sociologist Venkatesh opens a window on how the poor live. Focusing on domestics, entrepreneurs, hustlers, preachers and gangs linked in an underground economy that "manages to touch all households," the book reveals how residents struggle between "their desires to live a just life and their needs to make ends meet as best they can." In this milieu, African-American mechanics, painters, hairdressers, musicians and informal security guards are linked to prostitutes, drug dealers, gun dealers and car thieves in illegal enterprises that even police and politicians are involved in, though not all are criminals in the usual sense. Storefront clergy, often dependent "on the underground for their own livelihood," serve as mediators and brokers between individuals and gang members, who have "insinuated themselves—and their drug money—into the deepest reaches of the community." Although the book's academic tenor is occasionally wearying, Venkatesh keeps his work vital and poignant by using the words of his subjects, who are as dependent on this intricate web as they are fearful of its dangers.
2. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences. The annual Nobel Prize winner in that field never receives as much publicity as his or her compatriots in peace, literature, or physics. But if such slights are based on the notion that economics is dull, or that economists are concerned only with finance itself, Steven D. Levitt will change some minds. In Freakonomics (written with Stephen J. Dubner), Levitt argues that many apparent mysteries of everyday life don't need to be so mysterious: they could be illuminated and made even more fascinating by asking the right questions and drawing connections. For example, Levitt traces the drop in violent crime rates to a drop in violent criminals and, digging further, to the Roe v. Wade decision that preempted the existence of some people who would be born to poverty and hardship. Elsewhere, by analyzing data gathered from inner-city Chicago drug-dealing gangs, Levitt outlines a corporate structure much like McDonald's, where the top bosses make great money while scores of underlings make something below minimum wage. And in a section that may alarm or relieve worried parents, Levitt argues that parenting methods don't really matter much and that a backyard swimming pool is much more dangerous than a gun. These enlightening chapters are separated by effusive passages from Dubner's 2003 profile of Levitt in The New York Times Magazine, which led to the book being written. In a book filled with bold logic, such back-patting veers Freakonomics, however briefly, away from what Levitt actually has to say. Although maybe there's a good economic reason for that too, and we're just not getting it yet.
3. Ragnar's Guide to the Underground Economy
Through detailed case studies Ragnar shows you how carpenters, woodcutters, farmers, housecleaners, computer consultants, mechanics, lawyers, vendors, locksmiths and others are cashing in on today's booming economy - and keeping what they earn by not paying taxes. From these undergrounders you'll learn how to locate work, get paid without supplying identifying numbers, prepare a realistic budget, advertise your services or product and finance your project when you can't go to the bank. You'll also learn the pitfalls of working off the books and what you can do to prepare for them.
4. How to Survive Without a Salary: Learning How to Live the Conserver Lifestyle
I thought that this book was so funny in places that I haven't laughed so hard, so much, for a long time. Charles is a skilled writer; the book is very readable, intelligent, thoughtful,and well organized. It contains a copious (even prodigious) amount of tips, for a 200-page book. Very practical, and at the same time touches on abtruse philosophical areas, especially at the end of the book.
Hey, I used to think I was cheap. This guy is CHEAP. His anecdotes include waiting for it to rain to take a shower instead of installing indoor plumbing. He had a big hole in the floor of his entryway, or somewhere in his house, into which the kids and a few guests fell. He refused to spend one cent covering the hole, until a neighbor told him about a steel grate they threw away years ago, so he went to the dump and found it.
The point is that you can learn from a top-notch "conserver"; an applied example I would give is to buy two gallons of milk when it's on sale and freeze one for later use (works well!). This guy probably drinks powdered milk though.
I disagree with his economic analysis; prudence CAN be a vice, as any virtue most certainly is in its extreme, or even overdone. But Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is not just about "McPimple Burger" or keeping up with the Joneses. Any system on a mass scale is going to have gaping faults, and the weaker of us might succumb to our basest impulses. But perhaps Long goes a bit too far the other way...
At any rate, he sounds like an economic anarchist. Very well thought out book, great advice.
5. Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
In Freakonomics, many people were fascinated by a section that described how most crack cocaine dealers lived at home with their mothers. Why? They make less money than minimum wage. The source of that factoid was research conducted on site by Sudhir Venkatesh, author of Gang Leader for a Day, who describes in this book how he did that research and came to make decisions one day for part of the Black Kings gang in Chicago.
In the process of reading this book, you'll learn more than you ever expected to know about the ways that the poorest people support and protect themselves. You'll also find how drug-dealing gangs are both a help and a hindrance to the poor.
More powerfully, you'll be exposed to the great difficulties involved in observing the lives of the poor and the gangs that spring from them. The moral and ethical dilemmas this book presents are almost beyond belief.
6. Under the Table and Into Your Pocket: The How and Why of the Underground Economy
Under The Table And Into Your Pocket: The How And Why Of The Underground Economy by Bill Wilson will provide the non-specialist general reader with a complete education on a facet of the American economy rarely (if ever) covered in school. Beginning with an introduction to just some of the ways governmental regulations strangle business, overtax the little guy, and enable Washington to be the drunken big spender that it is today (if you overpay your taxes by $7,000 and don't reclaim it within three years you're out of luck - but underpay it by $7,000 and the IRS can and will come after you no matter how much time has passed!), Under The Table proceeds to demonstrate how the little guy can circumvent taxes by doing business away from Big Brother's prying eyes. From boarding houses and flea markets to roadside merchants and dominatrix work, Under The Table covers the benefits, disadvantages, tips, tricks, techniques and much more of common underground ways to earn a living. Under The Table is emphatically not a legal guide; neither the author nor the publisher assume any responsibility for the use or misuse of information contained within - but the eye-opening ins and outs of a truly free economy make for quite fascinating and advantageous reading.
7. Deep Inside the Underground Economy: How Millions of Americans are Practising Free Enterprise in an Unfree Economy
Are you fed up with giving so much of your hard earned cash to the government, then watching it get spent on ridiculous pork-barrel special-interest projects? Would you like to hold on to more of your money for your own special-interest boondoggles? The underground economy continues to grow in spite of ever-widening atttempts by the government to regulate and tax everything we do. Millions of Americans are practising fee enterprise in today's increasingly unfree tax society. This is the most comprehensive how-to book ever written for those entrepreneurial individuals who have decided to end their slavery to a wage and to government taxation as well. Discover how you can keep more of what you earn for yourself. Here you will find complete and up-to-date information on the ins and outs of guerrilla capitalism and the underground economy in this country.
8. Empire of Scrounge: Inside the Urban Underground of Dumpster Diving, Trash Picking, and Street Scavenging.
In December of 2001 Jeff Ferrell quit his job as tenured professor, moved back to his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, and, with a place to live but no real income, began an eight-month odyssey of essentially living off of the street. Empire of Scrounge tells the story of this unusual journey into the often illicit worlds of scrounging, recycling, and second-hand living. Existing as a dumpster diver and trash picker, Ferrell adopted a way of life that was both field research and free-form survival. Riding around on his scrounged BMX bicycle, Ferrell investigated the million-dollar mansions, working-class neighborhoods, middle class suburbs, industrial and commercial strips, and the large downtown area, where he found countless discarded treasures, from unopened presents and new clothes to scrap metal and even food.
9. McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld
In McMafia, Misha Glenny draws the dark map that lies on the other side of Tom Friedman's bright flat world. That connected globe not only brings software coders and supply-chain outsourcers closer together; it's also opened the gates to a criminal network of unsettling vastness, complexity, and efficiency that represents a fifth of the earth's economy, trading in everything from untaxed cigarettes and the usual narcotics to human lives and nuclear material. Glenny's a Balkans expert, and he begins his story there, with the illicit--but often state-sponsored--underworld that grew out of the post-Soviet chaos, but he soon follows the contraband everywhere from Mumbai and Johannesburg to rural Colombia and the U.S. suburbs. It's not just a hodgepodge of scare clips, though: Glenny reports from the ground but follows the leads as high as they go, showing how the dark and bright sides of the flat world are more connected than we imagine.
10. Living Well on Practically Nothing
Living Well on Practically Nothing: Revised and Updated Edition is for people who need to live on a lot less money. If you have been fired, demoted, retired, divorced, widowed, bankrupted or swindled - or you just want to quit your job and remain financially self-reliant - this book is for you. In it are hundreds of tips, secrets and necessary skills for living well on little money. Chapters include: Save Up to $37,000 a Year and Live on $12,000 a Year; Low-Cost Computers for Fun, Profit, and Education; Some Ways to Live on No Money at All; A Day of Cheap Living; A New Career or Business for You; Fix Things and Make Them Last; and Protect Your Investments and Make Them Grow. From cover to cover, this book is stocked with proven methods for saving money on shelter, food, clothing, transportation, entertainment, health care and more. The author left the "system" in 1969 and has worked for himself ever since. Let him show you how you, too, can live happily, comfortably and with complete financial freedom.
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Portugal's Joao Sousa and Frenchman Julien Benneteau marched into the the final of the Malaysian Open yesterday.
Sousa continued his dominant form and ousted Austrian fourth seed Jurgen Melzer 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to reach his first ATP final.
The world No. 77 from Portugal, who upset top seed David Ferrer in straight sets on Friday, kept his cool under tremendous pressure from Melzer, who is the world No. 26, to record a memorable win which sets up the opportunity to be the first ATP winner from his country.
Sousa is to meet fifth seed Benneteau, who defeated second-seeded Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-3 in the final today.
Benneteau has vowed to spoil Melzer's victory party. The Frenchman, who has reached eight finals previously, is still waiting to win his first title.
Sousa is looking for a historic win in the tournament today.
"If I make it, yes, I will be the first from my country to win an ATP title. That will be a big boost for the game in my country," said Sousa, who took 2 hours and 3 minutes to book his ticket to the final.
"We have a couple of guys with good ranking and if I can win, it will be good for the national team. People will start to know a little bit more about the sport and that's good for the sport," he added.
Sousa, who reached the semi-finals in St Petersburg last week, received a special exemption to play in the main draw in Kuala Lumpur as he arrived too late to take his place in the qualifying round.
The move has paid off.
"It has been a good few weeks and I'm hoping for the breakthrough tomorrow. I feel more comfortable on clay courts because I train in Barcelona, but I've been having a good run on hard courts so I'm not complaining," Sousa said.
Meanwhile, Benneteau, who reached his second consecutive Malaysian Open final, said he hopes to end his jinx when he meets Sousa after reaching the final without dropping a set.
When asked about compatriot Cedric Pioline, who lost his first nine finals, Benneteau joke: "Hopefully I won't have to wait that long!"
"There is no added pressure on me to win the title despite losing the others. I am determined to win here as that has been the goal since day one," he added.
Top-seeded Tomas Berdych needed nearly three hours to outlast Gilles Simon of France 6-7, 6-2, 7-5 yesterday and reach the final of the Thailand Open.
He is to play Milos Raonic of Canada, who also came from a set down to oust defending champion Richard Gasquet 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Simon saved four set points in the 10th game of the first set and was down 5-3 in the tiebreaker before winning the next four points, clinching it when Berdych sent a forehand into the net.
However, Berdych took a 3-0 in the second and broke his opponent in the 11th game of the decider. He was down 0-40 in the next game before serving out the match to reach his third final of the year.
"With Gilles you know it's going to be long, as it's his game," Berdych said. "He likes to play long rallies and I was trying to deal with that today, the last game was very long, very tough, but my serves helped me to finish it."
The hard-serving Raonic hit 23 aces in the second semi-final, but struggled with unforced errors in the first set. In the second, he broke Gasquet in the 12th game to level the match and earned another break in the last game of the decider.


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Every once in a while, an article gets posted somewhere in the blogosphere about how Microsoft needs to release a complete Windows rewrite, something along the lines of what Apple did with Mac OS X. Most people realize that Microsoft is in no position to pull a stunt like that at the moment; it's hard to see Microsoft phasing out support for a billion-Windows-PC-strong user base, but that day may one day come, perhaps thanks to robust virtualization technology.
But in the meantime, Microsoft has settled on rewriting bits and parts of the Windows operating system as it sees fit, with Vista being one of the biggest rewrites (a fact which partially explains the many hardware and software compatibility issues XP's successor experienced at launch). Speculation around a non-Windows operating system in the works at Microsoft has been present for years, but recent trustworthy tidbits of information have found their way into the hands of Microsoft ZDNet bloggers Mary Jo Foley and Ed Bott.
First, let's look at similar projects. MinWin, the slimmed-down Windows core was first shown at a demo last year that briefly discussed how Microsoft was optimizing the aging NT kernel. Singularity, on the other hand, is an experimental microkernel and operating system project started in 2003 for which Microsoft posted the source code back in March. Unfortunately for those interested in a complete rewrite, Singularity was developed exclusively for research purposes and is not intended for practical use.
Codename Midori (I wish Microsoft named it "Doors" instead) is a derivative of Singularity that is meant to supersede Windows, and it is more than just a research project. Still, it is not ready to be previewed and it definitely has not got anything to do with Windows 7. Microsoft has put aside substantial resources and has put many bright people behind the project, which is headed by Eric Rudder, but other than that, very little is known. If it ever does debut, it will probably become available some time before CEO Steve Ballmer retires, nine or so years from now.
According to Foley, one theory is that Midori is another "Cairo" attempt, Microsoft's object-oriented operating system that never saw the light of day. Foley expects Midori to look more like Windows than anything else, and that really isn't much of a surprise: if application compatibility goes out the door, Microsoft needs to at least maintain some sort of user interface familiarity.
Bott, on the other hand, believes that Midori won't be replacing Windows at all, and instead will exist alongside the world's most popular operating system. Bott looks at some Windows history to conclude that Midori will likely debut as something along the lines of Windows NT back in 1993: a complete rewrite that took years to adopt because Microsoft made sure that new versions of both Windows and Windows NT were released.
Bott gives three possibilities for where Midori might be used: special-purpose computers such as those that currently run Windows Media Center or Windows Home Server, virtual server machines, and high-performance workstations. Either way, the Windows platform as we know it today should remain untouched; Windows 7's successor is not going to be Midori.
What's your take: If Midori does indeed arrive one day, what approach makes the most sense for Microsoft?
Further reading:
- All About Microsoft: Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?
- Ed Bott's Microsoft Report: Why you'll have a long wait for Microsoft's next OS


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Barbara Lavallee's whimsical paintings depicting Alaskan life made her one of the most celebrated artists in the state. Her stylized imagery celebrates the joy and resilience of the Alaskan lifestyle. Her work is done in transparent watercolor and is typically against a solid white background.


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