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This is a replay, with commentary, of a September 2nd, 2012 interview with David Crowley. Interview was by Freedom Feen Michael W. Dean. Commentary here is by MWD and by Lousander Feen.
Basic premise is "We don't know WHAT really happened, but don't rush to judge a director by his trailer, and don't rush to co-sign the official State story. If you do, you're square.
Links: "Gray State" director dead in apparent murder of family / suicide.
Police scanner audio of Crowley family body report.
Video of Crowley happy with his wife and kid, back when.
"And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family? Or if, during periods of mass arrests, as for example in Leningrad, when they arrested a quarter of the entire city, people had not simply sat there in their lairs, paling with terror at every bang of the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase, but had understood they had nothing left to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of half a dozen people with axes, hammers, pokers, or whatever else was at hand?… The Organs would very quickly have suffered a shortage of officers and transport and, notwithstanding all of Stalin's thirst, the cursed machine would have ground to a halt! If…if…We didn't love freedom enough. And even more – we had no awareness of the real situation…. We purely and simply deserved everything that happened afterward."
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TIP: How to Gauge Interest in Your Art
Have you ever wondered if your art or product is going to be a hit with your customers? Do you know if they even like it?
Ever thought of a poll?
Here's one way to engage customers online. As I introduce new work on my blog, I also try to remember to include a poll to gauge their interest.
Getting Help without Commitment
Giving your customers options as you're thinking about new products to introduce, gives you an understanding in which direction you should proceed. Do you want to feel like you're wasting your time chasing down the wrong rabbit hole? Not this artist!! The poll is a secret way of telling your customers that you're thinking about pursuing these new trails without the commitment. Customers don't want to feel as though they're in charge of your career nor do they want to be identified as the one who pushed you into the wrong direction.
Poll Plug-in
I use a plugin called PollDaddy (it's free) inside my WordPress theme and it's pretty easy to use. I include different answers to lead them to conclusions -I call this 'leading the witness'. 😉 Many cases, customers don't want to leave a comment (think: paper trail) because many cases its during their working hours. Who wants to be called by the boss? Hosting a poll is an effective way of interacting without formality.
Here's my poll:
The questions (figure 1) and Results Turned On to Show Interest to All (figure 2).
Changing Directions
Thinking of adding a series of new designs? How about on a different substrate (paper, fabric, ceramic)? The questions above are a high level way of introducing your customers to a new direction with your art. This gets them used to the idea. This is important because many customers don't want to see you change -at all. Some want something fresh from you every six months.
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Sign up here if you want to be notified how and when to change directions.
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Here's what the poll plugin looks like. Pretty straight forward, huh? You can also edit your answers if you need to.
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If you need a bit of technical assistance from an experienced, successful Web designer, I'd be happy to help you engage with your customers.
Contact me if you'd like a free 15 minute consultation exploring opportunities that make sense to you and your business, er, empire.
Here's to Cultivating Your Creative Independence
2 Responses to "TIP: How to Gauge Interest in Your Art"
Lisa —
Love your tips and polls ideas. Great way to get customers motivated. I am not having much luck but am working on taking a new direction … instead of offering patterns, I am going to offer limited edition or ooak items for sale. May even go the direction of eBay for a few. What do you think?


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By: Ryan Gasser, sports information director
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Capital University Women's Basketball suffered its first loss of the season after falling to Baldwin Wallace University, 73-61, in The Capital Center on Tuesday night. Capital is now 6-1 and 3-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference play with a weekend trip to Scranton, Pa. looming this weekend.
Though the final shows a 12-point differential, the quarter-by-quarter action was close to even after the first frame. Capital struggled on the offensive end to begin the game, hitting just 3-of-12 (.250) field goals, though Baldwin Wallace (8-0, 3-0 OAC) did just marginally better after shooting just 4-of-14 (.286). Turnovers took away eight chances for the Crusaders to score and the hosts were unable to answer a pair of 3-pointers, which served as the major reason the Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 14-8 lead after the first quarter.
Despite Capital's shooting percentages rising as the game wore on, turnovers continued to mar the Crusaders all game long. Cap committed a total of 21 turnovers, which was equal to that of Baldwin Wallace, but the Yellow Jackets were more efficient in cashing in on those extra chances with 18 of its points coming off CU miscues. For much of the game, the Crusaders seemed out of sync and were unable to get its outside game going following a 0-for-11 display from 3-point range.
While the Yellow Jackets actually finished with a lower shooting percentage (.385) than Capital (.404) for the game, BW made its mark from behind the arc by hitting 9-of-23 from distance. With that, Baldwin Wallace began to create distance from the Crusaders. Without its 3-point game functioning, Capital was unable to make up the ground despite shooting 40 percent or better from the field in each of the final three frames.
Junior Regan Stonerock (Circleville, Ohio/Westfall) paced Cap with 19 points, nine rebounds and two blocks on the evening.
Baldwin Wallace featured three double-digit scorers, led by Lilly Edwards (14).
Capital will ready itself for two games this weekend at the Scranton Hilton - Poinsettia Tournament, hosted by Scranton University (Pa.). The Crusaders will kick off their stay with a game against Ithaca University on Friday afternoon, beginning at 4 p.m.


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Evgeni Malkin is great with reporters, even if he'd rather have you believe otherwise.
Just before coming back to the lineup this weekend, Malkin did media after Pens practice. Shelly Anderson, a freelance Pittsburgh reporter, described the session on her twitter:
Sounds about right. Malkin hasn't always enjoyed doing media (by his own admission), and has often been overlooked when he has, but for those paying attention, he's been one of the best voices the Pens have had for years.
To celebrate his return to the line up, and the way he charmed Pittsburgh's reporters, here's five times Malkin was brilliant with media:
1. Teasing Marc-Andre Fleury (2014)
After Fleury hit 300 wins, the Penguins asked their players to reflect on their favorite Fleury moments. Players like Dupuis and Letang took the task seriously, mentioning Fleury's save in game 7 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. But Malkin took a different approach.
When asked about Fleury's 300 wins, Malkin said: "My whole memories are that I score every practice, 10 goals. Every shootout, I score on him. I don't know how he wins 300. It's a surprise to me."
Malkin: keeping things light in the locker room or speaking for the fans?
2. Sochi Olympics (2014)
Russia's oppressive anti-gay propaganda laws became the focus for many fans, media members, and athletes alike in the lead up to the Sochi Olympics. Players were asked where they stood on Russia's laws, and Russian players faced extra scrutiny. While some players appealed to their religious beliefs, others like Alex Ovechkin deferred answering.
Malkin, citing the fact that English is not his first language, said he did not feel comfortable discussing Russia's law. When asked a follow-up question about whether he would have a problem playing with a gay teammate, he said, "No. No problem."
The convenient (read: masterful) appeal to his English-as-a-second-language status allowed him to avoid offending his home country and national team (significant, given the intensity of Russian domestic politics and how often they spill over into hockey) while still giving North American fans what they wanted: an indication of his support for a potential gay teammate.
3. Breaking His Slump After Sochi (2014)
Malkin's tumultuous relationship with the Sochi Games didn't stop after Russia was unceremoniously eliminated five games into the competition, preventing Malkin and his teammates from competing for a medal on their home soil. Instead, when he returned to the Penguins, Malkin scored 1 goal in 10 games, leading many to speculate that he was allowing failure in Sochi to cloud his performance for Pittsburgh.
When his luck turned around against Detroit and Tampa Bay, rather than take credit for his four goals and six points in two games, Malkin gave the credit to the captain.
"(Russia) lost and (Crosby) supported me and helped me, and after we talked," Malkin said, "I felt so much better. And started playing better."
If you watch the video linked above, you'll notice that Malkin realizes one of the reporters is leaving his scrum after he credits Crosby. As he says, "Yeah, you go to ask Sid about story." The crowd laughed, but the message is also clear: Malkin has a voice, too, and he'll use it to showcase his teammates' leadership.
4. Hart Trophy Acceptance Speech, NHL Awards (2012)
"It's easy for me if I read my last speech again," Malkin begins, referencing his own difficulty with public speaking and easily charming the crowd (here's a guy not afraid to laugh at his own jokes). But instead of reading his speech again ("Well, I'm lost it, sorry," he apologizes), Malkin dedicates the award to Sergei Gonchar, who hadn't played for the Penguins since 2010.
"He's my best friend right now and always together. I'm glad one day I meet him." Us, too, Geno. Everyone loves a good best friend story.
5. Stanley Cup Playoffs Press Conference (2014)
One of Malkin's best assets is how he loosens his teammates up, and Malkin and Crosby's 2014 joint press conference before game 7 against the Rangers is good evidence of this skill. When someone's phone started playing Rihanna's Only Girl in the World, Malkin's laughter made Crosby start cracking jokes.
But Malkin's ability to lighten the mood doesn't come cheap. When a reporter posed a question to the two of them about getting quality shots on Lundqvist, Malkin looked pointedly at Crosby. "Me again," Crosby said with a laugh. Indeed.


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The telco said that the step will ensure zero data wastage for customers and brings unmatched value to the Airtel Postpaid proposition. "Airtel talked to thousands of customers in its innovation lab and identified that unused data that expires at the end of the month is seen as a painful waste," it said.
Notably, the telecom operator has recently extended its free data offer, namely Airtel Surprises, for three more months. Under this offer, the Sunil Mittal-led telco has been offering free 10GB 4G data every month to post-paid users. The new extension can be seen aimed at ring fencing high-value postpaid users and stop potential port out requests in the wake of intense competition from Reliance Jio, the company's chief executive Gopal Vittal said in a mail to postpaid customers.
READ MORE: Airtel extends free data offer for postpaid users by 3 months
The Sunil Mittal-led telco is now allowing postpaid customers to create customized solutions for the family by adding multiple postpaid connections to their account, and enjoy savings of up to 20%. It said that customers can now pool and share their data benefits across all connections.
Airtel has unveiled a new version of its MyAirtel app that offers real time notifications of fulfilment of services and self-care as well as change of plans.
Furthermore, the telco formally introduced Airtel Secure, a digital smartphone protection suite that enables customers to protect their smartphones against accidental/liquid damage. "If a customer's device is accidentally damaged, Airtel will arrange for a pick-up of the device, get it repaired from an authorized service center and deliver it back to the customer. The telco said it will offer damage protection for smartphones up to two years old," the telco said in a statement.
Airtel Secure also comes with Norton Mobile Security Suite, that includes anti-malware protection, and an App Advisor that flags privacy risks such as intrusive behavior.


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2014 Downhill World Cup #7: Rule Britannia!
Ratboy and Manon do the honours in Méribel
The 2014 Downhill World Cup season finally reached its end this weekend, and what a season it's been! It feels like only a few weeks since the tour kicked off in South Africa and now it's come to a close on an epic track in France. The Méribel course lived up to expectations and created some great racing, and the 50,000 rabid fans made for an incredible finals atmosphere. Let's take a look at just what went down..
Your men's World Cup champion
The pressure was certainly on Josh Bryceland this weekend, with the series title being his to lose – but there was simply no stopping him. In qualifying, Bryceland finished in second place despite a crash in the middle woods, beating his two biggest rivals for the title, Troy Brosnan and Aaron Gwin, and gaining crucial extra points. When they both had less-than-perfect runs in the finals, all Bryceland needed was a top 20. Of course he went for it and finished third – another great result for the Rat. Josh Bryceland – Rockstar/2014 World Cup champion.
With two World Cup wins under his belt, third place on the rooty, rocky slopes of Méribel was enough for Josh Bryceland to take the series title
Simmonds' breakout ride
Matt Simmonds had one last chance to get on a World Cup podium this year, and he took it with both hands. After qualifying in first place, the pressure was on. At the first split he was outside the top 10 but by the second split the time flashed green and he was up. He'd lose less than half a second in the grass turns at the bottom and finish in a career best second place – not bad for your first visit to the podium! This result jumped him from 10th to sixth in the overall, and showed the world he's not just a powerhouse.
Falling short
Gwin and Brosnan had a rough go of it in Méribel, on a weekend when either one of them could have won the title. Brosnan punctured in qualifying, losing valuable points, and followed that up with a small crash in his final run. Gwin, on the other hand, was just slightly off the pace, finishing outside the top five in both runs, though he did finish second in the overall standings – a great season considering his disappointing results last year. Though Brosnan's weekend will be one to he wants to forget, he had an incredible year too, leading the points for a while and winning his first World Cup race. Look for these two to be back in contention for the World Champs.
Aaron Gwin was slightly off the pace – but finishing second in the overall standings must have been a relief after a disappointing 2013
The king
Sam Hill chalked up his second win of the season this weekend in classic Sam Hill fashion. Let's just assume that if it's technical and doesn't involve much pedalling, it's Hill's to lose. Sam said he was going to win as soon as the teams had finished walking the course, and he was right. He did the same for his win in Canada. Hill's qualifier had a few people fooled but when it really counted he got it done, and his result left him just a single point back from Brosnan in the overall standings. Watch out World Champs…
Sam Hill's pace on the flat grassy turns at the bottom of the course had to be seen to be believed!
Junior shake-up
The French crowd wanted nothing less than a win from Loris Vergier this weekend, and he had the Junior overall title to deal with too. He delivered under huge pressure, winning on home soil and taking back the points lead from Luca Shaw. That's the second time Vergier has won the title in as many tries. Luca's weekend didn't pan out as he'd hoped, with a big crash in practice slowing him down. Both riders rode well all year and it won't be long before they're contenders in the Elite men's class.
Manon holds on
The women's title was Manon Carpenter's to lose, and while Rachel Atherton was a dominant force all weekend, Carpenter did more than enough to hold on to her points lead and seal her first Elite women's World Cup title. Consistency all season long paid off for Carpenter while her competitors struggled to find it. A great season for Carpenter and her team – can she keep the season's success going with another win at the World Champs? Atherton is certainly not going to want to let the jersey slip away.
At the start of the year, Manon Carpenter had never won a World Cup. Now she's the reigning champ, with three wins under her belt
British domination
British downhill has always been strong but this weekend proved we're really starting to take over. The Brits won both overall titles, and in qualifying half of the top 20 Elite men were British. If that weren't enough, Laurie Greenland and Taylor Vernon finished second and third respectively in the Junior category, Phil Atwill had a career best finish of 14th in his first year as an Elite rider, and the man who arguably started it all, Steve Peat, finished inside the top 20 overall. Not bad for a 40-year-old. Will we get a British world champion, or even two, in two weeks' time?
Rachel Atherton bounced back from the health problems that have plagued her all season to take the win in France. She'll be a force to be reckoned with at the World Champs
So that's a wrap on the 2014 World Cup season – one that'll go down as one of the most exciting years of racing in quite some time. With multiple different winners in every category there was never a safe bet – exactly what the series needed to get its excitement back. Here's hoping the 2015 season is just as good! Check back in two weeks' time for the World Championships in Norway, the last race of the season.
Missed the race? Watch the full replay on Red Bull TV: http://www.redbull.com/en/bike/stories/1331670774476/replay-uci-dh-world-cup-2014-m%C3%A9ribel


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The process of shopping for car audio amplifiers can be one of confusion and frustration. The uninformed will hear lots of big numbers and strange terms; even the informed can find themselves occasionally bewildered by the range of options available.
To help both types of consumers, we humbly offer some helpful hints.
Go Big
It's not necessarily wrong to look for big numbers with regards to output for a car audio amplifier. However, many brands try to hide the real power of the amplifier behind big claims, so you'll always want to look for the RMS power rating. This is the continuous power rating, showing what you can really expect wattage wise from the amp.
Know Your Power
You can take the specs for an amplifier and check to make sure it really does put out what it claims it does with a simple formula: P=vce, where P is the total power output, v is the voltage of your car battery, c is the current draw for the amp, and e is the efficiency constant. If you plug in those numbers and the result is 5 percent less than what's advertised or greater, pass on it.
Count Your Channels
Each speaker is a channel, and that includes the subwoofer. If you've got four speakers and a sub, don't get a monoblock (one-channel) amp. Amplifiers for cars should, ideally, have the same number of channels as there are speakers. You can run multiple subwoofers off a mono block amp, since they run on the same frequency setting, but if looking for one amplifier to drive multiple size speakers, either a four or five channel amp is needed, or multiple amplifiers.
Make Sure You've Got Spare Power
Amps create a power budget for the speakers. Make sure that each speaker has a surplus. Underpowered speakers are far more susceptible to damage than overpowered speakers, due to the heat created by working a speaker at less wattage than needed.
Mount It Right
When having a car amplifier installation professionally done, think about where you want the amplifier placed. Ideally, you want to keep it as close to the battery as possible, to shorten the amount of wiring needed to power it. Installing an amp under a seat is normally ok, but can cause an amp to run hotter than normal, so sometimes the trunk is the only option. Just remember, the farther the amp from the battery, the bigger gauge wire you should use for best current conduction. Many of today's newer vehicles place the battery in the back, making the connection a shorter distance and allowing better power flow.
Add Extra Power Sources
Car stereo amplifiers, along with other components, can be a major drain on a car's battery. If you're driving down the road with thumping bass going and the headlights are flickering in time with the beats, there's too much power going out. Consider a secondary battery or capacitor, and also upgrading your existing wiring with the "Big three" upgrade.
The Right Wires
The best car amplifier should have the best wiring possible to ensure the highest possible performance. Look for Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) wires as opposed to Copper Clad Aluminum (CCA). OFC types conduct electricity far better, giving you the wattage you bought, and also doesn't heat up the wire as much. Also, upgrading the Big-3 (The wire from the alternator to the battery, from the battery to the body ground, and the engine grounding wire to the battery.) will give your charging system much better performance.
Guaranteed Products
It should go without saying, but always check the manufacturer's warranty and make sure that the shop doing the installation is an authorized dealer for the amplifier and any other components you might be using. There are many "grey market" products out there, resulting in voided warranties thru the manufacturer when bought from a non-authorized dealer.
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In 1910, a missionary visitor arrives at Sophiny Mumm's convent boarding school in Concord, Kansas. Sophiny is smitten. Her best friend Antoinette Dominguez is not—and begins a series of strange behaviors breaking all the rules. In an ensuing investigation of puzzling enigmas, Sophiny has to use all the resources of emerging women's rights, family relationships, social networks, the new technologies (telephone, photography, and transportation), and patron saints. A Pretty Age exposes the violence still underlying the Midwest's supposed civilizing forces at the turn of the century (1910) through the emergence of two convent boarding school students into a world where weapons may have changed but the danger remains.
Publisher: WestBow Press
Published: 2/7/2013
- Pages: 282
Read Excerpt here.
About Author
Barbara Mueller recently retired from teaching English at a Southern California community college. For twenty-eight years, she taught composition and literature courses, including critical thinking, women's literature, and Bible as literature. She now has time to think about the larger issues of what her grandmothers left her and what she wants to leave her grandchildren. Barbara grew up in Kansas and attended the same convent boarding school her grandmother attended. She loved the experience, as she knows her grandmother did. This is her first novel inspired by that experience, but all names, places, and events have been fictionalized.
Visit Barbara's Facebook Page Here.
My Thoughts
I went to Catholic school but it was not an all girls school where the students lived at the school. Thinking this read would be a walk down memory lane I was very much mistaken. The main character in this book found herself attracted to a missionary monk that was visiting her school. I found this uncomfortable. The girls I went to school with may have had infatuations with boys their own age but I am pretty sure none of them lusted after the clergy. I only read maybe a third of the way through the book and could not get into this story. Maybe it was just me therefore would keep the interest of other readers. To give the author credit the story was well written of what I read. I just did not like the story line.
Since I did not read the whole book I don't have the full picture of the book so it would not be right for me to recommend the book. I hope to read the book in it's entirety at another time.
I rated this book a 4 out of 5.
Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book from Booksneeze/WestBow Press for review. I was in no way compensated for this review. This review is my honest opinion.
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Tanaka house06. Jul2011
Tanaka house, located in Kitakyushu, Japan is a project of only 67sm. The project is dedicated to a client which returned to stay in his birthplace after retirement. The client requested a sunny and ventilated house. The major disadvantage of the site was that once calm and green surrounding area with small houses dramatically changed into a noisy and densely urban area. The challenge was to overcome the oppressing feeling given by the actual surrounding situation.
Here is how the architect solved the situation: "Incorporating beautiful landscape is usual method at "Shakkei", but this project "Shakuhei" is a trial to incorporating neighbor's ordinary concrete block. Neighbor's concrete block wall surrounded our flagpole shape site, and there was a sense of being oppressed. Therefore I dare to make the building with a concrete block wall. I cut this site into pieces on a cross with concrete block wall,and I put one roof over the top. As a result, we recognize neighbor's wall is a wall of oneself , because our wall was unified with neighbor's wall. This is a concept "Shakuhei (:borrowed wall)". It transform an oppressive feeling into an sequence feeling." - Akinari Tanaka
Tanaka house is a collaboration between Akinari Tanaka and POI, Nawakenjimu(Structure design) and Lapin(Facilities design). via Archdaily Photographs: Kei Sugimoto


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Cornerstone Design does it all
Many interior design companies are all about choosing furniture and wall art. But there aren't many that focus on an entire building or remodeling project from start to finish.
Cornerstone Design has been providing professional interior design for a wide variety of markets in the Treasure Valley since 1992. "We do residential, multi-family, commercial, hospitality, entertainment, and more," says Owner Suzie Hall. "Our offerings are what we call full-service interior design. We provide everything from space planning through interior design to lighting, furniture, window coverings, art, and accessories." Cornerstone even works with builders and architects from the early planning stages of a project to ensure the best end result.
This holistic approach to interior design is not the only thing that makes Cornerstone Design unique. "Another thing that sets us apart is our years of experience in this market," Hall says. "We offer a really high level of expertise in our industry and we also are influenced a lot by travel and other cultures. Our designs don't look like typical Boise designs. We always get the comment, 'Wow, where did you think of that?'"
Hall says she and her staff take individual research trips and gather ideas from previous places they've lived and traveled. Last spring, she took her design team to New York for a design inspiration trip. Hall says many Treasure Valley homes have a rustic, mountain style, depending on when they were built, instead of a more contemporary or modern style that is popular in places like New York or Los Angeles.
"We fully believe we're designing for our clients, not ourselves," Hall says. "That's why we don't want to have a 'look' we're known for." Hall and her team start the process with an intake meeting with the client where they download everything the client has in their mind about the project. "That can range from Pinterest boards to photo clippings or emailed links," Hall says. "We also give them a questionnaire to fill out about personality and lifestyle. That really goes a long way in helping us get to know our clients." Intake meetings lead to design meetings, and once construction starts, the Cornerstone designers make site visits.
One of Cornerstone's most notable projects is the old Paul Revere Estate, which many will recognize as a Boise icon. Hall says the home and pool were taken down and they started from scratch and ended up with over 7000 square feet of new construction.
"We worked with the client, builder, and architect from early on in the process all the way through to hanging the art," she says. "It's a high-tech, fully automated home." The nearly three-year project includes a large chandelier, custom designed by Cornerstone Design and fabricated by Boise Art Glass and a local metal worker. "We love working with those local craftspeople who produce works of art that we can integrate into our design," Hall says.
One would think that a project of that size would be all consuming, but Hall says her team is able to work on 10-15 projects at a time because they're all in different stages of design and construction. "We like that because it keeps things interesting," she says.
Hall herself took a non-traditional route getting into interior design. A career in the office furniture industry led to interior design for commercial clients, and finally her NCIDQ, a professional qualification from the National Council for Interior Design.
"I have a lot of favorite parts of the work," she says. "I love the conceptual and space planning stages. You start with a blank canvas and get to create how a home is going to lay out and how clients will live and flow through the space."
Hall says sustainability also plays an important part in what Cornerstone Design is all about. "We have a great portfolio of sustainability projects," she says. "Sustainability is inherent in projects we do. We choose finishes and materials that don't off-gas, with recycled or environmentally friendly content, and we try to use local crafts people whenever we can to make furniture or do work on our projects."
And even though the majority of the workload takes place before a home is furnished with furniture and art, Hall says the mark of a great project is being able to see it through to the very end. "We don't like to say, 'okay, your house is done, now go shopping!' We like to be responsible for that part of a project," she says. "That holistic approach works really well."


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Summer HoursMay 31, 2007 at 2:16 pm | Posted in hours | Comments Off on Summer Hours
Summer semester hours for Galvin Library will begin Monday, June 4th. The full schedule is below. Please note that reference librarians will not be available on Sundays — however, research assistance is still available during all hours at the Reference Desk on the upper level of the library.
|Summer Semester: June 4 – July 28
|Monday – Thursday
|Friday – Saturday
|Summer Intersession: July 29 – August 22
|Monday – Saturday
For more information on Galvin Library hours, click here.
CSEP Library Launches NanoEthicsBankMay 14, 2007 at 7:59 pm | Posted in CSEP Library, databases | 1 Comment
The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions Library has recently launched the NanoEthicsBank, a resource for researchers, scholars, students, and the general public who are interested in the social and ethical implications of nanotechnology. Items in the database fall into the following four categories:
- National and International initiatives to build a regulatory framework for nanotechnology research and development.
- Public perception and acceptance of nanotechnology, including popular media coverage, and efforts of public engagement by governments, academic institutes, and industry.
- Development of best practices and voluntary standards by industry and businesses using nanoparticles.
- Ethical development of nanotechnology: military use, questions of privacy and surveillance, bioethics, and nanomedicine.
New material is added to the NanoEthicsBank as it becomes published or available online.
Records contained in the database include all relevant citation information, an abstract, and links to materials available on the World Wide Web. IIT users can access almost all other material cited in the database through Galvin Library's E-Resources. The full text of publicly available documents, such as government reports, is included in the NEB, and more will become available as authors and publishers grant copyright permission.
The NanoEthicsBank is part of the NanoConnection to Society project that will be an important resource on the interchange of public discourse, regulation, and economics in the development nanotechnology. It will support the study of how society shapes the development of technology, and how technology shapes society. The NanoConnection to Society database is part of the Center for Nanotechnology and Society, funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Nanotechnology Initiative.
To access the NanoEthicsBank (NEB), click here.
Paperback Book ExchangeMay 7, 2007 at 5:24 pm | Posted in book exchange | Comments Off on Paperback Book Exchange
Moving out of the dorm and not sure what to do with paperback reading materials? Donate them to the Book Exchange at the library! Located on the Lower Level near the copiers, the Book Exchange provides for the free exhange of materials for our patrons. If you've borrowed here throughout the year, donate them back for Summer readers!
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New International Students, Welcome to Mac!
See our Pre-Departure Checklist for everything you need to do before you leave home, as well as other important information/resources (visa applications, phones, winter clothes, etc).
If you have questions relating to admissions, please refer to International Student Admissions
Please read the International Student Handbook! This is updated yearly and has important information to help you transition to Macalester and the U.S.
The Department of Homeland Security Study Guide to the States is also a great resource for general knowledge about studying in the US.
Other useful links:
- Pre-Orientation For International Students (PO4IS) occurs from August 25-28, 2020 (before the All Student Orientation). It is designed to meet the specific needs of international students. If you require a visa to study in the US, you are required to attend PO4IS. If you are a US citizen or resident that completed high school outside of the US, you are encouraged to attend PO4IS. Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
- All Student Orientation happens from August 28 to September 1, 2020 (after PO4IS and before classes start); it is open to all incoming students.
- Mentor Program matches all incoming international students and domestic Ametrica participants to a returning student mentor, who will help them transition to life at Mac and in the US. All incoming international students will automatically enroll in this program.
- Ametrica Program brings incoming international and domestic students together to discuss different topics through a cross-cultural lens. It begins during PO4IS and lasts for 10 weeks. Additional applications are required.
- Friends Of Macalester International Students (FoMIS) Host Family Program is an optional program that matches international students with local families for a cross-cultural exchange and friendship (non residential). Applications are required.
- Immigration Authorization Transfer Recommendation/Release (SEVIS Transfer Form) – Fill out if you have attended school in the US prior to coming to Macalester.
- International Exchange, Visiting, Or Transfer Students study at Macalester under different circumstances than incoming first-year students.
- Student Employment is available to international students who have received a work study through financial aid. Consult this link to learn more about government regulations, work study forms, and ways to receive authorization for working on campus if you have not already been assigned a job.
Here is a short video introducing what our department provides for international students. Enjoy!


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Name: Perfect World
Mangaka: Aruga Rie
Volumes: 8 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Kodansha
Current Licensed Volumes: Ch.07
Type: Manga
Genre: Slice of Life
Age Group: Older Teen
Kawana Tsugumi works for an interior design company. She goes to a drinking party at a client's architectural office and happens to meet her first love, Ayukawa Itsuki. He's more handsome than ever and it isn't until he's leaving that she realizes something has changed: Ayukawa is in a wheelchair.


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Best Web Design Agencies is the independent authority on web design agencies located worldwide. We are dedicated to finding the best agencies when being compared to all of those worldwide to give customers the best possible service available. This includes different types of web design agencies including flash and ecommerce design. Our website provides access to our independent rankings, the directory service, latest media and job openings for the best web design agencies worldwide.
CODE Magazine is an advanced technology publication for developers and technical managers focused on providing in-depth information about today's development topics. Each bi-monthly issue of CODE Magazine contains detailed and very practical articles covering current technologies and developer tools. Contributors for CODE Magazine know what information developers need because they are in the field, serving in the community, and teaching others about new technology.
TangoSource is a modern nearshore web development firm, based in San Francisco and Latin America. Our aim to to define a new category, positioned between outsourcer and employee. We want you to feel like we're a part of your company. Founded in 2011, TangoSource has bootstrapped up to 20 team members by focusing on helping companies take the best practices from startups and speed up their product development process, while billing a sustainable rate.
We provide the space, community, and services you need to make a life, not just a living:
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Jaded Life's fashions comprise both bespoke and off the peg pret-a-porter affordable luxury ranges, a highlight being the signature brocade dinner jackets accented with bold batik-style linings. JL's Sofiatown Collection was manufactured in Cape Town using fine grade fabrics and finishes of silk and nappa. Since 2012 JL has manufactured in London and will exhibit at forthcoming fashion shows in the U.K. such as the BFC London Collections Men. Moreover, the Translucent Futures and recent Anime Noir as featured in Vogue morph into the repurposed Eclecticism Collection being exhibited at the AW18/19 Pure showcase as part of the Jaded Life Hub collective initiative: see NEWS:13/2/18. Last Christmas, the JLH cluster and associated pop-up shop nights were inaugurated at the Sanderson Hotel as Fashion-Bound events. Fashion events management is the allied focus of activity, encompassing such corporate branded showcases as the Converse Optimistic Rebels campaign and well-received Cape Town Fashion Police show as well as the recent Ladies' Polo Day at Westcroft Polo Club (featured showreels and photos in NEWS). Sibu's pictured here wearing a trademark gold nappa leather finished asymmetrical DJ (there is a silver nappa grey herringbone counterpart on the rail) while Peter's in a tweed casual jacket over a JL t-shirt. Urban sportswear 'athleisure' based ranges were unveiled at Pure as well as a couture capsule collection under the designer's signature Sibu Dladla label. Looking forward, the Jaded Life Hub cluster will develop as a social enterprise programme benefitting recent fashion design alumni and emerging start-up labels while we will also resume a retail presence of a flagship shop.
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Symbolism of Snow in Joyce's The Dead
James Joyce is lauded for his distinct style of writing in free direct discourse. Though his style may seem chaotic and disjointed, Joyce adds a single fixture to his narratives that conveys a unity and connects the otherwise haphazard dialogue. In The Dead, the final story of Joyce's masterpiece, Dubliners, the symbol of snow unites the characters and is cause for a drastic transformation in the dynamic character, Gabriel. Snow is the catalyst that unifies mankind through the flawed essence of human nature, and expands Gabriel's narrow mind as he escapes from a superficial mindset and enters a world of imperfect humanity.
Snowflakes are random, unique and fragile, and thus symbolic of human nature. Humanity overflows with faults and quirks, which constitute life. The versatility and volatility of snow mirrors the human disposition. For example, melting snow becomes weak and transparent water, exemplifying the pathetic, but common characteristics of humanity. Frozen snow becomes hard, strong, and unshakable ice; this represents the domineering characteristics of humanity. Joyce uses snow to illustrate both the weak and the strong traits of water and ice, thus snow represents the fissures and cracks, as well as the...
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We've been talking about a lot of snack bars lately here on the blog, which is just great: they're one of the easiest, most accessible student snacks, and I love trying new brands! A few of my readers, though, have requested ideas for savory snacks, which is where the idea for a raw, vegan spin on baked and breaded zucchini sticks came from. As a result of the current glut of fresh zucchini at the farmers markets right now, plus the fact that a friend had extra from his own CSA box, I ended up with four giant zucchini this week. That's a lot for a girl to spiralize—even when she has such tasty, recent recipes as gluten free, vegan zucchini waffles or a zucchini noodle and quinoa bowl with rosemary and herbed cashew cheese to enjoy.
So I got to thinking about how I might employ the zucchini in some sort of savory snack. I thought about savory zucchini pancakes, but I've made something quite a bit like that before. I thought about hummus, but…we all know I've made that before. And then it hit me: zucchini sticks. Not fried, and not baked (though I've got a baked option for you). Raw, vegan, and made perfectly crisp in the dehydrator.
These make for delicious, healthy, and conveniently packable snacks. They also include heart healthy fats from pumpkin and hemp seeds, and they can be modified in countless ways, with countless herbs and spices. I sense a new obsession coming on.
Chef's note: I used mostly seeds for the "breading" here, but some buckwheat flour as well, which I made from grinding raw, dehydrated buckwheat groats (normal, store bought buckwheat flour is totally fine) for authenticity. You'll want to use the flour if you use the baked variation here, but you don't need it if you dehydrate; it's optional in that case.
Raw, Vegan "Baked" Zucchini Sticks
Yields approximately 25 sticks
3/4 cup water
4 tbsp flax meal
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1/4 cup buckwheat flour (optional)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 tsp garlic powder (optional)
Black pepper to taste
2 large or 3 medium sized zucchini, each sliced length-wise, then cut in half, and then sliced into thick spears
Coconut oil spray (if you're baking)
1. If baking, preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a baking sheet with coconut oil spray.
2. Mix the flax meal and water, and let it gel up a bit.
3. In a food processor, grind the pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, buckwheat flour, nutritional yeast, sea salt, garlic powder, and black pepper till mixture is finely ground. Transfer to a flat plate.
4. Dip zucchini slices in the flax/water mixture, then (using a dry hand), dredge in the seed/flour/nooch mixture. Transfer to a baking sheet or a Teflex-lined dehydrator sheet, and either a) bake at 400 for 20 minutes or so, or b) dehydrate at 115 degrees for about 8 hours, flipping around once through.
Serve with my raw marinara, with hummus, or solo. Delicious!
Hope these fresh, tasty snacks inspire inspire you to eat more veggies throughout the day, and to pack them up. No matter how busy you are, there's always a way to get your green on!


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You can learn a lot about someone by how they play the fiddle.
Some play gently. Others pound their bow against the strings.
The 74-year-old Leoni Township resident and his wife, Polly, 76, are more than just a good match. The couple travels to retirement homes across south-central Michigan performing a set list of waltzes, jigs, reels, Scottish music and more.
Wild is the reigning Michigan State Old Time Fiddling Champion. He earned that designation at the 31st-annual competition in Huron Township in October.
Music has been a lifelong hobby for the Stockbridge native. His father taught him how to play the guitar and harmonica when he was 10 years old, he said. He can also play the ukulele, bass and mandolin.
But the fiddle has been Wild's main passion since the 1980s.
"The sound of the fiddle is the sound of a person's feelings," he said. "You get someone who is outspoken and gruff, they'll play their fiddle that way. They'll bear right down on it. But if you get someone who is gentle, they'll play quiet and graceful. It shows right through."
Wild's personality shows in the way he plays, too.
He's a soft-spoken country man. He wears suspenders and lives simply in the home he built with his own hands. He's crafty, having made more than 30 of his own fiddles.
"The bottoms are made of maple and the tops are spruce," he said. "I hang them for a few years to let them age. They sound better as they age. They could have different sounds. Some people like a certain sound of their fiddle."
A self-taught fiddler, Wild doesn't read sheet music. Instead, he has practiced enough to know the sounds of instruments, he said. Before retiring from Dexter Stamping Company, Wild practiced almost every morning before work and again in his truck during lunch breaks, he said.
Now, he learns new songs on YouTube, he said.
"It's about practice. I know where the sounds are on the fiddle. I know the notes on the fingerboard and the scales and all that," he said.
Fiddling is an imperfect art, Wild said. Players can simply feel the tune and improvise as they please, he said. While Wild doesn't necessarily always play by the book, his wife is a self-proclaimed perfectionist, she said.
"Sometimes he goes off, but not me," she said. "I like being perfect."
Polly Wild, a native of northwest Ohio, plays the piano and sings the songs when the couple performs.
She likes to have their songs prepared and practiced before a show, she said. Wild prefers to just play.
Regardless, they can pick up their instruments, start tapping their feet in perfect rhythm together, and re-create old-time tunes.
At retirement homes, they play songs, such as "Mother's Waltz" and "Little Burnt Potato," polkas and themed songs depending on the time of year, Polly Wild said.
It's a way for the couple to continue playing the music they enjoy for people who truly enjoy it as well, she said.
"For some people (in the retirement homes), it's the best entertainment they get all week," Polly Wild said. "There's one lady who won't do any other activity. She wouldn't even go down to celebrate her birthday. But she loves to come watch us perform."
That gratification is enough for the Wilds to keep doing what they do, she said.
"We're just a couple of old farm folks who like to play," she said.


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Belly Fat Doubles Death Risk
Belly fat has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. Now an important new study links belly fat to early death.
Researchers followed about 360,000 Europeans enrolled in one of the largest and longest health studies in the world.
They found that people with the most belly fat had about double the risk of dying prematurely of the people with the least amount of belly fat. Death risk increased with waist circumference, whether the participants were overweight or not.
The study provides some of the strongest evidence yet linking belly fat to early death, says lead author Tobias Pischon, MD, MPH. It appears in the Nov. 12 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
"Our study shows that accumulating excess fat around your middle can put your health at risk even if your weight is normal," Pischon says. "There aren't many simple individual characteristics that can increase a person's risk of premature death to this extent, independent of smoking and drinking."
Belly Fat Research
It has long been recognized that people who carry their excess weight around their middles - those who are apple-shaped instead of pear-shaped - have a higher risk for heart attacks and strokes.
Recent research also suggests a link between belly fat and a range of other diseases, including diabetes, some cancers, and even age-related dementias.
But it has not been clear whether the increase in death risk associated with abdominal obesity occurs independently of recognized risk factors like general obesity, Pischon says.
The researchers used two measures of abdominal obesity - waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio - in their attempt to better understand the role of belly fat in early death.
They examined data on 359,387 European adults followed for nearly 10 years who were enrolled in the larger, ongoing European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) health study.
During the follow-up period, 14,723 of the study participants died.
After adjusting for overweight and obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and waist-to-hip measurements were both independently associated with an increased risk for early death.
"The most important result of our study is the finding that not just being overweight, but also the distribution of body fat, affects the risk of premature death," Pischon says.
The findings come as no surprise to University of Michigan cardiologist and
research scientist Daniel Eitzman, MD.
Work by Eitzman and colleagues in mice found that belly fat - also known as visceral fat - produces more inflammation than fat found in other areas of the body.
Inflammation is thought to play a key role in heart disease and a host of other chronic diseases.
Eitzman tells WebMD that measurement of waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio are important for assessing the risk of inflammation-driven disease.
"Studies like this focus attention on the importance of measuring visceral fat, which is not now routinely done in clinical practice," he says.
Are You an Apple or a Pear?
So how do you tell if you have more belly fat than is healthy?
By Salynn Boyles
Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas
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Ambulance crews have been sent to deal with 676 calls in the Southern Trust area, including South Tyrone, that have turned out to be hoaxes.
Health Minister Michelle O'Neill has revealed that – across the North – callers had hung up almost 9,000 times before their calls were answered.
It also emerged that the NI Ambulance Service had missed its eight-minute target to arrive at the scene of life-threatening calls, in both of the last two years.
Meanwhile, it has also emerged that Health Minister Michelle O'Neill has spent just over £5,000 on a private office with no full-time staff at South Tyrone Hospital.
The details were revealed at the Northern Ireland Assembly after a question by UUP MLA Rosemary Barton.
Ms O'Neill took up the health ministry in May, after having previously held the Agriculture and Rural Development portfolio.
The office is classed as a 'Ministerial Private Office' and will be sited in one of the former nurses quarters of South Tyrone Hospital.
A Department of Health spokesperson confirmed that the office will be used on an "ad hoc basis according to the Minister's diary commitments".
"No staff will work on a full time basis in my private office in South Tyrone Hospital," said the minister in response to a further question on the office.
"My private secretary and I will use the office as a base when I am conducting Ministerial business in the surrounding area."
The information was released in response to an assembly question from UUP MLA Rosemary Barton.


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One Thing That Helps Many Family Relationships
Setting aside one-on-one time with a child or partner can help sort through many tensions at home especially if you can: 1. Plan the "date" ahead of time. 2. Avoid any distractions while together. 3.
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Tailwind is the visual marketing platform for Pinterst and Instagram
Tailwind is a Pinterest discovery and scheduling tool. Add the sites you know you like to pin from and create great pins. Tailwind can also search the visual web by keyword.
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Roberts Furniture offers up to 24 months FREE Financing. (Subject to credit approval)
With three different financing options, we can assist you with your financing needs, so that you can enjoy the furniture you want today. Please call our store for more information.
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Bethenny Spins Product Placement Upside Down and Makes HERO the Product Placement!
Product placement takes on myriad forms. Of course there are the organic placements in scripted TV shows and films, the often fee-based placements in reality and competitions shows, but there's yet another area…talk shows. The primary differentiation between HERO's placements in scripted material is the fee; in scripted is there more often than not, no fee due to production. However, in talk shows there is usually some additional expense. Not all brands are perfectly suited for this kind of placement, but those that are can get some pretty amazing results for a surprisingly fair price.
Placement on a talk show can generally be negotiated but two conditions must be met: the item for placement must be appropriate for the show and one of those items must be given to each member of the studio audience and, typically, have a retail value of $100 or more. There are ways to build on that by negotiating for Facebook posts, tweets and links from the show's website to the brand's. Here, as in virtually all product placements, a brand is apt to derive the best results from their placement if it's negotiated by a reputable agency (we'd be happy to recommend one… ). HERO has made some interesting placements on talk shows including a Sleep Number Bed demonstration in a sleep segment on "The View" (no, they didn't have to give everyone in the audience a bed!) a K-Mart donation to a worthy recipient on Ellen and product giveaways for various brands on Rachel Ray, Wendy Williams, Steve Harvey and more.
But it wasn't until HERO did a placement on Bethenny that things got weird. Bethenny has a segment on her show called, "Bethenny in your Business." This is a recurring segment on the hit talk show where hostess Bethenny Frankel's business expertise is put to use advising and assisting new businesses. On the February 19th show, Squlz (pronounced Skulls), a company that sells Velcro bracelets with interchangeable patches will get more than just advice. The home business started by a mom and her kids in Miami, Florida, will also stand to get the kind of integrated exposure usually only enjoyed by more established brands. It was Bethenny's feeling that the company would benefit from product placement. HERO was very flattered to get the call from the producers who described us thus, "Bethenny wants her friend to be represented by the best in the business." So, HERO now proudly represents Squlz and may be the first product placement agency in history to actually be a product placement itself!


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Let's give it up for the Man of the Christmas season! It's Santa Claus. On your socks! Your Santa socks will have everyone admiring your great Christmas style.
Fits men and women with shoe size 7-12. Also available in shoe size 5-9.
85% Cotton
10% Polyester
5% Spandex
Machine wash, cold (30 °C / 86 °F). Do not bleach or iron the socks. To reduce damage, line dry. They will last longer if you keep them out of the tumble dryer.


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Commute like a champ: ride a polar bear.
In addition to being magnificent murderbeasts, Polar bears are also endangered, so if you want to ride one to work I encourage you to go donate some benjamins to the World Wildlife Fund. If not we're all gonna get stuck riding horses, mules, bison, or some other shitty animal.
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- ITV Report
Trump and Tillerson at odds over nerve agent used in Salisbury attack which 'clearly came from Russia'
The nerve agent attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia "clearly came from Russia" and "certainly will trigger a response", US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said, putting him at odds with the President who has so far stayed silent on the issue.
Mr Tillerson's comments amount to the strongest US response yet to Theresa May's declaration that it was "highly likely" Russia was behind the horrific poisoning in Salisbury on March 4.
Unlike Mr Tillerson, the White House has only condemned the attack as "reckless, indiscriminate and irresponsible", with no mention made of Russia, or its President, Vladimir Putin.
In a statement, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a spokesperson for the President, simply said: "The use of a highly lethal nerve agent against UK citizens on UK soil is an outrage.
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"We stand by our closest ally and the special relationship that we have."
President Trump's silence on any links to Russia puts him at odds with his Secretary of State who said that the Novichok nerve agent was "only in the hands of a very, very limited number of parties" and that it "clearly came from Russia".
However, Mr Tillerson has stated that he does not know whether Vladimir Putin's Government had knowledge of the poisoning and said it was "almost beyond comprehension" that a state actor would use such a dangerous substance in a public place.
After speaking to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Mr Tillerson said: "We have full confidence in the UK's investigation and its assessment that Russia was likely responsible for the nerve agent attack that took place in Salisbury last week.
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The Kremlin has denied any involvement in the nerve agent attack on Mr Skripal, a former Russian intelligence officer who was jailed as a double agent before being sent to the UK in a 2010 spy swap.
On Monday, the Prime Minister told MPs that the highly dangerous substance used in the attack was a military-grade Novichok nerve agent produced by Russia.
She set a deadline of midnight on Tuesday for Moscow to explain whether it was behind the attack or had lost control of its stockpile of the poison.
Failure to provide a "credible" response would lead her to view the incident as "an unlawful use of force by the Russian State against the United Kingdom", sparking unspecified measures in reprisal.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd will chair a meeting of the Government's Cobra emergencies committee in Whitehall on Tuesday morning to discuss the latest developments.
With the world weighing up the possibility of sanctions against Russia, French president Emmanuel Macron offered his country's solidarity with the UK in a phone call with Mrs May, in which he said that Paris would "co-ordinate closely" with London following Russia's response.
The attack on Mr Skripal and his daughter has also been condemned by Nato, with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg branding "the use of any nerve agent horrendous and completely unacceptable.
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Mrs May's dramatic statement to the Commons on Monday came after Mr Johnson summoned Russian ambassador Alexander Yakovenko to the Foreign Office to voice Britain's outrage, giving him little more than 24 hours to provide Moscow's response.
Following Mrs May's statement, news agency Tass quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova as saying: "It is a circus show in the British Parliament.
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And Mr Putin dismissed questions about the Skripals when he was confronted during an election campaign visit, telling the BBC: "Get to the bottom of things there, then we'll discuss this."
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Visiting the Acropolis of Athens with Kids
A trip to Athens would not be complete without a visit to the Acropolis. Before we get started on the Acropolis, let's talk about what the Acropolis is. You might envision the pillared building on top of the hill when you think about the Acropolis. That iconic structure is actually the Parthenon. The Acropolis is the entire site on top of the rocky hill, where the remains of the Parthenon and other significant monuments stand. When you purchase your tickets to the Acropolis, you get access to view the grounds and buildings that were part of the ceremonial life of the Ancient Greeks.
Best Times to Visit the Acropolis
The best times to visit the Acropolis are right when it opens at 8 am or late in the afternoon, after all the cruise passengers have returned to their ships. The first reason is that there many tourists visiting the Acropolis during peak times, and it can make it difficult to get good pictures and take in the experience.
The other reason is that Athens can be very hot, especially in the summer months. Most of the Acropolis site has no shade or shelter from the blazing sun, and the rocks underfoot radiate that heat. We chose to go in the late afternoon, right before sunset, and were rewarded with very few other tourists and some nice photo opportunities.
What to Bring When Visiting the Acropolis
For comfort and safety, it is important to wear sensible shoes at the Acropolis. We saw other tourists in flip-flops while we were there, and they didn't look like they were enjoying the view as much as we did with our rubber-soled shoes.
While the walk up to the Acropolis is not especially strenuous, the stairways are made of natural marble, which is especially slick when damp. In some areas at the top near the Parthenon, where millions of visitors have walked, the stone is worn and slippery even when dry. Make sure to bring a water bottle or purchase one from the vendors near the entrances to combat the hot weather.
Finding an Acropolis Tour
For your first visit to the Acropolis, I recommend visiting with a guided tour or a private guide. We chose a licensed private tour guide, mostly because the time that we wanted to visit didn't coincide with the tour schedule that day.
If we would have gone on our own, we would have taken in the sights and had a good visit. However, we would have missed out on learning about the history and culture. It was this education that made the visit exceptionally memorable, and we wouldn't have experienced this without a private guide. (Plus, I wouldn't have been able to give you the public service announcement about the Acropolis vs. the Parthenon.) For a small group tour, I would try Athens Walking Tours, which meets daily at nearby Syntagma Station, or check out our awesome private tour guide, Aristotle.
Consider staying at the unique and modern Hilton Athens, which is only two miles from the Acropolis.
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February 27, 2012
Live Blogging RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4, Episode 5Filed by James Holmes | February 27, 2012 | 8:00 PM |
Howdy folks. Since last week's live blogging went well, I am back again this week - hopefully with less technical difficulties. Set your dial to LOGO and let's get this started.Read More
Hollywood Straight Men Kissing Each Other [Video]Filed by Karen Ocamb | February 27, 2012 | 5:00 PM |
After the Oscar telecast, comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted his Oscar special featuring Oprah Winfrey. But he, too, had a video with tons of stars in cameo roles showcased in a trailer for Movie: The Movie. Read More
Ellen Hosts the Oscar Commercials [Video]Filed by James Holmes | February 27, 2012 | 4:00 PM |
While I was thrilled to see Billy Crystal return to host the Oscars, I found the show rather - blah. Often called the Gay Superbowl, this was the first year I believed the title because the best part was the commercials. Read More
Priest Walks Out of Funeral Service Over Deceased's Lesbian DaughterFiled by Bil Browning | February 27, 2012 | 3:00 PM |
A new champion has emerged for the "Asshole of the Year Award" after Father Marcel Guarnizo of the Gaithersburg, Maryland St John Neumann Catholic Church walked out of a funeral to protest the inclusion of the deceased's lesbian daughter.Read More
Sheriff Paul Babeu Led Abusive School & Slept With StudentFiled by James Holmes | February 27, 2012 | 2:00 PM |
In this report by ABC15 in Phoenix, new allegations arise concerning Babeu's tenure as head master and ED of the DeSisto School for troubled teens and focuses on abusive punishments used on students and Babeu's live-in relationship with a male student. Read More
Shepard Fairey Faces Jail Over Iconic Obama PosterFiled by Karen Ocamb | February 27, 2012 | 1:00 PM |
Los Angeles artist Shepard Fairey plead guilty Friday in the criminal case involving his iconic "Hope" poster for the Obama election campaign. He faces a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a maximum term of supervised release of one year. Read More
Angelina Jolie's Leg Edition [What You Need to Know]Filed by Bil Browning | February 27, 2012 | 11:30 AM |
Last night's Oscars takeaway was Angelina Jolie's leg. Now her leg has its own Twitter account and people are photoshopping her leg into other iconic photos. Here's what Angelina Jolie's leg knew before the show and what you need to know today.Read More
Was There More to Atlanta Anti-Gay Beating Than Appeared?Filed by Bil Browning | February 27, 2012 | 10:30 AM |
Atlanta LGBT activists are now questioning whether the brutal beating of Brandon White was motivated by anti-gay bias after all.Read More
Rejected New Oprah Show IdeasFiled by Bil Browning | February 27, 2012 | 10:13 AM |
Jimmy Kimmel's post-Oscars show last night was a laugh riot, but no one was funnier than Oprah Winfrey. The "rejected new shows" skit was the cherry on top. My favorite was the one where she takes back all of...Read More
Lucy Lawless Occupies Arctic Oil Drilling ShipFiled by Bil Browning | February 27, 2012 | 9:15 AM |
"This chapter has ended, but the story of the battle to save the Arctic has just begun. Seven of us climbed up that drillship to stop Arctic drilling, but 133,000 of us came down. We did what we came to...Read More
Has VA Guv Bob McDonnell's Image Been Permanently Damaged?Filed by Michael Hamar | February 27, 2012 | 9:00 AM |
If McDonnell is serious about being a moderate conservative, will he veto the anti-gay adoption bill that has cleared the Virginia General Assembly? I doubt it and as a result his nickname "Taliban Bob" continues to be only too applicable.Read More


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By Sanjay Jha
(My piece written on the greatest superstar India has ever produced just a few days ago. Rajesh Khanna passed away today, July 18th 2012)
Last week I was taking an early morning flight to Banglaore and as we headed towards the Western Express highway after crossing the Bandra-Worli sea link , the famous mustard-colored Lilavati hospital gradually appeared in view. It felt acutely strange. The Phenomenon was there somewhere on the 11th floor apparently struggling with an unknown, but surely, a debilitating illness. I believe there have been very few visitors. At close proximity to several film studios where his appearance once created traffic jams, a commotion hard to contain. Screaming fans sporting his trademark guru-kurta, film-photographers battling the mayhem , love-struck Juliet's ready to slash wrists and kiss his car's bonnet, curious onlookers simply amazed at the uncontrollable hysteria. Not too far away from that famous address in town either, Aashirwaad on Carter Road, where people from all parts of the world would come to just see where the King lived, at least momentarily fooling themselves that they were merely a few hundred feet away from the greatest superstar India had ever seen. Or will ever see; Rajesh Khanna.
I first saw Khanna in the ultimate romantic classic Aaradhna in the memorable scene where Sharmila Tagore throws a bucket of cold water on him inadvertently . The audience went completely berserk. It was to happen again in Andaz when he appeared suddenly on a Royal Enfield ( Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana) with a scarf circumventing his neck, black goggles perched tantalizingly on his nose bridge as Hema Malini hung precariously as a pillion. It was to be seen to be believed. And when he sang Vaada tera Vaada in Dushman, a rogue truck-driver with a golden heart, a still poor India threw coins right on the aisle and danced alongside. Unparalleled , unprecedented, unmatched since. To understand Khanna's maniacal craze , one needed to be have been born in the sixties. What you see today is a mere rewind into shredded fading memories .
The golden phase of Khanna's career included sensational hits that came in breakneck speed and rapid succession; Do Raaste, Ittefaq, Bandhan, Kati Patang, Anand, Safar, Amar Prem, Roti and Sachcha Jhoota. It was intoxicating stuff, could drive the sanest cuckoo . Khanna was but human. Worse, hugely egotistical, a toxic combination. A string of eminently forgettable films which turned out to be box-office turkeys abruptly halted that serendipitous honeymoon in the zenith.
Khanna made dying into an art form, and audiences wept inconsolably in deep throbs in Safar, Namak Haram and Aaradhna. His haunting Babu Moshai in Anand's final scene can give you the goose-bumps even today . But it was with Haathi Mere Saathi that Khanna captured those susceptible cuddly hearts , the entire young brat population as well . He was the fountainhead of family entertainment , with the sobbing -sentimental women and the young romantics queuing up for the first day first show. The Phenomenon was unassailable, invulnerable, insuperable. Only he could destroy the hard-earned kingdom. He did.
Namak Haraam in 1973 became the turning point in Khanna's career, as it did for Amitabh Bachchan, his real nemesis whom he had once contemptuously dismissed . Hrishikesh Mukherjee's film based on inter-class conflict between the license-raj industrialist's wayward son and his labor-leader lower middle-class best friend was an epic drama. But the author-backed role of a sulking, emotional fireball suited Bachchan. Khanna's mild-mannered , mature, mollifying character though brilliantly underplayed got murdered, like Shashi Kapoor's in Deewar. The superstar's reign had begun raining off as Bachchan became his direct adversary, who chose films with greater circumspection.
Fortuitous circumstances favored the lanky Bachchan too , albeit immensely talented. One of them was the 1975 declaration of Emergency , which created an inimical, imperceptible anti-establishment mood. The aura of soft, charming romanticism gave way to violent, unrestrained tumult. The Angry Young Man was born, intemperate, resolute, a muscular one man demolition squad. Bachchan's unusual towering height, impeccable baritone and long side-locks helped. Concomitantly, Khanna chose pedestrian, egregiously bad films like Maalik, Hamshakal, Shehzada, Aaina , Maha Chor , Chalta Purza , Raja Rani etc.
Khanna's abrupt marriage to teenager Dimple Kapadia looked like a trite script from a tyro film-maker; including melodramatically taking his old steady girl-friend Anju Mahendroo on a false trail to Khandala. Frankly, a starry-eyed Kapadia and a haloed superstar with quicksilver mood swings made odd bedfellows; the marriage, of course, created massive publicity deserving of heavenly misfits. The acrimonious break-up, and their respective high-profile rendezvous and dalliances with co-stars made equal mast-head copy. Khanna's predicament was that a dissipating professional career was accentuated by a controversial private life ; he stumbled and fell.
Bachchan lorded Bollywood becoming famously a " one-man industry", Khanna had became a peripheral innocuous threat despite a late desperate surge with Souten, Fifty Fifty , Chhaila Babu and Avtaar. Jitendra, Rishi Kapoor and a resurrected Dharmendra and the like had also surreptitiously nibbled away at Khanna's core audience. That era also coincided with a sudden spurt of multi-starrers which saw the re-emergence of mediocre heroes, but which Khanna's ego studiously, strictly forbade. His later choices in the same genre were terribly abysmal. Superheroes don't need deadly villains to decimate them, they are perhaps self-destructive.
When the erstwhile The Phenomenon entered electoral politics in 1991 , it signaled his grudging acceptance of his fragility in tinsel-town. Here too fate dealt Khanna a lethal blow; he almost blew LK Advani off in New Delhi constituency finally losing by 1000 odd miserly votes, although comeuppance happened in 1992 when he trounced Shatrughan Sinha. But by 1996 the Congress had become extremely wobbly, and he seemed caught in a dilemma between occasional character roles and New Delhi. He floundered once again. This time more fatally as he misread the changing entertainment space and political dynamics.
What you see in the Havell's ad is a nebulous apparition of a superstar that never can be replicated in a digital download, multi-screen multiplex age where a golden jubilee is an anachronism. There is no endurance anymore beyond two-weeks even if its Rs 100 crores. But Rajesh Khanna's transitory madness has endured. He must endure even now. After all, " Zindagi Ka Safar Hai Ye Kaisa Safar, Koi Samjha Nahin Koi Jana Nahin" still needs to be told in his own words. His tale is incomplete. To have seen such preternatural heights of exhilarating fame and then to experience such impenetrable oblivion requires some inner toughness. The pain of loss, the deep inner turmoil can be devastating. Anonymity can be dreadful for someone accustomed to being serenaded wherever, whenever. Especially when your contemporaries reveled in the new electronic age.
But more later. Right now it is important that Rajesh Khanna leaves the hospital in a happier, healthier state. Get home soon , Sir ! I want to stand outside Aashirwaad once again as I did as a school-kid and be mesmerized , like when I came to Mumbai for the first time. And I know I am not the only one wishing to do the same !
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The vitamin B complex consisting of Foliate (i.e. Folic Acid, aka vitamin B9), Biotin (B7)1, Riboflavon (aka B2)2 and B123 is important for hair growth for a wide variety of causes and effects related both directly and indirectly to hair loss.
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