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A hallucinatory night walk in the outskirts of Tokyo, where sleepy suburbia emerges as otherworldly dreamscape. The occasional eerie appearance of a girl evokes riveting imageries: could this be the backdrop for a nocturnal crime scene? Or are we drawn into a tale of irretrievable loss and love?
92 pages | 23 x 31,4 cm | Sewn paperback
Photography: Daisuke Yokota
Graphic design: Esther Krop
First edition: 500 copies
Also available: signed and numbered limited edition with 2 original prints
(see: special editions).
€ 45.00
Lâmo Lâva (old French patois for "Up there, down there") revolves around a journey undertaken by Zürich-based visual artist Melanie Matthieu to the pilgrimage site of Our Lady of La Salette in the French Alps, where an apparition is said to have occurred in 1846.
122 pages | 20,5 x 29,2 cm | Paperback (hand bound)
Photography and research: Melanie Matthieu
Project collaborator: Scott Rogers
Text and editing: Melanie Matthieu and Scott Rogers
Graphic design: Esther Krop
First edition: 300 numbered copies with a riso print.
The first 50 copies are signed by Melanie Matthieu and contain an original silkscreen print instead of a riso print (see: special editions).
€ 38.00
Photography project of museums in Chisinau, Moldova. By putting a lens on museums in Chisinau, now and then, Ilya Rabinovich shows how a country in crisis is trying to grant itself a new history. The museums prove to be the places of prominence where this new national identity is contested.
184 pages | 17 x 24 cm | Hardcover
ISBN: 9789081531405 | Eng
Editors: Huub van Baar, Ingrid Commandeur
Design: Esther Krop
With contributions from:
Viktor Misiano, curator and art critic
Huub van Baar, philosopher and cultural scholar
Stefan Rusu, artist-curator
Bogdan Ghiu, literary scholar, poet and journalist
This publication is made possible thanks to the generous contribution
of Mondriaan Fund, SMBA, Materiaalfonds and the Gijselaar-Hintzen Fund
€ 29.95
This book deals with the contemporary relevance of Robert Smitsons oeuvre. His seminal Land Art work Broken Circle/Spiral Hill (Emmen, The Netherlands, 1971) is treated as a case study which opens up to a number of actual topics in contemporary art.
240 pages | 20,4 x 26,8 cm | Hardcover
Concept, editors: Ingrid Commandeur and Trudy van Riemsdijk-Zandee
Authors: Max Andrews, Eric C. H. de Bruyn, Stefan Heidenreich,
Sven Lütticken, Anja Novak, Vivian van Saaze
Design and art direction: Esther Krop
€ 25.00
In the period leading up to the publication of his first novel Blue Mondays (1994), Arnon Grunberg maintained a written correspondence with a 'student' named Esther. Letters to Esther is the result of a unique collaboration between Arnon Grunberg and Alauda Publications. The entanglement of personal biography and professional development of both author and publisher, is a rare find in the book world.
84 pages | 13,5 x 20 cm | Paperback
ISBN: 9789081531450 | NL (Dutch language)
Editor: Ingrid Commandeur
Design: Esther Krop
Photo cover: © Peter Daalderop
Inserted in the book:
Re-edition of the poem: 'De dood zal mijn moeder zijn' (1992) by Arnon Grunberg. This feuille volante was published by Kasimir Uitgeverij in an edition of 50 copies.
€ 13.50
Queen Ann. P.S. Belly cut off is the unfolding of a melancholic narrative of a woman, whose life seems to be dominated by her obesity. Yet the reader is never turned into a voyeur. 'Queen Ann's' peculiar and touching photo collages of herself, expressing a longing for another 'being', are fused with the image that the book evokes around her persona.
80 pages | 24 x 33 cm | Softcover
Including glassine envelope containing photos
Design: Mariken Wessels in cooperation with Esther Krop
Selected as one of the Best Photo Books of 2010
by LeMonde.fr, Joerg Colberg, Photo-eye, Humble Arts Foundation,
Shane Lavalette and Cadoc.nl
€ 35.00
Elisabeth – I want to eat – consists of a collection of anonymous photographs, letters and postcards belonging to a young woman, which the artist stumbled upon in a shop in the Hendrik Jacobszstraat in Amsterdam. Wessels appropriates the found material in her own way, by photographing the images, creatively processing and arranging them, as well as occasionally adding her own material.
80 pages | 24 x 33 cm | Paperback
€ 35.00
'Inverted Commas' is the title of a set of 16 postcards containing quotes on books, paper and the print world. The pithy, humorous, and poignant quotes are selected from a wide range of famous and lesser known international sources. The postcards are printed in letterpress on embossed design paper and feature a digitally reproduced 17th century font. The booklet format allows for both a compact overview as well as easy removal. The postcards speak to the hearts of bibliophiles: they are suitable as quotes to hang on the wall, to post with a memorable note along with a gift of a book, or simply to keep on a shelf and read for inspiration.
16 postcards | 10,5 x 14,8 cm | Paperback
Graphic design: Esther Krop
First edition: 500 copies
€ 12.50
Limited edition of 50 copies signed and numbered by Daisuke Yokota.
Luxury box with:
– Signed and numbered book Outskirts.
- 2 signed and numbered original prints on
Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White.
Lâmo Lâva (old French patois for "Up there, down there") revolves around a journey undertaken by Zürich-based visual artist Melanie Matthieu to the pilgrimage site of Our Lady of La Salette in the French Alps, where an apparition is said to have occurred in 1846.
122 pages | 20,5 x 29,2 cm | Folded paperback (hand bound)
Photography and research: Melanie Matthieu
Project collaborator: Scott Rogers
Text and editing: Melanie Matthieu and Scott Rogers
Graphic design: Esther Krop
The first 50 copies are signed by Melanie Matthieu and contain an original silkscreen print.
€ 55.00
Book + photograph. Signed and numbered by Ilya Rabinovich. Edition of 25 copies
€ 50.00
Unique one-off edition in facsimile, scans from the original letters
200 copies, numbered and signed by Arnon Grunberg
Design: Esther Krop
80 pages | 22,3 x 30,7 cm | Hardcover | In box
Selected with the Best Dutch Book Designs 2011
€ 100.00
Numbered and signed by Mariken Wessels in an edition of 75 (few copies left).
With two unpublished photos on Hahnemühle Photo Rag. In handmade cardboard box.
€ 149.00
75 copies numbered and signed by Mariken Wessels.
With two unpublished photos on Hahnemühle Photo Rag.
In handmade cardboard box. ISBN: 978-90-815314-2-9
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If you like imaginative funny cartoons, better order these great Fleischer cartoon classics! I hope you have kids to introduce them to some real magic.
I stole these funny pictures from this informative and fun Popeye site:
Go see Jerry Beck at the San Diego Comic Con
Tell him thanks for helping get these cartoons back to the public after so long
4:00-5:00 Popeye: Well Blow Me Down! Discussing the new Warner Bros. DVD collection, Popeye The Sailor 1933–1938 Volume 1. Panelists include King Features exec Frank Caruso, cartoonist Stephen DeStefano, cartoon historian Jerry Beck, and others. Room 6B
Also, tomorrow I'll tell you about a couple more special cartoonists you can meet there and maybe get a drawing from them!....

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PCR protocols: a guide to methods and applications
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Black Law Students / Re: Post Your Interesting News Articles Here« on: December 19, 2008, 05:51:58 PM »
Meh. The only problem I see is that she used only black children. She should've mixed it up.ITA! Sometimes people are hypersensitive about the wrong stuff!
So call me hypersensitive but I do find it slightly more offensive than you guys seem to. It was just in poor taste any way you look at it. Are they going to be scarred for life? Maybe not that serious but you know some kids will take anything and make even bigger in their minds causing a lower self esteem.
I hear your point. Just to be clear (b/c I don't think I was) -- I wasn't referring to you being hypersensitive. I moreso meant the way people react to slavery in this country. Fact is, most teachers don't even bother to really teach about slavery in a way that helps children fully understand the inhumanity of the institution. Too often kids get a whitewashed version of slavery with a passing nod to Harriet Tubman and probably twice the time on Lincoln. I appreciate a teacher that wants to help kids understand what that experience might really have been like. (Of course, I think it's first the parent's job to do that, but I bet 1 out of 10 black parents don't even try to do this.) Anywho, that's not to say that the teacher handled this 100% correctly. Had I been in her position, I would have communicated clearly with parents about the goals of the lessons and the kinds of activities we'd do. More importantly, I would have explained things clearly to the kids so that they could make an informed choice of whether to volunteer to participate or not. But I definitely would not have required two black students to be the slaves. That simply is not necessary for the success of the lesson and, in fact, it might have subtly undermined it. ymmv


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When you look up at the night sky, do you ever think you're seeing other solar systems? Do you ever wonder if any of the stars you see have planets like Earth in orbit around them?
We have discovered that seven planets and more than a hundred moons in our solar system are simply not enough like Earth to foster the development of life or to make colonization easy. We now realize that our search for an alien Earth must occur in solar systems around other stars.
As we approach a thousand confirmed exoplanets, we are becoming better at identifying Earth-like worlds. Sensitive measurements are required to detect the small wobble in a star caused by an orbiting planet or the drop in light caused by a planet crossing in front of a star.
NASA's Kepler telescope, a planet-hunting mission, has uncovered 2,740 potential alien worlds since its 2009 launch. Of these, more than 350 are about the size of Earth. Observatories on Earth's mountaintops are also identifying planets around other worlds and confirming the discoveries of Kepler.
Now we are working on detecting more than an exoplanet's mass, diameter, and distance from its star by developing sensors that can identify gases in the planet's atmosphere. This way, we can look for the oxygen and water vapor that support life on Earth.
It is just a matter of time before we find a world that is truly Earth's twin. Studies suggest small planets like Earth are probably common in the universe — easily over 10 billion in our Milky Way Galaxy. Will the discovery of an alien Earth change the way we think about the universe and our place in it? Will we then realize that our planet is not unique, and that perhaps life on Earth is not unique either? Does this change how we think of our home planet and ourselves?
Visit the Planetarium's new show, The X-Planets: Discovering Other Earths, to explore the first exoplanet discoveries and ponder these fundamental questions. For a full film schedule, click here.


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The vises, both 14" long with 4-3/4" clamping capacities, have double guide rods to minimize jaw racking and four mounting locations (dual front and end positions) to let you configure the vises to best suit your work preference.
The bench top and vises are drilled with enough dog holes (3/4" diameter) to support virtually any clamping requirement; the trestle is drilled to accept hold-downs for clamping large boards or doors.
Supplied in a quick-to-assemble knock-down format, the workbench stands 34" tall when assembled. Four bench dogs included. (Hold-down is available separately.)
A versatile and sturdy bench, ideal for workshops short on space.
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With the holiday season now fading, those colorful poinsettias will be doing the same thing in the upcoming months.
The most popular Christmas plant in America, millions of poinsettias are given and received as gifts each year.
But is it possible to keep it alive and going until Christmas 2012?
According to the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, poinsettias can be maintained if you're up for a challenge.
For some, the notion of buying Christmas gifts for pets is unthinkable – a yard dog is a yard dog, they say, worthy of an occasional sow's ear (maybe). Cats find their own amusement, so why waste money?
But with 78.2 million pet dogs in the United States, according to a national pet survey, owned by 45 million American households and 86.4 million cats in 38 million homes, it's no surprise many think otherwise.
If you travel Charlotte Highway often, you've probably noticed the cute home with a parking area surrounded by a low brick wall just north of the city limits.
If you haven't noticed the house, Woody and Linda Wilson's landscaping most likely caught your eye.
Tidy sculpted beds filled with a variety of low maintenance shrubs and other perennials topped with freshly tossed pine straw surround the house. Fresh seasonal container gardens and quaint front porch rocking chairs paint an almost flawless image.
Family. We all belong to (at least) one. Our families can include the people we cherish and love the most.
According to broad definition, "family" means a group of people who are tied together through some common thread – whether it be biological, ancestry, living arrangements, common interest or love. Family, in my dictionary, has 11 distinct definitions.
Heirloom pumpkins, mums, autumn wreaths, flags and pillows add special touches that greet the season at the home of Frank and Corinne Brackett, located at 714 Plantation Road.
These special touches and the natural beauty of the landscaping prompted the Lancaster Council of Garden Clubs to choose the Bracketts for the October Yard of the Month. Selected by Betsy Folks and Sheila Roberts of The Lancaster Garden Club, the Brackett yard is loaded with perfect fall flavors.
Ten years ago, Mike and Jennifer Jewett moved to Lancaster from Missouri.
As Jennifer home-shopped, she kept in mind the type of yard that must accompany it.
When she saw the home at 805 Crescent Drive, she was sold.
"I actually picked this house out because I thought it had the kind of yard that Mike would like," Jennifer said. "In one word, it had trees."
The heartbeat of any neighborhood can be measured at its houses of worship.
But without people who nurture, teach and reach out to others in Christian love, it's nothing more than bricks, mortar, paint and lumber.
That never escapes the St. Paul AME Church family, which will honor 15 of its spiritual mothers and fathers, collectively know as the Classics, for their contributions to the local community this weekend.
Billed as an extravaganza showcase, the special recognition is 5 p.m. Saturday, at the church, 133 Pleasant St.
"How often should I water?" is perhaps the most frequently asked question by those who enjoy indoor potted plants.
But there is no pat answer to the question. "Water it as much as it needs to grow" isn't the right reply.
Variables such as plant type, plant age, growth stage, season, location, type and size of pot, soil mix characteristics, weather and placement have to be considered.
According to the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, the main cause of death of potted plants is over-watering.
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For The Lancaster News
For 10 months out of the year, the Lancaster County of Garden Clubs selects a Yard of the Month. In July each year, that focus shifts to vegetable gardens in Lancaster County.
Peggy Little of The Lancaster Garden Club awarded the July Garden of the Month designation to John Troutman at 1904 Tara Trail, Lancaster.
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well i baught a trope las year and i dont think that Beal is into giving free rope bags.ATC wrote:fridge- I think you need to buy a rope first and not get a pnp shopping bag with it to qualify for a free chalk bag.
Drifter looks like things sorted themself out in the end of the day.
But i do agree with you that that shops should give the rope bag wiht the rope (even if it is "cheap"). i am still using the "cheap" bag that i got with my first pear of shoes (bofu).


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EGEN, Inc. Collaborates With Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory on Brain Cancer Therapy
Sep 26, 2011, 08:00 ET
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EGEN, Inc. is collaborating with the National Cancer Institute's Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory in Frederick, Md., to accelerate human clinical testing of a nanotechnology-based gene therapy for brain cancer.
EGEN's candidate gene therapy -- which relies on nanoparticles for effective delivery to the tumor site -- is already being evaluated in Phase I and II clinical trials in patients with colorectal and ovarian cancers. EGEN is seeking to begin Phase I trials against glioblastoma, a brain cancer that is difficult to treat.
The NCI's Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, operated under contract by SAIC-Frederick Inc., is part of the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, and a partnership between NCI, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Food and Drug Administration. The laboratory evaluates nanoparticles for their physical and chemical properties and for their behavior in laboratory and animal models -- all prerequisite to human testing in medical procedures.
"We are very pleased to be able to utilize the resources of the NCL for advancing our novel IL-12 gene therapy for the treatment of glioblastoma," said Dr. Jason Fewell, Vice President of Preclinical Research and Development for EGEN, Inc. "By working with NCL we are hopeful that we can quickly advance this treatment strategy into additional cancer indications, including brain tumors, where we believe that it may offer significant therapeutic benefit."
The collaboration is part of an intensive effort by NCI to accelerate new technologies and treatments for people living with cancer and AIDS. The Advanced Technology Partnerships Initiative responds to a number of national studies, including a Government Accountability Office report citing barriers to the translation of new discoveries into effective clinical products. The report called for better collaboration among government, industry, and academia.
About EGEN, Inc.
EGEN, Inc. (EGEN), located in Huntsville, Alabama, is a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapeutics for the treatment of human diseases including cancer. The Company specializes in the delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids (DNA and RNAi) and proteins aimed at specific disease targets. The Company has a significant intellectual property position in synthetic carriers, their combination with oligonucleotides, and their therapeutic applications. EGEN also has research pipeline products aimed at treatment of various cancer indications and has collaborations with outside investigators, biotech organizations and universities on various projects in these areas.
About SAIC-Frederick
SAIC-Frederick Inc. is the prime contractor for NCI's research and development center in Frederick, Md. This is a national laboratory dedicated to rapidly translating basic research into new technologies for diagnosing, treating, and preventing cancer and AIDS. SAIC-Frederick conducts basic research and maintains a full suite of advanced technologies in areas such as nanotechnology, genomics, proteomics, and imaging. The company operates the federal government's drug and vaccine manufacturing facilities; operates the high-performance Advanced Biomedical Computing Center; and supports more than 300 clinical trials for patients in the United States and around the world. SAIC-Frederick is a wholly owned subsidiary of SAIC, a Fortune 500® company (NYSE: SAI).
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Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward looking statements under federal securities laws and EGEN intends that such forward looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created thereby. EGEN does not undertake an obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Actual events or results may differ from our expectations as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to uncertainties in clinical trials and product development programs, ability and success level of the Company in securing adequate capital for operations, market place acceptance of any resulting product and other factors common to biotechnology research and development. There can be no guarantee that any product in our pipeline will be successfully developed.
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Emergency Management Agency (California)
The Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OEA) was established as part of the Governor's Office on January 1, 2009 – created by Assembly Bill 38 (Nava), which merged the duties, powers, purposes, and responsibilities of the former Governor's Office of Emergency Services with those of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security.
Cal EMA is responsible for the coordination of overall state agency response to major disasters in support of local government. The Agency is responsible for assuring the state's readiness to respond to and recover from all hazards – natural, manmade, war-caused emergencies and disasters – and for assisting local governments in their emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and hazard mitigation efforts.
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This incredible video from Gainesville.com shows a concealed carrier defending himself and the patrons of an Internet cafe against a pair of armed robbers. What would you have done in this situation? Do you think he reacted appropriately?
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Many at "South By" Interactive are looking ahead to a big announcement in Washington D.C. this coming week.
The Federal Communications Commission will roll out a comprehensive "National Broadband Plan" on Tuesday.
Congress and consumer groups agree that broadband internet access needs to be more widespread in America.
One analyst speaking at a South by Southwest panel Sunday said about a hundred million Americans are not connected to the Internet, which becomes a bigger problem as more and more economic activity moves online.
"We actually think that the biggest key here is making broadband more competitive, making the internet more competitive, lowering prices for consumers, making sure that competition leads to better infrastructure," said one SXSW analyst.
The plan could create a problem for television stations.
It will likely call for TV to give up reserved frequencies on the airwaves to wireless carriers who need the space for smartphone data networks.
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ALAN CLENDENNINGCADIZ, Spain (AP) ⿿ In an historic role reversal, recession-hit Spain and Portugal on Friday courted the Latin American leaders of their former colonies, countries that now enjoy some of the strongest economic growth in the world. Spain's King Juan Carlos opened the annual Iberoamerican summit, which brings together the heads of Spain and Portugal and the leaders of Latin America to discuss political issues and arrange business deals. As heads of state from Mexico to Chile arrived in the Spanish port city of Cadiz, where conquistadores centuries ago unloaded riches taken from the former colonies, economic forecasters confirmed that Latin America will continue to grow at a fast clip despite the global economic slowdown. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts that the Latin American economy will shrink slightly from 4.4 percent this year to a still robust 3.2 percent in 2013, accelerating to 4 percent the following year. Spain and Portugal, meanwhile, are in deep recessions expected to last into next year and hit by frequent protests over government cutbacks and higher taxes aimed at keeping the countries economically afloat. Portugal has needed a bailout for its public finances and Spain one for its banks. The summit started two days after hundreds of thousands of Spaniards protested Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's attempts to rein in the budget. On Friday afternoon, police in Cadiz fired rubber bullets at shipyard workers trying to disrupt the summit with a demonstration against mass layoffs. The incident only slowed traffic in Cadiz for about an hour, and the leaders greeted each other in the evening at the historic San Felipe Neri Oratory church where Spain's first constitution was signed in 1812. After an elegant dinner hosted by the king, participants were to talk Saturday about the financial crisis. Before the ceremony, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso met with Rajoy to discuss the upcoming EU budget for 2014-2020 which, if passed at an EU meeting next week, would see Spain lose ⿬20 billion ($25.5 billion) in subsidies and become for the first time a net contributor to EU funds.
While the Iberoamerican summit was traditionally a place for Spain to showcase its privileged role as a "big brother" for Latin American countries, it has seen that power diminished because of the four-year financial crisis, said Vincent Forest, an economist with the Economist Intelligence Unit.Highly educated Spaniards and Portuguese are increasingly leaving to seek work in the countries' former Latin American colonies. And although Cadiz is more than anything a symbol of Spain's powerful colonial past, it now has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. "The very place and organization (the summit) where you will have Rajoy trying to cling to a past that is over will be a very interesting picture," Forest said. While Spain helped Latin American economies that were imploding more than a decade ago, investments by Spanish companies in Latin America that paid off in the banking and telecommunications sectors are now helping their home offices stem huge losses in Spain. The relationship between Spain and Latin America has become "clearly inverted" from what it once was, Forest said. "Spain is still richer than many of these countries and it has the potential to grow again in a sustainable path, but I doubt it will come to the point where it is the big brother again." Instead, Spain has been forced to comply with demands by the 17-nation eurozone to bring down its bloated deficit through extremely painful cuts, choking economic growth and any hopes Spain might have of returning to boom times it experienced for a decade before the financial crisis began in 2008. The main decision the heads of state aim to take at the summit is whether the event should be held every other year instead of annually. Spain bankrolls 65 percent of the cost for the 22 countries that participate, and Spanish officials have said they have no plans on cutting back because the gathering gives Spanish business leaders a good opportunity to make deals with their Latin American counterparts.
The Cadiz summit, Spanish officials say, will be the cheapest of the four Iberoamerican events that the country has hosted - although no specific cost has been released yet.___ Clendenning reported from Madrid and Harold Heckle contributed from Madrid.


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Sunday Sweets: Heart Attack!
Do you love...love? Can you make that little growly noise in the back of your throat? Do you often talk like Antonio Banderas while wearing silk fencing pants? (More importantly, do they even make silk fencing pants?)
If so, then this post is for you.
But everyone else will probably like it, too.
Aww. And that's really saying something, guys.
Finally, chocolate icing done right! Don't the swirls look like little bird nests?
With Valentine's Day being a more intimate holiday [rawr], we see lots of sweet mini-cakes for the occasion:
Love the simplicity of those stripes.
This technique of overlapping the edge with a heart border is genius. GENIUS, I say.
Ack! So cute!
Here's a beautifully made version of Bakerella's box of chocolates cake:
And your Fondant-Free Sweet of the Week:
(See what I did there?)
After all, there are still gems like this:
Seriously, check out the texture on the icing "icing." (Heh.) It looks like a gigantic spatula smoothed it on: just perfect!
And now some regular size cupcakes:
I'll take the owl and the center double heart, please.
Louise over at Cake Journal has long been one of my favorite bakers:
And I am so jealous.
And finally, a Sweet that reminds me of a cheery, old-fashioned carnival:
Now, who's ready [eyebrow waggle]...for love?
Or maybe a slice of cake?
Yep, right there with you. Pass the milk, please. ;)


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Welcome to the Santa Fe Community Convention Center
The Santa Fe Community Convention Center is a desirable venue for meeting professionals and organizations of all sizes. The 72,000 square foot Convention Center offers 40,000 square feet of indoor flexible meeting space and state-of-the-art audio/visual capabilities on par with the nation's great convention and conference facilities. Our facilities are custom tailored to fit your meeting needs.
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MOSCOW, June 10 (UPI) -- Costs associated with oil exports to countries outside the Commonwealth of Independent States hurt profits, Russian crude oil producer Bashneft said Monday.
Russian crude oil producer Bashneft reported a net profit of $394 million for the first three months of the year, down 10.1 percent year-on-year, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.
"The key factors in the year-on-year decrease in income included higher costs related to an increase in exports of petroleum products to countries outside the CIS, as well as an increase in production and operating costs," a Bashneft statement published by RIA Novosti said.
The company blamed higher export duties and transportation costs for non-CIS members for the revenue decline. The CIS is a loose federation of former Soviet republics.
Last week marked the 40th anniversary of the first Russian natural gas deliveries to Germany. Gazprom Deputy Chairman Alexander Medvedev took part in a ceremony in Germany to mark the occasion.
"We are proud that together we bring light and heat to European homes and we are the backbone of a future environmentally friendly power industry," Medvedev said in a statement.
Germany is the largest Gazprom customer among members of the European Union. The country serves as a destination for Gazprom's twin Nord Stream natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea.


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Babbel's interactive eBook
Babbel's interactive eBook
This year saw the release of our long awaited Apps for Android in the Google Play Store — and already we are able to announce our next release: as of now our first interactive eBook (Multi-Touch Book) "Learn German: Beginner's Course 1" is available in the Apple iBookstore.
What is an interactive eBook?
Interactive eBooks are digital books that you read, or should we say play, on an iPad. They offer many useful features, which enable far more than just reading; for example audio and video, interactive quizzes and individual Study Cards. In this way interactive eBooks close the gap between classical learning with books and mobile learning with Apps.
What does it involve?
Babbel's Multi-Touch Book contains vocab videos, audio dialogue, interactive tests, a comprehensive glossary and much more. The meaning of a new key word can be revealed by the touch of your finger tip. And if you highlight a phrase with a swipe of your finger and write a comment, an individual study card is generated.
"Learn German: Beginner's Course 1" is an ideal introduction to the German language. It comprises five chapters and totals 72 pages. Within it you will find the most important words, helpful sentences and essential grammar. Audio dialogues bring the pronunciation and usage to life, and thanks to the many exercises with interactions and direct feedback, learning is really fun.
What does the interactive eBook cost?
The first eBook "Learn German: Beginner's Course 1" is available in the Apple iBookstore for an introductory price of 8.99 USD (5.49 GBP). If you would like to try it out first, you can download a test version with the whole first chapter for free.
Users from the US find the eBook here. All the others here.
Read this text in German.


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Ceramic gnomes decorated by Loveland Police Department Explorers and other members of the department for a fundraising effort are displayed on a table at the department last January.
Gateway Garden and Home Center employee Chris Lee carries a tray of tomato plugs that he prepared in the greenhouse Friday afternoon.
Madwire Media web designers Joshua Rice, left, and Eric Veum work on pages Wednesday afternoon at the Loveland business.
Employees in Madwire Media's project management division work at their computers Wednesday at the company's location on the south side of Lake Loveland at 504 W. Eisenhower Blvd.
Windsor developer Martin Lind, right, chats with Tony Fiest of Denver during a real estate auction conducted by J.P. King auctioneers Thursday at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Loveland.
Employees from the auction house J.P. King conduct an auction Thursday afternoon at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Loveland where nearly 600 people converged for the sale of properties in Windsor developer Martin Lind's portfolio of real estate.
Rebecca Meuret, front, and Thompson Valley High School senior Amanda Richins, 17, sort through racks of dresses Wednesday afternoon at Loveland Wedding Center, 680 E. Eisenhower Blvd., where volunteers were setting up the upcoming Fairy Godmother Project. The project accepts donated dresses and also men's suits and then sells them to teens to wear to prom. When customers find a outfit they like they're asked to donate whatever amount of money they can before taking it home. For more information about the project or donation dropoff locations call Dee Valdez at (970) 308-1062. Valdez said they especially need donations of any men's suits or formal wear and plus sizes in women's dresses.
Panda Bicycles sales manager Josh Stratton, left, co-founder Jacob Castillo and frame builder Kameron Moore pose next to several models of the company's bamboo-framed bicycles last week in the showroom area of the Fort Collins business located at 130 W. Olive St., Unit E.
A combination of steel and bamboo is used to make frames for the various models of bikes manufactured by Panda Bicycles in Fort Collins.
Panda Bicycles frame builder Kameron Moore trues the rear wheel of one of the company's bamboo-framed bicycles in the production area of the Fort Collins business.
Karin Miller assists preschooler Jacob Wilson, 5, with an exercise on identifying different types of feelings on Tuesday afternoon at Coyote Ridge Elementary School.
Early childhood special educator Karin Miller reads a book to preschoolers in her class during story time Tuesday afternoon at Coyote Ridge Elementary School.
Madeline Madere, 9, sings "Real Gone" during Stars of Tomorrow on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Thompson Valley High School's Roberta L. Price Auditorium.
Rylee Vogel, 9, sings and dances to the song "I've Got No Strings" from Walt Disney's Pinocchio during Stars of Tomorrow on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Thompson Valley High School's Roberta L. Price Auditorium.
Nine-year-old Taryn Johnson plays guitar and sings the song "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer while onstage during Stars of Tomorrow on Saturday, March 12, 2010 at Thompson Valley High School's Roberta L. Price Auditorium.
Twelve-year-old Weston Kleeman performs a hip hop dance solo called "Joy in the Dance" during the Stars of Tomorrow on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Thompson Valley High School's Roberta L. Price Auditorium.
A packet containing information on carbon monoxide poisoning hangs from a handle on the front door of a home in Windsor after volunteers from the Lauren Project made a visit March 5, 2011 during their door-to-door campaign to educate residents about the dangers of carbon monoxide.
Alicia Kaempfe, left, and Sarah Stringer talk to Alec McGinn outside his home in Windsor during a door-to-door campaign on March 5, 2011 by the Lauren Project to educate and inform residents of Windsor and Severance about the dangers of carbon monoxide. Kaempfe and Stringer attend Colorado State University and belong to the Kappa Delta sorority which had 25 members volunteer that day along with five members of the sorority Pi Beta Phi and others.
Ferguson High School student Tasha Sweetin speaks to attendees of the school's third quarter graduation ceremony Friday as she prepares to graduate along with six other classmates.
Ryan Brady, center, laughs during Ferguson High School's third quarter graduation ceremony Friday at the school. From left are teachers Bill Seideman and Cathy Beach, and Ferguson graduates Brady, Brittany Ledwell, Alyssa Cochran and Jesse Behnke.
Emergency personnel work the scene of an automobile accident Friday afternoon at the intersection of Eisenhower Boulevard and Boyd Lake Avenue.
Youngsters construct disco balls using foam balls and discarded CDs during an activity Wednesday at the Loveland Public Library celebrating Teen Tech Week. From left are Alia Jackson, 12, Sammi Martinez, 12, Laura Marsh, 13, and Brandon Bouchard, 11.
Loveland Police officer Tim Yunger, left, officer Justin Lorenzen, center, and Sgt. Jeff Fisher smile as Chief Luke Hecker, not pictured, tells them how proud he is of them for their efforts busting burglars. The three were honored with Meritorious Service Awards Wednesday afternoon at the Loveland Police Department.
Four-year-old Abbigail Florez-Wright looks on as her mother, Andrea Wright, has an ashen cross marked on her forehead by Pastor Susan Candea on Wednesday at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2919 N. Wilson Ave., during their Ash Wednesday service.


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I've been collecting these pots from SU! which had brads, buttons & clips etc. in and they've been mounting up in a draw. Until now that is, they're now...... Rudolph's Spares! I've used Sparkly & Bright again for Rudolph and added a bit of Dazzling Diamonds to his nose...so cute!
It wasn't that easy sourcing red sweets that looked like noses but eventually I found Very Cherry Jelly Belly. A bit pricey but they sure do taste good!
Aplogies for the naff photography today - these were taken at 3.30pm this afternoon and I had to have the lights on. I think a flash gun may have to be added to my Christmas list to get rid of the awful yellow ting...fingers crossed.
And for Debbie that asked to see a piccie of my Blue and Cream Snowmen, here you are.... I forgot to mention yesterday that the 'big boys' are printed onto shimmery cardstock and they look very cool!! ('scuse the pun.)
Lastly, Amy asked me what settings I used when printing these out? I printed them from Powerpoint which ment I could resize the images however I liked. Kerry has done a further download here which might be a better one to use.
Bet you can't believe I've made 3 posts in 3 days....neither can I!! lol
Thanks for stopping by and see you soon,


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Fleetwood Mac's McVie has cancer
On Nov. 10, Fleetwood Mac wasslated to begin a 14-date tour of Australia and New Zealand that would conclude its 2013 world tour. That tour was abruptly canceled when the band released a statement disclosing that 67-year-old founding bassist John McVie was diagnosed with cancer and will be in treatment. No other information, including the type of cancer for which McVie is being treated, was disclosed. However, one date on the band's tour schedule was not canceled, Dec. 30 at the MGM Garden Arena at the MG Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Ironically, the tour's cancellation comes only weeks after singer-songwriter-keyboardist Christine McVie made her first appearances with the band in 15 years. in 1998, during a brief performance at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The former Mrs. John McVie (1968-1976) joined the group onstage at London's 20,000-seat O2 Arena for their final number, 1977's "Don't Stop," which she wrote. By the way, in the audience one of those nights at the O2 was the early Fleetwood Mac blues-rock guitar legend, Peter Green.
The Who's 50th anniversary tour will be the its last
The Who announced that their 50th anniversary tour in 2015 would be their last jaunt, group leader Pete Townshend told the London Evening Standard.
"For the 50th anniversary tour we'll tour the world. It'll be the last big one for us," he said. "There are still plenty of places we've not played. It would be good to go to Eastern Europe and places that haven't heard us play all the old hits."
Townshend, who will be 70 in 2015, and singer Roger Daltrey, who will be 71, are the last two original members of the legendary rock band that was part of the British Invasion.
It was 1965 when Townshend's "My Generation" told one and all that musically, there were new kids in town with a raw, wild sound, but those kids were all right. Later came the classic rock operas "Tommy" in 1969 (an expanded box set comes out next month) and "Quadrophenia" in 1973 with a standard rock album, albeit another classic, "Who's Next," that came out in 1971, in between.
The pair has battled various health issues in recent years. Townshend has suffered from tinnitus in his ears for at least a quarter-century, and Daltrey had a pre-cancerous growth removed from his throat in 2010. The growth impaired his singing for a long time.
The two have been working separately and will continue to do so after the 50th anniversary tour. While Townshend has been rumored to have working on a new Who album the past couple years, nothing has been released ("Endless Wire" in 2006 was the first Who studio album in 24 years). Daltrey is working on his first solo album in 20 years.
The band's most recent tour, a world-wide jaunt that saw them perform "Quadrophenia" in its entirety, ended in July.
Janis Joplin to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Forty-two years after her death, Janis Joplin will get her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 4, according to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. The ceremony will be at 6752 Hollywood Blvd., in front of the Musicians Institute.
Joplin's siblings, Michael and Laura Joplin, will unveil the star. Speakers will include Kris Kristofferson, who will also perform his song, "Me and Bobby McGee," which was Joplin's only No, 1 single.
Another speaker will be record industry giant Clive Davis, who signed Joplin and her band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, to a deal with Columbia Records immediately after seeing her star-making performance at the fabled Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967.
On the U.S. album chart
Pearl Jam sits atop the Billboard Top 200 album chart with "Lightening Bolt", their 10th album in 22 years.
Paul McCartney's first studio album of new songs in six years, "New," is at No. 3, equaling the top chart position of his last album of new songs, "Memory Almost Full" in 2007. Sir Paul's last CD, 2012's "Kisses on the Bottom," his soft jazz tribute to the songs of his youth, topped out at No. 5.
Cher is back in the Top 10. "Closer to the Truth," her first new album in a dozen years, came out four weeks ago and dropped out of the Top 10 last week, to No. 11, but it's back up to No. 8 this week.
In his 51 years as a recording artist, Willie Nelson only had two albums reach the Top 10. Now, the 80-year-old Red Headed Stranger has three as his duets CD, "To All the Girls…" made its debut at No. 9.
Bill Medley's Righteous Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour to hit Australia
Bass-singing Bill Medley is taking his Lovin' Feelin' 50th Anniversary Tour of the music of The Righteous Brothers to Australia next March, according to his post on his Facebook page. The 73-year-old's eight-date tour takes place next year from March 13-24.
Beginning in 1964 with "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," Medley and his high-pitched singing partner Bobby Hatfield scored a dozen Top 40 hits through 1992, including a couple early-1990s re-releases of their 1965 hit, "Unchained Melody" and their 1966 No. 1 biggie, "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration."
Medley and Hatfield's career ended on Nov. 5, 2003, when Hatfield was found dead at 63 from a cocaine overdose in his hotel room in Kalamazoo, Mich., when he failed to show up for a Righteous Brothers concert.
Medley also enjoyed a successful recording career as a solo artist. His 1987 duet with Jennifer Warnes on "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from the hit Patrick Swayze-Jennifer Grey romance flick, "Dirty Dancing," was No. 1 in Canada and on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and it was No. 1 on Billboard's adult contemporary chart for four weeks and No. 3 on the same chart in Canada. The song won the duo the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
Brian Wilson, Bill Medley, others honor Darlene Love
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Darlene Love was feted by a group of her fellow Hall members at Cipriani's on Wall Street in New York City, reports radio.com. Paying tribute were the event organizer Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello and former Righteous Brother Bill Medley.
The fift annual Right 2 Rock concert benefitted Little Kids Rock that aims to restore music education in our schools and got off the ground with help from John Lee Hooker and B.B. King and includes on its board King, Paul Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Slash, Ziggy Marley and others.
The 72-year-old Love, who will headline the Palm Springs Follies next year from March 11 through May 18, joined Wilson and his band on the song Rolling Stone ranked No. 176 on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, The Beach Boys 1964 hit, "Don't Worry Baby." Then, she joined Costello on his 1994 album cut, "Still Too Soon To Know." After Costello, she joined Medley on the Righteous Brothers classics, "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'."
Van Zandt then presented her with the charity's "Big Man of the Year" award. Love then ran through a set of her own backed by an orchestra led by "Late Night with David Letterman" bandleader Paul Shaffer with Van Zandt that included her solo song, "(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry," The Crystals' "He's Sure The Boy I Love," "River Deep, Mountain High" and her holiday hit, "(Christmas) Baby Please Come Home."
Garth Brooks' final Vegas show to air live
Garth Brooks' three-year run of intimate solo acoustic concerts at the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel and Casino ends Nov. 29 and CBS plans to broadcast the show live as a two-hour special. The show is mostly comprised of songs by recording artists that have influenced him over the years. He's only thrown in a handful of his own hits.
He is listed by the Record Industry Association of America as the third best-selling artist ever in America with sales of 128 million (6.5 million less than the guy in second place, Elvis, and 50 million records behind The Beatles).
Freed of his Vegas residency, the rumor mill is now rampant, speculating that Brook will not only undertake a major arena or stadium tour next year but will record his first studio album since "Scarecrow" came out a dozen years ago, in 2001, and went five times platinum, according to the Boot.
Kenny Rogers, others inducted into Country Music Hall
Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and Cowboy Jack Clement (who passed away in August at age 82) were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony that included an all-star concert at the new Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville, reports CMT.
Garth Brooks induced the 75-year-old Rogers, and he was feted via musical performances by the former Hootie, Darius Rucker ("Lucille"), as well as the sole surviving Bee Gee, Barry Gibb and Kelly Lang ("Islands in the Stream"), and Alison Krauss ("Sweet Music Man").
Bare, 78, was inducted by Tom T. Hall but before that Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell performed his "Detroit City," Buddy Miller did "That's How I Got to Memphis," Kris Kristofferson sang "Come Sundown" and Jon Anderson delivered "Marie Laveau."
Charley Pride posthumously inducted Clement after John Prine performed the Cowboy's "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" that was a hit for Johnny Cash in 1957, Kristofferson used his deep voice on "Deep River," Marty Stuart delivered "I Know One" while Harris sang "When I Dream."
Green Day frontman and Norah Jones record entire Everly's album
Green Day mastermind Billy Joe Armstrong has teamed with jazz and pop singer-pianist Norah Jones (who is a daughter of Ravi Shankar) recorded The Everly Brothers' 1958 12-song LP, "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us" song-for-song in order in its entirety, they told Stereogum. Armstrong and Jones are calling their album, "Foreverly." It comes out Nov. 25.
"Songs Our Daddy Taught Us" was The Everly's second album and contained covers of songs by Tex Ritter and Gene Autry, but it didn't contain any hits. The album didn't even chart, anywhere. This came after their self-titled debut LP hit No. 16 and included a pair of songs now regarded as classics, "Bye Bye Love" and "Wake Up, Little Susie."
"I got into the Everly Brothers record a couple years ago and I just thought it was beautiful. I was listening to it every morning for awhile, off and on. I thought it would be cool to remake the record because I thought it was sort of an obscure thing and more people should know about it," said Armstrong.
Quincy Jones sues Michael Jackson estate
Quincy Jones, who produced Michael Jackson's mega-million-selling albums "Off the Wall," "Thriller' and "Bad" is suing the Jackson estate and Sony, claiming he's owed $10 million in unpaid royalties from a variety of uses of the albums and its songs, including for "Bad's 25th Anniversary" release, the "This Is It" documentary film and a Cirque du Soleil production centered around Jackson's music from those albums, reports TMZ. A spokesperson for the Jackson estate denies the allegations and Sony has yet to comment. Jackson died in 2009 at age 50.
In other Michael Jackson news, Forbes lists the singer at No. 1 on its annual list of Top Earning Dead Celebrities. Forbes used the time frame from June 2012 through June 2013, and during that time the Jackson estate reportedly raked in $160 million. This is far more than the No. 2 guy, Elvis, who pulled in $55 million. The list also included reggae icon Bob Marley in 5th place with $18 million, John Lennon's estate at No. 7 with $12 million, and Latin singer Jenni Rivera, who was killed last December in a plane crash in Mexico, at No. 13 with earnings of $7 million.
Bumped from the Top 13 (don't ask why it's only the Top 13) this year are Broadway composer Richard Rodgers who was 12th last year, and Beatle George Harrison, who came in 13th last year.
Air Supply voted into the Aussie Music Hall of Fame
Australians Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell, better known as soft rock hitmakers Air Supply, will be inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 1 at the ARIA Hall of Fame in Sydney.
Air Supply has sold more than 100 million records worldwide since 1976. In the U.S., they had seven consecutive Top 5 singles from 1980-1982, including "All Out of Love," "The One That You Love," "Here I Am," and "Even the Nights Are Better." The duo will play the Sycuan Casino in El Cajon, near San Diego, next Feb. 21-222.
Neil Young's Bridge School benefit
A reunited Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young headlined both nights of Neil and Pegi Young's annual acoustic Bridge School Benefit concert at the 30,000-capacity Shoreline Amphitheatre in the Bay Area town of Mountain View. CSNY's nine-song set was their first concert performance since their "Freedom of Speech" tour in 2006.
Also playing each eight-hour show were Josh Homme and his alt metal rocking Queens of the Stone Age, the Win Butler-led indie art rockers Arcade Fire, Kentucky-based psychedelic country rockers My Morning Jacket that are fronted by Jim James (that were joined by Young on his "Harvest Moon"), Elvis Costello and his jazz singer-pianist Diana Krall (who performed Dylan's "Wallflower"), Heart (which covered Led Zeppelin's "The Rain Song"), mellow surfer Jack Johnson, actress-singer Jenny Lewis, and new pop-rockers fun (that closed their set by delivering a reported super take on The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want").
The Standells' Dick Dodd ill
Dick Dodd, former drummer and lead singer for garage rock kings The Standells, is in the hospital battling cancer "that's centered on is spine, liver and spleen," according to a post on the band's Facebook page from a source who attributed the information to Peggi Collins, "Dick's friend and attorney." The source, Sherry Wiens, continued to quote Collins, "Dr. Linda W. Chan, an oncology radiologist with the Orange County Cyberknife and Radiation Center is using high-tech x-rays to develop a 3D model of Dick's back in order to more precisely target the radiation. He will have 10 treatments over the next 10 days. He will also start chemotherapy."
The 68-year-old Dodd, a former Mouseketeer, quit and rejoined the band numerous times beginning in 1966. Dodd rejoined the band again in September 2012; however, in June this year, the band announced that Dodd had once again left the group. The Standells recently released "Bump," their first studio album in 46 years. Dodd, who sang lead on the '60s hits "Dirty Water" "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White," "Why Pick on Me" and "Try It," does not appear on the new album.
Ringo's photo mystery solved
During The Beatles' fist trip to America, in February 1964, amateur shutterbug Ringo Starr took a photo of a group of six kids in the car next to the one carrying he and his three other bandmates. The kids cut class that day to see the British Invaders arrive at JFK Airport in New York City.
Ringo yelled over to them to roll down their window. When they did, he snapped their picture (the photo appears in his new book of photographs and anecdotes, "Photograph," named after the song he and George Harrison wrote that hit No. 1 in 1973.
Nearly a half-century later, Ringo put out a call for help. He was curious about the identity of the five kids in the car. USA Today and NBC's "Today" show put out the word and soon five of the six were found (one of them passed away in 2011). They all appeared together on the morning news and entertainment show.
Ringo was elated, saying in a statement, "How great that they found these people! And how cool to now know a little of their story and what that moment was like from their perspective. Right now, I'm off in Latin America on tour and won't be back until November when we play two shows at the Palms in Las Vegas. I look forward to meeting them when I get back. See you in Las Vegas! Peace & love, Ringo"
In Los Angeles, Ringo hosted a preview of his new book and afterward a group of fans who paid $4,415 for a package that included a meet-and greet with Ringo, who posed for photos, an autographed copy of the book were invited to hang out at a recording studio where Ringo and his All-Starr Band were rehearsing for their South American tour (the proceeds went to Ringo and his wife Barbara's charity, the Lotus Foundation that supports charitable foundations that advance social welfare.
This year's All-Starr Band is the same as last year's: singer-guitarist Todd Rundgren, Toto lead guitarist Steve Lukather, Mr. Mister bandleader Richard Page, Santana and Journey singer-keyboardist Gregg Rolie and backup guys Gregg Bissonette on drums and keyboardist-sax player Mark Rivera. Rundgren told the L.A. Times at the event that, "We hang out together, we eat together, we genuinely like being together." Ringo, 73, backed that up, saying enthusiastically, "I don't want this band to break up because the chemistry is so good." He added that he plans to take this band on the road again next year.
During the rehearsal, the select fans with the deep pockets were treated to portions of The Beatles' "Boys" and "With a Little Help From My Friends," Rundgren's "I Saw the Light," Toto's "Rosanna" and Mr. Mister's "Kyrie."
RIP Lou Reed
Lou Reed, the leader of the heavily influential minimalist New York group, The Velvet Underground, and an artist whose influence throughout his 50-year career far eclipsed his record sales, died at his home in Southampton, New York, at 71, CNN reports. His wife, performance artist Laurie Anderson, disclosed that Reed underwent a liver transplant Cleveland in May.
It wasn't long after the transplant, in June, that Reed himself proclaimed on his website. "I am a triumph of modern medicine, physics and chemistry … bigger and stronger than ever." It didn't last as numerous sources attribute his death to liver failure.
In 1965, Reed, keyboard and viola player John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison and drummer Maureen Tucker formed in 1964 in New York City. Shortly after their initial performances in 1965 the band was approached by pop artist Andy Warhol, who then became their manager.
The Velvet's debut album, "The Velvet Underground & Nico," (co-produced by Warhol) was a 1967 collaboration with the German singer and model. The album only reached No. 171 on Billboard's Top 200 album charts (it failed to chart in every other country), but it was The Velvet Underground's biggest selling record.
Because of the low sales of that debut album but Reed's universally acknowledged influence with so many rock musicians, former Roxy Music keyboardist-experimental solo artist and U2 producer Brian Eno is reputed to have said that while that album may have only sold 30,000 copies, every one of those 30,000 people who bought copies started a band.
Regardless, the album contained two Reed-penned songs that became infamous anthems for the hard-drug late '60s and '70s set, "I'm Waiting for the Man" and "Heroin," and "Venus in Furs" that pushed the boundaries of sexual themes in rock music and was a precursor to his only major hit and a surprise one at that, "Walk on the Wild Side," his 1972 song of drugs, male prostitution, oral sex and transsexuality, was controversial for 1972, even considering the rise of the androgynous David Bowie. Rolling Stone ranked that debut LP No. 13 on its Greatest Albums of All Time."
Reed, Cale (and Nico) had each cultivated solo careers by the time The Velvet Underground broke up in 1973. Tucker told CNN that Reed was, "generous, encouraging and thoughtful. (Working with him) sometimes could be trying, but never to me." Cale released a statement that said, in part, "The laughs we shared just a few weeks ago, will forever remind me of all that was good between us." He also tweeted, "The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet. I've lost my 'school-yard buddy.'"
Reed continued to tour successfully through the decades and release nearly 20 solo studio albums and a dozen live albums, including the critically-acclaimed "Rock and Roll Animal" in 1974, that we mostly not big sellers (most failed to chart).
As he aged he got more into social and political activism. In the '80s he performed at the first Farm Aid concert and joined Amnesty International tours. Much of his philanthropy was targeted to LGBT groups.
His last public appearance was Oct. 3 in New York City to promote a book of photos of Reed, "Transformer," Reed and The Velvet Underground were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
At Neil Young's Bridge School benefits over the weekend Young, Elvis Costello, singer-actress Jenny Lewis and My Morning Jacket performed Reed's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" in his honor. The song appeared on the fourth Velvet Underground LP, "Loaded," that came out in 1970. Reed performed at the Bridge School concert in 1997.
RIP Yardbirds guitarist Gypie Mayo
Guitarist Gypie Mayo, who spent a decade in the latter-day version of legendary British Invasion band The Yardbirds and before that was a member of British pub rockers Dr. Feelgood, died in his native England at age 62, according to Britain's Guardian. No cause of death has been announced, but his Dr. Feelgood bandmate, drummer Kevin Morris told the Bath Chronicle, "He had been ill for some time, but when I last spoke to him retained his great sense of humor."
Mayo played in Dr. Feelgood from 1977-1981 and recorded six albums with the group. In 1979, he co-wrote Dr. Feelgood's only British Top 10 single, "Milk and Alcohol."
In 1995, he was recruited by original Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist (then-bassist) Chris Dreja to join his new version of the group. Mayo followed The Yardbirds' legendary guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page, no mean feat, but he acquitted himself well, garnering critical acclaim. Britain's Telegraph notes that one critic wrote of the new '90s Yardbirds, "This is no tribute or gathering of sad, aging rockers trying to relive their youth. This is the real thing." Dreja called Mayo, "an absolutely stunning lead guitar player."
Mayo played on The Yardbirds' first studio album since the Page-led "Little Games" LP in 1967, "Birdland," that came out in 2003. The 15-track "Birdland" was an even mix of new songs and rerecorded Yardbirds classics.
Mayo left The Yardbirds in 2005 and spent the rest of his days playing with local groups in his hometown, Bath, England, and giving guitar lessons. Gypie Mayo was replaced in The Yardbirds by Ben King, who has been with the group ever since.
New Releases
Among the recently released albums, digital reissues, MP3 downloads and deluxe box sets are "Benefit (Deluxe 2xCD + DVD)" showed English blues rockers Jethro Tull moving in a progressive rock direction on the original release of this 1970 LP; "Disconnected in New York City — Amazon Exclusive 2CDs + DVD" is a live set featuring their No. 1 smash take on "La Bamba" that segues into The Rascals' "Good Lovin'" that was recorded live in NYC last December to celebrate their 40th anniversary together; and "Still Climbing" from 68-year-old Mountain singer-guitarist Leslie West, whose 1970 single, "Mississippi Queen" is a classic rock radio staple, and includes a guitar duel with Johnny Winter on "Disgusted or Dead."
A 3-CD-2DVD box, "Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith" sees the former Genesis guitar master revisiting his old band's progressive rock gems, including "The Musical Box" and "Supper's Ready"; "Kickback City" is a 3-CD collection from Irish blues-rock guitarist-singer Rory Gallagher that includes 14 studio tracks on the first CD, seven live cuts recorded in Ireland in 1987 on CD2, and a 43-minute spoken word narrative, "The Lie Factory" by actor Aiden Quinn on CD3; "Drinks After Work," the 17th studio album since 1993 from big-time bar singer Toby Keith (the "Deluxe Edition" come with three extra tracks, including a duet on "Margaritaville" with former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar); and "Recharged" from Agoura Hills., Calif. alt rockers Linkin Park is a remix of the band's 2012 CD, "Living Things."
"Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore — The Complete Recordings" is a 4-CD set of Humble Pie's (with Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton) four landmark concerts at the Fillmore East in NYC on May 28 and 19, 1971; a 3-CD box set, "Down on Washington Square: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection" by '60s Greenwich Village folkie and Dylan mentor Dave Van Ronk; "Man & Myth" is the 22nd studio album in 47 years and the first in 13 years for English folk cult figure Roy Harper, who guested on lead vocals on Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar" on 1975's "Wish You Were Here," and about whom Led Zeppelin wrote, "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" on "Led Zeppelin III" in 1970; "American Soul" from 53-year-old former Simply Red and Faces singer Mick Hucknall find the English singer belting out a dozen soul classics and standards from the Great American Songbook, including "I Only Have Eyes for You," the 1966 Aaron Neville hit, "Tell It Like It Is," and the soft 1971 Perry Como smash, "It's Impossible"
Holiday releases include "Sending You a Little Christmas," a new collection from 78-year-old Johnny Mathis with friends that include Susan Boyle, Billy Joel, Natalie Cole, Gloria Estefan, Vince Gill and wife Amy Grant, and The Jordanaires; and speaking of Boyle, "Home for Christmas," contains a dozen holiday tunes from operatic sensation who was discovered on a TV talent show in her native England; "Christmas With Patti Page" is 18 songs from the '50s, including "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus" and four unreleased tunes, including three from "The Patti Page Show"; and "Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family" is the first Christmas release from former Rockpile member Nick Lowe and features such rarities as Roy Wood and Wizzard's "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day."
The 14-track "Wrapped in Red" is the first Christmas album from "American Idol" and Grammy winner, Kelly Clarkson and features Johnny Mark's "Run Rudolph Run" that was recorded earlier by Chuck Berry and also Keith Richards; even punk pioneers Bad Religion, who formed in 1979, get on the holiday CD bandwagon with "Christmas Songs" that includes their buzz saw approach to (I'm not kidding) "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and … "White Christmas"; the more conventional Andy Williams' 42-song, 2-CD "The Complete Christmas Recordings" showcase his golden voice and more traditional arrangements from the early and mid-'60s on such staples as "O Holy Night," "Do You Hear What I Hear?" and "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
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What it Takes To Fight Fraud
Dennis Marlock is the anti – con man. He has busted virtually every fraud imaginable. That's why his law-enforcement peers consider him to be a "Master of Deception". But Marlock remains frustrated — not by how clever his adversaries are, but by how undisciplined his allies can be.
"There are some simple actions we can take that have a big deterrent effect," Marlock says, "but we lack the discipline to stick with them." One example: the time he was interrogating a suspect who was skilled in the so-called pigeon drop. It's a classic fraud, usually aimed at the elderly, where a person says that he has a big sum of money that he wants to share with you. But he won't be able to get the money for 30 days, so as a good-faith gesture, he puts $5,000 in a bag and asks you to do the same. But in the end, you're the one left holding the bag.
"This guy said to me, 'This is the bank's fault. Why would they let an elderly person withdraw $5,000 in cash without asking questions?' " Marlock recalls. "And he was right! So I created a 'cash-withdrawal alert' form. If a customer comes in and asks for a large sum of cash, the teller gives him a form that alerts him to various scams.
"That one-page form led to an 87% decline in successfully completed frauds in Milwaukee," he adds. "Months later, another con man I had in custody said to me, 'I don't know who the son of a bitch was who came up with that stupid withdrawal form, but it has really made life miserable for us.' "
Over time, though, the banks change management, tellers come and go, people basically stop paying attention — and most banks stop giving out the forms. Meanwhile, the con men are patient, persistent, and disciplined.
The result? "The problem starts all over again."
They Play a Different Game
Long before I met with Mark Hanson — whose Sony America team works to make sure that Sony's hardware innovations are "Translating Sony Into English" when they migrate to the United States — I visited Sony headquarters in Tokyo. At the time, I was curious about globalization and entertainment there: Could Japan's video games become something like Hollywood movies, universalizing Japanese pop culture and values abroad?
Sony's Kenichi Fukunaga looked at me (politely) like I was crazy. Americans have snatched up millions of PlayStations, but they typically don't like Japanese video games. Americans love sports games; Japanese do not. Puzzle games are big in Japan, but Americans tend to find them tedious. Later, I wandered around the crowded arcades of Shibuya, where Tokyo kids hang out. One impeccably hip teen played a bus-driving simulator, collecting points for obeying traffic laws. Nearby, a pair of high-school girls shook wired maracas, precisely mimicking a pair of maraca-shaking characters on a video screen. I looked in vain for a sumo-wrestling game. Suddenly, I began to appreciate how cleverly Sony navigates a global market rife with cultural differences.
Peak Experience
When I visited Vermont's Okemo Mountain Resort last fall to profile Tim and Diane Mueller, two "Moguls With a Mission", the mountain's newest chairlift wasn't yet operational, so longtime employee Dan Petraska gave me a vertigo-inducing ride to the summit in his pickup. From the top of Okemo's new Jackson Gore area, the view included more than just brilliant fall foliage: You could see how much risk and complexity were involved in running a major ski resort. It had only been a week or so since a helicopter had flown the lift towers into place, and two workers were stringing cables from one tower to the next.
Looking down the mountain, I could see that the foundations were being poured for a base facility that will include shops and time-shares — even though a local resident was still appealing the state's approval of Okemo's expansion permit. Two ski trails will have to bridge an active freight railroad that cuts through the property. And Okemo can't start making snow at Jackson Gore until December 1 each year, since black bears roam the area on their way to hibernate.
What struck me was how the Muellers and Petraska handle all of that complexity: After 20 years in the ski industry, they are unflustered by it — just like true Vermonters.


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Ms Felicity Biggins
Lecturer - Communication
School of Creative Industries
- Email:firstname.lastname@example.com
- Phone:(02) 4921 6781
Career Summary
Felicity Biggins is a Lecturer in Communication in the School of Design, Communication and IT, teaching Journalism and Radio in the Journalism and Media Production majors in the Bachelor of Communication. She is enrolled as a PhD student at the University of Canberra, where she is researching how readers respond to works of literary journalism.
She began her career as a Journalist at the Newcastle Morning Herald in the late '70s. After completing her cadetship and graduating with Honours in Drama in a BA at the University of Newcastle, she moved to the UK, gaining an MA in Theatre Studies from the University of Leeds. Returning to Australia in 1986 she secured a position in ABC Radio, working first in the national news room before transferring to Current Affairs Radio, reporting for such programs as AM, PM and The World Today. In 1992 she and her young family moved back to Newcastle, where she worked as a producer at 1233 before gaining a permanent position at 2NURFM as a producer and announcer. For seven years she presented the Morning Program at the station before resigning to take up a full-time position as a Lecturer in Communication at the University of Newcastle. With her husband playwright Carl Caulfield she runs a small theatre company called Stray Dogs.
Research Expertise
My area of research interest is creative non-fiction writing, a form of journalism whereby a writer uses the techniques of literary writing to tell a factual story. I am enrolled in a PhD in at the University of Canberra under the supervision of professor Matthew Ricketson. My other main area of research interest is the impact of technological change on pedagogy in Journalism and Media Production, especially relating to Radio Studies.
Teaching Expertise
I teach into the Journalism major and the Media Production major in the Communication program in the School of Design, Communication and IT. The courses I co-ordinate and teach into include Introduction to Professional Writing, Introduction to Journalism, Feature Writing, Introduction to Radio, Media Production Radio, Radio Journalism and Journalism.
My colleague Christina Koutsoukos and I have worked together for the past three years on the need for Journalism education to keep pace with the rapid change affecting the media industry in Australia, in particular its impact on the high-level technological skills reporters will need to have to survive. We are looking into how students cope with the technological demands of cross-media reporting while they are also being asked to acquire all the traditional skills of the journalist and all in a 13 week course.
Conference Presentations (refereed abstracts)
Biggins, F. (2014). Journalist or novelist – how do readers receive works of literary journalism and what impact does that have on the genre's claims to truth telling and inclusion in the genre of nonfiction? Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia Conference (refereed abstract). University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
Biggins, F. (2015). The responsibilities of scriptwriters when writing fiction about real people – House of Hancock, a case study. Paper presented at the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2014, University of Canterbury, Queenstown, New Zealand, July 8-10, 2015.
Biggins, F. (2016). Readers respond to The Tall Man – is Chloe Hooper's celebrated work of literary journalism a victim of the discourse of fatalism or a successful subversion of it? Paper presented at the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2014, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, July 6-8, 2016.
- Master of Arts (Drama and Theatre), University of Leeds - UK
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Newcastle
- Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment & Training, TAFE (NSW)
- Graduate Certificate Practice of Tertiary Teaching, University of Newcastle
- Journalism
- Narrative journalism
- Radio
- creative non-fiction
- feature writing
- journalism
- media production
Fields of Research
|Journalism Studies
|Creative Arts, Media and Communication Curriculum and Pedagogy
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
|Organisation / Department
|Lecturer - Communication
|University of Newcastle
School of Creative Industries
|Lecturer - Communication
|University of Newcastle
School of Design Communication and IT
|Organisation / Department
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|ANZCA - Australia and New Zealand Communication Association
|Australia New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA)
|1/01/2012 -
|Membership - Journalism Education Association of Australia
|Journalism Education Association of Australia
Australia New Zealand Communication Association
Professional appointment
|Organisation / Department
|10/06/1996 - 25/07/2008
Presenter and producer of programs, including documentaries, radio plays and features. Presented The Morning Show for seven years.
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Conference (9 outputs)
Fulton J, Scott P, Biggins F, 'Not just for the marker: a platform for developing confidence and resilience in regional Australian journalism students', Hobart, Tasmania (2018)
Fulton JM, Biggins FM, Scott P, Koutsoukos C, 'JERAA 2017 Conference Proceedings: The Second Coming of Journalism? Rebirth, resurrection, renewal, resistance, resurgence (Editors)', JERAA2017: The Second Coming of Journalism? Rebirth, resurrection, renewal, resistance, resurgence, Newcastle NSW (2017)
Crosby R, Meany MM, 'Comedy Techniques in Social Commentary', Comedy Techniques in Social Commentary, Newcastle (2017)
|Biggins FK, Koutsoukos C, 'A bridge too far? The pedagogical challenges of up-to-the-minute industry practice', ANZCA 2011. Communication on the Edge: Shifting Boundaries & Identities, Hamilton, NZ (2011) [E3]
|Koutsoukos C, Biggins FK, 'Putting the 'i' into journalism education: The why and the how of the re-working of the journalism curriculum at the University of Newcastle', Media Democracy and Change: Refereed Proceedings of the Australian and New Zelaand Communication Association Conference 2010, Canberra, ACT (2010) [E1]
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Research Projects
The Anatomy of Buzz 2014 - 2015
The Anatomy of Buzz by Carl Caulfield was produced by Stray Dogs Theatre Company at the Playhouse in Newcastle. I was producer, director, stage manager and sound engineer.
Where Late the Songbird 2015
Ms Felicity Biggins
Lecturer - Communication
School of Creative Industries
Faculty of Education and Arts
Contact Details
|(02) 4921 6781
|(02) 4921 7158
University Drive
Callaghan, NSW 2308


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KINGS MOUNTAIN � Kings Mountain�s offense heated up in the second half, Hunter Huss� star running back was removed from the game late and the Mountaineers survived a wild finish to win on an emotional night at John Gamble Stadium.
Kings Mountain scored on its first three drives of the second half to rally for a 28-14 home win in a prep football season opener Friday.
�We just really stepped up in the second half and came out here and played hard,� said junior quarterback Brandon Bell, who accounted for all four KM touchdowns. �We really wanted to win this game for one person, Jacob Miller, who got in a car wreck. We wanted to give it all for him and just came out here and did our thing in the second half.�
Miller, a senior linebacker who started on varsity the past two seasons, joined the team on the sideline and at midfield for the coin flip but will be unable to play this season. His wreck during the summer resulted in a neck injury, but Kings Mountain coach Greg Lloyd said doctors expect a full recovery.
It was a difficult night in another way for Lloyd, whose father died in June. His father had attended all but one of his games as a player or coach since the second grade.
�It was an emotional game for us,� Lloyd said. �First game of the year, but there was a lot riding on it, we thought, looking at our schedule.�
Bell passed for 222 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another to lead a 302-yard offensive night for the Mountaineers. Khalil Hopper, Keeneh Dimetros and Jake Merchant hauled in the touchdown passes. Tico Crocker also caught four passes for 102 yards and freshman Darian McClain rushed for 60 yards for the Mountaineers, who trailed 14-7 at the half.
The second half began with Kings Mountain making a game-turning play: a tipped pass at the line of scrimmage that resulted in an interception by Elijah Whitaker. Kings Mountain covered 40 yards in four plays to knot the score.
�The play of the game was probably the tipped pass,� Lloyd said. �That turned the momentum and we scored on that drive to tie the game up.�
The game didn�t end until after an eventful final four minutes that saw a Hunter Huss touchdown wiped off the board because running back Kerrion Moore lowered his head and led with the crown of his helmet one yard before he reached the end zone.
Moore, a senior who committed to Duke in May, was also tossed from the game because of the play, but Hunter Huss coach Steve Gardner wasn�t sure whether Moore was disqualified or ejected. An ejection would require Moore to sit out next week�s home game against Burns.
Whatever the ruling, it wasn�t the only call that bothered the Huskies. Gardner said he intended to call NCHSAA officials supervisor Mark Dreibelbis first thing Saturday morning to complain about one particular official.
�I�m not trying to take anything away from Kings Mountain,� Gardner said. �Kings Mountain played a great ballgame, they won the ballgame, but when you get my kids upset like that to where they can�t concentrate and they can�t do what they�re supposed to do because of your calls, then something�s got to change.�
Moore, who scored four touchdowns in three different ways in a win against the Mountaineers last season, rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown this time. Andrew Jordan completed 13 of 23 passes for 142 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Ford.
Kings Mountain, which won on opening night for the sixth straight season, travels to East Gaston next week. Hunter Huss faces its second straight opponent from Cleveland County as its hosts Burns next week.
You may contact Phillip Gardner at 704-869-1843 or twitter.com/gazettephil.


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Social Media. It's the latest craze. It has completely revolutionized product discovery, customer service, and news delivery. Social media has allowed like-minded people all over the world to easily connect to one another to various reasons. But how has it impacted those in the BBQ industry? That's what I aim to find out.
I would like to hear from any one who is involved in the BBQ industry in any form or fashion — whether you are a restaurant owner, competition team head cook, rub or sauce maker, or simply a fellow blogger like myself. I want to know how the social media movement has affected you. You can contact me one of three ways:
- Leave a comment on this blog post below.
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Anyone can be a philanthropist
To the Editor:
As the Development Director for the Enhance Hamilton County Foundation, I am writing to thank each person who has supported the important work of our local nonprofits throughout Hamilton County this year by giving generously of your time, talent, and treasure. It is because of you that each of these organizations and programs is able to continue serving our communities and making lives better.
Each year, the vast majority of American families give to charity in some form – be it offerings to a place of worship; contributions to their library; or support for any of the countless organizations and programs that work to better our communities. And yet many of us don't think of ourselves as philanthropists – that's a label too often reserved for the Rockefellers of the world. The truth is anyone can be a philanthropist and, in one way or another, most of us are.
As we begin to enter into the holiday season, I encourage each of you to consider making a gift that will permanently benefit your favorite charitable cause through an endowment at the Enhance Hamilton County Foundation.
Endowments are not only for those who can give substantially, but also for those whose gifts must necessarily be small. Gifts of any size can be made to an existing endowment. You can create an endowed fund in your own name (or in honor or memory of someone else), and you can also include a charitable gift to an endowment in your will.
Each of these gifts would still be supporting the programs you believe in a hundred years from now, and on into perpetuity. I can think of no better way to give back to the communities throughout Hamilton County this holiday season.
Because the Enhance Hamilton County Foundation is affiliated with the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, you can receive the maximum tax benefit for your gift. In addition to the federal charitable deduction, your gift to an endowed fund may be eligible for the 25 percent Endow Iowa Tax Credit. It isn't too late to receive this credit for 2013, and I encourage each of you to check with your trusted advisors and then make a difference by giving to your favorite charity or cause in Hamilton County.
Again, my heartfelt thanks goes out to each philanthropist within Hamilton County, including those who don't give themselves that name. Our communities are a better place because of the generosity and kindness of people like you.
Darcy Swon
Development Director
Enhance Hamilton
County Foundation


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Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of EDAC Technologies Corporation Buyout
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of EDAC Technologies Corporation Buyout
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.:
- Do you own shares of EDAC Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ CM:EDAC)?
- Did you purchase any of your shares prior to March 18, 2013?
- Do you think the proposed buyout price is too low?
- Do you want to discuss your rights?
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of EDAC Technologies Corporation ("EDAC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ CM: EDAC) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company's entry into an agreement to be acquired by GB Aero Engine LLC, an affiliate of Greenbriar Equity Group LLC ("Greenbriar"), in a transaction valued at approximately $104.1 million.
Click here to learn more: http://www.rigrodskylong.com/investigations/edac-technologies-corporation-edac.
Under the terms of the proposal, public shareholders of EDAC will receive $17.75 per share in cash for each share of EDAC they own.
The investigation concerns whether EDAC's board of directors failed to adequately shop the Company and obtain the best possible value for EDAC's shareholders before entering into an agreement with Greenbriar.
If you own the common stock of EDAC and purchased your shares before March 18, 2013, if you have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or if you wish to discuss these matters or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Seth Rigrodsky or Brian Long at Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., 2 Righter Parkway, Suite 120, Wilmington, Delaware 19803, by telephone at (302) 295-5310, or Peter Allocco at Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 300, Garden City, New York 11530, by telephone at (888) 969-4242; by e-mail to email@example.com, or at: http://www.rigrodskylong.com/investigations/edac-technologies-corporation-edac.
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., with offices in Wilmington, Delaware and Garden City, New York, regularly prosecutes securities class, derivative and direct actions, shareholder rights litigation and corporate governance litigation, on behalf of shareholders in states and federal courts throughout the United States.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – With the end of the regular season coming to a close, the Coker women's soccer team is looking to push through their last three Conference Carolinas match ups of the season, with their next task coming against visiting North Greenville on Wednesday (Oct. 17). The game will be available for live broadcast at www.cokercobras.com
The Cobras have had strong play at home for most of the season, and have not lost in front of a home crowd in over a month. Their most recent victory came on Saturday (Oct. 13) when they defeated Erskine 2-0.
Lizz Morris continues to wreak havoc for opposing offenses with 124 saves on the year, which is good enough to rank her at second in the nation in saves. Kelley Godbout leads the Cobra offense with six goals on the year, followed by Jalynn Fortt with three.
North Greenville is coming off a tough 2-1 loss against Queens University. The Crusaders are 0-11-1 on the season with a conference record of 0-8-1.
The stanza will begin at 4:30 p.m., at the Coker Soccer Field.


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Cruel Internet Prank Suggests Justin Bieber Fans Cut Themselves in Protest of Pot Photos
There are times when the Internet goes too far. After photos of Justin Bieber smoking a blunt hit the web, an Internet group 4Chan took aim at Beliebers in making #CutForBieber and #CuttingForBeiber a Twitter trending topic.
Basically, the group posted fake photos of "fans" with bloody cuts showing their support for the singer after the blunt photos surfaced; it's a sick and cruel joke.
Images of slashed, bloodied wrists began to circulate, combined with messages pleading with the singer to cease smoking pot. Some photos were real; others were faked.
Falsified photos like this certainly create problems when there are people who really do self-harm and cut because they are in legitimate emotional pain. Luckily, they can visit the Born Brave bus if they need help.
The campaign began as a joke, but as 4Chan hoped, real Beliebers began to circulate the message.
According to Daily Dot, one 4Channer wrote: "Tweet a bunch of pics of people cutting themselves and claim we did it because bieber was smoking weed. See if we can get some little girls to cut themselves."
Like, really?
#CutForBieber was even a trending topic and a worldwide hashtag on Jan. 7.
This is not the first time 4Chan users have targeted Beliebers. They got a story about The Biebs having cancer to go viral, encouraging fans to shave their heads in a show of support. Several of them did without digging to confirm facts. They also launched a campaign to get Taylor Swift to perform at a school for the deaf.
It's all web-created fun and games until someone really gets hurt. While it does show the power of some web users, it's also incredibly damaging.
Beliebers, please, be more careful with what Internet sources you choose to "belieb." Shaving heads is one thing; hair grows back. But cutting is scarring and dangerous, and you can really hurt yourself.
Even Miley Cyrus weighed in on the controversy, retweeing this:
#cutforbieber? Cutting is NOT something to joke about. There are people who are actually suffering from self-harm, this is so disrespectful.
— Official CANCER(@OfficialCANCER) January 7, 2013
We could not agree more.
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In March 2008, IUCN Legal Advisor, Pepe Clarke, presented a paper on Climate Change and the Law in the Pacific Islands at the National Environmental Law Association (NELA) annual conference in Fremantle, Western Australia.
The paper, co-authored with CEL member Ilona Millar, examined the following themes:
• the impacts of climate change on Pacific islands
• the role of Pacific island states in international climate change negotiations
• the development of regional climate change policy and programs in the Pacific
• the role of law in supporting community level adaptation to climate change.
The conference also provided an opportunity to meet with CEL members, members of the judiciary and the NELA executive to discuss opportunities for collaboration in the Pacific region. NELA is an IUCN member.
About NELA
NELA is a multi-disciplinary organisation serving the needs of practitioners in law, planning, natural resources and environmental management, environmental science and environmental impact assessment, to obtain and exchange information on issues relevant to environmental law and policy.