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Fake Bake
Fake Bake Self Tanning Lotion
- Overview
- Ingredients
- Features
- Exclusive, patented formula contains penetrants that bond with your skins own pigment
- Formulated to transport DHA, the active tanning ingredient, to deepen layers of skin
- When used as directed, color stays for days without fading
- Moisture-rich formula that dramatically softens skin
- Results are more intense and natural looking than anything else on the market
- About the brand
Fake Bake is a new breakthrough in self-tanning, guaranteed to satisfy even the palest skin tones!
Deionized Water, Dihydroxyacetone, ethoxydiglycol, Caprylic/Capric Trigluceride, Octyl Palmitate, Propylene Glycol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dicaprylyl Maleate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Erythrulose, Glucosamine, Chondroitin, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, PEG-100 Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, PPG-5 Ceteth-10 Phosphate, Aloe Vera, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 80, PVP, Eicosene Copolymer, Dimethicone, Diazolidinyl Urea, Panthenol, Fragrance, Methylparaben, Trisodium Deta, Propylparaben, Red 40 (Cl 16035), Yellow 6 (Cl 15985), Blue 1 (Cl 42090), Yellow 5 (Cl 19140)
This product does not contain a sunscreen and does not protect against sunburn. Repeated exposure of unprotected skin while tanning may increase your risk of skin aging, skin cancer, and other harmful effects to the skin even if you do not burn.
ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES. Use small amounts and apply on clean skin. Lightly glaze over hands and feet, bending elbows and knees when applying. Allow to dry before going to bed. Can be used on face. Can be applied several nights in a row to achieve desired tan. Apply only once a week, however, you determine if more applications are necessary for deeper tan. If you have dry skin, moisturize before applying tanning product for a longer-lasting smooth tone for your newly tanned skin.
Fake Bake has conquered the quest for a perfect tan that doesn't damage your health. Formulas are preservative-free and contain botanically extracted ingredients, which means no streaking or unpleasant odors and they're gentle enough for sensitive skin. Fake Bake products hydrate and protect your body without clogging pores so you can enjoy a luxurious experience and rich looking tan that's natural and safe.
This Actually Works!!!I don't leave reviews on anything, but I had to leave a review for this sunless lotion. I applied it lastnight and WOW, this morning I woke up - rinsed off the excess color (according to the directions) and WALA! I look like I have been on a week vacation in Hawaii! I hope it lasts as long as it says it does. My skin is very pale and without tanning, I look like a ghost. At first, I feared this lotion would be too dark on my pale skin, but it's not! It matches perfectly and did not come out drastic, like I thought it would. The only thing I did not do was put it on my face. I would recommend a darker shade makeup or compact.Feb 19, 2010Christee
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No Comparison To Fake BakeThis stuff is absolutely amazing! It really does give you a "tan" not an orange tint. It really is easy to apply as well, but definitely use the gloves that Fake Bake provides. As long as you do a circular motion there are no streaks and the color guide makes it super easy to see where you have applied the lotion. I shower at night, apply a moisturizing lotion, then apply the lotion on at night, wait about 15-20 minutes before dressing and then in the morning I shower the color guide off and look like I just came back from Hawaii it's AWESOME!!!Nov 16, 2009Kelli
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Some Advicei absolutely love this stuff!! very natural looking. i usually buy little round makeup applicator sponges and use those to apply...the result is a beautiful even tan!Sep 23, 2009Liz / FL
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Great ResultsI have used a few self-tanning products and spray on tan with mixed results. The color was strange or was streaky. My girlfriend uses Fake Bake and wanted me to try it. She greased me down head to toe in this stuff. Much to my surprise, it worked really well. I had a nice even natural looking color. I'll definitely use this product.Aug 31, 2009Bo
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Pros And ConsPros:Color looks very naturally, even afer two applications in a row.The face formula also looked natural.Went on smoothly.I have no streaky or trange looking areas.My knees, elbows and feet dont have too much color and they dont look bizarre.Cons:The rose water smell of it reminds me of old lady perfume! However, it doesnt really have an offense self tan smell.The end resuly isnt very dark. I applied a second time right ater showering (eight hours later) and still I think its not very dark. Three applications would give me my desired darkness.The color guide will get everywhere so cover anything youre coming into contact with.Okay, the person above who said it doesnt come off in the shower is delusional. Of course it does - a lot of it, but it is just the color guide, not your tan so dont worry about it. Also, the person who said she doesnt wash it off - thats not a good idea. The guide rubs of everywhere. Plus, if you were to get any wetness on you or get sweaty youd have a really embarrassing situation.Ive tried Lancome, Tan in a Can, Sun Laboratories, Faux Tan, San Tropez, Loreal, Neutrogena, a a few others that I cant even remember the name of and this is the most natural color of all. I do like the Faux Tan by Bare Esscentuals as well.Jul 28, 2009Anonymous
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Horrible Product, Great Resultsthis moisturizer is the pits, not only does it leave u feeling greasy but it takes 4ever to put on, but i could deal with that if u look like uve been at waikiki 4 a month. i dont know y people say it comes off in the shower, it doesnt, and it really lasts, but NEVER USE ON UR FACE, i think the best is 2 put a bronzer on ur faceJul 10, 2009Kaitlyn
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Best Sunless Tanning Product I Have Tried.I love FAKE BAKE sunless tanning lotion. I have used it for a couple of years after seeing what tanning booths was doing to my skin & how awful other people look from too much tanning. I love the real tan look it gives! The negatives are the time it takes to put it on evenly and the sleeping with it on but Ill do it because its worth it. I would NEVER NOT shower after putting it on because it is greasy and wipes off onto your clothing so I cant imagine NOT washing off in the morning. I does take a few days of reapplying for me because I am very fair skinned. I only put it on from the neck down so I have no idea how it would look if someone put it on their face but I would like to hear from someone who has tried that.Jun 30, 2009Kkay / MN
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Easy To UseI love this stuff! If you want it to dry faster, try using a blow dryer on low.Jun 16, 2009Jmm / Ri
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Love It!i have to say im very surprised about all the negative comments! i love fake bake, have been using it for a few years and have recommended it to many people who also love it! one thing i can agree with, is that taking a shower in the morning does pretty much rinse it all off. but thats why i dont do it! i take a shower at night, apply (gloves ALWAYS!) and go to bed. in the morning i DONT SHOWER just get ready for the day! and it looks great i always get compliments. yes sometimes if go to bed right away ur sheets will turn brownish but it washes right out, i promise. anyways in general its a great color and doesnt streak, and is def. worth a try!Jun 15, 2009Kim / Pittsburgh
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Follow The DirectionsIf you follow Fake Bakes application directions (see fakebake(dot)com), you will not be disappointed. I have been using FB for YEARS and have never found anything even close to it. Worth every cent. A couple hours a week for a gorgeous tan? Yes, please!Jun 3, 2009Cindi
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Patron Count Week is coming, and that means we need volunteers! So what does that mean for you?
Patron Count Week is June 12-18, 2011. We need a volunteer to sit at a table in our lobby every hour the library is open to the public to count each man, woman, and child who enters. Sound like a big job? It's not! Anyone who knows their numbers is welcome to help out. In between counting, you can even catch up on the latest celebrity gossip with a magazine or keep your nose in your favorite book!
This special volunteer opportunity is the ONLY activity we do not require volunteers to attend volunteer orientation or have an application on file. (However, if you would like your volunteer activities to count, you will need to fill out a Volunteer Application and attend a New Volunteer Orientation.) If you are interested in helping with Patron Count, call the library at 281-550-0885 or stop by the Information Desk to sign up. We're counting on you!

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Ryka Enhance 2 Training Shoe
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Inspired by women, designed by women and made to perfectly fit! The Rykä Enhance 2 cross training shoe will provide ample support and lightweight cushioning perfect for any activity you throw their way.
- Breathable mesh upper with Flex-Foil and Direct-Fuse synthetic overlays for lightweight support
- Lace-up closure
- Mid-top design for added ankle support
- Heel pull tab for easy on/off
- Padded collar and tongue for comfort
- Fabric lining
- Removable contoured Precise-Return™ insole provides great underfoot cushioning
- Dual-density molded EVA midsole provides lightweight cushioning and firm support
- N-Gage high-rebound foam at heel and forefoot for shock absorption
- Rubber outsole with footprint design for superior traction and durability
- Weight: 7.7 oz. (women's size 7)
- Imported
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By: slinger1
Location: Illinois
April 12, 2014
A shoe with a higher fit on the ankle.
"I usually wear Ryka's but this shoe just did not feel right on my foot. I think its because the Ryka's I have are so cushy. I also think I need a bigger size."
By: GAHOME2MOM
Location: WILSON NC
March 13, 2014
"I am pleased with my new cross-trainers from Ryka.They are very comfortable. I usually order size 8.5 but ordered a 9. I am glad that I did with the suggestion of my husband. They do run a bit short compared to other brands that I have worn."
By: ShooLuvRinCO
Location: Colorado
March 09, 2014
Too Short!
"I love the look of the shoes and that they are a bit higher around the ankle. I purchased for a group kick-boxing class and was so excited to try them but...they do not fit. I read another review that these shoes ran short but since I normally order a half size up in training shoes, I thought they would be fine. They are not, sadly my toes are hitting the end of the shoe and I have to return them. I have two other pairs of Ryka and they are both true to size. Order a half size up in this model!!"
By: jenny00013
Location: chicago
February 24, 2014
nice shoe - order 1/2 size up!
"Ordered 7.5 online - which I usually wear in cross trainers; but these were too short. This is my 1st time ordering the RYKA brand; so not sure if this is typical. Thankfully they had the 8 in store and exchanged right away. Now I love them! Light weight and liking the look! I would have given 5 stars if it wasn't for that."
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Fergalicious Boho Western Bootie
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Item # 250055
Saddle up in the Fergalicious Boho ankle boot. This adorable western bootie has a statement tassel accent that makes this bootie one wild ride.
- Faux suede upper
- Side tassel accent
- Inside zipper
- 1½" sliver wedge heel
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
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- Online Exclusive!
By: JenniferMarie
Location: New Jersey
April 15, 2013
"Looks good with tights & skinny jeans. I have really small ankles and tend to stay away from short booties but these are just too cute! I get compliments every time I wear them :)They are comfortable enough to wear all day. I am usually a 7.5 and the 7.5 fits perfectly when I wear them with regular socks."
By: Quila
Location: Minnesota
March 25, 2013
"The cutest shoes ever plus comfy"
By: Outofcontrol
Location: Maryland
March 22, 2013
Fergie western bootie
"Love these booties. I am always getting compliments on them.So comfortable. Wore them to the mall first time and couldn't believe how my feet never hurt!"
By: unhappyinsac
Location: sacramento
March 12, 2013
broke quickly
"i was so thrilled with these booties when I got them. I got them for work so they were going to get pretty decent wear. I found them to be uncomfortable when wearing for 6 hours at a time. After wearing 3 days a week for 4 weeks the bottoms caved in. I lost all traction and slipped all the time. These boots were great for a couple weeks, but be careful if you plan on wearing them a lot... they don't last."
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Born Pascha Wedge
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Item # 257901
Extreme in both height and style, the Born Pascha is the ultimate trend in summer fun that will keep you comfortable all season long.
- Leather upper
- Ankle strap with adjustable buckle
- 1" platform, 4" covered heel
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
By: PetroMC
Location: Jamaica
December 17, 2012
Narrow Vibes
"If you have wide feet, do not buy this shoes. i like the color, the height of the wedge and everything BUT I bought them in a size 11 and they fit somneone that wears a size 10"
By: LoverofShoesinPA
Location: Philadelphia, PA
December 08, 2012
"Kind of cute, but not as shimmery in person as in the picture. A little plain,though comfy."
By: JJeff
Location: Riverside, CA
September 12, 2012
Great Shoes
"I own these shoes in both colors. I absolutely love them. Not only are they good looking, they are very comfortable as well. Definitely can't go wrong. Plus, I get tons of compliments!"
By: alisaSF
Location: SF,CA
September 01, 2012
"Very comfy, very cute! Fit my size exactly!"
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Caruso SalonPro 30 Molecular Steam Hairsetter
- Overview
- Features
- Curl intensifying shields make curls that last for days!
- Great for all types and lengths of hair - permed, color treated, chemically relaxed, short hair, hair extensions and wigs. Best styling tool for long hair.
- Creates perfect styles, spiral curls, waves and body in minutes.
- No chemicals necessary to create curls that look like a perm.
- Dual Voltage - Can be used on foreign currents.
- 1 yr limited warranty
- This system includes:
30 rollers: 6 petite, 6 small, 6 medium, 6 large, 6 jumbo.
Comb clips
Styling guide
Handy carrying case
- Always unplug immediately after using.
- Do not use while bathing.
- Do not place or store where it
- About the brand
Provides complete versatility for creating any of today's hair style with non damaging - steam conditions your hair as it curls.
The Caruso Professional Molecular Hairsetter was invented to finally gives women the results that they longed for - long lasting curls and volume while keeping hair healthy, shiny and in great condition. The Caruso Professional Molecular system is a revelatory process, tiny molecules of steam penetrate the hair shaft reforming the chain bonds to create healthy, strong beautiful curls.This hairsetter has been customized give you the styling power to accommodate any and all of today's most popular hair styles. The compact size also makes it ideal for home use.
Model#: 97953 / SKU: A8328
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Read all instructions before using. To reduce the risk of electrocution:
Wish you had natural curls? Fake it with Caruso's tools, the most versatile curling systems available. Caruso rollers and setters combine ionic technology, steam and a unique design to set curls with a molecular hold, bonded until your next washing. With the patented Caruso Molecular Ion Steam Technology, you'll have soft, conditioned curls in no time.
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Keds Champion Canvas Sneaker - Womens
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Add a touch of whimsy to your casual attire with the Champion canvas low-top sneaker from Keds! A must-have for your wardrobe, this fresh take on the sporty women's Champion oxford features a fun pop of color and sparkle embellished laces.
- Canvas upper
- Sparkle embellished laces
- Cotton terry lining
- Cushioned insole with arch support
- Textured rubber outsole
- Imported
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By: ilovebelugas
Location: Austin
September 17, 2013
I love Keds!
"Great Keds...I get so many compliments on the color! I had blisters the first time I wore them, but they were fine after that. This is probably my third pair of Keds and I will never stop buying them :)"
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Cultures & Communities
Furniture, cooking wares, clothing, works of art, and many other kinds of artifacts are part of what knit people into communities and cultures. The Museum's collections feature artifacts from European Americans, Latinos, Arab Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, African Americans, Gypsies, Jews, and Christians, both Catholics and Protestants. The objects range from ceramic face jugs made by enslaved African Americans in South Carolina to graduation robes and wedding gowns. The holdings also include artifacts associated with education, such as teaching equipment, textbooks, and two complete schoolrooms. Uniforms, insignia, and other objects represent a wide variety of civic and voluntary organizations, including youth and fraternal groups, scouting, police forces, and firefighters.
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Street Musicians
- Description
- Jean Léon Gérôme (1824–1904) painted this scene of Pifferari or street musicians serenading an unseen image of the Virgin Mary in 1870. Camille Piton etched it for an auction catalog of works from the collection of J. C. Runkle, which were sold on March 8, 1883. The auction was organized by Samuel P. Avery, art dealer and print collector. Pifferari come from the mountains in Calabria, Italy, and from the Abruzzi to play bagpipes and reed instruments like the piffero, a kind of oboe, before images of the Virgin in Rome during the Christmas season. Jean Léon Gérôme was a favorite painter of Stephen Ferris, who named his son after him.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1879
- 1883
- original artist
- Gerôme, Jean-Léon
- graphic artist
- Piton, Camille
- ID Number
- catalog number
- 14886
- accession number
- 94830
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Mission Church, New Mexico
- Description
- Thomas Moran etched this view of a mission church in New Mexico in 1881 after a photograph by friend and traveling companion William Henry Jackson (1843–1942). Moran had met Jackson in 1871 on Ferdinand V. Hayden's Yellowstone expedition, the first government-sponsored survey of that area. Jackson and Moran worked side by side recording views. While Moran's paintings of the West made his reputation, fewer than one-fifth of his etchings depict Western or Mexican scenes. His signature "TYM" at lower left stands for Thomas "Yellowstone" Moran.
- The church shown in this print was replaced by a stone building in the early 20th century, and the San Juan Pueblo recently changed its name to Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo. It lies twenty-five miles north of Santa Fe.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1881
- Associated Date
- 1881
- graphic artist
- Moran, Thomas
- photographer
- Jackson, William Henry
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- catalog number
- 14750
- accession number
- 94830
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- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center


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HELPER - Jimmy Edward Berryhill, "Strawberry", age 62, passed away Dec. 20, 2013 at his home in Helper while surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born Sept. 27, 1951 in Natchez, Miss.
A celebration of his life was held at the Regis Club in Helper, Utah on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 at 7 p.m. where all were welcome to attend. The arrangements are entrusted to the Heritage Funeral Home in Huntington, Utah. Friends may visit the online guestbook at www.heritagefuneralhomeutah.com.
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text: Plantronics Vista Amplifier brings hands-free convenience to your office, allowing you to choose between handset and headset at the flick of a switch. Suitable for use with the full range of Plantronics office headsets, the Vista fits neatly onto almost any desk. It delivers precise inbound and outbound volume control as well as simple operation.


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Eliza Tufted Upholstered Bed & Headboard
- Overview
Working with master upholsterers in North Carolina, we're able to offer exceptional flexibility in creating the bed of your child's dreams. Perfect for resting against while reading, the padded, upholstered headboard is available in a graceful camelback silhouette.
- Crafted with a kiln-dried hardwood frame.
- Headboard, foot rail and side rails are thickly padded and tightly upholstered with fabric.
- Complete twin or full size beds are designed for use with a mattress only (sold separately).
- Queen Size bed is designed for use with a box spring and mattress.
- Headboard-only option requires a metal frame and a box spring and mattress (each sold separately).
- Pair the Eliza Headboard with our coordinating bed skirts to complete the look.
- Twin: 42.5" wide x 83.5" long x 55" high
- Full: 57.5" wide x 83.5" long x 55" high
- Crafted in America by our own master artisans from local and Imported materials.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 42.5" wide x 83.5" long x 55" high
- Twin Headboard: 42.5" wide x 55" high x 5.5" thick
- Side Rails: 76" long x 12.5" high x 1.25" thick
- Clearance Under Side Rails: 3"
- Slats: 14
- Weight (twin): 102 pounds
- Full Overall: 57.5" wide x 83.5" long x 55" high
- Full Headboard: 57.5" wide x 55" high x 5.5" thick
- Side Rails: 76" long x 12.5" high x 1.25" thick
- Clearance Under Side Rails: 3"
- Slats: 14
- Weight (full): 120 pounds
- Dust often using a clean, soft, dry cloth.
- Blot spills immediately, and wipe with a clean, damp cloth.
- We do not recommend the use of chemical cleansers, abrasives or furniture polish.
- Do not over tighten fasteners, as this may cause distortion or breakage.
- Carefully package all original hardware to protect from loss or damage.
- Store assembly instructions in the envelope attached to the mattress base for future reference.
- Shipping & Return Info
This is an upholstered furniture item. In-stock items will usually ship within 7-10 business days for the cities listed below.
- San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, New York City, Baltimore, Boston, Cromwell, Atlanta, Raleigh, Charlotte, Tampa, Fort Meyers, Orlando, Miami, Fort Lauderdale
For other areas, your items will be delivered within 2-3 weeks.
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If your return for Merchandise Credit Cards is greater than $10,000, we will issue $10,000 in Merchandise Credit Cards to you that day, and then mail additional Merchandise Credit Card(s) for the amount in excess of $10,000 to you.
We cannot accept returns on monogrammed, personalized, special-order items, or on items damaged through normal wear and tear. We also cannot accept returns of final-sale items, which are identified by a price that ends in $0.99.
For returns of items purchased from your Pottery Barn Kids registry, we will gladly provide a refund or exchange for the merchandise within 90 days of your event or within 90 days of purchase, whichever date is later.
For assistance, please contact Customer Service at 800.993.4923
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I'll Be Home for Christmas
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- Brief Synopsis:
- A collection of heartwarming holiday stories from today's stars of passionate romance!
- Long Synopsis:
- A collection of heartwarming holiday stories from today's stars of passionate romance! LINDA LAEL MILLER delivers a holiday miracle in the bittersweet tale of a young woman who can't hide her broken heart--or her past--when she returns to her hometown. But a sexy widower may just help her discover the true meaning of home in "Christmas of the Red Chiefs." CATHERINE MULVANY spins a fairy tale come true in "Once Upon a Christmas." They flirted as teenagers, but it takes time--and some divine intervention--to bring two star-crossed lovers together at last. JULIE LETO pairs fire and ice in "Meltdown," the sensual tale of a Cuban-American PR whiz whose job description includes thawing out her CEO boss's frosty image. Will their sparks torch into flames of passion? ROXANNE ST. CLAIRE unwraps the thrills of Christmas in New York, where a female bodyguard toys with a dangerous desire for a mysterious hunk while protecting his young daughter. It's a risky game with passion as the prize in "You Can Count on Me." Can Count on Me."
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- 9781416548348
- Publisher:
- Pocket Star Books
- Date of Addition:
- 04/28/12
- Copyright Date:
- 2006
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- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Romance, Literature and Fiction
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Facebook announced its new integration for Androids, called Home, that puts your contacts' information ahead of apps. VPC
Facebook Home looks sweet and seamless, but how many will want it?
NEW YORK — Facebook may claim more than a billion active monthly users. But you've got to believe that only a fraction of those folks would actually want to buy a Facebook phone.
I'm not suggesting lack of interest. You saw all the hype leading up to today's announcement of the Facebook Home interface for what is, out of the gate anyway, a small selection of Android devices. And, yes, in the HTC First, there is something concrete that we can call a Facebook phone, or perhaps more accurately, a Facebook-optimized phone. It will cost $99.99 when it arrives April 12 from AT&T, in one of four colors. I'm just not persuaded that there are many Facebook users clamoring for mobile hardware from their favorite social network.
Don't get me wrong. I expect many of the people who own one of the devices that will be compatible with the new interface — out of the gate, the Samsung Galaxy S III, the Samsung Note II, the HTC One X and the One X+ — will give Facebook Home a try. (I know I will.) More phones, including the highly anticipated Galaxy S4 and HTC One, are coming. You'll have to download the new interface on these various devices via the Google Play store.
STORY: Facebook launches HTC First Android phone
STORY: Facebook Home — details from live event
ANALYSIS: Is Facebook phone worth the wait?
And best as I can tell from watching the Facebook event remotely via live stream, Facebook Home is attractive and seamless. It's got what appears to be a simplified app launcher, a Cover Feed screen that apparently does a lovely job of showing off pictures from your Facebook friends. It also looks like it will be a breeze to chat with your Facebook friends via what Facebook is calling Chat Heads (small circles that appear with a person's Facebook profile picture). You're unlikely to miss Facebook feeds and notifications, which turn up over the app that you are already using on your phone.
I'm just skeptical that the midtier HTC First — and I have to caution readers that I say this without any hands-on experience with the device — will suddenly jump to the top of a consumer's wish list when they consider all the cool phones that are already out there competing for their affection.
In that sense, Facebook's strategy of making Home available on multiple Android devices is a smart way to go rather than pushing its own hardware too hard. (No word on plans to provide a version for the iPhone — Apple is unlikely to cede precious mobile real estate to Facebook). The last thing Facebook needs to be doing is throwing its weight behind a chosen handset maker (HTC in this case) while ignoring all the manufacturers that are competing for buyer affections.
So we'll see what kind of traction Facebook gets. I'm eager to spend time playing with Facebook Home. And I do have questions: Will there be a noticeable battery hit? Will I tire of the Facebook pictures that show up as the Cover Feed? You never know what you're going to get, of course, and besides, I'm also not sure I'm ready to give up the image of my family that currently serves as my phone/lock screen photograph in favor of ever-changing pictures, no matter how good-looking, from my Facebook friends.
And also left unsaid was how Facebook may eventually try to monetize Facebook Home. There was no mention of ads showing up on your phone's home screen. While I don't expect that to happen, at least anytime soon, it is worth begging the question of what Facebook's intentions are.
But the biggest question of all: Do you like Facebook well enough to have it in your face every time you peek at your home screen?


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Bold Moves: The David Booth Purchase
Thomas Drance
March 27 2013 04:43PM
Yesterday we kicked off the "Bold Moves" series with our attempt at a hindsight-free retrospective on the Keith Ballard deal. We'll continue in a similar vein with that series today, as we take a look at the David Booth purchase.
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The Cost
You'll notice that in the title of this post we referred to the Booth deal as a "purchase" rather than a "trade." That's because purcahse is more accurate.
In October of 2011, Mike Gillis executed a transaction where he in effect bought David Booth, Steven Reinprecht's contract (which Scott Reynolds described at the time as a "$1.99M liability"), and Vancouver's own third round pick - which the Canucks had originally sent to Florida in a deadline deal for Chris Higgins - from Dale Tallon and the Florida Panthers. To complete the deal Mike Gillis sent the Panthers two injury prone veteran players coming off of surgery in Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm.
Per Reynolds again "once you factor in the other salaries and the value of the pick, David Booth was sold for about $1M" in addition to committing to pay his contract for the subsequent three seasons. Basically Mike Gillis gave up little in the way of hockey value in order to acquire a 26 year old forward and former thirty goal scorer coming off of an unproductive season.
The Bet
The Canucks had been after David Booth for a while before they finally acquired him. Mike Gillis, for example, told the media in his post-2011 trade deadline press conference that the team's trade for Chris Higgins had come out of a longer discussion about a different player. Think that player might have been David Booth?
David Booth was 26 at the time of the trade, and he was coming off his worst season as a professional (in which he'd nonetheless managed 23 goals). His ice-time was dropping and following a season in which he was a -31 for an awful Panthers team, he was a -6 through his first six games of that season for merely a crummy Panthers team. The Panthers had a glut of new, mostly overpaid depth forwards whom Tallon had signed that summer, and obviously he decided that Booth wasn't part of their future.
Tallon was eager to rid himself of David Booth's contract, while Mike Gillis had an opportunity to buy low on a player he'd previously pursued. He had good reason to ignore Booth's ugly individual goal differential - Booth was crushed by the percentages that season - and little reason to suspect, as we do today, that Booth was an on-ice shooting percentage outlier(*).
(*) At the time David Booth's on-ice shooting% was middle of the pack over a four year sample (an elevated 8.2%). It's not as if there were warning signs that were ignored.
Really this purchase was a no brainer when you consider Booth's track record of dominating the puck and chipping in twenty-plus goals per season like clockwork (so long as he's healthy). His ability to drive play from the wing(*) and the physicial element of his game promised to provide the Canucks with something which they were lacking at the time, and which they've seemed so eager to address in the time since.
(*) Booth's WOWY's from his time in Florida make plain who was driving the bus possession-wise between Booth and every single one of his most regular line-mates. What they don't show is how critical Nathan Horton was for driving Booth's shooting percentage...
The risk involved in the transaction concerned David Booth's contract and term, and his concussion history. We'll get into that more in a bit, but I think it's pretty clear that acquiring Booth was something of a tap in bet for Mike Gillis at the time. Even if you're the type who thinks that David Booth should be a buyout candidate this summer, this trade still doesn't look that bad for Vancouver's General Manager. After all, it's not like it cost the Canucks anything besides money.
I'm not sure that I've ever heard this addressed specifically, but it seems to me that Vancouver's philosophy changed somehow after the Boston Bruins series. In Mike Gillis' first few years as General Manager, he didn't really go out of his way to acquire size or toughness (Darcy Hordichuk aside), preferring instead to win with speed and scoring. For every Raffi Torres signing, or trade for Andrew Alberts - there were two moves designed to make the team more skilled.
Gillis drafted guys like Anton Rodin, Cody Hodgson and Jordan Schroeder in his first two drafts as General Manager, and acquired the likes of Christian Ehrhoff (another straight purchase) and Mikael Samuelsson. Sure Mike Gillis also brought in some physical welterweight type players like Dan Hamhuis, Keith Ballard and Chris HIggins, but all of those guys could skate too. Before the 2011-12 season, Gillis' Canucks teams seemed to prioritize offense and scoring, they made a habit of turning the other cheek between the whistles and letting their power-play be the club's enforcer.
Since losing in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, the Canucks have drafted almost exlclusively big forwards at the draft (2011: Nicklas Jensen, Alexandre Grenier, Joseph LaBate, Ludwig Blomstrand, 2012: Brendan Gaunce, Alexandre Mallet). Meanwhile they dealt Cody Hodgson for a mammoth with potential in Zack Kassian, they purchased David Booth and they spent an entire summer playing footsie with Shane Doan.
It's possible that David Booth was the first hint at a bit of a new direction for this Canucks team. Gone from the lineup since 2011: Christian Ehrhoff, Mikael Samuelsson, Cody Hodgson and Sami Salo. Meanwhile Kevin Bieksa was retained and Jason Garrison, David Booth and Zack Kassian were brought in. I think it's clear which foursome would make for a better 4on3 power-play unit, and I also think it's obvious which foursome would be tougher to do battle with over the course of a seven game playoff series...
I can't know for sure, but I'd suggest to you that the Canucks purchased David Booth because of his ability to drive play at evens, and provide a physical element in the top-six. That they were able to do so when his value was so low was a bonus.
Unfortunately for the Canucks, as low as Booth's value was in October of 2011, it's even lower now.
The trade doesn't even look silly from a Panthers perspective a year and a half out. Consider that Dale Tallon got 90 games and 33 points out of Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm last season. The Canucks? They've only recieved 68 games and 32 points out of Booth's first two seasons in Vancouver.
So far gambling on David Booth hasn't paid off for the Canucks, but I'm still unconvinced that the Michigan born forward is overpaid by all that much (maybe a million dollars - when you consider that at worst he's a high-end version of Dustin Penner or Daniel Winnik). The real reason this deal has failed for the Canucks, however, has little to do with shooting percentage and less to do with Booth's contract. It has everything to do with Booth's inability to stay healthy.
There were some durability redflags with David Booth, seeing as he suffered a severe concussion during the 2009-10 season. But that hasn't been his issue in Vancouver, and I find it difficult to ascribe his health issues as a Canuck to anything besides rotten luck.
Consider that Booth suffered a knee injury on a Kevin Porter cheapshot just as he was finding his stride with the Canucks in 2011-12. He then pulled his groin during fitness training a few days after the lockout ended this past January. He returned to the lineup, but just twelve games into his season he suffered a high-ankle sprain that ended his season. By the way, the ankle sprain is a pretty rare injury in hockey.
Those are three different injuries, all of a "freak" variety. It's not like Booth is "damaged goods" and has a degenerative hip ailment or something. But those are the breaks that often make or break a bold move. It's still a bit too early to call David Booth's Canucks tenure a failure - he's still a useful, complimentary top-six forward when healthy. But two seasons out, and it's clear that the Canucks haven't recouped what they were hoping to on the Booth purchase, even though the cost was low and the initial bet was a sound one.
Bold Moves Series
The new NHL, post Bettman Lockout 2 (how awesome is it that we can number those?), was supposed to be an improved game where smaller, faster, more-skilled players could thrive. Do you believe Vancouver changed its philosophy as a result of how the game is called in the playoffs? Was it a misjudgment on GMMG's part that building a smaller, more-skilled team could compete in the post-season?
March 28 2013, 09:12AM
The refs/league changed the game, so the Canucks chose to adapt. Once the refs swallowed their whistles, I think the writing was on the wall for the skilled teams that thrived on the PP.
Every one and his dog understand the way the play-offs are called it's been that way since Noah was a boy. MG for ever the academic argued that that era was at an end and drafted small skilled players. To the detriment of the team, fans and players master academic great MG was wrong repeat wrong. It took him far to long to reach that conclusion, accept the fact rather than pine for a different standard and change the NHL in the process. It's taken way to long to understand he has to deal with what is rather than what he wants. His quotes we will build a team in accordance with the rule book was petty and unrealistic. Mike get over yourself and do what's right for the club.
The Justin Schultz loss was another case of MG putting himself before the club. We missed on a future all star "D"
His actions can be judged as follows IMO
Booth + Ballard = Higgins + Lapierre
the bad and the good, well IMO the bad wins out hands down. writers can speculate all they want but the stats B & B have brought to the club has wasted almost $9 million worth of Cap space and no team can get ahead with one arm tied behind their back.
Hodgson = Kassian
still in doubt but at this time it is clear Hodgson was the better player. Kassian might, it is argued be better in the long run, but think about it the reason they needed Kassian as much as they did was to correct the Schroeder and Rodin selections. Kassian might never achieve the standard they hope for in short he's a work in progress. Schroeder has skill but the game is played a lot around the baords and he just gets bowled over. Rodin will fade away like a bad dream.
Make no mistake I enjoy listening to MG lecture the press and the fans but he has not been a great success story. The best moves for this team I hate to admit came because of BB + DN.
MG may be getting over his philosophical theories of what's best for the game and started drafting outside of his earlier comfort zone but we've wasted numerous years at a time when the club has genuine star players.
The gigs up and the club IMHO is going to slide a for the next few years. We may have some good prospects we just don't have great prospects and with out the likes of Crosby, Malkin, Segan, Toews, Kane you don't have a difference maker. The best system in the world cannot over come greatness.
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When two states have a dispute, the other 188 states in the world are more than passive observers. They do not want the dispute to spread. They want the dispute to be resolved in a way that does not stimulate further related disputes. In brief, the uninvolved nations have an interest in peaceful conflict-resolution. That interest coincides with existing international law which is itself peace-seeking (international law shuns anarchy). International law is a coherent, complex, self-adapting, and purposive system; it makes its presence felt in all international disputes and controversies because it represents the aggregate interest of all the states not directly involved in a given dispute. There are many payoffs in conceptualizing international law as a system suggested in this paper, but by far the most important is to transfer zero-sum international wars and conflicts into n-person non-zero-sum games. These games involve maximin strategies of both conflict and cooperation. Indeed, they account for the vast amount of cooperation in the world - cooperation that accumulates over time even as disputes or wars cancel themselves out.
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You've heard of alligator wrestlers; now meet a new breed of reptile hunter.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — From California to New Hampshire; Crawfordville, Fla.; to Miami, more than 200 people from 24 states will descend on South Florida in January to try to nab a Burmese python.
With help from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the University of Florida, they will have a chance to help loosen the 30-year grip of the species on the Everglades.
The 2013 Python Challenge, the trademarked brainchild of the state, is aimed at capturing as many Burmese pythons as possible and registration is still open. Florida already spends $300,000 to $350,000 a year on removal of the snakes that are native to southeast Asia.
STORY: Huge python caught in Florida Everglades
STORY: Pythons strangling Everglades ecosystem
State wildlife officials also want to raise awareness about a species that can grow to more than 20 feet and poses a threat to the health of the delicate ecosystem found in the Everglades.
Participants will meet Feb. 16 at Zoo Miami after a monthlong competition beginning Jan. 12 to learn who won prizes for the most pythons harvested and longest snake. Top winners will receive $1,500 and $1,000, respectively.
The python population in Florida has been estimated at more than 100,000, but Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Carli Segelson said counting the snakes is difficult because of their camouflage and the vastness of their territory.
Though theories differ, Segelson and others speculate that the snakes escaped during Hurricane Andrew in 1992 when high winds destroyed a wholesaler's building.
"It's difficult to pinpoint exactly where all of the snakes come from," Segelson said. "But it is believed that some of the snakes potentially escaped from pet stores or breeders."
Pet owners also have released snakes when they became too difficult to manage.
But in the wild, the pythons have thrived, in part because they have no natural predators. Now the state is introducing them.
John Calderazzo of Fort Collins, Colo., will be making the trek. The English professor at Colorado State University is hunting not only snakes but material for his nonfiction writing.
"I'm really concerned about what's happening with the Everglades," Calderazzo said. "It seems like a petri dish for any exotic animals."
Calderazzo lived in Florida in the 1960s and said the invasive species fits menacingly into the bigger picture of the environment.
"I see the python thing as a kind of example as something we have let loose on the world and allowed it to multiply before we've had a chance to know what its implications are," said Calderazzo, adding that "pythons are the reptile version of kudzu," an invasive vine native to Japan and southeast China.
Earlier this year, scientists in the Everglades captured the largest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, measuring 17.7 feet. The female held 87 eggs, another record and the true concern of wildlife officials.
Diane Hirth, a habitat and species conservation specialist with Fish and Wildlife Conservation, said the first documented nest found in the Everglades in 2006 was a sign the snakes were thriving in the tropical climate.
"If they're there and they're breeding, then that's one too many," Hirth said.
They feed on small mammals, birds and even the occasional alligator, according to the National Park Service, which oversees more than half of the 4,000 square miles of the Everglades.
Anyone can participate in the snake hunt, but those who apply for a python permit will be allowed to hunt outside of four Everglades wildlife management areas that are designated as hunting grounds for the competition.
Along with a $25 application fee, those younger than 18 are required to have a Florida hunting license.
The Python Challenge is the latest effort to control the population.
In 2010, then-Gov. Charlie Christ agreed with the Florida Legislature to prohibit the possession, import, sale or breeding of the Nile monitor lizard and five species of non-native snakes, including the Burmese python. The legislation was prompted, in part, by the July 2009 death of a 2-year-old Sumter County girl killed because a family's pet python escaped its cage.
In the Everglades, pythons threaten endangered species like the Key Largo wood rat and the wood stork.
"These animals are obviously going to compete with other animals for food, and they are also going to consume native wildlife," Segelson said.
About Burmese pythons
• They are different from other snakes because they have two functioning lungs and small, visible vestigial hind limbs that play a role in courtship.
• Pythons kill their prey by constriction, not venom.
• The snakes can reach up to 25 feet in length and close to 200 pounds.
• Pythons can stay submerged for more than 30 minutes.
• Pythons have more than 400 sets of ribs.
• Pythons can live for 30 years in the wild.


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(CNN)Here's a look at the life of Hosni Mubarak, former president of Egypt.
Birth date: May 4, 1928
Birth date: May 4, 1928
Birth place: Kafr-el Meselha, Minufiya, Egypt
Birth name: Mohammed Hosni Mubarak
Marriage: Suzanne (Thabet) Mubarak
Children: Gamal, 1963 (son); Alaa, 1961 (son)
Education: National Military Academy (Egypt), 1949; Air Force Academy (Egypt), 1952; Frunze General Staff Academy (USSR), 1964
1952-1959 - Works as a flight instructor at the Egyptian Air Force Academy.
1952-1959 - Works as a flight instructor at the Egyptian Air Force Academy.
1965-1967 - Commands several Air Force bases.
1967-1972 - Appointed as the Director of the Air Force Academy and Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Air Force.
1969 - Mubarak is promoted to Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Air Force.
1972 - Mubarak is promoted to Commander in Chief of the Air Force and Deputy Minister of War.
October 1973 - Promoted to the rank of Air Marshal of the Egyptian Air Force.
October 6, 1973 - The Egyptian Air Force launches a daytime surprise attack on Israeli soldiers occupying the east bank of the Suez Canal. Within 20 minutes, the pilots hit 90% of their targets. This begins the Yom Kippur War, which lasts for several weeks, making Mubarak a national hero.
April 15, 1975 - President Anwar Sadat names Mubarak vice president of Egypt.
1976-1981 - Mubarak travels extensively as Sadat's emissary. He also assumes control of the day-to-day operations of the government, which frees Sadat to concentrate on foreign policy.
1978 - Appointed as the Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP).
October 6, 1981 - During a Cairo military parade commemorating Egypt's victories in 1973, Sadat is assassinated by a group of Islamic fundamentalists. Mubarak, standing next to Sadat, suffers an injury to his left hand.
October 13, 1981 - Mubarak is elected president of Egypt and is sworn-in as the country's sixth president the next day.
October 5, 1987 - Mubarak is reelected president.
1990-1991 - Emerges as a leader in the U.S. led coalition to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, by committing 40,000 troops to the mission.
1993 - Mubarak is reelected president.
June 26, 1995 - Survives an assassination attempt in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by an al-Qaeda affiliated group.
September 6, 1999 - Survives an assassination attempt in Port Said, Egypt.
September 26, 1999 - Mubarak is reelected president and is sworn in on October 5.
October 16-18, 2000 - Hosts an emergency summit meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In attendance are: President Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, Ehud Barak, King Abdullah, Javier Solana, and Kofi Annan.
November 22, 2000 - Egypt recalls its ambassador from Tel Aviv in protest of West Bank air strikes by Israeli forces.
September 24, 2001 - Two weeks after the September 11 attacks, Mubarak gives an interview with France 3 television in which he details how Egyptian intelligence foiled a plot to assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush and other heads of state in Genoa, Italy for the G8 summit on June 13, 2001.
March 13, 2002 - Mubarak meets at Sharm el-Sheikh with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Mubarak pledges to pressure Saddam Hussein into allowing the return of United Nations inspectors. He also reiterates the Arab frustration with the perceived bias of the United States towards Israel in the Mideast conflict.
May 1, 2002 - Mubarak delivers a speech critical of the United States and its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
June 4, 2002 - In an interview with the New York Times, Mubarak says that Egypt warned the United States about an imminent al Qaeda attack approximately a week before September 11.
June 6-8, 2002 - Meets with President George W. Bush in Washington to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Mubarak's peace plan.
November 19, 2003 - Mubarak is forced to break-off from a televised parliamentary speech when he becomes ill. He returns several minutes later and completes the speech.
February 26, 2005 - Requests the Egyptian parliament amend the constitution to allow for multi-party elections.
September 9, 2005 - Mubarak is officially declared the winner of Egypt's first multiparty presidential election, nabbing a fifth, six-year term. Of the nine candidates for president he wins the election with 88.57% of the vote, but turnout is lower than expected. His closest contender is liberal Ayman Nour, with seven percent of the vote.
March 13, 2006 - Meets with Pope Benedict XVI. They discuss Iraq, Iran and the prospects for Middle East peace.
May 28, 2006 - Hosts a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in an effort to coordinate security measures along both countries border, also talked about Israeli-Palestinian peace in the Middle East.
June 17, 2006 - Meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and asks for renewed peace talks between Israel and Palestine.
June 2007 - Holds a summit meeting at Sharm el-Sheik with King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel.
August 18, 2009 - Meets in Washington, D.C. with President Barack Obama to discuss the process of peace in the Middle East.
March 2010 - Undergoes gall bladder and intestinal surgery in Germany.
May 2010 - Requests Egypt's parliament extend emergency law in the country for two more years until May 31, 2012. The request is granted. The country is under the same martial law that has been in place since October 1981 when Sadat was assassinated.
January 2011 - Rioting in Cairo and other cities over poverty, unemployment and repression in Egypt. Protestors call for Mubarak to step down.
January 29, 2011 - Just after midnight Cairo time, Mubarak addresses the nation and announces that he has asked his government to resign. Later in the day he appoints Omar Suleiman, his intelligence chief, as his vice president. Suleiman is Mubarak's first vice president in 30 years of rule.
January 31, 2011 - Swears in his new cabinet.
February 1, 2011 - Mubarak announces he will step down in September when his term ends.
February 11, 2011 - Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman makes a televised announcement telling the world that Hosni Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt.
February 11, 2011 - The Swiss cabinet freezes all possible assets in Switzerland belonging to Mubarak or his family.
April 12, 2011 - According to an Egyptian military spokesman, Mubarak is admitted to Sharm el-Sheikh International Hospital. Egyptian State TV is reporting that he suffered a heart attack during questioning over possible corruption charges.
April 13, 2011 - Egypt's Justice Ministry announces that Mubarak and sons Gamal and Alaa have been detained by the authorities. The 15-day detention is part of the investigation of the deaths of protesters in Cairo.
April 26, 2011 - Egypt's prosecutor general announces Mubarak will not be moved to a military hospital in Cairo as ordered because the move would be life-threatening.
April 26, 2011 - The prosecutor general's office extends the detention of Mubarak's sons, Gamal and Alaa, another 15 days.
May 8, 2011 - Mubarak's detention is extended another 15 days. This is the his third 15-day detention.
May 13, 2011 - Mubarak's wife Suzanne is ordered held for 15 days. Shortly afterward she suffers a heart attack and is hospitalized.
May 17, 2011 - Suzanne Mubarak is released on bail after she gives up bank accounts worth $3.4 million and a villa.
May 24, 2011 - The Egyptian general prosecutor's office announces that Mubarak and sons Gamal and Alaa will face trial on charges of corruption and of killing protesters.
May 28, 2011 - Mubarak and two other officials are found guilty of "causing damage to the national economy," and fined more than $90 million for turning off the internet and cell phone service during the unrest that began in January.
May 30, 2011 - Doctors announce Mubarak's heart condition makes him too ill to be jailed while awaiting trial.
June 20, 2011 - Mubarak's lawyer Farid El Deeb announces that Mubarak has stomach cancer. El Deeb also reveals that Mubarak underwent surgery in Germany in June 2010 to have parts of his pancreas, gall bladder and a growth on his small intestines removed.
July 17, 2011 - Mubarak regains consciousness after falling into a coma earlier in the day, a hospital official says.
August 3, 2011 - Mubarak's trial for corruption and the killing of more than 800 protesters begins. The proceedings are being held in the police academy where Mubarak is wheeled in on a gurney, wearing a white prison uniform. He pleads not guilty.
October 30, 2011 - Mubarak's lawyer tells CNN that his trial has been put on hold for two months pending a decision on whether to replace the judge. Attorneys for victims have objected to the judge presiding over the case.
June 2, 2012 - Hosni Mubarak is found guilty of the killing of protesters and is sentenced to life in prison. He is immediately transferred to Tora prison in southern Cairo to serve his life sentence. Six of Mubarak's aides and his sons, Gamal and Alaa, are acquitted.
June 11, 2012 - A spokesman for Egypt's Interior Ministry announces that Mubarak has fallen into a 'full coma'. The announcement also says that Mubarak's two sons, Gamal and Alaa, have submitted a request to the prison authority to be at his side and that the request has been accepted.
June 19, 2012 - Mubarak's lawyer tells CNN that he has suffered a stroke and has been moved to the Maadi military hospital from the Tora prison hospital. The next day he is removed from life support equipment as his health stabilizes.
December 15, 2012 - Mubarak sustains injuries when he slips inside the prison hospital and is transferred to a military hospital 12 days later.
January 2013 - Egyptian news media report Murbark and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly have been granted a new trial.
May 11, 2013 - Mubarak's retrial begins. He appears in court on a stretcher, wearing dark sunglasses.
August 22, 2013 - Mubarak is released from prison and placed under house arrest at a military hospital.
May 21, 2014 - Mubarak is sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of embezzlement. His sons Gamal and Alaa are sentenced to four years each on the same charge.
November 29, 2014 - In retrial, Mubarak is cleared of charges. He is acquitted of killing protesters, and found not guilty of corruption.
January 13, 2015 - An Egyptian court overturns Mubarak's May 2014 conviction on embezzlement charges and orders a retrial.
May 9, 2015 - The Cairo Court of Appeals upholds a three-year sentence against Mubarak, but gives him consideration for time already served, the state newspaper reports.


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Emilio Coppola (coppolaemilio)
Stellar is an open-source program inspired in "Game Maker" for Pygame/Python development.
The goal is to have a program to design your own games using easy-to-learn drag-and-drop actions and different easy tools for begginers.
When you become more experienced, you will have the possibilitie of writing and editing your game with the full flexibility given by Python/Pygame.
This is the first version, it has almost nothing, but I would love to be helped by anyone interested in the project.
You are free to distribute the games you create with Stellar in any way you like. You can even sell them. This of course assumes that the sprites, images, and sounds you use can be distributed or sold as well.
Feel free to contact me to [email protected]
The New Direction Hello there, this is onpon4 instead of Emilio making the blog post today. Just want to let you know that we're not dead, and we're moving forward, and I also want to let you know what's been going on. About a week ago, I proposed a new development method for Stellar... Continue reading on http://stellarpygame.blogspot.com.es/
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Applications for the Masses by the Masses: Why Engineers Are An Endangered Species
By toddfast on May 12, 2008
I did a session last week at JavaOne 2008 where I talked about how application development, and the role of application developers, is changing. Here's the abstract:
When we engineers normally think of applications, we think of elaborate technology that takes highly trained developers weeks, months, or years to develop and debug. But our days are possibly numbered. In this era of light-speed boom and bust, the demand for technology is higher than ever and engineers and their traditional development techniques simply can't keep up. What's needed is "disposable applications," applications so quick and easy to write that they are cheaper to throw away than to maintain and which the increasing numbers of casual technologists can consume and even create themselves.
Fueling this demand in recent months has been the release of high-profile web platforms (such as Facebook, Ning, Meebo, and others) that increasingly enable nontechnical users to compose mashups and other social and situational applications out of widgets and RESTful-style web services, all built by use of lightweight technologies and composed right from the browser.
This session describes how these factors are coming together to produce a new paradigm of application development in which hordes of 16-year-olds are in charge and software engineers are overwhelmed by the flood of applications created by tech-savvy novices. It also examines the roles of high technology versus technology for the masses and shows that they are actually complementary and a boon to engineers and nonengineers alike.
I presented to about 500 people over two sessions on Wednesday and Friday, and despite the fact that I could not show a demo, it was a rapt audience. Since then, coverage has been popping up around the Web.
Here are slides and links to articles and other material:
- Developers' role shifting from apps to platforms (InfoWorld) (digg it)
- Sun Java chief to developers: 'We're genetic freaks' (Reg Developer)
- Widgets Revolutionizing App Development (Redmond Developer News)
- "The most entertaining session that I attended was Todd Fast's...All I need is a 2.0 development environment and I ready to go." (Octavian Tanase's blog)
- "The award for Loudest Applause at a non-keynote session goes to Todd Fast... His talk centered on the long tail of user-constructed applications. But that summary doesn't do justice to the masterful way he deconstructed the space." (Artima Developer)
- "The second talk I thoroughly enjoyed was given by Todd Fast...looking at the changing dynamics in application building" (Gail Anderson)
- "The session...by Todd Fast...highlighted the trend that the new generations are confident in customizing or extending applications; not in the traditional way but using tools handed by traditional developers." (Floris' Blog)


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49" wide x 30" high x 95" length
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Power outage affects 2,500 customers
September 3, 2013
A power outage affecting 2,500 customers struck Nevada City and Grass Valley at 11:30 a.m. today, according to Pacific Gas and Electric spokeswoman J.D. Guidi.
Power was restored at 11:58 a.m., and after an investigation of the cause, equipment failure on a pole was found on the 1500 block of Ridge Road in Nevada City.
Power was downed again to make repairs, and the same 2,500 customers lost power at 3:40 p.m., Guidi said. It was restored at 4:03 p.m.
The cause of the initial outage was unknown as of 6 p.m.
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports Writer
It was sweet revenge for the Uintah Utes as they spoiled Emery's homecoming football game last Friday night. After Emery did the same to them just a year ago in Vernal, the Utes were overly excited with leaving Castle Dale with the 21-20 overtime win. Emery, on the other hand, felt a little dejected with this one getting away.
This game got off to a rocky start for the Spartans. Uintah blocked the punt attempt after Emery's first offensive series and recovered the ball at the Emery 19-yard line. Uintah would score and take a 7-0 lead. This turned out to be Uintah's only serious threat of the first half.
Emery's Dusty Jensen ended three Ute drives with pass interceptions in the first half but the Spartans could not capitalize on any of them. The score at the half was that same 7-0.
In the second half, Jensen returned the Uintah kick-off 22 yards to the Emery 31-yard line. JT Noyes took the handoff on the first play from scrimmage and ran 62 yards to give Emery first and goal at the Uintah 7-yard line. After Chance Ariotti picked up five yards, Gatlan Huntington finished off the drive with a 2-yard run. The extra point kick was no good and Uintah led 7-6.
Emery played great defense in limiting the Utes to 13 yards in their next two series, as they had to punt each time. Emery was not any better as they also had to punt each time. Huntington got off a great punt after the third Emery series and pinned Uintah at their own 1-yard line. Emery held them on the first two plays bringing up third and 10 at the 1. Uintah picked up the first down on a run up the middle and then went on to pick up three more first downs on third down plays enroute to a 99-yard drive and a touchdown. Uintah now led 14-6.
On the ensuing kick-off, Noyes caught the ball at the Emery 7-yard line and returned it 93 yards for a touchdown. Huntington ran the extra point try in and the score was tied 14-14 with 7:27 left in the fourth quarter.
Both teams were ineffective offensively to close out the game and the game went to overtime. In Emery's second overtime game of the year, Emery got the ball first at the 25-yard line.
A Huntington pass to Tanner Procarione was incomplete but then a pass to Cameron Hansen was complete for 17 yards. Two more passes were incomplete before Huntington hit Hansen for the 8-yard touchdown. The kick was no good and Emery led 20-14.
Uintah now started at the 25-yard line. They picked up three yards, four yards and two yards bringing up fourth and one. They picked up the first down and more on the next run. It was now first and goal at the 6-yard line. Uintah picked up a yard, had an incomplete pass and picked up a yard to bring up 4th and goal at the 4-yard line. On a pitch to the tailback, Uintah ran right and scored, as several Emery defenders could not make the tackle. The score was tied and Uintah then made the extra point attempt and snuck away with the win.
After the game, Coach Jimmy Jones told his players, "We win together, we lose together. That's a tough loss. We had our opportunities. If we want to be as good as we can be then we have to execute better." That about sums it up. This was a good ball game and was entertaining for the fans. Just take away a blocked punt or a long drive or a missed tackle and everyone would have felt better. Emery now hosts Carbon this Friday night.


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Major hotel chains are asking for an end to the federal government shutdown, which they say has caused people to cancel trips.
In a letter sent to President Obama and Congress on Thursday, the American Hotel & Lodging Association and its members asked for "an immediate agreement to fund the government and establish a degree of economic certainty to allow for continued growth."
The group said that the nation's hotels are losing more than $8 million each day because of the shutdown, which is now in its 10th day.
The shutdown has forced the closure of national parks, causing thousands of people to cancel their trips and hotel reservations. The group said that communities near national parks are expected to lose $76 million a day in visitor spending.
International travelers have canceled their hotel reservations because they are confused about whether or not they will be able to enter and leave normally, the group said. And hotels in northern states are getting calls each day from Canadians checking to see if the border is open.
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"Current fiscal conditions are leading to increased consumer uncertainty, all to the detriment of economic growth," the group wrote. "In short, the government shutdown is increasingly impairing the lodging industry's ability to hire, grow, and contribute to the economy."
In a separate statement the association's president and CEO Katherine Lugar said that "hoteliers are a major economic driver and job creator across the country, and the industry's ability to continue its growth is hamstrung by inaction from our policymakers."
"The administration, House of Representatives, and Senate need to act swiftly in the best interests of the entire nation and end this shutdown," she said.
Signatories to the letter include Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Hilton Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Loews Hotels, and Best Western International.