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Nora Davis (Letícia Román), a young American woman visiting her ailing aunt in Rome, witnesses the vicious murder of a woman in a deserted piazza after dark. She cannot convince anyone that what she saw was not a dream. She eventually discovers a box of newspaper clippings about a series of gruesome killings in the local area dubbed the 'Alphabet Murders'. Fearing she is next on the killer's list, she decides to try and track down the malicious culprit with the help of the dashing Dr. Bassi (John Saxon). Can they find the killer before they too become victims?
Mario Bava was a director who not only wielded a great mastery over gothic horror traditions in films such as Black Sunday, Kill Baby Kill and Black Sabbath, he also cut a formidable swathe through the contemporary thriller genre too. With films such as Bay of Blood, Blood and Black Lace and The Girl Who Knew Too Much - a work generally considered to be the first ever giallo film - Bava placed his edgy stories firmly in the 'now' (the 'now' being the swinging Sixties and impossibly groovy Seventies).
Taking the popular at the time 'holiday adventure' movie formula, in which a film's protagonists would get up to all sorts of misadventures and hilarious romps whilst abroad in Rome, the director turned it on its head. The resultant conception was an unnerving story that would thrust its perky American 'outsider' heroine into a dark, tumultuous and labyrinthine twilight world of murder, mystery and sexual intrigue. The murder mystery aspects of the tale were lifted wholesale from pulp crime novels extremely popular in Italy at the time. Dubbed 'giallo' (Italian for 'yellow') because of the tell-tale yellow covers, these crime mystery books were by writers such as Agatha Christie, Mickey Spillane and Raymond Chandler and they were marketed as gialli when they were published in Italy.
With The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Bava subsequently created the blueprint for all giallo movies to follow. Many of the basic giallo elements appear here in prototypical form. Nora, an American in Italy, is the typical 'outsider' who finds herself in the midst of a murder mystery investigation. This now common notion of the displaced protagonist is one of the most recognisable conventions of the genre, in both its literary and cinematic incarnations. Even though The Girl Who Knew Too Much is considered to be the first giallo, another of this genre's most recognisable traits (that of the killer's fetishistic wardrobe of black leather gloves, fedora and raincoat) does not appear - though Bava was responsible for creating the memorable look in his next giallo, Blood and Black Lace. Whilst the typical giallo killer garb is absent, the convoluted motive for the killings is very much present and correct. When all is unveiled at the climax, the antagonist's perverted sense of logic is revealed to be rooted in a past trauma that has resurfaced and manifested itself in the murders. References to Hitchcock - another major influence on the giallo film - also abound throughout the film; even the title is a sly reference to The Master.
This being a Bava film, one can expect all the usual visual flourishes and gorgeously framed scenes of tension and intrigue. The Girl Who Knew Too Much is peppered with striking shots and memorably lensed moments such as when Nora awakens in hospital to find a group of white robed nuns crowding around her bed and then dispersing - shot from above the image resembles the opening of a giant flower. When Nora follows a series of clues, she stumbles into an empty apartment and follows the music from a record player down a corridor eerily lit by the swinging bulbs hanging from the high ceiling. It is interesting to see how Bava creates such intense atmospheres and striking shots in black and white (much as he did in Black Sunday) given that he is famed for his use of vivid colours and garish set designs as backdrops for his perverse narratives. The house by the piazza where Nora is staying is comfortable and chic - plush even. Though at night, when the sun goes down and Bava drenches his set in moody shadows and gorgeous chiaroscuro lighting, the space becomes sinister and threatening. The camera stalks through the shadows and menaces Nora as much as her stalker does with threatening phone calls.
The film also exhibits an irresistibly dark humorous streak most obvious in the fun constantly poked at Nora for being an avid reader of crime thriller books. Her 'mental well-being' is called into question at several points throughout the film because she loves Agatha Christie et al. A running gag involving marijuana cigarettes crops up time and again and provides the film with a comedic and light-hearted end note. Bava pokes fun of as well as utilises various thriller conventions. Allusions to Ariadne and the minotaur's labyrinth are brought to a fitting peak when Nora creates a complex web of string throughout her apartment in order to catch the murderer she is convinced is trying to break in, only to have Dr. Bassi accidentally wander into the house to check on her and get caught up in her 'web'. This also provides the film with one of its most interesting and commanding visual motifs.
The two leads exude a compelling repertoire and sizzling chemistry. As Nora, Letícia Román is fresh, funny and sexy - she exhibits an equal amount of feistiness and vulnerability to ensure the audience maintains a watchful eye over her fate. As the charming and suave doctor, John Saxon delivers a fine performance and brings a welcome light heartedness to what would otherwise be a stiff and nondescript male lead. Through these two characters, Bava shows us around the sights of Rome with all the enthusiasm of someone truly in love with their city. However, in the night-time scenes he deftly weaves an atmosphere of dread and menace and the once welcoming and sun dappled plazas and piazzas take on a more sinister edge. Danger lurks around every corner of this shimmering mystery movie.
With The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Bava effortlessly creates an intriguing mystery and plants it firmly within an atmosphere pregnant with foreboding and strange allure. Unlike the plethora of gialli to follow this movie (including Bava's own next venture into the genre), the emphasis here is placed firmly on the mystery and the process of solving it. Proceeding titles would focus more on the murders themselves as the narrative and murder investigations took a back seat.
The next significant giallo to terrorise and titillate audiences was an altogether more concentrated and colourful affair: Blood and Black Lace. This film would really cement the conventions of the sub-genre with its overwhelmingly stylish and chic design and the gaggle of beauties within the thin story falling victim to a black gloved lunatic - each act of sadistic violence filmed in glorious, close-up technicolour…


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Description ADULT Pale morph has dark wings (except for white "flash" at base of primaries) and tail. Head has dark hood, neck is variably flushed with yellow, especially on nape, and otherwise whitish underparts have variable dark breast brand, most striking in females. Dark morph is uniformly dark brown, except for white wing "blazes." JUVENILE Has brown upper wings, barred brown underparts, and barred gray underwings except for white "blaze" at base of primaries. Note stubby central tail extensions and subtly paler rump.
Dimensions Length: 22" (56 cm)
Habitat Nests on high Arctic tundra. Pelagic at other times. Migrates down Atlantic seaboard where it is common Jul-Oct; winters in small numbers.
Observation Tips Seen from pelagic trips, but seldom from land.
Range Great Lakes, California, Northwest, Mid-Atlantic, New England, Eastern Canada, Texas, Plains, Western Canada, Southeast, Florida, Alaska
Voice Silent away from breeding grounds.
Discussion Powerful, stocky seabird with broad, long wings and direct flight. Adult has diagnostic twisted, spoon-shaped extensions to central tail feathers. Latter feature, and larger size, allow separation from daintier Parasitic Jaeger. Harasses other seabirds into regurgitating previous meal, and sometimes kills smaller birds. Sexes are similar, but adults occur in two color morphs.

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After sharing my apron drawing recently, I came upon the journal entry I wrote when I first encountered the aprons two years ago, a pain-filled essay that never made it in to my book, A Kiss B4UGo.
I was aiming to empty out a bunch of bags of stuff that have been sitting on our window seat ever since Patti and Donna filled them during their organizational sprees in early March. One of the bags was full of aprons, the bulk of Patti's collection.
There is something very Patti about aprons. They are girly, though I occasionally had to wear one like some comic strip husband, some Dagwood. They were nostalgic objects, found in flea markets and thrift stores, but for her they were all functional and practical; because she had to cook (and do most everything) sitting down in her wheelchair, they protected her clothes from splashes of grease and spaghetti sauce. Most of them were handmade and whimsical, sewn with novelty prints of roosters or cows and embellished with frills and appliqués.
I went through the bags, finding one of her many purses filled with breath mints and tissues and little notebooks. There was a bag full of wool and half knitted things. There were lots of gift items, things she had gleaned at sales, full of potential and reminding her of someone. But they sat with the tags still on, and I had no idea who she planned to give them to.I had intended to be so productive, finally tackling all of the piles of stuff I had been avoiding for the last five months, and suddenly, I was broken down and sobbing. My mind was empty of words but overwhelmed with feelings. Who would ever need all these aprons? Who would ever get these presents? How could I even throw away this box of breath mints?I recategorized the things in the bags, then put most of them back. Then, suddenly furious, I ripped down the biggest box in the pantry, the one labeled 'wheelchair parts'. All these broken brakes and axles and inflated cushions filed with punctures, the supplies I needed to constantly jury-rig repairs on her chairs, no longer necessary and taking up space. Cursing to myself, I emptied the box into a garbage bag, then stopped.Do these things matter too? Will I one day be filled with regret that I threw them away? Should they all go back on the shelf? No, I resolved, I need to throw them away — but I'll keep one brake mechanism as a reminder of the rest.I had made no real progress against the thoughts that haunt me late at night, the seemingly overwhelming task of getting on with things by getting rid of things. Instead, Jack and I stripped the slipcovers off the couch and took them to the laundromat, then emptied the fridge and scrubbed its shelves. A minor step against the incursion of chaos, a battle won, the war still to be waged.


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Description Cancer irroratus, common name the Atlantic rock crab, or peekytoe crab, is a crab in the genus Cancer. Other local names are Maine crab, bay crab, sand crab and mud crab. It has nine marginal teeth on the front edge of the carapace beside each eye.
These crabs are similar in color to, and overlap in size with, the Jonah crab. They can be distinguished from that species because they have larger marginal teeth. They also have a wider range, and are more common in some locations. Both species are edible, but because the Jonah crab can reach a much larger size and has a much larger claw size, the Jonah crab is more intensely fished.
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In a provocative paper published this week, researchers say they have figured out a way to link a person's DNA to their anonymous genetic data in a certain kind of public research database. But the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which hosts one of the largest such databases, says it's not taking any new steps to prevent someone from using the method to breach privacy. That contrasts with NIH's response 4 years ago, when a similar study prompted the agency to pull genetic data from its public Web sites.The issue then involved studies that compare DNA variants called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in people with and without an illness to find disease risk markers. NIH had begun posting online pooled SNP results from hundreds of people, thinking privacy would not be breached. But then scientists reported in PloS Genetics that if they had a sample of an individual's DNA, they could link it to that person's SNP results within a public DNA pool. NIH (and the Wellcome Trust) removed data from public sites; NIH now allows only approved researchers to download pooled data from SNP disease studies.Such access barriers are less common for a different type of genetic data: measures of gene activity derived by analyzing RNA levels in a tissue sample. Because this gene expression data wasn't thought to be traceable to an individual, researchers have routinely deposited RNA results in public databases. One example is NIH's Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, which holds nearly 1000 datasets for gene expression tests on human tissues. Anyone can look up data for individuals who participated in, say, a study on breast cancer or childhood obesity.Now it seems that this RNA data can be linked to a person's DNA after all. Eric Schadt and colleagues at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City reported this week in Nature Genetics that they have developed a technique for generating a personal SNP profile, or a DNA "bar code," for an individual based on their gene expression results. This means that, in principle, if someone had a DNA sample from a participant in a study stored in GEO, they could devise a SNP barcode, match it to a GEO sample, and look at that participant's biological data.Despite implications similar to those of the 2008 PloS Genetics papera remote but real possibility that research participants could be identifiedNIH isn't as concerned this time. In a statement, the agency said that while NIH leaders "will be reviewing the finding" and its implications, "NIH sees no need to modify its data sharing practices at this time." National Human Genome Research Institute spokesperson Larry Thompson explains that the risks seem low because what Schadt's group did requires "a complex statistical tool" and "it's not an easy thing to do." NIH's attitude was different 4 years ago, he says, because it "was the first time," and NIH felt it should "go to the extremes of caution."Schadt says he didn't expect NIH to impose new limits on data access. His message, he says, was "to highlight that in fact there may be no way to protect privacy" of individual genetic data. Instead of blocking access, Schadt says, NIH should educate people that there's a chance that their data won't remain confidentialand instead rely on "downstream" protections such as genetic antidiscrimination laws.Attorney Dan Vorhaus, who runs the blog Genomics Law Report, agrees that "the idea that we can promise a complete separation from data and identity is now largely discredited." Vorhaus says that NIH should update its data-sharing policy to require that study volunteers be told that the privacy of their genetic data can't be guaranteed. "Participants should understand the risk and be free to assume that risk if they wish," Vorhaus says.
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I fear him beating me a lot more using his speed to chase me down than I do with him trying to shed blocks on plays right at him. Whether you run at him with direct runs or traps/pulls (more or less misdirection plays) I will leave up to the staff.
I think it is a heck of a game that is undecided deep into the 4th quarter.
Funny story.
I went to school in Manhattan for a year. First day there, go into a grocery store, and the counter guy immediately picks up on what he called my accent and asks where I am from. I tell him to guess.
"South Carolina."
"No, further south."
"No, right next door."
"West Virginia?"
And they say WE are the dumb ones.
Thank you Lee Corso! He picked the Crimson Tide!
UGA has never won when Corso has picked them.
I thought it weird that Oregon St. is playing a game today even their Conference Championship Game was last night.
Oh and CORSO'S PICK RECORD: 152 - 70
Definitely not a Lock but not too shabby.
my "fearless" prediction of the day....Kansas State rips my Horns a new backside in prime time tonite,Collin Klein has a Heisman worthy performance (too little too late)......and Mack announces his retirement within 48 hrs after the game or after they accept their consolation bowl game to either the Cotton or Alamo Bowl


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You asked for them and here they are. Click on any of the thunbnails below and they will bring you to the actual larger photo. When finished viewing each photo, just press the left (return) arrow on your browser. If you don't recognize the photos, just put your cursor over the thumbnail, and it will tell you who is in each picture. ENJOY! [If I don't have a correct name for somebody (like maiden name versus married name, or wrong name, or even no name where I have used question marks) would somebody please notify me and I will correct it.]
I will be happy to post on this site any pictures that were taken at any of our recent class functions, or pictures of groups of classmates (2+) you have taken recently in private gatherings. Mail them to David Siegelbaum, 1179 Hohlfelder Road, Glencoe, Illinois 60022-1018. Please enclose a postage paid self addressed envelope and I will return them to you once they are scanned (please give me a few weeks). On the back of each photo, please write the names of everybody in the photos, from left to right. If you provide me with your E-mail address, I will send you digital copies of the photos as well.
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We now have the full line-up for Wave 2 of the 6" Black Series from SDCC.
Leia: Slave Girl, Han Solo: ANH, Greedo, and Boba Fett (Same Figure/No Carbonite Block)
Pretty decent line-up. Glad that Han and Greedo are in the same wave. Wish Boba Fett would have been retooled and repainted as a RotJ version though... so as to be paired with Leia: Slave Girl. But still... awesome sauce.
Though no Prequel figure is a surprise. Guess that means that Anakin and Obi-Wan: ROTS will both be in Wave 3.
Princess Leia: Slave Girl - Wow... they did a fantastic job with nailing every detail of that costume. While it's not my favorite look for Leia by far... it's a great looking figure. Can't wait to get her.
Han Solo: ANH - Han turned out pretty good. Harrison Ford's face is still very difficult for any company to nail. Especially his look from ANH. They seem to do better with ESB and RotJ Han faces.
Greedo - We've already seen and said pretty much everything about this guy.
Boba Fett - Ditto for the Fettster. Though I do wish it was the Return of the Jedi version.


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We have a dog and he is adorable but a lot of work at times. He needs food, water, love, care and a place to stay when we are gone overnight. My kids want a fish. I know that I will end up cleaning the tank and taking care of it in the long run and I just don't have the time or energy to take care of one more living thing right now! So I found these awesome Fincredibles from Gemmy (maker of our favorite butterfly and firefly in a jar!) so my kids can have all the fun of a pet fish without any of the work for me!
They come in a real looking fishbowl that you add water to. It has a tightly sealed lid! Then you can enjoy watching your fish swim around! I can vouch for the lid as Danika tipped it over in her bed (off her nightstand) and nothing leaked!
The fish is really cute and as you can see close up it is on a string but when it is swimming around you don't notice it. At night it looks so cool to see the different colors light up. You can tap on the lid for different interactions too. Right now it is sitting in Danika's room and serves as a nightlight for her to tap the lid on when she needs some light. It's so pretty!
Buy It! You can buy these really cool Fincredibles in a variety of fish/plant life styles at Kmart and Cracker Barrel for the retail price of $24.99.
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Existing code libraries and engines may be used, whether or not they were made by you (but games or game logic may not be). As for art... I'm not sure. A part of me wants art to be original (and made during the 7 days), but at the same time, I don't think I'll have require audio to be made/composed during the 7 days... My current thinking is that 2D and 3D art must be made during the 7 days, but audio is not restricted. Thoughts on this?
Seems like for art and music assets, a flat "create it within the 7 days, or use public resources available to everyone" is fair.


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Bill would reduce middle class taxes
This past week the Minnesota House of Representatives unanimously passed its first bill of the legislative session — a bill to reduce taxes for middle class families.
In today's political climate of gridlock and gamesmanship, I'm glad legislators from both sides of the aisle came together to put the best interests of the people of Minnesota first.
HF6 conforms our state's tax system to changes passed in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which allows an estimated 200,000 Minnesotans, including teachers, students, homeowners and seniors, to file their state taxes with more convenience and with a greater tax benefit.
Late enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 by Congress created potential problems for Minnesota taxpayers. If Minnesota does not conform with the new federal changes, each taxpayer who claims any of the affected deductions will need to file a special form to calculate their Minnesota income tax liability. By conforming to the new changes, Minnesotans will likely not need to change forms and taxpayers can file without making additional adjustments.
According to the Minnesota Department of Revenue, more than 250,000 Minnesotans would benefit from federal tax conformity, including: 55,000 teachers who claim the $250 educator expense deduction; 90,000 homeowners who claim an itemized deduction for mortgage insurance premiums; 60,000 students or parents of students who take up to $4,000 for the higher education tuition and fee deduction; unknown number of seniors who would need to recalculate the amount of Social Security benefits taxable in Minnesota, exceeding the amount taxed federally because they would not qualify for the IRA distributions to public charities if age 70 1/2 or older.
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Labiobarbus Leptocheilus Journal
I got this fish while working at Petsmart and since it was a fish that we don't sell, nor is it one I had ever seen before, I decided to take it home. It came in with the Chinese Algae Eaters, which leads me to believe that both this fish and the CAE's we sell are wild caught, despite what management tells me. I had a heck of a time identifying it but thanks to the people on this forum I believe I have the correct ID on it as Labiobarbus Leptocheilus. According to Baench Aquarium Atlas it should grow about 7 inches.
I'm creating this thread/journal for 3 reasons. First, to log any color/size changes as well as giving myself a quick reference to how fast it has grown. Second, for anyone who somehow comes across more of these fish, hopefully they won't have as much trouble as I did finding information about them. And third, if anyone has any that they don't want, I would love to have more.
This photograph is from October 2012:
This is a photograph I took a month later (only note is that the fins became somewhat red during this time):
And this is a photograph from Baench Aquarium Atlas Vol 3, listed as Labiobarbus Leptocheilus:
This is by far the most similar looking fish I have been able to find a picture of, even if it is not quite 100% the same. The difference being that my fish has slightly red fins and the fish from the book has a more defined stripe.
Fish size:
October 2012 - Roughly 1.5 inches
March 2013 - Roughly 3.5 inches
For the first month or so he would not eat flake food, and only seemed to nibble on algae wafers. He now is happy with either, but seems to prefer the flakes. After he got big enough to do so, he started picking up the gravel with his mouth, chewing on it, and spitting it back out. Typical carp behavior, and he is definitely closely related to goldfish/koi as he has that same dorsal fin, who both do the same.
Fish compatibility:
For the first few months I kept it in a 10 gallon tank with Glow-Light Tetras. At first it schooled with them, but as it got bigger it became slightly territorial and chased them around. I removed it from the tank at about 3 inches, and at that time the chasing of the Glow-Lights was nearly constant. There was never any fin nipping.
After I removed it from the 10 gallon I put it in my 90 gallon tank (Feb 2013) that has Black Skirt Tetras, Bloodfin Tetras, Pristella Tetras, Siamese Algae Eaters (not full grown, equal size to it), and BN Plecos (also not full grown, equal size to it). There has not been any fin nipping any either direction. I have noticed the Pristella's seem to be hiding more since I put him in, but at the same time there has been lots of plant growth and I believe they enjoy hiding themselves in the plants more and I don't believe they've been bullied at all.
I will try to update this thread every month or two. At the very least just to update with how he has grown. I am curious to see if he will reach the 7 inches listed in Baench Aquarium Atlas (assuming I have the ID correct). He has grow significantly but at the same time he doesn't seem to be growing quickly enough to reach that size within a year or even two.
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I will be following this journal closely! I still remember when we all were trying to identify the unknown fish.
Another thing that I thought about, which might've explain why its patterning seems unlike any labiobarbus species is that it still may be in juvenile colors?
Labiobarbus Festivus, according to a different aquarium atlas (though I no longer recall which one):
The point is that there are another 7 species that I really have no idea what they look like. So this could very well be one of those 7.
I appreciate your interest and I will try to update this thread from time to time with new pictures and size updates.
Size: 4 inches
My fish continues to grow since I've moved him to the 90 gallon tank. The Baench Aquarium Atlas size of 7 inches is probably correct, since the SAE's are just as big and growing just as fast and are supposed to be max out at 6 inches.
The slight red tint to his fins has disappeared in recent months. The red was probably a juvenile coloring or it is possible it has gone due to the lower PH in the bigger tank. Can't be sure of which.
I'd like to post another picture but I don't have access to a camera at this exact moment. But I will say he is looking more like the above photo of Labiobarbus Leptocheilus every day. His stripe is becoming a little more defined and even seems to be gaining that very slight vertical stripe towards the front. I am more convinced than ever that that is the correct.
I will try to post a photograph in the near future.
Well I promised some new photos 'soon'. It's been a couple months, but better late than never I guess. This guy is a pain to photograph because he's in such a big tank and he doesn't hold still long. 95% of my photos were blurry.
An interesting side note though, I saw on a website someone was selling some of these (for $30 each). They were also not sure on the ID but they did include Labiobarbus Leptocheilus as what it might be. Unfortunately they were sold out by the time I ever saw it. Here are the photos from their website (hopefully copyright isn't an issue):
Not sure if the red in that final photograph is a gender difference, age difference, or possibly just a reflection from the red rocks in the background.
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Interesting. What I've noticed is that the tail spot of yours seems seems to be much more defined than the photos. Age related perhaps?
My thought is it could be one from a slightly different region than the others. Most aquarium fish get interbred so significantly that every fish looks fairly uniform. Since these are all probably wild caught, one from a different stream may have a slightly different spot to it. Just a theory, I have no idea how realistic that is.
Another possibility is that it's another type of Labiobarbus. The most common is Leptocheilus, then the easiest to identify is Festivus (with the red and black fins, pictured in the OP). It's very, very difficult to find information on the other 7 types. Ocellatus should look fairly similar with a defined spot on the tail but should also have a humeral spot (like a pristella tetra's spot), which mine does not have.
Labiobarbus Ocellatus:
So 6 other types it might be. Hard to say which one it is for sure.
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The first truly good picture I've been able to get of it. The act of chasing it around the tank to get a good picture caused his normally slightly red fins to wash clear. That aside, it's easily the best picture yet. This fish is clearly a female. It's gotten fat twice, and seems to be starting to get fat again. It also doesn't seem to be growing much in size anymore. It's only slightly bigger than it was a months ago.


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Overall, I would say the sound quality is excellent. There are no noticeable flaws. No missing frequencies in the spectrum (pretty rare). It seems to cover everything from the lowest sub bass to the high highs. It does this in a way that "accentuates" the low/high end creating the slight V shape. However, it maintains a very natural sound and everything flows smoothly together with no apparent humps in the frequency range.
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An exhibition beginning Feb. 19 at the Mudd Manuscript Library highlights more than two centuries of musical life on campus, focusing primarily on the development and evolution of student vocal and instrumental groups. Above, Clifford Dupree, president of the Glee Club, sings the University's anthem, "Old Nassau," at Commencement in 1972 while leading his fellow Princetonians in the song's accompanying "from the heart" salute.
At left: Predating even the University Orchestra, the Banjo Club (shown here in 1898) was among the earliest instrumental groups to form at Princeton. Along with the Mandolin Club, these small ensembles began performing at Glee Club concerts in 1884, and continued to play steadily until the 1930s.
The University Marching Band forms the Princeton shield during a football game in the 1950s. The Mudd Library exhibition features early records from the Marching Band, the Tigerlilies, student jazz bands and groups formed by alumni returning for Reunions.
Below left: The Roaring Twenties a cappella group performs in a 1985 arch sing. Concerts held under the University's many arches are among the numerous forms of musical expression that students have created for themselves at Princeton.
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A new exhibition, "Tune Every Harp and Every Voice," at the Mudd Manuscript Library draws upon the library's rich holdings to document more than two centuries of musical life on campus. On view from Feb. 19 until July 27, the display demonstrates that the history of music at Princeton bears witness to the changes of the University as a whole.
The exhibition focuses primarily on the development and evolution of student vocal and instrumental groups on campus such as the Glee Club; a cappella groups like the Nassoons; the University Band and Orchestra; and now-defunct groups like the Banjo Club.
Even students who did not participate formally in any of these groups are still connected to generations of other Princeton alumni through a now canonized corpus of songs extolling Princeton. This exhibition displays important, notable and rare examples of Princeton songs that have long provided the soundtrack of campus life.
The centerpiece of the exhibition, and in many ways the lodestone of Princeton music, features a celebration of Princeton's most famous and most enduring song, "Old Nassau," which has been Princeton's anthem since 1859. Its words were written that year by Harlan Page Peck, a member of the class of 1862. When an effort to sing it to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" proved unsuccessful, Karl Langlotz, who taught German at Princeton and directed a choral group, wrote the music for it.
Exhibition items taken from the University Archives at the Mudd Manuscript Library reflect the vast and varied holdings of the library itself. Among the rare items on display is Langlotz's personal violin upon which he composed "Old Nassau," along with examples of the variations in the song's lyrics that were prompted by the ever-changing face of the University population. The opening line of the song, originally "Tune every harp and every voice,'' became "Tune every heart and every voice'' around the mid-1880s.
Accompanying the violin is a wide sampling from the archives' sheet music collection of the variety of songs that have been written about Princeton, and song books used during senior step singing, a tradition in which the class gathers to sing songs that reflect on their campus experiences. Ephemera from concerts, including the tickets, programs and posters, give testament to the variety of musical expression that students found and were able to create for themselves at Princeton.
Drawn from the archives' audiovisual collection, albums on display include early records from the Marching Band, the Tigerlilies, student jazz bands and groups formed by alumni returning for Reunions. The recordings demonstrate the skill with which these groups were able to take advantage of new technology to make their music available far beyond the traditional campus boundaries. Musical events on campus have been well documented by campus photographers, and some images on display include group portraits from musical clubs dating back to the mid-19th century, ranging from the Marching Band in action to spontaneous musical concerts held under Princeton's many arches.
The exhibition also honors and reflects on the experiences of the classes of 1957 and 1982, which celebrate their 50th and 25th anniversaries, respectively, this June. A portion of the exhibition draws from a wide variety of photographic and documentary sources to recall notable events on campus during these classes' tenures. Among the events that are highlighted for the class of 1957 is a trip to "The Ed Sullivan Show" made by members of the 1956-57 Triangle Club; the retirement of President Harold Dodds; a campus visit by then-Sen. John F. Kennedy; and the controversy surrounding fiery campus chaplain Father Hugh Halton. Events documented for the class of 1982 include the long debated final report of the University's Committee on Undergraduate Residential Life; the visit of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands; the football team's first victory over Yale in 15 years; and the campus debate sparked by an editorial in The Daily Princetonian commenting on race relations on campus.
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A panel discussion titled "Anti-Americanism in Europe: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy and Diplomacy" is planned for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, in 16 Robertson Hall.
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Panelists will include: John Glenn, director of foreign policy at the German Marshall Fund and the primary author of the Key Findings Report for Transatlantic Trends, an annual survey of foreign policy attitudes in the United States and Europe; Sophie Meunier, research scholar at the Woodrow Wilson School who is studying anti-Americanism in France; and Richard Wike, senior researcher for the Pew Global Attitudes Project, a series of worldwide public opinion surveys.


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Family: Cathartidae, American Vultures view all from this family
Description ADULT Appears mainly blackish in harsh light, but brownish plumage tone is revealed at close range. Bald head is reddish and bill is pale. In flight, seen from below, silvery gray flight feathers contrast with otherwise dark plumage; note the proportionately long tail. JUVENILE Similar to adult, but with browner plumage and dark head and bill.
Dimensions Length: 25-32" (64-81 cm); Wngspn: 6' (1.8 m)
Habitat Fairly common summer visitor throughout U.S. and into southern Canada. Range contracts south in fall, many birds migrating to Central America. Found mainly in open and lightly wooded country.
Observation Tips Easiest to see on sunny mornings before too many thermals have been generated.
Range Florida, Mid-Atlantic, Western Canada, Plains, Texas, Southeast, Rocky Mountains, Northwest, New England, California, Great Lakes, Southwest, Eastern Canada
Voice Mostly silent.
Discussion The larger and more widespread of our two vulture species. Soars and glides with consummate ease with wings held in a shallow "V"; active flight is labored. Confusingly, referred to as a "Buzzard" by many nonbirders. Bald head helps reduce feather contamination when feeding on carrion; this is located by both sight and smell. Often perches with wings spread. Sexes are similar.


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Saving Remigio
Today is World Malaria Day! Join us in the fight against this deadly but preventable disease.
Vincent Kakooza is a village health team worker in Uganda. He battles malaria every day. Read how his training and dedication saved the life of 6-month-old Remigio, who is very special to him!


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Enjoy this canned bean and veggies salad recipe that's made using beans and corn and Old El Paso® Green Chiles – perfect for a flavorful side dish that's ready in just 20 minutes!
This recipe is a variation of the summertime favorite, three bean salad. Our salad combines two popular types of canned beans, black beans and Great Northern beans.
Red wine vinegar has a stronger flavor than white vinegar. The red vinegar gives foods a dark rosy color and a slight red wine flavor.
Top filled peppers with shredded colby-Jack or Cheddar cheese and a spoonful of salsa.
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Enjoy these delicious strawberry-shaped cupcakes made in a decorative way using cake mix, frosting and fruit snacks--perfect for an anytime dessert.
If you have only one pan and a recipe calls for more cupcakes than your pan will make, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Cool the pan about 15 minutes, then bake the rest of the batter, adding 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time.
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Pakpak Batak people
inland Barus, Sumatra, Indonesia
Effigy portrait of the wife of a village chief
19th century or earlier
stone, traces of pigment
92.0 (h) x 34.0 (w) x 40.0 (d) cm
Musée Barbier Mueller, Geneva
© Musée Barbier-Mueller Photograph: Studio Ferrazzini Bouchet
The Batak people create superb stone effigies [mejan] to venerate the noble dead, and assist the transformation of their souls into benevolent ancestor spirits. Male and female sculptures are placed side by side beneath the village banyan tree, where offerings are made to spirits of nature. The Pakpak Batak developed a tradition of cremation hundreds of years ago and the ancestors' remains are placed in urns alongside their effigies.
This sculpture depicts the majestic wife of a village chief. With heavy armband signifying her high status and wealth, the noblewoman's nakedness extols her fertility. The cavity above her decorative hair coil once held a bunch of sacred herbs.


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Low Life and High Times
Trip Start Jun 18, 2005
52Trip End Jan 01, 2006
Time to grab a few days of No Work, All Play. Arrangements made: Matthew and Me on Monday. We'll spend the day doing something we've never done before. One good thing about living in a big city -- you never seem to get around to doing everything. And so, the challenge. Try!
"I'll pick you up at 9 AM" I said on the phone. "Be ready for some walking." I didn't tell him of my plan, but in my head I'd named our day already. Seattle Lows and Highs. In 25 years of living here, I had never been on Bill Spiedel's Underground Tour
All of these attractions were within a few blocks of one another in the heart of downtown. A snap, I thought, even for me and my hobble-walk. (I forgot about the HILLS.)
I headed for Matthew's house, to pick up my fifth-born grandson, for a day of Just Him and Me.


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20:26 7th April 2013
Crooks wins it for Newcastle
Wolves Women 0
Newcastle United Women 1
After another weather-imposed break of four weeks, Wolves returned to their league campaign at Castlecroft Stadium, keen to get points on the board. Despite some rustiness they passed the ball really well, but will rue their missed chances after losing to an early goal.
Wolves were undone in only the 7th minute when their claims for handball went unheeded by the referee, and Newcastle's Stacy Crooks took advantage to shoot from range and put the visitors ahead.
Wolves fought hard for the equaliser, with Dani Selmes, just back from a hamstring injury, heading wide and Philippa Wilson hitting the crossbar. In the 20th minute Chanelle Hooper missed the best chance of the half, pulling her shot wide of the post when she was clean through on goal.
Wolves were playing some nice football, especially in front of goal, with Becky Hall and Dani Selmes linking up well, but they just couldn't find a way through. At the other end defenders Lauren Walker and Hannah Williams kept Newcastle at bay.
The second half continued to see Wolves pressing, with Selmes again heading over the bar, unable to take advantage of a free- kick from just outside the area.
Manager James Astle rang the changes in the 57th minute, with substitutes Amber Quick and Jordan Timmins-Ray joining the fight. As Wolves pushed on, they let Newcastle in a couple of times on the break, forcing some strong defending from Wolves' back line and an excellent diving save from keeper Natalie Hall.
With just 10 minutes to go Williams' shot on target struck a defender, but again Wolves' claims for handball were dismissed. Despite their best efforts Wolves just could not find the net, and must hope that next week's visit to bottom club Leicester City sees them back to winning ways.
Manager James Astle said: "Not one person involved can hide the frustration and disappointment today. I wish everyone could have seen it, a game we should not have lost at all.
"I was pleased with our possession and chances created, but displeased with decisions that went against us.
"Whilst it did show in certain areas we hadn't played in a month, there's no denying we should have had some form of result. Unfortunately all that will be seen is the result and not the performance.
"We hope now that we have no more interruptions and go on to get the results we deserve. All credit to the performance despite not taking our chances."
Team: N.Hall, Moore, Walker, Williams, Salter, Wilson, Hooper (Timmins-Ray), Morris (Quick) Selmes, B.Hall, Palmer (Perks)
Home win for Molineux ladies
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Jen Anslow's goal separated the two sides as Wolves Women secu....
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02 Apr 2017
Ladies held to draw by Loughborough
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Kegerator Beer Fridge
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Nostalgia Electrics Kegerator Beer Fridge - Black
Serve fresh, delicious draft beer to your friends and family when you use the Nostalgia Electrics Kegerator Beer Fridge (KRS-2100). You can enjoy draft beer in your home by filling this single-tap kegerator with a keg of your favorite beer, and this keg can hold one (1) full-size half keg or two (2) 5-gallon kegs. The semi-gloss black tower makes the entire kegerator look great, while the guard rail allows you to store glasses and other beer paraphernalia on the top of the beer keg refrigerator for easy access.
This kegerator is easily portable thanks to the four (4) rolling casters attached to the bottom of the fridge, so you can be sure to move the fridge to wherever the party is at! The black finish allows it to blend into the decor of any room, so you can keep it in the kitchen, the game room, the garage, and many other places around the house. The single, full-sized tap fits most kegs and will allow you to easily hook it up to your keg to serve your beer quickly and efficiently, while the included CO2 canister (supplied empty) will give you enough to serve 2-3 kegs. Perfect for parties, get-togethers, game days and much more, this keg will keep your and your friends happy for a long time.
Modern Design:The sleek black cabinet and semi-gloss black tower gives this kegerator a unique finish that fits well in any room
Fits Most Kegs:A full-sized tap and large refrigerated cabinet allows you to fit one (1) full-size half keg or two (2) 5-gallon kegs
Portability:Four (4) rolling casters allow you to move this kegerator fridge to anywhere you need to, especially around the house
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- Model: KRS-2100Nostalgia Electrics Kegerator Beer Fridge
- Brand: Nostalgia ElectricsBlack countertop
- Keg capacity: 1 full-size or two 5-gallonSingle full-sized tap
- Guard railInput voltage: 120 V/60 Hz
- Four (4) rolling casters for portabilityWeight: 80 lbs
- Made in: ChinaDimensions: 32.10" H x 26.20" W x 20.30" D
- Warranty: 90 days limited
- Height: 32.10"
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is the .AVS I made for all 12 files, ep. (1-12).DirectShowSource("F:\AMV Raws and Projects\Raws\ef - A Tale of Melodies\[Henshin]_ef_-_a_tale_of_melodies_03_(BD_x264_1920x1080_FLAC).mkv", audio=false, fps=23.976)
I converted them all using makeAVIS.
Then I tried importing them into Sony Pro 11.
But . . . this is where I run into trouble:
evaluate: unrecognized exception! (ffdshow dec avisynth script line 1)
That error message pops up when I try to import them into the program. It's not consistent, however. I can open each INDIVIDUAL .avi file into INDIVIDUAL projects, and they work fine; but when I try to add all 12 of them into one project, that error message pops up for half of them. Or sometimes only three of them. Each time I close and then open the same Vegas 11 project, different ones will not show as working, and that error pops up for each of them. Sometimes is episodes 9-12 that won't work. I close the project, open it again, and the next time episodes 6-9 won't work, and the same error message pops up. Can anyone please explain and possibly suggest a solution to this?


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|The Quintessential Trout Trout angling is the core of flyfishing worldwide.
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Green Again
Here is another Green river report. Read newbie's report below for the scenery, it really is beautiful. We started at little hole and walked up about 2-3 miles to get away from the crowds. Took about 5 fish on midges and scuds then went searching for risers. I found a pool with a crusing fish that I worked for about an hour before a shadow fell on the pool and he started to rise right along the shadow line. He ate a gnat on 7X and turned out to be a beautiful 15 inch cutt. That was the best fighting fish of the trip. Heading back down in the evening we found rising fish as we neared little hole. It was getting dark so I tied on a size 8 cicada and cast to the sounds of the gulping fish. We waited for the gulp and the tightening of the line. While the fish were carefully inspecting our flies during the day the took them freely at night. We both caught a bunch of toothy browns that night on drys.
The following day we headed to the dam. There a tons of fish up there and they get pounded so have become fairly tame and will not flush from their run but get very selective. We siened the river and found size 24 midge larva and micro scuds in abundance. I was into fish all day high stick nymphing with cream midges and grey micro scuds. You know you are doing well when people come up to ask what you are using. We were also able to entice fish with ants and crickets but no cicadas up by the dam.
Our last half day was spent walking around looking for rising fish and enjoying the scenery. My buddy did well with chernobyl ants and other big stuff. I took a few on ants and midge drys. All in all the green is a beautiful destination with fish eager to eat if you change flies constantly and find the right stuff. However we were a bit dissapointed with the size of the fish. The average was 12 to 14 inches with the largest being 19 and a few 8 inchers thrown in. Gotta get tying the Henry's Fork is in two weeks.
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"Ring around the Rosie" is taken to a new level of cute when your flower girl plays in this pretty-pink party dress. Its soft fabric, ruffled hem and rosy belt make it simply irresistible. Collar. Front snap-button closures. Button-flap patch pockets at chest. Zip fly with button at waist. Side pockets and key pocket. Double-layered ruffled hem. Includes faux-leather belt with floral embellishment at closure.
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Family: Carcharhinidae, Requiem Sharks view all from this family
Description One of the largest sharks in existence, considered second most dangerous to humans, next to great white shark. Color ranges from blue to light green with white or light yellow underbelly. Young sharks have dark spots and stripes which fade into adulthood. Wedge-shaped head with similar notched and serrated teeth in both jaws, which are continually replaced by new rows. Long fins, long upper tail, high back and dorsal fin. Dorsal fins are distinctively close to its tail. Swims using small body movements and can spin quickly on its axis.
Dimensions Up to 18' (5.5 m); 1,780 lbs (807 kg).
Warning The Tiger Shark is considered one of the most dangerous sharks. It is said to be responsible for more attacks on humans than any other shark except the White Shark, possibly because it frequently enters very shallow water. It has been especially problematic in the West Indies and Caribbean.
Habitat Open ocean, Ocean or bay shallows, Estuaries, tidal flats & salt marshes.
Range New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Florida, Texas, California.
Discussion Small pits on the side of their upper bodies hold electroreceptors called the ampullae of Lorenzini, enabling them to detect electric fields, including the bio-electricity generated by prey. Also have a lateral line which extends on their flanks down most of the length of their sides - detects vibrations in the water. Reflective layer behind the Tiger shark's retina called the tapetum lucidum enhances vision in low light conditions.


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I have a lab puppy that I am training for bird hunting following the smartworks system.
I am going dove hunting this weekend and I was thinking about taking him with us if the hunting is slow.
There will be about 3 or 4 shooters including me, but I will hold back on shooting to work with him.
So assuming the hunting is slow (as in each person only kills 3 or 4), is there any reason I shouldnt bring him?
He is 13 weeks old and has been introduced to birds and had guns shot over him before. He is making some good retrieves during training and we will be hunting in mowed pastures where the birds are easy to see when they fall.
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Hi! Yet again, a long time without posting anything... maybe
advogato crew would like to change my "diary" to "annuary"
or something like this! :-)
I've finally updated my notes (see above if you want).
I've worked a lot in my personal projects since past month, when I [was] left [by] my job during another big layoff at Conectiva. I hope to release the first version of Seis yet this year. There are some other releases to do, as soon as I finish their documentation (I hate doing this, that's why it's taking so long).


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Seven questions you need to answer about your financial crimes program
By Anne-Lindsay Beall, Marketing Insights Editor
How a bank views financial crimes says a lot about that bank according to Jim Candelmo, Executive Director and Banking Secrecy Act Officer at online bank Ally Financial. "It says something to your shareholders, to the government and to your customers."
Caldelmo strongly recommends using analytics to detect and prevent financial crimes. "You have the analytics in place to track sales and marketing – you need to use those same powerful platforms to protect your customers against financial crime. Customers expect you protect them — and to do that you have to have a plan," says Caldelmo.
Caldelmo says you need to be able to answer these six questions about your financial crime program:
Question 1: Who are you?
How do you tackle anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud? How do you deal with cybersecurity? Are you essentially siloed? Are you converged? (i.e. do you treat AML and fraud together?) Do you think you're converged, but are really siloed?
When [a] person says they were the victim of a financial crime, they're not looking at the hacker. They're looking at Ally Bank.
"Most banks are siloed," says Candelmo. "Most think they're converged, but aren't. You need to know because it's vital to come up with a convergence plan and get rid of the silos."
Question 2: What is your internal goal for customer view?
Does your bank strive for a single customer view or a risk-based customer view? According to Candelmo, most subscribe to one or the other. And when you talk to those who say they have a risk-based customer view, they're really still trying to get a single customer view.
Why does this matter? "Because it's impossible to have a single view of anything," said Candelmo. "For example, if you look at the front of a house, you can't see the side, or the back, or a full view of the roof – and when you're trying to get a single view of a person – it just can't be done he said. "What you need to do is determine the most effective angle to capture a view for that customer and focus on that," says Candelmo.
Question 3: Where do you do your strategic thinking?
Do you pay others to think for you? If you have a problem, do you hire a consultant to come up with a solution? "That's fine, if you need that," says Candelmo. "The dynamic that drives me crazy is when the consultants come in, interview employees, come up with a plan — and then the employees spend the next three months tearing apart the consultants' recommendations because the employees didn't share everything the consultants needed to know."
In those cases, a step was missed: Once you have all the data, talk about it with your team and incorporate the consultants into that. "Consultants come up with a solution, but they don't own it – they leave it to be implemented by the employees who tear it apart because they don't own the solution," says Candelmo.
Question 4: What is your articulated risk tolerance?
If you say zero, guess what happens when it's exceeded? You've created your own noose and you will be hung with it, warns Candelmo.
Question 5: How do you handle data management?
Is your data managed through crisis? Is it managed through projects? "If you're doing it either of these ways, chances are you're not managing your data effectively," says Candelmo. "If you're managing by crisis, you're too late. If you're managing by project, you're not effective until the project launches."
Question 6: Are you doing the right thing?
"Everyone wants to have enough investigators, run the data correctly," says Candelmo. "But the question is – are you doing the right thing? Fighting financial crime is very simple: you're not to allow your financial institution to be used by criminals. Criminals are not to put money in, or take money out of your institution. That's the right thing. And if you're doing the right thing, you're telling your people to look for and add something to the suspicious activities report this month." Train them to look for specific defects he advises.
Question 7: Does your end-to-end process include the customer?
Maybe the single greatest risk to your institution for financial crimes lies outside your firewall. "Ally is an online bank. You can't walk in and meet a teller – they live and die by online experience," says Candelmo. "When someone's computer gets compromised, and they do, and the account gets emptied, there's nothing I can do to stop that. But that computer in that house was compromised. When that person says they were the victim of a financial crime, they're not looking at the hacker. They're looking at Ally Bank. Even though it's nothing we've done, that's the greatest risk to our institution. I could have all the aystems in place and working perfectly – but when our customers' accounts are compromised, we're the ones they look to."
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