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| Release Date: Nov. 23
The Plot: When black gold is discovered beneath the famed Muppet Theater, Walter (a puppet voiced by Peter Linz), his brother Gary (Jason Segal) and Gary's girlfriend (Amy Adams) hold The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever in a bid to save the stage once occupied by Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and friends.
The Buzz: "How I Met Your Mother" star Segel spearheaded and co-wrote this smart, unlikely reboot -- complete with new songs! That Frank Oz, the original voice of Miss Piggy, has dissed the script as not being respectful to the original characters only piques our interest even more.
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|Release Date: Nov. 23
The Plot: In this animated adventure, Arthur (James McAvoy), the clumsy younger son of Santa (Jim Broadbent), comes in for the save after St. Nicholas accidentally skips a child's house on Christmas night.
The Buzz: The North Pole as a fine-tuned, technologically innovating operation -- coupled with English accents -- is a cheeky spin on the old tale of St. Nick. Plus, it's in 3-D!
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| Release Date: Nov. 23
The Plot: The relationship between real-life turn-of-the-century psychologists Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and his protege Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) turns frenemies after the married Jung sparks a carnal relationship with his Russian patient (Keira Knightley).
The Buzz: Mortensen and director David Cronenberg's past two collaborations ("A History of Violence" and "Eastern Promises") have been explosive. Hot up-and-comer Fassbender is a welcome addition to the mix, and Knightley playing an S and M-obsessed seductress is the cherry on top of this erotic tale.
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| Release Date: Nov. 23
The Plot: "Hugo," which takes place in 1930s Paris, follows the adventures of the titular orphan (Asa Butterfield) who lives in a train station following the death of his father (Jude Law). There, he befriends a charismatic girl (Chloe Mortez) while on a mission to complete his late dad's robot creation and elude the evil clutches of a bumbling train-station guard (Sasha Baron Cohen).
The Buzz: Director Martin Scorsese -- the mastermind behind mercurial fare such as "Taxi Driver" and "The Departed" -- tries his hand at family filmmaking -- and 3-D! -- for the first time. That's just too much of a curiosity to ignore.
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| Release Date: Nov. 23
The Plot: Based on Colin Clark's memoir, the film chronicles a week in the life of bombshell Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams), after she arrives in London to shoot 1957's The "Prince and the Showgirl" with Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh). When Monroe's new husband Arthur Miller (Dougray Scott) leaves town, Clark (Eddie Redmayne), an assistant on the movie set, spends the week showing Marilyn around England and -- as you may have guessed -- having a torrid affair with her.
The Buzz: Williams so elevates her subject to indie art that she even nabbed the cover of "Vogue" -- in character -- for her efforts. Don't be surprised if the role earns her a second consecutive best actress Oscar nomination.
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| Release Date: Nov. 18
The Plot: We previously learned that Mumble (voiced by Elijah Wood) can't sing -- oh, but he can dance something fierce. In this animated sequel, his son Erik (Ava Acres) also breaks from the pack, which includes the voices of Robin Williams, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Sofia Vergara. He doesn't quite take to the jig, but decides he wants to fly.
The Buzz: Director George Miller ("Babe") is a master when it comes to making animals loveable. After winning a 2006 best animated picture Oscar for the first "Happy Feet" -- quite a feat considering the movie had to beat out Academy darling Pixar's "Cars" -- he's got much to live up to.
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| Release Date: Nov. 16
The Plot: An absentee dad (George Clooney) takes care of his rebellious daughters (newcomers Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller) after his wife (Patricia Hastie) falls into a coma. While mending ties with them, his world is turned upside down when he learns that his spouse had been cheating on him.
The Buzz: This is director Alexander Payne's first full-length feature since he extolled the virtues of pinot noir in 2004's universally acclaimed "Sideways." Clooney is already being hyped as a front runner for the best actor Oscar for his role in the film, and has said he'll be shocked if "The Descendants" isn't nominated for best picture.
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| Release Date: Nov. 18
The Plot: Star-crossed lovers Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) finally take a trip down the aisle. This soon leads to them expecting a half-human/half-vampire bundle of joy, which gets the Quileute werewolves and Volturi vampires very riled up.
The Buzz: Stewart has said that her love scene with costar (and real-life boyfriend) Pattinson was so passionate that the film originally received an R rating. (They had to reshoot it to earn a more chaste PG-13.) Who says romance is dead?
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| Release Date: Nov. 11
The Plot: Controversial FBI director J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) stalks suspected Communists with the vigilance of a snake eyeing its prey in this biopic that hops back and forth between the '20s/'30s and the 1960s. But in this surprisingly sympathetic portrayal, Hoover is most likely a closeted gay man, emotionally stunted by his stern mother (Judi Dench).
The Buzz: Heavy drama is DiCaprio's forte. Add to that the Oscar achievements of writer Dustin Lance Black ("Milk") and director Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby"), and the Oscar-less DiCaprio may just get that golden statue that's eluded him so long.
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| Release Date: Nov. 11
The Plot: With the support of his wife (Katie Holmes) and kids, a family man (Adam Sandler) must face his greatest fear: his mortifying twin sister (also played by Sandler) visiting for Thanksgiving.
The Buzz: Few actors do stupid as smartly as Sandler, and he has the box-office track record to prove it: Combined, his movies have made almost $3 billion. This one probably won't be winning any Oscars, but the promise of watching acting legend Al Pacino woo an in-drag Sandler is too tempting to refuse.
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| Release Date: Dec. 9
The Plot: The lives of countless couples intertwine in this ensemble rom-com about the manic depression -- and elation -- that is New Year's Eve in New York City. Among the lighter storylines: Jessica Biel as a feisty, full-term mama-to-be determined to give birth to the first New Year's baby, and Lea Michele and Ashton Kutcher (pictured) as platonic best pals clearly meant to be lovers.
The Buzz: Ensemble tales are tricky, but the cast here, lured by veteran director Garry Marshall ("Pretty Woman", "Valentine's Day" and "The Princess Diaries"), is drool-worthy: Sarah Jessica Parker, Zac Efron, Hilary Swank, Sofia Vergara, Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl and many more.
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| Release Date: Dec. 9
The Plot: Jonah Hill stars as a potty-mouthed twenty-something loser who takes a babysitting gig to earn some extra cash. While on his way to booty-call his girlfriend -- with precocious kids in tow -- he perturbs some drug dealers.
The Buzz: "Adventures in Babysitting" is quaint compared to this debauched childcare tale, an R-rated caper directed by David Gordon Green of "Pineapple Express" fame. It's so wrong it just may be right.
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| Release Date: Dec. 9
The Plot: Based on John le Carre's 1974 spy novel, a British special agent (Gary Oldman) comes out of retirement to identify a Communist traitor among the suspects (played by the likes of Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong) in their ranks.
The Buzz: This smart, chilling espionage thriller finds Firth ("The King's Speech") in his first post-Oscar role, again pulling his weight impressively. But it's Oldman who steals the show -- and could end up with his own golden statue at this year's Academy Awards.
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| Release Dates: Dec. 9 (limited), Jan. 27 (wide)
The Plot: When her teenage son (Ezra Miller) inexplicably murders his classmates and teachers, a mother (Tilda Swinton) grapples with how she and her estranged husband (John C. Reilly) could have raised such an evil child.
The Buzz: Though she already has a best supporting actress Oscar to her name for 2007's "Michael Clayton," Swinton is still a bit of a secret weapon -- and has an impressive record of making good on difficult roles. Word is that she's done it again here.
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| Release Date: Dec. 16
The Plot: After splitting with her husband, teen-novel writer Mavis (Charlize Theron) heads back to her small Minnesota hometown to rekindle a romance with her former high-school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson) -- who happens to be quite happily married. When things don't go according to plan, Mavis ends up forming a bond with an old classmate (Patton Oswalt) who's also having a hard time growing up.
The Buzz: Director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody reunite for the first time since "Juno," which scored Cody an Oscar and Reitman an Oscar nomination. Judging by the trailer, this one's also full of quick-witted banter and emotionally stunted characters who just might mature by film's end. Consider us psyched.
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| Release Date: Dec. 16
The Plot: After their sons get in a schoolyard fight, a pair of yuppie couples (Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz) decide to discuss the event over cocktails. Only their peace mission escalates into verbal blows.
The Buzz: Roman Polanski, that controversial titan of psychological thrillers, directs this black comedy hinged on pungent dialogue and based on Yasmina Reza's Tony-nominated play, "God of Carnage." There is no better vessel for domestic strife than Winslet (see "Revolutionary Road" and "Little Children"), who chooses her film roles just as shrewdly as her powerhouse co-star Foster.
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| Release Date: Dec. 16
The Plot: After accidentally falling off their cruise ship, Alvin (Justin Long), the Chipmunks and the Chipettes wash up on a mysterious island. And it's up to Dave (Jason Lee) to find them.
The Buzz: The first two installments in this live-action/animation hybrid franchise didn't win over too many critics, but they sure performed like gangbusters at the box office, garnering a collective $800 million worldwide. That's nothing to squeak at. You can bet this one will pile on the family-friendly laughs -- and the cash -- as well.
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| Release Date: Dec. 16
The Plot: After the Kremlin is bombed, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF colleagues (Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton and Simon Pegg) set out to clear their organization's name when it's implicated in the explosion.
The Buzz: Cruise hasn't had a runaway hit since his scene-stealing supporting role in 2008's "Tropic Thunder." A return to form in his reliable franchise may just be the gentle nudge his career needs.
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| Release Date: Dec. 16
The Plot: Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his sidekick Dr. Watson (Jude Law) recruit a pair of newbies -- Holmes' brother Mycroft (Stephen Fry) and a gypsy fortune-teller (the Swedish "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo's" Noomi Rapace) -- in their bid to take down their archenemy, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris).
The Buzz: Director Guy Ritchie's stylized, action-packed update on the quirky detective has gone over smashingly -- the first "Sherlock" grossed more than $500 million internationally. With Holmes and company up against Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's diabolical villain Moriarty this time around, the game truly is afoot.
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| Release Date: Dec. 21
The Plot: Young reporter Tintin (voice by Jamie Bell) and his dog Snowy join Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), whose ship was hijacked by a pirate (Daniel Craig), on a globetrotting adventure to find a hidden treasure.
The Buzz: Steven Spielberg has been trying to make this film, which is based on the Belgian comic-book series, since 1983 -- eyeing it as a more kid-friendly take on "Indiana Jones." With the help of co-producer Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings"), Spielberg finally secured elusive financing for the 3-D motion-capture film, which is Spielberg's first animated movie. A second "Tintin" movie is already being planned, with Jackson on tap to direct.
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| Release Dates: Dec. 21 (limited), Jan. 27 (wide)
The Plot: A woman (Glenn Close) dresses up as a man to make ends meet by working as a hotel butler in 19th century Ireland. But her resolve starts to unravel after she meets a male painter who discovers her lie.
The Buzz: This is a role dear to Close's heart: She played the title part almost 30 years ago in a stage production and has been trying to adapt "Nobbs" into a movie ever since. Following cast changes that included Amanda Seyfried and Orlando Bloom, "Nobb" finally found its footing after casting Mia Wasikowska ("The Kids Are All Right") and Aaron Johnson ("Kick-Ass") as hotel coworkers.
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| Release Date: Dec. 21
The Plot: A computer hacker (Rooney Mara) helps a disgraced journalist (Daniel Craig) in his attempt to unravel the 40-year-old mystery of a missing woman in this violent cyberpunk thriller based on the first book in Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy. (All three books were previously made into Swedish films).
The Buzz: It's been billed in early trailers as the feel-bad movie of Christmas -- but in reality it's probably the most anticipated. Mara's jaw-dropping physical transformaion to play the tattooed and pierced Lisbeth Salander has drawn tons of attention, and we're certainly excited for "The Social Network" director David Fincher's return to the thriller genre he's mastered with "Seven," "Zodiac" and "The Game."
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| Release Date: Dec. 23
The Plot: After the death of his wife, a man (Matt Damon) relocates his kids from the city to the countryside to renovate and reinvigorate an ailing zoo. There he meets a beautiful woman (Scarlett Johansson) who reinvigorates him.
The Buzz: Following the disappointment of 2005's "Elizabethtown," director Cameron Crowe focused on making documentaries. But his return to narrative filmmaking is welcome: Though he's only made a handful of films, the vast majority -- such as "Say Anything…," "Singles," "Jerry Maguire" -- are pop-culture classics.
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| Release Dates: Dec. 25 (limited), Jan. 20 (wide)
The Plot: An eccentric 9-year-old (Thomas Horn), who lost his father (Tom Hanks) in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, finds a key his dad left behind -- and sets off across New York on a quest to find out what the key unlocks.
The Buzz: Based on the acclaimed Jonathan Safran Foer novel, "Extremely Loud" could provide a poignant, emotional way to close out a year that marked the 10th anniversary of those life-changing terrorist attacks. With Sandra Bullock as the boy's mother, it could also win some awards.
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| Release Date: Dec. 25
The Plot: Based on the 1982 children's novel and the eye-popping 2007 stage play, "War Horse" tells the tale of a young man (Jeremy Irvine) who fights for both the English and German militia during WWI -- all to save his horse, Joey, which has been sold into the cavalry.
The Buzz: Historically, horses are a bit of a soft spot for family audiences ("National Velvet," "Seabiscuit," "The Horse Whisperer"). This offering from Steven Spielberg -- his second film of the holiday season! -- should tap right into that sentimentality.
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| Release Dates: Dec. 30 (limited), Jan. 13 (wide)
The Plot: Meryl Streep stars in this biopic about the bullish former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher -- who was as much a pioneer in women's rights as she was a controversial icon of conservatism.
The Buzz: The Academy loves biopics, so it's no wonder that Streep is already being regarded as a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination -- based on reaction from the teaser trailer alone!
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Notice Roger, that I removed the needless part of your post. Since you have a habit of forgetting facts I will try to refresh your memory-
1. Sadam was not allowing the UN arm inspectors in
2. He was repeatedly violating the No-Fly zones put into place to deter the genocide of his own citizens and those of nearby countries
3. He was paying ,and advertized the fact that he would pay, 20k to any family of a suicide bomber. That in itself made him a supporter of terrorism and as such a terrrorist himself.
4. Alqueda was allowed to operate in his country just as in A-stan otherwise why would they have been coming out of the woodwork like roaches so quickly after we won the war but had not yet won the peace.
He was hanged by the citizens of his own country for the genocide of his own people. Those people now have a chance at freedom
I hope your dude has the balls to stand for freedom, because he too faces a problem which is known to the world as Iran. It will be interesting to see if you deem that conflict to be needless.
"For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48
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Mick - Moneybird's Jumpin' Jack Flash***
(Clubmead's Road Warrior x Oakdale Whitewater Devil Dog)
Peerless - Moneybird's Sole Survivor
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About the 9/11 Tribute Center Tour Guide Program
9/11 Tribute Center volunteers, all people who were directly impacted by the events of September 11th, are the official guides for the 9/11 Memorial. Every day, tour guides share personal stories about 9/11 that connect visitors to the humanity of the tragedy and inspire an appreciation for the value of human life. Each tour uniquely incorporates a volunteer's personal September 11th story, a historic account of what happened that day, a description of the Memorial and the rebuilding at the site. Learn more about four guides, their personal story, and the impact that the overall program has had on their personal healing and post traumatic growth.


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Pirelli reveals its "rubber soul" with an exhibition curated by the Fondazione Pirelli and hosted from June 21 to July 24 by Triennale di Milano museum. "L'anima di gomma – Estetica e tecnica al passo con la moda" ("Rubber Soul. Aesthetics and Technique in step with Fashion") is the title of the exhibition that recounts the history of Pirelli clothing and its advertisements through original artwork and multimedia installations, from the time of the company's foundation, at the end of the 19th century, to today. Over a century of industry and social customs distinguished by research applied to materials and processes, which characterize all Pirelli's activities, illustrated across four exhibition spaces: one dedicated to walking (rubber soles and heels), one to clothing (outerwear and raincoats), one to the sea (bathing suits and other products for the beach and water) and one for Pirelli PZero, Pirelli's current project of industrial design applied to clothing. Rubber takes the starring role and, in the form of small multimedia ball, guides the visitor through the exhibition, it illustrates the properties of a material which, through various processes, becomes tyres, elastic thread, fabric and object.
Beginning with the caucciù tree, "the tree that cries", whose gum was used by the Maya as early as 500 A.D, the first three exhibition spaces are dedicated to the past using innovative multimedia representations and showing, for the first time since their recovery and restoration, original sketches of the twentieth century advertising for Pirelli signed by leading names in graphic design and photography nationally and internationally: Jeanne and Franco Grignani, Alessandro Mendini, Bruno Munari, Ugo Mulas, Ermanno Scopinich and others. This material, which constitutes an important body of work and is conserved in the Historical Archives of the Fondazione Pirelli, will for the first time be shown in public after its careful recovery and restoration. It will be a "premier" as it was only recently discovered during the archival process, even an advertisement from 1952 with Marilyn Monroe modelling bathing suits in Lastex, an elastic fibre of the time produced exclusively by Pirelli. The last room, in conclusion, is dedicated to the current Pirelli PZero.
The exhibition was launched today by the Chairman of Pirelli and of the Fondazione Pirelli, Marco Tronchetti Provera, and the President of the Triennale di Milano, Davide Rampello, together with Germano Celant, Alessandro Mendini and with a video commentary from Umberto Eco. "Exhibiting – Germano Celant commented – shifted from a "museum-like" collection of objects, exposed and illustrated, to a specific staging, to an exhibiting which is pure non-material communication, fed by highly technological media". "There are no objects, but representations, so as to shift our focus from the tangible aspects of fashion to the level of dreams: a portrait image of fashion", commented Umberto Eco, underling that "nowadays everything is multimedia, and in this way looking back on the past can be quite enjoyable".
Triennale di Milano, viale Alemagna 6 – Milano
June, 21 - July, 24 2011
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At UWM, we all share a deep sense of community about keeping safe and healthy. From peace-of-mind to personal well-being, we'll be here for you.
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- Cancellation Notices (SAFE Line): (414) 229-4444
- Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (PDF)
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Health & Wellbeing
Health is a lifetime process and you are the primary player. We'll be your partner in that process, providing treatment if you are ill or injured, but more important, assisting you in understanding your health needs and in learning to make healthy choices on a daily basis.
- Low-cost pharmacy services
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- Access to dental care resources
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- Health promotion and wellness
- Sports medicine, including injury evaluation, therapy and treatments, post-surgery/post-injury rehabilitation, and orthopedic supports
- Travel clinic to help students with travel plans abroad abroad
Learn more about student health services available on campus
Tips for coping with stress
- Enroll in a course or program at UWM, such as yoga
- Try deep breathing, meditation, or take a walk
- Develop a plan to deal with stress with a UWM health educator
- Get free, short-term individual counseling at (414) 229-4716
- Stop in for brief emergency screening at the Norris Health Center from 8AM – 4PM
Depression and Suicide
The warning signs for depression and suicide are many and varied. If you or someone you know is suicidal, here are some tips to follow
- Express your concerns openly and clearly
- Encourage the student/friend to discuss how he/she is feeling
- Call the Milwaukee County Crisis Line at (414) 257-7260
- Encourage the person to seek help, suggesting Norris Health Center or other resources
Learn more about Mental Health Resources for Students, Faculty and Staff
Fitness and Nutrition
Biking to campus is an affordable alternative to get to campus that is great for your health and also for the environment. Whether you are looking for the best route, need air for your tires, or would just like to understand more about bicycle planning at UWM, you will find many answers to your bicycling needs at Bicycling at UWM.
UWM provides educational experiences and opportunities to develop healthy lifestyles, lifelong learning, student leadership and personal success by offering comprehensive recreational, health and wellness programs and quality facilities.
Alcohol and Drug Awareness
The Make Good Decisions project is a program by UW-Milwaukee students for UW-Milwaukee students. This project is the outgrowth of a Wisconsin Department of Transportation grant for a program that would help prevent problems associated with the misuse of alcohol. UWM students involved in the planning phase of this project believed that the most effective way to prevent alcohol problems is for students to reach out to and educate their peers.
- Don't drink on an empty stomach
- Don't take drinks from strangers
- Know your limits
- Don't drink and drive
- Know the symptoms of alcohol poisoning
Safety Tips
- Use the S.A.F.E. phone systems around campus if you feel threatened (yellow boxes with blue lights)
- If biking or driving, watch out for pedestrians: campus can be quite busy at times!
- Take a self-defense class
- If confronted, surrender property rather than risk your life
- At home, keep your windows and doors locked
- When moving, unpack quickly and always have someone on guard
- Secure laptops with a lock if leaving them unattended
- Avoid propping open doors for long durations
- Watch out for bicyclists as well as cars
- Cross streets only at marked crosswalks
- Do not give money to unlicensed solicitors
- If you own a bicycle, register it with the police
- Keep your car locked and remove any valuables
- If biking, follow the rules of the road (ie. wear a helmet, ride with traffic, avoid sidewalks, etc)
- Secure your bicycle with a Cycle-Safe bike locker or a secure lock of your own
- Avoid walking alone, especially at night: use B.O.S.S. anytime from 6PM – 2AM
- Stay sharp! Walk with a purpose and pay attention to your surroundings
- Stay within well-lit areas
- If you've been drinking, try to find someone to drive or walk you home
- Don't invite random people into your house
- Don't drink anything that could have been tampered with
- Be careful what you post online
- Don't verify any personal information over the phone
- Protect the privacy of your Social Security Number
S.A.F.E. Alert
Safety Awareness for Everyone (S.A.F.E.) Alert allows UWM students, faculty, and staff to receive notifications in the event of campus emergencies. S.A.F.E. Alerts may be used in situations that are dangerous or life threatening, including criminal activity, weather warnings and environmental safety concerns. S.A.F.E. Alert notifications are sent via email and text messages. S.A.F.E. Alert email messages are sent automatically to all uwm.edu email addresses. Receiving S.A.F.E. Alerts via text message is optional, and any UWM student, faculty, or staff member may sign up to receive this service.
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Class / Event Cancellation
Harsh weather can occasionally force the cancellation of classes and public events. The university community can learn about cancellations by calling the S.A.F.E. Line (formerly the 'Sno Joke line), 414-229-4444, as well as tuning in to local radio and TV broadcasts. Cancellations also will be reported on the UWM home page.
Note that the university remains open to faculty and staff even when classes are canceled. If you are unable to make it to work because of bad weather conditions, check with your supervisor to learn about the policy for making up your time.
In addition to cancellations due to weather, the S.A.F.E. Line is one more place you can turn to for announcements in the event of any emergency on campus.
Fire Safety
The campus residence halls are equipped with a fire alarm system. In the Sandburg complex, for example, the fire alarm system sounds in the commons and each tower independently. Each suite has an alarm and strobe located in the hallway. Each room has a smoke detector. Sandburg Hall and Kenilworth Square Apartments are equipped with automatic sprinkler systems.
In off campus student housing, operating smoke detectors are required by city ordinance and state code. Make sure your house or apartment has a working smoke detector. If you don't have a smoke alarm, get one (landlords are required to provide smoke alarms for renters).
All UWM buildings have audible fire alarms and most have strobe flashers. The residence halls and most campus classroom building also have public address systems. If a fire alarm sounds, evacuate immediately through the nearest safe exit. Close doors behind you. Do not use elevators. Do not return to the building until an all-clear is given by the University Police or Milwaukee Fire Department.. If you are in a building with a public address system, follow any directions given.
Fire Drills and Tests
The fire alarms in each building are tested weekly. In addition, the Department of University Safety and Assurances conducts annual fire drills in campus buildings. Campus classroom have posted emergency evacuation procedures. These instructions also give the specific building addresses and room numbers to help anyone calling for assistance. Residence Halls also regularly test the fire alarm systems.
Fire Prevention
Be aware of and report any violations of fire safety rules such as blocked exits, damaged smoke detectors or missing electrical panel covers. In general, storing items in hallways and stairwells is prohibited in campus buildings and not a good idea off campus either. Make sure exits are unobstructed. Report vandalized or improperly maintained smoke alarms and fire alarm systems.
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The Sandburg complex is equipped with an updated fire alarm system that sounds in the commons and each tower independently. Each suite has an alarm and strobe located in the hallway. Each room has a smoke detector. All of the Sandburg towers are equipped with automatic sprinklers.
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From the Allergic Living archives. First published in the magazine in 2007.
It was a week so harrowing that Michelle Wilson can have trouble remembering which child reacted first. For the 29-year-old mother from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, the anxiety began on the first birthday for younger daughter Paige. The family was celebrating over ice cream when the child's head began to swell. "It was scary," Wilson says. "She became unrecognizable."
The family was waiting on Paige's appointment with an allergist when 3-year-old Brooke also had a reaction, just days later. "We gave her one peanut, and she immediately dropped to her knees and started vomiting," Wilson recalls. This was surprising: Brooke had eaten food containing traces of nuts before without incident. Wilson called her doctor back to say, "Now I need a referral for both kids."
Today at the age of 6, Brooke is allergic to peanuts, and is avoiding all nuts on her allergist's advice. Paige is allergic to milk, egg, chicken, is avoiding peanuts and tree nuts, and has eczema and several environmental allergies. Michelle and Eldon Wilson always knew their kids could be at risk for food allergies since Eldon is allergic to fish, tree nuts and eggs.
But in that one angst-ridden week, their lives changed forever. After Michelle realized a milk spill "was like a Level 4 biohazard," the family eliminated allergens from the house. Soy milk became a major source of protein.
Allergists say more and more people like the Wilsons are walking into their offices with longer lists of foods suspected of causing reactions.
"The impression is that there are more people with food allergies, and there are more foods that they're reactive to," says Dr. Scott Sicherer, associate professor of pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Jaffe Food Allergy Institute. Sicherer, who is the author of Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies, also notes that children aren't outgrowing their food allergies at the same rate they were a few years ago.
In the days before his interview with Allergic Living, Sicherer did a tally of food allergic patients he saw in his New York office. Only three out of 21 were allergic to just one food. Similarly, a 1996 British study of 62 peanut- and tree nut-allergic people found that a quarter of them were allergic to another food, like milk, eggs, sesame or legumes.
But there aren't many studies yet on the causes of multiple food allergies, as scientists are focused on trying to understand what genetic and environmental factors predispose a person to an individual allergy, like peanut or egg. Sicherer says the population in general is becoming more allergic, including more environmental allergies, eczema and asthma, so more food allergies are just part of that picture.
There is some evidence that multiple food allergies occur in patterns. Some can be explained: for example, someone who is allergic to several types of shellfish.
Other clusters are less obvious. Although peanut is a legume, not a nut, people with tree nut allergies are more likely to have a peanut allergy than the general population, and vice versa. A third of the 5,100 children and adults that the Virginia-based Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network has tracked in its tree nut and peanut allergy registry are also allergic to eggs, Sicherer says.
If a baby comes in with milk and egg allergies, "I start to think about peanuts," Sicherer says. "There's about a 20 to 25 per cent risk that the child is going to develop a peanut allergy. If that child is not already eating peanuts, I would want to evaluate them for that possibility."
With the advent of more multiple allergies comes more challenges for allergic people and their families, says Dr. Peter Vadas, director of the division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Not the least of these can be trying to convince other health professionals how allergic some people are to their grocery list of danger foods.
"I remember patients coming back and telling me their pediatrician was incredulous that the child had so many food allergies," Vadas says.
Parents, too, can have a hard time grasping a diagnosis of multiple allergies. At first, Karen Eck and her husband Claude Beaucaire of Gatineau, Quebec, didn't think much about their son Maxime's troubles with food when he was an infant. Looking back, the boy had warning signs of allergy all along: he threw up frequently, refused to eat some foods, and occasionally got hives.
Eck's "big wake-up call" was a massive reaction that Maxime had at daycare to green beans just before his second birthday.


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Friday, June 22, 2012
Quickie BBQ Meat Puffs ( 叉烧酥 )
I used the brand "Kawan" puff pastry, each packet consists of 10 pieces. For each piece, i put in some filling at the center and fold over, brush the edges with egg wash and seal them with a fork. Poke some holes on top and glaze with beaten egg. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top and bake in a preheated oven at 200C until they turn golden, around 20 minutes. My fillings were from my leftover here, just right enough to make 10 pieces.
42 comments:
Making your own puff pastry sounds nice but it takes a lot of elbow grease and patience ! lol Buying it seems safe and easy , which I've been considering lately so that I can make some savoury tarts ! ;D This meat puffs looks really good and it looks like the ones I've been buying from the local bakeries ! Yum !!!!!ReplyDelete
haha, i also using Kawan brand ready puff pastry, so convenient and taste good too. Really a big shortcut to enjoy homemade puff at home.ReplyDelete
I am craving for breakfast now...... yummmmmReplyDelete
Hi Lena, pass me 2 pieces with a Ipoh iced coffee. LOLReplyDelete
This kawan instant puff pastry really versatile, next time you try kaya puff or black pepper chicken puff, taste excellent.
Actually baked puff pastry very easy to do, it should be fail proof. Next time try again.
Have a nice day.
I am sure you will be able to do the pastry one day... i have confidence in u! :)ReplyDelete
Hi Lena, I liked these kind of puff pastries ! Always order them when we go for dim sum ! But seldom think of making them at home.. coz probably we would not be able to eat much ??But yours look really nice, especially the meat filling.. yummy !ReplyDelete
Lena, still they look so delicious. Whether the puff pastry is ready made or not, the whole thing looks so good to me.ReplyDelete
I want some too for my dinner :) we like to order this when I am at the dim sum place as it is Carlos fav.ReplyDelete
Love the meat filling. Puff pastry can be very demanding, better luck for next time!ReplyDelete
I love this kind of flaky puff pastry. I agreed it was not easy to handle the buttery pastry, it melts too soon before we can fold it up :)ReplyDelete
The last two photos look so yummy, let me have a bite on the computer screen...hahaha
Ooooo this is one of my favourite. Ya, I always thought the pastry part is a challenging tast but the cheat's version looks good.ReplyDelete
I have that ready-made puff pastry in my freezer too :DReplyDelete
But I'm not good at making bbq meat... will replace with meat floss?? Haha!
- eileen@hundred eighty degreesJune 22, 2012 at 5:07 PM
So pro! I can eat alot: )ReplyDelete
Wow, i love this! One of my favourite dim sum :)
I always want to make this but hor..the ready-made puff pastry in S'pore very expensive >_<
1 packet(1.2kg) around S$9-S$10 *^* and i am so lazy to make it myself :P
I only see Kawan brand prata here. Never seen the puff pastry.How much you paid for it? Aiyo, this weekend balik kampong must buy lor,hehehe...
I tried making my own puff pastry also but fail big time. SSSHHH!! hahaha Aiyoh use ready made lagi senang lah. Looks great mah!ReplyDelete
Looks delicious Lena! I have not made puff pastry in ages, way before I started blogging! Have been thinking about it lately but the hot weather really put me in no mood, got to "on hold" lots of recipes!! Excuses! Actually, very lazy-lah! :)ReplyDelete
Lena, I think these look pretty good to me, you can send one my way and I will smile from ear to ear! :D I am impressed with those that can make their own puff pastry, no way could I do it.ReplyDelete
Very yummy look! These are making my mouth water. I don't think i would bother with the homemade pastry, these are perfect!ReplyDelete
Love this recipe Lena look so nice snd delicious!ReplyDelete
Oh sedap makan panas-panas dengan minum teh.ReplyDelete
dapat 10 pcs jer lena? ok akak amik 1/2 dan lena mesti habiskan 9 1/2 ok. Kasi up lagi berat hahaha...ReplyDelete
These look delicious and easy to make with Kawan pastry. Yum!ReplyDelete
anne: actually what i wanted to do is not really a puff pastry but still it did not work!ReplyDelete
eileenlee: yeah, it's much convenient and i see actually quite a number of bloggers use this kawan pastry.
abbygail: make some lor..
amelia: next time i shall try reducing the oven temp..i dont know if i like making them..i actually find puff pastry quite oily..
claire: thanks! encouraging!!
joyce: at the moment i dont think i want to make my own puff pastry yet..no idea yet what to make out of them.
yan: thank you! The filling is nice :)
gert: you mean dim sum restaurants serve this kin dof char siew soh there? ours here normally is not from puff pastry..but more like a dough pastry..
anuja: it will be a very long time i think the next time i make something out of puff pastry.
tze: infact i like your homemade pastry better than this one but i dared not try yet.
chris: haha! cheat version is simpler..i think still acceptable!
yvonne: if you look at the method of preparing the filling in my old post, it's really not difficult.
cass: you malaysian? i cant remember how much i bought them..should be less than RM5.
qp: yeah, that's what i think also :))
joyce: i havent been baking for close to 2 weeks already..no mood..these are all old posts:)
lyndsey: same here..i really admire people who made their puff pastry..it does sound a little challenging making them.
chris: thanks! you're right..they are too convenient to get..i think at the moment i'll just stick to using these store bought ones.
gloria: thanks very much!
mkgirl: yes..but now weather here so hot..dont want to bake anything at all ..i've stopped baking for almost 2 weeks!
queenie: ha??ambil 1/2 biji sahaja?? teruk sangat kak queenie!
cheah: yes..i think you have also used this kawan pastry before right?
I could finish a whole dozen of these puffs!ReplyDelete
Mmmm they look so delicious. Have a good day DianeReplyDelete
I have a packet of puff pasty siting in my freezer! This could be perfect for it!ReplyDelete
Lena, "jia you, jia you!" The back-up plan of using store-bought puff pastry also looks very nice. Puff pastry supposes to be puffed up, don't worry!ReplyDelete
I am sure I would enjoy this wonderful treat!Kisses,dear Lena!ReplyDelete
No way will I attempt at making puff pastry. I just don't have the patience and definitely not to mention about the skill la, Lena. hahhaa..I shall try one day if mood permits! but since we hve the frozen ones, why bother hoh. anyway, your bbq chick puffs are looking really good. you are now tempting me to make some!ReplyDelete
I wanna to try this one too. Simple & hassle free! But too bad can't easily get those readymade pastry here.lol! Have to make my own. hehehe...ReplyDelete
Hope you're having a lovely weekend, Lena.
It looks good, Lena, in fact, I like it more puffed up with thicker pastry.ReplyDelete
Try again next time when you have the mood to do the pastry, don't be sad ya...:)ReplyDelete
your puffs look nice, can see you put in quite a lot of filling...sometimes i have difficulty to handle this pastry as it goes "lembek" very fast...hehehe
hi Lena, i use 'Kawan' ready made puff pastry too.ReplyDelete
It is more convenience..hehe can say i am lazy..:p
Your quickie BBQ meat puff looks so delish!!
Can I have a piece please??..:D
Not to say we are lazy to try our own making puff pastry. I can tell you "Kawan" puff pastry is widely use. Their pastry works wonders. Your BBQ pork looks tempting. feel like wanna bake siu pao...lots of work after thinking it. LoL.ReplyDelete
Oh wow. These look perfect! I would love one of these!ReplyDelete
I happen to think that these puff pastry looks deliciously flaky! Gosh I'm now craving these!ReplyDelete
Your pastry looks so beautiful and flaky. You can pass all to me if you don't like....hehe. My gosh...I'm drooling here :DReplyDelete
Looks good, I have never heard of kawan pastry?ReplyDelete
Hi Lena, this the kinds that I'd love to have for a coffee break. Looks good, Lena.ReplyDelete
And the colour and texture just right......and looking at what's the fillings....
Will you be home later? Ha ha ha.
Wish I am your neighbour.
Have a nice day, Lena.
I enjoy 叉烧酥 quite a lot! I used to make them with puff pastry too. So much easier :pReplyDelete
angie: whoah, that's a lot, you sure? haha!ReplyDelete
diane: they are delicious, just a little fattening :)
daphne: i think puff pastries are so versatile that we can just put whatever fillings or leftover fillings.. sweet and savoury, makes good snacks actually.
jessie: yeah, i know but a few of them really puffed up so much that i think it looks a little weird. But the more they puff, the more flakier it is :D
lenia: i'm sure you will. Thanks a lot!
jen: i think that's quite true, they are really convenient to get, saves time.
kristy: really, no ready made pastry there..i'm surprised knowing that but anyway, you're good in making everything homemade, everything is possible for you to make!
mich: yeah, the puffier, the flakier :D
sherleen: no lah, i dont think i want to make any puff pastry yet..will use store bought ones for the time being. yeah, have to keep putting the pastry slices in fridge, they turn soft quite fast.
muimui: i actually realised that a lot of us used kawan pastry..yeah, very convenient, saves a lot of time making them.
angeline: i know you like these puff pastries a lot, can tell from those puff pastries and turnovers you made, they are quite nice, just that a few of them puffed up really so much that it looks weird to me :D
cathleen: thank you, i wish that i can share some with you!
kelly: hi, nice having you here. Yes, these kawan pastries are quite good, really flaky..but i personally find that puff pastries are a little oily for me.
mary moh: haha! boh liao lor..hope you are getting better now!
yueke: i'm not surprised that you hv not heard of them, they are locally produced here in msia.
lee: oh, forgot to send you telegram about my scones, will do that soon!
tigerfish: agree that it's so much easier. Actually this is not the type of dough that i wanted but glad that pastry puffs still work for these char siew soh.
Ah...never occurred to me that I can make these too since I always keep and emergency stock of the Kawan puffs in my fridge to make sausage rolls etc when the kids swing by for a swim or when the boys have their car talk:DReplyDelete


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"It's been this busy since we opened and we haven't done any advertising yet."
I laughed. "Jonathan, I don't think you need to, every second magazine I pick up has been singing the praises of the Oyster Inn!"
"Yes, it's getting a bit embarrassing," he confessed.
What is it about this place that has food writers fizzing, restaurant reviewers raving and style meisters swooning?
Well, now I've been there, I get it. Ralph Lauren has landed in main street Oneroa on Waiheke Island.
Taking colours from a cartographer's palette, the room is airy, cool and whitewashed. A perfect pale aqua has been used on the bar and table tops. Indigo pillows cushion the bench seating.
Deceptively simple, the space is relaxed and immediately comfortable.
The menu, printed on paper bag brown, is foodie enough to satisfy the "know it alls" but totally understandable for Joe Public.
The continuous arrival and departure of guests sets the place abuzz. When you tire of the people watching, gaze out to the sparkling ocean.
Jonathan and Andrew orchestrate their young crew with a calm confidence, and make you feel looked after.
Despite a few nit picking comments I've heard, to my mind this operation is pitch perfect.
Nothing is haphazard at The Oyster Inn, and knowing this pair, that should come as no surprise. Jonathan Rutherford Best and Andrew Glen have a ton of experience to draw from, and understand about having all the details in sync.
Trust me, this place will settle in and become a Waiheke institution.
I'm not going to talk about the Oyster Inn's menu, our restaurant reviewer Peter Calder has already done that, but I did ask chef Christian Hossack (formerly of Peter Gordon's Providores restaurant in London) for some simple ideas for home cooks.
These recipes are straightforward, all of them can be made in advance to some extent, and are reasonably stress free. They just need the finishing steps on the day, which will make you look like quite the cook!
I like to cook at home on charcoal. The flavour is unique, and the outside mess minimal.
I asked Christian for a cherry substitute for the fool, given the cherry season is nearly done.
"The great thing about doing a fool is that you can use fruit that's in season and perhaps slightly over ripe. Stew it down, fold it in, happy days," says Christian. "Berries are always good and are always available frozen. Feijoa season is right upon us and after 10 years in the UK, where people likened feijoas to a bowl of chunky perfume, it is with unrestrained eagerness I look forward to getting stuck into feijoa everything."
The Oyster Inn: 124 Ocean View Rd, Oneroa, Waiheke Island. Phone: (09) 372 2222. theoysterinn.co.nz
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Posted April 29, 2005; 04:08 p.m.
Talks on sustainable development and on the role of genes will be presented in the coming weeks as part of the University's Public Lectures Series.
On Wednesday, May 4, Lord Robert May, professor of zoology at Oxford University, will discuss "Hard Questions About Tomorrow's World." On Tuesday, May 10, journalist and author Matt Ridley will discuss "How Nature Turns on Nurture." Both talks will begin at 8 p.m. in McCosh 50.
May served as chief scientific adviser to the government of the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000 and currently is president of the Royal Society, the independent scientific academy of the U.K. dedicated to promoting excellence in science. He is a former faculty member and chair of the University Research Board at Princeton. In his lecture, he is expected to discuss the challenges facing humans in a time when their ecological "footprints" may already exceed levels the planet can sustain. He will address topics such as increasing human numbers, the emergence of new diseases, increasing demands for energy, and the sustainable and equitable production and delivery of food.
Ridley did research in zoology at Oxford before becoming a journalist. He has written for The Economist and the Sunday Telegraph and Daily Telegraph and is the author of "Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human" (HarperCollins, 2003). In the book, he takes on the debate about whether people's qualities are determined by their genes (nature) or by their environment (nurture) and concludes that genes not only predetermine the broad structure of the brain, but they also absorb formative experiences, react to social cues and even run memory.
Both talks are designated as the Louis Clark Vanuxem Lectures and will be available for online viewing a week afterward.


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Rochelle Rawls-Shaw and I attended and participated in "United for a Culture of Peace" today in the United Nations General Assembly hall. Through this event, the UN community observed World Interfaith Harmony Week.
We had the opportunity to enjoy the musical talents of several performers, hear speakers from the UN community, and pray with representatives of all major world religious traditions. H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremić, the current President of the United Nations General Assembly, offered opening remarks in which he asked us to "re-embrace the calls of our respective faiths" to put our "faith in the ...


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Room available in feminist, fannish, foodie house in Thornbury
My housemate Emily and I are looking for a new housemate around the time I get back from my travels. It's for a smallish room in a largish house in Thornbury, in Melbourne's inner north. Would suit a feminist fan who's also a foodie, or something along those lines. It's $152/week or $658 a month, and available from October 10th.
Click through for the full description/room ad and more details than you could poke a stick at. Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who might be interested.
Room in established Thornbury share house available mid-October. $152/week.
- We are two adult women/genderqueer peeps, geeks, queers, foodies, hippies, knitters & crafters.
- We've got an easygoing, friendly atmosphere – we love hanging out but also cheerfully give each other introvert/alone time when needed with no hard feelings. We enjoy entertaining in a low-key way: friends round to dinner, craft nights, the occasional party or summer bbq, guests staying over from time to time.
- We love cooking together (& shopping at local markets), though it's not a requirement of living here. We share expenses for some household staples (toilet paper, laundry soap, etc), and would be happy to share groceries and pantry staples if you want to cook/eat communally with us. We're not vegetarian but are veg-friendly and eat lots of veg food.
- We have some basic, discussed & agreed upon house rules to keep responsibilities for cleaning (and expected levels of cleanliness) well-defined – so no one gets stressed about it.
- The house a is big, light-filled 3 bedroom share house; large bathroom, separate laundry, big front yard/smaller back yard w clothes line & vegetable garden & bbq, gas stove & dishwasher, central heating, aircon in living room, big open plan living area, carport & free on street parking.
- Located in a quiet but v conveniently placed street in Thornbury, just off St Georges Rd and south of Miller St. 112 tram The available bedroom is on the small side: it can fit a double bed, bedside table(s) & shelves/clothes rack, lovely view onto green front yard with lots of natural light coming in, but sadly doesn't have (and wouldn't fit) a wardrobe or large chest of drawers.
- However, there's a large linen closet just outside your bedroom door, where you can keep as much stuff as you like, as well as a big communal wardrobe in the hall for hanging things and a moderate amount of storage space in the backyard shed.
- The rest of house is well-furnished with our stuff, though we'd be happy to integrate yours if you have things. Communal storage & decoration in shared areas of the house is welcomed.
- We share all utilities including a very good Internet connection. These average around $100/person/month in total.
You are:
- Queer & kink & genderqueer/trans friendly, feminist and fat-positive
- A grown up
- Likes cooking & eating & sharing interesting food, esp more towards the vegetarian end of the spectrum (we are not vego, but meat occupies a pretty small part in our diets).
- Good at using your words, and happy to talk openly about & agree to following some basic share house "rules" to keep the place at a comfortable standard of cleanliness for everyone.
- Geek & fandom friendly, enjoys hanging out and watching a variety of tv/film/etc, from the trashy to the sublime (and sublimely trashy).
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Family: Phrynosomatidae, Earless and Horned Lizards view all from this family
Description Characterized by the lack of external ear openings, which is presumably to prevent sand from entering their body while they dig. They are normally an overall tan or grey color, reflecting the color of the sand and rocks in their native habitat for camouflage, with black, brown or white spotting.
Dimensions 8-18cm. (3 1/4-7 1/4")
Subspecies Texas - found in New Mexico and Texas.
Chihuahuan - Arizona, New Mexico to Texas and Mexico.
Breeding March-August, 5 eggs, 25 per season.
Habitat Limestone cliffs, broken rocks and sandy streambeds.
Range Arizona through Texas and Mexico.
Discussion Diurnal. Active during the day to hunt prey. When it runs it displays black bands on underside of tail by curving tail over its back.


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quote:Subjective term obviously, but a dive to me has generally been associated w/ dingy, old(classics), and cheap.
I always thought a dive was some place you could walk into wearing shorts and a t-shirt and get a seat, no reservations.
quote:Chimes has large windows letting light in, flat screens all over the walls, and well over 100k in wood work alone. That aint a dive.
Then Chimes is a dive
quote:Oh yeah...when it was all smoking and before the restorations Bathrooms were dirty, place stunk, and the servers were hired from the hippy dwellings right behind the restaurant(and still are) hell I smoked on and off in college and I still couldn't go there to eat. But sure as hell put down some pints.
Well, the original Chimes could be a dive
quote:Like I said, subjective. "Dive bar" has a negative connotation associated with it by most people, and is associated w/ low rent types, like the NELA folk on here.
A local casual spot is a dive.
flip flops, jorts, and a wife beater
Of those things, I only own flip flops.
This is a good thing.
I can walk into Chimes in flip flops, jorts, and a wife beater and get a burger. I think it's a dive.
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Watch Buakaw Por. Pramuk vs. Djime Coulibaly from France This Weekend
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Thai Fight Extreme has come and gone, with one of the more notable Thai Fighters to the world of kickboxing, Buakaw Por. Pramuk fighting. It is always great to see Buakaw back in action, and Muay Thai purists should be a bit more happy to see him back in action in full Thai rules.


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It was fitting, almost as if it couldn't happen any other way, that Amar'e Stoudemire scored the first basket of the preseason for the Knicks. A quick, turnaround drive punctuated by an emphatic slam dirtied the Knicks score sheet early on in the 125 – 113 oversees defeat of a team denoted on ESPN.com as Milano Milano. Stoudemire made no secret of the fact that he i...


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Before you buy your ticket to Ireland you need to look at the roots your ancestor planted in America. Focusing on U.S. resources can give you a real passport to finding your way to the right place and time in Ireland. Another Irish research event takes place at NYG&B headquarters the following day.
Donna Moughty, a professional genealogist and former regional manager for a national technology company, teaches classes on a variety of subjects including Internet, Irish research, and computer topics. She provides consultations, research assistance, and training. Donna attended the National Institute for Genealogical Research at the National Archives, the Third and Fourth Irish Genealogical Congress in Ireland, the Salt Lake Institute – Irish Research and the Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford University. She is a member of Association of Professional Genealogists, Treasurer of the Genealogical Speakers Guild and a Delegate to the Federation of Genealogical Societies.
This lecture is jointly sponsored by the New York Public Library and the NYG&B. Free and no registration is necessary.


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We've all been treated to Franco's diatribes regarding political parties, lack of conviction in our voting by voting for the best available candidate IOO, & the many discussions of wastefulness at the national level. So I thought this article interesting to say the least, from Forbes - 4-15-13 - Big Muddy, Big Money - some excerpts:We'll now be treated to aOriginally Posted by ForbesOriginally Posted by Franco
So after reading the entire above quoted Forbes article:became the opbvious question with this response .Originally Posted by Marvin SNow back to Forbes:Originally Posted by Franco& now it gets better .Trains & Trucks largely pay their own way. Barges don't. The Corps of Engineers spends $800 million a year building, operating & maintaining locks, dams & channels on the river system. of this the barge operators 20 cent/gallon tax on diesel fuel contributes about $80 million, barely 10% of the annual spend. The barge operators pay nothing to move their barges through the system. Railroads pay the entire operating cost of their system ( though they received a lot of land, mostly worth little at that time) when installing their initial tracks. Trucking repays most of the damage they do with over $30 billion paid for about $40 billion in highway outlay.
By category:
Trucking - 8.8 billion tons/year - most of the $40 bil expense repaid from Fuel tax
Railroads- 1.9 Billion tons/year - self financed
Waterways - .4 Billion tons/year - 92% federal subsidyThere's a lot of verbiage & hysteria in the other portions of the article but it really boils down to this:Originally Posted by Forbes
1) Franco voted proudly for Mary Landrieu as he felt she was good for the state - while berating us for supporting RMoney
2) Franco brags about LA's low unemployment rate, at whose expense?
3) Franco owes some of us he has called out an apology as apparently he does not know or want others to know how LA's prosperity is derived.
4) If the barges can't pay their own way should they be shut them down?
I guess this is a payback for the years in ND with 1 bird limits while LA enjoyed 4 & 5 bird limits .


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SuperKombat WGP 11, October 20 In Arad: Fight Card
- Written by Rian Scalia
SuperKombat is coming back with an event on October 20 after their successful foray into Varna, Bulgaria on July 7. This time they'll be back in their home country, in Arad, Romania.
The last SuperKombat WGP qualification tournament of the year takes place on this card and the tournament fighters are Steve Banks from the USA, Fikri Ameziane of Morocco/Holland, Goran Radonjic of Montenegro and Roman Kleibl of Czech Republic. The reserve fight is Razvan Ghita of Romania vs. Dmitry Bezus from Ukraine.
Sebastian Ciobanu will fight Dzevad Poturak in the main event, with the winner getting a wild card spot for the SuperKombat Final Elimination on November 10, the same place where the winner of the tournament will be qualifying to.
SuperKombat star Andrei Stoica returns and takes on Toni Milanovic at a weight of -95kg while Alexandru Lungu faces Deutsch Pu'u in one of the biggest (literally) SuperKombat fights ever.
The event will be held in the Galleria Mall (pictured) in Arad, Romania and this si the second time that SuperKombat will have held an event in a mall. Here's what Eduard Irimia had to say about that: "I chose this location because it provides very good conditions."
Be sure to also check out the full post on SuperKombat's website.
Superkombat WGP 11 – Qualification Fight Card:
National Title of Romania (75 kg): Miodrag Olar vs. Adrian Mitu
Reserve Tournament (+96 kg): Razvan Ghita (Romania) vs. Dmitri Bezus (Ukraine)
Tournament Fighters (+96 kg):
Goran Radonjic (Montenegro)
Steve Banks (United States)
Fikri Ameziane (Marroco)
Roman Kleilb (Czech Republic)
Super Fight (+125 kg): Alexandru Lungu (Romania) vs. Deutsch Pu'u (United States)
Super Fight (95 kg): Toni Milanovic (Croatia) vs. Andrei Stoica (Romania)
Super Fight (+96 kg): Sebastian Ciobanu (Romania) vs. Dzevad Poturak (Bosnia and Herzegovina)


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By Tiernan Ray
In case you were not aware, the coming weeks will bring a raft of conferences by banks discussing Internet names, including Morgan Stanley's "Technology, Media and Telecom" conference on March 3rd, the JMP Securities technology research conference the same day, Piper Jaffray's tech, media, telecom event on March 11th, UBS's technology conference that same day, and a Goldman Sachs conference on March 19th on the topic of leveraged finance in tech, media, telecom, among others.
Susquehanna Financial Group's Internet analyst Brian Nowak, responding to that flood of conferences, this morning offered up to clients a list of six themes he thinks they should take up with companies such as Amazon (AMZN), eBay (EBAY), Facebook (FB), and Google (GOOG), if they happen to be attending.
Theme number one is how Google's doing with YouTube, regarding which, he asks:
One, "how is advertiser receptivity around the content channels Google has invested in compared to other YouTube user generated content? Should we expect more Google-funded channels on YouTube? How are the early Nielsen/YouTube tests progressing and being received by advertisers? When does Google expect to fully roll out Nielsen measurement and integration?"
Second, does Yahoo! (YHOO) "need to acquire a messaging service" given last week's announcement by Facebook it bill buy WhatsApp?
Third, is Amazon's share of e-commerce being hurt by the company not spending on Google's "product listing ads"? Does eBay having anything to say about the Google ads?
Fourth, Is Amazon done building distribution centers — it has 7 in the U.S. — or is it going to make more. And "Could Amazon rollout same-day or next-day shipping in the major U.S. metropolitan areas with its current distribution footprint? If so, what holds them back?"
Fifth, how are Pandora's (P) contract talks with the music industry faring, and will thinks such as "per track costs" have an impact on those deals? What "ASCAP content costs assumptions are imbedded (sic) in Pandora's guidance," and is it also talking about international content rights with the labels?
Sixth, regarding the travel business, and Priceline (PCLN), what factors are "driving the accelerating share gains in the U.S. and Europe," and is it sustainable? Also, which initiatives, such as expanding coverage of hotels, expanding vacation rentals, and the like, are most important to contribute to growth this year?


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Introduction, Test System
We've done so. And just for fun, we've added overclocked CPU results into the mix as well.
The Q6600 we originally tested was one of the best-selling enthusiast processors of its day, but dual-core chips were very much the norm. At the time, there were only a handful of games that could even take advantage of four cores and both Intel and AMD priced by core count. That's changed now, with multiple games using up to four cores.
So, can older Core 2 Duo's still keep up? Let's find out.
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Our test bed, the ASUS Rampage Formula X48 Motherboard, from days of yesteryear.
EVGA's GeForce GTX 660 SuperClocked backing-up the Core 2 Duo with muscle.
We tested the E6850 and Q6600 in the same Asus X48 Rampage Formula motherboard with 3GB of DDR2-1066. An EVGA GTX 260 and GTX 660 were used to compare graphics performance. Our overclocked figures were measured using the Q6600 (SLACR core) with its FSB bumped to 1333MHz, up from 1066MHz.
As before, we present performance figures for the GTX 260 and GTX 660. Overclocked performance with the Q6600 at 3GHz and the GTX 660 is also given. The primary question we want to answer is how much a new GPU can help the performance of an older dual-core CPU. In our default configuration, the Q6600 has twice the cores, but the E6850 enjoys a 25% clock speed advantage.


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Back in the day when I was a youngster, there wasn't anything like a VCR or DVD player to be had at home. I remember seeing Star Wars in 1977 and then gobbling up anything at all that had any pictures from the movie. The novelization, which I still have, split down the middle because I looked at those pictures so much. Any image from a magazine was like gold.
I got a few trading cards from ANH, mostly the red ones with a few here and there of other colors. I used this funky one, I think I got it from Cheerios, as a reference as I made a Millenium Falcon out of cardboard. I followed with some X-Wings. This of course was before any of the real toys were even out, at least as far as I knew.
My trading card days picked up greatly with ESB when I was in fifth grade. VCRs were just becoming a home item, but only for the better off. A VHS copy of Star Wars cost $80 bucks.
I think I started with the cards because it was a way to "see" the movie again when it wasn't possible to go back to the theater. This was at a time when "Network Premieres" of major motion-pictures was a big deal. You saw Star Wars at the theater and then again a few years later when CBS got the rights to air it at 8pm.
So here I am with a set of ROTS Widevision cards sent gracefully by Caesar. I was happily flipping through them when the question of "why" now popped into my head? I can just go watch the movie itself ($20 DVD) on the DVD player ($150) in the living room. Why bother with the cards anymore?
The first answer to hit me in particular with the ROTS cards is that I can "see" the movie again without all that atrocious dialogue. I am able to enjoy the stellar production design at my own pace and appreciate the "idea" that is Star Wars despite any specific problems I might have with some recent details in the story.
Above all though, there is still something "fun" about flipping through a set of movie cards. I don't know if it's the nostalgia or what, but it exists all the same.


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Term: Residual haunting
Residual Haunting: A phenomena where spirits or ghosts keep repeating events. Residual hauntings usually occur in older locations and may be the ghosts reliving important events in their lives—marriages, births, deaths, etc. Some researchers claim that the events are not ghosts in the classic sense, but are energies trapped in the location that repeat like a recording on an "endless loop" of magnetic tape.Donald Michael Kraig
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Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom is the most profitable film in recent memory at Newport's indie emporium, the Jane Pickens Theater. And little wonder.
It is a clever confection, a small, bright tale of two 12-year-olds — Sam Shakusky (Jared Gilman), a nerdy and capable Khaki Scout, and Suzy Bishop (Kara Hayward), a literate and troubled vacationer — who fall in love and run away.
But the story, set on the fictional New England island of New Penzance in the summer of 1965, is not the only draw. There is a local connection, too. A big one.
With the aid of Google Earth — and the enticement of some generous tax credits — Anderson elected to shoot in Rhode Island. And the director, famously obsessed with detail, seemed determined to squeeze all the maritime charm he could out of our little state.
Walsh even enlisted his father, a retired teacher who has lived in Jamestown for more than 30 years, to show Anderson around the place; his dad, an amateur gardener, wound up with a job working on the greenery — shrubs, plants, and whatnot — for the film.
Anderson's New Penzance is a hodgepodge of many Rhode Island treasures: Lincoln Woods, Stepstone Falls in West Greenwich, a small beach at Fort Wetherhill in Jamestown that serves as a refuge for the film's forlorn lovers.
A few souvenirs from Moonrise Kingdom sprinkle the state. The Jane Pickens has perched a couple of tents from the film on the marquee. Inside: a canoe and the sign for Fort Lebanon, one of two Khaki Scout camps featured in the film.
But as far as we can tell, no one has properly mapped Wes Anderson's whimsical Rhode Island. So here it is: a brief tour in pictures and words (spoiler alert: a few plot points are revealed). Perhaps you'll be inspired to see the movie — or, perchance, the real thing.
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Department of Bioengineering
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Texas at Arlington recently began welcoming incoming exemplary freshman to earn their Bachelor of Science degrees in Bioengineering. This new Undergraduate program is an exciting prospect for our department, adding to the master's and doctoral degrees currently offered.
Faculty and graduate students in the department enjoy an association with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (UTSW), one of the top medical schools in the nation, located only 22 miles (35 minutes) away from the UTA campus. Students can take engineering and life science courses at UTA or UTSW; conducting research in laboratories located on either campus. Graduates of the program receive a diploma bearing the seals of both UTA and UTSW.
The combined faculty, staff and facilities of the two campuses provide tremendous resources and opportunities for biomedical engineering students. More than 85% of students in the program also receive financial assistance in the form of scholarships and graduate research and teaching assistantships. Internships with area businesses are also available on a limited basis.
Recently funded research includes grants for development of a nanoparticle drug delivery system, developing a way to use light and sound to produce an accurate image of a patient's deep tissue, and finding similar approaches from cancer treatment to explore nanomedicine for radiation diseases.
The Bioengineering department at UT Arlington recently ranked #51 in the 2013 U.S. News and World Report Graduate School rankings, the same year Biomedical Engineering was deemed by Forbes as the #1 Most Valuable College Major, and ranked by CNN News as the #1 Best Job in America. The UTA Department of Bioengineering will welcome 65 new Undergraduates this fall and over 150 Graduate students.