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Martin Campbell's Green Lantern – starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, Blake Lively as Carol Ferris, and Mark Strong as Sinestro – has taken a ferocious critical beating - not the least of which was from our very own Kofi Outlaw.
For all intents and purposes, the Green Lantern film is a very streamlined adaptation of Geoff Johns' Green Lantern: Secret Origin comic book – with other elements, events, and characters awkwardly thrown in for good measure.
The purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the various elements, characters, etc. that are shared between the Green Lantern comic books and movie, in an attempt to deduce which medium did the better job. For example, if the movie did a better job, the movie gets a point. If the comic books did a better job, the comic book gets a point. At the end, we'll tally the points on either side and see which medium -- The Comic Books or The Movie -- comes out on top.
FAIR WARNING: If you really, really loved the film and really, really hate snark, you're really, really, not going to like this article.
The Mask (Comic Book vs. The Movie)
Advantage: The Comic Books – I shouldn't even have to explain this. Just look at them! One's an actual domino mask, and the other's a veritable nose amplifier made from what appears to be green jellyfish flesh.
The Costume (Comic Book vs. The Movie)
Advantage: The Comic Books – The movie costume doesn't look as bad as some feared, but an iconic look is iconic for a reason.
The Green Lantern Corps
What little we see of the Green Lantern Corps -- Kilowog, Tomar-Re, and so forth -- the Guardians, and Oa gives us the impression that they're nearly identical to their comic book counterparts (save, perhaps, Oa, which at times looks strikingly different). Unfortunately, we see so little of them in the film that they're scarcely worth mentioning. The comic has had ample time to give all these characters wonderful depth and complexity - which has only improved since the release of Geoff Johns' Secret Origins. Unfortunately, the movie chose to focus on other things...


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10 Essential Guns N' Roses Songs
The 1987 release of Guns N' Roses' debut album, Appetite for Destruction, was a pivotal moment in rock history.
With Guns N' Roses – vocalist Axl Rose, guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler – rock music rediscovered its edge, rage and sense of danger. Guns N' Roses rank alongside a handful of hard-rock bands with punk-rock attitudes – including the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and AC/DC - that shook and shocked the world.
Guns N' Roses formed in Los Angeles in 1985 and Appetite for Destruction, which was released on Geffen Records two years later, would ultimately enjoy a 147-week run on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1991, Guns N' Roses released two volumes of Use Your Illusion on the same day. It was a remarkable outpouring of music, totaling 30 tracks on two CDs. Use Your Illusion I and II each sold 7 million copies and reached Number Two and Number One, respectively. By 1997 only Axl Rose remained from the original Guns N' Roses. However, a rather stable lineup has existed under his leadership since the late Nineties and released Chinese Democracy in 2008.
Here, the Rock Hall suggests 10 essential Guns N' Roses songs.
"Welcome To The Jungle" was the opening volley of an assault on the rock and roll mainstream of the Eighties. The first track on 1987's Appetite for Destruction, "Welcome To The Jungle" was the antithesis of the pop-metal that was heavily favored by rock radio of the era. Rose's lyrics painted a portrait of Los Angeles far removed from the glitz and glamour more commonly seen and heard, instead singing of the town's dark, seedy side (Welcome to the jungle we take it day by day / If you want it you're gonna bleed but it's the price to pay / And you're a very sexy girl that's very hard to please / You can taste the bright lights but you won't get there for free). For Indiana native Rose, it was an honest account of his introduction to a cruel metropolis and the scenes he witnessed. His screeching vocals – including the bone-chilling opening to the song – reflected a despondency and anger, while the song's gritty, distorted verse riffs and declarative rhythm section gave the track a muscular backbone. The production was loud and brash – just like the band members themselves.
This was the song that helped make the Gunners superstars, peaking at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988 and helping take sales of Appetite For Destruction to more than 18 million. If "Welcome to the Jungle" displayed their hard rock edge, then "Sweet Child O' Mine" showed more emotional range, but without dipping into the metal power ballad territory mined by so many of their contemporaries. The song also established lead guitarist Slash as a bona fide guitar hero. With his signature top hat, wild shock of hair and low-slung Gibson Les Paul, Slash struck a singular presence and had the memorable chops to match. The intro to "Sweet Child O'Mine" ranks among rock's great guitar riffs while the main guitar solo translated the mid-tempo rock song's romantic sentiment into a blistering passage with evocative blues licks and pentatonic runs, and wah-wah effects.
Although the late 80s may be considered a golden era of hard rock in terms of commercial airplay, "Paradise City" was still an unlikely radio hit. The song presented a tale of urban grit (Just an urchin livin' under the street / I'm a hard case that's tough to beat / I'm your charity case, so buy me somethin' to eat) and the superficial veneer of fame and fortune (Take me down to the paradise city / Where the grass is green / And the girls are pretty). The opening vocal parts showcased not only Rose's vocal ability but also his ear for beautiful interlocking pop harmonies. Clocking in at nearly seven minutes, the song's composition and the band's adroit playing gave it a vitality that kept it from seeming overblown, from its chugging verse groove to the anthemic chorus to the double-time coda that closed the track at a frenetic pace. "Paradise City" was the third single from the band's 1987 debut to chart in the Top 10.
An all-acoustic ballad, "Patience" showed a more vulnerable Guns N' Roses. Whereas Rose projected an almost feral howl throughout most of the songs featured on Appetite For Destruction, he showcased a more subdued croon on "Patience," which appeared on 1988's G N' R Lies, whistling and tenderly emoting, while Slash and the band delivered a melodic soundtrack with tasteful solo work. Still, the song's climactic coda featured Rose delving into his familiar snarl, though as a juxtaposition to his timbre leading up to that moment, it had a profound effect on the mood of the song. Stylistically, "Patience" was a departure from their (ostensible) comfort zone, and provided an early teaser for the more ambitious material that would appear a few years later.
Although the meaning of this honky tonk shuffle from G N' R Lies is open to debate – Slash once claimed it was about Rose's dog – it ranks among the band's more lighthearted moments, a sentiment echoed in Rose's call to action during the song: "Take it for what it is." With its chorus – I used to love her, but I had to kill her / I knew I'd miss her, so I had to keep her / She's buried right in my back yard – it was a moment of humorous, deliberate ambiguity for a band who would engender its fair share of controversy (including the racist claims brought about by lyrics to Lies' "One In A Million"). The light mood is echoed in the breezy strum of acoustic guitars and Slash's dextrous handling of countrified leads that showcased his versatility as a guitarist.
"You Could Be Mine" was first rehearsed by the band in the late 80s (the song's lyrics "With your bitch slap rappin' and your cocaine tongue you get nothin' done" appeared in the liner notes of Appetite For Destruction). Released in June 1991, a driving drum fill, menacing bass line and controlled feedback opened "You Could Be Mine," and gave fans the first taste of material that would be featured on the sprawling, 30-song double release Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, which arrived that fall. Although the production was more slick than earlier efforts, "You Could Be Mine" still delivered a liberal dose of Rose's angered, impassioned holler (I'm a cold heartbreaker / Fit to burn / And I'll rip your heart in two / And I'll leave you lyin' on the bed) with a complementarily charged-up hard rock soundtrack. "You Could Be Mine" was featured in James Cameron's 1991 summer blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and the video for the song featured the movie's star cyborg: Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Everything about "November Rain," one of the last singles to appear from the Illusion set, was grandiose. With its heavily orchestrated opening featuring an array of strings and piano that gradually gave way to a more rock-oriented wall of guitars and drums, the nine-minute track – and the suitably epic music video that followed – solidified the band as a group of musicians capable of lavish arena-rock level productions both on and off the stage. Still, the song was grounded by Rose's keen sense of melody and Slash's soaring guitar solos. In songs like this, Guns N' Roses seemed to be following in the footsteps of bands like Led Zeppelin and Queen who recorded multi-part rock journeys on later albums.The band performed the song at the 1992 MTV Music Awards and were joined on stage by Elton John, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Rose in 1994.
"Civil War" launched Use Your Illusion II with a sweeping narrative on war that had Rose questioning "what's so civil about war anyways?" The song included a number of audio samples – including Strother Martin's speech to a group of chain gang prisoners in Cool Hand Luke – adding to the song's expansive dramatics. Musically, the song reportedly grew from an instrumental developed by Slash, and with the addition of the band's input and Rose's lyrics, evolved into an eight-minute arrangement. The song's intro and verses revolved around a simple minor-chord riff on the guitar and piano as the backdrop for more delicate passages before exploding in the bombastic chorus and a series of wah-wah driven solos that culminated in a somber fade with Rose whistling "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."
Originally recorded by Paul McCartney and Wings for the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die, "Live And Let Die" was the fourth single to appear from the Illusions set. The band had included covers on their albums before – Rose Tattoo's "Nice Boys" and Aerosmith's "Mama Kin" on Lies; Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" on Use Your Illusion II; and later released an album of mostly punk and glam rock covers entitled "The Spaghetti Incident?" in 1993 – but none so effectively fit the Guns N' Roses aesthetic the way "Live And Let Die" did. The band took McCartney's rock-reggae motifs and transformed them with a metallic rock resonance that gave the lyrics (When you got a job to do / You gotta do it well / You gotta give the other fellow hell) a summarily nastier tone than the original.
Guns N' Roses began writing material for a new album in 1994, started recording music in 1996, underwent numerous line-up and production changes, reportedly finished a new album in 2006 and released Chinese Democracy in 2008. "Better" took Rose's gift for melody and combined it with his ability to push his voice into different spaces, such as the falsetto of the song's opening lines and pre-chorus, the gritty growl of the verse and the vocal shouting of the chorus. The music on the track rocked hard with an industrial edge, featuring a tight drum and bass rhythm section that allowed the various guitar riffs to sink deep into the groove, while the guitar solo (played by Buckethead) mixed old school hard rock distortion with digital chop and glitch.


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presents Heartland, a new exhibition that examines innovative forms of artistic creation taking place in the geographic center of the United States. Organized by the Smart Museum and the Van Abbemuseum, one of Europes premier contemporary art institutions, the exhibition illuminates a diverse assembly of artists who are responding to the world around them and reshaping it in unexpected ways.
On view from October 1, 2009 to January 17, 2010, Heartland features site-specific installations and performances as well as drawing, photography, and video by artists and artist groups who are working inand in response toDetroit, Kansas City, and other cities and rural communities across the region. The artists and artist groupsboth denizens of the region and outside artists-in-residenceinclude Carnal Torpor, Cody Critcheloe, Jeremiah Day, Detroit Tree of Heaven Woodshop, Design 99, Scott Hocking, Kerry James Marshall, Midwest Radical Cultural Corridor, Greely Myatt, Marjetica Potrč, Julika Rudelius, Artur Silva, Deb Sokolow, and Whoop Dee Doo.
Much of the work on view was discovered as the exhibition curatorsCharles Esche and Kerstin Niemann from the Van Abbemuseum and Stephanie Smith from the Smart Museumembarked on a series of road trips throughout the American Heartland. Infused with the spirit of the open road, Heartland presents the unfettered, alternative visions of artists whose work challenges our understandings of place, community, and the role of contemporary art in shaping our changing world.
Project Background
In 2007 and 2008, the Heartland curators, eschewing traditional research methods, set out on a series of old-fashioned road trips through the vast center of the United States. During the trips, they explored the independent networks of cultural production that are thriving outside of traditional centers of artistic creation. (The curators documented these experiences in a research blog, http://heartland.vanabbe.nl.)
The road trips informed two distinct exhibitions. The first presentation, which opened in October 2008 at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, sought to uncover new ways of thinking about the American interior during the U.S. presidential election and gave European audiences access to a broad survey of the Heartlands culture, art, and music. The second, reconceived presentation at the Smart Museum, offers U.S. audiences a more focused look at an inventive selection of artists who are responding to and remaking the world around them. Together, the two presentations offer a richly layered reading of artistic production that is connected to and yet on the periphery of the global contemporary art world.
Exhibition Overview and Sections
Responding to the Van Abbemuseums kaleidoscopic survey of regional art and music, the Smart Museum of Arts presentation of Heartland focuses on ideals of resourcefulness and invention. The exhibition balances a select group of works from across the wider region with deeper explorations of interrelated groups of artists working in Detroit and Kansas City. Like Chicago, these cities have proven particularly hospitable to artists who approach their work with a do-it-yourself sensibility that the curators describe as making the world you want to live in. Heartland will premiere new commissions and present recent works by artists and artist groups active in these areas, featuring performances and sculptural installations that echo Heartlands overarching theme of community by inviting viewer participation. The exhibition concludes with an epilogue that leads visitors into a related display featuring Chicagobased artists in the Smarts permanent collection.
Visitors to the Smart Museum will be greeted by two major works that suggest Heartlands breadth of subject matter, media, and perspective. The Brazilianborn, Indianapolis-based artist Artur Silva brings an immigrants perspective to Decadence Avec Elegance (2009), a rainbow-hued digital collage that will be presented in the Smarts outdoor sculpture garden. Memphis-based sculptor Greely Myatt makes playful reference to intensive agricultural labor in the large-scale Cleave (2008), which will be installed on the grand wall of the Museums reception hall. Artists featured:
Artur Silva and Greely Myatt.
Finding resources where others have generally only seen decay, the Detroit-based artists featured here transform the underused buildings and vacant lots of the citys depopulated urban landscapes into optimistic, socially engaged works of art. One example of this worldview can be seen in the work of Design 99, a husband-and-wife team who use their storefront space as a base for a range of activities that make inventive use of local resources. For the exhibition, Design 99 hit the road to create a new work. Built from materials gathered during road trips to independent art spaces around the region, Heartland Machine (2009) transforms the empty framework of an old boat into a portable and expandable sculpture. Artists featured: Detroit Tree of Heaven Woodshop, Design 99, Scott Hocking, and Marjetica Potrč.
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If Heartlands Detroit artists adapt the world as it is, the artists seen in this section are working to restructure the world entirely. A proponent of this aesthetic is Whoop Dee Doo, the artist-led dance and variety show central to an emerging community of artists groups in the city. The Smart will present Whoop Dee Doos first museum commission. In a performance at the Experimental Station on October 2, the artists will partner with homegrown Chicago talent to present a kid-friendly faux public access television show. Whoop Dee Doo will also create a sculptural installation within the Smart, featuring a scale model of the set and video outtakes from the performance. Artists featured: Carnal Torpor, Cody Critcheloe, and Whoop Dee Doo.
Radical Center:
This section considers the regions legacy of progressive social and civil rights movements. The Midwest Radical Culture Corridor (MRCC), for example, is a far-flung group of artists, writers, and thinkers whose work illuminates the interconnectivity between rural communities and global concerns. For the exhibition, the MRCCs Compass Group will map regional energy- and food-related infrastructure through an installation at the Museum as well as a text-and-image piece that will be circulated to wider audiences within AREA magazine. Artists featured: Compass Group working in the Midwest Radical Culture Corridor, Jeremiah Day, and Kerry James Marshall.
Heartland concludes with two works that offer distinct counterpoints to the optimism of the central exhibition while exploring what happens when one ventures out of the Heartland. The epilogue features Deb Sokolows text-and-image wall drawing Dear Trusted Associate (20082009). The works paranoid narratorthe artists alter egoinvestigates conspiracies that lurk just beneath the surface of daily life, first in Chicago, then on a journey to Eindhoven, and finally back home in the Heartland. In collaboration with the Smart Museum and Chicago Public Schools, Sokolow will be an artist-in-residence at Daniel Boone Elementary School during fall 2009. Artists featured: Deb Sokolow and Julika Rudelius.
Related works from Chicago:
This related installation reflects the Smart Museums long-standing commitment to innovative presentations that situate Chicago-based art within a global contexta commitment grounded by a significant permanent collection featuring Chicago artists from the 1950s to the present. Sokolows wall drawing will act as a hinge between the exhibition and this presentation, which suggests connections between Heartland and the exhibitions and ephemera produced by the Chicago Imagists.
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DETROIT - Kid Rock is making his U.S. summer tour shows affordable tickets in all sections at $20, and lowering prices on parking and merchandise.
Today Rock announced three hometown shows, Aug. 9-11, at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Independence Township with guest ZZ Top. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13.
Kid Rock and his Twisted Brown Trucker Band will perform under the stars in amphitheaters this summer, beginning June 28th at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Va., through Sept. 15 at the Live Nation Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida.
Kool & The Gang and Uncle Kracker are confirmed as support on select dates. Tickets for other shows go on sale to the public April 12 on LiveNation.com.In addition to the low ticket price, Kid Rock is reserving the first two rows for every show as free upgrades for lucky fans who will be selected at random for upgrades. Beer specials, value food packages, cheap parking, free samples of Jimmy John's sandwiches at select venues, free coffee at the end of the show, and special $20 tour T-shirts will be available as well.
To combat scalping, Kid Rock will release 1,000 tickets for the best seats at each show as Platinum Tickets via LiveNation.com.
Also a first for a Kid Rock tour, participating Walmart locations will also offer all-in $20 tickets – no parking costs, no fees.'Everyone knows the economy is still hurting people across the country, but I didn't want that to be a reason why everyone couldn't get out and enjoy themselves on a summer night,' Rock said. 'So we're going to throw the biggest and best party ever, with prices across the board that are reasonable and transparent. No hidden fees, no gimmicks.
'We're not sparing any expense on this tour, we're going over the top as always, but that doesn't mean we're going to ask the fans to pay more. If this works we're going to play to packed houses of fans who appreciate what we're doing. If it doesn't … might be a long summer. But someone has to go out there and fight these high prices out there and change things up, and I'm lucky enough that I can afford to take a pay cut. $20. Best night ever.'Kid Rock is touring in support of his 10th album, 'Rebel Soul,' and will perform a special set on the outdoor stage at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' tonight on ABC. He will also make a special appearance on 'Chelsea Lately' on E!, Tuesday, April 9 and will be returning to 'Piers Morgan Live,' along with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, to discuss the tour Friday, April 12.
Jim Beam and Harley- Davidson wil sponso the tour. Current members of Kid Rock's Rebel Soldiers fan club will have first access to presale tickets through kidrock.com/tour. Paperless tickets are being used where possible to further help reduce scalping. Fans will have the option of paper and paperless tickets, but Kid Rock has chosen to use paperless tickets to get face-value tickets into the hands of fans so they don't have to pay an astronomical mark up by scalpers.


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Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. It consists of two main components: rapping (MCing) and DJing (production and scratching). Along with hip hop dance (notably breakdancing) and urban inspired art, or notably graffiti, these compose the four elements of hip hop, a cultural movement that was initiated by inner-city youth, mostly African Americans[1] in New York City, in the early 1970s. Typically, hip hop music consists of intensely rhythmic lyrical form making abundant use of techniques like assonance, alliteration, and rhyme. The rapper is accompanied by an instrumental track, usually referred to as a "beat", performed by a DJ, created by a producer, or one or more instrumentalists. This beat is often created using a sample of the percussion break of another song, usually a funk or soul recording. In addition to the beat other sounds are often sampled, synthesized, or performed. Sometimes a track can be instrumental, as a showcase of the skills of the DJ or producer. Hip hop began in The Bronx, located in New York City, when DJs began isolating the percussion break from funk and disco songs. The early role of the MC was to introduce the DJ and the music and to keep the audience excited. MCs began by speaking between songs, giving exhortations to dance, greetings to audience members, jokes and anecdotes. Eventually this practice became more stylized and became known as rapping. By 1979 hip hop had become a commercially popular music genre and began to enter the American mainstream. In the 1990s, a form of hip hop called gangsta rap became a major part of American music, causing significant controversy over lyrics which were perceived as promoting violence, terrorism [2], promiscuity, drug use and misogyny. Nevertheless, by the beginning of the 2000s, hip hop was a staple of popular music charts and was being performed in many styles across the world.
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A second major power plant project in the planning stages is the Southcentral Power Project, a $350-million, 180MW to 270MW combined-cycle gas-fired plant in south Anchorage that would be built by Chugach Electric and Municipal Light and Power (ML&P), Anchorage's city-owned utility. Chugach would own 70% of the project. Chugach Electric and ML&P would finance their respective portions of the project separately. The goal is to have the plant in operation by 2015.


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When it comes to facing the sweltering, sticky summer elements, I'll be the first to admit that my beauty regimen is not so hot on the season's trying temps. That said, when summertime rolls around I like to pull out a few of my favorite beauty tricks to combat unwanted raccoon eyes and green-tinged post-pool strands.
To keep your face from melting off and your hair from frizzing up, I've put together 10 of my favorite beauty tips for you so you can keep your look cool, calm and collected no matter how hot and humid things get…
- Prime. Use primer to keep your makeup in place throughout the day. It also helps reduce unwanted shine too. Apply it after your SPF and moisturizer and allow it to dry completely before putting on your face makeup.
- Love liquid. While pencil liners are great, a good waterproof liquid liner won't smudge or run when things get hot (or wet). This one is my favorite. (I'm wearing it as I type this blog!)
- Scrub and soothe. Be sure to give those gams a good scrub. And don't forget your feet too. To get your tootsies sandal ready, give them a scrub in the shower and then slather them with lotion afterward. Next, slip your feet into a pair of cotton socks and hit the hay. When you wake up, your feet will be soft as a baby's bottom and ready for their close up.
- Ditch your dryer (and your bathroom). Since the summer is characteristically a very dry season, it's a great time to let your strands air-dry. I find that a simple low pony (pulled to the front on one side) is a great fallback, as is a loose side braid. But if you must blow dry your hair, do not do it in the bathroom right after you have showered. The humidity will only make your hair frizzier. For a super sleek summer blowout, head into another (dry) room and dry your hair there.
- Shave smart. After shaving your legs, use an alcohol-free lotion to avoid razor burn and irritation.
- Chill out. It may sound unpleasant, but cold showers are much better for your skin because hot showers leech your skin of its moisture. Hot showers also wreak havoc on dry hair because it opens your hair follicles, causing them to dehydrate. Instead, opt for a lukewarm or tepid shower. At the end of your shower, turn the water to cold to seal your hair follicles and quench your skin. This will make your hair extra shiny and your skin extra smooth.
- Don't go green. To prevent your hair from turning an unpleasant shade of green after a dip in chlorinated water, slater it with oil (it can be baby oil, olive oil, coconut oil etc.). If all else fails, simply rinse your hair with tap water before jumping in.
- Lighten up. Since cake-face is never a good look, I like to dilute my cover-up with a little eye cream during the warmer months. It makes this traditionally heavier makeup a bit lighter and sheerer, which is ideal for summer. It's also a good idea to use less foundation (unless you're up for risking a serious facial landslide) and preferably one that is silicone-based to prevent smudging and sliding. During the summer, less is more!
- De-puff. After a day spent in the sun (and possibly drinking margaritas), you will most likely find yourself with a major case of puffy eyes the next morning. To reduce puffiness, slice up a few refrigerated potatoes, soak them in water for a moment or two and then place them over your lids for 15 minutes. Works like a charm.
- Go sheer. While I love a great red lip, thicker "sticks should be saved for other seasons. During the summer I like to swap out my favorite lipsticks for their sheerer counterparts. Lip-glosses, tints and balms are other summertime favorites for me as well.
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A good friend of mine was recently diagnosed with brain metastases from his lung cancer, adenocarcinoma type. The neurosurgeon said to him that surgery is the treatment of choice for his case. He was also seen by a radiation oncologist who claimed that radiation therapy is just as effective as surgery. Could you help him?
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In general, treatment of brain metastases is based on the number and location of the brain metastases, status of disease in the rest of the body, patient age, and the overall condition of the patient. For most of the patients with brain metastases, radiation therapy is an appropriate treatment method. This can be delivered as a series of treatments daily for one week or more typically several weeks to the entire brain, or as a single treatment using high-dose stereotactic radiosurgery focused on treating only the sites of brain metastases seen on imaging.
For non-small cell lung cancer patients with a single metastasis to the brain who have good performance status, no other sites of disease outside of the chest, and controlled or limited disease in the chest, surgical resection plus radiotherapy can be used.
One study by Dr. Patchell reported a randomized trial comparing surgical resection plus post-operative radiation therapy versus radiation therapy alone in patients with single brain metastasis. This study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on February 22, 1990. Patients who received treatment with surgical resection plus radiation therapy lived longer, had fewer recurrences of cancer in the brain, and had a better quality of life than patients treated with radiation therapy alone. A more recent study also from Dr. Patchell published in the Journal of American Medical Association on November 4, 1998 demonstrated that post-operative radiotherapy prevented tumor recurrence at the site of the original brain metastasis and at other sites in the brain. Patients receiving surgery and radiation therapy were less likely to die of neurologic causes than patients receiving surgery alone. However, there was no significant difference in the overall length of survival if radiation therapy was or was not added to surgery. For the patients with more than one metastasis in the brain, treatment decisions are made on an individual basis for each patient, but surgery is generally reserved for patients with very symptomatic brain lesions. Your friend should discuss his case with his oncologists.


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Jay Leno Goes For A Spin
"I know what you're thinking, when you think of Buick. You tend to think of big land barges" – Jay Leno. You may or may not know, however, during the early 1900's Buick was focusing on building some of America's finest race cars. Case in point, the 1910 Buick Bug. What's more, this fine example showed up to Jay Leno's Garage compliments of Sloan's Museum in Flint, Michigan. At first glance, you'll notice the radiator sits on top of the car. Believe it or not actually this design did a great job of cooling the engine and its pill shaped design helped with aerodynamics. With piston rings the size of coffee cans, the OHV 622ci 4-cylinder engine only produced a paltry 57hp. It was backed by a three-speed transmission and the car weighed around 2,600lbs.
What's more, the Buick Bug came with a ton of racing firsts. For instance, it was the first ever center-driven vehicle. Also, instead of relying on a solid piece of rubber, the tires were actually pneumatic and filled with air. Unfortunately, Louis Chevrolet crashed the car he helped design after a tire failure during testing on the Indianapolis track. Chevrolet survived, of course, by ducking into the cockpit. Luckily, the cockpit had been designed with a crudely shaped roll bar, which consisted of thick steel bands that lined the inside and shaped the cockpit. It proved the pneumatic tire technology was still in its infancy. Even the brakes were unique. A foot pedal and hand lever controlled the brakes, which were rear only.
The water temperature, fuel pressure, and oil pressure are the only gauges on the car and the steering wheel is hand-crafted from wood and includes brass start-up controls. While the technology seems archaic in modern times, back in 1910 this was state-of-the-art. At the time, Flathead engines were more popular. However, the Buick Bug utilized David Dunbar Buick's "valve-in-head" engine more commonly known as the overhead valve engine today. Virtually all modern engines are a derivative from Buick's design and carry on today.
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Test pattern: Dish rebates prove elusive
Last week I wrote about Ann Neumark's frustration because she can't get local stations on Dish Network; last January I wrote about Elizabeth Sutton's frustration because she couldn't get her $140 rebate from DirecTV ["Satellite hassle," January 3, 2003]. Now I'm writing to say that Sutton's case was just one of hundreds– and to report that, in a move that was ultimately blocked by the Justice Department, Dish Network and DirecTV came very close to merging.
Sutton's gripe was actually with Prime TV, which is one of the companies that sell satellite dishes and receivers to DirecTV's customers. In April 2002, she responded to an ad promising free equipment if she signed up for a year of DirecTV. The installer gave her the rebate form, which she mailed sometime in May to Prime TV's headquarters in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
It took seven months– of phone calls, letters, and, finally, a complaint to the Virginia Office of Consumer Affairs– to get her $140 rebate.
I got involved at the tail end of the conflict, and although my involvement was brief, it was a real eye-opener as to Prime TV's idea of how to interact with the public. A customer service supervisor, for instance, declared that no one in the company would be able to speak to me, said, "Have a nice day," and hung up on me.
Thanks to an unhappy Prime TV customer in the Chicago area who found my January column in an internet search, I now know that Prime TV has come under scrutiny from the North Carolina Attorney General's office for its pattern of failing to issue rebates in a timely manner. John Bason, public information officer for the North Carolina Department of Justice, says in an email that his office "has received a total of 534 complaints against Prime TV." He goes on to say that the "overwhelming majority" have been resolved; 12 remain open.
Not all DirecTV promotions are problematic, by the way. For instance, according to Steve Mullen, senior public relations representative for Circuit City in Richmond, the rebate offered in the chain's DirecTV promotions comes from Circuit City itself and not the equipment manufacturer– and, in any case, Prime TV isn't one of their suppliers.
Now, for the almost-marriage of the only two satellite TV companies in the U.S. In October 2001, the parent companies of Dish Network (EchoStar Communications Corp.) and DirecTV (General Motors Hughes) decided to merge. Among other things, this would have meant that all satellite TV customers would have been able to receive local stations.
In October 2002, however, the U.S. Department of Justice blocked the merger. No doubt at least a few souls in markets such as Charlottesville, where it's impossible to receive local stations– such as NBC29 in Charlottesville or WVPT, the Harrisonburg PBS affiliate– are thinking that maybe, just this once, Uncle Sam should have blessed a monopoly.
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It took Leni Covington three years to save the $300 she needed to have some tree work done– which makes the job's outcome an even bigger pill to swallow. Before I tell her story, let me explain that I'm going to refer to the workman only by his initials, E.D., because I haven't been able to reach him. I'm hoping that Hook readers will help me contact him.
Covington claims that E.D. promised in July 2002 to do the work they agreed on. She was about to leave town until September, so she left the $300 check with her son– who would be staying in the house– and told him to pay E.D. when he was finished. She neglected, however, to specify what the job consisted of, and her son handed over the check without asking to see E.D.'s work.
Covington claims that E.D. completed only about $50 worth of the $300 job, so she began calling him. At first, she says, he promised to come and finish the job, but then his phone was disconnected. Furthermore, she can't file a suit in General District Court without an address. If you have any idea how to contact E.D., email or call me and, if you've got the right guy, I'll pass the information on to Covington.
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Thursday, August 2, 2007
On The Street……..21st Print, New York City
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Im not really feeling the dress, love the shoes but not in this combination. She is a stunning girl though so she can work it.
Wow she's gorgeous! I think she model's for the jcrew catalog. Love her dress, perfect for this extra hot nyc weather.
She's tall, pretty, well groomed. I like the lemony accessories. It all works– but somehow… I'm stifling a yawn.
Isn't she lovely, isn't she wonderful?
A beautiful start to a hot day.
there is a lot of that kind of dress shoe combination around, but it rarely looks as nice as this. partly because it almost takes that kind of frame to keep it from looking…less attractive. but then again, this girl could put on anything and make it work.
This woman is a goddess….from waist north. What is it with the proportions in the lower part of the pic that bothers me?
If I saw her on the street I'm quite sure I couldn't help staring at her, she is so…goddess. She has the most beautiful face and its been a while since I saw someone that looked this chic and classy with aviators. IMO usually aviators look just funny.
she looks perfect
Yea she is a model for Jcrew. Also a mom.
A hot Mom.
she's beautiful!
Yes, very lovely & all that… But I have to totally agree w/ Angela…it's boring. There's no personality, no real style..It's precisely these kinds of models (she surely is a model) in fashion magazines who stifle our creativity. Don't get me wrong, she's beautiful obviously…But I prefer the not-so-obvious myself.
Is the empire waist "in" this year? Just yesterday there was a pic showing a young woman in a high waisted outfit.
I dont like she shoes with that dress but yes gorgeous so whatever looks good!
the best summer dress I've seen in some time.
she could wear a garbage bag and look good…
WOW! Just WOW!!
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How could she stifle your creativity?
That sounds more like an excuse to me
angela/anoymous – i concur. they're all fabulous elements and work well together, but there's no pop. is it because it's TOO coordinated?? her beauty definitely outshines the outfit.
so fresh and summery. love the big bag of course and the wrap around espadrilles. muy caliente!
I think it's more the body than the outfit…
Beautiful models stifle creativity? That's a new one I've never heard before. I feel rather the opposite – that beauty inspires – and sometimes inspires too much! Which is the entire point of the fashion business, really.
Versions of this halter-empire-scarf dress are in every high street shop at every price point(I believe The Sartorialist snapped a mirthsome young lady months ago wearing a blue one with unfortunate mukluks).
This dress looks horrible on any body not built like a mannequin. It exposes so much of the upper body and yet adds visual bulk at the belly and hip, while exposing the legs to well above the knee. It's also long, and because of the handkerchief hemline, it cannot be shortened easily (I have seen petite young ladies wearing similar dresses literally dragging the ground). And the the final insult – the semi-sheer silk or silk-like fabric clings like a second skin in movement or in the slightest breeze. For the average woman it would be hard to conceive a less flattering dress.
Women see these looks on the Bundchenesque figures of magazines pages and suppose that the dress has some magical ability to flatter them in the same way. Not so, I'm afraid. Contrary to popular belief, clothes cannot *make* a person look taller, thinner, etc.; clothing can only cover or expose, in a flattering or unflattering way, whatever physique the person actually possesses.
This woman looks great in the dress because she is tall, has a modest bust and toned upper body, slender waist and hips, and extra-long shapely legs. The dress is not giving her those attributes, only exposing them.
Makes me wish it could be summer forever.
i think what makes this shot so strong isn't the outfit, it's her confidence. it's obvious that she would look good in anything she wears.
She is beautiful and I love her shoes.
Seldom have I seen Sart showing a picture like this.The lady is just perfect.She has the perfect outfit for the climate and there is no hesitating in her posture.If she is a professional model she has done her homework well.
I hate living in NYC. How can I leave the house when there are girls this beautiful walking around. I just hope I never find myself standing next to her at an intersection (looking like a potato in her shadow no doubt).
Gee whiz: perfect in every way.
Beauty is never boring to me and that is one classically beautiful, lissome girl. I agree that she could wear anything and it would work.
she picked an outfit that really flatters her body. she makes it look like she is a very tall skinny person – she is surely tall and she is in great shape, but her top half is far more slender than her bottom half. this dress shows off her top half, camouflages the bottom half, and the shoes turn her into a skyscraper.
she has style – it's called summer femme light (as in floaty, not "lite" as in insubstantial).
and i have to say, i do also find it totally underwhelming.
her ensemble matches the background so nicely :)
i love how it looks like she hardly worked to look that beautiful
not only does she look great wearing it but on a day like today i am sure she felt comfortable.
She is beautiful, so is her dress and her shoes! Great shot!
I don't know if this was taken today or yesterday, but it doesn't really matter – NY has been hot and stifling both days. This (beautiful) woman looks like a breath of fresh air. An urban fairy.
If I had this dress hanging in my closet I'd take it down to my tailor and ask him to cut it off above the knee. I can't stand handkerchief hemlines, they make an otherwise gorgeous dress look cheap. Snaps to the print though.
I've seen this girl in the J.Crew catalog for years and think she is one of the most stunning models ever. She'll never be a supermodel — frankly, she's too classically beautiful for that — but she's who I envy. Even if I'm not really envying those shoes.
That looks like a Maori design on the border of that dress – very nice – go New Zealand!
this is summer, and i love the classic aviators with such a seasonal piece
She is a perfection!
This is one of those stop-traffic lookers. She is so beautiful she could wear almost anything and get people to stop and stare.
Sigh, another skinny girl who looks great in clothes. I could almost believe that you think females have to be skinny to be fashionable.
I think I speak for all men here when I say, I don't give a damn how tall or skinny she is. Not boring to me at all. She's fine.
I like the shade of the yellow of her wedge.. It's so clean and summer-y..
she's gorgeous!!
she must be a model…
My gosh she's beautiful! Well done
I'm new here, last weekend (in transit at an airport) I bought the July's GQ edition. There was the article about Lino and your blog. I simply love it! I've been reading old posts and I'm really amazed, the pictures, the captions, it looks and mainly feels perfect! Congratulations!!!
By the way, this picture makes wish me to take the following airplane to New York.
she is amazingly hot… and such perfect skin… one of the hottest people ever you've had on the sartorialist
she looks like a supermodel
I generally don't like this kind of dress with the handkerchief hem, but she looks fantastic in it. I guess it's as another poster said: very few people can make that type of dress work.
She's definitely from another planet –the one populated by perfectly beautifully people.
She's very pretty!
Yikes, I don't think this lady deserves the negativity. She's a lovely looking woman, deal with it. And I don't think an insult of 'skinny' is very appropriate. She is slender and perfectly healthy, not skinny.
I wouldn't call her look boring at all. Her dress is interesting, love the bag color and her sunglasses perfectly suit her face.
The straps and bust line look wonderful on her figure and I like the print.
I lov her and I LOVE the dress. So beautiful!!!
she looks delicious!
Does being tall, skinny, and totally young makes you stylish?…Nope.
She looks polished and very natural at once, but that is what the aforementioned elements bring to the style table. Not an exercise on style, more like just going with your birth suit for a stroll…easy when you are an exceptional beauty, but of course nothing that you can build…Controversial for how easy it is.
wow!!! there's not much else to say.
isn't that the girl from the J. Crew catalogues? she's beautiful!
Polish and groove… just like New York.
She looks a fair bit like Jessica Alba, non?
She is a beautiful girl and as such looks fresh, pretty and alluring but I would go for a maxi length on that dress rather than the asymmetrical hem. It slightly spoils the picture.
Otherwise – lovely. Aviators are always a winner ;-)
wow, she looks like a model
Is she not STUNNING?? Another wonderfully stylish find, sir. Kudos.
Gorgeous woman, looks fantastic.
I think the bag's a bit too large and I'm not sure about that shoe color. Not that I want "matchy-matchy", but this color seems to clash.
if you plan to teach a child the all-important lesson of "life is not fair (so, you better work hard)", this picture would make the perfect visual aid.
I have to say to 'editor': you say that this dress makes her 'look like a tall and skinny person??' She IS a tall and skinny person. She is about 5'10″ and a size 2-4. It would be difficult for her to wear something that made her look fat, because she isn't. you should read 'amed studio's' comments.
To everyone else: yes, she is a model. yes, she models for j crew amongst other catalogs. I am sure that she is carrying a ginormous bag so she can fit her book into it.
and FYI, she's married to a male model and has the most beautiful daughter… gorgeous family – you should try to catch them as a unit, Sart.
Wow!!!she's gorgeous…
She is heaven. From a straight man.
It's love at first sight, but those shoes are the wrong yellow and a bit jarring. Not feeling the bag either.
Angelina Jolie ROCKED that dress at the premier of Mr. & Mrs. Smith two years (?) ago. After that, mere mortals have a hard time making that dress look any better although this girl does a decent job of it.
do you have any pictures of Angelina Jolie with that dress?
I would think the dress, and its cut, are very ugly and the shoes are a bad choice. But the way She wears the dress, it inspires, no RIPS my brain away from the usual conventions. On Her, it's unconventional and eyecatching and stunning. It will make me consider new things with fresh eyes.
It's a GREAT picture, bravo!
she looks perfect
She is beautiful, but the dress…
I realy don´t like dress with " some points" on down like that.
A beautiful vision
Lovely colours, but as someone else said, the handkerchief hemline is too severe; it would look better shorter.
Though this is obviously a gorgeous model with a great figure, the empire bodice makes her torso look too short, so yeah, I agree with the person who suggested she looked out of proportion.
Sure she has visual impact on the street, but one point of being stylish is to know what suits your figure (even when you're a model) and which proportions look 'right' or 'balanced'. Just because it's a pretty dress, or fab combo doesn't mean it looks right on you. (That's why we get fashion victims.)
This is my first visit to this site, and I suspect the point of it IS the 'visual impact' but I'm seeing quite a few photos where people DO look out of proportion – and I'm not the only one to observe this. I'm a graphic designer, and this girl's outfit is the sartorial equivalent of looking at a page layout and saying, "Hmm, there are some great elements here, but something is NQR (not quite right)", and all it takes is to shift a few things here or there and suddenly, BANG – it's perfect!
I'd like to know the Sart's criteria for choosing a model – does he have a manifesto?
Lots of drooping looks going on here. Can't say I love it but she herself is stunning and makes this difficult look probably the best it could be.
Valentina – Here is a photo of Angelina Jolie in a similar dress.
unbelievable… being here in "conservative" Grand Rapids, MI, I would never see such a beautiful outfit, yes of course she is amazing too…
women of this level of beuty make me happy to be a man. im not being perverted, i could look at her face allday long, i mean in most of the other fotos i look at i view the dress sense and fashion etc, buit i cant take my eyes of her face.
She's pretty but it looks like she's trying to be a Jennifer Lopez wannabe.


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Colombia's Wayuu mochila bags are handwoven by the Wayuu women from the Guajira desert in Northern Colombia. Inspired by time exploring the coffee region in Salento, the bright colors remind us of the colorful doors around town and the cafe color gives us memories of the sweet Colombian coffee. Perfect for travel, beach days, or summer festivals!
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The Wayuu people are an indigenous Latin American group inhabiting the desert of La Guajira Peninsula which borders Colombia and Venezuela. Wayuu are ahead of the times with a profound respect for women. They are organized in matrilineal clans. The Wayuu children carry their mother's last name, making the Wayuu women the center of the family and cultural leaders. One of the most significant cultural aspect is the Wayuu women's art of weaving Mochila bags. To keep the tradition alive, each Wayuu mother teaches her daughter how to weave and crochet. To the Wayuu, weaving is a symbol of wisdom, intelligence, and creativity. Each design is unique to the weaver, telling a story through the bag's colors, patterns, and shapes. Today, the Wayuu Mochila bags provide financial support to preserve their way of life, and to help buy food and water in the severe drought. Due to climate change and changes to their water supply, a severe drought has hurt the Wayuu's food supply, clean water supply, and caused malnutrition among their children and animals. According to Unicef, 1 out of 10 children suffer from malnutrition in Colombia. The Wayuu Indigenous community is one of the highest risk groups to this due to drought conditions and closure of the Venezuelan border.
--- In 2015, 38 children died from diseases associated with malnutrition in Colombia, according to reports from the Ministry of Health. In 2016, 5 children have already died this year in the La Guajira desert region.
--- In 2015, 898 malnourished children in La Guajira were recorded, according to a report by the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF).
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We wrapped up our last visit with SFFS Artist in Residence Anna Boden at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts last Friday. She travelled to schools here in San Francisco as well as up in Marin and out in Oakland. It was great to see so many young artists inspired by such a talented and accomplished filmmaker!
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John Andrew Boehner ( /ˈbeɪnər/ bay-nər; born November 17, 1949) is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from Ohio's 8th congressional district, serving since 1991. The district includes several rural and suburban areas near Cincinnati and Dayton, and a small portion of Dayton itself.
Boehner previously served as the House Minority Leader from 2007 until 2011, and House Majority Leader from 2006 until 2007. As Speaker of the House, Boehner is second in line to the presidency of the United States following the Vice President in accordance with the Presidential Succession Act.
Boehner was born in Reading, Ohio, the son of Mary Anne (née Hall) and Earl Henry Boehner, the second of twelve children in a family of German and Irish descent. He grew up in modest circumstances, having shared one bathroom with his eleven siblings in a two-bedroom house in Cincinnati. His parents slept on a pull-out couch. He started working at his family's bar at age 8, a business founded by their grandfather Andy Boehner in 1938. He has lived in Southwest Ohio his entire life. All but two of his siblings still live within a few miles of each other; two are unemployed and most of the others have blue-collar jobs.


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I asked the kids and NO, they didn't want to eat rotting meat, expired yogurt, and pickles for dinner.
Each week starts with grand ambitions and sometimes even a menu{!} that looks like this:
M-pulled pork tacos
T-chicken scallopini
Th-spicy tilapia
F-grilled balsamic bbq chicken
But our reality last week looked like:
M-take & bake pizza
T- sandwiches
W-pot roast (the fancy microwave kind from costco)
Th-leftover pizza and pot roast (on the same plate)
F-peanut butter chocolate chip waffles
Sat--suspect buffalo burgers from a New Age street vendor (lunch) and hot dogs (dinner)
We all love good food, but I am struggling to figure out when and how to a) buy food and b) prepare it.
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BALANCING ACT: No such thing as normal
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Sometimes I have to pinch myself to see if I am really here. After the week my family just survived, I have to wonder how it is we are still living, breathing, eating, walking around, going to work, acting as if all is normal. Maybe it is because there is no such thing as normal anymore.
Last week my son totaled his truck, we hosted a reception for my daughter who graduated from 8th grade, our horse sprained her ankle the day someone came to purchase her, the cat went to the animal clinic almost at death's door, my husband turned a 300-pound crazy pig into pork burgers after an over-night roast, and my oldest son graduated from college.
In between all those out-of-the-ordinary events we still had groceries to buy, meals to fix and eat, bills to pay, laundry, dishes, two sons moving home from college, morning and evening milking chores on the farm, and I had deadlines, deadlines, deadlines for magazine and newspaper writing.
Right now, I am pinching myself to see if I am still human. It doesn't hurt much so I must still be a little numb from the craziness we just survived.
Some might consider the week we just had a horror movie, but for us, there were wonderful, momentous events embedded in all the chaos.
The fact that my son's doctor appointment earlier in the week, which included x-rays and lab work, revealed a bruised spleen, ribs out of place, and a concussion from the truck wreck was good news. I am so thankful he walked away from what could have been complete disaster.
It is not every day that a teenager loses a front wheel on his jacked-up four-wheel drive pickup, tears out the undercarriage, drive shaft, and transfer case, and lives to tell about it.
Sure, this means we now have to get a family of six to all different places necessary with only two working vehicles, but at least we are all still present and accounted for.
My daughter's 8th-grade graduation was squeezed in between truck wreck attention and college graduate reception plans, but I am happy to say the chocolate fountain we got for her party was a hit.
It seemed like getting her out of junior high and on to the next level took endurance needed for running a marathon, with a blur of algebra tests and assignments, five track meets in a 10-day span, finding the right graduation dress, and creating and sending out graduation announcements. It is no wonder she slept until noon the three days following her graduation activities.
Of course, the rest of us still had a myriad of events to contend with after her graduation on Tuesday evening.
Wednesday we took some potential horse buyers out to the pasture only to discover our five-year-old filly Star hobbling about on three legs.
So much for that sale — did not happen. What did happened was that we had to get her up into the barn, set up a hospital pen, and irrigate her leg injury with cold water, none of which she wanted to have any part.
I was so glad my teenage son was not hurt worse by the truck incident as he did put his horse-whispering skills to work and got Star taken care of.
He also was the one who made sure our special cat, Frodo, took his medicine properly, after I took him to the vet and found he had a urinary tract infection, stomach allergies to cat food we bought that was outdated, and ear mites.
Poor fella, he was miserable for a while, but much better now.
The rest of the week went into warp speed as my husband turned a 300-pound pig into the best smoked-pork burgers ever — and almost lost a thumb in the process.
We served the pork at my oldest son's college graduation reception, during which tornado warnings and severe thunderstorms put a fitting cap on the week we had prior.
I am still digging out from deadline dementia, and it is difficult to find a path through our house between all the stuff that came home from school and college and what was needed for two graduation receptions.
There is still laundry to fold, dishes to wash, and food to find, fix, and eat.
We still worry about how to pay the electric bill, what it will take to get the vehicles back on the road, and who knows what the future of the horse that could not be sold will be.
However, as far as normal goes, I am convinced there is no such thing, never has been such a thing as normal, and who needs it anyway.
I am just glad to still be human and have my family members all back home.
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Macramé, the art of making textiles and designing using repeated small knots rather than weaving thread together, can make a unique and interesting design in your pieces. This can take on beautiful new forms by utilizing different varieties of knots, like the square knot or hitching.Read More
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Rose Quartz is a beautiful member of the Quartz mineral family. It is often found in rock and mineral shops in its natural, crystal form, and has a long history of being made into a variety of jewelry items. It is often cut into animal and fish figurines, and one version with a "cat's eye" is very much prized in fine jewelry. The pink to rose color is said to be caused by traces of iron and manganese. The mineral is found mainly in Brazil, although minable quantities are also found in some parts of the United States.
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What's a Windows Phone like, and how does it compare to other smartphones? To answer those questions I spent time with the Nokia Lumia 822 from Verizon.
At 5-by-2.7-by-0.44 inches, the Nokia Lumia 822 is a streamlined yet speedy device. The 4.3-inch, 800x480 WVGA AMOLED display may not be the fanciest, but it boasts sharp colors and good readability even in a brightly lit room. The Lumia 822 uses the 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, and it supports MicroSD cards as well as NFC.
The learning curve for Windows 8 isn't as steep as you might imagine, but it's definitely different if you're used to iPhone or Android. Those colorful squares are Live Tiles, your gateway to your phone's features. Unlike other systems, Windows 8's Live Tiles offer the added convenience of displaying status updates for your apps. You can rearrange and resize Live Tiles as desired. Windows Phone is highly customizable, which is great for tinkerers but might seem like overkill for the average user.
I was particularly interested to find out how consumers are supposed to learn this brand-new version of Windows. Good news, everyone: there's a convenient Help & Tips section in the menu, which is only a left-swipe away from the home screen. From here you'll find simple instructions plus videos and other helpful links. Some quality time spent browsing here will save you frustration down the road. You may also find yourself
making frequent use of the Back button, as the menus aren't always intuitive.
The Nokia Lumia 822 comes with all the functionality you'd expect, plus a few pleasant surprises. Rooms allow you to create a private place on your phone to share contacts, calendars, and to-dos, for example with other members of your family. Rooms are shared across accounts, whereas Groups allow you to categorize contacts on your own phone. With Groups you can see all status updates from your co-workers at a glance, or send
group messages.
Another convenient feature is Kids Corner, which allows you to turn your device over to the little ones without worrying that they're going to email gibberish to your boss. Nokia's own apps include Maps, Music, Drive, and City Lens, an augmented-reality app that helps you find information about local stores and restaurants.
Two features specific to Verizon's Windows Phone are Data Sense and Wallet. Data Sense helps you minimize your phone bill by setting data usage limits and monitoring which apps use the most data. Wallet keeps your credit card info handy and helps you find local deals – but I hope you'll remember to activate your phone's security features like passcode
lock and Find My Phone.
Of course, if you already use Microsoft products you can expect excellent integration with services like Office, Outlook, Skype, and SkyDrive. Microsoft notes that you'll need a Microsoft ID to get the most out of your Windows Phone.
If you're in a corporate setting, you'll be glad to know Windows Phone supports crucial enterprise features such as encryption, mobile device management, and Group Policy settings.
While the Lumia 822 performed well in my tests, there have been some reports of poor battery life. I also found the power button inconveniently located on the side between the volume controls and the camera button. And you'll find there aren't nearly as many apps for Windows Phone as there are for iPhone and Android, at least not yet.
The biggest stumbling block may be taking that first leap into the new Windows 8 interface. If you're willing to take that plunge, you'll find that the Nokia Lumia 822 is an attractive phone for everyday use.
• Triona Guidry is a freelance writer and IT specialist. Her Tech Tips blog (http://www.guidryconsulting.com/techtips) offers computer help and social media advice. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or via Twitter @trionaguidry.


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Photo 3 shows the Pillsbury complex. The Pillsbury A Mill on the left was built in 1881 at a cost of nearly half a million dollars. The large cylindrical buildings on the far right of the complex are reinforced concrete grain elevators. Each cylinder is a separate storage unit, holding thousands of bushels of wheat. Reinforced concrete provided cheap and efficient storage and some protection against the constant danger of explosions from spontaneous combustion of the wheat.
Concrete grain storage elevators were developed in Minneapolis by the Peavey Company. Their first elevator is still standing just west of Minneapolis.
Questions for Photo 3
1. What does the sign on top of the tallest building say? Why do you think Pillsbury would advertise on its mill buildings?
2. Count the grain elevators in this photo. What was the advantage of using reinforced concrete for storage? Note the size of the containers. Why do you think it was necessary to have such large structures for storing the wheat?
3. What claim did the owner make about the complex in the early 1900s? If needed, refer to Reading 1. Does this image help you understand the size and complexity of this complex? Why or why not?
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From the rock to the date - The U/Pb La-ICP-MS method.
Content: The workshop will demonstrate the whole procedure of isotopic age determination, especially for zircon crystals. It will begin with the separation techniques of zircon crystals from the host rock (mechanic separation procedures), the selection of crystals (e.g. with help of SEM-CL), the mounting, the measurement by La-ICP-MS and the evaluation of the measurement results. One focus will be the mediation of practical experience and tricks. Furthermore, the lecture will give the theory of isotopic age determinations (method, material, limits, techniques and machines).