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We live like animals, Pelagie says to me, of herself and her eight children. We don't bathe or wash our clothes.
To collect water, someone from her family must make the hour-long walk down a narrow path, through coffee plants, lush banana trees, and terraced bean fields to the river.
Once the Jerry cans are filled, they must be carried back up. A full five gallon Jerry can weighs 40 lbs. Two? That's 80 lbs. carried awkwardly at the sides. And the return trip on this steep incline takes two hours or more. Yet, this family makes the three-hour trek twice every day.
Their water comes at a back-breaking price, so Pelagie doesn't have room to choose how it's used. It's only for drinking and cooking. Yes, it can get hot up here. Yes, they walk long distances and farm during the day. But a bath is a rare privilege this high up. And washing clothes -- that's an absurd waste of resources.
What I don't understand is why they stay here. If there's a river below Nyabuko, why not go live beside it? This question haunts me as I become more familiar with Rwanda. In other countries, we work with communities who simply don't have enough water. Here, the riverbanks are wide and filled to the top. It would be so easy to set up a home beside them and have water close at hand.
Pelagie, a widow, readily admits she would move if her family had enough money. The plots she cultivates are tiny, enough only to feed them and pay for a few necessities. Accumulation of savings - or anything else, for that matter - is unthinkable. These squares of red dirt are all she has.
Twenty-seven years ago, she was married in this house. Not having seen the inside, I can guess there are, at most, two rooms for her and the eight kids to share.
Perched up here in a little clearing, they have an amazing view of the surrounding hills and the evening's spectacular sunset. But to Pelagie, I think this panorama looks more like a series of obstacles between her and the end of another day. She can't think about tomorrow.
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In Kiviri, Bagina actually loves his family's view. At an hour and a half roundtrip, the water walk for his wife and children is less difficult. Still, he would move if he could afford it. I ask him where to, and he pauses significantly. To the east where land is cheaper, he says, and then admits he doesn't really want to move.
This land, which has been in his family for three generations, will be split among his four children. Although he hopes they make it to university and earn a living some other way, that doesn't happen often for kids born in these farming villages. Cultivation is their safety net. If the clean water comes, Bagina says, along with electricity, he'll have no interest in moving.
It's true that the government is working hard to extend the infrastructure that could sustain these people and keep them in the homes they know and love. But the fact remains that these services make more sense in some places than in others in this Land of a Thousand Hills. Many settlements will still not be reached by water or electricity.
And in that case, the government is asking people to move. They know that much of their plan to elevate the country's economic status relies on giving people a better quality of life. And quality of life improves with proximity to reliable resources.
So through construction projects and other incentives, the government is encouraging its people to build more efficient communities. Relocation assistance, offered in special cases, works as an investment in the country's attempt to cut poverty in half by 2020.
We already know that Nyabuko and Kiviri will reap the benefits of the drive to expand water coverage.
In fact, our September Campaign has everything to do with that. Working alongside our local partner, Water for People, charity: water is fundraising specifically for the two regions where these villages are located - Ngoma and Shyorongi.
These areas - and eventually, all of Rwanda - will have 100% clean water coverage. And, yes, 100% includes Bagina, his wife, and his four children. It includes Pelagie and her eight children. Because of this project, they won't have to move. Their land will remain theirs.
What's more, they'll have a little bit of breathing room. Bagina thinks he could use time not spent collecting water to build bench terraces; begin growing onion, cabbage, and eggplant; and earn extra income through the cultivation of sweet yellow bananas to make the region's popular juice. Extra income, of course, means he could buy more land for his children.
Pelagie hasn't yet heard that Nyabuko will be getting a tap stand and that her family will have six hours of their day back, every day. When asked about her children's future, she falls silent. She doesn't even know what to hope for them, unless they can somehow escape their poverty through school.
What if they got water? I don't know, she smiles quietly. We would be born again.
Pelagie and her family walk three hours to collect dirty water from the nearby river. If the 2012 September Campaign is successful, they'll soon have clean drinking water near their home.


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Charlie's is amazing–it lasts forever, and is chemical-free, so you can do everyone's laundry all together. It's also a small family business, from North Carolina. And the packaging is so nice (cloth bag, cool logo), that it makes for a very nice baby gift.
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The 75-year-old Monarch announced her intended abdication in January and since then preparations have been underway to prepare for Prince Willem-Alexander's accession as King.
When he accedes, Willem-Alexander will become Europe's youngest Monarch at the age of 46. He will become King Willem-Alexander (a break with being called King Willem IV, as he says as Willem-Alexander he's not just a number). His wife will become Queen Maxima, and their eldest daughter the Princess of Orange.
Royal Central will be covering the abdication in a live blog on site which begins at around 8.45am UK time. HotMonarchy will be covering the abdication for us.
Queen Beatrix will abdicate at around 10am local time, at which point, Willem-Alexander will immediately succeed her as King of the Netherlands, the first King the Netherlands have had for 123 years.
After she abdicates, Queen Beatrix will assume the title of Princess Beatrix and will enjoy 'retirement' as far as one can in a royal family.
Willem-Alexander will be invested on the same day and will later tour the Netherlands with his family.
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall will represent the British Royal Family at the Dutch inauguration.
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Check out the Lincoln Museum dedicated today
You'll want to check out the Lincoln Museum dedicated today in Springfield, Illinois. The website is http://www.thelincolnmuseum.org/
From the Lincoln family album we read "Mary Todd was ambitious, politically sophisticated, and well educated. After she married Abraham Lincoln in 1842, the couple had four boys (one of whom died in 1850 at the age of three). Their marriage was tempestuous, due to her temper and his carelessness in domestic matters, but generally successful.
For the first year after the Lincoln family moved to Washington in 1861, Mary reveled in her role as First Lady, although she outran her financial resources managing the White House. Tragedy struck in February 1862, when her favorite son Willie died at the age of eleven."
There is much to be experienced by visiting the website. I believe the museum folks did an excellent job of attempting to translate the museum experience into an informational website.
Happy family tree climbing!
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|Fabric strips + Odette
This shirt was extremely easy. I used scrap fabric from our wedding (6 4inch wide strips of material, 18 inches long) and an old tank top that I got on clearance from Old Navy. You could do this on the collar of any shirt, though. The fabric I used was just a cotton, which frays really easily. I actually liked the fraying edges but if you don't,you can switch to jersey or hem the fabric if you're super ambitious. If you really want to go the easy route, use extremely thick (3-4 inches), wireless ribbon. Ps- don't forget about my dear friend, Fray Check.
|(1) Gathering
|First layer (ends should touch)
(3) Trim any thread that is sticking out, make sure the shirt looks good and wear it!
|Second layer
I'm liking how this turned out. It seems like a very festive shirt for new years. I paired it with a black pencil skirt and my DIY BLACK HEELS. The pencil skirt is ok. I actually own multiple black pencil skirts and the one I *wanted* to wear is at my parents house. We took it down with us this week and left it there. I saw it as we were leaving and wanted to add it to our luggage, but the consensus was that there was no room left and I wouldn't need it before we came back anyway. Murphy's Law always prevails, as I needed it less than 24 hours later!
I'm going to include several pictures of the
shirt. I can see that I forgot to snip a few threads in it, so excuse the little gray strands here and there. That's why you should always check it before wearing it AND use matching thread! ;)
I have *so* much to do today. Thursdays are always my busy day, and I'm already late!
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PS- I've had several people ask me about the polish on my nails in real life, so if you happen to be wondering, it's from OPI and it's called "Midnight in Moscow". It's a deep plum with red flecks. I like it better than "Lincoln Park After Dark" which has always been a super popular OPI shade and I also own.
I had intended to include a full length pictures of me wearing the shirt, but I don't like any of them. Sooo... hopefully you have an excellent imagination and can see in your brilliant mind exactly what one would look like while standing up in this shirt. I really like it tucked in (I put it on with a pair of high waisted black pants) but it would be great untucked as well. And it's awesome under a blazer. And I can wear it to work. Yesssss.
I'm even more late now, so that's all for today. Have a wonderfully blessed day and as always, thanks for reading!
Ps- I'm really into gathering fabric lately, so you can expect several more DIY projects based on it!


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For proper business work such as online software downloads services will be required proper payment processing.
We've been using TrustCommerce.com for a over a year with SugarStats to do the recurring billing/subscriptions and credit card processing. Overall it has been a pleasant experience even though we had a few bumpy bits.
I've recently found out about BrainTree which seems to offer everything TrustCommerce does and then some in an all-in-one solution. While I'm a big fan of the "If it ain't broke don't fix it" saying, we're considering switching.
TrustCommerce Pros and Cons
- Great Rails/Ruby Integration and API
- Fairly good support
- Great security and risk/fraud protection practices
- Decent prices
- Excellent recurring billing/subscription support
- Support has slowly been going downhill. I even hear sales is non-responsive to new accounts.
- Online Web Portal is a bit lacking and cumbersome for statistics
- Need a separate company to be the merchant
- Can't combine multiple apps into one TC account
- Seems to also have a superb API.
- Rails/Ruby integration via a few diff plugins and especially great support via ActiveMerchant
- Active community
- Quickbooks Export/Import
- Good reporting/Analytics tools in web control panel
- All-in-one solution which includes merchant and gateway
- Can have multiple sites behind one web control panel login
- Great security and risk/fraud protection
- Supports both major credit cards AND Paypal/Google Checkout/BillMeLater
- I hear support is great
- Fee's: ???
Don't know yet.
The real benefit I'm seeing is the multiple sites behind one login, Paypal/Google/BillMeLater payment and the active community/ActiveMerchant support. If the web control panel interface is at all better than TrustCommerce I'll be very please as well.
Now this isn't new, I saw it a long time ago but though I'd post on it now that the project has matured a bit. You can't buy them off the street just yet but it is pretty kick ass none-the-less.
What is Slurpr? Basically a Frankenstein mini-PC packed with 6 WiFi cards/antenna's in one tiny box that aggregates multiple open (or closed) WiFi signals into one big bandwidth pipe. Or according to the site:
"A big, fat access point with a large antenna and a bunch of Wi-Fi cards that automatically connect to the strongest signals it can pick up. Then it would combine all these signals into one FreeLoading Broadband Canal for me to use"
It can easily crack easy WEP passwords on the fly. Being that I used to do lots of WiFi when I lived in San Fran I would have loved to have one of these. Using maybe 6 x high-gain 15dbi antenna's and the right arial placement we could be talking about some major bandwidth and great for war driving. I'll take one


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I am surprised I am the only oneto comment who wouldn't have been upset with this?!
I get that question all the time at work especially from people who haven't seen me since I was pregnant. I imagine they feel that they are friendly enough to inquire on something that really is the most important thing in my life. I wonder if you would have felt this way if a working mother asked you the same question under the same circumstances? Just a thought?
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Patricia on 14th September 2010
Oh! That would've pissed me off too! I've found that once I became a mommy, men didn't know what to talk to me about anymore. My whole identity changed. To them, I was simply a mother. I can also relate to working with all men. I worked for the Governor doing criminal justice budgets in my first career. At a very young age, all of 22, I had a lot of responsibility and influence. Because my direct supervisor was a total slacker, even more so. That said, my male supervisor and I were meeting with the agency heads of the Organized Crime Task Force. The meeting had just started when a guy from the agency asked me to go get him some coffee!!! It still pisses me off to this day! Fortunately, I just looked over at my supervisor who I was friendly with and said "Ken, do we have coffee?"
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Shannon Hutton, M.Ed., M.P.A. on 13th October 2007
I think I would have responded with, "Great! And how's your sex-life?" ! JK, JK, JK! That is a sexual harassment suit in the making...You did not overreact...what a cad!
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Lisa R.(dirtydiapersyndrome) on 8th August 2007
You were correct to feel offended but it may not have been intentional.
Sensitivity training in order perhaps?
Flag as inappropriate Posted by rocrebelgranny on 14th June 2007
I love the bitchy...I mean snappy...comeback response to this situation. Personally, I would have been pretty vicious with a smile and say something like "Probably on par with your wife's mommy life. How's that going for her?" Yeah, maybe too harsh, especially since you have known him for a while. The other idea I had was to take him aside at a later date and just casually mention how his comment made you feel. If he knows and respects you, I bet he will be horrified at his own behavior. I think mostly guys are conditioned to stereotype in this way but many don't really realize what they've said/done and the good guys are properly remorseful.
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Aliza Sherman on 22nd April 2007
Sadly stuff like that happens a lot.... and unfortunately we tend to not get confrontational and just answer the question. At times I get similar remarks by men and I tend to just brush it off. When I complain to my friends, male friends, they usually make a joke out of it and tell me not to take things so seriously! There is this assumption that women are too sensitive and should develop thicker skin if they want to be in the business world. But what if we try to make similar remarks to our male counterparts? Will they brush it off and just move on?
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Victoria on 12th April 2007
I love the idea of a snappy comments area! (and you should write an article about that too!)
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Nataly on 12th April 2007
The "mommy life" phrasing is where I would take offense. Smacks of patting you on the head like a golden retriever, as if your brain drained out with the afterbirth. Miss Manners would probably have advised you to point out his gaffe with a "Pardon me?" (which would require him to repeat his stupid remark so he'd realize how obnoxious it was). I would prefer something snappier, such as, "My daughter's great, Jack. How's the Moron Life treating you?" and turned the conversation to your latest work achievement. (Maybe we need to start a "snappy comebacks" file on this site, just for these occasions?!)
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Jeannie MacDonald on 12th April 2007
Wow! I don't think you overreacted, and unfortunately this sounds all too typical for a man to say to the "little woman" in the boardroom. I have not had exactly the same experience, but close, and I can definitely relate.
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Susan Ogilvy on 12th April 2007


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Vol. 36 No. 5 Sep/Oct 2012
One way to do that is through value-added deliverables that present findings in a way that makes them easy to use and facilitates business decisions. Rather than delivering a compilation of articles or pages of text, we add value by turning the information into insights and helping clients understand what it means to them.
A recent project reminded me that my value as a researcher isn't in what I find—it's in how I deliver it. A client asked for county-level data on several industry sectors to help with strategic planning. I spent considerable time managing his expectations about how much local-level information would be available, but I still fretted over delivering the few statistics I was able to gather. Remembering that my client's goal was to compare business opportunities in different regions, I created several maps that displayed the data by county. By using these graphics, it became clear what industries and in which regions my client should target his sales and marketing efforts.
Displaying research results in a visual format adds impact and brings clarity where words often fail. Graphics add analysis. They help readers understand and remember the information in your deliverables. As Angela Kangiser pointed out in her 2003 ONLINE article, "Not only is an illustration easier to interpret than raw numbers, it can easily be integrated into a client's final report or presentation." ("After the Research: Information Professionals' Secrets for Delivering Results," ONLINE, v. 27, no. 1, January/February 2003: pp. 26–32).
Value-added deliverables and the use of graphics are not new concepts. What is new, however, is how easy it's become to display information in visual formats. More and more sources offer options for downloading data in ready-to-use charts, graphs, and maps. From government agencies to premium databases, researchers today have a supply of ready-to-use information graphics.
Ready-made graphics save time, but you may not always find exactly what you need. Perhaps you already have a spreadsheet or other information on hand that you'd like to turn into a visual format. That's the time to consider creating your own information graphics.
Intimidated by complex "infographics"—page-long, designer-quality compilations of pictures and charts that have become so popular—most researchers simply don't know where to begin. To help you get started, this article covers a few simple information graphics that will greatly increase the value of your research deliverables—charts and graphs, diagrams, and data maps. None requires a big budget, a steep learning curve, or special skills. Some are free, while others must be purchased. I also include tips for choosing and generating graphics, in many cases using tools that you already have at your disposal.
While some people prefer their statistics in a spreadsheet or table for easy number-crunching and lookups, charts and graphs provide insights into trends, patterns, differences, or similarities. They are best for "telling a story" about the numbers, doing so in a way that requires the least amount of time and effort on the part of the reader.
With a little practice, any spreadsheet can be converted into a chart or graph using Excel's Chart Wizard. The type of chart you choose will depend on the message you want to communicate. While Excel offers many chart types, start with the basics.
I've found the following chart types to be the easiest to learn and the most effective for delivering research results:
Note that when using line graphs, the variable plotted along the x-axis (horizontal axis) is always continuous, such as time, temperature, or distance.
In addition to the Excel Chart Wizard, you can also create simple and effective charts and graphs with these online tools:
While charts and graphs display demographics and other quantitative information, flowcharts, timelines, organizational charts, and other diagrams represent nonnumeric information. Use diagrams to convey concepts such as structure, flow, relationships, processes, cause and effect, and events over time. For example, an organizational chart provides a useful summary of a competitor's executive structure. Figure 3 also describes the steps in the manufacturing process in an efficient and eye-catching way.
You can easily incorporate diagrams into your deliverables using the SmartArt feature in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Located under the Insert menu, SmartArt transforms bulleted lists into attractive information graphics. As with charts and graphs, the diagram you select depends on the type of information:
Other options for generating your own diagrams for information deliverables include the following:
When you have data that's broken down by geographic location, consider turning it into a map. Maps are particularly useful for translating tabular information into at-a-glance insights into patterns, clusters, and relationships among places. For example, after running a search in Hoover's to identify companies that matched my client's criteria (ownership type, revenue, industry, and location), I created the shaded map shown in Figure 4 to display and compare county business counts.
The same type of information can also be shown using a proportional symbol map (see Figure 5).
In addition to making comparisons, you can use data maps to plot locations on a pushpin map (see Figure 6), which helps identify clusters or other patterns. For example, the map in Figure 6—created from a spreadsheet with location addresses obtained through Hoover's—marks chiropractic offices in and around Lakewood, Colo., and shows areas that may be underserved by this type of business.
Unlike charts, graphs, and diagrams, you won't be able to create maps with Microsoft Office. That's where sources with data in mapped formats come in handy. When you can't obtain ready-made maps, you have several options for generating your own.
I used Microsoft MapPoint (www.microsoft.com/mappoint/en-us/home.aspx) for the maps in these examples and the client project described earlier. For less than $300 and just 1 hour of learning, I can now create data maps from Excel spreadsheets in minutes.
MapPoint does have some limitations, including the fact that it currently only offers North American and European versions. Other options for data mapping include the following:
Poorly designed information graphics can hide or distort the information you want to deliver. They may confuse or mislead the client. To make sure that your deliverables add value and don't reflect poorly on you as a research professional, keep these tips in mind when creating your information graphics:
Association membership fluctuations over time
Sales trends at three store locations
Administrative costs for several nonprofits, ranked from highest to lowest
How a market is divided among several competitors
Budgeted versus actual expenses by department
Breakdown of association members
How a nonprofit's administrative costs compare with other costs
Trends in amount each division contributes to a company's total revenues
Branches of a product line
Explain a company's various product groupings
An organizational chart or a family tree
A SWOT analysis or a brief company profile
The overlap in a company's target markets
The attractiveness of a certain industry based on five parameters
Major differences in opinion or course of action
The number of job openings for all counties in a metro area
Shaded or proportional symbol map
Clusters of disease outbreaks
A software update cycle
Key milestones to complete a project or task
Basic steps in the hiring process
Eurostat (http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home) provides options for customizing and downloading statistics in graphs and maps.
The Data section of The World Bank's website (http://data.worldbank.org) contains indicators, country statistics, and more in map and graph formats.
American FactFinder (http://factfinder2.census.gov) offers mapped U.S. demographic data from the Decennial Census, American Community Survey, and other Census Bureau products.
HealthMap (www.healthmap.org) reports global data on disease outbreaks, and you can create, save, share, and comment on maps.
MarketingCharts (www.marketingcharts.com) publishes new charts daily, including industry statistics, opinion polls, and top 10 lists.
Google Trends (www.google.com/trends) and Google Insights for Search (www.google.com/insights/search) visually display keyword search trends.
MetroTrends (http://datatools.metrotrends.org/charts/metrodata/CESMap_files/CESMap.cfm?statids=24,29), from the Urban Institute, maps employment data by industry.


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Saturday 11th September 1976. That was the day that my Dad first took me to see the (occasionally) mighty West Ham United.
The opponents, the rather more often mighty Arsenal.
I still have vivid memories of that game. The noise from the crowd. The fact that the grass looked so green, brighter than on the TV.
West Ham not playing very well. Frank Stapleton putting a bit of a downer on the day by having the temerity to score twice in a 2-0 win for the Gunners.
My Dad recently celebrated his 70th birthday.
His present from his first-born son ? A trip to see the (previously) mighty Luton Town take on the ( probably must have been from time to time) mighty Nuneaton Borough.
Now, this may seem poor reward for my dear old Dad – he takes me to see two of the top teams in the country and he gets the Blue Square Premier League in return.
Additionally, these days it's less the colour of the grass that assaults the senses than the colour of the boots.
These are various flourescent colours, virtually none of them black.
Mind you, as Deb pointed out, if you play for Luton and spend most of your working life dressed in bright orange, then accessorising must be a bit of a challenge.
The game itself however, is another matter.
Typical English Football – very quick, lots of commitment. You can tell it's not the Premiership by the absence of millionaires rolling around the floor in apparent agony because they've broken a finger-nail.
Two late goals sends the Hatters home happy.
All of which has nothing to do with the subject of this post, apart from my choice of examples.
Comparing the table structure between different schemas is standard functionality for any self-respecting IDE. However, things get a bit more tricky if you've had a visit from the Prefix Pixie. He, she (or it if you're table relationship diagram dropped out of a design tool) thought it'd be a good idea to give the same prefix to every table in the schema.
The result of this is that the tools in the IDE can't recognize that tables with different names are meant to have identical structures.
So much for the "Premiership" of Database Development, it looks like we'll just have to do a bit of D.I.Y. to see through the
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This is one of those family history items that really doesn't have any "information" on it. Because of that I'm not certain I need to create a citation for the shoe itself (although one can create citations for such items). What does need a citation is the story of how and when I found it--I would be the "source" for that.
The shoe pictured in this post is one that was found on my great-grandparents farm some years ago when my maternal grandparents John and Dorothy (Habben) Ufkes still lived there. The farm was purchased by my great-great-grandparents Johann and Noentjelena (Grass) Ufkes in 1881 and was owned by my great-grandparents Fred and Tena (Janssen) Ufkes until my great-grandmother passed away in 1986.
I have no way to "date" the horseshoe and am not certain if it would be possible to even narrow down the time frame of when it might have been made or used.
I do know that my own grandfather, who moved to the farm in the late 1950s and farmed it until the mid-1980s, did not farm with horses. I'm guessing that his father and grandfather used horses until the use of tractors became the norm. It would be reasonable that this shoe was from one of their horses, although it could have been from a previous owner.
Of course the best story for me would be that this shoe was from the horse my Granddad rode to school, but most likely that's not the reality.


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"Button me down" kaftan in Round and Round pattern
Note From Designer: I frequently get requested to make kaftans in full sleeves. So this design started with that in mind. Then, to enhance the feminine feeling, I incorporated "empire waistline" in the design. And finally, I could not resist making it fully buttoned as I am a bit biased about buttons on kaftans, I think they enhance its usability many-fold. So here it is, the Button-me-down. Not only do I enjoy designing the kaftan but also enjoy choosing the fabric as much; for this style I chose Round and Round fabric in Red which compliments the full sleeved structure of this kaftan.
Style: Full sleeved button front elasticized empire waistline kaftan with v-neckline
Material: 100% mulmul cotton (fine quality and extremely soft, gets softer with every wash)
Fabric Options: A variety of colors are available in this fabric (Fabric swatches are there in one of the pictures above). If you want the same fabric pictured, just select the Same as Picture option!
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Queen Nyoka is a rising star recording artist hailing from the thriving music region of the San Francisco Bay Area and this upcoming November 2, 2010 she will grace us with her first album release being offered from the Sonic Chimera Recordings label catalog - featuring "The Bay's Finest" music artists.
She is climbing the ReverbNation local charts with a huge boost of new fan support this month. YES! We aim to reach the #1 spot.
Her sophisticated neo-soul vocal style includes elements of R&B, hip hop, reggae and World beat, not falling into any one genre of music and her unique songs capture meaningful messages which are delivered both true and compelling.
Queen Nyoka's vocals, grooves and production on the album are raw, smooth and at times bass-heavy. The songs are thought provoking and you will want to groove, chill, dance, snap your fingers and bop your head as you feel the enjoyable beats and harmonies. Her delicate phrasing sets her apart from the many cookie-cutter artists being released today. Her recording years span over a decade and though many demos have been produced by her in the past this album will be her first debut full release appropriately titled "Renaissance Woman".
Her singing and music production will embrace you with her mature, emotional, philosophical, sociopolitical writing style that is original, refreshing and the entire album offers a range of wonderfully produced tracks which also welcomes the outstanding vocals of Andre "Hollandosia" Jones from the popular beloved San Francisco band The Latrells, harmonies of Sweet T, smooth vocals and gifted production talent of Bluezy.
Currently a selection of demo un-mastered tracks of a few songs can be heard on various social network promotion sites until the completed studio "Mastered" album becomes available which will also include some new re-mixed versions of a few tracks.
Checkout her new singles "When The Weekend Comes" "Dance" "The Munchies" "Lift me up" - featuring presently on tour underground hip hop neo-soul artists The Reminders and more hot tracks, including a fresh new reggae vibe version of "F*%k Tha Police" - a Tribute to Oscar Grant accompanied by a radical, edgy rough cut video rotating on YouTube and a very special Intro and Outro compliments the whole album recorded live with Fred Hampton Jr.
Stay tuned for the hottest most anticipated single release that will shortly follow this album, it's bound for popularity and is definitely one to keep an eye out for. Especially written about the major BP oil spill tragedy and oil pollution incidents that have taken place all over the World.
She will also be recording a handful of song collaborations with some well known established music and rap artists based in both the Bay Area and other parts of the United States anxious to record alongside her.
Queen Nyoka is a songstress and producer driven by her desire to create and share music for the people of the World, not just for the money and not at all the fame - it's pride and self-empowerment that provokes her anthems and a growing dedicated fan base that continually expresses anticipation of her performing live shows - backed by a seasoned dedicated SCR label staff of music management professionals, including a fabulous promotion/production team from Def Pacific Communications also based in the SF-Bay Area.
Her talent is real, it's true and you just can't help but enjoy the experience of listening to her, appreciating her songwriting skills and then sharing her music with everyone that you know.
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Fix bug #517580 - URL updates and language improvements, thanks to Francesco Turco
Bug 489782 - Switch links to wiki documents
Moved gentoo localization guide to https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Localization/HOWTO
Linking to Gentoo Wiki in "Where to go from here" in Gentoo Handbook
release time. note that since this is beta1, the release dir and stage/media names have been adjusted accordingly. also, the handbooks are marked with a disclaimer=draft, so once the final is out, that will be removed and the release names adjusted. in the mean time, these are live. the beta is officially released. no, it's not april fools, but it is april 1st. :)
2007.0 release is here; final changes and new docs
Moved chapter abstracts into shared chapters No content change, hence no bump
2006.1 networked docs are in. portage handbook still untouched per separate bugs. thanks to all the hard work, guys. blame me if something is wrong (and please fix quickly) :)
Getting rid of useless part=0 and/or chap=0 in links
#97296 Mention localisation guide at end of handbook
#71211 gentoo-security.xml is now a handbook thanks to curtis119.
Updating docos to 2005.0
#85832 - Link to security guide in handbooks
Refer to new desktop doc page
Separation of Gentoo Handbook into Current and 2004.3
Converted dates to YYYY-MM-DD format
Moving 2004.3 documentation
Adding version/date information in pages
Fixed bad links (including one from #68719) and a few typos
Desktop documentation is now separate
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Move from draft - 2004.0 is released
Add necessary xml constructs on top of all hb-files, tx to neysx
Part 2 of the Gentoo Handbook is now official
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Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. You say Alameda is running out of good cars for this series? That will never happen!
While the 1950 Pontiac's illuminated Indian-head hood ornament may be impossible to beat, the illuminated sailing-ship ornaments used by postwar Plymouths come close. We've seen a few of them in this series, including this rat-rodded '48, and this clean '50.
This car belongs to the owner of this very nice 1960 Volkswagen Transporter and will soon be getting a late-model Caprice chassis and fully modernized running gear. Suicide doors with a late-20th-century V8! That will have to wait until he's done building his current project: a '64 Chevy II with triple-carbed 250 six and aftermarket suspension.


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May 25, 2018, 11:00 AM - October 26, 2018, 5:00 PM @ Dublin Camp Parks Military History Center, Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Building 275, just before the Main Gate Checkpoint off Dougherty Road at Camp Parks Boulevard
During the 1940s and 1950s, Navy Nurses and Red Cross workers served important roles at Camp Parks and neighboring Shoemaker Hospital, a 3,000-bed facility which provided care for almost 46,000 patients during World War II. This exhibit salutes the women who helped to heal, comfort and transition injured sailors and Marines back to civilian life in a dynamic post-War world. On display are original Nurse and Red Cross uniforms, medical equipment, therapy artifacts and photos.
September 5, 2018, 1:00 PM - March 24, 2019, 4:00 PM @ Dublin Heritage Park & Museums
Begin with a snapshot of Dublin in 1968, when the Dublin Chamber of Commerce was formed. As a small town with fewer than 100 businesses, fast-growing Dublin had beauty salons and barber shops, auto repair shops, and a cocktail lounge or two to serve new suburbanites who were moving here by the thousands. Learn about the Chamber's first battle involving a soapbox derby, and see how the Chamber advocated for local businesses. By 1982, Dublin had more than 675 businesses and had become a major shopping and recreational destination with a bowling alley, drive-in movie theater, roller rink, and every type of fast food imaginable. Discover the Chamber's role in helping Dublin gain a reputation as one of the best cities in California for business owners.


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Packaging and distributing taglibs in a JAR
This is more of a "note to self" than a "how to".
If you're trying to distribute tag files in a JAR, you need to put them under /META-INF/tags. You then need to create a TLD file that you also put under /META-INF/tags. If you have tags or functions that you created in Java, and want to distribute them alongside the tag files, you need to reference them in the TLD and package them in the same JAR (goes without saying).
If you want to do the same thing in maven, the location for the tag files and the tld file is different; you need to put them in src/main/resources/META-INF/tags. Then you can run mvn package and maven will create a JAR with your tags.
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TV Device and Network Connection FAQ
For assistance with connecting devices and a home network, please select a topic from the list below:
- Audio and Video Devices
- Connect to Internet, Network, Wi-Fi
- Troubleshoot Internet, Network, Wi-Fi
- Screen Mirroring
IMPORTANT: For any model-specific information regarding any of the steps in these solutions, refer to the supplied operations manual. Manuals are posted on your model support page.
Audio and Video Devices
- Connect a sound bar to your TV
- How to connect audio and video devices to a TV
- How to connect wireless headphones or speakers to a TV or other external device (source)
- How to get sound from your TV speakers and headphones at the same time
Connect to Internet, Network, Wi-Fi
- What is a wireless network?
- Tips to maximize the Wi-Fi performance in your home.
- Connect the TV to the Internet and troubleshoot problems
- Can I manually set the IP address on my device?
- Test the speed of your Internet connection
Troubleshoot Internet, Network, Wi-Fi
- Troubleshooting network issues
- Internet connection drops or intermittently disconnects
- Error: 1107, 2123, 3218, 5010 or 7003 appears during the network setup or when attempting to access Internet Content on the TV
- Error: 2200 appears on the TV when trying to access the network connection
- Wired Internet connection doesn't work on my TV
Screen Mirroring
- What is Screen Mirroring?
- Display the screen of other devices on the TV using wireless connection
- The Screen Mirroring function doesn't work
- Unable to make a new Screen Mirroring connection when another Screen Mirroring device is connected to the TV
- Use the Screen Mirroring feature to display your Windows 10 computer screen on the TV


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'It's too early to talk about the end of this gen', says Sony's Yoshida
PS4 chatter is premature, according to Shuhei Yoshida president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios. The exec has stated that while consoles may hit technical boundaries near the end of their span, new services and ideas can prolong life cycles beyond what is possible with raw hardware.
Speaking with French site Lemonde, Yoshida was asked if he felt the release of Wii U signified the start of the next console generation. He replied, "Not necessarily. Since the launch of the Playstation 3, six years ago, the graphics have evolved, resulting in titles like adventure game Uncharted 3 and Beyond by Quantic Dream."
"The life of consoles is also extended by services online," Yoshida added, "which continue to make a new offer cloud and new social functions. It is therefore too early to talk about the end of this generation of consoles."
It comes after our own sources explained to us that PS4 dev kits are now rolling out to studios, and that Sony's next console will be revealed just before E3 2013. Check out what our sources told us here:
Yoshida was also quizzed about the performance of PS Vita, and it seems he's not overly impressed that just 3 million units have been sold globally to date. "These results are below our expectations," he stressed, "and explain first the players' equipment. Consumers now have multimedia devices, such as smartphones."
"These devices include the ability to play," he added, "and it is difficult for us to justify the purchase of an additional machine. To us to produce added value to attract players to the PlayStation Vita. The other reason is the number of content available on the console."
"With the rise of mobile gaming studios have begun a transition in part, allocating more resources to this type of production," he concluded, "Even if the creators want to develop games on Vita, they unfortunately fewer resources to do. One solution is to encourage the support of the platform by smaller development studios."
What do you think? Is it too early to start talking about PS4 as Yoshida suggests? Let us know below.


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The gem of Mozambique's national park system, Gorongosa is often referred to as the "Serengeti of the South" and it's easy to see why. Its famous floodplains teem with majestic waterbuck. Gorongosa's famous lions stalk the savannah and woodlands. And huge groups of elephants splash around in its waterholes, slaking their thirst and enjoying a good bath! But it's not just about the big animals: Gorongosa is famous for its 'biodiversity', the extraordinary range of animal and plant species it supports. Look down! Some of the most amazing things you will ever see are right beneath your feet!
"Gorongosa - One of the greatest wildlife destinations in Africa." - Financial Times


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Fox Sports' Terry Bradshaw absent from Super Bowl after loss of father
Terry Bradshaw did not appear on Fox Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII. His father, William "Bill" Marvin Bradshaw, died Thursday at the age of 86 after a long illness.
Terry is spending time with his family in Louisiana following the loss.
MORE: Last-minute Super Bowl guide | 48 reasons to watch | Celeb picks
Condolences from @FOXSports to Terry Bradshaw on the passing of his father Bill. Terry is w/ his family today. pic.twitter.com/GEzY4Pcf8Q
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) February 2, 2014
PHOTOS: Embarrassing moments | Every Super Bowl MVP | History of Super Bowl rings
A U.S. Navy veteran, Bill Bradshaw retired as vice president of manufacturing for Riley Beaird.
Terry Bradshaw won four Super Bowls as quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers before going into TV.
The Broncos and Seahawks played Super Bowl XLVIII Sunday. Track the action from The Sporting News
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Joseph H. Messina and the Community Children's Center are partnering with Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida. Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is a local organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. Starting in November, children ages 4 through 8 will participate in activities once a week introducing them to personal economics, the importance of economic exchange and how members of our community benefit from and contribute to community's successes. These activities will not only empower children but also encourage them to make observations, collaborate with their classmates and use critical thinking and decision making skills.
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Starbucks Reserve® Sun-Dried Sumatra Rasuna
On the Wahana Estate in Sumatra, Indonesia, a new generation of coffee farmers is challenging tradition.
While semi-washing has long been the preferred processing method for Sumatran coffees, these Rasuna cherries are laid in the sun to dry, allowing the cherry pulp to infuse each bean with a lush natural sweetness.
This is our first ever sun-dried Sumatran coffee, a spicy and full-bodied prize displaying complex flavors of rhubarb jam and tarragon. It's a surprising cup, and a coffee that's forging new traditions in Sumatra.
Currently Available
- Region: Asia/ Pacific
- Description: This coffee has complex flavors of rhubarb jam and herbal taragon notes that compliment a spicy, full body.
- Processing Method: Natural (dry)
- Flavor: Spice and dried fruit
- Acidity: Low
- Body: Full
- Complementary Flavors: Chocolate, nuts, dried fruits, baking spices


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Master of Science in Nursing
Ranked as one of the top 150 graduate nursing programs in the US by US News and World Report, the MSN Care and Outcomes Manager (COM) program is designed to equip nurses with the knowledge and skills to lead change, promote health and elevate care in various roles and settings.
There are three entry points into the MSN curriculum:
- Entry-Level Master's – for non-nurses with a degree in another field who want to complete the RN and MSN in 27 months
- BSN to MSN – for nurses with a BSN
- RN-B to MSN – for nurses with a bachelor's degree in another field (currently on hiatus)
The core MSN curriculum prepares an advanced generalist, who has the knowledge and skills required of all master's‐prepared nurses as determined by the AACN Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (2011). The MSN student may also choose an area of specialization.
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PLU MSN graduates are nursing leaders and educators throughout the Puget Sound area, Washington and across the US. The MSN Care and Outcomes curriculum also prepares the graduate for PhD or DNP doctoral study.


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Shure SE310 in-ear headphones
These days, of course, headphones no longer need to perch on the user's cranium like my old RadioShacks, and have shrunk into the listener's ears. I reviewed Shure's neat little Shure E3c earphones in May 2004, and once I'd obtained a pair of foam tips that would fit in my jumbo-sized ear canals, the Shures were my daily traveling companions for several months. The small tube around which fit the foam tip proved fragile, however, and after I broke one off while replacing a wax-grunged tip, I used the dual-armature Ultimate Ears UE-5c, which I reviewed in December 2004.
The big benefit of the Ultimates was that they were built on molded inserts that conformed exactly to the shape of my inner ear. Not only did this result in superb low-frequency extension and weight, it also endowed the 'phones with excellent isolation from noise, particularly after the molded insert had warmed up to body temperature and slightly expanded.
But after five years of almost daily use, the leads of the UE-5s had frayed, so while I set about getting replacement wires I decided to review a contender for the in-ear monitor stakes that cost about half the UE-5c's $550: the Shure SE310 ($299.99).
Shure SE310
Wes Phillips was well impressed by Shure's top-of-the-line SE530 ($449) when he reviewed it in December 2007, writing that the SE530 was "sonically well balanced, having both extended bass and a smooth, soaring top end." The SE310 resembles the '530, but has only a single balanced-armature drive-unit compared with the more expensive model's three. To extend and reinforce the low frequencies, the SE310 features what Shure calls a Tuned BassPort.
The SE310's cable is only 18" long, but this is perfect for short-pocket use, and a 3' extension cable is included in the price. The 3.5mm plug is straightagain, I would have a preferred a right-angle type, which puts less strain on the iPod jackbut with the short cable, this does allow for neat cable dressing. The SE310 is supplied with three sizes of silicone sleeves. The largest ones well suited my ears, and while the SE310 doesn't offer as much sound isolation as the molded Ultimate Ears, it did offer enough to be useful on the subway.
The Shure has a high specified sensitivity, but actually produced a similar playback level to the Phiaton PS 200 with the same volume-control setting. More important, while it sounded dull in direct comparison with the PS 200, the SE310's treble was in much better balance with its midrange. Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire," from the 26-disc sampler Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century, which had pushed me over the edge with the Phiaton still sounded bright, but I could now distinguish treble details such as the presence-band equalization used on the bass guitar. In comparison with the UE-5c, the Shure's top octave was a little suppressed, but there was still enough high-frequency energy present overall. And the midrange was both clean and better fleshed out than the Phiaton's. The voices on While You Are Alive, a CD I recently engineered of Cantus singing modern works for male-voice choir (Cantus CTS-1208), had a natural balance of throat and chest tones.
I could get relatively well-extended low frequencies when I used the largest silicone sleeves. At a sensible listening level, the 1/3-octave warble tones from Editor's Choice (CD, Stereophile STPH016-2) audibly extended to the 40Hz band, with good preservation of LF detail, such as on "Come When I Call," from the blues-trio section of John Mayer's Where the Light Is: Live in Los Angeles (DVD, Columbia 88697 22721-9), in which bassist Pino Palladino plays with the fleshy heel of his right thumb pressed against the bridge of his Precision Bass. The SE310 reproduced the resultant damped sound, which is well suited to the walking bass line, with no upper-bass excess or boominessthe Achilles' heel of the Westone 3 in-ear 'phones reviewed by Jim Austin elsewhere in this issue. There also didn't seem to be quite as much distortion noticeable on the LF section of the stepped toneburst track on Editor's Choice as with the Phiaton PS 200s, but that may have been a function of the latter's greater suppression of the fundamentals.
Summing Up
Throughout my listening notes, I used the word balance to describe the Shure's sound. And balance is what the Shure SE310 is about. There are headphones that go deeper in the bass, play louder with lower distortion in the upper midrange, and have a more extended top octavebut none do all of that at once without costing a lot more than the Shure. For $299.99, the SE310 is my go-to, fit'n'forget in-ear earphone for everyday listening.


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Sure you can see Paris Hilton getting her face slashed in forthcoming movie Repo: The Genetic Opera, but this month in David Cronenberg's fiendishly seductive opera adaptation of his 1980s gorefest The Fly, you can see a naked man go transgenic and turn his entire body into an experiment in human-insect genetic hybridization. Plus, the naked transgenic guy will actually be singing real opera. With a real orchestra conducted by Los Angeles Opera director Placido Domingo. The kicker? Cronenberg himself has directed this opera production, which retells the story of teleportation expert Seth Brundle's tragic love affair with a human woman and a stray fly whose genetic material is fused with his own.
According to Reuters, Cronerberg has said that the opera version of The Fly isn't a straight remake of the movie — so opera-goers can expect some surprises. Reuters continues:
Movies have rarely made the transition to the world of opera, but Cronenberg said the basic plot of "The Fly" had the elements of love story, retribution and transformation common to many operas that made it ideal for a stage treatment.
If this opera version of The Fly goes well, I'm hoping for an adaptation of 2001 for the opera hall. Call it a space opera opera. The Fly opens this month at the Los Angeles Opera. The Fly Gets Opera Treatment [Reuters]


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July 3rd, 2013
Active military, veterans can see 'White House Down' for free on July 4
Studio Sony Pictures announced Tuesday that both active military members and veterans can make a trip to the theater to see "White House Down" free of charge on July 4 at participating theaters.
As long as the moviegoer has their military ID on them, they can line up for a showing at any Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Theatres, Cinemark Theatres, or Carmike Cinemas theater, and they can also bring along one guest.
The offer's only valid on the Fourth of July, however, and seating is going to be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Directed by disaster-film guru Roland Emmerich, "White House Down" stars Channing Tatum as a police officer who's itching to join the Secret Service but doesn't make it past his interview. Not wanting to disappoint his daughter (Joey King), he takes her on a tour of the White House just as mercenaries descend upon 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. That somehow leaves Tatum's character as the one in charge of protecting the president (played by Jamie Foxx), his daughter and the country.
While Sony, of course, thinks "White House Down" is "summer's best action movie" - and thus why they've selected it as a show of gratitude to the nation's troops - moviegoers haven't been as enthusiastic.
The flick performed below expectations when it bowed on June 28, pulling in $24.8 million for its debut weekend. With serious competition from Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock's buddy cop comedy "The Heat" and Brad Pitt's "World War Z," plus the family friendly movies "Monsters University" and "Despicable Me 2," the hope that "White House Down" will be another $100 million moneymaker for star Tatum is looking like a stretch, industry observers say.
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The duck marinates overnight in a spice rub, so start this recipe one day ahead.
- Yield
- Makes 6 servings (plus leftovers)
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 4 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 10 whole duck leg-thigh pieces (about 7 3/4 pounds), trimmed of excess skin and fat
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 1/2 cups low-salt chicken broth
- 2 medium onions, halved, cut into 1/2-inch thick wedges
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled
- 3 (3x1/2-inch) strips lemon peel (yellow part only)
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup picholine* or other brine-cured green olives
- 2 teaspoons honey (optional)
- *A medium-size, firm brine-cured green olive; can be found at the deli counter of some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.
- Toast first 4 ingredients in medium skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Transfer to mortar or spice grinder; grind to coarse powder. Transfer to small bowl; stir in salt. Arrange duck legs on rimmed baking sheet; sprinkle spice mixture over all sides. Refrigerate uncovered overnight.
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Pat duck gently to remove moisture, removing as little spice mixture as possible. Heat heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, cook duck, skin side down, until skin is crisp and brown, about 7 minutes. Turn duck legs and cook until brown, about 3 minutes longer, draining fat from skillet between batches. Transfer duck legs to roasting pan, skin side up. Pour fat from skillet. Remove skillet from heat; add brandy. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, scraping up browned bits. Add wine. Boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Add broth; bring to boil. Pour mixture over duck in pan. Tuck onion wedges, garlic cloves, lemon peel, and bay leaves between duck legs. Scatter carrots and olives over. Cover with foil. Braise duck in oven 1 hour. Turn legs over; allow vegetables to fall into broth. Cover; braise until duck is tender and meat is falling from bones, about 1 hour longer. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Cover and chill. Rewarm in 350°F oven 20 minutes.
- Preheat broiler. Transfer 6 duck legs, skin-side up, to rimmed baking sheet. Tent with foil (cover and chill remaining 4 legs for leftovers). Transfer vegetables and olives from sauce to bowl; cover to keep warm. Spoon fat from sauce in roasting pan. Transfer remaining sauce to large skillet. Simmer sauce over medium-high heat until reduced to 1 cup, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and honey, if desired. Keep warm.
- Meanwhile, place duck legs under broiler until skin is crisp, about 4 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning. Transfer to serving platter, spoon vegetable mixture around duck legs, drizzle sauce over, and serve.


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For those who don't know who this is this is Ace Young. He was on American Idol a couple of seasons ago. He was so dreamy then. And I know for a fact from the person I know that knows him that he likes the older women!!! YAY for me!! Enjoy the pic.
Lindsay Lohan looks vibrant now!!
Lindsay Lohan looks amazing in this picture. I just hope she can keep up the good work. She looks so vibrant.
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Katie Holmes "Mad Money" trailer....
See it here...I can't wait to see this movie!!
Could it be true?? Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi split?
I reported yesterday that Ellen Degeneres' publicist was denying that Ellen Degeneres and Portia DeRossie split. But thanks to a reader they pointed out a reliable source that says they split.
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting this....While spokesfolks for the couple either deny (DeGeneres) or dodge the subject (de Rossi), a couple of my Hollywood sources -- including an ''Ellen'' show staffer and a neighbor of the two women -- insist it's true.
De Rossi reportedly ''has not been seen very much in the past week ... since the whole dog thing happened,'' says the neighbor. As has been reported, it was de Rossi who signed the contract with Mutts & Moms, the pet adoption agency, agreeing to return Iggy (the dog in question) to the agency if it didn't work out.
In the days since DeGeneres' emotional crying jag on her show last week, the staff member says ''it's been really tense around here,'' with many show insiders whispering about ''Ellen and Portia splitting up.''
So who knows...may be it is true...I guess time will tell.


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An afternoon stroll through the landscape during the latter half of April is a joy for all the senses. The sights, sounds and fragrances of the emerging garden beckon us forth, as each day Mother Nature applies another brush stroke of color to the broadening palette of the spring landscape.
An afternoon stroll through the landscape during the latter half of April is a joy for all the senses.
Songbirds flit about the treetops singing their spirited springtime melodies as they perform their annual courtship rituals and begin gathering materials for weaving their remarkably intricate nests. The heavenly perfume of multi-colored hyacinths drifts across the garden carried by a warm gentle breeze. As the downy buds of pink and purple pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) begin to unfold, their soft fuzzy leaves are irresistible to touch.
The sights, sounds and fragrances of the emerging garden beckon us forth, as each day Mother Nature applies another brush stroke of color to the broadening palette of the spring landscape.
Drifts of deep-blue scillas and lavender-blue chionodoxa create a magnificent backdrop for daffodils and early-blooming perennials. A few dozen tiny bulbs were planted many years ago and have naturalized throughout my shady borders as perennials were moved about transporting the dormant bulbs along with them.
As the foliage of these lovely little bulbs declines, the broad leaves of hosta help to conceal their yellowing leaves. Clusters of grape hyacinths in shades of blue and pure white are beginning to bloom and serve as attractive companions for primroses, pansies, tulips and daffodils.
For bulbs to bloom reliably from year to year, it is essential that their foliage not be removed until it is brown, for this is how the plant manufactures food to carry the bulb through dormancy and produce next year's flowers. Consistent moisture, good drainage and an application of fertilizer while these bulbs are actively growing will further assist in their annual return and promote future blooms.
The handsome hellebores are spectacular this season, most likely appreciative of this winter's snow cover. Last spring, these harbingers of spring were nearly silent due to unseasonable winter warmth followed by frigid temperatures, which toppled their premature flower stalks. Gratefully, most of these resilient shade-loving perennials fully recovered and their early blooms have been well worth the wait.
The elegant white blossoms of the Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) are in full bloom with large cup-shaped flowers that unfold atop rigid, fleshy stems. As their silky, white petals age, they gradually acquire tints of dusty rose. Unfortunately, despite the reports that hellebores are deer-resistant, a large percentage of blooms were devoured prior to opening by these foraging beasts, and a few plants were actually uprooted as they feasted on the plump buds.
Nearby, several clumps of Lenten roses (H. orientalis) are covered with dozens of nodding, saucer-shaped blooms that will persist for weeks. Apparently, these plants must be less palatable to my furry intruders as their blooms have never been touched despite their proximity to their cousins.
Dozens of hellebore hybrids have been developed in recent years, greatly expanding the color range and flower forms of these sturdy perennials. In addition to the traditional mauve-colored blossoms, these updated cultivars may produce clusters of 2- to 3-inch blooms in shades of pink, purple, yellow, green or white, many generously spotted with contrasting freckles, in both single and double flower forms.
These unique early-bloomers prefer moisture-retentive, organic soils in dappled shade and offer multi-season interest with their long-lasting blooms and leathery, evergreen foliage.
Perhaps the most popular blooms of springtime are provided by sunny yellow forsythia bushes. Effective as a hedge or in a mixed shrub border, flower color ranges from icy lemon to electrifying golden yellow. These rapidly growing shrubs are extremely adaptable to a wide variety of conditions but thrive in moisture-retentive soils in full sun, sending up suckering shoots to quickly produce multi-stemmed bushes up to 10 feet high and wide.
As flowers fade, a severe pruning of this vigorous shrub will promote compact growth. Old, thick, woody canes should be cut to the ground and removed entirely. Buds will be formed later in the season and an early pruning will maximize flower production on new growth.
Pretty pansies are another springtime favorite providing splashes of color in containers, window boxes and along garden paths. Available in every color of the rainbow, their smiling faces are irresistible to young and old alike. These cool-weather plants will continue to flourish well into summer if grown in moisture-retentive soils in filtered sunlight. For continuous bloom, remove spent flowers regularly and pinch back leggy stems to encourage compact plants.
The fuzzy, gray buds on the tips of magnolias have swelled and split to reveal hints of the spectacular blooms that rest within the attractive velvety capsules. In the days to come, the dramatic blossoms will unfold to display the glistening, starry snow-white blossoms of Magnolia stellata and the giant pink and white satiny goblets of the teacup magnolia (M. soulangeana).
Numerous cultivars of magnolias have become readily available in recent years that provide even greater diversity in bloom color and extend the bloom season. Several hybrids such as M. loebneri "Leonard Messel," M. "Ricki" and M. "Susan" produce lilac-colored blooms later in the spring season that often avoid the damage of late-season frosts. Additional varieties bear appealing lemon-yellow blossoms including M. "Elizabeth" and M. "Goldfinch."
As evening approached, the slanted rays of the setting sun electrified the fluffy rusty-red and yellow blooms of our native swamp maples. Nearby, the silvery silken catkins of pussy willows have erupted to become fluffy, pale-yellow flowers that sparkled in the sunlight.
A perfect spring day came to a close as the resonating tones of spring peepers drifted through the meadow from the nearby wetlands while robins serenaded the glory of spring.
Suzanne Mahler is an avid gardener, photographer and lecturer who has been developing the 1.5-acre property surrounding her home in Hanover, Mass., for more than 30 years. She is a member of two local garden clubs, past President of the New England Daylily Society, an overseer for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and is employed at two garden centers.


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By all accounts, Americans are becoming heavier. The number of people deemed to be obese continues to grow. The remedy is obviously proper diet and exercise, but getting enough exercise is not always easy. People need incentive, and I've got one to suggest.
Having had some issues with my heart, the medicos strongly suggested that I get regular exercise. I've always enjoyed walking, so I embarked on regular walks of approximately two miles in the vicinity of my home in Downey. In the course of walking, I would occasionally find coins lying on the ground. I began to take note of where I was finding them — mostly beside parked cars and in commercial parking lots. From this I fine-tuned six routes in my neighborhood that consistently yield stray coins, which I record in a journal.
I have gone yearlong stretches without being shut out. The money is always lying there. It keeps me out walking, because I always wonder what I might be missing if I stay home.
As I walk a street, I glance down beside the doors of parked cars, since people (mostly guys) lose coins out of their pockets while entering and exiting their vehicles. Thus, commercial parking lots are more fruitful than residential streets, given the high volume of in-and-out car traffic.
As might be expected, the most common coin to find is the penny. The cost of manufacturing pennies is said to be greater than their value, so periodically Congress proposes doing away with them. In fact, a supposed expert claimed newly minted pennies are only used once. I can certainly attest to the fact that this is not the case, because I occasionally find wheat pennies from the 1950s. I've even found World War II-era steel pennies. Maybe it is a sign of our down economy that people are raiding their piggy banks.
My record for pennies found in a single outing is 40. This happened on New Year's Day 2011, after someone apparently decided to celebrate by throwing a handful of pennies on a residential street.
Curiously, dimes found always outnumber nickels. My theory is that it's because they make less noise when they strike the ground.
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My record for quarters found in one outing is five, which I found in a pay phone coin return slot. I suggested to a friend that they had been left by a drunk. He countered that perhaps five drunks each put in a quarter, but I tend to doubt that.
On any given day in the greater Los Angeles area, there are probably several hundred dollars in loose change simply lying on the ground, waiting to be picked up. Of course, it is randomly scattered over more than 300 square miles.
I must add that this is not as easy as I make it out to be. There are days when two miles of walking will yield only a single penny, but I feel it beats the boring sameness of exercising on a treadmill.
Russell, 72, is a retired truck driver who has been an avid walker for more than seven years. His walks have yielded several hundred dollars. He is a member of JPL Trailbuilders, a volunteer group that maintains trails in the Angeles National Forest.
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Hi Mat.
I have to say that I am very impressed with what you have come up with! It works wonders with the PM filtering.
I haven't reset my statistics since implementing this although I will do so right now. I have only had 2 emails missed though since using it for about a week.
Now, after resetting everything, let's see how it truly works (should have done this before ).


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