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"This whole fuckin' world's gone to the dogs. How do we fix it? I've got some ideas." — Ryan (Eion Bailey), A Better Place
If you've seen the DVDs of any of Kevin Smith's films, like Chasing Amy or the special edition of Dogma, you've seen Vincent Pereira. Smith introduces him as the "View Askew historian," but he's a filmmaker in his own right. In 1997 A Better Place, his writing and directorial debut, made the festival circuit. It's a rough film, in more ways than one, that depicts in a very real way the stress of high school life that leads to the violent acts the media has sensationalized. Synapse Films has (finally) brought the film to DVD in a very nice presentation.
Barret (Robert DiPatri) witnesses his father's death, and five months later, he and his mother move to New Jersey. At his new high school, Barret makes enemies rather than friends, except with Ryan (Eion Bailey), a disturbed teenager. At ten years old, Ryan witnesses his father kill his mother and then take his own life. He has lived with his aunt ever since, though she is hardly the strong influence he needs. Ryan becomes very possessive of Barret, and does not react well to Barret's other friends. As their friendship continues, Ryan's violent nature becomes more evident. A supposed accident sets Ryan over the edge, sending events downhill to their tragic conclusion.
Viewing this film in Anno Domini 2001, it is easy to dismiss it as a reaction to the sensationalized, overexposed school violence that has grabbed the public's attention — school shootings like at Columbine High School in Colorado or the Thurston High School shootings right in my own backyard in Springfield, Oregon. While Ryan shares similar psychological traits with the young killers in each of those incidents, A Better Place was filmed in 1995, a full three years before either of those events. I can only assume that the characters are based upon Pereira's experiences growing up in small-town New Jersey. It's small wonder that no nationally publicized shootings have occurred in Leonardo, New Jersey, if the teens are that bored, that aggressive, that deeply entrenched in their provincial narrow-minded beliefs.
Last year, I reviewed an Australian film named Romper Stomper. It was the second feature directed by Geoffrey Wright, a very talented filmmaker who has yet to go on to the recognition he deserves. It starred Russell Crowe as a young skinhead on a path of self-destruction, though his ideals blind him to the damage he is doing to himself. In some ways, A Better Place reminds me of that film. Ryan obviously is on a path toward destruction, though rather than being self-inflicted, it is caused by many things both in and out of his control — the chaotic influence of the violent deaths of his parents, the lack of a nurturing environment, apathetic peers, an overload of confusing philosophies, no positive outlet for his anger and frustration. Like all too many real teenaged boys, he's hurt, bitter, and angry, but worse yet, he has not been equipped with the tools needed to deal with his emotions. Unlike Hando, Russell Crowe's character in Romper Stomper, Ryan does not explain away his violent tendencies by evoking an outside authority, Adolph Hitler in Hando's case. Ryan does claim to espouse the existentialist philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. As Sartre says, for Ryan "Hell is other people." He embraces the freedom Sartre attributes to human existence, yet he ignores the correlative responsibility that his actions have universal consequence.
Pereira filmed A Better Place on a shoestring budget, and it shows. It was filmed in 16mm on location in New Jersey. The print has numerous flaws, including one scene that is horribly out of focus due to a camera problem. Pereira recounts on the commentary how many of the scenes shot in the high school were moved outside because their gaffer (an electrician responsible for wiring for the intensive lighting used in filmmaking) was not available on their shooting days, and their jury-rigged wiring blew out the school's electrical system. His close association with Kevin Smith begs comparison to Clerks. The two films have nothing in common, except for their small budgets and that both are the directors' first films. Smith relied heavily on stylized dialogue, while his visuals show no style or panache at all. Pereira gives the actors more freedom, and frees up his camera to give the film visual appeal. If the truth must be told, A Better Place is a stronger first film and deserves to be seen by a wider audience, if for no other reason than it has more social relevance. He shows remarkable control for a freshman writer and director. The screenplay isn't airtight, but it strongly establishes the characters and they guide the story along, rather than being at the mercy of the plot's machinations. He allowed his actors freedom to improvise, and their command of their characters raises the film a bar above your standard teenaged angst film.
Indeed, it is the acting that makes A Better Place what it is. Pereira's membership in the View Askew fold affords him a few cameos by Smith's frequent collaborators, like Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee (though both are not credited under their real names to get around SAG regulations). However, these are only bit parts, humble support for the splendid leads. Robert DiPatri is a film newcomer, trained for the stage. Like all the actors in the film, he is very realistic in the role, the very model of a shy geeky loner. On the screen he might seem familiar to you, like someone you might have known in high school, or maybe even yourself. His comfortableness in the persona brings us that much closer to his pathos. After this strong debut, one would assume he has not pursued other roles, for this is his only screen credit. Eion Bailey is utterly convincing as the teen tortured by his rough life. He currently stars in the Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg TV series Band of Brothers, and he had ultra-small bit parts in Fight Club and Almost Famous (as Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner). In a supporting role, Carmen Llywellyn is impressive as the only girl at the high school who warms up to Barret. You might recognize her from Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy, where she played Joey Lauren Adams's lesbian squeeze. Off screen, she is married to Jason Lee.
Independent DVD label Synapse Films brings A Better Place to DVD in fine fashion. The packaging contradicts itself on the aspect ratio, but I would trust the liner notes: "A Better Place was transferred to digital video on a High-Definition Philips Spirit-Datacine at Global Vision in Montreal, Canada in the director's preferred aspect ratio of 1.5:1, with one sequence matted to 1.66:1. For this transfer, a brand new low-contrast wetgate print was made directly from the original A/B roll 16mm color negatives." The obvious attention to technical detail results in a DVD transfer that is the best this film could possibly look. The rather strange aspect ratio results in razor-thin black bars on 4:3 sets. Many source defects are visible, but the image is sharp and colors are accurate. It is far from perfect, but given the low-budget nature of the movie, this is the best you can expect. Audio is Dolby Digital 5.1, mixed at the vaunted Skywalker Sound studio. It makes effective use of directional effects, though shows the weakness of the original elements in the dialogue. Again, it is easy to cut it some slack.
Extras consist of a commentary track, deleted scenes, and an audio comparison. The commentary track features director Vincent Pereira and actors Robert DiPatri, Brian Lynch, and Joseph Cassese. Pereira is an old pro at commentaries from the several he has recorded with Kevin Smith, and he guides the group as they share the trials of filming a low budget film. There are eight deleted scenes, available with or without commentary by Pereira. The audio comparison contrasts the original mono sound with the spiffy new 5.1 mix. Feel free to ooh and aah.
This is another of those "I'm going to cut them some slack because it's a low-budget film" quibbles, but Synapse's authoring of the disc frustrates me. When you insert the disc, you are first greeted by selecting your audio option. You can't change them during the film, and must return to the menu to do so. The main menu is arranged like graffiti on a wall, which is nice to look at but makes it difficult to navigate. It also seems to take a very long time for menus to load.
A Better Place is yet another low-budget independent film that deserves a wider audience than it has been exposed to. Please, do yourself a favor and at least give it a rental.


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The Masters: Bubba Watson humble after second Augusta triumph
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Bubba Watson was quick to play down his achievement of winning a second Masters title in three years as Jordan Spieth declared himself ready to taste major success.
Watson beat Spieth and Sweden's Jonas Blixt by three shots after a closing 69 at Augusta National, becoming the 17th player to win more than one green jacket.
That list features the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, but Watson was not about to accept the label of an elite player.
"No, no," the 35-year-old left-hander said. "Again, I just got lucky enough to have two green jackets. I'm just trying to keep my tour card every year and if people say that I'm a good player, that's great.
"I'm trying to play golf for a living. I'm not trying to play golf for everybody to tell me how great I am or I'm one of the greats of the game. I play golf because I love it. I love the game, I want to grow the game. The game has brought me everything that I've ever owned in my life."
Watson crucially matched Spieth's birdies on the par-three fourth and sixth - the former after Spieth had holed out from a greenside bunker - but still trailed by two shots after his playing partner also birdied the seventh.
However, Spieth then three-putted the eighth and dropped another shot on the ninth, holes Watson birdied to be out in 33 and claim a two-shot cushion heading into the back nine.
"Eight and nine were really the turning point where momentum kind of went my way," added Watson, who hit a 366-yard drive and sand wedge into the par-five 13th to set up his only birdie on the back nine. "Then the group in front of us and other groups, you could just tell nobody really caught fire. There wasn't too many birdies after number 10 I don't think.
"I don't remember the last few holes, I just remember hanging on, making pars. Somehow I did and walking up 18 was a little easier this time."
Watson, who beat Louis Oosthuizen in a play-off two years ago, added: "This one is a lot different. The first one is almost like I lucked into it, this was a lot of hard work and dedication and I got back the green jacket after giving it away last year."
As defending champion Watson presented the green jacket to 2013 winner Adam Scott; on Sunday the roles were reversed.
"I told Adam we should just keep switching it back and forth," Watson joked.
Spieth, who was looking to become the youngest ever Masters champion at the age of 20, said: "I've worked my whole life to lead in the Masters on Sunday, I had it in my hands and could have gone forward with it and didn't quite make the putts and that's what it came down to.
"I wanted to get into contention and that's what happened but I can take a lot of positives away. My game held up and I feel like I am ready to win a major. It's just a matter of time and maybe a little bit of course knowledge."

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Sega's Newest Video Game Console is…a Urinal?!? [VIDEO]
Sega hasn't had a hand in the video game console wars since the awful Dreamcast. Their latest contribution will have players whizzing all over it again — literally this time.
Sega has started testing a new gaming console for men only or women with very careful aim and no shame — it's actually a urinal.
The "Toylet" is operated with a steady stream of urine on a special sensor that measures the speed and volume of the stream and translates it to a game screen.
The games are equally disturbing. Players use their "joysticks" to play games such as a mucous based street fighting title, a "Graffiti Eraser" game (figure it out) and a pressure sensitive contest where the wind blows a cute female reporter's skirt up higher based on how fast and hard you, um, fire.
Right now, the consoles are only being tested in Japan for release. That's a 'commercial release,' sickos.
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Concealed carry licenses in mail
Approved Illinois residents will soon be able to start carrying guns in public.
The Illinois State Police announced today that 5,000 concealed carry licenses have been approved. They have begun printing and mailing licenses as of today. The state police say residents could begin receiving licenses as soon as Monday.
Applicants are required to pass background checks and complete a 16-hour safety course, including a live-fire exercise. Licenses cost $150 and are good for five years. After five years, licensees must reapply and take a three-hour training course. So far, the state police have received more than 50,000 applications since they began taking them in early January. Supporters of the law say they are happy to see that the police are issuing licenses even earlier than expected. "The state police have done a fantastic job. ... We thought we'd be three months before we'd get a permit out. So they're going to get these permits out a little early," said Benton Democratic Sen. Gary Forby, who was a sponsor of the concealed carry legislation.
Law enforcement officials can object to applications, and so far the state police have objected to about 800. So far, none of those objections have been appealed. The state police plan to deny about 300 applications after they go through one final review process to ensure that the applicants are indeed ineligible.
Harrisburg Democratic Rep. Brandon Phelps, who also sponsored the law, urged gun control advocates and gun rights advocates to hold off on pushing for changes to the concealed carry law until it has been effect long enough to evaluate. "Let's take a deep breath. Let's try not to beat up this bill," he said. "Let's see how it works."


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WASHINGTON (AP) Isaiah Armwood scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and George Washington overcame 23 turnovers to beat Manhattan 67-55 Sunday in the opening game of the BB&T Classic.
Armwood, a senior forward, went 8 for 12 from the field and made all seven of his free throws for the Colonials (4-3), who have won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
RaShawn Stores had 11 points and six rebounds for the Jaspers (2-4). The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference school went 1-2 in a three-game stretch against Atlantic 10 opponents.
Manhattan's George Beamon, averaging 19.3 points entering the game, shot 3 for 13 from the field and finished with nine points. He missed a breakaway dunk with 2:06 to play that would have cut the deficit to four after a GW turnover.
The game was tied at 32 at halftime, and neither team led by double digits until GW closed the game with a 15-6 run. The Colonials went 10 for 11 from the free-throw line over the final four minutes of a foul-heavy game.
Manhattan committed 24 fouls and had three players foul out. GW was whistled for 19 and had one player disqualified.
Lasan Kromah added 18 points for the Colonials. Patricio Garino had 10.
For the second straight season, George Washington's coaches and players took the subway to the Verizon Center for the BB&T Classic, located four stops away from the Colonials' Foggy Bottom campus.
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Please read the following article from the Telegraph (UK) about being a TEFL teacher, let me know what you think..
Last edited by Tdol; 20-Jun-2011 at 16:58. Reason: Link corrected
The writer has many problems:
Eton, Oxford, then down and out – and soon plenty from the middle class will be joining me - Times Online
We used to have it all... - Times Online
Down and Out in Poland and London - Telegraph
To be honest, I think he's a bit of a prat, but he has some points. There's often a gap between what people expect and what they get, but I would take what he says with a few pinches of salt- he's in a job he feels he's superior to and lashes out to comfort himself. That said, salaries are low in many parts of Europe. There are plenty of horror stories with schools, but that doesn't mean they're all like that. However, living abroad as a transient worker against a permanent business, teachers are at a legal disadvantage and plenty of places will do their best to screw their staff. But plenty don't.
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As a person who hasn't even start their TEFL career yet, I have to say it is daunting the amount of horror stories and negative comments you can find on the internet.
I sometimes wonder what I have got myself into after booking on a CELTA course. What keeps me going is the personal stories of people who I know through friends, all of those have good things to say. Being ripped off, scammed or abused by 'cowboy' instituations, is a worry, especially as I will be a first timer. I just wish I knew someone 'on location' who I could trust.
From what I've read about general TEFL experiences, the major gripe is off unrealistic expectations. People head off to exotic locations thinking they will simply talk for a few hours a week, get a wage that lets them live like a king and generally treat the experience as a holiday.
The people who think it'll be all sun, sex and a permanent holiday are the ones who generally have the worst experiences IMO. EnglishTeacherX used to have a website that explored the darker side of teaching, and I think he had the best piece of advice for a teacher starting, which is always to have your fare out of there. That way, you can always leave a bad job and in effect free yourself from exploitation.
A few years ago, a huge chain of schools, Nova, went bust here in Japan and many teachers were complaining that they hadn't been paid and couldn't get home. Yet this bankruptcy had been on the cards for months- they were taking bets on forums for expats in Japan about when it would happen, but many teachers were completely unprepared for the obvious. If you are always in a position to move on, and there are always ESL jobs to be had, then you are in a position of relative strength.
In cases where things go wrong, you hear teachers threatening to sue- it's mostly an idle threat as transient workers who don't know the local law and have just lost their income are rarely in a position to mount litigation. People who end up in TEFL-serfdom generally have allowed themselves into a position where they can be exploited- the ones who get to the end of a contract with no cash and find that the promised flight home doesn't materialise, etc.
Also, check schools out carefully- search for blacklists, ask around in forums, etc.
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I think the article is ridiculous. As if teaching English is the only career where university leavers are asked to do a lot of work for little reward. Try and get an entry level job in a media, and tell me it's any different. The author's problem is that he seems to think an irrelevant degree and a 4-week course should guarantee him a comfortable existence in one of Europe's most expensive cities. Hell, a full 4-year teaching degree won't get you that in London, so why would an initial 4-week certificate get you that in Rome? However, I certainly enjoy a comfortable existence in the biggest city in Vietnam. I eat out every day, I live in the city centre in a 16th storey flat, and I save a significant portion of my salary. But maybe I just did my research better, and didn't expect people to look at a piece of paper from Oxford and hand me money on a plate?
As for career progression, again, he obviously has no clue what he's talking about. But this one is all about attitude. Sure, there aren't the same structured training opportunities available as in other industries. But you have to treat those initial jobs as training for further qualifications. Again though, perhaps I actually did my research, unlike the author, and picked a school with proper career progression. And crucially, the one thing about teaching abroad is that for so many people it is a short-term experience, so the amount of genuine competition for the higher level jobs is actually much lower than a lot of other industries, be it management roles, teacher training or teaching for places like the British Council.
So it might be an accurate account of how someone with no experience and few qualifications is treated in Western Europe, but I'd be surprised if serious EFL teachers (i.e. ones that haven't spent their entire career going through the motions, and did nothing after the initial minimum qualification) are treated the same way.
As for getting trapped, well even if you don't have the money saved, surely it's not beyond you to apply for a credit card.
I did some skimming and that was funny about the TEFL in Thailand. You can buy one of those on Khoasan Rd. and a degree too. I remember hearing a dude talking about getting one. But for that matter you can just Photoshop one. Although that won't work in a lot of places. I knew a guy that was booted out of Taiwan with one of those.
That's a pretty negative article and I have also encountered a mindset like that. The mindset that says teaching ESL is not a "real life", but it is life, just a different life and one most people only get into for a year or so.
As far as the money goes, that was never my experience teaching in Asia. The average person can make a good salary or hourly over there.
The article generalizes quite a bit and I'd say won't inspire anyone.
Colonialism begat massive immigration (we Canadians like it but Europeans don't seem to manage well)....
Slavery begat racial exclusion and violence....
Globalisation begat cheap labour and deflation....
And now we find it "difficult" to compete on a more level playing field?
I agree he's a bit of a prat, in short.


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17,000 species are currently under threat of extinction, and almost a quarter of the mammals face extinction within 30 years. With the destruction of the rainforests in Brazil, largely for grazing and feed for livestock, 2,300 Brazilian flora species are also under threat.
The mass extinction we are experiencing now is a thousand times higher than the average rate over the last 65 million years. This is by no means a natural occurrence.
Our Earth can no longer sustain the demands we are putting upon her, and with a predicted increase of 2.5 billion people by 2050, we cannot ignore that a solution to turn around the life threatening situation humanity is now facing must be found and implemented as soon as possible.
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After reading GeneaBlogger post about using new search engines I decided to give it a try. Honestly, I did not hold out much hope for finding anything.
But much to my surprise and it was the last one I had tried BING came thru.
What I found was published in the THE PITTSBURGH POST dated 16 October 1889 was the marriage license application for my Great Grandparents Thomas Dowd and Bridget Naughton. What I found out is that Bridget was living in the same town as Thomas. My question is where they met, and were there other Naughton relatives who were living in the area at the same time. I have found a few others who are in the same age group to be her brothers, the search continues.
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Corning, better known for its Gorilla Glass which is today virtually used in every high-end smartphone, today announced the next generation of its glass development which is called "Corning Willow Glass". Willow Glass is an ultra-slim flexible glass, which could, according to Corning, revolutionize the shape and form of next-generation consumer electronic technologies. It will support thinner backplanes and color filters for both organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and liquid crystal displays (LCD) in high-performance, portable devices such as smartphones, tablets, and notebook computers. This new, ultra-slim flexible glass will also help develop conformable (curved) displays for immersive viewing or mounting on non-flat surfaces.
Corning Willow Glass will help enable thin, light and cost-efficient applications including today's slim displays and the smart surfaces of the future. The thinness, strength, and flexibility of the glass has the potential to enable displays to be "wrapped" around a device or structure. As well, Corning Willow Glass can be processed at temperatures up to 500° C. High temperature processing capability is essential for today's high-end displays, and is a processing condition that cannot be supported with polymer films. Corning Willow Glass will enable the industry to pursue high-temperature, continuous "roll-to-roll" processes – similar to how newsprint is produced – that have been impossible until now.
Corning Willow Glass is formulated to perform exceptionally well for electronic components such as touch sensors, as well as leveraging glass's natural hermetic properties as a seal for OLED displays and other moisture and oxygen-sensitive technologies.
Like Corning's other leading-edge glass substrates, including EAGLE XG Slim and Corning Lotus Glass, Corning Willow Glass is produced using the company's proprietary fusion process. Advances in fusion forming have made it possible to produce glass that is 100 microns thick – about the thickness of a sheet of copy paper. Even at that thickness, it provides hermetic sealing to sensitive components, while also providing excellent optical, thermal, and surface properties.
Corning is currently shipping samples of its Willow Glass to customers developing new display and touch applications. The company is also collaborating with research institutions, customers, and equipment makers to develop an ecosystem of compatible process equipment, including optimized process design.
No word yet if Corning's Willow Glass will be as strong as the company's Gorilla Glass which is today's benchmark for smartphones - after mineral glass which is even stronger but thicker, heavier and more expensive or when we can really expect the first smartphones featuring Willow Glass.
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Kermit King leads the growth topic globally and is an active member of the Strategy, Consumer, and Corporate Development practices at Boston Consulting Group. He previously led the firm's Strategy practice in the Americas.
Since Kermit joined BCG in 1993, his client work has focused on growth strategy, including category expansion, adjacent M&A, breakthrough innovation, and global market entry across sectors such as packaged foods, household care, retail, media, consumer durables, and health care.
Kermit believes growth is the primary driver of value. But moving from strong operator to strong grower is a tough imperative for even the best companies. After more than 50 client engagements and backed by years of BCG research, Kermit has seen companies deliver growth despite stagnant demand and competitive turbulence. He believes these companies teach repeatable lessons about finding the right shape of growth investment and about the disciplines that deliver return on that investment.
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As property values rise, a creeping tax looms. Left unchecked, property tax bills can swell over time. To prevent this annual pain in the pocketbook from getting out of control,
As property values rise, a creeping tax looms. Left unchecked, property tax bills can swell over time. To prevent this annual pain in the pocketbook from getting out of control, know when to appeal your tax assessment.How property tax is calculated
Your home's value might be determined for tax purposes �by �the most recent purchase price, or by a blanket assessment of a neighborhood's estimated property values. That value is then multiplied by a percentage, often called a millage, to calculate your taxes owed. Depending on the state, property values may be revisited every year, or much less frequently.
'In some states, in theory, they haven't revalued since 1967. They take that value and somehow extrapolate it forward for inflation or this, that and the other,' says John A. Cocklereece Jr., an attorney for Bell Davis & Pitt in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
When tax assessments aren't adjusted frequently, 'values can get way out of hand a lot quicker and stay that way a lot longer,' he adds. Admittedly, that can work for you " or against you.
It may take a trip to your tax assessor's office to compare your home's assessed tax value �with nearly identical properties nearby to see if your home is valued fairly.When your tax assessment is wrong
Even jurisdictions that reappraise values often can get it wrong.
'That absolutely can happen,' says Debra Bawcom, senior property tax consultant at Texas Protax in Austin. Your property might be incorrectly valued if a jurisdiction has documented the wrong number of bedrooms, bathrooms or square footage in your house, she adds.
If you think there's an error in your assessment, the first step is to call your local tax assessor and explain your concerns. If this conversation convinces you that an appeal is worthwhile, ask what the process is.
Many jurisdictions limit the hearing of appeals to a period following the issuance of new tax notices.
Information you may need to gather in your effort to win an appeal can include:An independent appraisal of your home and property.Original construction plans.Comparable recent sale prices on nearby homes similar to yours.Property tax freezes and automatic increases
In some states, senior homeowners or residents with low to moderate incomes may be eligible for property tax freezes, capping the property tax or future rate increases. And most tax authorities grant a 'homestead exemption' " a tax discount if the property is your primary residence.
If home values are increasing where you live, property tax rates should be falling, Bawcom says. If not, you're being hit with an automatic tax bill increase. An individual appeal may help, but you'll need to rally community support for a millage-rate decrease.
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Chris Schlesinger's Slow-Grilled Ribs
These are ribs the way they should be, but you need a day off with an empty schedule to make them. If days like those are as infrequent in your life as they are in mine, try my version Bittman's Faster Grilled Ribs variation. The flavor is roughly the same, but the texture is not as perfect as that you achieve with Chris's method.
Chris's reasoning is that you drink a beer every time you add charcoal to the fire, so wood fires are not only better but more fun. Mine is that you have a beer whenever you feel like it, regardless of which grill you're using.
1/4 cup Chris Schlesinger's Rib Rub (see below)
About 4 pounds pork spareribs
About 3 cups hickory, oak, or other hardwood chips, soaked in water to cover
1. Massage the rub into the ribs. If you have a gas grill, preheat by using the burner on only one side, on medium heat, for about 15 minutes. If you are using a charcoal or wood fire, bank it to one side of your grill and keep the fire as low as possible, starting with just enough fuel to get heat, about 15 briquettes or the equivalent in hardwood charcoal. Sprinkle a handful of wood chips onto the rack above the heat source, allowing them to fall directly onto the fire.
2. Place the ribs away from the heat source (over the unlit burner of a gas grill) and cover the grill. You want a very cool fire, less than 300°F if possible (you should be able to hold your hand right over the area on which the ribs are cooking with just a little discomfort). If you are using solid fuel, add a few lumps of charcoal or a few briquettes every hour, just enough to keep the fire going. Turn the ribs every 30 minutes or so, adding more wood chips as needed, and re-closing the grill cover.
3. Depending on the heat of your fire, after 2 to 6 hours the ribs will have lost much of their fat and developed an unquestionably cooked look. Just before you're ready to eat, raise the heat to high (or add a
bunch more briquettes and wait a while) and brown the ribs on both sides. Be very careful; they will likely still have enough fat on them to flare up and burn, ruining all your hard work in an instant (believe me,
I've done it several times). Watch them constantly and move them frequently. Browning will take about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
Chris Schlesinger's Rib Rub
Makes: 1/4 cup
Time: 5 minutes
I've relied on this for more than fifteen years; it's the best rib rub in my repertoire, and the only one you'll ever need. Unbelievably delicious, and not at all hot.
2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon chili powder
1. Stir all the ingredients together in a bowl, then transfer the mixture to a covered container. Keeps for at least one summer.


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YouTube comments can be an unmoderated wilderness full of ill-will and lame obscenities the likes of which, well, the likes of which you've seen in YouTube comments. Maybe you're used to it, maybe you don't dare drift that far down the page for fear of losing yourself in the inanity. YuleTube can help change that by making those gift-giving comments elfin' festive.
Obviously this is just a variation on the old switcheroo, but when it hits home, the results can actually be pretty funny. It's available on Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, so unless you're on Internet Explorer (sorry) you can set it and forget it and you'll be in for a pleasant little surprise and maybe a chuckle or two the next time you scroll down past a video and catch some tough guy talking about how much he just wants to hug your mother.
Peace on Earth? Fat chance. Faking it in YouTube comments of all places? Surprisingly easy. [Yuletu.be via TechCrunch]


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U.S. Embassy in Baghdad built by trafficked workers in squalid working conditions
(transcripts of interviews with Filipino workers available upon request)
Workers accuse the Kuwait contractor building the US embassy in Baghdad of labor trafficking and smuggling low-paid South Asians into Iraq. Still, the US State Department casts a blind eye on the complaints as it rushes to complete its most ambitious embassy project ever.
"The possibility that a company under a US State Department contract is trafficking and smuggling workers into a war zone is an insult the values that most Americans support and die for. The fact that the accused contractor, First Kuwaiti Trading and Contracting, is building the $592-million US embassy - perhaps the most high-profile symbol of US presence in Iraq - is doubly astounding" says journalist David Phinney.
Based on interviews with sources that range from more than a half dozen former First Kuwaiti employees to numerous competing contractors, this latest CorpWatch investigation reveals complaints about the deceptive trafficking operation and the horrid working conditions faced by the people on-the-ground in Iraq.
* Witnesses say First Kuwaiti has smuggled low-paid Asian workers on planes toBaghdad after taking away their passports and issuing airplane boarding passes for Dubai. Taking passports is a violation of US trafficking laws and contracting.
* First Kuwaiti has coerced low-paid workers to take jobs in Iraq against their wishes after recruiters lured them to Kuwait for different jobs. (Interviews with Filipino workers who escaped Iraq available.)
* Although no journalist is allowed on embassy site, prostitutes are smuggled in by First Kuwaiti managers, according to former employees. Prostitutes are a "breach of security," says one former manager for the company.
* An American medic recommended that health clinics serving thousands of embassy construction workers be shut down for unsanitary conditions and then was fired. He also requested the investigation of two workers who may have died from mistreatment. Prescription pain killers were handed out like "candy" and workers were sent back to work on project, he says.
* There have been numerous beatings of workers by First Kuwaiti managers and labor strikes, say former employees. This reflects complaints of others who witnessed mistreatment on other projects.
Contractor: First Kuwaiti Trading and Contracting, a Kuwait Firm sponsored by Mohammad I. H. Marafie of the powerful Marafie family and managed by Wahdid al Absi, a Christian Lebanese who may have growing political influence in Lebanon.
The company was a $35 million firm in early 2003 and now holds nearly $2 billion in contracts; largely US funded and related to Iraq.
Embassy Project: $592 million construction began in fall 2005. It will be equal in size to the Vatican and cover an area 2/3rds the size of the Washington Mall. It will be, by far, the largest US embassy in the world.
Contract Award: Awarded in summer 2005. The Announcement appeared on FedBizOps one day and then was removed at First Kuwaiti's request - for "security reasons." Sources say the contractor was not pre-approved and never built a US embassy before, especially one with so much classified work. It is also said to have entered the competition late. First Kuwaiti's bid was $60 million or more over the lowest US bidder, Framaco, which has won awards in the past for embassy construction. Numerous US contractors have been hired and then cancelled for classified work. Several are furious.
see entire article here: http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14173
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Polish composer Wojciech Kilar dies, aged 81
Polish classical and film music composer Wojciech Kilar has died aged 81 after a long illness.
Kilar became known internationally as the author of dozens of film soundtracks such as Roman Polanski's The Pianist, Jane Campion's The Portrait of a Lady, and Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. He also composed symphonic music, chamber works and works for solo instruments.
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NEA Partners with Lionsgate to present Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
Film shows power of educators to change students' lives
WASHINGTON - November 06, 2009 -
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel announced today that the organization has partnered with Lionsgate to present Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, hosting the Washington, D.C., premiere and panel discussion, as well as promoting the film's portrayal of quality educators and their impact on students with screenings and a teacher's guide to NEA members across the country.
Executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, Lee Daniels' Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire covers many issues, but shows the power of a single teacher to transform lives under difficult circumstances.
"NEA recognizes and applauds this powerful film that explores so many brutal but urgent issues facing students and teachers every day," said Van Roekel.
"If we truly want children to know that they are precious, we must ensure that the hardest cases are met with highly trained teachers who are equipped to guide these students to self-worth and a better future provided by literacy and addressing the whole child."
Precious is one of the most celebrated films of the year—a vibrant, honest and resoundingly hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome even the most seemingly insurmountable circumstances. Precious touches on the compelling, real-life issues of urban educational failure, generational poverty, abuse and neglect. It tells the story of Claireece Precious Jones, 16 years old, growing up on the unforgiving streets of 1987 Harlem. All but abandoned by the people and systems that are supposed to protect and nurture her, Precious finds a lifeline when she enrolls in an alternative school, where she learns to read, write and trust her own voice. As Precious discovers her own potential and worth, she is able to break the chains of her circumstances, and pursue her vision of a better future, for herself and for her children.
Precious features a powerhouse cast that includes Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, and acclaimed newcomer Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe in the title role.
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At no time in my life have I ever fielded as many ridiculously horrible comments from strangers as I did when I was pregnant. It's like everyone and their sister had to come up to me and make absurdly awful comments -- the sorts of things you should never say to ANYONE, let alone someone hormonal and pregnant.
So, now that I'm no longer hormonal or pregnant, I've compiled a list of the most wicked things people said to me while I was pregnant.
1. Are you SURE you're not carrying twins?
2. Wow ... you're taking this whole 'eating for two' thing to a new level, aren't you?
3. Be happy you only have morning sickness. It was much worse for me.
4. So you're due next week, right? Oh ... you're only three months along? Well. I guess pregnancy looks different on everybody.
5. I was in my size 4s after delivery!
6. Oh, be careful. I had a friend whose friend whose cousin had a baby with [insert horrible complication here]. Let's hope YOUR baby doesn't have it.
7. You ARE breastfeeding, aren't you?
8. You AREN'T breastfeeding, are you?
9. Labor was the most intense, grueling pain I've felt in my entire life. I'd rather die than go through labor again.
10. My friend's cousin's friend's mother nearly died in labor. Actually, maybe she did die. Or it was a plot on Melrose Place. I can't remember.
11. You should REALLY look into birth control.
12. Let's hope he doesn't get your husband's nose. Sheesh! What a honker that is!
13. Um, that was the name I was going to use for MY baby even though I'm not pregnant. You can't use it. Ever.
14. You think you're not sleeping now? HA! Just WAIT until the baby gets here.
15. Well *I* was still running 60 miles a week when I was x far along.
16. I only gained 10 pounds during my entire pregnancy.
17. I breastfed those extra 10 pounds right off!
18. How dare you complain about not feeling good. Didn't you WANT to be pregnant?
19. My labor only lasted 15 minutes. I think it was because I was in such great shape after running 60 miles a day.
20. So, how DO you get your shoes on?
Your turn! What horrible things did people say to you while YOU were pregnant?
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In chapter 13 in his notes on 3-manifolds, Thurston defines the orbifold fundamental group to be the group of deck transformations of the universal cover of the orbifold. He also makes a statement "Later we shall interpret $\pi_1(O)$ in terms of loops on $O$, but this interpretation doesn't seem to appear in his notes.
My question is, well, what is this interpretation, precisely?
Here are my thoughts so far:
The example I'm currently interested in is the 1-D orbifold S1/ℤ2. Its universal cover is ℝ. Deck transformations are generated by a translation by 2π, which I'll call T and a reflection about the origin R. There's relations $R^2=1$ and $TR=RT^{-1}$.
If I haven't messed up, this is the same as the fundamental group of the Klein bottle as well (if someone can explain how to construct the Klein bottle from S1/ℤ2, I would greatly appreciate it as well!). How can I relate paths on S1/ℤ2 to loops in the Klein bottle? Oops, I mixed up something in my head. I'll have another question on this in the future, perhaps.
I think my main trouble is making all of these observations precise, so a good reference with standard terminology / theorems (with lots of examples like the one I've been thinking about) would be appreciated as well.


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How to be mindful in traffic
There's nothing like a traffic jam to trigger the stress response. But it doesn't have to be that way: even the worst commute can be an opportunity to build your mindfulness muscles. Here's how:
1. Take a deep breath. This helps bring more oxygen into your body and widens the space between the stimulus (traffic) and your reaction (stress). In this space you have a moment to choose how to respond.
2. Ask yourself what you need. Maybe you need to feel safe, at ease, or just find some relief. Realizing what you need will begin to bring a sense of balance.
3. Give yourself what you need. If you need ease, perhaps scan your body for tension, and adjust your position a bit. Offer some phrases of compassion for yourself, such as, May I be at ease. May I feel safe. May I be happy.
4. Really see your fellow drivers. Everyone on the road wants the same things you do — to feel safe, have a sense of ease, and to be happy. Look around. Some drivers might look cranky, but you might catch one singing or actually smiling. This will lessen some of your stress. You can offer all of them what you just offered to yourself: May you be at ease, may you feel safe, may you be happy.
5. Take another deep breath. In 15 seconds or less, you can lighten your mood. Just remember: when you feel frustration rising, choose whatever you need to work on for yourself, and offer that to others as well.
This copyrighted information is courtesy of Mindful.org and psychologist Elisha Goldstein.
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Start your visit by going to the Cathedral quarter where you find an excellent example of gothic architecture. Next, visit the Exeter castle, which was built in 1068. Have a stroll in High Street through one of the narrowest streets in Europe. Visit the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery. Discover the historic quayside, where you will find lively events and friendly restaurants. Don't forget a visit to the West Quarter, where you will discover fascinating history from the mediaeval times.
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Finch, who is now retired but was once at the pinnacle of American softball, whatever that means, gave birth Sunday to eight-pound-two-ounce Diesel Dean Daigle. His older brother is named Ace Shane Daigle. Unconscionable.
But we presume both, despite their names, are already better pitchers than father Casey, who appeared in 33 total games—with a 7.16 ERA—in 2004, 2006, and 2010.
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They were the Greatest Generation's Greatest Ballplayers, born within six years of each other in another time and place.
Nicknames are sufficient identification. Am talking about the Yankee Clipper/Joltin' Joe (born Nov. 25, 1914), The Thumper/The Kid/Teddy Ballgame (born Aug. 30, 1918), Rapid Robert (born Nov. 3, 1918) and The Man (born Nov. 21, 1920). Throughout the '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s, they were the living icons carved into baseball's mythical Mount Rushmore, the absolute créme de la créme of baseball players, each with a remarkable record and each with a specific persona.
What was once four is now zero. The Yankee Clipper/Joltin' Joe (Joe DiMaggio) died in 1999. The Thumper/The Kid/Teddy Ballgame (Ted Williams) died in 2002. Rapid Robert (Bob Feller) died in 2010. The last one of the four standing was The Man (Stan Musial), who died at 92 last Saturday. New living icons (Yogi, Willie, Hank, Ernie, Whitey, etc.) move up a notch.
DiMaggio's saga is in some ways the most interesting, given that his body of work was so much smaller than the others. He missed three full years during World War II (they all served), and averaged only 126 games in his final six seasons because of injury. He played 556 fewer games than Williams and a whopping 1,290 fewer than Musial.
But, whoa, what a fabulous first seven prewar years!
In that span, DiMaggio twice led the league in batting (including .381 in 1939), twice led the league in total bases, and four times had an OPS in excess of 1.000. Then, of course, there was the 56-game hitting streak in 1941 that captivated a nation and even produced Les Brown's hit record, "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio." In addition, he was acclaimed as the consummate center fielder, the consummate base runner, the consummate all-around ballplayer, period.
But his aura far transcended the numbers. He was acknowledged as the Next Great Yankee, the man to whom The Babe and the Iron Horse had passed the torch. And as time went on, he reveled in the image, constructing his own legend by his reticence or his haughtiness, however you prefer. It was abetted by a worshipful New York press corps led by the highly influential Jimmy Cannon, who became a friend and confidant during their postgame get-togethers at Toots Shor's.
Marrying Marilyn Monroe at the peak of her fame was a perfect adjunct to the story line. The marriage lasted nine months, but the Yankee Clipper's public pining for her during the remaining 45 years of his life stoked the legend.
DiMag loved being DiMag, going so far as to demand it be written into any appearance contract that he be introduced as "The Greatest Living Ballplayer."
I doubt I need explain Ted Williams to a Boston audience. Perhaps you've been to his tunnel.
It's down to Ted, The Babe, and The Big Head (that would be Barry Bonds) as the greatest hitter in history. Each played in a distinct era. Babe never played a night game, made a West Coast trip, or competed against athletes of color.
Ted never had to face a nightly roll call of nasty situational relievers. He and his contemporaries got to feast on a tired starter in the seventh, eighth, or ninth inning on countless occasions. And Barry never had to hit without wearing a pseudo suit of armor against pitchers who threw at batters with impunity in order to stake their claim to the plate.
I could go a gazillion ways with Ted, but I'll sum it up with a few career stats. On-base percentage: .482 Slugging percentage: .634. OPS: 1.116.
I said career stats. And here's one more for you modern stat guys: Career OPS-plus (with 100 being the norm): 190.
Ted's stormy relationship with the press during his playing days gave way to a Feisty Grand Old Man portrayal as he aged. As difficult as it would have been to believe when he retired in 1960, by the time he died 42 years later, he could be well-described as "beloved."
Feller's back story involved being an Iowa farm boy, a 17-year-old major league whiz kid, and the man who may have thrown as hard in his prime as anybody ever. Like his fellow Rushmorites, he spent his entire career (1936-56) with one team, in this case the Cleveland Indians. He was 23 when he went to war, and was coming off a three-year period in which he went 76-33 while averaging 320 innings and 256 strikeouts.
When he retired, he was the leader in no-hitters with three and the leader in one-hitters with 12. He may very well have peaked at age 27 when he went 26-15 (48 starts!) while striking out a then-record 348 men, but he was a well-respected pitcher for a full decade before he quit. He retired with 266 victories, and a conservative estimate is that he would have had at least 70 more, absent the war.
In retirement, he became well-known throughout baseball for his, um, forthright high-decibel opinions on anything and everything. We'll let it go at that. Respected he was, but beloved he was not.
Musial's career twist was simple. He was a lefthanded pitcher right through 1940 until he hurt his arm. By late 1941, he was in the Cardinals lineup as an outfielder, breaking in with a .426 September BA. When he retired 22 years later, he was the all-time National League leader in everything meaningful, including Best Musician (harmonica). My favorite Musial stat: 3,630 lifetime hits — 1,815 at home and 1,815 on the road. No Coors Field effect for him.
A Brooklyn fan supposedly gave him the nickname in 1947 or so, sighing, "Here comes that man again," as Stan strode to the plate.
The Man was the least touched by WWII, serving only in 1945 in a non-combat role.
The Yankee Clipper spent all of 1943, 1944, and 1945 stateside, and, according to one commanding officer, he did so moaning and groaning every single day. His official job was phys ed instructor. He did not want to play ball, sign autographs, or give interviews.
The Thumper went in kicking and screaming after the 1942 season, trying to get a deferment on behalf of his widowed mother. The Naval Corps folks quickly deemed him too valuable to be sent to the skies because he was far more useful to them as an instructor. His celebrated combat missions (37 of them) came in the Korean War.
Rapid Robert was the true WWII icon. Enlisting with the Navy in January of 1942, he adamantly refused any celeb status, demanding a real assignment. And so he served as a gunner on the USS Alabama for three years. He was proud of his service to his dying day, as he should have been.
Each of these icons had enormous followings. But there was only one among the four of whom no bad words were uttered or negative thoughts broached, and that was The Man. There are two statues of him at Busch Stadium, and the inscription on the first pretty much sets him apart from his fellow Rushmorites. The words are attributed to former National League president Ford Frick, and they read as follows:
"Here stands baseball's perfect warrior. Here stands baseball's perfect knight."
Sounds like a life well-lived.
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I have seen this on other blogs and thought it's such a great idea to review products that I've finished over the course of the month, however, I'd never got round to it (I did a Hitting Pan post a while ago, but that's as far as it got.) As I have such a big stash, it's not very often that I use up anything, so it's pretty unusual that I've actually managed to finish 4 products pretty much at the same time. So I thought I'd take the opportunity to show you the products I've finished, tell you how I liked them and whether I'll be repurchasing them. I will try to make this into a regular feature on the blog, but we'll see how it goes since I don't often finish products.
First up it's my favourite face primer, Meteorites Perles Light Diffusing Perfecting Primer by Guerlain. A very light gorgeously scented (parma violets, mmm!) slightly shimmery quite runny liquid that gives a nice sheen to your face while mattefying it (I know, it sounds odd, but it works) and helping your make up last through the day. It's expensive at £40 per 30 ml, but you don't need a lot, one press of the pump dispenses enough for your whole face. It's very interesting, you have loads of little balls filled with primer and the pump sucks up one or two balls and squeezes them out onto your finger. The outer "shell" is so soft it just disintegrates, so you get this gorgeous smooth wonderfully light shine controlling illuminating primer. Do you get the impression that I love this stuff?
Here is a picture of how it looks when full. The bottle is heavy glass, it feels luxurious just as much as the primer inside does. Will I be repurchasing it? Of course. For now I have 2 back ups, so I'm okay, but I'm always looking for good bargains on this, so might stock up again soon.
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Worried about someone's drug abuse?
Do you lie awake worrying about your loved one? Do you feel frustrated trying to control his/her behavior? Are you embarrassed to discuss your situation with family or friends?
Families Anonymous (FA) is a group of concerned relatives and friends whose lives have been adversely affected by a loved one's abuse of drugs or alcohol. The FA support program follows steps and traditions similar to those of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Help is available at Families Anonymous (FA) on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM at the First Parish Unitarian Church, 1 Powder House Rd., in Groton, MA. Meetings are held in the Parish House next door to the church. For more information call, 978-448-3402.
Mental health referrals available
MSPP INTERFACE Referral Service is available in Groton-Dunstable and coming soon to Ayer-Shirley. If you need a mental health referral call the helpline during business hours at 888-244-6843 ext. 1411 and they will set you up with a mental health specialist who has an opening with your insurance within two weeks.
Teenage Anxiety & Depression Solutions (TADS), www.tadsma.org
Flea market and craft fair
Christmas Flea Market & Craft Fair to benefit the Pat Brody Shelter for Cats will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the United Parish Hall, 39 Main St., Lunenburg. Lots of Christmas gift items, flea market items, decorations, handmade cat crafts, costume jewelry and homemade baked goods. Come support a great cause in your community. All proceeds support the rescue and care of homeless cats and kittens.
Saturday Science Adventures for ages 7-11 at NRWA
Join other young scientists at the Nashua River Watershed Association for "Science Saturdays,"at the NRWA River Resource Center, 592 Main St. (Route 119) in Groton on Saturdays, Dec. 1, from 1-2:30 p.m.
Open to youth from all communities, ages 7 to 11; cost $25.
Pre-registration is required. To register, contact Mary Marro at 978-448-0299 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Boys & Girls Clubs can use that old vehicle
With fall in the air, people may be thinking of donating their old cars as part of a year-end clean-up before the winter months. The Boys & Girls Clubs would be happy to take their old cars. People donating to the clubs will not only get rid of the unwanted vehicle but will be contributing to the place that works with kids in most communities and offers an enriching environment.
If you have questions or wish to donate a car, call 800-246-0493.
Coats for kids
It's time to search your closets for warm, gently used coats for men, women and especially children that you don't use. The Ayer-Shirley Lions Club will be conducting a coat drive through Jan. 12. North Middlesex Savings Bank in Ayer, Groton and Shirley, Hanscom Federal Credit Union — Devens and Phoenix Park, Shirley, are drop off locations.
If you have any questions, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or at 978-772-8502 (ext. 1156) or any member of the Ayer-Shirley Lions Club.


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Barbara Bush Discharged from Houston Hospital
HOUSTON (AP) — Former first lady Barbara Bush has been discharged from a Texas hospital where she spent nearly a week being treated for pneumonia.
Bush spokesman Jim McGrath says the wife of former President George H.W. Bush was released from Houston Methodist Hospital late Saturday morning. The 88-year-old Bush family matriarch had been hospitalized since Monday.
She and her husband, the 41st president, live in Houston. The nation's longest-married presidential first couple will celebrate their 69th wedding anniversary Monday.
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UH Manoa law school's first Hispanic Moot Court Team places in top eight in national competitionUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU — Continuing the William S. Richardson School of Law's (WSRSL) tradition of moot court excellence, the school's 2007 Hispanic Moot Court Team finished in the top eight out of 32 teams in the recent Hispanic National Bar Association's 12th Annual National Moot Court Competition held in Minneapolis, Minn.
The competition included such top law schools as the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Northwestern, Wisconsin, BYU, and Colorado. This was the team's first year as an "official" WSRSL Moot Court team. Members of the team include third-year law student Kristl Ishikane, and second-year law students Mars Johnson and Mark Disher.
Disher also earned an individual award as Best Oralist in the competition. As the winner of the "1st Place Oral Advocacy Award — Male," he received a $250 scholarship from the College Loan Corporation and the Hispanic National Bar Foundation.
The coaches of the law school's Hispanic Moot Court Team are Elizabeth Robinson (JD '01), Colette Honda (JD '01), and Kirsha Durante (JD '04).
For more information about the Hispanic Moot Court Team, contact Cynthia Quinn at 956-5516.
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One of my agencies recently asked me for some 'hand digitals', since I was being sent for consideration for a hand modeling job for a beauty brand, so I snapped some photos of my hands, as is, with my iPhone to the agency by email, which would be forwarded to the client. These days a lot of clients like to see raw photos. You as you. Sometimes clients don't hold castings at all and just book the models from viewing the jpg raw digitals.
Every client, job, project is different.
As a 'parts model' sometimes my agency will say I need digitals ASAP, if they don't have a certain type of photo the client wants to see of you already on file. Sometimes I will just take the photo wherever I am, and other times I have saved on my phone digitals of my hands, feet, etc. And I email them the images usually 2-3. I will be in the middle of running and errand, writing, or whatever and then I'll be crafting the best photo I can, trying to get the right light while using my iPhone, and posing my foot, hand in a natural but pretty way. But hey, that's the behind the scenes of being a model on the go.
Anyways below are some digitals images I sent the agency to send to the client. :) kind of looks like a pen advertisement eh :)
(BTW, to submit to the agency for first time you need to make a comp card submission, but after you are working with agency sometimes you may be asked to send the agency last minute, as is, photos of yourself, because these days, especially with our photoshopped world, the client likes to see the model natural, raw, real, so sometimes you may be asked to send snapshots of yourself or 'parts' for certain jobs. Also I encourage you not to create overly dramatic photo with crazy hair and makeup, save that for the nights out with the girls, for modeling stick to natural and pretty and fresh.)
Another day I had to send some feet digitals so my agency could show the client, and is one.
From it I ended up booking the job modeling shoes for a health catalog.
I'll share the shots from the catalog when it comes out.
From it I ended up booking the job modeling shoes for a health catalog.
I'll share the shots from the catalog when it comes out.


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Check with your doctor if you used this medicine and it did not work. Also, check with your doctor if your migraine headaches are worse or if they are occurring more often since you started using this medicine.
You should not use this medicine if you have used an MAO inhibitor (MAOI) such as phenelzine (Nardil®) or tranylcypromine (Parnate®) within the past 2 weeks. Do not use this medicine if you have taken other triptan migraine medicines or ergot-type medicines within the past 24 hours. Some examples of triptan medicines are almotriptan (Axert®), eletriptan (Relpax®), naratriptan (Amerge®), or zolmitriptan (Zomig®). Some examples of ergot-type medicines are dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45®, Migranal®), ergotamine (Bellergal®, Cafergot®, Ergomar®, Wigraine®), or methysergide (Sansert®).
This medicine may cause problems if you have heart disease. If your doctor thinks you might have a problem with this medicine, he or she may want you to take your first dose in the doctor's office or clinic.
This medicine may increase your risk of having abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, angina, or stroke. This is more likely to occur if you or a family member already has heart disease, if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or if you smoke. Call your doctor right away if you have any symptoms of a heart problem, such as chest pain or discomfort, an uneven heartbeat, nausea or vomiting, pain or discomfort in the shoulders, arms, jaw, back, or neck, shortness of breath, or sweating. Call your doctor right away if you have any symptoms of a stroke, such as confusion, difficulty with speaking, double vision, headaches, an inability to move the arms, legs, or facial muscles, an inability to speak, or slow speech.
Check with your doctor right away if you have chest discomfort, jaw or neck tightness after using this medicine. Also, tell your doctor if you have sudden or severe abdominal or stomach pain or bloody diarrhea after using this medicine.
Check with your doctor immediately if blurred vision, difficulty in reading, or any other change in vision occurs during or after your treatment. Your eyes may need to be checked by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor).
Using sumatriptan alone or in combination with other migraine medicines for 10 or more days per month may lead to worsening of headache. You may keep a headache diary to record your headache frequency and drug use.
Make sure your doctor knows about all the other medicines you are using. Sumatriptan may cause a serious condition called serotonin syndrome when taken with some medicines. This especially includes medicines used to treat depression, such as citalopram, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline, venlafaxine, Celexa®, Cymbalta®, Effexor®, Lexapro®, Luvox®, Paxil®, Prozac®, Sarafem®, Symbyax®, or Zoloft®. Check with your doctor right away if you have agitation, confusion, diarrhea, excitement while talking that is not normal, fever, overactive reflexes, poor coordination, restlessness, shivering, sweating, trembling or shaking that you cannot control, or twitching. These could be symptoms of serotonin syndrome.
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Poll: 39% back Obama gun plan
The American people are split when it comes to the president's gun proposals, with a small plurality supporting his plan, according to a survey released Tuesday.
Thirty-nine percent of adults said they thought the proposals, which include universal background checks, a ban on high capacity magazines and tougher laws on gun trafficking are "about right," a Pew Research poll reports. However, 31 percent think that the president has gone too far with his plans, while only 13 percent think that he hasn't gone far enough.
Mimicking discussions in Congress, the poll found that Americans' support varied along party lines with more than 50 percent of Republicans thinking that the proposals go too far. In contrast, more than half of Democrats think the proposals are just right. Independents go either way with 33 percent saying that president has gone too far, and 36 percent thinking that he's got it right.
There is also a split between the sexes with 36 percent of men saying Obama is going too far in his attempts to address gun control, in comparison to 26 percent of women.
The poll was conducted Jan. 17-20 using a national sample of 774 adults. It had a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percentage points.
Just last week an Associated Press-GfK poll found that almost 60 percent of Americans favored stricter gun laws, following the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary.


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- The best of legendary Punk magazine will be coming out in book form on December 18. Ribbon Around a Bomb notes "The "Best Of" catalog will feature high-quality reprints of early material (HELLO, punk photo comics!) rare and unreleased interviews/art/writing, and a few new contributions from editor-in-chief / legit cartoon artist John Holmstrom, not to mention titans like Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, Lester Bangs, Lenny Kaye […] and Andy Warhol."
- And if you don't have enough holiday gifts for the old punks on your list, there's a new X calendar for 2013 with live, candid, and publicity photos of Exene, John Doe, et al.
- Dinosaur Jr recently played a show celebrating the 25th anniversary of You're Living All Over Me, and aside from playing the album in its entirety, they also brought on some guests for some covers and other fun. For instance, Johnny Marr joined them for "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side", Frank Black came on for "Almost Fare" and "Tame", and Tommy Stinson and Cleveland's own John Petkovic joined in on "T.V. Eye". Videos at Slicing Up Eyeballs.
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Inro is the first ever limited edition Inamorata doll. The Inamorata are 16" fashion ball jointed dolls made of polyurethane resin, have 21points of articulation and come with 4 pairs of exchangeable hands. Click the links to see the doll measurements and to read more about Inamorata dolls. Inro has a subble make up in earthen tones amplified by a fluttering set of over long runway eyelashes. She has a full body blushing and nail polish in deep maroon.
Inro's fashions is a modern haute couture interpretation of a samurai armour and she carries a 1:1 scale inro box as her purse. The outfits consists of a corset teddy that can also be worn as lingerie, a pencil skirt armoured with hand-painted bamboo slips and an intricately detailed leather jacket. The inro box purse is printed with golden paintings on each side: one with a cicada and the other with a dragonfly. Our beauty teeters on a pair of precariously high heeled boots carved and hand-painted with an Asian lacquer painting landscape in gold and black. Inro's elaborate geisha style hard cap wig is hand-made by PattaArt in pale gold in the highest quality KatSilk fiber.
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2-story waves halt cargo shipping on Great Lakes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Cargo shipping on the Great Lakes is at a standstill as crews have taken refuge from waves up to 20 feet high churned up by superstorm Sandy.
Freighters as long as 1,000 feet haul loads of iron ore, coal and other bulk commodities on the lakes. Most if not all have taken refuge in harbors or bays to escape the storm's wrath.
Glen Nekvasil of the Lake Carriers' Association said Tuesday he wasn't aware of ships moving anywhere on the lakes. His Cleveland-based organization represents U.S.-flagged vessels. Robert Lewis-Manning of the Canadian Shipowners Association says everything's come to a halt in Canadian waters as well.
Bad weather has caused many shipwrecks on the lakes, including the legendary ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald that sank in a monster 1975 Lake Superior storm.


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Riverview, Florida new homes have amazing kitchens that are great to cook in and beautiful to look at. Dark and dramatic cabinets, contrasting with a lighter kitchen is one of the hottest kitchen design trends in Riverview right now. Almost all of Riverview's open kitchens have a central island and breakfast bar, which opens the kitchen up to the rest of the home and creates an inviting space where homeowners can gather with their loved ones and cook delicious meals.
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