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Images of Industry
The Amlwch Tanks
HOLME, Graham
Date: 1996
Media: print on paper
Size: 295 x 420 mm
Acquired: 1996; Purchase
Accession Number: 1996.199
Limited edition print numbered 124 of 750.
Class 40 No 40 020 'Franconia' seen here on an autumn morning in the late 1970's during shunting operations at the works of the Associated Octel Company Limited at Amlwch on the Isle of Anglesy, the terminus of the branch line from Gaerwen. This line was used solely for works traffic from 1964 until cessation of all rail services in 1994.
Sulphur from Mostyn Docks, carried in open hopper wagons and liquid chlorine in tank wagons were taken to the works and the productions of ethylene dibromide taken away, again in tank wagons. At one time there was sufficient traffic to warrant two trains per day.
The train usually worked by locomotives of classes 24, 25, 40 or 47 from Llandudno Junction shed.


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Vitamin A is now listed in mcg of Retinol Activity Equivalents (RAE), which is a change in unit from the pre-existing label, where Vitamin A was listed in IUs. The conversion from IUs to mcg RAE considers whether the Vitamin A is coming from an animal source (retinol) or a plant source (carotenoids), or a combination of sources. We use plant sourced carotenoids which have higher RAE than retinol.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Guest Designer :):):)
Posted by Kristin at 10:46 PM 5 comments
Cricut Cardz Challenge #59
Hello everyone and welcome to another CCC! This challenge is to make a Valentine's Day card for a child using any Cricut Cartridges and colors of your choice. I used Create a Critter for the cute little frog, and I used my Martha Stewart fringe scissors for the border! I also used my new stamps from Emma at My Creative Time You Had me at Chocolate stamp set ! Come on over to CCC and play along with us it is so much fun!!
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Scrappy Mom's Challenge Birthday Bash!!
A2 size card
Cricut Cartridge Birthday Bash
Cardstock- Papertrey Ink, DCWV Pattern Paper
Stamp- Scrappy Mom's Stamp set
Lace, Stickles,White Gel Pen, Button , Ribbon , Twine
Cuttlebug- Swiss Dot Embossing Folder
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Cricut Cardz Challenge #57
Hi to all of my followers,today is another challenge over at CCC!! Make a card using any cartridges or theme you like,but using the colors RED, BLACK, WHITE only! Here is what I came up with. I used an A2 size card. All my paper I used came from Papertrey Ink. I embossed using my cuttlebug folder coming from the Love is in the Air embossing folders. Cute little candy hearts ( I loved those when I was a kid!) I used Love Struck cartridge for the heart and did some white stitching. I used Mother's Day Boutique cartridge for the flower I layered (Love that cart!) ! I hope everyone can hop on over to CCC and play along with us!!
Have a fabulous day!
Posted by Kristin at 8:10 AM 11 comments
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge!!!
A2 Size Card
Paper- Red Poppy Paper Trey Ink, Polka Dot Paper - Making Memories V-day
Cricut Cartirdge- A Child's Year
Emblishments- Ribbon, button, twine, red stickles
Stamp- Studio G
Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Posted by Kristin at 9:32 PM 8 comments
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher Giveaway!!!!! Once I hit 200 Followers I will give away!!!
Hi Ladies I am going to give away a Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher!! All you have to do is become a follower and spread the word and I will pick one lucky winner!!! I am at 176 only 24 left! I would like to reach at least 200 Followers so help me spread the word!! Thanks and Goodluck!!!
Posted by Kristin at 5:32 PM 16 comments
Saturday, January 1, 2011
PinK Stamper Design Call 2011
This is my submission for My Pink Stamper Design Call. The challenge is to make a card, scrapbook page, or any Cricut project using the colors Pink, Green, Brown, And other optional color of choice. I hope you ladies like my project, Wish me luck:) This is what I used for my project :
Tools: Cricut Expression, Gypsy, I- Rock, ATG gun
Cardstock: Brown Papertrey Ink, Pink and Pattern paper-DCWV
Stamps- Peachy Keen Stamps Snow Cuties
Ribbon- American Crafts
Accents- I-Rock gems, Snowflake Stickers, Boa, Green Stickles
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Recipe Box, Spring Roll Wraps with Sweet Chili Peanut Paste
Here's what I love about spring rolls~ the fresh vegetables and wonderful colors peaking through the transparent paper wrapper.
Here's what I hate about spring rolls~ often they are hard to eat, and when you dip them, the sauce always seems to drip
down my chin everywhere and the roll falls apart
Soooooo, I re-invented them a little
Lightly fried flour tortillas, still soft enough to roll~a quick saute with a little olive oil gives them flavor and color
Snow peas, bean sprouts, orange sweet pepper and English cucumber, with green onions for tying
You can steam the snow peas and bean sprouts right in their bags~microwave for 1-2 minutes until just crisp tender
Make the Sweet Chili Peanut Paste by stirring together peanut butter, sweet chili sauce, rice vinegar and soy sauce
Cut the vegetables into match stick pieces
Spread a fairly thick layer of "paste" on tortillas*
Pile the veggies on and wrap, forming a cone shape
secure the narrow end of cone with a strip of green onion
or use a toothpick and some snow peas for a garnish
Serve cold or at room temperature
These can be assembled ahead of time, and they are fabulous leftover. They will keep for 2-3 days wrapped in saran and stored in refrigerator.
They would be great for a picnic too~
*You can substitute a lettuce leaf for the tortilla if you prefer
Spring Roll Wraps with Sweet Chili Peanut Paste
8 small flour tortillas*
4 T olive oil
8 oz. fresh snow peas
8 oz. fresh bean sprouts
1 sweet pepper, red or orange
1/2 English cumcumber [the long thin ones that come wrapped in saran]
green onions
Sweet Chili Peanut Paste*
heat 1 T olive oil in skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tortilla and quickly flip to coat each side lightly in oil. Cook on each side until it starts to turn golden, being careful not to burn. Repeat until all tortillas are cooked, adding more oil as necessary. Drain on paper towels
Steam peas and sprouts in the microwave 1-2 minutes until just crisp tender. Cut pepper and cucumber into long thin pieces.
Spread sweet chili peanut paste in a generous layer on each tortilla. Top with some of each of the vegetables. Bring sides of tortilla together tightly at the bottom, forming a cone. Tie with a strip of green onion or secure with a toothpick
Cover and refrigerate until serving time. Will keep overnight
*Use a sturdy lettuce leaf instead of tortillas if you prefer
Sweet Chili Peanut Paste
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup sweet chili sauce [in Asian section of grocery near soy sauce]
1/8 cup soy sauce
2 dashes of rice vinegar
Combine ingredients in a small bowl, and stir well to combine. TASTE a little with the tip of a spoon and adjust flavors. To add more heat sprinkle in a scant amount of red pepper.
for another printable version of Spring Roll Wraps with Sweet Chili Paste click here
Oh, by the way, this is one of those recipes that WILL make you a rock star!!
oh, and it's really not hard at all, I labeled it medium difficulty just because tying the green onion strip around the rolls can be a little tricky
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Comments20 Responses to "Recipe Box, Spring Roll Wraps with Sweet Chili Peanut Paste"
I made egg rolls yesterday! Only mine were deep fat fried and not quite as healthy as your spring rolls:@) Love the pretty colors and fresh snow peas!
Not only tasty, but pretty too!
This looks like a pretty bouquet of flowers! I make spring rolls with the traditional clear rice papers, but they are always flavorless and "gummy." Using the tortilla with the spread may be the trick I need!
Thank you for the nice recipe.
Soooo happy to have found this recipe. The mister came home with a GIANT sack of flour tortillas, and I just had no clue what all I was going to do with them, particularly since I never really thought he liked them. This is such a great idea, and looks so delicious. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
YUMMY! Great recipe as the weather gets warmer and the veggies are fresh in my garden! Thanks for sharing at THE SCOOP!
How cute are these? In my book anything with peanut sauce is a winner! Thanks for sharing.
These look super delicious and I love the way you tied them shut! I've never thought to use a green onion as a tie, but I have plenty of them. I can't wait to try these!
These look fantastic!! How fun for a luncheon.
just booked marked this recipe. I love the sweet chili peanut paste that will come in handy on a lot of things. Thank you for sharing them on our Four Seasons Blog Hop
I love the veggie combination and the paste that you are using for your great Spring Rolls, they look delicious! Thanks so much for sharing this awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday, I will be pinning this one. Hope you are having a great weekend and come back to see us real soon!
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Minster FM Local Hero Awards 2014
Every year, Minster FM celebrates the achievements of North Yorkshire's most inspirational people in our Local Hero Awards.
On Friday 21st February, we hosted our glittering ceremony at York Racecourse featuring a live performance from Beth McCarthy from The Voice. Here are all the photos.
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Rachel Weisz's Bette Davis inspiration
- Bang Showbiz
- 9 March 2013
Rachel Weisz was inspired by late movie star Bette Davis when she portrayed scheming beauty Evanora in 'Oz: The Great and Powerful'
Rachel Weisz wanted to play her 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' character "like Bette Davis".
The 42-year-old star portrays scheming beauty Evanora in the prequel of 1939 movie 'The Wizard of Oz', and she took inspiration from some of the previous parts played by the late legendary actress, who often portrayed unsympathetic characters.
She said: "It was a wonderful part. Evanora is so wicked, she's positively camp. I was determined to play her like Bette Davis and really ratchet up the melodrama."
Rachel - who is married to James Bond star Daniel Craig - had "tremendous fun" watching her character "destroy" Michelle Williams' alter-ego, Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, in 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' particularly as the pair are great friends off-screen.
She explained: "In real life, Michelle is a great friend, funny and ironic and very clever, and our kids play together, so it was tremendous fun to demonstrate such pleasure as I tried to destroy her."
And Rachel admitted some of the movie was "very easy" to make because she simply had to daydream.
She added: "I'd like to say that imagining there are 100,000 winged baboons flying towards you is incredibly hard, but it's actually very easy. I earn a living daydreaming, how great is that?"


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Can't Drive Won't – Tim vs Catherine Harris
Catherine Harris is not an average 12-year old: she spends her weekends tearing up the country's short oval circuits racing in Ministock.
Only Motors' resident non-driver, 'Tall' Tim Denning, meets up with Catherine to chat about racing and to see her skills behind the wheel. And on a quad bike.


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The United Nations appointed experts on Monday to a commission of inquiry into possible human rights violations and war crimes committed by both Israel and Palestinian factions during the current offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Canadian professor of international law, William Schabas, will lead the team. Other members include Doudou Diene, a U.N. human rights expert from Senegal. Amal Alamuddin, a British-Lebanese lawyer, turned down the offer to participate in the commission because of other ongoing commitments.
By Tuesday afternoon, it was unclear who would replace Alamuddin.
According to a statement from the president of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the mandate of the panel is "to investigate all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly in the occupied Gaza Strip, in the context of the military operations conducted since 13 June, 2014."
Israel launched Operation Brother's Keeper in the West Bank on June 12 to find three kidnapped Israeli teenagers, who were found murdered more than two weeks later in a village outside of Hebron. Israel blamed Hamas for the abduction of the teens and arrested at least 335 of the organization's members.
In protest against Israel's crackdown, Palestinian factions started firing rockets at Israel from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. On July 8, Israel responded by launching its offensive Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.
The panel has been directed to hand in its report to the UNHRC by March 2015.
Israel: Human Rights Council a "kangaroo court"
Hamas welcomed the formation of an investigation committee and hoped that it would start its work as soon as possible, according to Sami Abu Zuhri, the organization's spokesperson in Gaza.
Israel immediately dismissed the panel, with Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor claiming that the Human Rights Council "had long ago turned into the 'terrorist rights council' and a kangaroo court, whose 'investigations' are pre-determined."
Schabas, the leader of the committee, is known to be highly critical against Israel, and has previously called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to put both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former President Shimon Peres on trial.
During the two weeks before the nomination of the panel's members, Israel asked from its allies such as the United States, Germany, and Britain that they make sure the commission is 'more balanced.' Now, Israel's Foreign Ministry has said it could use the group's impartiality to delegitimize it internationally.
Navi Pillay, the top UN human rights official, said on July 31 that both sides have violated international law during the ongoing war in Gaza. According to her, Israel has breached the Geneva Conventions by attacking homes, schools, hospitals, Gaza's only power plant, and UN properties.
Hamas has violated international humanitarian law by firing rockets indiscriminately toward Israel, including civilian targets. Additionally, Hamas has been criticized for storing rockets in or near schools and hospitals, an internationally recognized war crime.
Almost no prosecutions after 2008-2009 Gaza war
During a UN investigation into possible war crimes committed in the 2008-2009 Gaza war, Israel refused to cooperate with the investigators and prevented their travel to the Gaza Strip through Israel. In addition, it did not submit evidence to the inquiring commission, headed by judge Richard Goldstone.
While accusing both Hamas and Israel of war crimes, the Goldstone report made a strong case against Israel and accused it of collectively punishing Gazans by imposing a blockade that "isolates" and "deprives" the small enclave's steadily growing population. If the parties failed to investigate the accusations, the commission threatened they could be taken to the International Criminal Court.
This never happened. Hamas commanders faced no prosecution, and even though Israel examined accusations against 400 of its soldiers, only two were put on trial. One of them was sentenced to seven months in prison for stealing a credit card.
Two years later, Goldstone himself revoked the claim that Israel had intentionally targeted civilians, which formed at least half of the over 1,400 Palestinian victims during the conflict.
After the Israeli operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza in November 2012, the country's Military Advocate-General's Office (MAG) decided not to open a criminal investigation into any of the 65 cases it reviewed.
Human rights groups urge Palestine to join ICC
This time, the legal aftermath of the conflict could be different if Palestine signs the Rome Statute and thus ratifies the treaty of International Criminal Court (ICC).
Member states of the ICC have the right to ask the prosecutor to look into international crimes committed on its territory or by its people. After the General Assembly granted Palestine the status of a non-member observer state in 2012, it now has the ability to sign on to the treaty.
Also the UN Security Council could refer the case to the prosecutor, but this would be unlikely as the United States, a close ally of Israel and a permanent member of the Security Council, has the right to veto such decisions.
Several human rights organizations, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to join the ICC. Israel, the United States, France, and Britain oppose the move.
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Its the Missouri Tigers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats matchup in the 2011 NCAA Tournament West Region. March madness bracket odds currently have this game listed with PK odds. The total is set at 137.5. Here then is a preview, free pick plus the college basketball betting angle.
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Welcome to the annual Report Card for the public school system in Marysville, Washington. This report reflects our efforts and our plans for the future. Our mission is to consistently provide quality educational opportunities for all students with a strong emphasis on academic achievement and age-appropriate activities to best prepare children for life after high school graduation.
Marysville School District is dedicated to our student's learning and serves more than 11,000 students from birth to age 21. Our program includes traditional K-12 classrooms as well as programs for special needs students from birth to age 21. As all students learn in different ways our district provides several alternatives for students to learn.
Graduates from Marysville's schools have access to scholarships and incentives to continue education and training after high school. Approximately two-thirds of our grads attend post-secondary education and have been successful at some of the top universities in the nation. Many return to establish their careers in our community in the areas of medicine, education and engineering.
Please use the links below to learn more about our schools. If you are seeking information you cannot find, please let us know by email or call 360-965-0000.
We have an open invitation to our community to join us in this important work of educating the next generation. Our district hosts several advisory groups as a system as well as the opportunities at each of our schools.
This report offers the following information:
Periodically, our 4th and 8th grader students participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)which is a program of the U.S. Department of Education. Commonly called The Nation's Report Card, NAEP is the only test in the United States that allows comparisons of the performance of students in Washington with performance of students nationally. Assessments are conducted in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history. Learn more about NAEP.
The links above meet the notification required by the federal government's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the state's Omnibus Reform Act of 1993 as detailed in RCW 28A.320.205.


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Crafty Weekend!
I finally got around to sewing some quilt blocks yesterday. Forgot to snap pictures of the completed pieces though so for now you only get this one.
After I finished a few full pinwheels I started questioning my fabric combinations…I guess I'm not too great at visualizing things beforehand!
Today I went to the second annual uniqueLA gift show. The only purchase I made was from Coolhaus–some red velvet ice cream sandwiched between two chocolate cookies! Usually they're drivin' around LA in a shnazzy food truck so I was (pleasantly) surprised when I saw they had a stationary setup.
Craft show season is starting up again so I've been splitting my time between boojiboo sewing and "me" sewing. I promise more crafty posts next week including finished quilt blocks, a finished skirt, and a finished knitting bag!
I will leave you all with a picture of Stinky Winky on my lap (of course).
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Can you tell the difference between a Bordeaux, Burgundy or Rioja without looking at the label? Are you able to identify a wine just from its hint of blackcurrants, chocolate, mint or stewed prunes?
Whether you consider yourself an expert, or just appreciate a 'nice drop', Calling the Shots is for you. You will discover the language of wine, learn the techniques of tasting and blending, and then put your skills to the test. After an introduction to the world of wine by our experts the teams get to sample everything from top class wines to budget plonks. The secrets of the sommelier are revealed as the participants become conversant with the language and tastes of the wines of the world.
Now comes the challenge. Blindfolded, the teams will be asked to guess the country of origin, grape variety, vintage and price band of a selection of wines. With their new skills, the participants will be amazed at their powers of identification. They are then introduced to the art of blending and will create their own unique blend from fine wines. They then present their blend using the language of wine and receive expert appraisal for their efforts.
The winning team is rewarded with a guide to wine and a Wine Master award will be given to the individual with the most unique approach to wine appreciation.
Learning and development outcomes
Competitive, relaxed and lots of fun, Calling the Shots is the perfect icebreaker or accompaniment to a dinner or evening gathering. It tastes great too!


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My Powerpoint application does not respond to any file operations as: save, save as, open .... etc.
In uninstalled the application and reinstalled it but still the same issue. Other office applications are functioning perfectly.
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This sounds very weird indeed.
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LeBron sits as Heat down Cavs 96-95
The Miami Heat, resting LeBron James and most of their top players for the playoffs, earned a 96-95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
The Miami Heat, resting LeBron James and most of their top players for the playoffs, earned a 96-95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
Norris Cole stripped Kyrie Irving of the ball with 2.2 seconds left to give to give the Heat the win, finishing with 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.
James was disappointed to not play in another homecoming game against his former team, but he appreciated coach Erik Spoelstra's desire to get the NBA champions as healthy and refreshed as possible heading into the postseason.
The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs by beating the Sacramento Kings 104-95 with 29 points from Kevin Durant.
Russell Westbrook had 21 before getting ejected in the final 3 minutes.
Tyreke Evans, the Kings' second-leading scorer, did not return after grabbing at his troublesome left knee following a drive to the basket late in the first quarter.
Denver's Ty Lawson scored 26 points, including a jump shot in the lane with 9.3 seconds left as the Nuggets clinched home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 112-111 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Wilson Chandler added 21 points for the Nuggets, who can secure the No. 3 seed in the West with one more victory or two losses by the Los Angeles Clippers.
Greg Monroe had 27 points and 16 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons made the most of their home finale by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 109-101.
For both teams, the game was overshadowed by uncertainty off the court. Doug Collins is on his way out as Philadelphia's coach, and Pistons owner Tom Gores remained noncommittal before the game on the status of team president Joe Dumars and coach Lawrence Frank.
At Minneapolis, Al Jefferson had 22 points and eight rebounds to help the Utah Jazz keep their playoff hopes alive with a 96-80 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Mo Williams had 15 points and seven assists for the Jazz, who needed a win to avoid being eliminated in the Western Conference playoff race.
The Jazz need to win at Memphis on Wednesday and for the Los Angeles Lakers to lose at home against Houston that night to get into the playoffs.
Keyon Dooling scored 13 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer before consecutive baskets by Ed Davis, and
The Memphis Grizzlies rallied to a 103-97 win over the Dallas Mavericks to keep their chance of hosting a first-round playoff series alive, while Carlos Boozer scored 22 points and Luol Deng added 18 as the Chicago Bulls ended a two-game losing streak with a 102-84 victory over the Orlando Magic.
In other games, the Charlotte Bobcats downed the New York Knicks 106-95, the Brooklyn Nets beat the Washington Wizards 106-101, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Houston Rockets 119-112 and the Golden State Warriors were 116-106 winners over the San Antonio Spurs.


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The Bicycle Film Festival is now in Europe hitting these cities:
Copenhagen-September 30th Milano-October 8th-11th Paris-October 14-18th
Check out this trailer:
The cardboard bicycle heads will be in London starting tomorrow. More info here.
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Andy Serkis played one of the most memorable movie characters of the year, even if he didn't say much – and even if, as some might reasonably argue, the actor didn't actually appear on screen.
But we're rooting for Fox, which The Hollywood Reporter notes plans to push Serkis for a Best Supporting Actor nomination for helping bring the digitally rendered simian rebel Caesar to life in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." Serkis' latest amazing performance combining his endlessly expressive rubber face with state-of-the-art visual technology offers a strong case for Oscar to go ape.
We've been building toward this in the decade since "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy forever changed filmmaking by introducing the computer-generated Gollum, who embodies the eternal – and internal – battle of good vs. evil as effectively as any flesh-and-blood character could. Rumblings of an Oscar nomination for Serkis at the time were quickly dismissed.
Since then, the CGI influence has only grown, transcending novelty and becoming a vital part of cinematic storytelling, though acknowledgment of the digital art form remains spotty.
Brad Pitt earned a Best Actor nomination for 2008's reverse-aging fable "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," although his head appeared, at different points, atop the bodies of three other actors. James Cameron's "Avatar," much like Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" series, transported moviegoers to another world, pulled in record money and picked up nine Academy Award nominations, including one for Best Picture. Still, there weren't any nods for the actors, who spent varying degrees of time as the blue Na'vi and provided the heart of the fantasy epic.
There's a danger, of course, in opening a Pandora's box with a nomination for Serkis. Actors who perform their lines and emote – in other words, act – should be eligible for honors, even if their captured movements are digitally enhanced for the screen. Film actors have been undergoing transformations in one way or another, since the beginning of movies, well before Lon Chaney famously used makeup and his performing skills to become the Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1923.
Serkis eloquently made a case for recognition for his evolving art in a 2009 interview with NPR: "Actors' performances in films are enhanced in a million different ways down to the choice of camera shot by the director – whether it's in slow motion or whether it's quick cut – or … the choice of music behind the close-up or the costume that you're wearing or the makeup. … You know, actors' performances do not stand alone in any film, live action or whatever."
The enduring appeal of the movies rests in escapism fostered by illusion. We're reminded of a line spoken by Mia Farrow's character in "The Purple Rose of Cairo" after a heartthrob film character jumps off the screen and into her bleak life: ''I just met a wonderful man. He's fictional, but you can't have everything.''
Serkis, who used facial expressions to brilliantly portray Caesar's transformation from lost boy into angry insurgent, helped create a character as real as any we've seen on the big screen. To paraphrase Caesar, it's time for Oscar to welcome him home.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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Ever since Aristotle, the comparative study of political regimes and their performance has relied on classifications and typologies. The study of democracy today has been influenced heavily by Arend Lijphart's typology of consensus versus majoritarian democracy. Scholars have applied it to more than 100 countries and sought to demonstrate its impact on no less than 70 dependent variables. This paper summarizes our knowledge about the origins, functioning, and consequences of two basic types of democracy: those that concentrate power and those that share and divide power. In doing so, it will review the experience of established democracies and question the applicability of received wisdom to new democracies.
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It's a novel about a skinny Canadian kid raised by a single mom in a small BC town who may – or may not – be the Son of God, says author Alan Daniels. Kirk's problem is he can walk on water.
Retired Vancouver Sun business reporter Alan Daniels has written a novel about Jesus and walking on water. It's not what you might expect.
The plot of River Boy revolves around a young Canadian boy who discovers he can walk on water, leading to an epic journey on the Fraser River, including in which he befriends a sturgeon. Even though it's a fantasy novel, it has an air of gritty B.C. realism.
It's the second novel by Daniels, 77, who also worked as a daily newspaper reporter and editor for the Daily Mail in London, the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and the Sunday Australian in Sydney. Many British Columbians might remember him as The Sun's shipping reporter, back when that was a lively journalistic beat.
Here's a Q and A with Alan Daniels:
Q. What is the book about?
A. It's about a skinny Canadian kid raised by a single mom in a small BC town who may – or may not – be the Son of God. Kirk's problem is he can walk on water. The story is about how he deals with that, and how humanity today might react to him.
Q. Is it what some may call a "religious" book?
A On the contrary. Christianity is the villain of the piece, because the last thing Christianity wants is a competitor for brand Jesus, which has brought the church untold wealth over the centuries. The International Synod of Christian Religions meeting in Rome hires a hit man to eliminate Kirk before he can become a threat to their bottom line.
Q. You were a business reporter on the Vancouver Sun for many years. Is it possible you believe that Christianity is little more than a business?
A. Not at all, but I do believe organized religions have lost the plot and spend more time fighting with each other and covering up their own crimes than in doing good. Look at the Catholic Church and its reaction to worldwide pedophilia allegations.
Q. That's a big statement, but I guess most religious people are used to such broadsides. Does your hero, River Boy, think he can change that sort of thing?
A. Kirk doesn't know, but being a typical teenager, he's not afraid to try. When he imagines God is actually listening to him, he tells God to fix the mess he has created.
As an aside, he says: "If he is my dad, somebody's got to tell him."
Kirk delivers a bit of a rant during his river walk and tells God how to fix things, starting with the clergy. "Get 'em all together, the pope, the cardinals, the priests, the rabbis, the mullahs, the ayatollahs, the bishops, the imams, the whole fuckin' lot of them together in one place. Bang some heads. Tell them if they can't get along on earth, they'll rot in hell."
Q. And does the God of your imagination hear him?
A. I can't tell you that because it would give away the ending. Let's just say the heavens rumble and lighting strikes.
Q. Your first novel was an erotic comedy, Spank – The Improbable Adventures of George Aloysius Brown. River Boy is aimed at teens and young adults. That's a switch.
A. I started off to write a coming of age story, about growing up and being different and coping with it. Dealing with bullies is part of it. So is the innocence and sweetness of teenage romance. Family bonding also plays an important role in the ultimate triumph of decency and community values over sinister international interests. I believe the story of River Boy will resonate with parents everywhere – especially single mothers – who must often feel they have little or no support.
Q. Example?
A. At one point Kirk's mother Lois, who realizes she could have done more when he was a baby to protect her child, fantasizes about swapping parenting tips with the Virgin Mary. "Was your Jesus surly and uncommunicative as a teenager? Could he walk on water, for Christ's sake?" On the whole, however, she is fairly grounded, and even discusses the etiquette of future family dinners and getting God to pass the gravy.
Q. Do you consider yourself a religious/spiritual person?
A. No, but I'm with Kirk on this one. I like to think there must be a higher being, I just can't imagine who or what it might be. I describe myself as agnostic, which is a bit of a cop out. Truth is, I'm not sure what to believe. When Kirk embarks on his epic walk on the Fraser River to save his girlfriend's life, he is befriended by a 120-year-old sturgeon, who reminds him that sturgeon witnessed the birth of the dinosaurs and have been around long enough to know a thing or two. Sturgeon gives Kirk an entirely new perspective on life as he begins to confront his own demons.
Q. You worked on daily newspapers for more than 40 years, but you didn't write your first novel until you were almost 70. That's impressive.
A. I wasn't sure I could do it. The longest article I wrote during my newspaper career was 5,000 words. Novel length is more like 90,000 words And, anyway, all the time my kids were growing up I had a good well-paid newspaper job and I was totally fulfilled creatively. It was only when I had more time on my hands that I decided to try to give it a try. And then there is the time it takes, the research and the endless re-writes. Each of my novels took me four years.
Q. What's next after River Boy?
A. I'm not sure. I'm currently working on a stage play, and I write poetry which I post on line, and on the River Boy website, riverboythenovel.com. But there won't be another novel. It's too much of an emotional commitment and the whole business of trying to find an agent and a publisher is crushing. Plus, my wife says she'll divorce me if I do. – and we've been married for 48 years. However, I won't stop writing. I can't stop. It's what I am. It's what I claim to be, anyway."


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Imagine 20 Million-Plus Skateboarders Riding at the Same Time.
March 31, 2005
Imagine 20 Million-Plus Skateboarders Riding at the Same Time.
Go Skateboarding Day, June 21
3/30/05 (Orange County, CA) For one day, skateboarders will take over the world! Imagine 20 million-plus skateboarders riding at the same time.
If skateboarders have their way, that will be the scene on the first day of summer—Go Skateboarding Day. It's a day for skateboarders to skate above all else. It's also an opportunity for those who've never been on a skateboard to grab a friend and join in.
The inaugural Go Skateboarding Day this past June caught on quicker than anyone imagined. Skateboarders held events throughout the Americas, Europe, Australia and Japan. Some of those events included backyard jams, skatepark sessions and impromptu street missions.
Last year was just the beginning of the grind heard around the world. This year, Go Skateboarding Day is going to be bigger, so here are some excuses to tell your boss or teacher: "I can't make it on Tuesday, June 21 because…"
My house is on fire
I'm going to the dentist
The dog ate my slippers
I have a doctor's appointment
I'm going to get my nails done
My sick grandmother needs me by her side
I have a tornado to attend
My cubicle is being remodeled
Global warming beckons my name
My dog died
I have to go vote for something
Here's the best: I'm going skateboarding. Deal with it!
Regional Go Skateboarding Day events will be posted at local skate shops.
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - A polarizing election for Jakarta governor saw Islamic identity politics come to the fore and exposed fractures in Indonesian president Joko Widodo's fragile ruling coalition, an exit poll has revealed.
Widodo's political ally Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the ethnic Chinese Christian incumbent, was resoundingly defeated by Muslim rival Anies Baswedan in a vote seen as a litmus test of the secular traditions of the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
Unpublished data from an exit poll by Litbang Kompas, which Reuters reviewed, found "same religion" was by far the most common reason why voters supported the victor.
Just under 34 per cent of the 1,289 respondents surveyed at 400 polling stations across the Indonesian capital cited religion as the primary reason for backing Baswedan, followed by 14.9 per cent who cited "being with the common people".
"The biggest share of Anies supporters based their choice on similarity in religion and ethnicity," said Bestian Nainggolan, a researcher at Litbang Kompas, a leading pollster. "Programmes and performance were not a dominant consideration."
The exit poll also showed voters who were allied to political parties in Widodo's unwieldy parliamentary coalition, often rejected Purnama - a key ally of the president.
The trends in the Jakarta race are being closely scrutinized for pointers in the next presidential election in 2019, when Prabowo Subianto, who backed Baswedan, may again challenge President Widodo. Subianto lost the 2014 contest to Widodo.
Before he won the presidency in 2014, Widodo was the governor in Jakarta and Purnama his deputy.
Widodo, the first Indonesian leader to come from outside the political and military establishment, relies on an unstable coalition of parties in parliament needed to pass his reform programme.
Supporters of the United Development Party (PPP) and the National Awakening Party (PKB), two Islamic parties in Widodo's coalition, mostly voted for Baswedan - despite the parties formal backing for the incumbent governor.
Just 29 per cent of PKB supporters, and 11 per cent of PPP loyalists, supported Purnama, known by his nickname Ahok.
"It's hard to know if the leaders of these two parties were serious about supporting Ahok or they just wanted the money, the funding for the campaign," said Ade Armando, a researcher at SMRC.
"They did not do a lot to mobilize their supporters."
More worrying still for the president were the voting patterns of supporters of two bigger parties in his coalition - Hanura and Golkar - that also supposedly backed Purnama.
Just 38 per cent of supporters of Hanura, the party of Widodo's co-ordinating minister for security Wiranto, backed Purnama, the poll found. Six out of 10 supporters of Golkar, the party of Vice President Jusuf Kalla, voted for him.
Golkar, the party created by former authoritarian president Suharto, is Indonesia's second largest.
As a delighted Baswedan declared victory on Wednesday, he was flanked by Aburizal Bakrie, a former Golkar chairman. Also with him was Erwin Aksa, another Golkar figure and Kalla's nephew.
A blunt-talking reformer, Purnama enjoyed soaring public approval as governor for policies targeting infrastructure, flood mitigation, waste management and corruption eradication in Indonesia's teeming, clogged capital.
That support - at least when it came to voting intentions - dramatically reversed in October after Purnama was accused of insulting a passage of the Koran interpreted by some as prohibiting Muslims from voting for those of other faiths.
Amid large, well-funded rallies in November and December, where hundreds of thousands of protesters heard calls for his imprisonment, Purnama - widely known by his nickname Ahok - was put on trial for blasphemy.
A little over a week ago, pollster SMRC found 76 per cent approved of Purnama's performance as governor, while 48 per cent said they would vote for him.
The divide between Purnama's performance rating as governor and voter approval could be explained by the potency of the message that Muslims could not support a Christian candidate, SMRC's Armando said.
While the Jakarta election points to the rising influence of conservative Islam in Indonesian politics, and his ally defeated under extraordinary circumstances, Widodo remains personally popular.
"The vote (Wednesday) was not a rejection of him or his policies — rather, other factors were at play," political risk consultancy Eurasia Group said in a research note.
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Yuri Valentinovich Lonchakov
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Born 4 March 1965, in Balkhash, Dzhezkazkansk Region. He is married to Tatyana Alexeevna Lonchakova (Dolmatova). They have one son. His hobbies include books, travelling, downhill skiing, sport games.
In 1982 Lonchakov finished high school in Aktyubinsk and entered the Orenburg Air Force Pilot School from which he graduated with honors in 1986 as pilot-engineer. In 1995 Lonchakov entered the Zhukovski Air Force Academy from which he graduated with honors in 1998 as pilot-engineer-researcher.
After graduation from the pilot school he served as a second crew commander, crew commander, squadron senior pilot, aviation brigade commander in the Navy. He flew Yak-52, L-39, Su-24, A-50, L-29, Tu-134 and Tu-16 aircraft.
Lonchakov has logged over 1,400 hours of flight time. He is a Class 1 Air Force pilot. He is a paratroop training instructor and has made 526 jumps.
Lonchakov was selected as a test-cosmonaut candidate of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Cosmonaut Office in December of 1997.
Spaceflight experience
STS-100 Endeavour (19 April to 1 May 2001) was the 9th mission to the International Space Station during which the crew successfully delivered and installed the Canadarm2 Robotic Arm supplied by the Canadian Space Agency. They also delivered more than 6,000 pounds of supplies and equipment from the Italian-built Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module. In completing his first spaceflight, Lonchakov traveled 7.9 million kilometres in 186 Earth orbits, logging 283 hours and 30 minutes in space.
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New Products -- October 2004
Barco Once you start thinking a 70-inch TV might not be big enough, it's time to consider a front projector. The CineVersum 70 from Barco, a Belgian company, creates 16:9 widescreen images up to 90 inches diagonal. The projector's DLP (Digital Light Processing) chip renders them at 1,280 x 720 pixels - just right for the 720p (progressive-scan) HDTV format. High-def sources can connect to the projector's component-video, RGB+H/V, VGA, and DVI (Digital Visual Interface) inputs. Thanks to the lightweight DLP engine, the projector weighs only 17 pounds, so it's easier to mount than traditional, bulkier models. Its contrast ratio is rated 2,700:1, and an RS-232 port lets you integrate it with a control system. Price: $12,995. www.barco.com, 510-843-4500
JVC Just relax and look at the pretty pictures, and let the D-ILA light engine in JVC's 61-inch HD-61Z795 rear-projection HDTV handle the rest. D-ILA stands for Direct-drive Image Light Amplifier (more commonly called LCoS, for liquid crystal on silicon), which has three chips for rendering images at 1,280 x 720-pixel resolution. The fine spacing between individual pixels is said to create a smoother image than other types of fixed-pixel TVs. Plus the TV has all the latest HDTV perks: a built-in tuner for receiving high-def programs over the air, a slot for a CableCARD - which you'd lease from your cable provider - for unscrambling premium channels without a cable box, and both HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) and FireWire inputs for digital video and audio signals. The tabletop set weighs only 98 pounds and is 18 5/8 inches deep. Price: $6,000. www.jvc.com, 800-526-5308 SonyThe TV room? You'll have to be more specific if there's a Sony LF-X1 LocationFree TV in the house. The sleek, portable LCD panel can follow you wherever you wander - the kitchen, the patio, even the basement. High-bandwidth 802.11a and 802.11g Wi-Fi technology makes it possible for the TV's base station (below) to wirelessly stream TV shows or movies to the 12-inch, 800 x 600-pixel monitor. The base station has a range of about 100 feet, but you can keep watching even further - way further - away as long as you're in a Wi-Fi hotspot. (The base station needs a broadband Internet connection for long-distance streaming.) You can also surf the Internet with the monitor's Web browser and onscreen keyboard, or check out a digital slideshow of photos from the Memory Stick port. Available in October at $1,500. www.sonystyle.com, 800-222-7669


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National Grid writes check for restaurant recovery bills
Superstorm Sandy wrecked Molly Malone's in Bay Shore. Four feet of water flooded the bay-front restaurant, wreaking more than $500,000 in damage.
After almost six months, owner Peter Higgins is still working to fully reopen in time for summer. "Everything was wiped out," he said. "It was pretty devastating."
But Molly Malone's and six other South Shore small businesses in Islip and Babylon received a leg up Friday, as National Grid New York president Ken Daly presented a total of $300,000 in post-Sandy relief grants to their owners, many of whom lost months of income as they worked to resurrect their restaurants.
Donna Perricone, president of the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Chamber of Commerce, recruited businesses to apply for the post-Sandy grants.
"It was just an easy thing to do because we're talking about a small number of restaurants," Perricone said, adding that the worst damage in Bay Shore was to the famous waterfront restaurants that are summer tourism hot spots, including Nicky's Clam Bar and Chowder Bar.
"I'm very proud of these restaurants. They're wonderful members of the chamber and the business community, so it's very relevant to me that some company decided to give grants rather than loans to these businesses," she said. "There was a major gap between what they received from insurance and what they had to do [to reopen]."
Other businesses to the east and west of Bay Shore also received grants of between $25,000 and $50,000, including Tres Palm in Babylon, Babylon Beach House assisted living center, and the Cull House and Land's End restaurants in Sayville.
"This actually started the morning of Oct. 30," the day after Sandy struck, Daly said. "We all woke up . . . and we realized there was a lot that needed to be done and we made a promise that day that we would be with . . . all our communities every day."


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These 6.5" Bazooka "Outdoor Tubbie" speakers are hilarious on numerous levels. First off, they are designed for hunters—which is why they are camouflaged. The idea is to hook them to your ATV roll bar, which I can only presume is useful for those interested in hunting wild game whilst blaring music.
Uh, I don't know much about hunting, but I do know that thundering out of the brush, guns a' blazin' with dueling banjos blaring from your ATV is unlikely to result in a successful kill. However, if you are interested in picking them up, you can do so starting this March for $449.95. [Product Page via AudioJunkies]


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Front row: Landlord-tenant sparks fly
If you've got the afternoon of April 16 free, you might want to take in the showdown that's slated for Charlottesville General District Court at 2pm. The players, Andrew Logan and Wallace Gibson, will be facing off over $600 withheld from a rental security deposit, but if you didn't know the amount, you'd think 10 times that much was at stake.
Relations between the two are so nasty, in fact, that it's put me in mind of the days when Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier would take turns detailing how they planned to destroy each other. Tenant Logan says that landlord Gibson "can go to Hell." In response, Gibson declares Logan "crazy" and promises, "My lawyer is going to have him for lunch."
In September 2002, Logan and his wife Jennie rented a house on Nelson Drive. The lease required six months' notice to renew, which meant they'd have to decide by March 1– but it seemed like a moot point, since they didn't plan to renew. A couple of weeks into March, however, they learned that Jennie's mother had terminal cancer, and Jennie went to Boston to be with her.
Logan claims that he explained the situation to Gibson and said that since the situation was so "up in the air," they'd like to be able to wait till May or June to make their decision. "She flat out refused," Logan stated in his email account of the dispute.
Logan claims that he emailed the property owner in Northern Virginia, who replied that "he was fine with a 90-day notice, but also deferred to Wallace for a final decision, as she was actually our landlord. I provided [Gibson] with a copy of his email, but the fact that I had gone 'over her head' incensed her no end." After that, things got nasty.
Jennie's mother died in mid-July, by which time they had a contract on a house. When it came time to move out, Logan claims that they put 37 hours into yard work ("weeding, vine removal, reseeding, and adding 280 pounds of mulch) and cleaning ("hand-washing walls, stairs, woodwork, and floors, removing pre-existing nails and hooks, patching holes, cleaning mini-blinds," etc.).
After a contentious exchange of emails, which included dueling citations of the Virginia Landlord Tenant Act, Gibson notified Logan that she would meet them at the house sometime between 10am and noon on September 3. When she hadn't appeared by 11:15, Logan claims, they left a note on the door with their cell-phone number and "took refuge in a coffee shop two blocks away."
Gibson asserts that there was no such note, that she was "on a tight schedule," and that when she arrived and realized they weren't there, she went on to her next appointment. When she finally did the inspection, she withheld $600– $100 for lawn maintenance, $400 for "repairs to plaster from nail holes," and 20 percent of the total, or $100, for her efforts (as specified in the lease, in the event that damages are assessed).
Logan disagreed– vehemently– with her verdict, claiming that they had inherited the house in less than pristine condition, with "20+ years of accumulated nails, picture hooks, drapery rod holders, etc."
Gibson, in turn, told me that Logan had removed three "big hooks" that were meant to be permanent fixtures– and, further, that the walls in question are "faux-painted red with black streaks." Logan's white spackle, in other words, wasn't exactly inconspicuous. Repairing it, Gibson claims, would require digging out the spackle Logan had applied, replastering, and applying six coats of paint and one of clear gesso– a job one painter estimates would cost $1,200. (The current tenants, she says, have hung pictures over the spots.)
According to a January 28 letter Gibson wrote Logan, unless he drops his suit for $600, she'll counter-sue "for the entire amount of the estimate to repair the damage, as well as attorney fees as provided in your lease– approximately $1,500."
If the two sides settle their differences outside a courtroom, I'll let you know. Otherwise, I plan to be there for the battle– in a front-row seat.
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Adobe AIR 3.6 & Flash Player 11.6 betas released to Labs for download
AIR 3.6 beta – Deliver games, content and apps to multiple platforms using a common codebase. This update adds packaging and loading for multiple SWFs.
Flash Player 11.6 beta – This update includes graphics data query and full screen permission dialog UI improvements. Access a preview of the Stage3D extended profile


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Karma as a Social Interaction Design Pattern in Websites
The principles of karma are understood worldwide. We all like to believe that the good deeds and actions we do will be returned to us in one way or another. At its core, karma encourages us to help others.
Most of us were introduced to systems that promote good behavior as early as elementary school. Kids who misbehaved would endure punishments such as restricted play times and detention, while those who excelled and conducted themselves properly received rewards and extra credit, even if it was simply a gold star sticker.


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Every child loves to play on a swing. This wooden masterpiece is beautifully handmade and an absolute classic.
Wooden swing is a fun activity for children and great getaway for adults. While sailing through the air, you'll feel like you're in the boat in the middle of the sea. You're never too old to swing.
The solid pine seat is supported by strong poly hemp ropes that are designed for users with a maximum weight of 18 stone (115kg).
The ropes are fully adjustable to get the seat at just the right height. This traditional tree swing is not only attractive but comfortable and will provide hours of fun for all children.
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- Weight: 8kg
- Size: 30x60cm
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- Self assembly
- Suitable for 36 months+
- Very easy hanged by metal hook (not included but available in our store)
- Maximum weight of 18 stone (115kg)
- Rope length recommended for ceiling up to 250cm
- Handmade in Europe
Handmade products can take up to 16 working days to craft.
We are NOT responsible for any harm sustained while your child is using this swing. Please use it wisely, gently pushing only! NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED IN THE SWING.


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Musicians and Singers
Employment of musicians and singers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2014 to 2024, slower than the average for all occupations. Growth will be due to increases in demand for musical performances. However, there will be tough competition for jobs because of the large number of people who are interested in becoming musicians and singers.
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A DC-10 jet drops fire retardant over the Williams fire in the Angeles National Forest on Monday north of Glendora, Calif.
A wildfire in Southern California's Angeles National Forest that cut short weekend holiday plans for hikers and campers grew to 4,000 acres on Monday.
The fire, which broke out near a campground Sunday afternoon, was about 5 percent contained by Monday morning, U.S. Forest Service officials said.
The Williams fire prompted the evacuation of about 12,000 visitors who had flocked to campgrounds for the holiday weekend, The Associated Press reported. It sent a towering plume of smoke that could be seen from many parts of the Los Angeles basin.
The forest is heavily used by Southern California residents because it is close to populated areas. Fire officials said that while the campgrounds were not in the line of the fire, they had to be emptied so that the only road in and out of the San Gabriel Canyon could be open just for fire trucks and emergency vehicles.
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Officials Monday morning had set up an evacuation center at nearby Glendora High School, the Los Angeles Times reported.
About 500 personnel, aided by 6 air tankers and eight helicopters, were fighting the blaze, which was burning in steep terrain in the east fork of the San Gabriel Canyon.
No injuries were reported and no structures were threatened, forest officials said.
Evacuation orders lifted in Nebraska
Elsewhere, authorities lifted evacuation orders for some northwest Nebraska residents whose homes had been threatened by wildfires, but crews on Monday were still battling three blazes that had blackened nearly 260 square miles in Nebraska and neighboring South Dakota.
The Rocky Mountain Area Incident Management Team C said Sunday that smoke and flames from the so-called Douthit and West Ash fires still might be seen near the city of Chadron.
Residents of Whitney, southwest of Chadron, were allowed to return home earlier Sunday.
The Douthit fire was nearly contained and had charred about 47 square miles by Sunday night. The West Ash fire had blackened more than 91 square miles and was half contained.
Evacuation orders have been lifted as well for the so-called Wellnitz fire north of Rushville. The blaze crossed into South Dakota on Friday and broke through containment lines on Saturday.
Following a new aerial survey on Sunday, officials lowered the damage figure to about 120 square miles, down from the 150 square miles in earlier estimates.
The Wellnitz fire was about 27 percent contained, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Jodie Fawl said Monday.
At least three minor injuries were reported, and the fires have damaged at least 10 homes and more than 50 structures in the two states.
"We've got a very challenging situation out here because of the winds and the very dry conditions," Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman said Sunday after touring the damage and meeting with officials. He said it would likely take several more days to fully contain the blazes.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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By Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I have one little whisper of warning and one big blast of encouragement for you. First, the warning: Don't be like the ancient Roman emperor Caligula, who declared war on Neptune, god of the sea, and commanded his troops to hurl their spears into the water. Now here's the encouragement: If you heed my warning, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to go to war, metaphorically speaking. There's a 95 percent chance that your cause will be just, a 90 percent chance that you'll be able to enlist a solid fighting force, and an 85 percent chance that you'll acquit yourself with resourceful courage.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In his book Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships, psychotherapist John Welwood writes, "Psychological work focuses more on what has gone wrong: how we have been wounded in our relations with others and how to go about addressing that. Spiritual work focuses more on what is intrinsically right: how we have infinite resources at the core of our nature that we can cultivate in order to live more expansively. If psychological work thins the clouds, spiritual work invokes the sun." In my opinion, Taurus, both approaches are useful, depending on the season of your life. For the foreseeable future, though, spiritual work should be your emphasis.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It's a scary responsibility to give people astrological advice. What if I suggested that you call in sick (even though you're not sick) so you could wander off into the Great Unknown in quest of close encounters with mind-blowing teachings? And what if in the course of following my suggestion you learned so many lessons about how to permanently expand your frontiers that you then decided to burn down a bridge to nowhere and give away most of your emotional baggage and live in greater devotion to your soul's radically simple needs? Could I then get sued by someone in your life who really doesn't want you to escape your traps?
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You're being compelled to get reacquainted with forbidden dreams and buried secrets and hidden truths. Be honest: It's not so bad; it's probably even a bit thrilling. Though it may generate some pungent and poignant dramas, you've got to admit that the dramas are pretty entertaining. And besides, if you can find a way to feel amused as you cooperate with these forbidden dreams and buried secrets and hidden truths, they will ultimately dissolve obstacles that have been postponing your future.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In her book Traveling Mercies , Ann Lamott says the two best kinds of prayer are "Help me, help me, help me" and "Thank you, thank you, thank you." The former was appropriate for you to unleash a few weeks ago, Leo, but these days the latter makes more sense. I know some of you may think that's a waste of time. Of what practical value is it to express gratitude for what you've already been given? Here's why: Expressing exuberant thanks tends to attract into your life even more reasons to be thankful; it turns you into a magnet for blessings.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When Martin Luther King Jr. was 12 years old, he was so depressed he tried to commit suicide. I'm glad he didn't succeed. He grew up to be one of my heroes: a peaceful warrior who fought for justice with militant love. Studying his life, I learned that it's possible for a man to have both a well-honed intellect and a fierce spiritual faith. He showed me that uplifting passion, lyrical language, and inventive imagination are essential elements of political activism. He proved you can be devoted to divine mysteries without turning into a fundamentalist fanatic who hates non-believers. In accordance with the astrological omens, Virgo, I urge you to draw inspiration from a hero who means as much to you as King does to me. For extra credit, find out how this indomitable soul managed to triumph over his or her life's low points.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "The disease of niceness cripples more lives than alcoholism," said writer Raymond Chandler. That's an exaggeration, in my opinion, but I think his point is important--especially for you Libras right now. As much as I love your ability to cultivate harmony, seek out beauty, and find the common ground between people, I encourage you to let the sweet and polite sides of your nature recede into the background for a while. Emphasize feistiness and grit. Tap into the fiery, primal aspect of your nature that drove you out of your mother's womb and into this world in the hour when you were born. Be inspired by the creator gods and goddesses of ancient myth, who playfully forged millions of beautiful things using wind, mud, tears, and lightning.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Some people think of me as a pure Californian, marinated in Left Coast politics and raised on New Age memes. But the truth is I spent the first 12 years of my life in the Midwestern heartland, the next six years on the East Coast, then nine years in the South. I'm as mongrel a breed of American as it's possible to be. Though I may bloom with Californian-style eccentricities, my roots are deep in down-to-earth cultural memes. Now I'd like you to do for yourself what I just did, Scorpio, only more so. Remember in detail your origins. Take inventory of the places that have helped make you who you are. Note wryly the differences between what people imagine you to be and what you know you are.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Even though it's illegal, marijuana is now America's biggest cash crop, generating more revenue than corn and soybeans. Official government sources won't acknowledge this fact, of course, and the major media would prefer to ignore it. Let's use this situation as a metaphor for your personal life, Sagittarius. Meditate on the following three questions. (1) Is there a valuable asset that you neglect to account for when you take inventory of your total resources? (2) Is there a Big Important Thing that you don't fully acknowledge? (3) Do you play down the power of a transformational agent that's taboo or not fully accepted?
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something," wrote art critic John Ruskin. "To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, all in one." Your assignment in the coming week, Capricorn, is to make Ruskin's idea your method. In other words, lay aside everything you think you know, suspend your reflex to impose your beliefs on every situation you encounter, and behold the world exactly as it is. If you do it right, you'll experience pleasure beyond measure. More than that, you'll change everything you see into a more beautiful version of itself.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Seven centuries ago, there were Christian religious fanatics in Europe who demanded that all women must cover their ears. Why? Because the Virgin Mary had been inseminated through that part of her body by the Holy Spirit. The fanatics feared that other women might be susceptible to the influx of invisible ear-penetrating entities that weren't so benevolent. And how does this relate to you? While I'm not worried that you'll be literally invaded, I do think you should be careful about what words and sounds you let slip into your ears. There's a good chance you'll be metaphorically impregnated by potent messages that arrive via that route. Make sure they're positive messages that will make you thrive.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Patches of yellow forsythias and blue gentian flowers have sprouted high in the Austrian Alps this winter, appearing where snow usually dominates the landscape. I predict that you're about to experience a metaphorically similar phenomenon, Pisces. There'll be an unprecedented blossoming in a situation that has previously been unable to support growth. I wouldn't be surprised if some of your frozen assets began to thaw as well.
Homework: How could you change yourself in order to get more of the love you want? Testify by going to RealAstrology.com and clicking on "Email Rob."