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Results of a pending toxicology test for Whitney Houston could take several weeks to complete, leaving many to wonder: What exactly are toxicology tests, and why do the results take so long?
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"It's not a matter of squirting blood or urine into a test tube like you see in 'CSI,'" said Bruce Goldberger, professor and director of toxicology at the University of Florida, College of Medicine. "There is an amazing amount of work that needs to be done to complete these cases."
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The process of testing for substances can take weeks, sometimes even months, Goldberger said.
"Once an autopsy is completed and the cause of death is not obvious or apparent, additional tests need to be conducted, which would include tests for drugs or toxins," Goldberger said.
Details surrounding Houston's death have been scarce, with reports indicating that she was discovered by a member of her entourage, unconscious, submerged in water in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton hotel room on Saturday.
The initial autopsy was completed Sunday afternoon and the cause of death deferred pending a toxicology report.
On Monday, Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter confirmed prescription pill bottles were found in Houston's hotel room; however, the amount was less than what he kept in his medicine cabinet at home.
Lacking a clear cause of death, toxicologists have to cast a wider net in search of a culprit.
"Toxicologists could be testing for hundreds of over-the-counter, illicit and prescription drugs," Goldberger said.
Preliminary findings may be available within days, but it could still take weeks to complete all the tests.
The procedure is very technical. Usually blood, urine and tissue samples are collected from the deceased body and tested.
An initial test that comes back positive may be followed by a confirmation test. This can delay the process of the results as tests need to be screened, confirmed and quantified – checking how much of the substance is in the body, Goldberger said.
In the case of Houston, toxicologists are exercising an abundance of caution.
Presuming what went fatally wrong or rushing results would only open the door to litigation and not answer the question of how Houston died.
"Part of the problem in these cases is people begin to speculate," Goldberger said. "We just have to let the coroner's office take their time and get it right to ensure results are reliable."

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Bullfighting, also known as tauromachia is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France, India, and some Latin American countries (Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru) in which one or more bulls are baited, and then slaughtered in a bullring for sport and entertainment. Whereas the popularity of this sport has fallen in the past few hundred years, it is still regarded as a "fine art" by some (and a bloodsport by others). Per usual, traditional, culture, and sport are mired in controversy.
Whatever one's stance on the activity may be, it still cannot be argued that the professional toreros (also called "matadors") and the bullring has captured the imagination of many artists throughout the years. The colors, the speed, and the marvel of a show create a vignette in which humanity and mortality are often on display. I have never been to a bullfight, nor do I really condone the practice – but in the end it is not my religions, culture, or history. So much of this world is based on attempting to understand the importance and significance of another people's past. Rather than a competitive sport, the bullfight is more of a ritual which is judged by aficionados (bullfighting fans) based on artistic flourishes and a man's command of animal. Ernest Hemingway said of it in his 1932 non-fiction book Death in the Afternoon: "Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighter's honour."
Edouard Manet , Mlle. Victorine in the Costume of a Matador, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1862 – (An early instance of cross dressing and "passing" in art, Manet purposely includes a pink sash and a reprint of Goya's bull's behind Victorine.)
SOTHEBY'S NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 14, 2007, CONTEMPORARY ART, FRANCIS BACON, 1909-1992, STUDY FOR BULLFIGHT NO. 1, 2ND VERSION , signed, titled, and dated 1969 on the reverse , oil on canvas , 78¾ x 58? in. 200 x 147.7 cm.
VILLEGAS CORDERO, José (Sevilla, 1844 – Madrid, 1921), La muerte del maestro, Óleo sobre Lienzo, 330 x 505 cm., h. 1884, Image via Museo Bellas Artes de Sevilla
Pablo Picasso, Bullfight, the death of the torero (Course de taureaux – la mort du torero)
Rene Daniels, Painting on the Bullfight, 1985, Photo by Peter Cox, Image found HERE (The colors and quickness of the bullfight reduced to abstraction!)
Jacqueline Kennedy, her hostess the Duchess of Alba, and the Countess of Romanones attend a bullfight in Seville, 1966, Image found HERE.
Magazine: Harper's Bazaar Singapore, Issue: March 2012, Editorial: Before Night Falls, Model: Wang Xiao |Wilhelmina|, Stylist: Kenneth Goh |United Management|, Photographer: Simon Upton, Image found HERE.
Kiss of the Matador, Vogue Japan, Image found HERE.
Oscar de la Renta is inspired by Cubism and Matadors in this collection, found HERE.
Emilio Pucci 2012 matador skirt, HERE.


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Here we answer some frequently asked questions about the future of Pestalozzi and how we're making sure the charity is fit for the future.
Q: I have heard that Pestalozzi is closing down. Why is this?
A: First of all I am delighted to tell you that Pestalozzi is not closing down! We have sold the Pestalozzi estate in Sedlescombe to raise the money to ensure that we can continue to provide scholarships to young people from some of the world's poorest communities for many years to come.
Q: Why couldn't you just run more and bigger events on the estate or get funding from Comic Relief or Children in Need? Those TV programmes seem to raise tens of millions every year and Pestalozzi would be perfect for them. They wouldn't have to travel all over the world to see how their money was spent they could just come to Sussex!
A: To answer the first part of this question, although the site is perfect for hosting music festivals, country shows and so on, since 2012 we have had to comply with a Noise Abatement Order. This prevents us from holding events that include electronically amplified sound.
With regard to Comic Relief and Children in Need, we would be delighted if we qualified for their support. Sadly because we are a Sussex-based charity, delivering our programmes in the UK to international beneficiaries we do not meet their criteria and cannot apply for funding under either the international or domestic programmes.
Q: But if you have sold the estate what is going to happen to the students?
A: In early 2018 Pestalozzi's Board of Trustees agreed that the students who were then living in the Pestalozzi Village would be the last ones to be resident in Sedlescombe. This was a difficult decision to make but economic circumstances meant that we needed to find a new and much more cost effective way of running the scholarship programme. As a result the young people who are currently in their second year with us are the last cohort who will live in the Pestalozzi Village. When the students have finished their A-Level examinations in June 2019 and then returned to their home countries we will move off the site.
Q: There is a rumour that the site has been sold for development. Is that true?
A: No, it is not true. PGL Limited, the specialist in outdoor education for young people, has bought the site to allow for expansion of their programmes in the UK. The sale of the site to PGL completed in April 2019 and we are leasing the site back from them until the beginning of September 2019 to enable the current students to complete their A-Level courses at Claremont School.
Q: If you are still going to be running a scholarship programme where will the students live when you leave the Pestalozzi Village?
A: The Pestalozzi scholarship programme is indeed going to continue. We have entered a partnership with United World Colleges and our first cohort of students will be starting a two-year International Baccalaureate Diploma programme in September 2019 at Atlantic College in the Vale of Glamorgan. Atlantic College is a residential facility so all new Pestalozzi scholars will live at St. Donat's Castle - www.uwc.org
Q: If Pestalozzi students are going to be in South Wales does this mean you will have to move all your staff there?
A: Sadly the majority of our staff will be made redundant when the current cohort of students leaves us in July 2019. UWC will be responsible for the education, care, health and wellbeing of Pestalozzi scholars going forward so there will be no need for us to have our own team in South Wales. The small number of staff remaining will be focused on raising funds to continue the scholarship programme, overseeing the selection of students to receive a Pestalozzi scholarship and staying in touch with our alumni so that we can continue to demonstrate to our supporters the very positive impact that these exceptional young people make in the world.
Q: How will you raise funds for scholarships?
A: The same way that we do now. The majority of our funding will continue to come from individual donors, charitable trusts and legacies. One of the real benefits of our partnership with UWC is that they will now bear the full overhead of accommodating our students. This means that other than a small amount of money allocated to rent an office space near Hastings all of the funds we raise will be spent on the scholarship programme.
Q: How will you select students?
A: UWC has a network of National Committees based in almost every country of the world. We will focus initially on the nine countries that we currently select from. Our existing partner organisations in those countries will be encouraged to propose candidates who meet all of our selection criteria to the National Committees. We will have the opportunity to observe the selection in each country and the final decisions will still be made by us.
Q: How many students will you sponsor each year?
A: In this first year we have committed to two years of funding for 5 students. As with all our scholarships this will cover everything from flights and visa costs to tuition fees and accommodation.
Another benefit of the partnership with UWC is that if we have a good year for fundraising we can increase student numbers easily without having to invest in additional resources ourselves. Conversely in a year where we raise less we do not have to carry the burden of the fixed overhead of the Pestalozzi Village and we can flex scholarship numbers downwards.
Q: One of the strengths of the Village has always been its diversity. Won't that be lost if students attend a boarding school in Wales?
A: Our students and alumni really value the international nature of the community here in the Village and it is one of the aspects of the Pestalozzi experience that we were very keen to preserve. We currently have nine different nationalities represented here. In contrast Atlantic College has up to ninety nationalities within its student and staff bodies! We believe that Pestalozzi scholars will thrive in the multi-faith, multi-cultural community of UWC and will both welcome and embrace difference in the same way that they have here in Sedlescombe.
Q: Is it true that Pestalozzi will be offering grants to enable students to set up charities or social enterprises?
A: Yes it is. The Board wants to help alumni to have a positive impact in their home communities and feels that this will be best achieved by providing small amounts of seed funding. The fund will be open to alumni from the current programme, i.e. those who received a scholarship from 1997 onwards. The application process is still being developed but we expect to award the first grants from the Pestalozzi Development Fund later this year.
Q: If you no longer own the Village should the charity still be called the 'Pestalozzi International Village Trust'?
A: Following consultation with staff, students, volunteers, Trustees and alumni the Board has agreed to rename the charity the 'Pestalozzi International Foundation' as this better reflects the nature of the new programme. The change of name took effect in April.
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You breathe in and out anywhere from 15 to 25 times per minute without even thinking about it. When you exercise, your breathing rate goes up -- again, without you thinking about it. You breathe so regularly that it is easy to take your lungs for granted. You can't even stop yourself from breathing if you try!
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#Reds lineup:
Phillips 4,
Lewis 7,
Votto 3,
Bruce 9,
Frazier 5,
Stubbs 8,
Hanigan 2,
Janish 6,
Bailey RHP
v. Kevin Correia, RHP
Correia v Cincinnati
57.1 innings pitched
Wins 7
Losses 1
Ks 40
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=310819123The Pirates are 7-2 against the Reds this season, and they'll hope their ace can deliver another win against their division rival.
However, Friday's starter Kevin Correia hasn't fared well at his home park.
Correia is 2-8 with a 7.58 ERA in 12 games (11 starts) at PNC Park, compared to a 10-3 mark and 2.64 ERA in 14 road outings.
Coming off series loss to the Nationals, the Reds will counter with Homer Bailey, who has yet to face Pittsburgh this season, but is 5-0 with a 1.52 ERA in six career starts against the Pirates.
Correia has fared well against the Reds lately, recording a 2.93 ERA in winning his last four starts, but this will be his first time facing them at PNC Park. In his lone start of the season versus Cincinnati on April 18, he tossed a four-hitter in a 9-3 victory.


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Hi guys, I've made a Python script which you can use to get notifications of the latest questions. It scrapes the unanswered-questions page and informs you via libnotify. Just click on the notification button to open a browser window on the question.
- Why not use an RSS reader? Well, this is more customized than an RSS reader. Not only does it tell you that there are new messages, but it tells you their title and tags without you having to switch windows. Moreover, it identifies questions by their IDs rather than by their titles, so if a question changes its title, you won't get a new notification.
- Why not read from the RSS feed? It's generally updated less quickly. In the highly competitive world of SO, a couple of minutes can make a difference in rep.
- How do I use it? Copy and paste into your favorite editor, edit the settings at the top, save and run it in the background. You may not notice anything for a few minutes, since it doesn't show anything until it encounters a new question.
- Dependencies? You should probably get this from your package manager, but I've included links to the sources as well: pygobject, python-notify, python-lxml (with installation instructions).
- Isn't this not-a-question? Yeah, but it seems that past users have submitted their SO 'addons' here as well.
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Do let me know if you find it useful (or useless), and if there are any bugs, or if you think there should be more features.
Minor updates:
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- The script now sends out a notification after initialization, to let you know that something's alive.
#! /usr/bin/python
import subprocess
import time
import gobject
import pynotify
import urllib
from lxml import etree
import thread
browser = "chrome" # however you call it at the command line
notify_timeout = 5000 # ms
tagnames = "c++ or c or python or optimization or .net or asp.net or c# or java"
scrape_site = "http://stackoverflow.com/" # or serverfault, or superuser...
scrape_url = scrape_site + "unanswered/tagged?tagnames=" + urllib.quote(tagnames) + "&tab=newest"
refresh_rate = 60 # seconds
def find_new_qns(url):
old_ids = set()
while True:
data = urllib.urlopen(url).read(1000000)
except Exception as inst: # IOErrors happen now and then, just ignore them
# print type(inst), inst
html = etree.HTML(data)
summaries = html.xpath("//div[@class='question-summary']")
if len(old_ids) == 0:
old_ids = set([summary.attrib["id"] for summary in summaries])
new_qn_count = 0
for summary in summaries:
if summary.attrib["id"] not in old_ids:
new_qn_count += 1
title = summary.xpath(
tags = \
notify(title.text, " ".join(tags), scrape_site + title.attrib["href"], notify_timeout*new_qn_count**0.8)
if len(old_ids) > 1000:
old_ids = set([summary.attrib["id"] for summary in summaries])
def notify(title, message, target_url, timeout):
def notify_thread(title, message, target_url):
note = pynotify.Notification(title, message)
if target_url is not None:
note.add_action(target_url, "View", lambda n,url: subprocess.call([browser, url]))
note.connect("closed", lambda n: loop.quit())
loop = gobject.MainLoop()
thread.start_new_thread(notify_thread, (title, message, target_url))
if __name__ == '__main__':
# if we've got this far, the libraries are basically there.
# ... hopefully the versions are sufficiently recent.
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Love Magic by Lilith Dorsey
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Title: Love Magic: Over 250 Spells and Potions for Getting it, Keeping it and Making it Last
Author: Lilith Dorsey
Release Date: 1 December 2016
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This is really "the big little book of love magic." Magical maven Lilith Dorsey has packed into this fun, informative, and practical book over 250 spells, potions, rituals, and recipes devoted to all facets of love and sex.
Based on years of magical experience and prodigious research, this book includes sections on such topics as self-love, marriage, fertility, erotic adventures, the ethics of love magic and more. The spells are drawn from a wide diversity of magical traditions and focus on equally diverse situations. There are spells for finding love, keeping love, and healing yourself so that you are ready for love. The book also includes rituals for invoking goddesses of love. Lilith Dorsey considers and discusses all facets of the romantic experience.
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Lilith Dorsey M.A., hails from many different magickal traditions, including Celtic, Afro-Caribbean, and Native American spirituality. Her traditional education focused on Plant Science, Anthropology, and Film at the University of R.I., New York University and the University of London, and her magickal training includes numerous initiations in Santeria, Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo.
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Thanks to Sarah Machaj and the Art Club of Ridgewood High School for
decorating the Eli's Cheesecake Cafe for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
We have great activities in the month of November with the highlight being
our Thanksgiving Dock Sale on Saturday November 20th and food drive in
connection with the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
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6 of the world's highest skyscraper hotels
By Casey Hall, Special to CNN • Updated 7th February 2013
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Around the world, city-defining skyscrapers are pushing the limits of technology and engineering.
The best part -- many of them are home to luxury hotels, giving travelers the chance to check in, look down and soak up the cities below.
The Ritz-Carlton
Hong Kong
Sitting atop the 488-meter International Commerce Centre building in Hong Kong's Kowloon District, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong is currently the proud owner of the World's Highest Hotel Suite record from Guinness World Records.
Each of the hotel's 312 rooms includes a telescope, so guests can take advantage of the views (smog depending), or take in the city while swimming laps in the world's highest swimming pool.
Even if you aren't a guest at the hotel, consider popping up to Ozone -- the world's highest bar, of course -- where cocktails and Asian tapas are served among marble, wood and leather furnishings.
The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong is on floors 102-118 of the International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong; +852 2263 2263; rooms start at HK$6,000 (US$770) a night for a deluxe suite, rack rate; presidential suite is HK$100,000 per night;
Park Hyatt Shanghai
Occupying the 79th to 93rd floors of Shanghai's tallest building, the 492-meter, bottle-opener-shaped World Financial Center, Park Hyatt Shanghai was the world's highest hotel until being overtaken by The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong in 2011.
Park Hyatt Shanghai -- good views, on a clear day.
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Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox of New York, the Park Hyatt Shanghai has a minimalist, cocoon-like feel.
On a clear day the Park Hyatt Shanghai's views are unbeatable, particularly the toy castle appearance of the colonial-era buildings lining the opposite side of the Huangpu River.
Since opening in 2008, the 174-room hotel has gained a reputation for its dining and nightlife options, with Wednesday evening Ladies' Nights (sparkling wine served free to women) a local favorite.
The Park Hyatt Shanghai is on floors 79-93 of the Shanghai World Financial Center Tower, 100 Shiji Da Dao, near Dongtai Lu, Lujiazui; +86 21 6888 1234; rooms start from RMB 3,000 (US$480) for a Park King room.
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
If you're looking to stay at a lofty height in the windy city, look no further than the five-star luxury of Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago.
The 92-story building tops out at 423 meters (including its spire) and the views from many of its 339 guest rooms overlook the Chicago River, with visibility all the way to Lake Michigan on a clear day.
An understated, contemporary aesthetic permeates the building, but there's nothing at all subtle about the luxurious treatments available at the hotel's wellness center, The Spa at Trump, where treatments include gem-infused oil massages (diamond, ruby or sapphire) and guests can take their pick of luxury spa-wear from the "robe menu."
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is located at 401 North Wabash Ave
, Chicago; +1 312 588 8000; rooms start from US$533 (including tax) per night for a Deluxe City View room;
Armani Hotel Dubai
A world first from fashion designer Giorgio Armani, this hotel is located within the Burj Kalifa, the world's tallest building.
Armani Hotel Dubai -- high fashion in the world's highest building.
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Occupying the first eight floors, as well as floors 38 and 39 of the 828-meter tower, the Armani Hotel Dubai has 160 rooms, seven restaurants, a nightclub, spa and boutiques.
Every guest gets a personal "lifestyle manager" throughout their stay in order to get the most out of their time in what has been billed as "the most prestigious square kilometer on earth" by Dubai's tourism czars.
The spacious guest rooms (or "residences" as they're called) feature curvaceous lines and a sophisticated coffee-inspired color palette -- latte, cappuccino, mocha and espresso in floor coverings, drapes, wallpaper and cushions.
Spectacular views include the "world's largest performing fountain" at the foot of Burj Kalifa. It shoots water more than 150 meters into the air while lights flash and a recording of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli provides dramatic accompaniment.
Armani Hotel Dubai is located on floors 1-8, plus 38 an
39, Burj Khalifa, Dubai; +971 4 888 3888; rooms are available for US$750 per night for an Armani Deluxe room;
Baiyoke Sky Hotel, Bangkok
As Thailand's tallest hotel (though construction is underway on a rival) the Baiyoke Sky Hotel soars 88 stories above Bangkok's streets. According to the hotel's website, that's the equivalent height of 182 people standing on top of each other.
There are 658 guest rooms in numerous categories (including a special block reserved for women with added security and "high-class services") and the hotel also features an outdoor pool and rotating observation deck on the 84th floor.
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3 La Bottega eateries break from franchise
Three of Long Island's 17 La Bottega franchises have gone independent, each changing its name but keeping most of the grill-pressed sandwiches and salads from before. On the menu, some dishes have also had name changes.
In Huntington, the former La Bottega is now called New York Panini. Owner Joe Quirke said what used to be called the Susan salad, made with breaded chicken cutlets, hot peppers and Gorgonzola, is now known as the Lucci salad ($10.40); nothing but the name has been altered.
In Floral Park, owner Paul Capoziello has changed the name of his place to Capo. In addition to panini and salads, he said he offers 15 house-made soups — such as butternut squash and pasta e fagiola ($5 small; $9 large) — as well as a full roster of entrees and specials.
Zona is the new name of the former Massapequa Park La Bottega. According to co-owner Lori DiPrisco, a few Italian-style sandwiches, such as peppers and eggs ($6.75), have been added. Also, the specials menu has been expanded.
One sandwich from the original menus that you'll find at all three new places is the Ascoli — slowly roasted suckling pig with fresh mozzarella, broccoli rabe & spicy red peppers on round rustic ($9.50 in Floral Park, $9.20 in Huntington, $10 in Massapequa Park). No name change involved there.
New York Panini is at 9 Wall St., Huntington, 631-271-3540.
Capo is at 49 Covert Ave., Floral Park, 516-216-5177
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Russell Crowe on the set of "Noah" earlier this month.
Superstorm Sandy has caused several film and TV productions to shut down in New York City, including, of all things, the biblical epic "Noah."
Shooting on the Darren Aronofsky-directed film starring Russell Crowe was put on hold on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports, and there is growing concern over potential damage to the two massive ships built for the project. One is housed in a Brooklyn sound stage, while the other resides in Oyster Bay, N.Y., an area that has already suffered flooding and winds of up to 63 mph.
The outdoor ark reportedly measures 450 feet long and is 75 feet tall and 45 feet wide, but was not designed to actually be seaworthy.
Alec Baldwin braves Sandy by taking dogs on a walk
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I take it that the irony of a massive storm holding up the production of Noah is not lost @DarrenAronofsky@russellcrowe @mattylibatique— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) October 29, 2012
"I take it that the irony of a massive storm holding up the production of Noah is not lost @DarrenAronofsy @russellcrowe," the actress tweeted.
"Noah" is due to hit theaters in March 2014.
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I've reported to the SURVIVAL BLOG http://survivalblog.com, as have many others, of "death by GPS". Some are funny, like the truck driver in England who followed the GPS into a river when there was no physical bridge where the GPS said there was one. Others are tragic — the German tourists who drove into Death Valley unprepared, unaware they were on a trail, and suffering a mechanical (breakdown). Or the tech fellow who followed the GPS onto a seasonal logging road in California – Oregon area and was trapped by snow.
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(3) it insists on annoying me when I stop for gas or the WC.
(4) It's sent me to a non-existent WalMart.
(5) Twice it couldn't find an American Legion despite being given an address.
(6) And, numerous other little challenges. Like give it an address and, no matter how you enter it, it can find it.
(7) Finally, there's not way to pick a spot and say take me there. (At least, that I could find.)
So, as self defense, I, if I'm going somewhere "new", will Google map it and mapquest it BEFORE venturing out. (Prematurely opened my new VA printer, just so I can print those in case GARMIN develops a stubborn streak.
Sometimes it's wonderful. Like when the corporate apartment's dryer didn't. Garmin with the word "laundromat" found me a 24/7 big one two towns over with the most interest Latino Customers. (Several of the Mexican ladies smiled at me as I loaded my wet tidy whiteys into a huge dryer. Not wanting to be in some Country Western tune where the big boyfriend takes exception to me with my high school Spanish saying "leave me alone, señorita", I just focused on playing with my IPAD.
So, it's like an idiot friend, who at random, dispenses both good (i.e., don't drive home) and bad (i.e., buy us all a round) advice.
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(Gray News) - Frank Robinson, the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame slugger and Major League Baseball's first black manager, died Thursday. He was 83.
Robinson passed away in his Los Angeles home surrounded by his wife Barbara, daughter Nichelle and other family members. He had been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air.
Robinson played for five teams in his 21-season career. He was a member of two World Series championship teams for the Orioles.
"I always had the willingness to push myself. I tried to be better than what I was," Robinson said, according to the Baltimore Sun. "Sure, it's just a game. But it's my life."
Robinson hit 83 home runs as rookie with the Reds, and consequently was named National League Rookie of the Year when he was 20 years old.
He hit 586 home runs and was a 14-time All-Star. Robinson is the only player be the MVP in both leagues. He won National League honors with the Reds in 1961 and then the American League award in 1966 with the Baltimore Orioles.
Robinson won the Triple Crown in 1966, hitting .316 with 49 home runs, 122 RBIs and 122 runs in one of the great individual seasons in MLB history.
An All-Star outfielder in 12 seasons and a first-ballot selection to Cooperstown, Robinson also was a Rookie of the Year and picked up a Gold Glove.
Robinson played the game with grace, but was known as a fierce competitor who combined hard work with natural talent. He yielded to no pitcher, and didn't seem to care about being brushed back or getting hit by a pitch.
"Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down," Robinson said, according to the Associated Press. "It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out."
Opposing pitchers took notice.
"Frank Robinson might have been the best I ever saw at turning his anger into runs. He challenged you physically as soon as he stepped into the batter's box, with half his body hanging over the plate," Hall of Fame ace Bob Gibson once wrote.
"As a rule, I'm reluctant to express admiration for hitters, but I make an exception for Frank Robinson," Gibson said.
He was still an active player when the Cleveland Indians named him manager in 1974, making him the first black manager. In his first at-bat as their player-manager, he hit a home run.
"The only reason I'm the first black manager is that I was born black," Robinson said. "That's the color I am. I'm not a superman. I'm not a miracle worker."
Robinson also managed San Francisco, Baltimore and Montreal. He became the first manager of the Washington Nationals after the franchise moved from Montreal for the 2005 season. In all, he managed for parts of 16 seasons.
Later, Robinson spent several years working as an executive for MLB.
Three teams - the Reds, Orioles and Indians - have retired Robinson's No. 20. He was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in 2005.
Born in Beaumont, TX, he was the youngest of 10 children. His parents divorced when he was a baby, and his mother, Ruth Shaw, took the children to California, eventually settling in Oakland.
He attended McClymonds High School, where he was a teammate of Bill Russell on the school's basketball team.
He married his wife Barbara in 1961. They had two children.
During the off seasons while playing for the Reds, Robinson attended Xavier University in Cincinnati.
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The Riemann Hypothesis is probably the hardest unsolved problem in all of mathematics, and one of the most important. It has to do with prime numbers - the building blocks of arithmetic. Nick Mee, together with Sir Arthur C. Clarke, tells us about the patterns hiding inside numbers.
One million dollars is waiting to be won by anyone who can solve one of the grand mathematical challenges of the 21st century. In the second of two articles, Chris Budd looks at the well-posedness of the Navier-Stokes equations.
To study a system, mathematicians begin by identifying its most crucial elements, and try to describe them in simple mathematical terms. As Phil Wilson tells us, this simplification is the essence of mathematical modelling.
If you had a crystal ball that allowed you to see your future, what would you arrange differently about your finances? Plus talks to the Government Actuary, Chris Daykin about the pensions crisis, and how actuaries use statistical and modelling techniques to plan for all our futures.
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Beat the Streak Report: Thursday, July 24
Picks of the day
- 17-for-47 (.362) vs. MIL RHP Ben Sheets
- 9-for-24 (.375) since ASB
- 12-for-27 (.444) vs. PHI LHP Jamie Moyer
- .393 AVG vs. LHP in '08
Top 5 current leaders
(yesterday's pick)
1. bailtard, 28 games (J. Morneau)
1. oldeguy, 28 games (J. Reyes)
3. justablooper, 26 games (L. Berkman)
4. lupah99, 25 games (C. Lee)
5. blazin19, 24 games (D. Jeter)
5. northholly, 24 games (O. Cabrera)
5. sherbrookaz, 24 games (P. Polanco)
5. tom_cicini, 24 games (J. Dye)
- BTS season leader: Robert Paradise, 48 games
- BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49 games
- MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56 games
Yesterday's results
For the third consecutive night, a BTS leader was stripped of his crown. This time, it was freebirdsince88, whose streak was snapped when Chipper Jones left Atlanta's tilt with Florida early with a left thigh injury. Jones finished the day 0-for-2 with a walk.
With freebirdsince88 off the leaderboard, new leader bailtard took over first place, but not without a bit of drama. His pick, Justin Morneau, went 0-for-3 before delivering a one-out single in the ninth inning off Yankees reliever Latroy Hawkins to wrap up a 1-for-4 day and push bailtard's streak to 28 games.
Four new contestants with 24-game streaks clawed their way into a fifth-place tie following the departure of freebirdsince88. The four-way, fifth-place logjam represents the largest tie on the leaderboard since five competitors were tied for fourth place with 23-game streaks on Thursday, June 26.
Yesterday's Top 5 most selected players
1. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA): 6.2%, 1-for-6
2. Chipper Jones (ATL): 5.5%, 0-for-2
3. Jose Reyes (NYM): 4.9%, 1-for-4
4. Alex Rodriguez (NYY): 4.4%, 1-for-4
5. J.D. Drew (BOS): 2.9%, 0-for-3
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Does anyone happen to know the rule regarding suspended games that become double headers within 3 calendar days?
The word-for-word rules for suspended games are as follows:
"1) In the event any 2008 MLB game(s) is suspended and subsequently completed within three (3) calendar days immediately following the date on which any such game(s) was suspended, all hits officially scored as hits for such suspended game(s) shall count as valid hits for purposes of this Contest. "
In this particular instance, however, the Toronto-Baltimore game was suspended and resumed today, which thus made it a double header, as another game was already scheduled. I selected Alex Rios for today. Does this mean the double header rule is in effect (player must get a hit in both games) or do I need just one (Rios is already 1-4 in the first game) because of the suspension?
I'm not sure of the rule but for your sake I hope it doesn't count as a doubleheader. I don't see why it should be considered that.
Anyways, just like to point out to all you guys the New York Mets are in sole possession of 1st place =D
I haven't heard from kevindabears lately. He came out of the woodwork for some reason and now that they're winning he goes and hides.
Great, thanks. Turns out he went 2-5 in the scheduled game today, so me streak is up to 3, woohoo!
Is it just my luck when I take a guy facing a rookie pitcher who has been absolutely horrible that pitcher ends up having his best game to date?
it looks like edgar gonzalez isnt going to come through for us newyorkmetsfan39
gonzalez is assured of at least 1 more at bat hopefully against a new pitcher
looks like my guy b-rob came through for me and thats about the only positive for the orioles today and now looking for a good pick for tomorrow I think Ima have to go with Jermaine Dye they are facing Nate Robertson who couldnt beat anyone these days so hopefully Dye will move my streak along
This has to be the 2nd or 3rd time this season I've picked a guy who didn't get a hit but the rest of the team came through with at least one hit … I shoulda went with Wright … My strategy that got me to 24 games was, and still is, to take a guy facing a soft pitcher but sometimes I stray away from that and it always ends up kickin me in the a** afterwards but I still don't always stick with it for some reason. For example, the soft pitcher pitchin today was Moyer so I shoulda took Wright with the numbers but instead I got sucked into E. Gonzalez against a pitcher who I thought was gonna pitch a lot worse.
thats the way it is everytime dude my best streak is I believe 15 and everytime something dumb bites me like that one was a day where the whole cubs team goes off and theriot couldnt get a hit but its tough
In fact, straying away from my strategy is how I lost my 24 game streak. For some reason I went with Suzuki even though he was facing Hochevar. I know his numbers weren't that spectacular but he's a young guy who has the stuff so any given start he could have it and shut a team down. That's what he did to Ichiro and the Mariners. If I went with the soft pitcher that day I woulda took Pujols against Z. Duke. Now I lost a few times after that so who knows my streak mighta ended soon anyways, but you get what I'm saying..
Hey bigtimslife, if you're not in a group join mine. I got a few people in it. I still can't invite people so just search it and join
Group: We Run This … Password: bts08
yea exactly come in w/ a set strategy like one that works decent for my boy is he takes a guy for a series at a time and sounds like it wouldnt work but usually guys get hot and just string together a nice series like i know right now hes had ryan braun and thats working out
i havent had a strategy that ive stuck to so far but i think my new strategy is going to be to take a player that is hitting over .300 in his last 10 games and forget about a players season average because that has gotten me nowhere so far. ive focused to much on taking a player batting over or near .300 instead of taking players that are hot at the present moment
newyorkmetsfan not every padre beside edgar gonzalez got a hit. noneed to exaggerate
Hint: Pick Tigers
Exaggerate? OK, Gonzalez & Greene didn't get a hit. That's just one more than what I said. I don't count the pitcher so 6 out of the 8 in the starting lineup came through with a hit.
eric as a tiger fan i know that picking a tiger leaves you with only a few good choices each day. polanco, granderson, ordonez, granderson, guillen, and maybe thames and cabrera
eric as a tiger fan i know that picking a tiger leaves you with only a few good choices each day. polanco, granderson, ordonez, guillen, and maybe thames and cabrera
hey dude I got my two boys to join the group too they are rdiven1 and bpibaseballer but what exactly does being in a group do…anything..and to eric recently you can definately say matt joyce as well
Alright cool .. It doesn't do anything special, can just keep track of each others picks easily and see how each other does.
I guess I'll go with Guillen today. Boy from 2 weeks ago till now the consistent hitters have really changed, It used to be Ian Kinsler, Pedroia, etc… Now there all over the board. Who do you guys have today?
That Aviles from KC seems to be a hot lately, at least for a hit. Good pick the other day on him NYMetsfan39. Pujols has really wiped alot of people out lately.
I guess I don't get that group thing, it shows our current streak and our longest streak seems to be our current streak. Or is it since we joined the group? Does this show who we pick before they are unlocked, I didn't look earlier to see if that was the case. Anyway looks like everyone has good picks today. I see NYMetsfan39 is finally picking NY Mets. I guess I will stick with my Tigers, except Magglio, Sheffield, Inge, and especially not Edgar Renteria, He is horrible, I didn't follow him last year, was he really as good as they say?????
Hey what happened to Jeterford???
Hey what happened to everybody, I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone! Ichiro is probably done, new leaders again?
does mlb.com know how to count, because my streak needs to be 2 instead of 1, plus I'm mad that the Braves game was blacked out. I'm about to cancel my mlb.com account.The only reason why I joined the mlb.com was because I would be able to watch the Braves.
It looks like Jacoby Ellsbury is back in the game that started yesterday and will steal many more bases. He still holds the the top number stolen this season I believe but I think he will have a hitting streak that just will not quit!
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The news says that Mr Smith has just been sentenced to six months, or whatever the case may be. But what does that mean?
Age restrictions
You can only have a prison sentence if you are over 21 at the date that the Judge sentences you (there are similar but different sentences for people under 21).
What does it mean?
This is an order that a person is kept in prison for a specified, and definite period of time.
Maximums and minimums
The minimum period of a prison sentence in the Magistrates Court is 5 days. The maximum sentence that a Magistrates' Court can pass is one of 6 months imprisonment (unless there are two either way matters, in which the court can pass a sentence of up to 12 months)
There is no minimum sentence in the Crown Court and, in theory, no maximum (other than the maximum sentence for the offence) although in practice sentences of over 20 years are very unusual (and reserved almost exclusively for large scale drug importation).
The rules surrounding exactly when people will be released are very complex [INSERT LINK], but in essence, you will serve half the prison sentence actually in custody (in the prison) and then be released. The remainder of the prison sentence will be spent supervised in the community under the probation service.
Sometimes, people are released earlier on an electronic tag. Again, the rules are complicated, and it depends on the length of sentence and type of offence that lead to the prison sentence, but you have to have served six weeks and at least a quarter of the sentence and you can be released 135 days earlier.
If you break the terms set by the probation service, they you can be recalled to prison (unless this is because of a new offence, there will usually be a warning given first). If that happens, then you will be arrested and taken back to prison.
There are different sorts of recall, sometimes it will be for a fixed term of 28 days, sometimes to serve the amount of time from when the 'notice of recall' is issued to when your sentence would have expired. In either case, you can apply to the Parole Board to be released.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This page has been superceded by the Energy Commission's e-filing and e-commenting database and is no longer updated. To access documents for this proceeding, use the "Documents for this Proceeding (Docket Log)" and other e-filing links on this proceeding's home page.
Starwood Power-Midway Peaking Power
Compliance Proceeding
Docket Number: 06-AFC-10C
Compliance Notices
Notice of Decision by the California Energy Commission Regarding the Starwood Power to continue operations with emissions (increased Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) based on actual historical operations as opposed to original modeling assumptions. Posted: April 4, 2012. (Acrobat PDF file, 1 pages. 74 kb)
Order Approving a Petition to Amend Air Quality Conditions of Certification. Posted: March 29, 2012. (Acrobat PDF file, 22 pages. 76 kb)
Notice of Receipt of Petition to Amend the Energy Commission Decision for the Starwood Power Project. Dated August 4, 2011. Posted: August 9, 2011. (Acrobat PDF file, 3 pages. 49 kb)
Order Approving Petition to Modify Community Noise Survey Duration & Monitoring Site. Posted: July 30, 2009. (Acrobat PDF file, 3 pages. 128 kb)
Notice of Receipt of Starwood's Petition to Amend the NOISE-4 Certification. Posted: March 16, 2009.
December 30, 2008 - Notice of Insignificant Change. Posted: December 30, 2008.
Order approving petition to increase stack height, drill well, reposition buildings and add evaporation pond., dated November 20, 2008. (Acrobat PDF file, 6 pgs. 280 kb
Notice of receipt of Petition to Amendment the Energy Commission Decision for the Starwood Power Project (06-AFC-10)., dated May 6, 2008. (Acrobat PDF file, 3 pgs. 380 kb)
Compliance Documents
Corrected Staff Analysis of Proposed Modifcation to Modifiy Air Quality Conditions. Posted January 19, 2012. (PDF file, 29 pages, 159 kb)
California Energy Commission Staff Analysis of Proposed Modifcation to Modifiy Air Quality Conditions. Posted October 21, 2011. (PDF file, 29 pages, 183 kb)
Starwood Power-Midway's Petition for a modification to the California Energy Commission Air Quality Conditions of Certification contained in the CEC Final Commission Decision. Posted July 13, 2011. (PDF file, 124 pages, 2.30 mb)
Amendment No. 3 Petition, submitted by URS Corporation. Posted March 9, 2009. (PDF file, 18 pages, 608 kb)
Amendment No. 2 Petition, to change the natural gas hookup, submitted by URS Corporation. Posted October 29, 2008 (PDF file, 25 pages, 3.2 megabytes)
Amendment No. 1 Staff Assessment Posted October 20, 2008 (PDF file, 42 pages, 748 kb)
Cover Letter to Amendment No. 1, dated April 22, 2008, from Angela Leiba, Project Manager, URS Corporation. Posted: May 6, 2008. (Acrobat PDF file, 1 pg. 44 kb)
Amendment No. 1, submitted by URS Corporation. Posted: May 6, 2008. (Acrobat PDF file, 83 pgs., 3.3 megabytes)


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They're the most artistic curriculum vitaes you've ever seen. Selections asked a number of Middle Eastern artists and designers to create blissfully artistic CVs, while giving them carte blanche to illustrate, paint, draw, sketch, photograph or collage their life experiences on a number of magazine spreads. The results are on the following pages, as each artist and designer transformed what usually is a standard listing of past projects into a distinctive artistic adventure that mirrors his or her own style.
Portrait – Education/Work Experience
Technical Skills – Artist Statement
Interests – Portfolio
A version of this article appeared in print in Selections, Curriculum Vitae #44, page 186.


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Junior-Year Experience Precedes Traditional Student-Teaching Placement
June 4, 2013
While significant attention has been given to cultural differences between Albion and Marshall in recent weeks, one prospective teacher from Albion College explored how assumptions and perceptions can create beliefs that shape realities. His ninth graders at Albion High School worked together through a unit of inquiry that helps develop reading and writing skills while comparing and contrasting cultures between communities.
Jon Cannell, an English major who is concentrating in secondary education, worked with mentor teacher Anne Lake during the Education Department's Maymester program, a unique offering for junior-year education students developed jointly by Albion College education faculty and administrators, education students, and Albion Public School teachers. Maymester is supported by the College's Fritz Shurmur Center for Teacher Development and underwritten by a grant from the State Farm Insurance Companies Foundation.
With the College celebrating a year of global diversity in 2012-2013, each Maymester team developed a study unit over several months that was added to the spring curriculum for certain grades. The students spent the spring semester working as teacher assistants on their Maymester projects, and were in the classroom full-time after Albion College dismissal in early May.
Cannell said the focus of his unit was based on a textbook, Non-Negotiable Skills: Everything You Must Know for College, Career, and the Common Core—Level 1, detailing the essential reading and writing skills necessary to be successful in any subject. At the beginning of the unit, Cannell gave the class a college-level textbook definition of culture for them to deconstruct. Throughout the rest of the unit, the class explored other cultures through reading and research opportunities, invented its own word, explored words that don't translate to English easily, and made sentence structure and pattern flipbooks to be used as a tool for writing.
Making Connections Through Art
The use of art, however, may have been the most interesting aspect of Cannell's unit. The class visited local artisan Nobel Schuler to make bowls inscribed with a word they made up or a word from a different language that doesn't easily translate into English. Students also mixed food coloring and shaving cream to create the design for the front of notecards used to display the student's writing.
"The purpose of the [shaving cream art] project was for students to be open-minded and to explore other uses for shaving cream and food coloring beyond their assumptions, and to see that each print is unique and as diverse as the human populace," Cannell, who hails from Vicksburg, said.
Students also created "placemat" posters that represented their culture, a representation of a selected aspect of the Albion community's culture, and a representation—comparing and contrasting the same aspect they explored in the Albion community—of a place where the people speak the same language as the word they selected from the list of words in another language that don't easily translate into English.
Taken collectively, Cannell said the piece of pottery, the cards, and the "placemat" poster became a cultural "dish" that framed the students' final inquiry of cultures and writing projects.
The center of Cannell's display at the Maymester Showcase of Learning Fair was a collaborative student writing effort to summarize the learning of cultural competency and use of the context of the expected transition by Albion High School students to Marshall next school year to explain something relevant to their future lives.
"When we go to Marshall we will try to stay positive, respect others and their differences, and have an open mind. In the classroom we can learn with other classmates and get to know them better."
Furthermore, one of the writing prompts on the inside of the cards extended this position, requiring each student to look inwardly to identify one cultural identity marker and explain how it would help them make the transition to a new school in the fall.
'A Good Segue to Student Teaching'
Other prospective teachers from the College developed units around the global diversity theme by examining the foundation, formation and realization of the American identity; using math to determine supply and demand of a food product in the global market; and blending history with the reading of To Kill a Mockingbird to examine the issues that can develop when diversity is not valued.
The Maymester experience builds on Albion College's brand of turning critical thought into action by allowing prospective teachers the opportunity to live in the day of a teacher even before the traditional senior-year student-teaching placement, which often serves as their capstone before being launched into the real world.
"I learned there is a lot more to teaching than standing in front of a class," Brandon Allwood, a history major from Williamstown, Vt., said. "There is a lot of planning and professional development [included in each day].
"It is a good segue to student teaching in that there were no distractions. We spent the whole day at school."


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Hi all! I wanted to put a fun event on your radar. Jennifer Perkins is hosting a De-Stash Bash at the TOMS Shoes on S. Congress April 26th from 11-5pm. Her recommendation is to think of it like a group arts and crafts garage sale.
According to Jennifer this event will be like Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Etsy and a flea market all rolled into one without the long lines, politics, postage fees and dust. Plus there will be a band and free drinks.
Some of Austin's craftiest people are coming together to set up shop and help others start their own crafty adventures. Don't come looking for finished items, this is all about the supplies. The artists involved are clearing out their craft closets for a major de-stash! Here are a few things you might find: Vintage beads, sewing trim, collage ephemera, yarn, raft books and magazines, fabric (new and vintage), buttons, scrapbook supplies, and jewelry findings.
Vendors include….
Jennifer Perkins formally The Naughty Secretary Club, Anne Marie Beard of AnneMarie: Style for the Individual, Leslie Bonnell of Stitch Lab, Chia of Chia Hats, Sierra Baily of Manic Trout, Lisa Chouinard - Feto Soap, Becka Spellman - Baby Bolt


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MIAMI (AP) — Chris Coghlan hit a game-ending single against a draw-in infield with one out in the ninth inning Saturday night, giving the Miami Marlins a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies for just their second win.
Marlins 20-year old phenom Jose Fernandez pitched six scoreless innings to outduel Cole Hamels, and Miami (2-9), playing without slugger Giancarlo Stanton for the second straight day because of a bruised left shoulder, became baseball's last team to win two games this year.
Fernandez gave Miami the lead in the fifth with an RBI single.
Placido Polanco led off the ninth with a walk against reliever Phillippe Aumont (1-1). Greg Dobbs followed with a hard-hit grounder to first baseman Kevin Frandsen, who could not make the play. The ball rolled into right field for a hit and Polanco advanced to third.
After Austin Kearns struck out, Coghlan hit a hard grounder to second baseman Chase Utley, playing on the infield grass. Utley bobbled the grounder and his throw was late to the plate as Polanco slid headfirst into home for the winning run.
Steve Cishek (1-1) pitched the ninth.
Fernandez allowed only two hits and two walks while striking out five.
Hamels yielded one run and three hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked three.
Hamels, who came into the game with a 10.97 ERA in his first two starts, held the Marlins without a hit until the fifth inning when Adeiny Hechavarria tripled to right-center field with two outs. Hechavarria's two-out triple was the Marlins' first three-base hit this season and 16th extra-base hit. Miami, which is batting .206, has a paltry .266 slugging percentage.
Fernandez then got his first big league hit to knock in the first run.
Fernandez was pulled after six innings in favor of A.J. Ramos, who promptly allowed a base hit to Domonic Brown, the Phillies' first hit since Freddy Galvis' two-out single in the second.
Second baseman Donovan Solano tried turning the double play but his throw ended up in the stands for an error and allowed Brown to score and make it 1-all.
The Phillies had an opportunity to score in the second inning. Laynce Nix and Galvis both singled with two outs, but Fernandez calmly retired Erik Kratz to get out of the inning.
NOTES: Fernandez has a 0.82 ERA in his first two starts and has struck out 13 in 11 innings. … Marlins OF Justin Ruggiano (groin) was a late scratch and is considered day to day. … Philadelphia will send RHP Roy Halladay (0-2, 14.73 ERA) to the mound Sunday for the series finale and the Marlins will counter with RHP Kevin Slowey (0-2, 2.19 ERA).
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Fans have been curious about Marvel's Ant-Man for quite some time. Edgar Wright is attached to direct, and he's been working on the script for the past few years alongside Attack the Block's Joe Cornish. The Avengers made an insane amount of money, so all eyes are on what Marvel Studios has coming up. Marvel president Kevin Feige recently revealed that there are two unannounced Marvel projects currently in development, in addition to Iron Man 3, Thor 2, and Captain America 2. With word that Ant-Man was coming along nicely, many were hoping that the superhero pic would be Wright's next film. However, the director recently set a September start-date for a third film with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost called The World's End.
Confirmation that The World's End is finally happening was fantastic news, but fans were left wondering what that meant for Ant-Man. Wright recently appeared on Empire's podcast and he talked a bit about fans being impatient regarding Ant-Man. Hit the jump for more.
Appearing on the Empire Online podcast (via CBR), Wright addressed fan frustration over the long development process for Ant-Man:
"I get quite superstitious because I don't feel like anybody — websites and stuff — quite understands how hard long it takes and because the film websites update hourly, it's like 'What's the fucking hold up? Just make it. Why isn't it coming out tomorrow?' But every film that I've made has taken like three years. Each one, it's been three years between movies. I would love for that gap to be shorter, but the truth is there's — it's almost like a holding pattern. There are planes in the air and you have to figure out which one is going to land before they all crash."
It's a fair point, and as long as Wright is committed to doing the project at some point, I feel like fans should have faith that he'll get to it when it's ready.
"Yes, things are happening and other things are happening on other things as well. … There's some interesting plates spinning and I ideally hope we'll be shooting this year."
When Steve talked to Feige about Ant-Man, the Marvel president said to pay attention to Wright's tweets "in the coming months." Sure enough, Wright himself tweeted an Ant-Man tease last week.
When we learned about the start-date for The World's End, the report stated that plan is to have the film ready for a possible spring 2013 release. That would certainly free Wright up for the remainder of next year, and assuming no other project takes priority (he's developing The Night Stalker with Johnny Depp), Ant-Man could very well be underway before the end of 2013. Feige recently stated that Marvel plans to release two films a year from here on out, and there's currently an untitled Marvel pic slated for May 2014.
If that date is earmarked for Ant-Man, then fans only have to wait a short while longer until Wright's superhero flick is in theaters. However, if Ant-Man doesn't make that release date or is pushed to 2015, I think we should all give Wright a break. All of his films are excellent, and if he keeps pumping out supreme quality features then there's no reason to grow impatient. Things could be much worse, folks. At least he's not on a Terrence Malick schedule.
[Update: This post originally, and erroneously, quoted Wright as saying Ant-Man would be filming next year. Wright's quote was misread, and it was my mistake. A fine commenter points out that this podcast was recorded before The World's End filming was announced, so Wright is most likely talking about filming that movie this year. Again, my apologies for the misinformation.]
Listen to the full podcast with Wright below. The Ant-Man talk is around the 18-minute mark.


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Letter, John Brown to Orson Day Esqr.
Author: Brown, John , 1800-1859
Date: December 14, 1855
In mid-December 1855, John Brown wrote to Orson Day (a brother in law) of White Hall, New York, from Browns Station, Kansas Territory, regarding the "Kansas War" (Wakarusa War) from which he had "just returned." The territory was, according to Brown, "now entirely in the power of the Free State men," and he continued to "believe the Missourians will give up all further hope of making Kansas a Slave State."
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: John Brown Collection, #299, Box 1, Folder 15
Item Number: 102510 Number of images: 2
Keywords: Brown, John, 1800-1859; Browns Station, Kansas Territory; Firearms; Free state cause; Free state constitutions; Missourians; Proslavery prospects; Slaves in Kansas Territory; Topeka Constitution; Wakarusa War, November-December 1855
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Thanks for the info on the simplified links; anything that makes editing easier is always welcome news. ~ Kalki 19:54, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Invatation to help identify problems, suggest solutions, debate, & vote!Edit
- I was going to invite others to look at my analysis anyways, but Aphaia has suggested this:
- "I would like you to consider if it is a good idea to invite other editors to read through over 100K talk. In my opinion, it is a sort of burden and shut out most of editors. And I suspect who is now interested in this issue. --Aphaia 5 July 2005 05:10 (UTC)" [1], and I shall do as asked.
- You are invited by me, Steve, to look at my analysis at: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Abortion#Analysis_and_proposed_solutions and see if all the problems are identified, and if not, add one or two. Also, please notice that you can post your proposed solutions below. Afterwards, we can briefly discuss and then vote on different ideas. Don't worry: I addressed all concerns, but if you don't believe me, check it out. Sorry for the length, but many people had many problems.
- In conclusion, I have done all the research: Read my analysis, debate it, vote on it, and accept the vote -even if it goes against you; All will be well. Take my word for it. Have a nice day.--GordonWattsDotCom 5 July 2005 05:56 (UTC)


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Like, seriously, really, completely the grossest thing in the world. Excepting maybe eating a snail. That's number one. Termites, Numero Dos.
A few weeks ago, we had a big clean out of Mr. Meers property. His three adult children and a few grand-kids came to Chicago to help go through all the trash and junk. They cleaned out the third floor, the garage, the basement, the building next door and the basement for the building next door: Three full dumpsters. You know those big long roll-off can type, not the bins behind buildings, no. The giant ones. Full. Three of them. I wish I had thought to snap a photo of just ow full these things were with all the trash we threw away.
Down in the basement of the house, we cleaned out a giant pile of paper that had been a termite colony for some time, and then abandoned by them (termite nuclear war?). I was so relieved to see that pile get thrown away. Going in that corner of the basement made me sick, because I could HEAR the termites burrowing. GROSS.
The worst part was the beautiful Hamilton oak type cabinet under neath the paper. Sweet Jesus, Mary and Joseph, it was like the termites thought they were bees, and living in a type case beehive. Gotta see it to believe it:
We literally had to get a wide flat shovel and shovel each case into a bucket. They were obliterated. Turned to dust. The type was encrusted with termite poop, I guess, or whatever they build their tunnels of. The cabinet beside it has some damage to the top, but the cases are unscathed, thank gods. I took a photo for comparison.
On the right: Termites. On the left: Sans Termites.
Once we shoveled out the cases (cry!), the empty hull of the stand reminded me of shipwrecks, or skeletons or something else eerie and desolate…
So, one cabinet destroyed, a lot of paper lost, but all in all, it was a small sacrifice from this huge collection. And now that its been taken care of, i can get to all the other stuff that needs attention.


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43d California Book Fair and the State of the Trade
Stephen J. Gertz
Last weekend's 43d California International Antiquarian Book Fair in Los Angeles, the first major book fair of the year, provided an excellent overview of where the rare book trade now stands and where it may be headed.
As reported here at the Fair's beginning, the market has stabilized; the panic of '09 is over. Dealers have lowered posted prices and there is movement, albeit limited. Cash remains tight for collectors as well as dealers but seems to be loosening; collectors are returning to the market but only for fresh material, in certain areas, at certain price points.
Trade sales, sluggish at the Fair's onset due, in part, to the short lead-time between set-up and opening, picked up on Saturday through Sunday with enough books and/or invoices moving around to notice but not directly collide with.
Many, if not most, of the British dealers exhibiting were disappointed with trade and retail sales; a few of them reported that it was their worst Fair ever. One with a long memory for trade history declared the current rare book market as being the worst in eighty years, since the Depression.
It should be pointed out that they made money, just not as much as they've been used to. This is a common refrain.
I did talk to a couple of dealers who busted out, not earning enough to cover expenses. They were the exception. Every Fair has a few who go underwater for the duration; it is not uncommon.
Most of the movement of goods fell into the $2500 and below range. That was the result at last year's New York Antiquarian Book Fair, last September's Santa Monica Book Fair, and the San Francisco Book Fair two weeks ago. It is safe, I think, to conclude a trend.
Antiquarian material remains somewhat sluggish, though fresh material at whatever price continues to lure buyers. It appears that the market for such may be contracting with the high-culture, financially-secure collecting base that supports it. To what degree it contracts remains to be seen, though if that collecting base continues to shrink leaving fewer and fewer individuals in the buying pool along with institutions then we may see a turn lasting quite some time until tastes - and the economy - change.
A few dealers reported that they were so disappointed with results that they are reconsidering showing in New York in April, their rationale being that the market will not be changing that dramatically, particularly with fresh material, in two months to warrant the expense.
Yet other dealers were quite pleased with how they did. One hailing from a Western state was kissed by serendipity followed by a lightning strike: Someone walked into his shop three weeks ago with a few boxes of books containing full runs, signed first editions, first printings of post-1950 American novelists, including William Vollman. He scurried to get them cataloged in time to show at the Fair. On Saturday, he found himself in conversation with a librarian. She had a problem: She's trying to build a collection of books by latter-20th century American novelists. He had the solution. She bought it all.
Jesus Saves! could have been the headline to this post. On Saturday, a buyer representing a well-funded private Christian evangelical library in Texas visited each exhibitor's booth and snapped up Bibles and related Christian volumes at all price points as if building an ark in anticipation of a latter-day Deluge. Given the current cultural-political climate, that might actually be the plan, for all I know.
The Pied Piper of Bibles drew editions of Scripture out from the Fair's every nook and cranny. From his flute, a seductively lilting song of Mammon at play in the fields of the Lord wafted throughout the showrooms.
"Bible Guy, have you seen the Bible Guy?"
"Where's the guy looking for Bibles?"
"I've got a Bible! Where is he?"
"Is he looking for a signed first edition?"
"Does the Marijuana Bible count?
The money-changing in the temple of rare books was most welcome, if irreverent by Biblical standards. It was certainly a blessing. The man reportedly spent over one million dollars on acquisitions.
The younger dealers are coming into their own. Each I spoke with reported that they did good to great business. Some were writing more invoices to reach prior dollar volume but no one complained. They are adapting to a changing marketplace.
The book collecting base's tastes are changing. Fresh material of any sort will always attract buyers. But fresh material and new and, up until now, soft collecting genres that appeal to the under-40 demographic seems to be the direction the collecting base is heading toward. The trade will, hopefully, follow.
Those who feel that collecting the Western canon of literature is at dire risk should remember that collecting tastes and interest in authors and subjects ebbs and flows. At some point, everything old-old will become new-old again. The standard collectible war-horses may be headed out to pasture for awhile but they'll return ready for another run for the money.
In sum, there was crying and there was smiling at the Fair. Things are, indeed, returning to normal.
The article was posted by Stephen J. Gertz on Book Patrol (Thursday, February 18, 2010) and is presented here by permission of the author. Thank you very much.
Picture Gallery (by permission of Pia Glaser of Randall House and Antonella Manganelli of Marninart)
43d California Book Fair Coda: Happy Trails - Stephen J. Gertz about a mysterious stranger and rare book selling in hard times


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Traffic events app
Some sort of at-a-glance app for major events which will impact traffic (sporting events, parades, maybe even planned protests and school breaks). Perhaps even events at Key Arena/Seattle Center. If feasible, road closures and suggested re-routes (i.e. Broad Street, SLU changes b/c of Mercer construction work).
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Fortissimo Films has acquired worldwide rights outside mainland China to Berlin competition title Black Coal, Thin Ice, directed by Diao Yinan.
Starring Liao Fan (Let The Bullets Fly) and Taiwanese actress Gwei Lun-mei, the film revolves around a former detective who, while investigating a series of murders, falls in love with a mysterious woman with a link to all the victims.
An official China-Hong Kong co-production, the film is produced by China's Omnijoi Media Corp; Boneyard Entertainment China, the local subsidiary of New York-based Boneyard Entertainment, and China Film Company.
Vivian Qu and Wan Juan produced with Shen Yang and Zhang Dajun as co-producers.
Diao previously directed Night Train (2007), which premiered in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section, and Uniform, about a man impersonating a police officer.
The deal was brokered by Fortissimo chairman Michael J. Werner and executive vice president, sales and acquisitions, Winnie Lau together with the film's producer Wan Juan and co-producer Shen Yang.
Established in 2005, Omnijoi is involved in film and TV production and operates movie theatres. The company has invested in films such as Teddy Chen's Bodyguards And Assassins and Jiang Wen's Let The Bullets Fly.
Boneyard Entertainment manages three funds to finance film and TV production and has invested in films such as Billy Bob Thornton's Sling Blade and Hal Hartley's Henry Fool.


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Creationism in 3-D
A skeptic engages three types of creationists who claim science supports their beliefs, yet they contradict one another
During the tsunami of bicentennial celebrations of Charles Darwin's 200th birthday in February, I visited the fringes of evolutionary skepticism to better understand how one of science's grandest theories could still be doubted.
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol, England, is run by a kindly gentlemen named Anthony Bush, who insisted that I not confuse him with those "loony American creationists" who think that Earth is only 6,000 years old. "How old do you think it is?" I queried. "Oh, I've worked it out to be around 100,000 years old, with Adam and Eve at around 21,000 years old." (At an order of magnitude difference that makes Mr. Bush only five zeros shy of reality.)
What about, I pressed on, all the geologic evidence for a much older Earth? All those strata of, say, sandstone — loose sand compressed into solid rock over immense periods? Those strata are laid down every season, like tree rings, Bush explained. Interesting analogy, given that we can see trees growing from year to year, but where can we find sand being annually compressed into stone? (continue reading…)