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The disinterest Isiah Thomas showed in his last days as coach of the New York Knicks was palpable, and pretty much understood by all parties. But remember: He's not being fired by the Knicks. He's just taking a different job with the team so that $18 million still left on his contract can be collected. So what's he gonna do? How does $18 million to stay the hell away from the team sound?
The New York Daily News reports this morning that Isiah will specifically not be allowed to talk to any players. Nice gig, if you can get it.
According to a team source, Thomas has been barred from having any contact with the team as part of his reassignment agreement with Knicks president Donnie Walsh. Such an agreement is critical for a new coach as he tries to reestablish a winning culture at Madison Square Garden and distance himself from the Thomas regime.
Thomas is responsible for acquiring every player on the current roster and the fear is that if he were allowed to have any contact, including telephone calls, he could either willingly or unwillingly undermine the incoming coach.
As The Legend Of Cecilio Guante points out, that makes Isiah a tremendously well-paid secretary (and coffee boy for Jim Dolan). Isiah is making $18 million to stay away from his employers. The man was a genius all along!
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This case has a slim design with rounded corners and includes the screws needed for mounting the Raspberry Pi. As pictured, one of the side panels has holes which allow airflow which makes this case the perfect fit for high demand media centres or RetroPie setups.
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There is a new Raspberry Pi! The long-awaited upgrade to the Rasberry Pi 1 Model A+ (Rpi1 A+). In this article, we are going to look at how much improvement the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ (Rpi3 A+) is over the Rpi1 A+ as well as how it stacks ...
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If you're looking for a good quality case for your Model B+, this is the case for you. It is simple to put together (4 screws) and there is a slot that allows you to remove/insert the MicroSD card as needed.
If you are trying to decide between this case and the current official Raspberry Pi case for the B+, keep in mind that the position of the 2 LEDs on the board differ from the Pi 1 to Pi 3. This case will suit both because the rear ventilation holes will allow you to see the PCB (and the the LEDs) from the outside. Whereas the new official case will only suit the latest Model B+ because its LEDs have moved to the other side of the board and the case has 2 holes specifically for those LEDs. (Posted on 1/01/2018)
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ST. PETERSBURG -- The Indians were baseball's best team against left-handed pitching last season. On Saturday night at Tropicana Field, Rays lefty Erik Bedard showed just how much things can change in only one year.
Bedard baffled Cleveland's lineup over six innings and Indians starter Zach McAllister could not get through five, creating a combination to result in a 7-1 loss for the Tribe. The defeat ended the Indians' modest four-game winning streak and snapped a run of seven straight quality starts from their starting rotation.View Full Game Coverage
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Indians were baseball's best team against left-handed pitching last season. On Saturday night at Tropicana Field, Rays lefty Erik Bedard showed just how much things can change in only one year.
Bedard baffled Cleveland's lineup over six innings and Indians starter Zach McAllister could not get through five, creating a combination to result in a 7-1 loss for the Tribe. The defeat ended the Indians' modest four-game winning streak and snapped a run of seven straight quality starts from their starting rotation.View Full Game Coverage
The Indians took this one on the chin, but thy also took it in stride.
"I wouldn't call one like this frustrating," Tribe right fielder David Murphy said. "The ones that are frustrating are the games that you just beat yourself. Even if we got a little bit going with the offense tonight, we still may not have won.
"They had a good offensive showing tonight. They put up seven runs. I think the key right now for us is, when we play pretty well, we need to win those games."
Cleveland dropped to 4-9 this year against southpaw starters, turning in an early showing that is in direct contrast to how the club fared last season.
In 2013, the Indians ranked first in the Majors in average (.271), on-base percentage (.341) and OPS (.766) against lefties, posting a 36-20 record against left-handed starters throughout their Wild Card-clinching campaign. Heading into Saturday's meeting with Bedard, the Tribe ranked last in baseball with a .212 average against lefties and 29th overall with a .615 OPS.
Indians manager Terry Francona pointed to the fact that players such as Carlos Santana and Ryan Raburn, among others, have yet to get much going against lefties. Santana has hit .146 with a .593 OPS against left-handers this season, compared to .299 with an .864 OPS in '13. Raburn has slumped as well, hitting .175 (.486 OPS) against lefties this year after hitting .308 (1.020 OPS) against them a year ago.
Two more culprits to this point against southpaws have been first baseman Nick Swisher (.156 this year compared to .295 last season) and catcher Yan Gomes (.216 in '14 compared to .327 in '13).
"When we get going, I think we will be fine," Francona said. "I don't want to blame [guys like Santana and Raburn], but a lot of times last year with a lefty, they were hitting fourth or fifth with of an OPS of probably 1.000. Ray is starting to show signs that he's starting to swing it. We've got to get Carlos going."
Cleveland's only breakthrough against Bedard came in the second inning, when Raburn pulled a pitch into left field for a one-out double. The Indians went 0-for-5 against Bedard before that hit and then went 0-for-14 against him after Raburn reached. The 35-year-old veteran finished the night with four strikeouts and three walks within his 101 pitches.
Raburn later added a run-scoring sacrifice fly against Rays closer Grant Balfour in the ninth.
The Indians' best chance against Bedard came in the fourth inning, when the left-hander issued back-to-back walks to Swisher and Michael Brantley to start things off. Bedard followed that brief setback with a strikeout of Santana before inducing consecutive flyouts off the bats of Raburn and Asdrubal Cabrera to escape the jam.
"He mixed and matched," Francona said of Bedard, "even to the point, not just with speeds, but almost in his delivery. He'd slide step for effect with the hitters, not so much the runners. He'd quicken up his delivery. He just really mixed and matched angles, speeds, everything."
It marked the first time in Bedard's 11-year career (230 games) that he spun at least six shutout innings with no more than one hit allowed. The lefty also collected his first win in eight years against the Indians, who last were defeated by Bedard on July 8, 2006.
"He's got that little turn in his delivery, so he hides the ball a little bit," Murphy said. "When he throws the ball on his glove side, he's got a little natural cut to it. He's always had a pretty good curveball. He's added a changeup over the years. He's been around a long time. He knows how to pitch."
The Rays, meanwhile, fared well against McAllister.
The big right-hander breezed through the first two innings before surrendering an RBI single to David DeJesus in the third, giving Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead. In the fourth, the Rays tacked on two more runs -- one via a sacrifice fly from Matt Joyce and the other courtesy of an RBI single by Yunel Escobar.
Tampa Bay chased McAllister from the contest with another two-run burst in the fifth. With one out, Ben Zobrist delivered a base hit before crossing the plate on a double from Evan Longoria. McAllister then yielded a run-scoring single to James Loney, putting Cleveland in a 5-0 hole and convincing Francona to turn to his bullpen.
"I felt good overall," McAllister said. "I just left some balls in the middle and fell behind a few guys, and they were able to put some pretty good swings on it and get some guys on base. And then they did what they do, be agrgressive on the basepaths and kind of cause some havoc."
Over the previous seven games, the Indians' rotation had turned in a 1.69 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 48 innings, notching a quality start in each outing. McAllister could not keep that streak alive after being charged with five runs on eight hits in only 4 1/3 innings of work.
"Until we get to that point where we're playing extremely, extremely well," Murphy said. "And everybody's hitting on all cylinders and we're just reeling off wins, we need to do the little things well and close out our chances when we do have chances to win."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian.


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Humans are hard-wired to seek symmetry, and nowhere is that more obvious than on TV.
From the days of "The Honeymooners" onward, most everything there boils down to pairs. In recent years these have come in three basic varieties: romance, bromance and BFFs. Two people forced to work/live/parent together battle their way through their differences until they become best buddies. A man and a woman bicker and bait each other until they fall in love. Friendships of youth are tested by the twists of time and maturity but invariably prove unbreakable.
Ensembles exist, but their ranks are inevitably defined by courtship — the female bonds of "Grey's Anatomy," the Jane Austen-approved ending of "How I Met Your Mother." "Modern Family's" convention flouting did not extend to including a singleton sibling, and even the alpha-male posturing of "True Detective" ended, in "Casablanca" fashion, with love conquering all and the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Increasingly, however, television is making room for relationships that side-step easy sentiment to explore the other ways in which we bind ourselves to each other. Some are new, made possible by the breakdown of old prejudice — non-romantic male/female partnerships, the intermingling of races and sexual preferences — while others are simply more sophisticated depictions of the many emotions that exist outside the rosy realm of "lerve."
On "Elementary," Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu's modern iteration of Holmes and Watson could, eventually, end in a big clinch, but two seasons in, they remain a prickly and working partnership. On "Homeland" the mutually wary working relationship between Carrie (Claire Danes) and Saul (Mandy Patinkin) took center stage last season, while "Breaking Bad" pushed the teacher/student, faux-father/son template through a mirror darkly.
The clones of "Orphan Black" come in clusters and redefine sisterhood; "Sleepy Hollow's" equally attractive Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) and Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) are united by fate but not longing, and the partnership of Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone) and Red Reddington (James Spader) on "The Blacklist" is untouched by the sadistic sexuality of the Clarice/Hannibal bond on which it seemed, at first, to be based.
Nowhere, however, is this new breed of partnership more visible than on "Game of Thrones." Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his knight-errant captor Brienne (Gwendoline Christie); Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) and his freelance bodyguard Bronn (Jerome Flynn); even Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) and Hodor (Kristian Nairn) have relationships that cannot be defined with one word. Taken together they are the driving force of the show.
And none beat Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) and her string of unlikely allies. Whether Arya becomes a key player in Westeros politics, or even survives her own story, is up to George R.R. Martin, but she has certainly upended a cart full of television traditions.
She entered as an archetype, a classic tomboy, Scout Finch with a direwolf, preferring swords to silks, the company of men to women. Three seasons later, Arya understands the sword, and the world of men, all too well, having witnessed the beheading of her father and the desecrated body of her brother, brutally murdered along with their mother. She herself has survived squalor and slaughter through her wits and her ability to work with what she has — a group of fellow slaves, an assassin who owes her a debt, even the brutal Lannister mastermind Tywin. As Season 4 opens, Arya is the "hostage" of the Hound (Rory McCann), formerly the King's chief thug who once murdered Arya's best friend. The Hound now hopes to ransom her to her aunt.
Over the course of their still unfinished journey, they have each saved the other's life and forged a bitter but undeniable bond through deed if not words. Watching Arya kill her first man, the Hound acknowledges both the pain and the pleasure; though aware of his past, Arya continues to search for some dormant seed of morality in the Hound. Together, they have the kind of mutual understanding that too often is mistaken for love.
In "Game of Thrones," few things are mistaken for love, and that is one of the main reasons it is so successful. Behind all the fantasy trappings and the brutal parents, the endless tally of inter-family slights and the war of the Five Kings, "Game of Thrones" is a celebration of unlikely alliances that explore the hybrid emotions too often ignored by television in favor of palettes bright or dark.
Some of this is simply a function of logistics. With his sprawling cast and teetering stack of storylines, Martin and then the creators of the HBO version had to do something to organize plot and showcase character development. And if you are chronicling a quest, be it to revive chivalry ("Don Quixote"), flee your drunken Pap ("Huck Finn"), destroy the one ring of power ("Lord of the Rings") or sit on the Iron Throne, you can't go wrong with the odd-couple alliance.
Unlikely connection is also one of literature's Big Themes. Since the beginning of time, we have comforted ourselves with tales in which what first seems alien proves to be kin. We want to believe that, all tangible, historical and cultural differences aside, humanity is essentially a force of attraction and unity. It's the look of mutual admiration or pain between two warring soldiers, the friendship that springs between children of hostile races, the love that grows between a couple so different they initially can't stand each other.
There are certainly relationships that fit within this rubric on "Game of Thrones" — Jon Snow and the Wildling warrior Ygritte, Daenerys and her Khal Drogo — but many more defy the dictates of sentiment that television and indeed popular culture have for too long taken as a given. Jaime and Brienne met more as fellow warriors and misfits than man and woman; Tyrion's relationship with Bronn began as a matter of business and to a certain extent remains that way. Hodor and Bran are essentially two people made one.
The show's respect for and use of children also broadens both the scope of cast and story; it removes romance from the equation in a way that is liberating. Women especially benefit from stories that explore the sort of tensions and attractions that do not need to end in bed or declarations of unending sisterly devotion, but it's equally good news for men, who can, one hopes, shake off the tedious tyranny of "bromance." Coined to describe the once-revolutionary idea that men can love each other in nonsexual, nonwarrior ways, bromance has become as much a narrative crutch as romance.
We turn to television for escape, but paradoxically that holds us only if there is an essential emotional connection. As with Arya Stark, we find the people we need in this life as often as we find the people we truly love, and we do what we can to understand and accommodate their strengths and weaknesses. With those choices we define our world and ourselves, and move humanity's story forward. Through winter-clenched forests, along roiling rivers and urban streets toward whatever understanding dragons, clones and complicated crimes may help reveal.


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Mosquitoes collected by the Livingston County Health Department have tested positive for the West Nile virus. The mosquitoes in question were collected on July 16 from the north side of Pontiac. To date, there have been no human cases of West Nile virus in Livingston County.
Donnie Simmons, director of Environmental Health at the Livingston County Health Department, said that there are mosquito traps set up in three separate parts of the county, so specimens can be collected on a regular basis and tested for the virus.
"We have them set up in Flanagan, Pontiac and Fairbury," he said.
Surveillance for West Nile virus in Illinois includes laboratory tests on mosquito batches, dead crows, blue jays, robins and other perching birds, as well as testing sick horses and humans with West Nile-like disease symptoms. People who observe a sick or dying crow, blue jay, robin or other perching bird should contact the Livingston County Health Department, which will determine if the bird will be picked up for testing.
West Nile virus is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that has picked up the virus by feeding on an infected bird. Common West Nile virus symptoms include fever, nausea, headache and muscle aches. Symptoms may last from a few days to a few weeks. However, four out of five people infected with West Nile virus will not show any symptoms. In rare cases, severe illness including meningitis or encephalitis, or even death, may occur. People older than 50 are at higher risk for severe illness from West Nile virus.
Simmons said this is the first time since the county began testing that a mosquito came back positive for the virus. He said that no birds have tested positive in at least two years and they also haven't had any human cases in the county.
There are steps that can be taken to avoid contracting the virus, Simmons noted. These include avoiding the outdoors when mosquitoes are most active, especially between dusk and dawn, making sure doors and windows are shut during those hours and have tight-fitting screens, repairing or replacing screens that have tears or other openings and eliminating all sources of standing water where mosquitoes can breed, including flowerpots, wading pools, old tires and any other receptacles. Change water in birdbaths weekly. When outdoors, wear shoes and socks, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt, and apply insect repellent that contains DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus or IR 3535, according to label instructions. Consult a physician before using repellents on infants.
The city of Pontiac has been proactive in fighting the mosquito population, decreasing the chances of contracting the virus. A mosquito-spraying truck, which carries an ultra low volume applicator machine, turns the chemical into a fine mist.
"The product we use is called Kontrol, which we purchase from a company called Univar," said Pontiac Superintendent of Streets and Alleys Chris Brock.
He said the machine that is used is required to be calibrated every year by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to make sure it's functioning correctly.
He says it is designed to kill mosquitoes, so it's not designed to hurt or be harmful to humans.
Lately, the city has been spraying weekly, but Brock says it is different every year.
"A lot of it is gauged on folks calling in and reporting that the mosquitoes are bad. We don't like to do blanket treatments if we don't need to," he said. "Obviously, now with the West Nile threat, we're going to be a lot more regular with our application, now that we know West Nile is here.
Additional information about West Nile Virus can be found at the Illinois Department of Public Health's website at www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/wnv.htm or by calling the Livingston County Health Department at 815-844-7174, ext. 216.
Mosquitoes test positive for virus
Mosquitoes collected by the Livingston County Health Department have tested positive for the West Nile virus. The mosquitoes in question were collected on July 16 from the north side of Pontiac. To date, there have been no human cases of West Nile virus in Livingston County.


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The NFL fraternity was busy keeping up with their favorite college football teams on Saturday, and Texas A&M's 29-24 upset over defending Bowl Championship Series champion Alabama was a major talking point on Twitter among current and former players.
Several NFL players were impressed with the performance of Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, who torched the Crimson Tide for 253 yards passing and two touchdowns. Among the admirers was Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jonathan Dwyer, who might know a little something about emerging talent:
That guy manziel is legit..— Jonathan Dwyer (@JDwyer27) November 11, 2012
Manziel also has a fan in former NFL running back Jamal Anderson, but he's not about to call the Aggies' quarterback the best player in the college ranks:
Manziel's Heisman hype is getting solar powered now. However, Marquis Lee is the best football player in the nation.— Jamal Anderson (@jamthedirtybird) November 11, 2012
Anderson also said Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin deserves credit for the upset:
Saban dominates the press for obvious reasons. But, Kevin Sumlin, you're a hell of a football coach, too...— Jamal Anderson (@jamthedirtybird) November 10, 2012
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb tried to make sense of the big sports stories on Saturday:
Bama falls to Johnny Football. Phil Jackson back to the Lakers. What's next...— Randall Cobb (@rcobb18) November 11, 2012
Oakland Raiders running back Mike Goodson was in a trash-talking mood after Alabama's loss:
Alright Bama fans I'm done wit y'all for now.... Just make sure to get all the sharp objects outta Nicks office !— Mike Goodson (@GoodNplenty33) November 11, 2012
Baltimore Ravens safety Christian Thompson was among the players pleased to see Alabama lose:
"@334upshaw41: "@c_33_t: Look like the Crimson Tide about to STOP rolling @334upshaw41" that was a good game hands down we good tho" tru!— Christian Thompson (@C_33_T) November 11, 2012
Packers guard T.J. Lang wasn't upset about the Crimson Tide rolling over:
"@jsitton71: Roll tide" roll right on down to the river and drown your hopes— TJ Lang (@TJLang70) November 11, 2012
Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath took a more sportsmanlike stance on the game:
No excuses for or from Bama. Tide made mistakes and lost a tight gm. to an Aggie team that earned the victory with effort & good execution.— Joe Namath (@RealJoeNamath) November 11, 2012
Not everyone was tweeting about Texas A&M's big win. New York Giants safety Stevie Brown (and former Wolverine) predictably was thrilled Michigan beat Northwestern 38-31 in overtime, but he didn't tune in until he heard about quarterback Devin Gardner's 53-yard bomb to Roy Roundtree in the closing seconds of regulation:
great to hear, love my boys in blue, now time to find it on TV— Stevie Brown (@scbr3) November 10, 2012
Despite only watching overtime, Brown was clearly thrilled with the result.
KENNY wit the hit!!!! only got to c OT but great win #goblue #Michigan— Stevie Brown (@scbr3) November 10, 2012
Former Michigan standout Desmond Howard was also happy with Michigan's win:
What a resilient and gutsy performance by those young Wolverines! #GoBlue #AMAIZING— Desmond Howard (@DesmondHoward) November 10, 2012
In other Big Ten games, Houston Texans linebacker J.J. Watt complemented Wisconsin quarterback Curt Phillips in a 62-14 thrashing of Indiana:
Very happy for @curtphillips10. Big win in his debut as a starter for the Badgers. Great guy who deserves it. #Perseverance— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) November 10, 2012
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was pleased to see Purdue hold off Iowa, 27-24:
Great win for Purdue @boilerfootball today over Iowa. Happy for Coach Hope and the boys. Win out and we go Bowling!!!— Drew Brees (@drewbrees) November 10, 2012
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Cribbs tweeted some support to his alma mater Kent State during its 48-32 victory over Miami (Ohio):
Kent State is dominating Miami of Ohio right now 35-7... Go Flashes!!!— Josh Cribbs (@JoshCribbs16) November 10, 2012
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline chimed in on Florida scoring the winning touchdown on a spectacular blocked punt in a 27-20 win over Lafayette (La.):
.13 to go in the game and your punting from your own 35... FYI coaches, ya the team your playing may try to block the punt....? Smh— Brian Hartline (@brianhartline) November 10, 2012
Atlanta Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon couldn't hold back his enthusiasm for Missouri's 51-48 victory over Tennessee:
Big win for my Tigers!!!! #MIZ— Sean Weatherspoon (@SeanWSpoon56) November 10, 2012
Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Kevin Rutland was also pleased to see the Tigers win:
There is absolutely nothing better than #mizzou crunch time win!! Proud of the boys!— Kevin Rutland (@K_Rutland22) November 10, 2012
Chicago Bears defensive tackle DeMario Pressley was cheering on North Carolina State from a special place:
In the man cave, (my basement) watching the #wolfpack #gopack #ncstate DO WORK! (( this is a perfect pic. Lo instagr.am/p/R3U-a1C3zk/— DeMario Pressley (@dmpressley) November 10, 2012


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TORTURE DIVISION, the Swedish death metal project featuring guitarist Lord K. Philipson (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-GOD AMONG INSECTS, LEUKEMIA), bassist/vocalist Jörgen Sandström (VICIOUS ART, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) and drummer Tobias "Tobben" Gustafsson (VOMITORY, THE PROJECT HATE), has made a new three-song recording, "Satan, Sprit Och Våld", available for free download at TortureDivison.net.
The effort, which was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö (ex-EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, NIGHTINGALE) at Unisound in Örebro, Sweden, contains the following tracks:
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02. Otukt
03. Satan, Sprit Och Våld
Commented the band: "We can never thank [Dan] enough for supporting us and getting us such a great fucken sound time and time again.
"Now to some serious business — you know we will always give you our music for free. That's our agenda and all. BUT, if you like what you hear (which you do, or you are absolutely retarded), show us some gratitude by donating a dollar or 5 to our PayPal. That's not asking too fucken much, now is it? Thing is, we use any eventual cash we get in donations for further recordings and merch and whatnot. You don't have to donate, of course not, but we'd appreciate it 'coz it helps us big time in keeping this band alive. And hey, buy a shirt while you're at it. That way you'll be the coolest kid in church on Sunday wen you sport it in front of your pedophile minister. You don't like shirts? Then buy a goddamn CD from us. Them bastards are downright excellent, you know.
"Anyways, enjoy this fantastic slab of utter death and come over to our forums and share your opinions on this masterpiece. Hopefully we'll be faster with the next effort, but sometimes shit happens and it's not like we do anything according to anyone's rules but our own. So, put on the bulletproof vest you got hidden in your closet, coz 'Satan, Sprit Och Våld' is lethal."
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Glen Murray
It must have been very vindicating for Murray to return Boston and be a top marksman. When he originally arrived in Beantown, his size and style of play drew immediate comparisons to none other than Cam Neely. Under the burden of those weighty expectations he left town as a disappointment, but he came back as an all star game representative.
Glen Murray retired after the 2008 season. He returned to California to live though he still has strong personal and business ties in Nova Scotia. He is the owner of the Bridgewater Hotel in Bridgewater, NS.


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Amanuensis Monday - Confederate First Lady, Varina Howell Davis
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This (1886) was late in Jefferson's life, I think, because I looked up the longish entry on Wikipedia. He had already written The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, and his defiant views had somewhat softened. He was at this time telling Southerners that they should be faithful to the Union now, even though he wasn't apologizing for anything the South did during the Civil War.ReplyDelete
In old age, Jefferson Davis was honored and even loved in the South, whereas as President of the Confederacy he had been more or less a failure.
His wife seems family-centered and unapologetic about her routine views that other races are inferior. She seems dismissive about another lady's newfangled beliefs that dark men are now "brothers." I don't know if she is echoing her husband's thoughts, but I wouldn't be surprised. She writes with the same kind of casual semi-contempt of "colored people" that I often heard as I grew up in the mid-20th century, and documented in my book. I think she is probably parroting the majority views of whites about race.
Her bias is much more visible today than it would have been in 1886, of course.
Very interesting. Ive been interested in Varina Davis because she lived an amazing life -- and though she was amazingly devoted to Davis --in fact she saved his life, she is trashed to this day by some in Virginia, go see the Virginia Encyclopedic, which is stunningly insulting to her looks, intelligence, and suggest she was after Davis for his money, and accuses her of "contact with Northerners" and of "living in the North".ReplyDelete
Usually encyclopedias are flattering -- but this piece was scathing, for an encyclopedia. WOW. She was a beautiful woman -- but it even insulted her LOOKS. How petty, even if she had been homely, but amazing, because she was HOT, as we would say today. They even insulted her father! And this was written lately -- clearly someone over at Encyclopedia VA hates her.
They went out of their way to dismiss her looks, intelligence, and devotion to her husband. She was far far far more devoted to him than he deserved.
Compare that to how they describe Lee's wife -- now, there was a homely woman, especially as she grew older. But that same encyclopdia is glowing about her.
Varina, however, would later become friends with Mrs US Grant, and spend time with "Yankees" and eventually say she realized the right side won the Civil War.
That probably did her in with EV.
But also her letter - her amazing letter. See part of it here.
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ST. PAUL (AP) — A series of Citizens Forums kicks off this week to give Minnesotans a chance to weigh in on their priorities and visions for the environment.
The first two forums are Tuesday in Rochester and Bloomington. Other forums are set for Wednesday in Duluth, Worthington on Dec. 10. St. Cloud on Dec. 12 and Moorhead on Dec. 14.
The Environmental Quality Board is convening the forums to assess Minnesota's progress toward clean air, water and energy. The board says it wants to engage citizens in constructive dialogue, identify environmental challenges, and define a vision for Minnesota's environmental future.
State leaders will gather in March for a one-day summit where they will discuss the feedback received at the six forums, and begin planning a blueprint for Minnesota's environmental and economic future.
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We recently heard (pun intended) that Facebook was planning to introduce sound notifications to alert users whenever they had a new interaction (treading on some ancient AOL ground, aren't we?), and today the feature was rolled out. The video below captures the magic at hand.
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Hit up your Facebook Settings and head to Notifications. The very first option should say "All notifications, sounds on." Hit view, and uncheck the box. Done and done.


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The Mets' inability to hire a hitting coach illustrates indecision, which is one of several reasons why marquee free agents won't come here.
Among the others:
New York: The city can be daunting for someone who only experienced it in a hotel room and stadium. It is very expensive to live here, crowded and there's the media crush.
The Yankees: Considering the above factors, if a player is willing to come, there's no contest when the Yankees are also interested, as they will always pay more.
Money: The Mets' track record under Sandy Alderson is to stay away from big money contracts, which is also why a trade for a guy like Troy Tulowitzki and subsequent contract extension will never happen.
Commitment to winning: The Mets' reputation in the sport is they are not willing to go the extra mile to bring in good-to-great players because of the cost. That might also come to play down the road when it comes to dealing with Matt Harvey.
Youth: The Mets are rebuilding and many veterans not hanging on for a paycheck don't want to be a part of that situation.
Continuity: Since their last World Series appearance in 2000, the Mets have had four general managers and five managers, which doesn't promote commitment. For example, the Mets have manager Terry Collins to only a one-year extension.
Treatment of players: Players talk and often gripe. The issue over Carlos Beltran's surgery, circumstances around Jose Reyes' departure, and trade of R.A. Dickey all raised red flags about how the organization handles key issues. And, don't think for a second the bickering between Harvey and management doesn't raise questions.
Wilpon Situation: Players and agents aren't stupid. They are aware of the Wilpon's financial situation and how it impacts the team. They know there will be low-ball offers and salary dumps can come at any time.
Hiring a hitting coach should be a simple matter, especially when others have done the same with former Mets' coaches.
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- Nov 18:
- Deadline for flood victims to apply for relief in Superior extended to Dec. 9
- Nov 14:
- Sunshine Canyon Drive, Flagstaff Road to reopen to all users Saturday
- Nov 6:
- Superior Chamber establishes relief fund for residents affected by floods
- Oct 15:
- Boulder County homeowner haunted by mysterious concrete block
- Oct 5:
- Boulder area car buyers warned how to avoid flood-damaged autos
- Boulder Reservoir draws 300 volunteers for flood clean-up, repairs
- Oct 4:
- Vail Resorts to put 150 employees to work fixing flood-ravaged Coal Creek Trail
- Oct 3:
- Superior launches Flood Buster program to match volunteers with victims
- Oct 1:
- Superior to hold rescheduled flood repair volunteer project Saturday
- Superior to hold flood impact public meeting tonight
- Sep 25:
- Superior to host volunteer project day Saturday to repair flood damage
- Sep 22:
- Boulder County flood victims facing housing crunch
- Sep 21:
- Boulder ceremony honors memory of couple lost in flood
- Boulder begins inspections of flood-damaged properties Monday
- Sep 18:
- Collection for flood relief at final Art Night Out on Friday in Lafayette
- Sep 15:
- 'Camp Erie' to provide activities for kids during flood-related school closure next week
- Sep 14:
- 234 people remain unaccounted as rescuers gain ground
- Residents, officials: We will come back.
- Road closures in Boulder, east county and surrounding area
- Boulder area canyons remain isolated
- Boulder County's major reservoirs holding steady, despite week's deluge
- Fifth-graders stranded at Cal-Wood near Jamestown return to Louisville
- Officials: Extensive road damage still being assessed
- Boulder County to provide community dumpsters for flood cleanup
- 234 remain 'unaccounted for', rescuers slowly gain ground
- Boulder remains under flash flood watch through Sunday afternoon
- Sep 13:
- Rescue crews help Lefthand Canyon residents evacuate
- St. Vrain schools closed until Thursday, BVSD officials still deciding when to reopen
- In the mouth of Boulder Canyon: The aftermath of a 100-year flood
- Football: No make-up date yet as CU postpones game against Fresno State because of flood
- East Boulder County emerges from a tough night of evacs, road closures
- Boulder to see some relief, but more rain in forecast
- U.S. 36 reopened in both directions between Denver and Boulder
- 181 'unaccounted for,' at least 3 dead in Boulder County
- Flood-related closures in Boulder County for Friday, Sept. 13
- List of Boulder County road closures due to flooding
- Boulder police chief tours flood damage, says 'things are looking better'
- Eldorado Springs residents ordered to evacuate due to high waters, mudslide risk
- Sep 12:
- Surge of water carrying cars, other debris flattens in Boulder Canyon
- Evacuations ordered for 4,000 residents along Boulder Creek
- Flooding claims at least 2 lives in Boulder, Jamestown
- RTD suspends numerous bus routes in Boulder
- 2nd Boulder flooding fatality was recent Centaurus grad Wesley Quinlan, friends say
- 100-year-flood: Boulder rainfall records swamped in dueling weather systems
- Louisville, Lafayette open shelters as creeks swell; downtown Superior under evac order
- Homeless people turned away from Boulder flood shelter
- Flooding prompts evacuations near Erie; community center to serve as shelter
- BVSD: Students at Jamestown's CalWood Education Center are safe
- Closures: Host of area roads closed, as well as CU, Naropa, Boulder Valley, St. Vrain schools
- Firefighter trapped by 'wall of water' rescued, suffers severe injuries
- Boulder registers wettest 24-hour period, and month, on record
- Sheriff asks Boulder County residents to stay home today, keep roads clear
- 500-year flood nearly cuts Longmont in two, forces evacuations
- National Guard carries evacuees from Lyons, delivers supplies
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The University of Colorado is hoping to resume classes on Monday, however, a final decision has not yet been made.
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All Boulder Valley School District schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
The Boulder Public Library's main branch at 1001 Arapahoe Ave. will be open from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, but the parking lot remains closed due to debris.
Both the East and South Boulder Recreation Centers will be open today. However, all weekend classes have been canceled.
All city Open Space and Mountain Parks lands and trails are closed due to dangerous conditions.
City of Boulder closed parks and paths include: the Boulder Creek Path, Boulder Reservoir, Coot Lake, Crestview Park, Eben G. Fine Park, Elks Parks, Knollwood tennis courts, Mapleton ball fields, Pleasant View Fields, Stazio ball fields and the Valmont bike park.
The city also has ordered partial closures or restricted access to: Bear Creek Park, Burke Park, Columbia Cemetery, East Boulder Community Center, Harlow Platts Park, Keewayden Park, North Boulder Park, North Boulder Recreation Center, Scott Carpenter Park and Parkside.
The Good Sam Bike Jam scheduled for today in Lafayette has been canceled due to flooding along the bike routes. Food and water for the event for about 600 people will be donated to the shelter at Niwot High School, where evacuees from Jamestown are headed.
Out Boulder, the local nonprofit advocacy organization for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer community, has postponed today's Boulder Pridefest and related events.
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How much is a dash of bitters? I always measure mine by the drop. I want my drink using bitters to taste the same as it did the last time.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
An All-White Tablescape
Until next time, stay shabby!
54 comments:
- Nancy said...
Viewing your decor is like being transported into a fairy tale...everything is so lovely and makes me want to live there! Thanks for sharing your tablescape. It's beautiful!
- April 27, 2010 at 10:41 PM
- Katie@LeBeauPaonVictorien said...
Ooooh...so pretty! I love that gorgeous mirror also! Beautiful!
- April 27, 2010 at 10:55 PM
- Mari said...
ohhhh lala stunning, I could sit by that table for hours and be totally relaxed it's soooooo romantic :)
- April 27, 2010 at 11:20 PM
- Prior said...
very lovely, as always it is such a treat to visit! Lezlee
- April 27, 2010 at 11:29 PM
- Miss Gracie's House said...
I am so glad you're playing with us! What a beautiful white playhouse you have there!
- April 28, 2010 at 12:09 AM
- elinAnita (eddaskreativiteter ) said...
- April 28, 2010 at 12:25 AM
- Tracie~MyPetiteMaison said...
Gorgeous! That mirror is a dream, well I love it all Sandy (like always).
- April 28, 2010 at 12:30 AM
- Marlene said...
That room is soooo yummy and peaceful I would never leave..I also love white..and lace and painted wood..I do have a all white guest room studio that is all mine..but I wish I could do the entire house in that style..but ...my hubby might stay in his office and never come out! :-)
- April 28, 2010 at 12:32 AM
So pretty and delicate...looks like a fairy tale setting!
- April 28, 2010 at 12:33 AM
- Bella said...
Hi Sandy... A true vision in white.. a gorgeous tablesetting! I love that etched carafe.
- April 28, 2010 at 12:59 AM
- Burlap Luxe said...
Hello Sandy,
I know I have asked you in the past if I could come create with you, I have a second request...Can I move in??
It is breath taking and I used sheets on my daughers window on my latest post for her nest.
They too are from Target
Keep inspiring us.
xx Dore
- April 28, 2010 at 1:38 AM
Beautifully Elegant!!
- April 28, 2010 at 5:48 AM
- Debby said...
So gorgeous and elegant, love this.
- April 28, 2010 at 7:05 AM
- A Cottage Muse said...
Dessert for breakfast...thank you!! It looks so inviting! I know you spell Sandy with a "y" but I am a Sandi F too!
- April 28, 2010 at 7:53 AM
- Alaina said...
I love the white, you make it look so wonderful. Happy White Wednesday.
- April 28, 2010 at 8:04 AM
Definitely dreaming and beautiful!!
It looks like it came right out of a magazine!
bee blessed
- April 28, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- www.MaisonStGermain.com said...
Blog: Capers of the vintage vixens
- April 28, 2010 at 9:51 AM
- Anne - Fiona and Twig said...
Hi Sandy!
I know it's only 125 sq ft, but I would still move into that slice of heaven in a heartbeat!
Who needs a bathroom?! ;-)
- April 28, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Debra@Common Ground said...
Your little cottage is just breathtakingly beautiful. I'm in love with your white mirror! I'm a follower of yours, Come by for a visit when you can,
- April 28, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- anything shabby chic said...
Hi Sandy,
You are so cute!!!! I stopped by shabby chic blog and saw your comment and it just made me smile!! I had to stop by and let you know!! By the way your table is just to die for!! Everything you do is just beautiful!!
- April 28, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Sweet Old Vintage said...
I just dream when I come here... Just stunning....
- April 28, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Norma said...
Every individual thing is so pretty and together they make such a lovely tablescape - looks warm and inviting :)
- April 28, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- Stephanie ~ Angelic Accents said...
Oh, your beautiful blog is dessert enough for me! I am soooo enamoured with the picture of the mirror reflecting the glorious dessert table! Stunning.
Big TX Hugs,
Angelic Accents
- April 28, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Blondie's Journal said...
What a pretty scene! I love your dressed up table and chair! You did a wonderful job!
Happy White Wednesday!
- April 28, 2010 at 8:30 PM
- frankie said...
That post is absolutely beautiful!!! Love!!!! Love!!!! Love!!! IT!!!.. everything about it!!! LOVE IT!!!
- April 28, 2010 at 10:11 PM
- All The Pretty Dishes said...
Wow! This tablescape looks like a beautiful dream-- all soft and tranquil. Very original.
- April 28, 2010 at 10:43 PM
- tales from an oc cottage said...
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, the dreaminess!!!!!
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- April 29, 2010 at 1:03 AM
- Lana said...
What wonderful white wonderland delights in this tablescape!
I'm hoping to do a white one, too and this is SUCH an INSPIRATION!
Hugs, Lana
- April 29, 2010 at 2:30 AM
- shabbyrosetreasures said...
I think this is probably what my heaven looks like! Beautiful, I love the mirror and the linens! Please stop by I am new,
- April 29, 2010 at 5:09 AM
- Johanna said...
Hi, this is a breathtaking pretty room and tablescape. Its somehow as if you opened a secret door and have a look in a former time. Very charming.
Greetings, Johanna
- April 29, 2010 at 7:37 AM
- Rene @ cottage and vine said...
Wow it's like a dream! Very, very pretty.
- April 29, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- Mary Beth @ Live. Laugh. Make Something said...
absolutely delightful! so dreamy and full of charm!
- April 29, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Cheryl~ZanyMayd said...
This post is what makes a Fairy Tale ~ Just Beautiful.....
- April 29, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Sherry said...
I love your little studio! I have been following you since Cindy over at My Romantic Home featured you. I want a little studio too!! lol It is so charming. I also love your tablescape very nice! Very romantic!
- April 29, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Tricia said...
Very elegant! I love the glasses you inherited from your grandmother -- just exquisite! Your photos are also well done.
- April 29, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Kelly McDermott-Bay said...
Love all the whites in your tablescape, it's so bold.
Kelly Bookend Diaries
- April 29, 2010 at 3:02 PM
- Debbie@Debbie-Dabble said...
What a beautiful setting! Love the lace items! Doni over at www.faithgracecrafts.blogspot.com is having a new party, Pearls and LAce Thursday!
This would be a great post for that party!
- April 29, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- Mimi said...
What a beautiful little corner for a stunning table...I am giggling about the vanilla ice cream and marshmallows!
- April 29, 2010 at 6:54 PM
- Pansy Cottage Girl said...
Absolutely stunning! I love it.
- April 29, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- Marie Arden said...
Just so lovely and etheral. I want to float away up on a cloud.
- April 29, 2010 at 8:06 PM
- Canadian Cottage said...
Oh my I just found your blog, this is lovely! You did such a wonderful job on this tablescape. White never fails to look fresh! Have a lovely day
- April 29, 2010 at 9:14 PM
- Maryjane - The Beehive Cottage said...
You are an inspiration! Just beautiful!
- April 29, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Beth said...
Wow! Is that ever beautiful! I love it!!!!
Blessings, Beth
- April 29, 2010 at 10:51 PM
- Miss Merry said...
I agree with Nancy that your room is like a fairy tale 0r maybe a daydream, so romantic and just gorgeous!
I love the textures and the light. It is just so pretty!
- April 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM
- elinAnita (eddaskreativiteter ) said...
er du svensk??
takker så mye for slik flott kommentar fra deg:)blir så glad når en får hyggelig respons fra utenlandske blogger...er utrolig gøy:)og verden blir så liten:)
ha en vakker aften
eddaKlemmer til deg
- April 30, 2010 at 12:49 PM
What a gorgeous setting. I so love all that white serenity. What a dream room.
- April 30, 2010 at 11:58 PM
Do you know what came to mind when I saw this, Sandy? The ice palace in 'Dr. Zhivago' - the most romantic setting I've ever seen in my life.
Yours looks a tad warmer - but just as lovely.
Thanks for the comment on my blog. I love that you visit & I love that you found a couple seconds to leave a comment.
- May 1, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- benchwarmer said...
just dreamy! i love the mirror and your ceilings are awsome.
- May 1, 2010 at 2:22 PM
- Gloria said...
Hi, Sandy. I just discovered your blog, and I am going to have to become a follower! Your white furnishings and style are just gorgeous! Everything looks so beautiful and cool and refreshing. You did a fantastic job. Thanks for sharing with us.
Best regards,
- May 2, 2010 at 6:34 AM
- Pearl Maple said...
Beautifully styled tablescape, you can always lure me with a gentle white on white theme but there are so many pretty details in yours that make it extra special.
- May 2, 2010 at 6:53 PM
- Sandy said...
I love white on white. It looks like the perfect spot to sip ones morning tea and take time to fully awaken before facing the world.
- May 4, 2010 at 9:08 AM
- Lady Pamela said...
Be Still My Heart! What a beautiful place. Are you participating in Where Bloggers Create II? I can't wait to see more.
- May 6, 2010 at 12:20 AM
- Dreams and Decor said...
Your blog has taken my breath away! It's so beautiful! I have signed up as a follower and can't wait to read the rest of your blog! Patti in Texas
- May 7, 2010 at 5:23 PM
- Susan (Between Naps on the Porch) said...
Hi Sandy,
I'm so sorry I missed this tablescape when you linked for Tablescape Thursday. It's beautiful! I was just stopping by for my weekly vacation in your darling studio when I noticed the tablescape on your side bar. So glad I saw it...absolutely delightful. :)
- March 21, 2011 at 3:43 AM


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Dr Patrick MacQuarrie is IUCN's new Water Policy and Sustainability Advisor. He joined the IUCN Global Water Programme in August, just one week before the start of one of the year's most important water events: Stockholm World Water Week. Here he reflects back on his attendance of this major water conference:
"I spent one of my first weeks working for IUCN attending my first World Water Week in Stockholm. At this conference, water professionals, practitioners, and academics from across the globe meet to present, discuss, and share their knowledge and enthusiasm on everything related to water management. Participants met in the form of meetings, workshops, seminars, as well as informal side events. The theme of this year's conference was 'Water and Food Security'.
I noticed several of the presentations and workshops emphasized clearly the need for better water governance and adaptive capacity in the face of climate change. Increased emphasis was also given to building capacity at the community level, where water and food security are often the weakest.
It was interesting to learn about a variety of water approaches presented, such as a regional fund for water governance in Peru and local adaptive measures to variable rainfall harvesting in the Himalayan highlands of Nepal. In nearly every case study, presenters emphasized the need for better cooperation and communication between stakeholders and institution across multiple scales.
The IUCN Water Programme is currently focused on precisely these strategic areas. In a workshop entitled 'Bridging Boundaries through Multilevel Water Governance for Climate Adaptation', organised by IUCN and the Environmental Law Centre, participants discussed the attributes of effective multi-level governance and adaptive strategies in basins, such as the Goascaran in Mesoamerica and the Mekong in Asia. Participants broke out into groups and discovered innovative concepts such as "Smart Basins" and the need for "associability" among stakeholder institutions. The workshop concluded with an expert panel covering Asia, Southern Africa, and Europe.
Another theme heard across many presentations and workshops was resilience and adaptive capacity of water systems. There was little agreement on a common definition of resilience and many adopted resilience theories appropriate to the scale of their particular case study. However, there was a striking interest and determination in finding practical methods to apply resilience to watersheds and adopt adaptive methodologies that would strengthen water governance, while at the same time maintaining healthy ecosystems.
The thematic focus of Water and Food was challenging, with many adding Energy making topics quite broad. Tackling the conceptual linkages wasn't easy and in my opinion more attention should be paid to adequately characterize the critical links between water, energy, and food security. The challenge for the future is to derive a clear and simple conceptual framework for water, energy, and food security, that engages stakeholders and informs policymakers to make robust and sustainable decisions whilst maintaining healthy ecosystems."
Dr MacQuarrie can be contacted via this email: email@example.com
Powerpoint presentations from IUCN's seminar 'Bridging Boundaries through Multilevel Water Governance for Climate Adaptation', can be found through this link (by clicking the names of the presenters).
IUCN Media Advisory 'World Water Week: A closer look at Water and Food Security', please click here.


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At Best Web Gallery, I occasionally come across good Flash sites. In this post, I want to feature the best photographer sites (with amazing photos and galleries) that I've stumbled upon. Here are 15 sites that demonstrate excellent use of Flash technology to create beautiful photo galleries. Bookmark this page now if you like commercial photography or need to find inspiration to create your own Flash gallery.
1. James Day
With minimalism approach, James Day puts the focus on his beautiful photos. When mousing over the text menu, a preview of the project will slide up.
When you click on the large image, it allows you to zoom in and out.
The navigation at the bottom gives you quick access to the menus, turn thumbnails on/off, navigate the projects, and enter fullscreen mode.
2. Anders Bergh
Bergh loads all images on the homepage.
Click on any thumbnail to see an awesome fly-out effect.
When viewing a large image, it gives you options to go next/previous, zoom in/out, toggle slideshow, or back to thumbnail mode.
3. Jeremy Cowart
No fancy navigation menus or marketing text when you land on the homepage of Cowart's site. You'll know what to click once you enter the site.
Love the loading animation!
Click either the left or right side of the viewing area to navigate through the photos. Notice how beautifully the grayscaled image, currently being viewed, transition into a color image?
The title bar at the bottom displays the photo count and title. You can click on the thumbnail button to view photos in thumbnail mode. Click on the fullscreen button to toggle fullscreen mode.
Extra effort is put into providing a keyboard control. You can use the specified keys to navigate around the site.
4. Ciriljazbec Photography
My first impression of this site was: "Wow! Impressive photos!". Ciriljazbec definitely knows how to sell his skills by featuring a series of full size (and high resolution) images on the homepage.
When you are viewing the photos, it puts the main focus on the image and hide everything else. Moving the mouse around allows you to scroll the image.
On the right side of the navigation bar, you have the options to toggle: Slideshow on/off, Fit in/out, and Move Photo on/off.
5. Nil
Another nice loading animation.
The photo thumbnails are scattered out randomly. Click on the thumbnails to view the larger photo. The photos you've viewed are tinted with pink color.
When you click on the "align photos" button, it will align the scatter photos in a line. You can click on the thumbnails or drag the black circle to navigate through the photos.
6. Jesus Vilamajo
The homepage of Vilamajo might look very plain, but click in the photography portfolio, you will discover its beauty.
The navigation bar at the bottom tells you how many photos are being loaded. As soon the photo is loaded, the tiny rectangle bar will become clickable.
The blue color indicates the photos you've viewed and yellow indicates the current viewing photo.
Click on the zoom button on the bottom left of the image to load a larger image.
7. Ad Vlemmix
Yet another boring homepage.
When you click on the portfolio link, it will automatically enter fullscreen mode. The photos are in grayscale and overlapping each other (it gives you a feeling that the photos are scattered on a table). Click on the photo to bring to front and turn to color mode.
8. Project 7-7
The homepage features a series of video clips in the background.
Once a thumbnail is clicked, a scaled up image of that thumbnail pops up. As soon as the high-res image is loaded, it will replace the scaled up image.
You can drag vectically or horizontally to navigate through the photos in the grid.
The top navigation allows you to quickly jump to different levels.
9. PMA | mis-arch
Be patient, go to the "Projects" section, watch as the thumbnails flow toward you and fade out repetitively in a cycle.
When you are viewing the large image, mouse over the title bar to see the project details. Mouse over the image title to see the thumbnails.
10. Dvein
Click on the circular thumbnails or text menu to open the project details.
The overall transition effect on this site is beautifully directed.
11. Thomas Spiessens Photography
See how a simple slideshow with pixelate transition can work out so nicely.
The sliding dock provides quick access to the high-res photos.
Don't miss out on the tiny slideshow timer under the "Portfolio" button.
12. Javier Ferrer Vidal
The photo thumbnails look like they are flowing in the air.
Mousing over the thumbnail will blur it. When the larger photo is loading, the thumbnail of that photo will progressively turn into a negative image.
13. Jam3media
Jam3media creatively uses the thumbnails to form words.
14. Brook Pifer
15. Hello Design
Mouse over a thumbnail to display a series of project images like a carousel.
Click on the thumbnail to activate a slideshow.
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Thank very much for sharing your collection of techniques!


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The idea for this article came to me one night after attending a diabetes support group at a local hospital. During the meeting, the discussion of serious complications became so graphic that there was an air of melancholy and hopelessness permeating the entire room. I thought, "What we really need is the good news." I tried to imagine whether I would miss any part of having diabetes if I could be cured today.
And I discovered that I would.
1. Knowing Myself
Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." Over the years, because of diabetes, I've learned a few facts about myself:
- I have a powerful liver that likes any excuse to pump out glycogen, raising my blood glucose.
- If I've been losing my patience a lot, my blood glucose has been too high.
- If my legs feel weak at the top of the stairs, my blood glucose is too low.
- If I wake up in the night to tell my husband how to solve the world's problems, my blood glucose is probably near 40!
Who else but a person with diabetes would know this much about himself or herself?
Marge, a friend of mine with type 1, remarks: "I feel like I have more insight into how I react to certain stimuli, because you have to know how your body's going to react to anything you put into it—like cream in my coffee raising my blood glucose. I know better than a doctor that my body reacts to phases of the moon, which affect hormones, which affect my glucose."
2. Seizing the Opportunity to Be the Best I Can Be
I believe all people naturally want to excel. Diabetes gives us a framework to know how we're doing.
Blood-glucose tests, A1Cs, even the first sign of a complication are signposts telling us to get our blood glucose under better control. After the initial frustration with a higher number, I find gratitude for this cue and get back on track.
"We have better signposts than most people," offers Lorraine, a friend with type 2. "I never eat unconsciously, so I automatically keep my weight down."
Tom, a type 1 since the age of 12, explains, "Diabetes taught me at an early age how to persevere using strength and determination to overcome adversity, to get back on my feet when setbacks occur."
3. Having a Reason to Exercise and Keep Exercising
Every magazine has an article about the benefits of exercise. We all know it's good for us. Because I have better blood-glucose control if I exercise regularly—and I love to see the "good" numbers—it's easier to get up every day, hit the pavement and get to the gym.
Arlene, who developed type 1 in her 40s—several years after gestational diabetes—testifies: "With every bit of exercise I can do, every step I take empowers me. I feel as though I'm stamping out the complications of this disease."
4. Learning About Good Food and Making Healthy Choices
Haidee, who has had type 1 diabetes since infancy and who has authored a satirical book of diabetes cartoons called "One Lump or Two," says glibly, "Carrots sure taste a whole lot sweeter when you're not eating Ding-Dongs!"
As people with diabetes, our emphasis is on food consumption as science. We know that good, wholesome food in its natural state brings health to everyone. We become better at making proper food choices.
"By not eating fried foods and high glycemic carbs, I feel I have a lot more energy," Marge emphasizes. "Instead of eating the foods that slow your system down and throw your blood glucose off, diabetes forces you to eat well, to make healthier choices."
5. Having a Community
Each time I read or see something about a person with diabetes, I feel such a sense of camaraderie. I can go to a diabetes support group anywhere and be surrounded by people who understand what I go through every day.
My friends with diabetes and I have a support group started by Leon Hecht. We meet with our families once a month for a potluck. Our group includes four people with type 1, one person with type 2 and a couple whose teenage son has type 1. Those of us with type 1 meet weekly at a great coffeehouse. My husband and a friend sit at the next table, forming the "Bad News About Not Having Diabetes" support group. My kids sometimes stop by; they love to see us having a good time.
Our group has become important to us all for support whenever one of us gets news about some health concern. And, as Tom says, "having diabetes has enabled me to establish great friendships with other people with diabetes who understand in a way nobody else can the issues that I face daily."
6. Getting to Play With Gadgets
Believe it or not, I would clearly miss my blood-glucose meter if there was a cure.
I love playing with it and checking it against what I have written in my notebook. Granted, a reading that is out of target range can be a bummer, but a reading of 90 is cause for celebration and applause from my family. I also enjoy keeping track of what I eat and how much insulin I take. I write it all in this cool composition book with my favorite purple pen. I think it's important to make it fun.
Marge has an awesome Palm Pilot where she can record everything and then get all sorts of amazing charts off her computer!
7. Being Creative
Being creative is fun, makes you happy and is respected by others.
I'll call it the "Art of Diabetes Management." Solving questions such as "What do I eat to get healthy blood-glucose readings?" "How do I fit exercise into my busy schedule?" and "How do I keep myself happy when I have so many limits on my diet?" is certainly being creative.
Coming up with solutions to difficult problems takes volumes of creativity.
8. Learning Compassion for Others—as Well as for Myself
I thought I was a mean person—seriously. I snapped at my kids for no reason. I yelled at them for tiny infractions. Then, five years ago, I was able to get my blood glucose under much better control, using Dr. Richard K. Bernstein's "Diabetes Solution" regimen.
My kids were amazed, especially my oldest son, who was away at college at the time. When he came home a year later, I was nice! It was like—"What happened to Mom?!" Most important, I've learned I can love myself, because my irritability had been a result of poor blood-glucose control—not a result of my "mean" personality.
Now when someone around me exhibits troubling behavior such as anger or an inability to concentrate, I have compassion, realizing that this behavior could be physical in origin—the result of hunger, tiredness, a vitamin deficiency or even diabetes.
9. Developing Spiritual Awareness
In the past, I tried to figure out what I had done to deserve such a horrible disease. But I have come to learn, through soul-searching and contemplation, that maybe I developed diabetes to teach me the most I can learn in this lifetime about discipline, love and the importance of loving myself.
I was surprised when our consummate satirist, Haidee, said: "Having diabetes requires you to confront your own mortality at an earlier age than most. People with diabetes can come to learn their purpose in life through this self-examination."
Through my own experience, I know that if you examine all that you've learned about yourself through diabetes, you may discover your higher spiritual purpose.
10. Being in Control of My Own Destiny — No More BAD News!
Lao Tzu, a Chinese sage, said, "He who gains victory over others is strong, but he who gains victory over himself is all powerful."
Yes, we can be in control of our destiny. However, it takes being an active participant in our diabetes—researching, reading and being fully engaged in our own health. It is highly rewarding and empowering to have so much control in our own hands.


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The Museum Brandhorst is situated in the north-eastern corner of the Kunstareal that includes the Alte and Neue Pinakothek museums as well as the Pinakothek der Moderne. With its entrance at the junction of Tuerkenstrasse and Theresienstrasse the Museum Brandhorst forms a connection to the busy Maxvorstadt and lively university districts.
The building of Sauerbruch Hutton architects in Berlin is a long, two-storey, rectangular structure abutting a considerably higher, trapezium-shaped section that widens to the north. The precise contours of both parts are linked by a continuous ribbon glazing that culminates in the generous glazed area at the main entrance. Here a corner window running the full height of the building cuts boldly through the structure to the North West, ensuring that the spacious foyer with the museum ticket desk, bookshop and restaurant receive natural light from three sides and enjoy different views.
All galleries (with the exception of the Media Suite) have white walls and wooden floorboards of solid Danish oak which provide a neutral background for the artworks (most of which are installed on the walls). Their lightness, colours and materials ensure a naturally airy atmosphere. The architecture allows enough room for the artworks while, at the same time, the variety of different spaces form what can really be termed 'a collection of rooms'. The Museum Brandhorst occupies three exhibition areas with an average ceiling height of 9 metres, and they are connected by stairs finished in oak. The large rooms of up to 450 sq. metres with hanging heights of up to 9 metres are on the upper floor. Ceilings with a textile finish distribute the light evenly throughout the rooms and subtly adjust to the changes of natural light. The polygonal room above the foyer was created especially for Cy Twombly's famous masterwork 'Lepanto', affording the twelve large-format pictures a panoramic display. Smaller galleries are on the ground floor. They are arranged as a staggered line of rooms which open up surprising views of still more works of art. Although daylight fills the rooms from high-level windows at the side, the 7-metre-high gallery, set at right angles, is also lit by a large side window. In the basement, the centrally located, 460 sq. metres wide and 7-metre-high atrium receives natural light directly from above. The smaller adjoining galleries for photographic works and works on paper are illuminated exclusively by artificial light. The Media Suite for video and electronic art on the lower floor has been designed as a black box.
The façade looks like an abstract painting and draws attention to the building's function as an art museum. It comprises various layers with different functions. On top of the building's substructure and insulation there is a layer of horizontally folded sheet metal with fine perforations. In front of this, 36,000 ceramic rods have been fixed vertically. These are finished in 23 different coloured glazes and fall into three groups of shades and tonality, accentuating the impression optically that the building is made up of three separate, interlocked volumes. Walking past the building, the surface of the façade seems to alter. There are countless variations in the appearance of the materials and the structure: seen from an angle the vertical ceramic rods form one smooth surface; seen face on, the horizontally emphasized background is visible and becomes the dominant feature. From a distance, the groups of different colours blend into neutral shades, each with a different brilliance and tonal impact. From close to, each of these fields becomes broken down into its component colours.
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Sochi Olympic Torch Reaches North Pole
The flame of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games arrived at the North Pole via a nuclear- powered icebreaker. The torch was brought to the North Pole for the first time in a ceremony that involved 11 torch bearers from several countries. Photo: AP/OlympicTorch2014.com
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