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Farmingdale State - 76, Mount Saint Mary - 55
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's basketball team won their sixth straight game with a 76-55 victory over Mount Saint Mary College today in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Rams are now 14-4 overall, 10-1 in conference play, while the Knights drop to 13-5, 8-3 in the Skyline.
Farmingdale led the entire first half and held a 36-19 edge at the break. In the second, the Knights came out slow but trailing 41-25 at the 16:51 mark, they used a 16-2 run to cut the deficit to two points, 43-41 with 12:14 remaining.
The Rams scored the next five points to go up 48-41 and would not look back as they held the Knights to just 30-percent shooting and 9-percent from long range in the 21-point victory.
Junior forward AJ Matthews (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had a monster game finishing with 22 points, a career-high 23 rebounds (new school record), nine blocks (breaking his own record of 8), while also adding two assists. Senior guard Dyshaun Flournoy (Brentwood, N.Y.) scored 16 points, four assists and three steals, while senior guard Joshua Smith (Deer Park, N.Y.) finished with 10 points, five rebounds and three assists.
For the Mount, senior forward Kevin Milella (Floral Park, N.Y.) led with 18 points, while senior forward Carlos Valdez (Carolina, Puerto Rico) scored 11 points and 11 rebounds.
The Rams will now face St. Joseph's on the road on Wednesday, February 1st at 7:45 p.m.


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The countdown to the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final will intensify this week when an action-packed Trophy Tour is staged in Chesterfield ahead of the Wembley spectacle.
The Johnstone's Paint Trophy team will take to the road to capture all the excitement surrounding Chesterfield and Peterborough United ahead of their big day on Sunday, March 30.
Chesterfield fans will be looking forward to a return to Wembley, as pictured by DT reader and Spireite Shelby Brown, after their 2-0 JP Trophy win in 2012 against Swindon.
Fans will have the chance to meet players and other representatives from their clubs, as well as having their picture taken with the coveted Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
Giveaways aplenty will also be staged, with tickets for the Final, replica balls and Johnstone's Paint goodies all up for grabs.
The first event was in Chesterfield today, Wednesday, March 19, at The Range, on Lordsmill Street, from 12.30pm until 2pm, before the fun moves on to the Johnstone's Decorating Centre at the Vanguard Trading Estate from 4pm to 6pm.
On Thursday, March 20, the Johnstone's Paint Trophy team will make an early appearance on Peak FM's Breakfast Show from 8am before they hit the streets of Chesterfield to take in local efforts to 'paint the town blue' in the build up to the Spireites big day at Wembley.
The fun and giveaways then move to the Market Hall, where Chesterfield players will join the crowds at the event being staged between 3pm and 5pm.
"It promises to be a great two days and I'm sure the fans will be out in force in Chesterfield ahead of the big day," said Johnstone's paint brand and sponsorship manager Ben Wilde.
"The Johnstone's Paint Trophy has always placed a very strong emphasis on engaging with fans, and what better way than hitting the road and meeting up with the supporters of a club who have done brilliantly to reach the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final for the second time in three seasons.
"These events will add to the excitement around the clubs and ensure Wembley fever continues to build. It would be great to see as many fans as possible come and join the fun."
The Johnstone's Paint Trophy Tour was in Peterborough on Monday, March 17, and Tuesday, March 18.

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Cards Evidence List Twin Towers 10-PACK
A pack of cards that each list points of evidence about the cause of the destruction of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
Great for quick reference and helping people get a few of the facts that show the official conspiracy theory is impossible.
You can download the art for free and print your own cards if you are an AE911Truth petition signer. If you aren't yet a signer, then please sign the petition.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
6 comments:
- Ann said...
This is a great photo, not just of Elizabeth but of Penrose. The smile on Elizabeth's face certainly gives the impression she could take off at any moment.
- December 28, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- Dwight said...
This photo is one of those special shots that tells a whole batch of stories. I remember posing Liz on the bike as if it were five minutes ago. She always minded me. I didn't realize we cruelly didn't allow her on the new bike. Just double click and study the details.
- December 28, 2009 at 9:31 PM
- Dwight said...
See how many stories you can tell from what you see in the photo.
- December 28, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Bedroom windows are open - it was a hot summer day in August (I know because Mother gave us stinky sulphur-smelling perms.) I felt very grown up because my braids of 12 years had been cut off, and this is the only time I ever got to get on the Schwinn bicycle. The new coal shed hadn't been built yet, because the old slab-sided one was there. And where is half of the gutter? We never minded that we didn't have a lawn mower - after all, grass was grass, and it beat sugar beets in the back yard. Thanks, Dwight, for making me believe that I could look like I could ride a bike.
- December 28, 2009 at 9:55 PM
- Dwight said...
How about the light pole? The light pole lighted our path at night to the barn,and to Aunties, and provided a place to nail an improvised backboard for basketball. Holstein, our battle-scarred black and white tomcat, with one ear half chewed off and head covered with scabs, was a coward, and could shimmy up to the top in a flash and sit there until danger passed. We had to have a lineman from the REA change the bulb. Without the light pole, we would truly have been in the dark.
- December 29, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- Ann said...
And the light pole served as a base when we played baseball in the summer or fox and geese in the winter.
As we have been surviving very cold weather in this part of the country, the open windows in the photo of Elizabeth on the bike reminds me of the winter windows - covered with a thick layer of frost/ice and how we would carve hearts and names etc. in the icy covering.
- December 31, 2009 at 10:47 AM


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Bigfoot, Ken Griffey Jr. and the ghost of Jimi Hendrix could have carried an NBA team back into Seattle Sunday, and there's a very good chance no one would have noticed.
Nearly 87 percent of all televisions that were on in the Seattle market were tuned to the end of the Seahawks-Falcons game, according to the Seattle Times.
The game drew a 45.6 rating and a 79 share (the percentage of televisions in use) for the entire game, translating to nearly 1.5 million viewers in the Seattle-Tacoma area.
"It was beyond our expectations," said Jeremy Dietz, research director at KCPQ. "The last couple of weeks of the season the numbers started spiking. These playoff games were way higher than anything we've seen in a long time."
Dietz said the ratings were the highest of any television program since the Seahawks lost in the Super Bowl to the Steelers in 2006, a game which drew a 54.4 rating and 85 share.
The Seahawks fans were apparently more into the game than Falcons fans as well. In Atlanta, the game drew an overall rating of 39.7 with a 64 share, climbing to a 48.1 rating and a 71 share by the end of the game.
Given the Seahawks' surge in the standings this year, and a tendency toward exciting finishes, their popularity isn't a surprise — though those ratings are extreme for any market, for any team.


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Reviewed by C.H. (age 7)
I like the sandwich part because he will have a big tummy. I also like where he bites the bread with his big mouth. The pizza part is funny because he thinks the pizza is a treat. I like when the grandpa asked him if he wanted peanut butter and jelly. I like the boy because he eats a lot. I like the pictures because they are funny. The funniest picture was when the boy ate a great big sandwhich.
I recommend the book to my brother because there are funny parts. My brother will like when the kid had a big mouth with food in it.


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Trust me...this is a first for me too! I've never been obsess over a pair of sneakers. But somehow, Isabel Marant's Willow high-top sneakers with concealed wedge are getting to my head!!!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
OBSESSION DU JOUR - Willow
Trust me...this is a first for me too! I've never been obsess over a pair of sneakers. But somehow, Isabel Marant's Willow high-top sneakers with concealed wedge are getting to my head!!!
Fairy Lounge
(W Korea March 2012)
When looking at this editorial from the W Korean March '12 issue, I wasn't so interested in the clothes as much as the overall styling. To me, I can image that this is what fairies do on their downtime. When they don't have to go around and rescue people with their fairy dust!
ARM CANDY - Reed Krakoff
(Reed Krakoff Standard python mini shoulder bag)
(Reed Krakoff Standard mini shoulder bag)
(Reed Krakoff Boxer bag)
(Reed Krakoff leather-trimmed python-print canvas tote)
You may or may not agree with me but it's been a while since my last handbag purchase (3 months = a full season = long time). And mostly, I can't believe I didn't find anything from the sale selection after the holidays...oh well!
I got my eyes set a some spring arm candies from Reed Krakoff! I've always loved the Boxer but the Standard mini will look really good this summer with my maxi dress. I also like the tromp-oeil python print canvas tote...such a simple yet modern shape.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
OUTFIT DU JOUR - Martin & I
I finally wore my new mongolian lamb fur vest from Maison Martin Margiela. I hate to favour any particular one fur piece over the others but I really love the texture of this one...much fluffier than my others!!
Fur vest - Maison Martin Margiela; Tunic - Zara; Jeans - James Jeans; Belt - Miu Miu; Sandals - Zara; Bag - Givenchy
Best Dressed Nominees
(Gwyneth Paltrow)
(Michelle Williams)
(Jessica Chastain)
As much as I would like pretend that I watch the Oscars for the best picture and best leading roles, I really can't fool myself in denying that its really for the red carpet fashion!
And here are my nominees in Best Dressed category!
source: vogue.com
Friday, February 24, 2012
It's the weekend again and I've got a busy few days ahead with relatives from Canada in town and a dear friend's birthday (on top of taking care of a toddler with runny nose)!
Here's what it looks like "behind the scene" when I'm getting ready for the day...from primer to mascara.
Happy Weekend!!!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Payless for skin
(Christian Siriano for Payless)
I really didn't think I can actually find anything I would like at Payless, but here it is...just starring back at me! It's snake print. It's neutral. It has an architectural wedge heel. And $69.99 sounds like music to my ears!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
OUTFIT DU JOUR - Girl Interrupted
As I was taking a few pictures of my ODJ, my girlfriend called me! Her flight to Sapporo was delayed...indefinitely!!! So what does she do? Call me from the nearest shopping mall!
So there I was, interrupted but always glad to hear a girlfriend's voice!
Blazer - Club Monaco; Plaid shirt - Theory; Skirt - Vince; Tank - Gap; Tote - Celine; Pumps - YSL; Pashmina - Holt Renfrew; Watch - Hermes; Crystal bracelet - BCBG; Studded cuff - Hermes; Knuckle ring - Dominic Jones; Snake ring - Kenneth Jay Lane; Gold cuff - Kenneth Jay Lane; Leo print cuff - Gifted; Earrings - Chanel
OBSESSION DU JOUR - Shades of Gold
(Miu Miu Culte Sunglasses)
Handmade pentagonal shaped frames with brushed gold finish. Not sure if this qualifies as a need or want, but these sunnies MUST go back home with me.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
SHOE PORN - Casadei Candy
(Casadei Spring 2012)
I love the return of pointed toe stilettos, especially in candy colours with metallic nail heel! Now, the question is which neon shade would best suit my tan?!?
Monday, February 20, 2012
MARNI X H&M Lookbook
(Marni X H&M Spring 2012)
The sequin collars, the oversize plastic necklaces, the bold prints...the MICRO RUFFLE CULOTTE!!! I just can't wait!
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Lipscomb will ride a five-game winning streak into this weekend's rivalry matchup with Belmont on Saturday at Draper Diamond.
The double-header against the Bruins (10-37, 3-15) will close out the Atlantic Sun portion of the regular season for Lipscomb (27-17, 14-4).
The Lady Bisons have locked up at least a two seed and first round bye in the Atlantic Sun Tournament, but with a couple of wins on Saturday, Lipscomb would still have an outside chance at a regular season title.
Jacksonville currently sits two games up on Lipscomb, however the Dolphins still have four A-Sun games remaining on their schedule.
Lipscomb will enter Saturday's matchup coming off two double-header shutout sweeps against Kennesaw State and Mercer last weekend at home. Lady Bisons head coach Kristin Ryman said her team accomplished what they set out to do last weekend.
"I think it was awesome after a rough weekend the previous week, to come back and get four key wins," Ryman said. "Every single one of them was tight throughout the game, and we found a way to win all four. It has put us in a position to get a minimum of the two seed and get a bye in the first round. That is exactly what we were looking for."
Lipscomb has only lost one game this season at home. Campbell took a 5-3 decision back on April 1. Since that loss, Lipscomb has played an astonishing 56 innings of shutout softball at Draper Diamond.
"We love playing at home," Ryman said. "The girls feel very comfortable and confident here. Especially with this being a younger group, being able to play at home is special to them and very comfortable."
Lipscomb will now turn their attention towards Belmont who has lost six straight games, including being swept by both Kennesaw State and Mercer last weekend.
Despite the recent skid, Ryman said Belmont has played better this year and will give Lipscomb a tough test this weekend.
"We know a lot about Belmont with them being just right down the road," Ryman said. "A lot of our girls know their girls and have grown up playing together. With all of that being said, they have played better this year than they have in previous years."
"They have got some key hitters in their lineup that can hurt you as quickly as anybody in the league can. We are going to have to be disciplined in the box and find a way to put some runs on the board for our pitchers."
Lipscomb has not lost to Belmont since April 26, 2006. The Lady Bisons lead the all-time series 23-8.
"Our girls always get up for Belmont," Ryman said. "But at the same time we have those other little rivalries in the league that we get up for probably as much as Belmont. For us, it is like playing anyone else in the league. We are going to approach it the same way."
Saturday's double-header will begin at 6 p.m. central. Both games will be televised on A-Sun TV.


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City Of Villains
Paragon buy-out fell through at the last minute
Paragon Studios did indeed try to purchase itself from NCSoft, and was shocked when the deal fell through at the lats minute.
City Of Villains headlines
City of Heroes players hold Unity Rally on game's last evening live
City of Heroes, the first superhero MMO which launched in 2004, is no more, as NCSoft shut the game servers down last night at 11.59pm PST. Players held a final Unity Rally on all servers at City Hall as a last goodbye until the lights went out over Paragon City. NCSoft announced in August the […]
City of Heroes petition gathers 20,000 signatures
City of Heroes fans have poured tremendous effort into trying to save the MMORPG, which is scheduled to close before the end of the year.
City of Heroes may be saved from shutdown
City of Heroes, City of Villains and Paragon Studios may yet escape a fateful late November shutdown.
Watch the introductory teaser-trailer for City of Heroes: Going Rogue
You've heard loads about the Going Rogue expansion for City of Heroes today. Now watch the introductory teaser-trailer for it. It's interesting. Thanks, Joystiq.
NCsoft reactivates expired accounts for City of Heroes anniversary
City of Heroes turned five yesterday, and to celebrate, NCsoft's reactivated all expired retail and trial accounts for both City of Heroes and City of Villains. It's for a limited time only, and expires at 11:59pm EST on Sunday, May 3. Other nifty anniversary events are going on at the moment. Players can earn merits, […]
City Of Villains latest
City of Heroes players hold Unity Rally on game's last evening live
Watch the introductory teaser-trailer for City of Heroes: Going Rogue
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Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller star in SNL skit featuring Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
Hollywood stars Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro both made appearances on this week's episode of Saturday Night Live, which depicted the interrogation of U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen by FBI director Robert Mueller.
The skit was set in the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice, where Vice-President Mike Pence and attorney general Jeff Sessions were shown plotting to take advantage of what they suggest is President Trump's imminent overthrowing.
"In a couple of months, the president will be back to normal. Because it'll be me," Pence says at one point, receiving a high-five from Sessions.
READ MORE: Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy resigns from RNC after allegedly paying $1.6M to playmate
Michael Cohen, played by Stiller, then enters the room, and begins to rant about how his office was raided by the FBI, and how Trump is being unfairly targeted.
"It's a disgrace! This whole raid was a violation of attorney-criminal privilege," Cohen says. "Do you know how much evidence I have in my office? I'm Donald Trump's lawyer!"
Pence then confronts Cohen about allegations that he arranged a $1.6 million payment to Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy's mistress to get her to abort her pregnancy.
"Yeah, $1.6 million for an abortion — thank you, Obamacare!" Cohen retorts.
WATCH: White House 'not sure' Cohen still Trump's attorney
The embattled lawyer is then asked to go to another room to meet someone who's interested in speaking with him.
Cohen then enters the room to find a lie detector machine on a table. FBI director Mueller, played by Robert De Niro, enters the room.
Mueller then begins asking Cohen a series of questions, and when Cohen denies that Trump knew about a $130,000 hush payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, the machine makes loud noises to indicate that he's lying.
WATCH: 'Some documents' seized in Michael Cohen raid by FBI were about Stormy Daniels, lawyer says
Cohen then rants about how the investigations into his practices and those of Trump are a personal witch-hunt, but Mueller counters by stating that the FBI uses code names to avoid personal feelings getting in the way.
He reveals that Trump's code name used to be "Putin's little b***h," but has since been changed to "Stormy's little b****."
Cohen then asks to know what his code name is.
"Dead man walking," De Niro's Mueller replies.
Saturday Night Live airs on Global TV
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Blue Black Fusion Hair Bun Piece
From Sailor Moon to Princess Leia, Blue Black Fusion hair bun pieces are essential to complete the look you desire for these type of characters. The bun is also great for casual everyday look and it makes a great updo for special occasions. The bun is 3 inches in diameter and 2 inches in height. The bun has paper stuffing to keep its shape and has a little in-built comb on the very inside of the bun to help with the attachment.
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I really like gThumb but I hate that gThumb is using my standard ambiance theme when viewing images. The result is that I have a lightgrey background for images but in my opinion images look the best with a black background.
Here is the area I want to have black (look at the red arrow):
Is there a way that I can configure gThumb or let gThumb use another theme than the rest of my programs?


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Along with the loaded 2011 Ducati Superbike 1198 SP, the Bologna factory is helping sell-out its current Superbike line by offering other Ducati Performance parts on its base model Superbike 1198. Keeping the 2011 Ducati Superbike 1198's price at $16,495 MSRP, Ducati is throwing in its Ducati Traction Control (DTC), Ducati Data Aquisition (DDA), and Ducati Quick Shifter (DCA) systems in for free. Schwing!
If you were previously in the market for a Ducati Superbike 1198 S, but didn't necessarily need the Öhlins suspension, this could be the bike you've been waiting for (although it is hard to turndown the new SP model and its race-ready parts list).


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Speculation about the Baltimore Ravens' interest in drafting a wide receiver in the first round gets a measure of validation Tuesday as the club will host Florida State wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin for one of its 30 allotted official visits.
» Brooks: Benjamin among big WRs that could dominate
Benjamin is projected as a potential first-round pick. The Ravens pick at No. 17, although NFL Media analysts Daniel Jeremiah, Charles Davis and Bucky Brooks project in their mock drafts that Benjamin will be chosen no earlier than No. 23 to the Kansas City Chiefs. One club that could be keenly interested to know whether the Ravens are targeting a receiver is the Jets, who draft one pick later at No. 18 and have an even clearer need for pass-catching help. A Jets rival will be watching this situation closely, too -- the Patriots also have held a private workout with Benjamin.
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Benjamin is one of four draft prospects the Ravens will welcome Tuesday, according to baltimoresun.com, along with Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, Utah cornerback Keith McGill and Cal linebacker Khairi Fortt. Of those, only Benjamin is considered a first-round possibility.
» Tracking NFL teams' interest in top prospects
Harbaugh reportedly has hinted at the club's need to address its backup-quarterback situation behind starter Joe Flacco. Garoppolo, who emerged as one of the draft's most intriguing quarterback prospects after strong performances at the East-West Shrine Game, the Reese's Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine, worked out privately with the San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans at his pro day.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Virtual Weekly Wardrobe
Untitled by dorq featuring a bangle bracelet
01 by sonsonja featuring platform heel boots
http://www.polyvore.com/http_golestaneh-streetstyle.blogspot.com/set?.embedder=903683&.mid=embed&id=22175748 by golestaneh featuring slim fit pants
The Spice of Life by auds78 featuring leather handbags
bez tytułu by agatamartini featuring vintage jeans
EASY CHIC! by rhapsodys featuring sheer tops
Layering by beyondtheblue featuring a tahitian pearl necklace
{Click on outfits for Polyvore stylists & clothing sources.}
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Halloween Viewing Party
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Spooky Spirits
Black Cat
1 1/2 oz tequila
1 1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur
---Pour both ingredients into an old-fashioned glass, and serve.
Black Widow
1 oz Absolut® Citron vodka
1 oz Opal Nera® black sambuca
---Pour both ingredients over ice and shake. Strain into a martini glass and serve with a lemon twist.
Bloody Mary
1 oz. Premium Vodka
6 oz. Tomato Juice
1 pinch black pepper
1 pinch salt
1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 Squeeze of lemon
1 stalk celery or green olives
---Add Vodka, tomato juice, Worchester sauce, lemon juice, pinch of salt, pinch of pepper and lemon juice. Pour back and forth between two mixing glasses. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Garnish with celery stalk or olives skewered on a tooth pick.
Bloody Vampire
3 oz Captain Morgan® Original spiced rum
3 oz Kool-Aid® Cherry mix
---Pour the spiced rum and Kool-Aid into a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well, pour into a highball glass (incl. ice) and serve.
Candy Apple
1 glass Martinelli's® apple cider
1 dash butterscotch schnapps
---Pour one glass of sparkling cider. Add butterscotch schnapps, to taste, and serve.
Candy Corn Shooter
1/3 oz. Galliano
1/3 Orange Curacao
1/3 oz. cream
---A sweet shot which is a great party drink. First, place Galliano into a shot glass. Then, float the orange Curacao on top followed by the cream.
Coffin Nail
1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1/2 oz Drambuie® Scotch whisky
1 1/2 oz Scotch whisky
---Build over ice in an old-fashioned glass.
1 1/2 oz Bailey's® Irish cream
1 1/2 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1 1/2 oz vodka
---Shake with ice and strain into a highball glass.
Great Pumpkin Punch
1 pumpkin
1 part apple cider
2 parts ginger ale
1 part rum
---Serve in a hollowed out pumpkin with floating pumpkin chunks.
Grim Reaper
1 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1 oz Bacardi® 151 rum
1 dash grenadine syrup
---Mix Kahlua and 151 proof rum in an old-fashioned glass. Quickly add ice and pour grenadine over the top to give an ice red tint.
Pumpkin Martini
3 ounces Bols Pumpkin Smash liqueur
1 ounce Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
1 dash half-and-half
Ground cinnamon, for garnish
---Shake the ingredients over ice, and strain into a cocktail glass rimmed with sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle a little more cinnamon on top.
Witch's Brew
2 oz Yellow Chartreuse®
1 1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
1/2 oz spiced brandy
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 dash nutmeg
1 dash allspice
---Shake all the ingredients together and serve in a chilled glass.
1/2 oz Bacardi® 151 rum
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz orange juice
1/2 oz apricot brandy
1 tsp sugar
2 oz light rum
1 oz dark rum
1 oz lime juice
---Blend all ingredients with ice except Bacardi 151 proof rum. Pour into a Collins glass. Float Bacardi 151 proof rum on top. Garnish with a fruit slice, sprig of mint and a cherry.
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Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in history.
His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous. The song sparked an international dance craze in places as far away as Russia, which also "flung itself into the ragtime beat with an abandon bordering on mania." Over the years he was known for writing music and lyrics in the American vernacular: uncomplicated, simple and direct, with his aim being to "reach the heart of the average American" whom he saw as the "real soul of the country."
He wrote hundreds of songs, many becoming major hits, which made him "a legend" before he turned thirty. During his 60-year career he wrote an estimated 1,500 songs, including the scores for 19 Broadway shows and 18 Hollywood films, with his songs nominated eight times for Academy Awards. Many songs became popular themes and anthems, including "Easter Parade", "White Christmas", "Happy Holiday", "This is the Army, Mr. Jones", and "There's No Business Like Show Business". His Broadway musical and 1942 film, This is the Army, with Ronald Reagan, had Kate Smith singing Berlin's "God Bless America" which was first performed in 1938. After the September 11 attacks in 2001, Celine Dion recorded it as a tribute, making it #1 on the charts.


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Voluntary Public School Choice (V-B-3)
According to the 1993 National Household Education Survey, most American families choose their child's school. While 20 percent of parents chose a school other than the public school assigned to their residential neighborhood, an additional 39 percent of families claim they chose their neighborhood for its public school. In effect, 59 percent of American families are making conscious choices about which school best suits their needs. Nearly every state has some type of choice plan, either allowing families to choose a public school within a district, across the state, or among charters or magnet schools. The Voluntary Public School Choice program helps states and local school districts implement public school choice policies by providing funds for transportation, tuition transfer payments to the schools that students choose to attend, increasing the capacity of high-demand schools to serve greater numbers of students, and disseminating information about open enrollment options.
WHAT'S NEW--The No Child Left Behind Act
Increases Accountability for Student Performance
- Requires evaluation of effects. The U.S. Department of Education will evaluate: (1) the extent to which the programs funded promote educational equity and excellence; (2) the characteristics of participating students; and (3) the effect of the program on the academic achievement of students participating in the program, particularly students who move from low- to higher-performing schools, and on the overall quality of participating schools and districts.
Empowers Parents
- Provides options for parents in low-performing schools. The act provides a priority for applicants whose program would provide the widest variety of choices and a program that would have the greatest impact on students in low-performing schools by providing an education for them in a more rigorous educational setting found in a higher-performing school.
How It Works
The Voluntary Public School Choice program authorizes competitive awards to state education agencies (SEAs), school districts, or partnerships that include an SEA or a district and another organization. Funding is available to establish or expand programs that provide students and parents with greater public school choice. Grants are for up to five years, and grantees may use up to one year for planning or program design.
Key Requirements
States and districts document their public school choice program; how and when parents will be notified of the program; how students will be selected for participation; and how the program will be coordinated with other federal and nonfederal projects. Grantees must provide transportation to participating students. Priority is given to projects that:
- Provide the widest variety of choices to all students in schools participating in the program;
- Have the greatest impact in allowing students in low-performing schools to attend higher-performing schools; and
- Implement an inter district public school choice program.
When more students apply than can be accommodated, the plan must select students to participate on the basis of a lottery.
How It Achieves Quality
Not only are parents able to choose high-quality programs for their children, but the competition among schools to attract students is designed to result in higher-quality education programs in all schools. In addition, accountability provisions in No Child Left Behind require that students in low-performing schools have the options of choosing another school that can provide a higher-quality education.
How Performance Is Measured
The U.S. Department of Education will evaluate whether SEAs have public school choice plans that include: (1) the extent to which programs promote educational equity and excellence; (2) the characteristics of participating students; and (3) the programs' effects on the academic achievement of participating students, particularly those who move from low- to higher-performing schools, and on the overall quality of participating schools and districts.
Key Activities For The State Education Agencies
State education agencies:
- With approved applications must disseminate information about public school choice not in other program sections.
- With approved applications must create and implement program planning and monitoring guidelines for grantees.


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Grand Pro Consul
The Grand Pro Consul, vice president of the Fraternity, is second in command to the Grand Consul. He is vice chairman of the Executive Committee and chairman of the selection committee, which chooses the finalists and winner of the International Balfour Award. He also presides over the Grand Council and serves as Grand Consul when the Grand Consul is unable to perform his official duties.


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CORRESPONDENTS: Tampa
Contributing writer
Several area young people entertained May 28 at the Prairie Pals meeting in the Lutheran church basement. Kaylee Hall opened by singing, "The Star-spangled Banner." Shania Svitak and Cassie Thompson entertained with a duet-acting skit, and Shania did an oral interpretation selection from her forensics competition. Jacob Herbel closed with two violin selections. Others present included Iona Dietrich, Laveta Meyer, Lori Meyer, Tom and Dee Duggan, Deb Hall, Phyllis Branson, Jenny Svitak, Payton and Jonah, and Eleanor, Paula, and Danea Herbel. Mary Clemmer and Jane Vajnar were hostesses.
Elmer Gooding of Tempe, Ariz., spent several days in May visiting his sister, Lucille Kerbs. Russ Kerbs joined them May 24. Later that day, Elmer and Lucille met Connie Thompson and Taylor and Allison Sluder and Brooklyn for dinner in Abilene.
Cindy Vinduska of Marion, Lynn and Peggy Kleiber of Salina, Becky Routh of Augusta, Andrea Klenda and boys of Lincolnville, Adeline Bernhardt, and Leona Kleiber attended the Memorial Day service at Lewis Cemetery west of Ramona. After the service, everyone went to Leona's home for dinner. They were joined by Dale Klenda. The Memorial Day program consisted of opening and closing prayer by Pastor Clark Davis, music by Bennie Holtsclaw, a speech by Pat Wick, and taps.
Kristen O'Hern spent Memorial Day weekend with her grandmother, Tillie Hein. She took Tillie to the Lincolnville High School alumni banquet May 22 in Lincolnville. A graduate of the class of 1927, Tillie was honored with a bouquet of flowers as the oldest alumna present.
Tim and Marchelle Kerbs of Salina were Memorial Day visitors of his mother, Lucille Kerbs.
Frank and Anna Mae Stika, Lori Moldenhauer, Nikki Stenzel, Greg Stenzel, Betty Stenzel, and Ronnie and Lisa Hanschu and Anna were among those attending Memorial Day services at Lewis Cemetery. Some of them gathered at the Stika home afterward for a barbecue dinner and supper.
Dinner guests May 26 of Paul and Edna Backhus were Bev and Tom Reid of Marion, Mike and Jennifer Jay and Cody of Hillsboro, Brad Backhus, Jason Backhus, and Alisha Barney.
Lucille Kerbs accompanied Jesse and Ashton Smith and Sydney of Pilsen and Russ and Julie Kerbs to Hillsboro May 26 for dinner.
Don Clemmer of Salina took his mother, Mary, to Emporia on May 26 to visit Mary's 96-year-old sister, Adeline Wood, at a care home. Then they went to Memorial Lawn Cemetery and put flowers on the graves of Don's grandparents, Jim and Erna Clemmer. They joined other relatives for a potluck dinner at the home of Mary's sister, JoAnne Fowler. A cousin, Tom Bills of Howard, fried fish he and a friend had caught. Don and Mary Clemmer visited Chicago Mound Cemetery to decorate several family graves, then to Hartford Cemetery to visit C.W. Wood's grave. The last stop was Neosho Rapids' Mount Hope Cemetery, where several ancestors are buried, including Mary's great-grandfather, David Van Gundy, a Civil War veteran born in 1820, and Rachel Van Gundy Rosenquist who, as a 13-year-old girl, along with her mother, using guns, held off some Indians when they came too often for food. The men were working away from home.
Leona Kleiber spent May 24 to 27 with Dean and Becky Routh, Allison, Melody, and Danielle of Augusta. On May 26, Aaron Routh, Easton, and Payton joined them at the Mpact celebration at Generations Church in Andover. Danielle was presented with the gold medal of honor, and Easton and Payton received class awards. After the service, all attended the reception in the fellowship hall. The Aaron Routh family joined the others for dinner.
Jane Vajnar spent Memorial Day weekend with Marc and Wendy Stroede of Kannapolis. She met their son, Jacob, and grandson, Tyler. Vajnar visited Jon and Wanda Sneath and Margaret Gourley at her workplace.
Sharon Scott of Salina met Jane at the cemetery Saturday and helped her put flags on veterans' graves.
On Memorial Day, Vajnar attended the military service at the cemetery and the potluck at the fellowship hall, where she met many relatives and friends.
After-church visitors of Lucille Kerbs on May 26 were Rustyn Kerbs of Hillsboro, Jessie and Ashton Smith and Sydney of Pilsen, and Russ and Julie Kerbs.
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Apollo 11: The NASA Mission Reports, Volume 1
Robert Godwin
Apogee Books, 1999 - Science - 248 pages
CD-ROM and Book. Foreword written by Buzz Aldrin. Since the first glimmerings of intellect on planet Earth the moon's quicksilver light has beckoned. On July of 1969 the people of the world were witness to an event which was the undisputed scientific accomplishment of the 20th century. When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin planted their footsteps in the barren dusty powder of the lunar surface they not only fulfilled President John Kennedy's bold challenge but also mankind's ancient dream. An accomplishment without parallel, the flight of Apollo 11 stands alone as humanity's greatest feat of imagination made manifest. Some of the rare official documentation of this inspirational voyage is collected and made commercially available for the first time.
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Major milestones for Air New Zealand's mobile app
Air New Zealand's mobile app is proving a hit with customers, clocking up its one millionth user download this week. At the same time, the app's popular coffee ordering function has just registered its two millionth coffee order.
The ability to order a coffee from the app while visiting many of the airline's lounges was added in 2014, and is one of the app's most used features. The app remembers the customer's coffee preference and invites them to order a coffee at the touch of a button whenever they enter the lounge. The customer receives another mobile alert when the coffee is ready to collect from the barista. Of the two million orders placed to date, almost half were for flat whites.
Air New Zealand Chief Digital Officer Avi Golan says a million downloads is an important milestone for the airline which is very focused on delivering great mobile experiences for customers.
"We first launched our mobile platform in 2008, then relaunched in 2013 with enhanced functionality, and have continued to add new features as we build up its functionality.
"Customer satisfaction with the app is high. Customers who participated in research groups told us they use it almost every time they fly with us, with many commenting about how it makes travel easier," Mr Golan says.
Air New Zealand's mobile app offers a range of features to enhance the check-in, lounge, and boarding experiences for customers, including the ability to check-in for flights, manage bookings on the go, track Airpoints™ balances and receive real-time flight information.
Mr Golan says customers can look forward to the airline continuing to evolve and develop the apps it offers to further enhance their travel experience - not only to manage their bookings and at the airport on the day of travel, but also earlier in the dreaming and planning phase.
In 2015, Air New Zealand also became one of the first airlines in the world to launch an app for the much anticipated Apple Watch™. The airline's app is also now available on Android Wear. These versions of the app allow customers to receive real-time flight information and notifications on their device. They also offer the ability to order coffee at certain lounges and act as an electronic boarding pass.
To download the Air New Zealand app for mobile, Apple Watch or Android Wear, visit the Air NZ app page.
Issued by Air New Zealand Public Affairs ph +64 21 747 320
About Star Alliance:
Air New Zealand is proud to be a member of Star Alliance. The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Avianca in Brazil, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI and United. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 18,500 daily flights to 1,330 airports in 192 countries.
For more information about Air New Zealand visit www.airnewzealand.com and for more information about Star Alliance visit www.staralliance.com and/or follow Star Alliance on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, LinkedIn or Instagram.


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If I wrote this several years ago, my perfect first date would look like this:
"I'd be asked repeatedly to watch Iron Man few days before the date and I'd confirm on the morning of the day itself. I'd probably pass for him picking me up on my place. I'd rather meet him in the movie house where we'd buy tickets together. He'd be early as expected so he could buy the tickets beforehand, so when I arrive and head towards the ticket booth, he'll have a chance to grab my wrist or my hand to stop me. He'd buy a big bucket of popcorn and while watching the movie, and he would grab for popcorn almost the same time I pull out my hands from the bucket, so our hands would swiftly brush each other. After the movie we'd drop by Timezone and I'd celebrate beating him over a couple of basketball games. And after I finished shooting rings after rings, he'd be standing really close to me and he'd push a few of stray hairs on my face."
And cut. Fade to black.
Because I am writing this now, my real perfect date would either be
1. If a guy could bring me to tryout a cool gym box, or any similar workout places/activities. Like rowing or boxing or yoga or crossfit. Anything. Because that's not just cool but super cool. Or
2. If a guy can hitch in one of my trips with my travel buddies. Because there is no other surer way to know if you like someone than having to travel with them.


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College student during the week
CSB student is a decorated race car driver on the weekend
November 19, 2012
By Jillian Birkholz '15
By day, Gabby Volkers is a typical College of Saint Benedict student. She attends classes, sings in music ensembles and plays intramurals. That's not the case on the weekend. That's when Volkers can be found behind the wheel of a four-cylinder, front-wheel drive, gutted Dodge Neon racing around a 3/8 mile dirt oval track.
For the past five summers, Volkers has been racing cars in the Hornets division in central Minnesota. "I spent the summer of 2007 riding along with my uncles and watching them race," Volkers said. "I figured that if I was going to go to all the races, I might as well just bring a car to race too."
During her first racing season, Volkers was involved in a rollover when she was hit on the driver's side door and rolled twice. She walked away with only minor injuries.
"It was scary, but actually quite a thrill," Volkers recalled. "It definitely makes for a good story. However, my mom begs to differ. She actually doesn't come to watch me race anymore because she gets too nervous that I'll get into a crash like that again."
Volkers' first win came during her second season of racing at the Princeton Speedway in Princeton, Minn. She started out in 13th place and was able to work her way to the front to take the win.
"I remember being surrounded by all male drivers when the top five finishers met at the tech-shed," Volkers said. "They were shocked when a young, 17-year-old girl came out of the first place car. And honestly, I think I was just as surprised as they were! Not many people can win a race starting all the way back in the seventh row"
When Volkers isn't racing, she is working to earn a degree in management at CSB. She is only in her third year of school but is on track to graduate in May 2013. Volkers chose to major in management because it is a broad major that opens up a lot of options for her after graduation. With her management degree, Volkers hopes to land a job in the marketing field with a company that is affiliated with one of her many interests.
"I tend to be very determined," Volkers stated. "If there's something that I want, I do whatever it takes to get it."
In addition to her school work, Volkers also plays intramural volleyball and softball, hunts and fishes, participates in a CSB/SJU choral ensemble, and works at both the Blazer Athletics department and St. Cloud Aviation. She was drawn to CSB because of the wide variety of opportunities the school has to offer to cater to her adventurous spirit.
"Liberal arts schools look for well-rounded people and I've always been well-rounded, so it seemed like the perfect fit," Volkers said.
Volkers' determination pays off both on the track and off. She has to work hard to earn the respect of her competitors in a male-dominated sport. This winter, Volkers will be accepting a trophy and personalized jacket for earning the title of the 2012 Track Champion at Princeton Speedway of the Hornet Division. During the 2012 racing season, Volkers earned six feature wins compared to the runner-up who only earned one.
"I'm proud when I tell people that I'm a race car driver because I love serving as a positive role model for females," Volkers stated. "I enjoy being able to exemplify to young girls and women of all ages that anyone can break gender barriers and exceed limitations as long as they put their mind to it. It can be a lot of hard work, but it sure is fun!"


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Taxi Driver: A love triangle in glorious Bombay
1. The very first piece of dialog in the film, "Hey Memsaab, aap ka rumaal," reminded me of MemsaabStory, one of my favorite Bollywood-related stops in the blogosphere. (If blogging were a Chak De India, I'd hold up my hockey stick to salute Memsaab for her knowledge of Hindi cinema and the sincerity with which she shares it.)
2. Among the opening credits is this frame with a passenger being dropped off at this location with an advertisement of Parle! That is worth noting as an addendum to a recent post on the Parle Monaco biscuit commercials starring Aamir Khan.
3. The customer focus displayed by Hero the taxi driver is worthy of recognition. Here is something we might not expect to see too often today:
4. Mala -- an aspiring singer -- moves to Bombay to begin a career as a playback singer. En route to discovering a music director's whereabouts, she comes across two goons. Hero saves her from them, earns her trust, and offers her a place to stay. She accepts.
5. Sylvie is a performer at a club, and tries to garner Hero's attention at every opportunity.
The club is referred to as the 'doston ka adda', as this sign notes:
The word 'adda' means 'place'. The formal and more frequently used word for 'place' is 'jagah'. So, think of adda as synonymous with 'a hangout place'. More often than not, adda is used to refer to a gangster's stronghold, e.g. a bhai's adda.
6. Mala is a tremendous vocalist. She is a typical Bhaaratiya naari (Indian woman) who is ethical and loyal, and often recites verses from the holy book.
Mastana hears her once, and Hero jokes about the sweetness in her voice being a result of being stung a honey bee (and I was just talking about bees over the weekend too!).
7. The scene in which Hero's bhabhi (sister-in-law) visits is hilarious, and very well executed. In his efforts to keep Mala's staying at his home a secret, Hero cuts her hair and teachers her to 'walk like a man'.
Of course, bhabhi does not suspect a thing, and neither does Mastana.
8. Mala leaves and returns. We're taken inside the taxi again, this time with a bit more kashish (attraction) between the two, and to Ratanlal the music director's home.
9. In the mean time, Hero has confessed his fondness of Mala to Mastana, who thinks Sylvie is a better option.
The conversation takes place while driving from Fort (beginning at Flora Fountain)...
...to Kaala Ghoda.
These two Bombay landmarks are of special significance. I went to school in Fort, and would drive by Flora Fountain every weekday. And one of my mom's darzis (tailors) was at Kaala Ghoda (to the best of my memory, the picture above captures the building where the tailor was). I remember going there with her as a child, sometimes being dragged along and bribed with a visit to Rhythm House right across the street! ;) This area was also where I purchased my favorite Bollywood-themed caps from -- the Friend cap from Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) and the sailor cap from Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin (1992).
Speaking of significant locations, there was even a scene set outside Eros cinema in Churchgate!
I spent a good portion of my childhood (long enough for me to remember very clearly) about a five-minute walk away! =) Pleasantly surprised and feeling nostalgic with this frame (a few before the one above), in which the apartment building I lived in is shown as well.
The scene eventually flows into the neighboring streets, and while a lot changed between when this film was made (the 1950s) and when I lived there (the 1980s and early 1990s), it was still very refreshing!
The [old] Taj hotel is showcased in all its splendor. The bakery at the foot of this building, named 'La Patisserie', will forever be my most favorite source for chocolate cake. Those were unbelievably good! Likely still are.
10. The climax is fitting, and kicked off by a song at the adda, with Sylvie making one last attempt at winning Hero. How will the love triangle end?
11. Here is honorable mention of one of the bad guys, whose look reminded me of Arjun Rampal's look in Om Shanti Om (2007).
12. The biggest strength of the film after some excellent acting performances is its music. Dil Se Milaake (by Lata Mangeshkar -- listen to it here) is a beautiful song, and for today's Bollywood, it offers proof of the possibility of depicting a song with suggestive lyrics in clean fashion.
My other favorite is Chahe Koi Khush Ho (watch it here). In what has to be one of Bollywood's best car songs, Dev Anand proves that he might well have been the Aamir Khan of his time (how 'bout a remake of the song starring Aamir bhai?). Wonderful acting in a song that could serve as an anthem to life. Not surprisingly, it is sung by Kishore Kumar! Reminds me of another Dev Anand-Kishore Kumar-S. D. Burman car song that I discussed in this post not too long ago.
Chaahe koi khush ho chaahe gaaliyaan hazaar de,
Mastram ban ke zindagi ke din guzaar de.
Whether someone is happy or curses a thousand times,
Be a jolly fellow as you go through the days of life.
Other very good songs include Dil Jale To Jale (by Lata-ji -- watch it here) and Ae Meri Zindagi (watch it here). The only song from the film I had heard prior to watching it was Jaaein To Jaaein Kahaan. Did not know that it belonged to the film, and was pleasantly surprised with its placement. The song appears twice; one sung by Lata Mangeshkar (watch it here -- Kalpana Kartik looks gorgeous)...
...and another by Talat Mahmood (watch it here).
Overall, Taxi Driver has everything one could expect in a Bollywood film. I loved how the plot, centered around one woman's desire to become a playback singer, transpired with a taxi driver and a seductress in the mix. Excellent acting (by each of the leads and Johnny Walker) and excellent music make it enjoyable and one for the ages! And it would likely make it to my list of favorite love triangles.
Movie rating: **** (Excellent!)
Music rating: **** (Excellent!)
My classification: PG (for songs in a bar); this might have been a bold attempt in the 1950s, with the songs at the bar and all, but it is as clean as one could expect to get.
17 comments:
- PJA64X said...
The male vocalist of "Jaaein To Jaaein Kahaan" is Talat Mahmood, not Hemant Kumar.
Glad you liked the film - one of my favourites.
- Wednesday, May 28, 2008
- Filmi Girl said...
This is one that was on my list of films to see, but after the disaster of Hum Dono, I've been wary of diving into Dev's filmography.
Your write-up definitely makes me curious, though! I do like a good mistaken identity film. :D
- Wednesday, May 28, 2008
- Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawat said...
Imma going to have to find a copy- even though I STILL dislike alpana Kartik, like i've v often cribbed before :B I love watching bolly movies based on towns ive visited, and this seems all the more fun for that reason :)
- Wednesday, May 28, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Hi Philip: Thank you for stopping by. Yes, Talat was indeed the singer (I've corrected that bit of detail in the post). His son, Khalid Mahmood, has put together this really good site -- talatmahmood.net/, where he's made available several hundred songs for download.
Filmi Girl: I have not seen Hum Dono, but I would certainly recommend Taxi Driver!
Shweta: This one certainly shows more of Bombay than the average Bombay-based film. Helps to have a taxi driver as a catalyst!
- Wednesday, May 28, 2008
- PJA64X said...
Thank you for the welcome, "The Bollywood Fan".
I know Khalid Mahmood's site. A devoted son. What a good way to remind us of the greatness of his father's talent!
Hum Dono is an excellent film, one of Dev Anand's very best. A bit over-melodramatic, perhaps, but then that is the way of Indian popular cinema.
I have read Filmi Girl's comments on that film and disagree with her.
I urge you to see Hum Dono in the original black and white. A coloured version is due. The film has superb songs - music by Jaidev, one of S.D. Burman's assistants - as well as excellent photography and atmosphere. Dev Anand is very good indeed in both roles. Nanda and Sadhana are also very good and the supporting cast is fine.
It was India's official entry at Cannes in 1962, I believe. So happy viewing!
- Thursday, May 29, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Philip: Khalid Mahmood was on the BBC Asian Network a couple of years ago which is where I learned of the website. Yes, what a great reminder!
The beauty about the forms of art, including film, is that it can mean so many different things to different people. I shall hope to check out Hum Dono too!
- Thursday, May 29, 2008
- Filmi Girl said...
TBF: I look forward to your comments on Hum Dono.
Philip: I always appreciate different opinions. :D I did enjoy moments within Hum Dono and thought the score was very well done but on the whole felt that the focus of the narrative was not where it needed to be for me to really enjoy it - too much war and not enough reaction to the fallout of war.
- Thursday, May 29, 2008
- PJA64X said...
TBF: I discovered the Khalid Mahmood site by just googling his father's name a couple of years ago, and was elated.
Filmi Girl: Hum Dono is not about war or the fallout of war. Nor is it about any specific war. The war and the excellent battle scenes are a backdrop for the meeting of the two characters and the development of the story.
I won't say more as that would probably spoil the film for TBF.
Best wishes to both.
- Thursday, May 29, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Filmi Girl and Philip: Sounds interesting, thanks! It might be a while before I check it out, but I shall!
- Thursday, May 29, 2008
- memsaab said...
I really liked this film, especially for how much of Bombay in the early 50's it shows...and how much even I could recognize after just a few visits there. Nice to hear your nostalgic memories from childhood :-)
- Thursday, May 29, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Yes, Memsaab, I absolutely loved how they captured Bombay with those visuals. Indeed a treat. Glad to know you could relate to it too!
I still can't get enough of at least two songs (Dil Se Milaake and Chaahe Koi Khush Ho) and that scene outside Eros cinema. :)
- Thursday, May 29, 2008
Adab! Wonderful post! I recently saw Taxi Driver and was impressed by Kalpana Kartik's beauty. How fun it must have been for you to see real life landmarks of your past! And speaking of that Maine Pyar Kiya cap you were able to buy at the store across from you mom's tailor, don't you think when Kalpana Kartik gets her hair cut in the film that her cap looks a lot like that same Maine Pyar Kiya cap, minus the "friend" logo of course.
All the best,
- Thursday, May 29, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Thank you Sita-ji. Good point about the cap!
It was an amazing ride alongside the taxi driver =) Bombay has some old structures that have continued to retain their glory, and I thought this film did really well in portraying that. Although I haven't seen too many older films (trying to change that, as you know), so I'll keep my eyes open for landmarks in those as well.
Trying not to expect too much with others, though. This will be hard to beat.
- Friday, May 30, 2008
- bollyviewer said...
Taxi driver certainly sounds interesting - have to watch for Bombay and the songs! :-)
Great screencaps of Mumbai. Isnt it lovely to see how little South Bombay has changed in 50 years? Dev Anand's B&W movies usually had him living in one of the Marine Drive bungalows (in wealth and poverty) and you can see that Marine Drive has barely changed since then. I was back for a brief visit this winter and could still find all my favorite stores - Rhythm House is the fovoritest :-D - restaurants and landmarks relatively unchanged in 6 years.
- Tuesday, June 03, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Lucky you Bollyviewer! Glad to hear. It *is* lovely how little that part of Bombay has changed over the years! And Rhythm House has to be one of the best Indian music stores ever (seriously).
Do you have any Dev Anand black and white film recommendations?
- Tuesday, June 03, 2008
- bollyviewer said...
Most of his B&W movies were watchable, if not for the interesting stories then for the lovely songs and pretty people. They also covered a wide spectrum of movie genres: the excellent thriller CID (1956) the mystery Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962), the enthralling drama Kaala Paani (1958), the social film Kala Bazar (1960), the romantic comedy Tere Ghar Ke Saamne (1963) and my personal favorite Bombai Ka Babu (1960) a love story with a difference. Most of the movies feature our favorite South Mumbai and Marine Drive! :-D
- Tuesday, June 03, 2008
- theBollywoodFan said...
Wow! Thank you very much Bollyviewer! I'll do my best to check them out.
- Tuesday, June 03, 2008


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Software developers usually provide a rich graphical user interface to easily run an application in a desktop environment. However, power users sometimes prefer a console application that typically provides access to the fullest range of application options via a command line interface and may be composed into a pipeline of UI-less processing steps. What if an application needs to be available both as a console application for power users and as a graphically rich application for typical users? This article presents techniques for accomplishing this using synchronous and asynchronous named pipes to control a UI-less console application from a separate process.
The Need
I am a research engineer at a consulting firm that performs forensic analysis of software source code. Law firms provide us with source code from companies involved in intellectual property disputes, and we use proprietary techniques and software tools to analyze the codebases and determine whether there is evidence of code plagiarism.
It is critical that our tools perform a thorough analysis so we can state our results with confidence. Our algorithms can take hours to perform a complete analysis even when running on high-end workstations.
A few months ago, my boss asked me to enhance one of our code analysis tools. He wanted a console application that would perform the analysis and a separate Windows application that would provide a graphical user interface to the console application.
The tool I was asked to enhance had already been implemented as two programs:
- The Code Analyzer, a console application written in C# and .NET, and
- The GUI Application, a Microsoft Windows application written in C++ and MFC.
A user could run the Code Analyzer from a command window, passing a source code file's path on the command line, to analyze the file with our proprietary algorithms. Alternatively, a user could analyze all the files in a directory tree by running the GUI application. The GUI app would recursively walk the tree and call the Code Analyzer, passing each file's path in the command line. This design had a problem: If there were thousands of files to analyze, the GUI Application would launch the Code Analyzer thousands of times, once per file. Clearly, this was not very efficient!
My first task was to move the directory traversal logic into the Code Analyzer and have the GUI application launch the Code Analyzer just once. Easy enough. My more interesting challenges were to have the Code Analyzer periodically inform the GUI Application of its progress so the latter could update a progress bar, and provide a "Stop" button so a user could stop a long-running job Figure 1 shows the final result. Clearly, the GUI app and the Code Analyzer would have to communicate with each other via an interprocess communication (IPC) mechanism. But which IPC technology should they use?
Choosing an IPC Technology
Over the years, Microsoft has introduced a variety of interprocess communication technologies, each having distinct advantages and disadvantages. Table 1 lists the main IPC technology choices available on the Windows platform today.
When selecting an IPC technology it is important to carefully consider your application's IPC requirements. My requirements were straightforward: I needed a technology that would allow a Windows application written in C++ to communicate with a .NET-based console application written in C#. This ruled out antiquated technologies like DDE, which .NET does not support. This also ruled out sophisticated technologies, such as Windows Sockets or WCF, which would have been overkill. I narrowed the choice down to anonymous pipes, named pipes, and memory-mapped files. Any of these would have worked, but I decided on named pipes for their richer synchronization support and to allow for the possibility of remotely executing the Code Analyzer over our LAN.
Pipes are a mature technology. They can be traced back to the UNIX operating system, which had unnamed pipes since 1972 and rudimentary named pipes by 1977 (Ritchie). Microsoft introduced named pipes in LAN Manager in the 1980s (Fisher), continued to support them in Windows NT and Windows 2000, and added security features to them in subsequent versions of Windows.
Named pipes are a core IPC technology built into the Windows client and server operating systems. They are exposed to application developers through both Windows APIs and .NET classes. When two processes want to communicate through a named pipe, one process, the pipe server, creates the pipe, and another process, the pipe client, connects to the pipe using its name. The two processes can then communicate by writing and reading messages from/to the pipe using APIs similar to those for file I/O. Conceptually, it's all very straightforward. In practice, getting all the synchronization logic in place is a bit more challenging, as we will explore in the next sections.
Using a Synchronous Named Pipe for Progress Reporting
Named pipes come in two varieties: synchronous and asynchronous. The difference has to do with how applications synchronize reading and writing. An unmanaged Windows application can read from a synchronous pipe by calling the
ReadFile API, whereas a .NET application calls the .NET
NamedPipeClientStream class's
Read method. Both calls block until another thread writes to or closes the pipe. By contrast, when code calls the
ReadFile API on an asynchronous pipe the call returns immediately regardless of whether a message is in the pipe.
I decided to send progress report messages from the Code Analyzer using a synchronous named pipe because it would be easier to ensure that at most one message was in the pipe. This synchronous design was cleaner than handling a queue of messages in the pipe, which would have had edge cases such as the queue growing to the pipe's buffer size. The Code Analyzer sends a progress message each time it finishes processing some fraction, say 1%, of its files, after the GUI Application has read the previous message. Figure 2 shows a UML-style sequence diagram of the solution I implemented. There are two processes, the GUI Application and the Code Analyzer, and among them three threads.


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Who says Zinfandel don't age?
YOU says Zinfandel don't age?
Well, I gots two Ridge Vineyards Pagani Ranch Zinfandels says yer a gol-dang liar!
Ok, I'm not a cowboy.
Meaning, Paula Cole, I can't help ya …
Where is my John Wayne
Where is my prairie song
Where is my happy ending
Where have all the cowboys gone?
–Paula Cole, "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone"
No, I'm no cowboy. But I DO taste library zinfandel for Monday morning breakfast!
And as to whether zinfandel can age, should be aged?
I offer you two offerings from the Ridge Vineyards vaults, a two-vintage vertical of our Pagani Ranch zinfandel: 1994 and 1997.
Paul Draper is somewhat legendarily notorious for his conservatism when it comes to developmental estimations on our labels; consider the above: reviewed in 1996, with a projection of eight to ten years.
Tasting it this morning, some seventeen years out, I can confidently say that Paul was wrong.
Is the wine mature? Yes. Is it dominated by secondary characteristics? Yes. Is it delicious? Yes! Lovely cedar and sandpaper aromatics, with hints of persimmon and dried fig, and speckles of cardomom and pipe tobacco. Super acidity on the palate, with streamlined tannins and some delightfully sweet fruit tones. Rootsy, herbal, and complexly high-toned, this will delight any drinker of high-caliber cellarable offerings.
As to the 1997 Ridge Vineyards Pagani Ranch …
Tasted in 1999, with a five-year estimate for when it will "show to best advantage?" Silly Paul …
Listen, truth be told, these wines were being evaluated for possible pouring at a key event coming up on the horizon, and to a taster, the general consensus was that the wine might in fact be too young still to pour!
Take that, Paula Cole. I found your prairie song …
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A survey into attitudes ten years after the 9/11 attacks has found that three out of ten Americans are happy to let the government read their emails without a warrant. And this rose to 47 per cent for emails addressed to foreigners.
Over a thousand Americans were polled by NORC at the University of Chicago into their attitudes a decade on from the attacks, and the results make depressing reading. Almost half of respondents thought the government should be able to review someone's search history without court permission, and 55 per cent thought financial records were fair game for unwarranted scrutiny.
Nearly a quarter are happy for the government to listen in on their phone calls, rising to 49 per cent if the calls are overseas. Over 70 per cent approved of video surveillance in public places, and this rose to over 80 per cent if the respondents had children.
On the much-debated topic of torture over half of those surveyed thought that torture of suspected terrorists was OK, and a similar number favoured "harsh interrogation techniques." That said 46 per cent of people felt torture wasn't justified, something that might reassure visitors to this country.
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BOSTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Researchers at MIT have offered a new theory that suggests magnets can work as cooling agents and may one day cool refrigerators.
The new theory describes the behavior of magnons inside a magnet. Magnons are the quasi-particles in magnets that constitute magnetic moments, or "spins" -- the collective excitation of an electron's energy through the magnet. This movement of these magnetic moments or energy is generally aligned in the same direction, each moment like a little arrow all pointing in the same general direction -- thus creating the magnetic force.
Specifically, the new theory suggests that magnons behave similarly to electrons, in that they can simultaneously carry an electrical charge and conduct heat. Researchers at MIT were recently able to show that magnons move as a response to both a temperature gradient and a magnetic field. This revelation allowed scientists to apply thermoelectric equations to magnons, thus predicting a new magnon cooling effect, similar to the thermoelectric cooling effect.
"You can pump heat from one side to the other, so you can essentially use a magnet as a refrigerator," explained Bolin Liao, a graduate student in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering. "You can envision wireless cooling where you apply a magnetic field to a magnet one or two meters away to, say, cool your laptop."
Liao developed these theories alongside fellow graduate student Jiawei Zhou. Their work was overseen and aided by Department of Mechanical Engineering head Gang Chen. Together, the researchers produced a paper detailing the magnon cooling theory. The study was recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters.
Before scientists figure out exactly how these new theories apply to kitchen appliances, they need to do a lot more research. Right now, the equations are only theories, and they need to be applied in a laboratory setting. Chen suggests the theories might be most applicable to the task of wireless cooling at extremely low temperatures.
"At this stage, potential applications are in cryogenics -- for example, cooling infrared detectors," Chen said. "However, we need to confirm the effect experimentally and look for better materials. We hope this will motivate new experiments."
"There's still a long way to go for thermoelectrics to compete with traditional technologies," Liao added. "Studying the magnetic degree of freedom could potentially help optimize existing systems and improve the thermoelectric efficiency."


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City Hall spent $4.5 million dollars for long-awaited, state-of-the-art splash pad at Martin Luther King Park.
It comes with 15-foot-high water sprays that are synchronized with colorful lights.
But a community activist, who has been critical of the delays associated with the project, says the splash pad shouldn't be turned off at 7 p.m.
"It makes no sense to have a $4 million, state-of-the-art feature," but not use it more, said Samuel A. Herbert, of the Coalition to Save Martin Luther King Park.
He would like the splash pad to stay open until 10 p.m.
"That's late at night, and you would have to have some type of security. What if someone got hurt?" said Michael DeGeorge, a spokesman for Mayor Byron W. Brown.
Officials said the city decided to close it at 7 p.m. for a variety of reasons, from public safety and public health to issues of staffing, cost and the fact that the city's other splash pads close at that time.
The new attraction at MLK Park has water sprays that can be animated and set to different patterns through a computer in City Hall.
Colorful lights in the concrete basin and in the base of a light standard in the middle of the basin reflect off the water.
The idea was to make it a splash pad in the summer months, a reflecting pond in the spring and fall seasons and in the winter make it available for ice skating "if it gets cold enough for it to freeze hard enough for skating," Brown said.
The concrete mixture used to construct it has never been used in Western New York and is specially designed not to crack. It is expected to last 50 years.
The splash pad had been expected to open last year, but there were construction delays on the project which city officials called "complicated."
Now that's it finally up and running, Herbert wants it to stay on until later into the night so that more people can enjoy the whole spectacle.
"The park closes at 10, and you can't see the lights and the water," he said.
Keeping the dancing water and fancy lights running later into the night raises safety, security and money issues, City Hall officials said.
"We would have to extend more intense police protection, costing residents more money" and "pull police from more serious areas of concern," Brown said.
It would involve "additional security, more police and possibly overtime," DeGeorge said.
There's also the possibility someone decides to jump into the water when no employees are around, Brown said.
"From a public health and safety aspect, we don't want people in the wading" basins after staff members get off from work at 7 p.m., he said.
As for staffing and budgetary concerns, if the splash pad stays on later than 7 p.m. "we would get into overtime, more staffing and again more costs," Brown said.
Brown said that splash pads in other parts of the city shut down at 7 p.m. If an exception was made for the MLK splash pad, neighbors living in communities where other splash pads are located might see it as favoritism, Brown said.
"People in other parts of the city may say 'Well, you have the MLK splash pad open. Why not open it up in our neighborhood?' " Brown said.
He added that the splash pad hours of operation at MLK Park will be extended for special occasions including the Fourth of July, the Pine Grill Reunion and the recent Juneteenth weekend festival.
"This is a world-class feature. We want to show it off," Brown said. "Because of the reasons I mentioned, it is operated this way."
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The senior finished with 3.96 GPA in chemistry and general business at Georgia College, the top GPA of any male Bobcat student-athlete. This marks the second time Yonz has been named to this list, after earning a spot on the second team in 2010.
Yonz posted a 74.8 stroke average over nine events this season. He was one of 12 selections to the first team, and now will advance to the Academic All-America ballot, with selections announced June 7.
The College Division includes the NCAA's Division II and III as well as the NAIA schools. The At-Large group includes student-athletes from golf, fencing; gymnastics; ice hockey; lacrosse; rifle; skiing; swimming; tennis; volleyball; water polo; and wrestling. Yonz was the only Peach Belt Conference (PBC) selection on the first team. District 3 includes all schools from Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The teams are voted on by the region's sports information directors.
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The Kills: The Last GoodbyeSOURCE Nowness
The Kills celebrate ten years of musical partnership with this poignant and playful video, directed by Oscar nominated actress Samantha Morton. The captivating, melancholic song "The Last Goodbye" offsets the hard-edged sound Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince are known for with haunting vocals and a nostalgic piano loop.
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"I wanted to make it completely different from anything we'd normally do," explains Hince. "I used an octagon keyboard from the 60s which takes flexi-discs with real bands playing and mixes them together." For the video—an experience Hince and Mosshart usually find unfulfilling and frustrating—the duo enlisted the talents of Morton, who made her directorial feature debut this year with The Unloved. Shot in monochrome on crisp, silvery 35mm, the video reflects the beautiful simplicity of the track, with an old-school photo booth providing an intimate backdrop for Mosshart's intense and heart-warming opening performance followed by a series of touching to-camera poses reflecting the musicians' longstanding, spirited friendship. "Life goes on," says Mosshart of the touching ballad. "It starts off being the end of the world but then ends up alright." Here Mosshart and Hince share their memories of their first meeting and a decade of collaboration.
Alison on Jamie:
"When I first met him I thought he was the coolest guy in the world; I was completely fascinated by him. I had an immediate desire to do something with him – it was the best decision I've ever made. We've had so much fun over the past 12 years. I'll never forget our first gig—14 February 2002 in front of 70 people. It was the scariest moment of our lives. We couldn't believe we were doing it. We'd spent six months booking the tour, by letters as it was before email. We stayed wherever we could, going on the greatest adventure of our lives. By the end of the tour the rooms were full because of word of mouth. I remember those first years so clearly because you're so involved and so in charge of your destiny. I don't take any of this for granted—it's still as exciting and interesting and there's still more to discover."
Jamie on Alison:
"In 2000, I was in another band and she was staying in the apartment below. She would sit outside my window and listen to me play guitar, a bit like a stalker. When we first met, she was painfully shy. She'd grown up in a skate scene in Florida so she wasn't really aware of any bands. It felt incredible to be able to introduce her to the music I loved. She absorbed it all and loved it all. The first time I saw her perform was like watching Patti Smith for the first time. This awkward little sparrow on stage just had so much confidence and was obviously so comfortable performing. It was fascinating. I thought if I was going to be in another band it was going to be with her. She's my best friend and has been in every aspect of my life."


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