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(Kerrelyn has chosen a man out of a book at a video dating service. His name is Don, and his birthday is the same as hers).
After a few days, I received a phone call from the video dating service. Don wanted to meet me. They gave me his phone number and told me that he now had my number. I paced about the house. What to do? Should I wait for him to call? No! The Husband Huntress would be brave and make the first move.
I called. He was charming and made me laugh. We decided to meet the following Saturday for breakfast, and that day just happened to be our birthday!!
That Saturday, I packed a little birthday cake in the car and drove to the restaurant. He was just as handsome as his photo. We talked and laughed. I pulled out a copy of my birth certificate so he could see it. His jaw dropped.
Don: Your father's name is Lester?
Me: Yes.
Don: So is mine.
A moment of silence while we adjusted to this strange development.
Me: Did your father do any long-distance business trips before we were born?
Don: Yes.
We compared notes about our fathers to make sure we weren't actually a long-lost brother and sister, in which case, we had to stop dating immediately! It turned out we weren't related, so we laughed and the date continued.
Me: It says on my birth certificate that I was born at 7:20 in the morning. What time were you born?
Don: I don't know, but I bet I'm older than you. (He called his mother, and she couldn't remember the exact time. It was some time between 7 and 8 in the morning.)
We laughed over that. Then I went out to the car to fetch the cake. He was so surprised! The waiters came over and sang "Happy Birthday" to us. Weeks later, he admitted he fell for me on that first date.
Six months later, we were married. Don had a son from his first marriage just like I did (and both boys were born in May, fancy that!). You might think the story ended there, but remember the last part of my wish? I wanted another child, hopefully a little girl. My husband and I (since we're both equally crazy!) decided we should have the baby on our birthday. We counted back nine months, then rented a hotel room in Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg is a charming town in the Texas Hill Country founded by German immigrants over a hundred years ago. We ate apple strudel, wiener schnitzel, and got down to business.
A month later, the results came in. I was pregnant. My husband was very proud. And the doctor gave us the due date for the baby. Gasp!! It turns out that the gestation period for a human baby is not exactly nine months. We were ten days off our target date!
The due date arrived. The baby didn't.
Five days later, our baby girl was born. She'd missed our birthday by four days. And her parents still didn't know which one of them was older.
With three children to raise, I retired from teaching and became a full-time mom. But with my mind unoccupied for hours at a time, the old desire to write came back to haunt me. Finally, I gave in and started writing. When my son found out I was attempting to write a book, he ran to tell my husband. Don came into the room with a stunned look on his face.
Don: You're writing a book?
Me: (blushing) Yes.
Don: (nods his head) Let me know when we need to go to New York to sell it.
My jaw dropped. With that one line, he had let me know that a) he believed I could write, b) he believed I could finish the book, and c) he believed the book would be good enough to sell to a publisher in New York.
My hero!!! Just like the heroines in my favorite Romance books, I had found my 'happily ever after!"
And by the way, we eventually discovered that I'm the oldest. By twenty minutes.
Connor's book, Vampire Mine, releases in just four days!!! To celebrate, I'm giving away a signed book that features the first kilted vampire hero, Angus MacKay. For a chance to win a signed copy of Be Still my Vampire Heart, please leave a comment and tell me who's your favorite Scottish vampire. Please include an email address so I can contact you. Good luck!


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Light, the Universe, and Everythings
Categories: Earth
Sep 6, 2010
What´s it all about? And we mean ALL. What makes up this vast sprawling cosmos? Why does it exist? Why do we exist? Why is there something rather than nothing? Ow, my head hurts!
For possible answers, we travel to the moment after the Big Bang and discover all that came into being in those few minutes after the great flash: time, space, matter, and light. Plus, the bizarre stuff that makes up the bulk of the universe: dark energy and dark matter.
Also, what we set in motion with the invention of the light blub. How artificial light lit up our homes, our cities and –" inadvertently –" our skies.
- Sean Carroll –" Theoretical physicist at California Institute of Technology
- Leonard Susskind –" Theoretical physicist, Stanford University
- Jane Brox –" Author of Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light
- Peter Fisher –" Physicist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Richard F. Kirby - Cumberland
Richard F. Kirby - Cumberland
Richard F. Kirby, Esq., 88, of Cumberland, R.I., and Delray Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving and devoted family on Friday, May 3, 2013.
He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth (Hogan) Kirby. They were happily married for 58 years. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., he was the son of the late John and Melora (Farley) Kirby. Dick graduated from LaSalle Academy, Class of 1942. For his many athletic accomplishments and his civic commitments, in November of 2012, he was inducted into the LaSalle Academy Hall of Fame.
A graduate of Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., 1947, and Boston College Law School, 1953. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific. He was a member of the original Naval Underwater Demolition Team, today referred to as the Navy Seals.
A practicing attorney for more than 50 years, he was a founding partner of the Law firm of Macktaz, Keefer, and Kirby, Woonsocket, R.I. He was a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, serving in various positions and also served as a probate judge in the town of Cumberland for 14 years.
He also was involved in many professional and civic organizations throughout his lifetime. Dick summered in Narragansett, R.I. for many years and was a former member of the Dunes Club, Point Judith Country Club, and Kirkbrae Country Club, Lincoln, R.I.
His greatest joy and accomplishment in life was his seven children. Whether it was playing golf, going to the beach, or playing cards, he loved spending time with his children and his grandchildren.
Besides his wife Liz he is survived by his children, Mary K. Szczoczarz, Catherine K. Struhar, Jean F. Kirby, Richard E. Kirby, Esq., Edward T. Kirby, William F. Kirby and Francis J. Kirby; 13 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; as well as many, many friends and relatives who will miss him dearly. He was the brother of the late John E. Kirby and Aileen K. Dunn.
Relatives and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11 a.m. in Saint Joseph Church, 1303 Mendon Road, Cumberland. Burial, with military honors, will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Cumberland. Visiting hours Tuesday from 3-8 p.m. in the O'Neill Funeral Home, 3102 Mendon Road, Cumberland.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice Care of RI, 1085 North Main Street, Providence, RI, 02904, would be appreciated. www.rifuneral.com


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River District Open House!
Open House Alert! On Jun 30th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM we will be hosting an Open House at East Kent Avenue in Lighthouse Terrace in the River District neighborhood, Vancouver.
Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this River District Townhouse for sale.
As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604-818-7957 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing.
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Visiting Cajón del Maipo near Santiago, Chile
Barely an hour southeast of downtown Santiago, the Río Maipo has cut a deep canyon through more than 70 kilometers of the Andean foothills before it meanders onto the plains near the town of Pirque. Once the border of the Kollasuyu, the Inka empire's southernmost limits, the Cajón del Maipo (Canyon of the Maipo) is one of urban Santiago's great escapes, barely an hour from the Plaza de Armas.
Starting with fine wineries at Pirque and Santa Rita, the canyon just gets better as it climbs toward the Andean crest. While parts of the main road are cluttered with cabañas, campgrounds, and restaurants, it still provides access to plenty of high and wild country, not to mention the river itself. Paved as far as Romeral, it and a parallel road from Pirque are good enough for road bikes, but other routes are suitable for mountain bikers, and hikers and horseback riders can explore the trails of Monumento Natural El Morado and the private nature reserve Cascada de las Ánimas.
The Class III–IV Río Maipo provides plenty of thrills for rafters and kayakers, even though diversions for irrigation works and even more from sand and gravel quarrying have taken their toll. At day's end, rustic hot springs are suitable for a soak. While the area gets crowded in summer and on weekends and holidays, especially from December to March, the rest of the year it's pretty sedate.
Transportation to the Cajón del Maipo is good and getting better—though perhaps not so interesting as when, half a century ago, a military train carried passengers from Puente Alto to El Volcán. From the Puente Alto Metro station, Buses Cajón del Maipo (tel. 02/8611518) ascend as far as San José de Maipo every eight minutes, to San Alfonso (US$2) every half hour, and to San Gabriel (US$3) hourly. From the Bellavista de La Florida station, it also goes to Baños Morales (US$12 round-trip) Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. all year; in summer, departures are daily. Taxi colectivos also shuttle up and down the canyon from the Puente Alto Metro.
Viña Santa Rita
Bernardo O'Higgins and 120 of his troops hid from the Spaniards in the catacombs at Hacienda Santa Rita (Camino Padre Hurtado 0695, Alto Jahuel, tel. 02/3622594, firstname.lastname@example.com, tours 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tues.–Fri., US$19 pp), a distinguished winery that named its main line of wines—120—after the event. Today, its main house is a hotel, the former colonial house (a national monument) is a restaurant, and the grounds and cellars (also a national monument) are open for tours (includes a tasting). Tours are free with lunch at La Casa de Doña Paula (tel. 02/3622520, 12:15–3:30 p.m. daily, US$25), but do not include sampling the produce.
Open by reservation only Santa Rita's 16- room Hotel Casa Real (tel. 02/8219966, email@example.com, US$390–430 s or d) normally takes groups occupying at least five rooms. On a space-available basis, though, they will accept individuals or couples. Though it's not quite in the Cajón del Maipo proper, Viña Santa Rita is part of the Maipo drainage, east of Buin and southwest of Pirque; buses from Pirque to Buin pass the front gates. For obligatory reservations, contact them at least a few days in advance.
Recently, Santa Rita has added a Museo Andino (Andean Museum, 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon.–Sat., free). Oddly, given the name, it includes an Easter Island exhibition.
Viña Concha y Toro and Vicinity
On the Maipo's south bank, 30 kilometers from Santiago, Pirque is a tranquil community that's resisted the cookie-cutter suburbanization that mars much of southeastern Santiago. Its key attraction is Viña Concha y Toro (Victoria Subercaseaux 210, tel. 02/4765269, tours 10 a.m.–5:10 p.m. daily, US$17 pp), one of Chile's largest and oldest wineries, but it also boasts a weekend crafts fair and is the starting point for a scenic but narrow paved road that climbs the canyon before rejoining the main road via a bridge at El Toyo.
Viña Concha y Toro offers guided tours (includes a tasting) of its vineyards, estate grounds, cellars, and museum. Spanish-language tours take place 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, and 4 p.m. daily; some are specifically for English speakers, but bilingual guides can often do both languages simultaneously. While reservations are desirable, it's possible to join an existing group that might include—who knows?—figures such as Mick Jagger, Bono, Helmut Kohl, Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal, and others who have toured the grounds and sampled the results. Concha y Toro now has its own wine bar that serves tapas, cheeses, and a few more elaborate Chilean dishes.
Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo
In the precordillera southeast of Pirque, Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo (US$6 pp) is a 10,185-hectare unit of glossy-leaved Mediterranean scrub woodland, plus denser gallery forest along the course of its namesake river, a Maipo tributary. While Conaf does not allow camping here, it does permit picnicking and hiking.
Two short nature trails have interpretive panels: the 1.2-kilometer Sendero Interpretativo Quebrada Jorquera and the 1.7-kilometer Sendero Interpretativo Aliven Mahuida, a more biologically diverse path.
Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo is 45 kilometers southeast of Santiago and 18 kilometers from Pirque.
Las Vizcachas
At the western approach to the main road up the north side of the Cajón del Maipo, just beyond the Carabineros police post at Las Vizcachas, note the informal shrine for the folk saint Difunta Correa, strongly identified with Argentina's San Juan province but with a distinctly binational twist here. According to legend, the young mother Deolinda Correa died of thirst in the desert in the 19th century, but her baby survived at her breast; her need for water explains the bottles left by her devotees.
On the south side of the highway, a bit farther on, Vinícola Cavas del Maipo (tel. 02/8711508, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. daily, tours US$10) offers guided winery tours by reservation only, preferably made a day ahead of time. The generous tasting includes half a dozen samples of their wines, accompanied by cheese and crackers.
La Obra
A short distance east of Las Vizcachas, 790 meters above sea level, La Obra was a stop on the military railroad that once climbed from Puente Alto to El Volcán; its Estación La Obra is a national monument.
Just east of La Obra, the rise known as Cuesta las Chilcas was the site of the Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez's 1986 assassination attempt on General Pinochet as he returned to Santiago from his El Melocotón country house. Five bodyguards died in a hail of bullets and a rocket launcher attack, but his chauffeur's skilled driving saved the dictator's life. Pinochet's admirers have commemorated the event with a monument honoring the bodyguards.
At a bend in the river, a few kilometers north of San José de Maipo, Casa Bosque (Camino El Volcán 16829, tel. 02/8711570, entrées US$12–20) has the most extravagant decor of any Cajón del Maipo restaurant: The twisted trunks of polished cypress that hold it up seem like something from an early Disney misadventure. The simple menu based on beef, plus a few chicken and pork dishes, doesn't match the imaginative architecture. Still, Casa Bosque is worth seeing for the spectacle; it has recently added an 18-room hotel whose interior is less preposterous than the restaurant.
San José de Maipo
The canyon's largest town, 967 meters above sea level, San José is about 25 km up the canyon from Puente Alto. It has a leafy Plaza de Armas focused on its Iglesia y Casa Parroquial, a national monument dating from late colonial times. Its former Estación de Ferrocarril, also a national monument, was a stop on the military railroad from Puente Alto to El Volcán.
El Melocotón
About five kilometers south of San José de Maipo, El Melocotón is most famous—or notorious— as the site of General Pinochet's riverfront home (the first recreational kayakers to descend the Maipo, in the 1970s, faced automatic rifles pointed at them from the shore). It briefly made the news again in 2001 when it was discovered that a former FPMR guerrilla had rented a house just a few hundred meters from the general's residence.
San Alfonso
San Alfonso, about six kilometers southeast of El Melocotón and 1,106 meters above sea level, made news in 1997 when local residents successfully forced relocation of a natural gas pipeline from Argentina by establishing a private nature reserve at Cascada de las Ánimas. A short distance up a tree-lined dirt road before the entrance to Cascada de las Ánimas, look for the scale miniature railway circling the house and gardens of José Sagall ("Pepe Tren"), as well as his assortment of full-scale antique railcars. About 100 meters farther south, the former Estación San Alfonso is a national monument as part of the military short line that also hauled Santiaguinos to their weekend getaways from the capital.
Hotel Altiplánico (Camino al Volcán 29955, tel. 02/8612078, US$230 s, US$320 d) is the latest effort of the boutique hotel chain that now has properties in Puerto Natales, San Pedro Atacama, and Easter Island.
Santuario de la Naturaleza Cascada de las Ánimas
In the midst of a multiyear struggle to divert a natural gas pipeline from Argentina, the Andean precordillera of the Astorga family's former fundo (large rural estate) Cascada de la Ánimas became one of Chile's first private nature reserves (Camino al Volcán 31087, San Alfonso, tel. 02/8611303) in 1995. Two years later the owners managed to definitively defeat the pipeline.
In practice, the official designation hasn't made much difference, but it allows them to continue, without disruption, the activities- oriented recreation that has made the 3,600-hectare property a prime destination for hikers, riders, and especially white-water rafters and kayakers. Descending the Maipo (US$40 pp) is a Class III–IV experience that's normally suitable for novices, but the river can get wild enough for more experienced whitewater lovers, especially during the spring runoff. Elevations range from about 1,100 meters along the river to 3,050 meters on the highest summit.
Many Santiaguino families come here for picnicking and swimming at Cascada's large outdoor pool on the river's more developed north side. In the summer high season, fees are US$16 pp for adults, US$10 for kids; the rest of the year, prices are half.
Most other activities take place on the south side, where the Sendero Cascada de las Ánimas is a short guided hike to its namesake waterfall. More foreigners than Chileans undertake the 2–3-hour guided climb to the summit of Cerro Pangal. While horseback riders will enjoy this scenic terrain, much of it is very steep and novice riders should be particularly cautious. Cascada also offers longer 2–3-day rides into the backcountry.
The campground charges US$20 per person for camping for adults, US$16 for children; after the first night, though, the price drops by 20–25 percent. Cabaña accommodations cost US$100 double, US$150 for up to four people; larger cabañas are also available. These prices include pool access and a guided hike to the waterfall.
In addition, Cascada's restaurant La Tribu offers a diverse menu ranging from Chilean standards such as cabrito (kid goat) and pastel de choclo, as well as Thai and other international dishes. The new terrace has unobstructed river views.
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Joseph W. Hutchinson Jr., et al., vs. Shelby J. Downing; parties to split the cost of a child custody evaluation; hearing set for Feb. 4.
Urijah R. Livingston by next friend and mother Desiree L. Ward vs. Heath L. Livingston; final order made Nov. 28; Ward awarded primary residential custody and parties awarded joint legal custody; Heath L. Livingston awarded graduated parenting time; parties ordered to attend divorce impact class.
Jeremy T. Neeham vs. Christina M. Phillips; Laura Allen confirmed Dec. 3 as guardian ad litem, will conduct custody evaluation, petitioner responsible for fee; parties ordered to complete divorce impact class; petitioner granted parenting time Dec. 25; status conference set for Jan. 7.
Newton Healthcare Corporation vs. Ranita L. Brown, 511 N. Elm St., Peabody, et al.; judgment of $706.65 Dec. 18 in favor of plaintiff.
Newton Healthcare Corporation vs. Nathan D. Brenzikofer, 225 S. Washington St., Burns, et al.; judgment of $6,205.06 Dec. 18 in favor of plaintiff.
Vogt's Hometown Market vs. Spencer T. Krone, 415 E. Republic Ave., No. 16, Salina; judgment of $1,382.16 Dec. 3 in favor of plaintiff.
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I was just over at my neighbors and he told me about a product he just started using.
Has anyone ever used this stuff and if so, was it worth it? I've got to get rid of the ants this year. Order from the boss.


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A very impressive sound in a very impressive demonstration. HP (Howard Popeck, that is!) at his considerable best. Excellent transparency, detail & impact from these large panels. 2nd Best at Show after MBL, in my opinion. But, yes, imaging is the one area of concern. These need to be heard in a better environment for a proper evaluation. Much additional kudos to HP for his free handouts of a truly excellent CD of Bach's Goldberg Variations.
Popeck Peeking Around the Podium
Peeking out from the edge of this gigantic 14ft2 panel at the Roy Bird Show, veteran retailer and audio writer Howard Popeck has taken on this distribution of the Podium 1, and told me that its inventors and makers wished to remain anonymous. Further investigation unearthed the information that Paul Burton (responsible for the early-'90s Sumo speaker and in part the Cyrus NXT-hybrid design) is involved, and close inspection suggests that a very large NXT panel lies at the core. The good news is that it's only around ½" deep around the edge (with a bulging rib, presumably covering the actuators, down the spine); it will cost a relatively modest £3000–4000/pair with a money-back-if-not-satisfied guarantee; and it delivers a sound with a very generous and convincing sense of scale. Bass might have been tauter (but the room was really much too small for such large panels), and imaging seemed a bit vague (as one might expect), but its ability to generate impressive dynamics was both intriguing and very persuasive indeed.
I attach some pictures of the first domestic use of Podium! The room measures about 7m x 4.5mm, and the speakers are driven with a Krell KSA100II and Kimber 8TC cable.The sound quality is quite astonishing! I have heard some impressive loudspeakers in my time, but the Podium is right up there with the best, or possibly *the* best. It is also pretty much the largest panel I have seen too - but that matters not one jot. The midrange and treble frequencies are as good as the best electrostatics or ribbons, and the bass extension has to be heard to be believed!That is most apparent, and truly scary on top quality, uncompressed full orchestral works like the Mercury Living Presence 1958 recording of the 1812, or the Chesky 1962 recording of Symphony Fantastique, and on the Eurhythmics track
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This is the amplicon context sequence in accordance with the minimum information for the publication of real-time quantitative PCR experiements (MIQE) guidelines. For more details, please refer to the following publication, "Primer Sequence Disclosure: A Clarification of the MIQE Guidelines."
ddPCR™ probe assay designed for gene expression analysis. Probe assays consist of unlabeled PCR primers and a dual labeled fluorescent probe.
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Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.
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Frederick William Harvey (1888-1957) had been a close friend of Ivor Gurney since childhood. He too joined the Gloucestershire Regiment, but earlier, on 8 August 1914. He served in Flanders and France, was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and promoted. In 1916, after officer training, Harvey returned to France where he was captured by the Germans. The remainder of his war was spent in prisoner of war camps. In Flanders was written on Christmas Day 1915.
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It's the Thursday before the long Fourth of July weekend, and people all over the city are scurrying to finish work and prepare for the holiday. But at the Grand Central branch of Equinox, a group of particularly fit men and women cram up against a wall, waiting for the boot camp-style Tabata 2010 class to begin. After a mad dash for prime spots in the room, they settle in shoulder-to-shoulder; a handsome young Latino with a tattoo, next to a clean-cut financial guy, next to a cute blonde with super-toned legs.
"C'mon work, work! Work to the beating rhythm and the joy," urges instructor Angel Alicea as he bounds around the room, sitting on people as they do push-ups, and squatting like a frog as he cheers them on.
After 45 minutes of intense movement, the group cools down. "We can grab a cocktail later; now let's stretch," whispers Angel. "I love you."
"We are Angel groupies," says Anna Luscombe, a 27-year-old British expat who's been taking the class since it started in February. "He pushes us to another level. You literally want to throw up in his class."
"I schedule my lunch hour around Angel and will go wherever he is," says 40-year-old Carrie Karo. "I go to class every day. It makes me more competitive."
All around the city, from 70 people waiting to enter a yoga class at Jivamukti, to a stoked set of Upper East Siders shelling out $32 per class at spiritual spinning studio Soul Cycle, New York workout enthusiasts are so passionately devoted to a new crop of exercise classes that they'll schedule their lunch hour around them or wait on hour-long lines to get in, as if they were the hottest nightclub in town.
"I'm psycho; I work out almost every day," says Sarabeth Turner, a 28-year-old freelance photographer, who splits her workouts between Physique 57, a controlled class emphasizing corps strength, and Flywheel, a spinning studio started by Soul Cycle co-founder Ruth Zuckerman and NFL star Tiki Barber. "A little while ago I had an injury, and when I was told I couldn't work out for two months, I had to literally pray in church that I could find the same kind of peace of mind."
Of course, stress relief has always been a key factor in the addiction to exercise. "I feel like my head is a clogged drain, and the class is Drano," she adds.
In New York, where it's easy to feel like an outsider, fitness studios also establish a sense of community and identity. "It's the 'Cheers' effect," says Dechen Thurman, the 37-year-old brother of Uma, whose classes at Jivamukti draw crowds. "People like to walk into a place and be known."
His class has a decidedly different identity from Angel's, but the participants are just as bonded in their like-mindedness.
After class, friends often gather in the studio's café. "I'd be frustrated and depressed if I couldn't come to yoga," says 39-year-old Karina Muller-Evill. "I'm dealing with people all day, but I can disconnect here."
The community is a bit more testosterone-fueled at Flywheel, where 48-year-old Wayne Edelman spins with wife Merritt every day, sometimes twice a day.
"We used to go to Soul Cycle," says Edelman, "but it was so packed that I had to change on the street. I remember one day a woman was going up to the front desk, where they have candles burning for atmosphere. It was so crowded that her hair caught fire. It was also costing about $1,800 per month for us to spin there."
The privilege of being in a place where people happily fork over high tariffs for membership, and the thrill of racing to secure a coveted spot in a class, is part of the appeal of Soul Cycle and Physique 57. "It's like the club you can't get into that you want to get into," observes Zuckerman.
"My friends and I sign up months ahead so that we can get the classes we want," notes Lori Silverstein, who goes to Physique 57 daily. Members even have the option of paying nearly double for a guaranteed seat.
Over at Alvin Ailey, where teens and septuagenarians take Samuel Salazar's Zumba, camaraderie is as much of a draw as the workout. "It's the friendships that keep me coming back," says 49-year-old Wendy Williams, a yoga teacher who's found her true affinity in the salsa-style classes. "It's my priority. Everything in my life is worked around Zumba."
Meaghan Joynt, 35, who lost 90 pounds taking Zumba, agrees: "I get very emotional when I talk about his class. It's a special community."
Crunch instructor Mario Godiva Green, who teaches a class called Boing with Kangoo, where students wear boots that resemble roller blades with a large spring instead of wheels, also has dedicated students.
"I bought my own boots, because if you don't have your own and you don't get to class really early, you get shut out," says Max Schneider, 23. "If I miss class, I'm angry and disappointed."
Another aspect of a class's appeal to New Yorkers is the ability to give up control. "A lot of my students are bosses," says Tabata's Angel.
"In my class, I'm the boss. All they have to worry about is doing what I ask. This town can eat you up, and my class makes them strong. I don't mean just physically. Our mind is the most powerful muscle in the body."
Fitness for fanatics
*Boing With Kangoo, at Crunch, 113 Fourth Ave., Thursday at 8:15p.m.
In Marion Green's fun class, students bounce around on skates (above) using leg strength and balance to execute the steps.
*Physique 57, 24 W. 57th St., suite 805 and 161 Sixth Ave., schedule varies
This workout taught by Tanya Becker uses dumbbells, the ballet barre and your own bodyweight to tone and strengthen.
*Fly 45 Spinning Class, at Flywheel, 39 W. 21st St., schedule varies
The spinning bikes are so sophisticated in Ruth Zukerman's class that they tell your torque as well as speed, and everyone's score is flashed on a screen so you can see how you stack up.
*Tabata 2010, at Equinox, 20 Lexington Ave., Thursday at 12:30p.m.
Instructor Angel Alicia incorporates lunges, jumps and squats performed in four-minute cardio and strength intervals, with 20 seconds of intense movement and 10 seconds of rest — repeated eight times!
*Zumba, at Alvin Ailey, 405 W. 55th St., schedule varies
Samuel Salazar teaches Latin moves along with a little bit of hip-hop that's accessible to people with a wide range of ability.
*Jivamukti Yoga, 841 Broadway, schedule varies
Dechen Thurman's vigorous open-level flow class focuses on deep breathing and chanting. Plus, he's Uma's brother!


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From time to time, we want to give some information on other George Sykes out there. Here's some info about General George Sykes from Civil War Home.
Known in the regular army as "Tardy George," George Sykes was removed from a corps command in the Army of the Potomac's spring 1864 reorganization; Grant had made his headquarters with that force and determined that Sykes was not the man he wanted for the offensive operations he planned. A Delaware native and West Pointer (1842), Sykes was a veteran of infantry service in both the Seminole and Mexican wars, earning a brevet in the latter.
The regular's service in the Civil War included: captain, 3rd Infantry (since September 30, 1855); major, 14th Infantry (May 14, 1861); commanding Reserve Infantry Brigade, Army of the Potomac (August 186 1-March 13, 1862); brigadier general, USV (September 28, 1861); commanding Infantry Reserve, Army of the Potomac (March 13 – May 1862); commanding 2nd Division, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac (March 18-December 1862 and January-June 28, 1863); major general, USV (November 29, 1862); commanding the corps (February 1-5, 16-23, and June 28 – October 7, 1863 and October 15, 1863 – March 23, 1865); lieutenant colonel, 5th Infantry (October 16, 1863); and commanding District of South Kansas, Department of Kansas (September 1 – October 10, 1864).
At 1st Bull Run he commanded the only regular army infantry on the field, an eight-company battalion from various regiments, and was highly effective in slowing the rout of the volunteers. He then commanded the regulars near Washington and in the midst of the Peninsula Campaign was given charge of a division composed mostly of regular army units. He had already fought at Yorktown and in divisional command participated in the Seven Days fighting. He was at 2nd Bull Run and in reserve at Antietam. Given a second star in the volunteer service, he fought at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville before taking charge of the 5th Corps upon George G. Meade's assumption of army command just prior to Gettysburg. There he fought in support of the hard-pressed 3rd Corps on the second day. That fall, in the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns, he behaved true to his nickname and was found lacking by Meade.
Prior to the Wilderness Campaign, Meade and Grant agreed upon his replacement and Sykes finished the war in Kansas. Mustered out of the volunteer service on January 15, 1866, he reverted to his regular army rank and died on active duty in Texas as colonel, 20th Infantry, and brevet major general for the war.
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The following paragraphs are outdated, the only recommended way to build KDE based applications on Windows is emerge. This page is left for documentation purposes. This page gives instructions on how to build a KDE based application on Windows. It is mostly targeted at developers / power users of KDE applications which are not regularly included in the KDE on Windows installer. This typically applies to third-party applications, but may be of interest to developers of applications inside the KDE software collection / repository as well.
Note however that in many cases using emerge may be a better alternative, esp. if you want to compile your application against the most recent development version of KDE.
Well give the procedure in the form of a .bat file, below. Run this from your source folder.
REM modify these lines to match according to your installation:
SET MINGWPREFIX=C:\mingw
SET PERLPREFIX=C:\Perl
REM you may want to add some cmake flags:
SET ADD_CMAKE_FLAGS=-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
REM this addition appears to be needed for KDE 4.4.x with MinGW 4.5.x:
SET ADD_CMAKE_FLAGS=%ADD_CMAKE_FLAGS% -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="--static-libc++ --static-libcc"
REM everything below should not need customizing
REM add required entries to the search path.
REM NOTE: some entries may already be present, but this will do no harm.
SET PATH=%MINGWPREFIX%\bin;%KDEPREFIX%\bin;%KDEPREFIX%\lib;%PERLPREFIX%\bin;%PATH%
REM we build in a subdirectory "build" of the sources.
SET SOURCE_DIR=%~dp0
cd %~dp0
mkdir build
cd build
cmake %SOURCE_DIR% -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%KDEPREFIX% %ADD_CMAKE_FLAGS%
mingw32-make install
REM to install to a different path (e.g. for packaging) use
REM mingw32-make install DESTDIR=Some\Other\Folder
This did not work for you? You can ask for help on firstname.lastname@example.com or irc://irc.freenode.net/kde-windows .
So you got it to work? Great! Then probably your next concern is how to distribute the binaries you just compiled. See Windows/Imported From TechBase/Packaging for that.


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The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation was contacted earlier this year by The National Women's History Museum to contribute a feature story on the history of women in architecture in the United States. Below is the story, a primer in many ways, written by BWAF Trustee, Despina Stratigakos, Associate Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo Department of Architecture. Women's History Museum. Download the NWHM Spring 2014 Newsletter .pdf
By Despina Stratigakos, Ph.D., SAH Member
In May 2011, Architect Barbie made her debut at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in New Orleans. The more than twelve thousand AIA members in attendance, an overwhelmingly male crowd (only 16 percent of AIA members are women), must have been surprised to encounter the pink-and-white Mattel booth in the vast exposition hall, which was occupied primarily by companies selling new building materials and technologies. The Mattel booth featured Architect Barbie and her Malibu Dream-house as well as a lively workshop area that filled each day with children who came to learn about the history of women in architecture, meet female practitioners, and try their hand at designing a floor plan for their own dream home. Four hundred girls were exposed to architectural practice that week, and many expressed excitement at the idea that they might grow up to be builders. The homes they envisioned testified to their awareness of their spatial needs and a desire to shape their own environments. One little girl designed a home with a special room for monsters, acknowledging their existence while getting them out from under her bed.
As a profession, architecture does not have a history of welcoming women and continues to struggle with their integration. Although women account for half of American architecture graduates, they represent only 20 percent of licensed practitioners and even fewer partners of architectural firms. The reasons more women than men leave architecture are poorly understood, but the traditionally macho culture of the profession, which idealizes starchitects and dismisses so-called feminine values, such as collaboration, has certainly played a role. So, too, has women architects' invisibility in popular culture and history books, although they have practiced in the United States for more than one hundred and thirty years. For young women seeking to enter architectural practice, knowing the history of female pioneers offers an anchoring sense of roots.
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- Relative economic diversification
- Free trade agreements with Central America and the United States (CAFTA-DR), as well as with Mexico and the EU; entry into the customs union with Guatemala and Honduras
- Financial support from multilateral institutions
- Strong demographics
- High crime and insecurity linked to drug trafficking
- Lack of natural resources
- Climate and seismic vulnerability
- Inadequate infrastructure and investment
- Dependence on the United States (48% of exports)
- Structural fragility of public and external accounts
- Significant inequalities and poverty
Risk assessment
Structural obstacles to growth
In 2019, El Salvador's growth is set to continue to be the lowest among Central American countries, constrained by a lack of investment and the need for structural reforms. The vitality of activity in the United States will support exports, particularly textiles and clothing, but also electronic components (cables, chips). The decrease in unemployment among the Latin American community in the United States will support the sending of remittances from the 2 million Salvadoran immigrants to the United States (20% of the country's population), supporting domestic demand. The end of the TPS (Temporary Protected Status), decided by the Trump administration (due in September 2019), should have limited consequences on foreign exchange flows, as only 200,000 migrants are concerned, and a significant proportion should be regularised. However, a potential tightening of US migration policy could pose a risk to the Salvadoran economy, which is highly dependent on these currency flows (18% of GDP). Private consumption will also be boosted by low inflation, contained by the total dollarisation of the economy. On the supply side, the agricultural sector will continue to be characterized by poor performance in a context of low sugar and coffee prices (the country's main agricultural product). Private investment will likely remain very insufficient, constrained by a significantly high crime rate and a still deficient business environment, despite recent progress. The maquilas, production areas dedicated to exports, will continue to concentrate the bulk of foreign investment and manufacturing production, particularly in the textile and clothing sector.
Fragile fiscal and external situations
Despite recent fiscal adjustments that generated a primary surplus in 2017 and 2018, interest payments on debt are expected to further weaken the public accounts in 2019. Savings from the 2017 pension reform are not expected to increase revenues substantially in the absence of further reforms, delayed by the lack of agreement between political parties. After a partial default on its debt in early 2017, the country faced further difficulties in autumn 2018 in financing the payment of interest due in 2019: the majority opposition in Parliament has blocked the government's desired bond issue in the absence of further budgetary reforms. The legislative deadlock is expected to continue until the end of the current President's term in June 2019. In this context, public debt (including the debt of non-financial public companies), is expected to increase slightly. Its relatively high level presents a risk in the context of a fully dollarised economy like El Salvador.
On the external accounts side, the current account deficit is expected to remain stable compared to 2018. The trade balance will remain in deficit (-20% of GDP) due to the dynamism of imports of intermediate goods (particularly those dedicated to the textile sector). The income balance deficit will likely further widen with the repatriation of dividends from foreign companies in a context of rising key rates in the United States. The growth in discount flows, which is less dynamic than in the past, should only partially offset these deficits. FDI will still be insufficient to balance this need for external financing. The government is therefore likely to use market-based financing through bond issuance and international donors.
Towards the end of a political blockade?
In power since 2014, President Salvador Sanchez Cerén (Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion nacional, FMLN) is currently enduring a low level of popular support due to the high crime rate in the country and the lack of a real project to fight poverty. In the March 2018 parliamentary elections, the opposition party (Arena) won the majority of seats in parliament, leading to a situation of legislative deadlock, preventing any reform. Given this difficult political context for the FMLN, the February 2019 presidential battle will mostly oppose Carlos Calleja, Arena's candidate, and Nayib Bukele, from the Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional (GANA) party. A victory from Bukele would be a major break from the historical bipartisanship of the Salvadoran political system. Regardless of the winner, the next president will have to face the challenges of fighting crime and corruption, as well as addressing migratory and poverty issues.
From the point of view of diplomatic relations, beyond the leading partnership with the United States, El Salvador's foreign policy remains oriented towards the sub-region with the entry, in 2018, into the customs union formed by Guatemala and Honduras. A rapprochement with China was also initiated following the end of diplomatic relations with Taiwan in August 2018 and a stated desire to increase economic cooperation between the two countries.
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Ronnie Lott is a Hall of Famer, a four-time Super Bowl champ and one of the finest defensive backs of any generation, but is that enough to get him a spot on the 49ers' Mt. Rushmore.
We'll find out during Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network on Thursday afternoon, but Lott will let us know if he thinks he's earned one of the four places before we do. Lott will join the PFT crew to share his thoughts about which of the 12 finalists belong carved into rock and reminisce about some of his memorable moments in a 49ers uniform.
In addition to the Niners, we'll also be unveiling the Mt. Rushmore choices for their NFC West compatriots from St. Louis. Norm Van Brocklin or Eric Dickerson? Orlando Pace or Crazy Legs Hirsch?
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King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, (16 March 1921 – 1 August 2005) was the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Head of the House of Saud as well as Prime Minister. One of forty-five sons of Saudi founder Ibn Saud, and the fourth of his five sons who have ruled the Kingdom (Saud, Faisal, Khalid, Fahd, and Abdullah), Fahd ascended to the throne on the death of his half-brother, King Khalid, on 13 June 1982.
Fahd was appointed Crown Prince when Khalid succeeded their half-brother King Faisal, who was assassinated in 1975. Fahd was viewed as the de facto prime minister during King Khalid's reign in part due to the latter's ill health.
Fahd suffered a debilitating stroke 29 November 1995, after which he was unable to continue performing his full official duties. His half-brother, Abdullah, the country's Crown Prince, served as de facto regent of the kingdom and succeeded Fahd as monarch upon his death on 1 August 2005.


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Posted on Thursday, October 10th, 2013 by Germain Lussier
Los Angeles residents are incredibly spoiled when it comes to pop culture art events. Most of that is because Jensen Karp and Katie Cromwell opened not one but two Gallery 1988 locations in the City of Angels. Every few weeks, a new art exhibit goes on the walls celebrating either an artist or subject, usually with a pop culture theme. Lost, Breaking Bad, Edgar Wright, Judd Apatow, the list of awesome Gallery 1988 subjects goes on and on. If you don't live in Los Angeles, usually you can't experience these for yourself.
That's why, in 2011, Cromwell and Karp released a beautiful coffee table book called Crazy 4 Cult, based on the Gallery's signature exhibit. Next week, they're releasing the sequel, Crazy 4 Cult 2, and we got Karp to exclusively explain some of his favorite images in the book. They're based on Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Shaun of the Dead, Rushmore, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Donnie Darko, Willy Wonka, Coming to America, Back to the Future and Wet Hot American Summer. Read More »


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Do not underestimate the power of Magnavox in CD-i
>> Tuesday, April 24, 2007
The return of Magnavox in the videogames market with CD-i was for some people a major event. While we normally associate Philips with the CD-i format, Philips used a lot of knowledge of the Magnavox past with CD-i. Magnavox was the worldwide first manufacturer of the video console with the Odyssey. Even Nintendo started their business by selling Magnavox systems to the Asian market. The role of Magnavox ended with a library full of videogame patents, which generated a lot of money out of licenses including Pong and the lightgun peripheral to second party developers.
Magnavox was acquisited by Philips in 1974, mainly to get feet on the ground in the USA. However, Magnavox was more than just a manufacturer of audio and video, and it's no surprise they put out an early game system called the Odyssey in the States (The Videopac in Europe). While the system might not have been the most advanced system of its time (1), they developed several models (2) and licensed the system to other brands (3). Three aspects applicable on CD-I as well!) Last but not least the Magnavox game system was the start of an important library of patents.
These patents were so significant that later when Philips applied pressure to other companies, concessions were made. For example at one point Philips owned 10% of Activision (the software company). Activision had its roots on the original Atari 2600 unit which really started off the videogame revolution in the US. The Odyssey might have been first, but it was poorly marketed (just like CD-I). The Atari 2600 was the king of the scene, and it was all way before the Nintendo and Sega era. Just think of the history of Donkey Kong …
Something else that might be of high interest is the fact that Nintendo's first venture in the console world was selling the Magnavox Odyssey in Japan, before the company introduced its own consoles. The essence why Philips was granted the use of Nintendo's characters in CD-i games is merely a result of this war of (Magnavox) patents and patent violation, rather than negotiations of the SNES CD-ROM deal.
The importance of Magnavox in the life of Philips CD-i is highly underestimated. To name a few more examples: Magnavox proved that consoles for the home could be designed. Magnavox also won a court case against Nolan Bushnell for patent infringement in Bushnell's design of Pong, as it resembled the tennis game for the Odyssey. The Odyssey was successful enough to support an add-on peripheral, the first-ever commercial "light gun" called the Shooting Gallery. This detected light from the TV screen, however pointing the gun at a nearby light bulb also registered as a "hit".
another one, perhaps way more interesting: Ralph H. Baer (born 1922) is a German-born American inventor, noted for his many contributions to games and the video game industry. In 2005, he was named a recipient of the National Medal of Technology. He invented the home console for video games. Baer is best known for leading the development of the first home video game console with the Brown Box. He sold his idea to Magnavox who came out with the Magnavox Odyssey, which was introduced in 1972. Baer, who has a background in television work, developed the system in 1966 for the defense-electronics company Sanders Associates in Nashua, New Hampshire (now part of BAE Systems). It was licensed to Magnavox and for a time was Sanders' most profitable line, even though many in the company looked down on game development.
1972: Magnavox Odyssey - The First Home Video Game System
Production of the Magnavox Odyssey began on January 27th, 1972, with sales starting in May 1972. The Odyssey was a primitive video game system by modern standards, only being capable of generating a few moving elements on the television screen. The system used the plastic screen overlay method that originated with Winky Dink to add colored play fields to the games that came packaged with the system. The system was programmable, but achieved its logic entirely from discreet electronic components- there was no microprocessor and the cartridges were merely jumpers that reconfigured the electronics inside the console. The Odyssey was poorly marketed, with some dealers even claiming the unit would only work on Magnavox TV's, a claim they were able to get away with as the concept of attaching a device to the television antenna terminals was novel. The Odyssey was withdrawn after about a year on the market.
Engineer Ralph Baer originated the design of the Magnavox Odyssey system, and he later went on to work on the prototype ColecoVision expansion module that would have permitted RCA's SJT400 interactive VideoDisc player to communicate with the ColecoVision game console via the control port. The Dutch electronics giant Philips later acquired the Magnavox company, so they would have an American infrastructure to market DiscoVision LaserDisc players that were being jointly developed with MCA.
Here is a quote from "The Coleco Story" written by Ralph H. Baer in May 2000 concerning a five-inch CED he suggested to RCA: "Another invention of mine which I had taken with me to demo at that same meeting in 1982 also resulted in an instant license agreement with Coleco. I had a demo promoting the idea of using a video-disc under control of a ColecoVision game (and presumably ADAM, later on) for interactive game use. To make this scheme economically feasible, I had discussions with Jon Clements - who headed the videodisc program at RCA - about building a 5 inch version of their Selectavison 12 inch video disk unit... shades of computer and game systems using shiny, round 5" CD-ROM disks for interactive games... only twenty years too early. Coleco started to negotiate an agreement with RCA and all went well until the ADAM fiasco put a halt to this development effort. That was too bad...and nearly twenty years would go by until fully-digital versions of that system would reappear in the video game world. As for myself, I went on to develop interactive video-disk-based systems at Sanders which were used for military training-and-education purposes with considerable success. Coleco recovered courtesy of the ugliest dolls in the world - the Cabbage Patch dolls - Although I tried a few times, I would never be able to place a product idea with Coleco again; electronics had become at no-no at Coleco. The company finally went out of business in the late eighties. ColecoVision games continue to have a loyal following in the Classic Games community... I'm still waiting to see one of the retro-game designers interface it to a CD-ROM to extend the machine's capabilities. That would complete the circle I started in 1982 and never quite closed. Is anybody out there listening?"
This article is an altered and updated version of the Nintendo story originally published March 1, 2006 @ Interactive Dreams. Credits: Cedmagic


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