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AKA: – Pokkiri
Country: India
Year: – 2007
Language: Tamil
Subtitles: English
Genre: Action, Thriller, Romance
Duration: – 2 hours 39 minutes
Director: – PrabhuDeva
Cast: – Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj, Napolean, Nassar, Vadivelu, Brindra Parekh
Pokkiri is a 2007 Tamil action-thriller film directed by Prabhu Deva. The city of Chennai is rife with nefarious activities of land mafia. There are two rival gangs: one under Ali Bhai who resides in Dubai and controls the operation through his capos. Guru, Loggu and Mona. The other gang is operated by local goon Narasiman who operates in the Port areas. Both threaten builders and land owners into giving them hafta/protection money or real estate property, through means of force, extortion or murder.
Mohamed Maideen Khan arrives as the new Commissioner of Chennai and starts cracking on goons in the city. Thamizh, a local goon who will kill anyone, anytime given the money is good, being chased by Loggu and his henchmen. Tamizh has taken a contract from Narasiman to beat up Loggu, which he does successfully. Impressed by his ability, Guru invites Tamizh to join Ali Bhai's gang. Tamizh declines the offer stating that he does not work for any gang, but is ready to do anything, given enough money. Meanwhile, Tamizh encounters Shruthi when he visits his friend's father's aerobics class. He is bowled over by her beautiful face, though she disregards him as a thug. Shruthi, a college going student, lives with her widowed mother and younger brother. Body Soda, is a cowardly kung fu master who lives next-door to Shruthi and is trying to win her heart, but has had trouble doing so. Sub inspector Govindan, is a corrupt, perverted officer in the colony where Tamizh and Shruthi live. He goes hand in glove with the land mafia, often helping them out in their activities. He is also on the payroll of Ali Bhai. He is also a lecherous man, whose eye falls on Shruthi and he decides to make her his mistress. Tamizh's first assignment with Ali Bhai's gang is to kill a member of Narasiman's gang. However, police show up at the spot where Tamizh and the other gangsters are waiting for the kill Tamizh. A series of thrilling actions follows.
Prabhu Deva remade this action thriller film again in Hindi as Wanted (2009).


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How to Build a Yugioh Deck That Suits You
This guide should help you Yu Gi Oh! players to form the perfect deck for you someday. This article is written with the assumption that you already have some Yu Gi Oh! cards and have some experience in playing.
1Decide your playing style - This is important, as it determines how people would look at you as a duelist. Are you a rash duelist who would rapidly summon, attack and activate cards? Or are you the deep thinker who would analyze your hand and field before making a move? Or maybe the duelist that would remove cards from your play so your opponent cannot use them again? Considering these would help you choose a deck archetype.Ad
2Choose your deck type -a themed deck, or one that follows a specific theme of cards. Never have a deck with too many random cards in it. This is referred to as card salad, and you will not be drawing parts of combos.
3Choose your deck basis - I'd rather recommend a themed deck, as the cards are least likely to get banned, resulting in sure play-ablity. Refer to the tips for a link about archetypes.
4Choose your monsters - Once you know what deck you want to play, and how you want to play it, choose your base monsters. Every archetype will have at least 10 main monsters. Once you've put them into a list of cards you'll want, add in the appropriate support. Keep that to around 18 cards, unless you really need it, like in the case of maybe the Elemental Heroes.
5Control quantity - You should have:
- LV 1-4: Around 12
- LV 5-6: Around 4
- LV 7-8: Around 1 or 2
- LV 9 and above: Never more than 2, depending on the deck. Some decks can and need to be all high monsters. In fact Malefics are an Arcanetype with only high level monsters with the two main ones being level 10. They are easy to summon needing only the non-malefic forms, and a field spell.
6Choose your spells - Once again, around 1/3 of the 12 spells in your deck would be for monster support/combos. The rest would be attributed to favourites and staples. Add them into your list once you've decided.
7Choose your traps - 10 traps, no more, no less, for any deck type. The only exception is for decks that rely on traps, like decks which have many weak monsters. Among these, 3-5 should be support for your deck type, and the rest should be staples like Mirror Force, Dimensional Prison, and Bottomless Trap Hole.
8If you're running a large monster count, such as in Dragon Rulers or Mermails, 3-6 traps should be enough. A good choice for a deck that relies solely on monsters would be Royal Decree.
9Lay out your cards and make sure that they work together well. Its no use if you have cards that do not work together well. List the cards that you need to improve your deck and make it your business to buy those cards. Watch the cards your common opponent plays. Also add some generic cards in your side deck that you can use later on, in between duels.
10Go get the cards - Well, next you have to find the cards you need. Always go to the local card shops and ask around for trading deals, or singles.
11Get playing with friends and local players for the fun and to find out more about the deck, like in order to find it's weaknesses.
12After a few more games, it's time to cover your deck's weaknesses and exploit it's strengths, and modify it with new support cards. During this time, you should already have taken out at least 5 cards, and replaced them with something more useful.
13Then, repeat the process of playing and modifying, and never be afraid to have a perfect deck. A deck should be ever-changing, with new cards every week of gameplay.
14Half your deck should be made of monster cards. One monster card for every spell/trap in your deck. This is a good starting point. You'll most likely end up with a few more monsters than 20.
15Choose your decks. Structure decks are good for cards that work together and of the same type, but they don't have synchro or tuner monsters. Starter decks have lots of different kinds of cards and tuner/synchro cards. Booster packs have cards that don't work together, so get them at your local store, because when you buy them at the store, on the back of the package, it will tell you what variety of cards it is giving you. The other option are websites that sell every pack from the first to the latest, meaning you'll find everything. Also they sell singles of every card. This allows you to get cards that might be extraordinarily rare. It's not always cheap but if there's a card you absolutely need, it works.
16You should have around 13 level 4 or below monsters. They come in three main types- Normal Monster, Effect Monster, and Tuner monster. Balance each type so there are about more Normal and Effect Monster cards(like 8 or 9) to about 4-5 Tuner monsters.
- Normal, Yellow bordered non effect monster cards without tributing should have 1600 or more attack. In the current metagame (the popular cards and decks that people use), the only reason people run a normal monster is so they have a target for Rescue Rabbit, granting them a free rank 4 xyz.
- Effect monsters attack can vary, but make sure their effect helps you. Flip effect monsters can have very good effects, such as inflicting damage to your opponent based on specific types of cards your opponent has on the field, or destroying monsters, such as Old Vindictive Magician. The good attack for a level-4 or below effect monster is 1600 or more (unless it's a flip monster, their attack and difference does not matter) If they can attack directly, or let another monster gain a large amount of attack, it does not matter what attack/defense points they have. Some cannot be destroyed if the monster has a certain amount of attack, good for defense position monsters, and some can attack/defend more than once. These are great monsters. Shield Wing, which has only 900 defense, can defend twice per turn and not get destroyed.
- Cards with one tribute need at least 2300 attack. Have 4 or less of these. It depends on the card and deck. Some Arcane types, as well non-Arcanetype based cards, are one tribute level fives or six with lower than that attack and can be extremely useful. For instance Reeze Whirlwind of Gusto has only 1900 ATK, and yet she is the best Gusto after Sphreez, because she switches a card on your side of the field with an opponent's monster, and if she dies you still keep the monster you swapped with.
- Cards with two tributes need at least 2600 attack. Fill in the rest of your monster card section of your deck with these cards.
17Trap cards are useful, but especially the ones that prevent attacks from enemy monsters. You should have about 6 or more of these trap cards, and some examples are Scrap Iron Scarecrow, Negate Attack and Sakurestu Armor. Spellbinding Circle and Nightmare's Wheel prevent the monster from attacking as long as it is on the field. Your style matters though, it's really up to how you play.
- You should have ten trap cards, and so pick four others that will help you in game play too.
18Regular Spell cards should either destroy enemy monsters, inflict damage to your opponent, and should let your monsters gain large amounts of attack. You should have at least 7-10 of these. Nowadays also special summoning spells are almost mandatory for getting a
19High level monster out. Even one tributes are near impossible if you only normal summon to win, because this form of summoning is a once per turn occurrences. So you can get your low level out and it will most likely die before your next turn, thus you'll need to summon another and at that point your pretty much screwed.
- There is also a kind called Quick-Play Spell cards. They have a lightning bolt icon next to the word "Spell Card," printed on the card. You should have three to five of them, because they can be used on your opponent's turn. Book of Moon is a common Quick Play spell.
20Refrain from using cards that are forbidden. Some examples are Graceful Charity and Pot of Greed. These cards are known to be too strong which would make your deck sort of 'cheating'. These cards can also make fights with other duelists.
- Remember to never use forbidden cards in tournaments. You could use them when dueling with a friend but he/she might not accept the offer.
21Test Your deck against a hard adversary, then make your deck stronger by buying more cards and don't buy unless needed.
22Update your deck! Wait for the newest booster packs to release and if the booster pack suits your needs, then buy a pack to test your luck. Always remember though that some experienced duelists use old cards/combos so while you're waiting for a new booster pack to release, look through your collection or research online to find old cards/combos that will help you and your deck out!Ad
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- Duel as often as possible, you will learn more about the game, your deck and yourself. Practice really does make perfect.
- Good decks don't make a good duelist. Good skills AND good decks make a good duelist. Practice and practice some more.
- Some cards are great but if you are not sure how to apply them right away keep them in your side deck to use after you get a feel for your opponents deck. For example "Prohibition" can dismantle many strategies but if you don't know what to prohibit it could be a dead draw.
- Make sure to keep in mind possible opponent decks, and build a side deck accordingly.
- Always keep your deck in balance, keep your deck close to 40 cards and add cards that work together in the deck like the Marik Gravekeeper Deck for example. You can get almost any Gravekeeper's monster and it also has Necrovalley. Then, you have to find other cards that affect your or your opponent's game-plan. Like get Gravekeeper's Monster + Necrovalley + Any card that powers up Dark Monsters = Great Strategy!! Remember: Get cards that work as a team, this will help. Try looking for cards with the same name like "Elemental Hero" or "Dark Scorpion" or etc. and get Spells, Traps, and Fusions that work with them and you'll be tough.
- Lastly, never lose your temper; maintain proper manners in duels. A duel is just a game, to have fun, release stress, relax, enjoy, make friends, and unfortunately, spend cash!
- Frequent your local TCG card shops to make friends, trade cards, and learn new techniques.
- Try to modify your deck until you succeed.
- Try beginning with a structure deck and several booster packs (Dragunity Legion, Stardust Overdrive, and Hidden Arsenal 3, etc.)
- If you don't have many/any people to play with, don't give up!
- Stay calm and cool in a match and don't lose your temper if the guy your dueling is summoning a lot of monsters or cheating that shows your a better duelist.
- Consider filling your extra deck with a variety of Xyz, Synchro, and Fusion Monsters.
- If you want your deck to stand out or become worth more money later, invest your time and money in cards that are listed 1st Edition (bottom right corner of the card is gold foil and has 1st Edition printed under the picture on the card). Also look at cards that are vary from rarities Super Rare up to Ultimate Secret Rare, for these cards will cost more and possibly become worth more at a later date.
- Update yourself on the banned cards. I just blew your mind
- Don't forget synchro monsters, as they can also be good, like Black Rose Dragon which would be good in a dragon or fire deck.
- Always practice when possible, and find flaws in your deck, and modify it bit by bit. And never be afraid to reach the impossible limit called 'Perfect'. The game is ever changing, and so will the deck you're using.
- If your deck runs through your 40 cards faster than you can say Yuma Tsukumo, add another 15-20 cards. An example for this is a Light-sworn deck which mills through your cards more than you think it does. Add the card "Localized Tornado" to help remedy this problem. REMEMBER THOUGH THAT YOU CAN ONLY HAVE UP TO 60 CARDS IN YOUR MAIN DECK, not including the extra deck and side deck, if you have one.
- Never resort to cheating. Don't steal cards, stealing is never the way to go. If you steal, people will eventually find out that their cards were stolen.
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Category: Language | Young Adult Fiction
Livres Toundra | Mar 05, 2013 | 168 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781770490093
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Praise for After:
"A compelling, beautifully-written account of a family touched by a father's suicide. In the character Francis, we have a voice that is candid, honest, funny and heartbreaking."
— Governor General's Literary Award Jury
"Chalifour' s prose gives … a full and nuanced picture of grief in all its manifestations…. This is a strong and affecting narrative for any reader, but a particularly compelling one for those who may have experienced what Francis has."
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I prefer "pish posh"
So much more high brow.
I prefer "pish posh"
So much more high brow.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
--Oscar Wilde
"meh" iz teh kewlz!
Witty signature.
I usually just furrow my brow at the person as to say "You sir, are an idiot."
Witty signature.
Whatever happened to good, old-fashioned "Bah"?
"I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful
"Bah" is more like an old person shutting the door on a solicitor...
"Meh" is like a sleepy, uncaring attitude meant to disarm the subject. I have actually said it. It doesnt sound as good as it's types though.
It kind of sounds like a livestock at the end of its usefulness.
I've used and seen a few other people use "..." (an ellipsis) to respond to something someone has just typed. Usually it is call out some, potentially unintended, innuendo. It can also be a "whatever dude" type response. Doesn't quite capture the wholehearted indifference of a good solid meh, though.
I'm a pheh or thppt! guy myself.
Raisel Ghul, the Demon's Head
The Simpson's started the whole "meh" thing.
Me and my old roomie heard Lisa do it in 1996 or something and it was used in our household constantly after that.
It was more of a Simpson's tribute than anything else, really.
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First time I've ever (officially) said it.
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The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) announced plans Wednesday to modify its pace of monthly asset purchases from a monthly rate of $85 million to $75 million. The $10 billion reduction to the Fed's current portfolio will begin in January and be split evenly between Treasury purchases and mortgage-backed securities. "In light of the cumulative progress toward maximum employment and the improvement in the outlook for labor market conditions, the Committee decided to modestly reduce the pace of its asset purchases," the Fed stated in an official release.
Future decisions on asset-purchases, the Fed said, would be based on how well economic outlook data supports FOMC expectations of "ongoing improvement in labor market conditions and inflation moving back toward its longer-run objective."The pacing-back of the Fed's asset-purchasing program comes, to some extent, unexpectedly to many Fed watchers. The just-released 2014 AFP Business Outlook Survey found a majority of corporate treasurers and financial executives anticipated a tapering of the Fed asset-purchases during either the second or third quarter of 2014, and 17 percent of surveyed didn't expect an FOMC announcement until 2015. In his press conference, Bernanke stated that incoming Fed chair Janet Yellen was closely advised on and "fully supports" the decision. He further remarked that the reduction decision was not meant to precipitate a tightening of policy, whereas enhanced forward guidance should offset implications. The Fed also addressed its current zero-bound interest rate policy, confirming that FOMC intends to keep short-term interest rates low "well past the time" that unemployment drops below 6.5 percent, particularly with inflation running below target. Since the Fed lowered short-term rates to near zero in 2008, financial professionals have taken full advantage of the opportunity—particularly under forecasts suggesting an eventual rise, according to AFP's Business Outlook Survey. Fifty-five percent surveyed indicated that their organizations took at least one major action within the last year to benefit from the low-rate environment—with issuance and refinancing of long-term debt the most likely actions taken. With the direction of interest rates a present chief focus of financial professionals, the Fed's open-market modification plans and reaffirmation of continued low interest rates could welcome more certainty for future business decisions.Download the 2014 AFP Business Outlook Survey here.
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Researching Downeast Maine and Maritime Canada Families Together
Captain David H. Clancy was born 4 January 1836 at Dresden, Maine, the son of David and Elvira (Heath) Clancy. His paternal grandparents were David and Bethiah (Call) Clancy. I don't have any information on Elvira Health. Captain David H. Clancy married Ellen, about whom I have no information, and the couple moved to Massachusetts, where they had a daughter Lillie, who married Ernest Newbegin.
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The chromite shell is intended to be the central clearing house for all build-related commands in Chromium OS. Before the chromite shell, developers would run a multitude of different shell scripts to perform build steps. With chromite, we want to have a centralized and testable system for building.
Quick start
If you're in a hurry and just want to try some commands, you can do something like this:
cd ${HOME}/chromiumos
repo init -u http://git.chromium.org/chromiumos/manifest.git [-m minilayout.xml]
repo sync
chromite build x86-generic
That will build an x86-generic image. Type
chromite --help for more info.
Getting chromite
The chromite shell consists of two parts: the chromite wrapper and the main chromite source code.
The chromite wrapper is installed with depot_tools, so you should already have it if you followed the Chromium OS Developer Guide. If you don't, try running any
gclient command once (like
gclient --version), which will force your depot_tools to update itself.
gclient --version
The main chromite source code is part of the Chromium OS source code. That means it gets updated each time you do a
repo sync of your Chromium OS source code. If this is your first time running chromite, you should
repo sync now to make sure you have the newest version. Assuming your Chromium OS source code is at
cd ~/chromiumos
repo sync
SIDE NOTE: The chromite source code is split up into two parts for a good reason: you want the
chromite wrapper in your path (and
depot_tools should be in your path), but you want chromite to act based on your current working directory. This is useful if you have two copies of Chromium OS on your computer: it lets you easily run a different version of chromite on each copy.
Running the chromite shell
Running the chromite shell is simple. All you need to do is change into any directory in your source tree and run the
chromite command. If your source is at
~/chromiumos, you can do this:
cd ~/chromiumos
Chromite usage
Every chromite command is a little different. However, they all have similar ways to specify parameters.
The chroot
All chromite commands have one thing in common: they act upon a given chroot. If you're already inside the chroot, that will always be the one acted on. If you're not already inside the chroot, the default chroot is the one located in the
chroot folder at the root of your source tree.
A "chroot" is described in a "chroot.spec". This describes how to create the chroot, how to enter it, and where it is located. Chroot specs are currently located in:
chromite/specs/chroot/. NOTE that eventually the format of chroot specs will change as the underlying commands for building / entering the chroot change.
Interactive mode
In order to (hopefully) be more user friendly and more discoverable, the chromite shell works interactively. That means that if you run
chromite with no arguments, you will be given a menu of commands, like:
Which chromite command:
1. build - Build the chroot (if needed), the packages for a target, and the image.
2. clean - Clean out built packages for a target; if target=host, deletes chroot.
3. ebuild - Run ebuild.
4. emerge - Run emerge.
5. equery - Run equery.
6. portageq - Run portageq.
7. shell - Start a shell in the chroot.
8. workon - Run cros_workon.
Choice (q to quit):
For "full fledged" chromite commands, you can continue to use interactive mode to use chromite. These are commands like
build and
clean. If you choose one of those, you'll see something like:
Choose a build spec:
1. HOST 4. x86-dogfood 7. x86-pineview
2. tegra2_seaboard 5. x86-generic
3. x86-agz 6. x86-mario
Choice (q to quit):
If you choose a less full fledged command (one that's just a wrapper of another script), interactive mode is less useful since we don't have menus for everything. We'll eventually fall back to asking for arguments. This is a bit ugly, and I'd love suggestions for what to do there... This will look like:
arg 1 (blank to exit): foo
arg 2 (blank to exit): bar
arg 3 (blank to exit):
chromite with no command-line at all is not expected to be particularly common. However, you will see later that interactive mode can even be useful when you specify most things on the command line.
Partly specifying command line arguments
The chromite shell tries to speed developer efficiency by allowing you to partly specify command-line arguments. For commands, you can use any prefix of the command. For build specs, you can use any substring. So, for instance, you can do:
chromite bu mario # Instead of chromite build x86-mario
chromite sh
Since the above are unique, they run without any interaction from the user. If you specify things that are less than unique, you'll get a menu with all possible completions. At the moment, this might not be too useful for commands (I don't think people will run
chromite e to get a list of commands starting with e). It's more useful for boards. Run
chromite build x86 and see that all ARM specs (and the host) are filtered:
Choose a build spec:
1. x86-agz 3. x86-generic 5. x86-pineview
2. x86-dogfood 4. x86-mario
Build specs
Build specs work a lot like chroot specs. They can be found in the directory:
Whenever they are read, chromite also reads the
_default file in the directory, so build specs be thought of as subclasses of
_default. At the moment, all of our subclasses are effectively blank files. That's because the
_default build spec can refer to the name of the subclass file like
target: %(name)s. The target is passed directly to various commands.
That means you can setup a new target that just uses defaults for everything by a simple command like this:
touch chromite/specs/build/arm-generic.spec
Eventually the format of build specs will change as the underlying commands for building change. The current format is hopefully described pretty well by the
_defaults file.
The HOST pseudo-build target
If you looked closely at one of the above menus, you may have noticed a build target called
HOST that doesn't seem to fit. This isn't really a build target, but was needed because some chromite commands act on the
HOST, like
emerge and
In general, commands should do something reasonable if the user chooses
HOST as a target. However, some of these things are little weird. At the moment, the only two "weird" ones are:
build HOST ==> builds the chroot, but no board.
clean HOST ==> an alias for distclean (deletes the chroot).
Customizing your build
You should feel free to tweak spec files to adjust how your own personal build happens. For instance:
Remember that the build specs will eventually change (as we migrate from being a simple wrapper of existing scripts in
Using an alternate chroot
Whenever we read a chroot spec, we first start off reading the
_defaults in the same directory and then treat the chroot.spec as a type of subclass. The default spec contains enough information in it that a subclass doesn't really need to specify anything--a blank file is a valid chroot spec. That means you can create an alternate chroot with something as simple as:
touch chromite/specs/chroot/alt.spec
If you're running chromite from outside the chroot, you can specify to use this alternate chroot by simply passing
--chroot=alt as the first argument to
chromite. If you want, you can easily have
chromite always use this alternate chroot by doing:
alias chromite="chromite --chroot=alt"
Since the location of a chroot is (by default) the name of the spec file, your alternate chroot will be located in the directory
alt in the root of your source tree.
Here are a few sample commands, and what they do:
# Run chromite completely in interactive mode
# Run chromite to build mario (mario uniquely matches the build spec x86-mario):
chromite build mario
# Enter the chroot
chromite shell # (or just chromite sh)
# Build, prompting for which board you want to build w/ a menu
chromite build
# Build, prompting for a menu with just x86 targets (by substring match)
chromite build x86
# Start working on autotest on mario
chromite workon mario start autotest
# Start working on autotest on host
chromite workon host start autotest
# List all cros-workon packages for mario
chromite workon mario list --all
# Special case: chromite recognizes 'start' is not a valid board and prompts you.
chromite workon start autotest
# Runs equery on the host
chromite equery host belongs /usr/bin/sudo
# Shows that you can pass commands to the shell
chromite shell echo 'HI'
# More complex ways to pass shell commands, like cros_sdk.
chromite shell -- echo -n 'HI'
chromite shell ABC=def -- bash -c 'echo $ABC'
# Get overall help for chromite...
chromite --help
# Get help for a given command
chromite clean --help
# Get help for a wrapped commands (note: usage is wrong).
chromite workon mario --help
Why do we need the chromite shell?
Why not lots of separate commands?
It seems like you could just have a bunch of scripts, instead of having one main script that calls others. Some of the reasons for the subcommand architecture are:
Perhaps it makes sense to think about other, similar instances. The
git and
make commands are probably the most similar. For instance, git doesn't have a whole bunch of commands installed on your path. Instead, you use git branch, git checkout, git push, etc.
Chromite should be more testable
Since chromite is in python, we can write unit tests for it. With the unit tests, people should be able to feel more comfortable modifying existing code (instead of adding new scripts that do similar things to other scripts).
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- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 4 egg whites
- 1/4 cup + 1/2 Tablespoon parve margarine
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- a pinch of cayenne
Melt the margarine. Sift together the powdered sugar, flour, and spices. Pour the margarine in the dry ingredients and mix well with a soft spatula or wooden spoon. Add the eggs whites and mix until smooth. Spread out thinly onto a 9 "13 baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Bake for 12-15 minutes on 350 degree F until golden brown. The recipe will make two pans of tuile. Either cut tuile into triangles when slightly warm but not hot or when tuile is cooled roughly break up and eat as is or place one or two pieces on top of the Chocolate Almond Panna Cotta.
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Though they appear temptingly edible, each favor is really a soft, luxurious 100% microfiber towel. Choose from three designs: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. Each ice cream cone features a sugar cone shape and design with the words "towel treat" and one of three towel 'flavors' wrapped inside swirl like soft-serve. Towel measures 12" x 12" flat and 2 1/2" x 7" packaged and topped off with a brown bow made of satin ribbon. Make them even more unique by personalizing them with our personalized labels.
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On 02 Jan 2013 19:43, CRPence wrote:
What do the other SRC /words/ show as the source of the
srcB90036A0 which means "Failure to initiate critical
system job"?
Word 11: B90036A0
Word 12: 0DB0008020AC0010, 2nd line 0001000100000000
Word 13: 0000000000000000, 2nd line 0000000000000000
The PTF you referred would be on this server since it was on the
CUME 9321 and I have a CUME from 2011 on the system. I believe it
was the last V5R4 CUME issued. I had seen that APAR and PTF but
discounted it due to its reference to 1 TB of mainstore.
I've also done as the APAR circumvention mention and let the server
sit on the DST screen before continuing the IPL but still got the
same SRC and at the same point, Directory Recovery.
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Spotted: Emma Stone in a long-sleeved floral printed Dolce & Gabbana dress at the premiere of her new movie Magic in the Moonlight, which I've never heard of but since it's by Woody Allen I am 100% certain I won't be seeing it.
Emma's BF Andrew Garfield accompanied her to the soiree, and their look was…well…see for yourself:
Andrew let me address you first. That beard is just a no. True, it makes you look less like a gawky lightbulb, but that doesn't mean it's a good thing. Did the Moonlight turn you into a werewolf, or something?
As for you Em, I first thought I was looking at Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine fame. I feel like I'm looking at a much younger version of my grandmother, or at least someone who has raided her closet. Oh, what am I saying–my gran only wears St. John and Chanel suits.
The dress also makes Em look blocky and shapeless, which she's so not. I do enjoy her shoes and her hair, though. Perhaps if the dress was tea-length (again with this, I know) or the sleeves were shorter or the neckline lower or literally any skin was showing, I'd approve it. But i'm still on the fence about this floral.
What say you, minions? Do you love Spidey and his lady's style? Or is this look anything but magical?


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When Cardinal Francis George offered his mandatory resignation letter in January, he gave every indication he intended to continue to lead the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and its more than two 2 million faithful for years to come.
Friday's announcement that George is again battling cancer creates a degree of uncertainty for the archdiocese, but church experts say any decisions regarding the cardinal's future at the helm of the local church remain in his hands.
"Nothing is going to be done in terms of governance of the Archdiocese of Chicago that isn't Cardinal George's request and preference," said Rocco Palmo, an authority on the Catholic Church and writer of the blog "Whispers in the Loggia."
"I don't think this will hasten anything unless the cardinal wishes otherwise."
George, who underwent surgery for bladder cancer six years ago, reported a clean bill of health earlier this year when he submitted the resignation letter required of all Catholic bishops when they turn 75. The submission of the letter was the first time a Chicago bishop had reached that milestone.
Popes generally don't accept cardinals' resignations when first offered, and George, leader of the Chicago archdiocese for 15 years, said he would be surprised if Pope Benedict XVI immediately agreed to his.
The announcement by the archdiocese that doctors had found cancer cells in George's kidney and liver gave few details on the cardinal's future plans, other than to say he would rest at home over the weekend and attend a retreat during the week.
On Saturday, the Rev. Bill Moriarity opened the 12:10 p.m. Mass at Holy Name Cathedral by asking congregants to pray for George.
After Mass, several people said they were shocked to learn that George had again been diagnosed with cancer.
"We thought he was already well," Nieva N. Mehta said as she walked out of the cathedral. "We hope that he recovers. We love him dearly."
The Rev. Michael Place, chief theologian to George's predecessor, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, when Bernardin was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, said George likely alerted the papal delegate to the United States, as well as his auxiliary bishops and family, before making a public announcement about his illness.
Place, former president of the Catholic Health Association, said making that announcement just hours after receiving a George received his diagnosis shows remarkable transparency.
"Facing traumatic news of the return of cancer is difficult for any person," Place said. "The whole experience is challenging. To share the news in a context of faith, while not necessarily easy, is almost a natural thing to do."
George was lauded for his candor while fighting bladder cancer six years ago. When Cardinal John Cody died in 1982, most people did not know he had suffered from congestive heart failure for quite some time.
Some think George's openness reflects his lifelong struggle as a survivor of polio — a childhood disease he rarely discusses, but one that has helped shape his ministry.
Bernardin, too, was remarkably open about his struggle with cancer. Palmo said that because Bernardin announced that his prognosis was terminal, the Vatican was able to get an early start in its search for a successor to head the Chicago archdiocese. Bernardin led the archdiocese for 14 years; Cody was in place for 17 years before that.
Place noted that much progress has been made in cancer treatments since Bernardin's illness and said that it's too early to discuss succession or who might handle day-to-day operations if George's health takes a turn for the worse.
He also pointed out that although Bernardin's energy level declined as his cancer progressed, he continued to carry out a number of major duties for more than a year after his diagnosis.
"The presence of cancer cells (in George), while not good news, does not immediately impact the quality of his life," Place said.
According to the statement released Friday, George underwent a "procedure" that showed cancerous cells in his kidney and in a nodule that was removed from his liver.


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Contact your Community Action Center for more information about the following services for income eligible Macomb County residents:
The Community Action Center programs and services serve eligible limited-income families, individuals, senior citizens and disabled persons with the goal of improved self-sufficiency for participants.
Applicants must be Macomb County residents meeting income guidelines. Guidelines vary for each program. All households seeking assistance are required to provide documentation to determine eligibility.
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If you live in the Northern Macomb Area:
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12 Overplayed Rock Songs
With rock's extensive history, one must wonder why every classic rock station in the world all seem to play the same couple of hundred songs over and over again. Here are twelve highly influential songs that nonetheless could use an extensive hiatus.
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Free Bird (album version)
These first two were difficult to choose between; both have been played out equally severely. The deciding factor was that any musician who ever played local dive bars can tell you about at least one time in which this song's name was drunkenly bellowed through the smoky darkness. Musically it is fairly inoffensive (save for the overwrought dual guitar solo at the end that seems to drag on for ten minutes), but the lyrics are about as hokey and cliche as they get. No doubt Ronnie Van Zant wrote them from the heart and his death at the age of 29 in a plane crash that also claimed the lives of guitarist Steve Gaines and his sister Cassie indeed give them a measure of poignancy. but it doesn't mean this song has had more use than a public restroom.
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Stairway To Heaven By Led Zeppelin
Many Zeppelin songs could go here, but this one was an easy choice. Any song worthy of being banned in music stores (even if it was just in a movie) has to hold one of the two top spots. Long, overwrought, over analyzed and over-rated to the very end, even forty years after its release it remains almost an hourly staple of classic rock radio.
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Simplistic, silly, and full of what would become heavy metal cliches, this song's lunkheaded riff is instantly recognized, and instantly annoying.
- 5
Smoker on the Water
Anybody who has ever worked at a music store can tell you what's wrong with this one; Richie Blackmore may have been essential in the development of the power chord with this song's opening riff, but it is amazing how many different ways it can be played incorrectly. It is not a bad song, but it is still played way too much on modern radio.
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This rock anthem contains one of the most rebellious and awesome screams in the history of rock. Its impact (for me anyway) has been dulled by its association with the insufferable David Caruso and his Ray Bans. It may have made for a great internet meme, but it is not even the Who's best song.


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HP Forest Department Recruitment 2013 – 205 Forest Guard Vacancies
HP Forest Guard Vacancy 2013 Notification DetailsApplications are invited for 205 posts for Forest Guards with Forest Department of Himachal Pradesh. The posts are there on basis of a contract signed between the employer and the employee. The contract brings Rs.5910-20200+2000 G.P. per month for the worker.
Posts are divided into different categories which come under general category, SC, OBC and ST category. The posts are available in the circles of Bilaspur, Chamba, D/Shala, H/pur, Kullu, Mandi, Nahan, R/pur, Shimla, WL Shimla, WL D/shala and NP Shamshi.
Eligibility CriteriaBonafide citizens of Himachal Pradesh and citizens of India can apply for the post of Forest Guards. Those sending the application should be registered with the employment exchange.
Age criteria
- The candidates applying should not be below 18 years and above 27 years. Relaxation of 5 years is allowed for candidates belonging to reserved categories of SC/ST and OBC quota.
- Applications can be sent by only those people who have passed their matric exam and that also from a recognized board of education. For detailed information read HP Forest Guard Vacancy 2013 notification.
Selection processSelection process involves a written test and an interview. The candidates have to undergo a physical efficiency test before sitting for the written test and the qualifying viva.
Marks received during the physical test determine the merit list which is prepared for the candidates. During the physical test one sees the height of the candidate, the measurement of the chest, the time taken by one in a 100 mtr race and the distance covered during a high and long jump.
The written test is of 65 minutes. There are 80 objective type questions to be cleared in the written test. Objective type questions are general in nature, based on language, knowledge of forests and forest life and reasoning etc. The exam is called PET exam. Registered letter is sent to the qualifying candidates after passing of this test. Below are the application process for HP Forest Guard Vacancy 2013 project
Application process for HP Forest Guard Recruitment 2013Applicant sends the typed application form filled with his own hand. The letter is forwarded to respective conservator of Forests which come under Himachal Pradesh. Selected candidates are also informed about their test via local newspapers. The applications can be rejected if they are incomplete. The authority is under no pressure to accept all the applications. No one can demand for a regular job after applying for this job.
Applications need to be mailed before the due date is over to the office Conservator of Forests concerned from 20.3.2013 to last date 16.4.2013 in working day between 10.00 A.m. to 5.00 P.m. or through post. Performa contains the name of the candidate, father's name, home address, phone number, identification mark, category to which the applicant belongs and date of birth etc.
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Plymouth cyclists involved in a collision every five days, new figures show
Posted: April 04, 2014|
MORE than 370 collisions involving bicycles have been recorded in Plymouth since 2009 – one every five days.
The data, obtained by The Herald through a Freedom of Information Act request, shows that in the last five years there have been 371 collisions involving a pedal cycle, 63 of which were classed as "hit and run" incidents.
The numbers have been steadily dropping since 2011, when the total collisions involving bicycles hit a peak of 92. Since then there were 82 in 2012 and 77 in 2013.
But serious injuries as a result of these incidents are on the rise, up from four in 2010, eight in 2011, nine in 2012 and 13 last year.
Inspector Richard Pryce, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said he is concerned at this trend.
"It is evident that more people are using cycling as a means to commute or simply for health and welfare reasons," he said.
"While the volume of collisions involving cyclists has seen a reduction, it is concerning that the number of collisions in which they are involved and sustaining serious injuries has risen. It is crucial that road space is properly shared and that there is mutual respect between all road users, which ever method of travel is chosen.
"Drivers of all vehicles must ensure that a good margin of safety is afforded to cyclists on the road giving due regard to the effect a vehicle has upon a cyclist and being patient when necessary. It is also vital that cyclists observe the rules of the road and ensure they can be seen."
The data provides information about what type of vehicle was involved and whether the incident was a one, two or three-vehicle collision.
Of the 371 incidents, 335 involved a car, 15 a bus or coach, 11 a heavy goods vehicle, nine motorbikes and three taxis.
Councillor Philippa Davey, Plymouth City Council's cycling commissioner, said: "It is encouraging that the number of accidents is going down, but it's concerning that the injuries that we do have are far more serious. That could be down to people feeling more confident to ride in the road so they are in a more vulnerable position."
She added: "Everywhere is a bike lane, I can't say that clearly enough. Cyclists are allowed in the road and it doesn't take much for car, van or bus drivers to be able to share the road perfectly easily."
Cllr Davey says the city is doing well with its cycling provision and training programmes, but more money is still required from central government.
"Funding per head in Plymouth, and across the country, is really poor."
Case study: Cyclist calls for more respect between road users
"IT'S about treating each other as human beings", says cyclist Jim Pascoe, reflecting on the ongoing battle between vehicles with two wheels and those with four on our city's roads.
Jim is a co-owner of Rockets and Rascals on the Barbican and a regular cyclist around the South West.
He says the new figures provide a mixed picture of the city's cycling environment.
"The reason you are seeing the number of accidents going down is because we have got more infrastructure, the council has invested in cycling," he said.
"I think Plymouth suffers from the fact that most of the roads are major roads with multiple lanes, designed to carry large vehicles. So when you have an accident, say on the Mannamead flyover, it's going to be serious. You're not going to have a bang on a road like that, if you get hit you're going to get run over."
Jim says the key is the attitude of road users on both sides of the debate.
"A small minority of cyclists can be badly behaved, and people driving vehicles can too," he said. "It's about treating each other as human beings, not 'I'm a driver and you're a cyclist'.
"I feel pretty safe, but then I would say I am a competent, road smart cyclist. The council are now offering cycle safety training to anybody in the city, and if a few more people tried that it would help."
Jim says there is an argument that cyclists need to be more assertive to let drivers know they are around.
"I work with the Department for Transport looking at these things and they found women are far more likely to be involved in a serious accident because they cycle almost too carefully," he said. "You are better cycling a couple of feet out from the kerb rather than right in the gutter."
Facts and figures
Collisions involving a pedal cycle in Plymouth
2009: 66
2010: 54
2011: 92
2012: 82
2013: 77
Total 2009-2013: 371
Collisions classed as "hit and run" from 2009-2013: 63
Collisions resulting in "serious injury"
2010: 4
2011: 8
2012: 9
2013: 13
Vehicles involved in collision
Vehicle 1:
Car: 272
Pedal cycle: 68
Bus or coach: 10
Goods 3.5 tonnes or under: 3
Goods 7.5 tonnes and over: 5
Goods over 3.5 and under 7.5: 2
Mobility scooter: 1
Motorcycle 50cc and under: 1
Motorcycle 125 to 500cc: 1
Motorcycle 50cc to 125cc: 3
Other motor vehicle: 1
Taxi/private hire car: 3
Vehicle 2:
Car: 61
Pedal cycle: 301
Bus or coach: 4
Goods vehicle weight unknown: 1
Motorcycle 50cc or under: 1
Motorcycle over 500cc: 2
Motorcycle 50cc to 125cc: 1
Vehicle 3:
Car: 2
Pedal cycle: 5
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Genderbias of directors
The Question behind this graph: Are directors likely to choose a main actor of the same sex as themselves?
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Photo By Monica KressmanCo-chairs Franelle Rogers, left, and Roberto and Irma Gonzalez at the Houston A+ Challenge's "Power of the Network" dinner at River Oaks Country Club.
Photo By Monica KressmanHonorees Bobby and Phoebe Tudor
Photo By Monica KressmanH-E-B president Scott McClelland and his wife, Soraya McClelland
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A+ Challenge, an organization aimed at increasing public high school graduation rates from within the system, celebrated its 15th anniversary with its "Power of the Network" dinner chaired by Franelle Rogers and Irma and Roberto Gonzalez
Raising about $200,000, a crowd of more than 330 attended the event at the River Oaks Country Club. The night honored H-E-B and Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
Also earning A's: Scott Van Beck, Soraya and Scott McClelland, Karen and Bill Crouch, Ann and J. Kent Friedman, Rod Paige and Stephanie Nellons, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee, State Reps. Scott Hochberg and Dan Huberty, Gwen Emmett and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett
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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has declared the week of April 16-22 as Kansas Private College Week throughout the state. This proclamation urges "all citizens to join in this observance by recognizing the important contributions of private college in the state."
The 18 member institutions of the Kansas Independent College Association: Friends University and Newman University (both in Wichita); Bethel College and Hesston College (both in Harvey County); Tabor College (Hillsboro); Central Christian College and McPherson College (both in McPherson); Baker University (Baldwin City); Benedictine College (Atchison); Bethany College (Lindsborg); Donnelly College (Kansas City); Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina); Manhattan Christian College; MidAmerica Nazarene University (Olathe); Ottawa University; Southwestern College (Winfield); Sterling College; and University of Saint Mary (Leavenworth).
About 22,000 students from across the nation enroll each year for undergraduate or graduate study at one of Kansas' private colleges, which award 20 percent of bachelor's degrees and 29 percent of master's degrees in the state.
These institutions support their students through generous financial aid, awarding more than $120 million annually in institutional grants and scholarships to supplement grants and scholarships from the federal and state governments.
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Texas man wins World Champion Buffalo Chip Toss
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The World's Weirdest Competitions & Record HoldersThe Buffalo Chip TossThe World Buffalo Chip Toss trophy was brought home to Texas this year. In this picture five-year-old Phoenix Lee tosses a buffalo chip to try to win a prize. Buffalo chips are of course buffalo dung that has dried up and is easily tossed. That's just one of many weird and wacky contests, see more from around the world by clicking through. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Photo By Amber Waterman/Associated PressWife CarryingLove your wife? Well carry her through this obstacle course. Here, Robert Robbins, carrying Jill Robbins, celebrates his finish at the 2012 North American Wife Carrying championship Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 at Sunday River in Newry, Me.
Photo By Stephen Morton/Getty ImagesThe Redneck GamesBarbara "Redneck Queen" Bailey shows the crowd the proper way to do the Bellyflop during the 13th Annual Summer Redneck Games.
Photo By Jan Hetfleisch/Getty ImagesWorld Bodypainting FestivalGet creative at this international classic. Above a makeup-artist at work at the World Bodypainting Festival 2014 on July 5, 2014 in Poertschach am Woerthersee, Austria.
Photo By Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesThe World Beard and Moustache ChampionshipsHeld every two years in Brighton, England. Beard and moustache wearers from all over the world come together to see who is the boss of the beard.
Photo By World Championships around the GlobeAir Guitar World ChampionshipsThe world's top air guitarists will gather in Oulu, Northern Finland for the 19th time this August.Photo: World Air Guitar Championships
Photo By Johnny Hanson/Houston ChronicleRock, Paper, ScissorsHeld nationally and locally. Here in Houston 150 competed in the competition.
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Baby Jumping
When in Spain, jump over babies! Well, why not? This festival is called El Colacho to locals but internationally it's referred to as "the baby jumping festival." Yes, you read that right. During this festival, men dressed as the devil in red and yellow jumpsuits jump over a row of up to 10 babies.
Photo By Jordan Mansfield/Getty ImagesCheese RollingA team roll a wooden 'cheese' during the Stilton Village Festival cheese rolling competition on May 5, 2014 in Stilton, England. The Stilton annual cheese rolling competition, which is held every May involves teams of four competing against each other by rolling cheese down the High Street to be crowned the 'Stilton Cheese Rolling Champions'.
Photo By Noah Berger/FREWorld's Ugliest Dog"Pabst" competes in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. The toothy 4-year-old Boxer mix won top honors. The 25th running of the World's Ugliest Dog contest takes place Friday, June 20, 2014, at the Sonoma County Fair in Petaluma, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Photo By Mary Turner/World Championships around the GlobeThe World Conker ChampionshipsMore from the other side of the pond. In this epic challenge, competitors must swing a conker (the seed of the horse chestnut tree) on the end of a string. The goal is to smash your opponents conker to smithereens. A fall school yard classic in the UK.Photo: Getty Images
Photo By Jm Teychenne/World Championships around the GlobeWorld Worm Charming ChampionshipMore from those wacky Brits - this time the art of worm charming. Competitors coax worms out of jars with their minds alone.Photo: Getty Images
Photo By World Championships around the GlobeMobile Phone ThrowingStarted in Finland in 2000, competitors can either go traditional and throw over the shoulder or freestyle where competitors apparently get points for aesthetic and creative choreography.Photo: www.mobilephonethrowing.fi
Photo By World Championships around the GlobeThe World Pancake Racing ChampionshipA British classic, this contest is held every spring on Shrove Tuesday.Photo: Wackynation.com
Photo By World Championships around the GlobeThe World Marbles ChampionshipThis ancient competition is held annually on Good Friday at the Greyhound pub near London.Photo: World Marbles Federaton
Photo By World Championships around the GlobeChristmas Cracker ThrowingFunny how so many of these wacky world championships come from Britain. This one involved throwing the festive accessory as far as you can. Last year it was won by an 8-year-old girl who threw her cracker more than 44 feet, beating out 200 adults. Perhaps had some help from Santa there.Photo: Wackynation.com
Photo By World Championships around the GlobeExtreme Ironing World ChampionshipsMaking one of the world's dullest activities exciting in whatever way you can. The inaugural world championships was held in Germany in 2002.Photo: Extremeironing.com
A Texan has come home with top honors after competing in the annual Buffalo Chip Toss in Nebraska.
Derek Noe, 41, of Harlingen, Texas, threw his piece of dried buffalo dung a massive 125 feet this past weekend, beating out his closest rival by almost 10 feet, according to the Panhandle News.
Noe's effort was way behind the competition record, which stands at more than 186 feet and was set by Gary Lackey of Minnesota in 2000.
The overall record is even further at 204 feet.
Buffalo Chip Tossing is just one of many weird and wacky contests held every year around the world.
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FARGO, ND - Frankie Dichiara's overtime goal gave the Dubuque Fighting Saints a 3-2 win in game three of the Clark Cup finals, and clinched the team's second Cup win in three seasons.
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You're hanging with your homies at the crossroads when you spot a plain-clothes nark. Do you: (a) pull your baseball cap down over your eyes and your hoodie up over it, and try to mooch off down an alley, or (b) hijack that suburban car waiting at the lights with a "Baby on Board" sign to make a rubber-burning getaway?
Whatever - it's only a computer game: one rather like Grand Theft Auto. The one parents tell the kids is destroying their morals and rotting their brains. But perhaps if they listened to many academics and educationalists, rather than newspaper columnists, they would find that these specialists see a neuro-learning revolution going on in computer games.
Or maybe parents would rather listen to Bill Gates. In February, he told the US National Education Summit on High Schools that high schools are "obsolete", adding: "I don't just mean they're broken...I mean ...
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A former intelligence analyst pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 charges in the event of leaking classified material, USA Today said.
Bradley Manning, 25, admitted to sending hundreds of thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan battlefield reports, State Department diplomatic cables, other classified records and two battlefield video clips to WikiLeaks in 2009 and 2010, USA Today reported.
Manning's court martial is set to be June 3, The New York Times said.
Manning said Thursday at a hearing that he was disturbed by the conduct of the wars in the Middle East and the way the American troops treated the populace, USA Today reported.
According to the Obama administrations, the release of the documents "threatened valuable valuable military and diplomatic sources and strained America's relations with other governments," said USA Today. This is the biggest leak of classified material in the U.S., USA Today said.
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Avenging Angel
The dogged detective of The Killing finds flashes of bright light in characters with dark sides by REED JOHNSON / photographs by KURT MARKUS / styling by HAYLEY ATKIN
To understand how a nice Mormon girl like Mireille Enos has become one of the most riveting sad-eyedheroines of the young 21st century, it's important to understand something about noir. Los Angeles is the world's noir capital because its perpetual sunshine produces deep, hard-edged shadows. The city's fair-weather face is a mask that conceals a complex psyche and a hidden flair for high drama.
So it is with Enos, a woman whose effervescent straw-berry-blond beauty and (by all accounts) radiant disposition clash with the tortured characters she often portrays in television, movies and theater. It's a paradox that both pleases and sometimes puzzles the 36-year-old Houston native, who shares a Los Feliz home with her "awesomely perfect husband"—actor Alan Ruck—and the couple's six-month-old daughter, Vesper.
"It's always been a funny thing," Enos says. "I am a person who generally greets life with joy. I've been really lucky to have wonderful people in my life, and I'm fairly optimistic. And yet I have gotten cast again and again as these kinds of serious, dark or even tragic figures."
Currently foremost among Enos' chiaroscuro personas is obsessive, ashen-faced Seattle detective Sarah Linden, who's been doggedly trying to stitch together the murder of a local teenager, Rosie Larsen, on AMC's critically acclaimed crime series The Killing. Enos' portrayal of the whip-smart, preternaturally observant crimefighting pro with a seriously screwed up personal life earned her an Emmy nomination in 2011. The series' second season kicks off April 1 with a two-hour premiere.
Signifying her flair for both comedy and drama, Enos' TV credits include episodes of Sex and the City, CSI: Miami, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and, in a career breakout turn, twins Kathy and Jodean Marquart on Big Love, HBO's controversial drama centered on a polyamorous Mormon clan.
Onstage, she earned a Tony nomination in 2005 for her portrayal of Honey in the Broadway revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and, in 2010, appeared closer to home opposite Annette Bening, David Arquette and Julian Sands in the (anti-?)feminist smackdown The Female of the Species at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood.
Later this year, at a multiplex near you, Enos will be appearing with Emma Stone, Sean Penn and It guy Ryan Gosling in The Gangster Squad, about an LAPD squad specially recruited to curb the influx of East Coast gangsters in the 1940s and '50s. Then she teams with no less than Brad Pitt to forestall a zombie apocalypse in Marc Forster's horror-action-drama World War Z.
Enos projects the girl-next-door avenging angel, the hard-boiled but inwardly tender bombshell woman of the world. She's akin to a Liv Ullmann look-alike who can project the gravitas of that Ingmar Bergman stalwart yet professes to lead the more or less ordinary existence of a working mom who can be spotted renting DVDs at Video Journeys, picking up Indian takeout near Sunset Junction or practicing tae kwon do at some Westside storefront center.
"The only thing I can think is [to me] there's something interesting created in contrast," she offers as the reason she keeps getting cast as women capable of matching wits with murderers and saving mankind from brain-eating ghouls. "If the heart of me is someone who understands or strives for happiness, and then I'm playing someone who is in the middle of a storm, some of that light still gets through. It's like a puzzle, trying to solve how to somehow keep glimmers of hope and joy in people who are really having a rough go."
The upbeat self-awareness mirrors Enos' overall approach to both work and life. The child of a Mormon missionary father and a French mother in Houston ("My father actually baptized my mom in the Mediterranean Sea"), she was named for her mom's high school best friend. Mirielle is French for "a marvel"—and it's pronounced MEE-ray. "Growing up in Texas, it got butchered every which way," she says of her moniker. "But once people learned to say it right, they never forgot it."
Childhood, she recalls, was "very supportive and validating." From her father she inherited a love of working with her hands, a curiosity about gadgets and a fascination with how pieces fit together to create a whole greater than its parts. She still enjoys sewing and building simple furniture like shelves, small tables and even her baby daughter's crib set. "It's such a different way of using my mind. Acting is so emotional and verbal. When I've worked on a big acting project, afterward it's so nice to give myself a 'craft,' because my mind quiets when I have a physical project to do."
"If the heart of me is someone who understands or strives for happiness, and then I'm playing someone who is in the middle of a storm...It's like a puzzle, trying to solve how to somehow keep glimmers of hope and joy in people who are really having a rough go."
From her mom she took in another form of self-reliance: the ability to trust her own powers of reasoning. "My mother has amazing intellectual curiosity," Enos says, "and when I would ask her a question that she was pretty sure I knew the answer to, she wouldn't answer it. She would help guide me and would say, 'You actually know the answer—don't think linearly, think divergently.' "
Although she no longer is a practicing member of the faith, Enos says her parents' devout Mormonism gave her a strong foundation. "I'm so grateful to have been given this idea of being part of a larger context. I think whatever your endeavors are, it helps to feel you're not alone in the universe."
After graduating from Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Enos did three years in an acting and dance program at Brigham Young University, then spent a decade pursuing theater in New York City, honing a versatility and a work ethic that continues to serve her well.
In an email, Agnieszka Holland, who has directed Enos in The Killing, praises her as a charismatic and powerful presence who brings a rare combination of strength and fragility to the character of Sarah. "She's absolutely lovely. Hardworking, modest, patient," says Holland, whose latest movie, In Darkness, was up for Best Foreign Language Film at last month's Oscars. "She doesn't have even [one] grain of the spoiled star."
Of all the women Enos has played, Sarah Linden is the one who has fixed her squarely in Hollywood casting directors' sights. But she is quick to attribute Sarah's indelible qualities to Killing writer–executive producer Veena Sud. "Mostly what I love is that Veena allows [Sarah] to be fallible, that she's completely multifaceted and not always very nice but incredibly good at what she does. And then sometimes she's completely lovely and relaxed and warm. Veena hasn't put her in a box. She allows her to be different people at different times."
Sud describes Enos as "a master at creating depth to a character in the most subtle, most human of gestures...Her performances are always so incredibly nuanced. There is never a false note or a theatrical shortcut to the truth of the moment or the character. It's tough to play the duality of Sarah Linden—who feels everything so deeply but remains guarded—but Mireille pulls it off effortlessly."
She goes as far as to suggest that Enos' multilayered portrayal takes Sarah into the realm of other iconic contemporary women justice agents—Lisbeth Salander, Jane Tennison and Clarice Starling come to mind—who redefine a detective archetype long dominated by men.
"Many female detectives I've known," Sud says, "share an inner core of strength—the ability to do a job that is brutal and heartbreaking on a daily basis—but retain a compassion and commitment to a victim or a specific case. Male detectives certainly share this quality, but we haven't seen this duality in the genre for women maybe as much as we could."
This winter, Enos and her family have been shuttling—by car—between L.A. and Vancouver, where The Killing shoots. Her luminous talent shines in the Pacific Northwest dankness and in her characters' dark ways, but she's open to taking a walk on the sunny side of the film set. "It's something I lob out to the universe," she says. "When people ask, 'What do you want to do next?' I never have an answer. Because every project I've gotten has come as a surprise and has been more wonderful than anything I could've imagined, I try not to plan it out or limit myself too much.
"But I have been saying out loud quite a bit recently, 'Wouldn't it be fun to play a really pretty, lighthearted, easygoing girl this summer?' We'll see if it happens."
REED JOHNSON, is a Los Angeles Times arts and culture reporter.
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The old adage "A weed is a plant in the wrong place" is quite true, and the bigger they get, the harder they are to eradicate. The safest way to banish pernicious weeds is to dig them out, and if it's done early in the season, this will help to keep flowerbeds and lawns healthy. These sturdy hand weeders--some classic, some unconventional—will rout the tough taproots and dense mats of even the most vigorous invaders.
1. The Circlehoe Mini Hoe, 10 inches, and Hand Hoe, 15 inches
These hoes have a circular carbon steel blade to make short work of young weeds in the vegetable bed, but their shape and balance give you great control, so your vegetable seedlings stay unharmed. The Mini Circlehoe is also useful for containers and for gutting squash and pumpkins. $12 and $17, circlehoe.com
2. Radius Weeder
Lightweight, with a colored cushioned grip that's easy to spot if left in the garden. The aluminum blade's serrated edges cut through soil and roots. $10, radiusgarden.com
3. MintCraft Weeder
This tool's forked teeth efficiently pop tap-rooted weeds out of the ground, while the fortified steel fulcrum provides the leverage so your hand and arm don't have to. Total length is 13 1/4 inches. And the price can't be beat. $4, hardwareandtools.com
4. Hori-Hori Knife
In Japanese, hori means "to dig," and this knife can cultivate, cut, and dig circles around most other weeders. Sporting a 7-inch stainless-steel blade and a hardwood handle, it's weighty but efficient. $30, gardentoolcompany.com
5. Sneeboer Exaggerated Hand Weeder, Two Pronged Weeder, and Dandelion Trowel
Hand-forged in the Netherlands, these three stainless-steel tools are pricey but will last a lifetime. Handles are strong, split-resistant ash or cherry. $46 to $54, sneeboerusa.com
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Tyllie Barbosa is a Chicago-based food and lifestyle photographer. Whether shooting a product, interior space or ingredients for a recipe, her aim is to make the viewer want to be in that place or taste that food. "It's important for me to make images people can relate to—that transport you into the scene and make you want to be a part of that moment." With food, for example, her approach is to capture that whole fish or bowl of handmade soba noodles or frothy stein of beer in a way that looks natural and real— as if you can almost touch it through the photograph.
She fell in love with the creative process when she took a photography class while studying advertising in college in Brazil. Tyllie transferred to Columbia College in Chicago, where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Photography. A photographer for more than a decade now, her work has evolved with the times. Whether the final image will ultimately be seen on an oversize poster in a retail store or the screen of an electronic tablet as part of an app, she takes the same care to create that transformative image.
Shooting primarily in her West-side neighborhood, light- filled studio, she thrives at the challenge of setting up different scenarios and environments. Her clients have included McDonald's, SC Johnson, Huggies, Quaker, Kellogg's, Crate and Barrel, Food Network, Elle Decor, and Hyatt Hotels. She has a talented crew and provides the full production service in a relaxing, creative environment.


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Nokia turns to iPad bashing in Lumia 2520 ad
Like its soon to be owner Microsoft, Nokia has turned to bashing Apple when launching a new product. This is evident in Nokia's first video advertisement for its Lumia 2520 tablet released on Monday.
The Finnish-based Nokia mocks the iPad for not having a keyboard. Other than that, Nokia actually did a bit of iPad praising in the advertisement, calling it light and the bloke even said: "I do love it."
The underlying theme of the advertisement seems to be that you can't be productive unless you have a keyboard for your tablet. Even though there are hundreds of third-party keyboards available for the iPad - we like Logitech's - Nokia still thinks it has the upper hand in the tablet space. Are they right?