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Entwistle seeks release on bail (12/7/06)
Entwistle is returned to Mass. (2/16/06)
Husband held in deaths, may fight return to US (By Raja Mishra and Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff, 2/10/06)
GLOBE GRAPHIC: The Entwistle case
ARREST: In UK, police find Entwistle at tube station (By Alana Semuels, Globe Correspondent, 2/10/06)
REACTION: From Mass. to London, emotions pour out (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff, 2/10/06)
THE LEGAL PLAN: Suspect indicates he'll fight US return (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff, 2/10/06)
From Mass. to London, emotions pour out
Lawyer Joseph Flaherty delivered a statement yesterday on behalf of Rachel Entwistle's mother, stepfather, and brother at Middlesex District Courthouse in Cambridge. (Globe Staff Photo / David L. Ryan)
CARVER -- Four hours after Neil Entwistle's arrest yesterday, a woman opened her front door a few houses down from the family home of Rachel Entwistle and snapped in anger when asked her reaction to the news.
''I hope they fry" him, said the woman, who identified herself only as Terri. ''They should really take care of him."
But in England, where Entwistle was arrested just before noon in London, the news that he had been charged in the killing of his wife and daughter unnerved former classmates at the University of York. ''I'm utterly, utterly gobsmacked by the whole thing," Owen Rodd, who was president of the university rowing club where Neil and Rachel Entwistle met as students, said by phone.
''As far as we knew, he was a decent guy," said Rodd, who lamented news reports that he believes have been ''overly presumptuous" of Entwistle's guilt.
For nearly three weeks, residents from quiet Carver to bustling London have closely followed the pursuit of the killer of Rachel Entwistle, 27, and Lillian, 9 months old. As the news of the arrest was absorbed yesterday, emotions seemed to pour out, some of bitterness, some of disbelief, and some of deep sorrow.
''Rachel and Lilly loved Neil very much," lawyer Joseph Flaherty said in Cambridge, speaking for a family who had not publicly uttered Neil's name since the slayings. ''Neil was a trusted husband and father, and it is incomprehensible how that love and trust was betrayed in the ultimate act of violence."
In Hopkinton, where mother and daughter were discovered fatally shot Jan. 22 in Neil and Rachel's bed, the town seemed to exhale. ''It's a relief to have this part of the investigation behind us," Police Chief Thomas Irvin said. ''There's still work to be done, but having the person we believe to be responsible in custody is a relief for us and, I believe, a relief for the community."
Outside the five-bedroom Colonial-style house where the Entwistles lived for only 10 days, the cul-de-sac of Cubs Path was swarming with local and British reporters. ''I'm glad it's over," said Diane Norby, who lives near the house. ''I'm glad they've got what they need to make an arrest."
Eric Sonnett, chairman of Hopkinton's Board of Selectmen, said he breathed an ''enormous sigh of relief" when Irvin called him yesterday morning to tell him the news of the arrest. ''I said, 'How are we doing today, Tom?' and he said, 'Better than we have been,' " Sonnett recalled.
''Something very bad happened to two citizens of our town," Sonnett said. ''The fact that we now have an opportunity to know what happened and have a sense of closure, that's a huge relief."
The arrest followed days of speculation on both sides of the Atlantic and tabloid speculation about Entwistle's seemingly idyllic relationship with his wife and daughter. On Feb. 1, when 500 mourners packed St. Peter's church in Plymouth for the funeral for Rachel and her daughter, not a word was spoken about Neil.
''We are heartbroken and at a loss to understand how this happened," Flaherty said on behalf of Priscilla and Joseph Matterazzo, Rachel's mother and stepfather. ''But as our pastor . . . reminded us just eight days ago, 'God didn't do this,' and 'there is evil among us.' "
At the Matterazzo home in Carver, a man who identified himself as Rachel's stepbrother quietly declined comment about the arrest. ''We just found out," the man said.
At a South Carver convenience store, owner Dennis Steliga said everyone was talking about the tragic event. ''What's there to say?" Steliga said. ''I thought he was pretty guilty all along. It was just a matter of time before authorities over there . . . arrested him."
Flaherty, a 30-year friend of the family, said the arrest is not an antidote for the suffering of the many people who loved Rachel Entwistle and her daughter. ''I don't know if it really helps in a situation like this," he said. ''There's never really closure in a matter like this."
Rachel Entwistle ''was the essence of a loving mother, of a loving daughter and a sister," he said. ''She was very close to her family. Everyone that became a friend of Rachel's became a very close friend, and everyone that had any contact with her loved her as a sister."


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The History of Marcel Waving
The Marcel Wave (sometimes spelt Marcelle) is a stylish wave given to the hair by means of heated curling irons. Named for Francois Marcel, 19th century French hairdresser who invented the process in 1872. It revolutionized the art of hairdressing all over the world and remained in vogue for over fifty years, making a fortune for Mr Marcel. Originally known as the "Undulation Marcel", the name evolved to the "Marcel Wave".
The irons were made by L. Pelleray of Paris and exported world-wide. The original irons were heavy tongs with rounded internal surfaces that had to be handled by an operator trained in knowing how to make a deep natural looking wave, and not a round curl. The tongs were heated over a rectangular shaped gas burner about six or seven inches long and two inches wide. As you can imagine, with such primitive equipment it was hard to maintain the correct temperature for the iron - too cool and the wave did not set, too hot and the hair got burnt. The hairdresser tested the iron on a piece of paper before using it on a clients hair. If the paper burnt, the iron was too hot!
However by 1924 electric waving irons were available where the temperature of the iron could be regulated. Marcel irons initially came in four sizes - A, B, C and D and were used according to individual preference, but in 1933 an adjustable iron was developed. The iron was used in conjunction with a comb.
Today, gold-plated and ceramic marcel irons are available to hairdressers which remove most of the risk and problems associated with the early irons.
NOTE: There are conflicting references to Marcel's full name. Some sources refer to him as Marcel Grateau, others to Francois R. Marcel, and an obituary that says Francois Marcel Grateau! (see below)
Marcel started out with a small salon in Montemarte, France in the 1870's where his clients were the poorer classes. As he developed the waving method that would later become the Marcel Wave, he struggled to find customers to practice on. He was forced to offer free hairdressing initially in order to refine the process and build experience. Once others saw the beautifully waved hairstyles of his early models he started to experience an increase in custom and was able to start charging for his service. Poorer clients would come to Marcel's salon while he performed house calls for his richer clients.
Marcel's big break came when he styled the hair of popular actress Jane Hading with his waving technique, generating enormous publicity which he promptly capitalized on.
In an endeavor to find out Marcel's correct name I checked out U.S. Patent records. The earliest record I could locate was a 1905 patent for a variation on the original marcel iron assigned to Francois Marcel Woelffle of New York, N.Y. In 1918 a patent was granted to Francois Marcel for an electric marcel iron. A note in the patent application indicated that he had legally changed his name from Woelffle to Marcel (possibly between 1905 and 1908). Name changes by immigrants during this period were quite common as they endeavored to fit in with the American way of life. Later patent applications in 1923, 1925, and 1927 under the name Francois Rene Marcel show that he also adopted the middle name Rene.
Marcel went on to develop a permanent waving machine that was used in hairdressing schools and parlors for many years. These early perms were very expensive. He also developed other specialized hair waving equipment including hair curlers (1921), portable permanent hair wave machine (1923), perming pads (1925), an improved marcel iron (1927), curling pin (1927), hair waving device (1927,1928), flexible mica sheeting (1930), improved marcel iron (1932), adjustable marcel iron (1933), steam hair waving device (1933), croquignole permanent wave device (1935,1937), permanent wave device (1935), barber's hair cutting clippers (1938), and a hair cleaning comb (1939). Although some of these patents were granted after Marcel's death in 1936, they were applied for years before.
An international celebration took place in London, England, on the 28th July, 1908. The "Fete Marcel" in honor of the the famous inventor of the "Undulation Marcel" took place at Kings Hall, London. Over 500 visitors were in attendace to welcome the great master.
Another more gigantic fete was given in Marcel's honor in 1922. A 9 day fete was held at Luna Park (Port Maillot) in Paris, France together with a great exhibition and festival from October 9th to the 17th.
OBITUARY: June 15, 1936. Died. Francois Marcel Grateau, 84, French coiffeur who in 1872 invented the hair-waving process that bears his name (Marcel); of old age; at the Chateau du Theil, near Bernay, France. Famed overnight when he waved the hair of a celebrated actress with curling tongs reversed, he exploited his popularity, amassed a large fortune, retired to a 500-acre country estate.
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People's Health wraps another successful derby
June 28, 2013
The People's Health Clinic, a nonprofit organization that provides medical care to the uninsured in Summit and Wasatch counties, celebrated another successful Silver Queen Derby on Saturday, June 15.
The third-annual luncheon was held at Stein Eriksen Lodge and served as a fundraiser for the clinic's women's programs that include prenatal care, physicals and chronic care, including diabetes and cholesterol testing, said event director Jenny Dorsey.
"There were 120 women who attended the event, which is a very respectable showing," Dorsey told The Park Record. "We all enjoyed lunch, libations, pop-up boutique with Farasha Boutique by one of our board members, Vanessa Di Palma Wright, and a style show.
"It was wonderful that so many women from our community turned out to support the People's Health Clinic's women's program," she said.
This year's event featured more entertainment than in the past, Dorsey said.
"First of all, we had a group called the Park City Treblemakers perform," she said. "They are a new a cappella group led by Shelle Jennings and they were wonderful."
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The performance was significant because the group's very first concert was for the People's Health Clinic last winter.
"So, to have them do another concert for us in the spring was special," Dorsey said. "They did a fabulous rendition of the 'Ascot Gavotte' from the musical 'My Fair Lady,' which we thought was quite appropriate, because in the segment of the film, when the piece is performed, everyone is wearing some wonderful hats."
Speaking of hats, the derby included a hat contest that was judged by Sarah Myers, the public relations manager for the Stein Eriksen Lodge.
"We had three winners — Michelle Moore, Monika Guendner and Robin Nygaard," Dorsey said.
The women that weren't in the contest were still able to try on and pose for pictures in a collection of vintage hats provided by Teri Orr, Park City Performing Arts Foundation executive director, and her daughter Jenny Knaak of Mean Jean Hats.
"They were Teri's mother's hats, and it was just fabulous that she supported us this way," Dorsey said. "We had a blast trying them on."
Adding to the fashion flair, 10 models strutted their stuff during a style preview presented by Farasha Boutique.
"All the models ranged in different ages, and they all looked good in Vanessa's fashions," Dorsey said. "We love the way she has married her love of fashion with her philanthropy and fundraising."
The luncheon also included a special guest, David Williams, who sits on the People's Health Clinic's board of directors.
"He stopped by and also donned a hat," Dorsey said with a laugh. "Then he entertained us with a few jokes."
Another highlight were the vendors.
"I think everyone also enjoyed the shopping and I think those that sold their goodies were happy," Dorsey said. "We are so excited the derby has been so well received. It's a fun women's event and the fact that the funds raised will benefit our women's wellness programs really speaks to people in Park City."
For more information about the People's Health Clinic, visit http://www.peopleshealthclinic.org.


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The Celtics beat the Suns 87-79 ESPN Boxscore CelticsLife Game Recap Player Grades: Kevin Garnett: Did not make his usual impact tonight, but no starter did. He did play his usual great defense however, which was something positive about his night. It was good that Doc got to limit his minutes tonight, and it was great that the team could win without a lot of contribution from him. B Brandon Bass: Had a poor shooting night, which was unwelcome to see considering how much better he had been shooting the last couple games. While his energy was flatter than usual, he did manage to snag a few rebounds. Not a great game, and hopefully we will see a bounce-back on Friday. B- Paul Pierce: Like Bass, he had a poor shooting night but contributed on the boards. Got some additional rest tonight as well, which is a welcome sight for the captain, who is coming off of some good performances. B Rajon Rondo: Came out with good energy in the front half of the first quarter, but it disappeared for
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If we have to fulfill our potential we have to start thinking differently.
The way we understand our intelligence and abilities deeply impacts our success. Based on social science research and real life examples, Eduardo Briceño articulates how mindset, or the understanding of intelligence and abilities, is key. When students or adults see their abilities as fixed, whether they think they're naturals or just not built for a certain domain, they avoid challenge and lose interest when things get hard. Conversely, when they understand that abilities are developed, they more readily adopt learning-oriented behaviors such as deliberate practice and grit that enable them to achieve their goals. But this belief is itself malleable, and there are clear actions we can all take to establish a growth mindset and enable success for our children, our peers and ourselves.
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Christmas baked goods for gifts idea
by: Chica
My mom wanted to make some baked goods for her church group for Christmas gifts this year, and asked for my help trying to make them special and unique. I thought about it for a few days, but then I spotted something in Michaels that made the whole idea come together instantly — these cute little Santa ramekins! At only $1 each, they were the perfect inexpensive starting point.
To fill the ramekins, I made a bunch of the hands-down best banana bread recipe I've ever used, the Smitten Kitchen's Jacked Up Banana Bread. The house smelled so good that My Honey asked me to make a special batch just for him to eat… he ate the whole thing right out of the loaf pan!
I needed some sort of tag to top these little gifts with, and it had to match the Santa theme. I made little Santa hats and of course we have the Santa Hat Gift Tag download to share!
I just printed the hats onto white cardstock and cut them out with fine-point Cutterbee scissors, which work great for tiny jobs like this.
Then I grabbed some 3/4″ white pompoms and large, 3-D Zots adhesive dots to attach them with.
I just stuck a Zot on the white circle on the end of the hat, and pressed a pom pom firmly in place.
Goodness, these are so cute! You could use them on just about anything.
Since I wanted to tie them onto the gifts with ribbon later, I punched a hole in the top of each one.
With the addition of some gusseted cellophane bags and thin red ribbon, I had everything ready to begin assembly.
I tucked the ramekins into the bags, and trimmed off a little from the top so the gathered cellophane wasn't too tall and unwieldy.
Then I tied the bags closed with a double-knot and a cute little bow.
Rather than mess with incorporating the tag into the bow, I tied the tags on separately with their own little piece of ribbon. This made it a lot easier for me to gather and tie and attach and tie with just my two hands!
Look how cute they came out! You could easily write names on the hat's brim to make personalized Christmas baked goods gifts for neighbors, friends, co-workers, or your church group.
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It was July 2008. Barack Obama was in Berlin, Germany, delivering a foreign policy speech. It was a time when every speech of his was fawned over. And, to be fair, it was a rousing speech. If you don't remember it, it was the one where he declared proudly that he was a "citizen of the world." The crowed erupted.
Fastforward to 2012. Here is Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) addressing the Turkic American Alliance back in March (which is just now starting to get noticed). During his appearance he tries to parrot Obama's applause line of being a world citizen and says — but he seems to fall quite short with a very dull, non-energetic explanation.
"It used to be that it's all about America … but we're in new times now," he says, before launching into his "world citizenry" explanation. Watch and see for yourself (and try to stay awake):
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Now, the concept of world citizenry is much more important than how Johnson presents — important because there are plenty who are concerned about it. For example, "Real News From the Blaze" recently tackled the idea of the U.S. taking part in new U.N. talks about gun regulations.
But the video is good news for some: If you're hesitant about the concept of world citizenry (since it's often used as a means to some stunning government-regulation ends), then you want Johnson to be its spokesperson.
By the way, here's Obama's speech from Germany so you can compare it to Johnson's:
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For families
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
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- Private bathroom
- Terrace
- Daily housekeeping
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What's around
- In Landstrasse
- Vienna State Opera (14-minute walk)
- Viennese City Park (6-minute walk)
- Albertina (15-minute walk)
- St. Stephen's Cathedral (16-minute walk)
- Austrian National Library (17-minute walk)
- Spanish Riding School (17-minute walk)
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Over the past several weeks, three seemingly unrelated announcements suggest that a major shift might be underway in the storage arena. First, at its European roadshow in Milan, Italy, market-research company IDC announced that it expected the worldwide storage market to reach the $71 billion mark by 2004. IDC analysts anticipate that software will be the fastest growing segment of the market, generating around $9 billion in sales, and services will account for $24 billion in revenues. If you do the math, you find that software and services together will make up almost 46 percent of the total worldwide storage market.
Second, IBM announced a deal to combine its Hard Disk Drive (HDD) manufacturing unit with Hitachi's parallel unit in a new company. Hitachi, which will own 70 percent of the new company, paid IBM $2.05 billion for its HDD assets. The deal essentially takes IBM out of the disk drive manufacturing business.
Third, Network Appliance (NetApp) unveiled an agreement with SAS Institute to develop storage products specifically geared to business-intelligence applications. According to NetApp officials, business-intelligence applications require a storage infrastructure that integrates high-performance online storage for data that must also be readily accessible throughout the enterprise with lower-cost, near online storage for archived data that's used less frequently. Under the agreement, NetApp will supply the hardware and management software, and SAS Institute will create a processing layer. According to company officials, NetApp hopes to sign similar agreements with Hyperion and other vendors of business-intelligence software packages.
So what do these three separate announcements demonstrate? The storage market is undergoing the same kind of metamorphosis that the general computing market underwent in the late 1980s on the PC level and is undergoing now, at least potentially, on the server level. That is, distinct hardware and software markets are evolving. Before the advent of personal computing, computer hardware manufacturers also supplied the OS. Microsoft changed all that. At the server level, UNIX was supposed to be the unified, hardware independent. (Although that scenario didn't work out, Linux might still play that role.)
Although IBM is pulling out of the hard drive business, the company is very much staying in the storage arena, particularly as a software and services supplier. If as IDC's analysis indicates, storage hardware, software, and services will become distinct arenas, two quite different trends should emerge. On the one hand, the pressure for open standards will escalate. Administrators won't want hardware choices to dictate software choices and vice versa. On the other hand, the market should open up to more innovative, entrepreneurial activity as companies perceive new storage-related opportunities, and both hardware and software storage products will probably proliferate.
Where does NetApp's announcement fit into this picture? In the general computing arena, vendors and consultants commonly advised companies to base hardware selections on the applications that they wanted to run. However, that hasn't been the case with storage, which companies generally view as a piece of their overall infrastructure. But in time, applications might become the most crucial choice in the storage industry as well.
The NetApp-SAS Institute deal suggests that in the future, storage choices will be increasingly tied to applications. NetApp has already inked a series of deals with the major database manufacturers, and new storage protocols such as Direct Access File System (DAFS) could have a major impact on database performance.
The storage market will probably follow the same route as the general computer market, with consolidation among hardware vendors, an emerging common software infrastructure, and competition at the application level. Because the changing approach to storage is in its early stages, I'll get to monitor the accuracy of my prediction as the storage market evolves.


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Educator and lecturer Tim LaHaye has made a lifelong study of prophecy. Jerry B. Jenkins has written four best-selling books. Their collaboration fills the Left Behind series with unforgettable apocalyptic visions and dramatic conflicts. Enhanced by Richard Ferrone's muscular narration, Assassins pulls the listener into the midst of great clashes between good and evil.
The Left Behind series is the fastest-selling Christian series ever. Each volume immediately hits best-seller lists and has thrilled millions of readers worldwide. As the sixth volume, Assassins follows the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy, terrifying portents of judgement appear.
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Skip to comments.Survived The Mayan Apocalypse? Here Come The Radish People
Posted on 12/22/2012 3:56:16 PM PST by nickcarraway
While the rest of the world was in a tizzy over the Mayan apocalypse that wasn't, the residents of Oaxaca, Mexico, were busy preparing for the very real Coming of the Radish People.
This Sunday, they will descend upon Oaxaca's zocalo, or main plaza: giant root vegetables carved into human figures and other vivid forms.
Don't panic. This isn't some revenge-of-the-radish scenario. It's a sculpture contest. La Noche de Rabanos Night of the Radishes is a Christmastime Oaxaca tradition that marks its 115th anniversary this year.
Every year on Dec. 23, artisans from around the region show up early in the morning to set up stalls in the plaza and put the finishing touches on elaborate sculptures carved from radishes not the petite, round ones we're used to in this country, but big, heavy radishes some as big as 6 pounds and 20 inches long. More than 100 people have signed up to compete in various categories in this year's contest, according to the Mexican daily El Universal. They'll be working with some 10 tons of raw material.
"It's sort of the spirit of the 4-H fair. You know, who has the biggest pumpkin or the biggest pig," says Tanya Kerssen, a researcher with Food First who has led food heritage tours of Oaxaca.
Given the timing, a lot of the sculptures are religiously themed: You'll find plenty of nacimientos, elaborate manger scenes depicting the birth of Jesus a popular tradition in Latin America.
But there are also some distinctly secular visions. (Hmm ... Is that you, Mr. Bill?)
So how did carving up an edible root native to China become a beloved Oaxaca tradition?
"The whole thing began with the Spanish, mostly the priests," says Iliana de la Vega, the chef-owner of San Antonio's El Naranjo Restaurant, who has deep family ties to Oaxaca and has documented Mexican foodways.
When Spanish missionaries arrived in Oaxaca in the 16th century, they were recruiting converts not just to Christianity but also to the crops they'd brought along including radishes, de la Vega says. As lore has it, the indigenous locals already had a pretty strong wood-carving tradition, so the Spanish said, hey, why not carve these radishes?
Eventually, the story goes, ravishing radish displays became a common marketing ploy a way for farmers to catch the eyes of shoppers browsing stalls at the market in the town plaza. Oaxaca's mayor formalized the exhibitions in 1897, and cash prizes followed.
These days, the Night of the Radishes is serious business. Contestants register months in advance, and local authorities oversee the growing and harvesting of the radishes to make sure no one gets an unfair advantage. And there's serious money at stake: Last year's winner reportedly took home 15,000 pesos, or roughly U.S. $1,173 at the current exchange rate.
You might still fetch a little cash if yours loses people like to buy them and take them home for holiday centerpieces.
Over the years, the event has become a major draw for tourists from around the world. When she was a little girl, de la Vega recalls, she and her family would run down to the market, check out the stalls and head back. "Now," she notes, "you've got to wait in long lines."
Is this all root?
Tutti Frutti, all rooty!"
Daikon, eh? Great stuff. Chop it into bite-sized pies, and boil it up in master broth to make a delicious soup.
They're back! I usually only see them after ten or twelve Margaritas.
Call out the VEG-O-MATICS!!! They'll never take me alive, the fiends!!!
Sorta like Triffids, but better with onion dip.
I read somewhere that the biggest spider ever recorded was found in a cave under Oaxaca. I don't remember the brute's dimensions, but it was ginormous. I don't think I caught wink of sleep both nights we were there.
Hey, that's a Japanese radish.
Lettuce pray.
The Mayans sacrificed humans, we all know about that but I heard recently, on the "History Channel", so take that for what it's worth, that the reason they sacrificed humans was to "fuel the sun". How can anyone take anything they had to say seriously?
Akin to Brigham Young stating that people lived on the sun.
Been there (at Christmas), done that. It was brilliant. Those are some talented radish-carvers. And the food in Oaxaca is superb.
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Linux Stability - An oxymoron once reserved for Windows
I remember a time when Linux was rock solid, and Windows computers couldn't stay running no matter what you did to try and make them stable. Boy things sure have come full circle. My few Windows machines have now been running for months, suspending or hibernating on command. They perform their duties, and never complain, crash, or give me any trouble what-so-ever. I sure wish I could say the same about my Linux workstations though.
My most recent "Linux" pain began after yesterdays Fedora 13 update which for some reason brought with it kernel 2.6.34.
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Um, Fedora?
The rant is about a recent upgrade to his kernel on Fedora. Isn't that the point of Fedora, to run the most recent code, breakage or not? Isn't that the point of multiple kernels?
No pain, no gain
No pain, no gain. No guts, no glory.
That's the kernel game for you. No reason, though, to condemn Linux itself.
He's a vocal regular on linsux.org. Need I say more?
hah - funny stuff.
@lefty - I'm not using the Fedora testing repository so I expect Fedora to be stable between major releases. It is a stated goal, google it.
@Barista - So, I shouldn't expect the Linux kernel to work properly between releases? Nice.
@djohnson - Yep, I hang out there. Does that mean anything at all? No, get over it.
I hang out at TechSnap, the Aurora Linux forum, and the Eee User forum too oh noes!
Their point is I think
That you chose fedora, which as a distro in general uses apps and tools that are known to be akin to Debian "sid" level type of stability.
You really can't judge all of Linux on a distro that is primarily experimental. The kernel is interacting with the installed apps in ways that more stable apps have had cleaned up, so you can't just blame the kernel by itself, it doesn't stand alone in terms of whole usage.
I use multiple Linux distros such as Debian, CentOS, opensuse, mepis, Mint and PCLOS, I can honestly say, that while there are always minor things in the apps that might pop up here and there, I haven't experienced the kind of instability you refer to at all.
"That you chose fedora, which as a distro in general uses apps and tools that are known to be akin to Debian "sid" level type of stability."
For these reasons, the Fedora Board is issuing a stable release update vision statement to help guide the creation and implementation of a Fedora Updates policy. This policy is not meant to govern the introduction of new packages.
By creating this statement it is the Board's belief that:
End-user satisfaction with our distribution will increase
Developers and end-users will have a have a more solid stable release experience
End-users and developers will have more time to focus on other areas in Fedora
Source: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Stable_release_updates_vision
"I haven't experienced the kind of instability you refer to at all."
Thank you for the dose of WorksForMe™.
got news for ya
worksforme is a reality, whether you like to hear it or not.
ever heard of saying one thing and doing another? I have heard fedora say those things, still waiting to see it.
If you want to be bitter about your lack of ability to use Linux, that;s your problem, nut the truth of things is, there are plenty of people who "magically" use Linux everyday without the hassles the whiners can;t seem to accomplish.
Is there the occasional install that goes awry, of course, those things happen with any OS. but to try to make it sound like an everyday thing for everyone is far from the truth.
but, just to show there's no hard feelings, I'll get out my violin and play along for you.
Big Bear
worksforme just makes you a zealot, and your opinion worthless.
"If you want to be bitter about your lack of ability to use Linux"
LOL .. This just makes your opinion all the more worthless. I promise you that my issue had nothing to do with a lack of ability to "use Linux". You sure talk a big game for someone that doesn't have 1/2 a clue about the issue that I spoke of.
Have a nice day!
Béranger, is that you? What's up with the new tag?
he wouldn't be that obvious
would he?
I guess it is true, denial and being convinced you are the only one who knows something can make you closed off to what you don't want to hear.
Good luck with that.
Big Bear
Good luck with that.
Big Bear
I think I'll be alright, but thanks for your concern.
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Cultured dairy products, a market segment that features staples such as cottage cheese, cream cheese and sour cream, is experiencing new found growth through the growing yogurt market. During the past five years, sales of cream cheese, cottage cheese and sour cream have remained steady, declined and modestly increased, respectively. Yogurt sales, in terms of dollar and unit volumes, on the other hand, have skyrocketed.
According to ACNielsen's Strategic Planner, which includes data from U.S. food, drug and mass merchandisers, excluding Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., dollar sales of yogurt increased to $3,143,934,146 for the 52-week period ended Oct. 7, 2006, from $2,491,694,027 for the 52-week period ended Oct. 12, 2002. In comparison, sales of cream cheese for the same period increased to $820,532,168 from $811,209,049 in 2002.
The growth is part of a trend that has been developing since 1990. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, production of all yogurt products has almost tripled from 1990 to 2005, increasing 1.055 million lbs to 2.989 million lbs, or 183%, during the 15-year period.
And the future of the U.S. yogurt market appears bright, according to Packaged Facts, the New York - based division of
Yet probiotic shots alone are currently a relatively small component of the market, which is dominated by other drinkable and non-drinkable yogurts. With cultured dairy sales ringing in at $9.6 billion in 2005 — $4.8 billion coming from non-drinkable single and multipack cup and tube yogurts — Packaged Facts projected cultured fluids, such as drinkable yogurts, smoothies, shots, and kefir will experience a rapid rise in sales over the next four years.
Convenient packaging, portion control, and new flavors have been identified as drivers for growth in the market, according to Packaged Facts. However, it is the health and wellness trend that offers the wealth of both functional and emotional benefits to drive innovation and sales growth.
"In the last five years, yogurt production has increased 49% and sales have benefited most from the increased marketing of health benefits, such as digestive and immune strengthening," said Don Montuori, the publisher of Packaged Facts. "While the market has reached a certain level of maturity, there is still potential for growth with the expectation that U.S. consumption rates will approach those of Europe, which are currently four to five times higher."
The latest yogurt introduction that has garnered the most attention in the U.S. was the launch of Activia by The Dannon Co., a subsidiary of Groupe Danone, Paris, earlier this year. Activia is the first probiotic yogurt proven to help regulate a person's digestive system in two weeks, when part of a healthy and balanced diet.
Activia is already one of Groupe Danone's best-selling yogurt products globally, generating € 650 million in 2004 sales in more than 20 countries, primarily Europe and Asia. Globally, the brand achieved compounded annual sales growth of 24% between 2000 and 2004, according to the company. The brand was first introduced in 1987 in France.
During Danone's second-quarter conference call, held in early August, Antoine Giscard d'Estaing, executive vice-president of finance, strategy and information systems, said that by June Activia had around a 4.5% share of the U.S. yogurt market.
"It is, by itself, a very strong brand in the U.S. market for dairy," he said. "More importantly, the repeat rate is very good, roughly around 35% to 40%. It is much better than what people expected in the early stages (of the launch)."
Other health-oriented product launches include Stonyfield Farm's Yo-Baby Plus Fruit and Cereal with DHA omega-3 fatty acids, and Wells' Dairy, Inc.'s partnership with Weight Watchers International to sell a line of branded yogurts and smoothies for the weight loss sector.
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, and The Dannon Co., are the leaders in the non-drinkable yogurt market, according to Information Resources, Inc., Chicago. In 2005, General Mills had approximately $1.1 billion in tracked sales while Dannon had more than $883 million. Stonyfield Farm was a distant third with sales of $199 million.
Stephen W. Sanger, chairman and chief executive officer of General Mills, said health news is driving growth in his company's yogurt business.
"Sales for Yoplait yogurt have been growing at a double-digit clip in recent years," he said during the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference earlier this month. "Our lower calorie light varieties have been leading that growth driven by great advertising that resonates with women — who are dieting ahead of the bikini season. We also launched several new flavors of Light, Thick and Creamy Yoplait earlier this year, which are adding incremental sales to our Light franchise.
"In July we introduced Yoplait Kids yogurt. Now this line has 25% less sugar than the leading kid yogurts and contains no artificial sweeteners. Moms tell us that is a winning combination and early sales for this line have been very encouraging."
Market drivers converge
According to Packaged Facts, single-serve and products featuring smaller portion sizes will be a factor in the cultured dairy category as three trends converge — convenience, portion-control and health and wellness. The report's authors noted single-serve yogurt drinks are competing with other beverage categories that offer single-serve choices like bottled water, sodas, energy drinks and juices.
Packaged Facts also estimated the U.S. market for natural/organic foods and beverages totaled approximately $28.3 billion in 2005, up 11.9% from $25.3 billion in 2004. As more consumers look to add organic dairy foods to their diet, cultured dairy foods processors will seek to capitalize on the growing segment.
Consumer groups that will be key to market growth for cultured dairy products include children, women, baby boomers and Hispanics.
Hispanics are a particularly interesting target market for yogurt manufacturers, said Packaged Facts. The population in the U.S. has reached 47.7 million and will grow by roughly 1 million each year through 2010. Hispanic consumers have shown a higher-than average propensity to purchase yogurt products.
Women also are more likely to purchase cultured dairy products and edged out men as consumers of lower-fat and fat-free products. Age also has an impact on usage patterns, according to Packaged Facts. Products that struggle with an old-fashion image, like cottage cheese, for example, have had usage drop off dramatically among younger consumers while yogurt has been embraced.
However, the key market driver in the category will be the continued introduction of new and innovative products, ingredients and flavors, especially products that address health, convenience and taste.
Innovation may play out in several ways, said Packaged Facts. Single serve will continue to be an important option for consumers and it has a much higher price point, which benefits marketers.
But, according to Packaged Facts, it is health and wellness that offers the most opportunity to drive sales growth. Many cultured dairy products are well placed to be part of the answer to health and wellness problems such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. There are also other areas to develop in such as vitamin-fortified, reduced-cholesterol, reduced sodium, decaf/caffeine-free, sugar free and organic.
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what is My Oz Experience? Is that a bus? is it pricey?
Are you looking to work over there?
How long are you going for?
I am not sure where to start really - I need to do some research!
I only really know that I want to go to Sydney!!
Def want to go to Thailand and perhaps fuji?!
Have you actually booked anything yet?
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Written by Scott McDaniel and John Rozum
Penciled by Scott McDaniel
Inked by Jonathan Glapion and Le Beau Underwood
32 pages, color
Published by DC Comics
I was a fan of Static ever since I read Static #1 back in the early '90s. Dwayne McDuffie was a regular poster on the GEnie computer network's Comics RoundTable, and he'd been telling us all about the Milestone Media books for months leading up to their release. And while I enjoyed all four of the launch titles, it was Static that felt like the breakout hit. So with that in mind, reading the new Static Shock #1, I feel like it's safe to say that Scott McDaniel and John Rozum are showing us that Static is in good hands.


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Good morning! With Irene in Denver and then Minnesota covering the conventions, I'll be filing the Roundup for the next two weeks.
Speaking of which: In today's TU, Gov. Paterson praises the Assembly Democrats and talks a little smack about their Senate counterparts on the issue of property tax relief.
See a profile of Delmar resident and at-large delegate Gus Santos, who we'll be checking in with throughout the week.
Closer to home, the Democratic candidates for the 21st Congressional district agree on many things, but manage to find time to run each other down on their records.
The embattled State Wireless Network might come with a money-back guarantee for the state, which could use things like that these days.
In other news: Paterson keeps on drawing praise for his carrot/stick approach to the recent round of budget trims.
The governor talks about his new austerity campaign.
John McCain's recent bump in the polls have New York Republicans feeling guardedly optimistic about certain races.
Intriguing news from Sunday: Capitol sex scandals are giving Albany a reputation as "Sin City." Memo to city leaders: This is not a good tourism strategy.
(To be fair, this story appeared in a newspaper that yesterday ran the most dirty-sounding-while-not-strictly-speaking-obscene headline we've ever seen.)
In Election '08 news:
Dems want Obama to show strength throughout the convention to arrest slipping poll numbers, while African-American activists and scholar debate the long-term effects of his candidacy.
But the competing master narrative of this week's convention remains the Hillary question.
A new McCain ad attempts to fan the flames of disappointment among Clinton supporters. (I'm no ad man, but the spot's kicker line, "The truth hurt," might be grammatically correct but sounds tinny to the ear.)
Would an Obama administration find some role for a certain New York mayor, even if he's starting to sound like he might want a third term?
And would a Democratic victory bring Caroline Kennedy back to the White House? Surely her familiarity with it would save time on employee orientation.
Every family has one: Joe Biden's son's lobbying work for credit card companies is proving to be distracting for the Obama campaign.
MoveOn.org is giving away free Obama-Biden stickers. According to the site's ticker, more than half a million have been ordered as of 7:30 a.m. How do you think they produced those so quickly? Are there boxes and boxes of Obama-Sibelius or Obama-Bayh stickers sitting lost and forlorn in some warehouse like the Ark of the Covenant?


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a multicultural, open and affirming congregation
University Church is a Christian community affirming the transformative power of God's love, which calls us individually and collectively to act for justice and to respect all creation. We value the life and teachings of Jesus and we believe that God continues to be revealed in the world.
We are a faith community that holds our theology and ethics to the light of the Great Commandment: "Love your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. And love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:37-39)
Spirit-filled, diverse, and organized to be accessible for people of many different traditions; worship with a critical mind and a sensitive heart.
"You made me feel at home better than any other church I've experienced." This is visitor feedback we take seriously as a multicultural congregation.
We strive for genuine expressions of community – meals, small groups, service projects, block parties, and more – and believe you and your gifts (and your questions!) can help us build a better world.
In theology and practice, we are a low-church, liberal Protestant congregation that is flexible enough to reach the "believer" and the "seeker." Love Transcends All: the ONLY requirement is that you must love potluck dinners 🙂
Classical. Hip-Hop. Visual. Photography. Composing. Dancing. We view artistic expression as a way to transform the world! There are MANY artists here, plus a program for community youth!
If the phrase, "Justice is a theological imperative," feels like DUH! to you, you'll be at home here.
University Church invites you to join us in prayer before service on Sunday mornings at 10am in the back of the sanctuary. Our hope is to pray for UChurch and its ministries/leadership; to pray for the needs of members and the surrounding community; and to pray for each other. Prayer is one of the gifts of the Spirit and we invite you to expand your prayer life by praying more regularly!
Child care available during the service for preschoolers, Room 21, 2nd floor.
Junior Church is optional for elementary age students (kindergarten and older) during the worship service.
The entire congregation celebrates Communion during the service the first Sunday of each month, at the end of all other Sunday services around the table in the sanctuary immediately after the benediction. All are welcome!
Join us for fellowship, coffee, tea, snacks in the dining hall after the service.


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Motherless doesn't have childporn.
I browse it all the time with my gf.
Lots of weird stuff, granted, but never came across cp there.
But guys, seriously.
Im kinda uneasy for having accidentally looked at that childporn and I wanna know...in how much risk of facing charges are you, when behind TOR?
Either it has been blocked or I thought of some other site
Then where the hell is this from?
a SWAT team has been dispatched to your house
I have a question, are there any video streaming websites?
Other than that the only way you'd get arrested for looking at CP is if someone IRL catches you looking at it, or you're dumb enough to follow that FBI link.
Also depending on the state or country, it may be completely legal for you to look at CP on the internet as long as you don't download it, such as in Oregon where the supreme court ruled the police can't charge you for possession of CP for simply browsing CP websites
Regardless the reason I ask is because I want to see about watching the British cop shows that constantly get taken down over copyright
Anyone can call themselves "anonymous"
"i made some fuck meat in me basement. tey scream reel loud and its like music. only prollem is when the spiders crawl in and then fuck meat gotta get cleand with the hose. whats your favorite band"
and would probably have some cryptic, not outright suspicious nickname like "slowdanceing123"
this shit is interesting but I'm too scared to go on the deep web myself.
I guess the armsdealers come up with different ways.
They stuck it up their ass and smuggle it in.
Or just idk, have friends working at the toll and shit?
Because buying loads of 9mm ammo is less suspicious than loads of full size rifle ammo?
Also, how do you guys even get on the black market
I always get some captcha error


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TV gropes for depth after feasting on fluff / Reality sets in and networks discover it's not as much fun
Published 4:00 am, Thursday, October 9, 2003
"Now what?"
-- Robert Redford as Bill McKay in "The Candidate"
After weeks of ceaseless hype about the California recall election -- sparked to heights of delirium-inducing hot air after Arnold Schwarzenegger entered -- the actual outcome made for boring television.
Perhaps after treating this as a California "circus" and then -- later in the game -- as a possibly stunning victory of entertainment iconography over gray, greedy old-school politics, the pundits were left with nothing to say when Schwarzenegger won on Tuesday night. It was the ultimate example of being talked out, of groping for depth after gorging on shallowness and cheap giggles for months.
- SF Fire Department responds to a fire in the Castro District on Friday Sophie Haigney/SF Chronicle
- Fire breaks out in San Francisco's Castro District SF Fire Department
- Bob Melvin discusses Yusmiero Petit Susan Slusser, The Chronicle
- "Bait Bikes" help SFPD nab thief in the Mission SFPD Mission Station
- Snow in Placerville, Feb. 22, 2018 Carol Perez / Twitter: @BlogAmbiguous
- How is climate change affecting the Bay Area? SFGATE
- Hail in Petaluma, Feb. 22 Twitter / @Leeeeeeeeeeeesa
- Trump discusses removing ICE from California White House
- History-making African Americans with ties to the Bay Area Drew Costley
- Oakland A's manager Bob Melvin on Jake Smolinski San Francisco Chronicle
And so, there it was -- the TV equivalent of a zipped lip. Nobody teased and touted exit polls. They just sat on their hands, with nothing much left to say. Then, about one second past 8 p.m., when the polls closed, Gray Davis was announced as out, Arnold as in. For weeks prior to the election, we heard all about the actor governor, the governator, the blah blah blah tired joke. Reality was here. And then -- nothing: The news fell flat.
Forget irony. It was certainly more telling that "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central was not only more interesting and, obviously, funnier, but it was also more relevant and pointed, mocking the network and cable channels for their reporting techniques -- bad graphs, pointless analysis, dumb interviews -- and seamlessly melding into our consciousness the issue at hand. We had just elected an actor as governor. Real life and art, imitating each other -- exactly like the media less-than-secretly hoped it would.
Now what?
This can-you-believe-it-happened moment coalesced with Jay Leno, host of "The Tonight Show" -- where Schwarzenegger announced he was running -- introducing the governor-elect for his acceptance speech in a move that was simultaneously ludicrous and embarrassing, a shill-fest that gave the rest of the country and political reporters in Sacramento a taste of life ahead.
Without "The Daily Show," viewers were left to find other, less funny, more stupefying images of celebrity crashing into journalism. There was CNN's Judy Woodruff interviewing actor Rob Lowe, a friend of Schwarzenegger, who also happened to play at politics on "The West Wing." Naturally, in our new bizarro universe, he was the perfect choice for what-does-it-all-mean political analysis.
If that wasn't enough, Wolf Blitzer interviewed some blond woman from some entertainment news show, who was sitting next to actor Ron Silver, who was also spouting analysis. You'd be forgiven for thinking that, yes, you'd stumbled back onto "The Daily Show."
At that point, the clearest news source of the night was Fox News. Not only did they have people mocking Cruz Bustamante's odd nonconcession speech, as they should have, the news channel actually tried to look at the big picture of what this meant, without resorting to Rob Lowe.
You are here. Kansas is there.
And this victory portends more weird news nights to come, as the traditional print media and their political reporters must deal with a governor who no longer needs them (and didn't use them to get elected). If you thought the late-night hosts were going to town on "groping" jokes and all the inane punch lines tied to Schwarzenegger movie titles, get ready for years more of it.
If the coverage leading up to the recall election lacked substance -- and it did -- nowhere was that more damning than on election night, when context was missing but Rob Lowe's hair was perfect. And so we go from anti-climactic to, well, to now what?
Does "The Daily Show" shift from comedy to documentary? Is Jay Leno the new Tom Brokaw? Will Ron Silver be invited to join Judy Woodruff tonight as she hosts a debate with the Democratic presidential hopefuls (remember them?) on CNN? And, if entertainment and politics have blurred so badly, does this mean "K Street" on HBO is utterly unnecessary?
Forget MSNBC. You'll have to tune in "Access Hollywood" for the answers.


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Star Trek Cast
The "Star Trek" cast made sci-fi TV popular in the 1960s. The original "Star Trek" cast became iconic, with most of the actors and actresses peaking in their careers at that point. "Star Trek" acquired a cult following of "Trekkies", and most in the cast have made appearances at "Trekkie" conventions.
-Joan Franze
- Captain Kirk: Captain James T. Kirk, played by William Shatner, is the captain to whom all subsequent "Star Trek" show captains would be compared. He reflected a strong, macho, good-guy image favored by Americans of the 1960s. Captain Kirk was smart, handsome, and trim, idealistic, and a wonderful ambassador of democratic ideals who went about the universe being right about all things. Somehow, Kirk could always figure out how to solve any problem thrown at him within a half hour. He could throw Styrofoam boulders at space monsters with the best of them. Whether dealing with attacking Romulans or too many fuzzy tribbles, Captain Kirk was the ultimate leader and man of action.
- Spock: Spock was the cool, tall, pointy-eared First Officer of the USS Enterprise. He was played by Leonard Nimoy. Spock came from the planet Vulcan. He denounced the fiery history of the men on his planet, and became devoid of emotion. A big part of the "Star Trek" plots was the contrast of the emotional Captain Kirk and the unemotional, logical Spock.
- Dr. McCoy: Dr. McCoy sported a southern accent and was always opinionated. He was the Chief Medical Officer, but he didn't seem to really do that much surgery or healing. Most of the time, McCoy was passionately arguing with Captain Kirk or Mr. Spock about what should be done to save lives, or whatever the major dilemma was. Dr. McCoy's nickname was "Bones." He was played by DeForest Kelley.
- Montgomery Scott: Scotty was this Scottish guy's nickname. He was the Chief Engineer and Second Officer, played by James Doohan. Even though he went through much angst and exclamation about how fixing the ship was impossible, Scotty always managed to get the ship running again, and going fast enough.
- Uhura, Sulu, and Chekov: These three were always on the bridge of the ship, making it go. Like Scotty, these characters all came from various countries on Earth. Uhuru was from somewhere in Africa, Sulu was from Asia, and Chekov from Russia. Chekov being on the same crew as an American in the future was an interesting idea, since the original "Star Trek" was created during the Cold War. Uhuru was the beautiful, female,dark-skinned Communications Officer, played by Nichelle Nichols. Sulu was the Helmsman, played by George Takei. Chekov, the Navigator, was played by Walter Koenig.
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Delta offers one-time visit passes to their lounges for $30. That's the second-cheapest offering out there — Alaska Airlines offers one-time boardroom passes for $25, and boardroom members can purchase transferrable passes for just $15 each.
Now, that may not be worth it for everyone or every time. And more frequent guests are better off with a membership, with elite status with a non-US Skyteam airline, or with the American Express Platinum card — each of which would secure access to the lounge. (And many Crown Room Clubs are also Priority Pass affiliates as well.)
But The Flying Critic makes two interesting points for those transiting Los Angeles not just on Delta but also on airlines like Continental and United.
- LAX Terminals 5, 6, 7, and 8 are connected … so passengers from several airlines can reasonably access the Delta lounge in Temrinal 5.
- The Delta Crown Room Club in Terminal 5 at LAX has showers.
Seems like one for the back pocket…


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LEVY, Maria Stella Ferreira. The role of international migration on the evolution of the Brazilian population (1872 to 1972). Rev. Saúde Pública [online]. 1974, vol.8, suppl., pp.49-90. ISSN 1518-8787. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101974000500003.
The present paper, exploratory and informative basically, had as main purpose, to put together data about International Migration in Brazil and the contribution of this migration to the growth of the brazilian population. For this matter an index that would proporcionate a first approximation for the estimatives of return emmigration, was build, once data on that matter is lacking. Despite the fact of the introduction having elements beyond 1872, this date was taken as inicial point, as it is of the first Brazilian National Census. It also has been analysed based on Census data, the spacial distribution by State, of the foreign population.
Palabras clave : Migration; International Migration; population growth and distribution; Brazil.


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Sure, Go After Your Broker--If You Kept Good Notes
Want to make Wall Street pay for its sins? Here's your chance. The landmark analyst fraud settlement establishes a $387.5 million restitution fund for investors who got bum advice. It also offers a treasure trove of evidence to use in arbitration proceedings and class actions. "We've been given the ammunition we need," says Jacob Zamansky, the Manhattan attorney whose case against Merrill Lynch & Co. two years ago triggered New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's initial investigation into Wall Street.
Sounds pretty promising -- but don't go counting your money just yet. Not everybody will be able to apply for the new restitution fund or use the smoking-gun documents in legal actions against their brokers. Those who are eligible for restitution or arbitration could conceivably wind up recovering all of their losses. But those who aren't will be lucky to get back 10 cents on the dollar. Are you one of the fortunate few? Here's how to tell -- and what to do if you're not covered by the global settlement.
Did you have an account with one of the 10 firms that signed the pact?
The settlement most directly benefits investors who were customers of Bear Stearns; Credit Suisse First Boston (CSR ); Goldman Sachs (GS ); Lehman Brothers (LEH ); J.P. Morgan Securities (JPM ); Merrill Lynch (MER ); Morgan Stanley (MWD ); Salomon Smith Barney (C ); UBS Warburg; and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray (USB ).
Did you invest in one of the stocks that these firms' analysts promoted?
Forget about cashing in if you lost money on, say, auto stocks. The settlement only helps people who invested in highly-trumpeted bubble issues such as Level 3 Communications (LVLT ), Adelphia Communications, Metromedia Fiber Network, Focal Communications (FCOM ), and InfoSpace.
Did you keep good records?
The system is designed to compensate people who were misled by their brokerage houses -- not those who lost money because of their own greed or stupidity. Investors are going to have to come up with proof that the analyst's rating was the reason for buying the stock. Unambiguous evidence might include a printout of an e-mail from your Salomon Smith Barney broker urging you not to bail out of Focal Communications Corp. because Jack Grubman continued to rate it a buy. "If you kept notes of your phone conversations with your broker, they're worth their weight in gold," says David Robbins, a New York investors' attorney. Most people won't have such strong evidence. They may still get some compensation, but not as much as they would with documentation of their reliance on tainted advice.
Did you lose a lot of money?
Plaintiffs lawyers work for a contingency fee of about 33% of the money they recover. The best ones rarely accept cases involving losses of less than $100,000 because the payout is too small to be worth the risk. As a result, it may be hard for many small investors to find quality counsel. But a few experienced investor attorneys are taking small cases. For example, Boyd Page, an Atlanta lawyer, is preparing to file scores of arbitrations using a special, expedited written procedure for shareholders who lost less than $25,000. "When there are hundreds of investors with similar cases, it makes it economical," he says.
So what's next?
If you answered yes to all four of these questions, then hurry up and get a lawyer. A long line of claimants is likely to produce big delays. A good place to start looking is the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Assn. (www.piaba.org).
If you don't fit the above criteria, there's nothing much for you to do. If you invested in a heavily promoted tech stock that collapsed, odds are that plaintiffs attorneys have already filed a class action on your behalf. Hundreds of thousands of shareholders, for instance, may be covered by a class action filed in New York alleging that 55 underwriters and more than 300 companies fraudulently took advantage of the initial public offering market.
This lawsuit, and dozens of similar cases, will be helped by the documents regulators have released. If the efforts succeed, one day, many months from now, a letter may arrive announcing that you're entitled to get some of your money back. But don't get your hopes up. If history is any guide, the payout will be less than 10% of your losses.
By Susan Scherreik in New York


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Bee Happy. I filled two bee silicone cups (found at Christmas Tree Shops) with the bug mac and cheese. I used black beans as the stripes of the bees.
The two bees are flying around looking for flowers :) So I made some strawberry flowers with cucumber stems and grass. I added some bug cookies since they fit so perfectly with my spring bug theme :)
This was seriously so simple, and so easy to put together quickly! Eliana loved it! She actually loved each part of A Bug's Life Lunch. It was nice to make one box of mac and cheese and find creative ways to use it throughout the week. We may just have to do it again :)
Part Two: A Bug's Life Lunch: EasyLunchbox Style
Part Three: A Bug's Life Lunch: Muffin Tin Meal Style
Part Four: A Bug's Life Lunch: Bento Style
It is so difficult to pick a favorite but if I had to pick I think I'd say Part Three. I've never made an entire meal out of Muffin Cups-- I usually only use one or two. So it was fun to have everything in a muffin cup! I think I might have to make some more Muffin Tin Meals :)
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People are so surprised when I say that I love gray, but I do! Charcoal and slate gray most of all – they're such beautiful colors. I recently moved into a new place, so I have a renewed interest in home decor. Well, I'm always interested in it, but now, with a different space I'm feeling all sorts of new ideas and possibilities. Right now I'm really feeling the combination of Dark Blue, Gray, and Gold. For me, those are neutral (ish) colors that still allow for fun accents – in complementary colors like orange, pink or purple.
Clockwise from top left: 1. Ikea // 2. Ikea // 3. CB2 // 4. Anthropologie // 5. West Elm // 6. Ikea
Of the pieces above I own the rug – one of the first "me" pieces I bought when I moved to New York in 2014. As I slowly build up my new living room, the rest of the pieces are on my wish list! So far in my bedroom I have pink curtains and an oatmeal duvet cover… I'm definitely going to have to figure out an alternative color combination there.


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Thu, 03/6/2014 - 01:18pm
Dear Aue Parents,
Lace up your sneakers and fill up your water bottles for the Northside Education Foundation 5K Run/Walk to be held at Sea World on Saturday, March 29, 2014. Part of the proceeds will benefit Aue Elementary School. When you sign up online, remember to:
1. Select Aue as the school you are running for.
2. Select that you will pick up your bib, t-shirt, and such at your campus.
Thank you for supporting a great cause and having fun with your family. Here is the link to register (deadline is Friday, March 7, 2014):http://register.athleteguild.com/search/event.aspzx?id=23376


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This catchy upbeat tune by Toby Mac didn't have much meaning for me other than the beat was easy to become a "car jam." Then I actually listened to the lyrics and realized there was a message that would resound stronger than the notes or beat.
"We can turn a heart with the words we say."
How true this is. How guilty I am. How quickly my tone can become defensive, my voice can demonstrate anger, frustration, annoyance and more. How deeply can I turn a heart away from me - or worse, from the Lord - all because of my words. How much more could I use my words to turn a heart toward the love of Christ? If only my words were speaking the life and love that He has shown me...
"Words from our lips as the arms of compassion..."
Words can be weapons. Words can also be a healing balm. Are my words expressing the embrace of compassion, understanding, sympathizing, loving, enduring, healing? Am I offering words of hope? Words of affirmation? I rely on these words to motivate and sustain me. I know how how damaging a crushing word can be. I know the wounds inflicted by harsh, hateful, angry words. I know the direct opposite effect of words that have spoken directly to my wounded heart and, in time, offered healing. I know how broken I was from words that struck me down and left me bleeding and hopeless. I know how uplifted I feel from the sincerity of words spoken in love.
"Look into the eyes of the brokenhearted;
Watch them come alive as soon as you speak hope, You speak love, You speak life."
This is true of me - at least for what has been done for me. Words that took a beaten up, broken down soul and brought the hope of a future. Words that found a decaying carcus and breathed new life.
It's a song that has spoken to me - a message that has now become a challenge. It's the challenge now placed before me. The discipline of thinking before I speak, choosing my words carefully, deciding what I will say and how it will impact another. It's going to take some time, effort and retraining. I too often blurt out words without thinking of their impact. But I don't want my words to destroy. I want my life, my words, to speak life, hope and love into another.
What are your words saying?


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