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Swim in the sea of Sitia's active sandy beach, visit a quiet fresh water spring next to the sea cove of "Platani" or enjoy your private pool and garden. Celebrate with your friends or your family and cook delicious dishes on the barbecue.
In the wintertime, escape here to relax in the heated traditional apartments which combine stone and wood designs. Light the fire, or hike in the hills. Taste the delicious Cretan cuisine, and enjoy the winter local night life of the many cafes and bars in town.
As you can see, any time of the year our Villas have something different to offer, relaxing in the pool at summer, enjoy a hot coffee in front of the fireplace the winter, discover the incredible colors of nature during spring or autumn. But in case you want to add more, in your holiday experience, Villas Crete - Sitia Villas Delight in cooperation with Itanos tours can provide you a large number of activities in Crete.
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Junior' students, who face ragging by their seniors but do not complain fearing reprisal or due to lack of evidence, need not worry anymore. A former student of Andhra University has developed an 'anti-ragging app' to check the growing menace. The app was launched by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at the Grand Alumni Meet at the Convocation Theatre of Andhra University here on Monday.
K. Satish Kumar, CMD of the Hyderabad-based Mobile App Company 'Digital Eyecon', was perturbed by the growing incidents of ragging and decided to make use of technology to find a viable solution to the problem. The immensely popular 'app' culture caught his imagination.
"I know many students who had discontinued studies due to ragging, particularly in professional colleges. During my interaction with some victims, I found that they had not complained to the college authorities or to the police mainly fearing reprisal, harassment or due to lack of evidence. They complain only in the last stage by which time they (victims) lose their courage and develop suicidal tendencies," he said. Students have to register themselves for availing of the app service by giving their name and college information, which would be recorded at the control room of the company. The app, which works on Android, Apple iOS and Windows OS, has options for audio and video recording, shooting pictures of the incident or sending an SMS with a single click on the respective icon on the screen.
"Our control room is linked to the Government of Andhra Pradesh Helpline. The app also has a GPS facility which helps in knowing the exact location of the caller. Those who can anticipate being ragged can readily switch on the required mode and keep their mobile phone in ready mode in their shirt pocket to avoid detection," said Mr. Sateesh Kumar.
"Apart from the victim, anyone who has the app and is witness to the incident can send the info instantaneously for immediate action. There is no need for disclosing the information of the victim or the sender as the evidence of the crime is recorded and a case could be booked by the police based on it ," he added.
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Midnight Ballerina is a beautiful gown made up of two parts. The top of the dress is a marshmallow tone bodysuit with triangle openings and featuring cream tone floral lace. The bodysuit has delicate spaghetti straps and an open back that ends at the waist. A delicate hand embroidered ribbon with pearls runs along the openings. The bodysuit is fastened at mid back level with hook clasps. The skirt is a cream toned and made of rich silk tulle with a short train. Marshwallow tone lace yoke, layered with cream tone floral lace, hand embroidered with pearls. The skirt is fastened with a concealed zipper at the back.
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- Features
- A beeper sounds and a red LED flashes when voltage is detected
- Unique adjustable sensitivity feature enables accurate non-contact detection of voltage on 12VAC to 480VAC branch circuits, making individual live wires in bundles easier to isolate
- Safe for CAT III 600V use
- Also checks 110VAC outlets for wiring faults
- Powerful built-in LED flashlight
- Auto power off
- Pocket clip
- Specifications
- Distance-to-spot (D:S) ratio: 4:1
- Measurement range: -4° to 626°F (-20° to 330°C)
- Measurement accuracy: ±3.6°F (±2°C) or 1% of reading (whichever is greater) above 32°F (0°C); ±4.5°F (±2.5°C) below 32°F
- Measurement resolution: 0.1°
- Emissivity: Fixed at 0.95
- Display counts/digits/type: 2000/4/LCD
- °F/°C switch
- Four detection ranges: 12 to 25VAC, 70 to 125VAC, 150 to 240VAC, 250 to 600VAC
- Overall voltage detection range: 12 to 600VAC @ 50/60Hz
- Maximum non-contact detection distance: 0.25 in. (6.2mm)
- Operating temperature: 32° to 113°F (0° to 45°C)
- Auto power off: After 15 seconds of inactivity
- Weight (with batteries): 7.8 oz. (220g)
- Power source: Two "AAA" batteries (included)
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- 3-year limited warranty
- 6.0 x 1.2 x 1.2 in. (152 x 31 x 31mm)
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What is the distance to spot (D:S) ratio?
The distance to spot (D:S) ratio is the ratio of the size of the area where the temperature is being measured in relation to the distance from the target. For instance, if the IRT has an 8:1 distance-...
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Which IRT has the highest temperature detection range?
The IRT5000 has the highest temperature detection range. [392° to 4352°F (200° to 2400°C)]
Which IRT has the greatest low temperature detection range?
The IRT850K can detect temperatures as low as -76°F (-60°C).
Which IRT has the greatest distance-spot (D:S) ratio? Which has the smallest?
The IRT5000 has a distance-spot (D:S) ratio of 100:1. Conversely, the IRT built into the HT50 has a D:S ratio of 2:1.
What is emissivity?
The emissivity of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in emitting energy as thermal radiation. Knowing the emissivity of a material can help increase the accuracy of the IRT's reading...
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The following models have adjustable emissivity: IRT8, IRT105, IRT659K, IRT730K, IRT850K.
If my IRT has a fixed emissivity, how can I take measurements on materials that don't have 0.95 emissivity?
If you are able, cover the area you intend to measure with black electrical tape. Wait a minute and then scan that area. The emissivity of the tape is 0.95.
Can an IRT be used to measure body temperature?
We do not carry an IRT which can be used for body temperature. You would need an IRT designed with medical applications in mind.
Can you take the temperature of an item through a transparent material? Example: Taking the temperature of an item on the other side of a window.
The IRT cannot take the temperature of one item through another material. If you aim the IRT at a window, it will give you the temperature of the window and not items on the other side of the window.
Can an IRT give air temperature readings?
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"Everybody take a deep breath! #HopeLives!" she tweeted about the president-elect's meeting with Obama, to the dismay of some of her followers, who slammed her for being sympathetic towards Trump.
Speaking after a special screening of 13th, the new documentary from her
"I couldn't breathe after the election...I was expecting tension, awkwardness, and strain," Winfrey said, according to EW. "So when I saw them sitting together, I actually took a picture of the screen that said 'President-elect Trump honored to meet Obama.' And President Obama was being so gracious, and I heard Donald Trump say, 'He's a good man.' I heard Donald Trump say, 'I'm going to be seeking his counsel.' I literally went [deep breath], I can breathe now," Winfrey said
Everybody take a deep breath! #HopeLives! pic.twitter.com/YqNJSUab3a— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) November 10, 2016
"So what I should have said was, 'I just took a breath," she continued, apologizing for her tweet's language, and explaining she should have maybe used the hashtag #CivilityLives, "because this was more civil than I expected it to be."
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Did the Department of Obsolete Industry stir a nostalgia for the fragrant smell of burning blubber? Were you hoping to be hired as a "fact enhancement officer" to help inflate the importance of the commercial seal hunt to the Canadian economy?Continue
Happy Namibians are currently busy culling pesky seals to ensure the health of their fish stocks. Here in Canada, our wise, august, objective, and of course sober Senators have also been calling for a grey seal cull in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in an attempt to help fish stocks return to, well, like they were before we started wiping them out.Continue
FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY Dear new staffer, I'd like to extend a hearty welcome to the Department of Obsolete Industry! Here at the DOI, we are a very well-oiled machine (and that oil comes from seal blubber, of course) always working hard to ensure that struggling industries have plenty of help from the Canadian taxpayer. However, there are all sorts of forces working against this noble aim. Chief among them: RADICAL VEGETARIANS. Oh, and journalists too, they run a close second.Continue
The Department of Obsolete Industry has been working diligently to inform Canadians about the dire state of the Commercial Seal Harvest—and about our department's initiatives to spend even more tax dollars to keep the Seal Harvest afloat.Continue
Dear Department of Obsolete Industry Staff, As you may have heard (literally), the DOI has joined the larger government in spending massive quantities of tax dollars on advertising—we're on the radio! In recent years, Canadians seem to have been losing their appetite for the national seal harvest, so we've contracted one of the most prestigious international advertising firms to craft a new campaign. We're basically blaming seals for pretty much everything.Continue
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MEMORANDUM TO: All Members of Parliament and their staff FROM: The Department of Obsolete Industry RE: Mandatory Seal Garment Program Hello there! Spring has sprung, and what better way to demonstrate your fidelity to seal fur than, well, wearing it!Continue
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This brief is this Thursday, 30 August 2012 at 1000 CDT (1100 EDT, 15:00 ZULU).
Those interested in attending may view the meeting online at and participate via Defense Connect Online (DCO) as a guest. Remote attendees will be able to ask questions and
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Speaking of speakers, can I have your input?
It's been a long but enlightening journey since I first posted on the Source Component forum, and I still appreciate Kenny and Charley's patience and empathy that I was, (and still am) a newbie.
After close to two months of agonizing over what I really wanted, and weighing my dreams against the realities of current technology, and also my pocketbook, I've finally made some purchases, and also acquired some hand-me-downs to fill in until I decide I need.
I went with the Onkyo TX-SR805 in my great room, and I believe it will be a "sound" decision, but, since I am awaiting a functional replacement unit, I am basing this judgement on the performance of the little sister Onkyo TX-SR304 I purchased for the Master Bedroom. I got the 304 for a steal, and couldn't resist since I knew setting up an additional zone on the 805 for the MBR was going to be a PIA for me in the long run. Unfortunately, the 805 I received is under the impression that it has headphones hooked up when none exist, and Onkyo tech support and I have decided it best to swap it out.
I'm smitten with the little 304 - it sounds great and was easy for me to hookup. I've insulted it with a pair of archaic Pioneers, which I'm certain remember the likes of "Detroit Rock City" and "More Than a Feeling." Since the 304 was a "bonus", it will have to tolerate the Pioneers for awhile - at least until the Great Room is kickin'.
So, there's my update, and, BTW, Kenny, Pearl Jam was great last month in Columbia, although I wish they could have played somewhere besides a basketball coliseum.... I'm still wondering why they chose to do a gig in Columbia, SC.
It's time to make a speaker decision, and I'm back, hoping for some more sound advice and keeping my fingers crossed that you speaker guys are as sweet as the good Dr. et al who lurk in the Source Component forum.
So, my first and utmost concern is sound quality and the ability to wake the neighbors - sweet and loud. So, should my first investment be for two floorspeakers, or for 5.1 surround? Truthfully, watching television, whether it be something on TV, or a DVD, is very much a secondary priority with me. Unless it's the occasional concert, my 19" LCD stays off for the most part, except I do kind of enjoy watching youtube when I hook my laptop up to it.
What do I need to look for when making my buying decision? Should the speakers be rated at a certain ?whatever, and should I sink my money into just two for now, or stretch the dollars out over 5 speakers instead? I'm going to have to limit my expenditure to probably about $600.00 right now, but being the penny squealer that I am, I will be certain to find an incredible deal (either that or raise my budget), so suggestions in the $800 to 1K range would be appreciated. Yes, I know, the speakers will make our break my dreams, but, when I go fantasy shopping and see the 12k/pair guys, I shutter when I think of one of my cats walking by and spraying on something that cost about the same as my last car! So, I just can't commit to purchasing something I have to be paranoid about...we're just too rough of a bunch around here!
What about Athena, or Fluance, Celestion, JBL, Polk...just to throw a few out at ya? Who am I overlooking? And where do I shop to get the biggest bang for the buck? And, what specifications should I be pursuing in case I need to remind the neighbors that rock and roll truly isn't noise polution?
You guys have been great, tolerating me up until now, and I really do appreciate your guidance. I look forward to your help in being the loudest and proudest soccer mom on the block.
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Oops! Almost forgot this tidbit: The speakers will live in a 20'x24' room with 16 foot ceilings...guess that might be kind of important to mention.
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Re: Speaking of speakers, can I have your input?
Well, Kristen, I am glad to hear Onkyo is swapping out the receiver. I always insist on replacement when a new item is not working properly, and fortunately often get it.
You have a HUGE volume room, so getting big volume will require efficient speakers, (the higher the efficiency, the louder they will play for a given power output). That said, your room is very large so will take a good deal of output to get the volume you describe, and unless you get lucky on the used market (Audiogon.com is my favorite site for audio gear) you won't get what you want for $600, and definitely won't get a 5.1 system that will do that room any justice.
You mentioned lots of classic rock, desire for high volume, and smooth sound, and if theirs one speaker that fills that bill, it's the new Definitive Technologies Mythos ST. I bought my review sample and still have them rocking the HT, Stereophile just raved about their baby brother, the STS in this months issue as well. OK, the down side, the retail for $4K (ST's) or $3K (STS's) a pair, the STS's sound virtually identical tothe ST's, they just put out less volume, so if you could swing it, a pair of ST's would be a great match for you, they are efficient (93db), can play louder than you should ever listen to (I clocked >110 db in my room of similar size) and they have powered subwoofers built into each speaker so bass kicks a$$. They can often be found for less than $3K new, so I assume the STS's can be has for sub $2K if you shop hard, maybe better if someone is selling used ones but they don't last long on the market so if you see them, make the deal fast or they'll be gone.
I know it's more than you currently budgeted, but to be honest for $600, your not going to be happy with what you'll get, and they anything you can get for that won't do the room size well or sound very good......
I know, I am once again encouraging someone to go beyond their anticipated budget, but FWIW I always seem to do this myself too!
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Re: Speaking of speakers, can I have your input?
Welcome back Kristen! And it's good to hear that your quest is ongoing. I completly agree with Kenny's recommendations. You've got a very large space, and, based on your goals of high quality sound that the neighbors can also enjoy, the speakers you choose will have to move a lot of air - serious testicular fortitude to use a term from recent politics. I don't know of any speakers with that quality that could be had for price range of less than $600. The Def Tech speakers Kenny recommended are outstanding values in their price range and would certainly qualify. A shop I recommended earlier, Audio Advisor, has the NHT Classic Four (opened box) at $499 ea. (http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=0NHT4) which is half price. At $1000 for the pair, I don't think you can do much better for the high end of your budget. Kenny's recommendation of Audiogon is also a great source of audio bargains.
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Re: Speaking of speakers, can I have your input?
Oh, and FWIW the $19K front I am rocking out now, the Escalante Design Fremonts are off the ground, so cats wouldn't get them, now the Danes tail could harm a tweeter though....
Good luck speaker hunting!
I might add that DCM makes a good smooth sounding though less dynamic and with less bass than the Def Techs, but they are super cheap and in my mind one of the best low budget speakers (the 100 model can be had direct from DCm for <$800 a pair, the 200, their TOTL is sub $1K a pair)
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Re: Speaking of speakers, can I have your input?
Like you, I also have a champaign appetite with a beer budget. So here's what I did. I listened to speakers for several months disregarding price, even traveling as far as 300 miles to listen to some that were not available nearby. When I found that I really liked the sound of the Revel Salons ($40k) and the B & W 801's ($20k) (speakers I obviously couldn't afford) I began looking for ones that exhibited as much of the same sonic qualities as the big dogs but priced near what I felt I could afford. I also started out looking for a 5.1 setup and quickly realized that I wasn't going to get the quality I wanted if I tried to get the whole setup at once. So, once I found the speakers that I felt got me as close to my idea of the absolute sound as possible within my budget, I purchased them over the span of 3 years. I started with the main L/R's then center and surrounds and finally a sub.
Speakers are like cars. Everyone has his/her own idea of what constitutes great ones. Go out and listen as much as possible. Don't be in a hurry because you may have to live with them for a long time. Many speakers that seem to sound great during a short listening session in a showroom can end up fatiguing in the long run. I think that the best way to audition speakers is in your own listening space as you cannot believe how much your listening space affects the sound of speakers. Failing that, when you've whittled the list of candidates down to 2 or 3, listen to them using electronics similar to what you will be using.
Shopping for speakers is great fun. Bring your own music, relax, and take notes. Be sure to audition the various speaker types to discover your preferences. There are cones, ribbons, horns, and electrostatic drivers to choose from.
Happy hunting!
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Volunteering and cultural exchange trip in india Mar 22, 2011
so i have been travelling around india for four months. I have had the opportunity to volunteer for an organisation D.A.A.N. foundation. I didnt not know what to expect as this was my first time. However, i soon met Mr. Samvit Audichya. He is the founder of the organisation. This experience was fantastic. I got to teach english to children. It may be challenging at times and there is a lot of work that needs to be done. However, i can assure you that the end result will be very satisfying.
on top of that i got to live with an indian family and learn some more about the culture. i am posting the link to the website.. If anybody is interested give it a go!! :) If you would like to ask me anything about my personal experience do not hesitate to contact me :)
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Lazio's Lucas Biglia will be part of the Argentina squad to face Italy this week, and the midfielder has admitted it will be 'a great challenge'.
The South Americans play Cesare Prandelli's men in Rome on Wednesday, and the 27-year-old has conceded it will be a tough test.
"It's going to be quite a challenge," he told TYC Sports. "It's the first time facing a world power like Italy.
"We're going to meet a strong team, fresh from success in the Confederations Cup.
"I haven't talked about it much with my Lazio teammates because I don't speak Italian that well.
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Grab your swimsuits and suncreen, folks, because there's going to be one exciting show on the makeshift beach today.
The superstar duo of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings will be squaring off against fellow Americans Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in today's all-Team USA beach volleyball final at Horse Guards Parade.
If Treanor and Walsh win, that will make a record three gold medals in a row for the longtime partners.
Also on tap for Wednesday:
U.S. sprinters Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix and 400-meter winner Sanya Richards-Ross will try to out-race defending champ Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica in the 200-meter final.
The men's decathlon kicks off, so feel free to rally behind American Ashton Eaton, who set a world record during trials and is making his Olympics debut.
Unlike the American men, who failed to snag a medal this time around, the women's boxing team will earn two, with flyweight Marlen Esparza and 17-year-old middleweight Claressa Shields still in competition in respective semifinals and guaranteed of at least a bronze. (Boxing awards double bronze.)
You can also catch the U.S. men's basketball team take on Australia, the U.S. men's water polo team—which is going for its first gold in 108 years—taking on Croatia in their first elimination round and the U.S. men's volleyball team competing in a do-or-die match against Italy.
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I am still alive. I am still hard at work. The semester being over, I have officially taken a headfirst nosedive into dissertation work in hopes that I can turn out a draft of a chapter by January sometime. Things are looking pretty good for this writing schedule (though, I will admit, that's definitely aided by the fact that I'm writing a chapter about a project which I've been working on for two years now).
The problem with working around this time of year is that, inevitably, you're going to be interrupted for the holidays. We will be leaving to spend Christmas in New York with my family for most of next week, thus meaning that I have to wrap any major work I was doing here before end-of-day on Monday. It's sometimes tough to balance things like that: you know you need to go deep, but not so deep that you can't ear-mark it in a place that's feasible to return to. My research, much like my plants, will need to be glutted with sustenance so that it can self-sustain in my absence.
So I've been reading up a storm and ordering ILL books on delay so that I'll have something to come home to (…other than my awesome bed).
In the meantime, I made the following Hot Cocoa Cookies for our department Holiday gathering. I thought they were incredibly awesome, and I hope you do too! I took the recipe from Rachel Ray but, as usual, cut it in half (her recipe makes 60 cookies… who in their right mind would need to make 60 cookies at a clip!?). Here's my version, complete with serving suggestions at the bottom.
2 oz. unsalted butter (half a stick)
3 4 oz. bars baking chocolate: two semi-sweet, one bittersweet.
¾ cup flour
1/8 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
¾ cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
3/4 tsp. vanilla extract (I tend to use vanilla paste because I find it more flavorful)
15 large marshmallows
Chop the semi-sweet chocolate bars into small bits and melt them along with the butter in a saucepan. Stir frequently and melt over medium heat lest you risk scorching the chocolate. When this is good and melty, allow it to cool for about 15 minutes while you do other things.
Whisk together your flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt until the mixture is a uniform color.
Beat the sugar, eggs, and vanilla together (I use an immersion blender for this, but you probably should use an electric mixer if you have one) until the mixture is smooth and consistent. Mix in the cooled chocolate until everything is just blended and an even consistency/color. Slow the mixer down to a low speed and add the flour mixture in at least two batches until everything combines nicely. You don't want to overwhelm the wet ingredients with the dry (it creates batter lumps if you do), so just add slowly and evenly until everything is nice and mixed.
Allow this to sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes, then shape into dough balls (I use a cookie-baller to do this, but you can also use a tablespoon if you want). These are RICH AND INTENSE, so you don't want your cookies to be too big.
At this point, I set the dough to chill in the refrigerator overnight. You don't have to, but it does prevent the cookies from spreading out too much when you bake them. You'll want to fridge them for at least an hour if you opt for the instant gratification baking.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees and arrange your dough balls on cookie sheets. I line my cookie sheets in parchment paper, but you could also use a Silpat if you have it. I also spray with cooking spray just for extra slippiness and ease of removal upon baking. This recipe yielded 32 cookies for me which went on to two cookie sheets of 16 cookies each.
Bake for about 12 minutes or until the tops of the cookies begin to crack.
While the cookies are baking, cut your marshmallows in half. Take the bittersweet chocolate bar and divide it into 32 small squares. Place one small square on the sticky side of each marshmallow.
When the cookies have hit their crackling stage, pull them from the oven. Insert a marshmallow, chocolate-side down, into each cookie pressing gently to ensure that you're surrounding the chocolate with almost-baked cookie batter. Once every cookie has a marshmallow hat, put the whole shebang back in the oven for about 4 minutes, or until the marshmallows are a little bit gooey and a little bit golden.
You can garnish with grated chocolate over the top at this point and it does look really pretty! Allow the cookies to cool for about five minutes in the pans before transferring to a cooling rack. I would, honestly, serve these babies warm if at all possible (I'm picky about my marshmallows and only like them when heated to gooey perfection). If you can't serve them right from the oven, reheat them for a few minutes before putting them out and encourage guests to eat them quickly. Nom.


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Cemetery Safari: The Calvary Metropolis
During the hours of darkness, Calvary Cemetery is an island of shadow surrounded by the brightly lit boroughs of New York City. Two of the busiest highways in the area cradle the oldest section of the cemetery, but the din of the traffic is somewhat muted by the thousands of headstones and monuments which rise up like weeds competing for sunlight. Calvary is one of the oldest cemeteries in the United States, and with about three million interments, also the largest. On this particular moonless night, multiple layers of clouds swept through the atmosphere and created some beautiful scenes as the city lights bounced off their undersides.


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Author Notes: Pad Thai is so delicious-just oodles of noodles on a plate with a savory, sticky sauce and lots of interesting textures. But, as a vegan, it can be challenging to find a Pad Thai noodle dish-especially one that isn't extremely heavy. Pad Thai is not something you want to eat on a regular basis but, what if you could… Well, I believe my Pad Thai is a great, healthy alternative to the one that is traditionally served at restaurants. It has all of the flavors and textures that Pad Thai should but, while satisfying, it is very light. This is accomplished by combining bean sprouts with the noodles and using only 2 tablespoons of oil. So delicious and addictive, you'll be in heaven with every noodle slurped! —Madeline
Serves 4
- 16 ounces Pad Thai Rice Noodles
- 1/2 cup Agave
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 1/2 cup shoyu
- 2 tablespoons Toasted sesame seed oil
- 6 scallions–sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic–minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger–minced
- 1 packet baked tofu (I used the trader Joe's brand)
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- Cook the noodles according to package instructions. Drain, rinse in cold water, and set aside.
- Make the sauce by whisking together the agave, lime juice, and shoyu in a medium mixing bowl until well combined. Set aside.
- In a large pot, heat the sesame seed oil over medium high heat. Once hot, add the scallions, garlic, and ginger. Cook until fragrant- about 2-3 minutes. Add tofu and sauce and cook an additional 3 minutes. Add the noodles and gently toss the noodles with tongs until they are well coated. Remove from heat, and stir in the bean sprouts. Serve with scallions, roasted peanuts, cilantro, a lime wedge, and red pepper flakes.
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A proposal that the New York State Legislature study the question of "hate literature" within its general function of surveying obscene and other-wise offensive material, has been submitted to it by State Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz, he disclosed today.
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Shortly after my mother arrived for her first visit to the U.S., she turned to my shiny new American husband and asked, "If I'm not down by 9 a.m., would you mind knocking me up, please?" Fortunately my husband had lived in London for three years and knew that she was asking him to knock on her bedroom door to wake her up, so he was able to keep a straight face. She, on the other hand, has never lived down the eye-watering embarrassment of not knowing that in the U.S., to "knock someone up" can also mean to get them pregnant.
I'm quite often told by American friends that everything I say sounds intelligent. (It's true.) Not that everything I say is a pearl of wisdom, you understand, but they think my British (or "Briddish") accent lends my words a certain gravitas.
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Masterpiece's new period drama Home Fires was inspired by the book Jambusters and is about Britain's Women's Institute and the work its members did during the Second World War. The book's title was based on a pun of the name "Dambusters," the British squadron that beat the Germans in 1943.
Now, however, the book has been repackaged and the television series named Home Fires. Author Julie Summers told me via e-mail that when ITV bought the option for her book Jambusters, they polled random members of the public and asked what the title conjured up. "Most people thought it would be the title to a cop show or something about traffic jams, though once they were told it was about the Women's Institute in the Second World War, they thought it was very clever."


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Maybe the team has been so inspired this year because of the people that have come to address the team. That roster includes gambler and card player Phil Hellmuth, Warriors coach Mark Jackson and a Special Operations officer, who happened to be a huge 49ers fan.
Hellmuth and Jackson spoke to the team last Wednesday, with Hellmuth telling the team to block out the distractions and the hype of a winning season.
"He went on a little long," running back Anthony Dixon said of the "Poker Brat."
The one who seemed to have the most lasting impression on the team was a military special ops officer.
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Neither Dixon nor Walker remembered where the officer was when he saw the carnage or remembered his name.
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I am so glad that our research is never totally "finished," but I do hope that I'll be in the physical and mental shape to be able to wait to the very end before I pass the fruits of my research on to someone else.
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The End of a Good Story
By Daniel Hubbard | October 2, 2011
Not long ago I finished a book for a client. The necessary research was completed. The boxes of memorabilia had been checked and double checked. The text was all written. The stories had been told. The photographs all laid out on their pages. I sent off the cover art and the main file for printing and binding. The other day the boxes arrived. After checking them over, I packed them back up, set them in my car and drove off.
Of course, it is wonderful to see the finished product and to hear nice things from the recipients. It is a marvelous feeling, but there is also a bit of sense of loss. Lives, or in this case a single life, that I had come to know had come to an end, a second end actually. The subject had passed away years ago.
Who doesn't occasionally feel loss or regret after closing the cover on a good book that one final time or sitting in the dark while watching the credits roll? The mysteries have been solved or you have been left with the knowledge that certain questions may never be answered. The story is over.
I remember watching a documentary about the making of the Ken Burns film, The Civil War. They were nearing the end of production, sitting together mixing the sound. The curtain had gone up at Ford's Theater. The actors were on the stage. Their recorded banter hung in the air, oblivious to what was about to happen. Then the sound was cut. They stopped mixing. They stopped everything before queuing up that next inevitable sound. They waited a few moments in silence as if they could somehow let Lincoln live for just a few moments more by not adding that gunshot to the mix. Then they bowed to the inevitable and let the shot be fired.
Family history is not usually like that. It is an open ended endeavor. There can always be another record that we haven't found. There is always another relative of our ancestor that might provide a clue if researched. There is always the possibility of a stone that has been left unturned—something waiting right around the corner, just out of view, just out of reach. Normally, we don't need to face the end. There is always the hope of one more generation here or more detail there. We're elated at breaking down a brick wall partially from the feeling of accomplishment, but also out of the knowledge that new lines of research will open. The end of a brick wall isn't so much an end as a beginning. So called brick walls would probably be better thought of as starting gates. Once the gates open we get to run again, like horses chomping at the bit.
Sometimes though, genealogy isn't like that. When a book is printed, it is an accomplishment, a reason to be happy with a job well done. Once delivered, it is something that people will be glad to be able to pick up and read or simply examine the pictures. A process has come to an end but the creation itself has a long life ahead. The creation gets to go on reminding and inspiring. The stories will continue to be told.
I sometimes wonder how my aunt felt when she gave me her genealogy books and papers a few years back. On the one hand, I'd helped her organize them all and she was clearly overjoyed that someone who cared and who would care for them was taking them. On the other hand, her research process had come to an end. Her creation was in those boxes. It reminds me that family history isn't just about the digging. It is about the creating. It is about the preserving. It is about the passing on.Twitter It!
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Greta Koehl Says:
October 2nd, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Daniel Hubbard Says:
October 9th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Not only is research never finished. I don't think we could possibly know if we were finished. How could we tell that there were no more records to find? If we could know that, how could we know that we had squeezed everything from each record? If we could know that, how could we know that there was nothing left to reason out of the different combinations of the data? How could we know that everything that there was to be proved or disproved about people who had the same names as our ancestors or lived in the same places (all those tangential people) had been finished and that there would be no more clues from those quarters? Nope, we're never done. Now if only we could do something about the eventual problem of "physical and mental shape" we'd be in business.


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i recently found out my kids will no longer get the school bus they will have to walk or be car riders but i dont drive im so worried . anyone else going thrue this?
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Wow, Tabitha, that sounds tough. I actually talked to a mom at orientation telling me their children have to walk a mile to get to their Alturas bus stop, and I was shocked. How close to the school do you live? Would you be able to walk with them?
Maybe you can contact the school to ask about car pools? At orientation last week, my school had a desk for parents to coordinate this sort of thing. Maybe the front office can help you out on Monday.
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Tabitha, here's an article that outlines what sounds like exactly what you're dealing with. I have a friend that just realized her girls aren't getting the bus because they are within that two mile limit. I think it's crazy that anyone would think it's okay for two little girls to walk through a high crime area and cross four lanes of highway 17 from Union Academy.
This is what we have all been worrying about.
I also contacted the transportation department my son has to wait at the lake 4 blocks down from our house where there are alligators .....hes in middle school so I guess that why there was no reply to my email........by the way the bus did not even show up to his school to transport the kids back home on the first day of school.......I made him car rider yesterday .......so I hope he gets home today without me waiting for 1 1/2 to then find out hes still at the school! pray for me!!!
by the way my prayers go to the young mans family who attends tenroc high who passed away this morning walking to school
I walked to elementary school. It wasn't that far...maybe even under a mile.
I walked pretty far to get home from middle and high school though...at least a mile and a half. There weren't too many major intersections, but some of the roads were pretty curvy and without sidewalks, with lots of wooded areas, so it was dangerous. It was often cold, raining, snowing as well. One time while walking home, I actually got physically attacked by a mentally ill man who escaped from an institution. My mom made a big deal about it with the schools and I got bus service after that.
My current house is well over a mile away from the nearest school bus stop. I called the transportation department at the schools I believe they said I need to be more than 1.5 miles away from the stop to have another stop added.
I think that is messed up that they changed bussing without notifying people way in advance. Also, if the roads have no sidewalks and there are major intersections, lack of stop signs, high accident statistics, etc...they should take that into consideration when deciding on bus stops. If it is truly a dangerous place for an adult to be walking, why would they ask a 5 year old to walk there?
I would try to find some other parents in the same situation to form a carpool, and you could also make your concerns public (news, etc.)
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Congratulations to our randomly-chosen winner of a pair of tickets to tonight's 39th Chaplin Award Gala honoring Catherine Deneuve, Tomris Laffly! Here is the memory Tomris shared with us about the iconic actress:
No Deneuve memory could measure up to seeing her in a film for the first time… and that film for me was Tristana. However, my favorite Deneuve memory was just last year, in 2011 during the opening night of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema (screening of Ozon's Potiche). There was a small red carpet in the lobby of the Paris Theater here in NYC, and I still don't remember (or comprehend) how it happened, but I managed to somehow catch her eye in the cramped crowd of photographers and fans. And smiled. And she smiled back. It probably was a smile only coinciding with me catching her eye, yet to me, it was a split second of heaven.
We received an overwhelming number of responses to our request for your personal Deneuve stories. The memories shared ran the gamut from hilarious to heartbreaking. Here are some of our favorites:
Ann Kim:
I'll never forget the first time I saw Catherine Deneuve in Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, which remains one of my favorite movies of all time. I was an awkward teenager then and she seemed to me the epitome of innocent loveliness as young Genevieve. So many scenes from that film have left indelible impressions on me because of her—Guy pricking his finger on the pins of Genevieve's dress as they are watching the opera Carmen, Genevieve following him to the train station swearing that she'll wait for him, Her admitting to her mother weeping that her memory of Guy is slowly fading, and finally Genevieve and Guy standing in the snow, as two strangers. I've watched these scenes again and again since—the beauty of this film and my admiration for Ms. Deneuve do not fade.
Julia Gruen:
About 10 years ago, I was having lunch upstairs at the Mercer Hotel in Soho. Over the course of 20 minutes or so, several cell phones rang, prompting the maitre d' to ask twice for there to be no cell phone use. This was also during the early days of smoking being forbidden in restaurants. In a gust of wind, the door from the street opened, and a woman entered talking on a cell phone and smoking. Everyone looked up and glared at her… but not for long—it was Catherine Deneuve. One makes allowances.
Tom Cowan:
Back in the 70s when Catherine was the face of Chanel No. 5, the local drugstore had one of the promotional display ads in the window of the store. I was completely entranced by her beauty every time I passed the store and mentioned it to my Mom who worked in town as a legal secretary. She happened to know the druggist and asked him if she could have the display when he changed the window. Well, sure enough, a few weeks later Mom came home toting the display and presented it to me. It was quite large and I was amazed that she went to the trouble to carry it home to surprise me. Although my bedroom was rather small, I found room for it and enjoyed Catherine's lovely visage when I awoke each morning.
Joan Kim:
On a French exchange trip, I made my host family take me to several stores so I could purchase my favorite Catherine Deneuve movies, not realizing that they would not play on my DVD player at home. I obtained an international DVD player soon after.
I still remember one scene in Indochine where she's dressed all in white and starts lifting the white sheets off the covered furniture. Every gesture she makes is so poetic and full of grace.
Neil Conrad:
Seeing her in Tristana in '70 when I was 15 blew my mind. it was playing at the art house in Bismarck, ND. I'd never seen a portrayal so unvarnished as that.
Hedy Sloane Stempler:
In the late 1990's I was recovering from a serious accident, in which a metal panel dislodged from a building across the street from Lincoln Center and landed on my head. I was in great pain and home bound for almost a year. My father who was taking care of me after my accident thought it would be good for me to try to do something. It was the month of March and my father suggested seeing some French films at Rendez-vous for French Cinema. My father suggested we should see anything that Catherine Deneuve is in and got the last 2 tickets for Le Vent de la Nuit. My father and I (and everyone in the audience) were surprised and thrilled that Ms. Deneuve was there to present the film. At the Q&A I asked a question about the film, which Ms. Deneuve answered in great detail, addressing me the entire time. Not only did my father and I get to see how beautiful she was in person, but more importantly what a beautiful person she is. It was the first time I ever asked a question at a Q&A. Since that time I have often asked questions at Q&A's, especially at Rendez-vous for French Cinema, and by doing so it greatly contributed to my recovery. I know Catherine Deneuve also helped.
David Ogando:
One cloudy morning around 1989, as many New Yorkers did back then, I headed off on the Sunday morning ritual of wandering through the outdoor flea market on Sixth Avenue near 26th St. with coffee in hand and a dazed look on my face. Amid the rubble of broken memories, taxidermy and battered furnishings, just as the sun broke through the clouds, a vision appeared.
Catherine Deneuve was floating through the sleepy crowd, her casual elegance glimmering in the sunlight, angels singing in the distance.
I thought this glorious moment must be shared but not abused. I ran to the nearest phone and called one friend, my sometimes flea market partner Christine, to tell her of this Lady of Fatima vision just a half block away. Christine's reaction was like a defibrulator jolt, pulling me away from the tunnel of light and slamming me to the pavement.
"That's so sad. Was Deneuve selling anything good? She must need the cash."
Karene Katz:
Deneuve is an exceptional beauty. In our current 'celebrity' saturated world she is a true icon. The camera loves her. Designers love her. She is the perfect example of French chic and whether it was coming undone in Repulsion or playing a beautiful housewife with an interesting life in the afternoon (Belle Du Jour). Her talent overcomes her beauty and she manages to show us so much more in her characters. It is easy to see why directors loved her. Decades later images of her still haunt the collective consciousness. Her beauty and talent are inspirational.
Monica Barraza:
I was working the Cannes Film Festival in 1998. My job was to run around the Croisette, going from hotel to hotel with the publicist I was working for and assist with press junkets. After a couple of days she trusted me to do some tasks on my own. The first hotel I went into on my own to deliver some one sheets, had one those heavy revolving doors and I was right behind a well fashioned blonde woman. As she stepped in the revolving door first and turned slightly, I realized it was Catherine Deneuve. I was in the next door frame right behind her. I couldn't move. I was frozen which caused the door to stall. She and I were paused for a couple of seconds in this revolving door because I became an idiot. She glanced at me and smiled as to say "hello?" The glance snapped me out of it. I felt silly and hustled through the lobby.
I deal with actresses, actors and directors all the time and never have become officially star struck, but Catherine Deneuve did it to me.
Jason Adams:
I got to see Deneuve in person at BAM a couple of years ago when she introduced Repulsion. She had the biggest blondest head I have ever seen. She was so small and she wearing a black dress and it was as if this golden orb had floated into the room. It made me feel like an inadequate blob.
Jeremy Estabrooks:
When I first saw her in such films as Scorsese's Repulsion and Bunuel's Belle de Jour, I felt I was seeing for the first time the true potentiality of beauty in its most subtle and complex forms. Physical beauty alone can be easily labelled and objectified (I'm reminded of how Godard parodied this fact in the opening shot of Bridgitte Bardot's naked body in Contempt). But beauty supported by such confidence, composure, talent and intelligence as Catherine Deneuve's must be more than simply admired. She transcends the socially-prescribed expectations of beauty that she exemplifies, which is why she only grew more beautiful with age. And it is no doubt why she was given such challenging and memorable female roles to fill.
I once stood next to Ms. Deneuve at the little marble counter in Dean and Deluca in SoHo during lunchtime. I hoped that a photographer would recognize her and snap a photo of us eating lunch "together" through the giant glass window. Alas, she was left alone.
A fascinating combination of beauty, sensuality, brilliance, and fierce independence is the talented Catherine Deneuve. How compelling is her role as Séverine Serizy in Belle du Jour in which she blurs fantasy with reality. As the film ends, her unforgettable gaze through the window into the past allows for a myriad of possibilities.
In Beloved: To see Catherine and Chiara together on screen is a cinematic pleasure beyond compare. They are charming, cool, passionate, and relaxed. Their characters work their worlds to their liking, and it repays them for it. If they lose someone they love, mother and daughter have each other, and always another love.
Stan Glick:
Her coming completely undone in Repulsion. What a great performance.
Ruth Breil:
In Potiche (Ozon's film) Catherine goes through one of those cinematic transformations we love her for! Cut to my twenty-something scenes of watching HER in Umbrellas… my ex-husband and friend next to me howling into my Kleenex, while Catherine's love's saga in song and dance predicts the demise of her "couplehood's" undoing…! It took me years to deconstruct the scene as it was obscured in melody and the aura of youth and innocence—and years removed from my own march of time. CUT to the more recent Potiche in which Catherine in her royal facade of THE WIFE AND QUEEN IN THE KITCHEN begins our (mine as well as hers…) transformation IN the kitchen! She moves effortlessly (you simply forget the camera who IS the instrument for recording change!) to tell her 'powerful' hubby that yes, though she has been QUEEN IN THE KITCHEN FOR 30 YEARS, she has just about HAD it in that role… and you just know where Catherine is taking us, (her faithful female viewers) NEXT!
My most intense Deneuve memory is of watching Repulsion; I saw it as a transfer student in London, alone, and riding the night bus home in the rain I simply felt the movie, and her performance, inside me. To me, it is her most powerful and gifted work; and Belle de Jour her most fun.
Anna Rymer:
When she undoes her hair and it cascades down her shoulders with all the blond angelic abundance… in Belle de Jour
Nicole Chen:
Love her in Mississippi Mermaid where she's the original bad girl, long before Angelina Jolie! I also like that she had a relationship with my favorite actor Marcello Mastroianni, which produced a beautiful daughter Chiara Mastroianni who looks just like her father!"
Repulsion, The Diary of a Chambermaid, Indochine—playing a colonial who has been both a native and an ex-pat all of her life.
Jonathan Milenko:
I remember I was on the standby line for the Changing Times opening night screening at Rendez-Vous with French Cinema at the Walter Reade Theater in 2005. I didn't think I'd get in, but thought it might be worth a try. Someone next to me spotted Catherine Deneuve on her way to the theater. I wasn't expecting an personal appearance, but there she was! Fortunately, a ticket came my way and I got to sit nearby while Catherine Deneuve introduced her new film.


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Legitimized cultural genocide - that's happening right now. Every year we lose 700 of our kids. - Attorney Chase Iron Eyes
Rapid City, South Dakota (PRWEB) May 15, 2013
The Mette case and the 2011 Peabody Award winning NPR expose by Laura Sullivan "Native Foster Care, Lost Children Shattered Families " have raised many questions about compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act by the State of South Dakota.
At the request of several Congressmen concerned about compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act, the Bureau of Indian Affairs will host a summit on Lakota foster care on May 15-17 in Rapid City, SD, at the Ramkota Hotel. The summit will be attended by congressional staff, Department of Justice officials, and Ken Washburn, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs of the Department of Interior along with former South Dakota Senator James Abourezk the author of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).
The Lakota People's Law Project is releasing a new special report at this historic summit on Native American foster care and South Dakota compliance with ICWA: "The Mette Case: Native Children Abandoned and Forgotten."
The report – based on 18 months of research - uses material from court transcripts, research documents and interviews with child advocates Brandon Taliaferro and Shirley Schwab to present a more detailed analysis of the case of convicted South Dakota child rapist Richard Mette (case # CR 10-11-13; Fifth Circuit Superior Court of South Dakota).
In simple terms, the report is about the prosecution of Richard Mette by deputy state's attorney Brandon Taliaferro with the assistance of Court Appointed Special Advocate Shirley Schwab. In an amazing turn of events, the prosecutors – Taliaferro and Schwab – are taken off the case. Taliaferro is fired and the state accuses the child advocates of getting the children to lie about the abuse.
The report goes into all of the details including Taliaferro and Schwab's vindication in court and the plea agreement that almost let Mette off the hook. Mette got 15 years, instead of the maximum life sentence.
The Lakota People's Law Project is working with Taliaferro and Schwab to circulate a petition, asking the Department of Justice to investigate the Mette Affair as a series of major civil rights violations. Also, leaders from the Standing Rock and Oglala Sioux (Pine Ridge) Tribes, in cooperation with The Last Real Indians, have produced a video to raise awareness about the issue, since the foster children were taken from the Standing Rock and Pine Ridge reservations.
Now on contract with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, The Lakota People's Law Project has been partnering with tribes and leaders in South Dakota since 2005 from its offices in Rapid City, SD and Santa Cruz, CA. LPLP's activities have included funding and supporting Native experts to provide technical assistance to the tribes on family and child welfare issues. The project combines public interest law, research, education, and organizing into a unique model for advocacy and social reform.
The Lakota People's Law Project is sponsored by the non-profit Romero Institute based in Santa Cruz, California. The Institute is named after slain human rights advocate Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. The Institute seeks to identify and dismantle structural sources of injustice and threats to the survival of our human family.


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Volume three features two of the most popular Jerry Andrus creations, the Startling Color Change which Charlie Miller called "The most beautiful move in card magic" and the Miser's Miracle which is still a reputation maker. You will also see the original Linking Pins routine performed by the inventor.
Featured Routines:
The Two Card Trick:
A spectator points to two playing cards. The cards are removed from the deck and a large coin magically appears between them. The cards are now used to produce a total of twelve coins which are dumped into the spectator's hand. Ace, Two, Three, Four Trick: An ace, two and a three are removed from the deck as you mention that you are doing the Ace, Two, Three, Four Trick. Before the spectator can ask where is the four, you shake the three cards and four large coins appear on their backs.
Miser's Miracle:
Andrus' classic routine where coins magically appear as two cards are rubbed together. As a finale one of the cards is torn in half and a coin is produced from between the two halves. The half card is torn again and a large coin appears from between two of the quarter cards. The hands are shown empty throughout the routine.
Startling Color Change:
Andrus' technique for the color change is considered the most beautiful in magic. As you wave your hand over the face of the deck the top card visually changes.
A signed card is returned to the center of a deck which is wrapped with a rubberband. When the Band is snapped the card escapes from the deck and flutters to the table.
Four Coins Through The Handkerchief:
Coins penetrate, one at a time, through the center of a handkerchief. Each phase is structured to look more impossible than the preceding one.
Temporary Oblivion:
A ball vanishes from the center of a handkerchief and visually reappears under it.
A selected card is lost in the deck. The deck is wrapped by a handkerchief. The selection is now pulled right through the handkerchief.
Vampire Needle:
A giant needle rips through a handkerchief. The resulting hole is healed leaving the handkerchief as good as new.
Vanishing Pen:
A borrowed pen vanishes while wrapped by a handkerchief. Linking Pins (performance only): See Andrus perform the now classic routine he popularized where three safety pins link and unlink under impossible conditions.
Sleights taught:
Diagonal Jog (with variations), Banded Side Palm (with variations), The Clip Slip and many techniques and sleights with coins, cards, balls and handkerchiefs.
Features the Auto Dimension, Paraboxes and Hyper House optical illusions and two interviews hosted by Richard Kaufman where they discuss why eliminating distraction and misdirection can make magic stronger and how simplicity of effect can avoid confusing lay people. Original release date: January, 2001.
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Nice how the natural and sparking waters are kept in a container sitting in a bucket of ice instead of from a pitcher where ice is mixed with the water Add more destination books in the library – extremely limited 2 days in St. Barts was OK but think that an overnight St. Maarten would be nicer – options for ferry service to other ports (including St. Barts) and possible to explore more of the island. These are some of the wonderful crew members with which we shared special moments: Rollie Ducusin – guest relations Ore (Peru) – bar attendant Abigail Ollaban – guest relations Nathalia Jacob – Cruise Sales Manager Guy Brundrett – Guest relations Yasemin Cakmak – Guest relations Dejan – room attendant Gerardo (Chile) – waiter in Discoveries Mario – dining room supervisor Nenad – dining room assistant with Gerardo – Discoveries Jolly and Juliet – security personnel They were the friendliest crew and we were extremely happy to be a part of the Azamara family. It shows in their faces and that says it all
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Innovative Tattoo Designs
There has always been trends for certain kinds of tattoos in the past, and there always will be in the future too. But some tattoo artists want to stand out and do something different than the usual 'fashionable' designs that are of the moment. This makes sense, as if you think about it, if you get inked with a 'trendy' tattoo design of the moment, it may well be out of fashion the following year, and you could be left with a permanent inking that is no longer fashionable.
So getting something that is original and innovative could certainly be the way forward, and will give you something that will stay relevant, in your eyes at least for a long time. We have seen some very strange but wonderful ideas over the years. The tattoo of a casino slot game on somebody's back sticks out as being one. But there are many more that are a lot deeper and more imaginative, and some that even tell a story.
If you have had a personal experience in your life that has been very prominent in your life, then you may want to try and detail this in the form of a tattoo. A lot of people do this, and it gives them a permanent reminder of these things that happened in their life. It could be anything from the birth of their child to the death of a parent.
Some tattoo artists are very good at getting an idea from your head down onto paper and then into a design for a tattoo. Try and find an artist that has a reputation for being someone with incredible talent and the ability to do this. Then take your time to tell him everything about the story you want transformed into a tattoo. Their creative thinking will then be able to take over and get this into a design that will give you all the memories you want.
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We live in a society that inexorably ties personal identity to outward appearance. We communicate who we are through the clothes we don, the makeup we wear, and the fashions we do or don't follow. Some people choose more unusual forms of self-expression such as body modification which includes tattoos, piercings, and rather recently – scarification.
Scarification leaves a distinct mark on the skin like tattooing but no ink is used. Instead, parts of the epidermis (the topmost layer of skin) are cut and sometimes large areas of skin are removed. When these cuts heal, they leave scars in their wake. Artists skilled at scarification can create very detailed images and writing, similar to tattooing. The results of scarification are more varied than traditional tattoos however due to individual variation in healing and scar formation.
So is scarification a truly novel art form? According to a recent report in National Geographic, the answer is no. The peoples of the western Pacific region have a long history of tattooing and scarification. Rather than being a mode of self-expression, body modification in these traditional societies has more of a cultural connotation. For example, in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea, scarification, which is performed using slivers of bamboo, is an integral part of the initiation rite for young men.
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Soaring demand for travel between Kenya and Mozambique has prompted Kenya Airways to add a fourth flight on the Nairobi – Maputo route. The enhanced service will commence on 10 June 2013.
"There is increasing demand for air travel in the continent, which makes Africa the new growth frontier in the aviation industry," says Kenya Airways' Chief Executive Officer Dr. Titus Naikuni
"It is, therefore, important for us to continue to grow our presence across the continent to meet this demand.
Kenya Airways launched service from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, in 2006.
Nampula, Mozambique; Luanda, Angola; Harare, Zimbabwe; Lilongwe, Malawi; Gaborone, Botswana; and Johannesburg, South Africa; as well as Ndola and Lusaka in Zambia are among the other Southern African travel destinations served from Nairobi by Kenya Airways.
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Charles "Ceb" Bennett wasn't the first kid to ask his parents for a Red Ryder BB gun, and he won't be the last.
And like the child protagonist Ralphie in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story," he's familiar with a repeated refrain: "You'll shoot your eye out!"
"'A Christmas Story,' that's a classic," Bennett, 42, said during a recent holiday shopping trip to the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Savannah Mall. "I'm not that kid, but it's a Red Ryder."
Bennett was referring to his first BB gun, as he was asked about the best outdoors-related gift he has ever received.
"If my mother had said, 'He could put an eye out,' my father would have said, "Well, he's got another one,' " quipped Bennett, who owns a pawn shop in Baxley.
Bennett, who was about 5 years old when he got the air rifle, has three children: Madison, 17; Gracie, 13; and Chase, 3 this week.
Asked the best outdoors-related gift he has ever given, Bennett said it was two BB guns he bought for his daughters last year.
"That was pretty neat," he said. "I've never thought about it. That's come full circle."
The family enjoys hunting, with Gracie killing her first deer last year.
"That's the most successful day in the field we've had," the father said. "To see your children successful is neat."
He took Gracie on a dove hunt recently, while Chase tagged along and brought his toy gun. That helped inspire his answer to what's on his outdoors-related gift wish list.
"I wish he was big enough I could buy him everything he wants," Bennett said. "I don't want to rush it. I wish he was big enough to go hunting with me now."
Here's how other shoppers responded to the same three questions:
Stephanie Ard, 19, Walterboro, S.C.
Best gift gotten: "A camouflage jumpsuit. It keeps me warm when I go hunting. I got it last year at Christmas."
Best gift given: "I gave my dad a deer camera about three years ago."
Wish list: "A shotgun. I want a Remington."
Kelly Ridgle, 19, Walterboro, S.C.
Gotten: "I got my shotgun when I was 10 years old."
Given: "I bought, with my mom, my daddy some boots last year."
Wish list: "A Columbia camo jacket. It's like $120."
Emily McAlhany, 21, Reevesville, S.C.
Gotten: "My Carhartt jacket. It keeps me nice and warm."
Given: "Skeet shoot and clay pigeons to my dad."
Wish list: "A shotgun, a Remington for deer hunting."
Kevin Kappel, 33, Rincon, works in logistics
Gotten: "A shotgun, a Mossberg 12-gauge for hunting."
Given: "Costa Del Mar sunglasses for my wife, Lisa. I'm fixin' to buy another pair because she lost them."
Wish list: "A boat, a 20-footer from Hell's Bay (Boatworks). This is my dream boat."
Debbie Stamps, Savannah, homemaker and grandmother for Palani Bondswhite, 9
Gotten: (She couldn't think of any item.) "I don't care about myself too much. I make sure he has everything. He's first in my book."
Given: "I buy him coats from Lands' End because it gets cold, especially in St. Louis (where he spends some time)."
Wish list: "This train" (on display in the store and shown in photo above). There's enough room in his bedroom. He loves trains. He builds them, too."


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Mayo Clinic Proc.: Oral Contraceptive Use as a Risk Factor for Premenopausal Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
Kahlenborn, Chris, Issues in Law & Medicine
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer in women worldwide and the most common cause of cancer death in U.S. women aged 20 to 59 years. Each year in the United States, approximately 211,000 women develop breast cancer and more than 47,000 (20%) do so before the age of fifty years. Approximately two in fifteen American women are expected to develop breast cancer in their lifetimes, and nearly 40,000 women die of the disease annually. During the past four decades, breast cancer rates have risen steadily worldwide and have risen even faster in more developed countries, especially among younger women. For example, from 1973 to 1999 the rate of breast cancer in the United States increased in white women younger than fifty years by 9.8% and by 26.4% in African American women younger than fifty years.
Although the medical research community has long recognized breast cancer risk factors such as a positive family history of breast cancer, early menarche, late menopause, nulliparity, and lack of breastfeeding, concordance is lacking regarding the carcinogenic potential of female hormones. The Women's Health Initiative Clinical Trial reported that prolonged exposure to exogenous estrogens and progestins in hormone therapy increases a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. In addition, the World Health Organization recently classified both postmenopausal hormone replacement and oral contraceptives as group 1 carcinogens.
The association between oral contraceptives and risk of subsequent breast cancer has varied within the medical literature over time. Only one of fifteen studies performed before 1980 showed a positive association. However, more recent studies have noted an increase in risk among oral contraceptive users, especially among women who took them before a first full-term pregnancy. The difference between older and more recent findings may be related to the changing pattern of oral contraceptive use; women who took oral contraceptives from the late 1970s through the 1990s were more likely to use them before their first full term pregnancy and for longer periods than women who used them in the 1960s and early 1970s. …


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Nice review here of the Bentley Mulsanne.
Do not press the start button. Take a deep breath. Savor the craftsmanship. Take it all in.
Begin by examining the four brightly-polished organ-stop vent plungers. The stainless steel knobs situated high on the dashboard are easy to miss at a cursory glance. However, each is tasked with the important role of shutting down airflow from one of the bulls-eye air vents. Decades ago, the smooth metal rods would have been connected directly to the mechanical flapper. Today, with the physical connection severed by technology, a series of electronic micro switches sends orders to digital servos that handle the job. Understanding the tactile significance of that age-old mechanical movement, Bentley engineers painstakingly replicated the gratifying feedback of a precisely polished steel rod sliding over smooth felt to pull a soft leather damper closed. Their accomplishment is all but flawless.


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Ladies of Greek Mythology Picture
AT LONG LAST~~~ SOME DECENT ART!!!! *gasp* Something that is not fanart? oAOContinue Reading: Hera
Ehehe, I have been in love with Greek mythology since Zeus knows when... My designs of the Greek Goddesses...can you guess them all? They're pretty easy to guess... some hints are dead giveaways... ^^ I give...
Bottom row: Demeter, Persephone, Hecate, Hebe
Also, I have tried to keep the designs of their dresses close to the original garments depicted in statues of the deities....Crappy BG for the lose... >.<
Designs are rightfully mine, but Greek deities belong to the Greeks.
EDIT! The colours are brighter thanks to touch up by copic markers and Faber Castell's marker pens


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ECSE 523: Communication, Collaboration and Consultation in Inclusive Early Childhood Contexts
Provides students with a theoretical framework to guide the interactions of early childhood professionals with educational systems, communities, and with each other to insure appropriate educational practices for young children with special needs. Effective strategies to support communication, collaboration, conflict resolution, consultation, mentoring, and collaborative research skills will be addressed. Students will explore various methods for developing professional partnerships that facilitate interagency collaboration in early intervention, transdisciplinary team practices, and team teaching in inclusive early care and education. Students will reflect upon the various ways in which communication, collaboration, and consultation support curriculum, programs, and professional development. 3 hours lecture.
Prerequisites: ECSE 509 and ECSE 502


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We went to the mall on Daddy's rest day. We had to go shopping for some important baby items (read:pacifier) and also I had to buy myself some nursing clothes.
Was able to buy the pacifier but Zachary didn't like it. 🙁
I was happy I got myself a binder so I don't see my tummy bulging coming out of my clothes. Can you see my tummy in the picture? The photo is dark but still I can see it! ugh!
Unfortunately, I was not able to buy any nursing blouses. Where do you buy those, anyway? Can somebody please help?!