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Regional Reviews: San Francisco
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Is an Alluring Whimsical Musical
Also see Richard's review of 4 Adverbs and Our Lady of 121st Street
William Finn, composer of Falsettos and A New Brain, captures the marvelous inner pain of the children who want more then anything else to win the prize spelling bee trophy. His vernacular-rich lyrics and engaging music give these kids heart and soul rather than causing them to appear as stereotype characters. There is a little of A Chorus Line in Spelling Bee. Each of the actors playing the children is superb and they all react very well to each other. Your heart goes out to them as each misses a word before the winner is announced.
Director James Lapine has assembled a top notch cast of New York and local actors to present this marvelous idiosyncratic musical. The intimate theatre that is located on the second floor of the Kensington Park Hotel is decorated to make it look like a junior high school gym. There is a large poster stating that the spelling bee is being sponsored by Putnam Optometrists on the left side of the stage and the right side sports a large poster saying "Piranha Pride" next to a sign that says "Bully's section." There is a basketball backboard overhead in the center of the stage with bleachers for the kids on one side and a desk for the judge (Betsy Wolfe) and the repressed vice principal (Jim Cashman). As one of the contestants remarks "gee, this is a gymnasium in a hotel."
Spelling Bee's regular cast is outstanding and even the three members of the audience who were contestants at the performance I attended showed good acting chops. Needless to say, these three folks are eliminated in short order. The one hour and 50 minute no intermission production opens with the melodious tones of Betsy Wolfe (Wonderful Life and Spelling Bee on Broadway) playing former champion Rona Lisa Peretti singing the enchantment of apprehension, rivalry and conquest that goes with this contest. It's a great start for this distinctive musical.
Stanley Bahorek (Tom Sawyer at Ford's Theatre in the Deaf West production of Big River and Henrik in TheatreWorks' production of A Little Night Music) is perfect as the attention deficient Leaf Coneybear. He has the most amazing expressions on his face when he is attempting to spell the words. It seems all of his words relate to little known animals in the Americas. (When he says "Why am I getting all the words relating to strange animals?" the moderator replies, "It's the luck of the draw.") Sara Inbar (original Ali in Broadway's Mamma Mia!) as the political activist Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, the daughter of two gay dads, is a show stopper with her non-stop political rhetoric which includes ad libs on the current state of the nation, and many references to our mayor Gavin Newsom.
Aaron J. Albano (national tour of Wicked and Bombay Dreams on Broadway) plays the scene-stealing, testosterone-challenged Chip Tolentino with dynamic bravado. His song "My Unfortunate Erection," which causes him to misspell a word, is heart-rending. Greta Lee (2005 graduate of Northwestern in Theatre and Art History) is vibrant as Marcy Park. She is the biggest overachiever of the group when she sings "I Speak Six Languages."
Jenni Barber (New York credits include Henry and Mudge and The High Life at Musicals Tonight!) is appealing as a person who craves release from isolation and her preoccupied parents. She is soul-stirring when singing "My Friend, the Dictionary." Robust Jared Gertner (New York Theatre Row, My Favorite Year and Minimum Wage), who looks a lot like Danny DeVito with his insufferable assurance, is a virtuosic delight as William Barfee. He is uproarious when spelling words with his "magic foot."
Inglehart (local actor whose credits include Into the Woods, Memphis, Sweeney Todd and Ragtime) is excellent with his smooth voice as the bee's tough and tender "enforcer." Jim Cashman (member of the Groundlings comedy theatre in Los Angeles) reads the words and their clever meanings beautifully.
Director James Lapine has wonderfully re-shaped this eccentric musical and it should run a long time at the Post Street Theatre. Spelling Bee has an open end run at the theatre located on the second floor of the small hotel located at 450 Post Street, San Francisco. For tickets please call 415-771-6900


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NEW YORK (Jan. 17)
The American Jewish Congress today called on Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee to repudiate a-Navy Personnel Bureau memorandum urging chaplains to play "a strong role" in the year-long evangelical campaign known as "Key 73." In a letter to Chafee the AJ Congress charged that the memorandum encouraged Navy chaplains "in effect…to engage in religious proselytization." Such "missionary activity" is not part of the duties of Naval chaplains, Rabbi Yaakov Rosenberg of Philadelphia, chairman of the American Jewish Congress Commission on Jewish Affairs, wrote.
Dated Oct. 1972 and sent on Department of the Navy letterhead to "Navy Chaplains and Denominational Endorsing Agents," the memorandum was headed, "Notes from the Chief." Rear Admiral F.L. Garrett is chief of chaplains. The chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel is Vice Admiral David Bagley. The memorandum described Key 73 as a "great ecumenical evangelical emphasis calling upon Christians to reach out in obedience to the Great Commission." It added, "The participating churches will be active in promoting Key 73 within their own fellowships and we will be as supportive as possible within the Naval Service," the memorandum stated.
Key 73 is a nationwide campaign scheduled to run through 1973 and involving some 130 church groups, including mainline Protestants, Evangelicals, Pentecostals and a number of Roman Catholic dioceses. The campaign's theme is "Calling Our Continent to Christ in 73." Its stated purpose is "to share with every person in North America more fully and more forcefully the claims and message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to confront people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ by proclamation and demonstration, by witness and ministry, by word and deed."
The Navy memorandum speaks of a "professional packet" of Key 73 materials, including "the major resource manual for Key 73," and adds: "I strongly urge you to study these materials with devotion and a genuine evangelical concern for your own-people. Unless there should be denominational reasons preventing your participation. I commend to you a strong role in this effort to make the person and Gospel of Christ more meaningful to those we serve."
In his letter to Chafee, Rabbi Rosenberg declared, in part: "This memorandum and the message it conveys, are completely at odds with the proper function of the Navy chaplaincy. You are no doubt aware that it is sometimes argued that maintenance of a chaplaincy by the Armed Forces violates the constitutional prohibition of religious activity by the government. The answer has been that the function–the sole function–of the chaplaincy is to supply the spiritual needs of those American citizens who are serving in the Armed Forces."
The October memorandum, Rabbi Rosenberg continued, "is entirely at odds with that assumption. It converts the chaplaincy from a role of service to one of advocacy. It says with respect to Key 73 that 'we will be as supportive as possible within the Naval Service.' Support of missionary activity is not, under our constitutional system, a proper role for government."


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I cannot believe I waited like three days to spill the beans on Rue Daily. I guess I assumed you would all just know [and I'm hoping most of you did!!] and already be enjoying it. Let me fill you in on your new best friend, Rue Daily.
Rue has always been my favorite digital magazine- gorgeous pages full of inspiration. Don't you worry, the magazine itself isn't going away. In fact, one will be out next Tuesday with a very special feature I can't wait to share!! But, it has been clear readers wanted more Rue. A daily-content site [meaning new articles each and every weekday] was the only solution. Thus, Rue Daily was born. We've all been so busy preparing for launch... late nights and long hours, just how we like it. It went live on Tuesday morning and I must say... it's love. What will you find on Rue Daily?
You'll still see gorgeous home tours, like this one designed by Hannah Maple.
How to make your Instagram photos WAY better.
Interviews with stylish tastemakers, like Kris Schoels from the blog Young Married Chic.
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Gorgeous DIYs like this feather wreath by Meg Allan Cole.


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|Rediff India Abroad Home | All the sections
'Govt will preserve, protect, promote secular values'
June 07, 2004 11:11 IST
Last Updated: June 07, 2004 13:52 IST
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday said that the Congress-led government at the Centre is committed to preserving, protecting and promoting secular values and enforcing the law without fear or favour to deal with all obscurantist and fundamentalist elements that seek to disturb social amity and peace.
"It is a matter of serious concern that forces of communalism have been able to vitiate the atmosphere in the country leading to outbreak of riots, the most gruesome face of which was witnessed recently in Gujarat. My government is determined to combat such forces," he told a joint session of Parliament, the first�after the elections to the 14th Lok Sabha.
The President said the first general election of this millennium reflects the firm conviction of the people in the democratic process of change.
"The verdict is for establishing the rule of law and repairing our secular fabric. This government is committed to providing the right ambience for fulfilling the aspirations implicit in the people's mandate," he said.
"The outcome of these elections is indicative of people's yearning for inclusiveness - economic, social and cultural - and their rejection of the forces of divisiveness and intolerance.
The President said the Common Minimum Programme of the United Progressive Alliance, supported by the Left and other like-minded parties, would form the foundation for collective maximum performance.
The CMP, he said, was indicative of the broad thrust of the priorities of the government. It would be the sincere effort of the government to implement the programme during the next five years.
"However, the precise content and phasing of the programmes will depend on both the availability of resources and the pace of improvement of the absorptive capacity of various sectors. Our effort will be to move forward on the twin roads of efficiency and equity while maintaining a high degree of fiscal and financial discipline.
"My government will need to devise imaginative measures to ensure that our macro-economic policies balance appropriately the concerns for rapid growth, stability and social equity," Kalam said.
Interestingly, the President made only a passing mention of the demand for a separate state�of Telangana saying the government will consider the demand.
The government is sensitive to the issue of affirmative action, including reservations in the private sector, and committed to faster socio-economic and educational development of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
It will initiate a dialogue with political parties, industry and other bodies on how best the private sector can fulfil the aspirations of the SCs and STs.
Reservation quotas in government, including those relating to promotions, will be fulfilled in a time-bound manner, he said adding appropriate legislation will be enacted to codify all policies on reservations.
The government will launch a comprehensive national programme for minor irrigation of lands owned by people belonging to SCs and STs. Landless families will be endowed with land through implementation of Land Ceiling and Redistribution legislation. "No reversal of ceiling legislation will be permitted," he said.
The government will respect the letter and spirit of Article 370 of the Constitution that accords special status to Jammu and Kashmir and dialogue with all groups in the State will be pursued on a sustained basis in consultation with the democratically elected state government. The State will be given assistance to rebuild its infrastructure quickly.
"The government is determined to tackle terrorism, militancy and insurgency in the Northeast as a matter of urgent national priority.
It will eliminate all delays that hamper modernisation of the armed forces and ensure that funds earmarked for this purpose are fully utilised.
"We are proud of our armed forces. They have risen to the occasion whenever called upon to defend the territorial integrity of our country and assist the civil authorities in maintaining law and order and organising relief and rescue measures," he said.
The welfare of ex-servicemen will get priority and they will be involved in crucial nation-building tasks.
On Ayodhya, the government will await the verdict of the courts but encourage negotiations between parties to the dispute for an amicable settlement, which, in turn, must receive legal sanction. The government is also committed to implementing the Protection of Places of Worship Act, 1992.
It would also examine the question of providing constitutional status to the Minorities Commission and will strive for recognition and promotion of Urdu language under Articles 345 and 347 of the Constitution.
External Link: President Kalam's speech
More reports from Gujarat
Read about: Gujarat Riots | Earthquake hits India


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We have an absolutely beautiful Chevrolet Woody for sale. It isn't often an opportunity comes around to own a totally original 60 year old beloved classic like this incredibly rare 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Woody Wagon with just 38K original miles! The first owner bought new and owned until 1978. When sold to the second owner, the car had just 30K miles on it! The second owner kept it until 2006 and sold with only 37,800K miles. This car has been so beautifully preserved it is mind boggling! The wood is absolutely solid with no termite damage or rot anywhere! The body is 100% rust-free in the truest sense. The floors, frame, engine and undercarriage are immaculate. The bottom of this rare Woodie has never seen the likes of a rattle can. Simply amazing. I only hope I look this good after 60 years!
Every item on this car works exactly as it should, the only exception being the dome lamp. It is loaded with options such as a Fulton Sunshield Company windshield visor, front bumper wingtips, a genuine GM working spotlight, fog lamps, blinkers, working original radio, heater, 2nd taillight and even a fully functional radio with the original antenna. All of the original glass is dated 1947. Original, color keyed gas cap, outstanding original vinyl top, even the rare sliding side window clips and rear hatch handles are there and in perfect working order! Also includes the original toolkit, bag and tire jack, as well as the original hubcaps which are in great shape. All wood is totally solid with tight joints.
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–Seminole State College of Florida is helping adults in Seminole County, including those who are financially distressed, to complete their high school education by offering free Adult Basic Education and GED classes at Harvest Time International (HTI) in Sanford beginning March 12.
The classes, offered by the College's School of Academic Foundations, are available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Harvest Time, a nonprofit agency that provides emergency food assistance, clothing and basic household items as well as medical and dental care to qualified individuals and families.
The school plans to offer the classes at HTI on other days and evenings eventually, says Frank Bonjione, associate dean, Center for Secondary Studies for Adults. "These classes will be a permanent addition at Harvest Time," he says.
The GED classes at HTI will be offered free of charge through tuition waivers for Spring Term B, which runs March 11-April 30. The tuition waivers are offered only this term and only at this GED site, Bonjione says. Students taking GED classes at any of the school's five other Seminole County centers will pay the state-mandated $30 in-state fee per term, regardless of how many classes they take.
Seminole State began partnering with HTI in 2012 to assist students, faculty and staff who are experiencing financial difficulties.
Also, as part of the collaboration, Seminole State students and employees volunteer at the agency on targeted projects.
Seminole State's School of Academic Foundations offers:
- Year-round GED preparatory classes to adult students.
- An Adult High School program that provides students a personalized education, including tutoring, counseling and dual enrollment opportunities.
- English Language Studies programs that help students reach personal, educational and professional goals and that are scheduled to accommodate busy work and home lives.
For more information on these programs at Seminole State College, please visit the Adult Education website, or call 407.708.2153.


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I'm working on getting my energy back up & my pain levels down, so there was not much occurring this weekend. I'm okay with that though. There is still plenty of summer left to be enjoyed. Well the warm summer, not the hot summer. I guess I don't have much choice because a heat wave is hitting the West Coast.
I hope you are doing well & are able to enjoy the summer in the way that makes you happy! Have a great Monday & week!
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General Information
Religious school offers the study of substantive curricular areas including holidays, Bible, prayer, God, history, synagogue, ethics, Israel, life-cycle events, Rabbinic literature, American Jewry, comparative religion, philosophy, and Hebrew. In addition, all children participate in a school-wide worship service each time we meet, so their classroom studies can "come to life."
Religious School: September through May
|Kindergarten through 2nd grade:
Sunday mornings 9:30am to 11:30am
– T'Filah service is 11-11:25am; parents are welcome to join the service.
Optional: Children's Choir, most Sundays, 11:30am to 11:50am.In addition to classroom learning, students have the opportunity to visit the children's Rabbi Dudley Weinberg Library every week and check out books, and listen to stories.3rd through 6th grade:
Sunday mornings 9:30am to 11:30am
– T'filah service is 9:30am to 10:10am; parents are welcome to join the service.
Wednesday afternoons 4:20pm to 6:20pmHebrew instruction begins for all students in the third grade. Students beyond third grade who are new to CEEBJ should make an appointment with the Director of Lifelong Learning to determine appropriate Hebrew class placement.Our Hebrew program places primary emphasis on the study of the prayers with a secondary emphasis on basic Hebrew grammar and conversational Hebrew skills. Thus, not only will students be able to sight-read in the siddur (prayer book), they will also understand each prayer. Students are strongly encouraged to attend Shabbat and Holiday Services with their families in order to practice their developing skills.
In addition, students in Grade 6 (Dalet) focus on the Shabbat morning service as well as Torah and Haftarah trope (cantillation) with Cantor Barash, along Judaic studies on Sunday.
7th grade:
The process of preparing for B'nei (bar/bat) Mitzvah truly begins when students begin formal religious education. The intensity for study and preparation begins a year to a year and a half before the service.
This is kicked off by a B'nei Mitzvah Family Shabbaton, a year to year and half out, where we learn as families and community about the values and process of becoming B'nei Mitzvah. This is followed up by three meetings with Rabbi Schaller to prepare a mitzvah project, individual weekly tutoring with Cantor Barash to prepare for the service, and a meeting with Rabbi Berkson to prepare a blessing and details of the day of service.
In order to become B'nei Mitzvah, we require students to attend formal Jewish Education, either by attending Milwaukee Jewish Day School, or Religious School.
8th through 12th grade (Kulanu)
Kabbalat Torah: 10th grade:
Special needs? We'd love to help!
At Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun, we are committed to accommodating the learning needs of every child in our program. Our teachers receive training and assistance in adapting lessons for all learning styles. Please contact Rabbi Schaller to discuss your child's special needs.
Interfaith Families
We welcome all who wish to draw closer to Judaism and recognize the child of interfaith parents as fully Jewish provided that the parents have agreed to raise their child as a Jew. Our school is open to all children being raised and educated as Jews.
Madrichim Program
Our madrichim (aides) provide assistance to our classroom teachers. We invite students in 8th to 12th grade to become madrichim. They may work on Sundays and/or on Wednesdays in classrooms, the office, or in specialties. All madrichim must be enrolled and attending an approved program of formal Jewish education and therefore serve as role models for ongoing Jewish education.
Additional Fees
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Fee – A Bar/Bat Mitzvah fee, which offsets the costs of the individual Bar/Bat Mitzvah training and related materials, will be posted to your CEEBJ account one year prior to your child's scheduled date. This fee must be paid in full prior to the date of the Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
Grade 10 Kabbalat Torah Fee – There will be a separate fee to cover the costs of the Kabbalat Torah service, reception, flowers, photographs, etc. In addition, a class trip may be planned, at an additional fee. The cost of the trip can be offset by fundraising, should the class decide to do so.
Passport To Israel
Attention parents: Consider this amazing program that matches your savings with contributions from CEEBJ and Milwaukee Jewish Federation to enable kids to go on a peer-group Israel trip as teens or young adults.
Need more information?
Contact Rabbi Toba Schaller, Director of Lifelong Learning, for more information, at 414-228-7545.


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I shaved the bulb and sautéed the greens for two pizzas: pancetta, kohlrabi, caramelized onions and Manchego for the meat eaters, and pesto, kohlrabi, caramelized onions, dates and goat cheese for the vegetarians.
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For HOMEGROWN types, shopping at the farmers market is a given, right? It's simple: support local farmers, get fresh produce. But for others, it's not that obvious.
Last weekend I took two of my friends from Northeastern University to the SoWA Open Market here in Boston, which includes a farmers market, as well as food trucks and artisan vendors. We picked up some of the usual suspects: squash, tomatoes, corn, peppers, eggplant,…Continue
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Over the weekend, we acquired a 2 year old Boer/Pygmy Whether named Houdini. He is stubborn and tries to get out the gate, but extremely friendly and will follow you around like a dog :) All of the 5 older hens seem to be laying now, and the 4 younger gals should be large enough to start getting acquainted with them in a few weeks!
I'm taking a break from the last of the barn painting... Scorching 89 degrees, but thankfully I'm working on the shaded north side/rear.
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Cory Monteith's 'Glee' co-stars are starting to speak publicly about their friend as one of his last messages to fans surfaces in a new video. VPC
Episode three will focus on Monteith's Finn Hudson character.
Fox announced Friday that the Glee premiere will be delayed a week to Sept. 26 in the wake of star Cory Monteith's death from an overdose on July 13.
"It's hard to even explain how personally upsetting it is," show creator Ryan Murphy tells E!'s Kristin Dos Santos. "His last words to me were, 'I want to get better,' and I always felt and continue to feel even in his death that he did, that he really wanted to fight it and he was humiliated and shamed."
Murphy, who is grieving along with family, friends, cast members and fans, has been mulling how to address Monteith's absence on the show.
"When you're faced with something so sad and so shocking, what do you do? Do we cancel the show? Do we start shooting in January? What do we do?" he says in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "Ultimately, we decided the best thing for everyone is to get back to work and be around people who knew him and loved him so that everyone can grieve together."
He says it also came down to Lea Michele, Monteith's girlfriend. Murphy tells E! she "felt that the best thing for the cast and crew was to be together and to get back to work and be together every day and talk about our memories of him. So we decided to do that with Lea's blessing and we're going to go back to work and have grief counselors on the set for two weeks because people are really hurting."
Murphy tells both outlets the plan is to pay tribute during the show's third episode.
The first two episodes of season five, a long-planned Beatles tribute, has already been written and will need to be tweaked slightly.
After the third episode, Murphy plans for the show to take a break, go "off the air for awhile and take a hiatus."
Murphy says Monteith's Finn Hudson role will not be recast. "The right thing to do for the show, at least at this point, is to have that character pass. When we do the tribute episode to that character, we'll have to do it in a way where the castmembers will not have to re-create feelings of grief that they've had this week — but do it in an upbeat way."


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It has been more than six months since orangutan Clyde left the San Diego Zoo for Kansas, and I am happy to say that things could not be going better both here and in Kansas at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure! (See Tanya's previous post, Changes for Orangutans.) After his initial quarantine period, Clyde was introduced to his new exhibit and Rusa, his new, potential "girlfriend." Both took to each other, and no problems have been observed between them. Previously, Rusa had been paired with younger males, and they were not to her liking. With Clyde, she immediately solicited him, choosing to be close to him (a behavior not seen with her before). In fact, the only issues the keepers there have reported is difficulty is getting them to separate from one another for husbandry needs. It is so great knowing that Clyde is doing so well and that the keepers at his new zoo love him and are taking such great care of him.
Our own introductions with Karen and Satu went with little of the issues we were expecting. Satu was excited to be with Karen and chose to spend nights with her, especially at the beginning. But a lot of the breeding behavior that we were worried about never became an issue. Karen would submit to Satu, and we had little-to-no rough behavior. Karen does have hair loss on her back as a result of her contact with Satu, but since the breeding has decreased in duration and frequency, we expect her hair to grow back in soon.
It was the girls that had to work out their issues. Orangutans are solitary by nature, and females do not interact with each other. With three females on exhibit, they had to work out territory and tolerance for each other. We have noticed an increased use of the exhibit by Indah, and anyone who has spent any time watching the orangutans can tell you that Indah has her favorite spot and tends to stay there. We are very happy about this turn of events, as it lets us know that she is more comfortable in the exhibit without Clyde in the area.
We can already see changes in Satu as he grows into adulthood. His hair is longer, more wavy, and forming dreadlocks. His weight is up (190 pounds or 86 kilograms now!), and his checkpads continue to get larger. He is becoming an adult! Fortunately, he is keeping his same, sweet behavior. He has father Clyde's disposition. Keep watch at the orangutan and siamang exhibit for more changes to come with Satu.
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It was an intense day for Royal Caribbean yesterday as a memorable ceremony was put on for the keel laying of Anthem of the Seas.
Marking the start of the ship's construction, the ceremony saw a 620 ton block lifted into the building dock at the Meyer Weft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
The keel laying of a ship is a huge milestone in any ships journey and can be a very emotional time for all involved in the building process.
Anthem of the Seas will be the sister of Quantam of the Seas, who is set to debut in 2014. Both ships will hold around 4,900 guests and weigh in at 167,000 gross tons. Whilst not as large as the Oasis class ships, which are currently the largest ships in the world, they sit as the second largest in the Royal Caribbean fleet, just 13,0000GT above the Freedom Class.
Debuting in spring 2014, Anthem of the Seas will boast 16 passenger decks of fun and innovative designs. Bumper cars, an indoor skydive and an elevating pod are among some of the new features she will showcase.
It has not yet been announced where the Anthem of the Seas will sail from, but rumours have suggested she will call Southampton her home.
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Kate Beckinsale is set to step into Sharon Stone's Total Recall role in her husband Len Wiseman's upcoming remake, according to a U.S. report.
The British actress' moviemaker partner is updating the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger film with Colin Farrell in the lead role.
Wiseman has now reportedly asked his spouse to step in to play Farrell's onscreen wife, Lori – the part made famous by Stone in the original action blockbuster, according to Deadline.com.
The movie is set to begin filming next month ahead of a planned 2012 release.
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Promote relaxation where you need it most with this pro advice for arranging your master bedroom furniture
by Vanessa Brunner Staff Writer, Houzz.com
It might seem simple enough at first — what do you really need in your bedroom besides the bed? But a master bedroom can be as complicated as a living room or family room to plan and lay out, mainly because of precisely that one big feature: the bed. Make the process easier with these suggestions from design pros.


text: A few weeks back, I found this image on Pinterest of this perfect neutral pink nail polish. Well, since I rarely feel like dropping 8 bucks on nail polish, I decided to look for something similar. And I think I found something even better for me. And it's under $2! It's by Wet and Wild and I found it at Target. The Color number is 206C and it covers like a dream. Love when that happens. And I love that I'm even thinking about painting my toe nails! Spring is on it's way people!


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One of the blogs I enjoy reading is Beth Long's Spork in the Road. Beth, who I knew from the Suncoast chapter, is interested in the intersection of the creative and the technical. As I remember, she was writing a novel when I left, and was very focused on it. She also had a very enviable job creating fictional text for an online game.
Here's an excerpt from her latest post:
Optimism afflicts me in both my worlds, web development and fiction writing. The flip side of optimism is, of course, despair: when I realize it's impossible to reach the dizzying heights to which I so casually aspired at the beginning of a project, my brain siphons away every happy chemical and erases my buzz, leaving me with a creative hangover and a depressive unwillingness to finish the project and thus prove my incompetence.
One reason I like Beth's blog is because she seems to write for herself, for the enjoyment of writing, for keeping a journal of her thoughts and challenges she encounters. Her journal is a literary journal and you can see the expression of her creative mind through her posts. Whether she receives a lot comments or not seems irrelevant to her purposes.
Although I have many feeds in my feedreader, mostly chosen for their topics, hers is one I read regardless of the topic. I once wrote a post titled Counterargument to the Importance of Categories, in which I argued that for some writers, the category or topic is less important than the style. Beth's blog is one of those blogs, and I hope to move mine in the same direction.
In a presentation Char James-Tanny gave to the Suncoast chapter a few months back (which I just published on Tech Writer Voices), Char was talking about blogs and mentioned that I tend to focus more on people than tools in my blog. This is partly because I periodically spotlight new bloggers to let others know of their existence. But also because blogging is often more about people than tools. It is often just as much about our style of expression than the content of what we say.
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Why This Med Student Is Sticking With Primary CareGwendolyn Kelly
For as long as I can remember, I've had a vague wish to be a doctor. In college, at Johns Hopkins, I was pre-med. But I graduated in the roaring '80s. I went to New York, joined an investment bank, worked hard--and made good money.
Then I began volunteering at an AIDS ward at New York Hospital. I would leave on those nights frustrated and angry that a decade after the virus was discovered it was still killing people. My dreams of becoming a doctor returned. And in 1991, I entered medical school at Emory University in Atlanta with what, in 20/20 hindsight, was a great deal of naivete.
I had this romantic image of hanging out a shingle and fighting disease. Primary care was my first choice--either family practice or obstetrics and gynecology. I wanted to establish relationships with patients. To me, that's where the challenge of medicine lies.
I haven't changed my mind about that, but there are obstacles I didn't foresee. First, primary care isn't the best choice financially: I'll be $80,000 in debt at graduation. Though no doctor truly suffers for money, that's a heavy burden to bear for the lowest-paid physician. Those among my colleagues who choose cardiology can expect $400,000 salaries in a few years.
There are also times when I feel a little self-conscious about my choice. The word among students is that if you've got any brains, "tertiary" medicine--which involves complex diagnostic procedures and comprehensive care--is where it's at. Instructors often refer to the best students as "future surgeons" and belittle the family-practice specialty. These attitudes trickle down. I've heard my peers say the reason so many women choose pediatrics is that "they want to be mommies." And students who take a family practice residency may be maligned by colleagues who say the choice is a sign of subpar academic credentials.
I'll probably struggle with the issues of prestige and income for a while. But I also know that doing what is personally satisfying is a good part of what makes life meaningful. To me, the meaning is in primary care.
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2014 Jeep Compass - Consumer Review
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Vehicle2014 Jeep Compass Sport 4dr SUV 4WD (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
ReviewYour review mentions sluggish acceleration and cramped back seat. I found the opposite. I bought the Sport 4X2 with 2.4 engine and 6-speed automatic (your review had the CVT and had not tested the 6-speed). I tried the CVT and waited for the 6-speed; I'm glad I did. I drove the 2.0 engine and it was too weak, but the 2.4 is fine. And the 6-speed is a big improvement over the CVT. It has plenty of room- front and back- for a small vehicle. I compared the Escape, RAV4, Subaru, Mitsubishi, and others, including the Dart, Focus, and Avenger.
Best FeaturesI like the size- small on the outside, big inside. Plenty of room for grandkids, dogs, yard supplies, etc. It will tow my boat, run the back roads, get 30 mpg on the highway (24 in town) and cruise cross-country in comfort. I've put 5000 miles on it in two months and my wife loves it. The price was right- less than $ 22,000. And it is American- made; engine made in Michigan, final assembly in Illinois. Plus a 100,000 power train warranty.
Worst FeaturesThe only thing I would like to see is removable headrests on the back seat- they block rearward visibility, so we often keep the seats folded down. And even the base Model Compass should have a compass- it doesn't!
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First of all, will you look at that swagger?
He knew he looked good, huh?
These bench shots were some of the best in the bunch,
but the older two weren't really into the shoot yet...
So I just cropped them out for this great one of the "triplets"!
Sophia was playing with LM's hair...
I like these maybe the best, but we have some where you can see under dresses...argh.
Several cute ones of this ornament, but not in a "portrait" sort of way.
I was at a different angle than the others - hoping theirs are better!
At the end, we let them play in the water around some of the ornaments.
I mean, it WAS 80 degrees...
Sweet brother and sister shot, I thought.
OK, so there you go. Totally cute kids, one frustrated amateur. Maybe when I get through more of them, I'll find some others to share. Posting for the rest of the week may be down, as I'm going to be very busy loading in Christmas at work. But, I'll post when I can!
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Situated 4,200 feet above sea level in a forest of pines and oaks along the northern extremity of the Laguna Mountain Range, this 929-acre park is one of the few county parks to get snowfall each year. Trailer sites, restrooms with showers, a caravan camping area, individual tent sites, a group-tent camping area and a family picnic area are available.
The more than 900 acres within its boundaries have changed little in the last century. Forests of oak, pine, and cedar surround peaceful mountain meadows and provide an undisturbed setting for miles of scenic hiking and equestrian trails. Mule deer are frequently seen throughout the park; rarer residents include bobcats and mountain lions. Though its forest may seem timeless, each season brings dramatic changes: from winter snowfall to spring wildflowers, there is always something new to see at Heise. Learn More about William Heise County Park.
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How the Indiana Pacers Use Their Post Guys to Set Up Other OpportunitiesNovember 11, 2013
Just like last year, the Indiana Pacers are winning ball games mostly on the strength of a smothering defense that ranks as the best in the league.
Roy Hibbert has got "verticality" down to a T; Paul George is one of the handful of best perimeter defenders in the NBA; Lance Stephenson wreaks havoc on the wing; George Hill has the long arms and quick feet necessary to keep point guards out of the paint without fouling; David West is strong and always in position. We knew this would be the case before the season started, and it indeed has been the case thus far.
Also like last year, the Pacers are somewhat struggling to score, even in the midst of a 7-0 start. Indiana's 100.4 offensive efficiency sits 16th in the league as of this morning, per NBA.com, just three spots ahead of last year's finish.
Some of this can be explained away by mitigating factors: The Pacers thought they'd have Danny Granger back at full strength this season, and he's yet to play a game; Hill missed three games with a hip injury; and then bench is one again underperforming.
The flow of the of offense has changed just slightly. George and Stephenson have been handed some extra ball-handling responsibility, whether Hill has been on the court or not. One thing that hasn't changed is that the Pacers love to utilize the post.
On 13.6 percent of Indiana's plays a post player ends up taking a shot, drawing a foul or turning the ball over, according to the video tracking service mySynergySports, but those plays have generated an average of just 0.63 points, down from 0.87 last season.
But post players aren't the only ones who can score once the ball is entered to the block. Indiana is still making creative use of cuts and screens to generate looks for Hill and George (among others) once the ball is passed to the post.
This has become a standard Indiana set over the last couple of seasons. The only thing that changes is the principals. After some initial action to get the defense moving, George Hill winds up with the ball on the wing. From there, he throws an entry pass into the post. On this play it's Paul George on the block, but it could just as easily be Roy Hibbert, or David West or Luis Scola.
While many teams will have the man who threw the entry pass cut through the lane to the weak side to clear space for the post-up, the Pacers love to have Hill sneak around to the top of the key, run his defender's back right into a flare screen and get a look at the basket from three.
Hill shot 38.9 percent on above-the-break threes last season, and this is a clean look. That it doesn't go in is less important than the fact that he got it in the first place. Generating looks like that will help generate efficient offense sooner or later. (Here's the same look with Hill and George in opposite roles).
Paul George's star has exploded this season. He's averaging 25.1 points per game on 46.8 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three. He's making things happen all over the court. Though his off-dribble game still needs a bit of work, he's become pretty masterful at moving without the ball to find shot opportunities. This set allows George to pick from a few different lanes where he'd like to receive the ball.
Once he enters the ball into the post, George just cuts directly at the man with the ball. From there, he reads the three other players involved in the play (his teammate with the ball, his own defender and his teammate's defender) to decide whether to A) receive a handoff and take it to the basket B) cut past his teammate's shoulder for a backdoor pass (like in the video above) or C) stop in his tracks to lose an overplaying defender for a short jumper.
There's also the standard V-cut option available. Here, George enters the ball to Hibbert in the post, then feigns as if he'll cut across the baseline to the opposite side of the court, only to wheel around and come past Hibbert for a hand-off, screen and look at the corner three. Kyrie Irving falls asleep for just one second and gets caught. George misses a shot, but again, the process generates a good shot.
Not all of these shots go in, but they're all good looks for players in spots on the floor where they excel. That's the key. Without a traditional off-the-dribble creator at point guard, the Pacers have to get creative in how they generate shots. These plays are simple, but effectively result in open looks. Once the shots start dropping at a better rate, they'll be deadly.
Jared Dubin works for Bloomberg Sports, writes and edits for the ESPN TrueHoop Network sites Hardwood Paroxysm and HoopChalk, is a freelance contributor to Grantland, and is coauthor of We'll Always Have Linsanity.


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For a while there, Rep. Michele Bachmann seemed to be all anyone could talk about in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Telegenic, controversial and aligned with fiscal and social conservatives, she soaked up media coverage and seemed to be emerging as the GOP base's preferred alternative to Mitt Romney - particularly since Mike Huckabee decided to forgo the race and Sarah Palin continued waffling about whether she would jump in.
Then came August 13. It was, in once sense, a triumphant day for Bachmann: She won the (albeit overhyped) Iowa straw poll, generating headlines about how she was a top-tier contender with a legitimate shot at the nomination. But August 13 was also the day that Texas governor Rick Perry decided to throw his ten-gallon hat into the race.(Above, Brian Montopoli breaks down Wednesday's debate.)
Ever since then, Bachmann has steadily faded. Perry shot to the front of the polls on the strength of his dual establishment/base appeal, while Bachmann sank back to third or fourth, alongside Ron Paul. Unable to capitalize on her straw poll momentum, she shook up her campaign staff, removing campaign manager Ed Rollins - who promptly declared the contest a two-man race between Perry and Bachmann.
Wednesday's debate was Bachmann's chance to show she had come up with some sort of plan to regain some semblance of momentum. And despite a strong performance in past debates, she let the opportunity pass her by. While Perry and Romney sparred, a subdued Bachmann failed to get in any memorable lines and looked like a footnote who belonged with the also-rans, not the contenders.
In the spin room after the debate, Rollins - who is still with the Bachmann campaign - tried to frame Bachmann's unmemorable debate performance as no big deal.
"I think the bottom line is, there was enough beating up of each other tonight [between Romney and Perry] that we didn't have to get in," he said. "You know, never interrupt your enemy when they're in the process of destroying themselves is an old adage."
Yet the fact that Bachmann came into the debate seemingly without any sort of plan to reverse her slide suggested she simply doesn't know how to stop the bleeding. Unless Perry collapses, it's hard to see how she can move back up to the top tier.
Bachmann will likely go all-in to try to win the Iowa caucuses in the hopes that a victory will provide her campaign with some much-needed juice. But with Romney and Perry badly out-raising her and well positioned to win other key states, it's hard to see how even that would be enough.
With no formal Republican response planned to President Obama's jobs speech tonight, Bachmann hopes to generate some buzz by stepping into the void, holding a Capitol Hill press conference after the president wraps up. If she wants to counter the growing perception that the race has narrowed to a Romney/Perry face-off, she'll need to bring to the table something more memorable than she did last night.


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Today, I'd like to take an example iOS app written with an MVC architecture and show you what the example would be with a Clean Swift architecture. The example I've chosen to use is the Quiz app from chapter 1 of the 3rd edition of iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide.
The Quiz is a simple app that is like flash cards. It looks like this:
The Show Answer button will reveal the answer to the question and tapping on the Next Question button will display the next question.
The MVC Example
Click here to download the source code for the MVC version from Big Nerd Ranch's site. The code is actually from the 6th edition.
Let's look at the relevant code. Here's the code for the view controller, ViewController.swift: Continue reading →


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I have been so busy the last few months that I have not given much thought to the website.
Feeling really guilty about that, I reread some of my previous embarrassing posts; hung my head in shame; decided against cutting off both of my typing index fingers and instead I am doubling down "Trump Style" and re-posting this one that I wrote in 2012.
At the time, I was feeling that people in the wine business will believe anything – their own press and PR – high scores – low scores – MW's – MS's – wine magazines – bio-dynamics – terroir – natural wine – pick your crazy. Its just like picking a candidate in this election cycle. Nothing much has changed although nowadays, dealing with wine people is even more like a date with the Continental.
Guy du Vin's Top Five Things That Suck All the Life Out of Wine
5. Twitter/Facebook –In the words of William Deresiewicz, "we're all peddling ourselves and managing our own brands."
Chelsea Staub – It's All About Me – Listen Here
4. Wine Marketing – The "Story" is more important than the wine – Every wine, winery, vineyard, tractor, and pair of pruning shears has a story that must be told! What I would really like to read about is a producer that uses Roundup as an imaginative method for permanently lowering labor costs while avoiding overcropping; who decides when to harvest by throwing a dart at a calendar; who picks his grapes using illegally imported child labor equipped with butter knives and Ninja Assault Nuns and then macerates and ferments in empty unwashed barrels of WD 40.
3. Straw Men and the Magazines, Newspapers, and Editors that Print Them – Stories like this one are so misleading and unhelpful I don't even know how they get into print. Toss in ginned up polemics on the so called natural wine movement and Biodynamics and it's just like "wrestling the wax chipmunk"- if you know what I mean.
2. Serious Business – Would the five people in the wine business that actually have a sense of humor please speak up.
1. Sommeliers – Things have not gotten better over the years. Sommeliers are just younger, less experienced, and less open to anything that hasn't received some sort of peer approval. They all tend to validate my inherent mistrust of strangers. Listening to an insufferable bore can be entertaining for some – but most of us would much rather be water boarded while viewing Nyan Cat or perhaps even better – watching a bored predator drone pump a few rounds into the next meeting of the Sommelier's Club – preferably on a day when I am not in attendance.


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Discussion in 'Fly Tying' started by Backyard, Oct 4, 2006.
going in the mail today....
Sweet, I have not checked my PO box yet so I dunno whats in or not but I'm sure it's over loaded. Figure I'll wait till friday to go and grab everything. If there are any slackers I'll get on'm, to get their shit in by the end of next week. After that I'll be shipping everything out. :beer2:
'Yard you should find mine in your box... I sent them last week.
Spanishfly, what if you just post a pic of your fly with the name; that would serve the same purpose.
Ok, Grabbed whatever was at the post office and here is who's I got in so far.
Daryle H.
Justin H
W. Bodger
Mark R.
Joe M.
Matt B.
So I think that just leaves Flybill & Ak_Powder left. Got a pm from AK a few days ago so those should be here soon. After everyone is in I'll be shipping them out asap.
All the flies look seriously deadly. I can't wait for the water to get down a bit to start some field testing. Ringlee that fleshy-egg tube fly is gonna get some playing time for sure. :beer2:
Backyard, I'm Justin H
Then that means he needs;'Yard, Ak_Powder_Monkey, Flybill
Is that right?
Shit, my mistake... Edit made.
Sorry guys, I'm still not done, so if you want to get them out I understand.
I will get them done by this weekend if you want to wait. I've just had too much work and a few personal things going on.
And yes I suck, I've had plenty of time... Sorry...
Don't sweat it, I'm not in a hurry.
I can wait...
Yeah...I can wait too. Like we got a choice here Bill! JFK. Hurry up so you and I can go hit the water again. We'll be deep into the winter run here pretty quick.
Should we change this to a Christmas swap? Yard, holler at your boys.
I'll be hitting the po box today to see if Flybills/Ak's stuff is in. Try to get some good photos of everything and send'm out this week. :beer2:
Thanks bro :beer2:
So, where are we at with these flies? Are they all in, are they on their way?


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Google Search Ranking Non-Responsive Websites
Google Search Ranking Non-Responsive Websites
What is a responsive website?
Responsive websites are designed differently for all devices. For example, a website on your laptop should appear differently on an iPhone or iPad. Resizing & redesigning the content & layout of a website per device, ensures ease of reading, navigation and an all round better experience for the user. If your website looks the same on desktop and mobile, your site is not responsive!
What's changing?
Google currently provides recommendations to web designers and developers so that they can optimize websites for Google's search engine algorithms and for SEO purposes. As of this month, Google have changed their algorithm that ranks websites in the Google search engine. This change effects the Google Search Ranking of non-responsive websites. Businesses whose websites are not responsive on mobile devices, will have their SEO hit hard and may find themselves dropping down the Google search ranking dramatically.
Why Google…why!!?!!
Google's main aim is to provide the highest quality search results to users. In order to do this, Google's algorithm constantly changes to reflect developing technology. At present, mobile search is growing hugely among users and Google are now changing their algorithm to reflect this.
In short, eliminating websites that are not responsive (mobile friendly) from the mobile search, Google provides a higher quality of results to the user.
Does this effect my business?
If you want to build a successful website online, don't ignore this change. It will effect both the SEO and steer users away from all non-responsive websites. According to Google research 2 of 3 potential customers said they did not buy from / use a business because the website was not responsive!
Not convinced to optimize a website for mobile devices? Here's the stats according to Google research
• 4 of 5 consumers search local businesses for information.
• 88% of those consumers use a mobile device to do so.
• 60% of consumers use mobile search to make purchase decisions.
• Mobile spending is on track to reach a whopping $90 Billion by 2017
Top reasons consumers decide NOT to buy:
1. Not enough information found
2. Site loaded too slow
3. Small screen (the website is not responsive)
What to do.
Changing to a responsive website can be a financial investment, but If you want to build a successful website online and stop turning customers away (that's if they can find you in the first place), you should seriously consider the investment.
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Interest Hilarious "Sexy" Unlicensed Anime-related and Video Game Costumes
posted on 2013-10-18 17:45 EDT by Bamboo Dong
In the US, you know it's approaching October when Halloween stores mysteriously start popping up on every street corner. Inside, they're stuffed wall-to-wall with every cheap Halloween-themed knick-knack you could possibly imagine, and racks of flimsy costumes.
And then you turn the corner to the "sexy" costumes. If anything exists in the real world, it can be sexified, including everyday objects, to of course, characters.
Of all the "sexy costume" retailers, party-wear retailer Yandy might be the most egregious. Year round, they sell a variety of club-ready garments, but during Halloween, they trot out items like Sexy Twizzlers and sexy French fries.
So when we clicked on "Anime Wonder Woman Costume" (their name, not ours), it led us down a rabbit hole of other costumes.
So here's some of the "sexy" anime-related (or video game-related, or otherwise nerd culture-related) costumes you can find this fall, along with the hilarious knock-off names that accompany them.
"White Kitty Cuddle Plush Set"
"Green Jumping Plumber Costume"
See also Adult Pink Princess Costume and Video Game Princess Costume
These aren't even semi-related to anime or video games (maybe we could make a case for video games), but the combination of sexification and knock-off name are just too funny.
"Yellow Masked Super Hero Costume"
And then there's the sexy (and actually licensed) costumes that manage to actually be more conservative than their original counterparts. What that says, we'll let you decide.
"Kitana Mortal Kombat Costume"
"Mileena Mortal Kombat Costume"


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This blog is to take the reader on a small visual tour of the grand neighbourhoods of lower Hamilton, Ontario. My last post discussed the character, perception and vast neighbourhoods of the capital of the Golden Horseshoe but this piece will accentuate the stately homes and the areas that these homes occupy.
First, I start on a drive down Delaware just west of Gage Park and south of Main Street East to the Area of St. Claire. These homes were built, as are most in this tour, in the early half of the Twentieth Century and some of these streets also boast cultivated boulevards.
Delaware East Bound
Delaware and St.Claire
Delaware and Eastbourne
Homes in this area have sold for an average of about $225.00 per square foot over the past three years and many of these homes are an affordable alternative to communities east up the QEW. There has been a plethora of press about Hamilton's affordable and active real estate market and for very good reason, the quality and old time craftsmanship of these homes are to be embraced and promoted.
Moving westward across the city to the area south to the escarpment and west of James St. is the Durand. Few areas in Canada can one find such great houses built early in the last century and showing such magnificence. Take a tour along Aberdeen and discover the homes that adorn the streets and side streets.
Ravenscliffe West View
Selling prices in the Durand vary greatly as the size, design and location command varied results. An eight bedroom and five bath home can sell for over $1.2 million but the average is just over $400,000.00 equalling under $200 per square foot. A welcome relief to the north easterly cities and mortgage payments that may even be less than Toronto monthly rents.
This tour concludes with a drive west on Dundurn to Longwood and north on Longwood to King St. West and west towards McMaster University on Sterling Ave. into an area south of the Cootes Paradise aviary west of Churchill Park. Homes in this north Westdale Village command about $320 per square foot, but again, a fraction of Toronto prices only 45 miles south west from Toronto on the westerly corner of Lake Ontario.
Oaknoll and Dalewood
Dalewood Cresent
Thank-You for taking this tour of Hamilton's grand neighbourhoods. Victorian, Edwardian, Georgian, Stuart, Tudor and English Cottage all have their touches on these homes. Stained and leaded glass, oak, pocket doors, slate shingles, multiple fireplaces and field-stone supports many of these homes and many homes throughout the city. Not all homes in these areas are this grand but there are also many more that are as well. Hamilton is a city that knows its own architectural treasures and as the areas population continues to expand and its image changes, the rest of Southern Ontario will discover what we already know, Hamilton is a city to live, invest and grow.


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Series 3 of the Halo Mega Bloks Hero Packs includes 8 more figures to collect. These include 2 rares and 1 ultra rare active camo figure. Below you can see pictures of the packaging and the insert as well as all 9 figures in this series (grunts come 2 to a pack). Below each figures picture and the imprinted codes that are on the packaging.
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2X Copper Grunts w/ Plasma Pistol and Grenade (Common)
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Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester fired her mom as manager, cutting her off financially after an incident involving an old friend and a restraining order.
You know how these things go.
The 24-year-old actress dumped Connie Meester after a nasty confrontation with Leighton's friend Laurel Wiig led to a restraining order against her.
Connie has an extensive criminal past that is well documented, giving birth to Leighton while she was doing time in prison for marijuana smuggling.
The recent incident - in which Connie allegedly threatened to "hunt down and kill" Laurel - has Leighton worried about her mom's involvement.
"Now that she's gotten into more trouble, [Leighton] made the painful decision to cut ties with Connie," said a source close to the actress.Added the source: "Hopefully, Connie will get whatever help she needs and she and Leighton can eventually sort out their relationship."
Leighton's latest movie, The Roommate, opened on top of the box office, and she's won raves for starring in Country Strong this year as well.


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NEW YORK--Everywhere you look, from the federal government to the states to your hometown, budget crises abound. Politicians and pundits from both parties tell us that the good times are over and that we've got to start living within our means. It's a lie.
Two case studies have made news lately: California, where new/old Gov. Jerry Brown is trying to close a $25 billion shortfall with a combination of draconian cuts in public services and a series of regressive tax increases, and Wisconsin, where right-winger Gov. Scott Walker says getting rid of unions would eliminate the state's $137 million deficit.
Never mind the economists, most of whom say an economic death spiral is exactly the worst possible time for government to cut spending. Pro-austerity propaganda has won the day with the American public. A new Rasmussen poll found that 58 percent of likely voters would approve of a shutdown until Democrats and Republicans can agree on what spending to cut.
The budget "crisis" is a phony construction, the result of right-wing "starve the beast" ideology. There is plenty of money out there, but the pols don't want it.
There is no need to lay off a single teacher, close a single library for an extra hour or raise a single fee by one red cent.
Every government can not only balance its budget but have a surplus. The solution is simple: tax the rich.
Over the last 50 years tax rates for the bottom 80 percent of wage earners have remained almost static. Meanwhile the rich have received tax cut after tax cut. For example, the rate paid by the top .01 percent--people who currently earn more than $6.5 million a year--fell by half.
Europe has one of the fairest ways to generate revenue for government: a wealth tax. In Norway, for example, you pay 1 percent of your net worth in addition to income tax.
What if we imposed a Norwegian-style wealth tax on the top 1 percent of U.S. households? The poorest among them is worth a mere $8.3 million. This top 1 percent owns 35 percent of all wealth in the United States.
"Such a wealth tax ... would raise $191.1 billion each year (1 percent of $19.1 trillion), a significant attack on the deficit," Leon Friedman writes in The Nation. "If we extended the tax to the top 5 percent, we could raise $338.5 billion a year (1 percent of 62 percent of $54.6 trillion)."
Business shills whine that America's corporate tax rate--35 percent--is one of the world's highest. Our real corporate rate--the rate companies actually pay after taking advantage of loopholes and deductions--is among the world's lowest. According to The New York Times, Boeing paid a total tax rate of 4.5 percent over the last five years. Yahoo paid 7 percent. GE paid 14.3 percent. Southwest Airlines paid 6.3 percent.
America's low effective corporate tax rates have left big business swimming in cash while the country goes bust. As of March 2010 non-financial corporations in the United States had $26.2 trillion in assets; 7 percent of that was in cash.
The national debt is $14.1 trillion.
Which is a lot. And, you see, entirely by choice.


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Accession Number : ADA472258
Title : Investigation of Apple Jelly Contaminant in Military Jet Fuel
Descriptive Note : Technical rept.
Corporate Author : SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TX DEPT OF ENGINES FUELS AND LUBRICANTS
Personal Author(s) : Waynick, J A ; Westbrook, Steven R ; Dipoma, Larry
PDF Url : ADA472258
Report Date : Mar 2002
Pagination or Media Count : 210
Abstract : Between 1980 and 1985, a representative of Imperial Oil made a presentation to Subcommittee J (aviation fuels) of ASTM Committee D2 concerning a contaminant found in the Alberta Products Pipeline (APPL). The contaminant had a high viscosity and was eventually called APPL jelly. It is not clear whether the name eventually evolved into apple jelly or someone coined the name separately because of the appearance of the contaminant. However, since that time, the name has been applied to a range of contaminants found in aviation fuel delivery systems (primarily U.S. Air Force). The objective of this project was to characterize this aviation fuel contaminant known with respect to the compositional and process conditions required for its formation, and to determine possible methods, both compositional and process, whereby its formation can be reduced or prevented. This work has demonstrated that apple jelly is a complex mixture. It begins with water and DiEGME (diethylene glycol monomethyl ether). This mixture reacts with its environment, extracting and dissolving compounds from the materials with which it comes in contact. In this work we started with apple jelly samples collected throughout the DoD/Air Force fuel-distribution system. The majority of our samples came from fuel systems delivering JP-8 to aircraft. All the fuels contained corrosion inhibitor, FSII (fuel system icing inhibitor), and SDA (static dissipator additive) in varying amounts. Other than FSII, this work focused on only one JP-8 additive, SDA. The work presented in this report explains the majority of the properties of the various apple jelly samples we received. We were able to demonstrate how thin and thick apple jelly, of the types we analyzed, could form.
Descriptors : *JET ENGINE FUELS, *FUEL CONTAMINATION, WATER, SODIUM, FUEL ADDITIVES, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Subject Categories : Physical Chemistry
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My hair is what I call "bedroom hair"! lol I'm really lucky - great hair cut and after the hot tub and a wild night, it still looks great in the a.m. after some lovin' and over coffee.
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- n. Brain surgery used to treat severe, intractable mental or behavioral disorders.
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- n. Surgery of the brain to treat or alleviate mental illness.
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In contrast to other mental health professionals who advocate psychotherapy for emotional distress and mental disorders, psychiatrists may advocate psychiatric drugs or more controversial interventions such as electroshock or lobotomy (presently called psychosurgery within psychiatry).
As a follow up to our previous post on the history of the now discarded practice of lobotomy, there's been quite a bit of recent interest in the science and ethics of modern-day brain surgery in treating mental illness, a practice often known as 'psychosurgery'.
The Special Rapporteur names forced psychiatric interventions (such as psychosurgery, electroshock and administration of mind-altering drugs including neuroleptics) among practices that may constitute torture or ill treatment.
Szasz, for example, refused to support and even criticized my successful campaign to stop the return of lobotomy and psychosurgery in the 1970s.
The same was true when I conducted my successful campaign to stop the resurgence of lobotomy and other forms of psychosurgery in the 1970s.
Dr. Peter Breggin: Not the Only Psychiatrist Who Opposes ECT
I'm also the only psychiatrist to testify in a successful psychosurgery malpractice trial.
Dr. Peter Breggin: Not the Only Psychiatrist Who Opposes ECT
He figured out how to perform a frontal lobotomy in his office with a tool modeled on an ice pick, and then packed his gear into a suitcase to take psychosurgery into the American hinterlands.
The New York Times recently had a series on brain power, the new psychosurgery by Benedict Carey.
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So, as I've mentioned in my post about my Texas Fall Mantle, I am not a fan of Fall. I am a total spring and summer girl through and through. In fact, I have even been diagnosed with Seasonal Depression. So, not only do I dislike Fall, but frankly, it makes me depressed. It truly has nothing to do with Fall or Winter, but the amount of sunlight I don't get during those months due to the shortened days. Vitamin D3 and I are good friends throughout October-February!
My point in all of this is… I don't ever decorate for Fall.
Now, Christmas, that's a whole different story!!!
So after decorating my mantle, I decided to decorate my buffet table. In fact, every time I walked past it I heard this faint little voice.. "When is it my turn to get dressed up? Please, oh please, decorate me!"
Well, you can't ignore the antique buffet.
She's beautiful.
I love her.
I listen to her.
She's one of those pieces I bought on Craigslist for $75, refinished her, and then couldn't possibly entertain the thought of selling her! Plus, she talks to me. You can't sell furniture that talks to you. It's like selling your children. Well.. not quite.
I slowly started adding some Fall decorations to her, but something was missing. So, I got this idea to make a pumpkin out of muslin.
It went something like this..
Blow up a balloon.
Originally, I sat it in a jar to help keep it stable.
It didn't work.
Use a bowl instead.
Cut strips of muslin fabric. Most of my strips were about an inch wide and a foot long… give or take a few.
Soak them in the liquid starch. You want them to be completely soaked.
Starting at the top, center of the balloon, begin layering your strips vertically. I chose to go this way because I wanted it to somewhat resemble a pumpkin when I was done.
Here I was still using the jar.
Not smart.
It fell over several times.
I got messy.
See, the bowl works MUCH better!
Wait 24 hours… or longer… for it to dry.
I'm impatient.
I had to work on other things in order to forget about this project. Luckily, I started on it the morning before, so I had 8 hours of sleeping time in there too!
After 24 hours of drying, I was able to pop the balloon. That was soooo fun!!!
You've got to try it!!
I cut a large hole in the lid of my Ball jar and stuffed cinnamon sticks inside.
Now, here's the tricky part. Because the pumpkin is made out of muslin, it has some places where it isn't as strong as others. Mostly up around the top. I only did one layer of muslin, but in some places, I added two. In the places where there are two layers, it is much stronger. I would recommend doing two layers if you decide to attempt this.
Since mine wasn't as stable as I liked, I stuck a jar on the inside to hold up my stem.
My original idea was to put a candle inside, punch holes in the top and allow the heat to warm up the cinnamon sticks and create, not only a wonderful aroma, but also a little glow. No matter how many holes I punched in the lid, the candle went out every time.
I placed the jar inside and gathered the fabric up and around the cinnamon sticks. Once I had it gathered up the way I liked, I tied a burlap and orange ribbon around the sticks and fabric to hold it in place.
Here is my muslin pumpkin with my fall decorated buffet.
I could hear my buffet whispering yet again, "Please show all of me on your blog! I'm gorgeous!!"
I'm learning that she's quite the diva.
Now she is all decked out for Fall!
Maybe I'll learn to love Fall after all.


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This is our Christmas Party too, so watch out for our giant raffle, funny hats and frivolity. After last year's wonderful performance there was no doubt about who we invited to do our Christmas party in 2012. This band swings - and what a line up including Jim Corry-alto sax, Joel Purnell-tenor sax, Lee Hallam-trombone, Neil Morley-lead trumpet, Mark Chandler-trumpet, Adrian Knowles, bass and Pete Fairclough-drums. Ron's on baton, perhaps we can persuade him to be Santa again!"
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This is day #1 of the "31 Days of Thrifty Fall Decor" series.
This is a link-up with The Nester, and basically you blog about something for 31 days.
I've decided on 31 Days of Thrifty Fall Decor, because there are so many little things I decorate, that I never share. Usually they are free or from the Dollar Store, and I figured you might like some of them.
So……here's Day #1:
The Dollar Store Leaf Branch.
This branch from the backyard, and a package of dollar store leaves is an easy, and simple way to add some "fall" to your home.
This would look great on:
* Shelves
* The top of a dresser.
* If you used a few sticks or branches in a vase with these leaves.
* On a wall (especially if you had a big branch!)
This best thing about this branch is that it is subtle. It doesn't scream "Fall Decor".
How I made this:
I always have this hanging….um, what are those things called? A Reed-weaved "circle thingy" hanging on my staircase wall.
I found a branch in our yard, and the leaves from the Dollar Store are made with wire, so I simply wrapped a few around different sides of the branches.
You can see it through our kitchen or as you're going down our stairway.
(That verse is actually on our stairway. It's not from picture editing.)
So, there's a simple, easy and "thrifty" way to bring a little fall into your home.


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