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Happy Wednesday! The temperatures have dropped enough in Southern CA to officially deem it sweater season. I've been enjoying having the ability to play with layers a bit and busting out my softest sweaters. As much as I gripe about LA not really having seasons, I was talking to
my fiancee's cousin's wife? a family member who was in town from Minnesota about wishing I could dress for true cold weather. She pointed out that when you do, all anybody really sees is your coat. Hmm…good point. I take it back! I don't want that!
Pairing neutrals with a pop of red, especially in the form of a long-wearing liquid lipstick and a Starbucks red cup, screams Christmas too me. It's become more or less my festive uniform throughout the winter season. The clutch came with my Free People reversible vegan tote that I carry all the time to school.
This post is also an homage to these Dior split aviators that spent a short, but meaningful time in my possession. They were actually my birthday present during the Bloomingdale's 30% off sale. I was torn between these and a classic pair of Celine's I'd wanted for years. After a quick Snapchat deliberation, I decided on the split aviators in favor of their unique flare. Turns out, maybe a little too unique for me. I wore them twice over the course of a month, and since designer sunglasses aren't exactly a staple in my closet or my budget, I wanted to get something I could really get some use out of. So I exchanged them for the Celine's and am so happy I did! I still love these though, and am glad I have something to commemorate our time together. 😛 Outfit details are linked below as well as some of my favorite sweaters!
Mika ran out onto the balcony and was spying on our quick photoshoot. I love that girl. ^^^


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Is Wireless Surround Sound Next for Sonos?
Sonos is hiring a senior product manager, home theater sound to "re-invent home theater sound for the digital age"
Sonos, the company that brought us one of the best whole-house wireless music systems ever, seems to be eying the home theater market.
The company is hiring a senior product manager, home theater sound.
From the Careers section of Sonos.com:
Sonos is looking for a successful, experienced home entertainment product leader to help us re-invent home theater sound for the digital age. We are looking for someone with a passion for home theater sound who wants to drive new concepts into a shipping reality.
You will lead the product vision and lead new product creation teams. You will create and evangelize new home theater products and drive them through development. If you are passionate about music and movies, you'll quickly see that this is a tremendous opportunity to shape the future of connected home entertainment. Take a look at our recent products – including the S5, our recently announced iPad app, and our expanding suite of supported online music services – then help us create what's next.
If Sonos is getting into the wireless surround sound business … Booya!
Plenty of solutions exist today, but none has the cachet of Sonos.
Perhaps, the new senior product manager will help to create something like these Sonos-powered speakers that never made it to market.
Looking for a really cool job in the streaming audio market? The Sonos job calls for someone with an "affinity for and knowledge of home theater, digital music, and streaming content."
The position is based in Cambridge, Mass. or Santa Barbara, Calif.
Julie Jacobson, recipient of the 2014 CEA TechHome Leadership Award, is co-founder of EH Publishing, producer of CE Pro, Electronic House, Commercial Integrator, Security Sales and other leading technology publications. She currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro in the areas of home automation, security, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. Julie majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, spent a year abroad at Cambridge University, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. She's a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player currently residing in Carlsbad, Calif. Email Julie at [email protected]
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Today I'm joining the lovely ladies for Tuesdays On The Run. Where we talk about a different topic each week that is running related.
Today's topic is "How are you different from when you started blogging".
I started this blog a little over a year ago to keep my family and friends updated on my running and training shenanigans. When I first started, I posted about every other week or so.
Since then…
I started following other blogs more … and have met some of my blogger and instagram friends.
I take a lot more pictures, including selfies (or runfies) now… if there isn't a picture, did it really happen.
I plan my posts (or try to) … around link-up themes and days of the week.
I've started linking up for Meatless Mondays or Healthy Vegan Fridays, so I'm constantly thinking about what I can make that would be good for those posts.
I've made some great virtual friends and enjoy following their successes!
How have you changed since you started blogging?
Today I'm linking up with MCM Mama Runs, Marcia's Healthy Slice, and My no-guilt life for Tuesdays on the Run.
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I'm so glad you started linking up with us! And it sounds like it's been a good year for you- I need to check out the meatless mondays posts more often.↓
TOTALLY didn't happen if there's no photo. Duh. 🙂
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"runfies" Ah! I love this term!!! Too cute =)
Happy belated blogiversary!
I'm really glad you started your blog as it gave us a chance to meet and become virtual running/veggie buddies =)
I have definitely changed since blogging. I can't believe how many awesome people I have met and communities I belong to. It's pretty great =)
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The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also referred to as Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), is the principal Iranian opposition movement and member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a coalition of democratic opposition groups and personalities. It was founded in 1965 by three anti-fundamentalist Muslim university graduates to oppose the despotic regime of the Shah. The MEK espouses a modern, democratic interpretation of Islam, with a decidedly nationalist political perspective.
The MEK believes that elections and public suffrage are the sole indicators of political legitimacy and that human freedom is the hallmark and guarantor of genuine social progress.
The organization "set itself the objective of replacing the regime of the Shah of Iran, then the mullahs' regime, by a democracy." (Judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, December 12, 2006.)
All MEK founders and its Central Committee, including the subsequent leader of the organization, Massoud Rajavi, as well as ninety percent of its cadres and members were arrested by the Shah's secret police (SAVAK) in 1971. Most were executed. Those who escaped arrest or detention were either killed or arrested in 1972, which resulted in an end to the MEK's organizational presence outside prisons.
Nevertheless, the MEK enjoyed widespread influence and credibility across the country. For this reason, in the 1970s, many groups, whether with religious orientations or with Marxist leanings, used the MEK name. The organization's structure was reconstituted only after the imprisoned MEK members gained their freedom in the final months of 1978 and in January 1979.
Following the revolution, the MEK became Iran's largest organized political party. It had hundreds of thousands of members who operated from MEK offices all over the country, and its publication, 'Mojahed' had a circulation of 500,000 copies.
Contrary to promises he made in Paris about the creation of a Constitutional Assembly, Ayatollah Khomeini set up an Assembly of Experts comprised of sixty of his closest confidants to ratify the principle of velayat-e faqih (absolute supremacy of clerical rule) as a pillar of the Constitution. The MEK launched a nationwide social and political campaign in opposition to this move, which enjoyed enormous popular support.
Khomeini sanctioned the occupation of the United States embassy in 1979 in order to create an anti-American frenzy, which facilitated the holding of a referendum to approve his Constitution. Despite the overly sympathetic environment for Khomeini in the aftermath of the hostage taking, the MEK declared that it will not vote for the Constitution despite the tremendous risks that decision entailed.
The organization actively participated in the political process, fielding candidates for the parliamentary and presidential elections. "The Mojahedin also entered avidly into the national debate on the structure of the new Islamic regime. The Mojahedin unsuccessfully sought a freely elected constituent assembly to draft a constitution.
The Mojahedin similarly made an attempt at political participation when [then] Mojahedin leader Massoud Rajavi ran for the presidency in January 1980. Rajavi was forced to withdraw when Ayatollah Khomeini ruled that only candidates who had supported the constitution in the December referendum – which the Mojahedin had boycotted- were eligible. Rajavi's withdrawal statement emphasized the group's efforts to conform to election regulations and reiterated the Mojahedin's intention to advance its political aims within the new legal system". (Unclassified report on the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran by the Department of State to the United States House of Representatives, December 1984.)
However, the MEK soon found itself in a direct struggle against the forces of Ayatollah Khomeini and his regime. The MEK's differences with Khomeini dated back to the 1970s, and stem from its opposition to what is known today as Islamic fundamentalism. Although the MEK derives its ideology from Islam, as Khomeini did, unlike Khomeini and his followers, the MEK believes in freedom, tolerance and democratic values.
Angry at the position taken by the MEK against his regime and worried about the MEK's growing popularity, Khomeini ordered a brutal crackdown against the MEK and its supporters. Between 1979 and 1981, some 70 MEK members and sympathisers were killed and several thousand more were imprisoned by the Iranian regime.
The turning point came on 20th June 1981, when the MEK called a half-a-million-strong peaceful demonstration to protest at the Iranian regime's crackdown, and to call for political freedom. Khomeini ordered the Revolutionary Guards to open fire on the swelling crowd, fearing that the situation would spiral out of control. Concerned that without absolute repression the democratic opposition would force him to engage in serious reforms – an anathema as far as he was concerned; he ordered the mass and summary executions of those arrested.
Since then, MEK members and supporters have been the prime victims of human rights violations in Iran. Some 120,000 of its members and supporters have been executed by the Iranian regime, including 30,000 political prisoners who were executed in a few months between the summer and autumn of 1988, on the basis of a fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini.
Having been denied its fundamental rights and having come under extensive attack at the time that millions of its members, supporters and sympathizers had no protection against the brutal onslaught of the Iranian regime, the MEK had no choice but to resist against the mullahs' reign of terror.
"Towards the end of 1981, many of the members of the MEK and supporters went into exile. Their principal refuge was in France. But in 1986, after negotiations between the French and the Iranian authorities, the French government effectively treated them as undesirable aliens, and the leadership of the MEK with several thousand followers relocated to Iraq." (Judgment of the Proscribed Organizations Appeal Commission, November 30, 2007.)
Many observers, including 35 British parliamentarians, who successfully challenged the deproscription of the MEK in the UK, as well as the British Court of Appeal, affirmed that "in June 2001, at an Extraordinary Congress in Iraq, MEK decided to put an end to its military activities. It has since pursued a campaign to legitimise its status as a peaceful democratic movement and has attracted support in this aim from the respondents [Parliamentarians]." (Judgment of the UK Court of Appeal, May 6, 2008.) The organisation has enjoyed the backing of majorities in parliaments in Europe and in the U.S. House of Representatives on several different occasions.
"The MEK remained armed until the invasion of Iraq by coalition forces in March 2003. At that date Camp Ashraf was surrounded and a large arsenal of weapons was surrendered by agreement". (Judgment of the UK Court of Appeal, May 6, 2008.)
"The Iranian government remains hostile to MEK. In August 2002 the NCRI publicised detailed allegations of Iran's programme for the acquisition of nuclear weapons." (Judgment of the UK Court of Appeal, May 6, 2008.) The MEK has continued to be the primary source for revealing Iran's secret nuclear program as well as its meddling in Iraq and other countries.
The MEK has embraced the platform of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, which adheres to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is committed to the separation of church and state, freedom of religion, speech, assembly, press, political parties, as well as gender and religious equality.


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Burblang, the mother of three children ages eleven, nine and five, lives in Alemeda, California and became incensed when she saw Chua on a talk show discussing her book.
"Here was this Asian lady talking about not letting her kids have sleepovers, watch TV, play video games or do nothing but study hard, play pianos and violins and get straight A's in school, said Burblang. "That may be the Chinese way, but it's time someone stood up to raising kids the American way. So I wrote my book."
Here are some excerpts.
"Poor Jimmy is bummed. All his friends are getting PS3's and we still have an Xbox. 'I'm tired of the crappy graphics on this dinosaur!' Jimmy shouted while we were having dinner the other night. 'Why can't I ever get anything good?!' I talked it over with my husband and it looks like someone will be getting an early birthday present!"
"Lisa woke up this morning and didn't feel like going to school. 'What's wrong, precious angel?' I asked. 'The teacher keeps trying to make us learn really hard stuff,' she began sobbing. 'Well, honey, it will get easier, you'll see. You just have to do your best and make mommy and daddy very proud!' She began crying hard and shouting that she had the worst life ever! Then, she threw a book at my head. I felt so badly for her that I told her it might be a good sick day for her. I called the school and explained that she was ill. I'm looking into getting a tutor for the poor little thing– I don't want our five year old to feel defeated!"
"Thomas is really upset with his baseball coach, and I can't say that I blame him. The man is an overbearing tyrant!!! At yesterday's game, Thomas hit a pop-up toward the first baseman. Thomas figured it was an easy out so he dropped his bat and went back to the dugout swearing because he felt the pitcher cheated him by throwing the ball where Thomas wasn't expecting it. Anyway, the kid playing first base dropped the ball, then tripped on his shoes on the way to first, stepped on the base and then dropped the ball again but the catcher ran up and got the ball and stepped on first base so Thomas was out. WELL, the coach was upset at Thomas because he thought that if Thomas had run out the hit, he would have had an easy single since the clumsy first baseman dropped the ball. Well, Thomas got really angry because he said that the coach had been trying to crush his spirit ever since Thomas came on the team and Thomas wasn't going to allow some washed-up adult wannabe-athlete bruise his ego and self confidence with his never- ending criticism and riding his butt over tiny things like having to do stupid things like run out every hit. Thomas threw a bat at the coach and stormed out of the dugout. I felt so sorry for Thomas, we stopped at Dairy Queen on the ride home and got him a big banana split and onion rings!!! Tomorrow I'm going to complain to the league commissioner about that mean coach and see if I can't get him fired! I'm also going to stop by the trophy shop and see if I can just buy Thomas a big baseball trophy so he doesn't have to deal with all this hyper-competitive crap!"
"Jimmy brought home his report card today. He got one B, three C's and two D's. I told him we were very proud of his B and that the C's prove he's an average kid– although we think he's WAY ABOVE AVERAGE!!! But then I asked him to kindly PLEASE see if he couldn't do something about raising those two D's a little bit. Well, Jimmy got furious and threw his new PS3 controller at me. It broke into pieces so now we're going to have to get a new one… plus, I had to get six stitches in my forehead and goodness knows how much the insurance is going to cover!!! Jeesh, parenting spirited children in a tough job…"


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Revisiting the 2004 election. Part 2.
Still in the spirit of the holidays, following up on the 2004 presidential election
Not merely was the Electoral College manipulated. What happened in November 2004 to the popular vote? The question is raised by, among others, Jonathan D. Simon, J.D., of the non-profit Verified Vote 2004, and Ron P. Baiman, Ph.D., Institute of Government and Public Affairs, U. of Illinois-Chicago.
Baiman and Simon's paper, "The 2004 Presidential Election: Who Won the Popular Vote? An Examination of the Comparative Validity of Exit Poll and Vote Count Data," focuses on disparities discussed by U. Penn research professor Steven Freeman, quoted previously.
Substantive and solidly researched, the paper bears out the fact that vote tallies diverged significantly from the reasonably expectations based on exit polling. Here quoted for convenience are Baiman and Simon's main points:
"Executive Summary
- There is a substantial discrepancy–well outside the margin of error and outcome determinative–between the national exit poll and the popular vote count.
- The possible causes of the discrepancy would be random error, a skewed exit poll, or breakdown in the fairness of the voting process and accuracy of the vote count.
- Analysis shows that the discrepancy cannot reasonably be accounted for by chance or random error.
- Evidence does not support hypotheses that the discrepancy was produced by problems with the exit poll. [emphasis added]
- Widespread breakdown in the fairness of the voting process and accuracy of the vote count are the most likely explanations for the discrepancy.
- In an accurate count of a free and fair election, the strong likelihood is that Kerry would have been the winner of the popular vote."
Many of us couldn't have said it better ourselves.
Regrettably, Baiman and Simon's paper never cracked through the surface in large media outlets. A quick search of the Lexis-Nexis database shows zero mention of the paper in U.S. newspapers. The print press collectively did not quote, or mention, the public statement released through U.S. Newswire Jan. 4, 2005, announcing a press conference at the National Press Club by the authors, other election experts, and activist groups including the NAACP. No magazines ran articles on election fraud as an issue.
The authors echoed questions raised by my North Carolina reader quoted in the previous entry. As they pointed out,
"Although it is the Electoral College and not the popular vote that legally elects the president, winning the popular vote does have considerable psychological and practical significance. It is fair to say, to take a recent example, that had Al Gore not enjoyed a popular vote margin in 2000, he would not have had standing in the court of public opinion to maintain his post-election challenge for more than a month up until its ultimate foreclosure by the Supreme Court. [emphasis in original]
In the 2004 election now under scrutiny, the popular vote again has played a critical role. George Bush's apparent margin of 3.3 million votes clearly influenced the timing of John Kerry's concession. Although the election was once again close enough that yet-to-be-counted votes offered at least the mathematical possibility of a Kerry electoral college victory–and although, once again, concerns about vote counting were beginning to emerge from early post-election reports and analyses–Kerry apparently believed that, unlike popular vote-winner Gore, he did not have effective standing to prolong the race."
Baiman and Simon were well aware of the sensitive situation in Ohio,
"Yet to overturn the Ohio result, giving Kerry an electoral college victory (or even to disqualify the Ohio electors via challenge in Congress, which would deprive Bush of an electoral college majority and throw the election to the House of Representatives), would likely be regarded as unjust and insupportable by a populace convinced that Bush was, by some 3.3 million votes, the people's choice.
Thus, although the popular vote does not legally determine the presidency, its significance is such that we must give due consideration to any evidence which puts the popular vote count itself at issue."
[emphasis in original]
Hence the analysis of the anomalies. Citing the historical track record of exit polling and the 2004 results reported by exit polling authority Warren Mitofsky, Baiman and Simon argue convincingly for the credibility of the exit polls.
The crux:
"On election night 2004, the exit polls and the vote counting equipment generated results that differed significantly."
As the authors remind readers,
"In the early morning of November 3, 2004, a CNN.com website screenshot entitled "U.S. PRESIDENT/NATIONAL/EXIT POLL" posted national exit poll results updated to 12:23 A.M., broken down by gender as well as a variety of other categories.[note] The time of the update indicates that these results comprised substantially the full set of respondents polled on election day, but were free from the effects of a subsequent input of tabulated data used to bring about ultimate congruence between the exit poll and vote count results."
The outcome of this national exit poll was 48.2% Bush, 50.8% Kerry.
There has perhaps never been a less reported headline in the history of U.S. politics. In a world, or in a political realm, now bating its breath over the possibility that Iowa Christian conservatives may wander from Newt Gingrich to Rick Santorum or vice versa–in an election neither can hope to win–the fact that historically reliable exit polling showed John Kerry on top in the presidential election in 2004 went unremarked.
Baiman and Simon quoted Freeman's discussion of the close battleground states, cited earlier:
"In particular, the odds against the discrepancies in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania occurring together are computed at 662,000-to-one, or a virtual statistical impossibility that they could have been due to chance or random error."
The same pattern held on a broader scale:
"Receiving somewhat less emphasis is the overall pattern of discrepancy in the state polls—again with the vote counts turning in Bush's favor, though less dramatically in the nonbattleground states, as will be discussed below. The national popular vote is not addressed in that paper, but the same statistical principles are applicable, and will be
employed in this analysis."
The authors emphasize the large size of the national exit poll, even more accurate than other exit polls:
"While the individual state samples totaled 73,678 reported respondents,[note] a national sub-sampling was undertaken by Edison/Mitofsky, which comprised 13,047 reported respondents, chosen as a representative random sample of the nation as a whole. This sample was drawn from 250 targeted polling places and from 500 individual telephone interviews with absentee and early voters."
Baiman and Simon concluded with 95% certainty "that Kerry's popular vote percentage would fall in the range 49.7% to 51.9%; that is, it would fall outside that range only once in 20 times."
As they summarize, dryly, "Kerry's reported vote count of 48.1% falls dramatically outside this range."
That is, the vote reported for Kerry fell well outside the realm of probability.
The reaction to this solid analysis? In the immortal words of Sinclair Lewis, it made as much noise as a bladder hurled into the ocean. It had as much effect as a tract left in a speakeasy (paraphrase from Ann Vickers, 1933).
Despite the disregard in the national political press, other researchers have pursued the issues raised by the 2004 election. In a lengthy footnote, Baiman and Simon cite the work of MIT grad student William Kaminsky:
"Kaminsky finds that in 22 of the 23 states which break down their voter registrations by party ID the ratio of registered Republicans to registered Democrats in the final, adjusted exit poll was larger than the ratio of registered Republicans to registered Democrats on the official registration rolls. In other words, the adjustments performed on the exit polls in order to get them to agree with the official tallies would, if valid, require Republicans to have won the get-out-the-vote battle in essentially every state. We find this requirement implausible, and indeed observational evidence pointed to just the opposite: massive new voter turnout, which virtually always cuts in favor of the challenger; huge lines in Democratic precincts; unadjusted exit poll data showing apparently greater Democratic turnout; etc. Exit polls appropriately stratified to official party ID percentages, which would effectively neutralize any suspected "reluctant Bush responder" phenomenon by including the expected proportions of Republican and Democratic voters, would on the basis of Kaminsky's analysis have yielded results at least as favorable to Kerry as those upon which we have relied in our calculations."
Again the Amen Corner.
The public out in front, again
As written previously, it wasn't only eggheads who perceived the issue of lost votes. Taking a leaf from Ronald Reagan's book, here it seems only fitting to quote an email from one of my gracious readers:
Thank you for your recent piece on the above that I read today at buzzflash.com. Bush is the worst president of my fifty-three year lifetime and I lived through Johnson and Nixon back-to-back.
Bush has managed to combine the guns and butter policies of the Johnson administration with the excessive secrecy and lies of Nixon. This is almost as big an accomplishment as his uniting of Sunni and Shiite factions against us in Iraq.
I was a precinct captain for the Kerry campaign for the three months prior to the 2004 Iowa caucuses. I would often ask the Democrats I called upon what they were hearing about Bush from their Republican acquaintances. They usually replied in the following way, "You know, it is funny that you should ask that question. I cannot believe the number of Republicans that I know who have VOLUNTEERED the information to me that they will never, ever vote for Bush again." And this was well before things in Iraq turned really, really bad.
What is your sense about the mood among Republicans these days? Thanks, again, for your efforts on behalf of truth, justice and peace. The best, [name]"


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The cabin has all the creature comforts of a luxury cruiser, including a touch-screen sat-nav, Bluetooth and iPod connections and air-con.
There are also figure-hugging adjustable sports seats and a flat-bottomed steering wheel.
The Evora can take up to four passengers, underlining the car's practicality, although Lotus advises that the rear two seats are best reserved for children and small adults on short journeys. There are even ISOFIX points for those small enough to need a child seat.
The boot is far from useless, too, with enough space for a set of golf clubs. A fresh-air cooling system will also help prevent the engine from heating up the boot's contents.
Only 2000 cars will be produced a year, and deliveries of the Evora will start in spring next year.
Eco Elise S concept
Amid the hullabaloo surrounding the Lotus Evora, it's easy to overlook the Eco Elise S concept car.
It shows off Lotus's latest thinking on environmental issues, with body panels made from sustainable materials, and the use of water-based paintwork.
It weighs 32kg less than the regular Elise S, and has a gearchange display indicating the optimum ratio to use to conserve fuel, and solar panels set into the hemp hard-top that provide power for the electrical systems.


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In what was a defensive — and at times ugly — affair the Atlanta Hawks triumphed (89-72) over the Boston Celtics to take Game 2 and, with it, a 2-0 series lead in the first round. Kyle Korver and Al Horford both notched 17 points for the Hawks, while Isaiah Thomas led the way with 16 points for the Celtics.
First quarter blitz
In the last few games before the playoffs began, and Game 1 of this series, the Boston Celtics have been known to start the game off very slowly and this has left themselves facing an uphill battle from the very early stages of the game. That trend continued in Game 2, as the Hawks bolted out of the gates to take a 24-3 lead in the first seven minutes, eventually ending the first quarter with a 24-7 advantage (despite not scoring in the final 5:28).
The two teams would score the exact same number of points in the final three periods (65) so, in the end, the difference in this game was the first quarter. There were a few reasons why the Hawks blitzed the Celtics in the first quarter, let's start with the Hawks defense, which fuelled everything else and set the tone for the rest of the game.
This was one of the first defensive possessions of the game. The Celtics try to run their offense, and it ends up with Jae Crowder attempting to get the ball over to Marcus Smart. Kent Bazemore reads the play, picks off the pass, and gets out in the open floor. He turns down the option to set up Kyle Korver and gets the friendly toilet rim roll on his three-point attempt.


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December at our Davis bed and breakfast means time to pull out the Christmas lights and stock up on salt — sidewalk salt, the kind that sits in sacks by the door to be sprinkled on nearby walkways. In snow country, plain old salt isn't enough. Every year the town merchants collect money to pay someone to actually blow the snow out of the way, and this year it will be Tyler Elliott's job. Once the snow flies, and it could be anytime really, Tyler will cut a swath down the two blocks of our main street, and keep it clear until spring. It's miserable work, but not thankless. Every morning, as we walk down the cleared trench to the post office, we will think of Tyler and silently thank him for keeping the path clear and safe.
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Snowy Winter Season at Bright Morning Inn!Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Cozy Restaurants in Davis, West VirginiaTuesday, December 1st, 2009
In a place where winters are fierce, like this place, cozy is good. And Davis, WV has some of the coziest eateries around. In fact the Inn is surrounded by three of the best restaurants in the region – all within easy walking distance. On our right is Sirianni's Café, which may be West Virginia's most beloved pizza joint. It's an institution, with fresh tasty salads, innovative pasta dishes and fresh and creative pizza choices. Across the street is Hellbender's Burritos, with giant build your own burritos, lots of specialty burritos and homemade appetizers and desserts. On our left is Muttley's Steakhouse, home of the $1.09/oz steak dinner on Thursdays and similar deals on Tuesdays. As for breakfast, the hands down winner is the Inn's own restaurant, which is open to the public and rocks on weekends. The food is fresh, choices ample, and the best part: overnight guests eat for free!


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Microsoft's new focus on enterprise smartphones has been deemed "better late than never", as the tech giant realigns its mobility strategy in light of challenging market conditions.
As reported by ARN, Microsoft announced a further scaling back of the mobile phone manufacturing business that it acquired from Nokia in 2013, laying off 1,850 workers and taking an impairment charge of around $950 million.
Following the sale last week of Microsoft's feature phone business to FIH Mobile and HMD Global for $350 million, moving forward, Redmond will be focusing its smartphone business completely on what it refers to as the "commercial segment".
"Ever since Microsoft took over Nokia's mobile phone business, as one of the final acts of Steve Ballmer's reign, its smartphone strategy has been too ambivalent to succeed," IDC VP of Mobility, John Delaney, said.
"Microsoft has neither made a wholehearted commitment to driving mass-market uptake, with commensurate levels of resource and senior management buy-in; nor has it focused solely on the market segments in which the strengths of its smartphone offering play most effectively.
"Now, at last, Microsoft's ambivalence is over. It has chosen to follow the second of these strategic paths, by scaling back its smartphone operations and concentrating its efforts completely onto the enterprise market."
In short, Delaney believes the decision is the "right one" for Microsoft, with the mass market for smartphones moving beyond its grasp now: it is an iOS/Android duopoly.
"The enterprise market, though, still offers potential opportunities for Microsoft, if it addresses them with sufficient vigour," Delaney added.
"The things that enterprise buyers look for in a smartphone are very different from the things that consumers look for.
"Windows offers a number of advantages in this context, such as out-of-the box compatibility with the Microsoft infrastructure and application software that is widely used by enterprises."
For Delaney, the key advantage of Windows for enterprise buyers is that it is available in a consistent form on both high-end and low-price devices.
"Enterprises choosing Windows can combine the iOS proposition of a consistent, unfragmented platform, with the Android proposition of low-price/high-volume devices," he added. "This is Microsoft's sweet spot in the enterprise market."
But although Microsoft's decision is the right one, Delaney believes it's also one that should have been taken sooner.
"Microsoft has missed out on most of the opportunity that arose during the past two years as a result of enterprises moving away from BlackBerry as their standard smartphone, and looking for something to replace it," he said.
The enterprise smartphone opportunity is still substantial though; and better late than never. Having finally grasped the nettle, it's imperative that Microsoft moves quickly to make the most of the opportunity that remains."
According to Delaney, high-priority actions include creating partnerships with the leading vendors of enterprise mobility management (EMM) software, to strengthen the manageability proposition of Windows among organisations that are using those vendors' products.
In addition, Delaney points to a re-alignment of the vendor's distribution strategy, designed to focus on the smartphone channels used by enterprise procurers.
Coupled with a high-profile marketing campaign aimed at the target segments, most crucially of all: Delaney believes Microsoft must "do whatever it takes" to ensure leading enterprise ISVs (Salesforce, Oracle, Sage, etc) build and maintain Windows Mobile versions of their application software.
"We believe that Microsoft's decision is necessary (albeit overdue), but we also acknowledge that it is a painful one," he added.
"The loss of 1,850 jobs is no small matter, and it is a sad denouement for the story of the Finnish mobile phone powerhouse that was a groundbreaking and innovative player in its prime.
"But given the current circumstances, we believe that Microsoft is now, at last, following the path that is most likely to lead it to success in the market for its smartphones."
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Sinisa Mihajlovic insists Sampdoria "weren't particularly interested in" Antonio Cassano, as they prepare to face Parma.
The two teams go head-to-head on Sunday at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.
Parma directors confirmed Cassano had asked to leave in January for a return to the Blucerchiati, but they locked him down.
"Cassano's a great player who can make the difference in any team, but as far as I know we weren't particularly interested in his return," said Mihajlovic in his Press conference.
"It was more than anything else fantasy football in the media, but if he had arrived then he would've been treated like any other player."
Parma and Verona are in the battle for Europe, but Mihajlovic insists Sampdoria have more prestige.
"Those clubs have done very well. With all due respect, though, I think Sampdoria are a step ahead in terms of history and tradition.
"Samp have to be ambitious and play for more than just mere safety."
This week Mihajlovic was in Serbia to pay his respects to former Sampdoria Coach Vujadin Boskov, his mentor in the sport.
"Boskov was like a father for me and it's difficult when you lose someone you care so much about. Life is like that, you hope it will be as late as possible, but death is the only inevitable thing in life.
"There are many anecdotes about him and his phrases are remembered always. At the time they might've seemed banal, but they were always precisely targeted and showed a superior intelligence."
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Former FBI director Louis Freeh was appointed Tuesday to investigate alleged misconduct by a lawyer who helped run BP's multibillion-dollar settlement fund.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued an order naming Freeh, who runs a consulting firm, a "special master" for the investigation.
Oil spill claims administrator Patrick Juneau announced last month that his office is investigating allegations that an attorney on his staff received a portion of settlement proceeds for claims he had referred to a law firm before he started working on the settlement program.
BP had called for an independent review of the allegations. A company spokesman said in a statement that it was pleased with the appointment to try to ensure the integrity of the claims process.
Barbier's appointment of Freeh is a victory for BP as it wages an aggressive campaign to challenge what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to Gulf Coast businesses with claims arising from the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Barbier said in the order that Freeh's duties would not be confined to allegations involving the attorney but would be a broader look at the claims settlement program.
— Associated Press
Prudential Financial is contesting a U.S. finding that it poses a potential risk to the financial system, becoming the first company to challenge the tag that brings additional oversight.
Prudential requested a hearing to explain why it should not be considered a systemically important financial institution, or SIFI, the company said Tuesday in a regulatory filing.
Chief executive John Strangfeld is pursuing a different course from the leaders of American International Group and General Electric's finance unit, which each said Tuesday that they will not contest SIFI status. The three companies said early last month that they were identified by the Treasury Department's Financial Stability Oversight Council as potential risks to the economy. They were given until Wednesday to appeal.
— Bloomberg News
l Fifty-five hospitals in 21 states have agreed to pay $34 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations that they used more expensive inpatient procedures rather than outpatient spinal surgeries to get bigger payments from Medicare, the Justice Department said Tuesday. The settlement involves kyphoplasty procedures used to treat spinal fractures usually caused by osteoporosis. It can be done as an outpatient procedure, but the Justice Department said the hospitals performed the surgeries as inpatient procedures to increase Medicare billings.
l A federal judge approved a deal that will allow HSBC to pay a record $1.9 billion penalty to settle accusations that the British bank helped Mexican drug traffickers, Iran, Libya and others under U.S. suspicion or sanction move money around the world. The settlement, announced in December, is the largest penalty ever imposed on a bank.
l French competition authorities confirmed that investigators raided Apple stores in France last week as part of a probe. Regulation agency Autorite de la Concurrence spokesman Yannick Le Droze confirmed a report in the French business daily Les Echos that disclosed the investigation but declined to answer questions about the reasons behind it.
— From news services
l 8:30 a.m.: Weekly jobless claims and international trade data for May released.
l 1 p.m.: U.S. stock market closes ahead of the July 4 holiday.


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Army Chapel Welcomes All and Privileges None
Tim Mak at Politico reports a large cross adorning an Army chapel has been removed. Army Regulation 165-1, which governs Army chaplain operations, states "the chapel environment will be religiously neutral when the facility is not being used for scheduled worship" and that "symbols are to be moved or covered when not in use during services" and further that "religious symbols will not be affixed or displayed permanently." A Star of David, Crescent and Star, Buddhist Prayer Wheel, or other religious symbol would be a violation just as a Christian cross is. This ensures that the government can provide for the free exercise of religion for private individuals without showing special preference for any given belief about religion.
This respectful action comes as Marine leaders continue to deliberate over a prominent cross posted in defiance of regulations at Camp Pendleton.
The Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers praises individuals who brought the complaint as well as military commanders who promptly removed the symbol. Politico also reports that the chaplain assigned to the base, when questioned about the cross's removal replied simply, "I had to take it down" without further explanation. With this answer, the chaplain fomented discontent among troops rather than explain the clear regulatory requirement, the good reasoning behind the rule, and the chaplain's error in originally allowing the cross. Pentagon officials report the cross was in place for about a month. Senior leaders should ask who posted the cross and what commanders failed to act while the cross was posted in defiance of regulations and military diversity. Considering this controversy, Pentagon officials should reiterate the policy and identify other areas where permanent religious symbols, whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or other, are improperly placed in Army chapels.
Christians are calling this an attack on their religion. This implies that putting up a 6-foot cross on a prominent military facility is not an attack on all competing religions. One soldier said he sees the cross daily between the dining facility and the gym and sees it as a "a daily reminder of my faith and what Jesus accomplished for me." This large cross in a prominent location also implies that Christianity has the endorsement of the command. The Muslims, Jews, humanists, atheists, and other non-Christians are likely to have felt as if they weren't fully members of the unit because of their beliefs. Free exercise of religion does not extend to co-opting government resources as a bullhorn to promote one's personal religious beliefs.
The individuals who spoke up to have this cross removed showed courage in the face of a powerful minority of Christians trying to use the government to promote their religion. They spoke up in the face of a local chaplain ready to ignore regulations to promote his or her personal beliefs. They spoke up to a command that waited for complaints instead of resolving the situation as soon as it arose. This courage will help to promote free exercise for all and equality within the military.
Todd Starnes at Fox Radio quoted Tony Perkins of the Christian Family Research Council as saying that "Americans who serve in the military are overwhelmingly Christian." Military demographics gathered by MAAF and supported by other reports show that Christianity represents less about 70% of the population, and Protestants are less than 50% of the population. Christians can only claim a majority if they imply that Catholics, Baptists, Mormons, Lutherans, and Pentecostals all have the same beliefs. Proponents of politicized Christianity may be offended, claim majority rights, cry the victim, or misrepresent the law, but leaders like those at Camp Marmal will stand up to protect civil rights and neutrality toward religion.
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Christians have been at the top the pole so long that they feel they are being attacked when they are treated like the rest of us have always been treated by them.
Amen! Isn't that the truth? Best of all, it's a real truth, NOT a dogmatic one.


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High Rankings Question of the Week
January 16, 2013
Jill Whalen
This week I asked my social media followers:
++What's your #1 SEO tip for 2013?++
Here's how they responded:
Rishi Lakhani: Vary your anchor text links.
Zeshan Ahmer: Make the website user-friendly as much as you can!
Luis Angel Espinoza: Optimize your website for users and not for search engines. Become more social.
James Fairlie: As with every year...don't chase Google. Aim to create the best website in the sector, engage online and the rest will follow.
Ann Donnelly: Good keyphrase research isn't only for SEO but a great way to see what your target market is looking for and the language your visitors will use and relate to.
Dianna Huff: For small B2B companies Think about SEO and incorporate it before you begin the design / content creation process. What content will you need to facilitate the sales process? How will you drive people to your content? How will people learn about you? Where do they hang out online?
Alexander Kenter: Semantic markup if you haven't done so already (which you should have, but okay, let's call that innocent ignorance).
James Svoboda: Create Better Content. Pretty straightforward. Anything but simple or easy.
Fran Irwin: Add value to the Internet.
Mike Johnson: Start with some keyword research and take a close look at your title tags.
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Mubbasir Mustafa said:
Focus more on site's design and less on keywords. Make it simple, elegant and attractive.(to engage your visitors and to reduce your bounce rate).
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Definitely agree with most of the above about engaging content.
2013 is going to be a big year for having great content and well designed sites at the top of the rankings. Having your content spread around blogs and social media won't hurt either!
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Write quality content. Focus more on Social bookmarking. Use Google+, Facebook and twitter for betterment. You can use Pinterest too.
2013 will be the year of Social media websites. Social media sites will be the key factor in Ranking.
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Content is the king as they say. I think that the good content and its proper distribution (spiced up with social media promotion) are always main factors when it comes to high rankings.


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Tim McGraw has a new video out, One Of Those Nights. Personally I can't think of a better way to spend the next 4 minutes than by staring at Tim McGraw. What do you say ladies? Let's check it out!
Sigh. Looking good huh? Ok, so now let's talk fashion, shall we? While I do love Tim's consistent black cowboy hat, henley style shirt and jeans or leather pants look, what caught my eye in this video was where he was wearing a scarf and puffy vest. I personally think that is a great look on him. This is how I'd recreate it the Langston's way…
Men's Dickies Long Sleeve Solid Pocket Tee Shirt
Tempco Men's Reversible Bubble Vest
Rock & Roll Cowboy Men's Pistol Slim Fit Boot Cut Jeans
Pendleton Men's Merino Knit Muffler – Tan Diamond Desert
Stetson Men's Handmade Distressed Eagle Underlay Cowboy Boots
So there you have it. Now go buy that outfit for your man!


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Catch ph0n0n's set at the Gallery 1412
ph0n0n creates soundtracks with elements of ambience, noise, microtonality, chance processes and live improvisation. Chris Hanis and Adam Reza met in early 2007 through a shared interest in innovative electronic music. They are working in their studio on recordings for their first album.


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Robert Lustig attempts to reprise his viral hit, Sugar the Bitter Truth with a new installment. This one borrows part of the title from his book: "Fat Chance: Fructose 2.0".
As you might expect, it's a pretty darn good view. Favorite quote? How 'bout this: "It's never gluttony and sloth. It's always biochemical. The question is, 'Are you smart enough to figure out what the biochemistry is?'"
For those of you interested in Leptin, this is a must watch.


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Creative Musicians Retreat
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Ticket Information
Walden's award-winning Concert Series is free and open to the public.
- Dates: June 17 - 25
- Location: on the campus of the Dublin School in Dublin, New Hampshire
- Chorus, classes, concerts, and community
- 40 adult musicians from around the world
A week-long festival in New England, the Creative Musicians Retreat is offered for composers, improvisers, performers, electronic musicians, choral musicians, and music teachers who want to spend a week immersed in music. The engaging curriculum is designed for a range of participants: undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professional and amateur musicians. The powerful synergy between composers, performers, and improvisers, as well as theorists, choral singers, and teachers is what makes a musical retreat at Walden so unique.
Matt Gold (percussion) and Steven Beck (piano) join the Mivos Quartet as Artists-in-Residence. They will be available for lessons and coachings, and to workshop and perform. Everyone participates in three recorded Composers Forums with Composer-in-Residence Annie Gosfield.
Surrounded by the natural beauty of southern New Hampshire and away from day-to-day distractions, musicians from all over the world come to contribute to an artistic and intellectual community. This is where people gather to invigorate their musical training, participate in a vibrant and talented community, and engage in creative music making through composition, improvisation, musicianship, choral singing, electronic music, and much more.
Visit our website to find out more about Walden's outstanding faculty and award-winning concert series. Program webpage: http://waldenschool.org/creative-musicians-retreat/.
Please don't hesitate to contact us (http://waldenschool.org/contact-us/) to learn more and for online access to our application materials. Please direct questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
We are thrilled that the Mivos Quartet will be in residence again at the 2017 Creative Musicians Retreat, and we also welcome Artists-in-Residence Steven Beck (piano) and Matthew Gold (percussion). They will be on campus for the duration of the week, working with composing and performing participants in a stimulating workshop environment.
In 2017, the CMR Composer-In-Residence will be Annie Gosfield. She will be on campus all week, moderate three Composers Forums, conduct master classes, and give private composition lessons.


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If u like action this is the place to be. I typically bet about 10 units a night. All NBA games if you follow every bet I make and the right amount of units on each you will find your self up 100 units by the middle of january so if your a $10 better thast an extra $1000 if your a $100 better you have an easy 10K. Now you can be gready and bet more on a game you like but then you are not following my system, I ended my MLB season up 170 units which is the reason why im going to help everyone else out here. Why not share the Wealth. So folow closely and make every bet I do. Remember not every pick will be right but do not shy away or pull back you will be up 100 units here in 50 days and do not get gready if Im on a heater or not bet because ive had a bad day the day before
Wednesday November 28th,
Brooklyn Nets +4.5 440-400 4 units
Portland -3.5 220-200 2 units
Brooklyn Nets U-191 220-200 2 units
Pistons -3.0 330-300 3 units
up 7.8 units after wednesdays game
Thursday November 29th,
S.A Spurs +6.5 440-400 4 units
Denver -2.5 220-200 2 units
its a thursday again witch means not many games tonight but i love the spurs spread
We are well on our way to 100 units in this short 6 week period. I have started off hot here the first 2 days last night both games being extremly close. The spurs are the best team overall in the league yes better than the grizzles but i got a lot of flack for sticking with them even after Pop sat the stars and that proves why the spurs are the best and they still covered the early morning spread. Anyone who took the 13 point spread faired even better and thast why i went double on it after the change but i cant put that here since im going off my recorded picks. Easy picks tonight so get ready for lots of units on these games.
Up 9.6 units after 2 days here
Up 9.6 units
Toronto -2 330-300 3 units
Nets -4 440-400 4 units
76 ers -3.5 220-200 2 units
Pacers -1.5 440-400 4 units
All small games here
Chi -6.5 220-200 2 units
Nets +8.5 220-200 2 units
Pacers +4.5 110-100 1 unit
sorry for being late im not a huge fan of the games tonight but i do like these ones all top rebounding teams here and in defense as well miami will play at a slow pace and dont like too and pacers will rebound over the warriors and phily is to up and down here this season and chi D is very good big spread to cover but i think they get it
not gonna lie i thought this was a lock to be up 7 units today very dissapointed in the knicks in the 4th espcially jr smith he was so god awuful.
On the other hand im up 15.7 units had a rough night last night and down 1.4 units today but closing out the week here with 1 game left tonight ill take it well on my pace for the 100 units by January 13th. So let me guide u in the right direction and end the week up between 15-20 units
i have one game to close out the week here short week for me but we have till the 13th of january like i said last post. Im up 15.7 units gonna make a 4 unit play on the game tonight either i will be up 11.3 or 19.7 for the week. Ending this week on a good note
LAL under 200 440-400 4 units


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The production is directed by highly acclaimed American actor, director and producer John Malkovich and Rebecca Cohen caught up with Julian in Edinburgh to find out more.
Can you tell us a bit about the piece?
A Celebration Of Harold Pinter is a presentation and exploration of Pinter's personal writings - a composite audio of his most passionate, intelligent, funny and humane prose, poetry and interviews. In his plays there is no real sense of author, but in his poetry and prose he reveals himself. It is uneasy and unpredictable, challenging to hear and challenging to speak, but it is entertainment. The director John Malkovich has a good ear for language and he knows what constitutes a legitimate theatre experience.
You got to know Pinter when he invited you to recite some of his poetry when he was too ill to perform - what are your fondest memories of the playwright?
Yes, he had committed to a performance, but his illness impaired his speaking voice. I got a great insight into his work and it was such a fortuitous experience. I repeated the recital after he died as a memorial tribute, and the response was so strong. People wanted to hear more. There are two memories that are most intense. 1. The look in his eyes - when he was watching a game of cricket he was like a bird of prey. So focused, and inspiring, and even intimidating. 2. His physical presence - even during his frail period he had a magnetism and very charged aura.
Why do you think Pinter chose you to take over from him?
To be honest, I think he could have called any actor. But we happened to have a very animated conversation about David Hare's Stuff Happens - I played Tony Blair in an LA production. It was during the conversation that I think he had the view 'Sands can do this.' I had been to drama school, been in both The Caretaker and The Birthday Party, and been in the film The Room, but I think his reason for choosing me was our mutual interest in Stuff Happens.
What is your favourite Pinter poem/play and why?
There is a lot of passion and anger in Pinter's political and war poems - they are heartbreaking in their anguish. But, for me, he's also written one of the greatest love poems in the English language. It Is Here (for A) is gorgeous in its sentiment. I think No Man's Land is my favourite play. The language is almost biblical, and it is a play I would like to be in playing either Hirst or Spooner (probably more Spooner). The Caretaker, The Homecoming and Betrayal are all plays I relish.
You mentioned earlier that you developed the show with actor and director John Malkovich. How have you found your partnership?
The wonderful thing about working with a friend is that you have great shorthand.There is a quick understanding, so you achieve a lot in a short space of time.We had to follow each other round to find time to rehearse. The piece isn't very physical, so we almost had to be like violinists and conductors to create an internal and intimate experience. We had to find the intention and meaning of the language, and the best way of presenting it, so our time has been most valuable.
How have people at Edinburgh so far reacted to the production?
The response has been fantastic. We have had good houses, very good reviews and lots of interest. You can see from the people that hang around after that they have been visibly altered, and that's gratifying to me.
You've worked in a variety of different fields, including television and film. What is it about theatre performance that you most enjoy?
Being in a piece of theatre is like being a giant. You go out and the immediacy of the audience, the visceral bouncing back and forth, is at once both wonderful and daunting. The reality is it is the most electric forum.
Finally, why should people come and watch the production in Manchester?
You don't have to be a Pinter fan to see the show. So long as you are an open-minded human who enjoys stimulation, beauty, joy and the human condition, then you will find it ravishing in many ways.
Julian Sands was speaking to Rebecca Cohen
Julian Sands in a Celebration of Harold Pinter is at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester on 20 September.
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On a frigid and blustery February day, right before Valentine's Day—I stood basking inside the balmy Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park. The tropical paradise I had entered was replete with palm trees and flowering plants and spotted with painted wooden hearts to signifying the holiday. I was able to join a tour given by Education Coordinator Lesley Lambert. The tour was about how plants flirt, perfect for this season. The Flirty Plant Tour focuses on the evolution of how plants spread their pollen in order to reproduce, or how they "flirt." With more than 400,000 plant species identified today, certainly several adaptations have evolved. According to science, this evolution has taken on three distinct methods of "flirting," although she clarifies, there are always exceptions to the rule! Pollen is plant DNA; to reproduce DNA from two different organisms, DNA must combine then create a seed. The seed then sprouts and grows into a new plant.
Pollination is the movement of these pollen grains from the male reproductive part of a plant to the female reproductive part. It is a prerequisite to fertilization.
Evolutionarily speaking, it all started with algae, mosses, and ferns, which mostly live in or near the water. Thus, their pollination relies on water, what Lesley refers to as "sending messages in a bottle." As plants began to develop vascular systems, grow taller and move away from the water, they began to require other ways of "spreading their seed."
For trees, this means "tossing a love letter to the wind." This is effective, especially for taller trees (such as pines, spruces, firs, and aspens) at the top of the forest canopy. Tossing their pollen and subsequently their seeds to the wind is a romantic and great way for seed dispersal relying heavily on chance.
Today, most plants (in fact more than 350,000 of the 400,000 cataloged species) are not willing to rely on chance alone to find "love," so they employ the "FedEx delivery service" of the plant world—pollinators. Any plant that relies on pollinators has some kind of flower, which advertises that something inside the flower needs to be pollinated. Flowers are a very pointed adaptation of plants to attract pollinators. Flowers of different color, size, smell, and shape attract different pollinators. Lesley notes that the magnolia is believed to be one of the first flowering plants. It has thick, rubbery petals, presumably because its pollinator is a beetle—a bigger, clumsier insect that requires a sturdy landing pad. The magnolia flower has been observed to close its petals, surrounding the beetle in order to assure the beetle gets covered with pollen before the magnolia releases its amorous friend to move on to another flower.
The evolution to flowers and the production of seeds also produced another important relationship between plants and animals. Humans noticed flowers and became attracted to their beauty. As a result, flowers have served to connect the plant world with the human world. Conscientious plant-lovers work to preserve and protect wild pollinators like the bee and pollination by human hand has become common. Plants rely on pollinators and have adapted to offer a reward to the insects that visit. Bees, birds, beetles, bats and flies all feed on the nectar produced inside flowers. Humans have also enjoyed the many flavors of plants in our own diet as do the animals we eat and keep as pets. In fact, humans are so dependent on plants that we have actually employed hand-pollination techniques, genetic modification of plant species, and even robot bees to help get the pollination job done fast enough to meet our needs.
Today, nearly ¾ of all plants produce flowers. Perhaps the idea of Valentine's Day is one that humans have adapted from the romantic suggestions made by plants. It's clear that plants use flowers to "send love messages" to each other and we ,too, love using flowers to send our own messages of affection. Fall River Florist sold more than 700,000 roses just in the two weeks leading up to Valentine's Day in 2015!
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Feeling irritable and stressed out? It could be that your cortisol levels (aka… stress hormone) is higher than it should be. Today (Oct. 8) Dr. Oz talked about foods that can help to lower your cortisol levels naturally. During this segment Dr. Oz talked about foods that are high in zinc, omega 3's and vitamin c as a great way to lower your cortisol and and stress in a natural way. Also be sure to check out the prior segment when Dr. Oz talks about thyroid disease symptoms and foods that will help to support your thyroid gland.
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We all feel stress during our day to day lives and at times it can become overbearing. Some people deal with stress by overeating and this inevitably leads to weight gain which leads to even more stress! So, how can you reduce your stress and break the cycle in a healthy and natural way? Dr. Oz said that you can add cortisol lowering foods to your diet to reduce your stress. Not only will reduce your stress but lowering your cholesterol levels can help you to boost your metabolism and decrease your belly fat!
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Start off your day by eating a 1/2 cup of whole grain cereal. This will help to reduce your cortisol levels so you will start off your day less stressed out and ready to seize the day.
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For lunch try adding foods high in Omega 3's like beans, wild rice, or canned salmon
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Vitamin C can help to keep your cortisol levels on track and avoid that "after lunch fatigue". While oranges are a great source of Vitamin C, Dr. Oz said that kiwi is an even better option! He suggested high vitamin c foods like kiwi or papaya for that afternoon boost that will suppress your cortisol and keep your stress under control.Zinc Helps To Reduce StressEating foods that are high in zinc like lean ground beef or dark chicken can help keep your stress levels under control throughout the evening hours.
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Hi everyone! I am so excited to be joining my friend Bonnie for her Sweet as Honey blog tour! You may have seen Sarah, from No Hats in the House, post her GORGEOUS arrow quilt yesterday.. man, that is beautiful!
Today I'm excited to share with you a tutorial on how to make a quilted iPad Mini pouch. I recently have been traveling, and although my iPad Mini is in a Lifeproof case (love it!!), I still worry about the screen getting scratched, etc… SO, I made this super simple quilted pouch.
2 Fat Quarters
A bit of batting
7-9″ zipper
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Step One: Using your iPad Mini as a pattern, cut two rectangles from each fat quarter and two from the batting that measure 1″ larger around each edge of the iPad. For the mini, it will measure 7 1/2″ x 11″.
Step Two: Place the lining fabric wrong side face up with the batting on top of it and the outside fabric on top of the batting right side up. ((Sandwich the batting in between the two fabrics!)) And then safety pin them together using about five safety pins. Repeat this for the other two pieces of fabric and batting.
Step Three: from the top of the short end, quilt a squiggly line down the length of the sandwiched pieces. Sew about 5 lines of quilting. Repeat this for the other set of fabric and batting. Next, overlock or zig zag stitch around the edges.
Step Four: Place your zipper face down on the RIGHT side of the outside of your pouch. The zipper teeth should be about 1″ from the top edge. Stitch in place.
Step Five: Repeat this with the other size of the zipper and the other side of the outside of the pouch.
Step Six: next, sew the sides and bottom with a simple straight stitch. Flip right side out, and you're finished!
You can see the rest of Bonnie's gorgeous line, Sweet as Honey HERE
Visit Bonnie's blog HERE
AND next up on the blogger tour is April from I Am Artisan… I can't wait to see what she creates tomorrow!!!


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Title: Do Over
Author: Shannon Guymon
Series: Stands Alone but part of the Alpine Series
Publisher: Cedar Fort
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Website: http://shannonguymon.blogspot.com
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Who wouldn't be tired of dating after falling for the wrong woman over and over again? Trey has decided to take a much-needed break from the fairer sex, until Iris tumbles into his life. Their romance will either be a disaster waiting to happen or the best fairy tale since Sleeping Beauty. This final installment of the Alpine series will have you giving love another chance.
So cute & fun.
Do Over is LDS fiction that can easily be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys clean, humorous romance. Set in Utah there are only a few sentences in the entire book that reference something to do with LDS culture. One reference to using money to support missionaries, one question as to whether someone had been sealed in the temple and a sentence that says a wedding takes place in a temple. Otherwise this book could and should be read by anyone who enjoys cute clean fun chick lit!
I read this entire book in one sitting! This was my Christmas Day read, after being woke up at 5:20 by my kids to open their presents I was back in bed by 6 am and was lucky enough to spend most of the day reading.
While reading Do Over I had no clue it was part of a series. I'm odd in that I rarely read book summaries because I hate spoilers so I pick books by their covers. I didn't know I had missed out on anything but since reading it I have gone back and started at the beginning of the series and am enjoying all the back-story on the characters. Who knew Trey had been kicked out of BYU? Or that Sam & Sophie has such a crazy beginning? While Do Over is a mainstream read, Makeover, the first book in the series, is much more of a classic LDS fiction type read.
Do Over was so much fun to read. Iris & Trey were a hoot together. Both are strong characters who can hold their own and when put together there is some great chemistry. I highly recommend you pick up your favorite flavor of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and curl up with this book. But use caution or you might be inspired by Iris and find yourself heading out to purchase a pair of high heeled boots!
Rating: 4.5 Stars – Highly Recommend
Content: Clean
Source: Netgalley
Genre/Age Level: Clean Romance for teens & adults
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Apps That Break A Sweat
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Creating an App that delivers it all when it comes to fitness can be a little more involving than it may sound on the surface. Some people are trying to lose weight while others are trying to gain muscle mass. Some people simply need physiological feedback while using certain exercise equipment. Others need an app that will provide them with the motivation needed to get out there and make it happen in the first place. Whatever your need that is related to fitness, this list of apps will put something at your fingertips that will make sweating through your next work out a little bit easier and certainly more productive.
While Garmin is associated with the GPS tracking hardware that you may have in your car, they have also now developed software that will keep you moving on the road without the assistance of a vehicle. This app uses the same advanced GPS technology to keep track of your distance, speed, and time engaged in exercise. It will even track the elevation of your route as you jog. Using built-in algorithms, Garmin will calculate the number of calories you are burning in comparison to your age, weight, and height. Another great feature is the fact that you can have your own music playing while Garmin does all of the fitness paperwork.
This app removes a great deal of stress that comes with dieting by taking care of the math when it comes to calorie counting. Rather than having to worry about the figures yourself after every meal, this app will give you instant results. It also works in conjunction with your phone to allow you to scan in the barcodes of certain foods, eliminating the need to manually enter the nutritional information on the back of the package. The program has access to over 3 million different foods from local and national supermarkets.
Strava Cycling
Strava Cycling
Unlike many of the GPS-based apps that track your progress as you exercise, this software takes all of your critical information while biking and puts it into a centralized database where you can compare your progress with other users. There is nothing like a little healthy competition when it comes to getting yourself motivated to exercise. The success of online gaming is applied to the real-life task of exercising thanks to Strava Cycling.
Nike Training Club
Nike is breaking the habit of apps to only address one particular exercise machine or a specific type of workout. This app provides comprehensive guidance, workout routines, and suggestions to meet particular goals using every type of exercise equipment that is available in the gym or home. As users make progress, new routines and fitness programs are unlocked as well. You basically have the advantage of working with an experienced trainer without having to pay the additional money.
Pocket Yoga
Some people simply do not find group yoga classes to be a relaxing experience. However, receiving experienced guidance in the home can often be difficult. This app allows the user to find inner peace at their own pace, in a private environment. There are videos, illustrations, and techniques that will guide you through 27 comprehensive routines that range from beginning exercises to highly-advanced stances.
Getting in shape meets you halfway when this type of technology is aiding you in the effort. Whether you are concerned about stats, food, or performing exercises correctly, these apps will reduce the sweat from stress and replace it with sweat that comes from getting healthy once more.
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