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Sorry for the delay in getting the last part of this Fall Movie Preview finished and published. I live in Florida and things are a little bit crazy with Hurricane Irma preparations. There were just too many dramatic films coming out over the next few months to capture them all in one post.
You can read the first part here. Or read the other sections of the preview : Action/Adventure, Horror/Thriller, or Family/Comedy. I hope you'll let me know which of these sound interesting to you and which you'll wait to stream on Netflix.
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
This was originally scheduled to come out in 2016. I don't know the actual reason it was delayed, but I can only think that it had something to do with something else going on in the world of politics that was slightly more entertaining than history. There was also another film focusing on this period of time, Jackie. I for one would have never imagined Woody Harrelson as LBJ, and it's directed by Rob Reiner (Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, and When Harry Met Sally).
Murder on the Orient Express – 11/10
A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery. From the novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells of thirteen stranded strangers & one man's race to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.
The second film adaptation of Agatha Christie's most famous story of legendary detective Hercule Poirot. The 1974 film directed by Sidney Lumet is already legendary for its stunning cast and claustrophobic feel. This version looks like it is trying to capture that essence. I'm really excited to see what they do with it, and with a cast featuring the likes of Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Willem Dafoe, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, and Josh Gad it's going to have to try really hard not to be at least good.
Lady Bird – 11/10
The adventures of a young woman living in Northern California for a year.
Well, that's not much of a description to go off. It should say something like, "Jackie from Roseanne (Laurie Metcalf) is raising a teenage daughter of her own played by Saoirse (it's pronounced "seer-sha") Ronan. She doesn't feel like she belongs in the little Northern California town. She feels as though the walls are closing in. She longs to be on the east coast in a city where writers live out in the woods." That's a movie I want to watch. It looks funny and sad and warm and rich. Saoirse Ronan is a fantastic actress and is going to bring so much heart to the titular character of Lady Bird. The whole thing is written and directed by Greta Gerwig as something of an autobiography. Man, I love this time of year!
The Darkest Hour – 11/22
Within days of becoming Prime Minister, Winston Churchill must face his most turbulent and defining trial: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation.
A Winston Churchill biopic starring Gary Oldman. Need I say anything else? I mean, just look at that picture. He's is a master of sinking into a role whether it is Dracula, Sid Vicious, Pontius Pilate, Sirius Black, or Commissioner James Gordon. Watch the trailer and see if you don't get chills.
Molly's Game – 11/22
The true story of an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target. Her players included movie stars, business titans and unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob.
Idris Elba and Jessica Chastain are great, but I'm excited about this one because Aaron Sorkin is attached to direct. He adapted the book by the real Molly Bloom. Normally he is happy to write and have someone else direct, but this marks his directorial debut. What a cool story. It should be lots of fun and full of amazing lightning fast dialogue.
Call Me by Your Name – 11/22
It's the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17- year-old American-Italian boy, spends his days in his family's 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel). Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an eminent professor specializing in Greco-Roman culture, and his mother Annella (Amira Casar), a translator, who favor him with the fruits of high culture in a setting that overflows with natural delights. While Elio's sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, there is much that yet remains innocent and unformed about him, particularly about matters of the heart. One day, Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar working on his doctorate, arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of the setting, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.
I've got this here because it is sure to get a lot of love from the LGBT community. It will be called groundbreaking and monumental. However, when it is boiled down it sounds like the story of a man taking advantage of a kid who is still figuring out who he is for his own pleasure. I just can't get behind that. I'll probably see it at some point because it will most likely be nominated for an Oscar but I'm not expecting much.
The Current War – 12/8
The Current War is the epic story of the cutthroat competition between the greatest inventors of the industrial age over whose electrical system would power the new century. Backed by J.P. Morgan, Edison dazzles the world by lighting Manhattan. But Westinghouse, aided by Nikola Tesla, has seen fatal flaws in Edison's direct current design. Igniting a war of currents, Westinghouse and Tesla bet everything on risky and dangerous alternating current.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, and Nicholas Hoult as Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Nikola Tesla. The battle between alternating current and direct current. The trailer looks great with amazing cinematography playing with the light. If there isn't at least one song by AC/DC in the film, it will be a missed opportunity.
The Shape of Water – 12/8
An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.
This looks like it could be the best most innovative thing that Guillermo del Toro has done since Pan's Labyrinth. I'm afraid that the creature (played by Doug Jones, look him up his work is amazing) is going to be too grotesque for mainstream audiences to get behind the love story aspect. It is kinda far out there and I just don't now if we're ready for it. Either way, I'm looking forward to it because it's an original story that we've never seen coming from a visionary director with a star-studded cast. What do you think?
The Greatest Showman – 12/25
Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Apparently this musical based on the life of P.T. Barnum was supposed to come out last year around November or December, but they decided to wait to unleash Hugh Jackman's vocal stylings on the world in part because of competition with a little movie called La La Land. I don't think this will do quite as well, but it should be a feel good story with singing and dancing to end our 2017 on a positive note.
Phantom Thread – 12/25
Set in the couture world of 1950s London, the story illuminates the life behind the curtain of an uncompromising dressmaker commissioned by royalty and high society.
This is shrouded in mystery. We don't have much to go off, but it is believed that Daniel Day Lewis will be playing Charles James. He will be teaming up with Director P.T. Anderson. The last time these two joined forces they created one of the best movies of all time in my opinion, There Will Be Blood. To add anticipation, Daniel Day Lewis has stated that this will be his last film. If that is the case, I sincerely hope he goes out with a bang and wins his 4th Best Actor Oscar.
Others to Watch:
My Friend Dahmer coming on November 3rd. Before Jeffrey Dahmer became a notorious serial killer, he was a shy, alcoholic teen who never quite fit in. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Derf Backderf, this is the true, haunting story of Jeffrey Dahmer in high school. This could be the start of a whole cinematic universe of teenage serial killers. Seriously, Ross Lynch looks disturbed as the young Dahmer. It could be a surprise success.
Roman J. Israel, Esq. coming on November 3rd. Denzel Washington stars as Roman Israel, a driven, idealistic defense attorney who, through a tumultuous series of events, finds himself in a crisis that leads to extreme action. Written and directed by the mind behind Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy. This will be another heavily character driven role, like Fences, that Denzel can sink his teeth into.
Last Flag Flying coming on November 3rd. Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War. Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne in a road trip movie directed by Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused and Boyhood). It's hard not to get a little excited for this.
The Man Who Invented Christmas coming on November 22nd. The journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer) and other classic characters from "A Christmas Carol." The film shows how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) conjured up a timeless tale. Looks like it could be a good family film retelling the often told Christmas story through the eyes of the man who created it.
There will be other films that come onto the radar in the final months of the year and some of these will inevitably be pushed to 2018 but I think this is a very good list to work off as you prepare for the season and decide which films are the most enticing. Please let me know which ones sound great and which you will pass on. Now that I'm done with this, I may decide to make a calendar will all of the films I've featured listed by their release date. The obvious problem with that is many of these films will be limited releases and so they will likely not be playing outside of major markets for a week or two after their actual premier unless they are tracking very will and the studios believe they can risk a wider opening.


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If you would've asked me the best way to propose about 10 years ago, I would have said "just do it like they do in the movies". The problem is though that the movies I would've been talking about were sci-fi or action movies so they wouldn't have been too good of a selection.
If you ask me now, I may still say the same thing but I would add the caveat to only do that if your partner has an all-time favorite movie. When I say that I mean that she can literally quote every line. The movie must also flow well into a marriage proposal plan. Below are some of the best movie themes that can be used for marriage proposals.
Pretty Woman
Yes this movie is the favorite of many many women. It's one of those movies that pretty much everyone has seen and has probably seen many times. Because it's so close to people's heart, then it would be a great way to bring that into a marriage proposal. The picture above is of a similar Pretty Woman Proposal we planned in Phoenix.
The Notebook
We've seen this movie come up a lot in our discussions with clients as their girlfriend's favorite movie. The characters have a ton of passion for each other and it's a true love story. Because of the character's attachment to each other, it could be used as a great theme for a proposal, especially the rain scene.
Gone With The Wind
This movie is a classic epic. If you want a proposal that exudes timelessness then having a Gone With the Wind theme will be exactly that and will come off as very romantic.
If your partner loves this movie, then a great way to bring this into your proposal is through a flash mob. How cool would it be to have a flash mob spontaneously pop up in a public area to one of the many great songs in Grease. It would be even more awesome if the dancers were actually in Grease outfits. Luckily we even offer flash mob proposals so you can do this through us! 🙂
When this movie came out, it instantly became popular with many people. If you're partner loves this movie then you can create it visibly because it's a time piece. Time pieces such as this are easier to display because costumes and themes make it more obvious you are using it. Plus the romantic story behind it could be a parallel to your relationship so it could be a great way to pull your proposal together.
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Join New Zealand Internet blackout protest against insane copyright law
Internet, posted: 16-Feb-2009 10:26
Reason didn't work and the Parliamentary process failed, which is why we in New Zealand now have arguably the world's harshest copyright enforcement law. Sections 92A and C of the amended Copyright Act establish a guilt upon accusation principle that can see anyone accused of "copyright infringement" getting his or her Internet connection severed.
What's more, under the new law, anyone who provides any form of services over the Internet is an ISP. That means libraries, councils, schools, businesses, government offices, you name it. If you share your Internet connection with your flatmates, you're probably an ISP too under the new act. Geekzone is an ISP. Think about what that means.
The Telecommunications Carriers Forum or TCF has done a great job in writing a draft code of practice that seeks to neutralise the worst aspects of the new law, but that's not enough. It has to be repealed. As Peter Dunne of United Future party points out, the EU and Britain have rejected similar laws because they're fraught with problems and impossible to enforce fairly.
Our ISPs should not have to police what their customers do on the Internet, plain and simple. The ISP Industry Association ISPANZ has been trying to drive this home for a while now, ditto InternetNZ. The reason our politicians won't listen is because they're concerned about New Zealand having signed various WIPO treaties and that the country might not get a free trade deal with the US unless the entertainment industry that vigorously lobbies the US Trade Representative gets its way. If that's the case, then we the voters should be told and not have our sovereignty being sold down the river on the sly like this. Incidentally, my understanding is that the local rights holders people are not in favour of the law, but have to toe the line laid out for them by their overseas masters. Too bad, if that's true.
I'm a "content creator" and a rights holder due to my work as a writer, but the new law won't help me one iota. It's there for the large entertainment organisations to terrorise Internet users. This is an important point to bear in mind, that the new law isn't going to help artists and others rights holders. The Creative Freedom Foundation is your source for good information on this, so make sure you vist them.
You can do something too: black out your Twitter avatar, Facebook/Myspace pages, or even websites to protest against the insane new law that will come into full force on February 28. (Yes, I'm going to hack the CSS for the blog soon to black things out :)).
Update Looks like entertainment industry isn't going to entertain the TCF code of practice, but insists that law should be harshly implemented. Tom Pullar-Strecker from the Dompost has a good story on that.
Update II Fixed broken link to Creative Freedom Foundation site, and many thanks to Stephen Fry @stephenfry for tweeting about the issue to his followers.
Update III Netguide's take on the issue. Everyone on Twitter seem to be using the #blackout hash-tag, but there's also #S92.
Update IV And I probably should put this into a new blog entry... but at Foo Camp this weekend, Matthew Holloway of the Creative Freedom Foundation pointed out that the TCF CoP only applies to telcos and ISPs. However, the law as it stands has a very wide definition of ISPs as per above, so the CoP doesn't cover libraries et al. Now that's a real worry. Thanks to Paul Brislen at Vodafone for the tip.
Update V Regan Cunliffe of Throng has hacked up some excellent banners as per above. Get them at CFF.
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Ebony Fashion Fair Highlights American, European Designers
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Called "Body Language," this year's show is produced by Ebony Magazine and sponsored locally by the Urban League Guild of Oklahoma City for the benefit of its scholarship fund.
Tickets are available at C. R. Anthony, 2036 NE 23rd St.; Soul Boutique, 2400 N. Classen Blvd.; Herbert's Gospel Record Shop, 1515 NE 23rd St., and Her Potpourri, 10487 N. May Ave.
Tickets at $18 and $20 are available from Urban League Guild, 3017 N. Martin Luther King Ave., Oklahoma City 73111. A trip for two to Hawaii via American Airlines will be given away during the showing, according to Antoinette Roach Walker, president of the guild and chairman of the Ebony show locally. . .
- Another view of high fashion will be available to television viewers on March 9 on KTVY Channel 4. JoAnn Fullerton, fashion coordinator for "AM Oklahoma," will air her annual springfashion special at 6:30 p.m. that Sunday.
Included will be interviews with such fashion greats as Bill Blass, Geoffrey Beene and Adrienne Vittadini. In addition, their new spring collections will be shown, along with the fashions of Joan Vass, Gene Ewing of BIS and Oscar de la Renta.
The fashion special, done in cooperation with Balliet's, Jackie Cooper Rolls Royce, Tab and Earth Grains Bread, will be repeated on March 23 at 1 p.m.
The weather these past few days really have put thoughts of spring in the mind, haven't they? . .
- Nominees have been announced for this year's "Oscars" of the men's fashion industry, the Cutty Sark Menswear Awards. …


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In Things Fall Apart, a male member of the Igbo tribe may advance in terms of wrestlers thrown, cowries collected, wives obtained, children sired, titles garnered, heads taken in war, and yams harvested. Males were thus upwardly mobile within the tribe; females, however, could only be mobile within the family, depending on which wife they were (by age).
In the novel, males can attain upward mobility through great physical labor in the fields, at war, and during the wrestling matches. Females have limited mobility and can only hope to marry a titled male. Luckily, a wife will give birth to several male children who survive. Only then will she be granted her own obi and status among the other wives.
Okonkwo, for example, has three wives and several children who live in separate obis on his compound. He has an obi full of yams for which he has had to toil mercilessly. He has limited cowries (shells used for money) because he has had to repay his father's debts.
Most importantly, Okonkwo has two titles (and two more to go). These are the main status symbols in the tribe; they are like stars on a general. Also of note are Okonkwo's five heads taken in battle. And, don't forget, he first achieved fame by throwing the Cat during a wrestling match. Having been the son of an agbala (titleless male), Okonkwo's hard work has allowed him to move up the social ladder of the tribe to become one of its most respected leaders.


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Over at the Piston Cloud Computing Blog, Gretchen Curtis discusses how important the relationship between brand and company culture is at Startup time.
When you're at a startup, your brand will largely be communicated through your founders and outward-facing employees. So, before you dive into logo creation, take a bit of time to make sure that the brand you are creating can be reasonably carried out with your existing team. Got a CEO that only wears hoodies and flip flops? Maybe that very corporate-looking enterprise website isn't a great idea. Got an humorously edgy and sarcastic founding team? Maybe the light, peppy and cheerful website copy isn't exactly right for you. Sure, the visual design might initially attract the customers you want, but they will just as quickly turn away when they detect a dissonance between your visual design and behavior. The lack of trust this dissonance will create will be so subtle that it will happen without you or them even noticing.
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
It's been an okay day today.I'm drying clothes in the drier, listening to my playlist on the computer,doing exercises on and off, washing dishes and sparking. Hows that for multi tasking??-hehe, just kidding!! I like being a bit of a clown sometimes. I find a sense of humour helps me sometimes.
This is my beautiful Crystal lying next to Maxi the cat. Crystal hates cats, yet she so often is lying near one of the cats.
We all do little things consciously or sub-consciously that help us get by in this mad little world we live in. All I need by Matchbox twenty is playing at the moment. I'll just whip on the treadmill for a couple of ticks-I'll be right back..
Ahhhhhh, that's better, huff huff,puff puff. I need to do some extra exercise because I haven't been thaaaat good today really.
This is one of the rabbits. And me entertaining myself putting a hat on her.
My lovely Samantha just came and asked me to turn the music down a little, she has got a migraine. She said she was calling me to get a bucket, but I didn't hear her. So cleaning up vomit is another thing to add to my list of multitasking. I gave Sammy some medication for her migraine about half an hour ago. If she takes meds as soon as she gets a migraine she can often avoid the migraine going on too long and avoid the vomiting. Poor baby, she has suffered migraines since she was quite little. They are from Sammy's emotional state, including her anxiety. She's had them a bit lately.
We went to the movies yesterday like we were going to. Well I wasn't sure if Samantha would manage to leave the house-but she did. And it's school holidays so the movies were quite full. Sammy's friend also came and Sammy managed really well. I am thinking about trying again to get her out weekly. Even if it's just for her to join me while walking the dogs. We saw "Despicable Me 2" Sammy wanted to see it in 2d, so we did. I love 3D though, I love it the things come towards you in 3D. The movie was not bad. I did however fit in a short snooze. Not intentionly, but I often fall asleep when we go to the movies. We hadn't been for quite awhile. Sammy loves going to the movies. The last one we went to was The Hobbit.
Well I will go and sit with Sammy for a little while. She didn't go in her bed, she has gone in mine.
This is Princess and Crystal the dogs, and one of the cats in the background.
I got off the computer, and went in my room and Sammy is asleep. She must have pretty much gone off straight away. As long as she sleeps for awhile she will most likely wake up all refreshed and feel better. So, now I will go and organise tea. I am going to defrost the freezer tonight, and there are a few things that need using because I can't re freeze them. Our fridge is a very small one, the freezer isn't very big either. And it gets a huge lump of ice forming in the fridge which just gets bigger and bigger. So, it will be nice to thaw it all out. We had a freezer out in the garage and it was great having it to things in it that don't fit in the little one inside. But we didn't have it long and Dwayne blew it up when he was dragging it.
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I lovet to multi task too! My sister gave me the 'Hobbit, An Uexpected Journey' and a bonus disc for how they accomplished how making the movie ~ that was very interesting. I am looking forward to the second movie in the three part series!
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I loved the pictures, too. I hope Sammy feels better soon.
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Love your pictures! Thanks for sharing! And I totally agree - a sense of humor is an essential thing to have!
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Thanks for sharing your day with all of us! I love hearing about your day to day happenings! I'm so happy that Sammy was able to get out and enjoy the day with you and her friend. At the same time, I was sorry to hear about her migraine. I hope the medicine and nap did the trick and got her over the rough patch! Thanks for sharing your pictures. . . your 4 legged kiddos are precious! Have an awesome day my friend. I'll be thinking about you!
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I love your furbs! Sorry your Sammy was ill :( I know I hate when my daughtger is not well... hope today she is better!
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Time for forward thinking at Watford
Wrap that Hoskins boy in cotton wool…
The former Rotherham hitman is the ONLY centre forward available for selection ahead of the visit of Reading…and even he`s only just recovered from a groin strain!!!
The Hornets 'tale of striking` woe took an unexpected turn for the worse last night after Tamas Priskin was the latest line leader to pull up injured with a hamstring snap.
So that`s Rasiak (shoulder), Robinson (arm), Liam Henderson (sunburn from Valencia?) and the Hungarian hitman all ruled out, leaving Aidy Boothroyd with a major head ache upfront.
The Hornets chief said "We`ve got 1 recognised centre forward at the club now who`s fit in Will Hoskins and Tommy Smith`s playing up there in an unaccustomed position and doing very, very well".
But couple the full treatment room with the loan departures of Ashikodi, Ellington and Kabba - who incidently scored with a corker for Blackpool at the weekend - and well, the Vicarage Road cupboards are bare.
Boothroyd has even admitted the striker shortage has got that bad he`ll need to go cap in hand to the tight-fisted board in a bid to beg, steal and borrow a frontman from somewhere.
He added "I've got to go and have a chat with the chairman and see what's available because it's a lot to ask with the amount of games we`ve got in a short space of time".
"We`ve got to make sure we get some bodies to be able to cope with the workload."
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Forums → Programming Forum → refferals
how do i write refferals and wre do i go to write them?
Well I dont think you can since the site is private at the moment.
Duh. This is a secret beta you know. You're not even supposed to share the access.
ya but i dont even know wat a refferal is..lol
wait, is it were you tell some one about the website?
The referrals will be active once the site is no longer private. You will get a lot of good points for referring people as well.
so i was right about it?lol
How did ferrik93 make a referral? hmph...suspicous...
He did it by Maaagic.
lol probably, that or he cheated or somthing.
You can make a refferal by going to your refferal page, (mine is http://beta.armorgames.com/register/ShinigamiSama) and creating another account, however that is cheating.
what is a referal
blackout u idiot
Once the site goes live, you can also go to the 'Link to Us' page and copy/paste our banners on your website or blog. Make sure you are logged in so that the links will direct referral traffic to your account and you'll score massive 'Armor Points'.
ya well you could go to a site be a noob at the game there post so called cheat pages so people will go to your link then you will get king in no time
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another very long day…
We have been getting up quite late. I used to be able to move time zones without a problem. Old age has set in. It sucks. But there is something very relaxing about getting up at 11.
After a cup of espresso, we jumped on the Metro and went to the Rodin Museum. One
of my favorites. The garden, the sculptures, the entire ambiance of the museum. A must see when ever in Paris. The roses were in bloom and of course, the Thinker is classic.
Fred, Josh and Emily were shattered and decided to call it a day
and just relax. Not Jessica and me, we carried on. Someone had to. We said au revoir and went to the Baccarat Museum. Housed in a 19th Century home that has been renovated by Philippe Starke who created a Crystal Room, literally. The place is incredible. The room is like something out of the Marie Antoinette days. Then the crystal which is housed in large glass boxes marked by date lets you see how much or how little the style has changed over the years. What I didn't realize is that Baccarat was commissioned to design many of the fragrance bottles which are still used today from Guerlain to Cartier. This place is definitely worth the journey Even the bathrooms are beautiful. We made reservations for dinner there in a week or so. Fit for a king or queen, literally.
Hopped another Metro to the Tuillieries and hd a bite to eat at Cafe Renard which is simple and is a treat just to sit in the park. We walked across the way to the Museum Orangie. This museum reopened a few
years ago. It is incredibly modern stocked with impressionist art. On the main level are two rooms. Each has a parachute type shade that covers the ceiling to allow natural light without harming the paintings. Each room has four large water lily Monets. We walked in to the first room and my eyes teared. The pieces are so magnificent, huge and breath taking. My picture obviously does not do the painting justice. Downstairs, there are painting from Van Gogh, Gaugin and all the great impressionist painters.
As we walked back home through the Tuilleries, we saw two Richard Serra pieces. The best part was the sign posted in front of the Serra's. Do not touch, this is art. I took a shot of the sign. We weren't the only ones who got a kick out of it.
We grabbed the Metro and once we got off, strolled home. Stopped by Barthelemy
which is like heaven if you like cheese. Picked up 3 small cheese bites to bring home for the troops. No pictures allowed but I did take one and then asked. Bad behavior but no one knew I took the shot but me.
After finally getting home, washing off, and getting everyone moving, we headed off to dinner. We had a fabulous meal. Completely unexpected. The restaurant is called Les Cocottes. Everything is served in small casseroles. We attempted to get into Christian Constant, down the street, but Cocottes is his place too. I began with a puree of pea soup with spicy pieces of chorizo. Jessica had Italian tuna in a small glass that was fantastic. For dinner, I had four large shrimp over a mixture of roasted vegetables. Everything was full of flavor, textures and had a twist of Spanish influence. A winner.
We walked over to the Eiffel Tower, looked at the line and laughed. We will be back and have drinks at the restaurant inside. Another evening.
Home now, watching the Da Vinci Code. My feet ache…but tomorrow is another day.


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If we've admonished for so many years to (almost) always use "my" variables for proper scoping surely it is now time to makey "my" implicit?Time to implicitly require my? Sure. That's already been done. If you request the current Perl standards, it turns on strict, too.
Time to make my itself implicit? Nope. It's not time now and it never will be. The fact that you ask the question at all suggests to me that you have greatly misunderstood the purpose (and benefits) of my.
This blows up, as it should, because I misspelled $width as $with. If we remove my by somehow "making it implicit", then how is Perl to know that $with is a typo rather than a new variable? That's not a "special case", it's a core benefit of strict.
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Gathering at Yangon airport. Depart Yangon or Mandalay for Kyaington in the morning. Transfer to hotel. Visit ThitaPin Taung, 245 years old tree planted by King Alaungphaya. Proceed to Shan lacquer ware workshop, Naung Tong Lake and Mahamuni Pagoda. Enjoy Akha New Year Festival with Stage Show. Back to Hotel. Overnight in Kyaington.
After breakfast hike to the Akha Festival field for commemorative lunch. Enjoy Akha traditional dance performed on the ground. Back to hotel. Leisure. Stroll around the festival field to enjoy Akha Stage Show in the evening. Overnight in Kyaington.
Morning visit to water buffalo market and central market. Then riding on the car about 50 minutes and trek to typical Akha Village named Ho Kyin Village. Proceed to Nan Phi Phank Akha Village and to Pang Ma Phai Akha Village. Visit Mangham Village called Zine Village to see traditional Lahu Knives. On the way back to hotel drop in Joe Phyu Wa Village.
In the evening, take part in the Akha Festival. Overnight in Kyaington.
Today, trekking to Pin Tauk Area. The place of Akha & Enn tribes to study their traditional beliefs. Back to Kyaington in the late afternoon. Overnight in Kyaington.
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Clearly Now, The Rain
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We will wrap up Eli Hastings week with an excerpt from Clearly Now, The Rain.
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My truck is stalled in the middle of a skinny one-way street in the University District. Rain slides down the windshield and distorts the gray world outside. My fingers are wrapped around the steering wheel, knives and clubs on the floorboards. Hugh is as taut as a stretched bungee cord at my side. The ripping of traffic in the rain comes from Forty-fifth. Luke answers his phone in the backseat. Get out guys, he says. Get out of the car. And there are so many things, so many possible pieces rolling up from the back of my mind, and we're out of the truck and Hugh is shaking, more scared than I've ever seen him, and my hands can't hold the keys so I put them away. Luke clutches a raspberry smoothie with one hand, holds the cell to his head with the other, marching back and forth in front of the truck, listening, waiting, for what we don't know because he won't look at us, won't answer the broken whisper every few seconds. What's going on? Who is it? And the rain comes down harder, the mist gets thicker, and commuters stare at us as if we are ghosts.
The night seems thicker than when she entered the bar. She removes her shades with reluctance, remembering Allen Ginsberg's warning: It is uncool to wear sunglasses at night, unless, of course, you should be wearing sunglasses at night, in which case, you know, it is uncool to take them off. The stir of shadows around the bus stop seems heavier. Gin burns in her, roiling the gastric juices in her stomach, which has shrunken into a negative space since the last time she choked down a meal with her aloof host mother. The bus is half-empty and she lurches aboard, grabs a pole, and steps away from the man who already stabs her with his eyes. She puts her shades back on, faces away, but he sidles up, says something lewd in French that she can't make out. Fuck you, she tells him and he laughs like a gunshot and grabs between her legs, hard, chattering on, something about brown girls. And then he knows what's happened before Serala does, reeling from her jab, his lip hanging raggedly open, blinking stupidly, dripping blood on the expensive shoes of commuters. Her hand hurts but she doesn't care and she stumbles off the bus onto a corner where a café spills generous light. And at her back she knows that strangers witness her as scrappy and tough, that heads in the bus window turn with respect for her. And she's pleased in a way, of course, but it doesn't change the fact that now she wants to cry and be held as anyone, weaker or stronger, would. But there is no one for this and instead she's off at a trot down another ancient street, searching for the black door where she will find what she needs. Where she will find the thing that can do the trick that gin cannot, will ease the aches in her spine, will let her sleep maybe even until tomorrow, will make her feel better than held, better than loved, better than rested—even if she has to go away from herself for a while to get it.
I didn't find it odd when Serala became the second person that year, after my father, to suggest we drive to Tijuana. Really let the highway carry us this time, instead of the mere miles between campus and diners. Her objective is the same as my father's was: to get our hands on some painkillers.
The wind and flying cigarette ashes make my study of the British partitioning of Palestine tedious. Somewhere closer to Riverside than Tijuana, I put my texts aside on the empty backseat. Locks of Serala's black hair roll and snap behind her, nearly touching my face. In the shotgun seat is Monty. Björk does her best to escape the static-shot speakers of Desert Storm.
Hustlers take us very quickly to what we want. Monty and I together make short work of the alleys and drugstores with our Spanish skills, honed in points farther south. The white-coated pharmacists sometimes balk; we are more risky clientele than my father, but when we extract larger bills, their scruples crumble and we gather big foil sheets of Vicodin, Soma, and bottles of liquid codeine. In a Corona-pennant and chili-light crowded taqueria, Serala goes to the restroom with the pills; Monty and I buy Gatorade and pour codeine into it.
A few hundred yards shy of the border's razor wire, stern agents, and German shepherds, we split up. Serala checks her watch a lot and is very good at looking exasperated. Monty and I play the role of fatigued tourists. I'm nervous for Serala with all those pills and her dark skin, lip ring, but the agent doesn't even ask her a question when she whips out her ID, like a cop might do with his badge. When the officer asks me if I have anything to declare, I shake my head and take a swallow of the sour red blend. He waves me on.
We hit Interstate 95 in her brand new Passat, which resembled a chic club: blue dashboard lights, glowing orange needles on the dials, tinted windows and leather seats, bass pounding under your thighs. We went south blindly. It was not until Chapel Hill, North Carolina that we stopped, found a restaurant, and tried to hash out a trajectory. Serala didn't care—she just wanted to drive. I was in the land of my mother's family and thinking I ought to pay respects, make a better connection since I would be moving nearby in the fall.
Inside the restaurant, I have my back to the front window and am devouring my first true American cheeseburger in months. She picks at hers with a fork, wheedling out little coils of ground beef from the raw center—she liked meat to be still breathing, just wounded. It takes me half my plate to notice that she is upset. Her eyes are roaming with anxiety. She is hunched forward, her shoulders tense and high, hiding her long neck. Her long fingers toy with the napkin, a soggy fry, a pack of smokes, silver bangles singing a chorus line on her wrist, until she gets exasperated with her own fidgeting and her hands disappear beneath the table. She shakes off my questions then asks:
Do you have some cash?
I say sure I do.
Give me a twenty, will you?
I hand it over and she says, I'll be back, and gets up, and pushes through the door, and I think: Fuck. Not in the middle of Dixie. But when I look over my shoulder she is sitting with a trembling black woman on a bus stop bench. She doesn't even speak—I just see her put the bill into the woman's hand and turn away. I don't say anything when she folds back into the chair and takes a bite of her burger. But she acts like I have.
She was going to be really sick soon, Eli. I can't just watch that.
I say something about how she'd probably just put cash in an abusive man's pocket. Serala shakes her head at me and withholds comment.
Hey, love, she says. In the background I can hear several voices, casual tones, spiked by a chuckle or two: ordinary indoor conversation. I just wanted to tell you that everything's cool and not to worry. I love you. And I'll see you at home…


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Hernandez, Harber Power Win Streak
Any chance that Western Nevada College would suffer a letdown against Colorado Northwestern after a road sweep over defending Scenic West Athletic Conference champion Salt Lake was knocked out of the park. Instead, the Wildcats erupted for 46 runs and a weekend sweep.
AJ Hernandez hit two home runs, Conor Harber wore out opposing pitchers, and five Wildcats threw multiple scoreless innings Western extended its win streak to eight games.
The Wildcats took both games of Friday's doubleheader from the Spartans, 13-3 and 9-3, then completed the four-game sweep with decisive 9-0 and 15-3 victories on Saturday in Rangely, Colo.
"It was another step in the right direction for our club," said WNC Coach D.J. Whittemore. "Offensively, the guys did a great job of getting their pitch. The directive was don't settle for a pitch you can hit but wait for a pitch you can hammer.
"We ran the bases extremely hard and exceptionally well." he said. The pitching staff has been great for us the whole season, and they threw up a lot of goose eggs."
Hernandez increased his team-leading home-run total to five with a grand slam and three-run homer.
"He's taking a lot of balanced swings," Whittemore said. "He provides a presence in the middle of our lineup. You have to throw strikes to get him out."
Harber, who entered the series with a .378 batting average, hit the Spartans' fence "about five times," according to Whittemore. The freshman right fielder had three triples and two doubles in the four games.
"He's putting together one of the best years that we've seen in the Scenic West Conference," Whittemore said. "He's having a monster year. He's what they call a five-tool player … he's very competitive, he makes adjustments quickly and he's a tireless worker."
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Mercury Rising and Monetary Easing
Every summer, Monaco is home to the annual Fund Forum International conference, a high-powered meeting of asset managers and fund selectors. The weather outside the conference is invariably gorgeous, but this year, the climate inside the conference was distinctly chilly. Why? The Fed's suggestion that the flow of money into the markets in the form of quantitative easing might be coming to an end. This was made abundantly clear in recent market activity, but it was just as obvious with the participants at the Fund Forum. Shoulders were a little more slumped, brows a little more furrowed. Bond managers were downright fractious.
This panic looked to be an overreaction: Bernanke has said nothing surprising – the Fed will taper off QE when things start to improve, and only then. He's not a fool, he knows this recovery has been hard-won, and his actions will take that into account. But still, conference-goers were uneasy and there was a collective amnesia amongst speakers and attendees alike that you shouldn't "bet against the Fed."
According to the recent research report that consulted 700 market participants on investing in a debt-fuelled world, what is really concerning investors is financial repression, brought about by a mix of suppressed rates, currency manipulation, and other government actions that favour borrowers at the expense of investors and savers.
Given enough time, this will conspire to distort asset allocations and further decrease the number of defined benefit pensions plans.
How to operate in this new debt dynamic is the question many at the conference are trying to answer. Those to whom I have spoken agree QE has been fundamental in keeping the world from a far worse financial recession than what could have been.
But the flip side is that QE creates much bigger challenges for those who are saving for retirement or, even worse, the 10,000 Americans and 14,000 Europeans moving into retirement every day. While QE tapers off, rates will still be kept low for a considerable period. Government debts are at such a level that they cannot afford to service that debt at higher rates. Conference attendees were counting their lucky stars that, almost everywhere, inflation is staying low – else the damage to investor wealth would be much greater.
Meanwhile, there is near-universal recognition that the European situation is getting worse. This news may have been slow to reach French President Hollande and the supercar-driving citizens of Monaco, but conference attendees were keenly aware of the fact.
Will the European Central Bank's actions merely prop up weak banks in the Eurozone? Will member governments have the will to persist with unpopular measures against the populist tide? Who's the next to fall? And what way will the German electorate swing come the elections September? It's not often you hear these questions repeated at a café on a sunny day in the Côte d'Azur.
There are some common conclusions to be drawn. Managers agree that it's never been more crucial for the fund management industry to offer sensible, achievable results. Existing capabilities will need to be adapted and forward-looking products will need to be designed. Service will need to be bespoke (that's "custom-made" for my American readers). Even alpha could well be redefined to "exceeding clients' needs" rather than "beating the market."
But even fund managers taking such steps know they will need a wider market lift. If ever there were an uncertain forecast, this is it, regardless of Monaco's sunny skies.
-Based on my article originally published in Financial News July 1, 2013
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Ex-Auburn quarterback Marshall trying to find NFL home
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Nick Marshall was a busy man at Auburn's pro day, throwing passes, performing in defensive back drills and finally fielding punts.
It's the latest audition for a player who started his college career as a defensive back at Georgia and, as a quarterback, led Auburn into the national championship game two years ago.
NFL scouts and coaches, including the New England Patriots' Bill Belichick, watched Marshall and teammates work out Tuesday. Marshall is focused on playing cornerback now.
NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock says Marshall's athleticism and "willingness to do whatever it takes" stand out.
Marshall is Auburn's most versatile and intriguing prospect, even if he likely won't be the first one drafted.
Marshall says he's focusing on cornerback but is "going to do whatever they want me to do."
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And for which character in which movie?
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Leonardo DiCaprio. How much more can you kick a man while he's already down?
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Leonardo diCaprio? For Titanic maybe.
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The late Anne Baxter,for her role as the title character in "All About Eve".
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Lauren Bacall

Key Largo, Blood Alley
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I say Benedict Cumberbatch. He is such an amazing actor. He plays Sherlock in sherlock tv series. I also think that the ninth, tenth and eleventh doctors from doctor who tv series should get an award.
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William Powell, Cary Grant, John Barrymore...
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Car news
Lamborghini brings the Gallardo LP560-2 to India
Yes, you read that right - it's a rear-drive Gallardo that makes 552 horses. It's now on sale in India, but only two units remain...
At the Shanghai Auto Show last year, the big news coming from Lamborghini's stand was the yellow-hued Aventador LP720-4 50° Anniversario, a car to celebrate 50 years of Bolognese-made madness. The official release spoke at great length about the 720-4's 'Giallo Maggio' paintjob and a special diamond stitch pattern for the seats, but if you read it all the way through, you would find three lines about a limited-run Gallardo, the LP560-2 50° Anniversario. Not a lot of hoo-hah about it, but Lambo did make fifty such 560-2s. And now, three of them are in India.
What's so special about this Gallardo, you ask? Well, the only rear-drive Gallardo that you could buy until now was the LP550-2. That made just 543 horsepowers. This one, the 560-2, makes 552.5bhp, a full nine-and-a-half horses more than the 550. And throws them all at the rear wheels. Left-hand drive models could also be specced with an open-gate stick shift (which makes this the last manual 'box-equipped Lambo), but since our cars feature the steering wheel on the correct side, they get the 'e-gear' six-speed auto.
The 560-2's creation was to mark 50 years of Lamborghini as well, which is why Lambo has given it special 'Bianco Opalis' (white) paintwork, and the fixed carbon fibre rear wing as seen on the Superleggera. A transparent engine cover is present to show off the magnificent mid-mounted V10, and the interior receives a generous helping of carbon fibre and alcantara, with the car in these pictures featuring an optional interior package.
Each of Lamborghini's India dealerships received one LP560-2 — that's Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. The Delhi example's sold already, so now there's just two units left. It's also the last Gallardo up for sale at the Mumbai showroom, with bookings for its replacement, the Huracan, flowing in thick and fast.
It's been priced at Rs 3.09 crore (ex-showroom, Mumbai). That's roughly Rs 2.3 lakh per horsepower more than the 550-2, but remember, the last Gallardo rolled out of Sant'Agata late last year, which means this is probably your last chance to buy the most successful Lamborghini in the history of ever.
TG drives the Lambo 550-2 'India Serie Speciale' in Mumbai
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National Volunteer Week saw grants awarded to hard-working and community-minded Hepburn Shire volunteers.
Daylesford and District Historical Society was awarded $2000, while $5000 went to Creswick Men's Friendship Shed.
The Rotary Club of Daylesford was the recipients of around $5000 and Daylesford Men's Shed were awarded $2300.
Daylesford and District Historical Society volunteer curator Gary Lawrence said the grant money received would help the group purchase items for volunteers to work on projects.
"One of our projects is oral histories so we will be buying recording equipment," he said.
"We are cataloguing all our maps and plans so we will buy magnifying equipment to help us read and identify detail in the maps."
Mr Lawrence said the grant gave volunteers a boost and helped make them feel valued.
"We have a team of volunteers through the week working on cataloguing, projects and looking after our building and we are a 100 per cent volunteer organisation of around 25 volunteers in total," he said.
"We volunteer for the rewards of knowing we are caring for the history of the area. Documenting history helps explain who we are, what we have done and why we did it. It is telling our story."
The Daylesford and District Historical Society is working to repair their historic building and the Dja Dja Wurrung Corporation is currently assessing their materials.
Victorian MP Jane Hume said investment in communities would deliver vital support to small community organisations which help many vulnerable citizens.
"The energy, expertise and time our volunteers give to our community supports those most in need and represents what Australian communities are all about – giving a helping hand," she said.
"I'm glad to see that our local organisations will have this support to continue their valuable work."
National Volunteer Week from May 8 to to May 14 was intended to acknowledge the important work and generous contribution of volunteers in building stronger communities.


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I know of a C#/Windows Forms class at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT (USA). They do offer distance learning, but I don't think this class is offered as part of that program, as it's an advanced masters level course. From what I know of the school, they are already using XP and Server 2003 in their labs, VB.NET for their VB classes, C++.NET for their C++ teaching, and obvously C#.NET (2003 for VS.NET) - they might even be using J# for the Java classes by now. Either way, Microsoft has made a lot of software available to them, given what they're offering.
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3 Indian soldiers killed during military drill
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Three Indian soldiers have been killed in an accident during joint military exercises with Singapore in�Uttar Pradesh.
Police said the soldiers died when the barrel of an artillery field gun exploded 300 km south-west of Lucknow.
The exercises are due to end on Wednesday.


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Pumpkin Crunch Cake
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Author Notes: I was at a potluck at work and when someone offered me a piece of this Pumpkin Crunch Cake, I looked at it with hesitation and said I was not too sure I would take it since I am not too fond of pumpkins. But a bite of it made me change my mind. So buttery, so crunchy, so good!!!!! My co-worker shared the recipe with me, so here it is but with a few modifications by me. —Regine
Serves about 15
- 1 15-16 oz pumpkin Puree (or even mashed sweet potatoes if you so desire)
- 1 12 oz evaporated milk
- 1 cup sugar (or more to taste). Some recipes ask for as much as 11/2 Cup.
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp each pure vanilla, cinnamon, fresh grated ginger, and orange zest, or more to taste
- 1 box of Yellow Cake Mix
- 1 cup (2 sticks or 8 oz or 16 tbsp or 227 grams) of unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup Chopped walnuts or pecans
- Preheat oven at 350F. Spray one 9x13 baking pan. In a bowl, mix all ingredients, except cake mix, nuts and butter; and pour into baking pan. Sprinkle cake mix, then the nuts; and pour the melted butter all over. Bake at 350 for 60 to 70 minutes or until golden brown (may take less if using a Pyrex). Best to let cool completely before serving so that it firms up and cuts nicely. Serve, if desired, with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
- NOTE: My coworker's cake had the sides really crunchy, brown, and buttery, so if necessary, adjust the timing in oven accordingly.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Thanksgiving Pie
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REVERE, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com/AP) - Police say a 52-year-old Revere woman has died after being struck and dragged about a half-mile by an MBTA bus.
On Tuesday evening Gayle Johnson left her temporary job at a bank in Medford's Wellington Circle and boarded the MBTA route 110 bus for the five mile trip home. She got off at her stop and a bus, likely the same one she got off, struck Johnson and dragged her.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office said Johnson was fatally hit by the bus around 7 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 400 Broadway. She was dragged about a half-mile. When first responders arrived Johnson was dead in the street.
Johnson's sister and roommate Karen said, "At 7 o'clock I had this, my mother used to call it, someone walked over your grave feeling."
Karen said that her sister was sweet, unassuming and hard working. She never married or had kids.
"The last vision I have of my sisters life are her empty shoes in front of the firehouse," Karen Johnson said.
Officials claim the 56-year-old driver showed no signs of impairment and was subjected to drug and alcohol testing, which is MBTA policy. The results of the tests will be requested via subpoena by investigators.
The driver has not been charged. The district attorney's office notes the investigation remains active.
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Three die in Norway bus hijacking
Motive for attack by a man in his 50s still unclear
A knife-wielding man hijacked a bus in Norway and killed three people on board, including the bus driver, police said.
A knife-wielding man hijacked a bus in Norway and killed three people on board, including the bus driver, police said.
The suspect, described as a man in his 50s, has been arrested.
Police spokesman Odd Arve Solvag says the fire department responded to the incident at first in the belief that it was an accident. They apprehended the man who was later arrested by police.
The motive was not immediately clear.
Mr Solvag said the suspect was not an ethnic Norwegian but could not give details on where he was from.
Oslo police was getting ready to send an anti-terror unit to the scene aboard army helicopters but called off the deployment after receiving reports that the suspect had been arrested.
"The situation was very unclear. They only told us that there was one man on the bus who had hijacked the bus and the driver was hurt. That was the first message we got here," Oslo police spokesman Andre Krakenes said.
Multiple killings are rare in Norway, though the country was shocked by its worst peacetime massacre two years ago when a right-wing extremist killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage.


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Re: From closed minds to Open Streets, Aug. 18
From closed minds to Open Streets, Aug. 18
Is it a surprise to anyone that Mayor Rob Ford is opposed to banning cars from major streets for a few hours on a Sunday? He has no imagination, no vision and is so completely enamored of the automobile that he would gladly give the city over to the machine rather than have people freely enjoying the streets.
Too bad his love of subways doesn't start before 9 a.m. on a Sunday.
Stephen L. Bloom, Toronto


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- LEGO Collection, featuring T-shirts, Brickmaster sets, and more, with prices starting at $7.99
Daily deal site Eversave is offering one reusable K-Cup for $7 or two reusable K-cups for $10. Shipping is $3 per K-cup. Reusable K-cups are a great way to save money, since single-use cups are fairly expensive compared to a full bag of ground coffee. New Eversave members get a $5 sign-up credit when you join here, making your cost as low as $2.50 per K-cup when you buy 2.
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Get a high-value printable coupon for $2/1 DiGiorno Pizzeria Pizza. These should still be on sale for $5 at Vons/Pavilions and possibly all Safeway stores, making them just $3 after coupon.
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OK, here's the latest going on with the 76ers here from Oracle Arena in Oakland. Tonight, the Sixers play the Golden State Warriors in the first of a three-game Western swing that continues tomorrow night and the Suns and finishes up on Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers.
We're all caught up on the Allen Iverson news (definitely out until March 1 at home against the Orlando Magic, but likely longer, and perhaps for good). Just spoke with coach Eddie Jordan and he'll be starting a backcourt of Jrue Holiday and Lou Williams.
Sixers will still be without Willie Green, who's been out with a shoulder injury since Feb. 16 against the Miami heat, and Jason Smith, who sprained his right ankle against the Toronto Raptors on Feb. 10. Green's absence, combined with Iverson's absence, will leave the Sixers with few options at guard. Good thing will be that Jordan and the organization can probably get an early look at Jodie Meeks, which they obviously wanted when trading for Meeks.
Here's the update on Francisco Elson, who joined Meeks in that trade with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Sixers waived his physical and he still hasn't joined the team. One source indicated that he might not be joining the team before this season has ended, but we'll update that as it progresses. Technically he's just filling Primoz Brezec's spot, so there's not a ton of minutes he needs to fill.
So, onto some other stuff. Here's a few thoughts:
1.) Jrue Holiday needs to play 30-plus minutes a game from here on out. I can't think of any reason why the rookie shouldn't be playing those types of minutes. He played a game-high 45 minutes against the San Antonio Spurs (a victory) and then against the Chicago Bulls played 23 minutes -- and was not in the game in the second quarter when Chicago began their 29-1 run. In no way is this saying that Holiday is pure greatness and doesn't make some bad decisions and take some bad shots, but the Sixers have a chance to give this kid revealing minutes and they need to take advantage of it.
2.) The two blowout losses. When the Sixers lost to the Miami Heat on Feb. 16, a bigtime loss, afterwards both Jordan and the players said, "in the NBA, this happens once or twice a year, you can't dwell on it, you just chalk it up to 'your turn' and move on." You couldn't really argue that point at the time, because it does happen. It was certainly bad timing, but the Sixers aren't known for getting beaten that badly, actually quite the opposite. Now, when it happened again less than a week later -- and with such a good win over the Spurs in between -- now that's when you start to worry that things are about to go downhill quite quickly. And how do you explain it twice in one week except to assume that there are some folks partially checked out?
That second point makes tonight's game against the Warriors especially interesting. The Bulls aren't the Lakers, but they're a playoff team. But the Warriors? The Warriors are second-worst in the Western Conference. If tonight doesn't go smoothly -- and there's that possibility with the way the Warriors are capable of shooting the ball and running in transition -- it could be a long trek back to Philly with stops in Phoenix and Los Angeles.
One more thing about the no-go trade with the Houston Rockets that we reported here on Deep Sixer. Yes, the Sixers could have traded Iguodala and Dalembert to Houston for McGrady and Budinger (that's precisely the trade that the Sixers 100 percent could have made), but, to clarify, it's not as if the Sixers would have entered this off-season with $23 million in cap space (the value of McGrady's expiring contract). Because of the escalating pay scales for players like Elton Brand, Lou Williams, Willie Green, Jason Kapono, and all of the young players' contracts (Thaddeus Young, Speights, Jrue Holiday, Jason Smith) combined with the decreasing salary cap for next season, the Sixers would have cleared approximately $7 million towards summer free agents. In essence, it wouldn't have freed them to compete this summer for a marquee free agent. It would have been a starting point towards clearing space. Just thought I'd clear that up.


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Barnes & Noble Turns the Page on an Ugly Shareholder Lawsuit
A shareholder-initiated lawsuit has been settled as Leonard Riggio -- the leading bookseller's founder and chairman -- agreed to give up $29 million from the sale of his college bookstore business back to the company three years ago.
Investors scoffed at the $514 million deal at the time. Snapping up a chain watching over hundreds of college bookstores seemed like a step back as campuses were starting to flock to digital textbooks. The shift to digital was validated by Barnes & Noble itself when it introduced the Nook e-reader a year later.
Companies make bad decisions all the time, but this one was seen by many as a conflict of interest given Riggio's ownership stakes in both companies.
Throwing the Book at Booksellers
It will be Barnes & Noble itself -- and not its shareholders directly -- that stands to benefit from the decision of this derivative action lawsuit.
The bookseller is expected to post a chunky deficit of 93 cents a share when it reports next week. It's a big shortfall, but it happens to be in line with the losses that Barnes & Noble has posted in its fiscal first quarter in the two previous years.
Barnes & Noble is willing to take a near-term hit on its Nook e-reader to make sure that it remains relevant in a world in which media consumption is quickly migrating toward digital delivery. It saw its nearest rival, Borders, liquidate last summer, and the retailer doesn't want to be next.
A New Chapter
Barnes & Noble would love to be selling its Nook at profitable price points, but that's not possible with Amazon.com (AMZN) willing to sell its Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets at a loss. It's a cutthroat niche, and there's no room for generous markups.
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The future will have to bear that strategy out. For now, Barnes & Noble has settled its way out of an embarrassing predicament. It's now easier to focus on the challenges of tomorrow.
Longtime Motley Fool contributor Rick Munarriz does not own shares in any of the stocks in this article. The Motley Fool owns shares of Amazon.com. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of Amazon.com and writing puts on Barnes & Noble.


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You will need the following requirements:
- Photocopy of the birth certificate of your child (bring the original for verification)
- Photocopy of 2 valid ID of the parent/s opening the account (bring the original for verification)
- 2x2 picture of your child
- Proof of billing
- For self-employed parent/s they will ask your TIN number.
- Initial deposit: Php 500
After 30 minutes or so, you will be handed this passbook and you're done! You have to come back after 4 banking days for your privilege card that you must present in order to obtain discounts.
|Metrobank Fun Savers Club Passbook
|a welcome gift upon opening account
|Personal Accident Certificate of Insurance and passbook
You can check my previous post of some kiddie savings account information here.
This article is published for informational use only. For more details, please visit the nearest Metrobank branch in your place or visit their official website.
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Productivity Commission - Resources
Key web pages and entry points for the Productivity Commission
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage
A regular report used by all Australian governments, the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare to understand the nature of Indigenous disadvantage and as a result has helped to inform the development of policies to address Indigenous disadvantage.
Report on Government Services
Examines the equity, efficiency and cost effectiveness of government services. Reports are produced annually and cover topics including child care, education, training, justice, emergency management, health, community services, housing and homelessness.


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You probably already know Krowne commercial plumbing equipment. If you have some Krowne faucets and sinks in your restaurant's kitchen, then you understand that Krowne products are tough, well-made, and designed for a busy commercial cooking and cleaning environment. Krowne underbar equipment follows the same set of production values. The …Read More »
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Eat Your Own Dog Food, Restaurant Style
Last month, Rohit Bhargava published a post with a compelling title, "Forget Eating Your Own Dog Food – Just Try Buying It …" His premise is built around the adage that the best way to understand your customer is to experience your product as they would and he means every …Read More »
Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Replacing Equipment
"Which _____________ do you recommend?" This is a question I have been asked countless times by owners/managers that operate the restaurants I have worked in. The real question they are asking is: "What equipment will run the longest and have the fewest breakdowns and cost the least to fix?" The …Read More »
Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Gas Equipment
This article will deal with common maintenance issues regarding commercial gas kitchen equipment. I will address issues with electric equipment in a future article. It has been my experience that most commercial restaurant equipment is operated with natural gas. In general I believe gas equipment to be better than electric …Read More »
Green Restaurant Tips: Recycling Feels Good
Unlike the tips previously offered in this series, recycling probably won't save your restaurant or commercial kitchen money. And recycling will probably add work to your schedule and headaches to your day. So why recycle? Well, there are a few very compelling reasons, and not all of them altruistic, for …Read More »
9 Restaurant Management Tips
As you know, restaurant management is more than a full time job. It means long hours and lots of hard work. Here at The Back Burner we understand that restaurant managers and owners are always on the go and that every day is a challenge to meet revenue goals, keep …Read More »
Troubleshooting Gas Range and Oven Problems
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Use Ice Machine Water Filters For More Than Just Ice
If you don't do so already, you should definitely consider filtering the water you serve your customers. We have already covered water filtration here on The Back Burner, but if you need to filter a glass filler specifically, the best way to do so is with an ice machine water …Read More »
Restaurant Sinks and Faucets: Some Useful Tips
More than likely, your restaurant has several sinks that serve many purposes in the back of the house, in server stations, and behind the bar. Having the right kind of sinks in the right places is important not only to accomplish many various tasks, from glass and hand washing to stock …Read More »
Are Serving Utensils Going To Get You In Trouble With The Health Inspector?
You have 4 options for storing "in-use" dispensing utensils…the requirement is in Section 3-306 of the Colorado Retail Food Establishment Rules and Regulations: Stored in the food with the dispensing utensil handle extended out of the food Stored clean and dry Stored in potable running water as in a running …Read More »


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Pistachio Croissant
Yes, it's as good as it looks. Honestly, it's probably even better. Perfectly crisp golden brown layers crackle delicately under your bite. The interior layers are soft, tender, and buttery with a fresh ground pistachio center as an added bonus. Yum.
Plum Galette
We were very early. This wedge was still warm from the oven. The plum slices were tart with just the right amount of sugar added to bring out their natural sweetness. The pastry base was light, crisp, and tender adding delicate structure without taking away from the flavor of near-perfect plums. I'm not sure how this galette would have faired if we'd arrived later in the day. But, it was a stunner fresh out of the oven.
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Ontario Liberal Staffers at the Ontario PC Leadership convention distributed multiple sets of ridiculous attack materials to the media concerning the phrase "the road ahead" and with misinformation about the process and Randy Hillier's support of Tim Hudak.
John Laforet writes at Laforet.ca:
"I post this with some hesitation. I have said threats will never silence me, but I would be lying if I said they don't stick in the back of your mind, especially when you do something that you know will ruffle the feathers of the folks who threatened you.
But what the folks at the Ontario Liberal Party, or more appropriately the political staff at Queen's Park have done this weekend requires comment.
This video […] will cover two press releases I received from two Liberal staffers that were being distributed to all media. They can hardly say they didn't want it covered, but they may not like my angle."
Tags: Attacks, Liberal Party of Ontario, Randy Hillier, Tim Hudak


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11th Annual Canada Salsa Congress 2013
Canada Salsa Congress 2013
The 11th Annual Canada Salsa Congress 2013 billed as one of the largest in Canada will be full of excitement and surprises – with more dance genres & more fun than ever! Salsa, Bachata, Hustle, Kizomba, Cha Cha, Pachanga & more. The best artist line-up, shows, workshops and parties!!
This year's event will be held at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in downtown Toronto, October 10-14, 2013.
35 International Artists from Colombia, Dubai, Chile, Puerto Rico, Italy, New York, Miami, Mexico, Philadelphia, LA & more
60 Dance Companies & 45 of the best instructors in the world. Amazing shows each night.
Workshops for all levels. Explore, Improve, Master. Salsa, Bachata, Cha Cha, Pachanga, Hustle, Kizomba & more.
3 Ballrooms & parties till 4am – Salsa, Bachata & Kizomba, Hustle & West Coast Swing
7th Annual DanceFeet Canadian Championships. Pro, Am-Am & Pro-Am divisions in Salsa, Bachata, Hustle & Cha Cha (heats & showcases)
If you are going to one congress this year then this will be an event not to be missed!


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The College of Business at The University of Southern Mississippi will hold its annual Honors Banquet at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 24 at the Thad Cochran Center Grand Ballroom on the Hattiesburg campus.
The event will recognize the best-of-the-best among the University's business students. Awards are presented to student in each business discipline with the recipients selected by faculty members.
The banquet will also include recognition for the new inductees of Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society and presentation of the Faculty of Year Awards.
For more information about the College of Business at Southern Miss, call 601.266.4659 or visit: http://www.usm.edu/business


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If you've been around awhile you may know these things about me. If you're new, I'll let you in on a couple of facts. First, GIFTS stress me out. I love Thanksgiving way more than Christmas & the idea of GIFTS (I use all caps to emphasize how much anxiety that word holds for me) is more than I can handle most years. Ermm, every year. Two, I am a recipe hoarder. I make things, I even shoot them, then… I let them go to the far corners of my blog to (sometimes) resurface a year or two later. This Golden Turmeric Milk is one of those recipes. Sorry 'bout that.
Maybe it's the year coming to a close. Maybe it's the whole GIFT anxiety I have. But this year, I started thinking about gifts I could give myself. And they weren't bought on Black Friday, friend. Nope. This is something I've been working on giving myself for awhile. Some of them have been hard fought for, some are coming more easy these days.
Gifts to Give Yourself + Golden Turmeric Milk
The Gift of Grace – What is this pressure we put on ourselves as women? Once we become mother's, whew, it's even worse. I have to admit, my time as a mother has taught me a few things. First being, that you will absolutely parent your first child & your fourth child completely differently & you will have next to no guilt about this fact. Which is good. There are plenty of other things to feel guilty over (fist bump). The next thing you realize as a well seasoned mother is that any incident, a tiny snippet taken out of context & plucked out of your day, when looked at & examined by the outside world, all on it's own could seem incriminatory. But in the scheme of your life & your kid's lives, it's really NBD (that's the kid's lingo for 'no big deal' these days). So… Give yourself the gift of grace. You deserve it. Just the fact that you care so darn much, yet feel so much guilt about things show just how much grace you deserve.
The past few weeks I have had no guilt about saying I have been dialing things in. I'm tired. I bought breakfast cereal. I made bacon & eggs for dinner (not a vegetable in sight). Today I ordered my groceries online. Do what you need to do & know you're doing your best. Your best will look like different things at different points in your life. Go with it.
The Gift of Failure – This is probably my FAVORITE gift I've been thinking about this year. In fact, it's been a reoccurring conversation in my daily life which is why I knew I needed to talk more about it. I keep having these conversation with women who are holding themselves back (self included) from doing what they want because of this question – What if I fail? You guys, I'm not going to reply to this with an 'Oh but my darling, what if you fly, response' because here's the truth – FAILURE is success in a poorly wrapped package. Turning away from something, shifting gears, reexamining your goals, forging a new path, saying NO, saying YES, changing your life – deciding to do something differently than what you originally set out to do – this is not failure. FAILURE is continuing to do something that makes you miserable even though you so desperately want to stop. Recognizing something isn't working & walking away with your best interests in mind will always be marked as success in my book.
The Gift of a Hobby – Ok, if you have multiple children like me or even young children or heck, even an enthusiastic dog, you may be laughing your tail off right now. But hear me out. You need a hobby. I love to sing & since my oldest plays guitar now, we have a daily routine of him picking up his guitar to play for me. He strums, I sing. It's fun & honestly nicer than doing dishes or complaining about people not picking up their shoes. Then I asked him to teach me a few chords so I could play for myself the songs he didn't really want to learn just to appease mom. Then… I wondered about my old violin I had stopped playing over 15 years ago. Is music like riding a bike? What would I remember? I broke it out & surprised myself at how much I actually could recall. The next day I headed to the violin shop to have some maintenance done & get myself a new bow. I'm pretty terrible. But that's ok. There are so many tutorials on YouTube (this guy is my favorite) that I can practice when I want. And there's something charming about not being very good at my hobby. I don't aspire to play clubs or ever play in public for that matter. It's not for my kids. It's not for anyone other than myself. And it's a heck of a lot more fun that scrolling Facebook. Admit it. You spend way too much time doing that. Get yerself a hobby. Whether is running, writing, music, painting or sewing, find something you can do that's just for you.
And now… on to our recipe:
- 1 cup Milk (dairy or non)
- ½ teaspoon ground Ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground Turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
- Pinch of Cardamom
- Honey to taste
- In a small sauce pan, combine all ingredients except honey & stir until just warmed.
- Sweeten to taste with honey
- Remove from heat & strain into a mug.
- Top with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
And don't forget to leave a comment to let me know what you've given yourself this year. It might be wrapped under the tree or it might be wrapped up in your heart. Either way, I'd love to see a comment on the blog post telling me what you're giving yourself!


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Lola Sims / Publicist: What is PR?
Lola Sims is a publicist from Atlanta and she loves what she does. I interviewed her because she plays a very important role in increasing awareness for artists.
For those who don't know, what is PR? PR is basically Public Relations, which is the management or the overseeing of the information that is distributed to the public. This could be information on a company, brand, person, or in my case a music artist. As a PR, along with the clients input, decide how they are portrayed in public and better yet are their first line of defense when it comes to crisis management
What does a publicist do? Publicists are the liaison between the media and their client. Whenever you see Kanye West, Plies, or Beyonce on the cover of a magazine chances are they pitched them to that outlet which allowed them to get the cover. Now with bigger artist, who are more established, magazines are often the one's to reach out first since that artist has a following and is able to help sell the media outlet to the consumer.
How long have you been in the business and what attracted you to this particular part of it?
I have been doing PR now for a little over 2 years. I first got started through a friend of mine Aaron Lucas who was at the time working for Slip N Slide. He had an artist named Deuce Poppi he needed a little help with and I was there for them even though at the time I was mainly doing freelance writing. Anyhow we started getting a lot of looks and placements and they gave me the go ahead to start helping with the other artist. It was big learning experience for me really. It also helped launch me on my PR path. What I didn't know I looked up or sought examples of. I also ended up entertaining for a lot of the bigger publicist in Atlanta which only helped me sharpen my skills.
How important is your role in an artist's career? Public Relations plays a very big role in the development and progression of an artists' career. Publicists basically get the word out to the consumer through magazine, Internet, and broadcast placements. They create a sense of urgency and excitement around and artist that helps that artist reach new and old consumers. If its an independent it also helps catch the attention of major labels or company's looking for artist to invest in.
Who have you worked with and do you only work in a particular genre of music? As I mentioned before, when I first started out I was working with an artist name Deuce Poppi who was signed to Slip N Slide in Miami. From there I went on to do small projects like bio's and write ups for artist at CTE and Collipark Music, all while building up my connects and meeting new people. I pretty much stay in the Hip Hop genre but have been tapped to do R&B and Inspirational artist. I did well with the R&B artist who was later signed to a major record deal and I am still working on the Inspirational artist, which is a totally different avenue than what I am used too. So its all about adapting and learning new things.
What challenges, in your opinion, do independent artists face as it relates to getting themselves noticed?
I think some of the challenges that independent artists face is that they don't know where to start, who to reach out to, or what to send. A lot of indie's make the mistake of sending an editor or journalist every single song they have ever done all at one time, instead of sending an introductory short email and maybe a link to their music or myspace. They also have to start exercising patience and have tough skin when it comes to this music business. Everyone isn't going to like their music and they have to realize that. Don't get upset or down, just work harder and turn them into a fan. I can't tell you how many artists that I have met that when I initially met them I wasn't digging them. On the second or third time around I was genuinely a fan and saw potential that I hadn't seen before. I say all this to say Independents need to learn how to work smarter not harder and keep in contact with the people they do meet and have impressed. That is really 9 tenths of the game, since everyone in the industry, media, and consumer are all looking for the next big thing you have to stay visible and in contact.
If someone is interested in your services, how can you be reached? I can be reached quite easily through email at email@example.com. All email correspondence goes straight through to my phone so I'll definitely get the email and hit them back as soon as possible.
Thank you!
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