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1967 Ford Mustang "Eleanor" From Gone in 60 Seconds Headed to Mecum Auction
1 of 3 Used in Scenes Involving Actors
One Ford Mustang in particular graces many wish lists and is known by many on a first name basis. If you haven't guessed by now, that would be the elusive 1967 Shelby GT500 given the household name "Eleanor," one of the main stars of the 2000 remake of the original 1974 Gone in 60 Seconds.
The car seen here is 1 of 11 built by Cinema Vehicle Services for the remake and is one of three cars actually used in the film during scenes involving the actual actors.
Eleanor features the now-famous design penned by hot rod designer Steve Sanford with the custom front and rear styling, fender flares and side exhaust (added after movie completion).
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This particular car would be number 7 in the series, and comes with a letter of authenticity by Cinema Vehicle Services founder and President Ray Claridge.
If this bad boy graces your dream car list, you can have the opportunity to own this "Hero Car' when it crosses the Mecum auction block on Saturday, October 12th at 4:30 p.m. Anyone looking to win this bidding war should expect to cough up a pretty penny.


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The House passed the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which mandates strategic guidance for federal cybersecurity research and development. To establish that guidance, the bill calls for input from public and private stakeholders, and strengthens security automation standards and checklists for federal systems.
How this will impact education and academia? What input can SCSU contribute with?…
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text: Book – After reading this book, I wanted to buy a can of paint and get started on some of my decorating projects. Blogger Myquillyn Smith has lived in more than a dozen homes, most of them rentals. A self-taught decorator with limited funds, she shares her creative approach to reallocating her furnishings and painting and refurbishing thrift store finds. She stresses that good enough is better than doing nothing. This book is not a "how-to" book, although she does offer some DIY advice. It centers more on the author's philosophy that people get stuck on seeking perfection, and that creating a home you love is more about finding your dwelling's uniqueness and your own personal taste and celebrating it. Myquillyn is married and the mother of three boys and stresses to the reader that when you think about decorating a room, you need to consider the purposes of the room. The book ends with a page of decorating blogs that may be of interest to the reader. The Nesting Place is an inspiring, fun and approachable decorating book with tips that can be applied to any home.


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Type Design Guidelines for Reusable .NET Libraries
By Krzysztof Cwalina and Brad Adams
From the CLR perspective, there are only two categories of types- reference types and value types-but for the purpose of framework design discussion we divide types into more logical groups, each with its own specific design rules. Figure 1 shows these logical groups.
Classes are the general case of reference types. They make up the bulk of types in the majority of frameworks. Classes owe their popularity to the rich set of object-oriented features they support and to their general applicability. Base classes and abstract classes are special logical groups related to extensibility.
Interfaces are types that can be implemented both by reference types and value types. This allows them to serve as roots of polymorphic hierarchies of reference types and value types. In addition, interfaces can be used to simulate multiple inheritance, which is not natively supported by the CLR.
Structs are the general case of value types and should be reserved for small, simple types, similar to language primitives.
Enums are a special case of value types used to define short sets of values, such as days of the week, console colors, and so on.
Static classes are types intended as containers for static members. They are commonly used to provide shortcuts to other operations.
Delegates, exceptions, attributes, arrays, and collections are all special cases of reference types intended for specific uses, and guidelines for their design and usage are discussed elsewhere in our book, Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries.
Figure 1: The logical grouping of types
DO ensure that each type is a well-defined set of related members, not just a random collection of unrelated functionality.
It is important that a type can be described in one simple sentence. A good definition should also rule out functionality that is only tangentially related.
BRAD ABRAMS If you have ever managed a team of people you know that they don't do well without a crisp set of responsibilities. Well, types work the same way. I have noticed that types without a firm and focused scope tend to be magnets for more random functionality, which, over time, make a small problem a lot worse. It becomes more difficult to justify why the next member with even more random functionality does not belong in the type. As the focus of the members in a type blurs, the developer's ability to predict where to find a given functionality is impaired, and therefore so is productivity.
RICO MARIANI Good types are like good diagrams: What has been omitted is as important to clarity and usability as what has been included. Every additional member you add to a type starts at a net negative value and only by proven usefulness does it go from there to positive. If you add too much in an attempt to make the type more useful to some, you are just as likely to make the type useless to everyone.
JEFFREY RICHTER When I was learning OOP back in the early 1980s, I was taught a mantra that I still honor today: If things get too complicated, make more types. Sometimes, I find that I am thinking really hard trying to define a good set of methods for a type. When I start to feel that I'm spending too much time on this or when things just don't seem to fit together well, I remember my mantra and I define more, smaller types where each type has well-defined functionality. This has worked extremely well for me over the years. On the flip side, sometimes types do end up being dumping grounds for various loosely related functions. The .NET Framework offers several types like this, such as Marshal, GC, Console, Math, and Application. You will note that all members of these types are static and so it is not possible to create any instances of these types. Programmers seem to be OK with this. Fortunately, these types' methods are separated a bit by types. It would be awful if all these methods were defined in just one type!
Types and Namespaces
Before designing a large framework you should decide how to factor your functionality into a set of functional areas represented by namespaces. This kind of top-down architectural design is important to ensure a coherent set of namespaces containing types that are well integrated, don't collide, and are not repetitive. Of course the namespace design process is iterative and it should be expected that the design will have to be tweaked as types are added to the namespaces over the course of several releases. This leads to the following guidelines.
DO use namespaces to organize types into a hierarchy of related feature areas.
The hierarchy should be optimized for developers browsing the framework for desired APIs.
KRZYSZTOF CWALINA This is an important guideline. Contrary to popular belief, the main purpose of namespaces is not to help in resolving naming conflicts between types with the same name. As the guideline states, the main purpose of namespaces is to organize types in a hierarchy that is coherent, easy to navigate, and easy to understand.
I consider type name conflicts in a single framework to indicate sloppy design. Types with identical names should either be merged to allow for better integration between parts of the library or should be renamed to improve code readability and searchability.
AVOID very deep namespace hierarchies. Such hierarchies are difficult to browse because the user has to backtrack often.
AVOID having too many namespaces.
Users of a framework should not have to import many namespaces in most common scenarios. Types that are used together in common scenarios should reside in a single namespace if at all possible.
JEFFREY RICHTER As an example of a problem, the runtime serializer types are defined under the System.Runtime.Serialization namespace and its subnamespaces. However, the Serializable and NonSerialized attributes are incorrectly defined in the System namespace. Because these types are not in the same namespace, developers don't realize that they are closely related. In fact, I have run into many developers who apply the Serializable attribute to a class that they are serializing with the System.Xml.Serialization's XmlSerializer type. However, the XmlSerializer completely ignores the Serializable attribute; applying the attribute gives no value and just bloats your assembly's metadata.
AVOID having types designed for advanced scenarios in the same namespace as types intended for common programming tasks.
This makes it easier to understand the basics of the framework and to use the framework in the common scenarios.
BRAD ABRAMS One of the best features of Visual Studio is Intellisense, which provides a drop-down for your likely next type or member usage. The benefit of this feature is inversely proportional to the number of options. That is, if there are too many items in the list it takes longer to find the one you are looking for. Following this guideline to split out advanced functionality into a separate namespace enables developers to see the smallest number of types possible in the common case.
BRIAN PEPIN One thing we've learned is that most programmers live or die by Intellisense. If something isn't listed in the drop-down, most programmers won't believe it exists. But, as Brad says above, too much of a good thing can be bad and having too much stuff in the drop-down list dilutes its value. If you have functionality that should be in the same namespace, but you don't think it needs to be shown all the time to users, you can use the EditorBrowsable attribute. Put this attribute on a class or member and you can instruct Intellisense to only show the class or member for advanced scenarios.
RICO MARIANI Don't go crazy adding members for every exotic thing someone might want to do with your type. You'll make fatter, uglier assemblies that are hard to grasp. Provide good primitives with understandable limitations. A great example of this is the urge people get to duplicate functionality that is already easy to use via Interop to native. Interop is there for a reason-it's not an unwanted stepchild. When wrapping anything, be sure you are adding plenty of value. Otherwise, the value added by being smaller would have made your assembly more helpful to more people.
JEFFREY RICHTER I agree with this guideline but I'd like to further add that the more advanced classes should be in a namespace that is under the namespace that contains the simple types. For example, the simple types might be in System.Mail and the more advanced types should be in System.Mail.Advanced.
DO NOT define types without specifying their namespaces. This organizes related types in a hierarchy, and can help to resolve potential type name collisions. Please note that the fact that namespaces can help to resolve name collisions does not mean that such collisions should be introduced.
DO NOT define types without specifying their namespaces.
This organizes related types in a hierarchy, and can help to resolve potential type name collisions. Please note that the fact that namespaces
BRAD ABRAMS It is important to realize that namespaces cannot actually prevent naming collisions but they can significantly reduce them. I could define a class called MyNamespace.MyType in an assembly called MyAssembly, and define a class with precisely the same name in another assembly. I could then build an application that uses both of these assemblies and types. The CLR would not get confused because the type identity in the CLR is based on strong name (which includes fully qualified assembly name) rather than just the namespace and type name. This can be seen by looking at the C# and ILASM of code creating an instance of MyType.
C#: new MyType(); IL: IL_0000: newobj instance void [MyAssembly]MyNamespace.MyType::.ctor()
Notice that the C# compiler adds a reference to the assembly that defines the type, of the form [MyAssembly], so the runtime always has a disambiguated, fully qualified name to work with.
JEFFREY RICHTER Although what Brad says is true, the C# compiler doesn't let you specify in source code which assembly to pull a type out of, so if you have code that wants to use a type called MyNamespace.MyType that exists in two or more assemblies, there is no easy way to do this in C# source code. Prior to C# 2.0, distinguishing between the two types was impossible. However, with C# 2.0, it is now possible using the new extern aliases and namespace qualifier features.
RICO MARIANI Namespaces are a language thing. The CLR doesn't know anything about them really. As far as the CLR is concerned the name of the class really is something like MyNameSpace.MyOtherNameSpace. MyAmazingType. The compilers give you syntax (e.g., "using") so that you don't have to type those long class names all the time. So the CLR is never confused about class names because everything is always fully qualified.
Standard Subnamespace Names
Types that are rarely used should be placed in subnamespaces to avoid cluttering the main namespaces. We have identified several groups of types that should be separated from their main namespaces.
The .Design Subnamespace
Design-time-only types should reside in a subnamespace named .Design. For example, System.Windows.Forms.Design contains Designers and related classes used to do design of applications based on System. Windows.Forms.
System.Windows.Forms.Design System.Messaging.Design System.Diagnostics.Design
DO use a namespace with the .Design suffix to contain types that provide design-time functionality for a base namespace.
The .Permissions SubnamespacePermission types should reside in a subnamespace named .Permissions.
DO use a namespace with the .Permissions suffix to contain types that provide custom permissions for a base namespace.
KRZYSZTOF CWALINA In the initial design of the .NET Framework namespaces, all types related to a given feature area were in the same namespace. Prior to the first release, we moved design-related types to subnamespaces with the .Design suffix. Unfortunately, we did not have time to do it for the Permission types. This is a problem in several parts of the Framework. For example, a large portion of the types in the System.Diagnostics namespace are types needed for the security infrastructure and very rarely used by the end users of the API.


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Quite possibly the first mainstream, urban musical genius of the 21st century, Kanye West is gifted at many things. However, as a new-school Atlas, he recently shrugged and a very bad thing happened. Of the many things for which 2013 should be best remembered, the most poignant of these is West starting to show strain from bearing the gravity of a new school globe. In re-imagining his own career from that of supremely focused and goal-oriented emcee to that of the architect of an aggressively next-level society, his level of focus and dedication to creating this environment is impressive. However, in being the creator and initial beneficiary of his own creation, it's arguable that Mr. West (and only Mr. West) is ultimately best served in a creative space crafted in his personal passions and motivations. There may be no better proof of this argument than in studying G.O.O.D. Music—the label founded in the image of Kanye's re-branding of the universe—and namely G.O.O.D. Music artist Pusha T's 2013 release My Name Is My Name. As executive producer of the project, the lack of synergy between Kanye's influence and Pusha's obstinate, iconic style created what I felt was a highly underwhelming album. Is Kanye West a genius best beholden to his own career? Or, is he an enfant terrible reaching his terrible twos in need of time to learn how to walk in a better defined direction? Either way, it's this columnist's belief that save some amazing moments, My Name Is My Name was underwhelming, hot garbage and Kanye needs to get his act together, or just become a selfish monster of a creative left to his own amazing devices.
The Case For Pusha T As Gangster Rap's Last Best Hope
Aside from the moments when Kendrick Lamar put the Rap game on alert with "Control" and mentioned, "Your career ain't shit unless you got some Kendrick in it" during Top Dawg Entertainment's "BET Hip Hop Awards" cypher, the choice for the most compelling emcee of 2013 begins (and ends) with Pusha T. "Numbers On The Boards" leaked as a single in April with an official release a month later, and the game was on.
At present, Rap's an industry wherein young emcees make the starting five and old emcees sit on the bench. To continue the basketball analogy, the Rap industry has become a fundamentally unsound game defined by gimmicky fast-break offenses without much of a thought as to defensive measures being taken at any point. Young performers excel here because they are literally playing an (depending on who you ask) evolved sport. Old performers sit on the bench and grumble, yet they cannot leave the game, because by name (but not by actual fact) it's all they know. It's a sad, pathetic notion to consider, but it's entirely true.
Pusha T is the realest rapper left in the game, the guy who sat on the bench for a bit, but before resigning himself to anger, got everyone in the league strung out on dope and rendered inactive for the rest of their careers. Amazingly enough, Schoolboy Q recently told MTV, "There are no more gangster rappers." However, Q's statements (which also included calling himself a "gangster rapper") would appear to be short-sighted and entirely self-serving in the context of what Pusha says on the lyrical slaughter that is "Numbers On The Boards," as well as "Nosestalgia," his September released duet with Kendrick Lamar (intriguingly the de facto team leader of Schoolboy Q's TDE camp). Between head butting his side bitch, contemplating dealing drugs for the fuck of it, discussing how dope his is at dealing dope, and the nature of dying (either as a dealer or an abuser) from the drug game, Pusha T isn't just the best gangster rapper left, he's clearly angling to be the best gangster rapper ever.
Revisiting The "Kanye West Process" Of Executive Production
If curious as to what the job of executive producer on a music album entails, and moreover, how Kanye failed Pusha, there's no better place to examine than the Discovery Channel's curiosity.com, which states the following in their entry:
George Martin, executive producer of the Beatles, said that an executive producer is like a movie producer and a director all rolled into one. Except for those who work for large record labels, most executive producers focus on the creative side and let music agents make the deals. The executive producer usually chooses the musicians and technicians for a record, decides where and when to record, and manages the production budget and timetable. Sometimes one gets the title of executive producer just because he's footing the bill. When a producer is independent or works for a small label, he may handle things like songwriting, vocal arrangements and sound engineering. He may also approve what the album cover looks like, as well as working on the distribution and marketing of the albums.
Now that we have clarity regarding the scope of this situation, let's introduce Kanye West, 21st century creative genius-as-executive producer into the scene. It's an entirely arguable point that at no point of Kanye's career has he ever expressed a desire to learn about, or shown a particular wealth of previous knowledge of either the drug trade or gangsterism. Unlike Pharrell Williams (Pusha T's former label head and producer/mentor), Kanye's also not shown himself to be particularly adept at listening to and developing an artist based around first separating his own creativity from that of his artist. Every great moment of late for a Kanye West-branded artist (meaning those signed to G.O.O.D. Music) has involved Kanye attempting to outshine them. West's appearances on songs like "Clique" could easily feel like West behaving in a manner similar to a stage parent attempting to live out their stalled dreams through their begrudgingly willing offspring. In some moments in the history of G.O.O.D. Music, the label feels as though it would be better served being known as "G.O.M.D. Music"—"getting out our dreams" being replaced by "getting out my (Kanye's) dreams"—that reflects what actually is happening.
In discussing the weaknesses of Kanye West as Executive Producer of Pusha T's album, it may be of value to visit an interview that "King Push" had with Josh Phelps of Washington, DC blog Brightest Young Things regarding working with Kanye West:
"The single's ready to go, but the single has to go through the 'Kanye West' process of production. And, you know, you've heard about it, you see it every time with his albums, and at the end of the day, he's so involved in my project that now I go through the 'Kanye West' process of marking off all the boxes before the album drops, the single drops, or the date is released.
I just left him with the single. It's funny, man…I go to Paris and we go through the album and he's like, 'Man, here's what I love. Here's what I don't love.' And [he tells me] what he himself wants to add production wise. It's his whole executive producer process…We go through the whole album, he listens to the lyrics—he listens to everything—and he says to me, 'I want you to re-spit this line. I can tell you got a cold.' And I say, 'Alright, you know, I really did.' And his biggest thing with me is: 'Pusha, your biggest asset is your voice, which is your best instrument. I'd love to have a voice that cuts through music the way that yours cuts through.'
"It's really different than what I've done, but I can say this: He lets me do the body of my work. He gives me the full scope of what he thinks about it, and when he's adamant about something then he just is, and that's just it. I'm a student when it comes to this. When I work with Kanye West, when I work with Pharrell, when I work with The-Dream, when I work with Swizz, I'm a student. I've never claimed to be the best song-maker, or best album-maker. I always claimed to be one of the best rappers, you know what I'm sayin'? I think that's the difference. It's like, man, if I'm the best rapper, I can wear that. I feel like I can go toe to toe with anybody in that. But when it comes to making records, I have no clue what the production side of life is about, especially the executive producer side of life. So, I back out…If I act like I know everything, I see myself losing."
Before continuing, it may be wise to contrast Pusha T's thoughts about working with Kanye against those regarding working with Pharrell Williams. He said the following in an interview with French website booska-p.com:
"'Kanye West, a lot of times, he gives me the skeleton of a beat,' he said. 'He'll play either a sample or he'll play me like, just an idea and he'll ask me to write a verse to what I like in that idea…I'll lay that verse down on that part of the beat, and then he takes the record and creates around my verse, versus Pharrell, a lot of times, I'll go into the studio and he already has the beat, and then I lay a verse to the beat and it's a done deal."
"He added, 'Both of these guys are perfectionists in their own right. Pharrell, I think he works a little bit off of feeling, and I think Kanye is a master of structure and a master of tapping into knowing what people are going to reaction to and respond to. He's really like a hit-maker and having that knowledge of what's going on in America and…the world and exploiting that.'"
Pusha T is arguably one of the few legendary emcees still relevant in the current era. In working with his caliber of emcee, is it wiser to allow them the ability to tell their own story with a minimal filter (as seems to be the case of his time with Pharrell Williams); or, do you do as Kanye did on My Name Is My Name, and color their socially, culturally and verbally with what West called "the vernacular of the times" in his interview with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe? Clearly, both of these conceptual constructs have worth, but one certainly may have a more populist appeal.
Pinpointing Where Kanye & Pusha T's Union Went Wrong
The last time Pusha T rapped on a project featuring executive production by Pharrell Williams was 2009's Clipse release Til The Casket Drops. According to data from Nielsen SoundScan, the album sold 31,000 copies in its first week. The prior recording that featured a Williams/Pusha T connection was 2006's very well received Hell Hath No Fury, which sold 78,000 copies in its initial week of sale. Comparatively, the Kanye/Pusha T executive producer/artist connection teamed for 74,000 first week sales. Usually, with album sales figures, rules of attrition for numbers of records moved are necessary. However, consider that since 2006, album sales figures have stagnated, while it can be argued that Pusha T's level of renown has grown. Thus, one could feasibly extrapolate that My Name Is My Name—given the extraordinarily strong performances on the tracks leading into the album's release—should have been the album that catapulted him on a level of sales figures alone to a level closer to the 793,000 album first week recently achieved by Eminem. Pusha himself may believe that he released the year's best Rap album. However, as a solid number two artist on the G.O.O.D. Music roster, having the type of year that Pusha T is having lyrically on some of the most stark and creative Rap landscapes of the year—with a well-known label and high marketing potential behind him–selling roughly 1/11th as many albums in week one as Slim Shady should be considered an absolute and complete fail by all parties involved in the production and marketing of the album.
These three things are true: Hindsight is 20/20, I have no first-degree knowledge of Pharrell Williams, and I do not know the current emotional state of Pusha T. However, I can't imagine that the one-two punch of rapping in a manner similar to once-popular Bad Boy rhymer Ma$e and having Kelly Rowland sing a hook on his song are two things that are within the wheelhouse of Pusha T's set of talents and/or expectations of his fanbase. However, on "Let Me Love You," both of these things occur—both under the executive production of Kanye West. It's clear that there are other moments as well that are meant to use Pusha T's clear, distinct and distinguished voice as a dissonant instrument. The Ab-Liva collaboration "Suicide" features production with minimalist squelches that sound akin to a minor-key "Ni**as in Paris." The combo of sour and salty that Kanye likely wanted is certainly progressive, but does not work as Pusha ain't salty about shit. With or without Rap money, I think he's still the one of the hardest and realest artists in the industry. These are two of many examples of seemingly inexcusable errors by Kanye West in executive producing this album. In misrepresenting the creative strengths of his own artist, Kanye created unnecessary imperfections on by what all means—given the level of talent and consistently top-tier creative output of the artist involved—should be a perfect album.
Pusha T is a better rapper, artist, personality and creative force than was shown on My Name Is My Name. It can be argued that he is to street reality what Kanye West is to avant-garde showmanship. Thus, it may have been best if these two artists on the same level worked with and not for each other to achieve best results. However, instead of a duet, Kanye executive produced Pusha T. The one question that must be asked then, is why this would need to happen? If you listen to West's rant at the beginning of the live listening session for My Name Is My Name in New York City, when Yeezus says, "Don't act like y'all didn't base your whole shit, your whole lifestyle off of this nigga Pusha T," it's an impressive and true statement. However, is it possible that some other notion could be at work, too?
Maybe Kanye is at a point of his career where he's bored and wanted to see if he could replicate the executive production excellence of Pharrell Williams? Yes, as absurd as it seems, it's entirely possible to contemplate this idea. Just as simply as I researched the numbers, Kanye can see that Hell Hath No Fury—likely one of the best respected Rap albums of the past 10 years—only sold 78,000 copies in its all important first week of release. Thus, in a show of hubris, Kanye could believe that, even in a depressed album market, that he could craft a Pusha T album that could outsell Pharrell's work with The Clipse. As well, he could do so by attempting to paint a Pusha T picture using his own paints and creative influence, and not those of fellow master King Push.
Sometimes—as an August 16, 2012 headline reads from Fast Company—"You can't be effective [as a leader] when you're too smart for your own good." In overestimating his own abilities and thus, quite possibly accidentally devaluing the talents of Pusha T, Kanye West has likely suffered his greatest public defeat. The nature of the question of if Kanye will recover from this failure rests squarely on the same shoulders upon which he has decided to attempt to balance the rest of the creative universe. Maybe Kanye needs to think about adjusting his heavy, and likely tiring workload. The creative forces he's working with at present have him wearing Confederate flags, preparing to marry Kim Kardashian, being a rock star, releasing Yeezus (an album that arguably nobody had to buy but everyone had to hear) and more. Over-executive producing an album that maybe he didn't need to executive produce definitely took things in Kanye's life a step too far. However, if Kanye were to tell me that he knew the kind of 2013 that Pharrell was going to have—and that he didn't want him to win at everything—then maybe (just maybe) I'd reconsider being so harsh.
Marcus Dowling is a veteran Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers over the past fifteen years. Follow him on Twitter at @marcuskdowling.


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Pink and aqua is probably my very favourite colour scheme--girly girl that I am! This beautiful wedding inspiration shoot was done on the beach in Oahu, Hawaii, and, as you can see, the setting of pale sand and sunny skies perfectly matches the delicate shades of pink and aqua featured. I'm swooning over the aqua ruffled Ramona Keveza gown on the bride. I also love the boho chic table, with that lovely pink tent, and the pretty flowers. Wouldn't this be a beautifully intimate destination wedding, for a few of your nearest and dearest to attend? Sometimes, I think, smaller is better.
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16 June 2014
a little romance
Beautiful, romantic interiors always make me sigh a little, bringing a moment of calm to my day...
I hope they will do the same for you.
Portrait of Madame Du Barry via Château de Versailles
{P.S. Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You" is playing on the radio right now, and it somehow seems to go so perfectly with these rooms.}
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12 June 2014
Daydreaming of Istanbul
Built for an exiled Hungarian pasha in the 1850s, as a hunting lodge, Macar Feyzullah Pasha, in Istanbul, Turkey, this is now the home of revered antiques dealer and decorator Serdar Gülgün (shown above, with his niece and nephew). His unerring eye for beauty has allowed him to restore and reinvent the home to become this magical oasis. Filled with his own antiques collection, arrayed with jewel-hued silks, velvets, and other luxurious textiles, patterned walls, and just the right touch of quirkiness, like not-too-perfect hand-painted details, the rooms of the pasha are utterly captivating.
To me, this place seems like something out of a Wes Anderson film, a delicious fairy tale, where the most intriguing sorts of people must surely be having fabulous conversations, as they sip rich coffees and nibble on delicately spiced pastries, while elegant harp music wafts from unseen sources. Is this place real, or a fantasy? It is truly magnificent.
What I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall, at one of the famed dinner parties hosted here! How about you?
{All images via Town & Country; click on images to see larger versions}
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projects, but before that I am about to hit up the farmer's market. Hopefully
because of all the rain, everything will be even fresher than usual. Later
tonight I will be in a benefit fashion show modeling some clothes from the
vintage boutique, Grey Dog, that I showed you all earlier this week. I can't peep
about what I am wearing, but I may tweet some pics at the show later tonight!
It will definitely be a lovely evening.
As for this outfit, I have been super excited to show you all this Velvetine bag
from the S/S collection. I am IN LOVE with the color and the shiny gold chain.
Perfect for all of the necessities! And yes, I am wearing another maxi again
(I told you I am obsessed!), but I was just dreaming of trying out this
color combination of pale pink and minty green. I went to the mall with
my boyfriend and saw the minty green dress (turned skirt in this photo)
from f21 and just had to get it because it was TEN dollars. Such a steal.
Well I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
wearing: F21 top & dress; cooperative hat; ecote sandals; bag c/o Velvetine


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J. M. Coetzee
In the Heart of the Country
J. M. Coetzee
In the Heart of the Country
Release Date: 10/28/1982
On a remote farm in South Africa, the protagonist of J. M. Coetzee's fierce and passionate novel watches the life from which she has been excluded. Ignored by her callous father, scorned and feared by his servants, she is a bitterly intelligent woman whose outward meekness disguises a desperate resolve not to become ""one of the forgotten ones of history."" When her father takes an African mistress, that resolve precipitates an act of vengeance that suggests a chemical reaction between the colonizer and the colonized—and between European yearnings and the vastness and solitude of Africa.
A story told in prose as feverishly rich as William Faulkner's, In the Heart of the Country is a work of irresistable power. With vast assurance and an unerring eye, J. M. Coetzee has turned the family romance into a mirror of the colonial experience.
""A realistic fable, at once stark, exciting, and economical."" —The New York Times Book Review


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My name is Ben, and I'm an alcoholic. Ok. I'm not a real one. Those can be found at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, admitting their powerlessness against a horrible drug and, sometimes, driving on the lawn of the AA founder's birthplace.
That's right. Donald Blood got stewed the other night and tried to get a closer look at the historic Dorset, Vt. house. Details are scant, but the house holds AA meetings several times per week, so the incident could be connected. Perhaps we'll never know.
Poor ol' Bill W. must be rolling over in his grave thinking of the awkwardness of Blood's impending Step 9. In the meantime, Blood has a DUI charge to contend with.
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Danno, meet your mother!
Melanie Griffith has been tapped to play the mother of Danny Williams (Scott Caan) on Hawaii Five-0, the show's Twitter account announced on Tuesday.
Fall preview: Get scoop on 40 of your favorite returning shows
Details on the Working Girl star's appearance were not immediately available. However, Danny's mom could easily fit into another family reunion when Carol Burnett pops up as McGarrett's aunt, who comes to Oahu with a secret plan to reunite the entire clan for Thanksgiving.
Griffith most recently guest-starred on Raising Hope last season as Sabrina's mom.
Hawaii Five-0 returns Friday, Sept. 27 at 9/8c on CBS.
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For years, US consumers have expected that they can head online without worrying about how long they browse or how much they download, but those days may be coming to an end if various ISPs have their way. Several of the major broadband providers are now experimenting with bandwidth caps, in which users will start to face fees once their total traffic exceeds a specified amount. It's safe to assume that users won't be thrilled about the change, so AT&T has apparently decided that the safest way to test its new billing system is by rolling it out in a market where the competition has already instituted usage caps of its own.
Although most ISPs have offered (practically) unlimited usage of their broadband connections, they don't guarantee that all their users can start streaming movies at once. Instead, they have budgeted for average use, a tactic that's running into difficulties as more users are downloading or streaming said movies. After Comcast's flirtation with targeting P2P users did not go over well with the FCC, a number of ISPs have started considering charging their users for gobbling up too much bandwidth.
Comcast was one of the companies that announced limits on data transfers, although it set them at a fairly expansive 250GB. Time Warner Cable has been notably less generous, trialing limits as stringent as 5GB a month on its lowest tier of service. At the moment, however, that trial is targeted to one area: sorry, Beaumont, Texas! ISPs need some time to test the monitoring software, which needs to handle both the ISP's billing and their users' self-monitoring, and they want to see how customers react.
Time Warner's decision apparently seemed like a gift to AT&T. After having pioneered its own program in Reno, Nevada, Broadband Reports has found that AT&T is planning on rolling it out next in Beaumont, a town that is fast on its way to becoming an Internet sinkhole. AT&T's caps will fall somewhere between those of Comcast and Time Warner and will limit its lowest tier customers to 20GB a month in traffic.
AT&T has also run into trouble guaranteeing that its U-verse service has enough bandwidth to support streams of high-definition TV, so it's also using throttling to keep the bandwidth use down. All of this, however, comes at the same time the company apparently has to compete with its fellow ISPs by offering more bandwidth to its customers. At some point, these two trends will make it clear to consumers that the promised bandwidth will simply allow them to run up their bills faster. The key question will be whether those consumers can find any service that offers either unlimited usage or reasonable traffic limits should they decide to look elsewhere.


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16 Top Ethnic Eats of Old Dubai
Editor's note: Please welcome Arva Ahmed to the Serious Eats team! We've been fans of her Dubai-based blog I Live in a Frying Pan for a while, watching from across the ocean as she combs through the jam-packed alleyways of Old Dubai in search of the best hole-in-the-wall restaurants. Now she's bringing the flavors of Dubai's ethnic eats, along with her beautiful photos, right to the Serious Eats dinner table.
Sad news update (4/1): Shikidim, our Turkish pick for the slide show, has shut its doors to Iskender lovers all over the city. But Dubai's multi-cultural show must go on—we've given you some Malay/Indonesian fare to feast on instead!
Dad used to joke about how his friends in the U.S. reacted to where he was planning to move in the late '70s: Dubai? ...is that in...Texas?
It took nothing less than a seven-star hotel behemoth, the Burj Al Arab, to plant the desert city on the tourist map in 1999. Over 8,000 miles east of Dallas.
The Burj was Dubai's luxurious magic carpet ride into an era of glamor, international style, and record-breaking feats from the tallest building to the longest driverless metro network. The city has leveled its dunes to make way for shimmering glass-encased buildings that gloat with Paris Hiltonesque bling and imported haute cuisine. But to truly experience multi-cultural Dubai, one has to ditch the restaurant concepts that have been flash-frozen and shipped in from the metropolises of the world, and wander closer to the historic areas flanking the Dubai Creek. It is these parts of town that have buttered Dubai's bread since it rose as a trading hub over a century ago.
The heart—or stomach—of the city is where a Lebanese immigrant has impaled a mountain of lamb strips and fat on a spit, grilled it through the day in its own dripping juices, and then shaved off a few charred meat slivers for smoky shawarma. Or where the wiry Indian has curried freshly-caught pomfret and rolled out hot elastic parathas in a Malabari cafeteria by the road. Or where fresh-baked pandesal and hopia stuffed with the fragrance of Manila call out to the droves of Filipino immigrants who have become the foundation of restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, nail bars, and ice cream parlors all across in town. These unassuming but soul-feeding kitchens is where the taste of Dubai is truly at—a taste that in reality is a kaleidoscope of many immigrant cultures that have dropped anchor at the creek to achieve their dreams in this New York of the Middle East.
Here's a sampler plate of what Dubai has to offer—without the bling, the glam, the extravagance that this desert city has come to symbolize. These are the authentic, incredibly diverse flavors that can converge for someone who's willing to wind their way through the alleys of old Dubai and taste what's off the beaten, crystal-studded path.
Map of Old Dubai Eats
You may notice the lack of complete street addresses in the slides. Dubai is notorious for awkwardly mapped street numbers (44th street can intersect 37D. or 25C. and it may also exist in five other counter-intuitive points of the city.)—people tend to rely on landmarks instead, which isn't great news for the wide-eyed hungry tourist. But fret not; we've drawn up a map as accurately as we could despite the navigational anarchy. The map, along with any phone numbers and landmarks we've provided, and a healthy dose of directions from the nearest helpful soul on the streets should hopefully get you to the right door!
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SPOC, swarm and MOOC
SPOC as the cousin of smartmobs (http://www.smartmobs.com/author/bryan/) and swarming (http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/2010/08/05/learning-swarms/)?… as per Bryan Alexander
Bryan Alexander forwarded the idea of swarming in education some 10 years go: synchronous online communication will break the brick-and-mortar classroom and must lead to offering a f2f class on a specific subject to "swarming" of interested students all around the globe around the specific subject. It was in an Educause article, which, of course, I cannot find now. The term comes from the 1999 riots in Seattle when protesters where calling each other on cells after the police hits them and were "swarming" to a different rally point.
Ah, there it is: http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/going-nomadic-mobile-learning-higher-education
Plamen Miltenoff, Ph.D., MLIS
From: Ewing, M Keith
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Subject: First MOOCs, now SPOCs
"Harvard plans to boldly go with 'Spocs'"
SPOC = Small Private Online Course
Well, not so small and private—still large, but not thousands.
"The smaller class size will allow "much more rigorous assessment and greater validation of identity and that will be more closely tied to what kind of certification might be possible," he [Prof Robert Lue] says."
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Wee Waa is Australia's Cotton Capital and the place Daft Punk selected to launch it's album Random Access Memories in 2013, a dynamic rural community situated in the rich agricultural heartland of the Lower Namoi Valley in North West NSW. The town of Wee Waa has a population of 2,080 which has fluctuated over the years, (according to the Census 2006 1,689, 2011 Census 2,433, and 2016 Census 2,080) and services a far greater rural community as well as the villages of Merah North, Spring Plains, Burren Junction, Pilliga and Gwabegar. The majority of this area is rich fertile country well suited to the agricultural pursuits that sustain the district and provide its people with a quality way of life.
Wee Waa is a mere 42 kilometres off the Newell Highway, west of Narrabri, and is a gateway to the far west centres of Walgett, Collarenebri, Lightning Ridge Opal Fields and beyond.
Wee Waa is Australi's cotton Capital and the place Daft Punk selected to launch it's album Random Access Memories in 2013, a dynamic rural community situated in the rich agricultural heartland of the Lower Namoi Valley in North West NSW.
On a regional scale Wee Waa is encompassed by Regional Development Australia - Northern Inland NSW. This entity undertakes the promotion of the region
The Wee Waa District is a major producer of a variety of agricultural commodities including cotton, wheat, beef cattle and sheep and pulse crops.
OWee Waa always has houses for sale and houses for rent on a wide range and commercial blocks and shops also come up for sale. The variety is amazing.
This business directory encompasses the towns of Wee Waa and Narrabri if you own a business the cost to have a landing page and or a listing is very minimal.
It has been another busy fortnight, one week sitting in Parliament, and since Parliament rose, I have been in Canberra talking water and energy with federal actors. I also managed to slip down to Eden Monaro where Matt Stadtmiller is running for the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party in the by-election. Matt and I spent a couple of days talking to locals and looking at the impact of recent devastating fires. We also turned to locals for advice on what needed to happen to prepare for the next fires.
In early July I am heading out to Coonamble, Walgett and Lightning Ridge. I hope to speak to plenty of people, and report back on the work we have been doing relevant to their communities.
Please keep your guard up on Coronavirus, as we see people moving around more and more, social distancing and hand hygiene is our best defence to keep the virus at bay. You have done an amazing job, hopefully in coming months we can see zero cases, and get back to a more normal life.
Welcome to our Community Funding Opportunities and Awards Program Newsletter where you will find details of grant and funding programs that are available for the Northern Inland Region for community based projects and social enterprises.
Due to the number of grants that are available, we send two funding opportunities newsletters a month; one for Business and Infrastructure and another for Community Projects and Award Programs. These newsletters are a free service that we provide, and can you can add the Business and Infrastructure Grants newsletter to your subscriptions by filling your details into on the left hand side of our website: www.rdani.org.au
We wish you all the best with the Funding Opportunities below and if you are looking for a grant between newsletters, have a look at the grants area of our website which is updated weekly: www.rdani.org.au/our-region/grants-and-funding-opportunities.php
If you need some facts and figures for your applications, a range of data for our region is also available on our website here: www.rdani.org.au/our-region/regional-data.php
Please note the below information is intended as a guide only. Closing dates and other details should be verified using the links provided as they are subject to change by the providers without notice.
After years of delays, the NSW state government has approved the expansion of the controversial Narrabri gas project, despite opposition from many in the local community.
The project, which was opposed by the vast majority of submissions during the consultation process, could involve up to 850 new coal seam gas wells being drilled on 1,000 hectares of a 95,000 hectare site covering the Pilliga forest and nearby farm land.
If you've never seen a gas drilling site up close, they're not pretty.
Towers being raised across the countryside, orange flames from gas flares, glaring floodlights, constant noise from the grind of the drill - and that's not even touching on the potential for land and water pollution from fugitive emissions during the drilling process.
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LUBBOCK, Texas — A West Texas plastic surgeon paid someone $9,000 — in the form of three silver bars — to kill another doctor who was dating his ex-girlfriend, police alleged Monday.
Dr. Thomas Michael Dixon and David Neal Shepard were arrested by police in Amarillo shortly after midnight, authorities announced. They are suspected of being involved in the death of Lubbock doctor Dr. Joseph Sonnier III.
An arrest warrant affidavit suggests a love triangle between Dixon, Sonnier and a woman who was not identified by police. The affidavit alleges Dixon offered Shepard the three bars, each with an estimated value of $3,000, to kill Sonnier, who was chief pathologist for Covenant Health System in Lubbock.
Sonnier, 57, was found shot and stabbed Wednesday inside his home in Lubbock, about 120 miles south of the Texas Panhandle city of Amarillo. A window was broken.
Sonnier's girlfriend told an Amarillo police detective that Dixon, 48, was her ex-boyfriend and that he "insisted on seeing her, even though she was dating Dr. Sonnier," according to the affidavit.
Also, a co-worker of Sonnier told the detective that Sonnier had said that his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend "would not leave her alone," the affidavit says.
Meanwhile, police discovered through an online database that Shepard had sold a 100-ounce bar of silver at an Amarillo pawn shop for $2,750, the affidavit says. His roommate told authorities that Shepard had been watching Sonnier for weeks and texting Dixon.
Shepard told his roommate that he broke into Sonnier's home through a window and shot him several times with a gun Dixon had given him, the affidavit said. He knew several details that investigators had kept private, it said.
Shepard, 51, tried to commit suicide in the days after the murder by cutting his wrists, the roommate allegedly told authorities. The roommate said Dixon closed the wounds, told him to calm down and "suggested that David Shepard leave for a couple of weeks," the affidavit said.
Lubbock Police Capt. Jon Caspell said Monday that he didn't know when Dixon and the woman broke up. Dixon and Sonnier appeared to have known each other apart from the woman, Caspell said.
Dixon is a well-known plastic surgeon in Amarillo. No one answered the phone Monday at his practice, High Plains Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. No phone number was listed for Shepard.
Both men are being held in Randall County Jail pending extradition to Lubbock, Caspell said.
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The era of scheduling an appointment and waiting for your doctor or physical therapist to explain your vital signs is coming to an end. "I call it wireless medicine," says cardiologist Eric J. Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute in San Diego and author of "The Creative Destruction of Medicine."
"With an app and a snap-on module, your cellphone will give you readings 24/7." Whether you are just looking to count steps and calories or are an elite athlete seeking detailed blood work and heart-fatigue ratings to help fine-tune your training and diet, you can turn to the brave new world of personal analysis. Here are four apps, products and services, ranging from basic to sophisticated, that will provide you with the data you crave.
Enhanced blood test
Wellness FX: The service provides highly detailed diagnostics of your blood and consultation time with an expert. After your blood is drawn at a local center, you can check your results on your cellphone or computer.
Likes: It conveniently provides a far more intricate detail of the state of your cholesterol, insulin resistance and liver, kidney, electrolyte, bone and blood health than you get from a normal doctor-ordered blood test. I found the telephone consultation with an expert quite helpful. My basic plan included a 20-minute talk with a nutritionist/strength-and-conditioning expert I selected from the Wellness FX site. He informed me, for instance, that my apparently high cholesterol reading of 242, which tends to alarm my regular doctor, was actually nothing to worry about given a very high HDL of 102, providing a superb heart-protective ratio of 2.4 to 1. He gave a thumb's up to my pseudo-paleo diet but cautioned me to cut back on sugary fruit due to a slightly high hemoglobin A1c number. A so-so vitamin D level indicated that I could benefit from a supplement. Aside from that, he told me that the numbers indicated my diet and exercise regimen was working well. Bottom line: For anyone interested in what is happening with his or her body, it seems to be money well spent.
Dislikes: None.
Price: $199 (Baseline package). More detailed packages run higher. www.Wellnessfx.com
Look into your heart
Omegawave Personal: An electrocardiograph chest-strap sensor and app essentially gauges your readiness for working out. You put it on when you wake up in the morning; it'll beep after 2 minutes, beaming an avalanche of data and a summary of your cardiac output to your smartphone. If your heart is too stressed out, it'll tell you, allowing you to decide to take it slow. Based on technology designed for Russian Olympic athletes, it works by measuring your heart's electrical activity. It is not meant to be worn during workouts.
Likes: Very helpful for data-obsessed triathletes, cyclists and runners. It measures cardiac stress, your adaptation reserves and your recovery pattern, as well as recommending how hard you should work out that day and the maximum heart rate you should achieve during that workout. By allowing you to see the effects of training sessions on your cardiac system, it can help avoid overtraining, a common problem among Type A endurance athletes.
Dislikes: There are occasional data glitches and dropped data. Registering can be a pain.
Price: $129 for the ECG and a $99-per-year subscription.www.Omegawave.com
Racing invisible rivals
Strava Cycling and Run apps: Two separate apps are based on shared competition. As you travel user-created measured segments and routes, your time is logged and compared against every other time you've logged, as well as against everyone else who has ever been there. The result: a giant community motivating one another and competing against one another.
Likes: Very motivating. Stacking up your time against others (and yourself from last week) pushes you to your limits — and past them. I recently set personal records on three mountain-bike routes I've been doing for 15 years. Strava provides map-based, rich visuals and data-driven comparisons of your fitness over time. It's great for scouting routes in other locales while traveling. Compatible with Garmin and other hardware and incompatible with Instagram to post pictures of your run or ride, it lets you share messages, follow other athletes and give virtual kudos.
Dislikes: Feeds obsessive tendencies. Can wreck the fun — turning every ride or run into a hammer session and you into a "Stravaddict" more concerned with times than conversation.
Price: Free. $59 per year for feature-laden Premium subscription. www.Strava.com
Econo fitness band
Bowflex Boost: Simple, inexpensive fitness tracking bracelet made of soft silicone records distance, calories, steps and sleep duration, and syncs the data to an iPhone at about half the price of competing brands. Provides personalized daily targets and alerts users when they get off track
Likes: Easy setup and operation. Download the app, create a profile and sync it with your phone. On-screen see your levels of activity in steps, calories and distance with a swipe displaying sleep duration and start. A quick press of the button on the strap displays your progress toward the day's goals in colors (red is less than 50%; yellow is 51% to 99%; green is 100%). On-screen tabs let you see activity over time by day, week, month and year, and allow setup of your fitness targets and profile. Fully charged, it claims to last 11 days. USB charging dock is included
Dislikes: No Android app or diet tracking (as with FitBit Flex and Jawbone UP activity trackers). It also lacks an alarm vibration feature to wake you up, like the other two. It's only water-resistant to 1 meter, so beware wearing it in the pool.
Price: $49.99. www.Bowflexboost.com
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Hearing set on Addison death penalty appeal
Supreme Court schedules hearings for Wednesday
New Hampshire's only death-row inmate will have his day in court when the state Supreme Court hears arguments pertaining to his sentence this week.
Michael Addison was sentenced to death for gunning down 35-year-old Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs in 2006, when Briggs tried to arrest him on robbery charges.
The justices in Addison's case will be deliberating the death penalty for the first time in more than 50 years -- deciding, among other things, whether Addison's sentence is just or was a product of passion or prejudice.
The justices will hear arguments in the case beginning Wednesday morning, holding four blocks of hearings, scheduled to end at 3 p.m.
Court observers said the daylong hearing on Addison's conviction and death sentence is unprecedented. A typical hearing before the justices lasts half an hour.
If his sentence is upheld and carried out, Addison, now 32, would be the first convict executed in New Hampshire since 1939.
Former Chief Justice John Broderick, now dean of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, said the court, on occasion, has granted more time for arguments, citing the Claremont school funding cases as examples.
"But an entire day? I don't know of another case where that's happened," Broderick told The Associated Press.
Attorneys for Addison have raised 22 issues, with everything from the constitutionality of New Hampshire's death penalty statute to the political ambitions of former attorney general and now-U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, in their appeal.
Addison's lawyers want the court to vacate his death sentence and order a new sentencing hearing. They stress that jurors determined Addison shot Briggs to evade arrest but rejected the state's argument that he shot Briggs with the intention of killing him.
Before Addison's case could reach this point, the Supreme Court first had to fashion the method it would use in weighing the fairness of his death penalty.
Addison's lawyers argued his case should be compared to all other death penalty cases in this state and others, to test whether racial bias or other factors influenced his sentence. Addison is black; Briggs was white.
The only other New Hampshire capital case in decades to reach the penalty phase was that of John Brooks, a wealthy white man convicted of plotting and paying for the killing of a handyman he suspected of stealing from him. A jury spared him a death sentence in 2008 -- the same year Addison was sentenced to die.
But the court ruled in October 2010 that it would compare his death sentence to cases nationwide in which a police officer was killed in the line of duty.
The court stressed, in its 41-page ruling, that comparison cases do not have to precisely mirror the details of Addison's case.
"Ultimately, no two capital murder defendants are alike," the ruling states. "Perfect symmetry and uniform consistency are not possible under a statutory scheme that requires juries to make individualized sentencing decisions based upon the unique circumstances of a case, given the nature of the crime and the character and background of the defendant."
New Hampshire law requires the reversal of any death penalty imposed "under the influence of passion, prejudice or any other arbitrary factor." That law dates to the 1970s, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional in 1972, prompting states to redraft their capital punishment laws to include stricter standards and procedures.
The two men on New Hampshire's death row in 1972 had their death sentences, which were handed down in 1959, converted to life in prison.
Five lawyers from the Attorney General's Office will be representing the state Wednesday, matched by five lawyers representing Addison.
Addison will not be present. Inmates do not attend Supreme Court hearings.
Seating for the public is limited to 50. WMUR.com plans to stream the hearings live.


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The Preserve at Robbins Park is gorgeous custom home community interspersed with a true city sponsored park, Robbins Park. This multiphase joint venture project was a collaboration between Mecklenburg County, the city of Cornelius and Westmoreland Lake LLC..
Home by Classica Builders range in price from the low $500's to low $700's depending on finishes.
The Park will feature ball fields, playgrounds, tennis, Picnic areas with shelters, disc golf and more. Take a look at the Master Plan for the entire community and see how the housing and park amenities intermix.


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One unfortunate byproduct of strong sales in the new-car market is that automakers' are able to rein in their incentive spending. According to Edmunds.com, incentives — including cash rebates and cut-rate financing — are at their lowest levels in nearly seven years.
New-car sales incentives averaged $2,071 in April, which is down 2.2 percent from March and 1.8 percent less than last April's figures. "This is the clearest indication yet that consumer motivation is high and that automakers feel little pressure to rely on incentives in order to keep sales churning," says Edmunds.com senior analyst Jessica Caldwell. "We'll likely see incentives linger at these low levels until auto sales ease off the torrid pace we've seen so far in 2012."
Still, we culled through car makers' websites and other sources to find a robust assortment of top-dollar deals in effect through the end of May, particularly among larger cars and trucks, which we're highlighting in the accompanying slide show. Among them is an unbelievable $100,000 direct-to-dealer rebate on the Maybach Type 57 and Type 62 ultra-luxury sedans. That's more than 25 percent off MSRP on the $376,300 Type 57 model, which is a staggering discount in a market segment where price is rarely a consideration.
Forbes.com slideshow: 10 best new-car deals for May
Given the cost of gasoline and other economic factors you won't find many great deals among the smallest and most fuel-efficient models these days, which (with the exception of a few industry laggards) are selling well enough on their own. Edmunds.com says that subcompacts were discounted by only an average 2.2 percent last month, with compacts being sold at 4.5 percent below their sticker prices. By comparison, models in the large car segment boasted the deepest discounts last month, selling at an average 13.2 percent off MSRP. The full-size Chevrolet Impala sedan is being offered with as much as $5,500 in incentives depending on the model this month, which is one of the richest among all vehicles this side of the aforementioned Maybach land yachts.
As always, we're highlighting direct-to-consumer cash rebates, discounted financing promotions and so-called marketing-support incentives, which we call additional dealer discounts. Typically favored by luxury automakers, the latter are cash allowances given to dealers to lower the prices on select models without seeming to cheapen the brand by offering cash rebates. The only catch is that a dealer may or may not automatically pass them on without some hard-nosed negotiations.
Though we aren't documenting them here, some of the best deals out there are available to those who prefer to lease, rather than buy a car outright. Those who don't mind making a perpetual car payment will be able to avail themselves of some sweet deals throughout 2012 because of record high resale values and ultra-low interest rates. For example, the midsize Honda Accord sedan is being offered at just $250/month for 35 months with zero due at signing. Going further upscale, a Jaguar XF luxury sedan is leasing at $599/month for 36 months, with a Land Rover Range Rover Sport luxury SUV going for $799/month for 36 months, both with $3,995 due at signing.
Forbes.com: Fastest cars under $50,000
The fine print
Additional incentives may apply, such as those often offered to recent college graduates and members of the military and/or owners or lessees trading in same-brand or competing models. Offers may vary by region and are subject to subsequent modification or termination by the manufacturer; cited financing rates are typically open only to qualified buyers with top credit ratings and may vary based on eligibility.
And no matter how great a rebate deal you may be offered, keep in mind that the final transaction price is always open to negotiation. We expect dealer discounts on any of these vehicles will be substantial for hard-nosed hagglers. Be sure to aim for the so-called invoice price as a target, and that's before deducting any applicable rebate or additional dealer discount.
Forbes.com: 10 best new-car interiors
Forbes.com: 10 'hidden' new-car bargains
Forbes.com: 10 outrageous new-car scams to avoid
Forbes.com: The most improved cars for 2012
© 2012 Forbes.com


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From when I was about two to six (fine, eight) years old, I had a security blanket named Bantina. Early in its life, the blanket was a baby pink with a darker pink, satin border. A few years in, the blanket was a dull gray with disconcerting spots because I took this blanket everywhere. If I went to the park, Bantina went to the park. When I went to the doctor, so did Bantina. And when my mom took me to the market, she took Bantina as well. This doesn't seem like a huge problem now. I see parents lugging around kids who refuse to change out of their tutus, kids talking to imaginary friends, and kids dragging all manner of security items around. Heck, a few days ago, I saw a kid wearing a colander on his head at the grocery store. When the mom caught me staring, she apologetically explained that the kid refused to go anywhere without the colander. Apologize not lady, I get it. See, these days, weird kids are endearing. But twenty-some odd years ago in Pakistan, if your kid's constant companion was a raggedy looking security blanket, well, people began to talk.
This blanket was such a huge part of my life, a cousin actually sang its praises in a speech... at my wedding. Yup, we've clearly mastered the art of timing in my family. Recently, a friend asked me to concoct some treats to celebrate her brother's upcoming nuptials. She went on to explain that the treats had to be in the shape of a cute, furry monster. Apparently, the brother and the fiance have a furry, stuffed animal named Hank that fills a child/pet role. I didn't bat an eye. I, of all people, can't judge people's security objects.
So, there I was, left to devise a baked treat that resembled a furry blob with eyes. Oh, and Hank had droopy purple arms and legs. And lets not forget his prominent pink ears. Thankfully, the friend gave me creative baking license. Lord knows what I would've done if she wanted Hank to be crafted as a dessert souffle or something. Or worse yet, if she wanted Hank to be carved out of a piece of fruit.
The plan seemed simple enough a few days before D-Day (or more appropriately, Hank-Day). Vanilla cupcakes topped with shaved white chocolate and piña colada cupcakes topped with shredded coconut. Both the shaved white chocolate and the shredded coconut resembled Hank's furry facade and the different toppings would give party guests some variety when choosing a cupcake. Bubble gum Jelly Belly jelly beans were perfect for Hank's ears. Chocolate chips attached to white chocolate discs for Hank's googly eyes. The problem was Hank's droopy appendages. I contemplated purple licorice (too heavy), blueberry yogurt covered pretzel sticks (not purple enough), and purple toothpicks (um, not edible). For a minute, I even contemplated modeling Hank's arms and legs out of purple sugar paste. Thankfully, the still-present red tinge on my hands from the last time I made red sugar paste reminded me of the follies of the sugar paste plan.
Ultimately, I opted for no hands and feet for Hank. But you know what? The finished Hanks were still pretty darn tootin' cute. Maybe not as cute as a kid with a colander on his head, but cute, nonetheless.
PS: If you missed this week's MasterChef, fret not my fellow foodies, rumor has it that I'll be cooking for the judges in next week's episode! If you're in the US, you can watch the first episode here. If you're in Canada, you can watch it here.


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On the Shadowgirls forum, I created a "The Last Post Wins" thread for all that simple talk.
Aw, the quoting is so pretty.You know, the new smileys are sortof cool, I'll be abusing them alot.No you must have read me wrong, I'm sure I wrote "using".
3 unlike the word steak or mutton, people think instantly of a cute kangaroo when they hear they're eating roo.
Hmmm a 'rooo steak sounds good


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Axel Merckx to lead BC Cancer Foundation Ride
This June, recreational cyclists of all ages will have the chance to cycle with one of the world's top cyclists and qualify to win a trip to the 2008 Tour de France as well as raise funds for the BC Cancer Foundation.
Following a morning of racing in the B.C. Provincial Road Race Championship, Belgium National Cycling Champion and Olympic Bronze medallist Axel Merckx will join and lead an exciting, new fundraising community ride.
The top fundraisers will be rewarded with some great prizes including the Grand Prize of a luxury trip for two to the 2008 Tour de France!
"I am delighted to be returning to Vancouver to help raise support for the BC Cancer Foundation" explained Axel. "It was a great experience to ride with so many champions of the cause last fall I just had to return to keep the momentum going, so I encourage everyone to sign up and participate" continued Axel.
Axel Merckx now lives in Kelowna BC with his family and has always been a tremendous supporter of the BC Cancer Foundation. Axel now operates Axel Merckx Cycling Tours www.axelmerckx.com.
Premier Gordon Campbell, who was honorary chair and also rode in last year's cycling fundraiser, will return to head the BC Cancer Foundation's new event.
The 40km community ride, on June 1, 2008 in Vancouver, will return to Point Grey Village & West 10th Avenue for the start and will continue on a scenic course through the UBC endowment lands. The ride is open to cyclists of all ages and abilities. Proceeds will go to the BC Cancer Foundation to support research at the BC Cancer Agency.
The BC Cancer Foundation's Westside Cycling Classic is an ongoing partnership with the Wedgewood Cycling Team
To register for the morning races or the afternoon community ride please visit www.cycleforcancer.com.
Established in 1935, The BC Cancer Foundation raises funds to support research and enhancements to care at the BC Cancer Agency, throughout B.C.
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Halloween Costume Contest 2007
Below are all the wonderful costumes entered our 2007 Halloween costume contest. Browse and enjoy! You'll find many homemade Halloween costume ideas and "how-to" tips that will help you make your own unique Halloween costumes and stand out of a crowd at the Halloween party.
We'd love to see your creative costumes in our gallery - submit your Halloween costume photos and enter our 2020 Halloween costume contest!
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The Republicans who decided to cap off their visit to the Holy Land last summer with a drunken dip in the Sea of Galilee have been roundly rebuked and ridiculed for their behavior, which, to be clear, would have been fine if they a) didn't have to enjoy an expensive revel with taxpayer money and b) their party wasn't so sanctimonious about things people do with their naked bodies. Though House Republican leaders have given the most naked swimmer, Rep. Kevin Yoder from Kansas, a harsh tongue-lashing for being drunk and stupid, Yoder has found support from one hilarious and unlikely quarter — the American Association for Nude Recreation.
The venerable AANR, which has served as "the credible voice for nude recreation since 1931," thinks that Yoder's spontaneous disrobing could go a long way towards promoting the "cause" of nude recreation, or, to put it another way, doing stuff naked. According to the nudist lobby, "Congressman Yoder is a typical American who enjoys skinny-dipping," and the reaction to news of his skinny-dipping during a trip to Israel has "been mostly positive" among the nude swimming community, a demographic that Yoder, a Kansas politician, unfortunately won't be able to rely on for his next election.
According to the AANR's annals, Yoder joins quite an illustrious group of politicians who purportedly enjoyed the feel of cool, moonlit water on their balls, a list that includes John Quincy Adams, Teddy Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy (obviously), Lyndon Johnson and George W. Bush.


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State of Origin II, 2018: NSW Blues take it and claim a series win
NSW have snagged the 2018 State of Origin series after a thrilling win in game II of the series on Sunday night.
The Blue led the match at halftime 12-10, and went on the seal the victory by four points at full-time, 18-14.
The passion and love in the Blues. 💙 #Originpic.twitter.com/aNvNp8zkaY— The NRL Footy Show (@NRLFootyShow) June 24, 2018
After a decade of disappointment, NSW coach Brad Fittler is a State of Origin series winning coach at his first attempt. An undefeated one, too.
The Baby Blues - boasting 11 debutants - came of age against a Maroons side without retired greats, ex-skipper Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk, in front of 87,122 fans.


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text: Interested in the 408's, but with having the options the P22 gives me... I think I'd have a hard time giving up having PIEZO available at all times! So that leads to the question in the title - How long until we get a 408 with Piezo!? :top: Other than going PS...and I just can't put that much $$$ into a new guitar. Anybody else think this would be cool? :biggrin: I guess we could ask the PTC if that would be a retro fit they could do...but that might be as much as just going PS to start.


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This week on Mandolin Mondays, North Carolina Celtic and Classical mandolin sage Robin Bullock plays his rocking cross-tuned arrangement of these old-time tunes on his 1920 Gibson A model mandolin.
Robin got his start as a founding member of the innovative acoustic world-music trio Helicon. Since then, Robins solo career has won him three Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE Awards, a Players Choice Award from Acoustic


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Human Hair Medium Brown/Low Lights Wavy Wig 14"
Human Hair Medium Brown/Low Lights Wavy Wig 14"
Human Hair Medium Brown/Low Lights Wavy Wig 14"
This is a beautiful soft hair100% human hair wig. Super soft natural wavy hair, very easy to wear.
Cap Construction: No Lace, weft sewn, adjustable strap.
Cap Size: Medium 22.5 inches head circumference
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Density: 130%
This wig may require wig adhesive. This wig is fitted with an adjustable strap.
PLEASE NOTE: The colours on some monitors and any handheld device may look different to that of the colour demonstrated in the photographs. Please make sure that you read the colour description of this item carefully.
Can I apply heat to synthetic and human hair wigs?
You can apply heat to some synthetic wigs, but not all of them. If you continuously use heat on any wig human or synthetic fibre it will damage the wig eventually.
Can I wash my wig?
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All wigs, extensions and hairpieces will tangle, particularly if they are long. The tangling and matting usually appear first at the nape area of the neck. This is because there is a lot of head movement and it makes the hair twist.
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Your own hair produces natural hair oils to keep the hair moisturised. Wigs will go dry because they do not have any other form of moisture, other than what you are adding to it. If you use a lot of heat on wigs it will become drier. There are a lot of lightweight dry oil mist sprays that work well on both human hair and synthetic wigs. You will need to add moisture to your wig to keep it from becoming dry.
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Many wigs are made with an adjustable strap and combs on the inside to tighten and secure your wig. You can add further hairpins or hair clips by sliding them in areas that cannot be seen. Behind the ear and under the first layer of hair, for example, is common. At the back under the first layer of hair. This will ensure that the wig stays in place. If you still find that the wig is sliding off, you may need to consider whether or not you have the correct size wig. You may also need to apply a wig adhesive to ensure that the wig is secure.
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If you are new to wearing wigs, we always suggest that you try some machine made wigs without lace at the front, as these are normally easier to wear. However, if you want to make your hairline look natural, then a lace front will be more suitable. Choose styles that suit your face shape and stick to colours that compliment your skin tone. You may want a complete change and wearing wigs is the perfect opportunity for you to change your style and colouring instantly.


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Smoking is expensive, but when people consider the cost of smoking, they usually limit their focus to the cost of the cigarettes they smoke. While the cost of cigarettes by itself can add up to close to $1500 a year, the reality is that the cost of the cigarettes is only a small portion of the overall monetary cost of smoking.
There are numerous hidden costs associated with smoking that most people fail to consider. These costs are rarely examined when people talk about how much their smoking habit costs. Some of these costs arise due to higher payments associated with the risks of smoking while others result from a decrease in asset value due to smoking. All told, these hidden costs of smoking can increase the actual amount a smoker pays each year several times the cost of the cigarettes alone.
This site examines some of the costs of smoking that you may not have considered before. While your health should be the main reason to quit smoking, when you come to realize that you may be spending close to $10,000 a year because of your smoking habit, this may be one more motivating force to kick the habit:
Life Insurance: Smokers have a greater risk of dieing at a younger age than non smokers and this risk is reflected in higher life insurance premium payments.
Health Insurance: Smokers have a greater risk of medical problems than non smokers and this risk is reflected in their medical insurance premium payments.
Health Care: Since smokers frequently have more medical problems than non smokers, they must pay more to take care of these problems.
Medications: More medical problems for smokers usually results more prescription medicine taken by smokers than non smokers.
Home Owner's Insurance: Smokers have a greater risk of burning down their house than non smokers and this risk is reflected in higher home owner's insurance premium payments.
Value of the House: Smoking leaves a bad smell in a house thus decreasing the value to potential buyers.
Value of Your Possessions: Just as with the house, smoking leaves a bad smell to many of the items in your house thus decreasing their value.
Car Insurance: Smokers have a greater risk of getting into a car accident than non smokers and this risk is reflected in their car insurance premium payments.
Car Resale Value: Smoking leaves a bad smell in a car thus decreasing the value to potential buyers or when traded-in for another car.
Earn Less Money: Studies have found that smokers earn between 4% to 11% less money than their non smoking counterparts.
Less Social Security / Pension Benefits: Since smokers earn less than non smokers, they receive less overall social security and pensions benefits than non smokers.
Cost of Cleaning: Whether its the inside of their home, the inside of their car or their clothes, smokers have to spend more to keep things clean.
Dental Care: Smokers spend more on dental care and special dental products than non smokers.
Lost Interest: All the extra money that smokers must spend means that money can't be saved resulting in lost interest.
When you look beyond the cost of the pack of cigarettes and incorporate all the other monetary costs associated with smoking, you begin to see smoking is a huge drain on ones personal finances.


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Can the Apple Watch 2 have a GPS signal strength indicator?
It would be really helpful to have an icon on the Apple Watch 2 Strava App to confirm that GPS signal has been acquired by the watch before commencing a run. I have noticed a number of runs when the watch starts recording data 2-3 minutes after actually starting the activity. There seems to be no way of confirming that the GPS is receiving prior to the activity - the only indication is that the device does not log distance. I note in the following on the Apple Watch Series 2 Support page:
"You will be prompted to accept location, Health permissions, legal disclaimer and notifications
Wait to acquire GPS signal and hit start"