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text: Jean Tinguely first exhibited his 'Meta-matics' in the late 1950s. Motorized contraptions that aided viewers in producing abstract drawings, they pulled the artist out of the immediate creative equation and simultaneously parodied both postwar technology's promise of automated utopia and the spontaneity of gestural abstraction. His work is the point of departure for an exhibition of artist-created automatons at the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt through January 27. Art Machines Machine Art looks at machines designed by artists to produce art, as well as the various provocations and critiques of creative authority that they present. Some of the work reduces artistic production to the conveyor belt, such as Roxy Paine's 1998-2002 'SCUMAK No. 2' (that is, "Sculpture Maker" Number 2), which squirts out blobs of molten plastic that harden into unique, if lumpy, forms. Others shift responsibility for activating the work from the artist to the viewer, including Olafur Eliasson's elaborate Spirograph 'The Endless Study' from 2005. Machines that produce multiples diffuse the value of the art-product--make your own Damien Hirst with his paint-spinning device 'Making Beautiful Drawings' (2007) or watch Tim Lewis's 'Auto-Dali Prosthetic' (2000) sign the celebrity surrealist's name over and over--while others highlight the dislocation of the creative act made possible by the beb, such as Lia's 2007 'I Said If' and Miltos Manetas's online painting project. In addition to prodding at the notion of the artist as author, the projects all question where the actual work lies, asking whether machine or product really belongs in the gallery. Suggesting that the artist has become more like the composer than the musician, a performance of Gyorgy Ligeti's 1962 'Poeme Symphonique for 100 Metronomes,' which is literally performed by the time-keeping devices, accompanies the exhibition on October 24th.


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Statue of St. Judas Thaddeus - the tenth one on the right looking from the Old Town Bridge Tower
the tenth one on the right looking from the Old Town Bridge Tower
The sandstone statue was created by Jeroným Bedřich Kohl in 1708 and donated by František Sezima, the knight of Mitrovice, Nemyšle, and Jetřichovice (1668–1720). The pose of St. Jude Thaddeus holding the Gospel and a club, with which he was beaten to death by pagans, seems conventional and somewhat static. On the simple Baroque pedestal, there is the Latin inscription To the devoted friend of Jesus Christ: 1708. Kohl's concept of the saint became almost an impartive for Jude's portrayals. In the late 1940s and during the August occupation in 1968, the statue of the protector in difficult situations was surrounded with hundreds of candles of those praying for a happy ending.
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The Nature Parks is an inspiring workplace and, as the largest employer on Phillip Island, offers a range of career paths. Our people are enthusiastic, committed and professional in what they do. They work across a broad range of activities and have many opportunities available to them should they wish to develop their skills, work in different locations or have a variety of roles.
Joining our team provides many rewards such as making a valuable contribution to the environment, promoting tourism on Phillip Island, working with a collegiate and enthusiastic team of people who are committed to the environment, options for personal development and a range of employment benefits.
We focus on visitor experiences as well as conservation and environment.
A number of varied roles exist across our organisation:
- Scientific research
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Our staff contribute to the overall health and wellbeing of our organisation through active participation in Occupational Health and Safety, Vision and Values, Sustainability and Social committees.
We are a 7 day week operation requiring full time and part time staff, 365 days of the year. Our hours of operation mean staff may work during the day or in the evening and we offer a flexibility in hours.
Scientific research
Our research scientists maintain a world leading research program on little penguins; undertake research-led management of Australian fur seals; management of coastal birds such as the hooded plover, crested terns & kelp gulls and enhance the reputation of our organisation through publications of research and supporting PhD students. We employ scientifically qualified people with specific experience seabirds or coastal birds, mammals or quantitative ecology, however we also support university students undertaking honours, masters or PhD.
Environment Management
Our environment staff are involved in habitat rehabilitation and revegetation which is important for our little penguins, shearwaters and other shore birds; pest and animal control; wildlife protection and rehabilitation and interpretation and education. They are also involved in visitor management and supporting field volunteers. Working in our environment team you will need a qualification in land and conservation management, environment or natural resource management.
Ground Services and Maintenance
Maintaining our facilities, grounds and equipment is important for the ongoing activities of our business. The skills required by these staff includes building/carpentry, garden/lawn maintenance and cleaning.
Frontline Customer service – retail and admissions
You will see our frontline staff selling tickets and providing information about the Nature Parks to our visitors while our retail staff will be providing information on products and serving our visitors as they shop in one of our four stores. Stock control and management are also key skills required in retail. Staff customer service skills are of high quality and they need to understand different cultures.
Education Rangers
Leading school groups on educational tours is the responsibility of our education rangers who have either teaching or adult education qualifications or interpretation skills. They also develop tours for the Penguin parade and assist with other environmental activities.
Visitor Experience/Engagement Rangers
Our Visitor Experience and Engagement rangers showcase our little penguin at the Penguin Parade as well as assisting visitors each night. The skills they require include interpretation, customer service, communication and crowd management.
We employ a range of people in administration including, people and culture, financial services, reception and executive services, marketing and occupational health and safety. While the skills of these staff are varied, they do all require sound communication skills, a sound understanding and experience in their field as well as the capacity to work with staff across a multi-site, multi-faceted organisation.
Equal Opportunity Employment
We recognise the values, diversity of the culture, beliefs, practises, customs, physical and intellectual abilities and life experiences of people and we are committed to ensuring our workplace is free of discrimination. Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy supports our commitment and is provided to all new staff through our induction program.
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North Side, South Side or in the Chicago suburbs, you don't have to cook your own Thanksgiving dinner. Chicagoland restaurants offer bountiful holiday feasts.
Call for hours and menu details. Reservations are highly recommended if not required everywhere. Many restaurants also offer complete Thanksgiving dinners for carry out — several days' notice is typically required.
Allgauer's Restaurant in Alsip serves a Thanksgiving champagne brunch buffet. $30.95; $24.95 seniors; $16.95 children.
Ann Sather in Andersonville and Lakeview and Ann Sather Cafe in Lakeview serves a traditional Thanksgiving meal with roasted turkey, celery-sage stuffing, soup, pie and all the trimmings. $18.95; $10.95 children.
The Bennett-Curtis House in Grant Park, Ill., serves a traditional turkey dinner from noon to 4 p.m. with ham or roast beef as alternatives. $18.95, $7.95 kids.
Benny's Chop House in River North features butter-basted organic turkey breast and braised turkey leg with chestnut-stone fruit stuffing, sweet potato, and giblet-sage gravy ($29.99) plus many selections from its regular a la carte menu.
Big Jones in Andersonville offers a Southern-style holiday feast with such entree choices as deep-fried turkey, wood-grilled Slagel Family Farm sirloin, skillet-roasted Carolina wreckfish and autumn vegetable crostada. $46; $20 kids.
Birch River Grill in Arlington Heights serves a four-course dinner based on maple-glazed free-range turkey breast with apple-sausage cornbread stuffing, $26.95; $13.95 kids.
Bistronomic on the Gold Coast serves a four-course French-inspired dinner with such entree choices as roasted farm turkey with chestnut stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, glazed quince or wild mushroom ravioli. $55; $20 children; $10 children 5 and under
Cafe des Architectes on the Gold Coast serves a three-course prix fixe. $60.
Carlucci in Downers Grove serves a three-course menu with such entree choices as balsamic-glazed turkey breast, butternut squash ravioli, day boat cod, spit-roasted duck half and more. $30.95.
Chicago Cut Steakhouse in River North hosts a family-style dinner centered on maple-glazed roasted turkey with cornbread stuffing. $49.95, $25 children.
The Chicago Diner in Northalsted serves a vegan Thanksgiving dinner with entrees such as veggie "turkey," "beefy" wellington and pumpkin ravioli. $37.99; $22.99 children.
Chicago Firehouse in the South Loop features an all-day Thanksgiving buffet with turkey, prime rib and much more. $45.99, kids $19.99. p>
Chicago q on the Gold Coast offers Thanksgiving dinners built around free-range turkey, smoked in-house. $33.95 for one, $195 for parties of 6 to 9 and $345 for 10 to 14.
Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe in Burbank a buffet of smoked turkey, ham, pulled pork, sides and dessert. $18.99; $11.99 children.
Claddagh Irish Pub in Geneva serves a Thanksgiving buffet featuring both breakfast and lunch items, sides, salads, hot carvery and desserts. $22.95.
Coco Pazzo Cafe in Streeterville serves a four-course, traditional Thanksgiving with an Italian twist. Choices include herb-roasted turkey breast or pan-roasted whitefish and all the trimmings. $42.
Custom House Tavern in the South Loop serves a seasonal, a la carte menu, plus a three-course holiday dinner of roast turkey and sides. $46; $16 children.
Courtright's in Willow Springs offers special holiday menus. Three courses, $50, or four courses, $60.
Deca Restaurant + Bar in Streeterville serves a lavish Thanksgiving brunch. $125; $40 children.
Deleece in Lakeview serves a three-course meal of soup or salad; entree choices including roast beef, slow-cooked Amish turkey, herb-roasted salmon or three-grain salad and braised kale-stuffed acorn squash, plus sides and dessert. $35; $8 kids.
The Drake Hotel in Streeterville offers a variety of Thanksgiving options, ranging from a three-course dinner, $36, to a groaning-board buffet, $110; $40 children.
Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace offers a massive holiday buffet with carving stations serving slow-roasted turkey, roast beef, baked Virginia ham with honey mustard and roast leg of lamb as well as a vast array of sides and other dishes. $30.95; $8–$11.50 children.
Elate in River North serves roasted squash, herb-infused turkey, chestnut stuffing and pumpkin pie. $40; $20 children.
Filini in the Loop serves a three-course dinner including roasted turkey breast, chestnuts, string beans, redskin mashed potatoes with turkey gravy and cranberry orange compote. $45.
Glen Prairie in Glen Ellyn offers a three-course dinner centered on free-range turkey tenderloin and gruyere en croute with cranberry citrus relish, cornbread stuffing, sweet potato hash, green beans almondine, roasted garlic turkey gravy and crispy sage. $29; $14 kids.
Glenwood Oaks in Glenwood offers a roast turkey or ham dinner, noon to 6 p.m., $16.99, $7.99 children.
Great Street Restaurant in the Loop serves a three-course meal with entree choices including parmesan-crusted veal tenderloin, sage-roasted turkey, seared coho salmon or braised rabbit ragu. $45; $25 children.
Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse in River North serves Thanksgiving dinner with an entree choice of turkey or braised pork shank, $27.95–$32.95; $16.95–$21.95 kids. Locations in Lombard and Rosemont offer turkey or prime rib with an all-you-can-eat sides buffet, $30.95–$39.95; $16.95–$18.95 kids.
Horizon Cafe in Lakeview offers a four-course dinner with turkey and trimmings. $18.99.
InterContinental Chicago on the Magnificent Mile offers two mid-day seatings with traditional favorites, such as roast turkey and stuffed pheasant, as well as saddle of venison, cold appetizers, a hot buffet and seafood stations. $85, including tip and one glass of wine; $25 for kids.
Italiasia in River North offers an Italian-Asian-inspired Thanksgiving buffet including roast Amish turkey and more. 24.95, $15.95 children.
Jacky's on Prairie in Evanston serves a prix fixe featuring clam wild rice chowder, kurobuta pork belly or seasonal salad; entrees including Maine lobster, gnocchi, free-range turkey au jus and braised short ribs; plus panna cotta with spiced plums or chocolate sensation cake and warm tart with frangipane, warm seasonal fruit and vanilla ice cream. Parties of two or more may opt instead for a family-style dinner of free-range turkey au jus, green beans, mandarin salad, sage dressing, brioche-walnut stuffing and brussels sprouts with caramelized pearl onions, smoked bacon and pine nuts plus dessert. $42.
Karma in Mundelein offers a three-course roast turkey breast dinner with sides. $23.95, $11.95 kids.
Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club in Northalsted asks Thanksgiving diners to donate canned goods for the hungry. In exchange, it offers a $15 special of roast sage turkey with green-bean casserole, cornbread stuffing and more, plus half-price drinks.
Lawry's the Prime Rib in River North serves up roasted prime ribs of beef and fresh roasted turkey carved from its rolling carts, beginning at $30.
Little Bucharest Bistro in Irving Park offers a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with unlimited roast turkey, country ham, cranberry sauce, stuffing, yams, desserts and more. $29.99.
LM Restaurant in Lincoln Square offers a four-course menu of chestnut soup, slow-cooked turkey breast, sweet potato gratin and pumpkin tart. $45.
Lockwood in the Loop presents a bountiful Thanksgiving buffet featuring maple honey molasses roasted turkey and mustard-glazed and clove-studded country ham, among much more. $60; $50 seniors; $25 kids 7–12; free for kids under 6.
Markethouse in Streeterville offers a dinner featuring Maple Blis thyme-mopped Miller Farms young turkey with heirloom-apple brioche stuffing, sides and dessert. $32; $16 kids.
McCormick and Schmick's in the Loop, Oak Brook, Rosemont , Schaumburg, Skokie and Streeterville offers a traditional three-course turkey dinner, $23.95, $7.95 kids.
Mercat a la Planxa in the Loop hosts offers family-style options centered on turkey with duck confit and foie gras stuffing ($140 for four people) or roast suckling pig ($220 for 6 to 8 people, $440 for 6 to 12). Orders required 48 hours ahead.
Mity Nice on the Magnificent Mile serves a buffet meal withentrees such as oven-roasted turkey, rosemary-crusted prime rib, pineapple-glazed ham, two bite St. Louis baby back ribs and maple-glazed salmon with all the traditional fixings. $40; $16 kids.
Native Foods Cafe in Wicker Park serves a vegan Thanksgiving buffet featuring "Native Wellington" (a meatless twist on beef Wellington) with mushroom gravy, green bean casserole, green salad with maple glazed pecan and pomegranate pearls, polenta butternut squash terrine, wheatberry Waldorf, cornbread with butter, chocolate love pie and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. $24.95; $14.95 kids.
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Streeterville serves a four-course Thanksgiving dinner with one glass of champagne per person and a choice of soft drink/coffee. $48.
Odyssey cruises leave from Navy Pier to offer a buffet of traditional Thanksgiving items and DJ entertainment on Lake Michigan. $24.95—$69.90.
Park Grill in the Loop serves an a la carte menu featuring items such as pumpkin ravioli ($14), barbecue turkey leg ($6), slow-roasted Amish turkey ($25) and sweet potato risotto ($16).
Pensiero in Evanston serves a three-course prix fixe menu with modern Italian and traditional items. $49.
Porkchop in the West Loop serves a three-course menu of Thanksgiving favorites like apple and walnut salad with cranberry vinaigrette, deep-fried turkey with cornbread sausage stuffing, Down South-style green beans with ham and rosemary garlic roasted potatoes. $22.
Prairie Fire in the West Loop and Prairie Grass Cafe in Northbrook offer traditional roasted turkey and sides, with soup or salad and pecan or pumpkin pie. $45; $15 children.
Ramada Lake Shore Cafe in Hyde Park offers a buffet of traditional favorites and soul food including sliced turkey with cornbread dressing, fried chicken, blackened catfish, braised ox tails and more, $25.95, $12.95 kids.
Rio's D'Sudamerica in Bucktown will be open with its regular menu.
Rustic House in Lincoln Park offers rotisserie-roasted organic Amish turkey from Peacock Farms in Michigan, with chestnut dressing, candied yams, cranberries and gravy. $26.
Shaw's Crab House in Schaumburg serves a buffet of traditional Thanksgiving dishes, $45. Kids 12 and younger eat free (two children per paying adult). Groups of five or more can opt instead for a set menu including turkey, beef tenderloin, lobster tails and other seafood and traditional fixings and sides, $39.95 per person, kids free. A Thanksgiving Day donation will be made to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Sixteen in River North offers a festive Thanksgiving brunch buffet, $125, $35 for children 8 and younger, and three- to five-course dinner menus, including pheasant breast with sage bread dumpling, , venison loin with venison and foie sausage, or Alaskan halibut with sweet potato and celery root pave, $95 to $125 ($185 with wine pairings).
Smith & Wollensky in River North serves a three-course holiday dinner with herb-roasted turkey and trimmings. $49, $20 kids. Steaks available, too.
SugarToad in Naperville's serves a three-course Thanksgiving menu. $40.
SushiSamba rio in River North adds mojo-roasted organic turkey with linguica quinoa stuffing and sweet potato home fries ($24) to its regular menu.
Tavern on Rush on the Gold Coast serves a traditional Thanksgiving roast turkey dinner. $39.95; $15.95 children.
Texas de Brazil in River North adds Thanksgiving menu items including roasted turkey with gravy, house-made cranberry sauce and sweet potato casserole to the regular $46.99 Latin American churrascaria line-up.
Tribute in the South Loop features an a la carte Thanksgiving Day menu with such specials as roasted turkey breast, pan gravy, creamy mashed potato, and green beans with bacon ($21) plus the regular menu.
Tuscany in Wheeling offers a Thanksgiving dinner featuring turkey, sides and a slice of pumpkin pie. $24.95.
Vermilion in River North
offers a five-course Latin-Indian feast of cranberry greens, yucca cake, squash soup, black cardamom turkey and tres leches cake. $55. A vegetarian version is also available.
Weber Grill restaurants in River North, Lombard and Schaumburg in serve a three-course menu built around grill-roasted smoked turkey with cornbread, sausage and sage stuffing. $28.95, $9.95 kids.
Whitney's Cafe in Oak Lawn features a Thanksgiving buffet with turkey, prime rib, glazed ham and more. $25, $12 children.
Zed451 in River North serves an all-you-can-eat feast including such dishes as roasted turkey and bourbon-glazed ham. $48.


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It identified the SoC on board, along with the architecture and clock speed for each core. It also figures out the exact device brand, amount of RAM, storage, battery level, status and temperature. It can tap into the device's sensor array, which is more of a gimmick than anything useful.
It's worth noting that it is still in beta, so there might be some kinks to work out. If you're eager to give it a go, you can find it here. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cpuid.cpu_z


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Believe it or not. 2013 marks 10 years for Vans' high-end Vault line. Offered to only a handful of retailers, the Vans Vault collection has produced countless gems over it's decade long existance. From early Marc Jacobs collaborations to the introduction of now long-standing Vans contributor Taka Hayashi, the line is as impressive as it is deep.
While at Agenda Trade Show, we had the chance to photograph Vans' own 10 year anniversary retrospective that includes pieces by Billykirk, The Brothers Marshall, Brooks, Filson, Pendleton, Moon Eyes, Robert Williams and more.
Flip through our gallery for a look back at the first 10 years of Vans Vault.
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Heavy Metal Historian
Episode 23:
Finally, we reach our destination after looking at Thrash Metal, Punk, and Hardcore, and inspect the first prosperous fusion of Metal with Punk: Where Thrash was blended with Hardcore. We look into the key bands that shaped the genre, and where it is headed now. From Uncle Slam to Suicidal Tendencies, we take a stagedive INTO CROSSOVER THRASH!
Hosted by Greg Davies from Blendover, the Heavy Metal Historian Podcast delivers to you snippets of tales from years gone by in the world of Metal, one episode at a time.
Metal News Links
12-Minute Unreleased KURT COBAIN Song To See Light Of Day
BLACK SABBATH guitarist TONY IOMMI asks Indonesia to stop executions
Former HANOI ROCKS Singer MICHAEL MONROE Recording New Solo Album
GIRLSCHOOL Putting Finishing Touches On 'Guilty As Sin' Album, Preparing For U.S. Tour
Metalized Version Of 'Grease' Classic 'You're The One That I Want' Surpasses 200K Views
METALLICA Has Close To 20 New Songs Written, Says LARS ULRICH
MOTÖRHEAD's New CAMERON WEBB-Produced Album Due This Fall
SEPULTURA To Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Release Of New Song
SIX FEET UNDER To Release 'Crypt Of The Devil' Album In May
Recommended Listening:
- "This is Now" by Hatebreed from The Art of Brutality
- "Holidays in the Sun" by Sex Pistols from Never Mind the Bollocks
- "Iron Maiden" by Iron Maiden from Iron Maiden
- "TV Party" by Black Flag from Damaged
- "Dog Soldier" by The Exploited from The Massacre
- "Casio Jungle" by Gang Green from Older… Budweiser…
- "Over the Wall" by Testament from The Legacy
- "I Saw Your Mommy…" by Suicidal Tendencies from Suicidal Tendencies
- "Shake it Out" by Suicidal Tendencies from 13
- "Down, but not Out" by Cro-Mags from Best Wishes
- "Tear it Down" by D.R.I. from Crossover
- "Clean My Wounds" by Corrosion of Conformity from Deliverance
- "Sin" by Nuclear Assault from Game Over
- "Demons Evil Forces" by Hirax from Raging Violence
- "Weirdo Man" by Uncle Slam from Say Uncle
- "Speak English or Die" by Stormtroopers of Death from Speak English or Die
- "Bullshit Politics" by Method of Destruction from Red, White, and Screwed
- "For Dear Life" by Prong from Beg to Differ
- "State of the World Address" by Biohazard from State of the World Address
- "Institutionalized 2014" by Body Count from Manslaughter
- "Empty Promises" by Hatebreed from Satisfaction is the Death of Desire
- "Ready to Fight" by Toxic Holocaust from the album Toxic Holocaust
- "Covered in Sick / The Barfer" by Municipal Waste from The Fatal Feast
- "Polygraph Cheaters" by This is Hell from Sundowning
- "Home of the Grave" by Black Breath from Sentenced to Life
- "Into the Void" by Total Badass from Into the Void
- "Hail to the Tsar" by Siberian Meat Grinder from Hail to the Thief
- "R.A.M.O.N.E.S." by Ramones from We're Outta Here!
- "High as a Kite" by Bath Salt Zombies from Suburban Mobocracy


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October 26, 2012
Community Service Day Southwest Event Recap
Posted in Community by Tara Sharp
Last Friday, Windermere offices in California, Nevada, and Arizona took some time off from selling houses to make a big difference in their communities. Over the past week, we have heard some remarkable stories about the rewards of volunteering as a part of our annual Community Service Day.
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October 16, 2012
Community Service Day Southwest
Posted in Community by Tara Sharp
On Friday, October 19th, Windermere offices in Arizona, California, and Nevada will be closed for a very special reason. For the past 28 years, Windermere has dedicated the third Friday of October to our annual Community Service Day*
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October 12, 2012
How the Job Market Impacts Your Home Buying Decision
Posted in Market News by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
The decision to buy a home rests on many factors. In addition to the obvious ones – the ability to qualify for a loan, finding a home that you want to buy, seeing a housing market that is either stable or starting to appreciate – we need confidence in the economy and, specifically, the job market
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October 03, 2012
When searching for homes online, are you really seeing everything that's for sale?
Posted in Buying by OB Jacobi, President, Windermere Real Estate
Today the WAV Group, one of the largest real estate consulting firms in the nation, published the results of an independent study that compared listing information on real estate brokerage websites like Windermere.com with those of national real estate portals, such as Zillow and Trulia.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians returned to Indianapolis on Monday night after being released from a Baltimore hospital following a 36-hour stay for an undisclosed illness.
Team owner Jim Irsay told The Associated Press in a text message that Arians was accompanied by two team doctors, had been medicated and appeared to be on the mend.
``He was in good spirits (and) is trending (in) right direction,'' Irsay wrote.
Arians was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning after complaining he felt ill at the team breakfast. Without Arians, quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen called the plays in the 24-9 season-ending loss to the Ravens.
Doctors ran a series of tests. Head coach Chuck Pagano acknowledged earlier Monday that although each of the tests was negative, the doctors decided to keep Arians in the hospital until his blood pressure stabilized.
``Whatever he's dealing with, they would have let him come home early this morning, but whatever he's dealing with affected his blood pressure and they're not going to release him until they get the blood pressure under control, which they will,'' Pagano said during a regularly-scheduled afternoon news conference.
The Colts couldn't wait to get Arians back in town.
They're next task is keeping him in the locker room - though players and coaches believe Arians has done enough to warrant getting a head coaching job. It's a delicate balancing act for the Colts, who have given permission to at least two teams, Chicago and Philadelphia, to speak with Arians about their coaching vacancies.
There has been speculation that Cleveland and San Diego are also interested in Arians.
Teams seeking a younger, more image-conscious coach may not be interested in the 60-year-old Arians, who has a penchant for telling it like it is and in a folksy way. His only previous head-coaching experience came during a six-year tenure at Temple in the 1980s.
But it's hard to argue with the rest of his resume.
After Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia in September, Arians became the interim coach and guided the Colts to a 9-3 mark. That tied the NFL record for most victories after a midseason coaching change.
He mentored Peyton Manning, Tim Couch, Ben Roethlisberger and now Andrew Luck. He won two Super Bowls as an assistant in Pittsburgh, served on Paul ``Bear'' Bryant's staff at Alabama and has had a big part in two of the biggest turnarounds in NFL history - the 10-game improvement of the 1999 Colts and Indy's nine-game improvement this year.
Clearly, the Colts (11-6) want him to come back, but they also understand why he's a hot commodity on the coaching carousel only one year after he was nearly forced into retirement.
``We do not want to lose Bruce,'' Pagano said. ``He is so valuable to this organization and what he means to this organization and what he's done. You want the best for Bruce. I want the best for Bruce. I want the best for his family. I want him to achieve and reach any goals that he has for himself throughout his coaching years, things like that. It's a hard spot. Again, people are going to go after good people and this is just a byproduct of the success that we've had here.''
Luck said he wants Arians back, too.
``Selfishly, I hope he doesn't go anywhere,'' Luck said before jokingly reiterating what he said last week - that if teams asked him for a recommendation he would say terrible things about Arians to keep him in Indy.
He's not the only one at the team complex trying to do that.
``We will just use social media. We will get on the Internet, just like they do around draft time with all the players, all the baggage starts to come out,'' Pagano said, drawing laughter. ``We won't do it here. We will just wait until later this evening, the next couple of weeks and start putting all that stuff out if it gets serious.''
The likelihood is that those talks will get serious.
Arians has repeatedly told reporters in Indy that he will only leave for the right fit and that wherever he lands, he still wants to call the plays - even if that means staying in Indy, where the entire offense would like to have him back for Year 2 of the Colts' reconstruction project.
``I want to be selfish but I can't,'' tight end Dwayne Allen said. ``Bruce is such a great guy and what he did for us this year, the job as a head coach and an offensive coordinator was just unbelievable and he deserves an opportunity if he wants to. Hopefully he decides to stay with us because we'd love to have him but if we have to part ways, then so be it.''
Online:http://pro32.ap.org/poll andhttp://twitter.com/AP-NFL


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WILSONVILLE, Ore., June 9, 2005 – Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has added the TestKompress scan test tool to its Reference Flow 6.0. TestKompress® provides an effective means of increasing volume manufacturing test quality and reducing test cost for nanometer designs. Reference Flow 6.0 also includes Mentor Graphics DFT tool suite—Fastscan™, MBISTArchitect™, and BSDArchitect™. "Reference flow 6.0 has added new design-for-test technologies that address specific nanometer needs," said Ed Wan, senior director of design services marketing, TSMC. "The Mentor Graphics TestKompress product provides increased test quality while reducing test data volume, test time, and test cost." The Mentor Graphics TestKompress embedded deterministic test (EDTTM) tool reduces both manufacturing test time and test data volume by up to 100X, helping users increase test coverage and test quality on their complex devices. This compression enables manufacturers to run a large battery of tests without slowing test time, thereby maintaining a low cost of test. The tool also features robust x-state tolerance that eliminates the need to either add functional logic or adhere to strict design requirements imposed by the test structures. In addition, the TestKompress tool fits well into any scan-based methodology, and features a usage methodology that is intuitive to engineers familiar with traditional ATPG. Both TestKompress and FastScan feature advanced at-speed test capabilities to improve detection of speed-related defects found at smaller process technologies. TSMC has also added the MBISTArchitect and BSDArchitect tools from Mentor Graphics to provide a complete design for test (DFT) tool set in Reference Flow 6.0. MBISTArchitect provides at-speed test of embedded memories operating up to 1GHz; BSDArchitect is used to insert IEEE 1149.1 boundary scan that enables in-circuit test. "TSMC is an industry leader in meeting the challenges inherent in volume manufacturing of complex nanometer devices," said Robert Hum, vice president and general manager of the Design Verification and Test division for Mentor Graphics. "We are very pleased that Mentor DFT tools have been added to TSMC's Reference Flow 6.0 to meet the specific challenges of cost-effective nanometer production test and improve manufacturing test quality."
About Mentor Graphics Design-for-Test Tools
Mentor Graphics provides the industry's broadest portfolio of DFT solutions for today's System-on-Chip and deep submicron designs, including integrated solutions for scan, ATPG, EDT, advanced memory test, boundary scan, logic built-in self-test and a variety of DFT-related flows. For more information visit www.mentor.com/products/dft.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of over $700 million and employs approximately 3,850 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics and TestKompress are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.


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Chris Brown and Rihanna went public with their seemingly rekindled romance on Saturday night when the "Umbrella" hit maker went with Brown to the Beverly Hills launch party of his new website.
The couple hardly left each other's side at the Playhouse nightclub, where Brown and his Team Breezy handlers celebrated the fansite Qubeey.
Rihanna and Brown, who split in 2009, were caught on video getting cozy in a VIP booth at the party.
Brown recently split from model girlfriend Karrueche Tran so he could reportedly date his ex.


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Eastbourne Hadleigh Turkey & TinselBook Now
Cant wait for Christmas, then why not join us on one of our Turkey and Tinsel breaks and start the celebrations early? With hotels festively decorated and a minimum of two nights entertainment, they are the perfect way to kick start the festive season.
The welcoming Hadleigh Hotel is ideally situated close to the Grand Parade, Bandstand, Carpet Gardens and main shopping area. En-suite bedrooms Flat screen television Tea, coffee-making facilities Restaurant Bar Lounge with dance floor Lift
At leisure in resort plus we include the following excursion:
1. Brighton
Executive coach travel
4 nights dinner, bed and full English breakfast accommodation in Eastbourne
Entertainment on a minimum of two nights
Excursion to Brighton
Entry fees not included unless otherwise stated
9th Nov 4 nights £319 - WW
11th Dec 3 nights £239
14th Dec 4 nights £279 - WW
The brief itinerary description is correct at the time of going to press but could be liable to alternate days depending on hotels individual programme.
Please note: Some of our tours will arrive back in South Wales at midday. This is due to the possibility of inclement weather and a safety issue concerning the darker winter evenings. Obviously this will not apply to the longer journeys. Details will be provided on your itinerary and travel ticket.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
|Contact Details
|Aberdare Bus Station
| Bus Station, Aberdare - Stand 1
|Abergavenny Bus Stn
| The Bus Station, Abergavenny - NP7 5HF - Stand 1
|Beddau Post Office
| The Post Office, Beddau
|Blackwood Bus Stn
| Bus Station - Stand 9 - Blackwood
|Brynmawr Bus Station
| Brynmawr Bus Station Coach Bay
|Caerphilly Bus Station
| Caerphilly Bus Station Stand 10
|Cardiff West Services
| Cardiff West Services Coach Park
|Cardiff, Westgate Street
| Bus stop Outside NCP Car Park,
Opposite Principality Stadium
|Carmarthen - Boars Head
| Carmarthen Llamas Bus Stop (Outside Boars Head)
|Church Village
| Church Village - Library Bus Stop
|Cilfynydd Inn
| The Cilfynydd Inn, Cilfynydd
|Coed Ely Club
| Coed Ely Layby outside the Club
|Cross Hands Library
| Bus Stop outside old Library, Cross Hands
|Cross Inn, Llantrisant
| Llantrisant, Cross Inn Village Bus Stop
|Cwmbran Railway
| Railway Station, Cwmbran
|Ebbw Vale Bus Station
| Ebbw Vale Bus Station
|Edwards Llantrisant Depot
| Edwards Busnes Park, Llantrisant, CF72 8QZ
|Edwards, LLANSAMLET Depot
| Travel Centre, Dyffryn Close, Llansamlet
|Ferndale Job Centre
| Ferndale Job Centre (Library)
|Heol Caerlan Bus Stop
| Heol Caerlan Bus stop, by the bollards,Beddau
|Hopkinstown Spar
| Hopkinstown Spar (Castle Ivor Bus stop)
|Llanelli - Town Hall
| Llanelli -The old bus stops, behind the Town Hall
|Llantwit Fardre - Bush
| (New Inn) Bush Inn Bus stop, Llantwit Fardre.
|Maerdy Hall
| Maerdy Hall Bus stop, MAERDY
|Magor Services
| Magor Service Coach Park
|Merthyr Bus Stn
| Merthyr Bus Station - Stand 16, MERTHYR TYDFIL
|Moriah Chapel, Risca
| Risca - Moriah Chapel. Tredegar Street
|Mountain Ash Town hall
| Mountain Ash Town Hall
|Neath - Railway
| Neath - Outside Railway Station
|Nelson Bus Station
| Nelson Bus Station
|Newbridge, Co-op
| Newbridge, Bus stop outside the Coop
|Newport RAILWAY STATION
| Stops Q1 & Q1A outside the RAILWAY STATION,NEWPORT
|Partridge Square
| Partridge Square Bus Stop (Near the Post Office)
|Penlline Road
| Bus Shelter, Penlline Court, Whitchurch
|Penny Farthing
| Penny Farthing Layby, LLANTRISANT
|Penygraig Labour Club
| Penygraig Labour Club, PENYGRAIG
Client making own way to Resort / Venue
|Pontypool Town Hall
| Pontypool Town Hall, Bus stops on Clarence St
|Pontypridd Bus Stn
| Pontypridd Bus Station, Coach Stop (Bay 13)
|Port Talbot Temporary
| Port Talbot Bus Stop OUTSIDE Customs House
Just past the Plaza
|Porth - Wedding World
| Porth, Layby outside Wedding World
|Rhiwbina - Deri Inn
| Rhiwbina - Deri Inn. Just before the Pub.
|Rhydyfelin College
| Rhydyfelin - College Bus Stop
|Ruperra St, Llantrisant
| Ruperra St, Llantrisant
|Sarn SERVICES
| Sarn SERVICES - Coach Park
|St Albans Church,Tynewydd
| St Albans Church, St Albans Tce, Tynewydd
Bus stop after church
|Swansea Wellington Street
| Swansea Wellington Street
|Taffs Well Station
| Taffs Well Station, bus stop on Cardiff Road
|Talbot Green Bus Stn
| Talbot Green Bus Station
|The Hibernian Club
| The Hibernian Club, Gelli
|Ton Pentre
| Ton Pentre, Gymnasium. (Old Freezer Centre)
|Tonypandy Bus Stn
| Tonypandy Bus Station
|Tonyrefail Tyres
| Tonyrefail Tyres, Thomastown (Meyler St Bus Stop)
|Tredegar, Lidls
| Tredegar, Lidls, bus stop outside.
|Treherbert Village Tavern
| Treherbert The Village Tavern
|Treorchy PO
| Treorchy Post Office, bus stop, TREORCHY
|Tylorstown Surgery
| Tylorstown. Layby outside Surgery / Pharmacy
|Valley View, Tonteg
| Valley View, Tonteg
|Wattstown,Ty Calfaria
| Wattstown,Ty Calfaria (Old days)
|Waunrhydd Road
| Waunrhydd Road, Tonyrefail
|Whitchurch Three Elms
| Whitchurch Three Elms
|Whitchurch, Hollybush pub
| Hollybush pub, Whitchurch. Bus stop opposite
|Ystrad Mynach
| Ystrad Mynach Bus Station, High Street.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu's Christmas Greeting 2012
Source: PMO, 12-24-12
יום שני י"א טבת תשע"ג
As Christians around the world and in Israel prepare to celebrate Christmas, I want to wish you all the merriest of holidays.
Today, Christian communities throughout the Middle East are shrinking, and many of them are endangered. This is, of course, not true in Israel. Here there is a strong and growing Christian community that participates fully in the life of our country. Israel is proud of its record of religious tolerance and pluralism, and Israel will continue to protect freedom of religion for all. And we will continue to safeguard places of Christian worship throughout our country. We will not tolerate any acts of violence or discrimination against any place of worship. This is not our way, and this is something we cannot accept.
So as you celebrate Christmas and your holy holidays, we hope that you will recall the places where Judaism and Christianity emerged, and then come see our ancient land with your own eyes: visit Nazareth and Bethlehem, wade into the Jordan River, stand on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
And next year, come visit our eternal capital, Jerusalem.
Happy holidays to all of you. May you all be blessed with a year of security, prosperity and peace.


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Greg Bedard has been doing outstanding work from the combine in Indianapolis over the past week. If you haven't been going to that JS Online's Packer blog daily (hourly?), head over there and just start scrolling. He's got lots of details on the Packer interviews, potential draftees, Indy in general, Jason Taylor (dude is obsessed). It's high-quality stuff.
From his latest entry: the Packers want to re-sign DeShawn Wynn, they are not interested in Chris Canty or Igor Olshansky, they don't want to sign Matt Birk, they didn't use Indy to meet with any big-name free agents and Rob Davis is money. That's all in a blog post, not even a real article.
And, Bedard drops this fascinating bombshell: The Packers wanted to draft Joe Flacco last year and were even interested in moving up to do so. Wow. On the one hand, I'm comforted that they recognize talent and understand that a good quarterback remains arguably the most important element of a successful football team (and I say this despite the success of the Dilfer-led Ravens, the Johnson-led Bucs and the Manning-led Giants. Manning, to be fair, played well in the playoffs.)
But what are we supposed to think about all of the front office love for Aaron Rodgers as the future of the franchise? Here is Bedard:
Heard this from a pretty good source that would know: The Packers were one of the teams that were very hot for QB Joe Flacco last year, so much so that they definitely would have taken him at No. 30 and might have traded into the 20-25 range. Flacco ended up going at 18 when the Ravens traded up to draft him. The two primary teams the Ravens were worried about taking Flacco ahead of them were the Packers and the New York Jets.


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Monday, September 8, 2008
Mountainside With Caterpillars
I haven't been posting as often lately - I don't know what it is really; perhaps a bit of not-much-going-on-ness or even a bit of heaviness in the air. At times, stuff just pours out of me, other times...not so much. Then last week, I read this post and ding ding ding - I finally had a diagnosis: an emotional hangover. Not from anything specific really, just from a lot of little things I've picked up here and there - little pieces of baggage I'm programmed to pick up and carry for others. Emotional hangover, yes. I checked Pfizer's website already, by the way, and there is NO new pill for it. And no matter how many aspirin I take or who I call in the morning, there it is - this lingering emotional hangover.
Luckily, we live right at the base of a mountain (a Phoenix "mountain", that is) near a trailhead of miles and miles of hiking. Upon these trails, I sometimes lose that hangover for a while and - I SWEAR - the "writing" just POURS out in my head, just CRYSTAL CLEAR - and I get home, sit down to type it out - and what comes out is this: bleh, meh, blergh. It's gone. So, either my memory is shit - or my mind is creating its own fish tales. But still, those trails are an inspiring place.
On Saturday, I went on a long hike and about 30 minutes up the mountain I came upon what I can only describe as a "caterpillar migration". These caterpillars were yellow and black, ranging from about an inch long to three inches long - and there were hundreds and hundreds and HUNDREDS of them on the trail. I've never seen anything like it. All headed in one direction - downward-ish, north-ish - but I don't know where, exactly. I kept hiking - well, tiptoeing now, for the next quarter mile - with no visible end to the caterpillars.
Eventually, I decided to turn around because I was just too worried about stepping on the little creatures during their important journey, and tiptoeing wasn't proving especially enjoyable either. It was interesting to notice the other humans on the trail - some, like me, were also marveling at these little creatures - even taking pictures. Many, like me, were stepping carefully. Were the caterpillars aware we were stepping carefully for them? Probably not, but we did it for them anyways.
Am I always aware of those who step carefully around my path? Definitely not, but they do it for me anyways. I just want to say thanks, man - I try to do the same for you, even when you don't notice.
And then there were those who just trampled along carelessly, not bothering to notice whose path they might be trampling, traversing, crushing, altering, obliterating. It was right then I realized where my emotional hangover was coming from, where it always generally comes from, usually. Human bulldozers. And, until someone makes a good pill for them or for us, we're totally stuck with the kind of humans who trample everyone's paths, you know? Frickin' caterpillar smushers - they are dead to me. And they give me the worst damn hangovers. And by the way, here's your baggage back - because it's just not mine to carry for you - nor for all that you smush out there in that world of yours.
So, I went for another hike today (Monday) and only saw a few caterpillars on the trail, but looked around at some of the foliage - and sure enough, I found some of them hangin' out on the Ocotillos and other desert foliage. Why they were ALL traveling in one spot, on one day, in one direction, at the same time, I've no idea - but it was a pretty cool sight to see, and I kind of cherish it. Man, they can ORGANIZE.
To further "melt away" my emotional hangover - bad pun warning - I decided to make some freakin' perfect looking late-summer cookies I recently saw from Martha Stewart. Tony loves the taste of lemon-lime (IF I can get him past chocolate, that is) - so when I heard the title Lime Meltaways - I was sold, almost purely on metaphor potential.
[See the bit of lime zest inside the cookie? Heaven!]
Lime Meltaways
These are just a lovely, lovely cookie. They are like a meltaway shortbread with a light taste of lime. They're slightly sweet and buttery - yet, they're very light and easy, and they definitely have a "meltaway" quality. Many people suggest this as a holiday cookie as well, and I could envision adding any flavor to this recipe such as almond, cinnamon, cardamom, or whatever. I brought them into work, of course, and *boom* - they were gone and lusted after (guys really seem to like lime, anyone notice that?). They're quite darling little cookies too - great for a party.
3/4 c. unsalted butter, room temp.
1 c. powdered sugar
finely grated zest of 3 limes
2 T. fresh lime juice
2 T. vanilla extract
1 3/4 c. + 2 T. AP flour
2 T. cornstarch
1/4 t. coarse salt
Using electric mixer, whisk butter and 1/3 c. powdered sugar in bowl on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Add lime zest, juice, vanilla - mix until fluffy. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, salt - add to butter mixture and mix on low speed until just combined.
Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a log 1 1/4 inch in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350F and have baking sheet lined with parchment. Cut logs into 1/4-inch thick rounds and place slices on baking sheets 1-inch apart. Bake until barely golden on bottom of cookie, about 13 minutes, rotating the sheet 1/2 way through. Transfer cookies to wire rack for cooling, 8-10 minutes. While still warm, toss cookies with remaining 2/3 c. sugar in a plastic bag (or bowl). Cookies can be stored in airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. ENJOY!
30 comments:
- John D. said...
RE: Human bulldozers.
Amen sistah. : )
Last week, there was a spider about the size of a tennis ball outside my coworker's office, which caused a bit of mass hysteria. The girls were screaming, "kill it!, kill it!"
Nope. Can't do it. I scooped him up on a piece of paper and relocated him in the great outdoors. : )
As always Ann, your goodies look SCRUMPDIDILICIOUS! - YUM! : )
- September 8, 2008 at 11:36 AM
I really enjoyed this post. It was deep, and well written.
...or my mind is creating its own fish tales.
I love that line.
Welcome back!
- September 8, 2008 at 12:17 PM
- Brittany said...
Great post Ann, and you are Too Punny..(mwah hah hah.)
I love Martha's lime meltaways, they're just so zingy.
- September 8, 2008 at 12:31 PM
- Clumbsy Cookie said...
Oh dear! I feel like going all the way to Phoenix and giving you a big hug! Human buldozers... I think you've put it very well...
Since I'm going all thE way across the world to give you a hug, do you mind baking one more batch of those adorable looking cookies for me to taste?!
- September 8, 2008 at 1:40 PM
Oh Ann... sister after my own heart... our thoughts have paralleled. I too have felt a bit run down. The exhaustion from all the waiting and hoping on the adoption... the fact that we must simply wait longer... the worry that we will wait forever... I'm with you.
The cookies look very yummy indeed.
Email me your address, silly girl.
- September 8, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Well, it must be the moon phase or something because I can't tell you how many human bulldozers I've run into lately. I'm not kidding.
Loved this post. Very timely for me.
- September 8, 2008 at 4:31 PM
- mimi said...
awesome post. and i love these lime meltaways. somehow when i made them though, i totally overloaded on the confectioners sugar!
- September 8, 2008 at 4:59 PM
- MonkeyGirl said...
I wish I had a mountain to climb to get some clarity! Human Bulldozers just suck!
And I understand the guy/citrus connection. I made a batch of lemon cupcakes (gasp) from a box and the guys wouldn't stop eating them. 3 guys polished off 24 cupcakes in about 48 hours!
- September 8, 2008 at 5:48 PM
- NV said...
Human bulldozers ... MonkeyGirl and I have another name for them: RUDE COWS!
Wish you'd shot the caterpillars -- with your camera, that is. Those cookies sound awesome. I love lemon/lime goodies.
- September 8, 2008 at 6:13 PM
- hungryandfrozen said...
I am scared of caterpillars like you wouldn't believe (especially in close up...aaaaaarrrgh) but your story was touching all the same. Human Bulldozers - such a good way of describing it.
The cookies look delicious, I'm amazed you were able to bite one and put it down again to take a photo!
- September 8, 2008 at 11:14 PM
- Gigi said...
Great post, as I wipe my tears away! I spent the better part of my day being mowed down by a "human bulldozer". Tomorrow, I will dump all her baggage on her desk. Thanks for the "pep talk".
P.S. I heart lime melt-aways, but I am bias because I used to be a girl scout. I used to horde boxes of them.
- September 9, 2008 at 12:28 AM
great looking cookies!! and lime meltiness sounds fantastic!
- September 9, 2008 at 2:02 AM
- grace said...
powerful post, ann. leave it to you to make me stop and think. and drool. your cookies sound great. :)
- September 9, 2008 at 3:12 AM
- Real Live Lesbian said...
What a great post! You're right about the bulldozers. I much prefer catepillar-tip-toers in my life. :)
I want to eat your cookie. And I mean that.
- September 9, 2008 at 6:38 AM
- Adam said...
I think we all know what you mean about the hangover stuff... because we're all pretty caring people.
I'm glad you took therapy into you own hands and released it, great job!
Oh and guys and lime? Yeah, I think you're right. I really enjoy a diet sprite now and then. Guys and vanilla though... look into that one. I think it's genetically programmed :)
- September 9, 2008 at 7:21 AM
- Ann said...
John: Aw, I relocate insects all the time, so I'm right there with ya!
Morton: Thank you, darlin'! :)
Brittany: You're Punny - you made me giggle!
CC: Hugs and cookies and whatever else comin' your way, oh and a plane ticket too, huh?
Lacy: I emailed you. No words for how quickly I want everything to line up for YOU. :)
Meagan: Maybe it IS the moon or planets, bc it sure seems ubiquitous, huh?
Mimi: Thanks! Aren't they YUM?
MonkeyGirl: WHAT is it w/ dudes and lime?
NV: RUDE COWS indeed! Ugh.
Laura: I consumed that damn cookie so fast after the pic, I don't even recall tasting it. :)
Gigi: Aw. You DUMP IT, girl! It feels good, huh? I'm sorry to hear that you too have run into a big bulldozer. Ick.
Diva: It was delish!
Grace: Stop, think, drool - wow, I totally like that right there - it could be my tag line!
RLL: You crack me up, you naughty kitten!
Adam: Oh yes - guys and vanilla. AND guys and chocolate! And guys and......well...never mind.... :)
- September 9, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Down with the haters and the bug smooshers. I hate bugs of all kinds and even I wouldn't kill a migration of fuzzy catepillars. Or how ever you spell it.
Hang in there, and tell those emotional vampires to SUCK OFF.
- September 9, 2008 at 10:35 AM
- RecipeGirl said...
These definitely sound good.
We lived in a house once where that very same caterpillar thing happened every year. My 2 year old thought it was the coolest thing. Little caterpillars cruising by the hundreds across our yard... only we knew their destination- our fence, where they attached themselves and spun themselves into butterflies. It was such a cool sight. And it was very tough to not squish a few when walking across the yard!
- September 9, 2008 at 11:43 AM
- Lisa said...
Ladybugs! We had about 7 million of them attach to the west side of our house one year - they must have thought it was the side of a cliff or something and they just hung out - crazy beautiful!
Oh yeah, and citrus anything - divine!
- September 9, 2008 at 12:58 PM
- A_and_N said...
Lovely post! I really liked these cookies because their 'finish' doesnt look like regular cookies. I bet they really melted away :)
- September 9, 2008 at 1:18 PM
- Leonor de Sousa Bastos said...
When I saw these cookies at tastespotting I couldn't resist to take a closer look... Definitely they look delicious!
- September 9, 2008 at 2:41 PM
- Jennifer S said...
I'm glad I could provide a ding ding ding for you, and I'm glad you've worked your way out of the funk. The caterpillars sound peculiar and quite amazing (though 3 inches long freaks me out a bit).
I'm glad you could see them, and that it gave you such some clarity.
- September 9, 2008 at 4:43 PM
- MamaGeek @ Works For Us said...
I love your writing as much as your photographs. I, too, loathe Human bulldozers and caterpillar smushers. I feel ya.
- September 9, 2008 at 6:59 PM
Wow, your vivid description of your hikes made me feel like I was actually there! Nice to have good trails nearby to emotionally rejuvenate. Lime meltaways work well for that too :-)
- September 9, 2008 at 8:17 PM
Hey, next time you see a caterpillar migration let me know. My kids would probably get a kick out of that...and I know they can handle the AZ mountains or hills? :)
Letting go is essential, so I'm glad you are not going to carry those bulldozer's loads anymore. Be free my friend!
- September 11, 2008 at 9:32 PM
- Manager Mom said...
Wow. the caterpillar migration sounds amazing...and I would have tried to tiptoe, just like you did. But I feel a teensy hypocritical because I would have tiptoed for the caterpillars, but if we had a spider situation I would have gotten out my clown shoes and trampled as many of those puppies as I possibly could. Because fuzzy caterpillars = cute, while furry spiders = panic-inducing hysteria. For me anyway.
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- January 9, 2010 at 10:06 AM
- Purple Laptop said...
I love your writing! I came for one recipe then spent an hour reading them all, just for your words :)
I love the recipe-- but -- being diabetic I avoid sugar and use Splenda. I avoid white flour, too. Can I use whole-wheat flour instead?
- May 21, 2017 at 6:51 PM
- Ann said...
Thank you so very much for such a *lovely* comment! I've never tried whole wheat flour with this recipe, but I really don't see why it wouldn't work. If you do try it, please let me know how it goes :)))!
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Massachusetts Securities Regulator William Galvin announced Wednesday that five independent brokerage firms that sold non-traded REITs improperly have agreed to offer investors an additional $10.7 million in restitution in the wake of a review of their procedures in the sales of other REITs to Massachusetts investors.
This second round of restitution brings the total returned to investors as the result of the Massachusetts Securities Division's investigation of sales of these investment trusts that own or manage real estate or do real estate financing to $21.6 million, the division said.
In addition, six brokerage firms in all paid fines of close to $1.5 million.
The securities division said that after the five firms paid fines and agreed to make restitution in May, they reviewed the sales of all other REITs they offered, which resulted in the restitution announced Wednesday.
Securities America (LTS) agreed to pay a second round of restitution totaling $7.6 million; Ameriprise (AMP), $1.5 million; Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., $840,873; Commonwealth Financial Network, $533,500; and Royal Alliance Associates, $125,000.
A sixth firm, LPL Financial (LPLA), had completed both rounds of reviewing REIT sales earlier with restitution in the amount of $4.8 million.
"These investments are popular, but risky," Galvin (right) said in a statement. "Our investigation showed widespread problems with adherence to the firms' own policies as well as the state rule that an investor's purchase of REITs cannot be more than 10% of that person's liquid net worth."
"The matter involved 126 transactions over an eight-year period, and enhancements have already been made to our system," said Janine Wertheim, Securities America senior vice president and chief marketing officer, in a statement shared with ThinkAdvisor. "Many of the products continue to perform as expected, and some have even gone full cycle. We are glad to resolve this matter."
Lincoln Financial issued the following statement about the issue: "We cooperated fully with the examination conducted by the Massachusetts Securities Division, and we are pleased to put this matter behind us."
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EAST HARTFORD (AP) -- UConn quarterback Casey Cochran threw for a school record 461 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Huskies to a 45-10 win over Memphis in the season finale for both teams.
The redshirt freshman completed 36 of 54 attempts and didn't throw an interception in leading the Huskies to a third straight win after an 0-9 start to the season.
Geremy Davis caught a school record 15 balls for 207 yards and a touchdown, becoming UConn's first 1,000-yard receiver since 1998.
Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch threw for 169 yards and a touchdown as Tigers closed the season with their third consecutive loss.
It was last college game for 29 seniors, 14 from UConn (3-9, 3-5 American Athletic Conference) and 15 from Memphis (3-9, 1-7).
It also was likely the final game for UConn interim coach T.J. Weist, who took the reins from Paul Pasqualoni who was fired after the Huskies' 0-4 start.
The Huskies racked up 538 yards of offense, while holding Memphis to 257.
Cochran, who became the first UConn quarterback to throw for 400 yards since Dan Orlovsky in 2004, had 259 yards and three touchdowns in the first half.
Deshon Foxx caught the first, an 18-yard strike in the back of the end zone that gave the Huskies a 7-3 first-quarter lead. Foxx had 11 catches for 137 yards and two scores. His 18-yard fourth quarter catch gave Cochran his passing record.
Cochran hit Davis on a 15-yard fade route in the left side of the end zone on the Huskies' next drive. Davis outjumped two Memphis defenders for the ball.
The Huskies drove 63 yards in the final minute of the half, capping the drive when Cochran rolled right and threw a swing pass back to the left side, which running back Lyle McCombs caught and jogged into the end zone from 11-yards out.
McCombs capped the Huskies first drive of the second half with a 7-yard touchdown run.
A 21-yard catch by Davis in the third quarter put him over 1,000-yard mark, setting up a 46-yard field goal by Chad Christen. Davis is the first UConn receiver to get that milestone since Carl Bond and John Fitzsimmons both did it in 1998.
He had a 45-yard catch-and-run in the fourth quarter to set up another touchdown and broke the school record on an 18-yard catch with 6 1/2 minutes left in the game.
Memphis opened the scoring with a 43-yard field goal, which was set up by a 34-yard pass to Keiwone Malone, after Lynch had baited cornerback Byron Jones on a run-pass option.
The Tigers didn't score again until Lynch hit Malone for a 10-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter that cut the UConn lead to 31-10.
UConn responded with a 32-yard wide receiver screen pass for a touchdown from Cochran to Foxx on a fourth-and-1.
Connecticut athletic director Warde Manuel said face-to-face interviews for a new football coach will begin Sunday. Manuel, speaking before the game, would not say whether Weist would get an interview. But, he said he was impressed by the job the interim coach had done in keeping the team together and focused.
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"This is not a Nick Saban situation," he said. "I don't want you all writing, well Warde says there is unlimited money. No there's not."
This was just the third game Memphis has ever played in the Northeast. The other two were at Army in 1985 and 2000.
UConn had not won three games in a row since closing the 2010 regular season with five straight victories before losing in the Fiesta Bowl to Oklahoma. The Huskies haven't finished a season with three consecutive wins since 2000.
Connecticut wore special green ribbons on their helmets to honor the victims of last year's shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary school, which occurred a year ago next Saturday.


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James Lepp had a blast competing in the Big Break, even though it ended in heartbreaking fashion Tuesday night. Still, he credits the Golf Channel series with helping make golf fun again.
So much fun that the talented Abbotsford native is talking about taking another serious stab at professional golf.
After losing the 18-hole match play final on the 18th green to Mark Silvers of Savanahh, Ga., Lepp sounded like he's ready to move golf off the back burner.
Lepp plans to play some on the PGA Tour Canada circuit (formerly the Canadian Tour) when its schedule begins late next spring. And he's hoping the exposure he got and the considerable golf skills he displayed on the Big Break Greenbrier series might help earn him some exemptions into a couple of bigger events.
If anyone had forgotten that Lepp, the 2005 NCAA champion, has some serious golf talent, the 29-year-old's Big Break appearance certainly served as a reminder.
Lepp delighted viewers with his patented saucer-pass chip shot and he and Silvers played some terrific golf in their final showdown, which was taped six months ago at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia.
"I'm going to see what I can do," Lepp said in an interview Tuesday night from a packed Cactus Club in Abbotsford. "There has been quite a solid reaction with the show and myself and maybe I can leverage that to get into some bigger tournaments."
As the Big Break winner, Silvers earned an exemption into the PGA Tour's Greenbrier Classic next summer and Lepp said he'll be writing tournament organizers seeking a sponsor's exemption.
"That (exemption) probably would have been the coolest prize," Lepp said. "I was really happy with my game at the Big Break, I played well and played well in the final match and I hope I get in the tournament because if I play like this I feel like I could contend actually."
Golf has taken a back seat the last three years to Lepp's shoe company, Kikkor Golf, which got lots of publicity during the 11 Big Break episodes.
Lepp clearly made a good impression with viewers, who voted him their fan favourite. Lepp announced during the reunion show that followed Tuesday night's episode that he was splitting the $5,000 prize with his 11 fellow competitors.
Lepp said he felt he got the award largely on the fact he had the largest Twitter following of the 12 players. And he'd already won $10,000 for winning two challenges on the show.
"I already had some followers on Twitter so it was like I had a head start," Lepp said. "It just didn't feel like a legit win, I didn't feel like I really earned it. I was privileged enough to win it and my sole reason for wanting to win it is that it was always the plan to divvy it up. I just felt that was the best thing to do. I know a lot of those guys could use the $400 ($416 actually) so that's why I did it."
The final match with Silvers featured some great golf by both players. Lepp looked to be in control after three straight birdies gave him a 2-up lead through seven holes. He went 3-up with a birdie on the 13th hole where he was stung in the back of the neck by a bee. But Silvers birdied the final three holes to win an $80,000 prize package that included $50,000 cash.
Lepp insisted he was not devastated by the loss, which he has had to keep secret the last six months.
"I was honestly not even disappointed because I knew I had played well and represented myself well and represented the other players well — and Mark had just beat me by one," Lepp said. "And I didn't give it to him. I think it would have been different if I had choked and given it to him. I would have been pretty upset and depressed. But as I shook his hand I wasn't even mad. Mark's a great guy and he played well and it's always easier losing to a great guy."
Lepp has been gathering with family and friends at the Abbotsford Cactus Club to watch each week's episode and Tuesday night's overflow crowd was the biggest yet.
"It was a crazy atmosphere," Lepp said. "Obviously, I knew what was going to happen so with every loud cheer I felt a little bit bad. Especially when I was 3-up there, everyone was really excited and then Mark went on a tear and ended up beating me.
"As it ended and everyone realized Mark won, there was kind of like a big exhale and then three or four seconds later everyone started erupting and cheering and clapping. It was a pretty cool ending to a bittersweet finish."


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Managing a career is a difficult process full of risks, disappointments, and feelings of hopelessness. People who stay on track are people who trust themselves to know what will make them happy and trust themselves to meet their goals.
Here are some examples of opportunities that derailed careers:
The family-business derailment
Manny loved computers and spent 10 years as an information technology consultant. Then he got laid off. He had never had to look for a job in a bad economy. He sent out 20 resumes for IT jobs and heard back from no one. He got frustrated and scared that no one would ever hire him. His dad, on the other hand, wanted to retire and sell his construction business. Manny saw a golden opportunity to avoid a prolonged job hunt and simply took over the family business. But Manny never wanted to run a construction company. He says he often finds himself fixing the company's computer network instead of building the company's client network to drum up business. In hindsight, Manny says he could have suffered through a difficult job hunt and remained in IT, but he can't dump his dad's business now.
The grad-school derailment
As a college senior, my dad knew he wanted to be a history teacher, but he took the LSAT because his father wanted him to be a lawyer. My dad got a near-perfect score. So while he was applying to Harvard's graduate program in history, he filled out the application for law school, too. He got into a grad school for history, but it wasn't Harvard. He did get into Harvard's law school, though. And he thought, "Who passes up Harvard law?" So he went there. He was hired by a top-tier law firm, but he never liked law, and he was never good at it.
The gold-rush derailment
Harry was an economic development whiz. He turned run-down cities into hipster destinations, and he had his eye on Los Angeles for his next big job. But then he saw people making millions on the Internet, and he wanted to make millions, too. So he decided to dump his government-pay-scale field for the Internet. He hated his Internet company and the manic pace, pretentious twenty-somethings, and waffling management that went along with it. He suffered though months and months in the name of making millions until the company went under. By then the economy was a mess, and most cities had some form of a hiring freeze. So the man who was a rising star in a field he loved is unemployed after spending a year doing something that made him miserable.
These people knew what they wanted, but at a crucial point diverged from the paths they set out for themselves.
An opportunity is only as good as its long-term effects on your life. Career focus will help you tell the difference between a good opportunity and a bad opportunity.
Trust yourself to set goals and meet them. That way, when opportunity knocks, you won't budge for a quick fix or a big sellout– you'll focus on the path that's right for you.


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If you fancy yourself as a photographer and believe in the power of images to change the way we think and feel, then why not try your hand at capturing an image which describes a sustainable UN?
All entries must speak to the theme, Visions of a Sustainable UN.
Deadline for submissions is 27 May
To celebrate World Environment Day 2011, Greening the Blue is proud to launch the first in-house photographic competition on sustainability at the UN. Developed in association with the UN Photographic Society, we hope the competition will help to spark creative and engaging discussions on what sustainability means for the UN.
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On 5 June (World Environment Day) 2007, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all UN agencies, funds and programmes to become climate neutral and 'go green'.
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