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This Week's ChessVideos Show: Viewer Games and Questions for June 2011
Every so often I'll do a show on ChessVideos.tv where I look at games and/or questions submitted by viewers, and the nature of the material varies greatly. In the last show, the submissions were unified around the theme of kingside attack vs. disintegrating queenside and center, but this time the material was wholly diverse. This time around we have a fairly quiet English Opening, a razor-sharp Anti-Marshall, an anti-Winawer line whose evaluation requires taking the investigation into the ending, a thematic minority attack middlegame and finally a question about pawn structures that gets into the nature of space as an (alleged) advantage.
Hopefully there's something for everyone, and since most, if not all, of my readers would fall under "everyone", consider yourself included and invited! The show is here and it's free to watch (just register if you haven't already - it's free as well). It will be available on-demand for about a month; after that, you can still get it in the archives, but there's a small fee in that case.


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- Year
- 1969
- Month Day
- September 24
The "Chicago Seven" go on trial
The trial of the "Chicago Seven" begins before Judge Julius Hoffman. The defendants, including David Dellinger of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE); Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden of MOBE and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS);and Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman of the Youth International Party (Yippies), were accused of conspiring to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
At the height of the antiwar and civil rights movements, these young leftists had organized protest marches and rock concerts at the Democratic National Convention. During the event, clashes broke out between the protesters and the police and eventually turned into full-scale rioting, complete with tear gas and police beatings. The press, already there to cover the Democratic convention, denounced the overreaction by police and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's handling of the situation.
The Chicago Seven were indicted for violating the Rap Brown law, which had been tagged onto the Civil Rights Bill earlier that year by conservative senators. The law made it illegal to cross state lines in order to riot or to conspire to use interstate commerce to incite rioting. President Johnson's attorney general, Ramsey Clark, refused to prosecute the case.
Although Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers was originally a defendant in the trial as well, he angrily denounced Judge Hoffman as a racist for denying his request for a separate trial. He wanted to be represented by his own lawyer, who was recovering from surgery at the time, so he loudly protested by attempting to examine his own witnesses. Judge Hoffman took the unusual measure of having Seale bound and gagged at the defendant's table before eventually separating his trial and sentencing him to 48 months in prison.
With encouragement from defense attorney William Kunstler, the seven other defendants did whatever they could to disrupt the trial through such acts as reading poetry and chanting Hare Krishna. While the jury was deliberating their verdict, Judge Hoffman held the defendants in contempt of court for their behavior and sentenced them to up to 29 months in jail. Kunstler received a four-year sentence, partly for calling Hoffman's court a "medieval torture chamber." Five of the Chicago Seven were convicted of lesser charges.
In 1970, the convictions and contempt charges against the Chicago Seven were overturned on appeal. Abbie Hoffman remained a well-known counterculture activist until his death in 1989. Tom Hayden went on to marry actress Jane Fonda and is still a prominent liberal politician in California, currently married to actress Barbara Williams.

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Revision as of 19:59, 16 January 2013 by FinnishPokéFan92 (talk | contribs) (→Pokémon seen on scoreboards: naah...)
|This article is about an episode of the Pokémon anime that has not been dubbed into English. As such, its coverage may contain romanized Japanese names, rather than dub names.
First broadcast
English themes
Japanese themes
(Japanese: 決着イッシュリーグ!ピカチュウ対ルカリオ!! Isshu League Conclusion! Lucario VS Pikachu!!) is the 108th episode of the Best Wishes series, and the 765th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on January 10, 2013.
|Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
Major events
- Cameron defeats Ash, eliminating the latter from the tournament.
- Virgil defeats Cameron, advancing to the final round.
- Cameron is revealed to own a Watchog.
- Virgil defeats Dino in the final round, winning the Higaki Conference.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the timeline of events.
Pokémon debuts
- Ash
- Iris
- Cilan
- Chili (flashback)
- Cress (flashback)
- Trip (flashback)
- Bianca
- Stephan
- Cameron
- Virgil
- Burgundy (flashback)
- Georgia (flashback)
- Luke (flashback)
- Sylvester (flashback)
- Don George (flashback)
- Freddy O'Martian
- Dino
- Katharine
- Antonio
- Ramone
- Emmanuel
- Flora
- Kenton
- Manning
- Geraldo
- Imotarō
- Davey
- Referee
Who's That Pokémon?: Lucario (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Axew (Iris's)
- Snivy (Ash's)
- Lucario (Cameron's)
- Eevee (Virgil's)
- Flareon (Virgil's)
- Espeon (Virgil's)
- Druddigon (Dino's)
- Chandelure (Ramone's)
- Klinklang (Davey's)
- Tympole
Pokémon seen in flashbacks
- Samurott (Cameron's)
- Snivy (Trip's)
- Pansage (Cilan's)
- Oshawott (Ash's)
- Zebstrika (Stephan's)
- Sawk (Stephan's)
- Emolga (Iris's)
- Pawniard (Georgia's)
- Golett (Luke's)
- Zorua (Luke's)
- Riolu (Cameron's)
Pokémon seen on scoreboards
- Darmanitan (Dino's)
- Mandibuzz (Dino's)
- Cofagrigus (Dino's)
- Leavanny (Dino's)
- Galvantula (Dino's)
- Lilligant (Ramone's)
- Beartic (Ramone's)
- Durant (Ramone's)
- Hydreigon (Cameron's)
- Ferrothorn (Cameron's)
- Swanna (Cameron's)
- Watchog (Cameron's)
- Chandelure (×2; Ramone's and Dino's)
- Seismitoad (×2; Ramone's and Dino's)
- Gigalith (Dino's)
- Heatmor (Dino's)
- This is the first time when Ash's league placement has regressed compared to the previous tournament.
- The full version of Be an Arrow! was played during the flashback scenes close to the end of the episode.
- The ending of the episode is a direct callback to the ending of EP080.
- Instead of a preview of the next episode, this episode was followed by a trailer for the upcoming Episode N saga.
- This episode marks the first time outside of a flashback where a Lucario is seen being defeated on screen.
- This episode is the first time where the final round battle is shown on screen.
- The scene where Ash is staring at the sun rising is similar to the beginning of Pokemon Theme.
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Travel with a Bit of Sewing Thrown In
It's been a pretty busy week around here. Last week I basted and started quilting my Stardust quilt. About the same time I came down with a nasty bug. During the weekend I was feeling ok one minute and sick to my stomach the next. Not fun! But I did make it to Cincinnati to celebrate my dad's 60th birthday and am starting to feel like I'm coming out of the fog.
We came home Sunday night to watch the Superbowl (let's not even talk about that! Big Peyton Manning fan over here...) And now I've been busy prepping for a trip to the Sinnissippi Quilters Guild in Rockford.
I did manage to finish my Safari Moon quilt top. This is one last peek (just before I completed it). I will be sharing the finished quilt in just a couple of weeks. I picked up some of the Animalia in Splendor fabric for the back. I just could not resist, it's so fun!
I also have been thinking about this little quilt that I started over a year ago at Quilt Camp.
This quilt is based on my Poinsettia Mini Quilt Pattern, but it's sort of morphed into it's own design. Other projects have constantly taken priority over it, but I think I'm ready to push it back to the top of the list. I at least want it twice this size (to be a wall hanging), but in my dream world it would be lap sized. We shall see!


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Authorities say violence overnight in north Philadelphia claimed the lives of two men and left another in critical condition.
Police said a 53-year-old man was beaten to death outside his home late Thursday night in the Fairhill section of the city. Chief Inspector Scott Small said a man was seen running from the scene, possibly with a metal object in his hand.
Shortly after that, two men were gunned down along a west Kensington street. Police said a 21-year-old man and a 37-year-old man were standing on the sidewalk when they were hit by bullets.
They were rushed to Temple University Hospital, where the 37-year-old victim died and the other man was in critical condition.


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New Bern football coach Bobby Curlings preaches to his players to simply look at the game in front of them.
New Bern football coach Bobby Curlings preaches to his players to simply look at the game in front of them.
After losing out on the Eastern Carolina Championship with a loss to D.H. Conley last Monday, the Bears bounced back with a 21-13 win over J.H. Rose Friday night.
That final victory earned the defending 4A state champs a home game in the first round of next week�s state playoffs.
New Bern (8-3), the eighth-seed in the East, will play host to Southeast Raleigh (4-6) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
The Bears beat the Bulldogs, 44-17, in the third round of the 2010 playoffs.
�Now that we are in the playoffs, we recognize that everybody is 0-0 and we have to survive and advance,� Curlings said. �We have to take it one game at a time, like we have all season, and hopefully play like we did (against Rose).�
New Bern earned the second seed from the conference, but had it lost to Rose, it would be on the road next week.
The Bears scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat rival Rose.
�We just keep having guys step up and make plays,� Curlings said. �Last year, we kind of took turns with the running back having a big night, then the quarterback having a big night, then a receiver having a big night.
�It�s starting to get that way on offense. Defense, we are flying around. If we sure up a little bit on pass defense, I think we are just as good that we were last year. We got a lot of things we can build on and hopefully we are starting to peak a little bit.�
If New Bern knocks off Southeast Raleigh, it would travel to top-seed Scotland County in the second round.
The Bears beat the Scots 23-6 in the East Regional Finals last season. The previous year, Scotland won 61-28.
Rams host Topsail in playoff opener
The Havelock Rams� 2013 playoff journey will begin Friday night at Rams Stadium when they play host to the Topsail Pirates (4-7, 1-5) out of the Mideastern Conference.
Havelock, the champions of the Coastal Conference, finished the regular season with a 21-7 victory over West Craven Friday night.
�We have to get back to work this week on the fundamentals and blocking and tackling, two things we didn�t do very well versus West Craven,� Havelock coach Jim Bob Bryant said.
�In Topsail, we�ll have to get some film on them. We haven�t seen them in a while.�
Havelock has the Sun Journal area�s leading passer, rusher and receiver in Travis Sabdo (over 1,500 yards passing), running back Derrell Scott (1,421 yards) and receiver Micheal Bowman (upward of 500 yards receiving) respectively.
Topsail is coming off a 49-0 season-ending drubbing at the hands of New Hanover Friday.
The Pirates are led by running back Josh Jessup, who has 414 rushing yards with three touchdowns and quarterback Nick Altilio (142 passing yards and two TDs).
Eagles, Cardinals rivalry redux
The West Craven Eagles (7-4, 4-2) wrapped up a tough Coastal Conference season Friday with a 21-7 loss to undefeated Havelock.
Friday night, in the opening round of the 3A state playoffs, the Eagles will travel down U.S. 17 to take on conference opponent Jacksonville for a rematch from the regular season.
The Eagles defeated the Cardinals 27-7 on Oct. 25 in Jacksonville.
�It�s never easy playing a good team that you have beaten once and have to do it again,� West Craven coach Matt Riggsbee said.
�It makes it harder when it is a conference opponent and a team that knows us so well like Jacksonville.�
Jacksonville won the Coastal Conference�s No. 2 seed via a hat draw between themselves, Swansboro and West Craven.
West Craven drew the league�s No. 4 seed and was given a 12-seed in the state playoffs.
The Eagles are led by talented seniors in 1,000-yard passer Alkeim Harley, running back Tyquail Raynor and wide receivers Tyrone Brown and Kylikke Green.
Jacksonville finished its season with an 8-3 overall record and 4-2 mark in Coastal Conference play.
The Cards are led by quarterback Exelman Adams and running back Jermaine Linton on offense.
Pamlico earns first playoff berth since 2008
It�s been a long time coming, but the Pamlico Hurricanes are back in the postseason.
The last time Pamlico made the playoffs was in 2008 when it lost to Topsail, 35-0, in the first round.
This 2013 version is the No. 2 seed in its pod and will get an opportunity to host two games.
�It gives them a huge sense of pride,� said Pamlico coach Kevin Yost. �It gives me chills. I am tickled to death. This is something we knew we had the possibility of doing it.
�The opportunity to play two at home is definitely better than going on the road and playing.�
The Hurricanes (7-4) will welcome Southside (3-8) to Bayboro for Friday�s first-round game.
If they win that, they would host either Northampton County (8-3) or Columbia (5-6).
�We�ve had great senior leadership and the guys have bought in since February,� Yost said. �We wanted to win the first game, we wanted to be competitive in the conference and we wanted to make the playoffs.�
Pamlico beat Southside, 33-12, in the regular-season finale Friday. Quarterback Josiah Simmons completed touchdown passes to Treyvon Respers, D.J. Lewis and Ronald Powell.
�The guys are super excited. We came in last night with the focus to take care of business,� Yost said. �We were hoping to get a home playoff game and we are happy about that. We are happy to be one of the 32 teams.
The Hurricanes finished the regular-season with seven wins. They only had one win in each of the past two seasons.
�It�s huge for our football program, for our community and there is a buzz around town. That�s what I wanted, so I am extremely excited.�


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Brilliant goal-kicking by Marnitz Boshoff and heroic defending enabled the Golden Lions to stun Western Stormers 34-10 in Super Rugby on Saturday.
Boshoff, starting only because first-choice fly-half Elton Jantjies is injured, contributed 29 points to reach the 50 mark just two rounds into the season.
The 25-year-old from the north-eastern city of Nelspruit slotted six penalties, three drop goals and converted an early try by centre Stefan Watermeyer at Ellis Park.
Stormers, winners of all nine previous Super Rugby clashes with the Lions, had far more possession than the home side, but breached a magnificent defence only once.
Even the advantage of having an extra man for 20 minutes, as Lions Francois Mostert and Julian Redelinghuys were sin-binned, could not help the Cape Town team.
All the 2010 runners-up managed was a try by hooker Scarra Ntubeni which fly-half Demetri Catrakilis converted before kicking a penalty to leave his side trailing 22-10 at half-time.
Few pundits gave a Lions side containing just one Springbok, in lock Franco van der Merwe, a chance despite a shock one-point away win over fellow-South Africans Central Cheetahs last weekend.
Stormers started with six Springboks, including three in the back row and skipper and centre Jean de Villiers, plus a new lock in Argentine Puma Manuel Carizza.
But the visitors had no answer to the ceaseless tackling of the Lions, who took virtually every scoring chance they had with new scrum-half Faf de Klerk impressive.
"Unbelievable,'' said Lions skipper and No.8 Warren Whiteley. "I am so proud of my boys and our supporters.
"We do not worry what others say about us - we focus on our opponents and all we thought about this week was the Stormers.''
A shattered De Villiers offered no excuses: "This performance was a disgrace. There was no desire, no commitment. We all need to have a long, hard chat.''
Whiteley set up Watermeyer go dive over just 105 seconds into the first half and Boshoff converted, kicked two penalties and two drop goals for a 19-0 lead on 20 minutes.
De Villiers opted to kick for touch instead of at goal soon after and it paid off with Ntubeni dotting down after a maul and Catrakilis converted.
A penalty each from Boshoff and Catrakilis closed the first-half scoring in perfect late South African summer conditions.
Stormers camped in Lions territory for much of the second half, but it was Boshoff who kept the scoreboard operator busy as he slotted three more penalties and a third drop goal.


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Student Government at Sonoma State is composed of 15 elected officers, including three executive officers, twelve Senators representing the five academic schools and seven areas of student interest. This group of student leaders is most commonly referred to as the Associated Students Senate.
Every spring semester, these officers are elected to their positions by their fellow students to serve as the office voice for all students at Sonoma State. In order to be eligible to run for office, you must meet the below requirements.
- 2.5 Cumulative GPA, no probation of any kind
- Completed 1 semester prior to election
- Must be enrolled in at least 6 semester units
- Applications must be completed by appropriate deadlines
- Must attend candidate orientations
- Must post appropriate bonds
- Must attend all mandatory meetings deemed by the Elections Commissioner
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It's Friday. That's the perfect day to have uncovered this weird gem: This week, Rebecca Black got her own version of Linux, RebeccaBlackOS.
She's not the first teenybopper to get her own open source operating system either. RebeccaBlackOS follows Hannah Montana Linux and Justin Bieber Linux.
Yes, these are real operating systems that you can download and use on your computer instead of Windows or Mac. The young singers aren't involved in these project. They are versions of Linux built by fans. Basically they use a "custom theme" based on pictures and sounds from the singers' work.
But what possessed these people to do such things?
Hannah Montana Linux was a somewhat serious attempt to try and get young people to use Linux, says its creator, Taylor Bioniks: "I thought - what would attract young users to Linux? So I created this idea after a lot of reading and work."
Justin Bieber Linux was created as a joke in response to Hannah Montana Linux, "It may be Justin Bieber Linux (also called Biebian), but it still beats Windows and Mac," its tagline reads.
And RebeccaBlackOS? It's creator "nerdopolis" (we are not making that up), had some serious technology reasons for building it. It's the first version of Linux to use a graphics display technology called Wayland Live. But as for the Rebecca Black theme? His reason, "Yes. I am a fan of Rebecca Black."


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Rice Soup Recipes
Chao Ca Recipe (Fish Congee)
Cháo cá (Vietnamese for fish congee) is Aria's favorite dish these days. At one and a half years old now, she's able to eat pretty much anything and everything. But don't be fooled by its appearance; rice congee isn't only meant for babies. Cháo is a very popular meal in Asia; I personally love it too.
In this version of congee I cook rice in fish stock until it becomes a thickened soup. I like to make small portions at a time by adding thinly sliced white flaky fish, ginger, onions and cilantro at the last minute. The key to flavorful fish congee is to use the freshest products available.
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Chao Vit Recipe (Vietnamese Duck Rice Soup)
The weather in the Bay Area wasn't all that great over the weekend. It's been rainy and very windy. Making rice soup seemed the appropriate recipe for this type of climate. If you've never had it, rice soup is a one-dish meal that is both filling and satisfying. You can add many different ingredients to your basic rice soup, but I made this particular version with my favorite meat: duck. It's called cháo vịt in Vietnamese. I find duck meat to be a lot more flavorful than regular chicken.
Traditionally, it would be served with gơi vịt (Vietnamese duck salad using the remaining meat from the duck stock) and chopped bánh giò cháo quảy, which are Vietnamese savory beignets. I skipped the fried food to keep the meal healthy; I even took the time to strain and remove the extra fat floating at the top of the duck stock!
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Chao Chay Recipe (Vietnamese Vegetarian Rice Soup)
We just stored all the holiday decorations and a new celebration is already upon us. Tết, the Asian New year is coming up in two weeks! I haven't bought cherry blossom flowers yet or decorated the house with red, but I'll get to it soon. The other thing is that at the beginning of the year (Lunar calendar), it is auspicious to eat vegetarian food (ăn chay) on the last day of the previous year and first day of New Year. I recently made a delicious cháo bò (beef rice porridge), and I've created a vegetarian version to serve to the family.
Rice porridge is a typical Asian comfort food. I made this dish with tofu, carrots, daikon radishes, beech mushrooms and peas. Not only is it vegetarian, but it's also very healthy, which fits my New Year's resolution perfectly. I'm still trying to shed the extra baby weight! I'm going to be sharing a few Asian vegetarian dishes for you to try over the next few days, so come back soon!
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Chao Thit Bo Recipe (Vietnamese Beef Rice Soup)
Cháo, or rice congee, is synonymous to me with cold remedies. As a child, this Vietnamese soup was Maman's antidote; the warmth is soothing for the throat and the soft texture makes it easy to consume. The soup contains a handful of rice which acts as a thickener for the flavorful broth. Today, I made my favorite version: it's called cháo thịt bò, "beef rice soup" in Vietnamese.
I made my usual beef broth in the same manner as I would to prepare phở bò. I added oxtail bones, ginger and onions. My trick for never messing up this recipe is to cook the rice in small portions. I cook 3 cups of broth for a few tablespoons of rice. You'll get a much better product if you prepare it in small batches. As soon as the rice thickens the beef broth, I add paper-thin slices of flank steak at the last minute along with fresh ginger and freshly cracked pepper.
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Korean Tofu Soup with Rice Cakes
Rice cakes are made from glutinous rice flour. We buy them at the Korean market. They're a great alternative to bánh phở or ordinary noodles. What I love most about this product is that they're made with no additives or preservatives. They're a favorite at our house. The texture is very nice, and works well in a simple, clear vegetable broth. If you're looking for a healthy meal, this is not your average diet cabbage soup.
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Christopher Larkin
Christopher Larkin has appeared as a guest conductor with many major opera companies throughout North America. His conducting credits include Washington National Opera (Samson et Dalila, I Puritani), New York City Opera (Don Giovanni, La Bohème), Santa Fe Opera (La Traviata), Houston Grand Opera (Tosca, Roméo et Juliette, Le Nozze di Figaro), Cincinnati Opera (La Fille du Régiment), and Portland Opera (Il Viaggio à Reims, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Turn of the Screw), among others.
As interim Artistic Director of Ash Lawn Opera, he was responsible for all personnel and artistic matters for the 2010 season. In addition, he conducted the company's highly acclaimed productions of both Don Giovanni and Brigadoon. Making his European debut, Maestro Larkin appeared at the Wexford (Ireland) Festival Opera conducting Carlisle Floyd's Susannah, a production that The Times (London) called "…the undoubted hit of the festival". Other recent projects have included La Traviata at Nashville Opera,Little Women at Utah Opera, and William Bolcom's A Wedding at the Oberlin Conservatory. Upcoming engagements include The Daughter of the Regimentwith Fort Worth Opera, The Mikado at Opera Memphis and Turandot with Hawaii Opera Theater.
Maestro Larkin also has considerable experience developing and conducting new works. He conducted the world premieres of Mark Adamo's Little Womenand Michael Daugherty's Jackie O at Houston Grand Opera and led the East Coast premiere of Tod Machover's Resurrection at Boston Lyric Opera. At Fort Worth Opera, he recently conducted Peter Eötvös' Angels in America andThree Decembers by Jake Heggie.
Training and developing young singers has always been of tremendous importance to Maestro Larkin, as shown by his work with the Houston Opera Studio, Wolf Trap Opera, Manhattan School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory, Indiana University, The New England Conservatory of Music and Oberlin Conservatory. For several summers he has conducted a program of opera scenes with the young singers at the New National Theatre in Tokyo and has twice been invited by Marilyn Horne to conduct at The Music Academy of the West, leading Il Viaggio á Reims and La Bohème for that program.
As former Music Director of the New York City Opera National Company, Maestro Larkin has led national tours of Madama Butterfly and Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and in his work as Associate Conductor with Houston Grand Opera he conducted the critically acclaimed multi-media productions of Carmen, Madama Butterfly, and I Pagliacci.
Maestro Larkin has also worked as an Assistant Conductor and vocal coach with several major opera companies in North America, including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Vancouver Opera, and the Canadian Opera Company.


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One of the pleasures (and privileges) of sharing the stories behind LIFE photographs is that, occasionally, people contact us with their own pictures and stories from signature events of the last century. Example: Not long ago, a man named Jan Rooks wrote to LIFE.com and suggested that we might be interested in photos that his father, Dale Rooks, made during the Second World War.
As it turned out, we were very interested: not only was Dale Rooks an eyewitness to a relatively little-known arena of the conflict -- namely, the war in the Mediterranean -- but he also happened to be an excellent photographer. A combat photographer with the U.S. Coast Guard during the war, Rooks's later work was featured in magazines and newspapers as prominent and varied as LOOK, House Beautiful, LIFE, Fortune, Science Illustrated and the The New York Times. But it was the Michigan native's work in the mid-1940s in places like Marseilles, Toulon and other towns and villages in the south of France that caught our eye.
It was immediately apparent that here was a craftsman whose work, at times, rivaled that of celebrated -- and far better-known -- war photographers. In addition, for all intents and purposes, Rooks's pictures had been seen by virtually no one except his family and the family's friends for the past 70 years. They are, in effect, genuinely rare gems from the defining conflict of the 20th century. Here, on Memorial Day weekend, LIFE pays tribute to America's fallen from that war and from all America's wars -- and we commemorate Rooks's achievement -- with a series of pictures he made during and after the 1944 Allied invasion of southern France.
After the war, Dale Rooks moved back to Grand Rapids, Mich., to start his own business and make a career as a photographer. He married, and with his wife Sally had three children -- Jan, Daryll and Dalene. Rooks also authored an early DIY book on photography, Everybody's Photo Course, which his son Jan hopes to soon feature, in its entirety, on the website he's been building for the past few years: dalerooks.org.
Dale Rooks died in 1954 of cancer, when he was just 37 years old.
NOTE: As the caption information that accompanies so many of Dale Rooks's photos from France is limited -- and often non-existent -- we're hoping that some viewers of this gallery might recognize specific locations or even individuals in the images. If you or anyone you know is able to provide details about any or all of the pictures, please contact Jan Rooks at firstname.lastname@example.com.
[Learn more about Dale Rooks and see more of his photos at dalerooks.org.]
[Learn more about life aboard the USS Duane at 'John Baker's Warbook.']


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Blog moved to http://jamiemcc.livejournal.com/ (has been for some time!)
Name: Jamie McCracken
Member since: 2005-06-27 13:24:39
Last Login: 2006-11-12 21:56:15
I am an IT Consultant skilled mostly in windows technology and databases but I am building up my C/Linux skills as well.
I mostly hack on Nautilus which is the Gnome file manager.
Blog moved to http://jamiemcc.livejournal.com/ (has been for some time!)
I have created a Nautilus search backend for Tracker which enables you to do lightning fast indexed searches using Nautilus's new search interface.
If you are using a pre-release of Tracker, you will need to delete the hidden .Tracker directory in your home folder and then grab the latest source for tracker from Gnome-cvs (cvs -z3 co tracker).
Upon successful compilation and installation, you can then index stuff by running trackerd with an optional parameter specifying the full path of a directory to index (EG trackerd /home/jamie/Documents). If you omit the parameter, it will proceed to index your entire home directory. You can make sure that tracker only indexes a subset of your home directory by editing the tracker.cfg file in ~/.Tracker (which is created when you first run trackerd) and setting WatchDirectoryRoots=/home/jamie/Documents;
Once you have some indexed contents, you should now compile Nautilus (ver 2.13.4 or higher) which should auto detect that tracker is installed and automatically compile in tracker support. You are now ready to appreciate a powerful and super efficient c based indexer in all its glory... happy hunting!
To make sure trackerd always start when you login to Gnome, you will need to add it to Gnome-session (select sessions from preferences menu, select startup program tab and then add /usr/bin/trackerd). For non-gnome installations, see the desktop docs for how to auto start an application.
Coming soon, release 0.0.2 of Tracker which includes support for Inotify and some other optimisations.
I sent out a pre release of Tracker to interested parties to demonstrate its powerful search and metadata handling capabilities.
Tracker can already do Google/Beagle style searches but more interestingly it can also do RDF queries too which means you can search for stuff by specific criteria. The criteria can include all your own custom metadata too as well as the standard ones specified in the File Metadata spec
The To Do list for Tracker is now shrinking with the following major features to be done :
The other cool feature of Tracker is its non-bloated implementation, high performance and low low memory usage (at typically 3MB to 6MB ram used it uses up to 10x less memory than beagle whilst offering more functionality).
Tracker which I have designed as a replacement for Gnome's Medusa is coming along nicely (about half complete). Once complete it should make it easier to provide support for things like VFolders for GnomeVFS as well as a generic metadata store for all files/apps and especially Nautilus.
Tracker implements the File Metadata spec which I designed to cover all the basic metadata needs. I am hopeful I will soon be able to leapfrog both OS/X spotlight and Vista in this department with support for fist class documents too (emails, conversations etc).
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|Main fabric: Dandi Flight from Commute by Birch Fabrics
Accent Fabric: Dottie Cream Coral from Mod Basics by Birch Fabrics
There's something so structural and modern about the sleeve shaping with the bodice and a-line skirt that i just adore. It's one of my favorite silhouettes and I have to admit I'm a bit crazy for it. The faux button placket down the back and box pleat in the front make me swoon. There are no buttonholes in this tute ladies! Yeehaw! All you have to do is sew on the button :) Add a little applique, topstitching and an elastic gathered neckline and I'm sold.
Emerson is perfect for showing off two co-ordinating prints and adding a fun flair to any outfit. Lengthen the skirt for a longer dress or keep it as is in the pattern and wear it as a tunic. Easily adjusted to fit the size of your child and also a quick shape to fit a wide range of sizes.
So grab that new print you've been coveting, get the sewing machine out and whip up the Emerson Tunic Dress.....your kidlets will thank you :) Just look at that smile...
Oh, and where did the name Emerson come from? It was another one of my top baby name picks for Mackenzie. There was a park near where we lived that I used to sit at when I was pregnant with her that was called Emerson Park and the name has always stuck with me. The hubs used to push me on the swing nine months preggo there while i basked in the sun. The Emerson Tunic Dress is the perfect dress to be feminine and whimsical but still wearable and ready to be lived in.
Ready to get sewing? Yay!!!! Let's have some fun!
*Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved www.luvinthemommyhood.com. This tutorial is for personal use only unless prior permission has been given.*
- 1 yard quilting cotton. I used "Dandi Flight" - 100% organic cotton from Birch Fabrics from the Commute line.
- 1 fat quarter of quilting cotton for covered buttons, neckline trim detail and appliqued bird. I used "Dottie Cream Coral" 100% organic cotton from Birch Fabrics from the Mod Basics line.
- 5 covered buttons pieces & kit to make them (or as many as you would like ) or regular buttons
- hand sewing needle
- co-ordinating thread
- scissors or rotary cutter/mat
- fabric marker
- super small elastic (1/4" or less)
Pattern Pieces:
*click on the links below to print your pattern pieces. Be sure to select "no scaling" or "to size" in your printing options before printing.
Please note: these pieces were designed to fit my small 5 year old. She is small for her age and sometimes closer to a 4T than a 5T so please check the pattern pieces against the size of your child before sewing.
- Emerson Bodice Front Upper
- Emerson Front Lower Pieces
- Emerson Back Pieces
- Bird Template
(Once your pieces are printed tape them up matching them by numerical order. For example: 1 is the top left corner, 2 is the top right, 3 is the bottom left corner and 4 is the bottom right corner. Match the edges of the drawings (not the paper) up against each other to complete the shape. Please let me know if you have any issues as I made these pieces a few months ago and haven't tested them again yet. )
You will also cut out the following during your dress making:
- 2"H x (length of neckline + 1") for detail inside of dress on the neckline out of your fat quarter fabric (more instructions in Step Six).
- Same as above only out of your main dress fabric for neckline casing.
- (height of dress without neckline finished) x 3"W for the back button strip detail out of your main dress fabric (more instructions in Step Three).
*Note: If the size of your child is not a 4/5T you can still use the pattern pieces provided. They are based on a simple A-Line silhouette that has the front split up and widened to accommodate for the box pleat. This can also be made longer for a longer dress for this age size or the sleeves/upper bodice could be made less wide for a dress for a younger child. This pattern fits my size 2T daughter but the sleeves wing out just a bit too big for her so it wouldn't take much to adjust the fit.
Print out your pattern pieces if using or draft your pattern to fit the size of your child. Cut your pattern pieces out of your fabric. You should have a Front Bodice Upper, Front Lower, Back, Bird (if using) and later a rectangle for your neckline casing and one for your neckline detail and a rectangle for your back button strip detail.
Grab your front lower piece and fold in half marking the center with a fabric marker. Now pin/fold your box pleat to be 2 1/4" wide (after sewing). I folded mine in about approximately 1" on either side. Normally they would meet in the middle but mine do not...not sure what happened there...lol. *See image below. Grab your Bodice Front Upper piece and match up with the Front Lower Piece and see if they are the same size. They should match if your box pleat is the right size.
So now that your pleat is folded and pinned baste with a 1/4" seam allowance *only along the top of your pleat and press. Now stitch down on either side of your box pleat right along the edge about 2" down from the top of your fabric. It will help to keep your box pleat looking nice and purdy even after your wee ones played all day in her pretty frock. Press. (See pic above to see the inside of my dress. Note I've already completed the dress in this shot so you're bodice won't be attached yet.)
Grab your Bodice Front Upper piece and Front Lower and match up the bottom edge of the Front Upper to the top edge of your Front Lower right sides facing each other. Sew together with a 1/4" seam allowance. Press. Finish off your seams by zig zag stitching, pinking or using a serger. Topstitch along this seam with your right side (see image below).
Now we are going to finish your armholes and sides. Fold and press 1/4" all along the side of your Front. Fold 1/4" again and press pinning as you go. Sew this down along your inner fold edge. This will give you a nice finish along your sleeves. Press. Repeat for the other side of your dress. Make one of your covered buttons and attach it to the center of top of your box pleat. (See button pic above noting again that my dress is finished in this shot)
Now do the same finish for your Back Piece minus the button step (folding and sewing) side edges.
Measure the length of your dress so far. Place this measurement in your button strip calculations. You should have your dress length measurement as your height and your strip should be 3" W. Cut this out of your main dress fabric. Take your 3" contrast strip for the button band and fold and press under 1/4" on each side. Pin this strip down the center of the back of your dress and top stitch down along the edges of the button band. Press. I love this detail! So cute! Now pick out your buttons or make your fabric covered buttons and mark where you would like them placed taking care to place buttons 1 1/2" from top neckline and 2" from bottom of dress.
If you would like to add the appliqued bird to the front of your dress now is the time. There is lots of ways to do this so you can choose which one you prefer. I simply cut the bird out pinned it to the dress and hand stitched it onto the dress with embroidery floss.
Place your Front and Back pieces right sides facing each other. Pin down along your side. Sew this with a 1/4" seam allowance. Press your seam allowance open so that the seam lays flat. Repeat for the other side of the dress.
Pin your shoulders together with your right sides facing each other. Sew these with a 1/2" seam allowance. Finish your seams with a zig zag stitch, pinking or a serger. Press.
There are a lot of different ways to finish this neckline that may be easier and faster but I wanted to stay true to my original design so I tried to replicate it as closely as possible. Bear with me...it's easier to figure out as you're making it than just reading the instructions. It's actually quite simple. You're basically attaching a casing to your raw neckline to feed your elastic through. Now you'll be left with a seam there that could irritate some wee ones...mine especially. So I whipped up a pretty little detail to stitch over top that itchy seam so that it looks nice but is also not annoying to the child wearing it.
First we are going to make a casing for our elastic. Measure around the length of your neckline. Take this measurement and add 1/2" to it. You should cut your strip 2"H x "the measurement you just calculated" long. Match both of your short ends up and sew these together right sides facing each other with a 1/2" seam allowance. Now fold the casing in half wrong sides facing each other (right sides facing out) and press. Pin this piece along the neckline of your dress taking care to leave an opening to feed your elastic in. Stitch your casing to the dress with a 1/4" seam allowance. Press.
Grab your dress and pin this strip wrong sides facing each other down along and over top just slightly the bottom edge of your elastic casing seam taking care that your elastic is not in where you just pinned. You will have to stretch out the dress to it's original measurement as you pin and as you sew. Make sure your elastic is above where you are about to sew. Fold your ends in and under (overlapping each other slightly) to allow them to be caught when you attach the trim detail. See Steps 2 and 3 in the image above. Stitch the strip down right along the edge of the strip all around the neckline. Repeat this for the other edge of the strip. See image below. The polka dot is the trim we just stitched on.
Time to hem that dress. Fold your bottom edge under 1/4", press, then fold under 1/2" again and press and pin as you go. Topstitch along the hem twice. I like the detail of doing 2 lines of topstitching. You could also easily use a double needle on your machine to do this.
Attach your label and you're done! So cute!!! Pair it with some leggings or jeans and let's go play!
Birch Fabrics for their wonderful line of modern/retro inspired fabrics that are a pure joy to sew and design with. Thanks Cynthia!
Would you like to make one? Which fabric would you use? What's your favorite Birch Fabrics print? Make sure to add your finished pics to our flickr group - I love seeing your finished projects! Happy sewing everyone!


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Darwinism chronicles: Another Canadian writer gets it
Douglas Todd argues in '"Scientism' infects Darwinian debates: An unflinching belief that science can explain everything about evolution becomes its own ideology" (Vancouver Sun, April 4, 2009):
I think the proposal that humans evolved over billions of years from simpler life forms is a no-brainer.Of course, Todd is right. The reason so many of us have risen up against Darwinism is not that we think natural selection never occurs but that we have never accepted - without evidence - the idea that it produces a high level of information (and that was Darwin's argument) And - as Mike Behe shows in Edge of Evolution, it doesn't.
However, I don't believe either Darwin or neo-Darwinists have yet devised a complete picture of how evolution happens, or what drives it.
I detected more than a hint of scientism when Walden declared that neo-Darwinism (which he called "the modern evolutionary synthesis") is the only theory accepted by respectable scientists.
Walden said four of the other scientific theories of evolution outlined by Phipps in his article in EnlightenNext journal, including biologist's Lynn Margulis theory of cooperation, are mere "additions" to neo-Darwinism.
Beyond that, Walden said the other seven proposed theories of evolution, some of which included philosophical and spiritual perspectives, are nothing more than "pseudo-scientific speculation." As such, he said, "they are nonsense."
In other words, Walden, whose viewpoint represents that of many scientists, appears to believe that any discussion of evolution that does not uphold chance as the only driving force is ridiculous.
It is amazing what people who get tenure at prestigious universities are willing to support without evidence. Including "chance" as a key explanation of high levels of information, which we must all know is completely untrue.
If you doubt that, try throwing the bag of Scrabble letters around the room and reassembling them randomly, and see what happens.
So I have no idea why Darwinism is the premier theory in biology.
And no theory in science is helped by becoming an ideology - which has clearly happened with Darwin's theory.
Read the rest of Doug Todd's perceptive comments here.
Hat tip: Wintery Knight
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I live in Ukraine and just recently found this photograph of my grandmother's friends, I love the dress on this girl.
Olya Shylenko
Saturday, March 10, 2012
I live in Ukraine and just recently found this photograph of my grandmother's friends, I love the dress on this girl.
Olya Shylenko
123 comments
Wow, is this Russia?
It says "Ukraine"…and it´s not Russia, though it was under Russia´s domain some time ago..
A Russian cashier! Very nice.
i really like the texture and pattern of the dress, but what is going on here?
She has a really nice dress!
where was it taken?
Love that dress – would be just as stylish if it was worn today!
Amazing. Her lace-dress could be from nowadays.
Look at that playful look on her face. I wish we knew what was going on in this picture. Look at those awesome wide leg pants. And I wonder if there's a significance to that hat? And I love that he's trying to buy something, but that man behind the gate is too engrossed with the woman. Very charming picture.
Wonderful photo!!
What a sweet photo :-)
Visually compelling. Love the guy's head pop out from the hole.
Oh – she is so cute, like she knows a secret!
What is the story?
Oh! Lovely photo! The smile of the girl is so shy and sweet!
I love this photo and I love her 1950s full skirt so cute
They are wonderful! She is lovely in her pretty dress and his wide leg pants are too cool!
amazing photo!!!
I like the mischief in her smile:)
Beautiful. Real timeless elegance.
Love the pants on the guy! fantastic style
the dress is great and the girl is lovely!
and btw people, educate yourself! Ukraine is not Russia, it is as wrong to say so, as if you said that Poland is Russia.
I love it to, it is a really gorgeous dress!
Amazing lace dress… so pretty!
If its in Ukraine, then its NOT Russia. Judging by the hats that they wearing (part of tatar's national/folk dress) its either Crimea Pensinsule, or South Russia, where there a lot of Tatars n these hats r a common thing.
Looking quickly at the face in the window, reminds me of a young Bob Dylan! Very nice photo.
What a nice picture I love vintage black and white pictures…
What a cute picture!
I wana cry
I wanna go back to those times
I miss my grannies
So many memories brings me such pictures
AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG PIC….LOVE the view of men inside the Building.
Kss from MUNICH
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Talking about vintage pictures… Doesn't that man to the right look like you?
No not her dress… his Trousers are amazing!
Charming! That is the grandmother? The mischievous girl? I just love it. It makes my day.
Beautiful, makes me smile :)
but I like this guy's pants!!! :-)
gorgeous! i always love ur vintage photo posts <3
what romantic pictures ! i love it!
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@tinacious.me It looks like he is buying something and the cashier is admiring her ;)
So cute. She looks a bit like Emma Wstson–same style aesthetic, too IMO
That is a great look on both of them–love her dress and hairstyle.
maybe this is ukrainian or russian girl. but this photo was taken in asia like turkmenistan or uzbekistan ( USSR republiks) . it make clear by their head caps and swarty skin men behind the girl
"I love the dress on this girl."
I love her smile. And the pants!
So fresh, the dress resumes everything about the moment in the picture. A moment of freedom !
wow, her dress is so lovely! great photo! i love this feature!
That dress is so beautiful! I'm also confused by the man in black.
I adore vintage photos like these. We'll never know the real story behind them but we can certainly have fun guessing!
Another absolute gem of a photo! Thanks for sharing! :-)
I think this is what separates you from other street style bloggers, Scott. I noticed you don't just post pictures about what people are wearing on the street, you expand your topic into other areas and allow your readers to collaborate. This has created a very unique and more personal community on the blogosphere. You are not just one of the first bloggers to do this, but one of the only bloggers as well. Keep it up.
Wonderful photo, I agree – the dress is truly gorgeous.
Love this pic, the girl's expression is so funny, it seems she is planning something!
Please have a look at it!
Xxx Giorgia
Ukraine is not Russia!
great photo! I love vintage climate :)
Such a wonderful photo!
It's really nice to see something from my home country. Ukrainian girls have always had good style ;)
Her dress is gorgeous, I have one so similar, so many years later <3
such a cool photo!
yeah, coming from Ukraine as well I can only confirm that our grandmoms have 100 of those pictures!
This is stunning! Both the girl and the dress are beautiful in a really natural way.
Her dress is so cute!
She is so nice! So innocent! amazing dress!!! and he rocks the headband! :D
Again a gorgeous pictures and love her drss to!
So lovely!!
Absolutely love love love this photo. Her dress is georgous and the atmosphere of the picture is very inspiring. Visit my freshly new blog!
Hah. Early, Russian Sartorialist.
Forget the dress on the girl, how fantastic are those pants on the man!!
While, for me, the dress is noteworthy, I agree with katebate about those pants (her voice sounds familiar, btw).
Another example of an inspired unknown photographer.
Beautiful photo! I guess it's the first vintage photo from a formers USSR here:)
Just to answer the questions about Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine used to be part of USSR, considered as a republic but still part of one country at the time.
Now it's an independent country that has common borders with Russia (and Poland btw:)). They speak their own language and encourage their people not speaking Russian. But that's politic stuff. Thanks god we're in fashion:)
I know all this because I am Russian (living in London though:))
What a sweet face!
What's she hiding behind her back? Charming photo.
Olya clearly states that she's from Ukraine. Ukraine IS NOT Russia. It's a different country with a different language! C'mon, you're online, just google it!
Such a pretty dress! and a really nice smile too
Textile has a Missoni look and the classic silhouette could totally be worn today.
Most incredible photo. Love it
From South Africa
That's pretty cool. I love seeing older photos of my parents when they were young. So sweet!
Yes the dress and the girl are very special … but how about those incredible pants and the hat the dude is wearing?!!!!
The dress of that little girl is simply amazing!
I love her dresse but also her little smile on her face ….
wow great photo!
Wow, it must be wonderful when you find old and classical picture,
lovely photo!
You are so right. What a beautiful dress. And such a lovely girl.
pretty, practical, real; just lovely.
Well said Kate, I was wondering why people was writing about where is the picture taken from!! Olya (the owner of the picture) wrote already what the picture is supposed to be! More then google something, read properly. We have learned reading before "googleing":)
So cute! Love her dress!
OOOOOH! YES! I love dress.
I love this vintage photos!…The smile in her face it´s so nice…
LOVELY. Just lovely.
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It is indeed a great and nostalgic photo… thanks to Olya and Scott for publishing.
I love your blog Scott.
Further I agree with Suzannka, this photo may be taken from the southern part of Ukraine with numerous tatar population leaving there, sine the hat that this young man is wearing is part of their traditional clothing. Also.
TaniaPoli very well clarified the question about Ukraine and Russia. I am also from this part of the world presently vealing in Toronto
Yes, it is indeed a beautiful and nostalgic photo. thank you Olya and Scott… i love your blog… awesome!!! Please keep doing this wonderful job!!!
Yes i agree with Suzzanka, it is definitely from the southern part of Ukraine where the numerous tatar population is leaving and a little hat that this young man is wearing is a part of traditional tatar clothing… Also, TaniaPoli very well clarified the question about Russia and Ukraine… i know that as well because i am originally from this part but presently leaving in Toronto…
Great photo….
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Great photo and style…could have been taken yesterday.
I love the dress, so romantic…
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This pic is so nice… The face of the girl is adorable!
Hello! I live in southern Russia on the Black Sea coast. Photography appears in Uzbekistan (Republic of the SOVIET UNION in the past) the people national hats peoples of Uzbekistan, is called tûbitejka)))
Great the girl – but the guy on the right too imo…
This photograph is awesome. I love the smirk on her face!
Gush! I remember seeing a Nanette Lapore lace dress very reminiscent of this look… Both such triumphs!
I love the little smile!
Her smile and krinkley eyes resemble Olga Korbut in 1972 Olympics.
A great photograph was captured here. The woman really looks so ladylike.
I love photography, it reflects the wonderful moment of love.
It is amazing how things come back into style…
great photographs
love Vintage photos
Lovely smile, love the guys trousers!
Ukraine, not Russia (although it was part of the Soviet Union at the time of picture).
Get informed about general topics like geography other than clothes.
Love the dress, the shot, and the boy checking her out! :)
Kate x
This is like a Fellini's La Strada inspired photo shoot – how lovely they are!
Real classy – both dress and look. Women should wear more dresses!
Oh, this picture is so moving ! A testimony of what Europe was before World War II.
The man with the hat behind the gate incredibly looks like Franz Kafka !
Absolutely lovely. Thank you for sharing this!
Very beautiful dress and i love the vintage photos!
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A sweet mix of grace and youth, love the dress!
I wonder if this photo was taken in Odessa, Odessa was always renown for it's particular style and amount of fashionable people.
The dress is wonderful, but the man's high waisted flared leg pants.. amazing!
She reminds me off the Mad Men tv-show character Peggy Olsen.
I love vintage.. wonderful!
Looks like Odessa, definitely somewhere in a southern city in Ukraine. A cap on that man could have been worn anywhere. Trendy peeps they were back then, eh?
this era maybe the basic inspiration to this Fall collections of Rodarte…
This girl looks almost exactly like my daughter!! Who is she?? Any info would be appreciated!!
Vintage photos have some specific atmosphere. Love this one very much!
But I like the guys pants!
he is buying a ticket for them. probably for the movies.
His pants are so perfect for right this minute. The coolest guys wear them right now.
Olya, do you have any idea where and when was that picture taken? I'm curious, because the girl looks strikingly similar to my mother and her father escaped as a 10-years-old boy from Ukraine during the World War II. I would be very grateful for any information. A.
I love this dress but can't help but wonder what on earth is going on behind her.


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The pastor of a Baptist church had called all of the little children to the front of the church, dressed in their cute Easter outfits and had them sit around him.
He said, "Today is Easter and you all look so handsome and beautiful. Today we're going to talk about the resurrection. Does anyone know what the resurrection is?"
One little boy raised his hand, and the pastor said, "Please tell us what the resurrection is."
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Elektor has an iPhone/iPad app for several months. And now Android users can have an Elektor app of their own. The Elektor RF & Microwave Toolbox app is perfect for engineers and RF technicians who need easy, reliable access to essential equations, converters, calculators, and tools.
The app includes the following handy tools:
1.Noise floor (Kelvin,dBm)
2.Amplifier cascade (NF, Gain, P1db, OIP2, OIP3)
3.Radar equation (2-way path loss)
4.Radio equation (1-way path loss)
5.Power and voltage converter (W,dBm,V,dBµV)
6.Field intensity and power density converter (W/m2, V/m, A/m, Tesla, Gauss,dBm, W)
7.Mismatch error limits (VSWR, Return loss)
8.Reflectometer (VSWR, Return loss)
9.Mitered Bend
10.Divider and Couplers (Wilkinson, Rat race, Branchline , microstrip and lumped)
11.Balanced and und balanced PI and T attenuator
12.Skin depth (DC and AC resistance)
13.PCB Trace calculator (impedance/dimensions)
14.Image rejection (amplitude and phase imbalance)
15.Mixer harmonics (up and down conversion)
16.Helical antenna
17.Peak to RMS (peak, RMS, average, CF)
18.Air Core Inductor Inductance
19.Parallel plate Capacitor
20.PI and T attenuator
21.Ohm's Law
22.Parallel LCR impedance/resonance
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25.Capacitance impedance
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29.EMC (EIRP, ERP, dBµV/m)
30.Noise figure converter (dB, linear, Kelvin)
31.Frequency Band Designations
32.Resistor color code (reverse lookup, 3 to 6 band)
33.Filter Design (Butterworth, Chebyshev, prototype):
34.µ-Filter Design (microstrip, stripline)
35.PCB Trace Width and Clearance Calculator
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CakeSpy Note: This is a guest post from The Rice Kernel. Named for a little boy who came along and transformed one family's kitchen experiences, Rice Kernel features wholesome, homemade recipes to help you achieve a "rainbow a day" of colorful and nutritious foods. For the sweets lover, Rice Kernel's "rainbow" includes plenty of indulgences, often made over with healthful ingredients. This triple strawberry cheesecake is the perfect collaboration of creamy, decadent cheese and fresh, tart summer berries. The recipe originally appeared as part of this post.
Growing up in the 1980s, tiramisu was ubiquitous at dinner parties and on restaurant menus. And I consumed my share of them. (With a Shirley Temple in my other hand, of course. I wanted a "drink" like the adults.) But in the intervening decades, my parents rarely ordered or prepared the Italian dessert – they were turned on to (and, hence, turned off by) the raw eggs and copious of heavy cream and mascarpone. These days, I don't come upon tiramisu often but when I do, I can't deny a few bites of the Italian-American favorite.
I can't recall with certainty how or when I dreamt up this recipe. I was thinking about tiramisu - and thinking that my husband doesn't share my affinity for coffee and liquer-infused desserts. Feeling (momentarily) indifferent about typical American dessert flavors, this idea was conceived. Here, the ladyfingers are soaked in sweetened green tea and sandwiched between rich mascarpone cheese and nutty, sweet red bean paste. Matcha powder is sifted between layers and atop the dessert as both a bitter counterpoint to the sweetened layers and as a garnish.
How was it, you ask? The texture of the dessert is much like a traditional tiramisu – creamy with a softened, moist cake layer. There is a richness and creaminess from the mascarpone, a nutty sweetness from the adzuki bean paste, and a slightly bitter (but refreshing) contrast from the green tea. Frankly, if you enjoy the flavors of green tea and red bean you'll find this delightful – and addictive. If the flavors aren't your cup of tea, may I suggest lemon, strawberry, vanilla, or chocolate for your sweet tooth?
Matcha Tiramisu with Adzuki Red Bean and Mascarpone
1 cup boiling water + 1 tbsp macha powder + sugar (to taste).
16 Savoiardi biscuits (ladyfingers)
Matcha powder for dusting
1 cup (1/2 pound) mascarpone cheese (or cream cheese, or vegan cream cheese)
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp powdered sugar
2 tbsp matcha powder for dusting
1/2 cup adzuki bean paste (thinned with a few tablespoons of water)
- Beat cream and powdered sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold in mascarpone.
- Pour 1 tbsp matcha and water mixture in a shallow bowl.
- Dip both sides of half of the ladyfingers in the espresso and use them to line the bottom of a glass or ceramic baking dish. Dust the ladyfingers with matcha powder.
- Spoon a third of the adzuki bean pasta atop the ladyfingers and spread in a smooth, even layer. Follow with the mascarpone mixture. Repeat with ladyfingers, adzuki, and mascarpone. (End with the mascarpone.)
- Cover and refrigerate the tiramisu for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Just before serving, sift the matcha powder over the top of the tiramisu.
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GOOSE CREEK - C.J. Frazier wasn't hung up on the off-field drama after Bluffton's quarterfinal loss Friday at Goose Creek.
Instead, the senior quarterback was lamenting his offense's missed opportunities.
Bluffton turned it over six times in the 35-25 defeat, and Frazier wished the Bobcats didn't need to wait three days to find out if their season is complete. Goose Creek could be disqualified for using an ineligible player by the South Carolina High School League on Monday.
"I just wish we would have won the game," Frazier said. "We were prepared good enough to beat them. We slipped it away ourselves. We could have played better."
The Bobcats prepared for Conway for most of the week after Goose Creek was disqualified Tuesday, but a judge's ruling Friday afternoon put them on the road.
Frazier said he and his teammates were obsessively checking Twitter at lunch to see if Goose Creek would be allowed to play.
Wide receiver Demetrius Smalls said they were fired up about taking on the Gators, the defending state champion and a nationally-ranked team.
"We were so happy, because one of our goals this year was to come and play Goose Creek," Smalls said. "We were excited. Everybody was ready to play and focused on the game."
Added Frazier: "We wanted to play them in the first place. If we would have won the state championship without playing them, everybody would have given them an imaginary ring anyway. So we were excited to play them."
More than being distracted by the week's uncertainty, Smalls said the team probably suffered from a lack of preparation time. Only one day was spent getting ready for Goose Creek.
"The rest of the week, we practiced for Conway," Smalls said. "I guess you could say if we had more film time for Goose Creek, it would have been a lot better game."
Bluffton coach Ken Cribb was clearly frustrated with the way the week played out, but he had no issues with the Bobcats' effort. Despite falling behind 21-0 against a true state power, they rallied to get within nine points early in the second half.
If the season is over, he said, Bluffton finished with a fine performance. In the meantime, they will wait to see what the SCHSL decides.
Cribb said he had no plans to hold practice Monday afternoon.
"You just wait and see. I don't have a whole lot of regrets, because that crowd right there overachieved," Cribb said of his players. "We played as good as anybody. Take away the turnovers, and we're moving on regardless of what happens Monday."


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This might seem like a strange item to include in my top 10 list, because it is probably not considered an essential tool by many. So why is it on my list? Because it is fun. And because anyone can do it. And most people should do it. But most people don't do it.
I had an epiphany recently. My programs might be a little too serious. I'm a big geek. Some of you may not realize that before I became a trainer, I was an engineer. So being a geek is kind of part of the package. And when I put together fitness programs for clients, I look at it as though I'm designing a system. That means attention to every detail. Literally every element of every program has a raison d'etre. That probably doesn't sound like a bad thing. But what is one of the common threads I hear from reluctant trainees? "It should be fun". I think all of my programs are fun, of course. I mean come on – half-kneeling chops and lifts! Squats and deadlifts! Fun, fun, fun and fun. Intervals?
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Yes Jazzwad just select it
This one is the ultimate
How them ah trace like mary long tongue so?
Dem ah go on like them have two tongue
Ah what happen to them inna Babylon here man?
Wise and know unno self
[Hook 1]
Big mother mouth dash-y
Couldn't ah Rastafari them ah style as fassy
Say again
Big mother mouth lash-y
No original me say them always copy
Now again
Big mother mouth dash-y
Couldn't ah Rastafari them style as fassy
Say again
Big mother mouth lash-y
Diss Capleton and now me see say them ah traffi
[hook 2]
Long time me ready
Burn down dreddie
Nuff of them ah bow me say them nah hold no meddy
Long time me ready
Bun down dreddie
Smoke too much coke the whole of them ah drop steady
Long time me ready
Burn down dreddie
Nuff of them them ah bow me say them nah hold no meddy
Long time me ready
Bun down dreddie
Smoke too much....
Eh eh Jazzwad ah what happen to them?
[verse 1]
How you fi Ras and then you still ah eat pork?
How you fi Ras and then you still ah smoke coke?
Still all ah sail pon Babylon boat
Nuff rent-a-dread go bow pon the north coast
Bow to the Queen
Bow to the Pope
Under the influence of the thing called the dope
Nuff ah take the heroine and nuff ah take coke
Everyone ah hear them note eveyone ah see them sport
Bare almshouse them come round here and support
Nuff say them ah lion but me see say them ah goat
Pass me the sword and make me chop off their throat
Nuff of dem ah hang up inna John Paul rope
[Hook 2]
[Verse 2]
Call Nyabinghi, Twelve Tribes, Orthodox
Go call the tick and put the fire pon de top
Call Bobo Shanti from the hill top
Seperate the wolf them from the sheep flock
Man ah real Congo Natty
Man ah no curly locks
Can't diss the Bobo and say the Bobo wear frock
Can't see the king if you no royal hat
Royalness haffi the royal flock
Robe and turban fi de royal flock
No Mosscini, Versace and dress like ah ass
Nuff of them ah lion but me see seh dem ah fox
Pass me the...
[Hook 2]
[Hook 1]
Eh watch out now there rude boy
Dreadie him no real
Dreadie him ah fake
Dreddie him ah lean
Him never come straight
Him don't have no love
Him only full of hate
All the wrong things ah whey him go on go perpetrate
And him never early
Always late
Can't stand up on ah Emmanuel gate
One thunder ball ah go tear off him face
Nah hail Selassie nuff ah them gone ah space
translates to "burn down dreadie" where 'dreadie' = fake Rastafari.


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Another situation in which you must accept liability is where your country requires you to have a licence to import commercial goods:
in this case, it is your responsibility to know about this before you place an order on Gazechimp, and in the case of a failed delivery, we cannot offer any compensation.
As the importer you hold sole legal responsibility for responding to questions about imported goods delivered to yourself. Import duties, sales tax, and any other customs charges and fees, are your sole responsibility, as described in our terms and conditions. If a delivery fails because you do not respond in time to Customs communications, or you refuse to pay the applicable charges, we cannot offer any compensation.


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Printable Invitation Set 157
Printable Invitation Set 157
This listing is for a high resolution and print ready DIGITAL FILE only (PDF/JPG). You will not be able to edit the file yourself, and no physical items will be shipped to you.
This listing includes:
5x7 Invitation
3.5 x 5 Reply, Details OR Thank You Card
2 x 2 Monogram Card
If you need additional inserts please contact me for a quote.
The process:
In the "check out" box, list all of the information that you would like written out on the card. All of the wording is completely customizable.
Once you have completed the check out process, I will send your proof within 1-2 business days. When you approve the proofs, I will send your final high-resolution files to the e-mail you have provided.
How do I print?
After you receive your files, you can easily:
- Print at a professional print shop
- Print with an online printer
- Print at home
Or I can print them for you, please contact me for a quote.
If you have any questions, please let me know!