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The Intelligent Investor: Tokyo Sends a Warning
That was close.
The U.S. stock market has escaped the sell-off in the Japanese market—at least for now. When the Nikkei Stock Average dropped 7.3% on Thursday, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell by as much as 1.1% during the day, only to finish down a hair.

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Considering that filmmaking is Julian Schnabel's second career, the painter has cultivated a pretty extraordinary body of work.
Following the critically-acclaimed "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Before Night Falls" and "Basquiat," his latest effort, "Miral" continues the artist's obsession with crafting images and themes that can either confound and befuddle, or settle like snowflakes of incredible beauty and delicacy.
"I just make it up as I go along," Schnabel admits to PopcornBiz one blustery afternoon in Los Angeles.
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Speaking in ten-minute long stream of consciousness soliloquies that lurch and leap, much like his films, Schnabel explains, "When I'm making a movie, I like to not know where I'm going along. I let it take me." He says he focuses on "an accumulation of images, a gestalt that I deposit in [the audience]."
"Miral," based on Rula Jebreal's novel of her diaries as a young Palestinian woman growing up in East Jerusalem, has yet to arrive in theaters but has already stirred a boiling pot of controversy, inciting backlash from the Israeli community and earning praise from Palestinians. While Schnabel insists the movie is without agenda, over the course of the hour Popcorn Biz spent with him, he read multiple letters from pro-Palestinian supports calling him the new "spokesman" for their cause.
Asked if he's comfortable with the title, Schnabel says, "I don't have anything to add. I don't know enough to be a spokesperson." Instead, he says he'd like his film to be viewed as a message of empathy, one that's "Gandhi-esque."
"Miral" opens March 25.


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Waukesha County DPW uses beet juice to help keep roads safe
Waukesha County crews will be treating nearly 2,500 miles of roads with a special ingredient that comes from a vegetable during this week's snow.
WISN 12 News reporter Hillary Mintz explains why their new salt mix is good for the health of your car and roads.
It's not exactly the beets you're used to on your plate, but the Waukesha County Department of Public Works garage is using a sugar beet bi-produc to protect drivers when roads get slick.
"We started experimenting with beet juice actually as an anti-icing technique by mixing salt brine with beet juice to get the brine to stick to the road a little bit better when we spray it for icing," said Pete Chladil of the Waukesha Department of Public Works.
The mixture is 80 percent brine and 20 percent beet juice, creating a dark color.
Chladil said the juice is cheaper than calcium chloride and less damaging to bridge decks and cars.
The beet juice is stored on the truck. It goes through a system that mixes it with the salt. It then goes through a spinner and is the applied to the road.
By wetting the salt first, Chladil said it helps the salt stick better to the roads. It's the first winter the county has used the beet juice, and they like what they see.
"So far, the guys like it on their truck. They see it work faster on the roads," Chladil said.
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Bibi pours on the reality and lays the wood on the Jew haters. Predictably, the Jew haters hated it.
'We're Ready': Netanyahu Challenges Abbas to Restart Peace Talks
An hour after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the U.N. General Assembly to a rousing ovation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a more measured response.
"The Palestinians should first make peace and then declare their state," he said today in response to Abbas' bid for U.N. statehood. "Israel is prepared to have a Palestinian state but we are not willing to have another Gaza."
See also:
Full transcript of Netanyahu speech at UN General Assembly
Netanyahu chides UN, seeks renewed talks with Abbas
In U.N. speeches, Abbas, Netanyahu trade charges of 'ethnic cleansing'
In Jerusalem, pessimism prevails after UN speeches
Netanyahu on the attack in UN speech
Palestinians Celebrate, Israelis Express Concern Over UN Recognition Bid
Netanyahu to convene advisers to discuss Quartet peace planPalestinian leader rejects intl peace blueprint
Abbas says 'no' to Jewish state
Palestinian refusal to recognize a Jewish state preventing peace: Israeli PM
The ground truth is that there is no such thing as a "Palestinian", there never has been in all of history, Gaza is controlled by Hamas, sworn to the destruction of Israel, and none of the "Palestinian" leadership will even recognize that Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state. Their motto is "from the river to the sea", they're constantly attacking Israel, and they indoctrinate their children from birth to hate and kill Jews.
/until they completely turn around their culture to conform with the civilized world, if that's even possible, and accept peaceful coexistence with the Jewish state of Israel, why on Earth should these sick, genocidal, Islamic Jew hating "Palestinian" freaks be granted statehood?
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Hunting As A Game
Posted by Chic Aeon in hunts on Sunday, February 28, 2010
I've been working really hard lately on new releases and vendors for the Accessories Fair so I haven't had much time to play. I am very happy with what what I have accomplished and while I can't SHOW you yet (part of the rules), I can show you this fun hunt spot. Now I was planning on starting my hunting at ~Ghanie Lane Sculpt Maps ~, but I didn't know that things were already out.I SO had to smile when I read the instructions. It is fun. You can get some friends and play or you can just mouseover all those hunt objects until you find the right one.
I haven't opened the prizes yet, but they are bound to be great. Most all of my sculpt maps come from here and they work well.
So I wanted to quit for the day with a smile and pass it along. I'm off to sit in my balloon that overlooks Winterfell while my hard working typist gets a bit of R and R.
PS. Ghanie Lane is #1 in the Building Blocks Hunt. I didn't know where to start, but now it seems I have -- or will as soon as I get the rest of my work done.
Here's the Skinny
Yesterday -- I think it was yesterday -- a fashion blogger sister asked in group what the skinny was. For those of you not accustomed to American slang, "skinny" not only means excessively thin; it also means news of the insider (gossip) nature. I have had a very difficult time embracing group chatter; I have group chat turned off on several of my groups. But, I do find that I learn a lot by looking over the group chat text. So, for those of you out of the loop even more than I am, here's what I know.
Version 2.0 - The general consensus is (drum roll please) ----- New features good; interface sucky (yep, that is a quote and yes, it is NOT a positive comment :D). There are some legitimate concerns about the privacy issues connected with the interactive web page on a prim feature. You can, in theory, turn that off just like you can turn off video and streaming music, so that will be helpful for those who value their privacy. The fashion world seems completely enamored with the new face tattoo - makeup option.
Horror stories abound about issues. It is beta of course, but most of the complaints seem to be about features that are actually working. Also, if you install 2.0 and try to go back to the 1.23 ish viewer (or a 3rd party) there are some big issues with chat as well as folders that you cannot use but remain in your account because they have been created in the database by 2.0. I wondered and voiced the idea that The Labs needed to have a focus group testing the interface as they worked on it. According to some websites from last Fall, they did. They just ignored how much everyone hated the interface. Oh well. It appears from the official forums that "Resistance Is Futile". We will get 2.0 in one form or another. For me, it will most likely include kicking and screaming.
If you already installed 2.0, loving it or not -- Skin Within has a set of makeups for Version 2.0 that you might want to try out. Free in the shop; I know not where. I am just the messenger. Landmarks for the store aren't loading for me this morning. The map coordinates are Skin Within (124, 128, 28).
Car Wash - The cart sale at Car Wash has been a huge success. If you were one of the first there, you might want to make a return trip. Some new carts were added after the opening and many of the vendors traded out their merchandise -- and may do so again. The sale last another week.
Steam Hunt: The hunt starts tonight at midnight. Each stop should have a hint gear and there will in theory be hints up at Flickr. A list of participating stores should appear also. I don't think this is going to work well, but hopefully I will be wrong. Meanwhile, watch other blogs for LMs and photos of hunt goodies. I'll be doing the Building Blocks hunt first, but I doubt I will have much in fashion mode to share :D. If you get really really stuck and can't go onward in STEAM, IM me. Note that while I am almost always in world, I am often in another program and may miss your IM for awhile (yesterday it was a few hours). Notecards work too of course.
I know some other things, but I am under a non-disclosure agreement *wink*. So that's all for now.
BHP - Midnight Dance
Posted by Chic Aeon in baubles on Saturday, February 27, 2010
The Midnight Dance set in mahogany and silver is this week's special for Bargain Hunter's Paradise. Find it priced at $25 at Baubles ONLY on the blue vendor board. Other colors are available on the wall for $50 a set. The special runs until next Saturday when a new deal is revealed. A little birdie told me that brand newness will be uncovered on the 6th so watch for it.
You can pick up a list of all the participating stores at my shop. A website is in the works as I type this. I will update and add a link when it is up.
Marchin' On
Endings are thoughtful times for me. As we move from February into March I look back on both good and bad days. On the plus side I finally found a home for my Steampunk house and I love Winterfell. On the minus? I lost both irreplaceable inventory and rezzed objects in the numerous database reverts. I know it is all virutal, but it has still been depressing. Remaking vendors that appeared in old version has NOT been fun. But Chandra and I got our balloon ride, business was amazingly good and I have new friends in my friends list. So there were good times too. Looking forward to March, I see lots of hunts, the Accessories Fair and St. Patrick's. All pluses. Yeah! Fingers are crossed here that "issues" get taken care of.
The Ostara Hunt begins soon, midnight on the 28th. It is the first of the Wheel of the Year, Pagan themed hunts. The starting point is here. Along with gifts at every stop, there is a puzzle to solve which leads folks to a special end prize area that include more gifts and some discount bargains from the retailers in the hunt. I've added an extra prize for gals (sorry fellows but I doubt you would want these :D).
Above are my two gifts. The necklace (two sizes, one for guys) comes from Baubles Boho Jewelry and the cuff and ring (that I forgot to put on for the photo) come from Steamy Victoria. These look great on the guys too.
I've had a fun time learning more about Pagan symbols and sabbats. I hope the hunt, and the series turns out to be special. There are approximately 50 vendors in the hunt, so it is a relatively short one. The hunt symbol is a leafed wreath (just a prim) and fairly hard to see. There will be hints and SLURLs on the website. The ring includes a resize script for easy fitting.
My very pretty blouse is the .::Bog::. Dragonette Elv'an Top from Elv'an Majika. I journeyed over there last eve to see what had changed since my last visit. The vendor for this top greeted me in the doorway. It is FREE and very pretty. I bought a longer version of the top for $5. Everything in the store is $5 and under. Be sure and pick up the free tintable bra top; very handy. My pants are part of the Christmas gift from PARADISIS.
My pose is from the new Diesel Works Dante set. See previous post for more info.
Diesel Works - Dante
My friend Charlie really loves dressing in vintage clothing and costumes. He wears jeans too of course, but give him an excuse to get into some historical or fantasy garb and he is there. I needed some vendor shots with a guy for one of my shops, so he was the first person I called. And naturally he had a perfect outfit :D.
The set comes with a filled pose stand (a very stylish one) so it is a great addition to a photography studio. The stands are very natural and the body weight is centered well giving them a realistic feel. I think these are some of the best poses to date from Diesel Works. Be sure and stop by and try them out. Not all poses work on all avatar bodies, so jump on the demo stand and strut your stuff. You have an excuse. You are NOT just being vain.
Style Notes:
Charlie is wearing:
Hair: Find Ash : LE.LOOK! l'homme - Jet Spike - limited men's hair
Skin: -Belleza- Thomas V2 Med Release Group gift
Outfit: Prim and Pixel Paradise Belladonald Ensemble for Men (not new but likely still available)
Shoes: Lazy Places [LP] Jax Boots
Accessories: Steamy Victoria Steampunk Glasses- Gunmetal and Opal
Poses: Diesel Works - Dante pose set (review copy).
I've been very busy of late in my content creator role. I want to thank the customers who have come and shopped (and some shopped and shopped and shopped :D) and my fellow bloggers who have feature my items. Still, I do miss getting out and about. So, I was thrilled to see a new profile pick gift come out at Prim and Pixel Paradise. And what a fun what it is!
Marrakesh comes packed with a long list of mix and match goodies. This is my own personal favorite, but I'm sure you will find a mix that will be just you. Some of the items in the pack not shown are a jacket, a necklace, shoes and shorter balloon pants. The prim pieces come in different attachment points as well as with and without a resize script. I appreciate that. We don't know what is going to happen in the future with the script limits, so having a choice is wonderful. Since it is lots more work for the designer, I'm handing out a handful of gold stars to Mairead Fitzgerald for the extra time she put in on this gift. She can't do anything with them of course, but the thought is there.
I wanted to take a photo in one of the Moroccan sims, but each time I TPed in I was met by a cluster of very chatty men. So ladies, if you want some conversation, get PPP in your Profile Picks, grab this many-pieced outfit and do some exploring. I ended up at Pathfinder. Pretty views and quiet. Works for me.
The Picks Reward Kiosk is about 20 meters from the landing point in the information area at Prim and Pixel Paradise.
Style Notes:
Hair: *SHOP SEU* GIFT --kurukuru hair Long [brown:pattun]--
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Eva (tone 5/bl) dec VIP gift
Outfit: PPP Marrakesh (only part of many pieces included)
Thrill Me Thursday - Week 4
Posted by Chic Aeon in baubles
Find them on the rainbow Thrill Me Thursday board at Baubles Boho Jewelry.
Two Gals and a Balloon
Chandra and I had never met in person (or in avatar if you will). We have chatted often in my early morning hour and her supper time. So it was especially fun to do a photo shoot together. And even better I had Julia's new hot air balloon and Winterfell to unveil. We had a great if laggy time. Get two photographer's together though and they will preserver no matter what SL(r) hands them *wink*.
We floated over castle tops and trees in the early morning hours. This hot air balloon is the prize from the Julia Collection for the STEAM hunt. The prize includes a highly decorated ground version that holds more friends. You can see it parked outside her shop. My prim allowance is waning, but I have enough for the flying balloon and its parking pad. And is it ever fun. It works just like a real balloon. It inflates and then drifts. There is a menu to burn or vent for height and it sails with the SL winds. It will go home to its landing spot if you are in the same sim and it will stop for photo shoots. Careful there; our first try had the balloon disappearing over someone else's land because we became an "object" after a few minutes and no longer a "vehicle". So venting now and then is a good plan while you enjoy the view. My first trip I took it far and wide over many neighboring sims. It was a joy!
This is the park near my place in Winterfell. You can barely see the balloon through the gate in the background. My outfit (sans boots) is the STEAM prize from Candace Hudson of the Hudson Clothing Company. You can see the complete set of outfit options here. The STEAM hunt starts soon. Yeah!
Style notes:
My outfit:
Hair: Alli&Ali Victoria Hair Milkchocolate
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Eva (tone 4/br) dec VIP gift
Clothing: Hudson Clothing Co. STEAM prize - VICTORIAN COAT N CORSET EMERALD
Shoes: BAX Prestige Boots 2010 black
Poses: [LAP]
Chandra's oufit:
hair: donna flora "Marlene blonde"
skin: curio pin-up jitterbug1
eyes: !dM deviousEyes "AngelDust" silver
eyelashes: [DK] Prim Lashes
Clothing: dress: Nicki Ree "Lady Edwina Gown Chocolate" (not all pieces worn); chest and shoulder ruffles: Little Heaven, part of "Jewelry Doll"
Accessories: Alienbear Ambroisa black pearl; tophat w/veil: !dM deviousMind, part of "MmeChatouille"
(modded to beige, usually it is black)
Poses: (*chanimations
Best Laid Plans
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
So LeLutka sent out some new makeups just now to their group. I'm betting a few thousand of you got them. I can't wear them as my viewer doesn't support the upcoming feature. I am guessing that the the new 2.0 Viewer will be the one that let's you see them.
Note: Gogo posted photos here :D. Other examples of the new feature can be seen here and here. It looks like everyone is on the bandwagon.
I am not excited about 2.0 and so I won't be downloading the beta. If I play my cards correctly I may never have to download the release. As others have said, it is designed for the new folks and not those of us that are familiar with the older viewers. I put in a lot of time on that learning curve and I want to enjoy the fruits of my labor. And, if Emerald keeps doing as well as it has, I see no reason to ever switch back. Still, I'm interested in what others think. If open source stays open source as LL promises, we can most likely have the best of all possible worlds.
The POINT of all if this was to ask if any of you great workaholic bloggers out there have tried the new makeups with the beta viewer. If so, and if my assumptions are correct and you can see the not yet available to me feature :D -- I'd love to have you comment to this post with the URLs of your article or Flickr photos. I want to know. I just don't want to work for it!
Ain't that the truth *wink*,
Cart Sales - The Washes
The Cart Sale at The Washes starts today. People have been buying since last night of course and not everyone is set up yet. But that's not new news. There are lots of great vendors as well as not so great. Much like a craft fair or a garage sale, you need to wander and find the best bargains. What is the best for you will likely be different from your friends and relatives. I suggest you start here where three great booths align -- Mudhoney, Ticky Tacky and Ear Candy. The $10 and under booths are scattered all over two sims and the bridge. If you have a favorite designer at Car Wash, you will find the cart in front of their shop. Guest carts are hither and yon in a haphazard manner as you would suspect at an event like this one.
My cart is on the bridge between the two sims. Most of my items are regular merchandise from the shop. There is a skybox and a multi-pieced furniture set from awhile ago that I added. Both are popular. The best FASHION bargain on my cart is the Diamonds in Wood pack of four colors. The ironwood set is shown above. [Note: I decided that mixing item types on the cart was confusing, so if you are looking for these earrings, I have placed them in the shop here. The same four pair for $10 price applies.
My sweater is a $10 bargain from Ingenue.
Other personal picks you might want to start from are:
- A-Bomb - some great things that I have featured in the past there for $10
- Everyday Accessories - a cute Spring bangle set
- Gumdrop - a really WILD and colorful outfit
- IMANI - swanky clothing
My hair is from Truth (long ago) and my poses are from LAP.
Mystic Sky - Samantha
The month is drawing to an end, but you still have time to do a bit of gathering before we ring out the February hunts and ring in those for March. This lovely medieval dress is stop number 10 on the Magic and Romance hunt. The shop is Mystic Sky; a romantic name for sure. You are looking for a red rose and stop number 1 is here.
If you ever wanted to be a part of a fairytale, this gown is meant for you. While I found it early in the month, Ive been waiting, hoping to find a suitable locale for a photo. This is actually the backyard of my new place in Winterfell, home to many magical and alternate reality dwellings.Timing is everything.
Have fun scouring the shops. A new selection of hunts begin in a week.
Style Notes:
Hair: !!Calico Ingmann Creations!! Arianna - Light Auburn
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Eva (tone 4/br) dec VIP gift
Clothing: ~Mystic Sky~ Samantha Gown: Purple
Accessories: Bliensen + MaiTai Necklace Amber Down Chimney
Calla - The Spa
Some of my fondest memories when I was just out of the pod include hair camping at Calla. I spent a good portion of my newbie days in the camping building. It was snowy outside and a warm fire blazed in the center of the room. There were only eight or so chairs then -- each with different styles, so sometimes getting a spot was tricky. Trivia questions popped up in blue boxes and every now and then I actually knew the answer to a 50 linden question. Yeah!
So when I read that there was a new camping room at "The Spa", I just had to TP over. True, I also saw that there was a free hair for the weekend. But I searched the camping and lucky chair area through and through with no discovery. I did find some cute free spa slipper shown above. They come in two styles and two colors so four pairs in all. There are plenty of chairs to go around and you can choose your spa treatment as well as the style of hair you want to sit for.
I have no time these days to sit for 300 minutes, but I had a great time remembering the good old days. There are a variety of lucky chairs too, but of course hopping up in the middle of camping is not a wise idea.
So drop by and see Calla, wander through the hair rooms or use the TP board to get you around quickly.
See previous post for style notes.
Going Green
Posted by Chic Aeon in fashion shows, guy stuff on Saturday, February 20, 2010
It's difficult to decide what to wear to a fashion show. I mean it is a FASHION show after all, so Hair Fair garb doesn't really measure up. How to be stylish and low arc -- that is the question. I'm planning on attending the W & Hair Show this evening, so low lag fashion became the topic of the morn. This outfit weighs in at a modest 219 ARC (Advanced - Rendering - Info Displays - Avatar Rendering Cost). It is mostly scriptless but does include sculpties. It is my Clear Conscious But I Still Look Good outfit of the day. And if it get's really laggy I can switch to a low prim, non-scripted hair.
Bits and Pieces
I can't change clothes today -- or actually I "can" change according to the inventory list, but I am still wearing yesterday's outfit. So, it looks like a perfect time to post a few shots of non fashion wear that I took earlier in the month. This cute and low prim outdoor set is this month's Picks Reward from MB-CreationZ. Two poses, 13 prims and copy, this is a fun set. I especially like the coffee cup details.
This tasteful Deco skybox is #43 on the My Heart Beats Blue hunt which ends the 28th. I didn't find a lot of items on that hunt. They seemed to be hidden quite well at least at the time I was looking. This prize was in the cutest (and empty then) blue shop. The hunt prize includes some nice furniture. I fell in love with the details. Always the details.
Outside the skybox is just as sleek and stylish. I bookmarked the shop; I know I did as I loved the quirkiness and especially the windows. But alas, my landmark is gone. It has disappeared along with some REZZED poseballs. With lots of permission changes on vendors and who knows what else during this tough week at Phil's, I guess I'm not too surprised. So -- here's is the starting point of the hunt. There are lots of big name folks in the participant list and if you are an avid hunter, I'm betting you can find this down the line at 43.
Edit: I happily found the shop. It is still empty, but I'm guessing there's going to be some wonderful things inside eventually. My clothes miraculously appears so here's a picture. Go forth and hunt. I may journey back and try my luck again at some of the places with well hidden BLUE HEARTS.
Benefit Shopping
A quick post to let you know there is a benefit shopping event for the next few days. The donation items are one of a kind designs that will not be available after the Montana Goldrush closes. There are tons of booths to on the sky platform, most of them set up and active already. The Baubles - PhotoGraphique booth is between Iced and Nushru and this is my one of a kind donation item. It contains goodies for both gals and guys and is transfer. So if you are one of those shoppers that loves having limited edition items, this may be the place for you this weekend.
While the prices range from inexpensive to high donation range, I opted for the make it inexpensive so people will want to buy ethic. This set of five pieces is $25
From the notecard:
The benefit will kick off February 19th 2010, at 5:00 pm SL time opening with a concert by the SL Def Leppard . The event will run through the weekend (Saturday and Sunday, February 20th and 21st) with live DJ's around the clock. On the evening of February 21st, we will wrap it up with another concert.
We are putting together a special benefit for a fellow designer and a wonderful friend here in sl named Margo Imako. She is the owner of Steambound, a store selling costumes ranging from Victorian, Western, and Pirate, to Lingerie and Latex. Her store is located at:
Margo has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix, Stage IV. She will require a surgery people call 'MOAS' (Mother of all Surgeries) because of its intensity.
Without surgery her chances beyond 3 years are slim. With a successful surgery her chances past the next 5 years go up to 80%. Margo is 39 and has a husband and three children all under the age of 10.
We are calling on all designers to open your hearts and give of your time and creative ability to help raise funds to offset the medical expenses entailed in Margo's battle with cancer.
Finding Who We Are
The Labs appear to be hard at work fixing things they broke by accident. Hence, getting things done today is problematic at best. Oh no! Time for philosophy *wink*.
Thanks to a post by Tarsis (and some IMing help after from both Tarsis and a fashion blogger sister) I went over to Belleza (free to join for awhile) to pick up the male skin as I didn't have a good one. I also alerted Wonder that there were new free skins at Belleza. Wonder was already wearing a Belleza skin he purchased long ago; it was getting a little dated.
And that brings me to my philosophy of the day. I can now "be" Wonder if I want; he was nice enough to share his homemade shape with me. But I feel SO odd doing that. It is handy, certainly -- both for blog posts and to fit jewelry. The sending samples back and forth is very time consuming. Still, it doesn't work well for me. I am guessing that I will slip into his big guy shape for fitting male jewelry for hunts and such, but I am going to be very careful and concentrate only on the jewelry (insert shiver here) and not think about how I look.
How do we find our individuality?
The other day when I was out on a photo shoot someone asked to buy my shape and skin. And that got me thinking. For people that buy their shapes and skins -- especially as a set -- there are others running around looking just like them. That's not a giant step forward in individuality from our pod states when we join Phil's. That must not matter to some people, but it certainly matters to me.
My shape is far from perfect. Lots of poses won't fit me because of long legs and arms and who knows what else. I pretty much have NO breasts. But it is "ME", the me I have been from the beginning after I greatly modified a shape that came with some Eloh skin. Except for a couple of extra pounds, I've stayed the same for over two years. I feel comfortable as the gal I am and don't plan to change. I don't want to share myself either. You won't be seeing Chic Aeon shapes on the market in my lifetime *wink*.
That's what I am thinking as I try once again to get things to work today :D.
Thrill Me Thursday - Week 3 : Rodeo
This week's brand new, 80 percent off item for Thrill Me Thursday is a necklace -- Rodeo Blvd. Fun and casual, it comes in silver with shades of gray gemstones. Versions for chest and spine are included in the pack. By request, I've changed the permissions to Mod-Copy-No Transfer. I decided that this necklace deserved a photo shoot. Well why not? So I took it and my new ~*RunoRuno*~ outfit from the Red Packet Hunt out to the just opened Heartless sim.
The outfit comes complete with shoes. I added a tintable (and tinted) bra top from Elv'an Majika, the almost free shop. Braver gals can go without of course. The casual I've-Got-So-Much-Money-I-Can-Do-What-I-Want necklace paired perfectly with the crumpled linen attire.
Rodeo Blvd is $20 through early Friday morning at Baubles Boho Jewelry. Look for the vendor with balloons. It's difficult to miss. The regular price will be $100. The set is out a bit early this week as I have NON work plans (yeah) for the eve. Enjoy and be sure and pick up your gift from the Mardi Gras hunt while you are there. The mask is out in the open; very little seeking is required.
Lucky Board Avenue
It's not really a secret! Lucky boards galore line the shops at petit pas. These are GROUP boards so you need to find the group joiner in one of the shop windows near the middle of the street and have your tag active when you click. The prizes are very nice including Sami's hair (left) and dress. I am wearing the top of an outfit I won. There are dresses, poses, jewelry, a shape, a skirt and housewares; just lots.
In general many of these prizes are in the cutsie category, but there should be something for everyone with all the choices.
My hair is by JUNWAVE and my leggings in the first shot are by Concrete Flowers.
Tip of the day: Belleza group join fees are currently free, so if you aren't a member, now might be a good time to join -- ESPECIALLY GUYS. We want all you guys to look super spiffy and Belleza skins will get you there. There are no group gifts at the moment. Patience may be called for, but definitely worthwhile. The credit on that tip goes to Sami and someone on the VAIN group for posting. TY both.
Howdy Partner
Phoenix-Firefall added a new item to their Midnight Mania board some time ago. I was there day one and TPed in a few friends to fill the board and get this set. Divine and Benicia won it in brown several months ago, but you know me and black. Yeah, black! Plus, no waiting at the lucky chairs this time; just tapping.
As you would expect the detailed prim work on this is outstanding. Lagaliscious and worth every prim. I normally would have accessorized in a more fantasy mood, but when I tried on this cowgirl hair (with hat), I decided to Western it up a bit and headed over to Tombstone.
Dangle Me
Posted by Chic Aeon in baubles on Monday, February 15, 2010
Small and Beautiful
Posted by Chic Aeon in hunts, sneak peak on Sunday, February 14, 2010
Need a super cute low prim house for free? It's sneak peak time at Chic's. This beautifully textured guest house is only 51 prims WITH the furnishings. Oh my!. It is small to fit on a first land lot and perfect for many residential uses. It will be the prize from the Julia Collection for the STFU Hunt starting March 1. There will be a STEAM hunt prize there too, so two winnings from one stop. And both are lovely.
The house is rustic and homey and includes plants and a second floor with stairs to get you there. It is small but rich in textures and detail. I am so amazed at the prim count! Even on a 512 you have many prims for decoration or outdoor plantings.
There are flower boxes out front and a security door which apparently has a notecard somewhere as it tells you who can enter. I didn't bother to check that out, but you of course can after you pick yours up.
The upstairs come furnished with bed and fluffy pillows, all color coordinated with the furnishing below. The shadows on the floor convince you that this is a bit more real than you might have imagined. That works fine for me.
It is all quite lovely. This is a premium hunt prize; there is no question about that.
We all need a place to call home and this one could be yours just for some looking. So mark your calendar for the first of March and remember that it is the Julia Collection that has this prize.
Style Notes:
Hair: W&Y MODEL HAIR 14 GIFT
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Eva (tone 5/bl) dec VIP gift
Outfit: blakopal Steampunk Formal Suit (Just for the Guys Hunt - over)
Shoes: BAX Prestige boots black 2010
Accessories: Steamy Victoria STEAM monocle - gunmetal and opal (one of my hunt gifts)
Valentine Wishes from a Dragon
Posted by Chic Aeon in comment
He didn't live around here but loved the local and the people (and other denizens I assume). The abundance of open land is no doubt handy for someone of his size. I told him he was always welcome and he thanked me. And as he flew off with powerful wings flapping and dangerous teeth in evidence he wished me a happy Valentines Day. Now THAT is memorable :D.
I wasn't so crass as to inspect him, but I did look at his profile after he left. He is either the creator of or the fan of Seawolf Monsters, definitely a place worth checking out. He is also, from his profile, quite philosophical. You never REALLY know ...
I've been very busy lately, but I have great plans for some adventure and a "pretty post" tomorrow. I hope you all had a great three holiday day.
The Mardi Gras Hunt is On!
The biggest news on the hunt scene -- by my estimation anyway -- is that this hunt will be the first to include a list with LM to all the vendors in the hunt WITHIN the prizes. That is the plan anyway. Hunters get the hunt prize from the stop they are at, a LM to the next spot (should they be a die hard I will not cheat hunter) and a notecard with the stops and LMs to them all. I have never heard of this happening, but I am sure someone will comment on this post if it has.
A list of the stops with names and SLURLs is also on the (very quickly put up) official website. Hints are being added a bit at a time as they come in.
So happy hunting!
A bit of an aside here and some philosophy. A friend of mine commented this morning that she was surprised to see me mentioning upcoming hunts, but that I should know which ones are the good ones. In fact, I do not. We all know of hunts we expect to be stellar; STEAM, Peace On Earth, Make Him Over, Stepping Stones Group and the Vain hunts when they were going on to name a few. But as a hunt vendor, we gamble on hunts because of the theme, the organizer, or for me sometimes the poster. (Alas, I admit that I frequently buy wine for the label; it is the artist in me. )
So I don't know which hunts will be great and which ones will fall apart. It is a gamble for us all -- including the organizers. We pick out the hunts we hope will turn out and do our best to support them. That's all we can do.
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies on Saturday, February 13, 2010
This cute table and chair set with lots of animations, color change fabric and various eddible goodies comes from Parajen as their group gift (SOM) for Valentines. My Sneaker Boots in crushed berry are from Duh! and while not free, always a good value.If you haven't picked them up yet, there is a white pair out over by the lucky chairs, a Shoes and Accessories Hunt prize. Look for a picture of a high top sneaker.
The little box that I am wearing in the photos is enlarged here so that you can see is actually an heart monitor. It comes animated and with sound. So cute! One of the quirky Valentine group gifts from Grim Bros. It is always so much fun to see what is in those packages -- and yes, they do come often :D.
Hunts - March and Beyond
Posted by Chic Aeon in hunts
Hunts seem to be here to stay and I have to admit that I like both the challange and the goodies. That's my low arc hunting outfit above. It weighs in at 95 Avatar Rendering Cost even with earrings. Yeah! Now days there are often so many hunts going on that low lag attire is unnecessary. Still I like to be moderately dressed. You never know when you might run into a crowd.
There are lots of hunts ongoing and March is a good month with the second STEAM HUNT as well as Building Blocks (mostly for us content creators). And I am sure that there are plenty I am not aware of yet.
If you are a content creator, you might be interested in two off-the-main path themed hunts that are coming soon.
The Gaia Hunt begins April 1 and applications are being accepted until March 12 or when
So join in the fun as a vendor or as a participant. A good hunt is hard to beat.
Winterfell - Moving In
There is a lot of news in my world; good news. And while I might look sad in the photo above, I am simply calm and wistful, settling in among the quiet hills and flowing water of Winterfell.
I have been trying to find a home for my whimsical steampunk home from Builder's Brewery for months -- since the last STEAM HUNT. Themed sims are frequently difficult to get into, or exorbitantly expensive -- or both *wink*. The story of the last few days is long, complex and most likely not interesting to anyone but me and assundry relatives. So, you get the Cliff Notes version complete with new fashion.
After a long day of land searching and missteps Wednesday, I gave it one last try in the early eve.
I came across Winterfell which has three sims that fit the bill. I had looked at Winterfell before, but there were no mixed use lots available.That eve there were four spots. Well, not really. There HAD been four but they had all be taken during the day except one. I liked it, but decided to sleep on it and let the fates decide if it was really for me.
Up early I purchased the lot and moved my house and a few furnishings in. Winterfell is a area of connected private lands. There are nine Winterfell sims and they connect to the Caledon sims. Hence, there is a lot of continuous land to roam and explore. There is no red tape or security here and the land is set at perpetual twilight. Electricity is a no-no as are bold shop signs and textures with "bright" turned on. The abundance of empty land, scenic public areas and four seasons make it very idyllic.
This is my little house / shop that I've been in love with for so long shown in the natural lighting of Winterfell -- as are the rest of these photos. My only neighbors are a canal, a hill and an ancient cemetery. A few houses in the distance remind me I am not alone.
Some very exciting news for me is that I applied to the STEAM HUNT at the last minute and was graciously accepted. My little shop, Steamy Victoria, will eventually house themed jewelry. Right now, there are only some homey decorations and my STEAM HUNT sign. I have lots more to share with you including a preview of one of the great hunt gifts to be had as the month begins, but that is for another post.
My lovely outfit is from the Grim Bros. MM board of a few days ago. It is one of the spots I check quite often. While some things are not my style, others are very, very nice like this jeanne rouge gown. Since many of the MM board gifts come from the shop I am guessing that it is still available there, and possibly with some sister garments in different colors.
My house, by the way, can still be purchased at Builder's Brewery. It comes with art, carpets and impressive outdoor lighting (gas of course).
Style notes:
Hair: HOH Allie - coffee bean (NLA except special order from Hairy Situations)
Skin: []::Tuli::[] Eva (tone 6/br) dec VIP gift
Clothing: Grim Bros jeanne rouge gown
Accessories: STEAM 160 bead ruby and opal collar by Steamy Victoria (one of my gifts for the hunt that you'll see again later).


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Extracts from the book
by Carl Sagan, Jonathon Norton Leonard and the Editors of LIFE
Life Science Library"This book, from its conception to final editing was under the professional direction of Carl Sagan"
Contents[Impact craters] [Life on Earth] [Water & life on the Moon] [Water & life on Mars] [Other planetary systems] [SETI] [A Universe teeming with life] [Source]
Impact Craters on Earth[following discussion of impact craters on the Moon]
It is natural to ask why the moon should have suffered so many blows from space while the earth, probably its close companion for several thousand million years, seems to have escaped. The answer is that the earth did not escape; it merely covered most of its scars. As soon as scientists began to search seriously for impact craters on the earth, they found plenty of them. The famous Canyon Diablo [Meteor or Barringer] crater of the American State of Arizona is only the most obvious and best preserved one.
Maps and aerial photographs have led the searchers to many other intriguing circular
formations. In the very old rocks exposed in Canada, for example, several large, almost perfectly circular lakes have been identified. Their features can be explained only as the result of meteorite impacts. Similar structures exist in many other parts of the earth. Drilling shows that these "astroblemes" (star-scars) usually contain the broken rubble that is to be expected in a meteorite crater. They are often surrounded by bed-rock full of cone-shaped fractures made by the shock wave. There is seldom any trace of the meteorite itself, but this is not surprising. Unless it hits at unusually low speed, a meteorite will vaporize and spurt out of the crater as gas.
The largest structure on earth that is suspected of being part of an astrobleme is near the Nastapoka Island chain on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada. These islands form a beautifully circular arc with its centre of curvature out in the bay itself. If they are segments of an ancient rim, the crater must have been 275 miles in diameter, larger than all but a very few craters on the moon. Not far away to the east, the curving shores of the Gulf St Lawrence outline a somewhat smaller circle.
Life on Earth[Illustration associated with discussion of the early conditions on Earth, first organisms and evolution]
A CLUE TO PLANETARY LIFE maybe offered by these fossils, discovered in ancient rock by scientists. The primitive fossil above, the oldest yet found, dates back 3,1 00 million years and yet its double-layered cell wall is characteristic of modern bacteria. The more visible fossil below is a rod-shaped bacterium that lived about 2,000 million years ago. Life on other planets may have evolved-or may now exist-in similar rudimentary form.
Water and Life on the MoonThe moon is known to be waterless only on the surface. Astronomers seriously believe
that about 100 feet below may lie a layer of porous material saturated with ice like the permafrost that is common in the earth's Arctic regions. This frozen layer may have been formed by water vapour, outgassed from the moon's interior and turned to ice when it reached the extremely cold regions just below the surface. Water in liquid form may be found a little deeper down and nearer the warm interior of the moon. Lunar colonists would use this treasure, to them more precious than diamonds, not only for drinking, but also as a raw material from which to extract oxygen for breathing, and perhaps for use as a rocket propellant. Liquid water trapped under a seal of permafrost is about the only possible place where indigenous life might be found on the moon. There is little chance that life could develop on the barren surface under violent sun, but subsurface environments offer a faint possibility. If underground water does exist, it probably contains many materials, perhaps including carbon compounds that were carried up with the water vapour from the deep interior. Life may have evolved somehow in this ancient soup as it did in the earth's oceans, but underground in the absence of sunlight, the available energy for life is sparse. Life on the moon is not at all likely, but no prudent scientist would exclude it entirely.
No one can guess in advance what secrets the samples will reveal. Analysis may determine the age of the moon and tell whether it was formed in the same part of the solar system as the earth. The samples may have a layered structure that marks the passage of time like the rings in tree trunks; it may be possible to tell from these how conditions in space have varied since the youth of the moon. The layers may point, for instance, to periods when dust was unusually plentiful in the system, dimming the light from the sun, as has been suggested in theories of the earth's recurrent ice-ages.
It is not unlikely that organic matter of some sort (but not necessarily formed by living
organisms) will be found in samples of lunar material. If so, it might provide clues to the origin of terrestrial life. If it shows traces of once-living organisms, they may have come from the earth and have been tossed to the moon by an ancient asteroid impact. Hardy spores may be found that have been kept dimly alive below the moon's permafrost layer. Perhaps they can be revived to show what life was like on the earth thousands of millions of years ago. Or perhaps they originated beneath the moon's surface and represent a kind of life never known on the Earth.
None of these eventualities is likely, but no possibility, however remote, will be
neglected when the first ancient sample of the moon is brought down to earth.
Compiling the first comprehensive geologic moon map, lunar geologist Eugene Shoemaker checks detail maps on the wall and floor.
Water and Life on MarsMars lives in a bad neighbourhood of the solar system, where flying rocks are a frequent hazard. Between the planet's orbit and that of Jupiter lies the asteroid zone, where thousands of objects, presumably debris from small broken planets, revolve around the sun. There are probably 50,000 asteroids big enough to be seen with large telescopes. Most of them stay in their proper zone, but a considerable number wander eccentrically. Together with the visible asteroids move uncounted millions of meteorites too small to be seen but large enough to blast conspicuous craters in any planet they hit. The earth and moon have suffered many of these impacts, and Mars, being closer to the asteroid belt, must have had many more. It has been estimated that during any selected period Mars must have been hit by about 25 times as many meteorites as hit the moon. If the planet's surface were really ancient and free of significant erosion, it should be much more pitted than the moon's. Since it is not, erosion must be very effective on Mars and its surface must be younger than the moon's. Astronomers have calculated that none of the features that we see can be older than 800 million years, a small fraction of the age of the planet itself, nearly 5,000 million years. Something must have eroded the ancient craters of Mars's youth, and the most likely agents are water or wind. Though the planet has no oceans now and lacks a substantial atmosphere, it may have had both in the past. If it had, it may have been much more favourable for the development of life than it is now.
Not much is definitely known about the early history of Mars, so conjectures are necessarily vague...
The combined action of ultra-violet light and rusting iron may have been slow, so those who like to think that Mars was once more favourable for the appearance of life can look back hopefully to the youth of the planet. At that time it may have had. a good deal of water on its surface and a climate warm enough to keep at least some water in the liquid state. If ammonia, methane and other reducing gases were present in its atmosphere, the. stage would have been set, as it was on the earth, for the appearance of life.
Any kind of life that got a start on Mars would have slowly evolved by natural selection to keep up with changes in the environment. Life is enormously resourceful, and there is no reason to think that life originating on Mars would be less adaptable than the earth's. If free oxygen were never present in the atmosphere, life could thrive without it. Many of the earth's organisms do. If liquid water became scarce, Martian organisms might have come to retain a supply in their tissues and add to that precious hoard by acquiring other forms of water from the environment. .
Many common earthly micro-organisms can survive under Martian conditions. Scientists have put samples of soil in containers called "Mars jars", where the atmospheric temperature, composition, pressure and dryness are close to those of Mars. Some of the micro-organisms in the samples always survive. Living things are able to adapt themselves to extreme conditions. Many of the earth's micro-organisms, for example, can withstand almost any degree of cold while they are in a dormant state. Some insects winter-proof themselves with glycerol, a common antifreeze used
in car radiators. There is no conclusive reason why Martian organisms should not extend this principle, adding so much antifreeze to their tissues that they can live and reproduce in the extremely cold temperatures occurring on Mars.
More radical adaptations are possible, granted the origin of life on Mars and its subsequent evolution. If finely powdered limonite is a major constituent of Martian deserts, it may have become a medium of life. Each molecule of iron oxide in limonite is combined with about two water molecules. Any organisms that have found a way to extract water from limonite could live in the Martian deserts as if they were in oceans.
The possibility that Mars may support life is intensely interesting to scientists in fields outside astronomy. Many biologists feel that their science has potentially broader limits than the study of life on earth. On the biochemical level, all the earth's multitudinous organisms have much more striking similarities than differences. All are believed to be descendants of a single remote ancestor whose basic chemistry they still retain. They all store the coded information that enables them to reproduce their species in large, coiled molecules of nucleic acid. They all use similar proteins (the enzymes) to promote and control the chemical processes that take place in their tissues. Not a single deviation from this general pattern has been found on the earth, though there are literally millions of closely related chemical compounds that might be used in the processes of life. Why this curious narrowness? ask the biologists. They are eager to find out whether only one kind of life is possible or whether there may be others. Perhaps the
earth's present type is the lone survivor of many less efficient kinds of life that appeared on the early earth and were eliminated by competition.
Other Planetary SystemsOther stars can have planets too, and positive evidence is accumulating that many of them do.
Why some stars wobbleNo telescope can directly detect a planet revolving around a star; even the nearest stars are too far away. But planets can be detected by indirect methods. The most successful technique so far requires many accurate pictures which can be compared to reveal the star's motion. All near-by stars show "proper motion"-that is, motion of their own, not apparent motion that is due to any effect of the earth's movements on observations. If a star's proper motion wobbles slightly, the star must have with it at least one companion that cannot be seen. The wobble appears because the star and its unseen companion are actually revolving around a common centre, like partners in a waltz, but only the large
star can be seen. If the mass of the large star is known, as is sometimes the case, the mass and orbit of the companion can be calculated.
This method of detecting the companions of stars by the wobble they cause can be used only on stars that are the sun's closest neighbours, and it has not detected objects smaller than Jupiter. Its success, nevertheless, has been extraordinary. Barnard's star, the nearest single star to the sun, turns out to have an invisible, or dark companion with only 1.5 times the mass of Jupiter. This is the smallest planet discovered beyond the solar system so far, but 3 out of the 12 stars nearest to the sun are already known to have some sort of dark companion. (Note: in "Cosmos" (1980) Carl Sagan notes that "Two such quests [for extra-solar planets] have been performed for planets around Barnard's star, and both have been by some criteria successful... But unfortunately the two sets of observations seem mutually incompatible...unambiguous demonstration awaits further study.")
It is safe to assume that if a star has one planet it very likely has others formed by
the same process, and that stars too distant to be examined for planets are likely to have them too.
In fact, it appears that planetary systems are common possessions of stars. It is probable that the Milky Way galaxy with its 100,000 million stars has several hundred thousand million planets, and there may be comparable numbers in other galaxies.
How many of these innumerable planets may have life?
The answer to this fascinating question depends on a large number of unknown factors. Planets that are similar to the earth in mass, surface temperature, atmosphere and history are probably relatively rare, but this strict set of conditions may not be necessary. If it turns out that life can exist on planets like Mars or Jupiter, the number of favourable habitats will be enormously increased. It is also possible that life can appear on planets that do not resemble any examples in the solar system. But even if strict conditions are necessary, the statistics are strongly in favour of life.
The earth's modern organisms have some 4,000 million years of history behind them, during which evolution explored innumerable blind alleys. Every large, advanced creature is the product of literally thousands of millions of mutations, most of them imperceptible, which had the effect of giving the creature's ancestors, age after age a survival advantage over their competitors. Under slightly different conditions, or as the result of mere accidents, a different form might have won the battle for continuance. Many evolutionists believe that if the primitive earth were to evolve life all over again, there would be no appreciable chance that an animal physically resembling man, or even any of the mammals, would evolve.
Intelligent life on other planets (SETI)The question of whether alien planets have intelligent beings on them is a still-more tangled one. It is by no means certain that intelligence of human quality is the normal culmination of evolution. Some conditions may be favourable to life but not to high intelligence. The earth's oceans, for instance, have no appreciably intelligent creatures, except for mammals such as porpoises and seals that have returned to the water. To judge by this analogy, which is risky, an alien planet that is completely covered by water will probably have no animals more intelligent than the earth's fish.
The human combination of large brain and tool-holding hand is even more fortuitous. A long series of special circumstances was necessary to develop it. If any of them had been lacking, the earth might have continued for thousands of millions of years more, perhaps for the life of the solar system, without achieving really high intelligence.
On the other hand, intelligence undoubtedly has important survival value. Evolution on the earth has generally moved in the direction of more highly developed brains. Fish have better brains than the marine worms from which they evolved, and amphibians, reptiles and mammals have successively better ones. If man had not developed his large brain, some other mammal, perhaps the raccoon, might have done so in a few tens of millions of years.
If wonderful civilizations exist among the stars, it is only natural that human beings would want to visit them, or at least to communicate with them. Both these enterprises are fantastically difficult. Even the nearest stars are so enormously far away that to reach them not only must space be overcome, but also time. If a space ship sets out for near- by Barnard's star, about six light-years away, at the steady speed of 100,000 miles per hour, the voyage will take 40,000 years, and before it is fairly begun the crew will die of old age.
Three hundred years ago no one on earth had even seen the crudest working steam-engine. Now the earth has spacecraft that journey to Mars. Three hundred years hence the men of the future may well have discovered some unsuspected way to travel to the stars.
Until that time approaches, the most promising way to make contact with high civilizations on alien planetary systems is to listen for radio messages from them. Though difficult, this is by no means impossible. Radio telescopes no larger than those existing today on the earth could communicate with similar telescopes on planets tens of light-years away. Within that distance are thousands of stars, many of which are sure to have planets, and it is quite possible that radio messages from civilizations on some of them are reaching the earth now. The first sign that life exists among the stars may be radio signals that mark meaningful pulses on the recording tape of an earthly radio telescope.
A Universe Teeming with LifeDespite its 10,000-million-mile diameter, the solar system is dwarfed by the
Milky Way galaxy to which it belongs. But the Milky Way, containing 100,000 million
stars, is only a mote in the universe.
There are thousands of millions of such galaxies, most with their own myriad stars
having their own planetary systems. If only 1/10,000 of 1 per cent of these planets
harbour a civilization - and this is a very conservative estimate - the universe must teem with more than 100 million million civilizations.
These observations and conjecture are not too startling at the end of the 1990s. They were written, however, in 1966! (the youthful picture of Gene Shoemaker should have given a strong hint)
Maintained by Michael Paine.(email) Last update 7 February 1999.
Background: Image of Jupiter by NASA - from the Voyager Mission
Website of Australian Planetary Science


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RICHMOND (CBS / AP) — Richmond police are searching for burglars who broke into an officer's home, poisoned two of his dogs and stole several guns.
Officials said Tuesday investigators believe the Richmond police officer was targeted last week because he was a cop. Due to safety concerns, they declined to identify the officer or the Richmond neighborhood where he lives.
Lt. Bisa French said the dogs were poisoned so the burglars could carry out the burglary. One dog died in a veterinary hospital and the other is recovering.
Police said the suspects stole five guns and some of the officer's personal belongings.
The Contra Costa Times reports police are searching for suspects but have no leads. The police unions are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to their arrest and conviction.
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Ringgold Wilmer Lardner was born on March 6, 1885, in Niles, Michigan, to Henry and Lena Phillips Lardner, a quintessentially Victorian couple who raised their six children in a beautiful, some might say idyllic, environment in the wealthy section of town. Both Henry, a farmer who had inherited his wealth from his father, and Lena, a local poet and church organist, were devout Christians who educated their children by means of private tutors until high school.
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Lardner graduated from Niles High School in 1901 at the age of sixteen, having written the class poem, his first published work, which appeared in the Niles Daily Star. While working for the Niles Gas Company, he was active in the local minstrel group, and he wrote his first musical piece, Zanzibar, in 1903. After two years of working for the gas company, Ring fell into his first newspaper job when Edgar Stoll, the editor of the South Bend Times, came to Niles to hire Ring's brother, Rex, who had been writing stories for the local paper. Rex was on vacation and, though the details are not clear, Ring somehow convinced Stoll to give him the job.
Little did the directionless Lardner know how much this opportunity would change his life. Stoll recognized the young writer's talent and granted him the freedom not only to report about sporting events but also to write creatively about them as cultural happenings. Lardner did just that for various newspapers, including the Chicago Examiner and The Sporting News, from 1905 to 1913, when he was finally rewarded with his own column, "In the Wake of the News," by the Chicago Tribune.
From 1906 to 1911, Lardner interacted with major-league baseball players on an almost daily basis. He was the beat writer for the Chicago White Sox for several years, and he got to know the players and their way of life like few non-players ever could. He understood the way they talked, the way they thought, and the way they acted off the field. Above all, he understood the gap between the players' status as larger-than-life heroes to most of the American public and their actual manners and shortcomings.
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and BGI-Shenzhen today announced a formal agreement to collaborate on research into next-generation sequencing and analysis of pediatric brain tumors, in support of the Childhood Brain Tumor Tissue Consortium (CBTTC). The research initiative will draw on the resources of the state-of-the-art Joint Genome Center BGI@CHOP. That center provides next-generation sequencing (NGS) under CAP/CLIA guidelines, which represent the gold standard of quality in clinical laboratory testing.
The CBTTC is a collaborative pediatric research group that brings together four institutions: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (which houses the Operations Center) and the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Seattle Children's Hospital and Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. The consortium is dedicated to the collection, annotation, and molecular analyses of children's brain tumors. Next-generation sequencing of pediatric brain tumors offers a deep and comprehensive view into the genetic underpinnings of these often-devastating solid tumors. In collaboration with BGI's genomics platforms, the new project will support the development of new and more effective forms of therapy targeted to each patient's specific subtype of brain tumor.
Tom Curran, Ph.D., FRS, Deputy Scientific Director of the CHOP Research Institute, commented, "These important efforts are made possible through the further extension of CHOP's productive collaboration with BGI, a world-class institution in the global genome sequencing arena that is using its scientific expertise and technological know-how to improve medical research."
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NATURE'S FRONT DOOR: Certain assumptions can be made about accessing wilder places, even among those adventurers who are frequent visitors to such treasured spots. One assumption? If it is in nature, and here on earth, and there are roads that lead to it, it must always be available to we humans, year-round, 24/7, whenever we want it. This is not true in a number of cases, of course. Several of our natural gems do periodically "shut the front door" in so many words due to weather conditions or roads or staffing. The good news, of course, is that the front door usually opens again just in time for summer visitors. Case in point? Devils Postpile National Monument in the Sierra Nevada.
IT'S NATURAL... RIGHT? We'll got out on a limb -- or perhaps postpile -- and call it the most instantly recognizable of our state's national monuments, which is no small feat, given our cornucopia of choices in California. That's due to Devils Postpile's unique, geometric columns of basalt, and all the chunks of fallen basalt at the base of the columns. It's striking, and even a little jaw-dropping, but it was not built by some math-loving doodler with a penchant for columnar shapes. Nature did the work, over eons, with the assistance of lava and glaciers, the sibling-like Heat Miser and Snow Miser behind the construction of our planet's mountains and valleys and wonders.
OPENING DATE: The tentative day is Saturday, May 25, 2013. But stand warned: Devils Postpile is not a cinch to access. The Red Meadows Shuttle Bus trundles visitors from Mammoth to the Postpile, and back, and it is, in a word, mandatory. There are a few exceptions, like campers, but you'll need to study up on the cans/can'ts before making for the Sierra. Also? It isn't open for all that long, so if you want to have your Postpile moment, aim for summer.
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SERIOUSLY: Whatever you do, it is time to stop letting it linger there on your must-see bucket list, along with Catalina Island's Flying Fish and the other funky wonders of our state that happen to be seasonal. Seasons pass fast, as the Postpile can attest. It's seen one or two or a few million of 'em.


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The Texas Rangers are investigating the death of a Kingwood woman just hours after a weekend traffic stop in Washington County.
Madeleine Gene Richardson, 19, died at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, according to Chief Deputy Jay Petrash of the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
A sheriff's deputy pulled over a vehicle for speeding at 2:45 p.m. Friday on U.S. 290 near Brenham. Officers found drug paraphernalia and small amount of marijuana, and arrested Richardson and the driver, Gary Keife, 20, also of Kingwood, investigators said.
"As soon as they got in the sally port at the (Washington County) Jail, they noted that she looked a little bit ill and was starting to shake," Petrash said. "They asked what she took, and she admitted to swallowing a baggie of meth."
Richardson was rushed to Scott & White Hospital-Brenham. Results of an autopsy are pending at the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office.
The sheriff's office reported the death to the Texas Rangers, which by law investigates all fatalities that occur while someone is in custody. The investigation is ongoing.
"We're never going to know why she swallowed it (methamphetamine)," Petrash said. "It's just tragic."


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AKRON, Ohio (AP) Zeke Marshall was one of three Akron players with a double-double in the Zips' 91-63 rout of Coppin State 91-63 Wednesday.
Jake Kretzer and Nick Harney scored 14 points apiece, with 12 and 11 rebounds, respectively, while Marshall finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Brian Walsh added 14 points for the Zips (9-4).
Ahead 14-10 at the 10:49 mark, Akron took its biggest lead of the period with a 28-10 run to make it 42-20 with 1:12 left in the half. Walsh had 11 points in the period as Akron took a 42-27 lead into halftime.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging lower shortly after the opening bell on Wall Street following weak surveys on hiring and service businesses.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 35 points, or 0.2 percent, to 14,627 early Wednesday.
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Monday, January 07, 2013
Sarah Lynn Rouette, April 21st, 1974 to January 7th, 2013
Sarah was younger, other than her shoe collection, she was a minimalist. She was a stubborn, smart, pig headed, fun and had great dreams, she would focus on a goal and it was hers. She made life look easy. She saved up her money, lived in a shack and took huge elaborate trips to far distant lands with a pack on her back but she always came back to Prescott to roost. Me, I ran away like I was being chased by wild dogs and then spent the next 2 decades coming back for sips from that well. I became a Gypsy, joined a band of roaming sailors who pulled into home port on rare occasions and somehow in the middle of that wildness I had got married and had a kid. Sarah being Sarah and never one to beat around a bush, called me a breeder (with great distain) and that I was making a foolish mistake, alright, I admit, she did call that one sort of right.
Years go by, me traveling the world and wearing out my soles while she stayed in Prescott and gathered a community around her.
She did finally settle down and had two beautiful children that she could call her own and somehow became a super momma involved in all sort of outlandish mommy activities. Most of the mom's I see are military wives or military members and she out momma'ed most of them. For those of you who do not know Sarah, it's hard to explain the gaggle of momma friends she had around. These girls were her life and she was theirs in ways that I can't pretend to understand.
If my sister and I have one thing in common, we can pull people together when we put a mind to it. By this time, I had gathered my own community of nerds and oddballs that was connected by electrons and ether and scattered across vast gulfs.
The point I'm getting to is that even though I'm torn up and weepy right now and even though I'm her brother. It's been two decades since I've made a real impact on Sarah's life and even then, I don't' think I shifted it an inch out of the path she made, over the last few years, she's formed this commune of friends that have been her strength and armor, she was a part of Prescott, not meaning that she lived in it or that she was a Prescott girl. She was as much of the town as Whiskey Row. I've only touched her life briefly, a dab here and a dab there, dumb little things like setting up her blog and attempting to pull her out of the dark ages because even though she had a huge brain, she was still at heart, a total Luddite and thought of technology as a passing fad that the rest of us would get over.
We were always off on our own private holy mission that seemed so important at that moment. If there is anything in life that I regret, I regret that we did not have a proper brother/sister relationship, I regret rushing off those moments when I could have taken more time to take in her amazing life that she had built like a castle around herself and I regret not being there for you when you needed me. This armor of hers, it's just not hers, it's the people she's drawn to herself and right now, it's torn asunder and I'm sorry, I'm just a dumb boy and don't have a clue on how to mend it.
My heart aches, I love you sis and miss you terribly.
Her blog is called Drink Water and Breathe
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This was just beautiful Sean. My heart goes out to you and your family. To say I'm in shock is an understatement and I'm not sure I'll every understand. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
- Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 4:48:00 AM PST
- Harold Babb said...
I never actually met her and I miss her, too. I had to leave a word for her.
- Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 6:07:00 AM PST
Sean, Sarah loved you very much. She talked about you to me when you helped set up her blog. You were her big brother, not always there in person, but always in her heart. We will all miss her wit, smiling face and her love for life. She will be missed by many.
- Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 6:25:00 AM PST
- Karoliina Urso said...
I'm sorry for your loss. One of the worst heart gruenching days I ever had was when my brother died and there was nothing I could do about it. He was younger than I was and he had two young sons. I just wished that the world would take a little time out to remember him. My little brother.
- Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 9:35:00 AM PST
I'm so very sorry for your loss. I lost my younger brother years ago, and no matter how close or not close you are to a sibling, it's a unique relationship and a unique kind of grief.
Sounds like she was an amazing woman who left a legacy of real, true, honest community...and that is a rare thing, greatly to be treasured. Praying for your family's peace and comfort tonight, especially for her sweet children.
- Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 1:25:00 PM PST
Really its very shocking news to your beloved ones.
- Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 10:11:00 PM PST
- lorraine said...
Sean: So sorry to hear of the passing of your wonderful sister. I started reading her blog when you first posted her story and the link. I am an RN and had an understanding of the challenge she was facing from the beginning. It was wonderful how she took her battle and turned it into a highly readable and enjoyable journey to be shared with us in blog land. It is painful to experience the loss of a soul you never met personally. There is no one to reminisce with, hug or reach out to with love and support. I reach out to you and grieve as well for the loss of such a wonderful soul as your precious sister. It is a sweet thing that her children and family have the record of the blog you helped her start to review and touch some of the humor and determination that she brought to her life and this world. I hug you through the electrons and ether that is the city/country we live and communicate in. Love and comfort to us in our shared grief. lorraine
- Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 11:24:00 PM PST
I am facing death of cancer and am a single mom of two children. Scared doesn't even described my reality...not for myself, at this point, but for my kids. Can you tell me, what happened with your nephews? Where are they, who do they live with now, how are they, etc?
- Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 12:42:00 AM PDT
- Unknown said...
They are living with their father, Sarah had life insurance, they seem to be doing alright but only time will tell.
- Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 7:09:00 PM PDT
- Unknown said...
I found your sisters blog because her story resembles my own. I'm 34 with two primary cancers. I saw your post, pasted only a bit ago, and wanted to offer my condolences. Your words for your sister are beautiful.
Be well.
- Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 2:29:00 PM PST


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Studies have been conducted and have included evidence that illegally trafficked goods from Tanzania have been distributed throughout the world to include parts of Asia, South America, and North America. According to a U.S. Department of State Report from May 2017, "illicit trafficking remains the lifeblood of the numerous bad actors and networks, creating vulnerabilities for nations."
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