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Inside the GNOME 2.6 Desktop and Developer Platform
Tomorrow, the GNOME Foundation will release the GNOME 2.6 Desktop and Developer Platform. This review follows up on our initial review of the GNOME 2.4 Desktop and Developer Platform (just GNOME hereafter) from six months ago. Sayamindu Dasgupta of the Bengali GNOME localization team assembled a preview of GNOME 2.6 recently, and this article will attempt to complement that review.
Recently, a significant change occurred in the GNOME community: the purchase of Ximian by Novell. This brought up some interesting possibilities as Novell positions itself to become a major player in the Linux market. One of the first Novell projects was the Desktop Integration Bounty Hunt, where Ximian offered cash bounties to developers who improved the integration of certain specified collaboration features into the GNOME desktop, an interesting idea whose success is hard to measure in the short term. Novell's contributions to GNOME are probably still in their infancy, but we expect a lot from them. In the meantime, Red Hat has not been sitting still either, as they continue their push into the corporate market, going so far as to open an office in close proximity of Novell/Ximian's offices in Boston. It is apparent that Boston is becoming the center of GNOME corporate activity.
GNOME has seen significantly wider adoption during the past six months. One of the largest announcements was China's decision to adopt Sun Microsystems' GNOME-based Java Desktop System on as many as 200 million desktops. The UK Government has also announced plans to use JDS over the next 5 years.
While the corporate contributions are significant, the "GNOME community" remains an amalgamation of many independent contributors, corporate and individual. The GNOME Project isn't owned by any single entity; rather, it is a cross between contributors coming from companies with vested interests in the emergence of GNOME as a state-of-the-art desktop and end users of the GNOME desktop alike.
Due to this varied input of effort, GNOME not only focuses on development efforts that interest end users, but it also provides vendors with a framework and schedule that allows them to leverage the GNOME platform for their own products. The result is a highly usable desktop environment that is available in 36 languages, with 15 more partially supported.
This release (along with other releases of the GNOME 2 platform) is on a six-month time-based schedule, as we mentioned in our previous review. Not only does this allow the GNOME team to produce two releases a year, it gives GNOME's distributors a clearer long-term picture of the direction of GNOME and lays out a predictable upgrade path, so users can transition more smoothly and easily from release to release.
As one can expect from a short release cycle such as that of the GNOME Project, most users will not notice significant changes in GNOME from version 2.4 from an initial screenshot. Most of the changes are rather subtle improvements that a user won't notice from the outset.
An evolutionary step
Our review of GNOME 2.4 covered the nuts and bolts of how GNOME and other desktops end up drawing windows on your screen in some detail. There haven't been many changes in this area since then, so we recommend that you peruse that article if you wish to know how different GUI platforms draw items on your screen. While it is still in its infancy, we expect the standards and development work at Freedesktop.org to radically improve the efficiency, responsiveness, consistency and yes, the eyecandy provided by the infrastructure that powers the Linux desktop.
Getting GNOME
The GNOME Project only releases source code. The onus of providing binary packages is on the Linux distributors. Fortunately, this time, the GNOME release schedule happens to coincide with the test cycle of many distributions. Fedora Core 2 (Test2), is available with a snapshot of GNOME 2.6, so that users can try GNOME 2.6 today. SUSE 9 users can use Red Carpet and subscribe to the xd-unstable channel, which provides regular snapshots of Ximian's GNOME distribution. As of this writing GNOME 2.6 is nearly completely packaged in the experimental staging area of Debian's archive, as well as Gentoo's ~{arch} tree.
As always, the three mainstay GNOME build systems ? jhbuild, GARNOME and CVSGnome ? are all available. As we recommend to all users, if you are uncertain whether you will be able to do it right, wait for your distributor to package GNOME and save yourself the hassle. This approach also has the advantage that the distributor will fix issues that are reported and these fixes will make their way to you.


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Jeremiah took Israel for a walk to get out of the house. I saw them walking up to the house on their way back but this time they were 3. This, very friendly, cat had followed them for the majority of their walk. He was very affectionate and just wanted to rub all over us. Israel was charmed. We soon went into the house and washed out hands, where has that fluffy cat been?
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That is so cute. Emma loves street animals hahaha! I love that of her. Your Israel is so cute.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous cat and lovely little boy...maybe your new friend will come visit again sometime soon :)ReplyDelete
how adorable! i love friendly kitties.ReplyDelete
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He looks like a pretty well cared for an outdoor cat (although, I would wash my hands too!). Nonetheless, I would follow this guy, and he probably has a nice home.....he just knows how to work the neighborhood! :)ReplyDelete
Friendly cats are the best and I love them despite being allergic to them--I seem to scare them away though--obviously they don't like me :)ReplyDelete
Oh, sweet little boy and a cat. I don´t know if I have already told you...that your kids names are so great, love them <3 Have a great week! Hugs <3ReplyDelete
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Durant sets record with 38 points, USA beats Lithuania in semi-finals laugher
Kevin Durant is unlike most of America's biggest basketball stars. He couldn't wait to wear the red, white and blue this summer.
Especially on Sept. 11.
With a special memorial message on his sneakers, Durant carried the United States into the gold-medal game at the world championship, scoring a U.S.-record 38 points Saturday in an 89-74 victory over Lithuania.
"I just wanted to remember everybody back in the States, everybody that was affected by 9/11," Durant said. "And to play on this day was a great honor and we just tried to do our best to play hard for our country and our families."
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There is good reason to connect alchemy and metallurgy, especially when it comes to trying to machine stainless steel. The alchemists tried desperately to find a formula that would make gold from base elements. Likewise, steel producers have tried desperately to make a recipe for stainless steel that is machining friendly. Most shops that machine stainless would probably consider the latter efforts about as successful as the former.
However, there is reason to take heart. Metallurgy marches on, and with that progress comes developments in the ability to engineer more machining friendly stainless steels. One such development comes from Ugine Stainless and Alloys, Inc. (now known as Schmolz + Bickenbach USA). In the guarded tradition of the old alchemists, their proprietary process is called Ugima. But, unlike the alchemists, it actually works.
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In the popular 303 stainless, Ugine has engineered a formula that performs well at conventional cutting speeds and feeds but also can really shine at high speed in high temperature cutting conditions. According to Mike Gootman, Ugine's senior metallurgist, "most all stainless mills add free-machining additives to the melt in order to enhance the machinability properties of the stainless. For example, most add a small percentage of sulfur to 304 stainless to make the more machinable 303 stainless. Or, they use other traditional approaches such as adding copper, or carefully controlling other alloying elements such as nickel, carbon, and nitrogen to improve machining characteristics."
At conventional machining speeds and feeds, these techniques do the job. Some machinists fighting stringy chips, gummy surface finishes and built-up edges might disagree, however. As machining speeds move faster—and the heat generated in the cut moves higher—these traditional approaches become less effective. The temperature break point seems to be around 800°C. Many shops simply run stainless slower to accommodate this characteristic.
But increasingly shops using higher speed machine tools with carbide cutters are demanding a stainless steel that can be run at higher production rates. Ugine looked at this problem from the base metal side and that's where the company developed its Ugima process.
All steel, carbon or stainless, has inclusions in the metal matrix. Inclusions tend to be much harder and more abrasive than the base metal they reside in. Steel producers use a process called deoxidation as part of the steel melting process, and this results in the formation of inclusions. Often calcium is the major element used to deoxidize the steel melt.
In Ugine's production process, the melt is engineered during the deoxidation process to eliminate the hard inclusions that kill machinability and replace them with highly specific inclusions that have better machinability properties. Accepting inclusions as a fact of life, the company has engineered them to perform a positive machinability function rather than a negative. The inclusions left behind after the Ugima deoxidation process have a lower melting point than the inclusions they supercede. They tend to be soft and malleable at machining temperatures and act as a solid lubricant for the cutting tool.
The bottom line for the shop is a 303 stainless that has been engineered to perform at either conventional cutting speeds using an accelerated sulfur level or at high speeds and temperatures with the Ugima XL technology. "Heat is no longer the enemy in stainless," says Mr. Gootman. "This is a formulation that can perform conventionally or at the higher speeds and feeds that current machine tool and cutting tool technology make possible. We like heat!"


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My son is very expressive and his emotions run high even at such a young age. If he's happy, he's all jazz hands and hugs. Alternatively, if he's in a mood the situation ends up looking like this.
I'm not breaking out the Thursday or Taking Back Sunday tunes just yet, but we'll see what happens when he hits the pre-teen and teenage years… (hah!)
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Expansion of the Panama Canal
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Anaerobic Digester Treatment Plant
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Expansion of the Panama Canal
Coal-Fired Power Plant
Once Completed, Eskom - Kusile power plant will be the fourth-largest coal-fired power station in the world.
Cogen South Coal-Fired Power Plant
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DHS - Clarksville Data Center
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J. P. Ryan Elementary School
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Dept. of Energy - Energy Services Contractor (ESCO)
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FertNitro - Ammonia / Granular Urea Producing Plants
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Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Units
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Northeast US Gas Pipeline
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Lujan de Cuyo Gas Power Plant
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Kauai Green Energy Biomass Plant
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Choice Hotels Headquarters Building and Marketing Center
Historic Hotel
Royal Palm South Beach - Historical Preservation and New Construction
Jessup Prison
Jessup Prison - Maximum Security
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Clark County Regional Justice Center Building
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Four Combined-Cycle Power Plants in Argentina
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Central Phoenix Light Rail
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Montgomery Point Lock and Dam
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Veterans Administration Regional Medical Center
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Keshim to Faizbad Roads and Bridges, Afghanistan
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Clint Bowyer: Kevin Harvick-RCR feud like a divorce
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Leave it to Clint Bowyer to admonish the media for focusing on the Richard Childress Racing-Kevin Harvick brouhaha at Martinsville Speedway, and then joking about the confrontational incident.
Bowyer, who left RCR for Michael Waltrip Racing after he and Richard Childress couldn't come to terms on a new contract, said Monday that harsh words from both Harvick and team owner Richard Childress were simply the result of Harvick's 13-year career at RCR coming to a close. Harvick is leaving RCR for Stewart-Haas Racing after this season with sponsors Budweiser and Jimmy John's going with him.
In the NASCAR truck race on Saturday, Harvick and RCR driver Ty Dillon wrecked and Harvick hit Dilon's truck under caution. At one point, Childress apparently instructed Dillon to pay back Harvick, who later got out of his truck and called Childress' grandchildren, Austin and Ty Dillon, "punk-ass kids."
MORE: Harvick tirade | Harvick apology | Childress ticked | Martinsville chatter
"That's a divorce," Bowyer said prior to an appearance at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Monday. "You ever seen a divorce? That's like her taking not only the furniture and the silverware — she took the dog, too.
"(Harvick) didn't get the animal, I would say."
Harvick apologized the following day for his comments, but Children defended his grandsons and reitired his displeasure with Harvick.
"That's a divorce and then you wake up and realize that you have got to live with them for three more weeks," Bowyer said.
"And you're like, 'Oh, oh. Well, baby, I didn't mean it. You ain't that bad. Can you bring the dog back for the next three weeks, a little joint custody? But I still want a divorce.'"
Bowyer said the worst part about the incident is that it got more attention and media coverage than Darrell Wallace Jr. winning the race to become the first African-American driver in 50 years to win a NASCAR national series event.
"It's a sad day when we had such a historic moment in the sport and the only thing that we all talked about and overshadowed all of it is what happened with Kevin and Ty," Bowyer said. "Divorces are tough. Everybody knows that.
"But unfortunately that's what we all find as entertainment. … (Wallace) passed a guy on the outside at Martinsville in no-man's land and won the race. That doesn't happen and certainly was really cool. It was neat to see that historic day."


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People of African descent have been part of Vancouver history since before the City was established. It has been a challenge, however, for the Archives to acquire records which document the activities of individuals and the groups in the Black community. In recognition of Black History Month, we thought we would feature a few of the records we do have and, by doing so, encourage the donation of other records.
Governor Sir James Douglas, born in Guyana to Creole and Scottish parents, was not a resident of Vancouver but he encouraged the settlement of Blacks, who were fleeing from persecution in California, on Vancouver Island. Some 800 left for Victoria between 1858 and 1860 and descendants of these immigrants eventually settled in the Lower Mainland.
One of Vancouver's best-known and earliest Black residents was Seraphim "Joe" Fortes (1865?-1922). Originally from the Caribbean, Joe arrived as a crewman aboard the Robert Kerr in December 1885. Joe worked in various jobs, including as a bartender, but it is his legacy as a swimming instructor and Vancouver's first official lifeguard at English Bay for which he is best remembered. Continue reading


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Video: In the Kitchen Cooking at Prune
The Perennial Plate video series has covered everything from chickens getting slaughtered in Queens to urban farming in several boroughs. Continuing our NYC videos, this one is a montage of a dinner prepared at Prune Restaurant in the fall. It was amazing to cook with chef Gabrielle Hamilton and her team. The menu for the evening included:
- Crab on toast
- Oyster and ceviche
- Egg en cocotte with grilled mushrooms and watercress
- Grilled Pig Heart with cucumber, pumpkin seed and green tomato salad
- Deep fried porgy with tomatoes and bottarga
- Poached peach with rooftop honey lassi
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What is Israeli Dance? Two Festivals Hold Some Clues
What is Israeli dance?
This is a question that I have contemplated ever since I arrived here, and as I sat in the audience at many performances during the Tel Aviv Dance 2009 festival, this query resurfaced. The vast majority of dance I have seen in the last two years has been Israeli dance – that is, by my loose definition, dance made in Israel by Israeli choreographers – but most of what I attended during this festival came from abroad.
As my eyes readjusted to fresh work from unfamiliar choreographers and, at times, unfamiliar cultures, I couldn't help comparing the characteristics of these foreign productions to those of Israeli-made work. By watching dance that was, by virtue of its far away origin, not Israeli, could I more definitively identify characteristics of Israeli dance and the Israeli dance scene? As I sat in the darkened theater for show after show, I asked myself repeatedly, "Could an Israeli choreographer have made that work? Would an Israeli choreographer have made that work, and if so, would I have perceived it differently?"
Beijing Modern Dance Company. Photo by Wang Zhe.
This last question echoed in my mind, growing louder and louder, as I watched the Beijing Modern Dance Company's program at the Suzanne Dellal Center. More so than in the other performances I saw, I felt that this program's two works were rife with cultural references specific to the country in which they were created. In the fourth section of Hu Lei's Unfettered Journey, dancers clothed in elegantly draped fabric flowed across the stage with fans in their hands. Throughout Gao Yanjinzi's Oath, a figure wearing what appeared to be traditional Chinese dress beckoned dancers representing parts of the natural world onstage to music that at times sounded distinctively Chinese. Had an Israeli choreographer's name been attached to either of these works, these elements would not have been allusions to his or her own culture but instead marks of appropriation (and here I do not intend to attach a negative value to that often loaded word; this simply denotes a different process and point of connection to the elements incorporated)
While these overt references to Chinese culture set my mind in motion, it was the physicality of the dancers in the Beijing Modern Dance Company which triggered even more complex thoughts about what characterizes much of Israeli contemporary dance. Throughout my conversations with Israeli choreographers, many of them asserted that there was something distinctive about the physicality of Israeli dancers; there was a certain emphasis on weight, force, and power, along with a liveliness and rawness to their energy which several people connected to the pace and nature of Israeli life.
Sometimes, immersed in this scene, it's possible to forget that another way of moving exists. So there's nothing like watching companies from abroad to sharpen my understanding of the physicality used in Israeli dance. Whereas Israeli dancers are often unleashed and explosive, the Chinese dancers were refined and measured. Whereas Israeli dancers often project a sense of solid strength and weighted groundedness in deep, low positions, the Chinese dancers assumed these postures with the poised agility of a martial artist. Whereas Israeli dancers may display and even revel in effort, the Chinese dancers exuded ease. "Yes," I thought to myself as I sat in the darkened theater. "Maybe a particular physicality does characterize much of Israeli dance and distinguish it from dance from other countries."
While these musings re-entered my mind as I watched foreign companies in Tel Aviv Dance, they'll likely remain ever-present as I attend a very different festival later this month: Curtain Up. Every year, Curtain Up sheds light on Israeli dance by showcasing several programs worth of premieres by independent choreographers. Throughout the twenty years of its existence, the festival has not only provided a platform for numerous artists to explore new choreographic ideas but also offered them a boost to prominence, thus shaping the landscape of the larger field.
Publicity for Curtain Up 2009. Courtesy of Ora Lapidot PR.
In honor of the festival's twentieth season, Curtain Up 2009 will offer an extraordinary opportunity to survey the scene through a special project spanning the generations of Israeli choreographers. Six well-established artists who were previously supported by the festival – Nimrod Freed, Noa Wertheim of Vertigo Dance Company, Yasmeen Godder, Yaara Dolev of Tel Aviv Dance Company, Noa Dar, and Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor – were chosen to create new works for this special Curtain Up. They also became curators of the festival, in turn selecting one or two emerging choreographers to premiere work.
After refreshing my eyes and my mind with Tel Aviv Dance's international medley, I'm looking forward to re-immersing myself in the world of Israeli dance during Curtain Up. Who knows what insights will surface in the theater this time around . . .


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Revered method actor Daniel Day Lewis was so taken over by the role of Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's new historical epic even the director referred to him as Mr. President on set.
Co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who portrays Lincoln's son Robert in the much-anticipated film, admits he never met the real Day-Lewis on the set – because he was always deep in character.
The actor says, "He's not silly about it… but he does stay talking in that voice; he spent a year coming up with how he wanted the voice to sound and I never heard his (real) voice and I never called him Daniel until I was lucky enough to be there on the last day of shooting. I got to watch him shed the character.
"Steven Spielberg would be like, 'Mr. President, can you take a step to the left?' I would just say, 'Sir,' because he was my dad.
"But he would chat or make jokes in between takes… but you wouldn't wanna go up to him and be like, 'Oh, did you see 'The Avengers'…?' He definitely was really focused."


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I had to create two cards for the Creative Crew Step It Up Challenge. We were to create a CAS card and then create a second card stepped up a bit. I decided on the sweet little (or big in this case) Dahlia flower my cards.
My CAS card:
My Stepped Up card:
For my CAS card, I stamped the Dahlia in Calypso Coral and added the thinlits Hello sentiment. I kept the same design for my Stepped Up card, but stamped a second Dahlia image, trimmed it down and popped it up for an additional layer. A few Candy Dots add some color.
I love this Dahlia stamp! It's a classic, simple design that can be used as the main image or a background...for a simple or more elaborate card. It is definitely worthy of a spot in your collection. The Hello You Thinlits Dies are also pretty great, but are retiring this month. Be sure to grab these up sooner than later.
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'American Idol' star Clay Aiken appears to win Democratic primary
The first chapter of Clay Aiken's long-shot bid to join Congress had a storybook finish Wednesday as the former "American Idol" star appeared to have won the Democratic Party nomination by fewer than 400 votes.
Neither Aiken nor the favored candidate among some Democrats, Keith Crisco, the state's former commerce secretary, was quick to claim victory -- or defeat. A dispute could force a July 15 runoff. But Aiken appeared to have barely cleared the 40% threshold needed, according to the state Board of Election. The tally was a squeaker: 40.85% to 39.54%.
If so, the real race begins. Aiken faces an even tougher climb in the suburban Raleigh district where he grew up, which has been drawn specifically to elect a Republican.
Rep. Renee Ellmers won the seat from a Democrat in 2010 on a tea party wave; a favorite within her own party, the Republican is heavily favored to win.
But experts were not quick to count the "Golden Ticket" winner out after his swift rise to fame and compelling personal story as an openly gay entertainer from a rough-and-tumble upbringing in North Carolina.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report called Aiken not only "persuasive and politically realistic" when its editors met with him earlier in the campaign cycle, but "just as comfortable" discussing the intricacies of the sweeping 2nd Congressional District he calls home.
That said, others have suggested Aiken ran a less than stellar campaign, failing to bring in big money to run the effort. Some Democrats thought Crisco would do better in a general election than a newcomer who could be tagged as a product of Hollywood.
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When a friend mentioned that a friend of hers had self-published a book and it is currently available in bookstores and on Amazon, in hard cover, paper back and as an e-book, I wanted to know more about it. When she said it took place in the sixties at Berkeley and Harvard, I was intrigued. I remember those days and in No Fortunate Son, Philip Michaels makes you a part of those days. It isn't often that I find a book I can't put down and feel a loss when I finish because the characters have become my friends. No Fortunate Son is that kind of book.
I found the book interesting in several ways: as a first novel, as an example both of a self published book and re-careering. I shared some of the story with my walking partner and she pointed out that living through history, even the most monumental moments are hard to grasp when they become mixed with just getting from day to day; getting through school, falling in love, working, relating to family and friends, etc. I remember the sixties through the prism of managing young children and helping my husband establish a career, which involved a series of moves to different parts of the country. The history around us was background noise.
Patrick Golden has a very different story. "Glancing by chance at the obituary section which until then had been concealed from view, he gasped when a photograph of his friend, Charles Comstock, leaped at him from the page." Patrick lives near San Francisco and Charles died in Boston. And so begins a tale that is filled with intrigue as it weaves it's way through the period of the Viet Nam War, one shocking event following the next and the young people trying to find their lives in the midst of it all. The stories of that time come vividly to life.
At eighteen, Patrick Golden is dealing with the loss of his Irish-Catholic mother while living with his Jewish father in a working class area of San Francisco. He is an excellent student attending Berkeley and rooming with Charles Comstock, wealthy, brilliant and worldly. In the summer of 1968 Charles persuaded Patrick to find a way to go to Boston with him and attend Harvard for summer school. Patrick somehow persuades his father who is very reluctant to let him go. While there he meets a class of people he has never met before. They are wealthy and politically powerful, some conservative, some liberal. Most importantly, he meets Morgan Thackeray, a beautiful, free- spirited woman, whom Charles has grown up with. Patrick and Morgan's story kept me on the edge of my seat. It is a great read for anyone who experienced the sixties. Those who didn't will relate to the experience of being young and in love.
I asked Philip Michaels:
The reason he wrote the book.
"I wrote No Fortunate Son for two reasons: First, I have a passion for writing, and I always wished I had gotten into writing rather than finance, which, although it was rewarding financially, never quite floated my boat in a psychic or intellectual sense. Going to the office was never a great joy for me, but, when I'm writing, I can't pull myself away from the keyboard. Second, No Fortunate Son was a book, which for many years, I felt I had gestating within me waiting to be born; writing it was like reliving the sixties—a particularly exciting time in my life—and my youth. It's hard to describe some of the emotions I felt writing it, but it was, I think, the same feeling you get when an especially pleasant memory crosses your mind. "
How long it took him to write the book.
"I began No Fortunate Son in 2006. It took me a long time to think through a suitable ending. All in all, I worked on it, on and off, for about six years. "
Why he chose to self-publish his book.
"I self-published because it's virtually impossible to get a literary agent, much less a publisher, to take an interest in the first novel of a writer. Agent after agent sent me form letters saying pretty much the same thing: "We like the concept and quality of your work, but we're not taking on new writers of fiction at this time..."
I am so glad he decided to make this book available for so many to enjoy.
No Fortunate Son is available from iUniverse at : www.iuniverse.com, through your local bookseller or preferred on-line retailer.
Photos: Courtesy of Philip Michaels


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away from (one's) desk
Not at one's desk at a particular time. This phrase is typically said in an office environment on another person's behalf (as by a receptionist or assistant). I'm sorry, Mr. Medina is away from his desk right now. Can I take a message?
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Fig. not available for a telephone conversation; not available to be seen or spoken to. (Sometimes said by the person who answers a telephone in an office. It means that the person whom the caller wants is not immediately available due to personal or business reasons. *Typically: be ~; Step ~.) I'm sorry, but Ann is away from her desk just now. Can you come back later? Tom has stepped away from his desk, but if you leave your number, he will call you right back.


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- 2. Ithiel I.:
- 3. Jekuthiel ben Moses:
- 4. Kalonymus II. (ben Moses):
- 5. Kalonymus III. (ben Meshullam):
- 6. Kalonymus ben Isaac the Elder:
- 7. Kalonymus b. Judah or Kalonymus the Elder:
- 8. Kalonymus ben Judah or Kalonymus the Younger:
- 9. Meshullam the Great (called also the Roman,
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A prominent family (originally from Lucca, Italy), which, after the settlement at Mayence and Speyer of several of its members, took during many generations a leading part in the development of Jewish learning in Germany. The name ought really to be spelled "Kalonymos," as Kalonymus b. Kalonymus and Immanuel of Rome both rime it with words ending in "-mos" (see Zunz in Geiger's "Zeitschrift," iv. 199). The origin of the name, which occurs in Greece, Italy, and Provence, is uncertain. Wolf thought it a translation of the Hebrew "Shem-Ṭob" (Zunz, "G. S." ii. 33); Zunz, that it represented the Latin "Cleonymus" (Geiger's "Zeitschrift," ii. 316). See also Steinschneider, "Cat. Bodl." col. 1372. Traces of the family in Italy may be found as early as the second half of the eighth century. As to the date of the settlement of its members in Germany, the opinions of modern scholars are divided, owing to the conflicting statements of the Jewish sources (Eleazar of Worms, "Maẓref la-Ḥokmah," p. 14b; Solomon Luria, Responsa, No. 29; Joseph ha-Kohen, "'Emeḳ ha-Baka," p. 13). Rapoport, Zunz, and many others place the settlement in 876, believing the King Charles (
Although all of them are mentioned as having been important scholars, the nature of the activity of only a few of them is known.1. Hananeel I. (ben Kalonymus):
Liturgical poet; flourished at Mayence or Speyer in the eleventh century; brother of Moses III. He was the author of the piyyuṭ
A short seliḥah in eight strophes, beginning with
Liturgical poet; flourished at Speyer in 1070. He was the author of the reshut
Halakist and liturgical poet; flourished at Lucca or at Rome about 950. He was consulted on ritual questions by Gershon Me'or ha-Golah; and twelve responsa of his are included in the collection compiled by Joseph ben Samuel 'Alam Ṭob and published by D. Cassel under the title "Teshubot Geonim Ḳadmonim" (Nos. 106-118). Gershon Me'or ha-Golah remarks ("Shibbole ha-Leḳeṭ," § 18) that there exists in rabbinical literature a confusion concerning the identity of Kalonymus and his son Meshullam the Great, and the saying of one is sometimes attributed to the other. Thus Rashi quotes three emendations in the Talmudical text in the name of R. Meshullam (Zeb. 45b), while Jacob Tam (Tos., Men. 109b) gives them in the name of R. Kalonymus. Kalonymus was the author of a ḳerobah for feast-days ("Ma'aseh Geonim," § 172). To him probably belong the rehiṭim
Liturgical poet; flourished at Mayence about 1000. He figures in the Amnon legend as having written the "U-Netanneh Toḳef," which had been revealed to him in a dream by the martyr Amnon of Mayence.6. Kalonymus ben Isaac the Elder:
German balakist; lived at Speyer in the eleventh and twelfth centuries; father of Samuel he-Ḥasid, grandfather of Judah he-Ḥasid, and great-grandfather of Judah ben Kalonymus, as the following pedigree shows:
Kalonymus is quoted in the Tosafot (Ḥul. 47b), and a responsum of his is included in the collection of responsa of Meïr of Rothenburg (No. 501). From the account of Kalonymus given in the "Mordekai" (Pes.
- Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, p. 572;
- Wiener, in Monatsschrift, xii. 164;
- Epstein, ib. xli. 448.
Lived in Mayence at the beginning of the twelfth century. He was a contemporary of Eliakim b. Joseph, the teacher of Eleazar b. Nathan (RaBaN).8. Kalonymus ben Judah or Kalonymus the Younger:
Liturgical poet; flourished at Speyer (?) about 1160; probably a grandson of Kalonymus ben Isaac the Elder. He was a contemporary of Isaac b. Shalom, grandfather of Isaac Or Zarua', and was the author of many liturgical poems in various styles, e.g., ofan, zulat, and reshut, and especially of seliḥot. Thirty of his poetical productions have been incorporated in the Maḥzor. Among his seliḥot the most noteworthy are:
- Zunz, S. P. pp. 16, 196;
- idem, Literaturgesch. pp. 164-166, 255;
- Epstein, in Monatsschrift, xii. 449.
Halakist and liturgical poet; flourished at Rome or at Lucca about 976. He carried on with Gershon Me'or ha-Golah and Simon the Great a scientific correspondence, which is included in the "Teshubot Geonim Ḳadmonim" (13a), and was the author of a commentary on Abot ("'Aruk," s.v.
Liturgical poet; lived at Mayence in 1080. He was the author of the following five piyyuṭim: (1)
Meshullam was among those who killed themselves May 27, 1096, in order not to fall into the hands of the Crusaders (Neubauer and Stern, "Hebräische Berichte über die Judenverfolgungen," p. 6).11. Moses I. (ben Meshullam):
Liturgical poet; lived at Rome or at Lucca about 850. Two taḥanunim of his are incorporated in the Maḥzor: one, beginning with
Liturgical poet; flourished at Mayence in 1020. He was the author of
- Rapoport, in Bikkure ha-'Ittim, x. 40 et seq., 111 et seq.; xi. 100;
- Carmoly, in Jost's Annalen, i. 222;
- Luzzatto, Giudaismo Illustrato, p. 30;
- Zunz, G. V. Index;
- idem, Literaturgesch. Index;
- idem, Z. G. Index;
- Monatsschrift, 1854, pp. 236 et seq.; 1878, pp. 250 et seq.;
- Grätz, Gesch. v. 193;
- Güdemann, Gesch. i. 11 et seq.;
- Giesebrecht, Kaiserzeit, i. 849;
- Bresslau, in Zeitschrift für die Gesch. der Juden in Deutschland, i. 156 et seq.;
- Aronius, ib. ii. 82 et seq.;
- Vogelstein and Rieger, Gesch. der Juden in Rom, i. 139.


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Should any of this type of books disappear they will all be removed.
Also, ipso facto, should we know who you are, we will cut your head off at the top of Arthur Seat and send it down at a very high speed, in time for you to still feel the gnawing of the fish in the Forth.... Happy Riddance
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Description: So I hope you all liked my last tutorial on my fairy tattoo she came out sweet right? After I drew her I was thinking, there is a lot of people out there that have tattoos of dragons. So I decided to do a tutorial on how to draw a dragon tattoo step by step. This is the one thing that I can say I really like about tattoo art; you can play with pictures and characters all you want until they look ultra cool. The dragon tattoo that I am going to give you a lesson on is really cool and traditional looking in a lot of ways. The body resembles a Chinese dragon and the head resembles a more typical dragon that you are use to seeing in movies or video games. Like I mentioned in many tutorials in the past, when I started drawing, my art addiction was dragons and fantasy like concept art but mainly dragons. There are so many different looking dragons that I drew in my drawing portfolio. So many in fact, it is hard to keep track on what I have. I will sometimes have to go threw my folder full of sketched art that I have done over time just to remember what I drew in the past. The funny thing is, when you look at your old drawing, it is so easy to pick out all the faults in the pictures. Like I am able to tell what looks good and what doesn't, what lines need to be fixed and which ones are fine. I mean it is really cool to see how much you have progressed over time. Even here on DragoArt, I go back and look at some of my early work and I'm like "did I draw that?", it's pretty strange. Anyway I must have said all I can say about the different types of dragons I submitted. With this tutorial I wanted to draw you a cool looking dragon tattoo that I myself would put on my body (if I was ever in the market for getting a tattoo that is). The colors are vibrant and well coordinated. This drawing lesson will show you how to draw a dragon tattoo step by step. I hope you have fun with this one I will be back tomorrow or later today with more drawing fun so stick around gang.


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ROME — Rescue crews used boats and aircraft on Saturday to search for a small plane that disappeared in Venezuela carrying the CEO of Italy's iconic Missoni fashion house and five other people.
But 24 hours after the BN-2 Islander aircraft disappeared from radar screens on its short flight from Venzuela's coastal resort island of Los Roques to Caracas, the capital, no sign of the plane had been found, officials said.
"We have no other news" about the plane carrying Vittorio Missoni, the head of the company; his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni; two of their Italian friends; and two Venezuelan crew members, said Paolo Marchetti, a Missoni SpA official. He spoke briefly to reporters as he left company headquarters in the northern Italian town of Sumirago on Saturday afternoon.
Missoni's younger brother, Luca, who is active in the family-run business, was reportedly traveling to Venezuela on Saturday to monitor search efforts.
"We're holding onto a glimmer of hope," said Oswaldo Scalvenzi , a relative of Elda Scalvenzi, one of the Missoni friends aboard the flight. "Until we can see the wreckage" hope will remain, Scalvenzi told Italian state TV on Saturday night.
The La Repubblica.it, website of the Rome newspaper said Venezuelan aircraft, motorboats and helicopters took off at dawn Saturday to resume the search for the missing plane, which had been suspended on Friday night. The Italian news agency ANSA, reporting from Rome, said a specialized ocean-searching naval vessel also was being deployed.
Vittorio Missoni is the eldest son of the company's founder, Ottavio, who at 91 still follows the business.
"The Missoni company today confirms that Vittorio Missoni and his wife are missing in Venezuela," a statement from the organization reads. "The small plane they were travelling on has disappeared. This is all the information currently available. We are relying on the work of the Farnesina and all the institutions involved, to whom we are greatful for the prompt activities in the research. As more information becomes available the company will issue further statements.
"The company asks the press to kindly respect the families privacy at this time."
The Corriere della Sera newspaper reported that Ottavio and his wife Rosita were at their home in Italy, along with their daughter Angela, creative director of the company, waiting for information about the search. Rosita Missoni designs housewares for the company, and Angela's daughter, Margherita, has been infusing its classic designs with fresh appeal.
The Missoni fashion house, with its trademark zigzag and other geometric patterns in sweaters, scarves and other knitwear, is one of Italy's most famous fashion brands abroad.
Vittorio Missoni played a key role in marketing the Missoni family creations in Asia, especially in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea as general director of marketing for Missoni SpA. He also spearheaded a push for the company's products in the United States and France. His efforts to expand the brand abroad led Missoni to be dubbed the company's "ambassador."
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On Jan. 4, 2008, another plane returning to the Venezuelan mainland from Los Roques disappeared with 14 people aboard, including eight Italians. The body of the plane's Venezuelan co-pilot later washed ashore, but despite a search lasting weeks no other victims or the wreckage were found.
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Bookplates have existed for more than 500 years. It was soon after the introduction of letterpress printing that these small prints, which could be produced in a large number, started to appear.
Bearing the book owner's name the bookplate is meant to be pasted into a book. Thereby the possession of single books or even of whole libraries can be aesthetically demonstrated. Pride of ownership, artistic sense, the book lover's wish to protect his treasures from stealing and his fear of not getting a lent book back encouraged the creation of bookplates. It is the harmonious combination of text and illustration which makes bookplates that are also known as ex-libris so fascinating. The Latin words "ex libris" (from the books of), which often precede the proper name, gave the name to this complete genre of graphic art, though there are also ex-libris known which do not name the book owners, but inform in a book that was given as a gift of the donor's name.
Traditionally ex-libris are to be found inside the front covers of books. The oldest examples were created in the German-speaking area towards the end of the 15th century. In the course of the 16th century Humanism and Reformation favoured the distribution of books and with them the distribution of bookplates throughout Europe. Early ex-libris show the coats of arms of their wealthy owners. New motifs were soon to follow: during the Baroque period, allegorical pictures, illustrations with plenty of symbols, portraits, and detailed depictions of library rooms became especially popular. During the Rococo period, shell work ornament, putti, flower and fruit arrangements were appreciated and often depicted. In contrast, we find some time later signets with the strict forms of classicism or merely monograms.
The history of bookplates is art history in small format. From around 1500 until the mid 17th century, the art of ex-libris had its first heyday. Well-known artists like Dürer, Holbein, Beham, Cranach, and Amman also created small prints like bookplates. In Baroque the works of Chodowiecki, Meil, and Nilson were particularly striking. After a period when bookplates seemed to fall into oblivion, it was the 19th century which generated the new, stunning works of the English Pre-Raphaelites. Classicism and Jugendstil, between 1890 and 1925, created the "golden age" of ex-libris art and this especially in the German-speaking area. It is estimated that about 100,000 bookplates were made at that time.
Enthusiastic reflections on local life in the Middle Ages and on traditional manual skills, flag-waving, and the new self-confidence of the educated bourgeoisie of Wilhelminian time gave fresh impetus to heraldry which soon had an influence on ex-libris. So a great many bookplates depicting coats of arms began to emerge; Hupp, Doepler the Younger, Rheude, Otto, and Hildebrandt were among their outstanding artists.
Due to ex-libris owners' individual wishes and artists' personal styles, the motifs rapidly began to include all kinds of fields. Since then love and death, eroticism and humour, scenery, still life, human being and animal, nature and architecture, occupation, hobby, and world-view have been related to in these small prints. Also "telling" ex-libris (illustrating their owners' names) were created in great quantities. Completely typographically produced bookplates began to find their customers and until today they have met with wide approval. In addition to ex-libris which were merely made for use, more and more "luxury ex-libris" (serving as sought-after collectors' items and exchange objects) began to appear. Famous artists like Bayros, Behmer, Fingesten, Orlik, Geiger, Klinger, Ubbelohde, Vogeler, and Kubin gave a new impetus to ex-libris production.
All kinds of print methods and duplicating processes were used for the creation of ex-libris; they included, among others, wood and copper engraving, etching, lithography, collotype, offset printing and computer composition.
Bookplates never stopped exerting a strong fascination. National and international associations of collectors see to and support the art of ex-libris. In Germany the "Deutsche Exlibris Gesellschaft" (German Ex-libris Association) or "DEG", which was founded in 1891, has been the central contact point again since 1949 (www.exlibris-deg.de); coordination office of the DEG: Birgit Göbel-Stiegler M.A., Joachim-Karnatz-Allee 19, D-10557 Berlin, tel. +49 (0) 30 / 20 67 19 90; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Bookplates offer the possibility to get rather easily a considerable collection of small prints over the years and thereby getting to know ex-libris owners and artists from all over the world and making friends with like-minded people. The value of such a collection depends on the age, techniques, and the artistic qualities of its bookplates. Important public collections containing the estates of well-known collectors are to be found at British Museum (London), Gutenberg-Museum (Mainz), Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich), Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Nuremberg), and Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Vienna/Austria); also the Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum (Frederikshavn/Denmark) has a considerable collection of mainly modern ex-libris. The most assiduous private collectors own collections with about 100,000 bookplates. The collection of Mario De Filippis from Italy is registered in the "Guinness World Records" with a number of bookplates that is even far bigger than that.
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This is from a trip to New Orleans last year, but Casamento's hasn't changed in years. It has been a fixture on Magazine street since 1919 and still remains entirely family run and owned. The entire restaurant is covered in ceramic tile, inside and out and the restaurant is "cleaned" with a hose. The secret to going to Casamento's is to be there as soon as it opens, otherwise there is a line that snakes outside the door and what could be a long wait.
Casamento's room
The oysters are shucked to order – we each had a dozen – delicious
The oysters are served with hot sauce and horseradish.
Yes, we loved the oysters – the damage
Seafood Gumbo, chock full of shrimp and crab
Oyster Stew – our friend loved this so much he ordered another bowl.
But it is the oyster loaf that sets Casamento's apart from every other restaurant. Unfortunately my husband forgot to take a picture so either go to their site for the photo or see below.
The oysters are dipped in corn flour and fried in cast-iron skillets with lard. The batter is so light and crisp that you have none of that leaden over-breaded taste. The bread is not your usual poorboy loaf, but something called pan bread, much akin to Texas toast – very thick slices of buttered bread. This is only half a loaf – I eat a full loaf!
Casamento's closes during the summer as the Casamento family feels that the oysters are just not as good during the warm weather.
Run don't walk to Casamento's.


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The quandary with Las Vegas is how to take it all in and not see your experience diminish over your stay. Staying up until sunrise is definitely one of those things that not only CAN happen, but you are likely to want it to happen. While great at the moment you're taking it all in, the next day or two might turn that "great" moment into a painful memory. Have no fear though, there is a not-so-well-known simple remedy. The Stay Well rooms at the MGM Grand are a lifesaver, and will have you back on your feet and looking for the hottest day club or blackjack table before you know it.
Literally the first of its kind in the world, each Stay Well room is furnished with an assortment of amenities to help ensure your Vegas excursion is all that you envisioned, and that you have the energy to keep going for the duration of your trip. The genius of Stay Well rooms came from the creativity of wellness real-estate pioneer Delos, in conjunction with the Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Deepak Chopra. This tells you that nothing will be missed when it comes to making sure you have a "Stay Well" trip.
It is a given that whether you are gambling, at a nightclub or just walking through a casino, you are likely to hit a wall of smoke. Unfortunately, the second hand smoke can affect you as if you were smoking a cigarette yourself, but the Stay Well room gives you a safe haven with its air purification system. It is the most advanced HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air)-standard air purification system, reducing allergens, toxins and pathogens, creating better air quality and breathing. You will notice the difference as soon as you walk in the door, and when you wake up you will feel amazingly refreshed.
When it comes to dining, the MGM has no shortage of restaurants with names you will know. Emeril's New Orleans Fish House, Joel Robuchon Restaurant, Tom Coliccohio's Craftsteak and Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill is quite the star-studded list, but sometimes it pays to venture away from the big name. If I was going to suggest three restaurants to visit while at MGM, I would be fair and give you one restaurant with a big name in the title, Michael Mina Pub 1842, but then I would strongly urge you to visit Shibuya and Fiamma. Fiamma was lucky to recently have Executive Chef Vincenzo Scarmiglia come over from Sirio at ARIA. Chef Vincenzo is simply the best Italian Chef in Las Vegas, as he brings the taste buds he formulated in Tuscany and puts that original Italian flavor into every dish he creates. You certainly can't go wrong with any pasta or seafood, which has that Italian feel to it. Try the short rib ravioli—it will change your opinion about ravioli forever.
For one of the most authentic Japanese dining experiences in Las Vegas, Shibuya and Executive Chef Heather Zheng have put together an inventive menu of sushi, sashimi and teppanyaki, to go along with over 125 different sakes. The dish that will make your dining experience at Shibuya is the iberico pork tataki. Lightly seared pork that is served chilled and sliced thin is brought to life by the combination of apple cider ponzu, which gives a surprisingly tasty sweet flavor; it is nicely balanced with some candied mustard seeds, making for an amazingly flavorful dish. When it comes to any seafood, you can always taste the freshness and quality as Shibuya brings in fresh fish at a minimum of every two days, which makes a huge difference with this menu. Shibuya also does a fantastic job with foie gras, pairing it with a traditional Wagyu as well as a Wagyu short rib. Shibuya is also one of the most beautiful restaurants on the strip. When you walk in, your eyes can't help but be drawn to the vibrant colors of the sushi bar. As you make your way to the dining area you are given a softer and more intimate setting that makes for a perfect romantic dining experience.
Pub 1842 has everything you would want in a pub setting: a fun place to grab a beer with friends, catch the big game, enjoy some glutinous food— just a really great casual and fun atmosphere. Pub 1842 turns it up a notch though in every aspect of the restaurant, food, beer, cocktails and service. The service at Pub 1842 is more along the lines of what you would get in a five-star restaurant and because of that, everything else in the restaurant is at that high-level. If you just went in for appetizers, you could leave satisfied. Start off your pub experience with tempura maitake mushrooms that are sliced thin and lightly battered to give you a great crunch while not taking away from the flavor of the mushroom. Be careful of the hot soft pretzel appetizer, you will quickly become addicted to it. The pretzels serve simply as the conduit: it is the combination of Mexican beer cheese and poached egg that will wow you. The cheese is rich by itself, but the egg adds even more flavor and makes it a little lighter, and turns this combination into a sauce which is perfect for your soft and warm pretzels. A bit of everything BBQ plate is St. Louis ribs that are dry rubbed and smoked for ten hours over apricot wood, leaving a rib that will make you think you are in St. Louis. The plate also comes with the pulled pork sandwich and beef brisket that, like the ribs, has great smoky flavor. This is a perfect dish to share. Finally the peanut butter crunch burger is one of those burgers that has taken on legendary status, one that will draw you into Pub 1842. If you love a sweet and salty combination this was made for you, a perfectly prepared burger you will never forget.
One of the hidden gems when it comes to food at MGM is downstairs at Project Pie. Imagine a Chipotle type setup but only with pizza. Not only do they throw on all the toppings that your heart desires right in front of you, but then they toss it into the oven and it's done in just minutes. One of the best deals in all of Las Vegas. And don't worry about quality—high quality and fresh ingredients make this one of the best pizzas on the strip.
MGM opened Hakkasan Las Vegas and if you wanted to look up the definition of a Las Vegas nightclub experience, you might very well find a picture of Hakkasan. Hakkasan is all nightclub, from the beautiful setting, the enormity of the club itself, the lights and of course a DJ list that is second to none. A nightclub this large might make you think it's overwhelming and too much, but Hakkasan has actually created something for everyone. Right at the edge of the dance floor is the DJ booth with a suspended performance platform, all enveloped with floor to ceiling LED screens. This makes for a stunning environment and brings you right into the experience. The dance floor is also surrounded with VIP tables. If you are looking for a more private experience, you can go to the fifth level of Hakkasan which is elevated above the main nightclub, allowing you to take in all of the energy from below while getting an experience that is a little more controlled by you.
While the name Hakkasan instantly brings images of a nightclub to mind, they have also created a stunning restaurant that is more than just an afterthought. To show that they want the restaurant on par with the nightclub, Hakkasan brought in Michelin-starred Chef Ho Chee Boon to create a menu that is highlighted by the stir-fry duck breast with dried mandarin peel, crispy roasted duck with kumquat and mustard sauce and black truffle roast duck.
If you are looking for entertainment that won't take you into the early hours of the morning, MGM Grand has plenty of other options. If you want to experience a Cirque du Soleil show, KÀ is an acrobatic and entertaining experience that will not disappoint any Cirque fan. The Grand Garden Arena has turned into one of the top concert destinations in all of Las Vegas, as you can see by the lineup of acts coming to the MGM in the near future including, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles and Lady Gaga. The Grand Garden will also hold the Pac 12 Men's Basketball tournament again in 2014. If you would rather watch your sporting event in high-definition while watching every other game at the same time the SkyBoxes at the MGM Grand is an amazing experience. The Super Bowl, March Madness or any other big game is meant to be watched from these private boxes that are perfect for any group. You have your beverage server, food, plasma televisions and you overlook the MGM Grand Race and Sports Book, a view like none other.
And, once Las Vegas heats up, the pool parties take over Sin City and WET REPUBLIC at MGM Grand is one of the hottest of all the day clubs. If you are having a party with friends, the party cabanas and bungalows will leave you with one memorable experience. To make your experience even better in 2014, Wet Republic has started on renovations for the 53,000-square-foot venue, including an expanded DJ booth to include a luxe VIP table directly behind the decks. Everything being done is to take the DJ and day club experience to another level. While you can catch these world famous DJ's spending the winter at Hakkasan, MGM Grand recently announced that the resident DJ's at Wet Republic will be Steve Aoki, Tiesto and Calvin Harris.
Wet Republic is clearly not for everyone, and if it's not for you, well MGM Grand has 6.5 acres of pools that allow you to enjoy one of the many cabanas that feature personalized bottle and food service, or simply stay cool in any of the four pools, lazy river and waterfalls, or relax in one of the three whirlpools. If you want to beat the heat in Las Vegas, MGM Grand has enough water to keep you cool all summer long.
While Las Vegas continues to grow and add new casinos, restaurants and shows to entice travelers, the MGM Grand and the iconic Lion is still the name and property that is the centerpiece of the MGM empire. If you have not seen what the MGM Grand is up to, now is the time. It is still the classic it has always been, but it has reinvented itself in such a way that it puts itself up against any other marquee Las Vegas destination.
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The Young & Junior Iron Dukes programs are excellent ways to start off any young Duke fan on the path to becoming a lifelong supporter of the Blue Devils. For $50, your young Duke fans, 9th grade to 22 years old, will be enrolled in the Young Iron Dukes. Young Iron Duke members, will receive an auto decal, while those ages 8th grade and younger will automatically be enrolled in the Jr. Iron Dukes. Each member of the Jr. Iron Dukes will receive the following benefits:
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All Young and Junior Iron Dukes members will also earn Iron Dukes priority points, which will be applied once he/she becomes an Iron Dukes member. Those points will give Young and Junior Iron Dukes members a head start with Duke Athletics, enabling him/her to accrue Iron Dukes priority points. This program is an excellent way for current Iron Dukes members to involve children, grandchildren, and other family members and friends in Duke Athletics at an early age. You can enroll or renew your Young Iron or Junior Iron Dukes by filling out the membership card and returning it to the Iron Dukes office.
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Sternberg Palace - Hradčanské Square 15/57, Hradčany
Hradčanské Square 15/57, Hradčany
One of the most important secular buildings of peak Baroque style in Prague was commissioned by Václav Vojtěch of Sternberg on the site of an older building in 1698-1708. The project is attributed to a number of architects, most often to G. B. Alliprandi and J. B. Santini, the master builder was K. Dietzenhofer. Two-storey palace hides behind the Archbishop´s Palace when seen from the Hradčany Square, it has four wings surrounding a square yard, on the west side there is a small garden. The oval entry hall is accessed through a passage-way that follows the old path between the Hradčany Square and Stag Moat. Mansard roof based on French models was first of its kind in Prague. Exceptional interior decorations were made by V. B. Halbax and J. R. Bysse (fresco), D. G. Frisoni (stucco), J. V. I. Kratochvíl (paintings) and M. B. Braun school (statues in the entry hall) among others. From 1796 the palace was used as the picture gallery of the Society of Friends of Patriotic Art, in 1811-47 collections of the Patriotic Museum in Bohemia (now known as the National Museum) were situated there; at that time the pioneers of Czech science worked there, including Slavic studies specialist P. J. Šafařík, botanist K. B. Presl or record keeper V. Hanka. From 1872 the institute of mentally ill Ernestinum was located there, run by the Association of ladies and girls of St. Anne, from 1918 there was also a comissary military school, during the protectorate years the governmental army barracks were there, in 1945 replaced by the Castle Guards barracks. In 1946-48 the palace was refurbished to hold the collections of the National Gallery which currently displays its old European art works there (Flemish, Dutch, and German paintings).
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i had three FALs i bought back in the late 80s early 90s two metrics and one aussie inch pattern . ironically i think i paid more for the inch than the metrics-- the metrics were $240 each with the tri-lux scope-- these were military surplus too not century re-builds.
i think i paid close to $300 for the inch pattern with no scope-- thought i got burned. LOL! they were all semi. probably could have got a full auto one for the same price not counting tax stamp fee--
when my boys grew up i they got um.
only problem i can recall is they ate up that 308 ammo!
damn this is an old thread-- LOL
now a CAI out shooting a DSA? i'll have to SEE that--


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Michael Thompson, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, lecturer, consultant, and former seventh-grade teacher. He conducts workshops across the United States and internationally on social cruelty, children's friendships, and boys' development. With Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., he co-authored the New York Times bestseller Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, which was adapted into an acclaimed documentary shown on PBS. With Teresa H. Barker he co-authored The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life and Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions About Raising Sons. With Catherine O'Neill Grace and Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., he co-authored Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children and Mom, They're Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems. Dr. Thompson is married and the father of two. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, and can be reached at www.michaelthompson-phd.com.


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Thanks for the info about leatherique for my black steering wheel dye job..... I ordered the kit ... $20...
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