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No movement yet on DVD-CCA amendment
The ongoing legal skirmish between the DVD Copy Control Assn. and home media server marketer Kaleidescape Systems flared again last week.
The CSS licensing agent issued its first formal response to Kaleidescape?s earlier threat to bring an anti-trust action against the group if it proceeded with a proposed amendment to the specifications governing the design of DVD drives.
In a letter to Kaleidescape?s attorneys dated Aug. 6, DVD-CCA attorney Perry Johnson called the threat ?unfounded? and accused Kaleidescape of attempting to ?derail DVD-CCA?s fair and open amendment process.?
But the letter stopped short of declaring whether DVD-CCA would go ahead with considering the amendment.
The group?s next meeting is tentatively scheduled for late September, and no agenda has been issued.
In an interview, Johnson said the decision would be up the amendment?s sponsors.
The letter was sent in response to an earlier missive from Kaleidescape CEO Michael Malcolm to members of DVD-CCA?s Copy Protection Advisory Committee and copied to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. In that letter, Malcolm warned of ?substantial anti-trust liability? if the group adopted the proposed change to the CSS license.
The amendment, originally sponsored by Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Co. and two companies each from the consumer electronics and IT industries, would moot a judgment in favor of Kaleidescape by a California state court in a breach-of-contract claim brought against Kaleidescape by DVD-CCA.
The litigation accused Kaleidescape of violating the CSS license by designing its home media servers to allow DVDs to be copied permanently onto the device?s hard drive for streaming over a home network.
Earlier this year, the judge in the case ruled that, as written, the CSS license did not legally prohibit Kaleidescape?s design.
That ruling is now under appeal.
In the meantime, the proposed amendment would have effectively reversed the trial court?s ruling by explicitly requiring that all licensed devices be designed such that a movie could not be played back unless the original disc was present in the DVD drive during playback. It would also have clearly banned the creation of ?persistent copies? of CSS-protected DVDs.
A vote on the amendment by CPAC, the first step in DVD-CCA?s extensive review process, was scheduled to take place at the committee?s meeting on June 25.
But on June 15, Malcolm sent his letter to the committee alleging that the ?real purpose? of the proposed amendment was ?to put Kaleidescape out of business? and threatened anti-trust action.
The planned vote was postponed while DVD-CCA considered its options. The earliest a vote could take place is at the September meeting.
In an interview this week, Malcolm said he stood by his original threat and that nothing in DVD-CCA?s response had changed his view.
?They would like to think that if enough big companies get together, they can just do whatever they want to the little guy, but that?s not what the law says,? Malcolm said.
Much of the DVD-CCA?s letter is addressed to challenging Kaleidescape?s specific legal arguments and refuted its interpretation of the case law cited by Malcolm.
Perry said DVD-CCA had provided copies of its letter to the FTC and Justice Department as a courtesy.
?Part of our concern in sending the letter was to make sure that anyone who might have seen Kaleidescape?s letter understood that there?s a lot more to the story,? Perry said. ?That?s also why we went to such lengths to spell out our procedures for amending the license, so that anyone reading it would understand that we followed a careful and legal process.?
A former FTC attorney, Perry said DVD-CCA has had no contact with any government agency about the case apart from providing copies of its letter to Kaleidescape.
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To be in a state of senility or mental decline due to old age. Just because we are in our 70s doesn't mean we are in our dotage! You'd best treat your children well, for it is they who will look after you when you're in your dotage.
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be in your ˈdotage(often humorous) be old and not always able to think clearly: Sarah moved back in with her father so that she could look after him in his dotage. ♢ Sometimes the kids talk to me as if I'm in my dotage! OPPOSITE: (in) the first flush of youth, enthusiasm, etc.
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There's a note on the script of Alexi Kaye Campbell's play The Pride which says something along the lines of the biggest challenge facing the director and cast will be making the jumps between the drama's two time periods.
It might have added that actually rehearsing, rather than talking about and musing on the themes The Pride touches on, could also be difficult because there's an obvious temptation to discuss and debate.
Central to the discussion, and The Pride itself, is the question all of us, especially as we get older, contemplate: does the passage of time really lead to a more mature and progressive society or, rather than evolving, are we actually going backwards in some, possibly many, respects?
Spend just an hour with director Sophie Roberts and actor Kip Chapman and you find yourself swept up in a thought-provoking discussion which ranges across politics, modern-day morality, sexuality, relationships and loneliness but eventually returns to the question of social evolution posed above.
Roberts reckons things change but don't necessarily get better; Chapman says he's more optimistic and thinks the world is a better place thanks to the so-called sexual revolution. Both agree, though, that these kinds of discussions are a pivotal part of any robust rehearsal process for a play like The Pride.
"This is a play about how humans live their lives," says Chapman, "about how we interact, how society influences what we do and we need to talk about these ideas - big and small - so we know what we are doing to present this as fully as we can. When you go to see a play, I believe you go to see a story with a moral."
This may surprise those who have seen Chapman's most enduring and lauded piece of work, Apollo 13: Mission Control, which turns the theatre into a replica of Nasa's mission control room and casts the audience as the desk-bound boffins on terra firma who must bring home three astronauts trapped 322,000km from Earth.
Now in the process of being redeveloped for a North American tour, the show won the Chapman Tripp Theatre Award for Most Original Production in 2008.
Doubtless it falls into Chapman's description of "whizz bang theatre" - replete with special effects and firmly on the quirky side - but he says he's equally as big a fan of quieter, more considered works like The Pride.
In a love triangle of sorts, The Pride's three protagonists - Oliver (Chapman), Phillip (Simon London) and Sylvia (Dena Kennedy) - are caught in an erotic time warp which flings them from 1958 to 2008 and back again at several points during the play. In 1958, Oliver and Phillip's feelings are forbidden and taboo; 50 years later and two different characters - also called Oliver and Phillip - can supposedly be as candid as they like.
She believes Kaye Campbell picked 1958 as it marked the nascent stirrings of the sexual revolution.
The year before, the Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution (better known as the Wolfenden Report) was released in Britain, recommending that homosexual behaviour between consenting adults in private should no longer be illegal.
"It's an interesting time when conventions are being challenged and things are changing. It is supposedly in marked contrast with today when everyone is meant to be more open, accepting and anything goes."
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Located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City and near the historic Central Railroad Terminal of New Jersey, "Empty Sky" is the official State of New Jersey's Memorial that honors the memory of the 749 people that lived in or had ties to New Jersey that lost their lives at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
The names are placed randomly on the twin brushed stainless steel walls. Individuals' names (4 inches tall) are within reach and engraved deep enough for hand rubbing. The memorial, designed by Jessica Jamroz and Frederic Schwartz, was dedicated on September 11, 2011, the 10-year anniversary.
The brushed stainless steel twin walls are 210 feet long, the width of each side of the World Trade Center Towers. They rise 30 feet, standing parallel to each other with a 12-foot wide paved path of bluestone between them. Like the World Trade Center, the stainless steel reflects the constantly changing light of day. The memorial invites visitors to literally and metaphorically look toward the empty sky in memory and look forward as a community.


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Irish clan get-togethers
Is your first or last name Clare, Claire, Clara or even Kiara?
Then you're welcome in County Clare in Ireland next year as part of The Gathering Ireland 2013, a year-long celebration of all things Irish.
Irish Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister Leo Varadkar says it's a "great opportunity or excuse to reconnect with people of Irish heritage all around the world or people who have an interest in Ireland".
Varadkar is in Australia to promote the year, which will bring together hundreds of festivals and events that celebrate the best in Irish music, art, literature, dance, culture, heritage, sport, film and food.
Whatever the reason, there's a party just for you in Ireland next year, he says, as all over the country people are organising special events to invite people home, from very big festivals to small events to family reunions and corporate meetings.
And that includes around 50 planned clan gatherings, or huge family reunions.
The idea came up about 18 months ago as one way to overcome the financial crisis which followed years of what became known as the Celtic Tiger, when Ireland was finally doing well economically.
Varadkar says between a quarter and a third of the Australian population is said to have Irish heritage.
If you want to visit a clan gathering, the first step is to ask your relatives what your Irish connection is, of course found mainly through your surname.
The website: thegatheringireland.com has information about all of these gatherings. And if you can't find one that fits, you can organise one yourself.
For example, there's a big Kelly gathering in County Tipperary in May.
The Kelly clan gathering is being held in Cashel from May 17 to 19 (so expect any rellies of Ned Kelly to turn up). Eminent professional genealogist Helen Kelly, who coined the term "goosebump trail" to describe the feeling you get when you finally reach the home ground of your ancestors, will be sharing and tracing family histories there.
And the Crawfords of County Clare and their relations are planning a special get-together.
They're also looking at holding a walk from Scotland and Northern Ireland to West Clare.
The website says the surname Crawford is now relatively rare in Clare, but was once much more numerous, particularly in the west of the county. The name originated in Scotland, from where many members of the Crawford clan emigrated to Ulster and settled there during the 17th century.
Some of them later moved to Clare, where they were among the "Ultonians" of the Mount Callan area recorded by John Lloyd in his tour of Clare in 1780.
Event co-organiser Mary Crawford says they also plan to launch a book on the history and genealogy of the Crawfords of County Clare.
"Clare being Clare, there will also be a strong social and cultural dimension, with traditional music, song and dance," she says.
Varadkar says if The Gathering is a success, it's something they could look at doing again.
"It's too big for every second or third year, maybe something we might do in 10 years.
"There's never a better time to visit Ireland."
As well as the clan gatherings and big sporting events, including the Rugby League World Cup, Ireland v Australia on November 9 in Limerick, universities are putting on alumni events largely for international students who have studied there.
And it's easier than it once was to get around by car.
"One of the consequences of our boom in Ireland before the bust of course was that we built those motorways ... and hotels," Varadkar says. "You can get from Dublin to Galway or Dublin to Cork in two hours now."
Australian tourists are particularly popular in Ireland, and make up the sixth most important market. That's because they stay longer than others - an average 12 days - and spend more. With the high Australian dollar it's also good value for Aussie tourists.
About 150,000 people are expected to visit Ireland from Australia this year and at least five to 10 per cent more next year.
There are direct flights now with Etihad and Emirates (via Dubai), and British Airways (via Heathrow).
"The Gathering is more than about tourism," the minister says. "It's a year-long celebration of Irish culture, Irish heritage, our music and food and sport."
It's time to toast the Irish connection - at The Gathering Ireland 2013, a year-long celebration of all things linked to the country.
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Newtown voters approve $49M for new Sandy Hook Elementary School
NEWTOWN -- Voters turned out Saturday to accept a $49.25 million state appropriation to demolish Sandy Hook Elementary School and design and construct a new school on the Dickinson Drive site.
The state money will also fund buying two parcels of adjacent land for a new entrance to the school.
The vote was 4,504 yes to 558 no. The registrar of voters said Saturday's referendum had the highest voter turnout the town has seen since the 2008 presidential election.
"I'm very happy that it passed, and passed significantly," said Legislative Council Chairman Jeff Capeci. "I had a feeling it would. Now we can move forward with the new school. This is great for the town. We can bring our children home."
The existing building has been closed since the massacre of 20 first-grade students and six educators there Dec. 14. Sandy Hook students are going to school at the former Chalk Hill School in Monroe.
"I'm delighted with this overwhelming show of support for Sandy Hook," said Selectman Jim Gaston, "and a major step forward in the healing process and bringing our children home.
By charter, the town had to vote on accepting the appropriation. The first $750,000 state allocation, for predesign work, was previously approved at a town meeting in July.
Saturday's referendum to accept the $49.25 million was set in August when the Legislative Council also voted unanimously to include the new school's construction in the town's five-year capital plan.
The school is expected to cost between $42 million and $47 million. Its projected opening is 2016. The project will not require any local tax dollars.
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One thing you can count on in the NCAA basketball tournament, playing now, are the CBS promo spots for The Masters, full of pomp and grandeur, with Jim Nantz invoking the Tradition Unlike Any Other. That's what makes this spot for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters so fantastic.
I don't know if any or all of that was shot on the course. Augusta National Golf Club has a famously conservative posture toward commercialization of its event (in the game, which I am currently playing for review, your sponsor pin is removed from your bag tag when you play The Masters). So it's possible this was shot elsewhere and edited post production. [Update] An EA Sports spokesman confirms that these actors and the entire commercial, except for the archival shots at the opening, was filmed live on the Augusta National course.
It really captures the spirit of wish fulfillment for Masters fans, who finally get to play the most fabled course in golf history when the game releases on Tuesday. It's one of the best video game commercials I've seen. You the man, James from San Jose.


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People love shopping online. Going by recent trends, they love shopping on their smartphones more. Industry figures estimate that while 2013 was all about messaging apps, 2014 saw E-commerce catching up on smartphones in a big way.
While the overall global app usage grew 76% in 2014, in comparison to 2013, usage of E-commerce apps saw a 174% jump in 2014 (Refer to Graph: Mobile App Usage Growth by Category). Shopping via Android-based devices grew about 220% in the same year, when compared to the previous year. It would be safe to say that a lot of this usage on Android comes from emerging markets, since it is these markets where Android is seeing maximum adoption. Furthermore, interesting in m-commerce apps across emerging markets is as high as 58% as opposed to the global figure which is close to 49%.
Why have the connected consumer's habits changed? While we've always talked about mobile becoming the first choice for all content consumption, E-commerce businesses too have realized that their consumer today is always on mobile and these companies have gone mobile-first with their business strategies, encouraging consumers to shop more via mobile apps.
On the device front, payment systems have matured and work equally well on mobile platforms. Shopping via mobile apps is easy, instant, location independent, making it hugely popular among mobile consumers.
While E-commerce apps are seeing an increase in usage, mobile games which were the mainstay of mobile content, are seeing a steady demand. While the growth in gaming app usage has slowed down, going from 61% in 2013 to 30% in 2014, the overall usage per se, has not gone down.
According to IDC estimates, mobile games continue to enjoy popularity among users, with 44% of all smartphones and tablets globally today being used for gaming. In fact, the global mobile gamer base is today pegged at 1 billion. Annual mobile game downloads will grow from close to 35 billion in 2014 to 60 billion in 2018. (Refer to Graph: Mobile Game Downloads)
As mobile steadily becomes the first screen of all content consumption, we will see a variety of content being accessed through smartphones. Gaming has and will continue to see steady adoption on mobile, but as consumers get more comfortable transacting via smartphones, apps such as E-commerce and banking will see higher adoption in the coming days. Needless to say, going beyond just multimedia and communication, mobile is becoming an all-pervasive part of our daily lives.


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Welcome to The Seminary Of Praying Mantis. Praying mantis shows me her story of life, death, and rebirth. For me she is an image or symbol of the divine in all things. I watch the praying mantis in my garden and have taken her image as my logo. She is an amazing little creature, and I relate to her connection to nature. We are both wild and part of this strange world. She is a part of my mythology as I am part of hers.
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Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences. (Roy Ascott's phrase.) That solves a lot of problems: we don't have to argue whether photographs are art, or whether performances are art, or whether Carl Andre's bricks or Andrew Serranos's piss or Little Richard's 'Long Tall Sally' are art, because we say, 'Art is something that happens, a process, not a quality, and all sorts of things can make it happen.' … [W]hat makes a work of art 'good' for you is not something that is already 'inside' it, but something that happens inside you — so the value of the work lies in the degree to which it can help you have the kind of experience that you call art.
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Agathos Daimon, the Good or Rich Spirit".[7][8] His numinous presence could be represented in art as a serpent or more concretely as a young man bearing a cornucopia and a bowl in one hand, and a poppy and an ear of grain in the other.[7] The agathodaemon was later adapted into a general daemon of fortuna, particularly of the continued abundance of a family's good food and drink.[citation needed]
"Scientists know that electromagnetic waves carry information. Radio waves are a common example of how information is sent out via electromagnetic waves. The waves that your heart and brain generate carry information that is sent through your body and out into the space around you, just like a radio transmitter. Yet the heart's signals have much more power." – The HeartMath Story, as Told by Founder Doc Childre
I've heard it said that the soul doesn't live inside our body but that it is more like a womb in which we are contained.
Turner, Toko-pa. Belonging: Remembering Ourselves home (Kindle Locations 2739-2740). Her Own Room Press. Kindle Edition.
"This disco guy wanted funk in our sound with 10,000 backing vocals, the guy laughed at Tony when he tried to sing, they treated us like shit. Casey wanted to hit that engineer dick…Posh Boy told us not to play games with him, he'd play games with us. That engineer was a real dick."
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In our over psychological culture, psychological testing substitutes for this seasoned eye and prevents its development. Instead of looking, we test; instead of imaginative insight, we read write-ups; instead of interviews, inventories; instead of stories, scores. Psychology assumes it can get at character by probing motivations, reaction responses, choices, and projections. It uses concepts and numbers to access the soul, rather than relying on the anomalous eye of a practiced observer.
Hillman, James. The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life (Kindle Locations 844-847). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
It is the prime task of a truly modern mind to endure both the spiritual and the practical as the framework for her life.
Johnson, Robert A.. She: Understanding Feminine Psychology (p. 80). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition. __________________________________
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Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.
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Astonishing picture quality
This adapter cable ensures you can maintain an astonishing picture quality with four times the resolution of 1080p. The adapter is also backward compatible with lower resolution displays and video sources. With support for high-definition resolutions of 1080p and 720p, you can future-proof your existing setup for 4K video.
The adapter can be powered through the provided Micro-USB cable by connecting the cable from the adapter to a USB port on the user's laptop or to a USB port on the HDMI display. The user can then connect their laptop to either input on the adapter cable and share their presentations.
The DPMDPHD2HD is backed by a 2-year StarTech.com warranty and free lifetime technical support.
- Connect an HDMI, DisplayPort or Mini DisplayPort computer to an HDMI display or projector
- Replace multiple boardroom adapters with a single adapter that can support three video inputs
- Use in school rooms to allow different teachers and students to present from various types of laptops
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|Warranty Information
|2 Years
|Active or Passive Adapter
|Adapter Style
|Cable Adapters
|AV Input
|AV Output
|Wide Screen Supported
|Connector A
|1 - DisplayPort (20 pin) Male
|1 - Mini-DisplayPort (20 pin) Male
|1 - HDMI (19 pin) Male
|Connector B
|1 - HDMI (19 pin) Male
|Connector Type(s)
|1 - USB Micro-B (5 pin) Female
|Power Source
|Operating Temperature
|0°C to 60°C (32°F to 140°F)
|Storage Temperature
|-10°C to 80°C (14°F to 176°F)
|Physical Characteristics
|Cable Length
|6.6 ft [2 m]
|Product Height
|0.6 in [1.5 cm]
|Product Length
|6.6 ft [2 m]
|Product Width
|2.4 in [60 mm]
|Weight of Product
|7.9 oz [225 g]
|Packaging Information
|Package Height
|2.6 in [65 mm]
|Package Length
|8.7 in [22 cm]
|Package Quantity
|Package Width
|4.8 in [12.3 cm]
|Shipping (Package) Weight
|17 oz [483 g]
|What's in the Box
|Included in Package
|1 - 2m DP, mDP or HDMI to HDMI Converter Cable
|1 - 2m Micro USB cable
|1 - instruction manual
Short Micro-USB Cable - M/M - 15cm (6in)
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Before You Buy
You should only use video converters and extenders if it is absolutely necessary to do so. In many cases, most video converters and extenders are not necessary if you purchase the correct cable.
The following table lists the maximum length of cable for common video standards.
|Video standard
|Maximum length
|50 ft. (15.2m)
|50 ft. (15.2m)
|50 ft. (15.2m)
|200 ft. (71m)
Note: StarTech.com offers cables longer than what is listed above, including active cables, which typically include built-in active signal boosters that allow for longer cables. Active cables are specifically designed to exceed the suggested maximum lengths and are tested at the listed specifications (for example, the maximum listed resolution).
Video adapters
Video adapters passively adapt a cable from one connector type to another. Video adapters do not change the signal type, or change the video standard.
Examples of common applications for adapters include the following:
DVI-I to VGA
RCA to BNC
Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort
Couplers (female to female, or male to male)
Note: You can use a coupler to extend a cable for a short distance. However, each coupler that you use can introduce signal loss, which degrades the signal quality.
Video converters
Video converters actively process and change the signal type from one video standard and convert it to another standard. They are typically used to convert digital to analog and vice versa, but can be used to convert a digital signal to another digital video standard (for example, HDMI to DisplayPort).
Video converters work over short distances from the source to the destination: up to 15 feet or 3 meters.
Video extenders
Video extenders convert an input signal to a higher voltage for transmission over longer distances and then convert the input signal back to the original video standard. The input and the output signal will match on a video extender, as the same video standard is maintained end-to-end. If a cable is extended with adapters or converters, the signal quality degrades.
Note: For more information on using a video adapter or converter with a video extender, see the following FAQ: http://www.startech.com/faq/video_signal_converters_convert_then_extend.
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This is a passive video signal converter.
A passive video signal converter changes the type of connection that is being used but does not change the signal that passes through the converter. Because the video signal is not modified, passive converters tend to be smaller, simpler, and less expensive than active video signal converters. Examples of passive converters include DVI-I to VGA, HDMI to DVI, and DisplayPort to Mini-DisplayPort converters.
An active video signal converter modifies both the type of connection that is being used and the signal that passes through the converter. Because this type of conversion can be complex, active converters tend to be larger than passive video signal converters and sometimes require additional power. Examples of active converters include DVI-D to VGA, HDMI to DisplayPort, and VGA to HDMI converters.
For more information about passive and active DisplayPort video signal converters, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/faq/DisplayPort_Converter_DP_Multi_Mode.
For more information about which type of video signal converter you should use when you convert video signals with an MST hub, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/faq/mst_hubs_passive_vs_active_adapters.
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text: Photos: Celebrity sex scandalsJian.ca 10.16.2013Jian Ghomeshi says he was fired from CBC Radio on Sunday following disclosure of his private life that includes "rough sex".Jian.caHundreds of private, nude photos of A-listers like Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton were allegedly stolen from their iClouds and leaked online in late August. Lawrence's people confirmed the breach as a "flagrant violation of privacy." All told, one screen cap of the alleged list of stolen pics names over a hundred celebrities, including Lawrence, Kate Upton, Alison Brie, Avril Lavigne, Selena Gomez, Scarlett Johansson, Rhianna and Kim Kardashian. The list goes on and on, and with the exception of a mention of a pic of "Allison Brie and Dave Franco," it was entirely female. DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) / Canada.comRevenge porn kingpin Hunter Moore, 27, who has been dubbed by some media outlets as "the most hated man on the Internet," was arrested Thursday, Jan. 23,2014 at his home in Woodland. FBI agents also arrested Charles Evens, 25, of the Studio City area of Los Angeles. From 2010 to 2012, Moore ran a website called isanyoneup.com that posted nude and explicit photos, including some submitted to the site by former lovers and spouses without the permission of the people in them. Alongside the photos, Moore included the name and other details of the people depicted. The photos included an "American Idol" finalist, the daughter of a major Republican donor, and a woman in a wheelchair, according to a 2012 article on Moore in Rolling Stone magazine.pcmag.com / SubmittedFormer Teen Mom and aspiring porn star Farrah Abraham has signed a deal worth nearly $1 million for her raunchy sex video, according to TMZ.Astrid Stawiarz / Getty ImagesEmma Stone reportedly has a sex tape from before she was famous. No, this isn't a scene from it. According to RadarOnline, the X-rated footage was shot before the Easy A actress shot to fame. An insider confirmed, "Emma Stone has a sex tape and that's a fact." "She made it long before she started dating Andrew Garfield, and before she really became a household name. She was just young and probably thought nothing would ever come of it." So, where is said sex tape? Well, it looks like Stone didn't brush up Sex Tape Making: 101 before diving in, because according to RadarOnline, the starlet broke the number one sacred rule: always keep the tape. The source revealed that that the X-rated reel is not in her possession. "The tape remains in the hands of the person she made it with," the source said.Christopher Polk / Getty ImagesHulk Hogan: The 59-year-old former wrestler was reportedly caught on tape getting down and dirty in a one-minute video. Hulk's camp was quick to respond to the release of the sex tape clip, stating to TMZ: "This tape was made secretly without Hulk's knowledge or permission. We are going to do everything in our power to figure out who did it. Anyone displaying the tape will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law."Charles Sykes / APBritain's Prince Harry has been exposed after TMZ.com leaked a few naked shots of the royal redhead. This is one of the nude photos of Britain's Prince Harry have hit the web via TMZ.com.Screengrab / TMZ.comJohn Travolta denies that he was trying to cruise a male employee while aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in 2009 in his response to a lawsuit filed by cruise-ship attendant Fabian Zanzi. In his answer to Zanzi's suit, which was filed in June, the "Pulp Fiction" actor denies most of the claims against him, admitting only that he was aboard the MS Enchantment of the Seas on June 29 of that year. In several other instances, the actor's legal team claims insufficient knowledge to answer the allegations.ROBYN BECK / AFP/Getty ImagesKristin Stewart reportedly cheated on longtime beau, and Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, with director Rupert Sanders.Screengrab / GIMinka Kelly: The former Friday Night Lights beauty was caught in a sex tape scandal in Sept. 2013, according to TMZ.Getty Images / Getty ImagesPerez Hilton posted this side-by-side comparison of the real Carly Rae Jepsen, and the girl in her supposed sex tape. The singer took to Twitter to strike down the claims, saying "Crazy morning. Discovered that someone put up a sex tape claiming to be me. Ridiculous. Obviously not me."Screengrab / perezhilton.comFred Willard, who starred in such films as ``Best in Show'' and ``Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,'' was arrested in a Hollywood theater July 18, 2012, on suspicion of engaging in a lewd act, police said.Paulina Gretzky continues to set the Internet aflame with her sexy posted photos.Screengrab / InstagramAshton Kutcher was caught in a sex scandal in November 2011 after rumors of adultery began to swirl. He and then-wife Demi Moore called it quits.Handout / FilesAnnaLynne McCord accidentally sent a topless Twitpic to a fan on Jan. 9, 2012. She then recropped it and send a SFW version.Twitter / TwitterWholesome 'High School Musical' star Vanessa Hudgens is probably wishing she'd held onto a batch of nude photos that first surfaced in Sept 2007. Another leak from the same batch surfaced in August 2009, and the actress was again hit by another leak (featuring the most graphic shots to date) in March 2011, one week before her movie Sucker Punch opened.Getty Images / Getty ImagesMad Men star Christina Hendricks' phone was hacked on March 3, 2012 -- though not all the photos that surfaced were legit. "The topless image is fake and not an image of Christina," Hendricks' rep told E! News, though he did admit that the rest of the photos, which feature the actress' face rather, are real.screengrab / .Olivia Munn's rep denied reports that her phone was hacked on March 4, 2012. TMZ reports several of the racy shots floating around the web, including Munn posing in a black bra, bikini and a v-neck, are legit and have been previously posted on her blog or Twitter, but the faceless full-frontals are a body double. Olivia Munn addressed the situation by tweeting, "If you ever hacked my phone, these are the pictures you'd find" and linking to some cute baby and cat photos."screengrab / .Gossip Girl's Blake Lively has done a fantastic job of managing her public image, which was why it was so shocking when photos were released on the Internet on May 31, 2011, appearing to show a naked Lively posing in the mirror. However, Lively's reputation remains intact - although the naked lady in the photos are real, the woman is not Lively. Said the actress' rep in a statement: "The photos of Blake Lively which have just surfaced on various websites including Perez Hilton and Zap2it.com are 100 percent FAKE. Blake has never taken nude photos of herself." Still, there's quite the resemblance.Getty Images / Getty ImagesA cell phone photo of a very nude Chris Brown leaked on the web in March 2011. Brown explained the photo on KPWR's "Big Boy's Neighborhood" morning show, saying "It was an out the shower shot. It was like 'hey what's up?'" and added that the picture was "definitely sent to a girl."Getty Images / Getty ImagesTori Spelling's boobs accidently ended up on the web in Nov 2011 when husband Dean McDermott Tweeted what, at first blush, appeared to be an innocent photo of the couple's son, Liam.Twitter.com / Twitter.comOn Sept. 14, 2011, several nude photos that appear to be of Scarlett Johansson surfaced online. Read more here.Getty Images / .A sex tape reportedly featuring Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster was reportedly being shopped around in March 2011. TMZ reports the tape was stolen from the singer's car during a December 2009 break-in.Getty Images / Getty ImagesParis Hilton's ex-BFF, Kim Kardashian, is another pseudo-celebrity who went from a nobody to a sexy somebody super fast when her sex tape was "mysteriously" leaked to the public.Larry Busacca/Getty Images / .We thought we had seen all (and we mean all) of Kendra Wilkinson after the former Girls Next Door reality star's sex tape was "leaked" to XXX company Vivid Entertainment -- but In Jan 2100, just months after the release of her first video, more footage surfaced featuring some girl-on-girl action.Getty Images / Getty ImagesParis Hilton wasn't the first celebrity to be mortified by a leaked sex tape (Pamela Anderson beat her to it in 1998), but the under-three-minute clip that leaked online in 2003 featuring the then-19-year-old heiress and Rick Solomon frolicking in all their night vision glory was a pop culture game changer. Not only did nearly everyone with access to an Internet connection get a peek at the naughty clip (which was later released commercially under the surprisingly clever title 1 Night in Paris), it propelled a little-known heiress to worldwide stardom overnight. Suddenly, it was like the kinky floodgates opened and nude tapes and photos of famous folk (including Colin Farrell, Fred Durst, Vanessa Hudgens, Marcia Cross and Miley Cyrus) came pouring out of the woodwork. Also, Hilton's leak suspiciously coincided with the launch of her reality show, The Simple Life, and ushered in a new era of stars who became famous for no reason other than starring in a "leaked" sex tape (see: Kim Kardashian, Nicole Narain). Who needs to rely on talent when you've got homemade porn?Getty / GettyRumours of a sex tape featuring Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester hit the web in June 2009. The tape allegedly contains footage of the actress doing some kinky stuff with her feet. She claims the tape doesn't exist.Getty Images / Getty ImagesIn Dec 2010, hip hop star Nicki Minaj was rumoured to have a sex tape floating around.Getty Images / Getty ImagesColin Farrell was none-too-happy when a tape featuring him and his ex-girlfriend, Playboy model Nicole Narain, surfaced in 2005. He went to court to stop distribution of the DVD.Getty Images / Getty ImagesIn October 2006, Marcia Cross fought to recover nude photos of her that were accidentally thrown out in the trash and discovered by the owner of her garbage collection company.ABC / ABCDustin Diamond (aka Screech from Saved by the Bell) freaked us out when a 40-minute video that features him getting it on with two women surfaced.Getty Images / Getty ImagesThe Hills exes Lauren Conrad (second from the left) and Jason Wahler fought rumours of the existence of a sex tape. They claim the rumours were started by Hills villian Spencer Pratt.. / .Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst claims the three-minute video of him having sex with an anonymous groupie that was leaked to the Net was stolen from his laptop.Getty Images / Getty ImagesA tape featuring Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane (C) and his wife Rebecca Gayheart hanging around naked with former Miss Teen USA Kari Ann Peniche hit the web in August 2009. Said Dane's lawyer: "Although the participants are nude, the tape is not a 'sex tape.'New Line Cinema/Valentine's Day / New Line Cinema/Valentine's DayYou forgot about this one, didn't ya? In a short, 30-second clip leaked to the Internet, bad-girl rapper Eve is shown getting it on with a sex toy and her then-boyfriend, Stevie J.Getty Images / Getty ImagesProbably the most famous stolen celeb porn video of all time, a steamy and very dirty sex-capade was shot by the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee on their honeymoon in 1995. 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CINCINNATI (AP) – A traffic reporter at the Cincinnati CBS affiliate has gained national attention for his dramatic on-air parody of a Disney movie song.
WKRC's Bob Herzog changed "Let it Go," sung by Princess Elsa in the animated movie "Frozen," to "Just Don't Go" to reference the winter weather.
As images of cars skidding on ice and traffic conditions play, Herzog dramatically sings lines like: "I must share what dispatchers say, all the traction's gone. School's closed or at least they're on a delay."
A YouTube video of Friday's performance has a half-million views, and media outlets nationwide have written about it.
The parody is part of Herzog's "Dance Party Fridays."
He's changed Elton John's "Rocket Man" to "Traffic Man," Tom Petty's "Free Falling" to "Tree Falling" and Barry Manilow's "Copacabana" to "Drive Indiana."


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Samsung has confirmed to TechRadar that the Galaxy S3, its much-hyped successor to the S2, won't be appearing at MWC 2012.
The phone was fully expected to launch at the flagship event in Barcelona later this month, but Samsung has stated there will be a separate event to show off the new device:
"Samsung is looking forward to introducing and demonstrating exciting new mobile products at Mobile World Congress 2012.
"The successor to the Galaxy S2 smartphone will be unveiled at a separate Samsung-hosted event in the first half of the year, closer to commercial availability of the product.
"Samsung stays committed to providing the best possible mobile experiences for customers around the world."
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It's not good news for Android fans, as the Galaxy S3 was expected to pick up where the S2 left off but with a faster processor, larger screen and a wealth of next-gen content.
The fact Samsung is looking to launch the phone 'closer to commercial release' hints at either a delay in manufacturing the S3, or a strategic decision to rival the iPhone 5 which is rumoured to be launching in July.
Either way, it's a disappointment - and more petrifying is the thought of Samsung and Apple going head to head in the hype-wars later this year...


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Z bond
A bond on which interest accrues but is not currently paid to the investor but rather is added to the principal balance of the Z bond and becoming payable upon satisfaction of all prior bond classes.
Z Bond
A bond on which interest accrues but is not paid to the bondholder until maturity. That is, the interest is added back into the principal and further interest is calculated over the new, larger principal. A Z bond is also called an accrual bond. See also: Accretion, Balloon Mortgage.


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After escaping from the alien planet, Ripley crash-lands on a prison planet. While waiting to be picked up by her company, she discovers that she wasn't alone in her escape pod...
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover
Directed by David Fincher
Running Time - 1:55
Genre - Action/Adventure
Opened in Theaters - Friday, May 22nd, 1992 (28 years ago)
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Effects, Visual Effects
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Happy Tuesday!
Last weekend I decided to use my 20% off my entire purchase coupon for Ulta.
I was excited to use it because this 20% off coupon included prestige brands and I've really been wanting the Naked on the Run. I also had $11 off my purchase because of my points balance so I decided to use that on my purchase as well.
I have been wanting this brush forever! I finally decided to just do it. It's the Tarte Slenderizer, it's a contouring brush. I thought this would be helpful when I'm trying to contour my makeup.
Can we just take a moment and marvel in this brush's beauty?
Just a moment.
I love the angle of this brush and it's going to be perfect for my cheeks.
I also picked up some of NYX's Halloween lashes. I plan on using the ones on the left New Years Eve.
These two items are just repeats, I needed another liquid liner, and needed more concealer. I cannot break my habit of this concealer, I love it so much!
I seem to break out a lot, so I thought this NYX Wonder Pencil Concealer would be worth a try. Plus it was super cheap so I figured why not? I thought maybe a pencil would be more precise in covering up blemishes then a fluffy brush!
I travel a lot from home & my families house, and going different places so I'm giving this Smashbox travel brush set a try. It was on clearance for $8.97! I don't know what the brush on the right does, does anyone?!
And last, but certainly not least, is the Naked on the Run.
I'm justifying this $54 purchase because I know I'm on the road a lot and going different places and I love how this has neutral shadows in it, blushes, lip gloss, eye liner AND mascara. I literally will not need to bring anything but this palette. My fiance & I are heading to Philadelphia to celebrate New Years Eve tomorrow so I am going to test this palette out and will report back!
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I've got a mid 2011 MBA with Windows 7 running via Bootcamp. In Lion, i've enabled Filevault 2.
Normally, when I turn my laptop on, I first enter the filevault password before the laptop boots into OS X.
If I am trying to boot into Windows, I hold down alt/option, select the Windows partition and let the laptop boot. However, what seems to happen is, the filevault screen that normally shows when I first turn my laptop on shows, I enter the password and I seem to end up in OS X! I then need to restart, hold down alt/option and select the Windows partition again. This then gets me in.
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Brooklyn multi-media artist Anthony Hernandez created the "Esoteric" series of compositions after a period of studying sacred geometry. With a goal of bringing harmony, beauty and zen to the living space, Hernandez produced each composition with acrylic paint, gold, silver or rose gold leaf treatments and recycled materials. All paintings in the series are either on canvas or wooden board.
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Coronado Historic Site
Coronavirus Update 7/28/20
All Department of Cultural Affairs museums and historic sites, including this facility, are temporarily closed to the public as a public health precaution due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus). These closures are part of the larger effort by state government to minimize public exposure. Please continue to visit this website for updates and to explore online resources and collections.
Coronado Historic Site and the ruins of Kuaua Pueblo are loacted just minutes north of Albuquerque (off of I-25, Exit 242) in Bernalillo. In 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado—with 500 soldiers and 2,000 Indian allies from New Spain—entered the Rio Grande valley somewhere near this site. Coronado was searching for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Instead of treasure, he found a dozen villages inhabited by prosperous native farmers. These newly "discovered" people spoke Tiwa, and their ancestors had already been living in this area for thousands of years. Coronado called them: Los Indios de los Pueblos or Pueblo Indians. He and his men visited all twelve Tiwa villages during the course of the next two years because they survived on food and other supplies that they obtained from them. Without the assistance of the Tiwas (willing or unwilling), Coronado and his men very likely would have starved to death.
Kuaua was the northernmost of the twelve villages. Its name means "evergreen" in Tiwa. It was first settled around AD 1325 and was occupied by approximately 1,200 people when Coronado arrived. Conflict with Coronado and later Spanish explorers led to the abandonment of this site within a century of first contact. Today, the descendants of the people of Kuaua live in the surviving Tiwa-speaking villages of Taos, Picuris, Sandia, and Isleta.
When archeologists from the Museum of New Mexico excavated the ruins of Kuaua Pueblo during the 1930s, they discovered a square kiva in the south plaza of the community. This kiva, or ceremonial chamber, contained many layers of mural paintings. These murals represent some of the finest examples of Pre-Columbian art ever found in the United States. Painstaking efforts allowed for the recovery of the murals, and fourteen examples of the orginal art are on display in the Visitor's Center. The painted kiva was reconstructed and one of the mural layers was also recreated. The Visitor's Center was designed by noted architect John Gaw Meem. It contains prehistoric and historic Puebloan and Spanish Colonial artifacts on exhibit with several hands-on components.
Coronado Historic Site offers ramada-covered picnic tables with magnificent views of the Rio Grande and Sandia Mountains. Enjoy the history and beauty of northern New Mexico along with the many other attractions as you travel along El Camino Real National Historic Trail and/or Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byways.
Visiting Information
Hours and Days of Operation:
Open 8:30am - 5pm Wednesday through Monday. Closed Tuesdays.
Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Access to the Painted Kiva is by guided tour only. Tours are offered on the hour starting at 10:00AM. Last tour begins at 3:00PM.
Admission Prices:
- General Admission is $5.
- NM residents are admitted free of charge on the first Sunday of each month.
- Children 16 and under are always admitted free of charge.
- New Mexico Seniors with ID are admitted free of charge on Wednesdays.
- New Mexico foster parents and foster children are admitted free of charge.
- A combination ticket, good for admission to both Jémez and Coronado Historic Sites is available for $7.
Phone: 505-867-5351


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Camp foods need not be crap foods
We've recently returned from a camping trip and for once I don't need to detox from all the high-preservative foods we normally eat on a camping trip. Spoilage was always a concern in the past, so we'd pack hotdogs and heavily preserved sausages of various sorts along with peanut butter and eggs. We would come home and live on fresh salads for a week to clear all the heavy preservative-laden foods from our systems.
This time, we did things differently and now I can't imagine why we had never planned things out this way in the past. I suppose we simply did what we'd always done and what our parents had always done. Here are some delicious camp-friendly recipes that will be staples of our summer camping trips from now on:
1 can beans, any type (we used pintos) drained and rinsed
1 cup bread crumbs (seasoned simplifies things and adds flavour)
1 egg
1 small onion diced fine
1 carrot peeled and shredded
2 Tbsp olive oil
Mash the beans in a bowl and mix with all other ingredients. Refrigerate for one hour before forming patties. I formed 4 nice-sized patties from this mix. For camping, I sprayed foil and wrapped each burger in the foil. We cooked the bean burgers in the foil over the fire. When well-frozen, it took about 30 minutes over medium heat to cook to the desired outer crispiness. When thawed, about 15 minutes.
Fire Roasted Corn on the Cob
Having farm stands nearby our campground, we were able to pick up fresh corn on the cob to serve that night. The kids absolutely loved the fire-roasted corn and did not add butter or salt! Fire roasting doesn't boil out the flavour of the corn, it enhances it and you get that delicious smokey flavour from the fire!
Do not shuck the corn, but do remove the cornsilks, leaving the husks intact. Soak each cob in water for about 10 minutes. Thoroughly waterlog it. If some of the husk is missing or torn or doesn't cover the cob completely, use a bit of foil to wrap around the circumference of the cob. Roast over medium heat for about 20-30 minutes. The husks will be blackened on the outside, but the corn will be juicy and perfect inside. Some of the corn may darken, but it won't be much and it still tastes so good!
Campfire Banana Splits
This was a hit for everyone but one of my children. He did not like his bananas cooked.
Chocolate chips (or a chocolate bar)
mini marshmallows
(Optional: shredded coconut, nuts)
Peel a single strip down the center of the banana. Make a slice down the center of the banana. We found it easiest to scoop a bit of banana out of the center, instead of trying to shove all the filling into a narrow knife-slit. Fill the hollow with chocolate chips and mini marshmallows. Pull the peel back up and wrap the entire banana in foil. Place over fire for about 10 minutes. Open the foil and the banana and eat with a spoon. This was a lovely treat!
Foil-pack vegetables
You can do these so many different ways. In one pack we did:
quartered new potatoes
diced onions
diced peppers
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SHELTON (AP) >> Thousands of families took their Small Business Saturday to the wide open spaces, looking for the perfect holiday tree from southwestern Connecticut growers.
In annual family rituals, they came from as far away as New Jersey, New York, Ontario and Massachusetts, scouring hillsides and valleys, saws in hand. They brought kids, grandchildren, dogs, blankets, picnic supplies and memories stretching back 30 years or more, searching for perfection.
More experienced tree cutters carried plastic tarps to haul off their bounty. The less-informed brought dangerous hatchets and chain saws that were overruled by tree farm assistants and taken back to cars, unused.
Then there was Doug Reid of Darien, an annual visitor of recent years, who needed more than his left leg up in the air to provide leverage as he tried to saw down a hefty 10-foot fir tree at Jones Family Farms here. After an hour-long stroll through the 200 hillside acres of blue spruce, balsam firm, Douglas fir, Fraser fir, white fir and white pine, it was back to the very first tree that the kids fell in love with.
By this time, Caitlin, 13, was back shivering in the Suburban, underdressed as only a teenager can be. But Beau, the young Bernese Mountain dog, a 140-pound hit with fellow dog owners on the farm, presided over a tree-cutting party attended by John, 11, Brigitte, 10, Charlotte, 8 and Elizabeth, 5.
Sawing down the hefty tree was torturous until his wife Linda's younger sister, Denise Cleary, an NFL advertising executive from Long Island, found and fetched a sharper saw from the supplies around the farm.
Plus, Denise's merchant mariner fiance, Chris McIntyre, was on the scene to provide added muscle and some real blood when his cheek got scratched in the fray.
Indeed the extended family tradition goes back 38 years ago, when McIntyre's mother, Rosemary, made the trip from North Massapequa, on Long Island, to Jones Farms. "My husband's family is from Connecticut," Rosemary recalled when her clan encountered the Reid family, as almost planned, along the farm road. "It was very different years ago, it was very quaint, quiet. We used to tailgate. We really can't do that anymore."
Farmer Terry Jones was taking time out from mulching strawberries for next June to watch the seasonal parade of SUVs, pickups, even compact cars filled to overflowing with seasonal greenery, coming down from the upper hill.
He said about three quarters of visitors choose to cut their own at the sixth-generation eponymous farm: all trees $63 plus a free ornament and directions for care ("Water the tree daily.") One third pay up to $15 a foot for pre-cut trees down by the old barn. "A lot of people really want to get out there in the woods," said Jones, adding that the trees had a good year because of the mulch that keeps their roots moist.
There are about 400 members of the Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association throughout the state, whose late-year income -- and 6.35 percent sales taxes -- is a boon for state farmers and the sputtering state budget.
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Scott Edwards, whose family charges about the same price for cut-your-own at their Maple Row Tree Farm on Easton's North Park Avenue, said a lot of people bring chairs, food, drinks and enjoy the kind of tailgate festivities that certain NFL teams -- hello New York Jets -- may be unworthy of.
"It's starting to become a big thing," Edwards said in a phone interview Saturday night. "People come and stay for half a day." Maple Row is smaller than Jones, so buyers don't have to drag their finds to employees to tie the trees up and get them on top of cars.
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Both Edwards and Terry Jones recommend bringing measuring tapes or measuring sticks.
Back up the hill at Jones Farms, Reid, a 44-year-old hedge fund executive, was still dealing slowly with cutting down the tree. The sunglasses and Yankees hat were long gone. The garden gloves came in handy. "My leg's going," he pointed out to the kids as it hung in the air, shaking dramatically. Linda, a 44-year-old doctor wrangling Beau the Bernese, wanted to make sure he was cutting down low on the trunk.
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He bent his arms, trading licks with McIntyre until the inevitable was near.
"I'm coming down with this tree," he said. The tree eventually fell with more of a soft roll than a crash, but the nightmare was continuing because they were in the middle of a faraway field with not enough manpower to move it. Eventually a Jones Farms associate rode to the rescue with a tarp and some muscle. The Reids were heading back to Darien with a huge, beautiful, aromatic tree, for which they hopefully won't have to raise the roof.


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The Central Connecticut women's basketball team will open Northeast Conference play on Saturday against Robert Morris. The Blue Devils (6-4) and Colonials are scheduled for a 1 p.m. tip-off at Detrick Gym.
Here are some notes on the Blue Devils heading into Saturday's contest:
Today • The Blue Devils (6-4) welcome the Colonials of Robert Morris (4-7) to Detrick Gymnasium on the opening day of Northeast Conference play. The Blue Devils have the second best record in the NEC heading into conference play and are one of the two NEC squads with a winning record in non-conference action. Robert Morris was selected first in the NEC preseason poll and is currently fifth in the league in non-conference winning percentage.
Up Next • The Blue Devils will host Saint Francis U on Monday night (1/6) before traveling to Wagner and LIU Brooklyn next weekend.
Series History • Robert Morris holds a 16-12 advantage in the all-time series between these programs, but CCSU won the last meeting, 69-60, on March 2, 2013. Under head coach Beryl Piper the Blue Devils are 2-3 against the Colonials at Detrick Gym.
Buzzer-Beater • Sophomore Nicole Ferguson hit the game-winner at the buzzer against CAA member Hofstra on Monday (12/30). The long two pointer was Ferguson's only basket of the game, but it delivered a 64-62 victory for the Blue Devils over the visiting Pride. Junior Kaley Watras helped get the Blue Devils back into the game with 22 points, including eight over the final five minutes of the first half.
Non-Conference Success • The Blue Devils won their sixth non-conference game of the season last Monday (12/30). It is the fourth straight year the Blue Devils have won six or more non-conference games. CCSU's .600 winning percentage is the second best non-conference mark under head coach Beryl Piper. The only time the Blue Devils were better in the non-conference slate was in 2010-11 when the team went 7-3 (.700). The Blue Devils were also 4-0 at home in non-conference, the third time under Piper that CCSU has had a perfect record at home heading into NEC play.
Late Win Over Hofstra • The Blue Devils dropped the Hofstra Pride with a late jumper by Nicole Ferguson at the buzzer. It was Ferguson's only basket of the game. Juniors Kaley Watras (eight points) and Johnna Fisher (six points) teamed up to score 14 of CCSU's 16 points over the final five minutes of the first half to pull the Blue Devils back into the game. Watras finished with a game-high 22 points.
What Matters Now • The New Year brings conference games and the hunt for the NEC Tournament. The top eight teams based on regular season winning percentage in NEC contests will earn a spot in the NEC Tournament, which will be played on March 9, 12 and 16.
Quiet December • The Blue Devils played just four games in December. It is the fewest the program has played in the year's final month since the December 1988. The Blue Devils played four games in the 12th month in three season 2013-14, 1988-89 and 1987-88.
45% = Wins • The Blue Devils are 5-0 this season when shooting 45% or better from the field.
Great at Home • CCSU starts the 2013-14 home campaign at 4-0, a familiar spot for the Blue Devils who were 11-3 at home last season, including 8-1 in NEC home games. This is nothing new for CCSU who is 33-11 at home over the last three plus seasons. Under head coach Beryl Piper the Blue Devils are 5-2 in home openers, with four straight home opener victories.


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I had the unusual opportunity of attending Cal Performances at Zellerbach Hall on the University of California Berkeley campus. The evening was comprised of works by three choreographers, Alejandro Cerrudo "Little mortal jump" (West Coast premiere), Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar "Too Beaucoup" (Bay Area premiere) and Alonzo King "Azimuth" (world premiere) performed by the two companies in concert, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (35 years old) and San Francisco's Alonzo King LINES Ballet (30 years old).
I live in Chicago and generally see Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park. An extended stay in the Bay Area made it possible for me to enjoy this special event. My husband and I chose to begin the evening with dinner at Café Zellerbach. I made reservations for a table, which made our dining experience very pleasant. Without reservations, other patrons were unhappy about not having a table, though ordering food was no problem. We thought the food was very good.
In a sense, this evening was "the battle of the choreographers". What I mean is the dancers are so skilled, so technically perfect in form, ensemble, timing and every aspect of their movement was so spectacular that the works were distinguished more by the choreography. Each choreographer is interested in moving dance into new territory.
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and San Francisco–based Alonzo King LINES Ballet are performing together in four notable American dance venues this spring. These first-time joint presentations include the debut of "Azimuth" by LINES Ballet's founder and director, award-winning choreographer Alonzo King, the centerpiece of the evening's performance.
Led by artistic director Glenn Egerton, the Cal Performances evening began with the West Coast debut of HSDC's resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo's "Little mortal jump", a work created in 2012. This work was charming, continually changing and was the only work that had any scenery. The dancers move in relationship to huge objects that are at times frames and at other times, obstructions. Cerrudo says he aims to transport his audience so that he can "make them forget what they did today, and what they will do tomorrow". Along with the varied music by Beirut, Andrew Bird, Alexandre Desplat, Philip Glass, Hans Otte, and Max Richter, this piece carried me away. The last scene, set to the music of Philip Glass was my favorite part, it was so beautiful. Lighting Design was by Michael Korsch, Set Design by Alejandro Cerrudo and Costume Design by Ranimira Ivanova were perfect support to the ten "perfect" dancers. Cerrudo, who comes from Madrid, is Hubbard Street Dance's first and current Resident Choreographer, a title that was created specifically for him in 2009.
The centerpiece of the evening's performance was "AZIMUTH" by Alonzo King which features 28 world-renowned dancers: all 12 members of LINES Ballet and 16 from Hubbard Street's ensemble of 18. Lighting designs are by Axel Morgenthaler, set designs by Jim Doyle, costumes by Robert Rosenwasser and original music is by composer/musican Ben Juodvalkis.
The dance was divided into nine segments, beginning with the "Ensemble" that included the 28 dancers of the Hubbard Street Dance Chicago & Alonzo King LINES Ballet and continued through eight additional and beautiful segments. An azimuth is one of three coordinates identifying a point on a sphere, relative to its center. It is crucial to the navigation of space. In this dance the dancer is both navigator and heavenly body. King's choreography celebrates the merging of diverse aesthetics, rather than the inherent contrasts between the two companies. It is spiritual and captivating. I don't often see the LINES Ballet and was very impressed by the range of size and look of the dancers. All were amazingly and evenly skilled and I believe these differences added depth and richness to the performance.
The evening's program concluded with "Too Beaucoup", choreographed in 2011 by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar and this was the West Coast Premiere. Music was by Ori Lichtik, sound track design by by Ori Lichtik, Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, Costume Design by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar with remarkable lighting by Avi Yona Bueno.
Hubbard Street is the only American dance company to present Behar and Eyal's work premiering it in 2011 as part of its first program devoted to contemporary Israeli choreography. This piece is unique in my experience and worked very well as it combines the costumes (unisex, flesh-colored costumes, severe wigs and white contact lenses), a beat-driven soundtrack that includes Gang of Four, Vicious Pink, Depeche Mode, Ivan Pavlov (CoH), Leonard Cohen, Cole Parter, Vice, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, and Oren Barzilay. As the piece begins, it is cold and mechanical and gradually moves into wildly expressive and personal interaction.
If this performance comes to a venue near you, see it.
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In addition, the New Work is a commission by the Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park, in celebration of its 10th anniversary next year. Hubbard Street — one of the Chicago venue's founding local organizations — welcomes LINES Ballet to its Spring Series and the World Premiere of the companies' Shared Program: Hubbard Street presents Little mortal jump (2012) by Resident Choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo; LINES Ballet presents the Chicago Premiere of Alonzo King's Rasa(2007), to an original score by tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain; and both companies present the New Work. The New Work receives its World Premiere at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, as part of Hubbard Street's Cal Performances engagement.
This unique collaboration, billed Hubbard Street + LINES Ballet, is the sole dance and Chicago–based recipient of a 2011 Joyce Award from The Joyce Foundation. The accompanying $50,000 grant has generously supported the collaboration in-process, as did a three-week residency at the University of California, Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts, and an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The collaboration was previewed at the 2012 Laguna Dance Festival, and has received crucial funding for its tour from the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project.


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Today is the start of the Columbus Arts Festival! It run through the weekend, 11am until 1030pm on Friday and Saturday, then 11am until 5pm on Sunday. There will be live music, food, and so many artists, including myself! I'll be in booth number 122, at the end of Rich St.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Columbus Arts Festival!
Today is the start of the Columbus Arts Festival! It run through the weekend, 11am until 1030pm on Friday and Saturday, then 11am until 5pm on Sunday. There will be live music, food, and so many artists, including myself! I'll be in booth number 122, at the end of Rich St.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Framed Triptych
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Monday, April 22, 2013
New Triptych Painting
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Saturday, April 13, 2013
CCAD Art Sale!
First off I would like to thank everyone who came out to the CCAD sale today. It was great to see a bunch of old friends again and it is always inspiring to see all of the amazing work coming out of that school.
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Back in Ohio!
Made it back safe and sound to Ohio! Now its time to get back to work and start painting up a storm again. Heres a little guy from the road.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Simple Blue-Green Sky
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
A little guy from Joshua Tree
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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Joshua Tree California!
This wonderful place has definitely helped me start painting a lot again. I'm hoping the folks back East will appreciate them too, with all my art festivals being out there.
I have been working on two other projects as well, a commission for my friend and wildly talented singer Micah, check out his music here; http://www.myspace.com/micah-music. Also a greeting card for a rochester veterinary hospital, they send birthday cards to all their regular patients. So there's lots to keep busy with here on the road!
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Greetings from Southern Arizona!
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Monday, July 2, 2012
Nazareth Piece
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Nazareth Art Opening!
Had a blast today setting up my mosaic piece for the show at Nazareth College. It has over 60 pieces total, all of them different kinds. Some framed, some unframed, some of my more traditional landscapes mixed in with the newer text pieces, something for everyone! I don't want to give away too much of the final piece until after the opening, so here is one shot right at the beginning of set up.
Here is a little close up of one of my more favorite sections after I had it almost finished. This trio is definitely one piece that stands out from the group. The bright orange pieces stay towards the center of the mosaic and make it look like a vague sun setting over a thin strip of land. I will have more pictures after the opening! If you want to see it finished though, all of the info is on the poster. Friday from 5 to 7! Hope to see some familiar faces! Weeee
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Easton Art Affair!
This friday is the start of the Easton Art Affair! I will be showing my work along with about 100 other artists all weekend long. If you are in the Columbus area this weekend be sure to stop by, say hello, and check out all the cool stuff!
Here is a little teaser of some new stuff that will be up at the show!
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Sunday, May 27, 2012
New Text Pieces
I recently had a commission for a whole bunch of the mini text pieces, here are two of my favorites.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Happy Mothers Day!
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
There's Always Hope!
Whenever you're down and out, don't forget to cherish the little happy moments that happen every day:)
These little word or inspiration pieces have been a very welcome change of pace lately. I have been lucky enough to have several commissions and a gallery interested in them. I will put up some pictures soon of some of the new ones. My favorite so far has to be one that says "Have Fun Every Day." Weee
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Monday, April 30, 2012
OSU EcoCar Project!
I cant believe March was the last time I posted, it's not for lack of work though. Here is one piece I had a particularly fun time making the past month or so.
I was lucky enough to be chosen, along with about eight other local artists, to partner up with the OSU Eco Car Program (check out some more info about them here) and 83 Gallery here in columbus to make a pretty unique piece. The long and short of it is we took old junk yard car hoods, and turned them into art! This is what the hood looked like after I got it and cleaned it off. I kind of wish I had a picture of it when it was all covered in rust and dirt, but I was too eager to start working to think of it.
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Friday, March 23, 2012
New Stuff
So ive been wanting to do something different lately, but not too different. So I came up with these ideas of words written in the sky of the landscapes I paint. Here are a couple of the first ones!
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
New Stuff on Etsy
The past few days I have been working on getting my Etsy site back up and full of new stuff, here is one of my new paintings, the most recent to go up.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Two new pieces on Etsy.
Just recently finished up two more mini landscapes. This first one is from a picture I took driving down to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. I think the landscape surrounding route 71, in between Columbus and Cincinnati, is always amazing. The farm land is so flat and you can see for miles.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
New Landscape Painting
I have finally had a few days without too much work and Ive been able to crank out a whole bunch of new paintings. I still find myself making things less and less realistic, and things have been leaning almost towards a more illustrated look. Maybe all those years of illustration classes at CCAD are finally showing through in my work. This is the biggest new piece..
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