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Today, Sam Sykes unveiled his cover for his fourth novel, and first with Orbit Books, The City Stained Red. Orbit Art Director Lauren Panepinto did the cover herself, using voodoo. Personally, I adore the type setting, although I was more a fan of the background from an earlier version that was circulated. Either way this… Read more »
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Duck and Covers: Looks So Nice We Did It Twice
Jo Fletcher Books, recently purchased as part of Quercus by Hodder & Stoughton, has a thing for skylines and duo-chromatic color schemes. Clearly. I particularly like City of Stairs where the cityscape looks pixelated like a 1980s video game down to the little sprite person. This is probably a UK thing, as it seems more… Read more »
Duck and Covers: I Can't Get Behind This
W.C. Bauers' debut novel, Unbreakable, is set to release in January of 2015. Today, Tor Books released the cover by Stephan Martiniere with a not-so-pithy quote from David Weber. I don't mean to belittle the quote, but c'mon D-Web, you can do better than that! The cover though, which I quite like, seems awful familiar… Read more »
Duck and Covers: Garth Nix Gets an Australian Overhaul
There's nothing I enjoy more these days seeing an artist get an opportunity to put a stamp on an intellectual property. Jeffrey Alan Love had the chance with Simon Ings' novels, Sam Weber recently took on Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn, and now Sebastian Ciaffaglione has been given the Australian editions of Garth Nix's Abhorsen series. Very much in… Read more »
Duck and Covers: The Foreign Edition
Any discussion on covers of non-US/UK editions seems to begin with Marc Simonetti. French based, he works on covers around the world, including the US and UK. Above is the cover to Assassin's Quest for Leya Brazil. One of the things I love most above Simonetti is his interest in full paintings that cover the entire… Read more »
Duck and Covers: Literary Agencies as Publishers?
[cp_dropcaps]I[/cp_dropcaps] love the business of publishing. It's like a game of blackjack where you've got a card sharp on one end and a drunk-off-his-ass college kid on the other. The card sharp plays the game by the book. He stands on 15 when he's supposed to, recognizing the odds generally favor a player who doesn't… Read more »
Duck and Covers: Are you not entertained?!
I wish Raymond Swanland did more cover work. No one captures motion like he does. Admittedly, his style is so unique as to be almost one-note, but I love it nevertheless. Here he is with a new novel from K.V. Johansen and Pyr. I feel like Swanland really should be illustrating X-Men when I see… Read more »
The Farseer Trilogy gets Simonized.
[cp_dropcaps]W[/cp_dropcaps]ith one of the most distinct styles in genre cover illustration today, French artist Marc Simonetti has painted the Brazilian covers for Robin Hobb's famous Assassin's Apprentice and Royal Assassin, the first two novels in the Farseer Trilogy. Unlike the original covers from the U.S. editions, Simonetti is doing a much better job of capturing… Read more »
Smugglivus and Women Illustrators
Ana and Thea of the Book Smugglers invited me to their site today to talk about whatever I felt like talking about. Every year at this time they host Smugglivus, inviting authors and bloggers to talk about what they loved in 2013 and what they're looking forward to in the new year. For the second… Read more »
Duck and Covers: Simon Ings Gets a Facelift
The image above is a slice from the Gollancz re-issue of Simon Ings' 1999 Headlong, originally published by HarperCollins. The art from Jeffery Alan Love (website) is absolutely haunting. Known for his work in outlets like the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, and other major editorial publications, Love hasn't done a ton of cover work,… Read more »


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1. Tokyo Park
Date: 10/01/98
Note: This project was the result of the SANAA masterclass at the Berlage Institute, the Netherlands
Tokyo commuter park, a park of movement.
In a city as chaotic as Tokyo, where one is always in transit, where movement is a constant, it is impossible to imagine a traditional park.
With – on average – a three hour daily commute, a Tokyo resident spends a substantial amount of time on the move. This time is lost, although efficient as they are, it is used for sleeping, eating, relaxing, reading and listening to music. This time is spend together, physically, but mentally one is alone.
It is during this time that we want people to enjoy the park. We'll beat the Walkman*
The park will come to you by surprise and take you away from the city, from the overkill of information, the visual input, the noise, the smell, and so on. It will create a break, making you realize for a moment where you are; just long enough to make you wonder. You glance at your fellow travelers and smile. They shared the same feeling…
It will happen to you on your way home, your way to the cinema or to your girlfriend. While moving by car, train, subway or foot, you unexpectedly enter this zone. You first notice something is missing and then you feel relieved, decompressed. The world is clear again. Free of unnecessary input. The only things left are the basics.
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During September 2013 HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will be writing to employers who have missed one or more of the deadlines for reporting their PAYE information in real time.
Most employers should have started to report their PAYE information in this new way from their first payday after 6 April 2013.
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Last month, Weis notified Chief U.S. District Judge James F. Holderman of the change in strategy.
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Last week I was lucky enough to go to Millennium's Southern Comfort Dinner with a great group of friends. The staff were dressed up as yokels and the food was fantastic, and it was a great way to (prematurely) start the holiday weekend off right.
We kicked off the meal with some appetizers and drinks:
Corn bread, rye bread, some other bread I can't remember
Nachos (complete with 'cheese' sauce, beans, jalepenos, soy chorizo, and guac) and fried green tomatoes
Then tucked into some iceberg "wedgie" salads with 1000 Island dressing and tofu "deviled egg":
Then the entrees. There were four to choose from, and I got pictures of mine and JP's:
"Oyster" dog on french roll with homemade tartar sauce, onions, and breaded and fried maiitake mushrooms, with sides of bourbon black eyed peas, slaw, and steamed veggies
"Shake & Bake"d seitan over white rice with some kind of yummy sauce, same sides
Everything up to this point was FABULOUS. Food shared with friends is always fab but the SoCo meal was just the right amount of greasy and delicious and it was so much fun.
Dessert, however, was a little disappointing:
Spelt "muffcake" with (almost) all the fixins'
Perhaps it was because my expectations were high after hearing about last year's do-it-yourself brownie sundae bar, but the do-it-yourself "muffcake" (ie: muffin) sundae bar just wasn't doing it for me. The scoop of homemade cherry ice cream was AWESOME, toppings were YUM (julep hot chocolate sauce, chipotle strawberries, etc), but they were already running low on several (the crushed oreos and the whipped cream) by the time we got to dessert (and our reservation was quite early in the evening!). The most disappointing aspect was the muffcake itself. There were three choices of flavor (strawberry, chocolate, spelt with cream cheese frosting), and the general consensus was that the muffcakes were very dense and not very flavorful. I love muffins, but they are breakfast or snack food; if I go to Millennium, I expect to be blown away, and I have been in the past, but this dessert wasn't quite up to their normal standards. I think they were experimenting with a new idea, and hopefully next year it will be better.
However, the rest of the meal definitely lived up to or exceeded my expectations, and I encourage everyone living in or visiting the Bay Area to go to Millennium at least once! I will commence my Millennium stalkery again in the fall, as the pumpkin tiramisu with gingerbread ice cream I had last time we went made me moan in a manner most unsuitable for a fancy restaurant. Whatever, I bet it happens all the time there.


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Zesty Grilled Pork Chops
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Grill: 6 Minutes
- 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 medium-size yellow squash, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 2 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 6 (1 1/4-inch-thick) bone-in pork chops
- 1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl.
- 2. Toss squash and zucchini with 1 Tbsp. oil in a large bowl; sprinkle vegetables with 1 tsp. Creole mixture.
- 3. Stir remaining 1 Tbsp. oil into remaining Creole mixture. Rub evenly on pork chops.
- 4. Grill vegetables and pork chops over high heat (400° to 500°) 3 minutes on each side or until pork is done.
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Is There an Election Cycle? A Comparative Study of National Accounts
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Fee Assistance
Our aim
University College School is a leading London day school that combines the highest standards of academic achievement and pastoral care with outstanding facilities for all-round education with a distinctive liberal ethos. From its beginning, the School has had at its core a commitment to access: from its foundation in 1830 with a pledge that religion should be no bar to entry. In the 21st century, we add a further commitment – that the education we provide will not be restricted solely to those who can afford it.
What fee assistance is available?
Funds are available for families new to the School to assist with payment of fees and to provide assistance with those extracurricular activities that have a direct bearing on a pupil's education. Assistance is available to pupils entering the Senior School. Occasionally, in the event of severe hardship caused by unforeseeable changes in family circumstance, fee assistance may be available for pupils who are already in the School.
Applying for assistance if you are new to the School
Parents who wish to be considered for fee assistance should indicate this on the registration form. The second stage of the application process requires detailed information about the family's financial circumstances. We will send you a Financial Disclosure Form to return to us. It will be treated in complete confidence.
Applying for assistance if your son or daughter is already in the School
If you experience any difficulties paying the fees, please raise the matter with the Finance Bursar. A limited amount of fee assistance may be available for families experiencing genuine and unpredictable hardship.
Other assistance
Additional support is available for extracurricular activities that benefit a pupil's education. Fee Assistance is unlikely to be offered for purely social activities, but, it can enable pupils to take advantage of opportunities such as music tours and fieldwork. For example, a pupil in receipt of 50% fee remission would contribute half of the cost of any such trip and UCS would cover the remaining expenses. If you wish to apply for fee assistance for an academic trip, please discuss the matter with the Headmaster.
The allocation of fee assistance
Fee assistance is only offered to candidates who have satisfied our entrance requirements - both in academic examination and at interview. We cannot guarantee to meet every request for fee assistance that is made. Where necessary, the allocation of fee assistance funding will take into account all aspects of a candidate's application to UCS.
Review of fee assistance
UCS reviews the level of fee assistance annually to direct funds towards the areas of greatest need. The broad criteria employed in the initial award of fee assistance will apply for the purposes of review. Changes in family circumstances will often result in a change to the amount of assistance that can be provided.
Further Information about fee assistance at UCS
If you would like to know more about fee assistance at UCS, you should attend one of the School's Open evenings (dates and times can be found on our website or by enquiry to the Admissions Secretary on 020 7433 2117). It is also possible to arrange a private meeting with the Headmaster or with the Finance Bursar, if you have more specific or personal questions that you would like to ask.
Academic Awards
Our policy
Our aim is always to target fee assistance towards those candidates and those families who would not otherwise be able to take advantage of a UCS education. So, UCS does not offer fee assistance simply on the grounds of recognised academic ability. We do not offer traditional academic scholarships.
However, we are keen to recognise the ability and achievement of the candidates who sit our admissions tests. UCS is proud to offer prizes to those candidates whose performance is exemplary. These prizes take the form of generous book tokens, with book plates inscribed to commemorate the candidate's achievement. The books will be presented at a private occasion for the pupil and his/her family, when he/she joins the school.
Music Awards
Music at UCS
UCS has a proud musical tradition. We believe that music, of all kinds, makes a unique contribution to the life of the school, and to the educational experience of our students (whether they are themselves musicians, or not).
We run choirs, a symphony orchestra, a chamber orchestra, wind, string and brass ensembles, a barber shop group, jazz ensembles, a salsa band, rock groups and much more. We are keen to encourage participation from pupils of every age and every standard, whether or not they learn their instrument at school.
The approach that we take to music at UCS is lively and inclusive, and encourages students to achieve the very highest standards in musical understanding and performance.
We are keen that the opportunity for a UCS musical education should be open to as many musically talented children as possible, regardless of their background.
It is for this reason that we offer Entrance Awards in Music.
These awards are available by competitive audition to boys and girls who wish to enter UCS Senior School at Year 7 (11+), Year 9 (13+) or Year 12 (16+), and to all existing UCS students in these age-groups who wish to be considered. Please visit our Music section to learn more about our Music Department.
What is a Music Award?
A Standard Music Award at UCS will entitle the holder to a reduction in the annual school tuition fee of between 10% and 25%. The precise value will depend upon the standard of applicants and, therefore, the competition in any one year.
In addition to this, parents of applicants may ask to be considered for a Supplementary Music Award. This will involve a test of parental means. A Supplementary Award may raise the value of a Music Award as high as 100% of the annual tuition fee. The difference in value between a Standard Award and a Supplementary Award will depend upon the financial need of the family concerned, as determined through a UCS means test.
All Music Awards at UCS (whether Standard or Supplementary) entitle the holder to free instrumental tuition at school on an instrument (including voice) of the candidate's choice.
Standard Music Awards remain in place throughout a student's time at UCS Senior School. The means-tested element of a Supplementary Award is subject to annual review (in common with all other means-tested fee assistance at UCS) in order to take account of any changes in family circumstances that have taken place since the award was granted.
How are Music Awards given?
Music Awards involve competitive auditions. Applicants will be required to play two contrasting pieces of their own choice on a main instrument or voice. Competition is often quite strong. We expect a minimum of Grade V at 11+, Grade VI at age 12-13 years, and Grade VIII at 16+. The age of younger candidates will be taken into consideration. There will be ear tests, sight reading and an interview. Demonstration of ability on a second instrument, or as a singer, will be welcomed.
The auditions are conducted by the UCS Music Department with the presence and advice of an external assessor to ensure complete fairness.
The final decisions are dependent not only upon candidates' musicality, but also upon a judgement of the contribution that they will be able and willing to make to the musical life of the school.
Are there any other conditions for Music Awards?
Music Awards will only be made to candidates who have, separately, satisfied the Headmaster of their academic and personal suitability for a UCS education, judged by the school's standard admissions procedures.
The holders of Music Awards are required to play a full part in the musical life of the school throughout their years at UCS. Failure to do so could lead to the withdrawal of the Award.
The application process and the timing of auditions
Applications are welcomed from students seeking entry to UCS through the standard procedures for admission in Year 7, Year 9 or Year 12. Details of these admissions procedures can be found in the Music section on our website or from the UCS Admissions Secretary.
Applications are equally welcome from students currently in Year 6 at the UCS Junior Branch or in Years 8 or 11 at the Senior School.
In order to apply for a Music Award, an Application Form must be completed. These may be obtained from the Music Administrator. It is simple to indicate on the Application Form that you would like to be considered for a Supplementary Award. In this case, further Financial Disclosure Forms will be forwarded to you. These are treated in complete confidence by the UCS Bursary Department.
Candidates currently in Year 11, applying for an Award in Year 12 should expect to complete the Application Form before November of Year 11. Auditions will be held later in that month.
Candidates currently in Years 6 or 8, applying for Awards in Years 7 or 9 should expect to complete the Application Form in January. Auditions will normally be held in early February.
Music Award Information Evening
The UCS Music Department holds an Information Evening every Autumn where families and candidates can find out more about music at UCS, and can pick up further information and advice about applying for Music Awards. Details can be found on the Music section of this website or on 020 7433 2315.


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Love Homestuck as much as I do? Here, have an art giveaway!
I've always wanted to do one of these, but I was never sure if anyone would be interested! So, here's to finding out!
There's no real reason I'm doing this, it's just for fun!
"So, what will I get if I win?"
Easy! If you win, you will recieve:
- A talksprite set for your fankid/troll/character! (They will be animated, I was just too lazy to animate mine!)
- A more detailed drawing of any god tier you want, including fan characters, or just you in general!
- A regularly clothed and dreamer set of small charcater sprites!
- A picture of your OTP, be it canon characters or your own/your friend's characters!
I'll need references for them, of course, but all that stuff's yours if you've got the luck it takes to win. ::::)
"There's prolly rules, amirite?"
You betcha! They're pretty simple, though. Lemme elaborate:
- You don't have to be following me! It'd be nice, but I'm not gonna force you.
- Only reblogs count! Like it if ya want, but I'm doing this strictly on reblogs.
- Reblog as many times as you like, but be considerate of your followers!
- Please have your inbox open! I'll need some way of contacting you when you've won, naturally.
This giveaway will end on November 16th. AKA, my 20th birthday!
Until then, have fun, and good luck! The winner will be chosen via random number generator, so I hope you've got luck on your side!
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Well I can't say that I'm totally surprised. It's official: Gwyneth Paltrow is People magazine's 2013 World's Most Beautiful Woman. Other big names on the magazine's list? Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, Beyonce, and good ol' Kristen Stewart.
My first reaction? An eye roll. I mean seriously, we all hear about how freakin' awesome the Iron Man 3 star is every day. It's easy to hold a little grudge against an actress who literally seems to have it all. She's married to Coldplay hunk Chris Martin, she has her own Goop empire, and she has two perfect children with freakishly adorable yet perfect names -- Apple and Moses -- to boot.
The more I think about it, though, the more I'm convinced she deserves the honor. Gwyneth is beautiful -- and not just because of what's on the outside. Yeah, we mock her "perfect" life, but the woman has her ducks in a row. Gwyneth exhibits that beauty isn't just skin deep, it's on the inside too.
I look at Gwyneth Paltrow and I see someone who has found balance in her life and I envy that. She knows what's important to her and makes those things a priority without stressing herself out. Sure, she's a great actress, but what makes her really beautiful in my eyes and worthy of this title is the fact that she just exudes inner peace. Even if she does keep her kids on a "low-carb diet" (which she refutes in the Most Beautiful issue, saying they have LOADS of pasta in her home).
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But really, think about it. Gwyneth is known EVERYWHERE for her healthy lifestyle. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've heard about her affinity for protein smoothies, two-hour daily workouts, and need for a solid sleep cycle. In my eyes, the woman is beautiful because she's true to herself. Sure, slapping on a whole slew of makeup and slipping into a little black dress can make a woman appear beautiful (she does that well, too), but being beautiful is so much more than that. It's finding that inner peace.
Congrats Gwnny. Now, if you wanna celebrate with protein smoothies at Jamba Juice, you know how to find me. Except let's be real, I know there's too much sugar in those.
Do you think People made the right choice by selecting Gwyneth Paltrow as their Most Beautiful Woman?
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Kristen Stewart made that list? Eww. There is nothing beautiful about her--inside or out.
I don't find Gwenyth particularly attractive. She certainly would not have topped my list.
While Gwyneth Paltrow is beautiful, I can think of plenty of famous to moderately famous women who are more beautiful. Shrugs.
I don't find her particularly attractive but I think it's funny that a week of two ago she was voted the most hated celebrity.
I find it interesting that I just read an article this morning from another magazine talking about a 'reader's poll' voting her the "most hated celebrity". People need to stop focusing so hard on beauty or hatred, this is how bullies are made.
I think you have to be blind not to think she's pretty - are there prettier people? Yes, there always is. But I agree with the author - she seems to have it all together. Plus, have you seen her legs? Wow.
I feel they made a perfect choice. Yes , she is a movie star and Yes she can afford all the anti aging products and surgeries she may want, however she looks more beautiful than a lot of other celebs I have seen in the magazine lately. Other than the fact that I will never be as thin as her, her look has always been down to earth and I could relate to it. I feel the people issue is more about being comfortable with yourself and being healthy. She is both.


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I didn't expect that there is no shampoo,conditioner, hair dryer in the bathroom.
It was just to sleep so the price it was fair
The neighbourhood is not so safe.
Location close to IIT, Chicago. Staff good and cooperative
carpets were filthy. beds uncomfortable, no coffee pot in room, there was no kitchen facilities in room. location was good for wear we were going. will never stay there again!!!!
The area is HORRIBLE, which is very unfortunate because it is a reasonable price for the room you get
Jusr reasonable. Public transportation is close to hotel
No hair-dryer, No light in the room
Room clean and very spacious.
It was right off the highway and close too attractions downtown and the beach...if your just visiting this is a convenient place too stay
The directions to this hotel were not clear enough
convenient to my destination
tub was too small
The price.
Horrible hood. Felt extremely unsafe. Stay away from this place.
Comfortable bed and friendly staff
the one entrance to the lot is the only exit
Huge room compared to other motels and friendlier than expected staff.
It looked like a by-the-hour establishment.
It was 3 min from ellis park
the toilet needs replaced the inside bowl was discussing I was in the big room on 2nd floor with elevater
After 6 weeks of small motel rooms we were thrilled to have a suite! This was perfect for a 5 night stay; Metro station a few minutes walk away & only 15 mins trip to downtown, brilliant restaurant, Pearls, attached to accom; friendly staff; this accom made our visit to Chicago a great one!
Needed an light in the corner near table & chairs
They were really nice and polite! The room was nice and clean.
Cheap but would've definitely spent the extra buck had I known it'd be like that
The room, staff, and cleanliness . Terrible
At night liquor store across street had crime.....my girl friend felt threatened. Neighborhood not good.
The price listed at the desk was less than what I booked the room for. The room was poorly cleaned, and did not have fully closing drapes.
The staff was friendly and helpful. I could tell they were renovating the place and we luckily got one of the more updated rooms. .still wasn't much updated as far as 2014 goes but they are trying. Cabs came quickly to pick us up and the staff supplied us with the number as well as maps and brochures.
The location did not make me feel safe at all and it was farther from downtown than I thought. But relatively close to US cellular field which was the reason for our visit. The room was just spot cleaned. . Like only looks clean at first glance. Won't be staying here again but we did survive so I give them that.
Comfortable bed
Air condition worked
Lights didn't work,found a bug in washroom, towels threadbare.
Room was spacious. Parking was free. Ac worked.
Everything else - There may or may not have been blood splatter on the ceiling. Cracks in the wall. Very iffy neighborhood for a group of Caucasian men! No ice machine on our floor (and were too scared to check around too much)
I like the location and comfort.
I think that room wasn´t clean. The staff were no polite.
My room was very clean. The bed was also comfortable which was important because I have back problems. I really loved the jacuzzi tub! The refrigerator and microwave were greatly appreciated. The room was very large and nicely furnished.
There was a hole in the wall where the bathroom doorknob rested. The commode needed to be more firmly attached to the floor. The room door was hard to open. There were no snack machines.
The pictures in the website dont show the whole inn. Also at 4 am there was a crowd of people talking and shouting very loud in the hallway,and it went on for like 10 minutes. The staff were dressed very poorly but they were nice.but i think for the firsg impression its important to have a nice and clean presentation.
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First Data has decided to eliminate approximately 355 positions worldwide, including about 50 in Omaha.
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Rachael's Hot List: Fall 2013 Edition
Posted: Sunday, September 1, 2013
Our Chef Rachael is always trying something new, even if it's just new to her. She's as good a barometer as any as to what's new, in season or just plain ol' good, so we peek into her cart every now and again to see what she thinks is ripe and ready to relish! Here's a look at what she's been taking home as of late and her reasoning as to why you'd probably enjoy it too:
Take & Bake Rosemary Garlic Ciabatta Rolls – I've been known to put rosemary in a lot of strange places, so it stands to reason that I would like just about anything with rosemary in it, these crusty, chewy rolls included. My favorite way to eat these is as a burger or grilled chicken sandwich roll.
Spanish Cocktail Mix – The entire mix is fabulous, but I admit my favorite little nuggets in this crunchy, salty nut mix are the garbanzos and fava beans – where else can you find them? Luckily my husband prefers the corn nuts and Largueta almonds and leaves me the pistachios. It's the ultimate bar or snack mix! Find it in the Imported Cheese Department.
Kowalski's Signature Pizza Sauce – This is one of our best-selling Signature Products and the reason is simple: it's really good. You may like to slather it on pizza or dip chicken tenders in it. I've even heard some like the hearty, intense flavor on pasta. If you're like me, you'll find plenty of reasons to keep a jar in your pantry at all times. My most recent experiment was with a Chicken Pizza Burger that had my kiddos asking if there was more after just a few bites – a sure sign of my mommy mealtime success.
Ground Chicken – Two words: Chicken. Burgers. (See Chicken Pizza Burger reference above!)
Caramel Apples – It's everybody's favorite variety of apple – and mine, too. 'Tis the season!
Chuao Chocolate Bars – I rarely buy (or much less eat) entire chocolate bars, but when I do, it has to be worth it. This isn't just your ordinary candy bar experience – this is something to savor. From the packaging, which is gorgeous with a real luxe feel, to the bar itself, you just have to take your time with it. Particularly the Rocky Road Bar. Before you even unwrap it, just give it a tiny squeeze. Yes, those are marshmallows you're squishing! The Firecracker Bar? Let it melt slowly in your mouth until the popping candy starts to tickle your tongue – it's intoxicating. The Potato Chip Bar? Yes, it tastes like (and contains) actual potato chips. Run, don't walk, to get these – you won't be sorry.
Kowalski's Balsamic Vinegar – Lately I've been putting Balsamic Glaze and Balsamic Syrup on everything, most recently in place of BBQ sauce on grilled chicken. I've even been drizzling it on my fruit. It keeps really well in the fridge, so I make a big batch and use it over the course of a few weeks.
Zucchini – September is time for the best lunchbox treat ever: Chocolate Zucchini Cake!
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies – Let's just say that of raisins, I am a fan. I'll even put them in chocolate chip cookies. The chewier the cookie, the better, and I'll take lots of texture, too. Oats and raisins – what's not to love?
Heirloom Tomatoes – We're lucky to be able to get pretty great tomatoes year round from local grower Bushel Boy, but this time of year I can't resist the colors of these tomatoes. I always pick the most odd-shaped ones in the basket! I especially love piling the green ones on a turkey sandwich with sliced avocado and handfuls of cilantro – gorgeous! It's also a great time of year to make my recipe for Eggplant Towers – they're even more stunning when you mix the dark, blackish-purple eggplant with red, yellow and green heirlooms.
Manoucher Bread – I've always been a huge fan of all of the Manoucher products, but for some reason I hadn't tried the Handmade Baguette until recently. Now it's the only one I buy! In just a few minutes in the oven, this loaf turns out perfectly crusty on the outside, pillowy on the inside, with a softer mouthfeel and less chew than a traditional baguette. Add a little softened butter and it doesn't matter what else I've made for dinner – I'm pretty pleased with myself!


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THE CAR, a rakish-looking two-seater of uncertain age, drew up outside the house in Surbiton. The driver, David Wiston, was about to get out and ring the bell, when the door was opened and Annabel Dorset appeared. "I'm ready, for once," she remarked. "It was sweet of you to ring up and offer to take me for a run. Where are we going?"
"I'd take you to the sea, somewhere, if I could spare the petrol," David replied. "But I'm afraid that's out of the question. What about Fembrake Forest?"
"Fembrake Forest!" Annabel exclaimed. "You're not suggesting that we should pay a call on my great-aunt, surely?"
"Good heavens, no," David replied. "The old lady would hardly welcome us with open arms, I fancy. The Forest is big enough for us to wander about in it without troubling her. And then we could look in at my father's place. He'll give us a cup of tea."
Annabel took her seat in the car, and they drove off. They were both young, Annabel in her early twenties, a tall, graceful girl, generally described as attractive. Pretty was not the epithet to be applied to her. She had too much of the Lavant blood in her for that, and the Lavants were a notoriously ugly family. But she had merry grey eyes, an unfailingly cheerful expression, and an irresistible smile. She was quite as much sought after as many far prettier girls of her own age.
Of this she was fully conscious. But, having thoroughly learnt her way about the world-she had served in the W.R.N.S. during the latter part of the war-she did not attribute this entirely to her personal charm. She was very well aware that, as far as any one could be these days, she was an heiress. And this knowledge caused her to regard advances on the part of the opposite sex with a half-amused suspicion. David, for instance. They had known one another for years, and David knew what her prospects were as well as she did herself. She had been expecting him to come to the point for some little time now. Perhaps this was the opportunity he had contrived. A stroll through the secluded glades of Fembrake Forest, culminating in a romantic declaration?
Romantic, yes, but none the less tiresome. Annabel had by no means made up her mind about David. All she would admit, even to herself, was that she liked him the best of any man she had met so far. But that was quite a long way from feeling an ardent desire to marry him. Why couldn't he be content to let things go on as they were? They had always been content in one another's companionship. Why seek anything further?
The answer came with shattering realism. Because it was not herself, but her money, he was after. David was a quiet, rather reserved young man, with the keen appreciation of his own interests derived from his Welsh ancestry. The son of a doctor, he had himself recently qualified in that profession, and was now a house-surgeon at St. Lucy's. He was not at all the sort of person to encumber himself so early in his career with a wife for purely sentimental reasons. The fact of the matter was that he dare not wait, lest he should see the golden apple snatched from the tree before his very eyes.
Annabel had plenty of time for these meditations, for the attention of her companion was concentrated upon the control of the car. David was not a very experienced driver, and had only lately acquired this restive discard from some sportsman's garage. Fortunately Annabel was not of a nervous disposition, and regarded their antics as they negotiated the traffic with more amusement than alarm. Anyway, she was spared the necessity of conversation.
David's intentions were becoming clear to her. Fembrake Forest, followed by a call at Dr. Wiston's house at Ridhurst for a cup of tea! What a delightfully natural setting! But Annabel saw, or thought she saw, the romantic drama which was to be played against it. Saw it with complete detachment, as though she were sitting in a cinema, watching the scenes as they flashed across the screen. The lovers wandering side by side beneath the overshadowing trees. The sudden passionate avowal, the bashful response, as she subsided gracefully into David's embrace. Then the pilgrimage of the affianced couple to David's father, to seek his parental blessing. Annabel wriggled in her seat at the contemplation of such hideous banalities.
She blamed herself for not realising all this before. She should never have accepted David's invitation, for her intuition told her that the expedition was bound to end in a quarrel. If he thought that things were going to be as easy as all that, he would find that he was vastly mistaken. Ridicule, rather than indignation, would be her line. Amazement at the aspirations of a presumptions child. Did he really suppose that she was going to fling herself away upon a man who had hardly set his foot upon the first rung of the ladder of his career? If he did, he had better think again. Meanwhile-oh, for mercy's sake let's talk about something else.
They left the main highway at last, turning off along a less-frequented thoroughfare which, as the signpost indicated, led to Ridhurst. But David did not follow this very far, turning off again into a by-road as soon as they reached the outskirts of the Forest. "I know just the place," he explained. "I used to ride all round here on my bicycle in the old days, when I was at home for the holidays. I don't suppose there's been much change since then. Let's go and see."
Annabel raised no objection. If the situation had to be faced, the scene hardly mattered. They followed the by-road for a couple of miles or so, passing only a few isolated houses on the way. The Forest was by no means continuous woodland, rather wide groves of trees interspersed with stretches of open ground covered with gorse and bracken. Suddenly David applied the brakes and the car drew up jerkily at the side of the road. "This is the place!" he exclaimed.
He had pulled up at a low stile, beyond which a footpath wound through the trees. They got out of the car, climbed the stile, and set off along the footpath. It was obviously to some extent a public right of way, as for some distance it was littered with orange-peel and empty cigarette cartons. However, after a while these evidences of a refined civilisation were left behind, and they found themselves in what might have been almost virgin country. The path had led them to the edge of a sheet of water, long but not very wide, with trees and undergrowth stretching down to the water's edge. Through a narrow gap in these they caught a glimpse of a large house on the farther side of the lake. It was a hideous castellated structure, without a single redeeming feature. The tall beech-trees surrounding it seemed to express by their grace the clumsiness of man's handiwork. Beyond the house, in the distance, could be seen between the trunks of the beech-trees the outline of a high wall, capped with fragments of broken glass, glittering evilly where they caught the sun.
Annabel, who was not without artistic appreciation, frowned at this spectacle. "Whoever desecrated such a lovely spot by building a house like that!" she exclaimed. "And that cruel wall! What is it, David? An asylum for criminal lunatics? Or does somebody really live there?"
David shrugged his shoulders. "I couldn't say," he replied off-handedly. "I suppose I must have seen the house before, but I never noticed it particularly. I dare say some trees have been cut down since I was last here. What about a bathe in the lake?"
"My dear man!"Annabel protested. "What a preposterous suggestion! Your lake looks to me more mud than water, and it's probably full of slimy weeds. I hate bathing in fresh water. Besides, I haven't brought a bathing-dress with me, and I don't fancy myself as a nudist. But if you feel you must take the plunge, don't let me stop you."
"I'm more than tempted," David replied. "Just a few minutes' swim, and then dry off in the sun. Sure you'll be all right?"
"Of course I shall," said Annabel. "What do you think is likely to happen to me? What I'm wondering is whether you'll be all right. Never mind, if you get caught in the weeds, just sing out, and I'll come and rescue you."
David went off among the bushes, she supposed to find a secluded spot in which to undress. It was what the town-dweller describes as a perfect summer's afternoon, with a cloudless sky and the temperature somewhere in the seventies. Under the trees nearby Annabel found a bed of withered leaves, and, having satisfied herself that the spot was comparatively free from insects, curled herself up upon it. She felt half-relieved and, for some reason she could hardly explain, half-resentful. Things hadn't turned out at all as she had expected. Unless the invitation to bathe in this unfrequented environment had been the first step towards seduction. David being the sort of person he was, that was quite unthinkable.
Where she lay, it was extraordinarily silent. At the height of the summer afternoon not a bird twittered. No sound came from that appalling house, now mercifully hidden from her eyes. She imagined herself as Ariadne, abandoned-rather to her relief-by Theseus on Naxos, but with very little chance of Bacchus appearing to her from among the trees. The fancy pleased her, and she played with it for a while, until it became merged in other nonsensical visions.
She woke up, to find David standing beside her. "Hallo, Theseus!" she murmured dreamily. "So you've come back? That's all wrong, you know. You ought to have gone on to Ridhurst. Your father, watching for the approach of your two-seater, and seeing its black hood raised, would have flung himself out of the window for grief."
David stared at her. His strictly practical education had included no smattering of Greek mythology. "What are you talking about? You've been to sleep, that's what's the matter with you. You'd much better have had a bathe."
Annabel shook her head as she got up. "Don't feel like it," she replied tersely. "Where do we go from here?"
David shrugged his shoulders. "It's up to you. Personally, I feel like a bit of exploring. Let's go on and see where this track leads to."
It was all one to Annabel, and she followed him as he moved off. Only single file was possible, for the track was narrow, and so little frequented that in several places they had to push away the undergrowth to make their way through. The track twisted about among trees and brushwood, through which at intervals they caught a glimpse of the lake. At its head was a ruinous structure which they took to be a boat-house. But the track did not approach it closely enough to allow of investigation. Having negotiated a final bend, they found themselves confronted by another low stile. Beyond this was a narrow road, hardly more than a lane, running roughly parallel to the one on which they had left the car.
They climbed the stile, and Annabel looked about her. "Have you the remotest idea where we are?" she asked.
"Well, not exactly," David replied. "I don't remember having come this way before. But now we're here, let's see if we can't find another way back, round the other side of the lake."
They turned to the right, and followed the road for some little distance, to find that it meandered rather purposely through the forest. Finding no sign of a path leading in the direction they desired, they were about to turn back. Then, without warning, they came to a gateway on the right, beyond which stretched a sandy drive. And by the side of the gateway there was a post surmounted by a board, bearing the words, "To The Brake."
Annabel stared at this, then rounded upon David. "You old humbug!" she exclaimed. "You knew all the time!"
"What's come to you now?"David replied with an air of injured innocence. "What am I supposed to have known all the time?"
"You know perfectly well," she exclaimed petulantly, pointing at the board. "The Brake I That's where my great-aunt lives."
David shook his head. "My dear girl, I know nothing of your great-aunt beyond what you've told me yourself, that her name was Mrs. Lavant, and that she had a house somewhere in Fembrake Forest. That we should have stumbled on the estimable lady's abode is quite accidental. Now that we have done so, would you like to pay a dutiful call?"
"Not I!" Annabel replied. "I've never set eyes on her in my life. She must be eighty if she's a day, and I don't suppose she has the dimmest interest in her great-niece. Do you suppose The Brake is that hideous house we saw just now?"
David hesitated. "Might be. But I think we must have come farther than that. I expect we're on the farther side of that high wall with the broken glass on top of it. There's nothing to prevent us going down the drive and seeing for ourselves. It's not marked private."
"Only a little way, then," said Annabel. "I should hate my great-aunt to think that I was butting in." With the furtive air of a pair of conspirators they passed through the gateway and started up the drive. Before they had gone very far, it turned out that David had been right. They had rounded the end of the wall, which now appeared to their right, running parallel to the drive. Beyond it they could make out the roof of the house they had already seen. And, as they progressed, they discovered on their left a second lake, very similar in size and shape to the first. And, facing this lake, with a lawn sloping gently down to it, was another house, smaller and of more pleasing architecture. "That'll be The Brake," David remarked. "Not at all a bad-looking place. Care to have a closer view of it?"
"I feel horribly guilty," Annabel replied. "But there seems to be nobody about. Let's go on just a wee bit farther." The front entrance to The Brake was on the side of the house farthest from the lawn, and towards this the drive wound through the trees, never diverging far from the wall. But this was not the side they wanted to see, for the lake frontage appeared far more enticing. They came at last to a ragged shrubbery, through which a path led off from the drive in the direction of the lawn. "Let's go along there and have a peep," David whispered.
But Annabel shook her head. "I'm not going a step farther. You can go if you like. But if you're caught, I shall disown you."
David nodded, and crept off on tiptoe. Annabel entered the shrubbery and took up a position where she wasn't very likely to be noticed. Left alone, she felt a strong inclination to panic. How on earth could she explain her presence if her great-aunt, or any one else for that matter, bore down upon her? It was with difficulty that she restrained herself from taking to her heels and bolting back down the drive by the way she had come. She was still struggling with the impulse when David returned, grinning broadly. "There's only one person about, and she's fast asleep," he whispered quietly. "It must be your great-aunt, I think. Come and look for yourself. It's quite safe."
For a moment Annabel held back. But her curiosity got the better of her, and she allowed David to lead her along the path. They reached the farther edge of the shrubbery, and peeped out between the bushes.
The lawn lay spread before them, with the lake beyond. In the centre of the lawn was an elaborate hammock, fringed and tasselled, swung from a complicated framework, with a brightly-coloured canopy above. In the hammock lay a woman, dressed in white, and wearing an almost barbaric profusion of jewellery. Her attitude was one of complete repose, and her face was hidden by the newspaper she had allowed to fall upon it.
Annabel giggled faintly. "Yes, that's Great-aunt Claire," she whispered. "There's a photograph of her at home, which shows her all got up with trinkets like that. She was an actress, you know, before she was married. Well, I shall be able to tell my astonished parents that I've seen her, anyhow. Now let's get away quickly before any one comes."
They retraced their steps through the shrubbery to the drive, which, as they found, led on past the front entrance to the house. "There's another gate, I expect," said David. "If there is, it must be on the road where we left the car. We may as well go on and get off the premises that way."
Once again his sense of direction proved correct. They followed the drive for some little distance, with the forbidding wall never far away on the right. Then ahead of them appeared the expected gate, and beside it, hidden among the trees, a gloomy building, not unlike a medieval castle in miniature, and evidently the lodge. As they hurried towards the gate, the door of the lodge opened, and a man emerged to intercept their passage.
He was a rough-looking type, but there was something about his appearance that fascinated Annabel. A ridiculous flash of her daydream returned to her. This was Bacchus, then, though he seemed very much alone, and was certainly unaccompanied by any jovial convoy of Bacchanals. Nor did he display any trace of the exuberance of the wine-god. He was young, perhaps a few years older than David, with a shock of dark curly hair and a pair of sardonic deep-blue eyes. He stood there, with his hands on his hips and elbows outspread, frowning menacingly. There was no avoiding him, and David and Annabel came to an awkward halt.
The man eyed them contemptuously. "Thought you'd slip out without being seen, did you?" he growled in a deep and curiously resonant voice. "Who might you be, and what have you been a-doing of?"


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Q&A: Will my baby see his babysitter as his mom?
This may seem a little silly but I have a question that has been bothering me. We own a company that is in the process of being sold and I have to work much more than I would like. I'm lucky in that my mother-in-law can be with the baby (he is only 2 months). I'm worried that he will start seeing her as his mother. Am I being silly?
Feelings of wanting to be with your young children are totally normal and appropriate and your fears of being forgotten or unimportant to your children are normal too, given the separations that each of you face. I'll try to calm your fears here; you will ALWAYS be the parents of your child.
You will still see your baby, presumably, every day. He won't run the risk of forgetting you. He will attach to your mother-in-law — and that's great and appropriate. You want him to feel close with his primary caretaker. Your jobs are: to not express your jealousy, to avoid undermining your mother-in-law, and to keep loving your baby and spending as much time with him as you can.
You have your entire lifetime to be his mother. This short time period will pass. Have confidence that you will only build your bond over the years to come.


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Monday, 28 January 2013 02:36
Thoughts about WWE Royal Rumble.
I attended this years Royal Rumble live in Phoenix.
I was with my sweetheart, she has only been watching Wrestling for about two years.
Tonight when we got home she told me her thoughts on the CM Punk vs Rock Match
She was disappointed in the way CM Punk was disrespected tonight as the WWE champion. She understand this a work, yet she would have like to seen CM Punk lose in a better way then the bullshit finish that was tonight with Vince coming out and saying well you won however i think you cheated even though i have no proof that the sheld attacked the rock because the lights went out. So i am going to take the title from you until the rock said no. She was upset because CM Punk should have been given more respect. If Vince wanted to have the rock go over then why did they not just have the rock go over clean rather then being a bully.
She was upset because CM Punk has a great story of being champion for over a year and over came alot and for Vince and the creative staff to do punk this way she was upset and felt cheated out of her 120 dollars she bought the tickets for me and my cousin and two god children.
Vince tonight by having CM Punk lose this way tonight disrespected everyone else who has been WWE champion.
I also feel upset and frustrated, i left wrestling after 28 years of it watching because i got more in to MMA.
I came back when CM Punk cut his pipe bomb promo on RAW last summer i was hoping things would change and they did for a while. Yet we are here tonight with CM Punk doing a bullshit job to the Rock. Oh well we are back to the status quo of the Rock and John Cena on top.
CM Punk is different he brings a different type of people to wrestling. tonight I saw alot of adults in CM Punk shirts.
Also John Cena was booed out of the buliding when he won the Royal Rumble tonight. The energy was there to do something special with Ryback or anyone but Cena.
Oh well i am not sure i will order Wrestlemaina this year. I will still follow the business because i will always be a fan of Pro Wrestling.
Daniel Prokosch
Royal Rumble 2013:
Overall thumbs in the middle. To me there was no best or worst match. The big 3 matches were in the same range and all were hurt by the same: flat finishers. ADR vs. Big Show was a slow paced brawl with some good spots but a real lame finishing. Tag match was OK for a throwaway match. The Rumble started great, but as the match went on it felt rushed. It die when Jericho and Ziggler were eliminated. The final 4 was one of the worst of all time, not because Cena won but because of overall execution. The crowd didn't know what to make of it, so they just booed everybody. Rock vs. Punk was good up to the lights out sequence which was beyond stupidity. Punk winning because of it was wrong and then restarting the match a let Rock win in 2 minutes was total bullshit. It could had been way more effective and epic if Rock just won it clean, or doing an intervention (not the lights out crap) but with him being able to overcome it in the same match. It looks like there will be another Rock vs. Cena match, but lets see what twist and turns they add to it. Some people may complain about predictabilty and lack of spots for the "all year long" guys, but at the end of the day Rock vs. Cena is the biggest money making match and that's what the business is all about. Plus, the bigger stage, the better chances for those guys to steal the spotlight and make a name for themselves.
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A 65-year-old cancer patient died Friday and a 22-year-old migrant worker died Dec. 27, the Beijing Daily said on its website, citing the city's Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Flu cases in Beijing are at their highest level in five years, and the H1N1 strain has become the most dominant, the center's director Deng Ying said.
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Ameche is buried in Resurrection Catholic Cemetery (also known as St.
Philomena's Cemetery), in Asbury, just outside of Dubuque, Iowa.
Ameche was a star of stage,
radio, television and film with parts in more than 250 productions and an
acting career that spanned nearly 60 years. He won an Oscar for Best
Supporting Actor for his portrayal of an aging retiree who, with his
cronies, discovers a fountain of youth in "Cocoon."
His most popular roles were
radio's "The Bickersons" (1948), and movies "The Story of Alexander Graham
Bell" (1939) and "Trading Places" (1983).
Born in Kenosha
Don was born Dominic Felix
Amici on May 31, 1908, in Kenosha to an Italian immigrant father, Felix,
and an Irish-German mother, Barbara from Springfield, Ill.
Felix had the family name
changed from Amici to Ameche during Don's childhood.
Don grew up in a violent
environment. His father was a bar owner who had owned establishments in
Kenosha — one at 213 Howland Ave. (5614 22nd Ave.) — and in LaSalle, Ill..
before Prohibition turned them into soft drink parlors in 1920.
Don told an interviewer in
1988 that his father's life was brutal, and it scared the hell out the
young Ameche.
"I was petrified all the
while I was a child. ... It was no fun living with someone who had a
revolver in his trousers every day and a poison-tipped stiletto in the
house," Ameche said.
Felix had a few altercations
involving the police. When Don was about 7 years old, he witnessed a man
being savagely beaten at the bar by another man. Felix threw both of the
men out of his saloon.
A Kenosha Evening News front
page story on July 21, 1909, tells of Felix getting into a fight with
Peter Aceto, who drew a razor on Felix.
The two were seriously
injured, and Aceto's wife, Mary, who stepped into the fight to separate
the pair, also got cut.
The cause of the conflict?
Felix was Aceto's landlord, and knowing it was payday, had come to collect
the rent.
From Dom to Don
According to "Don Ameche: The
Kenosha Comeback Kid" by Ben Ohmart, Ameche was usually called "Dom" by
the family, but most of the non-Italian neighborhood kids were unfamiliar
with the sound and usually called him "Don." It stuck.
When he was 11 years old, Don
and his younger brother Louis were shipped out to St. Berchman's Academy,
an all-boys boarding school in Marion, Iowa. Don soon got the reputation
as an academic and a hellion.
It was there that he got his
first part in a play: "The Blessed Virgin," a Christmas production.
Unfortunately, he got a black
eye shortly before the day of the performance, much to the dismay of the
nuns at St. Berchman's.
Summers in Kenosha
At the age of 13 he moved on
to Columbia Academy in Dubuque for high school, and later to Columbia
University there. He would come home to Kenosha each summer and work,
sometimes at the Nash plant or as a ditch digger.
He met the love of his life,
Honore Prendergast, in Dubuque when they were both 14. Although he dated
many others, "Honey" always stayed on his mind. They married 10 years
after meeting.
Their relationship had its
high and lows, and though the couple separated, they never divorced.
Honey died in 1986 and was
buried in the family plot at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery.
Ameche died at age 85 on Dec.
6, 1993, at his son's home in Scottsdale, Ariz., and his ashes were buried
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Seljalandsfoss by Zanthia on Flickr.
Hvannadalshnukur volcano
We haven't been active for a while, but I wanna change that! :D Let's get to work.
Check out Alistair Humphreys travels in Iceland on his flickr.
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I didn't recognize these at first. Must be from an unusual perspective. These rocks are just off of Dyrhólaey in south Iceland. Photo by jaari.
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Lavafall into Hvannárgil, Iceland. Flickr user Brjann.
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There have been a lot of pictures of Dyrhólaey popping up recently. I wrote in more detail about Dyrhólaey earlier.
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This is Kleifarvatn where today's earthquakes have originated. A lot of activity has occurred in this area recently. The whole area sank down by 3cm in a few earthquakes, then rose up again. The surface of the lake dropped way down in a few days, then rose up again.
Blue hour at Lake Kleifarvatn (by Örvar Atli Þorgeirsson - Arctic Photo)
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"Hank," the winner of the Humane Society's 5th annual Dog of Valor competition, is a hero indeed. OK don't cry!: When his owner was being attacked by her boyfriend wielding a hammer, Hank shielded her with his giant great dane body and probably saved her life. Hank sustained broken ribs and a fractured hip but he and his owner are now OK. In fact, they are making things better for other victims of abuse! The shelter that took in Hank's owner, the Rose Brooks Center, just couldn't refuse Hank after his bravery. He was the first pet they had allowed to stay there but now he has inspired them to add an addition that will accommodate people with pets who are in need of refuge! Yay Hank!
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Hank the cat and Mac the dog are here to help! »
Virginia, you want a representative who won't fuck with your rights and will fight for animal justice? Vote Hank the Cat for Senate. As a kitten, Hank was rescued from a kill shelter by Animal Allies of Fairfax Station, Va., and has grown into a happy, healthy cat who looks quite dashing in a tie. Remember this face come November, Virginians—finally you're getting a senator who can wear whiskers!
[Can't see the video? Watch it on Vegansaurus.com!]
Another animal coming to the aid of humans is Mac, the San Francisco Police Department's drug-sniffing dog! He got an award last week for his work in the seizure of "over $3.75 million worth of drug money and over 500 pounds of cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, MDMA and heroin." Way to enforce the law, pup! Mac is a three-year-old English springer spaniel who has been with the SFPD since July 2010. Also of note: He is totally adorable.
Imagine a government where animals replaced the jerks. What if the Republican candidates for president were rescued animals! What would they be? I consulted with Laura and Megan, and we say Rick Santorum would be a snake (or a weasel!), Newt Gingrich would be one of those turkeys that attacks people in their cars (or bedbugs!), and Mitt Romney would be an ostrich, or maybe just an ass.
[Hank story and video via DCist! Mac story and photo via SFist!]
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- Just Another Love Story (Kærlighed på film)
- Production year: 2007
- Country: Rest of the world
- Cert (UK): 18
- Runtime: 100 mins
- Directors: Ole Bornedal
- Cast: Anders W Bertelsen, Charlotte Fich, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Rebecka Hemse
This engrossing Danish thriller is like the 1995 Sandra Bullock vehicle While You Were Sleeping merged with Festen and turned into a film noir. In this case, Copenhagen scene-of-the-crime police photographer Jonas (the excellent Anders W Berthelsen, star of several Dogme films) visits a hospital to inquire about a car-crash victim, Julia, for whose injury he feels responsible, and is mistaken by her wealthy family for Sebastian, the lover she's met in Hanoi and may have killed. Julia emerges from hospital blind and amnesiac and an obsessive Jonas is drawn into her troubled life (overbearing parents, a crooked boyfriend on the run from Chinese gangsters) and sees his own marriage collapse. Like Wilder's noir classics Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard, the story is narrated in flashback by a dying man. Dark, convoluted, very violent.


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Expert on Hospital Infections Talks About Hand Washing, Oct. 28
A world expert in low-tech strategies for preventing hospital infections will give advice on how to prevent hospital infections to physicians attending a grand round at Johns Hopkins: "Wash your hands."
The talk, on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. in Hurd Hall, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, will be given by Didier Pittet, M.D., M.S., professor of medicine and director of the infection control program at the University of Geneva Hospitals in Switzerland. Pittet will discuss ways to reduce the rate of hospital infections, which number from 875,000 to as many as 3.5 million, according to study published in the March/April 2001 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. The same report also noted that approximately 26,000 people die each year from hospital infections that enter the bloodstream.
Pittet, who is the author of the guidelines for hand hygiene for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has documented the effectiveness of both traditional hand washing as well as alcohol-based hand rubs. However, he also notes that despite the simplicity of these techniques, health care workers have a wide variety of excuses not using them, such as lack of time, inaccessible washing supplies or sinks, overwork, and the belief that wearing gloves makes hand washing unnecessary.
Pittet has also noted in an article in the same issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases numerous successful strategies for reducing hospital infections, such as educating both patients and health care workers, making hand-washing facilities easily available, and placing reminders in the workplace.


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Posts Tagged 'elevators'
This Guy's Treehouse Has A Killer Bicycle Elevator
So you're an adult building a treehouse, about thirty feet up in the air, and you're getting a little tired of climbing a ladder. And who can blame you? So, to make his life easier, and win the approval of the Internet, one tre...
Concealed Personal Car Garage Elevator Shows Up On Video (video)
A few month back we brought you the personal concealed underground parking garage elevator thingee. If you're still interested and wanna take a closer look, some video of it in action has surfaced. Apparently, they're selling...


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Ibragim Todashev, a friend of deceased Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, told investigators that Tsarnaev participated in a triple murder in Waltham in 2011, according to a filing by prosecutors in federal court.
Todashev was killed by an FBI agent who was interviewing him in May. His death remains under investigation. Tsarnaev was killed when he was shot by police and run over by his own brother in a confrontation in Watertown several days after the April 15 bombings.