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White and Green Bean Salad
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- Calories: 438
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated fat: 2g
- Protein: 19g
- Carbohydrate: 64g
- Fiber: 18g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Sodium: 682mg
- 1 cup cannellini beans
- 1 cup steamed green beans
- 1/2 cup orange segments
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chopped chives
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- Rinse cannellini beans; place in a bowl. Add steamed green beans and orange segments to bowl. Whisk together olive oil, orange juice and cumin; toss with bean mixture and sprinkle with chopped chives. Serve on a bed of greens.
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iPad with Bible app saves the day at firefighters swearing-in ceremony
In an interesting little twist to an otherwise standard swearing-in ceremony, an iPad with a Bible app came to the rescue of some firefighters. According to NBC 40, several Atlantic City-based firefighters were being promoted to the ranks of Battalion Chiefs and Fire Captains when officials presiding over the ceremony realized they had forgotten to bring a Bible.
Luckily someone had their iPad on hand and either had a Bible app already installed, or downloaded one after some quick thinking, and the swearing-in ceremony proceeded. There's no word on which Bible app was used, but Atlantic City now has five new Battalion Chiefs and three new Fire Captains.
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2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups peeled, chopped apples (any variety)
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl at medium speed, mix the sugar, eggs, oil, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and flour until mixed well. With a spatula, stir in the chopped pecans and chopped apples.
Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. Pour the batter into the greased pan. Bake on middle rack of 350-degree oven for about 45 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness. Good served with whipped cream or whipped topping. Serve warm or let cool. Cover with airtight lid when cool.
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Thanks to HDSLR technology, any filmmaker with passion and a story can make a feature film. And unlike years past, these backyard indie filmmakers are not prohibited by cash or creativity.
Yet despite this movement, many of my high profile "professional" friends in Los Angeles, have made a conscious effort to ignore the rise of backyard indies. Why?
Because inexpensive HDSLR filmmaking doesn't count!
I mean, with these movies, common questions asked by Hollywood hot-shots are: Who signed the SAG agreements? Who contacted the Unions? Who notified the MPAA that another movie will need to be rated? Who paid enough people to call this a "real" feature film?
Guess what? Audience word-of-mouth doesn't care if the movie was an official union indie or a backyard indie made for pocket change. And thanks to the demise of traditional distribution and the increased market domination of iTunes, Amazon and Netflix, the big difference between a $10,000 back yard indie and a $2,000,000 dollar indie isn't the budget, it's which filmmaker gets the most clicks on his or her "BUY NOW" button. And to break even on a 2M feature, the filmmaker is gonna need a lot of clicks!
As a rough example, to recoup 2M dollars, the filmmaker will need to to sell (roughly) 200,000 video on demand downloads at $10 a pop. These first sales will cover the 40% cost allocated to VOD providers (the real winners here), after which, the filmmaker will still need to sell an additional 200,000 downloads to repay the investors.
400,000 VOD downloads x $10 = $4,000,000 minus $2,000,000 in VOD fees = the initial $2,000,000
Meanwhile, the filmmaker with a backyard indie only has to sell 2000 VOD downloads to recover the initial 10K costs.
While nobody wants to make movies for pocket change, many filmmakers still believe we can somehow continually produce unprofitable (movie) products and expect the money and the subsequent jobs to keep rolling in. And unlike years past, filmmakers can no longer approach investors with the cliche pitch: "Filmmaking is a risky investment – if we are lucky, we might win Sundance and get a deal." Now, with transparent distribution options availabe to all filmmakers, that line of give-me-money reasoning is reckless, no longer applicable, and in my opinion, unethical.
Aside from the initial challenge of sales and marketing, the ripple effect reveals an even greater conundrum: How will you raise enough money to pay your cast and crew AND still pay back your investors? I mean, what's the new sweet spot? How can we once again make independent filmmaking profitable?
Here is the Jason Brubaker model on how to save the movie industry. Ready?
To survive in this ever changing world of indie filmmaking, we have to change our strategy. Instead of making that one big awesome indie, we now need to focus on building a genre specific movie library and spend all of our downtime building a ginormously targeted audience list.
Step 1: Find your top-ten closest filmmaking collaborators. Form a company.
Step 2: Write a business plan, but instead of putting all of your focus on making one movie, concentrate on making 3-5 feature films.
Step 3: Make sure that you include a sales and marketing plan. To do this, take your proposed budget for all movies and work backwards. And start asking yourself, "How many downloads do we need to sell to recoup our investment?"
Step 4: In this model, instead of paying freelance day rates, you'll have to hire long term employees and provide each with a salary and back end points (sort of like stock options) on each title.
Step 5: When the title wins, you all win. Over the years, your titles will add up. And the real compensation will come back in the form of residual movie income.
While this is not a fully refined model, it's a start. It's better than ignoring the fact that backyard indies are being sold right next to Union Indies as well as mainstream Hollywood movies. This is a time of change. This is the indie movie distribution equivalent of the automobile replacing the horse drawn wagon.
You can choose to ignore this movement, and you can probably succeed for a few more years. But there will come a day when all entertainment will be on-demand and cheap to consume. The question is, will you ignore the backyard movement and continue to play your distribution lottery ticket in hopes of winning the dream deal, or will you join the movement and help us filmmakers figure out a way to make indie movies profitable?
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Parts of the Dakotas are in for a snowy weekend.
A winter weather advisory has been posted for central and east central South Dakota through Friday, and a winter storm watch for the north central and northeast parts of the state Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. Forecasters say some areas could get 4 inches or more of snow.
Friday morning some roads in western South Dakota already were getting slick.
Accumulating snow and blowing snow also are possible in western and central North Dakota this weekend, and wind chills in the region could plummet to as low as 30 degrees below zero.
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There's more troublesome news coming out of the Indian Point nuclear power plant. Last week, we spoke to Columbia University disaster expert Klaus Jacob about vulnerability at the Westchester County plant, which supplies around 20 percent of New York City's power. Today, we learned that the ... More >>
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If an earthquake were to hit the New York area, the reactor with the highest risk of damage is Reactor 3 at Indian Point in Westchester, New York, just 24 miles from the Bronx. "The suggestion is that of all the [104] power plants across the country, that the Indian Point power plant is most ... More >>
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According to legend, the duo of Jaylib began in 2000 when J.ROCC (of the Beat Junkies) passed a beat tape (an instrumental CD with unused beats) to Madlib. These beats happened to be by none other than J Dilla (of Slum Village fame). An enthusiastic Madlib then recorded over these beats and labeled them "Jaylib", without the intention of actually releasing them. After Stones Throw placed one of these recordings on a mixtape (under the name Jaylib), and J Dilla caught ear of this, the full collaboration began to blossom.
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Eligible F-1 students may engage in optional practical training for a total of 12 months:
You don't need a job offer in order to apply for OPT, but you must apply for OPT before you complete your studies. One can apply as early as possible within the last semester of studies.
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If you do not receive a receipt (or you lose it), your "LIN" number will be printed on the back of the cancelled check or money order.
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National Sprint Triathlon……Iguana wins again and Duncan's head catches fire in the pool!
Last sunday saw the rearranged national sprint champs take place up in sunny Hebburn, well perhaps not sunny but a lor drier than most other places. We had about 40 firefighters taking part, which is a few down on the usual number, probably down to the confusion with Oxford's race getting cancelled. Anyway, it still didn't stop some top times getting posted, especially from the older members of the section.Before the race had started though, … Read entire article »
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Majorca 70.3 Race Report (2012)
The European tour season got off to a flying start last weekend with 10 of our lads travelling over to Majorca for the 70.3, most were travelling on their own apart from Oggy who took his in-laws (again!!! Can the lad not go anywhere on his own?). The race itself was absolutely superb with seamless organisation and a brilliant bike route, future trips back there for another trip being well on the cards. Race day dawned, … Read entire article »
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Important: Hill Climb 11th April 2012
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QE2 Duathlon (6k run – 24k bike – 3k run)
End of season for some, start of winter training for others, either way it would be an interesting race as it was to be the inaugural QE2 Duathlon, near Ashington The day started with two laps (6k) around the QE2 lake. Ed Cooper, to much of the amusement of everyone behind shot off in the first half mile after 'The Gazelle' he was soon to be overtaken by Stephen McKenna (stn 44) who cemented his 2nd … Read entire article »
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Batey qualifies for 2012 ETU Sprint Triathlon European Championships
Natalie Batey of Tyne and Wear FRS has qualified for the 2012 ETU Sprint Triathlon European Championships. The event will be held in Eilat, Israel and Natalie has qualified for the 25-29 age group following her success at Newbiggin Sprint Triathlon earlier in the year. … Read entire article »
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Natalie Batey wins North East Grand Prix
Natalie Batey of Tyne & Wear FRS was the female winner of this year North East Grand Prix series. Daryl Oguona, also of TWFRS placed 2nd overall in the men's series. … Read entire article »
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Tyne & Wear Triathlon
Congratulations to Daryl Oguona and Natalie Batey, both of the Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Tri Club, winners of todays Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue sprint tri in Hebburn. This years Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Sprint Triathlon played host to over 280 competitors. In recent years, the event has been blessed with good weather however this time it was a different story – more like four seasons! For the days earlier starters, the … Read entire article »
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Fire Service Sprint Triathlon Championships at Oxford
Steve Clark (Humberside) became the National Sprint Champion after posting a storming time of 1hr 04mins 32 secs at the Oxford triathlon. Steve Fuller (left) presented Steve Clark (right) with his trophy on behalf of the race organisers. Steve said the race was an excellent one to win the Sprint title as the organisation was spot on and everything came together on the day. Steve will struggle to retain his title since he will be … Read entire article »
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Tech Baseball outhits Florida and loses 6-2
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via cdn1.sbnation.com It was a bit of a frustrating ending to the Jackets' second game of the NCAA tournament, in that the Jackets had 12 hits to Florida's 9, but Florida was able to score 6 runs while the Jackets could only push 2 across. Buck Farmer threw a magnificent game considering it was against the #1 overall seed in the tournament, giving up only 7 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings, although they were turned into 4 runs. Tech was able to manage multiple baserunners in 6 of 9 innings, leaving 10 total on base. An


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While watching pre-game coverage on SNY before R.A. Dickey and the Mets took on Alex White and the Rockies, Kevin Burkhardt started an interesting conversation with his fellow reporters, then kept it going while having a chat with Terry Collins. It's clear that KB thinks Scott Hairston should get a chance to start in the outfield for the Mets in 2013. Although he's been a platoon player throughout most of his career, this is a scenario Sandy Alderson should consider.
As I mentioned in today's diamond notes, New York's outfield situation is a complete mess. Let's look at each current outfielder for New York in 2012 to prove it. Jason Bay (.151/.234/.283) has gone from big-money, power threat acquisition to platoon player, and should be cut next February. Andres Torres (.228/.339/.330) is a switch hitter, but has been used in platoon situation as well, and there are rumors he won't be tendered a contract. Mike Baxter (.304/.410/.451) is having a nice year, but is left-handed and hasn't hit any homers in his 102 at-bats. Lastly, Jordany Valdespin(.245/.278/.464) has cooled off considerably since he proclaimed he was the man.
If we look at the entire 40-man roster, Kirk Nieuwenhuis (.252/.315/.376) went into an extreme slump that led to a demotion, and Lucas Duda (.241/.335/.391) pouted for a week in Triple-A before he realized he should start hitting if he ever wanted to play in the Majors again. Out of all the players I just mentioned, I could see Duda being the only one that has a decent chance of playing an outfield position for the Mets on an everyday basis in 2013.
Burkhardt mentioned that Hairston hasn't gotten a legitimate chance to be a starter on the Major League level, yet he feels his body of work in limited time this season has earned him the chance to compete for a spot in the spring. First and foremost, Sandy Alderson will have to re-sign Hairston to a new deal before these talks continue. He recently said he's open to negotiating an extension now; for the money-conscious Mets, they need to reach an agreement now before he hits the open market and his value increases.
Most teams interested in Hairston's services would see him as a bench/platoon player. Makes sense; since he debuted in June 2001, he's hit lefties at a .283 clip, while dipping down to .226 against righties, and this split has continued in 2012 (.326 vs. LHP and .220 vs RHP). However, Terry Collins has been playing Hairston every day of late, and he's responded, as he's hitting .344/.400/.469 in August and a healthy .339 over the last month. Despite having a significantly lower average against right-handed pitchers, 52 of his 89 career home runs have come off them.
In talking with Burkhardt in the Mets dugout, Collins mentioned that home run stat and spoke to the fact that Hairston is a veteran, and even though he's still a pull hitter, he's been learning to hit balls the other way with more consistency and authority. It certainly sounds like New York's skipper wants to give him a chance to grab a starting job with the team. He may not be B.J. Upton or Justin Upton, but for a signficantly lower price, the Mets could have the right-handed, power hitting outfielder that they need to acquire this winter. He's hit 21 doubles and 14 home runs in 267 at-bats in 2012.
With the payroll news that came out last week, this move may not be ones that fans were hoping to see to fill the void in the outfield, but it could be the best move the Mets could make with their limited resources. Do you think Scott Hairston should given a shot at a starting job with New York? Let us know!
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The Hennessey Venom GT has its sights set on Las Vegas for the SEMA Motor Show , so we thought we'd share this video as a preview of the amazing treat that is to come.
The Hennessey GT is powered by a 6.2-liter LS9 V8, which is the same used in the Corvette ZR1 . There are three configurations of this motor: one with 725 horsepower and 741 pound-feet of torque and the twin-turbocharged version that has 1,000 horsepower or 1,2000 horsepower. That motor is packed into a Lotus body that seems to have been injected with more steroids than a body builder.
We know that this machine is quite a badass, but we never had a chance to really hear it full out. It's basically a British sports car body with a massive muscle car motor under the hood. How much better can life get and how much louder can a car get?
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Magic Johnson: Free Agents Don't Want To Go to LA
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Even Rome fell. No dynasty can last forever. And the the highly esteemed Lakers franchise are in the beginning stages of experiencing a turn for the worse. Last year, the Lakers had enough drama on their team to put soap operas to shame, but at least they were able to squeak into the playoffs last year. This year, the Lakers not only have drama, but are on the outside of the playoffs looking in. The Lakers are currently 14-24 and have lost the past 11 of 12 games.
Former Laker great, Magic Johnson, has not been quiet regarding his criticisms about Lakers management post Jerry Buss. "You've got to have someone helping Jim. He's got to quit trying to prove a point to everybody that he can do it on his own, get his ego out of it, and just say, 'Let me get someone beside me to help achieve the goals I want.' Look what Pat Riley did in Miami," said Johnson. "If Pat Riley's not there, you don't get LeBron to buy in."
Johnson even went as far as to say, "Everybody's telling me free agents don't want to sign [with the Lakers]…. They're looking at the Lakers now as a team that's dysfunctional; who's their leader, who's the guy?"
This past Wednesday, Nick Young got into a scuffle with the entire Phoenix Suns team, which led to his ejection. Young was upset about the ejection, but what upset him even more was that no one on his team had his back. This Laker team, sans Kobe Bryant, has no identity and with no identity no franchise can be successful.


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Japan is again pushing hard for an Asian Monetary Fund. But unlike a decade ago, this time it is seeking pan-Asian support, crucially from China
An Asian Monetary Fund (AMF) is an idea whose time has come. Thats the view gathering pace in Asia as Japans new government, which swept to power at the end of August on the back of an avalanche of popular support, looks set to revive the initiative that Tokyo took in 1997.
But this time it is likely to be a more ambitious project than the one proposed unsuccessfully 12 years ago, at the height of the Asian crisis. Crucially, it will have the backing of China.
At the core of the scheme will be the so-called Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralized (CMIM), scheduled to begin operation by the end of the year as a jointly administered common pool of regional funds that began life in 2000 as a network of bilateral currency swaps. But the AMF Mark II may expand the functions of the CMIM well beyond this emergency financing facility.
The idea of such an expanded fund has support in high places. Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, recently endorsed the idea, saying that an AMF could complement the IMF in helping countries respond to financial and economic shocks, and it could promote investment in regional transport infrastructure and social protection.
Architect of the 1997 initiative and former Mr Yen, Eisuke Sakakibara a key adviser to Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyamas Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in its victorious election strategy told Emerging Markets before the landmark August 30 election that the DPJ would almost certainly revive the idea of an AMF.
The plan which Sakakibara announced in 1997 at the height of the Asian financial crisis was for a $100 billion Asian fund that would work alongside the IMF. But this came in for strong opposition, not least from then-US Treasury official Lawrence Summers, who effectively blocked the move, and from the IMF.
As Sakakibara, then Japans vice finance minister for international affairs, confided afterwards when the 1997 plan was abandoned in favour of less ambitious initiatives, one of his critical mistakes was not to seek Chinese support before announcing his grand design.
This time, Japan will not make the same mistake, he tells Emerging Markets.
Unlike the situation in 1997, Chinese support appears likely to be forthcoming now provided any new initiative is presented as a pan-Asian one and not as a move to achieve what Beijing saw originally as a move by Tokyo to achieve yen hegemony in Asia.
Yang Jiechi, Chinas foreign minister, has stressed the importance of regional self-help among east Asian nations. We should vigorously intensify financial cooperation among the Asean+3 countries of Japan, China and South Korea, Yang told a recent meeting of foreign ministers from the group.Thailand is another supporter of regional monetary initiatives in Asia. Vitavas Srivihok, director-general of the Asean Affairs Department in the Thai foreign ministry this years chair country of Asean says he aims to implement the $120 billion CMIM during a summit of the 10-nation south-east Asian nation group on October 23.
CMI multilateralization will eventually lead to some kind of Asian Monetary Fund, says Sakakibara, adding that the new Japanese government is likely to propose new moves to this end. Once they earmark foreign reserves of each country and jointly manage those reserves, it will be one form of what I proposed a decade ago, he says.
Using such funds in emergencies for providing liquidity is just one function, but there are other functions such as coordination of foreign exchange policy and monetary policy that could be carried out by an AMF, says Sakakibara.
Chinese and Philippine officials have envisaged a future Asian Monetary Fund as a kind of multi-purpose vehicle capable of pooling some of east Asias huge foreign exchange reserves which total well in excess of $3 trillion to help finance infrastructure and other regional projects, in addition to providing short-term financing.
But some experts have warned that the multilateralization of the CMI should complement, rather than supplant, the IMFs role.
Writing in Emerging Markets, Randall Henning, visiting fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics, said that while the US and Europe cannot legitimately object as a matter of principle to the progress of the CMI, since they maintain their own balance-of-payments and liquidity facilities, the terms of financing of any new fund should be determined on the economic merits, not by bureaucratic competition among alternative facilities.
Nevertheless, the idea of Asias foreign exchange reserves being put to more constructive ends than simply being deployed in US or other foreign securities is one that also appeals to IMF first deputy managing director John Lipsky, although what he has in mind is that reserve-rich Asian nations should use their wealth for domestic development and turn to the IMF if they need outside help.
Asia can afford to use some of its reserves for economic development now that the IMF is able to provide crisis insurance, says Lipsky, referring to IMF facilities such as the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) designed to provide conditionality-free access to sound borrowers in case of need.
It no longer makes sense for Asia to opt for self-insurance by maintaining large reserves, Lipsky says. But Asian nations are in no mood to turn to the IMF for help nowadays and it is notable that, of more than 30 emerging economies that have sought IMF help since the global financial crisis and economic recession began, less than a handful are from Asia.
Sakakibara is blunt about the reasons for this. Asian nations in general went into the current global crisis in good financial shape but because of their past experiences at the time of the Asian financial crisis of 19971998, they would never ask the help of the IMF unless it was absolutely essential, he says. And I think they are right.
IMF policy toward Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea at the time of the 1997 crisis was absolutely wrong terrible, says Sakakibara. The IMF has learned some lessons since, he acknowledges, for example by dropping certain politically damaging structural economic reform demands, but memories of 1997 die hard, he says.
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Having avoided bail-outs and abanking sector collapse last year, Slovenia faces a new crisis — this time a political one following the resignation of prime minister Alenka Bratusek. The biggest impact could be on much-needed economic reform
With investor bases converging, the hunt for yield unabating and alternatives needed to bank debt, it is surely only a matter of time before the central and eastern European high yield bond market regains momentum after being bogged down by the crisis in Ukraine
Putin's Ukraine gamble might have paid off from a political standpoint — his popularity at home has soared since the annexation of Crimea — but it is in real danger of wrecking an already weak Russian economy
Geopolitical risks in northeast Asia are escalating to the point where economic growth is being hit
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When I was in Venice I bought this beautiful mask, although I did feel a little silly because I thought I'd probably never use it. However, in December one of the charities here decided to put on a Masquerade Ball fundraiser. This was perfect – I could wear the mask…but I had no dress!
I ended up making this dress out of Silk Crepe De Chine fabric. I used a normal bodice pattern and added a 'U' shaped piece of material which I sewed into the bodice's front and back seams.
The lower section is just a piece of material which I crossed over to make a split. I then sewed in a few stitches so that it wasn't as high (although I wish I did it a little lower).
I was very scared to start this dress as I had no backup material but luckily it turned out ok.
It was really fun to wear and I had an extra fun night because I knew I'd made it myself. There's something special about wearing clothes you've made yourself.
I have a few more photos on my blog here
Silk Crepe De Chine – Colour 217 from NY Fashion Centre
Jan 21, 2013, 10.02 PMby barmaglot
Gorgeous outfit! Great photo too..
Jan 20, 2013, 12.45 PMby qerran
Sorry you lost that beautiful mask ! Great dress ! I love this orange silk…
Jan 19, 2013, 01.07 PMby asperge11
Pretty dress! I love that color. The mask is beautiful! And I know what you mean about wearing self made clothes :)
Jan 19, 2013, 10.35 AMby Mary Athey
Oh I.d love to go to a masquerade ball!! Your dress is lovely on you. I love the colour and your masks.x
Jan 19, 2013, 12.51 PMby Lauren9
Thanks Mary. Unfortunately I lost the mask that night!
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ChargeCar - Steel City Project Puts Electric Cars in Charge of the Commute
For the team at Carnegie Mellon University, which is designing cars to get residents to work without burning a pint of gas or even wasting an electron, the future of electric cars is Pittsburgh.
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Chris O Neill
Please Note: This article contains numerous plot spoilers.
Berlin. Powerful executive Christine (Rachel McAdams) works for the international advertising agency Koch Image. With her clever but naïve protégé Isabelle (Noomi Rapace), she is brainstorming an outrageously original concept to promote a new line of smartphone. Isabelle admires Christine not just for her business smarts but also for her elegance and commanding personality. Determined to please her boss, she comes up with an idea for a viral marketing campaign that thoroughly impresses both Christine and the company's client. Well aware of Isabelle's vulnerability and respect for her, Christine takes credit for the concept, assuring her apprentice that "there is no backstabbing here, this is business".
Isabelle initially accepts that this move will benefit the entire team but, as her loyal assistant Dani (Karoline Herfurth) helps to reveal, Christine is manipulating her and she begins to strike back. This initiates a cat and mouse game between the two women, as they angle for control in the workplace as well as for the attentions of the same man, Dirk (Paul Anderson), a shady character who has business dealings with their agency. Christine is merciless and Isabelle is seemingly no match for her. Following an incident in which Christine engineers Isabelle's public humiliation by screening CCTV footage at a party of her having a breakdown, Isabelle becomes an emotional wreck and resorts to strong medication to cope. During a groggy, drug-induced haze she is awoken late at night by two police inspectors. She is told that Christine has been murdered and she is the prime suspect.
Passion (2012), Brian De Palma's 29th feature, is an English-language remake of Crime d'amour (aka Love Crime, 2010), Alain Corneau's last film, Crime d'amour is not without its strengths, notably the performances of Kristin Scott Thomas and Ludivine Sagnier, and an interesting older woman/young protégé passive-aggressive dynamic between their characters. Corneau's approach results in a refined and solemn chamber piece carried by its central performances. De Palma refashions this material as ripely absurdist melodrama with exaggerated performances, smooth-textured cinematography, overwhelmingly ornate art direction, and a lush score by composer Pino Donaggio, a frequent De Palma collaborator since the '70s. Another significant change is making the two lead characters closer in age. Christine is no longer enviable to Isabelle just for her power and refinement, but also for her beauty and dynamic personality, which make her even more intimidating. While both films' narratives essentially follow the same path in their first halves, De Palma reworks the planning of the murder at the centre of Corneau's version into a twist-ridden mystery which now withholds the killer's identity until the final act.
De Palma often requires stylised performances from his actors. Notable examples include Piper Laurie in Carrie (1976), Al Pacino in Scarface (1983), Sean Penn in Casualties Of War (1989), and Fiona Shaw in The Black Dahlia (2006). However theatrical or exaggerated these characterisations appear on screen, they always tend to be set in contrast with the more conventional performances of the co-stars, marking them out as 'larger than life' characters. With Passion, the filmmaker goes one step further and demands hyperrealism from his entire cast, which has caused many to misunderstand the quality of the performances. Rachel McAdams is clearly enjoying playing a character as remorselessly vicious and sexually demanding as Christine, and it is not difficult to recognise the intentional soap opera theatrics in her performance. Noomi Rapace's equally unrestrained portrayal of Isabelle, however, is easier to dismiss (and some critics have unfairly done so) since her character lacks the villainous qualities of Christine, qualities which are frequently subject to over-the-top portrayals. Rapace abandons subtlety to play Isabelle with exaggerated vulnerability. Her face ostentatiously expresses surprise, upset and shock throughout the film. Note, for example, in the opening sequence, Isabelle's disapproval when Christine kisses her boyfriend Dirk (De Palma later makes it known that Dirk is having an affair with Isabelle). This overt reaction goes against the grain of conventional screen acting, yet within the syntax that De Palma has created for Passion, it is essential for both character and narrative development. To carry this point further, Paul Anderson has received much negative criticism for his portrayal of Dirk but, again, De Palma is using his characterisation as another precise element within the overall configuration. Dirk is depicted as a sleazy, coked-up chancer, rather than a more practicably suave and persuasive figure (as his counterpart 'Philippe' was in Crime d'amour), which further reveals the personalities of the central characters through their relationships with him: Christine likes to flirt with danger yet remain in control, while Isabelle's naïvety makes her susceptible to being taken advantage of.
The 'Ass-Cam' ad, recreation on left, original ad on right.
Voyeurism and the methods used in recording voyeurism have long been prominent themes in De Palma's work. Throughout his five-decade filmography, the director has documented the advancements in how technology can be used voyeuristically as film moved to video, and analogue moved to digital. Passion begins with a large close-up of the Apple logo, seen on the back of a MacBook Pro laptop screen, as Christine and Isabelle watch a promotional video clip. Rather than merely being product placement, this detail is used not just to ground the film specifically in the present time but also to anticipate that social media technology in its various forms is going to be an essential thread woven throughout the narrative. Whereas Crime d'amour only vaguely illustrates the business that Christine and Isabelle are working in, Passion brings it to the foreground. The characters now work for an advertising agency and their latest assignment is the marketing of a smartphone. The "Ass Cam" clip that Isabelle creates for this purpose is modelled after a real web video that De Palma discovered during his research for the picture. The original clip was posted online unbranded and was seemingly created for fun by two attractive young women. It was later revealed that they were actually actors and the video is part of a Levi's jeans marketing campaign.
This type of technology later becomes very important in Passion as it is self-servingly employed by several characters to discredit the film's only sympathetic character, Isabelle. In a series of particularly difficult-to-watch sequences, Christine coaxes her into a breakdown. After discovering that Christine has video footage of her and Dirk having sex, Isabelle leaves her office in a fragile state and crashes her car in the office car park. This incident is the final straw for her and she collapses weeping and screaming. This intensely private moment is captured on security camera and Christine plays the footage at a crowded work gathering. While Isabelle tries to hold onto her dignity, Christine mockingly says: "This really hurt you, didn't it? I'm so sorry, I just thought we could laugh together".
Further into the story, Isabelle discovers that her assistant Dani followed her movements on the night of the murder and captured everything on her video phone. In due course, the clearly unhinged Dani intimidates Isabelle into a sexual relationship in return for keeping the footage from the police. By being abused, humiliated, manipulated and blackmailed with technology that is readily available to anyone, Isabelle is a thoroughly modern film noir heroine for the 21st century.
Christine & Isabelle.
Since Passion centres on rivalry within an enclosed business world milieu, De Palma forgoes the more elaborate camera movements and spacious use of exteriors often associated with his work to focus on the restricted interior spaces that the characters inhabit. Most of the drama unfolds within the confines of the workplaces, living quarters and social events that Christine and Isabelle frequent. To reflect these stylish environments, the cinematography of José Luis Alcaine is crisp in texture and muted in its carefully selected colour scheme. Replete with glass and reflective surfaces, the imagery possesses a steely quality that many reviewers have mistaken for HD, but it was in fact shot on 35mm. This coldness is further enhanced by blue being the predominant colour, creating a deceptive feeling of calm and order beneath the shiny veneer. Reds are sparsely used but dazzlingly intense and aggressive when they erupt as ruby lipstick or stylish designer stilettos, all signifiers of antagonism in workplace warfare. With this aesthetic and De Palma's rigid precision of blocking, the framing feels clinical and ultimately imbues this cutthroat domain with claustrophobia.
De Palma has a masterful ability to fill a frame with multiple visual elements, yet he can still balance conveying essential narrative information with details that enrich the film as a whole. His use of the split diopter lens, which allows for the image to display separate depths of field in one shot, is relatively restrained in Passion yet is subtly effective in what it achieves. In one sequence there are three points of focus in a single shot. Dirk lies in bed smoking a cigarette. He is framed in the foreground on the left hand side. In the background, Isabelle stands in the bathroom with her back to the camera. Isabelle's face is reflected in a large mirror, while other ornamental objects are either situated on the bathroom counter or seen as reflections in the mirror from the other side of the room. In the dialogue exchange between the two characters, Isabelle learns more about Dirk's relationship with Christine, and discovers Christine's adventurous sex life which includes a variety of sex aids including a strap-on and a Venetian carnival mask modelled on her own features. This sequence runs a little over two minutes, but within this limited amount of time De Palma conveys the interior design of Dirk's home which reflects aspects of his personality (an ornament shaped like a penis, a sculpture of an obedient dog), Dirk's contemptuous attitude towards Christine ("Whatever Christine wants, she gets"), Isabelle's inquisitive nature ("What's it like with her?" she asks before rooting through a drawer full of sex aids), and the toys that Christine uses with Dirk that reflect dominance (the strap-on) and narcissism (the mask).
The split field diopter.
While the split field diopter is an understated way of including an array of elements within a single image, split screen is a more obviously overloaded technique since it simultaneously presents two frames side-by-side. In Passion there is a seven-minute split screen sequence. The left of the screen depicts Isabelle attending a performance of The Afternoon of a Faun, capturing both her eyes watching this ballet and what is taking place onstage. Throughout the music from the ballet, Prélude à L'après-Midi d'un Faune by Claude Debussy, plays while a male dancer (Ibrahim Öykü Önal) and a female dancer (Polina Semionova) perform on the stage. The set dressing is stark and minimalistic, and both dancers play to the camera throughout, constantly meeting its gaze (and therefore, that of the viewer). De Palma covers most of this performance in wide-shot, but occasionally cuts or zooms into the action for tighter frames. This changing of image size often relates to not just the context of the ballet, but also what is taking place on the right of the screen: the build-up to and eventual murder of Christine. It begins with Dirk drunkenly trying to talk to Christine as dinner guests are leaving her home. She escorts him from the house and comes back to find a note on the door stating 'Leave the door unlocked, undress, shower, blindfold yourself and come to bed'. While Dirk attempts to drive his car (but crashes it) and Christine prepares for her mystery guest, a figure (whose point of view is adopted by the camera) enters her home, moves up the staircase, sees Christine checking her appearance in a mirror, then hides behind a door which is ajar. Through it Christine can be seen putting on the blindfold and making her way down the hallway towards the figure. The door opens and Christine is gently shoved up against the wall. A gloved hand pulls away her blindfold and she looks directly into the camera - at her murderer's face. The split screen display disappears as the film cuts to a shot depicting what Christine sees - her own Venetian mask as worn by this figure. Cutting back to her reaction, Christine's look of surprise turns to fear as the figure's other hand produces a knife and slashes her throat. The blood splatters into the camera frame, and the scene ends with a shot of the white mask sprayed with blood.
In displaying two simultaneous passages of action, De Palma allows for a sequence that works purely on an visceral level. A familiarity with Jerome Robbins' The Afternoon of a Faun ballet is not necessary since the precise editing, audio shifts and changing camera frames achieve a disorientating, yet never confusing, juxtaposition of visual and audible activity. The final split screen moment when the female dancer and Christine are each framed attractively in portrait is unnerving. That both are looking into the camera (therefore making direct eye contact with the viewer), one in the midst of performing a beautiful ballet piece and the other about to face her death, is disarmingly effective. This moment of calm is shattered by the passage from the split screen to a close-up of the Venetian carnival mask, and the Debussy music is abruptly cut short with a sharp sting from Pino Donaggio's dramatic score.
The climax of the split screen sequence.
While the treatment of the material may differ between Crime d'amour and Passion, the first half of both films follow essentially the same storyline before going off in different directions. In Corneau's film, Isabelle is seen meticulously planning the murder of Christine, planting evidence that initially makes her a suspect but later exonerates her, and ultimately frames Philippe (the original 'Dirk' character). Corneau's picture maintains its poise as a refined chamber piece to the end.
In De Palma's version of events, Isabelle carries out the crime in the same scheming manner. But Passion withholds the identity of the killer until its final scenes, significantly altering the emphasis of the narrative. To achieve this shift, the director reflects the seemingly fragile emotional state of Isabelle (betrayed, abused, heavily medicated) in the increasingly expressionistic form of the film. Sequences begin to play out as groggy dreams within dreams, or as exaggerated recollections of events experienced but now played out in a nightmarish world of tilted Dutch angles and exaggerated faux-noir shadows. As it is ultimately revealed that Isabelle is not innocent and the whole 'wrong man' section was, in fact, deceiving the audience, De Palma transforms the material into a meditation on guilt, and the dream logic becomes even more delirious, replete with doppelgängers, browbeaten detectives and vengeful siblings.
Deep blue noir.
De Palma uses dream sequences in many of his films but he rarely lets on that they are dreams until the climax of the scene snaps the narrative back into waking reality (1). This is usually announced with a blatant 'waking from a nightmare' moment of a character starting bolt upright and screaming in their bed. Such sequences, however, tend to be isolated set pieces rather than central elements in the narrative structure. A possible reason for this is that for many years De Palma was concerned about pushing the audience a step too far and causing them to reject the whole premise of a film. An example of this is his 1992 picture Raising Cain. As scripted, that film had numerous dreams within dreams but the film was re-edited for clarification after it tested poorly at preview screenings.
However, since going into self-imposed exile from the Hollywood studio system following Mission To Mars (2000), De Palma has been working on smaller scale independent productions, many of them based in Europe. A director of his stature no longer has anything to prove, and producers approach him knowing his previous work and, therefore, his quirks and capabilities. Thanks to this freedom, De Palma has been indulging in more playful and challenging cinematic techniques. The 'alternative universe' scenario of Femme Fatale (2002) is a good example of this, where a large section of the narrative is in fact the lead character's premonition, warning her where life will lead if she makes the wrong decision. With Passion, he returns to the initial dream-within-dream concept of Raising Cain and this time goes through with it, seemingly unconcerned if the audience sometimes gets lost. The constant twists, red herrings and false endings are disorientating on initial viewing, but subsequent viewings reveal a precise logic behind these overlapping elements. For example, on revisiting the film it becomes noticeable that images in the dream sequences are marked out by a much heavier blue tint than is used in the remainder of the film. It is clear that De Palma is having fun with the form, and he saves a final laugh for the very end: the screen cuts to black and 'The End' appears in simple white lettering before the closing credits roll. This title playfully anticipates a collective sigh of relief from the audience: there will be no more bewildering twists and turns. It's over, the viewer can finally relax.
Chris O'Neill programmed and presented Passion at its Irish theatrical premiere on 27th July 2013 at Triskel Christchurch, Cork. It was released on DVD in the UK and Ireland on 12th August 2013 by Metrodome Distribution.


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Sometimes I watch the Disney Channel with my daughter (because she's 8 and I'm a glutton for punishment), and I wonder whose idea of teenagehood I'm watching. Even the most entertaining things I watch on television or in the movie theaters tend to look nothing like the real high school years I went through.
Sadly, kids think they do. They watch High School Musical (wait, am I dating myself?) or Ferris Bueller's Day Off (REALLY dating myself here) and think, "Man, oh man, high school sounds AWESOME!"
So what movies do reflect high school? What movies should our kids be watching?
I don't think any of them are perfect -- they are MOVIES, after all -- but here are a few I want my daughter to see before she starts high school. Some of them are fun, some sad, but all have some lessons worth learning.
What is your favorite high school movie?
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a good one for christian teens is saved. real teen problems in a very religous setting.
Thanks for reminding me about Dead Poet's Society. I loved that movie!
Saved gets my vote too...and Romey and Michelle...isn't that the truth, the total geeks are super successful, and the Joe football cool guys are working construction and hanging out at the local bar. Fun list.


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September 17, 2014
"If it's sitting on the shelf, it won't do you any good," said Dr. Kent Folsom, director of Rockingham Memorial Hospital's emergency department, sees it all the time.
"Unfortunately we do have a lot of kids and adults that don't wear their helmets in any of these sports that have a high risk of injury."
That injury could keep you from enjoying your sport for good.
"It reduces the risk of fatal injury by 14-times. So you're 14-times more likely to die from a head injury without a helmet," added Folsom.
Since Virginia doesn't have helmet laws, local law enforcement does what it can to help teach the importance of helmets.
"In our schools, we try to educate from early on and just make it standard practice for them to wear helmets," said Cpl. Felicia Glick of the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office.
Glick says she believes it would be hard to enforce helmet laws, but that isn't stopping some states.
California already had a helmet law for bikes, but now it's been expanded to include scooters, skates and skateboards. If a child is caught without a helmet, he or she will be charged a 20-dollar fine. If the child can't pay, it will be charged to the parents.
Glick says it's best to be a good role model and teach helmet wearing form the beginning.
Dr. Folsom says to make sure that the helmet fits your child and regardless of cost, make sure it has a sticker inside that says it's safety approved.
Folsom says about 20-percent of RMH's injuries from bikes, scooters and skateboards are head injuries. Of those without helmets, two-thirds are fatal.
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Do these fun straws throw you for a loop? Kentucky mother, Andrea Bailey was beyond bothered when the box of straws she bought for her 3-year-old daughter, Ashlynn contained some that resembled penises.
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"There are two of them that are shaped like the male private area," said Bailey. "I called Wal-Mart and they very rude with me about it. They acted like I was lying, like I was making it all up. You know, I would never make something up like that, especially about my little girl. But, that's just how they treated me and it's just not right."
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Recipe by Jenn Russo
"This is a very refreshing pie - perfect for summer barbecues. The combination of citrus and fresh apple flavors makes it sweet and an excellent alternative to the more fattening desserts. It takes a little time, but it is worth it!"
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double crust ready-to-use pie crust (such as Pillsbury®)
3 cups
1 cup
seedless oranges, thinly sliced
1/2 cup
packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon
ground ginger
Macintosh apples - peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
3 tablespoons
melted butter, divided
2 tablespoons
confectioners' sugar
This is apple pie brings to your senses and taste buds a surprisingly refreshing apple pie flavor with just a hint of sweetness. Not heavy like some apple pies can be. Even the little ones loved it. Perfect for picnics, or summertime pot lucks. It does take a bit more time to make but it is so worth it.
This pie turned out runny. I think it was because of the oranges. I suggest trying to add some flour in with the apple mixture to help thicken it up. The flavor wasn't that good to me either, but to each their own.
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