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Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said: "Allie, I'm not playing. It's time for art. The rule is no hoods or hats in school."
She looked up with tears in her eyes and I realized there was something wrong. Her classmates went into the art room and we moved to the art storage area so her classmates wouldn't hear our conversation. I softened my tone and asked her if she'd like to tell me what was wrong.
"My ponytail," she cried.
"Can I see?" I asked.
She nodded and pulled down her hood. Allie's braids had come undone overnight and there hadn't been time to redo them in the morning, so they had to be put back in a ponytail. It was high up on the back of her head like those of many girls in our class, but I could see that to Allie it just felt wrong. With Allie's permission, I took the elastic out and re-braided her hair so it could hang down.
"How's that?" I asked.
She smiled. "Good," she said and skipped off to join her friends in art.
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Sunday Feminist Fuck You: David Brooks
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The other day David Brooks jumped on the bandwagon of folks wringing their hands in distress because–horror of horrors–girls are outperforming boys in school.
Brooks claims that little boys could reasonably conclude–based on playground safety rules and classroom behavioral requirements–that "the official school culture is for wimps and softies." This claim reminded me of the story Tony Porter told in his TED talk about a little boy telling him he'd "rather die than be a girl." We are still implicitly telling little boys that femaleness is less valuable than maleness–and therefore that traditionally female behavioral traits like nurturing, listening and collaborating are inherently less valuable than traditionally male traits like rambunctiousness and aggression. No wonder little boys don't want to sit still. Sitting still would be wimpy and soft and so humiliatingly female. You can almost hear Brooks whining about how it just isn't fair to ask boys to behave themselves.
So never mind that the United States' K-12 math and science education ranks 48th out of 133 nations. Never mind that girls still lag behind boys in math and science, though as Brooks laments, "that gap is nearly gone." Never mind that classrooms are overcrowded, and that already underpaid teachers routinely spend their own money on classroom supplies. Never mind that relationship violence among middle and high school students is rising. And never mind that this country can't even fund science-based sex education. No, clearly these things aren't nearly as important as the fact that boys are struggling to sit still in school. And this fact alone demands an immediate and complete overhaul of the entire system. Because those other problems weren't enough to make that fact readily evident, and because–as everyone knows–the success of one sex must always come at the expense of the other.
I agree with Brooks that we need an education overhaul, and that those who are designing that overhaul need to account for individual differences in students' personalities and energy levels. Overall, all children regardless of their sex or gender need much more time for unstructured play and exercise than we give them. Recess and PE are really important. And it may be that because girls are socialized to be more accommodating than boys, they are more likely to be comfortable abnegating that need in favor of sitting quietly and pleasing their teachers.
But whatever the problems in our school system, calling out the underperformance of boys in isolation and using it to call for an educational overhaul is like freaking out over a flesh wound when the patient has cancer.
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Because its being done to poor black/hispanic kids.
Why isn't closing 40 Philadelphia public schools national news?
In what should be the biggest story of the week, the city of Philadelphia's school system announced Tuesday that it expects to close 40 public schools next year and 64 by 2017. The school district expects to lose 40% of current enrollment to charter schools, the streets or wherever, and put thousands of experienced, well qualified teachers, often grounded in the communities where they teach, on the street.
Ominously, the shredding of Philadelphia's public schools isn't even news outside Philly. This correspondent would never have known about it save for a friend's Facebook posting early this week. Corporate media in other cities don't mention massive school closings, whether in Chicago, Atlanta, NYC, or in this case Philadelphia, perhaps so people won't have given the issue much deep thought before the same crisis is manufactured in their town. Even inside Philadelphia the voices of actual parents, communities, students and teachers are shut out of most newspaper and broadcast accounts.
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Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) has introduced legislation that would "create a federal prohibition against discrimination in public schools based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, it would forbid schools from discriminating against LGBT students or ignoring harassing behavior. Schools that violated the act could lose their federal funding."
Representative Jared Polis (D-Colorado) has introduced sister legislation in the House.
Emphasis mine. Source. Call or contact your senators and representatives in support of this act ASAP!!!Source: shakespearessister.blogspot.com
"There's no discussion anymore among anybody about what makes good teaching or good learning," Hirschmann said. The only questions are "How do we get good test scores, how do we use the test scores?"
Standardized Tests Hurt Kids and Public Schools: Teachers, Parents Take a Stand Against Corporate-Backed Test Regime | | AlterNet
Great article touching on the monetization of test scores, corporations using the absurd standardized testing system for profit, economic disparity within the system and the very real way class affects educational opportunities.
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I went to a poor elementary school, I was in one of those multi-grade classrooms that included third and fifth grade students as well as my fellow fourth graders. It was a big class, like all of the classes in my school, between 25-30 kids. Most of the teachers were barely squeaking by with their sanity.
I met one of those teachers (who I never had, but who every child in the school agreed was a big-mean-ogre) many years later, retired and still volunteering to help under-privileged children. She is a sweet, quiet, competent woman who I now understand was vastly outnumbered, overworked, and underpaid.
My teacher was different. At least to my untrained eyes. Endlessly patient, endlessly energized and motivated to teach. She wanted us to learn, she craved our understanding, her desire to see us grow and absorb new concepts was readily apparent. And she had a library.
A Library. In her classroom.
She had converted a supply closet, with its precious and rare storage space, into a classroom library from which she doled out Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume and Alice in Wonderland. Number the Stars and a plethora of other Newberry medalists were there, with their gold-foil circles gleaming out at us. We were breathless and a little baffled, children being trusted with books."
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This year, in honor of that teacher and that library, I want to give back. As I'm sure you're aware school systems around the nation are struggling with budget cuts, oversized classrooms, and a lack of necessary supplies such as paper, markers, and tissues.
To help some amazing and dedicated local teachers who are facing all these challenges and more, I'll Read Anything Once is launching our first annual 'Save a Teacher, Plant a Library' book and supply drive. We want to help five deserving teachers begin to build quality classroom libraries of their own, as well as supplying them with some much needed basic supplies for their classrooms.
Our goal is to collect at least once copy of each of the 79 books on our gift recommendations lists which will be divided between the 5 classrooms (by age level) as well as donations of basic classroom supplies (a list which is forthcoming). 'Save a Teacher, Plant a Library' will begin today and last through Friday, December 23rd. That gives us five and a half weeks to reach our goal.
If you would like to donate any of the books or supplies email us at Readanythingonce [at] gmail [dot] com for information on how to do so.
More details and specifics on how you can help, including master lists of items we need, will be coming throughout the day.
Go here for more information. The people who are running this book drive are really amazing, even if you can't donate anything please pass it along to your followers.
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This year, in honor of that teacher and that library, I want to give back. As I'm sure you're aware school systems around the nation are struggling with budget cuts, oversized classrooms, and a lack of necessary supplies such as paper, markers, and tissues.
To help some amazing and dedicated local teachers who are facing all these challenges and more, I'll Read Anything Once is launching our first annual 'Save a Teacher, Plant a Library' book and supply drive. We want to help five deserving teachers begin to build quality classroom libraries of their own, as well as supplying them with some much needed basic supplies for their classrooms.
Our goal is to collect at least once copy of each of the 79 books on our gift recommendations lists which will be divided between the 5 classrooms (by age level) as well as donations of basic classroom supplies (a list which is forthcoming). 'Save a Teacher, Plant a Library' will begin today and last through Friday, December 23rd. That gives us five and a half weeks to reach our goal.
If you would like to donate any of the books or supplies email us at Readanythingonce [at] gmail [dot] com for information on how to do so.
More details and specifics on how you can help, including master lists of items we need, will be coming throughout the day.
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"Making teachers entirely responsible for a student's academic progress — regardless of whether the child eats enough or sleeps enough or gets enough medical attention — is counterproductive. Pretending that these issues can be "factored out" in some kind of mathematical formula that can assess how much "value" a teacher has added to a student's progress is near nutty. That's not just me saying it. Leading mathematicians say it too. The effects of poverty on children matter in regard to student achievement. That is not to say that efforts to improve teacher quality, modernize curriculum, infuse technology into the classroom where it makes sense and other reforms should not be pursued. But doing all of that while ignoring the conditions in which kids live is a big waste of time."
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Full post here because I'm reblogging myself and long posts are long and going to get longer. Basically parents are getting arrested for sending their kids to good schools in districts they don't actually live in cause god forbid we actually do anything about the state of the education system. Lets just ruin people lives for having the audacity to be poor instead.
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maybe charter schools really are the answer?
See, but they're not though.
The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), at Stanford University did a 2009 study titled Multiple Choice: Charter School Performance in 16 States. Which found that
"Our national pooled analysis reveals, on the whole, a slightly negative picture of average charter
school performance nationwide. On average, charter school students can expect to see their
academic growth be somewhat lower than their traditional public school peers, though the
absolute differences are small. Charter students trail the academic growth of TPS students by .01
standard deviations in reading, and by .03 standard deviations in math. Though small, these
effects are statistically significant. These findings hold for students across the board of initial
starting scores, except for students in the lowest and highest starting deciles in reading."
While there are some positive findings, charter elementary and middle schools for example average higher rates of learning (however, high schools and multiple level schools have significantly worse results.)
The Quality Curve shows that there are a substantial number of charter schools that provide superior
and outstanding results for their students; 17 percent of the charters in this study deliver
learning gains that are better than the results that their TPS peers achieve. These schools fulfill
the promise of charter schools — both for the students they educate and for their collective
demonstration that such schooling is feasible.
But the good news of the top performers is diminished by the preponderance of charter schools
that do not perform to that high level. Thirty‐seven percent of the charters in this study produce
learning gains that are significantly worse than what equivalent TPS students accomplish. This
proportion is both alarming and regrettable.
Here's an article discussing the findings and implications in more detail.
Center for Education Reform July 28, 2008 survey of charter schools reported that 59% had a waiting list, the lists averaged at 198 students.
From the National Education Association:
In 2004, the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) released an analysis of charter school performance on the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as The Nation's Report Card. The report found that charter school students, on average, score lower than students in traditional public schools. While there was no measurable difference between charter school students and students in traditional public schools in the same racial/ethnic subgroup, charter school students who were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch scored lower than their peers in traditional public schools, and charter school students in central cities scored lower than their peers in math in 4th grade.
NAGB looked at the impact of school characteristics and found that:
- Charter schools that were part of the local school district had significantly higher scores than charter schools that served as their own district.
- Students taught by certified teachers had roughly comparable scores whether they attended charter schools or traditional public schools, but the scores of students taught by uncertified teachers in charter schools were significantly lower than those of charter school students with certified teachers.
- Students taught by teachers with at least five years' experience outperformed students with less experienced teachers, regardless of the type of school attended, but charter school students with inexperienced teachers did significantly worse than students in traditional public schools with less experienced teachers. (The impact of this finding is compounded by the fact that charter schools are twice as likely as traditional public schools to employ inexperienced teachers.)
In a study that followed North Carolina students for several years, professors Robert Bifulco and Helen Ladd found that students in charter schools actually made considerably smaller achievement gains in charter schools than they would have in traditional public schools.
It seems to me pretty clear here that some of the educational regulations that Charter schools get around by virtue of being charters actually hurt their students.
In its official evaluation of the federally funded Public Charter School Program, Evaluation of the Public Charter Schools Program: Final Report, the U.S. Department of Education found that many charter school authorizers lack the capacity to adequately oversee charter school operations, often lack authority to implement formal sanctions, and rarely invoke the authority they do have to revoke or not renew a charter. Where charters have been revoked or not renewed, the decision has been linked more to noncompliance with state and federal regulations and financial problems than with academic performance.
Accountability is also lacking in oversight for federal charter school programs.
Don't get me wrong, I understand the frustration with the public school system, the anger at the clear inequality that exists within it, and I will be the first one to say that it is a model that at present disproportionately harms lower income and minority students and quite often students with disabilities. It's nice to hope for a brand new public education system, it's nice to see the possibility of schools which vaule creativity and variety in teaching so that students, all of whom learn at different rates and in different ways, have the opportunity to have the material presented to them in the way they understand. However, I just don't think charter schools are the answer.
Some regulations exist within the education system for a reason, such as employing teachers who have some education in teaching. Not only that, but these schools aren't consistently being held accountable for their practices and evaluated accordingly. However, they're still part of the same broken system of standardized-testing-as-god-and-primary-indicator-of-successful-learning that all public schools are trapped in.
Then take this article which discusses the marginalizing of the same underprivileged, minority, and disabled students we discussed earlier.
"On the surface, the existence of different kinds of schools for parents to choose from would appear to provide more opportunities for disadvantaged students. In fact, quite the opposite is the case, as an important study from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Civil Rights Project explains. It's worth quoting the study at length:The ability to choose assumes ready exposure to available school options. Research suggests that families' access to the educational marketplace is unequally constrained by a number of factors, including contact with advantaged social networks, … language barriers, socioeconomic status and the ability of parents to arrange transportation for their schoolchildren. Education studies both in the U.S. context and abroad… all highlight a basic point. Unrestricted choice results in stratification.
From the same article:
"One effect of charters' drive to improve their test scores is that students with disabilities are systematically marginalized. Moreover, the pressure to reduce costs means that they often don't employ the extra staff necessary to serve special education students. In 2009, students with disabilities attending charter schools in Los Angeles made up 7.6 percent of the overall charter student population, but 11.3 percent of the overall student population attending district-operated schools. During the 2008-2009 school year, just 8.1 percent of Los Angeles charter schools offered a special day program for students with disabilities. In contrast, 87 percent of district-operated schools provided this same program option.5
In Boston, charter schools were able to outperform their public counterparts by excluding special education students and students whose first language was not English. According to a 2009 Boston Globe report, nearly one-fifth of public school enrollees were English-language earners, whereas English-language learners were only 4 percent of charter enrollees.6 A 2009 study conducted by the Massachusetts Teachers Association found that more than half of students enrolled in the previous five years in charter schools never made it through graduation, reinforcing the argument that charters tend to weed out poorer performing students in order to boost their academic standings.7
So, there are significant indications that what improvements Charter schools do show over their public counterparts are due in large part to their being able to choose potentially higher performing students as their attendees, 'weeding out' the populations we discussed above. Not to mention the NAACP lawsuit against the inequality between NY public schools and their Charter schools.
Also, although Charters are privately operated they still receive public funding (sometimes in addition to private donations). So there's still the potential of them pulling money away from already underfunded public schools in the area.
With $100 billion in stimulus funding, Duncan has sternly warned states to embrace unlimited charters or risk losing money: "States that don't have [authorizing] charter laws or have artificial caps on the growth of charter schools will have jeopardized their applications under the Race to the Top fund. Simply put, they put themselves at a competitive disadvantage for the largest pool of discretionary dollars states have ever had access to."
So, in reality, we have to opportunity to truly focus on changing policy and improving educational funding, measures of performance (beyond standardized testing), and completely revitalizing education in this country simply by admitting that the current system, and especially no child left behind, are broken. And to focusing some energy on coming up with real solutions, one of which, yes, IS more funding for education. And yet we are choosing instead to try and build a new, privatized, system from the ground up ALONG side, and suffering from some of the same problems (and some brand shiny new ones) that plague our current system. Which is in some cases negatively impacting our current system by competing for funding, but which is allegedly better because…companies can own it?
TL;DR Charter schools are not the answer for reasons. Many of them.


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I just downloaded a movie and it came in a .bin file. Then when I extracted the .bin file, it gave me these folders:
There are some files in the folders too. Do I burn the .bin file as is, or do I extact the .bin then burn it? I tried doing it myself by converting the .bin file into an .ISO then burning it with Nero on a DVD+RW. When I tried playing the DVD on my computer, it either froze or said it couldn't read the file... Is the DVD only meant for a DVD player? It can't be that my computer sucks becuase I just bought it a week ago for 3000 dollars... Anyone got some solutions?
i did the same thing but from those files you need to convert the vcd into dvd[mpeg 1] and the audio you must make compliante with dvd format. to do this follow this link it gives you the whole process step by step and the software that youll need goodluck

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Sofia Vassilieva Movies and Career Information
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Sofia Vladimirovna Vassilieva (Sof'ya Vladimirovna Vasil'yeva; born October 22, 1992) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the children's book heroine Eloise, in two made-for-television movies, Ariel Dubois in the Emmy-winning TV series Medium, and the cancer patient Kate Fitzgerald in the 2009 film adaption of My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Vassilieva was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Russian immigrant parents Larissa Vassilieva, a biologist, and Vladimir Vassiliev, a physicist. At the age of seven, she was discovered at the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) in New York where she won the title of Child Actress and first runner-up Child Model Of The Year 2000. In less than one year she had the part of Elena—the granddaughter of a retired Russian General—in the episode "Deadline" of the CBS television series The Agency (2001–2003). In 2002, she played Cindy Brady in The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002) opposite Shelley Long and Gary Cole; a little girl named Gina in Inhabited (2003) opposite Malcolm McDowell; and The Bad Seed's former child actress Patty McCormack. In 2002 - 2003, she played the children's book heroine
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Flash Fiction Writing Contest - November 2010
This contest will open September 15, 2010.
Purpose: Have fun, enjoy the competition, and become a better author by participating in the peer critique process portion of this contest. Learn more about flash fiction.
Who Can Enter: This contest is open to all authors. All submissions must be posted and assigned critiques completed by November 30, 2010. Entries must be 1000 words or fewer. You may post additional stories to this site for critique, but only one story will be eligible for the contest.
Subject Matter: Something creative and fresh. The flash fiction should adhere to our content policy.
Prizes: The winner of this contest will receive $100.
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Just a bit of lighthearted froth. If you could look like anyone, who would it be and why?
I'll kick off.
1. Jo Wiley (a DJ if you don't know her) - effortlessley cool, contemporary and fun. Someone who can wear minis and wellies, grunge and lace, and still look great. Frizzy hair or sleek, she always looks good. Also she's intelligent and fun. Just a few quirks of the genes and I could look like her.
2. Nicole Scherzinger (singer/x-factor judge, in case you live on a different planet) - just about perfect. I bet she gets out of bed looking fabulous. Gorgeous long dark hair, perfect skin, cat's eyes. What's not to like. And that's just from the neck up. The opposite to me in every way.
So, if you could choose, who would you look like?
And don't get all tarty about it and say yourselves - this is fantasy land.
. . . in my case, it would be more a case of people wanting to look like me.
Incidentally Chris, I've never heard of either of those two.
I realise that Chris.
I'm just pointing out that the two people that you'd like to look like are complete nobodies to me. I've never seen or heard of either of them.
Batman, I have an incurable fetish
Or the invisible man.
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Texas Tech busts out the super trick play
Source: Big 12 Football Blog - Nov 26, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Everybody loves a trick play, but Texas Tech broke out some big-time trickery against Baylor. We're talking "Annexation of Puerto Rico" levels of trickery. Quarterback Seth Doege faked a handoff to the running back and found a nameless No. 85 jersey on an end around; No. 85 then hit Darrin Moore for a 43-yard touchdown to cut Baylor's lead to 24-21. The No. 85 jersey normally belongs to receiver Jordan Davis, but who was wearing it this time? Backup quarterback Jacob Karam.


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I have three questions. Hopefully they are easy. Thanks in advance for any input.
Q1: Can I use a 5gal Carboy as a primary fermentor or is there not enough space to ferment a 5 gal batch?
Q2: I f there is not enough space can I short the batch 1/2 gal and add the other 1/2 gal when I go to the secondary?
Q3: Should I rack to the secondary or should I pour and strain?
1. There isn't enough headroom in a 5 gal carboy for fermentation of 5 gal. You'll lose a lot of active yeast and head-retaining protein out the blowoff tube. It's possible I suppose but not ideal.
2. I haven't had experience adding water after the fermentation. I don't see that it would be too much different from topping up to volume after the boil as long as it's boiled and cooled. That's probably the biggest problem - infection possibilities.
3. When transferring to secondary never pour. You want to have as little contact with air as possible to prevent oxidation. Many people purge their secondary with CO2 to minimize this even more than just racking.
Edit: If you want to strain when racking to secondary, you can use a vinyl mesh bag on the end of the hose, just keep it all submerged to reduce oxygenation.
Primary: 20 min IPA (14oz cascade/5gal), partigyle pale
Secondary: Mead
Bottled: Orange Cream Ale, Big Red Ale, RIS, American Stout, Nut Brown Ale, American Amber Ale, Brown Porter
One follow up question?
Is it a good idea to strain the wort into the primary or is there an advantage to increased trub in the primary?
I wouldn't say there's an advantage, but there's not a whole hell of a lot of disadvantage. This has been discussed elsewhere in the forum and I think they determined no adverse effects to the beer. The only real problem with more trub is more that you leave in the fermenter. Leaving it in primary long enough compacts it pretty well though. I've always poured through a mesh bag to strain out the hops and some hot/cold break. I'm now thinking I don't know how much all the extra material in the wort would change a OG reading.


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Portland, please.
Actually San Francisco has that distinction.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/0 … 35091.html
This is a city that I always have wanted to visit.
It snows 14 out of 12 months of the year there!
However- if anyone ends up in Indiana for a fall day, hit Brown County. It's absolutely beautiful this time of year.
I don't know why Patrick McGoohan spent so much time and effort trying to get away from it
I'd love to go and do a shoot there.
Personally one of my favourite cities would have to be Reykjavik. I also like Copenhagen.
What do you call what NYC is doing this year?
It would be a great place to shoot. Because of its micro-climate, the weather is usually pretty good and the lighting is naturally very nice. Plus, it has some lovely props, buildings and landscapes. Hopefully I'll be able to head over there next summer for a day or so.
Where I live typically ranks among the highest in the US for best places to live.
VERY outdoorsy (lots to do outside), all four seasons, near 2 big markets (30-45 minutes from each city), most conveniences in town (from big box stores to a cute little main street downtown area), gorgeous views. So if you're into that stuff...
fake?? whatchu talkin' 'bout eddy? lol
i like that, thank you for that!! i do love the idea of not having to deal with crazy weather. sounds like a fabulous place!
My guess is that you and your grown daughter will take a tour of the region by train - stopping at various cities and towns to savor the rich culture of the region and view its natural beauty
You certainly are not one of those Photographers that would go to the Eastern Block to exploit impoverished young girls in the interest of doing nude photographry
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so as of now san fran and heidelberg are the top 2 in the running. i'm loving all these suggestions of what people think are the best places to be!
Well... Costa Rica's total population is about half of NYC's... so... it's kinda a city...
My maternal grandmother was born in Ireland.
Ireland has a procedure whereby descendants can register their birth, obtain citizenship and get an Irish passport. Which is an EU passport. Which gives the right to live and work anywhere in the EU.
I am pursuing this to keep my options open.
Not any longer, a lunatic council have reduced it to something like a third world slum.
Sounds like a great place for a vacation!
A lot of people come here for that reason. I'm kind of enjoying it as a way of life.
it was built for use in the tv series the prisoner, but you can visit there now as its a popular tourist attraction in wales
Fixed it for you.
There's a lot of German speaking people in Brazil, mainly in the south.
I've hear that there's actually more German spoken there than there is Spanish (but I've never checked the accuracy of that statement).
I'm with whoever said Prague though.
However, you are probably thinking of São Paulo, Brazil!
I am talking about Buenos Aires, Argentina, Spanish language!
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 10:00 AM
Anyone have any tips for finding good deals on Play Arts Kai figures? I'm looking for sites that have better prices than Amazon or ebay, anyone have any suggestions on alternate sites to look at?
Also, does anyone know of any places to grab the Metal Gear Grey Fox figure for msrp, just wondering?
Posted 27 January 2013 - 01:58 PM
I checked all the Japanese figure sites I use, but none has that Gray Fox in stock anymore. Well, Nippon-Yasan does have him and in new condition, but they know how rare he is so the price is up to 13,800 yen (~$156): http://www.nippon-ya...borg-ninja.html
He was around 5000 yen (~$65, or ~$57 by today's exchange rates) when he came out Feb 2012. It may be very difficult to find him at that price now. In addition to stalking eBay (usually way overpriced, but I have found a few good deals on open boxes), you should also monitor the Japanese secondhand stores listed near the bottom of this post: http://www.cheapassg...995&postcount=1 Their prices are usually much better than you can find in US. I have bought a lot of oop figures from Mandarake at prices near original msrp.
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 07:33 PM
I wish Play Arts Kai had their own online store, it seems like resellers are pretty much the only way to go ... same with Hot Toys.
Posted 27 January 2013 - 10:31 PM
Revengeance Raiden is coming out in February, or March if you buy from US retailer. If you want to buy from Japan, AmiAmi is my favorite store and usually has the best price: http://www.amiami.co...de=FIG-IPN-5331
If buying in US, either go with Amazon if you have prime shipping:www.amazon.com/Square-Enix-Metal-Gear-Rising/dp/B00A17O6BG/
or Anime-Island for the lowest price: http://www.anime-isl...ion-figure.html
I haven't used Anime-Island personally, but I hear nothing but good things about them. There's also kirinhobby.com for a US distributor (haven't tried them either, but should be good). They list Gray Fox as "backordered", so maybe you can contact them and ask if they can really get it: http://www.kirinhobb...roducts_id=4370
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If you have only a single character, then you may not wish to miss out on the phased content - although I've had no trouble on my druid getting virtually all the quests in Icecrown. However, since I have 3 80s, it makes more sense for the leatherworker to ignore that content.
As well as nerubian chitin, you will get artic fur and a variety of gear drops and grey items. The bugs are close together and are perfect for my boomkin - starfall, hurricane - all dead. The webbed crusaders will also give you mana regen and the occasional health top-up.
Given the large number of quests, ignoring a quest line is usually not a problem, unless you really need stuff from the Argent quartermaster. However, if you are in Icecrown you are usually close enough to 80 that quests will be replaced by endgame content and better gear drops anyway.
If you do a lot of leatherworking or just skinning for profit, then I'd hang around for quite a while ;-)


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Today we had a visitor to our house, who was horrified to hear me ask my 3-year-old son to please go back and clear his breakfast dishes from the table. When she asked if he's always 'forced' to clear the table, I said no - he's only asked to help clear the table if he hasn't helped prepare the meal or helped to set the table. That said, even if he has been wearing his beloved apron and 'chef's hat' set and helped prepare the meal, he almost always puts his dishes in the sink or dishwasher anyway.
This led to a discussion of what's right or wrong (in her eyes!) about parenting. I should point out, this lady has three kids of her own - aged 14 through to 11, so is certainly entitled to an opinion about parenting styles.... Her two youngest were with her today. They played with my three toddlers briefly, then turned the television on and sat down on the couches, requesting a snack and drink. In our home, our kids are allowed to watch ABC2, or the contents of 'their' connected hard-drive, in the afternoons for (what we consider to be) a reasonable amount of time - providing that they've asked to turn it on, and have been relatively well-behaved during the day.... Upon Mr 3 informing our visitors that 'It's nice to ask if you can watch TV', he was told to 'shut up and mind your business'. The hurt look and evident confusion on his face was mildly heartbreaking to me.
Our three children are taught to be polite. To say 'please' and 'thankyou' (our youngest, at 15 months old, has recently, and delightedly, progressed from 'ta' to 'thankyou'). To ask permission to leave the table at the end of a meal. They say 'excuse me' when trying to gain an adult's attention.
They are encouraged to help around the house - at 2 and 3 years of age, our two eldest boys know how to load their cups and plates into the dishwasher. They take turns to put the tablet in and turn it on when needed. They know how to help load the washing machine, to help tip in the powder and which buttons to press to make it wash. They help sort the washing when it's brought in - they play 'matching pairs' games with the socks and happily sift through the basket to help find their own clothes to fold and put away. Even our youngest son often carries his clothes straight to the washbasket when he strips them off, and has done so since before he could walk. He copies his big brothers and carries his rolled-up nappy to the nappy bin. The sometimes-frustratingly-independent Mr 2, who has abandoned nappies this past week in favour of 'big boy undies', goes to the toilet twenty (slight exaggeration!) times a day - and then puts the lid down, flushes the toilet, shuts the door so the 'baby' can't get in and eat the flushy-cleany-thing (again!), then goes to the bathroom to wash his hands. All without being asked....most of the time.
All three of my boys help pick up their toys before bedtime. They paint, draw, stamp, sculpt playdough and spread glitter and furry pipecleaners from one end of the house to the other - but when they're finished, they dump it all in the sink and ask for help to wash the brushes. They play all day - indoors and outdoors, together and separately, creatively, imaginatively, actively and happily. They turn our loungeroom into a 'Mattel explosion' every day and have an absolute blast in doing so - but they take responsibility for helping to clean it up again at the end of each day.
They think it's a great game to help vaccuum and sweep. They revel in weeding the garden and helping 'their' vegies to grow unencumbered. They save the egg cartons from the grocery shopping, so that they can help our elderly neighbour with his chooks and bring home eggs....which they then like turning into cakes, pikelets and 'googy eggs for breakfast'.
We ask their opinions and value their input. We respect them - and expect to be respected in return. They don't always get their own way. We ask them to trust us and to never keep secrets from us - they can talk to us about absolutely anything without judgement. They understand that there are boundaries and behaviours which are not acceptable. That there are consequences for actions. We always endeavour to explain our reasoning and our responses to things. We believe we are raising three very intelligent, well-mannered, well-socialised, wholeheartedly-loved little boys, whom we trust will grow into intelligent, respectful, happy and secure young men....who have a solid grounding in 'life skills' and know how to wash and pair their own socks.
My guest was aghast at the 'long list of chores' that she feels we 'force' our children to do. But I don't see these tasks as chores - the boys aren't paid for picking up after themselves or helping with the dishes and washing. They aren't forced to do anything (besides eat a minimum amount of dinner - "THREE MORE mouthfuls and then we'll talk about whether your tummy's full yet!") - they are *encouraged* to participate in family activities. They understand that by helping with the things that need to be done, the sooner we get to muck around, giggle and tickle, read stories and colour in the back verandah with chalk and do all the other fun stuff that can be found in each day....
So is she right? Am I a slave labourer? Are we asking too much too early?
How do you deal with this sort of thing in your homes, with your amazing little people?This post was edited by AliciaEaton at January 7, 2013 9:59:05 PM EST
I have to say your 'friends' children speak volumes to her parenting. Firstly, if my children (who are 2, 4, 7 and 8) are asked to help tidy up, they do it immediately. Having a nice clean house to be proud of is something we should all participate in. Of course, my house is chaos 99% of the time, however when it's time to tidy, we all chip in. Secondly, your poor 3 year old. What nasty children she has to speak to him in such a manner :( My kids bicker between themselves but my bigger boys know better than to ever speak to friends like that, especially younger children. They'd tell you in a heartbeat that it's called "being a bully". Well done for raising independent and sweet children who will make fine husbands one day :DThis post was edited by MissyAbbott at January 8, 2013 4:04:26 PM EST
I think you are doing an amazing job with your boys. Don't think anything different. My children can certainly learn from them. They are 5 and 9 years and do certain things around the house but is only the basics. Will be getting them to do more now that they are both at school. However, hoping to start family daycare this year so don't know how it will go because technically they wont be making the mess. Keep doing what you are doing I say.
I love it.
I firmly believe in bringing children up to live in the world.
Teaching them skills that last through to adulthood, to me, is far more valuable than computer games or TV shows.
My mantra is "I KNOW how to clean the house, as your mum my job is to teach you!"
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Not being able to play seems to be hurting Rasheed Wallace more than the stress reaction in his left foot. He doesn't like talking about the injury that's sidelined him for 25 games. But Wallace opened up Wednesday about how much he hates not playing -- something Knicks coach Mike Woodson said could change after the All-Star break. "Sometimes just sitting on the sideline or sitting in the back watching those guys, it's killing me," Wallace said. "It's killing me because I feel like at certain points of the game, 'OK, I could have gotten that rebound,' or 'I would have been able to trap here or do something there.' It's a whole lot of what-ifs and I couldas, shouldas, wouldas. The anxiety kills me because I definitely want to be out there with my soldiers. "It's like, 'OK, you're preparing for war, I'm up here in practice, going through practice and game film and all of that. I'm preparing myself, but guys, I can't get on the airplane and go to war with you.' It kills me. But there's nothing I can do. I just got to let this foot do what it does." Newsday
The "what ifs" will never be resolved in Washington but the memories remain. When asked what he misses most about his days playing at the Capital Centre in Landover, Wallace said: "Just the enthusiasm of the crowd. The crowd felt the same things that we did. That it was a helluva team and we could've did some things. …I think we would've went far in the playoffs, because we were big. Unfortunately, I started those games that I did because Web went down. I hate to move into his starting slot like that. But man, we could've did a lot of things." Washington Post
"Personally, I think Sheed is done for the year," one league source said. But according to the same source, the Knicks -- specifically Mike Woodson -- are not rushing to bring in a new face. "Woody doesn't want to add anyone," the source said. "He was buying more time for Sheed. The Knicks are letting him do it his way." ESPN.com
Hunter said he received 102 text messages after he became interim coach. Texters included one of his ex-coaches, Larry Brown, as well as former teammates Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace and Grant Hill. He also talked to Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers and Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson, both former point guards who landed coaching jobs without experience. "He's a guy who doesn't think he knows all of the answers," Jackson said. "He loves the game. He has been around some great minds. He is going to be just fine. I think it's great that he has the opportunity." Yahoo! Sports
Mike Woodson expects Rasheed Wallace to start practicing after the All-Star break. Wallace, 38, has been out since Dec. 15 with a stress reaction in his left foot. The team has listed him as day to day. ESPN.com
Woodson also hopes that Marcus Camby, out since Jan. 10 with a left plantar fascia injury, returns to practice after the break. But he is less certain about Camby than he is Wallace. "I don't know about Camby," Woodson said before Monday's game against Detroit. "They'll continue to do their therapy work through the break. I'm hoping to have one of them back. Hopefully Rasheed will be back on the floor." Woodson isn't sure if Wallace will ever be 100 percent healthy this season. ESPN.com
Woodson said Tyson Chandler (neck) is probable for tonight's game against the Magic at the Garden, but Rasheed Wallace (left foot) didn't practice with his return date unclear. "I don't know if he and [Marcus] Camby will be back before the All-Star break. If not, we can handle our business up until All-Star break, and use that as time to rest and give them a little more time, get healthy,'' Woodson said. "When they come back, I want them to be healthy for the stretch run.'' New York Post
Jared Zwerling: No update on Rasheed Wallace. Some players say they're not sure, or are they just keeping quiet? Unclear about his health situation. #Knicks Twitter @JaredZwerling
The Detroit Pistons had the chance to draft Anthony in 2003 but instead used the second overall pick on Darko Milicic, who was drafted after LeBron James and before Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Milicic won a title as a rookie but played sparingly. He never lived up to his pre-draft hype and the Pistons' demise was accelerated because of it. "That's a big what if," Wallace said of the Pistons not drafting Anthony. "It was possible. They went with who they went with. That's the best I can say about." Asked if two or three titles would have been possible had the club selected Anthony second overall, Wallace said: "Hell yeah, with the squad we had. We were running the East for six years. But it just wasn't in the cards for us." New York Daily News
Even if he might miss the rest of the season, I hope Rasheed Wallace keeps hanging around the Knicks so we can get little moments like this, where he just quickly walks behind Kyle Singler and yells "North Carolina!" because he bleeds Carolina blue and can't let a Duke player enjoy his time in the spotlight. Just the best. The Score
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Installation by Daniel Arsham.
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"Painting is a metaphor for control. Every choice is mine– the canvas, the color. As a child, I had neither a sense of the world nor my place in it, but art taught me that one's vision can be achieved with sheer force of will. The same is true of life, provided one refuses to let anything stand in one's way.
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According to multiple sources, including Colts beat writer Mike Chappell, Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians won't be on the sidelines for today's game after falling ill and being hospitalized early this morning.
The team says Arians is doing fine, but QB coach Clyde Christensen will be calling the plays for the Colts today.
This could be a huge hit for the Colts, who made the playoffs largely due to Arians' outstanding job in place of head coach Chuck Pagano, while Pagano was recovering from cancer.
In about an hour or so, we'll see if the Colts' offense suffers at all, or if Christensen can slide right in and take the reins.
Arians' bold and innovative play calling has been a big part of the Colts' success. Can Christensen maintain that level of performance? Or will this be too much for the Colts to handle?
They've been resilient all year, I think they'll still pull off a win against the Ravens today.
Bruce Arians was hospitalized, will not be on the sidelines for Colts-Ravens playoff game
Bruce Arians will be in the hospital, not on the sidelines for the Colts-Ravens game
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opens tonight, Jan 11, 6-8p:
"Stairs and Ramps"
Todd Chilton
Feature Inc Gallery, 131 Allen St., NYC
Todd Chilton's relatively small and intensely colored abstract oil paintings layer patterns that are bounded by the edge of the canvas, leading you to believe these paintings are easily graspable. The exhibition title, Stairs and Ramps, references the flat and manipulated space of computer games and, as well, ways to move by foot or wheelchair through architectural space. At the same time, it is also just two ways to graphically read a triangle, the shape that is the basis of the patterns in most of these paintings. Titles of the paintings point to alternate readings of what may be initially perceived. Geometry is undermined by handedness.
thru Jan 5:
TM Davy
Eleven Rivington, 11 Rivington St., NYC
Candela is comprised of a focused series of 10 x 8 inch oil paintings which the artist began last year, following a group of figurative works that were presented as a solo show at LISTE, Basel in June 2012. In these canvases, painted from observation, full figures were posed and defined by ambient candlelight. The new works featured in this exhibition focus even further on this initial, simple idea: a single, lit candle defining the object, figure or space adjacent to it. Each painting contains light and delineates the subject, proposing simple and poetic pictorial narratives.
"A Hawk from a Handsaw"
Joanna Malinoswka
CANADA gallery, 333 Broome St., NYC
inaugural exhibition in CANADA's new location on Broome Street near Bowery.
Polish-born New Yorker "Joanna Malinowska's work is marked by obsession taken to logical, or illogical, limits. She spies on musicians, hires people to perform on the subway, and treks to the North Pole. Everything is fair game for this artist whose work ranges from performance to installation to sculpture." (David Coggins, artnet Magazine) - thru Oct 20
Opens Tonight, Mar 15, 6-9p:
Joey Archuleta, Yevgeniya Baras, Thornton Dial and Matt Stone
Allegra LaViola Gallery, 179 East Broadway, NYC
an exhibition of painting and sculpture investigating the rel-tionship between materials, process and product. The exhibition examines the formality and informality of the object. The four artists in Materiality arrive at the same point by very different paths. Each is circling his chosen media before deciding on how and when to attack, though when the strike occurs it is with a precise violence. - thru Apr 21


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Pipeline Safety:
Collecting Data and Sharing Information on Federally Unregulated Gathering Pipelines Could Help Enhance Safety
GAO-12-388: Published: Mar 22, 2012. Publicly Released: Mar 22, 2012.
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What GAO Found
While the safety risks of onshore gathering pipelines that are not regulated by PHMSA are generally considered to be lower than for other types of pipelines, PHMSA does not collect comprehensive data to identify the safety risks of unregulated gathering pipelines. In response to a GAO survey, state pipeline safety agencies cited construction quality, maintenance practices, unknown or uncertain locations, and limited or no information on pipeline integrity as among the highest risks for federally unregulated pipelines. Without data on these risk factors, pipeline safety officials are unable to assess and manage safety risks associated with these pipelines. Furthermore, changes in pipeline operational environments cited in response to GAOs survey and by industry officials could also increase safety risks for federally unregulated gathering pipelines. Specifically, land-use changes are resulting in development encroaching on existing pipelines and the increased extraction of oil and natural gas from shale deposits is resulting in the development of new gathering pipelines, some of which are larger in diameter and operate at higher pressure than older pipelines. PHMSA is considering collecting data on federally unregulated gathering pipelines, but the agencys plans are preliminary, and the extent to which PHMSA will collect data sufficient to evaluate the potential safety risks associated with these pipelines is uncertain.
A small number of state pipeline safety agencies GAO surveyed reported using at least one of five practices that were most frequently cited to help ensure the safety of federally unregulated pipelines. These practices include (1) damage prevention programs, (2) considering areas of highest risk to target resources, (3) safety inspections, (4) public outreach and communication, and (5) increased regulatory attention on operators with prior spills or leaks. However, the sharing of information among states on the safety practices used appears to be limited. Some state and PHMSA officials GAO interviewed had limited awareness of safety practices used by other states. Increased communication and information sharing about pipeline safety practices could boost the use of such practices for unregulated pipelines. However, information targeted at gathering pipelines on PHMSAs website, including relevant safety practices and state activities, is limited.
Why GAO Did This Study
Pipelines are a relatively safe mode of transportation for hazardous liquid and natural gas and are regulated by the Department of Transportations (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and state entities. Included in the nations pipeline network are an estimated 200,000 or more miles of onshore gathering pipelines, which transport products to processing facilities and larger pipelines. Many of these pipelines have not been subject to federal regulation based on their generally rural location and low operating pressures. While incidents involving gathering pipelines regulated by PHMSA have resulted in millions of dollars in property damage in recent years, comparable statistics for federally unregulated gathering pipelines are unknown. This report identifies (1) the safety risks that exist, if any, with onshore hazardous liquid and natural gas gathering pipelines that are not currently under PHMSA regulation and (2) the practices states use to help ensure the safety of these pipelines. GAO surveyed state pipeline safety agencies in all 50 states and the District of Columbia; interviewed officials at PHMSA, state pipeline safety agencies, pipeline companies, and industry associations; and analyzed data and regulations.
What GAO Recommends
DOT should (1) collect data on federally unregulated hazardous liquid and gas gathering pipelines and (2) establish an online clearinghouse or other resource for sharing information on pipeline safety practices. DOT provided technical corrections on a draft of this report.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Open
Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Recommendation: To enhance the safety of unregulated onshore hazardous liquid and gas gathering pipelines, the Secretary of Transportation should direct the PHMSA Administrator to collect data from operators of federally unregulated onshore hazardous liquid and gas gathering pipelines, subsequent to an analysis of the benefits and industry burdens associated with such data collection. Data collected should be comparable to what PHMSA collects annually from operators of regulated gathering pipelines (e.g., fatalities, injuries, property damage, location, mileage, size, operating pressure, maintenance history, and the causes of incidents and consequences).
Agency Affected: Department of Transportation
Status: Open
Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Recommendation: To enhance the safety of unregulated onshore hazardous liquid and gas gathering pipelines, the Secretary of Transportation should direct the PHMSA Administrator to establish an online clearinghouse or other resource for states to share information on practices that can help ensure the safety of federally unregulated onshore hazardous liquid and gas gathering pipelines. This resource could include updates on related PHMSA and industry initiatives, guidance, related PHMSA rulemakings, and other information collected or shared by states.
Agency Affected: Department of Transportation
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On the Radar: December 7, 2010
Obama, GOP reach deal to extend tax breaks
By Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post
President Obama and congressional Republicans have reached a tentative accord on a far-reaching economic package that would preserve George W. Bush administration tax breaks for families at all income levels for two years, extend emergency jobless benefits through 2011 and cut payroll taxes by 2 percent for every American worker through the end of next year. Read more
Tax deal suggests new path for Obama
By David M. Herszenhorn and Jackie Calmes, The New York Times
President Obama announced a tentative deal with Congressional Republicans on Monday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts at all income levels for two years as part of a package that would also keep benefits flowing to the long-term unemployed, cut payroll taxes for all workers for a year and take other steps to bolster the economy. Read more
Deal struck on tax package
By Jonathan Weisman, John D. McKinnon and Janet Hook, The Wall Street Journal
President Barack Obama reached agreement Monday with Republican leaders in Congress on a broad tax package that would extend the Bush-era income tax cuts for two years, reduce worker payroll taxes for one year and give more favorable treatment to business investments. Read more
Middle Man
By John Dickerson, SLATE
President Obama could have worn a cape. Speaking to reporters about a deal to extend the Bush tax cuts and unemployment insurance, he offered a dire narrative of what might have been. Ideologues in both parties were locked in a dangerous game with no concern for the welfare of the American people. "Without a willingness to give on both sides, there's no reason to believe that this stalemate won't continue into next year," he said. A stalemate would mean a tax increase for everyone, and tax cuts for the hardest-hit would expire, along with unemployment benefits. Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in sex case
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times
Julian Assange, founder of the controversial WikiLeaks website, was arrested here Tuesday morning at the request of Swedish authorities who want to question him about allegations of sexual assault, Scotland Yard said. Read more
Deal adds to uncertainty, debt
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The great suspense over the Bush tax cuts is almost over. But the great uncertainty, bemoaned by Republicans and business groups, is if anything greater than ever. Read more
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In tax deal with G.O.P., a portent for the next 2 years
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The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear Wal-Mart's appeal in a civil rights class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of hundreds of thousands of female workers at the nation's largest retailer. Read more
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By Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times
Elizabeth Edwards's long battle with cancer has intensified, with the disease spreading to her liver and doctors advising against additional medical treatment, two family friends said Monday. Read
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Who are you? Who do you want to be? Do you dream of reaching the top of your field? A better sister/friend/daughter? A role model to others? World-renowned makeup artist Scott Barnes – the man behind J.Lo's infamous "monochromatic" look – aims to inspire you to express yourself, try new things, push the envelope and reach your full potential using the power of makeup.
Based on the philosophy that makeup can help inspire confidence that extends to all areas of your life, Face to Face is designed for the busy modern woman who has everything but time. Learn to approach makeup from Scott's point of view, tailor your look to a variety of situations, get it done both beautifully and efficiently and become the most irresistible woman in the room. Packed with practical tips and celebrity guests, Scott's invaluable advice will have you looking - and, more importantly, feeling – your best.


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This video from the US Coast Guard shows some of the wreckage along the coasts of New York and New Jersey left by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo estimated that damage in his state alone could total $33 billion.
While much of the damage is visible, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization president Linda Reinstein believes that residents need to keep an unseen danger in mind as well. "People are out there now looking for wedding pictures and clothing to stay warm," Linda Reinstein told the social networking website Gather.com. "Asbestos is not at the top of their mind."
Construction materials strewn throughout areas include roofing, piping and insulation that may contain asbestos. Asbestos is a known carcinogen, and inhaling the mineral fibers can lead to respiratory issues and serious illnesses. The US Environmental Protection Agency says that almost all cases of mesothelioma are linked to asbestos exposure.
"As a cancer-causing agent, there is no safe level of exposure," Dr. Arthur Frank, chairman of the department of environmental and occupational health at Drexel University School of Public Health, told the Huffington Post. "People putting asbestos into buildings died by droves. Putting the stuff in is not very different than taking it out. This is a significant risk."
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