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Nice transformation. I hate it when I don't think my look is working, it ruins my whole day.ReplyDelete
- Cartom93March 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
I live close so sometimes I go home at lunch and change. LOL! So, no you aren't the only one. I like both outfits.ReplyDelete
Oooh, that's smart!ReplyDelete
I am SO GLAD I'm not the only one! If my outfit is off enough, I'll go home and change. But I always always keep an "everything" sweater and an extra pair of shoes in my car just in case :)ReplyDelete
Haha yes I get that all too frequently. But I have to say that I love the way you worked over the outfit to improve it! The first look was fine, but the second is super cute.ReplyDelete
yes! i totally do the same thing. today the problem was my hair though...i must have changed my hair 5 times until i had my husbands shears in my hand and thought about going GI jane...i decided to just walk away. i think it's time for a haircut.ReplyDelete
My tan bag is from Korea.ReplyDelete
My tan bag is from Korea.ReplyDelete
I love how you tied the shirt at the bottom. That's so cute, I'm going to do that sometime.ReplyDelete
For my dress I used pattern Newlook 6723. Thanks for saying you liked it, that means a lot!
I love the tied shirt and the cute flats!ReplyDelete
I am the same way. I get really distracted if I don't like the way I look! I try to pick out clothes ahead of time but it doesn't always work out right so I end up playing dress up and being late!ReplyDelete
- Meisha BrimhallMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
I am the same way. If I don't feel good in what I am wearing, then I HAVE to change. This usually makes me late to wherever I am going... Gotta figure out what to do about that..ReplyDelete
i LOVE this outfit! its so fresh ahhh amazing xReplyDelete
i LOVE this outfit! its so fresh ahhh amazing xReplyDelete
you're not crazy, I get like that too.ReplyDelete
- Haylie Jo GregoryMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
Haha update look :) nice thing to call it LOL (Woah. I haven't 'LOL'ed in awhile!)ReplyDelete
I like both of the 'outfits'! But, then again, I like to wear men's clothing too! :) Beware the man that marries me!
Awesome way to mix it up!ReplyDelete
I understand the feeling of being uncomfortable in an outfit; I'll have to try something along these lines next time that happens!
- Erin and CarolineMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
i know exactly how you feel. I'll change my outfit if it doesn't feel right; ya gotta feel good to look good right?ReplyDelete
I also wonder how my boyfriend feels when I take his things and wear them...hahaha
Anyway, I like both outfits too! Simple and Clean. =)
-Erin (http://keepcalmandstyleon.blogspot.com)
I would've never thought of that!! You're a genius!!!!!ReplyDelete
- Jasmine, Transient WithdrawalMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
Hehe I feel the same way! If I don't like my outfit, I can't leave the house or I'm just super cranky all day. I love how you did a quick change in the bathroom though! Your second look is more feminine! I think you should try wearing your shirt like that with a spring-y skirt when Spring rolls around :)ReplyDelete
- katypbrooksMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
elaine i love this! it's so cute. and i love how you tied the shirt at the bottom.ReplyDelete
- katypbrooksMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
elaine i love this! it's so cute. and i love how you tied the shirt at the bottom.ReplyDelete
I like this outfit! You look great in Chase's sweater. I do a few tweaks here and there to make me feel more comfortable, so no, you're not crazy. It's usually me swapping shoes, that usually does the trick.ReplyDelete
I like this outfit! You look great in Chase's sweater. I do a few tweaks here and there to make me feel more comfortable, so no, you're not crazy. It's usually me swapping shoes, that usually does the trick.ReplyDelete
Love the last updated outfit and i'm totally like you i get obssessed with the way i look especially when i'm not comfortable in that outfitReplyDelete
I love both of those outfits! And no. You're not crazy. I feel like that almost every day. I change up my outfit as SOON as I can so I am comfortable!ReplyDelete
- kinsey french.March 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
You look so cute in your j brand jeans and your white button up!! Love it. ♥ xo.ReplyDelete
- kinsey french.March 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
You look so cute in your j brand jeans and your white button up!! Love it. ♥ xo.ReplyDelete
Oh, I love how you revised the look! When I'm wearing what I feel is a dud, I usually just bear with it till I can get back home and throw my pj pants back on. lol I like your idea much better!ReplyDelete
You are too hard on yourself! You look darling in both looks!ReplyDelete
- GoodframeofmindMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
There's nothing worse than leaving the house and hating what you have on - I've always just settled and never thought about switching it up mid-day. I'll have to try that next time I'm feeling blahhh about what I'm wearing!ReplyDelete
- meaganMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
I definitely feel like that from time to time. I can't stand to be seen wearing something I'm not comfortable in or that I don't think represents me well. I think you looked great in the first outfit though, but I really like how you tied the shirt in the second look.ReplyDelete
This is why it takes me 7 years to get dressed for church every Sunday. Nothing ever FEELS right. I hate that.ReplyDelete
You look darling.
Freckles in April | a modest clothing blog
This is why it takes me 7 years to get dressed for church every Sunday. Nothing ever FEELS right. I hate that.ReplyDelete
You look darling.
Freckles in April | a modest clothing blog
i actually think the menswear trends are really flattering on you because you are SO slender and feminine! but i know exactly what you mean--if an outfit doesn't feel right, i feel uncomfortable all day.ReplyDelete
i think both versions are terrific, but i agree with you that the rolled up shirt and ponytail are really cute--kind of 50's, no?
love the outfit.. very classic and totally suits you!! looking good as usual!! xoxojReplyDelete
I think the outfit looks great, it just needs a statement necklace!ReplyDelete
- StylesisMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
I love the look, its a good look to change throughout the day. I need to get changed at least twice... which often poses a problem at work, but when I do something after I def have to change... even if its just down to the supermarket :)ReplyDelete
Love ur blog
"In theory" outfits that don't turn out as planned are the WORST! Especially when you have 10 minutes to get out of the house and are at a loss for a new outfit. Good save though!ReplyDelete
Where's that bag from in the bathroom shot? (That sounds awkward). I think I really like it.ReplyDelete
Where's that bag from in the bathroom shot? (That sounds awkward). I think I really like it.ReplyDelete
Where's that bag from in the bathroom shot? (That sounds awkward). I think I really like it.ReplyDelete
- MelodyMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
I like the "updated" verson! I totally understand what your talking about. If i don't feel completely comfortable in my outfit i usually try to change things around a bit.ReplyDelete
- katielifeexperiencesMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
i completely know what you mean! it is so important for me to feel comfortable and love my outfit. i will change it up, too, but not nearly as drastically as you cause i wouldn't have thought of all that. very craft.ReplyDelete
- Michela M GrecoMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
Your original outfit looked great! I always long for boxy, menswear looks but they predictably add about 10 pounds to my curvy frame. You, on the other hand, should celebrate being petite and milk this look for all it's worth. You look great!ReplyDelete
Well I love both versions of the outfit! But I know what you mean...I hate when stuff doesn't look the way I imagined it!! so annoyingReplyDelete
- AnikasmomMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
I definitely like the 2nd better but the first is cute too :)ReplyDelete
- SweetpeaMarch 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM
I am the same, if I don't feel right in my outfit. I just have to change it somehow. I am happy to know I am not the only one to do it :)ReplyDelete
super cute fix!ReplyDelete
I know that feeling....allllllllll too well.
as usual...made me laugh out loud.
your updates look great. funny what a few little changes can do to pick up an outfit. i do it too when i'm not loving how i feel about my clothes.ReplyDelete
- Righteous RepublicAugust 15, 2011 at 9:25 AM
I'm so jealous that you can pull off your husband's clothes.ReplyDelete
Okay, that sounded bad.
I'm so jealous that you can pull off WEARING your husband's clothes. Haha.
Totally expands the wardrobe.
- Oh to Be a MuseAugust 15, 2011 at 9:25 AM
no need to stop wearing men's clothes when you look good in it. love the white top tied at the bottom. :)ReplyDelete
Okay girl, I loved the first try with the outfit! You look so good with mens wear! I heart it. And your second redo. . . I fell even more in love! You're chic. The end.ReplyDelete
- VikkibabbeyAugust 15, 2011 at 9:25 AM
i love your flats(=ReplyDelete
i like both looks and good work on changing it up last minute! you totally rock mens wear.ReplyDelete
cute and little
- BellesmeAugust 15, 2011 at 9:25 AM
I get what you mean, I have to like what I wear because thats what makes me confident. I like the after picture =) Those flats look like Tory Burch flats! =)ReplyDelete
You looked much more like Elaine after the change.ReplyDelete
- KatejeffriesAugust 15, 2011 at 9:25 AM
Sometimes I update as I go. Sometimes I just pull on a sweater-coat and call it good. Sometimes I just feel like a dude all day and nothing can be done besides trying to walk more sexy-like so people don't actually mistake me for a man.ReplyDelete
Haha! I had a similar problem today... which is why I had to figure out how to make it more feminine!!ReplyDelete
I agree with you 100% I feel this way constantly. I love the way you fixed it up. Very laid back.ReplyDelete
- KirstenAugust 15, 2011 at 9:25 AM
I am totally the same!! People can tell me I look good and even my husband can tell me he likes the outfit, but if I don't feel good about it then I have to change! Its seriously an obsession!!ReplyDelete
I love the way you changed it! I liked it the first way too....just maybe with a big statement necklace or belted!
- SavannahAugust 15, 2011 at 9:25 AM
I think you look so cute, but I totally know what your mean I have to change if it doesn't feel right, otherwise it drives me nuts all day.ReplyDelete
I feel you! ... I have to FEEL ok in what I'm wearing, doesn't matter if people say it looks fine, if I don't feel it, I end up changing outfits! ... though think it looks great, simple yet chic!ReplyDelete
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Love the updated look. The first one was a little too manish. Ooh look a new word! once I'm dressed for the day I pretty much go with it. But I can also spend forever tryng to find the right clothes that feel right. If doesn't feel good then it's a goner for sure.ReplyDelete
Did you just call me a man....ReplyDelete
- StaceyKayAugust 15, 2011 at 9:25 AM
I love both!ReplyDelete
Stacey Kay
I'm the same way. If I don't feel right in an outfit I can't wear it. I went on an over night trip, and forgot my shirt would fit anymore after losing 40lbs. I just didn't think. Thank goodness I packed an extra shirt. It was a plain black shirt I brought to sleep in but at least was fitted. I have issues with clothes. Also, now after seeing this post I want black skinnies instead of boot cut dress pants.ReplyDelete
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no i totally understand what you're saying. i love both looks though.ReplyDelete
i definitely get tired of looks midday. usually the only thing i can do at work is throw my hair back in a pony and pretend it looks different. it doesn't. but i feel better inside. that's the real victory. right?
Honestly I never did it, but that's just cause I'm not creative! Love how you transformed the outfit, it totally looks like a different one!ReplyDelete
I love both looks to be honest although the small detail of the shirt laced down is so cute!ReplyDelete
so chic! I almost never wear black, but it is obviously very chic way to go.ReplyDelete
- kristinAugust 15, 2011 at 9:26 AM
Love the casualness of the white tied shirt - just goes to show, don't need something fancy, just CLASSY :)ReplyDelete
No, you're not alone. I totally do the same thing if I get to work and i'm like WHAT was I thinking? But I love love both of your outfits. I thnk they both look very classy.ReplyDelete
I do this alll the time! However, I don't usually end up finding something I 'feel' good in, because my closet is VERY limited.ReplyDelete
And I defs like your second outfit better, though the first is not completely without merrit!
OMG. I totally have those moments. My boyfriend thinks I am crazy when I insist that I have to change or something because the outfit didn't work out the way I had thought in my head. But it totally makes me feel off and down all day. I don't know why outfits don't translate from my head to reality. Maybe because I am 5'10" and 100 pounds in my head? :) Love how you transitioned the outfit. Talent!ReplyDelete
Love your boyish allure !ReplyDelete
your blog is a great discover !
I get that feeling a lot. Usually I just tie up my hair like you do, in a loose bun or or a ponytail...and then if I really really hate what I wear I take off the jacket/cardigan/sweater and wear my back up sweater, which I keep in my drawer at work. :)ReplyDelete
I've felt that way but usually haven't been able to pull off an outfit change while already at work.ReplyDelete


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Rodney appeared on Tuesday's PFT Live to discuss both teams.
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The Chargers and Raiders saw their seasons come to a close last Sunday with one player from each team departing the scene well ahead of the final whistle.
Raiders running back Mike Goodson and Chargers linebacker Takeo Spikes were ejected from the game in the second quarter after they got into a post-play scuffle that involved a lot of pushing and shoving, but no punches. The NFL has fined each player $7,875 for the incident, specifically citing the way the players grabbed each other's facemask as they tussled.
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my only grip is that the last hour of bal el blanc has the after hours feel that might get cut out from the world tour episode, since last weeks was more progressive.
also, do you think he chose not to broadcast it because of his new song w adina? maybe not ready to reveal to world yet.
regardless, look forward to hearing 2 hrs of his beb set.
Such a shame that it wasnt broadcasted and that it will be on GDJB actually 24 days after the gig.
Maybe he wants to cut down on the amount of his sets that are broadcasted live? To me it seems to make the most sense as he did mention that in his last blog from December.
Coldharbour Citizen.
wow what a massive event! great night. I was a bit disappointed that Markus played some same tracks as Armin such as Firewire, the fusion, advanced sleepwalkers.. Rotunda was also played by Markus and Jochen (which I must say couldn't stand listening to his set, was just awful).
Remember magnetic north, mind gamer, and the den bosch id's were played as well. This is indeed Markus' new track:
Markus Schulz feat. Adina Butar - In your Lies. I wasnt able to record it be is the same as:
and the loop & things track is definitely a Ferry Corsten & Markus Schulz Rework as Ferry came out when Markus dropped this track.
Overall: Markus' previous BeB sets were better than this years.
so looks like world tour san francisco and not bal en blanc.
i wonder why he changed it?
i hope he doesn't start not broadcasting his live sets.


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A mother passing by her daughters bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. then she saw an envelope propped up prominently on the center of the bed. it was addressed, "mom." with the worst premonition, she opened the envelope and the letter with trembling hands: Dear Mom: its with great regret and sorrow............ that im writing you. i had to elope with my new boyfriend because i wanted to avoid a scene with dad and you. ive been finding real passion with him and he is so nice even with all his piercings, tattoos, beard, and his motorcycle clothes. but its not only the passion mom, im pregnant and he said that we will be very happy. he already owns a trailor in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. he wants to have many more children with me and thats now one of my dreams too. he taaught me that marijuana doesnt really hurt anyone and we'll be growing it for us and trading it with his friends for all the cocaine and ecsrasy we want. in the meantime, we'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so he can get better; he sure deserves it!!!!! dont worry mom, im 15 years old now and i know how to take care of myself. someday im sure we'll be back to visit so you can get to know your grand children. your daughter, judith..... PS: mom, none of the above is true. im over at the neighbors house. i just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than my report card thats in my desk center drawer. i love you! call me when its safe to come home!!!!!!!!!!
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Microbicides, the Future of HIV Prevention?
October/November 2006
AIDS Survival Project has been a proud supporter of the Global Campaign for Microbicides since 1999. This open letter from campaign director, Lori Heise explains the excitement and the challenges presented at the year's International AIDS Conference.
Reaching this tipping point also means that we now need to adjust our messages. For the past fifteen years, the microbicide movement has focused on building the enthusiasm and momentum necessary to gain the attention, respect, and commitment of world leaders. Having finally garnered substantial support and drive behind microbicides, it is time to shift focus. If we are concerned about the long term success of our enterprise, we must help individuals develop realistic expectations regarding what this new technology will mean to all of us. As advocates with advanced knowledge and training in the field, we have a critical role to play in shaping future discourse.
Our messages need to communicate a few key ideas; the primary one being that microbicides are not a magic bullet. The idea of a technological panacea is seductive and one we must discourage. Despite the swelling enthusiasm, it is important to remember that microbicides are a technology that cannot possibly make an impact without a concomitant investment in access and women's empowerment. As advocates we are responsible for keeping this larger agenda in focus.
The power structures that make microbicides essential are the very ones that also challenge microbicide development, use, and implementation. The first step was to gain the political commitment to develop safe, effective microbicides. Now that we have secured that commitment, the next step in microbicide activism is tackling the joint issues of access and use.
Access means nothing if people cannot successfully use the technology. This means working to empower women in their intimate relationships, addressing violence against women and expanding their economic opportunities. It also means working with men.
Now that we have garnered appropriate political will and support, the challenge for the microbicide field is to avoid unrealistic expectations. We need to firmly establish a realistic picture of microbicides as one tool that can help stem the increase of HIV incidence among women -- but only if we, collectively, work to assure social environments in which women can access and use them. If we fail to communicate this, we risk dashing the hope that this new technology offers and generating public disappointment and skepticism that eventually erodes continued financial and community support for the field.
We also have to encourage the media and advocates at all levels to be realistic about the complex nature of drug development. Public discussion of microbicides must be sensitive to the desperation and powerlessness that many women feel in the face of their current HIV risk and their lack of ability to protect themselves. In this environment, it is irresponsible and potentially exploitive to be overly optimistic about the characteristics and likely availability of microbicides.
What then are realistic, but inspiring, messages we can use to describe the potential for microbicides? And what other information must we incorporate in our advocacy and media work to help the wider public understand the realities of drug development?
This fact sheet contains several key messages that you can use to express clear and realistic expectations about microbicide in advocacy and outreach regarding:
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Charles Gounod - Faust
Opéra National de Paris, 2011
Alain Altinoglu, Jean-Louis Martinoty, Roberto Alagna, Paul Gay, Tassis Christoyannis, Alexander Duhamel, Inva Mula, Angélique Noldus, Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Opéra Bastille, Paris – 16th October 2011
When is Gounod's Faust not Gounod's Faust? For many people who think they know the opera well, I'm sure that they would find the new 2011 production for the Paris Opera unfamiliar in many respects – but the question is historically a great deal more complicated than that. A great admirer of Goethe's work, Gounod had been planning an opera on Faust for almost thirty years, but between finally starting work on it in 1855, it receiving its first production at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris in 1859 in a heavily cut form, and its appearance at the Paris Opera, many subsequent revisions were made to the work. With additional arias inserted later to suit singers in productions around Europe, with the whole work revised again by Gounod in 1866 to eliminate spoken dialogue and make it a fully-fledged opera, it can be difficult to determine what exactly is the true form of Gounod's Faust.
Faust has probably been debased even further over the intervening years. A popular favourite, the dramatic representation and any sense of coherence has often come secondary to ensuring that the crowd-pleasing songs, marches and waltzes showcasing the extravagance of the orchestration, the singing and the famous setpieces meet audience expectations. Many operas have scenes of iconic power, but are there any with quite so many in each act as Faust? With its initial meeting between Faust and Mephistopheles, the Fairground waltz and the Ivan the Terrible soldier's march in Act 2, Marguerite's Jewel song in Act 3, Valentin's duel in Act 4 and the Walpurgis Night debauch in Act 5 – to name just a few of the stand-out moments – Gounod's Faust is one long procession of memorable moments, drama and melodrama, mixed up in meditations on love, romance, nihilism, philosophy and religion. With so much to cover and so many expectations to meet – and with such a history of cuts and revisions – there's not however much sense of coherency in Faust, and there's little that bears resemblance to the original work and themes of Goethe.
How much of the opera is as Gounod intended is difficult then to determine, but it has certainly been molded a great deal by the necessity of meeting the demands and conventions of the French Grand Opera tradition. That's how it's traditionally presented, that's how I am familiar with it, and that's pretty much the way it was played at the fine Royal Opera House production directed by David McVicar broadcast in HD around the world just a few weeks ago. Surprisingly then, few of the familiar conventions were adhered to in the Opéra National de Paris' new 2011 production at the Bastille directed by Jean-Louis Martinoty and conducted by Alain Altinoglu (after the departure of Alain Lombard early in the production). If there is some inevitable disappointment that all the old favourites aren't played out quite as you remember them or would like them, the new Paris Opera production is at least a brave attempt to restore some of the true qualities of the work back to its original form. If you are going to radically rework a familiar opera however, you need to have something else to pique the interest of the audience, and while that is admirably achieved here to a certain degree, some of the decisions are nonetheless questionable and some of the staging is quite curious.
The staging, as is often the case at the Bastille, appears to be aiming to fill the large stage with as much impressive set design, spectacle and colour as possible, rather than being quite so faithful to the demands of the opera. In the case of Faust however, there are certainly plenty of showcase scenes to merit the spectacle, and some of them really have an impact. The main body of the stage – as it was with McVicar's production last month – uses the scientist's study as the basis for the whole opera. Here, the semi-circular raised rows of bookcases are a constant reminder – while there is often not much else to remind you in the opera – of the desire for knowledge, experience and answers that has ultimately led the doctor Faust into a bargain with the demon Mephistopheles, selling his soul for a life of abandon and debauchery that, up until her dramatic sacrifice and salvation, almost also claims the pure and innocent soul of Marguerite.
Great vertical use is made of the stage, with huge crosses and an enormous skeleton descending down to the stage, as well as raising figures and objects, and no small amount of smoky dry ice from "down below". If some of the choices are curious, not exactly naturalistic and perhaps not quite how we are used to seeing Faust depicted –the aforementioned skeleton and Marguerite's bed covered in greenery and forming part of the garden scene some of the stranger elements – they all at least fit into the main themes and concepts of the battle between good and evil, science and nature, knowledge and the purposes that it is turned towards.
Some of this works however and some of it doesn't. The skeleton forms one of the best effects during the waltz during the fair of Act II, whirling and trailing ribbons over Mephistopheles as he leads the dance beneath. On the other hand, Roberto Alagna's transformation from old academic to young man isn't the most inventive. Employing an actor who lip-sync mimes to Alagna's off-stage singing, it avoids the tricky transformation (clevery done in quick change mode by Vittorio Grigolo in the ROH production) – but Alagna makes enough of an impression when he does appear to make up for this. Valentin's death also lacks traditional impact, since he has no sword and is struck by Faust with an oblique blow (which indicates of course that it is Mepistopheles behind the action), but the extraordinary manner of him dying standing on his feet is quite striking.
Another reason for the seemingly deliberate lack of traditional impact however is the measured tempo of Alain Altinoglu's conducting of the Paris Orchestra which avoids all the usual added punchy emphasis, sounding almost like how one would approach Wagner's German Romanticism more than how we are accustomed to hearing Gounod played. The playing of the orchestra was marvellous and, although one misses all the usual tics, this more thoughtful and lyrical approach did however cast an entirely different perspective on the work and indeed worked marvellously with the romantic and religious elements that dominate it. The opera unfortunately still has many gaps and lapses of dramatic continuity that prevents such an approach from fully coming together, so it wasn't entirely satisfactory, raising perhaps more questions in the curiosity and unfamiliarity of the staging instead of making it any clearer or coherent, but it was a welcome approach nonetheless.
Even if the dramatic action or the musical interpretation didn't always play into the hands of the singer looking to make an impression in these great operatic roles, the singing was nonetheless wonderful. Roberto Alagna was in fine shape physically for the role and in good singing voice also. Personally speaking, I don't find him the most charismatic of performers, but by the same token he's not show-offy, he does have a beautiful tone to his voice and always delivers a flawless singing performance. You couldn't ask for more from a Faust. Inva Mula, who I last saw singing wonderfully in the Paris Opera's revision and restoration of Gounod's almost forgotten Mireille (on Blu-ray), is in even finer voice here as Marguerite, her French pretty much faultless, her singing glorious, appropriate and in keeping with her character. Paul Gay didn't always carry the kind of seductive charm of Mephistopheles or sound entirely firm on the lower register, but his performance was warmly received by the audience, as was Tassis Christoyannis – an excellent Valentin, even if he wasn't given much leeway with the role.


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The Wolverines (3-4 overall, 2-3 in the district) trailed 17-0 at the half as they struggled to move the ball against the aggressive Viking defense. East Mills finished with a season-low 111 total yards, including 37 yards rushing on 30 attempts.
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Stimulation of Neural Precursors in Transgenic Mouse Models of Alzheimer's
Stem cells within the adult mammalian brain, including human, are highly sensitive to changes affecting the central nervous system. For example, when we are in an enriched and stimulating environment, neural precursors produce new neurons in regions of the brain believed to be involved in learning and memory. Alternatively, when trauma such as stroke or spinal cord injury occur to the nervous system, neural precursors contribute cells to the glial scar, which limits the spread of tissue damage.
In light of such important roles in nervous system maintenance and responses to tissue injury, stem cells may represent a powerful therapeutic target in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. We currently lack a comprehensive picture of what happens to neural stem cells in brains undergoing the degenerative changes associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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I've seen glimpses of him being back. Now is the time. Could be one of his last opportunities.
I've seen glimpses of him being back. Now is the time. Could be one of his last opportunities.
Or how bout this guy? He doesn't have many chances left either.
Or this guy? I think it's time for him to take over. Keep him healthy and lets roll.
Any of the big 3 can take over on his own and carry this club. If we can by some miracle get all 3 going, the SuperBowl is a real possibility.
Let's go!!!!!
Hey Haley, let's not forget the one bullet we've got in the chamber. You can pretend you're BA for the rest of the season. And just call the play. Wally go.
DL, you got your own weapon. Your choice. You can take him out of the game or you can allow him to make plays.
And Amos, I think you have a couple of pent up kickoff and punt returns left in you. No reason Rainey, Brown, Sanders, etc. can't get us at least 1 score a week on ST.
Heard Mendy was active today. Will he come back from all of the issues with a vengeance? I'm not the biggest believer in Mendy but it would be a very good thing if he came back and dominated this game...


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No fewer than five eateries have padlocked the doors and turned off the lights since the building at 300 S. Public Road was built 13 years ago, the most recent casualty being Angelo's Cucina E Pizzeria. The Italian restaurant didn't quite make it to the two-year mark when it closed a few weeks ago.
The wave of closures came despite the building's prime downtown location, spacious interior and roomy outdoor patio right on the street corner.
Lafayette Planning Director Phillip Patterson said any suggestion that 300 S. Public Road is doomed or jinxed is rubbish.
"I think the location is a good location," he said. "I think each restaurant had its own internal issues. I think that location is as good as any other up and down Public Road."
Before Angelo's, there was Kasbah Moroccan Restaurant, with its kabobs and belly dancers. That was preceded by the gnocchi and ravioli of Pulcinella Ristorante, which followed the rice and spice of Taste of Nepal, which opened in the place of Rocky Mountain Joe's Café after the coffee shop bid adieu. Each closed for varying reasons, ranging from tax troubles to poor management to a desire to be in a different city.
The building's owner couldn't be reached last week.
"The restaurant business is tough," Patterson said. "To be a successful restaurant owner, you have to know the business of running a kitchen, you have to know the business of running a restaurant and you have to know business."
Branka Prodanovic said running a restaurant is exactly what Apeizza e vino owner Rich Foresta, with 30 years in the business, knows how to do. The pizza and wine establishment is the latest restaurant to take a crack at 300 S. Public Road, and Prodanovic, Apeizza e vino's general manager, is convinced this latest foray will break the curse.
The restaurant, which features 14 different types of pizza, opened Monday, Nov. 12.
"Rich has his proven recipes," Prodanovic said. "He's very hands-on and very dedicated. It sparkles in the kitchen, it sparkles in the front of the house. That's the way it will be going forward -- there will be no compromising on food or service."
Prodanovic said Old Town Lafayette is not new territory for her -- she ran her own business a few blocks north of where Apeizza e Vino is now located for nearly nine years. She knows that the daytime volume of foot traffic along Public Road is not optimum and, as a result, decided to keep Apeizza e Vino a dinnertime destination only. It will open at 3:30 p.m. daily.
Prodanovic also acknowledged that Public Road doesn't have the cachet that Main Street in Louisville has, but she said some people are actually looking for a less pretentious and crowded setting in which to enjoy a meal.
"This brings a little more awareness that South Public Road is slowly coming alive," she said. "This is what Lafayette needs."
Liz Lyon, who was serving drinks and snacks at Cannon Mine Coffee next door to the new pizzeria last week, said Lafayette has always had problems getting residents to support their own restaurants. But the Lafayette native pointed to long-standing Mexican eateries Efrain's and Santiago's as proof that restaurants can have staying power in the city. She scoffed at the notion that having a 300 S. Public Road address as a restaurant is akin to attaching a "Going out of Business" sign to the front window.
She said Apeizza e vino will rise or fall on the quality of its food and the attentiveness of its service.
"Hopefully, their pizza is better than Angelo's," she laughed.


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Souhegan team mourns death in Boston of a 'great, great kid'By DOUG ALDEN
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March 03. 2013 9:59PM
Players on the Souhegan High School basketball team took time Sunday to share memories of friend and former teammate Anthony Barksdale II of Amherst, who died early Saturday after being found unconscious at a Boston apartment.
Barksdale graduated from Souhegan last year and was a freshman engineering student at Boston University. The cause of death remained unclear, although police did say there were no visible injuries or signs of trauma.
"It's shocking and it's sad," Souhegan basketball coach Mike Heaney said Sunday. "Tony was just a great, great kid. Sometimes that's probably overused in situations like this, but Tony really was."
Barksdale received awards for scholastic excellence and humanities last June for Souhegan's Class of 2012. He played football for the Sabers and was a varsity basketball player his junior and senior year.
He wasn't the biggest or most talented player on the roster, but Heaney said he was the most dependable, content with being a role player who led his teammates by working the hardest.
Barksdale received the Coach's Award during Souhegan's team banquet last year.
"He represented what we want Souhegan basketball players to be - in the classroom, on the court and off the court," Heaney said.
Souhegan is preparing to open the Division II state playoffs this week. Heaney said there are nine seniors on the roster; seven of them were playing with Barksdale a year ago. After a practice Sunday, the players gathered for lunch at Heaney's home. The coach had each one who knew Barksdale share a memory.
Heaney recalled a particularly grueling drill that most players dreaded, but Barksdale stood smiling at the end of it.
"Even in a drill that's supposed to be tough and test you a little bit, he was smiling and laughing. He just loved being in a gym," Heaney said.
Boston University had several grief counselors available for students Sunday. Barksdale died at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, several hours after police were called to an off-campus apartment in the Allston section of Boston.
According to BU Today, a university website, Barksdale lived in Boston University's Towers residence and was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu.
The emergency call came in around 1 a.m. from 22 Wadsworth St. Boston Police are handling the investigation.
"What a terrible loss," BU spokesman Colin Riley said Sunday. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and classmates."
BU Today posted reader comments, which included condolences and in some cases, memories of Barksdale.
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"Heart, Hustle and Hope Tony was the epitome of those 3 words but much more than that ... He was simply the kindest soul I ever knew."


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UPDATE: After tens of thousands of dollars worth of vases and grave markers were taken from a local cemetery, police tell us they've returned more than 100 stolen military markers and 200 vases to the city of Beloit.
Beloit operates East Lawn Cemetery. It was all recovered at local scrap yards. Officers estimate the metal is worth $66,000. The alleged culprit was arrested yesterday.
UPDATE: On January 23, just before 6:00 p.m., Kristopher Kaehler was arrested by Roscoe Illinois Police.
He will be taken to the Winnebago County Jail awaiting further proceedings regarding the criminal allegations.
UPDATE: Beloit Police say they know who stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of vases and grave markers from a local cemetery.
Officers have issued a warrant for 27-year-old Kristopher Kaehler of Roscoe. They say he hit up East Lawn Cemetery and made off with more than 100 copper vases worth $66,000. Anyone with information on Kaehler's whereabouts is asked to call the Rock County Dispatch Center at 608-757-2244, or Beloit Area Crime Stoppers 608-362-7463.
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UPDATE: Police say the stolen items now include valuable military markers, dating back to the civil war and the thieves hauled away nearly $66,000 worth of metal. Police won't say which scrapyard ended up with the valuables, but criminal charges could be filed against the business if prosecutors can prove the owners knew the items were stolen. Police say they have a suspect in mind, but they haven't been able to track him down. The thief also stole a $3,000 dollar nameplate off a grave.
STATELINE (WIFR) -- It's a haunting reality, but it looks like thieves are targeting local cemeteries this holiday season to cash in on valuable metals.
To lay a military man who fought for our country to rest and he can't even be at peace and he can't even be at peace at his final resting spot.
When Megan's father died, the family couldn't afford a headstone, so every season they decorate his plot. Unfortunately, some people like to come steal stuff from his grave, including a 75-pound bear statue that didn't stay around for long.
"When I was growing up we were always momma, poppa, and baby bear," said Megan Fuentes, whose father is buried at Daysville Cemetery in Oregon. "And about two weeks after we put it out here I pulled up one day and it was gone and it was the most heart wrenching feeling. It's like losing him all over again."
Cemeteries all over the Stateline have been losing valuables. In the last month, Beloit police say more than 100 copper vases have been yanked off headstones at Eastlawn Cemetery.
"They have them fairly well secured to the grave markers but other than cementing them in i don't know how you would prevent it," said Captain Vince Sciame with the Beloit Police Department.
Many local cemeteries are run by volunteers, and that's why they simply don't have the manpower or the money for security.
Beloit Police say they're working with local scrapyards to find the culprits, but families say they've lost much more than just metal.
Some good news, the Beloit police department says they think they found the majority of the vases at a local scrapyard, and they haven't been melted down yet, so they will go back to their rightful place on their headstones later this week.
A tip to Crimestoppers, helped police find the vases. Police say the vases are worth about $350 each. 23 News will be following up on this story, trying to find out why no eyebrows were raised at the scrapyard.


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Thursday's recall comes as United announced that it is restoring 162 daily flights next month that had been cut due to a drop in demand during the Iraq war.
United says its seen a recent improvement in bookings.
The airline confirms that it is asking the flight attendants to come back but declined to discuss other job-related details.
The nation's Number Two airline is restructuring in Chapter Eleven bankruptcy.
It will now operate 1,722 daily flights in June, up from 1,560 in May.
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With the victory in the opening game, Sulser (5-2) became the second pitcher in Dartmouth history to win 20 games in a career, joining Mike Remlinger '88, who had 22 victories and went on to pitch 14 seasons in the big leagues. The right-hander surrendered just the one run on three hits and two walks while matching a season high with eight strikeouts.
The Big Green took a 1-0 lead in the second thanks to an unearned run. Sophomore Nick Lombardi hit a solid single back through the box to start the inning, then freshman Joe Purritano walked to put two on with nobody out. Freshman Trent Goodrich got the sacrifice bunt down, but Harvard hurler Sam Dodge got the second out on a foul pop. It looked as if he would escape the jam when he induced sophomore Bo Patterson to hit a chopper to short, but the shortstop booted the bounder — possibly due to Purritano running just in front of him before the ball arrived — allowing Lombardi to score the game's first run.
Sulser cruised through the first three innings, setting the side down the first nine batters he faced, six via the strikeout. But in the fourth, Mike Martin worked him for a lead off walk, Mitch Klug bunted Martin to second and Brandon Kregel doubled him home to tie the game at one.
Dartmouth quickly answered in the bottom half as Purritano belted a triple to deep right-center, Goodrich was hit by a pitch and sophomore Matt MacDowell ripped a double to score both runners for a 3-1 lead. The Big Green eventually loaded the bases with one out, but Dodge squirmed free without allowing another run.
Harvard managed one base runner in each of the last three frames, but no more. Sophomore second baseman Matt Parisi turned a soft liner into a double play to end the sixth, and Sulser induced another double play to end the game.
Dodge (2-7) took the loss, yielding the three runs, two earned, on five hits and five walks with six strikeouts.
Purritano reached base all three trips to the plate for the Big Green with a triple and two walks while MacDowell had the team's only two RBIs.
|Kyle Hunter baffled the Harvard hitters with seven scoreless innings.
Dartmouth added two to its 4-0 lead in the sixth. Purritano drew a leadoff walk, went to third on Goodrich's second double and third hit of the game and crossed the plate on MacDowell's slow bouncer to short. Poppen then unleashed a wild pitch that allowed Goodrich to score.
Meanwhile, Hunter was frustrating the Harvard offense. Only twice in seven innings of work did the left-hander allow two Crimson batters to reach base, but both times it happened with two outs. Matt Timoney and Klug each had flare singles down the right-field line in the third, but Hunter got a routine fly to right to end the threat. Then in the sixth, Hunter walked Kregel with one out before Nick Saathoff lined a two-out single to put runners at first and second. Again Hunter was up to the challenge, inducing a two-hopper to second for the third out.
The final two Big Green runs came when Parisi hit a one-out double in the eighth, senior Ennis Coble was hit by a pitch and Selzer hit a sinking liner to left for a two-run double.
Hunter improved to 4-1 on the season with his seven scoreless stanzas, giving up just five singles and one walk while fanning five to lower his ERA on the season to 1.66. Freshman Michael Danielak was touched for a one-out triple in the eighth by Martin, but got the next two outs on called third strikes to keep the shutout intact. Junior Mike Dodakian finished up with a perfect ninth to complete Dartmouth's ninth shutout of the season, one shy of the school record set in 1975.
Parisi, Selzer and Goodrich all had three hits as Dartmouth had 10 as a team. Both Selzer and MacDowell drove in a pair of runs, and Purritano and Goodrich each scored twice.
Poppen (1-4) was tagged with the loss after yielding six runs, five earned, on seven hits and three walks in 5.2 innings.
Dartmouth and Harvard will conclude their four-game series with a doubleheader in Cambridge, Mass., on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Notes: With Columbia's four-game sweep of Penn this weekend, the Lions have clinched the best record in the Ivy League at 16-4 and will host the best-of-three Ivy Championship Series next weekend against the Big Green … the two Dartmouth wins today give the Class of 2013 110 victories in their four seasons, besting the Class of 2011 (109) for the most in the program's history … the Big Green can set a new program record for victories in a season with another doubleheader sweep of the Crimson tomorrow. The 2011 team had a 30-12 record to set the standard … Harvard batted out of order in the second game, but because an out was recorded, Dartmouth did not protest and the game continued without a fuss … Selzer's three hits in game two give him 99 in his career … Dartmouth has a staff ERA of 1.96 in 18 conference games and 2.49 for the season.
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Griswold, Hinen win at demo derby
COLUMBIA CITY — Whitley County's 4-H Fair closed its grandstand for 2013 with a loud bang.It was the powder puff demolition derby Wednesday night, and Arielle Griswold drove the #1 car to victory in the nine-driver field. Katherine Ernst was second and Whitney Rethlake third. Alyssa Clark placed fourth. Rethlake was named the hardest-hitter in the ladies' event.Before the women took to the dirt, there was a men's pre-run demolition derby.To read the rest of this story, see the July 18 issue of The Post and Mail. Don't have a subscription? Call (260) 244-5153 or subscribe to our e-edition. For breaking news, sports updates and additional coverage, bookmark the homepage and find us on facebook and twitter.


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DURHAM, N.C. - After five weeks of work in the weight room and individual sessions, the Duke baseball team will take the field for its first fall practice at Jack Coombs Field Sunday.
The team has utilized its first weeks back on campus to focus on strength and conditioning as well as to solidify the team dynamic under first year head coach Chris Pollard. The Blue Devils have worked closely with strength and conditioning coach Dan Perlmutter while also implementing a throwing program aimed at improving arm strength.
"We are really excited to transition into regular team practice," said Pollard. "We have had a productive five weeks of lifting, conditioning and individuals and this time has allowed us to build arm strength as well as get guys on the same page with our terminology, communication points and routines. Coach Perlmutter has done a great job of getting these guys stronger and more explosive through his program in the weight room. We will get a good sense of where we are from a baseball standpoint after this first week."
Duke is set for an intrasquad scrimmages Sunday to open the fall campaign, followed by the Blue Devils' annual scout day Wednesday, October 3. The team will also compete in its Blue/White World Series near the end of October.
This year's installment of the Blue Devil baseball program returns 27 letterwinners from a season ago, while adding seven newcomers into the mix. Duke opens the 2013 campaign with a three-game series at Florida starting Friday, February 15.


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Congratulations Richard Lovison for your image "Dreaming of Flight - repost" being chosen as the Out of the Box Image for the week ending 1/14 /2011!!!
Hello to everyone,
It has been a while since I've posted an image at BFN and I've let my membership lapse. After being inspired by some of Denise's recent work I thought I'd try participating in the forums once again.
The following image was taken in June of 2006 at a remote location in the hills of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. I stumbled upon a Heron Rookery during one of my hikes and then returned many times to try and capture some images. The nests were located about 30 feet high in dead trees located in the middle of a pond. I was shooting from within a camouflaged tent on the shoreline about 40 feet from the base of the tree holding the nest.
Olympus E-1
Takahashi FC60 500mm, f8 Refractor (1000mm equivalent with the E-1)
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The post processing used in this image was an experiment using Fractalius where the Fractalius layer was blended with the original shot at about 50% opacity. Then a layer mask was used to bring out more detail in the eye. Denise's fine tutorial on Fractalius helped a great deal in this experiment.
The image was cropped a bit and a large branch in front of the bird was cloned out.
Looking forward to any thoughts, comments or critiques.


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"Valles Caldera: A Geologic History," talk and book signing by Fraser Goff, UNM professor and LANL researcher on geothermal and volcanic formations will begin at
7 p.m. at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, 3540 Orange St. Goff will speak about the landscape of the Valles Caldera. The event is free and open to the public.
The Los Alamos High School NJROTC will host brisket night from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Posse Shack on North Mesa, about one mile from the roundabout, on the left.
$10 per plate, includes barbecue brisket, potato salad, vegetable, a roll, drink and dessert.
The Authors Speaks Series will feature novelist and playwright Mark Dunn at 7 p.m. in the upstairs rotunda at Mesa Public Library.
Democratic Party meeting from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Mesa Public Library, meeting room 3. Local Democrats will gather to discuss final plans for election activities. All supporters of Democratic Party values are invited to attend.
The Los Alamos High School 'Topper marching band is selling gourmets pies by Chef Pierre for its annual fundraiser. Orders will be taken from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Los Alamos National Bank Lobby. Select from cherry cobbler, lemon meringue, unbaked fruits, chocolate French silk and pumpkin. Prices are $14-$16 and order will be in on Nov. 17.
Club Anime will meet at 4 p.m. at Mesa Public Library.
Discover the unique cultures of Finnish-Norwegian Sami cultures at 10 a.m. in the Great Room at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
See the beauty of Lapland, landscapes, fall flora, reindeer and Norwegian coastal harbors as we travel by bus, ship and train. Learn about the foods and culture of this area at the top of the world. Meet the people of this interesting land. Stay for lunch and enjoy Finnish cake. Call 662-8922 for lunch reservations. Doug and Ruth Lier will give a digital photo presentation.
When does science get spooktacular? To find out, climb into your costume and head on over to the Bradbury Science Museum for "High Tech Halloween!" Back for its 17th year, the creepy educational event is from 4-7 p.m. More than a dozen ghoulish activities are sure to delight big and small. The Bradbury Science Museum is located at 15th Street and Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Admission is free.
The "Lads of Enchantment" Barbershop Chorus presents its 19th Annual Show at 7:30 p.m. at United Church, 2525 Canyon Road. Tickets: $10 for adults and $5 for students. An Afterglow, "show after the show" will be held at Graves Hall, located next to United Church. Suggested donation $5.
Meet from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., meeting location TBA, for the Santa Fe National Forest Fall Trail Clinic. The project will be basic trail construction. Contact Jennifer Sublett for more information, firstname.lastname@example.com or 505-753-7331.
Mountain Elementary School is holding its annual carnival from 5-8 p.m. at the school. Activities include a cakewalk, silent auction and haunted house. Tickets can be purchased for a variety of games that will be offered. Proceeds benefit the Mountain Elementary School PTA.
Nov. 2
The Republican Party of Los Alamos will hold an "election watch" starting at 7 p.m. at the Best Western Hilltop House. For information call Ron Dolin, 672-3581.
Nov. 4
The November meeting of the Los Alamos Master Gardeners will be at 7 p.m. in the Nambé Room of Fuller Lodge.
The Mesa Public Library Film Series will show the film "Sin Nombre," at 6:30 p.m. in the upstairs meeting rooms.
Nov. 5
Dia de los Muertos: A group show featuring work by Cruz Lopez, Toby Morfin, Diego Lopez, Benjamin Lopez, Leroy Lopez, Adrian Martinez, Russell Martinez, Tom Borrego, Patricio Chavez, Gene Ortega, Bryan Romero and Jaime Rodriguez will open from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Northern New Mexico College's Nick Salazar Center for the Arts Art Gallery. The show will run until Sunday night.
Nov. 6
Rumelia will perform from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Pyramid Café, 751 Central Ave. Enjoy dinner and an evening of music by Santa Fe's all-women Balkan trio, who plays music of Turkey, Greece, Albania, Rroma and the Balkans. Suggested donation is $7/$5 for students.
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iluvk9 wrote: Assume these are his real papers and he is actually Keris Candy Man.
iluvk9 wrote:I am going tomorrow to Vet unless he seems to be in "more" distress today, then I will take him to the E-Vet. That is why I got his papers together. In case he had to go in today, and they don't know him. Then I saw the whelping date.
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Hopefully the Texans continue to suck. If the other 30 teams could suck, then we'd have a chance. I agree that the problems were much deeper than Carr's. The finger pointing started a long time ago in Houston and there had to be accountability.
So it ended with Carr even though he probably didn't deserve it. As soon as Dominick Davis went down last year, you knew the pundits would be screaming about Reggie Bush not being selected. That team is in complete disarray.


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Haiti: Newsline
Food Makes Learning Possible For Ambitious Haitian Girl
Marie Anika, 8, says shed like to work in a bank when she grows up. She has never actually been in one but her aunt has told her about banks and she thinks they sound interesting.
For the moment, Marie Anika is living with her parents and her sister in a tent where their old home used to stand before the earthquake. It is located on a small hill overlooking the Ecole Rosalie Javouhey in Port-au-Prince. The earthquake claimed the lives of 21 pupils and damaged or destroyed many classrooms.
Like most of the students, Marie Anika does not always get to eat at home there simply isnt enough money for that. Thats why she so looks forward to getting a daily hot meal at school.
It would be terrible if we didnt get a meal at school, she said. I really wouldnt like that.
A crucial meal
The basic ingredients rice, beans and oil are provided by WFP as part of its contribution to the Governments Programme National de Cantines Scolaires (National School Meal Programme).
The religious order that runs the school tries to add some meat, fish or vegetables. The preparation is all done in a small, tin-roofed kitchen in the back yard.
With cholera a real threat, the children are made to line up and wash their hands with soap and water. The food is served by school employees, with some help from the children themselves, between 10 and 10.30 each morning. After saying grace, the girls eat sitting at their desks.
Fuelling education
The rations are delivered to the school by non-governmental organization BND, one of 25 local and international partners that assist WFP with the school meals programme in Haiti.
Theyd simply be too weak to study if they werent able to eat something at school, says the principal, Sister Bernadette. Its important for them to have a meal here, most of them come from very poor families.
WFPs target is to feed more than one million school children in the current school year in Haiti. Children also sometimes receive take-home rations to share with their families.
Related links
Leaders for Education Series
Paul Farmer, UN Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti
Angélique Kidjo, Singer-songwriter and founder of The Batonga Foundation
Hilde F. Johnson, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
John T. Chambers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Cisco
Ana Ivanovic, professional tennis player
Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ela Bhatt, the founder of the Self-Employed Womens Association (SEWA)


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The Hampton Acoustic Blues Revival returns on Saturday, March 9, with a dual mission. It's honoring two Virginia blues greats who have passed on -- John Cephas and Ann Rabson -- while also adding fuel to a living tradition.
This year's mini-festival will feature Mary Flower, Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, Shawn "Dirty" Strickland, The Piedmont Acoustic Bluz Duo, plus a slide guitar workshop by Hampton Roads' own Larry Berwald.
The event, sponsored by the Natchel' Blues Network, offers the chance to soak up Piedmont, folk and Mississippi Delta-style blues music.
Concerts will take place 4-9 p.m. at Mary T. Christian Auditorium at Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton. General admission is $10. Members of the Natchel Blues Network get a $3 discount.
Here's a video preview of the event.


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Department of Health of The City of New York
Bureau of Records
Standard Certificate of Death
Borough of: Brooklyn
No.: 270 Van Brunt St.
Character of premises, whether tenement, private, hotel, hospital, etc: Tenement*
Registered No: 8548
2. Print Full Name: William Mulvaney
3. Sex: M
4. Color or Race: W
5. [Marital Status]: Single
5A. Husband or wife of: [blank]
6. Date of Birth: 1900
7. Age: 33 yrs
8. Occupation: None
9. Birthplace: US
9A. How long in US: [blank]
9B: How long resident in City of New York: Life
10: Name of Father: Patrick Mulvaney
11: Birthplace of Father: US
12: Maiden Name of Mother: Julia Toner
13: Birthplace of Mother: US
14: Special INFORMATION required in deaths in hospitals and institutions and in deaths of non-residents and recent residents: Usual Residence: [blank]
15: Date of Death: April 13, 1933
16: I hereby certify that the foregoing particulars (Nos. 1 to 14 inclusive) are correct as near as the same can be ascertained, and I further certify that I attended the deceased from Jan 1 1930 to April 13 1933, that I last saw him alive on the 12 day of April 1933, that death occurred on the date stated above at 12:10 AM and that the cause of death was as follows: Encephalitis Lethargica, duration: Life.
Contributory: [blank]
Operation?: [blank]
State kind: [blank]
Duration: [blank]
Witness my hand this 14th day of April 1933
Signature: William A. Burke, MD
Address: 377 Sterling [illegible]
17. Place of Burial: Holy Cross Cemetary
Date of Burial: April 15th, 1933
18. Undertaker: Joseph Redmond [illegible]
John J. Redmond 2190
Address: 476-73rd St.
I hereby certify that I have been employed, without any solicitation on my part or that of any other person, as undertaker by Julia Mulvaney - 270 Van Brunt St., the mother of the deceased. This statement is made to obtain a permit for the burial or cremation of the remains of deceased William Mulvaney.
Signature: Joseph Redmond [illegible]
John J Redmond 2190
*A tenement, officially, was defined by the city as a building with 3 or more apartments, and does not necessarily imply the negative connotations that come along with the word. Trump Towers, technically, is a tenement. I can't testify to the condition or nature of 270 Van Brunt, but keep that in mind. (I learned that in class this semester - Museum school teaches you loads of real world stuff!)
So we know that William died at home, and that his death wasn't sudden; if the doctor had been there the day before, they certainly knew something was wrong. I'm very interested in Willie's cause of death. I've looked up Encephalitis Lethargica, and it's not something you were born with. If Willie had had it his entire life, he must have simply acquired it young. (No one's sure what causes it, but there are theories that it's a complication of the flu, or a reaction to a severe strep infection.) It was epidemic, worldwide, in the early '20s, and wasn't identified or named until 1917. I haven't been able to find information on how prevalent it was before the epidemic, but it's been pretty rare, though existent, since them. I'm wondering how he was diagnosed with this illness early enough for it to have been considered lifelong, if it wasn't identified until he was in his late teens. Do we have any doctors in the family? I'd love to know more about the specifics. I also wonder whether it may have been the case that, when Encephalitis Lethargica was prevalent, it may have been "the next big thing" in medicine and was overdiagnosed to encompass other, unidentified and undiagnosed illnesses? The symptoms of Encephalitis Lethargica could include anything from sore throat and double vision to a come-like state, behavioral changes (especially in young children), and progressive Parkinson-like symptoms. Symptoms sometimes resolved and sometimes left people permanently disabled, physically and/or mentally. What we know about Willie, or think we know about Willie, is that at 10 years old, he couldn't speak, and at 20 he could speak, but not read or write. It does seem that what affected him could have been Encephalitic Lethargica, if he were nearly comatose as a child, or didn't have the muscle control to speak, and if these conditions kept him out of school as a child, he may not have ever learned to read or write, even if some of his conditions eventually resolved enough that he was able to learn to speak.
Because Encephalitis Lethargica is rarely seen these days, I can't find information online that offers detailed descriptions of what it actually entails, what life looks like for the victims, or how serious it would have been, or how it could have killed people who had lived with it for years.
What do you think? Does anyone know anything about Willie that might give us insight into his life or his condition?


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Kane native opens new laundry in his hometown
Kane native Mike Myers no longer lives here, but he is connected to his hometown vicariously through customers at his new local laundromat.Myers sells commercial laundry equipment in western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and eastern Ohio.Seeing Kane go a year without a laundromat of its own, Myers stepped forward to open the Fresh-N-Go Express Laundry at 397 N. Fraley St. adjacent to the Dollar General store. A former laundromat at the same site has been closed for about a year, Myers said."It's nice to be able to come back to contribute to your hometown," Myers said. "We're the only laundry in town. I think we'll do well."The Kane Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday to mark the grand opening of the new self-service coin-operated laundry.Myers has been selling commercial laundry equipment for about three years. The Kane laundry is his first business venture."I wanted to let my town have something nice," Myers said in discussing his decision to open a state-of-the-art laundry in Kane. "I believe a laundry is a necessity in a community."A 1992 graduate of Kane Area High School, Myers now resides in Sharpsville in Mercer County with his wife, Deana. One of his daughters-- Lauren Myers-- lives in Kane with her mother and is a student at Kane Area High School. His other children include Alec, Luc and Natalie.Myers said the new Kane laundromat features 18 brand-new washing machines and 16 new clothes dryers. He said one washing machine-- which can do up to eight loads of clothes at one time-- is the largest in McKean County."You can do the whole family's laundry right here," Myers said.Six stainless steel Dexter washing machines are identical to those installed at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh for the Pittsburgh Penguins pro hockey team, Myers said.The laundry is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.The washing machines include one that handles up to 80 pounds, which is popular for the cleaning of large blankets and comforters.See full article by purchasing the Feb. 21 edition of The Kane Republican.


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Veteran returns home
A Wapakoneta resident serving his country in the Middle East says he has a strong feeling of accomplishment after returning last week from northern Afghanistan.
"We were given a job and we did it," 1st Lt. Lyle Williams said. "Personally I felt we did a good job serving our country. It felt good to do the job we were given. It gives you a strong sense of accomplishment."
The 37-year-old reported with his unit, the Army National Guard Unit Alpha Company 37 Corp of Engineers, last October. Williams, who spent one year during his first tour, worked in maintenance at an Army base in northern Afghanistan and provided security. While he expressed leaving family members is never enjoyable, Williams said he was just happy to be home and back with his wife and three children.
"We were very fortunate while we were there," Williams said. "Thank goodness for a pretty quiet tour. We did not encounter a lot of problems. It was a pretty boring tour in that way."
Wiliams, who comes from a family with a history of service to their country, said his grandfather was in the Army Air Corps and his father was member of the U.S. Air Force.
Williams could not reveal much information of his tour in Afghanistan because of security reasons, but he said he now plans to enjoy some time with family. They are leaving soon to enjoy a family vacation.
Williams said he was also thankful for technology as he was able to keep in constant touch with his family and friends in the United States.
"You have the ability to Skype, but that isn't always the most efficient way," Williams said, "but we corresponded a lot by phone, and there were lots of e-mails."
While it was his first tour in Afghanistan, the St. Marys unit made several trips there. He said while soldiers were able to correspond with loved ones back home, it does not take from the emotions a person goes through when finally see family and frieds again.
"It was very emotional," Williams said. "It was a solid year. There isn't a much else you can say about it when you see them again. Its hard to describe."
Williams returned to a large contingent of friends and family at the airport, and was honored by the Wapakoneta VFW Color Guard in front of his house when he returned home.
"I am very thankful for the VFW post here," Williams said.


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Adrian Dater: Bruins now No. 1 in NHL Power Rankings
Uninspired. Hung over. Those aren't just things that were said about me by those in my college orb. I said them about the Boston Bruins when they were ranked 29th in the Nov. 1 edition of the Power Rankings on this here site.
Ladies and gentlemen, times have changed. The defending Stanley Cup champions are back in the black and looking like gold. (I could make one pun after another for an hour if you want, but I'll stop now.)
And now, your new rankings through the games of Monday night, Dec. 5:1. Boston Bruins (17-7-1) ? They were 3-7-0 at the time of the aforementioned pronouncement. Trades rumors swirled the Hub. The team was put on the couch for the usual psychoanalysis of what happens to Cup winners the year after. Their record since: 14-0-1, their longest unbeaten streak since a 17-game run in 1983. After Monday's 3-1 win at Pittsburgh, there can be no more argument that the Bruins are again the best team in hockey. At least this week. Tim Thomas made 45 saves against the Pens, and helped beat back two 5-on-3s against Sidney Crosby and Co. Last week: 3-0-02. Pittsburgh Penguins (16-8-4) ? When Crosby collided at center ice with teammate Chris Kunitz at the end of Monday's game and stayed down for a couple seconds, the air went out of Consol Energy Center. Fortunately, The Franchise said it was "just a stinger, nothing major" involving his leg. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury let in a couple of softies in the loss and is starting to see his numbers come down a bit. Crosby has not scored a goal since potting two against the Islanders in his first game back. A concern? Not really. He's put 12 shots on net in his last two games. As long as the chances are coming, as they say in hockey, things will even out. Last week: 2-2-03. Detroit Red Wings (16-8-1) ? A hiccup in Colorado on Sunday night, but seven straight wins before that for the Winged Wheel. Their goal differential (+19, 75-56) was the best in the Western Conference (enjoy that name while it lasts, folks) and second-best in the league. Notably, Vezina Trophy candidate Jimmy Howard didn't start the game at Colorado, after 17 straight. Last week: 2-1-04. Florida Panthers (15-8-4) ? I'm starting to buy in a bit. After thinking, like many other observers, that the Cats were an early-season fluke, their numbers now firmly say otherwise. They are almost certainly not going to win the Stanley Cup, not without better goaltending, but we're inching closer to the midway point and these guys are well in place for a playoff spot. Tomas Fleischmann continues to amaze with a point pace better than one per game, close to what he averaged with the Avs last year before an illness. And how about some love for rookie coach Kevin Dineen? "He doesn't push things too much," defenseman Dmitry Kulikov told The Miami Herald. "Everyone likes him and he has the respect of the players. That's so important. We all know what he expects from us." Last week: 3-1-05. Minnesota Wild (17-7-3) ? I'm still not quite sold on these guys. They don't score a lot of goals (69 -- Chicago has 93), but they seem to believe in themselves more and more, so rookie coach Mike Yeo deserves as much praise as we can fit in here. He counts Dan Bylsma as a role model, and just like the Pens' coach did when he first took over, Yeo has gotten his players to commit to his system. Last week: 3-0-06. New York Rangers (15-6-3) ? Anyone who thought their record would be this good has a career in fortune telling ahead of them. The Blueshirts lost at home to Toronto on Monday, but showed character in making a game of it after falling behind 3-0. Brad Richards (23 points in 24 games) has officially become a rarity in recent Rangers history: a good free-agent signing. More happy news: All-Star defenseman Marc Staal (concussion) has resumed skating. Fun fact: New York is one win shy of becoming the fifth Original Six team to reach 2,500 (Chicago is only one behind). Last week: 3-1-07. Vancouver Canucks (15-10-1) ? Roberto Luongo was back starting in the net Sunday night, a 5-1 win over Calgary. He was slated to start Tuesday's game against Colorado too. In other words, Looie is again the No. 1 goalie in Vancouver. But he'd better play well, because Cory Schneider has plenty of supporters who believe he should be the top guy. This will be written about until the Canucks' last game of the season. Last week: 2-1-08. Philadelphia Flyers (15-7-3) ? Claude Giroux is going to the NHL All-Star Game. What's strange is that he doesn't seem to get any publicity despite playing in big-market Philly. Maybe that's changing. Entering Tuesday, he was just three points off the league scoring lead and could become the first Flyer to ever win the Art Ross Trophy. As coach Peter Laviolette told Philly reporters, "There's lots of good hockey players in the league, but there's always a few that take that next step and they push to become the elite players in the league. I don't think it would be shocking that Claude's done that." Last week: 2-0-09. Chicago Blackhawks (16-8-4) ? They're giving up too many goals (88 overall, tied with Columbus for most in the West). They've also scored more (93) than any team in the league. But goalie Corey Crawford's saves percentage has slipped badly of late (under .900) and on Monday against Phoenix he was pulled for the second time in three starts. Coach Joel Quenneville is not a patient man when it comes to goaltending, so there is real pressure on Crawford to get his game back together. Last week: 2-1-110. St. Louis Blues (14-9-3) ? They're 8-2-3 under coach Ken Hitchcock and just got forward David Perron back from a long concussion absence. He scored a goal in his first game back, though the Blues lost, 5-2, at home to Chicago. Power forward Chris Stewart has three-game point streak, but only four goals through his first 23 games is still a big drop from his last two seasons. He needs to step it up for this team to be for real next spring. Last week: 1-1-111. San Jose Sharks (14-8-1) ? Hard to believe that their record, if the season ended now, wouldn't be good enough to make the playoffs in the brutal Western Conference. Of course, part of the problem is they never seem to play any games. Their 23 was FIVE fewer than Chicago and Pittsburgh, for instance. It wouldn't hurt if veteran Martin Havlat (one goal in his first 19 games) got going. Last week: 2-1-012. Phoenix Coyotes (14-9-3) ? In just about every recap of the NHL's realignment, a "When the Coyotes relocate, the conferences will become balanced again" meme pervaded. Despite the continued chaos in the front office ? there's a real sense that this season could be it for Phoenix (though the league continues to say it's cautiously optimistic that a buyer will emerge) ? the Yotes keep on winning more than their share of games. Winger Radim Vrbata is quietly having an excellent campaign (11 goals, 23 points). Last week: 2-2-013. Toronto Maple Leafs (15-10-2) ? Their penalty killing is awful (27th in the league) and they've allowed as many goals as they've scored (87). But the power play ranks second (22.6 percent), James Reimer is back in goal after a concussion absence, and they bagged a nice win over the Rangers in New York. The local media got their knickers in a twist (imagine that) over coach Ron Wilson alerting them that Reimer would play Saturday (he'd said that Jonas Gustavsson would start). That led GM Brian Burke to take to Twitter and crack, "I love the quote about the liars in sports. Many gainfully employed in the media." Last week: 1-2-014. Dallas Stars (15-10-1) ? Goalie Kari Lehtonen is still at least three weeks away from returning from a knee injury, leaving veteran Andrew Raycroft as the man to keep Dallas in the upper reaches of the standings. Raycroft had a real good first couple of outings after Lehtonen's injury, but not so much in a 5-4 loss to the Isles during the weekend. Eric Nystrom, son of Islanders great Bobby, is having something of a career year at least. After scoring all of four goals in 82 games for Minnesota last season, he's got 10 through his first 21 as a Star. Last week: 1-1-015. Buffalo Sabres (14-11-1) ? Ryan Miller got hit again, this time by Nashville's Jordin Tootoo in his first game back after being hurt by Milan Lucic last month. That prompted coach Lindy Ruff to go on a rant, saying it was a "joke" what's happening to his star netminder, with no league punishment. (Tootoo later got a two-game ban.) At least the Sabres backed Miller up this time, pounding the Preds with a physical response while winning the game, 3-2. Last week: 1-2-016. Los Angeles Kings (13-9-4) ? Netminder Jonathan Quick continues to have an excellent season, but when are these guys going to start giving him some offensive support? Their 60 goals are tied for fewest in the West. At least Dustin Penner finally got one, in a 2-1 loss to Montreal on Saturday. In 34 games as King, he has three. Not bad for $4.25 million a year. Scoring won't get any easier with Mike Richards now on injured reserve (concussion). Last week: 1-1-017. Nashville Predators (12-10-4) ? They aren't playing very well: a 4-5-1 mark in their last 10 games and minus-3 goal differential overall (68-71). Most alarming, they rank 28th in shots-allowed (31.8 per game) and Ryan Suter popped off publicly about the frustration the defense corps is feeling. Newly enriched goalie Pekka Rinne is showing the effects, having been pulled in two recent games. Last week: 1-2-018. Ottawa Senators (13-11-3) ? Daniel Alfredsson still has some game at age 38 (he'll be 39 next week). Good ol' Alfie ripped one past Lightning goalie Dwayne Roloson, an old-school slapper down the wall on the right side, while helping the Sens in their 4-2 win. The fact that they're in a playoff spot today is one of the season's minor miracles. Last week: 2-1-119. Edmonton Oilers (13-11-3) ? Ryan-Nugent Hopkins continues on the fast track to the Calder Trophy. The 18-year-old has posted 29 points his first 27 games, with a 21.8 shooting percentage. He'll need to keep scoring, as fellow No. 1 overall pick Taylor Hall remains sidelined with a left shoulder injury. But Hall has resumed some skating and shooting activities, a bit ahead of schedule. He could be back in a week or so if all goes well. Last week: 1-1-120. Colorado Avalanche (13-13-1) ? Center Ryan O'Reilly is quietly turning into one of the league's better two-way pivots. On a team with Matt Duchene and Paul Stastny ahead of him on the depth chart up the middle (Duchene has played some left wing), O'Reilly leads the Avs in scoring, with 21 points. His inspirational third-period play on Friday helped the Avs beat a Blues team that had been 11-0 when leading after two periods, and he followed that up with two goals in a genuinely impressive team win over Detroit on Sunday. Last week: 3-0-021. Montreal Canadiens (11-11-5) ? So, GM Pierre Gauthier said Andrei Markov's knee was "close" to full strength and the defenseman needed only "minor" surgery before returning soon. Markov is now listed as out another 4-6 weeks and the always-hot radio talk show phone lines are burning with anger at Gauthier for failing to level about Markov's condition after signing him to a three-year deal worth $5.75 million during the summer (he'd played only seven games last season). Legendary Montreal Gazette columnist Red Fisher says the Markov situation has become Gauthier's "worst nightmare." Last week: 1-1-122. Winnipeg Jets (11-11-4) ? Suddenly, they're back to .500 and near a playoff spot. No, they probably won't get one, but the already hyper-caffeinated Jets fan base is doing handstands. Goalie Ondrej Pavelec has been good of late, and so has left winger Evander Kane (six goals in his last five games). Kane, taken fourth overall in the 2009 draft, had a decent first couple of seasons in Atlanta, but was not quite what people had hoped. Now he's becoming, as Tom Wolfe would say, a man in full. Last week: 2-1-023. Washington Capitals (13-12-1) ? Remember when everyone was saying what a genius GM George McPhee was not only for heisting first- and second-round picks from Colorado for goalie Semyon Varlamov, but going out and signing veteran Tomas Vokoun for $1.5 million? By importing the mercenary goalie (who referred to himself the other day as a "team employee" -- how's that for inspiring confidence?), McPhee risked undercutting the confidence of Michal Neuvirth, and that appears to be a problem now. Neuvirth has been flat out terrible, and Vokoun just average. Meanwhile, Varlamov is one of the hotter goalies in the league right now. Last week: 1-3-024. Calgary Flames (11-13-2) ? No matter how many motivational speeches by Brent Sutter, or less-than-subtle threats from GM Jay Feaster about potential trades if things don't improve, they're still the same win-one, lose-one bunch of the past two years, with a roster full of older players who just can't seem to summon the hunger for anything much better. The Flames actually showed some spirit in a nice comeback win at Edmonton on Saturday night. Then they went into Vancouver and played a terrible game. They've actually been a bit better than earlier in the season, but that's not saying a whole lot. Last week: 2-1-125. Tampa Bay Lightning (11-13-2) ? GM Steve Yzerman said recently the Bolts didn't have as much depth as last season, and I'm not going to argue. There has been a general malaise since their near-run to the Stanley Cup Final last spring. They look interested for a period or two in, then fold when the other team fights back. Plus, the goaltending stinks. Dwayne Roloson may finally be showing his age (42) for good. Last week: 0-3-026. New Jersey Devils (12-12-1) ? On a brief Western sojourn last week, they looked positively awful. That especially includes winger Ilya Kovalchuk, who was minus-4 in a 6-1 loss at Colorado. Kovalchuk is a lazy backchecker who doesn't get his nose dirty in the tough areas. But then, the Devs knew that when they gave him $102 million. Right? Martin Brodeur didn't look much better, but he has a few more excuses than Kovalchuk. Last week: 0-3-027. New York Islanders (8-11-5) ? They've looked like a real NHL team lately. Matt Moulson certainly played a role by scoring EIGHT goals in his last four games, good enough to land the NHL's First Star of the Week honor. Moulson has become the best Canadian import on Long Island since Molson distilled the first of its cold, golden beverages in the distinctive green bottles. Last week: 2-0-128. Columbus Blue Jackets (7-16-7) ? At least they're back to respectability. It would help if Jeff Carter could stay healthy. His latest ailment is a sprained ankle. The Jackets were hoping for his return Tuesday night. The two Scotts (GM Howson, coach Arniel) still have jobs, which continues to astonish many around the league, but the Jackets have improved since their flat-line start. Last week: 1-2-029. Anaheim Ducks (7-14-5) ? Well, at least we know it was all Randy Carlyle's fault. The Ducks lost their first two games under new coach Bruce Boudreau, though one came in overtime. One has to wonder: did Boudreau jump in here just just a bit too soon? How do you go from several years in Washington, with a deep connection to the Caps community, to a team nearly 3,000 miles away and expect to push all the right buttons only 72 hours later? "Gabby" is a good man and coach, but the move smacked of desperation by GM Bob Murray. Last week: 1-1-130. Carolina Hurricanes (8-16-4) ? Well, at least we know it was all Paul Maurice's fault. Under new coach Kirk Muller, the 'Canes have looked even less able, losing their first three under their new bench boss. The play of Eric Staal has turned into one of the NHL's deepest mysteries. Few possess the kind of talent this pivot has, but his numbers (five goals, a minus-17 in 28 games) are stunning. Last week: 0-3-0http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/s...~4/HmKCXAJgVP8
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I have a small number of exact match domains, both country specific TLDs and also the Generic TLD dot com and dot net.
They are:
We have already successfully launched our UK site using the exact match .co.uk and this is currently number 2 in the UK SERPS for the Google, Yahoo and Bing.
They are/will be niche specific classified ad sites, which are Geographically targeted by country (to Engish speakers in the main) and each region is likely to have a minumum of 2,000 unique listings submitted over the course of a year of so.
My question (FINALLY) is this:
Am I better to build one large global site (will grow to approx. 12,000 listings) using EXACTMATCH.Com with .com - targeting US users and then geo-targeted sub directories (ExactMatch.Com/Nz etc) - each sub dir targeted to the matching geographic area in webmaster tools, or use the ccTLDs and host each site in the country with perhaps (each site growing to approx 2,000 listings)
I could use the ccTLDs just for marketing/branding onlyand redirect these to the specific sub directory of the .com site?
I am aware that there is one main ccTLD that I cannot get .Com.Au (as I am not a resident of Australia - and it is already in use.) so I was wondering if the single site with .Com/AU/ etc might help me better target that country?
If I use each ccTLD as separate sites I suppose I could use the largely redundant .net to target Australia?
Your thoughts and advice would be most welcome.
An additional bit of intormation (or two) the .com is circa 2004.
The product advertised is a reasonably bulky (perhaps 6kgs boxed) physical product and therefore the seller is unlikely to want to ship globally - will this make them shy away from a global site - even one divided into global sub sections?
FYI Seller can specify in their listing Will Ship To .......
I would be open to looking at using the front page of the .Com site as a page which visitors select the country they wish to buy/sell on. (IF it is the general consensus that it is better to create one large site.)
Consider also please how the end user is likely to percieve the benefits to them of one LARGE SITE versus TARGETED SITE - I know the .Com would be divided into geographic sub directories, but I am not sure if they won't see an additinal benefit to the ccTLD - Does this add a degree of reassurance and relevance that a .com/ccTLD cannot provide?
I suppose I am biased by the fact that ebay use ccTLDs?
Thanks again - and please forgive my tone which may suggest I am playing devil's advocate here. I am very torn on this issue.
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