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Moms, we think you'll relate to this one: a new study published in the American Sociological Review found that working moms are multitasking more than working dads—and they're not happy about it.
Working mothers spend on average about 10 hours more per week multitasking (doing typical chores like making dinner or doing laundry, while also talking to their kids and helping with homework) than working fathers do, the study found. Shira Offer, the study's lead author, said, "our findings provide support for the popular notion that women are the ultimate multitaskers and suggest that the emotional experience of multitasking is very different for mothers and fathers."
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The study relies on data from the 500 Family Study, an investigation of how middle-class families balance experiences of family and work. Using a subsample of 368 mothers and 241 fathers, Offer and Schneider found that 52.7 percent of all working mothers' multitasking at home involves housework, in comparison to 42.2 percent of working fathers' (whose multitasking tended to involve self-care or speaking with a third party, like answering a work call). In terms of household tasks involving childcare, 35.5 percent of working mothers and 27.9 percent of working fathers multitask.
The authors of the study believe that the multitasking experience for working mothers is more of a negative experience for them because mothers' activities are more prone to outside scrutiny. While Superdad can juggle his tasks without scrutiny, Supermom is held under a magnifying class.
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"At home and in public are the environments in which most household- and childcare-related tasks take place, and mothers' activities in these settings are highly visible to other people," said the study's coauthor, Barbara Schneider. "Therefore, their ability to fulfill their role as good mothers can be easily judged and criticized when they multitask in these contexts, making it a more stressful and negative experience for them than for fathers."
Plus: Kendra Wilkinson on Balancing Work & Family
So how can working moms lighten the load of their multitasking duties? The study suggests that the key to keeping mothers sane and emotionally balanced are the fathers. Fathers stepping up and helping mothers out not only eases the stress of multitasking but keeps fathers more involved in their families and home.
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Perhaps you are right. The conclusions that others drawn, and interpretation made of Ajahn Brahm's words can be inaccurate and quite hasty. Ven Yuttadhama wrote a Critique without reading the book " Mindfulness , Bliss and Beyond" , but only the booklet which is just an in complete and condensed introduction to the book " Mindfulness, bliss and Beyond" . Actually, he wrote a critique after just reading the introduction to the booklet that is introducing the complete book itself. Misrepresentation is inevitable.Sylvester wrote:
Hi morning mist
It's not a misconception, but a clear misrepresentation. Some people just need strawmen.
These strawmen tactics allege that Ajahn Brahm teaches asanna samadhi. If Ajahn Brahm's students were truly asanna, there would be absolutely no possibility for experiencing, remembering, recollection and review of the states that were and had passed in the Jhanas. But time and time again, Ajahn Brahm emphasises the Anapanasati's 4th tetrad of dhammānupassī. So much data being collected and remembered from a jhana does NOT count as asanna.
Dhammavicaya truly has to function outside of a jhana. I would like to see Geoff give a categorical answer to my 2 questions above about his brand of vipassati and whether it proceeds in the absence of Dhammavicaya.
The complete book goes into details about developing insight, which is not the case with the little booklet. Perhaps this is one reason why many thought that he taught samatha without the means to develop vipasssana. But people just stop after reading the little booklet or worst, the introduction to the little booklet. He clearly emphasized the need for both samatha and vipassana, which is called bhavana.
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ISLAMABAD: The US and German astronomers said they have found for the first time an asteroid with six comet-like tails of dust in solar system's asteroid belt, Xinhua reported Friday.
Unlike all other known asteroids, which appear simply as tiny points of light in space telescope, this asteroid, designated P/ 2013 P5, resembles a rotating lawn sprinkler, according to astronomers who are puzzled over the space rock's unusual appearance.
"We were literally dumbfounded when we saw it," lead investigator David Jewitt of the University of California at Los Angeles, said in a statement. "Even more amazing, its tail structures change dramatically in just 13 days as it belches out dust. That also caught us by surprise. It's hard to believe we're looking at an asteroid."
P/2013 P5 has been ejecting dust periodically for at least five months. Astronomers said that it is possible the asteroid's rotation rate increased to the point where its surface started flying apart and the tails are unlikely to be the result of an impact with another asteroid because they have not seen a large quantity of dust blasted into space all at once.
Scientists using the Pan-STARRS survey telescope in Hawaii announced their discovery of the asteroid on Aug. 27. The multiple tails were discovered when Hubble was used to take a more detailed image on Sept. 10.
When Hubble looked at the asteroid again on Sept. 23, its appearance had totally changed. It looked as if the entire structure had swung around. "We were completely knocked out," Jewitt said.
Careful modeling by researchers in Germany showed that the tails could have been formed by a series of impulsive dust- ejection events. They calculated that dust-ejection events occurred on April 15, July 18, July 24, Aug. 8, Aug. 26 and Sept. 4 and that radiation pressure from the Sun stretched the dust into streamers.
So far, only about 100 to 1,000 tons of dust, a small fraction of P/2013 P5's main mass, has been lost, the researchers said.
"In astronomy, where you find one, you eventually find a whole bunch more," Jewitt said. "This is just an amazing object to us, and almost certainly the first of many more to come," Jewitt said.


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Value Line is regarded as the best independent research available. More than just recommendations, Value Line provides the rationale behind its picks for greater understanding.
There have been several noteworthy developments in the drug space recently, which will likely have a material impact on the companies in this sector and the markets they serve.
Pfizer Raises its Dividend
On December 16th, Pfizer's (PFE - Free Pfizer Stock Report) board of directors approved an 8% increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.26 a share, payable March 4, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business February 7, 2014. This represents the fifth-consecutive year in which the company has upped its dividend payout and is an encouraging sign that business is heading in the right direction. Shares of Pfizer are now yielding an attractive 3.5%, well above Value Line's 2.0% median.
Teva Secures Generic Viagra for 2017
On December 17th, Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) announced it would begin selling generic forms of Viagra in the U.S. beginning in late-2017 as part of a settlement agreement with the drug's manufacturer, Pfizer. The agreement represents a resolution between the two companies after Pfizer sued Teva back in 2010 over its plans to launch a generic Viagra (Teva argued the patent was invalid). While Teva will pay an undisclosed royalty for a license to produce its copycat version, Pfizer will allow Teva to launch its product in late-2017, several years before other generic versions can enter the market (Viagra U.S. patent expires in April, 2020). With what's looking like a minimum of 2 years of generic exclusivity, Teva stands to benefit nicely from the settlement. Viagra generated roughly $1.2 billion in U.S. sales last year, and more than $2.0 billion worldwide.
Gilead vs. AbbVie in Race for Hep-C Approval
On December 18th, Gilead Sciences (GILD) released impressive late-stage data for its once-daily combination pill to treat Hepatitis-C, seemingly advancing its lead on AbbVie (ABBV) in the race to develop a new oral treatment for the liver disease. In the Phase III trial, Gilead's drug demonstrated cure rates in excess of 90%, with as little as 8 weeks of treatment for some patients. While AbbVie reported similar success in its Phase III trial last week (96% cure rate in 12 weeks), Gilead's version has emerged as the odds-on favorite in the race due to the fact it can achieve similarly high cure rates using a less-stressful regimen and fewer pills. Management indicated it plans to file in the first quarter of 2014 for U.S. approval of the combination treatment, which pairs recently-approved sofosbuvir and experimental ledipasviri. Assuming Gilead can be the first to bring its product to market, the payoff is expected to be huge as current analyst projections have peak sales ranging from $5 billion a year to an eye-popping $16 billion a year. Hype surrounding this potential opportunity has surged on Wall Street with shares of GILD shooting up more than 5% in price since the late-stage trial announcement.
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Elkhart County, Ind., Touts '09 Job Formation
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The county, once described as "the white-hot center of the national recession," was named the top destination for corporate expansion among metropolitan areas with populations of less than 200,000 in 2009. It also earned Site Selection Magazine's Governor's Cup for the year.
"The EDC is currently working in partnership with existing businesses, the state of Indiana and utility companies for new and diversified investment opportunities," said EDC President Dorinda Heiden-Guss.
Secretary of State Mitch Roob, the CEO of the Indiana Economic Development Corp., presented data about the state's improving economic climate – with Elkhart County as a major contributor. The event was sponsored by Indiana Michigan Power and NIPSCO.
The honorees, the value of their investments and their products or services were:
- All American Group of Elkhart and Middlebury, which builds systems-built houses and specialty vehicles, $3.5 million.
- Dometic Corp. of Elkhart, which manufactures goods for the RV, truck, marine and hotel industries, $6.8 million.
- Dwyer Instruments of Wakarusa, which provides industrial controls such as gages, switches and transmitters, $505,000.
- InterCambio Express of Elkhart and Goshen, which provides the service of transferring money to Central American and South American countries, $700,000.
- izzy+, which makes furniture, $640,000.
- Kem Krest of Elkhart, which provides supply chain management solutions, $3.3 million.
- Navistar International Corp., which makes electric trucks at its Wakarusa plant, $39.2 million.
- Syndicate Systems Inc. of Middlebury, which makes household furniture, $460,000.
- THINK North America, which makes electric cars, $56.2 million.
- Truck Accessories Group of Elkhart, which makes fiberglass, plastic and aluminum components, $2.45 million.
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The number of projects was up to 115, compared to 89 for all last year, and investment was already at $2.74 billion, nearly three times the 2009 total. Wages from the IEDC projects are at the national average, far about the state average.
The growth was achieved with a modest cost to the state for expenses such as tax credits, training grants and infrastructure assistance.
Indiana is one of only nine states with the top rank from all three credit rating agencies and enjoys lower business tax and regulation than almost any other state, he noted.
Last year, Elkhart County was the location of 15 deals in the state – second only to the Indianapolis area, and including 3,512 job commitments more than any other county.


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Mobile & Wireless Slideshow: Guidelines for Building a Mobile Strategy
By Don Reisinger | Posted 08-14-2012
The mobile market is taking the world by storm. From smartphones to tablets, the sheer number of devices that you or your employees can bring into the office is enough to confuse anyone. But unfortunately for CIOs, being confused on what to do in the mobile market isn't an option. The business side is increasingly pushing mobile integration into your digital strategy, and it's your job to ensure that all goes smoothly. A new study from industry analysis group Keynote Competitive Research reveals the ways in which consumers are interacting with mobile devices. The study provides invaluable insight into what drives consumers to a particular mobile initiative -- and what drives them away. Information on how consumers use and interact with mobile products is an extremely important resource for CIOs. As you're being pushed to aid in the mobile rollout, you understand that you need to know as much about the target market as possible. This data and research can then be used to help you make more informed decisions. Here CIO Insight provides some key insight into smartphone and tablet users, and how their actions will determine the fate of your mobile strategy.
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Bid Writing : The Basics
Who are the winners and losers in grant funding. How to identify the weaknesses in your project. What questions will funders will ask themselves about your bid. Common reasons for applications being rejected. The key terms in bid writing explained with examples of each. Make your application short but effective.
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The Houston Dynamo cruised to a 9-0 win over the Dynamo Academy Monday morning at the Houston Amateur Sports Park. Cam Weaver led the way with two goals and seven other players added a goal apiece for the Dynamo in the scrimmage win.
Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear's lineup featured ten returning players in the starting lineup, including Brian Ching, who wore the Dynamo game jersey for the first time since being reacquired from the Montreal Impact on Thursday.
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Houston began the scoring in the seventh minute when Geoff Cameron sent a ball from the Dynamo half of the field behind the Academy defense to Will Bruin, who slotted the ball past goalkeeper Leopoldo Castillo for a 1-0 lead. The first team doubled its lead two minutes later when Alex Dixon corralled a loose ball in the box, used a touch to create space, and then fired past Castillo.
In the 41st minute Ching found Colin Clark with space on the left side of the penalty area and Clark used a clever chip over Castillo for the third goal of the half.
The Dynamo would break the game open in the second half. Newly acquired striker Macoumba Kandji beat an Academy defender before delivering a pass to Brazilian trialist Emerson Sato just outside the penalty area. Sato's strike from 20 yards beat Castillo to lengthen the lead to 4-0.
Weaver added two goals in a span of three minutes early in the second half. His first came in the 54th minute off a pass from the right flank from Supplemental draft pick Brian Ownby. Weaver received the ball with his back to the goal, turned quickly, and then buried his shot from 10 yards. Minutes later, Weaver headed home a corner kick from Josue Soto to extend the advantage to 6-0.
Ownby, Colin Rolfe and Kandji added second-halfs goals to seal the victory for the first team.
The Dynamo continue the preseason on Friday when they face Sporting Kansas City in the Disney Pro Soccer Classic in Orlando, Fla.
Houston Dynamo vs. Dynamo Academy
February 20, 2012 -- Houston Amateur Sports Park
Preseason Scrimmage
Scoring Summary:
HOU – Will Bruin 7
HOU – Alex Dixon 9
HOU – Colin Clark 41
HOU – Emerson Sato 47
HOU – Cam Weaver 54
HOU – Cam Weaver 57
HOU – Brian Ownby 67
HOU – Colin Rolfe 70
HOU – Macoumba Kandji 84
Houston Dynamo – Tally Hall; Warren Creavalle (Brian Ownby 46), Bobby Boswell (Nathan Sturgis 46), Geoff Cameron, Corey Ashe, (Oscar Recio 46) Alex Dixon (Emerson Sato 46), Adam Moffat (Josue Soto 46), Luiz Camargo (Colin Rolfe 46), Colin Clark (Eder Arreola 46), Brian Ching (Macoumba Kandji 46), Will Bruin (Cam Weaver 46).
Houston Dynamo Academy – Leopoldo Castillo; Christian Gonzalez, Bradley Bourgeois, Erik Tello, Alex Ochoa; Irvin Ramirez, Jorge Andrade (Louis Thomas 60), Juan Lopez, Isaiah Noriega (Christian Diaz 46); Alan Arellano, Manuel Chavez.


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Truck Deals: September 2013
Many of today's top pickups are offered with incentives in September. If you're considering a new truck, our list of pickup truck deals will help you find the best new pickup at the best price.
Chevrolet Silverado
The Chevrolet Silverado is a full-size pickup available in many styles and configurations. While the all-new 2014 Silverado is not yet offered with any incentives, Chevrolet dealers still have many 2013 models on their lots -- and those are available with a few deals in September. For shoppers looking to finance, Chevrolet is offering the 2013 Silverado with 0-percent interest for up to 60 months. Those looking to pay in full also get a deal, as Chevrolet is touting up to $4,500 cash back this month. And there's even a lease deal, with Chevrolet offering a 39-month term on its Silverado LT Extended Cab with payments from $269 per month after $2,899 down at lease signing.
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Ford F-150
The full-size Ford F-150 pickup is the most popular vehicle in the U.S. In September, it's offered with a long list of incentives, from cash-back deals to low-interest financing offers. For those looking to finance, Ford is offering the 2013 F-150 with interest rates starting at 0.9 percent for 36 months or 1.9 percent for 48 months. While that isn't the zero percent offered by rivals, it also includes up to $3,500 cash back. For those paying in full, the cash-back offer is even greater: Ford is offering up to $5,000 back on F-150 models, depending on the trim level.
GMC Sierra
The GMC Sierra is a mechanical twin of Chevrolet's popular Silverado full-size truck. While the all-new 2014 Sierra is not yet offered with incentives, GMC has several deals on its outgoing 2013 model. For buyers paying in full, one incentive is up to $4,500 cash back. Another deal is for shoppers looking to finance, as GMC is offering 0-percent interest for up to 60 months. The Sierra isn't available with a lease deal this month, but drivers looking to lease can get an incentive on the 2013 Silverado, as listed above.
Nissan Titan
The full-size Nissan Titan offers standard V8 power and extended-cab or crew-cab body styles. In September, it's available with three incentives. For shoppers paying with cash, Nissan is offering up to $5,350 back on nearly all 2013 Titan models -- the best cash-back deal among light-duty pickups. Nissan is also offering 0-percent interest for up to 36 months plus up to $1,500 cash back for qualified shoppers. And shoppers looking to lease their next truck can get a 2013 Titan Crew Cab with payments from just $499 per month after $2,999 down at lease signing.
The full-size RAM 1500 pickup is among the most popular large trucks on the market. Boasting available V8 power, the RAM 1500 is available this month with many incentives. Low-interest financing is one of them, as the best September deal on the 2013 RAM is with an interest rates of as low as just 0.9 percent. Better yet, that rate can be combined with up to $1,500 cash back. The RAM 1500 is also offered with up to $3,250 cash back for buyers paying in full, depending on the model.
Toyota Tundra
The Toyota Tundra is a full-size truck with available V8 power and a reputation for durable build quality. In September, it's offered with two big incentives. The first is for shoppers looking to finance their next truck. Toyota is offering 0-percent interest for up to 60 months on all 2013 Tundra models. For those who would rather lease, the Tundra is available with payments from $299 per month for 36 months after $3,298 down at lease signing. Best of all, that deal isn't for a base-level Tundra, but rather a Double Cab model with the powerful 5.7-liter V8.
What it means to you: Today's best pickup truck deals are offered on some of the most popular trucks available.


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Faceware Tech adds major feature upgrades and new pricing options to Analyzer, Retargeter and Faceware Headcam Systems
Los Angeles, California – October 1, 2013 – Faceware Technologies, the leading innovator and most experienced provider of markerless 3D facial motion capture solutions, today announced that it has launched new upgrades to its Professional Facial Motion Capture Product Line, a start-to-finish facial mocap tool suite built to capture, analyze and transfer human emotion into digital facial performances.
Most recently, Faceware products were used on the billion-dollar success Grand Theft Auto V.
The new product line now includes two versions of Analyzer 2.0, Retargeter 4.0 and two Headcam options, an entry-level GoPro® Headcam Kit and more robust Professional Headcam system. Each product has been crafted to help artists achieve higher quality results earlier in the animation process. The new software versions also boast an updated pricing model with flexible options for fixed licenses and no longer a cost per second to export data.
"With the downward pressure on production budgets and increasing expectations for more realistic CG, the need to achieve better results earlier in the production process has never been greater," said Peter Busch, vice president of business development at Faceware Technologies. "With this brand new set of software and hardware, we're giving animators at every budgetary level the tools to automate the first 60 to 80 percent of the facial mocap process. By helping animators get farther in the process sooner, they can now focus on fine-tuning and adding the subtleties that define character performances."
Analyzer 2.0
Faceware Analyzer™ is a stand-alone, single-camera facial tracking software application that converts any video of an actor's performance into facial motion files for use in Faceware Retargeter™. With the updated Analyzer 2.0, what used to take hours now takes minutes. Analyzer's newly integrated core algorithms draw from thousands of minutes of facial performance data taken from real actors from years of real projects in nearly any lighting and capturing condition.
Analyzer 2.0 is now available in a basic Lite version (starting at $795 per seat) and a full-featured Pro version. The entry-level Lite version allows users to automatically track facial movements that can then be applied to CG face models using Faceware Retargeter. Any data that is exported out of Analyzer Lite will be compatible with the Lite and Pro versions of Retargeter.
With Analyzer Pro, users also have the ability to add shot-specific custom calibrations, import/export global actor data, and auto indicate tracking regions. For team settings, Analyzer Pro also features server and local licensing options, and scriptable batch functionality.
7-days trials of Faceware Analyzer 2.0 Lite and Pro can be requested from the Faceware website: http://facewaretech.com/products/software/free-trial/
Retargeter 4.0
Announced just prior to GDC 2013, Faceware Retargeter 4.0 is a plug-in for Autodesk animation tools (2011-2014 Max, Maya, MotionBuilder and Softimage. See it being used on Max and Maya here) that utilizes the facial tracking data created in Analyzer to help animators create facial animation through a quick and intuitive pose-based workflow. This updated software includes several new features such as one-button automatic solving, advanced character Expression Sets, Visual Tracking Data, Shared Pose Thumbnails and Batch Processing. These additions focus on automating more of the facial motion capture process, as well as simplifying creative collaboration.
Like Analyzer 2.0, Retargeter 4.0 is now available in two versions: a basic Lite version (starting at $395 per seat) and a feature-rich Pro version. Retargeter Lite allows users to automatically solve performances quickly onto their characters as well as reduce and smooth keyframes for optimal use. With Retargeter Pro, users have access to several additional features, including custom poses to improve solving, intelligent pose suggestions, shared pose libraries, columnized keyframe solving, and script functionality. Users of Retargeter Pro also have the ability to backup and restore jobs and retarget specific objects or attributes.
After an extensive beta period, Retargeter 4.0 is now available for use by animators everywhere. 7-days trials can be downloaded from the Faceware website: http://facewaretech.com/products/software/free-trial/
Faceware Headcams
With over eight years of development, the Faceware Headcam systems capture crystal-clear video reference of any acting performance that is ideal for use in Faceware's software products. Two main hardware options are now available for rent or purchase: the entry-level GoPro® Headcam Kit and the Professional Headcam System.
The GoPro® Headcam Kit offers a one-size-fits-all helmet with three camera- mounting options and includes everything budget-conscious users need for facial performance capture– including a license of Analyzer 2.0 Lite and Retargeter 4.0 Lite. It can also be combined with the GoPro® iOS, Windows, and Android app for remote start and stop as well as remote monitoring and easy camera framing.
The Professional Headcam System (from $300 rental per day) is a sturdy, professional-grade system that offers multiple helmet, padding, lens, mounting bar and capture options for ultimate adaptability on-set. With a unique drop-arm design, easy access to CCU settings, and maximum stability, the system captures high-quality facial data in any size volume, looking in any direction. The entire system is lightweight for long-term actor comfort– weighing in at just 15 ounces for the camera, mounting arm and helmet and 27 ounces for the camera belt, CCU, battery, and cabling. There are options for rental or purchase of the Professional Headcam system.
For more information, visit www.facewaretech.com or contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
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About Faceware Technologies
Sherman Oaks, California-based Faceware Technologies Inc. (FTI), which spun off from Image Metrics in 2012, is dedicated to meeting the needs of professional artists in the video game, film, television, and commercial industries. The company's Faceware product line has been utilized in the production of more than 85 AAA video game titles, feature films, music videos, commercials, television shows, and stage plays, and is the most innovative and experienced facial animation solution provider for clients such as Double Negative, Digital Domain, ILM, Blur Studios, Activision-Blizzard, Rockstar Games, Microsoft, 2K Sports, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Sega, Sony, Bethesda, and Moving Picture Company. The Faceware Facial Motion Capture product line consists of the Faceware Headcam kits and systems; Faceware Analyzer, which allows clients to analyze and process performance videos automatically with little to no user input; and Faceware Retargeter, a Autodesk plug-in which allows users to create facial motion capture data at a much faster rate than traditional methods.
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If you're interested in making some early New Year's resolutions, why not make 100 of them? Fodor's just released its 100 Hotel Awards 2012, and I can't think of a better way to start next year than to resolve to visit them all -- or even a 10th of them.
What I like best about this list is the smart categories that convey more about the experience at each venue than mere numeric rankings.
For example, the Bellagio in Las Vegas shares Global Icon status with the likes of the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok, Thailand, and the Connaught in London. And the newcomer Inn at the Presidio in San Francisco's military-base-turned-parkland and the green-leaning h2hotel in wine country's Healdsburg, Calif., have become Trendsetters, along with Manhattan's The Out NYC (which calls itself the city's "first straight-friendly urban resort") and Sweden's quirky Treehotel in Lapland.
The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park and the Washington School House in Park City, Utah, which really was built as a schoolhouse in 1889, get high marks for offering a great Local Experience. City Chic goes to some recognizable brands -- the W Paris-Opera, the Waldorf Astoria Chicago, the Armani Hotel Milano -- as well as smaller boutique hotels such as Kimpton's Hotel Monaco in Seattle. (Rarely do Israeli hotels make top hotel lists, but the Brown TLV in Tel Aviv did.)


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Emma (vol.1)
Volume 1 out of 8
by Kaoru Mori
183 pages
Graphic Novels, Manga
October 2006
Emma's is the story of a maid in London, England at the end of the 19th century. She is brought up in Victorian England as a proper British maid. She is kind, gentle, and very humble. Emma serves her lady with utmost care. But, when William the son of a wealthy family comes to call on the lady of the house, (who used to be his governess when he was a kid) both Emma and William notice each other. However in the midst of the Industrial Revolution and the division between classes, William has far fewer choices to make impulsively than he would like. Is loving Emma even a choice though?
This is an amazing portrayal of the class system, still blatantly true in many nations and in even more it goes on still in many circles still. This is a topic that I find intriguing, as it was never something I dealt with. I loved Kaoru Mori's illustrations, and attention to detail, and the story, oh the story, I was entranced and blasted through this little Manga in less than two hours (even with TONS of interruptions from the kiddos). I am hooked for sure and know that I will follow on with the entire series. I first saw Emma on several other book sites ( Historical Tapestry and Tantabata and Nymeth and Kailana) and I immediately put them on hold at the library. What do I mean by immediately, well immediately as in: click, click, password, click, hold placed, click.
This is my first true Manga, I have read graphic novels before, but this was much more like a comic book type of read, but with so much more depth than I had expected. The great part is that reading Emma was so fun! I kept coming back to grab it up again and read a couple more pages, physically unable to put it down. I enjoyed the format, in the Japanese style (although in English) it is from back to front and right to left. It took me no time to grasp the order and I really thought it was fun to read it that way. I appreciated the story and plot and immediately fell entranced by Emma and her fellow Japanamation friends. For me this series is the perfect break in between books, the only problem is that now that I know how wonderful they are I just can't get enough of this genre. (Shhhh! I ended up reading two in a row!!)


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Violent crime written off by police
More than a fifth of violent offences, including rape, which were written off as "no crime" by the three biggest police forces in England and Wales were wrongly classified and should have been pursued, inspectors have found.
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) reviewed 90 reports of rape, violence and robbery that officers at the largest force, the Metropolitan Police, had classed as not being a crime, and found 21, or 23.3%, were incorrectly classified.
At West Midlands Police, the second biggest force, 23.9% of no-crime decisions reviewed by inspectors were wrong, while 28.6% were found to be incorrect at the third biggest force - Greater Manchester Police.
Four cases of rape were found to have been wrongly labelled as "no crime" by the Metropolitan Police
The Inspectorate has published individual reports for 21 forces following an interim report in May, which found a fifth of all crimes - equivalent to tens of thousands of offences - could be going unrecorded by police. Reports on the remaining 22 forces will be published in the autumn.
For the Metropolitan Police, where four cases of rape were found to have been wrongly labelled as "no crime", some incidents were dismissed on the basis of a single phone call.
In total, out of 1,428 incidents, 1,169 crimes should have been recorded, and 948, or 81%, actually were.
Among those recorded, 24 were wrongly classified, and 11 were recorded outside the 72-hour limit set out in Government guidelines.
For violent crimes, 128 should have been logged, but only 75 were, and of 106 sexual offences, 65 were. There were 140 burglaries correctly recorded out of 162, and 321 robberies out of 379.
Scotland Yard does not currently include crimes that arise out of its internal disciplinary process in records that are sent to the Home Office, but the inspectors said it should start doing so immediately.
The audit also revealed "a number of incidents with clear and obvious lines of inquiry that were not, according to the incident record, adequately pursued and resulted by staff".
At Greater Manchester Police, the Inspectorate examined 496 incident records and found that 388 crimes should have been recorded, of which 265 - or 68% - were.
West Midlands Police correctly recorded 328 crimes out of 332 - a proportion of 99%.
Of the 328 crimes correctly recorded, 13 were wrongly classified and 10 were recorded outside the 72-hour time limit.
For Greater Manchester Police, of the 265, 10 were wrongly classified and 22 were recorded outside the time restriction.
The force's "no crimes" included 31 rape cases, of which 22 complied with Government guidelines, meaning nine did not.
Inspectors found that "failures were primarily attributed to the interpretation of additional verifiable information, with those victims suffering with mental health (problems), those young of age or (who were) intoxicated more likely to receive a poor service".
"The process for authorising a no-crime for rape is not sufficient and requires attention."
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What are your guys/gals' top 5 favorite anime songs? They can be openings, endings, or something sung in the anime itself as long as its actually in the anime.
Here's mine in no particular order.
1. Bokura no Bouken (Kids Alive) - Hikaru no Go
2. Clover (The Sketchbook) - SKET Dance
3. Fantasy (Lama) - Un-Go
4. Donten (DOES) - Gintama
5. Blue BIrd (Ikimono-Gakari) - Naruto Shippuden
Also sorry if I put this in the wrong category, I felt that this belongs in the anime category rather than music because music would be too general.
In roughly chronological order, and also more or less in order of lightest to darkest curiously enough... hmm...
jajauma ni sasenaide - Ranma 1/2
ureshi namida - Video Girl Ai
duvet - Serial Experiments Lain
zankoku no tenshi - Evangelion
magia - Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Note that duvet is performed by the British group Bôa, not by the Korean artist BoA who performs in Japanese and English and is more easily stumbled on searching Japanese music with the letters 'b, o, a'. Both are worth checking out, just know who you're listening to. :)
Magia is the only END theme in my top-5, the rest are OPs.
I think my list is not particularly the best anime music around, but rather, it's the music that makes a lasting impression because it's such a good match to the anime that they are themes for. The themes continue to evoke the series long after it's been watched.
1. Clannad After Story Opening
2. Dusk Maiden of Amnesia Opening
3. Gosick Ending
4. Angel Beats Opening
5. The World God Only Knows Opening
Tacos rule
Hmm... I would say
1. Tsukiakari (Darker Than Black S1 End)
2. Tsukiakari no Michishirube (Darker Than Black S2 OP)
3. Ichiban no Takaramono (Angel Beats insert)
4. My Song (Angel Beats insert)
5. My Soul, Your Beats! (Angel Beats OP)
It's funny that the top two are from the same series, but both turned me into a fan of the respective artists.
As far as the songs from Angel Beats, I think it was a combination of well done music with absolute integration into the series itself that left such a huge impression on me.
I'm just a figment of my own imagination
If I had to pick: Cowboy Bebop OP, Baccano! OP, Welcome to the NHK OP, Shin Sekai Yori ED, Gintama ED 14, Un-GO ED (In any order. I can't choose just 5).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zDfxZ4NcE -- Bebop, Yoko Kanno - Tank!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msg8ypnLqaw -- Baccano, Paradise Lunch - Guns n' Roses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjLT-EOrPA -- NHK, Round Table feat. Nino - Puzzle
(Skip to 22:44) http://www.crunchyroll.com/gintama/episode-164-that-matsutake-soup-stuff-tastes-better-than-the-real-deal-if-a-person-is-dead-they-cant-come-back-to-life-529110 -- Gintama, Takahashi Hitomi x Beat Crusaders - Wo Ai Ni
(Skip to 20:55) http://www.crunchyroll.com/shin-sekai-yori-from-the-new-world/episode-2-the-vanishing-children-611573 -- Shin Sekai Yori, Risa Taneda - Wareta Ringo
(Skip to 21:19) http://www.crunchyroll.com/un-go/episode-2-pitiless-song-586008 -- Un-Go, LAMA - Fantasy
In no particular order:
-Angel Beats OP (though the ending theme was awesome too)
-Eureka 7 OP (1st version: Days - Flow)
-Bodacious Space Pirates END (Lost Child - Momoiro Clover Z)
-Chrome Shelled Regios OP (Brave Your Truth - DaisyxDaisy)
-The Pet Girl of Sakurasou END (1st version: Days of Dash - Konomi Suzuki)
Honorable mentions:
-Muv Luv: Total Eclipse OP (1st version: Go to the Top - Koda Kumi)
-Maoyu OP and END (Headwind - Yohko, Unknown Vision - Akino Arai)
-Birdy the Mighty: Decode OP (Sora - Hearts Grow)
-Cowboy Bebop OP (Tank! - The Seatbelts)
Plan C
top 5
5 bleach intro 10
4 Berserk intro 1
3 Samurai Champloo intro
2 Hajime No Ippo ending 3
1 Jojos Bizarre Adventures ending 2
hmm why not make my 1st post here :)
#5 - Spirit Inspiration - Blast of Tempest Opening #1
#4 - Pray - Gintama Opening #1
#3 - Baby U! - Beelzebub Opening #4
#2 - Fight Together - One Piece Opening #14
#1 - The Everlasting - Guilty Crown Opening #2
No endings really stick out for me <.<
1. Durarara Opening 1 - Uragiri no Yuuyake
2. Haruhi Suzumiya ending- Hare Hare Yuukai
3. Clannad ending- Dango Family
4. Toradora ending- Vanilla Salt
5. Guilty Crown opening
Enoshima BOWL!
1. Btooom opening
2.deadman wonderland opening
3.d.grayman opening 1
4.magi - openings
5.ao no exorcist ending 1
Macross Frontier Opening 2 "Lion"
Soul Eater Opening 1 "Resonance"
Romeo x Juliet "You Raise Me Up"
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Opening 1 "Again"
Accel World Opening 1 "Chase the World"
(Honorable Mention) Shakugan no Shana S3 Opening 1 "Light My Fire"
Gosick Ending 1 "Resuscitated Hope"
Macross Frontier Ending 2 "Northern Cross"
Inuyasha Ending 4 "Every Heart"
Aria the Scarlet Ammo "Camellia no Hitomi"
Soul Eater Ending 4 "Strength"
(Honorable Mention) Sword Art Online Ending 2 "Overfly"
1. Toradora ending~ Vanilla Salt
2. samari champloo endidng~shiki no uta
3.Air~tori no uta
Hare hare yukai (haruhi suzumiya)
Dango daikazoku (clannad) ...I think that's what it's called
Hayate no gotoku 2nd season 1st ending. No idea what it's called.
Kimi no shiranai monogatari (bakemonogatari)
Keroro gunso 9th ending. Again, I don't know what it is called.
K-on 1st op. I can't spell it...
Motteke sailor fuku (lucky*star)
Minami-ke 1st op. Don't know...
Maka na chikai (busou renkin)
Sayonara zetsubou-sensei 1st op. I don't think it has a name...
Insert songs:
God knows... (haruhi suzumiya)
... I want to say more, but I feel that if I mention 1 more song without knowing its name, then...
Cute is JUSTICE, Flat is STATUS, Loli is SOUL.
Oh man, this is kinda hard to decide.
1. Un-Go OP (Pretty sure its called How to Go)
2. Little Busters!
3. Problem Children are Coming from Another World Aren't They? OP
4. Soul Eater OP (Paper Moon)
5. Pet Girl of Sakurasou 1st OP.
No real order:
Guilty Crown OP1 - My Dearest (sole reason I watched GC at first until I got into the story)
Code Geass OP5 - Worlds End (tough call between this and OP1)
Cowbpy Bebop OP - Tank (how can this not be on everyones list?)
Baccano! OP - Gun's & Roses
Spice & Wolf OP2 - Honey Coloured Dawn (won out over OP1 for the slow dancing in the intro)
Fairy Tail ED 13 - What You Gave Me (really mellow, love it in the episodes where it bled into the last few seconds)
Sword Art Online ED2 - Overfly (lovely solo piano opening on the full version, also how the ED makes sense when it falls into step with the series)
Hanasaku iroha ED1 - Hazy (starts mellow buts builds really well)
Spice & Wolf ED1 - The Wolf Whistling Song (so adorable, watched it so much I know all the lyrics)
Dont really watch the ED of series, really should as probably missed a lot of fantastic songs
So, do people think they would like the songs if they heard them on their own, or because of the visuals/emotions you recall from a series?


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Welcome all new students! Finding your way around the Law School can
be confusing so the Law Library staff has prepared a 1L Survival Guide
with tips to help you succeed.
Here is a sampling of the information that you can find:
- Guides to law school success
- Advice on where to buy textbooks
- Tips on studying and how to check out a study room
- Guides on how to prepare for exams
- Instructions on how to find and check out library materials
- Locations of copiers and scanners
- Instructions on how to connect your laptop to library printers
- Information about professors, course evaluations and grade distributions
- Where to find answers to your law school questions
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The Jury's Selection
Re-invent your notebook and join the worldwide myDetour project.
myDetour will make its stop in the San Francisco / Bay Area from September 10 to October 1. Throughout this period, Moleskine users are invited to submit their own Moleskine creations in special drop boxes to be found in seven participating bookstores and art supply stores in the San Francisco area in order to contribute to the travelling project of myDetour.
myDetour Sfo - The Opening
With previous stops in New York, Paris, Berlin, Milan and Istanbul, myDetour brings along- together with the drop boxes - a collection of sketches, writings and drawings created by visual artists, writers, designers, creative people of all sorts from past myDetour editions around the world. The San Francisco edition follows the creative theme of District of You, a tribute to familiar places and an invitation to find the extraordinary side of your ordinary surroundings.
The next myDetour stop will be in Tokyo, 16 oct - 4 nov
Where to find
myDetour SF takes place at:
- Blick Art Materials: 1414 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco, CA 94305 - Map
- Borders Bookstore: 400 Powell St. San Francisco, CA 94102 - Map
- Chronicle Books: 680 Second St. San Francisco, CA 94102 - Map
- Flax Art & Design: 1699 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94102 - Map
- SFSU Bookstore: 1650 Holloway Ave. San Francisco, CA 94132 - Map
- Stanford University Bookstore: 519 Lausen Mall Stanford, CA 94132 - Map
- Utrecht: 1930 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94109 - Map
Print the myDetour program in MSK format and stick it on your notebook
Partnership with 826 Valencia
myDetour San Francisco is proud to partner with 826 Valencia, an organization committed to developing writing skills among young people. 826 Valencia students were equipped with Moleskine notebooks and encouraged to channel their ideas into these blank pages. Some of their works will be displayed alongside notebooks from around the world in the myDetour San Francisco seven locations. For more information on 826 Valencia visit www.826valencia.org
How to participate
Bay Area artists, writers, poets and all creative people of all sorts are encouraged to participate in myDetour San Francisco by exploring their surroundings and channeling their creativity into their own Moleskine notebook. Completed notebooks can be then submitted in drop-boxes at any of the seven participating bookshops and design stores.
After October 1, all submitted notebooks will be reviewed by a jury of artists, creative professionals and brand experts. The top 10 notebooks will be selected for the international myDetour archive, traveling to additional editions around the world. One creation chosen by the jury will also travel, with its author, to the next myDetour installation in 2010.
To participate read the Rules and Regulations and include a Consent form with your submitted notebook. All notebooks will be donated to lettera27, a non profit organization dedicated to supporting literacy and education programs around the world and especially in the most deprived areas. Moleskine Srl supports lettera27 with an annual contribution to the funding of its projects, and shares with lettera27 the right to display the notebooks and the material and images within them on line and off line. For more information on lettera27 please visit www.lettera27.org.
Displayed Notebooks
In San Francisco will be displayed decorated notebooks by: Anna Paola Civardi, Clementine Bossis, Gotsuko, Tinka, Régis Labatut, PKG, Cora von Zezschwitz, Caroline Wiart, Hakan Balaban, Laura Armato, Paloma Blanco, Man Michelle, Nattawan Kamklai, Hsiao Chun Lin, Chakraborty Shujoy, Charinrattana Jakkapun, Chino Aiko, Jordan Cook, Vania Comoretti, Koike Kensuke, Marina Ferretti, Maddalena Fragnito De Giorgio, Amparo e Sebastian Zabronski, Paola Monasterolo.


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MIAMI - Six-time winner Serena Williams survived a first-set scare before overcoming Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 Thursday to power into the third round of the ATP and WTA Miami Masters. The top-seeded defending champion will next face France's Caroline Garcia after dispatching her Kazak rival in one hour, 45 minutes.
"The first set was really tough. She can make you play. She was hitting the ball well," Williams said. "I had to relax and try to keep my intensity and just try to get the win." Fourth seed Maria Sharapova, the 2013 runner-up to Williams, outlasted Japan's Kurumi Nara 6-3, 6-4 in another opening test. Williams lost a 3-1 lead and trailed 3-5 as Shvedova shifted her game up a gear. Williams got back on track in the nick of time with a break for 5-all. A love game then ended with an ace for Williams before the set went to a tie-breaker. In the decider, the 32-year-old Williams saved three set points as a nervous Shvedova missed her big upset chance in front of a screaming house full of her rival's supporters.
In one dramatic moment, a fight broke out in the upper deck of spectators, forcing a pause for security to intervene after Shvedova had double-faulted on her second set point. After she also missed on a third, the Kazak handed over a set point to Williams, who finally finished off the 63-minute set on her second opportunity. Williams tried to steady the second after a pair of breaks and finally won going away as she aced on her first match point to book a date with Garcia, who beat Czech Klara Zakopalova 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/3).
"I'm just happy for another win," said a relieved Williams, who was playing for the first time in a month while healing back pain. Sharapova was down 1-3 in the 64-minute second set before rallying to beat Nara, who won her first WTA title in Rio de Janeiro last month. "She made me work extremely hard," said Sharapova. "She's a really quick opponent, got a lot of balls back, and she made me hit a lot. She made me try to do too much in certain situations.
"Sometimes I felt like I was doing the right mistakes and sometimes I felt like I should have been more patient, but I guess those are the situations you want to build that match confidence again." Four-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova, who next faces Lucie Safarova, was coming off a third-round loss at Indian Wells to qualifier Camila Giorgi. "I still feel like a work in progress," Sharapova said. "That match strength, when you're deep into the match and just in the later stages of matches, I think that's the thing that's hurt me in these last couple of months. "But I've got to work through that. Nothing's just going to come to me. It's a challenge I have ahead of me, and I have to face it."
Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt captured his 600th career victory while countryman Bernard Tomic became the fastest loser in ATP history. Former number one Hewitt rallied to defeat Dutchman Robin Haase 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the second round while Tomic fell in his first match since January hip surgery 6-0, 6-1 to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen. Tomic, ranked 74th, crashed out in 28 minutes, 20 seconds, believed to be the ATP's shortest match by a minute. Tomic was playing for the first time since a retirement against Rafael Nadal in a first-round match at the Australian Open. Hewitt, 33, turned in another of the trademark fightbacks which have characterized a career that included Grand Slam crowns at Wimbledon in 2002 and the US Open in 2001. The 44th-ranked Australian reversed course in the second set to reach the second round in just under two hours, with Haase saving a match point before exiting. "It's not something you focus on, to tell you the truth. I totally forgot," Hewitt said of his 600th triumph.
"Obviously afterwards, it's a great milestone. Not many people get to achieve that. Not many people get the opportunity to get close to that, so it means I've been around for an awfully long time as well. I'm getting old. A few years ago when I had the last couple lot of surgeries I probably would have doubted I'd get to this stage anyway. I'm still grateful I'm out there and able to compete with the best guys."


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We won't know if Patrice Bergeron dodged a bullet for some time. All we know is he didn't dodge Yannick Weber's shot during a second-period Montreal power play tonight, and after the Boston Bruins' 5-4 win over the Canadiens the veteran center couldn't bear to remove his right skate.
"I don't want to," said Bergeron, who assisted on Mark Recchi's game-winning goal in overtime after running over Maxim Lapierre to make a steal at the Montreal blue line.
After Bergeron took the shot off his foot, he skated to the dressing room for a brief respite and the rest of his team held its collective breath.
"The only good thing about it was it wasn't very hard. If it was a big slap shot, then there might've been some uh-ohs. Because obviously he's important," said Recchi.
So, was Bergeron confident that he escaped with just a minor injury?
"I think so. I don't know. I finished the game, so … yeah, I am (confident) I guess," he said sheepishly.
We'll find out more tomorrow. Luckily, the Bruins play two meaningless regular-season games and then won't start a playoff series probably until next Thursday. So he'll have plenty of time to heal up.


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I know I'm supposed to be all HOLIDAYSANTALIGHTSCANDY!!!PRESENTS!!! but at T Minus Three Days Before Christmas I'm a teensy weensy bit, um, done. [Ducks.] Anyone else? I mean, I love Christmas, I really truly do, but I'm just a little TIRED, a little COOKIED-OUT. I can't believe I just said that, but it's true! I'm ready to open those presents and get over the bummed out feeling when I realize for the umpteenth Christmas in a row that my present for Phillip is lame-o and start looking forward to my ladies' weekend away at the end of January. Sun! Quiet! Sleeping through the night!
Oh wait - I'm bringing Emma with me. HRRMM.
So I'm interested, Internet. What is your standard I Feel Okay Leaving The Baby age?
I've heard it all. I've known people who left their kids within a month and I know people with grade schoolers who STILL haven't dumped them at Grandma's house for a weekend. For me it was seven months. Not necessarily because that was when I felt fine about it (I DID NOT FEEL FINE) but Jack was seven months old at Christmastime when we hosted our Christmas party and it was just going to be EASIER not to mention MORE FUN if I wasn't also taking care of a baby... and my parents drove up to my house, strapped my baaaybeee into their car and drove away. I cried. It was terrible. (Until the second glass of wine at the party. Um, then I was totally fine.)
I'm sure it was sooner with Molly. Jack had obviously lived to tell the tale after his parents' desertion and with no apparent ill effects. I can't remember when we left the two of them overnight with grandparents, but we did and it was awesome and we did it ALL THE TIME and I felt so bad for my friends without family, ie: the only other people willing to get up in the middle of the night with your kid.
When my friends and I planned a Milestone Birthday Weekend in a sunny locale - plane trip required - Emma was only a few weeks old and I was all, "NO PROBLEM!" I'll just bring the baby with me! No sweat! We didn't really plan to do much except sit around and eat too much, so hauling a baby along didn't seem like too much of a downer. Now, I knew that I wouldn't get to participate in everything and I'd have to go back to the room early and all that, but I was prepared!
But now? Yeeeahhh. Now it doesn't seem so awesome. Here's why:
1. Emma is older. Older = harder to be away from home. It's not like I didn't KNOW she was going to get older, I just like to think I am in possession of more brain cells the farther I get from being pregnant. Blargh.
2. Phillip will be on a business trip the entire week before I go on my trip. This was NOT known ahead of time. So now I'm looking at a whole week of getting up wtih a baby, plus another weekend of getting up with a baby, right when it would be really super duper great to not deal with ANY children WHATSOEVER.
But she'll only be four months old! And I'm still breastfeeding! And would like to keep doing so! (I think!)
There are, like, nine million different kinds of guilt wrapped up in this one little weekend away. There's the being away from your teeny baby guilt. The going away by yourself guilt. The spending your family's money on something frivolous for just you guilt. The strapping your just-as-tired husband with the kids guilt. The leaving your husband with a four-month-old who (most likely) is not sleeping through the night guilt. People, I am the Valedictorian of Guilt.
But. Nearly everyone I talk to thinks this is the Height of Ridiculous and I should just go by myself and have a great time. I just don't know, though. Phillip would be fine. I'm not worried about that. But I'm worried about missing her, I'm worried about the breastfeeding situation, I'm worried that I'll be The Mom Who Left Her Teeny Tiny Eensy Weensy Baby At Home So She Could Get An Overpriced Massage In Palm Springs.
Anyway. Because perhaps YOU are over the Christmas Spirit at this precise moment and YOU have a strong opinion on women who have babies and then fling them at their fathers so they can fly away to a resort and eat too much, YOU will let me know what YOU think! The internet is SO good at that.
P.S. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO US! I hope Santa brings you a box full of Sleeping In.


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by Patty, Pancakes Gone Awry
I sat on the park bench crying inconsolably. I was too upset to go home; I didn't feel like explaining myself to Bil or the kids, so I just sat there sobbing, so angry at Danny's teachers.
I had just had a terribly frustrating meeting with them about how he "couldn't focus." The teachers gave no suggestions, only complaints. It was obvious they were giving up on him for the year. The special ed teacher kept talking about how much better third grade would be. It was only March, but they were already giving up on my kid.
I felt helpless and sad and hopeless, as I sat on that bench staring at the houses that lined the street surrounding the park. Trying fruitlessly to come up with solutions, I wracked my brain. But there was nothing. I had nothing at all. I was so drained and confused and angry. And I didn't know what to do to feel better.
Then, I had a thought. I would go to Zumba class. That would buy me some time before I had to rehash the meeting with Bil. I just wanted to be alone, and Zumba seemed like a good place for that. Though crowded, it's dark and noisy–no need to talk to, or even look at, anyone.
So, I composed myself and headed to the gym.
As soon the bass tones of the music filled the room, I felt relief. As I danced, I was actually overcome with a peace and an overflow of emotion. I started to get choked up, but this time it wasn't out of hopelessness, it was blessed peace and release. I knew I still had to figure out how to help Danny, but at that moment, I could revel in the movement and how good it felt. As I cha-cha'd and shimmied, I began to feel that life was manageable again. I would figure it out.
By the time the workout was over, I felt like a new woman.
I have been working out pretty regularly, since my teens, in an attempt to manage my burgeoning weight. Aerobics videos, walking, biking all to reduce the size of my hips, thighs and stomach. I knew that if I ever wanted to look like Kate Winslet, I should be exercising everyday.
It hasn't been until recent years that I realized exercise was about much more than my appearance and weight.
It is the one thing standing between me and depression.
I first realized this when I was pregnant with Tommy. My first trimester hit me hard emotionally. I was already overwhelmed with my parenting duties and the hormonal onslaught only made me more scared, lonely and weepy. I couldn't make it through the day without crying. And these crying jags were not just the kind you have from watching a sappy Hallmark commercial. Oh, no, these episodes included me feeling like things were completely dismal, that I was the worst mother in the world and I would never be able to handle another child.
I had almost decided to talk to my doctor about medication when I popped in an exercise video. To my surprise, I starting smiling almost as soon as the warm-up was done, and I didn't cry once the rest of the day. After that, I knew that if I were going to make it through the pregnancy sanity intact, working out had to be a priority.
That episode on the park bench last year reminded me that I have to make time for exercise. Though I rarely look forward to the actual work out, I always feel better afterwards. More telling is when I take a break for a week. All of a sudden, my emotions are more difficult to control. My stress levels raise exponentially, and I don't sleep as well.
So, I try to make it a priority to work out, no matter what is happening. I sometimes feel guilty about the time I am taking away from my family, but really we all benefit from it.
I'll never have Kate Winslet's body, but some things are more important than looks.
The mother of three kids, Patty's eight-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter have both been diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder. Her oldest son also has high functioning autism. Though her two-year-old son has no diagnosis as of yet, she's pretty certain he has SPD, as well. She blogs at Pancakes Gone Awry and has contributed to OUR Journey THRU Autism. Her writing has been published in SI Focus Magazine and online at The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism and Mamapedia. She recently started a LEGO social skills group for kids on the spectrum for those with social/developmental delays in her area.
This post was originally published HERE and was used with her permission.


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Arda Ocal of Aftermath Radio sent this in.
The Score's Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) had the chance to sit down with former WWE Champion Mick Foley 24 hours after his appearance at RAW 1000. Highlights:
On RAW 1000:
"I personally got a kick out of it. I had said previously that I would have liked to do something more substantial (at RAW 1000) like cut a serious promo, but there will be time – I can do that 2 months from now, for example. Looking at the legends dressing room, 2 things were noticeable – how fortunate we were to be among those selected to take part in RAW 1000, and this one is very telling, it was a locker room full of legends and they're talking about Heath Slater and how much they enjoyed their interaction with him".
On playing at 'Just for Laughs' and how important that is:
"Montreal, because there's so many indsutry people there, it can be a tough crowd. They're not necessarily going to laugh at everything, but they'll take it in and I'm hoping that some of my fans will attend and make it an exciting atmosphere".
Announced an all-but-confirmed WWE involved comedy show to happen immediately after Summerslam in Los Angeles at another venue in the city:
"I guess I can announce it here right? Big show, in the United States, California…Post SummerSlam comedy show at The Improv in Hollywood. It's a done deal, I just have to figure out who's on it. The woman at The Improv is asking if I want her to book other comics, and I'm like 'Give me a few days, because if I can get the WWE stamp of approval, I'd love to have Santino host it, I'd love to have William Regal share some stories, I'd love to have J.R. share some stories and then I'll do my thing. And then at the end we all come out, and it doesn't matter how good or bad any of us do individually, I think people are going to love that atmosphere and they get the guys they like doing what they like them to see."
On the WWE Hall of Fame and when he'd like to go in:
"I do hope it's this year. It would mean a lot to me honestly. One of the most telling moments of my relationship with WWE is when I got the phone call asking if I'd mind if they mentioned my book on their show when I was working with another company. When I heard the book being mentioned, every reservation I had or any semblance of bitterness vanished you know. I used to go around, not making a big deal out of [the WWE Hall of Fame]. Its like being in a relationship, if you give too much of yourself you risk being hurt. So if I said 'Oh of course I'd love to be in the Hall of Fame' I'd be letting them have that and make my career seem less important if I didn't get it."
On who he'd like to induct him:
"I think who it would come down to is one of two people, Terry Funk or Jim Ross. It would hurt me to not have one of them there, because Terry, he was a mentor and wrestler. And J.R. put his reputation, possibly his job on the line to bring me in because Vince was not sold believe it or not on Mick Foley, he was not a Mick Foley fan when I came into the company and it took quite a while for him to become one."
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Denver, Colo., Feb 20, 2013 / 04:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As Pope Benedict XVI prepares to conclude his duties as Holy Father, young Catholics are recalling his marked efforts to renew the faith of the youth throughout the world.
Catholic youth speaker and author Chris Stefanick told CNA that the Pope has been "extremely effective with young people" because of the "amazing clarity" and "humility with which he has carried out his pontificate."
Echoing his predecessor's call for a new evangelization, Pope Benedict often spoke of the importance of taking the Gospel message to all parts of the world, including to what he called "the digital continent."
Stefanick noted that although the Church "has been talking about new evangelization for a long time," Pope Benedict's use of the social media website Twitter shows his sincere interest in reaching out to the next generation of Catholics by any means possible.
"It was a simple gesture," Stefanick said, "but it was a profound gesture."
Within a month after his Twitter debut, Pope Benedict had amassed 2.5 million followers in eight languages.
The Holy Father personally posted his first tweet on Dec. 12, saying, "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart."
Subsequent tweets are being posted by the pontiff's assistants with content that he approves.
When Pope Benedict addressed the youth during his 2008 visit to New York, Stefanick noted that he exuded "the warmth of a really wise, loving grandfather."
"I think young people really love him," he said.
Recently, Pope Benedict voiced his concern for the youth to the Pontifical Council for Culture. At the council's Feb. 6-9 assembly, he said that the "uncertainty and fragility that characterize so many young people" marginalizes them, making their generation "almost invisible and absent" from today's world.
Emily Seaton, who was 16 when she attended Pope Benedict's first World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany in 2005, said he was able to break through the apathy that can easily take hold of today's youth.
Rather than trying to achieve the "impossible" task of being "another John Paul II," Seaton told CNA, Pope Benedict won over the youth in a different - yet very personal - way than his predecessor could have.
"It was like he somehow managed to pierce every teenager's heart with the message that, 'You matter,'" Seaton, who has also attended World Youth Day in Sydney and Madrid, said.
"He won us over because he listened to us and treated us like adults, and then we respected him for that," she said. "He just knew how to call us on and challenge us."
At the events, Seaton recalled that "there was no lack of fervor for him" on the part of the youth from all over the world.
"We listened to every word he said," she recalled. "We stood in line for 10 hours just to see him drive by."
Although some media outlets predicted that Pope Benedict would fall short of his predecessor's outreach to the youth, Ted Mast, who was 19 when he attended the 2005 Papal Christmas Mass, emphasized that the papacy is not a popularity contest, but rather a personal response to the unique needs of the Church.
In "trying to be himself" Pope Benedict has been "able to recognize where the Church is today, especially in regards to technology and moral relativism and the reasons people are leaving the Church," Mast said.
"He wasn't trying to fill John Paul II's shoes," Mast said, "but he was trying to fulfill his mission to bring the youth into the Church."
Despite the concerns he expressed for the youth, Pope Benedict has emphasized the Church's great confidence in young people, saying, "She needs their vitality in order to continue living the mission entrusted to her by Christ with renewed enthusiasm."
Jenna Grable, a convert who was 21 when she attended the Pope's Easter Mass in 2009, described the event as "one of the most moving experiences I have had as a Catholic."
"The joy of Easter was present in his demeanor," she said. "His connection to our Lord was evident in his bright eyes and smile."
Even though the Pope "did not share my language," Grable said, "he shared my Creator."
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Dinner With The Enemy
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Dinner With The Enemy
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This is Channel 6 News with *DUN DUN DUN* Breaking News: We are receiving reports of an explosion in Times Square, it has not been confirmed if this a terrorist act, some have suggested a gas explosion. *holds finger over earpiece* What's that? *a brief pause* Ladies and gentlemen we have the helicopter feed in... yes going to helicopter footage now where you can see... oh my god. What we are seeing now is a scene of utter devastation. Viewers are advised to *pause* It looks like there is one survivor, there walking, a woman with red hair..."
AJ's trip to Coruscant.
AJ sits outside the Leaping Stag, as his friends gather around him. Ariana, Sapphire, Arcadia, Dav, Tor, and others all sit having drinks that Speaker Finn brought. As the night progresses, AJ speaks up about a time he had in another place, and time far from the world of Avlis, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.
"It was different, very different. I can tell you what I saw, and will name it as best as I can, but some of the concepts you had to be there to see. It started off as a normal day. I was in Kuras, visiting my Human Family. Even though we are a strange family group, and I was adopted by them, I still visit from time to time. After having a talk with my Brother Marcus, I stepped outside and waved to them. Dad asked how I was getting home, seeing as I had missed the boat headed to Mikona. I replied that I would either pray and utter a Word of Recall spell, or use the portal the Trust Mages have in the Market. I opted to Word of Recall my way home.
"It seems that was what caused this. Forian, in his wisdom, decided I needed to see a place beyond what Avlis is, and I tell you the Truth, it was fantastic. Any of us here have been Plane Hopping before. I've been to Tairis, Yssgard, Arkaz, and the Multiverse central city of Sigil with many of you. Had good times. But this was defiantly different. I prayed, and the spell took effect, but it felt different, more empowered. I blacked out a bit from it, as I was flung across the cosmos, to a completely alien world. One that did not have gods that were active in someone's life, like they are here. People still worshipped gods, but not in the same manner as we do.
"I was in a city. But it was not like Mikona, Elysia, or Even Kuras. This city was huge, and defied the mind. Buildings as tall as Mt. Smokes, were the Smallest around me, and some reached higher than the clouds themselves. Airships, moving with gnomish engines of light, flown past me, is all sorts of shapes and sizes. Almost all were enclosed. All were made of Metal, and Glass. Living constructs, they natives called Droids, moved about. Some, spoke in a weird language of beeps and chirps. Some spoke Common, others languages I've never heard on any world, that I had been too prior.
"I saw people of all manner, and even the Humans were different in some places. With unusal skin colorings, like Pink, Blue, and Purple. A person that helped me was called a Mira-Luka, they are born with no eyes, but have a Psionic like ability to see, and read written text. Their clothes were a lot like what you find here, and some even wore armor. But not like what most of us do. It was like being in a place devoted to Forian, with the Chaos of it all, but there was order as well. The Ships flew in single file, there was no sword fights in front of me, and the shops took currency, for goods and services," AJ starts as he takes a long drink.
He goes on to tell of the items he encountered, a Computer, a Video System, and some of the people he met. One named Bruce, Kynn, and Sarah. Some others named, Russell, Dorsal, Cade, and a Droid named Cowboy. He tells them about the music, being played out of a Music Box called a stereo surround sound system. And a communication device, able to communicate with millions of people at the click of a button.
As he talks, his friends look dubious, as he describes what life was like on this world called Coruscant. Night comes, and people start to get sleepy. AJ bids them all a farewell, as he stands to head north to his house. He slips his hand into his pocket, and pulls out a vibrating Com-phone. "Hello? Merry Met Sarah… What are you doing? Oh, you're here on Avlis? Where at? Ah… yes, that would be Elysia. 200 miles due east is a town called Zvidureth, that is where I'm at. Come get me!"
As the others watch, AJ flips the music feed on the Com to on, as "Carry on My Wayward Son," by Kansas starts bellowing out from it. He smiles to the others, as rumbling is heard in the distance, as a Corellian Corvette, Blockade Runner class comes to a hover stop above the town. Le'Nofaythen Troops scramble from the base, as the mages jump to their feet. AJ laughs, and tells them, not to worry, as it's his friends from the other world. A speeder leaves the hanger, and comes down, with a red hair lady driving it. Floating on the road, on its repulser lifts, Sarah pulls up next to AJ, as he waves to the others. Hops in, as if it's no issue for him. They speed off, headed back to the ship hovering above Zvidureth, and go inside the hanger.
Shortly after the ship, with the name "The Bucket," painted on its side, and a Pirate Flag painted on the Upper Gun Turret, takes off with the Confounder, leaving his friends stunned at the sight.
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Black clergy stand their ground against Zimmerman verdict
Freddie Allen | 7/29/2013, 5:39 p.m.
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Just as they did during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, last Saturday's demonstrations in more than 100 cities around the nation to protest the not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman on charges that he murdered 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, many ministers were in the forefront of protests at federal buildings in their communities.
They started off by standing with Rev. Al Sharpton who announced plans to contest Stand Your Ground laws in Florida and 28 other states. More than 20 Black clergy leaders joined Sharpton last week in front of the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., to express their concerns about the Stand Your Ground self-defense statutes and the dangerous message that the Zimmerman verdict carried.
Sharpton said that if we don't change the Stand Your Ground laws, we risk having more Martin cases, because the law emboldens people.
"There is a license through the George Zimmerman verdict that any White male that feels threatened can shoot a Black boy and be justified," said Rev. Anthony Evans, president of the National Black Church Initiative. "We're going to have to teach our boys how to be safe. We're going to have to teach our young boys about what the law says what are their rights and how to protect themselves and using a buddy system. We're going to have to do something significant to protect our young boys."
Other Black pastors said it's not just our young Black men that need an education, but also anyone that believes that the election of President Obama ushered in a new, post-racial chapter in American society.
"When people believe that race is not a factor in the Trayvon Martin case, when people believe that class and culture are not [factors] in this case, there is some serious education that needs to be done," said Rev. Lisa Jenkins, pastor of Saint Matthews Baptist Church in Harlem.
Rev. Jamal-Harrison Bryant, pastor of Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, Md., said that many people fooled themselves into believing that now that we have a Black president, being Black is no longer an issue.
"That's very far from the truth," Bryant said.
Rev. L.B. West, pastor of the Mount Airy Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., said that Black clergy members have always played critical leadership roles in shaping local, state and national dialogue surrounding social justice and civil rights issues. West added that it was also critical for their congregations to see that they also struggled with the not guilty verdict in the Zimmerman trial. West said that he was personally angry that a young Black boy, that did nothing wrong, could lose his life, and no one is held accountable.
"It's important for people to see that even spiritual people can have anger and it's a righteous anger," West said. The Washington pastor added that the anger surrounding the not guilty verdict in the Zimmerman trial needed to be channeled into constructive acts instead of destructive ones.
Sharpton's National Action Network organized "Justice for Trayvon" vigils in 100 cities on Saturday, July 20. Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton joined Sharpton for the vigil and rally in New York City, N.Y.


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Absent all other considerations, yes because they're easier to hit.
But the total amount of icons you can fit in the UI is constrained by the screen size. And time to travel between large icons which are necessarily spread further apart can be a problem. So its always a balance between icon size and fitting functionality into screen real estate. And that balance is different depending on the precision of the pointing scheme. A finger in a direct manipulation scheme requires larger icons not because a finger can't be precise, but because you can't see and dynamically adjust where the icon will be registering the click - your finger is in the way. A finger on a trackpad, on the other hand does not require that large a target because you can see the cursor, dynamically adjust and confirm that it is on the smaller target before clicking.