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March 8, 2004 – Todd Bertuzzi, then with the Vancouver Canucks attacked Steve Moore of the Colorado Avalanche in an act of retribution. Steve Moore had injured Bertuzzi's long time friend and teammate Markus Naslund in a game several weeks earlier with what many people considered to be a cheap shot. Bertuzzi sucker punched Moore from behind knocking him out and breaking his neck. Several publications at that time indicated that perhaps Moore's neck was broken after several players piled on top of him in an attempt to get at Bertuzzi. The sport received a huge black eye as major media outlets across the globe ran stories regarding the infamous incident. By no means am I condoning what Bertuzzi did, because he is a coward, but in light of the incident I doubt Mr. Bertuzzi meant to injure Moore as bad as he did. If Moore skates off of the ice that night with a cut on his head and a welt the size of a potato then Bertuzzi probably gets fined or receives a minimal suspension, and is a cult hero in Vancouver. Instead the public outcry only intensified when the news of Steve Moore's 3 broken vertebrae was released. Outrage and public vilification was in full swing, people wanted Bertuzzi banned for life and claimed he was lucky he didn't kill Mr. Moore. Todd Bertuzzi was suspended indefinitely pending a review by the NHL. In total Bertuzzi missed the final 13 games of the regular season and all of the playoffs which amounted to only 7 games for the shorthanded Canucks. In addition, the IIHF banned Bertuzzi from playing in any other league or tournament that it governs until the NHL reinstated Bertuzzi on August 8, 2005.
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March 8, 2011 – Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins savagely drives Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty straight into the glass partition that separates the two benches. Max Pacioretty is a 22 year old, hard working, grinding third line winger. Several weeks earlier in a game featuring the two rivals Pacioretty had pushed Chara from behind enraging him in what turned out to be a spirited affair that resulted in countless fights at an unprecedented amount of penalty minutes to both teams. The Canadiens and Bruins is not a rivalry for the faint of heart. Last night with the score 4-0 in favour of Montreal with only 20 seconds left in the period Zdeno Chara drove Max Pacioretty into the glass knocking him out cold and breaking two vertebrae in his neck. It was an absolutely sickening hit and one that could have been avoided. What was Chara trying to do? Whether he is known as a dirty player or not that hit was as dirty as they come. The period was almost over and the big Boston Bruins captain was trying to send a message. This is all speculative, but after passionately watching the NHL for the past 15 years it is pretty obvious what the Big Bruins Captain was trying to do. He was trying to send a message to the Canadiens that they wont be having an easy third period and he was trying to provide a spark to his team, to get them to wake up. Was he trying to injure the young Canadiens player? I highly doubt it, but at the same time he surely wasn't trying to prevent him from scoring as the puck was long since gone and they were at centre ice. I don't think Chara was trying to break Pacioretty's neck, but neither was Todd Bertuzzi trying to break Steve Moore's. Zdeno Chara is a 13 year NHL veteran with 10 of those seasons playing in the NHL's North East Division with the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins. Both of these two teams are fierce rivals of the Montreal Canadiens and play at the Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens, a minimum of 3 times a season not including the playoffs. After 13 years in the league and most of it spent as a rival to the Canadiens, Mr. Chara must know the intricate details of the Bell Centre. I find it hard to believe that he wasn't fully aware of the dangerous spot he put his fellow hockey playing colleague. There is a good chance Max Pacioretty will never play in the NHL again, but I'm sure that is not on his mind as he counts his blessings he is still alive.
How would the NHL respond? No doubt they would come down hard on Chara, especially this season, where they appear to be under the microscope. "Headshots" has been the NHL buzzword of the season and many debates have raged on. The overall safety of the players is constantly debated by the so called hockey experts. The blow hard Don Cherry has been uncharacteristically quiet following this incident and he is the biggest advocate against the touch up icing rule which is inherently dangerous. Cherry's biggest problem with that rule is that the player is defenseless to the hit and could be seriously hurt. Similar to how Mr. Pacioretty was completely defenseless and vulnerable last night and was seriously hurt. Well, today the NHL dropped the ball, again. Days after suspending a no name player, Trevor Gillies, for 10 games for a hit to the head of Cal Clutterbuck for this tame hit (you be the judge – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgfOpSyqo9M) they are letting Chara off of the hook. No suspension, nothing, not even a slap on the wrist. In the word of law – an absolute discharge. I for one cannot even begin to fathom how the NHL brain trust came to this conclusion. Whether or not there was or wasn't malice or intent to injure, Chara DID injure Pacioretty and severely affected his livelihood. He broke his neck, and severely bruised his brain. Chara must be held responsible for his actions, the same way Todd Bertuzzi was. Only Zdeno Chara knows what was going through his head at that time and I would hope he is man enough to take some personal responsibility for his actions because the NHL surely isn't. When a drunk driver gets behind the wheel of a car and kills someone, did they intend to do that? Did they mean to do that? Do they walk away scot free? Hell no! Obviously I don't want to paint Chara with that broad brush, but he did take Max Paciroetty and direct his body into a situation that caused him to break his neck, case closed. Judging from the recent suspension to Gillies and the past suspension of Bertuzzi, Chara should have received a penalty no less then 10 games and no more then the rest of the season including playoffs. He should have to forfeit his right to play the game that both he and Max Pacioretty love. Somebody should have to explain where no suspension is the proper course of action. If I go to work and severely hurt my co – worker, you better believe I'm going to hear about it, so should Zdeno.


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ECS H67H2-M & H67H2-I Review
The first part of our testing will be the system specific benchmarks.
Let's get started with Apophysis. This program is used primarily to render and generate fractal flame images. We will run this benchmark with the following settings:
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- Quality: 500
- Limit Memory use: 512MB
The measurement used is time to render, in minutes, to complete.
Lower is Better
WinRAR is a tool to archive and compress large files to a manageable size. We will use 100MB and 500MB files to test the time needed to compress these files. Time will be measured in seconds.
Lower is Better
Lower is Better
Geekbench 2.1 is a benchmark that tests CPU and memory performance in an easy to use tool. The measure used for comparison is the total suite average score.
Higher is Better
Bibble 5:
This test consists of converting 100 8.2MP RAW images to jpeg format. The file size is 837MB. The measure used for comparison is time to convert the file in seconds.
Lower is Better
In Apophysis the time needed to render the image is very similar across the test beds. The WinRar and GeekBench testing has all of the boards more or less delivering a similar result. In the Bibble 5 testing, the Intel board has a distinct advantage that was repeatable.

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Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is now available from PopCap Games for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 in North America. The new multi-player shooter, based on the popular Plants vs. Zombies series, lets players choose a side and wage all-out war on plant or zombie enemies in a variety of gameplay modes.
The game features favorite items from the series, such as the Peashooter and Sunflower, along with a new cast of characters including Ice Cactus, Hot Rod Chomper, and all kinds of zombies. Players can select from two 12 vs. 12 competitive multiplayer modes called Garden & Graveyards and Team Vanquish, or a four-player cooperative mode called Garden Ops. Customization options give players an opportunity to personalize plants and zombies with costumes, items, hats, and more, some of which provide new abilities to characters.
The Xbox One version includes two additional modes, the first of which allows for local cooperative split screen for multiple players. The second is Boss Mode, which allows for a third friend to join via a SmartGlass device, and is also available on Kinect for a full screen experience.
A digital version of Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare can also be downloaded for Xbox One or Xbox 360.


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So here I am 31 1/2 weeks pregnant with my 2nd baby, and I need some advice. Hopefully with all the mama's that belong to this site, somebody has either been through this or maybe even a midwife or OB will see this.
I have already "dropped" about 2 weeks ago and the doctor says everything is fine. Cervix is intact and nice and thick, just "take it easy". I have contractions everyday, some 10 or more, others just a few times. But since Saturday, I have felt like crap. I have absolutely no energy, my belly feels like one constant gas pain from one side to the other all below the belly button, Gas X doesn't relieve it nor does having a poop. I have throbbing pain in my...well let's just say down there, it's not pressure, just a painful throb. The pain "down there" comes and goes and sometimes stops me in my tracks. The "gas" pain has been constant with no relief. I was hurting so bad last night that my neighbor came over to give my 14 month old daughter a bath. It seems that with the last pregnancy, I would call the doc, go in, told its just muscles or whatever, and then go back home. I have way to much to do to ruin an entire day to go to the doc for him to say "it's nothing". My husband is out of town (comes home Thursday) and then leaves again M-F next week. I am someone who hates to inconvience someone (yes I know its my husband), but he has been looking forward to this seminar/class for a long time, and I can't bear to tell him that I don't want him to go. I guess that I am just scared to call the doc because I don't want him to say "Guess what you're staying with us" or "Take it easy". It's hard as heck to take it easy when you have a toddler running around. I have even looked at daycares to put her in but they are too expensive and I feel like I am dumping her when it's not even her fault. Yes, I am stressed out, but aren't we all!
So I guess back to the whole discomfort and pain...do I wait it out until Thursday when I go see the High Risk OB (I had pneumonia in Feb that started up my ashtma really bad!) or should I call my regular OB or wait for his appointment next Monday.
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Re: To call or not to call the doc...(long)
I'm sorry I dont have any advice, but I do think maybe you should just have it checked out? good luck mama
Off topic: Where are you in STL? IM on the IL side but Dh works in STL, maybe we could meet sometime this summer...pm me if you want
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Re: To call or not to call the doc...(long)
Anytime you think you need to talk to the doc you should. Remember THEY WORK FOR YOU!!! If you need to talk to them, just call them. they may be able to help you over the phone. But if you gut tells you something may be wrong and you may be in early labor oor soemthing go in!! If it is nothing it is nothing and that is good!
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Re: To call or not to call the doc...(long)
get in the bath. water will "stall" labor if you get in too early. brax hicks can be caused dehydration. dehydration can also cause pre term labor. if you aree stressed out drink half a bottle of dark ale or a glass of wine.
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Re: To call or not to call the doc...(long)
i was going to suggest drink a bunch of water and take a break (if you can) pref. laying down - maybe try and get your older kiddo to lay down & read with you or something - see if that helps. dehydration will definitely cause you problems.
if drinking a ton of water & resting doesn't seem to make it any better after an hour or so, then i would call to ask if they have other suggestions or if they think you should come be checked.
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Re: To call or not to call the doc...(long)
Trust your instinct and call. This sounds so weird, so I apologize if it's taken wrong, but our baby was born at 32 weeks and just seeing how close you are to that...I don't know just made me feel so relieved. It's never a good thing to have an early delivery, but I am in tears thinking that your baby will be okay no matter what.
Take it easy Momma. I know what it's like to feel trapped with small children that need you, when you need to take care of yourself!
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Re: To call or not to call the doc...(update)
Well, I called the doc and saw him on Tuesday, pretty much all he said was that the baby is probably pushing on a nerve and my muscles are sore causing all the discomfort. He also did a test to make sure I wouldn't be going into labor in the next couple of weeks, but I haven't gotten the results back (should be today).
I went to the Perinatologist this morning and here is what she said...your baby is breech, measuring at 33 weeks, and weighing in a little over 5 pounds! The breech part doesn't scare me because I am a scheduled c-section. She said everytime that little baby wiggles her toes I'm going to feel it and it probably won't get any better, and she really doubts that the baby will flip around. She said to take it easy and don't be surprised if I don't make it to July 6th (scheduled cs). She definitely thinks the baby is more around 32-34 weeks rather than the 31 weeks. Since my daughter was only 7 months old and I had only gotten my period once before I got pregnant, I have NO IDEA when this all happened.
So, thanks for the advice to call the doc, I do feel emotionally better, but I still hurt like heck.
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ultrasounds done after the first tri are usually off by up to 2 pounds in either direction. please don't go by the ultrasound and mover your c-sec up. you could very well deliver a baby that is not ready for the world yet.
I am glad that nothing serious is wrong though!!
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The River Room at the Duke of York Hotel in Yorktown will present its third annual Greek Night from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 3.
Chef Jimmy Krikales, formerly of Nick's Seafood Pavilion, will be serving up traditional Greek foods, including fried feta cheese, Greek sampler platter, roast leg of lamb and Grecian shrimp and scallops. A portion of sales will benefit Relay For Life.
Call the restaurant at 757-898-5270 to make reservations.
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With a presidential election comes an inventible threat from voters: "If the other guy wins, I'm moving out of the country."
This year, JetBlue has called their bluff.
The New York-based company announced on Wednesday that it will fly disgruntled voters out of the country to lick their post-election wounds (video).
"And remember, if you change your mind, you can always come back. Or not. It's a free country," according to the airline's Election Protection contest entry.
As part of its Live Free or Fly campaign, JetBlue will give away 2012 seats, or 1,006 round-trip flights, for customers that come out on the losing end of the battle between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
To enter, customers must choose their candidate in JetBlue's contest poll. Beyond the marketing gimmick, JetBlue is encouraging voters to head to the actual polls on Nov. 6.
The free flight would not include taxes, fees or a hotel. JetBlue's international routes include Mexico and the Caribbean.
As of Wednesday night, JetBlue's contest poll was about as close as the national ones with 52 percent of entrants siding with the Democrats, and 48 percent siding with the Republicans.
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Founder of Iowa brokerage is sentenced to 50-year prison term for embezzling customer funds
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A judge has sentenced Peregrine Financial Group Inc. founder Russ Wasendorf Sr. to 50 years in prison for stealing $215 million from investors and concealing his theft for 20 years.
U.S. District Judge Linda Reade said at Thursday's sentencing hearing in Cedar Falls that Wasendorf knowingly caused "staggering losses" to investors, employees and creditors that grew larger over 20 years.
She says Wasendorf lacked the courage to stop his fraud sooner and admit his company was a failure from its inception in the early 1990s.
Prosecutors say Wassendorf victimized more than 13,000 customers.


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IBM taps veins for novel chip-cooling trick
How to spread your paste more thinly
IBM has turned to nature to develop a technique that will significantly improve the efficiency of the thermal paste used to plug the gap between hot chips and cooling systems, the company announced today. Its approach: carve a network of channels into the surface of the chip's packaging.
The clever bit is the layout of the channels. According to Big Blue boffins, the system uses a hierarchical network of pathways not unlike tree branches or human blood vessels. Bigger canals feed into smaller tributaries, down into a narrower rivers and streams.
IBM claimed the channels allow the thermal paste to spread more completely and more thinly (see above), improving its ability to conduct heat away from the chip and through to a heatsink, fan, cooling pipe or liquid-filled radiator. The paste is essential to allow the chip to maintain contact with its cooler even though the gap between the two devices changes as they both undergo thermal expansion and contraction.
The technology is still at the prototype stage.
Interestingly, IBM said its Zurich Research Lab, where the cooling channel system is being developed, is also working on a way of streaming water across the surface of the chip through a more angular set of channels, a technique called direct jet impingement. The system squirts water onto the back of the chip and sucks it off again in a perfectly closed system using an array of up to 50,000 nozzles.
Maybe someone should tell IBM about Cooligy, which has been working on just such as system since the early years of the decade. Cooligy is now part of Emerson Network Power, but its Active Microstructure Cooling Loop technology was a lot like IBM's direct jet impingement mechanism.
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Hi everyone. Im kinda new to this iRedMail. I have managed to install iRedOS which is pretty simple and straight forward. Currently, I can send and receive emails within the virtual domains in a local area network. However, I would like for this mail server to be public used. I would be really appreciate for you to guide me through with the configuration for making my mail server public on the internet. I would like to have my iRedMail server be able to send emails to other public emails such as hotmail and yahoo, and also receive emails from them. Can you please guide me through this?
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Oh Look, The Publishing Industry Is Growing In The Digital Age As Well
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Well, tragically for Deebs/Wolff, the actual data suggests she and the US Chamber of Commerce are totally full of it. FormerAC points us to some new reports showing that the publishing industry is growing thanks to the rise of digital:
BookStats, a comprehensive survey conducted by two major trade groups that was released early Tuesday, revealed that in 2010 publishers generated net revenue of $27.9 billion, a 5.6 percent increase over 2008. Publishers sold 2.57 billion books in all formats in 2010, a 4.1 percent increase since 2008.Deebs, who it should be noted, writes young adult fiction, and who markets her own young adult fiction book as "a paranormal romance," might be most interested in this particular line:
Juvenile books, which include the current young-adult craze for paranormal and dystopian fiction, grew 6.6 percent over three years.Deebs uses the name Tracy Wolff when publishing "adult fiction." And thus, I'm sure she's also interested in the following line:
One of the strongest growth areas was adult fiction, which had a revenue increase of 8.8 percent over three years.So, once again, we have to ask both Deebs and the US Chamber of Commerce who is exploiting her apparently false claims, exactly how was she a "victim"? It certainly looks like the market is thriving. If Deebs isn't capitalizing on that, it's probably because either her book is no good or she's not doing a very good job selling it. Perhaps the Chamber of Commerce can help her with that, rather than having her appear in ridiculous videos in support of a bad law that promotes internet censorship.


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Students will stay at their school, in church classrooms and mobile units.
Where will Wrightsville Beach Elementary School students be next year?
On Tuesday, the New Hanover County Board of Education had an answer: They'll stay at their school, in church classrooms and mobile units.
It has been a big question for weeks in New Hanover County Schools as members of the board of education tried to determine how to handle the significant overcrowding at the school. The board unanimously voted Tuesday to add two more mobile classrooms to the school and to keep some classes at nearby Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church, an option that began this school year.
This plan is a nod to the plan the board began working on in late 2012 to handle overflow at Wrightsville Beach Elementary, which had 100 more students than it could handle when the 2012-13 school year began. But the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen put time limits on that plan, asking for a more long-range option. So the school board came up with multiple other plans, many of which included moving some students at the school to nearby Bradley Creek Elementary.
Parents weren't satisfied with that and flooded the board with requests to keep their children at Wrightsville Beach Elementary. About 25 parents at Tuesday's meeting thanked the board.
Next year's plan for the school is still only a short-term solution, Superintendent Tim Markley said.
"It buys us two years. We should know by then whether the county commissioners are going to support a bond referendum or not," Markley said. "If the bond doesn't happen, we end up doing a large-scale redistricting."
On March 14, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen approved a resolution asking the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners to put a school bond referendum before voters no later than fall 2013.
If that referendum passed, Wrightsville Beach Elementary would eventually get a new, permanent addition to house the students currently in the school's seven mobile units, which would be eliminated completely. That addition would keep the school's capacity at about 282 students, so the school would have to be redistricted even if the referendum passed.
In other news, board members went through budget plans for the 2013-14 school year. District officials want to request about $67 million from the county for next year's budget, about $1 million more than the $66 million request presented earlier in the month.
That extra funding will go toward paying for about 380 students who will likely attend Douglass Academy and Island Montessori School, the county's two new charter schools that are opening in August. Local school districts are required to send a portion of their funding to charter schools each year, according to state law.
The board will make a final decision about its request of the county at its April 9 board meeting. It also will hold another work session April 2 for more budget discussion.
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Rohloff-specific frames are inevitably more expensive - the market is much smaller. But for the extra money you get custom dropouts, eccentric bb's and dedicated cable routing.
True enough, but is it money well spent. You can only answer for yourself and your needs as can anyone.
I think Surly is paving the way for money well spent in the ways I think suit me. I think your bike is grand and I've thought long and hard as to if its benefits were what I wanted. I also did this with a number of other wonderful frames (not all of them Rohloff specific). I'm still somewhat undecided.
What I want, for what I want to pay in truth isnt out there so its a matter of finding the best compromise for my perceived bang for buck vs weight and features/versatility.
Quite frankly, if my Moulton was just slightly better at load baring (specifically water) and with a tad better off road ability whilst using the fenders (it would be adequate with 20x2.1 tyres) I'd stick with that.
For me it gets worse, the newer Moulton TSR, my bikes evolution, has less off road ability due to its smaller tyre clearances much to my horror. I once had thoughts of buying the Avon Valley Cyclery Rohloff TSR but it turns out the max tyre limit is 20x1.6 my research suggests. I dont care if the standard of finish is much better than its aged predecessor, my APB, I'd rather refurbish my frame and retain its ability to choose fatter tyres. Its a shame as parting with the dosh for the new bike would be less of a headache than a frame restoration of the old one and probably the new would work out cheaper, much more convenient and be a better bang for buck.


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How To Prettify (and Kittify) an Ugly Dishwasher Panel Annie's February Jumpstart Project 2009
Project: Dishwasher Panel's Functional Facelift
Name: Annie
Time: 2 hours
Cost: $25
We've been telling you that even renters can improve their kitchens, and today's Jumpstart project from Annie fits right in! She took an ugly eyesore in her little kitchen and made it a bright spot of color and a scratching post for her cat. Cute kitty, Annie's explanation, and how-to photos below.
My apartment is very small and there isn't much room for a big cat scratching post (which are generally ugly anyway), AND I have an unsightly bright white metal panel on the side of the dishwasher instead of a real wood panel that could match the cabinetry (result of a cheap landlord). With this project, I've created a giant scratching post and covered up the ugly side of the dishwasher with inexpensive and cat-friendly sisal.
3'x5' sisal rug, cut to size with scissors
2'x4' 1/8" thick hardboard panel, cut to size
Staple gun
Clear packing tape to prevent fraying of cut edges of rug
3/4" long nuts and bolts to secure panel to existing dishwasher side panel
Power screwdriver
Measuring tape
1. Measure dimensions of existing metal dishwasher side panel.
2. Have hardboard panel cut down to same size of metal panel at Home Depot.
3. Drill holes into hardboard panel in the same locations as the existing metal panel bolts.
4. Trace size of panel onto the sisal rug. Allow approximately 1 1/2"-2" of extra on all sides and cut with scissors. (Note that I bought a larger than needed rug so that the weave of the sisal was going the best direction for catching the cat's claws.)
5. Lay the hardboard panel on the cut sisal and wrap the edges over.
6. Staple the flaps down to the hardboard on all four edges using longish staples every 1/2" or so. Make sure to try to stretch the sisal as much as possible while doing this so that it doesn't stretch out later with use.
7. Tape the raw cut edges of the sisal to the hardboard to prevent fraying.
8. Remove existing metal side panel from dishwasher side brackets with power screwdriver.
9. Use new longer nuts and bolts to reattach the new sisal panel to the old metal panel and reattach to existing brackets.
10. Let the kitty go nuts!
• Want to enter your own kitchen project? You still have some time. Click through below for the entry form, and check out ideas for kitchen projects here.


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Soave revisited
As I pack for tonight's long trip over to Verona in Italy's Veneto region, it seems only appropriate to talk briefly about Veneto wine.
As I've discussed before, there's a special pleasure in re-discovering Veneto, the broad Northeastern region that runs from the Alps and scenic Lake Garda down toward Venice. Like many other wine regions where climate and soil make viticulture possible on an agri-business scale, the region produces a lot of mass-market wine, not least a river of everyday Pinot Grigio.
But in its most favored zones - particularly on hillside vineyard land - its respectfully grown vines and carefully produced wines can be memorable. And it's been good news, in recent years, to see two familiar regional names - red Valpolicella and white Soave - regaining their reputation after a time when industrial-type wines largely dominated the market.
But quality producers fought to bring back the reputations of both regions, particularly the favored hillside regions whose vineyards make wines entitled to bear the designation "Classico." They've beaten back proposals to allow heavier vineyard yields, and won the right to experiment with non-traditional blends in addition to the traditional (and excellent) Corvina of Valpolicella and Garganega of Soave.
So it is with today's wine from Gini, a respected producer. This basic bottling is 100 percent Garganega made from 40-year-old vines, and it never sees oak or malolactic fermentation, fostering a pure manifestation of fruit.
I've got to get packed, so let's move right on to my tasting report. I'll try to get out another 30 Second Wine Advisor on a travel schedule next Monday, returing to regular publication on April 2.

Gini 2005 Soave Classico ($13.99)
Made 100 percent from the indigenous Garganega grape and made entirely in stainless steel, Gini's Soave Classico offers pure expression of fruit. A transparent straw color, it breathes rich aromas of honey and almonds, figs and dates, with more delicate floral overtones. Medium body is shaped by zippy acidity; white-fruit and floral flavors mirror the nose and persist in a long finish. U.S. importer: Vintner Select, Mason, Ohio, and other regional importers. (March 16, 2007)
FOOD MATCH: An excellent pairing with fish and seafood, including my choice, sauteed red snapper fillets with lemon.
VALUE: The lower middle teens seems more than fair, but be warned, there's a lot of profit-taking on this item: Wine-Searcher.com shows U.S. prices ranging all the way from $11 to $20. Shop wisely, and if your merchant is seeking a price near the upper end of this range, you might want to ask why.
WHEN TO DRINK: Its aromatics might gain a little richness with a year or two of aging under good cellar conditions, but consider it iffy for cellaring. It's really meant to be enjoyed reasonably soon after the vintage.
Gini = "Jee-nee"
Soave = "So-AH-vay"
Gini's Website is available in Italian, German and English. Click the text link of your choice from the Flash home page,
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Freshman Amy Jacobi's remarkable rookie campaign continued at the MIT Invitational this weekend, as she contributed to three Engineers relay victories and added two individual triumphs to lead No. 19 MIT to a first-place finish. The Cardinal and Gray won the event with a final team score of 910.50, comfortably ahead of second-place finisher Tufts University, which concluded the competition with a tally of 783.
Wheaton College (558.50), Bowdoin College (558), Colby College (541) and Brandeis University (361) rounded out the competing schools.
Jacobi, who led off every one of MIT's winning relays, teamed up with Sarah King, Ashley Pinchinat and Sasha Brophy to clock in with a first-place time of 1:40.46 in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The Cranbury, N.J., native combined with Brophy again in the 800-yard freestyle relay, touching the wall at 8:03.09 to earn maximum points along with Nicole O'Keeffe and Abby Clark. Brophy, who anchored each of Tech's three relay victories, and Jacobi then teamed with King and Katie Creasey to take the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:41.51.
A 1-2 finish in the 100-yard butterfly aided the Engineers tremendously, as Jacobi (59.44) and Jen Chao (1:01.27) finished ahead of the field to grab a significant amount of points. Jacobi's other individual victory came in the 100-yard freestyle, which she swam in 53.49 to best the competition.
Brophy grabbed an individual victory of her own in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.74), while O'Keeffe contributed MIT's final swimming triumph in the 1650-yard freestyle (18:06.70).
Senior diver Doria Holbrook, the 2005 and 2007 three-meter diving NCAA National Champion, was pitted against 2006 title-winner and close friend, Tufts' Kendall Swett, in both the one-meter and three-meter competitions. Holbrook (475.05) bested Swett (450.05) on the one-meter board, but Swett (512) edged out Holbrook (504.90) on the three-meter. Both divers reached NCAA "B" cut qualifying standards on both boards for 11 dives.
Head coach Dawn Gerken could not have been more pleased with the result, but she was perhaps even more satisfied with the effort and determination of her team.
"This was an absolutely phenomenal meet for this group of athletes, and the win in this competition is huge for this program," she said. "Every single team member stepped up and contributed, and they all deserve to be recognized for this victory."
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Shannon Stratton spends her days doing a lot of unsexy work. Yes, there is unsexy work in the art world. It isn't all Art Miami all the time, and thank goodness for that. Because although the style blogs and even certain art critics might suggest otherwise, decadence isn't the new meaningful. As executive and creative director of ThreeWalls, one of Chicago's most vital visual arts organizations, Stratton writes grants, raises money and does whatever else it takes to make sure the organization she co-founded in 2003 "has all four legs screwed into the table," as she put it in a recent telephone conversation. In a city more famous for temporary apartment galleries than stable, supportive small-scale art centers, eight solid years of exhibitions, residencies, artist grants, publications, conferences and commissions is something to celebrate. "There's a lack of basic understanding of how smaller-scale art projects add to a healthy ecology," explained the Calgary, Alberta, native, who moved to Chicago in 2001 to pursue a master's degree in fiber arts at the School of the Art Institute. Multimillion dollar spaces like the Art Institute or the Museum of Contemporary Art aren't the only ones that count. Stratton's budget for the past year totaled just $360,000. It's a modest amount that belies the breadth and ambition of work undertaken by ThreeWalls in 2011. In addition to showing challenging work by emerging locals like Zachary Cahill and Betsy Odom, this year Stratton debuted a tremendous series of new programs in the service of regional artists and independent art spaces. The MDW Fair, mounted in April and again in October, provided a grass-roots alternative to the luxury shopping mall of conventional art fairs. The Hand-in-Glove Conference brought together small, noninstitutional visual arts organizers from across the country. Community-Supported Art Chicago offered a yearly service for subscribers to invest in and buy art by a choice array of local artists. The Propeller Fund redistributed to local artists money originating from the Warhol Foundation, a means of funding creative work that Stratton hopes other foundations will follow. She's most excited about 2011 awardees like ¿Monsters and Dust¿ and ¿Disciplines Journal,¿ seeing in these self-publishing projects a counter to the familiar charge that Chicago lacks visual art periodicals. "But it's nonsense to pretend that it's all just one person," Stratton said, detailing a long list of collaborators, including Abigail Satinsky and Lauren Basing of ThreeWalls, Eric May of Roots & Culture, Ed Marszewski of the Public Media Institute and Erin Gent. Stratton's adamant not just about the need to share credit but also to make sure everyone gets paid. "Our culture doesn't see the value of arts labor," she said. By contrast, ThreeWalls compensates every artist, writer and staff person who takes part in its programming. "Arts administrators deserve a living wage too." "We are 8 years old now," Stratton reflected. "It takes a long time to figure out what the work is you should be doing. We've figured out the breadth of things we can take on. We should support our peers. Who better to support others than we who started out with four people and $5,000?"
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|2008-12-18, 00:53
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|2008-12-18, 00:59
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It is quite true actually. Apart from being Kalulu or not at that point, the scene seemed like a sad goodbye between lovers that circumstances separated them. And the way the kiss scene was portrayed also. // i mean, if you just look at this scene separately, not keeping in mind charas and events and stuff, just solely this scene, that is the impression it gives.
|2008-12-18, 03:54
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What is stated above ^^
Spoiler for You know what it is:
Shadows not showing his eyes (what would this symbolize? Is this a common anime cliche?) & Lelouch saying goodbye Kallen in such a sad tone
Official booklet
Here's what I love personally: One instance of one pairing getting an interruption outweighs the fifty interruptions of another.
Revised: I give this thread a week and a half.
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|2008-12-18, 04:14
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P.S about Kallen not reconciling Lelouch and Zero
1) Seeing him being down about Nunnally. She tries to bring up a conversation about her brother. I.E revealing personal information about herself to ease Lelouch's suffering
2) "Lelouch what do I mean you?"
3) Looking through the album with Nunnally and learning about Lelouch
3) She's captured she whispers to herself Lelouch and smiles.
|2008-12-18, 05:32
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Spoiler for Rage:
Maybe.....just maybe....certain other pairings are ignoring the booklet because they don't like it
If someone can prove it's fake please do it. If it's fake I'll stop saying it. Now I don't think kalulu fans (no matter how aggressive) can fake official books. They've put the exact line out there for all to see. So if it ain't fake then it's canon whether you like or not.
The information is out there.
|2008-12-18, 05:47
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Leaving opinions/romantic prefrences aside.
In terms of hotness!
Comfort me > C.C. Moves like a cat > I can't find a vid of the Lulu Shirley Kiss o.O > I can't find a video of Lulu x CC's second kiss either t_t > Cold fish
|2008-12-18, 06:00
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Second, I can't speak for other non-Kalulu shippers, but I can say that I neither ignore nor denounce the "mutual kiss". What's more I am in no position to determine the validity of said mutual kiss and can only assume what other translators have told us.
That doesn't mean I like it though. I don't like it anymore than the fact that my tuition is $4000 a semester, or that my room gets freezing cold, or that America elected an ignoramous to be president TWICE! But it's there and I gotta deal with it. I'm not going to bury my head in the sand.
So okay, Lelouch loved Kallen, but I also believe he loved Shirley. And though he may have loved two women (which is not at all unbelievable) I still think Shirlulu is the OTP. But again I do not deny his feelings for Kallen, I just don't think Kalulu is the OTP. So, for what it's worth, that's where I stand.
Well, it's really late now, so if anything I've said is irrational or provocative, please do not take the bait.
Nobodyman9 signing off.
|2008-12-18, 06:08
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I felt the poem added a sense of culture to the thread XD
Oh I'm not saying you shouldor need to like it. But like you said "But it's there and I gotta deal with it. I'm not going to bury my head in the sand."
That's absolutely fine with me its actually more reasonable than most of my stances.
|2008-12-18, 07:53
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Hello there, romance thread 4. Here's to hoping you'll remain a civil place to dicuss matters in a civil manner.
I just thought I'd share my view on the kiss scene and the booklet issue as a non-kalulu shipper. It's not to start a war, nor mock kalulu shippers, it's just my take on it, as someone who never really saw anything romantic in the way Lelouch treated Kallen.
For it to be seen as "two lovers that circumstances separated", we'd have to have previous evidence that Lelouch loved Kallen, in that way, and from my point of view, there weren't any. Or at least, none that could be obvious enough that the audience would have to start questioning his feelings (I know I didn't). I think he only realized she loved him when she went and kissed him.
Look at it that way. While a LelouchxKallen analysis of the show can make sense, a non-Kalulu analysis of the show, as far as I - and my colleagues xD - are concerned, can also make sense. Or more simply, some of us never saw the pairing as "painfully obvious", hence our disagreement with the recent interpretations of side materials. That's not to say Lelouch loving Kallen is impossible, it's just that we don't see it (as I was more or less saying above with the kiss scene). Now, in such a context, I guess only something really official stating Lelouch was indeed in love with Kallen would make us rethink our entire view on the matter (because even though I guess that will sound hypocritical, I'm not being intentionally blind. This is what I deduced while watching the show). It would be a shock, and we'd have a hard time believing it, but we would have a good reason to change our views.
Now, the NT booklet turns up. After two seasons of translators warning us to take magazine stuff with a grain of salt, I don't see what's so surprising about us choosing to be sceptical about it. True, it's apparently at least based on official views - but how to tell what's to be trusted or not? Let's assume it wasn't made up. What we got on this side of the fandom are interpretations of one kanji by - again, not trying to start a war, but like Narona, this is the impression I got - Kalulu shippers. The sentence itself is not "Lelouch loved Kallen, b*tches" it's "they shared a mutual kiss". Coupled with the way some of us saw the scene, it doesn't 100% justify a complete rethinking of the way we understood their relationship.
Add to this the fact that unlike with other "revelations", this matter seems to be hardly discussed among japanese fans. If it was so important and meaningful, my guess is that people would talk about it a lot more.
tl;dr: it's not that we're ignoring the booklet because we don't like it. We're just sceptical about it because we don't like it and because there are reasons to be sceptical about it from where I'm standing.
That said, I'm already late so I'll go and hope no one will take offence from this post ^^;
|2008-12-18, 09:05
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I'm not against the Mutual Kiss. Whether it's true or not , I wouldn't get mad.
And Woohoo for Miss Eliarine for a long and awesome post~!! Wooho!!
Yes, I do agree. As I've said before on Take 3 , I saw that kiss as a sort of closure especially that both of them said GOODBYE to each other. If Kallen understood Lelouch with that kiss , I'm sure she would've switched sides. Instead , he lost Kallen. Kallen loses Lelouch and realized AFTER his death what he was doing all along.
|2008-12-18, 09:27
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Now, adding the "confirmation" coming from the booklet, cause we can't actually ignore this you guys, it adds another meaning. I am no claiming in any way, that Lelouch would do karaoke-love-songs-nights for Kallen, i do not.
But, taking into account the line "mutual kiss", this indicates that at least for that moment, Lelouch had/felt romantic feelings for Kallen. Even if it was for this moment.
I am not trying to be biased here or anything, i just point out something that is definitely there, coming from the staff as well.
@spring sakura: Kallen could not figure out the ZR by kissing Lelouch, i mean what? Does she have micro-chip-genius on her tongue that read people's minds? The kissing-scene, was about understanding her own feelings and his as well. {thought she understood his feelings a bit late but this is another discussion}
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|2008-12-18, 09:30
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Mh, not that I have much to add to what Eliarine and Nobodyman9 said about the non-kalulu position. I don't like the Lovesick-Karen character development to begin with - there my lack of appreciation for the pairing - but that she was in love with him is more than evident.
I frankly don't care and really can't tell if Lelouch was in love with her or not in the end, judging from the series alone, because I swear in all honesty I've never seen something enlightening in that sense, like I didn't say something totally enlightening for any other girl Lelouch might have loved/feel attracted to inside the show.
If the intention of the writers was to make it obvious in the show, as it seems from this famous side material, OK, fair enough, but I feel like they do not performed it greatly in the show, while other things are blantant. I don't remember all the episodes from s1 in detail, but if I'm not wrong, Suzaku never said out straightforwardly that he loved Euphemia, but that was more than evident in the show.
Lelouch's love for Karen wasn't equally obvious in the show or at least I failed to see it. Call me idiotic or dumb if you want, but I'm not in denial saying that I did not see it happening. ^^;
And for the side materials, yes, the fact that it's hard to have acces to them just complicates things for the worst, and I guess that's the understandable reason why a lot of people were skeptical when the famous booklet was realeased. Thanks to everyone that makes the effort to share the sources with us non-moonspeaking fandom, btw ^^
EDIT@Sky: All you said makes perfect sense, but the kiss scene is not a scene alone. There's just so many things that are going on from.. the 36 previous episodes of Code Geass between Karen and Lelouch (and also the dialogue they have before about him being Zero, his sudden change and everything Karen said) that a viewer is, IMHO, totally justified in not reading Lelouch's reaction like - I love you but I can't tell you now, I'm sorry.
There are reasons for the 'I'm sorry' part, that is the more evident, even without the 'I love you'.
If a 'I love you' parte was there too, okay, I don't like it, but I won't deny its existence.
But I didn't feel like I've missed something important while I watched that scene, therefore, at least for me, the rendition of this 'mutuality of feelings' from the staff was anything but brilliant in the show.
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|2008-12-18, 10:01
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|2008-12-18, 10:14
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1) The fact that she wanted him to explain himself to her instead of believing the truth/evidence from the BK means her trust in him was still very high.
2) Nunnally the person who should have understood Lelouch the most out of everyone....didn't understand. Suzaku Lelouch's best friend didn't understand him for a season and half.....Kallen not figuring out ZR is expected.
3) What happened during the kiss wasn't what was important to Kallen. It's what didn't happen after. Lelouch went back to his mask and didn't explain.
Even if his tongue was flapping around in her mouth the fact that he went back to his mask with his cold stare meant "I'm shutting you out. I won't explain why I'm doing this and I will continue to do it."
That answer did not gel with Kallen's ideals. At that point she felt she had to stop him.
4) Lelouch didn't want Kallen going down the "demon path" hence why he didn't get her to fight along side him.
|2008-12-18, 10:33
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It is like what Kallen said, in the second episode of R2, she wants to believe in him. And she does, up until the epi 19, where Lelouch goes around screwing everyone, yet leaves an open window with his "live on" line and a lot of other stuff that can make Kallen an emotional mess.
It is obvious that after epi 19, she just wants an honest answer, she desperately seeks it but well, Lelouch is being Lelouch.
Kallen wanted both to love him and believe in him/support him, but Lelouch "forced" her with his actions to choose one path. Her dreams/ideal over the belief in him.
And btw, no. Kallen is the most loyal of the BK, since epi 13 of S1. She is loyal both to Zero and Lelouch. But again, horrid actions and unanswered questions make you doubt. Happens to everyone.
At this exactly turn, a lot of anti-Kallen go beating you-kicking you-and telling you is fair towards Kallen. Decide you guys, you want her oh-so-called-lovesick following Lelouch everywhere, or stand up to her own beliefs and fight the man she loves? I mean, seriously.
|2008-12-18, 10:41
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Before EP 22 there was "If Kallen joins Lelouch then she's just a fangirl etc etc."
After ep 22 "Well she didn't even understand Lelouch/OMG I can't believe she's fighting against Lelough what a bitch"
Kallen can't win
|2008-12-18, 10:59
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And you just pointed out the most annyoing trait of the generic basher: when they do not like someone, that someone can't win. Like -Never.
I really admire the fact that Karen stayed true to her beliefs - and yes, sky, Lelouch also did his best to force her in that direction - no matter how painfull it could be for her because of her feelings for him.
And, as Zero Requiem is in the end an epic farce, Karen and Lelouch might have fight each other in the last battle, but he knew he was not fighting for real all along, and she realized this when Zero reappered. Her faith in him has been questioned by all the thing he purposedly did to make her follow the path he wanted for her - and here you have the typicall manipulative Lelouch that can't help but deciding on his own what is better for his beloved, Nunnaly being the most evident example - but her faith in him was able to survive everything Lelouch throw at her... if this is not being faithfull, then I wonder what is....
|2008-12-18, 11:38
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I didn't want to join in the fray but...
Wondering why 2ch has been quiet? It's because 2ch rurukare fans don't clamor so much because they're already in a state of blissful satisfaction, though the rurukare thread there still has to battle the occasional troll.
Here is the scan of that NT booklet:
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(Btw, gomen ne, pink-chan, for posting this. I cropped part of it and resized it to 50%.)
And the exact description of the kiss is:
Sharing the first and last kiss, Kallen bids Lelouch farwell.
If we want to go literal here, it says,
Exchanging the last kiss at the first, Kallen tells Lelouch farewell.
Whoa, that just sounds weird.
Geez. Didn't know that talking about it in private would lead to this eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. dec mentioned it to me, so I tried to look it up on the net and I got several Cold Mountain posters with Jude Law and Nicole Kidman lips to lips on the front and some torrid *blip*. Traumatizing, really. I read some japanese blogs to see the context in which it was used and read some interesting things like, 'after exchanging kisses, they understood their feelings for each other', 'they exchanged a passionate kiss', and what else. So then, I wondered about the actual usage of the line and asked Lie about it. There are implications as to the meaning of the line. Lie already gave them a page back. Whether you believe those or not (was it a mutual kiss or not?) is up to you.
The fastest way to describe a kiss is simply to say it is a kiss, right? Either, the NT booklet was just going for some fancy, descriptive way of rephrasing it, (goodness knows how many times the word 'kiss' has been reiterated), or it wanted to convey a message.
The description is an affirmation of what others have been getting at/to, really. Just like how it's a culmination of Kallen's (and possibly Lelouch's) realizations, this is also a culmination of the search for missing pieces of the puzzle for some people. So others may be in the festive mood and feel like shout out their joy or others might just be like hens cooing peacefully in blissful satisfaction.
(This kiss, btw, has been considered by Murata the continuation of Turn 7's not kiss.)
As for other implications of a romantic nature, you won't find much. From Murata and Yoshino's interview in the NT booklet, we get:
C.C. - will continue to act as an observer (Turn 24)
Shirley - understood Lelouch's feelings and intentions in her own terms (Turn 13)
Kallen - heartbreak everywhere >.< (Turn 19, 22...)
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the scene does look like its framed as a lovers parting forever scene
if i have to discrabe what it actually looks like its when taken out of context
"girl comes out and tells a guy how she feels about him, and the guy not being able to tell her that he feels the same becouse...
and ends up droping the mask and revealing his actual feelings to us the viewers (but not to the girl) once she's out of range
he doesnt tell her that he doesnt feel the same (that would be an easy "i'm sorry")
he cant admit that he DOES
he asks that they spend just a little more time together (knowing that it would be the last time)
he cant look her in the eye when she asks him
cant help but kiss her back
and in the end wispers farwell sadly once she cant hear him again
that is what the scene looks like if seen alone
but like people said the scene is NOT a solo scene and has context
but the context actually ADDS to the interpretaion that its a "lovers goodbye" scene
once you add to that the fact that we now know WHY HE CANT let her know the truth
that he does not in fact HAVE a future to share with her
and that it was in fact his WISH that she lives on and can fullfil her dream
the scene can still be viewed as such (maybe even more so)
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Apparently playing approximately a zillion characters on BBC America's cloning drama "Orphan Black" just isn't enough work for Tatiana Maslany: She's also signed up for a two-episode guest role on "Parks and Recreation."
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes: 'Parks and Recreation'
The Canadian actress will, as first reported by the Hollywood Reporter, portray a love interest for Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) and will appear in the fifth and sixth episodes of the season. Hopefully, for Tom's sake, Maslany's character will be slightly less crazy than Tom's last lady friend, Mona Lisa (Jenny Slate).
While further details about her character are not available, playing but one person on "Parks and Recreation" should feel like a vacation for Maslany, who portrays (at least) seven clones, each with distinctive accents and personalities, on "Orphan Black."
RELATED: 'Parks and Rec' show runner breaks silence on Lowe, Jones exit
The guest stint, brief though it will be, is yet another sign that Maslany's star is on the rise. She took home the Critics' Choice Television Awards prize for drama actress and the TCA Award for individual achievement in drama but was overlooked by the Emmys in nominations last month -- not that we're still upset about it or anything!
The sixth season of "Parks and Recreation" opens Sept. 26 on NBC, with an episode set in London. Production on Season 2 of "Orphan Black" begins next month, with the series slated to return to BBC America in April 2014.
Tatiana Maslany on 'joy and nightmare' of 'Orphan Black'
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Event ends at 12:00 Noon - Bear Mountain State Park will remain open to the public.
Dogswalk Against Cancer is a rare and rewarding opportunity to help people and animals alike! Funds raised will support the lifesaving work of the American Cancer Society, and a $2000 grant will be given to Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
Online Registration closes May 2, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Pre-Registration: $25.00 per dog*
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Waterford settles woman's crash lawsuit for $2.5 million
Waterford — The town on Friday settled a lawsuit for $2.5 million with a Waterford woman who survived a vehicle collision with a town employee nearly three years ago.
On Nov. 16, 2010, Waterford Utility Commission employee Fred Lathrop drove a town van through a red light at the intersection of Waterford Parkway North and Cross Road and collided with Donna Antczak, according to a press release from Antczak's attorney.
Antczak had to be removed from her vehicle and taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where she spent 25 days being treated for multiple injuries including skull, pelvic and spinal fractures, according to the release.
"She sustained several fractures to her skull, basically causing mild traumatic brain injury," said attorney Joseph M. Barnes, of The Reardon Law Firm in New London.
She resigned from her position at the Lawrence Memorial Credit Union after the accident, and it will be three to four more years before Antczak, 62, might be able to work again, Barnes said on Monday.
A large portion of the $2.5 million settlement will go to medical bills, which he said were $450,000 to $500,000.
Both Lathrop and the town were defendants in the lawsuit.
The case was originally filed in New London Superior Court. After depositions from Lathrop, Antczak and town personnel, an agreement was made to enter into mediation with Hartford Superior Court Judge Antonio Robaina, according to the release. After two mediation sessions, the town's insurance company, Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency, agreed to pay the settlement.
"It was pretty clear from police and witnesses that he ran the red light and she did nothing wrong," Barnes said. "And given the nature and severity of injuries and the difficult fact that she lost her job, they just realized the case needed to be settled."
First Selectman Dan Steward said he had no comment on the case.
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It has never been clearer than it is right now when someone doesn�t want to talk to you.
It has never been clearer than it is right now when someone doesn�t want to talk to you.
Allow me to explain. Picture the year 1980: cell phones and the answering machine were still in their infancies. There is no caller ID. There is no Facebook, Twitter or Skype. Laptops do not exist.
If you wanted to get up with someone, you had only a few options. You could physically go see the person, write a snail mail letter or call them on the phone. Or I suppose you could just holler out of the window like Rocky letting Paulie know Adrian was at his place.
However, if your desired acquaintance was not physically at their home, the phone would just ring and ring and ring (pre-answering machines). Ironically, if you were home, you answered ALL calls because you didn�t know who was calling (pre-caller ID).
Those days are gone.
Fast forward to 2013: We live in a world of laptops, iPads, caller ID, voice mail, social media, smart phones, instant messaging and Skype. We even have televisions that post the caller ID across the screen and pause the show you are watching. Technology is everywhere. None of us go anywhere without some form of these items accompanying us on our voyage.
In a real sense, with the possible exception of the few categories I will cover below, you should always be able to catch up with someone.
This leads to my first statement. If you can�t get up with someone these days, chances are they DO NOT want to talk to YOU. There is no other way to look at it any longer.
Think about it. Every phone records every call, text and voice mail. The idea that someone didn�t see any of these attempts to reach out and touch them is absurd.
We all see them. We all notice the icon, the flashing light or the huge �missed call� plastered across our phones. Add to that, most of us look at our phones within the first 10 minutes of being awake, the idea that someone didn�t get back to you leaves only one viable option: They don�t want to talk to you.
There are a few valid reasons for someone being out of touch. No longer do excuses like �I stepped out� or �I was out of town� hold water. The fact is barely anyone goes more than a day or so without checking their phone, social media accounts or voicemail.
No one.
As for valid reasons not to get the phone, sleep, church, family outings and work still are more than acceptable reasons. Add to that list outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, biking or running. Date night and the subsequent spousal/significant other activities also rank high on the acceptable list.
However, we have all seen someone pick up their phone when it rings and put it back down and/or silence it. I have done it. You have probably done it. We didn�t want to speak that person or place right then.
Or at all.
And that was the point of this entire ramble. More than ever, if you leave a message, send a text or Facebook or tweet someone, it is recorded and out there. It doesn�t disappear unless it is deleted. End result, if the subject of your inquiries doesn�t get back to you, they don�t want to talk to you.
Richard Clark is the universal desk chief for Halifax ENC; his column appears in this space every Sunday. You can reach him at 910-219-8452 or t email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @kpaws22.


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Warner Music Latest To Jump On The Music Tax Bandwagon
from the please,-gov't,-save-our-business-model! dept
The fact is that there is simply no reason for this proposal to go ahead. It treats everyone as a criminal first. In the article, one supporter of the plan even admits this:
"At this point, 96 percent of the population is guilty of some sort of infringement, whether they're streaming or downloading or sharing. What we have here is the widespread use of technology that declares all of the population to be illegal."While that 96% number is made up and pure bunk, it's a bizarre world in which someone claims that nearly everyone is breaking the law and therefore we should punish everyone, rather than get rid of the law. Considering that more and more musicians are showing that there are perfectly good business models that don't require treating everyone as a criminal, can someone explain why this "music tax" should be put in place? And can they then explain what will happen when every other industry wants its own "you're a criminal" tax included on internet connectivity?


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"Nothing you did before law school matters in law." That line came from a young Bay Street associate in response to my questions about how I could bridge my previous careers with law. I was starting from scratch, he insisted. I thought about it for 90 seconds and decided to prove him wrong.
I was about to start law school because I wanted to invest in myself for further growth, not because I didn't know what else to do or because I was bored. Most recently I had enjoyed working in the health sector.
There's nothing wrong with having interests outside of law. In fact, holding on to them can help you sustain yourself, even help propel you in your legal career.
In my first year of law I was faced with a tough decision: take the time to properly prepare for my final exams, or get published with a reputable academic press. I had been offered the chance to work on a public health chapter in a textbook by Oxford University Press. I couldn't say no: I didn't want to pass up the opportunity of having university students read my textbook. Predictably though, I didn't make the Dean's List that year.
Before long, my peers had nicknamed me the Chuck Norris of law school in reference to an internet meme ("Chuck Norris is awake 25 hrs a day"). "There's no way he can be doing all of those things," skeptics would say. Fortunately I was documenting and cataloguing everything in my online profile — or scrapbook, if you will. Whatever you may call it, it gave my profile credibility.
There are different ways you can build your profile online. A personal website (http://YourName.com) is great, but for those less technically inclined a BlogSpot site (http://www.blogger.com) or LinkedIn profile (http://LinkedIn.com) works well too. The advantage of personal websites is the allowance of rich media, like videos and audio.
If blogging is too much of a commitment, websites like JDSupra (http://www.jdsupra.com), the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) (http://ssrn.com), and Scribd (http://www.scribd.com) can easily host your articles and papers and share it with a wider audience. Lawyers, employers and future clients regularly search these sites using key words. Someone might stumble across your work.
Uploading law school papers online helped me get several professional speaking invitations while still in school. One of my papers has been added to the syllabus of an undergraduate criminology class in Ottawa; a class in women's studies in Virginia reads another; and I have even found my law blog posts referenced in legal journals, law conferences and at least one PhD dissertation!
Remember: as busy as law students think they are, the practice of law is far busier. The time to create a foundation for client referrals and advocacy is now. Any practitioner will tell you that given the transactional nature and frequent specialization of practice, law students often know more substantive law than he or she does. So why not post case summaries and legal updates, something that is always useful to lawyers? Answering general legal questions (but not giving advice!) can be good practice on general sites like Quora (http://Quora.com). There are even legal specific sites like AdviceScene (http://legal.advicescene.com/ca) that are also a great way to interact with the bar.
Eventually, my participation in a professional discussion group on LinkedIn, and a citation of my Oxford University Press publication on my profile, caught the attention of another editor. The next thing I knew I was busy writing a chapter in my next textbook — this time on the rather obscure topic of "Geographic Information Systems" (GIS). That it would turn into a future career opportunity was far from my mind, but I embraced the project nevertheless. Needless to say I failed again to make the Dean's List in my second and third years.
No matter. The book was published during my articling year, and some of the promotional material landed on the desk of a department head in geography at Ryerson University, who just happened to be looking for someone to teach a course in "Legal and Ethical Issues in GIS and Digital Data." Yes, people actually study things like that.
I was asked to give the course even if I hadn't even been called to the bar yet. It wasn't an issue. What mattered was everything I had done before and during law school. In fact, it's what made me perfect for the job.
True enough, traditional law firms will put a premium on grades. But the best prospects will want something that distinguishes you from the rest. So embrace the unique opportunities during law school and share your experience online. That perfect job might just come to you.