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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter took to the stage at a Philadelphia comedy club to lob jokes at targets including Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain.
Specter, 81, a longtime Pennsylvania Republican who became a Democrat late in his career, delivered jabs at politicians from both parties as well as the government itself, calling the Senate a venue for "sit-down comedy," during his set Tuesday at the Helium Comedy Club, the Philadelphia Daily News reported Wednesday.
"I called Clinton up on his 65th birthday and I said, 'Bill, congratulations on being 65. How do you feel?' He said, 'I feel like a teenager. The problem is, I can't find one,'" Specter quipped.
The former senator said he was once on a train with Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich and a minister when a waitress asked what they wanted to drink. "The minister said, 'I'm a man of the cloth and drinking is a sin. I would commit adultery first.' ... Gingrich jumped up and said, 'Wait, wait, I didn't know that was one of the choices.'"
On the subject of former Republican presidential contender Herman Cain, Specter joked: "What people don't know is that Cain had a longstanding problem since he was an adolescent: No matter how hard his teachers tried, they couldn't persuade Herman Cain that harass was one word."
Specter told the Philadelphia Inquirer he took to the stage because he believes "humor is elevating" and he wanted to "try it out."
"I might be invited back," Specter said.


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|Throughout their training, Cardiology Fellows are encouraged to interact with other specialties which impact cardiovascular patient care. Special rotations can be scheduled in these disciplines with approval of the Cardiovascular Residency Program Director, the Division Chief, and the prospective preceptor in the respective subspecialty. Off-campus rotations at other institutions are possible, but require detailed advanced planning involving the Cardiology Fellow, UAB Program Director, Program Director and Rotation Supervisor at the remote institution, and GME offices at both campuses.
|This rotation is arranged individually through one of the cardiovascular surgery attending physicians. Goals and objectives are agreed upon between the Fellow, CV surgery attending, and Program Director at the beginning of the rotation.
|Cardiology Fellows wishing to specialize in cardiac transplantation/ advanced heart failure may elect to spend one or more additional years of training upon application and approval by Dr. Prabhu.
This month-long rotation is arranged through Edward Colvin, MD, Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, and includes:
Cardiology Fellows are in an observer role in the invasive laboratories, but are encouraged to actively participate in the other aspects of pediatric cardiology care.
This rotation takes place under the auspices of William Jordan, MD, Chief of Vascular Surgery, and includes instruction in the non-invasive peripheral vascular laboratory outpatient evaluation and follow-up of patients with peripheral vascular disease an introduction to interventional radiology (observer role only).
Fellows will attend the interdisciplinary conferences which involve vascular surgery, radiology, and pathology and include both didactic components and case-based discussions.
In addition to elective rotations outside the Division, fellows may arrange for electives within the Division. These may include

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|2011-05-19, 21:41
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Waiting for more taiyuki!
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|2011-05-19, 21:47
|Link #1002
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Location: USA
Multiple Personality isn;t the same as A personality disorder
|2011-05-19, 22:21
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|2011-05-19, 22:25
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So Meme has a stalker and water is wet lol. Though, I dont think she is stress due to the stalker though.
Maekawa's parent owns a bar? where is my black bunny suit Maekawa?!
Niwa Makoto, where is your freaking teenager hormones? A sparking pretty girl wants to wrap in your futon and leaves the scent there for you to masturbate and you refuse?
Makoto in School Days must be rolling at the floor of the ocean for sharing the Makoto with you!
So the adults (Meme and Maekawa) leave the house so the children (Erio, Makoto, eand Ryuushi) can sort things out? Nice move, Miss Smooth and Silky! I hereby commence the cat girl fight! Just make sure to tear only clothes and not skins okay?
|2011-05-19, 22:40
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Waiting for more taiyuki!
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Grandma got it right. Today's friends can be tomorrow's enemies. So don't worry about having friends or not having friends or being alone. Just do what's right.
|2011-05-19, 22:51
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And I may get off track here, I dont know if blood is thicker than water or not, I am pretty sure there isnt a shortage of betrayal or conflicts within family members IRL and when it comes to it, the only one you can trust is yourself.
|2011-05-19, 23:26
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Classics never age
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Location: Italy
oh, a "male-lead" who doesn't hide his porn stash under his bed, now that's new.
but, wait a sec...
|2011-05-19, 23:39
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Um... I was simply saying there have been other anime with characters who had actual disorders or mental illness and used Mahoraba as an example. Just to say it was within the realm of possibility, not comparing the specific type of disorder.
|2011-05-19, 23:53
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Waiting for more taiyuki!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Erio doesn't have a "whole society" against her in the title just one little town. Erio and Meme should just move to another town if Erio has problems getting back into society.
Blood is thicker than water. It's when you forget about your family that's when you really get into trouble as your family is the one that unconditionally accepts you in most circumstances. (Excluding the dysfunctional ones that are out to get you in one way or the other.)
|2011-05-19, 23:54
|Link #1011
Despite her cuteness, Erio is still somewhat annoying, getting better though. Ryuushi being jealous of Erio was quite hilarious, it was like kindergarten. As for Maekawa, I don't know, she looks like having more fun observing and teasing everyone else. But yeah, best part was mochi-mochi sensei (somehow translated as miss)
|2011-05-20, 00:12
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Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
I love it that there is so much serious stuff lurking under the highly comic surface here. It floored me that Makoto would start seriously considering the idea that Erio is bad for his school life -- but it's something the guy who counts up "youth points" would really do, and it's perfectly reasonable, in that Japanese context.
I was also floored that Ryuushi would go so far as to try to pry Makoto away from Erio in such a low way, but that is also reasonable and likely. However, it was great to see her wrestling with her evil intent, and incapable of hiding it from Makoto.
I did say earlier that I loved the animation touches here, and I do, but now that I have seen a full-size version, I can see places where the drawing is pretty off: legs in particular. No wonder they needed four animation directors to check things over. These standard Shaft TV-version problems are, of course, a big topic of conversation in the world of 2channel, where this show still continues to limp along in about eighth place among this season's shows.
As for Maekawa, she does just get better and better. Not just her actions and personality, but the excellent work of her seiyuu, the relative unknown Fuchigami Mai. I don't know what kind of range she has, but she's just great in this role.
She did a radio show with Oogame Asuka (Erio) in 2009-10 and has had a dozen or so minor roles from 2009 to the present, including several in Sora no Manima ni. But her main named role was as Asagiri Kaname in the forgettable Ookamikakushi. She attended the well-known Yoyogi animation school, and was with a branch of the Sigma Seven agency for a while, but is now independent, it appears, which seems like a disadvantage in her career.
Spoiler for pics of Maekawa's seiyuu:
But no matter how good she looks and acts, and how interesting Ryuuko is, Erio appears to be entirely composed of female pheromones. How could any male possibly resist her physical presence, in the long run? I expect to see Makoto with his face buried in his futon, before long.
|2011-05-20, 00:44
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If they don't know anyone anywhere else, moving can be just as costly. Why should they leave a town they've been living in for a large portion of their lives to go to a new area with no one they know? When Makoto moved, he at least knew of Meme. Does Meme or Erio have any other place to live?
|2011-05-20, 00:47
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Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
Again, just my two cents - I've decided to just accept the series as is, and enjoy it in that mindset. And there's lots to enjoy.
|2011-05-20, 01:35
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It would be a kicker if the guy that stalks Meme is actually her husband, and he is just there to check up on Erio. I wouldnt give that pass this show lol
|2011-05-20, 02:33
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Yuuki Aoi
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|2011-05-20, 03:37
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Kana Hanazawa ♥
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Location: France
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I'm sure he would have let her do it if Ryuuko and Maekawa hadn't been around.
This episode was very enjoyable. I'm liking Maekawa more and more. She's very assertive and doesn't care what other people think (if she did, she wouldn't even do those odd cosplays in the first place lol). On the other hand, I was a bit disappointed by Ryuushi's attitude, but I can understand it. Jealousy can be very hard to control. I hope she'll eventually overcome that jealousy as well as her fear of society's judgement and befriend Erio.
The dialogues seem to be getting better -loved the conversation between Makoto and the old lady- but there are still a few lines that are completely random and make no sense. The wordplays are pretty poor too. I know the author is a fan of Nisio, but he's nowhere near close to his level of wittiness.
|2011-05-20, 03:54
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Haven't been watching past Episode 1 (and havent read the rest of the forum just in case I do want to pick it up again) because unless its handled with taste and sensitivity, I personally find that bad-parent characters in any medium make the show in question an uncomforable watch.
The worst part of what I seen so far, the violent abuse and cheerfully casual neglect on the mom's part is played for laughs.
Is she ever going to show ANY love, affection, kindness or even BASIC ATTENTION towards Erio, or should I just drop the series now and save myself a lot of spitting at the screen?
|2011-05-20, 04:40
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posted by David Adams on Mon 26th Jul 2010 00:36 UTC, submitted by Oliver
Blogger Kevin Bowling takes a look at the never-ending stream of benchmarks from Phoronix, with various Linux distros pitted against each other and even different operating systems, and he wonders, are they bullshit? . Case in point, this Debian vs FreeBSD benchmark that was submitted to OSNews yesterday.


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Nonbarbiturate Hypnotic
Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia (trouble sleeping). It belongs to the group of medicines called central nervous system (CNS) depressants. These medicines will slow down the nervous system. Zolpidem will help you get to sleep faster and sleep through the night. In most cases, sleep medicines should only be used for short periods of time, such as 1 or 2 days, and for no longer than 1 or 2 weeks.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Use of zolpidem is not recommended in children. Safety and efficacy have not been established.
Older adults
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of zolpidem in the elderly. However, confusion, dizziness, and falling are more likely to occur in the elderly, who are more sensitive than younger adults to the effects of zolpidem.
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Studies in women suggest that this medication poses minimal risk to the infant when used during breastfeeding.
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Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
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Using this medicine with any of the following is usually not recommended, but may be unavoidable in some cases. If used together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use this medicine, or give you special instructions about the use of food, alcohol, or tobacco.
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Swallow the extended-release tablet whole. Do not divide, crush, or chew it.
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If you think you need to take zolpidem for more than 7 to 10 days, be sure to discuss it with your doctor. Insomnia that lasts longer than this may be a sign of another medical problem.
This medicine will add to the effects of alcohol and other CNS depressants (medicines that make you drowsy or less alert). Some examples of CNS depressants are antihistamines or medicine for hay fever, other allergies, or colds, sedatives, tranquilizers, or sleeping medicine, prescription pain medicine or narcotics, medicine for seizures or barbiturates, muscle relaxants, or anesthetics, including some dental anesthetics. Check with your doctor before taking any of the above while you are using this medicine.
This medicine may cause some people, especially older persons, to become drowsy, dizzy, lightheaded, clumsy or unsteady, or less alert than they are normally. Even though zolpidem is taken at bedtime, it may cause some people to feel drowsy or less alert on arising. Also, this medicine may cause double vision or other vision problems, or severe injuries (eg, hip fractures, severe bleeding in the head). Make sure you know how you react to this medicine before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or not alert or not able to see well.
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Hello, LLLladies!
I'm (still) trying to figure out why my 9-week-old son suddenly started spitting up tons at ~5wks. The pediatrician, at our last visit, suggested a dairy-elimination for a month, so I'm nearly a week into that... but our symptoms could match up with OS/OALD, too, and I'm not sure how to differentiate (and my pediatrician isn't, either), so I'm hoping you can help me figure out if it's either issue, or something else entirely.
* DS spits up a lot, as of ~5wks, when he did not really do so at all before. Like, after every single feeding, sometimes multiples times, up to a couple tablespoons (though usually around 2tsp-1tbsp). It's white and chunky, with definite solid bits.
* About half the time, DS seems unhappy either before or after spitting up.
* There's a family history of reflux problems/GERD on his dad's side -- my husband, his sister, and his father are all on daily maintenance anti-reflux meds per doctors' orders.
* DS's diapers look perfectly normal -- they range from "pumpkin" to "mustard" in colour, with seedy bits. They have been green in the past, but haven't been more than "maybe greenish yellow" in several weeks, certainly since before the spitting-up issue started, except the one day I tried doing block-feeding for 24hrs (which promptly resulted in green poops). No blood, no obvious mucous. No redness on his bottom, etc, either.
* He's a very heavy wetter -- even overnight, he needs about a half-cup of absorbency per hour to not have huge leaks.
* He's gaining weight VERY fast -- 3/4 to 1 pound a week
* He's very gassy (and often painfully so), frequently has VERY loud belches (you can hear 'em from a different floor of the house), and always makes a lot of grunting/straining noises between feeds (especially while asleep)
* He often wants to latch ONLY to the nipple with no areola, often rears back/pulls off without unlatching, and sometimes makes audible gulping noises while nursing -- all three are especially a problem on one side, but do happen to the other as well
* He often wants to suck but seems frustrated about getting milk when he does so; he'll take a finger or pacifier in preference to my nipple at those times.
* I leak a LOT of milk -- 1-2.5oz per feeding typically gets caught in my Milkies Milk Saver (though I've also been known to overflow it; it can't hold more than about 2.5oz), and also leak when not feeding, too (though I can't measure that... )
* I rarely-to-occasionally get little 'jets' of milk if DS unlatches early during nursing (I cannot feel let-down, but I assume that's it), and can also see 'jets' of milk in the flange when pumping.
* When I pump (rare), I can get ~6oz in 15-20min total for both breasts, without prompting a second letdown... BUT, ~6oz is about how much he'll take if we do a bottle-feeding, too, so perhaps that's to be expected?
* DS prefers to go 3.5-4hrs between beginning feeds during the day, and 5-6hrs at night; trying to feed him more often results in either copiously more spitting up or outright refusal.
* I always let him completely finish the first breast, until he lets the nipple out of his mouth of his own accord (usually 10-30min, depending on his mood) and doesn't seem to want it back, then change his diaper, then offer the other side (he almost always takes it) and let him finish that side 'til he's content as well (another 10-30min).
* I've never "felt" engorged except when skipping a feed (e.g., when DS decides to drop a night-time feed), but I've definitely felt hard lumps of milk in my breasts at times, and suspect I probably "store" a lot of milk. (I'm wearing UK 34K/US 34O bras, up from UK 32G/US 34I pre-pregnancy, which is an increase of six or seven cup-sizes. *weep*)
* Since starting a dairy-free diet (including 'hidden' dairies per the list on kellymom, but maintaining my previous soy intake, which was fairly little) nearly a week ago, DS's spitting up and gas have both gotten worse, with a LOT of added fussing and crying.
So, that's the state of things. Any ideas what this is likely to be, and the best routes to be sure and/or to fix it?
Thank you very much!


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German election: The era of Angela Merkel
When Angela Merkel walked into her party's headquarters in Berlin on Sunday evening she was greeted with adulation.
It was not just the campaign cries of "Angie, Angie", it was to witness a politician in a moment of personal triumph. Her smile was broad and unrestrained. The campaign had been built around her personality and it was her victory.
She had given her party its best result in 20 years. One German paper declared: "Germany is now conclusively Angela Merkel territory." In terms of power, Frau Europa has no equals on the continent.
Her victory was, at root, a vote of thanks for her calm steady leadership through the eurozone crisis.
The woman who is often referred to as "Mutti" - "Mummy" - had acted as a protector of German interests. She had saved the German tax-payer from becoming the paymaster for the rest of Europe.
Under her leadership eurozone countries which embraced reforms were rescued, but she resisted moves to turn the European Union into a transfer union in which German money flowed south. At the same time, the German economy delivered the lowest unemployment for two decades.
And yet she finds herself in a difficult position. Her coalition partners, the pro-market Free Democrats, failed to win enough votes to qualify for seats in parliament. It leaves Angela Merkel's conservatives just shy of an absolute majority.
A single-party absolute majority has not been achieved since 1957. It would have been a historic achievement, but it would have left her vulnerable to some of the eurosceptics within her own party. Narrow majorities greatly increase the influence of back-bench MPs.
European enthusiasm
That is why many of her supporters favour a grand coalition with the opposition Social Democrats. Such an alliance is not without risk. Many of the Social Democrats are wary. They were in coalition with Angela Merkel in 2005 and got little thanks for it. In their view she stole the credit.
They will bargain hard before offering their support. They might insist on taking the post of finance minister or adopting a nationwide minimum wage or higher taxes for the rich.
In 2005 they had eight ministries. They would be fortunate to have this amount of influence again.
Elsewhere in Europe, however, there is enthusiasm for a grand coalition. Officials in Brussels see the Social Democrats as softening the chancellor's strategy of insisting on austerity and labour reforms in exchange for helping weaker eurozone countries.
French President Francois Hollande, in particular, is likely to welcome a coalition with the leftist Social Democrats.
In this time of horse trading, soundings will also be put out for a coalition with the Greens. Such a partnership becomes more likely if the demands from the Social Democrats are too exacting.
Eurosceptic force
Some are asking whether the "real" Angela Merkel will now emerge. She will not, in my view, act out of character. Her instinct over Europe is to be cautious and that will not change.
There will be no "soft" third bailout for Greece. A eurozone banking union will emerge step-by-step. The chancellor will tread carefully, hoping to avoid opening up a change to the EU treaties.
She will be mindful of the strong showing of the Eurosceptic party Alternative fuer Deutschland. It did not get enough votes to qualify for seats in parliament. But it damaged the Free Democrats and will serve as a warning to Angela Merkel not to allow euro-scepticism to grow in Germany.
The success of Mrs Merkel will be welcomed by David Cameron. If he is to successfully renegotiate the terms of the UK's relationship with Europe, he will have to do it with her help.
The German chancellor has hinted, rather vaguely, that some powers can be returned from Brussels to the nation states. However a grand coalition will be less welcomed in London, as the SPD has already said "there should be no special deals for anyone".
The German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble says that Germany will continue to be Europe's economic "anchor".
It will act as role model rather than leader. Berlin will remain wary of it becoming a German Europe rather than a Europe with Germany at the heart of it.
But nothing significant can happen in Europe without Angela Merkel's agreement. Whatever the checks and balances, she is Europe's dominant politician. She is committed to the survival of the European project and its currency, but no-one is any clearer as to what kind of Europe she envisages.
Disguising her hand - which she learnt growing up under communism in East Germany - has served her well and is unlikely to change as she embarks on her third term.


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Dear Friends of Open Voting:
We don't necessarily enjoy seeing members of the voting system vendor cartel continue to take a public beating, but it doesn't hurt our case, either.
There is an HDNet report by Dan Rather that exposes misdeeds by ES&S, the largest voting system vendor in the US. The report reveals that the iVotronic touchscreen has been made in sweatshops in Manilla, with workers that earn $2.50 per day. As far as I can tell, HDNet is only broadcast on cable and satellite. The program It airs tonight at 8 and 11 Eastern, and it will also air Aug. 15, 17, & 23.


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When your kids are young, it might seem funny when they ask for a sip of beer—and easy to say no. But as they approach adolescence, kids' interest in alcohol may seem increasingly worrisome, especially as parents have less control over the choices kids make when outside the family home. Fortunately, a new study published online in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research sheds some light on how parents impact their children's drinking habits for the better, reports NPR.
In the study, researchers in the Netherlands, where teen alcohol abuse is on the rise, studied 238 Dutch teens' views of alcohol, as well as those of their parents. They found that teens with strict parents were less likely to drink on impulse (for example, if they saw a bottle of beer) than those with more permissive parents—and better able to think about their choice and evaluate the consequences.
The results of this study may help parents struggling with the best way to handle teenage drinking, i.e. allowing kids to drink at home, where there is parental supervision, or enforcing a strict no underage drinking policy, and lead more parents of tweens and teens to take a harder stance against drinking.
What's your take on teen drinking? Do you accept it as a given, or do you plan to restrict access to alcohol until your children are of legal drinking age.


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Malloy sees no new taxes this year
Norwich — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Wednesday that he plans to present a balanced budget to the legislature Feb. 5 with no tax increases, though he may extend some temporary levies that were set to expire.
Malloy, speaking to 260 people during a Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Holiday Inn Norwich, said he also was doing his best to avoid shifting the tax burden to municipalities. He said he crossed out several suggested cuts during a four-hour budget meeting Tuesday that would have required towns and cities to increase property tax rates to balance their budgets.
"I was a mayor for 14 years — I get it," Malloy said.
His administration has raised the state tax rate once, increasing collections by about $1.5 billion, and he said he didn't want to do it again. Instead, he said, he has been working to streamline state government and gain concessions from unions to reduce long-term obligations on retirement payouts and other benefits.
He projected total savings related to state benefits to be $26.6 billion over a two-decade period. Malloy said there are 1,200 fewer state workers than when he took office two years ago.
"We've done a lot of work in state government to modernize it and make it smaller," he said.
At the same time, Malloy said, the state has been investing in technology to make government more efficient. As an example, he said, the state is paying $250 million to upgrade its more than 20-year-old Department of Social Services computer system that still required manual labor to analyze potential fraud.
"It has to be done, and it should have been done years ago," he said.
Malloy also has embarked on programs to jump-start the economy and create jobs. New initiatives include the Small Business Express and First Five programs that provide funding for both large and small businesses as well as the Innovations Ecosystem that attempts to link great ideas with the capital necessary to get them off the ground.
While previous administrations have neglected to fight for jobs in the state, he said, under his administration the state has provided help to more than 500 companies, including 42 in eastern Connecticut. The $11 million local investment has led to 400 jobs being secured, added or retained in the region, he said.
"We were actually sitting on the sidelines watching people take our companies ... out of state," Malloy said. "On economic development, we had no strategy in Connecticut."
Part of Malloy's strategy has been to improve the state's education system. Malloy said he is working with the University of Connecticut to increase the number of engineers that the system can educate, while at the same time helping local school systems turn around and taking a more proactive approach to early education.
Malloy said he also has been trying to make investments in tourism promotion, though his initial $15 million annual budget was cut significantly in the second year of his administration. Tourism, he acknowledged, is important to eastern Connecticut, but some legislators in other sections of the state still don't get that a tourism marketing campaign eventually pays for itself.
Malloy said he will no longer tolerate slippage in Connecticut's ability to compete with other states for educated employees and new businesses.
"Samuel Clemens was right," he said. "We are the Land of Steady Habits, but when he was writing most of our habits were good. ... This is an administration built to move — and move quickly."


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Thirty students will receive scholarships as part of Linden Ponds Student Scholarship Fund
HINGHAM -- Students from all over the South Shore are participating in several fundraisers this week to support the Linden Ponds Student Scholarship Fund.
The fund is for student employees who have worked at least 1,000 hours at Linden Ponds and plan to attend a college or accredited trade school beginning fall 2014. Thirty students have been selected to receive $5,000 over four years of college.
These students are volunteering at events such as the 5th Annual Spelling Bee, Car Wash, Karaoke contest, and Family Feud. The Scholarship Week concludes with an award ceremony where the students receive their scholarships.
Most of these events are free, and Linden Ponds depends on donations to keep this program functioning. The money generated by fundraisers goes directly to college's that the scholars will attend and is released in $625 increments each semester.


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|System: X360, PS3, Wii, DS
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Zoe Mode
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Konami
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Oct. 15, 2008
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-3 (1-6 Online)
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Teen
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
The boring career mode is mercifully short, but unfortunately there is not much alternate content or interesting modes to supplement it. The online modes are very weak and only consist of battle, versus, and co-op. Actually, getting online is somewhat difficult in this title as well, as the game never seems to be able to find anyone to play with in the online realm. In addition to the online modes, there is also an offline practice as well as a quick-play mode. Both of these modes give you the opportunity to play at your own pace yet are unremarkable.
The only mode with any real merit in Rock Revolution is the Creation mode. This mode allows you to toy around with the different instruments to create different songs. There is also a studio option that is fairly deep and allows you to mix different instrument tracks. Although these modes arent exactly the most user-friendly, it is fun to tinker around with your different instruments for a few hours to see if you can come up with a nifty tune or two. But once you are done playing around with the different instruments, chances are you wont come back to this mode.
Although Rock Revolution is completely cross compatible as far as peripherals are concerned, there is an official Rock Revolution drum kit that you can purchase if you so desire. But be warned, the drum peripheral for Rock Revolution is pretty ugly. With seven total inputs comprising of six pads and a pedal, this drum set is definitely overly complex. And with the design featuring a stacked construction rather than the simplistic linear construction of the Rock Band or Guitar Hero: World Tour drum kits, you will have to literally stare at the drums to locate where the pads are before hitting them. Nothing about the Rock Revolution drum peripheral is intuitive, and if you absolutely must play this game, you are better off using another drum peripheral. Fortunately, the game does adjust to simpler drum kits, so you wont have to worry about missing any of those seven inputs as a result of using a simpler set.
It is quite unfortunate that the company that essentially invented the music genre has produced such a poor title, but Rock Revolution just doesnt have any redeeming qualities. From the poor music selection to the bad visuals, this game doesnt stand well on its own, and cant even be considered good as a supplement to current music titles. The best way to describe Rock Revolution is like a Xerox copy of fine art. Sure, it looks like the real deal, but there is nothing unique about it and in the end its just a cheap imitation of something that truly is revolutionary.
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text: ctrcat 2,447 Report post Posted November 24, 2012 With the new GM and new coach (let's be real) needing all of the help they can get, I literally get ill thinking about winning any of these remaining games. Especially when reading an article like this, http://nflsfuture.com/2012/11/16/is-luke-joeckel-capable-of-being-the-top-pick-in-aprils-draft/, Logically, at this point at least, with the Chiefs and perhaps Jaguars not having OL as their biggest need, it's reasonable to think that the loser of this game might lean very strongly towards taking this guy that some actually think is better than Joe Thomas and Matt Kalil. Of all the remaining "must lose" games, I consider this the most important-one meaningless win or protecting our QB for 10-15 years? For anyone that disagrees, would you trade one of our 7 wins in 2007 (Denver also had 7 but won the tiebreaker), that would have given us Ryan Clady over Jeff Otah? (highly probable we would have drafted Clady and gotten a RB (we took Stewart) later, with no need to trade for Otah) (Not to mention the 1st round pick in 2009 we gave up (could have been Hakeem Nicks), 2nd in 2008 (could have been Desean Jackson, Matt Forte, Ray Rice, Jamaal Charles, etc.) and 4th in 2008 (could have been Jacob Tamme or Carl Nicks). Sure, it was under Hurney, but the new GM/coach MIGHT actually know what they're doing, and winning that ONE extra meaningless game DID change everything!!! And it wasn't for good!!!! Doesn't matter how/what/when/where/to what extent, just LOSE!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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|A crumble that will be a great addition to your dessert recipes!
2 tablespoons cornstarch
pinch salt
3 pounds of rainier cherries pitted
1 cup flour
1 cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoon toasted crushed almonds
1/3 teaspoon cinnamon
7 tablespoons butter
cooking oil spray
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place a 9-inch cast-iron skillet in preheated oven; heat 5 minutes. Remove pan from oven, and lightly coat with cooking spray. Combine cornstarch, juice, dash of salt, and cherries in a large bowl, mixing coating well.
Combine flour, sugar, almonds,cinnamon and butter in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle flour mixture over cherries. Place skillet on a cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until filling is thick and bubbly and topping is browned. Remove from oven, let stand 20 minutes. Serve warm with bing cherry ice cream, whipped cream, (it's great by itself.)


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A miracle survivor is pulled from Bangladesh's rubble, an explosion rocks Turkey's border, the pope releases a dove, a large rubber duck floats off Hong Kong, and more.
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Micropilot FMR57
The standard sensor for highest demands in bulk solids level measurement
Micropilot FMR57 is the sensor for the highest demands in bulk solids and best suited for measurements in high silos, bunkers or stockpiles. The parabolic antenna facilitates very small emitting angles and thus the measurement in slim silos. Micropilot free space radar is used for continuous, non-contact level measurement in powdery to granular bulk solids. Dust, filling noises, temperature layers and gas layers do not affect the measurement.
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Horn or parabolic antenna. Thanks to the additional air purge connection even strongly dusting and build-up forming media do not present any problem.
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Always the bestfriend but never The Girlfriend
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Mary-Ashlyn Tucker follows Morgan Harrison as Distinguished Young Woman of Lenoir County
Mary-Ashlyn Tucker is the 2014 Distinguished Young Woman of Lenoir County. The North Lenoir High School student is the daughter of Jan and Ricky Tucker.
She won in three preliminary categories � talent, self-expression and interviews � and accepted the medallion from outgoing 2013 Distinguished Young Woman of Lenoir County Morgan Harrison.
The competition Saturday night in the packed Grainger-Hill Performing Arts Center was emceed by Skip Waters, chief meteorologist with WCTI-12 in New Bern.
Nicole Robinson of North Lenoir was first runner-up. She also won in self-expression, scholastics and interviews. She is the daughter of LaVerne and Buddy Robinson.
Madison Hill was second runner-up. The Arendell Parrott Academy student is the daughter of Jeff and Prissy Hill. She also won in self-expression and scholastics.
Jordan Davis was third runner-up, also winning in talent and interviews. The Parrott student is the daughter of Jeff and Pam Davis.
The 12 contestants voted for the Spirit Award winner and came up with a tie � Allyson Heath, daughter of Jamie and Mia Heath, and Julie Williams, daughter of Junious and Teresa Williams. Both girls are South Lenoir High School students.
The scholarship program, sponsored by the La Grange Rotary Club, was directed by Mellany Davis and Ginny Pollock-Moody, and choreographed by Jennifer Tyndall.
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Mother Accused Of Having Son 'Beat The Gay' Out Of His Brother
A North Carolina mother has been accused of having her 12-year-old son assault his brother in order to "beat the gay away."
Police were called to an incident on West Walter Street Saturday, and officers say when they arrived, there were several people yelling and screaming, according to a Whiteville police report.
According to the report, a 15-year-old said his mother, Mary Gowans, had his 12-year-old brother strike him repeatedly, and he was not allowed to fight back.
She then reportedly made the teen strip down to his underwear, and proceeded to hit him with a belt across his body.
Police say there was a large abrasion on the 15-year-old's back.
Gowans, however, says the allegations aren't true. She said her son was intoxicated when he reported the incident to police, and that although she doesn't agree with the gay lifestyle, she would never harm her children.
According to Gowans, her 15-year-old son has been visiting a gay man, whom she heard had molested him.
Gowans said she called the police about the matter, but nothing has been done. She admitted to beating her son in an effort to stop him from visiting the man, and claims she was just trying to protect her son.
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Okay, this is such poor reporting that I don't understand why people are getting all riled up. There are too many intangibles--is the 15 y/o gay? is he having relations with an adult male? is he being molested by an adult male? did he hit his younger brother first? what's the custody situation? what's the history with the mother and child welfare officials and/or court?--that passing quick judgment on the mother is premature. Let the facts be presented in court before those who live inside their own glass heads throw stones.
Papi... yes not all the facts are there but one still stands loud and clear she hit her kid to the point that a Mark was present on the child's back that alone is enough to have a red flag go up. Regardless, if the child is gay not gay, molested not molested the child SHOULD NOT be getting hit for something he cannot or does not want to control. The mother is clearly unfit to be a parent....
Adrian, you are right, it is never ok to beat a child. But Papi never said he agreed with her. This is really bad reporting and from that people automatically passes judgment on the parents. We don't know if this is true or not. Does she have a history of violence? is the kids known to lie? were the two brothers just simply fighting like brothers do? These among many more are things we need to question before automatically saying people are bad parents.
"He not all there. He do not know right from wrong." And this sorry excuse for a mother DOES know the difference between right and wrong by forcing her younger child to beat up the older child?! She apparently is not 'all there' either and needs counseling to appreciate her alleged gay son! She should be denied any further contact with these young and impressionable children forever! What a pitiable mess of a woman! Makes my heart ache just listening to her miserable non-excuses for having one child assault another! Pathetic!


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Dear Editor,
On page 10 of the Saturday, Oct. 19 Sauk Valley News there was a brief article about Illinois education officials warning school administrators to prepare for even less state funding for the next fiscal year.
How do the people of Illinois feel about this?
Is this in keeping with a nation that believes that children are our most important investment?
Joanne Pennock
Will Rogers interpretor was incredible
Dear Editor,
A large group of people gathered on Sunday Oct. 13 at the Rock River Center in Oregon, Sunday evening 7 p.m., to hear Mr. Andy Hogan, a Will Rogers Memorial Museum historical guide and Will Rogers interpreter in Oklahoma, speak.
This speaker was incredible; he wore his Will Rogers hat with rope in hand, no notes, no water, nothing else, yet he spoke for over an hour and held everyone's attention like no one else could.
President Obama and his TelePrompTer, etc., would do well to get a lesson from this retired educator.
His presentation was extremely interesting and informative to the point that no one in the audience realized we were getting a history lesson. Wow!
Of course, Will Rogers, born of a prominent family, is Oklahoma's favorite son and traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies, 50 silent films and 21 talkies, wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns, and became a world famous figure.
This was an evening well spent with much admiration and thanks to Mr. Hogan, as well as the Rock River Center for making this presentation possible.
Anna Hatzipanagiotis
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Rock River Center thankful for $300 gift
Dear Editor,
The Rock River Center would like to offer many thanks to the Rock River Valley Rotary Club of Byron for their recent gift of $300.
This gift was the result of collaboration between Rock River Center staff and Rotary Club members in order to help a local family in need.
The mission of Rock River Center is to provide resources, activities, and services that improve the quality of life for Ogle County's older adults, the disadvantaged, caregivers, and the greater community.
This also includes services to grandparents raising grandchildren.
This generous gift from the Rock River Valley Rotary Club of Byron was used specifically for the needs of a grandparent raising a grandchild.
For more information about the Rock River Center and the services we provide, please call us at 815-732-3252, or 1-800-541-5479. We are located in Oregon at 810 S. 10th St.
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Stand Up! Break-In!
The Riot Theater
Thursday, December 21, 2017 from 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM (EST)
Event Details
Stand Up! Break-In! is The Riot Theater's official standup comedy show, every Thursday night at 9PM. The show features a unique lineup of comics each week made up of popular faces in the Boston comedy scene, a headlining veteran and two special "break-in" spots for fresh new comics performing standup, perhaps even for the very first time! An open mic will take place on the last Thursday of every month and is open to anyone who wants to get on stage.
Hosted and produced by David Thomas and Danielle Andruskiwec!
Seeing the 7:30pm Thursday Night Throwdown? Stick around for Stand Up Break In for only $2!
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CNET Australia's chief MacGyver has been lurking around the office this past week with a Retina MacBook Pro. Which is all fine and dandy, but it was too standard. It needed to be different; the device was asking to be made unique.
In the spirit of discovery and sadism, it was decided that a new cocktail had to be created: one part Windows 8, matched with one part Retina MacBook Pro.
And so it was made.
This particular MacBook Pro had already had a Boot Camp partition and Windows 7 installation created previously, so the need to jump through these hoops was abated.The Windows 8 set-up program was executed from within Windows 7, and by all reports went without a hitch. So much so that MacGyver missed the swiping tutorial that occurs at the end of Windows 8's installation.
"Who looks at the screen when installing nowadays?" MacGyver was heard to mutter when informed of the tutorial's existence.
Windows 8 on a Retina MacBook Pro. High DPI paradise or failure?(Credit: CBSi)
When the concocting and the shaming was over, what remained was a MacBook with a large resolution running an operating system that it was not designed for. The Windows 7 Boot Camp drivers were installed and worked, but the control panel for the drivers crashed whenever it was opened. This meant that the first accessory needed was an external mouse, for without it, right-clicking is but a delusional dream.
Click to view at Retina resolution.(Credit: CBSi)
On the first visit to the Desktop in Windows 8, the immediate effect is to notice the sheer amount of pixels available to the desktop: 2880x1800 pixels, to be precise. Whereas OS X will use the pixels to its advantage and render the display with maximum crispness and readability, Windows takes what it is given and by default will assume that 1 pixel means 1 pixel.
Click to view at Retina resolution.(Credit: CBSi)
This results in the largest Windows desktop that you have likely ever been able to hold in your hand. It's a large desktop that arrives bearing text that is disgustingly tiny — squinting and moving towards the screen becomes a mandatory activity to interact with the device.
Click to view at Retina resolution.(Credit: CBSi)
In order to salvage the situation and make the desktop text acceptable to MacGyver's eyes, it was necessary to adjust the Display preferences to scale the screen to 200 per cent of its original size. But to be able set the value to 200 per cent, the user needs to type it into the combo box found in the "Custom sizing options" dialog — a dialog where the maximum suggested scaling available is 150 per cent. Do not be restricted by the options available in the combo box; it is possible to type any number into it, and a user may find that 175 per cent will be the best number for their eyes.
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At this juncture we now have a desktop that is much more readable, but that does not impact the text size of the Windows 8 Start screen. That is because the Desktop is now merely a program within Windows 8, and we thus need to locate the setting for adjusting the scaling of applications built in the framework formerly known as Metro.
Click to view at Retina resolution.(Credit: CBSi)
In a piece of great planning, or maybe just blind luck, the boffins at Redmond added a toggle to increase the scaling in WinRT (read: Metro) applications. But whereas on the desktop experience we could enter a custom scaling factor, with WinRT there is simply a single option: "make everything on your screen bigger".
Click to view at Retina resolution.(Credit: CBSi)
Turning that toggle on will automagically set the WinRT font size to an acceptable level — the new DPI value is left in the hands of Windows, for users are not to be trusted with such a thing in the WinRT world.
Click to view at Retina resolution.(Credit: CBSi)
With the display customisation and some unremarkable usage completed, can we make a judgment on whether the Retina MacBook Pro the best hardware to use Windows 8 with?
MacGyver's succinct opinion on this is "no".
MacGyver has a point here. For all the wrangling and wrestling that has occurred, all that has happened is that a laptop has been configured to display in a faux 1440x900 resolution from a native 2880x1800 one. None of the scaling tricks that OS X uses for content editing, such as showing images and video on a 1:1 scale while keeping the at interface a 4:1 scale, will be found in Windows 8. The only choice is to select which ratio of pixels works best for you — and taking full advantage of the pixels on offer is going to involve liberal doses of the Magnifier application.
Click to view at Retina resolution.(Credit: CBSi)
The Windows high-DPI experience is also far from complete. Cursors appear pixellated at high scaling factors, and Metro's "make everything on your screen bigger" option only brings the WinRT text up to a readable level — if a user needed text in WinRT to be made even larger to be readable, then they are stuck.
Until Apple releases Boot Camp drivers for Windows 8, you'll need an external mouse for right-clicking. When the touch aspects of Windows 8 are taken into account, what is needed to make good use of Microsoft's operating system is a track pad that recognises multi-fingered swipes and gestures. You're not going to find that at this moment with Apple hardware. Another issue is that Windows can only engage the MacBook's Nvidia graphics card, not the on-board Intel chipset that OS X will use to extend battery life.
Combining Windows 8 and a Retina MacBook Pro was an exercise in frustration — due in equal parts to the hardware chosen and the duplicity of Windows 8, an operating system where there are now two places for everything.
In mid-2012, high-DPI MacBooks are meant for Apple-endorsed operating systems, and Windows 8 is meant for hardware that we are yet to see.
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Some would say that it is a long way from software engineering to journalism, others would correctly argue that it is a mere 10 metres according to the floor plan.During his first five years with CBS Interactive, Chris started his journalistic adventure in 2006 as the Editor of Builder AU after originally joining the company as a programmer.Leaving CBS Interactive in 2010 to follow his deep desire to study the snowdrifts and culinary delights of Canada, Chris based himself in Vancouver and paid for his new snowboarding and poutine cravings as a programmer for a lifestyle gaming startup.Chris returns to CBS in 2011 as the Editor of TechRepublic Australia determined to meld together his programming and journalistic tendencies once and for all.In his free time, Chris is often seen yelling at different operating systems for their own unique failures, avoiding the dreaded tech support calls from relatives, and conducting extensive studies of internets — he claims he once read an entire one.


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Monday, February 11, 2008
On the Street…..Remember Him?, NYC
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Very sexy. Singular
cute. simply cute.
This is so cool. His gloves are really beautiful…everything works here. His happiness is infectious!
He reminds me of a garden knowm. Or Santa!
I love it
He looks so safe in those warm fabrics. I like his round shoes and pants that are purposely short, and his little hat too. I want to put him in my pocket as a luckycharm.
I think the hats make these two outfits… it makes me want to see a summer shot. I think I'm in love with him!
I LOVE him!! Two great pics, Sart!
wow dressed sooo perfect for the winter in NYC and you know that come the summer Mr right hand man of the USA's finest sartorial export Mr Lauren … will be wearing the garments to provide us again with another perfect heritage meets east coast meets mid west combo … he's my sartorial hero and i hope when i get to his age i still care, but don't come across contrived …. just enthusiastic and genuine … heres to the man !
I love the richness of his jacket in the top photo. It pops against the color of his pants and gloves. What a wonderful, earthy pallete!
soooooooo not getting this
What great personal style, esp. the first photo. Subtle yet eye-catching. Placing him in front of that wall is pure genius. The colors pop; the textures pop. Another example of your amazing eye and talent for composition.
Thanks for the comparison shot. He comes at this with no less precision than Mr. I should give up now and that for me, really is the point.
I love everything, specially the smile
Great shots–the patched chinos are cool. Can't help but think that it looks like he was plucked from a lobster-fishing boat in Maine.
I really like the boot laces that contrast the boots. and the contrasting sleeve cuff.
his first pic/story is what got me really into this blog, he is a lucky man.
This is the Webster dictionary definition of the word VAGRANT: 1. one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
2. one (as a prostitute or drunkard) whose conduct constitutes statutory
LAGUNA BEACH TRAD is you have one ounce of dignity you will recant.
In reply to laguna beach trad's comment: He is not a vagrant you ignorant dumbshit.
He works for Ralph Lauren, right?
Great individual style and infectious enthusiasm!
Oh, very different looks! Both are great anyway!
LBT, your are completely out of line. On a different note, I love the first photograph. The gloves are beautiful, and the ensemble is cohesive.
He is absolutely sure of himself,he is not cool in a knowing way, but only because he doesn´t seem to care.He is not showing off anything, just being himself. Reminds me of my own dad.
His clothes look worn but in a good way. He looks really good.
downright hugable!!!
endearing. :)
he's ever so cute!!!I love his style.. i can picture him in overalls also.
Oh yes, wasn't he a designer or something like that. Good example of finding one's style and keeping it. Does this mean that NY is becoming to small for the sartorialist?
I have beard envy…
I like the earlier photo much better because of the colors and worn in quality of the clothes.
and what did LBT say?
very timeless clothes.
One of my favorites. His story kept me coming back to this blog. Nice to see him again. He has true style.
"That's the guy that heads Ralph Lauren's vintage department."
– November 27, 2006
Nothing to do with this guy (although I agree he's charming) – but don't you have Spring in Manhattan yet? It's freezing but bright in London, and I saw the first bare tanned legs of the season on Saturday.
Charles Bukowski Style.
The buyer guy, I remember him well! Loved the first photo, love the new one even more. Great colors.
He is absolutely beautiful. The colors, the beard, the joyous smile, the wonderfully supple-looking gloves…
I love it!
Ohmigosh! I love this!
He looks like he changed on the inside, too. Something very good happened to him, and he's very grateful.
What a rock solid sense of self this guy has. Inspiring! Is Grandpa adoption legal?
The top photo is okay, though I would add some length to his pants. The second picture is great if you want to look like a hobo. Not my cup of tea.
Doug Bihlmaier – a fantastic beacon of individualistic style and taste – a wonderful soul and excellent friend to so many in the Vintage industry. His look has elicited decades of success at Polo. Not to mention is BRILLIANCE as a designer of interiors and rooms.
He's wonderful.
I do wish people would refrain from describing older men and women as "cute." It's so patronizing.
I love him.
I know this isn't a fashion related comment, but he's so adorable!
Interestingly enough, his boots on the first pic are by JCrew, made by Red Wing. I bought a pair, and although not cheap, they are worth the money. I wonder if RL does not make a similar boot… Love both pics, though. Easy style that most of us strive for
he bought all the furnishings, antiques, etc seen in all the ralph lauren stores, right?
I remember him, he has my ideal job, working for RL buying vintage goods from around the world. What a life. Great photos, and style. But what would Ralph say about him wearing Jcrew x redwing boots?
i want a fun grandpa like that 2.
santa in the off season. very cute
what an endearing & charming man! I love the color palette of the first picture. I also love his worn out shoes. He could be friends with the Charmer #2 (http://bp0.blogger.com/_qjpwnPW4c1o/R6HKDvOHXqI/AAAAAAAAC5U/JedW9nt8sl4/s1600-h/Italo.jpg)
iwish he was my uncle. what a happy person :)
Jcrew happens to carry red wing boots, but red wing boots are not exclusively JCrew — they've been around forever. I think they are cool in that "factory worker from the 1930′s" kind of way.
Dude has his on thing going on and he's rockin' it. Props for his individual style – he certainly has a well divined vision of what he wants the world to see.
I think I'm a tad bit jealous.
Gorgeous jacket in the first pic. Love his whole look there. The shoes compliment the jacket, and the gloves with the pants. His face seems to glow as well.
Someone mentioned that it looks like an internal change has occured from the original pic to the more recent one…..maybe he quit smoking?
Sart — I hope you put that second photo in your gallery show. It is New York City and one could write a dissertation on what the photo says.
Oh! And I like this man's style, too.
Have something to aspire to now – as am addicted to your blog. Please can we see more of 50 something women.
In picture #2, I am drawn to the background. What the WW II vet (I assume) is wearing. Also, the guy with the wide brim hat, blue shirt and orange tie…looks like he's trying to get Sart to take HIS picture.
i love him from casual to formal. he reminds me of a salty maine fisherman.
the accessories in his "formal" pic are what kill me – the hat, scarf, satchel, gloves = perfect!
i also love the length of his cords!
I think this guy has my dream job. I sure would love to go thru his warehouse of vintage stuff…
I love seeing people, no longer in their salad days looking excellent! I get so tired of seeing middle aged people look like crap.
I love the patches on the pants. He's my hero.
this is the store dresser guy right? his style is so effortless.
d!!!! you look like a rockstar!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxo man of style….!!!!!!!
he is indeed the RL guy..and he has the most beautiful taste ever. and it's also nice to know that he is a lovely, kind person. if you think he looks cool (and he does) you should see his car. i love his authenticity – a rare thing to see – but Sart does a beautiful job of finding these gems.
i wish he was my friend. this guy rules! understatement, style, indelible…
to answer someone above- definitely not spring yet! i'm west of the city adn we have snow and freezing rain! i agree with another above- he reminds me a little a Maine fisherman! i really like it though, his outfits make me think he has some great stories to tell.
got the number (n)ine look spot on. (i wonder if he shops there..)
Why can't I come up with ideas like this? Its sort of "homeless chic." Brilliant.
AHH! I love this guy! I am so excited that you shot him again!
Ellie D
I LOVE that man!!
Ahhhh! Men like him :) They make fashion fun. I love this guy. He looks like Santa on a happy trip.
If you dropped him into NYC in 1945, he would be living on the Bowery.
Today, he is a most likely a highly paid, respected professional.
Dear Sart,
In my most recent correspondence about meeting you at your show
I said that you were my new mentor but if the recent comments are to be believed, this gentleman, Doug Bihlmaier(?), is! If he has been the vintage buyer for Polo for years and a good guy I think I have to meet him and learn. I suspect we may have karmic business together.
Thanks for the follow up picture, he looks so much healthier and much less homeless.
the Men's Vintage Connoisseur
I love this photo. The rich colors colors really add to his infectious and garden gnome-esque smile.
You've gotta love the whimiscal!
The first outfit is fantastic as is the picture. I must say I love the pant length; it just looks right with these slightly wider pants. The color combination is magnificent and it all looks so, as somebody said earlier, effortless.
He's one of my favorites—-an inspiration to individual style!
now that's what i call style.. i'm sure he shops at second hand shops and doesn't even think of what he'll look like but he looks uber stylish!!
This is a guy named Doug Bilmaier. I worked with him back in the 80′s and we were the original stylists who worked with Ralph developing all the looks for showrooms, stores and ad campaigns. Doug's a seriously talented guy…….. and super nice.
I worked with him in the '80s as well! When Polo was still in that weird little walk-up at 40 W 55th…
After all these years, so many unforgettable characters there, but Doug is in a league of his own. We went on many adventures together.
I also had the privilege of working with Doug for many years. Couldn't get him out of my mind today, and this is where I found him! Captured as his easy, tweedy, bearded self! Miss you man!
I remember Doug growing up in Osborne County, KS. He has not changed one bit from high school.
Oddly enough, I just spotted Doug 2 days ago, at the Polo shop on Prince and Mott! I hadn't seen him in almost 15 years till the spotting in the Sartorialist, and now in 3-D.
If this guy's look is vaguelly deliberate – he has style, which would bear out the maxim that you can't buy it – you either have it or you don't!
Hobo chic? No, this isn't working at all.
This is my Idea of Being. Come to me, firstname.lastname@example.com NOW.


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Fire crews with tankers and hoses at the ready stood guard Friday night as a massive and fast-burning wildfire threatened a popular mountain tourist enclave in southwestern Colorado, forcing the evacuation of more than 400 people.
"It's like gasoline up there," said Cindy Shank, a former firefighter and executive director of the southwest Colorado chapter of the Red Cross, which set up a shelter at Del Norte's high school for residents and visitors of South Fork, a summer retreat of cabins, RV parks and mostly part-time homes.
"I've never seen a fire do this before," Shank said of the blaze, which was being fueled by hot, windy weather and miles and miles of strands of trees killed by a beetle infestation. "It's really extreme, extreme fire behavior. It has split into two pieces. There are two heads to the fire."
A black smoky sky, broken up only by an orange glow over the outlines of the San Juan mountains, was all that was visible from the nearby town of Del Norte, where evacuees were given an update Friday evening by fire officials.
"It will be a couple of days before South Fork is out of danger," Jim Jaminet, a fire management officer for the Rio Grande National Forest, told evacuees.
Although he tried to reassure the residents that their homes and cabins would be saved — "Every type of structure protection is in place," Jaminet said — he noted that the wind- and dead tree-fueled blaze was unpredictable.
"Every afternoon these things are getting legs and getting up and walking around," he said of the fires.
Dozens of fire crews were positioned around neighborhoods in the town, working to remove propane tanks and wood piles that could help ignite homes.
Authorities said the 47-square-mile fire was a few miles southwest of town Friday night and had been advancing at a rate of about a mile an hour.
Meantime, a third fire sparked to the West, raising concerns it would move toward the town of Creede, which has about 300 residents.
And to the east, in south-central Colorado, nine structures and four outbuildings have been lost in a wildfire in Huerfano County that forced the evacuation of about two dozen residents and more than 170 Boy Scouts since it started Wednesday, fire officials said.
South Fork a popular spot for hiking and camping. The fictional Griswold family camped in South Fork in 1983's "National Lampoon's Vacation." The famous scene where a dog urinates on a picnic basket was filmed atSouth Fork's Riverbend Resort, called "Kamp Komfort" in the movie.
South Fork's mayor, Kenneth Brooke, sent his children and grandchildren to a safe location and stayed behind, helping several dozen area fire responders prepare for hosing down structures.
Brooke said authorities are allowing him to stay in South Fork until the blaze crests a nearby mountain. Until then, the mayor was taking phone calls from nervous neighbors and telling them the town's grim forecast.
"I just tell them it doesn't look good," Brooke told The Associated Press by phone Friday. "I tell them the truth, that the fire is coming. I just tell them to keep themselves safe, evacuate as need be and don't come back.
Late June to August is usually peak season for South Fork, when tourists or part-time residents multiply the town's population.
Harold Josefy, his wife and their 13-year-old granddaughter left the Fun Valley RV park after officers knocked on doors Friday morning. "They told us we had to get out now," he said.
But Terri Allahdadi and her motor coach were staying in South Fork for now. "It's like a ghost town," Allahdadi said by telephone Friday night. "We are not having trouble breathing. I know they need to evacuate people, but I don't feel threatened at all."
South Fork native Denny Fleming, 55, said he, his wife and his dad were the only residents he knew who stayed behind. His family runs South Fork's only gas station. They were keeping it open so firefighters would have fuel, coffee and ice, he said. The family's Rainbow Grocery was closed though.
"We're usually very, very busy right now," Fleming said.
Since most of the residents are part-time, most evacuees said they were less concerned about personal possessions than lifestyle.
"There's just lots of memories," Sue McCraw of Stillwater, Okla., said of she and her husband, Dean's rustic cabin 11 miles from South Fork.
"It's an antique," Dean McCraw said. "But it has character."


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The Very First Copyright Trial, In 6th Century Ireland, Sounds Really Familiar
from the a-history-lesson dept
The short version of the story is that St. Columba, a monk, apparently led quite an interesting life. The pdf goes through a bunch of details, but at some point, he decided that the best way to spread Christianity and his own teachings would be to spread the important writings he came across:
Colmcille threw himself into these labours with a zeal few ordinary mortals could match and amongst the tasks he attacked most passionately was the transcribing of biblical manuscripts. A devoted scribe himself, he recognised the shortage of books as one of the critical paths restricting the growth of the scholarship of the church, as well as of his own band of followers. Wherever and whenever he could get access to the materials he would copy and encourage his monks to copy, study and disperse the copies of books to spread the teachings of the church.As this was happening, he became aware that his former teacher and friend, Finnian, had returned from Rome with the "Vulgate" -- a Latin translation of the bible that had been done about 100 years earlier. Columba traveled to see is friend... and the book. Finnian gladly shared his treasure with Columba, but was still quite protective of it, and wasn't keen on the whole "copying it for others' bit. So, Columba took matters into his own hands and started surreptitiously copying the manuscript at night. He was eventually spotted, and a fight ensued, which the two former friends agreed to settle via arbitration, held in the court of Diarmaid, the High King of Ireland. Finnian argued for a basic form of copyright: claiming that the book was his "property" and any attempt at copying it violated his property rights. It was then that Columba allegedly made something like the following speech (which was, admittedly, loosely translated in the pdf above):
"My friend's claim seeks to apply a worn out law to a new reality. Books are different to other chattels (possessions) and the law should recognise this. Learned men like us, who have received a new heritage of knowledge through books, have an obligation to spread that knowledge, by copying and distributing those books far and wide. I haven't used up Finnian's book by copying it. He still has the original and that original is none the worse for my having copied it. Nor has it decreased in value because I made a transcript of it. The knowledge in books should be available to anybody who wants to read them and has the skills or is worthy to do so; and it is wrong to hide such knowledge away or to attempt to extinguish the divine things that books contain. It is wrong to attempt to prevent me or anyone else from copying it or reading it or making multiple copies to disperse throughout the land. In conclusion I submit that it was permissible for me to copy the book because, although I benefited from the hard work involved in the transcription, I gained no worldly profit from the process, I acted for the good of society in general and neither Finnian nor his book were harmed."I have to be honest: such a speech (even with the admittedly "loose" translation) seems so current that I have my doubts about the whole story having happened at all. But, since this is just for fun, let's keep going.
According to the story in the pdf, the "trial" wasn't exactly on a fair basis, as there were all sorts of separate political pressures on the king and his advisors, including some worries about by some druids that Columba might be too successful in spreading Christianity with such copied books. Think of the druids as the "recording industry" in this story, with Christianity I guess being the Napster of the sixth century. No surprise: the legacy industry had the ear of those in power, and used it to influence how the court would rule:
"I don't know where you get your fancy new ideas about people's property. Wise men have always described the copy of a book as a child-book. This implies that someone who owns the parent-book also owns the child-book. To every cow its calf, to every book its child-book. The child-book belongs to Finnian."Yup. The breakthrough "startups" have been losing such copyright battles for over a millennium apparently -- though, of course, in the long run (thank you Gutenberg), it seems that the copiers eventually win out. So, while Napster may suffer in the courts of today, certain things, such as the spread of knowledge and content are eventually unstoppable.
And, oh yeah, the post script to the story, is that following this loss in "court" and the humiliation that came with it, there were a series of events that led to a real fight -- the so-called "Battle of the Book" that left 3,000 dead, and despite being the victor in that battle, Columba was almost ex-communicated and then eventually (if temporarily) exiled from Ireland. But, then again, he also became a saint in retrospect. I can't see the same happening for Tenenbaum or Thomas, but perhaps they'll take some solace in knowing that the ridiculous fines put on them might not be quite as bad as what Columba faced.


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A total of 1.75 billion mobile phones were sold in 2012, according to Gartner and smartphone sales rose to a record 207.7 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2012, 38 percent more than in the same period in 2011.
In the midst of this surging growth, the biggest mobile trade show in the calendar kicks off on February 25 in Barcelona, Spain.
There will be plenty to watch for in terms of new technology, software and content as well as several new smartphone launches.
So what are some of the hottest mobile trends in the fast growing mobile market right now? Click ahead to find out.
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Whatever you do, do NOT redirect users from every single page on your site to the same mobile site homepage. That breaks ALL of your incoming links to e.g. articles on your page, which is incredibly frustrating. If you're going to redirect to a mobile site, make sure you redirect to the mobile equivalent of the page the user landed on in the first place – not just the homepage.


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A parade of people spoke out against a proposed junk ordinance at a Polk Township supervisors meeting on Tuesday night, which was attended by almost 200 people.
A parade of people spoke out against a proposed "junk" ordinance at a Polk Township supervisors meeting on Tuesday night, which was attended by almost 200 people.
The outcry ultimately led to the proposed ordinance's being struck down.
"We already have enough rules. I'm sorry, but the township should not have the right to tell us what we're allowed to have and not have on our property," said Polk Township resident Mitchell Dunlap.
The township was considering passing an ordinance that would punish people who left junk – old cars, furniture, non-used trampolines, old machinery, construction materials, etc. – on their property for an extended period of time.
The township said that many residents as well as homeowner associations in the township complained that people left too much "junk" on their property and that this "junk" was an eyesore and could pose environmental hazards.
But an overwhelming number of people who spoke out at the meeting, which was moved to the Polk Township firehouse from the municipal building to accommodate all those expected to attend, said that this problem of leaving junk on property was better solved not by the township, which wanted to levy fines of up to $500 on violators.
One argument that many of the people who spoke out at the meeting kept raising was this: Polk Township is a rural community. Therefore, many people have farming equipment – old and new – on their property. Farming equipment parts, the dissenters argued, are expensive. So many people keep out-of-commission pieces of equipment on their property for the parts.
"I just had to replace a rim on my tractor because I didn't have the part on one of my old tractors. And you know how much that one part cost? 150 bucks," a Polk Township resident told the supervisors.
Many of the people who attended the meeting also had qualms with the particulars of the ordinance. Some especially did not like the fact that the ordinance was called a "junk" ordinance and argued that "junk" is really in the eyes of the beholder.
"Let me tell you something, I'm 84 years old and I've got many old cars on my property. Those cars aren't junk, they're my treasure," said resident Tony Polito to resounding applause from the audience.
Another resident said that he was shocked to learn that under the proposed ordinance, people would be punished if they didn't remove their "junk" after 72 hours of being warned. "I travel to many other states for work. I fix boilers. You're going to punish me if I don't move some stuff off my property in a moment's notice?" said township resident Aaron Weaver.
Many of the people who spoke at the meeting wore working clothes. Some had grease-stained hands. Some wore rubber boots or overalls.
Though almost every single person who spoke to the board – about 20 members of the public spoke – voiced opposition to the proposed ordinance, there was one lone voice for it.
"I hate to say it, but I can honestly say my neighbor's property is a junkyard," said Lawrence Kahn. "It's unacceptable. There are piles of garbage, three boats, a travel trailer. I have seen raccoons and rats go in and out of that property."
Many in the audience sympathized with Khan but said that it'd probably best if he himself took the issue up with his neighbor.
Some people at the meeting took special issue with the fact that homeowners associations complained to Polk Township about junk and wanted Polk to draft a law punishing people who keep junk on their property.
"Those homeowners associations, if they don't like something about their residents' behavior, well that's why they have bylaws. Why should all the other people have to suffer because they're upset?" said Angelo Mesce.
The supervisors at the end of the meeting said that the resistance to the proposed ordinance was so overwhelming that they didn't even want to go back to the drawing board and redraft the proposed ordinance. They decided not even to vote on the matter and let the issue "die."
However, Nancy May, Polk Township supervisor, made one plea to the audience. She said that one thing that greatly worried her was that children could perhaps get stuck in the trunks of defunct cars or refrigerators and suffocate. She asked members of the audience who have defunct cars on their property to please take caution.
"I just don't want to see anything like that happen," May said.
Though people were passionate at the meeting, people were also cordial. Not one expletive was uttered and even people who gave opposing viewpoints were applauded.
This showing of civic engagement and the number of people to actually show up to the firehouse lead to May saying this at the end of the meeting: "Wow. This was really was amazing."


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Understanding Annuities Part #1
March 8, 2012 in annuities, annuity, annuity contracts, distribution period, investment option, lump sum investment, retirement option, retirement plan
Annuities – The Safest Conservative Investment
While most of us have heard of annuities and many of us have investigated annuities as an investment option, you may still have unanswered questions that this article can help to answer.
What is an annuity?
Simply put, an annuity is a type of retirement option obtained through an insurance company. In exchange for a lump sum investment or a series of initial contributions, the insurance company will provide a regular stream of income to the individual. These payments may have a specific duration or continue for the life of the individual; it depends upon the contract. The common feature of all annuity contracts is the option of the individual to receive life-long, regular payments from the insurance company. This is the feature that makes annuities an attractive addition to a retirement plan. The features of a specific annuity are determined by the annuity contract.
The basic features of an annuity contract
While annuities can vary greatly in their requirements and details, certain basic features are common to all annuities. These include:
- Payments made to the insurance company by the policy holder.
These payments may be a single lump sum, or a series of payments whose amount and duration are specified in the contract. The purpose of the payment is to provide the initial source of investment funds.
- A period during which funds are accumulated. This time period usually lasts for several years, except in the case of a single lump sum payment. During this accumulation period, the compounded growth of the fund is tax-free. Also during this period, withdrawal of funds by the annuity holder is extremely limited, and subject to hefty fees by the IRS and the insurance company. Any withdrawals by the holder before the age of 59 ½ are subject to a 10% penalty imposed by the IRS, as well as income taxes on the withdrawn funds.
- A distribution period which begins once the annuity holder reaches the age of 59 ½ or older. During the distribution period, the invested proceeds are returned to the annuity holder in regular payments. These payments are considered by the IRS to be regular income, not capital gains. The payments will continue to be made until the holder dies; at that time the annuity will pay out to the holder's beneficiary or beneficiaries.
Because annuities come with features such as death benefits and life-expectancy estimates, they are considered insurance products and are offered by insurance companies. There are also several different types of annuities, which we will discuss in subsequent articles.
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Brennan Doubles Home Two Runs In Second Game
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – It looked like the Yale softball team was on its way toward building some positive momentum for this weekend's big four-game series with Harvard. The Bulldogs scored three runs in the first inning of Wednesday's second game against Wagner. Instead, the Seahawks' pitching staff shut down Yale the rest of the way and Wagner went on to complete a doubleheader sweep with a 6-3 victory on a cloudy and chilly day at Dewitt Family Field. The Seahawks won the first game 6-0.
Jennifer Ong had another big day the plate for the Bulldogs (7-24). She reached base twice in the opener, including a single in the first inning, and then went 3-for-4 with a run scored in the second game to raise her average for the season to .363.
Freshman Hannah Brennan added a hit in both games, including a two-run double in the first inning of the second game. Tori Balta also had a pair of hits on the day.
Ong led off the second game for Yale with a single to left. Meg Johnson later walked, and Brennan followed with her double to the right-centerfield gap that glanced off the glove of Wagner centerfielder Cara Donovan. Brennan then scored when Seahawks' first baseman couldn't handle Chelsea Janes's grounder.
Wagner (14-26) scored single runs in the second and third innings but didn't take the lead until Ashley Olsen hit an opposite-field, two-run home run in the fifth. The Seahawks then added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh inning.
The first game started as a pitcher's duel between Wagner's Samantha Bedker and Yale's Chelsey Dunham. The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when the Seahawks broke through for three runs. They added a single run in the fifth and two runs in the seventh.
Bedker finished with a four-hit shutout. She struck out three and walked two.
Dunham struck out six but suffered the loss.
The Bulldogs are back in action on Saturday when they host a doubleheader with Harvard beginning at 12:30 p.m. The same two teams will play a doubleheader on Sunday as well.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Tyler Wilson was 23 of 31 passing for 372 yards and a career-high five touchdowns to lead Arkansas to a 49-7 win over Kentucky in a game shortened by severe weather.
Wilson threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to running back Jonathan Williams on the opening play for the Razorbacks, who had 533 yards of total offense before the game was called with 5:08 remaining in the third quarter because of lightning near Razorback Stadium.
The win was the second straight for Arkansas (3-4, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) after a four-game losing streak. Williams finished with three catches for 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and running back Dennis Johnson added three touchdowns.
The Wildcats (1-6, 0-4 SEC) were outgained 444-88 in total yards in the first half.