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iOS 6 includes a new feature that lets parents lock the iPad to a single app so kids cannot open other apps, post to Facebook or delete apps from the iPad.
The iPad is a popular tablet to hand to children for reading books, exploring virtual worlds or just watching a show on Netflix, but it's easy for kids to get into apps they shouldn't or to start removing apps from the iPad without controls in place.
The new iOS 6 software update includes Guided Access mode, that locks the iPad to a single app, and allows blocking certain areas of the screen or other features while the iPad is locked. This may as well be called Kid Mode for the iPad.
This solution isn't a perfect kids mode, but it is far better than we've seen on the iPad in the past. Until Apple releases controls like the Kindle Fire HD, this is what we need to work with.
How to Lock the iPad to a Single App
The video below shows how to lock the iPad to a single app, aka turn on Kid Mode for the iPad. This works with any iPad running iOS 6, which rules out the original iPad.
Once Guided Access is set up, users only need to triple tap the home button to turn on Kid Mode for a specific app. The process works with any app, and even allows parents to block off specific areas of the screen from accepting touch input.
Open Settings on the iPad.
Tap on General and scroll down to find Accessibility.
Tap on Guided Access.
On the Guided Access screen toggle the switch to On.
Set a Passcode that a child isn't likely to guess, so no "1111" passcodes here.
Now Guided Access, or Kid Mode is ready to use.
Open the app that you want to lock the iPad to. Once the app is open triple tap the home button. This needs to be fairly fast.
From here, choose if the kid can use touch or motion controls.
It's also possible to lock out certain areas of the screen from touch control. This is useful for blocking links to buy items or to exit a specific movie in Netflix.
Guided access is the perfect companion to Netflix for Kids. After opening the Netflix for Kids section of the new Netflix app, turn on guided access mode and block the top part of the screen from accepting touch input. In the photo above, the top section of the Netflix app will no longer respond to touch. This means kids can pick any Netflix for kids movie, but won't be able to jump to the main screen to watch R rated movies.
This isn't a perfect kids mode. Restarting the iPad while holding the home button and power buttons will quit Guided Access, giving the user full access to the iPad without a passcode. This is also a good way to exit Guided Access if it doesn't recognize the triple tap.


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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Cody Latimer set career highs with 11 catches and 189 yards receiving and hauled in three touchdowns as Indiana defeated Illinois 52-35 on Saturday.
The Hoosiers (4-5, 2-3 Big Ten) snapped a three-game skid, while Illinois (3-6, 0-5) extended its school-record conference losing streak to 19 games.
Tevin Coleman rushed 15 times for a career-high 215 yards, the most by a Hoosier in the last 10 seasons. The teams engaged in a back-and-forth shootout until Coleman's 75-yard touchdown run edged Indiana ahead 42-35 with 12:41 remaining. Indiana burned the Illini's run defense for 371 yards and gained a season-high 650 yards overall.
Nathan Scheelhaase completed 38 of 57 passes for 450 yards and two touchdowns to lead Illinois. He added 45 yards and a score on the ground. Receiver Steve Hull exploded for 224 yards and two touchdowns on nine receptions.
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NIDALEE THE WONDER OF A SPEAR ;) thts wat i call her.
k now nidalee is dps ranged champion 3150 ip, nidalee gets rlly op wen on ap her spear gets up to so much dmg can sometimes kill someone in 1 hit...
tips: try to take mid if u are mid keep so much range between u and ur enemy champion and keep harrasing him with javelin toss the more distance u keep from u and ur enemy the more dmg ur spear will make so try to be as far as u can from him. lay ur bushwhack in bushes from its name xD or maybe next to baron or in any other places. ur ult is a rlly important thing for nidalee now if nidalee runs out of mana u can just ult turn into the cat and pounce on the enemy and use take down.
pros: in late game can kill squishy ppl in one hit with her javelin toss.
very good at long rage harrasing fights
can kill ppl in a few seconds
cons: not vry good at close range ( before LVL 6)
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October 2, 2006
While most people's lives
are not consumed by severe stress, the day-to-day stressors can
lead to health problems, as well. What are those day-to-day "stressors"?
"stres-sor [stres-er, -awr] �noun an activity, event, or other
stimulus that causes stress"
What might be considered
a major stressor by one person, may not bother another person at
all. For different people, the causes of -- and reactions to --
the stressors in their lives are unique.
"Some teens become
overloaded with stress. When it happens, inadequately managed
stress can lead to anxiety, withdrawal, aggression, physical illness,
or poor coping skills such as drug and/or alcohol use. When we perceive
a situation as difficult or painful, changes occur in our minds
and bodies to prepare us to respond to danger. This 'fight,
flight, or freeze' response includes faster heart and breathing
rate, increased blood to muscles of arms and legs, cold or clammy
hands and feet, upset stomach and/or a sense of dread. The same
mechanism that turns on the stress response can turn it off. As
soon as we decide that a situation is no longer dangerous, changes
can occur in our minds and bodies to help us relax and calm down.
This 'relaxation response' includes decreased heart and breathing
rate and a sense of well being. Teens that develop a 'relaxation
response' and other stress management skills feel less helpless
and have more choices when responding to stress."
Sometimes the day to day
stressors seem so much a part of life that people don't realize
the that the negative effects they are experiencing are a result
of stress. Different people deal with stress differently, but in
order deal with it at all one first needs to consciously acknowledge
that it exists, identify the causes, and then try to deal with those
"The main causes of
stress are psychological. The effects of stress are both physical
and psychological. As you react to stress your body undergoes changes.
Early signs of stress include lip biting, nail nibbling, tooth grinding,
and palm sweating. You may feel 'butterflies' in your stomach, and
your throat may become dry, making it hard to speak. Your heart
rate and blood pressure may rise. Stress victims often feel grouchy
and restless, are unable to concentrate, and lose sleep. Under too
much pressure, many people wheeze, ache, sneeze, or break out in
rashes. Repeated tensing of the head, face, and neck muscles can
narrow blood vessels and trigger headaches. Doctors report that
well over half of all patients seeking treatment have no physical
problems. The aches and pains are real, but they are caused by built-up
emotions. Long-term stress can damage your physical and mental health
and produce troubling behavior."
Even if the symptoms have
been identified, just treating the symptoms will not solve the problem.
"* Take a stand against overscheduling. If you're feeling stretched,
consider cutting out an activity or two, opting for just the ones
that are most important to you.
* Be realistic. Don't try to be perfect - no one is. And expecting
others to be perfect can add to your stress level, too (not to mention
put a lot of pressure on them!). If you need help on something,
like schoolwork, ask for it.
* Get a good night's sleep. Getting enough sleep helps keep your
body and mind in top shape, making you better equipped to deal with
any negative stressors....
* Learn to relax. The body's natural antidote to stress is called
the relaxation response. ... [build] time into your schedule for
activities that are calming and pleasurable: reading a good book
or making time for a hobby, spending time with your pet, or just
taking a relaxing bath.
* Treat your body well. Experts agree that getting regular exercise
helps people manage stress. (Excessive or compulsive exercise can
contribute to stress, though, so as in all things, use moderation.)
And eat well to help your body get the right fuel to function at
its best....
* Watch what you're thinking. Your outlook, attitude, and thoughts
influence the way you see things....
* Solve the little problems. Learning to solve everyday problems
can give you a sense of control...."
While people can make changes
in their lives to remove or reduce some stressors, others are unavoidable.
In such cases, how one reacts to the stressor will determine the
level of stress it is able to cause. If a "stressor" is
a person, then the situation can be a little more complex.
"Underlying all constructive
conflict management is understanding. Feeling that you are understood.
And understanding the situation from the other perspective. Knowing
that you are understood creates respect for you and your position.
Understanding a situation from the other perspective creates an
environment that fosters formulation of mutually beneficial solutions.
This is much easier said than done. Any thing that creates common
understanding contributes positively to constructive conflict management.
Forcefully stating your case isnt one. Stephen Covey says
it best. 'Seek first to understand. Then be understood'."
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What stressors in your life are avoidable? What stressors are unavoidable?
What can you do to reduce the number of stressors in your life?
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stress that is caused by a situation (and not people or a particular
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EWS-WWF Announces its 'Year of Giving' Strategy to Promote Partnerships Via Environment-based Programmes
- The EWS Corporate Membership Programmes provide the private sector with an opportunity to demonstrate their corporate commitment to the UAE vision and its sustainability goals
- The environment-based partnership initiatives are lined up under the three main pillars of the 'Year of Giving': Corporate Social Responsibility, Volunteering, and Serving the Nation
- Partners also have the opportunity to support the Environment Endowment Fund in collaboration with the Mohammed Bin Rashid International Centre of Endowment Consultancy
- EWS-WWF is currently working with over 140 public and private entities in the UAE and Gulf region to conserve biodiversity and tackle climate change
Through the 'Give2UAE' plan, supporters of the environment will work with EWS-WWF to conserve the country's local heritage in the spirit of the Year of Giving, and support the growth of the Environment Endowment fund, in collaboration with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy (MBRGCEC). All private sector partners that meet a set of criteria, and are willing to support environment programmes sustainably, are eligible for the 'Dubai Endowment Sign' in coordination with the MBRGCEC. This sign demonstrates an organisation's contribution to the vision of the country and gives privilege for the private sector in procurement with the Government of Dubai as per the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.
Laila Abdullatif, EWS-WWF Deputy Director General said: "At EWS-WWF, we believe that collaboration between government, private organisations and civil society is at the very heart of creating a more sustainable future for all generations. Through forward-thinking initiatives such as the Year of Giving, the UAE has created a platform to further push this collaboration and capitalise on the powerful impact communities can have on societies, and our environment."
Abdullatif added: "With our Give2UAE plan, we're enabling the public and private sectors to further integrate corporate social responsibility across their business streams through a range of engaging opportunities to facilitate volunteering programmes, connecting participants to nature, and serving their nation to create a lasting legacy for the prosperity and betterment of the UAE and its people. We look forward to working with current and prospective partners as we contribute to the UAE's vision of a thriving green economy driving sustainable development."
Through the first pillar, Corporate Social Responsibility, EWS offers private organisations the opportunity to join any of its Corporate Membership Programmes designed to facilitate the implementation of country-wide conservation projects and the preservation of the natural environment while helping to ensure a sustainable way of life for future generations. Accordingly, these membership programmes are an innovative way for the private sector to demonstrate their corporate commitment to the UAE vision and long-term sustainability goals. To learn out more about the various Corporate Membership Programmes; visit http://howyoucanhelp.uae.panda.org/
The second pillar, Volunteering, offers government entities, as well as the private sector, the opportunity to sign up to the 'Citizen Scientists' Programme to participate in field research and environmental studies. Volunteers can also support ocean fieldwork working with marine habitats. Alternatively, people can volunteer through a skill-based employee programme across areas such as administration, graphic design and accounting, among other specialities. For more information on becoming a green volunteer; visit http://howyoucanhelp.uae.panda.org/
The third strategy pillar, Serving the Nation, works towards ensuring a happier and healthier population through enriching nature experiences across mountains and marine sites. Additional educational opportunities will be made available, enabling partners' employees to learn more about the impacts of climate change in the UAE and to volunteer as ambassadors to raise awareness about the cause.
Today, EWS-WWF is working with over 140 public and private entities in the UAE and Gulf region to conserve biodiversity and tackle climate change through education, awareness, policy and science based conservation initiatives.
EWS-WWF encourages all organisations interested in conserving the natural environment and working toward a sustainable future for the UAE, during the Year of Giving and beyond, to reach out to EWS-WWF via its social media channels and website. EWS-WWF welcomes its current partners and volunteers to also discuss their involvement and positive experiences with EWS-WWF programmes on social media with the hashtags #Give2UAE and #YearofGiving.


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Quote from: Darth_Anton on March 28, 2006, 11:49 PMI know a few locals who scalp just to pay for their own collection.Who?
I know a few locals who scalp just to pay for their own collection.
The motives of scalpers are irrelevant in the end. This is all about supply and demand. Scalpers exists because collectors go to them to buy the stuff. I have done it before when I used to be a carded collector but now I rather not have a figure than give in to that.If nobody bought from them, scalping would not be a profitable venture but alas collecting (not only SW but anything) lacks patience and here is where scalpers make their money.I know that a lot of you do not give into scalpers (and many more will claim that even though they do). Still for every person that does not give in, there is one or maybe two that do.
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Caltech Home > CCE Home > Facilities > Instrument Facilities > Caltech Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Facility
Caltech Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Facility
The Caltech EPR facility is equipped with two Bruker EPR spectrometers, an EMX X-band continuous-wave (CW) EPR spectrometer, and a newly acquired Bruker ELEXSYS E580 pulse EPR spectrometer capable of pulse and CW EPR spectroscopy at both X and Q-bands, as well as a variety of electron-electron double resonance (ELDOR) and electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopies. Groups or research laboratories interested in using instrumentation in the facility are welcome to visit the laboratory in the sub-basement of Crellin Hall (B264) or email Paul Oyala at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Facility Instrumentation
Bruker ELEXSYS - E580 X,Q-band pulse EPR spectrometer
Bruker EMX X-band CW-EPR Spectrometer
Located in a renovated lab in the sub-basement of Crellin (B264), this instrument is a state-of-the-art Pulse and CW EPR spectrometer from Bruker capable of CW EPR, Pulse EPR, and ELDOR and ENDOR experiments at both X- and Q-Bands (9 GHz and 34 GHz, respectively). Additionally, it is equipped with an Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) integrated into the pulse-forming unit which is capable of generating shaped pulses for advanced pulse EPR applications at either operating frequency.
Located in the basement of Crellin in B160, this instrument is an X-band CW EPR spectrometer capable of CW experiments from cryogenic temperatures to room temperature.
Contact Information
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Office: B250A Crellin
Labs: B264, B160 Crellin
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Again, I'm posting about color combinations you might wish to use to help identify your brand. Colors, both in combination and alone, invoke emotional responses.
Once you have established what attributes your brand should convey, you can then, and only then, ask a graphics designer to develop a palette for your brand. As I've stated before, the palette not only colors your logo, it should be used within promotional literature, store fixtures, delivery trucks and other touch-point objects associated with the brand.
Today I am going back to the handy little book, Color Image Scale by Shigenobu Kobayashi, where his three-year research with the Nippon Color and Design Research Institute is presented. They had "matched 130 basic colors and over 1,000 color combinations to 180 key image words, allowing you the expression of any mood, lifestyle, or taste through the creative use of color combinations."
Using the book's index I looked up the term "vigorous" as a mood I might want to impart to my brand. Listed were three different color combinations which I'll attempt to match the designated colors below.
Note: Color matching the printed cmyk 4-color ink process to hexadecimal screen color designations is tricky, so the examples may vary from those actually printed in the book. And they may look different on your monitor than they do on mine, even if I stay with "web-safe" colors.
But here goes: three combinations to help me express a vigorous brand image.
There are several web sites that provide color-matching models that can be used for developing brand palettes. Though not as authoritative as Color Image Scale, they can be helpful, particularly if your brand is web-based.
Next blog on color will list them for you.
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I contract with various New York and Connecticut hospitals, psychiatric facilities, short and long term rehabilitation programs as well as assisted living facilities to host an authentic (no computer or board games) Wheel of Fortune Game.
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WNIT Daily Roundup
Charlotte 79, Virginia 74
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Behind four double-figure scorers and a 26-11 late first half run, the Charlotte 49ers (27-9) held on for 79-74 win at ACC foe Virginia (19-16) to advance to the WNIT Final Four.
"I am so happy for our team," Charlotte coach Karen Aston said. "We were very resilient down the stretch. I am so proud of the maturity that our team displayed down the stretch. We had players hit big shots. We are playing with a lot of confidence right now."
Shannon McCallum recorded her third consecutive 20-point scoring game with a 24 points including shooting 10-for-11 from the free-throw line. McCallum went over the 1,500 career points mark in the game. Epiphany Woodson tallied 17 points in the game. She has scored in double-figures in 14 of Charlotte's last 15 games. Kendria Holmes scored 10 points and dished out seven assists. Gabby Tyler recorded her second consecutive double-figure scoring game with 10 points off the bench. Amanda Dowe scored nine points. Jennifer Hailey added seven points to the 49ers attack.
Charlotte outrebounded their 27th opponent of the season with a 41-35 advantage on the boards. Hailey grabbed nine rebounds. Dowe and Tyler grabbed six rebounds apiece. McCallum recorded five rebounds in the game.


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Coughton Court is an English Grade 1 Tudor building just outside Alcester in Warwickshire which is cared for by the National Trust. The Coughton Estate has been home to the Thockmorton family for over 600 years and has a lot of history attached to it. The land in which Coughton stands is thought to have had a medieval site there when the first Throckmorton came there. John de Throckmorton came to Coughton in 1409 with his wife.
Coughton Court was gifted to the National Trust in 1946 but with a 300 year lease so that the Throckmorton family could still live there. Which they still do. Like Coombe Abbey, Coughton Court also has a connection with the Gunpowder plot. It is said the explosives were hidden here. If you would like to know a little more about this, follow the links.. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/coughton-court/history/view-page/item563366/
and http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/coughton.asp
The pictures below show you the front and the back of Coughton Court
As with many places I visit, I have favourite times of the year to go but also favourite bits of the estates depending on the season. One thing that does not change is my favourite part of the house and that has to be the entrance which I believe was where the coaches stopped to drop their passengers off . I guess at one time this part of the house would have been open and not sealed off as it is today. The thing I like most about this room is the ceiling, it is really beautiful and reminds me very much of a section of Peterborough Cathedral but on a smaller scale. I will add a photo of both so that you can see what I mean. One is made of plaster and one made of stone but both beautiful.
Coughton court
Peterbourough Cathedral which I will write more about in future as it is a beautiful building and has so much history.
If you go to Coughton Court, one place you will have to go is to the top of the house to see the view from there. It is well worth the climb of the spiral stone staircase and you can have a break half way while you see a room which holds a lot of history and also has another priest hole.It is not a very pleasant one either as it was part of the old toilet system but don't worry, nothing horrible like that to see today.
The Priest hole
The stone steps to the top of the house.
The view from the top of the house.
The same view in Autumn
If you look to the left while facing the same way as the front of the house, you will see both Churches, the Catholic and the Church of England very close together. The Throckmorton family were very strong Catholics but had to be seen to be doing the right thing for the times.
The two Churches are below, I was a little disappointed not to be able to go in the older Church but it is in need of repair and they are in the process of trying to raise money for it.
The same room only decorated for Christmas
I was going to add Coughton Court's Winter Festival to this page but after visiting today, taking far too many photos as usual and seeing all the hard work they have put in to make it look so beautiful. I decided it had earned a blog of it's own. I will add a few more photos of the grounds from earlier in the year to this blog and then get started on the Winter Festival.
Apologies to make as I did start this blog before the Christmas one but ended up putting this on hold and then forgot I had wrote it. It's not very Christmassy but something to look forward to in the coming year maybe.
Here is the link to Coughton Court's Winter Festival


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Supplier: M15332
1. How long has the business been operating and how did it start?
Great Horizon have maintained a strong presence in the market since it came to operation in the year 2005
2. What is your company's mission?
To offer a personalized and quality service to the satisfaction of our clients and promote every aspect of tourism.
3. What does your company specialize in?
Tourism operations.
4. Who is the founder or owner of the company and briefly describe his/her past activities?
Maricus O. Orao- been in tourism since 1992 and have worked in various organizations. brought wealth of experience to M15332.
5. What is your most popular travel package and why?
GHT: 30 - 3 Days Masai Mara Low Cost Budget Tour from Kisumu. Maasai Mara is one of the wonders of the world and most of the volunteers from western part of Kenya find it easy to book this trip from Kisumu to see the annual migration of the wildebeest.
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We saw all wildlife that was there to see even the leopard which is normally rare to find. We had a very professional and knowledgeable driver and was familiar with the parks, knew the best tracks and led us to most of the wildlife I have led groups on 2 week trips to Kenya, using M15332. Each one was wonderful, and beyond expectations. We saw an amazing number of animals on each safari. The preparation for the trips were assisted by the professional director and his staff, who were most helpful. The driver guides were knowledgeable and friendly. As our trips include mission work as well as safari, it was gratifying to have adaptability and flexibility built in to our schedule. Most of all, we felt safe and happy throughout, and there was always lots of laughter. We are looking forward to our trip to Kenya this summer, thanks to M15332!-https://www.safaribookings.com/reviews/p2091#
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Discover a elegant design White painted large dressing table expertly crafted for the bedroom. This multi drawer makeup table is a place where you can sit and finish getting ready. You can display and store oodles of your personal things like a vanity mirror, hairdryer and brush, perfume, jewellery and other nick-nacks. Find the renewed trend for a romantic vintage style giving a bit of magic that evokes memories of nostalgia and an embodiment of comfort and charm with the best appearance and ideas for the bedroom.
The Victorian is a eclectic slightly off white bedroom furniture collection that is modern in design but with a hint of characture that harks back unashamedly to a past time. Notice the vintage charm and characteristics of the carpentry the bevel and beading and twisted forge handles on the six drawers . White Chic Furniture is a wonderful decorating and furnishing option, it can fit well in a old or a new home as well being fun and easy to incorporate.
This make up table will need some home assmbly by bolting the cabinets to the table top and has matching dressing stool and vanity mirror.
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Artists and resellers work with Art of Where for many reasons and they include:
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Kendrick Lamar: Let Iggy Azalea Do Her Thing
"People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at."
Kendrick Lamar may be the only person in hip-hop who doesn't enjoy clowning on Iggy Azalea. (Even Iggy Azalea does it!) In the latest issue of Billboard, Lamar speaks out in defense of the Australian rapper. "She's doing her thing," he says. "Let her. People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing, continue to rock it, because obviously God wants you here." Not content to rescue just one person's reputation Kendrick also had kind words for the Iggy Azalea of 2013, Macklemore: "[He's] a genuine dude ... I wish him much success." If he keeps this up, Kendrick Lamar Saying Nice Things About White Rappers is going to become its own drinking game. Macklemore? Drank. Iggy? Drank.


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Strange Gods: Liberated Artifacts of the Endless Present
Masters Thesis, 2016
"Certainly the metropolis still offers the additional charm of enabling one to dwell with nostalgia on what it once was by contemplating what it is now. Take care not to let them know that city after city may follow one upon the other on the same spot, with the same name, rising and falling with nothing to say to each other. Sometimes the names of the inhabitants, the sound of their voices, indeed even their faces may remain the same, but the gods who reign under names and over places have gone without a word and in their places strange gods have settled. Useless to ask whether they are better or worse than the old gods; there is no relation between them, just as the old picture postcards do not show Maurilia as it was, they show a different city which just happened to be called Maurilia, as this one is."
- Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
From the time of cave painting to the age of androids, mankind has been preoccupied with copying, increasingly with near-perfect accuracy. The project aims to create a space for the construction of new futures for endangered and disputed artifacts in the face of rapid technological progress. It serves a global population and rejects the position of absolute preservation, rather embracing the notion of a fluid narrative augmented by the production of replicas. As society inevitably shifts to an emphasis on the digital and immaterial, the replica becomes a paradigm in and of itself. This phenomenon, enabled by contemporary technologies, liberates the object from its physical confines, and enriches the relationship between object and narrative. It also brings into question notions of context, materiality, and scale - three properties with cultural baggage of their own. The project serves as an enabler of these new exchanges and confrontations, operating out of a relatively neutral location and programmed as a repository for information and a facility for reproduction. These productive frictions allow us to reconsider complex object histories. The architectural environment must acknowledge the fact that artifacts are never frozen in time, and instead are evolving representations of larger cultural narratives. The project presents a series of mutable parafictions and strange familiarities that extend from the architecture to the objects housed within it. If it is conceivable that the perfect copy can be made, or that the physical artifacts of the most polemic conflicts on the planet could suddenly proliferate, what would become of this destabilization? If the replication of objects enables some degree of autonomy, it would perhaps undermine the constructed narratives taken to be truth as presented by museums, critics, and elite establishments, and allow for a broader and more nuanced interpretation of what material culture looks and will look like in centuries to come.
"In a poorly regulated, cosmopolitan society like our own, the discourse surrounding cultural objects is at once freely contingent and counter-entropic. It neither hardens into dogma nor decays into chaos as it disperses. It creates new images and makes new images out of old ones, with new constituencies around them. It is a discourse of experiential consequences, not disembodied causes. Thus, the sheer magnitude of social experience and organizational energy generated in the wake of a single painting by Velásquez so far outweighs and overrides the effort and intention that went into its creation as to make nature pale and angels weep."
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Emily's Outta Here
In the nick of time. And so cute with all her bags. She's not permanently gone, so don't worry about that. However, someone is getting stripped of their title. They know it already. It would be totally crass of me to ask for your guesses on this, yes? Yes. I'll do a poll instead!


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Hi, all.
I gotta share two recent pieces of awesome news. Well, awesome for me. First, just in case you didn't know, I've been gravely ill for nearly three months, but am finally getting released from the hospital this week.
Second...I'm proud to announce I have sold my second novel, Shaken, to Quake/Echelon Press, who did just an awesome job with my first one, Killer Cows. Like Cows, Shaken is also a YA novel. More details coming.
But for now, the reason for the blog's name change. Quite simple really. The blog isn't really about cows, and now that I have more to promote, it made sense to generalize the title. So, it's the same old stuff I always do.
D.M. Anderson's site of author news, interviews, fiction, reviews, essays, cartoons, lists, fun. His two young adult novels, "Killer Cows" and "Shaken," are available from Quake Publishing.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
New Blog Title...Same Old Stuff
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Dave!! How awesome is this!?!?!? You're well enough to post to your blog. SOOO cool! I'm so thrilled to see you back up and around. You snuck this post past me on the holiday or I would have been here sooner, you naughty, naughty boy, you! :)ReplyDelete
Truly though, I'm very thrilled to know you're doing well. I can't think of better news to kick off 2011.
Major HUGS to you!!!
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There's always a lot to do in any given day – or so it seems. Household chores, work deadlines, family demands, financial pressures, to name just a few. So, it's no surprise that many of us crave an extra dollop of energy or a dash more stamina. Happily, there's a natural compound that helps supply the little boost we seek.
Caffeine is found in varying amounts in the leaves, seeds and fruit of a variety of plants, including coffee, cocoa, tea, kola and guaranà. Many foods and beverages made from these plants retain the source caffeine, along with hundreds of other natural plant compounds including proteins, carbohydrates, phytochemicals and antioxidants. Coffee, for example, contains about 2,000 compounds, including some potent antioxidants that science says deliver some significant health benefits.
While many look to their morning coffee for the added energy or stamina they seek, caffeine accounts for just 2% of coffee's makeup and is just one aspect of consumers' much broader engagement with the beverage. Market research shows that consumers reach for coffee for multiple reasons, even satisfying different needs for different occasions or dayparts. Consumers may look for a simple sip to get the day started, a gourmet coffee beverage at lunch and a high-end single-origin taste experience at dinner. And consumer appetite for an expanding universe of taste, variety, experience and occasion seems to outpace the ever-broadening menu.
This complex, personal and even sensual relationship with coffee makes the consumer interface unique. Even beyond taste and variety, there are cultural and social attributes that contribute to the overall coffee experience. Coffee is craved, savored, shared. It's a travel companion on morning commutes and business trips. It's an anchor for social meetings, discussions groups, even first dates.
This larger relationship with coffee explains why consumption habits are distinctive. By nature, coffee is prepared and served, blended to taste, sipped, lingered over, even dallied with over conversation. The coffee experience is much greater than the sum of its 2,000 parts. Even as a morning or afternoon pick-me-up, coffee is a lot more than the 2% that is caffeine.
That sets coffee apart from a growing list of foods, beverages and supplements that are geared to delivering caffeine. Coffee's rich, complex and unsweetened taste does not lend itself to quick or rapid consumption. Coffee is rarely, if ever, "chugged," but sipped over time by nature of its flavor as well as established cultural and social habits. Energy drinks, on the other hand, are made available as a slightly chilled beverage in small volume containers, designed for quick and easy ingestion. Unlike intrinsic caffeine in small proportions in coffee, caffeine, plus other minerals and sugar, are added to energy drinks to provide the intended "boost" consumers seek in the product.
Also, unlike energy drinks and supplements, coffee drinking is inherently self-limiting. The stimulating effects of coffee's caffeine become evident to coffee consumers gradually, and continued consumption wanes naturally when tolerance levels are felt. Energy-drink consumers, on the other hand, are vulnerable to exceeding caffeine tolerance levels before natural physical effects are perceived. Also, coffee consumers are highly familiar with modulating caffeine intake for individual comfort levels. These distinctions are fundamental to consumer awareness and staying within one's caffeine comfort zone
Coffee is a very complex beverage that delivers a wealth of natural benefits. That morning boost is one of them, but just a small part of a much larger story with strong roots in its chemical makeup, physical properties, consumer engagement and cultural accoutrements. Coffee is many things to many people, far outweighing the 2% that is caffeine. It's two thousand compounds, blended naturally into a beverage that is much more than the sum of its parts.


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So here is our town's best lunch and dinner specially for our audience.
1621 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
Collegial hangout serving dessert-like coffee drinks in vintage-style surrounds.
There's something great in the freshly prepared coffee that many individuals cannot start their day without it. Whether you are a morning coffee drinker or an occasional coffee drinker, a coffee maker is best to fit your needs.
In this buying guide, we'll be guiding you about each type of coffee maker, how it works, how to maintain it and many more things to make it easy for you to decide which coffee maker you should purchase.
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Alexander House
Crawley, West Sussex, England
Alexander House is a luxury spa hotel with an excellent restaurant located in the rolling Sussex countryside. It's a short distance from Gatwick too, so is a great option for a night or two at the beginning or end of trip overseas from the UK.
At a Glance
Luxurious spa hotel offering a range of pampering treatments
Fine Dining at the award winning AG's restaurant
Perfect for spending a night or two before a departure from Gatwick
Surrounded by charming countryside
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Enjoy a drink in the 1608 Champagne Bar. The Cucumber Martini is definitely worth a try!Juliet Morris
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Why not enhance your stay and pre-book a luxury package to include a bottle of Champagne, chocolate dipped strawberries and afternoon tea in the privacy of your room or suite.Juliet Morris
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Take a stroll through the gorgeous gardens and soak in the beauty of the Sussex countryside.Juliet Morris
Call us on 858 345 1764 to start planning your vacation to Alexander House or take a look at our itineraries to Southeast England
Alexander House is a charming property set in 120 acres of attractive Sussex countryside. Offering a choice of restaurants and an award-winning spa, the hotel is located on the borders of Sussex and Surrey, only 55-minutes from London.
As well as being a handy choice for those with an early flight from Gatwick (the hotel will look after your car while you're away and arrange the short taxi ride to Gatwick) Alexander House is a charming bolthole for those looking to escape London and sample the English countryside. The hotel is surrounded by farmland so there are nice country walks to try and characteristic village pubs to visit.
The main building of the hotel is a historic manor house dating from the 17th century. As you would expect, the rooms in this part of the hotel have a lot of character with chandeliers and oak panelling abound. For those who prefer a more up to date feel we recommend the new Cedar Lodge Suites. These huge open plan rooms boast floor to ceiling windows and ultra-luxurious bathrooms.
The hotel offers a selection of charming rooms, with traditional style accommodation in the main building and more modern Cedar Lodge Suites in the nearby annexe. There is also a private two bedroom serviced apartment housed in the manor's gatehouse, for those looking for a little more privacy.
Many rooms offer vistas of the Sussex countryside and you can expect soft towelling robes, fine linen, and complimentary Temple Spa toiletries.
Executive Chef, Darrel Wilde leads the team at Alexander House. The fine dining restaurant, AG's, has won 3 AA Rosettes. The imaginative menu there focuses on the finest seasonal ingredients.
Reflections is the more informal option for delicious lunch and dinner menus.
Afternoon Teas at Alexander House are very popular so we advise booking in advance for delicious teas, cakes and scones served in one of our the stately manor's lounges, drawing rooms, or in the garden.
Alexander House's 'Utopia' spa is one of the best hotel spas in the southeast.
Relax by the indoor pool, revive yourself under the monsoon showers or enjoy soothing hydrotherapy treatments in luxury.
There are 25 treatment rooms as well as relaxation lounges. A large range of treatments is on offer.
Guests can use the ultra-modern gym, take part in yoga classes or enjoy outdoor activities including tennis, putting green, bike hire, and trekking.
Location & Directions
Crawley, West Sussex, England
Alexander House is located on the Surrey/ Sussex borders, close to Gatwick Airport and to the picturesque seaside city of Brighton.
When to go
It is very difficult to predict the weather in the United Kingdom - in the summer from May to late September is generally seen as the most pleasant time to visit. Rainfall is difficult to predict - but the UK does not receive as much as many are led to believe! In the winters, temperatures do fall, but there is nothing better than finding a remote pub with a roaring fire to sit beside after a long walk in the country.


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Monday, April 20, 2009
Above is a photograph of a typical residential street in Mariemont - designed to encourage walking and bicycling and to slow automobile traffic. Note the large shade streets planted between the sidewalks and the street. Also, unlike most modern suburbs where hedges and picketed fences in the front yard are typically prohibited, the homes in Mariemont all have uniquely landscaped front yards. Finally, unlike most modern suburban homes where the garage juts out in front and is the dominating feature of the home facing the street, in Mariemont the homes were designed with their garages either parallel or set back further than the home so as to not stand out.
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My last post explained about the dividend yield and why and how you should pay attention to companies that have it, grow it, and pay it consistently. This focus has been a consistent moneymaker in my trades over the last few years. [more]
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So I've been playing this stock-picking game with real money for about 2 years now, after a couple of decades of following the market with no dog in the hunt. I use Fidelity (excellent resources for the investor) and Yahoo! Finance (it's free, but sometimes a touch out of date or opaque) to obtain "the numbers" on stocks. It's taken me about that long to figure out which ratios mean what, and I'm still working on trying to figure out which ratios go with each sector. [more]
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Asked about Oakland, Gertrude Stein famously quipped, "There is no there there." I like to remember this when evaluating certain highly speculative penny stocks. The most recent of these to catch my attention is Sulphco; TMFEldrehad ranks many of these in the categories of ethanol and other alternative energies. [more]
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I was looking at DRYS, the "hot 1-star stock" that it seems everyone (including me, briefly) has been wrong about. (In my case, I had the mouse hovering over a "buy" order at 15 last year - real money! - and I let something I read on the Internet talk me out of it.) [more]
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I took a look at TrackJimCramer, the CAPS page that follows Jim Cramer's picks. (For those who don't know, Cramer is host of a CNBC show called "Mad Money" where he talks about stocks, sometimes 30 or 40 tickers given a thumbs up or thumbs down per hour.) [more]
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I'm doing it. Right now. This is it. Dow is 13968, S+P is 1541, Nasdaq is 2731. Russell 3000 is 893, Wilshire 5000 is 15,541. [more]
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WAG (Walgreen's Corp) is a stock I've written about here before, maybe in my very first or second entry. It's a large-cap company that owns and operates about 6000 drugstores in the USA, owns 17% of the U.S. prescription business, and is growing aggressively (on track for 7000 stores by 2010.) I've been long this stock for about a year and a half and it's consistently made earnings, grew pharmacy and front-end comps, and opened stores on track with the overall plan(536 new ones in the last quarter.) They've since been making some homecare acquisitions; and opening in-store nurse practitioner clinics; initiatives that have not garnered the attention I think they deserve. [more]
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With JPMorgan rumored to be eyeing a minority stake in Twitter that would value the company at $4.5 billion, it's time for advisors to start taking it seriously. Not surprisingly, like many other aspects of web-marketing and social media, how an advisor uses Twitter is different from most everyone else.
For a financial advisor, having thousands of Twitter followers doesn't mean much unless you're reaching the right people. For you, the "right people" means your client base. Chances are some of the people you do business with today are active on Twitter. By establishing your own Twitter identity and inviting your existing clients to "follow" you, you accomplish several things.
First, you maintain your role as thought leader. Consider this - if your clients are active on Twitter, they are listening to (following) someone. It's in your best interest (and your clients') to make sure that you are one of the "someones" they follow.
Second, you open up a different type of communication channel. Not every client interaction you have needs to be an hour long meeting. Sometimes a brief message pointing your clients to an article supporting your point of view is enough. Twitter is perfect for this.
Finally, Twitter gives you an opportunity to develop a following of your own outside your client base. These people may someday become new clients! Here are a few ways to attract more quality, and qualified, followers.
1. Participate in the Conversation
Where is the financial community on Twitter? Who are the leaders? What kind of content is being shared and what language are they using? Being a part of your industry on Twitter will connect you to a more relevant audience. To learn what other financial advisors are "tweeting" start here AdvisorTweets - an aggregated, curated collection of what financial advisors say on Twitter
2. Follow People That You Want to Know
Don't just follow anyone with the hopes that they'll follow you back. From industry experts to potential leads, follow people that you're interested in and that you want to attract. Connect with me on Twitter here @TJ_Gilsenan.
3. Introduce Yourself
Social media is like one big cocktail party. If there are people that you are really focused on getting to know, simply introduce yourself. It's easy and more effective to make a personal introduction. You can also make a comment about their blog or ask a question.
4. Stay Focused
If you're on Twitter for business keep it industry focused. Don't Tweet solely about your kids or what you ate for lunch. Although some personal interaction is acceptable, discussing relevant financial topics will attract a more targeted audience.
5. Don't Rely Solely on Automation
If you use automation tools (e.g. Facebook status posted directly to Twitter), make sure you create pertinent messages and schedule posts over a varied period of time. Automated only posts can look very impersonal and be seen as SPAM.
6. Tweet a Balanced Mix of Information
Include content from your blog as well as your thoughts on market news or links to interesting articles.
7. Join Twitter Discussions
Get involved in discussions about financial topics to draw attention to your expertise. Use the Twitter search tool or search by hashtag (#retirement planning, #stockmarket, #financial) to find relevant topics.
8. Retweet (RT)
Retweet posts that you find interesting to increase your visibility. People who follow the person you Retweet or the hashtag you include will see you as someone with similar interests. Make sure you use the @name when you mention other Twitter users to help build relationships. If others are monitoring conversations about themselves, they will notice your Retweet.
9. Listen to Your Audience
Pay attention to what your audience is talking about. What questions are they asking? What information are they requesting? If you provide valuable Tweets to your followers you will likely attract more quality followers. Respond to questions with quality content and people will see you as an informative resource, follow your Tweets, and may even Retweet you.
10. Promote Your Twitter Handle
Add your handle (your @name) to your email signature, business cards, website contact information and your blog.
More of Mr. Gilsenan's thoughts can be read at http://theinteractiveadvisor.com/. He can be followed on Twitter at twitter.com/TJ_Gilsenan
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October 30, 2007
Navy in action against Somali pirates
Korea's Yonhap news agency reports the South Korean Foreign Ministry as saying that a North Korean ship has been hijacked in Somali waters off the coast of Somalia. Reports Monday had wrongly identified the ship as South Korean.
The crew subsequently overpowered the pirates.
The Korean ship, with 22 crew members aboard, was seized off Mogadishu even as the U.S. Navy destroyer Arleigh Burke entered Somali waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned, Panamanian-flagged ship the Golden Nori, seized by pirates off the Socotra islands in the Indian Ocean.
According to a CNN report, Arleigh Burke entered Somali waters with the permission of the transitional government in Mogadishu. The Golden Mori is carrying a cargo of highly flammable benzene
CNN says the Golden Mori radioed for help Sunday night. The Burke's sister ship , the USS Porter, responded, opening fire and sinking the pirate skiffs tied to its stern before the Burke took over shadowing the hijacked vessel.


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WWE confirmed reports earlier today that Lana has sustained a wrist injury whilst working out in the ring at a live show.
Dr Amann released the following statement through WWE:
"During a training session [Sunday] afternoon, Lana had sustained an injury in the ring. We attended to her and noticed that she had a deformity of her wrist," said WWE's senior ringside physician Dr. Scott Amann.
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Dr. Amann continued, "We obtained X-rays which showed a Colles' fracture and [we put her] in a splint. Most of these Colles' fractures do better surgically than non-surgically, especially in younger patients. Most likely this will require an operation, which will take her out of active competition for approximately four months."
Lana is currently in the middle of a storyline with her former boyfriend Rusev and current partner Dolph Ziggler and after their match at SummerSlam ended in a double count-out, it seems that WWE were leading towards a mixed-tag match at Night of Champions.
Lana was said to have not been able to get into the ring at SummerSlam for unknown medical reasons, but evidently if she was able to be in the ring working out then that means WWE had something planned for her in the near future.
Lana and Summer Rae had another altercation on Smackdown and now the former Total Divas star is sporting a nasty bruise on her face. It seems that the two were about to collide in a sanctioned match after weeks of coming between the two men they have currently aligned themselves with.
Lana hasn't done a lot of ring work as of late and is still yet to have a sanctioned WWE match, but with her out for four months now it is unlikely that WWE will continue the current "possible affair" storyline until she is fit for ring action.
At the same time a mixed tag match would allow her to have as little time as possible in the ring and it means she wouldn't have to control an entire match. Bayley managed to wrestle with her hand strapped up, maybe Lana could do the same?
Ziggler vs Rusev is likely for Night of Champions in two weeks time but as of yet it is unknown what part the two women will play in it and how much Lana's injury will affect current creative plans. Whether or not Lana has to have the surgery will provide more answers when it comes to how long she will be out for.
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No. 20 Arizona Beats Northwestern, 4-3
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TUCSON - After having 10 days off between matches, the No. 20 Arizona men's tennis team had to overcome a sluggish start to beat Northwestern 4-3 and run its winning streak to 13 matches.
'I thought we started out slowly and cranky and it showed,' assistant coach Tom Lloyd said after the match. 'I was happy to see the guys rebound from a slow start and come away with a win.'
The Wildcats (15-1) found themselves behind 1-0 early as they dropped the doubles point by losing two of the three matches.
The No. 53 doubles team of Francois VanderMerwe and Pat Metham defeated Marc Dwyer and Alex Sanborn 9-7 in position #1.
Andres Arango and Andres Carrasco saw their five-match doubles winning streak come to an end when they were defeated by Joshua Graves and Tobias Reitz 9-7 in position #2.
In singles play, Arango improved his single's match winning streak to seven by defeating Reitz 6-4, 6-3 in position #2.
Jay Goldman, Andres Carrasco and Pat Metham rounded out the other matches won by Arizona. All three players now have six-match winning streaks. Goldman defeated Dwyer 6-1, 6-2 in position #1, Carrasco defeated Alexander Thams 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in position #3 and Metham defeated Alex Sanborn 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (9-7) in position #5.
Freshman Jason Zafiros was defeated in straight sets by Eric Spector 6-4, 6-4. This was the first lose of the season for Zafiros in singles play and ends his 15-match winning streak.
Arizona finished its non-conference schedule 15-1 and riding a 13-match winning streak heading into Pac-10 play.
The Wildcats will open Pac-10 play Friday in Eugene Ore. when they take on the Oregon Ducks at 1:30 p.m. Tucson time.
1) Francois VanderMerwe/Pat Metham (UA) def. Marc Dwyer/Alex Sanborn (NU) 9-7
2) Joshua Graves/Tobias Reitz (NU) def. Andres Arango/Andres Carrasco (UA) 9-7
3) Andrew McCarthy/Alexander Thams (NU) def. Jay Goldman/Ola Bakke (UA) 9-7
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4) Josh Graves (NU) def. Ravid Hazi (UA) 6-4, 5-7, 5-2 UA leading (Default)
5) Pat Metham (UA) def. Alex Sanborn (NU) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (9-7)
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Gwyneth Paltrow Sings Broadway Versions of Rap Songs on Fallon
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Sydney Pollack's Paramount-based Mirage Enterprises has enlisted playwright/scribe Rick Cleveland to pen a screenplay based on the life of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
A project about the influential designer of such notable landmarks as the Guggenheim Museum and the Pennsylvania residence Falling Water has been bandied about for years by several producers, most notably Joel Silver, a fan of the architect's work.
Cleveland, also an avowed Wright fanatic, earned the attention of Pollack while the playwright was researching Wright's life for a play.
Aside from the location-friendly aspects of a Wright story, his life was marked by three stormy marriages, the creation of the Prairie and Usonian styles of architecture, and rebuilding his famed Taliesin home after a crazed servant murdered seven people and burned down most of the structure.
Cleveland's adaptation of his legit show "Tom and Jerry" currently is in development at Live Entertainment.
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Bail was denied for a Chicago man charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his sister-in-law, whose body was found in the trunk of a car earlier this week.
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I've previously made a few posts on the cadenas d'amour (or love padlocks) on a few bridges across the Seine, including the Pont des Arts, one of which is here. They may make a delightful sight, but the sheer weight is causing problems, and the decision has been made to take measures not simply to prevent people from adding to the burden, but to replace the padlocks with transparent screens. A few photos below (taken at the end of September 2014) show the situation on the Pont des Arts.
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Cadenas d'amour, Pont des Arts, Paris: an update
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Shame. Someone needs to come up with a super lightweight padlock.
- 12 November 2014 at 14:43
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The bouquinistes would certainly support that idea too: they'd been selling tiny padlocks for five euros each.
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"Well, that was unexpected…"
Not exactly what you want to hear from the surgeon who has been cutting on your husband for the past two and a half hours.
His two-hour surgery — repair to his deviated septum and reduction of the turbinates, whatever those are — was scheduled at noon. Not unexpectedly, the nurses did not wheel him to the OR until 12:30. (Bonus of being a medical family: we already knew that surgeries NEVER begin on time.) After kissing his head and wishing him luck, I settled into the family waiting lounge. Ate a sandwich, read a book, played some Words, caught some HGTV. Two hours is a long time.
I checked my watch occasionally, then more frequently as 2:30 approached.
Mm-kay. This can't be good.
Finally, the surgeon opened the door and sat down with me to explain what he found. Four ugly, ginormous, hideous, obstructive polyps completely blocking his left nasal passage. Which explains why Michael hasn't been able to breathe from that side for the last five years. And why he breathes so loudly at night that I sleep with earplugs.
But now these polyps, most likely caused by allergies, are on a trip to pathology, and we can all finally breathe.
I waited another hour before the nurse called me back to the recovery room. Before his surgery, they had told me my wait would more likely last about twenty minutes. So the additional wait was a little unnerving — but oh-so-worth it because Michael on drugs? Hilarious. Drunk-eyed, drooling, slobbering, nonsensical hilarity. I tried really, really hard not to laugh.
The poor guy (whose only other surgery was at the blossoming age of two — ironically an eye injury, which is too stomach-turning to describe) did not know how he would respond to anesthesia. The verdict: nausea and total loopiness. He'd take a deep breath, open his eyes, look at me, and slur "hey schweeety," then close his eyes again and sleep. Five minutes later, he'd do it all again — as if seeing me for the first time all day. After an hour, he looked at me and declared, "Ju can jus keep my phone."
I guess that's an improvement from "hey schweeety."
Seven hours after we walked into the hospital, he staggered into the car and we drove home. He slept for several hours, then awoke and ate ravenously — not surprising considering his twenty-two hour fast. Healing occurred over the next five days, prodded along by sleep, food, and televised sporting events. Oxygen at last moved freely through his nasal passages, allowing us both to rest deeply, offering us a new appreciation for airflow.
My emerging theme for this year seems to be breathe. Life and busyness have a nasty way of obstructing our airways and constricting the flow of air. Breathing becomes labored and loud, and it drowns out the silence which allows us to recharge. To listen. To grow.
But remove the obstructions, and the flowing air brings with it life and renewal and goodness. We inhale and exhale, passing on the life within us — giving and receiving, giving and receiving, a mysterious rhythm that both sustains and depletes.
Michael's polyps surprised his surgeon. Had he ordered a CT scan, he would have seen them, but such an expensive diagnostic was unwarranted. He found them after jamming a camera up Michael's nose, though. Hello, little polyps. So you're the ones causing all this trouble. Out you go.
My obstructions are just as difficult (if not more) to spot. But I know they're there. Busyness, to-do lists, and literal NOISE prevent the air from flowing, blocking the words so desperate to reveal themselves on this page, the truth waiting to make its entrance. They hinder patience and goodness, self-control and joy. I can't breathe out what I don't breathe in. I can't effectively and generously love with massive globs of excess tissue standing in my way.
My life seems very loud lately. And crowded. Slightly suffocating. Which is ironic considering the lengths we've taken to de-complicate our family. But beyond clearing the calendar, I need silence. Not just quiet. Silence.
There's a difference. Years ago, before we had kids, when we took for granted our pieces of quiet, Michael and I participated in several silent prayer retreats at a couple of local convents. From Friday night to Saturday afternoon, we did not speak. In fact, we were encouraged to remove ourselves from words altogether — no books, no music, no conversation. Just silence. Prayer, meditation, listening, contemplation — but no words.
Quiet is much more easily achieved than silence, for even when I would stop speaking with my voice, my mind would continue to chatter and carry on. Without fail, I would not achieve Silence until sometime following Saturday lunch. Just in time to go home. But during those few hours of divine Silence, I soaked in perspective, inspiration, understanding. I left the convent renewed and refreshed. At least until the next wave of noise crashed over my head and threw me to the sand.
Fifteen years and three kids later, I still struggle with silence. I want the voices in my head to shut up and leave me alone. The noise is deafening. My own endless self-talk — coupled with the cacophony of piano practice, iPods, television, chatter, whining, arguing — is pushing me over a cliff. Throw in a constant barrage of information and entertainment from my smartphone and my laptop, and you'll find me running for the hills and screaming (which, unfortunately, does nothing to usher in silence). Peaceful nothingness I crave.
So this year, I will pursue silence. I will carve out time from my noisy day to learn meditation, contemplation, stillness. I will breathe: giving, receiving, giving, receiving — unobstructed, life-giving airflow.
I've had a couple of friends pester ask me recently about my (nonexistent) book. Which usually leads to self-loathing because I have nothing. I have nothing good to say, no direction, no plan. I can barely crank out a blog post every other week. A book? Laughable. And then I read stories and insights from these amazing women and think I could never do that. Then there's this whole issue of marketing myself and building a platform and aggressively pursuing an audience to like me. Pssshh. So not me. And so beyond my level of comfort. I have the ambition of a tabby cat.
For now, I will inhale and exhale, meditate and contemplate, internalize and spew, hopefully hearing some voice of direction and purpose.
And if that voice happens to say, "Hey schweeety"? This time, I'm gonna laugh.


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IRS Compliance Projects Focus on Filing Errors on Form 5500 Series and Form 5330
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The newest projects listed on the IRS's Employee Plans Compliance Unit (EPCU) webpage are compliance checks that focus on data errors identified on Forms 5500 and 5330. The EPCU's compliance check program involves contacting plan sponsors by letter to resolve recordkeeping, reporting, and other issues without an audit. (For a description of some past EPCU projects, see our Checkpoint article.) An EPCU compliance check differs from an audit in that the plan's underlying books and records are not examined, and the plan does not lose access to certain IRS correction programs. Sponsors are instructed to respond to the EPCU's request by the due date or request an extension, if needed, and to provide any clarifying documentation. Although there is no monetary penalty for not responding within the stated timeframe, failing to respond could result in a full-blown audit. When a project ends, the collected data is analyzed to help the IRS focus its compliance efforts. Here are highlights of the EPCU's newest projects:
- Verification of Pension Feature Codes on Form 5500 Series. In a review of 2012 and later Forms 5500, 5500-SF, and 5500-EZ, the EPCU identified pension feature codes that were missing, inconsistent, or incomplete. To correct these errors, the EPCU is sending letters, accompanied by a list of the pension feature codes, to the sponsors of the identified plans and asking those sponsors to indicate which codes apply to their plans. The letters will include instructions on how to amend filings to correct the pension feature codes and any other missing or inaccurate information. (The EPCU's letter may identify other errors which will also need to be corrected.)
- Final Form 5500 Series Filings Showing Year-End Assets. For this project, the EPCU identified Form 5500 series filings marked as "Final Return" that showed plan assets at the end of the plan year. (A filing should not be marked as a final return unless there are zero assets and zero participants at the end of the plan year.) Plan sponsors receiving a letter in connection with this project will be asked to clarify why the "Final Return" checkbox was selected.
- 401(k) Plans Reporting a Code § 4971 Excise Tax on Form 5330. The EPCU is sending letters to 401(k) plan sponsors that filed Form 5330 indicating that an excise tax under Code § 4971 was due. (The Code § 4971 excise tax applies only to retirement plans subject to the minimum funding requirements; those requirements do not apply to 401(k) plans.) Plan sponsors receiving a letter will be asked to confirm the type of plan (defined contribution or defined benefit), the correct plan number, the correct plan name, and the type of plan contributions (elective deferrals or employer contributions) to determine if an amended Form 5330 should be filed and, if a different excise tax was owed, whether the amount due differs from that reported on Form 5330.
EBIA Comment: In addition to resolving reporting errors on these and other filings, the goals of the EPCU program are to "educate plan sponsors, administrators and trustees about plan reporting and filing requirements, and increase voluntary compliance." (See IRS webpage "Employee Plans Compliance Unit – General FAQs.") Plan sponsors and administrators can avoid an EPCU compliance check by paying close attention to the accuracy and completeness of their Form 5500 and other filings. The EPCU webpage lists current, completed, and approved future compliance projects and provides links to final reports on completed projects, which plan sponsors and their advisors might find useful in their voluntary compliance efforts. For more information, see EBIA's 401(k) Plans manual at Sections XXXI.E ("Completing the Form 5500") and XXXII.B.14.c ("EPCU Compliance Check Program").
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