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YES, PLEASE: I Was Totally Destroying It, Gray Young, Terrance Simien, Reese McHenry Benefit, Benji Hughes, Over the Rhine, Kool Keith, Fruit Bats
VS.: Bill Kirchen vs. Gary Allan vs. Adrienne Young
VS.: Here We Go Magic vs. These Are Powers
As innocuous as Chapel Hill pop-punkers (and tonight's headliners) I Was Totally Destroying It may seem, there's plenty of emotional wreckage behind those boy-girl harmonies and spirited song structures. Gray Young constructs its ramparts of post-rock as towering and dynamic as Raleigh's own shimmer wall, shifting at a moment's notice from a gently glistening breeze of guitar chimes to an all-out avalanche of furious riffs and drum assaults. Atlanta's electro-charged indie rockers Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun are catchy pop fun without the guilty pleasure. Free/ 10 p.m. —Spencer Griffith
Terrance Simien's timeline tells an impressive story, from the formation of the initial incarnation of Simien's Mallet Playboys in 1981 (making Simien one of only a handful of young artists making Zydeco music) up through a Grammy awarded in 2008 for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album, a category that Simien worked hard to establish. And there are plenty of head-turning accomplishments in between, including cultural ambassadorships and education initiatives. But histories don't always fill halls; talent and engagement do. When charismatic multi-instrumentalist Simien takes a stage, there's no shortage of either on display. $15–$17/ 8:30 p.m. —Rick Cornell
Indeed, this is a benefit for Dirty Little Heaters belter Reese McHenry, but foremost, she'd like you to know that everything is fine. "Otherwise, I'd have to get a wheelchair for the show, and that seems embarrassing," she says, laughing. Late last fall, McHenry had four strokes—one major, three self-resolving—that left a dead patch on her brain. (There's a lyric, huh?) Insurance covered her December surgery, but a subsequent premium hike forced her and her husband, Justin, to look for other options for the $1,000 of prescriptions she required during the next few months. And, as always in this beneficent music scene, her peers are going to help: Fresh out of the studio with their Merge debut Libraries, The Love Language unveils its new live lineup before heading to Austin, while The Loners—a menacing Raleigh rock duo with trash to talk and drums to torture—sound as good as they ever have right now. Openers D-Town Brass, The Travesties and The Pneurotics stack this bill high and mighty. $5/ 10 p.m. —Grayson Currin
From his, umm, distinctive appearance—flowing reddish hair, ZZ Top beard, shades and slightly tight T-shirt, worn like a uniform—to his keen sense of pop melody and lounge lizard croon, Benji Hughes is a singular character within the pantheon of North Carolina musicians. And indeed, Hughes is a pop songwriter par excellence. Detailing daily frustrations (bad neighbors, failed dates, Flaming Lips concerts) with fanatic specificity, or crafting intricate fantasies of imprisoned princesses and partying monsters over an eclectic sonic expanse, Hughes' music is as instantly recognizable as he is. Tonight, for contrast, the swampy punk outfit Skullbuckle opens. $8/ 10 p.m. —Bryan Reed
Over the Rhine emanates cool, deliberative sophistication. The Ohio duo's wide-ranging Americana leaks aching pathos like an open wound. Karin Bergquist's resilient, wavering alto winds through sleepy country-folk, bluesy swing and skittering shuffles oft-rendered with tasteful understatement, allowing the grim colors to shine like beacons. They're unafraid to cite their influences, and it's not hard to hear Tom Waits' cabaret swagger, Neil Young's somber roots whine or the emotional wail of Billie Holiday. Over the Rhine, though, brings them together with mesmerizing craft and ardor. $16–$18/ 9 p.m. —Chris Parker
Ol' Dirty Bastard might have taken many of his cues from one of the founding members of the Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith, whose hip-hop perversions have always been a lottery of sex, enigma, sci-fi and crackpot idiosyncrasy. And that's just the normal side of this self-proclaimed "retarded funk maker." His latest release, Bikinis N Thongs, does little to add to his notoriety as a raunchy rapper, but his brand of peculiar smut qualifies for an entertaining listening, even after you've put away your Spank Rock CDs and 2 Live Crew tapes. Whether he shows up as Doctor Octagon, Black Elvis, Dr. Dooom or any one of his other erratic doppelgangers, you'll enjoy the spectacle and surely leave the show as a disturbed, confused and ultimately delighted human being. $15–$17/ 9:30 p.m. —Eric Tullis
After writing and recording the first three Fruit Bats albums on his own, Eric Johnson settled on a full-time backing band and invited them in for last year's The Ruminant Band, named after the new moniker he'd considered for the project. Though still connected to the glimmering, easygoing folk-pop of prior albums, the band's presence means a significant departure. They render a more organic, spontaneous feel that sounds less crafted than guided. It's a woollier and twangier approach, indulging a Crazy Horse-ish country-rock ache and groovier pace less preoccupied with delivering the hook than basking in the music's summery glow. With Blue Giant and The Singleman Affair. $10–$12/ 8:45 p.m. —Chris Parker
Since: 1967
From: Dunkirk, Md., by way of Ann Arbor and Austin
Claim to fame: Making a Fender Telecaster tell stories, or reigning as the king of dieselbilly
Nick Lowe has said of his pal and frequent touring and recording partner Bill Kirchen, "(He's) a devastating culmination of the elegant and funky," while the Austin American-Statesman takes great joy in his "no-nonsense diesel guitar attack, powered by great booming, bottom-heavy licks still covered with axle grease." Yep, Kirchen's a guy who apparently can make coveralls feel like a tuxedo. If you want to fully capture Kirchen's sound, perfected across 40-plus years of a have guitar, will travel ethos, you need to mention rockabilly, soul, honky-tonk, pop, rhythm & blues and swing. And you still might be a couple styles short. 8 p.m. At SIX STRING CAFÉ.
Since: 1996
From: California
Claim to fame: Watching airplanes and, as of the release of his new record, getting off on the pain
Today's Country magazine has said of Gary Allan that "his music has always walked closely along that border of mainstream country and a just left of the dial outlaw sound," while the New York Times speaks of his "elegant, often deadpan songs [that] tend toward manly understatement." I'll buy both those: Allan certainly has done well on commercial country radio, but an unforced ruggedness and adventurous song choices, such as Jesse Winchester's "A Showman's Life," have served to expand his appeal. And he's a tattooed tough guy with a sensitive side who, as "Nothing on But the Radio" demonstrated, can deliver a smooth line. $35–$45/ 8 p.m. At DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
Since: Early '00s
From: Virginia by way of Tallahassee, Fla.
Claim to fame: Making lovely roots music and advocating for roots of all kinds
NPR has said of Adrienne Young, "(She) has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of organic farms around the country," while Paste makes it known that she's a spokesperson for Food Routes, "an organization dedicated to helping support sustainable, locally grown foods." Fair enough on both counts: She's a gentle activist when it comes to the green and fresh. But Young is also a gifted singer, songwriter and clawhammer-style banjo player—an important point that occasionally gets left in the garden. Unsuprisingly, she traffics in a rather pastoral form of country and bluegrass. Local like-minded country-grassers The Kickin Grass Band top the bill. $10–$12/ 9 p.m. At CAT'S CRADLE. —Rick Cornell
From: Brooklyn
Since: 2009
Claim to fame: Unspooling smoky, off-kilter folk tunes
Imagine playing a vinyl copy of Paul Simon's Graceland that was left out in the sun for a couple of months, and you'll have some idea of what you'll get from Here We Go Magic. On the group's self-titled debut, main magician Luke Temple (who mostly recorded the album on his own, though HWGM is an actual band now) concocts a brew that melds rustic songs with decidedly unfolky rushes of noise and hazy distortion, sometimes in equal parts (as on standout track "Fangela"). Sometimes, the needle even pushes to the non-song side of the equation. It's a strange swill that's both unsettling and alluring, and there's more than a good chance the group will be road-testing songs from their upcoming album for Secretly Canadian. With Lake Inferior. At LOCAL 506. $8–$10/ 9:30 p.m.
From: Brooklyn/ Chicago
Since: 2006
Claim to fame: A former member of Liars (and friends) making semi-organized noise
If you're looking for that "unsettling and alluring" feeling, but in something post-punky, then These Are Powers is the band for you. The opening band, True Panther signee Lemonade, also mine those still-fertile veins, but they're cutting their heady and potent stuff with a healthy helping of sounds from Ibiza clubs and Detroit warehouses. These Are Powers has been known to season their abrasive tones with some block-rocking beats (of the old-school Def Jam variety), and their Candyman 12" (out soon on the RVNG label) finds them trying to make bodies move more rhythmically rather than spasmodically. Still, their dark and twisted heart truly lies with out-there sonic provocateurs like This Heat, The Pop Group and any first-generation No Wave group of your choosing. This is a matter of taste—both these groups do what they do well—but it's safe to say that the real losers are the folks who want to, but can't, see both shows. With MDNR. At THE PINHOOK. $5/ 8:30 p.m. —David Raposa
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Based in Muscatine, Iowa; the HON Company was originally started in 1944 under the company title of Home-O-Nize Co. In 1955, Home-O-Nize decided to maximize it's focus on office supplies and business furniture, so they launched a separate division for those goods. They also elected to construct a new brand for the new department so this division became called H-O-N (Home-O-Nize). Since that time, HON has grown to become an industry leader in the business furniture industry.
The HON Company saw a need for office organization so the first HON file cabinet was produced in 1955 and was then known as the "Unifile". The success of this cabinet model led to the creation of other varied cabinets including a variation of the filing cabinets that are seen still today.
Skip forward to today and HON is the industry leader in the filing cabinet industry. They offer over 500 different filing cabinets in assorted configurations and colors. Here are a few important points to understand before looking for a cabinet:
Lateral filing cabinets – Lateral filing cabinets are also referred to as horizontal filing cabinets. Most lateral filing cabinets are around 20 inches deep, and generally come in widths of 30, 36, or 42 inches. They also come in 2, 3, 4, or 5 drawer versions. The 2 drawer models work best in smaller places like an office cubicle. HON produces quite a few lateral file models in order to meet any need. All their lateral models have leveling glides, super quiet ball bearings, and a single drawer lock that secures all the drawers. The HON model 500, 600, or 800 series are fantastic selections in this style.
Vertical filing cabinets – The vertical filing cabinet was designed in 1898 by Edwin Seibels. In a vertical filing cabinet, the drawers are stored vertically rather than laterally so vertical filing cabinets are taller than most laterals. Vertical filing cabinets are made out of wood or metal and generally are available in 2, 3, or 4 drawers. The steel 4 drawer model is regarded as the popular version among the vertical style cabinets. HON is the leading maker of vertical filing cabinets globally. All HON vertical filing cabinets have a reinforced case, drawers that have a full extension, and nylon rollers for smooth and snag free drawer movement. The HON 530 and 310 series are typically the most popular vertical models that HON offers.
As HON continues to grow their line, they have paid attention to customer comments. Consequently, HON is now offering cabinets in a number of assorted colors and finishes. With all the available styling options, HON can provide a cabinet to meet nearly any office colors.
In case you are searching for a new filing cabinet, give the HON line a look as they produce great cabinets at reasonable prices with excellent support.
Purchasing a file cabinet isn't an easy expenditure as they aren't cheap and there are numerous different models to choose from. Prior to making a final choice, give some serious thought to a HON file cabinet as they quite simply are recognized as the top dog in the file cabinet market. To learn more about HON and why they are the best value, click here: HON Filing Cabinets.


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Posten Norge's history
On January 17th 1647 the Postal Service was established by Hannibal Sehested, the Danish governor in Norway. Dutchman Henrik Morian won exclusive rights to run the Postal Service on an annual basis.
Norwegian Post Museum at Maihaugen
The Norwegian Post Museum was established in 1947. The museum has a national responsibility for the history of the postal service. After having been located in Oslo since it opened, the Norwegian Post Museum moved to Maihaugen in Lillehammer in the summer of 2003.
Read more about the Norwegian Post Museum and its exhibitions.
Milestones in Posten Norge's history
- 1647 Postal Service established
- 1719 The state assumes responsibility for the Postal Service.
- 1758 The majority of "postal farmers" receive salaries and the rural sub-post office system is formalised.
- 1814 Norway has 25 post offices, 6 branch post offices and 97 sub-post offices.
- 1827 The Postal Service becomes the country's first steamship owner with the purchase of the 'Constitution' and 'Prince Carl' steamships, in an effort to improve postal services along the coast and abroad.
- 1854 The Postal Service is involved in establishing the first railway line from Christiania to Eidsvoll. The Rail Transport Law of 1848 states that mail should be carried by train and that postal stations should be located in train stations.
- 1855 The first Norwegian stamp is issued.
- 1855 First telegraph line between Christiania and Drammen. Where the telegraph lines ended the Postal Service took over.
- 1872 The postcard is introduced.
- 1871 A new Postal Services Act introduces a simplified price system with a domestic postage rate, post boxes at post offices and mailboxes at the addressees' doors.
- 1885 Rural postal services are established.
- 1893 Hurtigruten (The Norwegian Coastal Express) is established to serve Northern Norway, and the Postal Service is on board
- 1903 The first franking machine is put into use. It is a Norwegian invention.
- 1920 First official air route opens with Posten Norge on board.
- 1943 The postgiro comes to Norway
- 1950 Posten Norge's Office Savings Bank (Postsparebank) is founded.
- 1952 New Mailbox Act stipulates that everyone is to have a mailbox.
- 1968 Postcodes are introduced to better manage the increasing volume of mail.
- 1976 Oslo Post Terminal and Postgirobygget are opened. They are renovated in 2003.
- 1984 An A-B-C pricing system based on delivery time replaces the system based on content.
- 1995 Postbanken is established as an independent bank following the merger of Postbanken and Postgiro.
- 1995 Statens Datasentral (SDS) is bought by Posten Norge and merges with Posten Norge's Data Centre and is renamed Posten SDS.
- 1996 On 1 December Posten Norge changes from an administrative agency of the government to a state owned company with limited liability: Posten Norge BA.
- 2000 Posten Norge's plans for transforming traditional post offices to Post in Shops are approved by Parliament.
- 2000 Posten Norge buys OSC/Wajens to focus on heavier goods and cargo.
- 1998-2000 Posten Norge acquires the courier company TSI and becomes the largest express carrier in Scandinavia. From 2003 the company becomes known as Box.
- 2001 Posten Norge SDS is reorganised and changes its name to ErgoGroup.
- 2002 Parliament makes Posten Norge a limited company on 1 July: Posten Norge AS.
- 2002 Posten Norge acquires CityMail and begins competing in the Swedish postal market.
- 2003 Norwegian Post Museum moves to Maihaugen in Lillehammer
- 2006 Posten Norge buys Frigoscandia, OptiMail AB and establishes CityMail in Denmark.
- 2004 Posten Norge acquires Nor-Cargo.
- 2005 Posten Norge enters a new agreement with DnBNOR/Postbanken for the provision of banking services until 2013.
- 2006 ErgoGroup buys the Norwegian company Alliance ASA and the Swedish company SYSteam.
- 2007 Posten Norge acquires the Swedish transport and logistics group Transflex.
- 2007 The foundation stone for the South-East Norway Terminal at Robsrud in Lørenskog is laid by Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete and CEO Dag Mejdell.
- 2007 ErgoGroup acquires Bekk Consulting.
- 2008 New Bring brand launched, Posten Norge logo modernised.
- 2008 Conversion of 124 post offices to Post in Shops begins after Parliamentary approval.
- 2008 Bring Citymail expands in Sweden, now reading 52% of households.
- 2009 More letters and mail are moved from road transport to rail. Letters and parcels from Oslo to Bergen transfer to rail.
- 2009 Posten Norge stops the distribution of advertising on Fridays and Saturdays to adapt capacity to the fall in volume.
- 2009 Systematic HSE efforts produce savings in future pension and insurance agreements equivalent to MNOK 100 each year.
- 2009 Bring commences operations of a goods train between Oslo and Rotterdam – and achieves major environmental benefits by moving transport from road to rail.
- 2009 Bring Citymail Denmark ceases mail distribution in Copenhagen.
- 2010 A new post office concept is launched to adapt post offices to new customer requirements and reduced traffic.
- 2010 In January the South-East Norway terminal opens – and King Harald performs the official opening ceremony.
- 2011 Bring Frigo acquired Coldsped's Swedish cold storage operations from Schenker AB.
- 2011 Norway's new digital postal service, Digipost, was opened on 4 April.
- 2011 Posten Norge bought the Swedish logistics companies Ytrans and IntertranspedIA.
- 2011 Posten Norge acquired Toms Transport & Budservice, which will become a part of Bring Express.
- 2011 The Ministry of Transport and Communication extended Posten Norge's licence by one year until 31 December 2012.
- 2011: Norway's new digital mail system, Digipost, opens 4 April
- 2014: Posten's digital mailbox, Digipost, is chosen as the public sector's digital mail supplier.


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About the National Centre
Where the centre is located and contact details.
National Orienteering Centre
Glenmore Lodge
Tel: 01479 861374
National Centre office hours
As you'd expect with a small office dedicated to orienteering, we don't spend a lot of time actually in the office. There's usually someone there for a while on Tuesdays and Fridays, other days as well but less predictably. We respond as promptly as possible to e-mails and to messages left at the office or on the mobile number you'll get if you call the office when no-one's there.


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Pierce County prosecutors charged a woman on Wednesday who they say was drunk when her truck crashed into a car and killed a South Hill man on his way home from work.
Kayla Schmidt, 24, was arraigned on charges of vehicular homicide. She was held in lieu of $35,000 bail.
Killed in the crash Monday was Jose Luiz Gonzalez-Olaguez, 46.
His 16-year-old daughter lost her father two weeks after her birthday.
"I am traumatized by what I have to live with and deal with for the rest of my life," Nathalee Gonzalez said. "You now leave me with sleepless nights and pain that I have now knowing my daddy is gone."
She spoke after Schmidt's arraignment with her mother, Maria Lopez, Gonzalez-Olaguez's former wife.
"I ask that anyone that goes out tonight, that goes out to have fun or that goes out for a drink, to remember what you are doing, to not walk into a car, and to stop and realize that you might change a life forever," the teen said.
Despite her loss, Lopez said she is full of forgiveness.
"I have no hatred in my heart for her or anyone else," Lopez said of Schmidt. "I forgive her. This has changed our lives forever and I know it has changed her life forever."
The collision occurred about 11:20 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of East Pioneer Street near South Meridian.
Gonzalez-Olaguez was traveling south on South Meridian on his way home from work when Schmidt allegedly ran a red light and her pickup slammed into Gonzalez-Olaguez's car, pushing it 80 feet past the intersection.
The force of the crash caved in the front of Gonzalez-Olaguez's car and Puyallup police did not immediately see anybody inside the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
When officers arrived, they found Schmidt still inside her truck and showing signs she'd been drinking, police said.
"The defendant was unaware that anyone was injured in the collision and thought she collided with a parked car," according to charging papers.
Schmidt agreed to take a breath test to see whether she was impaired by alcohol but only pretended to blow air into the testing device, records show.
Schmidt was not hurt in the crash but was was taken to a hospital to be checked out.
She later told police she spent the evening drinking at a hotel in Auburn and was driving home to Graham when she hit Gonzalez-Olaguez's car, the court documents state.
Police investigators said there is no evidence Schmidt hit the brakes before the crash.
Staff writer Natalie DeFord contributed to this report.
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There are times when it's hard to argue the point -- the infamous (and highly entertaining) toys spot for Nissan comes to mind. But in the case of Taco Bell's dismissal of TBWA/Chiat/Day, it's the wrong place to look.
That's not to say agency-world rivals aren't eagerly pointing in that direction. "Chiat/Day doesn't sell stuff," one shop boss said last week. "America loved the dog, they just didn't buy the tacos."
Say what you want about the Chihuahua, but Taco Bell's woes go deeper than the dog. True, early ads downplayed the food in favor of laughs, but the dog made Taco Bell exceedingly hip in the eyes of the teen boys most likely to wolf down 99 cents burritos. The icon also had a real connection to the brand since the dog lived for the taste of Taco Bell.
As with McDonald's, Taco Bell's challenges extend far beyond advertising's abilities. The chain needs to provide quality food in a relatively clean, relatively friendly environment. It also needs to stand out in an increasingly crowded, increasingly cutthroat category where Tricon's chains suffer from murky brand identities.
Still, when change is needed, it's always easy to blame the advertising and shoot the agency, and that's precisely what Tricon chief David Novak did last week. There's little backlash when the agency is Chiat/Day, since it long ago (unfairly) became the poster child for the entertainment-effectiveness debate. Everyone assumes they know why the shop got shot.
Besides, firing Chiat/Day is old hat for Novak. In late 1986, he joined Pizza Hut as the head of marketing. The chain's advertising was then handled by Chiat/Day. And though the work was well-regarded, it wasn't popular with franchisees, who preferred product-and-promotion spots. Seven months after Novak joined Pizza Hut, a Chiat/Day ad for the chain featuring Roseanne Barr won best of show at the Andy Awards. Three months after that, the agency was tossed. "Since new management has been on board, it's been mutually frustrating," Jay Chiat said then.
The circumstances this time are similar. Chiat/Day's work for Taco Bell hit a pop-culture chord but failed to resonate with franchisees because ads didn't scream loudly enough about cheap taco combo meals. And six months after Novak added Taco Bell to his portfolio, the agency was bounced.
If Chiat/Day has been twice cursed by Tricon chains, FCB has been twice blessed. The agency created Taco Bell's "Run for the border" theme and held the account until 1994, when it moved to Bozell. In 1997, creative moved from Bozell to Chiat/Day and field marketing returned to FCB. With Chiat/Day's ouster, FCB has been given another shot at the whole account.
Give FCB credit. After it lost the account in '94, the chain could have badmouthed it former client and chased other fast-food accounts. But the split was amicable, and FCB kept a foot in Taco Bell's door for years. Its patience and loyalty paid off. The same thing happened a few years back with DDB, which was content to play a supporting role on McDonald's for years until the client figured out on its own that a change was needed and restored DDB's top billing.
At a time when agency-client splits are often contentious (Chiat/Day's Tom Carroll lashed out at Taco Bell's decision in early press accounts last week before falling quiet) and sometimes litigious, FCB's loyalty is both quaint and admirable.
"We were certainly looking to leverage that [field marketing] experience," FCB chief Brendan Ryan said last week. "Very often, if you have a good relationship with a client and the parting is not acrimonious, it's a great strategy to stay in touch and help out. It does make it relatively easy for them to say, `Jeez, these guys know our business.' " And to hand over the whole enchilada.


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We met at a singles mixer through one of my favorite podcasts. I thought I was just going to mingle and observe, perhaps fan girl over the producer, so I was pleasantly surprised when I hit it off with a guy and we made plans to see each other again.
The first red flag happened through text message when we were planning our date. We had decided to meet the upcoming Thursday, but the day before he asked if we could move it to Sunday.
I wasn't available Sunday and suggested we move it to the next week, which apparently hurt his feelings.
"You know, I was looking forward to tomorrow night but I'm starting to get the feeling that I was alone in that. Is that just my imagination?" Someone's a little insecure, am I right?!
I assured him it was for the sake of his schedule and told him I was looking forward to meeting again, although this gave me doubts.
Upon arrival, we hugged and he held me tightly for a few more seconds than was comfortable, his pleather outwear crinkling in my ear. In quintessential first date form, we chatted briefly about our days, until I noticed a book next to him and asked about it. He suggested I close my eyes while he read some aloud to me.
On a first date this could go one of two ways: romantic or creepy. It was the latter, as I sat eyes closed, listening to him read excerpts he chose at random and that made zero sense to me, while he, knowing the context, chuckled to himself.
After that, we got stuck in a holding pattern where I missed his jokes (they weren't funny) and he couldn't hear me when I spoke (I am not a quiet person). Our nonversation (non-conversation) was a proverbial train wreck, but what eventually derailed us were his constant generalizations about women.
A lot of his sentences began with two words that were starting to irk me: "Women love…"
"Do ALL women love that?"
Startled, he spiraled into a story about an ex who was "defensive and explosive" and asked if he should be worried. I laughed it off and said "No, of course not, just please maybe don't generalize women so much?"
He dominated the conversation with riveting things like listing every place he'd ever lived (including street names) to his favorite tea varieties, as if he was talking to himself, before handing it over to me.
"Now it's your turn to tell me something!"
Since that's not really how adult conversations work, I suggested he ask me a question, imagine that, and he said, "If you were me, what would you want me to ask you?"
Only my manners kept me from fleeing.
We arrived at the topic of Tinder and had a few laughs about the hot-or-not dating app until he said, "Every girl I've met on Tinder is crazy!" I asked for a few examples of this so-called "crazy" behavior, and each story made the girl sound sane while he came off like a total tool.
I suggested that maybe, just maybe, not all girls were crazy and he said, "Wait, are you a feminist or something?"
"I hope everyone in this bar is! Aren't you?"
He said he'd never really thought about it but, "I'm pretty liberal, so I guess women should have control of their own bodies."
WELL PIN A ROSE ON YOUR NOSE, BRO! I know, I should have walked out in this moment.
He talked about ex-girlfriend after ex-girlfriend, yet when I mentioned my ex, he declared he hated him. (LADIES DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S UNBECOMING TO MENTION YOUR EX?) I happened to bring up my ex in the context of meeting humorist and author David Sedaris, to which he replied, "Girls LOVE him!"
I said, "So does my dad!"
We had a tense moment where he looked at me with the fear of God in his eyes and said, "You know, I didn't realize I was going on a date with a raging feminist!"
It was really important to me to remain calm and not further fuel his stereotype of "crazy girls." Believe me, I could've showed him raging. I had been nothing but patient all night, keeping things light since I was walking on eggshells from the get-go.
I explained that I feel words are powerful and the way we talk about things carries weight, but suggested we change the subject. Despite that attempt, we spent a few minutes digging our way out of this, him concerned that I was upset, me trying to move on.
He said he couldn't tell if I was real or fake: "real" meaning I could take his generalizations in stride and wasn't bothered, or "fake" meaning this was all a front and I was a ticking time bomb.
"Are you upset? I just want to know for future reference."
I looked him in the eye, smiled and said, "You know what, there is no future to reference," picked up my purse and stood up to leave.
His eyes widened like a deer in the headlights and he said "OH! OK, well then!" (He really said that.) Then he fake-reached for his phone and coat, unsure of what was going to happen next. I could tell he considered walking me out for a moment, before being struck with rage and shouting, "Take care!"
I said, "YOU take care" and walked out.
Dating is exhausting and the mathematical probability of two people liking each other is daunting. My date and I would never see eye to eye: To him I'll always be raging feminist (albeit, a really calm one if you ask me!) and "just another crazy LA girl" (he texted me that the next morning), and to me he'll always be the guy from my worst date ever, who "guesses" women should have say over their own body.
It's easier to be who your date wants you to be, say the things they'd like to hear. My younger, more demure self would never have fathomed cutting the night short; she would have endured more, boredom tears leaking from her eyes, and maybe even gone out a second time.
There's a fine line between being polite and a doormat, honest and rude. This time I was unapologetically myself and cut my losses, and it felt really good.


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Hi AdAstra. I suppose, being raised I was, I expected God or Jesus or some type of spiritual being to help.
My depression deepened unbearably and finally it seemed to me as through I were at the bottom of the pit. I still gagged badly on the notion of a Power greater than myself, but finally, just for the moment, the last vestige of my proud obstinacy was crushed. All at once I found my crying out, "If there is a God, let Him show Himself! I am ready to do anything, anything!
Suddenly the room lit up with a great white light. I was caught up into an ecstasy which there are no words to describe. It seemed to me, in the mind's eye, that I was on a mountain and that a wind not of air but of spirit was blowing. And then it burst upon me that I was a free man. Slowly the ecstasy subsided. I lay on the bed, but now for a time I was in another world, a new world of consciousness. All about me and through me there was a wonderful feeling of Presence, and I thought to myself, "So this is the God of preachers."
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Since you mentioned military, I wonder if your depression was really due to separation anxiety or serving in something that didn't agree with your soul (whatever anyone says, I think all military is an unnecessary evil) or maybe, while there, they had given you medications that especially affected your mood. I wouldn't be surprised that the type of medication/injections they are testing, I mean dispensing, could have resulted in the increasing number of vets and those in active duty committing suicide too. A recent report on Forbes showed 22 cases a day, but the writer acknowledged the number could have been underestimated.


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Like many a punk rocker, The Clash's Paul Simonon has been influenced in subtle ways by legendary American "flash" tattoo artist Norman Collins (street name: Sailor Jerry.) Simonon even boasts an anchor tattoo and requests Sailor Jerry's namesake rum on his tour rider. Now he's collaborating with the Collins-themed lifestyle/tribute brand on a very limited-edition clothing line dubbed "The Flash Collection." Keeping it all killer, no filler, the three-piece collection ties in nicely with elements of the classic punk uniform: a leather jacket, a T-shirt, and a neckerchief.
The Lightning Jacket, at $2,300, is the most impressive design. Based on Simonon's own early Clash-era one, it is fully customized with his illustrated interpretation of Collins' skull and crossbones motif and the slogan "Jack to a King." The T-shirts ($50) and neckerchief ($30) also feature Simonon's hand-drawn designs, again based on two cult favorite Sailor Jerry tattoos, a mermaid riding an anchor, and hula girls on ukuleles (you've seen them around). The Flash Collection is available today at SailorJerryClothing.com and Trico.


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Mac Classics find a new life as hi-tech Jack-o-Lanterns!
There's still time to make your own. Besides a working computer and a little technical know-how (very little), all you need is three cans of spray paint and a bit of epoxy. And here's the best part...no slimy guts to clean out!
Intructions are at Bad Banana Blog. http://badbanana.typepad.com/weblog/2007/10/mac-o-lanterns.html -Thanks, Bill!
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Your most potent writer's tool is your own mind, Natalie Goldberg says. From there springs the detail and truth that give your written words power and authenticity.
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Lions Roar Into EIVA Finals
May 2, 2009
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University Park, Pa. - - The fifth-ranked Penn State men's volleyball team swept George Mason (30-19, 30-22, 30-21) in the second of two EIVA conference championship semifinal matches Thursday night at Rec Hall to advance to the EIVA Championship Final on Saturday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m. The defending NCAA Champion Nittany Lions (26-3) will face Juniata (18-7), who defeated Saint Francis in four games (30-28, 26-30, 30-26, 33-31) to advance to its first EIVA final in school history.
"I thought this was a really good way to open up EIVA playoffs for us against a team that we have a lot of respect for," said head coach Mark Pavlik. "Mason's been here in this position many times. I think we all know that they can do some damage. I thought tonight Edgardo (Goas) did a really nice job of pumping balls to the antenna. The way Max (Holt) started the match with his serving start just really set a tone for us to be really physical with the ball. I was really pleased."
The Nittany Lions now hold an overall record of 56-3 in the EIVA Conference Championship tournament, with a 20-3 record in the EIVA Final dating back to the 1986 season. Under head coach Mark Pavlik, Penn State has earned the right to host the EIVA Championship 12 times since 1995, including the last 11 years. The Nittany Lions hold an overall record of 38-1 in the 14 years under Pavlik, with the lone blemish a three-game loss to Princeton (7-15, 13-15, 14-16) on April 16, 1998. Penn State holds a 36-0 all-time record in the EIVA Championship tournament at Rec Hall, including a 29-0 mark under Pavlik. The Nittany Lions will be seeking their 21st EIVA Championship title and their 24th berth in the NCAA National Collegiate Semifinals.
Against George Mason Thursday night, redshirt freshman outside hitter Joe Sunder (Greensburg, Pa.) led the way with 15 kills on .650 hitting as junior outside hitter Will Price (Gaithersburg, Md.) collected 11 kills on .391 hitting. Senior middle hitter Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) pounded nine kills on an errorless 11 swings to hit .818 while senior opposite Ryan Sweitzer (Lancaster, Pa.) provided nine kills to aid the Lions. As a team, Penn State attacked at a .458 clip, including hitting .562 in the third game.
Redshirt freshman setter Edgardo Goas (San Juan, Puerto Rico) dished out 41 assists as Sweitzer led the defense with a career-high nine digs. Goas tied his personal-best with eight digs and Sunder added in six digs, while Price and sophomore libero Dennis Del Valle (Toa Alta, Puerto Rico) both contributed five digs, with Del Valle also providing strong passing and several amazing plays on block coverage. Del Valle now stands just six digs short of setting a new Nittany Lion record for single-season digs. Penn State outdug George Mason, 34-15.
The Nittany Lions racked up eight service aces in the match behind another blistering effort from Holt, who recorded seven aces, including four of the first six points in the match. Holt now has 77 service aces for the year, shattering his previous school record of 55 set during the 2007 season. His 205 career aces make him the first player in Penn State history to record more than 200 career aces.
Penn State claimed the blocking battle, 7.0 to 5.5, led by Goas, Lipsitz and Holt with three and Price and Sweitzer with two apiece.
For George Mason, Kyle Gramit recorded 11 kills to lead the Patriots.
Holt scored four of the first six points of the match on service aces and back to back Sunder kills pushed the lead to 12-6. Kills from Price and Sunder made it 19-10 while a Holt kill made it 24-13. A Price kill gave Penn State the 26-17 advantage before a Price kill ended the game, 30-19.
Consecutive Lion blocks, one from Lipsitz and Goas and another from Goas, Lipsitz and Price, along with another Holt ace put Penn state up 4-1 to start the second game. A Holt and Sweitzer stuff made it 8-4 before a Holt kill made it 11-8. The teams remained even, with a Sweitzer kill pushing the Lions ahead 14-12 before Penn State put-aways from Holt, Sunder, Price and Sweitzer extended the lead to 20-14. Back to back Holt aces made it 23-15 and a Goas kill gave the Lions the 27-18 advantage before a Holt kill ended the stanza, 30-22.
Another tandem of blocks started out the third game, with Goas and Holt providing one and Holt and Sunder providing another to put Penn State up 7-4. Sweitzer, Sunder and Price came through with kills before a Price, Lipsitz and Sweitzer block pushed the lead to 15-8. Two Sunder kills along with a Holt put-away made it 20-14 and a Sweitzer kill off the block extended the advantage to 25-18. Two more kills from Sunder and Sweitzer aided the Lions in going up 28-20 before a Holt kill ended the game, 30-21.
The EIVA Championship Final, featuring Penn State and Juniata, will be Saturday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Rec Hall, with the winner earning an automatic berth in the NCAA National Collegiate Semifinals on Thursday, May 7 in Provo, Utah. The NCAA National Collegiate Championship is slated for Saturday, May 9 in Provo, Utah.
Ticket prices for the EIVA Final are $5 for adults, $3 for youth and $2 per person for groups of 10 or more. Penn State students are free with their PSU ID. Tickets can be purchased the day of the event at Rec Hall, with the ticket office opening at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Gametracker and online video streaming (for a fee) will be available at www.GoPSUsport.com.
For more information on the Penn State men's volleyball team, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com. The Penn State men's volleyball 2009 season is presented by Rockvale Outlets and The Outlets At Hershey.


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Screenshot from TVby meyerd (1628)
meyerd (1628) 2015-09-12 11:47:11The screenshot from a video presented by Swiss SRF TV news on Sep. 10 2015 shows the stupid demolition of the alabaster relief seen at the right edge on the original picture. Dietrich
Photoshop Elementsby meyerd (1628)
meyerd (1628) 2013-02-10 10:05:27In PS, I straightened the pic, then I cropped it and blrred the heaven.
Useful ? Dietrich
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meyerd (1628) 2013-02-08 09:00:43Hi Jonathan I changed the color balance to get details out. I did it separately for the sky, for the left and for the right half of the picture and the road. The overexposed areas made the exercise difficult. Overall I don't like the result, maybe it could be done better. What is your opinion? TE is great for exchanging opinions.
Stamp and color in PSby meyerd (1628)
meyerd (1628) 2013-01-29 00:21:33In Photoshop Elements I did the following post-processing:
1) remove the magenta color
2) Increase the sky by stamping
3) slight sharpening
The copyright of the picture stays of course with you, Lorenzo, this is just a suggestion. What do you think of it?
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meyerd (1628) 2013-01-22 02:57:15With Photoshop j'ai recadré l'image pour mettre le ciel à l'horizontale. Les coins blanches qui se formaient ont été tamponné. J'ai aussi enlevé une tâche avec le tampon.
OK? Dietrich
PS, contrastby meyerd (1628)
meyerd (1628) 2013-01-21 09:27:44In Photoshop Elements I increased contrast. I sharpened also somwehat.
What is your opinion, is there an improvement or does it alter the impression in an unwanted way?
Greetings, Dietrich
meyerd (1628) 2013-01-13 01:50:19In PS Elements I cropped (and sharpened) the picture to change the proportion between water and ship to 2/3 : 1/3. Maybe the ship appears no longer as "menacing" as in the original picture.
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Canisius beats NU women's lacrosse
Lindsay Morgan (Lancaster) scored four times and assisted on another goal and Morgan Leonard also had four goals as Canisius overpowered Niagara, 14-4, Wednesday night in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's lacrosse game at Niagara Field.
Tori Quinn had a pair of goals and three assists, giving here 31 goals and 48 points for the season while Maria Kotas (Lancaster) had two goals and two assists in the victory. Canisius (8-3, 2-0 MAAC) led 7-0 on its way to a 10-4 halftime advantage over the Purple Eagles (4-8, 0-2 MAAC).


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This November, Moana, the latest Disney animated film, was released and was met with critical acclaim. Featuring Polynesian culture and a diverse cast of characters, Moana quickly became a favorite among Disney fans, both young and old. From its empowering lead female character to its hilariously arrogant demigod voiced by none other than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to its musical numbers, there's a lot to love about Disney's latest hit.
For Moana fans there are quite a few merchandise options available, including a line of toys, that are available just in time for Christmas.
The list below features some of the top Moana movie toys that will make great gifts for girls and boys alike this holiday season. Without further ado, here are the 11 best Moana toys available right now:
1. Disney Moana Adventure Collection
The Moana Adventure Collection toy pack is our #1 pick on this list, as it gives you the best bang for your buck. The collection features Moana, Maui, Mei Mei the rooster and Pua the pig. It's perfect for reenacting the various scenes of the Disney feature film. The Moana toy collection includes a doll, outfit, two animal friends, and accessories, including an oar and Maui's hook.
It's a great option for children who have seen Moana and want to create their own adventures during playtime. The Moana and Maui dolls have a good level of detail for the price and the animals/accessories are a nice touch. Plus, just look how cute Pua is!
Price: $30.00
Buy the Moana Adventure Collection here.
2. Maui's Magical Fish Hook
Mirrored after Maui's accessory, this sizeable magical fish hook is one of the best Moana movie toys available. It comes in at 20 inches long, and it is motion activated with lights and sounds included. It has sculpted details on the hook that attempts to replicate the design found on Maui's hook.
For lovers of Maui or just Moana in general, this fish hook is a great accessory to have in your collection or toy box. It's one of the best Moana gifts for boys. And don't worry — it remains fully intact!
Price: $14.39
Buy Maui's Magical Fish Hook here.
3. Moana's Magical Seashell Necklace
Wear the Heart of Te Fiti with a toy replica necklace just like Moana's! This illuminated blue shell necklace is a great accessory for any Moana fan. What's especially great about it is the light up feature that glows a bright green in the middle.
It also does not have to be open to be lit up because a button on the outside can be pushed when it is closed. It's a cute accessory for dress-up time, and the undeniable beauty of the Heart of Te Fiti makes it so appealing.
Price: $9.99
Buy Moana's Seashell Neckless here.
4. Moana Singing Adventure Doll with Friends
Standing at 14″ tall, this singing doll is another one of the best Moana movie toys. Unlike the figures or the adventure doll, this particular toy can talk and sing. By pressing her signature shell necklace, Moana can sing her song "How Far I'll Go", as well as quote 12 various phrases from the movie. Like the wearable toy necklace, this doll's necklace also lights up.
Additionally, this set includes Moana's trusty pets Pua and Hei Hei. It is surprisingly recommended for ages 13 and up, but I can't imagine it not being a better fit for the younger crowd as well.
Price: $24.99
Buy the Moana Singing Adventure Doll w/ Friends here.
5. Moana Starlight Canoe and Friends
It's time to set sail with Moana's canoe playset. In the movie, Moana sets out to save her people and discover herself. This boat playset allows users to set sail on their own adventures.
Rocking gently, the boat has the ability to project starlight on your walls or any surface in front. This set includes the boat, doll, oar, Moana's pets, and instructions. Although it is not intended for water, there can be many adventures on land.
Price: $31.65
Buy the Moana Starlight Canoe and Friends here.
6. 6 Piece Percussion Set
A unique Moana inspired toy, this 6 piece Moana percussion set allows you to create your own music based on the hit movie. Inspired by Polynesian culture, the set includes real working maracas, a tall drum, a slit drum, and two drum sticks. Kakamora can also hold the drum sticks for added convenience.
With it, children will be able to create their own songs or try to recreate Moana's incredible music!
Price: $15.62 (22 percent off MSRP)
Buy the 6-Piece Percussion Set here.
7. LEGO Disney Moana's Island Adventure
Although there are many great Moana figure playsets available, this LEGO set is truly unique. Set at Moana's home, a fire and cave area with a waterfall can be built with a secret reveal function.
Moana's house features her bed, a table, and a map of Te Fiti. It also includes a figure of Moana and Pua, that pesky pig. Accessories include a coconut bowl, banana, pineapple, fish, a shell, oar, and Heart of Te Fiti. It's a good sized playset that is great for those who love LEGOs.
Price: $24.99
Buy the LEGO Disney Moana's Island Adventure Set here.
8. Art of Coloring: Moana: 100 Images to Inspire Creativity
Different than your average coloring book, this beautiful art book is intended for people of all ages to inspire creativity. Color the drawings as intricate or as elaborate as you want to.
This book features many different illustrations inspired by the Moana movie, with opportunities to color in many details and abstract designs. Aside from the characters, there are also many graphics based on the culture and story.
Price: $9.00
Buy the Art of Coloring: Moana here.
9. Disney Moana of Oceania Adventure Doll
Featuring Moana of Oceania, this beautiful Moana movie doll is one of the more easily affordable Moana toys for fans of all ages. With the ability to be posed, this doll is perfect for playtime.
Moana is also wearing her signature Polynesian-inspired dress from the movie and she has long, wavy hair that can be brushed or styled. It also includes her signature necklace, which contains the Heart of Ti Fiti.
Price: $10.75
Buy the Moana of Oceania Adventure Doll here.
10. Moana Musical Moana of Oceania
While it might look similar to the Moana doll above, this one actually sings! It sings "How Far I'll Go" and it comes with the batteries needed to do so. So if you want a Moana doll that doesn't sing, get the one above, but if you're willing to spend $15 more, go with this one.
Like the doll above, it's also poseable. It's recommended for ages 3+.
Price: $24.99 (17 percent off MSRP)
Buy the Moana Musical Moana of Oceania Doll on Amazon.
11. Various Moana Plushes
They'll love to snuggle up to their favorite characters with these exclusive plushes. Many different Moana plush toys are available including Hei Hei the Rooster, Maui, two versions of Moana, and Pua the pig. They are huggable and affordable. Plushies are also a good size to carry with you on the go — even an adventure across the sea in self-discovery.
Price: $7.37 – $24.97
Buy the Various Moana Plushes here.
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A few weeks ago I shared how easy it was to personalize and create an order with MY M&M'S for my cousin's bridal shower. They arrived in a timely manner even though they had to make them to my specifications. They arrived inside of an insulated bag with ice packs. It was insanely hot the day I got home and found them on my door, but the M&M'S were in perfect shape. I ordered several of these bags to be used as decorations - and to eat, of course - for my cousin's bridal shower.
MY M&M'S are a fantastic addition to any wedding celebration. You can personalize them however you want - with the bride's colors, names, dates, and even pictures! For my cousin's bridal shower, I used dark purple, light purple, and white. I then personalized them with their names, the date of their wedding(this Saturday!), and iconic wedding symbols. MY M&M'S are perfect for all aspects of planning and celebrating a wedding. From creating personalized favors to bridesmaid gifts to using MY M&M'S in wedding décor, the options are nearly endless for adding a special unique touch to the special day.
When we first started to decorate for the shower, my aunt noticed that the MY M&M'S were the wedding colors and thought it was such a clever idea. Several minutes later, she had an ah-hA moment when she got a closer look and realized that they were actually personalized with my cousin's details. Needless to say, they were a huge hit and made the shower even more fun. Not only did they look good - but they tasted amazing(we all love our chocolate). I would encourage others to use them for their special event.
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Chilled Chocolate Coffee Flip
"Can you make us a recipe for a chilled coffee drink, not too sweet, that shows off the texture of our Elvato blend," asked the folks at the Nespresso counter adjacent my demo kitchen at Bloomingdale's today. "Give me five minutes," I replied, wiggling my nose Tabitha-style.
At first, I was going to go for something lightly creamy with a bitter cocoa powder kick. Then the Kitchen God whispered to me, "flip it." As in the classic port, brandy, cream, egg, sugar cocktail popular at a time when raw eggs weren't terrifying. I have better things to put in my mouth, and have thus never tried a flip, but the gustatory imagination assumes it's not unlike fresh eggnog. And I like eggnog for the same reason you do: it sticks to the mouth in such a pleasant way because of the emulsifiers in the eggs.
It's a science thing. Trust me on this. Emulsifiers make liquids delicious, and eggs are full of them. So is chocolate. (Thanks, lecithin.) Eureka! Chocolate chips make coffee flips!!! Note that your coffee needs to be hot for the chocolate's emulsifying powers to act in this recipe.
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8 oz. hot, freshly brewed coffee
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1 tbsp. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. cocoa powder
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3 oz. cold dairy (or unsweetened non-dairy) of your choice
6 oz. ice
1 oz. Frangelico (optional)
Pour coffee, brown sugar, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, and cinnamon into the pitcher of your blender. Place the lid on the blender and remove the plastic plug in its center, placing a clean kitchen towel over the opening. The heat can pop the top when you start the blender and send all of that hot coffee onto your face if you leave the plug in. And no one wants that.
Blend the coffee for fifteen seconds or until the chocolate chips are completely dissolved.
Add the dairy, ice, and optional (as if!) Frangelico. Replace the lid, cover with the towel, and blend for another fifteen seconds on high or until completely smooth. Pour into chilled glasses and enjoy immediately.


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Using Negative Keywords Effectively
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Are you spending too much time deciding what should be excluded from your keyword searches rather than what should in fact trigger a match? It's a trap that's easy to fall into – and once you've gone down that rabbit hole it may be hard to climb back out. Now is a great time to reexamine your campaign strategies and really investigate where your focus should lie in regards to negative keywords.
Negative keywords are undoubtedly important. They are a specialized way to ensure that specific searches do not trigger your ad, and they can be set at the campaign or ad group level. While this tool is great to keep in mind, there is a possibility that you are putting entirely too much emphasis on this part of your strategy. You're getting distracted by making sure that your ad does not display in certain circumstances, rather than securing the potential that your ad appears at all. After all, the only way you'll get any exposure is if your ad is being seen by potential customers in the first place.
You can avoid running into trouble if you remember to utilize negative keywords at the right times. An example of a good way to use negative keywords would be when creating a filtration method to use in accordance with broad match types. Because broad match opens the possibility for more irrelevant matches, using negatives can be a great way to mold the eventual search results so that they appear to likely potential customers. It's almost like building the query from the outside in.
Similarly, another way to effectively use negative keywords is by employing them to manipulate the way that ad groups behave. Again, because of the way that Broad Match keywords tend to work, it would be hard to limit when your keywords are triggered, especially if someone is searching by a universal brand name. For example, let's say you are working on a display ad campaign for Del Monte Fruit Cups. You only want to show off the fruit cups product, but because of the nature of broad match, people searching for Del Monte Fruit Juice are also subject to seeing the ads. You can employ a negative to make sure that the ad will not be displayed if the words "fruit juice" exist within the query. This way, you can ensure that only your one specific product ad will be returned by the search rather than any similar products that exist under the parent brand's name. Be careful when doing this however, because those folks who are interested in fruit juice may still be potential buyers of the fruit cups as well.
Now that you know how negative keywords should be used, you also need to know when utilizing this tool is not appropriate. First of all, many professionals feel that the negative should not be used as often on the campaign level. Because the campaign level umbrella is so large, it's possible that you are greatly limiting the portion of keywords that are available for use. Some people jump to using negative keywords to make their AdWords skills look impressive. You should always remember to stick with the basics when in doubt. Once you have mastered this, then you can consider using the more advanced tools to reshape your campaigns. Don't assume that you know which queries users will enter. Waiting for real data can be helpful, because you don't want to automatically prevent people from seeing your ad. It's possible that some of the queries you perceive as "wrong" will actually be ones that result in conversions. Be careful to make sure that you aren't actually blocking search queries for which you would want your ad to appear.
The best thing you can do to build solid campaigns is to start with strong ad groups from the beginning. Be very detail oriented when structuring your campaigns, and build your groups out with plans to check in often. If you build sloppy ad groups from the start, chances are you are going to be implementing negatives for damage control. Although it takes more work, conducting your own trials and really examining how your ads are being triggered can help you to shape your keyword matches from the front end, rather than using negatives that may not have been necessary at all.
As with any tool in AdWords, simpler is often better. Until you are a master, be wary of using features that may limit your exposure and ultimately your ROI. When in doubt, review reports to see which keywords are performing well and which ones are not. Making changes to the actual keywords may oftentimes be more effective than implementing a negative keyword fix-all. Seeing how a campaign will perform takes time, so the best thing to do is be patient and practice using extreme attention to detail.
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PARK CITY, UTAH — The dramatic film ``Smooth Talk`` and the documentary ``Private Conversations`` took grand prizes at the eighth annual U.S. Film Festival, which showcases independently produced movies.
Each grand prize winner received $2,500.
``Smooth Talk,`` produced by Martin Rosen and directed by Joyce Chopra, stars Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place and Elizabeth Berridge. The screenplay by Tom Cole is based on the Joyce Carol Oates novel ``Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?``


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Bereavement fares are airline tickets set aside for people who have lost an immediate family member and need to book and travel at the last minute. Certain airlines offer these fares but specific requirements must be met and sometimes a membership to the airline's site or rewards program is required, as outlined on Delta's website.Continue Reading
The discount fares have been discontinued by many major airlines including United and American Airlines, as many instances of fraud were found. Delta offers a program, as does Alaska Airlines, Air Canada and Lufthansa.
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text: The musical project Coladera celebrates the gathering of João Pires (Portugal), and two brasilian musicians Vitor Santana and the master percussionist Marcos Suzano and three musical worlds that honour the Lusophone rhythms, and holds Portuguese speaking language as the touchstone of its present work. The worlds of Brazil and Portugal merge in a dialogue that is based only on classic guitars, percussions and voices, generating a rich and mestizo sound imaging. We hear echoes of Africa, of Candomblé, Fado and Flamenco, of samba, rumba and mambo, Portuguese language with different accents – all flavoured by the special spice of Suzano's acoustic percussion. All in the crudest and most direct way.


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For many people, say the phrase "ramen noodles" and they immediately get the mental image of poor college students eating a 20 cent pack of dried noodles soaked in water and seasoned with a curious powder that tastes almost, but not quite, entirely unlike shrimp. Or perhaps the eponymous Cup O' Noodles that can be found in grocery stores, gas stations and vending machines across the country.
For for others, who have had proper ramen, the experience is something more religious. A large bowl of freshly prepared noodles, either in a light or hearty broth, or perhaps served coated in an oil or similar sauce, garnished with bean sprouts, tofu, green onion, bok choy, peppers. Loaded with a soy-marinated egg (Mmmm umami!) seared pork belly, seafood, fish cakes or other treats.
Like my obsession with English style meat pies, I have an almost unhealthy obsession with noodles, primarily the Taiwanese style Beef Noodle Soup, and the Japanese Ramen. Ramen is something I seek out when I travel and I've had excellent examples on both coasts, locally to me in near-by Durham, NC and especially in Japan where I spent nearly a week bouncing from ramen shop to ramen shop trying as many combinations as I could afford and keep down.
In Manhattan, over in Hell's Kitchen, there's a place called the Gotham West Market where Ivan Orkin opened his first US ramen shop after years of success running one of the top rated ramen restaurants in Tokyo, a city where ramen is a cultural force. Ivan's first US shop was the Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop located in that market at 600 11th Avenue.
His menu is bold, boasting fresh ingredients and hearty portions of ramen using everything he learned during his time living in Japan. The Shio ramen, in a soy sauce free dashi-chicken broth is light but filling with a blend of flavors not hidden by the saltiness that often comes with darker miso based or shoyu based stock.
On my second trip back to Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop, I went with the Butter Miso Mazemen, a style that is served in a white miso broth that is more a buttery miso sauce than a broth, thick and creamy with a delicate miso flavor and comes with shimeji mushrooms and scallions. I topped it with a garlic bomb, pork belly, and an egg.
I don't often revisit the same restaurants when I travel, but every once in awhile I find one that really says something to the foodie in me, the me that enjoys the pleasures that come from bold flavors and smells and the contrast of salty and savory and sweet and spicy. Something that makes my belly happy and puts a smile on my face. Ivan Orkin's slurp shop is one such place.


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On Location brings together five emerging Vancouver artists whose research into urban, domestic, and virtual architectures examines built space as a site of psychological formation and a platform for critical artistic practice.
The term 'on location' also refers to the production of the work on the site of the exhibition. Most of the artists involved have been invited to develop projects at the Belkin Satellite in the two months leading up to the opening of the exhibition. The results are a heterogeneous assembly of installation (Vishal Jugdeo), video (Anne Elizabeth Low), drawing (Kim Kennedy Austin), painting (Sally Lee Sui Ling) and wallpaper (Michael Euyung Oh).
While a number of the works will be grafted onto the actual space of the gallery, they do not aim at conventional institutional critique. Rather, these works use the architectural features of the gallery space to test the intersection of social and aesthetic thought. In this they open up the notion of an improvised space, or a continually shifting location.
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Trapped in the past: Robert Downey Jr. revisits his tumultuous youth on the mean streets of Queens in 'A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.'
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HOW ROBERT DOWNEY JR. and director/writer Dito Montiel extracted a movie from such a drifty book is one of the mysteries of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. Downey plays Montiel, reading his works on a darkened stage before a rapt audience in L.A. The writer gets knocked off his perch by a call from back home. His quarrelsome, petty father (Chazz Palminteri) is ill and refuses to go to the hospital; Dito is urged to return to his old neighborhood in Queens. In flashbacks, we see his life as a young man (Shia LaBeouf plays him) in 1986, when he was caught in an ever-escalating turf war that left him under threat of death and his hot-tempered friend Antonio (Channing Tatum, the prize in this package) holding the bag.
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Unlike in Step Up, Tatum doesn't look like a casting agent's idea of a bad boy. Tatum's Antonio has a big square face that only really lights up when he's got an assignment to punish someone. Still, he's all too-human wreckage, as in a scene where he shows up stoned at a funeral, promising a revenge he's too messed up to deliver. Tatum presents us with the most impressive sensitive musclehead since the young Matt Dillon. Who knows how far he'll go? Another surprise is Dianne Wiest. She plays an abstracted, housecoated mom, but she pulls out one surprising touching about-face. She goes out for a walk with her newly returned son: "I thought of this every day. And now it's here." Photographer Eric Gautier hoods her eyes, as Gordon Willis did for Brando in The Godfather; the moment is interesting because we can't tell if there's a hint of reproach in her maternal happiness.
Eric Gautier's photography transcends the two obvious ways of looking at the story of bad boys, as either fashion photography or Italian neorealism. It's humid in this city. Everyone goes around shirtless, and the city looks as if it has been beaten up, with splotches marking the spots where thrown bottles hit and garbage and sofas raining off the roofs. The mushy, indistinct sound complements a story in which no one really listens to each another.
The atmosphere is credible; so is the acting. But the story is the weak spot. Who can believe that a woman like Rosario Dawson would be waiting for more than a decade for her man to return, or that she'd be talking like a therapist when he finally did come back? Ostensibly based on a memoir, there's a lot of fiction here. Monteil's real-life career ran a little more smoothly: he became a musician, leaving a hardcore band called Major Conflict to join Gutterboy, an outfit that David Geffen paid a million dollars to sign. (One Trouser Press wit calls Gutterboy an "undershirt chic" band.) His book includes not just memoirs of the rough life but also a Versace ad he starred in and a picture of him hanging with Liza Minnelli. Even if you didn't know that, the fake spots show. A montage of inner-city children is stuck together with Cat Stevens' sticky "Trouble." They face the camera and sum up their lives in a sentence: "My name is Dani, and this shit sucks." It's one thing for life to be a tragedy where everyone has their reasons; it's another where they stand in front of the camera and explain them.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (R; 98 min.), directed and written by Dito Montiel, photographed by Eric Gautier and starring Robert Downey Jr., Dianne Wiest and Shia LaBeouf, opens Oct. 13.
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Healthy Financials and Appropriate Risk Management Practices are Essential for Companies in Aerospace and Defense, Advises Frost & Sullivan
Strong cash flow management and free cash flow generation are key requirements to maintain a healthy financial position
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ongoing economic slowdown and volatility in fuel costs have negatively impacted the demand for air travel, a key driver for the aerospace industry. At the same time, budget cuts have translated into limited spending on defense equipment. In this scenario, it is critical that companies achieve excellence in financial and risk management to outperform the competitors and offer value to shareholders.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.financialservices.frost.com), Financial Assessment of the Global Aerospace & Defense, Airlines and Airport Services Industries, finds that investors are increasingly cautious and risk averse about their portfolio investments. This is negatively affecting the capital intensive aerospace and defense industry. Investors are unwilling to commit huge amounts of money to an industry that has a longer gestation period than most others.
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"With governments cutting down on defense budgets, the aerospace and defense industry is taking a hit as demand is slowing down," noted Frost & Sullivan Financial Analyst Bharath M. "For instance, in 2011, the sales of Britain's largest defense equipment manufacturing employer, BAE Systems, dipped by 14 percent due to continuous cuts in military spending in the United States."
Budget cuts also increase competition among the existing participants and heat up the battle for the available amount, thereby increasing the need to maintain excellent financial and risk management practises.
Though interest rates are currently low, economic conditions in the Eurozone and other developed countries makes it difficult for participants to raise capital, especially in an industry that is characterized by high capital requirements and lengthy pay back periods. Some of the banks that have financed the aerospace and defense industry earlier are more reluctant to do so now.
"Borrowing from different sources instead of depending on a single source is slowly gaining momentum," remarked Bharath. "This strategy increases the interest rate risk and the responsibility is on CFOs to adopt appropriate risk management and mitigation practices, such as interest rate swaps and forward rate agreements."
Also, other risks involved with regular operations such as credit risk, liquidity risk, foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk need to be addressed using suitable risk management practices, such as bank guarantees and interest rate swaps.
"Maintenance of fixed assets, including land, buildings, civil works and other infrastructure facilities also play a key role in ensuring smooth operations, which in turn directly impacts profitability," concluded Bharath. "Effective cash flow management and a strong focus on free cash flow generation are critical to achieving excellence in financial and risk management."
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Would you like to have fun while creating magical possibilities in your world where anything and everything is possible? In A Space of Being, Grace Hart invites you to join her and other beautiful beings across the globe who know that something greater is possible. Grace combines her psychic abilities and the magical tools of Access Consciousness in a unique way. Her potencies with energy, her unexpected perspectives and insights and her magical reframes are expansive and empowering, co-creating with you greater possibilities in your life, and the world in a way that is refreshingly different, fast and fun. Are you willing to create your life, relationships, work, finances and more with Ease, Joy and Glory from a space of infinite possibilities to actualize a totally different reality for you and our beautiful planet AND feel amazing in the process? Through A Space of Being consciousness catalyst Grace Hart and Planet Possibilities await you!Read more »


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Remarkable tales of female bravery from WWII " " " "Female agents active during the Second World War were the neglected heroes of the war. Nevertheless, their bravery, strength and contribution to the war effort have attracted the attention of a number of researchers. " " " "To mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the 50th anniversary of Churchill's death, historians and writers present war accounts inspired by the life stories of some of the women. The event also pays tribute to the heroines who constantly risked their lives and those who died in combat. " " " " " " " "Noreen Riols is one of the only surviving members of Churchill's 'secret army', the Special Operations Executives F (for France) Section. Her book, The Secret Ministry of Ag. and Fish, is the story of how she supported the French Resistance fighting for the Allied cause - and didn't tell a soul. She was born in Malta of English parents and currently lives in France. After the war she joined the BBC, where she met her husband, a journalist with the World Service. She is the author of ten books, has written numerous newspaper and magazine articles and for several years contributed features from Paris to Radio 4's Woman's Hour. " " " "Elizabeth Buchan began her career as a blurb writer at Penguin Books, becoming the fiction editor at Random House before leaving to write full time. Her novels include Light of the Moon and the prizewinning Consider the Lily. A subsequent novel, Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman became an international bestseller and was made into a CBS Primetime Drama. Later novels include I Can't Begin to Tell You, a story of the SOE and resistance in wartime Denmark which received glowing reviews. 'She reviews for the Sunday Times and the Daily Mail, and has chaired the Betty Trask and Desmond Elliot literary prizes. She was a judge for the Whitbread First Novel Award and for the 2014 Costa Novel Award. " " " "Clare Mulley is an award-winning biographer. Her first book, The Woman Who Saved the Children: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb, won the Daily Mail Biographers' Club Prize. Her next, The Spy Who Loved: The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville led to her presentation with Poland's national 'Bene Merito' honorary distinction in 2014. Clare leads a tour on female agents for Historical Trips and reviews for publications such as History Today and The Spectator. " " " "Mark Seaman is a historian with the Cabinet Office and has been a frequent writer and broadcaster on the history of the Special Operations Executive. His work includes Bravest of the Brave (a biography of the SOE agent F F E Yeo-Thomas), The Secret Agent's Handbook and Special Operations Executive - a new instrument of war. He is currently completing a biography of the SOE French Section agent, Tony Brooks.
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The humanitarian field is a challenging subject to navigate for a layperson unfamiliar with various jargons and acronyms. The glossary is provided as a resource for the press, news agencies as well as the members of the public who want to clarify various terms in usage for humanitarian work.
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