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In this issue, we are going to take you on a trip to Jamco Suspension in Fullerton, California, to show you the Cadillac disc brake conversions that they have specifically designed for the older '60s Cadillac market. This is a great upgrade because these vintage Cadillacs are made from good ol' American steel and weigh as much as a tank. With all-new components and new calipers, De Villain's new braking system will allow it to stop on a dime.
After a long discussion with Jamco Suspension's knowledgable staff, we knew we had to use their Caddy kit on our Project De Villain. Since we wanted to modernize our car, this was our first step. With modern technology, it was only a matter of time before somebody stepped up to create a kit for this growing market.
Now, let's watch, as Jason installs the new Jamco Suspension kit onto our '64 Cadillac Coupe DeVille.

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Caught in aisle of dilemma over buying condoms for teen
I HAVE a confession…..I buy condoms for my 16-year-old daughter and her boyfriend.
Is that right or wrong? I'm still not sure I know the answer to that, so I'll let you be the judge.
The first time I did it, it was nerve wracking - it had been years since I had found myself stopping at this particular section of the supermarket and I was surprised to see that, just like milk isn't milk anymore, condoms are not condoms anymore - the choice is ridiculous.
So how did I end up red faced in the health and beauty aisle of Coles? I guess it's because I try to be a good mum, the kind of mum who will do the right thing for my kids and support them in whatever decision they make, even if it makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
When my girl started dating a boy who was a little older than her we had "the talk" - you know the one where the experts, whose names are splashed all over those parenting books, advise you to say "come and talk to me if you think you are ready to have sex".
Well, a few months later she came to me saying it was time. Of course I forgot what the book told me to say next so I had to wing it.
Miss 16 and I have always had a pretty good relationship so the following discussion was not that awkward, although I was a little sad that my baby was growing up so fast.
We covered all the basics about not being pressured into anything, about feeling comfortable with her decision and that she wasn't doing it just because everyone else was.
There may or may not have been some eye-rolling going on - I can't say for sure because I was too busy trying to sound all casual and cool, which is not quite how I was feeling on the inside.
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This poll ended on 30 December 2012.
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Buy them contraceptives
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I might be hurtling towards middle age but I can still remember being a teenager "in love" so I understood feelings. And they are a cute couple, he adores her and she is so happy when he is around. Best off all they are happy to spend time just hanging out at our place, which makes me very happy.
The other reality is that I can't control her every move - he has a licence and if my memory serves correctly plenty of my friends lost their virginity in the back seat of their boyfriend's car. And despite the generation gap there are some things that never change. So, in no time at all she was on the pill.
But guarding against pregnancy is not enough is it? So that's how I came to be standing in front of row upon row of condoms, considering my options and feeling just a little hypocritical for having once judged another parent who admitted to me that she was buying condoms for her son.
"Ribbed for increased pleasure"…I think not. No way was I picking the variety boxes of rainbow and fruit flavours because THIS IS NOT A GAME PEOPLE.
This is real life and this is serious.
The conversation going on in my head was enough to make me blush and think about walking away.
But this is not a time to chicken out, so a decision had to be made - sensible and basic it was. And even better, they were on special (Score ....hmm maybe that's not best word I could have thought of). In the trolley they went, well and truly hidden under the loaves of bread and bags of fruit.
That night I handed them over to Miss 16 with a lecture about how protection was not just her responsibility but something they both had to take care of.
I also told her that part of my role as her mum was to make sure she was in a position to protect herself from sexually transmitted diseases as well as pregnancy and that was why I would buy the condoms for them.
I didn't want there to be any excuse for them not having protection whenever and wherever they needed it.
Sometimes I worry that my decision is wrong and that I'm encouraging them to have sex, but then I think that if they wanted to have sex they would do it with or without my blessing, just as teenagers (excluding me, of course) have been doing for generations past.
So, now it's over to you: What do you think of my decision and have you ever bought condoms for your teenagers?
* Life with teenagers can be like an out of control roller coaster ride and when there's no one else to turn to for support or a second opinion, I go undercover to blog about the everyday dramas of raising my otherwise perfect teens.


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Ashley Benson Grabs Lunch with Manager Thor Bradwell
Ashley Benson is all smiles while waiting for her car at valet on Wednesday afternoon (September 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 23-year-old actress hung onto her new Saint Laurent bag after lunching with manager Thor Bradwell at E. Baldi restaurant.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ashley Benson
"Successful shopping trip with @saharsanjar," Ashley captioned with a pic of her recent shopping excursion over the weekend.
Just the day before, Ashley shared some yummy recipes. Check them out!
FYI: Ashley is carrying a Saint Laurent Mini Sac de Jour bag.


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I had plans, earlier this week, to do some bread baking and to retrieve my slow-cooker from the garage. You see, I do enjoy rain and that is when I love to braise, and roast, and bake bread. Instead, our Indian Summer has arrived. So I had to change direction, and I made iced tea and decided that it was too hot for me to be in the kitchen.
This morning, I slept in, while Craig returned back to work. I had an unquenchable craving for pumpkin. I had bookmarked this recipe from "Two Peas and their Pod", and even pinned it on Pinterest. I set my timer for 15 minutes, and it took a little less than that to make the streusel and the batter. Streusel is pretty basic to make-- flour, cinnamon and butter. With my hands, I combined everything and then used a fork to make even "crumbs". Done.
I won't do a long post about our road trip, but... Craig and I drove to Bodega (Bay), one afternoon and I spotted this house. I quickly pulled over and grabbed my camera. I got so excited that I found this house!
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Frank Horwill
- These articles were first published many year's ago and whilst some are as relevant today as they were when new, many are now mostly of historical interest as modern research and coaching methods have superseded them.
Shaping Up to the 10km Challenge
By Frank Horwill
With the conclusion of the cross country season many athletes turn their thoughts to racing 10,000 metres, mostly on the roads.
There are good reasons for doing this. First, the distance is no problem to a regular male cross country runner and even women's cross country races are more than half the distance. The other reasons are that the 10km distance is a good speed workout for the marathoner and for many, the most important factor of all, there are some good monetary prizes at stake - especially on the continent!
It was once thought in Britain that if a man could get under 28 minutes for the distance, and a woman sub-33 minutes, then they were the cat's whiskers. And so they were... 20 years ago! Between 1977 and 1987, 15 British runners ducked under 28 minutes, and five women under 33 minutes.
However, times achieved then are more than a minute behind today's world-class times for men and women. Now, only one man from Britain appears in the world all-time 10km list and that time was done 10 years ago.
British women 10km runners have done slightly better, as they have two athletes still listed with times run in 1991.
Russian coaches believe an athlete's 10km time x 4.7 = potential marathon time. Let's look at those figures in practice:
Ingrid Kristiansen has a 10km time of 30:13.74. If we multiply that by 4.7 we get about two hours 22 minutes. Her best marathon time is 2:21:06. Another example is Carlos Lopes's 10km time of 27:17.48 x 4.7 = 2:07:36 approx. His best marathon time was 2:07:12.
Generally it should be noted that for some unknown reason women convert their 10km times into potential marathon times far better than men do.
It is suggested that women do not hit 'the wall' as badly as men do at the 22-mile mark of a marathon due to some innate fat reserve. The subject has not been fully resolved.
So, what's involved in a 10km race? On a track, the physiologist A.V. Hill stated it was 90 per cent aerobic and 10 per cent anaerobic. Theoretically this means that, given 10 training sessions, nine are aerobic and one is anaerobic. We have to decide what is meant by those terms.
The hackneyed view of aerobic running is the ability to run with a partner, starting off with a conversation about politics, TV and sex, and returning an hour later still talking about politics, TV and sex. Such a run would be at 99 per cent aerobic pace, more suited to the marathon.
Training at the target 10km speed is a logical thing to do. A woman aiming to run 32 minutes must consider sustained running at that speed which is 76.5 seconds per 400m, while a man aiming for sub-27 minutes must get used to long spells of 64.5 seconds per 400m.
It looks daunting, and it is, but a start has to be made. We can start with repetition 800ms at those speeds and add to them while still maintaining the original rest time. Most runners above average club level can run several laps at that speed and have a cup of tea and bun after each repetition!
Unfortunately, world class 10km running does not permit any recovery after each lap. We have to get used to that by starting small and getting big.
We may opt to run 12 x 800m in 2:24 with 90 seconds recovery (30 min 10km pace). When we can handle that, the next stage is 10 x 1km in three minutes with the same recovery as for the 800ms. By this means we may eventually be able to do 3 x 3,200m in 9:36 still with only 90 seconds rest. When we reach that point we can truly say we are training logically to improve our 10km time.
There is an age-old coaching axiom which states: 'in order to run a good 10km, you must first run a good 5km.' How true is this?
Dave Bedford ran 27:30.80 10km in 1973, a UK record. In 1972 he ran 13:17.21 for 5km. The first is 66 seconds per 400m, the second is 63.5 per 400m, just 2½ seconds per 400m difference.
Bedford's 5km time doubled plus 56 seconds equals his 10km time. Liz McColgan ran 15:01.08 for 5km, and 30:57.07 for 10km. Her 5km time doubled plus 55 seconds equals her 10km time. We can safely say that an athlete's 5km time doubled plus 60 seconds equals the potential 10km time. This means two things. Firstly, the athlete's 5km time must be reduced to its minimum before 10km racing is done. Second, continue to train at 5km speeds while racing 10km.
Training at 72 seconds per 400m (15 mins / 5km) is certainly going to make running 10km in 31 minutes (74 secs / 400m) feel easier. In fact, one of my athletes with a time of 13:11 for 5km who ran a 10km race, said afterwards: "I felt as though I was jogging for half of the race."
Need it be said that a good 5km time is also dependent on a speedy 3km time and that distance is boosted by a good 1,500 metres performance?
In terms of aerobic allocation the 5km distance is 80 per cent aerobic, the 3km 60 per cent and the 1,500m 50 per cent. The last distance will provide the 10 per cent anaerobic allocation for the 10km.
Based on Hill's findings we can now plan out 10 training sessions over a period of 14 days which will be specific training for the 10km:
|Training Session
|Day 1
|94 percent aerobic – 13 miles at 16 sec/mile slower than for your best 10km time per mile
|Day 2
|Recovery run for 35 minutes
|Day 3
|90 per cent aerobicrun 3 x 2 miles at target 10km speed with 90 secs rest
|Day 4
|Recovery run – 35 minutes
|Day 5
|60 per cent aerobic – 5 x 800 at 3km target pace with 90 secs rest
|Day 6
|Day 7
|80 per cent aerobic run 4 x 1 miles at target 5km speed with 90 secs rest
|Day 8
|Recovery run 35 minutes
|Day 9
|50 per cent anaerobic – 8 x 400m at target 1,500m speed with 90 secs rest
|Day 10
|35 mins recovery run
|Day 11
|Start with day one again
The more serious athletes will consider morning and evening runs of 35 minutes duration each on non-repetition days. Also, they should plan that once a week such a run is done over the hilliest possible terrain.
In 1976, Fox and Matthews threw a spanner in the works of Hill's deliberations on the 10km. They spoke in a new language of 'energy pathways' and chemical symbols. The late chief national coach, Geoff Dyson, and the late national long distance coach, Ron Holman, both felt training the 'energy pathways' would revolutionise training methods and result in unbelievable world records.
It is by no means confirmed that the recent spate of world records is due to training 'the energy pathways'. Fox and Matthews stated that the 10km distance used the following energy pathways: 80 per cent aerobic, 15 per cent LA-02 work
Specimen sessions which use these pathways are:
02 = 6 x 1200m with half the time of the repetition as rest, for example if the rep was done in 3:12, the recovery would be 96 seconds.
LA-02 = 8x800 in sets of 2x800m. The recovery was the same time as the time of the rep. For example, if the rep was 2:08, the rest would be the same. After each set the rest would be double the rep time.
ATP-PC-LA =16x400 in sets of 4x400m. The recovery was twice the time taken to run the rep. For example, if the 400ms were in 60 seconds the rest would be 120 seconds. After each set the rest was doubled. For example, four minutes in this case.
It is suggested that 02 sessions are done at 10km and 5km speeds. The LA-O2 work is done at 3km speed. And the ATP-PC-LA sessions are done at 1,500m speed. In practical terms this is seven sessions out of 10 allocated to aerobic running, two to LA-O2 and one to ATP-PC-LA.
But, supposing you are like one national coach 20 years ago who said: "Who do these physiologists think they are, telling us how to coach athletes?" One great runner, Ron Clarke (Australia) who broke world records from 3km to 10km, was aligned with that view. After a two-year lay off, Clarke returned to running and shunned repetition work. He confined his plan to running fast for long spells twice a day, his cruising speed being 5 mins / mile pace.
In fact, his training was virtually a race a day! One day he would run three miles flat out, another day six miles at maximum speed. He also raced in local 800m and 1,500 metres races for speed. He was a big weight training enthusiast and did it every other day. He believed in the painful process of racing himself fit, and on one European tour ran 12x5km and 12x3km races in six months as well as half a dozen six mile and 10km events. An Olympic gold medal eluded him. However, there was method in his madness and his fondness for shorter distance races paid off: his 10km world record of 27:39.4 set in 1965 would be welcomed by many British runners today!
To sum up, the weekly key sessions for 10km success are:
One run twice the distance of 10km at 16 secs per mile slower than for your best 10km per mile
A session at your target 10km time, lasting 10km in total
A session at your target 5km time, lasting 6km in total
Running up and down a hill where the ascents total 5km, starting at 2km.
Dr Peter Snell, University of Texas, asked 10 runners with 10km times between 34-42 minutes to log up 50 miles of steady running weekly for six weeks. Then they were divided into two groups for 10 weeks. One group ran two lactate threshold runs weekly for 29 minutes (12 secs per mile slower than 10km pace). The other group did two repetition sessions weekly at either 200 or 400 metres which ranged from 10km speed to 3km speed. The repetitions totalled three miles per session. Both groups continued to log a total of 50 miles steady running.
At the end of the 16 weeks both groups were tested at distances from 800 metres to 10km. The repetition training group improved 800m times by an average of 11.2 secs. Threshold trainers improved on average 6.6 seconds. In the 10km test, the threshold trainers improved by 1.1 minutes, the repetition trainers improved by 2.1 minutes.
Because the repetition trainers trained faster than the threshold runners they developed better economy, coordination and comfort while running fast. The repetition trainers were doing more specific work for the 10km. The threshold trainers simply were not accustoming themselves to 10km speed.
In line with this, Yobes Ondieki when training to break the world 10km record, did 10 x 1km at a pace just inside the world record with short recoveries. He said after breaking the record: "My world record (26:58.38) actually felt easier than my tough interval workouts."
Snell's rep runners spent just 31 minutes per week carrying out their actual interval training, while the threshold runners spent 58 minutes per week This means that the rep runners doubled their 10km performance while carrying out half as much quality training!


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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina senators have removed a pay raise for lawmakers from their budget plan and given the money to local governments instead.
The Senate voted Tuesday to remove $2 million from the Finance Committee's spending plan, which provided legislators $1,000 more per month toward in-district expenses. The proposal doubled the stipend to $24,000 yearly for each of the 170 legislators.
Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman says legislators haven't received a raise since 1995, while the cost of gas has tripled since then, making it more expensive to travel around districts than can span multiple counties.
But Republican Sen. Paul Thurmond of Charleston argued the pay hike sends a message that legislators believe their raise is more important than government services.
His amendment adds the money to the local government fund.
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John Hawkes, Michael Cera Join Kaufman Comedy
For FX.
FX has cast John Hawkes and Michael Cera in its Charlie Kaufman–created half-hour comedy How and Why, the network announced today. Hawkes will star as Goodman Hesselman, "a man who can explain how and why a nuclear reactor works, but is clueless about life," according to FX. He's the former host of a children's science show called How and Why, but has since moved to a smaller market and is working for a new producer (Cera). Hawkes and Timothy Olyphant on the same network? We inch ever closer to a Deadwood reunion.


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Nethram, LLC Brings Conference Calling to the Masses With Release of Kuvi, an Innovative, User-Friendly Group Calling Tool
Feb 12, 2013, 02:14 EST
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One-to-many calling features have traditionally been reserved for corporate meeting rooms. Kuvi, a product of telecom software innovator Nethram, LLC, looks to shift that paradigm. The potential applications of Kuvi are almost limitless, for both individuals and small businesses. Kuvi is the brainchild of Paul Mathews, former Ericsson executive who is also the founder of Nethram. The price structure is pay per minute, but new users can test drive the tool with a free trial offer.
Kuvi provides numerous previously unavailable benefits and features to end users. Clearly, the ability to make conference calls without relying on a third-party bridge service is an enormous benefit. The software is also remarkably easy to set up. With no forms to fill out, new users can create lists and place calls within minutes of navigating to the site. A computer is required to assemble the contact and calling lists, but after this initial setup process, calls can be made from any phone.
Perhaps the most attractive aspect of Kuvi is its ease of use. After creating a contact list of names and numbers, users simply drag and drop names into call lists. Each list corresponds to a different type of call, which can be changed with a drop-down menu. Likewise, each list receives its own phone number.
Kuvi allows three distinct kinds of one-to-many calls. "Call Together" calls are essentially standard conference calls. Everyone on the call list participates in the conversation. "Early Bird" calls, on the other hand, create a one-to-one connection. Everyone's phone rings, but only the first person to pick up is connected, while the remaining phones stop ringing. This is a convenient feature when any one person on a list is actually needed. For instance, a retail store needing an employee to cover a shift can reach out to all available employees be calling a single number. A "Single File" call dials a list of numbers in succession. When the first call is complete, the next number rings. Single file calls are useful when there is a need to speak individually with several people in a row.
"When I was in a leadership position with Ericsson, I was frustrated by the tediousness of conference call technology," said Paul Mathews, creator of Kuvi. "Time is precious, and setting up these calls seemed to take nearly as long as the actual conferences. Typical bridging technologies are anything but user friendly. Kuvi solves these issues. More than that, Kuvi takes audio conferencing out of the office and into the consumer setting. I believe we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg in terms of what this tool can do for people."
Getting started with Kuvi is simple. New users can register automatically with their Facebook accounts. Once an account is created, users just need to add contacts and create groups. For more information, go to http://www.kuvicall.com.
About Nethram, LLC
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Each February, Americans celebrate the affairs of the heart on St. Valentine's Day, but February is also officially designated as American Heart Month. The entire month is set aside to boost awareness of heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women. While physical and congenital factors certainly play a big part in this disease, diet and nutrition also have a large role to play in both the prevention and treatment of heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The situation is alarming, but there is good news: heart disease is preventable and controllable. There are many steps that can be taken in the kitchen to help get heart disease under control. The American Heart Association offers valuable tips and tricks for cooks on its website, www.heart.org. Among the primary suggestions are to decrease fat and sodium, and add fiber. Flavor isn't compromised. Fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs and citrus juices for acid all enhance the natural goodness of foods.
Here are some things to keep in mind:
Fat is a heart enemy. Trim the fat from meats before cooking, while choosing cuts labeled "loin" and "round," as they usually have the least fat. When choosing poultry, use the breast meat with the skin removed instead of the fattier dark meat. Choose oils that have no trans fat and are lower in saturated fat, such as olive, canola, peanut, sunflower and sesame.
Premixed or prepackaged seasoning mixes contain a lot of salt. Use fresh herbs, crushing them to release their essential oils, which provide most of the taste. Always add fresh herbs at the end of recipe preparation for the best flavor.
Try vinegar or citrus juice as flavor enhancers. A squeeze of lemon juice right before serving adds a brightness to dishes and is often the "secret" of fine chefs. Vinegar is great on vegetables, such as greens. Experiment with varieties such as rice, balsamic and malt vinegar to discover which pairings work best.
Dry mustard adds a zesty flavor to meats and vegetables. When mixed with water, it's a good rub for roasting beef or pork. Peppers come in many varieties, colors and sizes. Remove the seeds and membrane to moderate the heat level.
The American Heart Association provides many more guidelines for addressing heart disease in the kitchen, along with other behavior changes geared toward prevention. A few easy changes to favorite recipes is just the way to show your valentine love all year long. Try this complete menu to see how easy and delicious heart-healthy cooking can be.
This healthy variation of the Cobb salad uses herbs, sweet corn and zippy lime, cayenne and garlic to build bold, big flavor. Sweet corn contrasts with creamy beans and crisp vegetables for a satisfying blend of taste and texture.
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
6 green onions, thinly sliced
Mixed salad greens
Place lime juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, cumin, cilantro and cayenne pepper in a small jar. Cover with lid, and shake until ingredients are well mixed.
On a large salad plate, cover plate with mixed greens. In a straight line, arrange beans, corn, bell pepper, tomatoes and green onions across salad. Shake the lime dressing, and pour it over the salad.
2 medium-to-large tomatoes, sliced in half horizontally
2 tablespoons grated low-fat Romano cheese (can substitute low-fat Parmesan)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs (such as oregano, basil and parsley) or 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place tomatoes cut side up on a baking sheet. Top with cheese, oregano/parsley/basil, pepper and garlic powder. Drizzle oil equally over the tops and bake 20 minutes, until tomatoes are tender and cheese is lightly browned.
This sweet and savory rub for grilled chicken utilizes pantry staples — brown sugar, dry mustard and onion powder — making it a quick recipe that pairs easily with any side dish.
2 teaspoons light-brown sugar
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper or freshly ground black pepper
4 4-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Combine brown sugar, dry mustard, onion powder, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
Coat both sides of the chicken with the rub; refrigerate for up to 30 minutes before grilling or broiling.
Preheat the grill to medium-high, or position a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat the broiler.
To grill: Place the chicken breasts on an oiled grill and cook 4 to 8 minutes on each side, turning only once. (An instant-read thermometer should read 165 degrees.)
To broil: Line a broiler pan or baking sheet with foil, and coat it with cooking spray. Watching carefully, broil the chicken breasts approximately 10 to 15 minutes total, turning as necessary to prevent burning. (An instant-read thermometer should read 165 degrees.)
These brownies substitute cherry preserves to add flavor and cut down on fat. Lining the pan with parchment paper helps to keep these moist, fudgy brownies from sticking.
Cooking spray
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened dark cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cherry preserves
1/3 cup water
5 tablespoons butter
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 large egg white
1/3 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper; coat with cooking spray.
Combine flour, 1 cup sugar, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. In a small saucepan, combine cherry preserves, 1/3 cup water and butter, and bring to a boil. Add cherry mixture to flour mixture; stir well. Add egg and egg white; stir until smooth. Stir in semisweet chocolate chips. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Top warm brownies with chocolate chips. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.


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Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) August 14, 2015
The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (a Pennsylvania non-profit Corporation) and its co-sponsoring technical societies, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) are pleased to accept applications for the 2016 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grants (PCMNCG) Program.
Grants will be awarded to small college science departments for the purchase of scientific equipment, audio-visual or other teaching aids, and/or library materials for use in the teaching of science at the undergraduate level.
Awards may be used as part of "Matching Grant" programs; use of matching funds to increase the overall impact of the grant will be considered in the evaluation of proposals and is highly encouraged. Please visit pittcon.org to see all eligibility requirements and to download an application. The submission deadline is October 2, 2015.
Click here to get a list of the 2015 awardees.
Proceeds from Pittcon are used by the SACP and the SSP to promote science education at all levels. The PCMNCG program is one aspect of the efforts of the Pittcon volunteer committee, staff, and sponsoring societies to support science education.
About Pittcon
Pittcon® is a registered trademark of The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania non-profit organization. Co-sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, Pittcon is the premier annual conference and exposition on laboratory science. Proceeds from Pittcon fund science education and outreach at all levels, kindergarten through adult. Pittcon donates more than a million dollars a year to provide financial and administrative support for various science outreach activities including science equipment grants, research grants, scholarships and internships for students, awards to teachers and professors, and grants to public science centers, libraries and museums. Visit http://www.pittcon.org for more information.


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Kalini Smoke Mug
Kalini brings dinnerware to a whole new level of sophistication and modernity. The elliptical shape comes to slight points on either side and the interior of each piece has a modest "deep dish" appearance. The sleek and stylish design is complemented by a clean, glossy surface in a contemporary shade of gray, creating an elegant look and feel for your tabletop. Crafted of porcelain. Microwave and dishwasher safe. When the occasion calls for a hot beverage, this mug is the perfect accompaniment to your beverage. Perfect for hot tea, coffee, mulled cider or hot chocolate, but also great for cold beverages. Mug measures 4 inch high x 4-1/2 inch long (including handle) and holds 11-1/2 ounces.


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Learning Resources Center (LRC) Tutorial Program
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It was the late 1950s, back when blacks and whites in Gainesville had different water fountains, different restaurants, different schools. African-Americans went to the Negro library on Northwest First Street, where the shelves were stocked with books with missing pages and coloring in the margins.
After Rosa Parks sat, Rosa Williams walked.
It was the late 1950s, back when blacks and whites in Gainesville had different water fountains, different restaurants, different schools. African-Americans went to the Negro library on Northwest First Street, where the shelves were stocked with books with missing pages and coloring in the margins.
"I refused to go down there," Williams recalled. "I wanted to go downtown like everybody else."
She walked downtown to the library for white residents, but she couldn't get a library card.
"I figured if I kept going down there, they'd probably end up giving me one," Williams said recently. "Get tired of seeing me."
Six or seven visits later, she became the first black person to get a card at the old downtown library on East University Avenue.
That might have been the last thing Williams ever did for her own benefit.
Williams, who celebrated her 80th birthday in September, plans on retiring next year from her post as director of volunteer service at Tacachale, a residential facility for people with developmental disabilities.
For Williams, retirement just means she'll have more time to devote to all her community service work, particularly Gainesville's Black on Black Crime Task Force.
Williams was born in Starke and lived a short while in Gainesville but grew up in Bronson after her mother remarried. She knew little of her father, Lucious Williams, and was raised by her mother, Catherine Hayes, and her stepfather, Roosevelt.
After Rosa Williams graduated from high school, she and her family moved back to Gainesville.
In her early years, Williams said, she would come home late after a night out with friends. Her mother would not be happy, she said.
After about the third or fourth warning, Williams came home one night to find her clothes sitting on the porch. She tried the door. It was locked.
She was 19 years old when her mother put her out.
"That was the best thing she could've did for me," Williams said. "I think it hurt her more than it hurt me."
But Williams said she "had really good parents," and her mother taught her responsibility. She lived with a friend until she found a room for herself.
Williams made $13.50 a week at her first job running the elevator at Alachua General Hospital, the now-razed facility that for decades was Gainesville's primary public hospital. She cleaned houses on the weekends, working as a maid for Jane and Deborah Stearic until the beginning of the '70s.
The Stearics encouraged her to join them at meetings to help the black community, where she met former Gainesville Mayor Jean Chalmers.
"In those days, the black part of town didn't have running water," Chalmers said. "It was tough to be black."
The group met the third Sunday of every month at the Negro library. In 1959, Chalmers met a quiet woman with a strong country accent who came to meetings with the Stearics.
"They recognized that Rosa was extraordinarily intelligent," Chalmers said. "She didn't say very much, but when she did say something, it was pretty darn profound."
In 1963, the Gainesville Women for Equal Rights formed, and Chalmers asked Williams to come on board. Sometimes the two of them visited restaurants in Gainesville to see if they would be served. Usually, the owners refused to serve Williams.
Williams started going to NAACP meetings and was the first vice president of the Gainesville chapter. Back then, members packed into Mount Carmel church every Sunday night.
After leaving the Stearics, Williams worked as a cook at the Bell Nursery Daycare Center and as supervisor of outreach at the Community Action Agency, from which Hawthorne Daycare Center, the High Springs Daycare Center, the Archer Daycare Center, the Newberry Daycare Center and the Northeast Daycare Center got started.
"I came up as a very, very poor person," Williams said. "I was interested in helping out young people."
She quickly became the voice of Gainesville's poorer neighborhoods, working with the Community Action Agency to provide cooking classes, tutoring and other programs for Gainesville's youth and senior citizens.
She's a tiny woman with thick glasses and short, curly hair, but when Williams told the community how to vote, Chalmers said, they would listen.
"She went from housekeeper to social worker almost overnight," Chalmers said. "No one would run for office without sitting down with Rosa.''
Williams has helped politicians like Leveda Brown, Charles Chestnut, Kate Barnes and Neil Butler with their elections. She threw barbecues at her house for Florida's state legislators. Once, former President Jimmy Carter visited her home.
Former state representative and city commissioner David C. Flagg remembers Williams' time on the Shands Board of Directors in the 1980s. Educated people, with degrees and white coats, would try to figure out policy and managerial information at meetings, Flagg said. Then Williams, who took a few classes at Santa Fe College, would speak up: "Well, is it good for the people?"
"The room went quiet," he said.
Flagg met Williams in 1985 while campaigning for a City Commission seat, and they "hit it off right away." In the early stages of his campaign, he visited her house and introduced himself.
"I've been told if I want to have any chance of winning the commission race, I needed you on my side, Miss Rosa," Flagg said, as he began telling her his beliefs and platform.
"She said, 'OK. I like you,' " Flagg said, adding that she immediately recommended a prominent pastor in the community to meet.
Flagg asked Williams about the separation between church and state. "She responded, 'David, you want me to help you or not?' " Flagg remembered.
Flagg was elected to Gainesville's City Commission that year, and Williams helped him with his state legislative campaign when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1988.
Although she was the former chairwoman of the Democrat Club, Williams never wanted to run for office herself. Her pride and joy remains her involvement with a long list of community programs, including United Gainesville Community Development Center-Porters' Community, Gainesville Commission on the Status of Women and the Gainesville Neighborhood Housing board. Reichert House Youth Academy, a program started in 1987 to support at-risk, predominantly black males, was one of her biggest endeavors.
After the Community Action Agency and Bell Daycare Center, Williams worked for Alachua County Coordinated Childcare until she started her current job at Tacachale.
Now, she helps process volunteer applications and gets people to come out to activities for Tacachale residents like bingo games and dances. Throughout the year, residents at Tacachale participate in sports ranging from swimming to basketball.
Williams heads to the bowling alley every Tuesday when the Tacachale residents play. "I like to get them out in the community and let people see they are just like we are," she said.
Williams has no children, but she treats her nieces and nephew like her own. Her sister lives in Gainesville and her nephew makes trips from Flemington about three or four times a week.
Williams was married "a long, long, long time ago, and that was goodbye and good luck," she said. "If I had a husband, I don't think I would be able to do what I do."
The darkest moment in Williams' life came in 1972, when her mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died 2� months later.
"I believe in the Lord," Williams said, "What's gon' happen gon' happen."
After her mother's death, Williams took a few classes on community service at Santa Fe College. In 1995, her work in the community was recognized with a scholarship in her name. The Rosa B. Williams scholarship is given to African-American employees of UF Health Shands Hospital (and dependents) who seek a degree in a health-related program at Santa Fe College.
Although she plans on retiring in February or March, Williams said she's still fighting for change in Gainesville, particularly "getting these teenagers outta all these gangs they're in."
As chair for Gainesville's Black on Black Crime Task Force, she works with the community to combat the violence where it starts: in the neighborhood.
The first Wednesday of every month, about 60 to 70 people, black and white, meet at the police department or other locations to explore different factors of crime in Gainesville. Throughout her time as chair, Williams said, Police Chief Tony Jones has taught her a few things about the community.
"Oh God, it's possibly been greater than 25 years ago," Jones said of the first time he met Williams at a community meeting. "She was pretty much about business."
While he brought her information from a law enforcement standpoint, Williams was instrumental in the police department's efforts to adopt a community-policing strategy instead of traditional policing, Jones said.
Instead of fact-driven, traditional policing, community policing encourages officers to sit down and talk with people about their issues, Jones said.
But despite Williams' work for others, Jones said she has never sought out any recognition. If anyone wanted to give her something, "you almost have to do it by surprise."
But that didn't stop Chalmers. During her time as mayor, Chalmers made the old Negro library at 524 NW First St. the Rosa B. Williams Recreation Center.
Chalmers still remembers the conversation the two had in the early '60s, preparing for the first time black and white people gathered to eat dinner in Gainesville at the library.
"What if everyone brings meat?" Chalmers asked Williams. "What if everyone brings desserts?"
"Jean, if you do the Lord's work, you'll distribute the food," Williams told her.
"That's been almost a guide for me my whole life," Chalmers said. "Rosa says she doesn't remember it, but I remember it."
Williams is always so busy remembering other people she hardly finds time to remember herself, her friends say. She has lived at the same house on Northwest Fourth Street for 25 to 30 years but she said more often than not she doesn't go home after work — she's off to some meeting.
In her 80 years, she knows change doesn't come from waiting. Sometimes you have to get up and walk, she said.
"If I go in one door and that door is slammed in my face, I'll go right on to the other door," Williams said.
"I'll find some way to get that door open."


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Lunch will be served in Hangaren.
Technoport is a member-based organisation located in Trondheim, the technology and knowledge capital of Norway.
This conference would be impossible without the support of Technoport's seven members: NTNU, SINTEF, Statoil, the Municipality of Trondheim, the county authorities of South Trøndelag, Innovation Norway, and the savings bank Sparebank 1 SMN.
Also, Technoport has partners: Transnova, Enova, The county authorities of North Trøndelag, Kjeldsberg Eiendom.


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Best Places to Get College Books for Less
As a college student, I know how difficult it is to pay for college. Not only do you have to pay tuition, but you have to pay for everything that comes along with it, like books. College books can be ridiculously expensive if you go through the school book store. I started doing some research to see how I could still get the books, but save as much cash as possible.
First, you want to see if you can't get your books locally. There are many ways to do this. Ask around your school or your friends and see if someone has the book you need. May as well put it to use instead of it just laying there. Ask around on Facebook and Twitter as well to see what you can find. You can also try your local Craigslist to find students just like you who are looking to get rid of books or find books.
College Books is also one of the best places in Tyler to find books for less. This bookstore is located right off the TJC campus and is full of books at discounted prices. This is one of the most popular places in East Texas for school books at a decent price.
The internet is full of different websites where you can find books for just about anything for a really good deal. Craigslist was mentioned already, so next there's Ebay. Ebay is the perfect place to sell and buy books online with students all around the country. Every student is looking for a good deal so you can absolutely find some great deals there.
This next option is, in my opinion, one of the greatest things ever invented. It goes by the name of Chegg. Chegg has any and every book you could possibly think of. Chegg not only will buy your books from you, but they allow you to rent your textbooks for the whole semester for about a quarter of the price as buying it. All you do is create an account, find your books, checkout, and they mail them to you. At the end of the semester you just mail them back.
Each of these are really easy ways to save money on school books this upcoming year. As a college student, any money you can save is vital to making your college experience easier.


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Gas main break causes evacuation in Fond du Lac
Gas main break causes evacuation in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, Wis. —
Residents of a Fond du Lac neighborhood were evacuated for one hour Monday after a natural gas line was ruptured.
Fire Chief Peter O'Leary reported that a 4 inch gas main was ruptured by construction crews near 13th Street and Greenwood Avenue on Monday morning.
O'Leary said fire and police personnel helped evacuate residents until the leak could be stopped.
The evacuation lasted for about one hour.
Alliane Energy said about 108 customers will be without natural gas service until the line can be repaired.
O'Leary said there were no injuries in the incident.


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Hawaiʻian Earrings
Over on her (very new) weblog, Sarah ponders the Hawaiʻian earring space and the infinite bouquet of circles. She illustrates the earring well, but just to be clear about the latter…
Take one circle with a marked point for each natural number and quotient by an equivalence relation declaring that all those marked points are really the same point. And don't try to think of it as taking place in any finite-dimensional space. The bouquet of circles has exactly the quotient topology, and not the topology induced by embedding into any finite-dimensional space (that I know of, at least).
Anyhow, a special case of this caveat was exactly what struck her — that the underlying point sets of the earring and the bouquet are clearly isomorphic, but that the topologies are not. In particular, the earring is compact, while the bouquet is not. I believe I've discussed enough topology for these two facts to be an exercise for anyone who's followed everything I've said here.
In a comment there, I wave my hands towards one example of where this difference shows up, and I'll make you go give her some page-views to read it. Show the love!
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Isn't the infinite bouquet just the quotient space R/Z? Or am I missing something obvious?
Comment by Mikael Vejdemo Johansson | September 13, 2008 |
I made a comment on Sarah's site explaining exactly what the CW topology was and why it was strictly finer than the earring topology. (As I mentioned there, since the CW-topology is a textbook example of a "final" or "strong" topology, the fact that the "W" stands for "weak" is especially unhelpful. Better to speak of cell complexes, maybe…)
One more comment, an exercise from a long ago topology course: to give a one-dimensional CW complex is to give a graph. Moreover a 1-d complex is compact iff it has finitely many cells and is locally compact iff only finitely many one-cells get attached to any given 0-cell, i.e., iff the degree of each vertex is finite. Because of this, an infinite bouquet is not locally compact and therefore not homeomorphic to any locally closed subset of Euclidean space.
An interesting question is: which of these topologies is the "correct" one? Answering this may separate the algebraic topologists from the point-set topologists…
Comment by Pete L. Clark | September 14, 2008 |
I think you are identifying yourself as an algebraic topologist!
A point-set topologist would point out that any bouquet of circles is a rather trivial space: for instance, the computation of all of its homotopy/co/homology groups is an exercise for a student taking a first course.
On the other hand, the Hawaiian earring is much more interesting: people have not "identified" its fundamental group in any satisfactory way, and papers on this space and its fundamental group continue to be written: e.g.
MR2126731 (2006e:20062) Conner, G.; Spencer, K. Anomalous behavior of the Hawaiian earring group. J. Group Theory 8 (2005), no. 2, 223–227. (Reviewer: Andreas Zastrow) 20F34 (55Q05)
MR2280915 (2008b:55017) Fabel, Paul A retraction theorem for topological fundamental groups with application to the Hawaiian earring. Topology Appl. 154 (2007), no. 3, 722–724. (Reviewer: Ross Geoghegan) 55P55 (20E18 57N25)
Biss, Daniel K.(1-MIT)
A generalized approach to the fundamental group.
Amer. Math. Monthly 107 (2000), no. 8, 711–720.
In particular, the Hawaiian earring is an example of a space whose "topological fundamental group" is not discrete.
Comment by Pete L. Clark | September 15, 2008 |
You're absolutely right that the word "correct" is, in and of itself, meaningless. It was an attempt to hide the subjectivity inherent in a question like "Which one do you prefer?"
It should at least be possible to argue that the earring is less pathological than the bouquet: after all, despite what was temporarily claimed above, only the Hawaiian earring is realizable as a compact subspace of the Euclidean plane. And if you have two Hausdorff topologies on the same set, one of which is finer than the other, and one of which is compact, which one seems more natural?
I think the two sides are relatively evenly matched (and, indeed, I am neither a point-set nor an algebraic topologist).
On the other hand I cringe with revulsion at the thought of someone who would prefer — for any reason — the box topology to the product topology. What does that say about me?
Comment by Pete L. Clark | September 15, 2008 |
Off the top of my head, I would have guessed that the earring tpology is the only compact metrizable (equivalently, second countable) topology on the set in question which restricts to the usual topology on each circle. Having thought about it more, I may need to add the following condition, which however seems very "reasonable" (and is also satisfied for any finer topology, like the CW topology):
Each nonwedge point Q on a given circle C_n has an open neighborhood in the entire space which is contained in C_n.
Indeed, suppose the distinguished point P had a neighborhood U such that there are infinitely many integers n_k such that the intersection of U with the n_k-th circle is proper. For each k, a point x_k in C_{n_k} \setminus U. Then {x_k} does not have any subsequence converging to P. But it certainly can't have a subsequence converging to any other point, by the condition imposed in the last paragraph above. Thus the space is not sequentially compact and therefore not compact metrizable.
Again, I think the earring space (unlike the box topology) has very nice behavior with respect to all of the properties that are studied in point-set topology. What it isn't is semilocally simply connected, but that's a property that seems basic in algebraic topology, not point-set topology.
Comment by Pete L. Clark | September 17, 2008 |
"And really what else is an algebraic topologist but an applied category theorist?"
In Glory Road, a fantasy novel by Robert A. Heinlein, serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction [July – September 1963] and published in hardcover later the same year, the protagonist is told (in an alternate world where magic works), that magic is merely "applied topology."
After saving the multiverse, said protagonist, E.C. "Easy" Gordon, recently discharged from an unnamed war in Southeast Asia, takes courses at Caltech.
Comment by Jonathan Vos Post | September 17, 2008 |
I agree with you — the earring is not really pathological and is, considered purely as a topological entity in its own right, arguably more interesting than the bouquet of circles. On the other hand, the bouquet of circles — or rather, any bouquet of circles, finite, countable or otherwise — is indubitably more useful. For instance (as I'm sure you know), one can use such bouquets to give a very nice proof that a subgroup of a free group is free. I have never seen an important result in which the Hawaiian earring appeared in the proof but not in the statement….
Anyway, it was an interesting discussion.
Comment by Pete L. Clark | September 17, 2008 |
One cool fact about the Hawaiian earring is that it is homeomorphic to the 1 point compactification of a countable collection of open intervals (equivalently real lines). Furthermore, Brin and Thickstun (I believe) point out that the universal cover of a non-trivial knot exterior is homeomorphic to a 3-ball with a Hawaiian earring removed from its boundary. So I consider the earring to be the more natural 🙂
Comment by Scott Taylor | September 18, 2008 |


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Metascore®Generally unfavorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
The Canyons is billed as an erotic thriller, but the sexcapades of these empty-headed twentysomethings are far more likely to elicit yawns than titillation.
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Far from the renegade, boundary-pushing, sexually explicit sensation that its makers have been suggesting, The Canyons is a lame, one-dimensional and ultimately dreary look at peripheral Hollywood types not worth anyone's time either onscreen or in real life.
The Canyons is not porn, but it has the demoralized second-rateness and the lowlife inanity of the porn world.
The Canyons is a sleazy soap opera that fails primarily because it gives us no one to care about and no reason why we should be interested that we don't care.
The Canyons may not work, and the sex (as well as the synthesized glop on the soundtrack) may be tragically unhip, but it was made by a director who still cares.
The major exception is Lohan, who gives one of those performances, like Marlon Brando's in "Last Tango in Paris," that comes across as some uncanny conflagration of drama and autobiography. Lohan may not go as deep or as far as Brando, but with her puffy skin, gaudy hoop earrings and thick eye makeup, there's a little-girl-lost quality to the onetime Disney teen princess that's very affecting.
People who don't understand movies often speak of them as escapism, a kind of passive fantasy. Lohan's performance in The Canyons, so naked in all ways, is the ultimate retort to that kind of idiocy: To watch it is to live in the moment.
Schrader tries to find the human side of it all, and he scores with Lohan, who taps a vulnerability beneath her dissolution to remind you why she's still a movie star.
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Bleak film has unlikable characters, much sex, little point.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Canyons is a very sexually explicit drama about unpleasant, self-centered people who are vaguely involved in the Los Angeles film industry. It stars James Deen, a real-life porn star, and Lindsay Lohan, who's better known these days for her off-screen mishaps -- stunt casting that's generated plenty of buzz for a bleak film about unlikable characters. Expect plenty of male and female nudity and graphic sex scenes, lots of drinking, some violence, and strong language ("f--k," "s--t," and more), as well as some drug use.
Messages: It's difficult to find a positive message in a film that focuses on selfish and narcissistic characters who use each other at every point and still manage to get away without any kind of repercussion.
Role models: Nobody in this film stands out as a positive role model. They lie to each other, are unfaithful to their significant others, use and manipulate people to get ahead, and care only about their own desires and needs. Nobody grows in any way that could be seen as a positive, and some clearly get even worse.
Violence: Someone is murdered, with blood shown on clothes. Several intense arguments between couples. Two men get into a shoving match that leaves one on the ground. A man menaces his girlfriend, yelling at her and threatening to hit her.
Sex: Several explicit scenes include full male and female nudity. Extended graphic sequences with a variety of sexual activities, including intercourse, oral sex, and group sex.
Language: Many scenes include swearing, including "f--k," "s--t," "a--hole," "bitch" "d--k," and more.
Consumerism: Though few brands are actually visible, the main characters enjoy the trappings of wealth, including fancy cars, stunning homes, and the latest high-tech gadgets.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Many scenes show people drinking beer, wine, tequila, and other hard drinks at restaurants, bars, parties, or just hanging out at home. Few social encounters take place without alcohol as the lubricant. Some people smoke cigarettes, and one scene includes cocaine.
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**1/2 (out of four)
The weaker of this week's stories about a small romantic fling bridging a large age difference (see "Liberal Arts" instead), "Hello I Must Be Going" serves primarily as an acting showcase for Melanie Lynskey ("Up in the Air") and Christopher Abbott ("Girls"). They're good; the movie's a few steps down from there.
In in her mid-30s, Amy (Lynskey) is professionally and personally aimless a few miserable months removed from her divorce. Jeremy's (Abbott) a 19-year-old actor who allows his mom to think he's gay, since she gets so much satisfaction out of being supportive. The connection Amy and Jeremy establish never convinces. They may relate to each other's embarrassment at having family members who speak for them, but he's oddly enamored by someone so clearly struggling to keep it together. Meanwhile, Amy's vague recognition of the age gap feels insincere, perhaps because first-time writer Sarah Koskoff fumbles with how to articulate that distance. Compared to the complicated relationship between 35-year-old Jesse (Josh Radnor) and 19-year-old Zibby in "Liberal Arts," Jeremy and Amy immediately look like two people delaying the inevitability that their relationship won't last.
Still, "Hello" represents a big step up for director Todd Louiso after 2009's excruciating "The Marc Pease Experience." Nice performances balance out predictable/forced scenes of continually puking in the car or being caught while skinny dipping/having sex, etc. The most searing moments, as is often the case, are the minor ones. Amy tells a smug former high school classmate that she's still friends with her ex, and the old acquaintance notes how nice that is. Adds Amy: "If only it were true." You know you're in trouble when you don't even believe your own lies.
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Here was a surprise for me today. Luckily the HO had sprayed wasp killer in through the hole where they were going in/out and the 24VAC live was also going last year. Only about 10 wasps so I just shooed them away and skewered the nest out with a screwdriver. Most in the unit were dead from last year. Would've been a different story if the full nest was active!!!!!
afterwards I put insulation tape around the stat wire to plug the hole. In the first pic you can see the wasps congregating around the hole wondering what the heck just happened.


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Lynn trying to earn spot in Cardinals rotation
Lynn trying to earn spot in Cardinals rotation
Feb. 20, 2013
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Lance Lynn never stepped on a scale and never talked about losing weight during an offseason spent reshaping his body.
But when the Cardinals right-hander took his physical last week, the proof was in the three digits that appeared on the scale: 239.
"Where's your other half?" pitcher Adam Wainwright joked.
Lynn dropped 40 pounds during an offseason nutrition and conditioning program in which he restructured his diet while working out six days a week.
"Lance Lynn did himself a huge favor," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "He took a huge step in his maturity, in taking control of his career and realizing, 'I'm going to do everything I can (to become better)."
Lynn, 25, was not happy with the way his season ended. He had replaced an injured Chris Carpenter in the rotation and was 18-7 with a 3.78 ERA in his first full season in the big leagues. His hot start landed him a spot on the NL All-Star team.
But those numbers could have been even more impressive. After an 11-4 record and 3.41 ERA before the break, Lynn's ERA ballooned to 6.66 in August and he was demoted to the bullpen.
Lynn was asked what motivated him to start the health program.
"To be better than last year," he said. "I think I left some things on the table last year and I didn't want to do it again this year."
Lynn, who is 6-foot-5, was about 280 pounds by the end of the season. Before spring training, Matheny told Lynn he should take the approach that he has to earn a spot in the rotation and not believe one is waiting for him even after Carpenter was lost for the season because of an ongoing nerve issue in his right shoulder.
"I know it made Lance a little frustrated," said Matheny, adding that he anticipates Lynn taking advantage of the situation.
Lynn has a different outlook.
"The way I approach it is it's my spot to lose," Lynn said about one of the two openings behind Adam Wainwright, Jaime Garcia and Jake Westbrook. "I was an 18-game winner last year with an All-Star appearance. I got to do a lot of things to lose the spot, in my opinion."
The offseason transformation began soon after the Cardinals lost Game 7 of the NLCS to the Giants.
"I learned how to eat," he said. "As a kid you eat whatever you can get your hands on. Now I have to opportunity to know what I'm putting in my body and know what's good and what's bad. There was no target weight loss, not even talk of weight loss. It was all about getting healthier and being stronger. I wasn't paying attention to the weight I was losing until I came in here and they showed me where I was at."
The Cardinals will be looking at some of their prospects and young pitchers when spring training games begin this weekend. But by the start of the regular season, Lynn is expected to be slotted into that fourth spot.
The difference this season is he's expected to remain there.
"It's great to see," general manager John Mozeliak said about Lynn's weight loss. "Where he was to end the season last year this is ultimately going to help him as far as endurance and being able to go the long haul."


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Andy Brice, over at Successful Software did an experiment. He submitted fake software to hundreds of download sites and requested the software be given a top rating. You can read about the results of his experiments over on his blog. Needless to say, it would appear that there are lot of untrustworthy sites out there.
This raises an interesting discussion about credible, trustworthy download sites. So I thought it would be a good chance to provide some insight into how our Tucows software submission and rating system works.
An award from Tucows is not given lightly. In fact, just to make it on to our site, a software title needs to maintain a minimum three cow rating, and it needs to generate downloads. Titles that do not maintain an appropriate level of popularity are removed from the library on our site.
We offer a truly "best of" collection of software. One of our team members reviews every single piece of software that is submitted. In fact, over 70% of the submissions to Tucows are rejected because they fail to meet our stringent ratings criteria. In a nutshell, for Windows applications (we have different rating scales for Mac/Linux/Games, etc.), Tucows uses a 56-point rating scale with a large proportion of the rating based on usability (21 points), we allot up to 14 points for Help, Documentation and Support, 10 points for program enhancements, and 11 points for the opinion of the reviewer. The Tucows rating guide is so standardized, that a third-party site provides a "Tucows Rating Calculator" where software authors can analyze their title to get an idea of how it would rate on Tucows.
Our complete rating guide is available for anyone to see and includes details about the types of titles we will not accept and how we determine what to remove for our library. The bottom line for Tucows is this: our 5-cow rating system must be credible and trustworthy so our users can use our site with confidence.


text: It is easy, as a white person, to forget about racism - especially in this Obama-centric time. We elected a black President, didn't we? Look at how far we've come! It is easy, as a white bookseller in a predominantly white community, to look at the shop shelves and not see much of a problem when there are very few faces darker than your own staring back at you. It is easy to look around at your own diverse bookshelves and know that you yourself are openminded, and believe with your optimistic liberal heart that the tides are turning, the winds are changing. But they're not, really. Not enough. Not fast enough and not deeply enough. And we're all complicit. Every single one of us. There is huge outrage over the issue of Bloomsbury's cover for Justine Larbalestier's LIAR. And there should be. It was a stupid decision to take a book about a biracial girl and slap a picture of a white girl on it. It was a shameful decision. It was a wrong decision. And the publisher's response to the outcry is, frankly, a pile of shit: "The entire premise of this book is about a compulsive liar," said Melanie Cecka, publishing director of Bloomsbury Children's Books USA and Walker Books for Young Readers, who worked on Liar. "Of all the things you're going to choose to believe of her, you're going to choose to believe she was telling the truth about race?" (from PW, here) Since the author herself has specifically stated that Micah (the main character in LIAR) is black, and if readers believe otherwise, it undermines her entire book, then YES I BELIEVE SHE IS TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT RACE. And I think it's pretty lucky for the publisher that this book is about a liar, because it allows them to craft this supposed truth about why they chose this cover (against the strong objections of the author), when it looks like nothing more than more of the same crap I have been hearing for years: books featuring black faces on the cover don't sell. Bull. But what, exactly, have we done to change that? I'm not talking about the people at The Brown Bookshelf or Color Online. I'm talking about us - the great whitewashed book community. The publishers, the booksellers, the librarians, the bloggers, the reviewers. What have we done? Sure, there are pack leaders among us, people fighting against this stuff every day - but the greater majority of us have been pretty complacent. And many of us have admitted in our blogs this week (as I am doing, right now) that we haven't been reviewing many books about people of color. I just looked back at my review posts, and since I started this blog there have been exactly three books reviewed featuring POC on the cover. Three. And of those, two of them (CHAINS and FLYGIRL) are historical fiction. The third was SUGAR PLUM BALLERINAS, about which I wrote the following: This book is so, so charming, AND the little girl is African-American as are some of her new friends but it is not remotely about that. It is just what we keep wishing for - a lovely little book about a black child where race isn't an issue at all. Every child likes to read books about kids who look like them and guess what, publishers? Every child isn't white. I hope this becomes a series. I wrote that over a year ago, and wow, just LOOK at all I did to try to get this point across to publishers! Oh wait. No, I really didn't. I haven't, really, and not enough of us have. Not loudly enough, not often enough, and not together enough. If we HAD been, if we has a book community had truly been focused on this, it wouldn't have taken until now for a major author in a major publication to ask why the Caldecott Medal has never been won by a single African-American illustrator. (Leo and Diane Dillon, an interracial married couple, have won twice.) And the author? Nikki Grimes. A black author herself. She shouldn't have had to point this out, and it shouldn't have been a shock to any of us. It certainly was one to me, though. Because just stop and think about this for a few minutes. Stop and think about the people who you probably assume have won a Caldecott, but in truth have not: Jerry Pinkney Brian Collier Kadir Nelson E.B. Lewis Ashley Bryan Donald Crews And if they've never won, how are Don Tate and Floyd Cooper and Sean Qualls and Brian Pinkney and Nina Crews and Leonard Jenkins and Shadra Strickland (and, and, and, and) ever supposed to do it? I look at these names and I cannot believe that FREIGHT TRAIN wasn't a Caldecott winner. Or LET IT SHINE. Or THE OTHER SIDE. Or ROSA. Or WE ARE THE SHIP. My daughter and I both love THE HOUSE IN THE NIGHT, but just open WE ARE THE SHIP and look at the way Nelson plays with light and tell me that it didn't deserve to be recognized. Or open MOSES and explain to me why FLOTSAM won instead. Do not misunderstand me: I think FLOTSAM is an incredible piece of work, and David Wiesner is a fixture at my old shop and a lovely and extremely talented man, but the art in MOSES is also extraordinary. And how many Caldecott committees can possibly look at Jerry Pinkney's work and put him on the Honor list...again? I do not care how many Coretta Scott King awards these artists have won. I DO NOT CARE. Jerry Pinkney's won five. It doesn't equal a Caldecott. After I'm done thinking about this, I move on to thinking about related things that have bothered me that I never addressed with a publisher or a sales rep. The book BASS ACKWARDS AND BELLY UP and its sequel, FOOTFREE AND FANCYLOOSE, feature four girls - 3 white, 1 biracial. The covers? Three girls, all white.This particular slap is one I see over and over and over again: a book features characters of more than one race, but the cover only pictures white kids. So not only do white people only buy books with white people on them, they only buy books with ONLY white people on them? The picture book TEN LITTLE FINGERS AND TEN LITTLE TOES is one I love and have sold many copies of, but why, in a book celebrating the sameness of all of us despite our skin color/nationality/place of residence, does the final baby and mother - the true subjects of the book - have to be white? Don't we already have enough new baby books that feature little white babies? (There are some good ones featuring black babies, but not enough, and in those books all of the other people pictured are black too.) Do all of the books about Asian babies have to be about adoption or food or Chinese New Year? (Are there even any books about Hispanic babies?) Why aren't there more books like CORDUROY, where the little girl just happens to be black and that's just that? She just IS. It's not part of the story. It's not a slave narrative or a book about surviving a crack house or a book where every other character is also black. It's a sweet book about a little bear and the girl who takes him home, and she isn't white, and you know what? White people have been just fine with that since 1968. White people have also been purchasing the work of Mr. Ezra Jack Keats for decades, and oh look - what's that on THE SNOWY DAY? A little black boy! When GRACE FOR PRESIDENT came out a couple of years ago, I was so happy to see that Grace was black and her classmates were a motley assortment of races. And guess what? We sold a whole lot of copies of that book because it was a good book and good books sell. Crap doesn't sell no matter who's on the cover. And if there aren't covers with black faces on them, then of course they don't sell. But there aren't any on covers because those covers don't sell (supposedly). And around and around and around we go. I don't know what to do about this, except to start speaking up. Loudly. Persistently. Often. Speak up until I'm heard. Until we're heard. I've been sleeping for too long, and I'm ready to help change this. I don't know if I can, but I know I can't look past it for another minute. And I'm taking the August Color Me Brown Book Challenge. I've got a whole lot of books that are going to have to wait awhile longer. The brown books have been waiting long enough.


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|Rusty Wallace Racing | Steve Wallace to debut at Daytona
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:57:16 -0800
Rusty Wallace Racing driver Steve Wallace will make his Sprint Cup Series debut in the Daytona 500 with the No. 77 Toyota, according to NASCAR.com's Dave Rodman. Crew chief Larry Carter will serve as Wallace's crew chief.
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|Roush Fenway Racing | Wingo coming on board
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:09:39 -0800
David Newton, of ESPN.com, reports crew chief Donnie Wingo will join Roush Fenway Racing and driver Jamie McMurray for the 2009 season. Wingo and McMurray worked together at Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in 2006. Wingo will be replacing crew chief Larry Carter.
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|Yates Racing | Carter joining team in 2009
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:18:35 -0800
Dave Rodman, of NASCAR.com, reports crew chief Larry Carter will join Yates Racing in 2009 as the crew chief for driver Paul Menard and the No. 98 Ford. Carter was the crew chief for Roush Fenway Racing driver Jamie McMurray this season.
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|Roush Fenway Racing | Carter looking forward to Richmond race
Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:15 -0700
SceneDaily.com reports Roush Fenway Racing crew chief Larry Carter said he is looking forward to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. Carter is hoping driver Jamie McMurray and the No. 26 team can have another solid run.
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As I travel the country talking with women, what I've consistently heard is that they want meaningful work that allows them to play to their strengths and to define success on their own terms. Even in this recovering economy, women don't just want jobs -- they want careers with a purpose. Achieving this isn't as difficult as you might imagine. Career and life gratification comes from defining success on your own terms and being confident in the choices you make.
Women have been bombarded with cultural images of the wonder mom or career mogul, only to find that society's perfect picture of success is almost impossible to achieve. Women are plagued with guilt because of the choices they make and my goal is to help them define what their version success means and to enjoy it authentically.
Instead of stressing yourself out with New Year's resolutions, consider spending your energy defining what success really means to you. Here are some thoughts to get you started:
Give yourself permission to do what you want to do. I've interviewed hundreds of women who pursued careers and personal lives based on what others wanted for them, only to wind up miserable. Take control of what you really want and know that you will thrive when you give yourself permission to do what gives you strength and purpose.
Give up the guilt! As if family members don't spew enough guilt for the masses, women have a penchant for taking the weight of the world on their shoulders. So what if you didn't have time to cook a meal from scratch and served your kids pizza for dinner? At least you spent quality time eating with them. Guilt is a useless emotion that will plague you until you set yourself free. Give it up and watch yourself bloom with self-confidence and peace.
Ask for what you want. Even high achievers don't accomplish their goals alone. Can you do it all? Yes, just not alone, and not all at the same time. The juggling act of life and career does not have to send you into a frenzy. Ask for help and reciprocate when others ask of you by paying it forward when you can. There is a reason it takes a village, and you deserve to assemble your team to help you along your way.
Create your career off-ramp and on-ramp. We all know a woman who has said: "I don't work -- I just stay at home with my kids." That is malarkey ,since motherhood is the most stressful and important job on the planet. Embrace the time you have with your kids and don't capitulate your status in the world. Enjoy your time out of the traditional workforce and consider ways that you can honor yourself in the process. When and if you want to re-enter the workforce, take advantage of the on-ramping resources to get yourself into a career that meets your values and allows you to define what success means to you.
Raising children may not be the only reason to take a hiatus from your career. The sandwich generation is taking care of kids and elderly parents simultaneously. If you pursue an exit strategy, give yourself a break and define success in terms of your immediate tasks -- don't lament why you aren't moving forward with your career. Success should be appreciated incrementally, so live in the moment and savor your success day by day.
Take stock of your values. As life changes, so will your values, so don't expect your definition of success to be the same throughout the decades. What you prioritize will be different as you enter the workforce post college from what you focus on as you look to retirement. Likewise, how the personal integrates with the professional will change regarding children, partners/spouses or aging parents, for example. Enjoy the flexibility of values shifting and adjust these as you re-define your success throughout the years.
Play to your strengths. Life is too short to be stuck in a job you hate. When you focus on what you do well, you gain energy and enthusiasm. Weakening tasks deplete your drive. Your are not broken, after all -- so honor what you do well and focus your life and career on activities that energize you.
Tune out negative chatter. It's easy to get sucked into the black hole of what other people believe success should look like for you. Perhaps they envision you earning a certain salary, sitting in the corner office or at home with kids and not in the career world at all. You need to be in charge of what's important to you. Turn off the self-doubt and change the negative chatter channel to focus on what's working for you. Surround yourself with positive people who will help you dream big and develop a plan so you can achieve the success that really defines what you want.
It's a woman's prerogative to change her mind. The beauty of success is that it should be constantly changing. You always have an opportunity to redirect and reinvent your career and personal life. You have the power to show up, stand up and speak up to assert your unique definition of success. It's all about taking a seat at the table and declaring your intentions. Enjoy this power, use it often and don't be afraid to change your mind!
Love yourself. Once you give yourself permission to really love yourself, success, satisfaction and peace of mind will come more readily. This New Year, try not to focus on what's wrong with you, but rather focus on what's right. Instead of lofty resolutions that are difficult to keep, consider a new way of thinking that honors your strengths and plays to your passions.
Success is yours for the taking, but don't let anyone else define it for you. Honor your values and design your own career and life destiny so it doesn't happen by default. The New Year is a fresh start and I wish you great success defined just the way you like it!
Caroline Dowd-Higgins authored the book "This Is Not the Career I Ordered" and maintains the career reinvention blog of the same name www.carolinedowdhiggins.com She is the Director of Career & Professional Development and Adjunct Faculty at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and hosts the national CBS Radio Show Career Coach Caroline on Tuesdays at 5pm ET Caroline also contributes to AOL Jobs, CNN Money, and More Magazine online.