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Calendar design 2017 jobs
We are using The Events Calendar PRO plugin for Wordpress to import Google Calendar events, but it is not working properly now. [login to view URL] When trying to fix this problem, the /wp-admin has now gone blank :(
I want to build an app where I can send my calendar to someone, they can pick a time, and it'll add it to my calendar.
Hello everyone, I need a person who can create monthly a Calendar Event for us. We'll provide the events monthly, and you just need to customize it for the next month. I've attached the calendar. Please let me know if you are interested.
I want a mini calendar of size A6, for pre election with the candidate picture standing in the corner. It should also contains the flag of DR Congo in a stylish design. the calendar should have vivid colors
...installed and works fine 1. On a cakephp website I need a calendar display on a webpage . I created a temp table version that needs to be replaced with a calendar on webpage crmcta/groupbookings/viewcalendar The calendar plugin must be of type cakephp [login to view URL] . The website is at [login to view URL]
...will send you links to events. These will be a mix of events from facebook, eventbrite, posters, emails, etc. You need to put the details of these events into my events calendar, including poster upload. There is a simple standard format to follow. This is my website - [login to view URL] Quote me a price in GBP PER EVENT, e.g. £0.20. I don't
I need this: [login to view URL] Integrated with Woo Commerce DO NOT APPLY If YOU HAVE NEVER COMPLETED THIS BEFORE OR NEGATIVE FEEDBACK WILL BE LEFT
We need a Faceted Search for our Events Calendar Plugin on Wordpress. To Search and Facet Date, Categories, Location, Venues and Organizers. Must be familiar with Faceted Search, ideally Algolia and API to be able to execute within our tight budgets. Our development site is [login to view URL]
need to create table top calendar designs theme based
I need to add two images to a calendar made in Adobe Illustrator
A simple two sided calendar design. Two versions, one for a standing two sided calendar on the table, another for a wall calendar.
Have a site that is primarily event driven using Event Calendar Pro (WP plugin)- need someone to make event pages look nice. Also might purchase new theme - need someone to install theme and make minor changes (colors, basic layouts, etc). Must have EXPERIENCE with Event Calendar Pro. Site is: [login to view URL]
I am looking for someone to design a mouse pad with the yearly calendar. We are an accounting practice and would like to high light set dates through out the year when particular items are due. we will just use symbols around the date they are due. As there will be a few dates to high light, I will send you these if you are successful and would like
I am looking to create an app that is mainly a calendar where people can create groups, and create events for the people within their group. The app will have 3 user type Android and IOS
I have a picture i want to turn into a one page holiday calendar, with text added.
Gostaria de integrar um sistema que possuo - openproject - com a agenda do google.
...simple calendar view where we can easily see our upcoming bookings, access the booking details and assign guides to the bookings. We'd like to sync our Google Calendar with Bokun so that each Bokun Booking is updated as an event in Google Calendar. Ideally we'd like it to be a two way sync so that we can edit the Bokun bookings through the calendar itself
...want an annual calendar with a dropdown above for the year conting the current and next x years being configerable. The calendar is an annual view with a simple key, Unavailable, Venue Hire Only and Available. I want an easy way to manage the dates from the Wordpress admin panel, a database table or SQL script or form an online calendar. I basically
...front end developer for a 1 week project customizing a calendar plugin or coding one from scratch for [login to view URL] The example calendar to be used can be found at [login to view URL] Please inspect the element and be prepared to recreate it almost exactly. The calendar must: -Have a landing page -Each event must have it's
I need to add a function to my Google Calendar on my Zend Framework project. Budget is 50$, don't offer or ask more because I won't accept
Hi there, I have a client that has approved the style of a calendar and I need someone to roll out it out. Need to source stock images (either free or through istock which I can purchase) to show hands forming a different sign language word and having the word on the artwork (as per example). PDF attached, and I can send packaged indesign of this mockup
Need a monthly calendar with hourly time slots for staff/users to reserve and book time slots for clients. Can be cloud hosted or hosted on our server /Dropbox but will be used by staff only and does not need the ability for clients to book their own appointments. Should be color coded to indicate available, pending, reserved time slots and have the
I need to add a function to my Google Calendar on my Zend Framework project.
1st attachment: 1. Get rid of "enable content" on opening, make a trusted workbook. 2. Add 4 offerings to a drop-down class menu. (I'll provide the additional information in more detail once hired) 3. Between columns 'AG' Add macro buttons or VBA for an interactive dynamic list of classes that prompt the existing dynamic calendars in the same way the drop-down class menu a...
1st attachment: 1. Get rid of "enable content" on opening, make a trusted workbook. 2. Add 4 offerings to a drop-down class menu. (I'll provide the additional information in more detail once hired) 3. Between columns 'AG' Add macro buttons or VBA for an interactive dynamic list of classes that prompt the existing dynamic calendars in the same way the drop-down class m...
i have a website issue is that my calendar not working properly after translation
I recently asked a freelancer to convert the calendar that is available on [login to view URL] from C# to Visual Basic. I now need some minor changes to the visual basic application. The changes are described in the attached word document. For an experienced programmer, most of
Hello ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I need to integrate Google Calendar on my Zend Framework project.
I need to integrate Google Calendar on my Zend Framework project.
I already made a PHP calendar for my users to schedule an appointment. For $50, I need the one appointment made by the user to be repeated at the same time for 15 weeks.
We want to make a 2019 calendar for our company. It is necessary that it contains only the individual months per page and that it be ornamented with flowers. We do not want pictures of flowers. We want floral digital illustrations that occupy most of the page. The months should occupy 20% of the page located towards the lower right area of the pages
...wanna build a modern & simple looking Android calendar (check design ideas on attachment) with following requirements: 1. Built with RELIABLE and Clean Source Code using Android Studio (Latest SDK & Support android 6, 7, 8, 9 OS) 2. Calendar built with Google Calendar API (you must expert with this) 3. Calendar has Reliable Alarm (alarm run in precise ...
It requires Research & Develop a list of topics regarding sexual health, the proper care of pleasure aids, sex toy reviews, showcase one item per week, and develop monthly topics/themes with a list of individual content pieces to support the monthly theme. US Person is most welcome.
...front end developer for a 1 week project customizing a calendar plugin or coding one from scratch for [login to view URL] The example calendar to be used can be found at [login to view URL] Please inspect the element and be prepared to recreate it almost exactly. The calendar must: -Have a landing page -Each event must have it's
an app designed to organize and assist trainers to better manage their business. formatted like a calendar.
Hi, I'm looking to write the GMAT in 2019 and would like help to develop a project plan, error log, and dashboard so I can conveniently access files on the go. If you have experience with Apple Numbers, that would be best. Only interested if you have done something like this before. You will be required to provide examples of past work. More information coming soon.
...email reminders for customer and client reminding them of their Installation date. We now want to enhance this functionality so that Installation date is synced to our Google calendar based on date selected, There will be maximum limit of 2 Installations for any given date. System has to check for dates and if they have reached maximum 2 Orders, then needs
I am looking to hire a social media ma...catchy headlines and content concept You will not be needed to create the actual specific content. You would be needed to come up with content concepts, manage our content calendar and manage our remote freelance writers for guest posts and blog content. Looking to build only long term business relationships.
In Nepal different calendar is used. We use bikram sambat. We want to integrate our calendar in odoo 11.
Several small changes to our Wordpress Events Calendar design. Some work done by other freelancer needs to be fixed/completed.
hia I need a person with excell skills to validate some statistics and present it well with profit and loss scerenios. Also need an event calender set up with job accountability stats
We have Magento 2.2.5 and looking for Jalali / Persian Calendar which works for both frontend and backend(Orders, Products everywhere).
need persian calendar in persian language in android and iOS app budget under 8k
I would like to have a calendar price for each hotel
...those events imported automatically into my google calendar where they create their own event. Example: Email says, on September 12, 2 pm Check the value of Apple stock. So the google calendar should have an entry on September 12, at 2 pm "Check the value of Apple stock". As far as I know, google calendar events can be created manually via google mail
Already I have a WordPress theme. I just need to complete events, agenda page to be done. I have all html templates so it s...page to be done. I have all html templates so it should be an easy job for any expert. Please bid only highly expert WordPress developer who can work with ajax based event calendar. I will provide details to selected developer.
Need android app and IOS app ( Persian calendar in persian language) please check all project details before bidding there i have attached reference app how i need thats in English i need in persian language I have attached some screenshots also for better understanding. this is the link where you can watch video preview and see how that reference
need some one who can make android and iOS app ( making an calendar) when i talk you share you past project which u did and secondly i want to talk to developer directly no middle man, if found immediately block
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I need a event calendar that sync 2 sides with google calendar! The layout need to be fine. calendar in php with jquery and mysql (for save the events)


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GPSolo January/February 2007
The Lawyer as Employer: Why Do They Keep Changing the Rules?
I like baseball. For the most part, the rules of the game have remained the same for years, with only minor changes. If Lou Gehrig were to attend a ball game today, he would understand well what was going on.
The same cannot be said for the practice of law in a small firm. Clarence Darrow would be completely mystified by how small firms are run—especially in the area of dealing with employees.
But you don't have to go as far back as Darrow to note a significant contrast. Managing employees at a small firm is quite different than it was even 15 years ago. The rules relating to employees seem to keep changing. Are there any "suggestions for success" for the solo or small practice lawyer who wants to do well in handling employee issues? I think there are.
The New Rules about Sexual Harassment
The rules concerning sexual harassment have changed, and the solo/small firm practitioner had better be alert. The bottom line here is, don't engage in it, don't tolerate it, don't wink at it.
One possible scenario: A female secretary in your firm confronts you to complain that one of your partners is engaging in "inappropriate touching"; she requests that the behavior be stopped. Your partner admits he'd been "fooling around" with her, but it was consensual. A short time later, it becomes obvious that the secretary is not doing her job well and the decision is made to terminate her. After termination, she hires a lawyer who threatens suit for sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and "sexual battery." Do you fight? Do you settle? Does the partner contribute more to a settlement? Do you think this is something that will never happen in a small, closely knit firm like yours? Don't count on it.
Sexual harassment was recognized as a form of sexual discrimination in the 1986 Supreme Court decision Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson. Since then we have walked a long and winding road toward militant intolerance of sexual misbehavior in the workplace. The practical effect of this increased vigilance requires us to walk a very circumspect line in our behavior at work.
Small firms tend to be more like family, and employees often have a close working relationship. But small firms must be just as concerned about preventing sexual harassment as large firms—the reputation of the firm and lawyer is at stake, even if a lawsuit is never filed. In addition, lowered productivity and financial loss may result when inappropriate sexual behavior is permitted.
Here are a few suggestions for avoiding sexual harassment in the workplace:
1. Consider writing a short sexual harassment policy that is understandable and circulated to all employees. Most small firms have no written policy prohibiting sexual harassment. Most of us assume everyone should know the limits of proper conduct. Unfortunately, this is seldom the case.
2. Be sure the policy is expressed in plain language. Every employee in your office must be able to understand it. Be sure employees receive a copy and read it. Be realistic in creating a "user friendly" complaint process. Even the best policy will be ineffective if victims of harassment feel uncertain or inhibited about the complaint process. Harassment matters are difficult to talk about, and therefore the complaint network must be non-threatening.
3. Be prompt in investigating complaints of sexual harassment. In a small office, care should be taken to question all persons with relevant knowledge, document the investigation, arrive at a conclusion, and take appropriate action.
4. Beware of consensual relationships. Perhaps the most troublesome sexual harassment situation occurs in the context of a consensual romantic relationship. Often victims of harassment have been romantically involved with their alleged harasser. When the relationship goes sour, a sexual harassment complaint follows. You may want to consider prohibiting consensual relationships between supervisors and their subordinates.
5. Once a matter has been investigated, a meeting with the parties should be conducted. The sexual harassment policy should be re-emphasized with both parties and appropriate discipline given. If something less than termination is in order, consideration must be given to whether the two employees can continue working together. Delicate diplomacy is often required and may be especially problematic in small companies. Creative solutions are called for, and the impact on all employees must be considered. Document the actions taken, communicate the results, and put the matter to rest as quickly as possible.
6.Be diligent in stopping the kind of behavior that may indicate sexual harassment in your employees:
- suggestive remarks
- teasing of a sexual nature
- unwelcome physical conduct or sexual advances
- continual use of offensive language
- sexual bantering
- bragging about sexual prowess
- suggestive pictures or cartoons
- "compliments" with sexual overtones
When it comes to sexual conduct, the general rules of society do not apply. Impose a stricter standard on yourself than you see displayed in other arenas of life and you will go a long way toward avoiding sexual harassment complaints and the damage that results.
The New Rules about Overtime
A second topic about which small law firms should be diligent is the "white collar" overtime exemption for legal assistants. The rules concerning payment of overtime have changed, and the solo/small firm practitioner had better be aware. The bottom line here is, consider everyone to be entitled to overtime unless you can safely and objectively classify them as "exempt" (i.e., not entitled to overtime).
On April 23, 2004, the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rules outlining the highly anticipated revisions to the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions ("white collar" exemptions) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. To prohibit unanticipated claims for overtime wages based on Department of Labor regulations, solo/small firm practitioners should evaluate the compensation package and job function of their legal assistants.
Although the Labor Department's traditional position is that legal assistants are entitled to overtime, nearly one-half of the legal assistants in the United States were designated by their employer as exempt from the overtime requirement of the FLSA. In order to accurately evaluate the exempt or non-exempt status of their legal assistants, employers must understand the basic overtime requirement of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the revisions to the white-collar exemptions.
The FLSA applies to any individual employee whose work regularly involves them in commerce between states. Thus, nearly all employees are covered by the FLSA.
The basic overtime requirement of the FLSA entitles non-exempt employees to receive overtime pay at a rate of time-and-one-half for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Three categories of employees are exempt—executive, administrative, and professional—and these are often assumed by legal employers to encompass legal assistants.
The U.S. Department of Labor has developed several tests that focus on compensation and job duties to define these exemptions. The tests for each exemption are essentially composed of three components: salary basis, salary level, and duties performed.
Salary basis. To be deemed exempt, an employee must be paid on a salary basis. An employee is considered to be paid on a salary basis when the employee is paid a predetermined amount of compensation on a weekly or less frequent basis that is not subject to reduction because of variations in the quality or quantity of the work performed.
Salary level. The Department of Labor regulations specify a minimum salary level in order to classify an employee as exempt. The current minimum is an annual salary of $23,660. Therefore, if your assistant is paid a salary of less than the minimum, he or she is entitled to overtime.
Duties performed. The term "primary duty" is central to the "duties tests" for each of the exemptions. The employee's primary duty must be the performance of exempt work and is based on all the facts in a particular case, with the major emphasis on the character of the employee's job as a whole.
Factors to consider when determining the primary duty of an employee may include: the relative importance of the exempt duties as compared with other types of duties; the amount of time spent performing exempt work; the employee's relative freedom from direct supervision; and the relationship between the employee's salary and the wages paid to other employees for the kind of non-exempt work performed by the employee.
The primary duty component is described differently for each of the three categories of "executive," "administrative," and "professional."
Executive primary duty. The duties component of the executive exemption is satisfied for an employee if the primary duty is management focused, if the employee regularly directs the work of two or more employees, and if the employee has the authority to hire or fire other employees. Most legal assistants do not satisfy the executive exemption owing to the second prong of the test. The ultimate responsibility of "directing" the work of legal assistants will most likely lie with the supervising attorney, rather than with a managing legal assistant. In my home state of Oklahoma, the argument that a legal assistant is exempt by the primary duties of "directing" may run afoul of the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, which dictate that lawyers must supervise the work of their legal assistants.
Administrative primary duty. To meet the requirement, the employee's primary duty must be performance of work directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer or the employer's customers, and includes the
exercise of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance. Although the Department of Labor has regularly taken the position that the duties of legal assistants do not involve the exercise of discretion and independent judgment, the administrative exemption is the one most applicable to legal assistants.
The Federal Regulations identify several factors relative to determining whether an employee exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance. The factors are whether the employee:
- has authority to formulate, affect, interpret, or implement management policies or operating practices;
- carries out major assignments in conducting the operations of the business;
- performs work that affects business operations to a substantial degree;
- has authority to commit the employer in matters that have significant financial impact;
- has authority to waive or deviate from established policies and procedures without prior approval;
- has authority to negotiate and bind the company on significant matters;
- provides consultation or expert advice to management;
- investigates and resolves matters of significance on behalf of management; and
- represents the company in handling complaints, arbitrating disputes, or resolving grievances.
Many legal assistants may perform duties consistent with these factors, as illustrated in Reich v. Page and Addison, a case filed in the Northern District of Texas federal court by the U.S. Department of Labor. In Reich, a Dallas law firm successfully defended the assertion by the Department of Labor that the firm's employees were non-exempt by convincing a jury that their legal assistants fell within the administrative exemption of the FLSA.
The legal assistants in that firm were found to exercise the requisite discretion and judgment to qualify as exempt. The Department of Labor has issued opinion letters evaluating the status of legal assistants and has continually maintained that most assistants are not exempt and must be paid overtime. The exemptions are determined on a case-by-case basis.
Professional primary duty. An employee meets the duties component of the professional exemption when the employee has a primary duty involving work that requires advanced knowledge "in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized instruction" or requires "invention, imagination, originality or talent in a recognized field of artistic or creative endeavor."
The FLSA regulations directly address the status of legal assistants and paralegals, stating that paralegals and legal assistants do not qualify for the learned professional exemption. In an opinion letter dated January 7, 2005, the Department of Labor confirmed this assertion by establishing that "there was no evidence in the record that a four-year specialized paralegal degree is a standard prerequisite for entry into the occupation," thus excluding paralegals from the primary duty definition requiring a "prolonged course of specialized instruction."
The analysis is a challenging one for legal employers when determining whether to pay a legal assistant overtime. It may be that both exempt and non-exempt legal assistants work in the same office, depending on the job responsibilities of each. The practical application of the rules requires the employer to look at every legal assistant's job duties and make a decision regarding the employees of the firm.
What should you do? Either the U.S. Department of Labor or an affected employee can sue to recover unpaid overtime on the basis of misclassification. The liability of the employer is for the amount of unpaid compensation and perhaps an equal amount of liquidated damages. Attorney fees, costs of the action, and a civil penalty for repeated violations may also be assessed. It is the employer who bears the burden of proving the exemption is applicable. Given the complex analysis, the employer's burden to establish an exemption, and the penalties resulting from erroneous exemption classification, legal employers should follow these precautionary measures:
1. Determine if the legal assistant is paid on a salary basis. An employee must be compensated on a salary basis and suffer no reduction in pay because of quality or quantity of work in order to be considered exempt.
2. Determine if the legal assistant earns less than $23,660. Employees earning a salary under $23,660 are always non-exempt.
3.Perform job evaluations. Carefully assess the duties and responsibilities performed by each legal assistant, giving special attention to duties that significantly impact firm business and require discretion and independent judgment.
4.Write or revise job descriptions. The job description should accurately reflect the duties required and the work performed and should be clear and explicit, especially where legal assistant duties substantially impact firm business and require discretion and independent judgment.
5. Update payroll status. Ensure that the exempt/non-exempt status of a legal assistant is accurately documented in payroll records so that the appropriate overtime payment will be paid where necessary.
6. Address the status issue. Meet with a legal assistant for whom a status change has been made to emphasize the employee's value to the firm and ensure that the legal assistant does not equate the reclassification with a demotion.
7.Ask for help. If you are uncertain how to classify your employees, seek professional guidance from a human resource consultant or an employment law attorney.
Attorneys practicing law by themselves or in small firms face the usual challenges associated with a law practice, compounded by the administrative challenges of running a business and dealing with employees. Don't succumb to the temptation to ignore employee problems brewing in your office. The time, money, and reputation you'll save—not to mention the long-term problems you'll avoid—by properly addressing employee problems are worth the effort.
Jim T. Priest practices employment law and is a partner with Whitten, Nelson, McGuire, Terry & Roselius in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. This article originally appeared as a presentation at the 2005 Oklahoma Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference, © 2005 Jim T. Priest. Reprinted by permission.

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PARIS – The red warning zones expand along with the numbers of French men, women and now children who have become the largest group of nationals held hostage by Al Qaeda and its loose affiliates.
With the kidnapping of a family of seven — including four children — outside a national park in northern Cameroon this week, France added two new countries to the growing list of former colonies that are considered unsafe for travel. It counts 15 citizens being held in the western half of Africa either by Al Qaeda's North Africa branch or the terror group's allies. The U.S., with nine hostages held by Al Qaeda-linked groups worldwide, is now a distant second, according to IntelCenter. No other country comes close.
Some of the reasons why:
— France's intervention in Mali to drive out Al Qaeda linked extremists: Even before the French ground offensive in January, Islamic extremists threatened in October to "open the doors of hell" for French citizens. "He will not be able to count the bodies of French expatriates across West Africa and elsewhere," said Oumar Ould Hamaha, a spokesman for Islamist group MUJWA, after France pushed the U.N. resolution to drive out the Al Qaeda-linked militants.
— Uranium, gas, oil: France's corporate influence in its former colonies remains strong. Among kidnap victims are employees of French nuclear company Areva who were taken from a uranium mine in Niger; GDF, the French gas conglomerate, confirmed that it was an employee and his family who were taken captive in Cameroon. And Total, the French oil company, has been among the major player in Nigerian extraction for decades.
— Ransoms: Vicki Huddleston, a former U.S. ambassador to Mali, recently alleged that France paid a $17 million ransom to free hostages seized from the Areva site — cash she said ultimately funded the Al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants its troops are now fighting. French officials deny paying any ransoms, but analysts and other U.S. officials say a policy of payments by middlemen have made French hostages extremely lucrative.
The breakdown of hostages, according to IntelCenter:
— France: 15
— United States: 9
— South Africa: 4
— Canada: 3
— Countries with two hostages include: Finland, Lebanon, Netherlands, Spain, Syria, Britain.
— Countries with one hostage include: Austria, Australia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Germany (dual U.S. citizen).


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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y.— The 10th Annual Police Officer Tom Pisco Memorial Pound Ridge Car Show was the most successful show in the event's history, raising $18,500 overall.
On Sunday, the Pound Ridge Police Benevolent Association donated half of the 2012 event's total proceeds to Northern Westchester Hospital.
Hospital president and CEO Joel Seligman accepted an oversize check for $9,250 at Sunday's special presentation, which will go to support the hospital's preventative health care programs, he said.
The other half of the proceeds from the Sept. 15 show, which is held every year at the Pound Ridge Town Park to benefit the Pound Ridge PBA's community programs, went to the Pound Ridge Lions Club, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012.
Pound Ridge PBA President and department Sgt. Mike Armistead said the 10th annual car show had 300 cars on display, breaking the previous record of 270 entrants set in 2010.
The show started with just 35 cars and expanded to more than 40 classes awarding more than 150 trophies at the 2011 show.
During the last nine years, proceeds from the show, through admission and registration costs, trophy sponsors, vendor fees, raffle ticket and concession sales, have raised more than $80,000 for local charities and organizations.
Past recipients of the proceeds include the Blythedale Childrens Hospital, the American Cancer Society, the American Legion Veterans, the Pound Ridge Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the Pound Ridge Library Foundation.
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Photographer's Note
The coming monsoon and the pollution made Beijings fogy atmosphere filter to the afternoon sun.
A peck of pigeons circling at the exact route brought me to the place that for 30 minutes I took over and over again the same picture trying to cache the most banally picture of nothing but red sun and birds, using a monopod and 300mm lens.
Today this picture can be achieved using nothing but photoshop but the 40 unsuccessful exposures that I have can prove that its genuine one (-:
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sayzey (2358) 2004-11-06 8:16
This is a unique photo, I've not seen one quite like this before. i wish there were some explination as to how you achieved it. it looks like you have taken a hazy photo of the sun and then cut out some birds and pasted on top!
Very well done
poulinp (4530) 2004-11-06 8:29
Incredible shot! This is a kind of picture you can take only once in a life. Cheers!
avigur_11 (22349) 2004-11-06 8:34
Wow, what an amazing shot, Yuval. The colors are a bit polluted, as you say, but the composition is magic. Very well composed and captured.
maphoto (8082) 2004-11-06 9:14
Very nice and crative, great silhouette here, thanks for sharing this simple but wonderful picture, very unique, well seen.
DavidJenkins (263) 2004-11-06 9:24
This has a wondeful oriental feel to it - like one of those simple but powerful paintings. My only comment is that the sun is too centred but if you had to take 40 shots to get this one...
Thanks for letting us see this beautiful picture.
joergen115 (2246) 2004-11-06 10:07 [Comment]
cecile (4193) 2004-11-06 10:22
intéressant comme cliché! bonne composition en tout cas
Oldtree (2457) 2004-11-06 10:35
Wow. Very good use of the foggy atmosphere to get such a photo. The sun with these birds are very well captured. Sharp and detailed display of the birds and the sun. I like it very much.
vidarom (95) 2004-11-06 11:51
This is simply great very well captured thanks fore sharing
Wolbo (465) 2004-11-06 12:30
Beautiful composition. It almost looks like a painting. Hard to believe it is taken during the daytime. Creative and very well executed.
So what did the other 40 exposures look like? ;-)
krzbia (398) 2004-11-06 15:18 [Comment]
kinginexile (2598) 2004-11-08 1:26
Unlike Sayzey, I think it's a classic pix, not so original in idea, but special in realization and masterfully done, certainly very evocative. I like the dark gray tone of the background.
It's one of those pix on think having seen somewhere before, and maybe just an illustration in a kid's book, never as a shot.
bartove (2866) 2004-11-13 11:41
Amazing shot,very well captured great silhouette .I like it very much.
jrzufferey (7305) 2004-11-27 17:03
Bravo l'image est absolument magnifique merci de nous la présenter. Amicalement/jr
eleparc (24063) 2004-12-27 6:07
a classic but always a pleasure to see it!
jiekuan (332) 2005-01-11 1:27
nice capture especially you freeze the moment when the pigeons fly over the sun.
tough work but it worth!
castellano (791) 2005-02-17 9:10
Amazing picture!
The moment is perfect an the idea is very elegant. I like the shades of the sky. The composition is great as well.
Good job!
Svillegas (1169) 2005-11-17 5:37
Great shot. I really like your work in general, I can see that youve got a special sensitive sense.
BrianGraney (1740) 2005-12-28 8:11
Beautiful photo!
I think it is well-balanced with the sun in the middle, and the colours are really unusual.Thanks!
peterpap (2685) 2017-04-20 1:12
Nice picture but I don't see how it is related to Beijing as a geografical place. You should rather post it elsewhere, but I do like it, beautiful scene.
Goutamendu (109) 2017-05-06 0:03
A beautiful scene . loved it
Photo Information
- Copyright: yuval naaman (kogawa) (4468)
- Genre: Lieux
- Medium: Couleur
- Date Taken: 2004-10-09
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 70-300mm
- Exposition: f/8, 1/640 secondes
- Details: Tripod: Yes
- Versions: version originale, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2004-11-06 8:12
- Favoris: 6 [voir]
- To peterpap: Just in Beijing (1)
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Makers of Mass Destruction: Recycling Edition
by mfpotts on Jun.01, 2010, under News
An hour and a half later and 3 metal cutting discs down, we had a pile of pipes in manageable pieces. The discs themselves only cost about $3 for all, so I think we snagged a pretty good deal. Also, I think Daniel had fun causing all of the mayhem, I can't think of many things that he likes better than tearing something apart, it is a pretty good stress reliever. As you can see from the pictures, some of the pipes were pretty massive. The largest one took down 2 discs on its way out. Thankfully it was the last pipe that Daniel clashed with.
Midsouth Makers-1: Monster pipe-0


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You may be able to get Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if you are employed but unable to work because of illness. You can claim it if you meet both of these conditions:
- You're unwell and off work for at least four days in a row (including weekends, bank holidays and days that you don't normally work).
- Your average weekly earnings are at least £112.
SSP is paid by your employer for up to 28 weeks of sickness.
The standard rate is currently £88.45 a week. Employers cannot pay you less than this if you qualify for SSP.
Before your SSP is due to end, you should check whether you can get a benefit called Employment and Support Allowance.
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — An arsonist was given the death penalty Monday for killing five men who died of heart attacks during a wildfire nearly a decade ago that ripped through the hills east of Los Angeles.
Rickie Lee Fowler, 31, was convicted in August of five counts of first-degree murder and two counts of arson. A jury later recommended the death sentence.
Prosecutors said Fowler lit the fire in October 2003 out of rage after he was thrown out of a house where his family was staying.
"Today, after nearly 10 years, justice has now been secured for the victims and their families, and those whose lives were affected by the actions of Rickie Lee Fowler," San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos said.
Superior Court Judge Michael Smith had the option of sentencing Fowler to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole.
"The behavior of this particular defendant screams out death penalty," Deputy District Attorney Robert Bulloch said.
Defense attorney Don Jordan said before sentencing that there was doubt about whether Fowler was responsible for the blaze, and his client didn't know where or when it started.
"For all these reasons, please don't impose the death penalty on this poor creature before you," Jordan told the judge.
Some legal experts previously said the jury's death recommendation for a crime tangential to the arson appeared to be unprecedented.
Loyola Law School professor Stan Goldman said a key consideration was whether it was foreseeable to Fowler that five men would die of heart attacks when he set the fire.
He cited a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision reversing the death sentence of a man charged with aiding and abetting a murder. The court held that the sentence should not apply to someone who didn't kill, attempt or intend to kill the victim.
The Old Fire scorched 91,000 acres and destroyed 1,000 buildings while burning for nine days in the foothills above San Bernardino. The men died after their homes burned or as they tried to evacuate.
Fowler became a suspect after witnesses reported seeing a passenger in a white van tossing burning objects into dry brush.
Investigators interviewed Fowler several months after the fire but didn't have enough evidence to file charges until six years later.
Fowler was serving time for burglary when he was charged with starting the blaze — one of many fires that raged simultaneously throughout Southern California.
He also was convicted of sodomizing an inmate and sentenced to three terms of 25 years to life while in prison awaiting trial in the arson case.
At trial, prosecutors portrayed Fowler as a sadistic felon who raped, robbed and tortured people throughout his life.
Defense attorneys said Fowler never acknowledged starting the fire and suffered a horrific childhood with methamphetamine-addicted parents and a neighbor who molested him.
Prosecutors said Fowler gave authorities a note in 2008 acknowledging he was there when the fire began. The following year, he told reporters he had been badgered into making a confession.


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Patti LuPone Set for 54 Below's New Year's Eve Celebration!
Tonight, December 31, Patti LuPone returns to 54 Below for a special, New Year's Eve engagement at 7PM and 11PM.
For the 7PM performance, doors open at 5:30. Seats are $300 (includes cover charge, 3-course dinner, champagne toast, tax & gratuity). For the 11PM performance, doors open at 9:30. Seats are $400 (includes cover charge, 3-course dinner, champagne toast, tax & gratuity). To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (866) 468-7619.
Ring in the New Year with Broadway legend, two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone. Make the last moments of 2012 and the first of 2013 a time you'll never forget when Ms. LuPone presents a special encore performance of her celebrated show, Far Away Places, which proved to be the event of this year's cabaret season! Backed by a five-piece orchestra, Ms. LuPone will perform a mixture of contemporary songs from the worlds of pop and Broadway, as well as a selection of Paris and Berlin cabaret songs from the 30's and 40's. At this very special performance, look for a few musical additions to Far Away Places, the show of which The New York Times said: "Ms. LuPone generates more raw excitement than any other performer on the Broadway and cabaret axis. Her brilliant show... certifies Ms. LuPone's place in the lineage of quirky international chanteuses like Lotte Lenya, Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf, who, like Ms. LuPone, conquered show business with forceful, outsize personalities while playing by their own musical rules." On New Year's Eve with Patti, Anything Goes!
54 BELOW, Broadway's nightclub, is the new performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, 54 BELOW is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style.
Designed by Tony Award winner John Lee Beatty and architect Richard Lewis, lit by Tony Award winner Ken Billington, and with sound by Tony Award nominee Peter Hylenski, 54 BELOW features an in-your-living-room intimate relationship between its performers and audiences. Tony Award winner Scott Wittman serves as Creative Consultant and MAC Award Winner Phil Geoffrey Bond serves as Director of Programming. André J. Marrero is the Executive Chef of the new venue, which provides a food and beverage menu from early evening through the wee hours of the morning that is worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage. Bringing together his love of the arts with his passion for cooking and hospitality, Chef André has created a market driven contemporary bistro menu that includes ingredients sourced from all over the world.
54 BELOW is owned and operated by Tony Award winning producers Tom Viertel, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, and Steven Baruch. 54 BELOW features up to three shows nightly and has audio and video recording capabilities. The cover charge ranges from $5-$85.
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By Eva Buchman
Big 12 Campus Correspondent
Peek onto the field at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium during any women's soccer match and you'll find an intimidating force standing on the back line. That force is senior defender Mallory Smith, who stands 5-foot-11, and is one of the anchors of the Mountaineer defense. While she may be a force to be reckoned with on the field, off it, she is the team's social butterfly.
Smith chose WVU over several other top-notch soccer programs, including Connecticut, a school close to her home. Embracing the unexpected, Smith opted to try something new.
"I feel like college should just be a different experience from what you're used to," said Smith, a Hamden, Conn., native. "I only graduated (high school) with like 60 people in my class, so (WVU) was definitely different, but that's what I wanted. I was just open to the experience and ready to embrace it all."
And embrace it she has. Over the past four years, Smith has developed a family-like bond with her teammates, and the apartment she shares with three current and former Mountaineer players is the team hangout location.
"We hang out at our place all the time," Smith said with a big smile. "We joke around about how we don't have any other friends because we literally are always together, on and off the field. You would think we'd be sick of each other, but it's the complete opposite."
Smith shares an apartment with Nicolette DeLaurentis, Bry McCarthy and Drea Barklage. While they all have worn the Old Gold and Blue on the field, Smith and McCarthy share a deeper bond. The duo has played significant roles in the Mountaineer defense the past four years. And while they haven't always played the same position like they do this year, their close relationship proves to be invaluable when it comes to communicating on the soccer field.
"On the field, I know how Mallory plays, and she knows how I play," shared McCarthy, an outside back. "I know what to expect from her and she knows what to expect from me. Every day we are getting better and we're always learning new things."
Despite her vivacious, vocal, and sometimes loud and joking personality, her teammates and coach Nikki Izzo-Brown all agree on one thing. When Smith steps on the field, she's all about the game.
"Mallory is definitely a great teammate," noted Izzo-Brown of her senior. "I think Mallory bleeds the gold and blue. She does it for the pride she has for this university, athletic department and women's soccer team. She really prides herself in being part of a family and loves her WVU women's soccer family."
Smith and her teammates, or sisters, as she affectionately refers to them, can often be found having dinner or family movie nights together, and often times, Smith makes her roommates share in her love for reality television shows. She admits their apartment is loud, and even after a long day's practice, it's truly a spot they call home. There is always a voice in the air talking or laughing to match the group of bodies relaxing on the couch.
In the moment, Smith has a lot of big changes coming her way; being that this is her last year of collegiate soccer. While she is set to graduate with a degree in management in May, she is also looking forward to guiding the team through its first year of competition in the Big 12 Conference.
"Now, I'm getting more anxious and excited to play a Big 12 opponent. My senior year is just the conference and the mentality...I want to get after these other girls."
For now, Smith will continue to use her joking, spontaneous, light-hearted personality to help channel the positive energy she always brings to the soccer field. When game time comes, she says the most important thing is to always stay hungry for competition, and make sure she leaves no regrets on the field.
"I'm very competitive, so if someone steps on our field, I know that I want it more than them," she said. "But off the field, yes I'm a jokester. I love to laugh, I love to make people laugh. When it's on the field though, it's just us and the opponent."
"It's great that she's on my team," said McCarthy, half-jokingly. "I know that if I were on the other team, I would be like 'Oh, man, I've got to watch out for that girl."'
It's that attitude, Smith says, that makes her successful. She is hoping to continue that success all season long, with the help of her best friends.


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Where hot dogs become haute dogs
I`ve spent a fair amount of time lately talking about our nation's quintessential dish: the hamburger. But this week I'd like to address the hamburger's down-market cousin, the hot dog.
Hot dogs get no respect. You can buy them for a dollar on the street.
They look like phalluses. Nobody takes them seriously.
But the Red Onion in downtown Greensboro makes a case for the hot dog as gourmet fare.
Billed as a "gastro pub" — which is somewhat misleading, since the menu centers around hot dogs, fancified and dressed up though they may be — the Red Onion lives in what used to be the Center City Café, Bar Fry before that, the Next Door Tavern before that… I could go on all day.
Brad Semon placed the kitchen near the front when he created Bar Fry, and there it still stands, turning out excellent fare even as it bisects the space into a front vestibule and back barroom, shielded from the action on the street.
The menu is a real sausage fest, with eight options: your basic dog; a turkey version; a Nathan's all-beef frank; a veggie dog; bratwurst and garlic-red pepper sausage, both made in house; Hebrew National kosher dogs; and Polish kielbasa.
The rules are simple: Select a type of tube, and then figure out how you want it. The choices run all the way from your basic mustard-andkraut, Carolina and chili-cheese dogs to combinations that turn hot dogs into haute dogs.
The Washington Apple has cream cheese, onion strings and applejalapeño compote. The California Dog wraps the frank in bacon and adds avocado, cilantro-lime slaw and chili powder. The Buerre Blanc has… buerre blanc, with sautéed spinach and provolone. The Campfire Dog — basically a s'more mashed up in a bun with a hot dog — sounds like a joke but the bartender assures me that people love it.
It's crazy, man. So much so that upon my visit I am torn between the California and the Chicago. In the end, I go with what I know, choosing the house bratwurst as a base.
I should say here that I am breaking two of my own rules. I always say that if there is a dish with the same name as the retstuarant, then you should get that dish. And there is indeed a red onion dog, topped with a hot, red, onion sauce that I cannot usually find outside of New York. I also am a big one for homemade sides, and the Red Onion crafts many of their own side items, like the sweet-potato chips, three kinds of slaw and cous cous salad. I get fries because, dammit, I just wanted them.
My Chicago dog, with pickled peppers, relish, tomato, onion and a pickle spear, dusted with celery salt, may sound a little vinegary to some, but the fatty (in a good way) brat could handle the accoutrements. Served on a high-quality hoagie roll, it was easily the best hot dog I have eaten all year. I washed it down with a genuine Arnold Palmer: iced tea with lemonade squeezed fresh at the bar. Fabulous.
There's a full bar, of course, with almost a dozen drafts and a decent wine selection along with the full complement of hooch. But how can you turn down a fresh-squeezed Arnold Palmer. I ask you?
They have other stuff on the menu, too: burgers, salads, chicken sandwiches, homemade chili, pulled pork and some interesting appetizers, along with a kids' menu that takes the child's palate into consideration. But I promise that when I return, and I will, I will stick to the hot dog menu until I've run it through. And I am always down for a handmade Arnold Palmer.
wanna go?
The Red Onion 219-A S. Elm St., Greensboro 336.253.7878 theredonion.webs.com


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Here is a condensed version of the work program we are currently in. This would be fine if we were not also tasked to do a number of other substantive projects in the same time period, including three major sets of ordinance amendments. As it is, this requires a lot of extra staff hours and way too many PC meetings. Note that this is for a community where there is generally strong support for planning. It tends to take longer where that is not true.
June 04 - PC approves work program for plan update
October 04 - kickoff public involvement with major community event, solicit involvement of other agencies
October 04 - appoint citizen task forces assigned to key elements of plan
November 04 - March 05 - task forces work on land use/natural areas, transportation, and housing/growth management elements - staff completes energy element
April 05 - PC meets with task forces, task forces finish up
April - early July 05 - PC reviews task force work, staff begins completing other elements
late July-October - PC meets with affected agencies (MPO, Historic Pres, Conservation, etc. etc.) and revises plan elements in weekly meeting
late August-October - Selectboard reviews draft plan elements and provides comments to PC to avoid surprises after the electeds get the plan
October 1 - first draft released for hearing
November 1 - PC hearing
November 7 - joint PC-Selectboard meeting to discuss
November 15 - draft transmitted to Selectboard, hearing notices authorized
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Supposedly he hit the thigh and not the knee, which is why there's no hearing.mathonwy wrote: Yeah I agree. A one game suspension is in order for something like this.
Imagine if Clutterbuck actually got his knees blown out because of this hit?
It was encouraging that they got 4 goals against the 'Yotes, and should have one if they had above average goaltending.tantalum wrote:Well the team has set themselves up for one of two things:
1) they flip the switch against the Hawks and show everyone that yes they can flip that switch when they want, as they did against Boston, Detroit, and the Blues.
2) they are unable to flip that switch and get creamed. The game is a wake up call and that they need to start working on things now.
Schneids looked good yesterday allowing just 1 goal, while the Wild goalie put on a show at home to end a home losing streak, following an epic season crash. (something like 24 - 8 for 36 games, then crash & burn since then)
It helps to remember that these bottom feeders all get up for 'Nucks games to make a statement, most teams are in high gear against us while we have been coasting for a few weeks.


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Restaurant veteran will oversee unique sports-themed entertainment experience
HARBORCENTER President John R. Koelmel announced today that Dominic Verni has been named general manager of its restaurant and sports bar.
"Dom brings tremendous experience and notable success in the food and beverage industry to HARBORCENTER," Koelmel said. "We are very excited to have him leading the team that will make our restaurant and sports bar one of downtown Buffalo's most enjoyable and notable entertainment venues."
The yet-to-be-named establishment will be owned and operated by HARBORCENTER. Patrons of the 13,000-square-foot, two-level restaurant, with seating for 350, will enjoy fare that is highlighted by Western New York culinary favorites while featuring locally produced ingredients. The menu will be complimented by an extensive collection of craft beers and signature cocktails, available at three feature bars. In addition to being a focus for fans and visitors before and after Sabres home games and other events at the adjoining First Niagara Center, patrons will be able to enjoy the experience of a 36-foot television screen, the largest in Western New York, as well as other amenities throughout the year.
"The HARBORCENTER restaurant and sports bar will be the premier destination to celebrate your favorite sport," Verni said. "Whether it be the Super Bowl, World Cup, Wimbledon, the World Series, NBA and NHL playoffs or hundreds of other sporting events throughout the year, the HARBORCENTER restaurant and sports bar will be the place to be. Western New Yorkers and visitors from across the region and beyond will be able to enjoy a relaxed and fun setting, with fine food and drink."
"To create a high-level experience consistent with all that we will provide at HARBORCENTER, we needed not only an experienced restaurant leader, but one who shares our passion for Buffalo and WNY," Koelmel said. "Dom brings that focus and energy given his local roots and years of experience in delivering not only a consistent dining experience, but in also leading and supporting other events and activities."
Prior to joining HARBORCENTER, Verni spent 17 years with the Hard Rock International Restaurant, Hotel and Casino chain, most recently serving as general manager of its café restaurant, retail and live music venue in Niagara Falls, USA. He also brings international experience from his franchise restaurant openings in both Montreal, Quebec, and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. He led Hard Rock's global recruitment efforts through its European work and travel program for the northeastern U.S. Verni headed company café operations in the Cleveland and Boston markets before returning to Western New York in 2004.
"I'm proud to have an opportunity in my hometown to play a lead role in such an exciting venture and am confident my background and experience will contribute to the success of not only our venue, but to Canalside and downtown Buffalo as well," Verni said. "HARBORCENTER and the district will be the place to be beginning in the fall of '14."
Verni's work within the community includes serving on the board of directors and as president of the Downtown Niagara Falls Business Association from 2008-13. Working with city officials, Verni was a catalyst in creating special events in downtown Niagara Falls, which drew thousands of visitors to the area. Verni established the "Hard Rock at the Falls" summer concert series and "Hard Rock New Year's Eve Guitar Drop." The guitar drop earned the Buffalo Niagara Event Professionals 2010 outstanding event award. Verni's achievements are documented with the Hard Rock International Marketing Café of the Year Award (2010) and Hard Rock International Sales & Marketing Merit Awards (2011 and 2012).
Verni, a Buffalo native, attended City Honors High School and the University at Buffalo. He currently resides in the City of Buffalo with his wife and their two children.


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James Taylor at Tanglewood: Charisma and authenticity
LENOX -- There's a double mystery about James Taylor's enduring appeal to multiple generations of fans who turn out every year not only at Tanglewood -- 54,000 strong for the three Shed performances that end tonight with the county's best fireworks show -- but overseas and across North America for his annual tours.
The first conundrum can only be solved through speculation. The robust quality of his voice at Monday night's high-energy performance of songbook classics as well as a few, rarely-heard deep tracks could be explained by his healthy, athletic lifestyle. Yet, a look at his road-show schedule since March still begs the question of how a 64-year-old, indefatigable performer can keep up so hectic a pace.
The second quandary is more easily settled. The greatest hits collection he re-created for his devoted audience included such evergreens as "Mexico," "Your Smiling Face," "Shower the People," "How Sweet It Is," "Carolina," "Sweet Baby James," "Fire and Rain," and "You've Got a Friend," among others.
Though we all know the words and the audience often sang along with encouragement from the stage, Taylor, through some chart rearrangements and a touch of vocal improvisation, managed to make them sound fresh and vital. And he generously credited his band members and backup singers, most of them longtime collaborators with a couple of new faces this year.
Nevertheless, there is a hard-to-explain, magical quality to these gatherings, a communal spirit of shared experience going back, for many of us, to his eponymous debut album produced by Paul McCartney and first released in December 1968 on the Beatles' Apple label.
Taylor has had his share of hard times, including drug addiction during the '80s that coincided with a lull in his career, but he emerged strong er than ever thanks to an indomitable spirit and a thoroughly professional dedication to honing his craft.
On Monday night, his two sets lasting just over two hours also included several of his crowd-pleasing, hard-rocking hits -- "Steamroller," "Slap Leather" and "Sun on the Moon" -- that brought the audience to their feet in a paroxysm of near-ecstasy. But, as a master of timing and pacing, Taylor followed these with a mellow melange of his more contemplative, soft-rock classics.
Taylor beamed with the benevolent gaze of a veteran performer introducing Tangle wood audiences to the rapidly rising country-pop crossover superstar Taylor Swift, who collaborated with him on "Fire and Rain" and returned after intermission to perform two of her own breakout selections, "Ours" and "Love Story." Her parents, devoted JT fans, named their daughter after him, and she exuded a genuine thrill to be sharing his stage, as he did at one of her Madison Square Garden concerts last November.
"He's this most amazing, down-to-earth person!" she said, recounting how he invited her to join him "for this little show I do in Lenox, Massa chusetts."
"This is no little show," Swift observed sagely. And her fans -- mostly young and female -- made no secret of their enthralled rapture at her presence (videos are already posted on YouTube).
Taylor's three-song encore started off with "You've Got a Friend," accompanied by a full-throated audience chorus, and included a novelty, his take on Chubby Checker's "Do the Twist." We saw teens, parents and grandparents dancing in the aisles.
Joined by his wife, Kim, Taylor ended with his now-traditional "Close Your Eyes," designed to send fans home with a lump in their throats.
In the end, the mystery of a performer's 43-year enduring ride at or near the top of the pop-folk-rock pantheon can best be resolved with two words: charisma and authenticity. Those qualities he possesses to the nth degree.
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Can Parks and Rec Handle Chris Pratt's Superhero Body?
Mike Schur is figuring out his options.
Chris Pratt has been on the Marvel body plan, drinking zero beer and getting ultra ripped for Guardians of the Galaxy. But does Parks and Recreation have a way to write that fitness into the the notoriously lazy, schlubby character of Andy Dwyer? "The only possible explanation for why someone looks that good is that they're planning to play a superhero in a summer blockbuster," showrunner Mike Schur tells TV Guide. "There is a joke that I wrote in the premiere that I think we'll probably shoot that is a little tiny acknowledgement or nod to the fact that he looks very different to the way he normally looks. I don't think beyond a little joke about it that we'll end up doing anything significant. We're not going to suddenly say that Andy became a fitness nut because that doesn't ring true." Schur admits it would ring true for Bert Macklin, however.


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The brave few who decided to stay during the fourth quarter last night apparently did so to send a message. And they voiced it loud and clear - "Fire Eddie. Fire Eddie."
The chant started with a select few in the third quarter, then grew as the Miami Heat's lead did. The problem with the chant was this: Which Eddie were they talking about - head coach Eddie Jordan or general manager Ed Stefanski?
It was the second worst loss of the season for the Sixers, who were beaten by 34 early in the season by the Boston Celtics. Little went right for the Sixers last night on either end of the floor. Though Jordan said his team played hard the entire game, that was hard to see during the second and third quarters when the team was outscored by a total of 56-31.
Adding to the loss was a shoulder injury to guard Willie Green, who had a contusion and an A/C ligament sprain to his left shoulder. That lent to Allen Iverson, in his first action since January 31 due to his daughter's illness, to play more than 26 minutes. Iverson was understandably rusty, shooting just 1-for-7 and scoring four points. Jordan said after the game that Green might be available by Thursday.


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That was a great hockey game. Maybe it's because I've been watching bottom-feeder hockey all season, but it was a nice change to watch a pretty good team play a really good team. As the commentators noted time and again, it felt like a playoff game.
Often, it's difficult to know how the coaching staff impacts a hockey team, but the influence of Alain Vigneault and his crew was all but impossible to miss. The power-play was fluid and effective, featuring a variety of both puck and player movement. The penalty kill was ferocious on the forecheck and serene during their brief moments in the defensive zone. Faceoffs were won, and players were moved about the ice in the ensuing moments with the same clockwork precision as chess pieces in the hand of a grandmaster. The Flames had a very strong game, but aside from a few instances it was the Canucks who controlled the pace of the contest.
Up front, there was very little to complain about. The Sedins weren't as spectacular as they have often been, but they still generated chances. Alex Burrows had a tremendous two-way game; he blocked shots with desperation, provided his usual abrasive presence in the offensive zone, and was flawless on the penalty kill. He also scored the bookend goals of the game, notching the opener on the power play and providing a finale with an empty-netter to put things out of reach. Samuelsson scored twice on the second line, continuing to display the Midas touch that has appeared for the last half-dozen games, while Raymond had a decent night and Kesler a better one. Jannik Hansen was superb on the penalty-kill, and Manny Malhotra looked every inch the veteran checker and faceoff maestro that he is. Victor Oreskovich was surprisingly good on the fourth line and despite my reluctance to applaud Tanner Glass he actually had a phenomenal game – at least three or four times he made strong individual plays that gave his team an advantage. I was unimpressed with Jeff Tambellini, who doesn't have the same defensive positioning as his line-mates, and Raffi Torres remains snake-bitten and had a quiet night.
On the back end, Sami Salo seems to have benefitted from his brief stint in the American Hockey League; he was used with discretion by the coaching staff but had surprisingly little rust. Christian Ehrhoff was competent, but made a few mistakes. Kevin Bieksa had a better night than his plus/minus will show, the victim of two lousy periods from defence partner Andrew Alberts. That said, Alberts came out and had a great third period, so I can't criticize him too harshly. The third pairing was pretty good too; Aaron Rome threw a nice hip-check and made a few good plays, while I have to admit I was blown away by Chris Tanev. Tanev's come out of nowhere, but I don't know that the Canucks will be able to send him down when people get healthy if he keeps playing like this; he made intelligent decisions in all three zones and was perpetually aware of where both his opposition and his allies were on the ice. I was very impressed.
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Welcome to Chabot's English as a Second Language (ESL) Program!
The ESL program at Chabot offers a number of different courses to help
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- Blu-ray CD/DVD drive. This one wasn't a major factor, but it was a nice bonus. For the last several years Blu-ray discs have becoming the "norm" when it comes to DVDs. Sure you can still buy regular DVDs but I have noticed that they are slowly being eliminated from the store shelves and Blu-ray discs are becoming more prevalent. I like to watch movies on my computer, and even though I have Netflix and Amazon Prime, I still like to buy the physical discs. The more Blu-ray discs become the standard, the less I would be able to watch movies on a Mac because Apple does not give the option of having Blu-ray readers/writers in their computers. In fact, Apple is completely eliminating CD/DVD drives in their laptops.
- For Apple users who have purchased a new laptop in the last year or so, most likely their laptop does not have an optical drive (CD/DVD drive). Apple thinks that they are not necessary anymore because everything can be downloaded from the Internet. While I do have an Internet connection most of the time, I do not like the idea of having a computer that cannot read/write a CD or DVD. I don't think "the world" is to the point where we can completely eliminate CDs and DVDs. There are several software programs that I have installed on my Mac in the past and my new PC that I have a CD to install it. Yes, I know you can use another computer and wirelessly use that computer to access the CD/DVD on your Mac that does not have an optical drive, but that seems like such a pain. You can also buy a separate "SuperDrive" that plugs into your USB port and use it on your Mac. I want the drive in my own computer and I personally am not ready to have a computer without one.
- My new HP laptop is a touch-screen. Although I don't use that feature for every single program and task on my computer, it is really nice to have. There are also some really cool apps I downloaded from the Windows Store that are meant for touch-screen devices. I'm sure more and more programmers are going to be incorporating "touch" into their programs for Windows computers. I am also sure that eventually Apple will incorporate touch-screens in their laptops, but for the time being they do not have that option.
- My new laptop has Beats Audio speakers. For those not aware of Beats Audio, they have become very popular in the last couple of years, particularly because of the audio quality. My speakers on my old Mac were alright, but nothing compared to the speakers on my new computer! Not only can I turn up my speakers very loud, but the bass and overall sound quality is great! For those of you who know me really well, you know that I love music! In fact, I am listening to music right now as I am writing this post. So, for me the quality of sound coming out of my speakers means a lot.
- This next feature was definitely not a requirement, but I like it! My new computer has a fingerprint scanner, so now I don't have to type in a password to unlock my computer. I can just swipe my finger and unlock it. Again, this was not a necessity, but I feel a bit more secure since I know that I am the only person with my fingerprint! :)
- Some of you may think this might be weird, but one thing I never liked about my Mac or any other Mac computer I have used Apple's mice. In my opinion they didn't flow as smooth and easy as mice on Windows computers. And not only was it Apple manufactured mice, but even if I were to use another brand of mouse on a Mac, it just didn't feel "right." Somehow, the feeling of mice on Windows computers feel so much better and smooth.
- Okay, this hardware feature I am going to talk about was a MAJOR factor in my wanting to go back to PC. I know some of you are going to think "big deal" but to me it is. Apple laptops do not have ten-key.
- I use ten-key every day, especially when I am at work doing genealogy. It is so much easier for me to use the ten-key to enter dates, social security numbers, etc. than it is for me to use the numbers in the horizontal row above the letters on the keyboard. The images above show the ten-key for those who are unfamiliar with that name for that section of the keyboard. I know that you can buy external ten-key keyboards that just plug into a USB port on your computer, but just like the Blu-ray drive, I want that feature built into my computer and not some external component I need to buy separately and carry around with me in my backpack.
- It seems like laptops are getting smaller and smaller. Look at Apple's Mac Book Air. That thing is so small and thin! Sure, I think that would be great for carrying it around because it would be light, but I would be afraid of snapping it in two! For me, I love having a laptop because I can take it everywhere. But at the same time, I don't want a laptop screen that is just as big as an iPad or other tablet. In my opinion iPads and tablets have different purposes and uses than a laptop has. I value the screen real-estate I can have on a laptop. The reason for this is because like I have stated, most of what I do on a computer is genealogy research. I am annoyed when the screen is so small I can't have two or more applications open and showing on the screen at once. I like to have an Internet browser, my research journals and a window where I can view the files on my computer pulled up. If my laptop screen is so small that I can't have multiple windows open and viewable at once, I get really frustrated because I have to tab through all of the different programs. Therefore, I went big and got a 17" screen on my laptop and I love it!! Yes, it does add weight and size to my laptop, but again, I value the real-estate space of the screen and the ability to have multiple windows open at once.
Stay tuned for the next post of why I went Mac, but then went back!