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Yvette Guilbert represents a milestone in the history of illustrated books. Conceived as part of a proposed series on Parisian cafe singers (although it was the only book completed), this book was conceived by publisher Andre Marty, who had great success producing limited-edition print portfolios during the 1890s. The text by Gustave Geffroy uses the subject, the famed singer Yvette Guilbert, as a pretext to discuss the living and working conditions of her primary audience, members of Paris's working class. Toulouse-Lautrec's lithographs show scenes from the singer's daily life. This unconventional pairing was a break from the traditional format of the illustrated book, as these images complemented, rather than replicated, the text.
The design of Yvette Guilbert was also groundbreaking because the images are fully integrated into the text and both are printed in the same olive-green color. The result is a book truly unified in both concept and aesthetic execution.
Lithographs printed in olive green on ivory laid Arches paper tied to cover with tan cotton cord Cover: transfer lithograph printed in black on ivory wove Japan paper mounted on paperboard, 34/100
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The Sacramento Kings are reportedly on the verge of being sold and moved to Seattle, Yahoo Sports reported Wednesday morning.
The Maloof family, the owners of the Kings, are finalizing a deal that would sell the team to a group led by Chris Hansen in Seattle for $500 million, sources told Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski.
The plan would be for Hansen's group to move the team to Seattle for the 2013-14 season, where they would play in the Key Arena for two years before moving to a new Seattle arena. Seattle lost the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City in 2008.
Meanwhile, a source close to the Kings told the Sacramento Bee that the Yahoo report was inaccurate.
The Kings' future in Sacramento has been uncertain because the Maloofs and the city haven't been able to come up with a long-term arena solution.

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Mediterranean Vegetable Recipes
Zucchini with Parmesan and Croutons
I love zucchini. It's so easy to cook, which is nice in the summer when I want to minimize my time in the kitchen. The one issue to keep in mind though is that zucchini tends to become watery as it softens, so to counteract this I added bread croutons to soak up all the juicy flavors. I learned that trick from Emily, Lulu's friend.
I used leftover masala tandoori naans for the croutons and flavored the dish with Herbes de Provence, lemon zest and Parmesan for added natural saltiness. This vegetable side dish pairs wonderfully with roasted duck (my favorite meat) or chicken.
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Mediterranean Vegetables: Healthy Side Dish Recipe
This Mediterranean vegetable medley is not only a healthy side dish, it's also packed with flavor. I mixed red bell pepper, sunburst squashes, crimini mushrooms, green olives and garlic, along with baby eggplants, which fit perfectly in this particular dish. The skin is tender, not bitter and the seeds are very small. I also melted goat cheese at the end to bind all the flavors together. We bought way too many fresh loaves of French bread from the bakery aisle at Safeway, so I took one of the loaves and cut it into small croutons and used them to soak up the juices from the vegetables.
For a non-vegetarian version, I would substitute grilled chunks of chicken for the croutons and serve it on a bed of rice.
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For most, the name of this dish evokes dreams of animated rodents scurrying around a Parisian restaurant kitchen. In reality though, ratatouille is a French stewed vegetable dish from the seaside city of Nice. I make my version with zucchini (courgette in French), eggplant (aubergine), olives, capers, bell peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes. With the exception of the tomatoes, everything is fresh. I prefer canned tomatoes in this dish because they tend to be sweeter (especially during the winter season).
Given the abundance of fresh vegetables, this dish would be perfect for the summer. In fact, I make it often when the vegetables in my garden ripen. I also like it in the winter though, because it's excellent comfort food. The flavor of the veggies marries wonderfully with the herbs and spices. My family always ends up fighting over the "broth" at the bottom of the bowl.
Ratatouille can be eaten with just about anything. Crusty bread and rice are common options, but my personal favorite delivery device is a savory crêpe. However it makes it to your mouth though, you'll be happy it did!
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A hearty congratulations goes out to James McGlothlin of Willow City, Texas, for winning our JET Lathe Sweepstakes – he's taking home the JET 1221VS variable-speed lathe.
McGlothlin is a retired Baptist pastor who now spends a good deal of his time woodworking. He starting making wooden toys when his children were small, but has since bitten into a few larger furniture projects now that he has the time – he enjoys working with the locally native Texas mesquite. (The picture at left shows him with a mesquite table and Lazy Susan he made.) He tells us that his current lathe is not variable speed, a feature he has long desired, and that he's looking forward to growing his skills with the new one.
We're very excited that the lathe is going to a good home, but I have admit the staff here at the magazine has been upstaged. It turns out that just before he received our congratulatory email, he became a grandfather for the first time to a beautiful baby boy! Quite the memorable week… We can only imagine that the young lad will grow up in his grandpa's shop learning to build furniture and turn wood.
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Experience The Sheer Brilliance Of The Talking Datsun 810 Maxima!
Last week Zac gave us a great look at new car features that are destined to get tired pretty quickly. Obviously, this is not the first time this has happened — car companies have a tendency to throw every new technology against the wall to see what sticks.


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Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:25:23 -0800
Colorado Rockies RPs John Axford and Rex Brothers were designated for assignment Friday, Nov. 20. RP LaTroy Hawkins also retired this offseason.
Fantasy Tip: Colorado will surely be looking for some relief help this winter. As it stands now, Tommy Kahnle (two saves in 2015) would be the primary candidate to serve as closer in 2016. Depending on who the Rockies bring in to compete in the late innings, this'll probably be a situation that's not high on fantasy owners closer picture in drafts.
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|Blue Jays | LaTroy Hawkins on the move
Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:04:47 -0700
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired RP LaTroy Hawkins from the Colorado Rockies Monday, July 27, along with SS Troy Tulowitzki in exchange for SS Jose Reyes and minor-leaguers.
Fantasy Tip: Hawkins is worth adding in AL-only fantasy leagues, as he is likely to work as a late-innings setup man and he should get a decent share of holds. He could even work into a ninth-inning role with the Toronto closer situation in flux.
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|Rockies | Closer-by-committee for Rockies
Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:08:44 -0700
Colorado Rockies RP John Axford was placed on the family medical emergency list Tuesday, June 30, for the second time this season. However, Axford's son, who was recovering from a rattlesnake bite in spring training, is fine this time. In Axford's absence, the team will use a closer-by-committee approach, with RP LaTroy Hawkins among the candidates to record saves. RPs Scott Oberg and Tommy Kahnle will also be options.
Fantasy Tip: Hawkins is the most experienced reliever for the Rockies and recorded 23 saves for the team in 2014. He also successfully recorded his second save of the season in a clean inning Tuesday night over the Oakland Athletics. He should be your first target if you're searching for saves or own Axford. It's unknown when Axford will be returning, so this could be an extended chance for save opportunities for Hawkins and the others.
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|Rockies | LaTroy Hawkins throws BP
Tue, 12 May 2015 23:52:46 -0700
Colorado Rockies RP LaTroy Hawkins (biceps) threw early batting practice on Tuesday, May 12, facing hitters for the first time since going on the disabled list with biceps tendinitis.
Fantasy Tip: Hawkins may get a crack at saving games when he returns to the lineup, and so far it's looking like he could be back within the next couple of weeks. Keep an eye on what type of job he has upon returning.
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|Rockies | LaTroy Hawkins scheduled to throw
Wed, 06 May 2015 20:44:48 -0700
Colorado Rockies RP LaTroy Hawkins (biceps) was slated to resume throwing Wednesday, May 6, as he makes his way back from biceps tendinitis. "We're not rushing this thing," Hawkins said.
Fantasy Tip: Hawkins was the closer, but lost his job and then was forced to the shelf. He could return and get chances at saves, especially with Adam Ottavino (elbow) nursing a potential long-term injury.
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|Rockies | LaTroy Hawkins to DL
Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:46:11 -0700
Colorado Rockies RP LaTroy Hawkins (biceps) was placed on the disabled list with a biceps injury Wednesday, April 22. RP Scott Oberg was recalled from the minors in a corresponding move.
Fantasy Tip: Hawkins lost the closing gig earlier this month to Adam Ottavino, and he's the Rockies' long-term solution to the ninth. John Axford, who activated to the roster, could be next in line for save chances, but all indication is that it's Ottavino's job to run with for the foreseeable future. Anyone that was stashing Hawkins in an NL-only or deep mixed league can now cut him.
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|Rockies | Adam Ottavino picks up first save
Wed, 15 Apr 2015 08:53:23 -0700
Colorado Rockies RP Adam Ottavino picked up his first save of the season over the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, April 14, after manager Walt Weiss declared Ottavino the team's closer over RP LaTroy Hawkins. Ottavino struck out all three hitters he faced. "Otto was dominant tonight," Weiss told reporters after the game. "He's got closer's stuff."
Fantasy Tip: Ottavino should now be owned in all fantasy baseball leagues. Hawkins could eventually earn the closer's role back, but it's unlikely. There's no real reason to hold onto him in any leagues if he's not pitching in the ninth.
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|Rockies | Colorado closer situation unclear
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:51:55 -0700
Updating a previous report, Colorado Rockies RP LaTroy Hawkins is out as the closer for now. However, manager Walt Weiss said after the game Monday, April 13, that he wasn't ready to "declare a closer." RP Rafael Betancourt worked a perfect inning for the save Monday.
Fantasy Tip: Weiss said he would look at other options, presumably Adam Ottavino, and remember John Axford for closer experience as well. Hawkins could also find his way back into the mix at some point. Short term, it looks like Betancourt is the best bet for saves, but Ottavino has the best long-term fantasy appeal.
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|Rockies | LaTroy Hawkins taking breather
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:10:43 -0700
Updating a previous report, Colorado Rockies RP LaTroy Hawkins will take a "short-term breather" from the closer's role, according to manager Walt Weiss. Hawkins blew the save against the Chicago Cubs Sunday, April 12. RP Rafael Betancourt is expected to be used in a save situation if it comes up Monday, April 13.
Fantasy Tip: Hawkins, 42, is in the final season of his career. There's a good chance he won't get a chance to close games again this year if Adam Ottavino takes the job and runs with it. Ottavino should be your first target off the waiver wire if you still need saves.
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|Rockies | Adam Ottavino will receive save chances
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:08:40 -0700
Colorado Rockies RP Adam Ottavino will receive save opportunities with RP LaTroy Hawkins no longer closing for the time being, according to manager Walt Weiss.
Fantasy Tip: Ottavino is worth adding in all formats, as there are no bad saves. Add his 9.3 K/9 mark over the past three seasons, and he'll help in the punch-out department, too. Hawkins can be replaced in all but NL-only leagues, but even there, he doesn't carry significant value.
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An emotional Orange County Executive Ed Diana announced Tuesday that he'll retire at the end of this year, ending his 12-year tenure and cutting short his
An emotional Orange County Executive Ed Diana announced Tuesday that he'll retire at the end of this year, ending his 12-year tenure and cutting short his competition with two fellow Republicans and a Democrat for the county's top elected position.
Although he didn't directly explain his decision, Diana said the liver disease he has been battling "has taken a toll on my health" and must now be his top priority. He revealed in November that he has non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and is waiting for a transplant.
"This is one of the hardest decisions I have ever made, but I do so for my health and the love of my family, who have stood by my side and supported me throughout my life and my career," Diana told a crowd of at least 100 people in the auditorium of the county Emergency Services Center.
"I am still a young man in spirit and of sound mind," Diana said, "and once the body that nourishes both is repaired, I will be looking for new opportunities to serve the people of Orange County."
Diana's wife, Mary, and daughter Danielle sat and then stood by his side during the speech, while his other daughter, Lindsay, listened on speaker phone. His voice trembling at first, and again later when he talked about his illness, Diana devoted most of his speech to the accomplishments of his three terms, such as stable taxes and a AAA bond rating.
After he finished, the audience — consisting largely of elected officials, department heads and other county employees — gave him a standing ovation, and Diana departed without taking questions.
Diana had insisted for months that he'd seek a fourth term, despite his illness, a tumultuous last two years and the unusual challenges from two fellow Republicans. When he held a news conference to announce his liver problem less than four months ago, he said he expected to be sidelined after his transplant but remain county executive for a long time.
But he has gotten little support from Republican committee members as he, Chester Supervisor Steve Neuhaus and Warwick Supervisor Michael Sweeton have criss-crossed the county for weeks to seek their endorsements. Only Middletown's Republican committee has backed him so far.
Diana's decision to bow out put politics on hold for the day. Both Republican rivals and county Legislator Roxanne Donnery, the Democratic candidate for county executive, attended the speech and had only kind words and warm wishes for Diana afterward.
"I thank him for his service, and I wouldn't do anything else but wish him well for a full recovery," Donnery said.
Jay Town�send, a Republican consultant from Cornwall-on-Hudson who advised Diana on his past campaigns and was in the audience on Tuesday, said Diana told him last week that he'd decided against running again and gave him a chance to change his mind. Townsend said he didn't try, because he knew the strain a campaign would put on Diana's health.
"I consider him a dear friend, and was prepared to go through brick walls for him if he was going to run again," Townsend said.
Diana joins a list of Republicans departing top leadership spots in county government this year, portending a sea change in 2014. District Attorney Frank Phillips and County Clerk Donna Benson, both of whom ran on a ticket with Diana in the past three elections, already announced their retirements, although Phillips briefly flirted with getting back in the race. Legislature Chairman Michael Pillmeier, also a Republican, has said he'll forgo running for re-election this year.
Orange County Democratic Chairman Jonathan Jacobson called Diana a "consummate politician" who was always cordial with him, despite their political differences. "I hope he gets a new liver and gets to play a lot of golf in his retirement," Jacobson said.
Former Rep. Nan Hayworth, a Republican unseated in November after one term, attended Diana's speech and said afterward, "I consider it a privilege to have learned from Ed about the intensity of his dedication to Orange County."
Sheriff Carl DuBois, a Republican who has clashed at times with Diana and endorsed Neuhaus for county executive, called Diana's announcement "bittersweet" and said, "I'm glad he's taking care of his health. Obviously, that's number one."
"It was a difficult decision and speech for him, but he did it eloquently. I think he's had a good legacy. His accomplishments the last 12 years have been outstanding in keeping the county's fiscal health in good shape during difficult times."
Former Orange County Executive Lou Heimbach, Republican
"For him personally, it's an opportunity to get his health right. But whether you disagree with him or not, he's been a good leader with an impressive record of leading this county — leadership that's been unmatched. But the focus now isn't the one or two issues you disagree with Ed Diana on; it's what's best for the county. Him stepping down tarnishes the Republican brand. We don't know how Republicans stand on Valley View or the Government Center."
Middletown Mayor Joe DeStefano, Democrat and longtime friend of Diana
"It was the best decision for him personally and the best decision for the county. It's time for new leadership. The last few years have been punctuated by endless controversy and too much rigidity that paralyzed the county. He's been an able caretaker, but I don't think he's had a vision for the county."
Michael Sussman, Goshen civil rights attorney and Democratic activist
"I want to thank County Executive Diana for his many years of service as a teacher, legislator, and now as county executive. My family and I wish him good health and many happy years with his family."
Town of Chester Supervisor Steve Neuhaus, a Republican candidate for county executive
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"(His) announcement today that he will not seek a fourth term as county executive brings to a close a remarkable political career, including three terms as county executive. Ed can point with pride to many positive things he has accomplished for Orange County and its people. He has my respect and my appreciation for those many things. I wish him success in overcoming his current health difficulties and for a long and happy retirement."
Town of Warwick Supervisor Michael Sweeton, a Republican candidate for county executive
"I think he made the right decision because (his health) is the most important thing. But, politically? Oh my God, that's all I can say. The last few years, it's been a lack of leadership — my way or the highway. You've got to bring people together. It's not about you, it's about doing what's best for the people."
Sonia Ayala, chairwoman of the Latino Democratic Committee of Orange County
"He is a champion for economic development, and during his tenure there have been a total of 347 business attractions and expansions, 8,541 new jobs created and more than $900 million has been invested in Orange County. Even during the most challenging economic times, Ed has kept Orange County competitive. Ed has worked hard all of his life. He deserves to spend quality time with Mary and his devoted family."
Maureen Halahan, president and CEO of the Orange County Partnership
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I don't trust you to do anything except make yourself look like a complete moron, day in day out, on these boards. Which is weird because every hundred posts or so you come out with something totally reasonable.RoyalDude wrote:Trust me danbobrob. Ain't no draft picks by Gillis and his band of merry men, post 1st round that will ever be as good as Krecji, Bergeron, Marchand and Lucic. Gillis blows monkey balls when it comes to drafting and developing.
Jesus Christ man. Can you read? As I've repeatedly said Rodin is just about the only player selected by Gillis that comes even close to being comparable to those Bruins you mentioned in the here and now.Rodin??? Are you fucking kidding me.
So am I kidding you about Rodin? No. But the point is that he's the only one we can really start to write off, the (few) kids drafted in 2010 and the selections from 2011 and 2012 will take at least a few years before we start to see whether they earn a shot in the league within about the same timeframe as guys like Krejci and Marchand.
Right now you're just peering into your crystal ball and predicting doom and gloom for these players, because you can't fucking help yourself from taking a decent point (Gillis' drafting doesn't appear to be exceptional and may not even be decent) and going way overboard with it.
Yeah well, as I pointed out Gillis has given himself an uphill battle trying to build the Canucks system through the draft - trading a 1st, a 2nd, multiple 3rds and 4ths will do that. Basically he's given himself four drafts in five years.Maybe Gillis might have bagged a decent prospect had he not wasted the 2nd and 3rd round picks on Bernier and the 1st round pick on Ballard.
Well I can't say the Bernier and Ballard trades were successful but frankly given the position the Canucks were in at the time I am glad we had a GM who was looking to add depth to the NHL roster rather than the AHL one or looking to earn the praise of HockeysFuture and message board clowns who can't stop slobbering over the Edmonton Oilers.Can you imagine if we had both Brayden McNabb (Buffalo selected him with our 3rd pick Gillis gave them for Bernier) and Quinton Howden in our system? (Florida selected Howden with our 1st pick). Both McNabb and Howden are very good prospects. That being said, Gillis probably would have selected some goofball if he had the pick.


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Forsaking your family and taking up with a gnarly-faced spectre of evil incarnate is not the best way to show you're a good dad. In fact, the bulk of Anakin Skywalker's actions, post-volcano, were pretty suspect. I mean, he didn't end up killing his twin children, Luke and Leia, but he certainly tried quite a bit. Author and illustrator Jeffrey Brown decided this would never do, and created a world in which Darth Vader, though still black in visage and in heart, was actually around to raise his kids. Last year, Brown released Darth Vader and Son, which visually depicted Vader's relationship with Luke, and now he's back to show us how Ol' Weezy would have handled a headstrong daughter with Vader's Little Princess, out today from Chronicle Books.
In Vader's Little Princess, we see how a thoroughly out of his league Sith Lord manages a daughter who would rather make out with Han Solo than do her chores. She's up until all hours of the night talking to her friends on R2-D2's hologram projector and she's always making faces at her father's friend, Grand Moff Tarkin. The book follows Vader raising Leia from her early childhood up through late teens, even including his teaching her to fly a TIE Fighter, in 64 charmingly weird, full-color pages.
If this sounds like something that toggles your lightsaber, you'll definitely want to enter Nerdist News' exclusive contest to win a copy of Vader's Little Princess for your very own. All you have to do is sign up on our contest page, then hit up our Facebook, Twitter and Google+ pages to give yourself extra chances at winning. You've only got until April 30th, 2013, though, so you'd best not dawdle, not unless you want Vader to send you to your room.


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Retirement worry is highest in 23 years
Even in a rebounding economy, 28% of Americans are not confident about saving enough money for retirement, according to a new survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), the highest level in the 23 years that it has tracked retirement savings.
The percentage of workers who are secure about their retirement future is the same as it was in 2011, with only 13% saying that they are very confident, according to EBRI's 2013 Retirement Confidence Survey, which is being released today.
Even though workers have seen their investments go back up to where they were before the stock market crash, they also have been waking up to how much more money they need to save for a safe retirement future.
"The good news is that people really do understand how much they should be saving," says Jack VanDerhei,EBRI research director and co-author of the report. "But the bad news is that this has not yet translated into action."
Because Americans have to cope with many immediate financial concerns today, retirement savings is taking a back seat. Only 2% of workers and 5% of retirees say that retirement is their most pressing issue, the survey says.
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Among the worries mentioned in the 2013 survey:
• Job uncertainty is the most pressing issue for 30% of workers.
• Nearly one-third of workers, 28%, say that they have less than $1,000 in savings or investments and 12% say that making ends meet is their most immediate concern.
• More than half of workers (55%) and 39% of retirees are dealing with debt problems and they don't have much more left over for savings.
At least many Americans have a more realistic perspective about retirement, says Greg Burrows, senior vice president of retirement and investor services at the Principal Financial Group, a co-sponsor of the EBRI study. For example, more than 80% of workers who are not participating in a 401(k) plan say they are willing to be automatically enrolled and would contribute 6% of their income.
And workers have increased their saving goals, with more than 23% of workers saying that in order to have a secure retirement they need to save 30% or more of their income each year, the EBRI survey says.
To help improve retirement confidence, Burrows suggests some simple steps for workers, which include assessing their personal financial situation, participating in a retirement plan, utilizing calculators and online planning tools, creating a plan that focuses on saving as well as spending, and implementing the plan.
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Brian Charles Rooney as Victor Frankenstein, Cadden Jones as Elizabeth, and Timothy Warmen as the Creature in Robert Mitchells Frankenstein: The Musical.
Undead man walking, in search of identity
By Jerry Tallmer
My, how Boris Karloff has changed. He no longer has all those seams and stitches and mismatched patchworks all over his face. He no longer, in fact, has a rectangular, stony-eyed, chopping-block head, but more a handsome, sensitive, slim-chin one. Suntanned. His legs and arms no longer clunk like trunks of trees. He moves like a cat, as somebody says. And, though he is quite big, he no longer is huge.
His name now is Timothy Warmen. Thats the actors name. Hes no longer referred to, anywhere, first to last, as The Monster. Hes just The Creature. A being of some sort well, a construct with a sad yet not altogether unhappy human-interest story. Murder, yes. Death, yes. A hanged girl and other divagations. But, at root, a story of Uplift. Washed all over and under with song. Forty songs, to be exact.
Thus Frankenstein: The Musical, at the Wings Theatre on Christopher Street, where a packed house at a recent Sunday matinee not one empty seat applauded each of those 40 numbers as if nobody had ever seen James Whales semi-immortal 1931 movie, or as if they had seen that epic and agreed with the Internet critic who feels the film shows its age, particularly in the absence of a musical score.
Well, now there is one, thanks to Robert Mitchell, composer, lyricist, and book writer of the present effort and of the Vincent (van Gogh, that is) that preceded it here three years ago.
Let me first say that the staging of this Frankenstein, by John Henry Davis, however modest, with a tiny cast of five playing two or three times that many roles sometimes to my own confusion is one of its principle assets. They not only act and sing, theyre continually shifting a scenery of silver-paper screens (devised by Court Watson) in a sort of nonstop choreography. Victor Frankensteins entire lab, for openers, is a tabletop bearing a goblet or two.
Victor Frankenstein himself, gray vest, bow tie, constipated face and all the picture of pinched neatness is Brian Charles Rooney, last seen in these parts (okay, Broadway) as Lucy Brown in Scott Elliotts misbegotten Threepenny Opera. Here Mr. Rooney is very sincere, very strained (its not easy, creating Creatures), very guilty about a lot of things including the death (not his fault) of his mama and (maybe his fault) of his kid brother.
Martin Giannini plays that kid brother and a number of other people. Paul Jackel, who has a tendency toward the orotund and oratorical, is Papa and many others, too, notably the blind man whose hut is entered by the lonely, wandering Creature. I dont know where I came from, sobs the Creature, clutching the stolen book from which he has learned to read. Is there another creation such as me? I am wretched, Sir.
In short, an identity crisis.
The blind man opens his arms. Let us embrace, he cries. Are we not all creatures of the same knowing father! And all along, the Creature had looked upon Victor Frankenstein as his father. So had Frankenstein. Ah, irony.
Father to me! the Creature has indeed cried to Victor. Am I not your creation? Your Adam in the Garden? But where is my Eve?
Aha! The plot tightens. As does the rope around the neck of the hanged girl (Kim Volpe) who will in short order become that Eve, the (dead) bride of the undead Creature who sings to her, tenderly, inspiringly, as she flops in his arms, Arise, arise!
There will be a reprise of that number, with a twist, not long hence but first, a more vengeful turn of events. Victor Frankenstein, acquitted of murder dont ask me to explain has a bride of his own, the fair Elizabeth. She is waiting for him, on their wedding night, in bed an upright sheet against one of those tinfoil screens when the Creature bursts in and takes her (by implication) from behind. Takes her and impregnates her. Frankenstein: The Musical is nothing if not Fraught. A drama of Fraught Fathers.
What repays not just Victor but the onlooker out in the seats is that this Elizabeth an actress named Cadden Jones is a young woman with I think a pleasant voice (as much as I could hear of it or of anybody over the booming amplified keyboard) and one of the loveliest smiles in the world; what once upon a time was called a come-hither smile.
It does her no good now. Victor dies, and is clutched at final curtain in the very same arms of the very same Creature who is singing the very same Arise! Arise! as to another gender some minutes earlier. It is the only moment in the whole show when I felt the wings of man-on-man tenderness brushing over the Wings Theatre.
FRANKENSTEIN: The Musical. Music, lyrics, and book by Robert Mitchell. Directed by John Henry Davis. Musical staging and directing by Haila Strauss and Paul Staroba. Through July 30 at the Wings Theatre, 154 Christopher Street, (212) 627-2981 or wingstheatre.com.
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Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, became Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in June 2009. Dr. Frieden has worked to control health threats from infectious diseases, respond to emergencies, and battle the leading causes of suffering and death in our nation and around the world.
As the director of our nation's health protection agency, he is leading CDC to address these challenging health priorities.
- Improving health security at home and around the world – by preparing for, detecting, rapidly responding to and preventing health threats 24/7 to save lives and safeguard communities. These include global disease threats, antimicrobial resistance, foodborne illness and health care-acquired infections.
- Reducing the leading causes of death and illness – by focusing on reducing disease that sap the quality of life and longevity of Americans, including tobacco, uncontrolled blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, physical inactivity, motor vehicle safety, prescription drug overdoses, and HIV/AIDS.
- Strengthening public health & health care collaboration - by aligning, coordinating and integrating public health and health care to improve health outcomes.
Dr. Frieden has intensified the agency's 24/7 work to save lives and protect people, including:
- Establishing more effective responses to outbreaks and other health threats at state, local and global levels, including the global effort to eradicate polio forever.
- Preventing infections from food and in health care facilities with new programs and guidance.
- Helping Americans to quit smoking, reducing childhood obesity, prevent diabetes, and saving teens and others lives from car crashes through focused programs.
- Extending life-saving treatment, disease prevention and infection control in more than 50 countries to save lives globally and protect Americans from health threats outside our borders.
Career Highlights
- As a CDC EIS officer disease detective from 1990-1992, Dr. Frieden conducted many epidemiologic investigations, including outbreaks of measles, typhoid, cryptosporidium, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
- From 1992-1996, as a CDC assignee, he led New York City's program that rapidly controlled tuberculosis, including reducing cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by 80 percent.
- While working in India for five years as a CDC assignee to the World Health Organization, he assisted with national tuberculosis control efforts. The program in India has treated more than 10 million patients and has saved more than three million lives.
- As Commissioner of the New York City Health Department from 2002-2009, he directed the city's effort that reduced the number of smokers by 350,000, and reduced teen smoking by half.
- New York City also became the first place in the United States to eliminate trans-fats from restaurants, leading more than 50 national chains to eliminate transfat from their menus, and require certain restaurants to post calorie information prominently.
- The New York City health department also established the largest community electronic health records project in the country. It became the model to expand electronic health record use across the nation.
- Immediately upon his appointment as CDC Director in 2009, Dr. Frieden led the nation's response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic.
- Dr. Frieden launched the first-ever national paid anti-tobacco media campaign, CDC's Tips from Former Smokers, projected to help more than 100,000 smokers quit, saving money and preventing tens of thousands of deaths.
- He also prioritized CDC's efforts to reduce infections in healthcare settings, cutting some life-threatening infections by a third or more.
- Dr. Frieden created CDC's Vital Signs, a monthly clear-language publication, pointing out today's most critical health problems, and guiding the public health community and clinical providers to actionable solutions.
A physician with training in internal medicine, infectious diseases, public health, and epidemiology, Dr. Frieden is especially known for his expertise in tuberculosis control. Dr. Frieden worked for CDC from 1990 until 2002. He began his career at CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the New York City Health Department.
Dr. Frieden speaks Spanish and graduated from Oberlin College. He received both his medical degree and master's of public health degree from Columbia University and completed infectious disease training at Yale University. He has received many awards and honors and has published more than 200 scientific articles.


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History and Purpose
The Bookapalooza grant is one of ALSC's professional awards and grants. Creating a better future for all children through libraries is ALSC's core purpose. ALSC envisions a future where:
- In every library, children come first.
- All libraries acknowledge the importance of children's service with adequate materials and resources.
- All libraries recognize ALSC as a leader in promoting high quality service to children.
- Libraries recognize and support the value of all staff serving children.
- Resources, collections, services, and staff reflect the communities they serve.
- The library's physical space reflects the developmental needs of children.
- Children and their families are being served by a variety of non-traditional programs and activities in off-site locations.
In keeping with this envisioned future, the Bookapalooza Program will offer select libraries a collection of materials that will help transform their collection and provide the opportunity for these materials to be used in their community in creative and innovative ways.
Each year the ALSC office receives almost 3,000 newly published books, videos, audio books, and recordings from children's trade publishers. The materials are primarily for children age birth through fourteen and are submitted to ALSC award and media evaluation selection committees for award and notables consideration. After each ALA Midwinter Meeting in January, these materials (published in the preceding year) need to be removed from the ALSC office to make room for a new year of publications.
The Bookapalooza Program was created to find new homes for these materials. ALSC will select three libraries to receive a Bookapalooza collection of materials, published in 2009, to be used in a way that creatively enhances their library service to children and families. Since ALSC receives such a wide variety and assortment of materials, we are unable to guarantee the format and quality of content of all materials provided.
Applicants Must Demonstrate
Why the collection is needed for their community. Why the collection is needed in their library. How the collection will be used/distributed and how acquiring the collection will help them better serve the youth of their community in creative and innovative ways. How the library supports equity of access for its youth patrons.
Each application will be judged on the basis of:
- The degree of need in the community.
- The degree of need of the library where the materials will be used.
- The extent to which the materials will improve service to children in the community.
- The extent to which the plan for using the materials is creative and innovative.
- The clarity and effectiveness of the plan to make the materials available.
- The clarity and effectiveness of the statement of need.
Members of the ALSC Grant Administration Committee will judge the applications based on the above criteria and choose three libraries that best fit the grant's purpose.
- Applicants must be personal members of ALSC as well as ALA. Organizational members are not eligible.
- Libraries must be located in the United States.
- Libraries must work directly with children.
- All entries must include the application cover sheet, and information about the library as described in the "How to Apply" section below and in the application .
- The application must be signed by the director of the public library, the superintendent of schools, the building-level administrator, or the director of the institution.
- Applicants must agree to accept all the materials provided by the ALSC office, with the understanding that the collection of materials is targeted primarily for children age birth through fourteen and covers a wide range of formats including but not limited to picture books, early readers, non-fiction, and audiovisual material.
- Shipping and handling charges for shipment of the Bookapalooza collection are the responsibility of the libraries selected. For the purpose of estimating shipping costs, winning collections are anticipated to weigh as much as 600 pounds and include as many as 12 cartons. Shipping rates may range from $200 - $400 when shipped at book rate.
Sara Phang & Jo-Anne Foster
The Foundation Schools, Gaithersburg and Largo, Md.
Odette Batis
Richmond (Calif.) Public Library
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A Bachelor baby has arrived!
Jason Mesnick and wife Molly Mesnick announced the arrival of their new daughter on March 14.
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The couple got engaged after meeting on season 13 of The Bachelor in 2009 and married in February 2010.
NEWS: Bachelor's Molly and Jason Mesnick Are Expecting!
This is the first child for Molly and second for Jason, who has 8-year-old son Ty from a previous relationship.
Obviously, some of the first people to wish them congrats were — who else? — former Bachelor contestants! Read them all below:
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Hal Holbrook Tonight
Renowned stage and screen actor Hal Holbrook visits the Kansas City Public Library on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 for a public conversation about his beautifully moving new memoir, Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain recounts Holbrook's troubled boyhood - and how he found a refuge onstage, eventually starring in the one-man Broadway show "Mark Twain Tonight." The role earned him a Tony Award in 1966 and opened the door to television and film stardom, including Emmy Awards for his roles as President Abraham Lincoln (in Lincoln) and Senator Hays Stowe (in The Bold Ones: The Senator) and an Oscar nomination for Into the Wild (2007).
This public conversation with Holbrook will be hosted by Library Director Crosby Kemper III.
Admission is free. A 6 p.m. reception precedes the event. Free parking is available at the Library District Parking Garage at 10th & Baltimore.
This is the finale event for The Big Read celebration of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - coordinated by the Kansas City Public Library and Kansas City Ballet - which has been extended through Sunday, November 13, as a result of Holbrook's appearance.
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Interannual Variability in Physical-Biological Properties on the Shelf near Barrow, AK
Arctic Research Initiative
2007 Funded Project
The shelf near Barrow, AK is a critical feeding area for migrating bowhead whales, particularly during the fall migration from their summer grounds in the Canadian Arctic to their overwintering grounds in the northern Bering Sea (e.g., Lowry et al., 2004). Here I proposed to enhance an existing NSF funded project exploring the formation of bowhead whale prey aggregations and the impact of climate change on the formation of those aggregations and, ultimately, on Iñupiat subsistence whaling along the northern coast of Alaska.Results from biophysical sampling conducted as part of that project during August-September 2005 and 2006 demonstrated that the oceanography of the shelf is complex, dynamic, and highly variable both interannually and on shorter time scales (days-weeks) and that advection is closely coupled to the direction and magnitude of the winds.These results also suggested that oceanographic and atmospheric conditions impact the composition, distribution, and availability of plankton prey for the bowhead whale. However, understanding of temporal and spatial variability cannot be achieved using two years of sampling alone. The present project seeks to further define a) interannual variability in the ocean environment and in the availability of bowhead whale prey and b) the impact of short-term wind events on the shelf ocean system by increasing the sampling for an additional two years. High-resolution oceanographic sampling using a small boat would be conducted along two transects selected from the larger sampling grid across the shelf near Barrow, AK. Ultimately, these observations would lead to a greater understanding of the shelf environment as well as providing important ground-truth for modeling efforts and background information towards the development of future investigations of this Arctic shelf ecosystem.
This project enhances an existing research program focusing on the Alaska coastal ecosystem and the impact of changes in the Arctic on that system. It addresses directly the effect of Arctic change on Arctic ecosystems and is relevant to the goals of the national interagency Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH, 2005). The proposed work is a continuation of my ongoing interest in the impact of Arctic change on ecosystems in that region, particularly in the Western Arctic.Data collected during this project would be used to support a larger proposal to the NSF or equivalent for a follow-on study of the ecosystem of the shelf.


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Graduate Studies Faculty
Diana Gilligan, MD/PhD
Current Appointments
- Associate Professor of Medicine
- Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Clinical Section Affiliations
- Medicine: Hematology and Oncology
- Upstate Cancer Center: Medical Oncology
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biomedical Sciences Program
- Medicine
- Upstate Cancer Center Hematology Oncology at the Hill
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Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, 1994, Clinical Fellow, Hematology/Oncology
- Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, 1993, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Fellowship: University of North Carolina Hospitals - Chapel Hill, 1989, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Residency: North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1989, Internal Medicine
- MD/PhD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1985, Anatomy and Structural Biology
- BA: Radcliffe College, Harvard University, 1976, Biology
Research Interests
My research includes studies of the red blood cell membrane skeleton in patients with inherited hemolytic anemia
Specialties & Certification
- Internal Medicine
- Hematology
- Medical Oncology
Diseases & Conditions Treated
- Adult Leukemia
- Adult Lymphoma
- Anemia
- Bleeding Disorders
- Blood Clots
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Adults
- Apheresis
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT)
- Chemotherapy
- Infusional Therapies
- Lumbar Puncture
- Paracentesis
- Stem Cell Collection Procedures
- Stem Cell Transplantation
- Thoracentesis
- American College of Physicians (ACP), Fellow
- American Society of Hematology (ASH)
- American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
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- Upstate University Hospital
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My research includes studies of the red blood cell membrane skeleton in patients with inherited hemolytic anemia. We are using techniques of comparative proteomics to identify new defects in red blood cell proteins that lead to spherocytosis. We also use mouse models with targeted deletion of red blood cell proteins in order to understand the molecular basis for membrane fragility. We have focused on the family of adducin proteins and we have demonstrated with knockout mice that adducin has a role in red blood cell stability, learning and memory formation, and hydrocephaly. By comparative proteomics, we having recently demonstrated that red blood cells from beta-adducin deficient mice are also deficient in NHE1, the sodium-hydrogen exchanger. This represents a breakthrough in understanding the molecular basis for the widespread functions of adducin. Current studies are addressing the interaction between adducin and NHE1, in order to determine how knockout of adducin can lead to loss of NHE1 in red blood cells.
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Summer Fireplace Decor Ideas
7 Ways to Style a Summer Fireplace
There's hardly ever an occasion to light a fireplace during the Summer months, but that's no reason to ignore this focal point of your living room. Instead of dreaming about a crackling fire, make the most of your fireplace this season with these tips.
Source: Domino
- Just add flowers. Use oversize vases as focal points both on the mantel and in the fireplace itself. Layer them with your favorite and freshest Summer blooms.
- Think differently about your firewood. Since you probably won't be striking a match anytime soon, transform your logs into a visual statement. We're loving this clever DIY for a faux-log screen you can easily remove!
- Try adding something unexpected to the grate and hearth. Stack plants in front of the grate, or clean the grate and stack suitcases or books.
- Add a summery fire screen. Create a folding fireplace screen to block the grate. Try wallpapering it with removable wallpaper.
- Clear old decor from your fireplace mantel. It's a perfect place to showcase souvenirs from your Summer travels and adventures. New decor, coffee table books, a beautiful ceramic vase from a flea market trip, or a collection of shells from a walk on the beach would all work beautifully.
- Lighten up your firewood box. Try using a woven basket, like this sturdy, upright one instead of a hefty wooden box.
- Get artsy. We're no stranger to gorgeous gallery walls, but this might be the easiest solution yet! Try leaning a few of your favorite prints against your grill or screen for an unexpected display.
Source: Pepper Design Blog
Source: James Carriere via DIY Magazine
Source: Domino


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I sometimes am afflicted with moments of profound reflection, which usually disappear following a short nap. But sometimes, on occasion, I find myself in situations where naps are either not possible or would be at best embarrassing.
Driving through West Texas, for instance, provides no opportunity for siestas since I could run into a fence or mesquite bush. And nodding off in a meeting while listening to an economist drone on about the gross national product would be a most welcome relief but rude to the speaker and possibly to other attendees, especially if snoring is involved.
So my mind takes other evasive actions and engages in various flights of fancy to keep me, if not alert, at least awake. I don't know where these unbidden thoughts come from but they pop up to ward off boredom.
For instance, on a recent trek to Lubbock, after the scenery began to lose some of its appeal, I got to thinking about things I don't see any more.
I began to wonder when was the last time I saw a potato masher. My mother had one, a wire grid attached to a wooden handle. Of course almost everything was attached to a wooden handle back then. Plastic was considered an inferior product and prone to breaking before it was much more than 25 or 30 years in use.
This potato masher was a wondrous implement in its simplicity. Mom would peel potatoes (with a wooden-handled paring knife or potato peeler), boil them until they were soft and then mash them with the metal masher. Potato oozed between the grids until all the lumps were gone. Mashing in a bit of butter and milk produced a batch of creamy, tasty mashed potatoes.
I can't get them that creamy with an electric mixer, a point that reminds me of an old- fashioned eggbeater. Anyone interested in mechanics must appreciate the eggbeater. A handle (wooden, of course) turned a gear that meshed with a shaft that turned two beaters round and round. The faster you turned the handle the fluffier the scrambled eggs would be. It frothed up a bit of soap and water in a bowl when we were supposed to be washing dishes, too. And mom made some awful good whipped cream with it.
The crease in my khakis also reminded me of starch forms, metal gizmos folks inserted into the legs of heavily starched britches to put a crease in.
I recall seeing these hanging all around the house on washday.
Speaking of which, I also remember a wringer-washing machine. Two cylinders wrung the water out of clothes after they had been washed and rinsed in the tub that worked pretty much like two out of the half-dozen wash, spin, and rinse cycles available in modern washers. I recall that sticking a finger between those revolving cylinders was about as enjoyable as hitting it with a hammer.
I remember outside toilets but am trying to forget.
While sitting in a meeting recently, taking notes about the price of diesel fuel, both gasoline and natural gas, I thought about the times I put gas in my dad's car. It was not unusual to pull into a service station and tell the attendant (That's someone who pumped the gas for you, checked your tires and air pressure and washed your windshield. He also brought you a handful of Green Stamps, which you could redeem for valuable products such as eggbeaters.) to put in two-dollars worth of regular. That was about half a tank. I don't see that anymore. I miss it.
I suddenly feel another moment of intense reflection coming on and, since I'm neither driving through West Texas nor tying to stay awake during a meeting, think I may as well lie down for a bit.
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Oregon state employee smoking ban takes effect
SALEM — A no-smoking rule has taken hold throughout most of Oregon's state government, and with a few exceptions, state workers have to go outside to a sidewalk or private property to light up.
Prison guards are among the exceptions because there's no convenient place for them to smoke, the Salem Statesman Journal reported.
Gov. John Kitzhaber, who is a physician, signed the order in August, and it went into effect Tuesday. He said it would save money.
"Conservative estimates find that the state employees who smoke cost the state more than $13 million per year," says his executive order.
About 4 percent of Oregon's 50,000 state workers smoke, according to a survey done by the state benefits board. The ban extends to chewing tobacco.
Workers will mostly be on the honor system, since the governor can't issue fines.
"People generally respond to rules, honestly," said Tony Green, spokesman for the Department of Administrative Services.
The state has slowly been pushing workers toward quitting. Its health insurance benefits cover programs and products to help people quit, and a new health engagement program will require smokers to take smoking cessation classes.
Workers who use tobacco are charged $25 per month on top of their insurance premiums, and if they and their spouse use tobacco, the charge is $50.
The state has been steadily reducing smoking areas in Oregon, requiring smoke-free workplaces in a 2001 law and extending that in 2007 to bars and restaurants.
Within state government, the Department of Corrections, Oregon Youth Authority and Department of Parks and Recreation have until the end of 2014 to come up with a plan that will allow their employees to comply with the new ban.
Prisons, for example, are so large and the working areas so far from privately owned land that it's unclear where those employees will go to smoke.
The ban doesn't apply to college campuses, although some have already created similar rules.
Barb O'Neill, an administrative specialist with the Department of Education, said she didn't mind the new rule but was frustrated with how it was implemented.
"It makes sense, but they never told us where we could smoke," she said. "There's no specific area where we're allowed."
Green said the state did that on purpose.
"We're not telling people where they can smoke," he said. "We're just telling them where they can't."
O'Neill said the new rule has had its intended effect: She plans to quit.
"I can't afford it, it's bad for your health, and this is kind of the clincher," she said.
Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com


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Twitter offers users scrapbook of past tweets
SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter is offering its more than 200 million users a chance to keep a digital scrapbook of all their tweets.
The tool, announced this week, is designed to make it easier for people to review all their activity on Twitter's trend-setting messaging service.
When it's available, the downloading option will appear at the bottom of each user's settings menu.
Twitter, which is based in San Francisco, said it may take a few weeks before everyone gets the feature.
After a records request is made, users will receive an email on how to download their personal archive. For Twitter's earliest users, the records date back to 2006 when Twitter started.
Twitter users already have been able to peruse their past tweets by navigating to their personal profile page. But going that route is more cumbersome because it requires scrolling down a page that can sometimes be slow to display additional tweets.
The company said that users who download their entire histories should find it easier to search for particular tweets and organize the messages -- by month, for example.
The new tool also should serve as a reminder that a copy of everything people have tweeted still resides on Twitter's computers.
Other widely used services, such as Facebook's popular social network, also have been creating digital portraits of people's lives as more content gets posted on their sites. Facebook gives its more than 1 billon users the option to download everything they have shared on the service. It has become easier this year for Facebook users to look at their past musings and photos as the service converted people's profiles into a timeline that sorts content by the month it was shared.


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Zips use singles for comeback win
AKRON, Ohio (Feb. 15, 2013) – The ETSU Lady Buccaneer women's tennis team fell in close battle Friday afternoon, suffering its first loss of the season, 4-3, to Akron at the Zips' LaTuchie Tennis Center.
ETSU (2-1) won the doubles point and seemed on pace to secure a 3-0 start to the season, but Akron (4-5) stormed back to win four of the six singles points and steal the victory. Senior Antonia Kolovou (Larisa, Greece) was able to prevail in the No. 2 spot for her fifth consecutive win, but Olga Shkundina downed freshman Lyn Yee Choo (Kuching, Malaysia) at No. 4 to decide the match, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4.
"We did not have a complete team effort today," ETSU assistant coach Travis Sandlant said. "It's always a tough task to win against a quality opponent like Akron. Everybody has to show up to play and that was not the case today."
Although the Bucs took the doubles point, Choo and partner Anna Gerbasi (Caracas, Venezuela) suffered their first loss of the dual season, 8-1, to the ITA's No. 43 duo of Prang Pantusart and Angelina Jogasuria. A couple of, 8-4, wins on courts two and three bailed out the young Lady Bucs.
Gerbasi bounced back to win at No. 3 singles, 6-2, 6-1, against the sister of her doubles opponent, Angelika Jogarsuria, but Choo was part of the quartet of Lady Bucs who were downed, ending Choo's five-match winning streak. Aside from Choo's defeat, juniors Giulia Andreazza (Balneario Camboriu, Brazil), Salma Dahbi (Marrakech, Morocco) and Sofia Espana (Mexico City) all lost in straight sets.
"Hopefully we can bounce back tomorrow."
Bouncing back won't be easy, as ETSU faces its first ranked opponent of the season, No. 69 Oregon, at 9 a.m., inside the LaTuchie Tennis Center.
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Rock 'n' roll can be broken down as follows: 10% fashion, 10% music and 110% HAIR. We know that adds up to 130%. That's why we're writing for a fashion site and aren't quantum physicists. But it also acts to highlight just how important good hair can be in the making of a musical and cultural icon, and cementing the status …
Is Baggy/Madchester the next big thing in men's fashion?
The other day The Guardian's music/fashion correspondent Alexis Petridis wrote about how men's fashion has suddenly become massively influenced by one year, 1988 and specifically the time in which 80s fashions (think denim shirts, girlie pumps), collided with the 1950s (think quiffs, Levis 501s, Rayban Wayfarers etc). This odd combination occurred for a number of serendipitous reasons. Firstly big brands …
Keds Launch 90's Inspired Shoes
Each month Keds has been rolling out a new limited edition shoe inspired by a 20th century decade, starting in 1910 and ending in 2010. This month is all about the '90s and grunge and to commemorate, Keds Century Collection created the "Alternative to Everything." Available in light and dark denim. The classic rubber soled shoes sell exclusively from their …
Brandish Inspiration: Topman Latest Trend- Block Heads
For AW08-09, Topman has created a video showcase of their latest collection- Block Heads. Model James Mclean poses in what Topman tells is a trend "inspired by the look of a Dickensian gypsy mixed with influences from the deep south." We get a glimpse of what we will no doubt be wearing by Christmas and the video really projects what the look is all about- a poetic Grunge with not a slight hint of Luke Worrall.
"Bib front t-shirts are worn under a waistcoat and double breasted cardigans, topped off with a black padded donkey jacket for a military feel. Big accessories for this trend include a selection of trilby hats and scarves worn with tweed trainers or brogues." Winter's never looked so good!
Check the video here.
A Grunge Revival? Alan Cumming Seems To Think So!
Rex Features describes the Creative Arts Primetime Emmys as an event to "recognise technical and other achievements for the 2007-08 TV season…widely considered to be a precursor to the main Emmys ceremony."
In my world of tired soaps like Eastenders and Coronation St, this translates as an excuse for C-list stars to dress up in posh frocks a la the recent TV Soap Awards (or something along those lines) that occurred in Britain where everyone thought that Ashley Slanina-Davies from Hollyoaks was a style star because she actually had a YSL clutch (and, I admit it, she did look wonderfully 80s.)
Want all the gear, but have no idea?
Do you have thousands of pounds or dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Do you also feel it is time for a complete wardrobe change?
Kurt Cobain-inspired Converse range
I would have thought the era of Kurt Cobain hero-worship would have long reached its expiry date by now but it seems that there is still some mileage to be had in the dead grunge idol.


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Forum Post: Subpar Obama Recovery: 6.5 Million Jobs Below Average
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Subpar Obama Recovery: 6.5 Million Jobs Below Average
By JOHN MERLINE , INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 05/30/2012 09:11 AM ET
In his recent speeches on the campaign trail and at official functions, President Obama typically touts the fact that over the past two years, the economy has created more than 4 million new jobs, with more than 1 million in the past six months alone.
At a fundraiser last month, he called this "extraordinary progress."
But the economic recovery that Obama has presided over has been far from extraordinary. It hasn't even been ordinary.
In fact, it's come in well below average on several key indicators compared with the previous 10 economic recoveries, dating back to 1949, according to an IBD analysis of various economic data.
And on several measures, the current recovery — which started five months after Obama took office and is now in its 35th month — is the worst on record since World War II.
Here are the results.
Employment: By this point, the average job growth in the past 10 recoveries was 6.9%. Under Obama, jobs have grown by just 1.9%, according to data from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve.
Had the current recovery kept pace with just the average recovery over the past 60 years, there would be 6.5 million more people with jobs today, and the unemployment rate would be below 7%, instead of above 8%. That assumes several million more Americans would have joined the workforce. If the current anemic labor force were unchanged, those 6.5 million jobs would drive unemployment to 4%.
GDP growth: The Obama recovery has also performed far worse than average when it comes to GDP growth. After 11 quarters, the economy is still only 6.8% bigger than it was when the recession ended. In contrast, GDP was 16% bigger, on average, by this point in the previous 10 recoveries, the Minneapolis Fed data show.
The current recovery is so slow, in fact, that it just barely beats GDP growth 11 quarters after the 1980 recession ended — even though there was the intervening long and painful 1981-82 recession. And unless GDP shoots up in Q2, the current recovery will soon be the absolute worst since the Great Depression.
Had the Obama recovery tracked the average GDP growth in the 10 previous recoveries, the economy would be almost $1.2 trillion bigger today.
Incomes: By the third year of the past five recoveries, real median household incomes climbed an average 2.8%, according to the Census Bureau, which only has household income data back to 1967.
But in the current recovery, real household incomes dropped 5.4% during the recovery, according to Sentier Research, which compiles a monthly household income index using Census data.
"Unlike previous recoveries, we actually saw household incomes drop faster during the recovery than they did during the recession itself," said Gordon Green, who co-founded Sentier.
Deficits: The current recovery also doesn't stack up well when it comes to annual federal deficits. By this point in previous recoveries, deficits were running an average 2.2% of GDP. This year, they're expected to be 7.6%, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Here's another way to look at it: If the deficit-to-GDP ratio matched the average of the previous recoveries, it would be around $341 billion, instead of $1.2 trillion.
National debt: Although Obama claims that he's cleaning up after the "wild debts" Republicans ran up, the national debt has climbed much faster during Obama's economic recovery than the typical recovery in the past.
On average, federal debt climbed 9.5% in the first three years of those recoveries, after adjusting for inflation. Under Obama, debt has climbed $4 trillion since the recovery started, a 28% increase in real terms.
So what explains today's historically poor economic recovery?
Obama routinely blames the deep recession. The problem is that, historically, the deeper the recession, the stronger the recovery has been.
Others have argued that recoveries from financial crises produce sluggish recoveries. However, a paper published by the Atlanta Fed concluded that U.S. history provides "no support" for linking the current mediocre recovery "with the financial crisis of 2007—2008."
And there are those who argue that the stimulus was insufficient. But that's hard to believe, too, since spending has averaged more than 24% of GDP over the past three years, and deficits averaged 9.3% — higher levels than at any time since World War II.
Obama most recently has argued that Republicans are thwarting the recovery.
"We've got too many of my dear Republican friends in Congress that have been standing in the way of some steps that we could take that would make a difference at the moment," Obama said last week.
But Obama got everything he wanted in terms of economic policy his first two years in office, when he had solid Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, including a massive stimulus, Cash for Clunkers, mortgage aid, Wall Street reform, ObamaCare and so on.
But even Democratic support for Obama's recent economic proposals has been lukewarm. Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., for example, said that he had concerns "about the level of spending that President Obama proposed," after Obama outlined a new stimulus plan last fall.
Meanwhile Republicans say they've passed 30 jobs-related bills in the House since 2011 that have been held up in the Senate. One that did get through — the JOBS Act, which eased some financial regulatory burdens on small companies — was sponsored by Republicans, and opposed by more than 60 Democrats in the House and Senate.


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Ocean Cliff Resort and Hotel, Sardella's Restaurant, and the Marina Café & Pub, will be hosting the 6th Annual Food & Wine Expo, at Ocean Cliff Resort, located in Newport, RI. There will be numerous purveyors showcasing artisan cheeses, meats, breads, olive oils, and several other food and beverage related goods. Various local and international wine and beer producers will also be exhibiting their products. The date for this exciting event is Thursday, April 10th, 2014 from 6-9PM at Ocean Cliff Resort and Hotel.
Guests who attend the event will be able to taste various wine and beer, sample food, and have the opportunity to interact with the purveyors throughout the event. This is a great opportunity for restaurant owners and managers to create some new ideas for their menus.
In addition, there will be live entertainment provided by The Dick Lupino Quartet, and the Rogers & Middletown High School Bands. All of the proceeds raised at the event will be split evenly, and donated to the music departments at Rogers & Middletown High School. This is a 21 years and older event.
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Favelas offer authentic watching experience for World Cup-goers
The man at the table leapt into the air and did four bunny hop steps towards the television.
He did a 360 spin on one leg after realizing Brazil had failed to score yet again.
This time it was Brazil's opponent, Mexico, that neared a goal and the 30 or so people in the bar let out a collective groan.
It could have been anywhere in Toronto, London, New York — just a bunch of Brazil supporters living and dying with their team.
It could have been except for the dogs wandering in and out of the bar, their constant barking; the dirt street where chairs have been set up to hold the spillover from the bar; the lack of a washroom; and dozens of kids running all over and the massive fireworks those kids set off that send you scurrying for cover.
A 600ml beer is $1.75 USD and the woman doing the serving is shocked when you tip her.
Definitely not Toronto.
Welcome to Asa Branca, a favela just outside Rio.
Brazil's favelas have reached legendary status.
Most are on the side of hills with somewhere around two million people calling them home. They are centres for deprivation, crime and corruption. It has made them tourist attractions.
They have also attracted the attention of the Brazilian police and military that has been on a mission to pacify favelas in an effort to paint a pretty picture of the country for tourists arriving for the World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
The two favelas I entered Tuesday were not dangerous.
Vila Autodromo sits just outside where the Olympic facilities are being built, located on the site of the former Formula One race track.
Politicians in Rio would love to remove it as quickly as those Formula One cars could move.
Vila Autodromo has become a political hotspot.
Residents have staged a long battle to remain there. Some families have taken significant offers of money and apartments to leave the favela, while others value their house and plot of land. They won't leave, despite offers of as much as $1-million rials (about $500,000 USD) for their property.
Residents say the city will do anything to get them to move.
It has cut down trees to make their favela hotter and is now putting rules in place to make it more difficult for residents to take public transit.
The favela is a mishmash of concrete homes that stand next to razed properties that are nothing more than a pile of debris, empty lots and half-destroyed homes.
It's difficult to believe people actually lived there, but the tomato plants and the occasional desk and chair buried under the concrete are proof human habitation did, at one time, occupy the space.
Some streets are receptacles for water and sewage. Then there's the smell – oh, the smell.
The only street that is relatively bare of debris is the main street. Everything else is a promenade through bricks, wood and slop.
Yet Theresa Williamson, founder of Catalytic Communities and a planner and advocate for favela residents, says this is where residents want to be.
"They don't want to live in an apartment on the second, third floor," she said. "They want their plot of land and garden."
Williamson brings out several residents to tell their story to a group of Canadian and international journalists, and a slew of her interns.
The stories are compelling and focus on the residents' desire to remain living there.
The stories usually end with an emotional statement about how the politicians are more interested in putting money into the pockets of construction companies than improve the favelas or treat their citizens fairly.
The politicians just want the residents away from the Olympic facilities before the world sees them.
The residents don't want to move.
The cynic would perhaps think they might be willing to move the better the offer gets. But, as the political game is played, they want the world to know what Rio is doing to them.
But there's little question people who live in a favela, especially the smaller ones, have a different lifestyle and sense of belonging. It is, in a sense, a big family where everyone knows everyone else and events are shared within the community
Back at Asia Branch, Mexico and Brazil end in a 0-0 draw.
There is five minutes of disappointment and then more fireworks go off. There is dancing and singing in the streets and three young women are singing karaoke while a mother dances with her young baby.
Despite the daily struggles in the favela, Brazil played soccer and that's a cause for celebration.
But as you walk away from the favela, the last view you get is of a massive complex of ritzy apartments. Even in the dark, the penthouses cast their shadow on the favela as if they are trying to hide it from the rest of the world.