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Every corner of Chip and Bethany Herweghs' home says: Welcome to paradise. "Even our 'formal' living room is informal," Bethany says, gesturing toward a pair of rattan armchairs and a wicker trunk that doubles as a coffee table. She selected tiles in a sea-glass palette of blues, greens, and yellows for the fireplace, and painted bookcase backs and hutches cobalt and aqua.
In this photo: Bethany got to have crisp white walls ("Whisper" by Dunn-Edwards) and color, too, thanks to bookcases backed in vivid blue (similar to "Fantasy" by Olympic) and a fireplace clad in tiles by Ann Sacks. The living room's Quatrine sofa sports a family-friendly slipcover. The rattan wing chairs are from Mecox Gardens, and the coffee table is actually a vintage wicker trunk.
Bright Idea: Behind these doors on the mantel? A TV, tucked into a recess above the nonworking fireplace.
The Herweghs' tall gray house, a block from the Pacific Ocean, could pass as one of the area's 1920s originals, which is what the pair spent years hunting for. Eventually, in 2007, they broke down and enlisted architect Lewin Wertheimer to build a new bungalow with historic soul. Thanks to a 24-foot-wide front porch, double-hung windows, and a paneled Dutch door, the 3,000-square-foot structure seems like it's been here forever.
Inside, extensive built-ins run the gamut: A booth tucked into the kitchen accommodates casual meals; a living room alcove invites chess matches on Bethany's grandfather's game table; cupboards, bunk beds, and bookshelves stash the clutter of a busy life and give the new construction character.
In this photo: Metal stools — $90 World Market bargains — sidle up to the breakfast nook's table, constructed of salvaged wood. The chandelier dates from the 1960s.
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A happy crowd of more than 10,000 residents and tourists descended upon four blocks of downtown Durango on Sunday afternoon, with people winding their way through a sampling spree of fare from more than 30 Durango restaurants.
The annual Taste of Durango, a fundraiser presented by the Durango Branch of the Colorado Restaurant Association to benefit Manna Soup Kitchen, welcomed guests to feast on grilled skewers of beef, chicken and veggies, sliders and sides paired with signature restaurant dishes and street food, too.
Admission to the event was free, but for a $20 roll of tokens, the curiously hungry could check out dozens of treats, trading the tokens for tastes of everything from dipped ears of Mexican-style corn to gluten-free, chocolate-drizzled macaroons from Serious Delights bakery.
Four each of local breweries, bakeries and bands added to the festivities, with entertainment going pretty much non-stop throughout the four-hour event, pausing only for brief comments from Gov. John Hickenlooper, who greeted the sun-kissed crowd.
Hydi Verduzco, treasurer of the local restaurant association, reported a 20 percent increase in token sales at this year's event, which was sponsored by First National Bank of Durango, Skyy Vodka, Four Corners Broadcasting and Seattle Fish Co.
Durango native and frequent attendee to Durango's best-known street party, Joseph Brinkerhoff summed it up: "Good food, good bands, a great day in downtown Durango. I think the governor is really lucky to be here."
Chap Myers, who described himself as "a huge food person who has done it all in the food-service industry, everything from pearl diving (dishwashing) to shift manager," said he attends the event every year and considers the party to be the official kick-off of summer.
"Forget Memorial Day. It's Taste of Durango," he said.
For two tokens, Myers was enjoying a "Land of Entrapment" dog, a hot dog smothered with Hatch green chili and smoked bacon from Adventure Dogs, the local hot dog stand that touts itself as "the world's first highly nomadic hot dog stand powered by high quality beef, charcoal and mega quads."
"As if you don't get enough pig, (but) too much is just enough," Myers said.
While street foods such as cotton candy, ice cream and hot dogs were abundant, the majority of the 38 booths offered popular items from the menus of local restaurants such as the Himalayan Kitchen, which served Chicken Tika Masala and vegetarian Aloo Govi.
A long line of revelers waited to sample skewers of yakatori with Japanese Togarashi seven-spice seasoning from East by Southwest. Folks wasted no time as they ate one course while waiting in line for another.
Cliff Pinto used a hands-free baby carrier to secure his 11-month-old son, Griffin, while he scooped up a sample of lobster lasagna from Guido's Favorite Foods.
Jennifer Griego, an operations supervisor at Alpine bank, said she was headed back for seconds of the Ore House's sampler of grilled prime beef, fingerling potatoes and creamy sauced spinach.
Of the exhibiting restaurants, the Ore House generated the greatest number of tokens, Verduzco said.
Like many attending Sunday's party, Griego returns each year because she supports what Manna Soup Kitchen does to benefit the entire community, she said.
Warren Smith, kitchen manager of Manna Soup Kitchen, was elbow-deep dishing out sandwiches of slow-smoked pork shoulder with North Carolina and Kansas City varieties of barbecue sauce. Clark Kinser, a former Manna Soup kitchen board member, smoked 200 pounds of the pork in nearly a week of preparing for the event.
Kinser, who served the slaw with the pork sliders, was one of 200 soup kitchen volunteers who sold tokens, banded wrists and helped with security and trash removal.
MaryEllen Newman, one of three Taste of Durango event coordinators, said the event raised more than $15,000 for the soup kitchen, which serves more than 62,000 free meals a year from its location at 1100 Avenida del Sol.
In addition to serving free breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday, the kitchen offers dinner on Wednesdays and sack lunches and to-go boxes during weekend brunch hours. Manna also provides clothing and food bank vouchers and runs a backpack food program for children.
For more information, visit Manna's website at www.mannasoupkitchen.org.

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Awesome project, super happy to see an airhead back on the road, nice detailed explanations, very nice indeed.
Now what color is your bike, what does BMW call that blue? It looks like my R60 but I do not have the label under my seat anymore.....
Thank you for the awesome posts!! Enjoy that ride.
And great article in ON mag!!


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War movies never influenced me to enlist, road movies never influenced me to travel and heist movies never influenced me to steal.
However, all it takes is one scene in a movie with white Chinese take-out boxes in it, and I will not rest until I am sitting in front of a plate of Kung Pao.
I suppose that I am saying that movies can influence people to a certain degree, without reaching a conclusion that violence in movies is a direct cause of violence in society. I don't believe it is, but I will concede that movies can affect people who watch them.
The first time I was influenced by a movie was in the 4th grade, when I cut out a coupon on the back of a comic book and sent away for a magic trick after seeing Tony Curtis in "Houdini."
Although the entertaining movie is kind of cheesy, I remember wanting to be a magician in the worst way. And I got my wish. I was a magician in the worst way.
It wasn't the fault of the mail-order trick. The trick was perfect. It was a simple black cup with an elastic band attached to it.
WARNING: I am about to reveal one of the great secrets of magic so skip to the next paragraph if you don't want to spoil your youthful sense of wonderment.
Sorry, I meant that you should skip to the next paragraph after this one. This is the paragraph where I reveal the secret. I tied one end of the elastic band to a belt loop in the back of my pants and ran the band down my arm. It was important to wear a loose, long-sleeved top. Then I hid the cup in my hand so that the suckers couldn't see it. I slowly tucked a silk handkerchief into my hand, although it was really going into the cup. When I opened my hand, the cup flew up my sleeve and the silk handkerchief magically disappeared.
I recently regaled David Copperfield with stories of my magical prowess, and he said he was familiar with the trick, which he called a "silk pull." Who would have guessed that the guy who made the Statue of Liberty disappear was familiar with my world-renowned black cup and elastic band illusion?
My interest in being a great magician lasted about two weeks, until my grade-school brain wandered off in other directions. But my interest in magic never waned. And my fascination with movies about magic remains strong to this day.
The reason I met with Copperfield in his private magic museum in Las Vegas was his involvement in the new Steve Carell comedy "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone." He served as technical advisor and created an illusion for the film.
Carell and Steve Buscemi play partners in a Vegas magic act that is growing stale after a decade on the big stage. Jim Carrey plays a new breed of magician that is threatening their world of traditional illusionists. David Blaine and Criss Angel are never mentioned in the movie.
Copperfield, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, said he was a movie fan even before he fell in love with magic. He said one of his favorite filmmakers is the late Victor Fleming, the director of "Gone with the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz," and the subject of a celebrated biography written by The Orange County Register's new film critic Michael Sragow.
Since Copperfield is such a rabid movie fan, I thought he might like to offer a list of his favorite films about magic. Normally, I prefer to compile my own lists, and this case, I was tempted because of my experience as The Great Barrini.
But how many times do you have access to someone like David Copperfield? Still, I want to say that I am shocked and saddened that Tony Curtis' 1953 film did not make his list, although the magician showed me an old framed photo of Curtis with Copperfield's parents, proving to me that the film meant more to him than he let on.
The second and third films on his list are obvious choices – director Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" and Neil Burger's "The Illusionist." Copperfield assisted on both 2006 films, and most magic aficionados give a nod of approval to the films.
But Copperfield's top choice was a shocker – "Eternally Yours."
Huh? The magician shrugged his shoulders and acknowledged that the 1939 film starring Loretta Young as a woman who falls for a magician named The Great Arturo (David Niven) was an odd choice.
"It is not an unbelievably great movie," Copperfield explained, "but it's pretty cool. Some of the illusions in the film are real and some are done with camera tricks, but they always respect the magic. That's all I ask from a film about magic – that they respect the magic."
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This morning I left the hotel with a plan: head to the Eiffel Tower early to go up it before the line got too long. When I was about halfway there I realized that I'd forgotten my camera on my bed, so I turned around and headed back, stopping at the mall across from the hotel for one final dress shop. And behold, I found a dress! It's not what I thought that I would buy, but I like it and it will be great for all the upcoming openings.
After dropping my new dress off in my room and freshly armed with my camera I decided to take a new approach to the day and jumped on the metro to Montmartre. I explored Sacré-Cœur and happened to be in the basilica during a service, so the nuns were all up there singing in some combination of Latin and French. It was beautiful. But of course it was another "no photos" zone, so alas I have no photos from it. I walked through the Montmartre district, past all the artists selling their work in the square, and down the street to the Moulin Rouge. I didn't go inside, mostly because the cost of lunch and a show is WAY out of my price range, but it's good to be able to say that I've been there. Adventure on!
When I arrived at the Eiffel Tower (after finally circling back to that part of the to-do list), the line up was huge. And there was a big sign saying the top – the summit – was closed. Was it worth going up if I couldn't go to the top? Who knows, but I knew if I didn't go up at all I'd be kicking myself (once everyone else finished kicking me). So I joined the long line and enjoyed my time watching the people around me. The two little boys in line with their parents in front of me were very VERY excited and that was a joy to watch. Finally (after about 40 minutes) I got up to the ticket booth. To my surprise and delight the top was open again. I could choose to go all the way up. Which of course I did. I immediately went all the way to the top where you could feel the tower moving the wind – no wonder it had been closed before. Surprisingly I did not witness any proposals. I kind of expected I would because it's Christmas Eve at the Eiffel Tower, but maybe that's more of an after dark activity.
I adventured around all three levels of the tower, popping into every little shop and restaurant just to see what you can see up there. It's a total tourist trap, but it is a cool piece of architecture. I can't imagine when it opened in the 1860's having to climb stairs all the way to the top. Or being like Mr. Eiffel and having an apartment up there. It would freak me out in the wind! I only climbed from the second floor down to the first and that was more than enough. By the time I came back down to the bottom (via elevator), the summit was closed again – I can only assume it was once more due to the wind. I kind of lucked out there and snuck in just at the right time.
Then it was back to the hotel again to deposit the treasures I had accumulated throughout the day. But the way back to the hotel was lined with many Christmas markets, and I couldn't resist taking my picture with Santa. It was the sunniest of all the days I've had in Paris and it was beautiful.
And off to the area around Notre Dame where I had dinner at a little cafe, sitting on the patio listening to the church bells ring as I wrote post cards, drank hot cocoa, and ate my supper. I felt like I was living in a movie set.
As 8pm rolled around, I walked across the street to the Cathedral to try to get inside for the International Mass. Although various Christmas Eve Masses were happening all night, I wanted to catch part of the one that I might actually understand. I was able to get inside the building, but I watched the last seats get filled by those who entered with me. I waited inside until the clergy made their grand entrance and then I took my program and ventured back outside to the large grandstand that had been set up where I could watch on the big TV screen. I lasted about 40 minutes until the wind was too cold to sit outside any longer.
Back at the hotel I was able to Skype with the family in Edmonton for about 45 minutes. I won't get a chance to talk to them tomorrow because I'll be on the airplane all day.
And now? Now I'm re-packing my suitcase, trying to get it under the weight limits, trying to protect my purchases, and listening to Christmas carols.


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Counsell changes stance, sees results
Brewers infielder implements instruction from Coach Sveum
With a new batting stance, Craig Counsell is hitting .333 with a .429 on-base percentage.
"He is absolutely on fire," manager Ken Macha told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "He's putting his name in the lineup, and that's what you'd like to see. What a professional. Maybe he doesn't want to be a bench guy. I've said this before: the players write the lineup. I said that in Spring Training. He's writing it such that he wants to play more. That's the way he's performing."
Before the start of Spring Training, hitting coach Dale Sveum told Counsell he should drop his hands and bring them closer to his "launch" position quicker. He also thought Counsell needed to use his top hand more in his swing. Counsell listened to Sveum and tweaked his swing.
"It's something he took to and was willing to change and work on religiously every day," Sveum said. "He gets to every fastball now. When he gets his pitch to hit, he's hitting it and hitting it hard.
"I do think the new hitting position and using his top hand allows him to do that on a consistent basis."
Werth had steal of home all mapped out: When Jayson Werth broke for home on Tuesday night, it caught most people by surprise. With the bases loaded and the count at 3-2, Werth took off for home on a throw back to the pitcher.
"The first pitch, I knew I had it," Werth told MLB.com. "If we got to two strikes, I felt like I had the timing. I knew it was going to be close, but I felt like I was going to be safe. I thought it was the right situation."
Werth did more than just steal home, though. On the night, he tied a franchise record with four stolen bases, including a record-tying three in the seventh inning.
Berkman has his eyes on coaching next: Lance Berkman, a graduate of Rice University and one of the best players it's ever produced, would like to coach someday -- at the University of Texas.
"I'm being dead serious," Berkman told MLB.com. "I asked my agent if he knew how to get ahold of [Texas athletic director] DeLoss Dodds so I could at least let him know that I might be interested down the road. I know [current head coach Augie] Garrido's going to coach four or five more years. I figured that might dovetail nicely with the end of my career."
Bay continues to impress in new environs: Jason Bay has thrived under the spotlight since being traded from Pittsburgh to Boston last season. He was solid for the Red Sox down the stretch and in the playoffs last year and this season he leads the Sox with nine home runs and 34 RBIs. He had 14 RBIs in his last seven games entering Tuesday night.
"He's always looked comfortable," general manager Theo Epstein told the Boston Herald. "He performed really well in the playoffs last year. He's hot -- I don't think anyone can expect him to continue at this level of performance -- it would be unprecedented -- but it's been a great start. He's been a very consistent performer. The only down year of his career he had a knee problem. He's a consistently excellent performer."
Zimmerman extends hitting streak to 30 games: Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 30 games when he lined a single to center field in the first inning of Washington's game with San Francisco on Tuesday night. It was the 14th time in the streak that Zimmerman got a hit in his first at-bat.
"It's fun; I'm enjoying the ride," Zimmerman told the Washington Post.
Asked if he'd like to carry the streak back to Washington, he said, "I think I'd rather win, but it would be fun. It would be fun to carry it on for a long time."
Scott avoids rotator cuff scare: An MRI revealed that Luke Scott suffered a sprain and not the torn rotator cuff he initially feared following a hard slide on Sunday. He could return to the lineup as soon as Thursday.
"I'm very thankful," Scott told the Baltimore Sun. "God answered my prayers, so I'm happy."
Thome settling in at the plate: Jim Thome, who smashed a pair of home runs on Tuesday, says he's been feeling more comfortable at the plate.
"Well, you know, we've been working hard and trying to make a few adjustments," Thome, who has six home runs and 18 RBIs this season, told MLB.com. "The last couple of days I felt a lot better, just as far as where I've been in the box and how my approach has been. You are not going to get hits every time, but if your path to the ball is good and you feel good during at-bats, ultimately that's where you want to be."
Neck pain was unbearable for Duncan: Chris Duncan says he was experiencing unbearable pain from a herniated disc in his neck near the end of last season, which led to a risky surgical procedure.
"The pain was bad enough at the end that I was basically begging them to do something," Duncan, who is hitting .283 this year with three home runs and 23 RBIs, told the Belleville News-Democrat. "I was on a lot of pain medicine. Without it, it was intolerable. There was no way I could sleep. It was really irritating nerve pain, burning pain all down my arm. That's the only way I can explain it.
"Toward the end, the pain that I was feeling, there's no way I could have played. It got bad at the end. It was definitely tolerable for a while, where I felt like I could play. But those last few weeks, if it were to stay like that, I felt like there was no way I could play."
Wilson maintains perfect ERA: Josh Wilson has a career ERA of 0.00. Not bad for an infielder.
Wilson entered Monday night's game against Cincinnati with Arizona trailing 13-5. Wilson, who threw a scoreless inning two years ago for Tampa Bay, kept his ERA perfect with a scoreless inning against the Reds. He allowed a walk but induced a double-play grounder to get out of the inning.
"When the chatter started in the dugout, I started letting them know," Wilson told MLB.com. "When they asked me if I could, I told them I pitched before. I did tell them that I was at the top of the list of ERA."
Blanks expected to be ready for callup: Adrian Gonzalez believes Kyle Blanks, the Padres' top hitting prospect, is ready for the Majors.
"I think he's a guy who should be up here," Gonzalez told the San Diego Union-Tribune. "He can hit. You can see a guy's swing and know if a guy's ready."
Damon not letting shoulder slow him: Johnny Damon is still having trouble with his left shoulder, but you couldn't tell by watching him swing the bat. Damon hit his ninth home run of the year on Sunday, giving him six in a span of 10 games. Thanks to his surge at the plate, Damon is hitting .314 with 25 RBIs to go along with his nine home runs.
"He's been a big spark for us -- and we've really needed it," manager Joe Girardi told the New York Daily News. "Johnny has won games for us, and he's given us opportunities to win games because of his big hits late in games. It's something we really need."
Jurrjens sees ERA drop below 2.00: Jair Jurrjens has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last six starts and carries a 1.98 ERA.
"My job is to help my team stay in the game and hope we win," Jurrjens told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"You've got to have luck and performance," Jurrjens said. "If you don't have luck on your side, you can perform and still lose. ... It's not about me."
Sandoval uses blast to end game: Pablo Sandoval delivered the first game-ending homer of his career on Tuesday night. The two-strike, three-run homer likely won't be his last that ends a game.
"They call Timmy [Lincecum] 'The Freak,'" winning pitcher Brandon Medders told the San Francisco Chronicle, "but Pablo's also a freak, the balls he puts into play. He can take balls most men can't put wood on and hit them out of the ballpark. Now that Pablo is taking those close, borderline pitches, he's dangerous."
Vargas puts hip surgery behind him with start: After sitting out all of 2008 recovering from labrum surgery on his hip, Jason Vargas battled back to the Majors this year. He pitched 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief before making his first start of the year Tuesday night in Texas. Vargas allowed one run in five innings in a no-decision.
"It's good to just be on the field being healthy instead of trying to pitch with things going on that you can't really control," Vargas told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "Your hip takes a lot of wear and tear and it's a pretty important part of playing sports."
Carpenter sees start on the horizon: Inching closer to returning to the Cardinals, Chris Carpenter threw a bullpen session on Tuesday night and has another session schedule for Friday. Then, pending the outcome of that session, he could make a start for the Cardinals next week.
"If [Friday's workout] goes good, that's what happens," pitching coach Dave Duncan told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Drew Barrymore: I eat what I want
Drew Barrymore has said she is eating what she wants during her pregnancy, despite her doctor advising her to "pull back".
The actress, 38, is expecting her second daughter with husband Will Kopelman.
She told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres: "I just eat everything I want, which isn't healthy. I'm bigger this time than my first time. My doctor the other day was like, 'Yeah, so I think maybe pull back. A little bit.'
"I was like, really? I thought I was doing great. I still fit into those jeans - they hurt when I wear them - but I'm still in them."
She added: "I want to enjoy the pasta right now! What's 10lbs?"
The Charlie's Angels star showed off snaps of her daughter Olive, 15 months.
She said: "She can do every animal noise - we're up to 26 animals. It's amazing!
"Camel is her favourite and crocodile and snake. She does it all - I'm telling you, she's bright! We should all believe our children are bright. That's what we're supposed to do as parents."


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I'm glad Walsh is trying to his best in getting Mayo. We're definitely on the same page. At first upon hearing this rumor about Memphis' 5th pick, I thought it was mainly to acquire 2 young picks (which was good either way), with acquiring Mayo just a jackpot in case he's still available. But judging from this article it seems to me all Walsh's moves right now are directed at getting Mayo, and that's great! I don't know how we're gonna pry that 3rd pick from Minnesota but I sure hope he gets it done. I'm also pleased that most of us here are feeling good about this "Lee for 5th pick deal."WALSH EYES MAYO SWAP
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The Knicks New York Knicks have polled NBA personnel the past few days, trying to figure out the chances of USC combo guard O.J. Mayo falling to them at six.
With the chances slim, Knick president Donnie Walsh is exploring ways of swapping picks with Memphis at No. 5 or Minnesota at No. 3, according to a league source, with their goal of drafting Mayo.
Walsh believes Mayo can play point guard and has deemed him the best player after Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley.
According ESPN.com, the Knicks even discussed a trade with Memphis about acquiring the fifth pick altogether, in dealing popular David Lee David Lee and Malik Rose for Brian Cardinal, who has two years left on his pact.
Cardinal's addition would not effect the Knicks' goal of moving under the salary cap by 2010. That trade likely would be contingent on Mayo being available at 5.
When asked yesterday about trading up or back, Walsh said, "I don't know if it's going to be available. It depends on how the draft goes to know if I want to do that."
Asked if anything were close, including a Memphis trade, Walsh said, "You have to ask the other guy. It takes two to tango. We have no deals right now. We have so many discussions. I don't want to get into specific ones."
Walsh met the press after a scouting meeting during which different trade scenarios were discussed. He has never made a draft-night deal with a first-round pick in 22 drafts, but coach Mike D'Antoni has wheeled his first-rounder the last four drafts.
Walsh appears worried one of the PGs he likes won't be there at No. 6. Sources indicate the Knicks no longer are interested in Arizona combo guard Jerryd Bayless. But they still pine for UCLA PG Russell Westbrook, an athletic, explosive penetrator who's a solid defender, and Indians sharpshooting combo guard Eric Gordon.
Westbrook could go to Seattle at No. 4. Meanwhile, Gordon is more shooting guard than PG.
"People in front of us have control over [the guys we want]," Walsh said. "It's real confusing. Point guards, they can all be gone by [No. 6]."
As for the purest PG in the draft, the 5-10 D.J. Augustin, the Knicks appear to deem him too small to take a chance on at No. 6. ESPN draft analyst Jay Bilas said yesterday if he needed a PG, he'd take Augustin over Bayless and Westbrook.
Walsh said he won't be devastated if he doesn't come away with a PG.
"This is the first step to the offseason," Walsh said, referring to free agency.
"There are other steps. If the right person is available, you look at the position. If the person isn't available, you don't."
If the Knicks can't trade up for Mayo and the right PG isn't there at 6, Walsh could take the 6-10 Italian Stallion, Dino Gallinari, or 6-10 LSU freshman Anthony Randolph, a project with a big upside.


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I know this is kinda random, but is anyone thinking of buying a Lowry jersey? :P
Yes. I love Lowry and I will buy one right away!
No. I don't buy jerseys!
Maybe. I might buy one depending on how he does on the Raptors!
I know this is kinda random, but is anyone thinking of buying a Lowry jersey? :P
If he shows the heart, hustle, and determination of Alvin Williams and makes it to the All Star game than I would consider it but only if he signs an extension. So.... Maybe.
Me. I've got a bit of a man crush on Ross, but identify more with a guy like Lowry. Toronto is going to fall in love with him.
guys please, i remember last season we were salivating on guys like collison and sessions and when we get a potential starting all-star eastern conference point guard were all becoming potential GM"s again lets just remember we have two of the best point guards in the game at hand(for now at least) and an off-season left of possble changes to still go through were looking at a competitive playoff team right here and if not at least excitng team with a bright future
I don't think I'll pick up a Lowry jersey I might get a Landry Fields jersey though...
Not buying any until they change their godawful unis
i8theball.com it's a website...about, you know....basketball.
At this point they should just stick with Raptors, our claw print logo is one of the best in the league, we just need to change up the dribbling dino.
I haven't liked a player enough since they changed to the red jerseys so maybe Lowry could become my first foray into non-purple Raps jersey.
They should go blue like every other Toronto team.. while keeping the claw
I always thought black and white would be nice for the raps...but then jay z had to go be a doucher.
for the price of an authentic jersey, ill spend my coin on a JV17
If anybody reading this works for the Raptors, please... please for the love of god, change the logo and the color scheme. Too many teams have Red and Black/White. And what a better time to change the appearance than now?! Total culture change.
P.S. - I like orange. And keep the Raptors name, it's unique.
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I'm also curious. Is it expecting too much for him to average about 19-20 PPG, 6-7 APG, 4-5 RPG and 1 SPG? Cuz if he does average that, I will definitely buy a Lowry jersey!
If I were to buy a jersey today, I think I'd lean towards Ross or Valanciunas....simply for the ability to get the longest use of my money
It just won't measure up to my T-Mac Jersey (Raptors of course) lol.
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Nicki Minaj promised a big Twitter announcement for fans this morning at 9AM EST. She delivered, not the American Idol news that was expected but a picture of her new perfume called Pink Friday.
The bottle is a miniature replica of Minaj herself — or rather, of the Harajuku Barbie character she embodies when her pink wigs come out. The bottle design appears to be based on the one-of-a-kind Barbie doll replica of Minaj designed by Mattel.
The blunt bangs are typical of Barbie hair designs and simpatico with the wig designs Minaj often opts for.
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— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 21, 2012
The skin of the bottle is gold, achieving a hue not far from Minaj's own light tan skin. It boasts a bodice top, designed in different shades of pink to match the lighter pink hair.
Finally, each bottle will have a "Nicki Minaj" nameplate chain, similar to the "Barbie" chain her doll wore. These are a throwback to the famous "Carrie" chain favored by the lead character of the Sex And The City franchise.
The rights to Minaj's fragrance were purchased by Elizabeth Arden in January of 2012, along with the rights to Justin Bieber's fragrances, in their acquisition of the Give Back Brands LLC company. Give Back donates the total net profits of celebrity-endorsed fragrances to the stars' favorite charities.
Minaj's fragrance will be made available in department stores across the U.S. in late September 2012. The singer told Twitter followers it smells "like angels playing" and joked that she'd be following this release with a box set of soaps and creams.
-Courtney E. Smith, CBS Local


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Treating Lymphoma With Nanoparticles Rather Than Chemotherapy
The traditional method for treating lymphoma, a cancer of the blood in which the white blood cells behave abnormally, is through chemotherapy. This method attempts to beat the cancer cells through a standardized regimen of chemotherapeutic agents. Chemotherapy sometimes cures the disease, and other times, its aim is to simply prolong an individual's life. Other types of treatment may include radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, both of which have their own sets of complications. New research has unveiled a new method for treating lymphoma which may be both more effective and without any significant drawbacks. The method involves injecting synthetic nanoparticles which can deprive the cancer cells of an essential nutrient, resulting in the death of the cancer.
Lymphoma cancer cells depend on HDL cholesterol to keep them going. The new nanoparticle disguises itself as HDL cholesterol which the cancer cell will greedily snatch up. In actuality, the nanoparticle plugs up the cancer cell, blocking cholesterol from entering, killing the cell.
The research into the use of the nanoparticle to treat lymphoma can be attributed to C. Shad Thaxton, M.D., and Leo I. Gordon, M.D. from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
According to Gordon, "This has the potential to eventually become a nontoxic treatment for B-cell lymphoma which does not involve chemotherapy. It's an exciting preliminary finding."
The nanoparticle was originally developed by Thaxton as a possible therapy for heart disease. It looks like, and has the same surface chemistry as a natural HDL cholesterol particle. But it has something special at its core which sets it apart: a five nanometer gold particle.
The nanoparticle becomes attaches to the B-cell lymphoma cell and begins to suck out the cholesterol that provides nourishment to the cell. Meanwhile, the gold at its core prevents the cell from replenishing itself with more cholesterol.
"Gold has a good track record of being compatible with biologic systems," Thaxton said. The nanoparticle does not appear to be toxic in trial runs involving mice. However, like all new drugs, the nanoparticle will have to undergo further testing.
This study has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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SCI-Arc is pleased to announce the 2013 Graduate Thesis Weekend & Graduation Ceremony, taking place September 6-8, 2013 on the SCI-Arc campus in downtown Los Angeles.
A culmination of up to three years of study and coursework leading toward the Master of Architecture and M.Des.R post-graduate degrees, this public three-day event has students presenting their final projects to critics from all over the world and culminates with an all-school commencement ceremony for both undergrads and grads.
SCI-Arc, "2013 Graduate Thesis Weekend & Graduation Ceremony."
09/06–09/08 / SCI-Arc Campus
960 E. 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
In addition to attending presentations and reviews, participants and guests can also tour the school and its facilities.
On Sunday, September 8, starting 5pm, students, their families and guests are invited to participate in the all-school graduation ceremony, where degrees are conferred to graduating students in the B.Arch, M.Arch and M.Des.R. post-graduate programs. Reception will follow.
SCI-Arc Thesis Weekend Presentations
SCI-Arc's commencement speakers this year are Jean-Louis Cohen, architect and Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the history of architecture at the Institute of Fine Arts in New York, and Eva Franch, principal of OOAA in Barcelona, and executive director and chief curator of the Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York.
This year, the graduation ceremony will be held in the new "League of Shadows" pavilion designed and built by design faculty Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich of P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S, with the help of a transformative grant from ArtPlace.
For those attending the event, on-site parking is available at 350 Merrick Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013. Students, family members and friends unable to attend the ceremony can watch it broadcast live at www.sciarc.edu/live.
Graduate thesis projects will remain on view throughout the school until September 15, 2013. In addition, a special Selected Thesis Exhibition will be on display September 16-26.


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Prior to having our Virgin V plus box, we were in desperate need for a PVR (Personal video recorder) for our main TV in the lounge. We've always had Panasonic products and wanted to stick with this particular brand. The DMR-EX79 sounded like a great buy, albeit a tad over what we wanted to pay, but the one thing that we wanted was a recordable DVD player too, which this model had.
The unit looks good in black much or a much-ness when comparing to others of a similar standard. It has the usual inputs and outputs such as an HDMI output which allows the user to upscale video to the TV. But for people who still use the scart cables, it still retains this feature.
Not only did this PVR have the ability to watch and record to DVD, it also has a built in Free view tuner. The hard drive capacity was 250gb which was more than adequate for what we need. I believe that you can record up to 50 hours worth of programmes on this drive. When this model writes to a DVD it uses DVD-RAM that is similar to DVD-RW but apparently it's a better way of processing the data. One feature that did impress us was the fact that you can still watch a DVD when the machine is writing a DVD. Even if your original DVDs are in standard definition because of the 1080p up scaling it essentially means that you will be viewing a better quality picture on your TV.
THE EPG - electronic programme guide uses the Guide Plus System, which is ok, but it's really annoying at times when the adverts pop up on it. We used to use the guide to set up our recordings, it was so simple, chose your desired programme and hit "OK" it will ask you to confirm whether or not you want to set up a record option or set a reminder etc. It will also ask you whether or not you wish to record the chosen programme to either DVD or the hard disk. Needless to say the EPG lets you also search for your favourite programmes quite easily
I'd recommend this model to everyone, but as with most things it's a bit heavy on the wallet. I'd say it was more of a 3 in 1 gadget as it's a Free view tuner, DVD player/recorder. But gets the thumbs up from me. Wish we'd bought one years ago would have saved a lot of hassle.
Purchased from Amazon for £275 including delivery.
I recently purchased this HDD/DVD recorder and player from John Lewis. I have always wanted to experiment with one of these devices and decided to actually go and buy one for our Panasonic television.
The player and the TV are both 'Viera Link' compatible, meaning they link up together extremely easily and makes the user experience much more pleasurable and simplistic. So if you're going to buy this device, I highly recommend using it with a Panasonic television.
I love the fact this recorder/player also comes with a USB port and even an SD card reader. So not only can you watch DVDs on the player, you can also listen to music and stream pictures and video files from the SD card and a compatible USB storage device (pen drive).
Using a HDMI cable is also a great idea if you're considering on purchasing this. It really improves the picture and gives a much better experience than just using an ordinary scart cable.
The only negative opinion I have on this particular device is the fact that you have to record to the HDD before you can copy the programme/film onto external media (DVD/CD).
Overall, I would recommend this product to both family and friends. Especially if you want to record and pause live TV without having a satellite/cable subscription service.
We bought this with our new TV and so far have not been too impressed with the recording features of the device.
So this DVD recorder should be ideal to record your programs either via FreeView using the built-in tuner or via FreeSat through our Panasonic TV. Well alas we still have not managed to get anything to automatically record any TV program. It will record programs via FreeSat or FreeView if you press record and then stop it manually after the program has finished which is a big pain in the arse. I'm sure there must be something we haven't set up properly but we followed everything in the supplied manual.
Off the negative points, let's talk about the good points of this DVD recorder. First off it does HDMI up-scaling showing DVDs in better quality and better colour. It also features Divx support, which I have yet to try out because of the precise way you have to burn the disc; my mate has a Sony Divx compatible DVD recorder and the current Divx DVDs I had worked fine in his. But for its main purpose of being able to play DVDs it does it very well.
The Viera Link feature that means you can use one remote to control TV and DVD player is a bit rubbish, most importantly half of the buttons do not work for the DVD player and because we also have a Bluray player it turns that on and controls it as well.
Overall as a DVD player it's great. It does have a big hard drive and it would be a good recorder if it worked properly. I have to say given the annoying little things and the fact we can't record things automatically I can't recommend this product very highly, however chance are we are doing something wrong and you may not have any problems at all.


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Hannah Downey
Wed, 08/17/2016
Eating global based on affordability, availability, and quality may be a better way to conserve our resources than eating local.
Charlotte Huus-Henriksen
Wed, 07/16/2014
Meet Danielle Nicholas, 2013 Enviropreneur Institute alumni. In a video and Q&A, she introduces herself and her product and proposes to producers and consumers alike that variability is no longer a liability, it is an asset.
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Enviropreneur Danielle Nicholas (Alumni 2013) is the owner and founder of Crazy Mountain Grass Fed Beef, LLC in Bozeman, Montana. She came to PERC with the aim to market grass fed beef as the sum of all its parts with the concept: "terroir of beef." In this video she introduces herself and her...
Timothy Taylor
Thu, 07/10/2014
President Obama recently proposed a federal strategy to promote honey bee health. But an economic perspective may provide some lessons for the government task force.
Shawn Regan
Wed, 02/12/2014
The Farm Bill will make it more difficult for Asian catfish to enter the U.S. market. But critics say it's a trade barrier in disguise.
Juliet Eilperin
Wed, 12/04/2013
The Oglala Sioux aim to reclaim their landscape and culture heritage
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Paradoxically, economics has done more for nature than ecology has.
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Sun, 01/13/2013
For more than two decades, special interests have persuaded Congress to mandate Americans buy ethanol whether they want to or not. As a result, 40 percent of the U.S. corn crop is now used for ethanol rather than food.
Roger Meiners
Mon, 10/01/2012
According to Wikipedia, a locavore is "a person interested in eating food that is locally produced, not moved long distances to market. The locavore movement in the United States and elsewhere was spawned as interest in sustainability and eco-consciousness became more prevalent."
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The revival of local food and local markets marches under the banner of the left, but its resistance to centralization also appeals to conservatives.


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The Pharyngula shop is doing OK. However, my goal of reaching Richard Branson levels of obscene wealth isn't quite here yet — we have only sold 66 Pharyngula t-shirts. That number should be 666. Please increase your materialistic consumption of crass site-labeled merchandise ten-fold, immediately.
That will be all.
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Why do health labour market forces matter?
Barbara McPake, Akiko Maeda, Edson Correia Araújo, Christophe Lemiere, Atef El Maghraby & Giorgio Cometto
Human resources for health have been recognized as essential to the development of responsive and effective health systems. Low- and middle-income countries seeking to achieve universal health coverage face human resource constraints – whether in the form of health worker shortages, maldistribution of workers or poor worker performance – that seriously undermine their ability to achieve well-functioning health systems. Although much has been written about the human resource crisis in the health sector, labour economic frameworks have seldom been applied to analyse the situation and little is known or understood about the operation of labour markets in low- and middle-income countries. Traditional approaches to addressing human resource constraints have focused on workforce planning: estimating health workforce requirements based on a country's epidemiological and demographic profile and scaling up education and training capacities to narrow the gap between the "needed" number of health workers and the existing number. However, this approach neglects other important factors that influence human resource capacity, including labour market dynamics and the behavioural responses and preferences of the health workers themselves. This paper describes how labour market analysis can contribute to a better understanding of the factors behind human resource constraints in the health sector and to a more effective design of policies and interventions to address them. The premise is that a better understanding of the impact of health policies on health labour markets, and subsequently on the employment conditions of health workers, would be helpful in identifying an effective strategy towards the progressive attainment of universal health coverage.


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i want Telfair to take JL3's minutes badly. Casey goes small and it works, but he keeps them in to long.
Well, Ross is getting his minutes as expected. We'll see if he can prove something tonight
Anyone know how to post pictures in this forum?
Nice to see Telfair playing.
I loss respect for Ross in the last game. i was able to sit not far behind the raptors bench. He's a wuss. Sulking cause he wasn't playing.
Ooooh Ross almost put down a huge putback dunk. Can't get anything to go
PHX announcers say that Telfair was talking crap today. Anybody know what he was talking about?
Good looking stroke from TRoss on the last two attempts...
Unbelievable how bad Ross is doing.
...and a nice dish to Fields, too...
Telfair being a pest out there
This what I wanna see. Raptors running away with a game.
YES!!!! ... man Ive never been so happy for such a crappy server
Telfair with 7 points and 4 assists in 9 min. Sweet
That Ross drive was angry...he's frustrated alright
Wow Ross actually drove to the rim
Make the easy ones Rudy!
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According to a report, former Brewers lefty Randy Wolf will miss the entire 2013 season due to the need to undergo Tommy John surgery. Wolf, 36, tore a ligament in September against the Red Sox in Boston. The veteran plans to return to the big leagues following rehab. Wolf's tenure with the Brewers was sometimes rocky, particularly 2012, but hopefully he's able to end his career on a non-injury note.


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DNA Proof That Neandertals Are Just Humans
by Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. *
The study of ancient DNA (aDNA) is currently all the rage in the field of genomics, with more and more researchers jumping into the fray. Despite the fact that many problems still plague the field, several new research papers are claiming that scientists can now detect and study Neandertal genome sequence in modern human DNA databases using only electronic tools.1,2
The consensus among secular researchers in the field of human origins is that Neandertals represent an ancient group of humans who—despite a few early controversies to the contrary—are now believed to have widely interbred with other humans across Europe and parts of Asia. The acceptance of this idea is what led several different research groups to develop electronic methodologies that would allegedly ferret out the many different introgressed Neandertal DNA regions in modern human genomes.
In two recent studies, both research groups took slightly different approaches. One group used a two-stage strategy. In the first step they attempted to map out the areas of the human genome sensitive to variation among different modern global people groups. They then compared those regions to the Neandertal reference genome and determined whether any matches occurred more significantly than by chance alone. In their conclusion, they state that "35-70% of the Neandertal genome persists in the DNA of present-day humans."1
The second group combined three different sources of genetic variation to identify patterns of alleged Neandertal ancestry. Like the previous study, they also utilized Neandertal DNA genomic sequence as a reference. If all three sources of variability came back positive and also matched Neandertal, then the segment was demarcated as being Neandertal in origin. As in the other study, they did this for the many modern human genome variants represented across the globe. This group was less committal about the extent of the Neandertal genome persisting in modern humans but did say that "we identify multiple Neanderthal-derived alleles that confer risk for disease, suggesting that Neanderthal alleles continue to shape human biology."2
Although these studies demonstrate the widespread mixture of Neandertal DNA at varying levels among modern humans, there are several problems with these studies. The first is that our knowledge of the Neandertal genome is based on only a few individuals—only one of which has a complete and well-developed genomic sequence.3 How can you use the DNA sequence of just one or a few individuals to make such broad-ranging statistical assertions about the modern genomes of humans across the globe? The second problem is that the researchers had to use multiple statistical models and then apply a "majority rule" approach to deciding which outcome was valid and which wasn't. Clearly, there were many cases where the decision of the DNA segment could have gone either way—essentially meaning that it is all human DNA anyway.
From a creationist perspective, these studies really add very little to the already clear genetic evidence showing that the Neandertals are nothing but another variant in the human lineage derived from the eight individuals who survived the global Flood as recorded in the book of Genesis. Because the remains of these archaic humans are found in burial sites in caves rather than in flood sediments, we can therefore infer that their age is no more than about 4,000 years—not the 40,000-plus years typically given by evolutionists.
- Vernot, B. and J. M. Akey. Resurrecting Surviving Neandertal Lineages from Modern Human Genomes. Science Express. Published on sciencemag.org January 29, 2014.
- Sankararaman, S. et al. The genomic landscape of Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans. Nature. Published on nature.com January 29, 2014.
- Prüfer, K. et al. 2014. The complete genome sequence of a Neanderthal from the Altai Mountains. Nature. 505 (7481): 43-49.
* Dr. Tomkins is Research Associate at the Institute for Creation Research and received his Ph.D. in genetics from Clemson University.
Article posted on February 21, 2014.
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text: I have had the best all around luck with Energizer batteries. When I install them I usually write on them, with a Sharpie, the install date. A new twist that seems to be occurring is, for example, the flashlight going dim. Usually in what seems not enough on time for their use to be over. I have taken to testing each battery by itself and find one of the group has gone bad-less than 3/4 of a volt. I just replace one and I'm good to go. A good way to test them is with the Radio Shack meter #22-813. It's not a real precise meter but for quick all around use I can recommend it. HTH Gary


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Marketplace for Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The buzz is loud surrounding Marissa Mayer's big move to Yahoo, but what does it really take to be a turnaround CEO? Republican governors and giant e-commerce retailer Amazon now back Congressional legislation to tax online transactions. We take a look at who, between Gov. Romney and President Obama, has done more outsourcing throughout their careers. Kai Ryssdal talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Scott Patterson about what the government is doing to prevent economic data leaks that give high-speed traders an unfair advantage. And we hear about social entrepreneurship in Ghana, the tale of building a business one battery at a time.


text: RayWhisperer Posted February 17, 2012 For shame, John, for shame! I ordered 10 dwarf ceriths. I already know John can't count, so I figure I'd get about 40. Nope. Not the case. I stopped counting at 100. C'mon, John. This is basic math. As if that were not enough, I ordered 8 dwarf ringed cowries. I received 0. Now lets do the math for John here. 8 x 2 = 16 That's $16, John... Not $23. 8 x 2 does NOT = 23. John refunds me $23. I had a big order. $111 and change with shipping. You can not tell me that shipping those 8 cowries would have cost $7 worth of the shipping charge. So, I decided to refund John. I sent him his $23 back. I know he doesn't have what I want. I know he's not sure when he'll get them back in. I don't care, because I'm one of those 1% you all love to hate. CM pays me well to slap you 99% around with the ban stick. Seriously, though. John is a great guy to do business with. Hell, I screwed up some other customers order. John apologized to me for ruining his business zen. Who does that? When you need a CUC, you need to see this guy. John, thank you again. Again, I'm sorry for screwing up another customers order. I still want those cowries + 4 more (That's 12, John). I'm content and willing to wait. I'd also like those left handed hermits and a few more limpets, when you get the cowries in. You can email me, or PM me, which ever is easier for you. I'll probably want a few more things by that time. For shame on me for posting this here instead of the Vendor/Trader feedback forum, where it belongs. However, I enforce the laws, so I can break them. That's how I roll. Share this post Link to post


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Alamo Incorporation Movement (AIM) continued its PR campaign in a SRV Times article by Jeanine Benca, August 6, 2007. Like all AIM articles, they are stories and opinions with no content critical to an informed decision on incorporation by Alamo voters. AIM continues the same PR messaging in their website, www.alamoinc.org, and continues to avoid interactive communication with Alamo's majority of residents in neighborhood groups.
We would appreciate your effort to gain disclosure of AIM committee's interests and intentions as part of a feature article that provides critical review of incorporation and its options.
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Tacoma, Wash. – University of Puget Sound's Kittredge Gallery announces the 2012 Art Students Annual, on display from Nov. 12 to Dec. 8, 2012. The opening reception is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. Merit awards will be presented at 6 p.m. The reception is open to the university community, as well as the general public.
The Art Students Annual is a longstanding tradition for the Puget Sound art department. Any student currently enrolled at University of Puget Sound who has taken a studio class either on campus or in a study abroad program is eligible to enter the juried show; students are not required to be art majors.
Generally artworks submitted for the exhibition were created as part of class assignments or independent studies supervised by art faculty members. Studio courses offered by Puget Sound's art department include painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, ceramic sculpture, and photography. The show presents an intriguing range of problem-solving approaches in a variety of media.
The juror for this year's exhibition is Beverly Naidus, associate professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences, University of Washington, Tacoma. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton College and her Master of Fine Arts degree from Nova Scotia College of Art & Design. She was associate professor of art at California State University, Long Beach, and facilitated courses at the Institute for Social Ecology in Vermont, and Hampshire College in Massachusetts, before joining the faculty of Goddard College.
Naidus's artwork deals with personal and social concerns, and ranges across media from site-specific installations to digitally rendered artist's books. Her work has been exhibited internationally and reviewed widely, including by The New York Times, Artforum, and Art in America.
Kittredge Gallery serves as a teaching tool for the art department and a cultural resource for both the university and the community at large, exhibiting work by noted regional and national artists. Exhibits and talks are free and open to the public. The gallery will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 21, through Sunday, Nov. 25, for Thanksgiving break.
Opening Reception:
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Gallery Location: University of Puget Sound, N. 15th St. at N. Lawrence St., Tacoma, WA
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By Gary R. Galluzzo
One thing we have learned from the last decade of school reform is that there are no simple solutions, regardless of what curriculum designers and the marketers are offering. No national comprehensive school reform model earns an "A" for its effectiveness even with its own solid foundations and good practices.
When a school adopts a reform model, variations in how it is implemented by teachers influence its ultimate effectiveness, which suggests that something is powerfully "local" about how schools change. Even within the same new curriculum, some schools soar and others start looking for the next strategy. In large measure, I believe school renewal is a building-by-building proposition, and not one with winds of change sweeping the nation.
That said, eight attributes of schools have emerged from research that seem to be important if you want to close achievement gaps. I see these eight features as measures of processes you should have in place to ensure that people are committed and talking to one another about what really matters -- teaching and learning.
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Release Notes: This release provides a number of new user interface and backend features. A PIM user can now invite external participants, edit contacts directly in distribution lists, expunge messages in the mail folder context menu, and choose the target file store and/or database cluster by context creation.
Release Notes: This update provides a new and improved Open-Xchange Server backend with enhancements for both generations. It includes a new, clear, and logical structure for the configuration files and packages, an improved exception framework, a unified OSGi, etc.
Release Notes: This release adds a number of user interface backend features, including CalDAV access via Thunderbird/Lightning, with which it is possible to synchronize all Open-Xchange private, public, and shared calendars to the personal Thunderbird/Lightning client. Further user interface features are displaying appointment creator information and group tasks in the user interface.
Release Notes: This release adds a number of user interface and backend features, including auto-logout from the user interface, saving draft mail attachments, and official support for CentOS 6. It provides a new social wizard plugin and a confirmation popup if the browser closed.
Release Notes: This release provides a number of user interface and backend features, including improved invitation handling like sending mail with a configured default sender address, messages for resources marked "[Resource]", and invitation messages providing the correct time zone. It provides export functionality for the Task module.
Release Notes: This release provides user information in the mail attachment upload dialog. The User is informed that it isn't possible to have a preview of the chosen attachment. This release also provides a new configuration option to disable the upsell switches. Tabulators like "Attachment" will be disabled with the new configuration option.
Release Notes: This release provides improved invitation email handling including participant lists in the invitation mail, and invitation mails for further appointment fields. It also includes analytical UI events, search field improvements, an improved "OAuth" description in the user interface, a popup if email attachments are stored as a publication, and the ability to monitor JMX through a firewall.
Release Notes: This release provides a number of user interface backend features including handling of internationalized domain names, an improved mail filter API, default selection for CVS-Import, no module prefix for the window meta object "title set", minimal backend requirements for OLOX2, and retaining iTip / iMip messages after processing.
Release Notes: This release added a number of features including the ability to show only elements of the current week in the widget. The email composer no longer closes after saving a draft. "Send Email to" was added to the RMB menu in contacts card view. The email account is now shown in the folder tree. Automatic bug reports are now configurable. Emails in the "Drafts" folder are now deleted after they are sent. Support for OXtender 2 for MS Outlook 64-Bit was added. Preferred mailing addresses are now supported.
Release Notes: This release provides a number of features, including a new modern redesigned start page, configurable embedded windows, one-line panel, and support for additional languages and platforms. It also provides vacation notice timeframe settings, a function to mark a mail folder as read, easy email filter creation, and the ability to hide non-working times in the calendar. Further user interface improvements were made. A new version of the OXtender for Business Mobility is provided.


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The Mr. Gasket Banquet of Champions awards excellence.
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NORWALK, Ohio -- The 39th Annual Mr. Gasket Banquet of Champions clothed Summit Motorsports Park racers in lights, sound and style they deserved after a fantastic season.
Because of sponsors' generosity, the season awarded racers nearly half a million dollars in cash and great prizes.
The leaders of the Summit Motorsports Park family -- Bobbie Bader, hospitality and sponsor services; Bill Bader Jr., president and majority owner; and Bill Bader Sr., minority owner and board of directors -- hosted the celebration January 26, 2013 at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio.
From the introduction of champions, a prayer by Rev. Dale Schaefer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the singing of The National Anthem by the Edison Senior High Show Choir, excitement and energy buzzed through the largest number of guests since the 1990's.
One of the highlights of the evening, the introduction of the Sportsman of the Year by Bill Bader Sr., created a stir of approval in the crowd with the announcement of Al Gottschling.
A racer at what is now Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio since 1967 and the Norwalk Dragway days, Al Gottschling first launched a 1957 Chevy and followed up with a 1969 GTO.
For the last four years, Al Gottschling nosed up to the tree in a 1972 Chevelle in the Mallory Super Pro Class.
People in the pits know Al Gottschling, 67, Wakeman, Ohio, for his warm, friendly smile and his love for the sport of drag racing.
The Sportsman of the Year award remains the most prestigious honor at Summit Motorsports Park.
Escorted into the auditorium by drummers from the Edison High School Marching Band and previous champions, the 2012 champions strode in with confidence amid congratulations, handshakes and applause.
Presented a trophy, a championship ring, and prize money by Craig Stark, vice president of sales for Mr. Gasket Co., the champions included:
* Mallory Super Pro Champion Kirby McLennan, Temperance, Mich.
* Mr. Gasket Pro Champion Brian Cireddu, Brunswick, Ohio.
* Wiseco Cycle Tech Super Bike Champion Rick Poole, Akron, Ohio.
* Accel Sportsman delivered on time by TFC Transportation Champion Joe Childs, Bellville, Ohio.
* Bear Motorsports Junior Dragsters presented by American Race Cars Advanced Champion Heather Saalman, Kansas, Ohio.
* Bear Motorsports Junior Dragsters presented by American Race Cars Intermediate Champion Jaeden Durst, Fostoria, Ohio.
* Bear Motorsports Junior Dragsters presented by American Race Cars Novice Champion Kaitlin Zietlow, Brook Park, Ohio.
Heather Saalman doubled up by winning a Rookie of the Year award, also, for her fifth place finish in Accel Sportsman delivered on time by TFC Transportation.
Dave Roemer, representing the family at R&R Auto Body, presented the Best Appearing Race Car awards:
* Mallory Super Pro -- Allen Moore;
* Mr. Gasket Pro -- Megan Kerns;
* Accel Sportsman delivered on time by TFC Transportation -- Kelsey Kiger;
* Wiseco Cycle Tech Super Bike -- Eric Harmon;
* Bear Motorsports Junior Dragster presented by American Race Cars: Novice, Trinity Marshall; Intermediate, Noah Rambow; Advanced, Alex Nardi.
On display all weekend at the Kalahari Resort, the 2010 Diamond dragster that R&R Auto Body painted for Garry Fleenor, winner of the R&R Auto Body Paint My Ride Program, received rave reviews.
Bill Bader Jr. called the dragster, "Drop-dead gorgeous."
Velvet Ice Cream, Utica, Ohio, won Sponsor of the Year for fabulous customer service and delicious products which helped spread Summit Motorsports Park fame from coast to coast.
AkzoNobel, an international company who sponsors the Wanda Brand AkzoNobel Blue Suede Cruise in July, won Manufacturer of the Year for their support, involvement and creative ideas.
The Rossler Transmissions Wrench of the Year was awarded to Ron Kerns, Milan, Mich., who maintained a multi-car, multi-driver, all-girl race fleet for almost 15 years.
The Most Improved Driver of the Year, Ron Berkel II, Elyria, Ohio, moved up 53 places in standings between 2011 and 2012 in the Mallory Super Pro class, finishing 10th in 2012.
Media of the Year honors belong to Jon and Joanne Knapp, J2 Racing, for their dedication and affection for the sport of drag racing and their leadership as media representatives, most recently with the Summit Racing Team.
Unfortunately, Jon Knapp passed away in October, and Joanne was not able to attend the banquet. So their friend Jim Greenleaf, motorsports and events manager for Summit Racing, received the award on their behalf.
Sponsors of the 39th Annual Mr. Gasket $50,000 Super Series Banquet of Champions included:
* B'laster -- Need to loosen a rusty bolt or stuck nut? Lubricate your garage door? Restore engine performance on your car or lawn mower? Improve engine performance? Nothing moves faster than B'laster.
* Pepsi -- Passion for Performance.
* Norwalk Lions Club -- Has been around since 1946 with a mission to end preventable blindness. Lions Club participates in projects important to the community and schools.
* Trick Flow Heads -- Your ultimate bolt-on performance.
* Ink, Inc. -- From design to distribution, if it's commercial printing, we've got you covered.
* Mr. Gasket.


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Newcomer Kenny Wormald may have the brooding James Dean thing going for him, but as the second trailer has been released for the upcoming Footloose reboot, I just don't see how he can stand up to Kevin Bacon's classic take on the character of Ren McCormack. Not to mention Julianne Hough taking on the Lori Singer role!
If you're familiar with the original (and who isn't!?!), you'll notice that plenty of the scenes look as if they're lifted straight out of the 1984 film. That was noticeably evident in the first trailer that was released.
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I guess it's just hard for me to believe that the story of a town with no dancing will have the same resonance today as it did over 25 years ago. To tell you the truth, even then it seemed rather far-fetched. Strangely, the trailer of the original film seems to carry more excitement than the two for the new film.
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In the Garden:
Coastal and Tropical South
January, 2014
Regional Report
The green of cedar and pine set winter landscapes apart in our region.
Evergreens in the Winter Garden
Our gardens glow this time of year, and it all starts with the gorgeous green of evergreens. Certainly, that's one of the reasons people flock to visit our region in winter.
A landscape without evergreen plants is a confusing place to live or even visit. Unless it's a vegetable patch left fallow for a season, every garden setting needs the anchor of a plant that offers consistent color and form year-round. From the design point of view, they are essential. As other plants lose their leaves, go dormant, or simply require pruning to rejuvenate new growth, evergreens stand with continuous appeal. In fact, winter offers the best view of these garden sentries, and affords the opportunity to assess, select, and plant them.
Choice Evergreens
Native cedars, pines, and magnolias (like 'Little Gem') have strong southern style and the power to tie a design together. Easy maintenance routines make them obvious choices. Each requires only minimal pruning, and they can tolerate any well-drained soil and even some that are not. With annual applications of balanced, granular fertilizer, and water during very dry spells, these plants will reward you for years. Few pests are noted on the most reliable of the evergreens, including these three, as well as wax myrtle, nandina, and fatsia.
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Use evergreens as the "bones" of your landscape design, to hold it together visually throughout all the seasons. If you're planning a long border, put a grouping of evergreens at intervals of 12 to 15 feet along its length. When houses are set close together, a large, upright evergreen tree can fill the narrow space between them and actually make it look wider and deeper when seen from the front.
Where foundation plantings are less important, as in homes that face the water, evergreens planted at the corners will break up the rigid lines of the house and attach it visually to the ground. Take a look at the evergreens in your garden this winter, and if they're few and far between, take steps to increase their number. November through February is prime time for tree and shrub planting in our region.
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Most of the costume was made by Janet, except for the hat, belt, steel balls, and the straps for the spurs, which I did. The hat was made from scratch out of leather hide, and sewn together with wax thread. Belt was made out of leather hide and the studs were applied individually. The buckle is craft foam sealed with resin and then painted and aged with metallic green paint. The steel ball 'slings' are made out of upholstery leather and close via industrial snaps. The steel balls themselves started out as plain wooden balls, the details were dremmeled in, sanded by hand, then primed and painted. Pants were made out of a two-way stretch twill fabric, a mock-up was made so the 'patches' could be adjusted accordingly and so the garment could be very fitted. All seams are serged. The cape was made out of a sueded fabric, custom patterned and fully lined and top-stitched. The RAH figure of Gyro was used to see how the harness system worked, there is an extra strap around the back that comes around to the front so it stays on via snaps. The top is made out of a heavy-duty stretch spandex, with the matte side using for the 'right' side and the shiny side used for the 'wrong' side. Grids were made out of strips of fabric individually sewn up and then hand-sewn together at the cross-sections. All of the gridwork was done before pinning to the actual top and then sewing up the side seams. The entire top is serged. The domes on the top were cast using Smooth-cast resin, dyed with green dye and then metallic finishing powder was set into the mold before pouring in the resin was used to get the right effect. All of the domes snap onto the cross-sections so they can be removed to wash the top. Boots were bought and painted metallic gray with Angelus paints. Gloves were made out of a stretch velvet and are fully lined/serged. The arm straps were made out of leftover 4-way stretch blank vinyl from D, and are completely finished, as well. The wig is a lace-front wig that started off very wavy and curly, with the hot water method it was straightened out a bit but still retains a bit of 'bounce' much like Gyro's hair. The facial hair patches were individually cut and applied with spirit gum. The contacts were purchased, nails are polished with green paint, and Ben Nye lip creme applied over blue lipstick for the lips. Goggles were made out of Model Magic that is coated in an epoxy resin and the straps are the same stretch twill used for the pants.
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As we patiently wait for the snow and ice to melt we can't forget about our calves. Calves can experience cold stress at temperatures well above freezing, and therefore will be susceptible to cold stress for many months to come.
"It's a common misnomer for people to believe that it has to be freezing for their calves to experience cold stress," says Dr. Tom Earleywine, technical services director for Land O'Lakes Animal Milk Products. "Calves can in fact experience cold stress at much warmer temperatures." Calves less than three weeks-of-age can experience cold stress at temperatures just below 60 degrees F. Calves greater than 21 days-of-age can experience cold stress at 42 degrees F.
A look at the five-year averages for ambient temperatures year-round across the U.S., show us that three week-old calves in Wisconsin and New York could experience cold stress 247 and 243 days of the year, respectively. And, while it might be easier to accept that calves in Wisconsin and New York are susceptible to cold stress - they aren't alone. Calves from California could experience cold stress 181 days of the year.
It's not just newborns either; older calves are just as susceptible. Temperatures show us that calves greater than 21 days-of-age could experience cold stress 149 days of the year in Wisconsin, 142 days in New York, 117 in Idaho and 110 in Pennsylvania.
"It's crucial that you know the average number of days per year in your state where calves experience cold stress. Don't be fooled into thinking because you live in a warm weather state your calves aren't susceptible," says Earleywine. "Plan your feeding program to provide the additional energy needed during these cold stress periods."
Here's a look at why
Newborn calves are born with minimal energy reserves. Because calves have a higher surface-area-to-bodyweight ratio than older animals, they become cold-stressed at fairly moderate temperatures. At temperatures below the thermoneutral zone, calves start to expend their internal energy reserves simply to maintain their core body temperature of 102 degrees F. The result; energy resources are diverted from growth and immune function, meaning calves will not gain weight and are more susceptible to disease like pneumonia and scours.
The thermoneutral zone for Holstein calves three weeks of age is 60 to 82 degrees F, but at temperatures below 60 degrees F, calves have to increase energy expenditure to maintain body temperature. As noted earlier, calves older than 21-days-of-age can become cold stressed at approximately 42 degrees F depending on insulation and rumen function. "Consider that when an 88-pound newborn calf has to start mobilizing its own fat stores to stay warm, it has less than one day's worth of energy 'in the bank,'" explains Earleywine.
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To help calves survive and thrive, nutrition is the first line of defense. Therefore, implement a feeding program that supports increased energy demand, as energy is the limiting factor to calf performance during times of cold stress.
- Take a close look at your calf milk replacer. The primary sources of energy in milk replacer are fat and carbohydrates (lactose), both are needed by the calf.
- Feed calves a minimum of two gallons of liquid nutrition each day. Calves fed a "maintenance" diet (less than 1.8 pounds of milk replacer daily) are more likely to fall behind on weight gain and be susceptible to disease. Lactose provides immediate energy and fat helps to build an energy reserve for the calf. Oxidation of this reserve when the calf experiences cold stress can be the difference between a calf that thrives and one that doesn't.
- Consider adding a third feeding of milk replacer. Incorporating a third feeding of milk replacer, preferably late in the evening, provides extra energy for young calves. Research shows that calves fed three times a day have shown improved growth, better feed efficiency, consume more starter prior to weaning and have greater chance of survival to lactation than calves fed twice daily.
So don't forget, even though the snow may soon be gone, your calves can still experience cold stress for many months to come.
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Flavours is the brasserie at the Tulip Inn Amsterdam Riverside. International cuisine is served throughout the day, and there is an a la carte menu with a Mediterranean slant. From Monday to Friday, breakfast is served from 6.30am onwards and the kitchen opens at 7am at weekends. The terrace is a really lovely feature, a wooden deck on the edge of the river: the perfect place to enjoy a sunny afternoon. The Lighthouse bar is open until 1am for evening drinks and socialising or watching the match with a pint or two.
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U.S. Troops in Japan Told to 'Buddy Up'
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Ten-hut, buddy up!
That's the instruction to U.S. troops in Japan from their highest-ranking military official in the country. Lt. Gen. Salvatore "Sam" Angelella on Friday ordered the implementation of a "buddy program"–effective immediately–that requires American troops to partner up when off duty and outside their bases.
The move comes as the head of U.S. Forces Japan, seeks to crack down on a series of well-publicized incidents involving U.S. military personnel–many of whom had been drinking–that have angered and irritated their Japanese hosts.
"Gen. Angelella directed each of the services to implement a deliberate Buddy Program beginning this evening. As such, each base and post is producing and informing their personnel what the interim policy is for their location," said Lt. Col. David Honchul, a spokesman for U.S. Forces Japan.
The order applies to the 38,000 U.S. troops at 85 facilities in Japan, and any of the other 11,000 servicemen and servicewomen assigned to military ships when on shore.
The USFJ instituted its first-ever nationwide curfew for troops in Japan on Oct. 19–three days after two U.S. Navy sailors allegedly raped a woman in Okinawa. The latest order comes after several less serious, but still embarrassing, cases of misconduct by U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan.
The misbehavior has heightened tensions between Washington and Tokyo, and has stirred anger in Okinawa, where the majority of U.S. troops in Japan are based.
The U.S. Marines instituted a similar policy in Japan back in 2000, but the new order covers all U.S. military personnel in every branch of the Armed Services.
Ironically, just four days before the October attack took place, the U.S. Navy lifted a buddy system and curfew on personnel in Japan.
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Cyberterrorism Threat Shouldn't Be Underestimated, Says Experts
March 2, 2012 by mphillips
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Concerns regarding cyberterrorism was front and center this week among security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco, who find that some people with extremist views have the technical knowledge that could be used to breach computer networks.
Cyberterrorism does not exist currently in a serious form, but some individuals with extremist views have displayed a significant level of knowledge of hacking, so the threat shouldn't be underestimated, said F-Secure's chief research officer Mikko Hypponen on Thursday at the RSA security conference in San Francisco .
Other security experts agree. "I think it's something that we should be concerned about. I wouldn't be surprised if 2012 is the year when we start seeing more cyberterrorism," said Mike Geide, a senior security analyst at security vendor Zscaler.
Extremists commonly use the Internet to communicate, spread their message, recruit new members and even launder money in some cases, Hypponen said during a presentation about cyberterrorism at the conference.
Based on the data Hypponen analyzed, most groups of radical Islamists, Chechen terrorists or white supremacists seem at this stage more concerned about protecting their communications and hiding incriminating evidence on their computers.
They've even built their own file and email encryption tools to serve this goal and they use strong algorithms that cannot be cracked, Hypponen said. However, there are some extremists out there that possess advanced knowledge of hacking, and they are trying to share it with others, he added.
The researcher has seen members of extremist forums publish guides on how to use penetration testing and computer forensics tools like Metasploit, BackTrack Linux or Maltego. "I don't think they're using these for penetration testing though," Hypponen said.
Others have posted guides on website vulnerability scanning, SQL injection techniques, and on using Google search hacks to find leaked data and more, he said.
Although such extremists have mainly succeeded in unsophisticated Web defacements so far, Hypponen believes that cyberterrorists could become the fourth group of Internet attackers after financially-motivated hackers, hacktivists and nation states engaging in cyberespionage.
The closest we've come to a real cyberterrorist attack was the DigiNotar breach which resulted in rogue digital certificates being issued for high-profile domain names, said Richard Moulds, vice president of strategy and product marketing at French defense contractor Thales.


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A short introduction to the progam I'm working on. I have a Form View with combo boxes and edit contols. The combo boxes, Buyer & Seller, are populated with the contents of one the tables, Customer Table, in my data from my data.
I also have an "Add" button on my form view. As you can guess, when the user clicks "Add" the contents of the combo boxes and edit controls are added to a record in "Transaction" table.
The code I have now does work. The problem is that I have the steps that add the record into the database are in the Form View class instead of the the Record Set class. This I know is bad programming.
The problem I can't figure out is how can I access the Combo boxes and Edit controls in a Form View class from a Record Set class. I guessing I will have to access the address of the Form View class.
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alright, as the title implies, this is a pretty noobish question. I can't figure out how to use "OR" statements in an if statement. for some reason, every way i try it, it fails. then again, i'm probably an idiot. I do something like this:
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2014 CES: Cool Gadgets for Fit Fashion
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Polar Loop: activity tracker
Polar Loop is a so-called "24/7 activity tracker." It monitors daily activity and exercise levels.
Combined with a free online tracking service and app, Polar Loop suggests how to make small daily lifestyle changes to improve health and wellbeing.
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