text: clayshapes 9 Report post Posted November 6, 2012 I experimented with using wire stilts on cone 6 ware recently, and it worked well enough -- that is, the wire did not melt, and the pieces mostly remained standing! -- but I did have a few pooling glaze drips on the bottoms of pieces where they were sitting on the stilts. This was mostly because of the kind of glazes I chose to use (lesson learned). I'd like to grind these bumps down smooth, so that the pieces are stable. What is the best sanding attachment for my drill for this job? I've seen all kinds of sanding discs at the hardware store -- some for removing paint from metal -- some rough synthetic looking discs, and regular sandpaper of various grit levels. Any suggestion for what to use to smooth down glaze? My dremel grinding stones aren't quite doing the job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Halle Berry and Tom Hanks at LA Cloud Atlas Premiere
Halle Berry and Tom Hanks Premiere Cloud Atlas With Olivier and Rita
Halle Berry and Tom Hanks Premiere Cloud Atlas With Olivier and Rita
Halle Berry and Tom Hanks brought the film adaptation of the epic novel by David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, to LA with a big premiere last night. Halle wore a strapless metallic dress by Dolce & Gabbana and arrived with her fiancé, Olivier Martinez, while Tom posed with his Versace-clad wife, Rita Wilson. The movie, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, hits theaters tomorrow — take a look at the many faces of Cloud Atlas's stars, including a barely recognizable Tom and Halle as some of their many characters. Both Tom and Halle have been busy promoting the film, with Tom performing hilarious slam poetry on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and Halle making an appearance on the Tonight Show earlier this week.
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Nate Robinson could be sidelined up to two weeks after spraining his right ankle in Saturday's loss to Philadelphia. Lil' Him left the arena on crutches and was expected to have his ankle X-rayed either today or tomorrow. With Robinson out, Larry Hughes and rookie Toney Douglas will split time as backup guards.


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November 20, 2009
How much is Jimmy Fallon crushing on KStew?!
Back of the line, bud! ... Fun interview though ;)
- Lorabell
P.s. I think this is the Bon Iver song they're talking about:
Update: and Taylor kicking Jimmy's butt - major LOL:
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he doesn't have a crush on her.... ok just a little =)ReplyDelete
I love Jimmy Fallon! I thought his interview with Taylor Lautner was fantastic last night (of course I DVR'd it since I was at the midnight showing). =) The motocycle race lolReplyDelete
Love it! what a great interview! Look how smiley Jimmy is hahah he's like a 14 year old with a crush!!ReplyDelete
he totally wants to do her :-P it's so hilarious. this was definitely my favorite interview i've seen of her so far. she's probably just excited to be done and go home and sleep for 3 days straight... or do something ELSE for 3 days straight *wink wink*ReplyDelete
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did kstew cut her hair again? or is it just styled up?ReplyDelete
yes my favorite KStew interview ever!!! :) They were both all giggles the whole time. Jimmy is so goofy (in a cute way! lol) that I think he put her at ease unlike the more "stuffy" interviewers like @ the Today Show.ReplyDelete
Oh, my Jacob!!! That Taylor interview was HIGHlarious. I laughed so hard. I'm bummed I didn't DVR it but oh, well that is why I come to the TCA's blog.ReplyDelete
Kristen and Jimmy were so cute and funny. It was so nice to see her push through even though she was obviously sick - look at her little red nose. Poor thing.
Just watch all the DVR of Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno- TL riding that bike LMAO!! KS was too cute, and she got a little cold:(( Kellan on Jay was great, I don't get to see him do too many interviews, he's such a story teller!! Dakota is such a mature 15 year old!! I was so happy with her performance in the movie. Seeing it again tomorrow, hoping to catch some stuff I probably missed thursday night.ReplyDelete
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Ah I love Kristen!ReplyDelete
And Bon Iver, For Emma Acapella is like AMAZING. That song in general is amazing.
I just love everything at the moment, I think it's because of New Moon... wow.
Kudos on finding that Bon Iver clip!ReplyDelete
The Bon Iver clip looks like it's an apartment building in Berlin, or maybe paris, very echoey!ReplyDelete
The Bon Iver clip is from Paris ;)ReplyDelete


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87 vs 91 (or 92) Octane?
Okay, Steve, if you insist. Let us know when you and your wife come to San Diego, and we'll try Hob Nob, or take you to Phil's BBQ and fix up your cholesterol.
I have got to get my act together and write C&D. Oldbearcat's last contribution negates the mpg improvement part of the fun, but horsepower increase was actually the starting premise. Also, I'm just about convinced that smoother engine performance is a side benefit.
In addition to trying higher octane, I plan something else with my Fit. Since I thrash it at the red line in the mountains, I figured out a way to effectively gain about 5 horsepower - and improve cornering: am going to remove the rear seats, which I've read weigh over 100 pounds. That will improve the power to weight ratio by about 2,550 / 2,450 = 1.04, as if the horsepower were increased by 1.04 x 117 = 121.8.
Now you're talking. Forget if the Fit has a spare. Even if it's a compact one, stash it in the closest and replace it with a can of Fix-a-Flat.
That said, I lost 30 pounds in the last year and my mpg nor performance haven't improved (hasn't helped my car's mpg or hp either :P ).
But you're on the right track, Steve. Lose another 70-plus pounds and then see!
Sorry I sunk your ship. IMO, the software upgrade will no longer let the engine take full advantage of the additional octane. I'm going to run a couple more tankfuls just to make sure. I have run into stations here selling 93 that was actually 87, and, the price differential is not that bad right now. I also did this exercise on a 2008 Saturn Aura (previous business driver) that was equipped with a 3.5 liter pushrod V6 with fairly high compression and VVT. Using 93 octane gas had no effect on its fuel economy.
That gets us back to the question of whether your engine, software flashed or not, is designed to take advantage of the higher octane. Do they still make winter blend fuel? Keep hearing reports that there's little need to change the blend anymore, with all the ethanol in most gas. But that would have hammered your last tank if it was "winter gas".
But what do I know; another 70 pounds and I'll be a 90 pound weakling. :shades:
With a final grasp at floating flotsam or jetsam, Oldbearcat, can you explain the 34.5 mpg run in the CR-V?
No, I can't - and, I've never been able to duplicate it since. I do take solace in the fact that, with both cars running on 87 octane gas, the CRV manages to get 4.5 more MPG than my stock 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster does.
Regards & Merry Christmas
Jan 9, 2012: I finally emailed the editors of Car and Driver, following:
Dear Editors:
In the light of European Car magazine's July 2010 positive result, this is to suggest you repeat your November 2001 test to determine whether using premium gasoline increases horsepower for engines that are not required to use it. The European Car test can be read on http://www.europeancarweb.com/tech/proven/epcp_1007_2010_volkwagen_jetta_proven/- viewall.htmlxx. In their test, using premium gas in a 2010 VW Jetta 2.5 L, dynamometer tests showed an increase of 8 horsepower!
I started what became a lively forum thread on this subject on Edmunds.com, Gasoline - 87 vs Premium. There seemed to be unanimity that such engines felt peppier but did not conclusively increase miles per gallon. My 2011 Honda Fit Sport 5MT definitely feels stronger with premium, and I wonder whether engines with higher compression ratio, like my Fit at 10.4:1, benefit more. Considering your success with the Fit in the 25 hour Thunderhill race, I hope you might use the Fit in your test.
As an aside, I love driving my Fit on the San Diego East County two-lane mountain roads, and it flies through the curves, more than holding its own compared to friends' expensive sports cars. I installed 17" Kosei Racing wheels with 215-.45 Kumho SPT tires left over from an '04 Civic, and removed the rear seats reducing weight by 70 pounds.
Heh, since Edmunds competes with Car and Driver for automaker ad dollars and has their own forums, you might get the cold shoulder by mentioning our forums. :shades:
Maybe they'll edit that part out and get back to you.
Good point, Steve, but at least they have the whole story. Let's see if they do anything.
I started this thread after reading an article in European Car that showed a dyno increase in h.p. as the result of using premium gasoline where not required. In summary, I wrote Car & Driver to suggest they conduct another test, quoted in an earlier message.
All to no avail, and I'm signing off. I don't know the answer definitively, and probably never will . C&D never reacted.
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more Copenhagen (and I do want more... someday...)
From a boat tour.
The view from the tip top of the Church of Our Saviour
The final 150 stairs that lead to the top have been placed on the outside, rather than the inside of the building. Climbing a spiral staircase on the outside of a building was a somewhat terrifying yet exhilarating experience.
Random photos from around the city
Freetown Christiania is an autonomous neighbourhood within the city of Copenhagen consisting about 850 residents and 34 hectares. It is famous and infamous for many reasons and I loved it.
I couldn't take photos of the commercial areas, but these are from the residential section.
This is Siri. She and her boyfriend Anders were my wonderful and generous hosts in Copenhagen.


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Well, He cried when He was hungry, did all the things that babies do;
He rocked and He napped on His mother's lap, and He wiggled and giggled and cooed.
There were the cheers when He took His first step, and the tears when He got His first teeth;
Almost everything about this little baby seemed as natural as it could be.
But this baby made the angels sing, and this baby made a new star shine in the sky.
This baby had come to change the world, this baby was God's own son, this baby was like no other one.
This baby was God with us, this baby was Jesus.
And this baby grew into a young boy who learned to read and write and wrestle with dad;
There was the climbin' of trees and the scrapin' of knees, and all fun that a boy's born to have.
He grew taller and some things started changing, like His complexion and the sound of His voice;
There was work to be done as a carpenter's son and all the neighbors said He's such a fine boy.
And love made Him laugh and death made Him cry. With the life that He lived and the death that He died
He showed us heaven with His hands and His heart, 'cause this man was God's own son.
This man was like no other one, Holy and human right from the start.
….Steven Curtis Chapman
If we can I'd like to slow it down a bit. Even on one of our regular, slow, common, lazy days we seem so busy in our minds. We think about the things we've done, the things we are doing and much of the time already into tomorrow's obligations and expectations. As believers, some of the things we just say and take for granted, if we would just stop and think about them, are so profound– they are in need of being thought about for awhile and dissected layer by layer. Lately, in fact much of the time, that happens when I read just a couple scriptures and find myself putting much more thought into them. God has such a terrific way of saying so much with so little. A scripture that always caught my attention for that very reason is: Jesus wept. Really! How is that possible, he knew the beginning and the end. He understood all things. The Spirit of God housed in this person created the whole world out of His breath, and yet Christ, the Creator, wept with the loving emotions of the created. Another scripture that always stopped me cold was when Jesus walked out of the tomb and told Mary: Go and tell Peter! Those were the first words he said. Imagine, Jesus at that very moment accomplishing what must be accomplished from the foundation of the world, and he responds to that intense, triumphant moment by concerning himself with the broken heart of Peter.
We've been doing this ministry at WBVN for 20 years now. During the Christmas season, I'm always reminded of how much the Spirit of God has proven Himself to us, shown Himself to us so many times. I'm also aware of the contributors to this ministry that have provided the opportunity for us to stay here and the opportunity for Him to work through the ministry here. Our listeners' generosity is only rivaled by the great Grace and the provision of God to WBVN.
At this radio station, we're doing what we believe Scripture encourages us to do, 'teach one another with the music of psalms and hymns'. Now, for the 20th time we celebrate the Christmas season. In some way, it's Christmas all year long through this ministry. The reason I say that is our concentration and focus has, from the beginning in 1990, been on 'that baby'. We can, if we slow down our thoughts, actually imagine the amazing truth that the Savior of the world 'wiggled and giggled and cooed'. That this baby did nothing because of who he was, but rather, did everything because of what he was. It would not be profound if a god (The God) did the miraculous, but what if this baby, under the hand of God, performed the profound. Would it even be a miracle if a god did the impossible, or would it be more of a miracle if this baby, under the anointing of God, if this baby did what he only saw the Father doing. What if that were true? Now, that would be more than we might ever imagine. This baby, this one single life that separated (emptied) himself of all deity. Slow that down, think about the possibility that this baby would be able to take 12 men and change the world, would be the center of contention even today. Imagine the significance of that. This baby, who chose the isolation of giving up the godly power that was his, for the weakness and pain of humanity. He could have called 10,000 angels but simply isolated himself from the Word of His Power and humbled himself to come in the likeness of man, and simply said follow me. Well, millions, perhaps billions have done just that.
And, he did that in an extraordinary way. He did not raise his voice in the streets to declare a kingship, though he was King. He did not draw attention to being the Son of Man, actually only confirming that men called him that. Of himself, he said he did not do the very works that were evident but pointed rather to the Father working through him. Slow it down to a very slow thought. This baby whimpered when he was hungry, cut teeth, scraped his knees, and this baby made the angels sing. With this baby, love made him laugh and death made him cry.
I sometimes think we try too hard to find the profound and in doing so overlook the wonderful right before our eyes. There is so much to be in awe of without chasing thousands of details. I'm pretty un-demanding about Faith. I like to simplify the Gospel into small bites, easy to swallow that way. I prefer the uncomplicated to the complicated. This baby's story is in some ways enough to fill any of our cups to overflowing with reason to believe. The simple story of Christ is so 'wow' that I'm amazed how we can find so many things to divide us, waste our time on and overlook the wonderful things we can agree on and be amazed about.
As we celebrate this season, this past year, and look to the New Year, we want to be sure and acknowledge His presence and your help. Thank you for 20 years. We stand amazed at His story and the kindness you have shown to this ministry…..Blessings and Merry Christmas!
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Not really sure if he's coming back. He should just stay retired.
What pisses me off is that we got rid of pennington for this fool. The way this team is being built, it would have been great to have a high accuracy QB.
Not really sure if he's coming back. He should just stay retired.
What pisses me off is that we got rid of pennington for this fool. The way this team is being built, it would have been great to have a high accuracy QB.
Lewis > Favre
Favre is the most overrated QB of all time...what a year wasted on him.
Didn't Favre win one superbowl in his entire career???
This guy has been playing since the stone age and he won only one superbowl and he is known as one of the greatest???
If people say he's the best because of his passing yards then they missed the boat. Favre throws more interceptions than any QB in the past 20 years...he is just a fan favorite and that sunk when he started this saga about retiring or not for the past few years.
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
I've seen that knowshon moreno is the pick on most mock drafts but is he the best pick for the Jets? I've also seen tyson jackson (DE from LSU) at 17th. They say he's going to be a ty warren type player for us. Thoughts?
you guys are set on defense in my opinion you guys are missing that lead running back, so go with Moreno, if there are no goo backs available( moreno gets drafted early) then you go with Jackson, i just dunno if he'll be as good as he should be,
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Jets are looking to pick up bart scott (LB, 28 yrs old) so that we can improve our defense. Him and rex ryan are very familiar with each other because of their baltimore days (2004-2008?). So what do you guys think? Good move? Bad move?
this was a great pickup for you guys, dude is flat out nasty defensively, he's a ball hawker and will make you defense that much better, now if only you guys could get a fulltime QB, instead of planning on rotating career bench warmers.
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Nugent signed with the buccs. What a waste of a second round pick.
Coles signed with the bengals. Its a damn shame we traded this guy for santana moss a couple years back. We could of had a pro-bowl receiver instead of this bald-headed, no-big play receiver.
damn the patriots!!!!!! their making too many moves. its gonna be a tough season for us.
i'm hoping cutler has a falling out with the broncos. "starting at quarterback for the NY JETS, #6, Jay Cutler..."
i got my
if Cutler is a Jet, I'm buying Madden....haven't bought Madden since Vick was on the cover.
We haven't had a legit franchise QB is so long...I would give up a first plus more for Jay...best arm in the NFL...is agile...and is getting better...his accuracy and TD/INT ratio will improve...only 25.


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Lucroy to have cast removed Wednesday
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Thornburg's stay with Crew could be brief
MILWAUKEE -- Brewers pitching prospect Tyler Thornburg walked off the Miller Park mound a frustrated right-hander on Tuesday night, having lost the chance to win his Major League debut because of back-to-back-to-back Blue Jays home runs.Now the question is, how long will Thornburg will have to wait to take a Major League mound again. It might be a while. Even with right-hander Shaun Marcum's status uncertain as he receives treatment for a tight right elbow, an off-day on Thursday and Marco Estrada's pending return from the disabled list on June 26 could allow the Brewers to send the 23-year-old Thornburg back to the Minors for more seasoning. If that's the case, then he will have some time to think about his debut, an outing that was outstanding for five innings and then fell apart in the sixth, when Thornburg surrendered homers to Colby Rasmus, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, all on fastballs. Just like that, a 4-2 lead had become a 5-4 deficit. Thornburg wound up with a no-decision in the Brewers' 10-9 loss.
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Thornburg comparisons to Lincecum legit?
MILWAUKEE -- Since the Brewers made him their third-round Draft pick in 2010, Tyler Thornburg has been constantly compared to the Giants' Tim Lincecum.
Both are right-handed. Both are 5-foot-11. Both throw surprisingly hard for their size and feature a plus breaking ball. And both have an unconventional delivery.Is it a legitimate comp? "I think that's a very good comparison," said catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who caught Thornburg in Spring Training and then faced Lincecum in early May. "Is he going to do what Lincecum does? Not a lot of people do. But in terms of stuff and delivery and windup, very comparable." Lucroy is on the disabled list with a broken hand, so he was forced to watch Thornburg's Major League debut on Tuesday from the clubhouse. The Brewers promoted Thornburg from Double-A Huntsville to start against the Blue Jays. "I think this is going to be a good experience for him, getting thrown into the fire," said Lucroy, who jumped to the Majors three years ago. "It was for me. I learned a lot." Manager Ron Roenicke cautioned against expecting too much, too soon, from a 23-year-old who has made all of 13 starts above the Class A level. But he buys the Lincecum comparison. "I see it," Roenicke said. "[Thornburg] has got a little funkiness to him, he's got an electric fastball, he's got a very good curveball, and when all those things are working, [the comparison is apt]. I'm not saying he's [Lincecum]. But he's similar in some of the things he does."
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The Brewers designated infielder Brooks Conrad for assignment on Tuesday to clear space on the 40-man roster for Thornburg. Conrad can refuse the assignment and become a free agent."The biggest thing with him is, needs to get to the Major Leagues, and what is the best way for him to do it?" Roenicke said. "If someone claims him, great. We feel good for him. Brooks is the kind of guy that you hope good things happen to. He works as hard as anybody, he's a great teammate, he plays really hard out there. You want good things to happen to him." Good things did not happen in Milwaukee. Conrad batted .405 in 21 games at Triple-A Nashville but went 3-for-40 (.075) in two stints with the Brewers, including 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position and 0-for-14 as a pinch-hitter.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Last Baseball Game Ever Played by Your Team?
So tomorrow is apparently the last day on Earth for all of us, at least to some of us. If that is indeed the case, here is how every team finished up their 2012 (and final) season. Here are the teams who played their final game on October 3rd, with the final batter and result … Read more


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Balking and Re-service in a Vacation Queue with Batch Arrival and Two Types of Heterogeneous Service
In this paper we have considered a single server queue with customers or units arriving in groups or batches in a system providing two types of general heterogeneous service. The server provides type 1 or type 2 services on a first come first served basis. At the beginning of a service, a customer has the option to choose either type 1 or type 2 service. Also we added the concept of balking and re-service in this study. Balking is a kind of customer behavior. If a batch on arrival for service is reluctant or refuses to join the system for some reasons is said to balk. Once a service is completed the customer may leave the system or he has the option to demand re-service for the same service taken. Further as soon as service of any type gets completed, the server may take vacation or continue staying at the system even if the system is empty. For this model we have derived the steady state queue size distribution at random epoch and some particular cases have been developed and compared with known results.
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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Pop Some Tags at Paid Dues 2013
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis cut right to the chase, opening up their Paid Dues 2013 set with their breakthrough hit "Thrift Shop."
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A ranked list of the Academy Award-winning films that have made the most money at the box office:
To determine the box-office ranking of the Best Picture winners, we adjusted their domestic grosses for inflation. The research team at The-Numbers.com provided us with each film's theatrical gross from the year it was released. We adjusted that number for inflation using a ratio of today's average movie ticket price to the average cost the year the film was released.
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SANDY RIDGE, N.C. — Neighbors are not happy about a proposed juvenile detention center in their community, regardless of its level of security and appearance.
The state Department of Corrections wants to build a youth development center, which community members have labeled a "youth prison."
The center will not use armed personnel or Tasers, and will not look like a prison, according to officials. It will be a secure facility where pepper spray and therapy will be the primary means of controlling the juveniles.
Opponents say they do not want to live in fear and they are afraid their families might be in danger as long as a detention center exists in their neighborhood.
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VIDEO: Sun City Chorus performs 'A Holiday Spectacular'
For more than 10 years, the Sun City Chorus has performed for the community. As the holidays approach, the chorus will perform "A Holiday Spectacular." The audience will hear more than just classic carols.
Eleven years ago, music director Art Hansen transformed the Sun City Chorus from a club into a more professional singing club. The chorus is now accompanied with an orchestra which has added live music to the performances.
"I moved to Lady's Island from New York and was offered this job," Hansen said. "I've really enjoyed transforming this chorus and adding the orchestra. I enjoy what I do by assisting with the musical enthusiasm here in Sun City. It adds to the satisfaction when we've produced a top notch entertainment."
Art Hansen and his wife Lorraine Hansen have recently agreed to another three years as music directors. The Sun City Chorus and Band has two productions every year and the 100-member chorus is excited for this holiday production. The chorus practices five and half hours a week for 16 weeks in preparation for "A Holiday Spectacular."
"It takes a lot of dedication to be a part of this chorus," Art Hansen said. "Members audition and there is requirement of being able to read music. It would be stressful instead of enjoyable at the end of the day because it is a rigorous practice."
President Pat Zenone has been a part of the chorus for six years and enjoys the enthusiasm everyone brings to the productions.
"I was a music educator so when I moved to Sun City and heard about the chorus, it was frosting on the cake," Zenone said. "The members are very supportive and we always know that the chorus is here for us."
Zenone looks forward to performing, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" in the holiday show because it is one of the classic arrangements. "A Holiday Spectacular" will consist of secular music but will also have the familiar Christmas carols. The show includes renditions of "The First Noel," "Behold that Star!", "Yes, Virginia" and even a Grinch medley.
"The chorus provides not only the musical aspect, but also the visual aspect to the audience," Art Hansen said. "The girls will be dressed up in red sparkles and the chorus as a whole provides energy that connects with audience instead of being buried in the music. That is what makes the performance special."
Mary Burns joined the chorus more than seven years ago but joined with a lot of musical experience. Burns performed for a short period with John Rutter at Carnegie Hall and sang with the Annapolis Chorale.
"I love what Art Hansen has brought to the chorus and adding the orchestra was wonderful," Burns said. "The music is very uplifting and it acknowledges God which is very important to me. The chorus members are all wonderful and we are like a close musical family. Pat Zenone has done a wonderful job of keeping us connected and we have a lot of laughs."
Cal Gerber joined the chorus before Art Hansen became the music director and has seen the progress first hand.
"I love to sing and I've sang basically my whole life," Gerber said. "We're fortunate to have Art and Lorraine direct our productions. The chorus offers a lot of fellowship and we get a great sense of accomplishment after performing."
What: "A Holiday Spectacular"
Where: Magnolia Hall
When: 2 p.m. on Dec. 5 and 7 p.m. on Dec. 6, 7 and 8
Cost: $23. Tickets can be purchased by calling 368-3153 and will also be sold an hour before each show.
To see a sneak peek video of "A Holiday Spectacular," go to blufftontoday.com.


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Dean Ryan says he is "flattered" to be linked with a role with England but says the Rugby Football Union's main objective should be to install a figurehead who has the right "vision" moving towards the 2015 World Cup.
With current manager Martin Johnson`s future up in the air after a disappointing World Cup, and changes expected to be made at a number of levels at the RFU, several names have been mentioned as potential candidates to help reshape the national team.
Former England internationals Will Carling and Brian Moore have called for Ryan, now working in the media having left Gloucester in the summer, to be drafted in as a specialist forwards coach.
Ryan, who won six England caps during his career, is playing down such talk, but believes whoever is in charge, be it Johnson or someone else, has to have a clear idea of how they want the team to play.
"I think I am just a small cog in all of this," Ryan said. "I am enjoying the media work but, I enjoyed coaching immensely. It`s nice to be talked about and I am flattered but I am just a small cog. The danger in this country is we look at the top of the Premiership, see who is top and go for them.
"That does not necessarily help for continuity. We need the person at the very top to shape a vision for English rugby, going to the 2015 World Cup, and those under him to share it.
"There are a lot of reviews going on at the minute, but they`re not going to tell us anything we don`t already know.
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February 29, 2012
A Terre Haute Tribune-Star story on "Leap Year babies" -- who were born on February 29 and celebrate every four years when that date appears on the calendar -- notes that John Schlotterbeck, A.W. Crandall Professor of History and professor of history at DePauw University, is one of them. Lisa Trigg writes, "Schlotterbeck has been dealing with his 'leaper' status for 16 birthdays. He actually turns 64 today, but is used to celebrating on Feb. 28, keeping his birthday in the same month."
"You tend to make a big deal of it every four years," the professor tells the newspaper. The text adds, "He said he and two other infants got their photos in the newspaper in Lynn, Mass., as the Leap Year babies of 1948. 'I don't think I've ever met anyone else born on that day, however,' Schlotterbeck said."
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You have two choices - either you are simply replacing the tapes with a hard drive or you get a PVR where the box can turn itself on and record the shows you like to watch even when you didn't realise they were on.
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"The same thing happened last year, and she had to pick up where Missy left off. I think she did a great job. She really doesn't think about pressure. When she steps on the court, she's a go-getter. All the other stuff is behind her, and it's all about basketball."
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"If some sissy chick tried to kick my ass I would say hey, missy, go knit me a sweater before I slap you in the face!"
"I talk to them the way I talk to them. Missy talks the way she talks to them. The way Sam talks ? 'You're going to be OK; this is what you're feeling; this is why you're feeling it.' ? is a little different. Then we send them to the pit bulls. They do what they need to do to get it done."
"Missy and I talk about the guys we have, the injuries we have, where they are, how we're going to progress them that day, real specific things. Then we talk to Samantha. She does a lot of the treatments. Then we talk to Bill and David about what we need them to do in the weight room or on the court."
"If Missy scores there, it could have turned the whole enchilada around. We won the game 2-0, but it wasn't that kind of game. Stevens Point has a great team."


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Women-Owned Businesses to Get More Access to Federal Contracts
A new law will now give women-owned small businesses greater access to federal contracting opportunities.
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 removes the anticipated award price of the contract thresholds for women-owned small businesses and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses to allow them greater access to federal contracting opportunities without limitations to the size of the contract, the SBA said Thursday.
Prior to the new law, the anticipated award price of the contract for women-owned and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses could not exceed $6.5 million for manufacturing contracts and $4 million for all other contracts.
"Today, women own 30% of all small businesses, up from just 5% 40 years ago. As one of the fastest growing sectors of small business owners in the country, opening the door for women to compete for more federal contracts is a win-win," said SBA Administrator Karen Mills.
The SBA said the Women's Federal Contract Program allows contracting officers to set aside specific contracts for certified women-owned and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses and will help federal agencies achieve the existing statutory goal of 5% of federal contracting dollars being awarded to women-owned businesses.
The NDAA also requires the SBA to conduct a study to identify and report industries underrepresented by women-owned small businesses, the agency said. As a result, more eligible women-owned businesses may be able to participate in SBA's Women's Federal Contract Program and compete for and win federal contracts, according to the SBA.


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Gold Standard Chorus supports youth music programs with annual concert benefit
It's actually pretty miraculous what they pull off," says Alice Hughes, choir teacher and Visual & Performing Arts Chair at Pacific Collegiate School, regarding "Sing For Your Life," the annual concert benefit put on by the Gold Standard Barbershop Chorus. "And the fact that they're doing it out of their love for music and a desire to keep music strong in schools—the kids really recognize and appreciate that."
For the last 10 years, the 20-plus members of Gold Standard have demonstrated their unfaltering support for local choral music programs through the event, which kicks off on Sunday, Nov. 4. The purpose of "Sing For Your Life" is to expose the community to barbershop harmony and other forms of vocal music, and, most importantly, to raise funds for local high schools.
From its modest start with a single high school choir, the benefit has grown to encompass performances by 10 choirs—a total of about 350 students—and has been split into a matinee and an evening show, both held at The Civic Auditorium. This year's participants include Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Soquel, and Aptos high schools (to name a few), along with a guest quartet, The B-Sides.
"It's really neat getting to go to the schools after the benefit to give them the checks for the funds they earned through 'Sing For Your Life,'" notes Jordan Johnson, director of Gold Standard. "Mostly because I know it will support their programs, and allow them to do things they wouldn't have been able to do otherwise."
Since its inception, "Sing For Your Life" has raised a total of $58,000, one hundred percent of which went directly back to the school choir programs.
Hughes' choir at Pacific Collegiate has been involved in the benefit for the past six years. They have found that the funds garnered at "Sing For Your Life" make a tremendous difference each year—whether they're used to purchase new choral music, pay off the royalties to perform certain pieces of music, or otherwise.
"We use the funds to cover the cost of an accompanist, occasionally to buy new uniforms, and especially to alleviate expenses from traveling. It helps cover costs so that every student can participate without having to pay too much out of pocket," explains Hughes. Plus, "[the students] get to see firsthand that what they work on makes a difference, and that they are part of a larger whole—this event really facilitates that."
Each participating school receives funds based on the number of tickets they sell to the event. "We have the students only sell tickets," says Nick Roberto, president of Gold Standard and a former "Sing For Your Life" participant. "We try to take the brunt of the money raising, we don't want to impose anything on the choirs or their teachers."
Consequently, it is the members of Gold Standard that seek out sponsors to cover the costs of renting The Civic, buying the music for the grand finale, printing tickets, and anything else required to put on the performance. In years when sponsors don't cover all of the expenses, Gold Standard members have been known to pay for certain aspects of the production from their personal funds.
"Moving to The Civic really raised the bar, not only in terms of what caliber of show we could put on, but also what we need to do in order to put it on," explains Johnson. "We're still a really small organization; right now we are a group of about 20. Realistically if we want to put on productions of this scale every year we need to be something like 50."
That's why in addition to helping support local schools, Gold Standard uses "Sing For Your Life" as an opportunity to spread the word about their group and (hopefully) recruit more members. At the end of the day, it's all about keeping music alive.
"All I can hope is for audience members to walk away saying, 'Wow, that was incredible, maybe I can do that too,'" says Johnson. "It's not just a message for the kids in the choir, it's for everybody in the community, that you can sing too. There's nothing magical about it, you can learn it, and there are people like us who will help you develop it."
"Sing For Your Life" takes place at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at The Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz. Tickets are $15/adv, $20/door. For ticket information, call 218-1771, or visit www.santacruztickets.com.


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While shopping at the world famous Carrboro Farmers Market on Saturday, I realized that I could make up some good cold soup for summer from the veggies there. As it turns out, I could make three different soups. Each soup is good cold or hot, blended or left chunky. And it's sort of a tour of European soup culture by way of the USA.
Soup number one – vischyssoise or potato, leek and artichoke soup. (France via Louisiana) Beginning with this recipe for the Tabasco cookbook but varying by using veggie broth and a few other tricks.
Soup number two – gazpacho or white wine based tomato, pepper and cucumber soup. (Spain via California) Again starting with a Tabasco recipe then taking it vegan and changing cuke for squash and adding cilantro among other things. I did it all cold too.
Soup number three – vegetarian borscht or beet and cabbage soup with ginger. (Ukraine via North Carolina)
I"ll post recipes and ingredients later but you get the idea from the names. Versatile and easy and great after any hot day. We're set for a week or so now with no more hot kitchen for the duration.


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Rookie Buchholz no-hits Orioles
Historic effort comes in Sox righty's second big league start
By Alex McPhillips / MLB.com
"You know when everybody knows what's going on," said Buchholz on Saturday night, still wearing his Red Sox jersey, "and then you look at the scoreboard, and then say, 'Oh, Lord.'"
And so the 6-foot-3 rookie, whose Major League focus matched a singularly dominant repertoire on one historic night, finally noticed a lack of Red Sox sitting near him in the dugout. Then he went out and became only the third pitcher since 1900 to throw a no-hitter in his first or second Major League start.
By completing the 17th no-hitter in Red Sox history, Buchholz accomplished at such an early stage in his career what Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling never did in a Red Sox uniform.
Buchholz struck out nine, walked three and hit a batter as Boston won, 10-0, before 36,819 thrilled fans. And he threw 115 pitches before a workload-leery Red Sox front office, which gleefully celebrated with hugs and fist pumps on the last offering, a 1-2 curveball that froze Nick Markakis.
Buchholz joined Mark Buehrle of the White Sox (April 18) and Justin Verlander of the Tigers (June 12) among the pitchers to throw a no-hitter this season -- all of whom are American Leaguers. He also became the 21st rookie to throw a no-hitter, the first since Florida's Anibal Sanchez on Sept. 6, 2006.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Buchholz is the third pitcher since 1900 to throw a no-hitter in his first or second Major League start. Bobo Hollomon threw a no-hitter in his debut on May 6, 1953, for the St. Louis Browns at home against the Philadelphia A's, and Wilson Alvarez did it in his second start on Aug. 11, 1991, for the White Sox at Baltimore.
Considered one of the franchise's top pitching prospects since his arrival as a sandwich pick -- 42nd overall -- out of Angelina College in 2005, compensation for Martinez leaving as a free agent, Buchholz didn't take long to establish himself in the Majors.
For nine innings, Buchholz sparkled among thousands of flashbulbs. He commanded his fastball early, working in a devastating array of offspeed pitches.
After each out, typically the result of a gravity-defying curveball or an immaculately released changeup, the nervous Red Sox rookie nibbled on his glove, enjoying the scene. No later than the seventh inning, the crowd had reached a fever pitch.
Miguel Tejada led off the seventh with a hot shot up the middle. Second baseman Dustin Pedroia dove to his right, stabbing the bounding ball. He turned and threw. Tejada, hurtling headfirst into first, was late.
"To me," Tejada said, "that was the best play they made the whole night."
Buchholz's defensive reputation lags behind the Gold Glove candidate Pedroia's. Nevertheless, he came up with his own top play in the eighth, snaring a Jay Payton rocket on the mound and throwing him out.
Still, Jason Varitek took special care to note the impressive ground that center fielder Coco Crisp covered on a pair of Corey Patterson drives to the outfield gap -- one in the sixth, one in the ninth. That was the most "overlooked" performance, the Sox catcher said.
Answered Crisp, "All the credit goes to [Buchholz]."
Rookie no-hitters
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American League
|Clay Buchholz
|Wilson Alvarez
|Mike Warren
|Jim Bibby
|Steve Busby
|Vida Blue
|Bo Belinsky
|Bobo Holloman
|Bill McCahan
|Vern Kennedy
|Charlie Robertson
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|Anibal Sanchez
|Bud Smith
|Jose Jimenez
|Burt Hooton
|Don Wilson
|Sam Jones
|Paul Dean
|Jeff Tesreau
|Nick Maddox
|Christy Mathewson
"We're back there just trying to make plays for him," Crisp said. "We're his pawns ... and you know, we've got to come up with the plays. That's our job."
The night belonged to Buchholz. When he rang up the final out, a delayed punchout that sent the crowd and the home dugout into a frenzy, the Red Sox spilled onto the field, forming a bounding huddle around the rookie pitcher.
Crisp and third baseman Mike Lowell expressed disappointment that David Ortiz -- "camera hog," Lowell called Big Papi -- beat them to the punch.
"You're rooting for him," Lowell said. "You're absolutely rooting for him."
After the game, Crisp ticked off the many ways in which Buchholz took control.
"He was able to stay focused," he said, "and not allow too many hard-hit balls. And the ones that were hit stayed up in the air."
Perhaps most importantly, Crisp said, on a night when he began the fifth and sixth by walking leadoff men -- "a couple of big innings that can throw a pitcher off" -- Buchholz "was able to relax, go back out there, take a couple of deep breaths at times and stay in his rhythm."
Before the game, Red Sox manager Terry Francona spoke of a letdown in Buchholz's Triple-A performance after he made his Major League debut on Aug. 17. For two weeks, the prospect shuttled across upstate New York, losing his next two starts as a member of the Pawtucket Red Sox.
But, Francona added, "I think we still love this kid to death. And we're excited for a chance to run him out there and see how he does."
Kevin Youkilis added a three-run home run to the cause. Still, the Red Sox's 10-run outburst and the circumstances of the effort -- the Yankees won in the afternoon, staying five games back in the AL East -- remained secondary to Buchholz's singular brilliance.
"I don't even have a word for it," Buchholz said.
Alex McPhillips is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Diamonds are forever, but couture fashion is for a girl's world tour — or so Rihanna's partnership with Givenchy indicates.
The edgy pop star has teamed up with the Parisian fashion house, and its designer Riccardo Tisci, for her performance costumes on the Diamonds World Tour. Known for her multiple wardrobe changes during a show, the tour kick-off in Buffalo this past Friday night was no exception. Givenchy's pieces are featured in the first act of the show. Tisci created a black floor-length ruffled silk cape for her opening look, paired with black & white leather thigh-high boots.
Tisci also designed an oversized printed parka, that reportedly takes inspiration from his men's fall/winter 2013 line that features bullet motifs, embedded Swarovski crystal elements and embroidery. Under the parka Rihanna wore a leather bra with golden buckles atop a pair of black silk and satin mini-shorts.
Givenchy told Women's Wear Daily that the costume is a symbol of "female empowerment and urban haute couture elegance."
Get a taste of the Givenchy men's fall/winter 2013 in the video below.
Rihanna's Diamonds World Tour will continue through July, although the singer did cancel her Saturday night date in Boston due to illness.


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COLORADO SPRINGS Day two of USA Basketball's fall minicamp for class of 2015 and 2016 prospects was very similar to day one. With a day under their belts and a better idea of what is expected of them, players in attendance played with a little more urgency and were a bit more attentive. After the big guys delivered on day one, a series of guards and wings like Malik Newman, Josh Jackson, Isaiah Briscoe and Malik Monk were among those delivering the goods.
Newman a humble star in the making
On the basketball floor, you won't find a more confident sophomore than Malik Newman. The 6-foot-4 combo guard from Jackson (Miss.) Callaway is a cold blooded machine on the offensive end and never looks rattled.
Get him off the floor and Newman is a shy and humble 15-year-old who is hoping to impress people with his play.
"I think I did well, but I could have done a lot better," Newman told Rivals.com. "I could have done better on defense and it's got to be about being a leader and talking to my teammates on the floor."
Big and strong with good ball skills, Newman looked like the polished perimeter player in attendance over the weekend. His ability to hit deep jumpers and tough drives commands your attention, but his feel for the game and unselfishness is easy to appreciate. When pressed, Newman says that he sees himself as more of a two guard, but he's working to keep improving his playmaking.
"I've always been a good scorer, ever since I was a really young child," Newman said." As I got older and started to play against bigger players and was one of the smaller players on the court, I realized that I needed to get in the gym and work on my overall game and playmaking."
Newman says that his father Horatio is handling the recruiting process for him, but he's noticed Georgia, Memphis, Ole Miss and Mississippi State at workouts. For now, he's working on getting better and just assumes that schools stopping by are in to see his teammates.
"I really try not to think about it at all," Newman said. "I look at it like they are coming to watch one of the seniors on my team and not me."
Is Jackson next from the Motor City?
Detroit has a long history of producing talented hoopers. Freshman wing Josh Jackson from Detroit (Mich.) Consortium might very well be the next big thing out of the city. At least, if his outstanding play in Colorado Springs is any indicator of what to expect down the road.
The freshman made a name for himself last summer playing on The Family's 16-and-under team and producing. Over the weekend, the 6-foot-5 wing proved to be one of the most dynamic athletes and best slashers in attendance. Not bad for a kid who was very nervous coming into the mini camp.
"I think that I did a lot better than I expected," Jackson said "I was really intimidated when I heard of all the players that were going to be here. Now I'm pretty confident."
Jackson displayed his enormous potential on maybe the play of the weekend. He came down the floor in transition on the right side and exploded for a dunk over a big man who was contesting. After hitting the floor, Jackson was able to get up and run all the way back down the floor to swat the dunk attempt of another big man.
"I love playing defense, that's probably my favorite thing to do," Jackson said. "I can score, I can rebound and I try to be unselfish. I just have to get stronger and keep working on my shot."
According to Jackson, Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame, Iowa and Georgetown have all been in to see him early.
Monk making his own name
Nine years ago, Marcus Monk competed for USA Basketball in the Olympic Developmental Festival. Over the weekend, the former Arkansas football and basketball player could be seen smiling as he watched his little brother Malik Monk make a name for himself.
A freshman from LePanto (Ark.) East Poinsette, the 6-foot-2 Monk put himself on the map with an outstanding weekend. An electric athlete and big time finisher in transition, Monk is capable of creating for himself off the dribble and has range that extends easily to the three point line on his jumper.
"Things like this where I'm playing against better players will make me better," Monk said. "It's a good experience and I was just trying my best to fit in."
So far, Arkansas has made sure Monk knows that he'll be welcome in Fayetteville and the Razorbacks are always going to be tough to beat for an in-state kid. But, attention from LSU, Miami and Florida is only a sign of what's to come for Monk.
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* Before going down with an ankle injury (doesn't look to be serious), 2015 point guard Isaiah Briscoe was really starting to turn it on. He's been known as more of a scorer, but the kid can play the role of distributor as well. When he was put on a team with the high scoring Newman and another scoring guard in Tyler Dorsey, Briscoe focused on getting the ball to his scorers and looked great in doing so. Briscoe says that he loves the recruiting process so far and is in no rush to cut things down. Syracuse, Connecticut, Virginia, Miami, Arizona, Baylor, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Cincinnati, DePaul and Villanova have already offered. Also poking around on his recruitment are Kansas, Ohio State and Louisville.
* For the second day in a row, 2016 wing V.J. King looked like a very high level prospect. His bread and butter is his mid range jumper, but he's a good athlete with excellent instincts on the floor. King mentioned Ohio State, Michigan, North Carolina, Michigan State, Indiana and College of Charleston as teams with early interest.
* Saturday was a pretty quiet day for sophomore point guard Bryant Crawford. The Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga product actually looked a bit nervous. On Sunday, though, the 6-foot-2 floor general looked much more comfortable and did an excellent job of running the show. There weren't a lot of true pass-first points in attendance and his passing helped him to separate himself from some other guards. Also performing well from the D.C. area on Sunday was 6-foot-4 shooting guard Franklin Howard. A long range threat, Howard was one of the more aggressive wing defenders.
* Horace Spencer has some work to do when it comes to the skill side of things. But, nobody can question the 6-foot-8 power forward from Pennsylvania's motor and high level athleticism. Spencer relentlessly chases down opponents in transition, flies all over the floor tracking down rebounds and frequently gives up his body in an attempt to make plays.
* There can't be many players at any level of high school basketball, much less freshman, who can match the pure athleticism of 2016 guard Seventh Woods. A freakish leaper with great speed, the South Carolina native just turned 14 in August so he's obviously very young. He can hit some deep jumpers, has quickness off the dribble and makes spectacular defensive plays because of his athleticism. Moving ahead, it's got to be all about skill development and making sure that his decisions are sound.
Also impressing from South Carolina was class of 2015 shooting guard P.J. Dozier. The lean wing is an impressive offensive player with a soft touch, good feel for scoring and a terrific pull-up jumper from between 12 and 17 feet. Look out for him once he adds some strength and cleans up some ball handling issues.
* Finally, sophomore big man Stephen Zimmerman really came to life for stretches on Sunday. Still working himself into shape after summer knee surgery, Zimmerman did an impressive job of running the floor and finishing in transition. On defense, he made sure to contest shots and the thin big man showed some physical edge that should serve him well down the road.
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Voody Blue Subtitler is a suit of programs that allows you to manually synchronize a text file with a video stream, thus creating a subtitles file. It consists of a master client (to do the sync), a slave client (projector), a relay server, and a configuration utility. It runs on Linux and Windows (all except the relay server), supports video output via GStreamer (Linux and Windows) and MPlayer (on Linux only), and supports GTK+ 2 and 3 (decided at compile time).
Epris is a D-Bus service and command line client to listen to music. Unlike xmms2 or mpd, it uses GStreamer and D-Bus. It supports all formats supported by GStreamer, and can play both video and audio. It supports gap-less playback thanks to playbin2. It has an extensible command line interface, a small memory footprint, automatic deactivation, and an easy D-Bus interface for other UIs.
audiopreview is a command-line tool that plays previews of many audio file types (Ogg, MP3, etc.), video file types (AVI, MPEG, Real, etc.), and Internet streams. It can also be used as a regular command-line media file player (i.e. play the files entirely like yauap or mpc123 would).
Arista is an easy-to-use multimedia transcoder for the GNOME desktop. It focuses on the goal of transcoding media, namely the devices you wish to play the media on. It is designed for use by people who are not familiar with audio and video encoding and want an easy way to get multimedia to their devices. It supports input from DVD and V4L devices as well as regular files.
An image batch converter and resizer with advanced features.
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America's Most Expensive College: The Unconvincing Explanation
Sarah Lawrence is America's most expensive college. It'll cost you a cool $59,000 to send your whelp there to sit shoeless on a grass lawn, becoming a lesbian. Why so pricey? The school's president has all sorts of dubious explanations.
In an Inside Higher Ed op-ed today, Sarah Lawrence president Karen Lawrence defends the fact that a year at her hippie school costs as much as a new BMW M3 Coupe. Small classes! Personal attention from professors! Education that is "handcrafted," like an appealingly obscure microbrew, because students design their own curriculum!
The fact that the school pawns off that task on the kids should be an argument for lower prices. Kids work cheap. Lawrence brags that "our average financial aid award is over $34,000," but leaves out the obvious follow up: you still owe $25K, even after the huge financial aid package. But think of all the "value" the students receive—"they learn how to think like entrepreneurs and create their own jobs and careers."
Haha. Yeah, every unemployed college grad in America is currently learning how to "create their own jobs and careers," because there are no jobs out there. Join the club, wildly indebted liberal arts grads! But hey, check out the list of distinguished Sarah Lawrence alumni who've gone before you: besides Rahm Emanuel, there's "MacArthur 'genius' choreographer Meredith Monk" and actress Julianna Margulies.
Pro tip to prospective students: when the school's president cites an actress from The Good Wife as the third-most prominent alumni of the incredibly expensive institution, that's a bad sign. Lawrence's big conclusion, after pondering the insane price of her college? "Without in any way minimizing the impact of our cost, we're worth every penny."
Well. Nobody ever accused Sarah Lawrence of turning out people who are good at math.


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Anything I disagree with reflects poorly on Slashdot.
Seriously, that seems to be the attitude of everyone that writes comments there (and yes, I'm guilty of it myself, except I'm writing here): if I didn't like what they published, they suck.
To be quite honest, I followed some of the links they had in the article, and disagreed with the contents. So I disliked the article.
Irrational? Absolutely. Common? I think so.


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'Batman vs. Superman' Movie Is Further Along Than Fans Think
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The rapidity of DC Comics and Warner Bros.' production on the upcoming Man of Steel sequel has always been a curious thing.
The film exploded out of Comic-Con 2013 with the headline that it would be the Batman vs. Superman movie fans have been waiting on forever – and it didn't stop there, either. Not even two months later we got the mega-shocker that Ben Affleck is playing Batman in the movie – information that the Internet is still reeling from. But all of this game-changing news, coming so rapidly, raised a serious question; namely, how was this thing coming together so quickly?
In 20/20 hindsight, the clues were always there: In the weeks leading up to Man of Steel's release, star Henry Cavill started openly discussing how cool a Batman/Superman team-up film would be. As we joked on our Comic Con recap podcast, it should've been obvious to all that Cavill (working under the lock-and-stock WB media machine) would've never been out making such fanboy-stirring claims in public, if there wasn't already fire under all the smoke he was blowing.
Seems that assessment was correct, because in a new interview with Yahoo, Batman vs. Superman writer David S. Goyer comes clean about the fact that the film is already more developed than fans think:
"One of the things that has been fun for us, is we're a bit a further a long than what I think people realize…"
That's certainly good news for people who have been worried that the turnaround time – a fall 2013 production start to the summer 2015 release date – was going to be too rushed, at the ultimate expense of the movie. Clearly, from Goyer's words, work on this film has been underway for some time, most likely ever since we heard those pre-Man of Steel rumblings that WB was confident it had a hit on its hands and had fast-tracked the sequel.
Goyer's claim is also likely to challenge those who were unabashedly cynical when the Dark Knight Trilogy/Man of Steel scribe recently claimed that the epic destruction caused during that controversial Man of Steel ending was something they had always planned to address in a sequel. Of course, the one major downside to all this progress on the movie is that if the story for Batman vs. Superman was indeed locked in as far back as late spring/early summer, it means that none of our great suggestions for the film's storyline are going to be utilized!
The… "helpfulness" of the Internet masses is something Goyer definitely addresses, when discussing why you CANNOT engage the Web when it comes to writing your superhero movie:
"From a fan point of view, we're conscious of that when you're working on these things, but you can't let yourself be paralyzed by that. At the end of the day you still have to creat something. And if you try and think, 'Well what would the fans like' then you stop being creative. It's sort of like where does it end? You have to write the story that you want to write, and hope that people want to see it."
….And therein lies the big gamble: Do Zack Snyder and Goyer have a Batman/Superman movie that people want to see?
Things started off promising with the movie being announced by a famous quote from Frank Miller's seminal story "The Dark Knight Returns" – but Goyer's script work remains a thing of much fan debate, in terms of quality. The filmmakers had enough gravitas in their story to pull in a star like Affleck, who – coming of an Argo Oscar win – doesn't need to have this sort of aggravation in his life, so interpret that how you will. I personally choose to see the assemblage of talent as a hopeful sign that great things are in store for a movie that deserves no less than greatness.
There's more to the interview with Goyer – including him talking about the challenge of executing a seemingly-absurd battle like Batman vs. Superman. Click the link below to watch the full video:
WATCH VIDEO: David S. Goyer Talks Batman vs. Superman
Batman vs. Superman will be in theaters on July 17, 2015.
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ALL-ONE-OR-NONE!!! Just use the soap. Don't drink the Koolaid.
- At September 09, 2008
- By Lotus Carroll
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I do a little thing around here where I post about ways that John and I try to become more environmentally friendly (and I invite people to link in with any of their recent "green posts"). I call it Project Support Beauty in Nature (PSBN) and I kind of declared that I would do that every month, on the second Monday of the month.
But I didn't take into account the fact that:
a) At some point, the second Monday of the month would be when The Blood Curtain Dropped,
b) That when The Blood Curtain Drops, I can't think of anything but yelling at my Uterus, angrily,
c) I'm a lazy douche, so obviously, at some point, I won't remember to post the PSBN piece on the right day.
All this is to say that yesterday I was supposed to publish a PSBN post, but instead, I got all wrapped up in my menstruational emotions and berated my uterus for all to see, instead.
Somehow, I don't think that's going to save the earth.
For now, I'll mention that we've started using a different shower soap around here that's "earth kind." It's called Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap/18-in-1 Hemp Pure-Castille Liquid Soap.
From the website:
- Completely Biodegradable and Vegetable-Based
- Made with Certified Fair Trade and Organic Oils
- Multi-Purpose: 18-in-1 Uses
- No Synthetic Foaming Agents, Thickeners or Preservatives
- 100% Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Cylinder Bottles and Paper Labels
- Simple, Ecological Formulations Based on Old-World Quality and Expertise
- #1-Selling Natural Brand of Soaps in North America
You can see the different fragrances here.
We've used 2 scents. The Lavender… um, it smells… interesting. But not in a bad way. It's just that, well, it doesn't particularly smell like lavender to me. ???
The peppermint one will kind of make your believe you're a candy-cane. Compared to how I smell between my monthly showers, that's not at all unpleasant, though.
You can use this stuff not only for body cleaning but also as shampoo – it's an amazing all-in-one. If you have long hair, you'll want to buy their conditioning product, b/c the soap will leave your hair a bit tangly. Other than that, it's amazing. Cleans well, and leaves you feeling really fresh.
But I can't talk about this stuff without mentioning the INSANE LABELS on the bottles.
Talk about some nutball-type mind control propaganda. Whew! They sure as hell want to make sure that when you buy their product you also buy into their entire philosophy on… well… everything batshit crazy under the sun, man.
(They probably have Internet Spies and will now send operatives to kill me, making the whole thing look like an accident. I am telling you all now, if I am found with a bottle of Pure Castille Soap crammed up my butt, it was NOT an accident, I did NOT fall on it! Lies! Lies!)
But on the serious, reading the labels of these soaps started making me feel that at any moment, I could be insanely driven to join a cult living in some remote place, perhaps the jungles of South America?
Random sampling of weirdness from the bottle:
"7th – Each swallow works hard to be perfect pilot – provider – builder – trainer – teacher – lover – mate, no half-true hate! So, each day like a bird, perfect thyself first! Have courage and smile my friend. Think and act 10 years ahead! And the man without fault? He's dead! Do one thing at a time, work hard! Get done! Then teach friends & enemy the Moral ABC that unites all mankind free! Uniting One! All-One! Face the world with a smile, life is always worthwhile! To the fearless are given crowns, keep out the past, disappointments won't last! Help unite mankind, or we're wandering clowns! Diligent preparation, precede… spectacular restoration! So, help teach the whole human race, the Moral ABC's All-One-God-Faith, lightning-like, for we're All-One or None! All-One!!"
Uhhhhh, okay?
The whole bottle is covered with stuff like that, top to bottom, in tiny print.
Whenever I look at it for too long, I start wanting grape koolaid, for some reason.
Gotta go wash my hair and body with Pure Castille Soap now. If I start referring to my home as "The Compound" sometime soon, send help, okay?


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Raikkonen denies struggle due to lagging motivation
Kimi Raikkonen on Sunday lashed out at suggestions his struggle at Ferrari so far in 2014 might be due to flagging motivation.
While teammate Fernando Alonso raced to the Italian team's first podium of the season, Finn Raikkonen struggled all weekend in China in the sister F14-T.
Spaniard Alonso couldn't help labelling Raikkonen's deficit at the chequered flag as "a minute", even though the true gap was just over 50 seconds.
But no matter the gap, the self-described 'iceman' did not appreciate being asked if a dip in motivation, three years into his F1 comeback, might help explain his troubles.
"I don't know why this comes up again and again," Raikkonen hit back, according to German-language reports.
"If I was not motivated, I wouldn't be here and I definitely wouldn't be answering your questions," he bristled.
"I've been around long enough to know that sometimes it is just like this."
Raikkonen admitted, however, that he is not quite sure why he is struggling so much.
"In the race I was just too slow," he said, "but there is not one big problem that we have found."
Raikkonen was using a different chassis in China, but he thinks the issue is "probably something to do with my driving style and the track and the temperatures".
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In two heated contests last season, the Crew drew in both of its meetings with the Houston Dynamo in 2012. Before the Black & Gold kicks off the first of three matches with the Dynamo in 2013 on Saturday night, here is a look back at the home-and-home series from last season.
On a chilly April night, Eddie Gaven netted his first brace for the Black & Gold as Aaron Schoenfeld recorded his first-career assist. The Crew's effort wasn't enough for the win however as Will Bruin tallied and found Brian Ching unmarked in front of net for the 81st-minute equalizer. Andy Gruenebaum made six saves in the draw, including an acrobatic stop from a long-distance laser from Ching's right foot.
The Dynamo's Brad Davis and the Black & Gold's Cole Grossman traded first-half goals as Federico Higuaín made his MLS debut as a halftime substitute. The Argentine playmaker made an immediate impact, lobbing a 35-yard pass to find a streaking Eddie Gaven downfield to put the Crew ahead 2-1. But it was a late goal from a familiar face that left the Black & Gold with just a point to take from its first visit to BBVA Compass Stadium as former Crew midfielder Adam Moffat pounded a long-distance shot off the hands of Andy Gruenebaum and past the goal line.


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Hello! I'm zazzy7!
I'm working on some very interesting stories at the moment, so be on the lookout for that.
Hobbies of mine: Piano, bass clarinet, taekwondo, soccer.
My OTP: Hermione/Severus. If only there were more of those on MNFF. (sigh)
Snamiones, unite! I am a HUGE fan of SSHG. I will read almost any Snamione, so please do recommend some to me.
I really enjoy the world of fanfiction, but school is crazy busy sometimes!
I hang out a lot on the beta forums, so if you visit, you'll be guaranteed to find me there!
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Gun Strategy Still Out of Focus
Gun-control advocates have plenty of ideas for new legislation after the Connecticut school shootings, but less of a clear plan for getting one or more of them through Congress.
Laura Meckler reports on the strategy issues in a WSJ article today. At least three efforts are under way among Democrats in Congress—a proposal by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.) for a renewed assault-weapons ban, a ban on production of high-capacity magazines advocated by Rep. Diana DeGette (D., Colo.) and a separate Democratic House task force that aims to put forth proposals by early February.


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Photography by Julie Skarratt
Like many good romances, this one starts with a kiss.
Danny O'Donnell and John Banta were juniors at the Catholic University of America, and O'Donnell had just stopped by Banta's dorm room before dinner. Banta was reading; O'Donnell was lying on Banta's bed waiting for him to finish. It was, for all intents and purposes, a regular, laid-back Friday night for the both of them.
But then, in an "earth-shattering" moment, Banta decided to close his book, walk across the room, and kiss O'Donnell. No prelude, no explanation. Just a kiss. And that's how O'Donnell and Banta embarked upon a 31-year-long relationship.
Looking back, O'Donnell notes how tremendously unexpected that kiss was. After all, it happened in 1980, when there were "no out people"—so neither O'Donnell nor Banta had ever even hinted at being gay. And yet, despite the momentous nature of the kiss, the two refrained from having a conversation about its implications. Although they spent the night together, "There wasn't much conversation going on after that."
From that point on, their relationship was mostly smooth-sailing. After all, they had been best friends since freshman orientation, so they already had a strong foundation to work from.
"We got along pretty well. We never really fought, and we still don't fight," says O'Donnell.
And they're still getting along pretty well these days: The couple was recently married on January 29, in a ceremony of about 400 people at Guastavino's.
According to O'Donnell, the idea to get married didn't occur to him and Banta until 2004, when a lawyer friend pushed them to participate in the fight for marriage equality in New York. After all, O'Donnell—a former lawyer (and 2011 Out100 honoree)—had recently been elected to the State Assembly, and thus had some influence up in Albany. Although he didn't think that he and Banta were right for the job, he still decided to bring it up over dinner at a Greek restaurant in Morningside Heights.
When he mentioned the idea, however, Banta said it was out of the question. When O'Donnell asked him why, Banta told him it was because O'Donnell had never proposed. After some thought, O'Donnell said, "OK, fair enough. Will you marry me?"
Banta, of course, said, "Yes." And the rest is history.
The January wedding ceremony—attended by O'Donnell's sister Rosie (yes, that Rosie O'Donnell), New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and "almost every New York assemblyman and Senator who had voted 'yes' to the New York marriage bill"—was a rather symbolic affair. After exchanging vows, O'Donnell and Banta took off white-gold rings which had been on their right hands for fifteen years and moved them to their left hands. Next, Banta's nephew Henry Turner—a 6-year-old who had wondered why O'Donnell had to fight the government "to give out a piece of paper so that boys can marry boys"—handed the couple their marriage license. Also in attendance: famed soprano Ruth Ann Swenson, who serenaded the couple with a rendition of "I Carry Your Heart."
Then, of course, they followed up the ceremony with an after-party: a disco-themed bash held upstairs, where O'Donnell had "the time of his life."
After their honeymoon in Paris, O'Donnell and Banta have for the most part settled down. Banta is still director of special events for the Metropolitan Opera, and O'Donnell is still a New York State Assemblyman—and neither one plans on leaving his post any time soon. They currently live happily together in a Morningside Heights apartment.
"I had never been with a man before [Banta.] I had never kissed a man before," O'Donnell explains. "But we've been together ever since [our kiss]...and now he's my man. Now he's my husband."
And just think: None of that would have happened if it weren't for a regular, laid-back Friday night in college.


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Halloween is one of the most exciting holidays for children because they can dress up in elaborate costumes and act out of character. However, as the sun goes down and trick-or-treaters start roaming the streets of your neighborhood, there are several things to worry about as a parent or guardian.
Potentially hazardous costumes or accessories, tainted candy and crossing the street at night without supervision are only a few concerns that should be addressed prior to a child leaving the house. Following are some safety tips from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for a happier holiday:
• Avoid costumes with excessive flowing fabric, such as capes or sleeves. Loose clothing can easily brush up against a jack-o-lantern or other open flame, causing your child's costume to catch on fire.
• Make sure your child's costume fits properly. Oversized costumes and footwear, such as clown or adult shoes, can cause your child to trip and fall. Avoid wearing hats that will slide over their eyes.
• Accessorize with flexible props, such as rubber swords or knives. Inflexible props can cause serious injury in case of a fall.
• Apply face paint or cosmetics directly to the face, and make sure it is non-toxic and hypoallergenic. A loose-fitting mask can obstruct a child's vision. If a mask is worn, be certain it fits securely. Cut the eyeholes large enough for full vision.
• If possible, choose a brightly colored costume that drivers can spot easily. If not, decorate his costume with reflective tape and stickers.
• Always supervise children under the age of 13. Older children should trick-or-treat in a group, and a curfew should be established for them. Attach the name, address and phone number (including area code) of children under age 13 to their clothes in case they get separated from adults.
• Children should only go to well-lit houses and remain on the porch within street view. Teach your child to cross the street only at crosswalks or intersections. Children should walk, not run, and avoid using shortcuts across backyards or alleys. Use flashlights when trick-or-treating in the dark.
• Remind your child not to eat any treats before you have a chance to examine them thoroughly for holes and punctures. Throw away all treats that are homemade or unwrapped. To help prevent your children from munching, give them a snack or light meal before they go trick-or-treating.
• Parents of food-allergic children must read every candy label in their child's Halloween bag.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is a not-for-profit organization that operates three hospitals with more than half a million patient visits annually. Visit http://www.choa.org to learn more about Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.


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Re: Name a really shit track that all of a sudden.........
Ahad Adump wrote:
West on 27th was very good and for that matter Communicate was one of my favourite Sasha/Digweed comps.
blimey, its probably the worst for me. You could add most of that album to this list.
I'd have to agree....it was the first S&D mix comp that I shelved after a couple of listens..


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MORE CLASSIC: Davis improving
WASHINGTON, D.C.- One of the better eight-team tournaments in the country, the 2011 Gonzaga D.C. Classic tipped off in the Carmody Center on the campus of Gonzaga College High on Friday. Fittingly, recent North Carolina pledge -- and current Gonzaga point guard -- Nate Britt was at the top of the heap on Friday as he posted 30 points and six assists in a win.
Britt's offensive aggression leads Gonzaga
Given that he's already ranked No. 11 overall in the class of 2013 Rivals150, one would expect Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga star junior Nate Britt to look good on the floor. The recent North Carolina commit was all of that and then some on Friday.
From the opening tip when he raced his team down the floor and fed a man for an easy bucket, Britt was playing at a different tempo than just about everybody else. The opponents from Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic were game as well. They applied full-court pressure and looked to make Britt work defensively. It didn't really matter.
While still slight of build, the 6-foot-1 Britt has found a new level of explosiveness off the dribble and best of all, he's adept at making rapid-fire decisions while playing at near breakneck speed. He blended looking for his own offense while creating for others and showed off a retooled jumper as he made 12-of-19 form the field to score his 30 points.
Davis leads pack of performers
Britt wasn't the only guy doing damage on Friday. Central Catholic senior guard Lincoln Davis led a group of several other standouts. At about 6-1 or 6-2, Davis is an extremely athletic and wiry off guard who can knock down some shots. His ball-handling is a little shaky at times, but he's explosive in high ball screen situations and gets to the rim in a hurry. He was a relative unknown headed into the tournament but picked a great day to play well and schools like Boston College, Boston and Robert Morris who had the early drop on him are about to get some company.
Washington (D.C.) Sidwell Friends was mostly led by the talented perimeter duo of Penn-bound senior point guard Jamal Lewis and four-star junior wing Josh Hart. Lewis is steady, has good strength and will score some when needed in the lane. The 6-foot-5 Hart, is jacked. He's a strong wing who plays with a high level of physicality and is a playmaker out of the high post. He finds cutters, drives aggressively to the rim and is one of the best rebounding wings in the class of 2013. He mentioned offers from N.C. State, Georgetown, VCU, UMass, Penn State, Xavier and Penn. The Hoyas and Wolfpack both had coaches in to watch.
Gonzaga is also aided greatly by junior forward Kris Jenkins. At about 6-5 or 6-6, Jenkins marries power and skill together. He's very crafty around the bucket, competes and can knock down a jumper as well. In less minutes, Gonzaga freshman shooting guard Franklin Howard was also impressive. He's got deep range, a crisp release and lots of length to his 6-foot-3 frame.
Outside of Penn-bound senior guard Tony Hicks -- a combo guard who can score -- Chicago (Ill.) St. Rita is a young team. But, they are a talented young team. Maybe most impressive of all is 2015 shooting guard Charles Matthews. At about 6-foot-4, Matthews is a lengthy wing with ball skills, athleticism and a good-looking jump shot. He already handles pretty proficiently and will be a playmaker for others down the road. His recruitment looks like one with a chance to take place at a high level.
Also at St. Rita is sophomore small forward Victor Law. The 6-foot-6 wing also plays a lot on the frontline for St. Rita but he has good ball skills. In particular he likes to operate near the top of the key and shake defenders with aggressive one or two dribble moves into pull-up jumpers. He's a pretty good athlete as well.
Bel Air (Md.) John Carroll suffered a tough overtime loss to Weston (Fla.) Sagement. JC features senior wing Jarred Jones. The 6-foot-6 Jones hit a tough step-back three to send the game to overtime and showed ability to get to the rim via the dribble. If he can finish more consistently, he'll help somebody out as a spring signee. Jones has a couple of young teammates to keep an eye on. 5-10 combo guard Kamau Stokes is wired to score and can make jumpers and has kind of a Myles Mack'ish way about him. Freshman Justin Jenifer has a big reputation. The lefty is little, quick and can score it some as well.
Sagemont wing Egor Koulechov was the day's high scorer with a 31-point effort. The 6-foot-5 wing has good strength for a junior, can shoot with range and doesn't mind getting into the paint and mixing it up a bit. Teammate Jordan Cooper, a sophomore wing, is one to watch in the class of 2014.
Ja'Quan Newton of Philadelphia (Pa.) Neumann-Goretti is a physical combo guard. The 2014 product will take you to the rim, uses his body to dish out some punishment and he plays pretty fast. His jumper looks to be something that he can use to his advantage and Newton looks like a high major prospect. Sophomore teammate Troy Harper a 6-foot-1 shooting guard isn't bad himself.
There was a strong showing of college coaches on Friday. We spotted coaches from Maryland, Rutgers, Georgetown, N.C. State, UMBC, LaSalle, Delaware, Boston College, Boston, Towson, Robert Morris, Penn, George Mason, Rice, Hofstra, Columbia, Drexel and North Florida in the crowd.