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Hoyer Discusses Voter Empowerment Act on MSNBC
Daniel Reilly, 202-225-3130
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) discussed the Voter Empowerment Act today on MSNBC Politics Nation with Al Sharpton. Below are excerpts and a link to the video.
Click here to watch the video.
"John Lewis was our lead sponsor on this particular piece of legislation, joined by an awful lot of people on our side of the aisle representing majority groups and representing minority groups. What John Lewis was saying was: look, in America we ought to facilitate, encourage, and make easier voting. Not doing what is happening in so many states, Al, trying to make voting more difficult to do. We want to modernize registration, we want to have a responsibility of the state and local subdivision to make sure voters are on the registration rolls and make sure they are included. We want to make sure that people with disabilities have access to the polls."
"We're very proud, you and I and all Americans, very proud of this democracy. We're proud of the fact that we're the world's oldest constitutional democracy. One of our responsibilities – moral, ethical, legal – ought to be to make sure we facilitate, not impede, a person's ability to vote. Facilitate access, facilitate ease of registration, facilitate getting on the rolls, and being able to cast your vote. And America has a responsibility as I said – moral, ethical, and legal – to make sure every American can exercise that."


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JALT Events by Location
This section of the calendar shows you all of the archived events in Yamagata. For other prefectures, choose one from the "Prefecture" list. (You can also see a list of cities.)
JALT Groups in Yamagata
The following groups have held events in Yamagata. The number [in brackets] is the total number of events held by that group between 2001 and November 2008.
- Yamagata Chapter [59]
Upcoming JALT Events in Yamagata
See the Events Calendar for details of any upcoming events in Yamagata.

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The Inspiration for the Upcoming Major Motion Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Inspiration for the Upcoming Major Motion Picture
In 1860 Benjamin Button is born an old man and mysteriously begins aging backward. At the beginning of his life he is withered and worn, but as he continues to grow younger he embraces life -- he goes to war, runs a business, falls in love, has children, goes to college and prep school, and, as his mind begins to devolve, he attends kindergarten and eventually returns to the care of his nurse.
This strange and haunting story embodies the sharp social insight that has made Fitzgerald one of the great voices in the history of American literature.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald is best known for classic jazz age novels such as The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night, but the acclaimed writer's impressive canon also boasts some 160 published short stories. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" first appeared in Collier's in 1922 and was one of several fantasy stories for which Fitzgerald garnered widespread praise in his lifetime. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"is the heartbreaking and often humorous tale of a man who ages in reverse through the course of his long and highly unconventional life.
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2. How does Fitzgerald employ humor in the story? In what ways is the idea of someone aging in reverse inherently humorous?
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WICHITA, Kansas — Wichita State University head men's basketball coach Gregg Marshall's salary will increase to $1.6 million beginning Nov. 9, and to $1.75 million beginning in April, 2014, under a revised contract agreement between the school and Marshall, Director of Athletics Eric Sexton announced today.
"We believe this commitment to Coach Marshall through this salary increase for his continued success both through building great young men and his continued commitment to Wichita State that culminated in the Shockers' 2013 Final Four appearance deserves this type of well earned compensation," Sexton said. "This amendment clearly recognizes Coach Marshall as one of the country's elite coaches, and that Wichita State will continue to belong under his leadership."
Marshall, who is in his seventh season, has a seven-year rolling contract that extends by a year each April 16. With last season's rollover, he is under contract until 2020.
Marshall also has an increased salary pool of $501,000 to hire and retain three full-time assistants and a Director of Basketball Operations.
"I want to thank our administration for the tremendous commitment they have shown to our entire basketball program," Marshall said. "From our enhanced amenities in Koch Arena and our renovated locker room to improved compensation to all our coaches, Wichita State University has shown great appreciation for what we do. Obviously I feel this is a Big Time basketball program and I feel truly blessed to be your basketball coach. Go Shockers."
In 2012-13, a Final Four appearance by the Shockers topped a six-year reconstruction at Wichita State under Marshall. En route, WSU defeated Pittsburgh, Gonzaga, La Salle, and Ohio State before losing to eventual National Champion Louisville in the National Semifinal game in Atlanta. The voters in the USA Today Coaches poll rewarded the Shockers with a final No. 4 ranking, their highest final ranking ever.
Marshall has also coached WSU to the richest four-year stretch in school history as the Shockers have won a record 111 games. Marshall earned the Valley's Coach-of-the-Year award in 2012 and 2013, while his teams earned the Valley's Defensive Team of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Marshall carries a 139-70 record in six years at Wichita State, and a 333-153 record in 15 seasons as a head coach.
The back-to-back NCAA appearances in 2012 and 2013 were the first for the school since 1987 and 1988, the first in 24 years, while WSU's 2012 Missouri Valley Conference championship was the first since 2006.
Entering the 2012-13 season, the Shockers had the best two-season record in WSU history after taking WSU back to the NCAA postseason for the first time since 2006, while they also won the 2011 NIT Postseason Tournament with a 5-0 record that included a finals trip to Madison Square Garden where WSU defeated Washington State and Alabama.
The reconstruction brought WSU from 11 wins in Marshall's first season to a school-record 30 wins in 2013 that ended with the Final Four trip, the second for the Shockers, but the first in 48 years.


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October 12, 2009
Psst ! Over Here ;)
Now - let's rock this:
If someone wants to be my hero and edit these all together then please email in - other than that, if they get deleted, please link away in the comments!
Thanks to everyone who emailed in - especially my Twitarded gals ;)
- Lorabell
P.s. The Meadow makes me want to cry!
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Aaah I don't know what to do ... should I wait..? Should I listen now? I always ruin the suprises for myself.. but hey, whats a extra 9 days early?ReplyDelete
Download MP3s here.ReplyDelete
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Decisions, decisions - what is a person to do? Should I listen or wait? Argh, this is too much.ReplyDelete
The soundtrack got leaked!!!!! haha OMG!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 2:39 AM
I didn't even think twice!!!. I like some and no so much others but the last track is perfect, so sad. Tks to post this!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 2:56 AM
Gah!! I adore New Moon The Meadow. It's what Bella's Lullaby should have been. So beautiful.ReplyDelete
i feel like i am the only one who is not really liking this soundtrack. :/ReplyDelete
wow that last song is absolutely beautiful!ReplyDelete
@mjarrell785 - I didn't love it like Twilight but hehe what can we do? hehe You can always skipped the tracks you don't like...I just care about the movie...but I agree with you!ReplyDelete
Whew! I am glad I am not the only one!! I have relistened to the meadow song and decided I like it. How sad! I think that is a bonus track too. I am hoping *crosses fingers* that I will like it more when I hear/see them in the movie. I did really love the Twilight soundtrack.ReplyDelete
I am not into many of the songs either. But I do like Possibility and really love The Meadow.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for posting this! I love it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 4:25 AM
Thanks for posting...ReplyDelete
I'm glade I got to listen to the soundtrack before hand. I would have totally regret buying this soundtrack.
But I feel like I might be giving in because of the last track and it's Twilight related.
ive listened to it a few times over. i really do like the meadow,but the rest of it is going to have to grow on me,cuz im not really sure about it. maybe once i hear it in context with the movie I'll change my opinion.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 6:44 AM
I think this soundtrack is absolutely Amazing! The talented artists and beautiful songs fit New Moon perfectly. I am so glad I was able to listen to everything because now I know I am going to buy it. I am really impressed with everything!ReplyDelete
I am really looking forward to seeing where these fantastic songs are placed in the movie. It is just going to make it that much better! :)
OKayyyy. can i say... i love you twicrackaddict & i told you so to everyone who thought that the soundtrack wasn't gonna get leaked. But it did. haha.!!ReplyDelete
I absolutely felt that I almost literally melted on the meadow song. Can i say that Alexandre Desplat is a freaking genius?
I also really liked Slow life, Satellite heart, Possibility and a White Demon love song.
I know that they are going to place these songs in the perfect parts in the movie. Its kinda hard to actually judge the songs right now because there is no relevant or significant meaning behind them because we can't actually picture the parts that they represent. Yea sure. some people say that it sucks,(blahh.)but hey..if i would've listened to the 1st Twilight soundtrack before I listened to the movie. I wouldn't have liked it AT ALL.
You'd think such an awesome movie would have an equally awesome soundtrack. I kind of liked a couple of the songs. I don't think any of them are as good as Florence and The Machine's - Cosmic Love or the Kings of Leon song Closer. Yeah, I guess the soundtrack will have to grow on me just like Twilight's did after a million viewings. I'll keep my fingers crossed for Eclipse!ReplyDelete
OH MY GOD!! Why couldnt Alexandre Desplat do the Twilight score??? "The Meadow" is beautiful!!! My favourite song, apart from "Meet me on the Equinox." His compositions are always gorgeous!! Seriously listen to the Benjamin Button Score!! Wow!! He is so talented.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 3:14 PM
I'm loving this soundtrack better than the Twilight soundtrack, most of the tracks seem to fit better with the tone of the film! Can't wait to get my hands on the official cd now :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 4:18 PM
I agree with some of the comments above..that The Meadow song should have totally been BELLA'S LULLABY! Finally somebody got it right! This series definitely needed this feel with the music, right on!!!ReplyDelete
All the songs in one vid here:ReplyDelete
I like it! Pleasantly surprised by some of the tracks (disappointed in one or two, hope that they'll grow on me). I can't wait to see how they fit in the film.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 6:52 PM
really do not love the editors and bon iver tracks so i'm hoping placing them in the movie will help me to love them but i ADORE the rest of the album and cannot wait to download legally tonight on iTunes ;)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 7:02 PM
i think this soundtrack will fit perfectly with the new moon film. if you dont like any of the songs on the album, i suggest branching out and listening to new music and new artists. Paramore is not the answer to every Twilight soundtrack. :PReplyDelete
I completely agree with Anonymous above. The soundtrack is clearly not for everyone. No offense intended.ReplyDelete
It's edgy and dark, just like I'm hoping the movie will be.
It's a great opportunity for Twilight fans to expand their horizons and show the rest of the world that this series is indeed a great story and not just a goldmine for the masses.
Why the heck are the Killers on the soundtrack? Sorry, no musical talent there. I do like Shoot the Moon though. Satelite heart is to weird for moi, idk, maybe that's just me.ReplyDelete
Gah, they should have let us crazy fans do the soundtrack, we would have chosen good stuff. This is crappy music. Oh, well, hopefully it'll grow on me.
My 'pinion, MuteMath and RPattz should be back, and Mitch Hansen should be on here. Where is the justice? :)
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 11:20 PM
I am SO feeling this soundtrack! IN LOVE!!! Why isn't it November yet?!?!?!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 11:28 PM
The last track is the greatest..ReplyDelete
Love it!
So sad.. But the Muse song is great 2
+ The Killers songs & the song of Lykke Li (:
Love the last track, although my favourite is actually the Bon Iver and St Vincent, oh my dear lord, I looove it ♥. I'm a total sucker for any Bon Iver though ;)ReplyDelete
The rest of the soundtrack is pretty MEH in my opinion. I like some, not all, but I think I'll like it more when I actually see it in the film because at the moment none of the songs (except for Roslyn and The Meadow) mean anything to me. Currently they just seem like a load of similar sounding songs crammed together. Once it actually makes sense in my head and I can connect them to scenes, I think it will 'sound' better.
I LOVE this soundtrack.ReplyDelete
All the songs are quite unique, deep & meaningful.
My favourites are Grizzly Bear & Anya Marina
Ooh, I love Satellite Heart tooReplyDelete


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Ruth Riechl got smug over her soul-food meal on a train and Michael Bauer's readers got porn from his tweets. The Twitterati learned to watch what they ate.
San Francisco Chronicle food and wine editor Michael Bauer blamed a "gremlin" for the porn surprise in his Twitter feed. His readers blamed themselves for not consuming his feed when it was fresher (and more porny).
Radio host Billy Bush basically said you're either with Twitter or you're with the terrorists.
Writer and former Valleywag-er Melissa Gira Grant finally observed mass-market gossip in its native habitat.
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Housing & Residential Living
Housing Checkout
End of Term Checkout
- Return room to original condition.
- Residential Life staff will assess the room and complete a Room Condition Report (RCR).
- Return room keys to residential staff or the Express Check Out box prior to leaving campus. There is a $40 charge for keys not returned within five days of departure.
- Charges will be assessed for any damages, extra cleaning, missing furnishings, or missing keys.
- Students leaving after the designated time will be charged.
- Items may not be stored in the room even if you are planning to return the following term.
Mid-term Checkout
Students taking a leave of absence or withdrawal while classes are in session are expected to check out of the residence halls/houses within five (5) days of the official notification and remove their personal belongings prior to departure following the procedure above.
Should the circumstances of leaving be unexpected or sudden and not allow the students time to pack personal belongings, the student may designate a friend to pack and arrange for the storage. If required, the College will use the following guidelines:
- A contracted moving company will pack up personal items remaining in the room and store them in a designated storage area. Contact Residential Life if you would like personal items packed and shipped.
- Students must make arrangements for payment with the moving company.
Students suspended by the College, taking a leave of absence or withdrawing from the College during winter or spring breaks are required to check out of their rooms prior to the start of classes the following term.
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Matrimonial Digest / 0133-2008
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- Matrimonial Digest / 0133-2008
Dear Members,
We do not take or assume any responsibility for the particulars
given by the advertiser. Concerned parties are encouraged to
verify the particulars. As per the request of some advertisers we
withheld the contact details and will forward any reply to the
advertiser for further personal contact. Further correspondence to be
done with the E-Mail address / Phone Number given against each
advertisement. Please note, no space needed after or before '@'sign
in the given E-Mail ID.
Please read the successful stories of the matrimonial advertisement
in the SOCM forum at
For the full list of the matrimonial advertisement, please
Matrimonial; Code # 125/08
July 20, 2008
Syrian Orthodox parents seeking a groom for our daughter. She is 23
years old. She is 5'5, slim, and attractive. She was born and raised
in the United States. She comes from a religious Syrian Orthodox
family. She has her Masters Degree in Social Work, and is working at
a hospital presently. If you are interested in additional
please feel free to contact us with details and a photo. Email:
Matrimonial; Code # 124/08
July 07, 2008
Jacobite parents from Canada invite proposals for their daughter,
fair ,31yrs,5' 5",chemical engineer born and brought up in Canada.
Seeking alliance from christian denominations.If interested, respond
with bio-data and the picture of the boy to e-mail
Matrimonial; Code # 121/08
June 25, 2008
Proposals are invited for a Jacobite girl from kottayam 25/165Cm,
Completed BSc Nursing/CGFNS/NCLEX, currently working at Abudhabi.
Seeking alliance from parents of Jacobite/Catholic boys. Contact:
+91 9901333447 or 0481 2351279
Matrimonial; Code # 118/08
June 24, 2008
Proposals are invited for a Syrian Christian C.S.I girl, 40 years,
162 cm. The girl is legally divorced and is working as paramedical
staff at a reputed private institution. Decently employed / self
employed Syrian Christian men with or without children may please
contact, the following mobile number: 00 91 9447355382
Matrimonial; Code # 117/08
June 02, 2008
Jacobite parents from Kottayam invite proposals for their younger
daughter, fair,23 yrs, 161 cm, Software Engineer working in a US
based MNC in Trivandrum, Technopark. Seeking alliance from a God-
fearing, good looking,wellplaced Engineers, Engineers with MBA,
Management Professionals from a good Jacobite / Orthodox / Marthoma
family with good Christian family background. If interested, respond
with detailed bio-data and thepicture of the boy to
Matrimonial; Code # 114/08
May 04, 2008
NRI Syrian Orthodox Doctor parents, hailing from a reputed family in
Central Travancore invites proposal for their daughter studying for
MD (Dermatology) in a leading Government Medical College in Kerala,
26/160, fair, beautiful, god fearing.
We are looking for a Post Graduate Doctor / studying for Post
Graduation from any Christian denomination, preferably Orthodox, who
is god fearing, well behaved and with clean habits.
Please respond with detailed profile and a photo to: kadavilc@....
Matrimonial; Code # 104/08
January 30, 2008
Jacobite parents from Kottayam now settled in Bangalore invite
proposals for their daughter, fair,28 yrs, 165 Cm, PhD in S/W
Engineering, presently employed in in UK, but can be relocated
depending upon the situation. Parents of well educated and
professionally settled boys from godfearing Jacobite / Orthodox
families may please contact with biodata and recent photo.
kurianisro@... 09448842614 or 080 26668644
Matrimonial; Code # 097/07
November 24, 2007
Suitable alliance invited from Jacobite parents of well qualified
boys, for the daughter of parents (Father a school teacher and
Mother is the proprietor of a tailoring shop) from a middle class
family. The girl is 25yrs / 151cms / M.Sc. Bio-technology working in
Bangalore. Her only younger sister is doing her B.Sc. Nursing. Boys
employed in Bangalore are preferred. May contact 0481-2591312or e-
mail kmrjrkr@...
Matrimonial; Code # 095/07
November 17, 2007
Suitable proposals are invited from Jacobite/Orthodox parents of
well qualified and employed professionals working abroad preferably
USA/Canada/Australia/Europe for a God fearing Jacobite girl born on
19-3-1979, height 165 weight 64 kg; post graduate (MPT) in Physical
Therapy presently working as a faculty member at the
M.G.University,Kottayam. She is from a respectable upper middle
class family in Kottayam. She is the youngest and her elders are all
married and well settled. If interested Please contact: K.Jacob
Thomas at zestmatrim@... or kummelil@... My
Telephone Nos. are +0481-2362264 or +0481-9447707264 with full
details and recent full size photograph of the groom.
Matrimonial; Code # 094/07
November 14, 2007
Suitable alliance invited from parents of well qualified boys, for
the daughter of a professional Jacobite, NRI parents, from a
reputable family in Central Travancore. The girl is 23yrs /
159cms /B.Arch, working with an International Architectural
Consultancy as Interior Architect in U.A.E. Respond
torengy@... orsinupv@...
Matrimonial; Code # 092/07
October 06, 2007
Suitable alliance invited for my niece, who is a doctor working in
Houston, Texas. She is a Marthomite, 30 years old, 5.4" tall,
smart,athletic, fair, God fearing, good looking and with a very
pleasing personality. She is born and brought up in USA. If you are
interested please reply with full details and recent photograph
tosusanjohn827@... or call 732-591-9642
Matrimonial; Code # 089/07
August 01, 2007
Bombay settled Kerala Orthodox parents invite proposal for their
daughter, B Tech in Computer Science & Technology from Bombay
University. She is 24 years , 5.6 " tall ,God fearing , fair, smart
& good looking, born and brought up in Bombay.She is working with
TCS-Mumbai as Assistant Systems Engineer. We are looking for a God
fearing, professionally qualified& well placed boy. If interested,
please respond with full details and recent photograph to
susanjohn827@... or call 732-591-9642
Matrimonial; Code # 126/08
July 26, 2008
Syrian orthodox parent settled in US since 1982, inviting proposals
for their Son 28 years, 5'11", employed as a academic advisor and
doing his MPA. Very family oriented and active in the church.
Proposals are invited from (BSc nursing, MPT, MSW or Mpharm etc).
If interested please respond with full details and a full size
photograph to: frpeechan@...
Matrimonial; Code # 123/08
June 24, 2008
Proposals are invited from Parents of a Syrian Orthodox boy (Age: 30,
Height: 5'8") from Chicago, Illinois, USA seeking for a Girl from the
Syrian Orthodox Church(1st preference) or from the Orthodox
denomination in the United States (girl must have legal status in the
United States). Girl must be fair, have a good family background,
family oriented and must be a professional. Please contact in the
U.S. at phone numbers (847) 699-1185 or (847) 699-7985
Matrimonial; Code # 122/08
June 24, 2008
US settled orthodox parents seek marriage proposal for their son,
30/169 fair, handsome,God-fearing with exemplary character,BS degree
in Computer Science, Software Engineer, presently working as Senior
Product Manager in one of the reputed Software Companies in USA. Also
pursuing MBA., inviting proposal from parents of fair beautiful,
God-fearinggirls with exemplary character. Please reply with
bio-data, recent photographs to: mat202@...
Matrimonial; Code # 120/08
June 24, 2008
Ancient Jacobite family parents on the lookout for a very God
fearing, professional (ITs and Nurses kindly excuse), good looking,
humble girl for their son (30 - 05/06/78), 172 cms, DBA in a US MNC
at Hyderabad (Proceeding to US this week), with clean habits.
Interested parties may please contact: E-mail: knj2244@... or
Tel: 0091-481-2770169 & 2770910.
Matrimonial; Code # 119/08
June 01, 2008
I am a Jacobite Christian looking for a bride, I am 31, hailing from
a aristocratic family. My father is a retried government employee &
my mother is working in co-operative bank. I am working in Onicra a
Onida group co. I am basically looking for a girl who is graduate,
good family, prayfull. I might migrate to England next September. Any
person interested may contact my father at 9446334637 or 0484 2792637
Matrimonial; Code # 116/08
June 01, 2008
Suitable alliances invited from parents of God-fearing, qualified
and employed Orthodox/Jacobite girls for an Orthodox boy from
Kottayam - 30/5.5" tall/AMIE, currently working as Software
Engineer in a reputed software house in Technopark, Trivandrum.
Interested parties may please contact us at 0481-258 1323.
Matrimonial; Code # 115/08
April 28, 2008
Jacobite Boy (Kothamangalam), Now working in Italy.5'8", 31 year Age,
Degree completed. Seeking suitable Jacobite Bride (Nurse preferable)
yeldho77@..., 00393294965950
Matrimonial; Code # 113/08
April 28, 2008
Proposals are invited for an Orthodox Christian Boy (29), Height:
5.3"; Wheatish Medium Complexion: Average Body Type: Graduate;
working as an Accountant with a prominent firm in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
With Family Status from parents of God fearing Christian girls,
preferably B. Sc Nurse/ Graduates /PGs in Science or Commerce.
Contact: tharakan_sjt@... or telephone: 00971 50 2367640
Matrimonial; Code # 112/08
April 23, 2008
Orthodox parents from central Travancore, residing in New York for
about three decades, invite suitable proposal for their elder son
aged 25. He is doing his final MD in a very prestegious Medical
School in the inited strate. His only brother is doing final
JD( law). Intrested parties please contact with details
including a recent photograph to sue.rajan@....
Matrimonial; Code # 110/08
April 16, 2008
Jacobite parents from Thiruvaniyoor (Ernakulam district) invite
proposals for their son, 27/ 5.9, Engneering Diploma.Working in
Public Limited Company. Proposals inviting from parents of God-
fearing, qualified girls from Jacobite/Cathloc. Please contact
with details to :- Ph:0484-2712132 (M)+91-9447432661,
Matrimonial; Code # 109/08
April 14, 2008
Jacobite boy from (middle class) Mulanthuruthy (Near to M.S.O.T
Seminary), 27 Years, 5.9" Ht, White, interested in Church
activities. Eng. Diploma working as Supervisor in Nest Technology.
Seeking suitable alliance from God fearing girl's parents. Alliance
interested from Jacobite family only Contact No. : +91-9447432661,
9744050523, Res. 0484-2712132 Email: paulskariak@...
Matrimonial; Code # 108/08
April 08, 2008
Jacobite boy (02/05/1980), 173 cm, MCA software engineer, team lead
MNC Bangalore. Seek professionally qualified, fair and good looking
bride. Interested parties may please contact: 0481-2370911 /
9895732790 / sa.proposals@... / captabraham@...
Matrimonial; Code # 107/08
March 05, 2008
Marthomite NRI Parents settled at Dubai (UAE) invite marriage
proposal for their son, (27) BE Engineer in Electronics and
Communications, working in a good private company at Dubai as
Technical Consultant. He has a younger sister (student) The boy is
God fearing, handsome and with clean habits. Proposals of Christian
girls, good looking, God fearing and home loving, with good family
backgrounds and of similar qualifications / employed preferably in
UAE may please be forwarded to: jans.thomas@... or telephone
00971 50 7758247
Matrimonial; Code # 106/08
March 01, 2008
Jacobite boy from Perumbavoor, 31 Years, 175 Ht, MA, BEd working
as Plus Two Lecturer(Permanent). Seeking suitable alliance from
God fearing girl's parents. Alliance interested from Jacobite
family only Contact No. : +91-9847313013 Email :
anoopkbaby@... or manukpaul@...
Matrimonial; Code # 103/08
January 30, 2008
Jacobite parents from Kottayam , invites proposal for their son
(30 - 171), System-in-charge , handsome, spiritual, employed in
a private firm. Father pharmacist, Mother house wife, Elder
brother married. Interested parents may send the details and
photograph to jpe2501@... or contact Tel: 0481-2371822.
Matrimonial; Code # 102/08
January 04, 2008
Jacobite Syrian Christian parents from Kottayam invite proposals
from parents of suitably qualified girls for their son, 27 yrs,
170 cm, B.Com, M.B.A, presently employed in Bangalore as Oracle
Finance Consultant. E-mail ID - johnmercy@... , Contact
No. 0481 2373169, Mobile 9447660049 "
Matrimonial; Code # 101/08
January 02, 2008
Proposals are invited from Orthodox / Jocobites for a 36-year-old
youth, 166 cm, who works with Kuwait Oil Company as Electrician in
Kuwait, preferably from girls who work in the Gulf, especially
Kuwait, as B.Sc. Nurse or General Nurse. Parents are settled in
hometown Mavelikara after serving Indian Railways in Jabalpur for
long years. Second of three sons. Youth on leave till February 2nd.
Contact No 0479 2309681 or 0479 2303919 or 0471 2741836; address:
George Varghese, Palathinkal, Cherukunnam, Kurathikadu PO,
Mavelikara 690107.
Matrimonial; Code # 100/07
December 31, 2007
Jacobite employed parents from Kottayam district invite proposals
for their son, 27/172, MCA, working as a Senior Software Engineer
with a reputed US MNC in Bangalore Proposals inviting from parents
of God-fearing,good looking and qualified girls from Jacobite /
Orthodox / Marthoma family. Please contact with details and
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Physics Undergraduate Seniors David Beesley and Jason Olejarz presented their research at the American Meteorological Society's Seventh Annual Student Conference held on January 19th and 20th, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Their poster was entitled "Modeling Wind-driven Ocean Effects" and showed how wind-driven ocean circulation can be demonstrated using computer cooling fans setup on a rotating table filled with water. This work was prototyped during the summer of 2007 as part of undergraduate research carried out with Professor Amit Tandon, Physics Department, UMD and Professor John Marshall, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT. This work is supported by a National Science Foundation CCLI grant, and has resulted in a number of "weather/oceans in a tank" experiments being developed, implemented and assessed in the classroom at general education courses, undergraduate laboratory courses and graduate courses in Meteorology and Oceanography at partner universities including at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
The project is led by MIT and other collaborating institutions are University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Penn State, University of Wisconsin Madison, Johns Hopkins University and Millersville University.
For more details see an abstract of their presentation at http://ams.confex.com/ams/88Annual/techprogram/paper_136794.htm
Additional information about the project is available at http://paoc.mit.edu/labguide/collab.html
Author: "Dr. Amit Tandon"
Date: 31-1-2008
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I listened to his set streamed from Ally Pally on Saturday night, sounded very good.
Agreed. Saw him at Burning Man a few years ago & it was a fantastic set. Digging his sound as of late & his Anjunadeep mix has been on frequent rotation.
The set with the pink panther remix in it? Lol. Do me a favour. You must have been necking the sparkle biscuits like Presto at the end of day Greggs sarnie sell off
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Independent investigation urged after death of protester in Morocco
|Amnesty International
|Publication Date
|3 June 2011
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|Amnesty International, Independent investigation urged after death of protester in Morocco, 3 June 2011, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4dedbc3b2.html [accessed 20 January 2018]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Amnesty International has called for an independent investigation into the death of a Moroccan protester, who has died after being beaten by security forces in the western town of Safi.
Kamel Ammari, 30, was severely injured in clashes with security forces during a protest in the western town of Safi on 30 May, and died at the Mohamed V hospital on Thursday.
"The Moroccan authorities must allow people to gather and protest peacefully as is their right under international law," Amnesty International said.
"Security forces must be given clear instructions to stop using excessive force to suppress peaceful protests," the organisation said.
The Moroccan authorities deny that Kamel Ammari's death was related to the street protests but have initiated an investigation into his death.
"This investigation must be thorough, independent and impartial - if Kamal Ammari is found to have died as a result of excessive force, those found responsible must be brought to justice."
An eyewitness told Amnesty International that Kamel Ammari was beaten by at least six security members while lying on the ground. He received injuries to his head, eyes and shoulder.
The eyewitness told Amnesty International: "I saw them beating him but could not intervene to save him from the brutality of the security forces."
Despite his injuries, Kamal Ammari returned home after the incident as he feared he would be arrested if he went to hospital.
His health deteriotated on 31 May and he was taken to a private clinic.
He was transferred to Mohamed V hospital in Safi on 2 June where he died at around 2.30pm the same day.
The Safi protest had been organised by the 20 February Movement, which calls for reform in Morocco, inspired by similar movements for change in the region.
Before the demonstration started, security forces tried to prevent it by chasing the protesters, kicking them and beating them with truncheons.
"The Moroccan authorities should stop the harassment and intimidation of protesters," said Amnesty International.
"Anyone arrested and detained for protesting peacefully should be released immediately."
Amnesty International continues to receive information that protesters treated in government-run hospitals have been denied copies of medical reports detailing their injuries, potentially obstructing their efforts to obtain justice and reparation.
"The authorities should guarantee those injured in protests safe access to medical care and to be provided with the appropriate medical certificates to pursue their cases and obtain the reparation, "said Amnesty International.


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Cloud Atlas. HHHH This ones very difficult to explain, but a cool concept; people are connected through time and come back in different forms in different times. I know it sounds confusing, but it works. Rated R.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower. HHH½ A high school freshman cant fit in with his own crowd but finds more acceptance with a group of older, different kids. Rated PG-13.
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Sleepwalk with Me. HHH½ (Wednesday only) Stand-up comedian Mike Birbiglia makes the most of an otherwise very serious sleepwalking disorder. Rated PG-13.
Skyfall. HHHH This time, its up to Bond to save MI6 itself from extinction. Never ends for the poor guy, right? (See review this page.) Rated PG-13.
Flight. HHHH Denzel stars as an alcoholic airline pilot who pulls off a Sully-like feat of derring-do, but then questions arise as to whose fault it was that things got so bad in the first place. Rated R.
The Man with the Iron Fists. (No Ebert rating.) RZA of Wu-Tang fame makes his directorial debut with a bloodbath of a script he co-penned with Eli Roth. Looks very Tarantino-esque. Rated R.
Wreck-It Ralph. HHH (In standard format and digital 3-D with surcharge) Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) is a video-game doormat who goes on a spree across the arcade wreaking havoc. Rated PG.
Silent Hill: Revelation. (No Ebert rating) Horror, horror and more horror. Something about a girl finding out shes a demon? I dont know, this is a sequel and I didnt see the first one. Im sure its scary. Rated R.
Argo. HHHH Ben Affleck yes, Ben Affleck kills as a CIA guy who conjures up a trick to get six hostages out of Iran in 1979. Based on a true story. Rated R.
Sinister. HHH A scary one about a guy who finally figures out why everyone whos ever lived in his house has been murdered. But does he realize it in time ... ? Rated R.
Hotel Transylvania. (No Ebert rating) An animated movie with Adam Sandler voicing Dracula as the owner of a high-end resort. Ive heard worse premises, unfortunately. Rated PG.
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---Why I Bought This---
I enjoy magazines (well some) but now seldom get out or have any bought - so when I had a chance of a subscription and of getting three issues for £1 I thought I would give this one a go - working out at 33p each for me it had to worth having.
---The Brand---
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly Condé Nast.
Founded in 1892 in the USA. The British edition has been published since 1916.
---The Product---
A large heavy glossy magazine.
Lots of colourful adverts.
Approximately 340 good quality pages.
4 perfumed pages.
£4.10 per month.
---My Opinion---
Well I was really pleased to get my magazine delivered. It was very heavy and promised a lovely time of browsing.
I was really pleased with the perfume pages - one was perfumed down the side, another had a sample of perfumed card in an envelope and the other two had foiled sample sections - the Linda McCartney L.I.L.Y was especially nice, although searching online I then saw how expensive it was!
The magazine was interesting to flick through - seeing lots of expensive adverts, though many are done in such an 'arty' way that there seems more effort put into the photo shot rather than showing the actual article being advertised - or perhaps I am just out of touch.
Lots of well known brands had their adverts: Ralph Lauren, Prada, Dior, Gucci etc.
I enjoy looking at fashions and make-up, even if I cannot afford then, but I would not say I was very keen on the way everything was presented.
There was little that I wished to read - well very little to read at all really. There was a few pages towards the back written about Boris Johnson, which I did read, as I find him quite amusing, but other than that there was nothing.
I will enjoy flicking through my next two issues when they arrive, and also being able to sample new perfumes, but overall it is not something I would particularly want to buy, even it was cheaper than its current price.
Maybe this is just me, I can never seem to find an enjoyable magazine, and the ones that I do seem to like are way too expensive - but this is not one of them.
---Star Rating---
2 Stars - good quality paper and printing and a lot of it - but not my cup of tea..
---Would I Recommend?---
No not really - and I do not think it is something my circle of friends would appreciate either.
Now, this review is not about the actual magazine itself, as personally, I don't think I've ever done more than glance over a copy of Vogue whilst sat in a waiting room. However this is more about the subscription service which they offer, and I have recently emptied my pockets for. My sister is very much a fan of Vogue magazine, as she is a little fashion follower, and I thought as she can rarely afford the magazine, that a subscription would be an excellent choice.
Okay, so for those that like their facts and information, here's a little bit of knowledge on Vogue;
It's based on fashion and lifestyle (telling you what to wear, how and when and how to live life like the rich...basically). It has a wonderful readership of eighteen countries and one region, and can be found in the United Kingdom for £4 on the shelves (yes, I do think that is a HUGE amount to spend on some text, some photos and essentially a lot of advertisement, but each to their own).
I won't go into any more detail than that I'm afraid, it's all I need to know, and if you would however like to know more of the history of Vogue then please do look it up, I just don't feel it's of importance to this review.
Okay, so back to the subscription. On the Vogue website they give you two options for subscribing to their magazine, they are;
6 months by direct debit at £19.50 with their free gift (it is currently a very overpriced bath and shower oil with a retail price of £34.75) and you also get the first 10 issues at only £19.99.
This I thought was a pretty good deal, it means that the first 10 issues are only costing £1.99 each, and then the following issues will cost £3.25 (which isn't THAT much of a discount, but isn't bad compared to subscription option number two).
Get 12 issues by credit or debit card for £48.00, meaning each issue will cost you the shop price (personally, I also thought the idea of a subscription was that it would be cheaper and therefore entice you into purchasing a years worth, rather than buying the odd copy in store. But what do I know...)
So yeah, looking at that you can guess which one I picked to give away my money to, the cheaper one! One thing I do rather like about the subscription options is that you can pick which month you would like the subscription to begin on. Now, I had a super brainwave, and for as long as my sister likes Vogue she'll get a copy of it, as at the moment I've bought her 18 months worth for her 18th birthday. This should run out January 2012, so there's Christmas done for December 2011, and so on and so forth.
And to end your subscription, you simply cancel it with your bank (which a lot of banks will allow you to do online if you have online banking activated) and just let them know you no longer want it. So even though it's an overpriced magazine, it does make a good gift for someone who does like it, and one that is a gift that keeps on giving (oh how cheesy, I know, but that makes birthdays and Christmas simple for one family member, if only my father was so easily pleased!).
I have been buying and reading Vogue since I was about 16. I used to get it every few months when I was doing my A Levels and stopped buying it when I went to university as it was too expensive. The copies I had read I used to keep in a big pile and then if I was researching for images for an art project, I used to go through the magazines with scissors and cut them to shreds.
I managed to get a good deal on a subscription to Vogue a few years ago. The deal at the time was 12 editions for £16 which is a massive saving off the £4plus cover price. My subscription was set up swiftly and my first magazine arrived in the post around six weeks after I had returned the subscription card. I had a letter from Conde Nast to confirm the direct debit too so I can vouch for their efficiency as far as the subscription to the magazine goes.
Thereafter, I received the magazine around 10th of each month. I find there is a massive change in the thickness of the magazine. Some months it is really slim- less than a centimetre thick when you look at the spine. Other months it is really heavy. September/October is a good month to buy Vogue at these editions are normally the largest.
The magazine is on glossy paper and I find in most editions there are a selection of pages inside that are cardboard with adverts on for perfumes- the companies obviously pay Vogue a small fortune to have their advertising spreads printed on special card inserts. This takes me on to my main bug bear about Vogue: the sheer volume of full page adverts.
When you open the magazine, there are atleast 17 pages of adverts before you get to any writing. In the May 2010 edition, the first half of the contents page is on page 18. 8 pages later, there is the second half of the contents page. Then there is two sides with text on across the next 19 pages! The first article starts on page 41. The magazine is pretty much all full page photos of advertising campaigns for companies like: Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Lancome, Chanel, Gucci, Armani etc.,
Not all the pages are numbered so if you are trying to find a certain article, it may take you a while and also if you are reading something interesting, quite often the article will end mid sentence and you have to flick right to the back where the very end inches of all the articles can be found. You would think they would tell their journalists to have a word limit or they could edit the articles to fit on two or three sides.
The emphasis of the magazine is fashion- top end Haute Couture and Boutique High Street fashion (Jaeger, Monsoon, Karen Millen...places where you would not get much change from £300 for a dress). I find their catwalk coverage is less than it used to be. Sometimes there is a supplement with the magazine where the top catwalk looks are collated.
Vogue has a food section, a classifieds section and a horoscope section. There are many many editorial full page spreads of one model in one dress. I have found now every issue of Vogue has a Hollywood star on the front. They used to just be about models and quite wealthy people wearing Haute Couture that none of us mere mortals could ever hope to afford! Vogue used to be more of a fairytale read about billionaire heiresses in £100,000 plus dresses for the ball. Now it is about Gwyneth Paltrow or Sienna Miller holding a Louis Vuitton handbag or Danni Minogue on if she has a lifestyle guru or if she does yoga etc.,
In my opinion, by trying to merge Hollywood actresses and High Fashion whilst ensuring all the models look super healthy/ airbrushed, Vogue has shot itself in the foot a bit as it is just not as special as it used to be. You used to be able to buy it and see pictures of dresses and accessories/ jewellery you could only see yourself buying if you won the lottery. It was the stuff dreams were made of. Now, I prefer Elle as Elle seems to be stepping into the gap Vogue has left.
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Vogue is a monthly magazine aimed at people who are seriously into their fashion. According to an article I read, Vogue was described by book critic Caroline Weber in The New York Times in December 2006 as "the world's most influential fashion magazine." It is published in 19 different countries and was founded as a weekly publication by Arthur Baldwin Turnure in 1892. When he died in 1909, Condé Nast picked it up and slowly began growing the publication.
Vogue is published in Britain monthly and costs £4. It is quite a large magazine so even though it's a bit more expensive than other style magazines it's worth it as I think it has more content.
Vogue is definitely an upmarket style magazine. You definitely do not get any sex or relationship quizes in this magazine. For me the advertisements are reason enough to buy this magazine. The first 20 pages or so of each publication feature big glossy photos of exclusive brands and their wonderful, beautiful, shiny offerings. Examples of companies who advertise in this magazine include Tiffany, Ralph Lauren, Prada, Armani, Gucci, etc, the list goes on. To see and be seen in Vogue is truly when you have made it in the fashion world.
A lot of the articles in this magazine have to do with fashion obviously, but they definitely have a sophisticated take to them. I think Vogue is definitely for the upper classes/rich as they are the ones who can afford the goods on offer and know alot about the people who are being talked about in the magazine but sometimes for us mere mortals it is great to just look through the photos and dream about all the beautiful things we will never be able to have.
However, they also have articles on politics, charity and current issues facing women today. For example in this months issue (April 2010) there is an interview with Camila Batmanghelidjh who is the founder of Kid's Company, a childrens charity that I have done some work for in the past so I really enjoyed this article.
The fashion spreads are truly artistic and are sometimes more about the photograph than the clothes they are trying to showcase. This month features Kate Moss in a variety of different linen, cotton and raffia clothes.
In the United States the current editor-in-chief of American Vogue is Anna Wintour who it has been said was the inspiration for the film The Devil wears Prada. For the younger reader there is Teen Vogue.
Vogue is much more than a fashion magazine, and over the years has come to represent a certain way of life, comprising of features on fashion, art, TV, film theatre, food, travel...
Fashion is, of course, what it does best, and is often referred to as 'the bible' for budding fashionistas. You'll find incisive and authoritative coverage on the shows of the season, helpful tips on achieving the key looks of the season and up-to-the-minute interviews with the designers themselves.
My favourite section, however, is the 'spy' section, containing all the latest news and gossip on 'people & parties'. This section tends to cover the month's most exciting club launches, store openings, fashion shows and film premieres.
The editorial itself is flawless. Simple fashion features are written with flair and intelligence. The writing is informed, yet imaginative.
The styling is, as you would expect, the best that you will find in any women's UK publication, quirky and quintessentially British. The photography is also stunning, yet less 'artsy' then the magazines European counterparts. British Vogue regularly calls on the likes of creative legends such as Mario Testino, David Bailey and Nick Knight to adorn their pages.
Vogue has recently raised the price of their magazine from £3.90 to £4.00. Yes, it's very expensive for a magazine, especially when you consider you can buy a paperback for only a couple of pounds more but, in my opinion, it really is worth it, just perhaps not one to buy every month!
Vogue is the grandmother of fashion magazines, through wars and the countless changes in society, fashion and culture it has continued to offer a fabulous view of amazing fashion.
It has beautiful fashion spreads and also has articles on arts, fashion, world stories and interviews with the industry movers and shakers.
The focus is on high fashion - no primark here! Although they do feature the high street and some items do make the cut - generally from stores like Reiss, Banana Republic, All Saints etc.
Some of the spreads are works of art in their own right and they always have the best photographers, make up artists, hair stylists and models in the world, Mario Testino, Nick Knight etc all regularly shoot for Vogue.
Getting the cover has made the career of many models!
I enjoy the articles, the fashion and the style of the magazine.
It can be a little exclusive and there is a definite group of people who are regularly featured and there is a focus on a society group.
There is a tendency to assume all readers spend a fortune each season on the latest Miu Miu boots or Missoni jumper. However what's wrong with a little daydreaming!! It does mean though, that any article on 'more dash than cash' or saving money in credit crunch times is definitely out of touch and a bit patronising!
Deffinately my favourite fashion magazine available to buy in the stores.
Generally I get put down for looking though a magazine at clothes I can't afford but it is always nice to dream isn't it? And even if I can't afford a single item accept from a couple of items in the new 'more dash than cash' section, I feel looking at the clothes from the designers gives you a better idea of what is in fashion rather than looking at a less flattering copied version of something. I feel that Vogue does in fact teach a lot more about fashion than any other magazine. It allows you to see how fashion is intended to be worn by the designers themselves.
Although the magazine is mainly adverts and pictures of stunning women in exquisite clothing there are a lot of interesting articles within the magazine, people who think this magazine is all pictures and no writing you are wrong. Each article is based around fashion and many give an insight into the world of fashion and the lives of those involved.
All of the articles are real which cannot be said for many other trashy magazines. They give useful information which can be used to make women feel good about themselves rather than stories about women with their brothers children. There is no celebrity gossip about peoples personal lives only their views on fashion.
The magazine comes out once a month and usually sells for around £3.90 which I think is a fair price. In general the magazines tend to be thick and full of beautiful clothing any woman would wish to own.
I must admit I have a subscription to this magazine and I await the start of my month and become genuinly excited when I hear the thud at my front door as the new issue falls onto my floor. I wouldn't recommend any other magazine for those interested in fashion and would strongly encourage people to buy vogue. Each issue can flicked through or read thoroughly quite a few times before it becomes dull reading the same thing over.
There is no other high-end fashion magazine quite like it.
OK...so what if you can't afford a single item in this magazine bar one of the free perfume samples stuck to one of the ads? Who cares when you can drool over all that couture and imagine life as a rich socialite (who are the only people that can afford this sort of gear!)?
Vogue is fashion royalty. It's worth a buy if you want to keep abreast of new trends but you will need to do all the translation to highstreet yourself. You might find the odd item for under £100 but most things in here cost more than £500. Like Elle (see my review), it's heavy in ads and is one of the more expensive glossies. It doesn't stop me subscribing, although I would say only 1 out of 3 issues is a true diamond to treasure. Use it for inspiration in the true sense of the word.
Vogue is the ultimate high-end fashion magazine. It regularly has fashions A-list stars adorning its cover (this month it is Kate Moss) and features interviews with designers like Roland Mouret and Marc Jacobs. It always covers the major fashion houses and shows, but the best thing about Vogue is that it showcases up and coming models and designers. For fashion lovers it is the perfect gateway for trends - it is always ahead of the game, and although the clothes on display are always horrendously expensive (£240 for a Valextra belt?!?!), it is still a great place to get ideas for looks, and the clothes are always put together well. This is not the kind of magazine to find a serious political debate - article topics include the perfect eyebrow shape and why you should never lend people clothes. Another downside to Vogue is the amount that it relies on funding from adverts - in this issue there are 19 adverts before you even get to the editor's letter. Priced at £3.80 it is average cost-wise for this kind of magazine, and you do get a lot for your money.
This is a high fashion glossy magazine. A few articles in there but mainly adverts. It is £3.80 per monthly issue, which is extortionate if you consider how many adverts there are in there and how little writing.
Vogue promises much on the front cover but doesn't really deliver. The articles tend to be short and not very in depth. But at least there are some articles! Unlike Elle which is literally entirely advertising other than the odd page of a very shallow poorly researched piece. Vogue has articles on beauty products as well as clothes.
The pages are A4 size so if you do want a magazine to browse at the adverts, they are nice and big.
Overall I guess it is a good way to keep up with fashion if that interests you but it is all high end stuff that most people could not afford. Here's an idea, save £3.80 a month by not buying it and go out to treat yourself to some new clothing in Primark!
It's not too bad a read but pretty shallow and hugely overpriced.
Recently I have been watching a programme called shopping is my life aired on the BBC. I'm addicted to fashion shows and if the word shopping is mentioned. .... well I'm simply hooked. The show taught me a few things. m a glossy lover. I admit I can't survive without my celeb gossip fix. I want tI'm a shopaholic! Not on the scale of alot of the women that appear on the show as I don't have their incomes and the only reason I'm not as bad as them is because I don't have their income , given half a chance I flipping well would be!
The one thing it did make me sit and think about is how much do I really want or need what I buy. How much stuff do I buy purely cos it's a bargain and if it was full price would I purchase it etc. So it revolutionised my shopping habits to be honest and the way I thought about things. So I sat down one day and worked out how much money I waste on silly stuff I could do without. My magazine subscriptions were out of control. Heat, New, More, and of course Vogue.
I'm not a book lover to be totally honest. I'd love to be but I'm not. I have the attention span of a nat. I'd rather know who's sleeping with who, who's wearing what and where celebs been hanging out. Tuesday when all my publications hit my welcome mat is a happy day for me! However I cut my subscriptions down. I'm getting same stories in different magazines half the time lol
The one thing I couldn't part with really was Vogue. My Mother picked up and leafed through last months copy saying its full of adverts and a waste of £3.80 a month to me snatching it back shouting £45.00 a year is nothing for glamour darling.... (I do get slight discount for a year subscription of course).
The Magazine....
Well it's beautiful. It's art. Yes full of adverts for the likes of Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton,Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent, Dkny, Burberry, Dior, Rolex, Roberto Cavalli, Armani, Versace and many, many others including a rather lovely fridge actually of all things but this is where it gets interesting for me. I forget these are adverts. Usually they are two page glossy spreads of gorgeous scenery and just lovely professional photographs. Vogue is where you get to see the top models such as Naomi Campbell strutting their stuff who are known for working for such and such designer. What is also nice is the magazine isn't so crass to plaster prices all over the photographs either. There are sometimes prices in the back of vogue but usually stockists details rather then anything so obtrusive.
From the moment I open Vogue I'm in another world. It's a big heavy book with a slightly hard cover and of course glossy. My only criticism is they always put a stunning model on the front who looks almost anorexic. I say almost as I have to be fair in this observation the models they use arnt as skinny as in some magazines I have seen but still they never have a decent pair of boobs and a big bum and are almost androgynous but hey this is the fashion world darling and we all know that designers want coat hangers and not real women! Pages in the magazine really do vary depending on their adverts but lets face it they can fill the magazine. What designer doesn't want to be seen in Vogue? They are queuing up but there's on average of about 200 pages of which over 3 quarters are adverts. So if your interested in really what is hot and what styles you should be looking out for to be a trendsetter then this magazine is for you.
For me it's like looking at stuff I shall never own. For the rich and famous (yes famous people do apparently read this too lol) it's a life style magazine. Shows you WHO you should be wearing rather than what items you should be seen in. Though usually information of what is hot on catwalks is given and a guide to colours etc.
Now stories in the magazine are really limited. There are no gossip articles and most of the stories are usually on very successful women and normally you've never heard of them. Very rare is a nitty gritty story in the main these are positive stories.
There are of course features. The magazine I'm looking at now contains a piece on costume jewelery. These pieces are not the kind you find in Primark however! The model is wearing a necklace for £1,420 and a crystal bracelet for £795! Another article is trying to tell me a must have blouse will set me back around £1300!
There are also promotional pieces within the magazine. Like they will have an article on about eye make up and how soft and gentle tones are the in thing written by a woman with a nanny (don't know why it was said but it was lol) and then you realise they are trying to sell us Revlon make up. Nothing in the article tells us hints and tips it just talks about how Madonna and Jlo can get away with the look etc. Lots of name dropping but go on within the articles and lots of pretentiousness to be frank lol. There is of course a list of beauty must haves that tells us what colour nail varnish we should be wearing and giving us makes that cost an arm and leg to buy and usually some kind of hair article telling us we should be buying something like a protection mist for a hundred pounds! Quite honestly the only thing I can afford is the magazine lol
There really isn't many things to read in the magazine. It's the sort of magazine to look at in the bath with a Lush bath bomb dreaming of being rich one day. If your buying it for reading value then I think it's a disappointment. It's rather hoity toity and snobby. If you want so you you get to know the difference between a Bottega Veneta and Balenciaga and to spot the chavs from trendsetters then this if for you! I love it! lol
There really isn't much more I can say about the magazine as the magazine doesn't really have a lot in it to review. It's like a nice picture book that's easy on they eyes!
I would describe Vogue as a 'coffee table' magazine, a magazine that one would feel proud of display and feel proud that they read and owned a copy. As soon as you say the word Vogue, you think glamour and high fashion.
As soon as you open the magazine there is several pages of advertisements of high fashion shops. Most of these are very unabtainable for the 'normal' woman. Most of the clothes, shoes and accessories worn by the models in the fashion pages are extremely expensive.
I don't read Vogue that often because I feel I can't relate to most of the stories or the people in it. I think a lot of the appeal of Vogue magazine is the fantasy aspect of it. You are able to look at the pages and imagine what it would be like to own the clothes, shoes or that bag. However, if like me you're very unlikely to ever be able to afford that then I don't think you are best suited for this magazine.
When I first read Vogue I was outraged because I thought it would be just another magazine with glossy pictures of beautiful women who I could never be like. However Vogue is much more than that. Vogue contains debates on issues such as rape in India and it also addresses general diseases which are more common than you think. It was only after reading an article entitled "whats eating you?" that I realised I have problems with eating known as 'sabotage dieting' Vogue has helped me to look past the beautiful women dressed in clothes I could never wear and see the vulnerable person that I am. It has helped me to realise that I will never be like them howvever much I try and that I must like myself for who I am, not the lbs I can lose in a day, I can't keep living like that. Slowly and surely I became addicted to Vogue. This isn't a bad thing, sure it means an extra £36 a year but it has given me my stability back. Although there are always pictures of beautiful girls now I can always find something I can actually wear and It pleases me more than losing weight and that is an ireplacable feeling. I recommend it.
I used to be so in awe of Vogue. Just of buying it! - it had such a glamourous and expensive air. I still get a kind of thrill out of buying it, because it is so completely unreal. For as long as you're reading it you can pretend that you live in a completely different world where spending a month's wages on a handbag is a perfectly rational thing to do. There must be so few people who actually live the lifestyle of the typical 'Vogue' bird, but thousands of people still buy it - it's pure escapism. It's also quite a laugh really - the quality of the actual journalism is abysmal (probably because the writers' heads are so far up their asses they can't see their computer screens properly). But the fashion pages are beautifully produced, if a bit inaccessible, and they are spot-on at predicting trends a couple of months in advance. It all depends what you buy fash mags for I guess - to get ideas for things you actually want to buy yourself, or to see what 'fashion' as an industry is doing. Personally I have never bought anything I have seen in Vogue, but I have certainly translated images into their charity-shop-and-Hennes-form. The priciest of the glossies, I wouldn't recommend Vogue unless you really are a die-hard clothes freak, or to drift away if £3.10 seems more reasonable than a week in the Maldives...
I want to comment on the so called fashion magazines available. Most of these fashion magazines contain more advertisments than anything else. They cost alot of money and what we the consumers actually pay for is mainly ads. I actually did a project on fashion magazines at college and my findings reflected the fact that these magazines contain too many adverts. They should include more information, tips, advice and articles. There are many fashion magazines available on the market these days but they all have the same problem. They cost too much but don't contain enough information. These include the magazines Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, She to name only a few. Fashion magazines are one of the most expensive types of magazines around. One of the reason sput forward for this is because the are glossy. But if such high prices are being charged, then I suggest that they include quality information.


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Bluffton cops release 2012 crime stats
The Bluffton Police Department sent me 2012 crime stats ahead of its full annual report.
We're putting together a full story, but a first glance at the data, while not necessarily jaw-dropping, indicates a spike in robbery, larceny and burglary that a casual observer might corroborate anecdotally with the various reports appearing in media.
While Part I offenses rose 21 percent overall (the more serious stuff such as the crimes mentioned above along with acts of homicide, which didn't happen in Bluffton this past year), the lesser Part II offenses dropped 18 percent overall. I'm not sure, though, whether anyone would call that a wash.
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Destani wrote:Finally, we don't know how a fetus would handle the effects of phasing. Would it phase with the mother or would the stress of phasing cause her to abort? By going temporarily menopausal, that could be her body's natural defense against a potentially traumatic situation.
It would be kinda interesting if the baby DID phase with her (and turned into a baby wolf).
what would happen if she gave birth as a wolf and the baby was born in wolf form? you'd think it would be able to phase back . . .
but that probably wouldn't happen, because the only shape-shifters there are have reached full maturity.
I'm going with the 'once you stop phasing things will pick right back up' view.


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Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
High School: Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 1998
College: Valparaiso University 2002
Other Journalism Experience: 2 years at WLUC-TV in Marquette, Mich., 3 years at KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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What do you like to do in your spare time?
I play guitar and sports like football, softball and basketball.
What is your family life like? Significant other, married, kids?
I am married to my wife of six years Kristine and we have a little girl born last year named Lexi and a great golden retriever named Amber.
What is your favorite kind of ice cream?
Vanilla, classic but the best.
What is your favorite place to vacation?
Anywhere tropical, Hawaii is probably the best of the bunch.
What was your favorite band when you were in high school?
My favorite band was and still is Led Zeppelin.
What is your favorite sport to play or watch?
My favorite sport to play and watch is probably football.
What are you really bad at that you'd love to be great at?
What is your most memorable travel experience?
My honeymoon in London and Paris.


text: Proud students of the BIG STEP program are shown in their caps and gowns following ceremonies last week. BIG STEP is a job training/apprenticeship program that provides local residents with the skills to enter the labor market and trades. The speakers for the program included Mayor Tom Barrett and Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas. (photo by Yvonne Kemp)


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Flatland_Spider wrote:FOSS is just part of their corporate culture, just like design is part of Apple's. It's not really a social cause with them as much as it's the way they do business. They believe open code and open standards makes their product more valuable then the next product, and they are right. The ability to build off of their base creates incredible value and a vibrant ecosystem.
Apple believes in exploiting other people for it's benefit. Apple opens its code when it's a benefit for them to do so. Not because it adds value, but because they don't want to hire more developers.
What does any of this have anything to do with the people who actually buy computers for personal reasons?
What you are describing sounds like a programmer whining. It's not something that will even make sense to your average home user.
Flatland_Spider wrote:Last time I checked, Android and Windows had more market-share, and Apple was resorting to patent trolling to try to protect it's iPhone cash cow. Oddly enough, both Android and Windows are open systems. Not FOSS, and I concede that point, but more open then iOS and OS X.
What? Windows phone 7 has virtually no market share, Android and OSX have an open source core system, I have no idea where you're getting this.
I mean, you're talking about mobile platforms and desktop OSes interchangeably, and that's confusing, if not incoherent.
Flatland_Spider wrote:Openness is working out much better for Microsoft and Google. Open systems win.
How did MICROSOFT slip in there?
Flatland_Spider wrote:You need to read up on computer history, if you don't know what I'm talking about.
Flatland_Spider wrote:In the beginning, every computer manufacturer sold hardware, and they included software for free so the hardware would actually, you know, do something besides take up space.
Which is why Linux has done so well for itself on the enterprise level. They didn't really want to maintain things like Xenix, AIX, HP-UX, System V, Solaris etc...
Flatland_Spider wrote:It wasn't until IBM created the Personal Computer and Microsoft started selling DOS for the PC clones that people realized money could be made selling software.
That's an entirely different market. You started by talking about mainframes and micro-computers, and now you're talking about personal computers. Don't confuse the two.
Flatland_Spider wrote:From there hardware became a commodity, and software became expensive.
Again, this is confusion. You can't talk about enterprise systems and personal computers the same way, just as you can't talk about desktops and mobile platforms the same way.
The rest of what you say suffers too much from this incoherence to be intelligible.
Flatland_Spider wrote:They do, and that's fine. Some people like the Suburbs and other like the City; to each his own. This is really besides the point. Which is, Apple is a "cool jail", and RMS is correct when he points that out.
If it was "fine" you wouldn't have anything to say.
Flatland_Spider wrote:He does. The FOSS movement with, say, Miguel De Icaza in charge wouldn't be the FOSS movement we know now. It would be a crippled hybrid.
Well if the point of the movement is to be bitterly anti-social and tell other people what they should do, fine. It's "on course" and I want nothing to do with it.
Flatland_Spider wrote:Yes, RMS is crass and ultimately anti-social. That's why the moderates/pragmatists are important. They can put a friendly face on and sell FOSS as a viable alternative, and they know when to push and when to compromise. Hardliners like RMS keep the moderates focused on the ultimate goal of a world where proprietary software and proprietary standards are a thing of the past. Ideologically, RMS' position in the FOSS movement is really not unlike what Jobs' position in Apple was. He constantly pushed Apple and kept it focused.
Again, the cool jails obviously aren't "fine." You have the explicitly stated goal of eliminating the ability of free people to freely choose "cool jails." Furthermore, you have the nefarious tactic of having "moderates" conceal the true face and full intention of your movement through a false but "friendly" face. That's dishonorable and despicable. If you can't win by being honest, perhaps you shouldn't win at all.
And indeed, you're not. I wonder why.
If this is FOSS, I want no part of it. I'd much rather live in a world that has the option of "cool jails" if people actually want them. I'd hate to live in a world in which "uncool freeholds" that are the only option available whether you really want them or not.


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The Scandes > Gaustatoppen > Climber's Log
Gaustatoppen Climber's Log
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|Mucho Gausta
|Car to summit in 1:40. Nice ridge traverse on top, and of course the famous view is all that people say it is. The primary factor must be off the chart.
|Posted Jul 24, 2012 8:35 am
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2011
|Great mountain to see from distance, and equaly great view from top.
|Posted Jun 2, 2012 5:15 pm
|Beautiful Climb
Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2011
|Enjoyed the unseasonably good weather with about 2,000 other hikers. Great views the entire day!
|Posted Nov 14, 2011 5:35 pm
|several runs up
Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2005
|A beuatiful mountain indeed. First climb (running) in summer 1993, where we went to the real peak along the narrow edge. Again during christmas '05 (telemark skies), '06 (running on snow crust) and '07 (snow shoes). Stopped at the false peaks in the winter ascents.
|Posted Mar 22, 2009 4:24 am
|one more try
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2007
|Went back and made it to the summit. Windy and some snow, but visibility were not that bad. No views though. Funny thing about this mountain is that 90% (maybe more) turn back 15-20 minutes before the summit because of the cafeteria which seems to be the goal for most of the hikers. However, it is the last summitridge which makes this an interesting trip. Some people even seems to believe that the cafeteria is the summit. They miss out..
|Posted Sep 23, 2007 2:39 pm
|no visibility
Date Climbed: May 19, 2007
|Turned back at about 1600 meters due to severe wind, and more importantly; almost no visibility. Most of the walk on snow. No other footprints to be seen up there that day. Summited this mountain in July 05 though with people all over the place.Much more fun with tough weather. Next time I will summit no matter what.
|Posted May 20, 2007 1:38 pm
|Bad knees!
Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2006
|Nice way to spend a sunday. Climbed from Rjuken and up west face
|Posted Oct 17, 2006 3:30 pm
|Route Climbed: Circumnavigated the massif, but normal route to summit Date Climbed: September 2002
|We got the first snow on the season, so it was a bit slippery. My girlfriend stopped at the false summit, I went to the main summit. It almost cleared up a couple of times, but I never got the famous view.
|Posted Jul 10, 2004 2:55 pm
|Date Climbed: feb-2003
|My skiing trip to Gaustadtoppen can be found here:
|Posted Jun 25, 2004 8:15 pm
|Route Climbed: South Ridge Date Climbed: 21st February 2004
|Gaustablikk to the false summit on skis. To the real summit would be another almost horizontal 100m along a very narrow ridge.
Probably the best view from a mountain top I have ever seen. Clear sky, some scattered cloud. Windy.
Great descent, even if the snow was not that fresh. Sandra and myself on alpine touring gear beat all the telemarkers.
|Posted Feb 23, 2004 7:02 am
|Oyvind Lind Petersen
|Route Climbed: Normal route from Svineroi (from the east) Date Climbed: July 1969
|It might be the largest view in Norway.
|Posted Apr 10, 2003 1:28 pm


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News of the recent sale of Silver City Galleria has key tenants as well as Taunton's mayor optimistic.
The 21-year-old shopping mall in East Taunton was sold for $22.1 million, according to a quitclaim deed filed June 26 at the Northern Bristol County Registry of Deeds.
News of the recent sale of Silver City Galleria has key tenants as well as Taunton's mayor optimistic.
The 21-year-old shopping mall in East Taunton was sold for $22.1 million, according to a quitclaim deed filed June 26 at the Northern Bristol County Registry of Deeds.
The closing of the transaction was last Friday, said Gar Herring, president and CEO of The MGHerring Group, a Dallas-based company that has developed shopping centers in the United States and Mexico.
Herring said the purchase deal involved two other entities — Contrarian Capital Management LLC of Greenwich, Conn., and Tricom Real Estate Group LLC, which has an office in Dallas.
Contrarian, whose speciality is investing in and improving distressed commercial property, is providing capital investment, he said.
The MGHerring Group, meanwhile, will mange and develop the property.
Herring said he became aware of the Galleria mall a couple years ago, around the same time that private equity investor C-III Capital Partners of Irving, Texas bought the property after owner General Growth Properties of Chicago filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Taunton mall, however, was not part of that filing.
Tricom, Herring said, contacted him two months ago and suggested that he consider buying the Galleria.
Herring and an associate met with Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. a month ago in Hoye's office to inform him of their intentions.
"I'm very excited," Hoye said Tuesday. "I'm optimistic new life will be injected into the mall as a result."
Hoye said he especially looks forward to the return of restaurants to the mall. Except for the food court, the only full-time eatery there is Bertucci's Italian Restaurant. Previous restaurants had included Ruby Tuesday and Ground Round.
Galleria General Manager James St. Cyr declined to be interviewed. But he acknowledged that there are close to 30 vacancies in the mall, which lists just over 90 tenants, including anchors JCPenny, Sears, Best Buy and Macy's.
"We need some new blood," said Best Buy store manager Josh Muir.
Muir, 38, said the mall "needs some help."
"We've seen declining traffic and more vacancies," he said, since the store opened in 2007. "We have lots of overhead and we're paying the same rent, but the traffic isn't the same as it used to be."
Sears store manager Norel Vadenais said she was "excited" with the prospect of new ownership.
"We need to get the vacancies filled," she filed. "It's a beautiful mall, but the problem is it's just empty. I hope they bring new life back and increase the footsteps coming in."
There was speculation during this past year that the Mashpee Wamponoag Tribe might be interested in buying the mall for its proposed resort gambling casino, despite a sales option on land in and adjacent to Liberty & Union Industrial Park across from the mall.
That speculation was fueled by an announcement that a new, renegotiated compact agreement with the state identified 100 acres of mall property as a potential site for the gambling casino project.
In response, the city approved an amendment to an intergovernmental agreement between the city and tribe protecting Taunton's financial interests in the event of that happening.
A source close to last week's sale said the tribe and its representative have been out of the picture since January 2012 when they made it known they were interested in the property but were unsuccessful in brokering a deal.
Hoye said annual tax revenue from the mall over the years has dropped from $4.5 million to as low as $1.6 million because of vacancies.
Herring said he was part of "a competitive bidding process" that involved numerous interested business parties. He declined to disucss details of how he'll improve the Galleria, other than to say that he'll embark on a market study to determine the best approach.
"We'll look at ways to re-merchandise to create a better shopping experience," Herring said.


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On an afternoon with an overcast sky and the looming potential for a major hurricane ready to pounce on the City of Brotherly Love, the Atlanta Falcons flew in displaying confidence and poise, thumping the Philadelphia Eagles with a 30-17 victory at Lincoln Financial Field.
The victory takes the visiting team to a historical perfect record of 7-0 as the Philly home team fell to an "embarrassing" 3-4 evoking boos from their anxious- for- a- victory fans.
It would be a day of shattering records as Falcons Coach Mike Smith, with this game marking 50 regular season victories for him, became the winningest coach in Falcons history. It would also be the day that Eagles Coach Andy Reid would see his 13 year record of never losing a game coming off a bye week come to a resounding end.
.Smith's record stands at 50-21 since he arrived in Atlanta in 2008. Smith commended his team and lauded the plays of both the offense and he defense for the victory. The Falcons last won a game in Philadelphia in 1988.
The Falcons owned the ball most of the game, punting only twice as Matt Ryan threw for 262 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. The Falcons scored on each of their first six possessions including touch downs on their first three drives. WR Drew Davis on a 15 yard pass from Ryan scored the first touchdown of the game on 3rd and 8 after the Falcons marched down the fields 80 yards.
When the Eagles did have the ball, they didn't do much with it largely due to the Falcons solid defense. Falcons Safety Thomas DeCoud had nine sacks including one on QB Michael Vick on the Eagles first possession. The Eagles were held to 92 yards on the ground and 178 in the air. The Falcons came away with 392 total yards. Julio Jones had five catches in the game with a spectacular 63 yard touchdown in the second quarter. Defensive Ends Kroy Biermann and John Abraham had stellar games as Bierman had a season-high seven tackles and a sack and Abraham sacking Vick for his seventh sack of the season. Abraham is the NFL's active sack leader with 119.0 career sack.
"Whatever decision Coach Reid makes I support it," a visibly disappointed Vick said in the post game press interviews. "Obviously he's thinking about making a change at the quarterback position. I know I'm giving everything I've got out there… deep down as long as I know I'm doing that, that's all I can ask out of myself." In a post interview a few minutes earlier Reid called the game an "embarrassing performance" that would be evaluated but stopped short of saying there would definitely be a change of quarterback.
As raindrops peppered the field and and rain slickers appeared among the fans in the green and grey stands with a few more rounds of boos for their lackluster team, the crowd headed for the Exits early in the fourth quarter making their way home to prepare for Hurricane Sandy and trying to forget what they just saw on their home field as their team went down in defeat.
The Falcons on the other hand were all smiles while preparing to make their way back to Atlanta with yet another victory along with many fans who traveled to Philadelphia to see their team continue their reign as the only undefeated team in the NFL this season at 7-0. Next up, the nationally televised night game against the Dallas Cowboys at the Georgia Dome on Sunday, November 4, 8:20 p.m.


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If you've ever wondered how professional racing drivers come
down from the white-hot amphetamine kick of competition, in Mika Salo's case
they don't. Salo, who deputised for the injured Michael Schumacher at Ferrari
in 1999 and also raced in F1 for Arrows, Lotus, Sauber, Toyota and Tyrrell,
owns an old Camaro powered by a 9.0-litre, 1002bhp engine. "It had a Toyota Le
Mans GT1 unit in it at one point," he says, "but that was just too much, I
couldn't use it."
Words: Jason Barlow
Photos: Lee Brimble
This feature was originally published in the March issue of Top Gear magazine


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Alexander Shestakov is the director of the WWF Arctic Programme and is based in Ottawa, Canada. His diverse background includes working for academia, NGOs, government and industry, giving him a broad understanding of conservation issues. With a law degree and a PhD focused on environmental management and conservation, Alexander is at home in the arena of international environmental issues. He has been an expert to the Russian Parliament on environmental law, member of official Russian delegations to the Convention on Biodiversity and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Alexander has authored more than seventy publications including 'The World Map of Ecological Problems' and 'Biodiversity legislation in Russia', and has taught a course on environmental management at Moscow State University.


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Not the kind at football games, the kind in traffic.
I was getting aggressively tailgated yesterday on my way home from work, and this question popped into my head. I didn't really know what to do since traffic was heavy and there was nowhere for me to go.
I couldn't speed up, and slowing down only made him meaner. Finally he did pass me and all was well, but it really pissed me off.
So given certain riding conditions and circumstances, how do you fellow seasoned riders deal with this?


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OBETZ, Ohio – A few calls may have gone in favor of the Columbus Crew to prevent their goals against average from rising above one per match and goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum has bailed them out on numerous occasions, but the fact is the defense is holding steady through eight matches.
Saturday's 3-0 win against D.C. United was the second clean sheet of the season and kept the Crew at seven goals allowed (0.88).
"We'd like to have a couple of more shutouts," Gruenebaum told MLSsoccer.com on Tuesday. "Having said that, if we can be there at the end of the season with that we're a happy group of people who are in the playoffs, hopefully.
"We have the talent at the back and going forward to keep possession and just shut out teams," Gruenebaum added. "That's what we need to do. If we can get a zero on our end we'll let the other side [offense] take care of itself."
The match marked the second time this season that D.C. questioned one of their goals being nullified against the Crew, and Montreal Impact's Marco Di Vaio also had a goal taken off the board when he was ruled offside by a smidgen.
"The calls are going to even up," Crew coach Robert Warzycha said. He points to the 1-0 loss at the Chicago Fire on April 20 when the Crew thought it had taken the lead in the fourth minute only to see the offside flag come up on an Agustin Viana goal.
Eight minutes later Fire defender Wells Thompson crushed Viana on a tackle but was given only a yellow. The league reviewed the play afterward and decided that the challenge was reckless and suspended Thompson for one match.
"If they hadn't called a goal back against Chicago maybe it would be a different scenario," Warzycha said. "If Thompson got a red card instead of yellow that could be a difference."
Instead, the Fire were dominant and Gruenebaum finished with six saves just to keep the score close. He had the same number of stops vs. D.C. but the match had a different feel because the Crew (3-2-3) raced to a 3-0 halftime advantage.
"It was more noticeable in Chicago because we were taking pressure throughout the second half," Gruenebaum said. "It wasn't us doing a lot of attacking. It was glaringly obvious we were not the better team that day. Even as many saves as I had Saturday I thought the guys in front of me, especially Chad [Marshall], have been blocking a lot of shots. That shouldn't go unnoticed."
Warzycha also said the D.C. game had a different tone, saying, "This time we defended with confidence."
The next challenge comes Saturday when the New York Red Bulls return to Crew Stadium for the first time since the Red Bulls 4-1 win 13 months ago.


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What I love about Paul K. Tunis's work is how brilliantly he melds traditional comic-book style with the experimental. "Toddlers & Tiaras & Vermin" uses three elements I find very interesting when creating a poetry comic: the poem itself, dialogue, and interpretive image (the latter as it differs slightly from the literal text of the poem). It works so well as a poetry comic because we see an absurd, strange elucidation of the poem through the images. However, Tunis never forces too much on the reader; there is always the sense that the images are only part of the story, and it creates a separate component. There's mysteriousness in the image/text information given, allowing the reader space to create meaning on their own–what great poetry does. The poetry comic is straight forward, the arc, as seen through the images, eloquently executed, with the elements of the humorously (tragically) grotesque. Be sure to keep an eye out for more of Paul K. Tunis's wonderful work!
Paul's Website
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Dad Chronicles Sons' Temper Tantrums on Tumblr
Most toddlers will cry over almost anything, but not all have web-savvy fathers who see their tikes' meltdowns as a way to have a laugh online. Greg Pembroke, of Rochester, N.Y., has started a Tumblr page, "Reasons My Son is Crying," devoted to his sons' temper tantrums. From tears over a piece of broken cheese, to riding in the car seat, to the volume of "The Hokey Pokey" being turned down from "ear-splittingly loud" to only "mind-numbingly loud," the adoring dad snaps photos of his 20-month-old and three-year-old boys mid-meltdown and captions them accordingly. The result couldn't be more hilarious. "They have little meltdowns all the time," Pembroke told ABCNews.com. "They just cry for like seven seconds and then are on to the next thing. Anyone that has toddlers or has been around toddlers knows it can be very frustrating. But what I was trying to do is get some humor out of it." To watch Pembroke and his sons on "Good Morning America," click here.