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iPhoneography: Show life as it really happens.
Chances are, if you have seen photos from World Vision, you have also seen the work of World Vision photographer, Jon Warren. Jon has shot countless images for World Vision- his photos are a staple of our Blog. His skills as a photographer allow us to see parts of the world we have never been to, and give us insight into people we have never met. On a recent trip to Cambodia, instead of using an assortment of cameras and lenses as he usually does, Jon used another camera to capture portraits- his iPhone. Read on to hear Jon's thoughts on capturing images in a brand new way, and see the amazing captures from his trip.
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Show life as it really happens. Open a window to the scene. Do nothing that might raise a barrier between the reader and the subject. And never, ever, draw attention to yourself as the photographer.
For years as a World Vision photographer I've clung to these guidelines. I've done my best to document real life, presenting as genuine a picture as possible for readers. My goal has been to show subjects that are real, live, unique people — not just objects on a page.
And then came along the iPhone with its cool photo apps. It was like being handed a new toy — a combination of a bucket of crayons and malleable SX-70 Polaroid film. A few flicks of the finger and a mundane scene would become wildly colorful. Close-ups transformed to pop art. I loved playing with it! It became my casual camera of choice.
But I didn't consider using the iPhone for a real assignment until confronted with the "Amber Alert" story in Cambodia. The story was dramatic and powerful, but the events had happened two years earlier. And the text revolved around people rather than locations.
To tell the story, I needed a series of portraits of the main characters that would be compelling enough to draw readers to the writing.
If I used a "proper" camera, I'd need to do "proper" photographs. But in this case I worried that standard photos would be dull and boring, especially when there was no action and the light wasn't ideal.
But what if I used an iPhone? Something had to be done to add spice and pizzazz. These needed be different.
Most importantly, would using an iPhone give me more inspiration as a photographer — doing an assignment that was stalling rather than stirring me?
So I followed the same approach as with regular portraits, but this time around I clicked on my iPhone, pulled the images into the Camera+ app and briefly tweaked the images on the spot. Done.
The results were interesting and fun. The portraits still seemed to have character and personality, but definitely broke the traditional "no alterations" rule. One iPhone image even ended up on the cover.
In the photography workshops I occasionally lead, I emphasize that equipment is much less important than vision and passion and message. And I'm still a firm believer in documentary photography. But tools like the iPhone certainly give us new options.
They also raise all sorts of questions. Will readers recognize the distinction between authentic documentary work and manipulated posed portraits? Do "real" and "proper" photos lose some of their credibility when played alongside the altered ones?
I'd love to hear from you. What do you think the role of Instagram and camera phone altered images play when we're trying to show genuine stories? Email me your thoughts at: email@example.com.
Be sure to read "Saving Savoeun," and see the rest of Jon's iPhone captures. "Saving Saveuon" tells the story of a community who developed a plan to rescue Savoeun from being sold into sexual slavery.
What do you think of using an iPhone to illustrate a story? Leave a comment and share your thoughts.


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text: STAR TREK lost money for Desilu and Paramount during it's first run on NBC. But afterward, despite having only 79 episodes when 100 was the usual minimum, the show made money for Paramount in syndication. William Shatner owned five percent of the show, but he went flat broke shortly after it was canceled. This was due to a ruinous California divorce: he owed alimony based on his weekly STAR TREK salary-- and the series was canceled. And on top of that, his ex-wife got half of his piece of STAR TREK's afterlife. So even after the syndication money finally got rolling, he was getting a little and owing a lot. STAR TREK actually hurt him financially until TMP got made. The Roddenberrys struggled to stay "rich" in the 1970s, in part due to high lifestyle expenses, and also because his pilot movies hadn't gotten a new TV series started. Gene has said that he was broke by the time ST-TMP got rolling. Bjo Trimble helped Roddenberry organize the letter-writing campaigns that staved off cancellation twice, after the first and second seasons. She later wrote the STAR TREK CONCORDANCE (a great book in its day), but lost her royalties nest-egg to a dishonest accountant or some such, and she and her husband were broke or close to it in the mid-1990s, I read. Although she appeared as an extra in TMP, it obviously didn't do for her what it did for Roddenberry and Shatner. I wonder if any other TOS alums went broke after the show got canceled.


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MacWorld 2007 -- Apple today officially unveiled its iPhone which, as many had been hoping for, is quite a revolutionary product indeed. Steve Jobs heralded the iPhone as an industry-changing device that throws out old assumptions and conventions and brings in the new. With all of its features and design cues, the iPhone should prove to be an extremely hot device.
The largest feature on the plate for the iPhone is clearly its display. The iPhone packs a 3.5-inch display with a resolution density of 160 dpi, one of the sharpest screens in the industry. In fact, the screen takes up virtually the entire surface area of the iPhone. There's no keyboard or direction stick on the iPhone, just a big screen. The iPhone operates entirely on touch-screen technology and is something that Apple had been working on for a long time.
last reported that Apple had submitted
filings with the FCC for touch screen technology involving intuitive gestures
. Many assumed that the technology
would be used in a next-generation iPod
, but today it made its debut on the iPhone.
Users are able to navigate the iPhone by using a virtual keyboard that's smart enough to know when accidental tapping occurs. The screen also takes in gestures such as scrolling, pinching and stretching motions. The screen itself is also smart. The user interface automatically changes from portrait mode to landscape mode depending on how a user holds the phone. The virtual keyboard can be called up and tuckd away at any time.
Music is very much part of the iPhone and Apple does not disappoint. Integrated into the iPhone are all the usual iPod features that many users have come to love. Music and iTunes syncing, album artwork support, smart playlist features and, most importantly, movie playback. Steve Jobs demonstrated the iPhone playing back Pirates of the Caribbean 2 in full screen.
In terms of applications, the iPhone supports the usual set of smart-phone features: email, text messaging, web support, address books, photo, video and music playback. However, the iPhone uses smaller versions of applications already used on its Macs. Jobs demonstrated browsing the Internet on the iPhone using Safari -- full websites loaded very quickly and in full detail. Lest there be any doubt, the audience was definitely impressed by the iPhone's speed and rendering capabilities. Users can even pinch the screen to shrink webpages on the fly to fit the screen. Email capabilities are in full force too with support for such sophisticated features as full HTML email support and even IMAP supported through Yahoo! email.
The iPhone's operating system is based on a slim version of Apple's powerful OS X. One of the neatest features on the iPhone is the support for widgets -- the same tiny utility-type applications found on OS X's Dashboard. Jobs demonstrated navigating Google's virtual satellite mapping system and how easy it was to get around applications and widgets on the iPhone's touch-sensitive navigation system. Of course, being OS X, all graphical animations and transitions were silky smooth.
Jobs indicated that the iPhone was also a workhorse. The unit can talk for roughly 5 hours and play back audio for 16 hours. There will be two GSM models released, a 4GB model and an 8GB model, for sale at an introductory price of $499 and $599. As
previously reported, the
iPhone is confirmed today to be a Cingular Wireless exclusive product
. The demo iPhone that Jobs showed already had a Cingular log on it.
Official specifications:
Screen size: 3.5-inches
Screen resolution: 320 by 480 at 160 ppi
Input method: Multi-touch
Operating System: OS X
Storage: 4GB or 8GB
GSM: Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
Wireless data: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
Camera: 2.0 megapixels
Battery: Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing; Up to 16 hours Audio playback
Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
Weight: 4.8 ounces / 135 grams
The iPhone will begin shipping in June of this year.
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By Austin Bishop
The Winston County Journal
After visiting Ethel on Tuesday, the Noxapater High School baseball
team was looking to wrap up the 2013 season with a home game against
Leake County at 6 p.m. on Friday and a road trip to Ackerman to take
on the Indians at 7 p.m.
The young Tigers dropped three games over the last seven days,
including a tough 3-2 setback to district foe Weir at home on Monday.
"Marshall Kugle had probably his best outing of the year," said
Noxapater head coach Casey Orr of his pitcher. 'We had a 2-1 lead,
but they scored two runs off a double in the sixth and we couldn't
find a way to get another run."
Kugle also had a double himself in that game for the Tigers, while
Trent Moore and Brandon Kugle each added a hit.
The Tigers lost at Weir 7-2 last Tuesday, then dropped a 15-4
decision to Philadelphia on Saturday. Both of those games were
competitive early on.
In the first loss to Weir the Lions were ahead 3-2 until the fifth,
when they scored four runs.
Keonte Daniels had two singles and a double for Noxapater in the
game, while Trevara Miller popped a double and Tristan Boyette, R.J.
Pierce and Austin Snow had a single each.
The game with Philadelphia was tied 4-4 in the fourth before the
Tornadoes delivered a solo homer and a three-run blast to break the
game open. Daniels and Marshall Kugle each had hits for Noxapater in
the game.
Lady Tigers still in division title hunt
By Austin Bishop
The Winston County Journal
The Lady Tigers know for sure they are going to the playoffs, but
they went into Wednesday afternoon's 4 p.m. contest at Nanih Waiya
hoping for a little more.
If Noxapater beat Nanih Waiya by six runs or more, then the Lady
Tigers would win the district and get a first-round bye in the MHSAA
Class 1A State Softball Tournament. Otherwise, Noxapater will be
second and will be traveling to Natchez on Thursday to take on
Cathedral in the first game of a best-of-three series. The second
game and the if-necessary third game would be played at Noxapater on
"I think we are playing pretty well right now," said Noxapater head
coach Jodie Duran. "We are still doing well offensively, we just have
to clean up a few things defensively."
Noxapater headed into the Nanih Waiya game with an 8-3 overall record
and a 4-1 league record.
Last week the Lady Tigers rolled past Weir 20-5 and West Lowndes
17-2. Anna Claire Webb and Madelyn Wilkes both had two hits in the
win over Weir, while Chelsea Moore banged out a pair of hits against
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Man pleads guilty to crash that killed girlfriend
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) A 21-year-old Genesee man has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for a car crash near Juliaetta that killed his girlfriend.
The Lewiston Tribune reports Derik C. Neely was sentenced Friday to 365 days in jail but the court will suspend 325 days if he meets the terms of his two-year probationary sentence. Magistrate Jay P. Gaskill also ordered Neely to pay nearly $17,000 in restitution and suspended his driving privileges for three years.
Court records say Neely was traveling 76 mph in a 55 mph zone on Sept. 25, 2011 when his car went off an embankment, killing 20-year-old Devin A. Matchey of Lewiston. Neely told investigators that he and Matchey were arguing and she pulled his leg from the gas pedal, causing it to hit the steering wheel.
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COMMERCE CITY CO (ColoradoRapids.com) - Fresh off their 4-0 Opening Day drubbing of the LA Galaxy your Colorado Rapids look to continue their winning ways this Saturday as they travel to face off against Kansas City at the Wizards' new home of CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
(Watch Rapids coaches and players give their thoughts ahead of Saturday's game as well as a recap of Saturday's opening day via Rapids All Access video's Week 2 update by clicking here).
Kickoff time has been changed to 3:00pm MT and the match will now be broadcast live in Colorado on Altitude a change from Altitude-2.
The official Rapids Away-Game Viewing Party for Saturday's match at Kansas City will be held at Sobo 151 located at 151 South Broadway in Denver. Specials for the Rapids game will include $2 Bud Light Drafts $3 Hot Wings $4 180 Drop Shots and a Czech Dinner Special! The viewing party is free and open to fans of all ages to attend so wear your Rapids jersey and come join other fans to watch the game live in a great soccer atmosphere on Saturday!
Colorado enter the second week of MLS play as the highest-scoring team in the league. Midfielder Terry Cooke who was named MLS Player of the Week also leads the league in assists following his stellar performance Saturday night in which he registered a goal and two assists.
For the second consecutive year both Colorado and Kansas City won their opening games and will be looking to continue their hot starts. Last year the Rapids and Wizards tied both contests they played sharing a 1-1 result on May 19 at Arrowhead Stadium and a 2-2 draw on July 22 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
The Rapids are 15-18-8 all time vs. the Wizards and hold an unenviable 3-13-3 all time record vs. the Kansas City club on the road.
The Rapids will be missing rookie midfielder Ciaran O'Brien who was handed down a 2 match suspension by MLS for his injurious tackle on LA forward Carlos Ruiz in the season opener.
For the full match preview of this game visit the Colorado Rapids' Official Match-Up Page featuring interactive projected lineups insider game notes head-to-head stats and the latest injury and suspension reports by clicking here!
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Baker: Phillips will hit clean up
Posted by JohnFay at 2/19/2009 10:19 AM EST on Cincinnati.com
Dusty Baker said that Brandon Phillips will hit fourth -- at least at the start of the year.
The way the lineup is right now, yeah, Baker said.
Phillips' numbers were down last year from 2007. He hit .288 with 30 home runs and 94 RBI in '07. Last year, he hit .261 with 21 homers and 78.
Brandon will have a good year," Baker said. "You struggle sometimes a little bit in third or fourth year. Brandon will readjust. Sometimes they wouldnt throw Brandon a lot of strikes. Sometimes when youre in the middle of it, you cant see it. When youre smart like Brandon, you take some time away and you step back and see things.


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Army Corps of Engineers open floodgate on swollen Mississippi River
Army engineers on Saturday opened a key spillway to allow the swollen Mississippi River to flood thousands of homes and crops but spare New Orleans and Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge.
The Army Corps of Engineers opened one of the 125 floodgates at the Morganza Spillway 45 miles northwest of Baton Rouge shortly after 3 p.m. CDT, sending a flume of water onto nearby fields.
The move, last taken in 1973, will channel floodwaters toward homes, farms, a wildlife refuge and a small oil refinery in the Atchafalaya River basin to avoid inundating Louisiana's two largest cities.
Weeks of heavy rains and runoff from an unusually snowy winter caused the Mississippi River to rise, flooding 3 million acres of farmland in Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas and evoking comparisons to historic floods in 1927 and 1937.
It could take three weeks for the enormous flow of water to pass through a system of levees and spillways to the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles to the south, said Major General Michael Walsh, president of the Mississippi River Commission.
"It's putting tremendous pressure on the entire system as we try to work this amount of water through the Mississippi River tributaries," Walsh told reporters before the floodgates opened.
Some 3,000 square miles of land could be inundated in up to 20 feet of water for several weeks. When flows peak around May 22, the spillway will carry about 125,000 cubic feet per second, about one quarter of its capacity.
About 2,500 people live in the spillway's flood path, and 22,500 others, along with 11,000 buildings could be affected by backwater flooding -- the water pushed back into streams and tributaries that cannot flow normally into what will be an overwhelmed Atchafalaya River.
Some 18,000 acres of cropland could be flooded as waters rise, hitting their crest in about a week and remaining high for several weeks before subsiding.
"The land's going to wash away, but that's life," said Hurlin Dupre, who represents Krotz Springs on the St. Landry Parish Council. "The worst of it is we are in a drought and we can't use none of that water."
Photo shows members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opening the Morganza Spillway in Morganza, Louisiana May 14, 2011. Scores of U.S. heartland rivers from the Dakotas to Ohio have flooded following a snowy winter and heavy spring rains, feeding near-record crests on the lower Mississippi River. Credit: REUTERS/Sean Gardner
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Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, March 30, 2012
The company that makes Apple products in China, Foxconn, is pledging to improve working conditions at its factories, saying it'll hike pay and limit work hours after an investigation found the firm was regularly violating labor rules. Here in this country, many jobs are being replaced by machines, and Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio is currently driving 3,200 miles across the country without interacting with humans. The amount of outstanding student loan debt in this country has reached $1 trillion, and Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois is trying to address this issue at the federal level. And the Master's tournament tees off next week at the exclusive Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. It's tradition that CEOs of major tournaments sponsors are invited to join the all-male club.


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Lindsay Lohan Trying To Scare Herself Straight With Some Morgue Work
Perhaps fearing that the 80 hours of DUI-related community service Lindsay Lohan has already performed by serving as an unpaid shot girl at the Saddle Ranch (that place, like, doesn't even have a list! And why are all the drunk girls wearing lame cowboy hats?) may not provide the kind of scared-straight, "there but for the grace of delusional producers who believe I possess still-untapped acting talent go I" moment of clarity that will help keep the thrice-rehabbed actress from future alcohol- and cokepant-related vehicular incidents, Lohan's attorney told the court her client will soon spend two four-hour shifts toiling at a morgue and two more days in an emergency room.
Though the morgue portion of Lohan's upcoming work schedule is certainly the more headline-grabbing of the assignments, it might be the ER stint that proves more effective in deterring future self-destructive behavior; should she be stationed at Cedars Sinai, there's a better than fifty-percent chance that an ambulance carrying Britney Spears following her next mental-breakdown-cum-child-custody standoff will arrive, providing Lohan with a chilling look at what strapped-to-a-gurney-while-wrestling -with-five-orderlies fate awaits her should she fail at sobriety yet again.


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One of the new weapons system that China is
developing is a new fifth-generation jet fighter aircraft called the J-20.
Photos and video of the aircraft have been surfacing over the last month and
many of the photos are from what is thought to be a runway taxi test of the
prototype. The Pentagon stated previously that it thought China was years
away from putting the aircraft into production and getting it into the air.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recently clarified
the concerns in the U.S. over the J-20. He noted during a press
conference that China "may be somewhat further ahead in the development of
the aircraft than our intelligence had earlier predicted."
Gates also said, "They [China] clearly have
the potential to put some of our capabilities at risk and we have to pay
attention to them, we have to respond appropriately with our own
Another of the weapon systems that has analysts in
the U.S. worried is the Chinese missile system capable of taking
out an aircraft carrier in one strike. Gates noted at the conference that China
was "fairly far along" in the development of the missile system.
Taiwan is responding to the increase in Chinese military might with increases
in its own arsenal.
Taiwan has purchased the Patriot PAC-2 air defense
missile system and the systems are being upgraded to PAC-3. Taiwan has also
installed early warning radar along the coast facing China and developed the Tien
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Consider us obsessed with the May 2012 cover of Numero – that bejeweled lace dress is absolutely killing us. We're tempted to gather all of our rhinestone buttons and DIY them onto a dress for a similar effect. Who's with us?
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Scorpions Popping Up in Phoenix-Area Homes Earlier Than Usual This Spring
With all the scorpion activity in Arizona this spring, the public has been hungry for some answers. CBS 5 News jumped on the story early; and when the need answers, they call the Valley's scorpion experts… They call Bulwark Exterminating!
Spring temperatures in the 90's, combined with the especially wet winter, has created a perfect breeding conditions for Valley scorpions…. And don't think Arizona residents haven't noticed all the extra scorpions. Bulwark Exterminating has seen a jump in scorpion related calls the past few weeks.
In the above news clip, a CBS 5 News camera crew followed one of Bulwark's scorpion experts on a house treatment.
The Arizona Bark Scorpion
The most common scorpion found in Arizona, is the Arizona Bark Scorpion. These scorpions also happen to be the most dangerous. These Bark Scorpions commonly inflict painful stings; some of which can cause unfortunate symptoms or reactions… including death in rare cases.
Arizona Bark scorpions reach lengths of about two inches. They are yellowish-tan in color. They eat insects like crickets and roaches, and enter Arizona homes looking for water. These scorpions are not aggressive, and are actually pretty docile. They sting when they feel threatened… like when you step on them or roll over on top of one while you sleep.
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Framed by the Malvern Hills and the rolling Cotswolds, our Worcestershire cottages are ideal for a break at any time of year.
This is a county of scenic contrasts, where mature woodland, sweeping meadows and meandering valleys invite you to explore. Enjoy walks with views in the Malvern Hills, cycle leafy trails in the Wyre Forest, fly a kite in a country park, learn how to hang-glide - so many treats in store!
Or follow one of the specially designed recreational routes. Sample the finest regional produce along the Vale Trail around Evesham, taking in top-quality farm shops and nurseries. Tread the great composer's steps on the Elgar Route, featuring over forty places of interest along a 40-mile circular trail. Find a variety of places of worship dating back to Norman times on the Wilden to Witley Church Trail. Or discover the countryside by steam on the Severn Valley Railway.
Days out from your Worcestershire cottage
Pretty villages and market towns like Evesham, Pershore and Broadway make pleasant spots to potter and browse, not to mention the splendid city of Worcester with its fine cathedral. Other historic attractions include Hanbury Hall and Croome Court (NT), the Brine Baths of Droitwich Spa, the lavish Witley Court and the Avonbridge Museum of Historic Buildings, showcasing architecture of seven centuries.
What else? Enjoy scented walks around Spetchley Gardens bursting with floral surprises. Tickle your taste buds at a local vineyard. Have a flutter at Worcester Races. Or time your Worcestershire cottage stay around a festival - the dazzling line-up includes jazz, literature, choral concerts, beer, chocolate and plums!


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The Triangle, especially Chapel Hill, is considered a really smart place — where there are more PhDs per capita than any other metropolitan statistical area [still looking for the citation, but I really have heard it from multiple sources].
So, maybe our celebratory nature and proclivity for partying isn't center stage, but I promise that you can find everything you need to entertain the party animal – whether it's crazy cousin or a capricious colleague – in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area.
Now, one can celebrate ANY day of the week in Orange County, but there are a few nights of the year that are legendary in our town:
Halloween: Often the subject of urban legend, October 31 in Chapel Hill has drawn in the crowds in costume for years. Though recently, there have been efforts to make the evening more targeted to the locals (understandably because of the cost of cleanup to the Town), Franklin Street is still particularly fun when dressed as a ghoul or goblin after a few gin and tonics.
Living in the 80s: Still have those leg warmers? Couldn't bear the thought of tossing that "Members Only" jacket? Heck, neon is back. So, you're bound to have something to wear to the WXYC 80's Dance Party. UNC's student radio station annually hosts a party honoring a previous decade at Cat's Cradle, one of the best live music venues in the country.
The WXYC 80's Dance was one of the first dates for my sister and her husband.
Most couples celebrate at fancy restaurants,
but dressing in "period costume" seems to make them nostalgic.
So sleazy: A legend in its own right, I've actually never attended Sleazefest at Local 506, another great live music venue in our area. But even the lore that surrounds the annual music festival will keep your favorite party animal entertained. I've seen a much tamer version at Southern Culture on the Skids (and managed not to get covered in fried chicken or banana pudding), but I think most would agree that Sleazefest is a must-see for the ultimate party animal.
I've thought about starting a rival meme to the Mayor's #EveryDowntownChapelHillLunchSpot, to review #EveryDowntownChapelHillDrinkingSpot; however, I've long outgrown games of bar golf. But no matter what night it is, there is a lively bar scene downtown (and great spots further afield) to host all your party animals for your favorite drinking games.
Pinching pennies: Say you're excited about heading out on the town, but you don't have the pocketbook to match your palate. Though most are offered only on weekdays, one can find incredible drink specials worth the glare from your boss the next morning listed with the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership or The Stagger, or download the Cocktail Compass app from the Independent Weekly!
Trouble's-a-brewin': Forget the wine from that other Orange County, this O.C. has the best in brewskies. Make sure you hit these local breweries and stores for tastings on the spot or growlers to go: Mystery Brewing, String Steel Brewery, Carolina Brewery, Top of the Hill, Starpoint Brewing, Carrboro Beverage Company, and T.J.'s Beverage & Tobacco.
More than moonshine: Though I haven't done my research, I am positive that parts of Orange County were once (or maybe still are) manufacturing sites for "White Lightning." (A little birdie told me that when the land was cleared for Burroughs Wellcome, they found a still). But now in the heart of Chapel Hill, we are host to manufacturing once again, this time to the state's only all-organic distillery, distilling vodka, gin, and white whiskey. Stay tuned for when it hits ABC store shelves, but, until then, maybe consider planning your next event at the newly-coined "Chapel Hill Booze Building."
Shots of organic vodka at Topo Distillery
For those that can't wait to put on their dancing shoes, many adults search for a place beyond Players, because he or she has grown out of Holy Grails (though some fellow UNC alum will force you down a walk down Memory Lane, straight to the infamous dance club, followed by a ride on the P2P, all out of nostalgia). I would contend nothing can replicate a Hell Dance Party, there are still places to get your groove on.
Hitting the books: You can tell everyone you're headed to The Library and let them draw their own conclusions. This bar has fun DJs and sometimes you can stake claim on the "stage" next to the window to perform your own show!
EastEnders: Know that whether shaken or stirred, their beverages pack a punch, you can experience varying levels of sophistication on the different floors of the East End Martini Bar. My M.O.? Drink your martinis on the "ground floor," and then head upstairs to shake your groove thing.
My sister, brother-in-law, friends, and myself celebrating on the top floor.
Nothing but the real thing: So although I've already said that the Hell Dance Party couldn't be replicated, my co-worker says the "No But 4 Real" dance parties at Chapel Hill Underground (The Bar Formerly Known as Hell) is a place to boogie down.
Come 2 AM, after all the drinking and dancing, your partying may have caused you to be ravenous. I'll save the roundup of late night eating for another post, but just in case, know that you can find a REALLY early, early bird special (see below). But if you're going to "get the worm," head to Bowbarr for a mezcaltini – that's where this party animal found a worm in her drink, and learned that I could not solicit the waiter's assistance, but must ingest it for good luck. Or maybe that's what my fellow party animals led me to believe…
Sign for an "early bird special" at Time-Out


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i'm gald they've got a new director, but also wish they had a new screen writer......
also...they left out bellas dream..they said she sad it but never showed it.i think that is a really important part of the book for me............
i also agree that they left out to much of their relationship, i think the book was like a book about bella and edward that happened to contain vampires,but the film was a film about vampires that happened to contain bella and edward<-know what i mean?
thay totally left out jaspers power!!!- i was like wtf!!! where is his power?!?!?!?!?!?!
laurent was black and french!!!
i think victoria hair could have been reder!
i found edward to smug, and yes 'rough'......i didn't think bela and edward got enough screen time to be together-like nice to each other...i didn't get the feeling that they would die for eachother
arg! sam and the wolves were all short!!!! i was like OMJH OMJH
there are alot more but i can't think of any atm...i'll be sur to be back later :p


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Madelyn Shields will teach a basic crochet class from 5-6:30 p.m. each Tuesday in October at the Plainview Community Library. Participants must bring a skein of peaches and cream 4-ply cotton yarn and a size-G crochet needle. The pattern will be supplied.
For more information, call Shields at 970-7767 or Sharon Hamilton at 970-3652.
Community in Unity on Friday, Saturday
The seventh annual Community in Unity Fall Festival will begin with "Gospel Night" at 7:30 p.m. Friday at James School Park on South Independence Avenue in Russellville. "Fun Day" will be 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Family fun will include a parade, food, games, voter registration and other educational booths, speakers and more. For more information, call Phyllis at 858-8491, Kristy at 747-1512, Chandra at 968-1859 or La Shawn at 567-4807.
RHS class of 1962 to host 50th class reunion
Russellville High School class of 1962 will host their 50th class reunion Friday and Saturday at Lake Point Conference Center. The Reunion Committee has notified classmates with current information of the reunion.
If anyone has been missed, contact Judy Steuber at 880-1706 or Janet Duryea at 970-5634.
Members of other 1960s classes, family, teachers and friends are invited to visit from 1-3 p.m. Saturday in Hickory Lodge at Lake Point.


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Marketing CUSO Adds Social Media Contest Managing Tool
Chatter Yak! is making it easier to run worry-free contests, sweepstakes via social media channels like Facebook and Twitter.
The technology-based marketing solutions CUSO has unveiled Yak! Tracker, a third-party social media contest management application designed to go beyond just acquiring fans but also statistics, analytics and demographics about those new fans.
In addition, Yak! Tracker can be customized to align with current branding efforts and includes promotional tools ranging from custom QR codes for print materials and shortened URLs for posting across social media platforms to Facebook landing page and website widgets.
The brainchild of CitizensFirst Credit Union CEO Kevin Ralofsky and Bryce Roth, director of marketing/social media at the $371 million CitizensFirst in Oshkosh, Wis., the CUSO got its start at Vacationland FCU in Sandusky, Ohio, as a way to help increase credit union awareness, engage credit union members, to differentiate credit unions from other institutions within the financial industry, and to help reach younger age groups.
CitizensFirst credit union recently acquired Chatter Yak! LLC.
According to Roth, who in 2011 was also named a CU Times Trailblazer 40 Below, the idea for Yak! Tracker came with the realization many credit unions were violating Facebook's terms of service by running contests on their page without using a third-party application.
"When we developed the product, we looked at other third-party applications, but quickly discovered that to offer a sweepstakes and stay within Facebook's rules, things were pretty costly. Also, most applications were built for Facebook fan page administrators to use them for one contest and then they had to pay again," said Roth.
"We designed Yak! Tracker so the credit union has a full-year subscription and can run unlimited contests. We also made sure to price it so credit unions of all sizes could afford to follow the rules," he said.
"It is my opinion that if we are expecting our members to trust us with their money, and we have so many other compliance issues we have to follow, we should not be breaking rules on Facebook," Roth added.


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ITV action taken over This Morning
ITV has said it has taken "appropriate disciplinary action" over the incident where This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield confronted David Cameron with a list of alleged paedophiles.
Phillip was roundly criticised earlier this month after he handed the Prime Minister a list of names - understood to be Conservative Party figures - during the live show which he said he had put together from internet rumours.
An ITV spokesman said: "Last Thursday we began an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the mistake on that day's This Morning programme, for which both Phillip Schofield and ITV apologised.
"This investigation has now concluded and the appropriate disciplinary action has been taken.
"We sincerely apologise because the way in which the issue was raised was clearly wrong and should have been handled differently. We have taken steps to make sure our editorial processes are always properly followed, which was not the case in this instance, and to ensure such an error will not be made again."
The presenter later had to apologise after the list was briefly exposed on screen.
After being handed the list, which Phillip assembled after trawling the internet for three minutes, the Prime Minister warned that online discussions of an alleged paedophile ring could degenerate into a "witch-hunt" against people who are gay.
Meanwhile, broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has launched investigations into This Morning and BBC's Newsnight after complaints the shows breached "generally accepted standards". The shows are also under scrutiny for "the application of standards to prevent unfair treatment to an individual, and unwarranted infringements of privacy".
The programmes are the November 2 Newsnight which wrongly implicated Lord McAlpine in a paedophile ring and the November 8 This Morning.
The BBC is thought likely to reach a financial settlement with Lord McAlpine on Thursday after apologising to the peer.


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Shot from my driveway in Scottsdale, AZ last week...
Shot from my driveway in Scottsdale, AZ last week...
Twin Peaks campground between Twin Lakes and Independence Pass CO
Very nice photo, John! I used to live in Scottsdale - that brings back (good) memories, thanks for posting.
Marty in Spokane Valley, WA
'79 R65 - the rolling running project bike
'08 R12RT - "new scoot"
1978 R100RS Motorsport Edition
JJ Cerilli
I have the Beemer and a vintage Moto Guzzi, but for long-distance sports touring and overnight trips, I have this very capable (..and fast!) motorcycle:
a 2011 Triumph Sprint GT
JJ Cerilli
Let's try and hook up after the Thanksgiving holiday. RIDE SAFE!
JJ Cerilli
Scottsdale, AZ


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Braves prospect Graham emulates idol Hudson
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- During his first big league Spring Training, highly touted pitching prospect J.R. Graham has had the pleasure of spending time with his childhood idol, Tim Hudson. In fact, he has already informed Hudson that they actually encountered each other many years ago.
As Hudson was exiting the bullpen before a start he made for the A's in Oakland, he tossed a baseball toward a then-9-year-old Graham, who still has the ball at his parents' home, which is located about 30 minutes east of Oakland.
Graham was initially hesitant to tell Hudson of the event that occurred during Hudson's 1999 rookie season.
"I didn't want to tell him at first, but the first day I saw him as we were walking back to the back fields, I said, 'Hey, I was a pretty big fan of yours when I was nine,'" Graham said. "It was pretty cool. I had to get my fan out. He was totally cool about it."
After being reminded that he is now the old man in the clubhouse, the 37-year-old Hudson said he responded, "No kidding. That's great."
The Braves would like Graham to learn as much as he can during his time in big league camp with Hudson. Both are groundball pitchers who have made the most of their less-than-imposing frames.
"I always kind of liked how he threw and he was a good guy to emulate," Graham said. "He's a smaller guy like I am, maybe a little taller and thinner. But it just kind of happened that I threw like him. Then when I became a starting pitcher, I was like, 'Man, that is someone I really want to be like him.' He throws that nice moving sinker, and mine is a two-seam [fastball]. He's getting that early contact and he's going seven, eight or nine innings every game. A durable guy like that is someone to look up to."
After combining to go 12-2 with a 2.80 ERA with Class A Advanced Lynchburg and Double-A Mississippi last year, Graham gained widespread notice. He will likely begin this season with Mississippi and have the chance to get promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett at some point during the year.
While Julio Teheran is still rated by many outlets as the Braves' top pitching prospect, there are some scouts who believe Graham might be the better prospect.
"He throws strikes," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I saw that today in live batting practice. He throws it over the plate with all of his pitches. I have not seen him in a game situation. But they rave about him in the reports. They like his competitiveness and the way he goes after hitters."
Chipper comfortable as 'rookie coach'
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Chipper Jones had no trouble looking the part while spending his first day as a guest instructor for the Braves on Sunday afternoon. About an hour before the team workout began, Jones strolled through the home clubhouse wearing his old uniform and handling his fungo bat with the grace of a veteran coach.
After providing Freddie Freeman and others some tips in the batting cages, Jones spent time watching many of the Braves take swings on Field 5 at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex. He spent some time sitting on one of the ball buckets located to the side of the batting cage.
"He's a rookie coach. We've got to bring him along a little bit," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I will address the issue of him sitting on the bucket for two rounds [of batting practice]."
Jones plans to remain with the Braves until returning to Atlanta on Wednesday. Over the next few days, he plans to continue to enjoy time with his new teammates and provide any assistance to hitters who want to benefit from his great knowledge of hitting.
"It's good to have him, and he's welcome any time," Gonzalez said.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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" Author: Hilary Boyd / Format: Paperback / Date of publication: 30 August 2012 / Genre: Modern & Contemporary Fiction / Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc / Title: Thursdays in the Park / ISBN 13: 9780857385178 / ISBN 10: 0857385178 "
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Usually you just get the early-mid twenties girl who's down on her luck getting to find her Mr Right but this easy-to-read book is just that little bit different. It's about a lady who's a little older, in her sixties, having an affair. It's an emotive subject, I think due to her age, but nonetheless it's a lovely book and easy to read although it did take me a little longer than normal to get in to it. I wouldn't pay full price for it and it wouldn't go on the top of my all-time favourite reads but I read it cover to cover and it did the job of entertaining me for a few weeks while I picked it up at my leisure and read it.
Thursdays in the Park first came to my attention when I heard Hilary Boyd interviewed on Radio 4 - talking about the popularity of 'gran-lit' and romance among the over sixties. Although I felt that Mary Wesley had been down that road several years ago, I was interested enough to download Boyd's novel onto my Kindle - hoping for a light read that had characters that I could relate to.
~~ Plot ~~
Jeanie is 59 and just about to turn 60. Her life is calm and comfortable, with her husband George retired and pottering around with the clocks that are his hobby; a large house in central London and the beloved Healthfood shop that she runs on her own. She has been married to George for over 30 years and is happy with her lot, despite the sadness that always sits at the back of her mind. George has refused a sexual relationship with Jeanie for nearly a decade... but Jeanie comforts herself with the thought that many couples in the autumn of their lives accept this as the status quo. Instead, Jeanie spends her energies in running the shop and taking care of her "adorable" grand-daughter Ellie.
It is only when she bumps into another grandparent at the park that Jeannie starts to question her lot in life. She chats with Ray every week as each of them look after their respective grandchildren in the play park every Thursday. Ray is George's age but different from him in every way; Ray is kind, active and attractive - and he is clearly very attracted to Jeanie. Should Jeanie remain loyal to the man who has supported her for the past 30 years, or should she follow her instincts and find happiness with all of the excitement and adventure that Ray has to offer?
As we follow Jeanie's struggle between loyalty and love, the reader also starts to comprehend the undercurrents that run through Jeanie's life; the real reason that George left the marital bed all those years ago; the truth about her daughter Chanty's marriage; and the dilemmas that Jeanie herself has to face about becoming an OAP and accepting retirement.
~~ Opinion ~~
Hilary Boyd has written a real page-turner here, and I can see why Thursdays in the Park has topped the best-seller list for so long. It is a relief to read about characters that are not uniformly young, sexy and successful. Boyd's characters are comfortingly real: Jeanie is no gym goddess, but has lumpy thighs with cellulite; George is described as sometimes smelling stale and like an old man. There is no glamour here, but a very vivid description of real life and the dilemmas of getting older.
The character of Jeanie is particularly engaging; her guilt and self-doubt about the physical side of her relationship; the feelings she has about being an OAP and being repeatedly called 'Old Girl' by her husband; the sense of history and loyalty that she has after so many years of shared memories with George. All of this is beautifully and accurately described, until the reader is almost begging her to be a bit selfish and do what is best for HER for a change.
The other characters are also very well drawn, especially her son-in-law Alex who almost had me shouting at my Kindle. Alex is a sensitive artist who fails to take any responsibility in life and really does not deserve the unquestioning love that Jeanie's daughter Chanty has for him.
Perhaps the weakest character for me was the love interest ,Ray. Ray seems a little too perfect in this otherwise realistic portrayal. Ray is physically beautiful as an Akido teacher; he is humorous, sensitive and patient. A little too perfect and synthetic perhaps. The controversy in the book comes in Ray and Jeanie's strong sexual attraction. In a world where sex is all around us, thrust in our faces (so to speak) by the young, it seems almost scandalous to acknowledge that the over sixties can enjoy a teenage style sexual obsession. Ray's biggest attraction seems to be his sexuality - he is not rich, he is not exceptionally intelligent - but he does have what is described as a magnificent body, a wonderful seduction technique and pretty good sexual prowess.
~~ Conclusion ~~
Thursdays in the Park had me hooked from the start; I found the characters realistic and engaging and I found myself caring what happened to them, empathising with their thoughts and dilemmas. The plot is simple but really does get you obsessively turning pages. I would recommend this as a light read for people of any age - but I do think that more mature readers will see many echoes of their own lives, thoughts and feelings - and so would particularly recommend it for them.
This is unashamed gran-lit. It is about 'nice' middle class people and is a good yarn without getting into any serious issues. It gets 4 stars from me as an entertaining read.
Hilary Boyd is a relatively unknown writer. She is British and in her early sixties - but firmly denies any biographical elements to this book!
The success of Thursdays in the Park may primarily be because of E-book sales, where it has now sold more than 100,000 copies. Translation rights have been sold in France, Sweden, Finland and Germany and Charles Dance is negotiating to write, direct and star in the movie.
I bought my copy for Kindle for 20p but it currently sells in paperback on Amazon for £4.99
It was published by Quercus in 2012 and the paperback copy has 352 pages.
Well my run of good reads couldn't last forever! That is now two disappointing books in a row which I haven't really enjoyed reading and have felt let down by. I had been recommended this book by a few people and apparently it's really popular at the moment, the reviews on Amazon sounded promising and I thought if it's so popular then it must have something about it... sadly I was disappointed.
The story
This story tells of Jeanie and George. Jeanie is approaching her 60th birthday and it appears that she has some hesitations, she doesn't feel old yet people keep referring to her as being so including her husband and daughter. Her husband is really very keen to move away to the country and ignores Jeanie's protests about being quite happy where she is. He pretty much ignores her opinions and goes ahead and looks at houses and such anyway. Whilst all the pressure of moving to the country is happening, Jeanie takes her granddaughter to the park every Thursday and this is where she meets Ray who looks after his grandson. She has an instant connection with this stranger, they agree to meet regularly and it soon turns into much more than innocent meetings. Things haven't been happy between Jeanie and George for a while, there is an elephant in the room but it is never spoken about until when Jeanie eventually admits to George that she has feelings for someone else. Will this elephant, now out in the open, lead to Jeanie and George being happy again? Will moving to the country really help?
The characters were created to an average extent as far as I am concerned. I found them really quite irritating and wasn't sure if they were supposed to be or not or whether Boyd just didn't create them quite the way she intended. George confused me as he was quite domineering yet they would often describe him as being a constant, solid and so forth yet the way he was wasn't at all consistent. Jeanie frustrated me as she was created to be shown as someone who was head-strong, who knew what she wanted yet she seemed as though she just gave up really easily, kind of shrugged off that people didn't take her seriously and then would just moan about it afterwards.If she was so head strong and capable then why was she not fighting her corner? These contradictions didn't really make the story any worse but they do mean that actually being able to relate or get to know the characters really well for very difficult to do.
This story was weak. If you have read a chick lit book before then you will have pretty much read this! It is nothing new at all and so predictable from the word go. I think that Boyd tried to create a sense of mystery about what secret George was hiding but it didn't seem to really have that effect, I didn't feel compelled to read because I wanted to know what his secret was, in fact I just got frustrated that Jeanie had lived with it and didn't do anything about it for over ten years. I can see that the author was really trying to add twists and turns with putting in the aspect of a move to the country, Jeanie not getting on with her son in law and so forth but these were never built up enough, they were always just background details and there just was not enough meat in this book for me.
I couldn't understand how some parts came about. One minute Jeanie was adamant that she was not moving yet then a few pages later she would be looking around houses with George and there had been no dialogue about how he had persuaded her to look or her thoughts on how he had done so. I was a bit confused and wondering why she had gone with him if she was so against it but this part seemed to be missing. I found it frustrating to think that she went along with such a big move, it was as though the author was also dismissing the importance of a move; how can an older couple move away from everything they know just like that? it was very strange how Jeanie who could run a business and be strong enough to tell her husband she had feelings for someone else still went ahead with moving with him instead of standing her ground.
I found that the affair was really full of clinches so much so that it was awkward to read without wanting to cringe and trying to remember where I'd heard the lines before. I think what was missing in this book was emotion, I didn't feel pulled towards a character so I wasn't compelled to find out what happened, I just felt I was reading for the sake of getting to the end. I had hoped there would be a twist of some form so that I could say it had been worth my time but sadly there were no twists.
Another thing that I found odd was when George had a depressive episode. It was described in a bizarre way and he seemed to suddenly just snap out of it one day. It was far from convincing, anyone who has been through depression themselves will see that even when you do see the light and begin to recover it's not a case of you can suddenly just snap out of it. Again, it wasn't convincing at all.
I was disappointed by this book. It was alright, it was tame enough and an easy read, it didn't tax the brain at all but it just wasn't compelling and it was actually quite depressing most of the way through with nobody being happy. I won't recommend this!
I have had Thursdays in the Park sitting on my kindle for a little while now and when It started getting called "granny-lit" I had to move this to the front of my To Be Read list to see what on earth this book could be about to be called a granny-lit I was just hoping that at 27 years of age I would be OK reading this!
What do you do if you've been married to a man for half your life and out of nowhere he leaves your bed - permanently? When this happens to Jeanie, she's furious and hurt, and determined to confront George, her husband of thirty years. Is he in love with someone else? What did she do wrong? He won't tell her.
The brightest day of her week is Thursday, the day Jeanie takes her granddaughter to the park. There, one day, she meets Ray and his grandson. Ray is kind, easy to talk to, and gorgeous - everything George isn't. She starts to live for Thursdays. But does she have the courage, in the teeth of opposition from all sides, to turn her life upside down for another shot at love?
I think the whole term "granny-lit" is going to be met with the same angry faces as "chick-lit" but please don't let this term put you off because I actually really enjoyed this book. It made a change to have a main character who is approaching 60 as our typical heroines tend to be 25-35 years of age so this made for a nice change reading about the older generation. Jeanie is a very realistic character who leads a very normal life and she is in a marriage that has had its ups and downs and unfortunately like a lot of marriages Jeanie can feel her marriage slipping away. I love how realistic the whole of this book felt nothing seemed far-fetched it almost felt as though Jeanie was a friend sitting there telling you her story.
The majority of the book did flow well but towards the end it did feel as though it was being drawn out a bit and going around in circles but it wasn't long before the storyline got on track again and then tied us up with a perfect ending. I also found the baby talk from Ellie was a little grating but I often find this when authors try to write a young character into a story.
The book covers a wide range of issues such as abuse, secrecy and affairs but one thing that it is not heavy on ( just in case you believe all you read in the media) is sex. Yes there are a couple of sex scenes but they are not graphic or distasteful, they are fitting in with the storyline and do not make you feel uncomfortable.
This is definitely worth reading especially at the current Kindle price of only 20p !
~Have you heard about the couple who divorced in their nineties because they were waiting until all the kids were dead?~
It's an old joke but one that popped back into my mind whilst I was reading this book. What will people put themselves through in order to try to please their children ahead of trying to please themselves? If this book is an example, perhaps older people contemplating separation might feel the need to wait until their children are past caring.
'Thursdays in the Park' by Hilary Boyd caused quite a stir when it was published earlier this year primarily because the heroine and her love interest were both in, or near, their 60s. The media loved this sweet tale that reminded readers that there can be both love and passion between grannies and granddads and that falling in love was not the unique privilege of the young. I'm rather surprised that was seemingly such a surprise but then that might have something to do with my best friend at school who had a grandmother who was attempting to break Henry VIII's record for the number of marriages. Husband number five dropped dead at the wedding reception; husband number 6 was not far behind. It's never been in my mind that 60-year olds (and people older than that) had somehow signed up for a loveless life of celibacy.
I unashamedly despise chick lit so I didn't really expect to particularly enjoy lit in which the chick was more of an old boiler than a spring chicken. I'm too old (and my IQ is a good 40 points too high) to read the tales of 20-30 year old ditzy heroines who like to go shopping and keep falling in love with the wrong people which typically make up the genre. I'm also far too young to be reading 'Thursdays in the Park' but I couldn't resist seeing what all the fuss was about and when it came up as a cheap offer on Kindle I decided it was worth a gamble. Even if I didn't enjoy it, maybe my mum would. I forget exactly what I paid but you can get it on Amazon for as little as 20 pence although prices go up and down like a chick-lit heroine's spirits. I read it this week whilst I was travelling, thinking that what I needed to survive 5 hours of flights was something light, fluffy and a bit of a page turner.
~The Plot - not that there's a lot of it~
Jeanie has been married to George for three decades during which time they've done rather well for themselves. I'm not sure what George did for a living but thanks to inheriting the family home in a well-to-do area of London, he and Jeanie have a very comfortable life. She has a health food store, plays tennis and goes swimming with friends and enjoys taking her granddaughter, Ellie, for walks in the park. George likes to tinker with his collection of old clocks and play golf. But George has a plan to move to the countryside, sell up and enjoy a seaside retirement which isn't quite how Jeanie - sick of being referred to by him as 'old girl' - sees her twilight years playing out. Jeanie doesn't consider herself to be old and isn't ready for slippers and a lap rug. She's heading for a late-mid-life crisis and George seems blind to her protestations. Clearly he thinks Jeanie doesn't know her own mind whilst he knows 'what's good for her'.
Jeanie and George's daughter Chanty has an artist husband called Alex of whom her parents don't entirely approve. Chanty and Alex also encourage Jeanie to go along with George's plans, all the more so when Chanty discovers that whilst looking after her granddaughter on Thursday afternoons, Jeanie has been loitering in the park with an attractive grandpa called Ray. Thanks to Alex starting some unfortunate rumours about Ray, the budding friendship with Jeanie is put under pressure. What starts out innocently as two older people chatting in the park whilst 'walking' their grandchildren, soon turns into lots of furtive yearning and self-torture. Can Jeanie defy the demands of her daughter to give up Ray, should she follow her heart and can she break away from the man with whom she's spent more than half her life?
~Sex and the Sixties~
If the publicity has led you to expect a raunchy romp, a sort of '50 Shades of Grey Hair' then you will be very disappointed. If you prefer your literary sex to be strictly only when necessary and to be given the writer's equivalent of waves crashing on the beach in 'From Here to Eternity' then this book should be pretty acceptable. It's delightfully free of all the squelchy stuff. If you're expecting plenty of rumpy pumpy then you'll need to be patient - when it finally happens you'll be nearly three quarters of the way through the book and it's rather a 'blink and you'll miss it' business. I found the 'shall I, shan't I' torment of Jeanie as she tries to decide whether to fall, whether to run away, whether to give George a second chance and whether to continue being pushed around by a complete control freak, quite but not very interesting. I know these things happen, I know that these are not particularly interesting circumstances but the whole story has hidden shallows - there's just very little depth to this amateurish little novel.
I'm not a chick-lit expert (thankfully) but I found the standard of the prose to be painfully constructed and packed with cliché. In order to make our heroine a 'good girl' despite her bad intentions, we are given a background of a sexless marriage for the previous decade as if that somehow makes it OK for her to run off after sexy-Ray. When we eventually find out why George went cold on Jeanie all those years before, we're left wondering if it's actually true or just another aspect of his controlling nature. Having watched a friend of mine try to split with her husband who managed to just carry on acting as if everything was exactly like normal, I did find George's behaviour eerily believable and I would say he was the most fascinating character in this rather dull book. There are no surprises in the plot - no twists or unexpected turns and no plot devices that aren't well tested and well worn. The only difference from zillions of other novels of the genre is the age of the protagonists and I'm afraid that's really not enough to make this book in any way special.
Despite my better judgement and my expectations, by the time I'd slogged my way through the first two thirds of the book with a determination to 'get to the end even if it kills me', I was oddly starting to almost slightly care what happened at the end. I was pretty sure I knew exactly how it would end, but not 100% sure exactly how we'd get there. As the story sucked me in, I learned to ignore the clichéd writing and just let it flow over me. I enjoyed the pronouncements of the young granddaughter who calls Jeanie 'Gin' and comes out with some delightful phrases but occasionally spouts something that's grammatically way beyond her toddler years.
One aspect that I felt should have received a bit more exploration to make it seem a bit more 'real' was the financial impact of breaking up a long established marriage. The characters are all so well-heeled that Jeanie's 'Shall I, shan't I?' self-debate manages to ignore one of the most critical issues that would affect most women in her position; less 'Can I?' and more 'Can I afford to?' George is looking at properties for one and a half million pounds, Jeanie has her own shop with a flat over it and Ray has a flat with lovely views and an Aikido club. Nobody's going to be wondering where the next Sanatogen is coming from. In the 'real' world, the decisions she takes would have massively complex financial repercussions but in the 'love will conquer all' world, there's not a mention of how everyone will survive if they shake things up.
Chick lit is supposed to be about fantasy and light-hearted romance so I shouldn't perhaps be so harsh. My criticism is that of someone who thinks the world would be a better place without 'women's romantic fiction' and is no stronger for 'Thursdays in the Park' than for any other books of its type. If you love this sort of thing then you'll love this sort of book. If you'd rather stick pins in your eyes than read poorly written books with clearly sign-posted plots and predictable endings, then you'll perhaps feel like me and only finish it so you can be really rude about it after. Ignore my thoughts completely and take a look at the Amazon reviewers who almost universally adore this book. It had a solid 4-star rating with more people giving it 5 stars than any other rate. They can't all be wrong but you can be sure that none of them is me.


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I've just created a little dialog and noticed that an icon I used on it has become the executable's icon. How can I change this?
Also, you know when you right click and .exe and click the summary tab, can I change that to reflect my company, name and version number etc etc?
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With more than 40 million Tweets sent during vice presidential debate, TODAY takes a look at how viewers – and celebrities – are responding to Joe Biden's body language across the Twitterverse.
You didn't need a television to get a readout on the performance of the vice presidential candidates Thursday night, so long as there was Internet access.
Social media reaction during the one-and-only debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan captured each person's body tics and zingers.
The Twitter handle @LaughinJoeBiden emerged within minutes of the debate and noted every time the vice president guffawed or smirked at a comment by his Republican opponent. "Laughin Joe" attracted more than 8,000 followers by the end of the night. Another handle, @BidenSmirk, also quickly appeared online after the debate began.
John Gress / Reuters
Joe Biden laughing and smirking quickly generated Web comment.
Social media also featured an exchange of photos and animated GIFs of Biden laughing, smirking, and throwing up his hands. Biden's two mentions of the Irish description "malarkey" began a Twitter hashtag that immediately began to trend nationally.
#Malarkey is trending. Love it. #vpdebate— Don Lemon (@DonLemonCNN) October 12, 2012
"I actually happen to have "malarkey" in the drinking game! Oh geez..." tweeted political blogger and Wonkette founder Ana Marie Cox.
Jeff Haynes / Reuters
"Malarkey" began a Twitter hashtag after the vice president invoked the term.
And while the vice president definitely generated the most lively online response, he wasn't necessarily the definitive victor of the debate, according to online pundits.
Who was? The person refilling Ryan's water glass. Online observers noted how often the Republican drank from his frosted tumbler.
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Paul Ryan's frequent sips of water drew wide Web comment.
The parody handle @PaulRyanGosling tweeted: "Hey girl, I'm not taking nervous sips of water, I'm drinking every time Biden laughs at me."
Another photograph that circulated during the evening was a photograph of Biden holding the hand written notes he had taken. A close-up of his scribbles detailed a list that included "no apology," and "Egyptian people." It wasn't clear if Biden meant to broadcast his notes.
David Goldman / AP
The phrases "no apology" and "Egyptian people" were clearly visible among Biden's notes.
As for ABC's Martha Raddatz, she drew widespread praise for nailing her role as the evening's moderator, particularly in comparison to the way Jim Lehrer handled the first presidential debate.
Hey Presidential Debate Commission, maybe next time you should give the women moderators the headline debates. #vpdebate #RaddatzRocks— Lauren Strayer (@LaurenStrayer) October 12, 2012
Krystal Ball of msnbc's "The Cycle" announced she had a "New girl crush. #vpdebate #RaddatzRocks" while actress Eva Longoria tweeted "Martha Raddatz is best moderator ever!!!" And on Friday morning, Howard Kurtz, media commentator for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, declared "Martha Raddatz the clear winner of last night's VP debate."
Meanwhile, there was at least one prominent viewer of the debate who did not tweet about it. But judging from this photo from the White House Flickr feed, he was watching with great interest from Air Force One:
Pete Souza / The White House
Vice President Joe Biden played the role of attack dog in the vice presidential debate to try to calm down Democratic supporters who were upset over President Obama's performance last week. Meanwhile, Paul Ryan embraced the old "do no harm" strategy. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.
Real-time buzz: The Biden-Ryan showdown
Biden plays aggressor in debate as Ryan argues GOP case
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I've read a lot of tutorials about pointers, However, I frequently see people use the & reference operator in a way that is not explained in any tutorials that I have read.
This is the kind of thing that confuses me:
It expects me to just pass a normal string like this: trim(mystring);Code:
void trim(string& str)
string::size_type pos1 = str.find_first_not_of(' ');
string::size_type pos2 = str.find_last_not_of(' ');
str = str.substr(pos1 == string::npos ? 0 : pos1,
pos2 == string::npos ? str.length() - 1 : pos2 - pos1 + 1);
However, I don't really understand what is happening here, the function parameter seems to be asking for the address of a string, Although it will not accept this: trim(&mystring);
The way that I personally would write such a function is like this:
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This makes sense to me, But I frequently see people using the & operator in function defintions, and I don't understand what it does.


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Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin.
Retinol; Retinal; Retinoic acid; Carotenoids
Vitamin A helps form and maintain healthy skin, teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin. It is also known as retinol because it produces the pigments in the retina of the eye.
Vitamin A promotes good vision, especially in low light. It may also be needed for reproduction and breast-feeding.
Retinol is an active form of vitamin A. It is found in animal liver, whole milk, and some fortified foods.
Carotenoids are dark-colored dyes (pigments) found in plant foods that can turn into a form of vitamin A. There are more than 500 known carotenoids. One such carotenoid is beta-carotene.
Vitamin A comes from animal sources, such as eggs, meat, fortified milk, cheese, cream, liver, kidney, cod, and halibut fish oil. However, all of these sources -- except for skim milk that has been fortified with Vitamin A -- are high in saturated fat and cholesterol.
Sources of beta-carotene include:
The more intense the color of a fruit or vegetable, the higher the beta-carotene content. Vegetable sources of beta-carotene are fat- and cholesterol-free.
If you don't get enough vitamin A, you are more likely to get infectious diseases and vision problems.
If you get too much vitamin A, you can become sick. Large doses of vitamin A can also cause birth defects.
Acute vitamin A poisoning usually occurs when an adult takes several hundred thousand IUs of vitamin A. Symptoms of chronic vitamin A poisoning may occur in adults who regularly take more than 25,000 IU a day. Babies and children are more sensitive to vitamin A, and can become sick after taking smaller doses of vitamin A or vitamin A-containing products such as retinol (found in skin creams).
See also: Hypervitaminosis A
Large amounts of beta-carotene will not make you sick. However, increased amounts of beta-carotene can turn the skin yellow or orange. The skin color will return to normal once you reduce your intake of beta-carotene.
The best way to get the daily requirement of essential vitamins is to eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, fortified dairy foods, legumes (dried beans), lentils, and whole grains.
The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine -- Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) Recommended Intakes for Individuals of Vitamin A:
Infants (average intake)
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamins is how much of each vitamin most people should get each day. The RDA for vitamins may be used as goals for each person.
Children (RDA)
Adolescents and Adults (RDA)
How much of each vitamin you need depends on your age and gender. Other factors, such as pregnancy and your health, are also important. Ask your doctor what dose is best for you.
Sarubin Fragaakis A, Thomson C. The Health Professional's Guide to Popular Dietary Supplements. 3rd ed. Chicago, IL: American Dietetic Association, 2007.
Hamrick I, Counts SH. Vitamin and mineral supplements. Wellness and Prevention. December 2008:35(4);729-747.
Mason JB. Vitamins, trace minerals, and other micronutrients. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 237.
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*****, you know he's breaking Wilt's record right?
its time for Kidd to close the 3rd qtr.
watching amare right now is sad
correction : really sad
Camby, Chandler and Kidd play soft defense tonight, Amare is overall soft, he would lose any fight for ball.
STAT playing like his usual self on defense now. lol
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The Knicks playing like a team that doesn't care right now.
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
Kidd shoudve close the 3rd
F U CK. Our roster full of veterans getting schooled by these youngbloods.
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STAT and Melo cohesionless once again. Its that familiar lack of ball movement whenever they're on the floor together.
AND MAN THE **** UP STAT! Jesus Christ, you're soft!
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Looking at rosters, don't understand how Knicks can lose it.
Can Amare do something else than easy dunk?
I hope Amar'e is not a Knick after the trade deadline. I don't care if he's not 100 percent, he is tied with Gilbert Arenas as the worst overpaid player.
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- A firewall on a computer in the FRITZ!Box home network reports regular attacks ("Syn Flood", "Denial of Service (DoS)") on TCP port 80 and/or 14013.
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The FRITZ!Box uses TCP port 80 to check regularly whether computers or other devices connected to the FRITZ!Box offer web services accessible over HTTP, such as a user interface. The web services of these devices can be accessed directly under "Home Network > Home Network Overview" in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
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The FRITZ!Box uses packets of EtherType 0x88e1 to check regularly whether any FRITZ!Powerline adapters are present in the network. Any adapters it finds are displayed in the FRITZ!Box user interface under "Home Network > Home Network Overview".
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SNOW HILL – Federal stimulus dollars will finance the construction of the new Mystic Harbor wastewater plant, to the tune of $8.8 million.
The funding, which comes from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service funding, is split into a loan and a grant.
The Rural Utilities Service loan for $5,062,000 has a 40-year term and a 2.62-percent interest rate. The rest of the money necessary for the new Mystic Harbor plant will come in the form of a $3,738,000 USDA Rural Utilities Service grant.
"We're not going to get these types of terms commercially at least," said Ed Tudor, director of Development Review and Permitting.
"We were very lucky to get this," said Commissioner Virgil Shockley.
"That's why we don't want to hesitate," said Commissioner Bud Church.
Staff had some concerns over the conditions of the loan, which need clarification before final acceptance.
Conditions arising from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known more simply as federal stimulus funding, require projects funded under the act to buy construction goods from American sources only. According to a memo from Public Works Director John Tustin, the Buy American condition might be in conflict with the county's contract to buy membrane equipment for the new wastewater treatment plant.
Staff will also seek to establish that the county can borrow money in the future for the north water tower and spray irrigation land under the loan and grant conditions laid out in the offer letter.
Those conditions appear to be included to make certain that the service area has a large enough customer base to service the debt, and that the service area does not take on too much debt, which it would have difficulty paying or which would be a heavy burden on the ratepayer.
The county staff also needs to clarify that the project can be underway within six months, as required under the 2009 reinvestment act.
Staff also had questions, Tudor said, about a provision that appears to require sewer service be provided to anyone in the service area, which is very large, if doing so if feasible. What does feasible mean, in this case? Tudor wondered.
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The expression of God's heart will connect you with your community.
A destitute woman. A sick, desperate mother. A prodigal son. These were the kinds of people on whose behalf Jesus exercised continual compassion in every synagogue and village of Israel. Jesus is calling His followers to live this same compassion, bringing wholeness to every community in the world.
The biblical word compassion encompasses more than emotion. The meaning conveys motivation that cannot rest until the pain is relieved. This is undoubtedly what drove Jesus to restore the Samaritan woman when His body was crying out for rest. This is what motivated Him to fight a treacherous storm to deliver a severely demon-oppressed man.
Ask yourself and your best leaders, How much compassion is our church releasing? Then ask God for a plan that will flood more life-giving compassion into your community.
Several years ago I was reading Acts 3-4 and became deeply impressed that our church needed to become more compassionate. I read about when Peter and John released healing into the lame man who had begged at the temple gate his entire life. His miraculous healing resulted in the community being filled with joy and the church growing to five times its former size.
The Holy Spirit helped me see that our church could have more favor communitywide and succeed more in His mission if we were more compassionate. At the time, we saw ourselves more as a teaching center where the Holy Spirit occasionally performed miracles. Certainly that view is both biblical and essential; but we discovered that we were called as well to heal people by expressing a greater degree of Jesus' compassion.
Everyone got excited as our leaders shared our newfound calling. Ideas empowered us to be more compassionate without spending extra time or money. We saw how we could serve visitors with more excellence; minister to the next generation with more purpose; creatively design services to communicate how God heals; and build a reputation among suffering people so they'd realize our church existed for them, not just for us.
John Wesley called this the restoration of "apostolic confidence"—trust among people in who the church is and what we know about bringing healing to humanity. He believed this confidence is the beginning of an effective movement for God.
Paul agreed. He wrote in 1 Corinthians 13 that he could speak with the tongues of men and angels—but without love be merely an irritation; that he could possess unfathomable wisdom and faith that moved mountains—but without love be nothing; that he could give all he possessed to the poor and surrender his body to the flames—but without love gain nothing.
Love is the bottom line. People will respond to what we do as imitators of Christ if they're inspired by why we do it. For example, my friends and I started a backpack outreach so kids had whatever they needed for school. Within two years our community gave all the required resources, unsolicited; the next year retailers offered supplies for the entire school year. A few years ago, the Toys for Tots program in our town was shutting down because of a lack of volunteers. God's compassion moved us to provide a Christmas present to every child living under the poverty level. Last year our community gave more than $100,000, and 2,000 needy children received gifts.
As a church, we have learned that Jesus' compassion not only multiplies the favor we have with our community, but it also motivates people to come into our fellowship and experience His healing presence.
Jim Graffis the senior pastor of Faith Family Church in Victoria, Texas, and founder of the Significant Church Network (significantchurch.com
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1 can tuna, drained
2 tbsp. Miracle Whip
Chopped onion
Sliced olives
Sm. amount sweet pickle relish
2 hard boiled eggs
Mix together and spread on hamburger buns. Top with slice of American cheese folded and broken in quarters. Use desired amount of cheese (half a slice or whole). Wrap in napkins and microwave 30-40 seconds.
7 oz. can tuna fish
1/2 c. white American cheese, chopped
1 c. celery, finely chopped
1 sm. onion, finely chopped
1/4 c. mayonnaise
Salt and pepper to taste
Hamburger buns
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