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Quick BioNicholas Negroponte graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966, and immediately joined the faculty of the prestigious university. His impact at the school was immediate: a year into his new job, Negroponte established MIT's Architecture Machine Group, which proved to be a precursor to the now-famous MIT Media Lab (also founded by Negroponte, in 1985).
Negroponte's projects have not been limited to the ivory tower, however. In 1992, he presented himself as Wired's first investor; he continued his relationship with the magazine as a columnist for the next six years. These columns provided the basis for his 1995 book, Being Digital.
Negroponte embarked on his current venture in 2005, when he unveiled a $100 laptop computer, then referred to as "The Children's Machine." This gadget was conceived as a means of providing children in remote areas -- namely, developing countries -- with access to information and educational tools. The computer has since evolved into the OLPC XO-1, and the program supporting it into the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association.
This week, the OLPC launched its "Give One, Get One" campaign, wherein the public is invited to support the cause by purchasing their own XO-1 -- and a second one to donate to a child in the emerging world -- on Amazon.com. Nicholas Negroponte sat down with AskMen.com to discuss the OLPC program and new computer technologies.
What is the One Laptop Per Child association? What are the goals of the organization?
Nicholas Negroponte: OLPC is a non-profit association whose goal is to provide educational opportunity to the world's poorest children through ownership of a powerful, connected, rugged, low-cost laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, creative, joyful, self-empowered learning. The program's vision, mission and activities are described at Laptop.org.
How can everyday guys get involved in OLPC?
NN: Right now, join Give One Get One ($399) or just Give One ($199), and tell your friends.
Tell us about the laptop itself -- what is distinct about it?
NN: It was designed from the bottom up, for children in the developing world. It can be powered by hand or sunlight, as it uses less than 1/10 the power of a normal laptop. It also has built-in collaborative hardware so groups of laptops automatically make a wireless network. Furthermore, you can use it in direct sunlight. Take a look at the one-minute video that explains the laptop.
With subnotebooks gaining in popularity, the $100 commercial laptop now seems inevitable. Would this emergence help or hinder OLPC's efforts?
NN: When we started, the average cost of a laptop was $1,000. People laughed at $100. We have come down to $199. Others have reached $300, which is terrific. The lowering cost is wonderful. We will try to bring it lower. If a kid gets a commercial laptop, albeit a diminutive office product, it is a lot better than nothing.
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I was brought up in a strict Evangelical home in America. We went to church twice on a Sunday, endured forty-five minute sermons and had to memorise Bible verses. Our family wasn't anti-Catholic, but we assumed Catholics weren't really Christians because Catholics weren't 'born again.' After high school I went to the fundamentalist college which gave Ian Paisely his honorary doctorate. The religion there was all hell fire and brimstone. They told us the Catholic Church was the 'great whore of Babylon' and the Pope was the anti-Christ.
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There is plenty of scope for Evangelicals and Catholics to work and worship together. But we have to remember there are also big differences between us. Evangelicals do tend to minimize the faith. They want to cut out lots of things we Catholics believe are essential. We have a big problem about proper authority in the Church. There is still a large amount of distrust and misunderstanding between Evangelicals and Catholics. In our efforts to work together we mustn't neglect the real points of division and disagreement which still exist. Progress has been made, but we still have a long way to go.
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California progressives have had enough of Dianne Feinstein and her centrist politics. After two highly publicized incidents where the long-serving senator bolted party lines to give the Bush Administration and its Republican Senate colleagues much-needed wins—the confirmations of homobigot and racist Judge Leslie Southwick and the pro-waterboarding new Attorney General Michael Mukasey—Max Follmer at the Huffington Post reports progressive activists will ask the California Democratic Party to censure the long-serving senator at its executive board meeting this weekend.
The move comes as Feinstein again finds herself under fire for saying Thursday that she now supports granting legal immunity to telecom companies that shared customer email and phone messages with the federal government as part of the warrantless surveillance program.
"Dianne Feinstein does not listen to the people of California," said Rick Jacobs, president of the Courage Campaign, a progressive organization in California. "She supports George Bush's agenda time after time."
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Wednesday's Line
(L) Team AXA-BENSON (5-6) v. DB Covert Ops (7-4)
10 pts, 2-7 FG, 2-6 3FG, 4-4 FT, 4 asts, 4 rebs, 3 stls, 4 TOs
We should have won this game. After a nine point lead going into the second half, they dropped back in a 2-3, cheating on the wings. And I couldn't get a high post consistently at the free throw line. So we couldn't get even get our offense started. Sted being Sted... stubborn. Hovering out on the wing. Big Man for Covert Ops even told me after the game had we put him at the free throw line and hit a couple of shots, they would have come out of the zone. Benson, we missed you.
Shoulder didn't bother me so much as the back-to-back-to-back games. Just had no legs... but still enough to put down a couple of 3s late in the game to keep us in it. But we didn't have enough to finish.
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Tuesday's Line
(L) Team AXA-RODD (5-6) v. Scholastic (8-3)
6 pts, 2-4 FG, 2-3 3FG, 0-1 FT, 3 asts, 1 rebs, 2 stls, 2 TOs
Had no answer for 'em this time. Ol' boy outta FLA State came to play. And point guard outta Bucknell had a sick put back dunk from outside the box in the second half over Sted. He's 5' 11".
Limited minutes for me, but Scholastic didn't complain. Bobbito held it down as long as he could, but they threw everybody at him. Sted still can't get a call in traffic. But he can't make a free throw either. We need a legit big man.
No real surprise for either of these games--though we still should have won Wed.'s. We had a good second half season run, but could find no identity as a team. Don't know whether to run or to slow it down. Too little for half-court, not in good enough shape to run all game. 'Til summer then...
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Spring Corporate League Playoffs
Wednesday's Line
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Spring Corporate League Week 11
Monday's Line
(W) 69-65 Team AXA-BENSON (5-5) v. Fred Alger (3-7)
17 pts, 5-11 FG, 0-1 3FG, 7-8 FT, 4 asts, 4 rebs, 4 stls, 6 TOs
In limited action due to last week's re-aggravating my shoulder injury... you know when Martin Riggs pulls that trick in Lethal Weapon where he wrenches his arm out of its socket to get out of a strait jacket? It's just like that. But we made the playoffs on both nights. Barely.
2nd Half Season Stats (7-0 run)
17.8 pts (107), 7.7 apg (46), 4.2 rpg (25), 3.8 spg (23), 3.5 TOpg (21)
Season Stats
14.1 pts (253), 6.0 apg (108), 3.4 rpg (61), 3.2 spg (35), 2.9 TOpg (53)
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Spring Corporate League Week 10
Tuesday's Line
(W) 75-69 Team AXA-RODD (5-5) v. Scholastic (7-3)
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We're giant killers... now a couple teams have to lose.
Monday's Line
(W) Team AXA-BENSON (4-5) v. Goldman Sachs (5-4)
16 pts, 5-11 FG, 2-5 3FG, 4-4 FT, 8 asts, 4 rebs, 5 stls, 3 TOs
Good team, big sharpshootin' white boys, reminded me of those days in the Mormon league except Mormons aren't usually this big. This win means we've beaten the first, second and third place teams in consecutive games. Got another first place team tomorrow.
Yo Giff Nielsen, where's that state championship trophy?
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Spring Corporate League Week 9
Monday's Line
(W) 75-71 OT Team AXA-BENSON (3-5) v. Zurich NA (5-3)
14 pts, 5-9 FG, 2-5 3FG, 2-2 FT, 10 asts, 5 rebs, 5 stls, 4 TOs
18 pts behind with less than 10 min. left, we come back with a flurry of threes after Sted and I start a yelling match due to his questionable shot selection. It was purely motivational...
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Time now to watch the 'Stros?
It's over. Time to resolve our expectations.
Let's face it. This was not that championship run. The Jet mentioned it on TNT some months ago, during a Run, the whole team feels it, the fans feel it. Everything goes their way. But we didn't feel that, certainly not in Games 4 and 5.
So even though it seemed at times that it was, this wasn't... the Run.
Yes, another first round exit. But this time, progress. Seven games... but alas, the Mavs handed our team their shorts and told them they were too old. Speed kills. Especially the elderly.
But this makes for an inspired T-Mac (hopefully for the duration of the offeseason) and maybe we'll be looking at next year's Steve Nash. And maybe with a Tony Battie (or a... dare I say it, Robert Horry?) and a Greg Buckner, or a Flip Murray, the Rockets can make that Run.
Who said we didn't need Mo Taylor?
Rockets are history
May 8, 2005, 1:50AM
Margin of defeat sets record for scoring futility in a Game 7
By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
• Boxscore
DALLAS - The Rockets heard the rumble and felt the ground shake, until they looked up to see what was heading their way like roadkill does when it is too late to do anything but know it's over.
The Mavericks hit the Rockets faster and harder than they had in any game of the series until the Rockets were splattered in their path. As if overwhelmed by the realization that only the season's end was awaiting them, the Rockets finally cracked.
The Mavericks pounded the Rockets from start to finish, rolling to a 116-76 rout — the worst Rockets playoff loss, Mavericks' biggest playoff rout and most lopsided rout in a Game 7.
"I'm disgusted," Rockets guard Tracy McGrady said. "I'm real mad. I'm angry. All that stuff. At the same time, I won't hang my head. I will be back next year. I will be back. This is all going to make me tougher. I never will fold. I'll be back. My team will be back and we will come back stronger and better."
Chronicle writer Jonathan Feigen takes your questions about the Rockets. Send your questions here.
ROCKETS vs. MAVERICKS
Dallas wins best-of-7 series, 4-3
Game 1: Rockets 98, Mavs 86 Photos, Box
Game 2: Rockets 113, Mavs 111 Photos, Box
Game 3: Mavs 106, Rockets 102 Photos, Box
Game 4: Mavs 97, Rockets 93 Photos, Box
Game 5: Mavs 103, Rockets 100 Photos, Box
Game 6: Rockets 101, Mavs 83 Photos, Box
Game 7: Mavs 116, Rockets 76 Photos, Box
Jeff Van Gundy: • Game 7: Mavs pounded us• On defensive effort
Tracy McGrady: • We couldn't defend anybody• This loss will make me stronger
FAN FORUM: • Post your comments about playoffs
ROCKETS BY THE NUMBERS• Schedule • Movements • Roster • Depth chart
Friday, May 06, 2005
McGrady's Inspired Effort Sets Up Finale in Dallas
HOUSTON (AP) -- Tracy McGrady
With a little more help in Houston, McGrady is on the brink of a postseason breakthrough.
Playing with the desperation of a man on the brink of elimination, McGrady had 37 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to help the Rockets avoid a first-round exit with a 101-83 victory over Dallas on Thursday night.
"He's our superstar and we ride him," Rockets guard Mike James
The series is now tied 3-3, with Game 7 in Dallas on Saturday. The winner will face top-seeded Phoenix in the Western Conference semifinals.
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Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Mavs take 3-2 series lead over Rockets
May 3, 2005, 10:48AM
By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
DALLAS - The incredible was theirs. When they had to be, the Rockets were spectacular. They were doing to the Mavericks what the Mavericks had done to them.
The Rockets finally had turned Yao Ming into Shaquille O'Neal, bending rims but unable to make free throws. They had Tracy McGrady scurrying to take his intentionally missed free throw to the 3-point arc to fling a last-chance shot at overtime.
This time, the miracle seemed theirs. The improbable was within reach. But for the Rockets, the ordinary proved impossible. Again.
The Rockets came back with a spectacular fourth quarter but lost 103-100 on Monday night at American Airlines Center when — as with their consecutive losses in Houston — they could not make the ordinary, game-winning plays.
With that, the Rockets return to Toyota Center for Thursday's Game 6 trailing the Mavericks 3-2 and lamenting the moments that have gotten away.
"It's tough," McGrady said. "We are right there. It's always something down the stretch of the ballgame. We do a good job of fighting back and getting ourselves into the ballgame when we were down 11. It's always a broken play, a rebound, or something. We just can't ever get over the hump."
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Corporate League Week 8
Monday's Line
(W) 85-60 Team AXA-BENSON (2-5) v. Uptown Warriors (1-6)
18 pts, 8-13 FG, 2-5 3FG, 0-0 FT, 11 asts, 6 rebs, 4 stls, 3 TOs
Tuesday's Line
(W) 69-63 Team AXA-RODD (3-5) v. AXA-HOWARD (5-3)
16 pts, 5-11 FG, 2-6 3FG, 4-4 FT, 7 asts, 3 rebs, 3 stls, 2 TOs
Monday, May 02, 2005
Mavericks tie series at 2-2
May 1, 2005, 10:19PM
Rockets drop second home game to Dallas
By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
These are the days that haunt at night, the kind that keep players awake until they are tormented in their sleep.
These are the ones they never forget.
The Rockets were there again, right where they were Thursday, leading by the same score. For a second consecutive fourth quarter, a game, a series and perhaps the season were on the line. And for the second consecutive game, the Rockets gagged up a game — and perhaps a series and season.
The Rockets did not just blow another fourth-quarter lead to lose to the Dallas Mavericks 97-93 on Saturday at Toyota Center, evening their best-of-seven playoff series at 2-2. They lost with another late collapse full of bad breaks and worse plays.
"We were awful, awful in the last six minutes," Rockets guard David Wesley said. "The last two games we were at 88-82 and just completely off offensively. We haven't put the ball in the basket. Bad possessions. Turnovers.
"A 20-0 run (Thursday) and a 15-5 run at the end of the game (Saturday). If it's panic or whatever it is, we didn't execute. We were awful finishing this game tonight the way we finished Game 3. Awful."
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Hero navy veteran now living in a car: Homeless after 24 years of service
A WAR hero awarded an MBE for years of service has been forced to live in his car.
The 59-year-old, who suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder, relies on baby wipes to keep himself clean and eats at the local food bank.
Martin said: "I've served my country and I don't expect anything back but I just want a roof over my head."
Martin, of Bridport, Dorset, served for 24 years but was forced to move into his Vauxhall Vectra after housing problems."I've served my country and I don't expect anything back but I just want a roof over my head"Martin Budgen
He was offered a studio flat but turned it down, claiming it was unsafe, dirty and "crawling with fleas".
Martin added that he would just like to "feel safe and wanted" in the country he helped to protect.
A spokesman for West Dorset District Council said it was trying "to provide solutions for this complex situation".


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Game of Thrones Premiere Sneak Peek: The Bleak MidwinterSteve Marsi at . Comments
Viewers were presented with quite the tease for HBO's Game of Thrones last night, as the network debuted the first 15 minutes of the April 17 series premiere.
A sense of slow-building dread pervades the extended preview, with a near-silent, bleak first scene preceding the introduction of some of the series' characters.
That's not to say that heads won't roll. Early and often, it appears.
Hard as it is to judge by 15 minutes, the show looks like it will meet expectations and then some, with excellent pacing and scenes carefully depicted throughout.
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The 97-Win Cubs Redux and Other Bullets
Anyone else really looking forward to 'Westworld'? The production delays and rewrites/reshoots tend to make me a little nervous, but it's Jonathan Nolan and J.J. Abrams on HBO with a killer cast and tremendous material with which to work. My expectations are sky high.
- Let's see if I can articulate this in a way that makes sense and doesn't sound dopey: given how incredibly good this year's Cubs team is, not just relative to the rest of MLB, but to the rest of Cubs baseball history, it's actually pretty remarkable that they've only just now tied last year's win total. What I mean is, the margins in baseball between "historically good team" and "oh, that was a good year and a really nice second half in particular" are slim. If the Cubs, resting their regulars, split these final 10 games, they'll win just five more games than last season, a year in which we thought of the Cubs as very good, but more of a pop-up team than an all-timer. And yet we know a five-game swing can be enormous in baseball, even as we acknowledge how easily five games can swing in either direction. It's just funny to think about how differently we view the 2015 and 2016 Cubs through the historical lens, and the win totals probably won't be *that* different. Such is baseball. Also: that 2015 team was damn good.
- (Obviously we think of this year's team differently, too, because it's not just that the record is better than last year – it's because this team is blowing away the rest of baseball is so many phases of the game. That's why, even at 97 wins already, the Cubs are way underperforming their expected record, which indicates they should already have anywhere from 100 to 106 wins, based on underlying performance. I guess this was a good year for the Cubs have such terrible luck, eh?)
- Kyle Hendricks' next start has been moved to Monday in Pittsburgh, which means he'll pitch immediately after Jon Lester. That could be the order that opens up the playoffs for the Cubs, but it's also possible that the Cubs will wait to make that particular decision until they know the opponent – this way, given the off-days after the end of the season, both guys would be lined up to start Game One of the NLDS.
- I know you've heard it before, but Joe Maddon says Jorge Soler (side tightness) is expected to play this weekend against the Cardinals (Tribune).
- John Lackey looked good and ready last night, and he seems like the type that is built for October (The Athletic).
- Speaking of which, the Cubs have had unusually excellent starting pitching health over the past several years, which is undoubtedly a credit to the training staff, to the pitchers, to the front office, and to the coaching staff, including pitching coach Chris Bosio (CSN).
- Michael knows that he's stretching the limits of small sample sizes and self-delusion, but he can't help himself:
In his last 25 plate appearances, Jason Heyward has slashed .429/.520/.667 w/ a 16% BB rate and 12% K-rate.
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@Michael_Cerami I feel compelled to do this now that I know it pisses so many of you off.
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- Ankle check: it felt pretty good for most of the day yesterday, but started hurting a bit by evening. This morning it was sore and swollen, but I don't really see any obvious bruising yet, so that's good (though apparently it can show up a couple days later). There was an audible and kinda-gross-sounding "pop" when it happened, but as I understand it, that doesn't necessarily mean it was severe, and it's not like I'm in severe pain, even when I walk around. Fingers remain crossed that this will be a short-term, quickly forgotten thing, though I'll probably be wearing a brace for a while, just to be on the safe side.
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The effects of variations in the predictability of appetitive events, such as feeding, have rarely been studied in animals in general or primates in particular. Feeding animals on highly predictable temporal schedules often results in the performance of food anticipatory activity (FAA), characterised by increased arousal and activity and thought to be detrimental to welfare. Temporally unpredictable feeding schedules have been interpreted as resulting in improved welfare. However, if feeding is made unpredictable by preceding it with an unreliable signal, it may result in frustration and aggression. It is suggested here that two distinct but overlapping types of predictability exist. 'Temporal' predictability describes whether an event occurs at fixed or variable intervals, whereas 'signalled' predictability relates to the reliability of a signal preceding the event. This thesis examines the effects of each of these types of predictability in relation to feeding. Welfare was assessed in laboratory-housed common marmosets( Callithrix jacchus) using behavioural measures, which were identified in the context of the routine stressor of human handling and weighing. The signalled and temporal predictability of presentation of a desirable titbit was subsequently experimentally manipulated. It was found that temporally unpredictable presentation of food, preceded by an unreliable signal, was associated with substantially increased stress-related behaviours in this species. If no signal was used, stress increased to a moderate level, but if the food delivery followed a reliable signal there were few behavioural changes compared to control animals. Temporally predictable feeding, without a signal, was associated with lower rates of stress-related behaviour than temporally unpredictable, unsignalled feeding. However, deviations from this temporally predictable schedule, representing delays to feeding, resulted in marked increases in stress. The results were confirmed with a further study, worked around existing feeding routines and using a different primate species, the stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides). Based on these findings it is suggested that the most beneficial schedule for feeding captive primates is a temporally unpredictable one, which appears to buffer animals against the negative effects of delays as well as minimising FAA. Presentation of a reliable signal before food delivery appears to minimise the stress intrinsically associated with a temporally unpredictable routine. These recommendations represent a simple and inexpensive method of improving the welfare of captive primates.
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The Expendables 2 Videogame In Development By Ubisoft
Ubisoft has announced the debut of The Expendables 2 Videogame. Based on the second installment in Lionsgate and Millennium Films film franchise, the ultimate elite mercenary shooter is coming this summer to PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVEArcade, and PC. The Expendables 2 Videogame unites four of the worlds most legendary mercenaries Barney Ross, Gunner Jensen, Hale Caesar and Yin Yang in a feast of explosive over-the-top action, authentic to the Expendables franchise. When this was rumored a while back I was hoping it wasn't true but turns out that it is. I hate video games based on movies because they always suck, the only saving grace about this title is that it's a downloadable game so they won't try to rob folks for the price of a full retail title.
Building on the universe created in the high-octane, star-studded movies, The Expendables 2 Videogame invites gamers on an adventure to rescue an extremely valuable, kidnapped billionaire. Its all business, until all hell breaks loose and the explosive mix of testosterone and kerosene detonates in a massive fireball that never lets up. The adventure concludes right where the new movie begins, creating a continuous story experience for fans of the Expendables hard-boiled brand of action.
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Judy Greer Deserves Better Than Playing Second Banana
Even if you don't think you know who Judy Greer is, you probably recognize her: She is a perpetual rom com sidekick, shining in thankless roles like Katherine Heigl's best friend in 27 Dresses , Jennifer Garner's frenemy in 13 Going on 30 , and J.Lo's assistant in The Wedding Planner . She is best known (in my heart) as Kitty, the psychotic, wonky-boobed secretary from the beloved TV show Arrested Development . Greer is an excellent comic actress, and she elevates even the crappiest material.
Which brings me to the borderline repellent new sitcom Mad Love (CBS, Mondays at 8:30 p.m. ET), in which Greer plays, what else, a sidekick. It's a watered-down version of its lead-in How I Met Your Mother , and like that show, Mad Love is about star-crossed lovers among a group of young friends in New York City. The pilot revolves around the meet-cute of the two leads: Kate Swanson (Sarah Chalke) and Ben Parr (Jason Biggs). Kate is the kind of girl who says things like, "I smell like tinkle!" and we are supposed to find that endearing. Parr has no personality beyond his desire for Swanson. The show is narrated by Ben's bro, the aptly named Larry Munsch (Tyler Labine) who is hairy and boorish. He describes Kate and Ben's meeting as a fairytale, saying, "If fairytales have taught us anything-besides the fact that it's ok to kiss a girl when she's unconscious-it's that timing is everything." A tired rape joke in the first ten minutes. Charming!
In this morass is Judy Greer, who plays Kate's best friend, the unfortunately named Connie Grabowski-a nanny to a "rich trophy wife" whose role in Mad Love is to play "fairy godmother" to Kate's princess. Literally. They say those words in the show: princess, fairy godmother. Even though Greer is often relegated to sidekick status, this part is particularly fruitless. There's one part of the show, she stuck with two screaming babies in the back of a cab, after Kate and the trophy wife have left her to pay. "My life isn't panning out," she says aloud. And how.
In all fairness, Greer did have one shot at a lead television role-on the 2008 show Miss Guided . In that show, Greer was a high school guidance counselor at the school she had attended as a teenager. I liked it, but not that many other people did: It was cancelled in its first season. I believe that Greer deserves another shot as a leading lady, but if she's going keep getting these sidekick roles, she deserves much, much better ones.
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In honor of Bryce Dallas Howard's birthday on March 2, the grand prize for Tuesday Twilight Trivia on Twitter on 3/1/11, 7-9pm MT (9-11pm ET) will be a $10 Sephora eGift certificate! You can get some Kate Spade perfume, Pacifica Lilac products (smell like Edward!) or whatever you desire.
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This week's topic is Victoria, both from the films and books. Since it's the film score-obsessed Twilidiot, you also know there will be at least one music question thrown in.
How to play:
- Follow @twilidiot on Twitter.
- Questions will be Tweeted over the two hour period.
- Be one of the first three correct replies to score points: 1st: 10 points, 2nd 6 points, 3rd 4 points.
- The player with the most points at 9:00p.m. wins the Sephora eGift certificate!
@spritegirl24_7 graciously agreed to tweet this week's contest (still tweeting the trivia as @twilidiot, though - but follow her, too). This will give everyone else a chance as well as Jayme is quite the trivia maven.
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S01 E05 "The Wolf and the Lion"
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Tyrion's predicament becomes known in King's Landing, making life difficult for Eddard Stark. Ned's position is already precarious due to a disagreement with King Robert Baratheon over plans to assassinate Daenerys before she can rally the Dothraki to invade Westeros.
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For this week's What's Cooking Wednesday, I've decided to go with something soul stirring. This typical Roman winter dessert uses two of my favorite sweet ingredients, chocolate and cookies. I made it as a reward after a long and intense day at work today. Nothing like winding down with some serious cioccolato action, a glass of red wine and some vintage R&B. The decadent delight I want to share with you today looks quite like a salami, and it is served sliced, which explains its name.
- 100 gr (1/2 cup) milk chocolate, broken into pieces
- 100 gr (1/2 cup) black chocolate (not more bitter than 70% pure cocoa), broken into bits
- 100 gr (1/2 cup) butter, softened
- 50 gr (1/4 cup) brown sugar
- 1 egg + 2 yolks
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Guernsey Les Bourgs Hospice to hold third £1m lottery
A Guernsey charity is to hold its third £1m lottery draw in four years.
The Friends of Les Bourgs Hospice initiative was launched earlier by Guernsey's Bailiff, Richard Collas, with the draw scheduled for 13 October.
Mr Collas, who is a former chairman of the charity's trust, said: "An awful lot of people give very generously and that's very important and appreciated."
The hospice raised £765,000 through two draws in February and December 2009, both of which were won by syndicates.
A group of taxi drivers and their friends and families won £33,300 each in the first draw and staff at Beau Sejour Leisure Centre won £50,000 each in the second.
Tickets for the former sold out in 12 weeks, however sales were much slower for the second lottery and they sold out only three weeks before the draw.
Jack Honeybill, the chairman of the Friends of Les Bourgs, said he hoped the tickets would sell out quickly this time.
"We thought it would be good to do it this year, in the year the hospice is open," he said.
Patients were readmitted to Les Bourgs in January following a £4m rebuilding project.
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text: While many of us wouldn't even consider eating some of the stuff found on the schoolyards we grew up on, there's a program afoot to change all that for at least some students in America. It's called the "Edible Schoolyard" and it's the brainchild of Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse, a restaurant in Berkeley, California, and the author of several cookbooks including a storybook and cookbook for children. In essence, she realized that students need to learn how to eat healthy if we're going to slow the growing epidemic of childhood obesity in this country, and that kids will also learn environmental responsibility while cultivating a preference for fresh and local produce at the same time. Of course, this in turn will help to support local, sustainable agriculture that has a myriad of benefits, not the least of which is the fact that it helps put all of us on a low carbon diet. So how does the program work? Well it helps to foster edible gardens on school grounds which students can cultivate with their own hands, connecting them with nature before they bring the finished produce inside to learn how to cook it in a healthy manner while still at school. Ultimately working to raise their sense of environmental stewardship while making healthy food choices for themselves and the planet at the same time.


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SIMON SAYS: Think pink! Barneys New York's creative director Simon Doonan autographed his new book, "Wacky Chicks," beneath a single pink spotlight Tuesday night during a pink-lit bash at the store to celebrate its publication. The East Village all-female band Candy Ass played, as downtown characters like Richie Rich and Suzanne Bartsch mixed with uptowners Denise Rich and Ghislaine Maxwell. Also there to toast the author were Natalie Portman, Jeanine Lobell, Narciso Rodriguez, Annabella Sciorra, Karolina Kurkova, Arnold Scaasi, John Bartlett and several of the wacky chicks Doonan immortalizes in his tome, including Lisa Eisner, Sunny Chapman and Audrey Smaltz.
SHO TIME: For her wedding this weekend to Martin Gruss' hunky son, Josh Gruss, Shoshanna Lonstein left the designing up to Reem Acra, whose dress she will wear for her walk down the aisle. But the bride-to-be did design her bridesmaids' pale pink Shoshanna dresses, and enlisted Holly Dunlap of Hollywould shoes to outfit their feet in custom-made heels — the "Shoshanna Joy" shoe.
The happy couple won't be gallivanting off on a honeymoon just yet, as Gruss, a Coast Guard Reserve member, will remain on call for active duty.
FACE TIME: Some familiar faces will come face-to-face with the familiar faces appearing in Anh Duong's new portraits hanging in a show opening at the Dolce & Gabbana boutique on Madison. Duong's recently completed works include portraits of Simon de Pury; Aby Rosen; Elizabeth Lindemann; Carol McFadden's daughter, Georgiana Moreton; Anne McNally's daughter, Jessica McNally, and Anna Wintour's daughter, Bee Shaffer.
Last week, Domenico Dolce himself made his way to Duong's studio to have his likeness immortalized on an 8-by-6-foot canvas. Although the designer had asked Duong to work from a photo, the artist, who walked on the Dolce & Gabbana runway in her modeling days, insisted he come in person. "People who are very busy and successful are hard to catch," said Duong. "But when they pose, they are very focused. People who say 'yes' quickly move around a lot." According to Duong, Dolce was a great model, and Stefano Gabbana will visit the studio for a portrait of his own sometime soon.
"The problem is," Duong added, "with all those interesting people in the studio, I'd love to be able to speak to them."


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BOA 108: Word Processing Concepts Using Microsoft Word 3-0-3
This course is a beginning course for Business Office Administration majors. Word processing concepts will be taught using Microsoft Word. Students will learn to format business letters, memos, reports, tables and graphics. Corequisite: BOA 100 for AAS Business Office Administration majors and 32-Credit Hour Certificate majors ; BOA106 for AAS Business Office Administration majors.
BOA 120: Customer Services 3-0-3
This course provides a hands-on approach to teaching the critical skills necessary for providing customer service in today's professional environment. Data entry skills, telephone skills, and face-to-face customer service skills will be covered. Prerequisite: Touch keyboarding skills are required. (SP)
BOA 140: Personal Information Management Using Microsoft Outlook .5-1-1
This course provides a study of Microsoft Outlook software as an e-mail client and a personal information manager for calendars, contacts, meetings, and tasks. This course also prepares students to take the Microsoft Certification Exam for Outlook. Prerequisite: Touch keyboarding skills required. (SP)
BOA 151: Records Management 3-0-3
This course is a study of the principles and methods of filing systems and the development of management aspects of records control. Prerequisite: Touch keyboarding skills are required. (SP)
BOA 152: Business Math/Electronic Calculations 3-0-3
Business math applications and calculator skills are studied and practiced as they relate to accounting, finance, management, economics, and retailing. Students are introduced to solving problems using a computerized spreadsheet. Prerequisite: Eligible placement score, grade of "C" or higher in MTH010 or successful completion of the appropriate module in the Computer Assisted Pre-Algebra sequence.
BOA 165: Presentation Skills Using Microsoft Power Point 3-0-3
Students will learn basic and advanced presentation software skills needed in the professional environment and to obtain Microsoft Power Point Certification. Topics to be covered include creating simple to complex slides, applying office themes, transitions and custom animation effects, inserting sound, music and video files, and creating a self-running slideshow. Students will also develop a professional business presentation to be delivered to the class. Successful completion of BOA 165 prepares students to take the Microsoft Power Point Certification Exam. (FA)
BOA 261: Spreadsheet Applications Using Microsoft Excel 3-0-3
This course is designed to teach spreadsheet skills needed in the professional environment and to obtain Microsoft Excel Certification. Students will edit and format data, construct simple to complex formulas and functions, interpret charts and utilize database features such as filters, subtotals and sorting. Other topics to be covered will include manipulation of Pivot Tables, linking and embedding worksheets, summarizing data, developing validation rules, and writing macros. Successful completion of BOA 261 prepares students to take the Microsoft Excel Certification Exam. (FA)
BOA 263: Business Software Applications 3-0-3
This course provides instruction and competency-based performance in an integrated program of a word processor, database, spreadsheet, and presentation. Touch keyboarding ability is required. (SP)
BOA 264: Database Management Using Microsoft Access 3-0-3
This course is designed to teach database skills needed in the professional environment and to obtain Microsoft Access Certification. Topics to be covered include creating relational databases with multiple tables, writing queries such as cross tab, append, delete and update, enforcing referential integrity, creating simple and complex forms and reports, and developing a switchboard. Successful completion of BOA 264 prepares students to take the Microsoft Access Certification Exam. (SP)
BOA 292: Business Office Administration Capstone 3-0-3
Business Office Administration Capstone The purpose of this capstone course are to train the student in general office procedures, encourage professional behavior, demonstrate the ability to effectively work in a team situation, and develop decision-making abilities. Students will complete an outgoing assessment of student skills using the Office Proficiency Assessment and Certification (OPAC) software and complete an employment portfolio as a final project. Prerequisites: BOA106, BOA165, BOA261, BOA266. Pre - or corequisites: BOA 264.
BOA 295: Business Office Administration Internship 0-(6-18)-(2-6)
This course is designed to provide students real-life work experiences through on-thejob training with a field-related cooperating employer in the student's declared major. Students will be supervised by the business/industry sponsor and report to the Director of Career and Technical Programs or assigned faculty member. The position may be paid or unpaid. Students must complete a minimum of 45 contact hours per credit hour per semester. Course is variable credits and may be repeated for up to six credit hours. Prerequisites: Minimum of 30 credit hours, with at least 18 credits of core classes in the program area, 2.50 GPA, and/or approval from the Dean of Career and Technical Education or Director of Career and Technical Programs.
BOA 299: Special Studies in Business Office Administration (1 to 6)-0-(1 to 6)
This course will consist of specialized study in areas of the department, which are not covered in-depth in courses already offered. Students may take no more than 6 credit hours of special studies in any one discipline. (IN)


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55 year old Fontainbleau local and traverse master Jean-Pierre Bouvier has made the first ascent of Fou rire aller/retour for which he suggests 9A trav.
The left-to-right is an 8B trav. in its own right, while the right-to-left weighs in at a mighty 8C trav. Adding the two makes a 9A apparently.
While traversing back and forth, up and down etc may sound odd to some, it's something that's been done for a long time in Fontainebleau and that's considered perfectly acceptable.
J-P has been a climbing for 40 years and has made the first ascent of a huge number of hard traverses. Before this, his most difficult one was Le Voyage de Zhong Kui en aller-retour, 8C+/9A trav., which he put up last year.
As far as I know, the only other 9A traverse is Hanspeter Bodmer's extension of Fred Nicole's E la nave va at Lindental, Switzerland.
A 9A traverse is of course ridiculously difficult, but shouldn't be confused with a 9A boulder problem (9A bloc), which would be almost impossibly difficult.
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Thunder Snow?
Cool name for a rock band.
Down here in N.Texas,just a bunch of rain.
Good Luck with the Thunder Snow.
I don't know if you meant that to be funny,but it is.
the cat keeps looking outside, then at us as if to say, "Why do you keep doing this? Make it stop!"...
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Getting a tan has never seemed so relaxing as when you are lounging near the pool. Or take a beach towel to the white sandy beaches and kick back for a whole day of reading and napping that are only interrupted by an occasional swim.
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Emerging Poets Fellowship Reading
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June 7, 2016 - 7:00PM
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2016 Emerging Poets Fellows Emily Brandt, Chialun Chang, Alex Cuff, Rico Frederick, zakia henderson-brown, Anne Lai, Cynthia Manick, José Olivarez, Noel Quiñones, and Nicole Shantè White read breathtaking new work that promises an exciting future for poetry, hosted by 2016 workshop leader Adam Fitzgerald. The Emerging Poets Fellowship, now in its fifth year, assists poets by providing writing instruction, mentorship, and access to Poets House's world class poetry resources and programming.
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Context: Advanced Architecture Studio at the California College of the Arts
Instructor: Associate Professor Andrew Kudless
Location: San Francisco, California
Date: 2013
Materials: Wood, Plastic, Composites, Paper, etc.
Tools: Rhino, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, various traditional fabrication methods
Dimensions: 12″ x 12″ x 16.5″
In Malcolm McCullough's 1996 book, Abstracting Craft, it is posited that craftsmanship can (and should) be extended to digital media. In this argument, craft is not tied to traditional tools or techniques but rather to an approach to the artisan's chosen medium that rests in an alchemical mixture of expertise and improvisation. The craftsperson, drawing on a deep well of skill-based knowledge, works and reworks their medium in a feedback loop that integrates a multitude of simultaneous and often conflicting performance criteria that range from the technical to the poetic. This understanding of craft as a deep relationship between maker and medium allows the term to be extended to any process of creation, even those whose "materials" are the notionally immaterial pixels, vectors, and 3D geometry that populate the digital realm.
This advanced architectural design studio at the California College of the Arts focused on the relationship between craft and design. The studio was divided into three roughly equal-length phases, each exploring a different aspect of craftsmanship. In the first phase, students focused on developing a range of digital and physical modeling skills that allowed them to become experts in a particular material system. Rather than focus on site or program, the two traditional generators of architectural form, the students were asked to develop several eggs that simply researched the relationship between form, fabrication, and materiality. The goal of this phase was to produce a studio culture that focused on the value of making as a design generator.
In the second phase, students applied their skills to a specific design problem: a new ferry terminal for the Seattle waterfront. Beyond the necessary docks, waiting areas, and ticketing booths of the terminal, the project integrateed a number of other programs to support the maker and craft cultures of the Seattle region such as fabrication, retail, and exhibition spaces. During a visit to Seattle in early March, students researched both the urban environment of Seattle and its emerging maker community. Students met with the founders of Makerhaus as well as the design software company McNeel & Associates (the maker of Rhino).
During phase three, students continued to develop their design proposals through a limited number of highly crafted representations including physical models, drawings, and renderings.
The studio supported students who are interested in the value of making in contemporary culture. It celebrated the re-emergence of craft-based personal production embodied by entities such as Maker Faire, TechShop, and Etsy as a viable alternative to the anonymity and blandness of industrial mass-production. The studio did not presuppose any level of skill in digital or physical modeling, but required students to be rigorous, motivated, and open to experimentation as they developed their craft.
Ji Ahn, Maria Araujo, Nathan Booth, Vanessa Carvalho, Logan Kelly, Shawn Komlos, Alessandra Marsh, Rena Montero, Mehdi Nikseresht, Anthony Quivers, Gry Taraldhagen, Hugh Vanho, Jason Vereschak, Brendan Williams, Alex Woodhouse


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– Walk out lower level
– 820 sq. ft. Guest House (1BR/ 1.75 BA)
– 2 car garage w/workshop
– .78 level acres w/view
Posted by Alkemie at 12:00 AM
Labels: Cottage Home, Lakeside Living, Real Estate Stalking
I LOVE that kitchen and wooden flooring. Wooden flooring is super expensive here and most houses are tiled..I think wooden floor is a must for all, I wish I have them too. Happy week ahead Karen :)
This kitchen is amazing.
Mr. Goodwill Hunting
I have to tell you I love lake fron living, but not some dinky lake, a huge lake, like lake erie...I have always felt you can do more stuff in a lake, water skiing and the like.
I like you love to real estate stalk, so don't worry you aren't odd by any means...real estate stalking is how I found my dream house, it's how I convinced my husband to go look at my dream house and ultimately buy said dream house!
It's so wonderful!!!
Wow Karen,
What a house! What a place to live to spend the holidays and summer vacation... with family and friends! Thanks for sharing and making me dream... A lake or the beach? That's a hard to answer... But i think i would rather to have a house at the beach!
What a beautiful house! And it's right in my backyard. Now, if I just had a bit more money...
I just wanted to point out that this house is not lakeside, it's sound-side. Bainbridge Island is in the Puget Sound. There are some beaches, though it's usually too cold to swim. And, if I'm not mistaken, you can even whale watch from that area. Talk about a view!
Beautiful windows and patio doors that overlook a fantastic view, what an amazing place to have breakfast?! :) xxx
Sarah @http://www.inkandbelle.blogspot.com
Just the top of the house would suit me fine.
are you kidding me, what a view and the house is also beautiful...
ps: i also receive newsletter even thou i am far from being able to afford to purchase anything!
This is such a beautiful house. I love all the windows with the amazing views!!
I love the house as it is, on Bainbridge Island. I would move there in a heartbeat, don't mind the overcast skies at all. Love Seattle and have some good friends there. Great post. thanks
Definitely the ocean!
Shh...you had me at the first kitchen. I love it!
Lila Ferraro
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I love the view from the rooms and easy access to outdoor activities. It is such a wonderful house.
Great house... love the deck off the laundry room... Fay
it's a beautiful home with lovely lake views. to answer your question, though, i'm an ocean girl for sure! have a great weekend :)
What a beautiful post!
And my plan is to have both. Currently we are planning a build of a lake house in Australia and once complete, an apartment on the sea!
I have been following your blog for quite a while now and love your posts (especially this one)
I would never want to leave :)
I love everything here,this house is beautiful..and of course the views, the place!!! Just that If I own this..I won't leave!
Honestly speaking, I'm interested in the house, definitely check out Leah Applewhite's
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Elizabeth Brady
senior vice president – global brand management
Elizabeth Brady serves as Senior Vice President-Global Brand Management. She is charged with leading the global communications for Kitchen & Bath, Power, Hospitality & Golf and Furniture & Decorative Products.
Under Elizabeth's direction the Kohler communications team has executed such successful endeavors as the launch of the "Never Too" national advertising campaign and Kohler's sponsorship of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival shower sponsorship. Kohler's partnership with Bonnaroo marked a new era of social engagement between the brand and millennials. Over 200 pieces of social content were created for a total of 380,000 social engagements. This interaction translated to a 328 percent increase in Amazon.com sales.
Before joining the Kohler team, Elizabeth was Executive Vice President-General Manager of Publicis in New York City. Throughout her career, Elizabeth has proven herself a leader in innovative retail marketing; driving brand strategies and creative solutions for some of the most talked about brands. One of her most notable successes was her involvement in the development of the longstanding "I'm lovin' it" campaign for McDonald's, which reinvigorated an historic American brand.
Elizabeth holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in business administration.
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Parks and Recreation
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- TV Show
- Current Status
- In Season
- seasons
- 7
- run date
- 04/09/09-02/24/15
- performer
- Amy Poehler, Adam Scott, Chris Pratt, Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman
- broadcaster
- genre
- Comedy
"I promised myself I was not going to cry tonight, and I have already broken that promise five times," says Chris to Ben in this wedding episode. I have to say, five times sounds about right. Also, if "Ben and Leslie" doesn't prove that Amy Poehler deserves her Emmy, I don't know what the Emmy voters need. Leslie was hilarious (that Tim Gunn impression), lovable (a 70-page first draft on her vows), and amazingly caring (refusing to have her wedding without Ron, who is like a father to her).
But let's start from the beginning. Last week, Ben and Leslie thought "why wait?" and decided that since everyone important in Pawnee was already assembled for the gala, it was time for them to get married. Right away Leslie says that Ben can't look at her until the wedding (even though he reminds her that they've already seen each other a bunch of times that day).
The plans for the wedding don't necessarily run smoothly. First, horror of horrors, Ben tells Leslie he wants her to take his last name. No worries, he's completely joking. Phew! Leslie will always be Leslie Knope, our optimistic superhero who can do anything she puts her mind to.
Things kick into gear fast as all of Leslie's friends are tasked with various assignments like finding rings, fixing the dress, getting officiated (well, not really), and waking up delightful grandmothers to sign government documents.
First, Ben and Ron go to a sketchy pawnshop (I assume) to find some rings. "There's some beautiful jewelry in here, but also nails," says the man behind the counter, who later admits that his old nipple rings are part of the beautiful jewelry.
At City Hall, April and Andy take all the marriage licenses (that way no one else can get married and their marriage will be special, April reasons). Later in the episode, April and Andy get Ethel (the court stenographer who read Ben and Leslie's testimony where they said they loved each other back in "The Trial of Leslie Knope") to sign the licenses. It seems fitting, right? They also adopt her as their grandmother.
At the gala, Jerry pees his pants at the thought of seeing a Li'l Sebastian impersonator. He goes to change, but ends up finding Tom, distraught that his minister's certification won't arrive for 24 hours. Jerry is actually ordained (for some reason), so Tom has the idea that Jerry can do the wedding, but just read all of Tom's material. His speech started with a monologue from Hitch, so you know it would have been great.
Ben and Leslie meet at April and Andy's house, because Ben thought he might have some rings in a box his mom gave him there. No luck. Ben and Leslie wonder if they maybe jumped the gun a bit. Maybe they should call the wedding off for now? Suddenly it starts to snow (this was the first time I cried), it's like the scene with Ethel! Who should appear, but Li'l Sebastian, lit like an angel across the road. Well, actually it's an impersonator. But it's also a sign! Leslie knows they need to go through with the wedding.
Leslie goes to see if Ann has made any progress on the dress. Not yet, but Ann has an idea. "I've been watching a lot of Project Runway recently. And the past eight years."
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