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- So it's been 12 days with the phone... Took a while but we're rooted on ED2... In the process of flashing AC's Altered Beast Alpha right now. Love the screen, love the form factor, hate the battery life, lack of memory, lack of dual core, (i think both of these contribute to dungeon defenders freezing) and did i mention the battery life... 11hours tops with minimal usage the other day... that was with running SetCPU ondemand and the phone basically chillin' in my pocket the whole time..
Long story short i really really wanted to love this phone... but all i can really say i love about it is the screen... Most of the time i can get away with charging the thing at work/car/home, but if there's ever a day where i go out and crash in NYC or a friends or am away from my charger for more then 12 hours I'm screwed.
Think I'm going to return it, wait a week for my upgrade to get reset, then maybe try the xperia play for ****s and giggles for another 14 days... Maybe by then some kinda bionic news will come around... wishful thinking. Or an even bigger miracle the GS2 with a trimmed down 4G radio... yea, wake me when it's october...
So can anyone convince me to change my plan...?05-25-2011 04:02 PM
- im sorry you dont like the charge. i switched to the tbolt from a droidx then to the charge from the tbolt and i think its the best. Just wait it out a little until they have an undervolt and your battery will last days. i can get my phone to last most of the day on 4g in metro detroit but my previous phones had much better battery life after undervolt. so wait until they get that which will be soon05-25-2011 08:02 PM
- The unlimited data plan should be one of the biggest reasons to keep the phone, as it will be tiered in the near future.05-26-2011 02:33 AM
- I too gave up on the TB, and tried the LG Revolution which isn't a bad phone, its pretty close to the TB (I know BING, but its rooted now so Bing is dead). Still I had dead pixels out of the box and I didn't like the way the memory was split, again they reduced the internal app memory 1.7GB and 12GB+ for internal media, file storage. It should have been split.
I know the DC has less internal storage but in the end the screen and developer support is what won me over. I did opt for the BB buy back program because I know in 6 months I will be trading this for something else and that will pay most of the retail for a new phone.05-28-2011 09:52 PM
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Oh and you think that dual core bionic is going to have superior battery life? LOL ... Welcome to the world of LTE. That chip alone (LTE) produces a fair amount of heat. Equate that to consuming energy. What do ya think killed the Bionic in the first place? The Atrix with the same processor is able to run fine enough, BUT, it doesn't have the LTE chip. When they tried pairing the Tegra with the VZW configuration there was just way too much heat/power consumption. That phone (Bionic), as presented @ CES this year has been scrapped. The 'Targa' Moto had in development has been fast tracked to replace the Bionic. But when it comes out you can be sure, it is not going to be any power miser. Handheld technology is out-pacing battery technology. You will have the same NYC worries with the Bionic as you do now. Take your cheap arse down to the store and buy a spare battery !!!05-29-2011 07:17 PM
- Sorry you're having longevity issues with your shiny new droid . I'm thinking there might be an issue with the particular handset you have. The battery life on my charge is excellent. Remember to use wifi where possible, and try to pinpoint a particular app that may be the culprit. Also, as you might already know, you should "train" the new battery in your phone by discharging it completely, and recharging it without use to 100%. You should do this at least 3-4 times when you first get a new phone. Hope this helps!06-01-2011 07:44 PM
- Right now I have a DX. I upgraded to the Xperia Play, but the phone was so horrible I sent it back for exchange on a DC. I really feel if you want something other than the DC, go for the DX2, not the Xperia Play. Hell the DX with root and Team Black Hats Gingerbread destroys the Play.
You can't root the CDMA play right now, and that too was a big deal for me. Dim screen, no root, low volume on both speakers, bad ergonomics... just to name a few.
Hope this helps you.
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Justin Bieber is getting really deep about his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. In a new interview with the The Bert Show, Justin says that he and Selena "left on good terms" after being on and off for many years. He says that they knew they each needed to grow up before they could truly commit to each other and have a solid relationship. But you won't believe what he said when asked if he and Selena re going to get back together!
Justin told the hosts that although he was caught on video serenading Selena at the Montage in November, he has no plans to get back together with Selena. "We were on and off for years and we left on good terms, so I think we just needed time to grow for ourselves and we're like, 'maybe we'll come back together in the future.' And it ended up being so long and we just grew apart and we're just not the same people anymore. We'll hang out and I'll see her every now and then and we'll talk, and that's pretty much it." Oh no, this is so sad! We were really hoping for a Jelena reunion in 2016.
Meanwhile, Justin spent New Year's with Hailey Baldwin and he posted tons of pics with the model on his Instagram. One of the hot pics was them making out — whoa! Neither of them have admitted whether they are an official couple but it definitely seems that they are. Justin has never seemed happier, he's posting cute tweets, throwback pics of meeting Hailey for the first time and more. We will always love Jelena but if Justin's happy then we support Jailey.
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This yacht is the natural evolution of the widely app reciated Pershing 72, the initiator of a new aesthetic trend in Pershing's fleet. Just like its predecessor, it is characterised by unique 'open' features ensuring direct contact with the sea. Plenty of natural light, state-of-the-art technology, and a painstaking study of interiors are its key design features. Equally impressive is its maximum speed of 44 knots, which this yacht can reach while ensuring the utmost comfort at all times. It's the pride and joy of the world boating industry as a whole.Más33
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Ferretti Yachts 9602018A demanda
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Sunseeker Manhattan 662018A demanda
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Sunseeker 95 Yacht2018A demanda
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Pershing 5x2018A demanda
The "Generation X" Pershing World Debut The new 5X coupé on display at the main international boat shows. The Pershing 5X is the result of a collaboration between Ferretti Group's Engineering Department, Product Strategy Committee, and Fulvio De Simoni Design Studio, founded by the architect of the eponymous studio. The coupé represents a new, astonishing chapter in the 30-year history of Pershing.Más151
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Ferretti Yachts 7802018A demanda
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Ferretti Yachts 5502018A demanda
The Ferretti Yachts 550 is the result of the cooperation between AYT&D, the Group's research, development and style department, and Studio Zuccon International Project. It is characterised by a brand-new hull, and equally brand-new are the layout of the engine room and that of the main deck, as well as the interior arrangement. In addition to this, special care has been devoted not only to guaranteeing maximum production efficiency and effectiveness, but also to optimising the yacht's weight balance, thereby ensuring great performances even if small, light and low-consumption engines are installed. The profile of the boat is characterised by sober, streamlined, slender lines, blending together refined elegance and a sporty character. The uninterrupted glazing running across the main deck further enhances the boat's rakish profile, and is complemented by a large, aerodynamic flybridge. Three large glazed surfaces - the cabins windows - can be found on both sides of the hull. Each has flush frameless fibreglass portholes resulting in very clean lines. This yacht's interior spaces and onboard equipment allows it to be on an equal standing with much larger yachts. Many outdoor relaxation areas have been conceived: the forward dinette area, furnished with facing sofas and a table; the large sunpad on the deckhouse; and the cockpit, featuring a large aft sofa and a table. On the flybridge, the storage cabinet and the restyled, small-size pilot station instrument panel allow to extend the relaxation areas - both the sunpad and the comfortable dining area - even more. The Group's Centro Stile has found very appealing décor solutions, adding elegance to all onboard ambiances and preserving the range's unique Made-in-Italy style and charm. The cockpit and the aft area of the salon stand out for an impressive décor consistency. Indeed, the teak flooring found in the cockpit continues indoor, in the galley and the entrance, visually and 'physically' harmonising these different environments. This flawless continuity is also ensured by the new three-section glazed door that can be folded to starboard and concealed behind the stairs leading to the flybridge. The perfect harmony between form and content, aesthetics and functionality is completed by the ceiling panel decoration, which is the same in the salon and outdoor, creating as a sort of 'style mirror' that welcomes all guests at best. The cockpit thus becomes an extension of the interiors, which can be opened completely onto the sea on all sides.Más17
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To reach the point where he could once again amaze audiences, Mickey Rourke has, most certainly, been a wrestler.
"Change to me has been tremendously hard, because it was something I resisted out of ego, arrogance and pride," says Rourke, whose buzzworthy performance in the upcoming Fox Searchlight release "The Wrestler" ensures he'll be revisiting the tale of his personal recovery countless times in the coming months as award season rolls on.
"At one point, what I saw as my strengths were eventually exposed in time as weaknesses, but it takes years to see that. And only you can do that for yourself. … It takes many years to change what has been set in stone."
Hollywood likes a great comeback story almost as much as it likes a great performance. Rourke offers both, and beyond the intrigue of whether his journey will take him to an Academy Award lies the question of whether this is truly the start of a new chapter in his life.
Jackie Earle Haley, who lit the comeback fires two years ago with his Oscar-nominated work in "Little Children," is proof that comebacks don't have to be one-shot deals, though you have to keep up a vigilant effort.
"For the first time in my life, I worked nonstop for a good year and a half, and that was an amazing experience," says Haley, whose recent credits include "Semi-Pro," "Winged Creatures" and "Watchmen."
"Some things I kind of went out and really fought for and put together some audition tapes (for), some things were offered to me, and some things didn't really quite fit," Haley says. "It has been a neat experience, getting out there and getting to do this work again."
Comeback stories aren't hard to find among this year's Oscar contenders, though the details vary. Debra Winger, whose rare appearances in Hollywood since 1995 helped inspire the documentary "Searching for Debra Winger," has several pivotal scenes in "Rachel Getting Married." Twelve years removed from his last Oscar nom, Richard Dreyfuss plays vice president Dick Cheney in "W.," only his third film appearance since 2001.
Perhaps the closest parallel to Rourke is Robert Downey Jr., whose drug and alcohol problems derailed his career before he got himself back on track and became one of Hollywood's most sought-after thesps. While keeping his professional expectations in check, Rourke is seeking similar personal redemption.
"For some men, they have to fall as far as one can fall from grace to change," Rourke says. "I had to lose everything, but at least now I can look in the mirror and I know who to blame. I can blame the face I am looking at and not everyone or everything else."
A quarter-century ago, Rourke earned substantial acclaim for performances in "Diner," "Rumble Fish" and "The Pope of Greenwich Village." But his career became a shadow of its promise by the time Darren Aronofsky was seeking a lead actor for "The Wrestler."
"He kind of pretty much had disappeared for the last 15-20 years," Aronofsky says. "I wouldn't say I was too aware of what he had been doing since the late 1980s-early '90s."
Nevertheless, Aronofsky had been "a very big fan" of Rourke ever since he saw him in 1987's "Angel Heart."
"When I started to think about who could play this role," Aronofsky says of his film's lead character, the past-his-prime wrestler Randy the Ram, "I needed to find someone who had … the scale of emotional range and also had the physicality. That's not an easy role to cast.
"I think it was more of a lightbulb moment with Mickey. I was such a big fan, and I immediately went after him just to see what he was all about, to see where he was at and see what he wanted."
What Aronofsky found was a man he describes as "very aware of where he was in the world and what he had done to his career," and who very much wanted a chance to work again. That gave Aronofsky the confidence to tailor his still-gestating project to Rourke.
When shooting started, Aronofsky quickly found that Rourke still had the gift.
"Between action and cut, I had never seen anyone as natural and in the moment, and then if you really wanted him to do more, he was always able to pull something out," Aronofsky says. "It wasn't just that he was completely aware of everything beyond the emotional stuff, he was also technically connected to all the needs of the film crew."
Aronofsky further validated Rourke by letting him rewrite his own dialogue and offer input into wardrobe, makeup — even his tattoos.
"Mickey, in many ways, authored the character," Aronofsky says. "The screenplay gave the character a name and described (him), but it was Mickey who breathed life into Randy the Ram.
"The deli scene's a good example. It's a big, happy scene when he's charming everyone, but he hated doing that scene, because he felt a lot of that shame the Ram was feeling. He could relate to it. It was really tough for him those days."
Having come so far just to get to this point, Rourke is asked whether this was satisfaction enough, or would he leave himself on the canvas.
"What is that Springsteen song?" Rourke replies. "No retreat, no surrender."


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WEBINAR: The Business Value of Employee Wellbeing
Quick announcement and an invitation to join me at my friends from Virgin Pulse next Wednesday, September 6 at 2PM ET for a FREE webinar on The Business Value of Employee Wellbeing.
This is an incredibly interesting topic, one that I have written about previously at HR Executive and about which Trish McFarlane and I did a recent HR Happy Hour Podcast on.
Details for next weeks' webinar are here:
Employees today are working more hours, taking less time off, more stressed, exercising less and falling short of reaching their potential – at work and at home. Successful HR and benefits leaders are smarter and more thoughtful about how wellbeing programs have an impact in driving desired people and business outcomes.
Join "The Business Value of Employee Wellbeing" with Steve Boese (that's me), long-time HR industry influencer and co-founder of H3HR Advisors. Steve will share his unique perspectives from having served in product development, enterprise HR and benefits system management, as an industry analyst, and now a popular industry voice and thought leader. Andrew Jacobus, Vice President of Insights and Data Science at the Virgin Pulse Institute, will share real-life examples of organizations achieving improvements to their bottom line due to the effectiveness of their employee wellbeing programs.
On the webinar you will hear:
What key elements of wellbeing programs drive business results
Which metrics illustrate employee wellbeing's impact on productivity, performance, and revenue
How to drive engagement through social connections and a personalized experience
And more...
It should be a fun an interesting session and I hope you can join.
Register for the webinar here.
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Carly Rae Jepsen Definitely Got the Call to Play Frenchy in Grease: Live
Kether Donohue will play Jan!
In a very strategic career move, Canadian pop-star Carly Rae Jepsen is joining the cast of Fox's Grease: Live as Frenchy, the part originally played by Didi Conn. The live production has already locked down its major parts, including Aaron Tveit as Danny, Julianne Hough as Sandy, Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo, Carlos PenaVega as Kenickie, and Keke Palmer as Marty. Rounding out the rest of the cast is Kether Donohue, who plays the messy divorcée Lindsay in You're the Worst, as Jan, and David Del Rio as T-bird Putzie. Fox has also announced that Jessie J — the pop star who can sing with her mouth closed — will kick off the event with a new rendition of "Grease (Is the Word)." You're the ones that we want! Now go practice those dance moves; Grease: Live will air January 31.


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Toxicology reports on a case from a fatal crash that claimed the life of three Lumberton people on Feb. 3, has been forwared to the Hardin County District Attorney's office.
Lumberton Police Chief Danny Sullins received the report earlier in the week, and passed it on to DA David Sheffield.
Sheffield was unable to give details on the extent of the report that would determine if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.
"Right now, all I can say is we have information returned to us, to help us proceed on the case," he said.
On Feb. 3, Kirbyville resident, Crystal Boyett was the driver of a Camaro traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck a Nissan Murano at the Hwy. 96 and Hwy. 69 split south of Lumberton.
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Leone A's are Little League champs
The champions for this summer's American Samoa Baseball Association Little League summer program are the Leone A's who took the championship titles for both the Major and Minor League Divisions. Their Minor League team also took the championship title in this summer's Department of Parks and Recreation Boys and Girls summer softball program, while the Major League team finished out in third place.
Last Saturday, they had their team award ceremony at the Faga'alu Park with players receiving medals, trophies, awards and shirts. "These kids worked very hard from the very beginning. We worked hard for our championships. Today was our celebration because this is all about the children," said A's coach Melissa Coulter. "I always said to the players, it's not about winning or losing, but how you play the game and having fun," she said.
Two of their players, Otto Tautua (Major League Division) and Joshua Lam-Sam (Minor League Division) were named game MVPs during their July 4th Little League Baseball Championship game in their divisions.


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Chicago police are asking for the public's help in locating two missing teenage girls.
One of the girls is missing from the West Side; both may be in areas on the South Side, police said.
Sharina Courts, 13, of the 3200 block of Warren Boulevard, has been missing since Nov. 26, police said.
Sharina takes medication for depression, according to an alert from Harrison Area detectives. She may be on the West Side near her home, or may be in the area of the 7000 block of South Maplewood Avenue, where she once lived, police said.


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This is one of the first recipes my mom taught me. Serve warm or at room temp with your choice of sweet or savoury fillings. I like it with strawberries and ice cream on top. You can also fill it with fruits and top with jam or whipped cream. Or stuff with meat and cheese and put green onions on dhania on top.
If I could give this recipe NO stars, I will. I have been cooking recipes from Allrecipes for a good time and 99.9% of the times they are superb, but, honestly, I did not care for this recipe: in these crepes the edges dryed before the center was cooked (and it remains undercooked no matter what I did) they taste like plain flour and milk: nothing above usual, I'm a good cook and I didn't like the crepes, I did mine perfectly round, thin and every time remains a bit of undercooked batter in the center, plus the flavor is like in every crepes: unflavored, just for add your favorite taste: salt or sweet. (Try the basic crepes recipe by Jen, that's a keeper, and you don't need to suffer making the crepes thin as paper, they cooked through very well. Believe me) - 24 Feb 2003 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This works just fine - like anything that involves adding flour to wet ingredients or working with raw flour, you have to let it sit for a bit (I always leave Crepe batter in the fridge for at least a half hour to let the flour do its thing. If the review says it tasted like flour...they didn't let the batter sit. This is a nice recipe because it is simple, easy to remember and you can add salt, orange or lemon zet, a bit of sugar or vanilla, some thinly sliced scallions, or what have you depending on what you want to fill the crepe with. And remember the first Crepe almost always is ruined - don't sweat that. You could add a touch of melted butter to the batter (taking out a bit of the milk) and that will help the stickiness problem. - 10 Oct 2004 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
I am French Myslef and this is the style I remember My Grandpa making - 09 Jan 2001 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)


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Shakespeare ballets are all the rage these days. Alexei Ratmansky's new Tempest premiered at American Ballet Theatre last October; London's Royal Ballet gave the world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale just last Thursday, and Atlanta Ballet performed Jean-Christophe Maillot's Roméo et Juliette earlier this season.
Hamlet is not the most obvious choice for a ballet adaptation — all that introspection and indecision, all that killing. Yet several choreographers have taken a stab at it over the years, among them Ballet Austin's Stephen Mills, whose brilliant two-act version was performed magnificently by Atlanta Ballet at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre over the weekend.
Mills's Hamlet was created in 2000 and first performed by Atlanta Ballet in 2003. This is the first time they have performed it since, which is too bad because it's a remarkable production that deserves more showings.
With a running time of only one hour and 37 minutes (including intermission), it's a crisp and compact retelling of Shakespeare's longest play. Mills strips down the story of the Danish prince who finally avenges his father's murder by focusing on the lead characters and eliminating most of the rest. He gives us Hamlet's family — comprising his father's ghost, his mother Gertrude and his murderous uncle, Claudius — along with Ophelia and her family — father Polonius and brother Laertes. The infamous Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are nowhere to be seen.
This sparse rendering of the plot is mirrored in the music — several Philip Glass compositions, including his haunting Concerto for Violin and Orchestra and excerpts from The Civil Wars and In the Upper Room. Conductor Beatrice Jona Affron and the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra did a superb job throughout.
The sets are similarly contemporary and minimalist. Mills collaborated on them with scenic designer Jeffrey A. Main and lighting designer Tony Tucci. Together they create a stark environment dominated by three huge chrome and Plexiglas tube-like pillars and splintered, diagonal shards of light. Hazes of dry ice, a stretch of water for Ophelia's demise and a floor of red roses at her funeral add to the drama. The costumes are present-day suits for the men and skirts for the women, black in some scenes, red in others, with the ghost in a long, blood-stained white coat.
Mills' choreography is classically based, spare and grounded, with telling thematic gestures throughout. For instance, Hamlet often clutches his ear, remembering how his father was murdered, and he and the supporting ensemble periodically point one finger up to the sky — addressing God perhaps? One wonderful choreographic device conjures up the disintegration and splitting of a tormented mind: three Ghost Hamlets, dressed like Hamlet, mirror his moves and at times split away. Mills uses a similar device for Ophelia as she begins to sink into madness.
The ballet begins as Hamlet lies dying. While his body is stretched out on a coffinlike black box hung high above the stage, he begins to relive each dreadful step of the journey from his encounter with his father's ghost to the everybody-dies conclusion. His first memory is of Gertrude and Claudius celebrating their incestuous marriage. The horns and percussion of Glass' Anima Mundi give grandeur to the scene and set the story in motion.
I didn't see Hamlet when Atlanta Ballet first performed it, but it's hard to imagine the original cast was any finer than the one dancing on Friday. John Welker, in fact, danced the title role in 2003, and on Friday was a brooding and tortured presence. His "to be or not to be" solo was deeply measured and resonant, with controlled drops to the floor and an almost slow-motion quality throughout. The moment when he grabbed the ankles of his father's departing ghost was both unexpected and riveting.
Rachel Van Buskirk was all regal imperiousness as his mother. She has the uncanny ability to play characters older than herself, to great effect, and her technique these days is flawless. Heath Gill shone as a fiery and vengeful Laertes, and Tara Lee pulled out all the stops as the lovelorn and finally unhinged Ophelia — one of her finest performances I've seen. Her pas de deux with Hamlet began in a mood of tentative, slightly awkward young love and morphed into a full surrender to Hamlet, only to be cruelly rejected. Her desperate rocking forward and back from the waist — literally coming unhinged? — was heart-breaking.
Many story ballets, Kenneth McMillan's Romeo and Juliet among them, tend to spend way too much time on their characters' deaths, often driven by the music. For that reason I was a bit leery about how Mills would handle the final scene with its multiple murders. But again he chose a minimalist approach, aided by the cry of a single, haunting violin that lingered in the mind long after the curtain fell.
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What is beauty and why does everyone want it?
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". I dislike this statement intensely. On the surface it is true, but the moment this and other cliches are spoken, the conversation stops.
I am an expert as to what beauty is and I tell you now that it is measurable and quantifiable. It is mathematical, and, when you know what beauty is, you can predict the outcome of many relationships, especially long term male-female relationships.
If you want healthy attractive children you need to know how this works. After all, procreation is the driving force behind everything women and men do. I will repeat myself many times, because this is the key to living a better life and having better sex: What is the key to understanding women? All women are would be mothers!
In 1972 Rene Thom, (one of the Worlds leading mathematicians) said in his book "'Structural Stability and Morphogenesis', "The masculine sex has a more elliptic nature than the feminine sex: perhaps this can explain why males are more hairy than their mates and are biologically more fragile". [pg. 99]
As an amateur scientist and a professional artist at the top of my profession, I was immediately struck by Mr. Thom's profound statement. This idea became my passion and has brought me closer than I would ever have dreamed to an understanding of life.
Shapes, particularly spherical and elliptical designs, are the best measure of the human form. With this ability to measure the human body, it becomes very easy to understand the fundamental difference between men and women.
I realized that what Mr. Thom was saying about male and female organs could just as easily be said about the fundamental shapes of their bodies. Consequently it should be possible to measure the shapes of our cells to ascertain the structural stability of our individual bodies, giving us new insight into our longevity and behavior.
Come Up to Beauty – Ron


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The summer heat has settled in and eating light, fresh and flavourful food is sounding pretty good. The best way to feel great during the warm summer months is to eat what is in season and what is grown locally. In summer time much of the local produce can be simply prepared into some fabulously fresh summer salads. Keep reading for some tasty ideas for you to try tossing in your salad bowl this summer.
What does your garden grow?
If you have a garden, salads are a great way to use your home grown goods. Herbs are one of the easiest things to grow even if you don't have the space for a garden. You can buy small herbs that are already plants, or you can plant your own seeds and watch them grow. Kitchen window ledges, small porches and patios work great for starting an herb garden.
Some other summer plants that can be used for salads are an assortment of greens (lettuce, spinach and arugula), carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, radishes and beets. When it's meal time simply pick the ripe veggies, berries, leafy greens and freshly cut herbs for a quick lunch or dinner salad. You can't get more fresh than food that comes from your own back yard
Making deliciously fresh summer salads from local produce
For some, gardening is not an option (or a desired hobby) but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy locally grown ingredients in your salads. Most neighbourhoods have weekly farmer's markets where you can buy all of the in-season produce grown by local farmers. Grocery stores also have organic produce sections that may label what items are grown locally and without pesticides.
Here are some Summer salad recipes for your inspiration
Strawberry spinach salad
Spinach, sliced strawberries, blueberries, toasted almond slices, steamed asparagus, freshly chopped basil. Serve with your favourite oil and vinegar dressing or try this balsamic vinaigrette recipe from allrecipes.com.
Roasted beet salad
Arugula, roasted beets (peeled and quartered), goat cheese, freshly chopped rosemary, fresh raspberries. Make your own raspberry vinaigrette with this recipe from Food.com.
Fresh from the garden salad
Butter lettuce, tomatoes, shredded carrots, thinly sliced radish, avocado, cooked quinoa, fresh oregano. This salad works with just about any dressing, so here is a list of 50 salad dressings from foodnetwork.com for you to try. It would taste great with the cucumber herb salad dressing (#42).
These are just three salad ideas to get you started. Get creative with these recipes and swap out your favourite fruits and veggies. You can also add grilled chicken or shrimp to any of these salads to make them into a more hearty main dish. Hope you enjoy an endless summer of salads.
Have a favourite veggie combo, or salad dressing, share them in the comments below!
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Would Redskins Have Problems With Norv Turner?October 9, 2009
Yeah. Yeah. This is a Redskins site, and Turner is long gone and largely forgotten. But we need to get our minds off the circus that is the Redskins.
Would you feel better if Norv Turner were here?
A column by Craig Elsten for the San Diego Network News reads Don't blame Norv—Look Higher Up.
It seems disgruntled San Diego Chargers fans are up in arms over the whuppin' that the world champion Steelers put on the team Sunday night.
Charger fans think the team is soft. Turner's Chargers are off to their customary slow start. The Chargers are 2-2, and fans sense they are uncompetitive with the best in the division, the shockingly unbeaten Denver Broncos.
Turner says the Chargers' problem isn't scheme or game planning, but a variety of correctable breakdowns. The players just have to execute better.
Elsten says the real problem with the Chargers isn't Turner. It's higher up. He points the finger at GM A.J. Smith, who picked players and coaching staff that are not on the Steelers' level.
All of this should sound eerily familiar to Redskin fans. San Diego is evidence of a parallel universe, right down to Norv Turner.
Craig Elsten's conclusion for Charger fans, applies here too:
"There is plenty of season yet to come. People who say fire the coach are basically saying pull the plug on 2009. Who's gonna take over? Rivera? Are you going to jet in Bill Cowher from the CBS set and install him on the sidelines? The NFL's a little more complicated than that. Jump into the pool and you'll drown.
"Terrible teams without hope switch out their head coach at the first sign of distress. That's a move for the Rams to make, not the Chargers. So how about just shelving all the negativity and hatred towards the head coach, and instead focusing on the players on the field, and then the guy who put them there?"
Redskin fans are already focusing on "the guy" who put our team together. That's not Jim Zorn.
Grumbling about Dan Snyder noted by other blogs and sports columnists could grow into a groundswell over the winter if the skins lose nine or more games.
The Washington Capitals are perennial playoff contenders. Caps owner Ted Leonsis is compared favorably to Snyder. My neighbor, Mike Lee, who covers the Washington Wizards for The Washington Post, assures me the 'Zards will make a playoff run this season.
If those teams win titles, some Redskins fans won't come back to the Danny.
That would give Turner the last laugh.


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Three is the magic number — Suaka's third full-length sees them stripped down to a power trio with no loss of force. These NYC based Indonesian heavy metal refugees have sharpened their skills to razor's edge and use them to cut through 30 years of thrash, hard rock, groove, punk, and hardcore on their new offering. Stream anywhere you want and come back to get the CD or LP! Tiga is classic thrash at its finest. buy buy buy
Superblonde, baby
Almost like clockwork, Superblonde has another amazing 6 song record out again this year. These guys like to sneak their EPs in, but we caught them this time. "No Wonderland" is a perfect example of their "retro 2090's, space-grunge, apocalyptic pop" sound and has some of the catchiest tracks they've come out with to date. Stream it on bandcamp now.
The first single from Suaka's third record just premiered on pure grain audio. Destroyer is a killer thrash/rock/heavy metal track and a good glimpse of what's you can expect from Tiga, the band's upcoming July 28th release. Check out the single and pre-order on LP or CD here. MFR has our horns up and our heads banging for this one \m/


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My name is Myranda
I am a daughter of God, a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, an auntie and many more things!
I have a wonderful husband who has been with me for over 12 years!
We have 4 wonderful children 3 girls and a little baby boy!
In a world where things are constantly changing, and it is becoming more confusing knowing which decisions we should make, just know that as long as you put your Heavenly Father and your family first you will be successful.
Question of the Day: What is your family like?
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Despite the growing popularity of ride sharing, renting a car is often the only option in some circumstances. For example, if you are travelling or need a temporary replacement while your car is being repaired, sharing a ride, will not give you the mobility and flexibility you require. When using a rental, you need to be sure that you have the insurance coverage you need. Check your car insurance policy's coverage to know where you stand.
Transportation Expense Coverage
An auto insurance policy is typically in two parts. Collision coverage kicks in when your car is damaged in an accident. Comprehensive coverage covers non-accident related damage or loss such a theft, fire, vandalism, etc. If you have collision coverage, the policy will pay for car rental after an accident. If you have comprehensive coverage, rental will be paid for if the vehicle is unusable due to issues covered by that coverage. If you have both, then you are protected under both circumstances.
How Much Reimbursement Will You Get?
Whether you get enough reimbursement will depend on the specific terms of the policy. For example, if you drive a luxury sedan, it does not automatically follow that you will be entitled to an equivalent rental car. The reimbursement could be only for a compact. Check the policy terms. It is not just a matter of driving a big car. If you normally drive with a car full of passengers, how will they fit into a compact vehicle? The difference between the reimbursement for a compact car and the rental of a larger vehicle which you need could burn a big hole in your pocket. If the transportation expense coverage is not enough, you can modify the policy to have the reimbursement increased. Ask you insurance broker for details.
Coverage While Travelling
Whether your car insurance policy covers you while you are travelling, either on work or vacation, depends on two factors -What coverages are in the policy and where you are travelling to. Check your collision coverage to see if you are protected. As for where you are travelling, in general car insurance policy cover travel and car rental anywhere in the U.S, its territories, Puerto Rico and Canada. The coverage will also depend on your deductible. If you have more than one vehicle on your car insurance policy, the lower deductible is what usually applies.
Do You Need The Collision Damage The Rental Company Offers?
You will normally be offered a Collision Damage Waiver at the rental counter. If you are already covered, you may not need it. However, if damage should occur, the rental company could require that payment for the damage be made when the vehicle is returned. You will get reimbursement from your insurance company, but that may take some time. And you need to have the money available to make the payment when returning the car. So, keep both issues in mind when deciding.
This is a complicated issue with a lot depending on the fine print of your auto insurance policy. If you are unsure of what coverage you have or want to know if it will be enough to cover a rental car you may use, talk to your insurance agent to get a clear picture of where you stand. You can then decide on increasing the coverage, if it is required.


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Elgin's left sided defender Paul McMullan should return to his side's starting line-up against visitors Annan.
Work commitments kept McMullan out of Wednesday night's 2-2 draw with Clyde.
Dennis Wyness' knee problem keeps him out and Lewis Halford's hamstring injury sees him remain on the sidelines with Ross O'Donoghue also unavailable due to family commitments.
Borough Briggs boss Ross Jack is looking for a consistent 90-minute from his side.
He said: "Parts of our game against Clyde were really good and the boys deserve praise and the opportunity to build on it.
"Other parts were not as good as we lost a bad goal just before half-time when we should have been seeing things out but hopefully we can show what we have learned against Annan."
Annan make the long trip north without Graeme Bell and Jack Steele who are struggling with groin injuries.
Steven Sloan and Andrew Donley are doubtful due to knee knocks.
The Galabank outfit are looking to build on a solid performance in last Saturday's 2-2 draw with a Queen's Park side that sit joint top with their hosts.
Manager Harry Cairney said: "The players worked extremely well in that game and will need to again. Elgin are a very strong side, especially at home, so we have to put in the same hard shift that we did at Hampden to get anything."
"We won up there towards the end of last season and a repeat of that would make a long journey very worthwhile."
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Poor appetite for reading
Run-down buildings and crimes on every street corner – is that how central Johannesburg is portrayed? NAI guest researcher Kudzayi Ngara examines urban spaces in literature.
Contemporary literature in South Africa is not as outspokenly political as it used to be in the 1970s or 1980s, according to Ngara, but many novels deal with coping with everyday struggles – survival and in some cases even a decent life. However, for the authors themselves, it is difficult to live as writers. Only a few gain international attention, and being famous in South Africa is not enough. Nic Mhlongo, one of the most prominent upcoming writers, still has to hold onto his civil service job, inspite of his obvious talent.
"There are just too few consumers. People do not have a culture of reading. They read only if they must in their profession or for their education. Over the years, several attempts to encourage youth to read have failed, and with the recent competition from iPads and Playstation, the task is not easy," Ngara observes.
Lowered criterias
Instead of increasing the appetite for reading, universities have lowered their admissions criteria. Some students have managed to get through English programmes by just googling authors and text summaries, but never reading an actual book. Ngara finds this sad and worrying.
"All societies need people that imagine and have dreams. Many of the new technologies and gadgets we see and use today were first imagined in literary texts and films. Reading and writing literature therefore opens up many new worlds of possibilities", Ngara states.
Jo'burg is less divided
Kudzayi Ngara is based in Harrismith, in the Free State province of South Africa, but lived in Cape Town when he decided to focus his PhD research on literary representations of Johannesburg.
"Johannesburg is a gateway to South Africa as well as to the continent. The city's cosmopolitan feel fascinates me. It is also less divided along ethnic lines, compared to Cape Town, which is still rather a 'white city'," Ngara remarks.
However, ever since the ending of apartheid in 1994, the white population in Johannesburg has been moving out of the city centre in increasing numbers. Now they live in nicer, sometimes fortified neighbourhoods on the outskirts, where everything is close at hand so they don't have to drive into the centre for shopping or business. Hillbrow is in downtown Johannesburg and has a less desirable reputation. People who could afford to moved away, and those who remained are mainly poor African migrants as well as poor local black South Africans.
Few black characters
Ngara wrote his doctoral thesis on South African author Ivan Vladislavić, who describes this change in Johannesburg in many ways. In the novel The Restless Supermarket, a retired proof-reader observes the country's transformation in the 1990s and how black people move into the city centre. He is not delighted at the changes but has to deal with them.
"Vladislavić is a second generation South African who describes the transitional period from the last decade of apartheid to the emergence of the post-apartheid state and beyond. I, or a black writer writing about the same city, will naturally have different experiences, probably because we don't visit the same areas, we go to different shops and pubs. While his writing provides many insights about Johannesburg, his texts are telling in that there are few fully developed black characters in his stories," Ngara concludes.


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Qld Education backs down on Marburg school crowdfunding
THE Department of Education has been forced into an embarrassing backdown over a Marburg State School crowdfunding venture.
The story began yesterday when local resident and ABC community correspondent Jenny Ostini reported to Spencer Howson's ABC local radio breakfast program about the school's P&C plans to raise $10,000 to help its year 6 and 7 students get onto the school annual trip to Canberra and the snowfields.
The P&C reps told Ms Ostini they had exhausted all the usual methods of fundraising such as sausage sizzles and the like and had set up a project on Chuffed.org to expand their donor base.
The crowsourcing request contains a video that Marburg students put together called "Our Canberra Adventure" from their small school 1,183 km away from the national capital.
The ABC exposure helped donations flood in during the day.
However late last night Mr Howson took to Twitter to tell his followers the plan had run into problems with officialdom.
"Unbelieveable," he tweeted, "Ed Qld has told Marburg SS it's not allowed to fundraise via a 3rd party (crowdfunding site)."
Mr Howson's tweet unleashed a barrage of outraged complaints on social media against the Department's actions with many people pointing out they allowed many types of fundraising activities.
This morning Education Minister John Paul Langbroek confirmed the Department had acted hastily but he had since overridden the order.
"We have a had a rule or a policy because sometimes there is a big cut taken by fundraising on behalf of schools or other organisations where we are not confident the money is going where it is supposed to be," Mr Langbroek said.
"But in the case of crowdfunding in the case of this particular video which I've seen, it is very innovative and I commend them for it and we are going to see more examples of it."
Mr Langbroek said they were only trying to be protective of schools.
"But in this case we were overzealous," he said.
"We encourage them to get it back online."
The website is again active and at the time of writing the school had raised $911 towards their $10,000 target.
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The judges of the Michigan Court of Appeals deserve to be applauded for, on 21 November 2001, rejecting Jack Kevorkian's appeal to regain his freedom and thus the opportunity to resume his career as a medical killer (1).
Let us not forget that Kevorkian broke, and broke again, not only the law but also his word. During his killing spree, he posed as a medical saviour and promised to starve himself to death if sent to prison. 'I know they are going to force-feed me', he declared, 'and I'm not going to go along with it'. It never came to that. Kevorkian is feeding himself.
At his 1999 trial, which ended in his being found guilty, Kevorkian insisted on representing himself. In his appeal, he claimed he had 'inadequate legal representation'. What gall.
He also claimed that the lethal 1998 injection of Thomas Youk - a performance he filmed and sent to 60 Minutes to advertise his services - was a form of euthanasia. At one of his trials that ended in acquittal, Kevorkian was asked: 'Have you ever wanted a patient to die?' Under oath, Kevorkian replied: 'Never.' Euthanasia is defined as the providing of a merciful and painless death. If Kevorkian didn't want his 'patient' to die, what did he want him to do? Survive a botched physician-assisted suicide?
Kevorkian remains important largely because many people in America and the US media see him as martyr to the cause of physician-assisted suicide: he helped suffering patients end their lives. This is an utterly false image. Webster's Dictionary defines suicide as 'an act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally'.


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A project by Emerald & Mandeeee Sonnet 29 (Shakespeare) Analysis When in disgrace with fortune in men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself and curse my fate,
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featur'd like him with friends possess'd,
Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least;
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
Like to the lark at break of day arising,
From sullen earth, sings himself at heaven's gate,
For thy sweet love rememb'red such wealth brings,
That then I scorn to change my state with kings. Sonnet 29 Sonnet Structure & Scheme William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Became an important member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men's Company of Theatrical Players in 1594.
Wrote most of his plays in a span of 20 years
Famous for having mysterious origins - There are only two primary sources of information that give historians hints into his life (his works and a small collection of church documents)
No birth records exist, however, historians do know that he was the child of a leather merchant and a "local landed heiress"
Worked as a playwright and helped mold and shape the theater pastime during the Elizabethan Era
Allegedly Bisexual despite having married Anne Hathaway and having 3 children as well as multiple other affairs with strange women Writer's Background & Significance Sonnet 29 was written during the Elizabethan Era (1558-1603), a time of prosperity and growth for England under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth was known to be a lover of the arts, particularly painting and elaborate textiles, however, Literature and Poetry also flourished during this time period. Playwrights Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, and William Shakespeare were very popular and their work molded and shaped the increasingly popular theater, a spectacle which became a popular pastime among many social classes in England and eventually spread across Europe as a whole.
The Elizabethan Era is significant to not only Sonnet 29 but to Shakespeare's career as a writer. Elizabeth I was considered highly educated for a woman, especially a privileged member of the Tudor Dynasty. She was extremely interested in the cultures and arts of her people and encouraged them to pursue these passions, thus creating many opportunities for actors and playwrights such as Shakespeare.
Another large theme during the Elizabethan Era was the view on sexual orientation and of course, witchcraft. In this time period, Homosexual relations were referred to as "buggery" and were punishable by death as this nation was predominately Protestant and had strong beliefs that Homo/Bisexuality was a sin. Despite this belief, it was a common practice and many upper class males and Lords had these relations with lovers and if caught, they were usually ousted by Society and looked down upon. Literary Time Period & Significance In Sonnet 29, the speaker often refers to his "state" as an outcast in almost a distraught manner which is more presently evident in the first few lines of the Sonnet. The speaker even goes as far as to say that he wishes for the skill, freedom, and comradeship of other men.
In the last couplet, the speaker then redeems his depressed mental state by professing his love for an unknown character. He declares that thinking of this love fills him with so much joy that he would not trade his position as a social outcast for the position of a King.
Although we cannot assume that the speaker in Sonnet 29 is Shakespeare himself, we can use historical background in order to draw clues that might insinuate that he is portraying himself. In-Depth Analysis Follows the usual structure of a Shakespearean Sonnet
Contains 14 lines and is written in Iambic Pentameter
Rather than following the traditional ABAB CDCD EFEF GG scheme, it contains a ABAB CDCD EBEB FF pattern The following websites were used as references for the analysis of Sonnet 29 and the creation of our project.
www.shakespeare-online.com Works Cited William Shakespeare When I've fallen out of favor with fortune and men (Society),
All alone I weep over my position as a social outcast,
and pray to heaven, but my cries go unheard,
and I look at myself and curse my fate,
Wishing I were like one with more hope,
Wishing I looked like him and had more friends,
Wishing I had one man's skill and another man's freedom,
I am least contented with the things I used to enjoy the most,
But in these thoughts, as I almost despise myself,
I happen, by chance, to think of you, my depression,
Like the lark at the break of day, rises,
From dark earth and I sing hymns to heaven,
For thinking of your sweet love brings me such happiness,
That I wouldn't change my position with that of a King's. Paraphrasing Sonnet 29 Analysis Continued (2/2) In Shakespeare's time, Bi/Homosexuality was very common despite marriages, but was viewed as a sin and any male accused of having these relations would be ousted from society.
Shakespeare himself was allegedly accused of being Bisexual and many historians have speculated that his affairs with other men weren't well-kept secrets, as he may have hinted to them in a few of his other works such as Sonnet 20 where the narrator refers to a younger man as the 'master-mistress of my passion" and tells the youth to sleep with women, but to love only him. ("Mine be thy love and thy love's use their treasure")
Based on these facts, it is possible to infer that Shakespeare either had or knew someone whom he based his Sonnets off of and had Homoerotic thoughts and relationships with lovers.
Shakespeare could have used this as a way to declare his love for another man while accepting the social consequences for his actions, as the speaker does by stating that this love fills him with so much happiness that he would rather be an outcast than to trade his position with that of a King.
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New build of Kanotix was released at the beginning of the year. It is based on Ubuntu kernel and it uses Acritox installer. I've installed it inside VMWare Workstation 6 (VM configured with two SCSI disks: 8 GB ReiserFS partition and 2 GB linux swap partition).
The installation occupies cca. 2 GB of disk space.


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Jim Sinsley recently took some pictures of some Spokane International nails in the track in northern Idaho: (--1--)(--2--)(--3--)(--4--)(--5--)(--6--)(--7--)(--8--)
Steve Cochran took photos of Leon Sorenson's Santa Fe set.
This is a good, nearly complete set! One thing to note: the
OZ is shown upside down as a ZO. I have split up the pictures so
they can be printed. They load faster now, too.
Round 1-7 a
Round 1-7 b
Round 8-22 a
Round 8-22 b
Round 23-31 a
Round 23-31 b
Round 32-41 a
Round 32-41 b
Round 42-58 a
Round 42-58 b
Round 59-69
Diamond & square 4-15 a
Diamond & square 4-15 b
Diamond & square 16-34 a
Diamond & square 16-34 b
Square 35-52 a
Square 35-52 b
Square 53-59
Stubby 1, HB shanks
Pentagons 34-50 a
Pentagons 34-50 b
Pentagons 51-59
GM shanks
Bill Bunch's photo of some Santa Fe tags with explanations
In 1988 I took my camera on a few nailing outings. Here are seven photos:
(--1--) A round raised 23 in a moss-covered discarded tie on the abandoned portion of the Arcade & Attica in Upstate NY. This tie was found near Varysburg, NY May 1, 1988.
(--2--) A rare type (64) 19 in a tie on the abandoned Marcellus & Otisco near Syracuse, NY. April 17, 1988.
(--3--) A Lehigh Valley 11, also from a discarded tie, on an abandoned branch in Cayuga County.
(--4--) Me looking over some discarded ties on an old Erie branch April 16, 1988 near Conesus, NY. I found a 10 in one of those ties.
(--5--) An 1881 date nail in an abandoned siding in Xermamenil-Lamath in France. August 26, 1988.
(--6--) Two dates in one tie: 1888 and 1945. Magnieres, France, August 26, 1988.
(--7--) My Delaware, Lackawanna & Western set. This is the basic set. I have only one rarity from this line: the small head 11.
Some more photos:
(--8--) A square raised 18 in a tie on the New York Central, at the intersection of the Hojack branch of the NYC and the Auburn-Fair Haven branch of the Lehigh Valley. October 29, 1988.
(--9--) A square indent 14 on the New York Central, east of Waterport, NY. November 28, 1987. That is Steve Worboys' foot and my hammer.
(--10--) Margaret Morrow on the bed of the Erie near Springwater, NY November 14, 1987. THIS is my kind of railroad! There were lots of good nails in ties cast off the embankment.
(--11--) An abandoned track in northern Italy, near Motta di Livenza. July, 1987.
(--12--) A 30 in a tie on the abandoned Italian line.
Here are two black & white pictures from the 70's:
(--13--) Glenn Wiswell and John Evans at the February 1977 Temple, TX TDNCA show. These two authored the 1976 book Date Nails Complete, which remained the best book on the hobby for 23 years. I'm still waiting for those outfits to become fashionable again!
(--14--) A close up view of a Santa Fe bullseye 4. This is one of the rarities from the Santa Fe.
Stone sleepers
Most of you know the word "sleeper" and the British word for "tie", but for these blocks, the word "tie" cannot apply. Below are links to photos of stone sleepers from the Camden & Amboy RR---1830's. Before ties were invented in 1832 railroads would spike the rails to stone blocks, and use metal rods to maintain gauge. These photos were taken by David Markunas of sleepers on the Camden & Amboy RR in New Jersey.
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Abram Burnett has sent me this photo of a stone sleeper recovered from Mineral Point, PA. (click here)
He wrote me this about it:
This was used by the Allegheny
Portage RR, which was built over the spine of the Alleghanies between Altoona
and Johnstown, PA, in the 1830s. See those two hand-drilled holes
on top of the stone? Locust pegs were driven into the holes, and
the spikes were then driven into the Locust pegs.
Here's the story on it... About a dozen years ago, I was hi-railing some train dispatchers over the Pittsburg Line Think we set on at ConPitt Jct, which is a dozen miles west of Johnstown. As we were coming around the big curve just west of Mineral Point, this thing just happened to catch my eye. It was teetering at the top of the cut embankment. I stopped, grabbed my camera and climbed up the side of the cut for a picture.
While I was there, the Track Supervisor (who had an authority to follow me on No. 1 track) pulled up behind my vehicle. A deal was cut... we pushed the sleeper down the embankment and he sent some machinery out to pull it out of the drainage ditch and load it (est. 700 pounds.) The following Tuesday, a truck brought it to Harrisburg. My cost was three cups of coffee and a dozen doughnuts at Dunkin' Donuts. Good trade... but I'm sure the Track Supervisor cashed in the points thusly earned many times over, as he deserved to do.
Two years ago the commuter agency in Baltimore was doing some enhancements on its light rail line, and discovered about a hundred "sleepers" at Timonium, Md. Interestingly, they had been part of a switch, and there were some unusual stones in the lot. After the area was cleaned and photographed, and some of the more remarkable stones removed to the B&O Museum, the area was opened and the public was allowed to remove whatever they wanted.
You might observe some Adobe "art work" in the picture of my sleeper. Mr. Adobe touched out a 4x4 post on the Clematis arbor, augmented the Pyracantha bush a bit, and even helped the Ivy to flourish.
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- Sometimes the best gifts come in large, multi-men packages. Broken Social Scene and their hairy harem are working on a new album with famed producer and Tortoise/ The Sea and Cake member, John McEntire. If you want to catch a glimpse of the guys, you can find 'em at Soma Electronic Music Studio in Chicago but please, don't be THOSE fans.
- Often a hot topic on Collected Animals — the fan-generated message board for Animal Collective — was the eventual release of the mythical LP box set. Fanatics would keep an eye on the site, as well as Catsup Plate hoping to get the drop on the limited set. Well, this week finally brought Animal Cracker Box, 3 LPs of Animal Collective rareness. The bad news? It was gone as quickly as it was made available. Fusetron, the mail order service selling the set closed orders, though the glimmer of hope of fans and collectors is that there may be a few sets of the 1,000 editions left once the smoke clears. The worse news? There are no plans to release the set in digital or CD forms. Hope you have friends who got one…
- NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has just launched BriTunes, a new internet-only music-focused series, and for his first episode invited Deer Tick to 30 Rock to discuss their upcoming album, Born on Flag Day, and the "double edged sword" of their impending success. Check out the video here:
- Speaking of 30 Rock*, the television series of the same name closed out its third season last week with a star-studded musical number when character Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) tries to find his newly discovered father (Alan Alda) a kidney. Here's "He Needs Kidney," featuring Elvis Costello, Mary J. Blige, Clay Aiken, Sheryl Crow, Maroon 5's Adam Levine, Beastie Boys Adam Horovitz and Mike D, Talib Kweli, Sara Bareilles, Wyclef Jean, Norah Jones, Cyndi Lauper, Rhett Miller, Steve Earle, Moby, Robert Randolph, Rachael Yamagata, and often referenced Michael McDonald:
- Xiu Xiu goes down a woman. Caralee McElroy, cousin and conscious of mastermind Jamie Stewart, has left the band citing personal reasons. Perhaps it has something to do with Stewart's new band, Former Ghosts, but likely more to do with the rumored next album from Xiu Xiu, eerily titled Dear God, I Hate Myself. Make of it what you will.
- If you're planning a move to France and happen to love pirating your music and movies from peer-to-peer clients and bittorrent sites, perhaps the passing of the new 'Three Strikes' law will make you think twice. Fear not a stay in The Bastille, but French pirates who ignore the first two warnings informing them of copyright infringement will be without their internet — for up to a year — should they be caught a third time. The worst of it all is that those who are cut off will be forced to continue paying their bill through the blackout.
- The Performance Rights Act, which would levy royalty fees on radio stations, passed through the House Judiciary Committee earlier this week. The bill would give stations making less than $5 million per year a 3 year respite from the fees, with wealthier broadcasters given a year's worth of exemption before fees take effect. Proponents believe the bill will deliver more money directly the artists while opponents fear the bill will leave many radio stations on the verge of collapse. There are fears amidst niche radio, dealing with what is labeled as 'minority' music, will be killed altogether. Arguments also exist that the Performance Rights Act will allow radio to diversify, with different genres and independent artists getting a fairer shake on conglomerate-run stations, but those of us with brains know that major labels won't let that happen quite so easily.
- The ballyhooed Danger Mouse/Sparklehorse/David Lynch CD/book Dark Night of the Soul will not be coming with the musical portion of the package thanks to an ongoing dispute Danger Mouse has with major label, EMI. The package will include a physical, but blank, CD-R with the message: "For Legal Reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will." The album has been available for streaming via Chrysalis and NPR's music site.
- Wondering how that whole Mastodon on Letterman thing worked out last week? In Dave's own words before the performance: "I won't lie to you. I'm frightened." Here's how it played out:
- This week's highlights include White Rabbits on Letterman, Iron & Wine on Fallon, Grizzly Bear also on Letterman (boy, Dave's really getting hip!), and The Kills on Last Call, among others:
Monday, May 18
David Letterman: White Rabbits
Last Call: Crystal Antlers (R 4/22/09)
Jimmy Kimmel: Franz Ferdinand (R 4/17/09)
Tuesday, May 19
Jimmy Fallon: Iron & Wine
Last Call: Keane
Wednesday, May 20
David Letterman: Grizzly Bear
Last Call: The Airborne Toxic Event
Tavis Smiley: Common
Thursday, May 21
Last Call: The Kills
Colbert Report: Green Day
Friday, May 22
David Letterman: Green Day
Jay Leno: Tori Amos
Late Late Show: The Decemberists
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I didn't know what to expect walking through the double glass doors of FG Creative for the first time (though, I was 10 minutes early and, consequently, the doors were locked). I didn't know whether this would be an internship where I could explore the different aspects of a marketing company and gain useful knowledge on promoting companies through social media, or if I was going to be the "office helper" who filed paperwork and ran coffee errands (duties that are familiar to many interns). However, I was pleasantly surprised.
My first day as the Content Marketing Intern, Tricia Witkower (a.k.a. The Social Media Guru), showed me around the office and taught me the "FG" way. She gave me a run down on the tasks that had to be completed monthly and a tutorial on the management tools FG uses to push posts onto social media platforms. Shortly after learning about the social media aspect of marketing, she gave me two accounts to start on and gave me the freedom to write and post whatever I pleased (within limits, of course). Without strict guidelines to follow, I was able to explore each account on my own and get an idea of what the "voice" is for each one, as well as what kind of postings are preferred (humorous, informational, statistical, etc.). This freedom allowed me to have fun with the social media postings for each account. It's possible that Tricia prayed to the social media gods that I would be sufficient in my new position, but luckily I was, and with her guidance I have developed a knack for marketing on social media.
In Tricia's absence during her vacation in July, Stephanie (a.k.a. The Boss Lady) suggested that I dabble in the public relations department. I was absolutely thrilled to explore the different departments of FG Creative in order to monopolize the little time that a summer internship allots. Joni Wright (a.k.a. PR Maven) advised me on the workings of FGC Public Relations. My first day in PR, I dove in and wrote the first draft for an El Paseo press release, which included the special dining deals and happy hours located on the popular street. With Chris Clemens' (a.k.a. PR Wonder Woman) and Joni's corrections and suggestions on my first draft, we were able to develop a great final press release as a team. It got picked up, edited and published in the "Food" section of the Desert Sun newspaper.
Overall, working at FG Creative has been my best work experience to date! All the negative connotations that go along with the job of an intern did not apply at FG. I was given the reins to explore as I pleased; sitting in on client meetings, developing different voices for different clients on social media, and writing informational press releases for PR. Jury may still be out on whether I'm actually good at my job, but luckily Stephanie is hiring me on part-time during the school year (!!!) where I can continue to learn and develop in the marketing industry. So, I guess that means I'm doing something right!
-Jenna May, Content Marketing Coordinator and former Intern


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Eating a healthy lunch when you're at work can be hard. Fast food restaurants have a limited menu choices that work well with post bariatric surgery diets. It's often best to bring a lunch to work if you want to make sure you are getting the protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats you need without


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I actually put a lot of effort into a brown lashes make-up look but when I went to see kouyou with my friends and I ran out of camera space I sacrificed those shots ;~;
I'll do it again sometime~
Instead I wanted to make a short review about this temporary hairdye:
It's a dye/hair treatment that will last for one week (a few washes).
I bought the pink one last summer but nver had the courage to use it. When I ran into the brown one though, I was more ready to take the risk.
So there's 2 options to using it, one gives your hair a subtle nuance and one gives more bright effects. You can imagine that the latter case is the one where you apply the dye on dry hair, while the first option requires you to wash your hair in advance.
That's what I did because I don't actually want brown hair (yet) just a color accent.
So before: After:
It does fade quick, even before the first wash (as I don't wash my hair daily but a few times a week), not completely though, but the color becomes a little...weaker~ .
I'm super pleased with the product and I'll definetly purchase it again. Someday I might actually try the darker option aswel :X
Have you ever used QuisQuis' Devil's Trick or do you know another good temporary hairdye to recommend?