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Admit it, you have judged a book by its cover.
Research claims it's the first thing that attracts a reader.
When I started in publishing, I was told a cover is a promise to your readers. But how many books have you read that the cover has nothing to do with the book? Or that the heroine has short red hair and the cover has flowing blonde locks? It happens far too often, in my opinion.
I am fortunate in that I am self-publishing my new Black Swan series so I have control over my cover. Mind you, traditional authors often have very little to no say in what's on the cover except what they list on the Cover Art Sheet. Some authors are allowed to reject one cover then they're stuck with whatever the designer comes up with next.
There is a lot of work that goes into a cover and I thought I'd share some of that joy (and pain) with you.
I have an AWESOME cover artist who "gets me". Valerie Tibbs at Tibbs Design and I have worked together for a couple of years and in my latest cover of Unrelenting Love, it showed.
Side Bar Here: I have worked in advertising for over 30 years all around the USA and owned 3 different regional advertising agencies. I can't count how many graphic artists I have worked with over the years and I still dabble in design. One thing I learned in that career was to give an artist the focus and direction and let them run with it. They are far more creative that I am. That's why I trust Valerie.
I told her my hero was second generation Cuban American so I wanted the Latin Lover look and my heroine is a kick ass blonde. I wanted her to have a gun. Valerie came up with this cover and I loved the black and white concept…except the man just wasn't doing it for me. Thinking maybe it was just me, I went hunting for my perfect Latino man. I spent way too much time looking at half naked men on the numerous sites where cover artists find models. I know, it's a tough job but I was a woman on a mission. You know what I discovered? There are damn few Latin-looking models. And those that are out there are way too pretty! Or they look like they just escaped from jail. Or they are famous and I could never afford their bare chest on my cover.
During a chat online with fellow authors and readers, we discussed covers and I discovered readers would rather paint their own mental picture of the hero than have the cover model stuck in their head. That's why so many covers cut off the hero's head, or his face is in deep shadow.
The words of an early Beta reader shot through my head. She suggested I only put yellow roses and dusty combat boots on the cover.
My wonderful Navy expert shipped the combat boots she'd worn recently in the Middle East to the photographer and one of my magnificent readers shipped her husband's boots he'd worn in Afghanistan during his last tour there.
This is what Valerie came up with next. I really liked how clean it looked, especially compared to all the dark, ominous covers that prevail in the Romantic Suspense sub genre these days. And the boots themselves tell a story. He's turned away from her. But the yellow roses were the focus, not the boots.
I LOVED the next reincarnation and that's what you'll see on the cover ofUnrelenting Love which releases June 27th.
Click on the title for an unedited version of the first two chapters of Unrelenting Love .
So, what do you think?
Did I make good decisions?

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Let yourself rediscover stress-free music listening
I build the amplifiers myself with the best electronic parts I can find.
The amplifiers for sale are prototypes which are constructed with thick gauge wires point to point with silver solder.
I put all the efforst where most other amplifiers fail short:
Durability, the circuit is engineered to last and if a tube fail the amplifier is easily repairable. There is no PCB traces which are most often irreversibly damaged.
Quality of connections. One of the worst culprit for high frequency sound degradation is weak connections. Here all our connections are silver soldered without any little PCB weak pads. Most often there is no channel selector or weak contact volume selector to degrade the sound. This makes a huge difference with our amplifiers.
Circuit quality. The circuit maximize power at normal listening levels as well as transparent transition from class A to class AB without any noticeable change in the sound.
The circuit is engineered with extra chokes, more film capacitors including in the power supply, dedicated ground path and a 3D wiring architecture.
Distortion is the same in both channel as well as volume tracking. This is definitely a lacking point of even great amplifiers which really diminish your listening imaging and can be annoying.
Tube quality is second to none and each tube is specially tested in the amplifier to pass our low distortion quality controls and selected from the highest quality stocks of N.O.S. or modern new tubes.
If you are interested to buy one of my amplifiers please send me a short email, I will be glad to help you and answer your questions.
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Unilever's Suave brand is the latest, with a line of instant hand sanitizers backed by an estimated $8 million TV and print campaign from Ogilvy & Mather, Chicago.
The brand joins Dial, Lysol and Softsoap in being extended into the business within the past year.
Made of ethyl alcohol, plus fragrances and moisturizers, the products are designed to be squirted and rubbed onto the skin for instant disinfecting.
Gojo Industries essentially established the category in late 1996 with its launch of Purell. Now the marketer finds itself fighting back. Its weapon: a new TV and print campaign from Cramer-Krasselt, Chicago, that will break by December, with a likely increase in the current $8 million budget.
Gojo wouldn't specify the amount of the budget increase.
Hand sanitizers have been used in the foodservice and healthcare industries for years, and Gojo launched its retail product after workers in those industries kept writing to ask how they could get them for personal use, said Sandy Katz, VP-marketing.
With consumers eating more meals away from home, marketers have positioned hand sanitizers as a sort of home-handwashing replacement, particularly for kids.
Purell rang up $12 million in retail sales in 1997, its first full year of distribution, according to Information Resources Inc. statistics cited by PaineWebber. The brand's sales already were up to $20.4 million for the 52 weeks ended Aug. 23, according to IRI.
The category doubled last year to $30 million, and is poised to more than double again this year. Sales were $35 million though the first half of '98.
Though Purell still commands a 45% share, most category growth this year has come from the launches last winter of Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s Softsoap and Dial Corp.'s Dial entries, which logged sales of $6.5 million and $6 million, respectively, through Aug. 23, IRI said. Reckitt & Colman's Lysol had sales of $4.2 million.
To build sales long-term, however, marketers must do more than sell product, said Wendy Ellis Gardner, VP-marketing of AcuPOLL Precision Research, a concept-testing company. "They have to change consumer behavior."
Ads for the products generally focus on the use of hand sanitizers in situations where hand washing is impossible, such as an ad for Dial antibacterial hand sanitizer from DDB Needham Worldwide, New York, that shows a mom having her daughter use the product after playing with a dog at a picnic.


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Schultz should be commended for his honesty
Editor's note: The following is in response to the April 16-22, 2014, guest column "Nothing done on the Hawk's Nest deal … only in Winnebago County," by Winnebago County Board member Steve Schultz, R-3.
It is about time to have an honest man of integrity in our public office. We need more men like Schultz, who will boldly go where others cower and retreat toward selfish gain. Truth will win. Time will clearly tell. Maybe it already has.
Doug Fagerstrom
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Delicate yet strong, like the matrimonial bond they represent, the leaves of the new Lyria Signature Crown create the perfect setting to showcase the eternal beauty of a diamond.
Inspired by nature's beauty, the Lyria Signature Crown features blooming petal-shaped prongs securely embracing a sparkling center stone. Favored for the organic, sculptural form and precise details, this extraordinary blossom is a spectacular addition to every engagement ring.
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text: On Saturday, February 14, 2015, Valentine's Day, Abby and Rusty traveled with the Paradise British Car Club down to Oxnard, California, to tour the Mullin Automobile Museum. It is open two Saturdays per month and only available by prior appointment. [http://www.mullinautomotivemuseum.com]. However, this museum is well worth the effort. Peter Mullin is a very wealthy collector who has purchased and restored the world's best European art deco automobiles. Every few months,the museum offers a new presentation that features a particular manufacturer. We went to see his collection of beautiful Bugattis. The photos that follow reflect their art deco sculpture and automobile design as envisioned by the family Bugatti.


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Stop me if you've heard this.
A man walks into a Packers bar in Millersville.
No, wait, that's no joke. There really is a Green Bay Packers bar in Millersville: Bullseye Sports Bar and Grill, tucked between motels catering to long-haul truckers and home of a Super Bowl $10 All-You-Can-Eat Bratwurst Buffet.
The walls are devoted to everything Green Bay: photos, news clippings, jerseys, even a figurine at the end of the bar dressed in green and gold and wearing a cheesehead.


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Welcome to Anxiety and Panic Forum .
As others and yourself know meds can cause either weight loss or gain.
Perhaps you would benefit from planning your meals ahead of time and then setting a goal of how many calories you need to maintain your weight.
You mentioned your feeling somewhat depressed which may account for your loss of appetite.
There are times when people speak out of turn in a workplace situation and you are left with your mouth hanging open...........I saure have been in that spot. It is very inappropriate for people to behave this way. I am sorry this has happened to you.
Sometimes just ignoring it is the best road to take and they will move on to another topic.
Please stay with us and keep posting.
antidepressants dont directly make you lose or gain weight, they dont affect your metabolism
if your weight is now normal, I suggest you should be happy
if too thin you just need to get into the habit of eating more
I was on Lexapro, no weight loss but gained and onto Cymbalta. I could not eat all day and still can't lose weight.
I would love a med that did not keep weight on.
Hello bluestorm,
Well I have heard that story both ways but most of the people I have talked with are just the opposite. My friend lost 45 lbs on Effexor. I have been on Lexapro, and I gained, but I seem to gain and hold on to the weight.
Each person is different and if you were stress eating and now feel better that may be the cause, or just going off the Effexor may have caused the weight loss.
Others will have some info for you so stay with us and keep on posting.
This is a wonderful group of supportive, caring members.


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So why not surprise your loved one or family with a truly memorable break, where you can drink in spectacular views in complete seclusion from your own private terrace or pool? Combine city sophistication with beach chic in an apartment with views of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, admire the Renaissance architecture and Ponte Vecchio from your pad in Florence, or sip vino while looking out over one of Italy's most picturesque lakes, Lake Como. Alternatively, for a more exotic experience, head to Bali and stay in a unique home set above a jungle-filled gorge.
Choose from one of the properties below that provide the ultimate romantic experience or browse www.HomeAway.co.uk for more.
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Romantic villa with breathtaking Lake Como views, Italy Villa Gabriella is a private villa located in the picturesque village of Pognana Lario, on the Bellagio side of the lake with private beach and gardens access on the waterfront. The property is on three levels and has been professionally designed and decorated with warm inviting colours, luxury furnishings and antiques throughout. The villa features two balconies with breathtaking views of the lake, ideal for al-fresco dining.
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Unique holiday villa overlooking Kalkan & Kalamar Bay, Turkey This is a stunning and unique detached holiday rental villa combining Turkish flair with Mediterranean style. Positioned along a quiet palm tree lined road, Villa Lavanta has huge circular walk around balconies plus a fabulous roof terrace offering amazing unbridled views over Kalamar Bay! Kalkan has long been considered the prettiest of the small coastal towns along Turkey's Lycian coast, nestling in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains with its maze of cobbled streets, white washed houses and flowered covered alleyways.
3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8. From £350 per week
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Beautiful villa, ideal for a romantic honeymoon in Ubud, Bali The villa almost seems to hang suspended above a steep jungle filled gorge. In all directions there is nothing but trees, but 100m below there are beautiful rice paddies, and in the distance you can see all the way to the ocean. Furnished by Christopher Noto, the exclusive Singapore furniture designer, Villa Kalisha offers understated romantic luxury, with a strong taste of Asian flare.
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Chic apartment with Eiffel Tower views, Paris This is a large apartment overlooking a pretty and old church and the Eiffel Tower, located in the heart of the chic 7th arrondissement on Rue St Dominique. Set in a beautiful brick building, located on the third floor with elevator, the apartment features a spacious living room with sofa bed and antique furniture, a newly renovated kitchen with rustic wooden dining table and a cosy bedroom.
1 Bedroom, Sleeps 4. £1,012 per week
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A range of apartments with the best views of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona The flats are spacious and filled with light and boast two bedrooms and two balconies overlooking the cathedral's main façade. The private terrace (of 120 sqm) is a dream come true for sunbathers and admirers of great views.
2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6. From £583 per week
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Exclusive apartment overlooking Ponte Vecchio, Florence Located between two of the most renowned bridges in Florence, Ponte Vecchio and Santa Trinita Bridge, this apartment offers its guests the chance to enjoy a unique stay in the very heart of this beautiful city, and a wonderful view on the River Arno, the river banks, and Ponte Vecchio. Recently restored using high-quality materials, such as Vietri majolica tiles and parquet floor, the apartment is furnished with elegant and modern furniture, designed by reputable firms, and equipped with all conveniences.
2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6. From £1,096 per week
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A luxury chalet with four apartments in Engelburg, Switzerland
From £96 per night for a 1-bedroom apartment to £128 per night for a 2-bedroom apartment
Situated on the sunny side of the valley above the beautiful mountain paradise of Engelburgh, 'Alphaven' is a newly built chalet-style house with four individual luxury apartments. The chalet boasts 220 degree panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, including the mighty Titlis and the apartments are organised to maximise guests' enjoyment of these views, with floor-to-ceiling windows and large private balconies; one with private hot-tub. Each apartment also boasts a state-of-the-art kitchen, wood-burning fireplace, satellite TV, HiFi and DVD player.Property 16280


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The Reagan administration is carefully laying the groundwork this week for coming arms control talks with the Soviet Union. Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger - just back from a trip to Europe, where he sought to assure allies of United States resolve in reducing nuclear weapons - is making a pitch to continue this country's military buildup as a means of inducing the Soviet Union to negotiate.
Secretary of State George P. Shultz left last night for meetings in London, Brussels, and West Germany. Along with his new special arms control adviser, Paul Nitze, Mr. Shultz also seeks to ease allied concern for such controversial US programs as the strategic defense (''star wars'') initiative. The administration will insist that space-based missile defenses, now in the research stage, not be thrown out before ''umbrella'' arms control talks on offensive nuclear weapons begin.
Here at home, the administration faces a difficult task in convincing Congress that such potentially powerful bargaining chips as the MX missile and strategic defense should not be killed just as talks with Moscow are about to restart. That fight begins this week with the shaping of the administration's fiscal 1986 military budget.
While there is a new, expectant mood in Washington, senior administration arms control officials and outside experts are also cautioning against expecting too much from the Jan. 7-8 talks scheduled between Mr. Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko. Indeed, it is being said, progress may not necessarily be measured in terms of a signed and formal arms control agreement of the type worked out in the past.
Of the meeting in early January, former White House national-security adviser Brent Scowcroft said, ''I wouldn't expect much of anything of substance to come out of it.
''I would expect a sorting out of what an (arms control) agenda might look like,'' explained Mr. Scowcroft, who chaired the Commission on Strategic Forces named by President Reagan to sort out the complexities of strategic doctrine and weaponry. ''That's more than enough for Shultz and Gromyko to take up.''
Over breakfast Monday, Scowcroft warned reporters ''not to put all your weight into scoring it.'' At the same time, the retired Air Force lieutenant general also strongly praised Mr. Nitze, who has been leapfrogged in authority over other administration officials who often squabbled over negotiating positions.
Scowcroft, who himself had been mentioned as a possible arms control ''czar, '' said, ''Paul Nitze is outstanding. He probably knows more about the details of arms control - where all the bodies are buried, what the positions of the Soviet Union are - than anybody else.''
Articles in the winter issue of Foreign Affairs magazine by Nitze and Kenneth Adelman, head of the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, indicate that the United States is not in any hurry to achieve a comprehensive arms control agreement.
The time may have come, Mr. Adelman writes, when ''arms control without agreements'' should be worked for.
''In simple terms, each side would take measures that enhance strategic stability and reduce nuclear weapons in consultation with each other, but not necessarily in a formalized, signed agreement,'' says Adelman. ''Adopting this approach of individual, parallel restraint could help avoid endless problems over what programs to exclude, which to include, and how to verify them.''
In a separate article in the same quarterly journal, Nitze calls for a policy of ''live and let live'' with the Soviet Union.
''Constructive discussion could lead to action on one side, concurrent with action on the other,'' he writes. ''Such an action-reaction process could conceivably provide a more solid foundation for progress in Soviet-American and East-West relations than a negotiated set of principles of conduct.''
It is these kinds of atmospherics and subtleties that Shultz and Nitze will be probing in Geneva next month and presumably in follow-up meetings.
In Washington, meanwhile, the Reagan administration faces great difficulty in keeping its most visible strategic modernization program, the 10-warhead MX intercontinental ballistic missile, alive. The MX, which must pass both House and Senate funding tests this spring, lost several supporters in the Senate during the recent election. And Sen. Barry Goldwater (R) of Arizona, the new chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in an interview last week that he no longer favors the MX.
In the defense budget being crafted at the White House this week, the administration will again ask for more of the controversial missiles. As they did this year, officials will argue that the MX is necessary to help reduce the wide Soviet advantage in large intercontinental missiles. But, concedes a senior Air Force programs officer, ''We're in big trouble on the MX.''


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Remember when "news" was events that were new?
Remember when "news" was events that were new?
The sensational clandestine video of the past week, posted online by the grandson of Jimmy Carter, showed Mitt Romney at a private fundraiser saying that 47 percent of Americans were going to vote for President Obama no matter what Romney said or did, so he wasn't worrying about their votes, and that many of them are reliant on entitlement spending and wouldn't vote for somebody who planned to cut that back. The video has been online since last May, but was only discovered by mainstream news outlets conveniently close to Election Day.
The age of the videotape wasn't the only thing preventing this from being considered new; Romney has been involved in this same discussion before. Back in 2003, Eric Kriss, the Massachusetts secretary of administration and finance, warned of galloping Medicaid and hospital free-care expenditures, and said the ratio of "net contributors" to "net beneficiaries" was ideal in 1964 with 90 percent of society helping to pull up the bottom 10 percent. Kriss said that ratio had dropped to 3-to-1 and was nearing 2-to-1.
At the time, I wrote, "Mitt Romney's chief of administration and finance got into a world of trouble by talking to the Boston Chamber of Commerce about the ratio of what he was naive enough to call 'givers' and 'takers' in the state. His point was that as we enacted ever-more mandated benefits and social service programs, people in need of those programs would likely be drawn here, while at the same time, those who pay taxes and own businesses would find themselves increasingly regulated and might consider moving to a state with less regulation and taxes. You would have thought he was advocating wholesale euthanasia, but when you think about it it's logical."
Then, as now, nobody disputed the math of Kriss' statement, and nobody says that Romney is wrong about the percentage of people who pay no federal income tax.
Democrats like Sen. Richard Moore accused Kriss of labeling "the children, the disabled, the working poor, or senior citizens receiving MassHealth" as being "health care freeloaders," and also said that "The elderly and disabled on Medicaid who reside in nursing homes ... worked hard all their lives and played by the rules — and they paid taxes for years."
Seniors are accorded special consideration in the argument then and now. It's argued that they paid into Social Security, so they should be able to collect far more than was paid in with no questioning, and indeed, none of the plans to reform senior entitlements would apply to current retirees.
But many seniors receive more than an enhanced return on their Social Security contributions. We have a cottage industry in Massachusetts of protecting the "sacred savings" of aging people, who go through the charade of impoverishment in order to qualify for government-paid nursing home care through the Medicaid program created for the poor, which is what Kriss was talking about.
The average cost of nursing home care nationwide is about $75,000 per year for a semi-private room, and Massachusetts nursing home costs are above the national average. Some residents pay costs themselves, or have private long-term care insurance, but the majority of nursing home residents get government financial help.
The next big international financial crash will likely begin in Japan. About half of the Japanese government's annual budget now goes to pensions and interest payments, according to Atlantic Monthly. As the government has spent more to support its growing elderly population, Japan's government is now one of the most indebted in the world, with a gross debt that's 235.8 percent of its GDP.
The Japanese government needs to issue debt in the form of government bonds amounting to 59.1 percent of GDP. Here, the U.S. needs to issue government debt worth about 25.8 percent of GDP this year, to roll over its debts and finance the deficit — which makes us halfway there even before the Boomers fully hit the system.
Nothing new about the math, or the fiscal crisis, or the lack of political will to admit that our current unaffordable course must be reformed. So really, move along — there's nothing new to see here.
Cynthia E. Stead lives in Dennis. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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TNA Wrestling in Review – Get Ready To Rumble
I was surprised, I mean, literally surprised when I first started playing TNA Wrestling on my iTouch. I mean, I played wrestling games before, but I've never experienced anything like this. Simply put, TNA Wrestling is the most unique wrestling games I have ever played, seen, or heard of, and the further I progress in the game, the more it continues to astound me and draw me further in.
So, what is this game that I'm absolutely loving? It is a strategic turn-based RPG set in the world of wrestling. It is perfectly design for the iDevice and stands uniquely alone in the experience it provides for its players
The tournament mode includes a Training and a Free Play scenario. In the Training mode, you are taught the mechanics of the game step by step. The instructions are spot on and easy to follow. In the Free Play mode, you have the option of playing a quick game. There are 8 different styles of play including Tag Team, Gauntlet, Ironman, and so on. You can choose from a diverse list of TNA characters with the ability to unlock more as you continue to play. This is all standard fare.
The area where this really game shines is in the story mode. In this mode, you are able to build your own character. While the selection may be limited in determining how your character looks, there are enough options to keep you at least mildly entertained. You are also able to give your character his name that will be used throughout the course of the story. (As a side note, you are limited only to male characters…)
In the story mode, the RPG elements really come into play. You are greeted with choices of dialogue. Your choice will determine your character's personality. Also, depending on your dialogue selections, you are given points that will bolster your stat. Winning matches also increase your stats as well as give you better combos and signature moves. The further you progress, the more skilled your character will feel.
Throughout various points in the story, you are presented with options that will change the nature of events. One such option is the choosing of Tag Team partners and alliances. You can also be a well liked, polite wrestler or a jerk. All the have ramifications that build on each other. It gives a great feeling of variety each time you play the story mode.
Beyond the RPG elements, story, and everything else, the area where this game really shines is in its combat system. When you start off, you are presented with a variety of action options. You can punch, kick, grapple, and so on. On the bottom of the screen are combos that deal your opponent devastating damage. By properly touching the correct sequence of buttons, you are then prom;ted to either swipe, repeatedly touch, or double touch the screen to finish the combo. This is not an arbitrary action, but is extremely well implemented and makes the combos so much more of a joy to finish off.
Once you get your opponent down to his yellow or red zone, you can pin him. When you choose this option, a meter appears. You have to touch the screen when the indictor falls on the green section. If your opponent pins you, then same meter appears and if you get the indicator within the green zone, you can escape. That zone is directly proportional to the amount of damage received throughout the fight.
All this is done with decent graphics and decent audio. Although they are not horrific, they are perhaps the weakest points of the game. They are just standard, but the gameplay and RPG elements more than make up for it. While some may balk at the price, the game more than justifies its cost. Just let me say that TNA Wrestling is definitely a game unlike any I have ever played before. I've gone pretty far in the story mode, and it has yet to get boring or tedious… and that's saying a lot.
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We have recently moved and found that our back lawn has been quite overridden with voles. To try to eliminate some of the problem, I built this Screech Owl box in hopes that a tenant might move in for a free vole buffet.
Simple design that you can find almost anywhere online. I made some modifications to this plan. Made out of 1 piece of 1×10x8 rough pine, so the whole thing only cost a couple of bucks. The sides are glued and screwed, but the top is only screwed down in case I need to access it. The bottom is hinged with two 5/16" dowels to make emptying a nest easy…or kick out a squirrel who might move in. It is secured with one screw.
I cut the "hinge" side of the bottom on a 45 so it can open without binding, which you can kinda see in picture 4.
I glued and screwed the extension on the hole with some leftover pieces to try to deter any raccoons who might come by to visit any owlets.
A simple project that you can finish in a couple of hours, and no need to sand it because they appreciate the inside a bit rough. My kind of project!!
Considerations if you plan on building one? I've read that I should have ran a few shallow kerfs on the inside of the box to make climbing in and out easier for owlets. Would try it next time.
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#1 posted 04-01-2013 11:50 PM
kinda looks like the wood duck boxes I am building. if I were an owl, I'd move in -free meals and a box to call me own? sure!
#2 posted 04-02-2013 04:24 PM
I wanna attract an owl. Great home~
-- Ride hard or go home~
#3 posted 04-04-2013 03:57 PM
It looks good and well made. With food, I'm sure that it'll be a great home for the owls.
#4 posted 04-04-2013 03:59 PM
It looks like a good solid home for and owl. Good work.
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D&AD Jurors P.J. Pereira, Eric Kallman, Kate Stanners Eye Trends of This Year's Work
Festival Announces Wood and Graphite Pencils
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U.K.-based awards festival D&AD just wrapped its judging last week and saw 848 Pencils awarded in total. D&AD has revealed that AMV BBDO is the most awarded agency, with 21 Pencils, followed by R/GA New York with 18 and BBDO New York with 13. Adam & Eve DDB, Grey London and Leo Burnett Toronto each have 11. Entrants can visit the D&AD website to see if they've won a Pencil, but they will have to wait until the Ceremony on May 21 to see what kind.
At the 2015 awards, D&AD is replacing its former In Book and Nomination levels with two new Pencils: a Wood Pencil (equivalent to bronze) and a Graphite Pencil (equivalent to silver). According to D&AD's CEO Tim Lindsay, it had realized the In Book and Nomination were often "undervalued" or misunderstood, and set out to rectify this without compromising the Black or Yellow pencils or handing out more awards.
"D&AD is not like other shows," pronounced PJ Pereira, foreman on the D&AD Digital Marketing jury this year (and who features in this video filmed by the organization during judging last week). "The weight and responsibility of the D&AD brand means that juries are not very generous. To get a Wood pencil here, it really means something."
Although last year saw the organization give out more Black Pencils than ever before, Pereira told Creativity that the juries are still intense and rigorous, debating late into the night on whether something is worthy of the D&AD name. He added that digital marketing entries show the category is undergoing a reinvention, thanks to new technologies that no-one even predicted. "I'm a geek myself and I didn't see these things coming; it feels like something out of a sci-fi movie."
Meanwhile, Eric Kallman, executive creative director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, who was part of Black Pencil judging this year as well as chairing the Integrated & Innovative Media jury and giving a seminar on Copywriting, said he approves of the changes to pencils as they allow juries to "keep the Yellow and Black pencils for the best work without feeling like you're depriving someone." However, he has one criticism to make about the entries: "Too many case studies. I think they should be banned."
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October 14, 2009 in Celebrity Plastic Surgery by Jet H. Ross | 3 Comments
With twins toddlers and a full-time gig on the TV series Desperate Housewives, you'd expect Marcia Cross to look tired, not preternaturally relaxed. But her relaxed expression may not be a result of thinking zen, but rather a result of plastic surgery.
Marcia looks great for a woman of 47, and clearly practices great skincare and stays clear of the sun to maintain her perfect complexion. But for a while Make Me Heal has suspected Marcia of going under the needle at the very least, and possibly even the knife, to stay looking fresh and young. (See Make Me Heal's story on Marcia Cross' plastic surgery).
The new season of Desperate Housewives just began and Marcia as perfect housewife Bree Hodge is looking more perfect than ever, likely a result of injectables like Botox around her eyes and forehead and possible fillers like Juvederm or Restylane around her mouth and in her lips.
Dr. Paul S. Nassif, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and a rhinoplasty specialist in Beverly Hills, California says, "Marcia Cross looks great. It appears she may have had some Botox as her face is completely line free. I do not see evidence of other work. She is a naturally beautiful woman and I would not change a thing. "
Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr Jennifer Walden says, "Marcia Cross is the poster child for Botox. She is a beautiful woman, but at times she can look somewhat "frozen", especially in her forehead and glabella areas. It is apparent that skin care is extremely important to the television star. Anytime she is photographed outdoors she always covers her skin in long sleeves and large hats. Ms. Cross has said in interviews that she keeps her skin young and flawless by staying out of the sun's harmful rays. I would agree with that, but think injectables, Botox, and a good skin care regimen also help her achieve the "flawless" look."
Marcia's Botoxed look isn't bad, even if it is a bit frozen and while her lips may be plumped, she is not nearing the dreaded "trout pout" status of some of her peers.
New York plastic surgeon Dr David Shafer says, "Marcia Cross definitely looks Botoxed. She also appears to have a lip plumper. Neither one is bad – she looks nice."
Make Me Heal looks forward to the new Desperate Housewives season and what mischief the women of Wisteria Lane get into this year.
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She is looking very relaxed after the plastic surgery.Many other actress may follow her way in future.
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She looks incredible in that photo, but her forehead looks really strange on tv..
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Yeah I agree, she looks gorgeous for her age!! great article!


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When Haylie Duff is planning the menu for at an-home date night with fiancé Matt Rosenberg, spending hours in a hot kitchen is the last thing on her mind. Instead, she chooses foods that are simple to prepare but deliver lots of flavor.
"I'm all about using what you already have in your house, without a ton of steps and ingredients," Duff tells PEOPLE in the July 14th issue, on newsstands Friday. "It's all about keeping it easy so you actually want to do it."
Her menu of herb-crusted rack of lamb, spicy yogurt cauliflower, and peaches with yogurt and pistachios took no time at all, she says in the exclusive video below. Just as importantly, it satisfied the couple's eating styles — she's a foodie, he's more meat-and-potatoes and admits he only began eating vegetables in 2012, when he and Duff started dating.
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Her cauliflower recipe is simple and free from hard-to-find ingredients. "I had gotten a cauliflower at the farmer's market and needed to use it up, and I just started putting random things from my refrigerator into a bowl and came up with an awesome dressing that you drizzle over roasted cauliflower. It has a ton of flavors — turmeric, chili powder, sesame oil, capers, olive oil and yogurt.
"I was so obsessed when I tasted it and thought, 'I have to make this again because it's so good," said the cookbook author whose TV show, "Real Girl's Kitchen," launched in June.
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Gabe 01/09/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Rating of 3/4
Ok, I get it, I'm only 23 years too late to have finally seen this Christmas classic. But, that's just the way it is. I don't really have much to say about it, it's hilarious. The Griswold clan can't seem to get anything right. Just like in the previous films.
It's sad to see Chevy now, people forget just how great he was in his prime.
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I found this movie to be annoying. I truly could not stand it. I am not a big Chevy Chase fan as it is, so that played into my opinion a little bit. I honestly could not find much laughs out of the movie. It is one of those movies that had me fumbling around on my laptop to keep me entertained while it played in the background. I would say skip this one, but the general public, and the fact that this movies reputation still has clout, would say otherwise.
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I'm sorry, but not one of the National Lampoon films are even remotely funny. Fact.
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This is my favorite National Lampoon film, a movie that takes a demented spin on the family holiday traditions most everyone is familiar with. Chevy Chase is magnetic as the gradually more and more unhinged Clark and the film has one of the best lines of the entire franchise.
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My favorite of the 'Vacation' movies.
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We do it every year, and every year it is bonkers and beyond.
Yet we do it again. Every year.
One of my students recently transferred to a nearby school and days later I got an email from the SLP..... "Uh..Kane wants to know when the first party is. Speech parties? Are you trying to make the rest of us look bad?"
No, we are just trying to infuse some fun and natural peer interaction into speech therapy!!
Every holiday, the 3 of us SLPs at my school cram all of our students during each session into one room - mine - and throw a party full of holiday fun and communication. It's exhausting and exasperating and wonderful (and eye opening!) all at the same time.
I just had to share the fun - maybe you would want to try it for the next big holiday!
With the younger kids (prek, kindergarten and first grade) we played "Hot Pumpkin." Think "hot potato" but insert pumpkin. With the older kids we played Halloween Trivia.
We do this for every holiday. It's just fun questions about the holiday, but we split the students in half, making 2 teams.
They come up with wacky team names and then we line them up and have them come up to "the bells" one at a time to compete for a point for their team.
{OMG if you don't have service bells, you must hunt some down...
even though I temporarily wanted to throw them out the window today.}
1) address how to be on a team and be a good team player (oooh this is a toughie)
2) practice fluency and articulation strategies while under time pressure (oh boy, we learned which of our little stutterers coped well under time pressure and which did not).
3) see firsthand how our students with social issues are coping with losing/winning, etc.
4) witness how well our language students can formulate answers under pressure in real-life settings.
{I also used this in my inclusion classrooms to practice answering questions by restating the question.}
The students rarely cared about their shortcomings because they were having too much fun.
{let's not talk about the 2 kids that cried. They're fine now:) }
Besides, everyone in the room (a dozen or more kids) had their own flavor of communication struggles.
Even playing field. Safe Place.
Here the "ravens" and "frankensteins" battled it out.
Below the Witches (the girl team) went head to head with the Saints (the boys who love the New Orleans Saints). The witches prevailed by 1 point!
Whew! Close one!
Next up??? SNACKS!!
It's not a party without FOOD!! SWEETS!! TREATS!!!
My fellow SLP found this easy and festive treat on Pinterest...
We melted almond bark (mixed with orange food coloring) and the kiddos dipped small pretzels in it. Then they topped it off with an M&M stem!
Let me tell you, they were delish!!
Messy, too, but that's okay.
It's a party!
Nope, we are not done.
We also threw sticky, gooey spiders at a web. This was trickier than expected!
We kept track of points.
A couple of kids actually hit 100!!
Then we threw rings at a spider (that looked like an octopus, but I digress). The legs had point values so we even did a little math in speech {gasp!}
Hurry- I bet you can still get BOTH of these fun and inexpensive activities at TARGET, and Friday they'll both probably be on sale!
Every one left with a treat. I left tired with a hint of a headache - but happy that we had {hopefully} made some great school memories for our kids and had given them a huge communicative and social experience. Some of them communicated too much and too loudly, but what better place than in the speech room???
What's going on in your speech room this Halloween? I really want to know!!
I need ideas for the next party!!
May you all have a chaotic, hooting, hollering and happy Halloween!


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SYDNEY, Australia 8 January 2003 - Macromedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MACR) announced the immediate availability of an update to Macromedia ColdFusion MX for Sun ONE to support the Sun ONE Application Server 7. Macromedia ColdFusion MX brings the proven ease of use and productivity of ColdFusion to the highly scalable, standards-based Java technology architecture. The update is available for immediate download from http://www.macromedia.com/go/cfmxupdate/.
"The integration of ColdFusion MX with the highly scalable and reliable Sun ONE Application Server delivers productivity benefits for customers who want to utilise their existing skills to leverage the power of the Java platform," said Mark Herring, senior director of marketing, Sun ONE Java web services and tools, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Thousands of customers rely on the standards-based Sun ONE platform to power their mission-critical applications and services."
The Sun software products are key components of the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) - an open, integratable product portfolio enabling the development and delivery of Java web services.
"Customers have seen significant value combining Macromedia ColdFusion MX and the Sun ONE platform," said Jeff Whatcott, senior director, Macromedia. "ColdFusion is a way for them to increase developer productivity while reducing cost and time to deliver robust Java applications."
Deployed as a standard Java application, ColdFusion MX for Sun ONE provides an easy to use and learn productivity layer that enables development organisations to better leverage their investments in the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EEÔ platform) infrastructure. Using high-level ColdFusion scripting, built-in services, and seamless integration with the Java platform, ColdFusion MX provides a fast track to J2EE for developers who already know ASP, CFML, PHP, or other scripting languages. By adding the rapid server scripting of ColdFusion MX to their J2EE environment, organisations can empower non-Java developers to tightly collaborate with Java developers to deliver integrated, standards-based rich Internet applications while reducing costs and development time.
"ColdFusion MX for Sun ONE is a great combination for us," said Jon Cline, application designer, American Film Institute. "We can now deliver solutions that incorporate the best capabilities of both platforms. That means we get the scalability, reliability, and standards support of the Sun ONE platform along with the rapid development and ease of use of ColdFusion."
Macromedia ColdFusion MX for Sun ONE is part of the ColdFusion MX for J2EE product line. Macromedia and Sun Microsystems collaborated on the development of ColdFusion MX for Sun ONE and both companies will continue to jointly execute sales and marketing activities.
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The MHT CET 2018 would be held for all the students who have completed their 10+2 with science specialization and want to gain admission in various engineering and medical colleges of Maharashtra.
MH CET 2018 Engineering Application form
The MH-CET 2018 Engineering Application form would be available for download from the month of March 2018. The students would first need to purchase the application kit and the prospects from the junior colleges. These kits would contain the MH CET 2018 Engineering application number as well as password.
- MHT CET 2018 Admission forms for medical/ engineering download
- MHT CET 2018 Best reference books list
- How to crack MHT CET 2018
- MHT CET tips and tricks/last minute [13 tips]
The student would be able to login to the official website by this key number and password. After the successful registration, they would get a link to the MHT CET 2018 Application form Engineering, which they would have to fill and submit.
The MH-CET 2018 Engineering Application form would ask the students to fill up their full names, address, contact numbers, academic performances, photograph, signature, any provisional certificate, proof of caste or disability (if applicable), etc. The student would need to furnish actual.
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I've got a form with extra fields added with the option
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false. But when I try to validate my form, it won't pass indicating "this value is not valid" above these specific form fields. Isn't this option supposed to bypass validation?
These form fields are only useful for populate other fields and I don't need to save or even check them.
The only solution I found is to remove all extra fields with js on a submit button click.


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Not much to say in OSU throttling
STILLWATER - There isn't much to say about Oklahoma State's regular-season finale with Kansas.
It was a meaningless game made even more meaningless when the Cowboys fell to Kansas State, 45-40, last weekend at home. That loss OSU's third eliminated it from Big 12 Championship contention.
As expected, the Cowboys (9-3, 6-3 Big 12) handled the lowly Jayhawks to the tune of 58-17 on Saturday, but despite the throttling, there was a constant reminder of the disappointment that plagued Mike Gundy's squad throughout the 2017 campaign.
Whether it was lingering discontentment from last week or the fact the game featured an 11 a.m. kickoff against one of the worst teams in the FBS on Thanksgiving weekend, many OSU fans couldn't bring themselves to make the trip to Boone Pickens Stadium.
The official attendance was never announced, which makes sense considering about only half of the stadium's 60,000-person capacity was met. The student section was almost nonexistent. Overall, it looked more like a spring game than the 12th ballgame of the season.
Not even Senior Day one last chance to witness and honor the likes of Mason Rudolph and James Washington at home was a big enough occasion to fill seats.
It was easily the most empty and lifeless I've seen the place since I arrived on campus for the 2013 season, epitomizing the Cowboys' season perfectly.
Of course, Rudolph showed up big in his final game at home.
The senior threw for 494 yards, 309 of which came in the first half, and two touchdowns on 32-of-44 passing, completing four or more passes to four receivers. He also ran for two touchdowns in the victory, bringing his season rushing touchdown total to 10.
Along with those rushing scores, Rudolph finished the regular season with 4,609 yards and 35 touchdowns, giving him more combined touchdowns in a season than Barry Sanders during his Heisman-winning 1988 season.
Three of his receivers Dillon Stoner, Marcell Ateman and James Washington finished the game with more than 100 yards receiving, combining for 326 yards.
Rudolph's performance helped OSU become the first team in Big 12 history to have a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers (Washington and Ateman) and a 1,000-yard rusher (Justice Hill) in a season. The feat was accomplished in the second quarter when Rudolph found Ateman for a 12-yard pass the Cowboys holding a 24-3 lead at the time.


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As many of you now know, Mattias was in an accident on the 24th of August, and as a result has had to have his right leg amputated. This campaign has been started (with their blessing) to help them through these really tough initial stages, as money is absolutely the last thing they should be thinking about at this point in time.
So many wonderful friends and family (and even strangers!) have been asking what practical ways they can help, so if this was you, please consider if this is something you can support.
The target is set at $2000, however this project is ongoing, so even though this target has been reached, every donation made will go directly and immediately to a special account set up for Matt & Seryna to help (minus a small admin fee of about 3% by OzCrowd).
Everyone that knows Matt & Seryna will know they are tough cookies, and we wish them all the very best on Matt's long but positive road to recovery.
If you would like to donate, please be sure to leave an encouraging message (however you can also choose to remain anonymous), so that Matt & Seryna can thank you for helping them. This page will remain active as a small tribute of their friends and family of encouragement and love as they work through this time together.
As little or as much as you can give will definitely go a long way.
They both would love to thank you all who have sent messages and cards of support over the last little while, and know that even if they were not able to respond, every single one has been read to Matt.
If you are unable to donate, please continue to keep them both in your thoughts and prayers at this time.
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As an Internet Safety expert and professional hacker, I've been a witness to the good and dark side of the Internet. What is a gateway to connect socially and to learn has also become a haven for cyberbullies and predators intend on harming our children and taking advantage of our senior citizens. Protecting families has become my passion. Now, I'm offering an ongoing video series with up to date simple tips and tricks and "insider secrets" for protecting families who are increasingly online.
My videos will show you the Internet's dark side many of our children are experiencing while online and connecting through social media sites. I'll show you how to Google yourself, search out fake profiles, recognize changes in the behaviours of family members, how to block objectionable material, create unbreakable passwords - encouraging us all to assume a safety mindset toward the Internet.
Here's what you'll learn...
Tightening Your Computer Security: I often inspect computers which have already been infected. This is because these computers have too much "access enabled" that easily facilitates a virus infection. I'll walk you through how to correct this on a Mac and PC. We'll perform a checkup to make sure your browser is configured for safe and convenient browsing. I'll guide you using simple tools that allows you to find out if you've already been hacked or being spied on by hackers, or by someone you already know. I'll also walk you through step-by-step how to create an unbreakable password.
Staying Safe Online: In this module, I'll explain why and how hackers and scammers are targeting and tricking you into clicking when you shouldn't. I'll teach you how Internet predators groom children and who are profiled as the perfect victims. I'll even show you how to search for unknown information about yourself.
Social Networking safety: Here I'll walk you through how to lock down your personal accounts on the most popular social media sites. I'll even walk you through step by step how to perform a Facebook privacy checkup, and how to spot a fake profile. This is very handy to use on dating sites. I'm sure you'd rather learn to do a few clicks rather than risking going on that date.
Addressing Cyber Bullying, Revenge Porn and Sextortion: In this "Cyber Bullying, Revenge Porn and Sextortion" module, we'll cover what it is, its seriousness and how to properly and safely respond to cyber harassment.
Mobile Security: Your entire world is on your mobile device. In this "Mobile Security" module, I'm will guide you on how to secure your device and set it up for "self-destruct mode" if it was lost or if someone is trying to crack your code. I'll teach you how to enable automated backups, and finally how not to get bill shock whenever you lend your child your phone.
Internet Scams: I'll show you how to avoid getting hacked or scammed by dissecting a few sample emails I've received over the years. We'll discuss a very serious type of malware called Ransomware that generates billions of dollars for cyber criminals.
Solutions and Strategies: In this "solutions and strategies" modules, we'll talk about how parents and children can work together and share online experiences to facilitate online safety. I'll discuss monitoring tools to install on your PC or router so that you can trust and verify what your children are doing online.
Conclusion: I'll offer you my two cents on what threats are on the horizon, for example, when your fridge, toaster and car are connected into the Internet.
Terry Cutler is a government-cleared cybersecurity expert (a certified ethical hacker), and the Director of Cybersecurity at SIRCO Investigation and Protection, in Montréal, Canada. He specializes in the anticipation, assessment, and prevention of security breaches for governments, corporations, businesses, and consumers, as well as Internet Safety for Children.
As an award-winning information security strategist for almost 20 years, Mr. Cutler has advised some of Canada's largest companies on how to prevent and remedy internal and external security penetration. For the general public, he developed an effective online learning program arranged in modules and updated regularly to keep up with the rapidly changing digital landscape in which "wild-west" internet bandits constantly seek and find ways to break into our lives.
Terry Cutler is a frequent contributor to media reportage about cyber-crime, spying, security failures, internet scams, and the real social network dangers that families and individuals face every day.
Terry Cutler has coined the term Cyologist™ to describe what he does. His mission is to "help individuals and corporations protect themselves from data breaches and other online cyber threats through his videos, media appearances, coaching products and consulting services."


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The man of many hats rockin' his DC gear.
He's got not one, not two, but THREE hit shows on MTV, is a pro-skateboarder and even finds time to punk a friend from time to time. But if that wasn't enough to make guys want to be Rob Dyrdek, his new video game venture is sure to make you envy the "Ridiculousness" of his repertoire.
The longtime celebrity endorser of "Need For Speed" teamed up with VFX genius Freddie Wong to further develop the fan-voted cops and robbers concept for the upcoming "Need For Speed: Most Wanted Ultimate Speed Pack," in stores on December 18th, and Hypebeast sat down with the entrepreneur on the "Fantasy Factory" set to talk about the new project. A mini cardboard city was set up right on the factory grounds, where Rob assumed the role of bank robber alongside Big Black. The two conducted a mock money heist for the game that looked like a go-kart dream come true. "I was floored," he said of Freddie's simulated set-up.
Check out the full sit-down and scenes from the bank heist below, and don't miss reruns of Rob's hit shows every week on MTV2--including a special "Ridiculousness" Season 1 marathon this Saturday starting at 4/3c!
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WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats alike demanded answers from the Bush administration Thursday about a report that the National Security Agency has collected records of millions of domestic phone calls, even as President Bush assured Americans that their privacy is "fiercely protected."
"We're not mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans," Bush said before leaving for a college commencement address in Mississippi. "Our efforts are focused on links to al-Qaida and their known affiliates."
The president sought to defuse a tempest on Capitol Hill over an article in USA Today reporting that AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth have turned over tens of millions of customer phone records to the NSA since the Sept. 11 attacks.
But Bush's remarks appeared to do little to mollify members of Congress. Several leading lawmakers said they want to hear directly from administration officials and telecommunication executives.
The USA Today report could not be independently confirmed, and some
former intelligence officials questioned the accuracy of some details.
But neither Bush nor any other administration figure explicitly denied the account, which suggested the NSA's surveillance and data-mining operations in the United States go further than previously acknowledged and rekindled the controversy about domestic spying.
Several lawmakers predicted the new disclosures would complicate confirmation hearings next week for Gen. Michael Hayden, formerly the head of the NSA, as the president's nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
The New York Times first reported in December, a week after its initial disclosure that the president authorized the NSA to conduct eavesdropping without warrants, that the agency gained the cooperation of American telecommunications companies to get access to records of vast amounts of domestic and international phone calls and e-mail messages.
The agency analyzes communications patterns, the report said, and looks for evidence of terrorist activity at home and abroad.
Thursday's USA Today story went further, saying the NSA created an enormous database of all calls made by customers of the three phone companies to compile a log of "every call ever made" within this country. The report said one large phone company, Qwest, refused to cooperate with the NSA.
Some Republicans, including Rep. Peter Hoekstra, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, defended the NSA's activities and denounced the disclosure. Hoekstra, Republican of Michigan, said the report "threatens to undermine our nation's safety."
But many Democrats and civil liberties advocates said they were disturbed by the report, invoking images of Big Brother and announcing legislation aimed at reining in the NSA's domestic operations. Fifty-two members of Congress asked the president to name a special counsel to investigate NSA's domestic surveillance programs.
Some leading Republicans also raised concerns. Sen. Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican who leads the Judiciary Committee, said the reported data mining activities raised serious constitutional questions and that he planned to seek the testimony of telephone company executives.
The House majority leader, John Boehner, said he wanted more information on the program because "I am not sure why it would be necessary to keep and have that kind of information."
Bush did not directly confirm or deny the existence of the data-mining operation, but he said that "as a general matter, every time sensitive intelligence is leaked, it hurts our ability to defeat this enemy."
Seeking to distinguish call-tracing operations from actual eavesdropping, the president said that "the government does not listen to domestic phone calls without court approval."
The records involved include phone numbers called, time, date and direction of call and other details but not the words spoken, according to telecommunications experts. Customers' names and addresses are not included in the companies' call records, though they could be cross-referenced to obtain personal data.
Democrats said they would use the new disclosures to push for more answers about the NSA's domestic activities from Hayden at his confirmation hearing, set for May 18.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., predicted "a major constitutional confrontation on Fourth Amendment guarantees of unreasonable search and seizure" and she said the new disclosures presented "a growing impediment to the confirmation of Hayden."
Hayden, making rounds at the Capitol to seek support for his confirmation as CIA director, did not discuss the report but defended his former agency.
The law on data mining is murky terrain, and legal analysts were divided Thursday on whether the NSA's tracing and analysis of huge streams of American communications data would require the agency to use subpoenas or court warrants.
Kate Martin, director of the Center for National Security Studies, said, "If they don't get a court order, it's a crime." She said while the FBI might be able to get access to phone collection data-bases by using an administrative subpoena, her reading of federal law is that the NSA would be banned from doing so without court approval.
But another expert on the law of electronic surveillance, Kenneth Bass, said if access to the call database was granted in response to a national security letter issued by the government, "it would probably not be illegal, but it would be very troubling."
"The concept of the NSA having near-real-time access to information about every call made in the country is chilling," said Bass, former counsel for intelligence policy at the Justice Department. He said the phone records program resembled Total Information Awareness, a Pentagon data-mining program shut down by Congress in 2003 after a public outcry.
The NSA refused to discuss the report, but said in a statement that the "takes its legal responsibilities seriously and operates within the law."
AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth all issued statements affirming they follow the law in protecting customers' privacy, but would not discuss details of the report.
One central question is whether the NSA uses its analysis of phone call patterns to select people in the United States whose phone calls and e-mail messages are monitored without warrants. The New York Times has reported that the agency is believed to have eavesdropped on the international communications of thousands of people since the Sept. 11 attacks.


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Did you know New Zealand used to be an island of birds? No snakes, spiders or bears...no animals in fact. Just birds. You could explore the thick vegetation barefoot or even naked and you wouldn't have to worry about angering anyone you accidentally stepped on. Very Edonistic.
So then some people came and some king gifted the people some sweet little deer which quickly overrun the islands forcing them to import some natural predators which in turn got out of hand and somehow in the process New Zealand ended up with lots of wild critters and way too many possums (or opossums if you prefer).
People screw everything up.
I wonder how the island smelled at the time. It might have had a rich jungly scent or the vegetation may have been overpowered by all the bird poo.
Aren't possums scary? It looks like the ferret in my header. That's my favorite photo face too. Wide open mouth (in excitement?).


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- CBOE Holdings, Inc.
Non-Consolidated Affiliates:
- CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX)
- Signal Trading Systems (STS)
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), C2 Options Exchange (C2), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) and other subsidiaries and holds equity interests in other subsidiaries. CBOE holds an equity interest in the CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX).
The Company offers trading in all major asset classes—options, futures and equities—on a single platform. Its diverse offerings include the options industry's broadest and most unique product line, including exclusive and proprietary index options such as the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX).
CBOEdirect, the Company's state-of-the-art electronic platform, supports trading on CBOE's Hybrid Trading System, the C2 Options Exchange, the CBOE Futures Exchange, the CBOE Stock Exchange, and OneChicago, the Company's joint venture exchange for trading single stock futures.
In 2010, CBOE completed its demutualization process, whereby the exchange converted its business model from a member-owned, non-stock corporation, to a new stock corporation, CBOE Holdings, Inc., owned by stockholders. Details pertaining to CBOE's demutualization were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March. On May 21, CBOE's membership overwhelmingly endorsed the demutualization as 96 percent of the CBOE memberships that cast ballots voted in favor of the plan. The demutualization and initial public offering (IPO) were completed concurrently and CBOE Holdings began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as a publicly-listed company under the ticker symbol "CBOE" on June 15, 2010.
CBOE and NASDAQ partnered to host a special remote bell ringing ceremony from the CBOE trading floor. Hundreds of members, both former and current, along with exchange staff, Directors and customers, participated in the ceremony. Mayor of the City of Chicago, Richard M. Daley; Illinois Governor Pat Quinn; and U.S. Congressman Danny Davis (IL) joined executives from both companies on the platform. Over two dozen members of the press—financial reporters, photographers and local TV stations—covered the event, which was broadcast live on CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business television networks.
The Company's demutualization and IPO provide it with greater strategic flexibility in a dynamic and highly competitive environment.


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Real Normal17 March 2009
Real Normal is a group of SAIC students posting on a blog of the same name. They will be having a big show this Friday, called "Magic Carpet" and you really must go if you are in the Chicago area. Arend (who I've posted here before), Aylor, Bailey and Carson create smart, young and fresh work that walks this weird little line between irreverance and familiarity.
Magic Carpet
Sullivan Galleries
33 South State Street, 7th Floor
Opening Reception March 20th, 7pm – 10pm
practice makes "perfect"16 February 2009
Kerning is one of those few things in graphic design that still takes a lot of practice. Now that every living designer on earth has an iphone (really?) you can practice your craft with this iphone app. Maybe someone will make an app that simulates the lost art of paste-ups.
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Holiday Gift Guide Part VII13 December 2008
Inspired by Christine's heavily hyperlinked internet phone post, I thought I would share a few things on my gift list this year. Some of this is wishful thinking (what blog-induced gift list isn't, really?) other things are by talented friends who just happen to be selling a thing or two.
1. Reclaimed Paper Sketchbooks by Papergeist
Matt Normand has been creating these amazing sketchbooks and planners from reclaimed office paper and found LP covers. Each is unique and assembled with equal measures of wit and care.
2. Prints by Lab Partners
Ryan Mies and Sarah Labeniec both deserve full posts here (in due time!) – their work is tight and somehow they manage to make these super classy prints on the side. Check out the blog, too.
3. Anything from Tas-Ka
Much like Kiosk, but a bit less ironic. Most of the items for sale at Tas-Ka are Dutch vintage finds.
4. "Feast" Cookbook from Lines and Shapes Magazine
Besides design books, I buy cookbooks more than any other type of book. Some are more essential than others, but when it comes down to it, few cookbooks are really personal. "Feast" special edition is slipcased, signed and hand-numbered; 300 copies available.
Tyler Lang24 November 2008
Tyler Lang updates with some new work and solid infographics.
Arend deGruyter-Helfer24 November 2008
Arend is currently at SAIC in Chicago and has a few new pieces up on his site.
He is also probably the best youtube video dj in town.
Ben Barry21 November 2008
Well-tempered and impecably crafted work by Texan Ben Barry.
Edit: Ben and Frank Chimero have started a new page where you can ask them any question.
Advanced Style24 September 2008
If this blog was a 70 year old woman or man, would it have as much style as these people? It should hope so.
The masthead on Advanced Style says it all: "Proof from the wizened and silver-haired set that personal style advances with age."
Stephen Eichhorn23 September 2008
"Chicago-based artist Stephen Eichhorn creates delicate hand cut paper collages from reproductions of foliage – palm fronds, grasses, leaves and flowers"
These new shirts are tite.
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The Penrose Annual08 September 2008
The Penrose Annual was a hefty hard-cover bound annual that covered the latest and greatest print technology from 1895 to 1982. If you can get one on eBay, do so. Many issues are packed with dozens of color plates, special inks, embossings and other ephemera that exhibit the brilliant craft of the pressman. The 1938 edition by Jan Tschichold is particularly desirable…


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Devotees back at Bhagabati temple
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|Devotees throng the Bhagabati temple in Banapur on Saturday. Picture by Gopal Krishna Reddy
Bhubaneswar, Oct. 23: The 700-year-old Bhagabati temple at Banpur in Khurda district is bustling with devotees again as the week-long deadlock over issues regarding animal sacrifice was resolved by the administration last night.
The temple, which had remained locked for about a week, was opened last night after the consecration rituals, including yagnas, were performed by pandits from Puri's Jagannath temple.
"Rituals resumed from today morning and hundreds of devotees thronged the temple to pay respect to goddess Bhagabati," said Banpur block development minister Dilip Patnaik.
Earlier yesterday, a delegation of locals and temple priests met and held discussions with Puri Sankaracharya, Swami Nischalananda Swaraswati and vedic experts of Mukti Mandap Pandit Sabha, the body of scholars of Puri Jagannath temple on how to resolve the deadlock.
A group of pandits, led by the Rajguru of Puri Jagannath temple, sanitised the Bhagabati temple last evening. Priests of Bhagabati temple and a section of locals had alleged that the temple had been desecrated after a group of policemen entered the temple with shoes on.
The temple had been locked and the rituals were stopped since Mahastami following resentment over prohibition of animal sacrifice by the district administration due to a high court directive. Prohibitory orders (under section 144 Cr P C) were clamped in and around the temple following tension.
The priests and members of Maa Bhagabati Parampara Surakshya Manch, a body supporting the animal sacrifice, went on a hunger strike.
They demanded suspension or transfer of officials who entered the temple wearing shoes and misbehaved with them.
A delegation of locals and temple priests, led by local MLA, Ragunath Sahoo, had held discussion with law minister Bikram Keshari Arukh, who had ordered an inquiry by the revenue divisional commissioner (central division).
A decision was taken to open the temple and resume rituals following discussions with the law minister, Puri Sankaracharya and Vedic scholars of Puri Jagannath temple.


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CURITIBA, Brazil (AP) Gerard Pique could miss Spain's last World Cup match in Brazil after leaving practice Saturday with a leg injury.
Team officials did not specify which leg Pique hurt, and say the Barcelona defender will be evaluated on a day-to-day basis ahead of Monday's Group B game against Australia.
Both teams are already out of contention, with 2010 champion Spain losing 5-1 to Netherlands and 2-0 to Chile in its opening two matches. Pique was dropped from the lineup before the loss to Chile.
Spain will be playing mostly for pride at Curitiba's Arena da Baixada after becoming the first defending World Cup champion to be knocked out after just two group games.
Goalkeeper David de Gea also remains in doubt for Monday's match.


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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-2)
Chapters 1-2
This book is set in a remote valley in Pennsylvania in the United States sometime after the Bay of Pigs. The exact location of the valley is never given. The objective of this lesson is to look at setting.
1) Homework: Students will rewrite the basic plot of Z for Zachariah and set it in another century, explaining how the different setting changes the work. For example, what would be different if it was set in World War I or II?
2) Class Discussion: Could Z for Zachariah have been set anywhere? How does the setting make this a unique story? How do the people in Europe in this era differ from the students' hometown? How did the setting affect the characters, the plot, and the themes? Why is the setting important?
3) Group Work: In groups students will research a setting that might be similar...
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Join Axl, Lars, Freddie and Ozzie on their bro'tastic adventure! In the multiplayer-centric Super Dungeon Bros, a band of heavy metal heroes are summoned to embark on a quest from the Gods of Rock. Their mission: to navigate the fantasy realm of Rökheim and to seek out epic loot, hordes of evil undead and the legends of long lost fabled rock stars!
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