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Springtime is almost here, and with it, a bunch of new foundations launched - what a horrible temptation for the foundation addict that I am.
Having heard quite a few raves about this one, I was very curious about it. I must also say that, even though I generally like Chanel foundations which are of excellent quality, I am not a fan of the original Vitalumiere. It's way too moisturizing for me, which is too bad because the dewy finish is lovely.
But I had heard the new Vitalumiere Aqua was different. In some way, though, I was expecting it to be dewy (fooled by the name Aqua, maybe?) and similar to Mac Face and Body - with a more stable formula and a smaller bottle.
Well, Vitalumiere Aqua was nothing like I expected, but I love it nevertheless and it was a pleasant surprise.
- You know how a lot of foundations claim to be like a second skin? I never felt they really were, but this time I am impressed because I do feel like this is it. The product feels very light on the skin yet gives medium coverage and evens out the skintone so well! It has a semi-matte finish, a bit luminous but not unnatural nor greasy. It is like my skin but better.
- It smells very nice, which also is unusal for Chanel foundations, in my opinion (hated the smell of Pro Lumiere, in particular). Also the smell is light and disappears quickly so it shouldn't bother most users.
- It lasts extremely well on me and I don't even powder it - easily 8-10 hours without getting shiny. Maybe it's because this is a water based foundation. I wasn't expecting it to be so long lasting and am really impressed! I also find that, like most Chanel foundations, it keeps looking better through the first hours of wear.
- Packaging: a very compact, light plastic bottle with a nose to pour the product; that's so much better than the heavy glass packaging Chanel usually uses! Looks like the industry is realizing that we don't buy products just to prettify our vanity but need to travel with them and not to break them if they drop.
- Although the shade selection includes warm (B) and cool (BR) shades, most retailers/countries don't stock the whole range and being able to find a match can be tricky.
- Very important note regarding the shade: it does change a bit during the first 15-20 minutes on the skin. When finding your match, make sure you put the product on your jaw line and check it in daylight after 20 min or you might have a bad surprise.
- It's not cheap - €39. But I do think it's worth it, really.
I am enjoying this foundation so much at the moment that I even thing I might prefer it to Nars Sheer Glow. Not completely sure about this yet, but I like it that much. And, considering the only Cons I found are shade and price related, I'd say that if you can afford this and there's a match for you, I definitely recommend this foundation.
EDIT: you can find swatches of all the colors on Karlasugar's blog. For reference, the one I wear is B10.


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Garmin GPSMAP 8008 Multi-Touch Multifunction Display Only
When only the best will do, the Garmin GPSMAP 8000 series is for you. The ultimate in glass-helm technology, this multi-touch multi-function display can handle all your needs on the water. This Garmin GPSMAP 8008 boasts an 8.4" diagonal screen and is best used as a second station or an addition to another setup. Customize your system based on your needs: in addition to GPS, there are sonar, radar, satellite weather modules, and more!
Multi-touch Glass Helm Display
The bright, crisp touchscreen includes pinch-to-zoom and other touch controls to give you intuitive finger-tip operation. Anti-glare and LED backlighting makes this series the easiest to view in bright sunlight; auto-dimming provides outstanding visibility at night.
Full System Integration
Integrates everything, including various sonar technologies, integrated autopilot, connectivity, apps, engine data and multi-media. SmartMode control allows the user to quickly change all screens at a helm in sync to a preset mode. Everything you need is at the tip of your finger, all on one screen.
Customize Layouts with SmartMode Control
SmartMode control allows you to switch all monitors in sync from one mode to another without manually switching each monitor separately. Fully customizable layouts, data and gauges allow you to place the information you need to see right where you want it.
GRID (Garmin Remote Input Device)
A remote device that provides full control of all GPSMAP 8000 Glass Helm series units. Rotary knob and joystick controls provide navigation through menus and screens and allows you to seamlessly navigate between monitors at a station. Control single or multiple monitors with one device. Supports multiple devices per station. Small footprint can be integrated into a captain's chair (sold separately here or to the right).
Flexible Mounting Options
The 8008 MFD is compatible with the traditional bail mount, or you can step up to the low-profile flush mount. For the ultimate in custom appearance, check the the exclusive flat-mount glass helm option.
Package Includes
What's In the Box:
- Bail mount and knobs
- Protective cover
- Flush mount gasket and hardware
- Power cable
- NMEA 0183 cable
- NMEA 2000 2 m backbone/drop cable
- NMEA 2000 10 m backbone cable
- NMEA 2000 power cable
- NMEA 2000 T-connector and terminator kit
- Manual case with documentation
Tech Specs
Technical Specifications
Physical & Performance
- Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 10.6" x 7.6" x 4.6" (26.89 x 19.39 x 11.56 cm)
- Display size, WxH: 6.8" x 5.1", 8.4" diagonal (17.1 x 13 cm, 21.3 cm diagonal)
- Display resolution, WxH: 800 x 600 pixels
- Display type: Touchscreen SVGA display (anti-glare finish)
- Weight: 11.3 lb (5.1 kg)
- Waterproof: Yes (IPX7)
- Receiver: 10Hz High Sensitivity
- Antenna: External only
- Mounting options: Bail, Flat, or Flush
Power consumption
- Max power usage at 10 Vdc: 28 W
- Typical current draw at 12 Vdc: 1.3 A
- Max current draw at 12 Vdc: 2.8 A
Maps & Memory
- Preloaded maps: none
- Accepts data cards: 2 SD cards (Garmin Card Reader required, sold here.)
- Waypoints: 5,000
- Routes: 100
- Track log: 50,000 points; 50 saved tracks
- Features & Benefits
- Garmin Radar compatible: Yes
- Garmin Sonar compatible: Yes (with optional GSD black box sonar, sold here.)
- NMEA 2000 compatible: Yes
- NMEA 0183 compatible: Yes
- Garmin Marine Network compatible: Yes
- Garmin SmartMode compatible (customizable monitor presets): Yes
- Supports AIS (tracks target ships position): Yes
- Supports DSC (displays position data from DSC-capable VHF radio): Yes
- Tide tables: Yes
- Garmin Meteor Audio System compatible: No
- Supports Fusion Lync compatible marine radios: No
- GSD Black Box sonar support: Yes
- GCV Black Box sonar support: No
- SiriusXM Weather & Radio compatible: Yes
- BlueChart Mobile (planning) compatible: Yes (Wi-Fi Adapter Kit required, sold separately here.)
- Garmin Helm compatible: Yes (Wi-Fi Adapter Kit required, sold separately here.)
- GRID (Garmin Remote Input Device) compatible: Yes, sold here.
- NMEA 0183 input ports: 4
- NMEA 0183 output ports: 2
- Video input ports: 2 - BNC Composite
- Video output ports: 1 - DVI-I
- Wireless connectivity: Yes (Wi-Fi Adapter Kit required, sold separately here.)
- Garmin Marine Network ports: 4
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Aboriginal elders speak about what a festival like Deadly Days is all about and why it's important to come together and celebrate their cultural identity.
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A group of Murrbay elders from Kempsey who take a language class in Dhunghutti at TAFE had come to the Deadly Days festival in Wauchope.
They told ABC Open producer Wiriya Sati that it was a pretty deadly day for them, to come and see all the Aboriginal entertainers, but also because they see the importance of coming together and sharing their culture with the broader community and getting young people involved with programs that interest and educate them for a better future.


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I wrote an article on a Color Picker that I thought worked pretty well, but then I can across something much better - I wrote about that one too. It's the Colorzilla Color Picker. It's only for people who run Firefox Browser, which most people do.
I talk about different color pickers I have used and how I think that this one works the best. It's really easy and you can use it for everything. It is easy to work, even if you are a bit of a clueless dork. Haha!
Be sure to check out the Tutorial.
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Pan American Cup Individual Honors
MIAMI, Fla. (July 4, 2009) - Dominican Republic's Bethania de la Cruz was honored Saturday night as the most valuable player of the Eighth Women's Pan American Cup being held at University of Miami's BankUnited Center since June 26.
De la Cruz led Dominican Republic to the silver medal of the tournament and was the event's second-leading scorer with 108 points, including a tournament-leading 0.83 service ace average and 20 aces en route to the Best Server award.
Aurea Cruz of Puerto Rico was honored as the Best Scorer with 151 points via 115 spikes, 16 blocks and 20 aces. Peru's Yulissa Zamudio earned the Best Spiker award with a 52.98 success rate.
The United States was represented with two honorees. Danielle Scott-Arruda was selected as the Best Blocker with a tournament-leading 0.92 block average. The Best Digger was presented to United States' Nicole Davis as she averaged 3.42 digs per set.
Vilmarie Mojica of Puerto Rico earned the Best Setter award with 6.28 running sets average. Peru's Vanessa Palacios captured two awards – Best Receiver and Best Libero – with 60.70 success rate and 54.79 efficiency on receptions. Brenda Castillo of Dominican Republic was named as the tournament's Rising Star.
Final Standings
1. Brazil
2. Dominican Republic
3. Puerto Rico
5. Peru
6. Argentina
7. Canada
8. Costa Rica
9. Mexico
10. Trinidad & Tobago
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DENVER (Reuters) - A Safeway Inc. pharmacist mistakenly sold a pregnant Colorado woman a powerful anti-cancer drug that may cause birth defects or miscarriages, the grocery chain said on Tuesday.
Mareena Silva was six weeks pregnant when she went to a Safeway pharmacy in Fort Lupton, Colorado, last week to pick up a prescription for an antibiotic.
Instead, the 19-year-old woman was sold the drug methotrexate that was intended for a 59-year-old patient with a similar name.
Safeway issued a written statement apologizing for the mix-up and offered to pay Silva "any medical expenses incurred as a result of the prescription error."
"We understand the anxiety this has caused and the difficulty of Ms. Silva's situation," the statement said.
Silva told Denver TV station KDVR she became nauseous after taking the drug, and after checking the prescription bottle realized she was given the wrong medication.
She was hospitalized and given charcoal to absorb the drug, and was released. So far she is still pregnant with her first child, she said.
Methotrexate is used to treat certain types of cancer, but also can cause pregnant women to miscarry or cause birth defects, according to the National Institutes of Health web site.
The drug has "very serious side effects" and is only prescribed after other drugs are ineffective.
Pleasanton, California-based Safeway said its pharmacist failed to follow company policy that requires workers to verify a person's name and birth date and get verbal confirmation before a person is allowed to retrieve a call-in prescription.
"Had that procedure been followed, this regrettable error could have been avoided," the statement said.


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We've seen so many things remade in Minecraft over the past year or so, but this one is still worth sharing. YouTube user RedAshMason had gone ahead and made Zora's River, The Forest Temple, and even a fair bit of Hyrule Field as originally seen in the famous Legend of Zelda game Ocarina of Time.
I'll admit that the music does a fair amount of the heavy lifting here — seeing the Forest Temple while listening to that lovely, Holst-inspired (thanks, Dan Bruno) "Saria's Song" does a lot to complete the recreation. But still, these levels are very cool, and make me want to put down all these Mario games and go back to Ocarina of Time 3D.
Here's the second video, which is of the Forest Temple map:
Wonder if he'll ever make the Water Temple? [Insert Water Temple joke here.]


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 16 Georgia College golf team and head coach Jimmy Wilson have announced the addition of three players to its fall 2013 roster. Harrison Stewart (Roswell, Ga.), Conner Albright (Macon, Ga.) and David Hemann (Evans, Ga.) all enter the upcoming season as freshmen for the Bobcats.
A four-year honor roll student at Roswell High School, Stewart posted a 73.08 scoring average in 13 competitive rounds last summer. He recently pulled in medalist honors at the PBE Ringgold AJGA Qualifier with a 67, third place in the SJGT Heath Slocum Invitational at Hawks Ridge shooting 70-74 and a ninth place finish at the Beth Daniel Junior Azalea with a 73-69.
Stewart plans to major in business management. He chose Georgia College because of great academics and the excellent golf program.
Albright sported an impressive 3.8 GPA at First Presbyterian Day School, leaving him with honor graduate distinction. The former FPD golfer helped his high school team to three-straight region titles. During his 2012 junior circuit, Albright finished second in the Jr. PGA Wilmington Island and SJGT Junior Peach Blossom tournaments.
The Macon also starred in football for FPD, being named All-Middle Georgia Honorable Mention, All-State Second Team and the Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Special Teams Player of the Year as a kicker.
Albright plans to major in business management. He selected Georgia College for its excellent golf program, beautiful campus, academic environment and for being the perfect distance from his Macon home.
A Greenbrier High School graduate, Hemann's recent golf highlights include a second place finish at the AJGA's prestigious E-Z-GO Vaughn Taylor Championship with rounds of 71-76-68. He also placed third after firing 76-72 in the SJGT's West Lake Junior Classic last summer. In addition to dominating August Area junior golf events, Hemann shot 71-73 to win the 2011 John's Creek Men's Club Championship.
Hemann chose Georgia College because the university molds a well-rounded individual with its liberal arts base. Also, Hemann liked how consistently competitive Bobcat golf is on national level.
These three golfers will be added to a strong roster for Bobcat golf, one that saw Georgia College take top-five finishes in three different tournaments during 2012-13, while also putting two on the All-Peach Belt Conference (PBC) teams in outgoing seniors Taylor Smith and Patrick Garrett. Bobcat golf qualified for NCAA postseason play for the 16th straight season.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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by George Zamora
SOCORRO, N.M., April 4, 2003 -- New Mexico Tech's on-campus student apartment complex will officially be designated as the "Ben D. Altamirano Student Apartments" at a dedication ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m on Friday, April 11, on the university campus.
The public and news media are invited to attend the afternoon event, which will take place near the Altamirano Student Apartments on the south end of the New Mexico Tech Athletic Field.
Last year, the New Mexico Tech Board of Regents approved naming the three-story, Spanish-mission style apartment complex in honor of New Mexico State Senator Altamirano for his longstanding support and contributions to the State of New Mexico and New Mexico Tech.
Senator Altamirano and several members of his family, friends, and closest supporters are scheduled to attend the dedication and ensuing reception, as are some of Altamirano's colleagues from the New Mexico State Legislature.
Other dignitaries attending the dedication of the Altamirano Student Apartments include New Mexico Tech administrators, state and local officials, and a host of other well-wishers.
"Senator Ben Altamirano has been the most constant and dedicated supporter of New Mexico Tech in our State Legislature," said Tech President Daniel H. López. "He has been a true champion for this university, and his efforts, in large part, have resulted in major appropriations for Tech.
"These appropriations, in turn, have made it possible for New Mexico Tech to add and renovate our facilities, as well as develop new programs," López continued.
"Without Senator Altamirano's support, Tech would not be in the fine shape this university is in today," he added.
Altamirano, a native of Silver City, has represented State District 28, which encompasses most of Catron, Grant, and Socorro counties, for the past 31 years, having served over the years as a member of numerous legislative committees, including a current stint as chairman of the Legislative Finance Committee.
The Ben Altamirano Field, Western New Mexico University's home football field, also is named in honor of Altamirano.


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This ain't boys in the hood, it's boys in the woods. Folks, don't do this at home, you'll just get a lot of flat tires . Yes, that's us riding our road bikes in Big Basin park, a great place for mountian bikes. Of course, this group started riding in the dirt long before mountain bikes so this was a chance to re-live past stupidities. Fortunately, nobody crashed and we were treated to riding down 25 miles of hwy. 1 with about 2,200 Aids Lifecycle riders. That's a lof of traffic on a narrow road. Don't try that at home, either.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Big Basin road bike ride
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- Brent said...
there is like 4 generations of jerseys in those pics too!
One of those fun epic rides. When I visit we should cross ride gazos so i can roll through some of that sweet kitty litter.
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ESC Statewide Leadership: Low Incidence Statewide Network (LISN)
Texas Education Agency:
Statewide leadership in addressing identified areas of need in special education services is provided through eleven functions and five projects directed by various ESCs. Their primary responsibility is to provide leadership, training, technical assistance, and the dissemination of information throughout the state. The ESCs coordinating these statewide leadership functions and projects are responsible for the implementation of many of the state's continuous improvement activities.
Though both functions and projects provide statewide leadership, ESC function leads establish and coordinate a 20-region network. This ensures ongoing communication among ESCs about state-level needs assessment processes and planning, as well as implementing and evaluating statewide activities. Project leadership focuses on a specific activity.
Low Incidence Disabilities in Special Education:
Region III ESC has the responsibility to provide leadership to the Texas statewide group of Low Incidence and Deafblind network members and build their capacity to meet the identified areas of need of students with a severe cognitive disability, medically fragile, or deafblind.
This website is designed to provide information for the network members as well as serve as first point of contact for school staff and families of low incidence disabilities.
Lottie Tomko
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BC Student Outcomes surveys tens of thousands of former post-secondary students across BC every year. Key findings from the surveys can be found on the BC Student Outcomes Dashboard.
Need more information about Kelowna?City of Kelowna
Need more information about Penticton?City of Penticton - Home
Need more information about Salmon Arm?Salmon Arm BC - Official Website
Need more information about Vernon?City of Vernon
Looking for ways to fund your education? Check out OC's financial aid and awards page.
This program is an option of Associate of Arts Degree.
Application Fee: $30
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Admission Advice
1. If you don't meet the English requirement, it is possible to be admitted subject to:
Applicants also have to satisfy OC's institution admission requirements as listed below.
If English is not your first language, you must submit one of the following (minimum scores):
Verify with the institution directly
The following Citizenship and Immigration, Age, and English requirements apply.
For details on Transfer Student admission check here
For details on Mature Student admission check here.
For details on applying to Okanagan College check the Become a Student site here.
Training in a program like this one can lead to different careers. Related occupations are presented to show potential career options, not definite outcomes.
Follow the links to learn more about these careers on WorkBC's career profiles.


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This past month's UFC 146 event officially drew a 14,674 attendance figure and a $3,428,775 live gate.
Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today emailed the figures to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
UFC 146 took place May 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and featured UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos earning the first successful defense of his title with a second-round TKO over Frank Mir in the pay-per-view headliner.
Officials initially announced an estimated attendance of 14,592 and a live gate of $3.4 million. According to the NSAC, a fairly substantial 22 percent of the tickets (3,246) were issued free/complimentary. Additionally, 276 tickets went unsold. The average paid UFC 146 ticket price was $300.03.
UFC 146's main card aired on pay-per-view while FX aired four preliminary bouts. Two additional preliminary-card contests streamed live on Facebook.
The MGM Grand Garden Arena's all-time top UFC gates as compiled by MMAjunkie.com include:
- UFC 66 (Liddell vs. Ortiz II): $5,397,300 gate (13,761 attendance)
- UFC 91 (Couture vs. Lesnar): $4,815,675 (14,272)
- UFC 71 (Liddell vs. Jackson): $4,304,000 (14,728)
- UFC 94 (St-Pierre vs. Penn II): $4,290,000 (14,885)
- UFC 116 (Lesnar vs. Carwin): $4,053,990 (12,740)
For full coverage of UFC 146, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of MMAjunkie.com.


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Testimonial: "None of you seem aware of quite how bad you are. I mean I'm pretty outspoken on how bad the internet has gotten, but this is up there with the worst."
Anyone ever think about how Richter inhabits the same reality as you and just scream and scream and scream, but in a good way?
Oh yeah, I forgot to add: bible studies.
Currently: catching up on my reading, improving my German, being a bum, speaking publicly, organizing a conference, running an 18-player forum-based alternative-history RPG/Strategy virtual storytelling boardgame [in Hebrew, @Gamer.co.il]Can: speak English and Hebrew as native languages, German fluently but with mistakes galore; translate HE>EN and to some extent EN>HE; edit (en,he) intuitively and compulsively; speak publicly
Okay, here's the Pentabarf in Hebrew as a pdf: linkI did some creative translation of a few terms and I don't think I did a particularly good job (I never really do in this direction of translation) but any Israeli will understand it and even possibly giggle.Because "pentabarf" will make no sense to a Hebrew speaker unless they are very familiar with American culture, I called it "pentablat" (blat as in Russian, the cuss word.) Which will make no sense, but in an understandable way.


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Meet Dawna O'Malley
Dawna O'Malley, who graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor's degree in behavioral science, has worked at De Anza for eight years as a financial aid assistant, a job with several components.
"The first is that of a human resources administrator. I process all student employment paperwork and assist students with payroll and timesheet issues," O'Malley says. "I also oversee the federal work-study program, which includes awarding students work-study and placing them in work positions. I also process financial aid applications."
Financial Aid and Scholarships Director Cindy Castillo says O'Malley has exemplified amazing dedication and persistence this year with the transition to the Banner HR/Payroll system and Banner Financial Aid. "She has tirelessly explained the new system to student employees and their supervisors even when the system was a bit of a mystery to us as well," says Castillo. "She worked very closely with her Foothill counterpart and the district team to make sure student employees were notified and trained on the new system."
Castillo also says O'Malley "has only one speed, high speed, and is always upbeat and tries to provide the best service to student employees, supervisors and financial aid students during a very demanding time and a very demanding transition period."
Patrick Dowling, Student Success Center secretary, agrees with Castillo. "Dawna's attitude is fantastic. She has been an incredible resource during the Banner rollout. Even when things are stressful and deadlines are looming ever nearer, she manages to maintain a calm and pleasant demeanor," he says. "She is also very resourceful, willing to go the extra mile to find an answer to your question or direct you to the person or department that can help you."
O'Malley says she is fortunate to work in one of the "best departments" at De Anza. "Each day provides me with the opportunity to assist some of the kindest, brightest and most fun students you will find on any campus, anywhere," she says. "Each day may also provide me with an opportunity to serve students who are struggling with some major issues. Many of these issues are not related to school, yet can interfere with their success here. It is very rewarding when the work we do in our department can help ease some of their struggles.


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Building strength is one of the fundamental reasons for exercising. By building stronger muscles, you increase your ability to do physical work. You also reduce the strain on your heart, because a fitter heart pumps blood more efficiently. This means that you may actually need fewer beats per minute to deliver the same amount of oxygen throughout your body. Fewer beats per minute results in a more rested heart, which translates into a healthier you.
"Strength training helps with weight loss and maintenance, reduces your susceptibility to injury and illness, and makes everyday life easier," says Laura Kehrig, director of fitness, health and recreation at the Saskatoon YMCA. "It even helps your joints and reduces your chances of getting arthritis."
Here are three exercises for building strength using simple weights. Remember not to strain yourself by trying to lift too much. If you cannot finish the set of repetitions in the exercises, then your weights are too heavy. Conversely, if you can finish them with ease, then your weights are too light. Starting dumbbell weights for women are recommended at 5 lbs. per hand and 8 lbs. per hand for men.
"If you are building strength alone, work your way up to three sets of seven to eight shoulder presses, taking a few seconds' break between each set of repetitions to give your muscles a rest," Kehrig says. "For muscular endurance, work up to three sets of 12 to 15 repetitions each. Remember to take one to two days off between exercise sessions, to allow your muscles to heal and bulk up properly."
Shoulder Press
You can do this exercise either sitting or standing. Just make sure that your back is straight, and that you begin with a dumbbell in each hand. Begin with the dumbbells in you hands, held with your curled fingers facing you. Each dumbbell should be positioned just above your shoulder, with your forward-facing arms bent 90 degrees at the elbow.
"Now, just like a macho man, lift the dumbbells slowly above your head until your arms are straight," Kehrig says. "Hold them above your head for a second or two, then lower them to the resting position slowly."
The key to shoulder presses are slow, smooth motions. Don't jerk the weight above your head.
Hammer Curls
For biceps-strengthening hammer curls, stand straight with a dumbbell in each hand and your arms extended towards the floor. The goal is to lift one dumbbell at a time up to your shoulder, and then back down again. Then do the other side the same way.
"Hammer curls are great for improving the arms, and giving you more power for a range of tasks," Kehrig says. "As always, move slowly and easily. Don't jerk or try and cheat the curl by pulling the dumbbell up suddenly."
Lateral Shoulder Raises
Lateral shoulder raises build muscles in the shoulders and the arms (triceps). Stand straight with a dumbbell in each hand. Your arms should be extended towards the floor, with the dumbbells held side-by-side in front of you.
Slowly lift each dumbbell sideways away from your body, so that you end up forming a 'T' with your arms extended and parallel to the floor. Wait a second or two in the upright position, then lower the dumbbells back to the resting position.
"When done with hammer curls and shoulder presses, lateral shoulder raises are great for building upper body strength in a balanced fashion," says Kehrig.


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The $20 million home built by Patriots QB Tom Brady and his other half who earns well over half of the family income has a moat. (And if they get past the moat, Tom will be ready with his sliding crane kick.)
With Ike Hilliard serving as the Bills' receivers coach, the wideouts will have a position coach who played at the NFL level for the first time since Charlie Joiner in 2000.
So what should the Dolphins do with LT Jake Long?
CB Antonio Cromartie says the Jets "can't lose a guy like" Darrelle Revis.
Steelers RB Isaac Redman is due to become a restricted free agent in March.
The defamation lawsuit filed by the Bengals cheerleader who pleaded guilty to having a relationship against a gossip website ended in a mistrial.
Here are some thoughts about the things about which the Browns are thinking.
Ravens CB Asa Jackson says the people hitting him up for seats at the Super Bowl are "not quite in the ticket budget range" for this specific game.
The Texans average general-admission ticket price will increase by 9.8 percent in 2013.
Some Colts fans had some questions about teams, and someone from the Colts website had some answers.
The radio description of the Titans' "Music City Miracle" has been named one of the top calls in sports history.
The Jaguars continue to support local charities and programs in Jacksonville.
The mother of deceased Chiefs LB Jovan Belcher is still trying to secure custody of Belcher's daughter, Zoey.
The powers-that-be in Oakland will spend $1 million to study new stadium proposals.
In an appearance with CNN's Piers Morgan, Broncos V.P. of football operations John Elway talked about fake girlfriends and real guns.
Since the Chargers didn't make it to the real tournament, they've concocted a tournament of the best plays from a year that wasn't good enough to get them to the real tournament.
Former Giants DE Michael Strahan talks about his upcoming Hall of Fame bid.
MADD is working with the Cowboys on strategies to raise team awareness regarding the consequences of drunk driving.
The lawyer for former Redskins CB Fred Smoot wants to make one thing clear about Smoot's recent DUI arrest in D.C.: Smoot did not pee in his pants.
If the Eagles return to a 3-4 defense, there could be plenty of changes on the defensive line.
Here's an argument for the Lions drafting Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro.
Vikings K Blair Walsh offered to pay for P Chris Kluwe to attend the Pro Bowl, but Kluwe doesn't want a free ride unless he earns it.
Even if the read-option is only a fad, teams like the Packers need to adjust to it.
Bears DT Henry Melton remains optimistic that he'll work out a deal to stay in Chicago before the start of free agency.
Saints P Thomas Morstead finds it "surreal" to be hanging out at the pool after Pro Bowl practice with the "best athletes in the world." (Meanwhile, the "best athletes in the world" find it surreal that Morstead has a puzzled look on his face when they tell him they'd like a Mai Tai and a bowl of macadamia nuts.)
It could be that the Falcons will get $300 million in public money for their proposed new stadium only if the effort avoids a vote from the Georgia legislature.
So how can the Bucs recapture their 10-year-old glory? Here are 12 steps for getting there.
Panthers LB Luke Kuechly is still working toward finishing his marketing degree at Boston College.
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh sought advice from John Madden on how to handle the Super Bowl: "I just know that over the years watching it, the team that complains the most when they get down there usually loses," Madden said. "The other thing I know is that you haven't done anything yet. And I think that the team that celebrates having gotten there the most usually loses focus."
Rams G.M. Les Snead talks about the pool of talent at the Senior Bowl.
Here's photographic proof that Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is the same size as Drew Brees.
Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said this week of the team's quarterbacks: "I'm going to give them all a shot." (John McKay would be in favor of that.)


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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a heavy saucepan over high heat combine the sugar with 1/4 cup of water. Stir just to combine. Simmer until the mixture has reached a deep amber color. Pour immediately into a 9-inch cake pan, swirling to completely coat bottom. Set aside to cool and harden.
In a blender combine all the remaining ingredients except the lime zest and flaked coconut. Blend well. Add the lime zest and pulse a few times just to combine. Pour into the cake pan with the caramel. Bake in a water bath until set (the center will still be slightly wobbly), about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on the courter. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Put the flaked coconut in a large dry skillet over medium-low heat. Let toast until the flakes become light brown, making sure to stir often. Remove from heat and let cool before garnishing the flan.
Run a knife around the edge of the flan. Invert it onto a large plate with room for the sauce to pool. Cut into slices, garnish each slice with a bit of the toasted coconut and serve.


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By Billy Graham • March 21, 2013 • Topics: Church, Holidays
Although I hope that someday you'll attend church more regularly, I'm thankful you haven't dropped out completely, and that you still make the effort to attend services on Christmas and Easter.
After all, Christmas and Easter commemorate two of the most important events in human history, and as you attend Easter services next week, I hope you'll pause to think more deeply about the meaning of these two days. On Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the divine Son of God who came from heaven to save us from our sins. He wasn't just a great man or only a profound teacher; He was God in human flesh!
At Easter, however, we remember His death on the cross for us. He was without sin, but on the cross all our sins were placed on Him, and He became the final sacrifice for our sins. Now we are forgiven and cleansed of our sins as we put our faith and trust in Him. Easter also reminds us that Jesus didn't stay in the tomb, but was raised from the dead by the power of God. And because He rose from the dead, we need not fear death if our faith is in Him.
Let these truths sink into your soul during this holy season, and then by faith commit your life to the One who died and rose again. The Bible's promise is for you: "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9).


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Did you ever hear of the Raspberry Pi? It's a fantastic little computer system launched in 2011, and was a powerful but incredibly basic machine. To those not familiar with computers it might look like an intimidating little thing, it's about the size of a credit card and doesn't even have a case. Imagine taking apart your computer and taking away the motherboard, processor and ports, then cutting it down to the size of your credit card. Effectively this is what the RPi is.
The hardware is much cheaper than alternatives, which does make sense given that you are basically purchasing the bare bones of the computer, there's no case, no monitor, no mouse, no keyboard, just the ultimate basic technology required for the platform to operate. So what can you actually do with this? The simple answer here is a lot. This is one computer system that just isn't limited, if you need more storage you plug it in, if you need more power you plug it in, if you want a case you can put it in a case; in fact with a bit of cardboard or an old cereal box you can make your own case for it perfectly well.
In short this little bit of technology can do everything a computer can, but it is so much cheaper – on average you can currently pick up a type B Raspberry Pi for around £30. The price and the fact that it is quite so capable does indicate a little of the purpose of the hardware; the company Raspberry Pi is actually a registered charity, not your average company. The Raspberry Pi was developed with the intention of helping get affordable technology to children, not only so that it could be used in educational environments such as schools, but also to encourage more children to take an interest in programming, as the RPi provides a range of tools that are ideal for integrating various programming languages.
So how is the Pi used? So far the Raspberry Pi has been used for a whole host of different things, this depends on who is using it and what they tend to use computers for, but in terms of its uses you aren't really limited. Many people are nervous about allowing their children to try out programming on a real computer, particularly people who don't understand programming and believe that they could damage the computer in doing so. But with the Raspberry Pi this isn't so much a concern; not only is it incredibly cheap, but it is also rather hardy, even if it was to be damaged the replacement of some damaged components and removing corrupt data is all very simple (really, the whole thing is run on an SD card, all you have to do is replace that card and it's like you have a whole new computer).
Programming is where the RPi really comes into its element, the hardware supports a good number of operating systems but the Linux systems are some of the most highly recommended and can all be downloaded onto the SD card and run straight from this very easily. As most programmers know Linux is a renowned operating system for use with programming, supporting a range of languages and being a flexible, open source operating system that can actually be modified and developed according to your own tastes. At default the hardware recommends Debian, but there are alternatives such as Arch Linux ARM and for those with an old-school interest in operating systems you can even download and install RISC OS. By default the device will be supporting Python, which is considered the educational language, but you're not limited to this; you can use any language that you are able to compile for ARMv6. The only real problem is if you're an Ubuntu fan, as this does not work well with the processor of the RPi at the moment, though this is something the company are hoping to resolve in the future.
Anyone considering the Raspberry Pi will no doubt be wanting to know how demanding of a system it is, but the fact of the matter is that it may be one of the most efficient systems ever developed. When it comes to energy efficiency it is certainly right up there – the device does not have an on/off switch, if you want to turn it on you plug it in and if you want to turn it off you pull the plug. As you would expect it is developed in a way as to ensure this does not short circuit the way is sometimes can in computers. The RPi also uses very little in the way of power; you could power it with four AA batteries, but you would have to be careful – the Raspberry Pi only needs 5v power, so four AA alkaline batteries would actually create 1v too much and you'd have to use a voltage regulator. How often can you say that about batteries?
There have been a large number of creative ideas which people have successfully implemented using the Pi, whether that means turning it into an emulator and loading ROMs onto it (effectively you could turn it into a SNES, Mega Drive, Classic N64 – pretty much anything you wanted to if you can find the ROMs and programme up a bit of an emulator, and if you do it well enough you could even programme your new games to recognise a USB controller and play with a handset. Real Retro gaming; as many games and consoles as you can fit on your memory card (of course you could have a different memory card for each console) and all for around £45 once you add the cost of controllers and memory cards to the cost of the RPi. A functional SNES alone would cost you £50+ on Ebay.
It doesn't stop there, these sexy little machines even support HDMI connections and have Ethernet ports. It doesn't take a genius to start using the hardware to stream directly to your TV. How you do it is up to you, browser, application, it doesn't matter – you can do it.
Ever get sick of carrying your work around with you on a laptop? Every programmer I know carries around a laptop and hard drive while they're programming software, scripts and files everywhere they go, often plugging it into a projector or screen to display to clients and associates. Perhaps for this purpose the Raspberry Pi would be more useful? Smaller, does not require a power-source so long as you have some AA batteries at hand and perfectly flexible.


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All right, since I joined in a conversation here, I might as well post something :)
I've been writing poetry and prose for as long as I can...
Another poem where I am looking forward to the end of all this cold. This is inspired by the little bird hubby and I call "Chirpy", who visits every...
I wrote this a couple of years ago for a competition. It didn't win! LOL
Cruelly poke the fingers
Of winters icy hand
How crazy is it, that people are out there, living in fear
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But then again society is crazy, our kids go...
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People talk about it, celebrate it, condemn it, curse it, implore it, slander it, draw morals from it, rage against it, pray for it, and-on rare occasions-thank it. More than that, they listen to "experts" talk authoritatively about the weather on television. TV weather reporters remind me of sideshow barkers at county fairs: "Step right up, folks, and I'll show you the inside of cumulonimbus cloud." And we have newspapers that devote countless pages, in glorious primary colors, to the weather.
All of this palaver is, I suspect, the reflection of an unwavering truth: There is not a thing we can do about the weather. The weather is simply there, an enormous presence. Unable to change it, we resort to talk, mindless talk. In the wake of months of unrelenting rain this past winter, some of us in California find a little comforting banter our only shelter.
Nor can we really predict the weather with any certainty. Weather forecasters are mistakes waiting to happen. I know, because I once tried to forecast the weather-and failed. Let's go back a bit.
In early 1942, right after Pearl Harbor and with the draft snapping at my heels, I shopped around for a military program that would keep me out of the infantry. The infantry was not my cup of tea. I found an Air Corps meteorology training program at MIT.
For nine months I struggled with the calculus of weather, both differential and integral. It seemed very abstract; tenuously related to raindrops. My most vivid memory of that instruction is a lecture by a distinguished professor who said that three of his colleagues had evolved a series of equations that would forecast the weather a week in advance. The only trouble, he said, was that the equations contained so many variables that it took six months to solve them. By which time the forecast ...well, we saw what he meant. My second most vivid memory is that I was never able to master the theodolite. Don't even ask me what a theodolite is.
Nevertheless I graduated, was commissioned a second lieutenant, and assigned to active duty as the head of a weather detachment at Morris Field near Charlotte, North Carolina. It seems unreal now, but you can look it up.
We in the detachment were an odd bunch. One of us had a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago. Another was an ornithologist. Still another was a rabbi with a law degree. None of us would have struck fear into the hearts of the enemy; but all of us, I suspect, struck fear into the hearts of the young pilots who recklessly relied on us for weather forecasts.
The commanding officer of Morris Field was a Colonel Gates. He would have been better named Colonel Blimp. Colonel and Mrs. Gates had a rose garden. Almost every morning he would saunter into the weather station and demand to know if we would have a thunderstorm that afternoon. My thunderstorm forecast determined whether or not the colonel felt compelled to water his roses. His visits made me nervous-so nervous that when I got a chance to abandon weather and go into flight training I leapt at it.
Not long after my discharge from the service, my wife O'Hara and I and our two small children moved to sunny California. I got here first, and rented a tract house south of San Francisco. I wrote to O'Hara, told her that she'd be able to look through our picture window and see the bay gleaming in the sun. On the day she arrived with the babies it was so foggy she couldn't even see our backyard fence. That first year, she spent quite a bit of time putting snowsuits on the kids when she sent them out to play.
But we're still here, obviously, counted among that vast multitude of Americans who think that by moving to California they will at least improve their weather even if they can't escape it. Wrong, of course. We can't improve the weather and we can't forecast it. Couple of weeks ago, driving from San Francisco back to our home in Sonoma, I went through water that was scudding over Highway 37 in Marin County. I swear the water had whitecaps.
A few years ago I went to a reunion of my MIT class in Cambridge. I went to a lecture by a famous meteorologist. He said, and I assume he was talking metaphorically, that when a leaf falls from a tree in Beijing it affects the weather in Boston.
But I want to know: If you're in Boston and you stick a finger in your mouth and then hold it up to the wind, do they know what you're doing in Beijing? Because that's still the best way of forecasting the weather anywhere in the world.


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This problem is intended to get children to look really hard at something they will see many times in the next few months.
Use your mouse to move the red and green parts of this disc. Can you make images which show the turnings described?
The red ring is inside the blue ring in this picture. Can you rearrange the rings in different ways? Perhaps you can overlap them or put one outside another?
If you split the square into these two pieces, it is possible to fit the pieces together again to make a new shape. How many new shapes can you make?


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LONDON (MarketWatch) — Most European stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, weighed by companies such as Vivendi, BASF and Fresenius dropping after earnings reports, while the benchmark index nudged a late-session rise spurred by a positive trading mood in the U.S.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.78% rose 0.1% to end at 338.39, closing at the highest level since January 2008. The benchmark wobbled around in red territory for most of the trading day, but started moving higher right before the close as U.S. markets trended higher.
Shares of Novo Nordisk AS NVO, +0.66% helped lift the pan-European index, rallying 5.9% to an all-time closing high after J.P. Morgan Cazenove lifted the insulin maker to overweight from underweight. The analysts said the Danish company is likely to gain market share over the long term, but that it is not reflected in the current valuation.
Shares of Jyske Bank AS JYSK, +1.63% jumped 10.5% after the Danish bank said late Monday it has agreed to merge with unlisted mortgage-credit institution BRFkredit.
Several prominent companies weighed on the index, however, after reporting earnings. Shares of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA FRE, +0.72% slid 4.2% after the health-care firm laid out its 2014 outlook, which was markedly below market forecasts.
Shares of Vivendi SA VIV, +0.76% dropped 1.1% after the French telecoms and media firm said sales continued to suffer at the group's French phone business, SFR, last year.
HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA, +0.32% HSBC, +0.50% 5, +0.23% lost 1.4% after Citigroup cut the heavyweight bank to neutral from buy following the company's disappointing earnings report out on Monday.
In data news in Europe, the second print on German gross domestic product released Tuesday showed the economy expanded by 0.4% in the fourth quarter, in line with analyst expectations and the preliminary estimate.
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In France, a report Tuesday from statistics bureau Insee showed business confidence remained steady in February, at the same level recorded in the two previous months. Business confidence for Germany brightened for a fourth straight month in February, data showed on Monday.
The most anticipated data release this week is the euro-zone report on consumer prices out on Friday, which could add more pressure on the European Central Bank to ease policy further at its meeting on March 6. Some analysts expect annual inflation dropped to 0.6% in February, highlighting concerns that the region may be heading for deflation.
Former European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Monday that deflation is a "potential new challenge" for Europe, with the real threat looming if inflation expectations become un-anchored. He stressed, however, that Europe seems to have well-anchored expectations, but "that does not mean that you do not have to be very careful permanently."
That view was also echoed in the in the European Commission's economic forecasts published on Tuesday, where economists warned that the risk of deflation could sabotage Europe's recovery.
In the U.S., data on Tuesday showed the pace of U.S. home-price growth slowed down at the end of 2013, declining for a second month. Meanwhile, the Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 78.1 in February from 79.4 in January, based on reduced expectations for the months ahead.
Among country-specific indexes in Europe, the U.K.'s FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.87% lost 0.5% to 6,830.50, after closing at its highest level since 1999 on Monday.
Germany's DAX 30 index DAX, +0.70% fell 0.1% to 9,699.35, and France's CAC 40 index PX1, +0.84% gave up 0.1% to 4,414.55.
Heavyweight BASF SE BAS, +0.49% dropped 0.2% in Frankfurt after the chemicals firm said it expects earnings to increase only slightly this year as it faces a patchy economic recovery.
Mining firms dropped in London as most metals prices declined. Shares of Rio Tinto PLC RIO, +1.54% RIO, +1.17% RIO, +0.27% dropped 2.8%, BHP Billiton PLC UK:BLT BHP, +1.70% BHP, +0.35% fell 1.6%, and Glencore Xstrata PLC GLEN, +0.92% GLCNF, -4.11% erased 0.7%.
Outside the main indexes, shares of Ashmore Group PLC ASHM, +1.73% slid 6.5% after the emerging-markets asset manager reported a drop in fiscal half-year earnings.
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Open House at the Leg
As I have often done in past years, today, I attended the annual Open House at the Legislative Building. Despite my strong feelings against the current government in power, I think it is a fabulous idea to give the common folk a chance to not only tour the building itself, but to meet our elected and appointed MLAs.
I would encourage anyone who has not visited the "Leg", as it is informally known, to take advantage of this opportunity that comes about every year at this time.
As is my custom, I arrived early and walked around, taking pictures as I went.
My first official stop was the chamber.
They don't let you sit in any of the seats, but they do let you in to take pictures.
Starting on the first floor, I walked down one hall and stopped into Comrade Selby's office. Her claim to fame is having been a reporter for A-Channel. When she first ran for office, Jack Reimer, the sitting MLA for the area, correctly referred to her as a "prop". For some reason, he found the need to apologize for the remark.
I was her first customer of the day and both she and her assistant anxiously tried to ply me with assorted dainties. While looking around her office, I noticed some artwork on the wall behind her.
She proudly told me that it was the work of her children. She then pointed out the work of "Manitoba artists" on the opposite wall. Her children are not quite at Michelangelo's level and likely will never be, but they had those other "Manitoba artists" beat.
The pink creature third from the left caught my attention specifically and she said that it was a flamingo. I suggested that it should be more appropriately placed in the office of the MLA for Transcona, since the community is known for its pink flamingos.
Moving on, I passed by the office of Dr. Jon Gerrard, the leader of the Irrelevant Party, which is more formally known as the Liberal Party of Manitoba. I made the mistake of looking inside his office and two of his staffers standing out in the hall tried to hustle me inside like carnival barkers. Thanks, but no thanks. Should he ever try and publish his memoirs, a good title would be "Desperately Seeking Relevance".
I went upstairs and passed by the Grand Staircase, where one of the many choirs was performing.
As I do every year, I stopped at the Blue Room. This time, I actually got a half-decent picture.
One fault I have with the building is that it is so poorly lit. The Blue Room is particularly dimly lit, but, on this occasion, my camera performed well.
I walked into the Legislative Reading Room and took a couple of shots.
As I walked the halls, I took particular notice of the number of people wearing union jackets. It was a sad commentary on where the power lies in the Socialist People's Republic of Manitoba. It wouldn't have surprised me if the performers on the Grand Staircase were singing Solidarity Forever instead of Christmas carols.
I stopped in and saw a couple of more members of the Politburo including Comrade Rondeau. This duck in his office caught my attention.
Comrade Rondeau was also passing out calendars.
Yes, an NDP cabinet minister was handing out calendars entitled "Money Matters: financial lessons for life".
I need tips on money management from the NDP like I need speech lessons from Elmer Fudd.
Perhaps Comrade Rondeau should consider dropping off one of those calendars on his boss's desk. Under the leadership of Comrade Selinger, Manitoba's debt has hit record levels and grows with every passing day.
One particular member of the Politburo who I wanted to see was Peter Bjornson, whom I've met on two prior occasions. For those that know me, you may already be aware that Bjornson once taught the late Carli Ward, a dear friend of mine and the subject of my second book. Sadly, he was away on business. Oh well.
I covered the rest of the building without finding Brian Pallister, the new Leader of the Opposition. The door to his office was closed and unless I missed him in the PC Caucus room, he was conspicuous by his absence. Even if I did miss him, for someone seeking to be the next Premier, one would think that he, of all people, would have made a much stronger effort to make himself prominently available. Either way, it was a significant faux pas.
After more than an hour, my tour of the Leg came to an end. I always find it interesting to visit and I did not regret the trip.


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Even though Sex and the City only taped two episodes in Paris they really managed to get a lot of different locations in all at once. A scene I've always loved took place right outside, and inside, this museum in the Tuileries (now I'm not completely sure if it's this one or the one next to it, called the Orangerie because they look almost the same). CLIP
And here, on Pont des Arts, is where the love saga between Big and Carrie finally comes to an end (if you disregard the later films of course). You couldn't ask for a better location than this for their romantic scene together. CLIP


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I had ordered a total of 4 products from this artist. Three came out really nice. This bag however looked horrible. There was actually no image...it was one giant blur. It also looked like another image was trying to print on it. This was a factory issue, very bummed as this was to be a gift. Not taking time to post pictures....they will see on the return end how bad it is. I don't know how it could of left the factory.....
I have pleasant memories of walking along beaches and having them all to myself especially in the early morning hours or better yet in the winter. Shell collecting is at it's best then as the beaches are deserted and winter storms bring up lots to pick from. This 6 x 12 inch oil painting on hardboard is one in a series that I have done from my fond memories of my walks in the surf in solitude and peace.
Member of the International Guild Of Realism. Inducted into the Grumbacher Artist Hall Of Fame. ARTIST STATEMENT 'My aim is to provide the visual stimulus to reconnect with nature, to renew body, mind and spirit through the imagery that I capture of the natural world with paint and through my lens. I hope that you find an image in my collections that will enhance your life." ABOUT THE ARTIST ~ FRANK WILSON As far back as my memory serves me, I was a creative. Family says I was born with a crayon in my mouth. Drawing, building things, making pictures with crayons were an everyday staple in my early childhood. While hospitalized in the eighth grade for some respiratory problems, an Aunt gave me a paint by number...
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He will not be the GOP nominee, but Herman Cain is on a roll. In Cain, the GOP appears to have finally found it's "Great Black-or-Brown Hope." Bobby Jindal looked like a promising candidate for a hot minute or two, before his abysmal State of the Union response. Then came Michael Steele, whose tenure as chair of the GOP was such a spectacular disaster that reasonable people wondered if he was really a Democratic double agent intent on sabotaging Republican party beyond repair. There have been others, of course. (Paul Rubio comes to mind.) But no dark star has shone as brightly in the GOP firmament as Herman Cain.
There are several reasons for Cain's rise — not least among them the sad state of GOP presidential field for 2012. But I'll focus on just two: (1) Herman Cain understands how white conservatives think, and (2) knows just what they want to hear from someone like him.
Herman Cain sounds most like a white Republican when he's talking about Black voters. Cain is literally speaking their language when he says African Americans are too "brainwashed" into staying on the "Democratic plantation," then sticks to his guns, and even goes so far as to say that Black voters are "racist" for not even considering supporting him.
Cain has cleaved to, and returned again and again to a longstanding conservative belief when it comes to African Americans and other people of color who don't vote Republican: Those colored folks just don't know what's good for 'em. It's a simple answer, as I wrote in 2005.
It occurred to me that I'd heard the kind of stuff before, most recently in the comments resulting from a brouhaha that recently broke out about the portrayal of certain black Republicans. It's the same basic rhetoric I've heard in just about every discussion I've been involved in over why there aren't more black republicans. My point has always been that Republicans — like other predominantly white organizations — spend more time asking why more black people aren't joining them than they do asking themselves why they aren't attracting more black supporters.
In other words, they avoid the reality that the reason they don't attract more Black supporters is because they don't address — and aren't seen as addressing — the needs and concerns of many in Black communities. The analysis never gets further than that because it would probably undermine their current base of power. So every discussion I've had ends up with the other side's argument boiling down to this: the reason more blacks don't support the Republican party is because they don't know what's good for them.
That's the nice way of putting it. The more blunt way of putting it would be much closer to the way the conservative blogger above put it. Because they are dumb. The Blacks who don't vote Republican are dumb…
(This phenomenon isn't limited to race, by the way. The same can apply to any predominantly homogenous organization that seeks to diversify its ranks, fails to do so, and then wonders why. Nor are liberals or progressives immune. We should this in mind when we wonder why we don't have more support among white working-class Americans, many of whom joined the ranks of the birthers and tea partiers.)
It's an easy out, because it doesn't require Republicans to address their own agenda, let alone change it. It's easier to ask "Why don't more Blacks vote Republican?" and answer "Because they don't know any better," "Because they don't know what's good for them," or "Because they're brainwashed." Case closed. It's easy, because you don't need to do anything else, except perhaps bemoan their failure to "wise up" and "join us." There's no work and no change required on your part.
Self examination, on the other hand, is hard. It's harder to ask "How are we failing to address the concerns of fill-in-the-group effectively, so that they will naturally want to join us?", because the answer may challenge and require you to change some of your assumptions. You have to put yourself in the position of the "Other," and then work harder to find ways to address their concerns in the context of your values. It's even harder because failure is then your fault — not theirs.
As Anson Asaka points out, if Republicans asked themselves the second question, they'd have to consider that maybe African Americans have some good reasons for not voting Republican.
African Americans are not brainwashed. The majority of black people support the Democratic Party because it is their interest to do so, at this point in time. Democratic administrations enacted major civil rights legislation ending Jim Crow. Democrats supported and continue to support affirmative action. Democratic presidents have appointed judges and Attorney Generals who have defended civil rights. The opposite is true for Republican administrations.
The Democrats were the first major political party to nominate an African American for President. The Democrats were the first party to appoint an African American as a Supreme Court justice. Most black elected officials are Democrats. Many African Americans hold key positions and wield substantial influence in the Democratic Party. That is not true with respect to the Republican Party.
In response to the enactment of civil rights legislation, Dixiecrats left the Democratic Party and fled to the Republican Party. To win over Southern segregationists, the Republican Party adopted the Southern strategy and became hostile to civil rights, workers rights and welfare. Instead of being the Party of Lincoln, the Republican Party became the party of Strom Thurman and Jesse Helms. In effect, the Republican Party became the new White Citizens' Council. It is no coincidence that Republicans are at the front line defending symbols of the racist Confederate past.
This, Republicans do not want to hear. Herman Cain knows this well, and most of the time he remembers it. When he does, conservatives reward him for it. When he forgets, they remind him — quickly and forcefully. For example, only in the Republican party could Rick Perry not come under political fire for owning a hunting camp named "Niggerhead," not change the name for decades. And only in the GOP could Herman Cain become the focus of outrage for calling the name "Niggerhead" insensitive.
So far, only one of Perry's GOP rivals has commented on N-WordheadGate: Herman Cain. Asked yesterday about the story, Cain, the only black Republican in the race, lashed out at Perry. "Since Governor Perry has been going there for years to hunt, I think that it shows a lack of sensitivity for a long time of not taking that word off of that rock and renaming the place," Cain said on This Week. On Fox News Sunday, Cain added that there "isn't a more vile, negative word than the N-word and for him to leave it there as long as he did before, I hear, that they finally painted over it, is just plain insensitive to a lot of black people in this country."
Cain's reaction is certainly understandable. Anyone could find the revelations offensive, and Cain is a black man who grew up in the segregated South. And yet, as Michael Tomasky points out today, it's Cain, not Perry, who could be damaged the most by this story. To understand why, you have to consider that there are two things Republicans hate more than anything. One is being accused of racism, which has happened with increasing frequency since President Obama became president, and, if you ask Republicans, is never, ever justified. Two is unfair treatment by the allegedly biased mainstream media. So among Republicans, the widespread response to the Post story was not, "wow, Rick Perry messed up." It was, "the liberal media is smearing another Republican as a racist!"
It's in this context that the backlash has occurred. Cain wasn't expressing reasonable grievances — he was "piling on" and legitimizing a sleazy political attack. The Daily Caller's Matt Lewis writes this morning, "Cain's comments were — at best — premature — and at worst, highly irresponsible. It was a cheap shot, and, perhaps a signal that Cain is willing to play the race card against a fellow Republican when it benefits him." Over at the conservative blog Red State, Eric Erickson says the story is "a slander Herman Cain is picking up and running with as a way to get into second place."
Cain held his tongue when the audience booed a gay soldier at a republican debate. But he was the only Republican candidate to criticize Rick Perry over (a) the name of his hunting camp and (b) his failure to change it. Big mistake. "Niggerhead" itself did little to harm Perry's standing among GOP voters. (Immigration and Perry's beyond-inept debate performance did that.) Calling Perry out over "Niggerhead" did a good deal of damage to Herman Cain. Bet he won't do that again.
A Black man in the Republican party will get nowhere making any claims that race or racism is still an problem in America. We will never see a Black Republican candidate for office address race with the eloquence, honesty and clarity of then candidate Barack Obama. The conservative line is that it while it used to be a problem, it was never as big or as bad of a problem as it was made out to be. They always got along fine with their Blacks, after all. And anyway, more than enough has been done to have long ago taken care of whatever little problems remained. So, it's all in the past now. And if some, many, or even most Blacks are still struggling? Well, it's their own damn fault for being so lazy. Case closed. All the controversy over "Niggerhead" proves is how tough southern white guys have it these days.
The context of Cain's remark and the backlash against it might also explain why Cain in particular has drawn little African American support, and why his candidacy would probably not boost the number of Blacks voting Republican. Flip the context, and what many African Americans see in Cain is the same thing they see when the look at the likes of Clarence Thomas — a Black man who has lived long enough, and is old enough that he ought to know better. Because they know better, and know that he really knows better, most respond to Cain with a familiar two-word dismissal: "Negro, please."
…Some blacks like Cain have gotten a small piece of the economic pie, and have markedly increased their political reach and standing. This makes it even easier to buy Cain's line and to get mad at those that don't and accuse them of screaming racism whenever anything goes wrong. However, Cain knows but would never dare publicly admit the tormenting facts that countless studies, surveys, reports, and investigations, lawsuits, and court challenges, and the mountains of EEOC complaints have irrefutably documented.
Blacks are still two and three times more likely to be unemployed than whites, trapped in segregated neighborhoods, and have their kids will attend disgracefully failing, mostly segregated public schools. Young Black males and females are far more likely to be murdered, suffer HIV/AIDS affliction, to be racially profiled by police, imprisoned, placed on probation or parole, permanently barred in many states from voting because of felony convictions, much more likely to receive the death penalty especially if their victims are white, and more likely to be victims of racially motivated violence than whites. Research studies show that whites with a felony record are more likely to be hired in some places than college educated blacks.
Cain would never purse his lips to acknowledge the stark fact that middle-class blacks, like himself, who reaped the biggest gains from the civil rights struggles, often find the new suburban neighborhoods they move to re-segregated and soon look like the old neighborhoods they fled. They are ignored by cab drivers, followed by clerks in stores, left fuming at restaurants because of poor or no service, find that more and more of their sons and daughters are cut out of scholarships and student support programs at universities because of the demolition of affirmative action, and denied bank loans for their businesses and homes. Cain could easily find himself being by passed by a fearful cab driver while on his way to an important business meeting who didn't watch Fox News and know who Cain was. In fact just a week before Cain cavalierly blew off the corrosive and shackling bars of racism that still shackle millions of blacks as "no big deal" Cain huffed at the revelation of his GOP presidential rival Rick Perry's "Niggerhead" rock. Cain quickly corrected his memory lapse and got back on script and shrugged it off as much ado about nothing.
What Hermain Cain is doing is nothing new. It was a method of survival for generations of our ancestors, because knowing how some white people thought, telling them what they want to hear, and allowing them to believe what they wanted or needed to believe — about you, and about themselves — could make the difference between life and death. It could mean the difference between a job and survival, or no job (as recently illustrated on the big screen in The Help. At other times, papering over uncomfortable truths helped maintain the appearance of peace and order, and sustain relationships that at least looked happy on the surface. Millions of our ancestors learned these lessons and passed them down to their children. Those lessons came down through the generations, and are still learned today, because they are still necessary today.
It is also, and always has been, a way to get ahead, to "get over", by using what you know to gain an advantage. Cain has certainly done that, going an an little known candidate to one whose name appears regularly in the media. He's done so based in part on his strengths — he's an effective speaker, with a simple message message that the GOP base loves — and in part on what he understands about conservatives and why it makes him useful to Republicans.
Of course, this isn't the first time that Cain has attacked Obama for his blackness, or lack thereof. At the beginning of this year, he told a group of Republicans that "they"—the liberal media—are "scared" that a "real black man might run against Barack Obama." Likewise, in an interview with New York Magazine this summer, Cain doubled-down on his remarks, telling the magazine that Obama is not a "strong black man" in terms that he identifies with. That Cain presents himself as more blackity-black than Barack Obama is just part of his persona.
What's striking about it all is his choice of audience. With the exception of his interview with New York Magazine, Cain saves these remarks for white, Republican audiences. I'd be shocked if this wasn't deliberate. Conservatives hate accusations of racism and are more vocal about those than they are actual instances of discrimination against racial minorities. With his upbringing in the segregated South and an accent that shows it, Herman Cain stands as the perfect weapon against anyone who questions the racial egalitarianism of conservatives. To borrow a line I used yesterday, Cain offers "absolution from racial guilt and a unique chance to turn the tables on liberals who accuse the right of racism."
Herman Cain is a great speaker, but that's the reason he received a standing ovation from the crowd at the Values Voter Summit, after denying any anger over Jim Crow. Indeed, this quote—from an attendee at the summit—says it all, "I don't give him a chance, but it would be interesting. At least, no one would call him a racist."
Cain learned a valuable lesson when he dared criticize Rick Perry's "insensitivity" in failing for decades to change the name of his hunting camp to something less offensive than "Niggerhead." It's an old lesson, and simple one: "Remember your place, boy." It may be the key to his future success in the GOP, if he remembers the narrow role he is allowed to play, and sticks to the script.
Herman Cain knows the rules, and has always known them. His temporary lapse over "Niggerhead" was merely a refresher course, to remind him of what he already knows. For example, he may be leading the Republican pack at the moment, but we will not see Herman Cain on the stage at the end of the GOP convention, thanking his party for its faith in him and promising victory in November, and Herman Cain knows it.
Not even if he wins every primary and leads Mitt Romney in every poll from now until the last primary, will Herman Cain be the Republican nominee. Cain may be leading the pack now, in part because he's also got a tax message that resonates deeply with the GOP base, even if it makes the Republican establishment nervous.
But Cain said himself that the last debate looked like he and Romney were the top two candidates. In another party, it might be so. But it won't be so in the GOP. No matter how many polls he wins, Cain will never be more than a "second tier" GOP candidate. Period. And he knows it. They may not like Romney. They may not even want to elect him. But as much as conservatives like Herman Cain, they don't want to elect him even more than they don't want to elect Romney. Cain may be the right's new "Black Friend," and a great guy, but Romney — even Perry — is "acceptable" to Republicans as president in a way that a Herman Cain won't be for a very long time to come.
Maybe Cain understands that, and isn't running for the top of the ticket anyway. If he's very, very lucky, and remembers his lessons well, we could witness him accepting the number 2 spot, where his job will be to support the ideas of the guy at the top of the ticket. You know, one of the white guys he's beating out right now. (Take your pick.)
And if that day comes, Herman Cain will say it's not about race. He'll continue to say that throughout his term as VP, every time the media asks him. You know, as part of a news article about Vice President Cain hunting with President Perry — at "Niggerhead," of course.


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The Pouncey brothers raised plenty of eyebrows with their decision to wear hats reading "Free Hernandez" to a club recently and one of them quickly apologized for referencing former Florida teammate Aaron Hernandez in that manner.
But Dolphins center Mike Pouncey isn't joining his brother, Steelers center Maurkice, in a show of contrition. Mike Pouncey was asked about the hat after the Dolphins' first practice of training camp on Sunday, but neither apologized nor otherwise talked about the hat.
I'm just here to focus on football," Pouncey said. "It's training camp right now, so we're just here to focus on football."
Reporters asked a few more times about the hat and referenced his brother's apology, but Pouncey refused to engage on anything other than football. That's his choice, although people will move on to football more quickly if the Dolphins center addresses his other choice to wear a hat showing support for an accused murderer whether or not that includes an apology for his haberdashery.


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Garner: Community
Community Notes: April 16
Chairs of Hope
Chairs of Hope will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at Vandora Springs Elementary, 1300 Vandora Springs Road, Garner. The event is an art-based community outreach to benefit the Relay for Life of Garner and the American Cancer Society. Over 40 hand-painted chairs created by the 5th grade art club, school staff and other community individuals will be auctioned. Call 919-662-2484 for more information.
Book talk
Dr. Wanda Robinson Lee will host a talk and book signing for her "God's Voice Choices That Led My Journey" from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in the Doonie E. and Linda V. Lassiter N.C. Archives and Local History Room at the Learning Resources Center on the main campus of Johnston Community college.
Scramble for the Arts
The Johnston County Arts Council will host its 8th annual Scramble for the Arts golf tournament at 11:45 a.m. Friday, April 25, at the Johnston Country Club, 694 Country Club Road, Smithfield. The entry fee is $60 per player and includes greens fees, cart, practice balls, a 50/50 drawing ticket, door prize ticket, putting contest, hospitality bag and a meal during the award ceremony at the end of the tournament. The event raises funds for various programs of the Johnston County Arts Council. Call 919-938-0306 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
5K run
Garner Magnet High's PTSA will sponsor the second annual March of the Mighty Trojans 5K run Saturday, May 3, at 2101 Spring Drive, Garner. Visit GarnerHS.wcpss.net or call 919-779-9347.
Family Fun Day
The Child Collaborative in partnership with Johnston County Mental Health will host a Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives Family Fun Day from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the Johnston Medical Mall on North Bright Leaf Boulevard. May is Mental Health Awareness month. This free event will include children's games and activities, an art contest, variety of vendors and free food. Information about the art contest can be found at www.johnstonnc.com.
Crawfish festival
The inaugural Crawfish Festival will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Aversboro Restaurant and Sports Bar, 1411 Aversboro Road, Garner. Proceeds from the festival will go to charities such as the N.C. Food Bank, ARC of Wake County, Pediatric Cancer, Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Donations will be accepted at the event and sponsors are currently being sought. Call 919-812-1968 for more information.
Free HRD class
A fee-waived HRD class will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 20-29, at Johnston Community College's main campus in Smithfield. The 16-hour class will be free for those who are unemployed or underemployed; otherwise it is $70. The class will focus on general job requirements, necessary skills and responsibilities of the personal and home care professional, as well as a layman's CPR class. Email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 919-209-2042 for more information.
High school reunion
The Garner High School Class of 1964 will celebrate its 50-year class reunion May 30 and 31. Any class members who have not received information from the reunion committee should call 919-772-3654 or email email@example.com.
Paintings on display
The Africa Series, a series of paintings by Jane Lillian Vance, will be on display through the spring semester at the Frank Creech Art Gallery, 245 College Road, Smithfield. For more information, visit www.JohnstonCC.edu/PerformingArts.
Square dancing lessons
Square dancing lessons are held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Friday night at Saint Andrews United Methodist Church, 1201 Maxwell Drive, Raleigh. Casual dress, $20 per person per month. Call 919-266-0845 or visit www.GarnerSquareDance.org.
Food pantry
A food pantry is open from 9 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month at Christ Community United Methodist Church, 1082 Amelia Church Road, Clayton. The food is free to anyone presenting an ID card. For more information, call 919-934-0213.
Parenting workshops
Partnership for Children of Johnston County offers two programs for parents with young children.
• Motheread is a 12-week self-paced program that combines the teaching of literacy skills with child development and family empowerment issues.
• The Incredible Years parent program offers weekly group sessions for 14 to 16 weeks. Participants practice skills to promote children's academic, social and emotional skills.
For information on times and location, contact Erica Reid at 919-202-0002, ext. 258, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Classic Car Club meets
Memory Lane Classic Car Club meets for dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. the third Monday of the month at Golden Corral, 60 Son-Lan Parkway, Garner. For more information, call 919-553-6229.
Overeaters Anonymous
An Overeaters Anonymous support group meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Lakeside Drive and N.C. 50 in Garner. Park in the rear of the church and look for the OA signs. Call Sherylyn at 919-779-6392 or Regina at 919-614-3425 for more information.


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Jeff Staus
Nicknames: "The comedian," "The Jack of All Trades," "The Ginger" / Age: 29 / Started at Howl at the Moon: 6 years ago / Favorite song to perform: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen / Favorite Bands: Queen, Led Zeppelin, Elton John Jeff Staus vividly recalls the first time he connected with the crowd at Howl at the Moon. "I remember just getting off the piano and coming to the back, and just shaking from the adrenaline," he said. "I had never felt a rush like that before." Music didn't seem like a viable career, until he landed the gig at Howl at the Moon after college. Staus does a little bit of everything there: He plays the drums and piano and sings. Staus started playing piano around the age of 7. A friend's mom suggested lessons for him after noticing how he used to come over and play their piano. He took lessons for years, but the moment that may have sealed his fate as a performer was being crowned Mr. Middletown High School. "It's like a pageant that they hold at the end of the year, but I performed "Bohemian Rhapsody,'" he said. "That song kind of stuck with me, and has a special place in my heart." While there are still magical moments on stage like that first time, Staus admits that with time, they're fewer and farther apart. Still, he sees this as a long-term career, and hopes to one day become an entertainment director. "I've had people say, 'This is the best night of my life,'" Staus said. "To know that you can affect someone like that -- there's nothing more rewarding."
Kenneth K. Lam, Baltimore Sun photo
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Day 5
Miles driven today: 395
Bookstores visited: 19
Books signed: 95
Books hand sold: 2
Bookstores remaining: 439
I'm tired, but happy with the way things are going.
With the help of the talented James R. Winter, who carted me around Cincinnati all day, we managed to sign at 18 bookstores, which is really impressive considering how far apart some of them are. Jim's a great guy and a great writer---visit him on his blog and get your hands on a copy of his mystery novel Northcoast Shakedown.
It took a solid 11 hours to finish up in Ohio, and then I managed to make it to Lexington, KY to sign at one final bookstore (Joseph Beth) and hang out with the editor of the best science fiction magazine being currently published, Apex. Jason kindly invited me to stay in his lovely home for the night, and I ate all of his food and made a really sweet fort out of sofa cushions which I hope he'll leave standing after I move on.
I'm not an idiot (I'm also not an actor, but I play one on TV) and it's obvious that so far on this tour that a lot of people are chipping in to help me out. Three nights on the road, and I've already had three free meals, two places to crash for free, and two author escorts who drove me around their towns. I'm both humbled and blown away by all of this generosity. In Carmel, a fan who heard about my tour even gave me a $25 gas card. Are people awesome, or what?
Not everything is gooing 100% smooth, however. The chain of B. Dalton (which is the smaller, mall friendly version on Barnes and Noble) doesn't seem to carry my books. I've visited three so far, and struck out each time. Of course, the main reason I'm going to these bookstores is to meet the booksellers, and hopefully they will carry my books after meeting me, so progress is being made.
Also, the wonderful Waldenbooks chain has a computer problem where my newest novel is listed in their system as a paperback for release in 2007. Since the hardcover is available right now, this makes ordering my latest impossible at these stores, which can't be helping my sales. I've spoken to several higher ups, and hopefully this will get resolved. If you want to buy my book through Walden, suggest they shortlist it or special order it through a distributor (Ingram, Partners, etc).
If you're looking for signed books in the area, here are the stores I visited:
Waldenbooks 7875 Montgomery, Cincinnati
Brentanos 28 West Fourth St. Cincinnati
Waldenbooks 6139 Glenway Ave. Cincinatti
Waldenbooks 4601-672 Eastgate Blvd. Cincinnati
Joseph Beth 2692 Madison Road Cincinnati
BN 7800 Montgomery Cincinatti
Borders 11711 Princeton Pike Cincinnati
Borders 4530 Eastgate Cincinnati
Borders 9459 Colerain Cincinnati
Borders 2785 Dixie Hgwy Crestview Hills KY
Borders 5105 Deerfield Blvd Mason OH
BN 1 Levee Way Newport KY
BN 7663 Mall Road Florence KY
BN 9455 Civic Center Blvd West Chest OH
BN 9891 Waterstone blvd Cincinnati
Waldenbooks Florence KY
Joseph Beth Lexington KY
I also visited B. Dalton at the Cincinnati Northgate mall and the Tri County Mall, and they promised to order some copies.
Day 6
Miles driven today: 285
Bookstores visited: 3
Books hand sold: 2
Bookstores remaining: 436
My friend, thriller author Robert W. Walker, is getting married, and he asked me to be his best man. Rob lives in Charleston, West Virginia. I love Charleston, but it doesn't have many bookstores. In between the wedding rehearsal and the long travel times, I managed to squeeze in four bookstore visits.
Taylor Books226 Capitol St Charleston
Waldenbooks 2107 Charleston Town Center
Waldenbooks 175 Kanawha Mall
Waldenbooks 500 Winchester Ave Ashland KY
While the momentum I've been building up on this tour has come to a screeching halt, it's great to be here for Rob.
Day 7
Today is Rob's wedding, and I'll be doing best man duties. I had a solid eight hours of sleep for the first time in about ten days, which felt great.
I have two free hours this morning, so I hit a nearby Kinko's to catch up on my email and blog, and to finish the line edit of DIRTY MARTINI, which is due in a few days.
After the reception tonight, I'm, heading for Knoxville TN. I'll be signing at Knoxville stores tomorrow, and then on to Atlanta.
On Monday, July 10, some friends are throwing a booklaunch party for me in Atlanta. If you'd like to attend, RSVP Linda Darter at email@example.com. It's on Pelham Road, being held between 6pm and 8pm. Hope to see some of you there!
Friday, July 07, 2006
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