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The difference between Editorial and Commercial Stock Photography
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This article describes the difference between Editorial and Commercial Stock Photography for photographers looking to sell their images as stock photography.
The difference between Editorial and Commercial Stock Photography
The Difference:
Commercial stock photography can be used in posters, ads, promotional brochures, etc. that advertise and/or endorse services or products. One could define it as any photography for which the photographer is paid for images rather than works of art. Commercial images usually include: better than average to normal looking, everyday people or models; subject matter that is politically correct; or the year's latest trends, colors and hues. These photos frequently are taken by a commissioned photographer on assignment, or or licensed via a stock photography agency like Cutcaster.com. All images included in commercial stock photography must have a model release signed by the person depicted in the image, since commercial photos purpose are to endorse or help sell a product/brand.
Editorial stock photos are used in magazines, as illustrations in books, educational materials, informational periodicals and electronic media, etc. Generally these images illustrate a story or idea within the context of a published piece of work. Editorial stock photos can include people in real-life situations and capture a specific real life moment in time. Photojournalism is considered a subset of editorial photography. Photographs shot in this context are accepted as a documentation of a newsworthy event. Obviously editorial photos are inherently more unique and content-specific than their counterpart, commercial stock photos. Editorial buyers look for "authentic" pictures, not images that appear staged. Model releases are not needed for editorial usage, in most cases, because their purpose is to educate and inform.


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NASA launched a new satellite on Wednesday to upgrade the network used to send messages back and forth between spacecraft and the ground.
The space agency's new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite K (TDRS-K for short) lifted off at 8:48 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.
NASA launch commentator George Diller hailed the start of TDRS' mission, saying that it would be "broadening, enhancing and improving the capability of space-based tracking."
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Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: "Astronaut Abby" is at the controls of a social-media machine that is launching the 15-year-old from Minnesota to Kazakhstan this month for the liftoff of the International Space Station's next crew.
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TDRS-K has an estimated cost of between $350 million and $400 million, not counting the cost of the rocket to launch it. The spacecraft is the first of three new satellites due to lift off between now and 2015 to bolster the TDRS communications satellite network, which relays data and messages between spacecraft in orbit and ground stations. [NASA's New Comsat: TDRS-K Spacecraft in Photos]
Thanks to the positioning of ground elements and the TDRS network of satellites around the world, NASA scientists have constant communication with orbiting spacecraft. The network is responsible for space-to-ground communication with the International Space Station as well as the Hubble Space Telescope.
Orbital network
The TDRS-K satellite is expected to last at least 15 years in orbit. It is the 11th TDRS spacecraft to launch since the network was started in 1983. Today, five satellites are in active service, but one might be retired once TDRS-K is placed in orbit, said Badri Younes, a scientist in NASA's Space Communications and Navigation office.
The Atlas 5 rocket will boost the new satellite into an orbit 22,300 miles (35,888 kilometers) high, where it will join a network of other relay spacecraft above the planet. Once out of Earth's atmosphere, the rocket's main engine will separate and fall away, leaving a second-stage Centaur rocket engine to carry the 26.7-foot-tall (8-meter) satellite into orbit.
The TDRS-K has two insectlike antennas that are folded during launch. Once the satellite detaches from the rocket's second stage, its antennas will pop out into a bowl shape. After 10 days of maneuvering into its proper orbit, TDRS-K's two solar arrays will unfurl and the antennas will lock into place.
After launch, NASA will test the satellite for three months to make sure everything is in working order. Once those tests are complete, the TDRS team will decide if the satellite is ready for service. If not, it will be moved to a backup position.
This report was updated by NBC News. Follow Miriam Kramer on Twitter @mirikramer or Space.com @Spacedotcom. We're also on Facebook and Google+.
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How to Back Up Quicken 2013 or 2014 Files
You should back up the files that Quicken 2013 or 2014 uses to store your financial records. But you need to know how to back up before you can back up. You're busy. You don't have time to fool around. You just want to do a passable job backing up files. Sound like your situation? Then follow these steps:
1Insert a writable CD into the appropriate drive, or a flash drive into a USB port.
You can back up to any disc or storage device you can write to — this can be a writable CD or flash drive. You need to know only which letters your computer uses to label its drives. If you don't, consult the documentation that came with your computer.
2Verify that the file you want to back up is active.
Expand the Accounts bar (if necessary) and then make sure that it displays one of the accounts in the file you want to back up. (If you don't remember setting up multiple files, don't worry. You probably have only one file — the usual case.)
3Start the backup operation by choosing File→Backup and Restore→Backup Quicken File on the menu bar.
Quicken displays the Quicken Backup dialog box.
4Identify the backup drive.
Select the Back Up on My Computer option button. Then verify that the disk letter shown in the text box is the one you want to use for backing up. If it isn't, click the Change button. When Quicken displays the Enter Backup File Name dialog box, select the correct disk.
You can use any removable disk including a flash drive, a recordable CD, or even an external hard disk.
5Click OK.
You see a message onscreen that says, Aye, Cap'n, I'm working just as fast as I can (or something to that effect). Then you see a message that says the backup is complete. Don't worry. You'll never see a message that says, She's starting to break up, Cap'n. She can't take warp 9 much longer.
You see a warning message if the file you want to back up is too large. In this case, you need to shrink the file, use a different disk, or use multiple disks.
You can also back up Quicken online. When you select the Use Quicken Online Backup option button and click OK, Quicken explains the service and gets you started. Just so you know, an online backup gets stored on Intuit's computers — Intuit makes Quicken — rather than on your computer's disks. Online backup works the same basic way as local backup, except the online backup service costs money.


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More Gifts for Dads and Grads
Did you see the tech gift guide I wrote with my husband, Dan Tynan, in the June issue? (It's not online yet.) There are lots of great tech gifts in it. But that story contains only a fraction of the cool gear we wanted to include. Here are some more ideas.
Nokia Lumia 521 Windows Phone
Is your grad old enough to take over his own cell phone plan? Sweet! Get him started right with this slick, capable, social connector Windows phone. Not only will it keep all his people glance-close on the start screen but he will be thrilled with its tight ties to his Xbox. And once he's hooked on having it always with him, it will help him with his studies: Microsoft Office? And the best student tool I know of: OneNote. All right there in his pocket. That's how to stay on top of school work. The low price and a no-commitment, no-contract plan from T-Mobile will help him handle his own fiscal autonomy, too.$129, Walmart
Ventev Colorful Chargesync Cables
I couldn't persuade Dan or my editor that these cables would be well-received as a gift. But I love the idea of a pretty color-coded bouquet of chargers that solve – at a glance – the need to plug in all my devices and get them working again. Choose different colors for each of her gadgets, tie them up with a ribbon, and she will thank you every time she plugs in her favorite device.
iPad Mini
Dad? Grad? Who doesn't want one of these? I find the full-size iPad a bit big to cart around. But this little one fits easily into a purse, backpack, or hand. But it opens the door to quick bill paying, going to school via iTunes U, games, social media and the 300,000 apps in the Apple App Store.
Galaxy S4
$179 with a plan, Target.com If your grad could use a little help keeping up with life or the demands of college, this phone will have his back. News? Directions? Help keeping track of his schedule? Yep. And in ways you never thought possible. Example: It will watch his schedule and start making suggestion when it's time to get going. And it will amaze him with all the cool new technology it sports – such as the ability to watch his eyes to see if he's still reading before powering down the screen. It will handle the minutia of life so your little genius can focus on decoding the genome – or whatever his passion happens to be. And you can pick one up at Target Mobile so it's easy for you, too.
$129, Jawbone.com/UP
Is Dad trying to take better care of himself? Encourage that by giving him this stylish wristband that tracks steps, connects him to a community of other UP users for encouragement, and watches how well he's sleeping so he can be happy, healthy, and hip. Comes in a great choice of colors (so you might want one yourself). He won't lose it because it never has to take it off – not even to shower. And syncing it to his smart phone or tablet, is as easy as plugging in a pair of headsets. So it won't add to his frustration. (Don't tell him but this is what I'm getting Dan.)


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SCHENECTADY - Hubbard Hall Opera Theatre is a company who has been producing opera in Cambridge for the past several summers and is now offering its first winter production in the G.E. Theatre at Proctors in Schenectady. The idea of locally produced opera 12 months a year is a welcome concept. However HHOT's current production of "La Traviata" is more notable for its promise than it is for its artistic achievement. It's an effort that captures the essence of Guiseppe Verdi's masterwork without elevating to material to memorable status. The voices are better than good and the emotions they generate can be touching. Though the G. E. Theatre space generates some problems that often go unsolved, it is a treat to see opera in an intimate environment and to enjoy gorgeous music without amplification. It's a special joy to have a large and lush 18 piece orchestra, conducted by Maria Sensi Sellner, accompany without overpowering the young talent who perform in full costume. Playing the dying consumptive courtesan, Violetta Valery, is soprano Rachele Schmiege. Though Schmiege does not project a commanding presence in the awkwardly staged opening segment, she finds her character in the second scene. When confronted by her lover's father she is tenderly touching as she sincerely and believably expresses the woman's despair. She and Robert Aaron Taylor as Giorgio Germont find the heartbreaking reality in that she cannot have a life with his son Alfredo. The gentle smaller moments were the most successful throughout the production and this scene ranks as one the best. The last HHOT production I saw was "Don Pasquale" at Hubbard Hall in 2011. It was a light, almost buoyant bare-bones effort that was exciting because of the simplicity of the effort. The director was Heidi Lauren Duke who takes the opposite approach with "La Traviata." Here she intrudes on the performances with annoying gimmicks, poorly thought-out rear screen images and even suggests to the audience that during the performance they interact with the production via Twitter (gasp). At one point, when the father Giorgio confronts his son, Alfredo, over the young man's love for the dying Violetta, on the screen behind them is projected a live feed of Schmiege backstage preparing for the next scene. The message is don't believe, or at least don't invest in, what you're seeing on stage. The cute twitter messages supposedly sent by the characters that are flashed on screen, the video feed that shows the cast snacking and drinking while out of character during the interval breaks, and the use of onstage characters preparing for a scene with smart phones, further removes the audience from the reality and era of the play. In theater, as in life, people should adhere to the truism - just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do it. Throughout the production the choices made by the director and scenic and projection designer Caite Hevner are distracting and work against the young performers as they fight against images that are sentimental and accent the melodramatic elements of the plot. Make no mistake about it "La Traviata" is pure melodrama - exquisite melodrama perhaps, but melodrama nonetheless. As such it has to be elevated so the audience understands what can happen when emotions rule human behavior. This heightened emotion is the core of opera and, sadly, it rarely occurs in this production. The production does offer some beautiful music, tender performances and touching moments. It has flaws but most are forgivable. It is not a totally satisfying experience but it offers hope for the future. "La Traviata" at the G.E. Theater of Proctors, weekends through Sunday Feb. 17. 346-6204.www.hubbardhall.org/opera
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Hitting the ski slopes without breaking the budget
A half-term family ski holiday could set you back thousands of pounds – but follow our guide to cut the cost
Cost is likely to be the single biggest obstacle if the Winter Olympics has given you the urge to hit the slopes. Taking a ski holiday can quickly become expensive once you've factored in travel, lift passes, accommodation and ski hire.
A family of four heading to a top resort in the Swiss Alps during February's peak half-term period could pay anything up to £9,500 for a week, according to research from M&S Bank.
You can slash the cost by heading to Europe's cheapest resort, Bansko in Bulgaria, where a week would cost the typical family £6,225 instead. But that still isn't what most people would call cheap.
Hitting the slopes on a budget is far from easy, but there are some ways to cut down the cost.
Choose a resort carefully
Unless you're an experienced skier looking for world-class runs, you could get snow and savings in eastern Europe and Italy, says Andrew Brown at Post Office Travel Money. "Bansko or Slovenia's Kranjska Gora are the cheapest, according to our research, but some eurozone resorts are also affordable. Ellmau in Austria and Livigno, Cervinia and Sestriere in Italy offer really good value."
You should look beyond the cheapest headline price, says Craig Burton, managing director at winter sports holiday specialists Ski Solutions. "Switzerland is considered expensive, but can be surprisingly good value. In Zermatt, for example, kids under 10 get a free ski pass and airport transfers. Lots of skiers take the train to the slopes from Geneva and Zurich, and kids under 16 travel free."
At Whistler and Banff in the US, children often get free ski passes and equipment rental. "The problem is, you have to factor in an airfare of around £600 or £700 a person," Burton says.
France can be surprisingly expensive. "You might get a cheap apartment, but pay more for your ski pass, equipment rental and food. You can easily pay £20 for a plate of sausage and chips on the mountains."
Ski consultant Chris Exall says you shouldn't rule out Scotland: "It is having a bumper winter and it's cheap."
Get the timing right
As the ski season draws to an end, prices should fall. This might be small comfort for parents, although some schools will have early Easter breaks. "There is great value as we get closer to Easter, with departures on weeks beginning 5 and 12 April still popular," Burton says.
If you are looking for a short break, consider midweek rather than a weekend as you are likely to pay less.
Keep your other costs down
Kitting yourself out with skis, boots and poles can cost several hundred pounds. "Skis are your biggest expense, with prices starting at £130, plus £25 for poles and £80 for ski boots," says Asaad Dookhy at sports retailer Decathlon.
"You can get a serviceable pair of ski pants for around £45 and a jacket from £25. Goggles start at £40, helmets at £25 and gloves from £6. You will also need to buy thermals, a hat, ski socks and, maybe, a beanie."
Rather than buying the big equipment, borrow it. "It is often cheaper to rent in the resort, plus you save on airline charges for ski carriage," says Exall. Booking in advance online is usually cheaper than turning up at a hire shop in a resort, and means you can guarantee you will get the equipment you want.
Before you buy clothing, ask around; friends may have things they are willing to lend. If you do need to buy, look for sales in specialist shops.
"You might pick up a cheap ski jacket and pants at Primark, Aldi and Lidl, TK Maxx or Sports Direct," says Exall. "A decent pair of sunglasses could do double duty for a ski holiday."
Try a DIY package
While most British skiers take a package deal, you could ceate your own holiday, using budget flights and booking accommodation separately.
Manchester couple Stephanie Staszko and Mark Phillips regularly jet off for affordable skiing trips using budget flights to cheaper resorts in Eastern Europe and have just returned from Zakopane in Poland.
Stephanie, who works for winter sports online equipment store Ski-trek, says: "We flew with Ryanair from Manchester to Krakow for £100 each, and paid £80 for a week's ski pass. The town was fantastic and eating and drinking out was really affordable."
The couple have also been skiing in the Austrian Alps. "If you fly midweek you can bag a really cheap deal on flights and accommodation.
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Even if you are confined to peak periods, like half-term, you can still save, say Stephen and Deborah Murray of Derby. They are taking their three sons to the French Alps for around £2,500 all in.
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Steven Holcomb might as well be driving USA-62.
Seems like that's his lucky number at the Olympics.
For the third time in four years and second in just a week, Holcomb snapped a 62-year drought inside the five rings. By finishing third in the four-man competition on Sunday and winning his second bronze medal of the Sochi Games, Holcomb became the first U.S. driver since Stanley Benham in 1952 — 62 years ago — to win two medals in the same games.
Holcomb won the first gold for the U.S. in four-man in since 1948 at the Vancouver Games four years ago, ending another 62-year barren run. Not long after having his second bronze placed around his neck, Holcomb was asked if he knew how long it had been since an American driver had snagged a pair of bobsled medals in the same games.
"Please say 62," Holcomb said, flashing a smile. "It's mind-blowing. It's meant to be."
So, it seems, was his third-place finish. Unable to catch Russia's Alexander Zubkov, who became the first driver to win Olympic golds in two- and four-man for a host nation, Holcomb did just enough to hold off Russia-2 driver Alexander Kasjanov. It was the second time Holcomb had nipped Kasjanov on the Sanki Sliding Center track, both coming by 0.03 seconds.
"It was intense," Holcomb said. "It came down to three-hundredths again, same guy. He hates me, I'm sure."
Holcomb has become the face of American bobsledding. The chubby, everyman face.
Although he doesn't look like he should be hanging out with his muscle-bound, All-American crew of Steve Langton, Curt Tomasevicz and Chris Fogt, elite athletes and the high-powered motor that propels USA-1, Holcomb is arguably the world's best driver on ice. Zubkov may have gotten the best of him in Russia, but on a neutral surface, the safe money would go on Holcomb, who won the World Cup overall title in two-man and finished second in four-man.
He's the one everyone aims to beat.
It's been a remarkable run for Holcomb, who nearly lost his sight to a degenerative disease, overcame bouts of deep depression, climbed his way up the American bobsled program and had to prove to the world's top pilots that he could find his way to the podium outside North Amercia.
With two more Olympic medals, he's done that.
He came to these games hoping to win a gold to match the one he got in Whistler, and although he finished behind Zubkov and Oskars Melbardis in Latvia-1, Holcomb's two bronze medals gleamed brightly.
"We came here to win a medal and we did just that," said Holcomb of Park City, Utah. "It was a tough race. It wasn't easy. We kind of knew Zubkov was going to be fast and really hard to beat and the Latvians had a great day today and pulled away, but to come away with a bronze medal, we're pretty happy with it. It was a tight race and we're pretty satisfied."
Holcomb entered the third heat in fourth place, but jumped ahead of Germany-1 with a 55.30-second run, putting him into position to medal.
But after Kasjanov posted the fastest fourth run (55.21 seconds), the pressure was on Holcomb. As he made his way down the 17-curve track, his lead over Kasjanov was eroding quickly and USA-2 sledmates Justin Olsen and Johnny Quinn of McKinney, Texas could barely look at the TV monitors in the media mixed zone area. But when Holcomb crossed the finish line, and his medal was assured, Quinn and Olsen hugged in celebration.
Olsen was a member of Holcomb's four-man "Night Train" team that won it all in Vancouver, and he was elated for his former driver.
"I got on his team right when he found out he was going blind," said Olsen of San Antonio. "It says a lot for him to be able to overcome all of that."
At 33, Holcomb may only be getting started. He's committed to bobsled, and after seeing the 39-year-old Zubkov win two golds, there's no reason to stop sliding now. The American team is on the rise, and with corporate sponsors expected to jump on U.S. sleds after the luge, skeleton and bobsled teams walked away with seven medals from these games, Holcomb's best days could be ahead.
But it was tough to top the one Holcomb and his teammates were enjoying in the sun-soaked Caucasus Mountains. Holcomb felt like a lucky man and he had the numbers to prove it.
"Luckily, it was three-hundredths again," Holcomb said. "Three and 62. When I get to Vegas, 3 and 62."


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They found no evidence that hydroxycitric acid, the active ingredient in weight loss products made from garcinia cambogia, produced significant weight loss. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2004 published a systematic review of meta-analyses and clinical trials on dietary supplements for weight loss by complementary medicine researchers at the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth.


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The PCA9534A consists of one 8-bit configuration (input or output selection), input port,output port, and polarity inversion (active high or active low) register. At power on, the I/Os areconfigured as inputs. However, the system master can enable the I/Os as either inputs or outputs bywriting to the I/O configuration bits. The data for each input or output is kept in thecorresponding input or output register. The polarity of the input port register can be invertedwith the polarity inversion register. All registers can be read by the system master.
The system master can reset the PCA9534A in the event of a timeout or other improperoperation by utilizing the power-on reset feature, which puts the registers in their default stateand initializes the I2C/SMBus state machine.
The PCA9534A open-drain interrupt (INT) output is activated whenany input state differs from its corresponding input port register state and is used to indicate tothe system master that an input state has changed.
The PCA9534A and PCA9534 are identical, except for their fixedI2C address. This allows for up to 16 of these devices (8 of each) onthe same I2C bus.
INT can be connected to the interrupt input of a microcontroller.By sending an interrupt signal on this line, the remote I/O can inform the microcontroller if thereis incoming data on its ports without having to communicate via the I2Cbus. Thus, the PCA9534A can remain a simple slave device.
The device's outputs (latched) have high-current drive capability for directly drivingLEDs. It has low current consumption.
Three hardware pins (A0, A1, and A2) are used to program and vary the fixedI2C address and allow up to eight devices to share the sameI2C bus or SMBus.
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INDIANAPOLIS – UMBC freshman swimmer Emily Escobedo (New Rochelle, N.Y./Maria Regina) has become the third UMBC female swimmer, and fourth overall, to advance to the NCAA Championships, the NCAA announced on Wednesday evening.
Escobedo becomes the first member of the women's swimming and diving program to reach the national meet since Lindsey Prather also did so as a freshman in 2002. Escobedo, coincidentally, broke Prather's school record (2:15.84) in the 200-yd. breaststroke this season, with her top time of 2:10.05 propelling her to the NCAA meet in Minnesota.
Jacque Wisnauskas was the first female swimmer in school history to qualify, competing at the 1990 NCAA Championships in the 200-yd. butterfly.
"We're extremely proud of Emily," said UMBC head coach Chad Cradock. "All of her hard work and dedication has truly paid off. She is one of those student-athletes that holds no excuses and it has showed in her results this year.
"We're excited to be sending our third female athlete to NCAAs and that Emily gets to represent UMBC on the national stage."
Last season, Mohamed Hussein (Cairo, Egypt/Victory College) became the first male in school history, and third overall, to reach the NCAA Championships. Hussein put together another strong season in 2013-14, bettering his times in each event and will hear on Wednesday, March 12 to see if he will become the first Retriever to ever advance to two national meets.
Escobedo will travel to Minnesota to compete in the 100- (1:01.58) and 200-yd. breaststroke events, as well as the 200-yd. IM (2:00.63), all events in which she holds the UMBC school record time.
In just her first season at UMBC, Escobedo has claimed the three individual school records, in addition to helping set two new relay marks. She led the Retrievers to a second-place finish at the 2014 America East Championships, where she garnered two individual gold medals and one bronze medal. At the conclusion of the meet, Escobedo was named Most Outstanding Female Swimmer and the Most Outstanding Rookie.
In an effort to clip her time down even further from the America East meet, Escobedo competed this past weekend at the ECAC Championships at Navy, and did just that. Sitting at 2:12.11 entering the weekend, the freshman cut her time to 2:11.23 in the morning prelims and then touched in over a second ahead of that at night (2:10.05) to win a gold medal.
The 2014 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships will be held March 20-22 at the University of Minnesota's University Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn.


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Where'd all that money go? Bank execs testify Wednesday
WASHINGTON — The nation's largest banks, battling an image of jet-setting executives with multimillion-dollar salaries, will face tough scrutiny Wednesday from lawmakers who are struggling to understand the financial health of the institutions and the impact of a $700 billion taxpayer bailout.
Eight chief executive officers, including Bank of America's Ken Lewis and Wells Fargo & Co.'s John Stumpf, are scheduled to testify at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee.
Lawmakers are hoping for a comprehensive accounting of what the banking giants did with the money they got from the Troubled Asset Relief Program and whether it appears to be stabilizing the rocky financial services industry.
Taking a cue from congressional scrutiny of beleaguered automotive executives who came to Washington hat in hand, the bankers also are expected to avoid any unwanted attention about corporate travel: Lewis has said he'll take a train, and Stumpf is flying commercial. It'll be harder to dodge questions about their high-dollar executive compensation packages that include multimillion-dollar bonuses.
"If they didn't get a bonus, would they knock off early on Wednesday?" said Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the committee's chairman, who like President Obama is pushing for more modest compensation packages and shareholder input.
Rep. Brad Miller, a Democrat from North Carolina who serves on the panel, joked that the CEOs have already "gotten that memo" to buy their suits at a discount store and travel by bus to Washington.
"I'm as offended by the excesses as anybody, but I'm much more concerned about whether the problem with banks is liquidity or solvency," Miller said.
"I want to have much more assurance than I now feel that the problem is one of liquidity, that the assets are hard to value, and that the real problem isn't that a great many banks are actually insolvent now."
Miller said he hoped to get to the bottom of why both Citigroup and BofA needed a second infusion of TARP funds, what triggered the second installment and what assets were guaranteed by it.
"What would have happened — would their checks have started to bounce?" he said.
Rep. Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican who also sits on the committee, said he wants to hear, "How are the CEOs resolving their impulse to keep the TARP funds on their balance sheets with the need of fulfilling their program's mission of increasing consumer lending?"
BofA and Wells spokespersons declined to comment about what they would reveal at the hearing.
Bank of America, which has received $45 billion in government aid, has said it made more than $115 billion in consumer and commercial loans in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo, which bought Charlotte's Wachovia last year, emphasized that it had remained "open for business" during the credit crunch. It said it has increased loans and other assets by $119 billion, or 28 percent, since the crisis began in mid-2007.
The House hearing will be watched on both sides of the Capitol, where lawmakers are struggling to justify how federal bailouts and a huge economic stimulus bill will help typical citizens struggling to stay afloat at home.
"Our bankers have really blown it here in terms of public image," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
"My advice to any CEO is to restore trust and confidence by demonstrating you have the capability of managing any money you receive from the public sector, from the taxpayer, and use it wisely, that you have a plan to pay it back, you understand the nature of problem and you have a plan to fix it, and you're going to be frugal and thrifty with the money."
Who's testifying
Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs
James Dimon, JPMorgan Chase
Robert Kelly, Bank of New York Mellon
Ken Lewis, Bank of America
Ronald Logue, State Street
John Mack, Morgan Stanley
Vikram Pandit, Citigroup
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No one tugs on Rihanna's sleeve.
Correction: No one tugs on Rihanna's sleeve and gets away with it.
At a Monday concert on her Diamonds World Tour stop in Birmingham, England, the singer hit a fan with her microphone while she was performing her hit single "We Found Love."
Ri-Ri walked down to the front row to greet fans -- accompanied by a detail of bodyguards -- and as she made her way through, one overzealous concertgoer got hold of her billowy sleeve and began to tug at it, as seen in YouTube footage of the concert.
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It was pretty clear that the 25-year-old pop star was having a hard time moving forward, so she turned around, bopped the unidentified clinger with her mike and promptly made her way back through the crowd.
Several reports, and the video, say the fan was hit in the face, though it's hard to tell from the footage.
However, it wasn't an accident, according to Sky News and Huffington Post UK, leading us to believe that the feisty pop star has taken a page out of Beyoncé's Sasha Fierce fan-blasting handbook.
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"[Rihanna] just hit someone with her mic on accident haha oops," the publications said a fan tweeted.
And, in response, Ri-Ri reportedly tweeted that the bonk was on "purpose," saying the fan "won't let me go." However, no such tweet was visible on her profile on Wednesday.
The singer, who debuted a summer cosmetics collection with MAC on Tuesday, beat out Justin Bieber on Wednesday as the most watched artist on YouTube.
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Kansas City, Kan. – A school-record three UMBC men's soccer players have been named to the 2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Northeast Region First Team, the organization announced today.
Seniors Pete Caringi III (Perry Hall, Md./Calvert Hall) andKadeem Dacres (Rosedale, N.Y./Mercer County CC) and juniorOumar Ballo (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley/CCBC-Essex) are all candidates for All-America honors, which will be released later this week.
UMBC and U.Conn placed three players on the first team, while a pair of Georgetown Hoyas were recognized on the 11-man squad.
In 2013, Caringi earned America East's Striker of the Year Award for the second consecutive year and became the first repeat Striker of the Year in the 12-year history of the award. The senior forward also earned America East Fans' Choice Player of the Year honors for the second straight year.


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(10-09-2017) NoFriender continues his amazing look at the origins of thrash heavy metal. This episode takes another look at one of the genre's pioneers- Anthrax. This is part 6 of a series on Anthrax so be sure to also check out part one and part two and part three and part four and part five and part six. This incredible series, exclusive to the When It Was Cool website, has been amazing. Check out all the parts for a complete understanding of the origins, development, and evolution of thrash heavy metal.
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These babies are moist and dense and chewy—just the way I like them. And not only are they soft and chewy right out of the oven, but they stay that way. Their secret ingredient? Cream cheese. It adds a bit of tang and a lot of moisture to keep these cookies delicious for days (if they stick around that long). And the best part? The cream cheese replaces the egg in the recipe, making these cookies egg-free for those with food allergies!
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Makes about 3 dozen 2-inch cookies
2 cups plus 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
1. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar and beat until light and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla and beat until combined. Add flour mixture, a little at a time, beating until just incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips.
4. Using a 1-inch cookie scoop or a heaping tablespoon, roll dough into 1-inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Flatten each ball slightly with your hands or the bottom of a glass. Chill in refrigerator for about 20 minutes, up to overnight. (If chilling overnight, cover with plastic wrap.)
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Featured Pet of the Week: The Green Anole
Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:50 PM PDT
The Featured Pet for this week is: The Green Anole
I have always thought that anoles were fascinating little lizards. I had the privilege of caring for many of these little guys over the years when I was younger. One really neat feature they have is the ability to change colors (similar to chameleons) to different greens and browns. This can help them blend somewhat with their environment and serve as protection. Males often have very beautiful reddish dewlaps under their chins, which helps distinguish them from the females.
Holding anoles can be a precarious business. Because they are so small (only growing to a maximum size of 7 inches), they can be easily injured if handled incorrectly and/or squeezed too tightly. They will also lose their tails if they are pulled on too hard. However, some people do carefully and successfully handle their pet anoles regularly and with no problems – that is something you as a pet owner will need to decide if you want to hold your anole. Also, all reptiles can (but don't always) carry salmonella, so if you do decide to hold your pet anole, make sure to use proper sanitation by washing your hands both before and after handling him.
Green anoles are often praised as great first pets due to their hardiness, ease of care, and being relatively inexpensive. This makes them a great pet for a child – they fit both a child's budget as well as their responsibility level. Anoles are also not generally aggressive and will usually scamper away rather than attack or bite. They usually live 3-5 years, but if given optimum conditions can sometimes live up to 10 years.
I want to emphasize the proper care of anoles. Even though they are inexpensive and easy to care for, they still must be given a proper environment to thrive in, it is very important for their well-being. They are small, so generally one single anole can do very well in even a small 10 gallon terrarium or aquarium. The taller the aquarium, the better, because anoles love to climb and scale their habitats. If keeping more than one anole, you will definitely want to get an even larger habitat, and even larger if keeping several males. On the bottom of the aquarium you will want to put a substrate such as carpet or something such as crushed walnut shells, both of which can be purchased at pet stores. As I mentioned before, they love to climb because they are natural tree-dwellers, so be sure to include wood pieces like driftwood or grapevine for them to climb vertically on.
Lighting and temperature requirements must be taken into consideration as well. Anoles need UVB exposure to keep their metabolism going and to help them synthesize Vitamin D3. And so even though they are more hardy than other lizards, they still must be provided with proper lighting to thrive. Repti-Sun and Repti-Glo are both good lights because they provide both UVB and UVA rays. They also need proper temperatures to regulate their bodies. To achieve this, simply provide a 50 watt daytime bulb in the "basking" area of the terrarium and make sure it is far enough away from the other end of the terrarium so that there is also a cooler area available for them at the other end. You will also want to mist your anoles daily with water.
Feeding is relatively simple and is the main source of on-going expense for your anole. They are insectivores and therefore eat only insects, which includes crickets, mealworms and occasionally wax worms. You do want to make sure your anoles are getting enough calcium, so buy some calcium and vitamin powder to dust the insects in prior to feeding. Anoles are diurnal, so feed them their crickets/mealworms during the daytime. Also make sure to provide fresh water in a clean dish daily.
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text: Say, What? Posted on April 25, 2013 | by Nechama Tamler Emor, the name of this week's parasha (Torah portion), simply means "Say," and this verb is in the imperative mode. Here in the depths of the forests of Leviticus we read about things that Moshe is commanded to say to the people of Israel as they are forming their social structure. This parasha also has one of only two narrative passages in the entire book of Leviticus. What kinds of things do you think it would be important to say to a nascent national entity as they begin to establish the way they want things to work? There are oh-so-many rules and guidelines to make a society work optimally…. In Exodus we heard the basics in the Aseret Ha-Dibrot (Ten Utterances, usually known as the Ten Commandments), but in Leviticus we get the nitty-gritties — all the little laws, some things not as obvious as the Big Ten. Our G-dcast storyteller focuses on Moshe's lecture on the holidays — when to mark them and when to celebrate them. Hmmm, would instructions about holidays be on your list of the most important instructions for a newly forming society? Maybe we can learn something essential about the way we are built psychologically if we consider why God deemed it important to make sure the Israelites knew about marking these holy-days. When we mark the seasons in nature, when we remember special days like birthdays and graduations and anniversaries (of weddings or of deaths), we are differentiating that day from the endless progression of infinite time separating one day from another, from the routine. Chapter 23 lays out these special times, or as God tells Moshe to say, "These are my fixed times, the fixed times of the Lord, which you shall proclaim as sacred occasions" (Chapter 23 verse 2). Here in the desert, our rag-tag masses of former slaves, not particularly well-versed in how to live a good life, hear about the special "fixed" times for the Lord. And Moshe tells them how to go about marking these fixed times. Seems like a pretty important concept for the well being of this new nation. Another set of rules offered at the beginning of the parasha is the laws of the priesthood, beginning in Chapter 21. Even though we don't have a priesthood anymore in normative Judaism, it is nevertheless fascinating to think about what we need from our leaders, who the priests were in the days of the Israelite wanderings in the desert. Why does God forbid a priest from coming into contact with the dead, or from marrying a divorced woman, or from serving if he is blind or has a broken leg? What would be the analogous parameters for today's spiritual and political leaders? In this week's D'var Torah by Professor Arnold Eisen of JTS, he unwraps the underlying message about the laws pertaining to priests. At the end of parashat Emor, we change channels and read a very short and disturbing story in chapter 24 verses 10-16. It's about a man who had an Israelite mother and Egyptian father. We even read his mother's name, Shlomit bat Dibri of the tribe of Dan. This is an extremely rare occurrence — to get the name of a person's mother (just think of all of the Biblical women who remain nameless, from Potiphar's wife to Samson's mother…). Apparently, Shlomit's son did something that was so beyond the pale and so grievous that Moshe didn't know what to do about it. What did this man do that was so awful? He blasphemed. The blasphemer was placed in custody and brought before Moshe. Because Moshe didn't know what to do, he went to commune with God; of course God was able to make a decision — the blasphemer needed to be put to death in a most horrifying way, by stoning. (By the way, in countries such as Afghanistan, this still occurs occasionally and we read about it and shudder.) Some more questions: Who was this blasphemer and why do we find out that he had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father? Was the intermarriage relevant? Why is this narrative here and what does it have to do with the rest of the parasha? The only other place that a narrative such as this appears is the story of Nadav and Avihu, back in Chapter 10, where it appears in parashat Shemini. Both of these stories end in death, and both seem to imply that lines have been crossed in something having to do with the essence of the way God is worshipped or spoken about. What does it mean to blaspheme? Could someone actually blaspheme today? What would he or she have to do to be considered a blasphemer? According to the rabbis of the Talmud, it is not just taking God's name in vain (as forbidden in the Ten Commandments); rather, it is cursing God in public — that is, uttering imprecations against The Holy One, desecrating the Sacred. Doing something that is wrapped in mystery but that is intolerable and connected to speech (remember, our parasha is called, "EMOR/SAY!"). While I have not been able to figure out what would constitute a blasphemer in our contemporary society, I would like to share a teaching from my teacher, Dr. Avivah Zornberg, in which she quoted a midrash from Tanhuma. Tanhuma, dating back to at least the 4th/5th centuries, is a collection of stories and discussions of specific laws connected with the Torah, that is to say, "aggadot" (a word that shares its root with hagaddah, the book that tells the story of Passover). The back story on the identity of this blasphemer is that he was conceived by an Egyptian taskmaster and an Israelite slave woman, back when the Israelites were still enslaved in Egypt. One day, a taskmaster told one of his Israelite work-gang leaders (who were slaves) to assemble his gang. When the Israelite slave left, the Egyptian taskmaster raped the slave's wife. The result of this coupling was the son who grew up to be the blasphemer. When Moshe heard about the rape, back in Egypt, he killed this same taskmaster and buried him in the sand. Fast forward to the desert, years later, when this son is an adult. Dr. Zornberg describes him as the quintessential "ger" (stranger). Now we begin to understand why it is that his parentage is noted (when the Torah often leaves out so many details we want to hear about). He is a person who hasn't been able to find his place; he is estranged, and in some existential way, represents all of us who sometimes feel that we can't find our place in the world. The Torah tells us 36 times to be sensitive to the stranger because "you were gerim (strangers) in the land of Egypt". Zornberg quotes Nahmanides, a commentator from the Middle Ages, who posits that this man wanted to be part of the Hebrew nation but was told "no." There was nothing he could do to change his parentage; he felt out of options, there being no way he could un-do the circumstances of his birth. He is thus profoundly outraged by the terms of this world, its complete and utter unfairness… and he blasphemes. Maybe understandable, but not something for us to emulate. We must find a better way when life presents us with ultimate limitations. Lots to think about…. About Nechama Tamler View all posts by Nechama Tamler →


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fabtabulous!! i love seeing well displayed collections. its great to see how different personalities have diffrent set ups!
fabtabulous!! i love seeing well displayed collections. its great to see how different personalities have diffrent set ups!
selling entire she-ra collection including rareitys. get in touch if you are intrested in anything.
That's pretty damn impressive! NICE collection
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i dont have either...
i do have a smoke detector though, yea great, like that helps saving my mocs from disaster
Wakes you up just in time to take some shirtless pictures of yourself trying to save a MotU/PoP collection in flames.Originally Posted by carlo
I don't think there are any still unused praising adjectives left to describe your collection, so I won't say anything about that.
"She-Ra, Princess of Power was no more. That had been the price of freedom."
Hello to all board members!
Today is the birthday of one of the most impressive collectors and nice person! Carlo!!!! So......HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!! to you!!!!!!!
We hope to have you here from more years on.......
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Happy birthday Spinny man...oops "DA MAN!"
I could prolly see that happening too.Originally Posted by pH6
Oh and happy birthday buddy! have a good one!
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thank you my friends, check out this thread!Originally Posted by Swifty_75
I found this thread!
Again fantastic collection and great display.
I wish I had the space to fully display my MOC Thundercats collection in a similar way
Wow buddy, it HAS been a long time since we've hung out--I had NO IDEA you had THAT MUCH of the POP stuff...CONGRATS! It really does look amazing--and oh man, that pic of you in the necklace is TOO MUCH! You are indeed, the man!
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Wow! The collection is absolutetly amazing!!!
My book "Musings from the Lips of a Dark Rose " is out : http://www.amazon.com/Musings-Lips-D...&redirect=true
I'm in heaven!!!
that is an impresive colecton but dontu wanna open em and play ?!
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Carlo, those are amazing. Congratulations on such an awesome display.
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Outstanding collection... Wolvy..
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Well, I'm officially JEALOUS!!! But I'm really glad that someone has the whole collection & is keeping it in mint condition...one day they may even grace the halls of a museum
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If Carlo REALLY cared about She-Ra, he'd have a UV-blocking protective case around that collection.
WOW....just WOW!!!!!
Drowning in a Sea of Plastic.
Carlo!!! Congrats!!! Your collection is AMAZING! All is in good condition! You have the "Etherial" Power to keep the POP world!
Gran abrazo desde Argentina!
"Skeletor to King Randor, Skeletor to King Randor, come in you Royal Boob!"
I love how this thread randomly pops up! Carlo you have one of the most beautiful collections I've ever seen. You have much to be proud of, and it's well displayed!
wow, this thread is 7 years old.. thanks for the posts my friends.. but i have since sold all my POP collection and went to loving homes
Great collection Carlo.
"These are the days of high adventure"
you have a brilliant collection. this is my 100th post.
This is a beautiful collection. I'm glad it got the bump. You are truly the man, Carlo!
Signed by-- ME!
Did I ever grow up? Probably not. I'm sure the day-glo socks gave it away anyway.
carlo we need a youtube video on your motu collection!