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Negotiating for support
Over a period of just a few years, the amount you spend on support contracts could equal or even exceed the price of the product itself. But storage support contracts are usually optional, and both the extent of coverage and its cost are definitely negotiable. A little hard bargaining and creativity, along with the leverage of seeking maintenance from a third-party support company, can go a long way toward knocking down your support costs.
You'll almost always get a better price for maintenance and support if you negotiate service contracts separately from the price of new arrays.
Storage support contracts are optional and their prices are negotiable. But most storage vendors, especially major vendors, insist otherwise and will usually roll the price of support into the price of the new equipment. Organizations that negotiate storage support contracts separately from the purchase price can lower their acquisition costs, get better service terms or both.
The price of storage support is a touchy subject. Third-party support companies that compete with vendors for storage service contracts are reluctant to discuss discounting for fear of losing their vendor certification. And many users remain mum on the topic amid concerns that a vendor might not be as responsive when they have an urgent service need.
"We have 21 storage arrays. If we paid 15% to 30% per year for service and maintenance on each array, it wouldn't be long before the cost of service and maintenance outstripped the cost of the array," says Jeff Stein, senior engineer at InteleNet Communications Inc., a managed hosting provider in Irvine, CA. Stein's company has never bought a storage support contract.
|Is stocking spare parts a wise investment?
|One way to speed your response to an emergency is to keep spare components onsite; if a component fails, simply pop in the spare part. Irvine, CA-based InteleNet Communications Inc. purchased a spare controller, power supply and disks when it acquired its first iSCSI array. However, storage failures have been so rare that InteleNet is sitting on an unused spare controller that won't work with its latest iSCSI SAN. Hello, eBay.
Modern storage equipment, with the possible exception of moving parts such as disk drives, is remarkably reliable. "In our two years of experience [with EqualLogic Inc. iSCSI arrays], failures are very rare," says Stein. And when something does fail, it's very easy to replace components, so InteleNet stocks its own spare parts (see "Is stocking spare parts a wise investment?," at right). "We know how to read documentation," says Stein. "We've saved a lot of money by not buying service."
According to the CEO of a small storage vendor, support is a profit center for big vendors who routinely manipulate support prices to boost product sales. "Small vendors, especially in recent years, have been offering three-year warranties with free support because they are desperate to win business," he says.
With the high reliability of today's storage, support contracts are increasingly lucrative. "Just do the math," says Mike Karp, senior analyst, Enterprise Management Associates, Boulder, CO. "If the vendor is getting an extra 18% or 20% each year, it adds up. And that percentage is based on the list price, not on a lower purchase price that might have been negotiated."
There are several options for organizations that want to reduce or eliminate storage service costs. A few, like InteleNet, are confident enough in their in-house technical skills and the general reliability of the equipment to go it alone. Many are buying arrays with extended free-service warranties. Others are turning to hardball negotiations to chip away at the cost of service contracts. Playing vendors against support costs from third-party companies usually results in lower support costs.
Support issues
Vendors typically offer multiple levels of technical help, ranging from basic telephone support that may include firmware upgrades, to comprehensive 24/7 onsite support with a two-hour response time. The price for such support ranges from free during the warranty period to 30% or more of the list price of the storage gear. Most support programs cost 15% to 20% of the list price of the storage gear, with 18% being a commonly cited figure.
Once the warranty period ends, most storage vendors would rather sell a new array than mess around with service commitments on older equipment that's increasingly likely to fail. And many storage managers would rather buy a new array soon after the warranty ends on an old device.
Whatever a company pays for support, the actual service will most likely be delivered through third parties certified by the vendor. These include VARs, storage integrators like Datalink Corp., consulting firms like GlassHouse Technologies Inc., and large global service organizations like Anacomp Inc. and Eastman Kodak Co. Although some large storage vendors such as EMC Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM Corp. maintain their own support staffs (at least in major markets), much of the actual onsite vendor service is delivered by third parties.
"Don't expect any of these third-party firms to necessarily be familiar with your storage unless you have a very popular array," warns a storage vendor CEO, who uses third parties to deliver his company's service. The third-party firms provide service for multiple vendors, each with multiple storage models. However, the likelihood that the service representative showing up at your site somewhere in the hinterlands will be familiar with your particular storage array is small, says the CEO.
Negotiating tips
Vendors try to hide the price of support in a number of ways. They might break it into separate components, such as fixing broken hardware and firmware upgrade support or, conversely, fold it into the acquisition cost. However, folding the price in only obscures service and acquisition costs. Breaking apart hardware and firmware support won't save you anything unless the vendor is willing to let you buy one without the other.
The warranty that comes with the array can also be used to obscure the cost of service. Some vendors include free support during the warranty period, but charge extra for higher service levels, such as 24/7 response or onsite visits.
"We took the Nexsan [Technologies Inc.] arrays in part because their three-year warranty includes free hardware and firmware support," says Eugean Hacopians, senior systems engineer at the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC), a NASA project based at Caltech in Pasadena, CA. The organization maintains half a petabyte of storage divided among several groups; Hacopians' group relies primarily on Nexsan arrays under warranty. "Because of the free warranty support, we don't purchase maintenance programs," he says.
That isn't the case, however, with the 40TB-plus of storage other groups within the organization still have on EMC and Sun Microsystems Inc. arrays. "We tried to warn the groups that bought the EMC that the support would break their back," says Hacopians. In their case, the EMC support costs approximately $100,000 a year on a four-year support contract.
|Pull the right negotiation levers
Another IPAC group had six Sun Fibre Channel (FC) arrays, each with 1.1TB of storage. "The Sun support was getting really expensive, so we switched to a third party," says Hacopians. But third-party support doesn't significantly lower the cost. "We were able to lower the cost only by reducing the number of machines we put under support," he says. The group decided to not support certain arrays used for noncritical storage.
Sun wanted the group back and offered a new deal; it would support each FC array for $1,000 per year per array. "We're really a Sun Solaris shop to a large extent," reports Hacopians. In the end, the Sun storage support was mixed in with IPAC's Sun server support, which further obscures the actual storage support cost.
Leverage points
There's no shortage to the excuses vendors will offer for not negotiating service rates. For example, one vendor claims financial reporting requirements prevent it from discounting service contracts because it has to report the full contract value for each reporting period.
"Most people don't think to negotiate. I come from a culture where everybody negotiates everything," says Hacopians, who's already planning his negotiation strategy as he upgrades from ATA arrays to the next generation of SATA arrays. He figures anybody should be able to knock the typical 18% annual service cost down to 10% or less. "It depends on your negotiating skill and your relationship with the vendor," he adds.
InteleNet Communications is also planning to purchase the latest generation of arrays packed with even more sophisticated features. EqualLogic is ratcheting up the pressure on InteleNet to buy support. "We may look at their support offering," concedes InteleNet's Stein. "A lot of it depends on how directly we can work with their firmware." But Stein adds that EqualLogic will have to cut its support prices if it hopes to lure InteleNet into a service program.
Storage vendors that maintain a third-party distribution channel automatically have negotiating room built into their support pricing, which allows the channel to add its markup. Ken Martig, director of IT infrastructure at a biotech company, usually purchases a three-year service program on top of any warranty. He recently turned over support contracts for approximately 30 infrastructure vendors, including ONStor Inc. and Sun/StorageTek, to Seattle-based Support Solutions Inc. Martig pays the same price as he would without the VAR. However, "Support Solutions does all the legwork and takes care of renewals," says Martig, which saves his IT group a big hassle.
If you're having trouble negotiating a lower service rate, you can try to negotiate other aspects of the service program (see "Pull the right negotiation levers"). "You may have better success negotiating a faster response time, say two hours rather than four hours," says Brian Schwarzentruber, a senior consultant at GlassHouse Technologies in Framingham, MA. Vendors usually charge a premium for the faster response. Or you might negotiate an extension of the free warranty period.
You can also apply negotiating pressure by bringing in more vendors and third-party providers. "I always go to multiple vendors," says Hacopians. As noted earlier, when IPAC switched its Sun service program to a third party, it didn't take long for Sun to come back with a more attractive offer.
Despite what most vendors claim, storage support costs are negotiable. "You have to consider everything--the acquisition, service and support, and operating costs," says Hacopians. Only then will storage managers get the best price.


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Two Copper, One Silver
One of the most intriguing coin effects yet devised! A half-dollar is shown along with two copper coins: An English penny and a Mexican 20-centavo piece. The half-dollar is placed in one hand, The two copper coins in the other.
At the magicians command the coins change places! This is repeated, becoming more baffling to the spectators each time.
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Finches Take Flight
BirdBrain Technologies, a Carnegie Mellon University startup, released a flock of its Finch robots ahead of Computer Science Education Week, celebrated now through Dec. 15.
Developed at CMU's Robotics Institute, the low-cost, tabletop robots are on loan to educators across the U.S. who are using them to help get kids excited about computer programming.
Designed for an engaging introduction to the art of programming, the Finch can support more than a dozen programming languages and environments, and are appropriate for students as young as eight years old.
With on-board features such as sensors, motors, accelerometers, a buzzer, a full-color beak LED and a USB port, the Finch allows for students to write richly interactive programs.
Tom Lauwers (E'03, CS'06, CS'10), who founded BirdBrain in 2010, said the loan program is meant to introduce computer science and programming to fourth through ninth graders. The project supports Computer Science Education Week's Hour of Code initiative, which seeks to demystify computer code with a one-hour introductory activity for 10 million students.
"The purpose of the Finch is to make computer science instruction exciting and more motivating so that kids can see the potential of computer science and eventually go into the field themselves," he said.
The original plan was to put 1,000 Finch robots in schools for one week, but demand for the bots was so high that this amount would have only reached 10 percent of applicants.
"We decided to send out six sets of 50 Finches over the next 14 months on a monthly rotation, with a seventh set devoted to Pittsburgh," Lauwers explained. "This way we will be able to reach tens of thousands of kids."
Mount Hebron Middle School in Montclair, N.J., was one of the first schools to receive the Finch robots. Led by Ursula Wolz, a computer science professor at William Paterson University, 500 sixth, seventh and eighth graders are participating in Finch-related activities.
"It's been amazing to watch the students participate and see them teach each other as they work together on the activities," said Daniel Taylor, a STEM coordinator at Mount Hebron. "Dr. Wolz asks probing questions, and they run with it."
Eileen Malick, who teaches students at Atlee High School in Hanover County, Va., is also participating in the loan program. Among the activities she planned was a "Robotics Fun Day," in which she and the Atlee High School Robotics Team and Computer Science Club hosted a program for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts that satisfied a number of badge and patch requirements.
"Students are so comfortable with the Finch, we were able to have Girl Scout Brownies, which are second and third graders, participate," Malick said. "They were following along with the activities really well — taking the robot's temperature, lighting it up, making it beep, move forward, move backward. It was fantastic session, and we want to do it again in the future."
Computer Science Education Week is an annual program dedicated to showing K-12 students the importance of computer science education. Organized each year by the Computing in the Core coalition and Code.org, the program is held in recognition of the Dec. 9, 1906, birthday of computing pioneer Admiral Grace Murray Hopper.
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Freshman (2011-12):
Recipient of Hamilton Fish Most Improved Player Award ... Played in 30 games ... Averaged 3.3 points per game ... Dished out three assists and collected three boards in career debut against MIT (Nov. 11) ... Scored 10 points in only 17 minutes, shooting 4-of-4 from the field at Holy Cross (Nov. 15) ... Came down with four rebounds and blocked a shot at Loyola Marymount (Nov. 19) ... Made two baskets and three free throws for seven points in win over No. 20 Florida State at Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 25) ... Blocked two shots, made two steals and pulled down four rebounds at No. 9 Connecticut (Dec. 8) ... Went 4-of-4 from the line and had two rebounds against Dartmouth (Jan. 7) ... Netted seven points, hitting three baskets, and dishing out two assists at Monmouth (Jan. 10) ... Sank two buckets for four points at Yale (Jan. 27) ... Sank two baskets and went 4-of-4 from the line for eight points, while grabbing four rebounds against Cornell (Feb. 3) ... Hit three baskets and finished with nine points against Brown (Feb. 17) ... Went 5-of-6 from the floor, scoring 10 points against Penn (Feb. 25) ... Dished out a career-high five assists in regular-season finale at Cornell (March 3).
Son of Ramona and Edward ... Lettered in basketball and volleyball at Windward High … Served as basketball captain during senior year … Averaged 20.2 points and 10 rebounds per game during senior season … Helped team win Division IV state basketball title … Named All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Division IV-AA Co-Player of the Year … Tabbed to 2011 Parade Magazine All-American third team … Nominated to 2011 McDonald's All-America team … Honored as Cal-Hi Sports State Player of the Year (CIF Division IV) … Selected to Los Angeles Times 2011 All-Star team … As a junior, was the recipient of the John R. Wooden High School player of the Year Award (CIF Division V) … Named to all-state first team … Honored as Olympic League MVP … As a sophomore, helped Windward win state championship for Division V, scoring 21 points in the final … Has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity … Father, Ed Saunders, played defensive back at Iowa and graduated in 1977 … Uncle, John Saunders, played professional football with the Los Angeles Rams and was drafted in the fourth round in 1972 … Other interests include reading, chess, board games, collecting shoes and music.
Wesley Saunders with Marcyliena Morgan, Professor of African and African American Studies and Executive Director of the HipHop Archive, inside of the HipHop Archive. The HipHop Archive is located in the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research, on Mount Auburn Street.


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The Dallas Cowboys have signed kicker Dan Bailey to a seven-year, $22.5 million contract through the 2020 season.
Bailey, who originally signed with Dallas out of Oklahoma State after going undrafted in 2011, was set to be a restricted free agent. He gets a $4 million signing bonus and $7.5 million guaranteed.
In three seasons with the Cowboys, Bailey has made 91 percent of his field goals (89 of 98) and all 123 extra-point attempts. He also has handled kickoffs.
Bailey has already set a team record with eight career game-winning field goals. His career long is 53 yards, which he did twice in one game.


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Wichita's center for performing arts, concerts, films, dance, and more! The Orpheum's mission and place in this community is one-of-a-kind--featuring the best in world-class entertainment and also serving as a community asset and resource by featuring local music, dance and other entertainment, church performances, lectures, weddings, and much more. The Orpheum is the center for the performing arts in Wichita. Come see why, after over 90 years, the magic is still going ...
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Take a peek at our top picks for a perfect Mother's Day brunch menu. Wow mom with these unique homemade dishes that all take less than an hour to prepare.
- Nutella Stuffed French Toast
Treat mom to something sweet and savory with this rich mix of challah bread and hazelnut spread topped with a sprinkle of powered sugar.
(recipe found here)
- Guilt-Free Waffles with Fresh Fruit
This healthy take on a classic brunch staple is sure to please. By substituting whole wheat flour and non-fat buttermilk in place of their calorie-rich counterparts, these waffles are more healthy but just as hearty as the original. Top with fresh strawberries and blueberries and banana slices.
(Recipe found here)
- Crustless Tomato-Ricotta Pie
This quiche-like dish is another flavorful, healthy option for brunch. The egg-and-cheese pie is prepared in a skillet and ringed with whole tomato slices.
(Recipe found here)
- Spiced Apple Pancake
Spice up brunch with this new twist on the classic pancake. These fluffy pancakes get their savory flavor from a combination of apple slices and pumpkin spices.
(Recipe found here)
- Lemon Biscuits
Homemade biscuits don't have to be difficult to make and are always sure to please. Mom is sure to love these hearty homemade biscuits with a dash of lemon zest.
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By the good folks at EDSBS (a fine Gators blog), 52 reasons to hate the Mouse's sportstainment empire. Some of the highlights:
15. Bob Ley's banishment. Outside the Lines, one of the best shows on ESPN, is relegated to the status of "Sunday Morning Boring Old Man News Thing." How Ley stays at the network when he could be at HBO's Real Sports is a testament to his loyalty–or his laziness, perhaps.
49. The disappearance of Chris Mortensen. He's your NFL insider, and you put him–literally–behind the set. Because he's working back there during the show! It Sportstainmenttastic!
Very good list, although not a single mention of the worst feature of watching football on ESPN: Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, and Paul Maguire. I'm pretty sure you could have caffeinated pre-teen girls broadcast Sunday games and get higher ratings than the ones these jackoffs get.


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Welcome to Rough Love, the column where we share your craziest, funniest, most embarrassing dating related stories. If you think you can top this batch of rough loving, submit your story at the bottom of this page.
Me and my boyfriend were hanging out when things started getting hot and heavy. When I took my top off, he looked at me and exclaimed "Yay! Boobs!"
He's 25
. I'm pretty sure his mind stopped at 14
. It's justified with his love of comic books!- Anonymous
You see, I'm quite the nerd. When I first started dating my girlfriend, we went at it in my storage room. I then proceeded to have sex with her on top of my vintage Star Wars action figure collection. At that moment I felt like I shattered nerd stereotypes. But I also found out the packaging on the top layer of figures are now in less than mint condition :(- Anonymous
A few years ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the stars aligned for me, and I somehow managed to gain the affections of this girl who was physically waaaaaaay the hell out of my league. Seriously, this girl was drop-dead gorgeous. Sexy as hell, five feet tall, jet black hair, perfect figure, a few sexy tattoos
the whole nine yards. She looked like the women on SuicideGirls.com, if that gives any indication. Weird thing about her was
she was hardly ever in the mood to fool around. Aside from some very light making out and cuddling, she really didn't even liked to be touched. But almost like clockwork, she would suddenly be in the mood to get it on like a porn star after 3 or 4 weeks of absolutely nothing. I could almost swear her sex drive would go into hibernation for a month or so, and then would re-emerge with a vengeance. And when she was ready, she was READY. She would go from having absolutely zero sex drive to suddenly being one of the horniest women I've ever encountered, even if only for a day at a time. Don't get me wrong
I very much enjoyed this beautiful young lady begging me to fuck her brains out and cum all over her, but let me tell you, the times in-between all the hanky-panky were trying, to say the least. Every day she would come over, smelling good and looking good
and to make her even more difficult to resist, she wasn't shy about taking off her clothes at the sight of a camera. If it had been up to me, I would've laid the pipe to her every single day. I showed restraint, however, because
for one, I'm not a rapist, and two, I kinda considered myself lucky that this damn near perfect looking female specimen would even allow me to touch her in the first place. Ah, memories. And yes, I still have naked pictures of her, and no, I'm not sharing.- Anonymous
This one is for the books. Me and my "friend" who assists me from time to time with certain carnal womanly needs picked me up in his car and we decided to travel to an empty warehouse parking lot to do the deed. After all this was said and done he goes to turn on the car and it would not start. Considering that we were nowhere near civilization we had to call our good friend to friend to come and give us a jump start. When she came, she could not stop laughing at us for a good 10 mins. Needless to say, I have awesome friends.- Anonymous
Ironic how my ex girlfriend was the one who taught me how to sell things on eBay considering everything she bought me is now up for auction.- Anonymous
Hopeless romantic
almost told a girl that I loved her on the first dateshe didn't take it that well
- Anonymous
When my girlfriend goes out of town, she asks to spray my perfume on all her bedding so she won't get as lonely, and she can pretend that she is hugging me at night to help her fall asleep.- Anonymous
My boyfriend told me that he was an Eagle Scout. I found that kind of funny until he demonstrated his knot-tying skills one night
Let's just say I'm a little more appreciative of what the Boy Scouts of America have taught him.- Anonymous
My, now ex, girlfriend and I were driving back to my house after dinner. I was driving, and she decided she wanted to get "frisky" on the way back. Obviously, I was 100% O.K. with this, so needless to say my pants were off and I was getting some oral. On the way home there is this really, really big "dip" in the road. The signs say you have to slow down to 15 MPH to go over it. I was busy, so I kept going 50 MPH. Lets just say the timing was perfect. As soon as I hit the "dip", she "dipped", and I ended up with a very angry, choking, and gagging girlfriend.- Anonymous
Usually guys don't know where the clitoris is. I introduced my girlfriend to hers.- Anonymous
My ex-girlfriend was
how do you say
.really stupid. Every morning when we'd wake up I'd have our daily quiz, because I liked feeling good about myself first thing in the morning. Some of the quiz highlights of our relationship were her not knowing the capital of the state she lived in, her thinking there were 47 oceans, 58 states, and that the moon was a planet.- Anonymous


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A room without books is like a body without a soul.
There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.
--Christopher Morley
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
A good book has no ending.
--R.D. Cumming
Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.
--William Hazlitt
You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
--Paul Sweeney
To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
--W. Somerset Maugham
This nice and subtle happiness of reading, this joy not chilled by age, this polite and unpunished vice, this selfish, serene life-long intoxication.
--Logan Pearsall Smith
I cannot live without books.
--Thomas Jefferson
Dreams, books, each are a world.
--William Wordsworth
To have a second language is to possess a second soul.
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Welcome back to Burnettiquette, friends and frienemies. If you haven't been keeping up, don't worry. You haven't missed much 'cause I haven't been posting much to the blog (only two or three times over the past couple of months).
Things, both good and meh, have happened over the past couple of months. And in time, I'll fill you in.
For starters though, a few of you have emailed me to ask how my column is coming.
If this is your first time here or your first time in a long time, then you may not know that I added "columnist" to my repertoire back in September.
Most of you know the difference between columnists and reporters. But for any who don't know, a reporter is tasked with gathering and writing the facts - telling them, and breaking them down and explaining them where necessary. A Columnist reports fact(s) and shares his opinion of 'em.
So in addition to writing feature stories on trends in popular culture, urban living, sometimes entertainment, sometimes race/culture issues, and sometimes politics, once a week I write a column, an opinion piece. It publishes every Friday.
So my first column of 2010 was about the subconcious descriptions and definitions we give to kids about "adult" behavior, and how those can inadvertently convince kids that irresponsible = adult.
Example: If you're in any sort of authoritative position, have you ever scolded kids - teenagers maybe - about the dangers of unsafe sex and dropped the "adult" bomb on the kids? If so, I have a theory: You're well intentioned, I know. But I'm convinced that some kids draw a literal correlation between your scolding and the action you don't want them to do. In other words they don't hear your warning and think "I'll leave sex to the adults, period!" They hear your warning and think "I'll have sex. But I'll just wear a condom!"
You can substitute sex for playing with guns, driving drunk, etc.
So, I'd argue that if you want your kids - especially your teenagers - to act more "grown up," don't give them those bogus old arguments about what behavior is childish and what behavior is adult-like.
Anyway, if you want to check out my column on the subject, just click here.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
"If I had a homogenous classroom with all the same kids, all at the same reading level, I'd be disenchanted. But every day is a new surprise with kids bringing to the table and discussions new material and new thoughts."
-Jonathan Holden, 4th -Grade Teacher,
Nathan Hale Elementary School,
Roxbury, Massachusetts
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You'll have to cut a hole in your desk to install this retracting Levity task light. But that minor inconvenience is worth it for a lamp that's completely non-intrusive when you don't need it.
When you first pull on the cap it automatically raises four-and-a-half inches, illuminating a set of built-in power outlets for your charging convenience. But the lamp can be further extended to a full height of 21-inches, and angled to wherever you need it. Now the Levity unfortunately isn't as portable as the BE Light we brought you a few days ago, but at around £330 it's oddly just as expensive. Did the price of LEDs recently skyrocket? [Byrne via Freshome]


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Harvard scored eight unanswered goals in teh first half to take a 9-3 lead at the half (Peyton Williams/BAYS Foundation).
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Ryan Stevens and Daniel Eipp had hat tricks, while goalie Harry Krieger made four saves in more than 45 minutes of action to lead the Harvard men's lacrosse team to a 19-14 exhibition victory over Denver before 3,500 fans at the San Francisco Fall Lacrosse Classic Saturday evening.
Jeff Cohen scored two goals and handed out an assist, while Carl Zimmerman, Matt Scalise and Alex White also knotched two goals apiece in the victory. Keegan Michel grabbed a team-high seven ground balls and won 9-of-13 faceoffs for the Crimson.
After falling behind, 3-1, early on, the Crimson tallied eight unanswered goals in the first half and held a 9-3 edge at halftime. During the 8-0 run, Stevens scored on a man-up opportunity, while Zimmernan netted both of his goals in the game as Harvard broke the game wide open.
In the second half, the Pioneers earned the first two goals, but Harvard responded with a six-goal run, led by Stevens and Eipp who each scored twice, including another man-up tally by Stevens. As the game moved to the fourth, the Crimson offense continued its stellar play, as Scalise scored twice, and Harvard led by as much as 11 goals, 19-8, with 4:45 remaining in regulation.
Harvard led, 19-10, after four quarters, but then the two teams played a short overtime period. Denver netted all four goals in the extra session, as the Crimson earned the 19-14 victory.
The Crimson outshot the Pioneers, 55-42, including 15-3 in the second quarter. Harvard also led in ground balls, 38-33, and faceoffs, 22-14. The Crimson went 2-of-4 on man-up chances and was a perfect 18-of-18 on clear attempts.


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Out of this World - Wonders of the Solar System Oberhausen Gasometer, Germany
31 March 2009
Out of this World - Wonders of the Solar System Oberhausen Gasometer from 2 April 2009 - 10 January 2010
The new exhibition "Out of this World - Wonders of the Solar System" in the Oberhausen Gasometer takes visitors on a journey through the cosmos. The exhibition, open to visitors from 2 April 2009 until 10 January 2010, offers spectacular reproductions of our planetary system and fascinating images of strange worlds.
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I received my copy of MME last weekend at PAX. This excellent resource is scheduled to come out September 20th (premier game stores will have it early) and it's suggested retail is $29.95. If I hadn't already gotten it, I definitely would be dropping the bucks to buy this beauty.
The book is hardcover, standard D&D book size, with quality glossy pages inside. The spine is sturdy and the binding seems very good. My husband accidentally stepped on the spine of my copy and it did not suffer for it (but my husband did!) it is still in excellent shape. I have to say I really like the cover art more than the Adventurers Vault books, more of a visual kick. Inside is a mix of new and recycled art. There isn't too much recycled art either, so the book doesn't feel dated.
Inside is well organized and readable. One thing I really enjoy are the excerpts from Mordenkainens "journal", especially the tidbits quoted throughout the item entries. They go a long way to making the book feel less like a dry index of equipment and more like an interesting catalog of fascinating creations.
There are new armor proficiency feats to take advantage of the new armor properties. Certain new armors have non-magical properties to reduce damage taken, or thwart critical hits. This is a fun element, I think it will be especially great for campaigns that focus a bit more on realism, or low-magic campaigns were even a non-magical suit of armor is valuable (Dark Sun, I'm looking at you). There's also a handful of new weapon feats, mainly expertise and strike feats, and the book moves briskly on to the good stuff: magic equipment.
The magic items are varied and interesting. I haven't had the time to read every single item entry but out of the dozen or so that I have read they all seemed balanced, useful, and sometimes entertaining. Most items include a snippet or two about the item – usually a bit of fluff about it's origin. These bits are gems amid the item entries. You'll feel like you actually want to sit down and read this book, versus flipping through it to scan for certain items and only reading relevant sections.
The items run the usual gamut from armor to wonderous items, including consumables, artifacts, and cursed items. The cursed items are well presented and include suggested mechanics for overcoming those curses that are very attainable. After these, the Emporium introduces a new item type: story items. Story items are basically MacGuffins, magic items that are more important as plot devices than they are as equipment. This sounds the same as an artifact, in fact the book even says in the artifact section that artifacts are mostly important as plot devices – so what is the difference between a story item and an artifact? That mostly depends on the DM. A story item could have virtually no mechanical benefits, or it could be completely unique item with powers and motivations similar to an artifact. I have a hard time seeing much separating them other than the story item section doesn't suggest implementing Concordance. In my eyes, the difference is a blurred line.
Still, the story items section gives useful information for creating and implementing them in your game by providing examples, inspiration, and framework for making story items. New DMs that feel anxious or uncertain about inventing weird items that don't follow typical item rules will find these guidelines very useful. Experienced DMs that don't hesitate before inventing crazy magical talking spoons that know the location to the lich's phylactery may still gain some inspiration by browsing example items provided in this section.
Next is a section on mundane equipment. Great stuff like ball bearings, jar of glowworms, or a charlatan's kit (which includes great things like a disguise kit, a glass cutter, and gambling cheats) await you in this section. If you have one of those players that come up with a 100 uses for every mundane item in the PHB, reward them with some of the great gear in this section.
Finally, the last section in the book is a number of extremely useful appendixes. Hirelings and henchmen provides costs and services for commoners that might help your players. Magic item stories suggests that even the lowliest +1 dagger can have a unique background and provides two tables so you can generate random item backgrounds with a d20 roll. Item levels as treasure suggest that instead of constantly replacing items, DMs can allow players to increase their items power (some I already do in my home game: I call them "heirloom items"). Last of all is the Items list. This is no squinty-eye list in the tiniest font crammed onto a single page. Spread across multiple pages, with well formatted tables sort the items by level, cost, rarity, and page numbers makes this index a useful and usable quick reference for DMs and players.
Altogether I found this book very satisfactory and one of the best equipment books released by WotC. While the Adventurers Vaults bring a lot of great gear to the table, they've never truely impressed me like the Emporium does. If you're a new DM, I recommend this book because it will be a great resource in multiple ways – helpful DM advice, rarity tables, and story items. If you're a DDI subscriber and you're thinking about passing on this book because eventually the items and feats will be in the Character Builder and Compendium, then I must point out you won't get to enjoy the wonderful fluff text liberally included in this volume. If that doesn't matter to you, fine, but if you love gobbling up well written fluff then don't miss out on this book.


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Putting Dynamat to the test in a Ford F-150
Our Car Stereo Proving Ground Series, part 4
We set out on a 5-month mission to create the ultimate system in a 2004 Ford F-150. With all the gear in place, it was time to battle road noise. Dynamat products minimize vibrations, block road noise, and absorb sonic reflections. By quieting all that noise, we were able to hear every last detail of the system we built.
John, one of our car audio writers, jumped at the opportunity to tear apart the F-150.
Watch the video about this project.
Reducing road noise with Dynamat
Vibrations from your car's engine, chassis, and the road manifest themselves as audible noise in the cabin, which makes it tougher to hear details in your tunes. If you put time and money into building a system, you don't want it to be drowned out by the pavement. Jeff attacked the road noise issue with plenty of Dynamat — his system deserved nothing less.
Normally, you'd add Dynamat as you're putting in your speakers and running wires, but we did it last on purpose to show just how much of a difference in the sound pressure level (SPL) of road noise some damping can make. Jeff knew his truck had some rattles and resonant frequencies that were detracting from his sound, so Dynamat was a big part of his overall plan. And in keeping with the spirit of this project, he did as perfect a job as possible.
How much do I need?
Good results, even with partial coverage...
The minimum coverage recommended by Dynamat for basic resonance control is 30% of the area of any panel when using Dynamat Xtreme. Do that, and you'll hear a difference.
...or get great results with full coverage
Of course, while a little Dynamat goes a long way, more is better. In fact, Dynamat says that complete coverage of an average vehicle can reduce road noise 9-18 dB. For reference, a 10 dB drop cuts road noise in half.
Adding dynamat to the doors
Jeff has a fantastic set of Focal component speakers in his doors, and they needed a sonically-sealed home. When his truck rolled off the assembly line, it had just a thin sheet of plastic to combat road noise. Rattles, vibrations, and resonant frequencies easily stole some thunder from Jeff's speakers. So it was Dynamat to the rescue — he stuck it to every available square inch of his door. "A lot of energy is transferred through the doors," Jeff says. "That's the best place to start with Dynamat."
Dynamat Xtreme door kit
Doors are the trickiest places to apply Dynamat, since there are a lot of small spaces to navigate. Fortunately, you can cut out custom-sized pieces with a utility knife. The Dynamat Xtreme door kit comes with four 12" x 36" sheets (12 square feet), plenty for two doors.
Just adding Dynamat to the doors decreased the road noise by 2 dB.
Quieting the Floor
Jeff started by removing his seats and carpet. Then he put down a couple of layers of Dynamat Xtreme, followed by a layer of DynaPad (plus a little Dynaliner when he ran out). Man, was it nice to quiet down the noise coming through the floor — we really noticed a difference when driving over a dirt road. And here's a nice bonus: the DynaPad feels pleasant underfoot, too.
Jeff had a lot of area to cover, so he opted for the bulk package of Dynamat Xtreme. It gave him 72 square feet to work with.
Jeff used these on his floor, too:
Dynamat DynaPad
DynaPad is a kind of acoustic foam "sandwich" that throws a layer of acoustic barrier material between two layers of sound-absorbing foam. It lies under your vehicle's carpet.
Dynamat Dynaliner
Dynaliner helps absorb noise in your vehicle. Use it on top of a layer of Dynamat Xtreme for best results.
The DynaPad "sandwich"
Since DynaPad goes on the floor, it needs to be substantial in order to stand up to road noise and exhaust-system heat. Most people react the same way the first time they pick up a chunk of DynaPad: "Wow, that's heavy!"
Sealing the cabin and hood
A layer of Dynamat Xtreme and Dynaliner went under his headliner, and Hoodliner went under the hood. Jeff's got his rattles and engine noise under control now. He's turned the F-150's interior into a much quieter space for listening to tunes.
Even better on a dirt road
Wow, what a difference — we measured a huge 16 dB drop when driving on a dirt road. Other than the bumps, it was like riding on pavement had been before the Dynamat was installed.
Dynamat isn't just for cars!
Dynamat helps stop rattles wherever they occur. We asked around Crutchfield headquarters and found employees using it for all kinds of things: wrapping it around a noisy HVAC duct, treating a washer and dryer, eliminating a buzz in an old guitar speaker cabinet...the only limit is your imagination. If it's rattling, try some Dynamat.
What did we learn during this last round of testing?
Dynamat is fantastic stuff. Riding in Jeff's truck after installing all the Dynamat products was an interesting experience after having ridden in noisy cars for so many years — for one thing, it wasn't necessary to shout in order to hear one another. And since he doesn't have to compete as much with road noise, Jeff doesn't have to crank the volume as high.
"You can't build the ultimate sound system without addressing road noise," he says. "Dynamat makes a huge difference."
Learn more
Catch up on parts 1-3 here.
Jimmy from RochesterPosted on 4/4/2019
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Dec. 11, 2012 -- Crime Stoppers
Authorities asked for help finding two fugitives.
In the first case, police said they are looking for Samuel L. Allen, 25.
Authorities said Allen is wanted on a Wyandotte County, Kan., probation violation warrant on a charge of felony theft, and an Arkansas parole violation warrant on charges of burglary and theft.
Allen is white, 6 feet 1 inches tall, 170 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.
Investigators said his last known address was in the area of 56th Street and Topping Avenue in Kansas City, Mo.
In the second case, police said they are looking for Justin Long, 23.
Long is wanted on a Missouri parole violation warrant on a charge of sexual assault and a Howard County, Mo., warrant on a charge of driving with a revoked license.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The University of Connecticut, a basketball program left behind in conference realignment and ineligible for the NCAA tournament just one year ago due to academic sanctions, won its fourth and most improbable national title on Monday, beating Kentucky 60-54 at AT&T Stadium.
Getting a clutch performance from senior guard Shabazz Napier and a lot of help from the Wildcats at the free-throw line, the Huskies were left standing at the end of a physical, ugly game and secured a number of historic markers, including becoming the first No. 7 seed to win it all.
"You're looking at the hungry Huskies," Napier told the crowd and TV audience. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is what happens when you ban us."
BOX SCORE:Connecticut 60, Kentucky 54
ANALYSIS:Five factors that decided the title
Kevin Ollie, who took over the program from Jim Calhoun right before the 2012-13 season, became the first coach to win a national title in his first NCAA tournament since Steve Fisher in 1989.
And in doing so, Connecticut gave the American Athletic Conference, which was forced to split from the Big East in a messy divorce 15 months ago, a national title in its first year of existence.
"I thought this conference was good and if it held together, we could do great things," said AAC commissioner Mike Aresco. "It helps you attract kids, helps you attract coaches."
ARMOUR:It was Connecticut's title all along — only they knew it
BACKCOURT:Boatright steps out of Napier's shadow for Huskies
Asked whether he felt like the AAC got the last laugh this season, Aresco said, "No, not all all. What I have is a feeling of quiet satisfaction."
Ollie became the 13th coach to win a title at his alma mater and the fourth African-American coach to lead a team to an NCAA Division I men's basketball championship, joining Georgetown's John Thompson, Arkansas' Nolan Richardson and Kentucky's Tubby Smith. "We always did it together and always played as a group," Ollie said.
About missing the tournament last year, Ollie said: "I told you the last will be the first. Last year we couldn't get in the tournament. But we kept believing."
Though Connecticut never trailed, Kentucky threatened to come back a number of times. Ultimately, though, the Wildcats — who made their own improbable journey to the championship game as a No. 8 seed — couldn't overcome shooting 13-of-24 from the foul line.
Napier, who scored 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting, made a three-pointer with 6:50 left from the top of the key that seemed to halt Kentucky's momentum. Then DeAndre Daniels, who struggled all game and made just 4-of-14 field goals, gave Connecticut a 58-52 lead with 2:45 left on a hesitation move under the basket that put the Huskies in position to close out the title.
"We had our chances to win," Kentucky coach John Calipari said. "We just didn't have enough."
IMPROBABLE:Connecticut's title almost impossible to believe
THE DIFFERENCE?Free throw woes doom Kentucky title hopes
Connecticut scored 30 points in the first 14 minutes of the game but just 11 over the next 14, starting the second half 1-for-10 from the field and giving Kentucky reason to believe it could come back one final time.
"Til the horn blows, I was thinking, 'We are winning this game,' " Calipari said. "If I'm going to get my team to believe that, I have to believe that. We missed some shots that we needed to make.We missed some free throws. But these kids are not machines, they're not robots or computers.
"I wish I had an answer for them later in the game."
Connecticut built the lead back to 48-39 with 10:50 left until Kentucky scored the next eight points. But the Wildcats couldn't get over the hump, even as fouls mounted against Connecticut's frontcourt and Huskies guard Ryan Boatright dealt with a sore left ankle that he turned with nine minutes left.
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"There aren't many words you can use to describe this," said Jim Calhoun, who coached Ollie and led the Huskies to three national titles. "It's so fun to watch five assistants who played for us and seven guys we recruited do this. I think the hope and prayer I had was the hardest thing Kevin faced was transitioning to be the UConn people know. We are the best championship team in the last 20 years. That's not an easy mantle to inherit and he's handled it exceptionally well."
The first half followed a familiar script for Kentucky, which trailed early by at least nine points for a fifth straight game in the NCAA tournament. Only this time, Connecticut was able to push the lead to 30-15 after 14 minutes, the Wildcats' largest deficit of the tournament.
But once again, Kentucky's resilience — and Connecticut's foul trouble — came to the surface before the end of the half. With Boatright and Daniels going to the bench with two fouls each and the Wildcats switching to a zone defense, the Huskies scored just five more points over the final six minutes of the half, allowing Kentucky to close within 35-31.
One of the biggest differences of the game was free throw efficiency. Though Kentucky made more and shot more, it missed 11. Connecticut went 10-for-10, becoming the first team to be perfect from the line in a men's championship game. For the tournament, the Huskies were 101 for 115, or 87.8%.


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The illuminant used is called Superluminova BGW9. Superluminova BGW9 has a white color in daylight. In the dark, the elements are colored to a light blue hue. The luminosity is about 95 percent in direct comparison with Superluminova C3. Superluminova BGW9´s luminosity is superior to that of Superluminova C1 and Superluminova C3.
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A ceramic base is a component consisting of a so-called technical ceramic, which has recently gained in importance in the watch industry. These beads are pressed under high pressure and fired at above 1400 ° C. This makes the strings extremely resistant, resistant and scratch-resistant. Its silky sheen is obtained by polishing the diamonds after production. An additional feature is the processing of Superluminova BGW9 on the ceramic element.
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The watch is powered by a Swiss automatic movement by ETA. The ETA 2893-2 movement has a second time zone with an additional 24 hour hand. It is known for its reliability, is popular with pilots and is fine-tuned by our watchmakers before assembly. The movement is fixed and held by a stainless steel movement holder. The model MARC & SONS MSG-007-8-LS-T12 has an easy to read black sandwich dial with Superluminova. The reversible bezel has a black ceramic, which is also provided with Superluminova BGW9.
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Lusher Alternative Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, teams with the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, an affiliate of the University of New Orleans, on a unit of study based on the work of local artist Will Henry Stevens. Lusher fourth-grade teacher Nancy Lilly and the museums curator of education, Ann Rowson Love, lead students on a rich exploration of their cultural heritage as well as of the colors, lines, forms, and other elements found in Stevens art.
As a culminating project, students exhibit original pictures and poems that explore their personal sense of place in a gallery show for parents. Students were very proud, and I think they saw that their parents were impressed by the amount of knowledge that they had, says Lilly.
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F. Ward Rowley was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1932. He is a graduate of Choate School, Dartmouth College, and the Graduate School of Business at Harvard University. Surviving those years of indoctrination is a testimony to Ward's innate conservatism. He attributes his success in avoiding capture by the liberal Establishment to the many years he spent competing in intercollegiate athletics.
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During Central America's turbulence during the 1980s, he provided the Society with sound counsel about the worthiness or unworthiness of some political leaders. In addition, his knowledge of the business world has proven to be an asset to our organization.
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There was a time when Morecambe was known as the Naples of the North.
As we arrived in the Lancashire resort on the tail end of Storm Ophelia with the sky and sea a moody grey and the wind howling it was hard to see why.
Equally baffling was why The Midland Hotel, an iconic grade two listed Art Deco masterpiece, which stands alone on the promenade, was ever built there.
But a new day dawned and, this being the UK, we woke to sunshine and blue skies. Now, the vista from our top floor suite was almost Mediterranean.
From our balcony we took in the stunning panorama; the vast, ethereal beauty of Morecambe Bay, from Heysham to the south across the shimmering Irish Sea to the beauty of the Lakeland fells.
Now we could see why Morecambe, now a little down at heel like many of our once grand seaside resorts, was once THE place to be. And why The Midland was built and attracted the in-crowd of the 30s.
Fast forward to 2017 and Morecambe is fighting back with its impressive prom and striking public art and the four star The Midland - rescued, restored and re-opened in 2008 attracts guests keen to stay in an hotel with a history that nods to a Golden Age as well as see what Morecambe and the wider area has to offer.
An interesting history of the hotel (The Midland Hotel: Morecambe's White Hope by Barry Guise and Pam Hope) recounts how when an episode of the popular Agatha Christie drama
Poirot was watched by 12 million viewers when it was broadcast in February 1990, the hotel was inundated with phone calls.
The 1933 hotel - white rendered and in the fashionable style of the era with sweeping curves reminiscent of an ocean liner - had been used for exterior shot in Double Sin and callers demanded to know whether it was actually real.
Sadly , eight years later it closed in disrepair and it would be another decade before it re-opened; now it is part of the family-run English Lakes stable.
That exterior is still impressive. And walking into the huge lobby with its restored grand, cantilevered staircase you do feel like you are stepping onto the set of a period drama.
Elsewhere, where period features did not survive, restoration follows the 30s trend for sleek minimalism.
Our spacious luxury suite boasted not only stunning views, but also a hot tub - and several comfy seating options - from which to enjoy them. The vast, sleek, modern bathroom features his and hers basins - and loos, a huge free-standing bath and rainfall shower.
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A bit of research had revealed that The Bay Cycle Way - which stretches 130km from Barrow in Cumbria to just south of Lancaster passes right by the hotel ( as does the more challenging Way of the Roses which finishes in Bridlington on the Yorkshire coast).
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Staff reviewers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that a potential increased risk of cancer with drugs containing calcitonin salmon appears plausible.
In briefing documents released on Friday, the reviewers said the risk raises concerns about the overall risk versus benefit of calcitonin products to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
Calcitonin products include Novartis AG's Miacalcin injection and nasal spray and Unigene Laboratories Inc's nasal spray. Privately held Upsher Smith Laboratories Inc distributes Unigene's product in the United States. Generic calcitonin products are also available.
Calcitonin salmon is a man-made version of the hormone calcitonin that is found in salmon.
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Unigene officials declined to comment on the FDA staff review as they do not distribute a calcitonin product in the United States. Upsher Smith officials were not immediately available for comment. Novartis said in a statement that it "places the highest priority on patient safety and the appropriate use of its medicines and is looking forward to the opportunity to engage in the discussion at the upcoming meeting."
Unigene shares were down 20.65 percent at $0.12 on the pink sheets. Novartis shares were up 1 percent.
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Friday Report: Size 9, please, and a shot of tequila
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Some lessons we get early. I was just a little kid but I remember how unutterably cool I felt walking through the kitchen after a little playground 'incident' with the sole of one shoe completely torn off the upper. I was very proud of the unique, personal noise I had created. "Mom! Mom, look at the noise I made," I cried, dragging my foot across the floor, ssh-flapp, ssh-flapp, ssh-flapp, with each step.
My mom screamed, "LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO YOUR SHOE!"
"Yeah," I bragged with a grin. The moment that followed impressed upon me forever the different values men and women place upon footwear.
I used to think men and women were similar with the exception of a few plumbing alternatives. Time has shown me that women are actually quite the opposite of men, much more than I had originally thought. They are truly different. Since I married one, I can say with authority that they are aliens from a different galaxy sent here to confuse and confound Earth's true children, the male race.
Recognizing that most women take somewhat longer than men to decide upon a shoe purchase, savvy retailers are locating their shoe stores near bars and in some cases, like Nordstrom, putting a full liquor bar smack dab in the middle of their shoe department, "Yes, my good man, I'll have a Wild Turkey Manhattan, please, better make it a double, and, uh, why don't you bring me a little something brown for the feet, thank you."
It's different with women. They'll leave a trail of burnt, smoldering shoe salesmen searching for the ultimate shoe. It's out there somewhere; they just need to find it. Get this: a woman will shop for a pair of shoes to match the imagined color of a not-yet-purchased dress, to wear to some function they haven't decided whether to attend. That's way too complex for the normal guy to follow, hence, the bar in the shoe store. Simplify, simplify.
Women enjoy buying shoes. Men need a barrel of beer to give up a pair with a hole in the toe. Take my wife, please. She'll narrow it down to two pairs, each located in stores at opposite ends of the mall. This is the point where I begin roaring like a Howler monkey to go home, but for her, that's when the hunt gets exciting. This kind of intensity frightens me, so I beg, "Would it be okay if I stopped for a delicious jug of tequila while you decide which pair you want?"
She says, "Of course you can't, silly. How will I know which one you like best?"
I start sobbing in earnest, "Oh Baby, Baby, I love you, please, please, let me buy both pairs so we can go home."
SHE SAYS, "Oh, well, actually, I only need one pair right now. I don't think I'll need another for three or four days." SHE MEANS, "Of course I'm getting both pairs, but I've drug you all over this mall like a pull-toy until you beg to buy them so I don't feel guilty about being extravagant."
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Sagbo fined over Anelka support
Hull striker Yannick Sagbo has been fined £15,000 and ordered to complete an education course after showing support for Nicolas Anelka's controversial quenelle goal celebration on social media.
The Ivory Coast striker admitted an aggravated breach of FA Rule E3 in that Anelka's gesture was deemed to have anti-Semitic connotations.
Sagbo posted a picture on Twitter of Anelka's celebration alongside the word: "Legend".
He also referred to Anelka as a role model for France's urban youth.
Hull boss Steve Bruce said two weeks ago that the club would "vigorously defend" the charge but the player since decided to accept the charge.
The FA said in a statement: "Following an independent regulatory commission hearing, Yannick Sagbo has been fined £15,000, subject to any appeal, after he admitted an aggravated breach of FA Rule E3.
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"The charge was that the comment was abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting and/or improper, contrary to Rule E3(1). Further to that, The FA considered the comment to be an aggravated breach, as defined in FA Rule E3[2], in that it included a reference to ethnic origin and/or race and/or religion or belief."
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Earth Day is April 22, so let's talk recycling. It's not a new idea: remember the Romans! In 10 B. C. Emperor Augustus removed the obelisk from the Temple of the Sun at Heliopolis in Egypt and placed it in the Circus Maximus; then in 1589 Pope Sixtus V had it erected in the Piazza del Popolo topped with a cross. More recent power players have adapted this collect-and-conquer approach to a residential scale and architecturally re-purposed everything from antique ceilings to airplanes and automobiles. Take this new residence by architect
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Leger Wanaselja Architects is known for their eco-friendly approach to design,
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Recycling isn't just about one-off custom design — it's built into many
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H.R.850 - Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013113th Congress (2013-2014)
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The Colorado State Rams volleyball team, 29-2 and ninth-ranked nationally, will play host to a four-team NCAA sub-regional next weekend — and the other three teams also will be from Colorado.
The tournament selection show on ESPNU Sunday night revealed that the sub-regional will be in Moby Arena, and the Friday matches will be:
— Colorado (19-13) vs. Northern Colorado (22-10), 4:30 p.m.
— CSU vs. Denver (27-6), 6:30 p.m.
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American Enterprise Institute Russian studies director Leon Aron on the symbolic importance of Russia's suspension from the G-8. Photo credit: Associated Press.
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