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MP3: The Strokes Offer Free Download Of Brand New Song: "One Way Trigger"
By Staff on January 25, 2013
The New York City quintet that almost single handedly defined the sound of rock and roll at the beginning of this century is back with a new track and a new sound. The Strokes--Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti--have just released their first single since 2011's Angles this morning on their official website.
"One Way Trigger" continues to follow Angles' 80s influenced sound, while pushing Casablancas' falsetto to the extreme. The track, which clocks in just at four minutes, once again delves into the issues of control, independence and emotional uncertainty that we've seen from this band ever since their critically acclaimed debut Is This It, but it seems to lack the raw emotion and relatability that always made the Strokes so influential. That being said, we're always game for a new Strokes sound!
You can listen to "One Way Trigger" below and grab a free download of the new track from their website now.

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November 1, 2017 - November 30, 2017
All Day
Grand Marais Art Colony | Grand Marais MN
The Art Colony supports artists and creative seekers at every step of their creative journey from novice to professional artist through a variety of educational opportunities. With over 200 classes, artist talks, family-friendly activities, artist services (including residencies and studio access), and artist-driven community events – there is something for everyone.
Click above for September workshops & events.
November 1, 2017 - November 30, 2017
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North House Folk School | Grand Marais MN
North House Folk School brings instructors from around the world to teach traditional northern crafts on the shore of Lake Superior. Our mission is to enrich lives and build community by teaching traditional northern crafts in a student-centered learning environment that inspires the hands, the heart and the mind.
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Ever sent a sexy text to your boyfriend… and then realized it was actually to your boss? Do you know your partner's email password? Are you constantly checking your Blackberry—even when you're on a date?
Even if you've never experienced these tech troubles, it's likely that you've encountered the intersection of technology and relationships—and maybe you've wondered how to set some rules for yourself and your partner. Check out these dos and don'ts when mixing love with technology. What are your rules? Let us know in the comments.
DO plug in your significant other's iPhone, Blackberry or computer in when you see the juice is low.
DO share the joke with your spouse if you laugh out loud at something on your Blackberry or phone.
DO text and email your spouse with the same care you did when you first started dating. Grocery lists and forwards don't count as correspondence. Make time to send sweet-nothings to each other over Facebook, IM, and email.
DO upload new music to your honey's iPod and new books to his/her Kindle. New tunes and words will be a sweet surprise and will show that you've been thinking of them while they were away.
DON'T exchange email passwords with your partner no matter how good of an idea it seems.
DON'T hack into your partner's email or phone, read the messages, assume they are cheating on you, freak out and post your suspicions on a social network or a web site.
DO save cute texts, email and voicemails.
DON'T send flirty text messages or emails on your company Blackberry unless you want to explain "gr8 morning sex!" to the Director of IT.
Want to read the rest? Visit YourTango.com or check out these stories:How Do Guys Feel About Privacy in a Relationship?Why The New iPhone Is The New wePhoneIs Technology Ruining Your Relationship?
Gift For Gab: Our Five Favorite Comments Of The Week
Love Vandal: A Couple Of Cool Names
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I live far away from my family, but I think of them often. While I cannot be there for all the holidays, I always remember them by sending a gift. For Mother's Day, I enjoy sending a bright bouquet to my mother. She always enjoys them and knows that I am thinking of her.
If you are an online shopper like me, you've probably used all the different flower websites. I've used ProFlowers and 1-800-Flowers before with great results. They've delivered quality flowers for my loved ones before.
This year was different. I used FTD for the first time to send flowers to my mother. Like most people, I shop around to find the best deal. I had cash back from Ebates as well as cash back from credit card. In order to get the best deal, FTD was my only option. I knew FTD was a large company that has years of experience, so I placed an order of flowers for my mother.
Before I explain why FTD provided me with a horrible experience, I'd like to note a few things. I know that FTD themselves do not ship the flowers. Instead, they work with local florists. These florists are responsible for making the bouquet and delivering them. I also know that besides Valentine's Day, Mother's Day is the busiest day for florists.
Mother's Day came and my mother did not receive her flowers. I went to the FTD website to check my order, it was there and had the correct date. I then inquired about my order, I received an automated response that I would be contacted soon with an update.
The next day, my mother still did not have her flowers and I still did not hear from FTD. I had to call FTD again, they should of contacted me. The customer service representative was prompt and understanding. She placed me on a brief hold to contact the local florist. Unfortunately, the florist was busy and would have to call back.
I was never contacted that day. I posted my frustration on my Twitter account, Mother's Day was important and I felt badly that my mother did not get her flowers. Even worse, FTD did not seem urgent about setting the issue.
Unbeknownst to me, this Twitter post is what finally got things done. It was noticed by the staff at FTD and a customer service representative called me quickly. This representative quickly resolved the situation and my mother received a fresh bouquet that day. The representative also refunded my shipping and refunded 40% off the bouquet price. The representative sent me a coupon as well, for a value of $20 to be used for a later purchase.
While I understand that FTD does not produce the bouquet personally, they are responsible for the service they provide. They should of provided a timely delivery of the flowers. If they knew that the delivery was to be three days late, they should of contacted me sooner.


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Bahias de Huatulco is what they call this area of rugged, forested rocky cliffs and coastal bays dotted with acacia trees and lined with yellow and white sand beaches. In Spanish "bahias" are bays. Huatulco has nine bays to surf, sail, snorkel, sailboard, scuba dive, fish, kayak, and sometimes just enjoy from shore because of the quick-breaking waves and treacherous undertow. The most remote of Huatulco's nine bays are reachable from your money-saving holiday rental only on horseback or via SUV and primitive dirt footpath like in the days before the global real estate boom expanded tourism and development worldwide.
Santa Cruz de Huatulco (Huatulco) is the city on the Bay of Santa Cruz (Bahia de Santa Cruz) where the hotels are clustered and fishing and tour boats dock. The smart money is conserved at Huatulco's holiday rental villas, houses, apartments, and condos by grilling your own tuna, red snapper, pompano, snook, and other local catches. Shop 'til you drop and find gifts for the family and children at the nearby craft workshops and stores. Tee off at Tangolunda Golf Course, 18 holes laid out in a 6,851-yard long undulating strip ending at Tangolunda beach.
A short jaunt north of Huatulco and the fishing boats is the sleepy little town of Crucecita. Enjoy the pleasant restaurants, taco vendors, and zocalo (central plaza) where locals spend evenings sitting on benches and strolling. The zocalo church, Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, is renowned for its huge, blue-framed ceiling fresco of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
From Huatulco it is easy to get to the partially developed beaches and Bays of Chahue, Tangolunda, Maguey, and San Augustin. Bahia Chahue, a mile east of Huatulco and Crucecita, is a wide blue bay with a yellow sand beach and a marina jetty. Bahia Tangolunda has beach clubs and restaurants, but the waves break too quickly to ride. Farther east, Bahia Conejos has three steep beaches and houses sprouting in place of sand dunes. Continue east to Rio Copalita Wildlife Sanctuary for bird watching, hiking, kayaking, and rafting. West of Huatulco is the forested, rocky Bahia El Organo, which can be surf fished amidst the driftwood. Bahia El Maguey has relatively calm waters and tidepools.
A money-saving Huatulco holiday rental is the perfect day trip base for the whole family to explore the foothills of the towering Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range. Rent a car or book an informative tour of the foothill coffee farms around Pluma Hildago, stopping for waterfalls, bird and butterfly watching, Oaxacan breads, markets, and the Holy Cross of Huatulco at Santa Maria de Huatulco.


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Rob McKeown's '65 Ford F-100
We'll indulge in a gourmet meal once in a while, but, like a lot of you, we're more of the meat-and-potatoes-type. You could say the same thing about our taste in hot rod and custom shows. The Grand National Roadster Show is an annual treat, but after a couple of hours of taking in the elite level show vehicles propped up on stanchions behind ropes or rails, we're ready for some real-world, street-driven trucks we can identify without reading a display sign. Lucky for us, that's part of the event too.
One of the trucks we included in last month's GNRS coverage was this '65 Ford F-100, parked on the pavement in the outdoor part of the show. That's where we met owner Rob McKeown. And as soon as Rob lifted the hood to show us the supercharged Ford SVT Lightning SOHC engine underneath, that's when we started talking about shooting some feature photos.
Rob and the '65 have been together for almost 40 years-since May 10, 1971, to be precise. He found it advertised in the local paper in those pre-eBay days, but by the time he got over to look at it, it had already been sold for $1,000. But not paid for; the buyer had neglected to leave a deposit. Although he was still a high school kid at the time, Rob knew enough to come with cash, offered $1,050, and drove the truck home.
The transformation into the truck you see here didn't start for several decades. In the meantime came a wife and kids, but the '65 was always part of the family. "My wife, Lisa, drove it for about two years. Our son Kelly learned how to drive in it and he drove it for a couple of years too," Rob told us. "When our daughter Kimberly turned 16, it was her turn to drive Dad's daily driver, but she didn't like the way it steered. I had installed disc brakes and power steering off of a '77 F-150, which made the steering a little sensitive. I really wanted her to feel comfortable driving it, so I convinced my wife that we should spend a little time and money to keep the '65 alive."
Rob, a Snap-On Tools salesman by trade, started looking for a hot rod shop "to help with some of the big stuff," and connected with Todd Walton Fabrication in Upland, California. The original plan, Rob says, was to "get closer to mother earth, keep the 302, keep the original factory color of Marlin Blue, and be on the road in three months!"
We all know how original plans go, and Rob started rethinking his when one of his customers offered the 5.4L Ford SVT Lightning engine for sale. The engine, built by Jim Grubbs Motorsports in Valencia, California, was kept mostly stock, and inhales through an Eaton supercharger. Exhaling is accomplished by a set of custom headers and exhaust built by Steve Watt and Maxell Industries in Ventura, feeding Spin Tech mufflers. A custom Ron Davis aluminum radiator with Walton Fabrication stainless lines keeps the engine cool, helped by a Magnuson heat exchanger for the blower. An '02 Ford 4R100 transmission backs up the engine, with 3.73:1 gears spinning in the super heavy-duty Currie 9-inch rearend.
Underneath, the frame was boxed front and rear and C-notched in back before getting powdercoated. An IFS frontend, including the spindles and antisway bar, came from TCI. Walton Fabrication built the four-link rear suspension with a Panhard bar. Springs are Bilstein coilovers. The brakes are Wilwood discs-13-inch rotors and six-piston Superlite calipers in front and four-pistons in the rear. The 19-gallon stainless fuel tank is from Rick's Hot Rods. John Meadows of Deuces Wild Hot Rod Shop in Fillmore, California, filled and detailed 192 holes in the rails.
Rolling stock is a combination of Toyo Proxes radials, measuring P295/45R18 and P225/55R17, rolling on 18×10 and 17×7.5 Ice wheels from Budnik's X Series. Rob had the rims clearcoated. "I'm not big on polishing," he admitted.
The interior was upgraded and contemporized, but kept clean. The '92 Ford F-150 seats were shortened 11/2 inches; Jesse's Upholstery in Saticoy, California, covered them in two-tone gray leather and suede. The carpet is square weave wool and the headliner is suede. Auto Meter gauges fill the perforated aluminum dashpanel. The Budnik Stiletto wheel is mounted on an ididit tilt column. Controls for the Vintage Air system are hidden underneath the dash. Ellery Engel Restorations in Piru, California, filled the glovebox, ashtray, and radio, and speaker.
Ellery Engel did a lot of sheetmetal work on the exterior as well, soda-blasting the cab and bed and replacing the rusted cab floors. Emblems were removed, and the cowl vent and stake pockets and seams were filled. Both bumpers were narrowed and pulled in closer to the body. All moldings and the '66 grille were refinished by DMP Enterprises in Chatsworth. The steel bed floor was replaced by a custom oak floor with polished stainless strips, supported by a structure fabricated at Walton Fabrication, and a '67 tailgate was added. The original Marlin Blue was replaced with a silver, white, and blue combination shot by Saticoy Auto Body & Paint in Saticoy, California, using DuPont Chroma base and clear. Mike Venditto from Chatsworth performed the pinstriping.
The 3-month freshen-up ended up stretching into a 31/2-year project, but the result is an updated classic that's winning awards all over the place without losing its identity as the kind of real-world, street-driven truck we like. The only downside to the whole thing is that Rob says his wife and daughter don't want to drive the truck now, "for fear of a rock chip or a door ding!"


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Rookie Hicks drives in game-winning run vs. O's
Hernandez solid in second start, Morneau plates two on quirky double
BALTIMORE -- Through the first five games of the year, it certainly wasn't the start to the season that rookie Aaron Hicks had envisioned.
Hicks, who had an impressive Spring Training that allowed him to jump straight from Double-A to the big leagues, entered Sunday's game with just one hit in his first 22 at-bats.
But Hicks came through with the biggest hit of his young career, as he snapped an 0-for-13 skid with a go-ahead, RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Twins defeated the Orioles, 4-3, on Sunday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Hicks laced a first-pitch fastball from right-hander Jason Hammel with two outs to score Wilkin Ramirez, and the Twins were able to hold on to win their second straight series.
"It felt good not only to get a hit, but to drive a run in," said Hicks, who is hitting .077 (2-for-26) with three RBIs. "It was the go-ahead run and the game-winning run, so it was good. I've been trying to get a hit the entire time. I'm feeling good at the plate even though the results aren't showing it."
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire liked what he saw from Hicks, and he said the 23-year-old's confidence has yet to waver despite his slow start.
"You just have to tell him to keep swinging," Gardenhire said. "He's a good player. He even fell down in the outfield [in the third inning] and said he lost the ball in the sun. So he's having his moments. But if he can get through these things and keep playing, he'll be fine."
It was the second run of the inning for the Twins, as pinch-hitter Chris Parmelee tied the game with a sacrifice fly to right to score Trevor Plouffe, who was hit by a pitch for a third straight game.
Left-hander Pedro Hernandez made his Twins debut, and second career start, but took a no-decision, as he gave up three runs on four hits and three walks over five innings. He made the start in place of right-hander Cole De Vries, who landed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right forearm.
"I felt really good," Hernandez said. "I feel fantastic to have this opportunity to pitch in the Major Leagues again."
The Orioles scored three runs against Hernandez in the second. Former Twins shortstop J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer before Nick Markakis added an RBI single to score Nolan Reimold.
The Twins came back with two runs in the top of the third, as Pedro Florimon and Joe Mauer walked and Josh Willingham was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Justin Morneau hit what looked to be a routine fly ball to center field, but it dropped in between Reimold and Adam Jones in left-center field for what ended up as a two-run double.
"It was a popup to center field. I assumed he had it," Reimold said. "By the time he said he needed help, it was a little bit too late. I tried to sprint over and get it, but it was a little bit too late. It was in the sun."
Right-hander Anthony Swarzak, who was activated from the 15-day disabled list before the game, earned the win. He threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Hernandez.
Relievers Brian Duensing, Jared Burton and Glen Perkins combined for 2 2/3 innings to preserve the win. Perkins recorded his second save.
"Swarzy came right out of Florida and pitched well for us," Gardenhire said. "And Deuce picked us up with some huge outs before Burton and Perkins at the end. It was a good performance."
The Twins improved to 4-2 with series wins over the Tigers and Orioles. Minnesota didn't win its second three-game series last season until May 18-20.
"It's early in the season but it's our goal to win series and get our fans back excited about this baseball team," Gardenhire said. "We know they'll always be there for us, but we want to win some games for them to get them excited. This is a couple of really good series, but it's really early in the year and we have to continue this for a while here."


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fay-0.18.0.1: A compiler for Fay, a Haskell subset that compiles to JavaScript.
Convert a Haskell value to a (JSON representation of a) Fay value.
showToFay :: Show a => a -> Maybe ValueSource
Convert a Haskell value to a value representing a Fay value.
readFromFay :: Data a => Value -> Maybe aSource
Convert a value representing a Fay value to a Haskell value.
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Winter storm batters Mideast; 8 dead
AMMAN, Jordan - The fiercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years brought a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the West Bank, and disrupted traffic on the Suez Canal in Egypt. At least eight people died across the region.
In Lebanon, the Red Cross said storm-related accidents killed six people over the past two days. Several drowned after slipping into rivers from flooded roads, one person froze to death and another died after his car went off a slippery road, according to George Kettaneh, operations director for the Lebanese Red Cross.
In the West Bank town of Ramallah, a Palestinian official said two West Bank women drowned after their car was caught in a flash flood on Tuesday. Nablus Deputy Governor Annan Atirah said the women abandoned their vehicle after it got stuck on a flooded road, and their bodies were apparently swept away by surging waters. Their driver was hospitalized in critical condition.
Electricity off
In the Gaza Strip, civil defense spokesman Mohammed al-Haj Yousef said storms cut electricity to thousands of Palestinian homes and rescuers were sent to evacuate dozens of people.
Parts of Israel were bracing for snow a day after the military was forced to send helicopters and rubber dinghies to rescue residents stranded by floodwaters. In Jerusalem, streets were mostly empty as light snow began to stick Wednesday night. School was canceled for the next day because of the weather, which Israeli meteorologists said was the stormiest in a decade.
The unusual weather over the past few days hit vulnerable Syrian refugees living in tent camps hard, particularly about 50,000 sheltering in the Zaatari camp in Jordan's northern desert.
Torrential rains over four days have flooded some 200 tents and forced women and infants to evacuate in temperatures that dipped below freezing at night, whipping wind and lashing rain.
Refugees suffer
"It's been freezing cold and constant rain for the past four days," lamented Ahmad Tobara, 44, who evacuated his tent when its shafts submerged in floodwater in Zaatari. A camp spokesman said that by Wednesday, about 1,500 refugees had been displaced within the camp and were now living in mobile homes normally used for schools.
Weather officials said winds exceeded 45 miles per hour and the rain left two feet of water on the streets.
The storm dumped at least a foot of snow on many parts of Jordan and was accompanied by lashing wind, lightning and thunder. It shut schools, stranded motorists and delayed international flights, Jordanian weatherman Mohammed Samawi said.
The unusually heavy snowfall blocked streets in the capital, Amman, and isolated remote villages, prompting warnings from authorities for people to stay home as snow plows tried to reopen clogged roads. It forced 400 families to evacuate their homes.


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For California's political industry, a Whitman governorship would be a good thing.
That thought occurs after reading about the Republican nominee's visit with the Sacramento Bee editorial board earlier this week. Whitman said that if labor unions don't go along with her pension reform proposals, she'll take them directly to voters via ballot initiatives.
And who would pay for those campaigns? Whitman. Though she said she would try to raise money to cover the costs.
Whitman could be the gift that keeps on giving for political professionals -- both the ones who work on her initiatives and those who work against them. The fact that this is perfectly sensible tells us a lot about how California has turned government into a series of high-stakes election contests. Gov. Schwarzenegger has spent tens of millions of his own money during his political career, most of that devoted not to his own election but to pursuing his agenda.
Even After Election, Meg Will Keep Spending
For California's political industry, a Whitman governorship would be a good thing.


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Friends of the Library
A community organization supporting and promoting the Library. The Friends sponsors activities to raise funds for the purchase of library materials and equipment, and underwrites programming to benefit all library users.
Become a member of the Friends of the Library: Membership form
The Friends of the Library meet bi-monthly (Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct., Dec.) on the third Tuesday of the month, 5:30 p.m. at the Central Library.
Support the Friends by choosing them as your AmazonSmile charity.
President: Marge Oberg
Vice President: Open
Secretary: Open
Treasurer: Linda Stopani
Financial Secretary: Linda Phillips
Book Sale Liaison: Joan Degen
Funds Development: Rebecca Cantu
Membership: Linda Stopani
Publicity: Open
Additional Participants:
Library Liaison: Kathleen Cizek
Library Director: Karen Archibald
The Friends of the Library - Access Newsletter
Keep up with what is going on at your Garland Libraries by reading the Access newsletter. Access is a monthly publication from the Friends of the Library that includes all library events.
Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale
The Nicholson Memorial Library System's Friends organization announces its Fall Book Sale at the South Garland Branch Library. Shoppers may find great bargains on a wide variety of adult and children's books, fiction and nonfiction, paperback and hardcover, and reference books, as well as puzzles, DVDs, audio books, computer games, and more.
Public Book Sale: Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friends members only: Thursday, Sept. 12, after the 6 p.m. annual membership meeting.
The preview sale will last until 8:30 p.m. Membership forms are available here and at all Garland library locations during open hours. Those who plan to apply on the day of the annual membership meeting are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes early to allow time for the process.
For more information call 972-205-2543, or email firstname.lastname@example.com. The South Garland Branch Library is located at 4845 Broadway Blvd., at Oates Rd., in Garland. Admission to the public book book sale is free.
Friends of the Library Needs Donations for Book Sales
Take some time now to clean out your closets and bookshelves and donate the books and media that you no longer need or want.
We need:
- Books of all kinds: fiction and non-fiction
- Books on all subjects
- Books for all ages
- Books in foreign languages
- DVDs
- CDs
- Puzzles and games
Donated items may be dropped off at any Garland library location. If you need assistance carrying in your donations, please ask for help at the Check-out Desk.
Thank you in advance for your donations and we look forward to seeing you as a customer at a Book Sale!


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Ars Nova Workshop(Philly)
24" x 36" double-sided poster with affixed sticker for a Bill Orcutt performance.
Ars Nova Workshop is a Philadelphia nonprofit jazz and experimental music presenting organization. ANW informs, inspires, and challenges listeners to elevate the role of jazz, improvisation, and experimental music in contemporary culture. ANW events provide a forum for discourse, emergent trends in contemporary music, and unique forms of cultural exchange, while nurturing a diverse community for innovative music.


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4 HASKINS & SELLS March
The Function of the Library
A N institution as ancient as a library, and
as firmly fixed in the affections of men,
needs no urging on our consideration. The
value of books can be measured only by
what they bring to us—pleasure, refreshment,
information, or inspiration. To an
accountant of to-day who divines the role
which his profession will be called upon to
fill in the development of the industries and
finance of the country, the use of books will
prove ah indispensable tool, opening up to
him new avenues of information and opportunities
for service.
This is primarily the purpose of our
library. Into the hands of each accountant
are put the aids he may need in carrying on
his work. He will find a collection of books
and periodicals on accounting and auditing,
and such allied subjects as economics, business
organization, commercial law, banking
and finance. To make this information
readily accessible, a catalogue will list all
the resources of the library, bringing out its
full content and value. As new books an
added, a notice on the bulletin board each
month will call attention to the most recent
material available.
The books may be consulted freely, without
formalities or restrictions of any kind,
in the library rooms. They may also be
withdrawn for home reading or outside use
by registering them with the librarian.
There has never been a time when eco-nomic
conditions were changing so swiftly
and so markedly. In these circumstances, a
man necessarily feels the limitations of his
individual experience. If the accountant of
the future is to be equal to the problems
which await him, he must meet them with
an alert and informed mind. He must not
only be familiar with traditional methods
and precedents, but must train his faculties
to respond to the stimulus of new enterprise.
Here the function of the library is
clear. It is not merely a working tool, but a
challenge to the mind; and a man's grasp
of affairs is a measure of his reading and


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How did our remarkable brains come to be, and what will they become? These are the questions that David Robson addresses in this excellent feature on the evolution of the human brain, published in the latest issue of New Scientist.
Robson's piece comprises information gleaned from some of the latest scientific research to trace the evolutionary development of our brains; the genetic, environmental, and social conditions that have shaped their transformation; and what scientists make of the fact that for the last 10,000 to 15,000 years, our brains have actually been shrinking.
You can read the entire article, A brief history of the human brain, over at New Scientist.


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I wasn't swept away in thr storms, just so busy, painting every hour of every day at the moment. We are also due to complete on our new house this week so starting to pack also. Getting very excited by the Karin and Camilla collaboration. So many exciting things going on around. I happened to spend an hour catching up on a long list of blogs last night.
Back soon I promise x


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As the Boston abolitionist paper The Liberator reported, Tubman used a simple fable to counter the argument for sending black Americans back to Africa. She:
...told the story of a man who sowed onions and garlic on his land to increase his dairy productions; but he soon found the butter was strong and would not sell, and so he concluded to sow clover instead. But he soon found the wind had blown the onions and garlic all over his field. Just so, she said, the white people had got the "nigger" here to do their drudgery, and now they were trying to root 'em out and send 'em to Africa. "But," she said, "they can't do it; we're rooted here, and they can't pull us up."A male proponent of "civilization," as it also was called, jumped on stage to challenge her remarks--a 19th century version of Kanye's "Imma let you finish" interruption of Taylor Swift, perhaps--but the audience wasn't having it. Tubman's story stuck, and got their applause.
In Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero, historian Kate Clifford Larson shares that story and also notes that Tubman was smart politically, and important as a storyteller representing black women at a time when they were rare on the speaking stage:
A great storyteller she was...She moved her audiences deeply. Plainly dressed, very short and petite, quite black-skinned, and missing front teeth, Tubman physically made a stark contrast to Sojourner Truth, one of the most famous former slave women then speaking on the antislavery lecture circuit, who was nearly six feet tall....Like Truth, however, Tubman shocked her audiences with stories of slavery and the injustices of life as a black woman. Black men dominated the antislavery lecture circuit. Tubman and Truth stood for millions of slave women whose lives were marred by emotional and physical abuse at the hands of white men.Larson's biography of Tubman shares many insights about her public speaking--a skill of Tubman's we have largely forgotten in simplifying her memory and story. To be a woman of color who spoke in public in her time was rare, and challenge after challenge faced her as a speaker. Like Sojourner Truth, she was accused of being a man in part due to her speaking skills. In speeches like this one, she often was not introduced by her real or full name, to build up the mystery and excitement, but also taking away her identity in public, sometimes in the name of protecting her safety. Her words were often rewritten for her by biographers and reporters. Because Tubman herself could not read or write, her spoken word was both powerful and ephemeral. As Larson noted, men more often got the speaking turns on the lecture circuit, despite her unusual story and appeal. Speaking also was essential in her career, a way for Tubman to raise funds and earn an income to support her work and her family.
Today, Tubman's enjoying a revival of interest, thanks to actor Viola Davis quoting her in a 2015 Emmy Awards acceptance speech, and the recent announcement that Tubman's image will appear on the $20 bill in the U.S. What can you learn from this famous speech?
- Authenticity counts: It's one thing to listen to, say, a white man talk about colonizing black Americans, and quite another to have a former slave, now a free woman, share her point of view. In this debate, authenticity held the same power it does today for a speaker. With "we're rooted here, and they can't pull us up," Tubman speaks for herself and her people in a way that can't be imitated.
- Fables and parables work for a reason: These metaphor stories, used for centuries with illiterate audiences, are easy to understand and to remember. A short fable or parable can work far better--and faster--than a long-winded, detailed argument.
- Choose your metaphor to do many jobs: In addition to the neat package a fable offers the speaker, this one also has the advantage of being based in nature, underscoring the idea that remaining in the U.S. was a natural course of action, as opposed to a contrived solution. Make your metaphors work by testing them first, to be sure they are accomplishing everything you need done in your speech.
A caution to women speakers wishing to quote Tubman: Do your research. Like other famous folk, many quotes are attributed to her without any evidence that she actually said them.


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Short for "Solutions Oriented Living", SOL is one of the most unique communities in the Austin area. SOL homes were designed to offer net zero energy consumption, meaning the home produces all the energy it consumes. Residents use solar panels, rainwater collection, and energy-efficient construction to utilize as much homegrown energy as possible. The modern layout of the homes in SOL give them a rectangular shape, with colorful exteriors that stand out among the cookie cutter homes surrounding the neighborhood. Residents in SOL enjoy a close in, yet far out location just five miles from downtown Austin. Govalle Park nearby is the perfect place to spend a summer day swimming at the pool or playing a game of baseball. For date night, locals prefer the delicious cuisine at Justine's. If you're looking for energy-efficient living in Austin, it's hard to beat the homes in SOL.
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The best thing about being stationed overseas in the military is mail call. Even in this day of email, Facebook and Twitter, a hand-written letter or a greeting card is precious cargo and there is still no way to squeeze beef jerky and Twizzlers through fiberoptic cables.
Veterans organizations, small groups and individuals regularly make collections and mail boxes to the men and women on duty and Joni B and Her Team of 3 is no different.
"We were much larger a few years ago, but people come and go," said Joan Amatucci standing between folding tables filled with boxes of goodies and necessities hard to find in the desert and mountains of Iraq and Afghanistan.
What began as the Adopt-A-Marine Project has evolved into the Adopt-A-Hero Project, but the goal is the same: To let the men and women in the military, especially those deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, know they are appreciated and to show that appreciation in practical ways.
Boxes of deodorant, foot powder, lip balm and other personal items are interspersed with cases of edible items such as Cheez-Its, Twizzlers, all kinds of beef jerky, M&Ms, powdered drinks, coffee and peanuts.
"Peanuts and Twizzlers. I don't know what it is about them but the troops can't get enough. And the M&Ms. We're sending them now. You just can't send candy in the summer — it arrives as a liquid," she said.
To date, more than 775 boxes have been mailed to various units, and Amatucci and her team have received dozens of letters, cards and brief notes from the recipients thanking them for the packages.
"This started as a neighborhood project. We would go around and talk to groups and get some help from various sources. We get a lot of support from the Walgreens in Beaufort. They regularly give us donations of goods for the troops," she said. "The Island Car Wash, Hudson's Seafood on Tasteful Tuesdays — they've both been generous with donations and helping us. People are so generous. They're so behind our troops. It just blows you away. It's so humbling."
It all began when the Cypress Run neighborhood representative gathered his neighbors and said "we need to do something for the guys and gals over there in Iraq," Amatucci said. "So he said why not do something because it was coming to Christmas."
A website founded by Ryan Rust adopted Marines and got people to collect goodies and send them to individuals. The rep got hold of Rust and after being cleared to receive the information, Cypress Run began sending boxes.
"We filled 20-30 boxes with various things that Christmas — decorations, cards, candy, gifts. That's how it started and then it kind of grew on itself," Amatucci said. "Then I said well if they need things at Christmas, they need things all year. We can't just drop it. He said, 'Well that sounds like a good idea, Joan. Why don't you take it on?' And I did."
The group has collected blankets for troops standing guard away from their tents, participated in Operation Baby Wipes and helped Gilligan's in Beaufort with its care package project.
"Then it kind of faded," she said.
The effort may have shrunk in number of participants, but the scope of the project has not changed. The four women scour the area for goodies, donors and ways to raise money for postage — the most expensive part of the project. Even though the special APO-FPO flat rate box costs $12.95 — $2 less than the same size box going to a civilian address — it's still costly. Hanging off shelves in her garage are a few of the ways the groups tries to raise funds — donated T-shirts with Marine Corps logos bold enough to warm a leatherneck's heart.
Still, she finds a way to get the packages out and on her last trip to the post office mailed 10 boxes. Every box contains a note of appreciation from the group and best wishes to the recipients. Nowadays, the boxes go to units and get shared amongst the members.
"I got a note from the captain at one unit who said he was away when the boxes arrived and when he got back to camp found the boxes stacked against the back wall," she said. "He said he just got all his people together, passed the boxes out and opened them. It was Christmas and they had the best decorated tent in camp. All the goodies got laid out and people took them as they needed them."
Much attention is paid to the men on the front lines, but Amatucci is quick to say "Don't forget the women."
Boxes of items especially appreciated by the women, including sugar-free candies and snacks as well as personal items, are labeled for the women. It's particularly important to one group, an engagement unit of 50 women who liaison with village women in Afghanistan.
"The villagers will talk to the women and tell them what they need in the way of medical help, supplies, water, food," Amatucci said. "They're not allowed to talk to the men so our women go in and see what they can do to help."
No matter what gender, though, the troops all need or like pretty much the same thing and Amatucci is gearing up for the winter's shipments. That means long brown, army green or black cotton socks, powdered soups and ramen, powdered hot drinks and coffee as well as the long, long shoestrings the combat boots need, Christmas and all-occasion cards, lip balm and always sunflower seeds and beef jerky.
Those interested in making a donation of any kind may call Joan Amatucci at 705-6809 or email her at email@example.com.


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The Disney Channel promises not to leave "Sonny with a Chance" fans hanging while star Demi Lovato takes some personal time.
The 'tween comedy show is undergoing a script adjustment to focus on its show within a show, "So Random!", while Lovato is absent from the set and is recovering in rehab.
The adjustment "allows [Demi] the time she needs to get well, without the distraction or pressure," a Disney Channel spokeswoman told Variety. "Again, we extend our ongoing support to Demi and her family as she works to overcome emotional issues."
The 18-year-old Disney star dropped out of her tour with the Jonas Brothers to seek help for "emotional and physical issues" in a treatment facility earlier this month. The pressure of stardom and concern with body image had been eating up the actress for years, but People reported that fight with a female dancer pushed her to seek help.
"Sonny" was picked up for a third season and the producers plan to keep the show running with a plot that revolves around writing "So Random!" sketches. There will be guest stars, musical performances, and digital shorts, the producers said.
Although there's no set time for Lovato's return, producers told Variety they hope the temporary solution will keep the show going through January, as planned, until she comes back. Then things will pick up where they left off.
In the show, Lovato stars as Sonny Munroe, a Midwestern teen who moves to Los Angeles when landing a role in her favorite comedy sketch series.


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Permit applications must be submitted and paid for at least 7 calendar days (one week) before the installation date. For example, an application for a Tuesday permit must be submitted and paid for by 11:59 pm on the previous Tuesday. This requirement allows time to approve the application and post signs 48 hours in advance so that people can move vehicles parked at permitted locations. To apply, please click on the link at the bottom of this page for the online application form or come to our office.
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A View of Mimeguri Shrine from the Sumida River
This work by Shiba Kokan (1747-1818), a famous Western-style painter of the late Edo period (1600-1867), is the first copperplate etching by a Japanese artist. It depicts the landscape of Mimeguri Shrine at Mukōjima, eastern Edo (present-day Tokyo), as seen from the bank of the Sumida River. Because the etching was made for a peep-show box, left and right are reversed. Kokan was interested in Western science and wrote works on astronomy and geography. In this picture, he uses Western perspective drawing technique.
Title in Original Language
Mimeguri no kei
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MOSCOW — The brutal murder of a 23-year-old man in the southern city of Volgograd was motivated by homophobia, investigators said Sunday, a rare acknowledgment that comes during a period of rising conservative and antigay sentiment from Russian officials.
The man's body was found naked in the courtyard of an apartment building, his skull smashed with a stone, and he appeared to have been sodomized with several beer bottles, according to local investigators. Natalia Kunitskaya, a spokeswoman for the Volgograd Regional Investigative Committee, said Sunday that the man's sexual orientation appeared to be the reason that he was killed, according to the news agency RIA Novosti.
Three men have been arrested in connection with the crime, including one former classmate of the victim's and one man who said he had watched as others beat the man to death. Federal investigators released a statement saying the crime began when a group of men who were drinking beer on Thursday in a park to commemorate the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 heard the victim say he was gay. The suspects "cruelly beat the victim," and he "died on the spot," investigators said.
NTV, a Russian television channel, reported that the man's face had been so badly damaged that the police initially could not identify him. The crime's unusual savagery made it national news in Russia. Critics of the government said Russian politicians had promoted homophobia in recent months, as part of a broad rejection of liberal influences that are seen as emanating from the West.
Early this year, by a vote of 388 to 1, Russian lawmakers approved a bill outlawing "homosexual propaganda," with fines of up to $16,000 for violations. On two occasions, rights advocates who demonstrated against the bill were assaulted or pelted with eggs as police officers looked on. More recently, President Vladimir V. Putin has said Russia may curtail adoptions of Russian children by people from Western countries where same-sex marriage is legal.
Prosecutors are treating the investigation as a murder case, with sentences of up to 15 years for conviction.
Nikolai Alekseyev, a leading gay-rights activist in Russia, told the news agency Interfax that he was afraid that the murder in Volgograd "will be investigated as one caused by a trivial row, and the homophobic motive will gradually disappear from all the documents." He said activists would push for the inclusion of hatred based on sexual orientation as an aggravating circumstance in violent crimes.
The Volgograd case "demonstrates the fruits of homophobic policy that is being pursued in the country," Mr. Alekseyev said. "Such crimes will increase in number from year to year unless this policy is changed."


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Chicago's Cardinal Francis George has one more thing to say about the same-sex marriage bill being passed in Illinois.
"There will be consequences for the Church and society that will become clearer as the law is used to sue for discrimination," Cardinal George writes in a letter he asked to be placed in all church bulletins throughout the Chicago Archdiocese.
"The law has made some gays and lesbians happy, and that is not a bad thing in itself," George adds. "The law, however, is bad law because it will contribute over the long run to the further dissolution of marriage and family life, which are the bedrock of any society."
The letters, seen printed in an early copy of Sunday's bulletins, are due to be distributed days before Gov. Pat Quinn will sign legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry in Illinois.
George writes that he believes Pope Francis' words about same-sex marriage have been misused, and while he does not mention House Speaker Mike Madigan by name, the Cardinal notes Madigan's use of the pope's "who am I to judge?" comment during lawmakers' debate about the bill.
"The Pope was not speaking about approving gay marriage. To use his words against his teaching, as they were used on the floor of the State House of Representatives on November 5, is less than intellectually honest."
Madigan's spokesman Steve Brown says the General Assembly altered state law, "not the Bible or the Sunday missal." Brown spoke in favor of the separation of church and state.


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You know how, in the movies, the well-meaning science guy will kind of chuckle at something and then laugh a little and then eight seconds later he's cackling like a maniac and throwing the switch? That was pretty much me with this manicure. I started off wearing Orly Rock Solid and decided to spend more time with it. There were vague notions of something semi-galaxy-like and some unrefined curiosity about neutrals vs. complimentary colours... I started sponging, the colours all started to blend and build, and the next thing I knew it was pitchforks and torches and villagers fleeing in terror.
That's not to say I don't like it, though, because I genuinely do! It reminds me of modern art. Specifically it reminds me of those paintings of splotches and slapdashical swirls and you're all, "Please, I could have done that," and the teacher-slash-smartypants says, maybe so, but the point is that you didn't and she did? Well now I also did a modern art, and it looks like far away planets and trippy, swirly clouds, and maybe even a chunk of amethyst geode.*
I didn't remember to note every polish I used in sponging, but the main culprits are Wet n Wild Disturbia/Audace, Barielle Lilac Jelly Bean, OPI San Tan-tonio, and Sinful Colors Unicorn (yellow). Also white.
* No modern artists should feel slighted by the writing of this post. I really do like those splotches and swirls. I gaze at them like they're static clouds to interpret, and I wonder at each moment of inspiration that chose to add this splash of bright red here or make that cluster of swirling lines look so much like a bird in flight. Then I see that other thing that looks like a naked dude and a snicker a little bit, and then I stop and wonder what actual grown-ups are doing tonight.
And now for those promised/threatened details! Okay. For the last ten days, I have been sick as hell, but that's really just the tip of the ridiculousness iceberg. Setting aside the craziness and the drama that spent this last year trying to pass itself off as my actual life... As I mentioned in the last post, Husband and I finally found ourselves in the same country at the same time for long enough to go enjoy an amazing weekend at Hong Kong Disneyland. I could feel myself starting to come down with something as we headed home on Sunday, but the minute we walk in and sat down, we find out we have about a month to find and move into a new apartment. Fly into action, contact agents, start seeing flats all over the island and beyond, so much walking... actually find an incredible place! YES! Slight panic over the rush to get moved, but it's exciting, right? Oh wait, that part where I am sick as a dog. Lose days and days to that phlegmatic abyss...but I'm finally feeling MUCH better and back on task! Which is good, because let's give a warm welcome to the fabulous news that Husband has to go out of town again...and he can't get back until after moving day.
So that's where I've been this past week or so. If my posts lag a little over the next few weeks, you can find me sitting in the middle of my living room floor, riding out a full-blown panic attack in a fort made of sofa cushions.


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This award is given to an emerging non-tenured leader in academia that is under 40. Nadya Mason received this award for her work encouraging woman and minorities in academia, and it turns out she's a minority at this conference: she's a physicist! :-)
Her research deals with a lot of things that are very small - nanotech - and what happens to things when you shrink them that small, specifically around chips and quantum computing. She told us about some of the interesting things she's working with: a nanotube! It is super small in diameter, yet it can be long, which allows you to actually hold it in your hands. neat.
Mason has some wonderful pictures that show how nanotubes are grown - in a 900C oven with a carbon source, gas and an iron catalyst. She clearly loves her work and her enthusiasm shows and makes this the most interesting talk I've ever seen on nanotech.
Mason credits a lot of her success with support and inspiration she's gotten from family, peers and conferences like Grace Hopper. She said she was very fortunate to get scholarships targeted to women of color for math and science related work. This let her know that people were interested in her as a person and in her work, and just opened so many doors.
Mason puts a lot of focus on her work, but notes that it's critical to her that she saves time to give back. She does this by actually scheduling time for research as well as time to do outreach. She does all she can to encourage women in the sciences by taking every event and interaction seriously. She knows that just adding one more woman to the field can actually make a big difference in the percentage.
Happily, Mason shares a lot of advice with us on being successful in our own careers
- don't underestimate yourself: work hard and you'll know you deserve to be where you are
- you'll still be underestimated by others: do your work, stay professional and find outside support
- you might be lonely: combat this by seeking outside support and realize you're not the only person that feels alone in your field.
- Find balance for family & career: set limits on work hours - for example, no work between 5:30-8:30PM or on Saturdays, think about your priorities.
There were a lot of questions from people in the audience about how Mason *knew* she was in the right field. Obviously, her passion for her work is so evident and I think a lot of the students here want to make sure they find that passion in their own work. She is a big proponent of doing internships so you can get real world experience in a job without a long term commitment.
This was a great and inspiring talk and I'm so glad I came!


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Redwood Capital II Ltd.
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Redwood Capital II Ltd. – At a glance:
- Issuer: Redwood Capital II Ltd.
- Cedent / sponsor: Lehman Re
- Placement / structuring agent/s: Lead by Lehman Brothers
- Risk modelling / calculation agents etc: ?
- Risks / perils covered: California earthquake risks
- Size: $200m
- Trigger type: Industry loss index
- Ratings: S&P: 'BBB-'
- Date of issue: Mar 2002
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locally connected topos, connected topos, totally connected topos, strongly connected topos
In intrinsic terms, a topos is localic if it is generated under colimits by the subobjects of its terminal object .
In equivalent but extrinsic terms, a category is a localic topos if it is equivalent to the category of sheaves on a locale with respect to the topology of jointly epimorphic families (accordingly, every localic topos is a Grothendieck topos).
The frame of opens specifying the locale may indeed be taken as the poset of subobjects of (i.e., internal truth values). From the perspective of logic, localic toposes are those categories which are equivalent to the category of partial equivalence relations of the tripos given by a complete Heyting algebra (as before, the complete Heyting algebra may be taken as the poset of internal truth values).
A Grothendieck topos is a localic topos if and only if its unique global section geometric morphism to Set is a localic geometric morphism.
Thus, in general we regard a localic geometric morphism as exhibiting E as a "localic S-topos".
Moreover, just as localic topoi can be identified with locales, for any base topos the 2-category of localic -topoi is equivalent to the 2-category Loc of internal locales in .
Here is the 2-category whose
objects are localic toposes over ;
morphisms are geometric morphisms, i.e. adjunctions in which the left adjoint preserves finite limits, considered as pointing in the direction of their right adjoint; and
2-morphisms are mate-pairs of natural transformations.
Then the 2-category is equivalent to the 2-category of locales (see C1.4.5 in the Elephant).
The 2-category is actually a (1,2)-category; its 2-morphism are the pointwise ordering of frame homomorphisms. Thus this equivalence implies that is also a (1,2)-category, and moreover that it is locally essentially small, in the sense that its hom-categories are essentially small. (The 2-category of all toposes is not locally essentially small.) Assuming sufficient separation axioms, the hom-posets of , and hence , become discrete.
Obviously, every Grothendieck topos that is a category of sheaves on (the category of open subsets of) a topological space is localic.
Every sheaf topos over a posite is localic. (See there for details.)
Many familiar toposes , even when they are not localic, can be covered by a localic slice ("covered" means the unique map is an epi). For example, if is a group, then is not itself localic, but it has a localic slice that covers it. Such a topos is called an étendue (cf. Lawvere's 1975 monograph Variable Sets Etendu and Variable Structure in Topoi).1
A significant result due to Joyal and Tierney is that for any Grothendieck topos , there exists an open surjection where is localic. This fact is reproduced in Mac Lane and Moerdijk's text Sheaves in Geometry and Logic (section IX.9), where the localic cover taken is called the Diaconescu cover of .
In the context of (∞,1)-topos theory there is a notion of n-localic (∞,1)-topos.
Notice that a locale is itself a (Grothendieck) (0,1)-topos. Hence a localic topos is a 1-topos that behaves essentially like a (0,1)-topos. In the wider context this would be called a 1-localic (1,1)-topos.
Localic toposes are discussed around proposition 1.4.5 of section C.1.4 of
The 'etendu' in the title of Lawvere's monograph might not be a misspelled noun, but an adjective as part of a back translation of a (hypothetical) French expression 'ensembles étendus'. See this nForum thread for some discussion and speculation on this point. ↩
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There are a number of reasons to believe that the country is at the bottom of the price decline that began in 2014
ByAlicia Garcia Herrero|Kohei Iwahara
- July 17, 2019


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The much anticipated Chanel Métiers D'Art Pre-Fall 2010 Paris-Shanghai collection was shown today in Shanghai and like past Métiers D'Art collections, Karl Lagerfeld took us on a journey to another time and place. It turns out the silent film he wrote and directed did indeed give us a glimpse of some of the time periods in China's history that inspired some pieces, namely the 20s, 30s, 40s, 60s and traditional imagery from the Imperial Court.
The collection featured Chinoiserie at its best with borrowed elements including the utilitarian military looks of Communist China, cheongsam gowns, Coolie straw hats, and accents of red and yellow. The collection was very luxurious with pendant earrings and hair pieces, camelia leather leggings, sculptural coats and shaggy furs. It wouldn't be a Chanel show without the usual suspects: camelias galore, the iconic 2.55 handbag, and the signature tweed suit.
The collection is beautiful and I can't wait to see detail shots of the accessories and nail colors. My favorite item in the collection by far are the leather camelia leggings – they are sexy, feminine and so necessary in my closet! More images from the collection below, as well as a video of the runway show set against the backdrop of the beauty of Shanghai.


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January, 2006
Frost Seeding of Forages
Dan Undersander
University of Wisconsin
Frost seeding is broadcasting forage seed onto the ground surface while the ground is still frozen in the spring. The principle is that repeated freezing and thawing of the soil surface causes surface cracks in the soil which allow seed incorporation.
|Percent Germination of Frost Seedings at Arlington and Lancaster (7 trials in Wisconsin)
|% Germ
|Red clover
|Perennial ryegrass
|Smooth Bromegrass
|Reed canarygrass
Farmers have reported that frost seeding works 60 to 70 % of the time. They feel frost seeding is worthwhile it because of the cost saving from not needing a seeder. While frost seeding is a less expensive method of seeding forages than using seeders, it is also riskier than seeding with a drill because seed-soil contact is less good and produces less uniform stands. Frost seeding can be acceptable for pasture improvement but not for establishing pasture or hay fields.
Seed can be distributed by broadcast seeders that are either tractor- or ATV-mounted or hand-held or mixed with fertilizer and applied. The optimum is to broadcast seed early in the spring after the snow is gone but while the ground is still frozen. Frost seeding on top of snow, especially with fertilizer, is not recommended because rapid snow melting may cause the seed to be washed off the pasture. Frost seeding earlier than March will also result in seed loss to birds, rodents, etc.
Frost seeding works best if pasture residue has been removed prior to broadcasting the seed to allow the seed to reach the soil surface. Residue removal is best done by grazing late the previous fall. Residue can be removed by grazing or burning in the spring but either may delay seeding.
Frost seeding is not recommended for sandy soils because the freezing and thawing does not incorporate the seed.
Though often not necessary, any action to incorporate the seed, such as allowing cattle, sheep or horses to walk across the seeded area or disking will increase stand establishment success.
|Recommended Frost Seeding Rates of Forages
|Seeding rate (lb/acre)
|Alsike or Ladino Clover
|1 to 2
|Red or White Clover
|2 to 4
|Birdsfoot Trefoil
|Perennial/Italian Ryegrass
Frost seeding works best for legumes and grasses that germinate rapidly and at low temperatures. Red and white clover is the easiest to establish but we have also had some luck with birdsfoot trefoil. Frost seeding alfalfa is not recommended because it does not germinate at as low temperatures as the clovers. Frost seeded Italian (annual) ryegrass and orchardgrass have high success rates. Other grasses have been frost seeded with varying success.


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A while back, 'Sesame Street' was thrown into turmoil when longtime Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash was accused of sexual activities with -- count 'em like a vampire -- three slightly underage boys and forced to resign.
But Bird Bird and the gang can now rest easy -- because, much like those claims of Snuffalufagus' existence, the case has been dismissed.
Today, July 1, a federal judge ruled that the statute of limitations (which expired three years after the accusers turned 18) had long since passed and the case would therefore not go to trial.
Clash has maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal, saying that what he participated in were adult and consenting relationships -- and given how his accusers routinely changed their stories, it was hard for a lot of us to think they were much more than raging opportunists.
While Clash is still out of a job, Elmo is free to continue talking about himself in the third person and annoying the masses without prejudice.


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At USC, Matt Barkley was a golden god.
At organized team activities with the Philadelphia Eagles, he's a step above a no-name. Which is to say, he has a name ... it just isn't his.
Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News explains:
LeSean McCoy has been calling Matt Barkley "Mark." Thought that was his name, until reporters corrected him. "He never said anything."- Les Bowen (@LesBowen) May 13, 2013
That is funny. Predictably, Barkley quickly was made aware of McCoy's confusion on Twitter. The rookie quarterback said McCoy was having some fun with the press.
Ha Shady has been callin me Matt since the beginning! Guess he knows how to work the media and make a headline..- Matt Barkley (@MattBarkley) May 13, 2013
Barkley was one of the most high-profile names to come out of the draft -- even if he ended staying on the board until the fourth round. We're sure McCoy knew Barkley's real name.
That doesn't mean he can't have some fun with the fresh meat.
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For a lot of the students, this was their first experience at a winter market, which is not surprising because there aren't many of them to go to. And while the students can articulate many of the economic and social benefits of buying from local producers, the observations they made tell me that they aren't quite convinced: "The market feels cliquey," "The carrots were dirty," "Maple syrup is way more expensive than syrup from the store," were some of the sentiments they expressed.
Now, a foodie like me could easily feel disheartened by these comments and, in fact, if I had heard them a few years ago they would have depressed me. But today they inspire me. They inspire me to ask a new question: "How do we make local food more appealing to well-meaning skeptics?" Well-meaning skeptics. That's who these students are and I suspect that there are many more out there in the population. They want to buy local, but they're not too excited about shopping at obscure winter markets held in secret locations. Make it a little more familiar, they cry--make it a little easier for me and I'll bite.
On an Diffusion of Innovation curve, the people who willingly go to the farmers markets are called "early adopters." They are on the cutting edge, willing to bend over backwards to get their local food. The well-meaning skeptics, on the other hand, are called the "early majority." And it's the early majority we're after here. If we can design for and with them, then perhaps local food sales will reach a tipping point and flow freely into the main stream.
Got an idea on how to appeal to the early majority? Come and share it at our local food potluck on 1/17. Cheers!


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Core Record
|male figure - 'Fisherman's god'
|Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
|This figure squats on both legs with arms by the sides, resting on the stomach. The hands and feet are defined by grooves. The figure has a large protruding stomach with a large, defined navel. The chest and back are flat and the sides of the torso have been cut away to form two recessed areas. The figure also has wide buttocks. The head is large in comparison with the rest of the body. Two small ears have been carved on either side of the head and have hollow centres. Behind each ear at the back of the head are two square-shaped holes. The figure has large eyes and a mouth which have been formed from carved ridges reminiscent of folds. A simple nose has also been carved. The figure is made from wood which is a mid-brown colour although some areas such as the thighs and stomach appear lighter than others. Many cracks cover the surface and one large crack runs down the back of the head behind the right ear. A chip is visible at the back of the left arm. The front of the feet are also missing. The vertical grain of the wood is visible forming small grooves which run down the entire object giving it a rough surface texture.
|Description Source
|Hannah Thomas
|Cultural Context
|Id Number Current Accession
|Location Creation Site
|New Zealand, Cook Islands, Rarotonga
|Location Current Repository
|Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
|sculpture in the round, figurine, human figurine, male figurine
|Measurements Dimensions
|Among the masterpieces of Polynesian sculpture, this rare image is one of only seven of its type known to have survived from the early nineteenth century. They are generally referred to as 'fisherman's gods', an attribution which derives from the missionary John Williams, who spent over a year on Rarotonga during the 1820's and who provides us with the only first-hand reference to the type in the literature. In his 'Missionary Enterprises' (1837: 116-17) he illustrates an example (almost certainly the London Missionary Society image in the Museum of Mankind, LMS 123)and states that this type of 'idol…was placed upon the fore part of every fishing canoe; and when the natives were going on a fishing excursion, prior to setting off, they invariably presented offerings to the god, and invoked him to grant them success.' Williams then goes on to pay a barbed compliment to Roarotongan piety with the exhortation, 'Surely professing Christians may learn a lesson from this practice. Here we see pagans of the lowest order imploring the blessing of their gods upon their ordinary occupations. Christians, go and do likewise.'
Although unconfirmed from other independent sources, this 'fishermen's god' attribution is quite plausible, since in many areas of Polynesia carved images were mounted on the bow and stern of important canoes. Such images were not in themselves regarded as gods, but when carved in an appropriate way and from an appropriate material they functioned as representations of gods and as a suitable medium through which the god could manifest itself. During ritual, such as formal invocations for fishing success, the god was invited by the priest to occupy its material image. Morsels of food or flowers were offered as tokens of respect, a procedure which constituted a kind of exchange in return for divine blessings on the fishing expedition. A number of gods were recognised in Polynesian societies, many of them ancestral, and frequent ritual supplication and offerings were considered necessary in order to obtain divine favour and ensure success.
The form of this image, with massive head and abdomen, flexed legs and straigh shoulder line, relates it to central Polynesian sculpture from the Society and Austral Islands, but its Rarotongan origin is clear from the distinctive eye and mouth form. It is unique among the known 'fishermen's gods' in that it has a fully carved nose, stylistically similar to that on the famous tall Rarotongan image in the Museum of Mankind (LMS 169). It is also a particularly powerful example of the way in which Polynesian sculptors were not constrained in their work by considerations of naturalism. Representative portraiture was not the intention, but rather the evocation and realisationin material form of particular qualities - in this case fecundity, potency, solidity and permanence - conveyed in the emphasis on the head, abdomen and genitals, and in the phallic form of the sculpture as a whole.
The condition of the image is good, although the feet are damaged and the large pendant phallus, present on three other examples, has unfortunately been sawn off. This is probably a result of having been collected originally by London Missionary Society missionaries, who retained as souvenirs these 'idols' which were not destroyed in the early fervour of conversion. Two of the seven surviving examples (one on the Museum of Mankind, the other in the Peabody Museum, Harvard) have designs painted in black on the head and body, probably representing tattoos. This image may once have been so decorated, but no traces remain.
|Context Source
|Steven Hooper. In: Steven Hooper (ed.). 1997. Catalogue to the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection. University of East Anglia.
|Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA, Norwich, 2002. All Rights reserved
|Work Type
|male figure
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