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Step out and enjoy a view like you've never experienced before at Skydeck Chicago's The Ledge. Located on the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the Ledge's glass boxes jut out from the side of the skyscraper, offering unparalleled views of Chicago and four neighboring states.
In the heart of the city you'll find a state-of-the-art park designed for the new millennium. Discover the reflective Cloud Gate sculpture, the multimedia Crown Fountain and the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion, all with Chicago's stunning architecture as a backdrop. The park is also host to many free cultural programs, concerts and family activities. Plus, there's alfresco dining in the summer and an ice skating rink in the winter.
Kayak through canyons of skyscrapers and architectural wonders, or explore the waters just off beautiful Lake Michigan. Kayak Chicago is Chicago's premier full-service outfitter, offering a variety of tours with certified instructors and guides. It's a truly unique way to experience the urban landscape.
Join us on Chicago's #1 architecture tour! Only the Chicago Architecture Foundation and Chicago's First Lady Cruises can showcase Chicago's world renowned city architecture with style, class and comfort. Learn about the architecture and design of over 50 buildings as described by CAF-certified Volunteer Docents/Guides. Don't settle for imitations, look for the CAF logo. Cruises depart daily. Open-air and air-conditioned seating is available. Full Service Bar onboard each vessel. Cruising April - November. Visit our website for full schedule. For a truly unique CAF Cruise experience, join us for our specialty river cruise experiences, including: Capture Chicago Photography Cruise, summer Saturday and Sunday mornings at 9am; Twilight Cruise, summer Thursday, Friday and Sunday evenings at 7:30pm; American Girl Dinner + River Cruise, select summer afternoon and evenings. For more information, visit www.cruisechicago.com/architecture_tours and view our "NEW for 2014" tab.
360 Chicago's (formerly John Hancock Observatory) epic new attraction that will forever change the way visitors see Chicago. TILT debuts in the spring of 2014, providing the ultimate window to the Windy City. A one-of-a-kind experience, TILT is an enclosed, glass and steel moveable platform that holds up to eight visitors per cycle. Once safely situated inside, the platform slowly tilts outward to an adventurous angle, generating downward-facing views of Chicago – from one thousand feet above The Magnificent Mile®. TILT gives thrill-seekers an exciting and safe way to take in unsurpassable views of the city, from a never-before-seen angle. Check website for opening dates and hours.
The Chicago Riverwalk trail in downtown Chicago is an easy way to experience the vibrant city while exploring some of its more nature-oriented offerings. This trail is rated as easy, and will take you only 2.5 hours or 4.2 miles round-trip to complete.
Navy Pier's resident 148-foot, four-masted schooner pays tribute to the Great Lakes' rich maritime heritage during a variety of cruises each day.
Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Co.
We operate Chicago's premier Hop On Hop Off ® city sightseeing tours in the classic red & green Trolleys and fun-filled Double Decker buses. We also offer private group transportation for special events such as weddings, parties, and corporate outings. For 19 years the Hop On Hop Off® sightseeing tour has been the gold standard for entertaining and informative tours. Covering 13 miles and 14 stops, the Signature Tour is an eye-popping adventure through the heart of Chicago, giving you the option of Hopping On and Off at your choice of stops to visit the hottest retail, cultural, and family attractions. Summer tours include neighborhood tours and night tours.
The Signature Room at the 95th
Enchanted dining experiences await guests at this contemporary American restaurant. Located atop the John Hancock Center, it offers the best view of the city of Chicago. Live jazz, elegant dark wood and marble tiled artdeco interior compliments the mood.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Frederick C. Robie House
Recognized as an architectural masterpiece, Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House is located in Hyde Park on the University of Chicago campus. The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust offers guided tours of this quintessential Prairie-style home, which the American Institute of Architects named one of the 10 most significant buildings of the 20th century.
The Chicago Pedway Tour will lead you through the Pedway, the backdrop for an amusing and enlightening tour of some of the hot-spots (or a least warm-spots) of downtown Chicago. The tour focuses on interesting anecdotes and tales about some of the great buildings downtown, but it's also a study of the city underneath the city. The Pedway is a strange and wonderful place and adds so much to the city's personality. These are great tours for Chicagoans who want to learn more about the city and for tourists who want a full Chicago experience without ever going outside. The tour is 90 minutes and is $20. Monday/Thursday/Saturday at 10:30 am. Please note: the start location for the Monday and Thursday tour is at 40 W. Lake St. in the "Gallery of Shops." The start location for the Saturday tour is at start at Block 37 – 108 N. State St.
City tours of Galena, tour of homes and nightly ghost tour. Group services and charters. Original tour company since 1988.
Dana-Thomas House by Frank Lloyd Wright
One of the best-preserved examples of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie design, this 35-room mansion contains some 100 pieces of original Wright-designed furniture and stunning art glass. Open 7 days a week.
A national symbol of faith, this 111-foot-tall cross, when illuminated at night, can be seen over an area of 7,500 square miles atop the most prominent elevation in Southern Illinois. The cross is surrounded by the Shawnee National Forest.
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Mercury, Chicago's Skyline Cruiseline
Mercury, Chicago's Skyline Cruiseline offers 90-minute tours for the whole family that include lake and river cruises, fireworks cruises, canine cruises and night cruises all departing from the landscaped dock on Chicago's Riverwalk at the Michigan Avenue Bridge. Cruising season May - October.
Chicago Architecture Foundation
The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) is a nonprofit organization with tours, exhibitions, programs and events for all ages. Visit CAF on Michigan Avenue to view our 1,000-building scale model of Chicago, shop in our award-winning store or participate in a fun LEGO® building event in our ArcelorMittal Design Studio. Choose from 85 tours by boat, walking, bus, or even L train, including the CAF River Cruise aboard Chicago's First Lady Cruises. Tours depart daily and are led by CAF's expert docent guides. Every fall, check out CAF's free annual Open House Chicago festival. Private tours and group tour rates available. Open daily 9am to 9pm. Learn more at architecture.org
Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field Tours
Get an insider's look at this historic American landmark that has enchanted baseball fans for almost a century. Each 90-minute guided tour shows guests the clubhouses, bleachers, press box, dugout, field, and more.
Absolutely Chicago Segway Tours
Try a segway tour, where you'll enjoy fantastic views of Chicago's famous attractions. Explore Chicago by day or night with friendly tour guides.
Chicago River Architecture Tour - Wendella Sightseeing Boats
The Chicago River Architecture Tour is a 60-minute journey through the heart of the city. Led by an architectural expert, this in-depth tour traces the history and innovations of urban architecture in Chicago.
Today's Soldier Field comprises two distinct structures. There is classical stone-clad shell designed in the 1920s. Its contemporary interior is a 2003 retrofit designed specifically for the NFL's Chicago Bears. The original stadium seated 120,000. The new Soldier Field seats 61,5000 in a boldly asymmetrical steel and concrete bowl set within the confines of the original colonnades.
Take the 3-hour food tasting and cultural walking Chicago tours, which combine delicious food and drink tastings with some serious fun in Chicago's most delicious, off-the-beaten-path neighborhoods. Suitable for all age groups and fitness levels, you'll experience delectable foods from one-of-a-kind specialty food stores and ethnic eateries while receiving an insiders view into the culture, history and architecture that defines the Windy City. Walk away with new culinary perspectives, big smiles, satisfied taste buds and the confidence to continue exploring the areas where locals live.
Starlight Theatre at Rock Valley College
The area's oldest outdoor summer theatre with four musical productions in June and July. Starlight's home, the Bengt Sjostrom Theatre, features more than a thousand seats, a stunningly artistic and creative retractable roof, new seating and an improved stage. Starlight Theatre has been named one of Illinois' 150 Great Places by the American Institute of Architects, Illinois Council. This prestigious award is given to places that have been identified by leading architects as contributing to their communities' quality of life.
Beall Mansion - An Elegant Bed & Breakfast Inn
Indulge yourself at the Beall Mansion, a sumptuous Bed and Breakfast Inn located 12 blocks from the Mississippi River. Designed by Lucas Pfeiffenberger and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this elegant mansion features 18 ionic columns, eleven and a half foot ceilings, crystal chandeliers and marble and bronze statuary throughout. Let us pamper you with sumptuous feather beds, whirlpools for two, 24 hour "all you can eat" chocolate buffet, and optional gourmet breakfast in bed. Free Wi-fi. In room massage, spa, golf and corporate packages available.
Tour Mayslake Hall, a Tudor Revival style mansion, formerly owned by coal baron F.S. Peabody. Witness restoration in progress at this nationally registered historic building by renowned architect B. Marshall. Portiuncula Chapel is available for weddings.
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli archaeologists are scratching their heads over a possible 8,500-year-old murder mystery after discovering two skeletons at the bottom of an ancient well.
Flint sickle blades and arrowheads found in the eight-meter (26 foot)-deep Stone Age well in the Jezreel Valley in Israel's Galilee region, suggest it was used by the area's first farmers.
But archaeologists cannot explain why the skeletal remains of a woman, believed by archaeologists to have been aged about 19, and those of an older man were also uncovered deep inside the now-dry well.
"How did these come to be in the well? Was this an accident or perhaps murder? As of now the answer to this question remains a mystery," the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a statement.
Yotam Tepper, who directed the excavation on behalf of the Authority, said that "what is clear, is that after these unknown individuals fell into the well, it was no longer used for the simple reason that the well water was contaminated and was no longer potable".
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BERLIN – A new chapter in the ongoing saga of Berlin's electric utility opened recently with the hire of a new manager.
Dave Thomas, Berlin's new electric utilities director, started this week. Thomas, an engineer with an MBA, was selected from a dozen candidates for the position.
"What we were looking for was a background in engineering and running a power plant," said Berlin town administrator Tony Carson.
Thomas' additional business education "is just a plus for us," said Carson.
"He brings us some expertise we've been needing for a long, long time," said Mayor Gee Williams.
The electric utility manager will make recommendations on electric utility policies and practices, similar to the work done by Booth and Associates consultants. The town will continue to use Booth but in a more limited capacity.
The town needs someone to put the consultants' vision into practice, Williams said, which is why Thomas was hired.
"He is able to understand what Booth and Associates is recommending and actually implement those recommendations in terms of the actual operation of the plant and the coordination of the plant with the grid," Williams said.
Prior to coming on board as Berlin's electric utilities director, Thomas was working on wind energy, with plans to install wind turbines in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Texas. The recession put that project on hold, Thomas said, and he began to think about getting closer to hometown, family and friends.
Town staff briefed Thomas on the utility in Berlin before he officially began work this week.
"I looked at it as a challenge and a good opportunity. These people here want to do the right thing and do a good job," Thomas said.


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Electrolux Installs New Lube-Mixing and Reclamation System in Memphis
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Industrial Innovations, Wyoming, MI, has installed its Double Pro-Mix 5 lubricating system in the pressroom of the new Electrolux North American Cooking Products plant in Memphis, TN, slated to start production in early 2013. The lubricant-mixing system, which can mix two different lubricants simultaneously, will feed seven Spra-Rite pedestal lubricant-application units. Included is a lubricant-recycling system for filtering dirt particles and eliminating tramp oils.
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Who Made Business Black and White?
My brother Dave is an engineer. One day he told me "The average kid entering kindergarten has already solved 12,000 physics problems." That makes sense — a little kid could easily conduct 1000 physics experiments year for five years, meaning 20 a week or about three a day. Heck, I've seen little kids conduct twenty physics experiments in one twenty-five-minute tub bath. (One experiment is "What happens to the sopping-wet washcloth when I throw it at the wall?" Another one is "What happens when I point the shampoo bottle at my mom, take off the top and squeeze it as hard as I can?")
Kids play and work at the same time. There's no difference between work and play in their world. When we have jobs that celebrate us and use our gifts, we do the same thing — we play and work at the same time. So who made the business world so gray and wan, and took all the life and color out of it? It's time we put that life and color back in.
Twice a week at least, I hear from a friend or reader who tells me a story about some fear-based manager sucking the juice and color out of what should have been a vibrant and awesome workplace adventure. One of them was a woman in New York who was trying to up the participation in her company's employee-referral program. "Our program was pretty much nonexistent," she said. "Employees didn't want to refer their friends to us, because their friends would fall into the Black Hole of recruiting and then the employee would be embarrassed to have to tell his friend he didn't know anything more about the status of the friend's application than anyone else." Read more…


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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Canadian, in Mexico City, no degree, considering Taiwan Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Canadian, in Mexico City, no degree, considering Taiwan Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Taiwan View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message dan allanJoined: 15 Jan 2003Posts: 38 Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 5:11 am Post subject: Canadian, in Mexico City, no degree, considering Taiwan I am a Canadian male, mid 40s, have 6 years in Latin America, primarily Mexico. Teaching Certificate, a lot of Business English experience. Also construction technical background with 3 trade certs. I plan future online studies to complete a degree. I would appreciate any objective tips. I suppose I'd need to enter on a tourist visa. I will be happy to exchange info on Mexico; can even supply leads on work. I am free-lance here. Sincerely, DAN. Back to top EODJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 167Location: Taiwan Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 9:35 am Post subject: Teaching In Mexico?..Teaching in Taiwan! I lived in Leon for a few years as a business person but never taught English there. What is the pay and the standard of living? In Taiwan it is best to find block hours, that pay by the hour. A degree is not necessary, just don't tell people you don't have one. The average pay is 500 to 700nt per hour. Salary positions usually pay considerably lower. Work permits are required to work but the laws and regulations are seldom enforced. If you do not have a university degree, it will be very difficult for you to obtain a legal working permit. You may still be able to get one, but not in Taipei. There are several very disreputable placement agencies in Taichung and Koashiung, that can get you a work permit, but they will pay you little or nothing. I would recommend you get a a multiple entry, tourist visa for business purposes, i.e. product procurement, with a letter of introduction from a local company. That should get you a long duration, multiple entry visa. This visa can be changed for work or study purposes, if you choose. Should you choose to work under your tourist visa, you will have to make visa runs every two months or sign up for classes. Visa run cost will be comparable to tax withholdings under a work permit. Be advised it is illegal to obtain employment in this manner but again, labor laws in Taiwan are seldom enforced. Once in Taiwan begin looking for work, don't agree to anything before you get here as offers given outside Taiwan are bottom of the barrel. Please understand that it is the local custom to "exaggerate pay and benefits, while forgetting to mention additional work requirements, so ask a lot of questions and try not to sign anything before working for a while. Good luck, EOD Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Taiwan All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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I have posts on the pain board as well, but this is best here. How much do you get billed for a baclofen pump refill and how does your insurance comapny cover it? % wise, Max payment per year wise? and finally if you each your max out of pocket do you still have a drug co-pay?
I can't live without it and the costs are staggering, trying to sort through this with my insurance company and it was recently complicated by adding Prialt to the mix.
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Here's a novel thought - self-regulation. The All Blacks should punish culprits like Andrew Hore themselves and signal that rugby's judicial process is so slow and outmoded that it does not meet the needs of the day.
Rather than making nudge-nudge, wink-wink remarks while tip-toeing round the sanctity of the judicial process, it would have been terrific to see coach Steve Hansen and the All Black management dish out their own punishment without waiting for the excruciating slowness and the dubious results of the IRB machinery.
To those who will now holler that there is a process and that it has to be respected, I say: Thrffwwwwppppptttt. That is the sound of a massive raspberry coming your way. A crap process is a crap process and if anyone believes the rather overblown contention that the Adam Thomson-Andrew Hore business is damaging the All Black brand, then the All Blacks should act.
It will be (rightly) pointed out that the All Blacks cannot take unilateral action against Hore because he could have a legal response to any moves outside the prescribed pathway - but this situation demands action.
For example, what would have been the reaction if the All Blacks turned around and banned Hore for, let's say, four weeks? A proper ban - four test matches, starting with England this weekend and incorporating the first three tests of the 2013 season. Not the artificiality of a five-week ban which encompasses three pre-season games next year, matches of no significance. Hore may not have played anyway. So, effectively, this was a two-week ban.
Hore could contest a punishment not formulated through official channels. However, maybe the time has passed for waiting for the IRB's wheels to grind so slowly to a conclusion. The Thomson business took two weeks to settle once the citing, hearing and IRB review had all taken place. Fans, media, players and administrators all bit at the stitches in the meantime.
It was surely not beyond the realms of human achievement for the All Blacks to sit down with Hore, his manager and his lawyer and agree on a punishment in such an open and shut case. There will be a clause in his contract somewhere about bringing the game into disrepute. Hore would be allowed to explain himself but the video evidence was clear: Hore was totally in the wrong by coldcocking Bradley Davies from behind, even if that was not his intent.
It's not a happy thing to point the finger at Hansen on this one. The coach has not only done so well with the All Blacks so far, his candour and humour on all matters have been a breath of fresh air. Such clearcut evidence demands clear action, not what Hansen said after the match: "I am just resigned to the fact that he will probably get cited. That's what happens every time we come up here ... I think they think we're thugs or something, but we don't play different to anyone else."
To most objective ears, that sounds (a) defensive, (b) facile and (c) devoid of any apology or even mention of the best wishes for Davies' health. Yes, the All Blacks get some unfair press and have to deal with an exaggerated perception that they are more violent rugby players than others. The misconception can be seen when you line up transgressors who are not All Blacks (see feature, p64-65) - and that doesn't even include Dylan Hartley, the England hooker whose forearm jolt on All Black skipper Richie McCaw on a previous tour passed almost without comment and certainly without punishment.
The only way to deal with an errant perception is to replace it with the correct one. The South Africans, no angels themselves, got it right after Dean Greyling's almost equally cowardly attack on McCaw this year.
Coach Heyneke Meyer said: "I want to apologise to Richie McCaw." Captain Jean de Villiers also said the Boks would never condone "playing dirty".
The All Blacks need to go further now and break out of a judicial process which can restrict the right thing happening at the right time - and even the right thing being said at the right time. Assistant coach Ian Foster adopted the usual "no comment" style when asked questions about Hore and the incident. The judicial process often becomes a kind of shield behind which coaches and players can hide - when all that is needed is honest appraisal and action. Hansen tried to skirt between not prejudicing an inquiry and speaking up for his player but only sounded unrepentant.
Self-regulation is worth a try. The world's national unions can grasp this nettle without having to wear the gloves of bureaucracy. The IRB could have a global judicial "flying squad" to review and oversee individual punishments - altering them if necessary to ensure that appropriate sentences are passed and cleaning up the inconsistencies which undermine the current process. Like the two weeks handed out to Greyling, the Thomson saga and the eight weeks given to Wallaby lock Rob Simmons for something a great deal less offensive than Greyling's effort. Or Hore's.
The All Blacks and the New Zealand Rugby Union already lead the world in many ways. How good it would be to see them grab the lead here too.


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Tokyo's Shibuya train has a special installation for Christmas that uses its pedestrians' footsteps to generate electricit. A mat using piezoelectric gadgetry runs a LED display board and a small holiday lights display.
The roughly 35-inch squared mat near the Hachiko dog statue at Shibuya station generates roughly 0.5W every time someone weighing 132 lbs steps on it. The amount of foot power it's already harvested is displayed on an LED wall.
Strangely, the installation will only be there until the 25th. I guess the Japanese are really good with taking their holiday lights down as soon as Christmas is over? [Digital World Tokyo]


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You know what's never sexy? Under any circumstances. Ever. The French. Well, actually, let's not be quite so hasty. That's not entirely fair. And we're not xenophobes. It's the stereotypical ideas of why the French are primal, sexual beings.
The cigarettes, the coffee, the red-blooded passion, the corny ideals that comprise traditional romance; yet, in essence, only wide-eyed gap year art students from rural nowheres with the absurd notion that shame for their own nationality is the exact opposite of BNP-style nationalism are impressed. Exoticism sells, y'know.
Do you know who is_ sexy and French? Eva Green. Why? Let's just say she can enunciate in an English accent without sounding disgusted at the very language spilling from her lips. Sebastien Tellier, a.k.a. France's supposed crown prince of electro-pop songwriting, does just about manage to flick the same trick on occasion throughout _Sexuality, his uncomfortably hammy consideration of lovemaking. When he sticks with mother tongue seductions, however, the chief difficulty is not any language barriers. It's getting past the thought that a night with the unshaven Sebastien would approximately represent getting sweaty with a long-lost Bee Gee found abandoned in a Paris cabaret bar. Not sexy. In any way.
It would be easy to excuse Tellier with a wink and a nudge; he can't be serious, after all. And of course a production credit for Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo will render all critical criticisms oddly impotent in many eyes. But the evidence against is stacking fast. And we prefer tongues down throats, not massively too far in cheeks, thankyouverymuch.
Opener 'Roche' threatens initially to make the past 250 words irrelevant, promising Mediterranean bliss eyeing you up with a suaveness recalling the most Serge Gainsbourg-indebted latter-day Super Furry Animals dressed as Talk Talk. Despite the obvious cheese potential, something beautiful is blossoming. But 'Kilometer' soon disappears with the fragrance of Air hanging heavy, and before long you're balls-deep in utter freewheeling bollocks like 'Pomme'. The latter is tragically resplendent with the sort of woman-led orgasmic background moaning 1990s hip-hop mined until everyone went, "Erm, I'm not actually getting hard here. Quit it already".
Admittedly, single 'Sexual Sportswear' does whiff of Future Classic aftershave; closer 'L'Amour Et La Violence' lets his guard down for a split second via swirling piano, subtly escalating electronics and ballad-based honesty. And Gruff Rhys could have been justly proud were he behind 'Elle'.
But had 'Sexuality' been conceived by a British artist, the only accolade it would be hugging tight is a Bad Sex Award. In cinematographic terms, here Tellier is merely (and self-confessedly inspired by) soft porn. And if we can't see it go in, we're not really interested. Sorry.
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It had already been an awe-inspiring trip into the natural world, with everything etched in strokes of white after the season's first real snow.
With the biting north wind still a no-show, snow hung on branches, clung to pine boughs and lay plastered on tree trunks, creating a beautiful monochromatic landscape. A close second to autumn's peak foliage, the first snowstorm is a wonderful time to hike, with everything feeling fresh and new.
My location, Pistapaug Mountain, is a traprock ridge in Durham overlooking Pistapaug Pond, a manmade reservoir with banks lined by huge white pines. My column would focus on the snow crunching under my boots, the beams of the late autumn sun reflecting the snow like diamonds off the icy tips of branches, the … pair of bald eagles soaring over the pond!
As I reached a clearing along the Connecticut Forest & Park Association's Mattabesett Trail that takes visitors to the top of the 700-foot mountain, I looked out across the pond and watched what I thought were a couple of chunks of snow fall. Except the snow was the white heads and tails of two bald eagles soaring across the sky.
Although I've been to hundreds of places across the state in my journeys over the years, I've only seen bald eagles twice. The first one I saw was sitting high in a tree watching over East Haddam's historic swing bridge. The other sighting was while walking along the Quinnipiac River Gorge Trail in Meriden, when an eagle flew along the waterway mere feet above my head.
Sure, I could go on a cruise along the lower Connecticut River or the Shepaug Eagle View in Southbury, but it's hard to beat the shock and awe of a rare and unexpected sighting of the national symbol. An already surreal morning had turned into one of my most memorable days in the natural world.
As I readied my camera for another pass, the majestic birds disappeared as quickly as they had filled the viewscape. According to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, approximately 100 eagles winter in Connecticut from December to early March.
Even without the eagles, the view from the top of Pistapaug is incredible, with distant snow-covered mountains taking on a purplish hue and the red barns of nearby farms adding a bit of color to the landscape. One of my favorite views is to the northeast, out to a rock formation known as the Three Notches. With the traprock knobs covered with snow, the formation looks more like an iceberg looming in the distance.
Although the ascent through Paug Gap – a valley between Pistapaug Mountain and Fowler Mountain to the north — to the top of the mountain is a bit difficult, the trail levels off once you reach the summit. Visitors should be wary of the steep slopes that drop down to the reservoir and keep away from the edge.
Every year as the calendar turns to winter, I try to hike soon after the first snow. This year a pair of bald eagles turned what was already a memorable journey into an unforgettable one.
The trail crosses Howd Road just to the northeast of the reservoir near several concrete blocks. Visit http://www.ctwoodlands.org/bluetrailsmap for a trail map.


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BanaBay, which supplies the Woolworth owned chain's 161 stores, started out on a trial basis shipping one container a week in October 2013 and now supplies 4 containers of bananas a week to the retailer.
Sealing the deal was the positive response of shoppers to the distinctive look and taste of BanaBay bananas. Once displayed on the shelves alongside other banana brands, shoppers voted with their baskets and reached for the BanaBay bananas in preference to the other alternatives, confirming Countdown's decision to stock the new brand.
Maintaining a clear line of communication with the customer while being flexible and responsive, BanaBay was able to turn a trial into an ongoing contract which encompassed competitive pricing alongside consistent quality and continuity of supply.
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Nominations for the third annual American Country Awards were announced today, and leading the pack is Luke Bryan, who received nods in seven categories. Lady Antebellum and the Zac Brown Band tied for second with six nominations each, and Eric Church and Taylor Swift each received five.
The awards will be held live on Monday, Dec. 10 at the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas, with the ceremony broadcast live on Fox starting at 8pm ET (delayed PT).
Trace Adkins and actress Kristin Chenoweth are once again hosting the event.
Not to be confused with the American Music Awards, whose list of nominees were announced yesterday, the American Country Awards focus specifically–as the name implies–on country music. The ACAs are based on votes from fans, who are encouraged to visit the ACA site once per day to chime in on their favorite artist in each of the categories. Voting concludes on Nov. 12 in all but the Artist of the Year category, where fans can vote through Dec. 7.
The 2012 Artist of the Year nominees include Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, and the Zac Brown Band. Last year's Artist of the Year was Jason Aldean, while Carrie Underwood took it away during the award show's debut in 2010.
The full list of nominees can be seen on the American Country Awards website.
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Both Nokia and Microsoft have scheduled big announcements for Monday, and since the two companies are all buddy-buddy when it comes to smartphones, many are speculating the announcements are actually connected. But as AllThingsD points out, they're probably not.
Over the past couple of days Nokia has been posting teaser images on its US Facebook page branded with Monday's date. But the teasers include images of Hawaii—which has the 808 area code—and a Roland drum machine that's more specifically known as the TR-808. Hmm, what else is called the 808? Oh, that's right, Nokia's 41-megapixel PureView smartphone which isn't actually available in the US just yet. So it's a safe assumption that's probably going to change come Monday, as these teasers seem to be strongly hinting. And as for that Nokia-built Microsoft tablet, stranger things have happened. [Facebook via AllThingsD]


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Dennis Rodman, just back from visiting Kim Jong Un, was escorted out of the Time Hotel in Midtown on Sunday after spending hours at the restaurant bar loudly telling anyone who would listen what a great guy the North Korean dictator is.
According to the Post's sources, Rodman was also waving around a signed copy of Kim Jong Un's manifesto and telling everyone in the bar that they should read it. What a great guy.
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Need a clean design and html code for the homepage of a local auto glass website. Use existing logo and a matching blue/gray color scheme and emphasize Schedule Appointment area.
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For the design, we are looking for a professional-looking, 2-column design that is easy to read and use. The design should emphasize the the Schedule Appointment section at the top of the main body column.
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The Waterworks Museum – Hereford has all the usual facilities that you would expect at a fully Accredited Museum.
With help from a number of organisations the Museum has been made especially welcoming for visitors with a range of disabilities.
All parts of the site can be accessed by wheelchair users and all signs use lettering which is legible to those with impaired vision.
Dogs cannot be admitted to the Museum buildings with the exception of Guide Dogs.
- Free car parking
- Toilets
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- Visitor Centre
- Baby changing table
- Light refreshments, hot and cold drinks
- Picnic tables
- Souvenirs
- Wheelchair available
- Most displays under cover
- Outside displays with dropped kerbs and paved access
- We regret we cannot accept credit or debit cards
Whilst the adult members of the family concentrate on the massive engines or take in the full sweep of the history of the site and the provisions of safe drinking water, the children have much to keep them occupied. There are pumps to operate and replicas of 2000 year-old water lifting machines to try.
Making a splash in the Noel Meeke Heritage Water Park is part of the fun. Little ones can do the Freddie Frog trail and older ones try the Engineering time-line. Water is the strangest substance on Earth. Find out about it at the Museum.
Every major item at the Museum has its own description panel with information provided clearly and straightforwardly. The background engineering which underlies important displays is shown on attractive back-lit panels.
For those who like more detailed explanations flip books are nearby. The history of Hereford in WW2 is given a special exhibition leading to the iconic Blackstone diesel engine of 1939 on working display. The story of modern water supplies is told with light and sound. Every aspect of the story of water is backed up with books and DVD films produced for the Museum and on sale in the Visitor Centre (or through this website).


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Welcome to The I Hate Critics Podcast. This week we talk "The Hobbit," "A Madea Christmas" and "Nebraska." We mostly talk about "The Hobbit" though. Let me rephrase that, Josh and Sean mostly talk about "The Hobbit" while I take a nap and cough into the microphone from time to time. Also "Nebraska" is really good, but you're probably not going to see it.
Our Undisputed Classic was "African Queen." Humphrey Bogart won a life time achievement award for this film. If any self respected actor gave the performance Mr. Bogart gave, they'd be run out of town. We've all seen it. I struggle to describe this movie when Josh swoops in to save the day.
In 1983 "Silkwood" and "Gorky Park" came out. If you're going to go back and check out some movies from 1983, these are two great movies to start with. "Silkwood" is one of Meryl Streep's more underestimated performances. It's a heart breaking movie. "Gorky Park" has a terrible name, but it's good too. On a side note Bon Jovi took a band named Gorky Park under their wing in the late 80's but that didn't last long.
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"Edge of Tomorrow"
"Bad Words"
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I don't know who is more excited for their birthday party this weekend, me or the boys. All of us are counting down the sleeps.
You can be sure I will give you a full report post party but I wanted to share a few things with you before the big day.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I can. not. believe my baby is 5 and then a mere two weeks later my other baby turns 3. Not to mention the melt down I had when I realized sister baby is 8 months. Can you believe it?!
You may also remember me proclaiming my adoration for navy, mustard (deep golden yellow), and gray. Well yes, they are coming to the party too.
These numbers were made with hundreds of small tissue paper squares that were wrapped around the eraser of a pencil until they looked like a small flower blossom. They were then glued to a cardboard frame.
These handsome boys will be atop chocolate and vanilla cupcakes that are filled with caramel pudding and topped with vanilla bean buttercream.
My husband is to thank for these adorable flags. He designed it in photoshop then printed the boys onto adhesive label paper. I then carefully wrapped them around lollipop sticks. With plenty of extra stickers you can be sure there will be these sweet faces all over the party.
Speaking of cupcakes …
… these are their hats.
Fondant circles in white with fondant legos. I'm doing some mini cupcakes as well.
Their friends will be going home with these beauties …
… boxes of treasure …
… loaded with a pirate finger puppet, coins, tattoos, stamps, an x-ray gummy fish, and candy necklace.
I wanted the party to be reflective of what my boys are excited about these days. Legos and pirates appear throughout. I already anticipate the joy we'll feel as we stumble upon the images from the party years later. We'll remember the days of pirates and legos and the uninhibited excitement from the little things like juice boxes and giant gumballs. As I said, we are all really excited.
And she wanted to say hello too.
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Biggest Disappointment: Tony Valeri wins his seat. CBC projected
Valeri to lose it early in the evening and I let out a cheer. But, sure
enough he came back to take it...by a squeaker. Stan Keyes, however, did fall - after spending years complaining about how he lost votes because of Chretien. Regardless, there were obviously some bad feelings left around from the Copps fiasco in Hamilton and I'm fairly sure Sheila would have taken the riding had she run as an independent. Just so people don't think I'm taking joy in every Liberal losing, I was upset to see Bob Speller and Glenn Murray go down in defeat. As for David Pratt, good riddance.
Falling Stars: The nomination double standard didn't help Bill
Cunningham, John Bethel, and even David Emerson had a tough time. In fact, the staunch Martin advisors/organizers had a terrible night - in addition to Billy C and Johnny B, Richard Mahoney and Denis Dawson were taken out. Oh, and David Herle's sister lost too.
Falling Stars 2: Glen Murray is obviously having second thoughts this
morning. And boy, I was shocked to see Tony Clement hit the ground so
hard. Even Belinda barely pulled it off. As a word of advice to Stephen
Harper - this woman is a godsend to you. Use her at every opportunity to show the softer side of the Tories on social issues.
Why we shouldn't read too much into one poll: The Marxist-Lenninists
were winning a seat early on last night. Unfortunantly, it was short
lived...if only they could unify with the Communists and unite the far
Cabinet Making: I think Ken Dryden would make an excellent Minister of Heritage and I hear the post is open. I imagine Emerson will take over for Stan Keyes in revenue. Stephane Dion has to get back into cabinet, there's no other way around it. The biggest question will be whether or not he's joined by Jean Lapierre. Smart money says they both make Cabinet but Dion gets a much more important post.
Time Zone: Is there any chance the Liberal upswing in BC was due to the results being revealed early? After the Maritimes came in and it looked good for the Libs, did BC voters jump on the bandwagon?
Albertan View: Boy, Alberta is pissed today. Pissed at Klein. Pissed at Ontario. Pissed at everyone.
Liberal Media: If anyone out there thinks the Globe & Mail is biased, the Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun and National Post have absolutely gone off the deep end since the election. They absolutely cannot understand that Canadians didn't vote Conservative and there's hell to pay over that decision.
Harper's future: Unless they can get Bernard Lord, Harper is the best they'll do. He's a very smart man in a party full of very stupid people. The Cons have got to muzzle the wing nuts in that party if they ever want to form government.
Biggest Winner: Chuck Cadman. Goes from an obscure backbencher in opposition to the hottest interview in Canada.


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Not entirely wasted, says Special Inspector General Stuart Bowen in his final report on Iraq reconstruction funding, but most of the $60 billion ended up either having little effect or negatively impacting the issues the money was meant to solve. CBS News reports that Iraqi officials agree with this assessment, in language that applies to more than just this particular project:
Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation were worth the cost. …
The reconstruction effort "grew to a size much larger than was ever anticipated," Bowen told The Associated Press in a preview of his last audit of U.S. funds spent in Iraq, to be released Wednesday. "Not enough was accomplished for the size of the funds expended."
In interviews with Bowen, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said the U.S. funding "could have brought great change in Iraq" but fell short too often. "There was misspending of money," said al-Maliki, a Shiite Muslim whose sect makes up about 60 percent of Iraq's population.
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, the country's top Sunni Muslim official, told auditors that the rebuilding efforts "had unfavorable outcomes in general."
"You think if you throw money at a problem, you can fix it," Kurdish government official Qubad Talabani, son of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani, told auditors. "It was just not strategic thinking."
Actually, we have a lot of that kind of thinking behind government programs here in the US, too. We spend a lot more of it that way than $6 billion a year, and unfortunately that doesn't have a ten-year limit.
None of this comes as a shock. Even during the early days of reconstruction, it became very clear that the money would not have the same level of efficiency one would expect in the West — in part because this was a government/military option, and in part because of the nature of the conflict in Iraq. That much money in an artificially-impoverished nation, as was the case under Saddam Hussein, would inevitably create and exacerbate divisions between long-bitter rivals suppressed under the previous regime. Inflated prices, dangerous work areas, and a lack of real accountability meant that corruption and failure would become endemic to the rebuilding effort.
Still, the necessity of at least trying to rebuild Iraq extends beyond the success of the individual projects. We needed to be seen as a partner for Iraqi progress, economically as well as politically, if for no other reason than to boost the security of our troops, especially in the long fight against al-Qaeda in Iraq. While $60 billion is a lot of money, in terms of scale compared to our budgets, the percentage that the average annual expenditure took was at best 0.25% (assuming a $2.4 trillion budget), hardly a dent.
The relative success of the overall diplomatic and political strategy of the reconstruction fund could be measured in this story today, in which the Iraqis need to get help securing their nation against the civil war across the border in Syria. Who did they call?
Top Iraqi officials called Tuesday for the United States to step up its promised delivery of major arms after an ambush well inside Iraq by suspected Islamist militants that left more than 50 Syrians and a dozen Iraqi troops dead.
The Iraqi government was clearly rattled by Monday's incident, which seemed to bear out its worst fears that Syria's civil war would spill into the country.
Two top Iraqi officials said the attackers were almost certainly members of al Qaida in Iraq or the Nusra Front, one of the most effective groups fighting to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. In December, the State Department added the front, known in Arabic as Jabhat al Nusra, to its list of international terrorist organizations, saying it was merely an alias for al Qaida in Iraq. Nusra has been at the forefront of recent rebel gains in Syria.
In Iraq, at least, we left behind a stable government that still considers the US a military partner to some degree, and still wants to fight against radical Islamist terror groups, and keep them from establishing another power base in their country. That's a far cry from Libya and Egypt at the moment. The waste of $60 billion over ten years should be probed to see what we can learn from it and avoid those pitfalls later — especially in Afghanistan — but there were worse outcomes than just some waste and corruption in this case.


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Last spring I started growing things in metal stock tanks in the middle of the shipping container compound (above)… this spring the garden is going full force. Three tanks are filled with greens (two are mine, and one is Emmett's) and we will soon add a fourth for a summer crop of tomatoes and cucumbers. The prepper in me sometimes wishes for more room, but the high metal sides do a really good job of keeping the critters out. And I've been wanting to read up on vertical gardening and square foot gardening to see if there is a way to maximize the space that we already have.
How To Live?
Edge of Something
AZ West started out as a tiny 700 sq foot homestead cabin and over the last twelve years has evolved into an elaborate compound of structures and parcels of land. For my first six years in the desert all water was hauled in by trucks that were notoriously unreliable. We lived by the rule "if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down". House guests who offered to wash dishes were watched with an eagle eye to make sure that they didn't use more then a trickle. Even the cooling systems (evaporative) require water – so when there is non, life becomes untenable.
Nowadays I have a well, and the house borders on the edge of bourgeois. But there are regular reality checks that serve as remiders that we are living in the desert . Last year the pump in the 660 foot deep well failed and had to be pulled and replaced two times in less then twelve months – and last week a secondary pump that pushes water from a holding talk to all different parts of the property had to be replaced. It isn't a question of whether a part of the system will fail, but a question of when it will fail. As a result I've learned the art of appreciation – this week we are celebrating our shiny new blue pump that is optimistically pushing water to all edges of the property.
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Coming Home
Truck Stalking
I have a long running obsession with Australian trucks and off road camping vehicles. On this last trip I also saw some great flat-beds that are manufactured to fit on smaller trucks – each one comes with different sorts of attachments, work boxes etc. We didn't have much time to scout trucks, but I managed a few sightings while on a drive to a camping store with Lucina and Charlie.
Here are a few other Australian camping rigs that it's easy to become obsessed with: The Earthcruiser, the Wothahellizat, and trailers like the Conqueror series or another vehicle also called the Conqueror that looks a bit like a sci-fi motorhome.
National Gallery Homestead
Charlie Sofo – an Australian artist who will be living in the Homestead Unit and conducting his practice for two periods over the next month. You can follow Charlie's blog here. On the first day of Charlie's inhabitation, his friends Joyce and Michael (who coincidentally have a daughter who lives in 29 Palms!) and his brother Liv who works with them, brought fresh vegetables from their organic garden in Camberra. The next morning, feeling a bit like a stalker, I checked on the unit and discovered traces of Charlie's inhabitation….
Secret of the Stump
I've just spent the last week installing a new Homestead Unit at the National Gallery of Australia. Little did we realize that a stump that I acquired from a, friend who reclaims trees in Idylwild, and then turned into a stool for the homestead, would be ferrying a few boring beetle passengers. The sea air must have rejuvenated the beetles, and when we unpacked the unit in Canberra there was a bunch of sawdust in the packing blanket.
Since Australia is a essentially a giant island with it's own unique ecosystem they are super strict about marauding pestilence – so a team of conservators worked with Australian Department of Quarantine to assess the invaders and and to check if they had spread to other parts of the artwork or shipping crates. Ultimately it was decided that the stump would spend two weeks in deep freeze chamber that the National Gallery has set up for exactly these sorts of situations.