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Video Contest – $100 cash prize!
The Alternative Modeling community at Twistedangels.net is seeking your videos to feature on our website! If you're an aspiring film maker or just love to goof around with your video camera or cell phone, this contest could be for you.
We'll accept videos from virtually any type of recording device including video-only cameras, still cameras that shoot video, cell phones, webcams and more, so long as the quality is reasonable.
All entries must be submitted by March 31, 2013. A winner will be announced on our Facebook and Twitter accounts by no later than April 8, 2012. And he or she will be have the option to be paid via Paypal or by mailed money order.
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Steady Performance For Men's Lacrosse In Win At Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Loyola University Maryland's defense forced 18 University of Michigan turnovers, causing 11, and yielded just three goals on 26 shots, as the Greyhounds defeated the host Wolverines, 10-3, on Saturday afternoon in ECAC Lacrosse League action at Michigan Stadium.
Loyola's attack of Zach Herreweyers, Mike Sawyer and Justin Ward combined for eight of the goals. Herreweyers and Sawyer each had hat tricks, and Ward scored a pair for the Greyhounds who never trailed in the game.
On the defensive end, Jack Runkel and Jimmy Joe Granito split halves in goal, combining for seven saves; Runkel stopped four and allowed one goal in the first half, and Granito tallied three.
The close defense of Joe Fletcher (three), Pat Frazier and T.J. Harris (two each) had a combined seven caused turnovers, and short-stick midfielder Josh Hawkins recorded two. Fletcher also had four ground balls, while Harris and Hawkins finished with three ach.
Loyola (7-2 overall, 3-0 ECAC) won 11-of-17 faceoffs with Blake Burkhart winning 9-of-15 and Brendan Donovan successful on both of his attempts. Scott Ratliff led all players with eight ground balls in the game, as Loyola had a 31-17 advantage off the ground.
Sawyer put the Greyhounds on the board after the teams played to a scoreless tie for the first 9:35 of the game. Davis Butts dodged to the middle and found Sawyer for a low-to-low shot from six yards out on the left side.
Hawkins then dug out the ground ball on the ensuing faceoff, got free down the middle and shot a hard overhand rip from nine yards to make it 2-0 Greyhounds.
Will Meter got a goal back for Michigan, getting topside from X on the left side for a fadeaway shot at 4:58, but Phil Dobson dodged from the right side and stepped to the middle for a goal at 3:33.
Ward scored unassisted 3:34 into the second quarter when he rolled topside on the left and got to the front of the crease. Minutes later, Nikko Pontrello fed a cross-field pass to Sawyer who dodged his defender for a six-yard shot at 9:01 to put the Greyhounds up 5-1 going into halftime.
Michigan (0-9, 0-3) pulled back within three 1:09 into the second half when Thomas Parras came off a check and send a strong sidearm shot into the goal to cut Loyola's lead to 5-2.
The Greyhounds used some swift passing, however, to push its lead quickly back to four. Ratliff picked up a ground ball and cleared the ball for the Greyhounds. He found himself in trouble and got a pass to Ward who was then doubled near midfield. Ward flipped a long lob pass back to Ratliff who found Herreweyers alone on the right side of the crease for his first goal of the game at 12:39 in the third quarter.
Loyola took possession back on the next faceoff, and 38 seconds after his first goal of the game, Herreweyers scored again, this time rolling from X and sticking a fadeaway shot from the right side into the next.
The Greyhounds pushed their advantage to 8-2 minutes later when, with a 30-second warning in place, Kevin Ryan dodged from behind the cage and sent a pass to Sawyer who buried a sidearm shot from 13 yards out at 8:06.
Just over a minute later, Loyola caused a turnover on a Michigan clear, and Ward came into the box, beat a defender and scored after a shot fake from inside three yards.
Before the end of the third quarter, Peter Kraus scored for Michigan to bring the score to 9-3, but Loyola shut the Wolverines out in the final quarter, and Herreweyers scored, again with a 30-second warning on, off a Pontrello assist from behind.
The Greyhounds take a week off before returning to ECAC action on Saturday, March 30, at The Ohio State University.

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Director of Groves Natcheva Architects, Adriana Natcheva for the 2014 AJ Women in Architecture Awards
Adriana Natcheva co-founded Groves Natcheva Architects in 2000. The practice completed a number of projects during 2013, including a £1.25 million mixed-use apartment scheme and a pair of cedar-clad residential towers, both in south London. Natcheva is currently working on the design of a new headquarters for a building company in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The practice's work has been featured in Elle, The Sunday Times, The Evening Standard and The Guardian.
Why did you choose architecture? To turn creative thought into substance, to make it tangible and to do it on a substantial scale. I wanted my work to be enmeshed in the stream of life, to have its questions posed not by my imagination but by the realities of others, and for the answers to be given not in the abstract, but in material, lived-in form. Nothing else lets you do that.
What is your design ethos? Architecture must have the richness of the life it encloses: no more and no less. Just as life is polymorphous - in the philosophical jargon sense - so must be architecture. Crucially, it belongs to someone other than its author. It must be part of the people who inhabit it, or else it becomes just a stage, turning the life of its occupants into a reality show without an audience. My desire is to try to change the language of inexpensive building, to rid it of clichés and stock phrases, to show that personalising a space need not be a luxury: it can be done for everyone.
Which architects inspire you? Eileen Gray and Zaha Hadid.
What is your advice to aspiring female architects? Be relaxed in your power, it is no more surprising than the power of men.
Why do women leave the profession? They do not feel able to work as freely as men do.
What would make them stay? Though we all talk about sexism in the profession, we need to think about what drives it in the first place. One has to remember the domains that architecture interfaces with: building and property development. It is the male dominance there that is the real driver, and that is what we must turn our attention to.
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Clients Ilchester Estates, Southern Property Group, Bernard Construction, Solid Space and private clients
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Judging by the positive press from AOPA and EAA, one would think the pilot's bill of rights is going to do wonders for pilots fighting FAA enforcement actions, especially the unfair kinds of action that many of us have criticized. Certainly, the fact that the bill garnered bipartisan support in both the House and Senate and sailed through both houses of Congress in just over one year is probably something of a record–if not indeed a miracle–for these dysfunctional times.
I was prepared to think that finally Congress and the President had done something positive for aviation. I mean, who could object to a law that's styled as a Bill of Rights? We could all use a few more rights, right?
Truth be told, the "pilot" part of The Pilot's Bill of Rights stuck in my craw. It's not as if only pilots have been subject to unfair certificate actions. Mechanics and other certificate holders have faced their fair (or unfair) share of harsh FAA actions, too. As a long-time holder of an A&P certificate, I thought it seemed a little pilot-centric to provide new rights just to pilots.
But as it turns out, the law's short title is a misnomer; its provisions apply to pilots and other airmen, including mechanics, air traffic controllers, aircraft dispatchers and other airmen certificate holders. I could live with a little misnomer if the bill lived up to its name.
No Real Benefits to Pilots
Once I found out that the Bill of Rights was not just for pilots, I decided to read the law carefully myself and not rely on the press summaries put out by pilot alphabet groups. As I studied the law and spoke with some of my lawyer friends, including some former FAA lawyers, it seemed to me that maybe pilots and other airmen were sold a bill of goods, not given a bill of rights.
In fact, is that laughter I hear coming from the 9th floor of 800 Independence Avenue, S.W., the floor that houses the FAA's Office of the Chief Counsel? I think when all is said and done the new law may well favor the government, at the expense of pilots and other airmen! And I mean expense. I believe this law has the potential to significantly increase the costs to airmen fighting an FAA enforcement action or FAA denial of a certificate. Why, you ask? Because the law requires that NTSB proceedings–now conducted under the more lenient administrative rules–follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence ("to the extent practicable," whatever that means).
Currently, the NTSB's procedures, like those of most federal agencies, are looser than the federal rules that apply to trials in federal district courts. If you don't believe me, compare the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence to the NTSB Rules of Practice. See a difference in length? You betcha. Lengthy rules do not make for inexpensive litigation. Trust me on that.
Another critical difference between the current rules and the new Bill of Rights rules would affect the admissibility of hearsay evidence and further raise the cost of litigation for targets of FAA action. The NTSB, like other administrative agencies, allows hearsay evidence. The FAA can use hearsay in its prosecution, and the airman can also use it in his/her defense. The Federal Rules of Evidence do not allow hearsay evidence except under specific, limited exceptions. So, this will make it harder for the FAA to prosecute, right? True. It won't be able to use hearsay evidence against an airman, and the pilot or mechanic will not be able to use hearsay in his/her own defense.
So while the requirement to use federal rules or NTSB rules may seem like a small matter, it is anything but. An airman will have to choose attorneys carefully provided by various legal services plans to ensure that those attorneys are experienced federal trial attorneys. That means a large number of experienced NTSB attorneys may no longer have the skills necessary to help airmen who have been denied certificates or whose certificates have been suspended or revoked. And federal trial attorneys charge significantly more for their expertise than administrative attorneys.
So, while the FAA will likely have to get its own attorneys up to speed on the federal rules, I suspect it will be a lot easier for the agency to hold a training class for its attorneys than it will be for the scores of attorneys who represent airmen in FAA matters today. And, of course, when you pick an attorney to represent you, you want one with actual relevant trial experience, not one who has taken a few quick classes.
And how on earth is an appeal to federal district court (a new "right" under the Pilot's Bill of Rights) good for your average pilot or other airman who does not have the bank account of the 1 percent? Sure, Harrison Ford–a big-name supporter of this law–would have no problems paying for attorneys to litigate in federal district court. But those costs are astronomical and significantly higher than the cost of litigation before the NTSB. What good is having a right if you can't afford to exercise it? See what I mean about the laughter coming from 800 Independence Ave?
And by the way, the new Bill of Rights applies only to certificate actions (except one section that bizarrely seems to apply to all certificate actions, except emergency suspensions. Did anyone read this bill before it became law?). What's to stop the FAA from going after pilots and other airmen for civil penalties instead of certificate actions and handling those cases under the current NTSB rules? Sure, a civil penalty sounds better than a certificate action (certainly better than a revocation) but a finding of violation is a finding of violation, and that could jack up insurance premiums or keep you from getting an airline job just as much as a certificate action.
All in all, this bill has more wrongs than rights for airmen, pilots and otherwise. So, next time Congress and the President agree on anything that sounds good, be skeptical. Be very skeptical.
Jay (not verified)
October 4, 2012 - 5:45pm
Mr. Goglia,
You hit the nail on the head and the ball out of the park on this one. It's exactly like the conceal carry laws that supposedly give us the right to carry a weapon that we already had the right to carry in the first place. What it actually does is sneak in and attempt to take away the very right that it claims to give us by first putting the Federal government in charge of something that was designed to protect us from the Federal government, and then secondly placing restrictions on something that render it null, void and neutered beyond recognition. There is only one "Bill of Rights" and it wasn't given to us by the Federal Government. It was given to us by Almighty God through our founding fathers who despised centralized powers, kings, dictators, monarchs, Federal Governments and the likes. They intended for all power to be at the State and local level so that it couldn't be confiscated, stolen or sold to the highest briber.
C Young (not verified)
October 4, 2012 - 6:27pm
As an attorney, I think your analysis off course. The lack of hearsay admissibility will force the FAA to carefully consider how much of its travel budget it wants to expend to bring an enforcement action. It's expensive to fly in controls and aeronautical experts for a petty violations. Even in a big organization, the budget squeeze will control silly enforcement actions. Yes, the agency has more respurces than Joe airman, but they must choose cases wisely. Your argument about the Federal Rules of Evidence is almost offensive. Every lawyer starts with the FRE and then adapts to the administrative proceeding, because an ALJ can require the higher standard when the hearsay is of questionable probative value.
There are other issues with the Pilot's Bill of Rights, but your analysis is a swing and a miss.
kv8r (not verified)
January 28, 2013 - 1:37pm
If one thinks the NTSB rules of Procedure and Evidence is favorable to Federal Rules of Procedure and Evidence than that person must be an FAA prosecutor or FAA employee. Federal Rules of Procedure and Evidence forces the FAA to play by the same rules as the vast majority of civil and criminal cases prosecuted in this country. What the FAA has done in the past is work in a system biased entirely in their favor. How about now forcing them(FAA) to follow through on a case. They(FAA) can still refuse to reissue an order to suspend after the appeals process has started leaving an Airman to "twist in the wind" for possibly years while they do nothing. Yet they can flag your records in Oklahoma in Red lettered verbage alerting the world to an "open investigation' that they let stagnate.


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The holidays are a great time for new recipes. Between Thanksgiving, Christmas, holiday parties, and whatever gets thrown in between, people eat a lot of really delicious food as the year ends. And although this blog has been heavily dessert-focused lately, I hope you won't mine one more.
Because I think this recipe is a little special. To start with, this is not your usual pie crust. This crust has extra spices baked into it, which are subtle but add a lot of flavor depth. Also, this is my first attempt at using cold vodka to replace ice water in a pie crust recipe, and I am a total convert. No alcohol taste at all, and the crust didn't shrink a bit! Usually when I use my tiny pie molds, I end up with miniscule, misshapen mini-pies — but not this time.
Last, and I think somewhat creatively, I actually made these crusts in cupcake tins. At this point in my kitchen, I've made individual desserts enough times that I've bought a lot of smaller tart molds, but this is great if you're looking for something special for the holidays with kitchen equipment that you already have. And who doesn't have a cupcake or muffin tin in a drawer somewhere?
So, there go your excuses. Guess you'll just have to make these.
Spiced-Crust Lemon Tarts
For crust:
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces
1 large egg
2 tbsp vodka
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
For filling:
2 eggs
1 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp lemon juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place flour, sugar, salt, butter, egg, spices and vodka in a food processor. Pulse until blended into one large ball of dough.
Roll the dough out on a floured surface, into an approximately 14″ square. Cut the dough into 9 equally-sized pieces. Press one piece of dough into each section of a muffin pan, and trim the edges evenly. Prick the bottoms of the tart shells with a fork so air can escape.
Bake the tart crusts for 15-20 minutes, or until the tarts' edges are just slightly golden. Place on a counter or table to cool.
In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Combine the baking powder and two tbsp of flour, and stir the mixture into the eggs. Stir in the lemon juice. Pour over the crust and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, or until just set.
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Sony Cancels Qore Digital Magazine
Sony said today it will no longer create new episodes of its monthly interactive magazine Qore. This April episode will be the last.
"As the first interactive digital magazine on a game console, Qore provided an innovative mix of quality HD video and interactive content covering over 160 new games," Sony said. "With this April episode, Qore concludes its run on the PlayStation Network."
The show, which was co-produced by Future publishing, first began in June 2008. Qore was being offered through subscription or free to PlayStation Plus members.
A reason for the show's cancellation was not provided at this time.
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Celebrities Nobody Cares About Anymore
List Rules Vote up the least relevant (but formerly big-deal) actors
Some of the greatest actors of all time have, in recent days, turned into a bunch of washed-up hacks that would be somehow become more relevant for receiving a Razzie nomination (or seven). No one debates that these actors have made huge contributions to cinema (many of them appearing in the best movies ever made), but recently they've become big stars in big flops. Need examples? Will Smith in After Earth. Harrison Ford in Cowboys & Aliens. K-19: The Widowmaker. Morning Glory. Just take anything starting with "starring Harrison Ford," and there's a good chance it'll stick on that list.
These has been actors once delighted audiences and now revile them. They're funny actors who made dramas and then weren't funny anymore (Jim Carrey); serious actors who starred in comedies and then tried to keep the joke going (Robert De Niro); and actors who ruined their credibility by being constant tabloid fodder (Angelina Jolie). Whatever the reason, these once great actors have become box office kryptonite and should no longer be commanding the multi-million dollar contracts of the highest paid celebrities in the world.Which actors are no longer relevant in Hollywood? Which actresses are past their prime? When did big name celebrities become irrelevant? This list of actors who are no longer big celebrities is here to provide users a chance to vote for the celebrities no one cares about anymore. If you think there's a celebrity who has faded from the spotlight and isn't on the list, make sure to add them so other users can remember a time when people cared about the comedic stylings of people like Eddie Murphy (R.I.P., funny man).
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Last good work: Selma (2015)
Last good work that is not an X-men movie: John Wick 3 (2019)
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Targeting the tipsy: the new face of online shopping?
Shopping 'til you drop is taking on new meaning, with a late-night tipple loosening the purse strings of a growing number of online shoppers.
While alcohol has a way of insinuating itself into every social and recreational occasion in Australia, shopping was once spared, thanks to opening hours that tended not to overlap too much with beer o'clock.
But with e-commerce in full stride, that's no longer the case. Shopping While Intoxicated, or SWI, has probably tilted the retail playing field in Australia far more in favour of e-commerce than the tax-free threshold on offshore internet purchases is ever likely to.
Online retailers have observed for some time the rise in late-evening shopping, sometimes lasting until the wee hours of the morning. Some of that is alcohol-driven.
But the store always finds a way to fight back.
Now, to improve the shopping experience in its physical stores, some high-end US grocery chains such as Whole Foods and Wegmans are housing beer and wine bars in many of their stores.
And some are even allowing shoppers to sip their beverages while shopping the aisles. One of them is a Whole Foods supermarket in an upmarket suburb of Washington, D.C. that serves six different kinds of beer on tap and doesn't mind a bit if the shopper strolls the store with his or her drink.
The idea of housing a coffee and wine bar in a supermarket has become popular for good reasons. These add-ons make grocery stores genuine social destinations rather than just places associated with a boring weekly chore.
Moreover, a relaxed, happy customer is more likely to spend, both on himself and his family and friends. This is what the late-night online retailers have discovered.
Of course, in Australia, as in some states of the US, there are regulatory barriers to grocery stores selling alcoholic beverages.
No such barriers prevent e-retailers selling to drunk online shoppers.
One survey in the UK revealed that almost half of all British citizens had shopped online after drinking and one in five didn't remember the following morning that they had even made a purchase. They only found out when a strange package was left at the door or when the lucky recipient of their largesse called to thank them.
Favourite items shopped under the influence? Clothes and accessories, entertainment media, lingerie, food and drink, show tickets beauty products, holidays and toys.
When considering the benefits of targeting the inebriated, retailers confront several obstacles. One is the ethical one – they probably shouldn't be trying to do it at all.
The second is the practical marketing challenge. How to design an effective marketing campaign that targets inebriated shoppers, other than to have late-night promotions on specific items known to titillate the tipsy.
The third challenge is how to deal with those returns when buyer's remorse sets in.
Despite these problems, alcohol and shopping are no longer destined to be kept at arms length, not just in online stores but in physical ones too. As retailers strive to combat e-commerce by offering a more pleasant shopping experience and making their physical stores more compelling destinations, alcohol will inevitably enter the mix of options.
Some will recoil, but the American experience has so far been positive and Australia will eventually follow.
Michael Baker is principal of Baker Consulting and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and www.mbaker-retail.com.