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I originally wasn't going to do a yearly roundup post, but after seeing everyone else do them it made me change my mind. So be prepared for a long, photo-heavy post! I had to split it in half because, as usual, I couldn't narrow it down enough. And this doesn't even count all my This Week in Fashion posts...
And here's a video bonus! My "Ode to Blazers" post from March. I've probably added at least 4 since this video...oops
About Closet FashionistaLoves to get bargains on clothes and is obsessed with Harry Potter and Disney. By day she is a freelance graphic and web designer. She also has a slight obsession with movies.
You can also find her on the web at her Harry Potter and Matthew Lewis fan sites.
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You've had a fashionable year - and I would have expected nothing less from you! Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Courtney - http://sartorialsidelines.blogspot.com
so many great looks and favorite pieces I hope to see a lot more of this year!ReplyDelete
Chic on the Cheap
hahaha nice post! :DReplyDelete
happy new year!
lovely outfits!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 2, 2014 at 1:15 PM
Happy New Year. Roll on more great outfits in 2014ReplyDelete
Great recap, so many gorgeous looks!ReplyDelete
Ah what a great round up of looks from the past year. The blazer video is took cute.ReplyDelete
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Susanne Posel, Contributor
Activist Post
In the wake of Tropical Storm Sandy, the Pentagon has requested that a team of "rescue robots" be engineered in time for the next "natural disaster". The DARPA Robotics Challenge is putting out the call for a synthetic force that can be designed for autonomous thought; yet mitigate the risk to human life when preforming a rescue mission.
According to Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA):
Our best robotic tools are helping, but they are not yet robust enough to function in all environments and perform the basic tasks needed to mitigate a crisis situation. Even in degraded post-disaster situations, the environment is scaled to the human world, requiring navigation of human obstacles such as doors and stairs, manipulation of human objects such as vehicles and power tools, and recognition of common human objects such as levers and valves.
DARPA has awarded Boston Dynamics, Inc. a $10.9 million contract to manufacture humanoid robots that are bi-pedal, built like humans and have a sensor head with on-board computing capabilities. Completion of the project is expected for August of 2014.
Another of DARPA's interests into robotics is the Avatar for the allocation of bi-pedal robots and essential super-soldiers and has devoted $7 million of its $2.8 billion 2012 budget to developing "interfaces and algorithms to enable a soldier to effectively partner with a semi-autonomous bi-pedal machine and allow it to act as the soldier's surrogate."
These human-controlled robots will be strong enough to "clear a room" and "facilitate sentry control and combat causality recovery." Yet these "terminators" would easily be the most effective weapon against civil unrest or radical revolutionaries that did not subscribe to the globalist agenda.
DARPA's Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) program seeks to find ways to utilize different remote robotic manipulation systems that are controlled by humans. This program is divided into 3 aspects:
- Hardware: to design dexterous multi-fingered robotic hands.
- Software: develop complex algorithms for grasping, manipulation and sensory perception.
- Outreach: beta-testing robotics in public forums to further study robotic autonomy.
By offering a $2 million prize, seven teams providing hardware, humanoid prototypes and engineering to provide ideas about how a synthetic rescue force should be created. Not all entries are humanoid; some having 3 legs and one arm, one being the size of a 10-year-old boy.
Robonaut, being used on the International Space Station, performs tasks that are too dangerous or mundane for the astronauts in space. Both Robonaut 1 and 2 were commissioned and created by General Motors (GM) and Oceaneering Space Systems engineers who expedited the technological advancements of these anthropomorphic robots.
In 2010, DARPA revealed a robot at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Conference in Denver that was interactive in a public forum. Participants would write software and have the robot preform specified tasks. The goal of this event was to show that robots were being developed by the US government to preform "dangerous tasks" such as disarming an explosive device thereby reducing "significant human interaction".
Universities and other government-controlled agencies such as Carnegie Mellon University, HRL Laboratories, iRobot, NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, SRI, and the University of Southern California, provided teams of researchers to write software for DARPA.
In March, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) announced the development of SAFFiR, the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot. SAFFiR will be an autonomous bipedal humanoid robot, based on the CHARLI-L1 robot created at Virginia Tech.
The robot's bi-pedal structure fits perfectly on a naval ship; with narrow corridors, hatches and ladders. The other benefit is the assured cooperation of this artificial intelligence with the human crew it will be interacting with on a daily basis. Its features will be comprehension and possibly the ability to respond to naturally spoken language as opposed to simple commands.
SAFFIR will be equipped with sensory devices, a video camera, gas sensors and a stereo infrared camera that will enable it to see through smoke. Its titanium joints will allow for fluid movement.
These robots, although only semi-autonomous, have been theorized from the gaming community arising out of first-person-shooting games. A team of robots could be under the direction of one human operator. The purpose of this robotic technology would be to seek out and detect non-cooperative human subjects.
The beginning stages of the global Elite's visions for "robots to hunt down humans like a pack of dogs" are becoming a reality. These robots will be armed and autonomous. Their cranium sensors will be able to "detect human breath and the radio waves associated with a human heart beat."
A force of robotic "peacekeepers" that are programed to become violent without remorse – will enable the government to organize and act where human law enforcement may hesitate.
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The 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will be held at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, and the Greensboro Coliseum will play host to the event in 2020, ACC Commissioner John Swofford announced today.
"Some of the greatest chapters of ACC Tournament's 61-year history have been written in these two cities, and we are proud to continue that tradition in Charlotte and Greensboro," Swofford said. "Both cities are terrific hosts for our schools, fans and teams, with top-notch facilities and hospitality."
With Thursday's announcement, the site of the ACC Tournament is now set for the next six years. The Greensboro Coliseum will also serve as the host venue in 2015, followed by the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., in 2016. The ACC on Wednesday announced a two-year agreement to hold the tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2017 and 2018.
"As we look ahead, this continues to be an exciting time for our conference," Swofford said. "The variety of future locations of the ACC Tournament reflects our conference's expanded footprint and will service our teams, schools, alumni and fan bases well."
The ACC Tournament has been held in seven different cities and 11 venues since the inaugural event in March of 1954.
Charlotte has hosted the ACC Tournament on 12 prior occasions at three different arenas. The tournament was last played in the Queen City in 2008, when Time Warner Cable Arena served as the host venue for the first time.
"I'm thrilled that the ACC Tournament will return to Time Warner Cable Arena in 2019," said Bobcats Sports & Entertainment Chairman Michael Jordan. "Having played in the ACC Tournament, I know how important it is to basketball fans throughout the Carolinas. It is the premier conference tournament in the country, and we are excited to welcome the ACC back to Charlotte."
Built by the City of Charlotte in 2005 and operated by Bobcats Sports & Entertainment, Time Warner Cable Arena is home of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, the AHL's Charlotte Checkers and is the premier destination for top-rated concerts and events. The 2008 ACC Tournament at the venue produced sellout crowds for each session and a total attendance of 120,210. The arena's amenities include one of the largest video boards of any indoor arena.
"It's a great honor that the ACC has selected the city of Charlotte and Time Warner Cable Arena to host the 2019 ACC Tournament," said Bobcats Sports & Entertainment President & COO Fred Whitfield. "This tournament features some of the best and most historic basketball teams in the nation. It will be great to host ACC fans from across the country in Charlotte for what is sure to be an exciting week of basketball action."
The Greensboro Coliseum has hosted the ACC Tournament more than any other venue and will be hosting for the 27th time in 2020.
"Hosting the ACC men's basketball for two of the next six years will allow us to continue the storied history that exists between the conference and the City of Greensboro," said Coliseum managing director Matt Brown. "The Greensboro community truly embraces this prestigious event and we can't wait to host it again here in 'Tournament Town' next year and in 2020."
The 25 tournaments in Greensboro to date have attracted over 2.2 million fans, including sellout crowds for theThursday through Sunday sessions of this year's event. The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is a multi-building facility designed to serve the citizens of Greensboro and the surrounding area through a broad range of activities, including athletic events, cultural arts, concerts, theater, educational activities, fairs, exhibits, and public and private events of all kinds including conventions, convocations and trade and consumer shows.
"On behalf of our dedicated community volunteers, we are thrilled to have the ACC Men's Tournament back in Greensboro in 2015 and 2020," said Richard Beard, chairman of the Coliseum War Memorial Commission and Tournament Host of Greensboro. "We look forward to bringing our special brand of 'southern hospitality' to these events to ensure all ACC student-athletes, officials and fans continue to have outstanding experiences in Greensboro."
Both Charlotte and Greensboro will continue a history of successfully hosting ACC championship events.
Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium has hosted the last four ACC Football Championship Games and is scheduled to continue hosting through 2019. The Greensboro Coliseum has hosted the last 15 ACC Women's Basketball Tournaments, and Greensboro is the host city for the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships, the ACC Women's Golf Championship and the ACC Baseball Championship in 2014.
Future ACC Tournament Sites:
2015 – Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
2016 – Verizon Center; Washington, D.C.
2017 – Barclays Center; Brooklyn, N.Y.
2018 – Barclays Center; Brooklyn, N.Y.
2019 – Time Warner Cable Arena; Charlotte, N.C.
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Date 2013-11-28
Category Entertainment, Gist & Gossip
Rapper Eminem climbed back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200
album chart on Wednesday after ousting last
week's chart-topper Lady Gaga. Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" reclaimed the top spot on the weekly album chart with sales of 120,000, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The record had debuted at No. 1 following its release on November 5 with sales of 792,000 copies, the second-largest opening week this year behind Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience," which opened with 968,000 copies in March. Lady Gaga's latest effort "ARTPOP" debuted at No. 1 last week with 258,000 copies, but sales dropped by 82 percent in its second week, as d record fell to No. 8 in the chart with 46,000 units sold. Five new debuts entered the top 10 of d Billboard 200 this week, led by heavy metal rockers Five Finger Death Punch at No. 2 with "The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Vol. 2."
The soundtrack from the latest "Hunger Games"
film, "Catching Fire," featuring songs by
Coldplay, Lorde and Christina Aguilera, landed at No. 5. The film starring Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, stormed the worldwide box office with $307 million last week. Rock band Daughtry came in at No. 6 with "Baptized," rapper Yo Gotti notched No. 7 with his latest record "I Am" and the 25th anniversary edition of the "Cities 97 Sampler" compilation, featuring alternative rock artists such as Capital Cities, Fun. and Matchbox Twenty, rounded out
the top 10. On the digital songs chart, which measures song downloads, Eminem's "The Monster" featuring Rihanna kept its reign at No. 1 with 241,000 downloads. New Zealand singer Lorde's "Royals" climbed one spot to No. 2 and OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" fell one spot to No. 3. Overall album sales for the week ending
November 24 totaled 5.29 million, down 46
percent from the comparable week in 2012,
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Preview : Marvel Apes #18 août 2008
[ENGLISH] Marvel tells us : Get ready to see all your favorite Marvel Characters – as you've never seen them before! You've seen the Zombieverse, now plan to go bananas for the Ape-verse in Marvel Apes #1! Welcome to the jungle as talented star-writer, Karl Kesel (Fantastic Four), introduces readers to a world where apes-in-capes run amok and humans are scarce! But just what is the terrifying secret behind this universe?
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Written by KARL KESEL
Pencils by RAMON BACHS
Cover by JOHN WATSON
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Last updated February 2018
What can go underfoot if you're installing new flooring has changed significantly. While your grandparents might have just had the option of solid-oak strips, nailed in and finished onsite, you now can choose from myriad materials and finishes. Still, just like your older, wiser family members, you want a flooring company that provides solid advice and top-notch installation at reasonable prices.
Choosing a flooring type is the first step. Below is a rundown of the most popular choices. Also check Consumer Reports' ratings of a sample of products offered by popular flooring brands.
Material Options
Choosing a type of flooring is the first step. Below is a quick rundown of the pros and cons of the most popular choices. You might also want to check Consumer Reports' ratings of a sample of products offered by popular flooring brands. (Click here for Checkbook's advice on buying carpeting and rugs—and for ratings of local carpet stores and installers.)
Solid-Wood Strips or Planks
Still on good footing: standard 3/4-inch-thick solid-wood flooring. It looks and feels more realistic than any engineered marvels.
Plus, solid wood can be sanded and refinished three or more times, and it's far less expensive to refinish a floor than to invest in a new one. (Click here for ratings of floor refinishing companies.) Refinishing will cure most ugly stains, scratches, and uneven wear.
Solid wood is also durable but not indestructible—most solid-wood flooring (except for the most expensive bamboo floors) dents easily and wears faster than other options. It can also be discolored by exposure to sunlight, and can warp and buckle if it's laid in areas prone to moisture, like basements.
The biggest drawback to solid wood is price: Good-quality prefinished flooring costs from $8 to over $14 per square foot, installed. And exotic hardwoods can cost much more.
Solid-wood flooring is graded #2 Common, #1 Common, Select, or Clear. Clear means the fewest number of knots, wild grains, and color variations that are considered defects. With the higher grades, hue and grain are relatively closely matched from one piece to another. (Exotic hardwood species may use a different rating system.)
The grade of the flooring is relatively unimportant for medium or dark finishes because the finish will camouflage many defects. As a rule, pay more for select grades only if you want a very uniform floor with a natural finish under a clear sealer. Also consider whether "defects" like wild grains and color variation actually might be desirable, since they can lend the surface a unique look.
Some wood species are harder than others, meaning they're more difficult to dent. Wood hardness is measured using the Janka Hardness Test, which is the amount of pounds of force (lbf) needed to embed half the diameter of a small steel ball into the wood. The Janka rating for red oak, for example, is around 1,260 lbf. The softest woods have ratings below 800 lbf, the hardest above 3,000 lbf. Although the hardest woods won't dent easily, they are more prone to splitting, making them more difficult to install than softer ones.
When comparing products, be aware that grade and Janka rating say nothing about precisely how a product was manufactured, which will affect how well pieces fit together when installed and how long any factory-applied finish will last.
Engineered Wood
Engineered-wood flooring consists of several layers of wood—usually plywood—glued together and topped with a hardwood veneer. The veneer is finished and sealed at the factory and, as with prefinished solid-wood stuff, there are countless wood species and colors. Compared to the alternatives, engineered wood best mimics the real thing.
In general, better-quality engineered-wood flooring products have thicker veneer layers than lower-quality ones. Many high-quality veneers can even be refinished once or twice. If you can afford it, consider only flooring with veneers at least 1/8-inch thick.
For durability, engineered wood tends to dent easily and moisture, even from small spills, can cause permanent damage. Many factory-applied topcoats tend to scratch very easily; you'll be dismayed by how much damage a small pebble stuck on the sole of your shoe can do, not to mention the carnage produced by kids' Hot Wheels and dogs' nails.
But at $5 to $10 per square foot installed, engineered-wood flooring usually costs considerably less than solid wood.
Made of dense fiberboard topped with a photo image protected by clear plastic, laminates can mimic nearly any type of flooring. But many laminate products use a repetitive pattern that's a giveaway they aren't really wood.
Because they resist scratching, denting, and discoloration from sunlight better than other flooring, the best laminates offer great durability. But if you do have an accident, it will be hard to fix. Small nicks and scratches can be hidden using touchup pens, but the only cure for bigger dings is new floors.
What gives laminates an advantage is price: Good-quality flooring runs $4 to $7 per square foot, including installation.
The protective layers on laminates are classified by Abrasion Class (AC) from one to five, with a higher number representing a better wear grade. AC1 is for light, infrequent traffic; AC5 is for commercial spaces. Since they're so durable, AC2 and AC3 laminates are probably adequate for most homes.
When you walk across the floor of a supermarket, school, or hospital, you're likely treading on vinyl. It can be manufactured with a top layer that includes a wood grain design. Since it is plastic, vinyl isn't affected by moisture, isn't easily discolored by sunlight, and is the easiest to clean of all the flooring options.
Vinyl flooring comes in rolls, tiles, and planks or strips cut to look like wood. In addition to durability, vinyl's main selling point is price: Even the highest-quality varieties are relatively inexpensive, from $2 to $6 per square foot, installed. But, unfortunately, even the best vinyl products look like, well, vinyl.
Often confused with vinyl, most linoleum is made from natural products—such as linseed oil from flax, wood powder, limestone, and resins—backed with jute. It is more eco-friendly than most other flooring options—and it is durable, easy to clean, and not easily damaged by moisture.
Like vinyl, linoleum comes in rolls, tiles, and planks or strips cut to look like wooden pieces. In general, thicker products are of higher quality. Most linoleum products are inexpensive, from $4 to $8 per square foot, including installation. But the best-quality linoleum products, which mimic wood, are expensive, $9 or more per square foot installed.
Other Options
Other options include bamboo and cork, which are renewable resources that offer distinctive looks.
Installation Considerations
Some types of flooring are inappropriate for certain rooms. For example, solid-wood flooring isn't a good choice for basements or areas where spills might frequently occur. The condition of the subfloor might also affect your choice of material. In this respect, solid-wood and good-quality engineered-wood flooring surpass other materials in that the subfloor doesn't have to be perfect because planks are strong enough to bridge minor problems. A subfloor of 1/2-inch plywood is usually sufficient for solid- and engineered-wood installation.
For flooring materials other than solid- and engineered-wood, an underlayment is necessary since these thinner planks or slats aren't strong enough to bridge sags or otherwise beef up a weak subfloor: They're decorative, not structural. Thicker pads made of high-density foam or rubber greatly reduce sound transmission; the ultimate silencer is cork.
Discuss with suppliers and installers—and include in any contract—how subfloors will be prepped and what underlayment will be used.
While solid-wood flooring is almost always installed with an angle nailing machine, other flooring types can be glued down. This usually requires carefully prepping the subfloor by scraping and leveling it to an almost perfectly flat surface. The planks are then fitted together and glued to the subfloor.
Another installation method is a "floating floor." This means an underlayment is installed and the planks are locked together on top via a snap-and-click system.
Finish Options
Once you've settled on a type of flooring, you'll have to decide what you want it to look like. Do you want a natural light finish, or a dark mahogany or walnut finish? Even within relatively narrow finish choices, there will be several options.
For solid- or engineered-wood flooring, you'll also have to pick a wood species. You'll find a great number of choices, each at varying price points. Before spending a lot more for exotic woods, compare their finished looks with those of more common, less expensive options. Often an expensive exotic hardwood doesn't appear very different than a cheaper species stained in certain colors.
Narrow down the forest of choices by getting samples—lots of them—and taking them home. Compare them in both daylight and after dark. You'll be surprised how different materials and finishes look in your home compared to under industrial store lighting.
Selecting a Supplier and Installer—and Getting Good Prices
You want to buy from a supplier that can provide good advice, offers a wide variety of products, performs quality installation work, keeps its promises, promptly makes things right if things go wrong—and charges a good price.
By checking out reviews of flooring companies we've collected from area consumers, you'll see that many area flooring companies consistently fail to satisfy their customers. What's disturbing is that so many of the negative comments are related to workmanship—floors that buckled, uneven and wide gaps between planks, incorrect stains—and other problems that could have been avoided had workers been more diligent or had proper supervision. Often raters were dismayed when they had trouble getting obvious errors resolved.
Once you've selected a product (or narrowed down the choices), contact top-rated suppliers for prices. If your job is straightforward, you can shop by email and phone, which our undercover shoppers did for a sample of local independents and major chains. But Empire Today repeatedly told our shoppers it will not provide prices without sending a rep to the home.
When collecting prices, specify the exact product to be supplied, including brand, model number, grade, and finish. Include a description of the work areas, including measurements. Specify whether existing baseboards and shoe molding will be replaced or reused, and describe how any transitions (such as doorways) should be covered. Because some companies quote low per-square-foot charges but then gouge customers for necessary finish work, ask companies to total their prices for the entire job. Get all details in writing.
The table below illustrates how widely prices vary. Our undercover shoppers asked for stores' prices to supply and install two different models of solid-wood flooring and three models of engineered-wood flooring for a 432-sq. ft. room.
It's difficult to compare prices at many of the big chains with other stores. Empire Today, Home Depot, Lowe's, and Lumber Liquidators mostly sell products that are supplied exclusively to them by the manufacturers. This "private labeling" is designed to prevent you from comparing prices.
Since we wouldn't otherwise have been able to compare pricing at the big chains, we report prices for flooring products that were, in our judgment, the closest equivalent products offered.
As you can see, you can save a lot with a little shopping around. For the Mullican Muirfield solid-wood flooring, prices quoted ranged from $4,901 to $7,551; using the Shaw Lakeside engineered-wood flooring, prices ranged from $4,985 to $6,896.
Although we were unable directly to compare prices for products sold by Home Depot, Lowe's, and Lumber Liquidators, it's worth noting that for what we considered comparable products, the prices offered by all of these big chains were consistently lower than those at the other stores we surveyed.
Prices to Supply and Install Wood Flooring for a 432-sq. ft. Room1
|Mullican Muirfield
solid wood, 3/4" thick, 21/4" wide planks
Family Affair
solid wood, 3/4" thick, 21/4" wide planks
Natural #14318N
engineered wood, 3/8" thick, 5" wide planks
Hawkins #SW488
engineered wood, 3/8" thick, 5" wide planks
Lakeside #SW491
engineered wood, 1/2" thick, 5" wide planks
|Checkbook's price comparison score
($100 = average)2
|Floors On First, Benicia, 707-747-5999
|San Jose Hardwood Floors, San Jose, 408-264-3500
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My relationship with trees has always been very special, since I was a child. Yes, I am one of those people who hug trees. They represent a lot to me, especially they "anchor" me in my love for land and nature. I can not imagine a world without trees and forests, and indeed without them life on earth would not exist as we know it. I am of those to whom it really hurts when I hear that there has been a fire in a forest, and those involved whenever I can as a volunteer in reforestations.
For all these reasons, my photographs of trees may be too personal. Many of them were made very early in my dedication to photography, and are very spontaneous. This collection of photos does not intend to be a treatise on botany, and indeed in many of them, in their captions the species are not mentioned, although I have indicated them wherever possible. They rather try to reflect my moods and feelings when I am in a forest or in presence of a tree or large shrub.
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Tropical storms that make their way into the North Atlantic, and possibly strike the East Coast of the United States, likely will become more intense during the rest of this century.
That's the prediction of one University of Iowa researcher and his colleague as published in an early online release in the Journal of Climate, the official publication of the American Meteorological Society.
The study is a compilation of results from some of the best available computer models of climate, according to lead author Gabriele Villarini, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and assistant research engineer at IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, and his colleague Gabriel Vecchi of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Princeton, N.J.
"We wanted to conduct the study because intense tropical cyclones can harm people and property," Villarini says. "The adverse and long-lasting influence of such storms recently was demonstrated by the damage Hurricane Sandy created along the East Coast."
The study itself examines projected changes in the North Atlantic Power Dissipation Index (PDI) using output from 17 state-of-the-art global climate models and three different potential scenarios. The PDI is an index that integrates storm intensity, duration, and frequency.
"We found that the PDI is projected to increase in the 21st century in response to both greenhouse gas increases and reductions in particulate pollution over the Atlantic over the current century. By relating these results to other findings in a paper we published May 13, 2012 in the journal Nature Climate Change, we found that, while the number of storms is not projected to increase, their intensity is," he says.
"Moreover, our results indicate that as more carbon dioxide is emitted, the stronger the storms get, while scenarios with the most aggressive carbon dioxide mitigation show the smallest increase in intensity," he says.
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Tom Renner of the Hope College public relations office attended the Thursday, Jan. 19, meeting of the Holland Rotary Club thinking that he'd been invited as a guest in celebration of his birthday.
Tom Renner of the Hope College public relations office attended the Thursday, Jan. 19, meeting of the Holland Rotary Club thinking that he'd been invited as a guest in celebration of his birthday.
That was only partially true. He was actually there to receive a present: recognition as a Paul Harris Fellow.
Renner was selected for and presented the award by Rotary member Jerry Redeker, a long-time friend, "for service and humanitarian efforts in the Holland community and for Hope College." The citation, accompanied by a pin and medallion, further notes that the award is given "in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world."
The award is named for Rotary International's founder. Paul P. Harris, an attorney, founded the Rotary Club of Chicago in February of 1905, with the name derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices. Having grown to include chapters on six continents, the organization adopted the name "Rotary International" in 1922. Today the organization has more than 31,000 clubs with 1.2 million members in 166 countries.
A total of five individuals received Paul Harris Fellow recognition during the Holland club's Jan. 19 meeting. Norman Bredeweg received the award in absentia through the sponsorship of Rotarian Bob Brock. Bredeweg, who now lives in Brooksville, Fla., is retired as a teacher at West Ottawa High School and coach of the school's cross country and track teams; Brock was one of his athletes at West Ottawa and praised him as a valued mentor. In addition, Rotary members Norman Cobb, Donna Cornwell and Larry Schuyler were named fellows in recognition of their support of the Rotary Foundation.
Renner is associate vice president for public and community relations at Hope, where he has been employed since 1967. In addition to developing and directing the college's overall program in public and community relations, he serves as sports information director for the college and as league publicist for the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). External recognition of his work has included, most recently, a "Hall of Honor" award from the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan in October of 2004 for his outstanding and long-time service on behalf of the game of basketball.
Renner lives in South Haven, where he was assistant fire chief for many years and also served on the city council, in addition to other involvement in the community. In Holland, he has been a member of the Tulip Time Board of Directors since 2002, currently serving as a member of the executive committee. He and his wife, Carole, are members of Christ Memorial Church in Holland.


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From the 14th to the 20th July the most radical sailors in the world will once again be descending upon the hallowed shores of Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, as the curtain is raised on the 2014 PWA Wave World Tour. The week ahead promises to be one you can't afford to miss as the elite of the wave sailing world perform gravity defying stunts to win the adulation of the crowd and the judges. The level has continued to rocket, meaning the action will be bigger and more extreme than ever before.
Pozo Izquierdo is renowned throughout the windsurfing world for it's howling winds - which can reach in excess of fifty knots - and steep waves, which provide the perfect stunt ramps for the world's best to throw themselves into jaw-dropping manoeuvres. The local effect in Pozo means that even the lightest breeze can soon be accelerated to nuclear strength, so don't be surprised to see even the biggest guys reaching for their smallest equipment.
Marcilio 'Brawzinho' Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) clinched his maiden world title in 2013 meaning confidence will still be at an all time high after last year's phenomenal display and he will be desperate to make a strong start to his title defence. The Brazilian, like so many of the other top sailors, has travelled the Pozo early to accustom himself with the howling winds that Pozo is renowned for. Brawzinho's latest videos indicate that he's absolutely ripping with perfect double forwards, huge backloops and radical wave riding - including several irresistible reverses. There's no doubt that he'll be gunning for the top come the end of the week.
Brawzinho's Pozo preparation and who's looking good for the top:
"I arrived here 2 weeks ago and have been training everyday since pretty much . It's been fun most of the days, but we had one session that was hard to go straight on the 3.4m, I had a hard time hehehehe. I am just enjoying myself, it's nice to be here and pretty much only have to eat, sail and sleep, cant complain . I have been enjoying every minute of my trip and hope we have good conditions next week."
"Many guys have been ripping, but the ones who got my attention the most were : Köster, Campello, Victor, Swift, Musso, Dany, Jaeger, Lewis and I saw Moritz do some crazy things on the waves, he looks really fast and fluid . Plus all the other boys are ripping too."
Philip Köster (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) may have finished sixth overall in 2013, but there's no question that the boy wonder enters the event as the favourite having claimed victory here in 2009, 2011, 2012 - as well as winning the super session last year. The twenty year old is the most gifted port tack jumper in the world right now and it's going take a super human effort to beat him on his home patch. Köster will be rocketing into insane stalled double forwards, pushloop forwards and much, much more. The two-time world champion will be determined to win his world title back, so expect to see an explosive display as he looks to blow the rest of the competition away.
Ricardo Campello (Patrik / Point-7 / MFC) changed sponsors in the winter to Patrik and Point-7 after 11 or 12 years with JP and NeilPryde. Campello is widely considered one of the most radical and innovative sailors of all time and he may have an extra point to prove this year, making him even more dangerous as he goes in search of his first wave world title. Leading up to the event the Brazilian has been talking about triple forwards, so keep your eyes peeled on this week as we could see something extraordinary.
Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / North / MFC) is always challenging for top honors and as the only person to have stopped Köster in Pozo during the 2010 Pozo PWA World Cup he certainly knows what it takes to win. The Spaniard is renowned for his super clean double forwards and his smooth and stylish execution of all of his manoeuvres - add to this that Fernandez appears to be stepping up the level with pushloop forward attempts and it's easy to see why he is a top contender.
Just before the event last year Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins) suffered a broken ankle after a one-footed backloop went badly wrong, which hindered his aspirations in 2013. However, this time around the Brit has had an injury free build up to the season opener and he'll be looking to show everyone what he can do now that he is 100% fit. Swift's jumping repertoire is second to none and he possesses one of the best pushloop forwards in the business. 2014 could prove to be the year that Swift truly shines.
PWA Vice-World Champion Alex Mussolini (Tabou / GA Sails) won't be too far away from the action either. The Spaniard consistently scores the highest wave scores on the tour thanks to his unbelievable style and consistency. Mussolini will be boosting huge one-handed, one-footed backloops as well as trying to land his new move 'The Klei' in competition to earn even more points. The wave 360 King will certainly be challenging for top honours come the end of the week.
After a slightly disappointing year in 2013 Dany Bruch (Starboard / Challenger Sails / AL360) will be eager to bounce back to his brilliant best with a strong display in Pozo. The German is renowned as being one of the most stylish and fluid wave riders in the world and he'll be combining powerful, gouging turns with effortless front and backside 360s to make his assault for the top of the rankings.
The level is so high on the PWA Wave World Tour right now that there's many more sailors who could easily make a charge for the top. The likes of Leon Jamaer (JP / NeilPryde), Jules Denel (JP / NeilPryde), Adam Lewis (Fanatic / North) and of course the Red Bull Storm Chase King Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails) all possess the tricks and tools to defeat anyone in the world and the week ahead promises to be extremely exciting. Of course local hero Dario Ojeda (Tabou / GA Sails) will also be a major threat as he has shown over the last few years. It really is too close to call and there are going to be agonisingly close heats.
Before the main event kicks off sixteen men will be fighting for the final eight spots in the main draw as they attempt to qualify from a loaded trials, which features the world class talents of Camille Juban (Quatro / MauiSails / MFC), Graham Ezzy (Quatro / Ezzy / MFC) and Jaeger Stone (SSD / Severne) to name just a few.
It's hard to look past the formidable force of the legendary Moreno twins when it comes to title contenders in the women's fleet. Not only have Iballa Moreno (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) and Daida Moreno (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) dominated the world tour for more than a decade, but Pozo is also their home, meaning they have more local knowledge than anyone else. We can't see anyone being able to topple the twins from the top this year, but it's a tough one to call whether it will be Daida or Iballa at the top of the podium.
Daida comes into the opening event of the year still recovering from a foot injury which kept her off the water for five months during the winter, but with her world title to defend she won't be taking things lightly and she'll be unleashing amazing stalled forwards and huge backloops to make sure she's there or there abouts come the end of the week.
Daida speaks about her injury and looks ahead to the start of the contest:
"Yes, I was injured for five months and I couldn't go sailing during that time. I missed great sailing action here in winter and it was really hard for me to live in Pozo and not being able to go sailing. I took my time to go to physiotherapy twice a week to recover quicker and worked hard on my university degree, did all my practices at several hospitals and passed all my exams ;-). Next year I will graduate on physiotherapy after 4 years, looking forward for this."
"The other positive note is that I had more time to organise the event even better than before. Hopefully this year we will have again great action on the water. I personally haven't had much time to prepare myself as I did in previous years and I'm not feeling 100% comfortable with my foot, but I am really looking forward to go out and have fun at my home spot in front of my family and friends. Also looking forward to have a lot of audience in the first PWA wave event in 2014, with a lots of expectation and great action on the water given by the best sailors in the world."
Meanwhile, Iballa will be determined to reclaim her place at the top of the prestigious podium having relinquished her world crown in 2013. The twins enjoy a ferocious rivalry and this week promises to be another epic battle. Iballa will be rotating through huge backloops and pushloops as well as throwing radical goiters too in an effort to regain the number one spot.
With Karin Jaggi (Patrik / Severne) and Nayra Alonso (Fanatic / Severne) absent from proceedings the door has been thrown wide open for the women to take their shot at the Moreno twins. The likes of Justyna Sniady (Simmer) - who enjoyed a successful winter training in Western Australia - will be desperate to show her true potential by stomping clean backloops, whilst Amanda Beenen (Tabou / GA Sails), Olya Raskina (JP / NeilPryde) and Steffi Wahl (Patrik / Sailloft Hamburg) all have the ability to earn their rightful place on the hallowed podium.
The 2014 Gran Canaria Wind & Waves Festival promises to be an astonishing event with unbelievable amounts of mind blowing action, meaning this is one event you can't afford to miss a moment of. Luckily for you, you'll be able to follow all of the gravity defying heroics live by tuning into www.pwaworldtour.com where you'll be able to follow the event as it happens via the PWA live stream and live ticker.


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Last week, President Obama traveled to Ohio to speak at the Ohio State University commencement. There, he trotted out his new favorite line of attack against Second Amendment advocates: He said it is unpatriotic to believe in the possibility of government tyranny. Why? According to Obama, the Founding Fathers created our government. The American dream and American government are one and the same. By definition then, believing in the possibility of government tyranny means opposing the Founding Fathers and the American dream.
Here's how Obama expressed this nasty notion. He said that the Founders left us "the keys to a system of self-government, the tools to do big things and important things together that we could not possibly do alone ... To conquer fascism and disease; to visit the Moon and Mars; to gradually secure our God-given rights for all our citizens, regardless of who they are, or what they look like, or who they love."
Government, in Obama's view, is the great guarantor of rights. Never mind that government -- yes, government in America -- has routinely stripped its citizens of rights. Never mind that state governments stripped black people of their basic personhood for decades, enshrining slavery with the help of the federal government. Never mind that for a century after slavery, state governments, with the silent assent of the federal government, enshrined Jim Crow. Never mind that the federal government stripped thousands of Japanese citizens of their rights during World War II and the unborn of their rights in 1973.
None of that matters to Obama. He said, "This country cannot accomplish great things if we pursue nothing greater than our own individual ambition."
The Founders believed, to the contrary, that government's job was to protect our most basic rights so that we could pursue the individual dreams and ambitions that truly make America great -- the dreams and ambitions that created Edison and Ford, Jobs and Gates.
But collective action is the necessary precondition for greater rights, says Obama. Therefore, standing up to government means standing for tyranny itself. Said Obama, "Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems; some of these same voices also doing their best to gum up the works. They'll warn that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices. Because what they suggest is that our brave and creative and unique experiment in self-rule is somehow just a sham with which we can't be trusted."
But it is Obama who has said that the people cannot be trusted with self-rule of the most basic sort. We cannot be trusted to handle our own health insurance. We cannot be trusted to vote correctly on issues like same-sex marriage (his administration has tried to overrule the people of California on the issue). We cannot be trusted to educate our children, or to hire our workers, or to own weapons to protect ourselves, or even to feed ourselves. Administrative government -- Obama-esque government, in which the American people speak out once every few years, then recede into subjugation -- represents Obama's version of "self-rule."
Obama's rhetoric here is more than perverse -- it is supremely dangerous. American rights cannot be removed by a limited government. They can be, and have been, removed by a government actively seeking to remove rights. The Founders knew that. That's why the system they set up was designed to check interest against interest, to prevent consolidation of power in any one branch or any one person. The Founders were skeptical of government and feared government tyranny. That's why they rebelled against the British crown. And that is why the system of checks and balances they created -- a system that has gradually been overthrown and replaced by leftists from Woodrow Wilson to Obama -- was designed to stop such tyranny through complexity and balance.
A people that does not fear government oppression is not a free people. It is a subject people. A people that believes that the government somehow invariably guards rights is not an American people -- it is a Rousseauian rabble prepared to accept the yoke of tyranny. God gave us rights. The Founders gave us a messy system of government to allow the government to protect those rights while preventing the government from usurping them. Worshipping government achieves neither of those purposes.


text: Village Science and the Luang Prabang Library Justin used to be a satellite engineer, but he reached a stage in life where he wanted to shift directions. He'd quit his job and was travelling through Southeast Asia when he found himself stuck in Northern Laos. There, he found a new mission. Having seen the poor state of science education in the area, he started an NGO called Village Science that could share the wonder and awe of science with local students. Village Science focuses on delivering educational resources to remote locations. Frequently partnering with the Luang Prabang Library, the two organizations deliver materials upriver to communities far beyond the reach of government roads. Once I heard about this mission, I knew I had to see it for myself. Using the library's Library Boat for Lao Children, we motored upstream to a remote village a few hours above the famous Pak Ou caves. Village Science and library staff delivered new books to the school, and handed out copies of a library-produced children's book about hygiene that came packaged with a bar of soap. Justin and a librarian named Sao Deng then led a lesson about good health and the importance of hygiene, and finished with a reading workshop for older students.


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European and national policies on Vocational Education and Training (VET) need to be informed by sound and internationally comparable statistical evidence. The VET country statistical overviews are concise, descriptive and user friendly statistical reports. For each country, they quantify and compare key aspects of VET and lifelong learning. The selection is based on the indicators' policy relevance and their importance in achieving the Europe 2020 objectives.
VET indicators for Sweden for the last available year
Index numbers (EU=100)
NB: The index numbers are derived from data summarised in the table. Data in the table have been rounded to one or two decimal places. The calculation of index numbers is instead based on not rounded data.
Sweden's performance on a range of indicators selected to monitor progress in VET and lifelong learning across the European Union (EU) is summarised below. The chart compares the situation in Sweden with that of the EU, based on the most recent data available (this differs by indicator). Data in the chart are presented as an index where the EU average equals 100. If the index for a selected indicator for Sweden is 100, then its performance equals the EU average. If the index is 90, its performance is 90% of (or 10% below) the EU average. If the index is 200, Sweden's performance is twice (or 200%) the EU average. For some indicators, such as early leavers from education and training, a country is performing better if its score is below that of the EU average.
Data on which the index is calculated are presented in the table, which also shows developments over time. A technical definition of each indicator is provided in the annex.
Key points
Access, attractiveness and flexibility
The share of upper secondary students in IVET in Sweden (38.2%) is well below the EU average (47.3%) in 2015 and decreased by 8.6 percentage points since 2013. The percentage of female students in upper secondary education participating in IVET is also below but closer to the EU average (37.1% compared to 42.0% in 2015). This value decreased in both Sweden (by 7.4 percentage points) and the EU (by 1.9 percentage points) since 2013.
Data for 2016 show that Sweden compares favourably with EU averages on participation in lifelong learning: the percentage of adults in lifelong learning (29.6%) is much higher than the EU average (10.8%) and well above the average target (15%) set by the strategic framework Education and training 2020. Older people (23.0%), unemployed adults (42.9%) and those with relatively low-level education (19.3%) are all much more likely to participate in education and training than is the case across the EU (the figures for Sweden are around three to four times higher than the corresponding EU averages).
The share of adults, in 2011, who wanted to participate in training but did not do so (7.2%), is lower than the EU average (9.5%). Data from the same source (AES) show that non-formal education and training is largely job-related (80.1%, on par with the EU average of 80.2%). Data for 2016 show that the percentage of young VET graduates in further education and training (31.4%) is slightly below the EU average (32.8%).
Skill development and labour market relevance
For many indicators in this group, Sweden records values close to the EU average, but there are some differences. Public expenditure on IVET as a percentage of GDP is higher (0.78%) than in the EU overall (0.54%) (based on 2014 data). This is also reflected in greater average expenditure per student: 10 500 purchasing power standard (PPS) units compared with the 8 400 PPS units in the EU. The percentage of innovative enterprises with supportive training practices is lower than in the EU (25.9% versus 44.8% in the EU, based on data for 2014).
The employment rate of IVET graduates (aged 20-34) at ISCED levels 3-4 (89.9%) is higher than the EU average (78.1%). Their employment rate is 6.2 percentage points higher than for graduates from general education (above the EU average premium of 5.7) and 27.3 percentage points higher than for graduates with lower-level qualifications (above the EU average premium of 23.4). All these employment figures relate to 2016 and exclude young people in further education and training.
Overall transitions and labour market trends
In this section all data refer to 2016 unless otherwise stated.
Sweden performs favourably on these indicators. The percentage of early leavers from education and training (7.4%) is lower than the EU average (10.7%) and lower than the Europe 2020 average target and the national target (both set at 10%). The share of 30 to 34 year-olds who have completed tertiary-level education (51.0%) is higher than the EU average (39.1%) and exceeds the Europe 2020 average target (40%) and the national target (40-45%). A relatively small share of adults in Sweden has a lower level of educational attainment (15.0% compared with 23.0% in the EU).
The employment rate for 20 to 64 year-olds (81.2%) and the employment rate of recent graduates (86.7%) are both higher than the corresponding EU averages (71.0% and 78.2%, respectively). In Sweden, the NEET rate (8.7%) is much lower than in the EU (15.2%). The unemployment rate for 20 to 34 year-olds (8.9%) is also lower than the EU average (11.8%). The employment rate of 20 to 64 year-olds with a low level of educational attainment is higher in Sweden (61.0%) than in the EU (53.6%), but has decreased since
Score on VET indicators in the Sweden and in the EU, 2010,
last available year and recent change
EU refers to EU-28, unless otherwise specified. Arrows ↗ or ↘ signal a positive or negative change. Arrow → indicates: no change.
(A) UOE back reconstruction of 2010 values based on ISCED 2011 not yet available. (B) AES 2011, used as proxy for 2010 baseline. (C) 2014 b flags in Eurostat online tables ignored on the basis of other relevant Eurostat metadata. (D) Forecast made in 2016. (E1) Based on 28 countries, with partial information for NL. (E2) Based on 28 countries, with partial information for EL, ES, NL, PL, RO. (E3) Based on 28 countries, with partial information for IT, NL. (E4) Based on 23 countries (missing: DK, EL, HR, IT, PT), with partial information for IE and FR. (E5) Based on 23 countries (missing: DK, EL, HR, IT, PT), with partial information for IE and FR. (E6) Based on 28 countries, with partial information for DK, EL, NL. (E7) Based on 25 countries (missing: HR, IT, UK), with partial information for BE, CZ, DK, DE, EE, EL, LU, NL, PL, SE. (E8) Based on 25 countries (missing: IE, FR, UK), with partial information for BE, EL, LU. (E9) Based on 26 countries (missing: IE, UK), with partial information for DK, DE. (E10) Based on 28 countries. (b) Break after 2010, therefore baseline data not included. (u) Eurostat: 'low reliability'. (z) Eurostat: 'not applicable'. (e) Eurostat: 'estimated'.


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Knicks Begin Dumping Salary for LeBron in 2016
Tim Hoffman at Sports Comedian for beating me to the punch.
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"We will not stop until he is where he belongs in New York," said Walsh. "We will take a 33 year old LeBron on this team, we don't care if his skills are diminished to nothingness. And if we don't get him in 2016, we'll wait six more years and try for 39 year old LeBron. I have already cleared as much cap as possible so that he will have a place on this team by then."
But they're not the only team getting ready to pursue LeBron James again. The Los Angeles Clippers, after largely being an afterthought in the James Lottery, have said they will take a shot at 54 year old LeBron in the year 2038.


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Question: Does Christianity answer all of your questions?
Peter Gomes: Well Christianity, strangely enough, does answer all my questions. I mean, it's the lens through which I view reality. It's how I make judgments. It's how I respond to others. It's how I define reality to all intents and purposes. The Christian myth makes sense to me. It provides a world that's as orderly and stable to me as the . . . as the Greek myths did for the Greeks and the Romans did for the Romans. I . . . I don't live in a dark world. I mean, I don't . . . I don't live in the sense that everything is going to go up in flames, and we're all destined and doomed, and terrible things are happened . . . happening. But I do believe we live in what the scriptures refer to as a fallen world. Christian theology speaks of it as a world that has not achieved its ideals. And we are struggling, and moving towards them, and trying to manage as best we can. And certain ideas and ideals have been set before us. The person of Jesus Christ, for me, is such an idea and an ideal. I believe He really existed, but that doesn't diminish the ideological power or the . . . the sense of imagination that is employed. And I aspire to live my life in the light of what I understand that truth to be – a truth which I have received through the wisdom of thousands of other smarter and cleverer people who existed before me. I admit to being a child of the Western Christian experience, and I embrace it. I'm not ashamed of it. I'm not embarrassed by it. And I don't deny my dependency upon it. It's the vocabulary with which I work.
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Plano, TX – Another sexy Russian, Anna Fermanova, has been arrested in Texas and charged with spying for Russia.
Just weeks after breaking up a Russian spy ring, federal authorities have charged Fermanova with trying to smuggle three night-vision rifle sights into Russia. The sexy 24 year-old was caught with the goggles, worth $15,000, trying to board a Moscow bound flight at JFK Airport.
The Feds took her into custody and "worked her over real good," said Federal agent Jerry Merkowsky. "We had to stay on her all night, she wouldn't break." After Federal agents took turns interrogating Fermanova, she finally broke down.
Fermanova, a budding cosmetologist, said she wanted to take the night-vision goggles back to Russia so that her husband could sell them to hunters. Apparently, it's impossible to find decent night-vision equipment in Russia and who better to get the state-of-the-art technology than a graduate of The Ogle School of Hair, Skin and Nails.
Scott Palmer, Fermanova's lawyer, confirmed that she removed the identifying labels on the scopes and also blacked out the serial numbers. Fermanova explained, "my husband doesn't like to look at serial numbers, especially on weapons he sells to hunters. He gets nervous when he sees numbers, that's all."
The other sexy Russian spy, 28-year-old Anna Chapman (the "Lady in Red"), was arrested last month in New York and then returned to Russia under a "spy swap exchange." There is no evidence that the two women knew one another (or had sex with each other), but Federal agents are investigating, looking for video evidence.
Vladimir Putin intends to swap Fermanova for 24-year-old, Alina Kabayeva, a Russian gymnast that Putin was accused of having an affair with. Putin said, "Alina's body got locked into an odd position when she was chasing a red ball for me and… now she's no use to Russia. I'm sure Al Gore can figure out something to do with her in America." Here is the frozen Alina:
Putin plans on forming a Russian rock band, "The Spy Girls," with Chapman and Fermanova. He will not only manage the group, but he plans on putting on a pink dress and singing lead.
But he'll have to wait because Fermanova is currently under house in Texas. She is expected to attend court in New York later this month.
Federal agents now have the daunting task of interrogating all the sexy Russian women in Texas. "We expect to arrest and interrogate dozens of them every day. Our agents will sniff them all out," said agent Merkowsky.
Plano, TX – Another sexy Russian, Anna Fermanova, has been arrested in Texas and charged with spying for Russia.


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EVERETT — The walls were bare, the dreams big.
Snohomish County leaders packed the rooms of a former military site in north Everett on Tuesday morning to celebrate a ground-breaking for a new domestic violence shelter planned there.
The event marked more than six years of work by Domestic Violence Services and community partners to secure the site, officials said. They plan to renovate existing buildings to house the shelter and staff.
The federal government designated the three-acre, $4 million property surplus in 2012.
Speakers on Tuesday included U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, and Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson.
Domestic violence is the biggest cause of homelessness in the community, Stephanson said.
"I know all of us wish that we didn't need facilities like this," he said. "We must face reality and the reality is we need more protection for women and children who are victims of domestic violence."
Snohomish County councilmembers, Sheriff John Lovick, Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring and Everett Police Chief Kathy Atwood also attended, as well as Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Roe and numerous other civic leaders.
DVS Executive Director Vicci Hilty spoke briefly, thanking people who have worked on the project.
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After the speeches, people posed for pictures holding shovels at the site. Others took tours.
In the halls before the event, DVS board members greeted each other with hugs and smiles.
Two of them, Pete Grodt and Bernie Terry, co-chaired the campaign to raise money for the project.
Grodt saw the legal notice in the newspaper announcing that the property was declared surplus, he said. The move will save DVS roughly $48,000 a year in rent.
Having everything in one place also will save time and money, Terry said.
The old shelter has 15 beds, Grodt said. The new one will have 52.
"Isn't it great, Bernie?" he asked.
"I have my pockets full of Kleenex," she said.
The city helped secure grant dollars for the project as well, Stephanson said. He also thanked Larsen for help in securing the site.
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