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Using Feedburner technology, this new gadget offers a one-click solution for adding an email subscription form to our Blogger-powered blogs. We don't even need to sign up with Feedburner or visit the Feedburner dashboard to configure this for use in our sites!
To begin using this new gadget, go to Design>Page Elements in your Blogger dashboard and click "Add a Gadget" in the section where you'd like the email form to appear.
In the following menu, select "Follow by Email" from the list of default gadgets which will bring up a pop-up box like this:
We can change the name of the feed URL in order to:
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- Use the name of an existing Feedburner feed if you have already set up Feedburner for your site
This appearance should blend with your existing colour scheme and other gadgets in our blog in the same manner as other Basic gadgets.
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Google's 'Nearby' Lets Your Smartphone Talk to the Internet of Things | Motherboard
An early look at the just-in-time interactions that Scott has been working on:
Nearby works like this. An enabled object broadcasts a short description of itself and a URL to devices nearby listening. Those URLs are grabbed and listed by the app, and tapping on one brings you to the object's webpage, where you can interact with it—say, tell it to perform a task.

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This guest post is by Caimin Jones of Genius Startup.
Sometimes you'll need to move your blog from one host to another. It's a bit of a pain and might seem a daunting task if you've never done it before.
But transferring a site is a fairly straightforward process that you can do yourself with an FTP program and this step-by-step guide.
Before trying the DIY method, it's worth checking to see whether your new hosting company offers a site transfer service for new customers. Many do—but check whether there's a cost involved. I've seen free services for this, but I've also seen prices around $300!
If you just need to learn how to make a simple backup of your posts, and don't need to move hosts, take a look at this ProBlogger post.
But if you're ready to back up and move your blog, let's do it.
What you need to begin
To get stated, you'll need:
- an FTP program (two good, free ones are FileZilla or FireFTP which works as a Firefox add-on)
- the FTP login information for your current host
- the FTP login information for your new host
- the MySQL username, password, and host name for your new server
- the nameserver information for your new host—there are usually two host names, sometimes more
- the login details for the registrar with which your domain name is registered.
It's best to move hosts during a quiet time of the week for your blog, which probably means over the weekend. Check that support is available at your new host, and have the number handy. If something doesn't work as it should, you'll be glad you don't have to go looking for that phone number.
Two preliminary steps to make life easier
If you're using a cache plugin like Total Cache or WP Super Cache, deactivate and completely remove the plugin before you start the move process.
Cache plugins store file settings on the server, and these will be different for your new host, so you need to do a new install for those types of plugins. Most other types of plugins won't need to be re-installed using the process I'm outlining here.
Secondly, it's highly recommended go to your domain registrar or hosting company and lower the TTL value on your domain to something like 300 seconds, or the lowest value allowed.
TTL stands for Time To Live. It's the number of seconds browsers should wait before refreshing the DNS information that connects domain names with web servers. Setting it to a low value means you won't have to wait more than a few minutes for your host switching to take effect.
You'll find the TTL as a setting under a DNS Zone file. For example, it looks like this in Media Temple:
And it looks like this in Go Daddy:
Make sure you change the TTL at least 12 hours before you plan to switch web hosts, so that the newer, faster refresh time has updated around the internet.
Making the move
Step 1. Install WordPress on the new hosting company
If the new host has a one-click install feature, use that to install WordPress—you'll save yourself quite a bit of time and hassle.
If you have to install it manually, take a look at the official installation guide.
Step 2. Back up the database
The easiest way to make a complete database backup is to install the WP-DBManager plugin .
Once it's installed, go to Database > Backup Database and click the Backup button. If you have a lot of posts or comments, this might take a few seconds.
When you see the message that the backup has been created, go to Database > Manage Backup DB and check the backup file is definitely there.
Step 3. Back up all the files from your old server
Using your FTP program, log in to your old host and navigate to your wp-content directory. Download everything in that directory to your computer.
At this stage you have a complete copy of your entire blog—and you're halfway there.
Step 4. Upload your files to the new server
Now, it's back to your FTP program. Log in to the new server and navigate to the wp-content directory.
Before you take the next step, double-check that you really are logged in to the new server and not the old one.
Now delete everything in the wp-content directory.
Then upload everything in the wp-content copy on your computer to your new host.
Step 5. Change nameservers
You're nearly there! Now you need to log in to your domain name registrar and change the nameservers to those of your new hosting company.
Changes to domain nameservers can take a few hours or more to propagate through the internet, so it may be a while before your blog is being served from its new home. However, if you followed the tip to reduce the TTL value before you began, you'll only need to wait a few minutes for the changes to take effect.
Sep 6. Make the finishing touches
Visit your blog homepage and refresh it every few minutes until you see the WordPress install page (if you manually installed WordPress) or an empty blog using the standard theme (if you used a one-click install option).
Don't panic! Log in to the Admin area and go to Database > Manage BackupDB. You should see the backup file you made on your old server. Select it and click Restore.
Now check your blog homepage and you should see a fully working blog, with posts, comments, theme, and plugins working correctly.
If everything looks good, you can now reinstall your cache plugin, if you were using one. I'd also say you've also earned a glass of your favorite beverage!
Caimin Jones is founder of Genius Startup which gives bloggers and small startups no fluff, practical strategies to build a successful web business.


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NBC's "Fashion Star" revealed this week the 14 designers competing to become America's next big fashion icon and a chance to win the multi-million dollar prize of launching their collections in three of America's largest retailers: Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue.
The new series, hosted and executive-produced by Elle Macpherson, and featuring celebrity mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos, will premiere on Tuesday, March 13 (9:30 to 11 p.m.), and resume with one-hour episodes on Tuesday, March 20 (10 p.m.).
The competing designers are:
Barbara Bates (Age: 55) -- Chicago -- A recent breast cancer survivor, Bates is a Chicago native and designer who has been working in the fashion industry for more than 25 years, knows what it means to be a fighter. In 1999, she founded the Bates Foundation, which provides custom prom attire/dresses for underprivileged young women and men from inner-city Chicago schools.
Edmond Newton (Age: 32) -- Atlanta -- From his junior high school days when he was voted "best dressed" to later becoming a professional male model at the age of 17, Newton has always been destined for a career in the fashion world. His ultimate dream is to create a successful fashion house and become a household name. @edmondnewton
Kara Laricks (Age: 38) -- New York City -- Former fourth-grade school teacher Laricks always told her students to be true to themselves. Finally, she took her own advice and pursued a career in fashion. She designs androgynous clothing for women, inspired by her love of menswear and an avant-garde Japanese design aesthetic. @karalaricks
Lisa Vian Hunter (Age: 47) -- Mercer Island, Wash. -- Women's wear designer Vian Hunter is a mother of two and lover of all things vintage. Hunter says that women are desperate for gorgeous, affordable clothing made in the USA -- and that's exactly what she intends to give them. @lisavianhunter
Lizzie Parker (Age: 41) -- Seattle --Parker has always made it a point to follow her dreams, even if it meant leaving something behind. That's exactly what she did when she left her corporate job in software development to pursue a career in fashion. Parker loves designing clothing that works for the everyday consumer, sizes 0-16, and creating a wardrobe that truly performs for today's modern, multifaceted woman. @lizzie_parker
Luciana Scarabello (Age: 30) --Miami -- Born and raised in Argentina, Scarabello did not move to America until she attended college in Boston. Upon graduating, Scarabello went on to study at Parsons School of Design. She ultimately wants to see her dress collection expand into a line that includes separates. @l_scarabello
Nicholas Bowes (Age: 38) --Los Angeles --Born in Australia, Bowes began his career in fashion as a model in the mid-1990s but soon cultivated his fashion interests into a screen-printing business. This venture led to designing vintage tees and leather jackets and ultimately creating his own clothing line. Bowes hopes to become the next commercially viable brand. @nicholasbowes
Nikki Poulos (Age: 43) --Delray Beach, Fla. -- Poulos grew up on a farm with no electricity in the Australian Outback on 54,000 acres of land. With no television -- and only the outdoors to entertain her and her siblings -- they were forced to be creative. Poulos could not stay away from fashion and she is selling her clothing online and in stores across the U.S., the Caribbean and Australia. @nikkipoulos
Nzimiro Oputa (Age: 28) --New York -- A Detroit native and the youngest male of five siblings, Oputa was no stranger to hand-me-downs from his older brothers while growing up. The beginning of Oputa's fashion creativity was finding innovative way to transform his brother's old clothes into new designs. Oputa credits his upbringing for his creativity, and quit his job as an engineer to pursue his lifelong dream of a career in fashion." @nzimirooputa
Orly Shani (Age: 26) -- New York -- In high school, Shani was determined to emulate the clothes she loved in magazines and would spend a few dollars at local thrift stores and transform what she bought into masterpieces. This later became her first business venture. Shani, who specializes in convertible fashion, wants to build an empire, and with her strong entrepreneurial mindset and determination, nothing will stand in her way. @tucandwes
Oscar Fierro (Age: 37) -- Lewisville, Texas--Growing up in his poverty-stricken hometown in El Salvador only further fed the ambitious Fierro's desire to become successful. He is a thriving businessman who owns four assisted living facilities and has designed several clothing lines including couture dresses and a "To Go" line, which features women's wear for under $30. @theoscarfierro
Ronnie Escalante (Age: 32) -- San Francisco -- Raised in the Philippines, Escalante spent most of his days on an agricultural province. At the age of 17, Escalante and his family moved to the U.S. in search of a better life and soon after, he joined the U.S. Navy where he served for nine months. Keeping his chic and confident female consumers in mind, Escalante wants to keep the price point of his collection affordable. @escalanteronnie
Ross Bennett (Age: 27) -- Austin, Texas -- Raised in Texas, Bennett is a mixture of a big city kid and true country boy who likes to hunt, fish and design custom one-of-a kind dresses and other tailored items for women. Bennett studied under some of the most prestigious presidential tailors in the state. He currently has a dress shop in Austin, Texas, where he designs cocktail, formal, and wedding dresses, along with suiting and garments needed for everyday at the office. @rbcollection
Sarah Parrott (Age: 31) -- Marietta, Ga. -- Parrott may be a newcomer to the fashion world, but she has always had a penchant for style. This stay-at-home mom decided to pursue her passion when she turned 30. She recently entered her first collection into the Charleston fashion week and won the People's Choice Award. With such a successful first showing, Parrott is an emerging designer to keep in sight. @sarahgparrott
In a weekly one-hour format, the 14 competing designers will participate in tasks, where they will be mentored by Simpson, Richie and Varvatos, designed to further develop and expand their brands.
At the end of each episode, America will have the chance to immediately purchase the winning designs showcased on the episode that week at Macy's, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue. The winning designs will be available online immediately and in-stores the following day. With just a single trip down an extravagant runway, "Fashion Star" will change the lives and fortunes of these aspiring designers forever.
Caprice Willard (Macy's), Terron E. Schaefer (Saks Fifth Avenue) and Nicole Christie (H&M), who serve as the judges, will make on-the-spot decisions as they vie for the right to purchase and exclusively carry the work of the up-and-coming designers each week. The designers who do not sell any of their items to the buyers will be up for elimination. Simpson, Richie and Varvatos will be able to save one of these designers from the chopping block.
Additionally, viewers will have unprecedented, behind-the-scenes access to each designer on www.NBC.com's contestant blogs.
For more information, visit http://www.nbc.com/fashionstar. Follow the show at http://www.facebook.com/nbcfashionstar and at https://twitter.com/nbcfashionstar.


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Watching the Arizona Cardinals' turnstile of an offensive line in 2013, one would think it would be the team's biggest offseason priority.
Coach Bruce Arians said the group will be evaluated, but he believes an upgrade at left tackle "doesn't have to be the highest (priority)," according to ESPN.com.
Arians' comments reflect what the coach saw as improved play down the stretch, as his team went 7-2.
"Bradley (Sowell) played OK, and he's going to get better with another year of strength and conditioning," Arians said. "It's not the most glaring need."
To curtail the optimism, we will point out that Pro Football Focus ranked the Cardinals' offensive line dead last in pass-blocking efficiency. The group ranked third-worst in sacks allowed (33) and hurries (161), fourth-worst in QB hits allowed (48) and second-worst in total pressures allowed (242).
Sowell, whom Arians praised, was PFF's worst-rated offensive tackle and didn't receive a positive grade from the website over the final seven games of the season. Sowell allowed seven sacks in 12 weeks after taking over starting duties but none in the final four games.
The Cardinals' improved play down the stretch had more to do with Carson Palmer's progress in Arians' offense than the offensive line. So while the coach downplayed the importance of upgrading the line, we'd still be surprised if the Cardinals entered next season with the same group.
And, unless Sowell improves dramatically in the offseason, he should still have to battle to keep his job during camp.


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NEW: "It feels like a whale is swallowing us," a Minnesota resident says
NEW: Big Sandy Lake should crest June near record highs, the Army Corps says
Some places in Minnesota and Wisconsin still under flooding warnings
Roads and parks are closed after intense flash flooding
Days after torrential rains caused intense flash flooding, residents of northeastern Minnesota and neighboring Wisconsin spent Friday coping with the aftermath – including numerous road closures and continued worries about still dangerously high waters.
Flood warnings remained in effect for parts of Burnett, Pine and Carlton counties in Minnesota, as well as in Ashland County, Wisconsin, even though waters in some creeks and rivers were receding, the National Weather Service said.
Many of these warnings extend through Sunday, though the flooding concerns may not abate then. Water levels in Big Sandy Lake, which is about 60 miles west of Duluth, are rising at a rate of one foot per day, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports. The lake is expected to crest June 30 just above or below record highs.
In Ashland County, emergency management officials were discouraging travel because most roads in the county had been compromised by water, according to the National Weather Service.
Hundreds of people in the cities of Barnum, Moose Lake and Thomson were either partially or fully evacuated, and the city of Willow River was under a boil-water order, state officials said.
"It feels like a whale is swallowing us, like we're swimming in an ocean," Kris Huse, a city council member in Moose Lake whose own backyard was inundated by water, told CNN affiliate KBJR. "I feel like I have to save the town."
Minnesota officials have requested federal damage assessment assistance in 14 counties, the first step in deciding whether Gov. Mark Dayton will ask for federal disaster assistance funding, according to the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
More than 150 people remained in Minnesota shelters on Friday, according to the state Department of Public Safety.
The floods followed heavy storms Sunday through Tuesday that dropped as much as 10 inches of rain on Duluth and neighboring communities, according to the weather service.
The flooding washed out roads and bridges, inundated neighborhoods and killed 11 animals at the Duluth zoo.
No people were reported dead in Minnesota, but three fatalities were reported in Clark County, Wisconsin. Those three were in two cars that crashed Wednesday on a washed-out road, the state emergency management agency said.
A calamity was averted near Proctor, Minnesota, when an 8-year-old boy was swept into a culvert while playing in flood waters. But after floating six or seven blocks, he survived the ordeal except for a few scrapes, the National Weather Service said.
Numerous roads remained closed in Minnesota, and Jay Cooke, Moose Lake and Savanna Portage state parks were closed until further notice due to flooding damage, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said.
Recovery will be a long process, KBJR quoted Duluth Chief Administrative Officer David Montgomery as saying.
"This is going to take months in many cases," he said. "It'll take upwards to a year and into next year for some of the major items."
Images of flooding and aftermath
Officials at Lake Superior Zoo were tallying damage there after water surged through the park, leaving 11 animals dead and allowing several others to briefly escape their enclosures.
CNN iReporter Ellie Burcar snapped a picture of one of the escaped animals, a seal, on the road outside the zoo early Wednesday morning.
"The amazing thing is that the seal was moving across Grand Ave heading (toward) the Lake Superior Zoo as if it just wanted to go home," Burcar said.
The zoo moved some animals to other facilities, and some were being kept in quarantine inside the zoo's animal care building during cleanup efforts, the zoo said in a statement posted to its website.
The zoo is planning a volunteer cleanup project this weekend.
Seal survives being washed away during flood
Despite the damage, Minnesota officials stressed that Duluth and many state parks in the northwest part of the state are open for tourism and tried to highlight at least one positive effect from the recent storms.
"The waterfalls are incredible right now," state emergency managers said in an update Thursday.


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Öhlins TTX Flow MX & Enduro Shock Absorber HO 2094
Without any trade-offs, the TTX Flow excels in all areas compared to previous models. You will feel that the response is quicker, more consistent and more predictable than ever before, allowing the TTX Flow to deliver a smoother roll on bumpy terrain which calms down the chassis for corner entry and eases the bikes handling through turns. It's almost like the TTX Flow shock absorber is communicating while you're racing, sensing your next move! It's also easy to adjust to find the perfect setting for the track and riding style.
Öhlins MX & Enduro shock absorbers are delivered without spring. The correct spring for the riders weight must be ordered separate. Information regarding the suitable spring series as well as recommendations for the spring rate can be found in the product details and in the mounting instructions.
Adjustment Possibilities
- Low speed rebound damping
- Low speed compression damping
- Spring preload
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- Shock absorber TTX Flow
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- Owners manual and mounting instruction
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- Motorsport product, not for use on public roads
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Former French FM: Israel Controls French Intelligence
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas wrote in a book he published entitled "Coups et blessures" (Assaults and Injuries), that "the "Israelis" are doing whatever they want in France, and are controlling French Intelligence with what serves them".
Dumas also claimed that the "Israelis" are mistaken not to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, even if the latter refuses any kind of agreement. He also added, "I made some special relations with him [Bashar al-Assad] like those I had with his father (President Hafez Assad)".
Furthermore, Dumas revealed in the same book that when current Zionist President, Shimon Peres was still the entity's Foreign Minister, he advised Dumas to pay President Hafez Assad a visit in 1992. At that time Perez was aware that the US is seeking a new way to understanding with Damascus, so he [Peres] believed that France could also gain interest through being involved in the Middle East peace process.
In this context, the former French Minister added, "The deceased Syrian President had little faith in Peres, and he knew the mazes of the internal "Israeli" relations". Hafez al-Assad was aware that the "Israeli" Foreign Minister might adopt unilateral initiatives, and therefore it won't lead into anything effective".
In his "Coups et blessures", Dumas also mentioned the Islamic Republic of Iran, which he had visited several times and met its former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Wilayati, and former President Hachemi Rafsanjani. Dumas strictly affirmed, "The Iranian atomic bomb is in my view similar to the weapons of mass destruction possessed by former Iraqi President Sadam Hussein, i.e. I don't believe in all of that. I believe that all what occurred was a misleading of facts". He also referred to that, "The confusion in the French policies goes back to known interferences, where "Israel's" close presence makes all analysis suspicious".
On the same level, Dumas defended the Iranian point of view regarding the need to possess nuclear energy reactors, where its oil reserve might not last for more than 60 years. He confirmed that Iranian seek their civil nuclear program at the time when all reports refer to the non-existence of any nuclear weapons. In the context of his book, Roland Dumas clarified that former French Foreign Minister François Mitterrand had close relations with the "Israelis", even if he wasn't open about it.
On another level, he confirmed that the "Americans did indeed plan to kill Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi through raiding him with planes in the 1986, referring to that France did not allow them to exploit its airspace for that. Gaddafi had thanked France for delaying the arrival of the US drones for more than 15 hours because of the French refusal, which gave Gaddafi time to leave the target place".
Regarding the "Israeli" policy adopted in the region, Dumas stated, "I don't agree with the "Israeli" policy, and I was loyal to the balance principle founded by General Charles de Gaulle in the Middle East. The principle states that the Arab nations also have the right to respect, in addition to that the current "Israeli" policy inspired by activists close to Zionists is not on the right path".
Roland Dumas affirmed that the negotiations between "Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and PA President Mahmoud Abbas, will not lead to anything. He reiterated that the Palestinian-"Israeli" conflict is unsolvable, where US President Barak Obama stepped back from his pressures and warnings to "Israel" due to the Jewish Lobby pressure surrounding the US President".
Dumas indicated, "Any president or Western official to approach the Palestinian-"Israeli" conflict will collide into the settlers, and that is why they would reach the drastic end where "The solution is found in the absence of any solution".
Roland Dumas also criticized French President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to include France in the united leadership of the NATO, believing that Sarkozy made a big mistake in France's traditional position set by Charles de Gaulle.
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HCP won a 2013 Leader in the Light Award in the health care category. Klaritch was asked about the keys to developing a successful sustainability program.
"I think, first and foremost, the support of our board of directors and executive management were key in the success of our program. Without that, you really can't do a lot of the things you want to do," he said. "Beyond that, if you look at how our team works to continuously improve the program, I think that really has generated great success over the years."
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In 2011, HCP added two more "pillars" to its sustainability program, social and governance. Those efforts included publishing a supplier code of conduct for HCP's vendors.
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Klaritch also mentioned that HCP is increasing the number of its properties that are certified under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
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I will live the rest of my life forever ashamed that I was born in the 1980's, generally a dreadful decade for music. It wasn't all bad, of course, but the sheer number of musical acts buried by the reverb-and-echo orgy that dominated production values in that lost decade condemned the more talented and genuine artists like Chrissie Hynde, the Pixies and the Clash to the deeper recesses of the collective consciousness. It was the decade of the superficial egomaniacal showmanship of Michael Jackson, Madonna and U2, and "rock" became something safe performed by nice guys like Huey Lewis and The News. It was so bad that we needed a band as debilitated as Nirvana to come to the rescue and reacquaint us with raw, raucous sound.
I've noticed with some amazement that a lot of 80's bands are attempting comebacks, and 80's music fans are all atwitter. Depeche Mode and Duran Duran are almost in vogue again! My worst nightmare!
Given my aversion to anything 80's, from Ronald Reagan to The Beastie Boys, I'm rather surprised that I'm reviewing the latest from The House of Love. I loathed their 80's music, which seemed to combine the worst of faux psychedelia and 80's gloss. They fell apart rather quickly, re-formed in 2005 (and event to which I paid no attention whatsoever) and have now released a new studio album, She Paints Words in Red. As I never allow bias to enter into the new release sampling process, I listened to the album samples on iTunes just like I would for any other artist. I also popped into their past for a quick refresh, and I did find that they had a gift for melody that I had overlooked, but the production still managed to remove any other signs of life out of their music.
Much to my surprise, I rather liked what I heard from the samples. I even believe that I allowed a tiny smile to take shape on my pretty little face. "What the fuck," I said to myself, and navigated my way to Amazon to buy the CD (for a buck less than they charge on iTunes).
Doesn't Apple have enough cash to be able to cut us a break?
Anyway, I did my usual thing and listened to the album three times in a row. Much to my surprise and delight, I liked every song on the album. I can't even say that about Revolver! Now, She Paints Words in Red may not approach the artistic and influential power of that masterpiece, but I'll be damned if it isn't a strong contender for my 2013 Favorite Albums list. Knock me down with a feather!
"A Baby Got Back on Its Feet" opens the album, an up-tempo song with great feel and melodic movement. Guy Chadwick may lack the depth and power of a great singer, but his timbre makes his vocals very appealing and, as he demonstrates throughout the album, he has surprising range across the octaves (with a little help from falsetto). Here his low-register vocal rides over various well-executed rhythmic shifts, and his opening lyrics grabbed me right away as an occasionally hyperactive insomniac:
And I'm rushing and I want to sleep
I think too much about the things that keep me all strung out
Lying in the night with my eyes wide open and the images screaming out
Little things often make or break a song, and I just love the way they extend the second line beyond the rhyme (sleep/keep), following the flow of the song instead of the rhyme scheme. Brilliant!
The next song, "Hemingway," starts off completely anti-Hemingway with a happy go-lucky intro totally at odds with Hemingway's bullfighting-bullshit machismo. The pleasant melody and breezy feel are also in complete contrast to the tension of a man who, having been beaten down by life (most likely by wage slavery), takes refuge in male mythology:
Well I feel just like Hemingway
And I've got a gun
Gonna shoot someone just for fun
So, show me those bulls honey
'Cause I've just got to run
It's time to go to sleep
It's time, my love, to make ends meet
'Cause I can't stand of another minute
Creaking with the weight of it all.
With its hummable melody, light harmony and insightful lyrics, "Hemingway" is probably my favorite song on She Paints Words in Red. I didn't think I'd like any of it and I already have a favorite after two songs!
With the help of falsetto and a willingness to go beyond the obvious note choices, the band expands the melodic range on the title track, a song with equally strong vocals and guitar interplay. Flowing beautifully in 12/8 time and featuring pretty but emphatic harmony, the song oddly enough combines elements of a jig and the Beach Boys . . . but however you want to describe it, "She Paints Words in Red" works. By contrast, "PKR" is dark and mysterious, a minor key song driven by an insistent rhythm like cha-cha without the rests. The best part of this track is the bashing instrumental passage that ends the song in what I'd call "Best of the 80's" mode.
"Lost in the Blues" has more of a country waltz feel, enlivened by condensing the space between the lines in the verses to eliminate the extra measure you'd typically expect. An unusually witty love song, the occasional bits of woe-is-me humor fail to detract from the fundamental truth that nothing in life can ever replace the experience of closeness. It's followed by "Low Black Clouds," another minor key song with more strong harmonies and a rhythm that somehow manages to combine echoes of Latin and minstrel. "Money Man" comes next, again in a minor key, but this is more of a straight mid-tempo rocker where the narrator voices the common but no longer politically correct belief that a man can buy a woman's dependence (if not love).
Wrong! Great song, though.
"Trouble in Mind" is a lovely example of British melodic pop, with an enchanting melody and a feel of dreaminess that echoes the story of a person who has lost his or her way in life ("Looking at your life, trying to find a picture, all you get are lines"). The pounding rhythm and sudden, satisfying hooks of "Never Again" make this song an excellent candidate for a single on an album that could probably produce quite a few. A good flip side would be "Sunshine in the Rain," a ballad in the fine tradition of Gerry Marsden complete with major seventh chords, but with more mature adult content than "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying." I love the carnal simplicity of the lines, "She sees you . . . and she wants to . . . and she needs you . . . 'cause she wants to."
I call that "my zone!"
"Holy River" has great potential for a sing-along, with its almost gospel-like feel. What makes it more interesting than spending time in a pew on Sunday is a memorable guitar lick and a perfectly executed guitar solo from Terry Bickers. I'll also mention that Pete Evans has been fabulous throughout this album on the drums, but here it's his powerful beat that moves this number and gives it oomph. The album closes with the instantly addicting "Eye Dream," where we return again to the insomniac semi-dream state theme of the opening cut. The harmony on the monosyllables ("sweet, soft, slow" and "dream, dream, dream") is another wonderful demonstration of how the simple touches make all the difference.
So, here I am as the last notes fade into memory, feeling that I didn't want this album to end. This is one time when I am both thoroughly delighted and surprised to say that. These guys have come a long way in the last twenty years, and I will be forever thankful that they made that journey.
I might even overcome my prejudices and re-connect with their earlier stuff. Wow!


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Russia retaliates on West's sanctions over Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia retaliated Thursday for sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine by banning most food imports from the West, dealing a blow to Europe that also takes aim at hurting the U.S., Canada and Australia.
In choosing to make an economic move, President Vladimir Putin signaled he isn't ready at this point to send troops into Ukraine. He also showed he's willing to inflict significant pain on his own people to make a point.
The U.S. and the European Union have accused Russia, which annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in March, of supplying arms and expertise to a pro-Moscow insurgency in eastern Ukraine, and have responded by slapping sanctions on Russian individuals and companies. Tensions rose further last month when a Malaysian jetliner was shot down over rebel-held territory, killing all 298 people aboard, and the West accused Russia of most likely providing the militants with the missiles that may have been used to bring the plane down.
Moscow denies supporting the rebels and accuses the West of blocking attempts at a political settlement by encouraging Kiev to use its military to crush the insurgency.
The ban, announced by a somber Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at a televised Cabinet meeting, covers all imports of meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, milk and milk products from the U.S. and Canada; all 28 EU countries, plus Norway; and Australia. It will last for one year.
"Until the last moment, we hoped that our foreign colleagues would understand that sanctions lead to a deadlock and no one needs them," Medvedev said. "But they didn't, and the situation now requires us to take retaliatory measures."
That retaliation, however, could hurt Russia as much as the West. With the inclusion of Ukraine, most of whose food products also have been banned, Russia has now cut off 55 percent of its agricultural imports, including about 95 percent of its imported milk, cheese and yogurt.
In 2013, the EU exported 11.8 billion euros ($15.8 billion) in agricultural goods to Russia, while the U.S. sent $1.3 billion in food and agricultural goods, including about $300 million worth of poultry. Russia accounts for about a tenth of EU agricultural exports, its second-largest market after the United States.
Washington dismissed Moscow's ban as trivial to the U.S. but destructive to Russia's own population.
"What the Russians have done here is limit the Russian people's access to food," said David Cohen, the U.S. Treasury undersecretary in charge of economic sanctions. He said the U.S. is ready to impose more sanctions against Russia if it doesn't de-escalate the conflict in Ukraine.
Imports from the countries sanctioned Thursday not including Ukraine account for anywhere from 10 percent to 30 percent of the consumer food market.
The Russian government insisted it will move quickly to replace Western imports with food from Latin America, Turkey and former Soviet republics, including Belarus, a major dairy producer. But market watchers predicted shortages and price increases that will further cloud Russia's already grim economic outlook.
"Along with higher interest rates, higher food costs will mean that households have less money to spend and that will depress the economy," said Chris Weafer, an analyst at Macro Advisory in Moscow.
The damage to consumers will be particularly great in big cities like Moscow, where imported food fills an estimated 60 percent to 70 percent of the market and affluent consumers have grown accustomed to shops stocked with a wide range of French cheeses and Parma ham.
The measure led to sardonic comments on Russian online media and liberal blogs, bringing back memories of empty store shelves during Soviet times, but there was no immediate indication of consumers trying to stock up.
"And so what? Instead of Spanish fruit we'll have, I don't know, fruit from Israel. It doesn't bother me," said Irina Ivanova, who was shopping at an upscale grocery store in Moscow.
The Moscow Zoo was among those who were going to need to find new suppliers. The animals eat 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of fruit and vegetables daily, which until now came from Poland and Hungary, zoo spokeswoman Anna Kachurovskaya told the Interfax news agency.
Medvedev argued the ban would give Russian farmers, who have struggled to compete with Western products, a good opportunity to increase their market share. But experts said local producers will find it difficult to fill the gap left by the ban, as Russia's agricultural sector suffers from inefficiency and a shortage of funds.
Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov said the farm sector would need more subsidies equivalent to $3.8 billion in the next few years to pump up production. The government may find it hard to increase funding as it tries to shore up the ruble and support banks and companies affected by Western sanctions, which included an EU ban on long-term borrowing for major Russian state banks.
Russian stock indexes initially fell by about 1.5 percent on the news before recovering most of the losses a few hours later.
Medvedev said Russia hopes the ban will stop the West from ramping up sanctions, which it has done several times this year as the Ukraine crisis has deepened. He said Russia's ban could be lifted before the year is up if "our partners show a constructive approach."
Weafer said the import ban was obviously aimed at discouraging the EU from imposing further sanctions. "It was already quite difficult to get the consensus for the last round of sanctions, but now there that there are clearly consequences, especially for some countries more than others, it will make it even more difficult," he said.
If the West doesn't change course, Russia may introduce restrictions on the import of aircraft, navy vessels, cars and other industrial products, Medvedev warned. He also said that in response to EU sanctions against Russian low-cost airline Dobrolet, Russia is considering a ban on Western carriers flying over Russia on routes to and from Asia, which would significantly increases costs and flight time.
He announced a ban on Ukrainian carriers operating transit flights over Russian territory.
The largest share of the agricultural losses will fall on Poland, France, the Netherlands and Germany. Poland is Europe's largest producer of apples, with more than half of its production usually going to Russia.
The ban also dealt a blow to Norway's fishing industry. The Norwegian Seafood Federation said Russia was its biggest single market last year, worth $1 billion. Shares of Marine Harvest, the world's largest producer of Atlantic salmon, dropped 8.3 percent Thursday on the Oslo stock exchange.
Albert Jan Maat, chairman of the Dutch Federation of Agriculture and Horticulture, warned that the Russian ban will cause prices to drop across Europe because of oversupply, and called on the Dutch government and the EU to help farmers.
Xavier Beulin, president of the French farm union FNSEA, voiced similar concerns. "These are market losses, but there's also a chance that it will flood the European markets with summer crops that are no longer going to Russia and that could lower prices," he told the LCI television network.
EU Commission spokesman Frederic Vincent voiced regret about the ban, saying the commission still has to assess the potential impact and reserves "the right to take action as appropriate."
Laura Mills and Lynn Berry in Moscow, Juergen Baetz in Brussels, Lori Hinnant in Paris, Toby Sterling in Amsterdam, Karl Ritter in Stockholm and Josh Lederman in Washington contributed to this report.


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Former Columbia Public Schools leader Eliot Battle dies
Columbia Public School officials confirmed longtime educator Dr. Eliot Battle has died.
Officials say he died from injuries he received in a car crash. Columbia police say the accident happened June 7. The accident was a one vehicle crash at Rollins Road and Eastlake Drive.
A witness told police he saw the car travel westbound on Rollins and went off the road to the south side of Rollins.
Dr. Battle was recently at the dedication for the Muriel Battle High School in Columbia.
He and his wife Muriel worked in the Columbia School District for four decades.
Dr. Battle worked as a guidance counselor, assistant principal and director of guidance. He was also Hickman High School's first black faculty member.
Columbia officials released the following statement:
"Late last night, Columbia Public Schools received word that Eliot Battle passed away. Dr. Battle was surrounded by friends and family when he passed away. He had sustained injuries in a car accident on Friday and had been hospitalized since the accident.
The Columbia Public Schools school-community is deeply saddened by the loss of Dr. Battle. We were honored to have him participate in the dedication of Muriel Williams Battle High School just 10 days ago. He and his wife created a legacy in our community that we were honored and grateful to be able to celebrate. Dr. Battle played a pivotal role as an educational leader in Columbia Public Schools. His presence in our community will be deeply missed. Our thoughts and sympathies are with his family and friends during this difficult time.
Missouri United Methodist Church will be working with the Battle family to determine celebration of life services for Dr. Battle."


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Chi has already touched on this in his main review, but I feel compelled to emphasize it even more. The amount of detail, especially historical detail that has gone into Dynasty Warriors 3 is simply mind-boggling. I can think of no other game that offers a database of information about people and events in the game as an option to select from the main menu screen. During the briefing before every battle, one of the options you are given is to read a brief historical context of the battle you are about to fight. The characters and battles in Dynasty Warriors 3 are based on a famous Chinese historical novel, The Romance Of The Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. (It is worth noting that those of us used to the Yale translations of the characters names will be confused at first, as Dynasty Warriors 3 uses a more modern translation (Cao Cao instead of Tsao Tsao, etc.)) Not only are you offered an incredible number of characters to play with, but no matter who you choose, you will be playing as a historical figure from one of the most interesting periods in Chinas rich history. Quite simply, Koei has created a game that is not only addictively fun, but educational.
Another feather in the cap of Dynasty Warriors 3 is the incredible amount of replay value that you receive. With a grand total of 41 possible characters to play with, and with each character having a different arc of battles in the Musou mode (basically a story mode), as well numerous different items and unique weapons for each character, theres a wealth of replay options here. And each character is highly detailed, using a bright, engaging palette with an excellent range of colors.
Most of the flaws in Dynasty Warriors 3 can be tied, as Chi implied, to the amount of characters the game requires to be on the screen at the same time. This means that aside from people popping in and out of existence, that the draw plane is pretty short and that theres enough fogging that you never get a great sense of the scope of the battlefield. The camera also has a couple of minor flaws, sometimes getting caught behind objects that do not turn transparent and often you are attacked by enemies that you were not aware of. However, most of the time the camera is well-behaved, and considering youre usually fighting in the middle of a swirling melee, its to be expected that people will get shots in from behind you.
Perhaps the oddest part of Dynasty Warriors 3 is the voice acting and the music. The English voice acting is adequate to horrid, with an emphasis on horrid. Thankfully, Koei gives you the option of retaining the Japanese voice acting with English subtitles, which is at least competent, if not spectacular. The soundtrack is dominated by hair-metal guitar riffs that seem wildly incongruous compared to the historical backdrop of the game. At least the music is upbeat and does a good job lending a sense of speed and aggression to the gameplay.
Another drawback that I found myself cursing was the way the game handles plot. Since the game is drawing together a very large body of work with many different characters who will switch allegiances between the 3 main sides, its hard to keep track of what exactly is going on, or what you hope to achieve by winning a certain battle. Although the historical introductions to each battle help somewhat, it is very hard to get a sense of a larger plot line connecting the series of battles you fight through. Additionally, it will certainly take longer than a few weeks of solid play (at least if you are not familiar with the earlier games in the series) to be able to recognize all the various characters and their relationships to each other. Still, Dynasty Warriors 3 is worth the kind of dedication that it requires to move beyond the initially shallow feel of its gameplay and truly explore its depths.
Disclaimer: This review is based on the PlayStation 2 version of the game.
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Have you seen this little guy jump? Holy smoke, he's incredible.
This is "Nya-suke," aka "Jumping Cat," who's tabby living in Japan. As Nya-suke's owner, Youtube user Jamuomii, explained, the average cat can jump about five times their height, which is typically about 150cm or 4.9 feet.
Nya-suke can jump as high as 196cm or 6.4 feet. That's incredible. No wonder some of his videos have exploded on YouTube. If only there were a cat Olympics—a Meowlympics, if you will.
Nya-suke isn't only about jumping. He also enjoys rubbing his back.
Check out more Nya-suke videos on Jamuomii's YouTube Channel.
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If you talk to Harper about the Center, you are bound to see her eyes light up, like any godmother who loves to talk about how her godchild is growing and accomplishing wondrous things.
Harper's college degree is in human development. "That means I am interested in human potential and the possibilities in each and every life," she says. "And one of the best and most important ways to develop that potential, is to make sure every person has access to the richness that reading and writing can bring to life."
In 1987 Harper and her husband moved to Anchorage to embrace a wonderful, unexpected opportunity—to run Cyrano's Bookstore. Being new to Alaska, Harper says she wanted to find a way to connect with people here who "shared a love of books" so she formed the group Partners in Literacy, a coalition of booksellers, librarians, educators, parents, writers and publishers.
"All people who wanted to generate the pleasures of reading and writing and also the oral tradition that is so important in Alaska," Harper says. "We wanted to work in participation rather than competition."
Then Harper happened to read about a national organization, the Library of Congress Center for the Book, whose state affiliates were working on the same types of projects and had the same goals, so they decided to apply to form the Alaska Center for the Book.
Harper and other members of Partners in Literacy wrote a proposal and poet John Haines wrote the cover letter. The idea caught on and more than 150 community leaders and civic organizations from around the state sent in their endorsement for the project. The Anchorage Daily News full-page ad for the Center's grand opening includes a long list of names—people influential in the arts, in government, and in education—people who signed their names in support of the Center. And, as a birthday gift, people at the Anchorage Daily News designed the logo for the Center.
"We were hot, we were on a roll," Harper recalls. "You know how it is when something's new and everyone's excited? When it is right, somehow magic happens."
She recalls with delight the Center's Inauguration Day, the day that John Cole, director of the National Library of Congress Center for the Book, arrived in Anchorage to much fanfare. "The Alaska Children's Choir sang to greet him, and he went on a flight-seeing tour around the city. He still remembers Alaska very fondly."
Harper has since "passed the torch" of leadership on to others at the Center, but she continues her passionate work in literature and the arts community in Anchorage. "I am a child of the sixties, " Harper says, spreading her arms out so that the sleeves of her embroidered gauze, seventies style smock look almost like wings. "I come from a time when we understood that synergy was a powerful thing."
And because of Harper's work, the many people working together to promote literacy in Alaska understand that power too.


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The Montcalm County Sheriff Department is investigating robberies at two different gas stations in the county last week.
The first one occurred Tuesday, August 18, about 2:06 a.m. at the BP Gas station at 7990 South Sheridan Road in Fairplain Township. A white female reportedly entered the store wearing a hoodie and sunglasses, and threatened the cashier. Although no weapon was brandished, the cashier did see a weapon in the pocket of the suspect, and described it as having a black handle with screws. The robber received an undetermined amount of cash and fled through the front door. The Montcalm County Sheriff's Office K-9 Rex tracked the suspect to a business lot just north of the scene, where the scent was lost.
The suspect is described as a white female, with a small frame, five-foot three-inches to five-foot five-inches in height, wearing a red hoodie and jeans.
The second robbery occurred two days later, August 20, at 3:38 a.m., at the Admiral Gas station, 6990 S. Greenville Road, in Eureka Township. A male wearing a ski mask confronted the clerk while she was outside the store. The robber took her by the arm and led her into the store behind the counter, to the cash register, which she opened. The clerk was told to stay down the floor and the robber took the money from the register. The robber then fled in an unknown direction. The clerk did not see a weapon. Montcalm County Sheriff's Office K-9 Rex was called to the scene but was unable to find a track.
The robber is described as a male, approximately five-foot 9-inches, slender build, wearing a ski mask, light-colored long sleeve shirt and gloves.
Anyone with info on either of these crimes should call the Sheriff Department at 989-831-7593.


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Calif. Presbyterian Church Leaves PCUSA for Not Embracing Homosexuality Enough
As the Presbyterian Church (USA) continues struggling with internal theological issues pertaining to the ordaining of gay priests and same-sex marriage, one Presbyterian Calif. church is leaving the denomination because it is not liberal enough.
The West Hollywood Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles will formally join the more liberal United Church of Christ on Saturday, and is claiming that the larger, 2-million member (PCUSA) has not done enough to accept homosexuals though it lifted its ban on the ordination of openly gay clergy last year.
The West Hollywood Presbyterian Church has had a progressive congregation with about 57 members since the 1980s, and is ready to be "set free," according to gay pastor the Rev. Dan Smith.
"It's like being released from an abusive relationship," he shared with Reuters.
The church will also be allowed to keep the property after a regional governing body called the Presbytery of the Pacific voted in favor of the church on Tuesday. According to the article, it is the first ever progressive congregation to leave under such circumstances, deemed as "gracious-dismissal."
"I'm not sad for the congregation," said the Rev. Lisa Bove, who is married to another woman, Renna Killen. "All people deserve the chance to be loved, to know that their parent church body is proud of them and celebrates their gifts.
"The United Church of Christ is proud to have us. Presbyterians are just waking up to tolerate us. We want our gifts celebrated, not just simply tolerated."
"We are finally free to be 100% who we are and be part of a denomination that loves, values, respects and actually wants us and our families. And the very next morning, Barack Obama comes out with his personal support for same gender marriage. Mr. Obama is the first sitting President of the United States to take this stance. Unbelievable!" – a statement on the West Hollywood Presbyterian Church website reads, referring to President Obama's recent endorsement of same-sex marriage.
Most other Presbyterian churches are breaking apart for opposite reasons – they are standing in protests against the formal decision by the PC(USA) to allow ministers to bless gay unions but prohibit them from performing same-sex marriages. United Church of Christ, on the other hand, not only allows gay clergy but also performs same-sex marriages.
Just last month, two Mississippi Presbyterian churches voted to join the smaller and more conservative Evangelical Presbyterian Church, continuing a trend of conservatives opposed to endorsing non-traditional positions like homosexuality in the church.
"For many years our church has struggled with the PC(USA)'s continued shift away from a biblical center," explained Matt Mitchell, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Pascagoula. "Our members feel that biblical integrity will and should always trump social desires and therefore felt it was an appropriate time to make this move."
PC(USA) officially notes that it finds itself "without consensus on homosexuality."


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Muhammad (May Peace Be Upon Him) was the last prophet and messenger in a series of 124,000 that came to mankind with the message of God's oneness.
He died because he was human, Just like every other messenger that had preceded him.
Allah Say's in the Quran
Say, O [Muhammad], "I am only a man like you to whom it has been revealed that your god is but one God; so take a straight course to Him and seek His forgiveness." And woe to those who associate others with Allah.
(Chapter 41: Verse 6).
and if there is one thing certain in this world... that is that everything living thing must die...
Allah says :
"Kullu nafsin zaikatul maut" meaning – "Every soul shall taste death"
(Chapter 3: verse 185).
And Muhammad being a living creation of God... naturally died when his time came...
Hope that answers your question and Allah knows best.


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[techspeak] (alt.: punch card) The signature medium of computing's Stone Age, now obsolescent. The punched card actually predated computers considerably, originating in 1801 as a control device for mechanical looms. The version patented by Hollerith and used with mechanical tabulating machines in the 1890 U.S. Census was a piece of cardboard about 90 mm by 215 mm. There is a widespread myth that it was designed to fit in the currency trays used for that era's larger dollar bills, but recent investigations have falsified this.
IBM (which originated as a tabulating-machine manufacturer) married the punched card to computers, encoding binary information as patterns of small rectangular holes; one character per column, 80 columns per card. Other coding schemes, sizes of card, and hole shapes were tried at various times.
The 80-column width of most character terminals is a legacy of the IBM punched card; so is the size of the quick-reference cards distributed with many varieties of computers even today. See chad, chad box, eighty-column mind, green card, dusty deck, code grinder.


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Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas (1834-1917), French painter. In 1854-1859 he traveled to Italy studying the Old Masters; by 1860 Degas had drawn over 700 copies of other works, mainly early Italian Renaissance and French classical art.[1] Degas was a great painter of Impressionism, yet differed from most other Impressionists because he detested painting outside. "Art is not a sport" he once said.[2] He loved to paint ballerinas and horse racing. He is also known for his "slice of life" paintings of working-class people. Some of his most well known paintings are "The Glass of Absinthe" and "Prima Ballerina".
In 1862, Degas meets Edouard Manet in the Louvre while copying Diego Velázquez's painting The Infanta Margarita; later at the Café Guerbois located at 11 grade rue des Batignolles (today 9 avenue de Clichy), he gathers with other avant-garde artists such as Edouard Manet, Paul Cézanne, Henri Fantin-Latour, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Jean-Frédéric Bazille, and Camille Pissarro. [1] He and his contemporaries, known as the Impressionists, organized independent exhibitions in which they showed their controversial work. Degas participated in all the group exhibitions except that of 1882.
Degas amassed a collection of art so vast and of such substance that he considered establishing his own private museum to house it. [2]
Count Lepic and His Daughters; Theft from E.G. Bührle Collection.
See also
External links
- Edgar Degas Biography. Olga's Gallery.
- Degas, (Hilaire-Germain-) Edgar. The WebMuseum.


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Canadians got off to a strong start for the first race of the 2001 Mountain Bike World Cup in Napa, California, with Alison Sydor and Chrissy Redden finishing third and fourth in the women's race, and 20 year old Ryder Hesjedal cracking the top-10 in the men's race. Switzerland's Barbara Blatter and Spain's Jose Antonio Hermida took top honours and the leader's jerseys for the overall series.
For the second year, the race took place in the vineyards of the Domaine Chandon winery, just north of Napa. Unlike the perfect conditions of last year, riders faced cool weather and, in the case of the men, rain and even hail.
After two start loops the women covered 5 laps of the 6.4 kilometre course, and the men 6. Since the course made an immediate transition from wide, paved opening circuit to narrow, bumpy dirt climb, it was crucial to get a good position, thus ensuring a very fast start to the races.
The selection in the women's race was made early, with top ranked Blatter, Sydor, Redden, American Alison Dunlap and British rider Caroline Alexander riding away from the field. For the first three laps this group stayed together, and then Sydor, Dunlap and Blatter rode away from the other two on the main climb. Blatter proved to be the stongest climber; Sydor the strongest descender.
On lap 4 Blatter dropped her two companions, and soloed in for the win, confirming her world number one ranked status is no fluke. Behind, it was a battle between the two Alisons. "Alison (Dunlap) got a gap on the climb in the last lap, and I was just hoping that maybe I could catch her on the descent." explained Sydor. "But I got my chain jammed about a kilometre and a half from the finish, and just lost too much time untangling it."
Sydor was philisophical about her misfortune. "I've been on the circuit long enough and have the experience to know that although I just couldn't climb that extra little bit faster right now, it will come. Top three in a World Cup isn't so bad - I was thinking that top-5 was a realistic goal."
Redden was luckier in her two-up duel, powering away from Alexander in the last climb and hanging on for fourth place. "I'm so happy with my results", the Campbellville, Ontario rider exclaimed. "I came into the weekend unsure of my form after racing below expectations earlier in the season. I'm pleased that it is coming together."
Redden is also fighting off a severe case of poison oak, showing off a frighting rash that, at one point covered a third of her body. "We can't take any drugs, so I have been using homeopathic remedies for the past two weeks. It is getting better, but it still affects your performance."
The men's race began, if possible, even faster than the women's, with a long stream of riders heading up into the hills surrounding Domaine Chandon. The early leader was Canada's Ryder Hesjedal, who had shown his form the day before with a second place result in the World Cup time trial.
Hesjedal was joined by Marco Bui of Italy, former world champion Christophe Dupouey of France, Marc Hanisch (Germany) and Jose Antonio Hermida of Spain. Victoria's Roland Green was just back of this group, hovering around 10th place. Hesjedal set the pace for the first two laps, until the rain and hail set in.
"I had the wrong tire selection", admitted Hesjedal afterwards. "It got so slick out there with the rain that I came off the course and crashed into a bush, and that's when I lost contact with the front riders." He would chase for the rest of the race, holding his ground, but not able to make up any places. Despite this, he professed himself very pleased. "This is the strongest group of pros in the world. For me to finish 10th is amazing. It is my best result as a pro."
Roland Green was also a victim of the trail conditions, dropping from the top five early in the race to as low as 17th when the rain hit. "I had my tire pressure set way too high. I had to stop and let some air out. Once I did that I was fine, and I started to move up. I just ran out of time - I needed the race to be a lap longer." Green would recover enough to take 11th place at the end.
Hermida had none of these problems, moving up through the pack steadily to reach the front on lap 3. "I was just trying to keep a high rate, and I got a few meters (on the chasers). I was alone for about a lap and a half, and then I realized I was working too hard, so I let them (Hanisch and Bui) catch me, so that I could sit in and recover."
Hermida then launched a final decisive attack on the final climb in the circuit to cruise in for his first ever World Cup victory. Behind, Hanisch held off time trial winner Bui to take second.
Race Notes:
- Hanisch, a newcomer to the podium, revealed that he has put in 10,000 kilometres of training this past winter!
- All five women on the podium rode full suspension - a first.
- Lesley Tomlinson was doing her first race on a full suspension bike
- Alison Sydor has become a firm fan of full suspension: "A year can make a big difference in the level of refinement (of FS designs). They are lighter, and I was even climbing faster. I had my choice of hardtail or suspension, and I tried out both, but FS was better for this course, definitely."
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home of the Don Gibson Theater and The Earl Scruggs Center,
on NC Highway 198 and about one mile north
of the South Carolina state line.
The Town of Earl (ToE) is a small rural village first settled in the late 1700s. With the coming of the railroad in 1870s the town was a center of rural and agricultural commerce for southern Cleveland County as well as upper Cherokee County, SC, boasting three general stores, blacksmith, assorted service businesses and a cotton gin. When Farm-to-Market roads were improved in the mid 20th century and textile industrialization occurred, Earl again became a quiet rural village with little commerce.
As the Interstate Highway System developed in the last quarter of the 20th century, the emerging South Eastern Piedmont Megalopolis from Atlanta to Raleigh on I-85 spawned bedroom and support communities for the urban centers along the route. Located virtually equidistant from Charlotte and Greenville (55 minutes to city centers), the Earl community has seen residential growth taking advantage of our proximity (6 minutes) to I-85 as well as commuters to Shelby, Boiling Springs (home of Gardner Webb University) and other towns seeking a short commute with easy big city access from a more rural setting. Earl is fully served by Duke Energy, Spectrum, AT&T, Shelby Municipal Natural Gas, Cleveland County Water System and a U.S. Post Office. Our location and these services, including hi-speed internet, make life in Earl more connected, comfortable and convenient than many communities that share our rural lifestyle.
Earl is proud of the rural village quality of life enjoyed in our community and makes preservation and enhancement of the landscape, viewscape and rural village character a cornerstone of town policy. Earl proper is surrounded by woodlands, farms, neighborhoods and open lands. While the Town of Earl is small in area, the Earl Community is large and diverse, welcoming visitors and newcomers into its churches, businesses and neighborhoods.


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As I write this, I have the very first issue of Macworld sitting in front of me. It's a magazine without a cover date: because it was produced with the cooperation of Apple Computer itself—back when Apple still called itself Apple Computer—the first issue was set to debut the same day as the Mac itself. The editors back then didn't know exactly when that day would be, and so went to press without a date on the cover.
As it turned out, the day was January 24, 1984. And so this week, we're marking the 25th birthday of both the Mac and Macworld.
In flipping through that first issue, the few familiar things really stick out, since so much has changed in the intervening years. For example: Steve Jobs is on the cover (though he's in a brown pinstriped suit, not in his modern-era black turtleneck and jeans). In front of him are three all-in-one Macs. Of course, they're the originals. But I'm struck by the fact that the iMac—an all-in-one device designed for mainstream computer users—continues to be inspired by those very first Macs.
One other notable participant in that first issue: Microsoft. Bill Gates makes his personal appearance on page 42, giving an exclusive interview to Macworld Publisher David Bunnell about why the Macintosh is a "classic" computer. And there are two in-depth articles explaining MultiPlan, Microsoft's clever number-crunching program that was the predecessor to Excel.
A lot of the ideas introduced in that first issue seem remarkably normal today. The very first feature article, "A Tour of the Mac Desktop" by longtime Macworld contributor Lon Poole, includes an illustration of features I can see on my Mac screen today: a menu bar with an Apple logo in the left corner, a window full of files and folders represented by icons and names, and a desktop area.
The difference, of course, is that today these concepts are absolutely common. Back in 1984, that first article had to carefully explain the concept of the desktop; its entire first page was devoted to a complicated metaphor about trying to drive a car with a keyboard instead of a steering wheel.
Looking forward
But Apple, of all companies, is not prone to looking back. With the iPhone, especially, we see the company changing the way people use cell phones and other handheld devices. And here, 25 years later, the Mac is more successful than it has ever been. Apple sold more Macs in the last year than it has in a single year ever before, and sales are accelerating.
That's why we're going to spend a lot of energies looking at what comes next (with a few fond glances back at how we got here, of course). Followers of a company with such a ruthless dedication to innovation should expect nothing less. All this week, you'll find previews of where Apple technology—both hardware and software—could be headed in the next few years. Yes, we put together a timeline of Mac history and had a few Mac notables offer their opinionated picks for the best (and the worst) the past 25 years had to offer. But the focus is on the future, as it should be.
As for where Apple goes next, I think we all have a pretty good idea. Apple is going to continue going by the playbook that has served it in good stead since the day it was founded: combining innovative hardware and software in a seamless package. The truth of the matter is, Apple has succeeded by realizing that technology companies fail when they specialize on hardware or software to the exclusion of the other. The best products are those where the hardware and software fuse together to form a single product that's powerful, or lovable, or otherwise just what the user ordered.
We saw that 25 years ago with the original Mac, which was a quantum leap forward in usability for personal computers. We saw it with the iPod in 2001, and again with the iPhone in 2007. Where will Apple go next? The people locked inside a development room somewhere on Apple's Cupertino campus may know for sure, but the rest of us will just have to watch and wait—and marvel at the next innovation from the company that brought us the original Mac back in 1984.


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A disorder can be an assetWednesday, June 9th, 2010
Hampton Sides' June 7 New Yorker profile of goalkeeper Tim Howard makes some striking points about how a disorder can be an asset. The New Jersey-born son of a Hungarian mother and an African-American father, Howard is one of the only US players who could conceivably start for the UK, who he'll face as part of the American World Cup team this weekend.
Howard's considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers in the world. He's played for the UK team Manchester United. His current contract with Everton makes him the highest-paid American soccer player in history. And he has Tourette's syndrome, a disorder of the nervous system.
The concentration required on the field frequently causes Howard's Tourette's symptoms to disappear. Also, Howard explains that he doesn't take medication because he's concerned it would turn him into a zombie and impair his athletic abilities. Howard himself remarks, "If I woke up tomorrow without Tourette's, I wouldn't know what to do with myself."
Sides writes, "Howard says it's possible that Tourette's actually helps him in the goal, that it makes him more alert and more reactive."
Then Sides quotes Yale's Dr. James Leckman: "Some people with Tourette's syndrome seem to have an unusual somatic empathy. They tell me that they sense things in the body movements of others that the rest of us screen out, some signal or vibration, some sensory cue. It's almost like they can see what's going to happen before it happens."
(Sides himself observes, "Tourette's is characterized by a buildup of anxiety and neurological tension, sometimes intensified by certain kinds of sensory overload—a not implausible description of the state of mind required for competitive goalkeeping.")
But here's my favorite part! Howard's mom, Esther, remarks, "I believe there's a certain yin and yang to things. If you have a disorder like this, then you also have a gift that you've been given and you just try to learn what it is. Soccer was his gift. It provided an escape from Tourette's—it absorbed that energy."
I think this I so cool! Way to turn a disorder into an asset! How many people out there have a way of seeing or being that's viewed as problematic but is just waiting for the right context to be revealed as an advantage?
I wish that everyone with a disorder was able to find a way to channel it as beautifully as Howard has, and had parents and mentors to help them develop themselves.
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by Mice Parade on FatCat RecordsReleased 19/09/1999
The solo project of New York's Adam Pierce, who also drums in The Dylan Group (see 12FAT011) and runs the Bubble Core label, Mice Parade evidences a boldly inventive and highly individual take on post-rock / electronica imagineering.
Following up last year's much-lauded Bubble Core album, 'The True Meaning Of BoddleyBaye', 'Ramda' forges a distinctive, immersive audio space of skittering, piled-up percussion and atmospheric, hook-laden melodics.
Again, bereft of samples or sequences, 'Ramda' is played live with endless multi-track overdubs. In an attempt to usher in some improvisation into a studio situation where one person is playing all the instruments, each track, as well as each mix, was recorded in just one take - no going back and fixing mistakes, no choosing the best from multiple versions.
Flowing together beautifully, the album's 15 tracks continue to blur genres and mesmerize the listener with a series of glistening, interlocking melodic hooks and grooves. Shifting moods and drifting from the densely percussive to the sparse and fragile, phat / crisp drums, bass, picked / processed guitars, piano, vibes, xylophone and keyboards are carefully layered together in a bustling, bristling mix like some aural equivalent of tapestry or the intricate, architectural installation work of artist Jessica Stockholder.
Complex, morphous structures are dominated by some gorgeously orchestrated, deep melodic hooks and shimmering textures, occassionally displaying a seriously cinematic depth and quality (see especially the weightless, dreamlike 'Distant' or 'Galileo'). Beneath these lies an ultra-detailed, at times dubwise, studio trickery - continuously breaking down and reconstructing themselves, tracks are riddled with cuts, false-turns and odd jumps, twists, drop-outs, and all manner of brief, perplexing sonic events. What remains to the fore, however, is the funky, organic and totally coherent nature of the album.
A stunning example of one-man audio construction, 'Ramda' lies close to the now forgotten solo instrumental masterpieces of producers like Kurt Ralske (Ultra Vivid Scene) and Joe Cassidy (Butterfly Child), whilst comparing favourably to more recent projects like Four Tet (again, recall that this is all played live - no samples!).
Expanding on the efforts of beat-scapers like Tortoise, Mice Parade is the sound of US post-rock leaving the drone behind, getting in on the groove and breaking out in an infectious pop rush and gush: tingling, light-headed and sublime. A truly beautiful, inventive album.
- Ramada Flies With Magic Eyes
- Distant
- Galileo
- The Good Red Road
- Warpshire
- Gulliver's Travels
- The Lonely Lounge Piano Player's Lost in His Little World
- The One to Look for
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Identify this Panel ... Take 7
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- AnonymousMay 24, 2013 at 9:25 AM
Aw, c'mon. The one time I arrive early enough to guess it and I'm stumped? And it's Rogue, too, I have 90% of Rogue's 80s appearances.ReplyDelete
I know I'm going to kick myself when the answer is revealed.
- AnonymousMay 24, 2013 at 9:26 AM
Man, I am not doing very well on this. I get close, but never quite on point. And I own this one. It's a June Brigman drawn issue of either X-men or Power Pack. But Rogue is green, so I could be off mark as far as the title...again. But keep these coming :)ReplyDelete
Marvel Fanfare #33ReplyDelete
I know perfectly that story because here in Spain it was published together with the The Uncanny X-Men Annual #11. That edition was my first X-Men comic-book ever!!!!ReplyDelete
Rojo is correct! Marvel Fanfare #33, indeed drawn by June Brigman as Al spotted. This issue was an unpublished issue in the Questprobe series that was never finished, but was resurrected for Marvel Fanfare.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 24, 2013 at 10:17 AM
Gah! So close :) Yep, I own MF #33, but I totally forgot about that. I was even thinking an appearance on Alpha Flight, but the Hulk color was stumping me.ReplyDelete
Speaking of Marvel Fanfare, those Charles Vess pics from the other post are gorgeous. He did really nice pin ups and covers. He had a great eye for design as well.
Hey AL, glad you enjoyed the Vess portfolio, they were quite lovely.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2013 at 12:06 AM
Rats, and I've got Marvel Fanfare #33, too, although I don't remember a thing about it...ReplyDelete