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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) warned today that thousands of City jobs in the UK are set to be lost over the next three months.
Tumbling profitability, a slowdown in business negotiations in Blighty's struggling financial services sector and a major dip in confidence about the current turbulent market conditions have all contributed to increase job fears in the City.
The CBI published the bleak findings in its latest quarterly survey, carried out with PricewaterhouseCoopers even before the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the rescue takeover of Merill Lynch and Washington's $700bn bailout plan for US banks. The report covers leading UK High Street banks, building societies, insurers, securities groups and fund managers.
Business over the past three months has been sluggish at City firms, with only ten per cent reporting that their turnover had climbed during the period, while 61 per cent said it had fallen. It's the biggest drop seen since the survey begun in December 1989, said the CBI.
Half of the financial houses that took part in the CBI survey reported a serious decline in profitability and predicted that worse was still to come.
"One year after the credit crunch first took hold, business volumes and profitability in the financial sector have taken their hardest hammering yet," said CBI deputy director-general John Cridland. "Firms have become more fearful about the extent and length of the credit crunch and they are now looking to cut more jobs and scale back investment."
The report coincides with today's news that Bradford & Bingley PLC has been thrown a lifeline by the UK Treasury – which announced this morning that the bank had been nationalised, with the immediate loss of 370 jobs, and the promise of more cuts to come.
The government will transfer Bradford & Bingley's retail deposits biz and branch network to Banco Santander-owned Abbey National.
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M-C Lamarre's business card reads "Have brush, will travel," and the New Bedford artist has proven it to be truth in advertising.
M-C Lamarre's business card reads "Have brush, will travel," and the New Bedford artist has proven it to be truth in advertising.
This weekend, Lamarre was putting the final touches on her 100th mural of Fenway Park at Jerry Remy's new Fall River restaurant. They were the last strokes of an almost decade-long odyssey that took her to 15 U.S. states (plus D.C. and Nova Scotia); she has painted them in bars, in bedrooms, in nurseries, in man caves and even on the sides of barns.
"I think people connect with it on another level," Lamarre says. "Each one is tied to a memory and everyone's story is different." Lamarre has taken precious care with each mural — and it shows in the beautiful, sharp detail. She knows that every mural will become something more than just a quirky addition to the family or business. They become conversation pieces, mementos of home, even remembrances of loved ones.
"A couple years back, my wife's mother had passed away," recounts Vince Schaff of Waterbury, CT. "She was a big fan of the Red Sox and used to talk about how she loved going to Fenway Park"� We thought it would be a neat way to honor her having Fenway on our barn."
What started out as a memorial for his mother-in-law quickly took on a life of its own. "We have people stopping by all the time to take a look at it and take pictures" Vince explained. "Everyone who stops by has a story about Fenway and loves to talk about going there with their parents or families. It's just a painting and it shouldn't matter, but it's a piece of art. I wake up every morning and when I see it, it brings a smile to my face."
Lamarre started her career as a tour manager for a travelling art museum, but after two and half years she decided to pursue art on her own. Though trained as a potter, Lamarre found she had a talent for painting, and a mural of Fenway Park she painted for her nephew's bedroom was the start of something bigger.
She continued to paint Fenway murals, all by hand, for friends and clients, and things really picked up when Boston Globe Magazine did a feature on the project in 2008. "Up to that point I had only painted 25 murals "� now, four years later, I'm about to finish my 100th."
"Every little thing she does and her attention to every little detail is unbelievable," says James Lado, one of the owners of Slugger Academy in Medfield. He commissioned Lamarre to paint a mural for his batting cage facility (prices start at $250 for a small room and go up depending on the complexity) and says the mural has not only been a hit with customers but has set his business apart from the rest. "Companies have wanted to advertise next to the wall. That's a big deal. It has totally legitimized us."
"She's not someone going through the motions." Lado continues, "She sat down with us and wanted to see what we wanted, what our vision was."
Lamarre has given each client the option to choose the box score from any Red Sox game in history to be painted on the Monster's scoreboard. She also lets each client personalize the morse code that runs in vertical white strips on the scoreboard (at the real Fenway, the code stands for the initials of former owner Tom Yawkey and his wife). Sandra Esprellado, a Lakeville native who now lives in Virginia, chose her anniversary date and her kids' birthdays — and finds that the mural claims bi-partisan support.
"Both neighbors on both sides are Yankees fans and they love it," says Esprellado, who had the mural put in her sewing room. "I just go down there and sit and look at it. It's a little piece of home."
Lamarre's enthusiasm is infectious, and each mural is a like a handwritten note, personalized, thoughtful and painted specially for each client. The relationships she forms seem to last as long as the art.
John Thayer, who had Lamarre paint a mural in his basement, came out to help her sketch the work for the 100th mural at Jerry Remy's.
"As soon as I met her, we just became friends," Thayer recounts. "We've kept in touch, gone to games together "� she probably didn't think I was serious when I offered to help, but I came out and helped with stencils and putting up foul poles. I just wanted to help an yway I could."
Lado marveled at the skill Lamarre showed.
"It used to be, if ever anybody asked me 'If you could do anything as effortlessly as somebody' I would always say 'Skate like Wayne Gretzky," he said. "Now, I would just want to paint like M-C- Lamarre, just be able to sit in front of something and just go to work. She's the real deal."
When asked what the murals mean to her, Lamarre says "to me, it's all about interacting with the client, hearing their stories, and becoming friends along the way."
She has thoughts about putting a book together on the project, and even though she reached her goal of 100 murals completed during the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park, she'd love to wind up with a mural in every state.
"I'm not planning to retire my green paint."


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The competition between Google and DuckDuckGo proved to be surprisingly fierce. In many respects the tiny DuckDuckGo holds its own against the giant that is Google, and even more so if the user is willing to slightly manipulate the search query to work around DuckDuckGo's temperamental intelligence layer. So it is heartening to see that DuckDuckGo is a viable alternative to Google by its own merits. But the elephant in the room here is Google's extensive tracking of user data. For that reason many users will staunchly avoid it on moral grounds, and for them the natural recourse is DuckDuckGo. Fortunately for them, it's a really great choice. In my case, privacy is not a primary concern. But having a top-notch search engine is. That's why I set DuckDuckGo as my browser's default search engine, and here's hoping it stays there for a long time.
I tried the 'new' DDG as well since it came out, setting it as my default search engine. Sadly, my experience wasn't as positive - it simply didn't find the things I was looking for about 80% of the time. Within a few days, I got into the habit of simply adding !g to every search query to go straight to Google anyway since that gave me the results I was looking for.
DDG's interface and presentation are far superior to Google's, but in the end, it's the results that matter, and not the coat of paint they're covered in. I do agree with the author's note about Google always - infuriatingly always - leading with YouTube video results on every damn query. So annoying.
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Apparently DDG was useless for searchs in Russian for quite some time, but lately it became more or less on par, mostly because it assigns more weight to Yandex results and ammends them with those from Google. Last time I compared, all three gave comparable results with no clear winner.


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A Coffee Lover's Dream Come True
Like many Americans, I am a coffee lover. I'm a regular at a local coffee shop, so much so that I don't even have to order. The baristas see me walk through the door and they start making my drink. I always have my drink in my hand before I've even paid for it.
This is a great thing for my taste buds, but a terrible thing for my wallet. I suppose there are worse addictions I could have. I mean nobody ever got a DUI for drinking four espressos and driving, and nobody has been cited for an open container while walking downtown with a latte in their hand.
I recently saw a video for a product that is any coffee lover's dream. It's called the Top Brewer. This magical machine works with your iphone or ipad to make you the best cup of home brewed espresso, cappuccino or macchiato you've ever had with just the touch of a button.
This dream machine is pretty amazing and can be built right into your kitchen or office. The only thing that worries me is that I can't seem to find out how much this baby costs. It makes me think that the only way I'll be able to own one is right after I win the lottery.
Joy Larson is a mother of four boys, graduate of the University of Montana, animal lover and writer.


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Best Sounds of the NFL | Week 14
Best of Randy Moss Mic'd Up
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'Sound FX': The best of Cam Newton mic'd up
'Sound FX': The best of Earl Thomas mic'd up
'Sound FX': Best of Tony Romo and Jason Witten's bromance
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'Sound FX': Inside the 'biggest replay in Eagles' history'
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'Sound FX': Officials explain why Clement's catch was a TD
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Some people have emailed me that they can't find my Oracle 11g New Features for DBAs and Developers on Oracle Technology Network anymore.
OTN has apparently done some cleanup, defragmentation and coalescing and as a result a lot of URLs have moved around, including those for articles of mine. The new URL for my Oracle 11g NF series is http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/sql/index-099021.html
Just in case you are looking for my Oracle 10g New Features for DBAs and Developers series (including the 10gR2 addendum), here it is http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/sql/index-082320.html.
While on the subject of changed URLs, in case you are wondering about my other series on OTN - Project Lockdown - that is a four part series on Oracle Security, here it is http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/index-087388.html
Hope you find them useful.
Confessions of an Oracle Database Junkie - Arup Nanda The opinions expressed here are mine and mine alone. They may not necessarily reflect that of my employers and customers - both past or present. The comments left by the reviewers are theirs alone and may not reflect my opinion whether implied or not. None of the advice is warranted to be free of errors and ommision. Please use at your own risk and after thorough testing in your environment.
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Resident Evil: Afterlife [Movie Trailer]
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Today, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company unveiled the upcoming near field communication toys for Pokémon Scramble U. Phew, finally!
The set includes Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Torchic, Piplup, Lucario, Victini and one special (or secret) Pokémon. According to The Pokémon Company, this is the "first set". The official release indicates that there will be more NFC Pocket Monster figures in the future.
As mentioned before, each figure is priced at ¥200 ($2) and will be sold through a capsule toy machine vending machine. That means you won't know what you're getting! And that means people will probably end up spending a lot to complete their set.
There's also a nifty carrying case for kids to cart around their figures in. The suggested retail price is ¥780 ($8).
For more on these NFC figures, be sure to read Kotaku previous coverage.


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This whimsical print is from my original painting and collage. I use acrylics, inks, charcoal and papers in my original designs to create unique one of a kind art full of whimsical imagery. My hope is to brighten your life and home with a little Bit O' Whimsey!
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Jordan - Lott marry in Houston, Texas
Anita Alana Lott and Will Cody Jordan, both of Houston, Texas, were united in marriage Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at 7:00 in the evening at Holy Rosary Catholic Church of Houston. Deacon John Pelletier officiated the ceremony. David L. Paxton, cantor; Carolyn Mattax; organist, and Bruce R. Baxter, Jr., cousin of the bride, provided the music for the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Col. and Mrs. Calvin R. Lott, Jr. of Fort Worth, Texas. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eddins Geyer of Arlington, Texas, and Mrs. Calvin R. Lott and the late Mr. Calvin R. Lott of Fort Worth. The bridegroom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth McGaughey of Broken Bow. He is the grandson of Mrs. Harold Peterson and the late Mr. Marlyn Jenson of Roslyn, SD, and Mrs. Robert McGaughey and the late Mr. Robert McGaughey of Gordon. Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride chose an off-white Alencon lace Pronovias gown, which featured a strapless, scalloped neckline and a dropped-waist bodice with satin-covered buttons. Her romantic gown exhibited a full A-line skirt with a scalloped lace hemline that flowed into an elegant chapel-length train. She wore a Jim Hjelm double-faced silk satin ribbon to accentuate her waist. On top of the bodice, she wore a sleeveless, jewel neckline Alencon lace bolero jacket. To add a traditional touch, she wore a cathedral-length mantilla-style veil, which was adorned with beaded Alencon lace along the edge. She carried a bouquet of ivory hydrangeas, roses and off-white verbena tied in ivory satin. Emily Brown of Fort Worth served as matron of honor. Mara Tugle of Versailles, Ky., Lindsey Crabbe of Dallas, Texas and Katherine Gehman of Houston read scripture. Kate Roylyn Anderson of Houston and Madeline Fay Anderson of Fort Worth, cousins of the bride, served as flower girls. Canaan Whitfield-Cargile of College Station, Pa., served as best man. John Jordan of Sidney, Clint Jordan of Broken Bow, Miles Jordan of Tekamah, David Bradley of Houston, Texas, and Jake Engler of Magnolia, Texas served as ushers. A reception followed the ceremony at the House of Blues-Houston, where family and friends enjoyed an evening of dinner and dancing to music performed by The Johnny Cash Cover Band and Jason Garcia of Space City Entertainment. Floral Events of Houston designed the flowers, and Edible Designs by Jessie created the wedding cake. On the eve of the wedding, the parents of the groom hosted a rehearsal dinner at El Tiempo Cantina in Houston. The bride graduated from Nolan Catholic High School and Texas A&M University, where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M and completed an internship in equine surgery at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. She is a member of the Junior League of North Harris County and is employed by Kasper and Rigby Veterinary Associates. The groom graduated from Broken Bow High School and the University of Nebraska, where he was a member of FarmHouse fraternity. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University, completed an internship in equine surgery at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky, and completed a residency in large-animal surgery at Texas A&M University. He is employed by Waller Equine Hospital. Following a honeymoon to St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, the couple will reside in Waller, Texas.


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Davidson County Commissioner Fred McClure officially signed a settlement agreement Thursday between stakeholders of the Yadkin Project, including Alcoa Power Generating Inc.
Davidson County Commissioner Fred McClure officially signed a settlement agreement Thursday between stakeholders of the Yadkin Project, including Alcoa Power Generating Inc.
The agreement, which also includes the signatures of the High Rock Lake Association, High Rock Business Owners Group, and 22 other federal agencies, local governments, homeowners and environmental interest groups, was initiated by Alcoa when it started its quest for a new license to operate dams along the Yadkin in 2006.
The Davidson County Board of Commissioners voted 4-3 in 2007 not to sign the agreement, which outlines ecological, environmental and recreational compromises between Alcoa and the other stakeholders.
However, the board reversed its decision in January, voting 5-2 to sign the agreement.
While nothing in the agreement has changed, McClure said the board's roster has been altered in recent years.
"We just realized we needed to have the partnership with Alcoa," McClure said.
Alcoa's application for a new, 50-year license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is currently on hold, as the corporation has yet to receive a required water quality certificate from the state. Alcoa initially received the certificate in 2009, but it was later revoked after the state Division of Water Quality said the company submitted inaccurate data.
After first appealing the revocation, Alcoa submitted a new application for the water quality certificate in September 2012. The application process can take up to one year.
If the application is approved, Alcoa will notify FERC and it will take action within nine to 12 weeks, said Ray Barham, Alcoa's Yadkin Project relicensing manager.
"We would expect them to issue the license by the end of the year," Barham said.
Alcoa, based in Pittsburgh, used the Yadkin's dams since World War I to supply electricity to a riverside aluminum plant that once employed about 1,000 people. The plant closed about a decade ago, and Alcoa now sells the electricity to commercial customers.
Several state officials, including former Govs. Mike Easley and Bev Perdue, have openly opposed Alcoa continuing to generate energy and profits now that the jobs are gone. New Republican Gov. Pat McCrory hasn't yet announced his position.
Other state lawmakers, like Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, R-Cabarrus, argued that the entire issue is about public benefit, something Hartsell said the corporation does not provide any longer. During a Uwharrie Regional Resources Commission meeting last year, Hartsell went even further to argue, "the state owns the beds of the rivers and the waters entrusted to the public as a whole."
"What is the public benefit related to a private operation that benefits from the waters for private gain?" Hartsell said.
Following Hartsell's comments, a report prepared by the state's Program Evaluation Division found that North Carolina gained ownership to submerged lands under navigable waters by taking them from King George III after the Revolutionary War.
In addition, a report released by a nonprofit sustainable economic development group said the state could make anywhere from $747 million to $1.2 billion in hydropower revenues if it retained the same federal license Alcoa is seeking. State management would also result in about 350 to 557 more permanent jobs, paying between $17 and $28 million in additional wages, according to the report.
Davidson County Commissioners Larry Potts and Don Truell voted against the county signing on to the licensing agreement, which was submitted to FERC as part of Alcoa's license application.
Truell said he wanted a chance to read the document.
"The only thing that I had to go on, at that time, was the instance when we first talked this a few years ago," Truell said. "At that time, the commissioners were in favor of holding Alcoa to the fire and getting something done, and it seems like they changed their minds. Why they changed their minds, I don't know."
Former Davidson County Commissioners and active members of the Uwharrie Regional Resources Commission, Max Walser and Cathy Dunn, were opposed to the board signing the agreement.
"The reason I was opposed was because I felt like we would be acquiescing and agreeing to letting Alcoa get another license for another 50 years," said Walser, who chairs the Uwharrie Regional Resources Commission. "I think it's a mistake to give Alcoa a license for 50 years."
Walser said his interest is protecting local waters for his grandchildren, waters he thinks will be very valuable in the future.
"I want residents in Davidson County and up and down the Yadkin River Basin to control our own destinies," Walser said. "I don't want any corporations deciding that."
Dunn, appointed to the commission in January, said most Uwharrie commissioners don't oppose the actual compromises that were reached in the settlement agreement. However, supporting Alcoa and its new license is a whole different matter.
"If the state were to get the license, the agreement would be honored, and the water would generate power, revenue, income, and jobs for many and many people, for a long time," Dunn said. "In the end, the water belongs to the people of north Carolina, not a private company."
The next Uwharrie Regional Resources Committee meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at the Catawba College Center for the Environment in Salisbury.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - – The price of tomatoes could double if the U.S. Commerce Department ends an importation trade agreement with Mexico -- a move that would send the country over a "tomato cliff," an influential Arizona-based trade association warned Thursday.
The Fresh Produce Association of Americas, based in Nogales, Ariz., conducted a study concluding that if Mexican tomatoes are barred from the U.S. market, then prices for some Hothouse tomatoes would double from $2.50 to $5 per pound.
Florida produces much of the nation's winter tomatoes.
It will be very unfortunate if this evolves into a shooting war because this becomes a tit-for-tat and in the end, nobody wins.
The trade agreement with Mexico has long been criticized by Florida tomato growers, who argue that it is outdated and crippling their industry.
Their main complaint is that their Mexican counterparts have been taking advantage of the Tomato Suspension Agreement to "dump" their product in the U.S.
"We feel if we don't draw a line in the sand so we can trade produce in this hemisphere freely and fairly, there will be no domestic production of tomatoes in this country," Reggie Brown, vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange, told The Washington Post in September.
But for Arizona, some lawmakers say making an enemy of our number one trading partner might not be the best idea.
When it comes to produce in Arizona, the relationship with farmers and growers south of the border adds up to big business.
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"It's all about jobs. We stand to lose 111,000 jobs because of the cessation of this agreement. This is all about Arizona's economy. Mexico is our biggest trading partner," says GOP State Sen. Jerry Lewis.
Mesa Republican Jerry Lewis joined forces with Democratic State Senator Linda Lopez to voice opposition to the termination of the fresh tomato importation agreement with Mexico.
The lawmakers believe trade with Mexico, which tops $12 billion a year across the board, will be hurt if our neighbors to the south feel like the U.S. government favors domestic markets.
"This is a golden opportunity right in our backyard and instead of limiting it, we need to be focused on strengthening that relationship," says Lewis.
Mexico's government says such a move would damage its trade relations with the United States, its partner in the North American Free Trade Agreement. It said the country's trade in tomatoes with the United States was worth over $1.8 billion in 2011.
Mexico also accused the U.S. of playing politics with tomatoes, calling the Commerce Department announcement a ploy to placate farmers in an important swing state.
"It will be very unfortunate if this evolves into a shooting war because this becomes a tit-for-tat and in the end, nobody wins," John Keeling, chief executive of the National Potato Council, told The New York Times.
Mexican farmers also warn that prices will rise if the agreement is squashed.
"You can imagine the effect this may have on the U.S. consumer," Mexican economy minister Bruno Ferrari told the Post.
The Commerce Department said it will make a final determination on the future of the tomato agreement in no later than nine months.
Mexican tomato growers had sought a meeting last month to find a "mutually satisfactory" solution to the tomato issue, the country's Economy Department said Thursday. Cutting ties would severely impact an industry in Mexico that employs 350,000 people.
"The Economy Department expresses its deep concern over the negative impact this preliminary decision could have on our bilateral trade relationship."
It noted that ending the agreement would lead to force Americans to dig deeper into the pockets, thus wouldn't have a positive impact on U.S. consumers.
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The Metro Music Expo debuted Sept. 12–14 in Novi, Mich., providing musicians and music lovers of all ages and skill levels with a weekend of education, sound and lighting clinics, hands-on gear tutorials, networking and musical performances. Music industry panel topics included songwriting, music publishing and royalties, booking, and publicity. Featured speakers included Howard Hertz, Motor City Music Foundation board president and entertainment attorney, who addressed subjects such as management and new possibilities for artist revenue. As part of the convention's music education component, The Recording Academy's Sarah Mudler spoke on the "Careers In Music You've Never Considered" panel. Mudler appeared with Daniel Cronk, a professor at Ferris State University's music industry management program, and Isabelle Tulk, president of the Michigan Music Teachers Association.
In late September, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs held its annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival and Simon Rodia Watts Jazz Festival, in addition to celebrating the grand opening of the Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center. Among the festivities offered at the drum festival were a high school drum line challenge competition and an interactive drumming workshop with musician Chalo Eduardo. Adding to the diversity was the percussion section of the Liän Ensemble, which played classical and experimental Persian music alongside lyrics from mystical poet Rumi. The jazz festival featured performances by the L.A. Multi School Jazz Alumni Band and the JMP Orchestra conducted by musicians Patrice Rushen and Buddy Collette. Many national and international attendees congregated for the opening of the Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center, which is dedicated to young people and provides a variety of cultural programs in a safe, creative atmosphere for individual expression under the guidance of professional artists. Festivities at the opening included a tribute to Mingus, a student piano recital and remarks from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
In related news, the Liän Ensemble's concert was an exhilarating highlight of the triannual World Festival of Sacred Music held during the month of September in greater Los Angeles. In a fascinating exemplification of music as a universal language, the Liän Ensemble was joined on Sept. 13 at UCLA's Royce Hall by international artists Waldemar Bastos, Emiko Susilo (with guitarist Rob Levit), Indian folk musicians Rupayan, and Siberian throat-singing group Chirgilchin in a seamless melding of highly divergent musical styles. On Sept. 23 at the Wayfarers Chapel in Palos Verdes, Calif., the ensemble again performed, combining intricate musical structure with an evocative blend of traditional and original compositions. Other festival events expressed music's inseparability from dance while also imparting lessons in the literature of each originating culture. Dancer Mythili Prakash was remarkable in her elegant interpretation of Eastern classical texts through the Indian dance form of bharatanatyam. Basing her production on the 12th-century Gita Govinda, dancer Sohini Ray created stunning visuals not only by showcasing rarely seen Manipuri dance drama but also through colorful, museum-quality costumes, exact replicas of those worn by temple deities. And, Jugalbandi Ensemble of Indian Music's mix of musicians proved that music transcends and unifies culture, age and gender. Free to all, the festival's closing ceremony on Sept. 28 in Santa Monica, Calif., hosted 300 artists and 4,000 attendees from young children to the elderly sang, danced and drummed.
(Laurel Fishman is a writer and editor specializing in entertainment media. She reports regularly for GRAMMY.com and GRAMMY magazine, and she is an advocate for the benefits of music making, music listening, music education, music therapy and music-and-the-brain research.)


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In the days following the tragic passing of Columbus Crew and former Chicago Fire PDL midfielder Kirk Urso, many tributes and reactions have been recorded.
Urso's passing this week marked the second loss of life this year for the club's PDL alumni after former forward Patrick Grange (2002-04) lost his battle with Lou Gehrig's disease in April.
As Fire players returned to training Wednesday following two days off, what struck me was the reach and touch points that the promising midfielder had throughout American soccer.
A survey of the youngsters that make up the club's defensive corps served as a prime example.
"I was shocked. I really couldn't believe it," said former Fire PDL teammate Austin Berry. "He always had a smile on his face but once he got on the field, he was serious. He was someone I would have wanted on my team."
Berry and Urso became well acquainted with each other on the field and off during the 2010 PDL campaign with the pair being the only two players to appear in all 16 regular season games that season. Urso led the team with five goals and four assists and also doubled playing with the club's Super-20 side during 2010.
Tony Walls, another PDL teammate, drew on even earlier memories of the Downers Grove product.
"I was in utter disbelief," said the Fire right back I knew him growing up a bit as well with ODP since he was from Illinois and I'm from Wisconsin. He's a hell of a player. He worked both ways offensively and defensively. He carried himself well of the field too. It's shocking. He was always very polite and well-spoken. He was very competitive on the field. Off the field, he was a class guy."
College Connections
While Urso's loss was felt among those that knew him via his Fire roots, it was Jalil Anibaba who perhaps knew him best after teaming with the midfielder during the University of North Carolina's run to the NCAA College Cup in 2010.
"Kirk was a great guy," said the second year defender. "On and off the field, he was always doing the right things – I would call him a perfectionist. He never took shortcuts in life. He was a good guy to every single one of his teammates and the coaching staff. He embodied a true student athlete at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and you could see he was becoming an even better pro."
While Anibaba teamed with Urso at UNC, Hunter Jumper got to know him beginning with their time with the U.S. U-17 National Team.
"I first met Kirk on a U-17 National Team trip in Minnesota," said Jumper. "It was our first trip and Kirk was just coming into residency. He looked so young and he stood out right away, you could see by the way he played and carried himself that he was ready to be a residency player at 16 years old.
Later on, Jumper became even more familiar with Urso in high-stakes Atlantic Coast Conference clashes when the Fire defender lined up for the University of Virginia against the Tar Heels.
"He was always the first guy our coaches would circle on the board as someone to watch out for. You knew in college he was going to be in MLS and did well to make his path there. The news this week shows you just how precious life is."
After Sunday's news, MLS matches in Portland and Seattle observed a moment of silence in honor of Urso, showing the close-knit nature of the American soccer community.
In recognition of Urso's time with the Chicago Fire, the team will wear black armbands during Sunday's match at the Philadelphia Union.


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We all know the biggest need on this team is probably at DE. A pass rusher. A guy that single handedly can change an entire offensive gameplan with his disruption.
In 2013.. there isn't such a guy. In 2014 though, there will be. This man..
We don't have a whole lot of needs.. not like say a Jacksonville, Kansas City, Oakland, etc.
So why not trade a couple of this years picks to a possible bottom feeder in 2013 in return for their 2014 1st rounder? In a sense it'd be like a gamble that we could possibly find ourselves with the 1st overall next season with Jadeveon Clowney available to be selected.


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October 16, 2014
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September 12, 2014
Paul Eide traveled to Whatever, USA with 2,000 other lucky individuals to take part in Bud Light's impromptu, fun-filled weekend of festivities.
May 16, 2013
There's a laundry list of great things to do while visiting Rome, and going on a Vespa tour should be at the top of your list.
April 9, 2013
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January 27, 2013
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April 12, 2012
We traveled to Vegas to cover the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational and enjoyed a luxury weekend at Aria Resort & Casino.
March 16, 2012
Bullz-Eye heads to Chicago to check out some Harleys, smoke cigars, drink whiskey, and do lots of other guy stuff.
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A Royal Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas and back, along with tons of food and beer? Sounds like a winner to us!
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We got an up-close look at Ram's luxurious 2011 Laramie Longhorn during a weekend filled with fried food and football at the State Fair of Texas.
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DarkWolf wrote:Silent Mobius wrote:DarkWolf wrote:Right now I'm addicted to Warhawk (first MMO for a console, and a PS3 exclusive no less!) and Halo 3, but I've stopped there for a short while, A) I don't have XBL, and B) I'm on one of the flood levels and I've run out of ammo (not a spoiler because you'd have to be an idiot not to expect Flood in the final Halo game) so I'm down to meleeing these huge arsed bastards that can kill me in one hit :/
... I'm pretty sure thats not the first Massive Mutiplayer Online (am I right ) game on a console... I know for a fact Monster Hunter came out as an MMo for the PS2 not to mention Fantasy Star series and Final Fantasy 11 for the 360.
Edit: Sorry for the double post but he neds to get his facts straight (don't worry though, don't take this too seriously)
Meh, sorry about that. I really don't pay attention to things as stupid and pointless as facts.
Well I don't take them too seriously just remember:
Facts are meaningless, they can be used to prove anything.


text: Combining "Geo" the Greek word for Earth, on which everybody stands and walks - with the letter "X" - a symbol for technology - the Geox name highlights the DNA of a company founded on revolutionary ideas and on research and applied technology to make them come true. Traditional rubber outsole causes condensation on the sole of the foot, creating a plastic-bag effect around it. Perspiration lingers in traditional shoes; this can lead to undesirable foot odor and other related problems. GEOX rubber outsoles contain a special microporous membrane that is both breathable and waterproof: it absorbs and expels sweat without letting water in. With geox, feet are kept dry and at the right temperature.


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The American Montessori Society (AMS) is thrilled to be honoring a Dallas local, Dr. Joyce Pickering, as its 2013 Living Legacy. The award culminates a career Pickering has spent as an advocate of the Montessori approach, coupled with much service to AMS—including as current AMS vice president.
To the thousands of families whose children have attended this Dallas's Shelton School & Evaluation Center in the past 3 decades, Dr. Pickering's is a well-known name. For 20 years she was Shelton's executive director; currently she is executive director emerita.
Under Pickering's tenure, Shelton saw significant growth and development, including an expansion of the application of the Montessori philosophy and practice and the launching of the Shelton Montessori Teacher Education Center. Montessori is a holistic, child-centered approach to learning that is based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood.
Pickering also oversaw the creation of an outreach center that every year responds to more than 27,000 requests for information and resources, and the development of a unique collaboration between Shelton, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the University of Texas, and Dallas's Center for Brain Health.
In addition to being a Montessori educator and school administrator, Joyce Pickering is a speech and hearing pathologist, a learning differences specialist, an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University, and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She is also vice-president for accreditation of the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council.
A presenter of international renown, Pickering has delivered addresses in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden. This fall, she was a keynote presenter at the annual conference of The Institute for Montessori Education in Houston.
Dr. Pickering is the 21st person in the history of the American Montessori Society to be honored as a Living Legacy.
When asked how she feels about receiving the 2013 American Montessori Society AMS Living Legacy tribute, Dr. Pickering responds: "Surprised is too mild a word! When your peers honor you, there is nothing more meaningful."
Says AMS executive director Richard A. Ungerer: "The Living Legacy program plays an important role for AMS. Not only does it allow us to honor exemplary members of our community, but through the program we raise monies, in the name of the Living Legacy, for education scholarships. Donations in Joyce's name will help prospective Montessori teachers fund their studies—providing vital support in these tough economic times."
Over the coming months, special events in Dallas and beyond will provide educators and parents with opportunities to meet Pickering in new venues, and to benefit from her wisdom. Shelton School sponsored a "Jeans Day for Joyce" on January 18. Students and employees paid $5 to wear jeans to school, with proceeds benefitting AMS scholarships for teacher education.
On March 14, Joyce will present a keynote address, "To Touch a Child's Heart and Mind: The Gifts of Montessori for Students with Learning Differences, at the American Montessori Society Annual Conference in Orlando.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 15, 2012) – For the fifth straight year, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Buccaneer Athletic Scholarship Association (BASA) are inviting Buccaneer fans to welcome the 2012-13 basketball season at the "Bluenanza" tipoff event presented by Johnson City Honda on Thursday, Oct. 18 inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
The event begins at 6 p.m. with Bojangles providing free food for students, while the first 500 fans will be treated to complimentary stadium food followed by the event itself at 7 p.m. Admission is free to the public.
The Bluenanza – which will be highlighted by scrimmages for both the ETSU men's and women's teams, a 3-point shooting contest, and a slam dunk contest – will also feature prize giveaways for both students and fans.
To purchase season tickets for the upcoming men's and women's basketball season, contact the ETSU ticket office at 423-439-ETSU (3878), or purchase them the night of Bluenanza. For more information on Buccaneer athletics, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.
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We believe biology ontologies should reflect the consensus of biologists. To promote consensus and assist the development of ontologies in biology domains, we implemented a web-based ontology term organizer (OTO) to collect grouping and relationship opinions from biologists. Besides is_a and part_of relations (the most frequently used relations in biology domains), OTO can also be used to sort out ordered values in any domain. A demo dataset OTO_demo has been set up at http://biosemantics.arizona.edu/ONTNEW. Use username OTOdemo and password OTOdemopass to login.


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THE firm responsible for advertising on bus shelters has said it has reported a spoof advert to Thames Valley Police.
A poster reading "Plan for a Healthy Retirement" and featuring a picture of a doctor handing an elderly woman a gun, above, appeared at a bus shelter in Abingdon Road, Oxford, yesterday morning.
Media company Clear Channel, which manages the advertising on most bus shelters in Oxford, confirmed it had reported the matter to police.
Clear Channel spokesman Guy Melzack said they'd had a number of reports of a similar thing happening elsewhere in the country. He said: Our operations teams are working to replace the affected sites and we will liaise with those client and agency partners whose campaigns have been affected to ensure that their campaigns are fulfilled."
Mr Melzack said the bus shelter could have been defaced as part of the movement called "brandalism" which subverts advertising billboards to make political and social points.
This month the movement has organised a "takeover" of more than 360 corporate advertising spaces, replacing them with artwork.
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FatMuz wrote:I took it for a short ride the other day... an awesome ride, different to the Hoggar, bit still great fun.
So how different do they feel Muz? Does the 9:zero:7 feel more playful?
Do you have any rocky down hill sections to compare the two? I imagine that the Hoggar will shine on that.


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Technically, this game is awesome. The visuals in UFC 2009 Undisputed are unmatched in the fighting genre, and even though it might sound cheesy, watching this game from afar looks like watching the real thing. Character models are very nicely detailed, from their muscle definition to their individual tattoos and body markings.
One thing that was particularly impressive was the way that damage is handled. As each fighter gets pummeled, you will start to see bruising, and eventually cuts on areas that have been frequently hit. These injuries dont just appear randomly; they gradually become visible as a fight wears on.
Sound in this title is also very impressive, mainly because of the commentary track. I was continually surprised at how accurate the commentary was during fights, and I rarely heard repeated phrases during my first few hours of gameplay. Although the music in the game is sort of generic, the commentary really pumps up the sound quality, and it adds to the deep immersion value of this game.
As far as control is concerned, UFC 2009 Undisputed is definitely not a title for beginners. Although the face buttons are tied to left/right kicks and left/right punches, in order to perform grappling and submission moves, you will have to perform some complex actions. Although the tutorial mode takes about a half hour to go through, it is definitely worth it, as the matches require quite a bit of strategy and advanced moves for success.
I am not a big fan of the UFC. Sure, Ive seen a few matches here and there, but I dont really follow the sport devoutly. I guess wrestling is more my cup of tea. Now, that said, I have to admit I love this game. UFC 2009 Undisputed takes all the things that makes the UFC sport electrifying for fans, and puts it into a cohesive and realistic game experience. Even if you are not a follower of the UFC, if you like sports games or even just fighting games, UFC 2009 Undisputed is an extraordinary title that wont disappoint! With plenty of modes and lengthy career and classic modes, you may find yourself drawn to the octagon more than you expected!
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Searching centuries of Narratives, Art, Nature, & Everyday Life for WHY human society changes & what those living before us declare in their own words & in their design & images of the world around them.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Back & forth - Crossing the Atlantic with Henry Bacon 1839–1912
Henry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) Departure from New York Harbor
Henry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) The Departure
Henry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) Distant Thoughts
Henry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) Goodbye
Henry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) On the Open Sea
Henry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) Romantic Observations
Henry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) Land
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Women by South Carolinian Charles Fraser 1782-1860
When I was researching 18th-century early American gardens along the Atlantic coast, I visited The Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston to look at the notebooks & journals of Charles Fraser. Fraser was known as a miniaturist, but I was eager to see his small drawings of Charleston & its surrounds which clearly showed gardens & grounds. These are just a few of his amazing miniatures of women.
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Friday, July 19, 2013
A Few of My Favorite Moons
Thomas Buttersworth (1768-1842) Smugglers and Revenue Cutter
Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) Searchlight on the Harbor Entrance Santiago de Cuba
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch artist, 1853-1890) Starry-Night.
Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935) Moonlight on the Sound
Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) Moonrise
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) Ladder to the Moon
Samuel Palmer (British artist, 1805-1881) Harvest Moon
Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) Sleeping Gypsy
Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) Carnival Evening
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), On the River Tyne
Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) Evening Seascape
Edvard Munch (1863-1944)
Emil Carlsen (1853-1932) Moonlilt Seascape
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) Snow Storm, Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps 1812
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986)
George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) Wood-Boatmen on a River
Henri Julien Rousseau (1844-1910) Jungle with Lion
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) Kissing the Moon
Gustaw Gwozdecki (1880-1935) Moon
George Inness (1825-1894) Harvest Moon
Joan Miro (1893-1983)
Sebastian Pether (1790-1844) A Moonlit Cove
Maria Hadfield Cosway (1759-1838) Girl Dancing by the Sea
Odilon Redon (1840-1916) Boat in the Moonlight
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853-1890) Evening Landscape With Rising Moon
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938)
Samuel Palmer (British painter, 1805-1881) Harvest Moon
René François Ghislain Magritte (1898-1967)
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) Moonlight
Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847-1917)
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Lovers In Moon
Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847-1917) Toilers of the Sea
Alfred Stevens (1823-1906) Moonlit Seascape
Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon c. 1824
Charles Henry Gifford (1839-1904) Battersea Bridge, London
Charles-François Daubigny (1817-1878) Moonrise 1877
Claude Monet (1840-1926) Charing Cross Bridge, Fog on the Thames
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) Fishermen at Sea c 1796
Georges Rouault (1871-1958)
Thomas Cole (1801-1848) Expulsion - Moon and Firelight
Jean-François Millet (1814-1875) The Shepherd at the Fold by Moonlight
Hendrik Avercamp (Dutch artist, 1585-1634) Fishermen at Moonlight 1625
1711 Donato Creti (Italian 1671-1749) Astronomical Observations The Moon
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Savvy car buyers often avoid buying a brand-new because of the immediate depreciation.
The same principle can apply to wedding gowns. If you buy a gently used bridal frock, you can easily save 20 percent or more.
Even better, if you can simply borrow it, you may save more than 10 percent to 30 percent of your wedding budget. Either way, you can fulfill one of the four commandments of your wedding day of wearing "something old" or "something borrowed."
Founded by Jacqueline Courtney, a former fashion publicist and one-time bride, NearlyNewlywed.com is one website tapping into the mindset of saving money during one of life's most expensive events and even leaving a minimal carbon footprint.
The new site, which launched in April, offers a lineup of near-new designer bridal and party gowns, including Monique Lhuillier, Reem Acra, Melissa Sweet, Pronovias and Oscar de la Renta, at 30 percent to 70 percent off. Another price comes with it – the resell price that the company will buy it back for after your event. If you want to hold out for more dollars, you can let the site consign it for a flat consignment fee of 30 percent of the asking price.
"After having access to celebrities and editors and designers, I expected that option in wedding gowns, but what I saw didn't fulfill that need … I didn't want just any rental bridal gown, I wanted Reem Acra," Courtney says. "I wanted to bring that experience to brides-to-be of saving money yet wearing something beautiful."
Nudging them along the sales process are perks such as letting them alter the gowns, such as the hem or the waistline, the quick shipping – one week compared to an eternity of three to six months for a custom-made gown – and the availability of plus sizes. So far, Courtney has obtained most of her gowns from former brides, sending out inquiries on Craigslist and scouring sites like eBay. As a startup company, her parameters are loose when it comes to the cost or designer of her ideal gowns. "I think great style extends beyond that," she says. "There are no rules, but for now, the majority of our gowns are from the last couple years."
Joining NearlyNewlywed.com in the race to woo bride's wallets is RentTheRunway.com's new "Wedding Lounge," which also launched online in April as a complement to the site's vast resources of designer gowns, often at 90 percent off. There, brides can find bridesmaid gowns, rehearsal gowns and wedding accessories ready for rental and arranged by occasion – such as the bridal shower or the engagement party – that always arrive with a free backup size. Wedding stylists are available six days a week to answer fit questions or provide styling advice, perhaps helping manage the unease of "renting" these milestone-event ensembles.
"With the stress of finding the dream wedding dress, we hoped to reintroduce the fun in shopping for all of the other special (and also important) dresses for brides and guests alike," says Jenn Hyman, co-founder of Rent The Runway.
Still, the question lingers if brides are willing to eschew the buying experience that they envision will occur at a bridal salon, such as the outpouring of service, maybe the uncorking of a Champagne bottle and the sheer impact of all those mirrors. Design houses continue to open up such luxe boutiques, including the May opening of JLM Couture's first store on tony Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood, Calif., complete with regal interior pillars.
"We think more and more brides are getting use to the idea of renting gowns, but we're not 100-percent there," Courtney says.
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Let's respect their rights too
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Human Rights & Disabilities:
Why did I choose this theme? Many disabled children are rejected
in society because of their disability. Some of them are not free
in their society or school because of their disability or they
are not even free to participate in any activity because they are
laughed at. These people are humans and have rights. They don't
need to be rejected. Let them feel free in the society or school
becase they have rights so that they participate in anything. I
saw one disabled child being chased away because he was disabled
but they forgot he had a right to education.
So let's respect their rights because they are humans.