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May 26, 2014 1:00 AM
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The Lisa Shearin Group Bestselling Author – For me, hitting a snag in a book usually happens like this: I'm writing, everything's going great, I'm in the zone and the words are flowing. Then I move on to the next scene or chapter and I hit a wall. The writing slows to a trickle or stops dead in its tracks, and my characters refuse to cooperate. And the only thing force-feeding words into their mouths is going to get me is more bogged down.
Most often the problem is that I don't feel comfortable with the scene, and if I'm not comfortable, my characters aren't comfortable. All this discomfort boils down to one of two things—either I'm writing the wrong scene for the wrong time in the book, or the scene doesn't belong in the book. Period.
But what if I know it's the right scene at the right time and the words still aren't flowing? When I'm in the zone, it's like I'm eavesdropping on my characters and typing what they're saying as fast as I can. It's like a "runner's high" for writers. To get into the zone, I have to do two things: shut up and listen.
I'm a bit of a control freak and that control seeps onto the page or screen. Listening seems like such a simple thing, but it ain't easy to do. Writers on a deadline want to control the direction their book takes, the pace at which it is written, and the schedule that it should stick to. I'm on my fourth book and it's just now starting to sink through my thick skull that I really don't have much, if any, control over these things, and I never will. A book is a creative work, and creativity refuses to punch a time clock.
The only way I can get the words flowing again is to sit quietly and completely immerse myself in the scene. I've been with my characters a long time and I know them well. But just like family and friends, my characters will occasionally throw me a curve ball. Like real people, characters grow and change. I learn more about them with each book. Their personalities, physical mannerisms, and the way they talk and react in a given situation changes over time.
The key to good writing is to get to know your characters just as well as you know the real people in your life. I should probably say "flesh-and-blood" people, because as most writers will tell you, their characters are like real people to them.
You know what your husband/wife/significant other/best friend would say or do in any given situation because you know them that well. Though sometimes they will surprise you and do something completely different and unexpected. It's what keeps life interesting. And when the same thing happens with your characters, and you capture it in your book, it's what will keep your readers turning the pages.
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National Craft Month. What a GREAT idea! A whole month dedicated to crafts of all kinds.
On the 2nd floor there Craft Month display with books on all sorts of crafts: ceramics, jewelry making, felting, embroidery, stained glass making, metalwork, glass blowing, quilling, miniature making, tatting, photography, and weaving, in addition to the more common knitting, crocheting and quilting books.
Another place to check for crafting books is the New Book Shelves on the 2nd floor. Here are a few of the new books I found on the shelf today:
The Crafter's Book of Clever Ideas (pictured above) by Andrea Currie and Cliff Currie. If I'd been the editor, I'd have called this book "He Did/She Did." It's hard to describe this book. There are 25 crafts, but 50 projects. Each craft has a "her" version and a "his" version. The same supplies and concepts are used to make two similar yet different projects. None are really high tech. You might not even need to buy any supplies. Some projects are kitschy, others are cute. With simple instructions illustrated by color photos, none of the projects looks overly complicated. As I flipped through this book I found myself thinking that it would be a great book for a crafty evening with friends or kids.
Precut Patchwork Party by Elaine Schmidt. All of the projects in this book involve some form of patchwork or quilting, but none of them are actually quilts. Schmidt has created 18 fun projects that take advantage of precuts.* Fabric baskets, purses, aprons, and potholders, there's something here for anyone.
Schmidt knows her stuff. The book begins with 18 pages of "Basics" will lead you through everything you'll need to know about precuts, supplies, tools and basic techniques. She's broken the projects down into two sections: Home Decor Projects and Accessories, Wear-ables, and Gifts. Well written, easy to follow, step by step instructions are provided for each project along with bright color photographs. None of the projects are very complicated, and a beginner could probably tackle most of them with no problem. That's not to say advanced sewists or quilters wouldn't find something fun to make here too. *Precuts are packets of coordinating fabric that are available in specific sizes, from 5.5″ squares to rolls of 2.5″ strips. One of the best things about precuts is because the fabrics are all from one line they automatically all go together.
Instacraft: fun & simple pojects for adorable gifts, deco & more by Allison Caporimo with photographs by Meera Lee Patel. The title of this book is perfect. Each of the 50+ projects included are fun, quick and mostly use things you already have around the house. The book is fun to flip through. Each 2-page spread is one project, with a great closeup of the finished project, a list of supplies you'll need and simple step by step instructions. The author also includes an "extra" in each project.. be it a tip, listening suggestion, a recipe to try while waiting for something to dry, or other entertaining tidbit. It gives the book a fun twist not found in most craft books. Most of the crafts would be great to do with younger kids, or for older kids to do with supervision (spray paint and glue …) and many of them use recycled items. Definitely a great new choice for the ICPL craft collection.

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Africana Studies Program
The Africana Studies (AFS) program utilizes an interdisciplinary framework to explore the historical, political, cultural, and economic experiences of people of African descent around the world with specific regional emphasis on the African continent, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Using the theoretical and methodological approaches of Africana Studies, our goal is to equip students with the analytical skills required to produce creative scholarship across disciplines. Having an interdisciplinary minor can serve to further maximize the potential of students because they learn to articulate their perspectives to different audiences in other fields. Furthermore, in an effort to move beyond the classroom, AFS also hosts events that function as a platform for our minors to share the innovative projects they develop with the larger university community.
The Africana Studies program provides opportunities for (a) students who wish to minor in Africana Studies, (b) students who are not concentrating on Africana Studies but who wish to improve their understanding of the myriad of experiences of people of African descent, and (c) students who wish to supplement their work in related fields with courses offered by the program. The program also offers training to those considering careers in social work, education, journalism, law, business management, city planning, international affairs, and creative writing. Students with backgrounds in history, sociology, anthropology, literature, law, psychology, education, nursing, philosophy, politics and government, art, music, religion, economics, business, and communication arts will find that the Africana Studies program offers them an important perspective with which to approach their respective disciplines.
The backgrounds and research interests of the faculty in the Africana Studies program are very diverse and include the social sciences and the humanities, in addition to practitioners in the fields of law, social work, and development. Therefore AFS minors have opportunities for mentorship both academically and professionally.


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At eight o'clock, on Tuesday evening, at the residence of Z. Stover, at Lena, was performed the beautiful ceremony that forever united the hearts and destinies of Miss Lodisca Stover and Chas. M. Williams. The officiating clergyman was Rev. H. C. Haithcox, of the Lutheran church, and the attendants were Miss Sadie Wolf, of Freeport, and Mr. Harry Williams, a brother of the groom. There were in attendance a large number of the relatives and friends of the contracting parties, and the event was one of the most enjoyable ever known in the history of Lena society. The bride is known to be a young lady of most excellent qualities. And her friends are legion. Everywhere she is known, she is highly esteemed, and the prayers of all are for a future bright and joyous. C. M. Williams is a young man who was at one time connected with the banking house of S. Rising & Co., of Lena, and is a young gentlemen whom to know is to admire.
They are both popular, and they will always be happy. The midnight train took them to Chicago, to return in a few days. We throw our old shoe after Lodisca and Charley. May theirs be a life that will know no sorrow.
Source: Daily Journal and Republican, Freeport, Illinois, January 30, 1884
my relationship to Lodisca Stover: first cousin, 3x removed


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Common Lisp interface to the memcached object caching system.
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CL-MEMCACHED is a library to interface with the memcached object caching system.
What is Memcached?? According to the home page :
memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.
Danga Interactive developed memcached to enhance the speed of LiveJournal.com, a site which was already doing 20 million+ dynamic page views per day for 1 million users with a bunch of webservers and a bunch of database servers. memcached dropped the database load to almost nothing, yielding faster page load times for users, better resource utilization, and faster access to the databases on a memcache miss.
CL-MEMCACHED implements most of the memcached protocol. The code has been tested on Allegro CL and does not work on other Lisp's right now.
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Linked by David Adams on Sat 17th May 2008 03:27 UTC, submitted by Rahul
The Fedora team has clearly spent a lot of time trying to refine some of the smaller, but perhaps more common user interface elements in some thoughtful ways. Take, for instance, the new setting that allows you to manage power settings from the login screen. It's a small tweak but it makes shutting down simple. There's no need to login when you wake from hibernate - just shut down straight from the login screen. Similar attention to these basics can be found throughout the new release.
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RE[2]: Fedora 9 no likey intel
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It was the integrated intel G33 chipset that it wasn't liking. I found lots of reports of the latest drivers not working for it. The work-around was to shunt in the older X.org from Fedora 8 and then just make sure you don't upgrade X until the problems were fixed. Not a solution that I was happy with so I am back on openSUSE now.


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The FBI and San Diego Police Department arrested Dale E. Jenkins, 78, of San Diego, as a suspect the robbery of the Comerica Bank, located at 3361 Rosecrans St., on May 13.
The robbery took place at about 1 p.m. when the robber entered the bank, approached a teller and made a verbal demand for money. After receiving a sum of money the robber walked out of the bank towing a rolling suitcase.
The robber was described as an elderly white male, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, necktie, glasses and a dark fedora-style hat. Officers responding to the robbery and located Jenkins a short distance from the bank and took him into custody.
Jenkins was booked into the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Metropolitan Correctional Center and was expected to have his initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge on May 14.
Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at (858) 565-1255, email email@example.com, or call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
Suspected 7-Eleven robber faces long term
A San Diego man who pleaded guilty May 10 to robbing three 7-Eleven stores on Midway Drive and Torrey Pines, as well as 11 other heists, faces a prison term ranging from 22-28 years, according to the prosecutor.
Alex Sanchez, 23, pleaded guilty to all charges before San Diego Superior Court Judge Eugenia Eyherabide, who is set sentencing for July 15.
Deputy District Attorney Martin Doyle said if Sanchez had gone to trial and was convicted of all counts, he would face a prison term of 47 years.
Meanwhile, Luis Alonso Cruz, 25, who is accused of participating in the same robbery series with Sanchez, was given a trial date set for July 29. Cruz has pleaded not guilty.
Cruz is also charged with separately robbing a liquor store in La Mesa on Sept. 24. Cruz is also charged in El Cajon Superior Court with possession of a firearm by a felon because he has a burglary conviction from 2010, according to court records.
The 7-Eleven stores were located at 2387 and 3185 Midway Drive and 13835 Mango Drive. The other stores held up were located in North Park, Chula Vista, Carlsbad, Linda Vista, Mira Mesa and Mission Valley.
Cruz was arrested Sept. 24 by La Mesa police and Sanchez was arrested by San Diego police on Oct. 2. Both remain in custody.
— Neal Putnam OBMA seeks volunteers for annual street fair
The Ocean Beach MainStreet Association (OBMA) is looking for some helping hands to volunteer in various capacities during the annual Ocean Beach Street Fair and chili Cook-Off on June 22.
Volunteers may sign up for three- or four-hour shifts and receive a free event T-shirt. A variety of jobs are available, including setting up and breaking down the chairs and tables at the eating areas, helping sell T-shirts and miscellaneous OBMA products, selling tickets to the chili cook-off, assisting with the community mural and other tasks.
To volunteer, call (619) 222-1231 afternoons or email email@example.com. Leave a street or e-mail address and a volunteer application will be sent to you.
Historical Society readies 19th OB Exposed!
The Ocean Beach Historical Society is launching plans for its 19th annual OB Exposed! event on Friday, May 17. The event is a photo exhibition and competition of photos taken in the Ocean Beach and Point Loma areas.
The cost to enter is $2 per photo and contestants must closely pay attention to contest rules.
Categories in the competition include best in show, best black and white, best color, best vintage, best child's under age 16, best special effects and people's choice, among others.
OB Exposed! began in 1995 as a way to preserve the photographic history of the area and to create an archive.
The event will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 1711 Sunset Cliffs Blvd.
For rules and more information, call (619) 225-2273, or visit www.obhistory.wordpress.com.
Loma Portal Home, Garden Tour set for May 19
The Loma Portal PTA will host its annual showcase of hidden gems with a Home & Garden Tour to support Loma Portal Elementary School's supplies, as well as music and class programs. Guests will have a chance to tour six homes and gardens in the quaint Loma Portal neighborhood.
Participating homes will showcase a variety of unique attributes, including historical restoration, grand outdoor entertainment areas, home renovations, modern living, xeriscaping designs and clever uses of space.
A craft fair and opportunity drawing are also planned, featuring wine baskets, spa getaways, home store and restaurant certificates.
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and begins at Loma Portal Elementary School, located at 3341 Browning St.
The admission cost is $20.
Tickets are available online at www.lomaportalelementary.com. For more information, visit www.lomaportalelementary.com, or call (619) 223-1683.
Cancer Society thrift store slates new sale
The Point Loma American Cancer Society Discovery Shop will host a two-day sale of vintage items on Friday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
On sale will be a variety of vintage items, including clothing, jewelry, household articles and more.
All proceeds go to benefit cancer research and support programs.
The store is located at 3609 Suite D, Midway Drive.
Volunteers and donations are always welcome. A free, private wig salon is available for cancer survivors in need of wigs and head coverings.
For more information, call (619) 224-4336.
Summer sailing program welcomes all sailors
The Southwestern Yacht Club, located at 2702 Qualtrough St., will offer three two-week sailing classes to sailors of all experience levels beginning in July.
The program is designed to combine fun activities with sailing fundamentals. Classes are split by experience levels and include: basic sailing, beginning sabot racing, intermediate sailing, advanced sailing, Laser sailing and double-handed sailing.
The club has a history of producing Olympic competitors and national champions. Many instructors of the summer program are Southwestern Yacht Club alumni themselves. Each instructor is an experienced sailor and aquatic specialist with certifications in first aid, CPR and boat handling.
Students are required to provide their own boat, but the club does have some boats available for charter for $175 per week. Two-week program prices range from $145 for children to $623 for adults.
For detailed class descriptions and registration information visit www.southwesternyc.org
— Ethan Orenstein Garden Club gives $900 for philanthropies
Point Loma Garden Club presented checks for more than $900 to the recipients of its 2013 philanthropic projects during the club's May meeting.
Philanthropy chairwoman Margaret Cook introduced Bill Homyak, program coordinator for Landscape & Nursery Technology at Southwestern College, who presented student recipient Jose Ivan Ramos Aguilar.
Mary Ryan Barthel, founder of "Blooms from the Heart," received $300 in support of her organization's work in presenting more than 4,000 reclaimed floral arrangements for delivery to nursing homes and hospices.
Loc Nguyen of Silvergate Elementary School received $300 to further the improvements to the school garden.
In a fourth award, an undetermined amount will be used by a team of garden club gardeners to design and re-plant the landscape gardens surrounding the main building at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma.
Stroll & Roll again set for May 19 at Liberty Station
San Diego Adaptive Sports Foundation and HeadNorth will partner on
May 19 to host the fourth annual Stroll & Roll event at NTC Park near Liberty Station. The unique event brings together two organizations who share the same passion to promote active and independent lifestyles for youth and adults with physical disabilities.
All money raised will directly support San Diego Adaptive Sports Foundation and HeadNorth, programs devoted to improving the lives of individuals with physical injuries, illnesses and disease.
Stroll & Roll begins with a 2K and 5K Fun Run/Walk and Roll, followed by breakfast, wheelchair sports demonstrations and a vendor fair.
Athletes will showcase their skills while able-bodied guests get the chance to try out sports like wheelchair basketball, rugby and more in specially adapted wheelchairs. There will also be a silent auction and raffle. Food trucks will offer breakfast and lunch options with a percentage of the proceeds donated to Stroll & Roll's cause.
NTC Park is located at 2455 Cushing Road.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the 5K starting at 9:30 a.m. and the 2K starting at 9:35 a.m.
There is a $10 registration fee for the individual 2K; $20 registration fee for the family 2K (for up to five immediate family members); and $25 registration fee for the individual 5K.
All participants who raise $50 or more will receive a Stroll & Roll event T-shirt.
For more information or to register, visit http://strollandroll.kintera.org.


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Sport Fishing magazine is a fisherman's best guide to catching saltwater fish. From techniques to travel destinations, the articles in this publication cover everything about your favorite hobby. Start catching even more fish today by ordering your discount Sport Fishing magazine subscription!
Boats and Gear
Sport Fishing magazine provides you with more information than any other magazine about the various types of boats on the market. From flat skiffs to dual consoles, you will find them all in this publication. Every issue also provides you with coverage of the best boat engines, maintenance tips and advice, reviews of boats, boating skills, and safety tips. You will enjoy reading all the articles and will have a better boating experience because of this resource. You will also find great reviews about the various items that you need to complete your trip to the water. There are reviews about everything from marine electronics to apparel, to ensure that you are outfitted with everything that you could possibly need. There is also information about the best boat shows including the Miami and Fort Lauderdale shows.
Species and Techniques
Once you have the boating and gear information that you need, you can learn about the different fish species and techniques that are best fitted for catching them. Whether you have been fishing since you were a child or have recently picked up the hobby, you will benefit from the information that you find in your Sport Fishing magazine subscription. In each issue you can find advice about various techniques including working with live bait, lures, rigs, and tips. Your friends will be begging you to help them catch more fish! It doesn't matter what type of fish you prefer catching, there are many discussed in this publication from redfish to sharks. There are also articles that you can read about conservation and other subjects that influence the quality of saltwater fishing.
Whether you prefer fishing close to home or enjoy making an extended vacation of it with family, there are travel ideas in every issue for you! Sport Fishing magazine ensures that there are a wide variety of locations offered in each issue to meet the expectations of any reader. There are travel ideas offered for Australia, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Central and South America, the US Virgin Islands, and many more both domestically and internationally. You will enjoy reading about locations and planning all of your trips with the help of this magazine.
Order your comprehensive guide to saltwater fishing today by subscribing to Sport Fishing magazine!
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msbachman wrote:If you insist on ratting them out, you have absolutely no place in your current position.
alltheprettyhorses wrote:Within this account I found several financial documents which HEAVILY suggested funds they were receiving were NOT being used for charitable purposes.
Spectre557 wrote:You got your admin access. So why go opening (and obviously reading) private financial documents after you've already identified the vulnerability?
If the Op is right and people are being cheated out of money I don't see how the moral high ground is ignoring it.
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Peggy Rea
Character actress on 'The Waltons,' 'Dukes of Hazzard'
Peggy Rea, 89, a hearty
best known for her TV roles on "The Waltons," "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "Grace Under Fire," died Feb. 5, said the Santa Barbara Cemetery Assn. She died at her Toluca Lake home from complications of heart failure.
Born March 31, 1921, in Los Angeles, Rea left UCLA to attend business school.
While a production secretary at MGM in the 1940s, she acted in small theater productions at night. Her first major role was in a touring production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1947, and she later appeared in the play on Broadway.
After debuting on TV in 1953 in "I Love Lucy," Rea went on to appear in more than 70 television projects. Her film credits include "7 Faces of Dr. Lao" (1964) and "In Country" (1989).
In the late 1970s and early '80s, she played Olivia Walton's cousin Rose Burton on "The Waltons" and Boss Hogg's wife, Lulu, on "The Dukes of Hazzard." On "Grace Under Fire," she portrayed the title character's mother-in-law from 1995 to 1998.
Tom Carnegie
Voice of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Tom Carnegie, 91, a veteran broadcaster and
to generations of Indy 500 fans, died Friday at his home in Indianapolis after an illness.
Carnegie, a longtime radio sportscaster in Indiana, was
such as "Heeeeez-on-it!" when qualifiers sped up approaching the green flag and "It's a new track record!"
Born in 1919 in Norwalk, Conn., as Carl Kenagy, he moved with his family to Missouri as a youngster. His interest in sports shifted to announcing after he was stricken with polio, and he began preparing himself in high school by entering speech contests.
He began his radio career in 1942 in Fort Wayne, Ind., and took the name Tom Carnegie — the station manager thought it sounded better on air. Three years later, he moved to Indianapolis, where he was a radio sports director and wrote a column for the Indianapolis Star.
In 1946, he met Speedway owner Tony Hulman, who had just bought and renovated the dilapidated track that had been idle during World War II. Hulman hired the young broadcaster, who at the time knew nothing about auto racing.
"Nobody gave me any help or anything like that," Carnegie once said. "I just had names and numbers, like calling a football game. And I somehow got through it and … I've been there ever since."
During his tenure as a sportscaster, he was on the public address system when underdog Milan High School famously won the Indiana state high school championship in 1954, which led to a cameo in the movie "Hoosiers."
Carnegie retired from radio station WRTV in 1985 but continued as the voice of the Speedway until 2006.
Marie Lillo
Actress on stage and television
Marie Lillo, 81, an actress whose 60-year stage career began in opera and moved on to plays, musical comedies, nightclubs and television, died of cancer Feb. 1 in Los Angeles, her niece Connie Lillo Thieman said.
Lillo was born Dec. 14, 1929, in New Jersey and grew up in Leland, Miss. She graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, her family said.
Lillo toured with Milton Berle as a member of a classical quartet that sang while he performed. She won a 1988-89 Drama League Award for creating the character Emma in Joe DiPietro's off-Broadway hit "Over the River and Through the Woods." She reprised her role in a 2006 production at the La Mirada Theatre.
Shearlean Duke
Former Times features writer and editor
Shearlean Duke, 64, a former Los Angeles Times features writer and features editor in the Orange County edition who later became chairwoman of the journalism department at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., died of brain cancer Feb. 2 at her home in Bellingham.
Hired as a reporter for the Orange County edition of The Times in 1972, Duke was an award-winning feature writer for the old View section from 1974 to 1981. She became the edition's assistant city editor in charge of features in 1981 and its View and Calendar editor in 1982.
After she left The Times in 1984, Duke and her husband, Bob, spent more than a year sailing in the Gulf of California on their 35-foot cutter.
Returning to Newport Beach, they established a public relations business in Costa Mesa. Duke also wrote education and boating columns, as well as feature stories, for The Times' Orange County edition.
After earning a master's degree from Chapman University in Orange when she was 50, Duke taught journalism at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., and at Western Washington, where she established the journalism department's public relations program.
Born June 21, 1946, in Copperhill, Tenn., Duke earned a bachelor's degree in history from Tennessee Technological University in 1968. She worked at the Cookeville (Tenn.) Herald-Citizen, the Houston Post and the Orange County Register before joining The Times.
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The maps are the first to bring together the different life cycle movements, migration routes, foraging grounds, and nesting sites of green, hawksbill and leatherback turtles.
The maps were produced with the help of satellite tracking, and allow the identification and targeting of areas in urgent need of protection. They also highlight the inter-connectedness of marine habitats making a strong case for cooperation among Coral Triangle countries for the protection of shared marine resources in the region.
"We now have a better picture and more comprehensive understanding of where marine turtles feed, breed, and nest around the waters of the Coral Triangle," says Matheus Halim, WWF Coral Triangle Turtle Strategy Leader.
Marine turtles play a crucial role in the delicate web of ocean life by maintaining the health of seagrass beds and coral reefs, which are home to other marine species such as shrimp, lobster, sharks, dugongs and innumerable reef fish.
The maps serve as a guideline for where to establish Marine Protected Areas. "The maps clearly identify which areas in this region need protection", added Halim. "WWF is calling for the establishment of a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that encompass these locations as part of the new six nations Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) and for turtles to be made a priority under The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN)."
Apart from showing life cycle movements, the maps also give valuable information about locations with the high incidence of turtle bycatch in the region, helping to identify where fishing methods require modification.
The Coral Triangle, home to six of the seven known species of marine turtles in the world, stretches across six countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, covering the seas of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor Leste.
Marine turtles are listed on the World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Species as either 'Endangered' or 'Critically Endangered.' This means they are among the most threatened animals on the planet and face the real risk of extinction.
The loss of nesting beaches and feeding habitats due to pollution and coastal development, the illegal trade and consumption of turtle eggs, meat, and other derivatives for commercial purposes, and the accidental catch (or 'bycatch') of turtles in fishing gears are just some of the many threats facing marine turtles.
Marine habitats in the Coral Triangle important to commercially-valuable fish species are being lost or degraded at an unprecedented rate. The last decade alone has seen a drastic decline in fish stocks due to inadequate fisheries management and widespread overuse of marine and coastal resources.
Establishing a network of MPAs can help alleviate the stress on marine and coastal resources and help build the marine environment's resilience against other threats such as coral bleaching, caused by climate change.
"MPAs offer a range of benefits for fisheries, people, and the marine environment by providing safe havens for endangered species to thrive and for depleted fish stocks to recover," says Dr Lida Pet-Soede, WWF Coral Triangle Programme Leader. "MPAs provide services to local communities who depend on the sea and its resources. Protecting these critical marine habitats means protecting the food and livelihood of millions people in the Coral Triangle region and beyond."
The maps were produced by WWF in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation and other regional partners.


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The main new feature is supporting foreign architectures in apport-retrace. If apport-retrace works in sandbox mode and works on a crash that was not produced on the same architecture as apport-retrace is running on, it will now build a sandbox for the report's architecture and invoke gdb with the necessary magic options to produce a proper stack trace (and the other gdb information).
Right now this works for i386, x86_64, and ARMv7, but if someone is interested in making this work for other architectures, please ping me.
This is rolled out to the Launchpad retracers, see for example Bug #1088428. So from now on you can report your armhf crashes to Launchpad and they ought to be processed. Note that I did a mass-cleanup of old armhf crash bugs this morning, as the existing ones were way too old to be retraced.
For those who are running their own retracers for their project: You need to add an armhf specific apt sources list your per-release configuration directory, e. g.
Ubuntu 12.04/armhf/sources.list as armhf is on ports.ubuntu.com instead of archive.ubuntu.com. Also, you need to add an armhf crash database to your
crashdb.conf and add a cron job for the new architecture. You can see how all this looks like in the configuration files for the Launchpad retracers.
The other improvement concerns package hooks. So far, when a package hook crashed the exception was only printed to stderr, where most people would never see them when using the GTK or KDE frontend. With 2.7 these exceptions are also added to the report itself (
HookError_filename), so that they appear in the bug reports.
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The New Orleans Aviation Board will
host a kick-off celebration for a new Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC)
on Wednesday, July 7 at 9 a.m. in the Aviation Board Room.
The new CONRAC will greatly increase rental car capacity to accommodate
current needs and anticipated growth over the next 15 years, increasing
capacity from 800 cars to approximately 1,800 cars in a three story structure
which will include rental car company counters and offices. It will also
eliminate the need to shuttle all rental car customers to scattered locations
on the airport or into the surrounding vicinity by providing a close-in,
pedestrian-accessible facility in the core of the airport campus. The
project will also provide modern, efficient vehicle service facilities on the
airport equipped with administrative facilities and vehicle storage lots.
The project was designed by
Coover-Clark & Associates and is being constructed by Satterfield &
Pontikes Construction Group. The $74 Million project is being funded
through customer facility charges (CFCs). Construction on the facility is
anticipated to be complete by late 2012.
"This new rental car parking
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Founders of Steampunk Panel at World Fantasy Convention 2011 | K.W. Jeter, Tim Powers, James Blaylock, John Berlyne
I knew I had to record a little bit of history when I saw this in my World Fantasy Convention 2011 program:
Founders of Steampunk – Saturday, 1:00 pm
Steampunk was first defined in a letter over 20 years ago. The writer of that letter, and two of the authors whose work helped define the subgenre, talk about their inspirations and look at where steampunk literature has gone.
The panel was fascinating, and a lot of fun too. K.W. Jeter (the man who coined the term 'steampunk') was hilarious. You can find his novels at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. When I talked to him, he was especially enthusiastic about his new Kim Oh books.
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Hartsville, S.C. – In their first home match of the season the Coker volleyball team was unable to pick up a win as they lost their eighth consecutive match, 3-1 to St. Andrews Presbyterian College Tuesday night. The Knights of St. Andrews took the first set 25-18, but Coker bounced back with a 25-23 in the second set. It was all St. Andrews in the third set as they dominated the Lady Cobras for a 25-12 win and then it was a 25-22 win in the fourth set that gave the Knights the victory.
The loss drops Coker to 1-10 overall and 0-2 in Conference Carolinas play, while the Knights improve to 6-5 overall and 1-1 in the conference.
Leading the Cobras was Kristin Teets (Columbia, S.C.) with seven kills and five digs, while Cynallyhia Indriago (Columbia, S.C.) had six kills and four digs. Abby Frame (Sylvania, Ohio) had 21 assists and 10 digs.
For the Knights, Heather Bolwerk (Appleton, Wis.) had a double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs, while Galina Podolsky (Raleigh, N.C.) had 11 kills to lead the St. Andrews offense. Defensively the Knights were led by Kelly Stine (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Courtney McDonald (Leander, Texas) who each had 17 digs on the night. Erica Davis (Tulsa, Okla.) also had double digit digs in the match with 14.
Coker returns to action on Saturday, when they play host to two teams. The Lady Cobras will play Belmont Abbey in a conference match at 2:00 p.m., followed by a non-conference match against Brevard College immediately following the Belmont Abbey match.


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Shur-Strike Boxed FHR-14 Floating Heddon Style Runt, Chain Perch: Two left side pips and 3 belly lines. Glass eyes, EX-. Correct Blue/Orange box, 8 on 1-10 scale (Cat. #18864)
Some wear at front edge & a couple light lines. 2 hood var. Tempted to call it EX-, but VG+++. Blue/Orange box 7 on 1-10 scale. (Cat. #18855)
4 hook variation. Wear on back and moderate age lines. VG. Blue/Orange box, 6 on 1-10 scale (Cat. #18854)
Lure has lines on all sides, but no chipping. Back stenciled "Gateway" Glass eyes. Gateway box has an interesting label over the top. It states the lure inside is a substitute for the original order. Correct BPJ-1YP code for this lure. 6 on 1-10 scale. (Cat. #18851)
From an old time collection. I'm told this is a factory sample. A tail hook eye, but no hooks. Small belly area scraped to wood: "A-10" penciled in. Some back flakes to primer. Minute belly lines. EX- (Cat. #18545)


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Youth Activism against Extremism and Intolerance
On a flight to Surigao City in southern Philippines last year, I met a group of young Caucasian girls. They were giggling and chattering in a language I couldn't understand. They seemed very excited about their trip and could barely sit still. One of them was seated beside me so I ventured to make conversation and ask where they were from.
"We're from Norway," she answered, smiling.
"Wow, you're a long way from home. What brings you here?" I said.
She then turned to her friends and they started talking in Norwegian. One of them got up, fished a travel magazine from her backpack and excitedly showed me a full-page article. It was written in Norwegian so I couldn't understand a thing except for the name Siargao on the title. Siargao is an island off the coast of Surigao City and is famous as a surfing spot.
I asked if they were surfers. They don't even know how to surf, they said. It's their first trip to Asia and they don't know much about the Philippines. They just saw the magazine article about Siargao and thought it might be a fun place to visit on their break from school. I had to laugh at their adorably whimsical decision, a combination of youthful naiveté and reckless daring that only the young can so easily summon.
Siargao is located in Mindanao, which has gotten a lot of bad press for armed rebellion, bombings and kidnapping. The high-risk areas actually make up only a small part of the region and most areas are generally peaceful but a lot of foreign tourists still steer clear of the place. They gave me a blank stare when I mentioned this to them; they apparently haven't heard of all that bad press.
This group of 16- and 17-year-olds saw the world as a place full of opportunities for discovery and adventure. Unbridled by the paranoia that often comes with age, they plunged head-on into the unknown. They implicitly trusted in the goodness of humanity and believed in a world that is just and fair, that innocent people are not harmed and that we have the freedom to live our lives without fear. They may be accused of being naïve but it is well within the rights of young people, and all human beings, to believe this and aspire to this.
This kind of trust and sincere belief in humanity was betrayed when young people in Norway were indiscriminately shot and killed on Friday while on a youth camp. The summer camp, organized by the youth wing of the ruling Labor Party, was a setting for the youth to be more involved with the political system and be immersed in a multicultural environment. According to the New York Times, among the attendees were children of immigrants from Africa and Asia. "It was for me the safest place in the world," a camper said.
The massacre suspect was reported to be a right wing extremist who hates Islam and immigrants. Initial reports stated that he took responsibility for the killings but believed that they were "necessary."
As the United Nations High Level Meeting on Youth commences today, let us foster a youth activism that stands up against the bigotry and extremism that leads to these kinds of heinous acts. Let us demand an inclusive civil discourse that honors human rights and values diversity. Let us work towards a more open society that doesn't ostracize people just because they come from a different ethnic background, or they worship a different God, or they happen to wear a headscarf that we don't wear.
If there is one other thing we can learn from the tragedy in Norway, it's also that we should not judge a belief system by its abuses. When it was reported that the suspect claimed to be a Christian conservative, the world didn't accuse Christianity of advocating terrorism. There was no racial profiling of people who looked like him. We should also afford that same respect and courtesy to Muslims. Just because there are extremists who use Islam as a justification for their crimes doesn't mean the entire community of faith advocate the same perverted beliefs. Just because the terrorists we see on TV look "Middle Eastern" doesn't mean we should be suspicious of everyone who has brown skin and a beard.
The theme for the youth meeting is dialogue and mutual understanding. These are indeed crucial components in achieving openness and tolerance that will make for a safer society. Young people deserve to have a society that is just and fair. They deserve to live their lives without fear and see the world as a place for adventure and discovery, not just because they are inherently naïve but because this is truly the kind of society we strive to have.
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Today was a very sad day for the world, for Western Europe, and for France in particular 73 years ago.
Today was a very sad day for the world, for Western Europe, and for France in particular 73 years ago.
The date June 14, 1940, was the day Paris fell to the invading German army in the early months of WW II. Ergo, 73 years ago today was the first day of occupation by the Germans, which would last four long years.
The Germans had tried to overcome France just 26 years earlier, during the opening days of The Great War, then known as the War to End All Wars, and finally it became World War I.
The plan to accomplish that had been formulated in the 1890s by German Field Marshal Alfred Graf von Schlieffen. After initial successes, the Schlieffen Plan failed, and during the next four years of WW I Paris was never captured.
Fast forward 26 years to 1940 and many things in the world were different. The German military had been denuded by terms of the Weimar Treaty that ended WW I, but former soldier Adolf Hitler, a decorated combat veteran of the war, and his henchmen found innovative ways to circumvent terms of the hated treaty.
Future military forces were trained by surreptitious means, using false identification and titles. So by the waning months of 1939, Hitler's forces left their false previous organizations and went forth to wage the most costly and destructively war in world history.
Czechoslovakia and Austria were annexed without a shot being fired. Poland was next to feel the wrath of the German war machine, and a terrifying new type of warfare, dubbed "Blitzkrieg," for "lightning war", was unleashed on the overwhelmed Polish military. That country fell in six weeks.
Germany then signed a non-aggression treaty with the nervous Soviet Union, and began massing forces on the German-French border. But French military leaders were convinced that the formidable Maginot Line that guarded much of the border with Germany would keep German invaders out.
The line might have slowed the Germans down, but rather than fighting through it, they went around it, through the seemingly impenetrable Ardennes Forest, which proved not to be impenetrable at all.
The British came again to France's aide, but unlike in 1914, the few forces proved far from able to slow the German onslaught. Belgium surrendered on May 28, and British forces withdrew by sea from Dunkirk, France, on June 3.
The French army rallied behind the Weygand Line to defend Paris, hoping for another miracle such as the military one in 1914. No miracle in 1940; as soon as German forces penetrated the thin Weygand Line, French resistance collapsed and the roads to Paris were unimpeded.
From one of the most popular movies of all time, we know that the mysterious American ex-patriot, Rick, escaped Paris with untold thousands of others of many nationalities before the victorious Germans marched in. Rick went to Casablanca to open his famous bar, and Parisians settled in for a long four years of occupation.
The armistice during which France surrendered took place in the same glade and same French railroad car where the Germans had surrendered in 1918. Hitler then had the car taken to Berlin where it became a popular tourist attraction, until RAF bombers reduced it to flaming timber in an early air raid on Berlin.
Then came liberation day, that long-lived for day in 1944. But that's for another column.
John Reichley is a retired Army officer and retired Department of the Army civilian employee.


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How to Make a Solar System Art Project
Often the lines of art and science intersect, and it is at that intersection wonderful things are possible. One afternoon, my son and I were reading a book about the solar system when it occurred to me that he'd probably learn more about the solar system if we threw ourselves into it, rather than just read from a book.
What You NeedMaterials
• Two sheets of 11" x 18" black construction paper
• Yellow and orange tissue paper
• Glue
• Colored chalk, colored pencils or crayons
• A paint brush
• Various scraps of colorful paper (Our friend is an avid scrap booker, so we are always getting her good leftovers!)
• Scissors
1. A solar system collage is a great way to learn about the planets -- while spending fun craft time together. To get your project going, start with some research. Your child may have some questions, after all. What color is Mercury? How big is Jupiter? The Web site Kids' Astronomy is a great place to start. The start page features an animated graphic of what the solar system looks like, with each planet in its orbit. It also features information on each planet (including Pluto. YES!) and gives children all the fun facts that seem to fascinate them like how long the planet takes to orbit the sun, where its name comes from, and what it looks like. We also love the NASA page Welcome to the Planets which displays gorgeous photos of each planet.
2. While conducting your research, ask your child what they see, and jot it down. Which planet is the largest, which was the smallest, what colors are they? The research and investigation is almost as fun as the art part itself.
3. Once your research is done, begin putting your solar system together. Get two sheets of 11" x 18" black construction paper and tape them together. If you don't have black, blue will work also. If you don't have blue, use whatever you like. It is your creation, after all.
4. Next, draw your sun and an ring for each planet's orbit. Once you have that done, you can begin creating your sun. Using yellow and orange tissue paper, have your child glue small crumpled up wads of the tissue onto the sun. The created effect will be a blazing, colorful sun.
5. Have your child pick out the paper for each individual planet. Based on our research, my son picked out the colors he thought were best suited. He was excited to find we had an orange-y marbled paper which he declared, "...looks like Jupiter!"
Additional Notes: Our afternoon of reading a book ended with an improptu fun, entertaining and informative craft. If your child isn't interested in the planets, what about dinosaurs or plants or robots? Any subject of interest can easily be transformed into a simple cut and paste project.
By combining some cutting and gluing, and a nice dose of research a simple arts & craft project became so much more. And the best kind of learning, is the learning that comes via an entertaining way. Have fun!
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I fell in love with James Gandolfini the first time I heard Tony Soprano say "Ah, Carm…"
He was like a mischievous boy caught in the act, the barest of smiles playing around the corners of his mouth.
Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano shot him a look that would have brought a lesser man to his knees. Willing to hand him leftover pasta. Not yet willing to forgive.
I was. I knew then Tony Soprano was one man I was willing to forgive — for cheating, lying, stealing, even killing. It is what mob bosses do, and no one, not even the Godfather, did it quite like Tony Soprano.
It will take a while to believe that Gandolfini is gone. It is too soon, 51. It makes me forever grateful to David Chase for the gift of "The Sopranos," HBO's landmark mafia drama. Chase's creation introduced me to the singular acting talent of James J. Gandolfini Jr. A Jersey boy with grit in his voice, a certain spark in his eyes and a smile that could melt the coldest heart. A tough yet tender bear of a man, more street-smart than schooled, simple yet complex, a dichotomy that Hollywood didn't always know how to handle.
Chase, however, understood from the very beginning what a gem he had in Gandolfini. No one else could have played Tony, not with such greatness, not with such humility. Chase knew to let Gandolfini dominate the screen and Gandolfini knew to let Tony Soprano dominate him.
I hate that the movie industry missed that — miscasting, misplacing, misunderstanding the actor most in his post-Soprano days. The movies didn't see what Chase saw, what we saw — a leading man. One with a belly, bags under his eyes and a receding hairline, but sexual, visceral, vital, commanding all the same.
The small screen was never quite as small when Gandolfini was on it. I'm convinced he could have played as big on the big screen had he been given half a chance.
Half a chance is about what he got from the movie side of town.
It was as if Hollywood made a list of what type Gandolfini could play in film with a line drawn through "leading man." "Romantic lead," they crossed that out twice. Clearly the guys who can say "yes" or "no" to major casting calls never checked with the women of America who swooned each time Tony settled into a chair across from Dr. Jennifer Melfi.
Even Freud must have been mesmerized by all that therapy as foreplay. Lorraine Bracco in those tight black skirts and stilettos channeled the dissonance of sexual arousal and years of repression every time her character crossed, then re-crossed her legs. Gandolfini channeled Don Juan, a knowing smile, his eyes running over her body, claiming it without a touch. It's amazing more TV sets didn't short out during "The Sopranos'" six-season run.
There is a coming romantic comedy from indie writer/director Nicole Holofcener that features Gandolfini in a romance with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. It seems like a good fit. Holofcener's movies like "Friends With Money" and "Lovely & Amazing" create interesting and unexpected chemistry between characters. Gandolfini doesn't have the lead, but as he told Times feature writer Nicole Sperling last December, at least he got to kiss the girl this time. Hollywood didn't often ask.
Instead, the default for Gandolfini tended to be law-and-order types: A detective in "Lonely Hearts," a colonel in "The Last Castle," a lieutenant general in "In the Loop," the mayor in "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," the CIA director in "Zero Dark Thirty."
Though Gandolfini was game, it never made sense to me. Why cast the quintessential rule-breaker, the consummate head-basher, as an enforcer of the straight and narrow, an authority figure whose main task is to scowl, or in a really tense moment, slam down the phone?
And not because Gandolfini didn't have the range, he did. It was more that the roles themselves rarely let him move around much in the uniform. And doing nothing was never Gandolfini's style.
He was a purpose-driven actor. Gandolfini's devotion to the craft was never in question.
When he wasn't on active duty somewhere, the quirky character roles would show up. Gandolfini was a hoot as the gay amigo of Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts' couple on the run in 2001's "The Mexican," but he was also barely there. He probably should have taken a pass on the snuff film talent agent in "8MM," but then everyone in the cast should have too.
Not surprisingly, Gandolfini got the occasional mob types. He had a nice turn last year in the neo-noir "Killing Them Softly." But the movie's star was Brad Pitt, and Gandolfini's competing hit man couldn't upstage the main attraction. Besides, Mickey was no Tony anyway — just following orders.
Significantly one of Gandolfini's most nuanced movie performances came in giving voice to Carol, the havoc-wreaking big-footed giant furball in Spike Jonze's "Where the Wild Things Are," the director's live action/animatronic mash-up in 2009. There was the raging about that monsters must do, but there were moments of such gentleness between Carol and young Max, it showed Gandolfini's power to move us sight unseen, the growl in his voice softened by emotion.
That deep well of feeling surfaced opposite Kristen Stewart in the indie drama "Welcome to the Rileys" in 2010. The movie itself was a bit of a mess, but Gandolfini and Stewart were wonderful to watch in a quasi father-daughter tangle. Gandolfini's middle-aged Doug takes the smallest of steps to be the father figure the homeless teen never had, Stewart's Mallory wearing her punk rage on her sleeve as she smokes and seethes. Never has Gandolfini played quite so vulnerable.
It felt like another shade of one of "The Sopranos'" most moving story lines. The relationship between Tony and his nephew Christopher was so fraught, and fragile. Every time Tony said "Chris-taa-pher," each syllable carried an equal measure of love and frustration for his willful nephew. Often Gandolfini would grab actor Michael Imperioli by the scruff of the neck as he said it. Eye to eye. Man to man. Tony never blinked. Christopher always did.
Gandolfini would reunite with the man who gave him his greatest role for a modest movie in 2012's "Not Fade Away." It was Chase's first time directing a feature film, a '60s story of one of those garage bands that proliferated back in the day. Gandolfini played the father of the drummer, a decent blue-collar dad but totally out of sync with his son. The actor said he did it as a homage to his father. The movie didn't really work well for either the actor or director, but the sentiment in it was nostalgic, nice.
The finality of any death always carries regret. What might have been lingering, unanswered. There is some comfort in knowing that in Tony Soprano, Gandolfini had his day in the sun, a long run of doing a job he loved very, very well.
Still, I wish there had been more time. More time for him to find his footing in movies. For movies to truly find him.


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Mara (UK - DVD R2)
Marcus watches as Scandinavian horror uses busty ladies to hide the dullness.
Jenny (Angelica Jansson) recalls a recent tragedy with her group of friends in a secluded house in the woods but the more we find out, the more Jenny's dark past may prove to be the cause of the massacre.
This low budget digitally shot horror has a purple tint to its snow coloured landscape and that remains throughout the film to varying degrees. Lighting it simple and textures are realistic because of it. Black levels are nice and deep and while the darker areas hide most of the detail it makes for a good all round image that punches above the weight of the films obvious budget constraints.
The darkness of the film hides most of the minimal set designs (especially in the not so convincing integration room) but the lit focal points look pretty good. Jenny's face is always well lit and natural and clothing, when under direct light is loaded with texture. The film plays well with darkness for the most part but often suffers form a lot of noise. There's not fear living in shadow and there's a good range of black levels but the darker ones are usually pretty overbearing and blasts out of the detail in the frame.
Initially the film is all crunching footprints in the snow and tonal audio shifts between time frames or memories. Dialogue takes the forefront and incidental music disappears into the rears, offering a low rubble as a background element until it's called on to shock. The film is largely quiet other than dramatic dialogue but the jumps do come in albeit pretty minimally with little real impact beyond the fact they are simply louder.
Behind the Scenes Documentary (74 mins) explains that the film was shot in just seven days, which is both impressive and explains a lot. We see a lot of filming, on set chats and raw footage and to keep you locked in the opening is what seems like extended footage of Jenny showering.
Casting Feature (03:56) shows meeting with the cast and some talk of the cast choices. This is expanded on with the 'Interview with Angelica Jansson' (03:07) after a screening of the film.
Last up is a selection of low budget horror trailers.
This film moves slowly as Jenny our lead being interrogated about what has occurred previously. Parents deaths, blood soaked clothes, old and new friends in the woods and lots of Jenny looking off with inward intensity as she recaps her plight. When the shocks do come it's all a bit late and there's nothing fresh about this tale at all.
Maraisn't all that good. Its basically a few pretty Scandinavian girls in various tight tops walking around a cabin with very little actually going on. Sure that makes for eye candy but like most candy its not very filling really. The disc is bog standard modern low budget, digitally shot stuff and the audio just about gets by. The extras aren't too bad though.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 13th January 2014
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: No
Audio: Dolby Digitsl 5.1 Swedish
Subtitles: Dolby Digitsl 5.1 Swedish
Extras: Behind the Scenes, Casting, Interviews Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Åke Gustafsson, Fredrik Hedberg, Jacob Kondrup
Cast: Angelica Jansson, Cecilia Samuelsson, Emelie Frantz Nilsson
Genre: Horror
Length: 77 minutes
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PAS: How long have you been modeling and what do you enjoy most about it?
Nina Mascunana: I've been modeling for just over a year now. I love being in front of the camera and expressing myself. Having the chance to travel for work and living a different lifestyle as a model is a lot of fun.
PAS: How did you get your start in modeling?
Nina Mascunana: It all started when I did a few photo shoots just for fun… turns out I can model!
PAS: Describe yourself in three words.
Nina Mascunana: Intelligent, Spontaneous, Unique.
PAS: Tell us your likes or dislikes about modeling?
Nina Mascunana: It's amazing to have my hair, make-up and clothing taken care of at events and photoshoots, plus I love meeting new people and traveling. But the part I dislike the most is meeting fake and obnoxious individuals.
PAS: What do you do for fun?
Nina Mascunana: Spend quality time with family, boyfriend (if I had one) and close friends. I love to go out dancing, watch movies and work out. I'm also very spontaneous so I'm always ready to do anything.
PAS: If you could drive any car, what would it be?
Nina Mascunana: A Lamborghini Diablo, in either red or yellow…I can't be too picky. (laughs)
PAS: If we were to take you out for dinner, what would be your favorite meal?
Nina Mascunana: I love going to the Outback Steak House restaurant. I always order the Prime Rib with potato soup, a baked potato and raspberry ice tea. If any guy could guess that right, I would fall in love (laughs).
PAS: Damn, you sure hide that Prime Rib well….. how do you keep in such great shape?
Nina Mascunana: Trust me… I work hard to stay in shape. I'm always doing sit-ups on the AB Lounge. (laughs)
PAS: What can a guy say to make you melt?
Nina Mascunana: I can't give you my ingredients. Surprise me!
PAS: What do you find irresistible about a man?
Nina Mascunana: Things like intelligence, beautiful eyes, great smile, muscular, hairless and oily body (laughs)
PAS: What is your greatest fantasy?
Nina Mascunana: I'd have to say a ménage a trois with Angelina Jolie and Jason Momoa.
PAS: Have any of your fantasies become reality?
Nina Mascunana: Yes! Many of them have become reality and we'll leave it at that.
PAS: Tell us about your first kiss?
Nina Mascunana: It all happened when I was in 8th grade when an adorable Cuban guy kissed me just outside the classroom. I didn't know what to do the moment it all happened, but it was still very memorable though. Not the most romantic, but it's okay.
PAS: What is your best physical feature?
Nina Mascunana: Either my eyes or my lips, but I think I'm going with my eyes.
PAS: How would others describe you?
Nina Mascunana: They'd say I have a good heart, but I can be very picky at times since I'm very much a perfectionist.
PAS: What do you most value in your friends?
Nina Mascunana: Loyalty.
PAS: What's your most prized possession?
Nina Mascunana: The diamond necklace my beautiful mother gave me on my 21st birthday!
PAS: What three items would you take with you to a deserted island?
Nina Mascunana: A knife (for survival purposes), a huge basket full of food and a phone to call for help.
PAS: What is your greatest regret?
Nina Mascunana: Not giving certain opportunities everything I've got but things have changed now.
PAS: Who are your heroes in real-life?
Nina Mascunana: Mother (Anna), Sister (Bianca), Brother (Dionne) & baby sister (Chayanne). They make me happy.
PAS: What is your motto?
Nina Mascunana: Opportunities are limitless. Get up, get out, and grab a piece for yourself.
PAS: Do you have any shout-outs or last words?
Nina Mascunana: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be featured in PAS Magazine! I had an amazing time at the photoshoot with you guys and met some wonderful people. Remember to visit me on my personal site www.myspace.com/m1ssnina
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ralucap necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 45 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
P.J. Shoes
I am the CEO and creator of this new brand. I love kids and shoes, so it makes sense for me to put it all together. Children are becoming more and more fashion oriented and demand trendier shoes. The "Mini me" concept is reflected in our products, without losing focus on what childhood really is: an adventure to explore life, a joyful and happy moment. Our brand is reinforcing a positive, "feel good" sentiment.
Children are our future, and the future is bright.
Check out our blog: http://pjshoes.wordpress.com/
Children and of course, their parents. Our core target segments are: preschool (3-4 years) and young boys and girls (5-8 years). Kids that are fashion/ Trends oriented.
We need 3 separate things:
1. P.J. Shoes logo with our motto: Kids' best friend in all of their adventures
2. P.J. logo (without Shoesin it) to be put on our soles and shoes. (should be exactly the same as the one above, but we just need a separate file with just P.J.)
3. A drawing to put on our shoes boxes; the drawing needs to be done in a minimalistic manner (clean, not to crowed or too colorful). Maybe flowers, animals or nature elements. I like more natural, pastel, bright colors.
All of these need to be in a jpg, jpeg, gif, corel, pdf format. It needs to print well on black/ white as well.
We appreciate your help in this matter.
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Brown Jordan Services is recalling over 250,000 Hampton Bay Fall River swivel patio chairs due to a "falling hazard."
The dining and lounge chairs — sold exclusively at Home Depot — are made of steel with a swivel base and arm rest. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Brown Jordan has received 410 reports of the swivel base breaking, including 16 reports of injuries.
The recall affects 265,000 chairs sold at Home Depot stores nationwide and online at Homedepot.com from October 2012 through January 2015 for about $200 for a set of two chairs to $550 for a 7-piece patio set. An additional 16,000 chairs were sold in Canada.
The chairs have a red or green cushion, or are prepared for a custom slipcover with white liner fabric covering the cushions
The company said anyone who has purchased the chairs should stop using them immediately. For a free repair kit, call 855-899-2127 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays or visit www.bjsoutdoor.com/recall-information.


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I must say as to what I have seen of Texas it is the garden spot of the world. The best land and the best prospects for health I ever saw, and I do believe it is a fortune to any man to come here.
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Sister's Gift for the Holidays: A New Kidney
Alhaji "Al" Dumbuya had just celebrated the 10 year anniversary of his transplanted kidney when it started to fail.
Dumbuya, from Newport, Ky., was 25 when he received the organ, after waiting on the transplant list after high blood pressure caused his original kidney failure. Despite the strain of going back on dialysis three times a week, Dumbuya says he tried to keep on his "game face," both for himself and his family.
He's the oldest of four children from a close-knit but geographically spread out family. His mother lives in Fairfield, but his father is working in Sierra Leone and his three younger sisters are scattered to Detroit, Chicago and Dallas. Despite the distance, they all keep in touch frequently.
When he went back on dialysis, Dumbuya shifted to a less demanding role at work, becoming an assistant manager at Best Buy, where his manager would allow him to schedule his shifts, totaling 40-45 hours a week, around his dialysis treatments.
As the stress of the treatments, and a hip replacement he underwent in the spring of 2011, wore on, his middle sister Hadiatu moved back home to help take care of him. Along with the rest of their family, Hadiatu urged Al to think about living donation.
He hadn't wanted any of them to be tested to see if they were a match to donate a kidney, but she pressed on.
"I thought it be would be a burden," he says. "It's a big thing to ask of anyone, to donate a vital organ. I was willing to just sit on the list and wait for a cadaver, but Hadiatu's pretty persistent. The good thing is about living donation is that the donor has to take the lead in the process and the recipient can't do anything—the donor has to call, they have to go through tests. It takes the pressure off the person that's receiving."
Hadiatu, 30, says she never hesitated to pursue testing. Once Al agreed, she traveled to UC's transplant clinic right away to begin the process. After the first round of testing, she says she emailed or called the transplant coordinators nearly every day to find out the results.
When she finally learned that she was a match, she wasn't prepared for the news.
"I was in the middle of ordering food at Subway and I just started bawling my eyes out," she remembers. "I stayed there for an hour crying. I'm pretty spiritual and I had been praying for our family to not have to deal with this anymore. Knowing that Al wouldn't have to wait forever for a kidney, that we could do it right away—they were tears of joy and relief."
Though he spent the next few months maintaining his game face, every once in a while Al allowed himself some relief, too, to think about what life off dialysis would be like.
"I was skeptical," he says. "I was waiting for the other shoe to drop. But four hours (of dialysis) gives you a lot of time to think about things."
Hadiatu and Al had their surgeries Thursday, Oct. 25 at UC Health University Hospital. UC Health transplant surgeons and assistant professors of surgery Flavio Paterno, MD, and Madison Cuffy, MD, performed the transplant.
"Al's transplant went very well. He had an excellent recovery after surgery and went home after just a few days," says Paterno. "
The living-donor transplant has been the best opportunity for Al. It not only allowed him to avoid the long times of the waiting list for a cadaveric transplant, but it provides him
with the highest chances of a long-term functioning kidney for up to 20 years. This is very important considering his young age. The Dumbuyas are very nice people. It's
been a pleasure for our team to take care of them."
A month into recovery, the Dumbuya family has started celebrating the holidays and is planning a family trip for 2013—something they couldn't do before Al's surgery.
Hadiatu is spending her recovery in Newport with her brother, spending lots of time making kidney-shaped thank you cards from poster board. She found she had a lot of people to thank. To date, she's made over 70 cards.
"Although I donated, my support system stems from my siblings and parents," she says. "My mom has taken care of us through our recovery, along with my brother's girlfriend, and my dad came back from Sierra Leone for the surgery. Our family and friends throughout the US and worldwide have been sending us gifts, well wishes and prayers that have enabled us to continue on a healthy and speedy recovery. We are truly grateful for the constant support."
Al says the difference in his health after transplant is "night and day." But he said his relationship with his little sister hasn't changed that much, except that he has a little more patience with her now.
"Honestly, I owe her my life," he says. "She's a bundle of energy, she bounces off the walls. But she's an amazing person, as much as she might frustrate me at times, the one thing she has is a huge heart and you just can't replace that."
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Lisa Jackson is a best-selling American author of over 75 romance novels and romantic suspense novels.
Jackson and her sister, Nancy Bush, grew up in a small timber town in Oregon. She attended Oregon State University and later worked in the banking industry. In 1983, Jackson's first novel, A Twist of Fate, was published by Silhouette Books. Currently, Jackson writes contemporary romantic suspense novels for Kensington Books and medieval romantic suspense novels for Onyx Books. Her books regularly place high on the New York Times, USA Today and Publisher's Weekly best seller lists.
Her novel Shiver won the Rendevous Rosebud Award, and If She Only Knew was a finalist for the Reviewer's International Organization Dorothy Parker Award for Excellence for Best Suspense Novel. Jackson has been nominated twice for Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards, winning in 2005 in the Best Medieval Romance category for Temptress.


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Disney ends deal with Jerry Bruckheimer
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Disney has ended its deal with 'Pirates of the Caribbean' super producer Jerry Bruckheimer following the failure of 'The Lone Ranger' this past summer
Disney has ended its relationship with producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
The movie studio has announced it will not renew its first look deal with the man behind the hugely successful 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise when his contract with the company ends next year.
The news follows the failure of recently released Western epic 'The Lone Ranger', which is thought to have lost Disney an eye-watering $200 million.
Disney chairman Alan Horn said in a statement: "Jerry is one of the most respected and prolific producers working in the motion picture industry, and we have had an incredibly successful collaboration over the past two decades and he is a friend to many of us here at Disney. We will continue to work together in the future, and we look forward to seeing more of the films that have made Jerry Bruckheimer a Hollywood legend."
The studio added it will now put its efforts into its own in-house production companies: Pixar, Marvel and the recently acquired Lucasfilm.
Blockbuster producer Bruckheimer has produced some of Hollywood's top franchises through Disney, including 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and the 'National Treasure' series.
The two sides will continue to work together on a fifth 'Pirates' movie starring Johnny Depp, as well as a third 'National Treasure' movie with Nicolas Cage in the lead.
'The Lone Ranger', which starred Depp and Armie Hammer, flopped at the box office over the summer, grossing $244 million worldwide on a $215 million budget. The film failed to top $100 million in the United States.


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•Christ the King Lutheran Church
will host "Gangway to Galilee: Amazing Grace Adventures" for 3-year-olds through fifth-grade students from 9-11:30 a.m. Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27, at 600 Walnut St., Cary. Registration costs $30 for one child and $25 for each additional child in the family, including one CD per family and a T-shirt for each kid. For details and registration, call 919-467-8989, email
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•Westwood Baptist Church
will host Vacation Bible School for kids who have finished third through fifth grade from 5:30-8 p.m. Sunday, June 22, through Wednesday, June 25, at 200 Westhigh St., Cary. Registration is free; donations will be accepted for dinners. To register, go towww.westwoodbc.org
•Cary First Baptist Church
will host Vacation Bible School for kids who have finished kindergarten through fifth grade from 5:30-8 p.m. Sunday, June 22, through Thursday, June 26, at 218 S. Academy St., Cary. For details or registration about the free event, contact Kristin Kitchens at 919-467-6356 email@example.com
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•White Plains United Methodist Church
will host Vacation Bible School for 3-year-olds through fifth-grade students from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, July 7, through Friday, July 11, at 313 SE Maynard Road, Cary. This year's theme is "Weird Animals: Where Jesus' Love is One-of-a-Kind." Registration costs $15 per child, up to $40 per family. To register, call Beth at 919-467-9394 or go towww.wpumc.com/children
•Saint Francis United Methodist Church
will host Vacation Bible School for preschool through fifth-grade students from 5-7:45 p.m. Monday, July 14, through Friday, July 18, at 2965 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary. The church also offers a Bible study for adults. Register for $10 by Sunday, June 29. For details and registration, go towww.saintfrancisumc.org/vbs
Cary Presbyterian Preschool
Cary Presbyterian Preschool at Cary Presbyterian Church is registering students ages 18 months to 5 years for 2014-15. The church is at 614 Griffis St., Cary. For details or to schedule a tour, call Angie Keith at 919-469-2229 or go to www.carypresbyterian.org.
Summer camp and preschool
Greenwood Forest Children's Center at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church has openings for summer camp for preschool through third-grade students from Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27, at 110 SE Maynard Road. The church is also accepting preschool registration for ages 2-5 for the 2014-15 school year. For details and registration, call Sandy Duncan at 919-469-0140 or go to cc.gfbccary.org.
St. Andrew's Early Childhood Center
St. Andrew's Early Childhood Center at St. Andrew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church is accepting new students ages 3-5. The center is at 3008 Old Raleigh Road, Apex. For details and registration, call 919-387-8656 or go to www.saintandrew.org.
Kirk of Kildaire Children's Center
Kirk of Kildaire Children's Center has openings for ages 2-5 for 2014-15. The center is at 200 High Meadow Drive, Cary. For details, contact Brenda Holladay at 919-469-4895 or email@example.com, or go to www.kirkchildrenscenter.com.
Fellowship Preschool
Fellowship Preschool has openings for ages 2-5 for 2014-15. The preschool is at 1788 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary. For details, call Becki Ross at 919-380-0533, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or go to www.fellowshippreschool.org.
First Baptist Weekday Preschool
First Baptist Church - Cary's First Baptist Weekday Preschool has openings for children ages 18 months to 5 years for 2014-15. Summer camp is also available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, July 7, to Friday, July 11; and Monday, Aug. 4, to Friday, Aug. 8. The preschool is at 218 S. Academy St., Cary. For more information, contact Aliza Travis at 919-467-6356, ext. 114, or email@example.com, or go to www.caryfbc.org/weekday.
Peace Presbyterian Children's Center
Peace Presbyterian's Children Center at Peace Presbyterian Church has openings for ages 2 to 5 for the fall. The church is at 1777 W. Chatham St., Cary. For details or a tour, call 919-415-1733, email firstname.lastname@example.com or go to www.peacepca.org/ministries/ppcc.
St. Paul's Preschool
St. Paul's Preschool at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Cary is accepting registration for the 2014-15 school year. The church is at 221 Union St., Cary. For more information or to schedule a tour, contact Brooke Bowersox at 919-467-3788 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Blood drive
Sunrise United Methodist Church will host a blood drive with the Rex Blood Services bus from 3-7 p.m. Monday, June 23, at 5420 Sunset Lake Road, Holly Springs. To sign up for an appointment, go to www.mysignup.com/sunriseblooddrive.
Durham Bulls game
White Plains United Methodist Church Family Ministries will organize a trip to a Durham Bulls game on Friday, June 27. Tickets must have been ordered by Sunday, June 1, at bit.ly/1ombU51. The group has reserved a picnic shelter for a buffet.
The Hall Sisters
The Hall Sisters will lead the 8:20 a.m. worship service with music at White Plains United Methodist Church on Sunday, June 29, at 313 SE Maynard Road, Cary. For information about the band, go to hallsisters.com.
Bridge Mission Week
White Plains United Methodist Church of Cary will host Bridge Mission Week, four days of local mission projects and activities, for fourth- through ninth-grade students from Monday, June 30, through Thursday, July 3. Registration, including lunch, costs $25 per day or $80 for all four days at goo.gl/vKxL6R.
First United Methodist Church - Cary will host GriefShare meetings at 7 p.m. Thursdays, July 10-Oct. 9, in room 125 at 117 S. Academy St., Cary. There will not be meetings on July 17 or July 31. The workbook costs $15. For information about the church, go to www.fumc-cary.org. To register, go to bit.ly/1sEsFba.
Summer writing camp
Peace Presbyterian Church will host a writing camp for ages 8-12 from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, July 14, through Friday, July 18, in room C106 at 1777 W. Chatham St., Cary. Register for $120 by Tuesday, July 1, or $125 after that. The registration fee includes supplies. To register, contact Katharine Parrish at 919-467-1924 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Christ the King Preschool registration
Christ the King Preschool of Christ the King Lutheran Church is accepting registration for ages 2-5 for the 2014-15 school year. The church is at 600 Walnut St., Cary. For more information, go to www.christthekingcary.org/Preschool/Registration.aspx.
Contemplative worship service
Woodhaven Baptist Church offers a contemplative worship service with meditation from 8:30-9:15 a.m. Sundays at 4000 Kildaire Farm Road, Apex.
Worship services at The Cary
First United Methodist Church - Cary hosts worship services at The Cary theater at 9:45 a.m. Sundays at 122 E. Chatham St.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Holly Springs United Methodist Church hosts "There is a Solution" Alcoholics Anonymous group meetings from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 108 Avent Ferry Road.
Sisters in Support
White Plains United Methodist Church hosts a support group for women who had or currently have breast cancer from 7-8:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 313 SE Maynard Road, Cary. For more information, email Lee Heathcoat at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Family support ministry meeting
A family support ministry organized by Mary Williams-Farrington and the Pardoned by Christ Ministry meets the first, second and fourth Tuesday of every month at The Point Church, 1503 Walnut St., Cary. The ministry provides support for people who have been incarcerated or who have or have had an incarcerated family member. For details, call 919-272-3045 or 919-255-5883 or go to www.pardonedbychrist.org.
Overeaters Anonymous
Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church hosts Overeaters Anonymous meetings from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays in room 126, 100 Judd Parkway. The group's supportive meetings don't include weigh-ins, diets or fees. For more information, call 919-557-7712 or 919-771-1393.
Celebrate Recovery
Summit Evangelical Covenant Church will host Celebrate Recovery meetings for people recovering from hurting, hangups and habits at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at 590 Westhigh St., Cary. For more information on Celebrate Recovery, go to www.celebraterecovery.com. For more information on the church's program, go to www.summitnc.org or email email@example.com.
Labyrinth meditation
Cary Presbyterian Church offers a labyrinth meditation walk from 5:30-7:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at 614 Griffis St. For details, call 919-469-1337 or visit www.carypresbyterian.org.
Cancer support group
A cancer support group meets the second Wednesday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. in Room WC108 at Colonial Baptist Church, 6051 Tryon Road, Cary. Details: Phyllis Travers, 919-233-0355.
Prayer study
Author and speaker Sarah Bush will host a 12-week study on prayer with her book, "The Invitation – Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace," from 10-11:30 a.m. or 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays at 708 Town Side Drive, Apex. For information or registration, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Knights of Columbus Council 12119 hosts jackpot bingo at 7 p.m. Thursdays at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 1005 Wilbon Road, Fuquay-Varina. Doors open at 6 p.m. Food and beverages available. Details: Al Munno, 919-557-7718, or Sonny Butler, 845-797-0830.
Celebrate Recovery for Women
Celebrate Recovery for Women meets at 6 p.m. every Friday at the homes of members of North Cary Baptist Church. The group helps women with hurting, hangups and habits. Details: 919-469-8023.
Brown Bag Ministry
The Brown Bag Ministry, which feeds more than 1,400 people a week, is looking for middle- and high school-age volunteers. The group meets at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Apex about 9 a.m. Saturdays. Volunteers prepare bagged meals and hand them out in Raleigh. The group usually finishes by 1 p.m. Details: www.brownbagministry.org.