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Joshua Tree National Park was first established as a national monument in 1936 and then became a national park in 1994. The park was established to preserve an ecologically dynamic region of the California Desert, a transition zone between the Colorado and Mojave Deserts. The park provides recreational opportunities to approximately 1.2 million visitors annually, and protects and preserves a rich array of natural and cultural resources.
Two desert ecosystems merge within Joshua Tree National Park, creating unique associations of plants and animals. The Colorado Desert occupies the eastern half of the park where creosote bush, ocotillo, and palo verde dominate. The Mojave Desert spans the higher, western half of the park where it is slightly cooler and wetter. The Joshua tree is a critical component of the Mojave Desert ecosystem and provides habitat for birds, mammals, insects, and lizards. Five fan palm oases support vegetation and wildlife distinct from the species found in the rest of the park.
Despite the seeming vastness of the desert landscape, the park's ecosystems are fragile and marked by climatic extremes. Natural water sources in the park are scarce, and the land appears parched. Rainfall is infrequent, but sudden downpours occasionally inundate the land.
Natural Resources
Wildlife includes desert tortoises, rattlesnakes, bighorn sheep, golden eagles, desert iguanas, roadrunners, and a range of other species that represent important park resources.
The park offers remarkable geologic displays of exposed granite monoliths and rugged mountains of rock. Washes, playas, and alluvial fans form an extensive and complex desert mosaic.
Cultural Resources
In addition to its extensive natural resources, the park also offers a rich cultural history. During the wetter Pleistocene Era, the Pinto Culture lived in the Pinto Basin region as hunters and gatherers along what used to be a slow-moving river. Several American Indian groups lived in the area after Pinto Culture; traces of their existence include petroglyphs, pictographs, and ceramic pottery found in washes and among rock formations.
In the late 1800s prospectors, cattle ranchers, and miners arrived in the desert. These settlers built dams and mines; their remnants are found at Ryan Ranch, Desert Queen Mine, Barker Dam, and Desert Queen Ranch, which are all popular visitor destinations today.
Desert Protection
In the 1930s, aided by the construction of new roads and the advancement of the automobile, homesteaders moved into the desert region. As settlers claimed homesteads on desert tracts, increased human contact began to impact the fragile desert ecosystems.
These stresses to the desert landscape inspired Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, a Pasadena resident, to work to bring national attention to the issue of desert protection. She was instrumental in helping to establish Joshua Tree National Monument in 1936.
Located 140 miles east of Los Angeles and just north of Palm Springs, the park provides an escape from urban pressures, a place in which to experience solitude and wilderness.
Visitors come to Joshua Tree National Park to bird-watch, backpack, camp, hike, horseback ride, and rock climb. The park is recognized worldwide as a rock climbing destination with more than 4,500 established climbing routes concentrated within approximately 100,000 acres of land in the western section of the park. During wet years, the park offers a vivid display of wildflowers, attracting a higher numbers of visitors.
Management Challenges
Exploding rates of population and economic growth in Southern California have transformed Joshua Tree National Park into an ecological region surrounded by freeways, highways, industrial sites, cities, and planned communities. Expansion of human activities along park boundaries has created new challenges for the park managers in terms of protecting park resources, mitigating visitor impact, and minimizing the incompatible use of boundary areas.


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From updos to undone waves, we've got the best looks for your big day
How to do your hair on the big day might be the last thing on what seems like a never ending wedding-based to-do list, but for us, it's kind of up there with the dress. It's that 'So important we insist on spending months searching for the one' level of important.
You can't deny that your wedding hair adds a certain somethin' somethin' to the whole ensemble. Because nailing your 'do on the day is key to getting those timeless wedding pics perfect. No pressure...
Sounds a lot, but never fear. Wedding hair has come a long way from those over complicated curls and dreaded fussy updos. These days your bridal hair can be way more loosey goosey and totally pretty.
Whether pearl pins and delicately placed fresh flowers, or super sleek chignons and effortless 'I woke up like this' waves finished with a bejewelled hair band, we've got your wedding hair inspiration sorted.
Yara Shahidi gave her braids a bridal twist by adorning them with diamanté rings. So pretty.
Margot Robbie's off centre top knot proves a black ribbon is the wedding hair accessory for 2018.
Half up half down undone waves add a romantic feel to any wedding hair ensemble.
Lupita's tucked under braided ponytail would look epic with any wedding dress.
Hair bands are officially in. Wear over side swept hair a la Allison Williams.
Up the glamour on your big day with a super glossy bouncy blowdry and a retro inspired side sweep.
Undone waves don't have to look messy. Take notes from Angelina's pinned back 'do that keeps volume in the top for extra glamour.
Fresh flowers woven into a tousled updo adds a dash of romanticism to the situation.
Pixie cut? Don't panic - do as Cara does and go for a black ribbon hair band to accessorise a shorter wedding 'do.
Keep a bridal updo looking easy breezy with a delicate floral headband and loose wisps of hair framing your face.
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Keep your natural hair and accessorise with a gold band across your forehead for an effortless wedding look.
Swap the tiara for a couture crown a la Elie Saab.
Bridal hair doesn't have to mean updo - go for soft side-parted waves a la Kirsten Dunst for a more relaxed feel.
Off-centre oversized white flowers feel bold without losing that romantic touch.
Bringing the face veil firmly back into 2017, Hailey Baldwin's Swarovski crystal encrusted top knot is going straight on the cool girl wedding hair inspo board.
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Now that's what we call a flower crown. If you're going to go floral, go big or go home.
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Disney Princesses eat your heart out - a bejewelled head band is the chicest way to add some bling to any wedding updo.
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Channel Blair Waldorf bridal vibes with a chic chignon adorned with a headband and mini face veil.
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Calling all country wedding brides! Replace flowers with corn for an unexpected hair accessory and a nod to your rural reception.
Crimped hair at a wedding? Yup, Jenny Packham brought a whole load of 80s to the runway with textured hair and pearl embellished hairbands.
2017's update on the braided bridal updo, do as Marchesa does and go for skinny braids up top, flowing locks in the bottom.
Can anyone say chic? Classic, classy and oh-so effortless - a simple knot will look good forever.
Add fresh wild flowers to a rolled updo for a more relaxed style that has 'British country wedding' written all over it.
A bling hairband gives a relaxed side knot a chic finish. Tiara who?
Wedding hair doesn't have to mean updo. A loose plait tied with a sheer bow looks great with a low back gown.
Work a classic Hollywood wave for a more glam evening wedding.
A loose half-up half-down style requires minimal effort and looks ideal under a veil.
Channel iconic wedding vibes with Audrey Hepburn's DIY rose crown.
Wedding hair accessories can look a bit sad (did someone say fascinator...) but placing mismatched brooches and pins throughout your hair feels modern and fresh.
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Hands up who doesn't want to look like a Victoria's Secret Angel on their wedding day? Exactly...

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The Eclipse pouch offers some nice discreet carry options for those who want to keep things more low key. It won't be as fast as a holster, but has a much better chance to be perceived by others as just some random organizer pouch. The main intent was to wear on one's belt so 2 short Malice clips are included, however the back has enough PALS webbing to allow usage of long Malice clips for good connections to larger packs / platforms. The backing has stiffener integrated to make the pouch keep its shape. Despite there is no padding, the stiffener helps keep weapon poking sensations away.


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NCAAF Game of the Week: Wake Forest at Duke
Every week in this space, we will examine one football game that's offering contrarian value to bettors. By using the tools available to Sportsbook Insider members, we will explain what factors are driving line movement and pinpoint which teams are being hammered by sharp money.
In one of this week's most interesting matchups, Duke (1-0) opened as 7-point favorites against Wake Forest (1-0) at the market-setting Pinnacle sportsbook. Early public money hammered the home favorite, with the Blue Devils receiving 80% of spread bets and 88% of total dollars wagered.
Despite this one-sided public betting, Duke actually dropped from -7 to -5. That reverse line movement indicates that sharp money is taking the Demon Deacons.
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As you can see from the line chart above, there were two bet signals triggered on Wake Forest (+7) shortly after the line opened. Both of these moves yielded profitable returns in the first week of the season, and they validate our initial assertion that sharp bettors have pounded the road underdog in this matchup.
- Smart Money at BetOnline (3-0 ATS, +2.8 units)
- Steam Move at 5Dimes (18-6 ATS, +10.4 units)
Sportsbook Insider customers can receive steam moves or smart money alerts via email/text message, which allows them to quickly find another sportsbook that's slow to adjust their lines. Consistently beating the line is crucial for long-term success, but there's plenty of reason to believe that Wake Forest is still offering value.
We have frequently stated that home-field advantage is overvalued, especially in heavily bet games where public perception becomes a more significant factor. At the time of publication, we had tracked just over 3,500 total bets on this matchup, which makes it the fourth most popular game on Saturday.
Past research has also found that road underdogs perform extremely well in low-scoring games, which bodes well for Wake Forest. Since the start of the 2005 season, less than 11% of all games have finished with a closing total of 44 or lower. According to our friends at Bet Labs, road 'dogs have gone 309-240 ATS (56.3%) in those games. The over/under for this game is currently 43.5, with 92% of total dollars wagered on the under.
Finally, my past analysis has found that road underdogs have been tremendously undervalued in conference rivalries. The familiarity between teams levels the playing field, and that disproportionately benefits the team getting points. Betting every road underdog against conference opponents isn't profitable, but there has clearly been an edge in these games,
- Conference Game: 1,627-1,562 ATS (51.0%)
- Non-Conference Game: 1,134-1,145 ATS (49.8%)
Even after the two-point line move, Wake Forest currently fits the criteria for our 2014, 2015 and 2016 College Football Betting Against the Public system. It's also worth pointing out that unranked road teams have gone 1,390-1,229 (53.1%) following a victory, and that winning percentage improves slightly when the team also failed to cover in their previous game. All of these factors point towards value on the Demon Deacons in this ACC showdown.
Finally, it's fascinating to see how the public betting trends vary between our contributing sportsbooks. Right now Wake Forest is receiving the highest percentage of bets at 5Dimes and BetDSI — the two sharpest books we monitor. Conversely, they're only receiving 2% of spread bets at Sports Interaction — arguably the most public book we track.
We should also note that parlay percentage, which is available exclusively to Sportsbook Insider subscribers, is an excellent indicator of square money. You won't find many sharps betting parlays since they're usually a losing proposition. At the time of publication, 90% of bettors who parlayed this game had taken Duke.
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After an emotionally draining draw in Seattle last weekend, it wouldn't surprise most fans if the Portland Timbers were a bit spent. They had struggled mightily in road matches, but outplayed their long time rivals for most of the match to earn a point in hostile territory. Although their next match was at home against the Columbus Crew and the Timbers have been nearly unbeatable in Jeld-Wen Field, signs pointed to the May 21 match as being a trap game. The term "trap game" gets thrown out a lot when a team has a normally winnable game on their schedule, but circumstances prior are such that a loss could be easily excused. Whether it was a tough point in the schedule, major injuries to the roster, or an unfortunate bounce, there are plenty of reasons to explain why a team might lose a contest after such a momentous result. However, Coach John Spencer wasn't going to hear any of it.
While Spencer had spent much of his weekly comments directed at Seattle Sounders FC Coach Sigi Schmid and his litany of explanations for the Sounders' flat play during the May 14 match, Spencer said something very telling within his comments, a message that he used during a post practice media session back in January. Regardless of what else might be going on, the Timbers players are expected to play hard and win every match. It's a simple rule to follow, but often harder to put into practice especially if the team doesn't buy into it: "We've always said from day 1 that they arrived in Portland 'don't make excuses'." During his early practice sessions, Spencer preached that every task matters, so complete it like you mean it and that message rings true now as much as it did then. It's accountability pure and simple, and Spencer makes it very clear that he expects plenty of his team at all times, and letting up even slightly is not acceptable, especially against a Columbus club that was looking to rebound from some early season struggles.
While Columbus has been one of the better clubs defensively, they've struggled to score goals with just 8 goals in 9 matches coming into their match in Portland. The Crew had momentum after a win hosting Vancouver on April 30 and drawing the Sounders just a week later in Ohio, but in the first leg of their two match West Coast swing, they were blown out by San Jose 3 to 0 on May 14. Their attack is centered around forward Emilio Renteria and midfielder/forward Robbie Rogers, who have four and two goals respectively so far in 2011, and playing stout defense in front of goalkeeper Will Hesmer. Coach Robert Warzycha has utilized various formations to try and find consistent offense for the Crew, but so far, it's been a work in progress. However, the Crew is one of the more seasoned rosters in MLS and they play an extremely physical brand of soccer so they weren't going to back down from the challenge of playing in JELD-WEN Field.
One of the major story lines coming into the Crew – Timbers match was the play of defender Eric Brunner. Brunner, along with midfielder Adam Moffat, started their MLS careers in Columbus, so it was a homecoming for them to see their former teammates. Brunner has become a contributing member of a stellar Timbers backline, starting in all nine MLS league games while playing exceptionally in one of the two center back spots. Spencer wouldn't make any changes to his starting lineup from Seattle, starting the now familiar 11: Troy Perkins in goal, Brunner, "Futty" Danso, Rodney Wallace and Jeremy Hall in the back, Darlington Nagbe, Diego Chará, Jack Jewsbury and Kalif Alhassan in the middle, and Kenny Cooper and Jorge Perlaza up top.
Early on, it appeared the Crew wanted to establish a physical presence against the Timbers, and they used their strength to try and push the host team around. Within the first 10 minutes, Crew defenders Chad Marshall and Julius James introduced themselves to Cooper and Perlaza with some well-timed checks to knock them off stride. The Timbers also appeared sluggish initially, as they seemed unsure how to counter the Crew defense and the fluid ball movement normally on display was replaced with a lot of tentative passes and frequent turnovers. The Crew tried to counter quickly on the Timbers defense, but Danso and Brunner were extremely effective at stopping any direct threats on goal. The best chances of the half as Renteria skied a header over the woodwork in the 11th minute while Perlaza had a dangerous shot blocked in the 29th minute by Crew defender Sebastian Miranda.
Just before the half, two single plays completely changed the complexion of the match. Renteria was laboring near the 35th minute after appearing to pull a muscle, and forward Andres Mendoza replaced the leading scorer for the Crew at the 38th minute. Minutes later, Crew forward Tommy Heinemann appeared to have scored the match's first goal from a Mendoza assist, and the only thing that kept the ball from goal was a finger tip push outside from Perkins. The match went into the half scoreless, but based upon the final minutes, it appeared the Crew had the momentum in their favor despite the loss of Renteria.
The Timbers seemed invigorated after the break, and came out on fire in the second half. Before most fans had returned to their seats, Perlaza was fouled near the Crew penalty box. Jewsbury put the ball into play quickly, finding Alhassan unmarked on the right side. Alhassan launched a cross into the box, and Brunner was the first man to the ball, smashing a header past Hesmer to put the home side up 1 to 0. Brunner displayed a bit of gamesmanship against his former team, conveniently borrowing Hesmer's water bottle before the restart and throwing it out of play before Hesmer could drink from it. The goal further inspired the Timbers offense, as they threatened to add more, but it was only inspired play from Hesmer and the Crew defense that kept the Timbers at just one goal.
The Crew did get some great chances from Heinemann that nearly found the goal, including one at the 74th minute that slid wide, but the best chance for the Crew all night was in the 86th minute when Rogers finally got some space in the Timbers box and was able to turn and shoot on goal. The ball just slid wide of goal and was helped out of bounds as it glanced off the far post, but Perkins appeared to have misjudged the ball in traffic. The Timbers would hold their line and keep the Crew scoreless through stoppage time, and as the final whistle chimed, they had earned their fifth consecutive league win at home and it was a well deserved win.
My man of the match was Brunner, and it was an obvious choice. Not only did he get the only goal of the match, he helped hold Renteria, Rogers, Mendoza and Jeff Cunningham in check all night. I also felt that Jewsbury was his normally steady self in the middle, but the offense really got a jolt from the halftime substitution of midfielder Sal Zizzo for Nagbe. I thought the Crew had a difficult time marking Zizzo, and he worked hard to create chances for his teammates. Perkins might have been a little slow on a few shots, but he made some big time saves when called upon to earn his third straight clean sheet. It's a busy week for the Timbers, as legendary Dutch club Ajax comes to visit on May 25 and then the Timbers return to league play on May 29 when D.C. United makes their first visit to the Rose City. Meanwhile, the Timbers U-23 team played to a scoreless draw in Bremerton, Washington against the Kitsap Pumas as U-23 goalkeeper Jason Dodson made his season debut and held one of the more potent offenses in the PDL without a goal.


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Every year I look forward to fall for one reason...soups and chili. Technically that's two reasons, but you catch my drift.
In today's Random Act of Kindness Challenge you get to whip of a batch of this yumminess and call up a neighbor.
Each time my mind wandered to, "Hummm, what am I going to make for dinner?", it was like a little treat when I remembered we were headed to Katie's and this chore had been removed from my plate!
Look, I'm even going to make this easy for ya...here's a recipe for your RAK meal:
Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili
Servings: 10
1 onion, chopped
1 16-oz can black beans
1 16-oz can kidney beans
1 8-oz can tomato sauce
10 oz package frozen corn kernels
2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes w/chilies
1 packet taco seasoning
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
24 0z. (3) boneless skinless chicken breasts
chili peppers, chopped (optional)
chopped fresh cilantro
Combine beans, onion, chili peppers, corn, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder and taco seasoning in a slow cooker. Place chicken on top and cover. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Top with fresh cilantro. Serve with cheese and sour cream.
Recipe courtesy of Skinnytaste.com.
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I hope you are all well.
Well what a week we had here in the UK last week. Snow! Snow! and more Snow!
Well thank goodness its just about gone and I think if I dare say it Spring is popping up through my garden in the way of Tulips and Daffodills.....Fingers crossed there's no more snow to come!
Pleaseeee NO More!! we need sun!!
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I just all of these dies♥
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One of my favorite exercises that work's a variety of muscle groups is called woodchop (or squat with diagonal woodchop).
You stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, holding a weighted medicine ball above your head (starting to the left or right of your head). Contract your abs (to engage your abs muscle, and to protect your back from injury). Now, bend your knees to squat down while moving the ball in an arc in front of your body, bringing the ball to the outside of your calf. Next, reverse the move to the opposite side, and repeat the entire move .Keep abs tightly engaged though out.
You'll find this exercise tweaks your quadriceps, your glutes, your hamstrings, your abs, and your deltoids. A workout powerhouse!
Workout 8/11/10: Wednesday
recumbent bike- 30 minutes
Strength day- leg day
squats with 20 lb weight
hamstring curl with stability ball
step ups onto 24" bench
lunges, walking -50 steps
Food Diary 8/11/10: Wednesday
Organic steel cut oats(150 cal.)
1/8 cup blackberries, blueberries (30 cal)
1 apple (67 cal)
A.M. Snack-
16 organic, no-salt almonds(105 cal)
1 peach(57 cal)
4 oz salmon (220 cal)
Salad- 1 cup spinach, 1/2 sweet pepper,1/4 cup yellow squash, 2 tbls black beans, 1 tbls roasted sunflower seeds (90 cal)
P.M. Snack-
1 whole wheat low fat tortilla, with 1 wedge laughing cow cheese(120 cal)
apple (57 cal)
2 large crab legs (260 cal)
1/2 cup spaghetti squash (25 cal)
peach (67 cal)
1/2 cup non-fat cottage cheese (80 cal)
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I couldn't celebrate my birthday as I would've wanted to because I had my first fitting with the models for my third Runway Show in school, so I didn't party hard or anything, I just went for a couple of cocktails with two close friends! We went to this place called 360 which is a delightfull place in the 19th floor of Altamira Suites, the place is to die for, it has puffs, hamacs and an amazing terrace with a gorgeous view of the city! I have a few photos of that day.
The lovely blonde/redheadish in the green jacket is Alcides, a cute guy that I met in a party a few month ago and whom I started to love very quickly, the divine stylish boy in the black shirt is my soulmate and fashion partner Denis, I'm in love with this guy, we were born to dress and impress together hahaha.
After a couple of drinks it was time for GIFTS :) Denis opened his vault of vintage stuff and gave me two amazing dresses (an oversize black one and a white one kind of like Diana of Wales used to wear) and two 90's shirt with amazing prints, my favorite is the eclesiastic one!
Other presents that I got was a funny agry birds mini wallet, another cute mini wallet (people must know that I LOVEEEE money hahaha), a cute aztec printed shirt and ecologic bag, another ecologic bag with an old comic book print, and a little metal box with a lovely birds drawing! I also gave myself some presents, a peruvian bag, a pair of lovely sparkling shoes and black booties with fringes which I wore on the night of my birthday.
This is a variation of the look that I wore that night, anyways see it HERE) I also wore a metal purse which is one of my biggest treasures, it is made of metal and the filigree are amazing, when I saw it I knew I had to have it, it was a bit expensive but since I'm an only child and a very spoiled daddy's little girl he got it for me 2 years ago!
Well I've been talking for hours, it's time to stop but common I haven't write anything in a week, if I wanted to catch up with you guys (I keep writing like I had thousands of fans when only ONE person follows me) I had to tell you at least most of what happened to me, anyways is time to finish this, I'll try to write more often (even though I'm sooo busy because I'm already facing finals in school :/) so you won't have to read another long post like this one. Have some fun for me, xoxo ;)


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AMD Cuts Salaries and Jobs to save money
Ok so you know things are bad when even the Boss takes a pay cut. However on the other side it is a pretty stand up thing to do.
Dirk Myer is planning to take 20% off of his personal salary to help the financially hurting AMD cut costs. But he is not the only top exec to do this. It seems that all US and Canadian VPs will take a 15% drop in pay also.
This move will help save many people's jobs I am sure. Unfortunately it will not save everyone's there will still be an employee reduction of about 9%. Too bad other big companies do not follow suit. (Are you reading Wall Street and US Auto Makers?)
Read more here
The statement continued "Beginning in February, we are undertaking several steps to lower costs, including temporarily reducing employee base pay and suspending some benefits programs."
It seems even big man Meyer himself will be taking a hit, with AMD confirming that "Subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and execution of an amendment to his employment agreement, CEO Dirk Meyer will be taking a temporary reduction of 20 per cent in base salary."
Meyer won't be the only one having to bite the bullet though. According to Chip-Kong similar salary reductions will be implemented all across the US and Canada, with 15 per cent for VPs and above, 10 per cent for all other non-overtime eligible employees, and 5 per cent for all overtime-eligible employees.


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John Hallberg to senior VP-marketing, a new position at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chicago, from senior VP-client service for Information Resources Inc.
Broderbund Software, Novato, Calif., named Joe Durrett CEO, from president of Advo direct marketing company. He succeeds founder Doug Carlston, who will remain chairman.
Rod Calarco to exec VP-sales, Westwood One Radio Networks, New York, from VP of CBS-owned FM stations, New York. He replaces Michael Brochstein, who left the company.
Copyright January 1996 Crain Communications Inc.


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Anti Spyware Coalition Offers New Guidance to Users
The Anti Spyware Coalition today released two new resources to help consumers and enterprises better protect themselves against spyware and unwanted adware.
The coalition's two new documents walk consumers and network operators through the steps they should be taking to protect their machines against adware, spyware and other malicious software. The documents "Protecting Your Network: Mitigating Spyware in Organizations" and "Protecting Your Computer: Detecting and Avoiding Spyware" discuss technological defenses against spyware; safe surfing and network management practices; and techniques for removing unwanted programs once they are installed.
The documents are available on the ASC Web site http://www.antispywarecoalition.org/documents . ASC Releases Tips for Users, Networks, Announces Speakers
Back to: PC Security, privacy news


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- 4 beds
- 4 baths
- $375,990 price
- 1091518 mls id
- Square Feet: 3,403 sqft
- Neighborhood: Whispering Hollow Estates
Listing Description
The graceful 2 story Columbus offers you 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, a study, a spacious game room, and a tandem 3 car garage plus lots of customizable options to build this home to your choice.. This show stopper home boasts a lofty 18' 4" ceiling in the family room with windows 2 stories high and a tall archway to accent the entry. The kitchen is open to family room with an oversized island and a large breakfast area. Cabinets with granite counter tops fill a wall, and there are built-in stainless steel appliances. For your convenience access a butler's pantry from the kitchen to the formal dining room where you have a view of the elegant curved staircase. One bedroom and bath are on the first floor in addition to the owner's suite, convenient for grandma or guests. You may add another downstairs bed and bath suite in lieu of the tandem garage. The oversized owner's suite features a spacious closet and a private bath, plus an option to add a door from the closet to the laundry room just across the hall. There are options to add a refrigerator or freezer to the laundry room and a valet bench in the garage entry hall. Add an optional media room upstairs in addition to the oversized game room.
- New Construction Yes
Subdivision: Whispering Hollow Estates
- Price Range $316.9K - $414.6K
- Sqft Range 2,422 - 3,854
- Subdivision StatusActive
Subdivision Description
Whispering Hollow, nestled just 13 miles south of Austin in Buda, features an array of family-friendly amenities, including a swimming pool, playground, picnic pavilion, and miles of bicycling and walking trails. An elementary school, with a top-rated "Exemplary" ranking, is onsite. Nearby, fabulous shopping includes Cabela's outdoor-sporting-goods store, San Marcos Premium Outlets, and South Austin's huge Southpark Meadows at I-35 and W. Slaughter Lane. A low 2.42 percent tax rates makes living here that much more affordable, too. The Sales Center, 100 Lost Ridge Way, offers a tour of fully decorated model homes, and you can learn more about building a new home or purchasing a quick-move-in home. And MyStyle Design Center provides customization options to tailor your home to your needs and your lifestyle.
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This beautiful home has elegant hardwood flooring extending throughout the main downstairs living areas to include the study, formal dining room, and family room.. Coffered ceilings accent the entry hall way and gallery which are open to the formal dining room. Pretty arches lead the way to the...
4 beds, 3 baths, 3,106 sqft, $399,990
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I have a bit of a problem and have a few too many word search puzzles books. But I love them. It's one of my truly nerdy hobbies. I feel like I've really accomplished something when I finish a puzzle, and it helps me to "exercise my brain" a bit. This is really something that I hate to admit that I love, because I think some people already have enough of an impression that I am really an 80 year-old in a 27 year-old's body. This will just serve to confirm that.
Honestly, 9 times out of 10 I will choose a rom com over any other genre of movie. It's terrible, but I can't help myself. When I watch a chick flick I know exactly what to expect. I know that there will be some kind of love triangle or romantic struggle, a quirky best friend, and some really fun girlie fashion. And in the end everything wraps up nicely and everyone is happy. It's a complete escape from reality. When I've had a long day, usually I just want to watch switch off, relax, and watch a rom com...because my brain will not have to work to understand what's happening (please don't judge me).
I tend to read about 3 to 4 books at a time (I need some variety, and really, there are just too many good books out there), and inevitably there will usually be at least one fluffy girl book in there. This can range from adult fiction (like the Shopaholic series), to teen/young-adult fiction (ie. TWILIGHT!!!!). I will usually get these books from the library, because I am too embarrassed to have them included in my personal book collection. But I will not stop reading these books, not ever. (Note: the above book is NOT a recommendation. I LOVED Sweet Valley growing up, and this was a recent release of an update 10 years later. It was greatly disappointing.)
On another note, you may have noticed the exceptional quality of my photos in this post. That's because I bought this yesterday!


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No I'm not going to sit here and bore you with my academic accolades as a stoner, you don't want to read all of that, it's a long list. Sorry if I forgot to tell you I'm a genius.
Anywho, Academic Stoner is a band name I came up with. I have a slew I jot down every now and then and thought I would share some with you. Part 1 means I have a shit ton of names. Enjoy and feel free to share yours with me bitches. I'll give you 15 in each part.
- Crisp Worm
- Coalition Of The Digestive Goggle
- Pyramid Yogurt
- Sexual South
- Long Aftermath And The Apologetic Fusion
- Entertainment Of The Uprising Gnat
- Broiled Priest
- Motivated Mediocrity
- Moldy Glimpse And The Horned Tragedy
- Right-wing Of The Incoming
- Typical Ordinance And The Deaf Path
- Snatch N' Sniff
- Adult-oriented Kneecap
- Lubricated Patriot
- Angst'n'Ankhs – Egyptian Emo Band – ha!
I'm high and River Monsters makes me want to fish the world.
You get what you got! Shit! Ha!
Next one in this series is Clam Whistle Part 2.
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Whole Grain Summer Fruit Cake (vegan)
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Hi! This looks lovely! I have a pressing question, can I substitute more buckwheat flour for the millet flour, or maybe amaranth flour? I can imagine the yummy nectarine or peach bites in there! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Hey Deepti- Yeah you could sub some millet flour for buckwheat, or add more oat flour. The buckwheat has a natural gel-like thing to it, so it helps hold it all together, but you can sub flours and see what happens. I bet the amaranth will work fine. Let me know what you try and how it goes. Much love xoxoReplyDelete
I was just looking for a vegan, gluten free cake recipe to use in my nursery school as a birthday cake. Here it is. Thanks so much. I will have to play around with it a bit to find an autumn/winter version.ReplyDelete
This cake makes me wonder why anyone would ever want to eat wheat. It's a really pretty cake too!ReplyDelete
Whoah! this looks delicious. Well what can I say is that these is an interesting and very informative topic. Thanks for sharing your ideas, its not just entertaining but also gives your reader knowledge. Good blogs style too, Cheers!ReplyDelete
- The gluten free whole grain


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Celebrated In: India
Celebrated By: (Sikh)
Guru Har Gobind was born to Guru Arjan Dev on Gregorian calendar month 19, 1595 at Wadali, a village close to Amritsar. the amount of Guru's adolescence is alluded to within the previous chapter. once the Martyrdom of his father (Guru Arjan), the Guru caused the adi granth to be browse by Bhai Buddha and therefore the musicians of the temple herb the Guru's hymns. This lasted for 10 days. once the final rites were over, Bhai Buddha started the ceremony of Guruship. It ought to be remembered here that once Guru Arjan's spouse visited Bhai Buddha for boon of a son, she had ready the meals with her own hands, and he or she took bread with onions. Bhai Buddha whereas uptake had same," The Guru is that the owner of the storehouse, however I actually have received associate degree order to open it. As you have got given Maine food to my heart's content, so shall you have got a son to your heart's content. He shall be terribly handsome and brave, possess religious and temporal power, become a mighty hunter, ride on royal steeds, wear 2 swords, be powerful in battle, and trample on the Mughals. As I crush these onions you have dropped at Maine, therefore shall your son crush the heads of his enemies,
and be right away a good warrior and exalted Guru. His shall not be the common-or-garden seat of a village Guru, however a stunning imperial throne." as was common Bhai Buddha placed before the Guru a seli (a woolen twine worn as a necklace or twisted around the head by the previous Gurus) and a turban, as appurtenances of his line of work. The Guru ordered the seli to be placed within the treasury and reminding him regarding his prophecy said to Bhai Buddha,"My endeavors shall be to fulfil thy prophecy. My seli shall be a swordbelt, and that i shall wear my turban with a royal aigret. provide Maine a weapon to wear instead of seli." The weapon was brought however Bhai Buddha placed it on the incorrect facet of Guru Har Gobind. The Guru same,"Bring another one, I shall wear two swords." He wore 2 swords that were emblems of religious and Temporal authority- Piri and Miri- the mix of 'Bhakti and Shakti'.


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Kathrin has been working in Commercial Advertising, Film & TV for almost two decades. Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, she has gained experience on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
In her first years in the industry
Kathrin worked for Europe's largest commercial production company Markenfilm. That's where she gained her extensive knowledge for budgeting projects, preparing pitches and producing through the post-production process.
Since moving to Canada over a decade ago, Kathrin has worked on projects from large-scale international commercials and films to small crew documentaries and corporate films. She has worked with top tier directors such as Justin Lin, Lance Acord, Arni & Kinski, Big TV, Jean-Michel Ravon, David Tennant, Paul Minor and Clay Williams, just to name a few. Her client base includes Mercedes, Audi, Peugeot, Molson, PepsiCo, Tim Hortons, Bell, Travel Alberta, Canadian Government, Landrover and Porsche.
Her passion for each project and desire for extraordinary challenges has also taken her to many exciting locations. Kathrin has experience shooting in British Columbia, Alberta, The Yukon and Northwest Territories as well as Europe.
Kathrin prides herself with high quality standards for production support by maintaining and enhancing client, crew and vendor relationships. Team spirit, honesty and professionalism are her most valued attributes. She is fluent in English and German.


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Quadrimestre 4 -
Laptops, cell phones and PDAs as well as multimedia "communicators" are ICT vectors with the highest potential growth. The use of these increasingly powerful terminals requires a wireless connections to all network types (data, telephone, TV/video,...) when moving around as well as ever increased debits and services not offered by classical radioelectric networks. Ambitious projects (IMT2000, UMTS) settin gup personal and universal communication services are being deployed at land, sky and satellite levels. This course highlights the market stakes for the wireless networks such as WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network), WLAN (Wirelss LAN/MAN), WWAN (Wireless WAN) and the Mobile Internet/Intranet.
The laboratory sessions aim at dealing with a wireless technology WLAM (822.11b). This approach takes place in a twofold learning context: hands-on setting up and implementation of a wireless network prototype, devising a technical tender defining the general architecture of a wireless LAN within ESI. The sessions adopt the form of an IT project in network systems.
Course: understand the various users' needs, the different issues faced by wireless and mobile network providers and manufacturers. To understand the different technical solutions available today and tomorrow on the market in several application fields. To be able to devise technical tenders to set up "wireless" extensions in existing networks as well as to design the architecture of new networks with the products available on the market.
Laboratory: going through the different phases of a wireless technological integration: analysis of the needs and solutions, prototyping, implementation and tests, management of a wireless network prototype. Writing up a final report.


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Chasing The Sun
Coldplay Medley
All Time Low
I Found You
(The Final Bow)
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Title: Songs of the Earth (Sumeria's Sons #2)
Author: Lexi Ander
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Cover Artist: London Burden
Rating: 4 of 5 Stars
Thrust into the role of Prince of the Lycans, Tristan strives to find his footing in a life suddenly rife with secrets and lies—and danger. Betrayed by a Goddess meant to safeguard him, desperate to protect his consort and their growing tribe, he can only prepare for the worst and struggle to hope.
And then the worst comes to kill them…
Songs of the Earth is a direct continuation of book 1 almost as if these two stories began as 1 and were then broken into two pieces. There is a recap of the in the beginning, but you really should read book 1 first. It sets up the tone of the series quite nicely.
I am really enjoying this series. It is so rich and full of new things to learn. I love the way the author interjects history lessons into the plot as it moves forward. The lore unfolds as it is needed and the reader gets to learn right along with the main characters. And those characters are well done. The plot is interesting and fast paced. More than interesting really, it is captivating. There is so much world building and excitement. I love not knowing what is going to happen next. I am totally invested in the outcome and need to know that everything works out in the end.
However, these same things that have me so interested in this series, also turn me off a bit. There is so much going on that I feel like I can't get my head around all of it. I feel like I may be missing things that I need to remember later. I am also concerned about the many paths this story can take. There are so many open ended questions that I can't always keep track of which ones were answered and which ones are still open. That being said though, I am eager for more. The ending left me hanging once again and I cannot wait to find out what will happen next!
Finally, I have to admit that I love the love story between Ushna and Tristan. They are so connected to each other that it spills out of them constantly. The little touches and hugs and expressions of love show that this relationship is about more than simple lust or power. These men are together through thick and thin and I find it remarkable that the author never once had to tell me that they were in love. Yes they said it to each other, but it was so evident in their actions, that I would have known it without the words.
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Amazon US
Amazon UK
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iTunes / iBooks
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Kobo US
Kobo UK
I would like to thank the publisher for providing me with the eARC of this title in exchange for my honest opinion.
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I've done this a couple of times before and I'm sure other people have before–I mean come on…
Going to be prosecuted and was arrested for using a coffee place's free Wi-Fi from the car without buying anything?
Seriously this is crazy–that's why it's called free–well, I guess 'free' doesn't mean free anymore.
How many times have people gone to a place with free Wi-Fi and not bought anything? What difference does it make if it was from the car?
See this is the problem with technology and people who don't understand it. These would be the same people who say downloading stuff off the internet is 'stealing' yeah lol.


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Met a woman today who said she didn't like dogs. It must be hard to be a robot.
Posted in Awards, Awesomeness, Cold, Cute, Deep Thoughts, Dreams, Fans, Fun, Life, Love, Outdoors, Playtime, Puppy, Walks, tagged Boston Terrier, Heartless, Robots, Terminator on August 31, 2009| 2 Comments »
Met a woman today who said she didn't like dogs. It must be hard to be a robot.
Posted in Awards, Cats, Crazy Dogs, Current Events, Cute, Entertainment, Fun, Life, tagged Monsieur Mittens, Mr. Mittens on August 23, 2009| 1 Comment »
I'm all talk. This is a blog, after all! And that means that no matter how much I trash-talk cats, I would never hurta real one. But once a fake one steps on my turf, it's on, baby – IT'S ON!!!!
This is Mr. Mittens. Or "Monsieur Mittens" as he likes to be called. He's got a French accent, a French attitude and a penchant for, well, just acting French! So I put him back in his place whenever he acts up. Case in point:
Hahaha I kid, I kid. Mittens and I are best friends – and he makes a mean mayonnaise. More adventures on the way??? Could be!
Posted in Cats, Cold, Cute, Deep Thoughts, Dreams, Fun, hot, Life, Outdoors, Pictures, Weather, tagged Rain on August 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Well, it's raining cats and dogs here in Minneapolis. (Nice to see the cats actually doing something – albeit falling from the sky) I'm chillin' kennelside with nothing to do but chew an old knucklebone and miss the sun.
Ahh, sunshine. I love to stick my face in it! When the alphas get home from lunch, I give them the obligatory jump on the leg and then I'm out the door and into the sweet sweet rays of Mr. Samuel Sun. (Yes, the sun has a first name. And yes, it is Samuel)
Picture me rollin' (in sunshine):
Posted in Cute, Entertainment, Family, Home, Life on August 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Can't a dog just sit here and watch Frasier without someone sticking a camera in his face. Geez!
Posted in Awesomeness, Crazy Dogs, Cute, Entertainment, Family, Fun, Life, Love, Pictures, Playtime, Puppy, Smells, Sports, tagged feet, Jason on August 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
My female alpha male's brother-in-law is coming to town this weekend and he's allergic to dogs. I know – that's like the worst pox anyone could be cursed with in this world. It's even worse than an ingrown toenail, or a presidential address right in the middle of the season finale of Scrubs!
Well there's something about Jason's feet that I can't get enough of. If he's sitting there, I get this weird urge to walk up to him and roll around all over his metatarsals. I don't know what it is! But I just can't get enough! I love it!
Then after a few rolls, I get told to get off Jason's feet. It's like something you really want but know you'll never have. A shame, really: Me and those feet could have some fun together!
Posted in Awesomeness, Crazy Dogs, Cute, Deep Thoughts, Dreams, Entertainment, Fun, Life, North Dakota, Outdoors, Puppy, tagged Big, Big dogs, Earth, World on August 1, 2009| 2 Comments »
If I were a big dog, the world would seem so much smaller. And that would suck.


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Today we are continuing to look at the PowerShell help files and how to read them. We are going to explore the detailed help files. PowerShell can display help at various levels of detail depending on how much information you need. To access a cmdlets' detailed help file, just ask for help as you normally would, but add the –Detailed parameter for Get-Help.
Get-Help Stop-Process –Detailed
With the detailed help file you get 2 extra pieces of information the basic help file does not have. Parameter help and Examples. Below is a small sample of the parameter help.
-Force [
Stops the specified processes without prompting for confirmation. By default, Stop-Process prompts for confirmation before stopping any process that
is not owned by the current user.
To find the owner of a process, use the Get-WmiMethod cmdlet to get a Win32_Process object that represents the process, and then use the GetOwner
method of the object.
Specifies the process IDs of the processes to be stopped. To specify multiple IDs, use commas to separate the IDs. To find the PID of a process, type
"get-process". The parameter name ("Id") is optional.
Above is displaying the help files for 2 of the parameters –Force and –ID. You can see that after the parameter name, the data type the parameter requires is shown. Remember that even though –ID accepts integer data types, you can sometimes send it an object that can be converted to an integer. Take a look at the example below. We identified two instances of Notepad. We sent Stop-Process an integer value to its –ID parameter in the first instance and a string in the second. Since the string could be translated to an integer, it worked. Remember to test prior to relying on this functionality.
PS C:\> Get-process -Name Notepad
Handles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) VM(M) CPU(s) Id SI ProcessName
------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ------ -- -- -----------
141 11 1996 3208 ...63 1.56 2996 1 notepad
141 11 1992 3112 ...63 3.52 11636 1 notepad
PS C:\> Stop-Process -id 2996
PS C:\> Stop-Process -id "11636"
The next added feature of the Detailed help file for a cmdlet is the Example section:
PS C:\>stop-process -name notepad
This command stops all instances of the Notepad process on the computer. (Each instance of Notepad runs in its own process.) It uses the Name parameter to
specify the processes, all of which have the same name. If you were to use the ID parameter to stop the same processes, you would have to list the process
IDs of each instance of Notepad.
This is just one example from Stop-Process. You can see an example Stop-Process –name notepad and a description of what will happen if you execute that example. A good help file will have multiple examples of how to use the cmdlet. Take a look at example 4:
PS C:\>get-process lsass | stop-process
Stop-Process : Cannot stop process 'lsass (596)' because of the following error: Access is denied
At line:1 char:34
+ get-process lsass | stop-process <<<<
[ADMIN]: PS C:\>get-process lsass | stop-process
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing operation 'Stop-Process' on Target 'lsass(596)'
[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"):
[ADMIN]: PS C:\>get-process lsass | stop-process -force
These commands show the effect of using the Force parameter to stop a process that is not owned by the user.
The first command uses the Get-Process cmdlet to get the Lsass process. A pipeline operator sends the process to the Stop-Process cmdlet to stop it. As
shown in the sample output, the first command fails with an "Access denied" message, because this process can be stopped only by a member of the
Administrator's group on the computer.
When Windows PowerShell is opened with the "Run as administrator" option, and the command is repeated, Windows PowerShell prompts you for confirmation.
The second command uses the Force parameter to suppress the prompt. As a result, the process is stopped without confirmation.
Much more detailed. Many times I how found examples of what I was looking for in the example section.
Tomorrow we will look at the full help file.


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Close your eyes and see image of Jesus or, if you prefer, kid Rock.
Stare at the four dots while counting to 30. Close your eyes and wait.
Really neat. It's about a minute since I tried it and I still see Jesus/Kid Rock. It's neat to see the image float along when you move you eyes in another direction.
HM…I wonder if that grilled cheese sandwich which was sold on Ebay was actually Kid Rock doing a promo stunt. 🙂
Looks like my friend Rich 😀
I love optical illusions!
he look sooo cuteeee
n i will alwayz luv him no matter wat
This is awesome, I was just sitting at home, and I found this, I was scared at first but something was telling me not to be afraid, so i did it and I saw his face with a circular frame and I felt very calm. 🙂


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I'm obsessed with my dark purple lipstick
My new biiiig fav, I'm gonna try the darker one next!
Guilt-free goodness- sweet potato bread from Mind Over Munch blog
Supelsaksad in Pärnu– the cutest place ever. You must try their Napoleon cake, it is to die for!!!
Dreaming of summer in River Island
Flexing :D PS! I love this bra from Nike's Winter '14 collection!
All Nike everything in Myfitness
Protein pancakes + peanut butter + honey + berries = bliss
Look mum, no hands!
Guilt-free goodness- peanut butter and jelly cookies from Mind Over Munch blog
Homemade granola bars: rolled oats, goji berries, almonds, peanut butter, banana
2 o'clock at night in Latvia- we just finished rehearsing :D
If you feel like doing a split, JUST DO IT!
Love, love, love Nike's new collection!!! Those Zoom Agility sneakers are A M A Z I N G!
Nike Training Day
My new office space and 40 tulips from my bf :) PS! I just adore the new Tanssi series from Iittala


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The ultimate best room mate ever! she is the nicest person you will ever meet and the coolest person on earth plus there is this girl named shanti and she is sooo weird hahahah nah whatever but ya she is sooo cool that elisbeth you have to meet her.
Elisabeth Young is like a beautiful goddess wondering upon the earth waiting for someone to pounce upon her. Like a feirce tiger ready to eat out its partener.
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Every now and then you come across a little bit of information from our past, some titbit that reminds that all those people fighting in all those wars are human too. It is unlikely that each one of those soldiers has some real reason to hate the man on the other side. It's like all those stories about cock-fights, except here the roosters are these soldiers.
It's inevitable that at some time these people will realise that they have a lot in common and see each other as just other people to spend an afternoon with. This is what happened on Christmas Day in 1914 in the famous Christmas Truce when informal truces were declared across much of the Western Front and soldiers from the the two sides sang carols together, ate together and played a game of football (3-2 in favour of the Germans :) ). They didn't let the truce go to crap either:
The Germans then asked the British to join in [their singing]. At this point, one very mean-spirited Tommy shouted: 'We'd rather die than sing German.' To which a German joked aloud: 'It would kill us if you did'.
This wasn't just an isolated incident either. Groups of soldiers on both sides would frequently arrange for their mortars and artillery to fire at specific places at specific times so that they would completely miss the 'enemy'. Some such arrangements were reached soon after a particularly bloody skirmish.
Some people claim that this was the last instance when soldiers adhered to the principle of "Respect For The Enemy" or some such thing. I just think it shows how pointless their wars were, they had more in common with their 'enemies' than with those who commanded them. I don't think that has changed.


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A for apple.
Basically, you need:
-art papers (red, green, and brown)
-scotch tape
-a pair of scissors
Initially, I wanted to cut out some leaves for the apples, but never mind. 🙂
I used the red art paper for the apple cut outs.
We do not have brown art paper so I just used the plain bond paper, cut it into a small apple branch-like and asked Marshall to color it brown.
He quickly obliged.
Cutting out needs parental assistance.
This is for the tree.
You just need to stick the tree on the wall and ask your kid to paste the apple cut outs on the tree.
Once in a while, you may ask them for the color of the apple, or the leaves, or the branch of the tree.
After which, you can start counting the apple cut outs they have pasted.
This is a simple yet fun activity for the kids.
They will learn about colors and numbers.
Please check out more of our A-Z activities. 🙂
Meanwhile, you may watch our video for this activity. Don't forget to subscribe! 😉


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Just a few challenges:
- DLArt Linky Party
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Aniruddh D. Patel, Department of Theoretical Neurobiology, The Neurosciences Institute, San Diego, CA, USA
Keywords: music, speech, neural plasticity, neural encoding, hypothesis
Mounting evidence suggests that musical training benefits the neural encoding of speech. This paper offers a hypothesis specifying why such benefits occur. The "OPERA" hypothesis proposes that such benefits are driven by adaptive plasticity in speech-processing networks, and that this plasticity occurs when five conditions are met. These are: (1) Overlap: there is anatomical overlap in the brain networks that process an acoustic feature used in both music and speech (e.g., waveform periodicity, amplitude envelope), (2) Precision: music places higher demands on these shared networks than does speech, in terms of the precision of processing, (3) Emotion: the musical activities that engage this network elicit strong positive emotion, (4) Repetition: the musical activities that engage this network are frequently repeated, and (5) Attention: the musical activities that engage this network are associated with focused attention. According to OPERA, when these conditions are met neural plasticity drives the networks in question to function with higher precision than needed for ordinary speech communication. Yet since speech shares these networks with music, speech processing benefits. The OPERA hypothesis is used to account for the observed superior subcortical encoding of speech in musically trained individuals, and to suggest mechanisms by which musical training might improve linguistic reading abilities.
The OPERA hypothesis suggests that five essential conditions must be met in order for musical training to drive adaptive plasticity in speech processing networks. This hypothesis generates specific predictions, for example, regarding the kinds of musical training that could benefit reading skills. It also carries an implication regarding the notion of "musical training." Musical training can involve different skills depending on what instrument and what aural abilities are being trained. This hypothesis states that the benefits of musical training depend on the particular acoustic features emphasized in training, the demands that music places on those features in terms of the precision of processing, and the degree of emotional reward, repetition and attention associated with musical activities. Simply giving an individual music lessons may not result in any benefits for speech processing. Indeed, depending on the acoustic feature being trained (e.g., amplitude envelope), learning a standard musical instrument may not be an effective way to enhance neural processing of that feature. Instead, novel digital instruments may be necessary, which allow controlled manipulation of sound features. Thus, OPERA raises the idea that in the future, musical activities aimed at benefiting speech processing should be purposely shaped to optimize the effects of musical training. From a broader perspective, OPERA contributes to the growing body of research aimed at understanding the relationship between musical and linguistic processing in the human brain. Understanding this relationship will likely have significant implications for how we study and treat a variety of language disorders, ranging from sensory to syntactic processing.
26 July, 2011. Published in Frontiers of Psychology, 29 June 2011.
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A federal appeals court issued an emergency stay on Friday, which has attempted to stop same-sex marriages in Indiana. This is pending the conclusion of an appeal of a federal judge's ruling which decided the Hoosier state's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional.
The Indiana Attorney General turned to the United States Court of Appeals, located in Chicago, in an effort to prevent same-sex marriages that had been conducted all over the state since a federal judge struck down Indiana's veto on gay marriage.
The Attorney General filed a request in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday for a stay of Judge Richard Young's ruling. It had paved the way for hundreds of same-sex marriages to be able to go through.
On Friday, the attorney general's office stated they had turned to the appeals court because Young had refused to rule on their request for a stay. In a statement that was released by the Attorney General's office, it read that they had expected the judge to rule on the request instantly but that had failed to happen. So on Friday, the Attorney General's Office decided to file a separate emergency motion for stay in a higher court, which was the Court of Appeals located in Chicago.
In its filing, the Indiana state attorney explained that without any kind of stay, same-sex marriages granted at the present time could possibly have their legal authority questioned later if the United States Supreme Court in time were to rule in favor of states in impending legal challenges to marriage laws.
The AG's release said that if the emergency motion for a stay were approved, the traditional marriage definition law would be restored and same-sex marriages would return to not being granted in Indiana.
Hoosier officials wanted a federal judge to put on hold his own ruling Wednesday which struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Young's ruling supposedly affected specifically five counties in Indiana. Young's ruling was on the same day that a federal appeals court struck down the state of Utah's ban on same-sex marriage. In the meantime, the Marion County Clerk's Office had handled nearly 90 marriage license applications and conducted over 60 wedding ceremonies by 6 p.m.
In Vanderburgh County, Michael Schaefer and his partner were the very first couple in line for a marriage license after Judge Young issued his ruling. Schaefer stated that to people who think that it's a religious matter; both he and his partner were Christians. He said they each believed in God, and it was more than just about religion. It was about treating people fairly, and that was what they were happy about.
Another couple who had been together over 25 years explained that their teenage daughter, age 16, was thrilled that her family was now legally recognized in the state of Indiana. However that apparently may not last very long. A federal appeals court issued an emergency stay on Friday, which has attempted to stop same-sex marriages in Indiana. This is pending the conclusion of an appeal of a federal judge's ruling which decided the Hoosier state's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional.
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Traveling to Urbino, Italy
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The city itself is known mainly for its position in the Marche region of Italy, which was a huge region involved in Renaissance culture and the medieval world. But again, we are media arts and design majors, why does studying here make sense for us? The program is called "A summer in Urbino, Italy; Documenting a Community." In that sense, it pretty much says it all. Going to a small town like Urbino would make things a lot easier in documenting an entire community. The smallness allows for more intimate connections to the people you meet and really allows you to immerse yourself in their culture. Overall, I think the experience would be so much more different than that of any other study abroad option. Looking to travel somewhere like this would be very exciting, especially if you enjoy the Renaissance lust and medieval clashes.
To me, I think the uniqueness of studying abroad in such a quaint little town would be a bonus for me. Yes, I love places like London; there is just something about the city that appeals to me, but I think it offers a different perspective to the media world than a little town would offer. Looking through pictures, Urbino seems like a wonderful place; being the supposed birthplace of the Renaissance adds appeal for me as well. I loved learning about the Renaissance and the medieval times in high school and would open up a wide variety of things I would want to know. What would I write about if I was interviewing the Italians living in this town? I personally, would be interested in the history of Urbino. Maybe Raphael. Maybe even finding descendants of people who lived during the Renaissance time period. Being immersed in such a rich culture really opens you up in a way that you couldn't imagine. Having had a father who traveled all over the world, I was personally introduced to many different cultures, which I think is incredibly important; being a well rounded individual in my mind menas being well traveled and well known and accepting of other cultures. What better way to learn about that than to study in such a culturally rich town? What better way to learn about the history and culture than from the people who live there?
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Whether looking to study media in a small town, learning about culture, history, and everything else, or simply traveling to a new town you've never been to before, Urbino, Italy is definitely a place worth looking into!!
When traveling, consider this:
- Weather. According to sources, the best time to travel to Urbino, is from April to October, but preferably May, June, September, and October because August can have unbearable heats
Points of Interest:
- Festival of Ancient Music- hosted in July- a celebration for Urbino's famous duke (Federico da Montefelltro) with processions, street performers, and a jousting tournament
(video of Ancient Music Festival)
- Ducal Palace– one of the first palaces in Italy and features the Dukes study, courtyard, stables, cellars, etc.
- Marche National Gallery– located inside the ducal palace holds many Renaissance paintings
- Duomo– a cathedral that houses many important pieces of art work from the Renaissance time period
- Raphael's house-Raphael, Renaissance painter, was born in Urbino, his family's house is now a museum
- Albornz Fortress-a small fortress at the top of Urbino is great for views of the town, was used as defense in the 14th century
- Botanical Garden
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This week marked the 12th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. Two senior students killed 12 students and one teacher. Many others were injured. I grew up not far from there and have spent many years trying to understand what happened. A few weeks ago, Wellington Menezes de Oliveira embarked on a massacre in a Brazilian school. Twelve students were killed. I'd actually been meaning to look into the coverage more since early reports mentioned both that he was raised as a Jehovah Witness and that he, at the very least, expressed an interest in Islam. But the coverage was so weak on those angles (here, here, here). I did some research, found some conflicting reports, and decided to drop it. He'd left a note mentioning something about his burial wishes (including that nothing "unclean" touch him). The same note mentioned Jesus. That sort of thing. The religious snippets indicated that neighbors believed he'd converted to Islam a couple of years ago but also confusion or mixing of belief systems. The non-religious picture that emerged of the young man was of someone (in my completely non-professional view) with serious mental health issues.
In any case, today I come across an Associated Press story that included four pictures that Brazil's Public Security Bureau recently released. They came from a scrapbook they found in the home of the shooter. One of them accompanies this post. The piece is headlined:
Video, texts of Brazil school shooter show anger
The article explains that the murderer was angry and said he was reacting to bullying. He praised other school shooters. This is all really interesting. Here's the sum total of the religion in the piece:
In videos and letters, Oliveira mentions God, quotes the Bible extensively, and discusses the quotations in long, rambling passages. He also says the attack was motivated by the bullying and humiliation he suffered as a student and continued to suffer into adulthood.
He cites Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho as "a brother" along with a Brazilian teenager who in 2003 shot and wounded six students in the school where he'd studied, then killed himself.
We're told that the pictures and videos he left are reminiscent of ones left by Cho before his murderous rampage. This all may be true. I speak no Portuguese so I'm relying on English-language media to explain everything to me.
So how does the piece explain the appearance of Oliveira?
Easy: It doesn't. Nothing to see here. It's the oddest treatment of the release of pictures that I can recall. Literally the only question I have is, "Hey, what's up with the beard and stuff?" I mean, I wonder what most readers think when coming across a story like this. At least I was already prepared for someone to emphasize mental health or anger issues. But there's "emphasis" and then there's "really going out of your way to avoid discussing something."
I'm sure it's complicated, but the way this story has been handled is just weird.
Prior to these pictures coming out, the Wall Street Journal had a good -- particularly for its brevity -- story on videos Oliveira had made. Here's how they explained the role religion played in his videos and suicide note:
A transcript of his suicide note suggests a ritualistic spiritual longing he somehow expected to be fulfilled upon his death. In it, he asked that his body be cleaned by glove-wearing orderlies, buried next his adoptive mother and visited by a religious person so that his soul would be ready for the second coming of Jesus.
He had developed confused set of religious beliefs that appeared to combine aspects of Islam with evangelical Christianity, and family members said he was glued to his computer, where he obsessed on videos of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and played video games.
Muslim officials in Brazil said he was not a member of any mosque. Rio security officials say writings recovered include confusing mix of references to Islam, the Jehovah's Witness branch of Christianity terrorist attacks and violent video games.
There are many interesting angles to this story. For instance, why were so many of the targets female? Religion also seems to have played an intriguing role, one that could be much better covered and explained, even just within the context of mental illness.


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July 2007: In the Grip of Public Debt
The state of public debt in PR and its economic implications
Over the past ten years and whether from the central government, public corporations or municipalities, Puerto Rico has piled up a huge amount of public debt. Puerto Rico is not the only developed country afflicted by large public debt, but we have many reasons to be concerned. Despite big injections of money, our public infrastructure is nothing to be proud of. The government has covered budget shortfalls with debt issues. It is definitely time to find a way out of this perverse trend that drags the economy and clouds its recovery. This issue zooms on public debt in Puerto Rico and analyzes how sustainable is the pace of public debt and its implications for economic growth.


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Anarchistic boy scouts inspired by "Lord of the Flies."
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The lineup was a tribute to "the primal woman indigenous to this land," who evolves into a sexualized, empowered being.
Designer Marjan Pejoski sent out an uncompromising collection that conjured a sinister mood.
Marjan Pejoski reclaimed the classic cameo and reworked it in a strong collection that recalled Eighties power dressing.
Marjan Pejoski staged a high-energy show themed around sports – both ancient and modern.
There was a lot to like in designer Marjan Pejoski's collection.


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Religion is deeply embedded in the psyche of the Indian people who are a god-fearing society with great reverence for the Almighty till today. This religiosity is amply evident in the countless number of shrines, temples, mosques, gurudwaras, churches, synagogues, etc, which have been built, and are attended by numerous people all across the country.
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I am so excited to be hosting this inspirational challenge!
Working with Mixed Media is such an amazing experience, I feel totally free.
It is that moment when I can forget about everything and anything and just be one with what I am creating.
What is Mixed Media?A mixed media project is one which combines different painting and drawing materials and methods, rather than only one medium. Any materials can be used, including collage items such as pages from magazines, newspaper, photographs, fabric, or packaging. Or a mixed media piece can be as 'simple' as using two mediums, such as acrylic paints with pastel on top.Our challenge is simple:
Anything Goes, Mixed Media!
Here is a little inspiration:
This mini canvas was so much fun to make, you can read more details HERE.
I hope you will join our challenge and let your imagination free, there is no wrong or right, just art!!! You can add your project until December 16 using the Inlinkz tool below which can link to either your blog or our flickr group found HERE using the tag 121012media. This challenge is just for fun and a winner will be announced December 17.