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The Ancient Greek costumes. The Tunic or Chiton.
Greek Hair, Headdresses.
IT is precisely in its earliest periods that the Grecian attire, whether of the head or of the body, exhibits in its arrangement the greatest degree of study, and if I may so call it, of foppishness. In those Grecian basso-relieves and statues which either really are of very early workmanship, or which at least profess to imitate the style of work of the early ages (formerly mistaken for Etruscan), every lock of hair is divided into symmetrical curls or ringlets, and every fold of the garment into parallel plaits; and not only the internal evidence of those monuments themselves, but the concurring testimony of authors, shows that in those remote ages heated irons were employed both to curl the hair and beard, and to plait the drapery. It was only in later times that the covering, as well of the head as of the body, was left to assume a more easy and uncontrolled flow.
At first, as appears both from ancient sculpture and paintings, men and women alike wore their hair descending partly before and partly behind in a number of long separate locks, either of a flat and zig-zagged, or of a round and corkscrew shape. A little later it became the fashion to collect the whole of the hair hanging down the back, by means of a riband, into a single broad bundle, and only to leave in front one, two, or three long narrow locks or tresses hanging down separately; and this queue was an ornament which Minerva, a maiden affecting old fashions and formality, never seems to have quitted; and which Bacchus, though not originally quite so formal, yet when on his return from amongst the philosophers of India he also chose to assume the beard and mien of a sage, thought proper to readopt. Later still, this queue depending down the back was taken up; and doubled into a club; and the side locks only continued in front, as low down as the nipple. But these also gradually shrunk away into a greater number of smaller tufts or ringlets, hanging about the ears, and leaving the neck quite unconfined and bare. So neatly was the hair arranged in both sexes round the forehead, and in the males round the chin, as sometimes to resemble the cells of a beehive, or the meshes of wire-work.
With regard to the attire of the body, the innermost article,- that garment which does not indeed appear always to have been worn, but which, whenever worn, was always next the skin,- seems to have been of a light creasy stuff, similar to the gauzes of which to this day the eastern nations make their shirts. The peculiar texture of this stuff not admitting of broad folds or drapery, this under garment was in early times cut into shapes fitting the body and arms very closely, and joined round the neck, and down the sleeves, by substantial hems or stays of some stouter tissue. But even this part of the attire seems in later times to have been worn very wide and loose round the body, and often at the shoulders; where, as in the figures of Minerva and of the bearded Bacchus, the sleeves are gathered up in such a way as totally to lose their shape.
The outer garment assumes in the figures of the old style an infinite variety of shapes, but seems always to have been studiously plaited; so as to form a number of flat and parallel folds across its surface, a zig-zag line along its edge, and a sharp point at each of its angles.
Though the costume of the Greeks appears to have been more particularly of the sort just described, at the periods when the sieges of Troy and of Thebes were supposed to have taken place, and is in fact represented as such in the more ancient monuments relative to those events, the later works of art, nevertheless, even where they profess to represent personages belonging to those early ages, usually array them in the more unconfined habiliments of more recent times. In the male figures even of such primeval heroes as a Hercules, an Achilles, and a Theseus, we generally find the long formal ringlets of the heroic ages omitted for the short crops of the historic periods.
I shall now enter into a somewhat greater detail with regard to the different pieces of which was composed the Grecian attire.
The Tunic or Chiton
The principal vestment both of men and of women, that which was worn next the skin, and which, consequently, whenever more than one different garment were worn one over the other, was undermost, bore in Greek the name of χίτων; in Latin that of tunica. It was of a light tissue; in earliest times made of wool, in later periods of flax, and last of all, of flax mixed with silk, or even of pure silk. Its body was in general composed of two square pieces sewed together on the sides. Sometimes it remained sleeveless, only offered openings for the bare arms to pass through, and was confined over the shoulders by means of clasps or buttons; at other times it had very long and wide sleeves; and these were not infrequently, as in the figures of Minerva and of the bearded Bacchus, gathered up under the arm-pits, so as still to leave the arms in a great measure bare. Most usually however the body of the tunic branched out into a pair of tight sleeves reaching to near the elbow, which in the most, ancient dresses were close, with a broad stiff band running down the seams, and in more modern habiliments open in their whole length, and only confined by means of small buttons carried down tile arms, and placed so near the edge of the stuff as in their intervals to show the skin. In very richly embroidered tunics the sleeves sometimes descended to the wrists; in others they hardly reached half way down the upper arm.
The tunic was worn by females either quite loose, or confined by a girdle: and this girdle was either drawn tight round the waist, or loosely slung round the loins. Often, when the tunic was very long, and would otherwise have entangled the feet, it was drawn over the girdle in such a way as to conceal the latter entirely underneath its folds. It is not uncommon to see two girdles of different widths worn together, the one very high up, and the other very low down, so as to form between the two in the tunic a puckered interval; but this fashion was only applied to short tunics by Diana, by the wood nymphs, and by other females fond of the chase, the foot race, and such other martial exercises as were incompatible with long petticoats.
Among the male part of the Greek nation, those who, like philosophers, affected great austerity, abstained entirely from wearing the tunic, and contented themselves with throwing over their naked body a simple cloak or mantle; and even those less austere personages who indulged in the luxury of the tunic, wore it shorter than the Asiatic males, or than their own women,and almost always confined by a girdle.
From Greek vases and paintings we learn that the tunic often was adorned with sprigs, spots, stars, &c., worked in the ground of the stuff; and rich scrolls, meanders, &c., carried round its edges; and this tunic was frequently, as well out of doors as within, worn without any other more external garment. In mourning, when the Grecian ladies cut their hair close to the head, they wore the tunic black. Over this tunic or under garment, which was made to reach the whole length of the body down to the feet, Grecian females generally, though not always, wore a second and more external garment, only intended to afford an additional covering or protection to the upper half of the person. This species of bib seems to have been composed of a square piece of stuff, in form like our shawls or scarfs, folded double, so as to be apparently reduced to half its original width, and was worn with the doubled part upwards, and the edge or border downwards next the zone or girdle. It was suspended round the chest and back, in such a way that its centre came under the left arm, and its two ends hung down loose under the right arm; and according as the piece was square or oblong, these ends either only reached to the hips, or descended to the ankles. The whole was secured by means of two clasps or buttons, which fastened together the fore and hind part over each shoulder.
In later times this bib, from a square piece of stuff doubled, seems to have become a mere single narrow slip, only hanging down a very short way over the breasts; and allowing the girdle, even when fixed as high as possible, to appear underneath.(1)*
The Peplum.
The peplum constituted the outermost covering of the body. Among the Greeks it was worn in common by both sexes, but was chiefly reserved for occasions of ceremony or of public appearance, and as well in its texture as in its shape, seemed to answer to our shawl. When very long and ample, so as to admit of being wound twice round the body-first under the arms, and the second time, over the shoulders-it assumed the name of diplax. In rainy or cold-weather it was drawn over the head. At other times this peculiar mode of wearing it was expressive of humility or of grief, and was adopted by men and women when in mourning, or when performing sacred rites; on both which accounts it was thus worn by Agamemnon, when going to sacrifice his daughter.
This peplum was never fastened on by means of clasps or buttons, but only prevented from slipping off through the intricacy of its own involutions. Endless were the combinations which these exhibited; and in nothing do we see more ingenuity exerted, or more fancy displayed, than in the various modes of making the peplum form grand and contrasted draperies. Indeed the different degrees of simplicity or of grace observable in the throw. of the peplum, were regarded as indicating the different degrees of rusticity or of refinement inherent in the disposition of the wearer.
For the sake of dignity, all the goddesses of the highest class, Venus excepted, wore the peplum; but for the sake of convenience, Diana generally had hers furled up and drawn tight over the shoulders and round the waist, so as to form a girdle, with the ends hanging clown before or behind. Among the Greeks the peplum never had, as among the barbarians, its whole circumference adorned by a separate fringe, but only its corners loaded with little metal weights or drops, in order to make them hang down more straight and even.
Related: The Roman Tunica or Greek Chiton by William Smith.
The Chlamys
A veil of lighter tissue than the peplum was often worn by females. It served both as an appendage of rank, and as a sign of modesty. On the first account it is seen covering the diadem of Juno, the mitra of Ceres, and the turreted crown of Cybele, and of the emblematical figures of cities and of provinces; and on the latter account it is made, in ancient representations of nuptials, to conceal the face of the bride. Penelope, when urged to state whether she preferred staying with her father, or following her husband, is represented expressing her preference of the latter, merely by drawing her veil over her blushing features.
Gods and heroes, when traveling, or on some warlike expedition, and men in inferior stations or of simple manners, at all times used instead of the ample peplum to wear a shorter and simpler cloak called chlamys, which was fastened over the shoulder or upon the chest with a clasp. Such is the mantle we observe in the Belvedere Apollo; and in many statues of Mercury, a traveller by profession; as well as in those of heroes and of other simple mortals.
Besides these dresses common among all ranks and stations, the Greeks had certain other vestments appropriate to certain peculiar characters and offices. Apollo, when in the company of the Muses, wore in compliment to the modesty of those learned virgins, a long flowing robe, similar to that of females. Bacchus, and his followers of both sexes, often appear wrapped up in a faun or tiger (2)* skin; and heralds distinguish themselves by a short stiff jacket, divided in formal partitions, not unlike the coats of arms of the same species of personages in the times of chivalry. Actors, comic and tragic, as well as other persons engaged in processions sacred or profane, wore fantastical dresses, often represented on vases and other antique monuments.
The Tiara, The Mitra
The numerous colourless Greek statues still in existence, are apt at first sight to impress us with an idea that the Grecian attire was most simple and uniform in its hue; but the Greek vases found buried in tombs, the paintings dug out of Herculaneum and of Pompeya (Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near Naples), and even a few statues in marble and in bronze, enriched with stained or with inlaid borders, incontestably prove that the stuffs were equally gaudy in their colours and varied in their patterns. The richest designs were traced upon them, both in painting and needle-work.
Greatly diversified were, among the Grecian females, the coverings of both extremities. Ladies reckoned among the ornaments of the head the mitra, or bushel-shaped crown peculiarly affected by Ceres; the tiara, or crescent-formed diadem, worn by Juno and by Venus; and ribands, rows of beads, wreaths of flowers, nettings, fillets, skewers, and gewgaws innumerable. The feet were sometimes left entirely bare. Sometimes they were only protected underneath by a simple sole, tied by means of thongs or strings, disposed in a variety of elegant ways across the instep and around the ankle; and sometimes they were also shielded above by means of shoes or half-boots, laced before, and lined with the fur of animals of the feline tribe, whose muzzle and claws were disposed in front. Ear-rings in various shapes, necklaces in numerous rows, bracelets in forms of hoops or snakes for the upper and lower arms, and various other trinkets were in great request, and were kept in a species of casket or box, called pyxis, from the name of the wood of which it was originally made; and these caskets, as well as the small oval hand mirrors of metal, (the indispensable insignia of courtesans) the umbrella, the fan formed of leaves or of feathers, the calathus or basket of reeds to hold the work, and all the other utensils and appendages intended to receive, to protect, or to set off whatever appertained to female dress and embellishment, are often represented on tho Grecian fictile vases.
The Petasus
The men, when travelling, protected their heads from the heat or the rain by a flat broad-brimmed hat tied under the chin with strings, by which, when thrown off, it hung suspended on the back. Mercury, and heroes on their journeys, are represented wearing this hat. There was also a conical cap, without a rim, worn chiefly by sea-faring people, and which therefore characterises Ulysses.
The same variety in the covering of the feet was observable among men as among women. Soldiers fastened a coarse sole, by means of a few strings, round the ankle; philosophers wore a plain shoe. Elegant sandals, with straps and thongs cut into various shapes, graced the feet of men of rank and fashion.
The Diadem or Credemnon.
Crowns and wreaths of various forms and materials were much in use among the Greeks. Some of these were peculiarly consecrated to particular deities, as the turreted crown to Cybele, and to the figures emblematic of cities; that of oak leaves to Jupiter, of laurel leaves to Apollo, of ivy or vine branches to Bacchus, of poplar to Hercules, of wheat-ears to Ceres, of gold or myrtle to Venus, of fir twigs to the fauns and sylvans, and of reeds to the river gods. Other wreaths were peculiarly given as rewards to the winners in particular games. Wild olive was the recompense in the Olympic, laurel in the Pythiac, parsley in the Nemean, and pine twigs in the Isthmic games. Other similar ornaments, again, served to indicate peculiar stations or ceremonies. The diadem or fillet called credemnon, was among gods reserved for Jupiter, Neptune, Apollo, and Bacchus, and among men, regarded as the peculiar mark of royalty.
The radiated crown, formed of long sharp spikes emblematic of the sun, and always made to adorn the head of that deity, was first worn only on the tiaras of the Armenian and Parthian kings, and afterwards became adopted by the Greek sovereigns of Egypt and of Syria. A wreath of olive branches was worn by ordinary men at the birth of a son, and a garland of flowers at weddings and festivals. At these latter, in order that the fragrance of the roses and violets with which the guests were crowned might be more fully enjoyed, the wreath was often worn, not round the head, but round the neck.
As a symbol of their peaceful authority, gods, sovereigns, and heralds, carried the scepter, or hasta, terminated not by the metal point, but by the representation of some animal or flower. As the emblem of their missive and conciliatory capacity, Mercury and all other messengers bore the caduceus twined round with serpents.
The Armor of the Greeks
The defensive armor of the Greeks consisted of a helmet, breast-plate, greaves, and shield, of the helmet there were two principal sorts; that with an immovable visor, projecting from it like a species of mask, and that with a movable visor, sliding over it in the shape of a mere slip of metal. The helmet with the immovable visor, when thrown back so as to uncover the face, necessarily left a great vacuun between its own crown and the skull of the wearer, and generally had, in order to protect the cheeks, two leather flaps, which, when not used, were tucked up inwards. The helmet with the movable visor usually displayed for the same purpose a pair of concave metal plates, which were suspended from hinges, and when not wanted were turned up outwards. Frequently one or more horses manes cut square at the edges, rose from the back of the helmet, and sometimes two horns or two straight feathers issued from the' sides, Quadrigræ, sphinxes, griffins, sea-horses, and other insignia, richly embossed, often covered the surface of these helmets.
The body was guarded by a breast-plate or cuirass; which seems sometimes to have been composed of two large pieces only, one for the back and the other for the breast, joined together at the sides; and sometimes to have been formed of a number of smaller pieces, either in the form of long slips or of square plates, apparently fastened by means of studs on a leather doublet. The shoulders were protected by a separate piece, in the shape of a broad cape, of which the ends or points descended on the chest, and were fastened by means of strings or clasps to the breast-plate. Generally, in Greek armor this cuirass is cut round at the loins; sometimes, however, it follows the outline of the abdomen, and from it hang down one or more rows of straps of leather or of slips of metal, intended to protect the thighs.
The legs were guarded by means of greaves rising very high above the knees, and probably of a very elastic texture, since, notwithstanding they appear very stiff, their opposite edges approach very near at the back of the calf, where they are retained by means of loops or clasps. Those greaves are frequently omitted, particularly in figures of a later date. The most usual shield was very large and perfectly circular, with a broad flat rim, and the centre very much raised, like a deep dish turned upside down. The Theban shield, instead of being round, was oval, and had two notches cut in the sides, probably to pass the spear or javelin through. All shields were furnished inside with loops, some intended to encircle the arm, and to be laid hold of by the hand. Emblems and devices were as common on ancient shields "as on the bucklers of the crusaders. Sometimes, on, fictile vases, we observe a species of apron or curtain suspended from the shield, by way of a screen or protection to the legs.
The chief offensive weapon of the Greeks was the sword. It was short and broad, and suspended from a belt on the left side, or in front.(3)* Next in rank came the spear; long, thin, with a point at the nether end, with which to fix it in the ground; and of this species of weapon warriors generally carried a pair.
Hercules, Apollo, Diana, and Cupid, were represented with the bow and arrows. The use of these, however, remained not, in after-times, common among the Greeks, as it did among the Barbarians. Of the quivers some were calculated to contain both bow and arrows, others arrows only. Some were square, some round, Many had a cover to them to protect the arrows from dust and rain, and many appear lined with skins. They were slung across the back or sides by means of a belt passing over the right shoulder.
Independent of the arms for use, there was other armour of lighter and richer texture, wrought solely for processions and trophies; among the helmets belonging to this latter class some had highly finished metal masks attached to them.
The car of almost each Grecian deity was drawn by some peculiar kind of animal; that of Juno by peacocks, of Apollo by griffins, of Diana by stags, of Venus by swans or turtledoves, of Mercury by rams, of Minerva by owls, of Cybele by lions, of Bacchus by panthers, of Nepture by sea-horses.
In early times warriors among the Greeks made great use in battle of cars or chariots drawn by two horses, in which the hero fought standing, while his squire or attendant guided the horses, In after times these bigræ, as well as the quadrigræ drawn by four horses abreast, were chiefly reserved for journeys or chariot races.
Greeks masks
The Gorgon's head, with its round chaps, wide mouth and tongue drawn out, emblematic of the full moon, and regarded as an amulet or safeguard against incantations and spells, is for that reason found not only on the formidable ægis of Jupiter and of Minerva, as well as on cinerary urns and in tombs, but on the Greek shields and breast-plates, at the pole-ends of their chariots, and in the most conspicuous parts of every other instrument of defence or protection to the living or the dead.
Of the Greek galleys, or ships of war, the prow was decorated with the cheniscus, frequently formed like the head and neck of an aquatic bird; and the poop with the aplustrum, shaped like a sort of honeysuckle. Two large eyes were generally represented near the prow, as if to enable the vessel, like a fish, to see its way through the waves.
I shall not make this short sketch an antiquarian treatise, by launching into an elaborate description of Grecian festivals. In the religious processions of the Greeks masks were used, as well as on their theatre, in order to represent the attendants of the god who was worshipped. Thus, in Bacchanalian processions, (the endless subject of ancient bas-reliefs and paintings) the fauns, satyrs, and other monstrous beings, are only human individuals masked; and in initiations and mysteries, the winged genii are in the same predicament: and the deception must have been the greater as the ancient masks were made to cover the whole head. Of these masks (which together with all else that belonged to the theatre were consecrated to Bacchus) there was an infinite variety. Some representing abstract feelings or characters, such as joy, grief, laughter, dignity, vulgarity, expressed in the various modifications of the comic, tragic, and satyric masks; others offering portraits of real individuals, living or dead. The thyrsus, so frequently introduced, was only a spear, of which the point was stuck in a pine cone or wound with ivy leaves; afterwards, in order to render less dangerous the blows given with it during the sports of the Bacchanalian festival, it was made of the reed called ferula.
Musical instruments
Infinitely varied were the Greek dances; some slow, some quick, some grave, some gay, some voluptuous, some warlike. It was common at feasts to have women that professed dancing and music, called in to entertain the guests.
As of musical modes, so of musical instruments there was a great diversity. The phorminx, or large lyre, dedicated to Apollo, and played upon with an ivory instrument, called plectrum, seems, from certain very intricate and minute parts always recurring in its representations, to have been a very complicated structure. It was usually fastened to a belt slung across the shoulders, and sometimes suspended from the wrist to the left hand, while played upon with the right. The cithara, or smaller lyre, dedicated to Mercury, and, when its body was formed of a tortoise shell and its handles composed of a pair of goat's horns, more strictly called chelys, was played upon by the fingers.
The barbitos was a much longer instrument, and emitting a graver sound. To these may be added the trigonum, or triangle; an instrument borrowed by the Greeks from Eastern nations, and much resembling the harp.
Independent of these instruments with cords, the Greeks had several wind instruments, principally the double flute, and the syrinx, or Pan's flute. To these may be added certain instruments for producing mere noise, such as the tympanon, or tambourine, a metal hoop covered with skin adorned with ribands or bells, chiefly used in the festivals of Bacchus and of Cybcle; the crembala, or cymbals, formed of metal cups; and tlio crotals, or castagnets, formed of wooden shells.
Above Picture: Kylix by Douris. Above is an Ornamental Manuscript Basket.
Above Picture: From the Kylix of Douris. A Writing-Roll, a foldet Tablet, a Ruling Square, etc.
With respect to Grecian architecture, I shall only observe that the roofs and pediments of buildings were generally very richly fringed with tiles of different shapes to turn off the rain, and with spouts of various forms to carry off the water. The Sarcophagi, made to imitate the forms of houses, generally had covers wrought in imitation of those roofs.
Terms, or square pillars, first only surmounted with heads of Mercury, from whom they derived their name, afterwards with those of other gods, of heroes, of statesmen, and of philosophers, were much used for the division and support of book-presses, of galleries, of balustrades, of gates, and of palings. Tripods, some of marble, and with stationary legs, others of metal, and with detached legs, made to unhook from the basin and to fold up by means of hinges and sliders, were in great request both for religious and for domestic purposes; as well as candelabra and lamps, either supported on a base or suspended from a chain.
To afford repose to the frame, the Greeks had couches covered with skins or drapery, on which several persons might lie with their bodies half raised; large arm-chairs, with foot-stools, called thrones; other more portable small chairs, divested of arms, and with legs frequently made of elephants' tusks; and, finally, stools without either arms or backs, but with legs imitated from those of animals, and made to fold up.
Related: A collection of Greek Ornaments by Owen Jones
Endless was the variety of Greek vases for religious rites and for domestic purposes. Among the most singular was the rhyton, or drinking horn, terminating in the head of some animal. These vessels depended for their beauty on that elegance of outline which may make the plainest utensil look graceful, and not on that mere richness of decoration which cannot prevent the most costly piece of furniture, where the shape is neglected, from remaining contemptible to the eye of taste.
(1)* No name has been assigned to this well-known portion of Grecian female attire. By some writers it has been confounded with the peplum. There were two other upper garments, called the ampecone and the anahola, of which we have no distinct description. One of these may perhaps have been the square bib above mentioned.
(2)* Leopard or panther skin, as it is uniformly spotted and not striped.
(3)* The blade was leaf-shaped, and, according to Homer, generally of brass; the hilt was embellished with studs of gold and silver, and the scabbard richly adorned with the same precious metals, The sheath of Agamemnon's sword was all of silver. Iliad, lib, xi.
By Thomas Hope.
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NORTH NEWTON, KAN. – Bethel College, with help from a local marketing agency, has developed a new tagline for admissions and other college promotional materials.
The new line is "Seek. Serve. Grow." It was unveiled March 8 with an official announcement and campus-wide celebration.
"During late fall, we contracted with Armstrong/Shank [of Haysville], an agency that has worked with small, private colleges across the Midwest and with the Kansas Independent Colleges Association, to conduct a communications audit," said Lori Livengood, Bethel vice president for marketing and communications.
Using the audit and existing research, including information gathered by the Committee on the Future of the College and "What is a Thresher?" questionnaires, Armstrong/Shank consultants presented "several benefits-oriented positioning lines" to several focus groups Feb. 15.
The three focus groups were composed of prospective students, current students and faculty/staff. The result of the meetings, Livengood said, "was a greater understanding of overarching themes, types of photographs that effectively reinforce those themes, and a preferred positioning statement. Armstrong/Shank noted they were surprised when prospective and current student opinions were in nearly unanimous agreement with faculty and staff."
Participants agreed the following words and thoughts represent Bethel College: community and service; faith; personal growth; athletics; ability to participate in many things; schedule flexibility; one-on-one relationships with faculty; and academic excellence.
"Many of these are already incorporated into Bethel's four core strengths – academic excellence, caring community, faith-based values and opportunity to participate," Livengood noted. "However, this list helped to explicitly define what about those current themes are important."
The focus groups were shown a variety of photos illustrating different aspects of college life and asked to choose which best represented Bethel College. Generally, the most popular photos were those of students in groups, whether for fun or study, and those depicting community and treasured traditions, Livengood said.
The Armstrong/Shank consultants then presented seven possible positioning statements to the focus groups, who all agreed on "Seek. Serve. Grow."
Bethel College is a four-year liberal arts college affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. Bethel is known for its academic excellence and was the only Kansas private college to be ranked in Forbes.com's listing of "America's Best Colleges" for 2009 and one of only two Kansas colleges listed in Colleges of Distinction 2008-09. For more information, see the Bethel Web site at www.bethelks.edu.


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Cuban sandwiches, take two: Doyle's Public House, Pacific Grill, Asado, The Ram and Sidebar Bistro put their own spins on the Cuban
Is a Cuban a Cuban if you douse it with chipotle mayo, stuff it with tilapia, zucchini pickles, or a hamburger patty? The restaurants featured here think so, or at least they bill their sandwiches as Cubans, those pork-filled puckery grilled cheese sandwiches that have been popping up on menus everywhere.
Today: I feature Cubans on the menu at Doyle's Public House (my favorite sandwich for this report), Pacific Grill, Asado, the Ram and Sidebar Bistro. Click "more" to read about the sandwiches.
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Eudora Baldwin High senior wrestler Keven Callahan broke the Kansas state record Friday for victories in a career.
The old record was 166 career wins held by Kenneth Livengood of Blue Valley North.
Callahan, who wrestles in the 130-pound weight class, won his 167th career match in the Class 4A regional semifinals over Santa Fe Trail's Dustin Hill by a 16-3 score. Callahan owns a career record of 167-21.
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The title says it all. I have a feeling Bosch will creep into five star status on at least one or two sites by the time it's all said and done. Always nice to see our commits get some love.
Offensive lineman Kyle Bosch (Wheaton, Ill./St. Francis) was part of a flurry of Michigan commits this past weekend. The 6-foot-5, 282-pounder is impressive on tape and moved up slightly to No. 42 overall.
Another recent Michigan commit, outside linebacker/jumbo athlete Taco Charlton (Pickertington, Ohio/Central) moves up approximately 50 spots in our Top247- checking in just inside the top 100 at No. 99. After further review of his film and comparing that to his size and athleticism, we felt like Charlton has the type of upside that could not only make him a star in Ann Arbor but also land him in the National Football League one day.
A third Michigan commit to make a big move is offensive lineman David Dawson (Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech). He debuts in the Top247 at No. 195 after further film review.
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Alexandre Pato's season has come to an end after the Milan man suffered another muscle injury in the 3-1 loss at Barcelona.
The Brazilian international was recently given the all clear after medical checks in America last week, but his comeback lasted just 13 minutes at the Nou Camp.
"His season is over," revealed Rossoneri doctor Jean Pierre Meersseman to the Gazzetta dello Sport. "We'll have to start again when he has healed.
"But who will take the responsibility of playing him again? I really don't know which Saint I should now turn to..."
Pato, who almost joined Paris Saint-Germain in January, has picked up 14 muscle strains since January 2010.
"He's been all over, from Germany to America, in a bid to resolve his fragile muscles," Meersseman added.
"He's been looked at and cured. I've even asked my spiritual therapist to pray for him…
"I didn't sleep at all after the Barcelona game. I'll take responsibility for the relapse, even if I don't know what they are.
"I didn't solve something in three weeks which hasn't been resolved in two years.
"Pato was declared fit on 13 occasions, but evidently he wasn't healed. When I saw on the TV that he was injured I felt bad. I wasn't expecting it to go like that."
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He doesn't sound particularly different than my own LO was a few months ago. Except that he knows who he can get away with things from and who he can't.
the TV has taught him to be a 'passive observer', so yeah.. of course it'll work. But if he has no more access to it, he'll learn... or.. he might just be like my DD and not really do toys. She's a gross motor child. Or we read. All day. I try other toys and they last a few minutes and she wants another book.. But it is getting better.. she's doing really well with her kitchen, but it is only 1 day old, we'll see if it lasts. Mostly, we read or do flash cards.
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Certain types of pensions are exempted 100%, such as District employee pensions, Ranger pensions, State employee disability and retirement benefits, IRAs and Roth IRAs, Firefighter pensions, Police officer pensions, Federal pension exemptions, and pension benefits to Arizona Board of Regents members.
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Welfare assistance benefits and workers' compensation benefits are exemptible in full. Arizona bankruptcy exemptions also have provisions for unemployment compensation benefits, but certain conditions apply.
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Arizona bankruptcy exemptions have one of the longest list for personal assets and properties, which is as follows –
- Security deposits made to landlord – 1.5 times of the rent or $1000, whichever is less. (For a married couple, it is either 1.5 times the joint rent or $2000, whichever is less)
- Bank deposits – married couple can exempt a maximum of $300 while an individual can exempt up to $150 (in each account)
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Blues everywhere could have been forgiven for thinking that it was time for Manchester City FC to take a breather, after a hard fought point at Pompey sealed a superb start to the season for our club.
Here was another chance to take stock of the assured progress made under the astute calm of Svennis and hope the internationals in our squad all return back to Carrington in good shape for the pre Christmas run in.
Instead, a bewildering whirlwind of activity engulfed the club. Manchester City were suddenly being linked across the sports pages with a promotion campaign for 'Global Domination' directed by our chairman Frank S.
An utterly incomprehensible situation for City fans to find themselves in. My shed goes every time I try to take it all in. I for one will be relieved to see the team take the field against Reading so we can take a breather from the last two weeks passport boggling events.
First up, Svennis and Jihai Sun jetted out of town for Shanghai and Bangkok where by all accounts they were mobbed and warmly welcomed in all directions.
There's been a conspiracy theory amongst Blues for some time that Jihai Sun, for an unknown reason, alledgedly HAS to remain a member of the Manchester City squad following his 2 million quid transfer from Dalian Wanda in February 2002. I'm treading carefully here, but since then, Sun has made only 87 league appearances for City including 33 as a substitute. That's a record of TrickyTrevoresque/Claudio Strainer proportions so why was he not shown the door during the recent clearouts? Any takers?
Next up, City Academy manager Jim Cassell popped up in Thailand this week to visit potential sites for the new MCFC Academy to be built in the country. A second one is to be set up in China.
Following an MCFCTV.COM rallying call from Frank, City announced airline style 'Global Alliances' with the following teams (our 'Global Partners'): Grasshoppers Club Zurich of Switzerland,
Chonburi FC from Thailand, Australian A-League outfit Perth Glory, Shanghai Shen Hua of China, Thanda Royal Zulu FC of South Africa, and finally FC Moscow.
Hot on the heels of these developments, the club then focused on our 'Official Partners.' A Thai-up with Singha Beer was announced swiftly followed by City announcing a strategic partnership with Chinese computer gaming company The9 Group who hold a 50% stake in MSN China.
The focus then switched to the squad. Just as we were all beginning to consider who City could be signing in the January transfer window, Kiatprawut Saiwaew, Suree Sukha and Teerasil Dangda, the three Thai internationals who came on trial back in August have now signed for the club.
City then agreed a deal to take three Chinese players on trial from the freshly announced partner club Shanghai Shen Hua.
Gao Lin, will be joined at Carrington by Wang Da Lei and Mao Jianqing.
I remember that not long after Frank came in, he stated that when he runs a business he expects results and by the evidence of the past two weeks he is not hanging about with his future plans for City either. Whether we like it or not, Man City has changed, continues to change and Frank's juggernaut shows no signs of slowing down post desperately needed takeover. As a footnote, the official City site now has a Thai or Chinese option.
Then there's the next match and a top three position to maintain...!
Almost 20 years ago, Steve Coppell brought a nasty Crystal Palace side to Manchester and their intimidating tactics saw Eric Nixon sent off(can't believe I am writing an article with Eric and Dalian Wanda included in it, but there you go) and Palace ran away with a disgraceful 3-1 win.
That defeat left a very bitter taste in the mouth of all those who witnessed it and I haven't got over it. Of course, Coppell's subsequent history with Manchester City needs no introduction, but how sweet it would be for our exciting young City side to take him to the cleaners and back this weekend at Fortress Eastlands.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island governor-elect Lincoln Chafee says he wants to keep Rosemary Booth Gallogly as head of the Department of Revenue.
Gallogly is currently the acting director at the department, a post she was appointed to by outgoing Republican Gov. Don Carcieri in March. She is also the head of the Department of Administration, but Chafee has nominated former Democratic Lt. Gov. Richard Licht for that post.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee has added three members to his transition team.
Margaret Holland McDuff is the CEO of Family Service of Rhode Island, John Simmons is executive director of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, Lawyer Claire Richards has previously served as special counsel to Governor Carcieri, among other positions.
Chafee says the trio brings experience, energy and knowledge to his transition.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – State Republican Chairman Giovanni Cicione is touting two GOP members as possible challengers to US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse in 2012.
Cicione told the Washington publication Roll Call that he may challenge Whitehouse if other candidates don't come forward. But Cicione says he'd prefer that other Republicans, like Governor Carcieri or Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, represent the GOP.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee heads to Geneva this week, where he plans to cut ties with a group that counsels the government of Ukraine.
The Foundation For Effective Governance was the target of a news report alleging ties to organized crime. According to The Providence Journal, those accusations were overblown.
Chafee says he is leaving the group in order to focus on his duties as Rhode Island governor. He is expected back in the Ocean State on Friday.
By CATHERINE WELCH
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Republican Secretary of State candidate Catherine Taylor has congratulated Democrat Ralph Mollis for his hard fought victory in the race.
In a released statement, Taylor said the 1-point-2 percent margin shows the importance of counting every vote.
Taylor says she is confident every vote has been counted. Unofficial results show Mollis ahead of Taylor by 3,794 votes, not enough to trigger a recount.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee says he's willing to reconsider his plan to expand the state sales tax.
During his first post-election news conference, Chafee says he thinks the state's agreement with 38 Studios is probably a done deal, now that 75 million dollars in bonds have been sold for the project. Chafee also says he's not absolutely wedded to his plan to impose a one percent sales tax on current exempt items.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Independent Lincoln Chafee won a close race to become Rhode Island's next governor.
His victory comes after months in which his rivals sharply criticized his plan to add a one percent sales tax on currently exempt items. Unofficial results show Chafee with 36 percent, Republican John Robitaille with just under 34 percent, Democrat Frank Caprio with 23 percent, and Moderate Ken Block with just under seven percent.
Chafee vows candor will remain his signature as the state's next governor.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Islanders have approved $177-million in bonds while rejecting a change to the state's official name.
The three bonds will raise millions of dollars for road and bridge repairs across the state chemistry labs at the University of Rhode Island, an arts center for Rhode Island College, improvements to Fort Adams and open space at Rocky Point and India Point.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It's Election Day and the Secretary of State's office says municipalities across the state have added nearly 90 new polling places since the September primary.
Depending on the community, most polls will be open between 7:00am and 9:00am and close at 9:00pm.
By SCOTT MACKAY
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In Rhode Island, the Secretary of State is the top elections official - preparing ballots and certifying election results. The Secretary of State also helps businesses register with the state and keeps track of state documents and archives.
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Nigel Gault, chief U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight, said the student loan crisis may not torpedo the financial sector as the mortgage meltdown nearly did in 2008, but it could slam taxpayers and the still-ailing housing market.
"When student loans don't get repaid, debts are going to be transferred from the borrower to the taxpayer," further raising federal deficits, he said. And overburdened student-loan borrowers may fail to qualify for mortgages and "stay much longer in their parents' homes," Gault said. Young adults forming households have historically been the bulk of first-time home buyers — and their scarcity could dampen any housing recovery.
"When kids do graduate, the most daunting challenge can be the cost of college," Obama said in his State of the Union address, asking Congress to extend a temporary cut — due to expire in July — in federal student-loan rates. The reduced federal rate is now 3.4 percent. It the cuts aren't extended, it will rise to 6.8 percent.
Still, Obama said: "We can't just keep subsidizing skyrocketing tuition. We'll run out of money."
Obama also asked Congress to extend the current tuition tax credit, double work-study jobs over five years and let borrowers consolidate multiple student loans at reduced interest rates.
But in this intensely partisan year, any congressional action seems dubious.
"I wish I could tell you that there's a place to find really cheap money or free money and pay for everyone's education, but that's just not going to happen," Romney says. "Now the government is taking over the student loan business. I think you'll get less competition."
The government has not taken over the student loan business. The private loan industry is still writing student loans, usually at interest rates far above the government ones.
What the Republicans are zeroing in on is a section in Obama's health care overhaul that eliminated big banks as middlemen in managing federal school-loan programs. Also, the new federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is clamping down on the lightly regulated private student loan industry.
Santorum, who now says calling Obama a "snob" for promoting higher education was "probably not the smartest" choice of words, has been seeking to rally blue-collar support by emphasizing that many jobs do not require college degrees — and suggesting many colleges are liberal bastions.


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As a World War II Air Force veteran, I am thankful to celebrate another New Year. At the same time, I am saddened by the disgraceful and unprofessional behavior of many of our elected senators and congressmen.
Millions of American men and women fought in WWII to preserve our freedoms, our Constitution, the right to pursue the American Dream, and to pursue whatever religious beliefs we hold dear. And so it was for the decades that followed.
I lived through many hard-fought election cycles. The American public made their choices and the losing party become the loyal opposition. They were Americans first and party loyalists second.
Today we have on both sides of the aisle political mercenaries working 24/7 to spread distortions, lies, innuendo, hate, and anything else they can dream up to bash the other side. Their only goal is power and financial gain, without regard for our country. I and others of my age group have resolved to strive for a return to respect, sanity, and patriotism to the political arena, and hope that our legislators will listen to our pleadings.
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British F1 hero Nigel Mansell CBE lead a host of motorsport stars throughout Autosport International, Europe's premier pre-season motorsport show.
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British F1 hero Nigel Mansell CBE lead a host of motorsport stars throughout Autosport International, Europe's premier pre-season motorsport show.
Dec 06
"It's every driver's dream to have a drive with a top-tier team confirmed for a full season"
Marc-Antoine Camirand will run full time in the NASCAR Pinty's series in 2018 thanks to his renewed partnership agreement with GM Paillé, #1 au Canada of Berthierville, QC.
Nov 18
Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain
Toyota Gazoo Racing celebrated its fifth win of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship season at the Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain today, as the No.8 Toyota TS 050 HYBRID triumphed at an eventful season finale.
Nov 17
WEC 6H of Bahrain – Rigon and Bird on pole on the #71 Ferrari 488
Porsche took a final pole position with the ultra-successful 919 Hybrid as it bows out of competition at the Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain.
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The Headlines from Free Practice 3 at Bahrain ahead of tomorrow's 9th and final round of the 2017 season….
Timo Bernhard sets fastest time in FP3 for No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid. Recently crowned champion sets a best lap time of 1m42.438s.
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Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain
As is traditional at the Bapco 6 Hours of Bahrain, the paddock came together on Wednesday evening for the customary barbecue hosted by Sheikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa and his staff at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Nov 07
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22 Racing is pleased to announce today that Alex Tagliani will be back with them in his #18 EpiPen/Lowes/St-Hubert/Spectra Premium sponsored car in 2018. This will be the fifth year of partnership in the NASCAR Pintys Series between Tagliani and 22 Racing.
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F1: #4TheTeam
So, how does it feel like to be world champions? Well, it never gets old, that's for certain! No matter whether it's your first title, or a repeat experience, every single time brings with it a unique cocktail of emotions. A mixture of delight, pride and humility – savouring an objective achieved, yet already looking ahead to the next challenge to be tackled.
Oct 22
The Mercedes driver blasted to a second career pole position at the Circuit of the Americas
Lewis Hamilton says he doubts he'll be able to tie up the 2017 Formula 1 world championship this weekend despite storming to pole position for the United States Grand Prix with title rival Sebastian Vettel starting on the front row alongside him.
Oct 15
Muroya wins first Red Bull Air Race World Championship for Japan
At the Red Bull Air Race season finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the USA on Sunday, Canada's Pete McLeod became the first Canadian ever to claim an overall podium in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, taking third place to top off a standout season. Yoshihide Muroya's race went from disaster to delirium on Sunday, when after facing elimination in his opening heat, the Japanese pilot finished as the 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Champion.
Oct 14
Canada's Pete McLeod and the USA's Kirby Chambliss still in the running for the title
Matt Hall of Australia continued a late-season charge by earning his second consecutive pole position with the top time in Qualifying for the Red Bull Air Race season finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Oct 03
Sibling Tag Team Podiums
It was a beautiful day for racing and many fans came out to support the teams of CTCC and Super Production Challenge (SPC).
Oct 02
Individual strategies differed as the class leaders mentally juggled the mathematics
Realizing that class championships were on the line as the Canadian Touring Car Championship (CTCC) presented by Pirelli headed into the single day, double header season finale on the technical ICAR (Mirabel) circuit, the title challengers ramped up the intensity in hopes of overtaking the respective class point leaders.
Sep 25
Johnston and Adam surrender their title in style at #DoningtonDecider
Rick Parfitt Jnr, Seb Morris, Team Parker Racing and Bentley all claimed their maiden British GT3 titles at Donington Park earlier today, while TF Sport's out-going champions Derek Johnston and Jonny Adam signed off in style by winning the two-hour enduro.
Sep 24
TF Sport Aston Martins claim GT3 one-two
Academy Aston takes convincing GT4 pole. Title rivals qualify within touching distance of each other in both classes.
Sep 17
6 Hours of COTA
Porsche LMP Team continued its winning momentum at the 6 Hours of COTA with a third consecutive 1-2 on Saturday at the sixth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Sep 16
The Headlines after the first 2 hours at COTA…..
Porsche run 1-2 in battle of tyre strategies at COTA. No.1 Porsche 919 Hybrid driven by Nick Tandy has 5-second lead over Earl Bamber piloted No.2 car.
Sep 15
The 488 GTE of Rigon and Bird on pole in the 6 Hours of COTA
Porsche claimed a front-row lock-out in qualifying at COTA this afternoon for the second race in succession. The Ferrari no. 71 of AF Corse recorded a second consecutive pole position and a third of the season.
Sep 15
6 Hours of COTA: Jani sets fastest lap in Free Practice 2
The first free practice session for the 6 Hours of COTA has taken place at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, round 6 of the WEC.
Aug 16
For motorsport enthusiasts across Canada, the first two weekends of August are sacred
More than 300,000 people travel to Trois-Rivières from August 4th to the 13th in order to attend one of the largest events in Canadian motorsport history, the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (GP3R).


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Romney says Obama won by showering black, Latino & young voters with big gifts.
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No, I can't clearly see that. All I've seen is a bunch of statistics thrown out. Statistics don't prove anything definitively. I'm not anti-statistic, but statistics can only be used to buffer your argument, they can't be the entire basis of your argument. I can just as easily say all of those economies would have been doing EVEN BETTER with lower tax rates, and at that point it's just my word against yours. There's no substance to anything you posted. There's plenty of statistics that show the 19th century in America was the greatest century EVER in terms of improving the living standards of humans, and this occurred with a zero percent income tax and a gold standard! So are you going to change your position to be pro-gold standard now? According to the way you argue your case, you should.
Please explain why raising taxes on the rich would improve the economy, without using any statistics. Explain why! Why does that make any sense? Why would taking money from some people who earned it, and then giving it to the government, create a better economy? Just explain how that makes any sense. Please. I'm not saying a good argument can't be made, but I haven't seen it yet in this thread.
And to say Romney has "built his entire economic plan" around lower taxes is ridiculous. Romney supports barely lower taxes than Obama. I support ZERO income tax. Romney is hardly better than Obama on taxes...he's a marginal difference.
But if we didn't tax income, how would we be able to fund our Military? Our Police force? Our fire DPT? To name a few?
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This is a dream house located on the Great South Bay in Davis Park Fire Island, a 20 minute ferry ride from Patchogue. Exactly a 2 minute walk to the beach. The sunsets are breathtaking.
The house has 3 bedrooms with 1 1/2 bathrooms plus an outdoor shower. Fully equipped kitchen with six burner commercial stove.The dining room is glass enclosed and overlooks a large deck and faces the bay. The bedrooms are quite large with ceiling fans and air-conditioning. There is a 46' flat scream TV.
Davis Park/Ocean Ridge is a small quiet community surrounded on both sides by national seashore park. There is one store, one bar/restaurant, and one snack shack. You can walk or take a water taxi to the Pines or some of the larger communities. You can have groceries and fresh fish or meat delivered from the mainland.
Just finished a week's stay at this lovely and well equipped, bay-front home. I truly did not want to leave. The weather wasn't great, but the house had all the comforts of home, and a beautiful waterfront deck with clamming just steps away. The owners were very gracious and accommodating. I hope to return again very soon!
This is truly a house in a great location with spectacular views.
The house is located in Davis Park, Fire Island, New York directly on and facing the Great South Bay, and within a few hundred feet walk to the ocean. Added attractions for your enjoyment are: 300 acres of preserved wetlands, landscaped walking paths, 240-acre nature preserve, 7 miles of bicycling and jogging trails, 26-acre resort lake for sailing, kayaking, paddle boating or basking on the private beach. Also rounding i all off are 2 neighborhood parks and play areas for children, picnic pavilions for gathering and observation of wildlife and a 36-acre park for softball, basketball & soccer. You have full access to all activities. The pristine beach and ocean are a 10 minute drive away.
Nearby shopping is a breeze at the Gardens of Palm Beach Arena, as well as other shopping areas and malls.
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July 14, 2016
VIDEO: Nissan Rolling Out Self-Driving Tech
Nissan's new Serena, set to go on sale in Japan in late August, will come equipped with the company's ProPILOT autonomous drive technology that's designed for highway use in single-lane traffic.
With ProPILOT, the vehicle's accelerator, brakes, and steering are controlled based on information captured through a mono camera equipped with advanced-image processing software. The ProPILOT camera can quickly recognize, in three-dimensional depth, preceding vehicles and lane markers, according to Nissan.
Once activated, ProPILOT automatically controls the distance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle, using a speed preset by the driver. The system also keeps the car in the middle of the highway lane by reading lane markers and controlling steering, even through curves.
If a car ahead stops, the ProPILOT system automatically applies the brakes to bring the vehicle to a full stop. Then, the vehicle will remain in place even if the driver's foot is off the brake pedal. When ready to resume driving, ProPILOT is activated when the driver touches the switch again or lightly presses the accelerator.
"ProPILOT technology is extremely user-friendly, thanks to a switch on the steering wheel that allows the driver to easily activate and deactivate the system," Nissan said in a press release. "ProPILOT's easy-to-understand and fit-to-drive interface includes a personal display showing the operating status."
Nissan is carrying out intensive studies of driving conditions in various regions so that ProPILOT will be well suited for the markets in which it will launch, the company said.
To view a Nissan video about ProPILOT, click on the photo or link below the headline.
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The Sanaware Java Docking library allows developers to easily manage dynamic dragging of Swing components. Static applications can be turned into flexible environments that users can tune to their needs and preferences. The library provides all the necessary components, ranging from simple draggable buttons in toolbars all the way to multiple floating frames in complex layouts.
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One by one the lighted windows went dark. The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow puppet. A taxi pulled up. It wasn't the public prosecutor yet. A young woman crossed the courtyard with hurried steps, leaving a whiff of perfume in her wake.
Summoned to the dimly-lit Place des Vosges one night, where he sees shadowy figures at apartment windows, Maigret uncovers a tragic story of desperate lives, unhappy families, addiction and a terrible, fatal greed.
Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium, in 1903. Best known in Britain as the author of the "Maigret" books, his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.
Anthea Bell is the award-winning translator of numerous French and German works: from the Asterix comics to W. G. Sebald's literary masterpiece Austerlitz.
Audible will be producing all 75 Maigret titles.
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Mortgage-Investor Group Raises Concerns about Legal Settlements
Objections Come Amid Reports About a Potential Deal for J.P. Morgan
A group representing mortgage-bond investors has raised concerns with Attorney General Eric Holder over potential legal settlements with banks that they say could stick investors with some of the tab.
In a letter sent Monday, the Association of Mortgage Investors warned that its members were concerned investors could shoulder a significant portion of the burden of penalties that might be assessed as part of any legal settlement over mortgage abuses. The letter was prompted by recent reports that indicated a settlement...


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Barcelona are now one point behind Real Madrid after a thumping win over Getafe.
Alexis Sanchez curled home a brilliant opener in the 13th minute and the prolific Lionel Messi's 39th goal in La Liga this term - his 61st in all competitions - had the hosts two up at the interval.
Two superb headers in the final quarter - from Sanchez and Pedro Rodriguez - sealed Barca's 10th straight win which ensured the Catalan side kept up the pressure on Real Madrid, who visit city rivals Atletico tonight.


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NORTH NEWTON, KAN. -- When the Bethel College Wind Ensemble and Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra present their final concert of the year on May 1, they will feature music written or arranged by living American composers--including two who will be sitting in the audience. Jeff Kurtenacker, who earned his B.A. in music composition and audio/video technology from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., composed "Emerging Sanctuary" for the Wind Ensemble and "Sentient" for the Sinfonia. Kurtenacker arrives at Bethel on Friday, April 28 to work with the ensembles on the pieces and will stay for the concert on Monday.
The other composer in the audience will be J. Harold Moyer of North Newton, Bethel College professor emeritus of music. Moyer arranged "Christ the Lord is Risen Today," which the Wind Ensemble will perform.
"It's very exciting to have both composers with us and able to hear us play their pieces," said Sinfornia and Wind Ensemble director Richard Tirk, assistant professor of music. "It's part of my philosophy to celebrate living composers whenever we can."
In addition to the pieces by Kurtenacker and Moyer, the Wind Ensemble will perform "Scenes from the Louvre" by Norman Dello Joio. The Sinfonia will also perform "Shortcut Home" by Dana Wilson and "Sinfonia for Strings" by Eric Ewazen.
The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Krehbiel Auditorium of the Fine Arts Center (note change from Memorial Hall). Admission is free and open to the public.
"The students have been working hard, which is especially difficult this late in the school year," Tirk said. "I think this concert will really show how far we've come this year."
Bethel College is a four-year liberal arts college affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. Founded in 1887, it is the oldest Mennonite college in North America. Bethel is known for its academic excellence and has been named a Top Tier college by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1998. For more information, see the Bethel web site at www.bethelks.edu.


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This post is one in a series of 15 posts of 15 things to do in Missouri in 2015. Don't miss these other "15 in '15" posts. Happy exploring in 2015 and enjoy the show! Batman slept here. Not many Missouri cities can say that, but Cape Girardeau is one of them. In the fall of 2013, as "Gone Girl" was …Read More »
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Deadlines at work. Endless winter weather. Piles of homework to help the kids with. Summertime and sunshine feel so far away…kick those winter blues to the curb, shake things up and get away for a weekend escape to Cape Girardeau to recharge your batteries! Snag your tickets and take in a show or concert at the River Campus. Giselle and …Read More »
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"They're never going to believe this," I mumbled to myself, typing my Facebook status with one hand while checking a text message from my sister on my cell phone. HER TEXT: Just saw your Facebook post. What the heck did you do today? MY REPLY: Wouldn't you like to know… Today I had basically given a tour of the city …Read More »


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Friday, January 3, 2014
The New Year Is Here
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Found 2 New Blogs To Visit!
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Covet Garden Magazine
I hope you too, enjoy all these magazines
that I wanted to share with you!
Thursday, August 15, 2013
1st Birthday Party & Invitation
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
I'm finally back to blogging!
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
My Finished Craft Room
To get it where I want it to be.
Then my table to craft on.
I hope you enjoyed seeing my craft room.
As I go along, I know I will be moving things
around to suit me.
I am so blessed that my husband was tired of seeing,
what he calls my crap, all over the house that he
got me this building to call my studio.
Hope everyone has a great week,
Friday, August 17, 2012
Happy 18th Birthday
My son, Justin, turns 18 today.
I am so proud of this kid. From the time he could walk and talk, he always talked about how he wanted to become an actor.
As his mom, I thought that this was just one of those things that he would grow out of. You know, like a little girl wanting to be a princess when she grows up.
Well, time as gone by and he still talks about moving to LA and seeing what is out there for him.
He has gone back and forth about going to college here in Oklahoma or maybe moving to LA and finding an acting school there. I feel for him because he has a dream but yet he thinks that maybe he should just go to college and major in computers because that is more of a guarantee for a job in the future.
But thats not his dream and as his mother I have always told my kids to follow their dreams. I told them that the work you choose in life will be your life. You will spend more time at work than you will at home so find something that you love.
Now again, as his mother, I dont want to loose him to LA but yet I want him to follow his dreams. I have explained how hard it will be for him there. That he will have to wait tables to make ends meet. I dont want him to have to live payday to payday and it be hard for him. But yet, what if he makes it?
What if someday, you and I will see him in a BiG movie?
I cant take that away from him by talking him into staying in Oklahoma and going to college here for a degree that I know he is not going to 100% love.
We have been praying to show Justin the way.
But, as for now, he still has not made up his mind and college for him starts Monday the 20th. So he will be going to college this year in Oklahoma. He did come to me today and said, guess what Mom? there are 5 acting classes that TTC offers.
Now if that isnt God, then I dont know what it is. I know God is sending him that way and showing him the way to get there.
I believe someday, I will see my son on the big screen.
Happy Birthday, Son!
I am so proud of you!
We are having a party for him this Sunday and as part of the decorations, I have made this word art to put in a frame.
I want to show him that if God is pulling him that way and acting is your dream, then follow it. And follow it hard.
If you would like to have a copy of this wall art, then double click on it and copy it to your hard drive.
I have it set to a 300 resolution, so you should be able to print it as an 8x10 and it look good.
Thats all for now and I hope you have a wonderful weekend,


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Earlier this week, SpaceX (aka Elon Musk's other company) was granted approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to build a 56.5-acre spaceport along the Gulf of Mexico. While the company will still need approvals from local agencies before it can begin construction, the FAA's decision is a monumental step forward on the path to making the long-planned spaceport a reality. This is major win for SpaceX, since the proposed spaceport will allow the company to launch from private property, rather than from Air Force facilities it currently uses for rocket tests and missions to the International Space Station.
On Wednesday, the FAA, which oversees all commercial space launches in the US, issued SpaceX what's known as a Record of Decision that states the agency will grant launch licenses to the company to operate at a private location along the Texas-Mexico border near Boca Chico State Park — about 20 miles east of Brownsville, Texas. Under the FAA decision, SpaceX may conduct 12 commercial launches per year through 2025, specifically ten Falcon 9 rockets and two Falcon Heavy rockets.
This definitely isn't the last hurdle that SpaceX needs to overcome before it can start building (it still needs approval from various state agencies in order to build roads start construction on the site), but this should be the last federal obstacle the company will face before it breaks ground on the spaceport.
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Johnny Orr's Quick-Time Basketball Drills
The University of Michigan coach presents six fast-moving team drills and seven individual drills to be used as an in-season conditioner for any basketball squad. Among the areas covered are warming up, passing, the fast break, soft-touch shooting, and rebounding.
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The theory goes that everything cycles. I know this is true in fashion. I'm sad to admit I've lived long enough to see bell-bottom pants come and go twice now. Will romance go full circle as well? I remember stealing one of my mother's Silhouette Romances when I was young. Reading and thinking it was so scandalous when the couple kissed and then "made light love before eating lunch". Now as the pendulum swings further out than ever before, I wonder where we can possibly go next.
As I monitor the best selling list on All Romance eBooks, I see themes that shock even me, and I write erotic romance for a living. What were not one but TWO of the best selling eBooks of 2008? Twincest. Books that feature love, and yes a sexual relationship between twins. Male twins, not that their sex matters since they are siblings having sex and that is where the shock value comes from in my opinion. Let me reiterate. Two of the ten best selling books of the entire year spanning all genres of romance featured twincest. Other recent best sellers? eBooks featuring multiple partners. Not just threesomes either but many men, three or four, sharing one woman, sometimes against her will.
So now I have to wonder, where can the industry go from here? Is the only place to go backwards? Will future best sellers feature a whole bunch of sexual tension and hand holding? Doubtful, but I can't imagine where else we can go moving forward. There is already BDSM, orgies, polyamorous relationships, Male/Male, M/M/F, M/M/M/F, 4Ms/1F. What's next? Not to mention the newest fad–Zombie romance. Yeah, I don't get it either. I guess vampires and werewolf romances were becoming too commonplace. The industry, and the readers, needed something more.
I suppose we will all have to wait and see what the future holds. In the meantime, I started a new story today. A plain old military romance again, a genre which you all know is close to my heart. I'm still deciding how far I will push this one. Maybe a threesome? Maybe a boring one man one woman romance, though that will kill my best seller potential I suppose. Who knows. I can assure you there won't be any twins. Right now I'm more busy researching Operation Enduring Freedom-Horn of Africa. I haven't ironed out the romance aspect yet, though it is beginning to form. I guess we'll have to wait and see about that too.


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Music lovers will be able to welcome in the new year with a concert showcasing English classical music this weekend.
The St John's String Ensemble's only concert of the year, at St John's Church in Boxmoor on Saturday, includes offerings from Benjamin Britten, Henry Purcell and Gustav Holst.
Renowned organist Nicholas King will join conductor Rufus Frowde for the organ duet Martyrs by Kenneth Leighton.
The charity Music at St John's is organising the concert to help raise awareness of music in the community and money to pay for the new organ installed last year.
Member Alan Munford said:"Since the Pavilion went, St John's is one of the only kind of places you can hear this music and the acoustics are brilliant."
Tickets for the concert, which starts at 7.30pm, are £10 and cover one adult and one child – additional tickets for children are £5.


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SOME OF the same government-haters who spread myths about "death panels'' for the elderly are now spouting misinformation about the swine flu vaccine, and they're getting support from holistic-medicine enthusiasts, some autism activists, and talk show host Bill Maher. If all these scare tactics cause many Americans to pass up immunization, they will raise the death toll of the epidemic.
Contrary to myths spreading online, the swine flu vaccine is made the same way the vaccines for seasonal flu have been. It has been tested for safety in clinical trials. It does not contain adjuvants, additives that are used in Europe in other vaccines but have become controversial here. It does contain the preservative thimerosal, whose potential ill effects have been discounted, but parents can obtain a version without it.
Still, a CBS poll earlier this month showed that just 46 percent of Americans said they were likely to get vaccinated. In the poll, fewer than half of the parents surveyed said they were "very likely'' to have their children get the vaccine. This is worrisome, because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that of the 5,000 Americans hospitalized with swine flu since Sept. 1, more than 53 percent have been younger than 25. The flu has caused particularly severe illness among pregnant women.
Regular seasonal flu kills about 36,000 a year, the majority of whom are older than 80. But almost 90 percent of the 292 swine flu-related deaths since Sept. 1 have been among people younger than 65. People born before 1950 are believed to have a degree of immunity to the new flu because of exposure to related influenza strains in their youth. "This is a young person's disease,'' said Anne Schuchat, a CDC official.
The agency's biggest public-information challenge is likely to come in the winter when millions of people will have been inoculated, and some will inevitably be stricken with sudden illnesses. In all likelihood, their ailments will have had nothing to do with the immunization, but it will be important for health officials to confirm that fact before vaccine skeptics are able to misconstrue the cases as an indictment of the vaccine.
The CDC will learn what it means to deal with a flu epidemic in the age of the Internet and the 24/7 cable news cycle. If the agency flunks the test, expect even more Americans to fall victim to swine flu.


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The television home of the Baltimore Ravens, MASN will televise the team's Season-Ending Press Conference on Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m live from Owings Mills.
The press conference will feature owner Steve Bisciotti, president Dick Cass, general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome and head coach John Harbaugh.
Video highlights from the press conference will also be available in MASN's Media Lounge.


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I see some people complaining about BG wins in the new questline, yet I cannot see anything like that requirement in the questline.
Am I missing out on something here?
Spent 30 minutes looking around searching for PTR updates regarding the new questline and nowhere does it say anything about PvP.
Can someone enlighten me please?


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Since the invention of the refrigerator, Frigidaire has been an innovator in home refrigeration. So you expect exterior styling that is space-efficient and adapts to any kitchen environment. You trust the precision temperature and electronic controls that Frigidaire provides.
The Frigidaire 16.7 Cu. Ft. Frost Free Upright Freezer makes preserving your favorite frozen goods easier than ever before! Exceptional storage space is offered, with fixed shelves and door bins to fit any items, as well as a sliding storage basket.


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