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Steven Dennis Lawrence age 65 died unexpectedly on Tuesday February 21, 2012 at home. He was born on July 16, 1946 in Janesville, Wisconsin the son of George S. and Kathleen (Thalacker) Lawrence.
Steven graduated from Stoughton High School Class of 1964. He married Susanne Byers on June 19, 1970 at the United Methodist Church in Evansville, Wisconsin. He was employed by the State of Wisconsin Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations until his retirement.
He was a member of the United States Navy from November 1965 until October 1991 when he retired as a Cryptologic Technician Admin First Class. He served in the Vietnam War earning a National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Steven was very proud of his service to the Country and was very active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was the Past State VFW Commander from 2001-2002, State Adjutant Quartermaster for Wisconsin from 2006- 2012, National Legislative Chairman for the VFW and currently serving on the committee where he has made several trips to Washington, DC to meet on Legislative issues.
He has served on many National, State, District and Local Committees. He was a member of the Oregon-Brooklyn-McFarland VFW Post 10272 and currently Post Commander, Military Order of the Cooties Madison Pup Tent 41, Naval Fleet Reserve Association 376, Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion Brooklyn Wisconsin, and Disabled American Veterans.
Steven is a member of St. John's Lutheran Church Oregon, Wisconsin and a former member of Oregon Jaycee's. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Susanne, of Oregon WI., his mother Kathleen Hanson of Madison WI., and many friends and relatives. He was preceded in death by his father George, father and mother in-law Harry and Edna Byers.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm on Monday February 27, 2012 at the Ward Funeral Home 130 S. 5th Street Evansville Wisconsin with Reverend Patrick Siegler of Zion Lutheran Church Madison officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery Evansville with Military Rites provided by Oregon- Brooklyn-McFarland VFW Post 10272.
Friends may call on Sunday February 26, 2012 from 3:00pm until 7:00pm at the Ward Funeral Home where a VFW Pass and Review Ceremony will be held at 6:30pm. Memorials may be made to the VFW National Home for Children or charity of your choice.
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Champions Sports Bar inside the Louisville Marriott Downtown hosted its latest installment of lunch trivia on Feb. 22. Drew Deener, host of the Early Birds on WKRD and the Bisig Sports Radio Network, emcees the weekly trivia series, held noon to 1 p.m. on Fridays. The winner of each trivia contest receives a $50 gift card to Champions. All participants can enter a drawing to receive two free lower level UofL men's basketball tickets.
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Usually, pooping is untold relief. Sometimes pooping is absolutely dreadful. It may be that morning after a night of drinking. It may be coming home after eating Hooter's hot wings. It may be the absolute worst one…post baby delivery first poop or as I like to call it third birth.
So I comprised a list of the most dreadful poops in life:
The New Relationship Poop at the House.
Despite the obvious truth, everybody poops, it's really difficult to let a new partner know this. When you progressively spend more time together you inevitably spend enough time for the digestive system to need evacuation. That first time you are at their house and you go to the restroom, it's terrifying. I personally get anxiety, and don't want to admit to myself what is about to happen. It's time to take things to the next level. I go ahead and embarrass myself by announcing, the impending deuce I'm about to drop. Because by not telling and letting said person go in the restroom directly after me only to smell what the Rock is cooking is horrible. Much more embarrassing. So I usually say, "Um, don't go in that bathroom, give it like five to ten…just sayin'…love that shirt…look a unicorn on TV!" However, once that initial earth shattering monumental step has been taken, it's over forever and pretty soon your opening the door while your duking just to say what a stupid bitch Jill at work is and her new haircut looks like she was infested with lice while in an eighteenth century British prison…fuck her.
Public Poop
Pooping in public is intimidating and scary. The private bathrooms offer some solace. The chances of the person following behind you in a one person restroom being someone you know aren't very likely, there being like billions of people on the planet. However even strangers are troublesome in a multiple stall restroom. They walk in, and they know that your pair of feet is the cause for the hearty aroma. They know you had to poop and couldn't finish shopping at Micheal's, you had to put aside the glitter, yarn and beads to go work on a new project. Now, if I'm finished, I'm too ashamed to come out if it was indeed me that was pooping. I'll wait the other person out, thinking, come on, how long are you going to stand in here? However if I'm done and the restroom is empty, I have no problems with someone walking in. It's a crime with no perpetrator then. See, anyone else could have left that phantom poop. It's not always the person applying lip gloss at the mirror. I'm not caught at the scene of the crime, now I'm just and accessory after the fact. Or maybe I think this because I don't readily accuse the person still in the restroom. That's unfair. The suspect could have fled minutes ago. Either way, I try to make it home.
Well, those two scenarios are probably the worst I can think of. Sometimes I ask God if he's real, then ask if he's listening, then I just ask him why do we poop and why did I drink so much coffee? I don't really get answer, and I don't forget to courtesy flush.


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"Attack the Block" was one of last year's best films and more evidence that we may be living in a new Golden Age of genre films — what might very loosely be referred to as B movies. The story concerns a group of London gang members and civilians who unite to fight off an alien invasion on Guy Fawkes Night. The aliens are furry, sharp-toothed monsters with glowing eyes; they may seem unbeatable, but they chose the wrong apartment project to invade.
It's a nice enough transfer, with a strong sound mix. The package includes a lot of extras: Start with the three commentary tracks, all with writer/director Joe Cornish, talking to the teenage cast members, then with the older cast members, and finally with executive producer Edgar Wright, director of "Shaun of the Dead" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World". In addition, there is an hourlong "making of"; a 20-minute look at the staging, acting, and effects creating the aliens; a short piece about the cast; another showing the storyboards for a scene that had to be cut; and a quick montage of cast members rapping.
In one way, the home video is better than seeing it in the theater: English subtitles clarify a lot of dialogue rendered incomprehensible by thick accents.
"Attack the Block" (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu-ray, $35.99; DVD, $30.99)
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10 Best Buys In Four-Wheel DrivePosted in Project Vehicles on September 1, 2011
Each year the staff of Four Wheeler picks our 10 Best Buys in Four-Wheel Drive, typically the ten best new 4x4s you can buy for your money. This year we decided to change things a bit and split our ten best into two categories: New 4x4s and Aftermarket Parts. The staff was asked to provide a list of their top three favorite parts in each of five categories (Winch, Tires, Shocks, Lockers, and Lights) with an emphasis on value. With each staffer's list turned in, we added up the points to arrive at the products we have below. We also included one favorite item that each of us wouldn't want to go without on the trail.
Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Base Price: $29,820
Consecutive Years on List: 7
First on our list is the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, making its seventh consecutive appearance. With solid axles and a base price of under $30,000, it just screams "deal." Especially when you consider any wheeler's Christmas list of upgrades, such as BFG Mud-Terrain tires, front and rear lockers, flexy coil-sprung suspension, monotube shocks, electronically disconnecting sway bar, and a 4.0:1 transfer case. Add to that the availability of two body styles, two transmission choices and the option of hard or soft top, and you can personalize your Wrangler before you ever leave the showroom. At a price that can't be beat and capability that is unrivaled, the Wrangler is clearly the best factory 4x4 on the market.
Ram Power Wagon
Base Price: $45,110
Consecutive Years on List: 7
We want to meet the guy who wants to argue with us about this selection, because it can't be done. The Power Wagon is a legitimate ¾-ton workhorse that can tow 10,100 pounds or haul 1,780 pounds, but likes to play with Jeeps on weekends. From the factory, it offers many of the same features as the Wrangler, such as front and rear lockers, a full compliment of steel skidplates, and an electronically disconnecting sway bar. But the goodness doesn't stop there, as the Power Wagon is the only vehicle that comes from the factory with a winch. That's right—nestled behind the front bumper is a Warn 12,000-pound winch that is as integrated into the vehicle as the steering wheel. The Power Wagon's ride is exceptional with Bilstein shocks, and you can't get much tougher than factory-supplied 33-inch BFGoodrich All-Terrains for all-around performance, which of course are mounted on forged wheels. We are telling you this truck is tough, and there simply isn't a better ¾-ton pickup out there for what we like to do.
Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
Base Price: $41,935
Consecutive Years on List: 2
As a relative newcomer, the Raptor has taken the 4x4 market by storm. With sales that have bested even the spiritual predecessor Lightning's best year, some months it has even outsold more "mainstream" trucks, such as the Honda Ridgeline. For 2011, the Raptor now comes standard with the 411hp 6.2L SOHC V-8 and can be had in one of two body styles. Now you can fit your entire family comfortably when you feel like bombing across the desert. The Raptor rolls right off the assembly line with long-travel suspension that uses Fox Racing Shox, a beefed-up rearend with an any-speed rear locker, 35-inch BFGoodrich All-Terrain tires, wide bodywork and an Off-Road Mode that can sequester all of the electronic babysitters at the touch of a button. This is a driver's truck that likes to be driven hard in dirt, and will reward the driver willing to push it to the edge of its capability with an unequaled adrenaline rush. Don't have a desert near you? No worries, because the 12 inches of suspension travel make this truck a much better everyday truck too, and we are pretty sure you don't need the Mojave in your backyard to appreciate that.
Nissan Frontier Off-Road
Base Price: $26,620
Consecutive Years on List: 7
Sure, it may be getting a bit long in the tooth, but the truth is that the Frontier has aged well. It would have had to in order to make it on our list for the seventh consecutive year. Back when the Frontier was introduced, we were impressed that the underbody components were tucked up above the bottom of the frame rails and protected by real skidplates. We loved the sporty and well-controlled ride from the Bilstein shocks, and a rear locker and 32-inch BFGoodrich tires made sure that this pickup was competent on the trail. All of this holds true today. With a rev-happy 4.0L V-6 and the availability of a manual transmission, the Frontier is just as capable and fun to drive as it has ever been. Even after seven years, we still think this robust little pickup is the best midsize truck on the market today.
Toyota 4Runner Trail
Base Price: $36,555
Consecutive Years on List: 2
The fifth-generation 4Runner may be the last of the breed. If rumors that Toyota will be leaving body-on-frame SUVs behind after this model's life cycle are to be believed, this may in fact be the culmination of Toyota's years of off-highway experience. If it is indeed the beginning of the end, rest assured that nothing has gone to waste, and it is a fine final thesis. Not only has Toyota incorporated its reputation for toughness on the trail with hearty skidplates, Bilstein shocks, Torsen limited-slip center differential and a rear locker, it has also kept up with the times by adding technology, such as Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System, Multi-Terrain Select, and Crawl Control. Some, like us for instance, might say that Toyota has become too reliant on electronics—and they have—but the Trail is one model that seems to have found an agreeable balancing point between driver and computer. It is capable enough for some serious backcountry trail work in stock form, and still has enough aftermarket support to keep it relevant to enthusiasts. If you are a diehard fan of Toyota, this is the SUV they built for you.
Best Buys in Aftermarket Parts
Winch Best Buy: Warn VR Series
Price: $479.99 (retail, VR8000)
Info: www.warn.com
How can you go wrong with a genuine Warn winch for under $500? Don't let the price point or the entry-level marketing materials fool you. The all-new WARN VR Series is the real deal. These are dependable Warn winches through-and-through and offer 8,000-, 10,000-, and 12,000-pound capacities. All of these units feature series-wound motors (4.6 hp in the VR8000 and VR9000, 5.0 hp in the VR12000) for plenty of power; brakes that hold the full-rated load for great control while winching; three-stage planetary geartrains for speed, durability, and reliability; corded remote controls; and 94 feet of durable wire rope. They offer the same quality that we expect of Warn products, and while some of the parts are sourced internationally, they are designed, engineered, tested, and assembled in the U.S. These winches are also backed by the Warn's limited lifetime warranty, which should alleviate any of the concern about quality and price. This makes the Warn VR Series a best buy in our eyes.
Tire Best Buy: Falken WildPeak A/T
Price: $315.00 each (street price, 37x12.50R17)
Info: www.falkentire.com
New to the enthusiast off-road market, Falken has been making waves with its entry in the all-terrain category, the WildPeak A/T. The WildPeak A/T, with its triple-ply sidewall and heavy-duty construction, is overbuilt for durability in extreme terrain, but has the on-road manners of a street tire. We have had great experience with them on our project vehicles and can recommend them without hesitation for serious trail work. Falken has made a commitment to provide a line of quality products for wheeling enthusiasts and has also positioned this tire to be priced approximately 10 percent lower than the price point of a comparable competitor. We are now starting to see WildPeak A/Ts on the trail, so the word must be getting out that this is a premium tire at and affordable price. And now it is a Four Wheeler Best Buy.
Locker Best Buy: Eaton ELocker
Price: $754.99 (street price, Dana 44)
Info: www.eatonperformance.com
Eaton's ELocker is a great solution to the traction needs of any 4x4. Designed for four-wheel drive systems, the ELocker can give you an open or locked differential at the touch of a button. When locked, the ELocker performs as a full locker, capturing 100 percent of the available torque and sending it equally to both ends of the axle. The ELocker is built with precision-forged gears that are designed to mesh perfectly, providing improved strength and durability over a standard-cut gear and is activated via a next-generation electromagnetic locking mechanism. Its ease of installation, reliability, and pushbutton activation make the ELocker a Four Wheeler Best Buy.
Light Best Buy: KC HiLiTES SlimLite
Price: $162.99 (street price)
Info: www.kchilites.com
KC's line of 6-inch SlimLites are a popular mainstay of the aftermarket, mainly because of the made-in-the-U.S. quality, great price point, and long list of options. The SlimLite, which has a flat profile to fit where other lights won't, can be ordered in 100-watt driving or fog patterns, as well as a 130-watt long range pattern. Two finishes, chrome and black, are offered, and each kit includes a pair of lights, two protective stone guards, and a pre-terminated relay wiring harness. Each light features optical quality glass lenses, halogen bulbs and precision polished reflectors for a super bright focused beam of light and the two-axis mounting system makes for easy and accurate aiming. All of this comes at a street price of under $170, which is a great deal and our Best Buy in lighting.
Shock Best Buy: Bilstein 5160
$199 each (retail)
Info: www.bilsteinus.com
It is hard to ignore a bolt-on, direct replacement reservoir shock that offers more wheel travel and a better ride than stock, but that is exactly what you get with the Bilstein 5160. Based on the popular non-reservoir monotube 5100, the 5160 adds a reservoir and increases shock stroke over stock. Adding the reservoir, with its floating dividing piston, greatly increases the shock oil capacity for greater heat dissipation and damping sensitivity. These Bilstein shocks are specifically valved for the application intended and have fitments for many popular late-model stock or lifted Jeeps and light trucks. There is also a universal-fit 5165 Series to fit an endless number of possible applications. One of the greatest challenges when upgrading to a reservoir shock, is how to mount the reservoir. With the 5160, Bilstein shocks has already figured it out for you and offers a mounting kit and instructions for each application. The 5160 is made in the U.S. and offers Bilstein's Triple-C technology coating for superior corrosion resistance. At under $200 apiece, it is certainly one of the best buys out there.
Staff Favorites: Gear Each of Us Wouldn't Want To Live Without
Douglas McColloch, Editor
Power Tank
Price: $409.95 (Model PT-15)
Info: www.powertank.com
Ever-changing government regs may make it difficult for us to precisely control our vehicles' carbon footprint, but one thing we can control is our 4x4's rubber footprint—specifically, the amount of tread that's in contact with terra firma. On most trails, more is generally better, and to aid with airing down our tires, there are a number of quite good deflators on the market. But what happens at the end of the day, when you need to air up before hitting the pavement home? Enter the Power Tank, an onboard, super-high-pressure (200 psi), fast-flowing (40 cfm) CO2 air supply that should be considered a must-have on any trail rig. Available in a variety of capacities and flow ratings, the PT-15 model (PT-10 model shown) is likely the optimal tank for most wheelers: It's only 36 pounds in weight and 30 inches high, so it doesn't take up a lot of space; it can be mounted just about anywhere, including your 'cage (using Power Tank's optional rollbar clamps); and it can pump 30 pounds of air into twenty (!) 35x12.50 tires, all on a single tankload, in under 45 seconds per tire, so you can air up your buddies as well as yourself, quickly.
Sean P. Holman, Tech Editor
ARB Fridge Freezer
Price: $799.99 (street price)
Info: www.arbusa.com Once you have had the pleasure of camping with the ARB Fridge Freezer, you won't want to go back to a cooler. The Fridge Freezer, now comes in four sizes (37-quart, 50-quart, 63-quart, and 82-quart), but I am still partial to the original 50-quart size. It is big enough for a weekend's worth of perishables, takes up no more space than a large cooler and eliminates the problem with sloshing ice and soggy sandwiches. And for those really dusty days on the trail, I can fit 72 12-ounce Dr. Pepper cans inside. The Fridge Freezer temperature can be set through the electronic control panel also has an incredibly low amp draw, ensuring that you can camp for a couple of days without having to start the rig up to top off the battery. Yep, nothing like surprising your group with a box of ice cream bars after a long, hot day in the backcountry.
Ken Brubaker, Senior Editor
Agri-Cover SnowSport HD Utility Plow
Price: Prices start at $1,450
Info: www.agricover.com
Living in an area that gets snow means you have to push it out of the way. A few years ago, I began using the SnowSport HD Utility Plow, and it has become one the most useful tools on my truck. The SnowSport is about half the cost of other plows and it comes with everything needed including the vehicle-specific mount. There's no hydraulics or anything like that, so installation is easy. It's amazing how much of the white stuff the SnowSport will move. It just makes sense to put my 4x4 to work and it sure is nice not to have to sit out in the cold on a tractor or pay someone to plow the snow.
Robin Stover, Feature Editor
Mac's Custom Tie Downs Trail D-Vice
Price: $159.95
Info: www.macscustomtiedowns.com
I think the Trail D-Vice from Mac's Custom Tie Downs is the ultimate trail companion for anyone with a receiver hitch. It simply makes sense to have a vise to hold items while attempting trail repairs in the outback. The product features an assortment of ultra-smart attributes that you don't even know you need until the time comes to use them. For instance, got a stubborn bar pin to press in or out of a shock bushing? The D-Vice saves the day by allowing you to clamp said parts together much like the way you would with a hydraulic press. Need a hard flat surface to hammer some flexibility into the end of a stiff heater hose? The D-Vice includes a handy flat surface that is eager to take a beating. Need a way to tighten up that 25⁄16-inch hitch ball on that new drop hitch? Simply clamp the ball into the aggressive pipe jaws of the D-Vice and tighten away—with both hands on one wrench. I could go on and on about the many uses of the Mac's D-Vice, but until you own one, you simply won't understand the versatility this particular tool adds to your arsenal.


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Date: April 9, 2013
For more information contact
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Accepting Resumes To Fill Clerk Of The District Court Vacancy
Sue Kirkland, Clerk of the District Court for Lancaster County, has announced her retirement effective May 31, 2013. Per Nebraska law, the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners will appoint a replacement for the remainder of the current term of office.
The Board of Commissioners wishes to thank Sue Kirkland for her service to Lancaster County and extends their best wishes to her as she retires. Ms. Kirkland was first elected in 2002, reelected in 2006 and 2010. This position will appear on the ballot in 2014.
Besides being the administrative officer of the court, the Clerk of the District Court is responsible for the record keeping and collection of child support payments, the record keeping of criminal and civil cases, maintenance of the court's dockets, and processing judgments.
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Nashville, Tennessee Map Pendant Necklace - created from a 1958 map.
Our map pendants are created from authentic vintage atlases, maps, and encyclopedias. Your pendant will be made to order and feature the map selection shown in the first item picture.
History: This pendant was made using a vintage map. The map publication year is in the title of the item.
Packaging: Your pendant will arrive in a glassine bag with a Paper Towns Vintage Sticker. If you choose the "Gift Box" option, your pendant will arrive on a merchandise card inside a Paper Towns Vintage gift box.
Dimensions: 1 inch diameter pendant (about the size of a quarter), 24 inch chain with an optional upgrade to a 30 inch chain.
Materials: Sensitive skin safe zinc alloy, glass. Lead and nickel free.
Care: Remove before showering, swimming, exercise, or any activity where the piece may come into contact with moisture.
Process: We have a huge library of vintage maps, dictionaries, and encyclopedias that we use to source the designs for our pendants. We print the map selection using the highest quality paper. The selection is then placed under domed glass and sealed before being bezel set into the pendant tray. After this process we pack your piece with love and send it on its way to you! All pieces are handmade at our studio in Atlanta, Georgia.
About Paper Towns Vintage: We are the map pendant experts - we have been making these beautiful necklaces since 2012 and have sold them in thousands of stores across the USA and Canada. Our hand crafted map pendant necklaces make a great gift for yourself or someone special!


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(NEW YORK) Dolce & Gabbana
It was a fashion fairy tale on Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana's runway. Stepping away from the ornate Sicilian references from previous collections, this season was all about fantasy of a different kind. Instead of giant gold coins as bling-y accents, Fall involved childlike appliqués of swans, owls, foxes, flowers, and birds perched on branches. Little Red Riding Hood would simply adore that rouge hooded fur with oversize pockets. Other looks, like an ornately beaded gold dress with matching boots and a matching medieval style hood, or a pewter brocade three-quarter sleeve dress coat with a similar silvery ornate beaded hood and armored boots, had a fiercer take on the fantasy. Flowing, floor-length floral chiffon dresses would be divine for any modern-day heroine with a sense of nostalgic reverie. The collection was a dreamy folkloric tale that does Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm proud.
There was a lot going on at Marni this season: tiered, ruffled, and sliced neoprene skirts with voluminous tops, boxy sweatshirts with zippers, and very cool drawstring zippered skirts made from windbreaker material, all of which catered to Marni's sporty side. The house is also known for fur. This season involved some stellar pieces, like a calf-length multi-colored polka-dotted fur in white, cobalt, and peach, or a burgundy, cobalt, and white striped fur coat with a natural fox fur color. Stripes cropped up in turquoise, burgundy, and black on a felt coat, with a very painted-on effect. In fact, some pieces were so art-inspired, like the abstract work of German artist Magnus Plessen utilized as prints on silk shifts. The really intricate work was done in pieces that used everything from paillette beading and fur to feathers—and, lo and behold, a material that looked like grass. A grassy capelet with a fur back and a feathered collar was worn over a simple black turtleneck and a long military brown skirt. One complex layered look featured a navy blue fur shrug, burgundy top, ruffled light brown peplum, along with a drop waist skirt tiered in rhinestones and various kinds of feathers in navy, burgundy, and grey. Sure, feathers, fur, and grass may be a little to over-the-top for some. But there's no doubt the pointy rubbery flats with metallic toes are going to be one of the must-have accessories this season, at the very least. It all delivered every bit of that quirkiness that Consuelo Castiglioni is known for and much, much more.
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Tomas Maier was inspired by puzzles this season, and that resulted in a runway packed with graphic patterns in a collection comprised mostly of dresses. In fact, there wasn't a floor-length gown, pair of pants, or suit jacket to be found in this collection. I guess we know what's selling chez Bottega. There's no doubt Maier knows how to make a dress that women will swoon over. A black and cream pleated pencil dress' pattern zig-zagged in all the right places, while the layered folds on a B&W dress with a swing skirt had a pattern of lines that fit together in just the right places. One charcoal frock sported painted white lines on the skirt to give the illusion of pleating. Meanwhile, a cream dress' ruching was done in a haphazard but ultimately calculated way. And despite being one of the few non-graphic pieces in the collection, a peachy fur jacket with cut pleats at the bottom that opened the show was simply chic. Like a puzzle, it all fell into place.


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is always a need for either full time or part time instructors as
fitness industry is growing on a daily basis. Instructors are expanding
and changing their career options with both land and/or aquatic fitness. The
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There is no perfect background for an instructor; however, if you are
interested and passionate about helping people to improve their health
and well-being, then this could be a great career option to choose.
Where can you work?
Fitness Instructors may work in many styles of both public and private
locations. Check out City Parks and Recreation, condominiums, private
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The later twentieth and early twenty-first centuries have witnessed a dramatic expansion of subjects and media explored through contemporary graphics in Asia, with artists producing works that are both culturally specific, yet globally relevant. This dynamism is reflected in the Museum's growing collection of contemporary prints
This installation in Sacerdote Gallery on the main floor of the Museum features prints by artists from Japan, China, Korea, and Pakistan created between 1950 and the present day. Although not a comprehensive survey of this period, this selection of works represents major moments and practitioners in the recent history of printmaking, charting the changing aesthetic of contemporary graphics.
This display includes significant examples of sosaku-hanga, Japan's Creative Print Movement, which sought to reform the traditional approach to printmaking and introduce modern subjects. Key gifts in this area made in the 1970s by Professor Priscilla Van der Poel (class of 1928) and collector Maxine Weil Kunstadter (class of 1924) have been recently complemented by a major gift of prints by Sekino Jun'ichiro from Lucio and Joan Noto.
Gifts from The Tolman Collection, the largest publishers of contemporary print editions in Japan, and Pace Prints and Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, who co-published a series of prints by important artists in China, have significantly enriched SCMA's collection of Asian prints, allowing the Museum to explore more fully the ongoing world-wide influence of the medium.
Image: Yue Minjun. Chinese, born 1962. The Grassland Series Woodcut 1 (Diving Figure), 2008. Woodcut on medium weight, lightly textured cream wove paper. Gift of Pace Editions Incorporated and Ethan Cohen Fine Arts courtesy of Ann and Richard Solomon (Ann Weinbaum, class of 1959) and Ethan Cohen.


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When I had a mild heart attack about six months ago my doctor told me I needed to be extra careful during the winter when recurring heart attacks are more common. Is this true? How can the seasons affect your heart?
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Well, here we are — another Thanksgiving Day, my 77th. I remember many of them with fond memories of family gatherings here and yonder.
(Family Features) According to Janice Bissex, registered dietitian, one way to have enjoyable healthy meals is increasing variety at the table by including unique foods, such as lean lamb.
"When it comes to healthy entertaining, it's important to serve a diverse array of foods," said Bissex, "and flavorful, tender lamb is a nutrient-rich protein source that's as easy to prepare as other meats."
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Dear Savvy Senior,
Can you recommend some good resources that can help seniors create a living will?
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Dear Savvy Senior,
What can you tell me about creating a family health history? My doctor recently suggested that I make one as a way to predict potential health problems as I get older, but I could use some help.
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Dear Getting,
It's a smart idea! Even with all the high-tech medical tests and procedures that are available today, an accurate family health history remains one of the most important tools in keeping yourself healthy as you age. Here's what you should know, along with some tips and tools to help get you started.
In last week's column, it was presented that the blame game is not a new phenomenon. It has been going on since the days of Adam and Eve. Today, some blame all personal and even family problems on someone else, I guess with the goal of accepting little or no responsibility for their own choices of behavior and patterns of living that they have chosen.
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Am I entitled to my former husband's Social Security benefits? I was married for 12 unpleasant years and would like to know what I may be eligible for.
Dear Ex-spouse,
You'll be happy to know that for the most part, Social Security provides divorced spouses benefits just like they do spouses, if you meet the government's requirements. Here's how it works.
You and I have been bombarded lately with elected government officials, including those at the "top," with this game being played out before millions of viewers, including this columnist. I have wondered if anyone will be honest enough to admit to wrong decisions having been made, mistakes that we are all aware of or should we continue to hear what we know are lies, half-truths, and officials dodging responsibility?
More and more Americans are turning to their pantry for mealtime inspiration. In fact, most Americans don't go a week without using canned foods, and more often than not, a home cooked meal means cooking with canned ingredients.
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Can you write a column on RV travel for beginners? My husband and I will be retiring in a few years and have always thought it would be fun to spend some of our time traveling around the country in an RV. What can you tell us?
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The affordability, combined with the comfort, convenience and personal freedom it offers has made recreational vehicle (RV) travel immensely popular among retirees over the past decade.
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Constellation Energy Group is reportedly in the final stages of takeover negotiations that could see it absorbed by the Chicago-based power company Exelon Corp., a deal that would usher Baltimore's last Fortune 500 company headquarters out of town.
For Constellation, the deal comes less than three years after the company narrowly averted bankruptcy and would be the third attempt to sell itself since 2006.
Sources familiar with the matter told several publications late Wednesday that Exelon was in late-stage talks to buy Constellation. The deal would be a stock-for-stock transaction, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times both reported.
Constellation shares closed at $34.30 Wednesday, giving the company a market value of just under $6.9 billion.
Citing sources with knowledge of the matter, news outlets said late Wednesday that Exelon's offer valued Constellation at about $7.7 billion, which is more than $38.50 a share.
Exelon's market value at the end of trading Wednesday was nearly $27.5 billion.
The sources emphasized that the deal was not final and could fall apart.
Constellation spokesman Larry McDonnell declined to comment Wednesday evening. Constellation board member James T. Brady also did not offer a comment.
Constellation is the largest publicly traded company in the Baltimore region, employing 7,600 workers and contributing significantly to the city's tax base. It also gives
millions of dollars a yea
in donations to city and state charities. Constellation's regulated utility, Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., serves 1.2 million electric customers in Central Maryland.
Towson-based Black & Decker, which was on the Fortune 500 list, merged in 2009 with The Stanley Works, whose headquarters are in Connecticut. The local brokerage firm Legg Mason barely made the list of the nation's 500 largest companies in 2009 — ranked number 500 — but fell off the list last year.
Civic leaders have long lamented the departure of corporate citizens from the city because of the jobs, tax revenue and philanthropic donations they take with them.
"The one thing you don't want to lose is local control over your power company," said Baltimore City Councilman William H. Cole IV, whose district includes downtown. "[Constellation is] enormous. They are major landowners, they pay massive amounts of property and other taxes. And they have a very healthy foundation. They're very generous. They're a huge player and a big employer."
Rick Abbruzzese, a spokesman for Gov. Martin O'Malley, said Wednesday night that it would be premature to comment because the reports of a merger were preliminary.
The Public Service Commission, which regulates power utilities in Maryland, must approve any merger involving Constellation.
The potential union with Exelon would be the third large-scale transaction that Constellation has pursued since 2006 under Chairman and CEO Mayo A. Shattuck III.
After transforming itself from a small utility to the largest energy marketer in the United States, Constellation reached a low point in late 2008 amid the financial sector meltdown. Facing a credit crisis, Constellation agreed to a shotgun deal to sell itself to Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy for $4.7 billion.
But in an about-face, Constellation terminated that agreement to remain an independent company in Baltimore by selling nearly half its nuclear power business to its then-largest shareholder, French utility EDF Group, for nearly the same price as the earlier deal with Buffett.
In 2006, a merger with Florida Power & Light fell through amid political and regulatory pressure and growing rancor over increasing rates.
In the past two years, Constellation has shored up its finances, shed shaky businesses and reduced its debt. In 2009, the company reported a $4.4 billion profit. Last year, the company had a $982.6 million net loss, largely attributed to costs related to its nuclear power business.
In recent months, rumors circulated in trade publications that Exelon and Constellation were looking to consummate a merger.
Exelon would gain Constellation's growing gas and electric supply business, which sells power to wholesale, commercial and industrial customers across the country. Constellation has said its NewEnergy unit could account for up to 45 percent of the company's earnings this year.
In addition, Exelon would gain a stake in Constellation's existing nuclear plants in Southern Maryland and New York through a merger. EDF Group owns nearly half of Constellation's nuclear power business.
Exelon already has a small presence in Maryland, as the operator of the hydroelectric power plant at the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River.
Several past buyout attempts of other power companies under Exelon CEO John Rowe have been unsuccessful and have riled
In 2009, Rowe attempted a hostile takeover of the New Jersey-based utility NRG Energy Inc. but abandoned that move after losing a shareholder vote. The failed takeover followed previous unsuccessful runs at Illinois Power Co. and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
In an investor conference call Wednesday, Rowe did not directly address the company's merger prospects.
"I keep saying that consolidation makes sense in this industry, that it's essential in this industry. We always look, and we're as cold-blooded as it can be when it comes down to the economics. We won't overpay for a deal, and we won't enter transactions that give away all of our upside to a power market recovery," Rowe said.
Questioned about the reports of a merger with Constellation, Christopher Crane, president and chief operating officer for Exelon, offered no answer.
"This lady is not for commenting on rumors," he said.
Baltimore Sun writer Jean Marbella and Chicago Tribune staff writer Julie Wernau contributed to this article.


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Spring clean your beauty routine with these head-to-toe tips guaranteed to get you ready for warmer weather.
Winter temperatures invite skin conditions such as rosacea, seborrheic dermatitis, and eczema. Flare ups caused by extra dryness may be easy to hide with layers of clothes, but these patches of splotchy, red skin can stick around well into spring.
Anti-inflammatory antioxidants like green tea and vitamin C can help calm things down. To maintain your skin's natural barrier, use creamy cleansers that don't dry it out further and simple moisturizers with emollients and humectants such as glycerol.
Since scrubbing whisks dead cells and dirt away, facial scrubs can leave you with a more radiant complexion. "It also improves skin's absorption of other products so that they produce more noticeable results," says Jacknin.
Look for gentle exfoliants like fine sugar, jojoba beads, rice bran, or almond meal. For stressed skin, opt for oats and honey, and for oily, acne-prone skin, look for crushed grape seeds to deliver extra antioxidents.
But use all facial scrubs with caution: If your complexion falls into the uber-delicate or acne-prone categories, or if you have a sunburn, scrubbing can actually spread breakouts or aggravate already sensitive skin.
The unripe papaya in this spring face mask contains natural alpha-hydroxy acids and high levels of papain, an enzyme that helps dissolve dead skin cells left over from dry winter weather. Yogurt adds lactic acid (another alpha-hydroxy) and gives the mask a creamy texture, and honey helps skin retain moisture.
Blend 1/2 cup unripe diced papaya, 1 teaspoon plain yogurt, and 1 teaspoon honey in a food processor until smooth. Apply to clean skin using fingers; leave on for 8 to 10 minutes. Rinse off using cool water and pat dry. Finish by applying a gentle moisturizer.
Grapeseed oil brings remarkable skin-healing properties to moisturizers. What makes it best for springtime? Even though it's packed with antioxidants, it's light as a feather so you'll never leave the house feeling sticky.
Make Your Own Grapeseed Body Oil
Pick an essential oil with a smell you love (try lavender, rose, or orange), and mix a few drops into grapeseed oil. For a more complex formula, add herbs or citrus -- like lavender, rosemary, orange peel, or rose petals -- that you can easily dry out in a warm oven. Let sit for a few days. Shake before each use.
Old products can become ineffective or even unsafe. So if you haven't used that tube of sunscreen or flowery perfume since last year, be sure to check it hasn't gone bad.
If you notice a change in the smell or consistency, get rid of it. Opt for moisturizers with pump dispensers because they minimize bacteria and optimize shelf life. If your favorite comes in a pot, use a spatula instead of your fingers to apply.
Check the expiration date on the tube or package first because sunscreens usually come stamped with a use-by date. But because their active ingredients break down over time, experts suggest always tossing them within a year of opening.
If it doesn't smell the way it used to or is over two years old, it's time for a new bottle. Extend the life of your favorite fragrances by storing them in a cool, dry, dark space to keep air and light from degrading its quality.
Now that you'll be spending more time outside, your complexion is going to be affected by the sun. Good-bye ghostly white skin of winter, hello sun-kissed cheeks!
Since the shade of your skin will be changing come spring, the shade of your foundation should change, too. To make sure you have the correct shade, blend a little bit on the side of your hand to get the closest match. Make sure you're in a well-lit area so you get a true picture, or get a person at a makeup counter to help you out.
Abused brushes can distribute makeup unevenly, shed bristles, and even spread bacteria. Take a good look in your makeup bag and chuck the brushes that have seen better days.
When you're shopping for new brushes, look for synthetic materials because they're softer and don't apply as intense a color. They're also good for layering. A money-saving tip? Rather than buy a set, which is likely to include brushes you won't use, shop a la carte.
Once you get them home, get in the habit of caring for them to extend their life. Rinse with warm water and lightly run over a mild fragrance-free soap going in a downward motion, and lay flat to dry. Standing the brushes upright allows water to accumulate by the glue, loosening the bristles.
For that scaly skin on your arms and legs, invest in a body scrubs with larger exfoliating granules, such as coarse sea salt and raw sugar, crushed nuts, coffee grounds, bamboo powder, and corncob powder.
To get the most out of your scrubbing, scoop up about two tablespoons of scrub and rubbing in circles, working your way up from feet to heart. "Cleanse your body as usual before scrubbing," she says, "but hold off on shaving until another time, as some scrubs aggravate just-shaved skin," says Scottsdale, Arizona-based holistic dermatologist Jeannette Jacknin, M.D., author of the book "Smart Medicine for Your Skin."
Spring is the time to start showing off your skin so think about smoothing out any rough patches on your elbows, knees, and feet that stayed hidden under jeans and sweaters all winter.
For your toughest of areas, avoid very oily or creamy formulations, as they tend to slide off easily and fine grains like sugar or jojoba beads, which aren't coarse enough for the job. Choose rough ingredients, such as ground walnut shells, fruit pits, crushed nuts, or very coarse salt or sugar. Thick, paste-like scrubs, will stick better on elbows, feet, and knees.
Also try lingering in the bath or shower to soften your skin before attacking tough spots with salt or sugar scrubs. Use a loofah or pumice stone to rub the product onto your body.
You're hair is going to be back in the sun -- so make sure it will shine! Keeping your hair moisturized is especially important in warmer weather since harsh rays can actually dry it out faster.
For a simple and natural approach, try rubbing a bit of plant oil -- such as jojoba, coconut, or almond oil -- into your hair right after the shower. Have a bit leftover? Smear it on your skin to maximize your moisturizing routine.
Unless you just painted on a sunny shade for spring, your nails should never look yellow.
Get rid of stains from those dark reds, purples, and grays of winter, and shine up your natural nails for spring. At the start of a manicure, soak fingertips in fresh lemon juice for a few minutes. Then buff tops of nails. And always use a base coat to prevent dark polishes from staining.
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Featuring the asymmetry Stone Flower Placement Tunic from Wallis UK. Loving the design as for its colour and the random blossom made it an unique piece. Pairing with the daring Stella McCartney Lace leggings-style pants, for a strong visual effect and for petite, you might consider not having a bottom instead. Matching with the theme, Jason Wu Constance leather clutch can be a good match. Not to flowerish, instead the frills (Louis XIV-inspired gold 'Rays of Sun' plaque) can make a statement as it owns. As for shoes, go with Vince Camuto Jenks Bootie, sorta military inspired that reflect a stronger character. To go with a more feminine appearance, try out plain leggings and go with a suede pump!
As for the make up, smokey eyes enlarge your eyes appearance. For a luxurious nighttime glamour, match something bling bling like the featured YSL gold-pleated glass ring, and something to be more shimmer, get a pedicure with OPI Rainbow Connection, even your nails shine *wink wink*
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Students from the Royal College of Art's prestigious MA Fashion programme presented their final collections to press and trade today (Thursday 29 May 2014).
A Menswear collaboration with bespoke Italian label Brioni opened the show in sartorial style. Now in its seventh year, this tailoring project set first-year students the task of re-imagining the classic suit.
The catwalk show featured 30 collections by students specialising in Menswear, Womenswear, and Knitwear. A further static display at the entrance featured work by four students from Footwear, Accessories and Millinery.
This year's Womenswear collections include exciting architectural pieces with a highly constructed aesthetic, while Menswear are experimenting with a more minimalist feel. Inspirations include 1950's Nevada 'Doom Town', cartoon death, Arctic dress, Japanese kimonos and Luton football strip.
Graduates will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of a new generation of RCA fashion alumni who have set up their own labels in the UK. Recent RCA graduates include Erdem, Holly Fulton, Eudon Choi, Christopher Raeburn, Sophia Webster and menswear designers James Long, Katie Eary, Matthew Miller, Aitor Throup and Astrid Andersen.
Founded by former Vogue editor Madge Garland in 1948 and led by Professor Wendy Dagworthy OBE since 1998, the highly acclaimed programme has helped train many successful designers working at the top of the fashion industry – Christopher Bailey at Burberry, Clare Waight Keller at Chloé, Peter Copping at Nina Ricci and Heikki Salonen at Diesel.
This year's Show had a fresh new look and layout by creative agency My Beautiful City, who have designed shows for Vivienne Westwood, Julien Macdonald and the British Fashion Awards.


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Another shift awaits me tonight on the Foxtrot-Oscar response car. A combined Paramedic/Police unit dealing with mainly drink related accidents and public order offences in Big City on a weekend.
I think that most people I have seen and treated (with the odd exception) have been totalled out of their heads, ratarsed to such an extent that some appear more like zombies!
I always like my little adventures into the dark and mysterious world of the other universe where logic is reversed and incidents are always avoidable yet people still walk/stagger/stumble/trip/argue/fight their way into them!
Lets see what the shift brings tonight……


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California Senator Leland Yee Tells Gamers To Shut Up And Let The Grown Ups Talk
from the awww...-your-pet-legislation-got-shot-down-by-the-Supreme-Court...-u-mad-bro? deptAs we've noted, recent events have pushed the discussion of video games (namely the violent ones) back to the forefront. Even the President has chimed in, authorizing the CDC to perform a study to determine if any link exists between violent media (including video games) and so-called "gun violence."
While most gamers (and indeed, most people who can put two and two together without adding a bunch of rhetoric into the equation) have come to the rather sensible conclusion that violent games do not create violent people, the floor is still open to debate, most likely for the next several years. The sheer number of violent video games sold has failed, over the course of many years, to be matched by a comparable escalation in violent crime. If you're a gamer, you've probably thrown this argument into the debate a number of times and wondered why more people, especially those who active work to censor violent games, haven't arrived at the same conclusion.
Well, if so, here's your answer, courtesy of California State Senator Leland Yee, whose last effort to censor video games was shut down by the US Supreme Court.
"Gamers have got to just quiet down," Yee, D-San Francisco, said in an interview Tuesday. "Gamers have no credibility in this argument. This is all about their lust for violence and the industry's lust for money. This is a billion-dollar industry. This is about their self-interest."You got that, gamers? No credibility. None. Beat it. If we want to talk about video games, like grown ups, we'll do it without you. We'll just talk to senators and the CDC and concerned parents' groups and the NRA. But we won't be talking to game developers. No way. And certainly not gamers, whose opinion amounts to nothing in a debate of this (periodic) importance.
You know who else won't be included in this conversation until absolutely necessary? The Supreme Court. Because if anyone's opinion is invalid, it's the highest court in the land.
Yee, a former child psychologist, believes the court set the standard too high for any study to firmly link the cause and effect of violence.Yes. This court, which stated that any effects caused by violent video games were too small to be distinguished from effects produced by other media, needs to butt out. Fortunately for Yee, the Supreme Court rarely offers an opinion until asked directly, unlike the millions of gamers who spout off in every forum imaginable.
Yes, Yee is right about the industry being self-interested. It does have a lot at stake, especially if some sort of government regulation results from this renewed attention. Pleasing a government censor is a lot harder than pleasing an independent ratings group. One has a political motivation to save humanity (mostly "the children") from "violent media." The other has an interest in preserving its autonomy by doing its job properly and giving each game a rating that reflects the content. In other words, one is more willing to kill the end result of $30 million in production costs in order to score political victories while the other wants to make sure mature content doesn't end up with a family-friendly T slapped across the front of the case.
Elsewhere in the article, you can find thoughtful comments from the very people Yee feels should just shut up. Kris Graft, editor-in-chief of Gamasutra, feels the violent video game problem is one of perception.
"It's not all about shooting people in the head and guts everywhere, but that's what the public perception is, and probably rightfully so," said Kris Graft, editor-in-chief of the San Francisco-based site Gamasutra, which along with its print magazine sibling, Game Developer, covers the video game industry. "There is plenty of diversity in video games, but I don't think it's being highlighted enough."So does Kate Edwards of IGDA:
"It's important to point out that some of the most popular video games in history are all titles such as 'Wii Sports,' 'The Sims,' 'Super Mario Brothers,' the Pokemon series and 'Tetris,' " said Kate Edwards, executive director of the trade group International Game Developers Association. "So while the games containing more violence get the attention, they're not a reflection of the game industry as a whole, just as a single genre of film, TV or literature doesn't represent that medium as a whole."Edwards also welcomes the CDC's study, stating that it will add to the "large body" of existing studies that have failed to show a link between fake violence and real violence.
But Yee doesn't want to hear from these people, who are rightly concerned because they have an investment in this industry and who feel this added attention is doing harm to not only their careers, but also to the games they love.
The people who should be keeping their mouths shut, or at least, sitting in the back with their hands folded until called upon, are those who know nothing about video games beyond scare reels put together by like-minded individuals and anecdotal "evidence" cobbled together out of headlines like 'Adam Lanza played Call of Duty' and 'Hans Breivik said Call of Duty taught him how to use guns.' Without a broader overview of the history, the industry and the culture, they're operating with a damaged data set culled from all the worst humanity has to offer and linked together by a single, gossamer strand of self-identifying as "gamers," ignoring the millions of other self-identifying gamers who are indistinguishable from others who have never played a game in their lives, united by the much thicker linkage of never having committed a violent crime.
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Freshly-minted Russian citizen, French actor, and tax-hopper Gérard Depardieu returned to Russia over the weekend to get his "propiska," the registration of residency that every Russian must have stamped into his passport.
He then traveled on to Chechnya, where he danced the traditional Caucasian lezginka with local strongman Ramzan Kadyrov and pledged to make a movie about the southern republic's stunning rebirth after two devastating wars in as many decades.
Russian media provided wall-to-wall coverage of Mr. Depardieu's visit, in what critics describe as a revival of the Soviet-era practice of cultivating sympathetic foreigners for propaganda purposes. Others argue it is just a matter of journalists piling onto a colorful story about a famous celebrity's hijinks in the Russian provinces.
In either case, Depardieu did not disappoint.
In Saransk, capital of the deep-Russian republic of Mordovia – whose other most famous inhabitant is Pussy Riot songstress Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who is incarcerated in a local penal colony – Depardieu received his "propiska" to the wild cheers of hundreds of people who crammed into a theater to witness the procedure.
"Glory to Saransk, Glory to Mordovia, Glory to Russia!" Depardieu shouted, waving his new Russian passport which now shows him registered as living at No. 1 Democracy Street, in Saransk.
In scenes strikingly reminiscent of Soviet times, Depardieu was shown touring a cheese factory and a local poultry farm, where he gratified TV cameras by lavishly praising the quality of Mordovian products. He added that he was thinking of opening up a restaurant in Saransk.
"We are very happy that the citizen of the world, the great actor Gérard Depardieu, has registered here in Saransk," said Vladimir Volkov, head of the Mordovian republic.
"We will continue to acquaint Depardieu with our culture, our agriculture, industry, our successful experience of inter-ethnic relations, and our people," he added.
On Sunday, Depardieu flew to Grozny, in Chechnya, where he received a hero's welcome from Mr. Kadyrov who – not to be outdone by Saransk – handed the French actor ownership papers to a five-room apartment in downtown Grozny.
The French actor known in the US for films like "Green Card" and in France for "The Return of Martin Guerre," has in recent years often exhausted the patience of the European public and media due to unscripted outbursts and awkward acts, often while appearing inebriated.
"I just handed Gérard Depardieu the documents to a five-room apartment and a certificate making him an honorary citizen of Chechnya," Kadyrov wrote alongside pictures of himself and Depardieu he sent out via Instagram on Monday.
Depardieu's embrace of Kadyrov angers Russian liberals even more than his much-advertised close personal relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kadyrov has pacified his restive republic, enabling Russia to withdraw its occupation army, but at what critics say is a very high cost. Many experts describe Chechnya as a territory that exists outside Russian law, where Kadyrov's word is law and human rights don't exist.
In particular, human rights monitors accuse Kadyrov of implementing Sharia Law in violation of the Russian Constitution, and of forcing draconian dress and behavior codes on Chechen women and even female visitors to the republic.
Depardieu, who has visited Chechnya on Kadyrov's invitation before, said he is planning to make a documentary film about the "Chechen miracle" to show to disbelievers in the West.
"I want to explain how one man [Kadyrov] could build a city all over again in five years," the independent Interfax agency quoted Depardieu as saying. "I am sure that really happy people live here. To dance and sing like Chechens you have to be genuinely happy."
Opinion polls show that about half of Russians approve of Mr. Putin's decision to grant Russian citizenship to Depardieu, while about a quarter disapprove.
Some Russian officials have expressed the hope that his arrival in Russia could signal the beginning of a wave of rich European tax-evaders who would bring their talents and capital to Russia in exchange for enjoying the country's flat 13 percent income tax rate.
But critics argue his antics are stage-managed by Russian authorities, who reap huge publicity benefits from showing Russian TV audiences a famous Western movie star who declares all is well in Russia and Chechnya is a "happy place" under Kadyrov.
"The Soviet regime had some famous sympathizers, but in those days it was mostly politics and ideology that motivated them," says Alexei Makarkin, deputy director of the independent Center for Political Technologies in Moscow.
"Now it's not about ideology but material interest. Depardieu's obviously doing this because he was offended by the French authorities, and wants to get more money.... For its part, the Kremlin can counter its domestic opponents, who claim Russia is being isolated, by saying 'look, here's a famous artist, a high-society European, and he's with us'. The mutual interest here is clear," he says.
But others say Depardieu is just an eccentric personality whose lurch into Russia has riveted ordinary people, and the Russian media is just doing what media everywhere does by covering his every move.
"Depardieu is a big star, and he's very popular in Russia," says Leonid Polyakov, a political scientist with the Higher School of Economics in Moscow.
"He applied for Russian citizenship and received it from Putin's own hand. Now he's demonstrating that he is one of us by going around, visiting various regions.... Of course it's a bit political. But he's really fascinating to Russians. Here is a big celebrity, fleeing his own country where millionaires are harassed. He's a normal guy, a bit comic, big hearted, extremely warm and likeable. How could journalists ignore that? It would be a sin not to cover it," he says.


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A winner was selected from 329 designs submitted by 50 freelance designers.
We are a GPS data logging and analysis service looking for a new logo to represent our brand. We're searching for good ideas, creativity and style.
Our products and services are unique, and we want a logo to match - something that is instantly recognizable and memorable wherever it appears.
Our products and services are primarily targeted at consumers, but are also used by businesses. Markets include sports activity monitoring, including jogging, biking, skiing, racing, etc., and other position/location driven analysis and research. Our customers are active and somewhat technically inclined, but not overly scientific.
We're looking for a logo that incorporates a symbol that is recognizable with or without the company name. The symbol can be integrated with the text (for example, a stylized version of one of the letters), but must also be usable and identifiable when it stands alone.
The logo will primarily be used on the web and other digital media, but must also be usable in print.
Since our service is based around GPS tracking, symbols that evoke satellites, trails/tracks, data analysis, maps, or something similar could make sense, but we're open to anything creative and unique. Symbols should be more stylistic than realistic.
- "GLOG" and "glog" are acceptible capitalization.
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The men of Edmodo are multi-talented. When they aren't toiling away at their desks muttering random techie-sounding phrases (which, by the way, we really don't understand but hey we're trying to be team players so we just nod and smile sympathetically), they can often be found doing very manly men things — tracking wild game (not really), refurbishing classic cars (well…never), and sometimes just standing around growing hair out of their faces.
Here at Edmodo, we like to use these manly superpowers for good – so for the next month, the men of Edmodo are growing mustaches for kids.
That's right, for the next four weeks, Jeff, Nic, Jason, Ash, Paul, Ben, Carlos, Ale, Diego, & Gabriel will be the subject of public admiration (or perhaps equally, its opposite) by growing what will no-doubt be the most impressive mustaches in this hemisphere.
During this time, they will shave their faces, except for the Mustache, a minimum of one time per week and solicit donations to support DonorsChoose projects created by teachers in the Edmodo Community. (As Mustaches for Kids points out, 'it's kind of like getting pledges to run a marathon. Without the exertion, cramping, or dehydration. A facial hair marathon if you will.')
Each Friday, we'll provide a status update on the state of our hirsute colleagues, as well as an update on the money raised by the Edmodo community. Our goal is to be the top fundraising mustache growers in the country – so please spread word about this event far and wide.
Viva la 'Stache!
PS. To the men in the Edmodo community around the world – feel free to jump in and support the cause too! Grow your stache – point your friends and family to the Edmodo's Edmustache donation page – and we'll highlight you here!)
Ladies and gentleman, I give you — The clean shaven men of Edmodo *cue: applause* Stay tuned for an update next Friday (with more pics of the rest of the team).
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haha my profile picture has me with a mustache!! i will never shave it !
Thank you so much for Edmodo……a wonderful web 2.0 for struggling districts!!! I am having so much fun, can't wait to share with teachers. I am a technology coach and it's been a challenge with the budget crunch!!!
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What will you guys think of next? Love the idea.
I'm an edmodo member and a Donorschoose teacher how can we partner on this – I think this is GREAT!
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Thank you for your work! I was away for two weeks in Italy. I set my substitute teacher up as a coteacher, put the assignments in for my students and went off. While away, I was able to connect with my students and the sub and I even got to upload pictures! The students were interested in my travel and got a lot out of my experience too! When I came back, I did not have a pile of papers to grade – it was all online waiting and I was able to easily grade by assignment. Thank you so much for such a great site that has made my teaching life so much easier.


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The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond
(Allen Lane $37)
Big topics, big issues, best sellers: it's the Jared Diamond hallmark. In his Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs and Steel (1997) he took on the reasons why in some parts of the world great civilisations develop while elsewhere others live in traditional societies not much different to the world in 9000BC.
His answer comes down to luck of the geographical draw for farming. Environment as fate.
Diamond extended the notion in Collapse (2005) to explain the sudden demise of civilisations - the Mayans, the people of Easter Island - a fate he argued will be ours unless we reduce our population and consumption of resources.
In The World Until Yesterday Diamond's panoramic gaze persists - traversing, potentially, "all aspects of human culture, of all people around the world, for the last 11,000 years". A ridiculous proposition, as even Diamond admits, because it would require "a volume 2397 pages long which no one would read". He settles instead on 498 - in the main, ponderous - pages with far too much dreary exposition choking some fascinating research and personal experience of traditional societies, especially those in New Guinea.
Diamond's aim is to question whether the West can learn from the lifestyles of traditional peoples. The problem, especially in the early part of the book, is that he goes into so much rambling detail about traditional societies' practices - objects of trade, delivering justice, child rearing, treatment of elders, religion and diets - yet never seems to arrive at anything particularly profound. Talking about trade, Diamond notes that the Siassi Islanders spend months carrying cargoes through treacherous seas in order to feast at year's end on as many pigs as possible. A practice he says may seem silly to us "until we reflect on what Siassi Islanders would say about modern Americans who toil in order to flaunt jewels and sports cars."
Diamond makes similarly inane pronouncements in his discussion about war. "All human societies practice both violence and co-operation; which trait appears to predominate depends on the circumstances."
His prose is also littered with chatty, irritating asides - "before we proceed, let me deal with", "we shall return to the" or "let's reflect on differences". At times he becomes a patronising professor: "Readers who haven't spent years talking with New Guinea highlanders may still find themselves wondering . . ."
The World Until Yesterday is a weird combination of personal anecdotes, memoir and anthropology/sociology textbook - including some surprisingly fatuous photos to illustrate the Western lifestyle (fat boy chomping on fried chicken).
Amid the mire there is however a wealth of knowledge and information - although Diamond's detail on infanticide, endocannibalism (eating of one's dead relatives), routine wariness and killing of strangers, widow strangling, and five methods on how "burdensome old people are jettisoned" does tend to provoke a big cheer for civilisation.
Diamond's non-judgmental anthropological eye does provide some insights, particularly on restorative justice and traditional methods of mediation. So too, on some child rearing practices, roles of the elderly and how a "gene to sequester dietary glucose as fat" might have once been useful. But sifting through the tedium to find them requires perseverance that may be beyond many readers. At one point Diamond seems to recognise his excess: "This advice is so banally familiar that it's embarrassing to repeat it." An insight a reader wishes Diamond had heeded.


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Internet Protocol Journal
(IPJ) is published quarterly by Cisco Systems. The journal is not intended to promote any specific products or services, but rather is intended to serve as an informational and educational resource for engineering professionals involved in the design, development, and operation of public and private internets and intranets. The journal carries tutorial articles ("What is...?"), as well as implementation/operation articles ("How to..."). It provides readers with technology and standardization updates for all levels of the protocol stack and serves as a forum for discussion of all aspects of internetworking.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
|Access and infrastructure technologies such as: ISDN, Gigabit Ethernet, SONET, ATM, xDSL, cable, fiber optics, satellite, wireless, and dial systems
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In addition to feature-length articles, IPJ will contain standardization updates, overviews of leading and bleeding-edge technologies, book reviews, announcements, opinion columns, and letters to the Editor.
Cisco will pay a stipend of US$1000 for published, feature-length articles. Author guidelines are available from Ole Jacobsen, the Editor and Publisher of IPJ, reachable via e-mail at
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Dr. Vint Cerf
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Apple iPhones to Come Out With Bigger Screens
New Models, Expected in Second Half, Won't Include Curved Displays
Facing competition from rivals offering smartphones with bigger screens, Apple Inc. is planning larger displays on a pair of iPhones due for release this year, people familiar with the situation said.
The people said Apple plans an iPhone model with a screen larger than 4½ inches measured diagonally, and a second version with a display bigger than 5 inches. Until now, Apple's largest phone has been the 4-inch display on the iPhone 5....


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|Snake Summons Spell
|Hand Movement
- "The end of his wand exploded. Harry watched, aghast, as a long black snake shot out of it, fell heavily onto the floor between them and raised itself, ready to strike."
- —Description[src]
The Snake Summons Spell[3], also known as the Serpensortia Spell[3] (Serpensortia[1]) is a transfiguration spell that conjures a snake from the tip of the wand[1].
The Serpensortia Spell was first created, sometime prior to 1992, in India, and nowadays is used worldwide (although usually in its homeland) by wizards known to Muggles as "Snake Charmers"[3].
History of UsageEdit
This spell was utilized by Draco Malfoy during the first Duelling Club meeting in 1992 at the advice of Snape, summoning forth a black serpent in an attempt to attack Harry Potter. After a failed attempt by Gilderoy Lockhart to dispose of it, the snake was obliterated by Severus Snape, vanishing in a cloud of black smoke[1].
Behind the scenesEdit
- The Snake Summons Spell and Bird-Conjuring Charm are the easiest living creatures to conjure.[4].
- The counter-charm is Vipera Evanesca[2]
- Although the book states that the snake is conjured (brought forth into existence from nothingness), the Harry Potter Official Website states, when a user attempts to cast the spell at the farthest edges of the room, that:
"It appears the snake did not hear you. Try to cast your spell in the centre of the room", suggesting that the serpent is brought forth from elsewhere.
Serpens is Latin for "serpent"; ortus is the past participle of the Latin verb oriri "to be created".[5]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (DS version)
- Harry Potter: Spells
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells (Indirectly mentioned only)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter Official Site
- ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Spells - Chapter 2, Part 1
- ↑ HP Lexicon: Serpensortia