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Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends "Neal Fraser, Filet of Beef" Chef Stellino demonstrates Chicken Scaloppini with Leeks and Morel Sauce. Joining Nick, Chef Neal Fraser from Grace Restaurant in Los Angeles prepares Filet of Beef, Farro and Italian Sausage. D
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Anywhere, Alaska "Marine Highway: Fish and Festivity" Host Chip Brookes takes in the stunning sights along the routes of Alaska's Marine Highway System. Beginning in the capitol city of Juneau with tours of the Governor's Mansion and historic Treadwell Mine, he fishes for halibut and watches whales breach in Fredrick Sound. After kayaking and visiting totem pole carvers in Klawock, he drops by the Kake Dog Salmon Festival, an eclectic mix of Native ceremonies and picnic games. D
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Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge "Patagonia: Mt. Fitz Roy" Art treks through an ancient forest, fords an icy river, goes under a glacier and traverses one of the largest ice caps in the world in search of a different view of the South American peak.G
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Ask This Old House "Quieting a Squealing Shower in New Hampshire/Installing a DIY-Friendly Security System and Video Camera" Richard helps a homeowner in New Hampshire quiet a squealing shower. Kevin installs a DIY-friendly security system and video camera. And the guys ask, "What Is It?". D
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Woodturning Workshop "Captive Ring Goblet" Legend has it that newly married couples were given a goblet with captive rings as a wedding gift. As long as the rings remain intact, so will the marriage. Tim shows you the trick of turning the goblet and rings from one piece of wood. D
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Growing a Greener World "Just Because It's Organic (St. Paul, MN)" Just because it's organic doesn't automatically make it a better option. Author and University of MN Assoc. Professor, Dr. Jeff Gillman helps us become more discerning gardeners as we explore specific examples in a fun and enlightening way. D
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Katie Brown Workshop "Beach" Katie heads to the shore with a customized beach bag full of delicious food: shrimp ceviche, pepper salad and muffin tin cookies. Gardening expert Pam Healey stops by the Workshop to explain the basics of orchids and make a sand-and-glass orchid vase. D
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Heart 411 HEART 411 reveals what every man and woman needs to know about the #1 killer in the United States - heart disease. Two of the top cardiac doctors in the country - cardiac surgeon Marc Gillinov, MD and cardiologist Steven Nissen, MD - outline keys to preventing heart disease and stroke, uncover the truth about current tests and treatments, and reveal the future of cardiac surgery and care. The three-part special arms viewers with practical information they will need to talk with their doctor, ask informed questions, understand the treatments available to them, and make the best decisions for their health. D
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Tommy Makem's Ireland Acclaimed Irish folksinger Tommy Makem transports viewers on an armchair tour of his favorite places in Ireland in TOMMY MAKEM'S IRELAND. These eclectic and engaging programs, taped on location, travel throughout Makem's native land - from its craggy northern shores to the historic capital. Makem, one of Ireland's favorite sons, visits pubs, churches, castles and cliffs from Dublin and Connemarra to Belfast and the Dingle Peninsula. D
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Heartbeat to Heartbeat: Women and Heart Disease Emmy Award-winning executive producer Helene Lerner hosts this wake-up call for women to improve their cardiovascular health. The film reveals information on risk factors, symptoms and prevention of heart disease, while exploring the emotional impact of the No.1 killer of women in the United States.G
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Arts In Every Classroom, The: A Video Library, K-5 "Introducing Arts Education" This program includes three segments: What Is Arts Education? (14 minutes) shows a montage of insights from teachers and administrators, plus examples of successful arts instruction in classrooms across America. What Are the Arts? (5 minutes) presents teachers, administrators, students, and parents who offer thoughtful and sometimes humorous comments on what the arts mean to them. In How Do You Know They. D
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Arts In Every Classroom, The: A Video Library, K-5 "Expanding The Role of the Arts Specialist" Three arts teachers work with colleagues around their schools, using collaborative techniques that go beyond the traditional work of arts specialists. Kathy DeJean is a dance artist at Lusher Alternative Elementary School in New Orleans; Mary Perkerson is the visual art teacher at Harmony Leland Elementary School in Mableton, Georgia; and Amanda Newberry is the theatre specialist at Lusher. D
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Art of the Western World "In Our Own Time" Part I: The Abstract Expressionist movement established New York as a center for the visual arts. Works by Pollock, Warhol, Lichtenstein, and the sculptor Oldenburg are examined. Part II: With many of the rules tested and discarded, the art world has become international. D
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Artifacts & Fiction: Workshop In American Literature "Workshop 8. Ceremonial Artifacts" This session explores how objects used in religious ceremonies embody the spiritual beliefs of the cultures they represent. By better understanding these sacred beliefs, teachers learn to help their students connect to literary texts from unfamiliar cultural contexts. D
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Science In Focus: Force and Motion "On A Roll" The force of gravity makes a ball roll when it is placed on an incline. In this workshop, first-grade students roll balls of different sizes, masses, and materials down ramps of varying heights, comparing their speeds. The students then experiment by replacing the ramp with a cardboard tube, and try to determine how the tube must be oriented to allow the ball to roll, much as it rolled down the ramp.G
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Hands On Crafts for Kids "Settings" We create some new locations for creative play as we change the setting around us. We start out with a tree that reflects the changing seasons. Then, we'll make a play tent for imaginary adventures. D
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Signing Time! "Who Has The Frog?" In trying to find Hopkins the frog, Alex and Leah learn to sign question words like who, what, where and when. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "Heartwarming Italian American Classics" Italians are known for their big family meals, and in this episode Lidia celebrates two heart-warming Italian-American classics that are perfect for any Sunday get together - Chicken Trombino and Italian American Meatloaf - two family friendly dishes that will bring your loved ones close to the table. D
6:30 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Spicing Up The Grill" Test cook Bridget Lancaster uncovers the secrets to making the best Spicy Pork Tacos on the grill. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his favorite grilling tools in the Equipment Corner, and test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Chris Kimball how to make perfect Jerk Chicken at home. And finally, gadget guru Lisa McManus reveals her favorite mortar and pestle. D
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Chef John Besh's New Orleans Heirloom Tomatoes, Cheese and Ham Salad, Five-Minute Cherry Tomato Sauce, and Crab Stuffed Tomatoes. D
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Kevin Dundon's Modern Irish Food "Transformations" Kevin serves up a crock of Kilmore Quay mussels with bacon in white wine. Next it's chicken thighs with Asian stuffing and a sticky teriyaki glaze followed by Hasselback potatoes; cherry tomato and roasted garlic soup; and a Kinky Eton mess served with basil oil. D
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Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session In 1983, legendary blues guitarist Albert King and "little Stevie," the "skinny kid" who sat in when King played in Texas, combine legendary forces in this joint performance for the TV show called In Session. The performance includes short audio segments of the banter between King and the late Vaughan and is the only known recording of the two musicians together. Songs include "Stormy Monday," "Pride and Joy," "Blues at Sunrise," "Match Box Blues" and "Don't Lie to Me."G
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Lidia's Italy In America "Heartwarming Italian American Classics" Italians are known for their big family meals, and in this episode Lidia celebrates two heart-warming Italian-American classics that are perfect for any Sunday get together - Chicken Trombino and Italian American Meatloaf - two family friendly dishes that will bring your loved ones close to the table. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Spicing Up The Grill" Test cook Bridget Lancaster uncovers the secrets to making the best Spicy Pork Tacos on the grill. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his favorite grilling tools in the Equipment Corner, and test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Chris Kimball how to make perfect Jerk Chicken at home. And finally, gadget guru Lisa McManus reveals her favorite mortar and pestle. D
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Pati's Mexican Table "Puebla: Food from a Colonial Jewel" Travel with Pati to the state of Puebla to see why it isn't just the site of the legendary Cinco de Mayo battle - it's also home to some of Mexico's most luscious, delectable culinary treats. Creamy Poblano Soup; Chicken Tinga; Glazed Santa Clara Cookies. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Rome: Ancient Glory" Rick takes a fresh look at Rome by exploring the traces of life in the capital of the ancient world - visiting the Colosseum and the Pantheon, and viewing the empire's art. Then he goes by bicycle to see the Appian Way and the other marvels of Roman engineering. Part 1 of 3G


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Nick Holonyak, Jr. (born November 3, 1928, in Zeigler, Illinois) invented the first visible LED in 1962 while working as a consulting scientist at a General Electric Company laboratory in Syracuse, New York and has been called "the father of the light-emitting diode". He is a John Bardeen Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics and Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he has been since 1963.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — Professional networking website LinkedIn is paying about $90 million to acquire Pulse, which makes an e-reader platform used on mobile devices.
More than 30 million people worldwide use Pulse's e-reader applications on devices running both Apple (AAPL) and Android-based operating systems. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 2010 by Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta while they were students at Stanford University.
The deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, is a combination of 90 percent stock and 10 percent cash.
Following the close, Pulse employees will join LinkedIn at its headquarters in Mountain View.


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Shares of Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) slumped more than 2% on Tuesday after the consumer electronics chain's founder and largest shareholder, Richard Schulze, announced plans to sell some of his 20% stake.
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The former chairman, who stepped down suddenly last June because he failed to report a scandal involving ex-CEO Brian Dunn, is allowed to sell Best Buy stock between Oct. 1 and March 2014 at prevailing market rates under a prearranged plan.
In a securities filing late Monday, Richfield, Minn.-based Best Buy said the sale would be subject to minimum price thresholds, and that Schulze, 71, would have no say over the timing of the sale. The filing did not disclose the total number of shares expected to be effected by the sale.
"Mr. Schulze has informed the registrant that the stock sales … are part of his personal long-term strategy for asset diversification and liquidity," Best Buy said in the filing.
His decision seems to be at least partly tied to the stock's more than doubling over the last 12 months. Shares of Best Buy have rallied due to price-matching, streamlining and other overhaul mechanisms that helped improve its margins.
While they were off about 2% to $35.06 in early trade on Tuesday, they remain up about 106% over the last 12 months.
The move comes more than a year after the long-time chairman said he would "explore all available options" regarding his stake, which included a failed attempt to take the struggling retailer private for $26 a share.
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Western New York radio, sports and music legends are celebrated in new discussion series
The Buffalo History Museum presents "Giants of Buffalo," a brand new discussion series that spotlights specific industries and Western New York individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in their field. The first round of this kickoff series is in collaboration with the Buffalo Broadcasters Association, Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame and Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.
On Friday, March 15, the first of three scheduled discussions is "Giants of Buffalo Radio." It will feature illustrious personalities Sandy Beach, Shane Gibson, Danny Neaverth, Joey Reynolds and Stan Roberts. (Bios of March speakers can be found on Buffalo Broadcasters Association website.)
The concept of the program is to engage the audience and the guest speakers in an informal talk show format about their personal stories as experienced by career choices, industry practices of the day, impact on the region, and inevitable changes. The series will take place annually in the spring months of March, April and May. John DiSciullo, executive director of production and promotion at WBBZ-TV, will moderate "Giants of Buffalo Radio."
Adult beverages and snacks will be made available.
Dates for "Giants of Buffalo":
•Radio: March 15 - Sandy Beach, Shane Gibson, Danny Neaverth, Joey Reynolds and Stan Roberts
•Music: April 19 - Tommy Tedesco, "The Unrecorded Story"
•Sports: May 17 - Dan Starr, Booker Edgerson and others TBA
Each event begins with a 6 p.m. cocktail reception, followed by the program from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at The Buffalo History Museum, One Museum Court (at Elmwood Avenue and Nottingham Terrace), Buffalo.
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The only run of the game came in the bottom of the second inning, when Brian Johanson drove home Seth Weinberg with a single to left field. From then on it was up to the Cobra pitchers and defense. The Patriots were within striking distance late in the eighth inning. With runners on first and third and two outs, Ryan Hewitt hit a looping line drive toward left center, that looked as if it was going to fall, but Coker short stop Brian Nally made an unbelievable over the shoulder grab to save the hit and the game for the Cobras.
Brooks Sinquefield took the loss for the Patriots, going eight innings, allowing one run on seven hits.
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There is insufficient room for either a reciprocating saw or a jig saw.
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A local teacher thought she was getting an award, but soon realized her students had a big surprise waiting for her instead.
Torrie Buehne, 24, teaches kindergarten at Stanton Elementary, in Fenton. Last week, she thought she won a staff award when her principal announced the school would honor her during an assembly.
"Of course I was overjoyed because I do love my kids and I was excited, but I never imagined what was actually going to happen," she said.
Behind the scenes, Buehne's long-time boyfriend, 25-year old Brett Wolf, was planning a surprise.
"Whenever I decided that I was going to propose, I knew that I wanted to do something that had to do with her school and involved all of her former students and everything," he said.
The couple, both from south St. Louis County, met near the end of college.
"We happened to live right across the street from each other out entire lives, and never knew each other," Wolf said. "But once we started dating each other, we basically became inseparable after that."
"I didn't know there were guys like him out there," Buehne "Just the sweetest guy ever."
School officials and Wolf worked to make his grand plan happen. They chose a theme about "love," and recruited Buehne's former students to record a video explaining what "love" means to each of them. Stanton music teacher, Dan Steiner, produced a video of their answers.
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On Wednesday, the school gathered for an assembly. They were also raising money for Backstoppers, through "Caps on for Cops," to benefit first responders. Buehne's father is a firefighter, so he was at the school that day, too.
During the assembly, school officials called Buehne forward and played the students' recording for her.
At the very end, the video played pictures of Buehne and Wolf, and a clip from the Disney movie "Frozen," talking about a marriage proposal. Professional photographer, Kevin Harder, captured her reaction to the video, and prepared for the next and best part.
That's when Wolf walked out to ask for Buehne's hand in marriage. As the crowd of students, school officials and first responders cheered, she nodded yes.
"I could not have imagined a more perfect day," she said.
"It was my family, my school family, my new family, all in one place -- literally with everybody that I care so much about. And it was the most special thing that probably ever have happened to me."


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Millington, Tn — In a proactive effort to help Navy youth discover the benefits of healthy lifestyles and combat obesity, Navy Child and Youth Programs (CYP) launched FitFactor, a Web-based health and fitness initiative.
"The FitFactor program is designed to stimulate interest and awareness in physical activity, and encourages youth to get up, get out and get fit," says Larrie Rodriguez, CYP training and communications manager, Commander, Navy Installations Command.
The initiative encourages physical activity and increases awareness of proper nutrition for family members ages 6 to 18. To date, more than 1,700 Navy youth have enrolled in the program since it began in November.
"It's a Web- and incentive-based program with more than 200 activities that are geared toward individuals, league sports, instructional classes and school activities."
FitFactor encourages youth to be physically active for at least 60 minutes each day.
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Rising from the ashes of the Eugenics Wars of the mid-1990s, the era of World War III was a period of global conflict on Earth that eventually escalated into a nuclear cataclysm and genocidal war over issues including genetic manipulation and Human genome enhancement. World War III itself ultimately lasted from 2026 through 2053, and resulted in the death of some six hundred million Humans. By that time, many of the planet's major cities and governments had been destroyed. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II"; Star Trek: First Contact; VOY: "In the Flesh")
Prior to the war, in 1968, when a time-displaced Captain James T. Kirk was trying to reason on whether or not he should trust Gary Seven to stop a nuclear weapon, Seven warned Kirk that if he didn't allow Seven to stop the weapon, World War III would commence then. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth") The Eugenics Wars themselves were also, at times, referred to as World War III. (TOS: "Space Seed")
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World War III was fought in an era where various factions were known to control their military with narcotics. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint") Among the parties involved was the Eastern Coalition (also referred to as "the ECON"), whose direct attacks included those against the United States of America. (Star Trek: First Contact) In 2026, at the start of the war, Colonel Phillip Green led a faction of eco-terrorists that was responsible for the loss of thirty-seven million lives. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses", "The Savage Curtain"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
Colonel Green's activities during the war were often cited as "genocidal" and treacherous. He and his troops personally killed hundreds of thousands of individuals affected with radiation sickness and other "impurities," using as a rationale that it was necessary in order to prevent their passing on such traits to later generations. (ENT: "Demons", "Terra Prime") He was notorious into the 23rd century for striking at his enemies in the midst of negotiating with them. (TOS: "The Savage Curtain")
Despite an escalating and ongoing global conflict, manned space exploration continued at least into the 2030s, for example the Ares IV mission to Mars in 2032 and the launch of the Charybdis in 2037, Humanity's first mission to leave the Sol system. (TNG: "The Royale"; VOY: "One Small Step") The New United Nations was also founded during these early years of World War III, and was among the first attempts to rebuild Humanity during this era; for instance, by 2036, it had declared that no Human being would be held accountable "for the crimes of their race or forebearers." But not everyone heeded or respected this decree and some parts of the world later "abolished all United Earth nonsense." (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
Humanity eventually turned over a new leaf when a few courageous people began to realize they could make a difference. (ENT: "Judgment") The war culminated circa 2053, when several of Earth's governments met in San Francisco to declare a cease-fire, effectively ending the war. (ENT: "Demons") As a result of this world war, like the two before it, whole generations were nearly wiped out. (ENT: "Judgment") The use of nuclear weapons engulfed Earth with an immense dust cloud, resulting in numerous nuclear winters. (TNG: "A Matter of Time") When it was over, Earth's atmosphere was irradiated with a detectably heightened amount of radioactive isotopes. (Star Trek: First Contact) Although they were aware of it, the Vulcans did not intervene during the course of World War III, as they perceived it as a local problem they should not get entangled with. (ENT: "Terra Prime")
Three years later, Colonel Green gave an impassioned speech, asking for the impure to once again be purged from society. (ENT: "Demons")
In 2063, a short time after Earth emerged from this global war, First Contact was made with the Vulcans, leading to increased recovery from the war for parts of the world. (Star Trek: First Contact) When news of the Vulcan contact reached Vulcan, some Vulcans, including V'Lar, were fascinated by Humanity, but also worried, believing the idea that Humans had deemed themselves ready to join the interstellar community, so soon after the war, seemed premature. (ENT: "Fallen Hero") Indeed, for several years after first contact, various parts of Earth were still affected by what became known as the "post-atomic horror." In 2079, one such culture reverted to a state of near-barbarism that followed the credo "kill all the lawyers," and "guilty until proven innocent." (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint") Due to these and other factors, parts of Earth continued to be in – as Captain Jean-Luc Picard put it in 2365 – "chaos" well into the early 22nd century. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")
The post-atomic horror gave way to the stirrings of new attempts at establishing various unified world alliances, including the European Hegemony in 2123. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") These alliances were eventually instrumental in the establishment of the United Earth Government in 2150. (TNG: "Attached")
By the early 2100s – less than two generations after the post-atomic horror – Humanity was finally able to eliminate most if not all poverty, disease, war, and hunger. Along with it, a lot of other things disappeared from Humanity, including hopelessness, despair, and cruelty. (TNG: "Time's Arrow, Part II"; Star Trek: First Contact; ENT: "Broken Bow", "Demons")
The legacy of the war was felt in many ways during the hundred years after its conclusion. It was the subject of many films during that time and, in 2153, one of these epics won a majority of awards. (ENT: "Home") In the early 22nd century, the philosophy of Neo-Transcendentalism was founded by Liam Dieghan; he advocated "a return to a simpler life" in response to the war's carnage. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") The war additionally influenced a powerful xenophobic movement of mid-22nd century Earth known as Terra Prime. Led by John Frederick Paxton, the organization drew inspiration from the war through adoption of Colonel Green's goals and teachings concerning a "pure" Human race. It also blamed the Vulcans for not stopping the war with their superior technology, and thereby saving the lives of hundreds of millions of people. This blame was then channeled into a general distrust of all non-Humans. (ENT: "Demons", "Terra Prime")
In 2372, Admiral Leyton described the threat of the Founders of the Dominion infiltrating Earth and its facilities as being "maybe the greatest danger it's faced since the last world war." (DS9: "Homefront")
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During development of TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver", World War III was alluded to as a potential result of the Sino-Western trouble. Although not referred to in the final draft of the script (dated 3 May 1966), the war was addressed by NBC executive Stanley Robertson in a letter he wrote about the first revised final draft of the teleplay and sent to Gene Roddenberry on 17 May 1966. In that letter, Robertson stated, "As we discussed, a suggestion would be that on Page 48 of this draft, it be made pointedly clear that there was no 'World War III' between the Sino-Western powers. Let's keep emphasizing with our writers, as we know you have been, that this is a topic we'd like to avoid." In the second revised final draft of the script (dated 20 May 1966) and a deleted scene from "The Corbomite Maneuver", World War III was referred to as having been averted, in the outcome of the Sino-Western trouble. ("Inside the Roddenberry Vault, Part I", Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault special features)
In DS9: "Past Tense, Part II", following Kira Nerys and Miles O'Brien's visit to San Francisco during an alternate 2048 (where the Bell Riots had not occurred), O'Brien noted that that was "not the mid-21st century that [he] had read about in school," adding, "Earth history had its rough patches, but never that rough." It might be interesting to know what O'Brien saw that was more "rough" than a nuclear war responsible for six hundred million casualties.
Like the Earth-Romulan War, very few details have been presented in Star Trek on World War III. In 1996, this event received a Trekker's Choice Award for the 'Oft Heard but Never Seen' Award, as being "the favorite historical moment only alluded to in Star Trek."
According to the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction catalog, during the middle of ENT Season 4, plans were in place for an episode to feature Colonel Green. It was planned to link Q's World War III uniform to the colonel by having the emblem on Q's hood appear on flags representing Green. Such a flag was created for "In a Mirror, Darkly", and seen in the briefing room aboard the ISS Enterprise. When Enterprise was canceled, plans for the episode fell through and all that remains of the link between Q's uniform and Colonel Green is the flag seen in the mirror universe.
In an early script of Star Trek: First Contact, upon seeing Beverly Crusher's new more advanced scanner, a doctor wondered if it was Japanese.
External links Edit
- World War III at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- World War III at Wikipedia
- World War III in popular culture at Wikipedia
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any sort of performance decline when you're hearing this 5th fear "whining", I wonder?
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No performance decline at all, except for the "whine" the car's performance, handling and comfort are better than expected. The best way I can describe the "whine" is at 65-70 mph the "whine" is louder than the engine and tire noise. My dealer agrees the "whine" is not acceptible and I'm working with them on what the options are, I'll update my post when I know more.0
cci_ns Posts: 2Similar problem on my new 2011 Fiesta 5-Spd SE (6000km) the whine was in 3rd gear. Dealer carried out repairs on warranty now ok. I believe they swapped a gear cluster.0
My dealer is going to have one of their mechanics look at my car and confirm the problem this week but from their first look and an independent look I had done it seems pretty certain it's "gear whine" in 5th gear. Their first thought is they'll have to replace a gear cluster as you're saying. I'm planning on asking them to push Ford to authorize replacing the transmission because there seems to be a pretty big downside to tearing apart the transmission. My dealer isn't confident Ford will go for that and will probably only want to replace the gear cluster. I'd be interested in your thoughts and how extensive of repair was replacing your gear cluster. Thanks.0
Probably just a poorly hardened gear. Replacing gear clusters is no big deal. You have nothing to worry about.0
plekto Posts: 3,738Actually, getting a specific part replaced is rare these days. You definitely do want them to replace the gear cluster as opposed to getting a new unit with some other defect in it. Once it's changed, it should be fine.
Also, is this car manual? If so, you need to be sure to keep the revs under 3K for the first thousand miles and change the oil at 1K miles as the new gears will create lots of grit and metal dust that gets into the oil as they break in. After that, change the gear oil at 6 months and then forget about it. Since automatics don't make gear-to-gear contact in the same way, just forget about it and drive it - it'll be fine.0
To update my original post, I've talked to my selling dealer numerous times and a 2nd dealer in my area and they've talked to Ford, both dealers have been concerned and responsive and for the most part so has Ford. The agreed upon and I think best plan is to drive a couple more thousand miles to 5,000 and see as the gear "wears in" if the "whine" goes away or is minimized. If not, the best option seems to be to replace 5th gear and not the entire transmission. I'll update my post. Thanks.0
I would like to buy a set of winter mats for my 2012 5 speed manual Fiesta. So far I have found some sets on eBay OEM part #BE8Z-5413300-AB for $73.00 and My Ford dealer sent me a price of $91.43 but no part number. Has anyone bought a set yet for your Fiesta?0
Yes. I bought a set on sale for $5 dollars at Menards. And then got a $5 dollar rebate. So, the cost of a postage stamp.0
When I am going 70MPH my tach is at 3000 or just a hair over. Can someone with the 6 speed auto tell me what their tach reads at 70MPH? Just wondering0
"The miles-to-empty gauge goes from 20 to 0 miles in about 5 miles. It's very consistent in it's error, so I can plan by it, but it's annoying all the same"
You do realize that at 20 miles to empty means that you have about a half gallon of gas left in your tank sloshing around. So drive 5 more miles and then go up and down hills and I guess it would read empty. I think Hummers are more accurate because when they say 20 miles left you still have 3 gallons left :blush:0
About 2600 to 2700 rpm with the speedometer reading 70 mph. Our speedometers read high though. 70 is actually about 65 to 66 mph.0
alltorque Posts: 535As with all such devices it's an "Indicator" not an accurate gauge; same as a traditional analogue fuel gauge. With 20 miles to empty displayed an ascent or descent of a long steep hill could put you into an apparent run-out situation, even though there's maybe half a gallon still in the tank.
Half a gallon ! Come on guys, get sensible. Use the technology for it's intended purpose - an early warning device - not an absolute measuring device. If it annoys you, turn it off, (presumably you can on a Fiesta ? You certainly can on my Volvo).0
Wow that's a big difference. My 5 speed manual is at 3000 at the speedometer's 70MPH. I am getting 38 MPG this tank so I bet the auto trans can get in the 40s0
Or how about fill up with 50 miles left in the tank. I would be a nervous wreck if I took it down to 20 miles left.0
ahmadr Posts: 4You can find them cheaper. Google this (in quotations)
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the new Scion FR-S RWD sports car and the new Ford Fiesta ST not out yet. It is an interesting watch. Both cars performed well for how they were made, there's going to be obvious differences in handling between the two and the driver discusses them openly during the video.
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ronastoo Posts: 1I have a 2013 Fiesta Titanium with an Intelligent Access Key. The Fiesta Quick Reference guide (on page 10 under the heading "Intelligent Access Key") says "To unlock the driver's door, pull the front exterior door handle." I pull the door handle and the door doesn't open. If I push the sensor button on the handle ALL the doors unlock. (I read the entire manual also. Unlocking the doors is references in two places in the Owner's Manual.) I've talked to the dealer, I've talked to the Customer Service representative at Ford. They both say that my car is working correctly and that I have to touch the sensor to unlock the door. Is the guide wrong? It would be very convenient to be able to pull on the handle to open the door without trying to find the very tiny sensor in the dark. I'd love to hear from anyone else that has this model to see if they have the same problem that I have with the door.0
Yep, you have to push the little button (sensor?) to unlock. I'm encouraged to hear that your driver door unlocks all doors. My 2011 does not, and it is downright infuriating, especially since there is only one door lock switch inside the car (in the center of the dash, of all places)! Funny enough, unlocking from the passenger side unlocks all doors. /facepalm2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
jwh14580 Posts: 1I have a 2012, and you do have to push the button for access. However the owners manual (page 139 under "Unlocking the doors/two-stage unlock" describes to set all doors unlock or drivers first, then all others. I haven't checked, but it would make sense to me that if you went with the fob to the passenger door all doors would unlock0
Follow the owner's manual instructions for disabling two-stage unlock (or enabling one-stage unlock).0
I have looked through that whole book and didn't see anything on this topic, but did fine instructions related to making the car stop locking the doors any time it was moved. I'll look through it again, though, as I would love to have the driver door work conveniently.
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It's right there on page 140:
Two-stage unlock disable
Disabling two-stage unlock allows all vehicle doors to unlock
Two-stage unlocking may be disabled or re-enabled by simultaneously
pressing the and controls on the transmitter for three seconds.
The park lamps will illuminate twice to indicate that two-stage unlock
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Ah, thank you for your insistence!
My owner manual (2011) is slightly different, having this information on page 142. That aside, this toggle you cited above is presented in the manual from the context of the remote entry feature (the FOB / intelligent access key). It does not discuss this from the perspective of the door button at all.
Since the door button doesn't have a two-stage feature (e.g., press the door button twice w/in three seconds results in unlocking the driver door, then locking all doors), I did not connect the two (two-stage on the remote vs. functioning of the door button) in any way. So, while my doubt-meter was pointing toward high as I attempted this toggle, when the remotes' two-stage is toggled off (allowing one press of the remote to unlock all doors), the door button also unlocks all the doors simultaneously from the driver door button!
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You're welcome. It doesn't matter how you do the unlocking - with the fob or by touch with IA - the result is the same. But I can see why you were confused.0
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WASHINGTON—Student veterans and their families will be able to better use their GI Bill educational benefits under the bipartisan Veterans Education Transparency (VET) Act introduced today by Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska. The VET Act will allow colleges to access information about veterans' educational benefits so they can provide better counseling to veterans.
"Veterans who have served our country have earned every penny and more of their GI Bill education benefits," Larsen said. "Too often veterans and colleges have incomplete information about their GI benefits, resulting in unexpected tuition bills for student veterans and their families. The VET Act will fix this problem by letting colleges directly access information on veterans' GI benefits, letting them give the best educational guidance to their students."
"As a veteran and former educator, I understand how important it is to give our nation's veterans the very best education possible," Young said. "The VET Act will help our nation's finest get the absolute most out of their GI Bill education benefits and will help ensure that they are not left holding the bill for an education that they earned through their service to this great nation."
The VET Act (H.R. 2749) would:
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The University of Washington has endorsed the VET Act because it allow the school to better help student veterans navigate the complex veterans' educational benefits programs and coordinate all of their financial aid resources, presenting them with the full array of options available to meet their educational goals.
"Ensuring student veterans have complete information on their available educational benefits is goal number one for the University of Washington" says Kay Lewis, Assistant Vice President of Student Life and Director of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships at the University of Washington. "The Veterans Education Transparency Act would improve this flow of information and help student veterans meet their educational goals."
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Winter was a good season for sports at Bluffton High, and not just because of the warm weather.
Athletes on the successful basketball teams and wrestling squad, along with their cheerleaders, were recognized Monday at the winter sports banquet.
The boys basketball team established new standards of accomplishment in 2011-12.
"In all, almost every school record was broken this year," according to Head Coach Brett Macy. "It was, in a nutshell, the greatest boys basketball season in the history of the school."
The Bobcats won 19 games — a school record — on the way to winning its first Region 7-3A championship. The team also won its own Bobcat Classic Tournament championship for the first time.
The BHS boys swept county rivals Hilton Head and Battery Creek and got their first win over Class 4A neighbor Beaufort by 30 points.
The Bobcats set a record with eight straight wins, then eclipsed that mark with an 11-game winning streak.
Other accomplishments include: 66 points per game average (most in school history); 45 points allowed average (fewest in the state); 21-point average margin of victory (school record and best in the state); 82 percent winning percentage (third in the state); No. 5 final state ranking (best in school history).
In one game against Beaufort Academy, the Bobcats set records for points in a game (95), fewest points allowed (20) and largest margin of victory (75).
On the season, seven Bobcats scored more than 100 points (most in school history).
Macy was voted Region 7-3A coach of the year, a first for the program.
Bryson Bell was recognized Monday as the team's most valuable player. Bell averaged "double-double" numbers for the Bobcats, 12.5 points per game and 10.1 rebounds. He was named to the All-Region team, the region player of the year and was Bluffton's first-ever All-State basketball player.
Other team awards included C.J. Frazier, offensive player of the year, and Dimitri Lowry, defensive player of the year. Both were named to the All-Region team as well.
B.J. Hill was named most improved player and also honored for the team's highest grade-point average, 4.02.
The Bobcat Award for team leadership went to Michael Grant.
The Bluffton girls basketball team also notched a superior season with 20 wins, a co-championship in Region 7-3A with a 9-1 league record and a first-round playoff win against North Myrtle Beach.
Tibra Wheeler was named the most valuable player for the Lady Bobcats and also was honored for her classroom work with a 4.83 GPA.
Jennifer Giles was named the best offensive player while Shakeira Kitty was named the team's best rebounder.
Wheeler, Giles and Kitty all were named to the All-Region team.
Meanwhile, Giles still has one more high school basketball game to play. She has been named to the North-South All-Star game, which will be played March 17 in Myrtle Beach.
Other team honors for the Lady Bobcats included the Senior Award for Monique Bryant, Best Hustle for Justice Hill and the Bobcat Award for Alex Bailey.
On the wrestling mat, Bluffton High won its fourth Region 7-3A championship in the eight years of school history. The Bobcats also advanced to the second round of the playoffs. BHS qualified 13 wrestlers for the Lower State tournament and four qualified for the state championships: Lloyd Williams, Levi Joly, Austin Farmer and Michael Meyerink.
Team honors Monday night included: Joly, outstanding wrestler; Meyerink, Bobcat Award, most takedowns and highest GPA at 4.16; Farmer, most pins; Evans Beach, most improved; and Nick Stead, "freshman phenomenon."
Junior varsity boys basketball awards included: MVP, Jawara Middleton; GPA, Jack Aerni (4.60); Bobcat, Vinny Boni; Most Improved, Adriel Willis; Best Defense, Gerald Roberson; and Best Offense, Taivon Brown.
JV girls basketball honors included: MVP, Tatyana Fripp; Bobcat Award and highest GPA, Brittany Hundley (4.27); Best Offense, Rickii Alexander; and Most Improved, Erin Doering.
Varsity cheerleader honors included: Most Spirited, Sherron Brandon; Bobcat Award and highest GPA, Svenja Beer (4.36); Cheer Cat Award, Aqeela Aiken; Cheer Showmanship Award, Yatnna Araujo; and Cheer Dedication award, Raevin Fields.
Junior varsity cheerleader awards included: Most Spirited, Aishah Simmons; GPA, Tini Ann Forbes (4.18); Cheer Cat, Keyauna Dobson; and Most Improved Award, Anaisha Altacho.


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Ted Dougherty is an unassuming Glendale paralegal and classical musician with an overt dark side that reaches its monstrous zenith every October.
Dougherty stumbled upon his twisted passion in 1987 during a visit to Knott's Scary Farm, which ultimately led to a fan website dedicated to the seasonal theme park event, an annual job as an undead werewolf and now a new book, "Knott's Halloween Haunt: A Picture History."
> Photos: The history of Halloween Haunt at Knott's Berry Farm
The authorized but unofficial pictorial compendium traces the history of the "Scariest Place on Earth" and its expansion over the past four decades at Knott's Berry Farm into the "Granddaddy of Halloween Events."
"To be on the inside and witness, first hand, what brings this massive machine to life is something unique and special," Dougherty writes in the book's introduction. "It was there, in the dingy trenches, where I found a renewed love for the event."
As co-founder of the Ultimate Haunt fan website, Dougherty spent a decade researching the book and conducting 80 interviews with such participants as maze designers, makeup artists and a multitude of monsters past and present.
Some of the photos from the pre-digital 1970s and 1980s look like faded and fuzzy snapshots found in some old shoebox, but it's just that scrapbook quality that lends the book its charm, devotion and authenticity. It looks and reads like a yearbook put together by a hardcore fan driven by passion and dedication.
The book opens with a foreword by "Doogie Howser, M.D." and "How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris, an avowed theme park fan and Haunt addict.
"It's about time that Knott's Scary Farm's Halloween Haunt gets the historical recognition that it deserves," writes Harris. "There have been many, many imitators throughout the years, but in my opinion, no one can hold a candle to Knott's."
The first chapter takes a deep dive into the "overnight success" of Haunt in 1973 with subsequent chapters tackling the exponential growth of the event decade by decade.
Dougherty tracks Haunt's origins to Magic Mountain in 1972, where Sinister Seymour: The Master of Macabre hosted a Spook-tacular horror movie festival in the Valencia amusement park's outdoor theater. In search of a new location with a darker indoor theater, the local television horror host, portrayed by actor Larry Vincent, turned to Knott's the following year and the Buena Park theme park ran wild with the idea.
The first Halloween Haunt, billed as a $4 hard ticket special event, featured monsters based on classic horror movie characters, a walk-through maze and a pair of "hauntified" rides.
"It was a smash hit, from night one, year one," writes Dougherty. "It was as if Southern California was waiting for an event such as this."
Over the next decade, Knott's added celebrities like Wolfman Jack (1975), Dr. Demento (1981) and Elvira (1982) to goose interest, and attendance continued to grow.
The book is filled with sidebars on Haunt lore, including a concise history on the evolution of sliders, the Knott's monsters that slide through the theme park on kneepads with their metal-tipped gloves and steel-toed boots creating a spine-tingling screeching sound.
What makes the book invaluable for Scary Farm fans is the collected ephemera of Haunts passed, ranging from character sketches, concept art and maze blueprints to prop lists, event fliers and park maps.
For people like me, who write about Haunt all the time, the authoritative appendix will prove an invaluable resource with its detailed list of every maze, show and re-themed ride associated with the event.
The exhaustive list of mazes includes several humorous entries I wish I could have seen -- including Ghost Town Dead & Breakfast, Malice in Wunderland and Hatchet High -- plus one I'm glad I missed: Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns from Outer Space 3D.
The list of seasonal haunted rides includes a pair of Scary Farm attractions I'd love to see make a return: Transylvania Express (on Calico Railroad) and Trail of the Headless Horseman (on Butterfield Stagecoach).
And the Monster Speak vocabulary index features a number of lexiconic gems, including dead meat (a monster groupie), flatliner (an unscareable guest) and mookie (a rookie monster).
"Knott's Halloween Haunt: A Picture History" can be purchased for $24.99 at Ultimate Haunt or at several shops inside Knott's Berry Farm, including this year's Haunt Museum.
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Pleated Petite Dress 02/2013 #112
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When I saw the cut in the Burda, I was very excited because it is a petite cut and I know it will be a dress of dark blue fabric with small white dots, this has always been a dream. About a year ago there was a similar model from Jersey in which "H&M".Here I buy far too rare, so I missed it. Well now I was able to sew me a dress.
I like the dress, but the fit so has its pitfalls. I think it's much too short. If anyone would like to sew, making it longer, unless the one has long, slim legs and is almost 40! It is located at the intersection because I've looked at other sewn products and models which all have an asymmetrical length. I like it symmetrical, so I've tried to adapt somehow.
I would have liked it dressed for work, but not the length, so it is just a leisure dress.
With the dark blue cottonjacket with ¾ arm and the dark blue suede pumps I liked it very well. As jewelry, I chose a classic, the pearls.
Because it's a classic so I think I'll sew it again, but I want to sew it with stretchy jersey fabric and then maybe try to zip to do without.
Has anyone sewn jersey material?
About tips, I am very grateful.
Material Notes
Rayon, Zipper
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Feb 21, 2015, 09.36 AMby LykkeS
It looks great on you! And I really don't think it's too short on you. I wondered though, how tall are you? Because I'm considering to make this dress myself. But I'm not 'petite' at all (1.70m.) and I'm kinda worried, that it might be too short for me, if I would sew this….
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Feb 22, 2015, 07.11 AMby LadyPetite
Thank you!
Yes, this patter will be to short for you. I am 5'3 (1,59cm) but I found this same pattern on the burdastyle.de in your size!!! You are a neighbour of me, so I think the germanburda are not a problem to you ;) I wish you big fun to sew this beautiful dress!
Feb 22, 2015, 11.42 AMby LykkeS
Thank you! That's a huge help. It would save me all the trouble of lengthening this pattern.
Now I only have to get this pattern and buy some nice fabric for this :)
Nochmals danke schön ;)
Aug 26, 2013, 08.15 AMby liliv-1
Great version!
Aug 26, 2013, 12.39 AMby schnui
Beautiful!!! Perfect fit and looks fabulous on you.
Aug 25, 2013, 08.28 PMby puffinlove
Well it's not scandalously short! – it looks very chic, and you look great in it! For tips about sewing jersey, there is this short video on this site:http://www.burdastyle.com/techniques/sewing-stretch-knit-without-a-serger-overlocker And as a starter, this page goes on to give links to several other posts on the subject:http://madmim.com/stretch-yourself-learn-to-sew-with-knits/ Good luck!
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The Lincoln (NE) Police Department is investigating the death of 19 year old Naif Al-Kazahy. At 11:52 p.m., July 29, 2012, officers responded to the report of a shooting at S.14th & Sumner Streets. The victim was transported to the hospital and underwent surgery, but did not survive his injuries.
Initial witness statements describe the victim, his brother and a friend arguing with a group of individuals at 1328 Sumner Street. The incident escalated to a physical altercation and one man produced a shotgun. A single shot was fired, which struck Naif Al-Kazahy in the chest. The men involved knew one another and it is not the first time they have argued.
At 6:00 a.m., July 30, 2012, with the assistance of the Lincoln Police Department SWAT Team, a search warrant was served at 1328 Sumner Street. No one was found at the residence. The investigation is on-going. Crime Scene Technicians are processing the scene for evidence. Officers are still searching for the suspect and others that witnessed the shooting.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT softball team was recognized recently by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for its academic success last season. The Engineers posted the third-highest cumulative grade point average among all Division III teams during the 2010-11 academic year and were fifth in the NCAA across all divisions.
The Cardinal and Gray recorded a 3.600 GPA as a team for the year. Northwestern College (Minn.) led all teams with a 3.694 mark.
The NFCA Academic Awards program honors both collegiate and high school teams for their submitted GPAs for the 2010-2011 academic year. As a second component of the program, all submitted student-athletes who achieved a 3.50 GPA during last academic year are named as a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete. The individual honorees will be announced on Wednesday, October 5 on NFCA.org.


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Imagination Builder: Lego's Architecture Series
Over the years, I've interviewed several architects who admitted their enduring love for Legos. One Danish designer — who grew up near the Lego factory in Billund — even cited the humble bricks as the direct inspiration for his in-demand prefabs. Yesterday I received a wonderful gift: a Seattle Space Needle kit from Lego's architecture series, which includes several iconic buildings.
I never played much with Legos when I was a kid, which perhaps explains why I write about design rather than actually design and build things. But if I ever have kids, and they show the slightest inkling of interest in Legos, I will buy them every set their hearts desire, with a little extra nudging toward the architecture series. From free-form building to following blueprints, Legos challenge kids (and grown-ups, too) to dream big.
This morning, I took a closer look at the Space Needle box and was relieved to see there are only 57 pieces. The suggested age is 10 and up, so I'm optimistic that I can build this thing and display it in my office. However, if I stumble, I've got at least a half-dozen architects on speed dial to help me out.
Images: Lego


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Maree Frisby Rambo of Chestnut Hill, Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 age 84.
Widow of Joseph Scheidt Rambo. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Pamp Farnum (Peter) and Louise Rambo Adams Vanderlip (Henrik),
stepdaughter Wendy Rambo Shuford, grandchildren Peter R Farnum Jr.
(Jennifer), Whitney Farnum Garner (James), Michael M. Farnum, A. Lane Adams Jr. and Isabelle D. Adams, and three great grandchildren. She had been a member of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Sunnybrook Golf Club, The Union League, Cape May Beach Club and the Women's Committee of Jefferson Hospital and ASPCA, and a Chestnut Hill Hospital and Monkey Business volunteer. Maree was a bridesmaid for Princess Grace of Monaco's wedding. The service will be held Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 11AM at the Church of St. Martin in the Fields, 8000 St. Martin's Lane, Phila., PA 19118. In lieu of flowers
contributions in her memory to: Abington Health Foundation, 1200 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001.
Jacob F. Ruth


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- Roberto is moving back to Italy and last Wednesday was his last day at the office. Roberto is one of my best friends at Trolltech so I was incredibly bummed out by his departure. The office won't be the same place without him. Plus who will help me hack on a prototype GLSL jit engine that I wanted to do some research on? (rhetorical question, I'd only trust him with that anyway)
Roberto is also, by far, one of the best hackers who ever worked on KDE so I'm very excited to say that Roberto and Trolltech came to an agreement by which Trolltech will sponsor Roberto for two days of the week to work on KDE.
- This has been a bug fixing week so I didn't have any time to work on WebKit. Last week I did manage to finish off integrating SVG into WebKit Qt
I also played a little bit with combining native Qt application rendering from within WebKit. One can embed a whole native Qt window inside an html frame and then control the Qt application from javascript (signals, slots and properties of the window and its children are dynamically exposed). Here's a native Qt application (my transform example) rendered inside the advertisment frame on cnn.com (sorry for the depressing image).
- For the last two days I've been thinking about adding basic high dynamic range color support to Qt. QColor is already suitable for it and extending it wouldn't be a big issue. QColor's internal representation is a union of unsigned shorts. Basic HDR support requires 64bit, where every channel is a so-called, "half". Half values have 1-bit sign bit, 5 exponent bits, and 10 mantissa bits. It's a format used, among others, in OpenEXR and Cg. In fact OpenEXR project provides a C++ half implementation under a BSD-like license. Along a CIELAB colorspace support that I wanted to add to Qt for a while now, support for HDR would open a slew of new possibilities. On a silly, desktop level - imagine a desktop background the is light proportionally to the sun-light that you'd see for your currently configured timezone. On a more basic level HDR is pretty much essential for any kind of image processing/editing nowadays. I'll most likely write another blog dedicated to color-theory and things I'd like to fix/implemented in Qt that are related to it. Google returns hundred thousands of HDR images so if you'd like to see what people do with it, you won't have to look for long. One of my favorite examples is New York at night by Paulo Barcellos Jr that can be seen on fickr here.
- During lunch at Trolltech there's only one kind of yellow cheese available. Climbing to the highest-levels of good-faith and stupidity I assumed the cheese would absolutely have to be vegetarian (many cheeses is still made with natural rennet, which is taken out of lining of young cattle's stomachs). Yesterday one of the people pointed out that it most likely isn't. Today morning I called Tine, which is the biggest dairy producer in Norway (and one whose cheese Trolltech buys) to ask them about the situation. The result was, that of course, the cheese is not vegetarian. If you're a vegetarian, do not eat cheese or any products containing it while in Norway. For me the bottom line is that for the last few months I've been having non-vegetarian cheese for lunch putting me right now in levels of pissed off/disappointed that I've never been at (you know that silly questions about graphics you wanted to ask me? you might want to wait with that a few days).
Friday, February 09, 2007
Core dump
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What exactly the difference between vegetarian and non-vegetarian cheese is?
- February 9, 2007 at 11:15 PM
sorry, i didn't notice the "rennet" part. and what do they use to make vegetarian cheese?
- February 9, 2007 at 11:17 PM
- Zack said...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennet describes it in detail
- February 9, 2007 at 11:19 PM
- liquidat said...
About vegetarian Restaurants and Shops in Norway or Oslo: do you know the list from happycow.net? I'm not sure if it is up2date, but it could be worth a look.
About the HDR stuff: the Krita guys once thought about tone mapping support (which is related to HDR), so this might be of interest as well.
- February 10, 2007 at 12:31 AM
- Hwin said...
You might try to see if you can get imported Italian, French or English cheeses. Many of those countries' cheesemakers have switched to vegetable rennet substitutes for animal health concerns. Might be more expensive, but if the OH GOD DAIRYYYYYY craving in a definite need, then it's worth it, right?
- February 10, 2007 at 1:39 AM
Can you get rid of the needless 4-pixel border surrounding the SVG image and CNN website? Here's a magnification of what I'm refering to.
These excess borders occur all over KDE and Qt apps, especially where widgets are nested inside one another. Here's another example from Kubuntu's System Settings -- there are two problems: 1) each tab has its own border, when they should only have one combined border; and 2) there is a huge border at the bottom of the window that just shouldn't be there. Isn't there a way to combine borders of nested widgest into a discrete single-pixel border?
These borders look sloppy and are wasteful of screen space.
- February 10, 2007 at 2:39 AM
Norwegian cuisine is hard enough on us carnivours, I cant't imagine how it is being vegan.
- February 10, 2007 at 9:47 AM
- Chani said...
having a desktop that changed over time actually doesn't sound so silly - I think it's probably bad to be so disconnected from the outside world. might be kinda nice to at least have a simulation
- February 11, 2007 at 3:38 AM
- cies said...
vegetarian yellow cheese... even in the country that is known for it (i mean holland here) it is very hard to get -- although the situation is changing for the better.
rennet is a by product. cows are not especially killed for it (that i know). if they would have to kill a cow for the rennet then the substitute (i heard some substance extracted from lemons) would most likely be cheaper so much more used.
being a vegetarian helped me a big deal in life, but choices like thes... for instance: i eat cheese, but i don't like to buy it; i walk leather shoes; and i know that in the bread we eat in holland often a some non-vegetarian ingredient is used (ever saw an ingredient list on a 'fresh' bread? it is supposed to be quite long these days); i rarely eat eggs and buy only the most biological ones, yet when other people serve me eggs i eat them no matter what.
you know many E-numbers can hold a non-vegetarian content?
someone told me that they can even use some ingredients in such small quantities that they don't have to be listed in the product.
i see it as an ongoing process, there is all shades of gray, we have to make up for our selves where to threshold it into black and white.
meanwhile i hope i didn't spoil your appetite.
- February 11, 2007 at 5:46 AM
A vegetarian friend of mine told me that there are several danish cheeses you can find that are vegetarian. Such as Riberhus, Karoline's and Høst. If you can find those in Norway you should be safe, check arla.com
- February 12, 2007 at 1:54 PM
Hey anonymous,
Regarding those 4-pixel borders, I believe what is going on is that when you place a layout within another layout, you want to set the inernal layout to have a 0 pixel margin (it defaults to a non-zero value). I see this all the time in my Qt programming where I set the margin's of internal QGridLayouts to 0. This is a big deal I agree. Without little touches like these apps feel bloated and unprofessional and elements visually appear t have non-uniform spacing.
-Will Stokes
- February 12, 2007 at 2:48 PM


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The first president of the United States that I remember was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
The first president of the United States that I remember was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. I remember what were referred to as his "Fireside Chats," and I remember the day he died.
That was a sad day for our country and for the world. Because of his political know-how and his focus on the country's recovery from the Great Depression that had spelled disaster for our country — banks closing, massive unemployment and all the problems that went along with them — he was immensely popular.
World War II saw him still in office. He had gone on to win four terms as president, serving from 1933 until his death on April 12, 1945. I heard the news of his death on the radio at the home of the lady where I worked at the time. I remember running to tell her of his death. She cried, and I had never before found myself needing to console a grown woman. She had been working in her garden, so I picked up her tools and put them away, awkwardly realizing that was the only thing I could do for her. I just didn't know how else to ease her grief.
Harry S. Truman, the vice president at the time, succeeded Roosevelt as president of the United States and served from 1945 to 1953.
Our next president was Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had made quite a name for himself during World War II. Eisenhower served from 1953 to 1961.
Our next president was John F. Kennedy, at age 43 the youngest man to be elected president and the first president born in the 20th century. Married to Jackie B. Kennedy, he seemed to have it all: a gorgeous wife, youth, good education and a loving family. But then tragedy struck. He was assassinated in November 1963 in Texas while there on a speaking trip.
When the news flashed on television, I ran to our little store next door to tell my husband. I could barely believe that anyone could even think of shooting the president, much less actually pull the trigger to do the dastardly deed. I remember seeing Jackie's bloody dress and how composed she was in the midst of the mayhem surrounding her.
Lyndon B. Johnson succeeded Kennedy as president and served from 1963 to 1969. In January of 1973 Johnson died at his ranch in his home state of Texas.
Richard Nixon followed Johnson as president. He served from 1969 to 1974. He resigned in August of that year to avoid impeachment. After Spiro Agnew's resignation as vice president, Nixon had nominated Gerald Ford as vice president, and Ford ultimately became president when Nixon resigned.
As the 38th president of the United States, Ford escaped two assassination attempts. Unable to garner enough support to a run for a full term as president, he mentioned before leaving office how proud he was that he was able to return to the people the confidence they had lost because of the scandals that had plagued the presidency during the previous administration.
Jimmy Carter was elected our next president and served from 1977 to 1981, when Ronald Reagan won the presidential election by a wide margin over Carter.
Ronald Reagan was a popular president and retained his popularity throughout his two terms in office.
Following Reagan as president was Geoge H.W. Bush, who had served as vice president under Reagan.
Then came Bill Clinton, followed by Geoge W. Bush and Barack Obama.
So far I've lived under 13 presidents that I can remember and two that I was too small to remember. It almost seems we have come full circle. I wonder if any other president could pull us from the depths of despair as FDR did during the Great Depression.
Irene C. Michel, a native of Terrebonne Parish, is a columnist for The Courier and Daily Comet. She can be reached at 876-3252 or email@example.com.


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Eames Spotting: California Hall of Fame Ceremonies
Eames Spotting: California Hall of Fame Ceremonies
March 25, 2013
Eames Demetrios stands with California Governor Jerry Brown as he inducts Charles and Ray Eames into the California Hall of Fame.
The California Museum honored inductees Charles and Ray Eames and including others ranging from football great Joe Montana to labor leader Dolores Huerta in the 7th year of the California Hall of Fame.
The gathering crowd couldn't wait to see San Francisco 49ers legend and former quarterback Joe Montana, who stopped to sign autographs for a dazzled crowd of fans on his way in to Wednesday night's event.
"I just played a dumb game for so many years and had a lot of fun doing it. I haven't accomplished nearly what a lot of these people have," the 4-time Superbowl champion said modestly.
Actor and Hollywood activist-inductee Warren Beatty shared stories about legendary Hollywood mogul Jack Warner, who was also inducted along with his three brothers. He recalled the time he was introduced by Warner early in his career.
"He came to the moment and I was a little nervous," Beatty recalled, "and then he said, 'Now, I would like to present to you, Werner Beeker," badly mangling Beatty's name.
Beatty later used the name for a company he founded.
Labor activist and co-founder of the United Farmworkers Union, Dolores Huerta was another inductee who made it clear she's still a powerful activist during an interview on her way inside.
"They're trying to wipe out the labor movement, but without the labor movement, we do not have a middle class," Huerta said.
Also honored: anthropologist and systems theory pioneer Gregory Bateson and Ishi – the man once known as, "the last wild Indian," who walked out of the hills near Red Bluff near the end of the 19th Century.
Asked if he would someday join his father, former Gov. Edmund G. Brown, in the Hall of Fame, attendee Gov. Jerry Brown said, "I don't think back. I want to think ahead. We got a lot of stuff to do in the next couple of years."


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Friday, 18 November 2011
Blog guilt
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Those happy RA stories are exactly what I love to read about, Squirrel! As far as I'm concerned, it's important to all of us who cope with this disease to learn about those in whom the heavy-duty drugs actually work as advertised. It gives me hope. I've lived one of those happy stories myself, you see--and then lived to see the RA return. I'm delighted for you, and I hope that your RA will stay away not only for a good, long time but forever.ReplyDelete
I'm looking forward to reading more about your happy times. Please don't be embarrassed about feeling good--it's what we all strive for. :o)
I am so glad that you are doing so well! Don't be worried about the rest of us - go enjoy your good time while it's around :)ReplyDelete
Hi Squirrel, I am participating in the National Health Blog Post Month (#NHBPM) 30 posts in 30 days. Our challenge today was to find someone's post and comment on it as our post. I commented on your post. Read it at http://youdontlooksick-livingwithra.blogspot.com/2011/11/comment-as-blog-post-nhbpm-day-18.htmlReplyDelete
Keep up the posting!
It is wonderful that your med is working. And yes, raers need to hear the success stories too. This gives them hope in my opinion. Can't wait to read what you are up to with this new found freedom!ReplyDelete
Awesome! I think when we are feeling well we also need to let our brains have a little vacation from the ever present RA. Don't feel bad for that. I am just happy that you are doing so well. Yay for you!!!!ReplyDelete
So glad you're feeling so fabulous, Squirrel — and happy to know that's why you haven't been posting! Hope it all continues!ReplyDelete
P.S. Met Ian Rankin at a book thing here a few weeks ago — very exciting! Not sure if you're into his books or not, but there you go!
Don't ever apologize for enjoying life!! I haven't been keeping up very well either lately.ReplyDelete


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February 3, 2008
Not That Anyone Asked ...
7 comments:
- Amy said...
And how do we find the results?
(I would have asked, but I figured you had already said and that I just forgot.)
- February 3, 2008 at 7:50 PM
- redsock said...
I'll report them! Or you can go to the CBA site.
Winners have been announced for some categories, but only the finishing order has been posted, not the actual number of votes each blog received. I'm not sure, but that info may be shared with only the five bloggers in each category.
I'll post whatever I find out. The Round 1 qualifying totals are also supposed to be released.
- February 3, 2008 at 8:08 PM
- Colin said...
Best of luck to this blog b/c I know I made my vote for you guys.
Now if you'll excuse me I'll have to endure more NY ranting against the Patriots because NE blew this Super Bowl and then some.
Then I tell those motherfuckers that we have the Boston Red Sox and they shut up...on the spot.
- February 3, 2008 at 8:45 PM
- tim said...
Close but no cigar this year :-(
At least JoS doesn't completely rape my retinas like the first place winner's blog. What a terrible color scheme and background, and I think this speaks for itself.
Ahh well, our team will always be classier and better than any Toronto team ever will be.
/consolation rant
- February 5, 2008 at 7:07 PM
- redsock said...
Thanks, Tim. You must have been hitting F5 as often as we were! (There is a reason I do not offer a mug shot.)
It's good that the two blogs affiliated with newspapaers finished below me. At least the winner seems like a regular blogger.
- February 5, 2008 at 7:15 PM
- Saskboy said...
Rod is a media type as well, he's with a local radio station, does some TV spots, and is the voice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Regina Pats. So you had a heavy hitter to take on this year it seems. His blog isn't endorsed by his employers though, so in that regard he's got a regular blog.
- February 5, 2008 at 7:24 PM
- tim said...
heh, yeah i was about to head off to bed, then realized what time it was and remembered that it was coming up, so i checked it out right at 10...
2nd place is nothing to be ashamed of, unless you're the red sox :P
looking forward to getting back into baseball soon and catching up with the JoS folk and our hosts on winter happenings!
- February 6, 2008 at 6:04 AM


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Hey all,
I feels like it has been awhile since there has been a BAK gathering of the tribe. Anyone interested in getting together soon?
I know the holidays are coming up soon and everyone is going to be busy but for those in town what about getting together for a Winter Solstice Bonfire out at Ocean Beach on December 21st? Meet up towards the end of the afternoon, hang out, have some snacks and a couple beers to celebrate lengthening days, upcoming BOUND TO BE AWESOME winter snow season and future spring kiting!
December 21st is a Saturday and with the sunset somewhere around 4:50PM you can stick around for a bit after sunset and still make any holiday obligations you may have that evening.


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EXPERT SECRET | Find your best side? There's an App for that
SURE, YOU can look in the mirror and try to discern which side of your face is more flattering in pictures. We all have a good and bad side.
Most of us do, at least.
Some won't. Sorry about that. Tis life. And genetics. But, like Wallis Simpson, Willem Defoe or Rosy de Palma, we're sure you'll work whatcha got, right? Do the interesting thing instead of the mainstream attractive thing.
It's not vain.
Okay, it is.
But it's true.
We want to look good in pictures. Mostly, I want to look good in pictures so that when I'm old and wrinkly with boobs getting tangled around my knees, I can look at my pictures from younger days and be like "would you look at that, granddaughter/grandson/herd of cats... grandma wasn't half bad in her day. Sure, she had a droopy right eyelid, a nose that was whacked out of line in a hockey match... possibly Rene Zellweger cheeks and a rather short neck but, hell, it all seems to work okay together. In any event, it's hotter than wrinkly grandma is now", or something along those lines.
You surely want the same.
Don't lie.
I know you do, if the number of pictures you post of yourself on Facebook has anything to say about it.
Yes, anyone with pictures numbering in the hundreds on Facebook likes to look at themselves.
Anyway, you'll look loads hotter (or interesting, if you lost the genetic lottery) in those pictures if you figure out which is your hot side vs the fugly side. The solution is simple. In fact, dare I say... there's (now) an App for that? Cuz there is.
It's Echoism.org and it let's you snap a pic of your face and then mirrors both halves to create a whole face from each half of your face. Two yous! Sweet. Because one wasn't enough, right.
Because apparently symmetrical faces are hotter than asymmetrical ones. Mainly it's a good time because it doesn't work correctly. You end up looking more like the reflection in a fun house mirror than exact full-facial glamour shots of your two halves but whatevs. That might even work for the interesting types.
The trick to using it right is actually getting a picture with your god-forsaken iPhone that isn't wobbly, fish-eyed or featuring uneven halves of your face.
Good f-ing luck.
I had an impossible time of it but see that some people on the site made a better go of it than I did. Might I suggest the webcam on your computer instead?
Also, there should be an option to NOT upload your pics to the website if you don't want to! For now, if you take a pic and decide to keep it, it automatically gets posted to Echoism.org.
For the design savvy, I suggest a DIY version of this. Snap a pic -- or use one of the hundreds on your Facebook profile, open it in Fireworks or some other imaging program, slice it in half, copy the halves and then mirror them to their parent halves. Same thing as Echoism.org but with more accuracy. And private.
Like this (a makeup-free me):
Top pick is just a makeup-free me one fine morning. Below it's bloody Jekyll and Hyde. I'm as asymmetrical as they come. It's two different people but smooshed together they equal me. Personally I dig the evil left me better.
Do you have a best side? Or are you perfect like Denzel?


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I wouldn't worry about your friend. Good pronunciation is an asset. It sounds like jealousy.
Student or Learner
From the first day I study English I try my best to pronounce every word correctly and make my voice sounds like a native speaker's. But one of my friends told me that those native speakers dislike a ESL person with a good pronunciation (of course her own pronunciation is not good). At her words I felt at a loss.
As to myself, I don't dislike a foreigner who can speak my mother tongue fluently. On the contary I like to get close to these people.
So I begin to doubt if what I have been persuiting all these years is all wrong.
I know I cannot change my accent but I can change my pronunciation and pronunciation is different from accent in my opinion.
So how should we look on pronunciation?
I feel puzzled.
I wouldn't worry about your friend. Good pronunciation is an asset. It sounds like jealousy.
Of course you can change your accent. It takes a long time to break subconscious habits but people do it all the time.Originally Posted by phoenixtree
I'd like to point out that accent and pronunciation are functions of each other. If your accent changes, your pronunciation would also. Likewise if your pronunciation changes, your accent will also. Even if it's only temporary, like during/for a play or a poem, they change with each other; you can't change one and not the other.
At any rate tdol's totally right.. the mark of fluency in another language usually involves being able to fool a native speaker into thinking you're one too :)
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Do you think so?Originally Posted by Nahualli
I think English belongs to the world today - it is spoken as a 'foreign' or 'second' language more often than as a mother tongue.
Clarence Darrow, a famous American lawyer, said: "Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?"
Winston Churchill said: "England and America are two countries divided by a common language."
Accent, pronounciation, word stress, emphasis, rythum, etc. Whose English is correct? If you speak BBC English people in New York will know instantly that you are not a 'native' speaker of New York-English.
Work very hard then, and perfect your American English and suddenly you will be localized (localised?) again - CBS English is actually Canadian English, New York English is spoken by millions, but only in a small geographical area. This problem never ends! Australia, Jamaica, Singapore... London, Liverpool, Dublin... New York, Atlanta, Toronto...
When I teach English, I work hard to present a variety of accents to my students and I stress over and over again that they cannot win the accent game. Why even try? Variety is part of the charm of the English language, it is what allows it to move so easily around the world.
Vocabulary presents a similar kind of problem, or, knowing the right/rite/write/wright words can be hard too. Which is correct? Which is better? Is the meaning clear? Then the words are good words.
Polysyllabic expression is unnecessary in the majority of situations, or, Most of the time you do not need big words. Which is easier to understand? The statement using small words is easier, and more powerful. Unless you have made a promise to become a Nobel Prize winning author in (English) literature, simple, clear direct vocabulary is always best...
What a writer must try to do is to write as truly as he can. Ernest Hemingway, Winner, 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. Note: No big words!
Oh! Wait! Maybe even Nobel Laureates know that easy language is not bad language...
Finally, and I apologize/apologise for this little rant, native speakers of English are LAZY! We do not learn other languages the same way speakers of other languages learn additional languages, we trust that there will be an English speaker wherever we go.
But, we are very good at understanding our own language - in all of its forms.
It's just an old war,
Not even a cold war,
Don't say it in Russian,
Don't say it in German,
Say it in broken English,
Say it in broken English.
Broken English, by Marianne Faithfull
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I think it is a very interisting topic to discuss.
What I think is that this varity in the English language gives it the spread it needs all over the world. I think that it is a very good question to ask: which accent should one use or adapt?
Check this website you may find some interesting things you may would like to know:
You'll probably stand a better chance of winning the Nobel Prize for literature if you do use plain language.
PS- Wasn't it GB Shaw who said the two countries divided by a common language?
Yes, maybe it was, but Churchill used it as well...Originally Posted by tdol
Winston Churchill, himself a product of mixed British and American parents, once remarked that America and Britain were two countries divided by a common language. The Irish wit Oscar Wilde had his own version of this: "We have many things in common with the Americans except the language". (Quoted from: http://www.nurturingpotential.net/Is...Language11.htm)
Literary theft I suppose, but all's fair in love and war ... proverbially speaking, of course.
Shaw and Wilde generally get credited with anything funny or clever from that time, so it's only fair that someone nicks their stuff from time to time.


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Wynter Gordon, Singer and Songwriter
Ten years ago, Diana Gordon was just another kid from Queens with the bug to sing, a LaGuardia High School diploma, and a waitressing job. A decade later, she's Wynter Gordon, an industry vet with an album and dozens of high-profile collaborations to her name. One thing hasn't changed, though — the lady still works and plays like a champ. We grabbed the stylish, sweet Gordon to talk about her career path, her favorite nightlife picks, and the sacrifices required to get your voice heard.
So, even at your age, you're a real music-industry vet. Can you tell us a bit about how you broke in?
"I've had the bug since I was about four. I imagined myself on Broadway as a kid, starring as orphan Annie, or doing voiceovers for Disney cartoons. I was singing and performing everywhere I went (I got on everyone's nerves with all my noise), but my parents gave me 100 percent freedom to do whatever I liked. I went to LaGuardia High School (the Fame school), got my classical training, and decided I was gonna take it serious when I was about 17. I was focused on my future even in high school. I worked during the day as a waitress and, at night, hit the studio as an intern. While the other kids partied and focused on the opposite sex, I was doing late-night studio sessions. I was so excited — I didn't mind the stress."
And what was the moment you knew you'd "made it"?
"When I wrote the title track for Mary J. Blige's The Breakthrough…and it won best album!"
Now, you're doing more collaborations than ever, working on a new album, touring, and more. How do you do so much work and still lead the colorful nightlife we know you do? Like, do you have a secret cure for hangovers?
"Never had one — I don't drink alcohol. Look, there's a lot of work that goes into being an artist. It's not busywork like most desk jobs, but I'm up all day and night. I don't have a sleep schedule. I miss the nicest days, because I'm in the studio all day sometimes. I usually go to sleep at 5 a.m. and wake up around noon. I'm never home, so I always beg my siblings to come clean up my mess. It's hard to keep a partner happy in a relationship if they are not as busy as me, I find."
Wow. So what's a "night off" for you?
"Home. Netflix. Donuts."
Ha. Okay. So when you are out, what are songs that always get you out on the dance floor?
And any fashion and makeup tips for the late-night adventurer?
"Bring flats. Wear a piece of clothing that says something about you or stands out (you can never go wrong with a white shirt and heels or all black). Personally, I never leave home without my MAC Ruby Woo lipstick, Clinique matte powder, a bag of Skittles, and a bottle of water."
What are your favorite spots for a ragin' night out?
"I like the Luxx parties at Mister H on Wednesday nights. It always feels like a basement party. The energy is good, and people actually dance. Oh, and here's a tip for my ladies: If you want a good girls' night out and ditch the thirsty dudes, head to Westway on gay night. Westgay is poppin' — the best music, the best dressed people in the city, and the best drag show."
What's the most epic party you've been to, ever?
"I was in Miami, and I got a call to go hang out with LMFAO. These guys are crazy on paper, which means they are insane nuts in person. I mean, people were hanging off the walls at this party. There were pink gorillas, streamers, smoke, dancers. I could have sworn someone was juggling, and someone ate a sword. It was a true circus."
Styled by Lauren Edelstein; Hair and Makeup by Bethany Brill.
Screaming Mimi's vintage jacket; Uniqlo tee; Zara pants; Topshop boots; Ballys hat; Bernard James rings and bracelet; Shourouk Phoenix Rainbow necklace, $689, available at American Two Shot; Joomi Lim Set of 2 Rings with Crystal & Skull, $124, available at Joomi Lim; Rebecca Minkoff Connor Mini, $195, available at Bloomingdale's.