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- Fine Jewelry - Factory Direct Auction
Los Angeles, CA, United States
DoneSat, Jan 30, 2010 3:00 PM GMT
Fine Jewelry - Factory Direct Auction
Welcome to the Exciting Paramount Live Auctions! Paramount Auctions has been retained as the premier auction to clear this beautiful Hollywood inspired fine jewelry designs at "any price"! Simply, we want to recover any cost of basic materials. All of this fantastic designer jewelry will be sold at amazing bargain prices on our Live Auction Events. Star inspired and demanded treasures direct from factory to you. Our options are to either sell or melt down the jewelry. Bids will be place by floor auctioneer up to melt-value of the item. Please remember that every bid is a binding contract. Most items ship within 24 hours of payment Mon - Fri (Please allow 7 - 10 working days) All packages are insured (included in our shipping charges). Good Luck and Happy Bidding!
Auction Info
Est. $2,871-$3,190
Est. $1,737-$1,930
Est. $24,219-$26,910
Auction & Auctioneer Information
Contact Auctioneer
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Lots are available for preview 24 hours prior to the first day of the entire auction event, by appointment only.
Buyer's Premium
- 15% up to $10,000.00
- 15% up to $30,000.00
- 15% above $30,000.00
Terms & Conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS Established by Hotjewelryauctions.com (HJA) for all auctions BONDED AUCTION SERVICES WELCOME TO HOTJEWELRYAUCTIONS.COM HOTJEWELRYAUCTIONS.COM (HJA) FOR ALL AUCTIONS OUR COMMITMENT - Satisfaction Guarantee 100% - "No Hassle, No Questions Asked" return and refund policy - Brand new jewelry with authenticity certificate - On time and Insured Shipping - Courteous staff - Below wholesale prices direct from factory - Easy consolidated checkout system - Only 100% genuine gems & solid gold - A beautiful design and finish at a great buy - We honor all our Terms & Policies BID WITH CONFIDENCE! CONDITIONS OF SALE Participating and/or bidding in this auction means that you acknowledge that you (Buyer) are in complete agreement with all Terms and Conditions of this auction sale as described herein. The following Terms and Conditions of Sale constitute Hot Jewelry Auctions and the Consignor's (if applicable) full and complete agreement with the Buyer relative to the property listed in this auction. All contents of this auction can be amended exclusively by HJA either by the posting of notices or by oral announcements made during the sale. The property will be offered by HJA unless it is indicated otherwise. As a prerequisite to participating in this auction, you acknowledge that you are bound by these terms and conditions including but not limited to the following: Buyer's premium All items are subject to a 15% Buyer's Premium. The Buyer's Premium is a fee traditionally charged by auction houses on the sale of fine goods. It is added to the winning bid/pre-auction sale price and is paid by the buyer as part of the total sale price. More specifically, auctioneers collect a premium to pay for their services (e.g. hosting a live auction event, advertising, authenticity guarantees, storage, and handling of merchandise). PAYMENT METHODS All payments must be made through PayPal. All major credit cards and e-checks are accepted through PayPal only. We are sorry but no personal checks. Money orders or cashiers checks are accepted, after confirmation your items will be shipped. When you are ready, click on the checkout button so we may process your order. You must make sure that your current e-mail address is the same e-mail address that is registered in your 'LiveAuctioneers Preferences/Personal Information Page' to ensure proper communication. If you have Filters/Spam blockers, you may not receive communications from us and we may not be able to process your order. It is recommended that you go through our automated secure checkout system. However, we understand that there are circumstances when manually paying for an item is useful. For your convenience, in addition to our automated checkout system, you also can pay directly to PayPal or we can simply process your credit card. Please forward your PayPal payments to firstname.lastname@example.com, and indicate the LiveAuctioneers email address and transaction number of the items being paid for. Payment Reminders The payment reminders are system generated. If you have made a payment recently, you may ignore these reminders as they may just be caused by a slight system delay. Usually, payment reminder problems are associated with PayPal e-check payments. E-checks take time to clear, depending on your bank's policies and processing schedules. We cannot process your order until we receive PayPal confirmation that your check has cleared. During this wait, you would continue to receive payment reminders, which you can ignore. I BID BY MISTAKE Upon approval to bid and accepting terms & conditions within the LiveAuctioneers platform. All bids are considered a legally binding contract. If for any reason it should occur that you are unable to fulfill your obligation, the buyer's premium must be met in order to cancel out the transaction. This will allow us to recap our live auction expenses. NO EXCEPTIONS! We strongly encourage household pets of any kind be kept away from your bidding console along with underage children sitting upon your lap while working the live auctions. These are not excuses that will alleviate your obligation to a winning bid. If you anticipate only in viewing the auctions, please open "VIEW LIVE" console and not the one marked "BID NOW" during the live auction event. We conclude buyers having hit the space bar or moved their mouse wrong as to winning items unwillingly. These are still occurrences that happen on the bidders end holding your party responsible. Procedure to have your winning bid to be cancelled and deleted: 1. You need to go through our checkout process, which at this time the buyer premium of 15% is calculated 2. You need to go to PayPal directly to pay for this premium. (Our checkout link will not accept partial payments) 3. You bid will be cancelled and deleted from our system, once we receive confirmation of this payment from PayPal. If you do not have PayPal account, you need to pay with credit card. We will not report this to LiveAuctioneers as a strike against your account. NON-PAYING BIDDERS / EXTENSION ON PAYMENT HJA must receive payment within 7 days of the end of auction. If payment is not received within the 7 days, you will be in default and your right to the item(s) will automatically be forfeited. HJA will then file a Non-Paying Bidder Alert to LiveAuctioneers (which may result in you being suspended indefinitely from LiveAuctioneers) if we do not receive payment by the eighth day after the end of the auction. You must notify us of any special circumstances that would delay you from meeting our payment policy requirements. Request additional time to pay. We will turn over all non-paying bidders to collections. Our collections agency will mail and call in order to get payment completed. If not completed, all information is then turned over to all three credit reporting agencies for a default on a contract. SALES TAX Unless exempted by law, the Buyer is required to pay California State Sales Tax of 9.75% (if located within California) and any compensating use tax of another state, and/or any federal luxury or other tax, on the total purchase price including the Buyer's premium (if any). Sales tax can only be avoided if Buyer furnishes HJA a valid resale permit or if the merchandise is shipped out of the State of California. REFUND AND RETURNS POLICY We are proud to have an unconditional, 'No Hassle-No Questions Asked' 7-day money back guarantee. Should you not be satisfied with your merchandise for any reason, you may return it within 7 days after receipt and receive a refund less all shipping & handling, insurance, bidder's premium and a 10% restocking fee. NO EXCEPTIONS. Items for return/refund/exchange require an RMA number. RMA numbers are issued at www.hotjewelryauctions.com, under the Returns. Items being returned w/o RMA numbers visibly written on the box will be refused. Restocking fees, shipping fees, insurance fees, and 15% buyer's premium are not refundable. However, returns for credit/exchange may have the restocking fees waived. TYPES OF RETURNS: - Return for Refund If you choose to receive a refund for your return, simply request a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) Number here. Please note that shipping, insurance, and the buyer's premium cannot be refunded. - Return for Store Credit You may opt to keep a store credit for future orders when you return your item(s). HJA will waive ALL FEES excluding shipping, using this option. You will need to obtain a RMA number here. Be sure to choose the Return for Store Credit option when obtaining an RMA number. New shipping charges apply. - Return for Exchange Item exchange is especially useful if you are not happy with your winning and prefer to have your item exchanged with same style or another style from our upcoming auctions. HJA welcomes item exchanges and waives ALL FEES excluding shipping. However, your replacement item will be shipped free of charge (you do not pay the shipping twice!). You still need to request an RMA number here. Make sure you choose Return for Item Exchange when submitting your request. - Items received Damaged All packages sent are insured! Not to worry, just send back the damaged item and replacement will be on its way in no time. Please request an RMA number here. *******We reserve the right to decline a refund to any customer who does not adhere to our feedback policy or fails to abide by our terms and conditions. RETURN SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS To receive a refund you must return your merchandise to us at the address on your packing slip/receipt within 7 days after you receive it. 1. You must properly pack the merchandise and include the original jewelry gift pouch, jewelry tag, copy of the receipt and gemological report (if applicable). 2. We must be able to track merchandise being returned. Merchandise must be returned via USPS, UPS, or FedEx, and it must be insured. 3. Merchandise must be returned undamaged and in its original condition. We will generally issue a refund/exchange/store credit within 10 BUSINESS DAYS (excluding weekends & holidays) after we receive the returned merchandise. 4. RMA NUMBER MUST BE MARKED VISIBLY ON OUTSIDE THE RETURNING PACKAGE. We do not accept any package without RMA number. SHIPPING & HANDLING Your item(s) will be shipped within 7 to 10 business days (excluding weekends & holidays) after you complete the 'checkout' process and your payment is confirmed. Once your item is sent, you will receive a shipment confirmation and tracking number. To estimate the shipping costs, please click on the shipping fees on our website, under the shipping. We can combine orders for you if you checkout at one time within a 5 day period. Insurance will be included for all shipments. We are not responsible for any items that are lost, damaged or stolen while in transit. If you have any questions about insurance & shipping costs, please contact us before bidding. Please provide us with a physical residential or business address for delivery. LATE SHIPMENTS / LOST PACKAGE IN TRANSIT DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS ONLY Once your package is shipped, you will receive a shipment confirmation and tracking number that you can use. Please allow 14 business days (excluding weekends & holidays) after you complete the 'checkout' process and your payment is confirmed, to receive your package. Packages not received on time could be due to: 1-Delayed shipping Due to release of item(s) from the factory (On rare occasions) In this case, please be more patient for your package will be in your hand soon. 2-Your package is lost by the carrier, Please check your tracking number for updated information, if tracking number of the carrier confirms that you package has a "lost status", then we will replace your item(s) upon availability. *We will not be able to replace your lost items if the carrier tracking shows a "delivered status" on the shipment. INTERNATIONAL & CUSTOMS International Bidders are responsible for all taxes (Customs) associated for importation of Merchandise in their country (if applicable). Please carefully consider your final cost, after adding the import taxes (Customs) to your final prices. Please bid accordingly and carefully. Do not ask us to declare lower prices for Customs! We already have created suspicions with our existing and true prices. DISPUTE RESOLUTION Should a dispute occur between HJA and Buyer (the parties) that cannot be resolved, then the parties agree to the rules, regulations and procedures of the dispute resolution described below and agree to the following procedures for Resolution of the Dispute: If either party alleges that the other party is in default under this agreement, then the dispute or allegation shall be submitted for Binding Resolution to In-House Attorneys, P.C. in the City of Los Angeles, California. Each party shall simply present their own case (limited to a maximum of one hour for each party) to In-House Attorneys, P.C., excluding witnesses, expert witnesses and attorneys. The parties agree and acknowledge that they are completely waiving their rights to have the dispute heard in a conventional manner including the use of attorneys, arbitration, mediation and any civil court in California having jurisdiction over the dispute. Any award determined by In-House Attorneys, P.C. shall be binding and the prevailing party shall be awarded full reimbursement of its actual paid fees in connection with the dispute for the dispute remedy listed herein. FEEDBACK It is unreasonable for anyone to leave Negative Feedback considering that we have a ''No Hassle-No Questions Asked'' return & refund policy. Our reputation and your Complete Satisfaction are extremely important to us. ''Positive Feedback'' is always encouraged and greatly appreciated. If you leave us Positive Feedback, we will promptly provide you the same. Negative or Neutral Feedback is highly discouraged. If you are not satisfied with your purchase, please return it for a refund as per our return policy. Further, please allow us the opportunity to remedy any adverse situation. If you provide us with Negative or Neutral Feedback, you will automatically receive the same in return if we disagree. Our aim is to 'find a happy resolution' rather than resort to negative comments against each other. We expect that if you participate in our auction you will adhere to all of our terms, conditions, rules and policies. FEEDBACK POLICY We will leave you feedbacks only when we have received them first. If you want us to leave you feedbacks, you need to go ahead and leave us one FIRST. This is a way of you telling us that it is OK to leave feedbacks. This practice of leaving feedback once received will protect members (wholesalers/resellers) that do not wish us to leave them feedbacks. FEEDBACK DISPUTE RESOLUTION If you leave Negative or Neutral Feedback against us and we do not agree, then you automatically and irrevocably agree to consent to Square Trade or LiveAuctioneers's feedback removal service to mediate the disputed Negative or Neutral Feedback, with the final result rendered by Square Trade or LiveAuctioneers being binding between the parties. If you fail to consent to Square Trade or LiveAuctioneers to mediate your disputed Negative or Neutral Feedback against us, then you are automatically in default per the terms of this agreement and you automatically and irrevocably authorize and instruct (without any written or verbal instructions) for Square Trade or LiveAuctioneers to remove your negative feedback against us. Your failure to respond to Hot Jewelry Auctions, LiveAuctioneers or Square Trades communications to you via Fax, U.S. Mail, e-mail or verbally either in person or by telephone requesting your participation to the mediation confirms your default and your full and irrevocable authorization for Square Trade or LiveAuctioneers to remove the Negative Feedback. For more information on Square Trade, please click here: www.squaretrade.com. Defamation, Slander & Libel claims made against us through posting Negative Feedback or other methods shall be resolved as per one or more of the Dispute Resolution remedies listed below. DESCRIPTION OF LOTS HJA IS NOT A JEWELRY STORE and HJA do not provide any gemological evaluation and/or analysis of mounted or unmounted stones, finished or unfinished jewelry. HJA relies solely on the item descriptions provided by its Consignor's and or Gemological Laboratories. Item descriptions only represent an average material use by the Consignor(s), or Gemological Laboratories and in no way or case shall HJA or its Consigner(s), or Gemological Laboratories be held responsible for any inaccuracies or differences which could occur by examination of the item by other Gemological Laboratories or other experts in the field of grading gemstones and jewelry. HJA or its Consignor(s) are not responsible for errors and omissions in the description, glossary, or any supplemental material. The descriptions and any amendments thereto reflect HJA's Consignor's sole opinion of the item(s) being auctioned. All property is sold AS IS without any representations or warranties by HJA as to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, the correctness of the information or other description of the physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, medium, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of any property and no statement anywhere, whether oral or written, whether made in the auction ad, an advertisement, a bill of sale, a salesroom posting or announcement, or elsewhere, shall be deemed such a warranty, representation or assumption of liability. HJA makes no representations and warranties, express or implied, as to whether the Buyer acquires any copyrights, including but not limited to, any reproduction rights in any property. HJA is not responsible for errors and omissions in the description, glossary, or any supplemental material. Written and oral descriptions are HJA's consignor's sole opinions and should in no way be considered as a guarantee of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to, the age, condition, description of materials or any other feature of item(s) being sold. We only offer Refunds as described in the Refund Return Policy paragraph above. All sales shall be considered final. No statement written or oral made by HJA shall be deemed a warranty or assumption of liability by HJA or its consignor(s). All images shown are for identification purposes only and are not intended to represent the actual item(s), color or clarity of the item being auctioned. Multiples of the same item(s) may be auctioned with the same photo(s) and the item(s) may vary in appearance. HJA disclaims responsibility for, and prospective Buyers should not rely solely upon the details identifying metals, gemstones, weights, sizes, quality, condition or authenticity of any lot described or condition report. Buyers shall note that some natural gemstones may be processed by a variety of different techniques, including but not limited to, treatments using oil, heat, dyes and resins which offer an enhanced appearance. HJA will provide Buyers any available gemological certificates in HJA's possession. The item descriptions should, but May not necessarily state, whether these techniques have been used, and HJA make no representations or warranties, express or implied, as to whether any natural stones have been treated. MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (M.S.R.P.) price is set by the Manufacturer of this fine jewelry and it represents full retail price for this item. M.S.R.P. is a price that the factory intends to charge for replacement of this jewelry as a special order item. Therefore, M.S.R.P. price is only a guide for replacement and will help you to obtain insurance coverage. It should not be used as a guideline for what you pay. This M.S.R.P. is not an appraised value or market value, as these are different. Due to gemstones being hand cut, weights may vary slightly from posted weight. We encourage bidders to educate themselves prior to bidding. Take the time to read up on grading, quality, CTW of gems, total gold gram weight and other relevant specifications regarding fine jewelry and then make an informed decision. ESTIMATES The replacement values quoted are for insurance purposes only and shall not be considered as the actual value of the item. Please remember that jewelry/gemstone evaluation, analysis and appraisals are extremely subjective, and therefore an estimate of the insurance replacement value may vary from one appraiser to another and such a variance does not necessarily constitute an error on the part of any appraiser. Diamonds and Colored Stones are generally graded only as mounting permits observation. The weight of Diamonds and Colored Stones are estimated by formula and may not be completely accurate. Buyer assumes all risk in purchasing any item(s) auctioned by HJA. HJA shall not be responsible for any claims or disputes arising from any item described herein and HJA, its employees, members, agents and/or affiliates shall not be liable for any loss, damage or expense for any error in or omission arising from any information provided herein. HJA has made no representation or warranty in connection with any item(s) described herein. VERIFICATION OF PROPERTY It is the responsibility of prospective bidders to verify property before bidding to determine its condition. Your bidding will implicitly acknowledge that you have verified the items to your satisfaction or that you have chosen not to verify them prior to bidding and agree to accept the item (without objections) that you are bidding on. If you are uncertain about any item being auctioned, we strongly recommend that you e-mail us for more detailed information prior to bidding. If you are still uncertain about the item after contacting us, please refrain from bidding. WITHDRAWAL We reserve the right to withdraw any property prior to the end of the sale and shall have no liability whatsoever for such withdrawal. WINNING & BIDDING HJA reserves the right to accept or reject any bid for any reason whatsoever. The highest bidder acknowledged will be the actual Buyer. Should a dispute arise between bidders or in the event of doubt on HJA's part as to the validity of any bid, HJA will have the exclusive final discretion to determine the successful bidder, cancel the sale, or to re-offer and resell the item in dispute and are not responsible for any errors or omissions in connection therewith. HJA shall be the sole arbitrator in case of any disputed bid. Absentee bids You've found a lot (item) that you like, but you don't want to come back to place a real-time bid during the auction. You can place an "absentee" bid instead. Here's how it works. Approved bidders can place absentee bids up to one hour before the live event begins. When the auction starts, we will then process all the absentee bids and calculate what the winning absentee bid is. The winning absentee bid equals the second highest bid plus one bid increment. This value will be communicated to the auctioneer. Example If you do not have an LiveAuctioneers account, you may place your absentee bids here. If you have an active LiveAuctioneers account, please click here to place your bids through the LiveAuctioneers system. RULES Should any dispute occur between bidders, HJA reserves the exclusive right to cancel the auction and immediately re-list the item up for bid. HJA's sole discretion shall be binding upon all bidders. HJA reserves the right to group multiple lots together and prior to bidding, withdraw any lot from the sale. The highest bidder acknowledged by HJA shall be the Buyer except in the case where the bid is held by the reserve. HJA may accept or reject any bid amount at its sole discretion. HJA reserves the sole right to refuse to honor any bid that is not submitted in good faith or supported by references to the satisfaction of HJA. Buyer personally guarantees the payment of the item(s) for this sale. If HJA deems that the Buyer is in default, HJA may, in its sole discretion either cancel the sale of the lot(s) and retain as liquidated damages all of the funds paid by Buyer to HJA and/or resell the lot(s) in any matter necessary by HJA. HJA may be a consignor of this sale. HJA reserves the right to add or withdraw items to or from the auction at any time prior to or after the auction without notice even if buyer has already paid for the item (if the item is paid for by Buyer and withdrawn by HJA, then HJA shall provide a complete refund to Buyer). Buyer agrees to hold HJA harmless from any and all liability arising from HJA, its appointed officials, members, employees, auctioneer, the company and its agent and employees, the event organizers, sponsors and or volunteers in connection with this auction. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Our liability to a Buyer will not in any case exceed the purchase price actually paid for an item. HJA shall not be liable for any breach or default of a consignor. HJA's liability for any breach, or act or omission cannot exceed the purchase price actually paid by the Buyer, and HJA shall not have any liability under any circumstances for special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages (including for loss of profits or revenue, costs of obtaining alternative property, claims of customers of buyer or otherwise), whether in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise, arising out of, resulting from or in any way relating to the item or its purchase, sale, delivery or non-delivery, or the acts or omissions of HJA or HJA's agents, representatives, officers, members, managers, directors, employees and/or affiliates. 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really good! thanks! I will certainly use it in the future!(within an other apps..)
icon and .desktop file
I have made a small icon for this app.
Tell me what you think about it - i'd be glad to see it as the app's default icon.
Here's what my /usr/share/applications/gwaterpas.desktop looks like:
Encoding=UTF-8 Name=Waterpas Comment=3D sensor Exec=gwaterpas Icon=gwaterpas Terminal=false Type=Application Categories=Utilities;Utility; SingleInstance=true StartupNotify=true
--Black Sliver 17:25, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
Would be interesting to add resolution/accuracy informations to this wiki page. -> what should be expected to be measurable (how many degrees) -- cberger
I understand that applying a logarithmic conversion would be interesting. The linear behaviour is somewhat 'brute' in de range that really matters. The linear behaviour makes it especially useful for easy sensor monitoring.
The jitter that exists on the input sensor did hold me from doing so. Taking averages might help. Conclusion: I did not do this yet. Don't know which one to favor: speed or accuracy
--- Kurt Van Dijck
How long does it take to get one value? If you just take a *few* samples, the delay won't be that bad and the jitter will reduce a lot I think.
Btw. I'm going to add a SHR/Illume-Button to the icon and change the "main" gradient a bit, as soon as I have some time. Could you include both icons then (so it can be changes by a single char in the .desktop file)?
--Black Sliver 13:55, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

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So I'm on travel this week getting a peek at some of Meritor's brake manufacturing and testing facilities in the United Kingdom (more commonly known by its two-letter acronym the 'U.K.') and Germany.
The visit started in South Wales at Meritor's brake manufacturing plant in Cwmbran [pronounced 'Koom-brahn'] located just south of Cardiff – and the relatively short drive from Cardiff International Airport to Cwmbran reminded me again about how vehicle operation in the U.K is the complete reverse of how we do things in the U.S.
[To see more photos, please click here.]
For starters, of course, the driver sits on the right side of the vehicle, which makes 'riding shotgun' up front in the left side passenger seat a little disorienting because that's where one normal sits to operate a vehicle in the U.S.
Then you start flying down the roadways – often much narrower than what we're used to stateside – on the left hand side of the asphalt; usually encouraging my subconscious to start screaming 'We're on the wrong side of the road!' Thus probably a good thing I am NOT driving this go around!
Ah but then there's the unique history intertwined with the road network here in South Wales, as many Roman-era walls and bridge fixtures still remain in active use here and there, adjoining the many towns and villages strung out across 22 valleys.
It's also helpful to remember that the Welsh are a people with ancient roots – indeed, the Welsh language itself is some 4,000 years old and is being actively revitalized today, meaning all the roadway signs now feature both English and Welsh nomenclature. ['Cwmbran' by the way means 'Crow Valley' as this particular of South Wales apparently served as home to thousands of those birds.]
That just adds yet another layer to the roadway differences between here and the U.S.!


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The Airedale Terrier was named for the valley of the Aire in England, the place where the breed most likely originated. The Airedale was developed from similar terriers that are now extinct. Before the breed evolved into today's Airedale, it was called the Waterside or Bingley Terrier.
Airedales were originally bred to be versatile working dogs. They were skilled hunters, reliable messengers, and dutiful guard dogs. In fact, they have been used all over the world for their abilities. Airedale Terriers were first registered with the AKC in 1888.
Size: 40-65 pounds
Colors: Black and Tan & Grizzle and Tan
Health Problems:
Responsible breeders strive to maintain the highest breed standards as established by kennel clubs like the AKC. Dogs bred by these standards are less likely to inherit health conditions. However, some hereditary health problems can occur in the breed. The following are some conditions to be aware of:
- Hip Dysplasia
- Hypothyroidism
- Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus
About the Breed:
The Airedale Terrier is the largest of the terriers – often called the "King of Terriers." This breed is highly energetic and brave with a square, sturdy build and deep chest.
Airedales are smart and protective dogs that must be trained properly. An unsocialized, unruly Airedale can be quite difficult to live with. However, with patience and consistency, the Airedale can become a very obedient, trustworthy companion. Though Airedales can be excellent family dogs, most do best with older children (and after proper training).
Airedales have unique hair coats, including a wiry top coat with a softer undercoat. The breed is known to be a low-shedder. Because of their coarse, curly hair, much attention must be placed on proper grooming, including regular haircuts and brushing.
The high energy level of the Airedale makes serious exercise a requirement. The more activity, the better for this breed. Airedales benefit from plenty of physical and mental stimulation. This, along with a healthy diet and routine veterinary care will help keep your Airedale healthy for many years.


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Canadian Politician Claims That Ripping A CD To Your iPod Is Like Buying Socks & Stealing Shoes To Go With Them
from the these-people-don't-belong-in-gov't dept
It's like going to a clothing store and buying a pair of socks, and going back and saying 'By the way, it wasn't socks I needed, what I really wanted was shoes, so I'm just going to take these -- I'm going to 'format shift' from socks to shoes -- and I'm not going to pay anything because it was all for my feet.'"I wouldn't believe it myself if there wasn't video:
It's scary that people so clueless about the basics of what they're discussing not only get elected, but then presume to make new laws based on their gleefully on-display cluelessness. No one is asking people to give up a totally unrelated product. They're just saying that they quite frequently already do make use of a legally purchased good in a different context, and that should be legal. It's like saying that they buy socks, and sometimes they like to make hand puppets out of them. In the ridiculous world of MP Dean Del Mastro, such a "format shift" would require a different purchase. People like that should have no business legislating.


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A homemade banjo made from a pie tin and fishing line and constructed for a sixth-grade class assignment launched Tony Furtado on a music career. He decided to make a banjo because he saw them when his grandfather watched "Hee Haw."
Furtado is among 12 musicians who will perform during this weekend's Moab Folk Festival Nov. 2-4 at concerts at the Moab Ball Field and Star Hall.
Furtado said he was fascinated as a child to learn that the banjo came from Africa.
"I begged my parents for one on my 12th birthday and that's what I got," he said.
The Portland, Ore., resident was studying art and music at Cal State Hayward when he entered the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in Winfield, Kan., and won the grand national championship. He got his first record deal in 1992 and has been a professional musician ever since, with his 15th album, "Golden," released last year.
These days Furtado concentrates on slide guitar during live appearances.
"They're somewhat opposite ends of the spectrum as far as tone quality," he said during a telephone interview. "Banjo has an intense attack, but slide guitar is more languid, more lyrical, more of a smooth sound. Being the good Libra I am, I need balance."
He recalls hearing slide guitar as a child and said, "It flipped me out." Ry Cooder, Leo Kotke and Taj Mahal are some of his musical influences.
Expect lots of high-energy, upbeat music when he plays at the festival, said festival executive director and producer Melissa Schmaedick.
Furtado was on hand for the first Moab Folk Festival in 2003 and is happy to be returning.
"I've been looking forward to this for months," he said. "The area is just gorgeous. I've been traveling around the country for 25 years and every time I'm in Moab I always think, 'I wish I had a gig here tonight.'"
Grade school also played a key role in Suzy Bogguss' road to becoming a musician. She still remembers a music teacher "pounding on the piano and leading the class in rousing renditions of folks songs from all around the world."
Bogguss also is looking forward to returning to Moab, although it will be her first appearance at the folk festival after first seeing the area three years ago while playing at Red Cliffs Lodge.
"I've had it in my sights for a long time," she said of the Moab Folk Festival.
Bogguss will play acoustic guitar with accompaniment by Charlie Chadwick on upright bass and Pat Bergeson on acoustic and harmonica. "These guys are unbelievable," she said.
Bogguss' musical career began at age 5 in her church choir. She learned piano at her mother's urging, then picked up her older sister's guitar after her sibling went to college.
"I wanted to touch everything of hers while she wasn't there to yell at me," Boggus joked. "I played some chords and pretty much picked up stuff out of music books and from friends."
She bought her own first guitar from money from babysitting jobs.
Bogguss won a Grammy in 2005 for Traditional Folk Album, the Country Music Association's Horizon Award in 1992 and Album of the Year. Last year, she also became an author with the release of "American Folk Songbook" in CD and companion book form.
The music itself honors traditional American tunes such as "Shenandoah," "Beautiful Dreamer," and "Red River Valley." Bogguss said she will play several tunes from that album, although, she added, "We have an eclectic show."
In the songbook, the Nashville, Tenn., resident wrote about touring with Garrison Keillor in 2008, something she lists as a highlight of her career.
"One of my favorite things about music is collaborating and sharing," she said.
Bogguss is also looking forward to something else while she is in Moab – taking Chadwick on some sightseeing trips in the place he's never visited.
"I want to watch Charlie's jaw drop," Bogguss said.
This year's 10th anniversary festival will also feature a familiar face, and sound – Moab's own Cosy Sheridan. She has become a mainstay on the folk circuit as a singer and songwriter since winning the songwriting contest at the Kerrville Folk Festival and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1992.
Sheridan's material ranges from modern renditions of mythology, children's stories fashioned into tales of modern adulthood, blues and gospel guitar, and love songs for adults.
When she released her 10th CD last year, The Chicago Examiner wrote, "Rarely do you find a CD where every song is memorable. It happens here."
Besides being a 20-year performer and songwriter, Sheridan is co-founder of the Moab Folk Camp, which is being held this week.
Sheridan has been called "one of the era's finest and most thoughtful singer/songwriters."
She first appeared on the national folk scene in 1992 when she won the songwriting contests at The Kerrville Folk Festival and The Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Since then she has released 10 CDs, written a one-woman-show and her music has appeared in books and film. She has taught songwriting, guitar and performance workshops at music camps for the past 15 years, including the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop and the Swannanoa Gathering. She is the director of the Moab Folk Camp, which is held annually in the week leading up to the festival.


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Nov. 19, 2013: The 118th General Assembly convenes for Organization Day.
Jan. 6, 2014: The 2014 legislative session begins.
Jan. 10, 2014: Bill filing deadline for the 2014 session.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In its first Northeast Fencing Conference (NFC) competition of the season, MIT defeated Tufts University (21-6), UMass-Amherst (16-11), University of New Hampshire (21-6), and Boston University (24-3) before falling to Brown University (16-11). Igor Kopylov paced the Engineers' efforts by winning 13 of his 15 bouts.
The epee team notched the best record of the day as it finished at 33-12 behind an 8-1 victory over BU and a pair of 7-2 wins versus Tufts and UNH. Matt Gethers powered MIT with a 12-2 mark, followed by Jeremy Hurwitz (11-4), Gabriel Chan (8-6), and Javier Ordonez (2-0).
Like the epee team, every member of the foil squad registered a winning record as it compiled a mark of 30-15, including a sweep of BU and 7-2 decisions over UMass-Amherst and UNH. Spencer Sugimoto's tally of 11-3 led the way as Sebastian Castro posted a 9-4 ledger. Benjamin Switala went 7-6 while Richard LaGrandier notched three victories out of five bouts.
Kopylov's strong showing helped propel the sabre team to an overall mark of 30-15 as it defeated Tufts (8-1), UNH (7-2), and BU (7-2). Rangarajan Nadadur finished with a 9-3 mark while rookies Maximilian Brand and Nurzhas Makishev rounded out the group with ledgers of 4-2 and 2-4.


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A Church lawyer advised the Marist Brothers to keep a jailed pedophile brother out of the legal arena when he was released, because he was so honest he was likely to "dump on others".
Brother Alexis Turton, the former head of the Marist Brothers Order in Australia, was copied into an email to the current head of the order Brother Jeffrey Crowe from a church lawyer in May, 2009.
Br Turton was under intense cross examination on day two of his evidence to a royal commission hearing into how the order handled allegations of sexual abuse against two brothers jailed for pedophilia.
The solicitor representing Damien De Marco, who was abused by John Chute (known as Brother Kostka), challenged Br Turton as to what knowledge he had of the abuse.
Peter O'Brien asked Br Turton if he had minimised allegations put to him by Mr De Marco in 1993 in his statement to the commission, because of legal advice that the order would not be covered by church insurers if it had knowledge of the abuse prior to 1994.
Br Turton's evidence to the commission was that Mr De Marco complained of excessive and aggressive "kissing and hugging", which he did not interpret as sexual assault.
In reply to Mr O'Brien, he said he did not include the fact that Mr De Marco told him Chute had tried to put his hand down his pants, because he came away from the meeting with an emphatic sense the "atmosphere was not genital".
He denied the legal advice influenced him and said he had not taken in the detail when he got it.
Mr O'Brien then referred to the 2009 letter from church lawyer Howard Harrison, into which Br Turton was copied because he was then professional standards officer dealing with victims who were coming forward seeking redress.
The letter said Mr Harrison had just returned from Canberra where he had visited Chute in jail.
"Regrettably quite up front about various discussions with provincials over the years ... I think we will have some problems with indemnity in due course but not immediately," Mr Harrison wrote.
It said the insurers would probably argue the provincial response was inadequate and Chute should have been taken out of school earlier.
"We have no option but to make Kos (Chute) available to CCI (the insurers). Trouble is fundamentally he has high honesty and integrity levels and all of my "suggestions" about not dumping on others excessively go out the window pretty quickly once there is a conversation under way."
It advised: "We would need to keep him well away from the legal arena upon release."
Mr O'Brien put it to Br Turton that the email suggested that Chute should "not dump on others in the order, as he had done in his psych report".
Br Turton said to him it just meant that Chute "is going to be very straight and honest in what he says".
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EAST STROUDSBURG — Senior forward Terrance King had 18 points and 12 rebounds and East Stroudsburg University ended the game on a 16-5 run to capture a 70-62 win over California (Pa.) in PSAC men's basketball Saturday night.
EAST STROUDSBURG — Senior forward Terrance King had 18 points and 12 rebounds and East Stroudsburg University ended the game on a 16-5 run to capture a 70-62 win over California (Pa.) in PSAC men's basketball Saturday night.
King was 8-for-11 and had two steals and two blocks while recording his third double-double of the season and 13th of his career.
Senior forward Gerald Bridges had 14 points, two off his career-high, and tied his career-best with four 3-pointers as the Warriors (9-2, 6-1 PSAC) won their third straight game and seventh of eight overall.
ESU trailed 57-54 with less than five minutes left after a 12-0 run by California (5-6, 4-3), but King had six points down the stretch and Bridges hit a key 3-pointer to increase the lead to 61-57 with just over two minutes to play.
King's putback with 4:11 remaining ended a scoreless stretch of more than seven minutes and got ESU within 57-56. Sophomore guard Whis Grant (nine points) hit two free throws with 3:30 left to put ESU up for good.
Bridges drilled his fourth 3 of the game with 2:21 left, King knocked down two free throws with just over a minute remaining to cap a 7-0 run, and King had another putback as the clock ran under a minute to give ESU a 65-58 advantage.
Sophomore guard Matt Tobin made 3-of-4 at the line as the Warriors took a nine-point edge (68-59), and King had his second block of the game on a 3-pointer by Jake Jacubec to seal the victory.
There were six ties and 12 lead changes in a fast-paced first half as ESU took a 38-34 lead into the locker room. Cal led 22-16 before the Warriors scored eight straight, and eventually opened a 36-28 lead.
The Warriors maintained their advantage, which they gained with six minutes left in the first half, until the five-minute mark of the second half. It was 54-45 after the third three-pointer of the game by Bridges at the 11:38 mark, but Cal responded with a 12-0 surge over the next seven minutes to go ahead on a bucket by Tynell Fortune.
Fortune, a Pocono Mountain West graduate, led Cal with 17 points and seven assists, Quentin Harding had 12 points and seven rebounds and Mitchell Weeden had 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals.
The Warriors had two double-figure scorers in King (18) and Bridges (14), followed by Grant with nine, a career-high eight points from freshman guard Malcolm Richardson and seven points and four assists from Tobin.
The Warriors overcame a 51-percent (25-for-49) shooting night by Cal by forcing 24 turnovers while giving it up only 18 times. They had a 32-17 advantage in points off turnovers after entering the night leading the PSAC in turnover margin at +4.7.
ESU also had a 36-30 edge on the glass led by King's 12 boards and eight rebounds (five offensive) by senior forward Duane Johnson, who scored six points. The Warriors had 13 offensive rebounds and earned a 17-3 edge in second-chance points.
ESU, which has a one-game lead over Millersville and West Chester in the PSAC East, faces PSAC West leader Slippery Rock (9-2, 6-1) next Friday night. The Warriors finish their crossover schedule against the PSAC West on Saturday at Edinboro (8-3, 4-3).


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Hey guys,
I have been following all of this stuff happening with Blue Buffalo. When i got my puppy, we had him on BB. We just got a new bag around the beginning of March.
For the past two weeks he seems to be eating a lot of grass when i take him out. He also seems to drink a bunch of water here and there. After reading many comments i am starting to see a pattern.
I am going to get him off of the BB and want a recommendation on a replacement kibble?
His overall behavior has not seemed to have chaged though and when i feed him he gobbles it down pretty quickly. He seems pretty active too.
At this point i just dont want to risk it.
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Mine have been doing fine on Fromm Four Star. You could check dogfoodadvisor.com for more suggestions. Some people here have been recommending Victor, but I haven't tried it, haven't seen it here. Mine have always done well on Wellness too, that might be worth a look. I know it's a pain with all the recalls, I quit feeding mine Taste of the Wild after that last Diamond recall.
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I have heard good things regarding Merrick and Wilderness.
Going to buy a bag today and see how Bruno likes it!
Thank you for the suggestion
Going to buy a bag today and see how Bruno likes it!
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Acting on a tip, members of the Governor's Task Force arrested two people on drug charges Tuesday night.
Members of the Delaware State Police Kent County Governor's Task Force, acting on a tip about a possible narcotics transaction, arrested two people near Woodside the night of May 7.
Detectives had set up a surveillance operation at the Uncle Willie's convenience store and soon spotted a black Chrysler Sebring, matching a prior description, come into the parking lot at approximately 10:50 p.m., said DSP spokesman Master Cpl. Gary Fournier.As a male suspect, later identified as Jermaine Scott, 21, of Dover, got out of the car and went into a bathroom, troopers and probation officers converged on the car and took the driver into custody without incident. She was identified as Jheri J. Troise, 27, of Dover.
Scott struggled with troopers as they tried to make an arrest, but was subdued through the use of a Taser device, Fournier said.
Scott was found to be in possession of more than 11 grams of cocaine and a digital scale, Fournier said. A search of Troise's car turned up 2.3 grams of marijuana.
Both individuals were charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), second-degree conspiracy and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Scott also faces a charge of resisting arrest, while Troise also was charged with possession of marijuana.
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Light painting is a cool effect and all, but we're seen enough of it that it's getting close to oh-god-not-another-lens-flare territory. But light painting mixed with bullet time, to create 3D light graffiti? Totally fresh and gorgeous.
Making a bullet time light painting isn't as easy as the regular versions—you'll need many cameras set up in a circle and firing in sync—but the effect is stunning. [Richard Kendall via Petapixel]


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You should have plenty of options with that said really consider location and cost above all else. If you want to be in California go to Stanford or Boalt instead of Yale also remember law school debt is real, but you should have some great options congrats!
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"Johnnie's Adventures: Lewiston's Underground Railroad," a new book, is aimed at teaching children and adults the story of slavery and its connections to Lewiston. Each page of text includes historical annotations. Children can follow the adventure on the map on the back cover designed by BeauDesigns.
"Lewiston's Underground Railroad," authored by Suzanne Simon Dietz and illustrated by Rex Taylor Stewart, is the second book in a historically based series of young Johnnie published by BeauDesigns. Stewart's artwork of historical sites brings to life the efforts to guide slaves to freedom.
Dietz, who serves as Town of Porter historian, was recently awarded the Silver Medal in Biography by the Military Writers Society of America for her work "My True Course about Dutch Van Kirk," a 578-page book detailing the story of the navigator and sole living crewman of the Enola Gay who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II.
A book signing for Dietz' latest "Johnnie's Adventures" work will take place Saturday, Jan. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Lewiston Stone House, 755 Center St.
Her books are available from online booksellers, bookstores, or the Dory Trading Post, 535 Main St., Youngstown. For more information, visit www.suzannesimondietz.com, or find BeauDesigns on Facebook.


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Hovering at just below 14000, the Dow Industrials are less than 300 points away from setting all-time highs, but unlike prior milestones don't expect any fireworks to commemorate the feat.
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That's because despite its resiliency, duration and incredible distance, this has been one of the least celebrated bull markets of all time.
The apathy for the great run that began in 2009 finds its roots in skepticism about easy-money policies from the Federal Reserve, disappointment with continued sluggishness in the real economy and psychological damage inflicted on investors who lived through the Great Recession.
"I don't think they trust it," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at McGraw-Hill's (NYSE:MHP) S&P Capital IQ. "Most people are still licking their wounds from the 2008 bear market and are basically saying: 'Gosh, why would I want to get sucked back into something like that?'"
The overarching indifference to the upcoming milestones and the overall run prompted veteran market strategist Ed Yardeni to dub it the "Rodney Dangerfield of bull markets," alluding to the late comedian's famous one-liner: "I don't get no respect!"
Cynicism in Lieu of Euphoria
Respected or not, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has skyrocketed an incredible 7,300 points since tumbling to 12-year lows during the darkest days of March 2009, when some investors legitimately feared the U.S. was on the verge of a second depression.
Fueled by the end of the crisis, return to economic growth (albeit very slow growth) and incredibly aggressive and unprecedented efforts by the Fed, the Dow has surged about 112% to end last week just 269 points away from its all-time record close of 14164.53 set in October 2007.
Despite this feat, there is remarkably little enthusiasm for the move, especially compared with prior milestones.
"I'll never forget the day the Dow closed above 10000 for the first time. I still have the cap," said Peter Kenny, managing director at Knight Capital Group (NYSE:KCG) who was on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for the landmark. "That was met with a level of enthusiasm and public awareness almost like man landing on the moon."
But when and if the Dow sets new records in the coming days or weeks, few expect celebrations.
"It's not on the broader public's radar screen," said Kenny. "The overriding sense will be: Great, but my finances are still lousy, I'm still suffering from the downturn of 2008, my house is still worth less, I'm paying more in taxes…There will be a degree of cynicism."
Relatively Fast Rebound
Even though the economy remains lackluster -- the unemployment rate is just a hair below 8% and the U.S. economy is growing at just 2% -- the stock market has returned to bear market levels faster than some had figured.
If the S&P 500 breaks through its record high of 1565.15 in the coming weeks, it would have recovered all lost ground in 47 months. According to Stovall, that is about average for a recovery after all bear markets but well ahead of the median of 62 months it has taken the broad index to bounce back following all prior meltdowns of 40% or greater since 1929.
By comparison, it took the S&P 500 an incredible 25 years to recover from the Crash of '29 that set off the Great Depression.
Stovall said the Fed, which lowered rates to near zero and allowed its balance sheet to swell past $3 trillion, deserves credit for the faster recovery in the equity markets.
"Bernanke is a student of the 1930s and knows that back then we raised rates too quickly and increased reserve requirements too soon, which drew us back into another 40%-plus bear market," said Stovall.
Kenny agreed, adding: "The old adage 'you can't fight the Fed' has never put been truer."
Missing Out on the Party
Retail investors have been scared away by a slew of political, financial and economic setbacks, including the mysterious flash crash of May 2010, the debt-ceiling debacle and Europe's sovereign debt crisis.
Since the bull market began in the spring of 2009, the S&P 500 has undergone a number of significant retreats, including a 16% tumble in 2010, a 19.5% dive in 2011 and at least three declines of 5% to 10%, Stovall said.
"People are saying, 'Every time I feel comfortable enough to go back in the water, I find there is a shark that bites my leg,'" he said.
Investors' apathy for the bull market means that a great number of them likely missed out on the returns generated by the historic run.
While the Dow has more than doubled, some individual stocks have enjoyed even more incredible runs. Since March 2009 American Express (NYSE:AXP) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are up 476% and 427%, respectively, while Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has soared 265%.
The markets setting new records "will garner everyone's attention and people will wonder what they weren't looking at over the past one-and-a-half to two years," said Kenny. "People will say: 'I can't miss this move higher.' Well, they have."
Can the 'Dangerfield Rally' Endure?
Even Wall Street professionals remain conflicted over the legitimacy and future of the current bull market.
"There's definitely a divide. Wall Street has a very, very clear divide between bulls and bears -- more so now than I can remember," said Kenny.
Put Yardeni, president of investment advisory Yardeni Research, firmly in the bull camp, where he's been throughout the current run.
"Stocks remain relatively cheap," Yardeni wrote in a note to clients last week. "Since the start of the bull market, valuations have been held down by fears of a double dip in the U.S., a hard landing in China, and a meltdown in Europe. If these concerns diminish this year, as I expect, there is room for higher multiples."


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This year Ruhrgebiet, an industrious region in western Germany, is Kulturhaupstadt (Culture Capital) at Ruhr 2010, an event created to celebrate the cultural and historical offerings of the cities in the area, including Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg, and Bochum.
In Dortmund—ACHTUNG: Weltreisende Punks, hör zu! This is the most punk place I've ever seen outside of the East Village. (Ha ha.) The bar is in Dortmund, called HirschQ, and subtitled "Asozial aus Tradition" ("asocial by tradition"). From the bottled Astra beer (brewed in Hamburg and popular with hip young people—think about PBR's place in NYC only imagine PBR tasting like actual beer ) to the snarling visages of blue-haired, overweight young people, to the punkrock and skacore blaring on the ancient sound system, the curling blue cigarette smoke chokes your raucous, shrill punk laughter in direct rebellion against German anti-smoking laws. As my guide explained to me, smoking is not allowed in public places any more, but, as my guide explained further, you can't really tell a German what to do. (Most bars still allow you to smoke, usually through a loophole in the law where they classify themselves as "Smoking Lounges" even though it's obvious to everyone they're just your average dive bar on the corner.)
The atmosphere of HirschQ is great, though, loud, messy, broken, dirty, a real rat's nest of a place. Back in my high school days, "touring" with my skacore band, the venerable and popular Jake and the Phat Men played in many places with a similar aesthetic. It brought back many adolescent memories of undirected anger and antisocial behavior, of piss, of vinegar, of hormones. It's has a certain beauty—go here for the music if nothing else.
On the way out, there's a döner stand with döner for sale, of course, but also beer. I stopped there to get one more for the road, for the walk back to the apartment. In Germany they have no open container laws, so this option is available to those of you who can't wait for the next bar. Hansa Export cost 60 cents for a half-liter bottle—not too bad, I thought, but Christoph, my guide, said it was a little pricey, about twice what it would have cost in a store. It's really a nice way to walk around town, with a beer bottle in hand, and beer flows here like water, it rains beer, the rivers gurgle and spit pure beer, so it never runs dry, the bottle in your hand need never be empty as long as there is another kiosk or imbiss or döner stand nearby, and there always is.
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The boys on 'Girls' may have all sorts of trouble dealing with the women in their lives but, in real time, Alex Karpovsky says life could not be sweeter with Lena Dunham at the helm of the hit show.
"I love Lena to death," says the actor who plays barista Ray Ploshansky. "I love her as a friend and colleague. She can always separate her acting from her directing, it's extraordinary how she does it.
Ray and Shoshanna - in love, but... it's complicated
And how does he feel about Ray? "I love him, but I'm very frustrated with him, it's a very conflicted relationship."
At the centre of Ray's life is his relationship with the much younger Shoshanna, who loves him but is troubled by his lack of ambition. This is not a charge that could ever be levelled at Karpovsky, a busy writer-actor-director in the mould of his film hero, Woody Allen, whose New York screen sensibility he's happy to share... "authentic, self-analytical, neurotic, it's all there."
Why does Karpovsky keep himself so busy? "I don't have anything else to do," he tells me, deadpan. "I have no girlfriend, no hobbies, I work for something to do." When pressed, he admits that, during the few hours he spends away from the creative process, he is a happy birdwatcher.
I don't believe life is as solitary as all this, but it's a convincing evocation of solitude Karpovsky brings to the screen in 'Rubberneck' - a thriller, where his lonely scientist character Paul becomes obsessed with a work colleague, with increasingly chaotic, brutal results. I do wonder from where the chilling narrative brewed within him, but he says simply, "I do like a character-driven thriller, I think it's my favourite genre."
Karpovsky is disturbingly believable as the lonely Paul in 'Rubberneck'
His other current offering, 'Supporting Characters', is a far more sociable affair, sitting in the world of New York film edit suites, where long hours and intense relationships, often with the people they're staring at on screen for hours, can lead to confusion in romance and motives.
"This is a film about the ability of everyone to mess up a good thing," he explains. "These characters have a lot of things going in their favour, but they seem hell-bent on self-sabotage. Their frustrations and confusions would bubble forth. And we do, of course, write about what we know."
'Supporting Characters' is set in a world familiar to Karpovsky
It's an environment Karpovsky knows all about - he was a film editor before moving in front of the camera.
"I had no strong desire to act, it didn't turn me on, but I had to put myself in my first movie, because I couldn't think of anyone else prepared to go two years with the same haircut.
"It's nice, though, to act now, and not carry the burden of the whole production."
Which brings us back to his glorious success with 'Girls'. Professionally speaking, has a corner been turned?
He agrees, almost reluctantly, that this is the case - "but I don't care to think about it too much, I don't think that would be helpful to me."
Woody Allen would be proud.
'Rubberneck' and 'Supporting Characters' are available now to UK viewers via Tribeca Film On Demand on iTunes, Virgin Media and Playstation. Watch the trailers for both below...


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Fixing OpenSUSE's 'No Devices Matches MBR Identifier'
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Thanks for the pointers (nombridcheck), it seems to be occurring to a very limited range of hardware, until now i have only encountered one specific exotic laptop (XXODD brand?) which has this problem, i've installed openSUSE through USB noumerous times on other machines without these problems.ReplyDelete
The solution for me seemed to be just burning the iso to some rewritable.
Thats strange :( After I started openSUSE one Time from my USB Stick and shutted it down (without logging in), the above error appears, even after formatting the device... Anyboddy has a solution?ReplyDelete
Sorry, no idea. Of course this shouldn't happen, but that won't help you ;)ReplyDelete
Did you try this?:ReplyDelete
I get the same error if I use the "Pendrive Universal USB installer" on all opensuse images (but it work on ubuntu, fedora and debian).ReplyDelete
For openSuse we must use the "ImageWriter" according to the following guide:
I just verified that it works for
- openSUSE-11.4-GNOME-LiveCD-i686.iso
- openSUSE-11.4-KDE-LiveCD-i686.iso
Enjoy !
I appreciate comments. Feel free to write anything you wish. Selected comments and questions will be published.


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Henrico Theatre, located in Highland Springs, originally opened as a movie palace on April 25, 1938. Tickets were $0.25 for adults and $0.10 for children. The theatre was designated as a bomb shelter during World War II and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Henrico County purchased the building in 1999.
Henrico Theatre hosts a variety of arts programming for all ages and will also be available to rent for recitals, concerts, group meetings, and multimedia presentations. For facility and program information, contact John Zannino at 328-4491.


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Seib & Wessel: McCaul on Boston's Many Questions
Rep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas) from the House Homeland Security Committee talks with WSJ's Jerry Seib about the many unanswered questions arising from the Boston Marathon attacks.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
the ... and Jerry Sithe Wall Street Journal were joined today by Converse Michael McAuliffe Texas the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee ... as result somebody who spent more time ... as much time as any but in the country paying attention to the Boston Marathon bombing thanks for joining us with them ... we're one week away from that dramatic Friday in which there was to chase the shooting and hopefully the rest ... how confident are you ... now that we know the story of the Boston Marathon bombing ... was a year ... and certainly the MPI joint urgent s worst ... Boston police to fantastic job ... of taking these tea off the streets ... of it in some ways it does investigation has really just begun ... there are so many unanswered questions ... it was ... so good with respect to ... his trip to ... Russia and the Chechen region ... I know the FBI is reviewing his ... computer is in ... the head in his apartment ... this in a US team overseas ... it is a


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It never ceases to amaze me how much believers want to convince me that they are not "blind followers", that they have come to their religious beliefs through reason, just like me. No, I'm not going to refute the claim that atheism is a religion here. That will have to be another blog. What I want to address here is that people want me to believe that they have used reason, not "blind faith", to come to religion. They say that they use logic and find Christ.
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Every so often, someone will tell me that atheists are impossible to debate, because they think they know it all. Someone will tell me that I am dismissing their claims before I have even heard them. They accuse me of shutting out the "evidence" they have to "prove" god's existence. They say I am doing what I accuse them of doing: sticking fingers in the ears and screaming, "La-La-la! Can't hear you!"
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I was listening to a debate between Dan Barker and Dinesh D'Souza. They eventually got to the afterlife as D'Souza has recently written a book about it. D'Souza explained his evidence for the afterlife as follows: There are thousands of people who have experienced a Near Death Experience, or NDE. Where are they? They are walking around, driving cars, going to work, etc. If the mind is producing hallucinations at the time of death, how did the brain reverse this death process? How can…Continue
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A Crash Course in Alabama Ecosystems
[Guest blog post by Louise Agee Wrinkle Native Plant Intern Mitchell Vaughan]
Recently, I was part of a group who went on a field trip to the Bibb County Glades, located near Montevallo, Alabama. Described variously as "a botanical lost world" and "a botanical wonder," as well as other similarly impressive titles, this site is not at all what comes to mind when I hear the word "glade." I pictured something more like the Everglades, a big grassy wetland broken by the occasional tree hammock. The word glade, however, means an open area surrounded by trees. Much of the Bibb County Glades are comprised of rocky, arid, grass-and-wildflower-covered rocky outcrops. What makes these glades distinctly different is the type of rock of which they are composed, Ketona dolomite.
Dolomite is a type of limestone and this particular type of it is unusually pure and contains large percentages of calcium and magnesium. Magnesium, in high concentrations, can be toxic to many species of plants; this is why the glades are populated by many unique species that have adapted to living in that particular type of limestone. They thrive here without competition from more typical species, which would normally populate the area. Growing on these glades are several rare species, including one third of all Alabama endemic plant species – and eight species unknown to science before their discovery in the 1900s.
After trekking through some steep open terrain, we ventured into the adjacent woodlands where it was noticeably cooler. We hiked along a stretch of the Little Cahaba River and then deeper still into a forested area along a small stream. Here, it became more like walking through a temperate rainforest with lush green vegetation spreading prolifically in every direction. Following the stream, we eventually came to a spot with a particularly interesting botanical inhabitant, one that has yet to be named and described. Its temporary name is Trautvetteria sp. nov. (tassel-rue), and will be definitively named by whomever first describes it botanically.
Finally, we packed up and drove to a nature preserve along the Cahaba River, where we hoped to see Hymenocallis coronaria (Cahaba lily) flowering. And flowering they were! It's a spectacular sight to see an expanse of showy white flowers bobbing daintily over the river waters in which it grows. Visiting these sites makes it clearly evident why they are described as some of Alabama's natural wonders.
From sunny glades to shaded woodlands, it was quite a day. Exploring several of Alabama's ecosystems in rapid succession can offer a newfound appreciation for our state's biodiversity and unique natural character.


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Rarest/Most Unknown Anime You've Watched
Naruto and Bleach
Kill me, please.
How about Black Magic M-66 or Sol Bianca (the ova not the series)
I had a pretty good giggle going through this thread and noting how many of the titles are sitting on my bookshelf right now. Cromartie, Burst Angel, X, Tokyo Babylon, Maze, Now and then/Here and there...
To the OP, "Girl from Phantasia" was great too; sadly, it is not found on my bookshelf.
Rarest I'm going to give to something I also don't have a copy of, called "Mama is a 4th grader". You can find the manga version online; it's mercilessly cute.
Looking up at my collection though, I will also offer "Angel Cop", "Demon Hunter Yohko", "Dai-Guard", "Sorceror Hunters", "Cats Eye" and "The Daichis". (Man, that was a weird mix to lump into one sentence.)
I'm hoping that some other titles I also see, such as "Magic Knight Rayearth", "The Slayers" and "Urusei Yatsura" don't qualify for mention. I wouldn't expect it, except for how recent and (to me) well-known some of the titles I've seen here are.
Koko... Doko?
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Spice and Wolf
honestly i don't think this one is overlooked by many, most likely only by the pure shonen crowd. its pretty popular.
um elemental hunters, though i don't think alot of people will enjoy it as much unless ur childish to the core.
amatsuki, loved it, but it got cancelled.
on my way to my DREAMS- your smile - through food
I think probably the least-known anime I've seen is Seto no Hanayome (My Bride is a Mermaid). It's hilarious! xD
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I would say "X" would have to be the most obscure anime I've ever seen at that it was just the movie version and that was way back in '97-'98 maybe? It's so obscure, having forgot its name, trying to figure it out on what a could remember from the basic plot of it proved almost useless.
Lies! Lies and misconceptions!
Currently watching Himitsu - Top secret, lol ironic name. xD
Somebody talk to me!! >.<
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Oh? Well seeing as "Needless" Wild Arms" and "Burst Angel" were all listed (all of with have shown up on netflix) and I've seen them all
I saw no fault in listing one I loved that no one I have met at Dragoncon nor AWA, has heard of. If YOU have heard of them.... good for you, here's a cookie . As It stands this is a form for people to post their thoughts on (This post was my first post seeing as I have just opened my crunchyroll account) If my thoughts, likes or dislikes differ from yours, well we are two different people now aren't we?
Not every one (and no you don't count as every one) has heard of "Spice and Wolf" and no one I know (other then myself) has seen it.
So maybe some one may see my thread and decide to look in to the show. If you still disagree with what I have to say, please disregard my postings.
No one on here wants to be mistreated because of there views. In the future please remember that and play nice.
Thank you,
I was unaware Wild Arms was ever on Netflix. I guess you learn something every day.
At the very least, living A dream, maybe not THE dream though
On the series side, Saint Tail, Michiko to Hatchin, Kemono no Souja Erin, Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, Fancy Lala, Earth Maiden Arjuna, Asatte no Houkou, Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro, and last but not least, Ojamajo Doremi. 4-Kids did the same thing to Doremi as they did with One Piece when they released it state side (they completely butchered it) but the original Japanese version is very good. I'm currently on the 4th season.
On the movie side, Armitage III.
The Unsung Hero
Ushio and Toro I think was the name. About a kid who's the descendant of a hero that sealed a demon with his spear. The kid gets talked into freeing the demon to save himself and the demon tries to kill him so he can't be sealed again. Kid transforms into hero due to spear and whups demon. Rest of series the demon rides around on his head saying if he parts from the spear for a second he'll kill him. It's pretty funny to see since Toro is huge but still perched on the kids head. It's the typical anti-hero story with the demon but it was great to me. It was made mid 90's I think. One of the first non popular animes I watched and it pretty much got me hooked.
1 year of chemo = lifetime worth of patience
Just a few off the top of my head: Ghost Talker's Daydream, Riding Bean, Dominion Tank Police, Legend of Crystania, Demon City Shinjuku, I My Me! Strawberry Eggs, Requiem From the Darkness
Rare? I don't know what's exactly rare but very good and unknown to most anime fans I'd pick Mirai Shounen: Conan (Miyazaki directed several episodes) it's a little slow but it has a nice story.
Twelve Kingdoms is one of my favorites, I wouldn't consider it all that unknown.
Riding Bean was pretty awesome and had some pretty amazing driving scenes for the time. (it's in the same world as Gunsmith Cats too!)
maybe the most obscure anime that I've seen are The Enemy is the Pirates, Elf Princess Rane or Hyper Police
This one... Haibane Renmei. Funimation re-released a boxset for it a few weeks ago I believe, too. Totally worth it.
It might start off a tad slow, but it picks up very quickly. It's from the guys behind Serial Experiments Lain and Texhnolyze (also two great shows if you need some persuasion) so you can count on it feeling unique and original even to this day. I wouldn't say it's unknown per se, but it's viewer base was a lot smaller than it should have been.
One other anime that comes to mind that I thought was overlooked:
Uchuu no Stellvia. Almost 10 years old now, I can't believe how time flies...
It totally caught me by surprise back then, too. I seriously thought it was going to be another cookie-cutter space anime, but turn out it had great characters (and a good romance), an engaging story, a solid OST, and very cool-looking art.
Look 'em up!!
Your Lie in April is simply phenomenal. One of the best anime I've ever seen.


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The Global Education Imperative
At last month's Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shared the stage with Western Union President Hikmet Ersek, Nigerian Minister of Communication Technology Omobola Johnson, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, during an hour-long panel entitled, "The Global Education Imperative."
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called upon participants to strengthen efforts to achieve global targets related to education and health, stressing the importance of building a better future for all. He noted that progress in this critical field has stalled in recent years, which was the impetus for his recently launched Education First Initiative.