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Video games often work as virtual power fantasies that give players jobs and abilities they don't have in real life, but nearly every other game now pales to "Saints Row IV" in the role-playing department. Run the country as U.S. president, fly around in a hijacked UFO, gain superpowers, create a cross-dressing muscled macho man—there's almost nothing you can't do or be. There are times when "Saints Row" threatens to exceed the bounds of over-the-topness, but it's exhilarating to play a game so devoid of rules, whether it's the law of gravity or standards of social decorum. Plus, there's a gun that shoots dubstep music. Case closed.
A $1 million video game?
Wait, $1 million—for a copy of a video game? It sound outrageous, but Deep Silver is offering a special edition of "Saints Row 4" for $1 million. Named "The Super Dangerous Wad Wad Edition" or "The Million Dollar Pack," it includes a Virgin Galactic space flight, a "spy training day," plastic surgery, a seven-night stay at the top royal suite at the Burj-Al-Arab in Dubai, a "hostage rescue experience," a Toyota Prius and a Lamborghini Gallardo. Oh, and a copy of the game. The company has had about 300 serious inquiries so far.
3 more with "Saints Row IV" creative director Steve Jaros:
1. On the toughest U.S. president in history:
Hmm, well, [President Franklin] Pierce was like the most attractive president. He was like the Johnny Depp of American presidents. He was one sexy guy. [President Abraham] Lincoln though was a bad man. He was a pro wrestler. He had to get shot from behind, because they were afraid to go in front of his face. [President George] Washington was a general. I don't know, our Founding Fathers were more some badasses because you have to figure they didn't have creature comforts back then. They didn't have a Secret Service, they were just dudes.
2. On Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" appearing in the soundtrack of the nuclear weapon scene:
I remember in the mission review for that part, and we were sitting around thinking we needed something else to go in and make that scene pop. We said we need "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing." So we talk to the producer and he starts laughing and we're like "No, we're not joking. We need [bleeping] Aerosmith in the game."
3. On being from the Chicago suburbs:
I'm from Naperville. I've always hated it when people say they're from Chicago but they're actually from Downers Grove or some [bleep] like that. C'mon.
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It's not every year that geeks have Best Picture nominees they can really get behind. In fact, it could be argued that the only geek favorite that's ever claimed the top prize was 2003's "The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King." This year, there are two nominees of interest to techies everywhere: "Gravity" and "Her." While "Gravity" is a feast for the eyes and one of the odds-on favorites, true geeks should take a stand against the liberties that film took with the laws of space and instead pull for underdog "Her," the near-future tale of a man who falls in love with a personalized operating system that connects with him like no real woman ever could.
Blink during the Academy Awards telecast, and you may miss the quick summary of the Academy's Technical Achievement Awards given out two weeks before the main event. Several of this year's recipients are worth bringing to the attention of techie cinema-lovers, starting with Olivier Maury, Ian Sachs and Dan Piponi, who were recognized for creating Industrial Light & Magic's Plume system for rendering fire, smoke and explosions as special effects.
There are few things techie movie-goers like better than good old car chases, and few innovations have contributed more to the art of filling those chases with spectacular crashes than the Pneumatic Car Flipper -- hence, the Academy's decision to recognize the contraption's creators with a Technical Achievement Award. The team, led by special effects guru John Frazier of Transformers fame, revolutionized the art of destroying police cars (seemingly their favorite subject) when they invented this high-pressure device that launches full-sized vehicles on a pre-determined trajectory.
The live-action short category typically doesn't offer a lot of geek appeal, but this year's crop includes "Helium," a Danish entry that deserves the attention of the fantasy nuts who populate the IT world. In it, a hospitalized young boy's treatment is buoyed by a janitor's tales of a magical world of weightlessness called -- you guessed it -- Helium. This fantastic world is not only where, according to the janitor, kids go to get better, it is also a beautiful universe that delivers the kind of jaw-dropping visuals any card-carrying geek demands.
There's not a lot of pizzazz in this year's field for Best Animated Feature, but there's still a compelling reason for the serious techie to tune in for this category in the form of "The Wind Rises," the latest from legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki. For those who don't recall, Miyazaki's 1986 film, the much beloved "Castle in the Sky" (pictured), last year caused the greatest traffic spike in Twitter's brief history -- more than 140,000 tweets in a single second. True geeks will no doubt take note of how Twitter handles the potential landslide of traffic should "The Wind Rises" win.
Speaking of animation, the animated shorts category offers its usual juicy assortment of innovative cartoons, but an imaginative marriage of throwback animation and modern technical wizardry deserves the rooting support of techies everywhere. Disney did its name proud with "Get a Horse," the Mickey Mouse short that appeared before screenings of the much less interesting "Frozen." This spirited reimagining of the classic Disney cartoons of yesteryear has Mickey doing battle with arch-nemesis Black Pete on both sides of a screen-within-the-screen -- one in old-fashioned black-and-white, and the other in full-color 3D computer animation.
It goes without saying that the award that most consistently captivates geeks year after year is the one handed out for Best Special Effects. This year's nominees feature an impossibly delicious trio of contenders. "Gravity" may have played fast and loose with science, but it's the favorite for providing filmgoers with an incredibly visceral 90 minutes of virtual space walking. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" delivered the kind of scale and wondrous creativity that fans of Peter Jackson's J.R. Tolkien interpretations gobble up, and has a real shot at the prize. But geeks-at-heart may have a tough time watching the crew of their beloved Enterprise come up short, as "Star Trek: Into Darkness" heads onto Oscar night a heavy underdog (cast pictured above with director J.J. Abrams, second from right).
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Dear reader,
You might already have noticed a lack of content this month, a situation which unfortunately will continue to perpetuate for some time to come. This is because we're currently fully committed to finishing our book on the North Korean military by the title of The Armed Forces of North Korea, on the path of Songun, which deprives us of most of the time normally spent on writing articles for Oryx Blog. Regular posting is expected to resume a few months into 2016, when most work on the book should be finished. We hope you can understand, and look forward to finally completing the culmination of years of extensive study of the DPRK and its armed forces.
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''North Korea's Armed Forces: On the path of Songun seeks to bring order and coherence to the chaotic state of affairs in the intelligence community of North Korea-watchers, as well as to disprove the much-echoed stance that there is little to fear from the DPRK by providing information on a plethora of never-before described weapons systems and modernisation programmes.
North Korea's Armed Forces maps the most important events from the inconclusive ceasefire struck at the end of the Korean War, throughout the Cold War until modern day, and an especially heavy emphasis is placed on the current status of the Korean People's Army by examining their wealth of indigenously designed weaponry. In the course of the book not only will many of the Korean People's Army's most secret projects and tactics be unveiled, but also new light will be shed on the deadly flare-ups between the North and the South, and novel evidence on tragic incidents such as the Cheonan sinking and Yeongpyeong bombing of 2010 is brought forth. Moreover, an up-to-date, comprehensive listing of the equipment holdings of several branches of the Korean People's Army is included, offering a numerical assessment of its naval and aerial capabilities. From the recently introduced stealth missile boats, ballistic missile submarines and main battle tank families to their often-ignored indigenous aircraft industry, virtually all indigenous weapons systems are discussed extensively.
This exclusive content is illustrated by over forty detailed color artworks and various maps put together through exhaustive research and analysis, as well as around 170 unique images, many of which have never before been seen by the general public. Through scrutiny of satellite footage, the observation of North Korean propaganda outlets and by carefully examining information from the United States Department of Defense, the DPRK's advances in each of the Korean People's Army's respective branches are uncovered. Nearly all of the 'hermit kingdom's' military exploits are included and an accurate picture of the North's capabilities in both symmetrical and asymmetrical warfare is provided. This book was written specifically for anyone interested in North Korea's military capabilities or looking to find answers to many questions raised by the minefield of contradictory statements and misinformation that make up current intelligence about this reclusive nation.''
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Anittel Group has provisioned its first commercial National Broadband Network (NBN) customer in Armidale Dumaresq in NSW.
The Armidale council was plugged in to the Armidale Digital Hub, with the NBN connection going live in November last year.
The Armidale Digital Hub offers free group and individual courses to locals on how to use the NBN, how to get connected to the network and fibre versus copper.
It also runs courses on cloud, blogging, webpage creation, Facebook and e-health.
"Having an establishment that demonstrates the capabilities of the National Broadband Network is a true asset to the Armidale Dumaresq community," Jim Maher, Armidale Dumaresq mayor, said in a statement.
The Armidale Digital Hub provides local residents with one of the first opportunities to experience this service and explore the benefits of the largest infrastructure project in Australia's history."
The Armidale Digital Hub is part of the $15.2 million Digital Hubs and Enterprise program.
An NBN training centre was recently opened in Adelaide as part of the program.
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The 259-unit Pleasant View apartment complex at 3085 Steele St. and 3158 Steele St. in Frayser has sold for slightly less than $3 million.
Pleasant View Acquisitions LLC bought the Class D complex in an Aug. 31 warranty deed from WI Memphis LLC.
WI Memphis had acquired the complex in 2012 for $1.7 million at a trustee's foreclosure sale from Mark Turner, trustee on behalf of The Maclellan Foundation Inc.
Pleasant View had gone into foreclosure after its previous owner, Chattanooga-based UIGTN LLC, defaulted on a 2009 loan for $2.5 million through The Maclellan Foundation.
The multifamily complex is composed of two parcels on either side of Steele Road between Dellwood Avenue to the north and Whitney Avenue to the south.
The west parcel, 3085 Steele, is 6.4 acres with 155 units built in 1973. The east parcel is 4 acres with 104 units built in 1975. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2013 combined appraisal is $2.4 million.
In conjunction with the purchase, Pleasant View Acquisitions filed a $381,250 deed of trust (purchase money) with J. Michael Murphy.
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It's full steam ahead at Metropolitan Bank, which is completing a rights offering as part of a move to raise capital to support the bank's growth for the next few years, according to Metropolitan founder, president and CEO Curt Gabardi.
A Metropolitan spokesman said the amount of capital raised will be $5.6 million.
"We didn't want to raise too much or too little," Gabardi told The Daily News. "Just enough for organic growth purposes, because we were already well-capitalized by regulatory standards. (The offering) was well-received, and we should have it finalized over the next few weeks."
Metropolitan celebrated its fifth birthday earlier this year.
"We continue to be well-pleased and proud of the year-to-date performance in spite of the economy and record low interest rates," Gabardi said. "That's in spite of the fact we have been spending heavily especially in Nashville, with the opening of our new West End office, and bringing on a significant number of new bankers. We could be dropping a whole lot more to the bottom line, but we're investing in the business. Expanding geographically in Memphis – that plan is underway now. It comes from a continued desire to take on talented bankers."
– Andy Meek
The planned demolition of the Nineteenth Century Club building on Union Avenue has been halted by an appeal of a Chancery Court decision upholding the sale of the historic property.
Preservationists and former club members filed an appeal Friday, Sept. 20, challenging Chancellor Walter Evans' ruling to uphold the sale of the property. While Evans upheld the sale, he left in place until Sept. 20 a temporary injunction that prevented demolition of the building and froze the cash involved in the sale in order to give plaintiffs in the civil case time to appeal.
Current and former members of the club filed suit over the sale, saying it did not meet the organization's bylaws or follow state law.
The Union Group LLC acquired the property for $550,000 in January after winning a competitive bidding process. The Nineteenth Century Club decided to donate the sale proceeds to the Children's Museum of Memphis.
The fate of the property, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has ignited a long-smoldering debate over the proper design and use of property in the city core, pitting everyone from preservationists to architects and community members against The Union Group, which has said it intends to raze the structure and build a commercial property in its place.
– Amos Maki
Former Westside Middle School principal Bobby White will lead Frayser High School into the Achievement School District.
White heads the Frayser Community Schools charter group, which is one of several charter school groups the state-run district has said it will match with some of the state's lowest-performing schools for the 2014-2015 school year, the third year of the district.
The matches of charter organizations to schools are to be announced in December. But district superintendent Chris Barbic said last week Frayser Community Schools will be paired with Frayser High School.
White is a 1990 graduate of the high school, which he intends to rename Martin Luther King Jr. Prep School on the Frayser High School campus.
The charter organization is the first for the Frayser cluster of schools the Achievement School District has focused on since the 2012-2013 school year by directly running elementary and middle schools that feed into Frayser High School.
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Mississippi casino revenue rose slightly in August compared to the same month last year.
Mississippi Department of Revenue figures show casinos took in about $179.1 million in August, compared to about $178.4 million a year ago.
The 12 casinos in coastal counties won about $90 million – a 4.3 percent increase over last August's $86.3 million. The 18 riverboat casinos from Tunica to Natchez won about $89 million, down 3.3 percent from $92.1 million last year.
Casino revenue increased for only the second month this year in Mississippi, thanks to the strong month on the coast. Still, one month isn't enough to reverse the overall statewide downward trend.
The numbers exclude casinos operated by the Choctaw Indian tribe, which aren't required to report winnings to the state.
Casino revenue peaked in Mississippi in 2007 and has fallen each year since. There was a brief improvement in early 2012, but the downward trend resumed.
Industry leaders have said that along the Mississippi River, Tunica and Lula casinos have suffered from competition from the expansion of gambling in Arkansas. The nation's economic downturn also has been cited as a negative factor for the casinos.
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Tennessee's chief road safety official has been re-elected as head of the national Governors Highway Safety Association.
Kendell Poole, the director of the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office, was voted in to a second yearlong term at the association's annual meeting in San Diego last month.
Poole was named director of the Tennessee road safety office by then-Gov. Phil Bredesen in 2006, and continues to serve in that role under current Gov. Bill Haslam.
Poole said in a release that his priorities will be addressing impaired driving, occupant protection and speeding. The association will also work with states to secure funding under deferral highway safety programs.
Wal-Mart Stores is hiring 55,000 seasonal workers and is elevating 70,000 more to part- or full-time positions as the holiday season ramps up.
The world's largest retailer said Monday that 35,000 temporary workers will become part-time and 35,000 part-time workers will gain full-time jobs.
The shift means that Wal-Mart will be offering more of its workers benefits. That's significant because Wal-Mart has been a target of attacks by labor groups for what they say are skimpy wages and benefits.
Coming off a slower-than-expected back-to-school season, stores are bracing for a tough holiday shopping period, which accounts for as much as 40 percent of their annual revenue. Analysts study the holiday hiring figures from retailers for clues about employment trends and sales expectations for the holiday season. Stores typically begin to hire for the holidays in mid-September and ramp up hiring in mid-October.
Last season, Wal-Mart hired 50,000 workers and said it would offer more hours in general to its existing employees.
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Bank Polskiej Spółdzielczości S.A. with its headquarters in Warsaw was founded on 15th of March 2002 through a merger of Gospodarczy Bank Południowo-Zachodni SA with five Polish banks: Bank Unii Gospodarczej SA, Lubelski Bank Regionalny SA, Małopolski Bank Regionalny SA, Rzeszowski Bank Regionalny SA and Warmińsko-Mazurski Bank Regionalny SA.
Mission of Bank BPS S.A.:
Bank BPS S.A. is based on the best native cooperative tradition, supporting and complementing the financial and human potential of affiliated cooperative banks.
It is a reliable, competitive, secure and modern bank both for its customers and shareholders.
Bank BPS provides its services to both individual as well as business customers – private companies, agricultural sector and public sector entities through over 60 outlets located throughout the whole country.
Among the shareholders of Bank BPS S.A. dominate cooperative banks which own together 87.3% shares, including affiliated banks - 80%. However, such foreign financial entities like DZ BANK AG or Credit Mutuel also play an important role amongst its shareholders.
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The unexpected response to last week's sketchnotes of the Seth Godin interview prompted us to reach out to Doug Neill and ask him if he'd be willing to do a series for us. He said yes, and now here's the second installment in our series of sketchnotes. The subject this time is Krista's interview with Rami Nashashibi, an American Muslim activist who founded the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) on the South Side of Chicago.
As an editor and producer who has listened to the show many times during the production process, I'm finding it a great feedback loop from an external set of ears. And Doug hit on some of the key points that we hoped our listeners might take away from the conversation: hip hop and the arts as a way of humanizing and connecting our stories, the "incredibly diverse American Muslim experience" of dignity and disparities, and the importance of African-American narrative in the story of Islam in the U.S.
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Wabash Ballpark Ready for Inaugural Seriesby Brent Harris • March 17, 2011 Share:
Baseball has a long and rich tradition at Wabash College that dates back to the first game in 1866. Saturday another chapter will be added to the history of that sport when the Little Giants play their inaugural series at the new Wabash Ballpark.
The Ballpark is part of the $6.2 million outdoor fields and athletics and intramural facilities project. The new baseball stadium is located immediately west of the Allen Athletics and Recreation Center, directly behind the Knowling Fieldhouse.
"Through the generosity of many we have created one of the best baseball venues in Division III," Wabash College President Patrick E. White said. "All Wabash is proud of this new field where the dreams of Wabash baseball players fans will be played out for years to come."
The new stadium includes a fan section with individual seating, restrooms and a concession stand. For the players, there is a spacious dugout with storage and seating, along with enclosed bullpens next to both dugouts and four new batting cages behind the right field fence. A new scoreboard, sound system, and press box will also be ready for Saturday's first pitch. Two viewing mounds outside of the left and right field fences will continue to be developed for fans to enjoy games at a later time.
Wabash and Asbury College (now DePauw University) played the first collegiate baseball game in the state of Indiana on Saturday, November 24 1866 "on the commons, in the South part of town" as described in a journal of that period. The Little Giants played the first game at their former home, Mud Hollow Field, on April 29, 1961 before closing out a 50-year run at the area south of the current football field last April.
"The Mud Hollow facility served us well," Director of Athletics and Wabash alumnus Thomas Bambrey said. "We now have a new field, as fine a venue for baseball as any in the country in Division III, and the best park in the North Coast Athletic Conference. We are excited about the new grounds. Along with last year's installation of new artificial turf in Hollett Little Giant Stadium and this summer's renovations in Mud Hollow, which will include an artificial turf soccer stadium, and, of course, the Allen Athletic Center, we know that Wabash will have a top-notch athletic complex."
Wabash will begin play at the new stadium at 1 p.m. against Wilmington College with two seven-inning games. The Little Giants and Wilmington will play two more seven-inning contests on Sunday afternoon beginning at noon. Prior to Saturday's game, President White, Dr. Bambrey, and Dean of Students Mike Raters will commemorate the stadium's opening by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. Raters is also a part of the history of Wabash baseball. He played for the Little Giants as a student at the College, earning four varsity letters from 1982-1985.
Wabash head coach Cory Stevens knows the stadium opening is about more than just his current group of players, but is about all the former Little Giant players and coaches, as well.
"I don't even know if I can put what this new facility means into words," Stevens said. "This is not just about Wabash baseball, it's about the entire Wabash community, even the Crawfordsville community. So many people have put so much work over the years into Mud Hollow and the Wabash baseball program. All of that hard work and effort comes together Saturday. This is a very exciting event and we're looking forward to all of the activities this weekend."
The Wabash Ballpark will be formally dedicated on Saturday, April 16. An alumni baseball game will start the activities that day, followed by the official dedication ceremony.
Photos - (top right) The Little Giant baseball team practiced Thursday afternoon at Wabash Ballpark for the first time this season. The first game is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m.
(Middle left) The main entrance to Wabash Ballpark.
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Here is the account, written by Lula:
"A beautiful mental picture came to my mind as I tried to write this account of my grandmother's conversion to Mormonism. Many times I heard her relate this experience, and every time it brought tears to her eyes and a lump in her throat, because she had that burning testimony within her bosom that told her the information and knowledge she received at the time is true; that this is the only true church; that Joseph Smith was a true prophet, and that he did receive divine revelation from our Heavenly Father. I, too, feel touched by the account. It has increased my testimony and made me want to live worthy of it's blessings. I wish to show appreciation for the trials and hardships she encountered.
"Way back in 1865, Latter Day Saint Missionaries were scarce in Norway. Their districts were large, therefore, they could not hold meetings in these smaller branches more than twice a year. Many weeks before the welcome visit, the news of their coming was broadcast far and near. Thus it was that great-grandmother Olsen who was living in Nes Sogn Hedenmarkin decided to attend a cottage meeting and find out about this new religion. A cousin of hers, who was a member, issued the invitation and created the desire for attendance.
"The cottage meeting was held at Sister Petronella Anderson Briskeby's place. It was necessary for the journey to commence early in the morning in order to reach the appointed place in time for the services, which began at two o'clock in the afternoon. Yes, walking was the only means of travel they had so we can easily account for the time spent on the road. Grandmother Millard who was then eleven years old was then taken along as company for great-grandmother.
"The services were similar to our Sunday evening meetings except for the fact that two elders Brother Jensen and Brother Peterson had charge of it and also were the principal speakers. Each one in his turn gave wonderful sermons on the first principles of the gospel. Grandmother sat spellbound throughout the entire meeting. She said their testimonies thrilled her to the core; and she felt a tingling sensation go over her entire body. She knew the elders were speaking words of wisdom and the truth. Grandmother said the feeling she had was the same as when one hears a beautiful musical selection or sees a lovely painting or a gorgeous scene of nature.
"When the meeting was over great-grandmother tarried some time to talk longer with the missionaries. During the conversation great-grandmother purchased a Letter Day Saint hymn book from them but was afraid to let her husband know about it so she asked them to present it to grandmother as a gift. Grandmother prized the book very dearly. When she arrived home she was anxious to sing the new song she had learned, for her father and show him the lovely book the elders had given her. Great-grandfather was very pleased with her singing and enjoyed reading the other hymns in the book. That book did much to persuade great-grandfather to listen to Mormonism.
"One year and one half elapsed before grandmother was baptised but during that time her testimony never wavered. On the contrary she became more interested and studied more intensely. Although she was but a child she could readily see that the Lutheran Church lacked much. She compared Lutherianism to an unseasoned meal, while Mormonism was like a seasoned meal because it was so satisfying to the soul."
This account helps me understand a little better the deep feelings that members of the family had for this new found religion and the sacrifices they made to have it in their lives. How grateful I am, that they followed the promptings and adopted a whole new way of life!


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Who doesn't like a tattoo convention at a casino? Well, if you don't you are probably a communist… Anyway, Kent and I decided to kick off the TAM West Coast road trip (look for more on this later) by going to the Konocti Vista Casino to the first tattoo convention in Lakeport, CA.
The convention is a two-day show starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday June 4th and ending on Sunday June 5th.
If you are in that area you should come up and hang out, maybe buy some magazines or do some sweet tats? Sky's the limit… and remember always split 8s and double-down on 11!
See ya there!


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When Noor Siddiqui learned about a fellowship that would give her $100,000 to pursue her dream to create an alternative educational system for the world's poor, she saw her future.
"I had this moment—'This is the perfect thing for me,'" remembers Siddiqui, who at the time was attending high school in Fairfax County, Va., where she had already helped create a not-for-profit organization.
She didn't blink at the terms, though she knew her parents would — the Thiel Foundationfellowships open to applicants under 20 years old require postponing college or interrupting it during the two years they work on their project. They must also move to the San Francisco area.
Siddiqui applied, but didn't tell her Pakistani-immigrant parents. Once accepted, of course, she confronted the inevitable. "My parents thought it was a horrible idea," she remembers.
Their opposition was one-part immigrant aspiration, one-part conventional wisdom.
Noor, however, prevailed and passed on attending her choices of Brown University or the University of Chicago. She is now looking for companies to support her venture while working the foundation's mentor network to further develop her idea — community centers in developed countries that provide vocational training.
"I know education is really important to them, but they don't think the two years are going to be a free ride," says Siddiqui, now 18, summarizing the issues of her parent's conversion. "It will probably be one of the most important learning experiences of my life."


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Newsagents In London Are Paying To Offer Free London Evening Standard
from the pay-to-offer-something-for-free dept
The Evening Standard editor, Geordie Greig, said today that the paper had been besieged by inquiries from newsagents wanting to stock the paper as a way to attract customers, even though they were no longer paid a commission.Separately, he noted that the rise in ad revenue to the paper has been dramatic, and that they're making two to three times as much in ad revenue on certain days. But, you know, it's "impossible" to support journalism while giving away the content for "free." Rupert Murdoch says so.
"What has happened is that entrepreneurial London has taken over. Little companies have got together and have decided to distribute the Standard in little places we decided we couldn't afford to go to," Greig told the BBC Radio 4 Media Show.
"We used to pay a large commission to newsagents to sell the Standard. We now have dozens of newsagents paying us 2p a copy to have copies in their shop ... which they then give away," he said.


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Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Gain Mind-Share
Outsourcing processing and packaging provides flexibility for new product launches, promotions and more.
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|Specialized technologies net business for some contract manufacturers. American Purpac Technologies, for example, has expertise in high-acid aseptic and hot-fill processes. The firm works with juice processors on both retail and bulk packaging projects.
For small companies and entrepreneurs, contract manufacturing and packaging provide the opportunity to commercialize a product even if they lack manufacturing resources. For large food processors, contract manufacturing is a cost-effective way to manufacture products in small lots for test marketing, seasonal sales or special promotions — without investing in production cells to handle these specialty runs. Outsourcing frees the processor to focus on its strength as a high-volume manufacturer.
In addition, using a contract packager, or copacker, gives large processors a way to present the same basic product in many packaging configurations. Working with a copacker, the food company can efficiently package the same product in sizes and assortments tailored to a variety of customer segments.
"The food companies' core competency is to make their food products as efficiently as possible. They're not going to invest in equipment to do a variety pack or a club pack, because it's going to slow their equipment down," says Jason Aymerich, sales manager at Diamond Contract Manufacturing (www.diamondpackaging.com), Rochester, N.Y.
Diamond provides contract manufacturing and packaging for foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals and other products. "It makes more sense for them to send that off-site than to retrofit their equipment to run a promotion once a quarter," Aymerich adds.
"Move it, change over, go"
The same issue comes up as a manufacturing challenge for food processors that market numerous product formats. In the candy business, for example, the vast array of both product and packaging styles makes outsourcing desirable.
|Troy and Brad van Dam, who run Marich Confectionery, show off their top Marich brand product, Chocolate Cherries. But they also provide private labeling, contract manufacturing and product development to other candy marketers. Photo by Vito Palmisano, Palmisano Photo Ltd.
Marich markets its own brand of confections and also provides private labeling, contract manufacturing and product development to other candy marketers.
Manufacturing a full range of confections — including panned chocolates, starch molded items such as jelly beans and open-kettle confections such as toffees — requires nimble operations. Marich's equipment is designed for fast changeover, so the production team can quickly "change, shift, go on to the next thing, move it, change over, go," van Dam says.
"Our production rooms are designed for flexibility," he adds. "In the same production area, off the same chocolate supply, I can be making five or six different items at the same time. We use the magic of scheduling to work things side by side."
Even in categories where product formats are limited, the drive to meet constantly evolving consumer needs makes operational flexibility a core requirement. Changes in consumer tastes drive development of new products that must be formulated, processed and packaged. And all must be accomplished quickly, to beat competitors to market.
"There are tremendous changes in demand. Products and demand change from day to day and week to week," says Mac McCampbell, chief operating officer at O-AT-KA Milk Products Cooperative Inc. (www.oatkamilk.com), Batavia, N.Y.
He adds, "You could make several million cases of a product in 2003, and it's not even on the market in 2005." O-AT-KA, which markets the Spring Farm brand, is also a private labeler and custom manufacturer.
For food processors, creating that level of production flexibility in-house can be cost-prohibitive. Outsourcing often is the most cost-effective way to create and quickly get to market with generation after generation of new products.
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To keep up with the fast-changing market, some processors contract not only for manufacturing but also for a combination of services such as product formulation, ingredients procurement, package design, point-of-purchase display production, product inspection and distribution.
|Diamond Contract Manufacturing packages this do-it-yourself sausage kit for Eastman Outdoors.
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Medicare Coverage of Walking Canes
What It Is
Rental or purchase of a cane
What's Covered
Medicare Part B pays for the rental or purchase of a cane to help with support while walking. It does not cover white canes for the blind. In order for Medicare Part B to cover a cane, the patient must have a prescription for it from a doctor, and it must be rented or bought from a Medicare-certified medical equipment supplier.
If you have a Medicare Part C Medicare Advantage plan: Medicare Part C Medicare Advantage plans, also called Medicare Advantage plans, must cover everything that's included in original Medicare Part A and Part B coverage. But sometimes a Part C plan covers more, with extra services or an expanded amount of coverage. (Co-payments for Part C plans may also be different than those for Part A or Part B.) To find out whether your plan provides extra coverage or requires different co-payments for a walking cane, contact the plan directly.
What Medicare Pays
Medicare Part B pays 80 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for rental or purchase of the cane.
Important: Regardless of the rules regarding any particular type of care, in order for Medicare Part A, Medicare Part B, or a Medicare Part C plan to provide coverage, the care must meet two basic requirements:
The care must be "medically necessary." This means that it must be ordered or prescribed by a licensed physician or other authorized medical provider, and that Medicare (or a Medicare Part C plan) agrees that the care is necessary and proper. For help getting your care covered, see FAQ: How Can I Increase the Odds That Medicare Will Cover My Medical Service?
The care must be performed or delivered by a healthcare provider who participates in Medicare.
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Spyder flash
I've been working on a spyder flash that I bought off craig list and when I was assembling it, I noticed that CO2 was beginning to leak. My first instinct that the O ring's were bad, so I went out and bought some new O ring and replaced all the ones I could. The problem is, it is still leaking! I attempt to put the CO2 tank and it only up till the CO2 meets the gun that it begins to leak(Around the handle were the grip is). I'm at a lose here! I hardly know anything about fixing these things so I don't want to go into opening it to much but I just don't have the time to go up to a paint ball repair shop due to work and just the sheer distance.
Any ideas?
TL;DR My Spyder flash was something I bought on Craiglist. I replaced the O ring due to a leak. The leak is not gone still and it is originating near the top where the handle(The bars that cover the CO2 feed line). Don't have the time to go up to a paint ball repair shop due to work with the busy spring days.
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My guess would be either damage to the steel braided line or the line is not completely sealing against the marker. Try adding a bit of teflon tape to the threads of the hose. (just a very little)
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This evening I am speaking at my school district's annual award's ceremony. I am a big believer in the power of images and I created this one that will be my final slide.
The title is simply "focus". Too often we in the world of education get wrapped up in the many facets of our job that we lose our focus. At some level we all got into this work because of the students. Yet, there is a great many things that often blur our work and get in the way of what we do. Depending on our role in education, we all have things that distract us from the meaningful work we have a passion to do. I am in need of this reminder from time to time and plan on keeping this image close as that reminder…focus on what matters.


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On Monday night, Artifact Coffee in Hampden will host a promotional event for Martha Stewart's "American Made" program.
Two editors from "Martha Stewart Living" will be at the event, which is being billed as a "Baltimore Meetup" for artisans who have built businesses around their hand-crafted and homemade goods. The event is open to the public and will include representatives from Baltimore-based businesses including Millstone Cellars, Kinderhook Snacks, Union Mill Brewing and Hex Ferments.
The Baltimore Meetup for Martha Stewart's American Made program is 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Monday at Artifact Coffee, 1500 Union Ave. in Hampden. For information call 410-449-2287.
You can find out more about the American Made program here.


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Selena Gomez Shows Off Legs for Days on Night Out in London
Selena Gomez looks stunning while stepping out of Sketch restaurant and showing off her hot long legs on Monday evening (February 17) in London, England.
The 21-year-old entertainer was joined by her gal pal Samantha Droke for dinner at the hotspot.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Selena Gomez
"Extra whip cream please! Dessert before dinner. Duh," Selena posted on Instagram along with a photo of herself having a cocktail before dinner.
The night before, Selena was spotted hanging out with Niall Horan while out and about in London.
FYI: Selena is carrying The Frye Company's Jenny backpack.
10+ pictures inside of Selena Gomez and Samantha Droke out for dinner together…


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My name is Tamar and I'm a marine ecology student from Israel.
I'm working on larval settlement and recruitment in the Mediterranean, currently dealing with some barnacles, bivalves and periwinkles species in the intertidal zone.
For assessing settlement and recruitment I'm using 10*10cm PVC plates covered with a plastic polymer which is a great substrate for the spats and cyprids (settling larvae).
Each plate is examined and countered under a dissecting microscope- while the specimens size begins from 0.3mm.
I am using binocular microscope camera (Olympus XC30) with a 10*10 grid in order to photograph each plate (for a later image processing) - however, this requires 100 frames per each plate, and therefore is a big pain in the ass.
Is there any camera with such a resolution on which I can photograph one frame of 10*10cm and will be able to spot objects <0.5mm?
Or, do you have any other idea which will make this task bearable?
I'm attaching both settlement plates field photo and a lab photo of a spat (length ~0.4mm).
Thanks in advance,
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E Ness vs Iron Solomon Rap Battle [Grind Time]
"Grizzlemania2: In an epic battle between two legends making their return to the battle scene, Philly's own Loch Ness monster E Ness goes up against the New York battle legend Iron Solomon." - Grind Time
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High Voltage Photo Exhibit
During February, 2008
been curious about what goes on with Arizona's weather during the summer months?
During February the Arboretum's Visitor Center Gallery will host a tandem
exhibit by Arizona's two best-known lightning photographers: Susan Strom and
Cathy Franklin. Our state's population swells during cooler months, but for
lightning photographers, summer is the season of anticipation.
"Lightning Lady" Susan Strom is going on nearly a dozen years as a stormchaser; electrical storms are her passion, and she has chased them across ten states. In recent years she has pursued Arizona lightning more specifically along the Mogollon Rim country and mountainous ranges.
"Mountains lift the air, sparking severe weather," she said. "What drives me to chase is the rare lightning shot that takes me multiple attempts, sometimes even years and a thousand miles to achieve. With this type of photojournalism, persistence eventually wins out."
Strom lives in Fountain Hills, and notes that living in Arizona places her just a day's drive from "Tornado Alley," where she has chased the heavy weather of the Great Plains. It can be a lonely pursuit, but she savors the long nights, extreme distances and other difficulties posed by her art and her elusive subject. Strom has been published in four countries - and has been seen by millions via the Grand Canyon episode of "Weather Ventures" on The Weather Channel.
"The Desert Southwest has some of the most beautiful lightning on Earth, and our open spaces create ideal conditions for photographing the sky," says Strom. "My goal as a stormchaser is to continually pursue the sharpest, clearest image possible of the lightning strike. Each lightning bolt has it's own uniqueness, and capturing them in detail and sharing with others is pure joy. The images are never altered or retouched, I want to preserve the moment as closely as possible to the way it happened. Arizona skies, dry air, and desert terrains provide the natural colors for the images, whether the lightning is set off by an orange sunset, soft blue rainclouds or wine-colored sandstorms. Color is always part of the scene in the Southwest."
"Some people speak of the weather as a constantly changing frontier, varying, unpredictable and sometimes moody. I like to think of the lightning I chase as a 'split-second' frontier, present just for a fleeting moment. Since I know the lightning bolt will not last, and is difficult for our eyes to view accurately for any length of time, I am driven to record it on film. To me, lightning is one of the most beautiful phenomena on Earth."
Her exhibit collaborator, Cathy Franklin, is on the faculty at Collins College in Tempe, and posts her own photos on her website electricskies.com. Raised in Oklahoma, Franklin jokes: "I guess you could call me a Desert Sooner," and she recalls standing in the driveway as a child with her father counting funnel clouds.
"The sirens always sent chills down my spine. We were the only ones on our street who had a basement, so during a thunderstorm, we would have the whole neighborhood over with everyone swapping scary storm stories. The lightning always petrified me, but I always had to watch," says Franklin. My family and neighbors think I'm nuts, especially when I get up on our roof to photograph the incoming storms."
"About fourteen years ago, I began teaching design and animation. It was this career move that led me back to photographing lightning. Five years ago, I was fortunate enough to be working with Susan; she showed me some of her photos and being genuinely impressed, it awoke my passion and I blew dust off my camera and got busy stormchasing."
Boyce Thompson Arboretum is located at Highway 60 milepost #223, just three miles west of the town of Superior - a drive of about one hour east of Phoenix or two hours from Tucson (take Oracle Road North to Highway 79 past Florence to Highway 60, then East for another 12 miles). Monthly exhibits may be seen in our Visitor Center gallery daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (summer hours 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. from May-through-August). The Arboretum is an Arizona State Park and daily admission must be paid to enter the Visitor Center where the gallery is found. Admission is $7.50 for adults and $3 for ages 5-12. Annual memberships at the Arboretum begin at $45, and include a year's access, guest passes for your friends and family, along with many other benefits. A membership may be purchased in the gift shop on the day of your visit. To review other recent gallery shows by ...
Arizona State Parks Plein Air Paintings January, 2008
Carolyn Gray & Connie Thomas December, 2007
Jean Sullivan November, 2007
Sue Cullumber October, 2007
Adriane Grimaldi September, 2007
Pima College print-making students July-August, 2007
Mesa Arts League June-July, 2007
Fred Charlton May, 2007
Paul Mudersbach March-April, 2007
Linda Kaiser February, 2007
Edith Kreueger-Nye December, 2006 - January, 2007
Cindy Carrillo October-November, 2006
Bob Rice September, 2006
Bud Heiss July-August, 2006
Mesa Arts League June-July, 2006
Sandy Tracey April-May, 2006
CJ Rider March, 2006
Jessica Green February, 2006
Steve Davidson January, 2006
Don & Carole Schupp December, 2005
Carolyn Gray November, 2005
Martha Burgess October, 2005
Boeing Photographers September, 2005
Lightning Lady Susan Strom July/August, 2005
Mesa Arts League June/July, 2005
Jeanette Bronson May, 2005
Tom Stanley April, 2005
Kathy McClure February-March, 2005
Pam Smyth January, 2005
Tina Faust December, 2004


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emua needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 87 designs submitted by 42 freelance designers.
Network integration converged voice over IP / data, outsourcing, network security, delegation of staff, low current (IP video, access control, IP, ...): ORPEA is a major player in the telecoms and IT market.
Strong experience of over 20 years in telecom and 15 years in information technology, our teams meet the expectations of businesses and local governments, whatever their size or industry. We offer tailored solutions, built on the synergy of complementary skills in IT and telecom, and services supported by high added value.
Scope of our customers is very wide.
We address mainly BtoB.
For example, we work for hospitals installing all the informatic system, industries like Honda, Valeo, companies specialized in transportation, logistics, real estate,and
banks, insurers installing all the telecommunication system based on IP.
The most important is that our customers have to feel confident with our work.
No specific requirement.
.We like blue but, please, feel free to experiment with colors!
.We need to see the brand in the logo : ORPEA
.The logo must be clean and corporate.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
We are going to use the Logo on our new website and others
print elements.
Please have a look on our competitors :
Thanks a lot !
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WordWorld "The Really Red Ruby/Firefighters to the Rescue" The Really Red Ruby - Frog is excited to accompany Sheep on an exciting adventure to find the Really Red Ruby - until he realizes that Sheep is only pretending to go on an adventure. Frog is disappointed until he makes his greatest discovery: playing pretend is fun! Firefighters to the Rescue - Duck and Fly want to become firefighters, just like their friend Firefighter Frog. To do that, they need to look out for any signs of smoke in WordWorld, because where there's smoke, there's fire! Will Duck and Fly be able to determine what's really smoke and what's not?. D
5:30 am
Super Why! "Aladdin" Princess Pea is wishing for a playhouse to appear but no matter how many times she waves her wand, nothing happens! The Super Readers fly into the story of Aladdin to catch up with a lucky lad who's about to have all his wishes come true - courtesy of an amazing magic lamp! With the help of their literacy powers, the Super Readers dive inside the lamp to meet the genie himself. But will the Super Readers succeed in helping Aladdin get his wish, or will his dreams go up in smoke? Educational Objectives: To learn about taking the initiative. The alphabet is explored and kids practice the magic of spelling and use the power to read to change the story. D
6:00 am
Austin City Limits "Wilco" Modern rock band Wilco returns to the AUSTIN CITY LIMITS stage with tunes from its album The Whole Love.G
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With You All The Way - Symposium for Military Family Support America's 2 wars have taken a huge toll on military families. With You All The Way details the problem and help available to military kids. D
8:00 am
Dialogue "Jac Venza" Host Marcia Franklin talks with the founder of several long-running PBS arts series - including GREAT PERFORMANCES and LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER. He and Franklin talk about his long career in public broadcasting, the potential effects of cuts in national grants programs, and the trends he is following in the arts.G
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Oregon Field Guide "Prescribed Natural Fires, Raptor Recovery" NULL
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Roadtrip Nation "Costa Mesa - Anaheim" Meet Team "Tabula Rasa" and follow their first attempts at cold calling, from local restaurants to the White House, hoping to speak with Michelle Obama. They meet each other and their RV for the first time in Southern California, before heading to interview Christian Jacobs, lead singer of The Aquabats, and co-creator, writer, and director of the hugely popular Yo Gabba Gabba pre-school television show. D
10:00 am
Antiques Roadshow "Mobile, AL - Part 3" Appraisers spy a Confederate army belt buckle, an archive of letters and documents from Franklin Delano Roosevelt bought at an estate sale for $5, and a circa 1850 Virginia painted chest, estimated to be worth $60,000. Part 3 of 3G
11:00 am
Richard Bangs' Adventures With Purpose Geneva and the Matterhorn: Quest for the Water Castle In the 11th installment of his Emmy-winning ADVENTURES WITH PURPOSE series, renowned adventurer Richard Bangs explores the Rhone River, Lake Geneva and the Matterhorn regions of Switzerland - the country known since Medieval times as the "water castle" of Europe. On his quest, Richard uncovers how the Swiss harnessed the Rhone to light Switzerland and its neighbors, power some of the world's most efficient rail systems and quench the thirst of millions, while still managing to preserve this precious resource. D
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Wild! "Animal Inventors: Animal It" This film explores the world of animal senses and animal intelligence. We may think we're the smartest creatures on earth but animals often see and hear far more than we can. Their senses are more finely tuned and their responses much faster. D
1:00 pm
Globe Trekker "Puerto Rico" Zay visits San Juan, the El Yunque National Forest, the Camuy River Caves National Park and the coffee-producing central highlands. He discovers why Puerto Rico is known as the "island of enchantment," boasting sun-kissed beaches, dramatic mountains, a rich colonial history and distinctive music.G
2:00 pm
Need to Know SCOTT SIMON ANCHORS. Need to Know's Hannah Yi travels to Pakistan to investigate the impact U.S. drone attacks are having on citizens in targeted areas. D
2:30 pm
McLaughlin Group "Give My Regards to Broadway (1893-1927)" Mitt Romney's Coronation; The Romney-Ryan Ticket. D
3:00 pm
Biz Kid$ "What's Your Money Personality?" How do you act with money? Are you a "Money Star," "Oblivious," or "Penny Wise Pound Foolish"? This episode looks at the range of emotional reactions and connections people have with money. So what personality are you? Find out in this episode. D
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Oregon Field Guide "Portland Fish Story" NULL
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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Ultimate Ham Dinner" Bridget Lancaster shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the best cider-Baked ham at home. then Erin McMurrer demonstrates a quick and easy recipe for cornmeal Biscuits. equipment expert Adam Reid reviews electric knives, and Julia Collin Davison revives a classic recipe, Delmonico Potatoes. D
4:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "French Riviera: Uniquely Chic" Long a favorite of Europe's elite, the coastline still sparkles with yachts. Rick follows in the footsteps of the 19th century aristocrats along Monaco's harbor and Nice's promenade des Anglais. Then he visits picturesque artist hangouts of Chagall, Matisse and Picasso.G
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NOVA "Engineering Ground Zero" This five-year chronicle of construction of One World Trade Center, presents a story of engineering, innovation and perseverance of the human spirit. With some 25-floors yet to go before reaching its full 108-floor height, this film captures the behind-the-scenes struggle of architects and engineers to make the buildings at the site safe and secure while maintaining a tight schedule.G
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Helen of Troy Bettany Hughes travels across the eastern Mediterranean to find the truth about Helen of Troy. Hughes sorts reality from myth as she traces the historical remnants of the woman blamed for causing the Trojan War.G
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Manifest Destiny "Monsters to Destroy" "Monsters to Destroy," begins with the tearing down of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. As the sole superpower, the US under George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush finds itself in a series of small but unpredictable and deadly military actions, from the Gulf War to Somalia, the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq, each with compromised objectives and unforeseen consequences. D
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Antiques Roadshow "Mobile, AL - Part 3" Appraisers spy a Confederate army belt buckle, an archive of letters and documents from Franklin Delano Roosevelt bought at an estate sale for $5, and a circa 1850 Virginia painted chest, estimated to be worth $60,000. Part 3 of 3G
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Helen of Troy Bettany Hughes travels across the eastern Mediterranean to find the truth about Helen of Troy. Hughes sorts reality from myth as she traces the historical remnants of the woman blamed for causing the Trojan War.G


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Wood carving
Originally uploaded by Charles Hankin.
This blog is about the visual art world from the point of view of the working artist. There are many who write about making art or looking at the finished product. I want to talk about what it is like to live the life of an artist in the United States. I hope anyone who strives to be creative and professional will share their thoughts.