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When Kitty was a baby, during her toddlerhood and emerging girlhood I, and everyone else, marvelled at her independence, her fearlessness, her willingness to sleep in her own bed in her own room, her gung-honess at playgroups and enthusiasm for holiday resort kids' clubs. I have never had to fetch her from nursery early, except for once when she wasn't well. She has one or two little friends there, has had a marriage proposal, and loves her teacher.
I could barely believe my luck, or believe that she was my child.
When small, I refused to go to nursery except for a handful of days a term, made a giant fuss about going to school, wouldn't go to school at all for a whole year when I was seven. I would never, ever have agreed to be left at a kids' club in a hotel and I never liked any of my teachers until I was in Sixth Form, and even then I kept my distance from them. They never knew I liked them. I never even let a smile out.
But Kitty! Kitty was different. She was my redemption.
So when these most recent long summer holidays loomed with no nursery, most of Kitty's friends away on holiday and no foreign holidays for us, (Giles is working non-stop until the last VAT quarter of the 21st Century), I thought I would be super-clever and sign Kitty up for a lot of London-based holiday activities, groups and camps. She would love it! I cackled to myself. "She's just the right type of child," I thought. I boasted to everyone about how organised I was and how sorted I had it.
But it turns out that she isn't that type of child at all and refused to go to every single group - the only activity that she agreed to and liked was a 30 minute tennis lesson in the park up the road.
I feel like I have mistaken my child for someone else.
It was the same every time. She just turned to me, her eyes huge and hunted as the regarded the unfamiliar church hall and strange children, and said "I want to go home."
I was baffled and privately furious, although I tried my best not to let it show. I said to myself "It's okay if she doesn't like it," but it wasn't. It was a bitter disappointment. Not just because the alternative to a playgroup for Kitty was bumming around North London with me on various errands, watching far, far too much television and nagging me to play "Doctors" or "do Abney's voice"; both "Doctors" and "doing Abney/Captain Hook/Rumplestiltskin's voice" are activities that are okay for precisely 23 minutes, after which time I powerfully want to turn my face to the ceiling and let out an insane bloodcurdling Bertha Mason scream.
But there is something else at work - it's the awful fear that Kitty will suddenly turn into the same sort of child that I was - clingy, strange, un-clubbable, unable to have fun or join in, suspicious of everyone. I am angry with that child for being so pathetic and needy, for cutting me off from possibly enjoyable experiences, fun times and friends.
But she is not like me and she will not be like me - and even if she is, that's no reason to get in a huff about it. And, moreover, it's not her fault that I was such a weedy child. It's not anyone's fault. That's just me.
The truth of it is that summer holidays can just be fucking boring. Children can go a bit mad and feral during them, especially if they are not running around with some huge gang of kids in local parks or in the countryside - that kind of feral and mad I would embrace and find hilarious - that old-world kind of "Don't come back till it's dark" attitude of parenting is fine by me.
But if there is no bloody gang and it's just them and you in a narrow townhouse in North London, with a playdate once a week if you're lucky, they go the wrong sort of feral and mad. They go strange and Howard Hughes-ish.
I bumped into a mum from Kitty's nursery at the playground the other day and she said "We're nearly halfway through the holidays now. Another three weeks to go!" A cold hand clutched my heart. Fucking hell! I thought it was nearly done! We will simply fall to eating each other.
Anyway, look - I must just get a grip and think laterally. Fine, so she doesn't want to go and play with a load of strange kids in a musty church hall. Fine! We'll go on buses and on the tube and find an exciting experience in that in itself, we'll feed the ducks and find new playgrounds. We'll visit cousins and go swimming. We'll just have to do other stuff.
I think I also mistook this apple and plum cobbler for something else. I have never made or eaten any sort of cobbler before but I've always liked the sound of it. So I made this with the remaining plums and apples from my garden, which have not been devoured by wasps and birds, from a recipe I found on BBC Good Food.
The result was perfectly okay but I don't think there was enough of a contrast between the fruit base of the pudding and the bready topping, which it turns out what a cobbler is. The cobble element was just a bit bland, slightly unnecessary carby and fluffy. Simon Conway was over for dinner when I made it and he said "I think it's nice," which was very accurate - it is merely "nice", rather than amazing. If I had done this with a crumble or flapjack topping it would have been much better.
But, still, this recipe works perfectly well so if you would like to try your hand at it, despite everything I've said, here's how it's done.
Plum and apple cobbler
Serves 4
For the fruit
About 8 ripe plums, halved, de-stoned and then quartered
About 5 small apples, peeled and roughly chopped
juice of 1/2 a lemon
sugar to taste
For the cobble
100g self-raising flour
50g butter
50g sugar
1 egg
3 tablespoons of milk
Preheat your oven to 180C normal ovens and 160C fan-assisted. (Simon, that's gas mark 4 if you're ever brave enough to use your oven and want to re-create this quite dull pudding).
1 Put the apple, lemon juice, a sprinkling of sugar and 1 tsp of water into a pan and stew with a lid on for 5 mins. Add the plums and stew with the lid on for another 5 min. After this 10 min, taste the mixture and add more sugar cautiously until you have something not too sweet. A too sweet fruit pudding is just so revolting, you will regret it.
2 Put the fruit in an oven dish with at least 1 inch of space left between the surface of the fruit and the upper limit of the dish for the cobble to fit in and rise.
3 Put the flour into a bowl and cut the butter into it, then rub into until you have a crumb mixture. Stir in the sugar, then add the egg and the milk and mix to a batter. Dollop over the surface of the fruit and scatter over, if you like, some walnuts or flaked almonds or chopped hazelnuts would be nice. Or even some granulated sugar for a bit of crunch. I'm panicking now, trying to make this pudding more exciting…
4 Bake for 30 min. Eat with cream or custard or something - anything! Practice your best "Mmm, yeah, it's nice, it's… fine" face.


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Watch the BAFTA Guru video of the BAFTA Fellow and gaming legend delivering the Academy's Annual Video Games Lecture in 2007.
The full length Will Wright lecture video is available to watch now on BAFTA Guru.
The 2007 Video Games Awards saw the first time the Academy's highest honour, the Fellowship, was awarded to an individual from the games industry - the legendary games designer Will Wright. Responsible for gaming classics such as SimCity and The Sims, Wright has been at the forefront of games development for over twenty five years.
Until we have a lot of older people playing games, we're not going to have a lot of themes that appeal to older people, so there's this chicken-and-egg problem.
In the full video, recorded the day after Wright received his fellowship in 2007 and available to watch now on BAFTA Guru, he argues a strong case for the legitimacy of games as an art form and storytelling medium, and addresses the 'generational issues' affecting their reputation.
Watch the Will Wright lecture video now on BAFTA Guru
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Since everyone is so helpful in helping me figure stuff out, I thought I'd ask for some more opinions.
I've never been able to offer alphas before, and I'm pretty excited to be able to do so now. I am mostly wondering if you prefer to alphas grouped like this, or sold as separate colors. Any other thoughts on alphas are appreciated as well.
Basically, I could upload each alpha as it's own kit and then bundle them together, but then I wouldn't be able to bundle the alpha in with the whole kit as I've done here. Basically, we can't put a bundle in a bundle, at least not currently. So probably we have to go with one or the other.
My thinking was that alphas that are coordinated to a kit color palette I would put together because they're somewhat limited to their coloring and what they would match. Alphas that are more neutral (metals, chipboard, clear, etc) I will always put up separately since I feel like they're more useful.


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cmeportal needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 45 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
CME Portal is an online medium to facilitate the business interaction between a continuing medical education (CME) provider and participants. The foundation for CME Portal will be an effective and user friendly searchable database of currently available CME activities (conferences). The first step will be launching the searchable database with more functionality to be added later.
CME Portal, http://www.cmeportal.net
We need a hompage design and layout.
On the homepage, we will need the search to be centrally focused with the following criteria:
- specialty-dropdown menu,
- date-range with popup javascript calendar
- location, duration, credit hours, location type - all dropdown menu
- Keyword search-text boxIn addition to the search, there should be an area for preferred or highlighted conferences.
We will be adding additional navigation tools and content in the future to the website, so while we need area to add this functionality, we do not want the website to look empty or ugly.
Please use our logo in the website. The logo can be found at http://www.cmeportal.net. You can use the colors of the logo for the website but feel free to use additional complementary colors.
You can also use stock photos or designs as you feel would benefit the design as long as it is not copyrighted or too common.
Definite potential for add on work for winning designer to assist with subpages or future website additions.
- Simple, easy to navigate site
- Fresh, clean design and lines
- Surprise us. We don't have any set image of how the website should be but will try to give timely feedback to submissions with potential.
- Overly convoluted or complicated design or schemes


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Happy New Year to all of you bonsai fanatics!!
I've been away for a while and it's great to see to see this forum is still flourishing!
I attended the Vietnamese Community Bonsai exhibition which was held in September 2010.
Excuse the quality of the pictures. They were taken with an iPhone
All the trees were done by my friend and work colleague Phuong Nguyen. He learned bonsai from his mother.
Hope you enjoy the photos


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This system includes a 3" lift kit, shocks, front lower FlexArms and rear upper FlexArms, front swaybar disconnects, rear swaybar links, rear trackbar bracket, bumpstops and all necessary hardware. This kit will allow you to run up to a 35" tire (aftermarket wheels with 4.5" backspacing or less are required).
What is TeraFlex? A suspension company? Sure, but not just any suspension company. TeraFlex is a Jeep Wrangler suspension company. TeraFlex engineers enjoy coming up with products for one of the most engineered vehicles on the market. Interchangeable, dependable and durable - that is where TeraFlex comes in. TeraFlex picks up where Jeep left off to make Wranglers even better. Teraflex prides itself on striving for perfection in every aspect of product manufacturing and design. TeraFlex delivers the quality that hardcore off-road enthusiasts demand. Shop TeraFlex Now


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by Len Lear
To Saul Perlmutter, "far out" (a popular expression in the 1960s) does not refer to something in another city or state or country or even on Mars or Saturn. To Perlmutter, it is something in another solar system so many light years away, the rest of us mere mortals cannot possibly conceive it.
After all, Perlmutter, 52, a West Mt. Airy native who won a Nobel Prize for physics last week, studies supernovas, explosions of stars which cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshine an entire galaxy before fading from view over several weeks or months (according to Wikipedia).
During this short interval a supernova can radiate as much energy as the sun is expected to emit over its entire life span.
"As soon as you consider any of these things," said Perlmutter at a press conference in Berkeley, California, on Oct. 4, after his prize was announced, "your mind is boggled. I think you have to enjoy having your mind boggled."
One of the world's leading astrophysicists, Perlmutter, a West Mt. Airy native and graduate of Greene Street Friends School, Germantown Friends School, Harvard University (magna cum laude) and the University of
California Berkeley in 1986 (his Ph.D. thesis was titled "An Astrometric Search for a Stellar Companion to the Sun"), was awarded the Nobel Prize along with two other researchers, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess.
With the honor came a monetary prize of about $750,000 for Perlmutter and about $375,000 for each of the other two honorees. Perlmutter is both a professor at UC Berkeley and an astrophysicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he leads the Supernova Cosmology Project.
Perlmutter and his team of researchers began studying supernovae in 1988 to measure the speed at which the universe was contracting. Schmidt and Riess began work with a competing team in 1994. Then, in 1998, both teams arrived at the same unexpected results.
By studying distant supernovae and using their brightness to determine the distance between stars at different points of time, they discovered that the universe was not only expanding, but doing so at a faster rate than ever before.
The changing wavelengths of light – which went from shorter blue wavelengths to longer red wavelengths over a period of time – radiating from the supernovae meant that they were moving farther away and indicated that the universe was in fact expanding. Previously it was believed that the universe was contracting.
Although it is almost certainly no exaggeration to call Perlmutter a genius, those who have known him over the years insist that despite his extraordinary scientific achievements, he is just a "regular guy" who enjoys having fun as much as anyone else.
Saul's younger sister, Tova, 45, who also went to GFS and Harvard, is a social worker who was contacted by this reporter last Friday at her home in Michigan.
"Something about Saul that should be exposed to the public," she said, "is that he loves, loves, loves party games, so much so that he invents them. He is great at charades, comes up with new ways for people to laugh themselves silly all the time, and generally makes parties goofy and relaxed."
(Saul displayed his sense of humor at the press conference on Oct. 4. Reporters were clearly challenged to understand his explanation of his universe-expansion theory, but Perlmutter pointed out, to the laughter of those present, that "this is one of the few {current research} projects that I can at least explain." … He also joked that the "only reason to win a Nobel Prize" was to receive the famous Nobel laureate parking permit, which is reserved for laureates on the Berkeley campus.)
Saul's older sister, Shira, 55, also a graduate of GFS and Harvard who currently lives in London, England, told us by email, "Music has always been a big part of Saul's life."
"For many years he played violin in school or local orchestras and organized chamber groups and madrigal singing with friends at his house," she added. "He has now passed on to his daughter, Noa, a passion for Gilbert and Sullivan in particular!"
(A lawyer who specializes in intellectual property law, Shira has been, among other things, a vice-president for Time Warner Corp., a law professor who has published numerous books and articles on copyright, a key member of the U.S. delegation that negotiated the two internet treaties, and the copyright consultant to the Clinton Administration's Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure in 1994-95.)
Saul's proud mother, Felice, a professor emerita at Temple University's School of Social Administration and author of books relating to social work, also wanted Local readers to know that Saul is far from a one-dimensional scientist.
"Saul was always a very well-rounded student," she said. "His interest in music, literature, history, etc., played an important part in his development. In fact, for his senior independent project at GFS, he played a Bach violin concerto. And this interest has continued to today as he is constantly seeking interdisciplinary collaboration for courses he teaches.
"He has developed a very popular course at UC Berkeley called The Physics of Music, which is very interdisciplinary in its approach. Saul is a very social person, and our home was always a center for his friends. In fact, to this day, when he comes east, all of his high school and college friends come together chez nous."
Saul's entire family was obviously a group of academic super-achievers. His dad, Daniel, is a professor emeritus of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the author of the recently published book, "The Challenges of Climate Change: Which Way Now?" Dan and Felice currently live in Narberth.
Julia Vieland, long-time Chestnut Hill piano teacher, vividly recalls all three Perlmutter children.
"I gave piano lessons to the girls," she said, "but didn't have the privilege of teaching Saul because he studied the violin. I have many memories of the family and of Saul. I remember hearing that his classmates frequently asked him for help with homework and that he was always generous and patient with his explanations."
Fred Calder, who was head of school at GFS when Saul was a student there (Calder left GFS in 1986), recalled Saul as follows: "Saul was a relatively quiet young man, much liked by all of us and highly focused on his work. Obviously, one can have no idea about a 17 or 18-year-old in terms of his ultimate achievements in the world of science, especially at the Nobel level, but if any of us had had to guess in those days, Saul would have been among the top contenders. In any case, it was an honor to be the Head of Germantown Friends when all the Perlmutters, Shira, Saul and Tova, attended."
On a personal note, I had a job teaching English and math to fifthand sixth graders at Greene Street Friends School in 1967, but I never met Saul, who was in third grade there at the time. If I had known he was going to win a Nobel prize, I would certainly have gone out of my way to seek him out.
I'm not sure if most of us can appreciate just how astonishing Perlmutter's work is. My own undergraduate degree was in natural sciences, which included a year of physics, and it was the hardest of all my science courses. And that was just basic physics. I, like most people, cannot imagine the difficulty of studying the things that Perlmutter practically inhales like oxygen every day. He is much closer to Einstein, Newton,
Galileo and Copernicus than to the rest of us.
Perlmutter is married to Laura Nelson, an anthropologist, and they have one daughter, Noa. You can see Perlmutter's explanation of his research and the video of his press conference at www.LBL.gov.


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idealists brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 55 Designs von 10 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We are looking for a new logo for our Adult Tube site - PornstarTV.com (under development). From the logo we would also like a matching favicon.
We are looking for a sexy Web3.0 (ie.look beyond Web2) style logo that will not beoutdated in a couple of years. Forward thinking. It is going to be mainly for useon the web, and not likely to be needed for print.
The chosen designer MAY be used for for further work on the website (creating buttons etc) - if they are available. And alsoother websites in the future.
We are hoping to geta wide variety of different styles to select from and we encourage creative thinking.
- Obviously, must say the site name in some form. (including .com)
- Could incorporate our groups mascot, DrPorn and his sexy nurse. See, DesktopDancing.com/drporn.gif for mascot. Doesn't have to be used, and if used DOESN'T have to be used exactly the in the same way/formation. Creative licensing exists. If required larger version or whatever can be provided to designer. Just ask.
- Maximum logo size (if no mascot used) should be APPROX 400 x 160(not taller).
- Maximum logo size (if using mascot) approx 100px wider, but again 160px height MAX.
- Background color where logo will be placed is most likely going to be plain black. (but may be similar color to the background of desktopdancing.com - another site of ours. We have yet to decide. So should work with either).
- Website colors are yellow (#E9FD09), red (#ED0E23) and white. The red and yellow are just approximates, but should be at least similar to those mentioned above. Basically we are open to color suggestions but must match the general site color scheme. We do not want to introduce a bunch of new colors in the logo. But 1 or 2 MAY be ok.
- We haven't come up with a slogan, but are open to suggestions like "Try before you buy" or something similar or completely different. Also we may not need one.
- May use words along the line as "Another f*ng DrPorn site" or something like that (or completely different). Again, doesn't have to.. No decision on our part here.
- Must be suitable for a TUBE style site, but we do not want a copycat of the YouTUBE logo.
- PSD format and web format.
- Matching favicon.
- The style of the site, template will be similar (but not exactly the same as) one of our other sites, DesktopDancing.com.
- Something bland and boring. Sexy please
- Overly colorful
- No use of copyrighted material. Photos of porn stars etc.
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Google is releasing a new service today called "Latitude" which will display a user's location based on GPS, cell tower or WiFi triangulation of a mobile phone or laptop.
The Mountain View company makes money primarily by selling highly-targeted advertising on Web sites, and CEO Eric Schmidt has gone on record saying the company sees mobile devices and location-based targeting as the next big revenue growth opportunity.
Google's share price has plummeted to $350 from a high of $602 in the last year -- with even insider Paul Otellini, the CEO of chipmaker Intel who has a seat on the Google's board unloading thousands of shares.
While Latitude is presented as a service to "See where your friends are in real time," even if you opt out of making your location publicly available Google's all-seeing algoritm can still use the information to better target ads as you browse sites with your smartphone.
Black helicopters and tinfoil hats aside, it's not paranoia if they really are out to track you.
Jackson West is a freelance writer who should probably just give in and start praying to Google.


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ImageTP brauchte ein neues T-Shirt Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 122 Designs von 33 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We really need some cool designs for a sweet new range of health and fitness T-shirts we are creating to run alongside our series of health and fitness products.
They have got to be cool, funky, appealing and something everyone wants to wear!!!
We will pick ONE winner at $150 and buy up to 20 other designs (if we like them), for $35 each.
And Thanks Every one in advance for your great designs!!!
Design spaces are as follows:
Front 10"x10" or 2000dpi x 2000dpi / or / Front Pocket 6"x6"
Back 10"x10" or 2000dpi x 2000dpi / or / Shoulders 10"x4" or 2000dpi x 800dpi
Also all images must be delivered as PNG (retains crisper graphics) and no more than 4MB
We are looking for some tshirt designs that help people feel good about themselves, while not taking themselves or their current shape to seriously. They need to be light, funny, appealing, enjoyable, cool graphics.
We are aiming at those who are interested in living a (somewhat) healthly lifestyle, gym, clubbing, sports, healthy eating.
We are not graphic designers and so are not going to tell you how to do your job... go create, have fun and most of all bring us back some cool designs...
Once we have successfully completed this run we are going to come back for more designs and more themes.
- Personality (All our shirts have got to have personality)
- Uniqueness, (come on guys n girls lets stand out from the rest)
- Bold & Vibrant Designs
- Clarity - please make sure the designs are clean
- Fun
- These t-shirts must empower the owner- Think Human 2.0 (like Web2.0)- We may want to use these logos across other clothing and products so bear in mind.Please note these designs will be for garments that have a 10"x10" space on both the front and rear of them for the design. For those who want to be more creative you can design for above the shoulder on the back, which is 10"(w)x4"(h)
We will want images to be of 2000dpi x 2000dpi (10"x10") or 2000dpi x 800dpi (10"x4"), preferably delivered to us in a PNG format no more than 4MB in file size.
We are happy to accept a master file which is larger and a smaller cut down file for purpose.
see these websites for inspiration:
- This isn't school - have fun!- (Please stay clear of copyrights and brands)


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Spotted Jelly
Tiia Vissak 6/14/2012 11:56:39 AMa beautiful capture! #1469135
Anthony G. Comella 6/14/2012 12:03:15 PMSUPERB view and history!!! #10180156
Laura E. Swan 6/14/2012 12:42:18 PMOh. Rey. THIS is a WIN! It's perfect in every way! WOW! Impressive my dear friend!!! FAV'd!
-Sister Laura :D #10180208
isabel C. Zepeda 6/14/2012 1:18:26 PMReynaldo
OMG this is so clear,perfect detail and amazing colors my friend.
I been to the acuarium here in Dallas alway try to take pictures of the jelly fish and my never come this great.
Ysa... #10180251
JO ANN CLEVELAND 6/14/2012 2:42:56 PMWowza! That is awesome Reynaldo!
jo ann c. #10180389
Tammy Espino 6/14/2012 4:00:56 PMSo hard to capture, what an awesome shot! #10180462
Randy D. Dinkins 6/14/2012 4:19:47 PMGreat capture; as Tammy stated, not easy to get these. #10180499
Carol L. Fowler 6/14/2012 5:17:50 PMGreat capture- I have not seen this particular type of jelly before #10180566
Ellen Hodges 6/14/2012 6:41:06 PMAwesome clarity, Rey!!! What a tough shot captured in a wonderful way!! #10180692
John Connolly 6/15/2012 1:52:17 PMWhat a remarkable underwater shot, Reynaldo! This particular jelly fish is new to me! #10181520
Nancy L. Green 6/16/2012 1:23:46 PMVERY cool capture Rey, aquarium shots are so difficult and you have done a WONDERFUL job!!! <>< #10182840
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna 6/19/2012 5:20:54 PMJust BEAUTIFUL, Reynaldo! :-) k #10190006
Heather Loewenhardt 6/20/2012 5:51:25 AMWow what incredible detail achieved in this image Reynaldo. #10191098
Wm Nosal 6/21/2012 3:26:45 PMBeautiful Image, Reynaldo! #10194598
Lydia Williams 6/22/2012 2:37:05 PMWow!!! this is an amazing image, Rey! I expect to see this again! Well Done! #10195880
Reynaldo D. Reyes 6/22/2012 10:49:24 PMThanks to you all dear friends for your kind words and encouragement. See you again soon. #10196286
Amanda J. Tanner 6/23/2012 3:02:58 AMHow Beautiful! Great Detail and color. Very nice work Reynaldo! #10196382
Carol Eade 6/27/2012 7:05:17 PMGorgeous capture, Reynaldo! #10203455
Mary K. Robison 7/11/2012 12:35:07 AMRey, I wonder how I missed this June capture??
Lorna Shutter 7/11/2012 6:40:40 PMWow! What an outstanding capture of this unique looking Jellyfish, Reynaldo! It is really quite beautiful! Your clarity and DOF are fabulous! I hope they have them in our new Ripley's Aquarium once it's built! ... Who knows, they might have some that are even stranger and more rare, ... Believe it or Not! LOL! :D This one's definitely a FAVE for me! :) #10225873
JO ANN CLEVELAND 7/27/2012 11:04:51 AMPerfect timing and great clarity Reynaldo!
jo ann c. #10246702
Phyllis A. Houghton 8/2/2012 10:42:20 PMWOW The best jellyfish I have ever seen! Incredibly clear. Now I can't avoid the aquarium any longer. Thank you Reynaldo for commenting on my McWay Falls photo. I love it there. #10260667
This capture was from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This species is also known as a "lagoon jelly" because it lives in bays, harbors and lagoons in the South Pacific. Spotted jellies have rounded bells and strange clumps of oral arms
with clublike appendages that hang down below. Check out the videos at the Monterey Bay Aquarium website...so awesome when they move.
Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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Sherman defeats Berman after bitter fight
ENCINO, Calif. — Rep. Brad Sherman will represent California's San Fernando Valley in the House after defeating Rep. Howard Berman Tuesday night in one of the costliest and hardest-fought congressional races in the nation.
Berman, who was backed by the entertainment industry, conceded the House race Wednesday morning after one-third of the precincts reporting showed him trailing nearly 20 points.
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( See also: 2012 election map results)
California's redrawing of congressional districts threw the two liberal Jewish Democrats against each other. That left Berman, a senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee and a leader on online copyright and other intellectual property issues important to Hollywood, in the unusual position of having to introduce himself to many voters. In June, Berman placed second to Sherman in the open primary, and the two were pitted against each other in the general election.
Sherman had another advantage in his battle against Berman — he had done many town hall meetings in his old district and knew many people. Some who voted for Sherman were vague about his accomplishments but appreciated that he had spent time listening to their concerns.
Sherman sounded a gracious note in a speech Tuesday night thanking his campaign staff before the results were in.
"I didn't go into politics to run against Howard Berman," Sherman said, adding that he had tremendous respect for his opponent and that the voters had a "very good alternative."
The results were delayed Tuesday night after helicopters carrying ballots over the mountains were diverted because of fog. The ballots had to be transferred to vans and driven to the counting location, according to NBC 4 in Los Angeles.
The battle became one of the most expensive congressional races in the nation with the candidates and outside groups supporting them reportedly spending $15 million. At times the acrimony boiled over such as at a debate where Berman and Sherman appeared nearly to come to blows.
Sherman said in an interview Tuesday that the voters chose him because of policy differences between himself and Berman on issues such as trade agreements and housing.
The unusual fight between the veteran California House Democrats — first in an open primary and now again in the general election — was the result of a new statewide redistricting process that forced the two long-time congressmen representing neighboring districts into the same pot.


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Dish Launches $25.5 Billion Bid for Sprint
Dish Network launched a $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel, an effort to derail the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier's acquisition by Japan's Softbank. Shalini Ramachandran reports.
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(Ret.) Brig. Gen. Alonzo "Lonnie" David Dougherty Jr. went home to be with the lord on May 31 2014. He was born July19, 1936, in Leavenworth, Kan. He attended Holy Epiphany grade school, Immaculata High School and earned a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in General Studies from Columbia University. He also received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Benedictine College in May of 1991.
General Dougherty entered the military on May 12, 1955, where he enlisted in Company A, 174th Military Police Battalion, Kansas Army National Guard. By February 1959, he advanced to the rank of Sergeant when his unit was reorganized as Infantry. In June 1962, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. He continued his career advancing to Captain in February 1968. In May 1968, with the mobilization of the 69th Infantry Brigade, he reported to the Republic of Vietnam, where he served with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry 199th Brigade; commanding D Company and later as S-3 Air for the same Battalion. Upon returning from his tour in Vietnam, he was assigned to various positions within the Kansas Army National Guard which included Company Commander, Battalion and Brigade Staff Officer positions. He was promoted to Major in May 1973, left the 69th Infantry Brigade to serve on state Headquarters Staff as Equal Opportunity Officer and later as Assistant G-3. He was promoted to LTC in May 1977 still serving as Assistant G-3. He assumed Command of the 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry where he served until December 1981, was promoted to Colonel and served as the Assistant G-3 in the State Area Command Headquarters (STARC) until September 1983. In November 1984 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General (BG) and became the first graduate of the Kansas Army National Guard Candidate School Program to attain the rank of General Officer. In November 1985, he assumed the duties of Assistant Commander of the 35th Infantry Division at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., where he remained until his retirement in September 1987 after 32 years of service.
General Dougherty has always had a two-track career (both military and civil service). He retired from Competitive Civil Service in May 1988 where he served as a Management Analyst with the Combined Arms Combat Development Activity. His third career was that of real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Reilly & Sons until he retired in July 2009. He was also very active within the Leavenworth community, serving on the Leavenworth School Board, President of the Leavenworth Board of Realtors; The Kansas Governor's Board of Directors for the 125th birthday celebration of Kansas statehood as well as 15 years as a youth basketball, baseball and football coach. He was an essential part of the plan in executing and dedication of the Buffalo Soldier Monument in 1992. He was inducted into the Kansas Army National Guard Hall of Fame in November 1993. He was also inducted into the Kansas Army National Guard Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame in September 2003.
General Dougherty leaves behind a loving family including wife Ellen of the home; son Kenneth (Mary) of Leavenworth; son Michael (Adrienne) of Leavenworth; son Larry (Tanja) of Yukon, Okla.; daughter Lisa of Snellville, Ga.; daughter Kelly Stallworth (Jay) of Lawrenceville, Ga.; Trent Richardson of Leavenworth; daughter-in-law Patti Dougherty of Fort Worth, Texas; brother Patrick (Pearlie) Dougherty of Memphis, Tenn.: grandchildren Megan Murry (Nile) with three great-grandchildren Mykel, Maddox and Myles; Neil Patrick (Mallory); Ryan (Abby); Jeffery, Brandon, Tony, Colin, Payton and Mya Dougherty, Jordan and Jaron Stallworth; honorary grandchildren, Xavier and Christopher Young; sisters-in-law, Emma and Dollie Dougherty; very special aunt Matilda Chase and very special friends Paul (Sandy) Bates of Bella Vista, Ark., as well as host of other close relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lonnie Sr., and Frankie Dougherty; brothers Bobbie and William Dougherty and son Neil.
The Dougherty family epitomized the meaning of family earning them the distinct honor of "The Great American Family."
Visitation will begin at noon Friday, June 6, 2014, at Sacred Heart Church. Mass of Christian burial will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the church, with Rev. Phillip Winkelbauer as celebrant. Burial with full military honors will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Arrangements by R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Alonzo David Dougherty Jr. Scholarship Fund at Citizens Savings and Loan Association, FSB, 5151 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.


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The BodyGuardz Armor Carbon Fiber for iPad 2 is a skin that sticks to the aluminum black to give some texture and protect from scrapes and abrasions. They're not the same as the thin, clear BodyGuardz films we've shown you how to apply before, and are actually even easier to apply.
The BodyGuardz Carbon Fiber for iPad 2 is available from the TiPb iPad 2 Accessory Store. Check out the video above and follow on for the how-to after the break!
Here's how I apply the BodyGuardz Armor Carbon Fiber for iPad 2
- Clean my iPad 2 screen thoroughly (I use iKlenz)
- Peel off the front sticker carefully and lightly line it up on the front of my iPad 2.
- Place the edge down, keeping a close eye on the alignment.
- Push evenly and steadily out from the edge -- I use a ruler to help
- Check alignment and peel back and reposition as/if needed.
- Smooth down to secure it in place.
- Leave the outer layer on so I don't damage the front while applying the back
- Flip my iPad over
- Clean my iPad 2 back the same way I did the front. I don't worry about dust as much because you can't see through the sticker on the back, but I want the best adhesion possible.
- Peel off the back sticker carefully and again line it up. I use the camera and other cut outs to help guide me.
- Same as above, place down and push out with the ruler when I'm sure it's in the right place.
- Smooth down the edges.
- Flip it back over and remove the top layer from the screen protector.
- That's it!
I'll be testing BodyGuardz Armor out for durability and report back in a review. If you have any tips for applying them, or any questions about them, let me know in comments.


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cPanel/WHM: Renew a certificate
After we approve your certificate renewal request, you can download your SSL and intermediate certificate. For more information, see Download my SSL certificate files. You must install both files on your Web server.
You can also download the intermediate certificate here.
Follow the instructions below to install your renewed SSL certificate and the certificate bundle on your Web server.
Installing Renewed SSL Certificate and Certificate Bundle
Before you install your renewed SSL certificate you must install our certificate bundle (sf_bundle.crt) on your Web server. (You may also download the certificate bundle from the repository. The bundle is located in the Root Bundle section.)
- Open the WebHost Manager and click Install an SSL Certificate
in the SSL/TLS menu.
You will see a screen with three boxes on it. Your issued certificate, RSA private key and certificate bundle must be pasted into boxes 1, 2, and 3, respectively.
- In the first box, paste in the contents of your issued SSL certificate. If the certificate file is on your server, you may use the Fetch button to copy it from the file.
- In the second box, paste in your private key which was generated when you created the CSR.
- In the third box, paste in the gd_bundle.crt).
- At the top of the page click Do it.


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Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes: Thanksgiving Stroll in New York City!
Ryan Gosling walks arm in arm with his girlfriend Eva Mendes during a Thanksgiving morning stroll on Thursday (November 22) in New York City.
It was recently announced that Ryan has cast Ben Mendelsohn in his debut directed film How to Catch a Monster.
Monster centers on "a mother (Christina Hendricks) and her two sons, one of whom discovers a secret underwater town. With mother in tow, young Bones enters the dark, macabre place he's stumbled upon."


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Description: StorageWorks ExternalDLT Tape Drive 35/70GB Option Part# 242854-B21
Overview:As backup windows get smaller and server primary storage needs gets larger the demand for high performance and capacity increases as well. The new 35/70 DLT drive provides an upward migration path to higher performance and greater capacity storage for backup. The 35/70GB DLT drive is 4 times as fast with over twice the capacity of the 15/30GB DLT drive. The most demanding users on an enterprise network now have a solution that matches their growing backup demands. This new tape drive changes the nature of the backup window from worrying about if the drive can fit into the time available to minimizing the impact on performance of concurrent end-user and backup tasks. Users can be assured that they will be backed up regularly without interfering with normal daily operations. For the LAN Administrator all this is available at a very reasonable cost. Compaq provides 8MB of built-in cache that optimizes this tape drive for a higher level of performance.


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For all the latest information on things to do in San Francisco check out the Convention & Visitor's Bureau, the official travel guide to hotels, restaurants, activities, maps and more
Housed within the walls of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium. is a collage of hundreds of science, art, and human perception exhibits.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art features contemporary art from todays great artist. Their website offers information on upcoming events and exhibits as well as a special online gallery called e.space, created exclusively for the Web that explores new art forms that exist only in cyberspace.
Official San Francisco City & County Web Site, with current local news and information on busniess, government and travel.
Since 1923, the San Francisco Opera has presented the United States debut performances of numerous artists. San Francisco Opera is now the second largest opera company in North America.
A lively, vital ensemble, San Francisco Ballet is one of the three largest ballet companies in the United States.
The famous San Francisco Symphony has been a landmark of the city since 1911. Contributing to the community and culture through their musical education programs and free concerts.
The San Francisco Zoo, is Northern California's largest zoological park and conservation center. They provide a comfortable climate all year round where youll enjoy seeing the 250 different animal species in naturalistic surroundings, aa wekk as many Zoo activities and events.
A San
Francisco City Guide for travelers with information on things to see and do as well as dining and attractions within the area.
511 Transit brings together route, schedule and fare information for all transit services in the Bay Area. Whether you are a newcomer to the San Francisco region or have lived here for years, this Website provides information that makes it easier to get around on public transit.
Official website for the San Francisco Public Library with a listing of events and happenings.
Listings of business resources for San Francisco through the Chamber of Commerce.
The Port of San Francisco is a public enterprise committed to promoting a balance of maritime, recreational, industrial, transportation, public access and commercial activities on a self-supporting basis for the benefit of the public.
The online home of Bay City Guide Magazine - San Francisco's most comprehensive guide to sights & attractions, restaurants, shopping, entertainment, and everything you'll need to plan your visit to the City by the Bay.
The local Cable Car Museum offers a glimpse back to the invention and early technologies, as well as information on efforts to save and rebuild these area icons.
San Francisco International Airport Guide provides you with access to a complete selection of San Francisco airport hotels and information on the four terminals, including the much praised international terminal, three of which handle domestic and Canada-bound flights.
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The Louisiana Oyster Task Force will meet next Tuesday January 25 at 1 p.m. at the UNO Advanced Technology Center located at 2021 Lakeshore Drive in suite 210 in New Orleans, LA.
The agenda is as follows:
- Roll Call
- Approval of Nov 30, 2010 MINUTES
Treasury Report
- Oyster Tag Sales
- LOTF Financial Report
Committee Reports
- Public and Private Oyster Grounds Committee – (Buddy Pausina)
- Enforcement - (Keith Lacaze)
- Legislative - (Jakov Jurisic)
- Research – (John Supan)
- Coastal Restoration – (Dan Coulon)
- Marketing - (Dana Brocato)
- Health – (Glenn Cambre)
Old Business
- Public Oyster Reef Evaluation – Patrick Banks
BP Oil Spill Remediation
- Claims Process
- Public Reef Remediation
- Oyster Lease Remediation
- ISSC 2011 Board / VMC Meeting Report
- Oyster Lease Moratorium Update – Jerome Zeringue
New Business
- Washington Walk on the Hill
- Election of Officers
- Set Next Meeting
- Adjourn
This meeting is open to the public.
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb or follow us on Twitter @LDWF.
For more information please contact Laura Deslatte at email@example.com or 225.610.2363.


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NEWPORT BEACH — Chanelle Sladics posed a question to second- and third-graders at Newport Elementary School Thursday morning.
"Are you guys excited to plant some seeds?" Sladics, the pro snowboarder, asked the kids.
"Yes," the 23 Newport El students responded.
Sladics ended up being excited too, to plant the seeds, figuratively and literally.
Sladics, 28, visited her former school, and taught the children about organic foods, as well as planting within plastic bottles to help the environment.
Sladics was the host of an eco-friendly gardening project to honor Earth Month. She is no stranger to these type of projects.
This month she is the ambassador for Ritual JuiceBox located at The Camp in Costa Mesa. The store is from Ritual Wellness based in Irvine. Ritual Wellness co-founders Marra St. Clair and Lori Kenyon Farley were also at Thursday's gardening project and helped Sladics.
About two years ago, Sladics was part of the One Life Argentina Greenhouse Project. She helped with creating a greenhouse made out of plastics. She was with a group that collected plastic bottles and other plastics and then built the greenhouse.
Sladics is also the founder of the Community Cup, which took place recently at Breckenridge, Colo., her home mountain.
Competitors pledged to be plastic-free for the weekend and Sladics promoted the eco concept throughout the weekend.
Sladics is amid her offseason but she definitely stays busy. Just last month, a video was released of her racing on her snowboard against a McLaren car on a snow-covered mountain.
She appeared energetic and happy to be back where she grew up. She has come a long way since graduating from Newport Harbor, where she played field hockey and soccer, in 2003.
Back then, she left after one week at UC Santa Barbara to join MTV's Triple Threat show, which helped launch her pro career.
She's competed internationally, and in the X Games, and has worked on-air for ESPN.
"It's kind of cool to start here in Newport Beach, never expecting to become a professional snowboarder," Sladics said just before the second- and third-graders entered the garden at the school by the beach. "Now I've traveled the world competing internationally receiving medals in the highest-rated competitions in the world and to now come back where I came from and being able to contribute in some way to the school that I went to is really special for me."
Sladics has a special partnership with Ritual JuiceBox this month. Each time the Red Energy drink is purchased at the juice shop, 10% of the sale goes to Sladics' choice, which is the Non-GMO (genetically modified organisms) Project.
"We couldn't be happier to have such a great representative, not only for Newport Beach and the community, but also for environmental causes," Kenyon Farley said.
Kenyon Farley, as well as Sladics, believed it was important to teach elementary school students on Thursday so they can learn at a young age about eco-friendly projects. Sladics also worked with sixth-grade students in another session.
Through competing and traveling the world Sladics said she discovered more about her body and immersed herself in a healthy lifestyle, that includes organic foods and saving the environment. She once spent three months in Bali, where she became a certified yoga instructor.
Back when she played field hockey for Newport Harbor, she was on the team known as Chix With Stix. Now she's a chick with a cause.
She's also started a company, Simply Straws, with her family, Steve (father), Cyndi (mother) and Trent (brother).
Simply Straws sells reusable glass straws. They wanted to have an alternative to the plastic straws that could be damaging to the environment, Sladics said.
"It's been a really neat project for us," Sladics said.
Thursday at Newport El also turned out to be pretty neat.
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OGC spreadsheet madness causes dealer uproar
Are we in, or are we out?
The Office of Government Commerce is blaming a spreadsheet error for a foul-up over accrediting suppliers for its new Catalist procurement programme.
Catalist replaces the government's GCat agreement in June: it short-circuits EC red tape, enabling public sector managers to buy goods and services more easily from approved suppliers. Around £2bn sales a year are expected through Catalist framework agreements.
The OGC had accredited 29 resellers, but in a letter leaked this week to UK channel magazine Microscope, the government procurement body said:
"Unfortunately, [we are] not, as we had hoped, in a position to accept your tender at this time. This is because an error in the original evaluation spreadsheet has been identified, necessitating rescoring of all tenders for this project… this error has now been corrected and this has caused a small number of changes to the original award decision."
Oh dear. So what spreadsheet would that be then?
The OGC is to tell the resellers if they are successful or not this week, Microscope reports. PC World Business, part of the Dixons Stores Group, yesterday confirmed that it had Catalist accreditation. ®
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I was just popping in to let you all know that I do still have a few of my latest Hearts and Trees Kit left. Be sure to check it out if you haven't already. It is full of fun, easy handicraft, art and nature study projects you can use in your homeschool. If you have any questions, feel free to email me (email@example.com). Thanks!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
I have a few kits left
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- Eddie said...
Hey Amanda,
I just gave you an award on my blog. Thanks for the great craft kits!
- January 6, 2011 at 4:24 PM
- kristen said...
Hi Amanda, I'm interested in ordering a kit...I sent you an email with a quick question.
Thanks! :)
- January 9, 2011 at 9:34 AM
- Heather said...
I just wanted to say we used the Spring Savenger Hunt page you made and LOVE it. I am excited to see there are more seasons, otherwise I was going to have to make some:)
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MIAMI - The chief of the Miami-Dade Public Schools Police Department has been demoted after he was suspended amid allegations he sexually harassed female officers.
Charles Hurley, who was suspended in May, is now a director of the district's Region 3 office. He is also doing community outreach, according to district spokesman John Schuster.
The district began advertising for a full-time police chief Wednesday.
Two weeks ago, two women filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Hurley, accusing him of harassing them and punishing them when they rejected his advances.
Schuster declined to comment on why Hurley was demoted.
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Mike Napoli and Nelson Cruz both homered before combining on a big defensive play, and Matt Harrison pitched eight strong innings to lead the Texas Rangers past the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Monday night.
Napoli homered for the second game in a row, a tiebreaking, three-run shot in the sixth off Steve Delabar (1-1). Cruz homered in the second.
Harrison (6-3) struck out five and allowed two runs. Joe Nathan worked the ninth for his 11th save in 12 chances.
After Michael Saunders singled in the eighth for Seattle, Brendan Ryan hit a liner to right-center that bounced over the glove of a diving Craig Gentry and rolled to the wall.


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POC Zine Project
The POC (People of Color) Zine Project was first launched in January 2010 in an effort to preserve POC_Zines by people of color and make them available to other POC, researchers, historians, punks, and anyone else who has an interest in DIY publishing and underground communities.
The mission of the POC Zine Project is to makes zines by POC (People of Color) easy to find, share and distribute and to support community and activism through materiality. The project is establishing an archive of past and present POC-authored zines and supports current and emerging zine publishers to continue to create through advocacy, grants for zinesters and by producing events.
The primary function of POCZP at this time (2012) is to continue producing events that encourage people of color to make their own independent publications and to find other zines created by POC. POCZP is also establishing an archive of zines by people of color and making those zines available online. The long term goal of POC Zine Project is to provide a free on-line searchable database of the collection with links allowing users to download electronic copies of zines.
There are many valuable zine archives and distros (many accessible online), but none that are devoted to curating POC zines while partnering with educators, librarians, universities, activist networks and DIY/punk communities of all stripes. POC Zine Project's mission includes supporting programming nationwide that results in initiatives to preserve zines by people color, while incorporating them into relevant curriculum.
POC Zine Project was founded by Daniela Capistrano, a media literacy activist and media professional who identifies as Chicana, Queer and an Edupunk. Her collaborators and 2012 POC Zine Project tour organizers include Osa Atoe of Shotgun_Seamstress, Mimi Thi Nguyen, [[Cristy C. Road and Mariam Bastani.


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Jan. 27, 2005
Santa Barbara, Calif. - Fans of the UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team can come meet the Gauchos, fresh off their appearance in the NCAA National Championship game, this Saturday at Macy's in the Paseo Nuevo Mall. Members of UCSB's National Finalist squad will be signing autographs from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the men's clothing section.
Free team posters commemorating the Gauchos' run to the NCAA Championship match will be available for signing to the first 500 fans. There will also be mini adidas Finale balls for sale, as well as adidas youth training gear and other UCSB Gaucho gear for sale and signing.
And as a special way to thank the UCSB fans, Macy's will be giving away two free tickets to the Gauchos' men's basketball game on Saturday, February 5th against Utah State to every customer that makes a minimum $35 dollar purchase this Saturday. The UCSB Athletic Department will be honoring the men's soccer team, as well as presenting them with their National Finalist trophy, during halftime of the aforementioned men's basketball game.
In other Gaucho soccer news, Santa Barbara's standout freshman Tyler Rosenlund and Andy Iro were both named First Team Freshman All-American by College Soccer News. Rosenlund, who last night helped Canada's U-20 National Team wins its first game against Mexico in Youth World Cup Qualifying, appeared in 24 of the Gauchos' 25 games, netting a pair of goals and assisting on five others as the controlling midfielder. Iro, who had a standout season as UCSB's central defender, helped anchor a Gaucho backline that put up a school record 15 shutouts and nation's third-best 0.53 goals against average.


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BROOKDALE — "Ghost Adventures," a television series featuring a trio of men who investigate "the most notorious haunted places in the world," will feature the county's own Brookdale Inn in an episode airing 9 p.m. Friday on the Travel Channel.
In each show, Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin interview eyewitnesses and historians, arming themselves with stories of the places and the ghosts they will later aim to provoke and confront during their dusk-to-dawn lockdowns.
The team visited the county July 19 to film the episode. The crew first stopped by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to try out several rides and mingle with fans.
Bagans went to school with "Lost Boys" star Corey Haim, who died in 2010 at age 38. The ghost-hunting crew from the Travel Channel filmed some of the same Boardwalk scenes July 19 that are included in the "Lost Boys" movie, which also was shot at the amusement park, Boardwalk spokeswoman Brigid Fuller said in July.
After their Boardwalk detour, the cast headed up to the Brookdale Inn and Spa in search of the spirits said to be haunting the establishment. According to an episode synopsis from the Travel Channel website, Bagans will be introducing his dog, Gracie, in this episode, which the crew hopes will act as a trigger object to attract spirits.
Footage from the 'Ghost Adventures' episode
View a slideshow of behind the scenes photos at http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/ghost-adventures/photos/ghost-adventures-brookdale-lodge-pictures.
View a video of the crew at the Boardwalk at http://www.travelchannel.com/video/the-guys-hit-the-boardwalk.


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CHICAGO (AP) — Officials say Illinois health insurance customers shouldn't feel any immediate effect of a federal appeals court panel's ruling as a confusing legal battle continues over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Contradictory rulings were issued Tuesday by two federal appeals court panels. One said the federal government couldn't offer financial assistance to people in states like Illinois that use the federally run insurance market. The other court ruled the opposite.
About 168,000 Illinois residents qualified for financial subsidies to help pay for their health insurance. The White House says policyholders will keep getting that help as the administration sorts out the legal implications.
Get Covered Illinois executive director Jennifer Koehler says the subsidies remain in effect. She says the state is monitoring the court decisions.


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How Fujitsu IDaaS works
The Fujitsu IDaaS solution stores permissions and identities in real-time, ensuring that only authenticated users can access systems and data, turning what used to be a costly and time-consuming headache into an easy, inexpensive and fast process. With the new service, Fujitsu is building on more than a decade of experience in developing and deploying high-tech identity management systems and services, ranging from an online citizen authentication and payment service in Finland and biometric border control systems for the United Kingdom, to a criminal records system for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
In the EMEIA region, the Fujitsu line-up of IAM services includes systems integration, application development, infrastructure deployment, service management and maintenance services. These services are already processing more than four million user logins each month.
Pricing and availability
At every stop on the Fujitsu World Tour, Identity as a Service is available to order immediately across the EMEIA region. Pricing varies according to service and support options, and geographical region.
Online resources
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 156,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$41 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.
Fujitsu enables customers to capitalize on digital opportunities with confidence, by helping them to balance robust ICT and digital innovation. Fujitsu's full portfolio of products, solutions and services gives its customers a competitive advantage in the era of digital transformation. In Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) the company employs more than 29,000 people. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/about/
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Human Development and Inequality of Opportunity: a rejoinder to Ferreira
My colleague and (I hope still) friend, Chico Ferreira recently took the trouble to write a comment on my earlier LTD post on measuring inequality of opportunity in the context of human development. Early on in his comment, Chico also paid me the compliment of a being a "clever guy", which was nice until I read on and found that while he agreed with some of what I said there was a lot he didn't like. Now Chico is a really clever guy, and this is an area he knows a lot about. So I realize I'm treading on thin ice when I say I'm not completely convinced about his ripostes. But let me take the risk. Chico's not just super-clever – he's also very nice. So if the ice cracks and I fall in, I think there's a good chance he'll pull me out.


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Microsoft is the latest music service provider to launch a web version of their player, so does Apple need to follow suit and bring iTunes Radio to the browser? While it may not have yet officially launched beyond the registered developers with access to iOS 7, it's an interesting question to think about. After all, Apple is pretty much the last major player to get into the music streaming game, and as things stand they'll be the only major player without a web app when iTunes Radio does finally launch properly.
The argument for a web based player is slightly confusing. Because the music is streaming, a data connection is required at all times. So, since you'll be online to play iTunes Radio anyway, why not just use iTunes? The flip side of that is that since a data connection is required at all times, why wouldn't there be a web app as well? We also need to remember that be it Windows or Mac, some people just don't like using the iTunes desktop app. Folks that use other, perhaps work, computers that either can't or dont want to install iTunes would also benefit from the availability of a web player.
Time spent within a web browser is ever increasing, and Apple is even following the likes of Google and Microsoft this fall by taking the iWork suite of apps to the web using iCloud. With a web portal already in play for iCloud, you would hope that even if not at launch, iTunes Radio would eventually find its way in there. What do you think? Is iTunes incomplete for your without a web based player, or does really not matter at all? Drop your vote in the poll up top and your thoughts in the comments below!


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Official statement of the D. of Peoria on Summorum Pontificum
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Celebration of Extraordinary Mass in Raleigh, NC
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" … now in force…"
Folks, remember that with 14 September not only the provisions of Summorum Pontificum are in force. The Rules are now in force too. Fr. Z's 5 Rules of Engagement now that the Motu Proprio is in force: 1) Rejoice because … Continue reading
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The Austrian Vestment Debacle
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Part 1: What is Drawing?
This is how I've come to understand the act of drawing. Its best to first set the semantics (the specific meaning of the words) straight, so there are no crossed purposes.
By 'drawing' I mean loosely the act of making visually representative marks on a surface.
Anyone can draw. Anyone can attempt to recreate what they see in front of them - or a scene they imagine - by making marks on a piece of paper. If you hear someone say "I can't draw", slap them for me. As long as they have a moving part to which a pencil can be taped, they can draw.
However, "attempt" is the operative word here... because that's all anyone can ever do. They can come indefinitely close to recreating what they see or imagine, but no matter what they produce, it can always be improved upon. Bear this in mind, Ill come back to it in a moment.
Part 2: Good and Bad
This section is very subjective, so just be aware that what I'm giving you is my opinion on how t


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Eating Breakfast Could Save Your Life
Another reason to eat breakfast: Skipping it may increase your chances of a heart attack. A study of older men found those who regularly skipped breakfast had a 27% higher risk of a heart attack. Ron Winslow and Dr. Eric Rimm of the Harvard School of Public Health and senior author of the study, join Lunch Break.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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I and and and heart disease what we're a day ... as you noted that ... the EU about twelve or thirteen percent in ... the report are not consuming ... this morning ... at twenty seven percent higher risk of having a heart attack during the sixteen years of all ... Enron Monday bringing the conversation here mean let's put this in you not talk alot about heart disease on the show and a new bride a lot about it ... putting this in context of the overall risk factors for men I know how does this square up with that ... will certainly it would seem to ... fit into the notion that this is this more broadly into a healthy diet Coke the eating habits ... sort of situation ... that some of ... the healthy diet is one important way to protect yourself against heart disease ... exercise smoking ... um of course up in smoke and ... control cholesterol ... controlling blood pressure ... these are all factors that affect people's risk for heart disease ... in revamped sometimes receive in isolation sort of this one on top of what we ... try to address each one individually ... and I think research like this ... these ... these folks who were not eating breakfast head ... seemed to have sort of of a pattern of of of unhealthy habits that I think ... that points to the notion of addressing this problem going forward really requires ... addressing ... the sectors in a more comprehensive way I think its import to the doctor I'm I'm wondering what you hope comes of this study do you do you hope that this is going to ... be no become the next for public help push to get men to take what is the abrupt simply simple step to wake up in the morning trying to eat breakfast not just any breakfast but but at a healthy breakfast ... he did see that becoming something you can use to to gain public momentous Teddy became public momentum about this issue ... yet we hope so for decades we've been standing to call the diet ... as you mention this is really pretty simple lifestyle changes that have little benefit in the morning so ... I do think it is important to ... think about a range of the ... benefactors begin ... with you looking for preventing heart disease does it still is number one killer of men and women in this country ... Enron was mentioning you know about about the other health risks that come into play were talking about heart disease ... did this study finds it odd that specifically that the man who rarely skipped breakfast were more likely to be associated with some of these other help the stock around ... yes it's a study that was one of the key issues that we wanted to account for statistically is that ... skippers Minister prices ... were on were looted more likely to smoke and were little bit more overweighted beginning in the city ... and also had not quite as good a time ... and so I think that the key points the fact that people with Brent this is a good time to get a little fire in your diet are many cases people have ... fruit with your as they have broken into protein source so ... it's a good opportunity to help the meal ... honest we tried to account for statistically the fact that skippers were a little bit different than not skippers and ... still students from ... the sixties and had us all that you know today that men who work for a full time jobs for those people who were younger they can do this get practice more wrong they quickly last word to you ... I possess to square with other un healthy behaviors with people who work too far too many hours of the year young you think you're invincible ... that he's back I comes into play with others that make it a lifestyle factors rate and also just do some friends and also the centered sedentary behavior that we actually spent too much time ... sitting in chairs and moving around enough so ... um ... yes it is strongly won him a time to ... the new was and probably doesn't fit all that much effort you don't have to do ... Q do most things were he to actually ... make small improvements to really affect your risk for disease and mortality going forward Nicos friend about a man or when Lisa get treadmills for lunch break and Sean that I thank so much to both of you for being with us appreciate that ... she ...


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The card data breach that Target Corp. found itself wrestling with since the news broke in December has cost the company $61 million in expenses, or $17 million minus an insurance receivable, in the fourth quarter. However, that headache isn't the only trouble that Target is dealing with.
Target /quotes/zigman/253872/delayed /quotes/nls/tgt TGT on Wednesday reported a 46% drop in its fourth-quarter profit to $520 million, or 81 cents a share, from $961 million, or $1.47 a share, a year earlier. While U.S. comparable store sales declined 2.5%, hurt by decreased store traffic as a result of the data breach, the profit drop's bigger culprit was Canada, a market that Target entered last year. It ended up denting fourth-quarter result by 40 cents a share.
While the U.S. segment's operating income dropped 22% to $1.4 billion, Canada's loss more than doubled to $329 million. Comparison of gross margin between the two segments was just glaring: Gross margin, or percentage of sales left after subtracting the cost of goods sold, in Canada in the fourth quarter was 4.4% as the company cleared inventory. In the U.S., gross margin in the fourth quarter narrowed slightly to 27.6%.
Investors breathed a sigh of relief that fourth-quarter results were near the top end of the company's guidance, which it had previously lowered. Despite the card breach, the percentage of the company's sales paid with its branded Redcards actually rose to 20.9% from 15.5%. Target shares, after having slumped 11% this year, rose 4% to $58.88.
Still, Target will need to figure out a way to narrow the gap between its business north of the border and its U.S operations soon.
— Andria Cheng
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There was probably a time last weekend when you started crying uncontrollably; you didn't know why, it just hit you. A tsunami of human emotion just swept your body into a cave of dark thoughts. I suppose to divert yourself from your terrible mood, you go searching for your smart phone, and then staring you straight in the face is the news that affected you so much.
Jesse Ryder has decided not to come back to international cricket. He and his people have suggested that, given that he is only seven months into his planned 12 month sabbatical, he should continue his personal goal development.
Cricket will have to wait for its world to be complete, as will you and I.
The South African summer, which so far has had a Jesse Ryder shaped hole in it, tried to fill that gap with a very important Test series against the Pakistanis. Pakistan's keeper Sarfraz Ahmed is a Hafiz Quran, which means that he has completely memorized the Quran. I have memorized every line of dialogue from Robocop 2. In South Africa, you can only see Sarfraz play if you have SuperSport, as SABC are still fighting with CSA over, well, who cares, just put the cricket on. Instead of the cricket, SABC have got Takeshi's Castle on. While I would never diss anyone in Battle Royale, I think even Beat Takeshi would prefer to watch Misbah-ul-Haq than his own show.
Something that people have loved watching on YouTube is the Australia-Sri Lanka handshake argument at the end of Sri Lanka's 2-0 T20 win. It came about when Glenn Maxwell complained that the Sri Lankans were taking too long to bowl the last ball, which he missed, giving Sri Lanka the victory. Then during the handshakes, Mahela Jayawardene clashed with David Warner and Matthew Wade. It was by far the most memorable moment in the series.
West Indies wanted their ODI series to be remembered, so in their first game they were bowled out for 70. People always remember tragic collapses, and it does seem to be the summer of the ODI collapse in Australia. Hopefully the same thing will happen during the 2015 Men's World Cup.
In the current Women's World Cup, Suzie Bates and the Kiwis have smashed the face off South Africa. The West Indies team of Deandra Dottin and Staphanie Taylor couldn't beat India. Australia did for Pakistan with ease. But really, it's all about Sri Lanka beating England.
Dilani Surangika is the Sri Lanka wicketkeeper. In her career she has batted in every slot from Nos. 3-11. She has never made a 50. She had never hit a six. She was batting at No. 10 against England. On the last ball of the game, she hit a six. Winning the game for her team. That was the first time Sri Lanka had ever beaten England. It was fun.
It also took some attention from some of the bad aspects of the Women's World Cup, like the fact that the Pakistani team has to stay in the Barabati Stadium. This makes it sound like they were on bunk beds in the groundsmen's hut, when they are actually in the academy section with normal hotel service. But the point still remains that one of the teams has to stay in the ground because of security, and that isn't good enough.
Even during the men's cricket, women have been stealing the limelight. As the England men defeated India at Dharamsala, Jodie Underhill, an English woman, and her crew were cleaning up the stands. Jodie is known as "the Garbage Girl" and makes sure that the stadium doesn't get trashed. England also cleaned up the stadium by not bowling Jade Dernbach.
In Australia, WAToday are reporting that some cricket fans put an ad on gumtree for beer wenches to bring them booze at the WACA, so they wouldn't miss any cricket. The ad said, "You will be required to line up and purchase drinks drinks [sic] for us for the duration of the cricket." While wearing a proper pervy beer wench costume. They told WAToday: "We wanted just anyone, just fun sheilas having a laugh and happy to get us beer all day." They also admitted: "I suppose looks come into play." Yes, I suppose. The good news is that 12% of readers of the article thought it was a sexist and demeaning thing to do.
At the WACA ODI against West Indies, they won't be able to see David Warner, as Mitchell Johnson has injured his thumb. This means that Eddie Cowan and Shane Watson may end up opening with each other in India. Considering Watson has made several claims for Cowan's spot in the media, and Cowan has fired back, they make a cute opening pair.
Cricket's power couple, MS Dhoni and N Srinivasan, have become even closer. Dhoni is the captain of Srinivasan's India, captain of Srinivasan's Superkings, and now has been named as Vice-President of Srinivasan's India Cements. Has there ever been a relationship as close as Srini and MS.
Can you imagine Giles Clarke giving Alastair Cook the vice-presidency to his coffee shop chain, Boston Tea Party? Would Upali Dharmadasa bring Angelo Mathews in as assistant to the travelling secretary of his timber company? Would Wally Edwards make Michael Clarke his executive gardener? It's doubtful. This is a special relationship. As a selector you can drop a player, but you can't drop the boss's special, special, special friend. We're going to have to come up with a Brangelina type name for them; my wife suggested Dhonivasan, but I like Dhonisan or Srhoni.
Through their efforts, Srhoni have had a fair bit to do with the IPL. The Bangladesh Premier League needs people like them. Instead the BPL might have no one left at all as Tim May ("We didn't say this might happen. We said it would happen") suggested there may be a player boycott over unpaid fees. The BCB president said that Owais Shah gave them incorrect bank details. And he did - but considering there are many, many players who have not been paid, incorrect bank details is probably not the only problem.
The Pakistan Super League is claiming that they have already signed up 50 foreign players. Of what quality those players are, who the hell knows. Phil Mustard has come forward saying he is willing to play if he gets the top payment of US$100,000. "I'd like to think that over the two weeks I could make a name for myself," he said, although, if your name is Mustard, you don't really need to make a name for yourself.
Mustard already plays T20 in England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe, because domestic T20 leagues are everywhere. And domestic T20 leagues were the most important news story this week. You may not have seen it, but in a move that could save international cricket for the future, the ICC has a working party looking at finding slots for domestic tournaments like the IPL, so that players won't have to choose between international cricket and T20 cheques.
Cricket administrators get a lot of flack from, well, me and others, but this is a move that could ensure that cricket makes the most from T20 while keeping the importance of international competition.
It will also give players the chance to make some real money. With that money they could buy a 24.4-metre sportsfisherman motor yacht. According to my new favourite website, boatinternational.com, for the bargain price of US$2.6M you can afford the boat. The boat is called "Cricket".
One cricketer who can afford a 24.4m motor yacht is Shane Warne. But instead of buying frivolous things, he spends his time blogging and tweeting. He started the week essentially calling Pat Howard, Australia's GM of Team Performance, a muppet. And then finished the week with a bizarre Warniefesto of how his close personal friends could all work in various key positions for Australia and be better than the people in them.
Warne clearly lives in a multiverse in which the rest of us don't. Unfortunately in our universe his idea will never work. But it did put Michael Clarke in an interesting position of having to be nice to his mate, whilst standing up for his GM, saying "everybody's entitled to their opinion" about Warne, and, in the next breath, "Pat Howard has been doing a fantastic job." Meanwhile, I bet Shane Warne's blog got a few hits.
Unlike Warne, Sanath Jayasuriya has gotten his hands dirty by taking a new job. Apparently thinking that he wasn't getting enough bad press by being a politician, he's now added another job that makes people hate you: chairman of selectors. On the selection committee is also Hashan Tillakaratne. Tillakaratne Dilshan named himself after Hashan, which, it turns out, could be a brilliant career move. No one is going to drop a player who named himself after them.
Glenn Maxwell, whose nickname "the Big Show" came about because of how much he looks like American wrestler Paul Wight, made 51 opening the batting for Australia against West Indies. Maxwell is Victorian.
If you've got anything you think should be in next week's cricket news hurl, email cricketnewshurlatgmail.com or tweet #cricketnewshurl. Please donate to the BCCI, who have now decided to expand their 500-foot high gold statue of Srinivasan to include Dhoni attached at the hip.