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CULTURE: What 'Gangs Of New York' & Malcolm X Tell Us About White Liberal Bigotry…
By Robert Stanley | America has a history of dealing with radical factions like the Left. Only 100 years ago, New York was faced with a disastrous mob mentality that resulted in constant rioting. Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in New York City during the 19th Century, was littered with fights, brawls, and gangs.
Gangs were made up of Irish, Italian, Jewish, & Black people. They all hated each other. Liberals see whites as a monolithic group that could have never expressed prejudice inwards, but it's simply not true: Italians had a particular disgust for the Irish at the time.
This is what the book "Gangs of New York" illustrates. Most people are familiar with the film, but the book is a much more in-depth and slightly MORE entertaining non-fiction piece about one of America's most tumultuous racial periods post-Civil War.
What does it all mean? Well… we've been here before. 40 years after the Civil War is when all this happened. Now, over 50 years after Jim Crow ends, here we are again.
What GoNY teaches us is that separation into MORE identity groups isn't going to be the solution. We barely made it out of white on white racism. The mainstream media doesn't want you to remember white on white racism because all whites = racist! This isn't exclusive to Caucasians either. Even in the African-American community, there's the stigma of "the light-skinned" member who is hurled bigoted descriptions such as "soft", "uncle tom", "white", ect.
We have to remember our history and stop lumping people into monolithic groups. We've come too far. Everyone has black, hispanic, white, asian and everything in-between friends. It actually is a multi-cultural society. We enjoy and even celebrate each other's cultures daily even when we don't think about it [we don't need reminders.]
We are not collectives, we are individuals united by country. Identity politics play into liberal bigotry. They use the illusion of separation & gang mentality when we have never been more united in our history.
TL;DR – There is no race war. I'll leave you with the Malcolm X quote:
"The liberal is more deceitful, more hypocritical than the conservative… By winning the "friendship" and support of the negro, the white liberal was able to use the negro as a pawn or a weapon in this political football game…"
[Opinion pieces are submitted by contributors and do not reflect the views of POPULIST WIRE! Free speech means free though.]
Bill Maher Defends Kavanaugh
(via Zerohedge)
On his show Friday night, Bill Maher and his panel got into a heated debate over the "new" allegations about Brett Kavanaugh – yes, the ones even his accuser can't remember. Maher even turned on his liberal comrades, adopting the position that rehashing events from when Kavanaugh was 17 years old hurt the Democrats in 2018… and could hurt them again.
Citing polling from 2018, Maher said that Democrats could have done better in the midterm elections had it not been for the Kavanaugh hearings: "People did not like going after a guy for what he did in high school. It looked bad and now Democrats are talking about impeaching him again?" Maher said.
Guest Andrew Sullivan seemed to agree. "He probably did some shitty things in high school drunk," he said.
And when liberal guest Heather McGhee tried to jump in, asking "May the woman please speak about what this felt like?", Sullivan shot her down immediately: "Please don't play that card. You're making my point."
When Kavanaugh's temperament was brought up, Sullivan responded: "You try maintaining a good temperament when you're being accused of something, you had no idea it was coming at you, came at the last minute, and that happened years and years and years ago."
As McGhee tried to make the point that being a Supreme Court justice isn't just a "normal job", Maher immediately fired back: "So you're saying at 17 you have to have your fully formed character?"
He continued: "Live in reality, man! That's who they put up. We don't have the votes, and now we lost seats! Are we gonna do it again? Ruth Bader Ginsburg said glowing things about him… What were you like at 17?"
WATCH: President Trump Condemns White Supremacy And Racism
President Donald Trump condemned white supremacy, racism, and bigotry in an address to the nation Monday at the White House following a series of mass shootings across the nation during the weekend, which left 20 people dead in El Paso, Texas and 9 more dead in Dayton, Ohio.
The president specifically condemned white supremacy and other hateful ideologies and called for red-flag laws which would allow law enforcement officials and family members of an unstable individual to petition state courts to have firearms removed from a household.
"The shooter in El Paso posted a manifesto online consumed by racist hate," President Trump said Monday at The White House. "In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry, and white supremacy. These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America."
President Donald Trump: "The shooter in El Paso posted a manifesto online consumed by racist hate. In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry, and white supremacy. These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America." pic.twitter.com/CPi0QEuL4L
— Harry Cherry (@TheHarryCherry) August 5, 2019
Prior to his speech on Monday, President Trump took to Twitter to slam the mainstream media and accused them of inciting domestic terror attacks.
"The Media has a big responsibility to life and safety in our Country," he wrote on Twitter. "Fake News has contributed greatly to the anger and rage that has built up over many years. News coverage has got to start being fair, balanced and unbiased, or these terrible problems will only get worse!"
The Media has a big responsibility to life and safety in our Country. Fake News has contributed greatly to the anger and rage that has built up over many years. News coverage has got to start being fair, balanced and unbiased, or these terrible problems will only get worse!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2019
A 21-year-old man opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas early Saturday morning, killing 20 people and injuring 26 others — in what federal and state investigators labeled a "domestic terror case." Crusius posted a racist, hate-filled manifesto on 8-chan, a message board frequented by white supremacists hours before the shooting, federal investigators confirmed Sunday.
Texas state prosecutors took the lead on the case, charging Crusius with capital murder on Sunday. Crusius will likely receive the death penalty if convicted.
Federal prosecutors, meanwhile, are considering charging Crusius with hate-crimes and domestic terror-related charges — each of which is eligible for the death penalty.
"I've been in close consultation with US Attorney General [William] Barr," U.S. Attorney John Bash said on Sunday. "We are conducting a methodical investigation with our partners, a careful investigation but with a view towards bringing federal hate crimes charges and federal firearms charges that carry a penalty of death."
"We are treating it as a domestic terrorism case, and we're gonna do what we do to terrorists in this country which is deliver swift and certain justice," he added.
This is a developing news story. Please refresh the page for updates.
News flash! Women's Lives Now More Than Bearable
This is a contentious time for feminism. In the age of #MeToo, Time's Up, and the Weinstein effect, just a few of the many products of the fourth-wave feminist movement, women are continuing to push forward a certain narrative about men and the Western culture's effect on women in general. It seems as if the conversation surrounding women and gender equality has seeped into virtually every realm of life: politics, culture, religion, and even medicine and technology. Fourth-wave feminists are expressing their distrust in men in many ways…celebrities are calling out sexual predators in front of public audiences, politicians are using sexual assault as a political tool, and students are marching and demonstrating. Corporations, eager to jump on the "let's make a political statement" bandwagon, are even using sexual assault as a marketing tool, spouting controversial messages about toxic masculinity and the like. A prime example is the recent Gillette ad, which garnered more than 19 million views on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
Many women are also writing about feminism. One example of this is an article, written last year in celebration of International Women's Day, that has been circulating on social media for the past few months. The article, entitled "100 Easy Ways to Make Women's Lives More Bearable" and authored by Dani Beckett, has been shared more than 300,000 times since its publication in March 2018. While we would not exactly call it "viral," it is no secret that the article's contents are becoming increasingly normalized, currently believed by a meaningful number of female millenials. Beckett's article was published in Broadly, a subset of Vice Media, a digital media and broadcasting company that launched Vice, the Canadian-American print magazine that gave rise to Broadly. Broadly, a heavily leftist channel catering to women and designed to "provide a space for us to understand, express, and navigate our identities as we define who we are and where we're headed next," has quite a solid readership.
After I kept encountering the article on Facebook for several months, I figured it was probably worth a read, but before reading it, I could not help but linger on the title. How to make women's lives more…bearable? Bearable means tolerable, able to be endured, not even touching the realm of pleasurable or happy. The title implies that women in this country are struggling so much that someone desperately needs to make their lives "more bearable." In a country where the vast majority of workplace fatalities befall men, the chief victims of non-fatal violence are men, men make up three quarters of all murder victims, women are outperforming men at all levels of education (they even outnumber men at most medical schools), women win custody battles, and women legally win half the earnings and belongings in a household, apparently women's lives are not yet bearable enough. I was confused, but intrigued, and proceeded to make my way down the long list of male-targeted demands, some of which are too good not to highlight.
The article is written in an incredibly patronizing tone, as if men in America need to be taught that forcing sex upon a woman is probably not a good idea, as if they apparently grew up in a society that conditioned them to rape. The first item on Beckett's list is, "Before explaining something to a woman, ask yourself if she might already understand. She may know more about it than you do." Well, is that not general logical advice for anyone? I know the point is to call men out for supposedly always trying to explain things to a woman, but if you are versed in the basic tenets of communication, then it must be the case that you know not to prematurely lecture someone on a topic you suspect they are already well-versed in, regardless of their gender. And let us suppose this is not the case and you have a habit of being didactical when not needed. Well, then this advice should certainly go for everyone, not just men. The point is, gender has nothing to do with it. There is no evidence that men are somehow more likely than women to try to explain something to women, simply because they are women, before considering whether those women might actually understand the topic. Fourth-wave feminists are pushing the narrative that men inherently feel entitled and better than women, so they feel it necessary to always explain things to a woman without thinking if she might already understand. It is a dangerous and baseless narrative to push forward. While it was certainly true fifty years ago when male professors would not even call on their female students in lecture, today, men DO listen to women, whether they like it or not. By virtue of the professional empowerment of women, which has become normalized in Western society, men listen to women explain things to them every single day. Consider this: women now hold 49% of total faculty positions in American colleges and universities. Women lecture, and men listen.
Beckett then states, "Related: Never, ever try to explain feminism to a woman." Well, what if she's wrong? Beckett would tell you, "Trust women. When they teach you something, do not feel the need to go and check for yourself. And especially do not Google it in front of them." So, if she's wrong, it doesn't matter. No one cares about facts anyway. Women are so privileged that they now also have the right to be wrong and to lie without getting called out. This is an important reminder of "Believe all women," the Left's mantra during the infamous Kavanaugh controversy. If you feel the need to check something JUST because the person who explained it to you is a woman, then maybe you need to treat your misogyny and perhaps Beckett's list is actually for you. But we live in a society where women are leaders in every sphere – politics, business, medicine, science, the law. At this point, men get it. The need to overpower women, of which remnants will perhaps always exist, has largely dissipated through the years as evidenced by the fact that women now control 60% of the wealth in the United States, for example. If men are such misogynists, why are they collectively not fighting tooth and nail to tear down successful women? Certainly some are, but it's virtually impossible to prove patriarchy-enforcing men outnumber matriarchy-enforcing women. Instead of acknowledging that, fourth-wave feminists are resorting to feelings, as opposed to facts, to craft their man-hating narrative. What's more, they are lowering their standards for women.
Clearly, men and women are different, no matter what radical feminists want you to believe. But even though they are different, every society is founded upon a standard set of basic principles and values that every human, regardless of identity, should be obligated to follow in order to preserve civility. Lying does not all of a sudden become okay for a woman if it's not okay for a man because women should not get special privileges. That is why Dani Beckett is also mistaken in suggesting "Be kind to women in customer service positions. Tip them extra." Because they are a woman? This sentiment points directly to the pinnacle of feminists' hypocrisy. Feminists want women to be treated equally, which naturally entails holding them to the same standards as men. Regardless of whether you are a woman or a man, if you don't do your job well, then you should not be tipped extra. Regardless of whether you are a woman or a man, your customers should be nice to you if you do your job well because that's the right thing to do.
Next on Beckett's list is a whole compilation of demands centered around how to describe women. She states, "Examine your language when talking about women. Get rid of 'irrational, dramatic, bossy, and badgering immediately." This implies that women cannot be any of these things, which they most certainly can. Or perhaps it implies that they can be some or all of these things but they should not be called out for it, which once again, means that according to Beckett, we should hold women to a lower standard. Let's be clear, women should not get free passes just because they are women and their ancestors have suffered through years of misogyny and oppression. If feminists want true equality, then they should not be cutting women slack and lowering their standards for women out of pity. Women are perfectly capable of meeting those standards. Pushing forward women's rights legislation should not be done out of a need to prop up identity politics. Women deserve equal rights not because they are women, but because they are humans.
If that was not enough, Beckett certainly has more! "Never comment on a woman's body," she says. When describing women positively, men should say she is "talented," "clever" or "funny," but not "gorgeous" "sweet" or "cute." Men also cannot call her unique, and "unlike other girls" because all girls are awesome. Long gone are the days when it was flattering for a woman to be told she has a nice physical appearance. And long gone are the days when men were allowed to make their physical attraction, the very basis of biological reproduction, known to women. I am assuming Beckett wants men to assign more value to women than their physical appearance, which is understandable, but assigning more value to personality and assigning some value to physical appearance are not mutually exclusive acts. A 2017 study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science found that most women are likely to choose physical attractiveness over personality and intelligence in potential partners. For a group of people who supposedly hate double standards, fourth-wave feminists sure do love double standards.
And now we arrive at the scariest portion of Beckett's list: the postgenderism demands. Beckett states, "If you read stories to a child, swap the genders. Cast women in parts written for men. We know how to rule kingdoms, go to war, be, not be, and wait for Godot." Right, and that is exactly why the parts of Katniss Everdeen, Hermione Granger, Wonder Woman, Lara Croft, Daenerys Targaryen, Mulan, and many, many more have been written. To show that women can indeed rule kingdoms, go to war, and do pretty much anything. Fourth-wave feminists are called "fourth-wave" because they are not the first. The women of the past have already proven that women are powerful and can rule kingdoms. There's no need to reinvent the wheel by going to extreme measures (i.e. swapping genders) to show something that everyone, barring exceptions, already knows. Perhaps, then, the point of swapping genders is not so much to normalize powerful, masculine women. It is, in fact, to get rid of gender roles altogether. My prediction is that postgenderism will pave the way for fifth-wave feminism.
So why is one article like this one so important? It's maybe just the opinion of one woman. Except it's not. Between 70 and 80 percent of college women currently identify as feminists. The contents of Beckett's article are at least somewhat representative of the mentality of young women in America today, even if some shy away from the label "feminist." I fear that this association we have started to develop between feminism and fourth-wave values, some of which are exemplified in this article, will only become stronger until, eventually, first and second-wave feminists are shut out entirely. Women who are pro-life are shut out entirely. Women who want other women to be held accountable are shunned and considered anti-feminist. Criticizing obesity, pointing to false allegations of sexual assault, challenging the misconceptions surrounding the pay gap, holding conservative views about female sexuality, and acknowledging core differences between men and women will become wholly incompatible with any definition of feminism. Women should be encouraged to be strong, not feed their victimization complexes. Women should be encouraged to listen to other women, even if they disagree. Fourth-wave feminist indoctrination should not be something we stand for if we want to actually help gender equality.


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Iran's volunteer fundamentalist militia called for a massive rally Tuesday at Tehran University, one day after thousands of students gathered to celebrate the third anniversary of reformist President Mohammed Khatami's election.
The radio said the Bassijis planned to demonstrate in "well-regulated and disciplined columns" to commemorate the liberation of Khorramshahr, a southwest Iranian city taken back in 1982 after a year and a half of Iraqi occupation.
The march comes just after the pro-Khatami demonstration, which had not been approved by authorities. Conservatives on Tuesday asked the Interior Minister to take action against the reformist student group that organized the event.
Conservative newspapers and television condemned the students for chanting slogans against government leaders, notably former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, whom they accused of "buying votes."
Rafsanjani, head of a block of conservative and moderate candidates, came in 20th of 28 candidates who were declared winners in legislative elections for the Tehran constituency, even though earlier official results showed Rafsanjani coming in 30th.
The Bassijis, who according to official figures number five million, are under direct control of Iran's supreme spiritual guide, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, and are envisioned to be a "rapid intervention force of the people."
Last July they forcefully put down pro-reform demonstrations in Tehran and the rest of the country -- TEHRAN (AFP)
© 2000 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)

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WELLSLEY, Mass. – Led by Jake Kerin and Nicole Sidiropoulos (Carver, Mass.) the UMass Boston men's and women's cross country teams competed at the 2012 Greater Boston Cross Country Invitational Sunday afternoon at Elm Park.
Kerin led the men's squad, which finished in third place, with a time of 28:00 to earn a 27th place finish. For Sidiropoulos, her first meet with the Beacons saw her post a 21st place with a time of 23:13.
For the rest of the men's team, Tad Delaney (Halifax, Mass.) finished in 36th place with a time of 29:58, followed by Tyler Colbert (Groveland, Mass.) with his time of 31:36 (38th). Jared Layman (Woburn, Mass.) was the next Beacon to cross the finish line with his time of 33:24 (42nd). Right on his heels for the entire race was Joe Miller (Hull, Mass.), who took 43rd place (34:45) and Chris Chapman (Brockton, Mass.) who took 44th place (36:10). The final UMass Boston runner to cross the line was Henry Morales (Chelsea, Mass.) with his time of 41:15 (46th).
On the women's side Ari Leao (New Bedford, Mass.) finished in 25th place with her time of 24:44. Mari Littleton (Nashua, N.H.) and Michelle Le (Chelsea, Mass.) finished in 27th and 28th place respectively with times of 26:08 and 35:28.
Cross Country returns to action on Sunday, October 7 when they compete in the NEICAAA Championship at Stanley Park in Westfield.


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In fact, I also remember my previous conservations with some admission committee members. GRE sub test is not that important relative to research and recommendation. They told me GRE sub is stupid, and tried not do too bad. One, in admission committee this year, told me anything above 700 is good if u apply to experimental.
Here is an approach adopted in one program I know about: you take all the folders and then throw away randomly most of them: you didn't want unlucky people in your program anyway
A friend of my mother's was getting his PhD in physics at UCSB and had started on a project with a group from UCB. A couple weeks after he joined, one of the Berkeley PhD students committed suicide. At the next group meeting, the only thing mentioned was "wow, I'm sure glad XXX kept his notes so well organized for us - we can pick right up on his research".
The UCSB student contacted the deceased Berkeley student's mother to express condolences, and the mother mentioned that she had not heard a single word from anyone at Berkeley.
She was told by professors at Stanford that they fully realize that the GRE has little indication of success in graduate school, but that Stanford likes to "brag" about how high their scores are and are thus inclined to admit students who have the high scores they like to advertise.
Also, I took a diving class a couple months ago with a woman who worked for admissions at Stanford and she mentioned that last year the physics program got a higher than expected number of students accepting their graduate admission (usually ~35% of students admitted choose to go there, last year it was 50%). As a result they might be a little bit stricter on admissions this year.
I completely agree, but you also can't deny the appeal of saying "Hello, I'm a PhD physics student at Cornell, what do you do?"!
I completely agree, but you also can't deny the appeal of saying "Hello, I'm a PhD physics student at Cornell, what do you do?"!
Berkeley, for instance, has a very specific reputation for admitting more students than they expect to obtain a Ph.D. so they have people to teach their labs. However, I've heard from several people intimate with the Stanford physics Ph.D. program from both the student and professor perspectives that once you get in, Stanford is good to its students and wants them to succeed. I've also heard that about Cornell...
Honestly, the application process has just made me bitter and cynical =)
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Simple strawberry mille-feuille
Mille-feuille is served cold, so it's essential the pastry is made with butter. Puff pastry is in my repertoire of recipes, but I no longer need to make it because I can buy Paneton's frozen pre-rolled butter flaky puff pastry from my supermarket or by mail order from Sabato. In Dunedin, Jim Byars at the Highgate Shop sells his stunning puff pastry on Fridays. It is also stocked in Christchurch at Mercato.
|3 sheets
|Butter puff pastry, 30cm x 12cm
|300 ml
|Whipped cream
|1 punnet
|½ cup
|Strawberry jam
|85 g
|Redcurrant jelly
- If using a block of puff pastry, roll it out to size, place on baking sheets and allow to rest for 30 minutes. (If the pastry is pre-rolled, omit this step.) Prick the surface all over with a fork.
- Preheat the oven to 200C. Bake the pastry until golden and crisp – around 15 minutes. Set aside.
- Whip the cream until lightly stiff. Hull the strawberries then slice the fruit in half. Gently heat the redcurrant jelly in a small saucepan until the jelly melts.
- To assemble the mille-feuille, take a sharp knife and trim the edges off the pastry sheets to make them sharp. Place the first sheet on a serving platter. Spread with several tablespoonfuls of jam, then top with half the cream. Spread the second sheet with more jam, then place gently on top of the first sheet. Spread with the remaining cream and top with the last pastry sheet. Decorate the top with halved strawberries, then use a pastry brush to paint redcurrant glaze over the strawberries. It doesn't matter if a little drizzles down.
- To serve, cut into slices with a sharp knife.


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Aidan Quinn, 51, has been returning to Ireland all his life. Although he was born and raised in Chicago, the handsome Irish American actor with the steely blue eyes actually spent a good portion of his early life in Dublin and in Birr, Co. Offaly, located in the heart of the Irish midlands.
Quinn was raised by his devoutly Catholic Irish parents, and in many ways it was a classic Irish American upbringing. His father was a professor of literature and his mother was a typical Irish homemaker (and a fellow bookworm, too).
So Quinn's intimate experience of Irish life and American life has helped him create remarkably insightful portraits of both Irish and Irish American men in films like "Michael Collins", "Songs for a Raggy Boy" and his recent star turn in playwright Conor McPherson's "The Eclipse".
But in "A Shine of Rainbows" Quinn tackles an entirely new kind of character -- Alec, the stoic and very recognizable Irish Da.
"A Shine of Rainbows" begins when a young orphan named Tomas is adopted by Marie O'Donnell (Connie Nielsen), a local woman who lives with her quiet spoken husband (Quinn) on the remote Corrie Island, located just off the coast of Donegal.
But Tomas is a distinctly sensitive boy, and his timidity is an instant problem for his would-be father, who sees only what he considers weakness where he had hoped to see strength.
The truth is that the emotional issues that young Tomas faces aren't all that uncommon -- having had no male role models, he's become shy and insecure around men. And as an orphan, he's had to deal with some rejection and uncertainty in his past, and there's a fair bit of bubbling resentment to contend with too.
Quinn's character senses all this conflict in the boy but seems unable to tackle it head on himself. This is Corrie island in the 1950s after all, not a psychiatrist's office in Manhattan, so the reception is inevitably going to be a bit rougher around the edges.
To make things even worse, and to add to the already simmering tensions, Tomas' relationship with Marie instantly blossoms as her curmudgeonly husband makes things difficult by refusing to sign the adoption papers, because he's disappointed with the boy's unconventional nature.
The thing that makes "A Shine of Rainbows" unusual is that it doesn't shy away from the heartache that comes from family conflicts of this type.
Director Vic Sarin, originally from India, has an immigrant's understanding of the tensions and opportunities that exist when you arrive in a new home, and he expertly guides his cast through a drama that cannot fail to move you.
For Nielsen, who previously starred with Quinn in the death row drama Convicted, it was the quality of the script and the opportunity to work with Quinn again that encouraged her to participate. Even if it meant filming in a location that was about as remote as any she has ever visited.
"It was a small and very intimate crew in Donegal and we had a five week stretch of sunshine. The locals couldn't remember a time when that had happened before," Nielsen told the press.
"We also brought a whole new economy to Inishowen (the most northerly peninsula in Ireland) and we were such a multicultural crew. So for me the experience of making the film was as enjoyable as the work itself."
Nielsen plays an Irish woman who has been trying for years to have her own child. She's full of love for everyone she meets, and so when she chooses to adopt the most miserable child on the planet, you can easily believe she's up to the challenge.
"My character teaches this shy, stuttering child to trust love and to trust life. That, just even talking about it, makes we tear up already," Nielsen says.
"By the time I got to page 30 of the script I was calling my agent and saying I'll do it, I don't care how it ends! My reaction to the piece was that strong."
Bonding with Tomas on remote Corrie Island, Maire shares the joys of her home and introduces him to its whimsical local folklore, including the secret of the seals, and she teaches him that everything you need is inside of you, if you really look.
It's a lesson that's initially lost on Maire's stern husband, who disapproves of everything about Tomas and makes no secret of the fact. He refuses to hide his disappointment that Tomas isn't the kind of boy he was hoping for, and his reluctance to get to know him makes Tomas unsure of whether he really belongs.
"Aidan's character is not at all in touch with his own feelings," says Nielsen. "He's all man and he can't cope with a challenge to his view of the world. This child makes him uneasy. When his wife brings this kid into the house he finds it very hard to accept him."
For Nielsen, part of the joy of the experience was the location in which the film was shot.
"I love the Irish and I loved sounding like one too. I threw myself into that accent with complete abandon," she says.
"My family couldn't wait until I wrapped the movie because they had to listen to it for months. But it was a very lovely example of cultures getting together to make this film."
For the most part "A Shine of Rainbows" progresses at a slow and thoughtful pace, like the life on the island itself. And director Sarin fills the islander's days with the kind of period detail that makes the film much more than a typical Irish yarn. There's an art house feel to the whole enterprise that makes it much more than the saccharine fest you might anticipate.
"It's a great story and something my kids would love," Quinn told the press. "It was an opportunity to work with Connie again and also a opportunity to work in Ireland again.
"I've been really lucky; a good batting average is that you like one out of every three films you like. I like every Irish film I've made to date, and I'm delighted to be able to say that. For it all to come together like this makes me feel very blessed."
The opportunity to work in a Donegal dialect was tempting too. Quinn spent days knocking around the Inishowen Peninsula and saying "No bother!" in a flawless northern accent.
"It's been terrific working up here and I think that more films and filmmakers should. The scenery and the people are just knockout. It's been a dream for all of us," he says.
First and foremost "A Shine of Rainbows" is a story about the transformational power of love, which is a lesson that's worth learning and relearning at any age. It's also about finding love and acceptance, and realizing that the power to change resides inside of us as well as outside.
"A Shine of Rainbows" will be released on DVD in July.


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I recently threw together this pan of pasta while cooking dinner with a new friend. She and I became acquainted through Twitter, and when an appointment took me to her neck of the woods, we decided it was time to plan a Tweet-Up, as meetings are known in Twitter-speak. In the world of Twitter, it is also common to use an acronym denoted with a hashtag to promote your event, cause, issue, or mood. Our meeting was soon to be known as the People-From-Obscure-Central-South-Dakota-Small-Towns Tweet-Up with the hashtag of #PFOCSDSTTU. Try typing that in a 140 character box, or better yet, texting it while on the road.
Truly, the name was the most difficult part of our meeting. My new friend welcomed me into her beautiful home, served me my very first Dirty Martini, shared an excellent Artichoke-Olive Crostini, allowed me to make friends with her water-loving kitty AND make a mess in her kitchen while tossing together a simple salad and the even more simple PFOCSDSTTU Pasta Dish, and ultimately presented a delicious Bittersweet Chocolate and Pear Cake for dessert. All the while, we enjoyed easy and lively conversation, silly photo snapping, and of course, Tweeting. It was a full and well-rounded evening centered around a simple meal of Smoked Sausage Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce, now known as PFOCSDSTTU Pasta. It only tastes complex On My Plate.
Smoked Sausage Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce
a/k/a PFOCSDSTTU Pasta
a/k/a PFOCSDSTTU Pasta
1 (12 ounce) package bow tie pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb polska kielbasa, sliced
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
1/2 cup diced onion
3 minced garlic cloves
1 (28 ounce) can Italian-seasoned diced tomatoes
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb polska kielbasa, sliced
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Opponents of red-light cameras could have found a better advocate for their cause than state Rep. Daphne Campbell, D-Miami, who is sponsoring a bill to outlaw the practice.
A Honda minivan registered to her husband, Hubert, has five red-light camera violations, according to records obtained by the Herald/Times from American Traffic Solutions, or ATS, a Scottsdale, Ariz. vendor that provides the cameras for most cities and counties in Florida. Two of the tickets, a May 10, 2010, violation in North Miami and a July 16, 2010, violation in Hallandale Beach, remain uncollected.
A ticket costs $158. If unpaid, a traffic citation is issued and may result in the termination of the vehicle registration and suspension of the owner's driver's license.
ATS provided a photo of the Honda Odyssey minivan at one of the violations. It has a Campbell campaign sticker on it. Two videos show the minivan making reckless turns on red, one left and the other right.
When reached Friday night, Campbell explained she was filing the bill for her constituents.
"My constituents complained and the people are hurting," Campbell said. "I promised them when I went to Tallahassee that I would repeal the red-light cameras."
Asked about the five tickets, Campbell said she didn't know about them. Or at least four of them. She said she did know about a ticket she received in the mail for an Oct. 22 Miami Gardens violation.
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Oxford Film Festival is proud to announce the winner of its first screenplay competition. Felicity Flesher's project Killer Kudzu was selected to be produced as the festival's next community film project. "Before writing Killer Kudzu, I had long been inspired by the great kudzu plant and what a fantastic B-movie horror villain this plant that grows a foot a day is, or could be," Flesher said. "For the Oxford Film Festival Community Film, this idea came back around as the perfect local threat to face a brave Oxford community in the script. As a born-and-bred Oxonian, I know what a beautiful, proud, and strong place Oxford is and I imagined that if a mutant vine took over town, its people would undoubtedly join together to defend their home."
Flesher is a senior at Carleton College in Minnesota majoring in cinema studies but is originally from Oxford, MS. Her short film Expiration Date played in the 2012 film festival. Her parents, Dale and Tonya Flesher, are accountancy professors at the University of Mississippi.
The short film will be produced this fall by the festival with a director soon to be named.
This will be the fourth annual community film project by the festival but the first time that a call for scripts was utilized to reach out to screenwriters. Screenwriters did not have to be from Oxford but had to take into consideration Oxford's physical locations and characteristics unique to the community.
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Trying to predict the day to day short-term movements of the stock market can be nearly impossible. Stocks have the tendency to make sudden moves on even the slightest bit of news or for apparently no reason at all. The daily trader may be looking to capitalize on swings or momentum, but the long-term investor may be searching for stability and consistency over a sustained period of time. During trading sessions, stock movements can seem like a popularity contest from time to time. Even after meticulous study, there may be no logical reason for a particular stock move. Riding out the waves of uncertainty may not be easy, but having a full-proof plan for when markets turn bad might be a great help to investors for long-term portfolio health.
Traders may also be paying close attention to RSI levels on shares of United Kingdom (TR25.L). The current 14-day RSI is presently sitting at 83.48, the 7-day is 54.75, and the 3-day is 50.38. The RSI, or Relative Strength Index is a popular oscillating indicator among traders and investors. The RSI operates in a range-bound area with values between 0 and 100. When the RSI line moves up, the stock may be experiencing strength. The opposite is the case when the RSI line is heading lower. Different time periods may be used when using the RSI indicator. The RSI may be more volatile using a shorter period of time. Many traders keep an eye on the 30 and 70 marks on the RSI scale. A move above 70 is widely considered to show the stock as overbought, and a move below 30 would indicate that the stock may be oversold. Traders may use these levels to help identify stock price reversals.
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Technical traders may be looking at recent indicator levels on shares of United Kingdom (TR25.L). After a recent check, the 50-day Moving Average is 10186.93, the 200-day Moving Average is 2643.33, and the 7-day is noted at 12405.73. Moving averages have the ability to be used as a powerful indicator for technical stock analysis. Following multiple time frames using moving averages can help investors figure out where the stock has been and help determine where it may be possibly going. The simple moving average is a mathematical calculation that takes the average price (mean) for a given amount of time.
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Progesterone MisconceptionsApril 2006
By Dr. Sergey Dzugan and Armond Scipione
Two recent studies of progesterone supplementation validate what the Life Extension Foundation has contended for the past 12 years: restoring the body's supply of natural progesterone confers multiple health benefits, including balancing blood sugar levels, promoting normal sleep, reducing anxiety, and stimulating new bone growth.1,2
Controlled studies and most observational studies published in the last five years suggest that the addition of progestins (synthetic progesterone) to hormone replacement therapy, particularly in a continuous combined regimen, increases the risk of breast cancer compared to estrogen alone.1 While the results of clinical trials may accurately assess the risks associated with synthetic progestin compounds and estrogen/ progestin combinations, the data do not reflect what might have been the result had natural progesterone been used instead of synthetic progesterone.2
Recent studies suggest that the addition of natural progesterone in a cyclic manner does not increase breast cancer risk. These findings are consistent with in-vivo data suggesting that progesterone does not have a detrimental effect on breast tissue.1
Nature has given progesterone to men and women alike to balance and offset the powerful effects of estrogen. Some of the most common concerns of aging women are weight gain, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and migraine. For other women, even more debilitating conditions such as cancer, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, and osteoporosis now play a predominant role in their lives. As men age, complaints of weight gain, loss of libido, and prostate enlargement top their list of health concerns. Many physicians and scientists are becoming more aware of a common link between these symptoms and conditions. That common link is often an imbalance between two sex hormones, progesterone and estrogen.
In menstruating women, progesterone is one of two primary sex hormones (the other being estrogen) produced each month by the ovaries. During the first 14 days of the menstrual cycle, the ovaries secrete increasing amounts of estrogens. This two-week period is named the follicular phase. Halfway through a woman's cycle, around day 14, one of her two ovaries will ovulate and release an egg. After ovulation, the ruptured follicle from which the egg has been released is transformed into the corpus luteum and begins producing progesterone. The portion of the menstrual cycle that follows ovulation, called the luteal phase, is orchestrated by progesterone. As its name implies, progesterone prepares (promotes) the womb for pregnancy (gestation). If the egg fails to be fertilized and no pregnancy occurs, the production of both progesterone and estrogen will rapidly decline, resulting in a period (menses).
If pregnancy does occur, the placenta begins to secrete progesterone (the corpus luteum continues to produce progesterone as well). In fact, by the fifth month of pregnancy, the placenta itself secretes sufficient progesterone such that the corpus luteum is no longer essential to maintain pregnancy. These high levels of progesterone act as natural birth control agents, shutting down ovulation for the duration of the pregnancy.
Plasma concentrations of progesterone in women vary throughout the menstrual cycle. During the follicular phase, plasma concentrations of progesterone are generally below 2 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL). Throughout the luteal phase, which prepares the body for pregnancy, progesterone levels can rise to 28 ng/mL. Dramatic increases in progesterone occur throughout pregnancy: plasma levels may reach 40 ng/mL in the first trimester, and climb to 100-200 ng/mL near the delivery date.3
Progesterone is a key precursor to other steroid hormones, including cortisol, testosterone, and the estrogens (estriol, estradiol, and estrone). When progesterone circulates in the blood, 90% is bound to a protein or albumin fraction. Only a small percentage (3%) circulates unbound.4
While a woman's estrogen may eventually drop 40-60% below her baseline level by menopause, her progesterone level can drop even more dramatically. Although the adrenal glands still produce some progesterone, the decline in progesterone upsets the body's natural hormone balance. Following menopause, a woman's progesterone level drops to nearly zero.
Actions of Progesterone
Progesterone plays a key role in the tasks necessary for reproduction. Beyond preparation for pregnancy, progesterone has a multitude of effects throughout the body, many of which may be attributable to its ability to oppose the action of estrogen. Multiple physical and psychological problems at midlife are often caused by an imbalance between progesterone and estrogen. The term "estrogen dominance" describes the condition of lacking sufficient progesterone to counteract the effects of estrogen. A common misconception is that estrogen dominance results only from extremely high levels of estrogen. To the contrary, this condition also may be caused by normal levels of estrogen and relatively low levels of progesterone, or by low levels of estrogen and extremely low levels of progesterone.
Estrogen levels may be elevated by a number of external influences. Xenoestrogens (foreign estrogens) are among a group of chemicals known to alter hormone levels. Environmental pesticides, including those found on commercially grown fruits and vegetables, are perhaps the primary source of xenoestrogens. Cosmetics, shampoo, and plastics also may contribute to the accumulation of these foreign estrogens.
Progesterone's many functions in the body include:
Natural vs. Synthetic Progesterone
When discussing progesterone, it is important to understand the difference between natural progesterone and the synthetic progesterone analogs called progestins. Progestogens is an umbrella term for both natural progesterone and the synthetic progestins, because they all have progestational effects in the uterus.
Natural progesterone is synthesized in the laboratory from either soybeans or the Mexican wild yam (Dioscorea villosa). The process was discovered in the 1930s by Pennsylvania State University professor Russell Marker, who transformed diosgenin from wild yams into natural progesterone. Natural progesterone refers to bioidentical hormone products that have a molecular structure identical to the hormones our bodies manufacture naturally. The most effective form of bioidentical progesterone is called micronized progesterone USP. The process of micronization allows for steady and even absorption of the medication. Micronized progesterone is available only through a doctor's prescription. An alternative is natural progesterone creams sold over the counter worldwide. Both the micronized progesterone and commercially available progesterone creams contain bioidentical progesterone.
Unlike progesterone, synthetic progestins are not molecularly identical to the hormones found naturally in the body. Synthetic progestins were first developed for use as contraceptive agents. Because the half-life of natural progesterone is very short, researchers sought an agent that would produce longer-lasting, more potent effects than natural progesterone. Birth control pills usually contain a synthetic progestin and a synthetic estrogen. Synthetic progestins are very potent, with just a small dose preventing ovulation and thus functioning as birth control. A slight change in the chemical structure of progesterone has allowed pharmaceutical companies to create patentable and profitable birth control products.
One of the most common progestins, medroxyprogesterone acetate (Provera®), has been linked to blood clots, fluid retention, acne, rashes, weight gain, and depression. Progestins are also able to bind to glucocorticoid, androgen, and mineralocorticoid receptors, which explains the wide range of side effects many women experience while taking progestins.17,18 The vast majority of research studies have been conducted using progestins rather than natural progesterone, which explains the disparity and negativity of the results.
The FDA has also approved a drug called Prometrium®, an oral pill containing 200 mg of natural progesterone taken daily. Because orally administered progesterone is metabolized by the liver, it may be contraindicated in patients with certain liver conditions.
Natural progesterone cream may be more efficiently used, since its highly lipophilic (fat-soluble) molecules of low molecular weight allow it be well absorbed through the skin. Another advantage of topical natural progesterone cream is that individualized dosing can be easily facilitated by varying the amount of cream applied.


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U.S. regulators ordered the immediate shutdown of a tour bus operator involved in a deadly tour bus crash on a mountain road in San Bernardino County last weekend.
The Sunday evening crash killed at least eight people, including seven tour bus passengers and a pickup driver who was struck by the bus as it careened out of control on Highway 38 near Yucaipa. Dozens of people were injured in the crash, some of them critically.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said in a statement Friday that the buses operated by Scapadas Magicas LLC pose an imminent hazard to public safety.
"After the tragic crash earlier this week, FMCSA investigators quickly inspected this carrier's other two buses which had been operated on U.S. roads, and immediately shut them down," said FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro. "Today, we've officially blocked the company from conducting future operations in the United States."
A bus operated by the company was transporting passengers to Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday when it smashed into a sedan, flipped, slammed into a pickup and crashed on a road in the San Bernardino Mountains.
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A post-crash investigation of the company's two other buses that had been operating in the U.S. found serious mechanical safety violations, regulators said. The buses were immediately placed out of service.
Inspectors said the company also failed to have its vehicles regularly inspected.
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Saada was arrested Friday on allegations he sexually assaulted two Brazilian housekeepers in the Olympic Village on Wednesday.
According to Brazilian police, Saada called the victims to his room at the accommodation center built for the Olympic games as if to ask a question, Brazil's OGlobo reported. When they responded to his quarters, the boxer attack them, grabbing the thighs of one of the waitresses and the breasts of the other, police said. Two other athletes were reportedly in the room, but did not participate in the alleged attack. The two victims were able to break free and escape.
Under Brazilian law, suspects can be held for a long period of time while a case is examined.
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Dave Jennings, who had to be shown how to wear a football uniform by a friend as a college walk-on but became a two-time All-Pro punter for the Giants, died yesterday at his Upper Saddle River, N.J., home after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 61.
Jennings played basketball and baseball at Garden City High but didn't begin his football career until his sophomore year at upstate St. Lawrence. He set Giants records for punts (931) and yardage (38,792) from 1974-84, then finished his playing career with the Jets from 1985-87. He did radio commentary for the Jets (1988-2001) and Giants (2002-2007).
Giants president John Mara called Jennings, who joined the team's Ring of Honor in 2011, "one of the all-time great Giants.''
Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson, noting that the Giants "were not very good when Dave and I were teammates in the 1970s,'' remembered Jennings as "one of the few bright lights on those teams.''
It was two seasons after Jennings departed for the Jets that the Giants at last reached their first Super Bowl.
A gregarious 6-4, 200-pounder, Jennings forever was willing to share his thoughts on punting and football in general. That propensity once caused quarterback Craig Morton, frustrated after another loss by the woebegone Giants in the mid-1970s, to snap at Jennings for accommodating reporters' questions.
"Shut up, Dave,'' Morton ordered. And Jennings shut up. But his respect for teammates never lessened his respect, or willingness to communicate, beyond the locker room.
David Tuthill Jennings was born June 8, 1952, in New York City, the son of a college professor. He once recalled how, as a Garden City senior in the fall of 1969, he had determined he would become a three-sport letterman by going out for football. The other seniors "started laughing,'' he said. "I walked out of the meeting.''
He had won a punt, pass and kick competition in Cortland, N.Y., at 12. He didn't make another attempt at football until he was at St. Lawrence.
Watching from the sideline, Jennings muttered he "could do better than those guys'' punting. Overheard by the coach, he was given a uniform, though he admitted he couldn't figure out where some of the pads went.
A year later, he was the No. 1 punter among New York small colleges, averaging 42 yards a kick. The Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) cut Jennings after a tryout in 1974, but he was picked up by the Giants and beat out Tom Blanchard.
New NFL rules that season restricted teams to releasing only two players downfield before the ball was kicked, convincing Jennings that accuracy was as vital as distance. He devised a points system taking into account distance and so-called coffin-corner kicks -- placed out of bounds as close to the goal line as possible.
Jennings never married. He is survived by his sister, Susan.
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Castor sets holding just salt and pepper castors were used in the seventeenth century. The sugar castor, mustard pot, spice dredger (shaker), bottles for vinegar and oil, and other spice holders became popular by the eighteenth century. These sets were usually made of sterling silver with glass bottles. The American Victorian castor set, the type most collected today, was made of silver plated Britannia metal. A small number of very fancy castor sets were made with cruets and spice holders plus figurines—even a bell to ring for a servant. Colored glass bottles were introduced after the Civil War. The sets were out of fashion by World War I. Be careful when buying sets with colored bottles; many are reproductions. Other castor sets may be listed in various porcelain and glass categories.
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Japan's imports from Iran, much of crude oil, stood at more than $1.27 billion during the first half of 2000, 3.3 percent above the amount registered during the same period in 1999, said Madika Onishi, a senior researcher at Japan's External Trade Relations Organization (JETHRO) to IRNA, the Iranian news agency.
Japanese exports to Iran during the first half of 2000 equaled $255.9 million, down 0.6 percent from the value of exports reported during January-June 1999. Industrial machinery made up a major portion of Japanese exports to Iran.
Iran was Japan's third largest crude oil supplier in 1999, 183.29 million barrels of crude, said the Japanese ministry of international trade and industry. Japan met 83.44 percent of its oil requirement from the Middle East during 1999, 3.1 percent less than in 1998. The first and second ranking exporters during 1999 were the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
According to Onishi, the level of Japanese investments in Iran remains low. This, he said, was the result of a variety of factors, with one of the most important being the attitude of the Japanese government, which generally does not encourage investment in the region, and particular in Iran. Furthermore, he said, Japanese companies tend to assume that investment in Iran is not profitable. Other factors include political issues, lack of implementation of laws supporting foreign investment in Iran and the shortcomings of the Iranian banking system. – (Albawaba-MEBG)
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Squace necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 18 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Design themes (backgrounds picture/illustrations) for Squace, a Universal Mobile Interface application.
Squace is a Swedish software company providing patent protected (pending), next generation, universal mobile interface application. With Squace the user will have the same experience, the same look and feel regardless of handset and operator – just one click to your bookmarks, contacts, messages and favorite applications.
The contest is to design one or more themes (a theme consists of nine different views - background pictures) that will be used as default set up in Squace.
We will only consider contributions sent in as PSD Adobe PhotoShop or Illustrator (ai).
Squace is a Swedish software company providing patent protected (pending), next generation, universal mobile interface software.
We invented technology for a grid-based, square driven user experience on mass market mobile handsets. Our approach allows users to rapidly and easily explore and share the mobile Internet and key data such as contacts, calendar, bookmarks and more with one scroll and/or click. It gives the user a fast track to their stuff.
We are a design driven technology company. We believe in free (fixed price) and open Internet over the mobile networks. We are convinced that users will rule!
To understand the concept of Squace go to the download page for this competition, here or go to m.squace.com with your mobile browser and download the "old client".
See our new client (soon released) here
As a Squace user it's easy to personalize the service by adding/removing links, applications or contacts from the web or in the mobile. But, even though you can change themes – first impression last.
The objective, and challenge, of this design contest is to provide an appropriate professional design for the themes (background pictures) that balances the technical and creative aspects of our application.
We are looking for themes consisting of nine background pictures as described in the technical description here
My stuff- MyContacts- My - GroupsCollection- MyMessages- Inbox - SentDiscover content- Latest - Most popular - Friends collections
The pictures will give the user a clear picture of the view he / she is in. If you use text make sure that it is easy to change the text layer. The images will mainly be used on phones with a resolution of 240x257 pixels, but they will also be used on landscape screens. If there are important graphic details in the image they should be placed in the middle of the picture due to our image scaling. See how our image scaling works here
We will only consider contributions sent in as PSD Adobe PhotoShop or Illustrator (ai).
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Modern technology used to realize an age-old idea:
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. The Bowclamp's patented design - made possible only with the help of computerized, numerically-controlled cutting technology (CNC) - allows for equal clamping pressure along the entire length of the glue line...
with only one clamp at each end!
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday will vote on legislation to avert a pay cut for doctors who participate in the Medicare health care program for the elderly, House Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday, adding that he expected the Senate would follow "pretty quickly".
Boehner, a Republican, told reporters the legislation sparing Medicare doctors from a pay cut for another year had been agreed between himself and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat. Boehner said the short-term fix does not preclude any work from being done on a longer-term solution to the recurring problem.
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While we're still heartbroken over the end of her collab with Uniqlo, the new Jil Sander Navy spring '13 lookbook is a terrific reminder of exactly why we are so in love with Jil — and how thrilled we are that she's back at her eponymous label.
In addition to the ubiquitous sleek lines, crisp shirts, and mastery of the minimalist aesthetic, the newest collection features full skirts in kaleidoscopic floral prints, delicate details, pops of color (sigh, that yellow trench), and envy-inducing platform wedges.
The collection also highlights the subtle power of monochromatic outfits. With head-to-toe whites, beiges, and blues, Jil makes a tricky-to-pull-off styling choice appear simple, strong, classic, wearable, and mature.
Click through all the looks to see why Jil Sander Navy is pure gold.
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If so, then this Python script is for you! It deletes the extraneous fields in the .bib file leaving you with just the essential ones, like Author, Year, Title, Journal, etc. Never have a horrid bibliography entry with the article Abstract (!) copied into it ever again!
Download: https://github.com/scotartt/clean_bib – GPL v3 license.
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P2P uploader hoaxes leading BitTorrent blog
2 + 2 = 10 for Torrentfreak
A German record label has been forced to deny it wants people to pirate its music after a blogger cooked up a story that it had uploaded its entire repertoire to Pirate Bay.
The story was first published by the BitTorrent fan blog Torrentfreak and written by its founder "Ernesto". His sole source for the fanciful tale, of how the founder of electro-industrial label Dependent Records had invited Pirate Bay users to plunder its artists' catalogues, was the notes accompanying each of the torrent tracker files. They read:
Hello, my name is Stefan Herwig. I closed down my record label >>Dependent Records<< for good. But since I want my music to be heard by the people out there, everything I have ever published is now available on >>The Pirate Bay<<.
This is a LEGAL torrent!
I am not asking you to give, I want you to take!
Unfortunately, the "stefan_herwig" of Pirate Bay is not the Stefan Herwig of Dependent Records. The morbid tabloid joke that some stories are "too good to check" was apparently true for Torrentfreak when it came to the hoaxer's invitation to take without giving.
"This move from Dependent Records seems to be a bit odd," "Ernesto" instead mused to his audience of Digg users.
The Real Stefan Herwig has spoken out against the effect he believes internet piracy has on independent music. When Dependent took the decision last year to stop releasing new music, he wrote: "We have lived for years now with the reality that much of our music is stolen, not purchased, and we have frankly had enough of it."
Real Stefan told The Reg today: "It's amazing that Torrentfreak did not check the facts at all. We couldn't do that [upload the catalogue] even if we wanted to, because the artists have rights to the music too." People who download Dependent music from Pirate Bay are still infringing copyright, he added.
Yet the myth was reproduced unchecked by several blogs and tin-pot "news" organisations, which prompted Herwig to ask "Ernesto" to correct the non-story and issue official statement on the Dependent Records website on Monday. It says:
The reaction of Torrentfreak.com founder and correspondent "Ernesto" was to note that since he has a full-time job, "doing extensive research is not always an option". He had apparently read news of the label's closing on the Dependent website and taken the Pirate Bay story at face value; the facts that the person pretending to be Stefan Herwig misspelled the name of the label in the original announcement, and that the official label website made no mention of this unusual offer, failed to raise any red flags with either Torrentfreak.com nor any of the other internet sites which reprinted the story verbatim.
"Ernesto" told us over email: "I've been emailing with Stefan back and forth, and have already apologized for any inconvenience I've caused However, I don't see his problem. I even said in the post that I wasn't sure if he was the real 'Stefan Herwig'.
"I did know that someone with the same name posted the torrents, I also confirmed that the label closed down. These two things, together with the fact that the entire catalogue was posted made me assume that it could be true." He described the statement on Dependent's website as "a bit childish".
Torrentfreak has not removed the story. Herwig said he "probably" won't sue, however. The blog may rue the boast on its "about" page that it is "referred to by the Guardian as 'more reliable than the BBC' - much read, often quoted". ®
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Pickup buyers eyeballing the 2012 Silverado will likely consider Chevy's new Custom Sport Truck package, which bundles some of the most-opted-for stuff in one place. But we also applaud Chevy for thinking outside accepted wisdom and introducing the Liz Taylor White Diamonds package. Oh wait. Nevermind.
The new Silverado is obviously just a minor facelift, but the Custom Sport Truck (a clear response to the Ram Express 1500) trim adds yet another level of cheap V8-powered trucks for those yearning for a cheap hauler.


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The huge upside of Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River, nexus of an environmental battle lost a generation ago, is the emergence of its progeny, Lake Powell, as a supreme freshwater kayaking destination. The lake's green-water tentacles extend from the main 185-mile (300-kilometer) watercourse into 96 side canyons, where kayakers can paddle free of tides, waves, currents, and motorboats. A reverential hush inevitably descends upon a group of kayakers when they proceed into slots of Navajo sandstone towering 500 feet (150 meters) overhead that constrict to barely the length of a paddle.
The size and complexity of the lake convey both challenge and mystery to the experience. Kayakers wanting to go the DIY route might need two full days to get to the best kayaking—and even then they can find themselves paddling into inviting slots that turn out to be blank walls. Outfitters provide a motor assist and the local beta for five-day trips that get you into canyons like Cascade, Driftwood, and Rainbow, beneath the numinous presence of Navajo Mountain (10,388 feet, or 3,166 meters) and the Kaiparowits Plateau. Rainbow Canyon is the gateway to the massive natural arch of Rainbow Bridge.
The typical routine is to paddle eight to ten miles (13 to 16 kilometers) a day, venture into a slot, cross the channel, paddle another, proceed afoot when the canyon closes in entirely, and paddle back out to camp on the main channel where sunset, stars, and sunrise are players in the drama.
Spring and fall are the best times to paddle free of the swarms of speedboats and personal watercraft that plague the lake in summer. Warm water lingers right into fall.
Need to Know: No fees or permits are required to enjoy Lake Powell. Get general info at www.nps.gov/glca. Outfitters and rentals: Kayak Powell (www.kayakpowell.com) provides shuttles, tours, and rentals. A five-day tour starts at $895.


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Radio Mark necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 224 diseños de 61 diseñadores freelance.
The Radio Agency
The Radio Agency is a full service advertising agency that ONLY works in radio. Today, that means terrestrial (traditional AM + FM), Satellite (Sirius XM) and online streaming (10,000+ Internet stations). Our new logo should be contemporary and reflect that today, radio - in all of its forms (from traditional desktop box to computers and smart phones) - remains a ubiquitous mass medium and as much a part of our lives as ever.
Our agency writes and produces radio commercials, plans and places media buys and creates and executes radio promotions (on-air, event and drive-to-retail). If there's a way to market a product or service via radio, it falls within our realm of expertise.
Our customers are national (U.S.) brands seeking an agency to market their products and services via radio. The individual decision makers are CEOs, Chief Marketing Officers, VPs of Advertising and Marketing, Brand Managers and anyone in a position to select marketing partners and agencies to promote their brands and sell their products.
We want a corporate logo that depicts The Radio Agency as the market leader in radio advertising. Please do not use graphics of old, classic cathedral radios. If you do decide to use radio graphics, you'll need to depict a variety of styles to depict terrestrial, satellite and online streaming (and then, perhaps as a background watermark). This is neither encouraged nor discouraged.
Moreover, you should put your creative energy into how "The Radio Agency" - THE one radio agency hyperfocused on radio and only radio - would be depicted graphically to convey mastery of our medium.
We wish the logo to be two or three colors and look good printed in gray scale. It will need to replicate cleanly on our web site, business cards, letterhead and trade show exhibits.
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Ethan's galactic lunch in our trusty stainless PlanetBox.
In the big section I used the PlanetBox Big Dipper for a cut up orange. The Big Dipper has a nice silicone seal on it that is leak-proof, keeping all the orange juice safely contained away from the other foods. :) I tossed some pomegranate seeds on top and tucked 4 grapes in the corners.
The top section holds a row of Wheat Thin crackers and cheddar cheese cars. The cars sorta look like space ships to me. Ethan dubbed them "carships". ;-)
The top side section has baby carrots and a Little Dipper of ranch dressing. The bottom section holds two pickle spears. The little middle section holds a few organic Annie's Fruit Snack bunnies.
I was concerned the pickles might drip pickle juice into the other spaces, so I covered that one little rectangle up with a small piece of Press n' Seal wrap.
I bought that roll of Press n' Seal when I first started bento-ing, over three years ago!! Since I only use it rarely, and in such small pieces, I expect that thing to to around for at least another three years to come! Ha!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
PlanetBox lunch - space bunnies & carships
Posted by Melissa at 2:51 PM
Labels: PlanetBox
5 comments:
- Jenn @ BentoForKidlet said... [Reply to comment]
I'm loving the carships!! :D Excellent lunch!
- September 29, 2010 at 7:21 PM
- Rachele Gorsegner said... [Reply to comment]
does the press and seal trick work pretty well? I sometimes send sliced orange wedges (less juicy than a fully cutup orange, but still juicy) and I'm wondering if that press and seal tip would work for me.
- September 29, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- Morgan said... [Reply to comment]
I am wondering.. Do you often put meat in them or are they mostly veggie type meals? I love your ideas I hope I am that crafty when my munchkins start school
- September 29, 2010 at 11:53 PM
- Tifani said... [Reply to comment]
Great idea with the press and seal!
- September 30, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- Joy @ Light Bulbs said... [Reply to comment]
Great idea! Press and Seal...should have thought of that. I have just been using a paper towel or napkin. By the way you got me into Bentos...thanks for the inspiration.
- September 30, 2010 at 1:08 PM
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Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert Deleo is adamant the group had no choice but to fire singer Scott Weiland because his antics were making his bandmates miserable.
Weiland was dismissed earlier this year and he is now embroiled in a bitter legal battle with his former friends, who have sued him over allegations he sabotaged the group's recent 20th anniversary tour by turning up late for performances and missing promotional gigs.
DeLeo has now opened up about the tensions in the group which led to Weiland's exit, insisting they needed to move forward without him.
He tells Rolling Stone, "It was a very difficult decision to terminate the face of your band. There are many paths to the history of certain bands and each one is a little different, but it all kind of turns out the same at the end. But it was a very difficult decision to do that. That's as big as it gets. But we really didn't have any other choice… (We) have been saddled by someone for a long time. We've always looked out for Scott's best interests and tried to be a great friend to someone who really didn't care to be friends with us…
"And I don't think we had any other choice… (We) would rather move ahead. I want to have f**king fun, man, making music. I have the complete luxury of making music for a living. If I'm around people that don't f**king get that, then I want to be around people who get that."
Stone Temple Pilots are now working with Linkin Park's Chester Bennington as their frontman, and DeLeo admits he feels grateful to the singer's bandmates for letting him take up the post.
He adds, "I feel very humbled by the fact the guys in Linkin Park are cool with this. All these guys are great dudes. It's not about music – it's about the humanity of it. They're the kind of human beings you want to be around at this point in life."
Bennington concludes, "I really respect the decision these guys have made. I also understand how incredibly difficult having that conversation would be… (But) this is their life. This is how they're gonna pay their bills and put their kids through college, this is how they're gonna want to spend the rest of their lives."
Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert Deleo is adamant the group had no choice but to fire singer Scott Weiland because his antics were making his bandmates miserable.


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The first ever look at Sam Raimi's retelling of The Wizard of Oz shows a super sexy Wizard with his lips parted, played by James Franco. We're not Franco-haters, and we love Raimi — but this looks like The Wizard and his Sexy Balloon Ride of Love. Let's hope this preliminary art from Oz: The Great and Powerful is just that.
The good news: Michelle Williams (Glinda), Rachel Weisz (Evanora) and Mila Kunis (Theodora) have a large role in the film, as they play the infamous "witches" that the Wizard (also named Oz) deals with, in his takeover of the yellow brick road. Too bad they're not in this promo art too.


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November 2
Supreme Court of Ukraine awards Professor Butler highest medal
November 2, 2012
The Supreme Court of Ukraine awarded Professor William E. Butler its highest medal "For Fidelity to Law" on October 26 at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. Butler is the first foreigner to be awarded this medal. The citation reads "for high professionalism, significant contributions to the development of the system of court organization and proceedings, ensuring the protection of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, and in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the legal journal Law of Ukraine. Presiding at the event was Senior Trial Attorney Mary K. Butler, on behalf of the United States Department of Justice, and academician Alexander D. Sviatotskiy, who presented the medal on behalf of the Supreme Court of Ukraine.
Professor Butler, who is the John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law and International Affairs, teaches or has taught Russian Law, Foreign Investment in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, History of International Law, and Comparative Approaches to International Law.


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ImNoSuperman Senior Sunday 30/09/2012, 20:49
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This ancient hall has stood for hundreds of years, guarding the secret techniques and teachings of legendary warriors long before the rise of Clint City. We are its guardians, the protectors of the ancient code and ways.
All levels are welcome. Our goal is to be a dedicated and supportive guild, helpful for both new and veteran players. So if you are looking to join a young and exciting guild, come join us.
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A unique example of a rural business which achieved economic profitability based on innovation and environmentally-friendly practices.
Projects & Practice
A cheese-producing farm used RDP support to set up a new plant for producing speciality cheeses and ensure its long-term financial sustainability.
A dairy company used RDP support to build a new wing on its factory in order to increase its production capacity. This investment strengthened the local supply chains and helps prevent the abandonment of the farming activity in the area.
RDP support helped a family farm to generate added value by applying a sustainable model of production through biodynamic agriculture.
A community project in which young people actively participated in shaping their environment and strengthened the cohesion of their community.
A modern hen farm producing eggs for human consumption, set up a new unit to process non commercial eggs and therefore increase its competitiveness.
A pilot programme in Scotland on Public Procurement led to new opportunities and markets for Scottish SMEs.
An investment project that allowed a company to fill the gap in the local supply chain for wood chips in the north-west of Ireland.
A series of seminars to improve the economic performance and viability of agricultural enterprises, by offering information and training on risk management tools.
Amstelland Natuurzuivel is a cooperative of farmers in the Amstelland region who set up a milk factory to produce regional dairy products for the Amsterdam area.