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Slate correspondent Justin Peters is on leave this year while he writes a book based on his February 2013 Slate profile of the Internet activist Aaron Swartz. He has been sending regular progress reports to friends, family, readers, and others interested in getting an inside look at the book-writing process. Here's the third installment of his updates, sent in May. Read the first installment and second installment here.
Hi everyone,
Your pal Justin Peters here with another update on The Idealists, the book I'm writing on Aaron Swartz, copyright, open access, free culture, and the secrets of close-up coin magic. Boy, it's been a while, hasn't it? I know, I know, I've missed you too. Especially you. Yes, you. I've missed you most of all. (Long, awkward pause.) Anyway! I know it's been a couple months since my last update, and I'm sure you all have lots of questions, like "What's the atomic number for zinc?" and "Can I borrow the car Friday night?" (The answers, respectively, are "30" and "Ask your father.") But you probably have some more salient questions, too. Let's take them one by one.
How's the book coming?
Er, next question? Ha ha, no, it's coming fine. I've got about 20,000 solid words right now, and at my current rate of production will have about 20,000 more in three weeks' time, which will put me right around the halfway point as summer approaches and "crunch time" begins.
Wait, you've been working on this book for like nine months now, and you only have 20,000 words? What's wrong with you?
Geez, tough crowd. I thought I'd be further along, too. But there are mitigating factors, I swear. For one thing, I've finally hit puberty, which has really been a distraction. For another thing, as I've mentioned before, there's a lot more that goes into writing a book than actually writing the book. There's the outlining, and the researching, and the revising, and the purchasing of index cards, and—
Index cards?
Oh, my, yes. I suspect I am single-handedly keeping the index-card industry alive at this point. I am outlining the entire book, 200-word chunk by 200-word chunk, on hundreds and hundreds of 3 x 5 index cards. (The cards are bright pink, which I find very soothing for some reason.) The index cards are just for outlining, though. All of the actual book-writing is done in longhand, with a pencil, on loose-leaf notebook paper. (Yes, everything's fine here in 1974. Why do you ask?)
I didn't ask.
OK, sheesh! Look, it's no secret that I'm not where I thought I'd be at this point, but that's more a function of my unreasonable initial expectations than anything else. For example: When I was blogging twice daily for Slate, I was wildly productive, and while some posts were better than others, all of them were more-or-less polished and professional. So, naturally, when I started working on the book, I figured that my productivity would transfer. "Hey, book-writing isn't that different from blogging," I thought. "I'll be able to cruise right through this and knock out a draft in a couple months!"
This did not happen. As it turns out, book-writing is very, very different from blogging—at least when it comes to the sort of book I'm trying to write. If I was just going to write a quickie biography of Aaron Swartz, then, sure, I'd probably already have a draft finished. But as I've mentioned in previous updates, this book really isn't about Aaron Swartz.
(Outraged gasp) What?????
Well, I mean, he's definitely the main character. And I'm definitely using his life story as a frame. But on a deeper level the book is about the rise of proprietary content over the past 200 years or so, and how copyright statutes have evolved to—
No, it isn't boring, I promise! At least, not the way I'm writing it. The trick is to focus on the characters instead of the concepts. By centering each chapter on some representative individuals involved in copyright and IP issues throughout the years, and telling their stories in a lively fashion, I can hopefully animate the material in a way that a more abstract approach never could.
OK, fine, you want a sneak preview? Here's a paragraph I wrote about Noah Webster, the endearingly insecure lexicographer who lobbied hard for America's first copyright laws:
"Noah Webster was born in 1758, at once 10 years too late and 200 years too soon. He would have made an outstanding Founding Father, if only he'd been old enough, what with his patriotic ardor, his rhetorical gifts, and his lifelong interest in telling his fellow citizens what was best for them. He would have thrived on the Internet, too, with its core constituency of strident, insecure nerds; would have found it the perfect platform for his special talents like networking, pedantry, and passing judgment. But Webster missed his moment, and though he made out all right in the end, he nevertheless spent most of his life estranged from his era, chasing the acclaim and acceptance that would surely have been his but for bad timing."
Nice. Got any more?
Sure, here's another paragraph on a 19th-century literary gadfly named Cornelius Mathews, an international-copyright advocate and a principal in the "Young America" movement:
"By all accounts, Cornelius Mathews had much the same effect on New York literary circles that flatulence has on an airless room, the difference being that flatulence eventually goes away. A non-practicing lawyer and a writer of bad books, Mathews was utterly convinced of his own genius despite abundant evidence to the contrary, and he spent much of the 1840s singing his own praises in shrill, unmodulated tones. His other great passion was international copyright, a cause that he discredited by virtue of his own association with it. Mathews was an outspoken aesthetic nationalist, convinced that an international copyright law would help speed the development of a homegrown American literature, but his ceaseless moralizing on the topic only encouraged his audiences to violently reject both culture and country. The best that can be said is that he meant well. So did the inventor of the car alarm."
Take that, Cornelius Mathews, whoever you are!
My sentiments exactly. Anyway, while these paragraphs are still sort of rough, they give you a sense of what I'm going for.
Smarmily disdainful descriptions of obscure historical figures?
Shut up.
Isn't it about time to start winding this update down?
Yeah, I think so. Expect the next update sometime in June. Until then, don't hesitate to get in touch with questions or comments or get-rich-quick schemes or anything else. If you no longer want to be on this list, just let me know and I'll unsubscribe you. And if you know anyone who might enjoy receiving these updates, feel free to forward this along to them! Hope all's well with all of you. Especially you. Yes, you.
(Long, creepy pause.)
Have a good weekend!


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It's Halloween time! In addition to ridiculous amounts of candy, and lots of timely Sarah Palin costumes, this means it's also PUMPKIN-time. Especially Jack-O-Lanterns! The squash family just screams fall, and it's the big orange pumpkin that most represents the season.
Show us your best pumpkin-centric photos. They can be carved or not, but there must be a pumpkin in the shot!
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The Euminedes Dorsum mountains on Mars
The High Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express imaged the Eumenides Dorsum mountains on the Red Planet.
Eumenides Dorsum lies at approximately 2° south and 206° east. The images, taken on 26 December 2007, have a ground resolution of about 13 m/pixel. They cover an area of about
The mountains are located to the west of the Tharsis Region, and form part of the Medusae-Fossae Region, which is most likely covered by a blanket of volcanic ash.
The region exhibits several kilometre-long linear structures interspersed with channels. The entire area bears evidence of the erosional force of wind, and possibly water, on Mars.
Although the martian atmosphere is rather thin compared to the Earth's atmosphere – just 0.75% of mean surface pressure on Earth, corresponding to an altitude of about 35 km above Earth's surface – it can be very dynamic and plays a major role in shaping the Red Planet's landscape over a long period of time.
The region is dominated by features carved in sedimentary rocks created by the erosional action of the wind. The wind transports loose material, such as sand, and erodes the soft sedimentary rocks along existing structures like gaps, fault lines or incisions, removing the material.
Smaller mounds in the image centre have been eroded and look pyramid-shaped. In the imaged area, most of these features are oriented from north to south. Such preferential orientation develops in areas where the wind direction remains the same.
The smooth areas in the centre of the image and in the northern part of the region are most likely made of more resistant volcanic material. This is because magmatic rocks are usually harder than sedimentary rock and are less affected by erosion.
Arched structures pervade the southern part of the region. The linear erosional features are superimposed on the concentric structures, indicating that the arched structures are older. Their origin is a matter of debate: they may be older structures laid open by the wind, or they may be lava flow fronts or deposits of ancient glaciers. They may also have been formed by several layers of landslide deposits which were first eroded, experienced sediment deposition, and then were exposed again.


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The Band
- Rick Danko
- Levon Helm
- Garth Hudson
- Richard Manuel
- Robbie Robertson
The Band's earthy synthesis of country and early rock drew on folklore and fable, attaining near mythic static itself.
Revered for their musical prowess and unique blend of sounds, the Band has performed everywhere with everyone. Who else can say they backed Bob Dylan, played Watkins Glen with Grateful Dead and gave a farewell concert with Neil Young, Muddy Waters and Joni Mitchell immortalized on film by Martin Scorsese?
The Band, more than any other group, put rock and roll back in touch with its roots.
With their ageless songs and solid grasp of musical idioms, the Band reached across the decades, making connections for a generation that was, as an era of violent cultural schisms wound down, in desperate search of them. They projected a sense of community in the turbulent late Sixties and early Seventies—a time when the fabric of community in the United States was fraying.
Guitarist Robbie Robertson drew from history in his evocative, cinematic story-songs, and the vocal triumvirate of bassist Rick Danko, drummer Levon Helm and keyboardist Richard Manuel joined in rustic harmony and traded lines in rich, conversational exchanges. Multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson provided musical coloration in period styles that evoked everything from rural carnivals of the early 20th century to rock and roll revues of the Fifties.
In an era of divisive politics, the Band produced music that crossed generational and historical borders. They did so with an ensemble brilliance borne of many years spent playing on the road. They began as the Hawks, back up rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins, a boisterous journeyman who found steady work in Canada. Four of the five Hawks—guitarist Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, organist Garth Hudson and pianist Richard Manuel—were Canadian. Drummer Levon Helm hailed from Arkansas. Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks toured the states and provinces until late 1963, at which point the backing musicians split from Hawkins to continue on their own as Levon and the Hawks.
Bob Dylan recruited them as his backup group for a 1965-66 world tour. As the Hawks (minus Helm, who stayed behind), they helped effect Dylan's transformation from an acoustic folkie to an electric rock and roller. Those shows were revelatory and controversial, as Dylan and the Hawks plugged in and played with electrifying abandon, arousing great consternation among some folk traditionalists. One of the most legendary of all rock concerts, during which Dylan—backed by Robertson, Manuel, Danko, Hudson and drummer Mickey Jones—faced down a contentious audience in Manchester, England, on May 19, 1966, finally saw official release in 1998 as Bob Dylan Live 1966.
Dylan's collaboration with the Band continued throughout 1966 in upstate New York, where he recuperated from a motorcycle accident. Working in casual sessions with the group (including Helm) at a rented house in Woodstock, Dylan put together a heavily bootlegged body of material that would eventually see release as The Basement Tapes (1975). All the while, the Hawks—now calling themselves the Band—recorded a large number of original songs. The material they wrote and arranged at the pink house, using what drummer Levon Helm described as a "workshop approach," surfaced on Music from Big Pink (1968) and on side four of Dylan's Basement Tapes.
Appearing in July 1968, Music from Big Pink, went against the grain of the rock mainstream by presenting a clutch of enduring songs that had a rustic, backwoods ambiance. Most were written by guitarist Robbie Robertson, including his masterpiece "The Weight," which was steeped in biblical imagery. As a songwriter, Robertson drew from influences that were both obvious (Bob Dylan) and somewhat obscure for a rock and roller (filmmakers John Ford, Luis Buñuel and Kurosawa). Dylan was a distinct presence on the album, collaboration on "Tears of Rage" with Manuel and "This Wheel's on Fire" with Danko. His hymnlike "I Shall Be Released," making its recorded debut on Music from Big Pink, closed the album. Though it didn't chart high or sell in great numbers, Music from the Big Pink was undeniably one of the most influential albums of the Sixties, heralding the arrival of a more roots-oriented movement in rock music.
Music from Big Pink was followed by 1969's The Band, an even more incisive mix of the history, folklore and myth that defined our collective understanding of America. As played by the Band, rock and roll unmistakably felt like part of a continuum that stretched back to the days of juke joints, fish fries and medicine shows. Widely regarded as their signature work, The Band soared on the strength of Robertson's songwriting ("Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"), the band members' empathetic, loose-limbed musicianship and the conversational blend of voices from Helm, Danko and Manuel. They were at their peak here of creating a kind of North American mythology out of words and music.
More albums followed, all of them solid, if not as groundbreaking as the first two. Stage Fright, which Robertson described as "more of a good-time record," appeared in 1970 and the somewhat checkered Cahoots ("I just wasn't as inspired to write," confessed Robertson) came out a year later. The Band performed at such legendary rock festivals as Woodstock, the Isle of Wight and Watkins Glen, and they maintained a grueling pace as a touring band. On December 31st, 1971, they performed a New Year's Eve concert that marked their last performance for one and a half years.
In the mid-Seventies, the Band cut an album of oldies (1973's Moondog Matinee); reunited with Dylan for the Planet Waves (1974) album and tour (which resulted in the live album Before the Flood [1974]); recorded the best of their later albums (1975's Northern Lights, Southern Cross); and then took their leave in 1976 with a memorable concert finale, "The Last Waltz," held at a favorite venue, San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. The musical program, on which such luminaries as Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Eric Clapton and Joni Mitchell joined The Band onstage, was recorded and released as a film and triple-album set.
Subsequently, Robertson gravitated toward film work, assembling soundtracks and directing his own project, Carney (1980). He's also pursued an intermittent solo career that began with 1987's Robbie Robertson. Levon Helm found acting work (Coal Miner's Daughter, 1980) and has recorded six albums as a solo artist. Rick Danko was the first member of the Band to release a solo record—1977's Rick Danko—and he went on to work in a trio format with folksinger Eric Andersen and Norwegian singer/songwriter Jonas Fjeld.
The original band members, minus Robertson, regrouped and began touring in 1983. Three years later, their troubled pianist, Richard Manuel, hanged himself in a Florida motel room after a club performance. The surviving members continued as The Band and released Jericho, their first album of new music in sixteen years, in 1993. Hudson and Danko joined Robertson onstage to perform "The Weight" on the night of the Band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, while Helm—whose acrimonious feelings toward Robertson were revealed in his 1993 autobiography, This Wheel's On Fire—was conspicuously absent. Danko died of heart failure in December 1999. Helm passed away on April 19, 2012 after a battle with throat cancer at the age of 71.
Capitol Records embarked on an ambitious reissue program of The Band's albums in 2000, bolstered with remastered sound and bonus tracks.
Inductees: Rick Danko (bass, vocals; born December 29, 1943, died December 10, 1999), Levon Helm (drums, mandolin, vocals; born May 26, 1940, died April 19, 2012), Garth Hudson (organ, horns; born August 2, 1937), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals; born April 3, 1943, died March 4, 1986), Robbie Robertson (guitar; born July 5, 1943)


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rws necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 312 diseños de 54 diseñadores freelance.
Caribbean Beach Weddings (.com)
We're building a company that will offer a fun, carefree, and easy space for brides to plan their dream wedding in the Caribbean (Informational Resource/Forums etc.).
We're modern, liberal, and believe that doing a great job in delivering a service or product will make our community a top destination for the specialty Caribbean Beach Wedding brides.
We preparing to launch a new site focused on helping carefree, modern, middle to upper class brides become awesome at planning their dream Caribbean beach wedding.
We're not awesome at logo design, and that's what we need your help for.
The primary audience is female, engaged to be married, and is either thinking about, or already made the decision to plan a wedding in the Caribbean.
Secondary audience is Wedding Planners and Travel Agents.
The primary audience is outgoing, fun-loving, stylish, and generally enjoys a relatively high income. They like prestige and quality, but they want fun and carefree, not stuffy and rigid.
This is a new company with no pre-existing brand.
The domain name is the brand, thus, the logo should incorporate this somehow. One of the challenges will be working that long domain/brand name into the logo in a clean, and clear way.
Primary colors to consider:
66CCFF (color of site's headings, links, etc
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***** Feel free to incorporate ANY other colors you think will compliment the primary colors. We like colorful.
We want:
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-Minimal simplistic styles preferred over busy and complicated
-Professional look
-Logo should work well on light(white) and dark bg
Themes to consider: travel, fun, carefree, classy, beautiful brides, youth, marriage. The hibiscus flower is popular in this space. consider it, and it's colors as well, if you can work it in.
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*** Attached is a zip file of some examples of logos that we like. We will be running all submissions through a reverse image search before accepting any entries. Submission must be your own work.
We will be providing feedback three times daily on all submissions that are still in the running.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – In an ending befitting a one-game, winner-take-all playoff for the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, Princeton's Doug Davis sank a fall-away jumper as time expired to give the Tigers a 63-62 win over Harvard at the John J. Lee Amphitheatre on the campus of Yale University.
Princeton (25-6) will claim the Ivy League's automatic bid to the tournament after sharing the league championship with a Harvard team that falls to 23-6 overall.
A tense game saw Harvard edge out to a nine-point second half lead only to see the Tigers whittle away at the lead as Harvard was uncharacteristically average from the free throw line.
Harvard, which entered the game as the nation's second-leading free throw shooting team, was just 10-of- 16 from the stripe including several missed front ends. Princeton meanwhile was 14-of-15.
The Crimson was deft from everywhere else on the court, making 24 of 47 shots for the game (.511) while Princeton was 23 of 55 (.418).
Christian Webster opened the second half with a layup, giving Harvard its largest lead to that point, 34-25. Recently-named Ivy Player of the Year Keith Wright made back-to-back baskets, including one on a dunk, as the Crimson led by eight, 38-30, with just under 18 minutes remaining. After the Tigers got within two, 40-38, Oliver McNally drilled a 3-pointer from the left wing to give Harvard a five-point cushion, 43-38. With 11:02 left, McNally was fouled while making a layup and hit the free throw, as Harvard went up by eight, 48-40.
The Tigers netted eight of the next 10 points to pull within two of the Crimson, 50-48, with 5:48 remaining. Princeton hit a trey after a Harvard turnover, giving the Tigers a 51-50 advantage, its first lead since midway through the first half, with just 5:20 to go. With 4:31 left, Wright was fouled and made one of two free throws, as Harvard trailed, 53-52. After Princeton went up by three, Brandyn Curry drilled a trey from the wing to know the game with 3:49 remaining.
On the Crimson's next possession, Wright added a tip-in, as Harvard regained a lead, 57-55. With 2:33 to play, Curry hit the second of two from the line, giving the Crimson a one-point advantage, 58-57. After the Tigers made the next basket, Kyle Casey made a layup with 59 seconds left to put Harvard back on top, 60-59. Princeton answered with a basket on its next trip down the floor, but Curry drove the lane and hit a clutch runner, as Harvard regained the lead, 62-61, with just 11 seconds left.
Princeton pushed the ball up court with Davis, whose soft floater was rejected out of bounds by Casey with 2.8 seconds left. After a timeout and the ball underneath the basket to the left, Princeton inbounded along the right baseline to Davis. Davis caught, took a dribble to the middle of the floor, pump-faked to get a Harvard defender in the air, and sank a 12-foot fade away as the clock expired to extend the Ivy League's automatic bid to the Tigers.
Davis led Princeton with 15 points despite a 4-of-14 shooting day while Kareem Maddox had 10 points and 13 rebounds with the Tigers owning the boards, 36-24.
Wright led Harvard with 16 points (7-11 FG), six rebounds and four blocks while McNally (13), Webster (12) and Curry (12) followed in a balanced attack.
After each team missed shots on each of their first few possessions, Harvard opened up a 6-4 lead when McNally found Wright under the basket for a wide open layup just before the first media timeout. With just under 14 minutes to go in the opening half, McNally buried a trey from the left corner as Harvard increased its lead to 11-6. The Crimson moved the ball around well in the middle stages of the stanza, as Wright drove the lane and found Curry for a basket, making it 13-8.
The Tigers responded with an 8-0 run to take a 16-13 advantage at the 10:59 mark. McNally answered on the Crimson's next possession with an acrobatic layup just as the shot clock expired, getting the Crimson back within one, 16-15. After the Tigers made a basket, Christian Webster knotted the game, 18-18, with a triple from the top of the key. With 7:59 to play, Webster drew contact and made the shot. He also hit the ensuing free throw to put the Crimson up, 21-20. With 6:16 left, Curry tossed an alley-oop pass to Casey for a two-handed slam as Harvard increased its edge to five, 25-20.
With 3:39 to go, Wright hit a left-handed hook shot in the lane, giving the Crimson a six-point lead, 29-23. Curry dished off a pass to Rivard for a layup with 25 seconds to go that put Harvard up, 32-25, and the half ended with the same score. Webster was Harvard's leading scorer with eight points at the break. The Crimson shot 52 percent from the field in the opening stanza, while holding Princeton to a 33 percent clip, but the Tigers owned a 20-12 advantage in rebounds.
Harvard will await its fate during Sunday night's NCAA selection show, which starts at 6 p.m. The Crimson has a strong case for an at-large bid, although it would be the Ivy's first-ever at-large berth to the big dance if it were to occur.


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Its a question I've asked myself for many years. I may be knocking on the door of 40 *weeps* but I still feel I haven't settled on my true vocation. Even though I have stopped work for now to look after Baby T (and am completely loving it by the way!), it doesn't stop me from thinking about what career choices lie in front of me. Its fair to say I've had some crappy jobs (Assistant Manager at a well known burger chain anyone?) so I know what I don't want to do but I can't say I'm 100% decided on any one profession.
I sort of ended up working with food but it has certainly opened doors up for me. I get involved with some brilliant projects, get to eat my work and am never short of something new to try. I may one day go back to cake-making but probably not to the extent that I was prior to having T. I will still have 3 young children for a number of years and when the time comes to look to go back to work, I want something that will be interesting, challenging but won't occupy my brain 24 hours every day. Food technology sounds really interesting to me with a view to maybe going on to teach the subject (strictly adult learning only for me though!)
I know that my girls have got a number of years yet before they need to start thinking about what they want to be but I do know that I want to be able to offer them as much choice as possible and have as much information available to them. It must be easier in some ways if you know what you want to be when you grow up and can work towards it. Then again, if you have your heart set on a particular career path but don't achieve the grades, the disappointment must be terrible.
What about you? Did you always know what you wanted to be? I think about Juju, a friend from Derby who is setting up her cake company and wonder if it is what she always wanted to do. Or Janine, who is embarking on a very exciting time opening up her own coffee shop. I'm really interested how people end up being in their particular career. For some, like my friend Wendy, it has been a life long ambition to become a doctor but how do others with less defined roles, end up in their jobs?


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Here is the little love pillow pattern from the previous post, I have stitched this for giving away at the Paris embroidery show, the first person to see my badge and identify me can claim this small gift, if no one claims this prize I will offer it up as a freebie when I return.
I will make a small badge with my blog name and wear it on my lapel.
I have also made another cross stitch freebie for you to stitch, this one is Peace and it matches the Joy pattern I posted at Christmas 2011. So now you have all three patterns , Peace, Joy and Love which is exactly what I wish for all of my readers!
Enjoy stitching them!
Until next time
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(AllHipHop News) Wyclef Jean has remixed some of 2017's biggest hip-hop hits for a new mixtape project.
According to BBC News, the 48-year-old Fugees musician will rework hits including Kendrick Lamar's "DNA" and Young Thug and Future's "Killed Before" by adding his beats and lyrics for new versions that will be unveiled "in a couple of days".
Explaining his motivation for making the mixtape, titled Inspired, he added, "They already called me a genius - but the true genius is what? When you're able to reinvent genius over and over again."
Since making his name alongside Lauryn Hill and Pras in the Fugees, Wyclef has had solo hits and produced worldwide hits including Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" and Santana ft. The Product G&B track "Maria Maria."
The latter track was heavily sampled on DJ Khaled and Rihanna's summer smash "Wild Thoughts," and Wyclef said his new project was a way of returning the compliment of having younger stars sample his work, adding that he would, "mess with the kids the same way they mess with my material."
The "Perfect Gentleman" singer plans to begin releasing new material regularly, rather than waiting to drop an album.
He explained, "As a kid I was always like, 'What the hell? Why do I have to wait to put out music? So every couple of months for the next two years, we're going to put out new music, feeding the fans, all over the world."
The prolific star's latest musical project comes hot on the heels of his eighth studio album Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee, which came out in September.


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The Great Outdoors
20 comments:
- susie q said...
Oh these photos are beautiful. I'm going to just stare at them until the sun come out... I just love the photo of the tree seen through the port o'cochere (sp?). Just lovely.
- March 23, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- please sir said...
I could escape there for many days!
- March 23, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- The Shiny Pebble said...
I don't eat tomatos, but loved the idea of putting the little clay pots on top of the bamboo poles. I'm always affraid I'd poke my eye out in those. :)
- March 23, 2010 at 9:52 AM
- A Perfect Gray said...
oh, honey, you just made my day with those...the faux bois, that fantastic rock wall, and the vine covered structures, love!
- March 23, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- mb said...
You made my day too. How do you do it? Find all these fab rooms (albeit outside rooms today) that go on and on and inspire every time. Phew.
- March 23, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Daniella said...
What a cool hanging egg chair!
- March 23, 2010 at 10:31 AM
- Naomi said...
gorgeous! makes me want to get out and garden RIGHT NOW.
Hope your weather turns nicer. and thank you for the birthday wishes! We really lucked out, spent the entire weekend outdoors....
- March 23, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- Raina Cox said...
Ah, thanks for the mini-vacation. Those photos are exquisite.
- March 23, 2010 at 10:42 AM
- Casa Bella said...
I was going ooh! and aah! with every picture! What a fun post. I love every single one of those spaces. How inspiring...
- March 23, 2010 at 11:51 AM
- Patty said...
Wow every pictures just keeps getting better and better, fantastic work!
- March 23, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Kelle Dame said...
Beautiful!! I'm so in that egg chair right now...in my dreams
- March 23, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- Anita Davis said...
i wonder if there are pink lounge chairs and umbrellas by a pool in my future?
i hope so.
- March 23, 2010 at 3:13 PM
- FROM THE RIGHT BANK said...
I'm hoping it'll stop raining and snowing long enough for my marsh pit of a backyard to dry out so I can have a lovely space like these. But given recent history, that probably ain't gonna happen. Ever.
- March 23, 2010 at 4:42 PM
- Mandy said...
What a great selection of photographs, must say the first one is my favorite, really enjoyable post, thanks.
- March 23, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- nkp said...
Thanks for indulgiong my outdoor fantasy, everyone! And thanks for your kind words, as always. I'm glad you enjoyed and took the time to visit!
- March 23, 2010 at 11:29 PM
- nkp said...
Hi Patty! Thanks for stopping by and welcome!
- March 23, 2010 at 11:31 PM
- erin@designcrisis said...
Lady, I am SO ready for some outdoor living!
- March 24, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- Sarah @ Maison Boheme said...
Gorgeous inspiration for my outdoor spaces. I just bought a patio furniture set this week and am undertaking the transformation of my silly little patio! Thanks for the boost!
- March 25, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- Joslyn said...
that chair hanging in the tree and that little sliver of a pool...oh my!
- March 26, 2010 at 6:45 AM
- paula said...
I am officially dreaming of spring where my garden is in full bloom and I can watch the kiddos play while sipping green tea. ahhh....
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I'm a software developer just starting a new software consulting firm. Although I provide small software solutions, my main focus is providing training and consulting on Scrum and other agile development processes to small to medium businesses.
Scrum is a software industry term; it is a specific type of agile method, all of which encourage teams to adapt quickly to a changing marketplace, while at the same time emphasizing high quality at all times. "Confident" software is that which is fully tested, and because of this, you have confidence that it can be modified and enhanced without fear of creating more bugs.
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Providing agile software services is not a brand new market, but it is still relatively young. There are other people providing this, but perhaps not in the exact same manner.
I am looking for a logo for Confident Software. The logo must be strong (to inspire confidence), while at the same time lightweight (to show the agility). The trick is to create a single logo with both of these impressions. The logo will be used on business cards and on the new website.
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The Sociables are a group from Alberta who have become an entertainment staple among Brier crowds over the last seven years. You can't miss them with their thematic, sometimes garish, always co-ordinated costumes, holding up flashcards spelling out "S-O-C-I-A-B-L-E" or signs, including one that asks "What would Russ do?," referring to former Brier championship skip, now TSN commentator, Russ Howard,
On learning the 10 Sociables who came to St. John's for this year's Brier totalled 15 pieces of luggage, some oversized, you might not be impressed by their economy. That's until you learn they have separate outfits for all nine days of the event — no repeats — and the costumes are not skimpy. We've seen Santa Clauses, Vikings, cowboys, Romans in togas and Star Trek crew members, often with accessories. For example, the Vikings featured weapons and shields, while the cowboys had hobbyhorses.
So what room is left in the suitcases for regular clothing?
"Underwear and socks. That's pretty much it," said the Sociable's Tyler Bernakevitch.
Their annual Brier pilgrimage began at home in 2009.
"We're all pretty much from from the Ukrainian community in Calgary. When the Brier was being held there, somebody said, 'Let's go and have a good time,'" said Bernakevitch.
They've been doing so ever since.
The first costumes were simple — T-shirts with "Hurry!" on the front and "Harrrd!" on the back, with faces painted in Alberta blue and gold.
They had such a ball that they decided they would have to go the 2010 Brier in Halifax and the tradition was really underway.
It was in the Nova Scotia capital that their name was born, a product of the first spelled-out sign, referencing a term for liquid refreshment.
Their fashion has become much more elaborate over the years They've dressed up as everything from Kevin Martin to a chain gang to Power Rangers to naval officers to Minions.
"Every year is a different set of costumes and we start the planning — I want to say — in June," said Bernakevitch. "June to October is actually sort of the pre-planning phase."
The outfits are mostly self-designed and self created. Purchases at party supply stores and costumers are kept to a minimum.
"We actually sewed and built most of it," said Charlie Pullan of the Viking outfits. "The helmets and weapons are accessories. The rest is all us."
One year, they launched an 'Occupy The Brier Patch' movement, kiddingly (or maybe not) protesting the Brier's morning draws which interfered with socializing the night before.
They've met plenty of people and made a lot of friends over the years,
"We get recognized either from past Briers or maybe when they've shown us on TV," said Pullan. "People we meet want to know our story and they all want to know what we're going to be the next day, but we keep that a secret."
The overall Sociable group consists of about 15 people. Most are young professionals. Some, but not all, are curlers.
Bernakevitch and Pullan are both engineers, but if they ever wanted to get into the costume business, they'd have a good inventory to begin with.
"I have a closet full of them," answered Pullan, when asked what happens to the outfits. "They're great for Halloween. I'm good for Halloween until I die."
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Yours hosts for this World Cup are dashing Pedro and dazzling Danny.
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We anticipate this will be the normal World Cup price somewhere between €20 and €40.
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Though Marvel Studios, in partnership with Disney, is setting up a seriously impressive cinematic universe, there are some major hurdles on the way to getting the giant superhero team-ups that fans might dream of. Before Marvel started producing their own films, they sold the rights to their characters to various studios, some of whom spun out their own huge franchises-- Sony and Spider-Man, Fox and X-Men plus The Fantastic Four-- and some of whom suffered disappointing flops.
Those flops make it easier for Marvel Studios to now start rounding the gang back together again, and just a few days after confirming they'd gotten back the rights to Daredevil, they've brought two more back into the fold. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed to Entertainment Weekly (via Slashfilm), as part of a giant article on Marvel's Phase Two, that both Ghost Rider (which already had 2 films made with a Ghost Rider 3 lurking) and Blade (which made it to 3 movies) are now owned by Marvel Studios. But don't necessarily assume that means you'll be seeing new movies about them immediately:
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Ghost Rider, a character previously owned by Sony, got his own sequel with the widely loathed Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, a follow-up to the not-especially-beloved original Ghost Rider. While a few fans were clamoring for Ghost Rider 3 to happen, even star Nic Cage admitted that it probably wasn't going to happen. Now Ghost Rider 3 definitely won't.
So with Ghost Rider 3 basically dead and a much more lucrative Spider-Man series to focus on, you can see why Sony was willing to let it go. The Blade series has been dormant for a while now, since 2004's Blade: Trinity, and the rights were owned by New Line, the subsidiary of Warner Bros. that's faced major financial woes recently. You can't blame them for letting it go either.
Now we have to see how Marvel might revive either character, though take Feige's warning seriously-- their plans for Phase Two are already incredibly busy, and you probably have to wait until Ant-Man finally emerges for hard details on anything on Ghost Rider and Blade. But fans of the characters, rejoice! You're way more likely to see them again on screen now that they've back in the Marvel family.


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Skip to comments.Nevada Early Voting is Starting and Day One Results Are Out
Posted on 10/21/2012 5:22:02 AM PDT by Perdogg
Early voting is a new phenomenon that is has great implications on the final election outcome. Despite this, I dont much enjoy blogging it. The numbers get updated sporadically, there is an inherent uncertainty in what the requests or submissions actually mean and the sample sizes are really small. This makes drawing conclusions not much better than just plain old guess work until a critical mass of votes have accumulated. And by that time someone else has already done a better job analyzing the data than I could so I just leave it to them. One of the only reasons this blog has any popularity is I am doing the work major media outlets refuse to do which allows them to misrepresent the polls however they like (always against Republicans obvs). That said, I know this is rightfully a big issue to a lot of people so Ill provide some preliminary info and direct you to where you can check the numbers in the coming days for yourselves as you see fit.
Thus far 3 Nevada Counties have reported results: Carson County, Douglas County and Washoe County. Of this list we only care about Washoe County (Reno) because that is one of the Battleground Counties, it comprised nearly 19% of the 2008 Nevada electorate and Romney should flip it back after Obama carried it in 2008. This is why yesterdays endorsement of Romney by the Reno Gazette-Journal was so important. Endorsements may not persuade voters, but they are a clear indication of informed voter sentiment. And when they switch endorsements against an incumbent that is noteworthy.
This is much the same as all-important Clark County (Las Vegas) which accounted for over 67% of the total Nevada vote in 2008. Obama will carry Clark, but it is the margin that will be key. Clark releases their first day data at 11pm Mountain time (1am EDT).
So we see the combination of Clark and Washoe account for 86% of the entire Nevada vote making the rest of the counties rounding error to what happens in those two population centers. Every other county is also heavily Republican too so seeing advantages there dont mean as much either.
Day 1 results are as follows:
Responses are by party registration, not their actual vote
2012 Washoe County: 9,638 votes Dem 47.8% 4607 votes Rep 37.5% 3614 votes None/Oth 14.7% 1417 votes
Thanks to commenter M. Remmerde we have the 2008 day 1 comparison for Washoe:
2009 Washoe County: 6,554 votes Dems 59.64% 3909 votes Rep 25.45% 1668 votes Other 14.91% 977 votes
The Democrat advantage of 34 points on the first day four years ago is now on 10 points . But just as interesting is the enthusiasm measure. The total early vote is up 3,084 but the Democrat vote increase is only 698 and the Other is up only 440. Republicans on the other hand are up 1,946, 3x as much as the Democrats. That type of enthusiasm and early vote ground game is quite similar to what we are seeing in Ohio. Its only day one but its nice to come out of the gates strong. Heavily Democrat Clark County is the real test but expect incredible Democrat #s there just like Iowa. They key for Republicans will be to fight their way back from now until election day to mind the gap.
Clark County: 33,204 votes, this is an increase from 25,100 in 2008 Dem 55.4% 18,388 votes Rep 28.9% 9588 votes None/Oth 15.7% 5228 votes
Nevada expert Jon Ralston says the percentage split is similar to 2008. No exact 2008 #s given. UPDATE: Getting word that Mr. Ralston may have shaded his color on the 2008 comparison. The current spread of ~26% is a big spread but Im hearing its much smaller than the 2008 margin, much like Washoe County. I still dont have verifiable numbers so Ill leave it at that for now (time for bed). If it is true, though, I will be very disappointed in Ralston. As I say every time he is a big ol Lefty, but he always played it straight when it came to running the #s and analyzing data. It doesnt appear he did so in this instance. As a matter of fact, he just tweeted out the 2008 Rep # was 5,733 which means this year they had a 67% jump in early voting. That is huge. The gross increase in votes is 8,104. 3855 comes from the GOP and if we hold Other steady at 15.7% as a control their increase is 1287. That leaves only 2962 of the increase for Democrats. So the GOP picked up approximately 900 votes versus 2008 on Day 1 of early voting in a state with possible the least effective local party in the nation.
Now my #s are estimates based on holding other steady from 2008, but in that instance, we get the following for 2008 Day 1 #s: Dem 61.4% 15,426 votes Rep 22.8% 5733 votes None/Oth 15.7% 3950 votes
A 38 point spread in 2008 is now a 26 point gap in 2012. That is a big deal if these #s prove close to correct. Romney wont win Clark but he needs to mind the gap which at least on Day 1 is exactly what he is doing. Great news for the GOP and Ralston is doing the dance of joy on behalf of the Democrats? I dont know what is going on with him these day but hes been unusually petty and partisan the last couple of weeks. Its very unbecoming. As someone who respects his work, Im disappointed he put out clearly wrong information when he had every reason to know it wasnt so. Fool me once, shame on you
Carson County: 1,109 votes Dem 35.3% Rep 49.1% None/Oth 15.5%
Douglas County: 3,037 votes Dem 27.7% Rep 57.2% None/Oth 15.1%
This is good news. I hope the "Don't you businesses go to Vegas" comment bits Obozo in the arse "Big-time".....
"The House Always Wins." That's never been more true than it is in the last two weeks of this election.
I thoroughly enjoyed your post. It would be a pleasure to see Romney carry Nevada in spite of Harry Reid and the unions. I read that Harry adores this president and would move heaven and earth for him so I don't put anything past him. To me, the only solution is to win the Senate.
In seven hours I leave for a short three-day stay in Las Vegas. I hope I don't smack anyone at a slot machine.
Let's hope Steve Wynn is making an impact on his people.....SEIU and company have really done a number on this country.
The SEIU is big in Nevada and so is voter fraud. It is how Harry Reid got reelected.
I'm surprised Sandra Flake went to northern Nevada - that's GOP country!
She couldn't book a convention hall in Las Vegas for a sell-out crowd??
There were ten in attendance.
That's exactly my point! Why go to where the votes aren't? Her behavior made as much as sense as a conservative candidate trying to win votes in San Francisco!
I'm gonna to start with the line ....she needs to start thinking with the right head (instead of about the wrong head) and pull her head out of her Arse....because this country is going bankrupt under her socialist champions and she won't be able to get her free contraction anyway if she doesn't stop being a "useful idiot" and WAKE UP! It's not about the tingly feeling between your legs it's about the economic future of our country in the world. ....(end of rant).....
" I read that Harry adores this president . . . "
Harry Reid is an unprincipled hack. He "adores" nothing but money and power.
What however is so wrong with this picture is that in this country you can have an economy like Nevada does with the highest unemployment, biggest housing bust and a dweeb like Reed representing your state.... how could this even be close is what blows my mind..... The numbers above show good for Romney as this will be a CLOSE state and so far looks better than in 2008 which should be playing out all over the country.....
I'm starting to suspect the word "debacle" will be featured prominently in news headlines on Nov. 7.
Yeah, if I read Battleground Watch right, Rs will win it. Their enthusiasm is up huge, Is not so much, Ds down.
Most of the Nevada counties outside of Clark are quite Republican.
Washoe County has the University of Nevada-Reno, and those students tend to vote Democrat- so they truly offset the Republicans in the Northern parts of Nevada.
While the other counties are mostly Republican, the density of population is so low that we have a hard time beating back what Clark County produces—and then, most of the voter fraud also occurs in Clark County.
Subtle Words to work into the debate tomorrow night :
Saul Alinski :
Freeze your enemy
(Wire me my consulting fees Mitt!)
Great stuff. I'd appreciate a ping to your Nevada posts in the future, if possible.
I early voted in Clark yesterday. We've got an uphill climb in Nevada with the unions, but this data is encouraging.
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As we've predicted for 5 years, central banks have been buying stocks in order to goose the economy.
Zero Hedge writes today:
When tin-foil-hat wearing … blogs first suggested that Central Banks were actively buying stocks, the mainstream media scoffed at the idiocy and un-independence of such an idea. However, it is clear the central banks themselves are now not only actively buying stocks but are activley encouraging it and propagandizing their efforts to lever this last policy tool left in the toolbox.
As Bloomberg reports, 23% of central bankers surveyed said the bank owns shares and plans to buy more. From the Bank of Japan to the Bank of Israel and with the SNB and the Czech National Bank now at over 10% allocation of reserves to stocks, is it any wonder there is an inexorable bid under the 'free' markets. Rick Santelli is rightly concerned that, "there is a danger that everyone is loaded in the same direction," asking what happens if all the Central Bank pump-priming does not work, given these equity valuations, "who gets caught holding the bag? What chairs are left when the music stops?"
Central banks, guardians of the world's $11 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves, are buying stocks in record amounts as falling bond yields push even risk- averse investors toward equities.
In a survey of 60 central bankers this month by Central Banking Publications and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, 23 percent said they own shares or plan to buy them. The Bank of Japan, holder of the second-biggest reserves, said April 4 it will more than double investments in equity exchange-traded funds to 3.5 trillion yen ($35.2 billion) by 2014. The Bank of Israel bought stocks for the first time last year while the Swiss National Bank and the Czech National Bank have boosted their holdings to at least 10 percent of reserves.
"If reserves are growing, so are diversification pressures. Equities are not for every bank tomorrow, but more are continuing down this path."
The survey of 60 central bankers, overseeing a combined $6.7 trillion, found that low bond returns had prompted almost half to take on more risk. Fourteen said they had already invested in equities or would do so within five years.
The SNB has allocated about 12 percent of assets to passive funds tracking equity indexes.
Of course, the big banks are all for this. CNBC reports:
As the Bank of Japan ramps up its monetary stimulus to include buying equities, Jim O'Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, said it makes sense for central banks to own stocks. O'Neill spoke with CNBC at the Goldman Sachs Growth Markets Summit in New York.
After a survey by RBS was published earlier this month that showed a greater appetite for central banks to invest in equities, "I don't think people should worry about that," said O'Neill. He added that many sovereign wealth funds are tied to central banks and are already investing in stocks.
Earlier this month, the Bank of Japan promised to pump $1.4 trillion into the economy in less than two years to combat deflation through open-ended asset purchases. The central bank said on April 4 that it will more than double investments in equity exchange-traded funds by the end of 2014. The Bank currently holds ¥1.4 trillion ($14.1 billion) in ETFs with a target of ¥3.5 trillion ($35.3 billion) in 2014.
"Frankly, it makes a huge amount of sense in a world of floating exchange rates and such incredible opportunity, why should central banks keep so much money in very short term, liquid things when they're not going to ever need it?" O'Neill said. "To help their future returns for their citizens, why would they not invest in equity?"
Moreover, the Fed has been doing everything it could to entice, lure and bully mom and pop investors back into stocks.
Central bank buying of stocks will drive stocks higher, and lure more investors into the market.
Of course, the Fed's quantitative easing program does little more than boost the price of stocks and redistribute wealth to the very richest Americans.


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Abstracts close this Friday 27th June. If you are intending to submit an abstract you will need to be quick!
Registration and abstract submission information can be found at http://www.anbg.gov.au/anpc/conferences/2014/
ANPC national conferences provide a forum for conservation practitioners, community members and the scientific community to interact at a practical level.
The overall theme of the 2014 conference is "Sustaining Plant Diversity – Adapting to a Changing World".
We have some great speakers organised:
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- Professor Ian Lunt, Associate Professor in Vegetation Ecology and Management at Charles Sturt University, will be giving the keynote.
Plenary speakers include:
- Professor David Bowman, University of Tasmania (speaking on the Securing Biodiversity theme);
- Dr Terry Walshe, The University of Melbourne (Prioritising Actions);
- Professor Jonathon Majer, Professor of Invertebrate Conservation at the Curtin University Institute for Biodiversity and Climate (Animals in Plant Conservation); and
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The Central Connecticut women's soccer team earned its first conference win against Mount St. Mary's with a final score of 1-0 on Friday in New Britain, CT. Sophomore Julie Lavoie, assisted by classmate Danica Foglio, scored her first goal of the season in the first half to give the Blue Devils the win. The victory improves Central's record to 2-11-1 (1-5-0 NEC).
The Mountaineers (7-6-1, 2-2-1 NEC) outshot the Blue Devils 16-8 however, Central began the game with an aggressive offense that included two shots and two corner kicks in the first 15 minutes of play. Freshman Claire Walsh was awarded her second corner kick of the game in the 15th minute. She launched the ball in front of the goal where Foglio set up Lavoie for the bottom right corner of the net. The goal put Central on top 1-0.
In the fourth minute of the second period, a foul on CCSU awarded the Mountaineers a penalty kick. With the opportunity to tie the game on the line, Mount St. Mary's senior Kelly Baker (four goals on the season) sent a shot toward goal that was thwarted by Central goalkeeper Nikola Deiter. Deiter recorded eight saves on the day for her third shutout of the 2012 season.
With just over 20 minutes left in regulation play, the Mountaineers posted a header shot off the cross bar to draw out Deiter followed by another shot saved by the Blue Devils. Central's defense held strong to pull out the win.
CCSU returns to action Friday, Oct. 19 at Wagner (4-10-0, 1-4-0 NEC) at 3 p.m.


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Photocatalytic purification and treatment of water and air: proceedings of the 1st International Conference on TiO2 Photocatalytic Purification and Treatment of Water and Air, London, Ontario, Canada, 8-13 November, 1992
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Conditions for an efficient photocatalytic activity of Ti02 particles
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Wellington: England dominated with bat and ball to leave New Zealand struggling on 66 for three after setting an imposing first innings total of 465 on day two of the second Test in Wellington on Friday.
Despite a mid-innings wobble, Matt Prior (82) and Kevin Pietersen (73) delivered with the bat for the tourists and Stuart Broad then took two for 18 in the final session to leave New Zealand trailing by 399 runs.
Kane Williamson was unbeaten on 32 and Dean Brownlie eight not out at stumps on a wicket that came to life in blustery, overcast conditions and served up 11 wickets in the second day after yielding just two on the first.
The highlight of the day was a defiant 82 off 99 balls from Matt Prior, who went on the attack after England looked in danger of squandering the foundation built by centurions Jonathan Trott and Nick Compton on the first day.
England started the day at the Basin Reserve on 267 for two and were reduced to 374-7 after lunch before Prior snuffed out a New Zealand fightback led by spinner Bruce Martin, who ended with figures of 4-130.
Prior racked up an 83-run partnership with Steve Finn (24), who cemented his reputation as a stubborn lower-order performer after a half century in the first Test in Dunedin.
Pietersen also contributed after two failures in the opening Test, bringing up the 30th half-century of his Test career.
New Zealand's bowlers, who toiled for little reward on an unresponsive first-day wicket, made the perfect start when Trott departed without adding to his overnight score of 121.
Trott carelessly prodded at the first ball he faced, edging Trent Boult's delivery to keeper BJ Watling.
Martin, bowling into the wind, then dismissed Ian Bell and Joe Root cheaply to offer the Black Caps some hope of containing England's lead.
Bell (11) charged down the wicket to Martin and smashed the ball skywards to Peter Fulton at cover, while Root (10) was deceived by a fuller ball which nicked the bat and was sharply taken by Watling behind the stumps.
After Pietersen's departure, Stuart Broad narrowly avoided playing the second ball he faced onto his stumps but faced only three more, with Boult coaxing an edge to Watling
Finn was out trying to drive Wagner and Prior found himself running out of partners, falling after attempting a reverse sweep to keep the runs ticking over, with Monty Panesar out for a duck to end the innings.
New Zealand made slow progress in reply after losing opener Fulton for one when he edged to Alastair Cook in the slips after trying to drive James Anderson.
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The singer's hit "Man, I Feel Like A Woman" blasted out as she rode a black steed down the street to Caesars Palace, with a herd of 40 more horses trailing behind her.
Twain dismounted and was handed flowers by fans at the hotel, where she will kick off her upcoming two-year residency, Shania: Still the One, in The Colosseum theater, on December 1.
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William Talebot "came to England in 1066, and had 1. Richard; 2. Geoffrey, ancestor of Lord Talbot of Malahide. Richard in 1086 held in Bedford from Walter Giffard, Baron of Boldec. " [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X) [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
The chapelry of Salebury played an important part in the story of the family history. "In the reign of Edward II. a charter for free warren in this manor was granted to Sir Robert de Cliderhou, whose daughter occurs as owner of the manor in 1406. Isabella, her daughter, conveyed the manor in marriage to John Talbot, of Bashall. Their son was instrumental to the betrayal of Henry VI., whose apprehension is said to have occurred here, though Leland fixes the scene in Cletherwoode. However this may be, letters-patent were granted to him by Edward IV. for a pension of twenty marks out of the duchy revenues. In this odious service, Sir James Haryngton was the principal actor, and the Talbots his subordinate agents.
John Talbot, the last male heir of the family, left a daughter, married to Edward Warren of Poynton, from whose family the manor passed by marriage: it now belongs to Lord de Tabley. " [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Another branch of the family was found at Alveton in Staffordshire. "The extensive manor of Alton became the property of John Talbot, first earl of Shrewsbury, by his marriage with the heiress of the Furnival family, and has remained with his descendants to the present time." [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print. The township of Bashall-Eaves in the West Riding of Yorkshire was home to another family seat. "This place, long distinguished as the residence of the Talbots, has been variously designated Beckshalgh, Batsalve, Bakesholf, and Bashall. " [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
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PPP: (Picture, Parties, Panels) - a formula for success/
Guest post by Joao Amorim, Emmy Award nominee director of 2012: Time for Change, a feature doc offering an optimistic alternative to apocalyptic doom and gloom and featuring leading experts, scientists and celebrities including: Sting, Ellen Page, David Lynch, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Gilberto Gil, Dean Radin, Buckminster Fuller, Paul Stamets, Shiva Rea, Tiokasin Ghosthorse and many more. It is currently playing in NYC at Loews Village 7 through Oct. 28th. Moving towards an Open Source culture in film distribution with 2012: Time for Change
Understanding the changing distribution landscape in 2008 while we were financing this project, Mangusta Productions and I decided to build in some P&A monies into our budget. When we completed the film in March 2010 we all agreed that the best chance we had to reach a wide audience with this film was to take it straight to our fans and build a movement from the ground up, grassroots style.
I had built some good relationships with environmental groups during the making of the film and we decided to begin by proposing a partnership with Green Festivals – the largest sustainability event in the U.S. that takes place in 4 cities throughout the year. We suggested that we would bring several luminaries featured in the film to speak on a panel at their expo in exchange for a booth at the festival where we could sell dvd's and other merchandise, and promote our screenings which would take place in that city simultaneously. We began this process in San Francisco in April and were able to put some amazing post-screening panels together featuring people in the film, as well as others activists based in the area. The results were phenomenal. We sold out a 280 seat theater three nights in a row and sold out of all our merchandise. Finally, we co-hosted a party with a local venue and were able to connect directly with our audience and create new relationships that would help in spreading the word about the film.
We duplicated this model in two more cities with Greenfest; Chicago and Seattle. In Seattle, we decided to experiment with a more traditional theatrical run. Partnering with Intention Media, the filmmakers that managed the initial release of What the Bleep do we Know?!, we booked a full run at the Varsity Landmark Theater in Seattle in conjunction with our Greenfest panel. This release was successful enough to get extended for three weeks at that theater, and also allowed us to get reviews in some of the major papers. We were able to book a theater in Portland because of our results in Seattle. After seeing the enthusiastic response in these initial cities, and receiving a lot of requests for screenings around the world, we realized that people were hungry for what the film was offering and decided to plan a more traditional limited theatrical release.
In order to keep building momentum while we planned our proper theatrical release we scheduled a special screening in NYC specifically to attract press. We did a "green carpet" event with celebrity luminaries and supporters. As with all of our other screenings we had a panel discussion following the screening, this time featuring Sting, Paul Stamets, Daniel Pinchbeck, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Ganga White and myself. Continuing with our PPP concept, the Picture with Panel was followed by a great Party where the audience could mingle with the luminaries…
This event gave us a lot of visibility in the media and ended up landing us a great piece on the well-respected BBC World show "Talking Movies"
Over the final summer months and early fall, we took orders for special screenings around the world and prepared for our theatrical run in NYC and LA.
In October we opened theatrically in Los Angeles and NY. We stuck to the panel strategy but amped it up, allowing for multiple panels a day, and for several local community organizations to join in. We also offered media sponsorships in exchange for exposure on our website and promotional materials. This helped us to blast the word out to hundreds of thousands of people via email (note: another key component in our strategy since the beginning has been collecting peoples email addresses at each and every screening). Perhaps our greatest ally has been Daniel Pinchbeck's social network Evolver who have helped promote the film and been our foot soldiers for spreading word of mouth from Day 1.
Our PPP model is proving to be very effective, having already grossed over 60K in the box office. Our first week in NY and in LA we out grossed every other film in those theaters (Loews Village 7 and Laemmle's Sunset 5, respectively) and are currently rated 9th in the country for per-screen average as of last weeks box office numbers.
Although some media channels (NY Times) have been very dismissive of the film, we are getting the exact opposite response from our audience. We at Mangusta have learned a lot from this experience, and hope we can get this film out to more cities. I think we are close to reaching a critical mass and with a few more successful weekends, we could have the opportunity to introduce the film to the collective society on a wider scale.
After our screenings we have had panelists ranging from people in the film such as Gilberto Gil, Sting, Paul Stamets, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Penny Livingston-Stark, Tiokasin Ghosthorse and Ganga White, as well as other supporters from the community who were not involved in the making of the film such as Morgan Spurlock, Collin Beaven (No Impact Man), Damon Dash, Mallika Chopra, and John Perry Barlow.
Michael Moore recently requested a copy of the film for his theater in Traverse City after hearing about it from people in the community who'd asked for it to be screened there. After seeing it they booked it and we had a very well-attended screening there followed by a Skype Q&A with myself.
This is all very much still a work in progress but my tentative conclusion is that it takes more then a good picture to get the people to the theater, you need to create a true event out of the experience. That is when I came up with the PPP model. You always need at least two of the P's to get a group and all three to get a crowd.
At this point we want to spread the word of the film around the world and have many ways for people to get involved. For more info on our film please visit us at www.2012timeforchange.com and join the movement! Evolve to Solve.
João Amorim is Brazilian Director and Producer, focused on documentaries and animated films, with a social and environmental angle. João also helps run the NGO CICLO.ORG and the social media company PostModern Times. He is currently working on the feature animation film "Gaia and Last Forrest".


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WASHINGTON -- Frustration over enrolling for health insurance through the government's online marketplaces is growing. It's been nearly a full week, and technical problems remain.
The problems began as soon as healthcare.gov went live a week ago.
By last Friday, there'd been nearly nine million visits to the website.
The administration said demand for Obamacare was five times higher than what was expected and crashed the system.
"It seems that Obamacare is off to a very rocky start," said Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso.
A major glitch appeared during the registration process as the site tried to confirm identities of those enrolling.
Over the weekend, technicians took down the site briefly to repair software and increase capacity.
They set up what's being called an "online waiting room" which lets users in at a slower pace in hopes the system doesn't get overwhelmed.
"We have reduced waiting room times by about a third and are increasingly moving more users through the system," said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
Health reform supporters had to acknowledge the problems.
"Yes, we should have been better prepared. But it does not negate the fact that the plan itself is going to work," said democratic Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio.
There's no official word yet on how many people have been able to get through and actually bought insurance on the marketplace.
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lSo we're just going to borrow an idea (we promise to put it back! gug gug gug) from VH1's Best Week Ever and start a vlog series called, Best Blogging Week Ever. A series wherein we round up our favorite moments of blogging for that week.
I mean, there is some drama in the blogging.
But this vlog didn't even get to the part of this week where Brooke White and I made-up using the hugely public space of Twitter. That was pretty sweet.
And a funny correspondence from the Pioneer Woman (but let's just call her Ree).
And am I name dropping?
(My sister is Nie Nie.)
(Here's proof. I am even on her blog today.)
And my Des News column debuted at numero uno on their Most Popular spot. THANKS TO YOU GUYS!
And then a DN reader commented, "And what did we do to deserve this?"
But we laughed all day about that one.
Because what can you do when there is drama in the blogging?
Ok, C. Jane shut the trap and roll the vlog:
Thanks for an exceptional week.
I hope you know, I like you.
St. George Readers! Are you coming to the Reading next Thursday, January 20th at the Washington City Community Center, 7:00pm with me, Suzanne and Haley? If you are coming and you'd like to share a blog post of yours to read to the group, will you email us a link to your post? We want to know how many readings we can plan on...and if there are any we need to censor. Just kidding. Or am I? cjanemail @ gmail .com.
Oh and did you want to see a photo of Haley and me caught up in a snuggle?
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Also, I hear everyone is pretty picky about their dessert offerings (rocky road ice cream will already be there) so if you'd like to bring something to share, we'd love it. It's a gathering, a real gathering!
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Chup reviews a toy that has a camera attached to it--oh I don't know--see for yourself.
C. Jane's Guide to Provo:
Exclusive, I am getting real with you.
I am C. Jane Kendrick and now that I think about it, my title could use some work. You can contact me personally at cjanemail @ gmail.com or leave comments on my facebook page and if you are on twitter you can find my tweets here. But no pressure.