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We avoided the fiscal cliff and a potential stock market black swan in the process. We don't believe that news events lead the markets, but in this case the bigger problem was a lack of conviction by the bears that would have taken us over the cliff. If you doubt that, just look at the action throughout December. There were lots of twists and turns that started with Pelosi, Boehner, McConnell and Reid playing the perfect bridge partners that kicked off the rally in the first place. But our Gann calculations were right there as the Nasdaq bottomed at 386 points in 38 days.
That calculation holds to this day. Now we are challenging and establishing new highs, which in the longer term is bullish simply because markets had a major opportunity to go back into a bear as a result of the five- and 10-year anniversaries we've discussed so many times. Following Europe's lead the Russell has taken out the September high. The SPX is very close. So even if and when we do correct, the fact we've taken out the highs in even one index greatly shifts the odds that any pullback will be an intermediate term correction at the worst instead of a new bear market. I know the doomsayers won't like that but most of them have no clue about longer term market cycles. Gann has not led us down the wrong path these past 4 years.
I'll give the politicos credit for one thing. They may not have understood how difficult the road was but they ended up at the destination anyway. Sure it's disappointing they didn't get it done by Christmas given Sandy and Newtown but at the end of the day the only thing people will remember is they got it done. But in my role as social observer, I am very disappointed they used Sandy relief money as a tool of revenge in these negotiations. It's been reported that Boehner and Cantor feuded over the deal and Boehner pulled the Sandy vote because it was supported by Cantor. Now Cantor supported the Sandy bailout money but would let the country go over the cliff. Tell me where that makes any sense? Paul Ryan supported Boehner on the fiscal cliff but voted against the Sandy bailout money this week. What these people fail to realize is this is not a game and there are real people in serious need of help through no fault of their own as a result of the storm. This is not the America I remember.
This was a very contentious negotiation and in the process I think the country has gone over a spiritual cliff of sorts. While this is not a column on spirituality the history of austerity is not good. Everywhere spending cuts and austerity has been tried it has failed and much of the time leads to a war. While we are on the subject of contentious negotiations this column has closely paralleled the fiscal cliff with the NHL negotiations. As some of you know, the NHL made labor peace for at least the next 8 years. It is a sad commentary that every single negotiation these days can only be resolved when one side or the other has their backs completely pinned to the wall. I wrote here for weeks and weeks they'd solve the fiscal cliff. I was hoping for a resolution by Christmas and that might have been a little naïve on my part but they get these things done in overtime. Why? Because that's just what they do.
The takeaway to all of this is there is a level of mistrust and disagreement that runs across all levels of society and given the recent violence at Newtown is reaching dangerous proportions. With these negotiations behind us the next 2 will be the next debt ceiling fight and the battle over gun control. Given what we've just observed don't expect any of this to go down easily.
The market is a product of longer term Gann calculations where the bears don't even know why they don't have conviction and fall victim to a process they don't really understand. Oh, each one of these turns is scary but brinksmanship, lies, false deadlines and ultimatums are an unfortunate part of this process. Just ask Gary Bettman.
So we move on and get back to the normal market psychology which has the VIX at very dangerous levels. I'm waiting for someone in the media to tell us the VIX doesn't matter anymore. Once I hear that I know the high will be close. I go back to my original premise from a month ago where I told you we'd have a Santa rally but if the VIX stayed low it was January 1 was concerned about.
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Marriott International Inc. (NYSE:MAR) is one of the leading worldwide operators and franchiser of hotels and related lodging facilities.
Marriott pioneered the concept of establishing a global brand name for a hotel company when it entered China in 1991, a concept which is gaining momentum now. In fact, Marriott's competitors have now become more proactive in promoting this concept and companies, such as Starwood and Hyatt, are leading the way. Starwood introduced a brand, which does not provide the full array of services of a hotel (limited service brand) whereas Hyatt acquired AmeriSuites and subsequently re-branded it to Hyatt.
Marriott International, Inc. (Marriott) is a worldwide operator and franchiser of hotels and related lodging facilities. The company has around 3,500 hotels spread across almost 70 countries.[1] Marriott generates around 90% of its earnings from hotel operations chidiacha and a nominal amount from timeshares.[1] The company's largest geographic segment is the United States. [1]. Moreover, Marriott operates reservation centers, many of which are located in the United States, and has a distinct multi-brand, multi-channel central reservation system, which enables a customer to choose the rooms as per his/her preference.[1] For example, the system will enable the customer to find and book the cheapest room available in all the Marriott hotels in a city.
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Marriott's operations are grouped into five distinct business segments – North American Full-Service Lodging, North American Limited-Service Lodging, International Lodging, Luxury Lodging, and Timeshare. The lodging business involves developing, operating and franchising hotels and corporate housing properties under 20 brand names overall. Marriott also develops, operates and markets timeshare ownership properties under four separate brand names.[1]
A large part of their total revenues come from North American Full-Service Lodging Segment. The company operates this business segment under four brand names: Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance, and Renaissance ClubSport.[1]
In general, the hotel industry faces a threat from Internet reservation channels, which represent a growing share of hotel room bookings. These intermediate channels charge higher commissions and demand lower room rates from hotels, which puts tremendous pressure on the revenues as well as margins of hotels. Marriott has built its own central reservation system to counter this threat from third parties. Marriott is the leader with respect to its online reservation usage in the industry, with 75% of all Marriott room reservations booked online on Marriott's website. [5]
The growth of Marriott's operations outside of the United States also makes them susceptible to the risks of doing business internationally due to geopolitical factors and region-specific economic recessions. Certain areas such as China and India are booming, which could substantially increase profits due to region-specific economic booms. However, concentrated recessions could lower revenues, increase costs, reduce profits or otherwise halt business. The company expects that the international share of its total revenues will increase in future years. As a result, they are increasingly exposed to higher risk.[6]
Based on Marriott's recovery after the recession between 2008-2009, Marriott is subject to declines and rapid recoveries from declines as dictated by the global business cycle. This recovery is due to an increase in personal income. Since decrease in personal disposable income brought forth the reduction in demand for hospitality and transportation industries, increasing incomes put upward pressure on demand for hotels and transport. This upward pressure has resulted in increased prices. Increased prices may bring Marriott more profits. During recessions, new orders for rooms have come to a standstill, thus reducing the available number of rooms present for an ever-increasing global travel and hotel population. For example, in 2010, the smaller increase in supply and higher demand lead to a rise in occupancy. Higher occupancy rate is typically followed by increased daily rates. This increase in occupancy rate may continue beyond the first year since hotels are delaying or have delayed construction orders for more rooms until market has shown stability.
The industry is highly fragmented and no player commands more than 20 percent of the market share. Competition in the industry is generally based on the quality of rooms, restaurants, meeting facilities and services, attractiveness of locations, availability of a global distribution system, price and other factors. Although Marriott's global presence across 70 countries enables it to offer services to a large number of customers, it lags behind its competitors who are present in 80-100 countries.
Starwood Hotels: Starwood Hotels owns and operates luxury hotels, retreats, and residences across the world. Approximately half of Starwood's hotels are outside of North America, with 397 in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia and new Starwood hotels are being built in developing countries like China. The company manages franchises that operate under its various brand names - St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points, Aloft, and Element.[7]
Choice Hotels International (CHH): CHH is a worldwide franchisor of hotels and the nation's first hotel chain. The company franchises over 5,400 hotels under the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Cambria Suites, Sleep Inn, Mainstay Suites, Quality Inn, Clarion, EconoLodge, Rodeway Inn, and Suburban Extended Stay brands throughout the US and more than 40 countries and territories. Choice generates a majority of its revenue from royalty fees, which are based as a percentage of gross room revenue of its franchised hotels.[8]
Hilton Hotels: Hilton is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world. It is primarily involved in the management and development of hotels across the globe. Initially Hilton focused on acquiring and owning more real estate. However, it has recently changed its growth strategy, and it now focuses on spreading its operations through franchisees. This enables the company to earn revenues in the form of franchisee fee without incurring any additional costs to purchase real estate and construct hotels.[9]
InterContinental Hotels: IHG is the largest hotel company by number of rooms, with nearly 600,000 rooms in over 100 countries around the world. It operates a diverse portfolio of brands across multiple economic segments, including Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn, and Holiday Inn Express. IHG makes most of its money by franchising hotels. Out of the nearly 4,000 hotels bearing IHG brands, it owns only 18.[10]
Orient-Express Hotels (OEH): Orient-Express Hotels (NYSE: OEH) is a hotel and leisure group, which is focused on the luxury market. The company owns and operates luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains, and river cruises in over 25 countries. OEH's hotels, many operated only seasonally, target luxury travelers.[11]
One major trend in the industry is the increasing competition in the area of increasing branded offerings. Marriott was one of the pioneers in promoting the concept of foreign brand awareness in the industry; however, its competitors have begun doing so more pro-actively. Starwood Hotels & Resorts (HOT)'s planned limited service brand, named "Project XYZ" and Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H)'s purchase of AmeriSuites brand and subsequent re-branding to Hyatt Place are steps in this direction.
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Inquirer staff writer Jim Salisbury reports from Phillies camp in Clearwater, Fla.
Stopped in the 7-Eleven on East Bay Drive for gas, a coffee and the morning papers on the way to the ballpark today and couldn't help but notice the back page of the national edition of the New York Post.
Here we go again, I thought.
Cole Hamels was splashed all over it with the accompanying headline: COLE WAR.
That's writing it haaaaaahd, as they like to say at the Post.
I plunked down a buck and a half and tucked the paper under my arm.
The story inside turned out to be a whole lot of nothing. The Post regurgitated some comments Hamels made on WIP last week. The Phillies ace essentially stood by comments he had made in December, when he called the Mets "choke artists," but he has done that all along. Hamels also explained that he was led into the initial comment by a New York radio show host who first used those words. He had done that before, as well.
Hamels laughed when he saw his picture on the back page of the Post this morning.
"I think it kind of gets out of hand," he said of all the Phillies-Mets rivalry chatter that he helped stir. "But you know what? If it spurs enough (interest) to where we get a lot more attention when we face each other, that's fine."
Hamels made a point to say he respects the Mets.
"I don't want it to be bad blood against their players and us because we respect each other," he said. "But if it really gets the fans involved, that's OK.
"I know that I have the Phillies fans on my side and I know I'm never going to have the Mets fans on my side. So it's not like they're going to cheer me when I go out there. I guess if it gets more exciting when we play, I think that's good for baseball. I think that's what baseball needs. It needs some good rivalries to forget about the other stuff off the field that's been happening."
Hamels doesn't regret making the initial comment.
"I'll live with it, and I'll never regret anything I say because I learn from it," he said. "It's a situation where I can try to apologize to players because I don't want them to be offended by it. I have a lot of respect for all the players on their team. I guess it's just something to stir the pot. Hopefully it'll get things going for when we compete during the season."
Will Hamels say anything to Mets players when he sees them?
"Yeah, most likely," he said. "And I think they'll understand. They know. They know the game. We try to play it as best we can. We like to be competitive. But we're not trying to kill each other out on the field because further down the line we might be playing with these guys. It's not like it used to be back in the day when players could go at each other because they knew they were never going to see them because they never had the free agency or trades that they do now. I have a lot of respect for them. They're major leaguers and they play for a big-time franchise and city."
Over in Atlanta Braves camp, Chipper Jones has been amused by the byplay that has gone on between the Phils and Mets over the last couple of years.
Jones offers his thoughts in Wednesday's Inquirer.
In actual baseball matters, Hamels threw 41 pitches in the bullpen today and is on track to start March 4.
Phillies players scattered quickly after today's workout and headed off for the team's annual golf outing.
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report today upholding the widespread sentiment among the business community that the federal government must enhance collaboration with state and local trade partners, ultimately leading to more small business exports. House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) requested the report.
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We are a Swedish company that develop, manufacture and sell in-ground and above ground swimming pools.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Times Square's iconic TKTS booth is celebrating its 40th birthday by introducing a new way for theater lovers to avoid lines.
The Theatre Development Fund, the nonprofit that runs the booth selling discount Broadway and off-Broadway tickets, announced Wednesday a Fast Pass program which allows anyone who has bought a ticket from the booth to return within seven days and skip the wait when they buy another ticket.
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Dear Annie: What should I say to my sister when she makes outrageous claims? For example, she believes the government is spraying poison into the skies and dropping ticks to kill us. She has a huge supply of plastic coffins ready to put our corpses into. She thinks crackpots rapping on YouTube are reliable sources of information.
Sometimes I get through to her with reason and facts, but soon after, she corroborates her misconceptions via other web "sources." I have too much real life to live to spend time debunking all the links she sends to "prove" her beliefs, but I worry that her paranoia might not be safe if it goes unchecked.
We are both retired, and she spends most of her time on her couch surfing the web on her smart phone and watching movies. She hardly engages in any physical activity, and her health is suffering. She believes every conspiracy theory out there, and when I don't concur, she thinks I don't respect her intelligence.
Should I just agree with her? Empathize with her feelings of doom? Laugh off the wacky stuff? Change the subject to real-life issues? Please help. - Older Sister
Dear Older Sister: It is pointless to argue with your sister. Instead, please suggest she get a complete checkup. She may be suffering from something as simple as a urinary tract infection, as serious as dementia or as complicated as mental illness. You also can try your local Department on Aging to see whether someone could visit your sister in person and do an evaluation.
Dear Annie: I need advice on how to tactfully uninvite relatives to a gathering. A few weeks ago, I casually mentioned to my husband that I'd like to have a special outing with our sons. It's my youngest boy's birthday, and I suggested an overnight stay at a resort. Along the way, we could stop at my husband's brother's house and have a small cake-and-ice-cream celebration with his brother, sister-in-law and young nephew. The next thing I know, he has invited his brother's family to join us at the resort.
Aside from the fact that I wanted this outing to be just the four of us, there is an additional problem. My older son is autistic. My husband and I will have a hard enough time accommodating his needs while trying to have a good time. And my sister-in-law can be rude. She makes nasty remarks when you disagree with her.
I want this to be our family time. We can invite the others for a different gathering. How should I tell them it will not work out? - Don't Want To Be Stuck With Them
Dear Don't: Your husband should handle this. After all, it's his brother - not to mention, Hubby was the one who invited them without checking with you. He can say he thinks the overnight stay would be best with just the four of you, and he hopes they will understand the need for family time. But he should add that you are all looking forward to seeing them to celebrate your son's birthday.
Dear Annie: This is for "Concerned," who questioned the appropriateness of displaying his late wife's picture at his granddaughter's wedding.
Not long after we lost our beloved 26-year-old son, two of his good friends were married. Not only did they invite us to the wedding, but by mentioning our son in their wedding program, this wonderful couple made it possible for our son to be part of their special day. There are no words to express how much this meant to us.
We also know a young woman who included her late brother in her wedding by holding his picture in her hands when the wedding photographer photographed the wedding party. How blessed "Concerned" is to have such a sensitive and loving granddaughter. - Always Remembering
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Together Presidents Bush and Obama have wielded the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) 30 times against an alleged "nation, person, or organization" affiliated with the attacks of September 11, according to new public disclosures.
The memorandum—which provides the first, full public accounting of times the AUMF has been cited—was compiled by the Congressional Research Service and released by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.).
"I have been deeply concerned about this overly-broad blank check for war," said Lee, who was the only member of Congress to vote against the AUMF following September 11. "[I]t gives any president the nearly unlimited authority to wage limitless war at anytime, anywhere, for any reason, in perpetuity."
The report falls short, however, in that it only indicates occasions which were publicly reported and not those that the US government may have deemed 'covert' or 'classified.'
"We don't know the further, full extent, including the ongoing use of lethal drones, surveillance, unlimited detention, and other actions where the AUMF has been used as justification," Lee continues.
The text of section two of the AUMF reads as follows:
(a) In General— That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.


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"Punta Emilia and Mare Nostrum are the two most romantic restaurants at the resorts," said José Luis Caneiro Rey, general manager of Palladium Resorts.
Tables at Punta Emilia tend to be booked by 10:30 each morning, but Royal Suites guests are given preference for reservations. Punta Emilia offers a la carte dining with a variety of seafood platters and paella. A perk for Royal Suites guests is free lobster; other guests pay an additional charge of $35. Mare Nostrum has three private tables connected by boardwalks over a lagoon setting. This provides a sense of privacy for couples and can be reserved in advance by honeymooners.
During my visit, an aquatic park with water slides was being added to the main pool. The park is slated to open this month and will be reserved for guests ages 16 and under.
There are more options for active guests than are usually found at an all-inclusive resort, including tennis, volleyball, soccer, basketball, badminton, paddle tennis, mini golf, shuffleboard, archery and even a rifle shooting range. Non-motorized watersports are also included in the all-inclusive package. The resorts share a beach that stretches 875 yards.
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Based on the best-selling young-adult novel by author Suzanne Collins, THE HUNGER GAMES tells the dark tale of a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who volunteers to compete in a vicious televised tournament in which 24 teenagers from a post-apocalyptic society fight to the death for the entertainment of the masses. In the future, North America is no more. In its place has risen Panem, a divided nation split into 12 districts. Every year, each district selects a teen of each gender (called "Tributes") to test their worth in a competition known as the Hunger Games, which are broadcast across the nation as entertainment, and to reinforce the government's total power. When her younger sister is selected as District 12's latest "Tribute," Katniss volunteers to take her place, and trains under hard-drinking former Hunger Games champion Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) to sharpen her killer instincts. Now in order to survive the game and emerge the victor, this young combatant must put all of her skills to the ultimate test. Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth co-star.
Cast List
Billy Ray - Screenwriter--NOT the adult actor
Dino Athannassiou - Director, "Treasure Island" (anim.)
Scott Farrar
James Newton Howard - Composer, KING KONG (2005)
Gary Ross
Steven Soderbergh - Director/Screenwriter, TRAFFIC (2000)
Peter Andrews - Director/Screenwriter, TRAFFIC (2000)
Aldric La'Auli Porter - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Aldric Porter - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Jon Kilik
Lon Bender - Executive Producer, THE DOGWALKER (2002)
Larry Dias
Louise Rosner
Digiscope - Effects
Rhythm & Hues, Inc. - Computer animation and effects company
Daniel Jeannette
Tom Stern - Director/Screenwriter
Nikoletta Skarlatos - Actor: NIGHT TRAIN (1999)
Nicoletta Skarlatos - Actor: NIGHT TRAIN (1999)
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Chad Stahelski - Actor/"Nemesis 2"
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Suzanne Collins
Kris Fenske
Mark Rodahl
Todd B. Mesher
Colin Brady - Director, YANKEE IRVING (2006)
Wayne Lewis
Michael Keller - Sound Mixer
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Jon Valera
Peter Rodger - Writer/director/producer
Glenn Hetrick
Brandon McLaughlin
Robby Baumgartner
Clare Gniadek
Mike Prestwood Smith
Brennan Prevatt
Bill Edwards - Costumes Supervisor
William R. Dean
Clearcut FX
Joy Williams
John Collins - Production Designer; Art Director
Brooke Bundy - Supporting Actress
Rhoda Griffis
Woody Harrelson - Woody of TV's "Cheers"
Lenny Kravitz - Songwriter/Musician
Sandra Ellis Lafferty - Actor, WALK THE LINE (2005)
Donald Sutherland - Canadian Actor
Stanley Tucci - American Actor/Writer/Director
Kimiko Gelman
Wes Bentley - Actor
Toby Jones - Actor, INFAMOUS (2006)
Elizabeth Banks - Actress, ROLE MODELS, W. (2008)
Latarsha Rose
Josh Hutcherson - Actor, KICKING & SCREAMING (2005)
Tim Taylor
Ian Nelson - Actor, BRATZ: THE MOVIE
Dwayne Boyd
Nelson Ascencio
Steve Coulter - Actor, 5-25-77
Paula Malcolmson - American actress
Alexander Ludwig - Actor, THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING
Isabelle Fuhrman - Actress
Katie Kneeland
Jennifer Lawrence - Actor
Leven Rambin
Liam Hemsworth
Anthony Reynolds - Actor
Sharon Morris
Amandla Stenberg
Dayo Okeniyi
Willow Shields
Judd Derek Lormand
Amber Chaney
Raiko Bowman
Jack Quaid
Karan Kendrick
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Sandino Moya-Smith
Kalia Prescott
Ethan Jamieson
Mackenzie Lintz
Annie Thurman
Dakota Hood
Shane Bissell
Jack Ross
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4.5 stars out of 5 -- "As action, as allegory, as cinema, THE HUNGER GAMES is the best American science-fiction film since THE MATRIX..." - 03/16/2012 Box Office
"At the center of things most of the time, Lawrence remains compelling all the way. As in WINTER'S BONE, she's onscreen alone, or nearly so, a great deal, and she holds one's attention unselfconsciously..." - 03/15/2012 Hollywood Reporter
3 stars out of 4 -- "THE HUNGER GAMES is an effective entertainment, and Jennifer Lawrence is strong and convincing in the central role. - 03/20/2012 Wall Street Journal
3 stars out of 4 -- "GAMES shines brightest in its choice for 16-year-old heroine Katniss Everdeen, played with a beautiful steeliness by Jennifer Lawrence....The action is brisk, the acting is solid, and barring an unlikely failure at the box office, a franchise is born." - 03/23/2012 USA Today
"An actress who specializes in combining formidable strength of will with convincing vulnerability, Lawrence is the key factor in making HUNGER GAMES an involving popular entertainment with strong narrative drive..." - 03/21/2012 Los Angeles Times
"Theres action here...and a great deal of vitality that feels true both to the spirit of Collins book and to the idea of movie entertainment..." - 03/20/2012 Movieline
"[Ross] does his strongest work in the early scenes, which set up the stakes with chilling efficiency." - 03/22/2012 A.V. Club
3 stars out of 4 -- "HUNGER GAMES radiates a hot, jumpy energy that's irresistible. It has epic spectacle, yearning romance, suspense that won't quit an a shining star in Jennifer Lawrence..." - 04/12/2012 Rolling Stone
"This HUNGER GAMES is a muscular, honorable, unflinching translation of Collins' vision." -- Grade: A- - 03/30/2012 Entertainment Weekly
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he grit, gravity and empathy on display fuse into something fresh....THE HUNGER GAMES finds new ways to play." - 06/01/2012 Total Film
"[A] triumph of restraint....Lawrence brings an intense conviction to the role..." - 05/01/2012 Sight and Sound


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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president has called on the European Union to reconsider its new ban on funding Israeli institutions operating in territories Palestinians claim for their future state.
Shimon Peres' statement on Thursday came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the region, trying to restart Israel-Palestinians talks.
Peres said Kerry is making progress and that talks could resume soon.
Peres urged the EU to "give priority to peace" and warned the ban "could cause another crisis."
The EU decision is to go into effect in 2014. It marks a new international show of displeasure with Israeli settlements built on lands captured in the 1967 Mideast war.
The Palestinians claim some of those territories — the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem — for their hoped-for state.


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Cooling and thermal management comprise a major part of global energy consumption. The by far most widespread cooling technology today is vapor compression, reaching rather high efficiencies, but promoting global warming due to the use of environmentally harmful refrigerants. For widespread emerging applications using microelectronics and micro-electro-mechanical systems, thermoelectrics is the most advanced technology, which however hardly reaches coefficients of performance (COP) above 2.0. Here, we introduce a new approach for energy-efficient heat pumping using the elastocaloric effect in shape memory alloys. This development is mainly targeted at applications on miniature scales, while larger scales are envisioned by massive parallelization. Base materials are cold-rolled textured Ti Ni Fe foils of 30 m thickness showing an adiabatic temperature change of +20/−16 K upon superelastic loading/unloading. Different demonstrator layouts consisting of mechanically coupled bridge structures with large surface-to-volume ratios are developed allowing for control by a single actuator as well as work recovery. Heat transfer times are in the order of 1 s, being orders of magnitude faster than for bulk geometries. Thus, first demonstrators achieve values of specific heating and cooling power of 4.5 and 2.9 W g , respectively. A maximum temperature difference of 9.4 K between heat source and sink is reached within 2 min. Corresponding COP on the device level are 4.9 (heating) and 3.1 (cooling).
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This paper reports the design, energy recovery and logical functionality modeling of four-terminal microelectromechanical (MEMS) comb-drive devices for capacitive adiabatic logic (CAL). The proposed electromechanical element consists of the moving mass with two insulated electrodes and two fixed electrodes. The two pairs of fixed and moving electrodes form an input and an output comb-drive capacitive transducer. The voltage across the input port allows us to control the capacitance of the output port. The developed contactless four-terminal design is simulated in Coventor MEMS+ software. In order to speed up transient simulation of numerous devices in an electronic Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE) simulator, the obtained electrical and mechanical characteristics are used to fit our Verilog-A analytical compact model. SPICE simulation results demonstrate CAL logical functionalities using a cascadable power clock scheme, i.e. logic state differentiation and cascadability. We also show that MEMS-based calculation is energy efficient: for example, in a chain of four buffers, 99.1% of the energy transferred to the device is recovered for later use when devices operate at 25 Hz. The non-recoverable energy is mainly dissipated by mechanical damping during the logic state transition from high to low level and can be removed by using retractable power clocks. For this mm-scale device the energy dissipated per operation is of the order of 1 pJ. This is still far from the energy dissipated by a nm-scale field-effect transistor (FET), which is of the order of tens of attojoules. However, for the contactless design constant electric field scaling is possible and the energy dissipation decreases proportionally to the cube of the size. Finally, the limitations of irreversible MEMS-based CAL are discussed.
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Science offers some, albeit imperfect, models for sharing credit that we used as a rough model. Another model that many people might find interesting are films, which have lots of individuals collaborating in different ways. And, indeed, isn't that the point, to recognize collaborators, each in their own way. That is different than the currently individual scholar investigator that is so common in the humanities. Importantly, recognizing collaborators is important regardless of the level of that contribution. And, that's the point, that we should create ways of recognizing that work; though, surely, it is not a demand to list everyone who ever sat in a meeting or classroom.
Credit is different than intellectual property or being a PI. Intellectual property and such are separate issues whose application vary by institution, and even state law. This bill of rights will do little to change law or university guidelines. But, what it can do is suggest a model for building more egalitarian communities within DH centers, which can improve the research climate and incubate creativity and inventiveness.
Incidentally, I am not at all sure that all the great talent is working "behind the scenes" while hacks occupy central stage, suppressing innovation. Universities are surely conservative places, and tenure works against innovation by its very construction. Hailed to protect academic freedom it also ties up University resources in salary lines that have a half life of 30+ years. Even so, the possibilities for innovation in universities are still impressive, esp. relative to industry where employees' intellectual property rights are notably more restrictive as as the frames for their creativity. In fact, I would suggest that the emergence of DH Centers, and their flourishing underscores that innovation is not only possible but alive and well in Universities.
Even so, I was impressed by the bill of rights because it is a gesture against what can be lacking in both the industry and university models. It suggests that providing a more egalitarian project structure in DH projects might not just promote innovation, but it also will help the field to retain talent, and to help digital humanists of all varieties build lasting, sustainable careers.
Also, I would strongly endorse Eric Johnson's recommendation that we recognize that DH careers do occur in many non-university institutional contexts; it is an important point.
Agreed. When universities look for experienced scholars with Ph.D.s to support DH work among faculty, they may be best served by following their processes for staff hiring. (Faculty hiring is slower for a reason, often due to the long-term commitments of the tenure process and to the fact that faculty teach undergrads in courses.).


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HONOLULU — The second edition of the seminal book Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment, coauthored by law professors Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Jerry Kang, Carol Izumi and Frank H. Wu, has just been published by Aspen Publishers.
The first book of its kind dedicated to the legal history of Asian-American civil liberties, it provides in-depth analysis of the legal battles that Asian Americans have faced over the 20th century. In doing so, the new edition incorporates discussion of contemporary issues of national security, civil liberties and redress for historic injustice in a post 9/11 global environment.
"Key among the many strengths of this book is how it uses deep understanding of the Asian-American experience to illuminate crucial civil liberties and civil rights matters that affect us all," said Dean Avi Soifer of the William S. Richardson School of Law on the UH Manoa campus. "In fact," Soifer added, "this book does even more through its innovative insights concerning the crucial issue of how we might remedy past wrongs."
The book's publication comes on the heels of the recent creation of the Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day of Observance by the Hawai'i State Legislature, which was inspired by the journey of Japanese Americans who fought against forced internment during World War II. William S. Richardson School of Law Professor Eric K. Yamamoto worked on the 1980s coram nobis reopening of the case of Fred Korematsu, one of several American citizens incarcerated for fighting internment.
"As a member of the team that worked on the Korematsu coram nobis writ, and now a civil rights law professor, I've brought to the project both an insider's 'political lawyering' insights and a scholar's theoretical assessments about the internment cases' impact," said Yamamoto. "Indeed, those cases influence both the tenor of national security/civil liberties tensions in post 9/11 America and the shape of present-day redress/reconciliation initiatives in the U.S. and beyond."
The breadth of experience between the coauthors results in a diverse set of analytical viewpoints, each of which supports the rigorous standard of scholarship present in Race, Rights and Reparation. The outcome is a text with insights that are widely applicable to different legal and scholarly arenas.
Two chapters of the book are available for free download at http://jerrykang.net/racerightsreparation.
The Publisher's website notes the Second Edition of Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment has been substantially revised with new chapters and updated material, including:
• A comprehensive overview chapter covering the text's larger themes and significant legal specifics.
• Completely new chapters that link the internment cases and Japanese-American reparations to post-9/11 national security and civil liberties issues.
• Updated material on scholarly and judicial treatment of the World War II and coram nobis internment cases.
• A multidisciplinary approach appealing to scholars, students and instructors of ethnic studies, history, sociology, as well as law and legal studies.
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I must say that there is something about that 12 week mark. In any baby book you read, it seems like everything changes at the 12 week mark and I was honestly not too sure how much a difference there would be in her, but I have been surprised. When she hit that 12 weeks the week of Christmas, she turned into a completely different baby. I honestly don't know how to explain it, but she just seems more content now. Don't get me wrong, she still has her days, but overall she's turning into a pretty good baby.
What she's been up to...
*She accomplished rolling over! At 11 weeks and 6 days, she rolled over for the first time. I caught it on camera and posted it here. She's finally figured out what to do with her arms and she will stay content for about 7 minutes on her tummy before she starts fussing. She moves her legs like she's crawling, but she hasn't quite figured out yet to coordinate the arms and legs together. Hopefully this will come soon. She is one of those that is going to be a happier baby when she's on the move.
*She's still in 3-6 month clothes. Not sure on the weight, but I'm sure she's over the 13lb mark. She's getting heavier everyday.
*She is still only eating a 4oz. every three hours. Sometimes she will eat a 5oz. bottle, but most of the time she won't, which has resulted in a lot of thrown away formula. It's amazing she's still growing.
*She is starting to "play." She loves her new little cell phone her Aunt Janie got her for Christmas. She is at a point now where she'll stay for an hour or sometimes longer playing with her toys and she's starting to grab for the stuff she wants. I love getting on the floor and playing with her. She got a ton of new toys for Christmas that I cannot wait for her to start playing with within the next few months.
*She is still a daddy's girl, but she's starting to prefer me now (I'm not complaining). I know it's because I'm with her 24/7, but she usually wants me now if she's upset or tired. When I walk into the room, she always smiles, which makes my heart smile.
*She is drooling like crazy already and I'm pretty sure she is going to cut teeth within the next month or two. You can already feel them when you run your finger over her gums. She's gnawing on everything she can get her hands on, including her hands. Her hands are red from the constant gnawing.
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HARRISBURG — Penn State said Monday it is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
The school said 23 deals are signed and three are agreements in principle, but it did not disclose the names of the recipients. The school faces six other claims, and the university says it believes some of those do not have merit while others may produce settlements.
University President Rodney Erickson issued a statement calling the announcement a step forward for victims and the school.
The settlements have been unfolding since mid-August, when attorneys for the accusers began to disclose them. Penn State has not been confirming them, waiting instead to announce deals at once.
Penn State has spent more than $50 million on other costs related to the Sandusky scandal, including lawyers' fees, public relations expenses, and adoption of new policies and procedures related to children and sexual abuse complaints.
Sandusky, 69, has been pursuing appeals while he serves a 30- to 60-year state prison sentence on 45 criminal counts.


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If the St. Louis Blues start feeling they've been here before, it's with good reason.
Not only are the Blues staring at elimination in six games in their opening-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the Chicago Blackhawks, the parallels to their loss a year ago to the Los Angeles Kings are all to familiar.
Spooky familiar.
As the Blues ready to face the Blackhawks Sunday afternoon at the United Center, they do so with five previous games that are nearly carbon copies of their Kings series.
To recap:
Game 1: Both Blues victories with Alex Steen scoring the overtime winner.
Game 2: Both Blues victories with Barret Jackman scoring the winning goal.
Game 3: Shutout losses in which the Blues were the better team.
Game 4: Blues blow 3-2 third-period leads and lose 4-3.
Game 5: Alex Pietrangelo scores to force overtime but they fall 3-2 in OT.
Now the Blues have to change the next chapter, or else it becomes the final chapter on this year's season.
"We have a chance to write our own legacy," St. Louis head coach Ken Hitchcock said Saturday. "Everybody is probably writing, 'Here they go again. They're challenging the top teams, but can they get through the top teams?' Everybody is going to write that stuff, but we have a chance to write the message that you guys have to print, so it's in our control. It's not in 'what's going to get printed' control, it's in our control.
"And I want to see us embrace this. Yeah, we're knocking on the door and we're knocking hard but we've got to push through. Just can't keep pushing up against the wall. We've got a real opportunity to push through the wall here. I want to see our players take advantage of this. I really want to see us play a hell of a hockey game. I want to see us really, really go at this thing and like I said, I want to see us with a little more composure in the right areas. I think we're going to eliminate some of their scoring chances because of it and maybe even get a few more ourselves."
A case could be made both teams deserved to win all five games so far, four of which required overtime.
However, the Blues are well aware they need a special performance to bring the series home for a Game 7 clash on Tuesday, where they'll try to snap a seven-game road losing streak in the playoffs.
"When you're faced with the elimination or do or die, your character has to rise," Steve Ott said. "We need to all rise to a (higher) level. We all need to have our best game of the year and if we do so, we're coming back to St. Louis.
"I think it has to do with your emotions. Four games in overtime, this is how tight and realistic of an opportunity this is for us. We're ready to go. This is not a lack of effort or lack of compete, I think we've showed up and put a strong game and so have they."
Nothing short will mean another disappointing season for a Blues team that was on the verge of reeling in the regular-season title.
"It seems like whatever you can do to win a game in playoffs, you've got to do a little more than that," T.J. Oshie said. "It's tough. It's a tough time right now, but we don't feel like we're going to be coming home and getting the golf clubs out either. We're confident that we're going to go in and get the win and bring this thing back to St. Louis."
In the breach most is Blues goalie Ryan Miller, who was acquired at the trade deadline to be a difference-maker.
Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford was the difference-maker in Chicago's 1-0 Game 3 win. The Blues could use Miller pitching a shutout.
"We're probably gonna have to steal a game to bring this thing back, so he's gonna have to be part of the steal," Hitchcock said. "He's gonna have to be one of the robbers. He's gonna have to be a big player for us. We know that, he knows that."
For reference, Game 6 last year ended with a 2-1 Kings victory. The winning goal on Blues goalie Brian Elliott came in the final second of the second period.
As if the Chicago Blackhawks aren't already in a good enough position.
They now get No. 2 defenceman Brent Seabrook back into the lineup to help them go for the final kill.
As the Blackhawks look to punt the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in Sunday's Game 6 in Chicago, Seabrook is eligible to return from the three-game suspension he received for his hit on Blues captain David Backes earlier in the series.
"Seabs is one of the steadiest D-men I think in this league. And pretty underrated too," blueliner Niklas Hjalmarsson told reporters Saturday. "You don't hear him too much around the Norris Trophy talks and things like that. I think Seabs is definitely one of the best players in this league and what he brings to our team every night is huge. It's obviously going to be huge for us to get him back."
Backes returned for Friday's 3-2 overtime loss after missing two games and logged eight hits and a couple of shots on goal, along with a minus-2 rating in 21:35 of ice time.
"For not skating, for not playing, I thought he did fine," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "He hit the wall a few times so we had to put other people on the ice, but for coming back — how long's he not skated for, two weeks? (other than the first two games of the series) — and to play those minutes was impressive."


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Michael La Due serves on the Champaign City Council in addition to the Library Board of Trustees.
Describe the importance of public libraries, in 20 words or fewer:
The public library is the place where all the possibilities that make America are renewed with each passage through the door.
Describe your background and what you bring to the board:
After a year at McGill University in Montreal, I came to the U of I to study the history of ideas, earning a master's degree in European history. I have worked in libraries as a page, shelver, archivist, and preservation assistant. After my B.A., I worked at the Illinois State Historical Library and Society, published a chapbook of poetry, published a feature in the Illinois Times, and went to graduate school.
I was elected to the City Council to represent the district Champaign's Main Library is in, where it has been reborn in our beautiful new building. I may be the longest-serving trustee, and am the City Council liaison to the Board, a position mandated by the joint governance agreement with the city.
I have learned much from jazz, and was privileged to shop for music with Harold Mabern, buy coffee for Cecil Payne, have a drink with Elvin Jones, and talk with Dizzy Gillespie about what to listen for in a trumpet player. I interviewed the late Steve Lacy, the greatest soprano saxophonist of the last fifty years.
I embrace and explore the world in the poetry I have written for many years, and have publicly read all over the country. C. Michael Curtis, retired senior editor of The Atlantic, once sent me a hand-written rejection letter urging me to "seek a less competitive venue." Emily Dickinson had the same experience at The Atlantic, though not as personal.
What have you read, watched, or listened to lately?
Most recently I have read For a Vast Future Also: Essays from the Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, edited by Thomas Schwartz, The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, and We Real Cool by bell hooks. The most absorbing film I saw recently is just called, simply, Edvard Munch, and no, it will not make you scream, though it is 174 minutes long!


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Recently, archaeological remains were discovered in Jerusalem that affirmed the presence of Hasmoneans in Jerusalem during the second century BC. This was in accord with historical texts, such as the book of 1 Maccabees. In this brief article, Dr. Scott Stripling illustrates how the principle of the "benefit of the doubt" is often applied to some written texts, but with a double standard when it comes to King David and the Bible.
Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that commemorates the purification and rededication of the Temple by Judas Maccabeus on Kislev 25, 165 BC (usually in December). Three years prior, Antiochus IV, the Seleucid (Syrian) king, defiled the Temple by erecting an idol to Baal Shamen (the Canaanite counterpart for the Greek god Zeus), sacrificing a pig on the altar in the Temple and proclaiming himself to be a god...
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As posted by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at Che Det on January 30, 2012
1. A US soldier killed 24 Iraqi civilians, men, women, and children and was charged for manslaughter before a US military court.
2. US law allows for plea bargaining between the prosecutors and the accused person. Through this the soldier agreed that he would plead guilty if the charge is changed from manslaughter to dereliction of duty.
3. He was then sentenced by the court to reduction in rank to private, pay cut by two-thirds and three months jail.
4. We don't have provision for plea bargaining in our laws. When Anwar's Government takes over he will make our laws more modern, not so lapok(archaic) as they are now. Then those accused can bargain and the charge of whatever can be reduced so the accused can plead guilty to a lesser charge.
5. Just think, you kill 24 innocent Iraqis and get three months jail. That is justice.


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By Mike Cushionbury. Photos by Justin Steiner
Rocky Mountain started with a clean slate for its new 150mm travel Altitude 770 MSL. The Canadian company weighed the pros and cons of wheel sizes and decided that for a long travel, do-it-all trail/all-mountain bike with a genetic gift for descending, 27.5 was the ideal hoop size. Like geometry and suspension travel, Rocky now uses wheel size to enhance its bike's ride characteristics.
Another key component to the Altitude is the Ride-9 adjustment system. By rotating two interlocking chips on the upper shock mount the position of the rear shock changes to steepen or slacken head angle, seat angle, and raise or lower bottom bracket position. It also alters suspension rate at the top and bottom of the stroke. The result is nine possible geometry and suspension rate configurations. The chip additionally provides a "custom tune" for lighter or heavier riders to create a suspension system that performs very consistently in feel and performance for a 135lb rider or a 250lb rider.
The 770 MSL comes with a great parts group including a very reliable Shimano XT drivetrain as well as an internally cable routed RockShox Reverb dropper post—its handlebar mounted remote was poked nearly as much as the rear derailleur shifter on every ride. The Fox Float rear shock CTD shock has a handy but oversized handlebar mounted remote adjuster to toggle between Climb, Trail and Descend damping platforms, which was also thumbed and prodded consistently throughout every ride.
With three solid days of shredding in Pisgah, North Carolina, some things became readily apparent: when pedaling got technical the FOX Float CTD shock's Trail setting was a mixed bag of efficiency and traction. Climb mode tended to skip off edges too much and lose grip and had a noticeable degree of bob on smooth, fire road climbs (a lover this bike isn't designed to marry.) Rocky's SmoothLink suspension doesn't have much anti-squat in its design so it relies mostly on shock platform to control bob.
When it was time to really push the limits the Rocky Mountain showed its true heritage of aggressive savvy. As its travel suggests, the 770 was a capable climber right at home scaling the slow-speed, technical rock climbs and slickrock of DuPont, N.C., rather than the smooth, fire road grinders right out of our Davidson campsite. For this Trail was the perfect shock setting.
When it was time to rally the big stuff, open the shock to descend and let loose. It's quick and nimble like its 26-inch wheeled little brother (I often forgot I was on slightly bigger wheels) yet still possessed an uncanny ability to float above rocks and roots like its bigger, 29er uncle. Ultimately the 770 MSL is a great mix of form and function wrapped into a do-it-all package. It's aggressively tuned to handle big hit descents yet agile enough to be a daily trail bike in most any locale.
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These essential innovations are already redefining business and consumer expectations of financial services and payment systems.
NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) July 21, 2014
ICAP Patent Brokerage announces a series of intellectual property auctions focused on the financial and banking industries, the first of which is to be held October 23rd, 2014. This will be a live, online auction, the weeks preceding which will feature due diligence sessions where buyers can interact directly with inventors.
"These portfolios contain ground-breaking, next-generation technologies," says Dean Becker, CEO of ICAP Patent Brokerage. "These essential innovations are already redefining business and consumer expectations of financial services and payment systems."
Key Characteristics & Benefits
Patents for sale in the October 23rd auction include improved automated teller machine (ATM) systems, mobile payment and payment-gateway systems, enhanced methods of security, new trading and regulatory methods, trademarks, and big data analytic tools. Overall 25 portfolios are expected. Additional submissions will be accepted through August 23rd, 2014.
In a first-of-its-kind opportunity, potential buyers will have the option of interacting directly with the inventors of some portfolios. This due diligence series will feature direct Q&A sessions, giving the participants unique, informed insights into the assets.
Due diligence will be further aided by visualizations from our analytics partner, IP Street. "We believe the team at IP Street has done excellent work in visually enhancing the client experience. We've decided to profile this relationship in conjunction with the announcement of our live financial auction," added Becker.
New portfolios will appear regularly on the Live Financial Auction page of our website.
To learn more about the intellectual property available for sale in these portfolios, to place a bid, or to be updated on new portfolios as they become available:
Contact Doug Rhoten of ICAP Patent Brokerage at (201) 788-8898 or via email at email@example.com.
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Information Security Services
Information Security provides a variety of security services to protect the university's information technology resources.
These information security services include:
Risk Management
Risk management activities include the identification and management of information security risks to achieve university objectives. These efforts are to reduce the university's exposure to IT security risks through the identification of major security threats and vulnerabilities. These processes address information security risks in an efficient manner in order to minimize the potential impact of security events.
Policy Management & Compliance
Policy management is to establish and develop information security policies that support university goals and objectives. This includes development of information security policies, standards and procedures which are easy to understand and enforce. Compliance management reports on the effectiveness and efficiency of information security controls and compliance with information security policies.
Information Security Management
Information security management is to ensure the development and delivery of the activities that can influence the information security culture at the university. These activities include information security education, training and awareness. Such activities are necessary to the successful implementation of any information security program. Current efforts in this include an ongoing Web based program on security awareness.
Response Management
Response management is the development and management of a capability to respond to and recover from disruptive and destructive information security events. Efforts include the development and implementation of processes for detecting, identifying and analyzing security related events, including forensics analysis when necessary.
Security Operations
Security operations consist of the management of firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, vulnerability scanning and other security services. This also includes the physical access management to Technology Services (TS) managed spaces.


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Jessica Biel Covers 'Elle' January 2013
Jessica Biel rocks a Dior look on the cover of Elle magazine's January 2013 issue, on newsstands December 18.
Here's what the 30-year-old actress, who posed in the magazine with designers Jean Paul Gaultier, Azzedine Alaïa, Christian Louboutin, and Giambattista Valli, had to share in the issue:
On choosing her wedding dress: "I wanted the dress to be very romantic and feminine and a shape that I very rarely wear. I have never been crazy about all-white wedding dresses, for me at least. [Giambattista Valli] had created that same fabric in a fuchsia-and-pink combination for a dress in a previous collection, and I asked him if he could create that same pattern in a white combination, and he suggested pink. It was a bit of a leap of faith at the time, but it turned out better than I could have ever imagined. [Putting it on], I felt like I had made the right choice. I felt elegant. And it moved like a dream."
On married life: "It means always having someone there to open the pickle jar…to share the ups and downs with, have adventures with. Someone to go swimming naked with. That kind of thing."
On Justin Timberlake as a domestic husband: "He bakes pies. He's Southern, so he's got all this influence from his grandma. He does a three-layer pie…and blueberry crunch cake, which is pretty unbelievable. It doesn't happen all that often, thank God. Otherwise, it would be a big problem."
For more from Jessica, visit Elle.com!


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Do you have "paraskevidekatriaphobia?"
Do you have "paraskevidekatriaphobia?"
Are you feeling a bit … well, uneasy today? Are you going about certain "lucky" rituals in order to avoid "bad luck." Then you have "paraskevidekatriaphobia." That is the term for fear of "Friday the 13th." It is related to "triskaidekaphobia," or fear of the number 13.
One of the explanations for the fear of the number "13" in general, and Friday the 13th in particular, has to do with Jesus having 13 disciples. One tradition even holds that Judas, who betrayed Jesus, sat at the 13th position at the table of the Last Supper. And then, of course, Jesus was crucified on a Friday.
There have been some recorded incidents in history that have contributed to the superstition surrounding the number 13 and Friday the 13th. For example, it was Friday, October 13, when the Knights Templar were arrested "en mass" under order of Phillip IV of France. A short time later, almost all of the Knights were executed.
Another such instance includes the mishaps onboard Apollo 13. Hours into the trip to the moon, an oxygen tank exploded, and the lunar landing had to be aborted. The mission then had to focus on getting the three astronauts safely back earth.
There are other examples, but most all of them can be attributed to chance. After all, throughout history the overwhelming majority of true tragedies were not in any way related to the number 13.
Not everyone buys into the superstition, though. Nick Ley in an article entitled "If you bought this, you've already had bad luck" (Weekend Australian, 8–9 January 2005) reports the following:
"In 1881 an influential group of New Yorkers led by US Civil War veteran Captain William Fowler came together to put an end to this [the fear of 13] and other superstitions. They formed a dinner cabaret club, which they called the Thirteen Club. At the first meeting, on Friday, January 13, 1881, at 8:13 p.m., thirteen people sat down to dine in Room 13 of the venue … Their activities were regularly reported in leading newspapers, and their numbers included five future US presidents, from Chester A. Arthur to Theodore Roosevelt."
The Judeo-Christian tradition, in fact, does not hold that the number 13 as bad or unlucky. Indeed in some instances, this tradition embraces 13 as a good thing.
For example, in Exodus 34: 6-7, Moses records 13 attributes of God, and those 13 attributes have been the subject of many sermons about God. Also, the New Testament does not record in what order the disciples of Jesus sat at the Last Supper. In fact, when Judas died, the disciples elected someone to take his place.
So, why is it that people persist on believing that the number 13 and Friday the 13th are unlucky? I believe it is because we human beings have an innate need to believe in something higher than ourselves. We need to believe that someone, or something, is at work in the universe and in our lives.
As St. Augustine put it, humans have has a "God shaped" vacuum inside. And, of course, nature abhors a vacuum. When a vacuum occurs, something must rush in to fill it.
If we do not have God at the center of our lives, then something will take God's place. It may be an addiction, it may be the belief that the universe is governed by mere random forces, or it may be something like paraskevidekatriaphobia.
(The Rev. Al Henager is pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Heber Springs, Arkansas. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.)


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YAKIMA, Wash. — A new pear that resembles an apple is being tested in a orchard near Yakima and shared with potential growers in Washington, Oregon, California, Missouri and Canada.
The Papple, a trademark name, is a hybrid of Chinese and Japanese pears that has been grown in New Zealand and sold in England, according to Lynnell Brandt, president of Brandt's Fruit Trees, the Associated International Group of Nurseries and Proprietary Variety Management, all in Yakima.
This is the second season the fruit has been sold in England and it also has been sold in Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada and the United States with great results, Brandt said.
AIGN is the exclusive global licensor of the Papple which has a mild sweet, low acid flavor, crisp juicy texture and a bright red-orange blush covering a lemon-colored background, he said.
Papple is being evaluated on 5-year-old trees in a Brandt Fruit Trees orchard near Yakima. Samples from those trees are being distributed to a select group of potential growers by Brandt's son, Kevin, who is vice president of Proprietary Variety Management. The company was formed in 2012 to assist in commercialization of new tree fruits.
Papple has good yields of large spherical fruit, is leaf scab resistant, stores well and has received good review in England, the Brandts said.
They announced last spring that AIGN had signed an agreement for use of the Papple trademark with Worldwide Fruit, an international fruit marketing and distribution company specializing in apple and pear supply to major United Kingdom retailers.
Worldwide Fruit plans to have 15,000 Papple trees planted in the UK by the end of the winter of 2015, they said.


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Fri 29th Jun 2007 13:10 UTC, submitted by danwarne
"Between WINE, VMware, BOCHs and ilk - not to mention the renewed focus on virtualisation we're now seeing - we're somewhat spoilt for choice when it comes to running Windows applications on Linux. But what about the other way around? Cygwin aside, there is another way."


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Are we fully out of Kiwis now on this forum?
It's a shame, because I thought NZ did quite well last night in the Confederations Cup match against Mexico. Even though they lost 2-1 and have been eliminated now, they did a lot better than the 2014 World Cup playoff, hit the bar with five minutes left and actually look like they would give most mid-sized European teams (Scotland, Denmark etc) a run for their money. Being outside a large confederation with regular matches against strong teams doesn't seem to have done noticeable damage.
2017 Confederations Cup
Everything else football-wise.
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