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PC gamers often stick with bigger brands like Antec and Cooler Master for their enclosure needs, but some folks may be enticed by a new "gaming" case made by Taiwanese startup NZXT. Known simply as the Tempest, NZXT's new case focuses on cooling and expandability. So much is evident from the specifications, which list a total of six bundled fans—two 120mm intake fans, two 140mm exhaust fans, and additional 120mm side and rear fans. There's also support for Extended ATX motherboards and up to eight hard drives. In the style of Antec's P180, hard drives slip into two cages each strapped to a 120mm intake fan.
Also taking after the P180 and P182, the Tempest positions the power supply at the bottom of the case, includes pre-drilled and rubber-padded holes to connect liquid cooling equipment, and allows users to route cabling behind the motherboard tray in order to make a system's innards appear tidier. Tidiness is important with this case, too, since it features a large window on the side. Unlike the P180 and its derivatives, the Tempest doesn't have partitions inside the case, nor does it have a case door. NZXT has positioned power and reset buttons and USB, audio, and eSATA ports at the top of the case, which should make them easier to access if the case is sitting on the floor.
NZXT is launching the Tempest at $99 without a bundled power supply. That price tag compares favorably to that of the $129.99 Antec P180, although the P180 also has a number of noise-reduction features, including composite panels. Check our our image gallery below for pictures of the Tempest.

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Earlier we posted what we'd found about some new shows coming to the European Prime-Time Block of CNN International and CNN's response to those findings. One of those ideas was for a new show by CNNI Anchor and Business Traveller host Richard Quest. While it wasn't confirmed by CNN, Richard Quest confirmed a new show this morning via Twitter:
More details as they become available...
"just starting work...pilots today for new show"
" rehearsing the new show in an hour...still working on new shots."
Update (Tuesday 1/13): Quest posted on Twitter that his show will launch around the World Economic Forum in Davos.
"we launch in Davos in two weeks - ar eyou doing to Davos ? c'mon someone
form twitter must be going to Davos"
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There were injuries to Kobe Bryant and Sasha Vujacic.
There were contract squabbles (Andrew Bynum) and squabbling players in contract years (Lamar Odom).
Through it all, there was one quiet constant for the Lakers this month.
Pau Gasol glided through his first preseason with the Lakers without any eye-catching activity, other than his smooth shooting (64%) and efficient 10.5-point average in 18.8 minutes a game.
Gasol is one of the few Lakers who won't face contract issues at the end of the season -- he is tied up until July 2011 -- and he hasn't had much to deal with this month, other than ongoing construction while remodeling his Redondo Beach home.
If anything, he seems to have adapted flawlessly to a new position.
He was rushed into the mix as a center when the Lakers acquired him in February, but he is now learning the triangle offense as a power forward.


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I think my cousin must have a pipeline directly to my brain sometimes. Our Coffee Chat theme this week has been on my mind a lot lately.
As the holiday season approaches there is always the list. What would you like this year? Whether you are making your own or getting them from others, lists. This year has been harder than others because I don't really need or want anything that money can buy. I know, strange but true.
I'm not a big Christmas spender at the best of times. I don't buy gifts just to buy gifts. I prefer to make things, personalize the experience a little. I've never really bought in to the consumerism side of things and I don't feel bad if I can't afford to spend a lot. That has never been the focus of the holidays for me, or to an extent our family.
I love the get togethers, the food, the laughs and conversation. Catching up with cousins, aunts, uncles and my grandparents. We're all busy but at the holidays everyone seems to take a little more time to get out and visit.
Back to the list, or blank email my Mom kept asking me for. While procrastinating I received an email. I don't know if it is true but I have heard and read several things before about how a lot of money charity takes in never actually reaches the target. This one listed the top four of the worst with the Salvation Army and Shriners being the top two of the best.
I have been involved in food drives, clothing drives, volunteering time helping with local things, there is even a water buffalo with my name on it somewhere out there. A friend donated it in my name a couple of years ago. I've never directly been involved with a charity group. That got me reading.
I ended up here at Plan Canada, Gifts of Hope. Intellectually, I know there is poverty. I know people are in desperate need of everything we take for granted, right down to a safe glass of water to drink. Here I am moaning about not being able to put together a list, happy about losing weight. Kind of bitching I have more than enough?? We should all be so lucky.
I just may have to re think that list.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The Giving Season
Posted by Paul Craig at 9:32 PM
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I have a whale out there somewhere...I think his name is Colt. I'm not all-together happy they thought of me and...oh, whale. but whatev - it's for a good cause.ReplyDelete
and you know, you totally get a "by" when it's your mommy who asks you for the list. that's their job......or so I have been told recently by 3 to be left nameless little turkeys.
Oh my God I can hardly catch my breath, a whale? LMAO I agree a great cause, but whale, you ?? Don't get the connection.(But it is still making me laugh)ReplyDelete
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Anywho's.... Catch up time....
So my mom came to visit and we all went to Disney a few weeks ago, it was really nice to get some long walks in and with my fit bit I was able to track 18,000+ step in one day. I was so excited, I even jogged while waiting in line to help get my stats up. Over the three days we were there I never came home with less than 13,000 steps.
The scale... what a Bitch... I swear the scale has to be a women. The type that holds a grudge over one piece of chocolate, or the fact that you only worked out for 45 mins instead of an hour, the fact that when you tried on those shorts they were super cute but if you lost about 10 pounds they would be freakin HOTT!!~ I am telling you all in bloggersphere... The scale is a nasty, hateful women who wants to see you oppressed.
I have been working out several days a week and I finally had my second fill on this past Monday. I can tell there is a bit more restriction but not much. I also met with the nutritionist and told her I think the idea of only consuming 30 carbs a day is ridiculous. She agreed that she doesn't like the idea and told me if I wanted to switch my focus to calories she would be supportive of that. She also explained that most hospital bariatric programs and the American Bariatric association say that you should eat 5 to 6 small meals per day. A total daily value of about 800-1000 calories is typical and at each setting you should consume about 1 cup of food total. She said protein is #1, whole grains and then fruits. I was some what relieved to hear her agree with me. I was starting to get really frustrated. My Dr. on the other hand is stead fast about only consuming 30 carbs per day. When I went back to the Dr. I had lost an additional 5 pounds, 4 of it was total fat, and 1lbs. was muscle. While that is not so impressive I will take it. I have had no restriction since the second week of surgery and I have had to maintain and lose on my own. My husband keeps telling me to be patient. He says once you get to the "sweet spot" you will start to lose like crazy... I hope he is right.
Last night I was watching the biggest loser and became so disgusted... One of the gals has lost 105 lbs in 16 weeks. WHOLE FREAKIN COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! While I was having a pitty party my husband says, " Ok, so quite your job, hire a star trainer, hire a star nutritionist and work out for 10 hrs a day", then you worries will be over.... I guess he has a point, but dang... NO surgery just pure weight loss.
For those of you much farther ahead in your journey did it take you getting to the "sweet spot" to really see the pounds consistently dropping off? Was there a point post op that it seemed like your dreams and hard work started to pay off? I am trying to be happy with where I am so far. I have seen a change in the clothes I wear and I feel success in the work I am doing. I have also committed my self to a life style change which means I don't starve my self every day I am just more conscious of what I put in my mouth. This also means I don't deprive myself of things I want. My newest and most hard to break addiction is FROZEN YOGURT.... HOLY MOTHER OF GOODNESS.
One last thing... My FITBIT.... Yeah its dead... Dead in the water .... I washed it! The one and only time I have done laundry instead of my husband and I washed the DAMN THING!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sick about it. And at this point , I refuse to buy another one. Urg!!! They need to make a WATER PROOF, fit bit.
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Night Before the Oscars Party Moves to Fox Lot, But Will It Stay?
The star-studded bash relocated from the Beverly Hills Hotel, where it was held for the past 12 years.
This story first appeared in the Feb. 27 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
The MPTF's Night Before the Oscars bash will take place on the 20th Century Fox lot, a change from the Beverly Hills Hotel, where it was held for the past 12 years. This year's 900 attendees are scheduled to include Meryl Streep, Michael Keaton and Julianne Moore, with food by Lucques' Suzanne Goin (THR is the media sponsor). But it's uncertain whether the event will return to Fox. "It's a very active lot," says MPTF CEO Bob Beitcher of the "incredibly generous" studio's many projects in production: "I don't think we've broached the 'We'd like to do this every year' conversation. One year at a time."


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Barbara K. Schluckebier
March 31, 1943 - Dec. 21, 2005
After a courageous battle with cancer, Barbara K. Schluckebier was born to eternal life Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. She was 62.
Barbara was born March 31, 1943, in Milwaukee, the daughter of John and Irene (nee Schmidt) Wolman.
She was a retiree of Seaquist Closures, Mukwonago, and was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Mukwonago. Barbara loved to cook and bake for her family and friends.
Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Robert; her children, Tracey Collins of town of Vernon and Troy (Joy) of Belleville; her grandchildren, Taylor Collins and Benjamin and Blake Schluckebier; her mother, Irene Wolman of Mukwonago; her brothers, John (Sue) Wolman of Watertown and Jim (Kathy) Wolman of Mukwonago; and other friends and relatives.
Her father, John, preceded her in death.
A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at St. James Catholic Church, 830 Highway NN East, Mukwonago. The Rev. Robert J. Drutowski will officiate. A memorial visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m Monday, Dec. 26, at Schmidt & Bartelt-Van Valin Funeral Home, 315 Main St. (Highway ES), Mukwonago.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.
Schmidt & Bartelt-Van Valin Funeral Home, 363-7126, is serving the family.


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New to Somerset: up to Glastonbury Carnival? (Bristol)
Hi all!!!
I have just moved to Somerset for a new job and I am very pleased to see that there is a cool Internation community here and that you have just started doing the first events!
I would be delighted to meet you, so I am looking forward to the first opportunity: I am based in the countryside, not too far from Glastonbury, but I am ready to join you for in Bristol or Bath or any other city (I am a bit sick of all this countryside!) and also have a good excuse to visit these places.
By the way, for whom is interested it seems that here everyone is speaking about the greatest event of next Saturday: it is the Glastonbury Carnival ( Protected content ). . It will start at 7pm and it will be the closest event to Rio's carnival in England....ok, this is the intention, but I am a bit critical about this definition I have heard! Anyway, it should be a good fun and for experience it is worth to visit this town so full of history and of people of all kinds..including lot of hippies, if you like the genre!
Ok, I am looking forward to hearing from you and let me know if you are going to join for Carnival so we can arrange altogether!
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After experiencing a largely lackluster session on Monday, stocks staged a modest rally in late session trading. The major averages were all able to finish in positive territory by mild margins on another day marred by low volume.
On the economic front, the Commerce Department released a report showing that new home sales in the month of June increased by much more than expected. New home sales jumped by 11 percent, the sharpest increase in nearly nine years.
The Commerce Department showed that new home sales rose to an annual rate of 384,000 in June from the revised May rate of 346,000. Economists had expected sales to rise to 352,000 from the 342,000 originally reported for the previous month.
The stronger than expected sales growth came amid a pullback in prices, with the median sales price of new houses sold in June falling 5.8 percent to $206,200 from $219,000 in the previous month. The median sales price had increased for two consecutive months.
In earnings news, RadioShack (RSH), Tellabs (TLAB) and Corning (GLW) reported earnings that beat Wall Street estimates, while Verizon (VZ) and Honeywell (HON) reported results that were in-line with expectations. Aetna (AET), however, was one of the major firms whose quarterly earnings fell short of estimates.
The major averages showed a notable move to the upside going into the close, ending the session just above the unchanged line. The Dow closed up by 15.27 points or 0.2 percent at 9,108.51, the Nasdaq climbed by 1.93 points or 0.1 percent to 1,967.89 and the S&P 500 rose by 2.92 points or 0.3 percent at 982.18.
Sector News
Banking and housing stocks turned some of the day's strongest performances in. The Kbw Bank Index closed up by 3.1 percent, remaining in a recent range, while the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index climbed by 2.9 percent and reached its best closing level in over two months.
Housing stocks benefited from the new home sales report, with Standard Pacific (SPF), Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), and Centex (CTX) posting notable gains.
Further, brokerage stocks also posted strong gains on the day, with the NYSE Arca Securities Broker/Dealer Index climbing by 1.9 percent on the session. The climb propelled the index to its best finish in well over nine months.
While commercial real estate, electronic storage and steel stocks also rose, weakness remained visible among retail and health insurance stocks. The S&P Retail Index posted a loss of 1.1 percent, pulling back further off the nearly ten-month closing high that it set last Thursday.
RadioShack dragged the index lower after the firm's second quarter revenues fell by 2.9 percent, coming in at $965.7 million compared to analyst estimates of $977.86 million. The stock plunged by 6.7 percent, backing off of its best closing level in over nine months.
Health insurance stocks are also surrendered some recent gains, as reflected by the 0.8 percent pullback by the Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payor Index. The index fell from its best closing level in nearly a month.
Dow Components
A slim majority of the Dow components ended the day in positive territory, contributing to the modest gain posted by the blue chip index.
Bank of America (BAC) was the one of the Dow's strongest performers on the day, posting a gain of 4.6 percent. Despite the strong upward move, the stock remains stuck in a recent range.
Alcoa (AA), General Electric (GE) and Caterpillar (CAT) also rose by considerable margins. While General Electric remained in a recent range, Alcoa closed at its best level in over a month and Caterpillar finished at its best closing price in over six months.
On the other hand, the Dow was limited by shares of American Express (AXP), which fell by 3.8 percent. The day's loss pulled the stock off of its best price in over eight months.
Additional losses were shown by shares of communications giant Verizon, which slipped by 1.6 percent. With the decline, the stock is retreated from a three-month closing high set on Friday.
Verizon reported adjusted second quarter net income of $0.63 per share, compared with $0.67 per share a year earlier. Analysts expected the company to report earnings of $0.63 per share.
Further, Microsoft (MSFT) posted a loss of 1.5 percent, moving off of its highest closing level in over nine months, while Merck (MRK) and Home Depot (HD) fell by more modest margins, offsetting some of their recent gains.
Other Markets
In overseas trading, stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region finished on the upside on Monday. While Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 Index posted a 1.5 percent gain, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose by 1.4 percent.
The major European markets also ended the day higher after seeing some volatility. The German DAX Index rose by 0.4 percent, while the U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index and the French CAC 40 Index both eked out 0.2 percent gains.
In the bond markets, treasuries pulled back amid supply concern. Subsequently the yield on the benchmark ten-year note closed at 3.713 percent, a gain of 4.3 basis points on the day.
Looking Ahead
Tuesday morning, traders will have a chance to react to quarterly results from Amgen (AMGN) and Manitowoc (MTW), which reported after the closing bell, while also looking to reports from Office Depot (ODP), Valero (VLO) and Viacom (VIA) among others.
Further, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments at a town-hall meeting held this weekend are likely to draw some attention, as they will be aired on PBS starting tonight at 6 p.m. ET.
On the economic front, traders will likely keep an eye on the Conference Board's report on consumer confidence in July, with the consumer confidence index expected to edge down to 49.0 from 49.3 in June.
Meanwhile, data on durable goods orders, jobless claims and an advanced reading on gross domestic product for the second quarter are likely to dominate the headlines later in the week.
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On Sunday, April 18, 2010 the Township of Maywood is holding its semi annual Maywood Springtime Family Fun Festival. The event will be held on West Pleasant Ave between Maywood Ave. & Lincoln Ave. from 10AM - 5PM.
We would like to invite local civic and non-profit organizations and merchants to become a part of this event. The street will be transformed into a giant town block party. Don't miss our special craft section along with over 100 merchandise vendors, kiddie rides, great festival foods, pony rides, and live music and entertainment all day.
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6–7 July 2018
Cafe OTO are proud to present this new and unique collaboration between a seminal award-winning author and five uncompromisingly exploratory artists.
Over two nights Nathaniel Mackey with the Creaking Breeze Ensemble will (re-)enact letters from Mackey's series of novels From A Broken Bottle… Mysteriously experimental, over these two nights, this project will seek to find a balance on the affective-semantic edge - or fulcrum - of language, sound, group and time. In developing and enacting a performance—balancing on Broken Bottle and elevated on Perfume Traces—the group will go where words don't and back.
The Creaking Breeze Ensemble are:
Billy Steiger, Evie Ward, Paul Abbott, Seymour Wright and Ute Kangiesser
Nathaniel Mackey was born in Miami, Florida, in 1947. He is the author of several books of fiction of "exquisite rhythmic lyricism" (Bookforum), poetry, and criticism and has received many awards for his work, including the National Book Award in poetry for Splay Anthem, the Stephen Henderson Award from the African American Literature and Culture Society, the Bollingen Prize, and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Mackey is the Reynolds Price Professor of English at Duke University.
Mackey cites poets William Carlos Williams and Amiri Baraka, in addition to jazz musicians John Coltrane and Don Cherry, as early influences in his exploration of how language can be infused and informed by music. In a 2006 interview with Bill Forman forMetroActivemagazine, Mackey addressed the relationship he seeks between music and his own poetry: "I try to cultivate the music of language, which is not just sounds. It's also meaning and implication. It's also nuance. It's also a kind of angular suggestion."
Mackey is the author of numerous books of poetry, includingNod House(2011), the National Book Award-winningSplay Anthem(2006),Whatsaid Serif(1998), andEroding Witness(1985), which was chosen for the National Poetry Series. He has published several book-length installments of his ongoing prose work,From a Broken Bottle Traces of Perfume Still Emanate, beginning withBedouin Hornbookin 1986. David Hajdu described the prose project as "not simply writing about jazz, but writing as jazz" in a 2008New York Times Book Reviewpiece on the fourth volume in Mackey's series,Bass Cathedral(2007). Hajdu characterized the movement of language in the volumes as "kinetic and also contemplative, elegiac and mercurial, sometimes volatile." The first three volumes of Mackey's series were published together by New Directions in 2010. A recording of Mackey's workStrick: Song of the Andoumboulou 16-25was released in 1995 by Spoken Engine Company, with musical accompaniment by Royal Hartigan and Hafez Modirzadeh.
Mackey coedited Moment's Notice(1993) with Art Lange, and American Poetry: The Twentieth Century(2000) with Robert Hass, John Hollander, Carolyn Kizer, and Marjorie Perloff. Mackey has broadcast jazz and world music as a DJ on local noncommercial radio since the late 1970s, an endeavor he describes as similar to that of bringing together journal issues during his long tenure as the editor ofHambone magazine: "You segue, you juxtapose, you mix," he noted in theMetroActive interview. Mackey's critical work includesDiscrepant Engagement: Dissonance, Cross-Culturality, and Experimental Writing(1993) andParacritical Hinge: Essays, Talks, Notes, Interviews(2005). His many honors and awards include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts; the Roy Harvey Pearce/Archive for New Poetry Prize; and the Stephen Henderson Award from the African American Literature and Culture Society; the 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation; and the 2015 Bollingen Prize from Yale University. From 2001 to 2007, he served as a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.
Mackey taught for many years at the University of California, Santa Cruz and is currently the Reynolds Price Professor of Creative Writing at Duke University.
Bass Cathedral Discography and Mix
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/ND_Publishing/bass-cathedral-mix/
Billy Steiger was born in Howth on the 16th December, 1986. Now he plays the violin.
"Then he sat down by a pond and began to play a tune. As he played, the most extraordinary thing happened. One by one the fish in the pond began to jump out and fly about in the air. And what is more, they were all different colours and they were singing to the music."
Patrick, Quentin Blake.
Evie Ward is a poet (b. London, 1993). Her writing addresses synaesthetic response to materials, sound & listening, to technologies of communication the written visual/the written listen, and the statics, tactiles, limits of the written form. She has read-performed internationally and is co-founder of The Experimental Library with Seymour Wright. Among other publications, her poem about the late Cecil Taylor's 'Unit Structures' can be found in Cesura//Acceso journal. Ward is currently studying at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London where she is writing her postgraduate thesis about Moki Cherry's tapestries.
Paul Abbott is an artist and musician based in London, working through questions and feelings connecting music and language: using real and imaginary drums, synthetic sounds, performance and writing.
His current collaborations include XT & lll人 with Seymour Wright and Daichi Yoshikawa, Falls with Keira Greene, ULAPAARC with Cara Tolmie and an ongoing project with Will Holder. A series of solo performances in Cafe OTO's project space are documented here. Recent releases include solo's Sphuzo, qno, & Vagus and Pah' (XT), and vjerhanxsk (lll人). He is one of the co-editor's of Cesura//Acceso and was one of the Sound and Music "Embedded" resident artists at Cafe Oto 2015-2016.
In addition Abbott has collaborated and performed with numerous other artists and musicians, including: Benedict Drew, Pat Thomas, Ute Kanngiesser, Billy Steiger, Bill Orcutt, Danny Haywood, Joel Grip, Brandon La Belle, Eddie Prevost, Steve Noble, Sebastian Lexer, Evan Parker and Otomo Yoshihide.
Seymour Wright's work is about the creative, situated friction of learning, ideas, people and the saxophone – music, history and technique – actual and potential.
His solo work is documented on three widely-acclaimed collections - Seymour Wright of Derby (2008), Seymour Writes Back (2015) and Is This Right? (2017).
Current projects include: abaria with Ute Kanngiesser; [Ahmed] with Antonin Gerbal, Joel Grip and Pat Thomas; @xcrswx with Crystabel Riley; GUO with Daniel Blumberg; The Experimental Library with Evie Ward; XT with Paul Abbott; a trans-atlantic duet with Anne Guthrie, and, with Jean-luc Guionnet a project addressing an imaginary lacunae in Aby Warburg's Atlas Mnemosyne.
His writing has been published in C//A, Sound American and The Wire.
"For over 10 years, I have only played unscripted/improvised music. I have experimented with the sound of the cello, limiting myself to the alive material at hand: vast and complicated layers within the instrument and myself; and to let this music evolve continuously in relationship with others. It relates to the process of uncovering an endless multiplicity of coexisting sense perspectives. And it deals with the energy that this gives rise to. For me, it is the most exciting place to play music from."


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Call her old-fashioned, but Lisa Grotts loves to give personalized stationery as gifts, particularly to kids.
You'd think that giving paper to kids born into a digital world, where handwriting is now a topic of debate in public schools, would be greeted with the same enthusiasm as a pair of socks.
But Grotts, a professional etiquette consultant who splits her time between homes in San Francisco and Healdsburg's Dry Creek Valley, finds that some kids get a kick out of the quaintly old-fashioned gift, one that was as common as cologne 40 years ago.
Grotts says the trick to getting children into the habit of writing thank-you notes is to select a paper that is fun, along with colorful pens. While stationery stores have almost vanished, a few, like Santa Rosa's Corrick's, survive and still sell fine paper. And infinite options are available online.
"I go through stationery," she says with a laugh, "like some people go through milk."
Paper is still the best tool for delivering a proper thank-you note. It should always be mailed within 24 hours of receiving a gift or attending a party, even if you already said thank you by email or phone, says the 49-year-old maven of manners, who came by her unusual profession heading up the Office of Protocol for the city of San Francisco. Working under then-Mayor Willie Brown, she facilitated events, served as liaison for foreign consulates and hosted dignitaries and heads of state, from princes to prime ministers.
The job taught her not only the rules of etiquette, but why they matter.
Her mission now is to preserve, protect and defend the endangered social niceties in an increasingly coarse culture. Manners may seem anachronistic to the unschooled, she maintains, but they really serve the important function of putting people at ease, whether it's a party or a professional gathering.
"We have rules for everything we do," she said. "We have rules for stoplights. We have rules for balloting."
Knowing the ABCs of social behavior can make one less nervous and more confident, she said. And good manners are not predicated on someone's bank balance. A poor man can be polite and a rich man a boor. Grotts recalls sitting with a wealthy and well-known mogul at a formal dinner who was so confused by all his forks that he asked the server to remove them.
A liberal arts major at the University of the Pacific who grew up in Sacramento, Grotts is hired by private companies, corporations, agencies and organizations to give group workshops on good behavior. Her clients have included American Airlines, Microsoft, The Ritz-Carlton, Stanford University and The Screen Actors Guild.
For the masses curious about the social graces, she blogs for The Huffington Post, exploring how to act in every setting imaginable from the day spa to the elevator.
The holidays can be an especially tricky time, as people are thrown into a thicket of social gatherings fraught with expectations and tender, sometimes tenuous family ties. Knowing a few practical rules of etiquette, however, can promote peace.
Keep the Conversation Light: Everyone knows to avoid politics and religion as topics at social gatherings. But you also don't want to open up issues of health, office problems, or really anything that will invite awkwardness or hurt feelings, or make people feel as if they'd gotten too much information.


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To serve those who,because of disabilities or other limiting comditions, need help in finding and pursuing paths leading to healthy, productive and fulfillling lives.
Aztlan Community Industries a program of Ada S. Mckinley Community Services, a large well established social service agency which has provided many different programs and services for over 80 years in the Chicago area. Aztlan is a vocational rehabilitation program located on the south side of Chicago serving 160 Developmentally Disabled adults on a daily basis. They recieve training in job readiness skills, and activities of daily living.
Along with the basic programs listed above, our program participants receive many opportunities to enrich their lives in the community. These opportunites include, but are not limited to, travel, gardening, a wonderful photography program, and a variety of in-house activities including computer training. The people who attend Aztlan live in the community, and are challenged on various levels. Aztlan has a highly competent staff who are dedicated to the people we serve and continuously seek better ways to serve them.
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Devise the greenest mobile app and win $10,000
The United Nations telecommunications agency has launched a contest that will reward the winner with $10,000 for devising the most innovative 'app', or mobile telephone application, that tackles the subject of climate change.
The winner of the Green ICT Applications Challenge, organised by the International Telecommunication Union, will also have their application showcased at the international climate change talks in Durban, South Africa, in December.
ITU officials said they hoped the contest would allow developers to 'think outside the box' and devise an application that could contribute to the mitigation of climate change, particularly in poorer countries.
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"We have seen how ubiquitous apps have become and how useful they can be," said Hamadoun Toure, the secretary-general of the ITU. "We are excited to see what developers will create to influence this truly global problem."
Many applications already target carbon footprints, ITU said in a press release issued at its headquarters in Geneva.
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Devise the greenest mobile app and win $10,000
This contest hopes to elicit applications focusing on such issues as eco-design, the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and disaster relief.
The agency, which is accepting entries for any kind of software tool or game, whether for the web, a personal computer or mobile telephone, said the cut-off date will be 17 June.
The cash prize is being provided by sponsors RIM and Telefonica.


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Description of House In VigThis charming Skagen House with a U-shaped floor plan is located near a beautiful sandy beach and dunes in Sejero Bay. The home is very nice and is comfortably furnished. Several entrances lead to the splendid, huge terrace. The house stands in a very popular holiday destination and is near several tourist attractions, shops and restaurants. Experience fantastic nature in Odsherred or visit art galleries, the charming harbour, nice fishing grounds and golf courses. Zealand Summerland with a mini land, action land and a swimming pool as well as numerous galleries are located nearby. Also explore pristine nature of the region on bicycles. You can devote an entire day to experience nature in Nekselo. Good shopping options, a nice pedestrian zone, supermarkets and cafes are available in Nykobing Zealand. Also visit the harbour of Rorvig with a cosy atmosphere, a fish smokehouse and restaurant and ferry connections to North Zealand. Enjoy smoked fish here, while your children catch crabs on the pier.
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4 bedroom, 3 bath house located on the 8th fairway of the Schuss Mountain Golf Course. Home features a fantastic addition with a large Master suite with a terrific 3 season room – great for hanging out and afternoon naps. Open floor plan, fireplace, large deck and wonderful yard. Everything is on one level, no fighting the stairs to clean and carry. Terrific floor plan with room for everyone, large pantry and 2 car attached garage. Rare find at a great price with a view of the championship Schuss Course!
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GO BEYOND PRAGUE: Castles and Chateaux in the Czech Republic
Czech countryside: bucolic landscapes, historic castles, and hunting lodges. Even in the hinterlands, you'll find factories producing famed Czech crystal (see torches of molten glass being formed and etched exquisitely) or chugalug at a brewery. Another Czech claim to fame is Alfonse Mucha. You may have seen his stylized posters of beautiful women with flowing hair and swirling gowns in the art nouveau style. (A museum in Prague honors Mucha.) A famed artist and proud Slav, he died during the German occupation of his country. At Zbiroh Castle, where he lived for almost 20 years and painted the bulk of his work, the grand ballroom includes an exuberant Mucha mural. The castle displays photos of the artist and his family. The castle's intimate Gothic chapel dates from the 14th century. Its rounded ceiling, carved wood benches and red carpets over stone floors lend atmosphere to the many weddings here. And as I had dreamt of sleeping in a castle, here was my chance… just 45 minutes from Prague.
This castle is just one of many that I saw in the Czech countryside. Their towers, ramparts, and castle keeps, and often birds of prey perched and chained, reflect the days of yore. Exhibits inside explain these and many other aspects of Czech history and culture. Many have contemporary art exhibits, which offer another dimension.
Southern Bohemia is the most rural and least industrialized part of the country. It brings into view low rolling hills, wheat-colored fields, low stone buildings, old growth trees, and red-tiled roofs. So pastoral, you may just want to "hang out" for a day or two. Chateau Mcely Spa Hotel and Forest Retreat is a former hunting lodge of the German Thurn und Taxis family, now lovingly restored. Walks in the forest, a massage, a swim in its naturally filtered lake, looking at a 14th century church, all make for peaceful pastimes. Tennis, volleyball and basketball are there for those in need of a different kind of "fix."
But more castles beckon. The most frequented castle in the country is Karlstein, the summer palace for Prague's rulers. Only an hour after you've left Prague by train, a horse drawn carriage can meet you for a short ride to the castle. Prague at its height was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation in the late Middle Ages. Karlstein, started in 1348, was a safe place for Emperor Charles IV's art and crown jewels. Its Chapel of the Holy Cross is unique. In it, fifty rare portrayals of Old Testament saints are painted on wood; protruding metal thorns in the walls symbolize Jesus' crown. Its ceiling looks like heaven itself; more than 2,000 precious and semi-precious stones adorn the room.
Three hours through countryside as magnificent as a Breughel painting, and you arrive at the Czech Republic's second most famous city with a castle: the medieval town of Cesky Krumlov. It also is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This well-preserved city matches the fairytale magic of Prague, but on a smaller scale.
The town's vivid red roofs, elaborate stone buildings, and spires twist and turn around the River Vlata. Its castle complex holds treasures. A Baroque theatre dating from the 1700's is one of Europe's only two such theatres still in use. It presents a few, rare performances each summer. Sitting on its wooden benches to hear the hand-cranked sounds of thunder and rain, is an experience in itself. Then there is the beautifully preserved and refurbished ball room, the Hall of Masks. Since the 1700's its walls have been covered with paintings of an opulent masquerade ball. Each costumed character is telling part of a story of intrigues and flirtations.
The country's numerous castles and chateaux originally were fortresses. Admired not just by military buffs and antique collectors, locals and tourists flock to them. My surprise was that after a fascinating tour at Konopiste chateau, it was revealed that this had been the hunting lodge of Hapsburg Archduke Franz Ferdinand d'Este. His shooting signaled the start of WWI! In its rooms is perhaps the largest collection of Italian Renaissance armaments anywhere. The Archduke was so taken with these things that he had coats of armor, cannons, crossbows, wood rifles, and even special swords for executions. An obsessive, proud hunter, he kept a precise record of every animal shot in a log book. Total: 274,889 kills!
Romantically remote and off the tourist path is Zvikov Castle, visited mostly by Czechs. Particularly unusual, this castle boasts early art work that catapults you into the past. A roomful of saints and apostles, who appear to be gazing at us, is almost primitive in feel. Faith is embodied in this setting. Another room holds frescoes of medieval dancers, women with flowing tresses and long gowns, men, courtly in tights. The artworks have been beautifully restored, but the castle itself has not been reconstructed since the 14th century. This haunting quiet place with its stone corridors, amidst dramatic turrets, courtyards, and balconies, armaments and stone cannon balls, makes you feel transported.
Forward to the present, it's time for a beer. Both Budweiser and Michelob started in the Czech Republic, says our guide. Nearby Zvikov Beer Brewery is taking things one step further, as it's a microbrewery celebrating just 20 years. They're creating "fresh" beer, without chemicals, to be imbibed then and there… eight different kinds… everything from lager, to stout, to an ultra strong one that is almost a hard liquor aperitif. After touring the basement brewery, I picked out a beer to pair with sausage, pork tenderloin, mustard, and dark bread and butter. There's nothing like a zesty present to combine with the past!
Chateau Hotel Zbiroh, an hour from Prague www.zbiroh.com
Chateau Mcely Spa Hotel and Forrest Retreat less than an hour north of Prague www.chateaumcely.com/cs/hotel.php
Karlstein Castle www.hradkarlstejn.cz/en/ an hour from Prague
Town of Cesky Krumlov and its Castle, 100 miles from Prague, www.zamek-ceskykrumlov.eu
Zvikov Castle, southern Bohemia, www.hrad-zvikov.eu
Zvikov Beer Brewery, Pohradi, southern Bohemia, www.pivovar-zvikov.cz
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Amanda Seyfried: Au Revoir, Paris!
Amanda Seyfried totes her luggage through Roissy Airport to catch a departing flight on Wednesday (November 14) in Paris, France.
That same day, the 26-year-old star was spotted shopping at the trendy Le Bon Marche in the City of Light!
Amanda's hairstylist, Jenny Cho, recently helped earn Amanda a spot on THR's Top 25 Beauty Moments for her hair look at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala in October.
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Gerald Blacklake is the captain of the Osprey ship, Mountainsnatcher. He is the only captain that has been able to find his way to the rallying point south of Ravenspire, and so is the defacto leader of Osprey activities around the area of the Fathers' Fields.
Captain Blacklake is a burly, male human that stands about 5' 11". He has thick, black hair and sports a short, bushy beard. His skin is naturally brown, but the harsh ocean sun has tanned it to the point where it looks like boiled leather. His manner is calculating, and although he has a warm personality his tendency to say the first thing that comes to mind makes him a little abrasive and difficult to get along with.
Captain Blacklake dual-wields finely crafted swords (one long, one short) and wears masterwork studded leather that bears his family crest: a red windmill over a black pool.


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After the United States election of Donald J. Trump and similarly recent post by Forbes a great deal of interest has been generated in the western world about the man named Hussain Sajwani. Mr. Sajwani is quite notable for many reasons but the first attributes that generally garner attention is his fabulous wealth. Not only is he the 527th richest man in the entire world, he is also the third wealthiest man in the entire United Arab Emirates (UAE).
What makes the man really remarkable, however, is not his fortune but how he attained it. Mr. Sajwani grew up in a watch shop owned by his father who instilled in him a very keen entrepreneurial spirit. After finishing his initial education Hussein Sajwani entered into the University of Washington from which he graduated in 1981 with a BA degree in Economics and Industrial Engineering.
After graduation Mr. Sajwani worked for several large name oil companies (one of which was the massive, nationalized ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) and then struck boldly out on his own to create his own catering company of all things. Read more: Hussain Ali Habib Sajwani | Bloomberg
Strange as the move might have seemed, the venture was a fabulous success which was helped along greatly by his former business connections. His catering service got so popular that it now serves markets all over, not just the Middle East, but Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia).
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Cable is Ridiculous
What's the number of channels do you have with your premium cable bundle? Do you even understand? Do you understand what's being played on channel 766 at 8 pm on Thursday? You ought to. You're paying for all that goodies on the QVC channel that you never watch and for the whole channel committed to infomercials that offers more TELEVISION time to Chuck Norris to hock the "total gym" than he ever saw with Walker: Texas Ranger. You are paying for numerous channels you will never watch playing bad programs that no one must ever lay eyes on.
Enter: The internet.
Created by Al Gore sometime in the 90's (joking), the internet has actually grown significantly. They have actually even put TELEVISION programs and films on somebody else's servers so you can stream them to your computer. Not only that, but a number of your favorite programs can be seen Free Of Charge utilizing the show's network website or by simply looking it up on HULU.com. If you want a more superior service, Netflix, and HULU Plus both off a paid-for service that enables you to watch whole seasons of your favorite programs and a bunch of films from the benefit of your personal computer (still MUCH cheaper than cable). Heck, they've even built in those applications into TELEVISION's, digital media receivers, and even computer game consoles like the Xbox and Nintendo Wii.
Here's how we do it.
We have actually internet only through the local cable/telecom company for $45 a month (after taxes/fees). We utilized to obtain a slightly better offer, but we had to call every 6 months to attempt and get it decreased since our "offer" ran out. I got sick of it, so I opted for a less expensive plan, but it's still fast sufficient to enable us to stream our favorite shows/movies. We downloaded HULU Desktop (not an affiliate link) and created a quick account to monitor our favorite programs. THIS IS ENTIRELY RELEASE! We then "subscribed" to our favorite programs and ones that looked fascinating.
Now, we go to our "queue" when we open the application, and it informs us how many "unwatched" programs we have readily available to watch. Reveals generally get here about a week after their LIVE air date, so we kind of understand when to expect a program to come up. There is no rush and no have to be home with the TELEVISION on at a particular time to watch the show. We also don't have to worry about taping it, since it's tape-recorded and prepared for playback whenever we want. They do usually eliminate programs after the season is over, so we try to watch within a week or 2 for the show popping up in our queue. We have actually followed programs this way for 4 years now, and we don't miss out on cable one bit!
For films, we have a few choices. Today we're on a Netflix totally free trial for a month since it also came with a $50 discount coupon to restaurants.com. SWEET SCORE FOR DATE NIGHT! We can watch films featured on there, but let's be truthful; their streaming picking is not great. Their DVD service still provides the better titles, so you can go that path if you select. Probably, we'll cancel the service. The other choice is your local Redbox movie station. There are over 33,000 Redbox kiosks nationwide, so I make sure there's one near your home. They have a much better title choice for films than Netflix, and for those who don't watch a ton of films, it's a less expensive choice. It's something like $1.29 for a DVD rental for one night. The last choice we don't use anymore (since I cannot get my totally free subscription anymore) is the Xbox market. The Xbox market had a fantastic choice of films, and we enjoyed films on that for a year. It does need a $5 a month subscription to Xbox LIVE and you still have to rent the movie, so not the least expensive choice, but still CHEAPER THAN CABLE.
Home Phone
You actually do NOT have any reason to have a home phone nowadays, unless you are running a small company with an office. As well as then, it's not a home phone, it's an office or work phone. Cell phones don't have long-distance costs, can access the internet and ought to take care of all your telephone needs in your home and away. The only reason individuals usually get a home phone is that the dumb cable companies choose you need one as part of their "package". Why? I actually don't get it, but the only description I can come up with is that they wish to assign you a contact number that they can offer to every spammer on the planet who only seems to call you during dinner just when you will bite into a juicy cut of meat! Do they only work in between the hours of 5-7pm? Seriously?! But actually, cut the cable (actually) and ditch the home phone service. Considering that you're canceling your cable, there is no package for this anymore and you can "Cut. It. Out."
The Numbers
So now that we've chosen that cable and home phone are for those individuals who like companies to connect a vacuum to their wallets and suck every last dollar out in return for infomercials, let's look at the real expense of your cable "package.".
Internet/Cable/Home Phone Bundle Offer = $100 a month for 12 months. $120 a month after that. Let's also tack on 15% for "taxes and costs" to land us at an even $115 a month.
Internet Only = $45 a month after taxes and costs… permanently.
Cost savings = $70 a month.
So you can cut the cable and home phone today to save yourself $70 a month! Now, you may be thinking "whoop-dee-doo, $70 freakin' dollars, who cares?" But it's $70 a month cost savings. Each month. Forever. That's $840 a year cost savings by eliminating numerous channels you don't need (we won't even enter into the time suck that cable is). That puts you in a good interior cabin of an extremely great cruise ship that's setting sail for the warm Bahamas about this time next year. Can you hear the ship's horn biding goodbye to all the broke individuals who are stuck in their houses watch reruns of "MASH"?
So be brave today. Take back your life and your loan and state "sayonara sucker" to the cable company. Inform them to take back their "package" of junk and have them hand you back your package of cash. And the very best part; you won't regret it for a minute. There are MUCH easier ways to watch your favorite programs and films, and they won't affect your budget in the slightest. And while you are delighting in a life devoid of the grips of your local cable company, rest easy at night understanding you are going on a warm Bahaman cruise less than a year from now …