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Name: James
Gender: Male
Age: 19
I want to know if I should have sex with a man for the first time.
Well gee, darlin', I suppose that would all depend on if you are into man-sex or not. If you are, I suppose having your first encounter will be like falling off a log. However, if you're not into gay sex, then why would you even be considering such a thing.
For the sake of argument, let's just say you are into some hot man-on-man action, or think you are. If that's the case, I have some questions. Do you have a particular partner in mind? If you do, what is it about this guy that makes you want to get physical with him? If you're honest with yourself about this, you will probably be able to determine what kind of sexual contact you want to have with the dude. Which brings me to my next set of questions.
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Perhaps you're looking to be a bit more adventurous, like cock sucking. That's great too. But wait! Would you know how to smoke some pole with grace and ease? If not, check out my tutorial: So Ya Wanna Be A World-Class Cocksucker …Or How To Give The Perfect Blow Job. To find this brilliant expose and lots more information about the humble hummer, go to the CATEGORY pull down menu in the sidebar and look for "ORAL." Then look for Cock Sucking.
Maybe you're considering butt fucking. That's a bit advanced for the gay sex novice, but it's not unheard of. If I were you, I'd return to the CATEGORY pull down menu in the sidebar and check out the heading "ANAL". There you will be treated to loads of information about being a good top, like my tutorial, Finessing That Ass Fuck — A Tutorial For a Top. As well as my tutorial for being a good bottom, Liberating The B.O.B Within.
There's only one thing you absolutely need to know when it comes to ass fuckin, regardless of what position floats your boat. Be sure that whoever is on top uses a condom. And if you don't know why you need to do that, then darlin', you're just not ready for sex with any kind of partner…same sex or otherwise.
Good luck
Name: Tony
Gender: Male
Age: 24
I'm trying to find out how to get ink marks off my dick without hurting my dickhead.
Whoops! Looks like you need to reevaluate the company you keep when you drink to the point of passing out, my friend.
I realize writin' shit on a guy's johnson while he's unconscious is a hilarious practical joke among the frat-boy crowd. I mean, what could be funnier, right? Of course being on the receiving end of this little prank, like our friend Tony here, is considerably less comical.
Ridding oneself of ink marks, particularly the indelible variety, from one's privates is a pain — both literally and figuratively. The best one can say about this clean-up chore is that it will probably cure the guy of binge drinking, at least with a bunch of rowdy adolescent-minded companions with Sharpie markers and too much time on their hands.
OK, Tony, here's what you do. First, apply a liberal coat of baby oil or mineral oil to the effected area. Take your time massaging the oil into your skin. You may discover that this oily massage gives you a woody. That may be the silver lining to your ink-stained cloud. Actually having an erection will help expand the skin of your dickhead and allow the mineral oil to better penetrate the skin. The oil will sink into your skin and help lift the ink stain to the surface.
Follow this part of the treatment with lots of warm soap and water. You should see ink stain lessening.
Next, massage in a liberal mount of rubbing alcohol. Follow this with more warm soap and water.
Continue alternating between mineral oil followed by soap and water and rubbing alcohol followed by soap and water. Always ending the treatment with the soap and water part. A couple applications like this should do the trick. I would, however, recommend that you be as gentle as possible. If the satin persists after two such applications, give your prick a day to rest before attacking the stain again.
Good luck
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Worried about Super Infection (BLIPS 2010)
My recent lab results show that I'm not undetecable now. I've been on Atripla for about 2.5 years and have been very adherant to taking my meds daily. Also, my T cells increased and well as the % during this period. But the thing that bothers me is that I had the H1N1 vacccine one week prior to taking the labs and had sex (I played the receiver) about 2 or 3 months earlier and am unsure if the condom was still on after the sexual activies. For the sake of argument, lets say the condom was off during the ejaculation inside of me and the other party had HIV. Would this now being undetectable be an indication that I have a super infection if the other per was HIV? I have felt very well pysically healthy all during this time though, but am worried since my recent labs show that I'm not undectectable anymore.
There are a number of reasons your HIV plasma viral load may have increased. These include:
A "blip." (See below.)
Intercurrent infection. Almost any infectious process, from a common cold to much more serious infections, can cause a spike in viral load.
Vaccination. It is at least theoretically possible your recent H1N1 vaccine induced a transient rise in your viral load, as this is known to occur with other vaccinations (including seasonal flu shots).
The development of HIV drug resistance. This may occur at any time, due to low-level (below "detectable") viral replication.
Superinfection. This is a possibility, but in my opinion much less likely than any of the above.
I would suggest you talk with your HIV specialist and consider repeating your HIV plasma viral load in two to three weeks.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
Resistance (I know, not your "department.") ( BLIPS, 2009) Apr 25, 2009 Dear Dr. Frascino, I know that drug resistance is not your official "department" here at The Body, but the Drug Resistance Expert here no longer takes questions, and I am very anxious about my situation. I tried asking my question to the "Understanding Your Labs" Forum, but they did not respond. You are so knowledgeable about all areas of HIV and AIDS, I am wondering if you could help me understand what is going on in my case.
To put it as briefly as possible, I was diagnosed in July, 2006 with a tcell count of 90, and a viral load of 5,000. I was immediately put on Truvada/Sustiva, plus a prophylaxis agains PCP. Within a month or so, my viral load was undetectable, and my tcells started (slowly) rising: By July 2007, tcells had risen to 190, by July 2008, to 225. I just had my labs done this week (April 2009, obviously), and my tcells are up to 325.
My viral load has been undetectable for this entire period. Until this week's labs. Now, however, the viral load has risen to <184.
I have been completely adherent to my regime since I started taking meds. I have never missed a dose EVER. My only deviation is that I fly internationally for work frequently, to far flung places like Sydney, Singapore, and various places in Europe (from where I live in San Fran.) My doctor told me to always take my meds at bedtime, in whatever time zone I am in. This means, on travel days in some directions, that there is sometimes a 5 to 12 hour delay in the time I would have usually taken the meds. But I followed his instructions.
I should add that one year ago I was switched from Sustiva/Truvada to Atripla.
I am terrified that this rise in my CD4 tcells is signaling the start of drug resistance, and I am so upset as I have tolerated the meds with no side effects whatsoever. I should add I have also never had an opportunistic infection.
I am part of a program, and so see a different doctor on various visits. My current doctor is not one for explaining things very well, and when I asked about the viral load rise to 184, he just shrugged his shoulders, and said "We'll see what it is in 6 months." And left the room. He did not add "Don't worry, it's nothing."
So I am very confused, and very upset. Don't have a clue as to whether this is a blip (and if so, why now?) or if I am starting drug resistance. (And if so, did I cause it by my travel schedule?) Any information you can impart would be appreciated so very much. And if I am indeed developing a drug resistance, what would this mean to my overall prognosis? Would the alternative therapies be less effective? Are they likely to cause more side effect? I wish I understood what is happening here.
If this is happening, could it have been the switch from Sustiva/Truvada to Atripla which caused the rise in viral load? Could it be the deviation in medication timing caused by my international travel?
Thank you so much again for your help. Again, I fully realize that this is not under the "brief" of your particular site, but I would be so appreciative for your help.
It would be lovely if my own doctor would answer some of these questions, but they just seem to shrug. Straight men, what are you going to do with them.
Thanks so much -- Geo
P.S. I'm so sorry, but two other questions: Why am I still taking the antibiotic to prevent PCP? I thought that should have stopeed at tcell 200, but I'm still on it. Also, my tcell rise over 2 and 3/4 years seems slower than a lot of people seem to experience. Is going from 90 to 325 in 2 years and 8 months a reasonable outcome, or is this slow?
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Hi Geo,
Glad to help.
First, I should mention I'm certainly not impressed with a healthcare program that makes you see a different doctor on each visit. Nor am I impressed with Dr. Shrugged-shoulders! What's up with that? That you are receiving such suboptimal care in a city like San Francisco is all the more shocking! Generally speaking we have excellent HIV care in San Francisco.
Let me try to address your many concerns (which should have already been thoroughly addressed by any competent HIV specialist!)
- A rise in HIV plasma viral load to 184 copies after more than 2.5 years of being consistently undetectable on combination antiretroviral therapy is not at all uncommon. Most likely this is indeed a transient rise in viral replication, a "blip," which will subside spontaneously. Blips can be caused by a number of underlying conditions ranging from an intercurrent infection to a recent vaccination. See below.
Is this the start of drug resistance? Most likely no, it is not for several reasons. First, your viral load is extremely low (184 copies). Second, you've been "completely adherent . . . never missed a dose . . ." and you've had an undetectable viral load for over two years.
Could it be caused by your travel schedule? No, this is not likely. An occasional delay of 5 to 12 hours due to your travel schedule should not affect this regimen. Sustiva in particular has a very long half life.
Would drug resistance, if you did develop it, affect your overall progress? No, as long as you could be switched to another completely suppressive regimen. (You still have many options, as Atripla (Sustiva/Truvada) is your first regimen.
Would alternative therapies be less effective? No.
Would alternative therapies cause more side effects? Every drug has its own unique side effect and toxicity profile. If someone developed resistance to one regimen and needed to switch, this would not change the side effect profile of the drugs in the new regimen.
Is your blip the result of changing from Sustiva/Truvada to Atripla? No. These are identical combinations. Atripla merely combines the three drugs into one tablet.
Why are you still taking the antibiotics for PCP prophylaxis? Good question! Probably because you are seeing so many different doctors and no one is paying close enough attention to what's going on with you! The updated guidelines clearly indicate primary prophylaxis for PCP should be discontinued in adults who have responded to combination antiretroviral therapy with an increase in CD4 count to greater than 200 for longer than three months. Clearly you have met these guidelines criteria for quite some time. You might want to point that out to whomever you see at your next visit. Better yet, why not find a health plan that allows you to consistently see the same HIV physician?!
- Is your rise in CD4 count slower than anticipated? This is a difficult question to answer, because there is great variability from person to person for a whole variety of reasons involving both the virus (viral strain, viral fitness, etc.) and the host (genetics, immune integrity, concurrent infections, medication adherence, etc.). It is true some folks respond more dramatically and quickly than others. Your rise from 90 to 325 (essentially tripling) is significant and encouraging. How high will your counts go and over what period of time no one knows. We are learning it's far better never to let the CD4 cells drop to low levels, because we can't always bring them back. Even when we do manage to increase their numbers, we still aren't certain these new cells function as effectively as the ones HIV initially wiped out. This realization is one of the factors that are driving us to begin treatment earlier and earlier.
Good luck. I'm here if you need me (even if it's not my "official department," OK?).
Finally, as for "straight men, what are you going to do with them?" Well, I suppose we could give them a queer-eye makeover for a start, eh?
Dr. Bob
blips Sep 6, 2008
Are frequent blips in VL (under 2000) common? I've had about 4 now after 6 years of being undectable. Wondering why this occurs as I am very adherent to taking my meds. Thanks fo your help.
Response from Dr. Frascino
It's a bit difficult to give specific advice on "blips," because different folks define them differently. For instance, if your blips approach 2,000, that's fairly high. Most are in the hundreds. In general, a blip is a very transient rise in HIV plasma viral load from undetectable to low-detectable levels, which returns to undetectable levels quickly (within weeks). There are different theories as to the cause of blips, including:
release of virus from reservoirs or protected sanctuaries in the body where replication of drug-sensitive virus continues at a low level;
drug-resistant virus;
Immunological events, such as a concurrent infection or vaccination, which suddenly increase the number of infection-susceptible immune cells and result in a viral feeding frenzy. This subsequently causes a transient blip; and
variations in drug levels in a person hovering on the margins of total viral suppression.
Whatever the cause, most studies have suggested that there is no association between blips and loss of virologic control or disease progression. That said, if indeed you are blipping over 1,000 copies/ml, I'd suggest you get a resistance test (genotype/phenotype) at the time of your next blip, as you've now had four blips following a six-year period of being undetectable. The resistance test will let you know if you've developed any resistance to your current drug regimen.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
Blips (part 2) Sep 10, 2008
Dr Bob, I think i may have worded my last question wrong. You answered it last week. I have had 4 blips during the 6 years I've been undectable. These did not occur concurrently and a few have only been in the hundreds. My doctor does not seem concerned but again, I was curious as to why I've had so many. Also does the VL have to be at a certain level for an accurate geno test? Thanks in advance.
Response from Dr. Frascino
May have worded your last question wrong???? There is no "may" about it! (See below!)
I concur with your HIV specialist. Four "blips" over six years is not all that uncommon and not worrisome. You can read more about "blips" in the archives.
As for genotype and phenotype resistance assays, generally the HIV plasma viral load must be above 500 copies.
Be well.
Dr. Bob


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Sifting fact from fiction in a Twitter timeline.
Like many people, I now look to Twitter as a source of breaking news, analysis and opinion (so so much opinion). The wonderful thing about Twitter, of course, is that everyone's feed is a reflection of their diverse interests; so I will see tech news, alongside the latest on Brexit, alongside Netflix content, alongside US politics, alongside movie news, alongside restaurant reviews... you get the picture. And it is tempting to treat all 'news' equally. But today brought a sobering reminder that not all news is equal. Or even true.
I'm not talking about fake news per se, the accepted definition of which is content which the publisher knows to be untrue and deliberately propagates with the explicit intention of swaying opinion in a particular direction, but content that those propagating actually believe to be true. In case you missed it, prominent Twitter influencers, Louise Mensch (268k followers) and Claude Taylor (198k followers) have been caught in a hoaxer's sting, peddling some lurid stories about President Trump that seemingly have no basis in fact. Taylor has issued an apology, while Mensch stands by her reports, claiming she has her own sources to back up the claims.
'Sources'? Mensch and Taylor are hardly Woodward and Bernstein. In fairness, neither Mensch nor Taylor claims to be a journalist, but here's the thing: In the democracy of a Twitter timeline, their content has equal weight to that of, say, The New York Times, BBC News or The Guardian, which broke the story of the hoax.
Claude Taylor describes himself as a 'citizen journalist' and I would be the first to celebrate the way in which Twitter in particular has made it possible for such a thing even to exist, but let's be clear about the difference.
Trained journalists check their sources. Many, like the BBC and the Financial Times, insist on at least two corroborating sources before publishing a story. And at a time when fake news is rife, and the mainstream media are under attack, the distinction between journalist and citizen journalist, however well-meaning they may be, is an important one. And one to be cherished.
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- Town hall meeting on Saturday, May 15, about how to protect yourself from Lyme disease, how it's spread and how ticks transmit the disease.
- Two of the nation's leading experts on Lyme disease from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention participating.
Because Lyme disease cases increased in Fairfax County last year, Fairfax County Chairman Sharon Bulova and Providence District Supervisor Linda Q. Smyth are hosting a town hall meeting on Saturday, May 15, 10 a.m. to noon. The event will take place in the Board Auditorium, Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.
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Special guest U.S. Rep. Gerald E. Connolly will participate in the town hall. The event will feature presentations and a panel discussion with county staff and two of the nation's leading experts on Lyme disease.
"Lyme disease is on the rise in Virginia and the United States, according to the CDC," said Bulova. "As people spend more time outdoors because of the warm weather, we want them to know how to protect themselves from the ticks that transmit Lyme disease."
Circular rash that's usually the first sign of Lyme disease.
Two leading experts from the U.S. Centers on Disease Control and Prevention will make presentations. Benjamin Beard, Ph.D., chief, Bacterial Diseases Branch, and Dr. Paul Mead, chief, Epidemiology and Surveillance Activity, will discuss a variety of topics, including:
- How ticks transmit the disease.
- How the disease is spreading from the Northeast into Northern Virginia.
- What people can do to protect themselves.
Dr. Peter Troell, medical epidemiologist, Fairfax County's Health Department, will describe the local tracking of Lyme disease cases and the county's response. Panelists also include Jorge Arias, Ph.D., Fairfax County Health Department Disease Carrying Insects Program, and Victoria Monroe, county wildlife biologist.
In Fairfax County, 260 cases of Lyme disease were reported during 2009. There are likely many more cases than reported because people who are infected may not get tested or treated for the disease.
To combat Lyme disease, Fairfax County employs a more comprehensive approach than many other areas in the nation, which only focus on teaching people how to avoid ticks. The county's approach includes:
- Tracking human cases.
- Tick surveillance.
- Outreach to health care providers to promote early diagnosis and treatment.
- Deer management.
- Public education.
For more information or reasonable ADA accommodations, contact the Chairman's Office at 703-324-2321, TTY 711.


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text: Here are five ways to teach kids the importance of keeping holiday spending under control. By Janet Bodnar, Editor-at-Large November 29, 2012 I'm always impressed by the wonderful responses from readers to my annual "Put Santa on a Budget" column. Last year I heard from Pam, who says she gives her children a budget when they're making their holiday lists so that they really think from the get-go how much their items will cost. "I love finding ways to incorporate budgeting into kids' everyday lives," says Pam. "What a fabulous way to let them experience true money-management techniques."SEE ALSO: 13 Ways to Waste Money During the Holidays Pam is right, and she is my inspiration for this year's column. I save all the press releases I get on how to shop smart and avoid debt during the holidays, and the pile is at least an inch thick and growing. If kids picked up on this theme early on, they'd be less inclined to overspend as adults -- and I wouldn't have to save so much paper. So here are five ways to convert holiday-shopping madness into a learning experience for children: Advertisement 1. Teach kids how to budget. Pam's idea fits in neatly when youngsters write their own wish lists. Give them a ballpark figure to work with, or have them attach dollar amounts to everything on their list. My son did that one year, and the grand total exceeded $1,000 -- which was shocking even to him. Needless to say, he pared down the list to a reasonable amount, which was the point of the exercise. 2. Teach them to be thoughtful. Budget basics carry over when children are old enough to use their money to buy gifts for family members and friends. Kids often assume that big is better, so they need to learn that small can be more affordable -- and thoughtful, too. If they're buying a gift for someone who likes to draw, how about colored pencils or pens, or self-inking stamps? (I saw a set in Good Housekeeping that sells for less than $5 at Michael's.) Or they could add to someone's collection of mini racing cars or other collectibles. Chocolate lovers would appreciate a holiday mug filled with packets of hot cocoa mix. 3. Teach them to think outside the box. It doesn't necessarily occur to children that they don't have to buy an individual gift for everyone on their list. They can stretch their budget by pitching in with a sibling or organizing a "secret Santa" gift exchange with their friends. And they don't always realize that a present doesn't have to be a tangible thing. They can give a gift of time or service, such as doing chores for an elderly family member or organizing family photos (I'd still love someone to do that for me -- hint, hint). 4. Teach them to be generous. This is a slam-dunk at this time of year. Have the kids earmark some of their money to buy a gift for a local toy drive. Or they could choose a gift from a site such as Heifer International (www.heifer.org). As little as $10 buys a share of cows, sheep, goats, rabbits or trees. If you're dropping off used clothes or toys at a local family shelter, bring the kids with you so that they can see charity in action (see 4 Ways to Teach Kids the Joy of Holiday Giving). Advertisement 5. Teach them not to go overboard. You want them to enjoy getting -- and giving -- over the holidays, but you don't want them to lose perspective. That starts with you; if you don't get carried away, neither will they. With older kids you can even have a discussion about your own holiday budget and how you're going to limit credit card purchases so that you're not still paying for Christmas gifts at Easter. In our extended family, our Thanksgiving tradition is to avoid the stores on Black Friday. Instead, we parents do something touristy in D.C., the kids organize a fun activity (this year it was duckpin bowling), and we all meet for dinner at a favorite Mexican restaurant. I welcome your suggestions on how to keep your cool during the holidays so that I can use them for inspiration next year. Follow Janet's updates at Twitter.com/JanetBodnar. Show comments


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Organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival this morning announced some of their key selections for the Sept. 6-16 event. Here's a look at five trailers to get you in the mood for the fest.
"Argo": Ben Affleck is back behind the camera, directing himself in this film based on a true story of how the CIA rescued six Americans from Iran after militant students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. The operation involved a cover story using a fake movie called "Argo." The movie stars Affleck as well as Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin and John Goodman.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who was in Toronto last year with the cancer comedy "50/50" is back in 2012 with "Looper," which was chosen as the opening-night film. The movie, directed by Rian Johnson, stars our recent bat-friend as a hired gun living in an era where time travel is possible. The film also stars Bruce Willis, along with Emily Blunt, Paul Dano and Jeff Daniels.
Bill Murray is back center stage in "Hyde Park on Hudson," playing Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The year is 1939 and he and wife Eleanor are hosting the queen and king of England for a weekend in upstate New York. FDR's complex domestic affairs make the royals' visit unforgettable. In addition to Murray, the Focus Features film directed by Roger Michell stars Olivia Williams and Laura Linney.
Keira Knightley is back with director Joe Wright in "Anna Karenina," following their collaborations on "Pride & Prejudice" and "Atonement." This well-known Tolstoy story also features Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller star in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," the film version of Stephen Chbosky's 1999 novel of the same name. Chbosky wrote the screenplay and also directed the movie, about a high school freshman's struggles with adolescence.


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I've been using metasploit for several weeks and utilizing the default database connection. Metasploit comes with postgresql and would automatically start and connect to its default database on port 7175 . I have no idea what changed, but now it will not start postgres and connect to it. I can manually start postgresql through /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 on port 5432 and create and connect with databases, but they are not the one I have been using.
My /opt/framework/config/database.yml file points to a database named msf3 on localhost:7175, but i can't connect to it, nor seem to start postgres on 7175. Even manually starting ctl.sh in /opt/framework/postgresql/scripts does not start the service.
Do you have any ideas? It went from seamlessly starting the postgres service and connecting when i ran msfconsole, to not starting at all. I don't necessarily mind creating a new database and starting my own postgresql server, but I've been using msf3 on 7175 for weeks and it has all my hosts and info.
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I don't know what kind of person would do such a thing but this is truly the act of a low life bottom feeder. This is a small shelter that has been hanging on by a thread for many years. It has had some real problems but with a budget that is so limited they do the best they can. This is just one more set back. Several of us in the Indianapolis area are collecting food and cash donations to see if we can at least replenish what was stolen. How could anyone steal food from homeless animals?!?


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I'm all for that – good call!
What about simultaneously campaigning for the reinstatement of the 'dialog' element, though (given that a 'dialogue' element is a lost cause)? That way you could have semantically meaningful conversations AND assistive tech wouldn't read out a line number for each speaker.


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Poll: Scott no pushover in Florida
A Democratic poll taken in Florida earlier this month raises questions about former Gov. Charlie Crist's strength as a 2014 challenger for Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
The survey, conducted by the firm Hamilton Campaigns and obtained by POLITICO, shows that Scott starts out his reelection fight tied with Crist and modestly ahead of other Democratic candidates. The poll was taken from Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, testing 600 registered voters.
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That time frame was in the immediate aftermath of Scott's announcement of a proposal to boost pay for public school teachers, one of several moves by the conservative Republican to reposition himself closer to the middle.
Democratic pollster David Beattie, who heads Hamilton Campaigns, declined to comment on the survey and said it was a private poll taken for private clients. The firm is not currently working for any Democratic candidate.
In the survey, Scott's personal favorability is narrowly positive: 44 percent of respondents said they had a favorable impression of him, compared with 39 percent who had an unfavorable impression. He gets positive job approval reviews from 48 percent of Floridians and negative reviews from 43 percent – a narrowly positive split.
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Crist's personal image is 49 percent favorable, 31 percent unfavorable. The party-switching former governor would start out tied with Scott at 41 percent in a general election match-up, with 18 percent of voters undecided.
But the poll also asks a question aimed at probing Crist's general election weaknesses, prompting voters with the information that Crist "was a hard-line Republican, appointing right-wing justices to the Florida Supreme Court, supporting the failed policies of George W. Bush and opposing Barack Obama's first election." Now, the question continues, Crist "wants Democrats to give him his old job back. He is a typical politician who will do or say anything to stay in power."
Some 62 percent of voters say that information is either "somewhat concerning" or "very concerning." In a match-up with Scott after that question is posed, Crist drops to 30 percent of the vote versus 36 percent for Scott, while 18 percent of voters said they would opt for an unnamed independent candidate.


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Global consumer confidence measured an index level of 94 in Q3 2013, flat from Q2, but sentiment brightened notably in the U.S. and Europe. While unchanged from Q2, the global index level was up two points from 3Q 2012. In the latest round of the survey, consumer confidence increased in more than half (57%) of the markets Nielsen measures, compared with less than half (45%) in the previous quarter.
Confidence in the U.S. jumped eight points to an index of 98 from the same period 12 months ago, while sentiment in Europe rose three points to 74, according to Nielsen's latest Global Survey of Consumer Confidence. Consumer confidence in the U.S. was the highest it's been in six years (since Q3 2007) and neared pre-recession levels, and the rise in Europe was the biggest quarter-on-quarter increase since Q1 2010—it was also an improvement from three consecutive quarters where confidence was fixed at 71.


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Digital Citizenship
A guest post by Damian Wanstall (@wanstad73)**
Have you ever used the internet to comment on what you see online, share information about yourself or others, communicate with friends, play games, get material for an assignment or buy stuff online? If you answered YES to any of these then you are a digital citizen.
There is a wealth of information and resources – international, parent focussed and other useful sites – available to us as educators in the area of Digital Citizenship.
The Digital Citizenship website, which has been produced by CLI for the DER-NSW program brings together a comprehensive range of lessons, educational games, videos, as well as links to other useful sites, advice and assistance with teacher professional learning. Its focus is educating young people to be positive contributors in an online world, with an intended Year 10 audience. Parents and carers can also learn how they can support the positive use of social media by their children at home.
The best way to find out more about this program is to explore the website. A further set of websites have been tagged for those who may be interested in preparing a more focussed program within their school.
What courses, learning and policies are in place at your school to assist students and staff manage their digital footprints? Do they have students 'practising' good digital citizenship? What can you share here?
**Damian is a Learning Design Officer with the NSW Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre. Damian has been a Mathematics educator for over 13 years and has a keen interest in improving teacher practice and the role of technology in enhancing teaching and learning.


text: March 6, 2000 - Bush Bounces Back To 9-Point Lead In New York Primary, Quinnipiac College Poll Finds; Gore Tops Bradley Almost 2 -1 Among Democrats Texas Gov. George W. Bush has taken a come-from-behind 48 - 39 percent lead over Arizona Sen. John McCain among likely New York Republican Primary voters, according to a Quinnipiac College poll released today. In a March 1 poll by the independent Quinnipiac College, McCain held a 47 - 40 percent lead over Bush. Vice President Al Gore holds a 60 - 32 percent lead over former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley among likely New York Democratic Primary voters, little changed from his 59 - 33 percent lead in the March 1 poll. From February 29 - March 5, Quinnipiac College surveyed 282 likely Democratic Primary voters, with a margin of error of +/- 5.8 percent, and 270 likely Republican Primary voters, with a margin of error of +/- 6 percent. The Quinnipiac College Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as a public service and for research. For additional data -- www.quinnipiac.edu or call (203) 287-5201 9. If the Democratic Primary for President were being held today and the candidates were Al Gore and Bill Bradley, for whom would you vote? Likely Primary Voters Gore 60% Bradley 32 DK/NA 9 10. If the Republican Primary for President were being held today and the candidates were George W. Bush, Alan Keyes, and John McCain, for whom would you vote? Likely Primary Voters George W. Bush 48% Alan Keyes 7 John McCain 39 DK/NA 5


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What are the heater hoses and where are they located?
Heater hoses help warm up your car when you turn your heat on. You might be surprised to learn that heater hoses are also an important part of your vehicle's cooling system. What does your heater have to do with cooling? Well, it's all got to do with where the heat comes from.
The heater core is basically a small radiator behind your dashboard. The water pump sends coolant that's been heated up by the engine to the heater core through the rubber heater hoses. The heater hoses run from the water pump to the heater core, behind the firewall, and from the heater core back to the radiator. The heater hoses carry the coolant, and therefore the heat, to the heater core. Without heater hoses, you've got no heat. When you turn the heat on, it opens a valve that lets the coolant into the heater core. The heater core gives off heat into the air, just like a radiator. You may have heard people say that you should run the heat to cool down an engine that's running hot. The idea is to use the heater core as a secondary radiator. Just be careful not to let your passengers overheat instead of your engine. The blower fan pushes hot air over the heater core through ducts to your vents to keep you toasty warm on a cold winter's day.
How do I know if my heater hoses need to be replaced?
As mentioned above, if the heater hoses aren't bringing enough hot coolant to the heater core, then you'll have low or no heat. A bad heater hose can do a lot more than ruin a winter commute, though.
Heater hoses, since they are made of rubber, can crack and wear out over time and start to leak coolant. Lost coolant can cause all sorts of problems—including engine overheating. Overheating may damage other engine components. If your engine is running hot, but you can't get any heat out of your dash, then odds are you have a heater hose leak. If you are having cooling problems, but can't seem to attribute them to any other cooling parts, then you might want to check your heater hoses for cracks, holes, or leaks.
Can I replace the heater hoses myself?
Replacing the heater hoses is pretty straightforward. Before you begin, make sure to let everything cool down to avoid burning yourself. Then, you'll want to drain your coolant. Be sure to dispose of the coolant properly, since it can be harmful to children and animals. Once that's done, you'll just have to loosen the hose clamps on the heater hoses and pull the hoses off. If they will not come off easily, you may need to cut them with a razor blade. Make sure to have a drain pan ready in case more fluid comes out of the hoses. You can then put on the new hoses, tighten the hose clamps, and refill your coolant.


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Landscape Abbreviated is a kinetic maze consisting of modular elements with rotating planters, which form a garden that is simultaneously a machine. I am interested in the way that simple interventions can make the experience of space dynamic and unpredictable. The planters are controlled by a software program that continuously generates new maze patterns based on mathematical rules; they rotate to form shifting pathways that encourage visitors to change direction and viewpoints as they move through the space.
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Every month, parents at Barron Park Elementary School in Palo Alto are invited to an "inclusion coffee" to share their thoughts about a new pilot program at the school -- taking the inclusion of some special-education students to a significant new level.
Where previously a student with disabilities might have spent most or all of the day in a "special day" class, initiatives on two Palo Alto campuses this fall are making some of those students permanent members of regular classrooms.
In Nick Foote's third-grade classroom at Barron Park, for example, a boy whose autism previously would have kept him largely segregated is a full-fledged member of a class full of typically developing kids.
Other children, fully aware of his differences, look out for him and -- when all else fails -- tend to gather around and hug him.
A similar initiative is playing out at Greendell School where, for the first time, one of the Preschool Family classes for 4-year-olds, with 22 children, contains eight special-education students.
"It's been shockingly smooth," said Greendell Principal Sharon Keplinger, who runs the district's pre-kindergarten programs.
"You go in there and you really can't tell (which children have disabilities), and these are complicated cases.
"The issues that come up in our parent meetings are no different from the issues that come up in any of our parent-participation programs," Keplinger said.
Holly Wade, the school district's director of special education, said the inclusion initiatives spring from her department's recently crafted vision statement, which aims to "foster inclusive educational climates where individuality and diversity are respected, honored and celebrated."
Full inclusion this year is happening for many special-ed students at Barron Park, while others are "mainstreamed" for only parts of the day, Wade said.
"When you truly start talking about inclusive education, it truly is for all kids, not just the kids in special education or students identified with special needs," she said.
"If you look at it as an opportunity for learners to learn about difference, then you've framed it differently. We've created an environment where we're going to have a compassionate group of young people who are going to understand in its more pure form what 'difference' looks like."
Wade said the initiative at Barron Park is "truly a pilot" and that numbers of special education students in any given class "will not exceed a natural proportion."
"Because students haven't been in those classrooms before, we hadn't known what to expect," Wade said. "There's intrinsic compassion (in the students), and we're there to provide the support as needed."
If the inclusion pilot succeeds, it will bring an added benefit for special-education students: the ability to stay on the same campus through their elementary years. Because special-ed students comprise only about 10 percent of the Palo Alto school population -- 1,250 kids -- they are currently moved around to different campuses where programs best match their needs.
"Obviously that's an issue for students who are challenged by transition," Wade said. "Elementary schools are places where students should be able to build a sense of community."
All 17 Palo Alto campuses will observe "Inclusive Schools Week" next week, Dec. 5-9.
Events will kick off Monday at 7 p.m. with the showing of a film, "Including Samuel," at school-district headquarters at 25 Churchill Ave., followed by a discussion facilitated by Wade and Palo Alto school board Vice President Camille Townsend.
The two will provide information about the district's new inclusion programs, and live Spanish translation of the film and discussion will be available.
Individual campuses also will hold "inclusion" activities, including accessible yoga classes at Terman Middle School and Barron Park and the showing of the film "I am Norm" at Terman.
At Jordan Middle School, students will have the opportunity to write about their differences on an outdoor poster, according to Barbara Shufro, a parent and member of the Community Advisory Committee for Special Education.
Students at Ohlone Elementary School recently completed a week-long "abilities awareness training," Shufro said.
Staff at several other elementary schools said they plan to read books during library time about accepting differences, she said.
Wade and Keplinger stressed that parent communication is critical to the success of the inclusion pilots.
"The parent participation piece is very important," Keplinger said. "It's good for parents to see that kids this age can do certain behaviors that have nothing whatever to do with their disabilities."
Wade said the "Inclusion Coffees" at Barron Park are open to all parents at the school as a means to keep an open dialogue.
At one recent gathering, the parent of a special-education student shared her excitement that her son had been invited to a birthday party and, for the first time, participated in a field trip to NASA.
A mother of a typically developing girl asked her if she minded that the girls were always hugging her son. The mother got a little teary and said, "It's fine.
"It's not just OK; it's wonderful."


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The Apple Version of Baby Jail
An unwillingness to upgrade to iOS 6 has landed me in Apple's software baby jail – a virtual playpen where I can go only so far without permission or swearing allegiance to the iOS flag. I can't upgrade iPhoto or certain other apps unless I upgrade to flawed iOS6. Irksome but I can live with that until I'm ready to make the switch. Worse, no matter how much I've invested in Apple devices — hint: typing this on my third MacBook Air 11" about an issue discovered on iPad 3 while iPhone 4S on the table – or iTunes apps, I can't upgrade an app I've already paid for unless I accept the latest change in iTunes terms and conditions. This is on top of producing a new iOS that double-dog dares you not to install it because, as is so often the case with Apple, improvements and breakage come in the same package. (Before anyone jumps on me, I know Apple isn't alone in breaking features but it leads the pack in making life without OS upgrades difficult. Try watching an Apple video without the latest version of Quicktime.)
It isn't a new frustration but it's a reminder of the kind of thinking that sent me to Microsoft and DOS from Apple IIC years ago. Apple's version of the walled garden is considerably broader than it was back then when I went over the wall because it blocked the kind of software development encouraged by Microsoft. But it's still a control freak's paradise that requires a series of "Mother, may I's" or "Please, sir, may I have anothers?" Today I blend them – I'm using Windows 7 on this MacBook Air and our other household computers are PCs. Every time I think about diving in, say going Mac for my new desktop, I run into a reminder that life in the virtual playpen is meant to work best when you don't challenge the limits.


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- Hi Rmislan, why did you remove several pages from the wiki? Legal reasons? If yes, feel free to write a short introduction (under the Creative Commons license) about the topics and refer to your paper(s) for more details... --Uwe Hermann 15:45, 31 March 2006 (EST)
- Hello...we originally started to collaborate on some papers here...but didn't think it best suited for such...Most of the content in the Personal Digital Technologies is from my students at Purdue University (there is no book for our subject, so we're writing it here...)...The class can be found at www.ssddforensics.com...anyway...as papers finish, we'll add their links...Thanks for the interest. Rick (rmislan)


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Accessing the Pokéwalker Connection Screen: When you turn on your game (after you have played it long enough to have a save file) you will be brought to the start-up screen which has a lot of options. The option for the Pokéwalker Connection Screen is among these. Here is a list of the options:
There is no way to lose your Pokemon while it is in the Pokéwalker. Running out of batteries will simply make you lose steps and Watts. Your Pokemon will be safe. If you are to lose your Pokéwalker, then you can restore your Pokemon back into your games. As a note, if you happen to find your Pokéwalker after you have restored your Pokemon, you can not send the other one inside of the Pokéwalker back to the game (essentially cloning). To get your Pokemon back if ever your Pokéwalker breaks/gets lost, go the Pokéwalker Connection Screen and press & hold:
Once you do this, your Pokéwalker will be reset and your Pokemon will go back into your box. Your Pokemon will be restored to as it originally was when you put it in the Pokéwalker. If you do find your Pokéwalker after you have restored your Pokemon, you need to reset the Pokéwalker.
To set a Pokéwalker back to it's original settings, go to the Pokéwalker Connection Screen and press & hold:
Once you have done this, either a new Pokéwalker, or an old one that you reset will be able to be synced with the game as you did when you first set it up.
Once a Pokemon is in the Pokéwalker, you will have two important choices that you can choose from on the Pokéwalker Connection Screen (on the DS). These are:
Sometimes when on a Route with no Pokemon in the Pokéwalker, a wild Pokemon will automatically take the role as your lead Pokemon. When this happens, you will not be able to put a Pokemon from your box into the Pokéwalker until you take out the wild one that joined you. The way to do this is as follows:
Other important information:
Note: Keep in mind that sometimes even though one of the speech balloons show up doesn't always mean that they will be holding Watts or an item.
PokéRadarThe PokéRadar is one of the features available inside of the Pokéwalker. Once used, you get the chance of searching for a Pokemon inside of one of four patches of grass. When you find a Pokémon, you will get an Exclamation Mark which will help determine the Pokémon that you are getting. The amount of Exclamation Marks shown can be used for one or two groups so it's not always a clear indicator.
There is a limit of up to three Pokemon that you can catch at a time on the Pokéwalker. For any wild Pokemon that you catch after your box maxes-out at three, you will have the option of switching-out with one of your previous catches. If your Pokemon is knocked out during battle on the Pokéwalker, you will lose up to 10W. Opposing Pokemon are not knocked out, if they run out of life then they run away. Here are some of the situations that might happen for each option:
The Dowsing MCHN is another one of the many features that the Pokéwalker holds. When used, you get a total of two chances to search out an item among six patches of grass. Similar to the PokéRadar, the Dowsing MCHN also holds a limit of three. You can only bring back three items at a time to the games, so once you pass the limit of three items, you have to start switching out old items for new ones if you see fit. There are one of two messages that will appear if you do not find your item the first time. They are:
ConnectIf you connect to a friend's Pokéwalker, you can both receive items. You are only allowed to communicate with the same friend once per day. There is a limit of ten items that you can hold when receiving items via this method. This is also the option that you use to send your Pokemon from and to the game.
In addition to this, when you connect to the friend's Pokéwalker, it sends the team you had when you last connected across to your friend and you receive their team. When you next connect with the main games, that trainer and their team will be included in the Viridian City Trainer House and you'll be able to battle them daily, earning 1 B.P. for each win.
Trainer Card
This is the option to find out information about the Pokéwalker's current status/owner/walking information. When you Select this option, you will be brought to a screen that will have 3 lines:
Press right up to seven times from there and you will be brought to a screen with four lines:
Pokémon & Items
This is where to check what items you have and what Pokemon you have caught. Simply go through your list using left and right to see what you have.
This is the place to change either sound (left) or shade (right) settings. Sound has 3 different settings; Mute, Medium, Loud. To change the contrast just scroll through the contrast bar until you get the contrast you like.
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By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Just when he was needed most, sophomore David Hess came through in the clutch for the Tennessee Tech baseball team, helping the Golden Eagles clinch at least a share of the Ohio Valley Conference regular season title.
Hess was absolutely dominant Thursday night, shutting down the Belmont offense behind a career performance. The righty struck out a staggering 11 Bruin batters in just 4.1 innings of work. He faced 14 batters, allowing just one hit and walking none to earn his seventh win of the year. His strikeout total accounted for 85% of his total outs in the contest, the second highest percentage in the nation this season by a pitcher who tossed at least four innings. Five of his 11 Ks were looking.
It is because of his pitching performance over the weekend, that Hess earned adidas OVC co-Pitcher of the Week honors Monday afternoon.
The honor marks the first of the young pitcher's career, although Hess is no stranger to being recognized by the OVC. Last season, he was named to the 2012 OVC All-Freshman Team.
Hess has had a fantastic season for the Golden Eagles, compiling a 7-2 record as both a starter and key relief pitcher out of the bullpen. The sophomore has tossed 60.2 innings, allowing just 66 hits and 17 walks. He ranks second on the team in strikeouts with 73 and holds a solid 3.56 ERA, allowing batters to hit just .280.
Here's a look at the rest of the awards in the OVC this week:
Player of the Week
Reed Harper, SS • Sr., 6-3, 200 • Clarksville, Tenn. • Austin Peay
Others Nominated: Jared Breen, Belmont; Nick Priessman, Eastern Illinois; Shaun Ball, Eastern Kentucky; Jason Blum, Southeast Missouri; Zach Stephens, Tennessee Tech.
co-Pitcher of the Week
Matt Borens, RHP • So., 6-7, 185 • Monee, Ill. • Eastern Illinois


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Seamlessly collecting all kinds of different meta-data about your files (and other things) in one central place makes Nepomuk a really powerful technology for organizing and accessing your documents. Especially the prospect of being able to rely on your Computer to automatically remember any helpful meta-info (like download locations) sounds exciting.
When these possibilities will be more fully exploited in the future, extremely complex information systems might arise – which is not a problem, as long as it all serves to allow applications to assist the user in managing his documents and other data more easily and efficiently. At some point, however, having tons of interesting but undifferentiated information about any specific item (e.g. document) just "pile up" over time in "one big pot" might make it increasingly difficult for an application (say, desktop search) to really make full use of it.
Take, for a hypothetical example, a rich text document created by the user using his favorite Nepomuk-aware text processor.
So I propose that in addition to having Nepomuk collect from different sources all kinds of meaningful properties about it's items in accordance to it's ontologies (like the "is a letter" property for a document), there should also be some unified way of "qualifying" these property-to-thing connections regarding their reliability/source/scope of validity and so on. So instead of merely saving unqualified connections like "x is y", you might save things like:
and so on, using some kind of "qualifier"-ontology.
Of course, all this information could instead be stored using separate tags (or whatever you call them) for each case, like in the above example you could have an "is letter" property for user annotation, a separate "is document-created-from-letter-template" property, and yet another "is document-deemed-a-letter-by-plugin_xyz" property. However, the information would not be nearly as useful then from the point of view of a client application, as it would have to know about the tag set by the word processor, and also about the existence of the post-processing plugin, in order to make use of it. If on the other hand all the Nepomuk entries logically describing or hinting at the being-a-letter status of the document were actually specified in terms of a single "is letter" property, but using generic qualifiers (see above), it would be easy for client applications to transparently make full use this info in a meaningful way (imagine, for example, a semantic desktop search application that when asked for all letters written in the last 2 months will show user-confirmed letters at the top, while showing documents with a low credibility "is letter" property only when the user clicks a "show further possible results" link. And it would show the same behaviour for all other qualifiable tags/properties, even if it really knows nothing about their meaning).
The more I think about what kind of complex semantic desktop features might be possible in the future, I feel this would be something that would really open up a lot of possibilities in terms of bringing advanced semantic capabilities to the desktop that would be as helpful for the user as possible, while at the same time getting in the way of the his/her actual work as little as possible.
--Sam 10:24, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
Following sources of meta-data collection would most likely benefit from this approach:
Client applications might then, without having to know about the meanings of the qualified properties:
(If you can think of further use cases, please add them to the list so that a developer thinking about designing/implementing this will consider all aspects and implications involved)
Sebastian Trüg mentioned that the "named graphs" feature of Nepomuk, currently used for remembering when a user tagged something, might allow for this kind of optional "quality" to be stored with a relation.


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- VillagePernand-Vergelesses
- AppellationPernand-Vergelesses
- Grape varietyChardonnay
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- Average vine age 30 years
- SoilClay and limestone
- Average yield45 hl/ha
- HarvestHand picked
Wine tips
- Cellaring Potential3-5 years
- Serving temperature 11-13°
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- FermentationTraditional in oak barrels with complete malolactic fermentation
- Ageing8 to 10 months ageing in oak barrels, 25% new
- BarrelsLouis Latour cooperage, French oak, medium toasted
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- Tasting NoteWith an attractive pale yellow colour this Pernand-Vergelesses has a fresh and clean nose with a dominant note of almonds. It is balanced with nice structure in the mouth.
- Food PairingShellfish - fish - charcuterie
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- Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc 2007 - Wine Spectator Online - 2010 - 88/100A focused, stony white, offering herb, grapefruit and apple notes, too. A rich mid-palate rounds it out. Moderate length. Drink now through 2014. 410 cases made. By Bruce Sanderson, USA.
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Steve Martin Comedy Opens Theater Seasonby Jim Amidon • October 1, 2012 Share:
A veteran cast of actors from Wabash College and DePauw University come together for the first Wabash Theater production of 2012-2013 season, a play written by comedian Steve Martin, Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
The play opens Wednesday in Ball Theater with nightly performances at 8 p.m. through Saturday. Tickets are free, but should be reserved through the Box Office.
The play answers the curious question, "What if Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein met in a bar?"
It's October 1904 in Martin's riotous comedy, when Picasso and Einstein meet in the bar of the Parisian café Lapin Agile.
Both are convinced that they will be the ones who change the course of history — Einstein through his Special Theory of Relativity and Picasso through his art. Along the way, they are challenged by drunks, bartenders, servers, and a surprise guest.
The performances showcase Wabash's most outstanding and seasoned actors, and demonstrate the depth of talent across the College. Starring as Picasso is Raynor Mendoza, while Jake Peacock nails his role as Einstein. They spend the evening in the bar owned by Joe Mount, who plays Freddy and serves up glass after glass to patrons Gaston (played hysterically by James Morey) and Sagot (Chris McCloskey).
Felicia Santiago and Elise Lockwood, actresses from DePauw University, are also outstanding. Santiago plays Germaine, who is the waitress at the Lapin Agile, while Lockwood plays three characters — Suzanne (a blond), The Countess (a red head), and A Female Admirer (a brunette).
Freshman Zachary Canon, whose character Charles Schmendiman thinks his invention of rigid construction materials will change the course of history beyond lesser scientific theories and art, blasts into scene after scene wearing a banana-colored suit with a showman's knack of performance.
Patrick Kvachkoff appears late in a memorable performance as "A Visitor" whose name is never known, but whose presence shakes up the sleepy bar.
"Einstein and Picasso are young men on the verge of the world-shifting ideas that will define both them and the century to come," said Director James Cherry. "They find themselves at a bar, where they debate the meaning of genius, art, science, and love — while contemplating what the future might hold for us all.
"In a riotous comedy of alternate history, Martin asks us to consider the very nature of our existence, and to discover 'the fundamental end-all, final, not-subject-to-opinion truth, depending on where you're standing.'"
James Gross designed the set, Andrea Bear the costumes, and Laura Glover designed the lighting for the production.
Josh Lutton is the stage manager for Picasso at the Lapin Agile and D.J. Young is the assistant to the director.
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To give you a little library-style inspiration, here is a photo from HomeSense. The freestanding shelves are an inexpensive way to bring book storage to your den. The addition of a ladder is a great way to say: Hello, this is a library.
Samantha Pynn, National Post · Sept. 8, 2012 | Last Updated: Sept. 10, 2012 8:47 AM ET
Dear Sam
Now that my kids are back at school, I'm ready to turn my focus to finishing our home. I know that it's best to buy neutral furniture and change smaller things like throw cushions and blankets, but what about area rugs? I'd like something with pattern and colour. I really like the library look and would like to bring it to our den. I'm just worried that I might be wasting my money on a rug that I will get tired of in a year from now.
Would love your advice.
Thanks, Lucy
Dear Lucy,
Neutrals are definitely safe and can be easily jazzed up with art, accessories, drapery, pillows and throws. But I've spoken to many people who've followed "buy neutrals" design advice and now feel like they like they've created a home that's boring and pedestrian.
I am an advocate of neutrals for people who want a classic look or those who get bored with the way their home looks and need to constantly change things. It's easier to layer colour and pattern in a room when you keep the larger pieces neutral. That said, I love colour and pattern and feel that if you buy a good quality rug (or any large piece) that speaks to your taste, and is the right size for the room, then you won't go wrong. Don't buy a patterned rug because it's on sale, or because it kind of works.
I've done this with clothing, where I've bought a dress that looks "OK" because it's a great price and made by a big name designer only to have it hang in my closet with the tags on. Never wearing the dress isn't so bad, but my finances can get out of hand when I start trying to make the dress look better by spending more money on new shoes and a belt. Yes, that is crazy. But I've seen people follow the same pattern with big-ticket items. It doesn't make sense to paint the walls and buy a new sofa to make a so-so rug look better. You get my point: Buy only what you love. And determine how much you love it by taking it home and trying it with the rest of your furniture. Many stores will let you return or borrow a carpet on approval.
To give you a little library-style inspiration, here is a photo from HomeSense. The freestanding shelves are an inexpensive way to bring book storage to your den. The addition of a ladder is a great way to say: Hello, this is a library. This one is attached, but you can certainly find one that leans against your shelves. Just be careful if you have little ones who like to climb. The tufted brown leather sofa provides a neutral backdrop for patterned pillows, plus, a leather sofa only gets better with time so you don't have to worry about it getting dirty or worn. Back to the rug, which is hand-tufted wool in an Ikat pattern. The cost is $299 for 5x8-feet. You will get a lot of life from a carpet made from a natural fibre like wool; if down the road you want to change your den, the dark colour and classic pattern will work in a bedroom, entry way, or even in a walk-in closet, with the tags off, of course.
All the best in the new school year. Sam
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