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Fierceness of Kyl
I'm a Fashion Designer/Enthusiast, Singer, Entrepreneur, Cook, and a Nurse.
It's been a while since i posted a look here as i have busy with lots of stuff and and I wanna start again and return with a BANG. Schizophonic - From root word schizo (split) and phone (voice/sound). I have entitled it schizophonic because I have performed on our x-mas party using my two voices. My natural male voice and my falsetto (female voice). I have attempted to have a duet with myself and had the courage to be Mariah Carey and Boys II Men. Aside from fashion, my second passion is singing. I am a frustrated singer. If you want to view the full video just click this link: youtube.com/watch?v=_Gvu7FPj-oY Enough about the sound. Let's talk about fashion. I have created this two-piece outfit or shall i say four-piece using my old clothes. Well to start of, my male outfit was made from my old black pants, gray and white and black checkered vest. For the female look, i have created this silver semi see-through long sleeves and bedazzled with sequins to somewhat cover the breast area and ribbons. I have created a mini layered black skirt and gray fur. Black stilettos and black boots for my shoes. Hope you guys liked it!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Monday, December 03, 2012
Breakfast Of Champions
Breakfast of Champions. Three recipes in one writing, isn't that amazing? Hahaha. Aside from the fact that it is very affordable and convenient, it is very delicious too. Triple cheese sandwich-pizza, chicken hotdog, and baked spicy garlic and cheese potatoes. The triple cheese sandwich pizza was made out of my leftovers sauce from the triple cheese carbonara i made yesterday. All you need is bread and there you have it a sandwich pizza. Just spread the leftover sauce on the bread, add grated cheese and toast it. Easy as one two three. Very cost-efficient since you don't have to throw the extra sauce away. You can create a brand new recipe from your leftovers. The hotdog was a regular chicken hotdog you can buy from any grocery. I never buy the red kind of hotdog. It's not that I don't like them, its just that chicken hotdogs are more healthy since it is made out of white meat.
The next recipe is a baked spicy garlic and cheese potatoes. You will need, baby potatoes, cheddar cheese, olive oil, paprika 1/2 teaspoon, garlic powder 2 tbsps, five italian spices 1 tsp and salt and pepper.
First clean the baby potatoes thoroughly. Boil it in water until the baby potatoes are cooked. Once cooked, drain the baby potatoes, add olive oil, add all the powdered ingredients and spices. Add grated cheese until it covers the potatoes. More or less one 400g cheese depending on the quantity of the baby potatoes. Bake for 10 minutes in 200 degrees heat or microwave it for 5 minutes. You can add mayonnaise too.
What a great way to start a day! ^_^
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Sunday, December 02, 2012
Triple Cheese Carbonara
Another pasta recipe I'm sure everyone will love. This is what i cooked for breakfast today. As i have said on my earlier post, pasta dishes are my specialty. To start of, this pasta treat will not just satisfy your hunger but will give you the extra boost you need for a busy Sunday morning. I called it triple cheese carbonara as I have used three kinds of cheese. Cream cheese as a base sauce and cheddar and parmesan as a topping, that is why it will give you extra boost. ^_^
Here are the ingredients: Cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, pasta, cream, pasta cooked as per packaging instruction, five Italian spices, holiday ham, kernel corn, mushroom, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt and pepper.
Instructions: Cook pasta as per packaging instructions, saute holiday ham, kernel corns and mushroom in olive oil. Add garlic powder, onion powder, five italian spice and salt and pepper. Add cream of corn, all purpose cream, and cream cheese ( preferably Philadelphia cream cheese 1/4 block) mix until thicken. Once ham is cooked, mix with the pasta, garnish with cheddar and parmesan cheese. Add basil as a garnishing. Serve.
I hope you guys try and enjoy this recipe, you can remove the cream cheese on a sauce if your worried about fat or if you don't have it. ^_^
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Aligue and Mushroom Pasta
This is one of my side that I also want to share. Aside from being a fashion designer/enthusiast, singer, writer and nurse, I am also a cook. Well i try to be. I love things that are related to creativity. I'm an artist, so I try every bit of artistry there is. When it comes to cooking, i love experimenting, adding unconventional ingredients to create a new taste. My specialties are pasta dishes. To start of this new self-proclaimed "expertise" on my blog, I want to share my recipe for Aligue Pasta. It is a crab paste base pasta. Aligue is the Tagalog term for crab fat. Most of the aligue pasta recipes there is uses the paste itself as a sauce and just sauteing it but i have a different take on it.
First of, we need to boil the pasta: Any pasta type will do but since I only have the regular spaghetti, that's what i have used for this dish: (You can also use fettuccine) then after the water was brought to a boil add pasta and cooking oil:
After the pasta was done, put it aside and strain immediately, to prevent the pasta from being overcooked.
Get the sauce ingredients. You will need crab paste, (aligue) this usually comes in bottles and/or can and you can buy it at any local grocery stores. I choose this brand, because of the taste, it is somewhat bland and spicy at the same time. Most of the aligue there is has lemon juices and a bit salty, but this brand is somewhat bland but still the crab fat flavors is still very very distinct:
Saute the crab paste, and tuna using olive oil. Normally, aligue pasta doesn't have tuna, but i just added it as i need meat on my dish. This is just an option if you prefer aligue alone it is still okay or you can add your favorite seafood like shrimp, squid and clams. I use Olive oil since it is the most healthy oil there is. I try my best to use healthy ingredients on my dishes. Since crab paste is rich in fat and they say it can add up to your cholesterol, i use Tuna since it has Omega 3 that helps fight cholesterol.
Add Mushroom, season it with salt, pepper, garlic powder and my secret ingredient which i use most of the time on my recipes: the Italian seasoning. It is a mixture of 5 different Italian herbs: Thyme, Rosemary, Sage, Marjoram and Basil. It is perfect for tomato-based sauces and also good for green salads, dips, soups, and dressings.
After simmering for 5 minutes, add tomato sauce. As i kept on blabbering, this is not the usual aligue pasta as they don't add tomato sauce on it, most of the time they use cream or just plain aligue. But since this is fat-rich food i try to balance it with healthy options. Let it simmer again for 5 minutes:
Mix it with your pasta and add Parmesan cheese and a squeeze of lemon or calamansi and voila you have the healthy Aligue and Mushroom Pasta:
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Back To School Look
This look was inspired by a contest held at our office, "Back To School". We have to wear an outfit inspired by going back to school. Most of the team dressed up for the occasion. Some wore school uniforms, preppy look, scout's uniform and professors just to name a few. The event was done to promote camaraderie. team spirit and to alleviate some of the stress at work. Winners will receive gift certificates from their chosen restaurants. This is a good way to have fun at work. To tell you more about my look: to start of, My top was a classic white polo from Lee, which i accessorized by wearing a red, blue and black polka dots tie and a brown printed jacket. For the pants, Red jeans which I got from Robinson's Department Store. Top-sider shoes in Red and white leather from Cardams. My bag was created out of faux-fur, and gold straps from my old bag.
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Friday, November 02, 2012
Enchanting Gaga
This look was my entry for Spookbook Costume Contest.
All of the pieces in this look were created by me. I was inspired by Lady Gaga's outfit when she performed in the Brit Awards 2010 Alexander McQueen Tribute.
For the one piece, i used stretch tulle and covered it with lace. I also applied gold applique to the edges of the lace to enhance the design of the outfit. The tulle cape was multiple layers of tulle. I used ballerina skirt application to achieve the fluffiness of the cape at the neck area,
The boots were my creation also. Shoes are my specialty. It is made out of yellow alligator skin leather. You can check some of my creations at facebook.com/kylsdesign.
Hope you guys like it.. ^_^
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Thursday, November 01, 2012
Violet Hues
I can say this is one of my most favorite looks I have pulled of so far. I am wearing my black, violet and white stripes shirt from Bum Equipment, a local clothing store in PH. The fabric used for this shirt is so breathable and soft that you feel like you aren't wearing anything at all.
I have made the pants for this. This was my attempt in making a low-crotch pants/cargo pants. I have found this amazing pink denim at a local fabric store in Marikina Market Mall and I immediately envisioned the pants that I want to do with it. Here is the picture for a close-up look.
These shoes were my favorite. Aside from the fact that it is animal prints in pink, two of my most favorite things in the world, this was my very first creation for shoes. I started making shoes when Espadrilles are really making its comeback. I decided to create not the usual espadrilles type, but use out of this world fabrics and prints and this was the result. Here is a close up look.
Till next post..
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Post Indepence Day Look..
Post-independence day.. I had this look a week after US celebrated their Independence Day. My top is a simple tee with a different type of v-neck neckline in red and white detailing. I bought this from SM, A local mall here in the Philippines. I actually bought this accidentally. I am really not a mall-type kinda shopper. Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against it its just that most of their clothes are in small sizes good thing I lost some weight. :-). My pants is what i call butterfly pants, i named it butterfly since the effect that the pockets gave when you do not close the buttons all the way up has a butterfly effect. For my shoes, this is the flagship of the look since it is an American flag-styled vans sneakers. This has been with me for almost 5 years now, hence the somewhat dilapidated look. For my accessories, i am wearing a black rosary-type necklace but instead of a cross as a pendant I changed it with the letter K. colored beads, and triangle knapsack.
Photography by Jed Green.
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Green Rose..
I named it Green Rose as I am wearing my most fave sweater of all time. I bought it from HK. Actually I saw a famous filipina model/tv star wearing the identical sweater in one of her print ads. My pants were a regular skinny jeans I just added flare into it by adding Rose applique.
Shoes of course were my creation. Alligator skin leather. here is a closer look:
I named this look jaded not because i feel jaded but because most of my colors are in the shades of green. I am wearing a tee that said Kill Hip Hop. I have nothing against hip hop, don't get me wrong, I just find it humorous.
I bought the jacket from OshKosh Bgosh. When I first saw this, my eyes were immediately drawn to it due to the vibrant colors it consists. The cut of this is short more of a bolero-type which I also love.
My pants were from Thailand. I just love the tiny detailing of the stitches in the front and back. The color was out of this world too.
My shoes are my signature. This is my own creation. A yellow top-sider. Here is the draft and finish product:
I named this look jaded not because i feel jaded but because most of my colors are in the shades of green. I am wearing a tee that said Kill Hip Hop. I have nothing against hip hop, don't get me wrong, I just find it humorous.
I bought the jacket from OshKosh Bgosh. When I first saw this, my eyes were immediately drawn to it due to the vibrant colors it consists. The cut of this is short more of a bolero-type which I also love.
My pants were from Thailand. I just love the tiny detailing of the stitches in the front and back. The color was out of this world too.
My shoes are my signature. This is my own creation. A yellow top-sider. Here is the draft and finish product:
Silk and Star
Silk and Star.. I called this silk and star for two obvious reasons. Silk because i have created a raincoat out of silk fabric. It has been raining for the past weeks and I was inspired to create a raincoat-inspired outerwear but made it more current and fashion forward. I have put a string in the waist area and neck so it can be tightened up. Star because of the watch i bought for a cheap price. I just find this watch super cute. Here is a picture for a close up look: For my accessories. i have a created a ring from my old necklace. I have used the square pendant from my old necklace to create a ring, charm bracelet using different stones. My necklaces were a vintage silver choker and a rosary of music. Here is a close-up look: For my shoes, I bought it from MdB. It is made out of denim which i love. I am trying to add this style on my collection of shoes that i am making. I am still studying how to create a pattern of this without me tearing this apart. This will be coming soon! Here is a close up look:
Beigeful. I just invented a word for this look(lol). The name I concocted for this is pretty self-explanatory. All the colors in this look are in the family of beige and neutrals. For the top it is a regular beige polo shirt from Lacoste. I had this way back when I was on college. It just proves that i have lost a lot of weight. ^_^ I bought the jacket from HK. A faux leather jacket with D&G logo. I love the zipper detailing on the front and the color is a dark shade of gray. For close up look: My accessories are featured on the picture as well. An oriental styled neck piece which I bought for just a reasonable price. For my watch, it is another piece I bought from HK. They have great formal watch collection for a cheap price. For my pants this is the remainder of the fabric i used for my Burberry Madness look in LB. I made pants out of it. The fit is very fitted however this is the type of fabric where it is stretch and at the same time very breathable. Hope you like it. Please hype my looks to in Lookbook. Just click the hype button and you will be directed to the site. ♥_♥
Victorian and Leather
Victorian and Leather.. This look was completely done by me.. Victorian style top, It is made out of Dark green and light green jersey. I used draping method and pleading technique for the small folds and applied ruffles and pearl buttons to create the victorian look: Here is a close-up look: My pants were created out of black leatherette, the front part was stitched to give an embossed look, zipper on the sides so it can be stretched and black cotton fabric at the back for comfort since wearing leather on skin is very uncomfortable: Lastly Shoes were made out of blue green snake skin leather and added 2-1/2 inches heels my new design for shoes..
I call this look Kurtified.. This is very Kurt Hummel look from Glee. I was watching Glee Season 3 again and I was suddenly inspired to pay tribute to Kurt, a well-known gay character in television today. I was so in love with this Boots from Timberland. I bought it online and was a very good find. It is a rare Timberland design with Silver splatter on the side. Here it is for a closer look:
Victorian Obsession
I have been quite obsessed with Victorian-style nowadays. I have been creating Victorian-styled blouses and practicing my pleading skills for three looks now. For the top, I have added a Victorian-styled white neck area blouse to my simple brown cardigan. I also created the cross necklace, it is made out of clear Swarovski and pearl beads with the big cross. I have included it on the necklace not as a pendant but continued part of the necklace itself. Here is the close-up look: For my pants,it is black leather pants from Oxygen. For my shoes: Courtesy of YRYS, black shoes with brown alligator skin. Here is the pic for close-up look:
Colorful take on Rainy Day
A colorful take on a rainy day... Skin-Feel Polo, Dirty-white Skinny jeans, Swatch Watch, Yellow Army Jacket, Tear-drop diamond necklace, and yellow-top-sider my own creation..
Going VIntage
Going Vintage: Top is a vintage polo shirt, Blue washed-out fitted pants, Gray Rope Bracelet, Black Beads Bracelet, Heart Necklace, Gold Tiger Skin 4 inches Platform Shoes (my own creation).
Colors.. For my look today.. I named it Colors because of the Jacket I have created for this look. This is a rainbow colored striped blazer. I put it on top of a simple black v neck shirt and white pants. For my shoes, I bought it from a thrift store. When I saw the that glittering shoes from the stand, I couldn't help myself but to buy it. Another good thing about this is the dwarf style at the back and the grip of the out sole. Here is a close up look:
No Smoking Sign..
I called this no smoking sign as I was literally standing to it. I have been trying to quit smoking for quite sometime now. I stopped for a year maybe to let my lungs regenerate and unfortunately I got hooked again. For my look: Top: I am wearing a purple, gray, and black striped polo shirt from BUM Equipment. Pants: Gray butterfly pants. I named it butterfly pants as the effect of the button down on the pockets made it look like butterfly. Shoes: This is from Converse. Mixture of Black and white checkered and black cloth materials. Accessories: I have made most of my accessories here except for the suspenders which is bought from Divisoria. A famous cheap shopping market in the PH.
Chinese Inspired..
It's been a while since i have posted here in LB. I have been busy with things. I have been to HK to attend the Fashion Access Fashion show and shoes and leather convention as you know I specialize in shoes. For my look: I named it Chinese inspired cause this top was Chinese-inspired, I also have my snake bracelet to boot, to have a closer look of the stitching and design here it is: The pants is my creation. It has blue and brown stripe at the back and plain brown at the front. Shoes are my own creation too. Fashion statements and khaki and light brown animal skin leather: Here is the draft when i just finished sewing the leathers: Here is a close-up look when i put it on its form. and the finish product..
Army/coat inspired jacket in moss green, Lacoste Pistachio-colored polo-shirt (small yes small! haha), Fitted pants with white and blue detailing, Gold leather and green fur bag, Yellow topsider shoes by Kyl's. ♥♥♥
Chief Justice Blair..
This next look was inspired by Blair Waldorf from GG and the newly appointed, first female chief justice in the Philippines. I created the top with those two powerful women in mind. I used silk for me to easily manipulate the folding and draping in the shoulder area. The pants are from faux leather material, very figure shaping with specs of gold. The shoes of course was created by me again and here is the draft of it when I just finished sewing the form. Here is the finished product: Khaki Alligator skin Dress shoes.
A Day At Work..
A Day at Work. Psychedelic shirt, square pants by ensembles, bag with sequins handstiched by me ( don't i love sequins?) and MdB shoes.. I so love this look.. A little out there but who cares? Fashion is an expression..
Burberry Madness
Burberry Madness. Top i created from my old ordinary brown long sleeves which i added Burberry fabrics, white fitted pants, and Black shoes with dark brown alligator skin as embellishment.
A Take on Army Look
Army Look.. This is my take on army look. Green, Yellow, and light blue checkered polo, silver rosary cross removed and changed with diamond pendant, swatch watch, army pants which i changed i added stretch cotton at the bottom (my own creation) and alligator skin green leather top-sider (my own creation).
Going Retro..
Going on Retro.. Black v-neck shirt, striped gray high-waisted pants with Gold detailing, smoky gray D&G jacket, black ankle boots, note rosary, gray rope bracelet and gray suspenders.
Rainy Day On Manila
Rainy day on Manila.. Violet knitwear with blue checkered hood, Blue and White stripes short and Purple high-cut converse shoes.
Hand-Painted Graphics..
This is a graphic hand-painted shirt.. Well we all can read what is hand painted on this shirt right? hahaha.. Well just trying to be playful.. My pants is a jogging pants inspired pants made out of leatherette material with a lot of stitches. As for the shoes, I thought i had lost this pair of sneakers from Levi's, but luckily it was just sitting on a box at the bottom of unused shoes.
Fierce Inspector
I can say this look is one of my looks that I created almost everything.. Almost.. White vneck shirt, gray suspenders, Blue and White pants which i have created, Silver Coat I have created out of Umbrella fabric as a material. It is rainy season here in the Philippines so I need some sort of a waterproof coat., haha and of course the blue suede shoes which i have created with 3 inches platform.
BRONZIFIED: Glittering jacket top, black sleeveless with glitter design, black and white three fourth pants, bronze shoes (my own creation).
Color Me Bold..
Rainbow-colored polo shirt from RL, jeans-sleeveless with Fur jacket, Blue jeans from Bench, White shoes RUSTY, crystal stones bracelet, red belt, red bag with brown detailing from Via Venetto.
Bedazzled.. Gray cotton long sleeve shirt i added a blue and white collar, silver fitted pants and regular converse shoes which I bedazzled with silver sequins.. brown leather scraps bag, and rosary necklace..
All Patched Up..
All Patched Up.. Black Army Jacket, Kill Hip Hop Tees, All patched up maong pants (my own creation), pink low cut pink converse.
Romance Meets Goth..
Romance meet Goth..Black draped vneck shirt my own creation, heart accesory, stretch pants with rose embroidery, and red espadrilles shoes with my favorite embelishment sequins (of course)! ♥♥♥ Again Photography by Jed editing by me
Think Pink
Think Pink! Poloshirt made out of three different fabrics and shades of pink: plain pink, argyle blue and pink and blue green with pink stitches, pink pants, mail bag with dove and light purple chucks with blue star laces! Thanks sis for your patience and for making me FIERCE


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The Time of Theory: A History of Tel Quel (1960-1983)
Clarendon Press, 1995 - Literary Criticism - 306 pages
* The first full-length study in any language of one of the most important elements in post-war French intellectual and cultural life. The journal Tel Quel was the focus of much of the intense theoretical activity of Paris in the 1960s and 1970s and played a vital role in the development of the key thinkers of the time: Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser, Jacques Lacan, Julia Kristeva, and Philippe Sollers. Patrick ffrench traces its history, across the `time of theory' and the catastrophe of May 1968, to the review's controversial affirmation of literature as akin to theology in the late 1970s. Beyond its documentary and historical significance, the book maps a `genealogy' of theory, from its structural austerity and `terror' to a new time `after theory'.
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It's hard to believe the director of Watchmen and Sucker Punch didn't craft this post-apocalyptic S&M fetishwear superhero ad campaign. This is the Snyder aesthetic, dumbed down and turned into a mass retail campaign. With a weird 1960s cartoon "WHAM!" on top, just so you know it's actually campy.
Pop singer Jessie J looks practically roofied, as she stares at the camera with glassy eyes and lets her slutty "mock fishnet" stockings do the work of knocking over innocent people in the dystopian cityscape. (All of the ad copy about this poster talks about how it "empowers girls," incidentally.) Final proof that the Snyder superhero glamor has become old hat? You be the judge. [via The Fashion Fiend]
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Gov. Rick Perry is placing in a race he didn't show up to — at least not yet.
While still (yes, still) considering a presidential run, DC political insiders already see Perry as a viable candidate. The Texas governor placed just behind front-runner Mitt Romney in a National Journal poll of Republican insiders released this week.
Romney has led the pack in each of the National Journal's last five Political Insiders Polls since January 2010, and this time — with one-time possibilities such as Haley Barbour and Mitch Daniels definitively on the sidelines — got his highest score yet. Candidates are given points based on how each insider ranks them – five points for first, four for second and so on – and come out with a percentage of the total points possible if all 107 insiders had ranked them first. Romney scored an impressive 93 percent of the total possible points.
Perry got 74.
Though the non-candidate is not exactly right on Romney's tail, he's far closer than the next highest scorers: Tim Pawlenty came out with 40 and Michele Bachmann with 35. Perry's score was also more than three times more than declared candidate Jon Hunstman.
The National Journal's poll of Democratic insiders also put Romney and Perry in the top two spots, with 48 and 20 percent, respectively.
Although the National Journal polls show the extent to which non-candidate Perry has captivated Washington's chattering class, some analysts and politicians question whether the powerful state figure could stay standing on a national stage, as these recent hurdles may indicate.
"It is a conceptual candidacy based totally on assumptions," one GOP Insider told The Atlantic. "Assumptions don't always stand up when you get in the game and have to play by another set of rules than your own."
With the Aug. 13 Ames straw poll that Perry is not participating in just more than a week away, the poll results may be welcome news for the governor after a few recent bumps in his exploratory road.
Critics recently blasted Perry for saying he was "fine" with New York's legalization of same-sex marriage, favoring states' rights over social conservatism. Turns out, when stuck between Constitutional and social values, many Republicans choose the latter.
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This week is also a rough one for the governor as his big prayer event nears. The day of prayer and fasting, dubbed The Response, is set to be held in Houston's Reliant Stadium, but some attendance estimates suggest the venue may have been too ambitious.
Just three days before the Aug. 6 event, only about 8,000 people had registered, though the stadium holds 71,500. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, the only governor to RSVP to the event, also flipped this week from a "yes" to a "maybe."
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Argentina's default on $29 billion in debt brought a stock-market selloff and finger pointing by the Argentine government and creditors Thursday. But investors held out hope that a resolution to the crisis could be reached.
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News, notes and quotes from Thursday's media availability sessions:
— Richard Seymour made it back on the field Friday and was limited during practice, and while John Henderson was out again, coach Tom Cable was extremely optimistic about his return.
Henderson missed practices all last week before being inactive against Arizona and hasn't practiced this week either. Given he is listed at 335 pounds and has a foot injury, Cable was asked if the recovery process could take awhile.
"No, it's sore. He'll play this week. I expect him to work
tomorrow,'' Cable said. Today is more (precautionary). Let's not overdo it here.''
— Players listed as limited included WR Louis Murphy (clavicle), G Cooper Carlisle (knee), G Langston Walker (elbow), Seymour (hamstring), G Daniel Loper (knee) and CB Chris Johnson (ankle).
Players who didn't practice were LG Robert Gallery (hamstring), WR Chaz Schilens (knee), LB Ricky Brown (hamstring), Henderson (foot), S Hiram Eugene (hamstring), LB Travis Goethel (lower back) and CB Jeremy Ware (ankle).
RB Michael Bush (thumb), FB Marcel Reece (neck) and LB Quentin Groves (ribs) were listed as being injured but having participated fully.
Cable said that Murphy was "dramatically'' better than he was Wednesday, but conceded upper body issues in terms of pain are more of an issue for wide receivers than for some other positions.
— Given the number of weapons the Texans have at their disposal, and the fact that Andre Johnson hasn't practiced this week with a high ankle sprain, cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha isn't likely to shadow Houston's top receiver the way he did Larry Fitzgerald.
"Nnamdi's not the focal point of this game,'' defensive coordinator John Marshall said. "If we don't give an outstanding team effort, so what if 80 catches one ball and you lose the game. That's not the focus.''
Johnson was listed as not having practiced, although Cable said he went through individual drills. Houston coach Gary Kubiak said Johnson is a game-time decision, Cable declared him ready to play _ which is the only sensible way to look at it.
"He very much will play. There's no doubt in our minds,'' Cable said. " We don't even look at it that way. If we did, it really wouldn't change anything. It may free up a couple of guys to maybe get more involved in some things. He's going to play so there's no thought of that.''
Asked what makes Johnson special, Raiders cornerback Stanford Routt said, " I think it's just the animal in him. He's fast. He's strong. He's big. He's physical. He's not afraid to go across the middle. He has everything you'd want in a receiver. Everything.
— Marshall sees the Raiders No. 2 defensive ranking for what it is _ an indication that the Raiders may not be giving up a ton of yardage while at the same time realizing there are improvements that need to be made in other statistical benchmarks that carry more weight.
"Scoring defense is most important, red zone defense is critical, which carries over into scoring defense,'' Marshall said. "Third down is important, getting off the field . . . turnovers . . . but number one is scoring.''
The Raiders are ranked 24th in scoring defense (25.3 points per game) are 21st on third down (15-for-38, 39.5 percent) and are 32nd in red zone defense (7-for-8).
— Touchdowns may be eluding the Oakland offense, but it's been raining first downs.
The Raiders have 21, 25 and 20 first downs, through three games, their longest in-season run of 20-plus games since 2002.
The only other time in the last seven years the Raiders even went back-to-back was 2005, getting 21 against Kansas City and 20 against Denver.
When the Raiders won the AFC title in 2002, they opened the season with seven straight games of 20 or more first downs, and later had a streak of five.
Running back Darren McFadden is tied with Adrian Peterson of Minnesota for second in the NFL with 21 first downs, six behind Houston running back Arian Foster.
—Raiders quarterback Bruce Gradkowski had two tryouts for the Texans in 2008 but wasn't offered a job either time.
"The first time, they had two quarterbacks on the roster but never made a move,'' Gradkowski said. "Then they brought me back awhile later and it was unfortunate _ I got a tweak running the 40-yard dash. That's when Schaub was hurt, so they signed someone else.''
The Texans instead went with Craig Nall, who was on the for about a month.
Recalled Kubiak: "Since he's taken over, you could look at it and say he's 2-0, given the situation (against Arizona). We worked him out a couple of years ago when Matt was hurt. Every time he's gotten a chance, whether it was with (Jon) Gruden or the Raiders, he's done some good things.''
—Stripped of his playcalling duties in Oakland and ousted as offensive coordinator in the Jim Mora regime after a single season, Greg Knapp has resurfaced as the quarterbacks coach for the Texans.
Kubiak brought in Rick Dennison from Denver to be the coordinator. Knapp was hired in part because he has a history with quarterback Matt Schaub, who was with the Falcons as backup to Michael Vick when Knapp was offensive coordinator.
"I was trying to do what was best for our quarterback and the relationship was excellent,'' Kubiak said. "Greg does an excellent job coaching quarterbacks. He helps me a great deal from a scheme standpoint in game planning and preparation in the passing game.''
— Can't watch the Raiders Sunday, but it will be possible to chart Kirk Morrison's progress locally. KPIX 5, the local CBS affiliate, will air Indianapolis at Jacksonville with the Raiders blacked out.
— Some observations from former Raiders coach John Madden during his Sirius radio show "Madden Football'' on George Blanda, who died Monday at age 83:
On Blanda's legacy as a football player, not a specialist
"He hated to be called a 'kicker.' If anyone says 'kicker George Blanda' or 'George Blanda comma kicker,' he hated that. He wanted to be known as a football player. And he was a football player, who played quarterback and also kicked. That's what he wanted to be known as. There was a time when he was with the Chicago Bears and he wasn't playing much quarterback so he told George Halas that he just wanted to play, so he played linebacker. That was the type of guy he was. He was a quarterback that could play NFL football as a linebacker.''
How Blanda operated in a crucial situation
We're playing Cleveland, and we're behind and on the goal line. He comes over, we take a timeout, and I'm going through [play calls], 'Let's do this. Let's go far right 16. No no no, I don't want to do that. Let's go far left 7. No no, let's go near left 65…' So I'm just bumbling, stumbling trying to find a run down there on the goal line and George said to me, 'I'll tell you what, coach, if you let me throw three slants in a row to Warren Wells, I'll guarantee you a touchdown.'
"I said 'You'll guarantee it?' He said 'Yeah, I'll guarantee it.' I said 'Well, that's a hell of a lot better than anything that I have.' So first down, he throws a dirt ball on a slant to Warren Wells. Second down, he throws a touchdown. That was George Blanda. I'm the coach and I'm thinking goal line run, this is what I want. He's thinking, 'What the heck are you talking about? Just put the ball in my hands and I'll win the doggone game for you.'"


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive and taken off the field on a stretcher during Toronto's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
In a frightening scene at Tropicana Field, Desmond Jennings' second-inning liner caromed squarely off the left side of Happ's head with a loud "thwack!" that could be heard in the press box.
The pitcher was taken to a hospital for tests, but the Blue Jays had no update on his condition immediately after the game, manager John Gibbons said.
Twins 6, Red Sox 1: At Boston, Scott Diamond allowed three hits in seven innings and Ryan Doumit hit his first homer of the season in Minnesota's victory over Boston.
Astros 7, Angels 6: At Houston, Chris Carter's three-run homer put Houston ahead in the third, and Astros held on to end a six-game skid.
Indians 1, Athletics 0: At Cleveland, Zach McAllister and two relievers combined on a shutout against Oakland, and Cleveland scored an unearned run in the fifth inning for its eighth win in nine games.
Orioles 4, Royals 3: At Baltimore, Matt Wieters drove in three runs, including the tiebreaker in the eighth inning, and Baltimore rallied to beat Kansas City.
Brewers 6, Rangers 3: At Milwaukee, Yuniesky Betancourt's eighth homer of the season capped a five-run first inning, and Milwaukee snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a victory over Texas.
Aramis Ramirez also homered for the first time this year and NL batting leader Carlos Gomez added a two-run double for Milwaukee, which rebounded from a four-game sweep by visiting St. Louis last weekend.
Rockies 2, Yankees 0: At Denver, Jorge De La Rosa pitched six scoreless innings in a steady rain, and Carlos Gonzales hit his seventh homer in Colorado's win over New York.
Pirates 4, Mariners 1: At Pittsburgh, maybe Jeanmar Gomez should be given short notice every time he pitches.
The Pittsburgh right-hander tossed five shutout innings after being thrust into the starting role less than three hours before game time, helping the Pirates to a victory over Seattle.


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Breast Cancer 101 Awareness Event is Thursday at Rainier Cancer Center
A seminar called 'Breast Cancer 101: How to catch it, How to treat it, How to beat it!' will be held Thursday, Oct. 11 from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the Rainier Cancer Center in Tukwila.
This free event will feature Dr. James Brashears, MD, Radiation Oncologist and Medical Director of Rainier Cancer Center, who will discuss the different types of breast cancer, tools for early detection and staging, the latest in breast cancer fighting technologies and how to work with your doctor to determine the most effective means of treatment for you.
Here are the details:
WHAT: Breast Cancer 101: How to catch it, How to treat it, How to beat it!
WHEN: Thursday, October 11, 2012 4-6 p.m.
WHERE: Rainier Cancer Center, 200 Andover Park E, Suite 3, Tukwila, WA 98188
RSVP: Kindly RSVP to 206-922-6400 or [email protected].


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Was wondering if anyone knows here if the API at api.wordpress.org is free to use without keys. I haven't really found any information about key registration.
I'd like to use it to make a few requests a day, really not many < 50 requests.
What's the official way to go about consuming that API?


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Kyle Donovan
March 20, 2019
Live Music at 6-9pm Cost-Free
Please welcome Kyle Donovan to Bitto Bistro. Kyle is a singer-songwriter, guitar player, and educator based in Denver, Colorado. Born and raised in Upstate New York, he migrated to Colorado in 2009 to pursue higher education at the University of Colorado. During his time at CU-Boulder, Donovan studied Political Science and Philosophy while leading the state's oldest a cappella group, the Buffoons, serving as their music director and composing arrangements for an award-winning studio album. His love of music and performance has now taken him all around the country as a solo performer.
"In Philosophy classes, we would sometimes discuss the question of whether people are fundamentally good or evil. I always came down somewhere in the middle, but after touring the country and seeing the generosity, curiosity, and good will of so many strangers, I became convinced -- People are good."
The Kindness of Strangers received its name from this story and the common bond that Donovan found in his 2015 tour from New York to Los Angeles. The album was originally released with with his band, Miles Wide.
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How many more laws that take away personal choices are going to be enacted? I have a great disdain for any kind of smoking, but I do believe it's one's right, if inclined.
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David J. Neal: Urban Meyer not to blame for Gators' transgressions
Publicly through the years, current Ohio State and — as he has been most often referred to over the past month — former University of Florida coach Urban Meyer has managed to embody: arrogant, arid and disingenuous if not downright dishonest. One former Florida beat writer summed up his perception of Meyer's self-perception by referring to him as "The Myth."
That said, as former player Aaron Hernandez faces murder charges and Meyer faces further questions about his handling of Hernandez's knucklehead days at Florida, I can only think:
Leave Meyer alone.
Unless, to paraphrase Otter from Animal House, you want to blame the whole big-time college sports system, which sometimes seems on the verge of shoving our educational institutions toward some higher ed version of Rollerball.
There's no question Meyer could have done more to discipline Hernandez and the entire herd of Florida football players as familiar with the booking room as books for class. Taking fewer risks in recruiting kids with longer yellow sheets than transcripts. Maybe, once in Gainesville, a punitive approach closer to Zero Tolerance. Maybe assign each member in Meyer's SEC-sized army of assistants a few players to check on nightly.
Meyer did none of those things. He didn't do anything more than he did because nobody demanded he do so while winning two national titles. He knew what people who controlled his employment cared about.
Somehow, I'm not envisioning the Gator boosters paying the bulk of Meyer's total pay telling him, "Urban, get your arms around this now." Do you think the school administration did with any bass in their voice?
And most of you happy to point fingers at the enablers in Gainesville need to plant your butt in front of a mirror and look for the logs in your own eyes. You know who you are.
You're the University of Miami fans who look at The U documentary wistfully as players from those great national championship teams talk about stealing stuff from other students because they had mouths to feed (as if their teenage inability to use a condom justified taking somebody else's possibly hard-earned stuff).
You're the Florida State fans who gave an excused absence to Bobby Bowden whenever academic, financial or criminal issues surfaced around the Seminoles program. Because, dadgum it, Bowden was likeable and he won. Big.
You're the Nebraska fans still longing for the days when domestic violence veteran Christian Peter helped clear the way for fellow woman beater Lawrence Phillips on the Cornhuskers' 1990s national championship teams. You probably even cheered when Peter got inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame despite managing to exceed his years starting (three) with his number of convictions (four) .
We can go up and down the conferences and across sports and do the same thing. My school, Indiana, tolerated men's basketball coach Bob Knight acting like a spoiled brat bully for far too long. The school dumped Knight eight years after his last Final Four, but 15 after not punishing him for the infamous chair throw. Knight had said he couldn't handle punishment from the school. You can tell your employer that only if you know you're giving them what they need.
The message has remained consistent for decades. Coaches get fired over too many losses far more often than too many arrests or too few degrees.
Most schools would love to be Stanford — the elite academic institution with the elite overall athletic program and very good football team once again making top-10 appearances. Everything works better. Life's easier. When a school president's biggest football or basketball worry concerns what the band might do for a halftime show, that's gliding above the college sports morass.
But if it's a choice between being Harvard or the University of Chicago and being Alabama or Ohio State, your garden variety alumni, boosters and fans of the 126 FBS schools take the latter. Which might explain why Harvard guys head two branches of our government while Alabama and Ohio State alums gripe about the government and work for the companies founded by University of Chicago graduates.
Coaches try to do what their bosses ask of them, like most employees. In fact, very much like their own unpaid employees, players. Urban Meyer took care of what his bosses cared about the most.
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For years, if U.S. smartphone owners wanted a newer device, they had to wait until they were eligible. That's because the cost of the phone is often subsidized through overpriced monthly voice and data plans, and carriers need to recoup the hardware cost before letting a customer upgrade.
But suddenly, that's starting to change. First T-Mobile announced its JUMP plan that would let customers get a new smartphone as often as twice a year. And on Tuesday, AT&T unveiled its Next plan, which allows for a new handset or tablet annually. Verizon is expected to offer a similar program next month.
What's happening here? It turns out, according to a story in today's Wall Street Journal, that smartphone sales are starting to peak. People are upgrading to new hardware less often, and so carriers and handset makers are looking for ways to goose the market.
WSJ reporter Spencer E. Ante cites numbers from analysts at UBS AG:
The rates at which American cellphone users have traded in their devices for more advanced models have declined over the last few years, according to analysts at UBS AG. They turned negative last year, when about 68 million people upgraded their phones in the U.S., down more than 9% from a year earlier.
This is a trend that's expected to continue. Smartphone penetration now stands at 70 percent of customers with contracts, which signals a maturing market, according to NPD. (Note that not every research firm agrees with this figure. Nielsen recently estimated smartphone penetration at 61 percent.)
In addition, customers feel less compelled to get the latest and greatest as improvements become incremental. If you've got a perfectly good iPhone 4S or a Samsung Galaxy S III, stepping up to the iPhone 5 or Galaxy S4 may seem unnecessary. Indeed, the current crop of phones are good enough that they may be more than adequate for several years for many mainstream buyers.
This trend tracks what's happened to the PC business, which has been in a downturn for more than a year. PCs purchased three, four or five years ago – in some cases longer – are capable enough that they still run today's software quite nicely. For example, I'm writing this on a 24-inch iMac I bought nearly six years ago. Even though I recently had to replace its hard drive, it's still going strong and likely will last me at least another year. The newer, thinner iMacs are certainly sweet machines, but I don't feel compelled to replace this one yet.
When the iPhone was introduced in 2007, it jumpstarted the smartphone category. Competition from Android caused an acceleration in power, design and feature evolution, and the switch was on from lower-end feature phones. With the smartphone market approaching saturation, those who sell them have to change tactics.
And that's why you see conflicting moves on the part of the carriers. Both Verizon and AT&T recently increased the amount of time customers buying subsidized phones must wait until they can upgrade on the cheap. AT&T, for example, recently announced contract customers now can't upgrade at a discounted price until the full 24 months of their service contract is up.
That's the stick. The carrot is its Next plan, which lets you pay for the phone separately in monthly installments, and then upgrade after a year. Of course, as I wrote Tuesday, you must have a data/voice plan to qualify, and that's at the same price that subsidized-phone buyers are paying. It's definitely not a bargain, and Nilay Patel at The Verge went so far as to call it a ripoff.
In general, the carriers would love to get away from subsidies, but clearly they don't want to lose the cash cow from their current service plans. T-Mobile's downward adjustment of its voice and data pricing when it dropped contracts and subsidies was bold, but the smaller carrier needed a way to differentiate itself from the big boys.
I am not holding my breath in anticipation that AT&T and Verizon will cut their plan pricing if they can wean their customers off subsidies – unless T-Mobile is wildly successful. These are challenging times in the smartphone business, and unless there is another breakthrough in capability or design, it won't get better anytime soon.
Update 7.18.2013: Asymco disputes the Wall Street Journal story, offering up the 60 percent penetration number I mentioned earlier in this entry.


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Student-run business percolating along
Clemens Perk pays off start-up business loan
October 27, 2010
By Diane Hageman
Remember how good it felt to pay off a car loan or a mortgage? Student organizers from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University who helped launch a coffee shop on the CSB campus know that feeling.
Students have repaid a $40,000 loan from CSB for Clemens Perk - a popular coffee shop in Clemens Library which opened in 2005.
"What a fantastic feeling," said Nicole (Lindgren) Biskey, a 2006 CSB management alumna who was the first general manager of Clemens Perk, when told that the loan had been paid off. "It warms my heart to know that this business is still open and doing so well."
The repayment of the loan caps a long and successful run for the students and the business.
In the fall of 2004, a group of CSB and SJU students were walking from pier to pier in San Francisco after spending time with CSB and SJU alumnae/i who had become successful entrepreneurs. They were thinking about ideas of new businesses they could create. In unison they said "coffee!" after seeing an attractive coffee kiosk on one of the walkways.
One year later, after developing a feasibility plan and a business plan, securing financing and renovating the space, Clemens Perk opened for business in early November 2005. It has been percolating along ever since. Each year a new team of student becomes the managers of the student-run venture, learning from their predecessors and facing the new challenges that come along.
One of the biggest challenges the founding students faced was obtaining a $40,000 loan from CSB. After several rounds of tough questions from Chief Financial Officer Sue Palmer, the loan was approved with a planned payback time of five years.
Late this past summer, Sue informed Terri Barreiro, director of the Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship, that the original loan has been paid off. And per the recommendation of the founding students and other management teams, a portion of Clemens Perk's proceeds will now go into a sponsorship of the Entrepreneur Scholars Program.
"I learned a tremendous amount in a very short period of time, so many life lessons, from the process of a start-up to selling the idea to opening the business," Nicole said. "I really got a taste of the hard work it takes to start a business."
In her current position as membership services coordinator for the Chamber of Commerce in Wayzata, Minn., Nicole finds her experience very beneficial when meeting with new members who are just starting their businesses.
"I feel like I can suggest things from the big picture perspective as well as relate to what they are going through on a personal level," she said.
Cody Fischer, a 2007 SJU economics alumnus and Entrepreneur Scholar who wrote the financial section of Clemens Perk's business plan, echoed Nicole's sentiments.
"This proves what we all knew we could do and is a great testimony to the model of experiential learning the Entrepreneurial Center is holding up," Cody said. "And the fact that Saint Ben's put faith in the students and the Entrepreneurial Center demonstrates their willingness to invest in the students and their education."
Cody is currently the manager of membership services for the Alliance to End Hunger, based in Washington, D.C. He credits his experiences with helping to build his self-confidence.
"It taught me that if you surround yourself with the right people, think critically and creatively, you can accomplish many things," he said. "It just jumps off the page to potential employers. I've been asked about it in every job interview I've had."
Comments like Nicole's and Cody's are music to Terri Barreio's ears. She is currently working with six different student groups on business enterprises they have developed. In addition to Clemens Perk, there is Johnnie Java (a coffee shop at SJU), T-spot (T-shirt printing business), Extending the Link (creating documentaries that provide global awareness about issues which often go unheard), Banco Esperanza (micro-lending and coaching program) and the Yambiro Project (supporting women and girls in Ecuador).
"Clemens Perk was part of our first Entrepreneur Scholars Program, using a model we found at the University of Portland. Over the years, we've refined it and it's developed into something very exciting," Terri said.
"When I heard that the loan had been completely repaid on time, I had images of each of the student leaders come to my mind. It felt terrific to know that our students are learning, thriving and succeeding with these ventures. I am also particularly pleased that Clemens Perk will now be an Entrepreneur Scholar sponsor," she added.


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George Clooney's reported ex Stacy Keibler is smiling through the split, insisting she's too busy to get blue.
The former wrestler is promoting her new TV game show "Supermarket Superstar," and she's refusing to let the end of her romance with Clooney ruin her success.
She tells TV news show "Extra," "There's nothing really dramatic that happened, so it's all good. I'm someone that's always lived (in) the present moment. I always look at the positive on everything. … I'm so excited for all these projects coming up, and I'm super busy."
Her new TV show premieres next week.
Keibler also has announced a strategic partnership with the sport licensed women's fashion apparel brand Meesh & Mia.


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The Science Park spread in 4 acres of land with lush garden, has large exhibits and play things which provide means to
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Topic: Is Boba slipping Away ??
Do you think Boba Fett is starting to fade away in People's memories ??
I find now when I go into a toy shop and ask if they have anything on
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Deer strikes
David Joseph Budke, 34, of 947 280th Rd., Elmdale, struck a deer with his 1996 Buick at 6:49 a.m. Aug. 29 on U.S. 50 west of Zebulon Rd. His car had to be towed.
Barry L. Montgomery, 54, of 214 Main St., Lincolnville, struck and killed a deer with his 2000 Ford at 6:50 a.m. Sept. 5 on U.S. 56/77 south of 230th Rd.


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Incredibly Honest Unemployed Woman Finds (And Returns) $20,000
A College Station, Texas woman believes that honesty is indeed the best policy.
Unemployed teacher Candace Scott found $20,000 on the side of the road and elected to return it.
Scott was in her car Tuesday when she drove over a bag. Thinking it was a diaper, she stopped to see what was inside, only to discover it was a Chase Bank bag filled with $100 bills that was heading to an ATM before it was lost.
Scott says she never once considered keeping the money, electing instead to go to a Chase branch with the cash. For her actions, the bank rewarded Scott with a $500 gift card.
Scott, who recently moved to College Station, says she hopes this incident will spell good karma for her and that someone, seeing her moral compass is intact, will want to hire her as a teacher after learning about what happened. She said, "There is some reason for me finding that money. I don't know what it is yet." Watch a news report on this Good Samaritan below.


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WSH Set to Host Law Firm Alliance Meeting in Fall 2014
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Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske, P.L. will host the 2014 fall conference for the Law Firm Alliance, a strategic alliance of law firms dedicated to providing a vehicle for clients to obtain competent and responsive legal services by providing a network of member firms for referral of legal matters. Law Firm Alliance firms are mid-size firms with a relatively narrow geographic scope. All member firms are highly regarded commercial firms offering variety of corporate and litigation services; each U.S. based LFA member has received the AV-peer review rating from Lexis-Nexis Martindale Hubbell. Membership in the Law Firm Alliance is by invitation only. WSH became the South Florida representative for the Law Firm Alliance in 2011.
The conference will take place in late October or early November. You can read more about the Law Firm Alliance here.
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Season 12 was animals.
TAR 2: Southern HemisphereTAR 3: Europe to contrast TAR 2TAR 4: Away from densely populated areas (Cortina d' Ampezzo, Gmunden, France, Kerala, Borneo, the DMZ, Cairns)TAR 5: Six continents: long flights between destinations.TAR 6: Europe to contrast TAR 5's one stop in St. Petersburg.TAR 15: Original route displaced by a flu epidemic, but the Dubai/LV legs that remained intact both had count the money tasks.TAR 16: Zig-zag routeTAR 17: Pitstop greeter hats (The final task)TAR 18: Hot (Australia) to Cold (Japan) to Hot (India) to Cold (Europe) to Hot (Brazil) to stress the racers
Parody of Pop Cultures/Stereotypes - South Korea. Roadblock. One team member must master the complicated dance moves by one of South Korea's most popular group, SNSD, before receiving their next clue.
QuoteParody of Pop Cultures/Stereotypes - South Korea. Roadblock. One team member must master the complicated dance moves by one of South Korea's most popular group, SNSD, before receiving their next clue.That, will be awesome. I hope they have a race again that's focused on Asia. The last time they did it in TAR 10... I had a blast watching the season!
Quote from: Leafsfan on July 23, 2012, 06:15:55 AMSeason 12 was animals.Wrong, TAR 3 was the one with animals. They even had a finale Roadblock on it.For me another theme for TAR 3 was probably European countries. Besides Mexico, Malaysia (which doesn't even have a pitstop), Singapore and Vietnam, the rest of the countries was just Europe... They go off to Morroco for a leg or two... then WENT BACK TO EUROPE AGAIN?? I remembered watching halfway through the season and was like.. how come they are back in the same place again?? (I was 12 then and didn't know the countries much)10 years later, I just figured out the route pretty much isn't that fascinating. HOWEVER, the tasks were REALLY GOOD (Cheese FF, Bungee Jump, Skydive.. you name it!) and thank goodness we had interesting teams that season... and Flo.
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The findings also anticipate China to surpass the current biggest O&M market in the world, the US, to become the leader in O&M expenditure, with a 24.7% share of the market by 2020.
The report, Wind Operations & Maintenance Market, 2013 Update, by research firm Globaldata, shows the growth in wind power has increased O&M expenditure from $3.5 billion in 2008 to $7.3 billion in 2012 demonstrating a compound annual growth rate of 15.6%.
In 2012 Germany, the largest European O&M market, accounted for 12.9%, with Spain, the second largest, accounting for 10.7% of the global market. The UK, which accounted for 7.2%, is due to emerge as the largest wind O&M market because of the increased offshore capacity it is expected to install, accounting for 15.6% of the global market by 2020.
The report states offshore wind accounted for 8% of the wind O&M market in 2012 and it estimates the sector will grow to 29% in 2020, reaching $5.6 billion with the UK, Germany and China being the largest contributors.
"Higher turbine maintenance, high logistics costs and a lack of skilled manpower make offshore wind services more challenging than the onshore equivalent. Although onshore wind also faces similar issues, the impact of these factors on the offshore segment is more significant," said Globaldata senior analyst Prasad Tanikella.
"This increase in market size is leading to a rise in the number of companies providing specialised wind turbine O&M services, which is in turn bringing the benefit of lower costs to consumers," Tanikella said.


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One of my most cherished memories of junior high is sitting on the bus home from a field hockey game and singing the Lisa Loeb song "Stay" at the top of my lungs with all my teammates. This is such an enduring memory because two decades later, "Stay" is still a damn good song. It brought our tween girl cliques together like nothing else did because there is something universally young and female about the kind of heartbreak and longing Loeb describes in her slightly nasal, lilting voice.
Loeb was just another struggling New York City musician when Reality Bites debuted in February 1994, and the song "Stay" hit the billboard charts solely because of its inclusion on the Reality Bites soundtrack, which was a brilliant compilation of mid-'90s sound. In honor of the 20th anniversary (!) of the film, Cosmo spoke to Loeb about how "Stay" came to be and how it changed her life.
Tell me about the genesis of "Stay."
I must have written it in 1992. I wrote it a couple years after I graduated from college, and — how old was I? 24 maybe? 23, 24. The summer after college I went to Berklee [College of Music] summer school, and it was a song I was writing then. I was influenced by a couple things. I learned Daryl Hall from Hall & Oates was looking for songs. I love his earlier stuff like "Sara Smile" and "Rich Girl." But I found out before I finished writing the song that he didn't need songs anymore.
I think I was going through an argument with a boyfriend at the time, someone I worked with a lot. I recorded at his studio. The main part of the song is autobiographical, which I don't normally do. I used to play "Stay" along with a lot of the other song I wrote in the '90s in bars and clubs down in the Village in New York, and that was one of the songs that was more requested.
I met Ethan Hawke through some of my friends from college. I made music for his plays. There was a group of us who hung out together and saw each other's shows. Ethan asked me for a copy of my song "Stay." I gave him a copy I had recorded in NYC, and he passed it along to Ben Stiller [who directed Reality Bites].
What were you doing when you were told it was going to be part of Reality Bites? Did you have a sense that it was going to be your big break?
I didn't know if it was going to be my big break, but I was really excited. I quit my temp job when I found out the song was going to be on the soundtrack. It was something very concrete towards having a music career, which had been bubbling under for three years for me at that point.
It was the first thing that made me feel like I was going to be on a bigger level — U2 and Dinosaur Jr. were on the soundtrack, so it was a variety of bands from different genres I respected. It wasn't like I was selling out — it was like being part of a really cool mix tape. In some ways, it played out exactly like I had hoped. All these record companies who were sort of interested in me — this made them brave enough to actually be more specifically interested.
Once it was started to play on the radio, it was a surprise. I didn't imagine myself on the radio. I didn't really listen to a lot of pop radio or watch big Hollywood movies in those days. You'd find alt radio or MTV alt programming or go to the art house movie theater to see more underground movies, so this brought me back to the pop culture world. It kind of made sense because the movie was like that too. It was sort of that era when someone like Ethan Hawke could hit the mainstream. He was in some ways a really big movie star, but he was a real actor. Same with Ben Stiller or Janeane [Garofalo] who had a lot of indie credibility but still were breaking through.
What was it like to go from unknown to having a song that's a top ten Billboard chart hit?
It felt pretty natural. It was exciting to not have to do a job I didn't want to do, because even when I was temping, I took it seriously. The biggest surprises were things like really having the resources to do all the things I had been trying to do already. I could get the clothes I needed to have, the gear I wanted to have. It was just getting to be a professional musician and entertainer.
I think the hardest part was dealing with the perception of people close to me, and those who don't even know me, asking if I was a different person. I was just busier with my work. I was trying to make deals with my band members and make the album we were trying to make. We had a bidding war from record labels. It was exciting to have all that happening, but there was a lot of real work, too.
You've done so many different kinds of things in the past 20 years. You had a cooking show, you were on a reality show, you make kids' music. Was this how you imagined your trajectory when "Stay" came out?
I don't think cooking shows or reality shows existed in my mind. I wanted to be an actor when I grew up — I could imagine doing actual acting, or musical theater was really exciting. I always had a lot of different interests, and I've been cautious not to be a dilettante, so [I] focus and focus on the ones I'm better at. Music was working better for me than acting was when I was in college, so I worked really hard at it.
I can't believe 20 years have passed. I am really excited that the song has had staying power [laughs]. I've been in phases where I didn't want to be categorized or known for just one song, but as I've gotten older and wiser, I do appreciate being known for one song. I know so many musicians that haven't had that opportunity to have even one song have some notoriety. It does make a big difference. It's given me creative freedom. It's given me so many experiences and led to meeting so many interesting people. I remember meeting David Bowie and Elton John. I met Bruce Springsteen coming out of a bathroom! I've been fans of them my entire life.
And it's fun to be a part of an iconic movie. I have to say it was a funny [that] it was marketed as a slacker-generation movie, a Gen-X-people-who-didn't-know-what-they-wanted movie. Because Ethan Hawke and Ben Stiller and all the people we were hanging out with were so driven.
What are you up to now?
Last year I put two albums out. Actually, I had a baby [in 2012] and put a rock album out [No Fairy Tale]and a kids' book with a CD [Lisa Loeb's Songs for Movin' and Shakin'], and did some touring and continued to work on my eyewear line. This year I'm in the middle of working on a kids' musical, which I'm collaborating on. I'm just continuing to write music, to make kids' projects, and take care of my own kids.
I have a coffee brand, and we give the money to charity, I'm really proud to donate that money to kids going to summer camp, and I love coffee. There's more opportunities now than there were in the '90s to be able to develop your own businesses and connect other businesses as a musician. It's acceptable and encouraged to be well rounded.Follow Jessica on Twitter.
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One such history painter was the American-born, Benjamin West. West lived from 1738-1820 and though he began his art education in Philadelphia he studied mostly abroad, in Italy and England where he lived most of his life. West didn't forget his American roots however. Though a founder of the Royal Academy, his studio in London was a haven for Colonial artists studying there. His friendship and encouragement benefited American artists such as Gilbert Stuart and John Singleton Copley, among others, who studied at what was in effect, an "American Academy"
West's most famous history painting was the Death of General Wolfe painted in 1770. By history painting standards, the work is not all that large, measuring some 5' x 7'. It depicts a scene from the French and Indian War and is formal, yet stark, noble, yet human. Even while the painting was still a "work in progress", King George III let it be known he would not purchase a painting wherein British heroes were depicted in modern dress. No less than the godlike Sir Joshua Reynolds, then president of the Royal Academy, tried to prevail upon West not to continue such an "aberration of taste". Undaunted, West did continue. When it was displayed at the 1770 Salon, the painting was met with great critical acclaim. Reynolds apologised for his "error of judgement" and in effect, so did the king. He ordered a copy for the royal collection, inasmuch as the original had quickly sold. In fact, West actually painted four replicas of the original. Added to that, he also collected royalties from hundreds of engravings based upon the painting. It wasn't the "evening news" perhaps, but the pay was still pretty good.
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New developments have emerged in a scary sperm-swapping story we told you about last week.
To recap: A woman discovered through an at-home DNA test and some detective work that in 1991, a fertility clinic worker, since deceased, had swapped his own sperm for her husband's.
The clinic, called Reproductive Medical Technologies, was owned by a now-deceased University of Utah faculty member.
Though the University isn't officially associated with the now-closed clinic, they told us that they were offering free paternity testing to anyone who used the clinic while the worker, Thomas Ray Lippert, was employed there.
Since then more details have emerged about this sperm-swapping nightmare. Here is what we know now:
- The mother involved has revealed herself as San Antonio resident Pamela Branum on CBS affiliate KUTV.
- Annie Branum, Pamela Branum's 21-year-old daughter who recently learned she was conceived from Lippert's sperm, is trying to make sense of it all. "My dad is not my biological father," she told KUTV. "Who am I?"
- Paul Foy of the Associated Press reports that the University hotline has received 17 calls from people who are concerned that their sperm samples may have been tampered with as well.
- Pamela Branum told The Salt Lake Tribune she isn't satisfied with the University's investigation, and thinks they have "been stonewalling this whole time." The University notes that because Lippert died in 1999 and the clinic's records were lost, they can't find any concrete answers. "We believe it is impossible to determine exactly what happened," a University spokeswoman told the AP.
- A legal investigation seems unlikely. "State and federal prosecutors said they were unaware of the nearly year-old allegation and weren't certain it warranted an investigation," Foy added, noting that the FDA only started regulating fertility clinics years after RMT had shut down.


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Tenth Annual Class of Social Entrepreneurs for the Global Social Benefit Incubator Training and Mentoring Program Announced
Deborah Lohse
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 18, 2012 — Until recently, small-scale farmers in Kenya who spent their household savings on seeds could lose everything in the case of severe drought or excess rain. Rahab Karanja helped start a unique type of insurance company for such farmers—Kilimo Salama—that pays farmers if extreme weather wipes them out. For simplicity, payments are made through the popular M-Pesa mobile-phone payment system, and the price of the insurance is embedded in the seed or fertilizer prices.
"Until now the only thing Kenyan farmers could do about the risk of extreme weather was to pray," said Karanja. "We are offering some protection for their livelihoods."
Karanja is one of 20 socially minded entrepreneurs, and one of 10 women, from around the globe who have been chosen to participate in Santa Clara University's intensive, eight-month Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI™) program this year, the 10th anniversary of GSBI. The final phase of the Silicon Valley-based program is a two-week in-residence "boot camp" on SCU's campus, Aug. 12 to Aug. 24, culminating in public business-plan summary presentations Aug. 23.
Media are welcome to attend the presentations or to meet any of the social entrepreneurs during the summer in-residence program.
For a decade, GSBI has helped mission-driven enterprises build, sustain, and increase the reach and impact of their businesses. Collectively, alumni of the program have provided essential products and services to an estimated 74 million underserved people worldwide, and more than 90 percent of the organizations are still operating.
"We are thrilled to welcome this class of global leaders to our 10th annual GSBI program," said Eric Carlson, director of the GSBI at Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology, and Society. "Each year the applicant pool becomes more sophisticated, with extraordinary enterprises looking to dramatically extend and deepen their impact on impoverished communities around the world."
The program features mentoring by Silicon Valley executives and experts, collaboration for the social entrepreneurs, and MBA-caliber classes during the summer in-residence program. More on GSBI can be found at www.scu.edu/socialbenefit/entrepreneurship/gsbi.
The other enterprises that have been chosen from among 180 applicants to be part of GSBI 2012 include:
*Backpack Farm Agriculture Program, training and unique backpacks containing advanced products for small-crop vegetable farmers, from drip irrigation to soil protectants and crop journals, Horn of Africa. www.backpackfarm.com
*BaNaPads Social Enterprise, affordable sanitary pads from banana stems to help Ugandan girls attend school, Uganda. www.scu.edu/profiles/?p=4999
*Carbon Keeper, mobile customer and supply-chain management for household energy project developers, East Africa. www.carbonkeeper.org
*EarthSpark International, clean-energy supply chain and product purveyor, Haiti. www.earthsparkinternational.org
*EcoEnergyFinance, clean energy products and business opportunities, Pakistan. www.ecoenergyfinance.org
*Edom Nutritional Solutions, micronutrient-rich porridge and maize, East Africa. www.scu.edu/profiles/?p=5003
*InVenture, methods for investors to make business loans and otherwise help successful sole proprietors in developing countries, United States. www.inventure.org.
*Lifeline Technologies Trading Ltd., solar and crank-powered MP3 player for education, Sub-Saharan Africa. www.lifelinetrading.net
*M-Farm, SMS alerts for crop pricing and collective-selling opportunities, Kenya. mfarm.co.ke
*MaliBiocarburant, biodiesel processing of Jatropha curcas, a non-edible oil crop, West Africa. www.malibiocarburant.com
*Nazava Water Filters, affordable and safe household water filters, Indonesia. www.nazava.com
*Nokero, solar light and phone chargers for 125 countries, United States and Hong Kong. www.nokero.com
*OneChildOneLight, solar powered LED lights, India. www.onechildonelight.org
*Potential Energy (formerly Darfur Stoves Project), fuel-efficient cook stoves, Sudan. www.darfurstoves.org
*SalaUno, free or low-cost cataract surgery for impoverished Mexicans, Mexico. www.salauno.com.mx
*Sarvajal, clean water franchising using "water ATMs" and social-impact tracking, India. www.sarvajal.com
*Solanterns, for-rent or purchasable durable solar lanterns, Kenya. www.solanterns.com
*Sustainable Health Enterprises, nontraditional business opportunities solving social problems, such as girls missing school due to lack of sanitary products, New York. www.sheinnovates.com
* UbiLuz, solar LED lighting and other products, Central America. scu.edu/profiles/?p=5017
These leaders have been selected to receive full scholarships to participate in Santa Clara's 10th annual GSBI™. Veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, marketers, venture capitalists, and industry consultants join with Santa Clara faculty to mentor the entrepreneurs in developing their business plans, capital investment sources, sustainable revenue streams, distribution models, and ways to increase their social impact while maintaining positive cash flow.
As in past years, half of the 2012 GSBI class is focused on developing or distributing cleaner, cheaper and more sustainable sources of energy to the poor, as a way to help the estimated 1.5 billion people living "off the grid" with no reliable source of electricity.
GSBI alumni include: the micro-lending website Kiva.org; Indian safe-drinking water distributor Naandi; "cloud phone" service provider Movirtu; Indian rural electrification pioneer Husk Power Systems; physical mobility device producer and advocate MAARDEC; optical health leader VisionSpring; and the earthquake-resistant construction nonprofit Build Change. A complete list of alumni can be found at: www.scu.edu/socialbenefit/entrepreneurship/gsbi/alumni.
GSBI is the signature program of the Center for Science, Technology, and Society at Santa Clara. It is currently funded in part by a grant from the Skoll Foundation and individual donors. The Center partners with Social Edge, the Skoll Foundation's online community for social entrepreneurs (www.socialedge.org) to administer the online GSBI application process, comprising of three mentored exercises all applicants must complete.
"We are pleased to have been part of GSBI's success by hosting the online application process and sharing this valuable opportunity with our community of social entrepreneurs using the Social Edge platform," said Victor d'Allant, executive director of Social Edge.
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Topic: Boba Fett vs. Predator
Yo I wrote a story, anybody wanna read it??
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Yo I wrote a story, anybody wanna read it??
I'd call a tie.... But my heart leans toward Boba.... with lots of cuts 'n bruises
I would love to read it, the Yautja are awesome, but Fett would win...barely...
the Yautja are awesome,
Yeah I are.
Something like this has been done already.
I won't say who wins, but I really couldn't decide if it were up to me. My two favorite characters. It's hurts my head.
Those matches are completely biased. I think Fett could kill up to one Elder Yautja. Dutch was able to kill one. Not an Elder, but a Yautja.
I think it would have to depend on the Yautja. Boba may be able to take out an Elder but take out a normal Yautja easily. Dutch did it and Boba is alot better than Dutch was. Even a cop took one out.
That was no ordinary cop sai, that was Danny Glover. There's a big difference.
I'd actually like to see Boba team up with a Yautja. There was an Aliens vs Predator novel that had a woman team up with an Elder Yauntja and that story rocked. I'll have to dig up that book and read it yet again...
As to seeing the story, I'd love to
I put it to the fan fiction and after what you said you'll be happy with my story
i will go with Boba. but i am a huge fan of the yautja/predators. But still Boba. But only just. I would like to see Boba vs Aliens tho. I wonder if a facehugger could burn thro his helmet?
I put up the story, natural selection, tell me what you think
. I wonder if a facehugger could burn thro his helmet?
the facehugger would have to be Very lucky to get the drop on him in the first place.
what if boba had a pet alien called thelonius?
B. Fett doesn't have time for pets.......
BobaJoe, you really have to stop posting twice in a row. It's spamming the boards.
i'm going with boba. I say he comes out the victor well beat up and with added scars, but alive.
reasonable enough. Although Boba would eventually win, Predator is a pretty tough customer.
Awwww come on! This is a brutal death machine, with HEAT SENSORED EYES. I really,really, really, really, really, really hate to say it ...........but.....I think the predator would win.
Man, why do I have to be the one to say it?
Who Knows? There's an angry mob scheduled at your place for tomorrow now though
*more gunshots*
Boba has to win.
i htink boba would win although it is pretty evenly matched.what-with predator's invisibility but fett has heat sensors.than again predator has the saw disks but boba has a rocket launcher.they both have whipcords of sorts.but boba does have the advantage i think
This is a fascinating concept, especially since I'm almost as big a fan of the Yautja as I am of Fett. They are so evenly matched, but I'll give the edge to Fett because he's smarter. The Predators are cunning, but only the Elders approach Fett's experience. He's got enough tools to take on any of them.
No Alien's blood would ever get close enough to Boba's helmet to melt through it, but that would happen if it were exposed.
hah there was a discussion about this Fett versus predator on planetavp.com
and i dont know who would win some of there weapons are pretty similer well from what i read they both got stealth generators, its either jango or boba who has wrist baldes dont remember, and both predator and fett are great hunters. It would be pretty close, I dont think even a wookie nor a jedi could take on a predator.
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Gen Y, about a million surveys and commentators tell us, are incredibly keen on entrepreneurship. But let's face it, not everyone is cut out for starting a business straight out of school, and even those who have the skills and the grit at a young age might not have the resources. So what's to be done?
One suggestion: become an intrapreneur. Coined way back in the 70s by Gifford Pinchot, the term intrapreneur covers anyone involved in shaking up a stale business culture to bring in innovation and get cool stuff done. And it's a natural option for young, idealistic, entrepreneur-idolizing young people, according to a recent post by careers author Alexandra Levit on the American Express OPEN Forum blog. But despite the long pedigree of the idea and its obvious advantages, "entrepreneurs tend to think of going in-house as selling out," concedes Levit.
Finding another outlet
But Levit begs to differ with those that are down on intrapreneurship. She quotes Ingrid Vanderveldt, an entrepreneur-in-residence at Dell: "Intrapreneurship can be just as impactful and certainly just as critical as entrepreneurship. That same drive, creativity and passion for growth that entrepreneurs have can be used inside a company to benefit customers and team members."
The Young Entreprenur Council, which is endeavoring to #FixYoungAmerica with a new campaign, agrees with Levit, citing intrapreneurship as a viable option for Millenials. "In the 21st century, entrepreneurial thinking isn't just for entrepreneurs. Adaptability, creativity and financial literacy are core skills for American employees and so-called intrapreneurs — innovators within larger organizations — as well," writes Scott Gerber, the organization's founder, recently in Time magazine.
Beware of the dark side
But don't be deceived, trying to go the intrapreneuship route has risks, too. Spending too long in large organizations can instill practices and mindsets that are contrary to everything entrepreneurship stands for.
As VC, author, entrepreneur and general man-about-the-startup-scene Guy Kawasaki explained in a post on how to be a good intrapreneur, doing so requires you to:
Reboot your brain. Just about everything you learn and do inside a large company is wrong for intrapreneuring. For example, in a large company, you survey customers, check with the sales force, build consensus, conduct focus groups, test, test, test, ensure backward compatibility, test, test, test, and then ship. When you ship you utilize advertising because advertising is the what's always been used. Forget these practices. In fact, don't worry, be crappy and ship as soon as you can. Generally, you should do everything the opposite from the tried and true existing way of large companies.
He also advises, "you need to stay invisible as long as practical. Your initial reaction to an innovative idea may be to seek upper level and peer buy-in… Not a good idea." Obviously not a ringing endorsement of the sort of collaborative environment you're likely to find as an intrapreneur.
The obvious implication here is the habits that early career intrapreneurs might become accustomed to in a big company could undermine any later attempts at starting their own venture successfully. But if your passion is for innovation, creation and getting things done, you have as fair a shot of changing these processes as they have of changing you.
Beware the dark side of corporate life, and maybe seeing the issues that plague many big organizations will be the push you need once you've acquired the right set of skills (or paid off enough of those student loans) to get out there on your own.
Do you think intrapreneurship is a valid channel for young people's entrepreneurial ambitions - or a spirit-crushing trap?
London-based Jessica Stillman blogs about generational issues and trends in the workforce for Inc.com and GigaOM.
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