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By Spencer . September 17, 2012 . 12:13am
Konami put together a special collection of Metal Gear Solid books for the 25th anniversary of the series and unlike other "collector's items" this will be truly limited.
Only 2,500 will be made and each has its own serial number. You can't walk into a store and buy the Metal Gear 25th Anniversary Metal Gear Solid Collection either. First, you have to enter a drawing on Konamistyle. If you win you can fork over 26,250 yen ($335) to buy set. That's as much as the price of a brand new Wii U in Japan!
Here are the seven books you'll get:
Metal Gear Solid Scenario Book
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Scenario Book
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Scenario Book
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Scenario Book
The Art of Metal Gear Solid Gallery Works
The Art of Metal Gear Solid Studio Works


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|Trusted Extensions Configuration and Administration Oracle Solaris 11.1 Information Library
Part I Initial Configuration of Trusted Extensions
1. Security Planning for Trusted Extensions
2. Configuration Roadmap for Trusted Extensions
3. Adding the Trusted Extensions Feature to Oracle Solaris (Tasks)
4. Configuring Trusted Extensions (Tasks)
5. Configuring LDAP for Trusted Extensions (Tasks)
Part II Administration of Trusted Extensions
6. Trusted Extensions Administration Concepts
7. Trusted Extensions Administration Tools
8. Security Requirements on a Trusted Extensions System (Overview)
9. Performing Common Tasks in Trusted Extensions
10. Users, Rights, and Roles in Trusted Extensions (Overview)
11. Managing Users, Rights, and Roles in Trusted Extensions (Tasks)
12. Remote Administration in Trusted Extensions (Tasks)
13. Managing Zones in Trusted Extensions
14. Managing and Mounting Files in Trusted Extensions
Mount Possibilities in Trusted Extensions
Trusted Extensions Policies for Mounted File Systems
Trusted Extensions Policy for Single-Level Datasets
Trusted Extensions Policy for Multilevel Datasets
No Privilege Overrides for MAC Read-Write Policy
Results of Sharing and Mounting File Systems in Trusted Extensions
Sharing and Mounting Files in the Global Zone
Sharing and Mounting Files in a Labeled Zone
mlslabel Property and Mounting Single-Level File Systems
Multilevel Datasets for Relabeling Files
Mounting Multilevel Datasets From Another System
NFS Server and Client Configuration in Trusted Extensions
Home Directory Creation in Trusted Extensions
Changes to the Automounter in Trusted Extensions
Trusted Extensions Software and NFS Protocol Versions
Backing Up, Sharing, and Mounting Labeled Files (Task Map)
How to Back Up Files in Trusted Extensions
How to Restore Files in Trusted Extensions
How to Share File Systems From a Labeled Zone
How to NFS Mount Files in a Labeled Zone
15. Trusted Networking (Overview)
16. Managing Networks in Trusted Extensions (Tasks)
17. Trusted Extensions and LDAP (Overview)
18. Multilevel Mail in Trusted Extensions (Overview)
19. Managing Labeled Printing (Tasks)
20. Devices in Trusted Extensions (Overview)
21. Managing Devices for Trusted Extensions (Tasks)
22. Trusted Extensions Auditing (Overview)
23. Software Management in Trusted Extensions
Creating and Managing a Security Policy
Site Security Policy and Trusted Extensions
Computer Security Recommendations
Physical Security Recommendations
Personnel Security Recommendations
Additional Security References
B. Configuration Checklist for Trusted Extensions
Checklist for Configuring Trusted Extensions
C. Quick Reference to Trusted Extensions Administration
Administrative Interfaces in Trusted Extensions
Oracle Solaris Interfaces Extended by Trusted Extensions
Tighter Security Defaults in Trusted Extensions
Limited Options in Trusted Extensions
D. List of Trusted Extensions Man Pages
Trusted Extensions Man Pages in Alphabetical Order
Oracle Solaris Man Pages That Are Modified by Trusted Extensions
The following task map describes common tasks that are used to back up and restore data from labeled file systems, and to share and mount file systems that are labeled.
Before You Begin
You must be assigned the Media Backup rights profile. You are in the global zone.
The following commands preserve labels.
zfs send -r | -R filesystem@snap for major backups
For available methods, including sending the backup to a remote server, see Sending and Receiving ZFS Data in Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: ZFS File Systems.
/usr/sbin/tar cT for small backups
For details on the T option to the tar command, see the tar(1) man page.
A script that calls the zfs or tar backup commands
Before You Begin
You are in the root role in the global zone.
The following commands can restore labeled backups.
zfs receive -vF filesystem@snap for major restores
For available methods, including restoring backups from a remote server, see Sending and Receiving ZFS Data in Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: ZFS File Systems.
/usr/sbin/tar xT for small restores
For details on the T option to the tar command, see the tar(1) man page.
A script that calls the zfs or tar restore commands
To mount or share directories that originate in labeled zones, set the appropriate ZFS share properties on the file system, and then restart the zone to share the labeled directories.
Caution - Do not use proprietary names for shared file systems. The names of shared file systems are visible to every user.
Before You Begin
You must be assigned the ZFS File System Management rights profile.
For details, see How to Add a Workspace at Your Minimum Label in Trusted Extensions User's Guide.
# zfs create rpool/wdocs1
For example, the following set of commands shares a documentation file system for writers. The file system is shared read-write so that writers can modify their documents on this server. setuid programs are disallowed.
# zfs set share=name=wdocs1,path=/wdocs1,prot=nfs,setuid=off, exec=off,devices=off rpool/wdocs1 # zfs set sharenfs=on rpool/wdocs1
The command line is wrapped for display purposes.
In the global zone, run one of the following commands for each zone. Each zone can share its file systems in any of these ways. The actual sharing occurs when each zone is brought into the ready or running state.
# zoneadm -z zone-name ready
# zoneadm -z zone-name boot
# zoneadm -z zone-name reboot
In the root role in the global zone, run the following command:
# zfs get all rpool
For more information, see Querying ZFS File System Information in Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: ZFS File Systems
Example 14-1 Sharing the /export/share File System at the PUBLIC Label
For applications that run at the label PUBLIC, the system administrator enables users to read the documentation in the /export/reference file system of the public zone.
First, the administrator changes the workspace label to public workspace and opens a terminal window. In the window, the administrator sets selected share properties on the /reference file system. The following command is wrapped for display purposes.
# zfs set share=name=reference,path=/reference,prot=nfs, setuid=off,exec=off,devices=off,rdonly=on rpool/wdocs1
Then, the administrator shares the file system.
# zfs set sharenfs=on rpool/reference
The administrator leaves the public workspace and returns to the Trusted Path workspace. Because users are not allowed to log in to this file server, the administrator shares the file system by putting the zone in the ready state:
# zoneadm -z public ready
Users can access the shared file system once it is mounted on the users' systems.
In Trusted Extensions, a labeled zone manages the mounting of files in its zone. File systems from unlabeled and labeled hosts can be mounted on a Trusted Extensions labeled system. The system must have a route to the file server at the label of the mounting zone.
To mount the files read-write from a single-label host, the assigned label of the remote host must match the label of the mounting zone. Two remote host configurations are possible.
The untrusted remote host is assigned the same label as the mounting zone.
The trusted remote host is a multilevel server that includes the label of the mounting zone.
File systems that are mounted by a higher-level zone are read-only.
In Trusted Extensions, the auto_home configuration file is customized per zone. The file is named by zone name. For example, a system with a global zone and a public zone has two auto_home files, auto_home_global and auto_home_public.
Trusted Extensions uses the same mounting interfaces as Oracle Solaris:
By default, file systems are mounted at boot.
To mount file systems dynamically, use the mount command in the labeled zone.
To automount home directories, use the auto_home_zone-name files.
To automount other directories, use the standard automount maps.
Before You Begin
You must be on the client system, in the zone at the label of the files that you want to mount. Verify that the file system that you want to mount is shared. Unless you are using the automounter, you must be assigned the File System Management rights profile. To mount from lower-level servers, the zone on this client must be configured with the net_mac_aware privilege.
Most procedures include creating a workspace at a particular label. To create a workspace, see How to Add a Workspace at Your Minimum Label in Trusted Extensions User's Guide.
In the labeled zone, use the mount command.
Before You Begin
You must be in the zone at the label of the file system that you want to mount. You must be the root role.
The address might be directly assigned, or indirectly assigned through a wildcard mechanism. The address can be in a labeled or unlabeled template.
The label must be consistent with the label at which you are trying to mount the files.
If the label is higher than the label of the mounted file system, then you cannot write to the mount even if the remote file system is exported with read/write permissions. You can only write to the mounted file system at the label of the mount.
To mount file systems from any of these servers, the server must be assigned to an unlabeled template.

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Pelikan M101N Bright Red Special Edition
Pelikan #52 and M101N #4 - the M101N Bright Red Special Edition made its way into my possession last week.
My initial thoughts were:
- Its not that bright of a red, but is very pretty with the swirls of orange
- The pen looks better in real life than in the marketing photos
- It's extra fine nib is actually extra fine
- This model is over priced...
Its initial inking was with Sailor Jentile Red Brown.
Pelikan #53 is already winging its way from Japan as I type.


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First look and we fell in love! Frankly, we did not have a lot of information about Iran but then we got in touch with fabulously gorgeous Farzan from Arshiyan Salar travel agency. She showed us Iran in a light we had never seen before and guys we are truly floored! There is a lot Iran has to offer- Sun and Sand tours, a record number of UNESCO heritage sites, mosques that are completely out of this world, a culture that is as rich as it is colorful and exquisite items you can shop for! Since there actually is a lot to cover, we have decided to do a series on Iran and are happy to kick start it all with this photo feature of the mosques that are so spectacular that it is hard to believe that they actually exist!
The largest Mosque in the World- Imam Reza Shrine
The dramatic play of color that caresses the golden dome of Mashhad, allures worshipers and travelers alike. Spread over 6 million sq feet, it is the largest mosque in the world!
It is not only the color or size, but the work and patterns etched on the entire dome, arches and walls of the shrine is a remarkable work of art. The palette is in white and blue which pleases your eyes and soothes your senses.
Just look at the vast expanse that lights up like a dream landscape. It does not hurt that the entire floor and staircases are adorned with world famous Persian carpets!
Nasir Al-Mulk Mosque
With the picture above, we don't even have to tell you the reason why Nasir Al-Mulk mosque is a must-see in Iran. When the sun rays filter through those colorful stained glass windows, the atmosphere inside becomes dramatic and surreal. The dream-like corridors splashed with brilliant color display are simply out of this world.
Pink is the dominant color and the blues and yellows added to it balance the entire color scheme beautifully. Did i tell you I am not a fan of pink but for this, i shall travel!!
We are quite out of words by now! You will not find any other place quite like it. With a long track of history and splendid appearance that transports you in the surreal world of colors, Nasir-Al-Mulk is the attraction in Iran that you must not miss.
Pir Palan dooz Mosque
Bathed in the lusciously rich pastel shades, Pir Palandooz is visually stunning. It is not the kind that hits you right away but grows on you as you roam about its picturesque courtyards and set your eyes on the complex designs on its walls. Use of marine blue and yellows keep it miles away from being bland or dull.
Shahcheragh Shrine
I don't know about you all, but i dig that color big time! Shahcheragh is a top rated monument and place to visit in Iran. And why are we not surprised!
Look at the way this mosque towers over the city in the background. It is almost like the architect designed this mosque like a painter paints his canvas. The colors are amazingly coordinated and may we mention, how well preserved this stunning piece of Art is!
This photo feature was a pleasure and a great way to start peeling off the layers to know the real Iran. In weeks and months to come, we will be covering various facets of this wonderful land of Cyrus the great! On our journey we will have Arshiyan travels with us who have been kind enough to share whole load of information on Iran. We promise you, by the time our series is done, you would have made up your mind about the attractions in Iran you want to visit and how to go about making it a reality!


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Hey dudes and dudettes,
Just about to relax and watch the 2 hour doc on John Lennon over at pbs.org and I wanted to give another little thing to the world. So at 11/11/11 at 11:11pm, I officially release the This Will Swallow You Whole Audio Book, read by yours truly. I think it's pretty good, especially if you are someone who doesn't like to read. When you download it, you'll also receive a PDF file of the book for free. For those of you who are wondering what the hell ever happened to the 2nd edition of the Starving Artist's Guide, have no fear: It'll be out in February. TWSYW ended up getting fast-tracked because it was flowing like wine out of Jesus' fingertips. Life has been pretty sweet for this old dude, and take it as good information that I've been working on some new songs and plan on getting some gigs together once the spring thaw begins. I might be releasing a new track called "Winter Jamboree" as a free little demo within the next week or so. It was a hoot to record, though I feel it needs a banjo, mandolin and a rowdy crowd to really sound complete; but hell, why not release it ( as well as a few other winter themed tracks.) Seeing as tomorrow I'll probably have a snow day due to this blizzard, you might see some more goods in the very near future!
Peace and love!


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Whеn mοѕt οf thе whole world's economy plunged іntο recession, many people experienced financial difficulties. People lost jobs аnd a bіg population defaulted οn thеіr home loans. Many missed out οn monthly payments οn thеіr loans.
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Week 18:
A week of drinks
How many drinks…!
If last week of food preferences didn't publicly humiliate me enough, here we are with a even more disgracing one: our alcohol consumption.
Since both Stefanie and I actually like indulging in (ehm) some drinks, and since we were officially entering Christmas Holiday at this point, we decided to track and draw the alcoholic beverages we would drink over the week.
(So shameful! Why did we do that??)
I really like beers. I mean, really.
My boyfriend and I (and actually all of my friends here in New York!) really enjoy winding down after work with a beer or two, and since we eat out (ehm) every evening, we would also have a couple of beers while eating (ehm).
I usually drink only beers; but being on vacation pulled me off my usual drinking routine and I found myself indulging in some wine, liquors and cocktails that I wouldn't ordinarily drink; though beers are still winning on my postcard.
The data.
This week I answered to these questions every time I had a drink:
- what time is it?
- what I am drinking?
- % alcohol
- how much do I like it?
- am I eating?
- am I sharing it with my boyfriend?
- did I have it before?
I also took additional notes about who I was with and what we were doing (because I never drink on my own, fortunately), if it was a draft, bottled or canned beer, and how long my drink lasted (because yes, I am also a fast drinker).
I also decided that I would survey our fridge once during the week, because I thought this would add a funny spin to the story, you might check the legend or the pictures below and laugh at me (Stefanie's reaction when I sent her the picture of my fridge via txt "SERIOUSLY you two have a problem!")
The data drawing.
I wanted my drawing to reflect not only the drinks I had but also the situations I were in, so I tried to represent my data in a very detailed way.
Since I never (never never) drink any alcohol before 6.00 pm (my body just can't !) I drew a daily timeline that starts at 6.00pm and ends at 1.00 am: in fact, even if it was a week of holiday I never went to bed late. I never go to bed late. I've never been a stay-up-late person, my ideal evening (which happens very often and which you can picture from my drawing) is getting drinks and dinner with my boyfriend or with friends around 7.00pm (if not earlier), be on the couch by 9.30 or 10.00, and slowly calling it a day while reading or checking up stuff.
So this is the premise for how to read this week.
Every compound element in the drawing is a drink I had (hey! wait wait - many of them were shared with my boyfriend!).
I found it interesting that sometimes we would order the second round a little before finishing our first round (getting used to slow waiters :)), and from my data I could also notice that the first drink I have in the evening usually last way less than the later ones.
So I positioned my drinks according to the time I started to sip them and I constructed linear elements the length of which indicates their duration, highlighting eventual "overlaps". Then all of the other attributes that I collected compose the visual identity of the elements themselves. (Fridge survey is visualized on the right of the postcard)
Stefanie's postcard
I like Stefanie's postcard very much! I find her data collection very interesting and I could totally picture her in her different drinking-situations over the week! I also find the minimalism of her visual very elegant: I have to force myself to detail my postcards a little less!!
Thoughts that came up this week
Did I write how much I am loving Dear Data already?
At the end of this week my boyfriend and I left New York for a week in Mexico, and I had the possibility to reflect upon my past months from a little far away and while on a relaxation mode.
I've always loved drawing and data, and used drawing as my way of sketching my ideas out in any situation.
I realized that maybe what I love the most about Dear Data is that it makes this passion of mine concrete: now the data-drawing gets to be the final result! It is the very final output and not just an intermediate phase that than would be re-done digitally.
I have also been thinking about my profession and my daily job: as a design director in my company, the most of my time is dedicated to overviewing and reviewing projects, I help designers coming up with first ideas but then I more and more delegate the execution.
Dear Data helps me to keep a contact with who I am as a designer; and I embraced this personal and side project that re-included a sort of subjectivity and human touch in the way I am doing data visualization.
And drawing makes me happy! And also working on some permanent, kind of art-experimental project makes me happy!
I can now say that tacking such a big project and carrying it through this point absolutely contributed to the growth and learning atmosphere that I want to keep in my life. (How about you Stef?)
The Process:
Drinking: the perfect thing to track over the Christmas holidays in the UK! I really enjoy the secular, celebratory nature of Christmas in England, and a critical part of that is being allowed to drink a Mimosa / Buck's Fizz in your pyjamas with breakfast on Christmas Day.
Anyhow, since this week took in some of the post-Christmas family visits and New Year's Eve, I was curious to see how many drinks I would drink in this time period. I'll be honest, this week has a bit of a performative aspect to it in that I have a feeling this was less about me tracking, more about a challenge.
Data memories:
For the past few years I've been invited to celebrate Hogmanay (Scottish New Year's Eve) in a lovely remote cottage in the Scottish Borders, patiently hosted by a friend's parents and their geese, ducks, and chickens. For three days we eat lovely food, go on walks in the countryside, and build massive bonfires,and then for Hogmanay we create hand-crafted, slightly rubbish costumes for an incredibly obscure fancy dress theme (this theme was Medieval, I'm so pleased with my costume that I felt the need to post a photo of it below). We ring in Hogmanay in the aforementioned costumes, the parents graciously fade away, someone starts to dj, and the party lasts until the last man or woman standing. Obviously, quite a bit of drink is involved, so I needed to make a record of this.
The first leg of travel to our Hogmanay holiday was a train from London to Newcastle, that left around 9-10 am. *Obviously* I had to have a drink on the train before 12 noon because 1: I thought it would be a good addition to the data and 2: because I was on holiday, so why not?
The next leg of travel was a large taxi to the house included lots of celebratory sparkling wine (if you aren't driving, you can drink in cars in the UK, don't worry Americans, it's all above board here). And so it began. I'm quite proud that there was no data void here! I can see that I am able to track when it really matters.
Data drawing:
I like this drawing, I feel like I was able to record a good amount of information on this card in a relatively simple way. One of my favourite parts is the black line intersecting the card: this is the dividing line between the times it is socially- acceptable and unacceptable to drink (in my mind, not sure what the ettiquette books say). I wish the scale of drunkenness from 1-10 was more visible, however.
Giorgia's card:
This drawing is one of my favourites. Giorgia and I obviously have different standards when it comes to drinking, as she doesn't start drinking until 6pm, whereas I think noon is acceptable! Also, I knew before this week that Giorgia mainly only drank beer, but I was so surprised at how much beer she keeps in her fridge that I asked for photographic evidence, as I didn't quite believe it.


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2015 Cabaret Review—Kylie Schultz/
by Kylie Schultz
It is always nice to be reminded of how Lyric Arts plays such an important role in the community and in the larger Metro area arts scene. Friday night at the Cabaret fundraising event, I got to hear so many stories from actors who have both grown up being involved with Lyric Arts, and some who are new to Lyric Arts. All the stories shared a similar sentiment—Lyric Arts is like a home for them. It's a community, an artistic outlet, and a welcoming place for them to experience and be a part of high quality theater productions. In addition to telling their stories, Lyric Arts actors old and new sang their favorite Broadway songs. These performances completely illustrated what amazing talent Lyric Arts provides.
Each performance was as perfectly executed as the last and ranged from comedic to dramatic. Every performance gave me chills. Angela Henderson (formerly of Grammy award-winning group Sounds of Blackness, by the way) gave a sultry and amazing performance of "Whatever Lola Wants" from Damn Yankees, followed by an astounding and heart wrenching performance by Molly Jo Hall of "If Someone Like You" from Jekyll and Hyde. Lyric Arts' regulars Nykeigh Larson and Kyler Chase were nothing short of brilliant as we've all come to know in their performances, and Katherine Strom delighted with what I thought was a flawless execution of "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie.
We also learned about the futures of many of Lyric Arts' younger performers who have been with Lyric Arts and will be leaving to pursue the performing arts around the country. They are an excellent example of the quality of Lyric Arts' educational programs which provide much needed arts education, workshops, and performance opportunities during a time when arts funding for schools is sadly being cut short. I come for the high quality productions, but I am a proud supporter of Lyric Arts because of these educational programs and the wider impact the company provides for the youth and community.
Lyric Arts' Cabaret 2015 event does not disappoint by way of performances, but it is an excellent time to show appreciation for the company and everything it does. If you haven't gone in the past, attend in the future and enjoy the show (which is amazing), but don't forget that this performance is about so much more. Thank you Lyric Arts for bringing such vibrant and quality theater to the Metro, I can't wait to see what your future brings!
Kylie Schultz is a Minneapolis local and an Arts Ambassador with Theoroi, a young professionals group of the Schubert Club in St. Paul, MN.


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The gunman tried firing at least 5 times in the restaurant, unsuccessfully.
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Dortmund clinch Champions League spot with victory against Mainz
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund secured Champions League soccer next season by defeating visiting Mainz 4-2, and Freiburg took a giant step in its fight against relegation by beating Borussia Moenchengladbach by the same score.
Werder Bremen came from behind to beat Hoffenheim 3-1 and end its relegation fears, while Augsburg drew 0-0 with Hertha Berlin.
Robert Lewandowski scored his 18th goal of the season to help Dortmund assure themselves of at least third spot in the Bundesliga.
Milos Jojic got Dortmund under way in the sixth minute with a 20-meter (yard) shot that took a deflection from Oliver Kirch's right hand. TV replays showed the Dortmund defender tried to take his arm out of the way.
Shinji Okazaki equalized with another deflected effort in the 14th, but Lewandowski restored the home side's lead four minutes later, when Henrikh Mkhitaryan set him up to finish coolly.
Okazaki intercepted an inexplicable back-pass from Nuri Sahin to equalize again in the 54th, but Lukasz Piszczek made it 3-2 three minutes later, with a backward header from Marco Reus' free kick.
Reus then secured the result from the penalty spot in the 79th, after Niko Bungert was sent off for blocking Lewandowski's goalward shot with his arm.
Reus also struck the post in both halves from free kicks.
Freiburg denied Moenchengladbach the chance to go provisionally fourth, with the game turning after Freiburg goalkeeper Oliver Baumann saved Filip Daems' penalty and Moenchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka was sent off for his second booking with the score still 1-1.
Freiburg defender Oliver Sorg scored with a 25-meter (yard) rocket to the top corner in the 71st, Vladimir Darida made it 3-1 one minute later, and Admir Mehmedi grabbed his second in the 87th.
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By Vicky Cassidy of Grid Productive, post one in a guest blog series about increasing your productivity at work I used to wear my multitasking skills as a badge of pride. Look how much stuff I got done! How many items I crossed off the list! How quickly I responded to my customer's emails while simultaneously testing out software bugs!
I was fooling myself thinking that I was being productive. Sure, lots of the little crap got off my plate, but what did I actually accomplish? If I didn't put my full attention into anything, how good were my results?
For decades, "multitasking" was a term used to describe the parallel processing abilities of computers, not humans. In the early 1990s, multitasking started appearing in the "skills" sections of résumés.
In the moment, multitasking makes you feel more emotionally satisfied with your work.
You feel like you get more tasks accomplished. You feel productive. You're excited.
But as I'm sure people who rely on multitasking as their norm know all too well, that feeling doesn't last, and both the short-term costs and the long-term consequences are brutal.
SHORT TERM COSTS OF MULTITASKING According to Tony Schwartz and Jim Loehr in The Power of Full Engagement, a person who multitasks has divided attention, is less fully engaged with people, and produces a lower quality of work. There have been quite a few scientific studies done on the quality of work of multitaskers, and the results are unanimous:
"It's unequivocally the case that workers who are doing multiple things at one time are doing them poorly."
What's more, another study found that people who are constantly distracted by phone calls, e-mails, and text messages actually suffer a short term loss of IQ that is greater than a person smoking marijuana. It concluded that not only do constant interruptions reduce people's productivity, it also "leaves people feeling tired and lethargic." Does that mental and physical exhaustion sound familiar?
LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES OF MULTITASKING When talking about long term consequences, Schwartz and Loehr found that multitasking led to shallowness of connection to others and less capacity for absorbed attention.
Other researchers have found that multitasking "contributes to the release of stress hormones and adrenaline, which can cause long-term health problems if not controlled, and contributes to the loss of short-term memory."
So what does that mean from a business perspective?
In a 2007 New York Times article, researchers estimated that interruptions in the workplace cost the US economy somewhere around $650 billion a year.
Culturally, it means we have more information but less wisdom, because we don't take the time to focus and form new ideas or deeper connections.
NOW THAT YOU'RE READY TO STOP MULTITASKING While the facts paint a clear picture, actually making the change from multitasker to focuser takes some practice. Leo Babuata of Zen Habits wrote a great post on what he does when he finds himself "task switching":
He first asks himself "what am I working on?" Is it a million little things or something of substance? Next, he lets go of the idea that he's going to get everything done, and focuses on what he can realistically get done that day. He then clears everything except the task in front of him. By doing this, focus is possible.
He says, "letting go of all the little urges to be up-to-date, to be in-the-know, to do everything, to say yes to everything" is a process. Start the process.
To read more posts from Vicky Cassidy and Grid Productive, visit GridProductive.com.


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Ocean Isle Beach, Kure Beach and Outer Banks Family Photographer
When you email me and ask if I want to come to the beach to photograph your family, the answer is always YESSSS PLEASE. And it's because of this. The magic that happens on the beach - with the families and with the light. This family was no different.
I loved chatting with Sonia before the session, mapping out what the girls would wear, but when I MET the girls, I about died. Ariya is AWESOME. So much spunk, personality and she is so adorable. And Asha... this is the sweetest baby and of course she has the best hair I've ever seen! Sonia and Terral were so relaxed and just let me do my thing.... and the results were beautiful.
Thank you so much for having me capture these memories for your family. I hope you will cherish these images for years to come.


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Henna Crown Info
There has been a lot of media coverage about henna crowns lately. Henna Lounge has been offering beautiful henna crowns since 2005! Henna crowns are a fantastic, body-positive way to express yourself, without the need for hot hats or itchy wigs. Darcy was featured in the 2011 short-film Blank Canvas (filmed by Sarah Berkovich, starring Kim Thelen) which, after 3 years on the film festival circuit, is finally available to the public.
Henna Lounge uses only certified organic natural henna, sugar, water, and low-camphor essential oils to ensure a safe, pleasant experience. Darcy has been offering henna crowns for almost 15 years.
If you are planning a DIY job, please make sure you purchase your supplies from a reputable vendor such as www.hennaguru.com or www.hennacaravan.com and NEVER use a cone that you find at the Indian store (these cones may contain dangerous chemicals and preservatives). Real henna is always freshly made for your appointment, or fresh-frozen.
Even if you have lost most of your hair, fine baby hairs still exist (and can interfere with the henna process), so shave your head the day or so before your appointment (not the same day, as nicks or cuts need time to heal).
Make sure that your scalp is completely clean and free of any lotion, oil, or sunscreen on the day of your appointment.
Let the artist know if you have any specific plant allergies, or if you are particularly sensitive to particular aromas, especially if you are experiencing any nausea during your chemotherapy treatment. Most clients find the essential oils in the henna mixture to smell surprisingly refreshing and relaxing.
Let your artist know if you have any additional requirements recommended by your doctor.
Henna sessions can take up to 90 minutes, but please allow a little extra time in your schedule for drying and sealing of the design.
Once the design is complete and dry, the paste should be left on for a minimum of 8 hours. Some clients have reported even better results by leaving the paste on for 24 hours and avoiding water for an additional 24 hours.
The color will be a light orange at first and oxidize to a reddish brown stain, which can last 1-3 weeks (the blackish look in the photos is with the paste still on, real henna is never black )
Normally we are able to accommodate appointments Monday-Friday 11am-5pm. We look forward to adorning your dome.


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Toronto, ON – March 15, 2017 – Growth attributed to Canadian poet Rupi Kaur's bestselling debut, Milk and Honey
The number of print Poetry books sold in Canada in 2016 grew 79% over the previous year, the largest jump of any subject category in that timeframe. While this is largely due to the success of Canadian poet Rupi Kaur's debut collection, Milk and Honey, the subject has been seeing incremental gains over the last few years. In 2013, the number of print books sold in the Poetry category grew 5% over the previous year. In 2014, it grew by another 8%, and again in 2015 by 10%.
In 2016, the year Milk and Honey was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, Poetry sales accounted for 0.37% of the entire print book market in Canada, which is up significantly from 0.20% in 2015. Similar to the unit increases for the category, this market share percentage has also been increasing over the last few years: 0.14% in 2012; 0.16% in 2013; and 0.18% in 2014.
Meanwhile, the other categories that saw significant gains in 2016 were Transportation (up 28%), Literary Collections (14%), Thrillers (9%), Comics & Graphic Novels (7%), and Cooking (6%).
In the overall English-language Canadian print book market, there were 50 million units sold at a value of $984 million, with Juvenile books accounting for 39% of the market, buoyed in large part by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — the number one bestselling book of 2016 — followed by Non-Fiction at 32% and Fiction at 27%.
These numbers are according to industry non-profit BookNet Canada's annual sales report The Canadian Book Market 2016. The report offers a comprehensive guide to sales trends in the print trade market with a detailed breakdown for over 50 subject categories. You can learn more and purchase a copy at booknetcanada.ca/canadian-book-market.
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We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) for this project. / Nous reconnaissons l'appui financier du gouvernement du Canada par l'entremise du Fonds du livre du Canada (FLC) pour ce projet.
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Bowling at The Corner Alley
Downtown CLEVELAND bowling Alley
The Corner Alley features 16 lanes of upscale bowling action. Designed for people who want to have fun and bowl at all skill levels. The state-of-the-art, custom-designed scoring system delivers attention-grabbing multimedia content. Hungry or thirsty while you bowl? Experienced servers come to you for lane-side service, filling your food and beverage needs.
For General Reservations
Our bowling lanes are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to guarantee a space for your group, you could do so through our events department with a food and beverage package. Check out our parties page for more information!
For Hosted Groups or Events
Lane reservations may be made in advance, but the host must commit to a food and beverage package to secure the reservation. For more details, please contact our Group Sales office at 216-298-4104 or click here to send a message.
Bowling Rates
Note: You may have up to 8 guests per lane
$25 per lane per hour (Before 5pm)
$35 per lane per hour (5pm and Later)
Shoe Rental - $3.50 per person
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$30 per lane per hour (5pm and Later)
Shoe Rental - $3.50 per person
Lane Etiquette
Bowling shoes must be worn at all times
Bowlers must wait until the Bowling Gate has returned to the upright position before proceeding to throw
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Only one player can bowl at a time
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"Dream 3" on Irene Trudel - WFMU
The great Irene Trudel played "Dream 3" from the band's new album "Dream Together" on her show on WFMU last night. The third song in her opening set, you can listen to the entire program on the station's archive here. Thank you, Ms. T!


text: Fires engulf Pakistan factories killing 261 workersIndustrial safety again in question amid reports of blocked exitsBy Imtiaz Shah09/12/2012|hrreporter.com|Last Updated: 09/12/2012 KARACHI (Reuters) — At least 261 people burnt to death as fires swept through two factories in Pakistan, police and government officials said on Wednesday, raising questions about industrial safety in the nuclear-armed South Asian nation. Flames raced through a garment factory in the teeming commercial capital of Karachi, killing 236 people. Weeping relatives in hospitals and morgues heaped criticism on the deeply unpopular government. "People started screaming for their lives," said Mohammad Asif, 20. "Everyone came to the window. I jumped from the third floor." In the eastern city of Lahore, a fire raged in a shoe factory, killing at least 25 people. Critics say Pakistan's corrupt and ineffective government has failed to tackle the country's problems. The country is racked by a Taliban insurgency, widespread poverty, spiralling crime and daily power cuts. "The owners were more concerned with safeguarding the garments in the factory than the workers," said garment factory employee Mohammad Pervez, holding up a photograph of his cousin, who is also a worker there and is missing. "If there were no metal grilles on the windows a lot of people would have been saved. The factory was overflowing with garments and fabrics. Whoever complained was fired." On Wednesday, a provincial minister ordered an inspection of all factories and industrial plants in Sindh province within 48 hours. Karachi, home to 18 million people, is the capital of Sindh. A preliminary provincial government report on the Lahore fire concluded that the closure of the emergency exits led to the deaths and labour and safety regulations were not applied, government sources said. At a Karachi hospital, about 30 bodies burnt beyond recognition were lined up at a morgue. "There is no space left here. It's full," said ambulance worker Wasif Ali. "They keep coming." RELATED ARTICLESOne-third of managers prefer candidates wear suits in interviewsToronto 4th most attractive city globally to generation Z: surveyContingent labour poses challenges for HR Owners fled Senior superintendent of police Amir Farooqi told Reuters that police were raiding buildings in different parts of Karachi to search for the factory owners. Farooqi said 35 people were injured in the garment factory fire and bodies were still being recovered from the facility, which employed about 450 people. The latest death toll in Karachi was 236, said police chief Iqbal Mahmood. Smoke was still rising from the factory as rescue workers pulled out charred corpses and covered them in white sheets. Relatives of workers stood in the street awaiting word of their fate. Several wept. The cause of the garment factory fire was not clear. "Within two minutes there was fire in the entire factory," said worker Liaqat Hussain, 29, from his hospital bed where he was being treated for burns all over his body. "The gate was closed. There was no access to get out, we were trapped inside." In Lahore, workers at the shoe factory suspected that the fire was caused by a problem with a generator. "We saw our colleagues burning alive, in flames," said Shabdir Hussain, from his hospital bed. "We could do nothing. We saved our lives by jumping from the roof." Successive governments have been unable to provide a reliable power supply so factories have to have their own generators, powered by diesel or petrol, if they want to avoid regular, lengthy power cuts. Add Comment * Title * Name * Email Anonymous * Comment


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When I saw the new Bug and Blossom Mandalas set from Artful INKables I just knew I had to create an elegant-looking card with it. I just love the intricate design of both of the main images and the accessory stamps make nice additions.
For the layout I was inspired by clean & simple's FTL#90. I masked off the top and bottom of my card front, stamped the images in Versamark, then embossed with fine gold embossing powder. I used this same combo on some cards last Fall and just love the subtle, but elegant look it produces. To define the sections a bit more, I used my ScorIt board and made score lines above and below the stamped area.
Make sure to see what the rest of the Artful INKables Design Team is creating with the newest releases. All of their blogs are linked to the left.
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Join us at the Cultural Days Market
On Saturday, July 15, the RM100 Committee is hosting Cultural Days at Pinawa Dam Provincial Heritage Park. Our event is being hosted in conjunction with Canada's Parks Day. Our joint initiative, along with free admission into the Park, is sure to bring many visitors to the event.
We are hosting a variety of activities including, but not limited to:
- A Reenactment of La Compaignie de LaVerendrye
- Live Entertainment
- Children's Obstacle Course
- Demonstrations
- Workshops
- Market Vendors
- Food Vendors
- and more!
Become a Market Vendor at this Event
We are currently accepting applications for vendors. If you would like to participate in this event, please fill out the application form. Vendors will be booked on a first come, first served basis and vendors will be limited to one vendor per product/service category. Once our volunteer booking committee has reviewed your application, we will contact approved vendors to finalize the booking.
Market Details
Date: Saturday, July 15, 2017
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $30.00


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We all want freedom. The United Kingdom last month showed the world they would rather have their freedom than give into the establishment despite the fear of the unknown of what this will truly mean to them. But why is it, in so many cases, we don't choose our own personal freedom? Intellectually we do, but in our hearts, we don't. Why? Because we haven't forgiven ourselves for our past choices and we're trapped on the hamster wheel of life.
Financially speaking, our past choices usually reside in our levels of debt. Whether that be our mortgage debt, car debt, student loans, credit cards, loans to family members, etc. It weighs us down like a lead balloon, whether we convince ourselves that it is good debt or bad debt, debt is still debt. Debt doesn't allow you to live in the present moment and makes it tough to live in the present moment and even tougher to plan for your desired future. Debt doesn't allow you the space to be nimble. When we look at the debt we have created in our lives, we always have good reasoning for it, again, our head telling us why it's good, but are hearts are SCREAMING for something different. Are you listening?
A dear friend of mine said to me, "Julie, I sold my house and I bought my freedom." Many of us feel buying a house is the American Dream. It may very well be, but at least question it. The homes we buy should be more of our sanctuaries, our safe places, as opposed to our burden. Why do we make these choices? Because, we have Emotion Behind Money. We emotionally work things out or we act them out. In reality, we can't change the past. It's like in the movie The Lion King when Rafiki hits Simba over the head with the stick. Simba says, "Ouch, why did you do that?" Rafiki replies, "It's in the past, it does not matter." And it really doesn't matter, it is what is, the past. You need to forgive yourself for where you're at, whether it is financially, personally, or otherwise. When you forgive yourself, you will create space for the new to come in. And honestly, when the new comes in, it will in many cases surprise the heck out of you. Are you ready for that next adventure? I am…
My friend is spending her life in her 60s with 25% of her time in Seattle where her home was, 25% in Chicago where the majority of her family is, 25% in London with a dear lifelong friend, and 25% she changes annually for three months per year. What I love about how she is living is that she is not doing what she is "supposed" to do and now she is doing what she wants to do, today at age 64. She threw out all the rules we are "supposed" to live by to be successful which she did for many years. Who says we have to live this way. Why are we all following this trap? We are chasing life while life passes us by. She changed her job to be an independent contractor. Risky? Perhaps, but define risk. Risk can be that you get laid off in the next recession that is looming right now, not by your choice. Someone else decides your on the chopping block, as opposed to going out and finding your own clients. I've had some many people tell me through the years, aren't you afraid running your own business when the economy gets bad. I laugh because they think they are safe with a guarantee paycheck working for someone else. Is it really guaranteed? I think not. I tell them, I could let go of everyone working at my company and I still get a paycheck if I had to. Susan, having the courage in abilities and skills she developed through the years and with technology today, she just plugs in from wherever she is at to get the job done. I never met anyone that is so happy while so many millions are stressed out to the gills.
In the process she had to forgive herself for buying the $900,000 house in Seattle. On some level she felt it was such a big mistake. She thought about all the money she spent remodeling and making her own imprint on the place, only to realize she didn't find the happiness she expected to get. To her credit, she put 50% down payment, some cash came from the sale of her prior home in Chicago, plus some additional cash she had on hand in savings. This gave her only a $450,000 mortgage, but it was her lead balloon. She made every decision in her life based on this lead balloon. She put up with a boss that was awful to her because she needed the paycheck to pay for it. For many years she felt she was trapped in her job, in Seattle, and to this huge mortgage payment.
What was confusing to her was that she had always dreamed of living in Seattle. She loved being outdoors and really being a part of a community that really fed her soul. She didn't realize how much the looming debt would affect her, especially for what we call a "good debt" in our society. She had a successful job that she had worked her whole career to build up to making a very healthy six figure income, but she found, it didn't create the happiness she really desired on the inside. Why? The lead balloon, the mortgage, kept her planted and stuck in all areas of life. She didn't travel as much as she would like because she no longer had the extra cash flow to do it, not only for vacation, but also to come see her aging mom in Chicago. I watched her struggle with that for years.
It was amazing to see her the day she decided to not beat herself up anymore for making the choice to spend all that money on the house and take on that mortgage. She had decided to sell her home, quit her job and find her freedom, but it all started with her forgiving herself for making the past choices she had made. Kudos to her, she found the courage and now is happier than ever.
Are you ready to get off the hamster wheel? It really is your choice. Make that decision for yourself. Choose you. Choose to forgive yourself for your current reality. Choose to forgive yourself for what debts you have, the financial patterns you've imprinted on your kids, for the crappy boss or company you put up with for years that sucked the life out of you, forgive your spouse and the patterns you put up with, and most importantly, forgive yourself for being human.
This fall my new book is coming out, Awaken Your Wealth. I have found once you come to a place that you are ready to forgive yourself, it's time to build you back up to create the life you've want today, no matter what age you are and where you're at in life today. Awaken Your Wealth will give you a roadmap to follow and the support you need. Coming up, I will be giving out sample chapters to get you going on creating your life, your way!! I'm honored to walk this journey with you my friends.
It's one thing to forgive others; it's on a whole other different plane to forgive yourself. It seems in many cases a bit more esoteric. It's hard to look in the mirror. It takes courage to confront and grieve through the process of what you have chosen to create in your life. In the end, your freedom comes from finding that courage from deep within. Give yourself a great big hug, grieve the pile of poop you feel you've created and step forward. Not so easy sometimes to do this by yourself. Before my book comes out, let us support you. Create your support team around you through not only Soul Spring, but also share it with others to start to create your tribe that you can talk about it in your daily life and be on the same page. Come join me and like-minded others regularly for some of that support you need on my Facebook Page. I always say it takes a village. We are human beings not human doings. We've become so good at the doing part, we've forgot that we need the collaboration of other people to truly feed our souls.
Remember, it's time to create our Financial Fun Time!!


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Enron Wind
Enron Wind Systems, part of the Enron group, were manufacturers of wind turbines. The group was formed after Enron acquired Zond Corporation of California in January 1997, which was then the largest US developer of wind-powered electricity.[1]
On May 10, 2002, following the Enron scandal, General Electric acquired the assets of Enron Wind Systems;[2] it has continued as GE Wind Energy. The empty shell of Enron Wind ceased to exist.
- ^ "Zond acquisition", New York Times
- ^ GE buy Enron Wind Systems Archived 2016-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, 2 May 2002
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David Hyatt wrote: > I'd like to propose a change to the painting order of overflow objects. > > In this example: > >
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text: John Connor was CEO of The Climate Institute from 2007 to March 2017. Whilst qualified as a lawyer, John has spent over twenty years working in a variety of policy and advocacy roles with organisations including World Vision, Make Poverty History, the Australian Conservation Foundation and the NSW Nature Conservation Council. Since joining The Climate Institute in 2007 John has been a leading analyst and commentator on the rollercoaster that has been Australia's domestic and international carbon policy and overseen the Institute's additional focus on institutional investors and climate risk. John has also worked on numerous government and business advisory panels.


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Poem introduction
About the poet
Jo Shapcott (b.1953) is from London but traces her family roots to the former mining communities...
I made a conscious decision in 1988 not to represent my body...It immediately declares female gender and I wanted to be more deft. (Helen Chadwick)
It's as easy to make an antibubble in your own kitchen
as it is to open up a crease in language
and reveal what you couldn't say yesterday.
Just a matter of squirting water onto water
without snapping the surface tension until liquid
surrounds a skin of air, surrounding liquid. My body's
a drop of water. Maybe the imperfections, the proliferating cells
help it refract the full spectrum. These last breaths,
air, water bubbling at my lips. The soap film is my skin:
permeable-for-some-things, membrane, separating-other-things,
this and that, the moving point between, the unsettled
limit, stretching and contracting under the breath
that comes and goes: I am this one, I am that one,
I breathe in and become everything I see.
Unpublished, used by permission of the author, copyright © Jo Shapcott 2006
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Mary Ruefle's website claims that she doesn't have an email address. For a writer with what one might assume to be an aversion to the feverish of the digital, her poems function as both an exorcism and curation of excessive information and imagination. She is a remarkably controlled poet, but is frenetic within this control, leaping from one pocket of image and allusion to another. Her poems, in effect, comment on excesses of information, and disallow any hope for moralistic or pedagogic resolution. What exists in Ruefle's lines, then, is the aesthetic of a fable, the familiar tropes and vehicles that exist within the room of the "usual" parable: bringing the concept of reaching toward morality to a poem saturated with image and ideas.
Ruefle's poems, often one-block stanzas, exist as solid pieces of an entire structure working toward the ideal of fable, but they never quite impart the experience or any lesson which is a defining trait of the classical morality tale—nor does Ruefle intend them to. If we were to call her poems fables, we would do so in positing that they are fables not broken by modernity but wary of singular direction or consequence because of it: they hinge on the strain of a surplus of image, ultimately receding into either a large and unknown or a small and obscure entity as they finish. Ruefle shuns the desire for an epiphanic conclusion, resisting our preconceptions informed by the fable archetype in order to avoid any glimmer of moralizing. We find this in the final lines of "The Beautiful is Negative," for instance ("Or crickets scraping away / when words fail you") and in "Depicted on a Screen" ("I know this world up and leaves / on a lacquered palanquin, / taking with it a splendour / I won't see again."), where Ruefle offers a portrait of something vital disappeared, changed beyond recognition.
This resistance to moralizing constitutes her poems' successes, as we find in "Lullaby":
My inability to express myself
is astounding. It is not curious or
even faintly interesting, but like
some fathomless sum, a number,
a number the sum of equally fathomless
numbers, each one the sole representative
of an ever-ripening infinity
that will never reach the weight
required by the sun to fall.
Reaching toward knowledge or epiphany—and falling short—is perhaps Ruefle's comment on the inadequacy of morality forms in a modern context. In Aesop's fables, promises and warnings are inevitable consequences of certain behaviors. With images stimulating seemingly endless thoughts and tangents for possible thought, Ruefle's poetry faces us with an almost existential idea of the moral, an inevitability of behavior without prescribed consequence. What will happen will happen—often absurdly, whether we behave ourselves or not. Behavior itself—of animals, of humans, of relationships, of words—unravels in her poems toward something absurd or obscured, bleak and metaphysical. These poems are fables as replications of life—broad and three-dimensional, curated. They misbehave and carry forth with abandon.
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Artist: Skálmöld
Album: Börn Loka
Label: Napalm Records
Genre: Viking metal
Hailing from Iceland, Skálmöld released their second album Börn Loka in the fall of 2012. Börn Loka tells the story of siblings Hilmar and Brynhildur, with Hilmar wanting to become a Viking warrior and needing to pass a whole lot of adventures.
Börn Loka is drenched in Nordic mythology, sung in Icelandic, and a full choir and vocalist Edda Tegeder were added to the compositions – all ingredients for an epic Viking musical saga.
Skálmöld produce a rather untypical type of viking metal, with less folk elements and more dark metal influences and hints of black metal into their sound. The resulting work is by times similar to very early work by Therion (pre-Theli).
Börn Loka brings us more to a past realm in the Nordic countries, where tales of despair and great perils loom in the dense forests, rather than to viking ships and battle hymns. The original take of Skálmöld on the viking metal genre is something that I can very much appreciate.
The album opens with "Odinn" and "Sleipnir", very symphonic and epic work that is similar to Therion's Theli, albeit a little less dark. Other highlights of Börn Loka include "Fenrisulfur" with it's polka rhythm, black metal screams and virtuose guitar solos, "Narfi" and it's great use of the choir and the final track "Loki", with it's dark groove and angsty vocals.
With Börn Loka Skálmöld have shown that they are a creative and mystical band that compose music with a distinct atmosphere. All lovers of the darker metal genres, as well as folk/pagan/viking metal should check out this album and it's great cross-over style!
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5 Questions to Ask Yourself During Your Closet Cleanout
Do you cringe when thinking about cleaning out your closet? Still have clothes from high school that you know need to go but you just can't seem to part with? Listen, we've all been there. So we're here to help.
We know it's hard to say goodbye to some pieces but with our simple system you'll be able to get some clarity about what you need to keep in your closet, what you should store and what you should donate.
1. Do you love this item?
Pretty self-explanatory, but is this one of your go-to items in your closet? Do you find yourself gravitating toward this item when you don't know what to wear because you know that you feel good wearing it?
If you answered yes to one or both questions then this is something that should definitely keep in your capsule. Additionally, you should take notes as to why you love it and think about purchasing another item similar to it. For example, I had two great turtleneck sweaters in my closet when I did the closet clean out.
After going through this process I realized that's my go to style of tops. Now I have a capsule full of turtlenecks and I LOVE IT. You don't have to be as extreme as that; however, if there is a style of clothing that you like or that is really flattering on you don't be afraid to have multiple in your wardrobe.
If you answered no then ask yourself if this piece of clothing has any sentimental value to it. If not, what's holding you back? Definitely donate it! If yes, then ask yourself if it fits well and is flattering. If it is, store it for now and revisit it for another season. There is no sense in keeping it in your closet if you won't wear it.
If it has strong sentimental value then hold on to it, but store it someplace that isn't your closet. Then, check back in a few months to see if it's something you truly miss.
2. Is it applicable to the current season?
We've established that you do love this item but now you need to think about whether or not you'll be able to wear it this season. Of course there are items that overlap seasons and some that you can wear almost all year round. Those are good to stay in your closet for now such as a t-shirt or your favorite pair of jeans.
We're talking about making your capsule for summer and still having all your winter sweaters crowding your closet. Separate all the things that are not wearable in the current season to give yourself a little wiggle room to see what you have left to work with. This will make getting dressed in the morning much easier.
3. Does it fit you well?
Now that you've separated all the clothes in your closet that aren't in season you need to go through them and ask if they fit you well. This includes being flattering to your body but also think about the feeling of the fabric. Is it itchy? If it's a knit does it easily snag? Do you avoid wearing this item because you're scared to wash it? You get the drift.
If there is an attribute about the piece of clothing that you really don't like or that deters you from wearing it then you need to ask yourself the tough question. Will I ever wear this? Or, do I avoid it? If it fits well and you like the feel of the fabric GREAT, store it for next season.
4. Are you sure you love this item?
If you've determined that this item does not fit you...well then, you need to ask yourself again if you really love the item. If it doesn't fit you but you love the item, write down the details about what you do you love. Then the next time you go shopping be intentional about purchasing a similar item for your capsule.
5. Have you worn it in the past three months?
Now you're looking at what's left in your closet, which should only have things that you love and that are applicable to the current season. Next you need to look through your clothes and think about if you've worn the items in the last 3 months. When I went through the closet clean out I had this awesome silver sequin skirt that was perfect for holiday parties or any dressy winter occasion. It fit well and I loved it. The only problem is I never knew what to wear if with (even after researching it on Pinterest). If you have an item like this that you love but don't wear often or don't know how to wear then you should think about storing it for next season.
This flow chart is a great tool to remind you about what we just learned. When you're cleaning out your closet remember this is all about figuring out what you LOVE. Finding out what you love will help you identify your personal style, which will then help you create a capsule wardrobe full of clothes that make you feel great. Not because they are on trend or "cool" but because they feel like you!


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Even superheroes can't save everything….
06. November 2012
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Forewarned is forearmed or say the saying goes. I really bought into this concept before my recent holiday to America and Canada with my 2 ½ year old son.Having only just recovered from a disastrous flight from Cuba to Manchester with my then 18 month old I thought I would use the old adage and ...


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"When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk"
In the past I gave some consideration to whether this should be given the honour of being the best ever Western. At one time I could easily have given that title to Leone's own Once Upon a Time in the West. But over repeated viewings this just held up better for a variety of reasons. It was the most purely entertaining, the most engaging, it had a certain tone and a certain character to it all which was never quite replicated anywhere else. So I was forced to reconsider... maybe this is the best. With more thought it eventually made it into the perfect score list.
The previous two films in the so called "dollars trilogy" are watchable, but very hit and miss in terms of overall quality and consistency. Revisiting them recently the flaws are more evident and they certainly aren't nearly as fun as the third instalment, despite the similarities in many places. The music is still good and they have their own memorable set pieces and characters. Clint is iconic in the poncho and they have the same kind of style at times. But they aren't paced as well, and they certainly don't have this much personality. They're just practice runs all building up this one, where every comes together.
He's tall, blonde, he smokes a cigar, and he's a pig!


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The seventh issue of fashion bi-annual Industrie hits newsstands today, and on the cover is fashion editor Tonne Goodman who is known for her work as a fashion editor for Vogue US. Tonne, who is also a former model, poses for Inez and Vinoodh.
Inside the issue, Lara Stone also makes an appearance in a feature lensed by Erik Torsensson and styled by Clare Richardson. Lara is looking super sleek and sexy like a Helmut Newton-vixen in the preview shots; a complete 180 from her recent The Edit feature. See more below.


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While you're waiting for Timothy Verstynen and Bradley Voytek's Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep? A Neuroscientific View of the Zombie Brain and Colin Adams's Zombies and Calculus to come out this fall, be sure to check out these foreign editions of John Quiggin's Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk among Us.
Quiggin's book examines the fallout of the recent financial crisis, and suggests how we might avoid another one. Though the recession apparently invalidated many of the assumptions behind market liberalism, and demonstrated the instability of speculative investments, Quiggin shows how these ideas still live in the minds of politicians, economists, and the public. He argues that the only way to avoid the dangers of these "zombie economics" is to find an adequate replacement for the market liberalism that has dominated popular economic thought for decades. Zombie Economics was also co-winner of Axiom Business's 2012 Gold Medal Book Award in Economics.
Photos courtesy of John Quiggin.
Other undead enthusiasts may enjoy Daniel W. Drezner's Theories of International Politics and Zombies. Drezner's 2011 book imagines the responses of the world's governments to a global zombie pandemic, imaginatively using the supernatural to examine real-world political concerns. The book earned an honorable mention for the Association of American Publishers' 2011 PROSE Award in Government and Politics. A new "Revived Edition" will be out this October, featuring a heavily updated text and a new epilogue examining the cultural significance of zombies in the public sphere.
Recommended Reading:
|Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk among Us by John Quiggin
|Theories of International Politics and Zombies by Daniel W. Drezner
|Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep? A Neuroscientific View of the Zombie Brain by Timothy Verstynen and Bradley Voytek
|Zombies and Calculus by Colin Adams


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We're coming up on the end of April, which is a magical time in every MLB season. There are hot starts, and there are hot starts, and we're nearing the time when it becomes acceptable to point to a body of work in the current season as something more than a two-week blip. Consider, for instance, the top eight qualified ERA leaders in Major League Baseball going into Thursday's action: Mark Buehrle (0.64), Aaron Harang (0.85), Ervin Santana (0.86), Alfredo Simon (1.30), Johnny Cueto (1.38), Jesse Chavez (1.38), Martin Perez (1.42) and Yovani Gallardo (1.42). Aside from Cueto, this is a laundry list of people you don't expect to see leading the league in ERA -- and you can probably figure out without any special assistance which names likely won't be on the list come the All-Star break.
The tricky thing is to separate the meaningfully surprising performances from the ones that are expected, such as Cueto; sample-size mirages like Buehrle; or straight-up black-magic wonder tours like Aaron Harang, whose current season line is the most bizarre this side of Aaron Cook's 2012 stint in Boston. (Seriously, Harang is somehow stranding over 90 percent of runners on base while about 70 percent of his balls in play are either fly balls or line drives. It's nuts.)
It'll be awhile before we can say anything definitive about whether a particular pitcher's season is a breakout or a mirage -- in some cases, we may need to wait until the end of 2015 to truly evaluate how closely this season's pitching performances matched up to true talent level. But we can at least identify a couple of guys to watch outside of the by-the-numbers ERA leaders thus far.
Jenrry Mejia, New York Mets
Even without the arm of staff ace Matt Harvey, the New York Mets quietly had a rotation whose upside ranged from above average to very good. Bartolo Colon, Zack Wheeler and Jon Niese seemed to be underrated over the offseason for a variety of different reasons. While those three pitchers have been mixed bags in terms of early results -- and while a lot of the Mets rotational upside chat relies on Noah Syndergaard popping onto the 25-man roster sometime in the middle of the season -- the Mets have gotten a significant lift from starter-turned-reliever-turned-starter-turned-reliever Jenrry Mejia. Since joining last July, Mejia has a 2.16 ERA -- but prior to that, he was mainly notable for how poorly the previous Mets administration mishandled his development back in 2010. (Mejia was supposed to be one of the second-tier pitching prospects from slightly before the time when Harvey, Wheeler and Jeurys Familia were the big three in the Mets farm system. His career was partially derailed by Tommy John surgery, but now he's fully recovered and showing signs that he'll make good on the promise that convinced the Mets to call him up -- at 20 years old -- in the first place.)
Mejia's cutter and curveball both look like plus pitches in his most recent stint in the majors. The big question is how well he can command his pitches. So far he's already walked 14 batters against 25 strikeouts in 22.2 IP this season, which is many more walks per inning than he wants to be surrendering. If Mejia's start proves to be a fluke, it'll likely be because he's unable to get his pitches under control -- but from what he's shown so far, he's put together the talent to succeed at the major league level.
Yovani Gallardo, Milwaukee Brewers
Gallardo makes the tail end of that list of ERA leaders -- and it's about time, as far as Brewers fans are concerned. Gallardo is a guy who has never quite lived up to his potential. He's been solidly above average most of his career, but he was supposed to be the ace of the Milwaukee rotation when he came up. (Functionally, he's been that team's ace for the past five years or so.) The main concern with Gallardo was last season's line -- 180.2 IP of 4.18 ERA baseball at 27 years old. That's a significant step back from Gallardo's career numbers. The fear about guys whose control never really develops -- Gallardo has a career 3.4 walk rate, which is on the high side -- is that as soon as the stuff tails off, the pitcher is just done.
The stuff appears to still be there for Gallardo, and he's only walking 2.6 batters per nine at the moment. While we're a bit too far down the line in Gallardo's career to feel comfortable theorizing that he's just fixed his command, at least for now he seems to have bounced back from being a sub-league-average starter last season.
Edinson Volquez, Pittsburgh Pirates
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A pitcher with good stuff but long-standing control issues has resurfaced on the Pittsburgh Pirates and is suddenly mowing down major league hitters. For the time being, at least, Edinson Volquez is this season's Francisco Liriano. (The actual Liriano, it may be worth noting, has an ERA of 4.22, which is more or less right back in line with his career numbers.) The Pirates do have some sort of recent track record at rehabilitating this kind of pitcher -- though it should be mentioned that, even though just about every pitcher in the Pirates organization had a career year in 2013, it didn't stop guys like Jonathan Sanchez from washing out. But generally speaking, Volquez has had many recent big-league stints end the way most fireworks do. He should be difficult to fully trust until the season is over and in the books and he's asking for $100 million in free agency. Something interesting about Volquez (18th on the ERA leaderboard among qualified players) is that his strand rate is a fairly pedestrian 78.1 percent, as opposed to strand rates in the high 80s and low 90s for virtually ever pitcher above him.
Martin Perez, Texas Rangers
The most important thing about Martin Perez's game right now is that he's a Rangers pitcher getting over 60 percent of his balls in play on the ground. Given the rather unforgiving confines of the ballpark in Arlington for pitchers, it's far better to be hanging out near the two-thirds mark than to be near last season's 48.1 percent. Perez isn't the kind of pitcher that can sustain a 1.42 ERA across an entire season -- he's not an especially proficient strikeout pitcher and has a middle-rotation ceiling at best -- but given the other guys in the Rangers rotation, he doesn't have to. He's been invaluable so far in keeping the Rangers from embarrassing themselves in the first month of the season while they deal with a myriad of starting-rotation woes.
This appears to be a legitimate change in approach. Almost 40 percent of the pitches that have come out of Perez's hand so far this April have been sinkers, and he's drastically cut back the amount he uses his four-seamer and change-up combo so far. It'll be interesting to see how teams adjust to what he's doing with it.
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There are other pitchers for whom similarly convincing arguments can be made -- for instance, Michael Pineda -- but for now, these are four of the guys who've looked particularly promising for reasons besides the Random Number Generator writ large that is the first month of the season.


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