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The purchaser selects the product(s) of his/her choice and adds it/them under the heading "Your Basket". He/she can check the details of the planned purchase and change them at any time.
The purchaser must then confirm his/her details, billing address, location and form of delivery and the selected payment method. The purchaser carefully reads and confirms the order at each stage of the order process.
When the purchaser confirms his/her order by clicking on the "Confirm your payment" icon, he/she is deemed to have accepted the contents and conditions of the order, the prices, characteristics, quantities and delivery deadlines for the ordered products. The order cannot be amended or cancelled by the purchaser after the purchaser has confirmed payment.
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The purchaser may also order products by calling 1-855-747-2948 (toll free). This Purchase Policy will also apply to purchases made by telephone.
Immediately after you have successfully placed your order, you will receive an e-mail that contains information regarding the details of your order. The order confirmation is your receipt that can be printed for your records. The order confirmation e-mail includes your order number, the details of the products and corresponding prices, your ship-to and bill-to information, and the ship method. Receipt of the order confirmation e-mail does not mean that your order has been accepted. Acceptance of your order occurs only when we have tendered the products to the carrier for delivery.
You may track the status of the order and download your invoice in the "Your Account" section on the Site.
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We charge the appropriate state and local sales tax based on the delivery address of your order. Sales tax will apply on the shipping and handling charges, if applicable
Your card will not be debited until we have shipped your order.
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We will make every effort to deliver the products within the time period indicated on the Site and in any event within thirty (30) days of order confirmation. Nevertheless, delivery times are estimates only and we shall not be liable for late delivery. If we are unable to deliver the products to you within said thirty (30) day period, we will refund any sums paid by you unless you consent to late delivery.
We ship only to the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, but excluding other U.S. territories or possessions.
When ordering, you may choose the most convenient delivery method offered on the Site and, if required, provide clear delivery instructions if the delivery address is difficult to locate or access.
The delivery time of the products will depend on the option you select when placing your order.
In the event that products are returned to SISLEY because the purchaser did not accept delivery, the purchaser shall be reimbursed for the amount of the order, after deduction of shipping charges.
The purchaser should check the condition of the products upon delivery. It is normal that there will be some wear to the packing materials. If the purchaser has any concerns regarding the condition of the products or if any products are missing from the order or are incorrect or damaged, the purchaser should inform the carrier or, if this is not possible, should notify SISLEY's Customer Service Team as soon as possible. Please retain the shipping box, packing materials and any damaged products.
Risk of loss, damage and theft of the products passes to the purchaser upon delivery.
7 RETURN OF PRODUCTS: 30 days guarantee
The purchaser may return all or a part of its order within 30 days of receiving it. To return a product, the purchaser shall complete the online return form, available in the "Your Product Returns" section, under the heading "Your Account" or the paper return form included in your package and send the unopened product, in its original packaging along with a copy of return form to following address:
Attn: Returns Department
15 Starr Road
Danbury, CT 06810
The purchaser can check the status of the return online by consulting the section "My Returns" under the heading "My Account".
For reasons of hygiene, cosmetic products (skincare products, perfumes and make-up) must be returned in their complete and original packaging, intact and in perfect condition for resale. If the products have been opened they are unsuitable for future sale.
Consequently, any product which has been opened or damaged or the original packaging of which was damaged, shall not be refunded, accepted or exchanged.
Please retain the tracking number of your return package for your records. Sisley-Paris is not responsible for return packages that are not received at our office.
Any return accepted by SISLEY shall entail the refund of the relevant products, as well as the standard shipping costs (except in the case of a partial return) within a maximum period of 30 days from the qualitative and quantitative verification of the returned products.
The costs of returning the product are the responsibility of the purchaser: packages sent postage due or COD shall not be accepted.
Unaccepted products shall be returned carriage forward to the purchaser.
When returning orders in full, free gifts must also be returned. No refund of any kind will be issued until the free gift is received.
The Beauty Subscription has been discontinued and unavailable for purchase Effective November 1st, 2019. The Final Beauty Subscription boxes will be shipped to existing enrolled clients through January 2020.
"Beauty Subscription" was a service available to the Purchaser in order to enable him/her to discover the whole Sisley product range. The Purchaser received a cosmetic box each month containing five (5) sample products selected by Sisley based on a theme which changes from month to month. The General Terms and Conditions of Sale fully apply to the "Beauty Subscription" in addition to the special terms and conditions laid down herein below (which shall prevail over the other clauses of the General Terms and Conditions in the event of a contradiction):
The Beauty Subscription has been discontinued and unavailable for purchase Effective November 1st, 2019.
The Purchaser was previously able to choose to sign up for the "Beauty Subscription" for a term of six (6) months or twelve (12) months with effect from the subscription date. This was not tacitly renewed and automatically terminated on the expiry date subject to no formalities.
The Beauty Subscription has been discontinued and unavailable for purchase Effective November 1st, 2019. The Final Beauty Subscription boxes will be shipped to existing enrolled clients through January 2020.
Previously, cosmetic boxes were only deliverable in the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, but excluding other US territories or possessions. They were dispatched each month, based on the subscription date for the Beauty Subscription, so that the Beauty Subscription starts from the subscription date for the Beauty Subscription by the Purchaser. Only standard delivery was available for this service and the cost is included in the Beauty Subscription. The delivery time is generally seven (7) business days, but it exclusively depends on the carrier responsible for delivery.
The Beauty Subscription has been discontinued and unavailable for purchase Effective November 1st, 2019. The Final Beauty Subscription boxes will be shipped to existing enrolled clients through January 2020.
Members of My Sisley Club with Gold or Platinum status automatically received the benefit of a complimentary "Beauty Subscription" during the term of their status. In the event where their status changed to Orchid, their "Beauty Subscription" shall terminate subject to no special formalities. However, they shall be informed regarding such termination and may sign up for the "Beauty Subscription" of their choosing in order to continue as a paid service.
The Beauty Subscription has been discontinued and unavailable for purchase Effective November 1st, 2019. The Final Beauty Subscription boxes will be shipped to existing enrolled clients through January 2020.
The Purchaser of either a 6-month or a 12-month Beauty Subscription shall be credited My Sisley Club points (6 points for 6-month subscriptions and 10 points for 12-month subscriptions).
The Purchaser has the right to cancel from his/her subscription without reason within a deadline of the thirty (30) days of the subscription date for the "Beauty Subscription". In order to exercise this right, the Purchaser shall, before the expiry of the cancellation deadline, inform Sisley of his/her desire in an unequivocal statement through:
• the return form available on the Website under the "Your Account" of the Purchaser;
• or by letter or e-mail addressed to sent to SISLEY's Customer Services (cf. Section 1 of these Purchase Policy and including the following information: name, postal address, and if applicable, the telephone number, order number and e-mail address.
SISLEY shall refund the amount of the "Beauty Subscription" affected by the cancellation to the Purchaser within a maximum deadline of thirty (30) calendar days of the demand for cancellation.
The Beauty Subscription has been discontinued and unavailable for purchase Effective November 1st, 2019. The Final Beauty Subscription boxes will be shipped to existing enrolled clients through January 2020.
Purchasers of the Beauty Subscription: The balance of any remaining Beauty Subscription boxes left on the Purchaser's account will be refunded back to the Purchaser in the same method of original payment.
My Sisley Club Gold & Platinum Complimentary Subscriptions: The My Sisley Club program is being enhanced and new benefits and rewards are being established to reward your loyalty. The new program details will be announced in early Spring 2020.
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All the way from across the pond, I received my brand new shrug! I wanted something different, something unique and most importantly something handmade. I posted an alchemy request for this mystery item and this is what I got.
The picture on the left really doesn't do it justice. The one on the right is the same shrug with a red vampire bat wings. It fits great and has the unique look I was going for, so thanks fallenangelgothtogs, I love it!
I already showed off my purchase from kindredspiritsyarn by showing you the amazing orange scarf I tatted up as a custom order, but I'd like to give special mention to her wonderful customer service. The yarn came lovingly wrapped very quickly enabling me to finish my order in a very timely manner. The colors were brilliant and perfectly captured in her listings which I image can be hard to do with dyed yarn. Thanks so much!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
2 comments:
- The Nature Nut said...
Wow that shrug is AWESOME!!!
- April 16, 2008 at 9:38 AM
- Waterrose said...
What a cool shrug. My daughter would love this. She has wings tattooed on her back...plus a few others.
- April 16, 2008 at 10:37 PM
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Barry Ferguson was denied a first win in caretaker charge of Blackpool but he felt he had done a good job despite watching Billy Sharp nick a late point for Doncaster Rovers.
Andy Halliday looked to have given the home side a win with his debut strike on 78 minutes but Sharp popped up with a late header to salvage a 1-1 draw for the visitors.
It was one-way traffic in the first half as a rejuvenated Blackpool side looked to stem a run of nine defeats in 10 games.
But they were missing wantaway striker Tom Ince - who was excluded from Ferguson's matchday squad - and Blackpool perhaps lacked the quality to snatch all three points.
"I loved every minute of it; you could see that on the sidelines," said Ferguson. "I'm just gutted for the boys because they gave me absolutely everything out there.
"I was nervous when I woke up. It was a mixture of emotions, I was nervous, excited.
"But I knew after the training session on Thursday when I took the boys - they gave me hard work and commitment and I knew they'd do that for me today.
"It was probably the shortest team talk they've ever had. I just gave them a couple of minutes on Doncaster but I wanted to focus on us. Today was about us.
"We played some good stuff today and got the one goal but we could've had more.
"I've decided as soon as or if I take over then I'll hang up my boots, it wasn't difficult not to pick myself today."
The Seasiders were full of endeavour from the first whistle and Steven Davies might have put them one goal ahead had he not been hauled down by Bongani Khumalo as he sped through on goal.
In the ninth minutes, a ball over the top of the back four from Isaiah Osbourne sent Michael Chopra free in behind, but the striker could only fire straight at the advancing Ross Turnbull.
With the next attack the hosts carved out another good opening.
This time Davies was the architect when he sent a delivery across the face of the goal from the left, only for Chopra to inexplicably miss the ball completely from six yards out.
The Tangerine tide continued to consume the Doncaster half and, with the opening period drawing to a close, Chopra was denied by Turnbull for a second time, with his turn and shot palmed away.
Doncaster slowly began to turn the tide and Coppinger forced Matt Gilks into making two decent saves - the first a low shot from the edge of the box on 63 minutes and the second a curling 20-yard effort the Pool keeper clawed away from the top right-hand corner.
Tiredness appeared to be creeping into the legs of the men in orange and Paul Dickov's side should have taken the lead when a lofted Paul Keegan pass found Chris Brown inside the area, only for the striker to blaze over the bar.
But just as the visitors looked to have taken control, a hopeful ball into the box by Jack Robinson ended up at the feet of Davies and, though he could not connect with his shot, substitute Halliday prodded home from close range to give Blackpool the lead.
Ferguson's side looked to have snatched victory but with the clock ticking down Sharp got the faintest of touches on a David Cotterill free-kick to earn Doncaster a share of the spoils.
Doncaster boss Dickov said: "It looks as though he (Billy Sharp) nicked it and that's what he's been brought here for.
"We played better and created more chances when we played Blackburn up here a few weeks ago and they beat us 1-0.
"But we've got a fox-in-the-box striker who can score you goals and today he's managed to nick us a point.
"I feel given the quality of our delivery and the size of the team we should score more goals from set-pieces and we managed to do that today.
"We struggled to find our feet in the first half; they came storming out of the blocks as I knew they would do knowing Barry (Ferguson). But we slowly got into the game and I felt we deserved the goal when it came.
"It's a massive psychological advantage to move out of the bottom three. I told them before the game, let's get out of the bottom three today, get a result, and then kick on from there and that's what we've managed to do."


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Riverview is 27 acres of opportunity for your event. Whether you need facilities for your family or a large crowd, Riverview is a beautiful destination for refreshment, renewal, retreat, relaxation, reflection and reconnecting. You will not even know you are still within city limits. Facilities and grounds provide an event center, banquet hall and multiple conference rooms. WiFi and air-conditioning provided in all general meeting areas. On the grounds, there are two playground areas, a bonfire pit, volleyball, basketball, and a frisbee golf course.
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Yorkshire 447 and 215 for 7 drew with Lancashire 358 and 192 for 7
Steven Croft enhanced his reputation as a batsman with a defiant unbeaten 85 spanning three hours as Lancashire battled to what may prove to be an important draw here, the result denying Yorkshire an opportunity to go 14 points clear of Nottinghamshire at the top of the Championship.
Instead, the White Rose county lead by one, which is good news for their rivals from Trent Bridge, who have played two matches fewer, but also for Lancashire, who are one fixture behind and only eight points in arrears. Having been in a strong position when the sides met at Headingley a month ago only for rain to intervene, defeat this time would have been hard to take.
In the event, rain played a part again, although thankfully not to the extent early forecasts had suggested. Yet two interruptions after tea, costing 11 overs, may have proved decisive. Certainly, they benefited Lancashire's rearguard action as Yorkshire packed the in-field, with the ball turning enough for Adil Rashid and Azeem Rafiq to make batting a stiff test.
Croft, Glen Chapple and then Kyle Hogg found themselves charged with securing Lancashire's survival after the final hour began with Yorkshire needing four more wickets. They did so with six or seven close fielders around the bat at all times, in addition to wicketkeeper Gerard Brophy, as Rashid and Rafiq sought a way through. In the end, though, Chapple was the only casualty and Croft, who has caught the eye more regularly as an aggressive batsman with a penchant for spectacular hitting, played the two spinners superbly, never offering a single, identifiable chance.
As it happens, a draw had looked the likeliest out come all along, after Yorkshire had seemed to score too slowly in the morning session to set up a run chase that would give them enough time to bowl the home side out.
Caution from stand-in captain Jacques Rudolph was understandable. While he has skippered South Africa A and the Titans successfully, his record when asked to lead Yorkshire has been dreadful. He has led the side eight times in three seasons - twice in the Championship, twice in 40-over matches and three times in Twenty20 - and until yesterday he had lost every game, an extraordinary record that, of course, includes a gamble that backfired when Somerset were given a run chase at Taunton in May in Yorkshire's only defeat in the Championship to date.
Here, Yorkshire declared at lunch at 215 for 7, giving Lancashire a target of 305. But with only 68 overs left in the day, the odds seemed always to favour the batting side if survival became the objective.
Yorkshire had lost their key man when Anthony McGrath was leg before as left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan straightened one up on him. Then Gerard Brophy chipped to short extra cover off Daren Powell and Kerrigan slipped one under Pyrah's attempted pull. Tino Best was stumped, aiming an agricultural heave at the same bowler, who finished with 4 for 77. Only Rashid, unbeaten for 42, succeeded in pushing along the score without mishap.
Any hope Lancashire entertained of scoring the runs effectively disappeared in an erratic opening spell by Tino Best, win which the West Indian pace bowler sent many balls down the leg side but also yorked Stephen Moore, had Simon Katich caught at third slip and dismissed Paul Horton leg before.
Steve Patterson had Mark Chilton lbw before the first stoppage, which cost 10 overs. Yorkshire's eagerness to get back out saw their players massed at the boundary rope more than five minutes before the restart time announced over the public address, prompting the umpires to join them and insist that Lancashire's batsmen wasted no further precious moments.
Steve Patterson had ousted Mark Chilton, who was lbw before the stoppage. Rudolph had turned to the less experienced Rafiq, the off-spinner, first but it was Rashid who made the breakthrough, dismissing Tom Smith, who was well taken by Brophy, and then Luke Sutton, caught off the bat at short leg, in the space of three balls.
With that, Yorkshire's urgency increased still further. They deployed their 12th man and their conditioning coach as ball boys to ensure that balls hit for four were returned swiftly and a tense final hour that ultimately stretched to almost 23 overs must have seemed like an age to the batsmen.
But though a fine, running catch at mid-on by Best accounted for Chapple, there were no further incursions for Yorkshire. Croft maintained his concentration in the face of 174 deliveries in total, and Hogg, who batted back 33 balls before he played a scoring shot, did a sound job in support.


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Background: Violence against women is associated with serious health problems, including adverse maternal and child health. Antenatal care (ANC) midwives are increasingly expected to implement the routine of identifying exposure to violence. An increase of Somali born refugee women in Sweden, their reported adverse childbearing health and possible links to violence pose a challenge to the Swedish maternity health care system. Thus, the aim was to explore ways ANC midwives in Sweden work with Somali born women and the questions of exposure to violence.
Methods: Qualitative individual interviews with 17 midwives working with Somali-born women in nine ANC clinics in Sweden were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results: The midwives strived to focus on the individual woman beyond ethnicity and cultural differences. In relation to the Somali born women, they navigated between different definitions of violence, ways of handling adversities in life and social contexts, guided by experience based knowledge and collegial support. Seldom was ongoing violence encountered. The Somali-born women's' strengths and contentment were highlighted, however, language skills were considered central for a Somali-born woman's access to rights and support in the Swedish society. Shared language, trustful relationships, patience, and networking were important aspects in the work with violence among Somali-born women.
Conclusion: Focus on the individual woman and skills in inter-cultural communication increases possibilities of overcoming social distances. This enhances midwives' ability to identify Somali born woman's resources and needs regarding violence disclosure and support. Although routine use of professional interpretation is implemented, it might not fully provide nuances and social safety needed for violence disclosure. Thus, patience and trusting relationships are fundamental in work with violence among Somali born women. In collaboration with social networks and other health care and social work professions, the midwife can be a bridge and contribute to increased awareness of rights and support for Somali-born women in a new society.
During the latest decade Somali-born women with experiences of long-lasting war followed by migration have increasingly encountered Swedish maternity care, where antenatal care midwives are assigned to ask questions about exposure to violence. The overall aim in this thesis was to gain deeper understanding of Somali-born women's wellbeing and needs during the parallel transitions of migration to Sweden and childbearing, focusing on maternity healthcare encounters and violence. Data were obtained from medical records (paper I), qualitative interviews with Somali-born women (II, III) and Swedish antenatal care midwives (IV). Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used. Compared to pregnancies of Swedish-born women, Somali-born women's pregnancies demonstrated later booking and less visits to antenatal care, more maternal morbidity but less psychiatric treatment, less medical pain relief during delivery and more emergency caesarean sections and small-for-gestational-age infants (I). Political violence with broken societal structures before migration contributed to up-rootedness, limited healthcare and absent state-based support to women subjected to violence, which reinforced reliance on social networks, own endurance and faith in Somalia (II). After migration, sources of wellbeing were a pragmatic "moving-on" approach including faith and motherhood, combined with social coherence. Lawful rights for women were appreciated but could concurrently risk creating power tensions in partner relationships. Generally, the Somali-born women associated the midwife more with providing medical care than with overall wellbeing or concerns about violence, but new societal resources were parallel incorporated with known resources (III). Midwives strived for woman-centered approaches beyond ethnicity and culture in care encounters, with language, social gaps and divergent views on violence as potential barriers in violence inquiry. Somali-born women's strength and contentment were highlighted, and ongoing violence seldom encountered according to the midwives experiences (IV). Pragmatism including "moving on" combined with support from family and social networks, indicate capability to cope with violence and migration-related stress. However, this must be balanced against potential unspoken needs at individual level in care encounters.With trustful relationships, optimized interaction and networking with local Somali communities and across professions, the antenatal midwife can have a "bridging-function" in balancing between dual societies and contribute to healthy transitions in the new society.


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There has never been a better time to innovate. Opportunities are plentiful and there is a groundswell of interest from the new generation to try new things. The nature of business today and new tools and technologies have also empowered organizations to much more quickly test out their ideas and refine them with real users. Yet many companies are struggling to shift their way of thinking and working to be able to innovate more effectively. Instead of fundamentally changing the game they are focused on the symptomatic treatment of innovation.
We are taught about the ground rules growing up but in this new world that we live in even the most basic principles should be questioned and revisited. Then again human nature has also always been about pushing the limits. This is certainly true when it comes to best in class organizations who look to systemize their innovation management processes in their journey to develop sustainable innovative n operations with the ability to constantly transform and reinvent themselves. They don't accept yesterday's facts and limitations as gospel instead they challenge conventional thinking every day.
Conformity, building consensus and political correctness often trumps originality, risk taking and trying new things. But this is exactly how companies structure and reward what is deemed to be "good" work and in the process kill innovation. Creating innovation labs and organizing innovation events such as a hackathon is the more common approach to "deal with innovation". As if innovation is a problem you can solve in isolation with a single brush. But these simple, single, framed and isolated initiatives only create more organizational inertia, employee disillusionment and mixed results.
Most organizations readily recognize the need to build systems of record to ensure and help facilitate the proper management of individual departments including sales, marketing, administration, services and R&D. Still many organizations are struggling how to go about doing that when it comes to innovation. Business units and functional departments with their own designated management teams can seriously impede innovation when the right mechanism and touch points are not established to help provide inter-departmental collaboration that leads to real change. The successful execution in this area will also help lead companies to function in a more pioneering fashion by working directly with the functional silos that have long plagued progress, productivity and performance.
Organizations are starting to embrace this challenge by adopting solutions that makes this kind of cross functional collaboration possible but they need to create a system that automates and streamlines the entire innovation management process. As the nature of work continues to flatten organizational structures, companies need a new way to communicate and create transparency and accountability which transcends the old hierarchical business structures many organizations still grapple with. A holistic approach must support multiple types of innovation (process improvement, business model transformation, enhance customer experience, new product or service development etc.) that invariably require the involvement of each and every functional department as well an ecosystem that extends externally and facilitates ongoing interactions with customer, suppliers, universities and the start-up community. Crowdsourcing through inter departmental participation, targeted micro challenges, open innovation and co-creation activities is what will ensure true measurable impact each and every new idea and concept can eventually bring about if the right thought process and approach is in place to unlock its maximum value.
This Age of Innovation really ushers in the age of opportunity in this next wave of disruptive change as the ability to continuously innovate takes center stage. To move away from the symptomatic treatment of innovation and build the right system it all starts with making sure you have the right mindset to make it happen. Don't look for a fast cure for the symptoms instead focus in on how you can really address the underlying problem.
How are you planning on building your innovation management competency? A good way to start is to identify the right challenge to focus on. You can learn more about taking the right first steps by looking at the Infographic – Step by Step Process to Challenge Driven Innovation Management.


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Mike Welsch, writing in the Form and referring to Papa Clem's Arkansas Derby, reports that the colt has certainly given little indication he will be capable of duplicating the effort on Derby Day.
Breaking off at the seven-furlong marker, Papa Clem began at a rapid but certainly not overtaxing pace, getting his opening three furlongs in 36.70 seconds. But by the time he settled into the stretch, it became readily apparent Papa Clem had already begun tossing in the towel. Had to be put under strong urging, with exercise rider Mundo Cedeno throwing several crosses with the reins for encouragement, to cover his second three-eighths in 38.55 seconds, then barely made it to the wire, with Cedeno standing up and patting his exhausted mount a couple of times on the neck as they approached the finish line. [Daily Racing Form]But in Saturday's Kentucky Derby Notes release, trainer Gary Stute says: "The main goal was just to get him tired." Apparently he succeeded. Stute said that Papa Clem could blow out a quarter-mile in the final day or two before the Derby "if he's biting and kicking." I'll keep an eye on this one despite Welsch's take on the proceedings. (General Quarters, who'd also gotten the thumbs down from the Racing Form's Clockerman, was reported on Saturday to be striding out more smoothly and appearing much more comfortable.)
Papa Clem is a horse who has all of the qualities I look to see. He's on the improve, possesses tactical speed and has also shown the ability to win from off the pace, has a suitable pedigree, by Smart Strike, from the Derby-successful Raise A Native line, and has run in three races this year, the last one three weeks ago. I mean, that used to be a good thing, right? He's also shown versatility, having run well on Pro-Ride, the slop at Fair Grounds and the fast track in the Arkansas Derby. With all the attention on the synthetic/dirt question, remember that the Churchill surface has its own reputation as one that not every horse takes to, so I consider that to be a plus. Figures to be one of the value propositions I think, perhaps 12, 15-1 or so y'think?
(Also will point that of the three top finishers in the Arkansas Derby, Old Fashioned is retired with an injury, and both Papa Clem and Summer Bird have gotten seriously dissed by Welsch).
At Palm Meadows in Florida, one of the Magna properties which will now have to be sold off separately after last week's court decision blocking the plan to sell it to MI Developments as part of a bundle, Dunkirk worked five furlongs in 1:01.05. Pletcher told Ky Derby Notes:
"We couldn't be more pleased with the way things have gone as he's come up to this race," Pletcher said. "Everything has fallen into place. Every one of his works has taken place when we wanted it to and they have all come off the way we hoped. He's coming up to the race right and we're feeling very good about him. We couldn't be happier."I saw an article in the Saratogian earlier this week in which Pletcher said that Dunkirk is the furthest along and the most 10-furlong-ready animal he's had at this time of year.
"I don't see him as very green at all....He's been in traffic and had dirt in his face. The horse is very well educated for a lightly raced horse."The Toddster seems particularly jacked about this one; don't recall him sounding this confident before the Derby. I love the horse myself, and loved his Florida Derby. I'd take him over Quality Road and his quarter cracks without a doubt at this point. But I dunno, I still hate the one race in the ten weeks leading up to the Derby, and his value prospects remain to be seen.
Friesan Fire galloped at Churchill for the first time, and jeez, I hope this horse doesn't win. If he does, off of seven weeks rest, besides the fact that I'll lose all of my Derby bets, we'll start to see tracks moving their preps back like states trying to have the early primaries. How long do you think it would be before a horse makes his three-year old debut on the first Saturday in May?


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Another blogging challenge! January's "Sugar High Friday" challenge is to recreate a favorite childhood dessert.
When I was a kid, Christmas was exciting for two reasons: presents, of course, but also the ridiculously sugar-laden snacks that were a constant presence in our house for about two or three weeks every December. My mom would always make three treats: peanut-butter rice crispy squares, fudge, and this amazing gooey concoction of graham crackers, condensed milk, chocolate chips, and powdered sugar. That one was always my favorite. And since turning vegan, it's gone off the list of seasonal foods I can look forward to — the chocolate chips and powdered sugar are easy enough to replace, but finding honey-free graham crackers can be a bit of a challenge, and condensed milk? Forget about it.
I'm still working on the condensed milk recipe, but my first attempt turned out pretty great. Behold:
Graham Cookie Bars
1 1/2 cup soy creamer
1/4 cup soy milk powder
1 tablespoon corn starch
2 tablespoons sugar
14 graham crackers (Keebler brand is vegan)
6 oz. chocolate chips
1 tsp. vanilla
Blend together soy creamer, soy milk powder, corn starch, and sugar. Pour the mixture into a small saucepan and heat over a medium flame until it begins to simmer. Stirring constantly, allow the mixture to simmer for 30 seconds to a minute, until it thickens. Pour into a bowl and let cool. (If time is an issue, stick it in the fridge.)
In a bowl, crush the graham crackers with your fingers or a potato masher. Mix with the condensed soy milk, vanilla, and chocolate chips, and pour into a greased 8×8 pan. Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes, until it turns golden brown and begins to pull away from the edges of the pan. Cool in the pan, cut into bars, and sprinkle powdered sugar over the top.


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Happy Blue Year
The January transfer window is open and Chelsea changes are afoot
Chelsea's post-Club World Cup recovery was going great with a League Cup victory against Leeds, followed by three successive EPL wins over Aston Villa, Norwich, and Everton. Plenty for fans to be enthused about over the Christmas holiday. All that came to a frustratingly screeching halt Wednesday with the 1-0 home loss to QPR – who just happen to be the worst team in the league. Simply unbelievable. The slim hope of catching up to Manchester United by season's end has all but vanished now. It will be a dogfight just to qualify for the Champions League.
The QPR loss confirms that Chelsea is not an elite team right now. There are currently only two elite teams in the EPL and they're both located in Manchester. The Manchesters repeatedly demonstrate their knack for winning games they should win, as well as clawing their way back into games when they're not performing at their best. They always seem to find additional goals, even when they're letting goals in themselves. Chelsea has not shown the same ability this season.
A team's fortunes don't rest entirely on one player of course, but Man U does have the remarkably reliable Robin Van Persie at striker, and Man City has the similarly prolific Edin Dzeko. Chelsea has Fernando Torres. Yeah. I know Torres has scored much more this season, but would anyone really put him in the same league as Van Persie and Dzeko right now? Well, Chelsea may be about to get a lift in that department…
Today Chelsea made it official that Demba Ba is joining the club from Newcastle. Now that the remote possibility of Didier Drogba joining the team on loan from China seems to have vanished, the arrival of Senegalese striker Ba is great news for Chelsea fans. If his Newcastle stint is any indication, he will be a physical handful in the box for opponents – something Chelsea has desperately missed since Drogba's departure. For all the deft, speedy skill of Hazard, Mata, and Oscar, they are small guys who frequently get muscled off the ball, so having Ba's strength and nose for goal will be a welcome addition to the offensive mix.
The only things tempering my enthusiasm over Ba are his past knee-injury struggles and the fact that he's 27-years-old. I'm not saying 27 is old, I just wish Chelsea would find an elite under-the-radar striker at the beginning of his career rather than splashing mid-season cash for perhaps final-third-of-their-career guys. I thought they had done that with young Lukaku last season, but they let him languish on the bench before loaning him to West Brom for this season. Still, getting Ba was much more economical than the rumored move for Atletico Madrid's Falcao. Overall, I'm quite glad Ba is a Blue. Having lived in Senegal for five years as a youngster, I always root for Senegalese players. Hopefully Ba will accelerate his scoring prowess for Chelsea over the next few seasons.
On the flip side of the January transfer window fun, new arrivals usually mean departures as well. Daniel Sturridge moved to Liverpool this week. I like Sturridge and think he has a lot of potential that was never fully explored at Chelsea. He deserved a lot more playing time this season in place of the bland Torres. I wish him the best at LFC.
The other big name in Blues news this week is one of my favorite Chelsea players (isn't he everyone's?): Frank Lampard. It seems unthinkable that Chelsea would even consider letting this legend go and yet that seems to be what's happening. Lampard's contract is up at the end of this season and Chelsea doesn't seem eager to re-sign him. I don't understand this. Lampard is beloved by fans, a leader on the field, and still produces goals at the highest level. Just look at Scholes and Giggs at Man U – guys older than Lampard who still contribute. Lamps has a few more seasons in him and Chelsea should allow him to end his career as a Blue. He has certainly earned it.
What do you think of Chelsea's transfer window action so far?
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Chelsea wraps up Seattle leg of U.S. tour
Chelsea had one more training session this morning in Seattle before hopping a plane bound for New York City. The club faces their former manager Carlo Ancelotti and his current team Paris St. Germain in another preseason friendly Sunday. It will be the first ever soccer match to be played at the new Yankee Stadium.
While the team trains and tours in the U.S., the deal making for new players continues in London. Here is the latest rumor rundown:
Coach Di Matteo confirmed the club is in talks to get Victor Moses from Wigan. Apparently Wigan wants several more buckets of cash than Chelsea has offered so far. I can take or leave this deal. Chelsea certainly shouldn't overpay for him. A better striker option would be checking to see if Newcastle's Demba Ba or Papiss Cisse have any brothers in Senegal.
Thorgan Hazard may become a Chelsea player within a day or two, but nothing official from Chelsea yet. If the deal goes through, I wouldn't be surprised to see him fairly quickly loaned to another Premier League club given he's only 19-years-old and Chelsea has a very packed roster right now.
Chelsea may be after Marseille's 22-year-old Spanish right-back Cesar Azpilicueta. Chelsea could use some back line bolstering, so this deal could be interesting. I bet there's going to be a whole lotta soccer wheeling and dealing going on with all these under-23 national teams in London for the Olympics!
Check out this New York Times story exploring why some of America's most famous baseball stadiums are hosting big international soccer club matches this summer. Wondering how a soccer pitch is going to work in Yankee Stadium? Check out the diagram below and these photos of the pitch being prepared.
Apparently starring in a classic soccer comedy like Kicking & Screaming (I'm not being sarcastic – I actually think that movie's hilarious) affords you lifetime access to Chelsea FC. Check out Blues fan Will Ferrell and comedian Zach Galifianakis chillin' with Chelsea (and with the European Cup) in Seattle yesterday.
I particularly like the random autographed St. Louis Rams helmet Will and Zach apparently gave Chelsea. I have no idea why it was a Rams helmet, but it's pretty vintage Will Ferrell. Good times!
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This year, the Ethernet protocol — the standard way of connecting proximal machines before the world went wireless — turned 40.
Over the years, the Ethernet has adapted itself to every evolving technology, whether it is high speed networks or now, the Internet of Things (IOT).
In an interview with The Hindu, Wael Diab, Vice-chairperson of the Institution of Electronics and Electrical Engineers's Ethernet Working Group, spoke about how the protocol, which was created to merely connect computer devices using radio-like signals over an antenna cable, has evolved much past its LAN (Local Area Network) days. Excerpts:
Q. Why has the Ethernet been so successful?
A. Two things: convergence and leverage. For instance, in the past, typically, there was broadband access, research government establishments and the enterprise, all of which had different infrastructure; but they converged. That allowed for higher volumes at lower costs and eliminated unnecessary protocol conversions, because if you don't have to go between Ethernet and something else, then you don't have to get a new box to manage the network.
We also have architectural convergence — probably the thing the business community understands is that there is a well-understood maturity curve. People know that over a period of the Ethernet, costs will come down and take higher volumes, so they're confident about what we do.
Is that at the core of why the Ethernet was able to adapt with mind-bogglingly rapid changes in technology?
It's hard to tell whether the maturity curve came first that made it successful or the other. Say we adapted well first, but the fact that it has been able to adapt itself to all the changing requirements is behind the success. And architecturally, we try to do this in a simple way, without having more than one solution for a particular problem.
The leverage part is important too as it gives a lot of free technologies such as a lot of speed and cost point and media leverage, and energy efficiency. The same leverage operates at the system and subsystem level. It's the same tech that can be used and re-used, irrespective of what industry it is being used in.
But, how did the IEEE ensure that the standard adapts or evolves?
People talk about new applications. What's key is the basic requirements such as Quality of Service (QoS) and bandwidth. Now, we're moving beyond that and looking at meeting new requirements such as like time-sensitive networking and the fact that we've introduced energy-efficient Ethernet.
And today, it is insane to not address operational costs. For example, Google did a study that showed that in 2 to 5 years, the cost of powering equipment will dwarf the cost of buying equipment. Research at Stanford has shown that data centre energy usage by 2010 is 1.5 per cent of total energy consumption on the planet. So, naturally there's a lot of interest in energy-efficient Ethernet.
Is energy efficiency an important focus for this standards group?
Fifty years ago, when you went to purchase a car you didn't ask about energy efficiency. Today, it's the topmost priority. Now, finally, networks have come to par. And it's only natural. Today, in a world where people are more connected and we have the Internet of Things, networking is no more about a facility where computers are connected.
As we keep upping the speed factor, are there material challenges that need to be solved?
There are. First of all, as you're trying to attain higher speeds you're pushing the limits of what you're trying to do. Typically, people think about wireless challenges, but indeed we have greater challenges in the wired world and there's lot of work to be done.
What are the biggest challenges the IOT faces?
The biggest challenge for IOT is that we have to agree on what to do – there are different areas such as medical, machine-to-machine, energy. Basically, you're exchanging information in so many ways, and it's a tremendous amount of information involved. As you go from merely collecting information and transmitting it, to action and automation, you need to be able to make these systems talk to each other. So how do I make them talk, how do I automate them and how do I not compromise my privacy: these are key challenges.
Is there a need to evolve standards for the IOT, given the general variation in the industry?
Generally, you do standards when there's tonnes of variation and this is introducing costs and prohibiting innovation. In the case of IOT, absolutely. Today, there are many, many different solutions for everything. What we need to do is innovate on top of standards.
Take mobile phones, for instance. If every time we innovate with a gadget we ignore wi-fi standards and go ahead and reinvent the wheel, then we don't have the resources to do what matters or what consumers wants.
So, yes – I am a bit biased – and I'll say there's a need for standards around IOT. And given it's a complex topic, different standards organisations will have to sit together and do this.


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I remember once in high school talking to an older cousin's 23-year-old girlfriend who had been dragged to the holiday dinner convocation at our house. She was as bored with the family gathering as I was and when she asked what kind of music I was into, I gleefully showed her my tape case, willing to endure the shame of explaining my oddball New Wave music in the name of solidarity. She thumbed through them, saying the predictable "I've never heard any of this" but shocked me when she put my Cabaret Voltaire The Arm of the Lord tape in my crappy stereo so she could hear it. She seemed quizzically pleased when the sampled voices and grunts of "Warm" kicked in and asked why I liked this music. I told her my friends and I liked to pile into Scott's car (the only one with a working tape deck) and blast this alien music, freaking people out in the mall parking lot. It was at that moment that it first struck me how actually lame that was, but she nodded saying her and her friends would do the same thing with Van Halen. It was like a sad little after-school special, where I learned we were all different, but underneath it all, we're all the same.
This all came rushing back to me when I popped in the new EP from Adult. (don't forget the period.) D.U.M.E sounds all the world like a deconstructed jagged-edged smoothie made from my old tape case: the electric buzzer beats of Caberet Voltaire, the hollering banshee vocals of Souxsie and early Xmal Deutschland (before they got all 4AD Cocteau Twins-y), that echo chamber Bauhaus unleashed on the world with "Bela Lugosi's Dead." I was certain that this angry synth-trash was as doomed to the dustbin as hair metal, but shit, we have The Darkness, so I'm glad to have Adult. around to balance things out. There is a Suicide silicon rock quality to the songs that at first are off-putting, but sucker you in. I'll admit that I am not well-versed in the current trend of "electroclash" of which I'm not sure this is a participant, but I get it. Its that buzzer rock that is unrelenting under the unignorable holler.
The songs kind of run together for me, but in a good way, the way the classic albums of this genre the first time around went, the way the phalanx of Wax Trax would invade you from the DJ booth. "Hold Your Breath" sets the motor in motion with its Geiger counter pulse and crash of synths creating a rickety framework for the vocals, while the title track has that woozy David J bass line that portrays a stylish brand of menace. The one that stood out for me is the more experimental "Hairing Impaired" which blend many elements commonly found on Throbbing Gristle's DOA, the pinnacle of the original era of icy punk. This album measures up well against the other electroclash I've heard in that it manages to capture the spirit of the original while having an edge all its own. And having that edge is what its all about anyway.
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These were sanded using a fine grit and natural oils used to finish.
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Rob Johns described his development as a photographer and illustrated his interest in Street with a selection of his work. He advocates using a small, discreet camera and looking for interesting light to make ordinary scenes special. He gave us a preview of the forth-coming film about Vivian Maier and his advice to us was to make sure we pursued personal projects in order to explore and develop our own photographic style, as she did. It was a very interesting evening and we look forward to seeing more of the Photography Workshops London in the future.


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For the first time in ages, we played a full round without seeing the sun. The conditions were perfect for golf, ideal temperature and no wind, and the 40 players had a good day. The 11th was particularly accessible, with 9 2's being achieved on that green (thanks again to Dave Cooke for providing a sleeve of balls for each 2). Not the usual result where you could throw a blanket over the first three – definite separation amongst the leaders with the rest of the field far behind. I told Dave last week that his winning run was about to end with my name on his team, but our up and down round which ranged from 2 points per hole to 12 points turned out to be good enough. The conclusion is that Kim and Dave can win with ANYBODY in their team!
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Next week our course is closed from lunchtime Monday until Wednesday night. Captain's day is at Hacienda del Alamo next Friday with the evening presentation at Los Balcones. On Wednesday we have 24 players going to El Valle (at society rates).
Some good deals at Lorca in the next 2 weeks, with 18 holes and buggy for only 20€ until the 7th, then the price for the following week is 25€.
Best wishes from us all to Doreen and Christine (our sandwich makers) who are both suffering from bad health, looking forward to seeing you both back in action soon.
A few points arising from recent committee meetings.
Following recent comments about elegibility to play in society competitions, we discussed this at an extraordinary committee meeting. It was felt that long-standing supporters of our society were being excluded from our competitions due to the fact that they may only come over 2 or 3 times a year, and with some competitions being team events may not have enough qualifiers in (single stablefords) to be included. So we have maintained the qualifying rules previously stated but now any existing member, or new member that can prove an active handicap, can play in any society competition EXCEPT the 9 major tournaments we hold every year. So team events, Dublin Crystal and Apollo Air are now available. ( The previous rule made team events difficult with any team that had even one non-qualified player only being allowed to win the guest competition). The last posting has more detail on this subject.
Also again to state that entries to our Friday competitions close at 8pm Wednesday night in the Clover. Anyone included after that time can only play in a single stableford for guests (this will be accepted as a score for qualifying status).


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Along with congratulating Andrew Bird on being married and having a son, the first notion you consider when talking to him about his newly released Are You Serious is how the complicated composer and abstraction-heavy wordsmith has now made his systems of messaging more blunt without oversimplifying things. Rather than beat cheerily or ruefully around the bush as he has for 10 albums before this one, Bird gets quickly to the point of folksy, jazzy, romantic songs. Bird isn't too sweet, though—he's currently responsible for the music for Zach Galifianakis' dark clown comedy Baskets.
What's your favorite new word, and why do you care for it?
I like when people address one another as "Sweetness," especially men.
You often address what you're doing within idioms such as pop or swing or whatever. What was the last classical thing—new or old, that you never really "got" before—that caught your ear as of late?
I was just playing a festival in Holland with Glenn Kotche and Neil Finn and there was a young violinist named Diamanda Dramm who played a Schoenberg piece, I think it was Pierrot Lunaire. She sang operatically while accompanying herself on violin. It was incredibly beautiful and mind-meltingly difficult. I realized that a lot of modern music turned me to at first because it's played with such severity. Alban Berg string quartets also knocked me out recently. I think it's the way they were played—perhaps more calmly. Too many string players strangle the music with passion and fury, so I'm taking another look at the Second Viennese School.
It's been, like, 20 years since your first album. When was the last time you listened to it—and even if you haven't tucked into it, what do you think of its music and ideas now?
I heard it a few years ago and thought, "Dang, that's some tricky playing in a sort of self-taught-don't-know-what-the-rules-are-yet spirit." I started that record when I was 19. All those old records, I'm struck by how actionpacked and restless they are. When I hear them, I think, "Slow down, kid."
You wrote the score to Jonathan Segal's Norman, and recently did the same for FX's Baskets. Other than the money, what must a filmmaker have to get your attention?
It's certainly not money. I turn down a lot of stuff that just doesn't need me. There are many composers who need the work and would do a fine job. I'm looking to see if there's room to do something, make music that's extraordinary, or if I respect the director so much that I'm happy to be a cog in their machine.
What sort of contact did you have with Louis C.K. or Zach Galifianakis? This isn't a big celebrity question but rather one about interaction, as C.K. is famously hands-on.
I had no contact with Louis, as I think he has an executive-producer role. Zach, I've known for six years, and he asked me to do it back when it was being developed. I think Zach and Louis as comedians have as much to say about humanity as would a great art-house director.
You wrote "The Whistling Caruso" for The Muppets. What was that experience—puppets—like in comparison to the more serious work you've done? What is your son's reaction to your Muppet employment?
Flight Of The Conchord's director did The Muppets. Portlandia's director did Baskets. I was familiar with their comedic sensibility, so when directors like that ask me to keep rerecording a cue, I was more than happy to. You have to make it so sincere or so virtuosic that it's laughable. My son digs it. Dr. Stringz is his favorite.
I appreciate that you're not hokey, always putting birds on your LP covers. Yet, when you do—the new album, 2007's Armchair Apocrypha—it's a parakeet, no? What gives? What speaks to you about the parakeet?
When (concept artist) John Baldessari puts a parakeet on your record, you say thanks for that.
I get that your lyrics have had the feel of the cryptic, something sometimes amorphous in their dealings with the human condition. Two questions here: Why do you feel that you were painting more abstractly for so long? And, are you crediting all of the more personal revelations within Are You Serious to being in love and comfortable with a like-minded being?
Every song I've written has at its root a personal story. With my more recent work, you just don't have to dig as deep to find it. When I was younger, I thought getting married and having a family would risk making me more complacent, and that's certainly not the case. It's made me less patient with poetics and more determined to say what I need to say. Break It Yourself, Are You Serious, there's more urgency and violence in those titles than, say, Music Of Hair.
What was your criterion on Are You Serious for a duet partner on "Left Handed Kisses," and how did Fiona Apple hit all of your needs?
She sings the voice of my own self-doubt, not an enviable role. I knew it couldn't be sweet or pretty. It was a short list, and after failing to summon Nina Simone, we called Fiona.
I recently saw a great photo of you with your wife and baby and thought to myself, "Wow, now that is a visibly happy man." Do you ever see a photo of your family unit, or catch the three of you in a car window or mirror and go, "Hey, this is different from the guy I knew 10 or more years ago'?
How could I not?
—A.D. Amorosi


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Next week we reach the end of the decade that never was.
Think about it. Have you ever heard anyone use a term to describe these last ten years? I haven't. Sure, back when we partied like it was 1999, we talked about calling this decade the "aughts." But if I gave you a nickel for every time someone has actually used that phrase, you'd have, well, nothing. Same with the "oh-oh's," but even more so, because that sounds too much like "uh-oh." Or, as the Jetsons' dog Astro would say, "rut-row."
The 2000s don't count, because that is a millennium. We get to use that one for the next thousand years. And while we're at it, we've lost a whole century here as well - history teachers who blandly talk about things like the 1600s will find themselves tongue-tied describing the first hundred years of this new era. And so we disappear into mute silence about a large chunk of our history.
Radio stations were among the first to develop corporate amnesia about this decade, using phrases like "hits of the 80s, 90s, and today." Do you think that ten years from now, they will be talking about hits of the 90s, the aughts, and today? I didn't think so either. And now, all those news shows and countdowns reviewing the last decade are coming up with a novel way to describe it: "the last decade."
Perhaps it's the growing realization that the 90s will soon be 20 years old. That people who were born after Wang Chung broke up have children of their own now. Or worst of all, that the next ten years aren't going to get any better: even if you wanted to talk about "the teens," you can't do that until 2013, and probably don't want to anyway. Whatever it is, our nomenclature for dates has succeeded in creating a massive vacuum in history.
This will all get better in 2020, of course. If we are doing well economically by then we could even make like our great-grandparents and call it the Roaring 20s. After that we'll be OK again for another 80 years or so. In the meantime, we could perhaps make like the Chinese, who simply refer to this as the Year of the Ox (or by number as the year 4705, 4706, or 4645, depending upon which epoch you use). Or better yet, stop trying to fit time and history into neat decade-long boxes. That's what I think we "aught" to do.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
The end of the whatchamacallit decade
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- First off, to counteract the comic blog world's fixation with Christmas, Happy Hanukkah (or Chappy Chanukah) to all of the Jewish comic book readers out there (there must be SOME). Rather than making my own, I thought I would link to some lists of Jewish comic book characters. For you. For Christmas.
- The Onion in definitely on the right track with these DC Earth One graphic novels. How many times can DC reinvent themselves? And shouldn't they just be focusing on making the regular line more accessible? For crying out loud, the Superman books don't have Superman in them!
- Marvel recreates Thriller a la Robot Chicken. Sure M.O.D.O.K. is pretty amusing, but a company can't really go for blood when they're parodying themself, so it's a little on the light side.
- If you happen to be in Minnesota, you can catch a free screening of the Star Wars Holiday Special. And Bea Arthur. Or, you could get the Rifftrax commentary.
- Grant Morrison is officially bringing Bruce Wayne back. I hope "time bullets" aren't involved.
- Just because we talk a lot about monkeys here, I thought I'd pass along this article about language and syntax discovered in monkeys.
And a Happy Festivus for all of the Verdukian friends of L.E.M.U.R. Comics!


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210 2010 so far
The year we make contrast.
Another year, another best of so far. This time it has been constructed by Chris from Phosphorous.net – thanks Chris – who will hopefully continue to help with these things in the future.
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(00:00) Hot Club de Paris – Dog tired at the spring dance marathon
Chris from Phosphorous.net
(04:42) Kate Nash – Paris
Adam from Pretending life is like a song
(09:00) Health – USA boys
Bob from Gimme Tinnitus
(13:06) Johnny Cash – Ain't no grave
Chris from Culture Bully
(16:38) The National – Blood buzz Ohio
Dirk from Sexy Loser
(22:00) Blame Ruby – The long haul
Eiron from Old fridges can kill
(25:47) Japandroids – Art czars
FiL from Pogoagogo
(30:57) Stornaway – I saw you blink
Greer from A Sweet Unrest
(35:15) Clem Snide – Song for Mary
The In Crowd from I'm learning to share!
(40:40) Glee – Don't stop belevin'
Isabella from Let Me Educate You
(45:23) Friday Mile – Handle it
James from Appetite For Distraction
(50:08) Mynabirds – Numbers don't lie
Jeremy from Fingertips
(55:48) Jeremy Porter – Not like you're mine
Jerry from Red Wine on a Sunday
(59:28) Pilot Cloud – Meridian
John Q.
(01:05:19) Danny and the Champions of the World – Henry the van
Kevin from Let Me Educate You
(01:10:50) Quasi – Rockabilly party
Kymm from The Mighty Kymm
(01:16:32) Frightened Rabbit – Yes I would
Linda from Speed of Dark
(01:22:38) Laura Veirs – July Flame
Natalie from Another Aging Hipster
(01:27:28) Mumford & Sons – After the storm
Rachel from Untitled Records
(01:32:03) Field Music – Measure
Robert T.
(01:36:19) Meursault – Weather
Tart from Love Shack, Baby
(01:41:38) The Pipettes – Stop the music
Tim from the face of today
(01:45:49) Vampire Weekend – Run
(01:50:52) Anais Mitchell – Flowers (Eurydice's Song)
Victoria from Muruch
Gratitute is due to all of you for waiting so long for this episode and most obviously to Chris from Phosphorous.net for his help in it's construction. The next episode continues our series about parts of the body by thinking about The brain. See you soon!
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Oh boy o boy! DL'ing right now! Yay again!
So good. I think this is such an epic and wonderful episode. Looking forward to braaaaaains braaaaaaains
Love it!
Vic's song (the last) is actually "Flowers (Eurydice's Song)" and it's brilliant– great choice; the album is "Hadestown," and it's very cool and worthy.
Yes, A great & epic episode. Superb tunes, made all the more interesting by all the engaging intros. And a solo from Isabella, getting closer to out & under from Dad's 'rubbish' decrees every day! 🙂 Lots of fun, thanks all, awesomeness all around.
Jeremy – thanks for letting me know that. I've made the change in the listing and posterity sends you gratitude!
So … who got the reference in my 'the year we made contrast' thing?
I did! It took me a little bit to remember where i knew the reference from, but i got it.
i didn't catch that, but i did get james's reference to me! that is certainly the case for me and my inbox, although, ironically, i named my blog what i did because at the time i was convinced my emails were getting lost in someone else's inbox!
hey tim, as long as we're noting corrections, in the blog listing on the side, you have nat's blog as another "aged" hipster, when it's actually another "aging" hipster. a small–but critical–distinction!
LOL, marcy. I had not even noticed that. I feel rather "aged"today, as I took my son's dog for a run in the park, my knee is already swelling. ARGH.
And I have been a lazy, lazy blogger all summer.
I obviously got it from the URL! I've changed it now. 🙂
… and whilst we all are so hypercorrect: "Sexyloser" is meant to be all one word, not two. Then again who gives a damn as I don't find the time to work on the site anyway ….
i recently got an email from someone who addressed it to "lost in your box," which i thought was pretty funny.
Late on this, but congratulations on a great job all (and to Chris for taking over the knobs). I miss the CP, and this was a great excuse to drop back in.
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An accountant's role in a business is of great importance as it creates a great impact on its performance as well as in the process of attaining the primary and strategic objectives. Depending on the specific discipline that you require the individual to perform, you pick the accountants to suit your needs. For instance, you can find ones that specialize in taxing, cost accounting, accounts receivable etc. separately. However, whatever job these accountants are engaged in, there are several responsibilities that all of them hold to the company and any other stakeholder. Below are some of those responsibilities that an accountant of a company should be aware of.
AnalysisMost of the day spent at the office for an accountant is spent analyzing financial records. As they are answerable for any mistakes and confusions in this area, it is their duty to constantly keep in touch with these records so that the company's financial activities can run smoothly. Starting from the little payments done for petty cash activities to the large deals that are come to with external parties are all analysed by these individuals.
Tax related calculationsOne of the main jobs of an accountant is to compute the taxes of the company. Typically, the accountants that compute such taxes are also the ones that record assets in the records. Once they record these assets and sales, the liabilities will be subtracted from them which include expenses like rent, salaries etc. in order to compute the financial position of the company. This is why outsource accounting services are mandatory in a business.
Preparing the budgetThese accountants are considered responsible t=for preparing annual budgets for the company. In order to get this done, they gather information from different departments of the company, compile them and create final results. In order to do this, they can get software assistance from Xero. Once they prepare the budgets, they will send the information back to the relevant departments stating on which expenses they need to cut down on and which they need to focus more and invest on. This service is highly helpful to all the departments of the company as the accountants will prepare them and supply them.
Employee mattersThe accountants of a company hold the duty of managing the employees. This includes assigning them with performing certain tasks like book keeping so that they are aware of what needs to be done. As you see, the responsibilities of an accountant do not just limit themselves to the finance department, but also runs along other departments as well.
Therefore, the accurate performance of these tasks will also be a determinant of the company's success.


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What advice would powerhouse tennis pro Venus Williams give Quvenzhane Wallis about handling criticism and stardom at a young age? Well, she'd have to have heard of her first.
"Quevenzhawho?" was the expression Williams wore when asked about the pint-size star at the viewing of her Fall 2013 EleVen sporting wear line on Monday in NYC.
Williams replied, "I don't know who that is." After it was explained that Quvenzhane was the youngest actress to ever be nominated for an Oscar, Williams said, "I've been in Brazil, when were the Oscars?"
Must Read: The Onion Apologizes To Quvenzhane Wallis Via Facebook
Despite the 9-year-old making appearances on almost every national talk show over the past few months, and even being spoofed by Kevin Hart on SNL last weekend, it appears Williams has had more important things to think about–like, tennis. Williams played the Brazil Tennis Cup last week where she reached the semifinals before losing in an upset win to 109th ranked Olga Puchkova.
Must Read: 31 Things Quvenzhane Wallis Thinks About Hollywood
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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite: On Throwbacks, Difficulty, and Satisfaction
I got Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite a while ago on my Vita, played about five minutes of it, got totally overwhelmed, and gave up. The game is HUGE. Whether it's crafting stuff, figuring out the best armour combinations (which can grant you skills, I think), or just picking a weapon that works for you, the game has tons of content and I've seen people say that they've sunk hundreds and hundreds of hours into it.
My first instinct when I come across a game like this is "I don't get it and I don't want to get it." That's a shitty attitude, I agree, but it's hard imagining myself dedicating that much time to one game when a) there are so many other awesome games out there and b) I do not, in any way, have that much free time on my hands. Still, I'm now trying to get into it again and there's one thing I'm starting to notice, something that hasn't really shown up in a lot of other games I've played recently: Monster Hunter is weirdly satisfying in an incredibly elitist way.
"It's hard so if you're good at it, you are basically a god."
What I mean is that the game rewards you for being REALLY good at fighting monsters. It doesn't hold your hand, it doesn't have you kill bunny rabbits for your first mission, and it certainly doesn't pretend to be a game that you can coast through.
When I put it down after playing for my first few hours with the game, I felt exactly like I did when I finally beat Mega Man 9 (which I've talked about before). There's definitely a feeling of "haha, that was so insanely hard, I'd love to see anyone else in the world do that." Of course, tons of others have beat it, but it did feel nice to be part of that elite group.
That's maybe what I think is so appealing to all those fanboys/fangirls over in Japan where this game has completely taken off: it's hard so if you're good at it, you are basically a god. Of course, when enough people are good at something, you have to be better than even them to call yourself a god again, but that's a story for another day.
So, after dying at the hands of an idiotic velociraptor-bird-thing like twenty thousand times, I decided to look up a walkthrough. Maybe I was doing something wrong? Maybe I had missed some key tutorial that would make all this ten times easier?
My hope fell through the floor when one of the first paragraphs in the game said something along the lines of "If you think this game is too hard and you came here to find out how to make it easy, we don't want you here. This game is for hardcore gamers only."
"The truth is, I probably won't ever be a "hardcore" gamer. I have a wife, a day job, and a short attention span."
I was stunned. Not just that anyone who writes a walkthrough could be so insensitive, but also that the attitude of being "hardcore" (i.e. not a "filthy casual") was still a thing. Here I am thinking that drawing some imaginary line between hardcores and casuals was a thing of the past. Turns out I'm wrong about that, too.
There seems to be a re-emerging trend in video game promotion that calls attention to just exactly how HARD a game is. When I wrote my article about Olli Olli, I talked a lot about how the developers made it simple and quick to restart a level because, as the trailer says repeatedly, you are going to die over and over again. This same attitude is showing up in other games of late, coming into light especially with the massive popularity of Darks Souls II.
The truth is, I probably won't ever be a "hardcore" gamer. I have a wife, a day job, and a short attention span. What I can do is appreciate from a distance what games are trying to accomplish and try to remember the heyday of Mega Man 9 victories (and maybe the twenty-or-so hours I'm going to put into Monster Hunter Freedom Unite).