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Baltic Queen
Built 2009, STX Europe Rauma, Finland
Tonnage 48 915 GT
Length 212,10 m
Width 29,00 m
Draught 6,42 m
Ice class 1A Super
2 800 passengers
2 500 berths
600 cars
1 130 lanemeters
4 Wärtsilä diesels, combined 32 000 kW
2 propellers
2 bow thrusters
Speed 24,5 knots
We've been experiencing some unseasonably warm and sunny days of the late, and with this in mind I decided to head to Vattuniemi for a spot of photography. The main attraction was the arrival of the Baltic Queen - despite the fact she has been sailing from Helsinki for over six months now, I haven't put any photos of her in Helsinki up here. This shall now be rectified.
As always, click on the images to see them in larger size.
|The weather was beautiful.
|Yeah, I didn't bother with too many closeups this time. Or more to the point, I did take them, but vetted them all out when choosing what to put up here - these all look so much nicer.
|The white line on the sky is not the trail of an airplane, but rather a fisherman's line. Fishers tend to congregate at Vattuniemi this time of the year, which makes photography more challenging than normally.
|No chance for rear-view photos this time... but let's admit, the aft is not the best angle of these ships anyway.


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Author of over thirty-five books
of poetry, fiction, artwork and digital photography.
Coral is also an animal rights advocate and has spent
much of her life working voluntarily on behalf of animals.
She has been a long term sufferer of chronic PTSD
(post traumatic stress disorder), which left her disabled
and living in poverty until her early thirties. She has recently
completed a book titled: Voices from the Dark with writer
Sandy Jeffs exploring mental illness and creativity.
Editor and Publisher of Thylazine,
a non-profit biannual literary and arts journal
with emphasis on indigenous Australian culture.
When not on specific assignments Coral divides her time
between Sydney (Australia) and New York (USA).
Selected Works
Gangsters, and The City of Detroit Is Inside Me
Jacobyte Books, 2001
Work The Sex
Jacobyte Books, 2002.
In The Dog Box Of Summer in Hot Collation
Penguin Books Australia, 1995
William's Mongrels in The Wild Life
Penguin Books Australia, 1996
Broken Land
Five Islands Press, 1997
How Do Detectives Make Love?
Penguin Books Australia, 1998
The Book of Modern Australian Animal Poems - (1900-1999)
(Editor with an Introduction by John Kinsella)
Thylazine Publishing, 2002.

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Local TV Makes 'Idol' Debut
In case you missed it last night, a local TV reporter got a little face time on American Idol last night.
Simon, Randy and the gang were set up in Louisville, in the shadow of Churchill Downs. Reporter Keith Kaiser from Block Communications' local Fox affiliate, WDRB, was interviewing the line of hopefuls outside. He chatted up a lanky brunette named Rebecca Garcia, who later stepped gingerly into the audition space.
[WDRB's Ken Kaiser]
Paula Abdul broke the ice by saying "I know you!"
To the perplexed (and visibily nervous) young Idol wanna-be, Paula added, "I saw you on the news this morning."
That made Miss Garcia quite happy, but it was all downhill from there. As she started singing some Carrie Underwood number, new judge Kara DioGuardi interrupted her by pointing out that Miss Garcia was voted class clown in school, and that her (admittedly crummy) audition was, presumably, a big joke.
Alas, Garcia did not intend it to be so. She held back tears with all her might, while Kara looked like she wanted to jump out the window and into the path of Barbaro coming down the home stretch.
Kaiser said he got a kick out of his national TV appearance. "It was pretty surreal especially for my kids, ages 13, 11, 5, & 2," he writes. "They got very excited when they saw it.
"I've been getting emails, phone calls, and texts from friends and family across the country," he continues. "When Paula Abdul said she saw that contestant on tv that morning, I realized that the judges really take an interest in the local angle of American Idol."
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I'm in this particular stretch in my book where I am focusing on the phrase, "unromantic eros" and its connection with the fullness of God's friendship.
I remember when I first encountered the possibility that sexual eros and unromantic eros could be separated. It was in 2007 and I was devouring everything and anything that delved into a connection between sexuality and spirituality. I discovered David Carr's, book, The Erotic Word: Sexuality, Spirituality and the Bible.
At the beginning of the book, Carr appeals to African American feminist, Audre Lorde's essay, "The Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power." Lorde claimed a broader eros than just sexual eros. She asserted that the erotic was "those physical, emotional, and psychic expressions of what is deepest and strongest and richest within each of us, being shared."
This meant, among other things, as Carr noted eros could be known in friendship, for example. That was my introduction into feminist eros theologies. I remember I was instantly attracted the idea that sexual eros and eros could be closely related but distinct. But I also had no place to put it in another sense. There was this immediate curiosity coupled with this instant feeling of being out in uncharted waters.
Then, a few years later, I came Cristina Traina's brilliant book, Erotic Attunement. There would be no turning back after reading that. Traina, in some sense, invited me to plumb the depths of unromantic eros and the fullness of God. You know we read the Psalmist's declaration. "You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy in your presence" ( Psalm 16:11). And, then, right in the heart of the Apostle Paul's prayer, we read, "and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God" (Ephesians 3:19).
There it is. "Filled with all the fullness of God."
With the joy, utter delight, and curiosity of a child unwrapping Christmas presents that Santa Claus had brought during the night, I plunged into the unplumbed depths of the fullness of God in the coming months and years. Unromantic eros points to this fundamental drive toward the fullness of life, the fullness of God's presence.
It's no mistake that my heart and mind have been in recent years drawn to writers, thinkers, and friends who, by their words or their full uninhibited presence, invite you, welcome you, attract you into the fullness of God. And these dear people may or may not consciously choose the word eros in their vocabulary. Some of them, without question, claim this erotic fullness with bold enthusiasm. But there are others who point to this drive toward fullness who don't use eros at all.
But what both of these groups share in common is this richness and depth into the fullness of God's presence. This fullness where desire springs from fullness; in other words, desire not coming from a place of lack or deprivation. But coming out of God's fullness which is never depleted. And these dear ones point you to the vast openness of this fullness--fullness of beauty, fullness of life, fullness of Christ, fullness of love, fullness of God's shalom, the fullness of the Spirit, fullness of self, and so on.
Of course, for me, the glory of this fullness is that it is not exclusively contained in sexual eros or an intense erotic/romantic couple. This is where erotic fullness invites us, attracts us, woos us, eagerly welcomes us into the richness and depth of relational fullness in all of its stunning beauty. To taste and see that God is good is a profound invitation to unromantic eros. The fullness of God's friendship.
Sexual eros can be unbelievably good, precious, and full, right? But God's fullness invites us to this fullness of divine mystery--a fullness that includes unromantic fullness, too.
I have such rich treasures of moments of unromantic fullness. It could be romantic moments--romantic fullness with my wife when we both are attuned to God's presence in unromantic eros. Or moments with female friends where we know God's presence is there in the mundane connection or in a moment of passionate connection. It's so beautiful when the fullness of self comes out from hiding. In the context of unromantic eros, it doesn't have to hide in shame, doesn't have to hide in secrecy or anonymity. It doesn't have to be embarrassed. It can be enjoyed out in the open with no apologies.


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Animal Rights The nervous systems in most animals, especially mammals, are almost identical to those in human beings, suggesting that animals can feel pain just as acutely as people. Therefore, if people have no right to cause pain in other people, they have no right to cause pain in animals. Moreover, there is scientific evidence stating that most animals have emotions, are susceptible to mental stress, and are affected by some of the same things that affect humans emotionally. Animals confined in cages for very long periods of time, such as those on farms and those in vivisection laboratories, show signs of insanity and neuroticism, often throwing themselves against the walls or tearing flesh from their own bodies in crazed, desperate fits (Singer 19). The obvious signs that animals are like humans in their ability to feel pain and joy demand that they be granted their inalienable rights against murder, torture, and imprisonment. The only things that stand in the way for animal rights are money and human convenience. Most people do not consider animals worthy of any rights because they are not human, and humans are somehow better, though that is no excuse for cruel treatment. It used to be considered acceptable to enslave Africans because they were not white, and the German people accepted the murder of six million Jews people they were not Christian (Newkirk 45). To be concise, this paper argues that animals have their inalienable rights and people should seek no excuses in halting the progress of animal moral rights, anti- abuse and fair treatment movements developing nowadays. Animal Moral Rights Power is no excuse for oppression, and it's time to throw away the silly prejudices and look at the facts: animals are sentient. Animal rights have often been deemed untenable for several reasons, but a close look at facts proves otherwise.
Some people question how far to push laws against animal cruelty, and where to draw the line between sentient and non-sentient creatures. Can a man be prosecuted for stepping on an ant? Should it be illegal to shoot a wild animal that is attacking you? The answer to the second question is "No" because, self-defense has always been, and will always be a legitimate reason to kill (Herscovici 33). As for the question of where to draw the line in which animals to guarantee fundamental rights, the answer is that all animals have rights, including the tiniest insect. However, it is inevitable to avoid all contact with the smaller creatures, and protecting every bug is impossible, so killing an insect can be overlooked. The primary question put forth is whether or not man is taking unfair advantage of his animal counterparts through gross exploitation. Indeed, one must carefully analyzes the various supportive efforts animals routinely perform for the benefit of humanity, as well as the myriad consequences that arise from this selflessness. "Why and in what ways should humans be assessed differently than other animals, if they should?" (Singer 368). While there exists two very diverse sides to the animal rights debate, the prevailing opinion is that the animals forced to succumb to the horrendous testing procedures or inadequate treatment in zoos and circuses are worthy of being considered cognizant creatures with rights of their own. It can readily be argued that while animals may not be granted to the same type of rights mankind has granted for himself, they are still deserving of the rights to a life free of pain and suffering, and to live the way in which nature had intended.
One need only look around today's society to recognize the many and varied contributions animals have historically made as a means by which to better mankind's existence (Herscovici 56). Have animals been given the respect such overwhelming contributions demand? Can humanity ever get past the point where it views the animal kingdom as nothing more than a collection of living beings who exist solely to support man's needs? The general view of animals - the stewards' view of animals - has proved endlessly malleable, easily adjustable for our own convenience and peace of mind. Thus on the one hand animals were supposed to welcome the chase to the death; but on the other were supposed to lack the capability to care (Herscovici 25). There is no question that animals are, in fact, creatures who feel pain and submit to suffering for human causes. Carefully dissecting the definition of rights as they pertain to human and non-human animals, supporters effectively demonstrate how animals have their own established rights far removed from those of their human counterparts. The debate has raged long and loud with regard to animals and whether or not they truly possess rights; however, that battle has historically been waged in pursuit of attributing human rights to the animal kingdom. This aspect, in and of itself, is an inaccurate interpretation of rights, being that man cannot expect to find his reflection in any other species but his own. The separation of human and non-human rights converge at the point where it is recognized that animals experience pain, suffering, wishes, desire, hopes, urges and impulses no differently than that of humanity (Newkirk 92). The Abuse and Ways to Prevent it Mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and fish deserve protection under the law.
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Cruelty or imprisonment of these types of animals should be a crime, since it is only done by choice, and is perfectly avoidable. A person should be charged with murder of an animal if the accusation is substantial, and if the act was done deliberately (Newkirk 72). For, if an animal is killed by a firearm or by a trap, or by anything that shows deliberate intention to kill, then the offense is prosecutable. It is easy to avoid killing if one does not pursue with the intention of murdering. Animals, of course, do not have an obligation to honor other animals' rights because they cannot possibly be aware of these rights. In addition, if people somehow prevented animals from killing other animals, the result would be a disaster for the ecosystem, and a disruption of the balance of nature. Humans are the only species that has the choice of whether to be violent or placatory, and should therefore be obligated to steer clear of bloodshed. In conclusion, the practices of meat farming, fur farming, and vivisection, should be outlawed to stop the brutal treatment of helpless animals. The problem with so-called animal rights today is that they are rights more for people than for animals. It is a crime to kill a dog only because the owner will suffer mental stress, inconvenience, or loss of money (Herscovici 133). The dog's life is not taken into consideration because crimes against animals are only considered crimes on the grounds of the harm that they cause the owners of the animals. It is vital to acknowledge the rights of animals because doing so will stop the unimaginable atrocities that are committed against animals everyday in places like meat and dairy farms, fur farms, and vivisection labs.
Every year, 30 million sentient animals are slaughtered for food, after living lives on farms that mimic Hitler's concentration camps (Singer 243). The meat industry treats its animals as machines that should be exploited and manipulated in whatever means necessary to ensure the maximum output of meat as quickly as possible, for the lowest cost. Farms take calves from their mothers at birth, and stuff them into jam-packed, disease infested, light-less barns with hundreds of other despairing animals. Each animal is injected with globs of growth hormones that speed up growth so fast that many animals lack the leg muscles to support their overgrown, abnormal body waits. In order to be fattened, each is force fed with a funnel until its stomach nearly bursts, and is then given chemicals that prevent vomiting. Females live a constant cycle of births and immediate re-impregnation, while kept in furrowing crates and gestation cages, which don't allow them to lie down comfortably. As long as it is profitable to abuse animals in this way, it will continue to be done- unless people realize the truth about animals' rights, and treat animals with the same dignity and respect with which they treat themselves. Basic logic and reasoning should tell people that there is something wrong with torturing animals for money or meat. No law should have to define what cruelty is- people should be able to see it. All that stands in the way of giving animals their rights is greed and pure cruelty.
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First off I hope y'all had a wonderful spectacular Christmas! I know I did!!!
We had a bit of a slow week with christmas hope this week will be a bit better!
It all started Christmas Eve. We decided as a district that we would go out christmas carolling to our investigators and members and people in our area. (We unfortunately needed to exclude Kanab cause they live way too far) So Our District Leader Elder Bolokoski played the Guitar. And we all sang Christmas songs! It was the best! We wer able to see one of our investigator families and our landlords (who had a foot operation a few weeks back and just last week broke 3 ribs trying to go to the restroom :( And is now in a rehab center) They really appreciated us coming by and I think we made her week! it was great! We then had some milk and donuts supplied by the elders :) But as we were leaving the La Verkin suburbs to go back to Hurricane for these refreshments we had a mini race with the elders, they got infront of me cause I was kinda on the wrong side of the road and there was a car infront of me so they were in front of us in their car, and we had to lead the way, so I decided put the indicator on showing right instead of left, just to see what they would do.... They fell for it too! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Good thing we have some awesome elders and they laughed it off. Even gave me a high five B-) They are so much fun!
Then Christmas Day started off great! (We actually had a number of gifts under the tree thanks to one of our less actives and Sister Massengales mom - shes great! But now we have WAY too much candy) then we had breakfast with one of our Bishops and Skypes home at the same place It was sooo great to see my Family!!! Too bad baby Fanner was not born yet but I He IS just the cutest thing! Don't you think??? I am an Aunty again!
Then we watched 17 Miracles cause its been a while since we have seen it and it was one of our approved movies to watch on Christmas. I cried like a baby. again. But it was sooooo good! And since it was all about the pioneers in the snow I was like "How cool would it be if it was snowing right now...." (Cause there was snow in the night and we woke up to white mountains) and well we walked outside and it was Sleeting!!!! YAY!!! that was good enough for me. So yes it has been pretty cold! But its all good. The worst was probably our walking day on friday when the "Huricane" winds - being the place not the storm - But i guess luckily I decided to have an allergic reaction to something.. and my lower lip swelled up like crazy and we didn't got out till it had come down. took 2x Benadryl to get it to start coming down. But we were still out that night walking in the cold.
Well Christmas afternoon we had Dinner with our Senior Couple again. Then we had a Zone Activity by going to an alcove mountain thing and had a bon fire And some bonding time it was fantastic!
Ok my companion is the funniest. So at the bon fire somehow we have been dishing out names to all the missionaries in our Zone Like Sister Liu is President Liu (Long story) well our one ZL (Elder Grover) and our DL (Elder Bolokaski) - they are like 2 peas in a pod - got the names Oracles but at first was Oracle and Oracles side kick, but Elder Bolo did not like that then it changed a few times then at district meeting (Friday) the next day we wanted it to be oracle 1 and 2 but they did not want superiority over the other so we also tried Oracle A and B... that didn't work. So I decided Oracle G and Oracle B.... My Companion is sitting next to me typing about this in her mass email and says "Oh I finally get it! Why it's Oracle G and B" LOL ROFL (Roll on Floor Laughing) Man Welcome to my life. I wish you could hear half the things that happen in our week... Its the best!
At the Bon Fire My companion also got the name Chief of police... It fits!!! haha and I read in the NT this week that "whosoever will be chief amoung you let him be your servant" and well I got named this morning a detective... PI Hollander. I was hoping to go under the radar guess not.... haha
Anyway hope y'all are making some new years resolutions :) Here is a video for the new year. Remember "Look not behind thee".
All My Best,
Sister Karen Hollander
Utah, St George Mission
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Steven Leigh Morris says it all in his latest, "Fringe on Top":
Our theater has been defined, wrongly, as being a hobby, an afterthought, an apology for the film and TV industries. This may have been valid 20 years ago, but that misperception has been fading. The Hollywood Fringe, if it's allowed to continue, will help to usher our city's theater from adolescence to young adulthood, where it's no longer suffering the pangs of identity crises.I cannot tell you what a joy it has been running into people at random this week. A few times I've just missed Theatre Unleashed's Gregory Crafts coming and going. On Sunday he attended a performance at Comedy Sportz that started after Pamela and I left after taking in Back to You: A Dear John (Mayer) Letter. I didn't know until I saw his tweet a little later.
It's neat. For this ten day period, there is a very real, very tangible community of theatre people in Los Angeles. We've seen shades of this before: At LA Stage Alliance meetings, familiar faces showing up for auditions, at the ADAs, etc. But, as Morris points out, Ben Hill and the gang at HFF made a very smart choice in limiting the geographic scope of the festival. It has distilled us; concentrated us in a way that just doesn't otherwise happen in Los Angeles.
I'll be honest. When I first heard they were keeping HFF in Hollywood, excluding the vibrant theatre district in North Hollywood, the current home of Theatre Unleashed, I was irritated. We (meaning TU) have become so enmeshed into NoHo -- ironic for a company that used to boast about being "geographically unleashed" -- that I took it as something of an affront.
Good thing I've learned some measure of patience. I kept my comments to myself, and opened my eyes and ears to the festival. The inclusivness, the energy and excitement that Hill and the gang bring is inescapable and intoxicating.
Penny Starr, Jr. invited me to join the insanity that is her politically incorrect variety show, The Wrong Show I thank my lucky stars that I am a participant in Fringe, not merely a spectator. I have been kicking myself over TU's inability to provide more material support to Crafts as he brings Friends Like These to HFF. This will long be remembered as a turning point in Los Angeles Theatre. This is the focus we've needed
In the past I've blogged about the lack of some hierarchical model for the advancement of Under-99 plays to larger houses. What we lack is a greater goal, a bigger destination for the work we do. What's the point of a four week run that only friends and family see? Now we have Fringe; equal parts bazaar and open forum. This is something to build towards each year; a bigger goal.


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Yes, I am indeed a licensed Newfoundland and Labrador guide. And I have the papers to prove it. I do not guide our angling guests on the water very often, however. At Three Rivers Lodge, we have six highly qualified, experienced guides that handle that effort. But I do go out guiding a dozen or more times each summer, typically on special occasions – to be with long-time guests (friends, by now), to help a beginning fly angler, or to fill in when a "real" guide is under the weather. And I'll have you know that I can still hop rocks, wield a landing net, and even spot a good fish now and again.
And I do fish myself from time to time. One of my more "tedious" duties is scouring our corner of the Canadian Shield for new streams that just might hold worthwhile brookies, a task I take on days when weather is lovely and the float plane has light duty. Point is, through personal angling experiences and my limited guiding over nineteen summers in the bush, I have seen hundreds of trophy brook trout hooked, prematurely celebrated, then lost ("F#&K!") somewhere short of the landing net.
Hence, here's my take – my three tips – for improving your odds for safely netting large trout.
#1 – Pause. Don't rush. Wait for the right time to get your fish 'on the reel'.
Whether it's your first time on a trophy river or you've fished 'round the world, the first move most fly anglers make once a large fish has struck their fly is to reel in slack line in order to engage the reel's drag in the fight. When "getting on the reel", should you hook the fly line with your rod hand index finger and the fish happens to run, snap! and he's gone. If you don't hook the line, you'll leave loops of slack and should the fish come toward you, again, he's likely to throw the hook.
Recommended tactic: Keep your fly line in your line hand. Gently pay out line through your thumb and forefinger as needed when the fish runs. Should he turn back toward you, swiftly haul in the slack line. At some point, the fish will run far enough to put himself on the reel. If not, he will settle down and give you the few moments needed to reel in the slack line.
#2 – With your guide, find a calm eddy or slick spot to net your fish.
Our freestone streams in Labrador, like many I'm sure you fish, have strong currents. Attempting to land a large brookie in such currents is a frail and faulty plan for several reasons. The rush of the water will triple the effective weight of the trout on your line, often snapping your leader or pulling smaller flies out of their purchase. The stronger currents usually mean deeper water, a place your guide will fear to tread. Remember, fast water is to a big fish what the "briar patch" was for Br'er Rabbit – the place where he holds a sizable advantage and where he feels the safest. Lastly, fighting a 5# brookie in fast water for too long will weaken him to the point where he may well become pike food upon release.
Proper tactic: Let your hog run with the fast current, perhaps to a plunge pool with calmer seas. DON'T LOCK YOUR LINE. Once you have a solid command of your quarry, scout for an area of quieter water. As you fight the fish, carefully guide him there with side rod pressure. Wade towards that landing spot. Make sure you communicate with your guide if you have one with you. The spot you pick may pose difficulties for his duties and require a Plan B. He'll let you know. As the fish tires, the calm water will significantly increase your odds of sliding him over the rim of the big net.
#3 – Expect, no KNOW, that your fish will panic once he sees the net.
Every, I mean EVERY, big fish I have ever encountered knows that a landing net is not a preferred place to be. Once he sees it, HE WILL FLEE! Maybe two or three times. And too often take your fly with him!
Proper tactic: As you guide your catch towards that safe landing zone, regardless of how spent he may seem, remember, he WILL make an abrupt about-face when he sees that net. DON'T lock up your line. DON'T try to pull him those last two or three feet. ANTICIPATE his sudden run and keep him safely on the drag of the reel. Don't allow his last-ditch efforts to spoil your day.
So there. That's my sage advice gathered through my Labrador seasons. Like any advice, it comes with a handy disclaimer, namely, every fish, like every angler, has its own idiosyncrasies. But I'm sticking to it.
(And, by the way, I do occasionally net a trophy fish without falling on my ass.)


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Recompense for grievance or injury: The new law offers no amends to victims of crime. I assured them that no amends are necessary. You must make amends to them for the insult.
[Middle English amendes, from Old French, pl. of amende, reparation, from amender, to amend; see amend.]
(functioning as singular) recompense or compensation given or gained for some injury, insult, etc: to make amends.
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reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.Idioms:
make amends, to compensate, as for an injury, loss, or insult.
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I am not making this up …. [read here]
Category: Earth Changes
Mainstream media finally wakes up to the dangers of CMEs… [read here]
Italians evacuate Rome, based on a prediction (of a large earthquake) made in 1915 [read here]
Not that we don't have enough to worry about…but scientists are now discovering that the sun might be emitting a mystery particle that is likely influencing the decay rate of matter on earth. That's right, carbon-dating might now be actually 'dated' … weird and worrying [check here]
More liquification evidence – this is NOT a good sign…
Very important – watch:
The company that caused the Gulf Oil disaster are rewarding its Execs with bonuses for achieving 'the best year in safety performance'….. welcome to the bizarro world [read here]
Mainstream media has as usual dropped the ball in providing a clear analysis so youtube is being utilized by other experts to explain things as they are (currently) …watch the video below:
Now that there has been [another explosion in Unit 3] at the Fukushima Nuclear facility, the risk of a meltdown and radiation has increased. So far in the mainstream news, according to most experts, the radiation levels are low and contained, however it is important to be aware of those experts who disagree. [read this article here] – note this appeared prior to the second explosion in Unit 3.
[UPDATE: – you might want to check this out – [important news]
Google images – see the difference [link]
I am not posting any news links to this story because enough information is out there on the net. However, it is important to highlight these following links:
Global Giving
[link to www.globalgiving.org]
Save The Children
[link to www.savethechildren.org]
Red Cross
[link to newsroom.redcross.org]
Person Finder: 2011 Japan Earthquake
[link to japan.person-finder.appspot.com]
I've had comment requests regarding posting info on 2012. There's enough out there on the net already. BUT the aspect I am interested in are the views of NASA… below are two videos depicting NASA's point of view…and guess what?… they don't really match…so if NASA can't agree, why do we expect other people to? People will believe what the want to believe – 'nuff said.
NASA Astra-biologist on the topic of 2012
Michio Kaku – Astro Physicist on NASA Study
Strange and unusual – [check this out]
NG shouldn't be giving such ideas to the mainstream… [read here]
Christchurch hit by EQ
Apparently the fat lady hasn't sung yet as scientists BP oil still remains stuck to the bottom of Gulf of Mexico [read here]
It is unrecognizable already … [read here]
Well, this can't be good – [read here]
With all the extreme weather events and natural disasters happening all over the world, one would expect that the mainstream media to address this issue but they are not (to my knowledge). Once again, alternative news is talking about the climate change and trying to make sense of what is happening. Check out the Robert Felix interview [here]


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Syria: Beyond and Behind the "Refugee Crisis"
Friday, November 6th, at 3:30 pm
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In recent months, coverage of Syria in much of the western mass media has been focused on the "refugee crisis". Certainly, the movement of hundreds of thousands of people- most of them from Syria – to Europe is among the signal events of the human experience in the contemporary period. Yet, the media story of the Syrian refugee migrations is often seriously incomplete. It is often a story of how this population movement will affect conditions in western states – demographic, political, social, economic – and about how, why and whether western states can and should respond.


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How To Target Visitors Based On Their Referrer
When attracting visitors and potential clients, you need to think about your target market's needs on a focused and detailed level. The main purpose is to ensure that each segment will receive its own targeted campaign . Many websites reach global communities with the same offers and promotions, but if you wish to narrow down your campaigns it is really important to modify your strategy between Canadians and Americans, for example, or between users coming from LinkedIn and those coming from Facebook.
Referrer Options
In step 2 of your campaign creation — targeting rules — you can add the "referrer" option from the many choices that appear. For the purpose of this tutorial we have selected that this campaign will appear on all pages.
When you hover over the "referrer" with your mouse, you can see that it targets visitors from other referrers, meaning other websites. When you click on the "referrer" a box with several options will appear.
Specific URLs
Suppose that you have Canadian, as well as American or European clients. You have a campaign that won't apply to Canadians using Google.ca, but will appeal to the Google.com users.
You can specify in the matches section that only users that come to your site from Google.com will see your campaign. You can change it to any URL that best suits your needs. You can even use "Facebook.com" for only Facebook users. You can also add as many as you choose but remember that this option is for exact domain. In the list you will see list of exact referrers that have already brought traffic to your website.
Wider Audience
If you prefer not to limit your campaign to exact domains, you can choose keywords that referring websites will contain. Mark the 'Contains' checkbox and fill the string to look for in the referring domain.
In this example if you write "Google" then all Google users who visit your site will see your specific campaign regardless if they are using Google.com, Google.ca, Google.be, and so on. This will attract a wider Google audience rather than being tied to a fixed Google URL domain. This option is very useful for targeting visitors from websites that have several domain, such as Google (google.com, google.ca, …) and Facebook (facbook.com, m.facebook.com, …)
Preview Mode
Once you have chosen your referrer specifications, you can preview the campaign before publishing. In our example, this lead-generation pop-up will appear based on our rules.
Editing Your Draft Campaign
If you find yourself having to log-out of your campaign for a few hours before you publish, you can easily find it again by looking under the "Drafts" section on the left-side. All work-in-progress campaigns appear in this list. Just choose the campaign and continue editing it.
Once you have finished your campaign and are satisfied with the preview, then all that's left is for you to click "Publish."
How To Apply Smart Filter When Analyzing Graphs
When you're analyzing a graph with many cohorts, such as conversion of a certain goal by referrer, you will get many values. It is hard to identify the meaningful values as there can be many referrers that brought only few visitors each. Using the Smart Filter you can eliminate values that are not significant. It will remove cohorts that have conversion of 100% and cohorts that have few visitors. The resulting graph will be much easier to understand and will let you focus on the important contributors to the conversion.
In figure 1 you can see part of the many referrers that contributed to page 'albums'. In figure 2 you can see the same graph with the Smart filter turned on. The resulting graph has only 3 values. Note that the result can be different for different analysis periods. If a referrer contributed a lot at specific time and then stops bringing traffic to specific page or goal, it will eventually be filtered out when Smart Filter applied.
You can apply the Smart Filter on any view and it will clean the graph for you. With the resulting graph you can continue by sorting values top-down to get the most significant contributors.
How To Find Conversion Rate of Specific Segments
When analyzing a goal it is important to understand the conversion rate of specific visitor segments or cohorts. For example: 14% of visitors who were referred by 'Bing' achieved goal 'signup'. This means that 'Bing' has conversion rate of 14%. If you look just at the absolute number of visitors you might be missing important information: 'Google' may be driving x5 more traffic than 'Bing' but with lower conversion rate.
Back to Segmentation: first you choose the dimension you want to analyze (e.g. geo-location, time-of-day, referrer, etc.), and then look at the conversion rate of the sub-segments. There might be many sub-segments in some cases (for example countries) so you should remove cohorts that are too small. The 'smart-filter' will do that for you when you enable it for a specific graph.
The following short tutorial video demonstrates how to segment a goal by geo-location and find statistically meaningful countries.


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Having a New Years Eve par-tay tonight and looking for a fun drink to serve? Check out some of these fab drinks.
Ring in the New Year with festive red Champagne Pomegranate Cocktails – See recipe here.
These are called Remixed Champagne Kirs.
Or you can go for the Berry Sexy Cocktail.
And check out these incredibly fabulous little Watermelon Jell-O Shots. They are made out of limes, Jell-O and vodka. You can even add these little black sesame seeds to look like watermelon seeds. Aren't they cute?!
And if you're really creative how 'bout making New Years Martini Cupcakes? The batter is cooked right in the martini glass! Crazy, huh. Here's the recipe!
Colorful Cocktail Cupcakes! Click the link to the left for a great how to video. Same idea as above, but decorate the top with store bought icing tinted with food coloring and top it off with candies of your choice. Who knew?
Well, there you go – some fast, fabulous drinks and desserts to impress your guests and welcome the New Year. Have fun and be safe!
Happy Decorating and Happy New Year!


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If you are interested in selling your house in the near future and you want to make sure you obtain the best possible price for it, there are a few investments that you can do. Even though not all investments are worth the trouble, the following ideas will surely increase the value of your home considerably:
By hiring a spray foam insulation Mississauga company to insulate your attic, you will be lowering the energy costs of your home with up to 30%, because much of the warm air inside the house can escape through the attic. Any potential buyer will appreciate this investment and will be more tempted to purchase the house, because this investment could save them a lot of money on the energy bill. The great thing is that this investment is not nearly as expensive as some people may think and will really help you find a buyer sooner.
Having rusty old pipes that are bound to burst at any moment will not appeal to any buyer. In addition, home appraisers take plumbing very seriously and they will value your house at a much higher price than you spent replacing it, so it is worth making this investment. When you think of all the times you visited an open house, this was probably one of the first things that the real estate agent mentioned if it was the case. Dealing with a burst pipe in the middle of the night is every person's nightmare, which is why everyone places such a big deal of this aspect.
This really is something that will not cost very much at all, but will make your house sell faster. People are always tempted to buy a house that has a nice front yard even though it may not have all the usual amenities inside, because they can imagine themselves living there, they see their kids playing in that yard and thus they are tempted to make an emotional decision. A front yard makeover will make your home stand out, so those who visit multiple open houses and revise their visits at the end of the day will remember your house better and thus the chances of selling it faster increase exponentially.
Even though remodelling the kitchen does require a considerable investment, this is by far one of the places that all people ask about, even the ones who do not cook all that much. However, rather than buying expensive appliances, you should think of organising the cooking space better in order to obtain that triangle that all experts talk about. Basically the space between the sink, the cooktop and the stove should be optimised to obtain a nice workflow. Is the dishwater close to the sink or do you have to drip water all over the floor before placing the dishes in the dishwasher? How far is the cooktop from the stove? These are the questions that you should be asking yourself when trying to obtain the perfect kitchen.


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Know someone who loves the plant sale, renting the garden, or attending events?
A gift certificate is the perfect gift. Treat someone special to a Wylde Center Gift Certificate! Gift Certificates may be used to purchase plants, rent the garden, give a membership, and even to get tickets to some of our fun events! Gift certificates come in $10, $15, $20, $25, $50 increments.


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Star Cruises' new ships under construction at Meyer Werft shipyard will powered by ABB's latest generation Azipod XO propulsion technology, according to a press release by the Switzerland-based power and automation technology firm.
The 150,000 ton ships, both 330 meters long with capacity for nearly 5,000 passengers, were ordered in Q4 2013 and Q1 2014 and will be delivered in the fall of 2016 and 2017, respectively. ABB says the ship's Azipods will have a power output of 20.5 megawatts.
"Star Cruises has successfully operated cruise vessels with conventional ABB electric propulsion since late 1990's. For our newbuilding project we evaluated alternative propulsion concepts and selected Azipod because the proven fuel savings and improved safety of operations are a good match with our needs," says Captain Gustaf Grönberg SVP Marine Operations & Newbuilding, Star Cruises.
Star Cruises, one of the world largest cruise operators, has led the development of the cruise business in the Asia-Pacific region, where it operates seven vessels connecting a wide range of destinations.
"This order from Meyer Werft for Star Cruises vessels demonstrates that leading cruise ship owners, in addition to prioritizing passenger comfort, demand outstanding maneuverability and overall cost efficiency from the vessels," said Heikki Soljama, Managing Director of ABB's business unit Marine and Ports. "Our successful track record in delivering technical solutions to meet these demands has resulted in ABB establishing a leading position in the cruise vessel market."
In a $180 million deal announced in December 2013, ABB won a 6-ship order for these thruster systems from four of the world's top cruise ship operators. The contracts announced today are valued around $60 million and include the power generation and distribution systems and thruster motors as well.


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Cook the Book: Mashers
A few week's back we shared Mark Peel's recipe for Mashed Potatoes, Finally Revealed, a cream and butter-laden preparation that is the key to the smoothest restaurant caliber mashed potatoes. It turned out to be one of the the most popular Thanksgiving posts of all time here on Serious Eats.
This week we are back to the mash with a homier version from Good Eats: The Early Years by Alton Brown. These Mashers are considerably less rich and much more rustic than Peel's version. In place of a pound and a half of butter and two passes through a strainer, these potatoes gain their texture from the joined forces of two varieties of spuds. Waxy red potatoes are mashed together with starchy russets for a mash that is much more robust. These potatoes are meant to be chunky so there is no need dwell on a few lumps and run the risk of gluey mess. These chunky, lumpy mashed potatoes are a gravy enthusiast's dream come true; they'll hold their own with however much gravy you decide to ladle on.
- Yield:8
- 2 pounds russet potatoes, rinsed, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
- 2 pounds red "boiling" potatoes, rinsed, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
Place all spud hunks in a 4-quart saucepan and add just enough cold tap water to cover. (You can put the potatoes in the water and refrigerate them for up to 8 hours before cooking.) Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the pot, cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. (This will take about 15 minutes).
Meanwhile, combine the buttermilk, cream, and garlic in a 2-quart saucepan and bring to a bare simmer over low heat, watching to make sure that the mixture doesn't boil over. Keep the mixture barely bubbling until the potatoes are done.
When the spud water boils, ditch the lid, drop the heat to a simmer, and cook until the spuds are easily crushed with tongs, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes, then return them to the pan and the heat. Toss and shake gently for 30 seconds or so to knock off surface moisture. (The drier the spuds the better.)
Move the pan to a trivet, hot pad, or towel on the countertop and sprinkle with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Pour on about a quarter of the buttermilk mixture and start mashing.


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Above are my Kickers. I have had the blue and red for a year and have been waiting for the yellow which have now become available again. I couldn't not have them as they go so well with the red and blue which felt quite lonely without their yellow friends.
I thought you might like to see the Garter Carriage that I often mention. Here it is knitting the final sleeve of my latest sweater. Dull to sit here and watch as contrary to popular belief, it isn't doing it itself. I have to hand shape and then hand sew. So I hand knit whilst I am waiting for the rows between shaping to be completed.


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Winter. Oh how you are such a wonderful minimiser of things to the bare essentials.
Finland, 2016.
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Winter. Oh how you are such a wonderful minimiser of things to the bare essentials.
Finland, 2016.
Winter had left Helsinki already a few weeks ago and then suddenly boom and we were in for a new cold spell with almost 20cm of snow in a night of heavy snowfall. As this winter was not partially photogenic with the lack of snow in January and February as well as the beginning of March. Usually the best time to get great winter shots is towards the spring when the sun spends more and more time up in the sky.
Waking up to sunshine and a view like this inspired me to go outside for a few hours and enjoy the weather. Very relaxing. Shutter therapy is what Robin Wong calls it and that pretty much sums it up for me as well. Time to enjoy the beautiful nature and clear air alone or with someone in the same frame of mind.
Functional architecture ie. a bit boxy buildings. Quite common in Finland.
I for some reason liked the snow hanging on top of a metal net.
Birch forests are quite common in Southern Finland.
Boats awaiting for the ice to melt.
A spot of clear air as before it was slightly snowing and the visibility was less than optimal.
This is a swimming beach in the summer, not too long now..
Walking along the beach, the sun was shining and then it started to snow.. Not exactly Baywatch weather, eh?
A bird watcher with whom I had a nice little chat after taking this photo. You can see the snowfall was quite heavy at this point.
With the temperature hovering over zero the the snow was actually already melting as it met the ground. Still a great walk.
More tk
As the weather has stayed pretty constantly below zero the land is all frozen up and the sea around Helsinki is nicely frozen as well.
The only open spots of water like this are full of birds and life.
The sun does not visit the sky for long and reaches its low zenith (this pic taken around noon) only to sink back down. It stays quite bright for a bit longer as the sea and the snow now reflect the light.
Old villas serve as either living quarters for the wealthy or as museums or restaurants.
This Café was closed for the day and I continued towards the sea. A small cup of tea or hot chocolate would have been nice to warm me up but alas it was not meant to be.
Summer cottage beside a national museum area.
To the south Lauttasaari and the frozen sea in between and beyond it. Skiers, walkers, dogs, all were merrily moving around and enjoying the outdoors life.
The large hospital is renovated and stands as a huge boxy landmark in Meilahti.
A chance encounter with a rather nice little dog and its owners left me with a couple of fun dog pictures. The coat is necessary with the temperature hovering near -25 centigrade.
Olympic rowing was done pretty much under my feet in the summer games of 1952.
This boat however won't be going anywhere for a while, being frozen into the sea.
One of the nicest small cafes you can visit in Helsinki is located nearby. Exceptionally good buns and a lovely atmosphere await the visitor.
Cafe Regatta is very small inside but refreshments can be enjoyed outside as well. There is also a possibility to grill sausages Finnish style in the fire outside.
Traditional sleigh for kids and adults alike.
Today the temperatures dropped to under -20 celsius practically everywhere in Finland. As is the nature of colder days the skies were clear and so the sun shone in its very low zenith for a couple hours.
Excellent weather to be outside properly dressed. The sea is also frozen up so there was a lot of traffic on the ice as well.
More pictures coming, need to go amd sleep now..
Finnish forest can be beautiful, mysterious, gloomy. But always refreshing and a nice place to visit. Soothes the mind and revives the spirit.
Lots of accumulated snow even in the southernmost parts of the country. Lovely white Christmas!
Strong enough current in this stream to keep it open even in temperatures of -20 Celsius.
Winter does make many places more photogenic than they normally would be. Especially those views that are maybe "too" familiar. Yet with snow and a bit of light they are transformed into something spectacular.
Christmas in part is nice this year as I get to spend time with family and enjoy the brighter time of the day outside. Noneed to sit on the computer all day long.


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Thursday, October 8, 2015
A11ycampNYC Presentations
Here's my five-minute steno demo:
And here's my talk, The Three Prongs of Steno Accessibility:
Stenographic technology has been used to provide realtime captioning for over 25 years, but two other important potential applications of steno for accessibility are less well known: 1) As a way to rectify the catastrophic levels of underemployment in the blind/low vision community (especially those who use screen readers and are already comfortable processing speech at over 300 WPM) by making it possible for them to become professional realtime captioners, and 2) By integrating it with text-to-speech technology to allow for a truly conversational speech synthesis system for AAC users. In this session, I'll discuss these three potential applications and the way they intersect.
Many thanks to Stan for captioning me and to Thomas, Shawn, and Cameron, the organizers of a11ycampnyc and of the ongoing a11ynyc Meetup group! It was a fantastic experience.
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7 and LZ6 will be available in February for $199 and $179 respectively. The LS70 will also be available in February for $149.
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This was one of those rare times I prepare a homily without writing it out; so I can only give you a summary of what I said last night and today.
> I began with the second reading, Paul's powerful description of the central fact of our faith: God gave up all his "riches" and emptied himself, becoming human, and further emptying himself, embracing death for our salvation.
> We recall this in the Creed, and we bow at a certain point--"by the power of the Holy Spirit, he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man"--and the reason we bow isn't because someone tells us to, but to express our profound awe and wonder at what we're saying in our Creed.
> But Paul says, "have this same attitude"--so in reflecting on this, the question struck me: what would we be willing to give up, to bring salvation to others?
> I am aware of all many do give up: your time to be part of the Mass; you bring others with you; you pray for them; your sacrifices for our parish and school. But the Son of God gave it all up--emptied himself--so is there more to do?
> If we knew, by giving something up, we could fill empty spots in church, we would do it, wouldn't we? What might those sacrifices be?
> One might be to give up a grudge--we make the first move to be reconciled to someone. We invite someone back. Not only tell people about RCIA, but take them along; bring people to the Bible Study, bring them to the chapel.
> Realize what Paul described in the reading is what happens in the Sacrifice of the Mass; we don't see it with natural eyes, but with eyes of faith. But that's what the Mass is. We can and should place our concerns, the people we're praying for, on the altar, so the Lord can lift them up to the Father in his great prayer.
> Realize also that in emptying himself, to make us rich--this is what he does in the Eucharist: all his wealth and glory is offered to us in the Eucharist! And Christ offers us a "deal," and here are the terms of this deal: He empties himself, of all his wealth, which he offers us, but we have to give something up: our sins, our self-will, our own way of doing things. We give up our poverty and he accepts that, and offers us his infinite glory and heaven. Wow! Wow!
> When we've received the Eucharist, the Mass soon comes to an end, and we are sent out: now we go and do as Christ did: we're rich in Christ, rich as can be, and we go into a world that is hungry for him. We go and empty ourselves.
What are we willing to give up, for the salvation of the world?
(Note: I used the Fourth Eucharistic Prayer.)


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DigestedSermon by Pastor Rodney taken from my notes"
I was headed down the wrong path, but the Word came and was applied to my heart to repent and turn to a new pathway.
Today if you have a problem, God is able to apply an application to bring relief and freedom to your soul. If you are in dysfunction, God is able to turn your sorrow into joy.
Luke 10:13 Woe unto you, Chorazin! woe unto you,
for if the mighty works had been done in Bethsaida Tyre
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which have been done in you, they would have a great while ago repented,
sitting in sackcloth and ashes. Sidon
When you see mighty works of God - - take care that you believe and change your position to agree with God and His Word.
Jesus came to visit at Martha's house. She was blessed with a nice house and plenty of food to prepare a feast for Jesus and his disciples - - but her heart was troubled when she viewed her sister who was not working as hard as she was. "What about her?
Luke 10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and distressed about many things
We must keep our eyes focused on Jesus and not judge those around us.
On occasion we don't talk and communicate. We fuss and complain. Our attitude may be to despise others as not as good as us.
Martha was proud of her good works and she wanted others to work as hard as she was doing.
Not all of us are called to preach. Not all of us are called to hospitality. We may just need to sit at the feet of Jesus and learn of Him. To grow and develop a relationship with Jesus.
He knows the beat of our heart and our desire to draw close to Him.
We don't know what Jesus was teaching that day, but He was bringing the "Word" and it ministered to Mary's heart.
There is only one way to heaven. We celebrate Jesus who provided the way for us to change our position.
He knows exactly where we are and he knows our situation.
Come sit at Jesus feet; and make your position secure.
Pastor Rodney called those who needed prayer to come forward and many came to be prayed for.


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So in case you haven't heard, it's February. This is right about the time of year I start fantasizing about lighting one of my down parkas on fire because I'm so sick of it taking so long to get ready and out of the house in the morning. Instead of sitting here whining about it, it's best to "make lemonade" and just think about hot chicks in jackets. Maybe even jackets and anything that might qualify as "winter wear," if you will, since some of our most beloved celesbians reside in sunny situations.
California dweller Clea Duvall, for one. I literally fell in love with her at age 17 when I didn't even realize what a homo I was. My girlfriend shares many of her features so it's no surprise to me that my attraction will live on till the day I die. Like, till-death-do-us-part style. She could totally wear that jacket if she came to visit the Midwest.
I know I dogged on Jackie Warner pretty hard last week, and I'm not really even sorry to say that this week is no different. It was hard enough to find a photo of that woman with much more on than a sports bra, so I have limited good material.
Her stylist or whoever is directing her fashion choices needs to be fired immediately. Hello, 1994, let me introduce you to Jackie. Wait, you're obviously quite familiar with one another.
I heart Katherine Moennig, and what I love most about her is that when she's off camera, she's not "looking very Shane" today at all. I could really do without the jeans, but other than that it's like another wet dream. I'm getting toasty just thinking about her walking that dog, looking all mysterious. Sigh.
Behold, Bette Porter. I know that Jennifer Beals is strictly an on-screen lez but she's our classic-slash-classy representation. You know I think she's thebomb.com already when it comes to her power suits, but she spends her time in New Mexico when she's not shooting The L.
The bad news is that the groundhog saw his shadow, so you'll definitely be bundling up for at least six more weeks. The good news is that pretty much every retailer is trying to unload what's now their "last season" cold-weather outerwear, and you can grab most anything for a ridiculously low price. Pop into your favorite store and check it out and I think you'll be most pleasantly surprised.