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The year is 2050. Earth is quickly becoming uninhabitable. The seven continents are shrinking as flooding devastates the land masses. Crime and disorder are rampant among the dwindling human population.
There are only two safe havens in the galaxy capable of supporting humanoid life. Xyran is a world of power-hungry demons and Planet Alpha is home to a fearless warrior race.
The males on Planet Alpha need mates. Infertility has plagued their race for decades. The answer lies on Earth where tempting females are waiting to be saved. When their enemies attempt to claim the spoils of a dying world, only the strongest will get their prize.
The first book in this sci-fi ménage series is here:
BONDMATE by J.J. Lore
BONDMATE is now available on Evernight Publishing and most major online book retailers.
BROKEN by Erin M. Leaf
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PROPOSITION by Beth D. Carter
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Chris Culliver, the 49ers cornerback who became a distraction in the days before the Super Bowl when he said he wouldn't want a gay teammate, is in hot water again.
The 49ers released a statement saying Culliver "is being handled internally" after questions were raised about his Instagram account, which he used to publicly post a text message conversation in which women are referred to as "bitch" and "hoes."
After the pre-Super Bowl incident, the 49ers said they would put Culliver through sensitivity training. Last month, Culliver met with an organization that works with gay young people.
But Culliver obviously hasn't learned to watch what he says. Culliver is surely not the only NFL player who has used the words "bitch" and "hoes," just as he's surely not the only NFL player who wouldn't want a gay teammate. But he was dumb enough to make his feelings about a gay teammate public, and now he was dumb enough to make his text messages using offensive language public. Apparently that sensitivity training didn't work.

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The Arizona Cardinals are only a quarterback away from reclaiming their lofty perch atop the NFC West.
While most expected the team to address their biggest issue in the NFL draft, coach Ken Whisenhunt has seemingly set his sights on a trio of veterans -- Kevin Kolb, Marc Bulger and Kyle Orton -- to shore up the quarterback position.
Though each brings a solid skill set to the table, the decision to add the right player could come down to his fit within the Cardinals' scheme and the cost to pry each from his respective squad.
Chat wrap: Trading Orton is risky
During his weekly chat, Jason La Canfora addressed the issue of the Broncos potentially trading QB Kyle Orton. His thought? Denver should be careful about that move. **More...**
In Whisenhunt's system, the quarterback is expected to be an efficient distributor with solid game management skills. He must possess excellent awareness and anticipation because the scheme often puts the onus on the quarterback to defeat the blitz by finding the "hot" receiver in the progression. This not only requires a great feel for coverage but also the courage to stand in and deliver under fire.
Kurt Warner was able to handle the burden of the position and the Cardinals thrived with him under center. However, his replacements last season, Derek Anderson, John Skelton and Max Hall, have failed to live up to the standard, and the team's quick demise can be attributed to their poor play.
Given the correlation between the play of the quarterback and the Cardinals' performance, it's important for Whisenhunt to find the right guy to lead the franchise for the long term.


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Looks like some sort of Cyberdyne Systems human feeder used by Skynet.
It's actually an early concept proof of the Chime Generator for the 10,000 Year Clock. It can generate unique chime sequences every day for 10,000 years, and there are over 3.5 million possibilities. Brian Eno even used the same algorithm for his album "January 07003 – Bell Studies for the Clock of the Long Now."
The brainchild of Computer Scientist, Danny Hillis, The Clock of the Long Now is designed to operate with minimum human intervention (winding, easy maintenance), and is constructed of largely valueless materials to limit looting by future civilizations.
The first prototype began working on December 31st 1999—in time to chime twice for the new millennium—and is now on display in London. The two more recent prototypes are in San Francisco.
Pics below:
- First working prototype of Orrey—or planetary display—for the 10,000 year clock
- Prototype of a Solar Synchronizer to maintain the clock's accuracy using the sun.


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I am rather late with my thoughts on the latest episode. This is because in a lot of ways I thought The Rebel Flesh was scarcely worth commenting on. Not because it was bad but because it was mostly a setup for next week's The Almost People. My suppressed OCD instincts could never allow me to skip an episode though. Judging by the build up to next week, it would seem that we'll get some fairly substantial answers to aspects of the story arc, as well as a dramatic conclusion to the story established here.
The trailers and promotional material for The Rebel Flesh all emphasised the aspect of the Doctor mediating between two sides in a war, without necessarily condemning one as the enemy. This was all rather ominous given that the weakest episodes of last year's series came via the Silurian double bill, in which the Doctor was reduced to an ineffectual peacekeeper. However thankfully not only does next week's finale look far more satisfying than last year's, as a standalone ideas piece this was superior to the disappointing Silurians.
Matthew Graham's script has some very interesting ideas and manages to be original despite treading well explored sci-fi territory. The Doctor gets some fantastic lines when he is calmly and seriously explaining the rights and beauty of the flesh but I can't help feeling Graham doesn't carry off the scattier moments as entertainingly as Moffat or even RTD in the past. Matt Smith's increasingly assured and diverse performance helps gloss over these occasional weaknesses in the more playful chunks of dialogue though and one line did manage to capture the mysterious, funny and mad side to our temperamental Time Lord: "I've got to get to that cockerel before all hell breaks loose! I never thought I'd have to say that again."
The concept of the Gangers is suitably chilling for the tone of the new series and delightfully unsettling. There are genuinely complex ethical questions that arise from such a technology. Doctor Who is at its best asking those sorts of questions and sparking intelligent debate. But of course it also has its essential ingredients. Here we get some typical running around and down corridors, as well as scary gooey faces and a dark, near future setting.
With the somewhat obvious creation of the Doctor's Ganger, and its emergence at the end, many are wondering if this is connected to the big question marks of the series surrounding the Doctor's death in episode one. It would seem to be an easy get out clause. But for some reason my instincts tell me it would be simultaneously too simple and complex a solution. Too simple because Moffat doesn't like answers you can see coming and too complex because clearly, despite their similarities, the Gangers have underlying faults and differences that make them monstrous. And I'm sure the Doctor will be of the opinion that there can't be two of him dashing about the universe, for reasons of cosmic law and order.
Elsewhere in this episode we are still being fed teasing reminders of Amy's pregnancy, with the Doctor scanning her inconclusively once again and telling her to "Breathe" before he darts of to try and stop the solar tsunami doing too much damage. Also Amy's and Rory relationship continues to be pushed and strained. This week Rory has another love interest, in Ganger/human Jennifer, which is a nice role reversal for the hapless husband, often just reduced to a comic presence lusting after the TARDIS redhead. Theories swirl in the online fan community, with some suggesting Rory is fading in and out of reality. Seems random? Don't forget his disappearance through a crack in time and space last year and his return as an auton. Also the Doctor has forgotten about Rory a few times this series, including in this episode. Such moments appear to be simple humour at first glance. But maybe they're not.
On a second viewing I thought Raquel Cassidy's performance as factory leader Cleaves was quite appalling and irritating. That's right just a random jibe at a hardworking actress there.
Stay tuned for next week's The Almost People, which will nestle nicely before the Champions League final. Superb Saturday viewing.


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You are in your 30s. It came a lot quicker than you expected, right? Kaboom. After posting your pics and tweeting the occasion, you are finally home alone -- and it hits you. You go to the mirror and stare at what might just possibly be baby crow's feet creeping across your face. Oh my. So, you say to yourself, "Holy crap, YOU. ARE. 30." (O.M.G.)
While these years may feel surprisingly more pressurized than your 20s, they will unexpectedly also bring the most personal growth in your life. The 30s will toss you surprise curveballs instead of easy-breezy pitches, and you might get caught staring. You're no longer allowed to kick back in flip-flops on the bench -- you're in the big leagues, in cleats with a giant 3-0 on your back. This is where you find out who you are and who you really want on your team.
You squint, you swing and you run. You pay attention like never before, you look ahead and you ask yourself:
Is this where I thought I'd be? Is this where I am supposed to be?
And life starts to get a bit more complicated. Here is the good news:
YOU Version 3.0 is more of a SmartYou than you think. Why? Because in this decade you will be challenged, pushed and p---u---l---l---e---d in ways that would have baffled you in your 20s. You will be completely forced to grow. That is, if you choose to dress out for the game. And it's my bet that you will. Here's why.
13 Things That Are Totally Going to Change You in Your 30s
1) You will figure out who YOU really are and why you have gone through so much. You will reflect on your life and find it easier to claim your own path outside of the wishes of your parents, counselors or coaches. You will realize the difference between a mistake, a whim and a calling.
2) You will struggle with how you are going to start building a legacy in this life, versus the fear that you will not make a difference at all. You realize that you want to leave a mark on the world for more than just you -- you start living for your children, your community and maybe even the world. And you wonder how you are going to do it. In this decade, you will see your calling more clearly, if you are open.
3) You will find great satisfaction and great frustration with all of the people that you are going to be taking care of (e.g., spouse, children, parents, siblings, friends). You will face many situations that throw you, but you learn how to adjust to life's changes and those that need you. This will transform you, your time and your relationships.
4) You will feel real, in-your-face, make-you-cry stress about finances, love, career and family. You will start to understand what your parents were talking about all of those years. The good news is that this is the kind of necessary stress that life is made of -- and where you find out what you are made of.
5) You will get off balance, on balance, off balance, on balance -- and so on -- because of all of the roles that you have to carry on the shoulders of your life. You will have to wear many hats, and you will often feel like a tightrope walker trying to stay the course, balancing the people and commitments in your life. This frustration will help you to see that one person can only handle so much and you will start to understand why setting boundaries is so critical.
6) You will feel more meaning in your life and begin to see love, career and family as part of your purpose -- instead of part of your obligation. You will realize that with great love, also comes great pain, and you learn that it is worth it. On purpose.
7) You will start coming to terms with the fact that you are not going to live forever as you start losing important people in your life. Mortality becomes a brutal fact of life, and it changes you painfully, for the better.
8) You will see the world differently and embrace things that you would have run away from in your 20s. You will feel a higher sense of well-being, creativity and self-awareness as your experiences widen. I'm talking about values, experiences, goals and opinions that will (*gasp*) change. You will be very surprised by you.
9) You will realize that gathering mass amounts of friends is not as important as paying attention to those who are in your life for a reason, and those who should not be in your life at all. Your fringe friendships will fade, your closest relationships will deepen and some wonderfully surprising people will on-the-floor amaze you.
10) You will have life-changing "a-ha moments" that drastically change the direction of your life for the better. The underrated gift of wisdom comes with age, and you will be thrilled by it.
11) You will not feel as young and carefree as you did in your 20s, but you will learn to love feeling more grounded. As sad as it is to let go of the good ol' days, you will appreciate being at the Adult Table. The food just tastes better. And you know how to order off of the menu.
12) You will figure out how to align who you truly are on the inside with what you are doing on the outside. You will figure out how to start accepting your limitations and your talents. You move toward making peace with the human experience and focus in on why you are truly here.
13) You will accept your previous struggles as life lessons and gain a greater sense of life purpose. Amen. It's part of the beautiful game of life. Now play ball.


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Most modern encoders are able to perform VBR encoding, including (but not limited to) nearly all popular MP3, AAC, (Ogg) Vorbis, Musepack, and WMA encoders.
Some codecs limited to Constant Bitrate (CBR) include AC3 (in theory it can encode to VBR, but no high quality encoder offers that feature), DTS (same thing as AC3, no publicly available VBR encoder), Real Audio and ATRAC3.
All lossless compression is VBR.
To help players seek and show correct durations, VBR formats often include metadata at the beginning of the file to indicate the total duration and provide a "seek table" of the offsets, within the file, of a set number of points, each a fixed duration apart. For example, the seek table may have 100 offsets to represent 1%, 2%, 3%, etc. of the way toward the total duration. This feature is sometimes also used in CBR formats, so that tags don't confound file-size based estimates of duration and seek points.


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Study shows cash is king in Fla. real estate
ORLANDO — Cash is king in Florida real estate.
A study released Thursday shows that almost two-thirds of Florida housing sales in the first quarter of this year were done in cash.
That is the highest rate in the nation and well above the national average of 42.7 percent, according to the study by the research firm, RealtyTrac.
Five Florida metro areas also had the nation's highest rates of cash sales. Those areas were Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Miami, Sarasota, Brevard and Lakeland.
Daren Blomquist of RealtyTrac says the high rates of cash sales show that investors are still finding Florida popular.
Although the percentage of institutional investors has declined from the end of 2013, mom-and-pop investors and foreign investors are still finding Florida attractive.


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When Mohammad Ferdous Bin Zaman turned on the TV to find out about the weather, he could not believe what he heard.
Bangladesh became the latest nation, along with Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait, to join the list of 25 countries whose male citizens must register with the Immigration and Naturalization Service if they intend to stay in the United States
"Why Bangladesh?" asked Bin Zaman, 24-year-old Bengladeshi student who now lives in Astoria, Queens. "We don't have a past record of terrorist activities."
The special registration applies to all U.S. visa holders including international students, immigrants whose permanent resident status are pending and undocumented immigrants. Women, green card holders, naturalized U.S. citizens and those who have political asylum are exempt.
The first registration deadline ended up with a massive arrest of immigrants in Los Angeles last December. Although no similar arrest was reported in New York City, immigrant communities here are nervous.
"All of a sudden we got a lot of work to do because we have clients who are petrified," said Jo Anne C. Adlerstein, head of the immigration law practice at Proskauer, Rose.
In some cases, Adlerstein encouraged her clients to leave the country before the registration date because they might be detained for over-staying their visas or other criminal records if they register.
"We had one client from Tunisia who went back last week before the [second] deadline and a number of Pakistani clients are evaluating their options," she said.
Some Pakistani immigrants decided to move out of the country altogether before the third registration deadline on February 21.
"This definitely bred fear, intimidation and confusion on the part of many affected," said Donna Lieberman, Executive Director at New York Civil Liberty Union. "There are so many who just don't understand: why them?"
By next month's deadline more than 24,200 men through out the country are expected to be registered, fingerprinted and photographed, according to an Associated Press report. One Lebanese citizen who has already registered said that he felt "humiliated having to go through the interrogation and the whole process."
Jorge Martinez , a U.S. Justice Department spokesperson, has said that the registration system is meant to protect the United States and the countries on the list are places that harbor terrorist organizations. "It's all based on national security," he said. "It has nothing to do with race or ethnicity."
"[Bagladeshis] are very peaceful people," Bin Zaman said. In fact President George Bush had once cited Bangladesh as a tolerant, moderate and practicing democracy with Muslim majority.
North Korea aside, most countries on the list are ones with a large Muslim population. "It's an extreme example of racial, religious and ethnic profiling," said Lieberman.
Critics also doubt that the registration would prevent future terrorist attacks and point out that some of the 19 hijackers were registered with the INS as students. "How do you know if somebody is a terrorist who has been here in a sleeper cell for 10 years? How do you know that they're not already a citizen?" Alderstein said.
Some immigrants are concerned about what will come after registration. "I don't know what they will do next, " said Kabir, a 26 years old Bangladeshi who lives in Jamaica, Queens. " I fear maybe two months after registration, they will send us all letters saying that there are no jobs available, the economy is going down, and that there is no need for us to be here and we should leave."
Immigrant groups such as the New York Immigration Coalition, the Coney Island Project and the Asian American Legal Defense Fund have arranged protests against the registration program. But at the same time they conduct workshops on how to deal with it because there is no alternative for immigrants who want to remain in the country.
"I would not recommend that you would stay in the country past the registration date without registering," Alderstein said.
'I'm going to register," said Kabir. " Whatever they ask me to do, I'll do it."
First Group
- Registration deadline: December 16, 2002
- Iraq, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Syria
Second Group
- Registration deadline: January 10, 2003
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen
Third Group
- Registration deadline: February 21, 2003 (extended to March 21)
- Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
Fourth Group
- Registration deadline: March 28, 2003 (extended to April 25)
- Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt Jordan and Kuwait
Learn more at http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/lawenfor/specialreg/index.htm
In response to the Special Registration, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund has produced informational alerts in Korean, Urdu and English and provided free legal advice by telephone.
If you believe that this new registration rule applies to you, You can get free, confidential advice from Sin Yen Ling, a lawyer at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, 212-966-5932 extension 213.
Learn more at http://www.aaldef.org/news.html
An immigrant from Bangkok, Thailand, Chaleampon Ritthichai.


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Josiah jōsī´ə [key] or Josiasjōsī´əs [key], in the Bible.
1 King of Judah, son and successor of Amon. The great event of his reign came in its 18th year, when the book of the law, apparently Deuteronomy, was found in the Temple. Josiah had it read publicly, and a reform movement began, led by the young king. The basis of the reforms, which extended to the northern kingdom of Israel, was the removal of all outlying religious centers so as to concentrate everything in worship at Jerusalem. When the pharaoh Necho set out to help the Assyrians in Haran, Josiah opposed him and fell, at Megiddo. He was succeeded by his son Jehoahaz. 2 Man at whose house the prophet Zechariah was to crown the high priest.
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Another civil lawsuit was filed against Baylor Tuesday by a former volleyball player, who claims she was the victim of a brutal gang rape that the University failed to address.
The victim said she was raped by as many as eight Baylor football players on Feb. 11, 2012. That was approximately a month before two more female Baylor students were allegedly gang raped by football players, as has previously been reported.
According to the new lawsuit, the plaintiff was repeatedly harassed by football players as late as May 2013. In July, her mother met with an assistant football coach at a Waco restaurant, where the mother provided a list of players allegedly involved in the gang rape, according to the lawsuit.
Two months later, the University broke ground on McLane Stadium. As the stadium was being constructed, the plaintiff was harassed, forced to have class with two of her assailants, and two Baylor football players burglarized her apartment, the lawsuit said. The burglary was in April 2013, according to the plaintiff. That same month, a member of the Baylor Bruins hostess program was brutally gang raped by Baylor football players Tre'Von Armstead and Shamycheal "Myke" Chatman, according to the court filing.
"[The] Plaintiff's sexual assault, like countless others, occurred during what has become known as the most violent and atrocious in school history," the lawsuit said.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiff claims photographs and videos of semi-conscious girls were taken during multiple gang rapes and circulated by members of the Baylor football program. According to her, there exists at least one 21-second video of two female Baylor students being gang raped by University football players.
The plaintiff ended up transferring away from Baylor. The lawsuit claims the University was "deliberately indifferent" to sexual assault and sex-based harassment. In fact, in the plaintiff's case, the lawsuit alleges the gang rape was reported to fired Head Football Coach Art Briles and Former Athletics Director Ian McCaw, who resigned and now works at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The case is rooted in a Title IX complaint and accuses the University of failing to follow federal law. In addition to compensatory damages for the alleged victim, the lawsuit seeks a judge to issue a mandatory injunction to make Baylor "more compliant" with Title IX, according to the plaintiff's attorney Mo Aziz.
"The ideal outcome would be to get recovery for what she's been through and also to ensure this sort of thing doesn't happen again," Aziz told KCEN-TV Wednesday.
The University has previously stated it has made strides in addressing Title IX issues since last year -- including beefing up its Title IX office. Just last week, Baylor's Board of Regents announced "structural completion" of the 105 recommendations from the Pepper Hamilton Law Firm, which investigated the University's prior mishandling of rape and sexual assault. The full findings of that report were never written down, Baylor claims. But, a summarized findings of fact -- typed on University letterhead -- is available here.
University Spokesperson Lori Fogelman released the following statement late Wednesday morning:
The alleged incident outlined in the court filing occurred more than five years ago, and Baylor University has been in conversations with the victim's legal counsel for many months in an attempt to reach an amicable resolution.
"Baylor has since initiated and structurally completed 105 wide-ranging recommendations in response to issues of sexual violence within our campus community, in addition to making changes within the University and athletics leadership and investing significantly in student support services.
"As this case proceeds, Baylor maintains its ability to present facts – as available to the University – in response to the allegations contained in the legal filing. The University's response in no way changes Baylor's position that any assault involving members of our campus community is reprehensible and inexcusable. Baylor remains committed to eliminating all forms of sexual and gender-based harassment and discrimination within our campus community.More information about Baylor's response to sexual violence can be found here.


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Intel debuts Atom SoC for set-tops
PowerVR graphics built in
IDF Intel has introduced its first Atom-based system-on-a-chip for consumer electronics kit. Formerly known by its codename, 'Sodaville', the part is officially called the Atom Processor CE4100.
The 45nm chip's Atom core is joined by 2D/3D engine, video encoding and decoding, a display controller, Gigabit Ethernet, a Nand Flash controller for storage, two USB 2.0 hosts and two 3Gb/s Sata controllers, and a two-channel 800MHz DDR 2/1333MHz DDR 3 memory controller.
Intel's CE4100: Atom and PowerVR on board
All that makes it capable of pumping out two 60f/s 1080p HD pictures and can capture 60f/s 1080p uncompressed.
Intel said the CE4100 is driver compatible with the chip's predecessor, the Pentium M-based CE3100, but with greater integration the CE4100 will mean the boxes its built into will have a lower bill of materials (BoM) than before.
The CE400's Atom core has 512KB of L2 and runs at up to 1.2GHz. Variants run the graphics core at 200MHz or 400MHz. Either way, the chip consumes 7-9W of power.
Does my BoM look big in this?
The graphics core is a PowerVR SGX535.
Intel also announced a reference design set-top box to help developers create their own hardware. ®


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Samsung's Windows RT tablet, the Ativ Tab, will not be sold in the U.S. Mike Abary, head of Samsung's PC and tablet business in the U.S., told CNET at CES that his company shelved the release because its retail partners do not see enough demand. (Abary did not specify if the Ativ Tab will be launched in non-U.S. markets).
The Ativ Tab is powered by Qualcomm chips, and the announcement comes, rather unfortunately, just days after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, with an Ativ Tab on hand, joined Qualcomm Chief Executive Paul Jacobs during his CES keynote address to extol their partnership.
Abary also said that the amount of investment it would take to educate consumers about the benefits of Windows RT was another factor. As he told CNET:
There wasn't really a very clear positioning of what Windows RT meant in the marketplace, what it stood for relative to Windows 8, that was being done in an effective manner to the consumer. When we did some tests and studies on how we could go to market with a Windows RT device, we determined there was a lot of heavy lifting we still needed to do to educate the customer on what Windows RT was. And that heavy lifting was going to require pretty heavy investment. When we added those two things up, the investments necessary to educate the consumer on the difference between RT and Windows 8, plus the modest feedback that we got regarding how successful could this be at retail from our retail partners, we decided maybe we ought to wait.
This is another step back for Windows RT, which is floundering in the face of competition from Windows 8 and Android tablets, and may be dealt a further blow once Intel Atom Bay Trail tablets are released later this year. Abary said, however, that Samsung may reconsider Windows RT devices if a strong enough market develops.


text: Furious critique of society, presented with fun, irony and wit, that is the Swiss band Insanity. In a mix of Metal riffs, aggressive Hardcore and catchy Punk melodies, the band creates angry songs full of gang shouts and singalongs, with trembling grooves to electrify the hearts of their listeners. The immense live show experience with headliner tours in Europe, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cuba, and big festivals like Summer Breeze made Insanity an internationally grown band with worldwide recognition, that is not just musically innovative, but has something to tell the world. In December 2019, the guys release their fourth record via Bastardized Recordings. Packed with a big portion of roughness, the songs take on the capitalist world order. Limited vinyl version! (Bastardized Recordings)


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Name: Pennie Gregory, 30
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Location: Plant City, FL
Worst of times: 317 pounds
Best of times: 160 pounds
My turning point: When I got weighed in at the doctor's office and realized I was heading toward 400 pounds! I started to diet immediately -- right before Thanksgiving. This time, I was really serious about losing weight.
My slim-down techniques: Watching my carb intake, cutting out sweets, drinking only 1 percent milk and eating lots of lean protein like boneless, skinless chicken breast.
Kept the weight off: About a year and a half, so far.
My best motivator: Seeing the pounds come off -- both on the scale and on my waistline -- and knowing that I can succeed.
My greatest temptations: Swiss cheese. When I have a craving, I buy Boar's Head low-fat Swiss. It tastes just as good as the high-fat brands but has 25 percent less fat!
My favorite diet food: Applebee's healthy chicken quesadillas with low-fat shredded cheese and sour cream. I eat out a lot, so I try to go to restaurants that have low-calorie entrees.
My snacking tips: I don't snack that much. But when I do I limit myself to one serving of low-fat potato chips or fresh fruit -- pineapple or red grapes. If all I have is canned fruit, I rinse it first to get the syrup off.
My exercise routine: Riding my stationary bike every day and using weights to strengthen and tone my body.
Stay-slim advice: Don't starve yourself and then find the need to binge. Also, make sure to eat the proper amount of calories for someone your size.
The payoff: My husband tells me that I smile a lot more now. That's definitely nice to hear!
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If you press your tongue against your teeth, unless something is badly wrong they won't budge. In fact, your teeth are subjected to a fair amount of pressure each day as you chew and eat, and yet they remain firmly in place.
But there's a deeper reality—your teeth do move! No, it's not a paradox—the gum and bone tissues that hold your teeth in place allow for slight, imperceptible changes in the teeth's position. Their natural ability to move is also the basis for orthodontics. Here are 3 more facts you may not know about your teeth's natural ability to move.
Teeth are always on the move. Teeth are held firmly within the jawbone by an elastic gum tissue called the periodontal ligament and a thin layer of bony-like material called cementum. In response to pressure changes, though, the bone dissolves on the side of the teeth in the direction of pressure and then rebuilds behind it, solidifying the teeth's new position, a process that happens quite slowly and incrementally. And it will happen for most of us—some studies indicate more than 70% of people will see significant changes in their bite as they age.
Orthodontics works with the process. Orthodontic appliances like braces or clear aligners apply targeted pressure in the direction the orthodontist intends the teeth to move—the natural movement process does the rest. In the case of braces, a thin metal wire is laced through brackets bonded to the front of the teeth and then anchored, typically to the back teeth. The orthodontist incrementally tightens the wire against its anchors over time, encouraging tooth movement in response to the pressure. Clear aligners are a series of removable trays worn in succession that gradually accomplish the same outcome.
Watch out for the rebound. That nice, straight smile you've gained through orthodontics might not stay that way. That's because the same mechanism for tooth movement could cause the teeth to move back to their former positions, especially right after treatment. To avoid this outcome, patients need to wear a retainer, an appliance that holds or "retains" the teeth in their new positions. Depending on their individual situations and age, patients may have to wear a retainer for a few months, years or from then on.
If you would like more information on orthodontic treatment, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can also learn more about this topic by reading the Dear Doctor magazine article "The Importance of Orthodontic Retainers."


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Video game inspired mp3s after the jump.
A few years ago I picked up an Atari 2600 and a bunch of games at a thrift store. I never had an Atari as a kid. I always had to go to the neighbor's house to play his Atari, which was frustrating because he could give me a sound thrashing on pretty much every game. Finally, after much begging, I did get my own videogame system, but it was, dammit, Intellivision ("intelligent television"). 16 bits be dammed, it just didn't have the cool games, and instead of having the cool kids over to my house, I ended up stuck playing Poker and Golf with the adults in my family. Boring! That's my step-brother and I looking not-so-psyched about our new gift in the photo.
Finally getting my own 2600 proved to be cathartic, even if I did lose interest in most of the games rather quickly. Still, there's nothing like a lazy Sunday afternoon with the old-school Atari, and just the right music playing in the background. Music like this and this and this.
I enjoy the background music/video game combination so much that I decided to rename all of my cheesy Euro-disco and New Wave and Glam and Classic Rock. It is now, according to my iTunes, "Atari Music". Of course, I wasn't the first to think of this. Why, during the early 80s there was already such a genre...and it all revolved around quickie albums released to cash in on the booming video game craze.
In 1982, the record label Kid Stuff started putting out records based on the most popular video games. The first three albums were for Atari's flagship games: Asteroids, Missile Command, and Yars Revenge. Each included an incredibly catchy theme song followed by a usually rather nonsensical adventure story. Thanks to the 365 Days Project for turning me onto this a few years ago.
Theme song mp3s
Atari Theme Missile Command Fly, Yar Warriors, Fly
Heck, while we're at it, let's do one of the stories (with the theme songs included).
"While on a routine mission, the Cosmic Space Patrol ship, Intrepid, is trapped in a time-warp and is rocketed into the past! It's up to Captain jim Stanton and his computer sidekick, Chip Brain, to find their way back to safety. Blast off for adventure with Atari's Asteroids!"
Asteroids adventure mp3s
Asteroids Theme (Got one!)
Meet the Captain Red Alert
Timewarp (another Asteroids song, with a vinyl skip that provides the perfect compliment)
Earth 1983 Asteroid Fight
More nefarious is the promotional flexi-single for the video game company Data Age. Their games were incredibly lame and quickly forgotten (though they did make the classic Journey Escape game, featuring, yes, the band Journey), but this psychedelic mind-warp of a kiddie record, appropriately titled "Mindscape", deserves to be placed in a time capsule. I don't recommend trying to play a video game with this in the background. But it is good for other *ahem* recreational activities.
mp3: Mindscape
The Digital Press video game sounds database includes all of the above, as well as tons of sound effects clips from actual games, and a collection of recent electronic music inspired by classic video games (arcade and home). And right here on the BoB you can find some Nintendo-inspired music.
While some were marketing silly stories and songs, a small company in California was trying to cash in with a video game record of their own - this one without music, or much of anything else.
Curtis Hoard, an "Atari champion finalist" (whatever that means), recorded Conquer the Video Craze, a spoken word album describing how to play the hot arcade games in detail. The excellent Dinosaur Gardens blog did a good job digging up a bit of information about this album, and also posted the whole thing for download. Go check it out, but in the meantime...
Here's an mp3 sample: Cenitpede
Now, I've played this game maybe a thousand times, and still can't visualize what the heck Curtis Hoard is attempting to describe. "The centipede line always comes out from just under the foruth digit reading right to left, or the third digit reading left to right," which basically means, you know, at the top. I can't imagine trying to follow this record without having it on your walkman and standing right in front of the game - and there's no way you'd hear his soothing monotone over the racket of an arcade.
It wasn't just the kiddies and cash-ins that embraced video games on vinyl. Of course, yes, there's Pac Man Fever, but there are also quite a few other examples of video game inspired pop songs. One of my all time favorites is by D.C. go-go pioneers Trouble Funk. Their truly inspired "Arcade Funk" mixes break-dance beats with arcade style - or break dance style with arcade beats, either works. And speaking of arcades, how about Black Randy and the Metrosquad's kinetic no-wave song "I Slept in an Arcade", as featured in the film Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains. Hmm, come to think of it, that may be a different kind of arcade. Whatever, it's a great song, and posting it gives me a good excuse to share this photo of Randy.
mp3s: Arcade Funk I Slept In An Arcade
But what about the Atari 2600? It didn't feel the musical love until recently, thanks to North Carolina rappers Little Brother, who made this Isley Brothers meets RZA schmoove groove in honor of the #1 classic home video system. Fuck Playstation and Dreamcast - Atari 2600 is for the children! Heck, this song alone makes this whole post worth reading through.
mp3: Atari 2600
But, really, no Atari lover can really hold a candle to this guy.
More Video Games on Beware of the Blog:
Commodore 64: Music System Shatner
Mario Brothers: Kill Warrio! ACapella Orchestral
Video Game Field Recordings
And, of course, I am completely addicted to WFMU's own Asteroids machine.
Juego Terminado!


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Moholy-Nagy, László
Moholy-Nagy, László lä´slō mô´hôlē-nŏ´dyə [key], 1895–1946, Hungarian painter, designer, and experimental photographer. He turned to art after studying law. While living in Berlin he was one of the founders of constructivism, experimenting with photograms and translucent materials. As a professor in the newly opened Bauhaus from 1923 to 1928, Moholy-Nagy was coeditor with Walter Gropius of the school's regular publications. While there he experimented with a form of kinetic art, which he called
light space modulators,a stunning array of motor-driven shapes that he illuminated to produce elaborate shadows on the nearby walls. He worked in Berlin until 1934 as a typographer and designer of stage sets. In 1937 he directed the Bauhaus School of Design in Chicago until it failed (1938). Thereafter he opened the Chicago Institute of Design, which he headed until his death. His greatest contribution to modern art lay in his teaching, which deeply influenced American commercial and industrial design. He was the author of The New Vision (tr. 1928) and Vision in Motion (1947).
See study by S. Moholy-Nagy, his wife (1950); R. Heyne and F. M. Neusüss, ed., Moholy-Nagy: The Photograms (2010); Moholy: An Education of the Senses (museum catalog, 2010).
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2023, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Jamison Brosseau, "The Natural", at 245 Varet.... a one-night party show.
My best three most wonderful art shows/encounters/experiences of the year.
Robert Janz... Mountain Mode... I noticed him working on the street, and then talked with him... later I looked him up and saw more.
Yohji Haijima, at Art + Eat... another chance encounter, a second artist in his eighties... we were just looking for a place to sit and have something to eat between galleries.. but it turned out to be the reception for the best show I saw in two months in Tokyo.
(previous yearly favorites here)
Friday, December 28, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Ken Weathersby
Ken Weathersby Studio.
Some Walls.
Ken Weathersby's first (solo) show at Pierogi, on anaba 6/23/2010.
Full-size.... a circle was cut and slightly turned... it is very hard to photograph how cool some of these are... the colors merge in the photo, and you can't see the splotches and pencil lines.
another one
cover up
Ken Weathersby.
Some Walls.
Ken Weathersby's first (solo) show at Pierogi, on anaba 6/23/2010.
Full-size.... a circle was cut and slightly turned... it is very hard to photograph how cool some of these are... the colors merge in the photo, and you can't see the splotches and pencil lines.
another one
cover up
Ken Weathersby.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Chris Vasell
Chris Vasell, Cutouts: Variations on 14 Yellow Teeth, at Team. Closes 12/21.
Chris Vasell
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Cole Sayer
Cole Sayer, at JTT. Closes 12/21.
eighties + spacey + sports
when you slap the hands it says "good game!"
(This gallery is right next door to Show Room)
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Al Loving
Al Loving, at Gary Snyder. Closes 12/15.
Al Loving on anaba 1/8/08. So great.
I missed it but if you like this you should also see Alan Shields' Maze at Greenberg Van Doren... they were both in High Times, Hard Times... I made a label of artists in that show whom I have seen shows of since, more than twenty posts so far and I think I missed labeling a few.
There was a great Sven Lukin show at Gary Snyder earlier this year.
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Labels: Al Loving, artists who were in High Times Hard Times, chelsea, fabric, Gary Snyder, Male, paper
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Joshua Abelow
JOSHUA ABELOW. is showing with James Fuentes at NADA, in Miami.
(I took these pics at the gallery in NYC, before they left)
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Labels: Joshua Abelow, Male, Smiley Face
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Rebecca Goyette
Rebecca Goyette, at Airplane.
Rebecca is screening her three completed lobster porns... funny hot smart and compelling. Also showing costumes, props and stills from the videos. GO TO AIRPLANE. it's on Jefferson. Sundays 12-6!!!
Lobsta Dress... I think this is what she was wearing when she got booted from Seven a couple years ago. Scroll down to seventh paragraph, and comments.
Stills from the videos... some gorgeous photos.
eggs on dress
Duke Riley. He really gets into it. bizarre absurd hot desperate and SICK!! Duke Riley is an even bigger nasty dirty perv than Goyette!
Ed in the sea pit snuggling with the vibrator stuffies.
Good place to watch a lobster orgy.
There was alcohol and hot fresh pies.
Barbarella of the Sea.
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Labels: brooklyn, Bushwick, costume, Female, performance, Rebecca Goyette, stuffed, underpants, video
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Spring chicken? Yes!
I can remember sitting in front of the television set with my dad when Shirley Temple, the famous, cute little dimpled and curly-haired child star of the 1930s and '40s appeared on the screen. By this time, she was very adult and had moved from a...
I can remember sitting in front of the television set with my dad when Shirley Temple, the famous, cute little dimpled and curly-haired child star of the 1930s and '40s appeared on the screen. By this time, she was very adult and had moved from acting to politics.
"She's no spring chicken, anymore, but she still has that sparkle," my dad commented, meaning she was no longer young and still looked good. I've always wondered why the phrase "no spring chicken" was used in reference to someone who was no longer young.
After a bit of research in some old cookbooks and Julia Child's famous "To Roast a Chicken" episode in "The French Chef" series, I made some interesting discoveries. Julia praises the "roaster," which in her day was 5 1/2 to 9 months old and weighed 4-7 pounds, as the most flavorful chicken, and the term "spring chicken" is a British usage which means a young chicken that weighs 1 1/2 to 2 pounds and is 2-3 months old.
With the rise of factory farming, the use of antibiotics and selective breeding in the poultry industry, chickens are growing faster and being slaughtered at a younger age than they were in Julia Child's time. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised chicken classifications.
These days, when shopping for chicken at the supermarket, one labeled broiler-fryer will be a modern day "spring chicken," slaughtered at less than 13 weeks old, but weighing up to 3½ pounds. It's not easy to find the kind of "roaster" Julia Child spoke of unless you buy chicken locally, raised free range on pasture with time outdoors to peck around for bugs, worms and natural greens. Chances are these chickens will reach the size and offer the flavor that Child refers to.
When you purchase your whole chicken from the grocery store, it will most likely be a "spring chicken" according to today's USDA standard. And it will look picturesque and deliver fresh flavor after soaking in the juice and zest of citrus for hours.
The day before spring arrived, I asked my husband to fire up the grill so that we could grill a chicken. It was a cloudy, foggy, damp day and I needed some zip. I needed some Three-Citrus Spring Chicken.
Strong, spicy flavors of juices and zest from lemons, limes and oranges are balanced with sweet honey. Plain yogurt and lemony fresh ginger put their meat-tenderizing powers to work as they offer a slight murmur of flavor to the cooked chicken.
A paste made of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and oregano is massaged under the skin, the Mediterranean flavors permeating the meat as it roasts on the grill over an aromatic liquid Perfume that keeps the meat moist as it cooks.
Voluptuous Three-Citrus Spring Chicken, with skin the color of molasses and succulent meat delicately infused with enhancing flavors, looks gorgeous and will brighten any day with its sparkling taste.
Three-Citrus Spring Chicken
1 (3 1/2- to 4-pound) whole chicken
1 (6-ounce) carton plain yogurt
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup honey
Grated zest of 2 lemons
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
Grated zest of 1 orange
1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
Grated zest of 1 lime
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger root
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 red onion, divided
Infusion Paste:
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup white wine or citrus juice
1 carrot, cut into chunks
1 rib celery, cut into chunks
Remove giblets and neck from chicken. Reserve for another use. Rinse chicken thoroughly under cold water. Pat dry with paper towels and set aside.
Make marinade by whisking all of the ingredients, except red onion, together in a mixing bowl. Cut the red onion in half. Slice one half of the onion and reserve other half to stuff into cavity of chicken. Place chicken in a very large zip-top plastic bag or roasting bag. Pour marinade into the cavity of the bird. Add onion slices to the bag. Seal bag securely. Turn bag to allow marinade to flow out of cavity and coat chicken. Place the bag in a dish and marinate in refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight, turning the bag occasionally.
Just before it's time to grill the chicken, make Infusion Paste by combining ingredients in a mini-food processor or a blender and whirl until a coarse-textured paste forms.
At grilling time, remove chicken from marinade. Loosen the skin of the chicken over the breast by slipping your hand between the skin and the meat to create a pocket, being careful not to tear the skin. Rub paste onto the meat under skin. Smear remaining paste all over the outside of the chicken.
Stuff chicken with chunks of carrot and celery and remaining half of red onion.
Mix water and lime for Perfume. Pour into an 8-inch disposable pan and position on grill so that it will be directly below the grilling chicken.
Place chicken on grill rack above pan, and cook in covered grill over indirect medium-hot coals (350 to 400 degrees), until thermometer inserted into thigh reads 170 degrees. Allow chicken to sit for 10 to 15 minutes before carving.
Tip from the cook
--When your herb garden is lush, toss a few sprigs of just-picked oregano or thyme into the cavity of the bird and into the Perfume.


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Does your health largely depend on how healthy you think you are? Studies show that people who rate their health positively are far less likely to die than those who think they are unwell, even when results were adjusted for actual medical condition.
This factor (called "self-rated health," or SRH) might be significant for people with diabetes. In a Swiss study of 8200 people, those who rated their health as "good" were 7–22% more likely to die over a 30-year period than those who called their health "excellent." People who said their health was "fair" were 40% more likely to die than the "excellents." People who thought their health was "poor" or "very poor" were up to 180% more likely to die.
Of course, people who call their health "very poor" probably have a reason for that. Critics of SRH studies say that people who rated their health as poor were picking up problems before their physicians did. But there may be more going on.
In the 70's, the Swiss government surveyed residents of five towns about their health. One of the questions was a five-point rating of their health. The new study examined census records for the next 30 years to find out which of the survey subjects had died.
The statistics were adjusted for a variety of parameters, including nationality, educational level, marital status, smoking status, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, medical history (diabetes, heart attack, stroke), and current medical treatment. Still, those rating their health as poor or very poor had far higher death rates. What did they know that their doctors didn't? And how can we use this information to promote our own health?
The simplest explanation for the SRH/death rate connection is that people tend to know how healthy they are. If they think they're sick, they are sick, no matter what the lab tests say.
But not always. Say you have two people who are in identical physical health, as far as any test can show. One rates their health as poor and the other rates theirs as good. Why? One person might be depressed, which is known to be unhealthy. Or one might be more stressed, or lonelier, or feel their life doesn't make any sense.
A Swedish study published in Population Health Metrics in 2006 found that "SRH, self-esteem, social support, sleep quality and sense of coherence might be predictors of future SRH and therefore possibly also of various future health outcomes."
"Sense of coherence" (SOC) is defined on PsychCentral as "'The extent to which one has a pervasive…feeling of confidence that one's environment is predictable and that things will work out as well as can reasonably be expected.' In other words, it's a mixture of optimism and control." SOC is strongly associated with better health.
It's easy to see how higher SRH, self-esteem, social support, sleep quality, and SOC could lead to better health. You might feel healthy enough to go for a hike instead of staying home, or confident enough to go into a social situation and make friends. If you value yourself (self-esteem), you might be motivated to check your blood glucose or take better care of yourself in general. So the connection might be that higher SRH leads to healthier ways of living.
Or it might be emotions — happiness is known to be associated with longevity, and depression with higher death rates.
So does thinking you are healthy actually promote health? The Swiss researchers think so: "Persons rating their health as 'excellent' may have an advantage over others," they wrote, "not primarily because of absence of disease but because of a high satisfaction with their life…reporting 'positive emotions' was strongly and consistently associated with lower mortality after a follow-up of 28 years." So even if you have a diagnosis like "diabetes," with positive emotions you can still get the benefits of high SRH and live a long life.
If SRH is so healthy, how can you raise your SRH? Perhaps the key is to live as if you were healthy. Do the things healthy people do, even if you can't do as much of them. If you plan for the future, socialize, move your body, eat in a healthy way without obsessing over every bite, your SRH will tend to go up. If you relax, if you manage and reduce stress, if you do things that make you happy, your SOC will go up, which improves SRH and probably health.
SRH may or may not be as effective as, say, metformin or insulin. But it's free and has no side effects I can think of. What do you think? Where would you rate yourself? Do you think it makes any difference?
A couple of SRH notes:
• The protective effect of high SRH was stronger in men than in women. Women tended to stay closer to the middle in their ratings and not give so many "excellents" or "very poors."
• Changes in SRH are a stronger predictor of mortality than baseline SRH. So if you've been rating "poor" for 30 years, you're more likely to be OK than if you suddenly change from "good" to "poor."
• Reporting your health status as "I don't know" doesn't get you off the hook. "I don't know" was associated with higher mortality than in all the other groups except the "very poor."
Happy New Year to everyone! If you haven't read my blogs on fiber, please check them out here and here. I know it sounds boring, but it's a different take on fiber than you've probably ever heard. Also, I'm collecting diagnosis stories here and would appreciate your story.


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Fertile Ground Field Guide 2014
With the sun shining, it's easy to hope spring comes early. When it comes to performance, though, spring always does by way of the Fertile Ground festival of new works.
Like a rambunctious garden erupting in dazzling colors, pungent smells, and more than a little allergenic pollen, the festival features new works of all shape, from the first public readings of scripts to fully mounted world premieres. Some of it is delicious. Some of it makes your sinuses clog up with frustration or befuddlement. But the combined total is an invigorating cornucopia that definitely deserves sampling.
The full schedule can be a bit overwhelming, so we've picked some of the shows we're most excited about to guide your taste buds.
We'll be updating this page with short reviews as we see shows, so please check back regularly.
Review End of Sex
Jan 14–Feb 1, Shoebox Theatre
It's with no little irony that I'll call Theatre Vertigo's The End of Sex—about a drug that lets you simulate the sensation of sex without actually going to the trouble—an extremely efficient production. But I do mean it as a compliment: Craig Jessen's script manages to address just about every intriguing or troubling circumstance you'd imagine might arise from such a drug without sacrificing his lively plot or fleshed-out characters. The dialogue mines the subject matter for plenty of laughs, some more awkward than others, and never feels clumsy or cheap, with the exception of some low-hanging closing lines.
Ultimately, The End of Sex is a uniformly well-acted romp through the quirks of intimacy and the flaws of pharmaceutical culture, and a surprisingly touching reminder of what we hopefully know: sex is best with a loving, consenting partner.
Review Hand2Mouth: Pep Talk
Thru Feb 16, Peninsula Park Community Center
"Like any good spirit squad, the Hand2Mouth team had me roped in from the get go for their joyous descent into that pillar of American culture: the motivational pep talk...The show teeters on a balance beam between gleeful parody—the coaches love to throw out motivational schlock like Wayne Gretsky's motto: "You miss 100-percent of the shots you don't take"—and homage of sorts. It lifts us up while simultaneously pillorying the absurdity of our competitively positive culture..." Read our full review.
The Monster Builder
Jan 28–Mar 2, Artists Repertory Theatre
Architecture at its roots and satire as its soul, this Faustian-inspired play by Pulitzer-finalist playwright Amy Freed is a modern twist on the themes of Ibsen's The Master-Builder: "basically what happens when architecture goes mad." What will unfold as two novice architects defy the infamous, mega-architect who manipulates both professionals and clients alike? Directed by nationally acclaimed director Art Manke and starring Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors Michael Elich and Robin Nordli, this is a power-packed production!
Read our Q&A with Freed to learn more about the inner-workings of this maniacal play and why she chose to premiere it at the relatively small regional theater Artists Rep.
American King Umps: A Midsummer Night's Melodrama on the Tragedy of Slavery
Jan30–Feb 16, Ethos/IFCC
Teaming up with East Coast director Jaye Austin Williams and Damaris Webb, New York–veteran playwright Don Wilson Glenn creates "a unique twist on the American slave experience." Named after Glenn's great-great-grandfather, Umps is loosely based on Glenn's personal family history of slavery in Texas. But it turns the narrative of a slave family wrestling with newfound freedom (we saw it last year in PCS's The Whipping Man) on its head by twisting it into high comedy—a "parody of Gone With the Wind and Comedy of Errors meets Roots."
"Looking at the success of movies like 12 Years A Slave and Django Unchained, it shows that our county has matured a great deal," says Glenn. "My team and I feel that audiences are ready to have a funny and raw conversation."
4x4 = Musicals
Jan 17–25, The Sanctuary
Back for their third season of inviting local musical theater–types to create musicals on a four-by-four foot platform, producer Mark LaPierre decided that the space confines had become too easy. So he upped the ante: the musicals also have to include dancing. The result is seven new, undoubtedly zany shorts involving pirates, mad cows, sheep, claustrophobia, and more. The beauty of the 10-minute durations of the works is that, if you don't like one, you can just hold your breath likely the next one will kick off before you turn blue.
Middle Names
Jan 24–Feb 8, Action/Adventure Theatre
Recent Lewis and Clarke alums playwright Corey O'Hara (who played George in Liminal's recent transformative production of Our Town) and director Nate Cohen team up for their fourth collaborative production. Brought together by the death of a friend, three strangers in a hotel search for who they are through pain, lust, drugs, and death. This "Shepardian wild ride" was a recent finalist for the Kennedy Center's John Cauble Short Play Award.
My Walk Has Never Been Average
Feb 1, Portland Playhouse
Adapted for the stage from first-person interviews by Roberta S. Hunte with Black women who work in different sectors of construction, this multi-media presentation delves into issues of community, family, and finding strength and achievement in the face of oppression. Presented by Portland Playhouse and the August Wilson Red Door Project (Red Door director Binnie Ratner adapted the work for stage). We profile the Red Door Project and how Portland Playhouse and other local theater companies are confronting issues of race in our February issue.
Groovin' Greenhouse
Jan 23–Feb 1, Polaris Studio Theatre
Every year, Polaris Dance Theatre transforms its intimate studio into the Groovin' Greenhouse, presenting a world premiere performed by its own dancers as well as original pieces from different guest companies each evening, including PDX Dance Collective (exploring emotional growth), A-WOL Dance (aerial and floor), Bridge City Dance Project (feminist progression through movement), TopShakeDance (duet), TriptheDark Dance Company (searching for the historical truth), and more.
The Temporary Man
Jan 26, Lakewood Theatre Company
In a drunken rage, an ex-employee of a classy, well to-do restaurant holds the staff hostage. Featuring Portland musical star Susannah Mars, music by Scott David Bradner and writer A. R. MacGregor.


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Challenge of auditing alternative investments
Over the past five years investors have developed an increased appetite for alternative investments, due largely to their desire and eagerness to achieve high returns with less vulnerability as to the market risk and high volatility associated with quoted stocks. Accordingly, regulators and auditors are acknowledging the risks associated with such non-traditional investments that present a challenge for both, the investor and the auditor alike.
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Bulwer, William Henry Lytton Earle, Baron Dalling and Bulwer bo͝ol´wər; lĭt´ən [key], 1801–72, English diplomat and author; brother of the novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton. He was known most of his life as Sir Henry Bulwer. Although he sat in Parliament for some years (1830–37, 1868–71), he was most prominent as a diplomat. As secretary of the embassy in Constantinople (1837–38) he secured a commercial treaty with Turkey. He was ambassador to Spain (1843–48) during the affair of the Spanish Marriages (see Isabella II) but was ordered to leave by the dictator Ramón Narváez, whom he offended. As minister to Washington (1849–52), he concluded the important Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850. Among his later diplomatic posts were Florence, Bucharest, and, again, Constantinople (1858–65). He was created a baron in 1871. His writings include An Autumn in Greece (1826), France: Social, Literary, and Political (1834–36), Historical Characters (1867), and biographies of Lord Byron (1835) and Viscount Palmerston (1870–74, unfinished).
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Pawlenty expected to rule out third term as Minnesota governor
ST. PAUL -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to announce "his future plans" this afternoon, his office announced, with most speculation that he will say there will be no third term in his future.
ST. PAUL -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to announce "his future plans" this afternoon, his office announced, with most speculation that he will say there will be no third term in his future.
While sources would not confirm Pawlenty's decision on the record, there are several media reports that the state's 39th governor will step down after two terms. No Minnesota governor has served three terms.
The Atlantic reports a Washington source tells it he is not running again. It says the governor made up his mind not to run "a while back."
"Pawlenty's 2012 path mirrors the model that then-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took in 2006, when he decided that he'd rather go up -- to the presidency -- or out -- meaning that he would retire from political life rather than run for re-election," the Atlantic reported.
The Associated Press and WCCO-TV also say sources have confirmed Pawlenty will announce he is not running again.
This afternoon's news conference is to be in the governor's reception room in the Capitol, which all but rules out an announcement for re-election or other political office. He generally refuses to answer obvious political questions in his office and never holds a political announcement there.
A brief advisory this morning gave no clue to what he plans to say: "Governor Pawlenty will hold a press conference today regarding his future plans."
Long-time Pawlenty friend Charlie Weaver said this morning that he did not know what Pawlenty would announce, but he would not be surprised to see his former University of Minnesota law school classmate run for president or vice president. The two have talked about the possibility.
"I think he is open to it," Weaver said. "He probably will explore it."
Weaver, who was Pawlenty's first chief of staff, said Pawlenty has done a good job for Minnesota.
"I think he will go down as one of the greatest governors that the state has ever had."
Weaver said the sky is the limit for Pawlenty's future.
"I think he has got lots of options," Weaver said. "He is a very smart guy with a terrific background who can really do anything he wants. Eight years in any job as job for someone as talented as he is a pretty long time."
Debate about the governor's political future has ramped up lately within Minnesota's political community. He is in the third year of his second four-year term and many had speculated he would run for an unprecedented third term. Others, however, expected him to launch a presidential or vice-presidential candidacy.
At the same time, Pawlenty faces chopping the state budget nearly $3 billion after he and Democrats who control the Legislature failed to reach an overall budget deal last month. He plans to announce his plans this month.
If Pawlenty opts against a third term, a dozen or so Democrats stand ready to run - and some already have begun. But no Republicans have announced an interest in the office, waiting to see what Pawlenty will do.
Last year, Pawlenty - at 47 years old - ended up finishing second to Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain's vice presidential pick.
Pawlenty has been able to survive despite obstacles.
For instance, on Oct. 11, 2002, Pawlenty appeared at a Capitol news conference in front of reporters asking questions such as whether he would drop out of his first governor's race a month before the election after a state board ruled Pawlenty's campaign and the Republican Party violated state law that forbids the party and candidate from working together on commercials funded by the party.
Pawlenty did his best damage control, trying to turn the problem into a plus.
"Integrity is really important to me, so this whole situation angers me, it frustrates me and it gives me a lot of personal pain," he said. "But a strong leader takes responsibility."
A few months after taking office, he admitted to accepting $4,500 a month for legal services while running for governor. He never publicly mentioned his legal contract, with a long-time friend, while campaigning. And as one of three directors of NewTel Holdings, he said he did not know a subsidiary was receiving thousands of customer complaints, such as switching long distance services without permission and charging too much.
Opponents argued Pawlenty was tight with other Republicans in the telecommunications business and they looked out for themselves more than their customers.
During a lengthy meeting with reporters on the issues, the governor left mostly unanswered questions about why he did not tell the public about his consulting job and telecommunications connections while campaigning.
"I did not view them as being wildly substantial," he said.
Pawlenty's personal story has been told often, especially bloggers and reporters tried to introduce him to the American public as a potential national candidate. He grew up in a South St. Paul working-class family, near what was then a major stockyard.
He became the first from his family to get a college education, despite his mother dying when the future governor was a teenager and his father losing his trucking job the same year.
He earned his bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus and worked in a private law practice. He was elected to the Eagan City Council, then served 10 years in the Minnesota House before running for governor in 2002.
Pawlenty faced a tough challenge for the GOP nomination in that first race, fighting well-known businessman Brian Sullivan until 4 a.m. at the party's convention before winning enough votes for the party's endorsement.
Two words explained why Pawlenty won the party's backing: "Experience and leadership," said Diane Vlach, at the time co-chairwoman of the Kandiyohi County Republicans.
He based his campaigns on leadership.
"There is a value to having public service experience," Pawlenty said. "I have enough to know what I am talking about, but not so much that I am stuck in the past."
Pawlenty won each the 2002 and 2006 elections with less than 50 percent of the vote. He appeared to be trailing going into the final weekend of the 2006 race, winning only after challenger Attorney General Mike Hatch showed his famous temper.
In his typical smooth manner, Pawlenty acknowledged Democratic gains across Minnesota and the United States two years ago, and said his victory provided an opportunity to be grateful.
"We also have to realize the country's divided, and we need to come together," Pawlenty said.
The Republican began his first term well-liked even by Democrats, but some who liked his personality at the time have since grown tired of Pawlenty, saying his refusal to raise taxes is wrong.
To win enough conservatives to his side in 2002, Pawlenty signed a pledge promising not to raise taxes. Even as that helped him win conservatives, it has been a problem.
"As governor, he has balanced Minnesota's budget three times without raising taxes, despite facing record budget deficits," the governor's state Web site proclaimed.
But what it does not say is he was forced to bend that promise in 2005, when a partial state government shutdown convinced him to slap a "health impact fee" onto tobacco products, basically raising the existing cigarette tax.
As governor, one of Pawlenty's favorite phrases has been "nation-leading," when referring to any number of areas where Minnesota is atop national rankings. For instance, he likes to tout the state's leadership in homeownership, its good health ratings and high education levels.
In the past year, Pawlenty has been a regular on national television news programs.


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Libraries on the Brink: A topic at the Anarchist Book Fair
By Bruce McKinney
This is both a written story and an 11 minute video (hi) or video (lo). Links to the film are also provided at the end of this 1,498 word article.
Dictionary.com provides this definition of anarchist: a person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom. So what would the Anarchist Book Fair be? To learn we rented a space and took along our filming gear. The plan was to videotape responses to a question about book collecting but we quickly adjusted the focus to: Libraries, how do they evolve to survive and prosper to ...


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Lewinsky scandal
Paula Corbin Jones, a former Arkansas state worker who claimed that Bill Clinton had accosted her sexually in 1991 when he was governor of Arkansas, had brought a sexual harassment lawsuit against the president. Seeking to show a pattern of behavior on Clinton's part, Jones's lawyers questioned several women believed to have had a liaison with him. On Jan. 17, 1998, Clinton himself was questioned, becoming the first sitting president to testify as a civil defendant.
In his testimony, Clinton denied having had an affair with Monica S. Lewinsky, an unpaid intern and later a paid staffer at the White House, in 1995–96. Lewinsky had earlier, in a deposition in the same case, also denied having such a relationship. Kenneth Starr, the independent counsel in the Whitewater case, had previously received tape recordings made by Linda R. Tripp (a former coworker of Lewinsky's) of telephone conversations in which Lewinsky described her involvement with the president. Asserting that there was a
pattern of deception, Starr obtained from Attorney General Janet Reno permission to investigate the matter.
The president publicly denied having had a relationship with Lewinsky and charges of covering it up. His adviser Vernon Jordan denied having counseled Lewinsky to lie in the Jones case, or having arranged a job for her outside Washington, to help cover up the affair. Hillary Clinton claimed that a
vast right-wing conspiracy was trying to destroy her husband, while Republicans and conservatives portrayed him as immoral and a liar.
In March, Jordan and others testified before Starr's grand jury, and lawyers for Paula Jones released papers revealing, among other things, that Clinton, in his January deposition, had admitted to a sexual relationship in the 1980s with Arkansas entertainer Gennifer Flowers, a charge he had long denied. In April, however, Arkansas federal judge Susan Webber Wright dismissed the Jones suit, ruling that Jones's story, if true, showed that she had been exposed to
boorish behavior but not sexual harrassment; Jones appealed.
In July, Starr granted Lewinsky immunity from perjury charges, and Clinton agreed to testify before the grand jury. He did so on Aug. 17, then went on television to admit the affair with Lewinsky and ask for forgiveness. In September, Starr sent a 445-page report to the House of Representatives, recommending four possible grounds for impeachment: perjury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and abuse of authority (in claiming executive privilege and other actions). The report, detailed not only in its reporting of claimed misdeeds but also its description of sexual acts, was condemned by many as prurient.
The House Judiciary Committee considered the report in October and November. In mid-November it sent Clinton 81 formal inquiries; his answers, seen as legalistic and combative, were thought to hurt his case. On Dec. 12, in party-line votes, the committee approved four impeachment counts, rejecting a resolution of censure drafted by Democrats as an alternative.
House Republicans had unexpectedly lost seats in the Nov. elections, and it was widely held that the impeachment proceeding was one reason, since polls showed the public did not favor impeachment. It was also said that there was no chance the Senate would convict on any charge. The White House hoped that these facts and its own campaign against impeachment would prevent it, but on Dec. 19 Clinton became the second president (after Andrew Johnson) to be impeached, on two charges: perjury—in his Aug., 1998, testimony—and obstruction of justice. The vote, again, was largely along party lines.
In Jan., 1999, the trial began in the Senate. On Jan. 12, Clinton settled the Paula Jones suit, disposing of any threat her case might hold for him. On Feb. 12, after a trial in which testimony relating to the charges was limited, the Senate rejected both counts of impeachment. The perjury charge lost, 55–45, with 10 Republicans joining all 45 Democrats in voting against it; the obstruction charge drew a 50–50 vote. Subsequently, on Apr. 12, Judge Wright, who had dismissed the Jones case, found the president in contempt for lying in his Jan., 1998, testimony, when he denied the Lewinsky affair. In July, Judge Wright ordered the president to pay nearly $90,000 to Ms. Jones's lawyers. During that same month a Maryland grand jury indicted Linda Tripp for illegally taping phone calls (Tripp had been granted immunity from federal prosecution but not from state charges), but the charges were later dropped when crucial evidence was ruled inadmissable. On Jan. 19, 2001, the day before he left office, President Clinton agreed to admit to giving false testimony in the Jones case and to accept a five-year suspension of his law license and a $25,000 fine in return for an agreement by the independent counsel, Robert W. Ray (Starr's successor), to end the investigation and not prosecute him.
See M. Isikoff, Uncovering Clinton (1999); A. Morton, Monica's Story (1999); R. A. Posner, An Affair of State (1999); J. Toobin, A Vast Conspiracy (2000); P. Baker, The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton (2000); K. Gormley, The Death of American Virtue (2010).
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Hi Friends!
I FINALLY have the Anastasia Beverly Hills Sultry palette! This palette came out a few months ago but I have been waiting for the Sephora VIB sale to finally pick it up. I am OBSESSED with Anastasia eyeshadows – they are one of my favorite formulas and I love the color stories that ABH puts together.
I have to admit that I wasn't super excited for the Sultry palette when it was initially revealed. It seemed a little boring compared to their previous palettes and it also didn't seem very cohesive. BUT I couldn't resist still. There were definitely still some beautiful shades and of course, I wanted to try it all out for myself!
So this palette does retail for $45 which is a bit more than their normal palettes although it still comes with 14 shades! There are a mix of shimmery and matte shades, of course. There are 7 mattes and 7 shimmers although when you look at the palette, it definitely seems like there are more shimmery shades. This palette also comes with a dual sided brush, just like other Anastasia Beverly Hills palettes.
The Packaging
Can we just take a moment to talk about the packaging? OMG. Anastasia Beverly Hills have really outdone themselves. I know a lot of people don't like their normal felt packaging. I definitely do but I also like that they mixed it out a little bit.
This palette is COVERED it bronze glitter. Literally everything front and back, including the uni-carton is covered in glitter. Of course, the name of the palette (Sultry) and Anastasia Beverly Hills is stamped in on the front of the palette in a gold shimmer. Its so GORGEOUS! I think the packaging is very suiting for the shades included. This palette is all about glitz and glam.
The Shades & Swatches
In the first row, you have:
Fresh – This is the normal matte cream shade. This type of shade is ESSENTIAL for me. I use a matte cream shade everyday to set my eyelid. This one is on par with other matte cream shades in other Anastasia Beverly Hills palettes. It is a nice shade!
Pearl – As the name suggests, this is a very pearly white shimmer shade. I think this is a really pretty, bright shade. It is kind of sheer when you initially touch it with a brush but you can build it up to the full intensity.
Steampunk – The whole Sultry palette gives me steampunk vibes so this name is perfect. This is a GORGEOUS antique gold shimmer shade. It kind of has a green shift to it which is why I described it as an antique gold. It is a really pretty shade.
Rose Quartz – This was actually the first shade that I reached for in this palette. Rose Quartz is a soft baby pink shimmer shade. It is just so dang BEAUTIFUL! This is such an easy go to shade for me. I really love the way it looks on the eyes.
Ember – This is a brown shimmer shade with golden flecks in it. This actually appears a lot darker on the eyes when it is brushed on but its still a really pretty shade. It is definitely a sultry shade! It looks beautiful all over the lid and then to lighten it up a little I brushed Pearl over it. Definitely be careful with fallout on this shade though! It doesn't wipe off easily.
Bloom – This is a really confusing shade. Bloom is a pink matte shade. I have to admit that I haven't figured out how to use this shade completely in this palette. Of course, you can add it in for a really simple look. Just blend it in the crease and add a shimmer shade all over the lid. It does go with Rose Quartz but overall I think it is out of place in this Sultry palette.
Birch – This is a neutral tan matte shade. This has been my go to transition shade in this palette. It pretty much works for all the shades in the palette.
In the second row, you have:
Cinder – This is a golden brown shimmer shade. Cinder is a bit more glittery than Steampunk or Ember but serves the same purpose. It's a really beautiful all over the lid shade!
Twig – This is a cool toned brown. It is a mid-tone brown somewhere in between Birch and Dystopian. I use this to deepen up my crease or outer corner. I also added it with Slate to warm up Slate in my crease.
Teak – This is a shimmery bronze shadow. This is a similar formula as Steampunk and Ember, it's a very smooth shimmery shade. Also a very BEAUTIFUL shade to spread all over the lids.
Dystopian – This is a dark matte chocolate brown. Dystopian is a good shade to deepen up a look, I mainly have used this in the outer corner. I like this brown but I like the matte browns in the Soft Glam palette more. This one is not as soft and buttery like the other ABH matte shades.
Cyborg – The last shimmery shade in this palette is this silver shadow. This is one of the more unique shades in the palette. I didn't know if I was going to like it but I actually really did! I have only used it with Slate so far since those shades seem to go together the best.
Slate – This is a grey matte shade. Like I mentioned above, this shade really goes best with Cyborg which is kind of limiting. I did mix it with Twig to warm it up a bit so maybe you could make it work with other shimmer shades. I did really like it with Cyborg though. I will defintiely be reaching for that again.
Noir – This black matte shade is actually also in the Soft Glam palette. I wish they wouldn't have duplicated this shade but I understand why it was added to this palette. Obviously, black is important for a lot of smoked out sultry looks but I don't really tend to reach for black shades. And if I did, I would just use the Soft Glam palette!
My Final Thoughts
So… overall, there are definitely some pros and cons to this palette. Obviously, most of these shades are GORGEOUS. My heart melts for some of these shimmers. I am already really happy with the looks I have gotten from this palette.
However, I do think some of these shades are very limiting. I don't see myself getting a lot of variety from Slate and Cyborg. Of course, I can use them together but I would like to have more options. So I might need to just play with that more. I also some what feel this way about Bloom. Even though Bloom is a pretty wearable shade – it doesn't really fit in this palette, in my opinion. I won't reach for it very much unless I am also incorporating other palettes. Which I totally don't mind doing! Sometimes I use 2-3 palettes on my eyes in any given day.
But even with that all being said, I already know I will get a lot of use out of this palette! It is so easy to throw a look together. This entire week, I would take a matte shade and blend it all through the crease and then pick one of the beautiful shimmers and just blend it all over the eyelid. So easy and pretty!
The formula is obviously wonderful. I wouldn't expect anything less from Anastasia Beverly Hills. So overall, I would recommend this palette!
Let me know down below what your FAVORITE palette is! Do you have any Anastasia palettes? If so, which one is your favorite? I would love to know!!