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L.A. County Jails Releasing Some Inmates Early
Los Angeles County is so broke that the sheriff is cutting costs by releasing hundreds of inmates from county jails early. Over the past three months, more than 350 inmates from the nation's largest county jail have been handed what amounts to a get-out-of-jail-free card.
Anthony Vargas left the county's twin-tower jail downtown after serving half the time he was supposed to for commercial burglary and forging a prescription.
"It's called day-for-day," Vargas says. "Every day you serve in jail counts as two days."
Another just-released inmate, Steve Gutierrez, was sentenced to 80 days behind bars for driving without a license and for violating a restraining order. But he served just 10 days and left jail wearing an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements.
"Good for me," he says while carrying his belongings in a jail-issued plastic bag. "Who wants to shower next to all these men? Who wants to go to the bathroom next to all these guys? ... The food is terrible. And you're freezing to death in there. It's bad."
'Money Does Matter'
The early-release program was intended for people like Gutierrez, people who are not known gang members, who don't have a violent criminal history. "People with Mickey Mouse crimes, like tickets," Gutierrez says.
L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca says budget shortfalls are forcing him to release inmates like these early.
Most states are experimenting with releasing nonviolent, low-level offenders in part because most states have faced the same kind of budget crisis that California is facing.
He's trying to cut $128 million from jail operations. Baca's also eliminated overtime pay for deputies and is even getting back in a patrol car himself every Friday.
"No one likes early release," says Baca. "I don't like it. I ... think the governor doesn't like it, and no city wants it. The whole point of it all is — money does matter. And public safety should be the last thing cut out of government."
Baca says he'd rather inmates serve at least 80 percent of their sentences.
But 35 years ago, the L.A. County Jail was so jampacked that inmates were released after serving just 10 percent of their jail time. Back then, a federal judge ruled the overcrowding amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
"We had people sleeping on the roof of men's central jail," says sheriff spokesman Steve Whitmore. "We had 10,000 people. We had people in the hallways. It was just brimming. And so the judge said, 'You can't do this anymore. You gotta get them off the roof.' "
Dangers Of Recidivism
Today, California prisons are under order to reduce overcrowding. That resulted in a new state law that's being applied to some county jails. But in Los Angeles, it's money that's driving the early releases. UCLA professor Michael Stoll says others around the country are doing the same.
"Most states are experimenting with releasing nonviolent, low-level offenders in part because most states have faced the same kind of budget crisis that California is facing," says Stoll.
But some people fear the kind of scenario that happened in Sacramento, Calif., last month.
The sheriff's department released 22-year-old Kevin Peterson after he had served only half his four-month sentence for violating probation. Less than a day later, Peterson was arrested for attempted rape.
"Granted, you're going find in every state a case in which you release someone early from prison, and they go on and recommit a crime, some of them more heinous than others," says Stoll. "Even when people serve out their time and are released from prison unconditionally, there's always going be that risk, too."
Sheriff Lt. Kevin Kykendal says inmates are carefully screened before they're released and monitored once they get out. But he says letting them out early is still a big deal.
"I think all inmates should serve 100 percent of a time," says Kykendal. "But with fiscal constraints, the economy the way it is doesn't allow us to do that."
Last month, Kamil Blaze walked out of jail after serving only half of his six-month drunk-driving sentence.
"Anyone getting out of the hellhole early, it's a good thing," he says. "I'm not a rapist, a murderer — you don't have to lock up your doors, hide your children."
Now that he's out, Blaze says he's already enrolled in school with a part-time job.
"I'm already contributing to society as opposed to taking away your taxpayer dollars for me to be sitting in there," he says. Blaze adds that being in jail does not do anyone any good.
The real test of the early-release program is whether former inmates like Blaze can stay out of trouble and out of jail.
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Google expansion brings mixed feelings
Original post made on Oct 4, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 4, 2013, 12:47 PM
Comments (35)
a resident of Shoreline West
on Oct 4, 2013 at 2:28 pm
How much will the City of Mtn. View allow Google to squeeze into a one-way-in, one-way-out commercial business area?
500 parking spaces for the Pear Ave building?!?!
I can't imagine 500 more cars traveling up and down Pear Avenue on a daily basis (which by the way is a dead end street)!
During concert season ALL of Pear Avenue is full on both sides with concert goers who take advantage of the free parking and walk to Shoreline. The sheer number of these cars alone (and pedestrians) makes this area unsafe, but those of us that live in the mobile home park expect, and respect it and drive safely.
Now, let's add upwards of 500 cars that are not used to the heavy precence of these parked cars and pedestrians, who according to the standard Shoreline concert schedule, will all be all arriving at the same time most Googlers will be getting off work.
I'm also not thrilled that there will be a five story office building looking down into our mobile home park community, but hey, wha'ch ya gonna do?
I will be so happy when my kid graduates and I can get the heck out of this town!!!
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Oct 4, 2013 at 2:35 pm
The risk of having all of your eggs in one basket is very high. Does anyone remember how large and invulnerable Fairchild Semiconductor and Silicon Graphics were? Mountain View needs to encourage other businesses to locate here.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Oct 4, 2013 at 2:54 pm
So much for "Don't be evil", this is going to be a mess for us living here, a mess on 101 and 237, and a mess for the city if anything happens to the company (bankruptcy, dissolution...). Ugh.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Oct 4, 2013 at 3:17 pm
I concur with my neighbor in Santiago Villa who expressed alarm at the traffic this huge building will bring to our already-congested area. Just in the last few months, traffic has become unbearable - last week my commute was six times longer than it usually is because of Google and Shoreline Amphitheatre. If it gets any worse, we won't be able to get in or out of our little park (which also houses many Google and Microsoft employees).
Google seems to think because it is providing extensive bus service for its employees that it is handling the problem. But the number of cars isn't the only problem - the infrastructure just cannot handle any more traffic of any kind. Why are they building more north of 101 when eventually nobody, including their employees, is going to be able to get to work or leave the premises?
This is truly frightening. I work in high tech too, but getting to and from my Sunnyvale employer is getting harder by the minute. By next year, I'm going to need a helicopter to get home.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 4, 2013 at 3:25 pm
I am thrilled that Google has continued to maintain Mountain View as its home and continues to focus a good portion of its employee growth here.
99 out of 100 cities in this country would be thrilled to have a company like Google headquartered and expanding in their city. If you prefer not to have a thriving, 21st century, knowledge economy company in your city, feel free to move to any of those other thousands of cities. I hear you can get a nice big house in Detroit (or Cleveland, or Buffalo, or Pittsburgh...) for a song.
Interesting too how people's comments are influenced by the article title. If you titled this 'Google to create hundreds more jobs in Mountain View' you would get a very different set of reactions.
a resident of Slater
on Oct 4, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Google is reportedly committed to occupying enough space for 10,000 to 15,000 new employees in the area.
My new retirement plan; rent out my home here in MV and live the good, not so regulated and crowded life somewhere OUT OF CALIFORNIA. !!EUREKA!!
a resident of North Whisman
on Oct 4, 2013 at 11:25 pm
Don't mess with my movie theater, Google. Readers, if you don't want the Century 16 torn down, the write the City Council.
a resident of The Crossings
on Oct 6, 2013 at 4:12 pm
Google the company that licenses its intellectual property overseas so any profits made outside of the U.S. never get taxed in this country. Mtn View is losing millions but that's OK we get high rent costs and traffic problems.
a resident of Castro City
on Oct 7, 2013 at 3:43 pm
Let those 99 other cities have Google and let's get someone who
-employs people from the community (or the country at least )
- pays taxes
- pays full price for its rental of space
- stops demanding the city end to its will
a resident of another community
on Oct 8, 2013 at 1:27 pm
We have loads of companies that licenses and do the oversea tax shelter game, you won't believe how many other companies will be creative to pay very little in taxes. I won't say those companies that sell products, places where you shop at. The tax law is written by a bunch of tax lawyers that most likely are paid by the companies that benefit from the law.
Google has leased, purchased building but yes that is true that haven't really ever built their own building. Googleplex was build by Silicon Graphics and the other buildings that occupy were Sun, Silicon Graphics, Adobe and Alza.
Hope to see a really nice modern people friendly well laid out Googleplex with lawns, trees and housing.
a resident of Rex Manor
on Oct 8, 2013 at 3:56 pm
We are fortunate to have Google in our midst. Like everything else in life, there are trade-offs. But Google's presence is overwhelmingly a positive for Mountain View and we should do everything in our power to keep it that way.
Mountain View Voice Blogger
on Oct 8, 2013 at 4:49 pm
Angela Hey is a registered user.
@konrad big companies have tended to move from Mountain View in the past - Sun moved to East Menlo where Facebook is now, Adobe moved to downtown San Jose, and over-expansion is a concern so your comments have validity. However, there are other large companies in Mountain View - Symantec ($6.9B 2013 revenues, HQ in Mountain View, albeit some offices are in Sunnyvale), Intuit ($4.2B), Synopsys ($1.76B), LinkedIn (partly in former Silicon Graphics offices 2012 revenues $972M and $689M for the 1st half of financial year 2013). Mountain View has numerous small companies (e.g. at 480 and 650 Castro), some of which may grow, as well as accelerators like Y Combinator and 500 Startups, not to mention venues for fostering new companies - Hacker Dojo, Fenwick and West's conference center.
a resident of The Crossings
on Oct 8, 2013 at 7:57 pm
Head over to Shoreline after work and see the mass exit of the local dollars in buses and cars onto 101. Someone not expanding the roads or resources. As everyone knows food is free at Google so possible workers might head out for a drink. Did the Intern movie ID Mtn View or didthey say SF area?
a resident of another community
on Oct 8, 2013 at 10:53 pm
How many of you work out side of Mountain View? Do you commute to work and spend money in that community. If you work in those nearby communities which you are driving in and out, causing traffic. Do you speed?
I don't see anything wrong with spending money outside of Mountain View because just maybe you can't find it or not the kind of service you need. People come to Mountain View to shop and eat but people do find services that they desire.
Mountain View years ago had pretty good shopping, we even had a few car dealers
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 9, 2013 at 12:50 am
@Angela Hey:
Of the companies you listed,
"...Symantec ($6.9B 2013 revenues, HQ in Mountain View, albeit some offices are in Sunnyvale), Intuit ($4.2B), Synopsys ($1.76B), LinkedIn (partly in former Silicon Graphics offices 2012 revenues $972M and $689M for the 1st half of financial year 2013)."
what percent of their core r&d is inside of Mountain View? Except for Intuit, I would think it quite small. Also, companies are being squeezed out by Google, which is why LinkedIn is moving to Sunnyvale.
Regarding your comment on the small startups. I suppose there are some, but if they get to be of any size, they have to leave Mountain View, because there just isn't any significantly sized office space available. (Remember Evernote?) Mountain View City Planners seem to want to build up more high density housing and try to stuff in as many people into the city limits as possible or give Google a monopoly on office space, so this problem is only going to get worse.
a resident of another community
on Oct 9, 2013 at 10:11 am
Google which in time might want to pull back or give up office space that is far from Googleplex. Google could also have a slow down in growth which might allow them to design and use office buildings better. Google should build up main campus, design building to house most of their workers, services and have like a town center with housing.
Yes the city is dealing housing but it is dealing with Google, planned office buildings, Phase 2, MEW, the planned housing along ECR and many other little projects. It takes time, meetings, studies and resident input.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 9, 2013 at 6:39 pm
A very creative solution to a number of problems.
Mountian View should sell Shoreline Ampitheatre to Google! They could build to their hearts content. If they need more room just throw in Moffet Field and Shoreline Park and Lake.
The city council could pocket the many millions they covet and Google can rename that area Googleville or Googletoon or whatever they want. The noise issue is resolved.
Property values skyrocket even more and homeowners can sell and move to Atherton or Hillsborough, Los Altos Hills, or Carmel.
Everyone is happy.
a resident of Bailey Park
on Oct 9, 2013 at 9:46 pm
Google Hiring more International Workers from India.?, More Indian Residents and Drivers in Mountain View, Great!!! this town is looking a lot like Little India of Santa Clara City with lots of good vegetarian restaurants.
a resident of North Whisman
on Oct 11, 2013 at 9:40 am
Google also has many employees at The Quad complex, bordered by Fairchild, Whisman and Ellis. At least that area has slightly better access than North Shoreline Blvd.
I would like to see something done with the lot next to Charelston Park, which is a former parking lot for Shoreline Amphitheatre. If it's not going to be developed, maybe it could be used to alleviate the parking problems in the area, although I realize it wouldn't help the already bad traffic situation.
Mountain View Voice Blogger
on Oct 11, 2013 at 3:37 pm
Angela Hey is a registered user.
@Details - I do indeed remember interviewing Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote for the Voice when it was a tiny company. It is too bad they moved to Redwood City as they liked Mountain View for its downtown and transportation hub.
@NW Resident - Google does indeed have a massive campus at The Quad - having ended up in the Google car park on a bike ride from Shoreline.
I like mixed-use neighborhoods and one option to attract bigger companies would be to build higher on the east side of Shoreline and zone for some housing there. If you look around North First Stret you will see infill of condos with businesses. This would reduce commute traffic. Silicon Valley as a whole has not built high, except for near light rail. Taller buildings in concentrated areas would mean more space for parks, orchards (like the new Apple site) and recreation sites.
a resident of Monta Loma
on Oct 11, 2013 at 5:39 pm
I do not understand why Mountain View government is not trying to balance number of new work places with number of new residential places. Why would city-wide plan allow for thousands new work places without adding thousands new apartments and houses?
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 11, 2013 at 6:12 pm
All this growth means more police, fire, medical facilities and schools. Other than the Shoreline fire station I do not see any of this keeping pace.
Who gets to pay for all the infrasructure?
a resident of The Crossings
on Oct 13, 2013 at 4:51 am
So since Google brings in money for the city, we allow larger buildings and more expansion (and not just Google add Moffet Towers, Facebook in the area) Traffic was bad before so we fix it with more bike lanes not highways and interchange, which is good for 2 miles commutes but nothing for the 10-40 so the highways and streets become road jams and it all good for the city because we should drive electric cars.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Oct 13, 2013 at 9:50 am
Mountain View has yet to address the numerous impacts of "The Village" at San Antonio Center in any meaningful manner. For example, any children living in this "village" are served entirely by Los Altos school district...so Mountain View continues to green light hundreds of residential units that will rent for several thousand dollars a month (developer gets rich!) and Los Altos will be forced to deal with a potential staggering student enrollment increase. What a sweet deal for the city and the developers.
Also, I happened to peruse the traffic study for San Antonio Road and El Camino Real and the study cited an "average wait time between something like 35-55 seconds, and with more development that light cycle time is expected to "average" something like 55-85 seconds = "no impact". Aaahahahaha. The beauty of the traffic study is that it studies the traffic at the intersection over a 24 hours, which is USELESS for all practical purposes. How about a "peak travel time" traffic study...a traffic study that would actually reflect the impact to this intersection when it is actually most heavily traveled?
I will dig around and see if I can find the link to this traffic study, it's jaw dropping in blatant bias = desire to support even more traffic traveling thru the San Antonio/El Camino intersection, while publicly pointing to the study and saying, "see, no impact"!
What a sham, and what a racket
a resident of another community
on Oct 15, 2013 at 1:02 pm
I'm not so worried about the way Los Altos School District is affected by growth in the San Antonio area as I am worried about the growth itself. Los Altos School District covers not all of Los Altos and reaches into several other cities and always has. It covers around 20% of Mountain View, including some of the highest value residences.
But in the San Antonio area we have a small area of 1/4 square mile and it has a lot of residents already. The traffic concerns are real, but the pedestrian problems are even worse. There is as much a need for wide sidewalks along San Antonio as there is along El Camino Real. With high rise apartments on San Antonio, the pedestrian traffic should be encouraged. Instead the sidewalks are so narrow that the driveways are not safe to walk across. Great! And then there is the idea of bike traffic along San Antonio. That also makes more sense than along El Camino, but it is impeded by the crazy fast development, the narrow sidewalks, and the lack of planning.
a resident of The Crossings
on Oct 15, 2013 at 1:55 pm
The problem with the San Antonio schools is not just happening in that area. The issue is that increasingly the city is encouraging the replacement of retail activity with dense residential development. The San Antonio area led the way for this back in the 90's when the Old Mill Shopping Center was redeveloped into various dense housing tracts--condos and townhouses of various types but at the time, lots per acre. With the changes in the economy since then these homes are more attractive to families with school-age children.
Now, all along El Camino the city is approving high rise residences. There will be a lot of extra school kids in those apartments. These locations are not near any elementary schools, and the closest schools are all very crowded. This is going to affect the other local elementary school district more than the one which serves most of Los Altos. All these kids will need a way to school and the routes are not good for walking. There's no public transit to those schools so its going to mean more car trips and crowded schools.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 15, 2013 at 2:20 pm
The smartest solution to Google expanding is allowing HOUSING in North Bayshore -- right next to Google. The area is already developed and occupied. And having Google employees walk to work is the greenest solution. But this will never happen. Why? Because the Audubon Society has gotten the City Council to cave into their demands to protect that area and thus the Council has voted to not have any housing in that area -- ever. Which forces all those Google employees onto the rest of the City, clogging our roads.
a resident of another community
on Oct 15, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Evernote left Mountain View due to the lack of space to expand from a start up to a successful company, a leader in which they sell, provide and need space to handle that success. A start up can open in a 60's ear warehouse and auto centered complex of buildings that after awhile just didn't suit the growing company. Over the years a lot of companies left Mountain View for other places offered suitable sites in growth. Other growing companies passed Mountain View by for one reason or another.
Right now Google is growing outward by leasing and buying up building but one day soon they will decide on a inward movement to the main campus. The city of Mountain View must be prepared and ready to handle the needs of Google.
Mountain View must not lose sight of people wanting to start up a company or when they get successful and need space to expand. We must also attract other kind of companies.
a resident of Monta Loma
on Oct 16, 2013 at 9:32 am
I heard that they (Google) are also taking over the old Mayfield Mall, which is currently under construction.
As some mentioned. Mountain View's infrastructure is not up to par with the influx of new un-affordable housing being built, along with the number of cars that are causing traffic nightmares on all major road arteries (El Camino, Shoreline, Rengstorff, San Antonio).
a resident of another community
on Oct 16, 2013 at 10:15 am
Extend Light Rail to San Antonio Station so the line can go from city limit to limit and beyond. Shuttles. The Google shuttle, San Antonio Shuttle and
Castro St Shuttle. Just some ideas. How about colored bike trails. Red for Google, Blue for Downtown to San Antonio and Purple, well you get the point.
Enough talking about traffic which it is bad, it will only get worse. Time to do, solve, build, extend, maintain and sell tickets.
a resident of Castro City
on Oct 16, 2013 at 6:42 pm
There's lots of housing at the army base... Why can't Google adopt that? The base could do with a nice clean-up & prettification, and the govt could probably put the money to good use. And there's lots of space and that would ease the bottleneck traffic at Shoreline. I adore Google (as much as one can adore a corporation) and am proud that they have chosen our town as their homebase, but really, how many of the "hundreds" of jobs that are being created are being given to MV residents? Have you seen their job applications? I think you have to have graduated from a "top-flight" college must to be a janitor there... That means all their hundreds of new employees are moving to MV or nearby and we have to make room for them. Which is fine, but... See comments above re: traffic, bikes, pedestrians, etc. It would be really nice if our seemingly inert city council would get its act together and have a sit down with Google and make some real plans that could get implemented asap. The current situation seems to be spiralling out of control at a dizzying rate.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Nov 5, 2013 at 5:43 pm
Yesterday residents received mail from Sobrato notifying us that construction is about to start on this monster building.
But no worries - construction work is only going be happening between 7 AM AND 6 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
And it's only going to take FIFTEEN MONTHS.
Yeah, we can easily plan our lives around that minor inconvenience. No problem.
a resident of North Whisman
on Jan 8, 2014 at 3:55 pm
Google is trying to monopolize an entire city! People that were born and raised in MV are being forced to move due to all the rent increases! It's just not right!!!
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Feb 2, 2017 at 4:15 am
Google needs to build a tram . Or the " GART " google area rapid transit ... use empty land for massive parking then all mountain view can use it for to an from their work place.
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Movie Review: The Crazies (1973) and 28 Days Later (2002)
A Look At Two Related Virus Infected Zombie Flicks
The Crazies (1973)
Directed by George Romero
Starring Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones, Lloyd Hollar, Lynn Lowry
28 Days Later (2002) 1/2
Directed by Danny Boyle
Starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Noah Huntley, Brendan Gleeson
Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later is a horror film about a small band of survivors in Britain trying to stay alive 28 days after a viral apocalypse. Not so much an update to George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, its closest relative would be Romero's 1973 film The Crazies. Both films concern an outbreak of a virus created by the government, both films have the virus in question causing rage and madness in the infected, and both films share a strong distrust of authority (the military), painting the enemy as both the contaminated and the army. The major difference between the two relates to stages of the viral apocalypse – while Boyle's film shows us what happens a month after the outbreak, Romero's film shows us what happens during the outbreak itself.
As The Crazies begins, little Billy is trying to scare his sister by pretending to be a monster, but it turns out the real monster is daddy, who goes mad, kills mommy, and then sets fire to the house. It turns out that a secret bio weapon has been accidentally released into a small town's water supply by the military which either turns victims mad, or kills them. (The "bug" in question is referred to half the time as a virus, while the other half it's called a "bacteriological weapon" – well, which is it?) The rest of the movie concerns a small group of confused citizens fighting off the army's attempts to quarantine them, intertwined with scenes of an inept military trying to contain the situation.
The Crazies was Romero's second horror film, made a few years following Night of the Living Dead, and it definitely bears a resemblance to that film given its plot, but this movie is much more political, commenting on the debacle going on in Vietnam at the time. But that's not what dates the picture (it could be shown today, substituting Iraq) – the main problem with the movie is its execution. I love strange, threatening guys in white suits and masks as much as anyone, but much of the film is content to stick us in the middle of a military bureaucratic nightmare as soldiers and medical doctors spend as much time fighting red tape and inefficient procedures as much as the virus itself. It's like being stuck inside a day-long corporate executive meeting, where a lot of people are shouting but nothing is getting done. It's nice to hear Richard France shout "Stick it up your big, fat electronic ass!", and nobody can deny the grand commentary on society and the Vietnam war, but the mostly bland performances and extremely low budget (I couldn't understand the dialogue half the time due to the muddled Dolby 2.0 soundtrack) get in the way of caring. Given some eye-opening scenes, like the old lady who stabs a soldier to death with a knitting needle and then goes right back to knitting, a father/daughter incest subplot (daughter being played by cult film heroine Lynn Lowry – who later ends up in the similar-but-superior Cronenberg movie Shivers), and the ironic ending involving one of our heroes with natural immunity to the virus, the movie's unfocused editing style and uninteresting characters makes things all the more frustrating.
Fast forwarding about 30 years, we come to 28 Days Later, which improves upon The Crazies in many areas, but at the same time doesn't offer a message ambitious enough as The Crazies (or Romero's Dawn of the Dead, another obvious influence). Here we meet Jim (Cillian Murphy), a bike courier who wakes from a coma a month after a deadly virus infects the entire city of London. Some of the movie's best scenes involve the sequence where we see Jim walking around the eerily empty city. He discovers soon enough, however, that he isn't alone, and his situation becomes one of basic survival. Meeting up with a female survivor (Naomie Harris), a father (Brendan Gleeson) and his daughter (Megan Burns), the foursome make a break for Manchester after hearing a recorded radio message from the military. The middle act of the film covers their trip to reach the military blockade while trying to avoid getting attacked or infected; the final third of the film tells what happens when they arrive to find a less than pleasing situation involving soldiers who are just as dangerous as the infected.
It is this third act that is slightly disappointing – after going through a living hell involving raging infected maniacs, the movie bogs down into a battle of wills between Jim and the military (like in Day of the Dead). While Boyle stirs up some genuinely creepy scenes and gives us a proper atmosphere (helped along by the peculiarities of the digital format he shot the movie on), 28 Days Later fails to build up to the grand conclusion that you are led to believe is coming. (But perhaps, in retrospect, there is no grand conclusion in these kinds of movies – you either return from the world of the animal back to civilization, or civilization is completely consumed). However, if the message of the film is simply one of man being little more than an beast at his core (and the possibility to triumph over that instinct), that's all well and good, but it's nothing we haven't seen before. The movie seems to work better as a paranoia-laced cautionary tale against tampering with nature (again, nothing new). I could just be nitpicking – it's a superior work to The Crazies (but not to the Dead films), with good performances, and until the final third act, it's quite eerie.
Both DVDs have some interesting special features. The Crazies has audio commentary by George Romero as well as an interesting mini-documentary about Lynn Lowry, including interviews. 28 Days Later gives us audio commentary by Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland and some alternate endings (the original ending still being the best, and incidentally, not because of its hopeful message).
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Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
Undergraduates play an active research role in the lab. We typically have 3-5 undergraduates working in the lab each semester. In the summer, several students have had the opportunity to conduct field research. Students working in the lab often are taking independent research credit. Many students have been supported by grants (NSF REU; WISER and various training grants), especially during the summer. There are also opportunities for work study positions and limited wage payroll positions. Often a student in the lab develops a research project that becomes an honors thesis or presents a poster at the Undergraduate research fair. We also have supported students to present their research at national scientific meetings. These experiential opportunities are critical for students interested in excelling in the sciences.
Current opportunities
A Better Understanding of the Ecology of Sustainable Agriculture and Forest Carbon Fluxes.
Sustainable agriculture depends on the promotion and management of healthy soils. Healthy soils support root growth and beneficial microbes, such as mycorrhizal fungi, to enhance soil quality, nutrient uptake and crop production. A student working on this project will investigate root and fungal interactions and how they relate to root and soil health.
Forests can be major sinks for carbon in a changing climate. One of the greatest uncertainties in terrestrial carbon fluxes is that occurring below ground. A student on this project will work on questions of how does soil moisture and nutrients affect root production and turnover and soil CO2 in a changing climate.
Liz (B.S., Environmental Sciences, Univ. Vermont, 2013) worked in a dry tundra ecosystem in SW Greenland on a NSF Funded root phenology project.
Melissa was a Senior in Biology (Ecology option) and working on a project linking above-ground and below-ground phenology in temperate tree species.
Cody's (Environmental Resource Management major) undergraduate research project focused on understanding the relationship between soil volumetric water content and soil water isotopic signature at the Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory.
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British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a rock slide north of Hope derailed a freight train and led to a fuel spill in the Fraser River.
The ministry says in a statement that a Canadian Pacific Rail train was knocked off the tracks on Thursday by the slide near Hells Gate in the Fraser Canyon.
Several empty grain cars jumped the tracks and the train engine was knocked on to its side.
The statement says the engine's fuel line ruptured and an undetermined amount of fuel spilled into the Fraser River before emergency workers could temporarily patch the leak.
Emergency responders from the province and CP Rail have been sent to the scene to assess damages and monitor the environmental response.
CP Rail says in a statement that the derailment poses no threat to public safety and an investigation is ongoing.


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Mercedes-Benz has updated the original 4-door coupe that started it all – this new trend of calling 4-door vehicles "coupes". Some may argue that the CLS is nothing more than 4 seater E-Class, it does have its fans and thus justifies its inclusion in the line-up.
The new facelifted 2008 model year CLS features a new grille, a new rear bumper, LED tail lamps, trapezoidal tailpipes, new side mirrors with LED indicator lights, restyled alloy wheels, and a new entry level model.
The entry level model will now be the Mercedes-Benz CLS 280 featuring a 3.0 litre V6 engine putting out 231 horsepower and 300Nm of torque. Other models include the turbodiesel V6 CLS 320 CDI, the direct injection CLS 350 CGI, the V8-powered CLS 500, and the top of the range CLS 63 AMG.
The interior gets a new three spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel, and the instrument cluster now has a white-faced dials. The interior features the new NTG 2.5 telematics generation interface to control the in-vehicle entertainment. There are a few "grades" to chose from: Audio 20, Audio 20 CD with CD changer, Audio 50 and Audio 50 APS with DVD changer and LINGUATRONIC voice control. All have 5-inch colour screens, and the COMAND APS has a 6.5 inch colour display.
When the facelift is launched in Malaysia, the baseline model will continue to be the Mercedes Benz CLS 350 as the CLS 280 is only available in left hand drive configuration.
More photos after the jump.
This is how the pre-facelift CLS looks like:


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Bundle Up With a Bioshock Blanket
If you've been wishing for an Incinerate plasmid just to warm yourself up, then take comfort in this Bioshock blanket by Look Human. This fleece throw blanket is available in 30×40 inch, 50×60 inch, and 60×80 inch sizes. You can choose between the original Bioshock blanket and a Bioshock Infinite Blanket!
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Media Lab workshop
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Some of the best exposure for your business can't be bought. An editorial mention in a magazine or a segment featuring your service or product on TV is powerful, and yet can seem out of your control. How do you attract the attention of a reporter, an editor, a radio host, or TV producer? How is that relationship different than working with a publicist, or a pay-for-play blogger/influencer? What can you do to earn positive press, when is it appropriate to try to insert your business in the news, and once you have their attention, how do you make the most of a media opportunity? Get the inside perspective from a longtime journalist with experience across channels—from newspapers and magazines to radio, TV, and digital media.


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Self-Empowerment to Reach Your Divine Potential
When's the last time you got your hair wet? Not while in the shower or at a beauty salon. I'm not even talking about the last time you went swimming. What I'm referring to is a metaphor for life.
A metaphor for all those things we don't do because it's just one of those things Black Woman don't do. Like getting help for depression. Because of the self-imposed limitations, I put on myself as a Black Woman, I had to learn some life lessons the hard way and more importantly delayed my potential.
That's why I wrote this book. Whether you struggle with your self-image, faith, finances, branding or relationships (and who hasn't struggled with those at some point?!), I'm hoping that this book will show you where you may have been "scared to get your hair wet" in the sense of stepping out, diving in and reaching your divine potential. It is a self-discovery guide to unlearn old habits, break down barriers and acknowledge the powerful influence you have on others for today's black women.
So, take out a weekend. Read through a couple of chapters. Look within and challenge yourself with the journal that I've enclosed and let's all GET OUR HAIR WET—for our sake, our daughters and also to help other sistahs do the same!
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Award winning author Lisa Funari-Willever and Franklin Mason Press have teamed up with SVDP.
Mrs. Willever and Franklin Mason write and publish a wonderful collection of children's books.
They have generously offered to make a donation to SVDP when select children's books are purchased with our charity code.
Please visit their website www.franklinmasonpress.com to order books and be sure to select charity code SDP 231 St. Vincent de Paul Society when you add books to your cart..


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A few weeks ago I wrote about a warm-up exercise to prep your right brain for thinking creatively. Let's say you're warmed up and ready for the next step. Where do you go from there and start thinking creatively?
Here is a simple tool that anyone can use to start their creative process. In fact this is how Elon Musk thinks. It is called First Principles Thinking. I call it Deconstruction. It is about breaking what you know into its components until you understand its fundamental parts and pieces.
First Principles is as old as Aristotle and used as diversely by Nobel winning scientist Richard Feynman, the military strategist John Boyd, Nobel winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman, and his partner Amos Tversky. Michael Lewis's New York Times bestseller The Undoing Project is also dedicated to this process as you can tell from the title.
We are all full of assumptions and preconceptions. Breaking something apart breaks helps us to break them. It opens up the possibility of a powerful thought processes--to go deep and radically change the way we think about one or more of the parts.
Musk broke down space rockets and challenged each assumption that emerged--rockets cost a lot of money, you cannot make them lighter, you cannot have boosters that come back, and more--and made parts that were cheaper, a body that was lighter, boosters that were reusable.
He combined the new parts to make something never imagined before, the remarkable Falcon Heavy launched on February 6 of this year.
Here is how you can apply First Principles Thinking.
1. Deconstruct an idea to examine its parts.
A rocket is made up of metal. That is obviously simple, but Musk pushed SpaceX to develop a new way of welding called friction stir welding that is much stronger than traditional welds. It allowed SpaceX to dramatically decrease the weight of Falcon rockets by welding large thin sheets of metal together, something never done before.
What is a toilet seat? The coming together of a toilet and a seat. And a seat is meant be comfortable and ergonomic. This Deconstruction helped TOTO, my client, and me to develop a new toilet seat that was unofficially coined as the most comfortable toilet seat in the world. The idea was simple--make a toilet seat that is like a chair, except with a hole in it.
Look at the building blocks of something you're working on and question all the assumptions you have about the parts. Challenge assumptions that hold you back to see how they can be done differently.
2. Deconstruct it to see what it can be combined with.
Boyd, who served in three wars, called deconstruction "destruction" (no pun intended). His example, below, shows how you can destroy something and recreate a new thing by combining it with something else.
Boyd used 3 objects to show what they're made up of:
- A motorboat for water skiing: motor, body of the boat, pair of skis
- A military tank: metal treads, steel armored body, a gun
- A bicycle: handlebars, tires, gears, and a seat
The parts can be combined together in many different ways, most of them not useful, but one of the combinations will in fact add to a whole that we now take for granted: handlebars from the bike, body and motor of the boat, skis of the skier, and thread from the tank = snowmobile.
Break something into its parts and mash it up with other products from different contexts to generate new ideas. Or in other words, deconstruct and cross fertilize from other products and industries.
To summarize, break something down to its fundamentals, question age-old assumptions to solve the fundamentals differently, either by inventing from scratch or by cross fertilizing from another product or industry.


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EMC Corp.'s proposed US$635 million purchase of virtual computing software maker VMware Inc. will open new opportunities for resellers, says an industry analyst.
""Overall I think it will be positive for them,"" David Hill, a vice-president a research director for storage management at the Boston-based
Aberdeen Group.
Integrators carrying lines from both companies will not only be able to offer virtualization software, he said, they'll be able to offer data protection and content management products as well.
If the deal goes through it will also expand EMC's fledgling reseller network. After years of selling mainly direct, the storage company is expanding into the channel for its own products, as well through the channels of recently acquired Documentum Inc. and Legato Systems.
According to its Web site, VMware has about two dozen resellers here, some of whom also carry EMC products.
VMware's products let companies create virtual application servers on Intel- and AMD-based hardware that can run multiple applications and operating systems. It promises improvements in server consolidation, resource management and disaster recovery, but the products don't touch storage.
EMC offers storage virtualization and consolidation software with mirrored arrays that protect data, but its software doesn't touch applications.
According to Chris Gahagan, EMC's senior vice-president of storage infrastructure software, EMC plans to create new bundled applications with VMware technology that let companies create a single pool of storage and computing resources.
""If you combine what we can do with moving data and what they can do with moving the workload, it allows complete flexibility in the data centre,"" he said.
""So if the customer has to do server maintenance or storage maintenance, or both, at the same time they can do it a way that would not introduce any application outage.""
That vision in part puts EMC in competition with partners IBM and Hewlett-Packard, who both have so-called 'computing on demand' infrastructures.
But Gahagan said partners will be allowed to build similar bundles with EMC/VMware applications.
VMware will continue to operate as a separate division within EMC.
As for resellers, ""the advantage to them is to be able to offer more integrated solutions and greater value to their customers,"" he said.
""Straightforward"" bundled solutions will begin appearing in a few months – assuming the boards of both companies approve the deal – with more complex applications coming later, Gahagan said.
Among the Canadian systems integrators that could benefit is Infostream Technologies Inc. of Richmond Hill, Ont., an EMC partner that became a VMware enterprise reseller this fall.
It just finished a server consolidation project using VMware for a customer, according to Dan Costantini, Infostream's director of strategic alliances.
""We were mildly surprised at this turn of events,"" he said of the proposed purchase.
""It certainly indicates to me that EMC is making serious attempts to reposition themselves as a software provider.""
But he said it's too early to say if it will mean more opportunities for his firm.
It's the third major software purchase done by EMC recently. In October is announced a US$1.7 billion stock purchase of Documentum, an enterprise content management application specialist.
The same month it finalized the $1.3 billion purchase of Legato Systems, which focuses on backup software.


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Have you ever thought that you are either smart or you're not? Our school system and society would have us believe that. We are taught that you either get good grades or you are going to fail in the real world. This causes many people to feel helpless. It is like having a contest to see who can climb a tree the best, but the contestants are an elephant, fish, monkey and horse. Of course the monkey will win. According to Gardner, people are like this in regards to intellectual ability. He classified nine different types of intelligences.
Naturalist Intelligence ("Nature Smart")
This Intelligence is the ability to discriminate among plants, animals, clouds, rocks etc. This ability was advantageous to our early hunter-gatherer ancestors. You can still see this nature genius in people like the Polynesians that are able to travel in a canoe for hundreds of miles with no use of navigation except for the taste of of the ocean, proximity of of the stars and flight patterns of birds. Professions with this ability are boy scouts, animal trainers nature guides. This intelligence is the translated into our modern world with our ability to discriminate between makeups, cars, etc and our sense of direction.
Musical Intelligence ("Music Smart")
Musical intelligence is the capacity to discern pitch, rhythm, and tone. People with this type of intelligence are able to create and reflect on music more deeply than most. Professions that should be sought out by these people are composers, singers, musicians and more currently Dj's.
This intelligence is often first noticed when young children are usually singing or drumming to themselves. They are often aware of sounds others may miss in music.
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Number/Reasoning Smart)
Logical-mathematical intelligence is the ability to calculate, quantify and consider hypotheses. Carrying out complete mathematical operations comes easily to them. This intelligence enables people to see relationships and connections by using abstract and symbolic thought processes.
This deductive reasoning ability leads to careers in mathematics, science and detective work. Logical intelligence is often shown in children when they are fascinated by types of patterns and categories. They are drawn to strategic type games and taking devices apart to observe the mechanics behind everything.
Existential Intelligence
This intelligence is the most difficult to achieve mastery in. It is the capacity to tackle deep questions about human existence and reality. Philosophers and authors are often the professions sought out by this type of intellect. Common questions tackled by these people are, "What is the meaning of life?" And "How did we get here?"
It should be noted that this intelligence is often increased by having a better understanding of the relationships and connections between all other intelligences.
Interpersonal Intelligence (People Smart")
Interpersonal intelligence is the ability to understand and connect effectively with others. People with this ability have a high level of empathy. They can easily read others' emotions and social cues. This ability can be used to support or manipulate others.
Professions in this field are often therapists, teachers and successful actors. Kids that show this early intelligence are often extroverted and leaders among their peer groups.
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence ("Body Smart")
Bodily kinesthetic intelligence is the capacity to manipulate objects and one's own body. This type of intelligence is all about the connection of the mind–body union. Professions sought out by these individuals should be sports players, dancers and surgeons.
Young people with this ability are shown to have a natural tendency to be good in all types of sports. They are naturally gifted and any physical skill they take up seems effortless.
Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart)
Linguistic intelligence is the ability to use a wide vernacular to articulate thoughts and feelings. People with linguistic intelligence the semantical order and meaning of words.Linguistic intelligence is the common in all people. We all show a knack for this ability, but it is especially competent in poets, novelists, politicians and public speakers. People that like to write, reading, tell stories are often the ones that will reach their for potential with this intelligence.
Intrapersonal Intelligence (Self Smart")
Intra-personal intelligence is the ability to understand oneself. It involves the person having an understanding of their thoughts, emotions and behaviors. People with this intelligence are often great goals setters and are self development junkies. Intra-personal intelligence involves not only an appreciation of the self, but also of the an almost obsession with understanding others. It is evident in psychologists, life coaches and spiritual gurus.
Kids with this type of intellect often seem shy and introverted. They don't say much because they are always examining and analyzing others.
Spatial Intelligence ("Picture Smart")
Spatial intelligence is the ability think abstractly. Mental imagery, spatial reasoning and image manipulation are a few of the skills displayed by this type of intelligence. Professions sought out by these people should be sculptors, painters, and architects. These type of professions all exhibit create and manipulate objects in space. Kids that show this intelligence are often obsessed with Legos and stacking blocks. They constantly draw create works of art with ease.
The Nine Types Of Intelligences – Discussion
These above intelligences are not meant to limit or define your goals in life. It is actually meant to do quite the contrary. Some people are born more predisposed to some of these intelligence, but do not neglect the thousands of hours of practice that goes Into sharpening these intelligences.
People may have an easier ability to grow in one or the other, but only because they are passionate about that subject. You can improve every type of these intellects with practice and hard work.
When growing up, I was more "Interpersonally smart" during my formative years. I was not naturally kinesthetic or intrapersonally like most of my peers. However, I would spend hours and hours a day playing soccer and trying to force myself to talk to others. Over time these things got easier easier and easier. You can develop any type of intelligence if you want to.
See what type of intelligence you are more inclined to here by taking this psychology quiz:
Psychology Quiz – http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl-mi-quiz.htm
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Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
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Unless you're an over achiever in the cleaning department, it's a safe bet your pots and pans need some attention. It's really not your fault if they have black burnt spots on their bottoms – the heat on your cook top gets so hot that even water can leave a burn mark. According to the 2017 Cleaning Calendar & Checklists Maid Brigade recommends special attention for pots and pans every three months. But finding the time to clean your pots and pans is not always easy. That's why it's important to make sure you're using the best methods so you don't waste time.
Cast Iron
The beautiful thing about cast iron is that you can never really tell how dirty or stained it is. Cast iron has been around since the 5th century BC but cast iron cookware was developed by two American companies in the late 1800's. The Lodge Company is still manufacturing their cast iron line today. Caring for cast iron is more about keeping the pan oiled than it is about removing stains. Cast iron will oxidize if left open to the air.
Never use soap on cast iron as the soap will be absorbed by the pores of the pan leaving a soapy residue in the metal that will leech into your food. Use a steel or stainless scrubby to remove any burnt on food particles, then wipe the cook surface with a paper towel treated with olive oil to seal the pan and prevent oxidation. Clean cast iron every time it's used for cooking.
Store the cast iron in your cupboard and keep a paper towel on the cooking surface to keep the oil from getting on the bottom of your other pots and pans when you stack them.
Stainless Steel
Stainless steel is the choice of professional chefs because of its durability. Stainless can really stand up to abuse but it does need some special care to keep it looking good. Use this amazing trick from celebrity chefs to help make clean up easier: always heat the pan before putting anything in it. When cold food is put on a room temperature pan, the cold causes the metal to contract and "hold on" to the food, making it stick. However, heating the pan first will cause the steel to expand instead, preventing food from sticking when it is added to the pan, working just as well as a non-stick pan. After cooking, let the pan air cool and wash it in warm water with a gentle soap.
Don't use anything harsh on the outside of the pan as it will scratch. Use a non-abrasive cleaner on the bottom to remove burnt on stains.
Water spots on stainless's shiny exterior are caused by minerals in the water. Remove them easily by using a cloth dipped in white vinegar. The acid in the vinegar will cut right though the mineral deposits that come from the dried water droplets.
Stainless steel can get rainbow-colored stains caused by over-heating. When this happens you will see a rainbow colored stain on the bottom or sides of the pan. Remove those stains by rubbing some ketchup over the area and letting it sit for a few minutes before wiping the surface clean with a soft cloth. Clean stainless steel pots and pans this way every three months.
Ceramic bakeware should be treated with care. Ceramic must be left to cool completely before placing in water for washing. Once the ceramic dish is cool, use hot water and baking soda to remove food that may be stuck to the cooking surface. Then, just wash ceramic bakeware in in warm soapy water. Clean ceramic dishes every time they're used, because baked on food will be harder to remove with each subsequent heating.
Forged Steel
Forged steel cookware can be treated like cast iron even though it's not as heavy or as porous as cast iron. The oils on the forged steel keep food from sticking. Scrubbing too hard will remove those oils, so don't be too aggressive with the cooking surface. Simply keep it clean by washing it in warm water and a touch of gentle soap. Just make sure not to soak forged steel pots or pans in water.
Most people think copper cookware is extremely hard to care for but this couldn't be further from the truth. The copper on the outside of the pot creates an excellent conductor for heat while the hard metal inside keeps the food from coming in contact with the copper. Copper pots are usually lined with a hard metal such as nickel, tin or stainless steel. If using copper pans be sure to check the lining inside frequently, to make sure it's in perfect condition and not wearing away.
When copper is exposed to air, it turns a lovely patina that can add to the charm of the pot. If you prefer it shiny and clean, use a natural acid like ketchup or vinegar to remove the patina. Do this every three months.
Aluminum pots and pans can be washed in warm soapy water. To remove stains, you can use a cut lemon or sprinkle cream of tartar on the stain and rub it in with a soft cloth. Then just rinse with warm water and dry with a soft cloth.
No matter what type of cookware you have, the real secret to keeping it looking good is to address burn marks and stains as they happen. A simple burn mark may come off easily when it first happens but if it's not addressed, the pot will get put back on the heat and the burn is seared onto the pot. These stains are almost impossible to remove, so it's important to clean up burn marks and stains every time you use an aluminum pot.
Leslie Reichert is a cleaning expert that encourages people to think differently about their cleaning products. Leslie is known as the Green Cleaning Coach is changing the world – "one spray bottle at a time". She is a national speaker, a frequent homekeeping expert on Martha Stewart Living Radio, Maid Brigade's DIY Cleaning Expert and the author of the book: The Joy Of Green Cleaning. For tips and simple, but effective strategies visit her at www.greencleaningcoach.com


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Sofft Sponges - Round
Pack of 4 sponges.
Sponge size (each): 2 x 0.5 x 0.5" / 50 x 50 x 7mm
Round Sponges are perfect for gestural marks and blocking-in.
Made with our unique semi-absorbent micropore sponge material. The sponge holds and releases just the right amount of color. Reusable multiple times (number of times varies depending on surfaces & techniques used).
(*With inks, acrylics etc. there is no brush stroke. Great for glazes.)


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Challenges entered:
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House Mouse Here Comes the Sun
So positive and sunny card! Oh, so cute stamp=)
Good luck=)
Just love the little house mice! What fun with the ice cream cones....great job coloring!
oh so adorable, and lovely colouring on this great choice of image, thank you for sharing with us at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, look forward to seeing so many more of your lovely creations
Hugs Kate xx
A gorgeous card, your colours and papers are stunning, such an adorable image - so colouring!!
hugs Heather xx
Thanks so much for joining us the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge
Gorgeous colourful cute HM creation, lovely citrus colours great papers & design..cute take on the chall theme.
Thanks for sharing at HM & friends chall this wk
smiles Christine x
April this is SUCH a darling card! Beautifully colored and I adore the stamp you've used! Thanks for joining in the fun at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog.
Oh this is just so adorable, I love the bright colours and this happy hopper image is just adorable
Lindsay xx
Oh I love it!
The paper is wonderful!
Very cute!! Love how you added buttons on the great background paper.
April, love this sweet stamp and that gorgeous polkadot paper too!!


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Watch Jessie Ware Play Four Tough Love Songs At Flow Festival
Jessie Ware has been slowly teasing new songs from her upcoming sophomore album Tough Love since it was announced back in July. So far, we've heard studio versions of "Tough Love," "Share It All," and "Say You Love Me" and a live rendition of "Champagne Kisses." During her set at last weekend's Flow Festival in Helsinki, she performed two new songs that we haven't heard before — "You & I (Forever)" and "Kind Of … Sometimes … Maybe" — and also sang "Tough Love" and "Champagne Kisses." Watch performances of all four songs below.
"You & I (Forever)"
"Kind Of … Sometimes … Maybe"
"Tough Love"
"Champagne Kisses"
Tough Love is out 10/6 in the UK and 10/21 in North America on PMR/Island.


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First, second and third place by grade:
Gr. 1 Malcolm McIntyre, Brecken Burrows, Clara Dorsey
Gr. 2 Duncan McIntyre, Patrick Si, Luke Dickie
Gr.3 Seamus MacEachern, Joshbir Roy, Gabriel Ing
Gr. 4 Ronnie Wei, Nathan Whitnell, Alex Rogers
Gr. 5 Arnab Kundu, Luc Doucette, Ryan Green
Gr. 6 Cameron MacDonald, Hunter Blaisdell, Matthew Wang
Gr. 7 Jacky Jia, Vaishakh Deshpande
Gr. 8 SoumyaDeep Chowdhury, Keaghan Norring, Ethan Borden
Gr. 9 Bradley Norman, Jack Ronahan, William MacLeod
Gr. 11 John Smith, James Tweel
Gr. 12 Iain Crowell, Ian Hink
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Watching Congress in Session
The Senate and House Galleries are not included as part of the U.S. Capitol tour. When open, passes are required to enter the Galleries. Visitors may obtain Gallery passes from the offices of their senators or representative. International visitors may inquire about the availability of Gallery passes at the House and Senate Appointment Desks on the upper level of the Capitol Visitor Center.
When the House of Representatives is not in session, visitors with passes are admitted to the Gallery from 9 a.m. to no later than 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The last entry into the Gallery may be earlier than 4 p.m. based on demand. Visitors are advised to arrive prior to 4 p.m. for the best opportunity to view the Gallery. The House Gallery is closed on holidays and is subject to unplanned, temporary closures when the House is out of session.
The Senate Gallery is open during scheduled recesses of one week or more, and visitors are admitted to the gallery from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday. On recess days, the Gallery closes at 4:30 p.m. The Senate Gallery is closed on weekends and holidays (unless the Senate is in session) and during any recess or adjournment of less than one week. For information on whether the Senate Gallery is open, please call 202.224.0057.
Entry to the House and Senate Galleries is through the upper level of the Capitol Visitor Center.


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From BANDAI NAMCO Enterainment: The Revolutionary Storm Series Returns. The latest instalment of the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm series will offer players a new experience in the deep & rich Naroto environment. Tons of new techniques, enhanced mechanics, over 100 playable characters & Support Ninjas, and a brand new exclusive character (Mecha-Naruto) designed by Masashi Kishimoto. Ninja Battle Action - Amazing fights and original animation heighten the incredible action and interactive experience of the STORM series like never before. Improved Gameplay - New Gameplay mechanics with the powerful Combo Ultimate Jutsu and combined attacks. Never-before-seen Roster - 100 Playable & Support Ninjas, including new characters and variations appearing for the first time. Exclusive Character - A brand new character (Mecha-Naruto) designed by Masashi Kishimoto exclusively for the game. Ninja World Tournament - A fresh and thrilling single player mode where 4 different Ninjas brawl and the one gathering the most Battle orbs wins. The Akatsuki origins revealed - For the first time ever, the untold story behind the infamous gang will be told through an animation woven into gameplay.
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Kinetic Gaming
~Kinetic Gaming Community is a worldwide community of 2450+ mature gaming enthusiasts, who have grown up in the era of eSports. We emphasize teamwork and communication. If you are looking to join a gaming community with deep roots in eSports and a history of having an absolute blast; then look no further! We are currently recruiting solid casual players that are tired of playing with randoms, and competitive players to play on our NA and EU teams. We are a team based organization for finding players of similar ability to enjoy and excel at all online games. Come see what you've been missing and join our professional eSports community today!
~Kinetic was created in 2003 when HELL Gaming Guild's, Enemy Territory Team was invited to play in the CAL Invite and TWL Alpha Divisions offering the highest level of play in North America and opportunities to attend LAN's like Quakecon in Dallas. The team called a meeting and it was decided to split from HELL and form ~Kinetic. They went on to compete in Multiple Leagues and Tournaments, forming a bond that lasts until present day.
- 1st Place ESL 3v3 Open Cup 2019 - Europe Swiss #1
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On punching up a wardrobe on a budget:
On budget shopping tips:
On workin' with whatcha got:
Where she shops on a budget:
I'm probably going to get lambasted for saying this, but sometimes (slash always) I can't resist a lil' Forever 21. The urge usually strikes when I've seen something undeniably weird, but oddly photogenic, and want to try it out for myself without, you know, simultaneously becoming homeless. And thrift stores are always a no-brainer. Over the top vintage dresses (wedding gowns are ideal) and grandfather-esque attire are my go-tos.
Marlen from Messages on a Napkin:
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-- 1955
Because of the "monumental" challenges of disposing of crops long priced too expensively for world markets, Benson determined that "extraordinary" effort was required; and in 1955, he embarked on a trade mission to Latin America, Canada, and Europe. (1)
-- Feb 6, 1955
The Bensons invited Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower to join them at the Virginia ranch of J. Willard Marriott, a successful hotelier and Washington DC Stake president. The Bensons treated their guests to a Mormon-oriented evening of singing, poem recitations, and humorous skits. (2)
-- October 29, 1955
Eisenhower announced support for the farm program of Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson, opposing a return to high fixed-price supports for basic commodities. The issue of declining farm income became an increasingly important issue heading into the 1956 elections. (3)
-- Nov 12, 1955
Flora was named national "Home Maker of the Year." (4)
-- During 1955
"Apostles Delbert L. Stapley and Adam S. Bennion met with the First Presidency and recommended the appointment of a new general committee that would once again attempt "to correlate the courses of study given by the Quorums and auxiliaries of the Church." McKay told them that their suggestion was "meritorious" and asked that they make it formal so that it might come before the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve. Four years thereafter, with no explanation for the delay, McKay acted upon their recommendation and institution the modern era of correlation. (5)
-- March, 1956
When Benson was unable to address the National Republican Women's Convention, Reed, now discharged from the Air Force, substituted. Thereafter, according to Benson, the articulate, charismatic Reed "came in great demand as a speaker at Republican conclaves." Employed by the Republican National Committee, Reed acted as his father's companion on the campaign trail, helped draft Benson's political speeches, and arranged press conferences. That year, Reed traveled some 100,000 miles, visiting nearly forty states. "If he sensed a crisis," Benson proudly wrote, "he would drop everything, jeopardizing his own future career and schoolwork to help." (2)
-- 1957-58
Regarding Benson's attacks on dairy supports, the Hoover had the FBI do some spying into whether Benson would resign, talking to aides and even Benson himself in passing. Whether Benson would go voluntarily would be of interest to the White House, but censors blacked out exactly where reports of the spying were sent. (6)
-- Early 1957
As Benson began his second term as Secretary of Agriculture in early 1957, he faced the continuing, seemingly insoluble problem of mounting commodity—specifically, wheat—surpluses. The Soil Bank [a program to pay farmers to retire land from production for 10 years] required significantly large monetary appropriations but in actual practice did little to address the problem of over-production, especially by smaller farmers. Because of an "explosion" in agriculture-related technology, farmers were producing more than ever before. Not surprisingly, Benson was even more convinced that the only effective answer to surpluses was flexible-to-no federal price supports and a truly laissez-faire free-market economy where demand and supply set prices. (2)
1 - Gary James Bergera, '"Rising above Principle": Ezra Taft Benson as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61, Part 1', Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (Fall 2008, v 41)
2 - Gary James Bergera, "Weak-Kneed Republicans and Socialist Democrats": Ezra Taft Benson as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61, Part 2, Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought, (Winter 2008, vol 41)
3 - Chronology of the U.S. Presidency edited by Mathew Manweller
4 - Church News, November 12, 1955. For context and full citation, see Gary James Bergera, "Weak-Kneed Republicans and Socialist Democrats": Ezra Taft Benson as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61, Part 2, Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought, (Winter 2008, vol 41)
5 - Prince, David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism, by Greg Prince
6 - "Ike and the Birch Society," Lee Davidson, Salt Lake Tribune, November 16, 2010
LDS History Chronology: Ezra Taft Benson
Mormon History Timeline: the life of Ezra Taft Benson


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I have been a writer for just about as long as I've been a reader.
When I was in fourth grade, I entered a writing competition at my school. For it, I wrote a brief contemporary short story about two best friends who were about to lose each other as one of them was moving with her parents and they'd be in different schools. It was the season of the Babysitter's Club and the Saddle Club, and I was all about female friendships. This small, sappy story was Sarah's Letter, and it won me first place at the school's author's contest that year!
Needless to say, I fell in love with the art. Also with winning. I entered and won something every year until I graduated eighth grade. This sounds more impressive than it is. I went to a central school and there were about 480 people in the building. Including kindergarten. So.
Throughout high school, I kept writing. I fell in love with a group of mages leading a quiet rebellion in an epic fantasy series that I still haven't finished but still love. It is the Sin Series and it will be my magnum opus. I co-wrote a novel for a senior project and had poetry published twice when I was in high school (albeit… once was just in the school's literary magazine. I'm still proud!). But it wasn't until college that I started pushing out drafts.
Enter NaNoWriMo.
I'd been hearing about NaNoWriMo since high school, but didn't participate until my senior year of college. I know, right? Stellar time to decide to write a 50,000 word novel while doing my history capstone and working on my writing portfolio for my minor. I was in a writing class at the time with a pretentious professor who I had a couple times while I was working on my minor… and he basically told me that it was a terrible idea. So, obviously, I had to do it.
In 2011, I finished Strange. It's the story of a private high school that uses a test system to find evolved humans and ensnare them for scientific government study. To this day (January 2019), Strange remains one of only a couple drafts that have been polished and edited. It's the absolute only one of my stories that has been read by other people. It's also a hot mess with inconsistencies and it needs a lot more research to feel believable.
BUT. It happened. The finished first draft of Fate took me my entire high school career, plus a couple years into college. Strange? Strange took me one month. I was hooked. I have now participated in some form of NaNoWriMo ten times, and it has resulted in nine finished first drafts (the tenth hit the word count, but definitely isn't finished). NaNoWriMo has been an amazing tool in pushing me forward to get my ideas on to paper.
And I have a lot of ideas.
I have ten finished first drafts. I have ideas for at least fourteen sequel or series books alongside these ones. I have six started novels that I plug away at when I'm low on inspiration for something else. And on top of all that, I have twenty-seven additional ideas just sitting in a list waiting to be adopted into the WIP pile. I have a LOT of inspiration.
And that's my greatest weakness. I am so excited by all my ideas that I never edit. I jump to the next novel, eager to make it come to life. I love the creative process. I love words. I love painting worlds and building characters and going on grand adventures with them. I'm always working on a million things at once.
I started this blog to talk about writing and my WIPs. This was way back in 2009, when I was a sophomore in college and was feeling creatively alone. Since then, The Literary Phoenix has changed. I talk about the books I read more than the books I write. I discuss top tens and pet peeves and authors I love. I don't talk about my process much anymore, because the more I learn about writing, the more I realise… I don't know anything.
And that's okay. Writing is an adventure unique to the individual. I may talk about books I read, but writing is my truest love. I have come to peace with the idea that the tales I spin may only be seen by my eyes. As long as I am able to write them, I will remain truly happy.


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The Diamondbacks have already traded an outfielder once this offseason, sending Chris Young to Oakland. Now that they've signed Cody Ross, they're positioned to deal another outfielder. Ross joins perpetual trade candidate Justin Upton and Jason Kubel in the team's starting outfield. Gerardo Parra projects as a bench player and prospects Adam Eaton and A.J. Pollock provide additional depth for general manager Kevin Towers.
Based on the most recent rumors surrounding the team, Upton and Kubel are potential trade candidates. However, there doesn't appear to be a consensus on which player Towers will trade. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported this morning that the industry seems divided on the topic of which player the Diamondbacks would prefer to move (Twitter link). Teams seeking a high-ceiling player who's years away from free agency will prefer Upton, while teams seeking an affordable short-term fix could pursue Kubel. Which player will the Diamondbacks trade?


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The Liden & Denz Moscow campus is located in the heart of the city, and its capital spirit will be evident in every aspect of your experience learning Russian should you choose to study here. The school is housed in a building owned by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that is otherwise occupied by foreign diplomats and international journalists, giving the campus a legitimate and intriguing character. Liden & Denz Moscow offers students a wide range of amenities both at and around the Russian language institute. Our classrooms are equipped with top-notch technology for a convenient learning experience, including iPads, WiFi, LCD TVs and DVD players. Further, in addition to the on-campus vending machines and student lounge, there are many easily accessible, well-priced lunch options in the area for student convenience. Between the prime central location and excellent facilities, Liden & Denz Moscow is the perfect place for students who want to study Russian in the middle of the action.
No one is as familiar with the advantages of studying at Liden & Denz Moscow than our dedicated team at the Russian language school.
Centre Director
The Moscow Russian language institute is run by Anastasia Dubrovina, who has been working for Liden & Denz since September 2010. Anastasia graduated from the Plekhanov State University of Economics and gained more than 10 years of experience in international relations during her time working in the hotel industry. "I used to work in the Hospitality business for almost 10 years, and after changing my work I feel like I still work in a 5 star hotel: I'm hosting people in one of the most amazing places in the country! It's not only about providing a place for students to live or study, it's also about making their stay fun and unforgettable."
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Irina Nekrashevich is the Academic Director of the Liden & Denz Russian language school in Moscow. She began working for Liden & Denz in 2006 and has been in her current position since 2012. Irina graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Moscow State University (Lomonosov) and has more than 20 years of work experience teaching Russian as a foreign language. "For me, Liden & Denz Moscow is the perfect spot to learn Russian as you feel very welcomed and you have the best atmosphere to abandon all of the stereotypes about Russia. People here are very warm, helpful and cheerful; the city itself is full of history and it's just very hard not to fall in love with it, even during a short stay."
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SAN ANTONIO — The Lakers said they don't expect a significant adjustment period when superstar guard Kobe Bryant returns to their starting lineup Friday against the San Antonio Spurs, although it took them several games to learn to play well without him and it might take time for them to learn to play with him again.
The Lakers were 5-2 with Bryant sat out with an injured left shin.
"It will be good to have him back because we need to get used to playing the way we play with him, and we play at our best with him in the lineup," power forward Pau Gasol said after scoring 22 points and adding 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the Lakers' victory Wednesday over the undersized and inexperienced Golden State Warriors.
"I can't wait to have Kobe back," World Peace said. "I just can't wait. I'll be so happy to have him back and get him back in shape. I came here to play with Kobe. I know what type of player Kobe is, and I want to win some rings.
"That's why I came to Los Angeles."
World Peace was a member of the Lakers' 2009-10 championship team, when he was known as Ron Artest. He changed his name last summer.
"We've been playing well (without Bryant)," World Peace said. "We've just been finding out a lot of things about ourselves. I had to do this when I was in Sacramento with Kevin Martin and John Salmons. I had to sit out some games. I was scoring a lot, but I didn't see what other guys could do and I wasn't giving other guys the opportunity. then I realized that these guys would really play and then that grew confidence in guys.
"It's the same situation. Kobe is seeing something."


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Feather duster worm
Scientific name: Sabellastarte indica
Phylum Annelida
Distribution: They tend to be common in the intertidal zones around the world.
Description: Feather duster worms are sedentary marine polychaetes where the head is mostly concealed by feathery branchiae. Encased in a translucent tan tube made of protein and filtered particles and sometimes covered in sand and bits of shell, it boasts a plume, colored orange to maroon or brown which is sometimes banded with lighter pigmentation. 30 feather-like reddish gills (called radioles) are on each side of the tube. The gills serve a double purpose. They are also covered in eyespots, so the worm knows when danger is near and can retreat into its tube.
Ecology: The feather duster worm are filter feeders which feed on small food particles and plankton floating in the water and can only thrive in areas with moving currents that bring in new plankton, but it does not simply wait passively for them. Instead, it creates a current in the water to direct the particles into its mouth. By waving its "feathers," the animal creates a gentle water flow, which in turn creates vortices on the upper surface of the tentacles. The surface of the tentacles is bathed in sticky mucus that traps any particles unlucky enough to hit it, like a spider's web.
Interesting facts: Feather duster worm's fertilize externally and depending on the species they will either brood eggs or spawn freely. (In the latter case, the eggs are deposited in gelatinous masses either on the parent's tube or on the seafloor.) Once the eggs are released, they float freely for three to four weeks before settling down.
Status: Rocky shores in particular are under siege from human trampling, over collecting and in some areas large sanding up events which reduces the rock pool habitat of the feather duster worm. They are not on the vulnerable or threatened species list.
Feather Duster worm filter the ambient currents for nutrients


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Are toxic hazards in toys yesterday's news? A consumer advocacy group says not much has changed since last year's lead-based paint scare. Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group took a look at Consumer Product Safety Commission data for the first six months of this year, and WISPERG's Bruce Speight says they got a surprise — more kids' products recalled than in the first six months of last year, the "year of the recall."
WISPERG and other groups urge Congress to pass a strong bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission before the August recess, a bill which includes whistleblower protections for agency employees. Speight claims there's a culture of "don't talk, don't publish," within the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which means plenty of recalls, but not much preventative action that would keep dangerous from getting on store shelves in the first place.