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The archaeology of Sumburgh, Shetland.
I'm Mike Middleton and I manage two nationwide archaeological mapping projects. The Historic Land-Use Assessment , is mapping signs of past land-use preserved within the modern landscape and the Canmore Mapping is focussing on the known extent of archaeological sites recorded in the RCAHMS Canmore online record of monuments.
I've chosen the archaeology of Sumburgh at the south end of mainland Shetland where I spent many happy hours, as a child, scrambling over the archaeological sites without really knowing what they were. Both my parents worked at the airport and being busy people, they were often at work when I finished school. So I would spend time out playing with my friends, on the beaches and land around the airport. There were loads of great places to play. One of our favourites was the abandoned WWII defences. Built quickly out of poured concrete onto sand, the buildings had no foundations and have subsided and partially collapsed over the years providing the perfect place for young boys to play war games.
If we were feeling more adventurous we would head down to watch the seals and sea birds at the bottom end of the Ness of Burgi. En route we would pass the Ness of Burgi fort. Known as a blockhouse or gatehouse fort and built during the Iron Age, around 100BC, the fort has a rectangular gatehouse cutting off a narrow promontory. With its low, broch-like entrance and cells to each side it was an excellent playhouse.
Most amazing to me now, as I had no idea it was there at the time, is the multi phase site of Scatness. The site was excavated in the late 1990s and revealed evidence for Iron Age, Norse and Post-Medieval settlement. It is dominated by the remains of a broch and surrounding wheelhouses. Both of these monument types are Iron Age drystone structures specific to Scotland. Brochs are hollow-walled and tower-like in form while wheelhouses incorporate a series of stone piers within the outer wall much like the spokes on the wheel of a bike. I still find it hard to believe that so much was under the ground I played on and invisible to me at the time. Equally amazing is the proximity of the Scatness site to the very similar and just as complex multi phase site of Jarlshof.
Although as children we didn't know Scatness was there, we weren't short of brochs to play on because just opposite the end of one of the runways is Brough Head broch or Eastshore broch as I knew it as a kid. The site is partially eroded by the sea, cutting it in half, something of particular fascination to us children. Like Scatness and Jarlshof the broch is surrounded by unexcavated earth covered structures and abandoned 19th-century farm buildings. It is quite possible that if excavated this site could be as complex as Scatness and Jarlshof.
Sumburgh has an incredibly rich archaeological resource. I look back with fondness and frustration at my youth playing on these monuments. I feel lucky that I have had the chance to grow up in such a rich archaeological environment while disappointed I didn't understand what they were at the time. However, the sites of Sumburgh also provide a snapshot of the big issues facing our heritage today. The hastily built WWII defences were constructed as temporary structures. Made from concrete and often in poor repair many of us don't realise their historical significance. These factors mean that our wartime sites are one of the most rapidly diminishing archaeological resources in Scotland. The Brough Head broch, Jarlshof and the Ness of Burgi Fort are all suffering the effects of coastal erosion, a threat facing thousands of sites worldwide and those maintaining the sites at Scatness and Jarlshof, have to balance the needs of conservation with the thousands of tourists who wish to visit these wonderful sites. What the archaeology of Sumburgh illustrates is it that not every site can be saved. It is just a matter of time before sites like Brough Head are lost to the sea and there just isn't the resource to save all the threatened sites in Scotland. However, we can record these monuments and make this information available so we, or others in the future, can try and understand them better. We can't all excavate sites but we can all take a photograph and draw a plan. We don't need to excavate every site to understand it. By taking photographs or drawing plans we can all record vital information. You can be part of this process by visiting sites, helping to record them and then uploading your research using the MyCanmore public contribution tool. We need your help to record our heritage. We can only do it together!
This is what I've chosen for Day of Archaeology, but why not tell us your favourite archaeological sites in Scotland on Twitter using #MyArchaeology.


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Earl Burdette Vorhees Jr.
Earl Vorhees led a full and varied life. Always curious and with a keen intellect, he loved the journey of exploring new things. His friends half-jokingly called him "the most interesting man in the world." Husband, father, thespian, teacher, writer, factory manager, labor organizer, timber-framer, yacht and barn restorationist, skier and sailor — he was passionate about them all.
Earl Vorhees Jr. was born Dec. 3, 1934, in Wewoka, Okla., to Earl B. Vorhees Sr., a foreman laying the Standard Oil pipeline network, and Stella Hancock Vorhees, a formidable horsewoman. An only child, Earl Jr., known as "Sonny-Earl" to his family, was influenced by the fierce independence and courage of his parents, who endured the hardships of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. From this, and from his childhood memories of World War II American solidarity, his character was imbued early on with a pragmatic can-do self-reliance.
Earl took pride in telling people he was from the same hometown as Neil Armstrong, Wapakeneta, Ohio, where his family moved in the late 1930s. With equal interests in music and sports, young Earl took trumpet lessons from a music teacher in nearby Celina, which stood on the shore of Grand Lake St. Marys. The era of touring big bands brought exciting swing musicians to Celina's waterfront dance pavilions and formed Earl's lifelong appreciation of dance and music, particularly swing, bebop, and later the Afro-Brazilian style. Earl was proud to say he shook hands with Louis Armstrong. What a wonderful world indeed.
Earl married Connie K. Richardson in 1953 and, before the marriage ended, they had two sons: Kirk A. Reed, 60, of New Corydon, Ind., and Sean M. Reed, 56, of Oxnard, Calif. Earl leaves four surviving grandsons; Kerry, Kristopher, Kevyn and Kelly Reed and seven great-grandchildren. Connie Vorhees predeceased Earl.
Earl Vorhees studied acting in Cleveland. He received an associate degree from Orange County College in Santa Cruz, Calif., which he attended on a football scholarship. But New York City was his real education. He arrived in 1959 and took up residence in Greenwich Village, where he pursued his stage acting career. He was a regular in the White Horse and the Cedar Bar with like-minded actors, writers, musicians, painters, seamen and dock-workers. In the Village, his shared concern for racial equality and social fairness forged his lifelong Democratic principals.
In the mid-1960s he met and married a Brazilian dancer and actress named Maria De Oliveira, and because neither wanted to pursue a film career, they moved upstate to Chichester, N.Y. Earl was hired on in a local manufacturing plant that produced custom hardwood library furniture for large architectural firms. The plant fueled its steam boilers with its own sawdust, which in turn powered its machinery with leather belts. Fascinated by the green energy model, aware of the decline of small American shops, and motivated to preserve the craftsmen's jobs, he became the factory's manager until it closed in the early 1970s.
Earl and Maria moved to her native Rio De Janeiro and lived the Carioca lifestyle together until the marriage dissolved. She later predeceased him. An ex-pat bachelor's life agreed with Earl. The country was in great political strife then and Earl sympathized with the displaced poor and under-represented indigenous peoples. In the late 1970s, he taught at a language institute, where his fellow teachers described him as a labor organizer. During his Brazilian residency, Earl became a connoisseur of Brazilian music, culture and dance. Earl spoke Portuguese well.
After returning to New York in 1980, Earl met his soul mate and 32-year partner, Pat Mundus, in SoHo's Fanelli's Café. Pat introduced Earl to the East End's natural environment and the serenity of exploring intertidal estuaries by small boat. They fell in love while hanging over the side of a small rowboat wearing diving masks in Northwest Creek (East Hampton), watching the blue-eyed scallops dance in the eelgrass. The two eventually bought a piece of land on the east side of the Creek. With the goal of re-creating an old Northwest settlement, the couple dismantled five antique barns from Chenango County, N.Y., documenting and labeling them to be restored and re-erected on the Creek. With Earl's carpentry skills and Pat's seaman's rigging skills, they formed a synergistic couple beyond compare, and conducted the timber framing project the "old-fashioned way" — without the use of cranes or mechanical assistance. Their relationship and joy in planning and performing honest — and heavy — work with gin poles, come-alongs and block-and-tackles was as artful as the project itself. The couple fondly described each other as "the one on the other end of the beam."
Earl gained his appreciation of the marine environment in East End waters, sailing an engineless 28-foot Rozinante ketch for over a decade. They named the boat Pearl, a contraction of Pat and Earl combined. Earl and Pat shared a mutual love for self-reliance in the wild, catching their own food en route and propelled solely by the wind. Twice they sailed their 17-foot custom-rigged sailing kayak through the length of the Exuma chain of the Bahamas, diving up conch and lobsters and camping on the beach without much more supplies than a few onions, some olive oil, rice, and a bottle of Mount Gay rum. Later, having restored a 57-foot wood-cruising ketch, the couple returned several times to spend winters in the Bahamas and southern U.S. waters. During the last third of his life, Earl became an experienced offshore sailor. He completed a transatlantic voyage in 2000 and sailed on oil tankers with Pat, a seagoing ship's officer. However, his real love remained the simplicity of a good small boat. Paddling his kayak out into the liquid gold of Northwest Creek's sunset, just to sit immersed in the moment — solitary and timeless — was Earl's daily ritual every summer evening for two decades.
After 25 years of living on Northwest Creek, Earl and Pat sold their barns and moved to Greenport, where Earl hiked the entire waterfront every morning. Earl was a self-taught student of yacht design and classic yacht history. He possessed a razor-sharp memory and could discuss yachting history with ease. Dinner party conversations often involved friendly challenges about yachting esoterica and design details, resolved by delving into Earl's extensive library. Earl was an integral part of his wife's crewed yacht business, East End Charters LLC.
After a five-month chemotherapy battle against acute myeloid leukemia, Earl Vorhees passed away July 10, 2013, surrounded by love and with his wife at his side, at home in Greenport. He directed his family and friends to celebrate life, not mourn death. He asked that no funeral or memorial service be held. His remains were cremated. A celebration of his life is being planned for the fall.
Arrangements were handled by Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978-7048.
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Three months ago, the Waldorf Astoria put out a call for the return of items which had been secreted out of the hotel throughout the years. Since that time, the hotel has received a deluge of packages in the mail, each containing an item which had been a memento of a special trip.
In a recent interview with As It Happens, Matt Zolbe, the Waldorf Astoria's director of sales and marketing, said they chose the word amnesty very specifically. The hotel is not looking to point the finger of blame for those who walked off with hotel property, but rather is looking to celebrate the historical markers of guests' lives. A stay at the famed Park Avenue luxury hotel often coincides with one of life's significant occasions; a wedding, a honeymoon, a birthday, a big promotion, or just a special getaway.
So what kind of items has the hotel received? According to Zolbe, guests were conscientious about taking smaller-ticket items. "I did have one gentlemen who sent me a shoebox full of silverware, as well as a big copper kitchen pot with a lid," said Zolbe. "But otherwise it's typically someone who slipped one or two small items into a breast pocket and left with it."
This month the Waldorf Astoria released photos of some of their favorites from the amnesty program. Notable items include demi-tasse spoons, coffee pots and knives, each with their own special history. Gussie Herold's family returned a pair of knives dating back to the 1950's, when Herold had been at the Waldorf Astoria for a dinner celebrating her fundraising on behalf of a local children's hospitals. Herold won the award twice, and took home a knife each year to mark the occasion. The knives were returned by her granddaughter Paula Herold.
Zolbe has also seen the return of an inordinate number of demitasse spoons, which is the most frequently stolen item from the Waldorf Astoria to this day. According to Claude Phillipe, the Waldorf Astoria's former head of sales and banquets, up to 25,000 demitasse spoons (accounting for ninety percent of the active demitasse silverware) go missing during the hotel's busiest weeks. Many of the spoons are taken by collectors; Zolbe received one dating back to 1925, taken by a woman with a unique silverware collection, comprising one spoon from every restaurant and hotel she visited. According to the woman's daughter, who returned the Waldorf Astoria's spoon, her mother built up a sizable collection which is still in use by her family today.
"It's been nice, it's been pleasant," said Zolbe. "I'm getting just really lovely stories of why dad brought this home and how it was on our thanksgiving table for many years, how it was part of family lore." The amnesty program has helped cement this famed hotel's place in the hearts of so many guests, who will cherish their Waldorf Astoria mementos for years to come.
Source and photos courtesy the Waldorf Astoria. Additional content courtesy the CBC's As It Happens.


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Location: Hightstown, NJ 08520, USA
The Peddie Aquatic Center at The Peddie School seeks an Aquatics Director. The Peddie Aquatic Center provides optimal training conditions for the school's competitive swimmers and offers a variety of programs for the local community.
The Aquatics Director works closely with the school administration to ensure that all programming, budgets, operational safety and licensing are up to code and Peddie School standards. The director will work to ensure all aquatics programs represent the school philosophy and meet the mission of the school. The goals of all Aquatic Center programming is to provide a rewarding experience for each participant, to provide access to both Peddie students and the local community and to demonstrate excellence in the aquatics field.
Duties include:
- Operational management of all aquatic programs
- Staffing, training and oversight of:
- office manager
- lifeguards and duties regarding open swim
- supervisors, instructors, administrators and assistant instructors for lessons and water aerobics
- safety school
- Scheduling:
- use of pool by outside programs
- Peddie School functions including swim meets, student swim parties, student swim time and other school activities centered around the pool
- Peddie School aquatic physical activity programs including swimming P.A. and lifeguarding classes
- Financial management of all aquatic programs
- Implementation, enforcement and record-keeping of general pool safety
- CPO/pool maintenance
- Minimum certifications required upon hiring:
- Lifeguard certification
- Pool director certification
- Certified pool operator or aquatic facility operator
- Additional preferred certifications
- Lifeguard instructor certification
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How to Apply
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Utah Job Growth Continues at Slower Pace
July 19, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY-Job growth in Utah slowed slightly and unemployment ticked upward during June, according to figures released today by the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
Utah's job growth in June was 2.2 percent, down from 2.6 percent in May, but still half a percent higher than the national rate. While unemployment rose slightly from 4.6 percent to 4.7 percent, Utah's rate is 2.9 percent lower than the national rate of 7.6 percent.
"The good news is that Utah continues to grow jobs and add more people to the workforce," said Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert. "Moreover, because of our productive and well-educated workforce, low taxes and sound fiscal fundamentals, Utah is poised for long-term, sustained growth – a true measure of economic strength."
Juliette Tennert, chief economist at the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, said, the state's slight dip in the rate of job growth must be kept in perspective.
"Overall, we are continuing to do well," Tennert said. "During June, Utah ranked third in the nation in private sector job growth as compared to the year before, and our unemployment rate last month was the eighth-lowest in the nation.
Since June 2012, 28,200 jobs have been added to Utah's economy. From May to June, 5,472 people have been added to employment rolls in the state. The Wall Street Journal ranks Utah as one of the top 10 states with the fastest-growing economies.


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You have a good idea of what you want in your new home, you've browsed the listings on my website, and you've even driven by several candidates. Now, it's time to go inside and look around.
This is a great time to give me a call or email. I can set up appointments for you to walk through the homes on your short list and let you know about other homes that may fit your needs - even flagging new listings that meet your house-hunting criteria.
As we visit homes, we'll re-examine the neighborhood and the home's exterior, then give the interior the same kind of attention. On the initial walk-throughs, we can compare homes to your "dream home". Bring your notes, wish list and dream home criteria, and we'll see how they stack up. We can also check for any serious problems like roofing issues, uneven floors, worn carpeting, outdated appliances or water damage. We'll also look at the back yard, which you probably didn't see on your drive-by, and check the basement (if any) for dampness.
The Walk-Through Checklist will be an important tool as we examine - and compare - potential homes.
Once we've walked through several homes, we can probably narrow your selection down to two or three contenders. Then, we'll do a second walk-through to see which home is a winner and start the process of making an offer.
Second walk-throughs are more detailed than first visits, because you're getting ready to make an offer on the home. In addition to considering how the house fits your needs, we'll inspect many of the details that will affect the amount of your initial offer. If you love the house but hate the ceiling fans, for example, you may want to make a lower offer because you'll be replacing those fixtures.


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Ra's al Ghul finally makes Oliver an offer he can't refuse. The team joins Oliver on his journey to Nanda Parbat where a heartbroken Felicity decides to take matters into her own hands.
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After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he's become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow - a vigilante to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be - flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle - while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel's father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver's own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine.
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How To Start an Airbrush Tattoo Booth
How many times have you watched tattoo shows and wonder how they were able to make those colorful tattoos with a lot of detailed shadowing and gradient color fills? These marks are made by an airbrush tattoo machine that allows the artist to fill in small areas with color all at the same time without manually inserting the needle one by one to define a point. Think of the traditional tattoo as a single pencil while you can have an airbrush or spray paint apply the color. The end result is more vivid artwork that looks more dimensional. If you want to set up your own airbrush tattoo business then you can read the steps below, as well as the list of equipment you need to secure before you can begin your gig.
What you need:
Air compressor (small sized one will do as a start)Airbrush tattoo paintGetting your equipment assembled. The first thing you need to do is to find a supplier that can give you your necessary tattoo equipment. You can buy second hand air compressors if you find the brand new ones a bit expensive. You do not need to get huge air compressors since the tattoo machine is just a small tool and does not need a lot of power. You can also get several airbrushes for tattooing so that you have some spare needles while doing a job. Stock up on several tattoo inks, too, in several brands, if possible, since other customers may prefer a brand over others. Once you have all of your materials, you also need to research and print an album of initial designs for the customers to choose from. You can print the images and insert them in a clear book. Make sure you make the photos big enough so that the customer can see the details in the artwork.
Setting up your studio. When you have all of your materials ready, you need to start hunting down a studio for you to do the tattoo workshop. You can share a stall with another tattoo artist or with just another artist that can complement your business, such as a tshirt printing store or an art supplies store. Sharing a stall will help you reduce the initial cost of the startup business and can help you circulate your money elsewhere.
Getting your marketing materials ready. Once you have a place, ready your marketing materials such as a website, a social networking page, a business card, some flyers, posters and a lot of buzz to encourage talk about your business. You can even do sample offers such as a free tattoo for the first person to come in your shop every Saturday morning for one month.
Getting your customers. Along with the promos, you need to get the word around that your shop is open. Try handing out promo flyers after basketball games, outside gyms, in universities and the like. You can also join tattoo events and even put up a booth whenever there is a wrestling match nearby. You need to bring your promotions a bit nearer to the people who will most likely be getting tattoos. Have tie ups with local bars or maybe sponsor a group tattoo for a famous band.


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Drug & Alcohol Use Policy
Excessive use of alcohol and other drugs is a serious health problem in itself, but alcohol and drug abuse can also contribute to a host of other physical and mental problems, including unwanted pregnancies, violent behavior, HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases, and psychological depression.
SJSU recognizes that the abuse of alcohol and other drugs is a threat to the health and welfare of the campus community and is not compatible with an educational environment. The following principles will serve as standards of conduct:
- The unlawful manufacture, possession, distribution or use of a controlled substance is prohibited on campus. Violations of this standard will result in dismissal and/or civil and criminal penalties.
- No individual under the age of 21 and no intoxicated individual may use, purchase or possess alcoholic beverages on campus. Violations of this standard will result in dismissal and/or civil and criminal penalties.
- No individual may possess an open alcoholic beverage container on the SJSU campus unless authorized by Presidential Order 01-01.
For additional information, see our Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention Program.


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Norbert Wolf graduated in art history, linguistics, and medieval studies at the Universities of Regensburg and Munich, and earned his PhD in 1983. He held visiting professorships in Marburg, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Nuremberg-Erlangen, and Innsbruck. His extensive writings on art history include many TASCHEN titles, such as Diego Velázquez, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Caspar David Friedrich, Expressionism, Romanesque, Landscape Painting, and Symbolism.


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Chanthaburi, ThailandKirsty Turner
A great place to get an idea of the natural beauty of this province is to visit the Khao Laem Sing Forest Park, whilst Khao Khitchakut National Park contains a breathtaking waterfall and is a good place to spot wild elephants. Another great reserve is the Namtok Phliu National Park which, as its name suggests, contains a large number of enchanting waterfalls to splash about in.
If you are interested in water sports, Khlong Pong Nam Ron is a great place to go white water rafting, the best time being between July and January. Another breathtaking experience is the view from the top of Khao Phloi Waen, which means Sapphire-Ring Mountain in the Thai language. The mountain is an impressive 150 metres high and has a Sri-Lankan style chedi on the top. Many visitors to Chanthaburi Province go there in order to pay their respects at Wat Khao Sukim, which has a famous meditation centre. Other interesting temples in the area include Wat Phlup, Wat Hai Lom and the very pretty Wat Mangkon Buppharam, which has been built in the Chinese style.
The Chanthaburi Cultural Centre is a great place to go to get an idea of the area's diverse history and culture. The ancient city of Khai Noen Wong also makes an interesting day trip and you can combine your visit with a trip to the Underwater Archaeological Office, which is a kind of maritime museum.
The province is home to some extremely pretty beaches and the quiet, shaded beach of Hat Ao Yang is great for relaxing on, while the larger stretch of sand at Hat Laem Sing is also a good place to hang out.
There are plenty other interesting attractions in and around Chanthaburi. The Chamsom Crocodile Farm and Zoo offers visitors the opportunity to see different crocodile species and a range of other animals. Another good way to see Thailand's wildlife is to pay a visit to Oasis Sea World, while the King Taksin Park is a great place for a picnic.
When it comes to food, there is plenty to be found, especially if you enjoy fresh seafood. A good place to find a cheap meal is at the local night market, and there are plenty of restaurants around catering to every taste and budget.
Chanthaburi Province is well known for some special festivals, and a good time to visit is during the Gem Festival, which takes place in early December and features jewellery shows and a gem design competition Another interesting festival is the annual fruit festival in the first week of June.


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Whitney Houston's brother Michael feels responsible for the superstar's death because he introduced her to drugs.
The hitmaker's addictions were usually blamed on her troubled ex-husband Bobby Brown, who many believed was behind her fall from grace, which resulted in her drowning last February due to heart disease and the effects of cocaine use.
Now the tragic star's older sibling Michael Houston has spoken out to set the record straight and dispel the rumours, confessing he got Whitney hooked on illegal substances during the 1980s, long before she met the New Edition star.
During an interview on U.S. chat show Oprah's Next Chapter, which aired in America on Monday (28Jan13), he said, "I think probably the first time she ever did it (cocaine), it was with me. But you have to understand during the '80s, it was acceptable to the entertainment world. It was available, it wasn't a bad word... (like it is) now. We just didn't know (about the dangers of it)... We were travelling, we were on the road, we were young, (in our) late 20s, (we) had money, we just got caught up. And it's been a battle ever since...
"It's painful. I feel responsible for (her drug problems), that I let it go so far... I taught her to drive. We played together... and then when you get into drugs, you do that together too, it just got out of hand. Drugs are rough."
Michael also insists he will never forgive himself for setting a bad example to his little sister: "(It's) something I'll live with for the rest of my life."
Michael also reveals Whitney was adamant he shouldn't accept the blame for her problems, adding, "She always told me, 'I'll never let anyone make you feel bad or responsible for what I do. I'm a grown woman.'"
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Indie film producer Justin Fielding describes his new flick, Inventory as a cross between The Breakfast Club and Clerks. A collection of misfits discover each other's quirks and troubles while being stuck together for several hours, but in this case, they're in a retail setting rather than a high school detention room. The employees of a furniture store are charged with taking inventory during off hours, but are more interested in making out or otherwise slacking off.
Perhaps remembering how much the song "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds did for The Breakfast Club, Fielding decided he needed to put together a killer soundtrack for Inventory. One of the first bands that came to mind was Shoes, who like Simple Minds, have a history of creating melodic pop tunes about romantic relationships. As Fielding states on the film's website, the more he delved into the Shoes' catalog, the more difficult it became to pick which tracks he wanted to use. He finally settled on "Cruel You," "Found A Girl," and "Twist And Bend It," which aren't the best known songs by Shoes, but they're definitely power pop gems.
Fielding, who directed and wrote Inventory, based on a story by himself, Kevin Hammer, Dennis Hurley, and Katerina Morhacova, also picked "Either Way," by The Nerk Twins, a duo comprised of vocalist-guitarist Herb Eimerman and Shoes vocalist-guitarist Jeff Murphy. Other selections on the soundtrack include "Time Is Running Out" by International Pop Overthrow vet Jeremy, "It Must Be Time For Bed" by Stackridge, "Timpani Heart" by The Sun Sawed In 1/2, and "Watch The Movie" by Lolas. The full list of songs for the soundtrack can be viewed on the Inventory website. As of yet, there is no definite decision yet on whether the soundtrack will be available for purchase, either on CD or online.
Fielding plans to show Inventory on the film festival circuit prior to its commercial release. In the mean time, he's already received praise for the soundtrack from International Pop Overthrow founder David Bash, who's quoted on the film's website as saying, "If you're a melody freak, then the music alone is a big reason to look forward to seeing - and hearing - this new indie film!"
(Thanks to Herb Eimerman for bringing this film to my attention.)


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Police are yet to identify a male cyclist killed in a collision with a bus at Neutral Bay on Thursday afternoon.
The Sydney Buses vehicle appeared to have been turning left off Military Road onto Ben Boyd Road opposite the Oaks Hotel shortly after 4pm when it hit the cyclist.
The bus had to be jacked up to enable emergency service personnel to access the man, whose age is not known.
But a spokeswoman for the police said the man was not carrying any identifying documents and he had sustained significant head injuries.
The accident closed all citybound lanes on Military Road, but all lanes were reopened by 10pm.
Peak hour traffic was in chaos on Thursday afternoon following the accident, an earlier fatal crash on the M1, a light rail outage and a collision in the Harbour Tunnel.
There were also traffic problems following incidents on the M5 East and the Princes Highway
A woman died on the M1 after a crash on the Hawkesbury River Bridge.
Just after 1pm, a semi-trailer crashed into the rear of a black sedan that had stopped in its lane due to mechanical failure, a police spokesman said.
The female driver was outside the car inspecting the problem. Her female passenger remained in the car and was killed when the truck struck from behind at 1.17pm.
There was a two-vehicle accident in the southbound Sydney Harbour Tunnel at about 4pm and another collision between a motorcyclist and car on the Princes Highway in Beverley Park near Jubilee Avenue.
In Sydney's inner west, the extension of Sydney's light rail line to Dulwich Hill suffered its first significant failure, barely a month after opening,
Services between Dulwich Hill and Lilyfield were suspended on Thursday morning after a power failure at a substation.
The operator of the line, Transdev, was not able to say when the extension would re-open.
In a statement, the light rail implementation manager at Transdev Sydney Tony Ralph said the company suspected a "software failure" was preventing the Lewisham West substation from operating.
"Due to the substation's location on the network we are unable to operate light rail services beyond Lilyfield," Mr Ralph said. It is unlikely the line will open on Friday morning.
The tram extension to Dulwich Hill opened on March 29, the first new rail line in Sydney for about five years.
The line has since been used by large numbers of people, to the extent that some peak hour trams have been too full to board.
The line was opened by the state government but operated by Transdev.
Late last year, services on the Central to Lilyfield section of the line were suspended for almost a month after two trams derailed in one evening.
Neither the government nor Transdev has released a report into those incidents, and attempts to access the report using freedom of information laws have been rebuffed.
Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian apologised to those affected.
"I've been very pleased with the popularity of the Inner West Light Rail Extension since it opened in March," Ms Berejiklian said.
"The operator is working around the clock to ensure services are running again as soon as possible."
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Señor Brown Cocktail Recipe
Made with mezcal and apple soda, this is a seemingly simple drink, but that simplicity masks a surprising complexity. The smoky mezcal offers a savory quality that unfolds on your tongue, and the apple soda provides a bracing tartness to brighten the drink and balance the mezcal.
The drink is the vision of Portland bartender and writer Jacob Grier, who developed it for the menu at Mi Mero Mole. Grier uses Sidral Mundet's bright green sour apple soda. While the Mundet sweet apple soda (pictured here) works fine, the sour is worth seeking out—it's a better choice to cut through the richness of the mezcal.
Read more: Easy Home Bar: 5 Fun 2-Ingredient Drinks
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- 1 1/2 ounce mezcal (such as Del Maguey Mezcal Vida)
- Apple soda, such as Sidral Mundet Sour
Fill a Collins glass with ice. Add mezcal and top with soda. Stir gently to combine. Serve.
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So, back to the large databases. WikiPathways is one. Not even close to being large enough (you can help, possibly during a curation jamboree, and the next one is just around the corner), but that's another story. But even for large databases, some data is more found than other data. For example:
That is, some pathways are explored much more often than others, and the patterns suggests something like a power law. And that is bad. More accessed pathways will get more attention in the future. This causes a bias. One such bias I fear is that the more popular pathways will be better annotated. That in itself is not bad, but has major implications on the data analysis that follows (and I am now curating the metabolite annotation of pathways of interest to Open PHACTS). After all, the better annotated, the higher the chance it will show up in pathway enrichment analyses. That is bad.
Thus, my question is basically how we can break this pattern. How can we break this power law?
Top X lists
One culprit that encourages this power law is that some pathways are "featured", the top X list. WikiPathways has a "Most Viewed" list, which is an obvious problem. The "Most Edited" list is probably very correlated. BTW, it would be great to have access statistics available as RDF, so that we can easily analyse the link between these power laws and quality. To test the hypothesis that more edited pathways are indeed more accurate, and if there indeed is a correlation between access and quality (think "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow"). Or maybe it is just the pathways exposed in WikiPedia that top the ranking?
So, how can we make the long tail more accessible? The portals may doing w good job, and the new Plant Portal will certainly help with making those pathways more accessible (doi:10.1186/1939-8433-6-14). But again, only the pathways that have been shortlisted for that portal.
Meta Databases
Making pathways accessible via the biological entities is another candidate. This is one of the things the NCBI BioSystems Database (doi:10.1093/nar/gkp858) enables:
But since this database already contains WikiPathways, and we still see the power law... anyway, from a metabolite perspective this is nice, and WikiPathways are visible from PubChem (along with pathways from other resources available via BioSystems):
Other options?
What other options exist to break this power law in data content access? How can we more effectively expose the long tail? Your ideas are most welcome!


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Torrential rain from winter storm forces some drivers to abandon vehicles
Boston sees mostly rain; Worcester area gets snow
Torrential rain from a large winter storm caused flash flooding along several roads in Massachusetts, forcing some to abandon their vehicles.
Along Route 16 in Chelsea, cars were spotted driving through water that was as much as a foot deep.
The driver of a cab that got stuck in a flooded area of Vale Street in Everett is doing well, according to a manager for the cab company.
SLIDESHOW: Photos of cab stuck in flooded road
He was helped out of the cab by a civilian and is taking the rest of the day off, according to the manager. There were no passengers in the taxi. A tow truck was brought in to pull the cab out of the water.
On fragile Plum Island, four homes were evacuated Thursday, and utilities were cut to the properties. The high surf undermined the foundations of the homes, and officials are keeping a close eye on Thursday evening's high tide.
"When I went to work this morning, these homes had upward of 20 feet of dune in front of their homes. And now, as you can see, they're completely undermined, at risk of being a total loss," homeowner Bob Connors said.
This morning, public works crews shut off utilities, while keeping a close eye on the houses. The Building Inspector says the damage to these homes is even more extensive than it looks.
"The waves have broken through the foundation, come up through the floor, taken the furniture out -- whatever was left in there, so there's severe compromise there," Newbury Building Inspector Sam Joslin said.
At least two of the houses are no longer inhabitable and no longer safe enough for the owners to come back to retrieve their belongings.
To the north and west of Boston, a wintry mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain greeted residents.
The hardest-hit areas of western and central Massachusetts saw accumulations above 6 inches.
Hour by Hour snowfall forecast
In Massachusetts, the Fitchburg, Leominster and Worcester areas had received the most snow.
"It's bad out there," one Leominster driver said. "Kinda sliding around." Worcester County had on average 3 to 6 inches fall before mix and rain took over.
Behind the storm seasonably cold weather moves back in for a day or so.
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"Every 90 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from a pregnancy-related complication. This isn't just a "third world" problem. The United States currently ranks 50th in the world for maternal health. It is safer to give birth in Bosnia or Kuwait than in California. But what we do here ultimately affects women everywhere. This is a matter of inequality and political will." (No Mother's Day: Every 90 Seconds a Woman Dies Becoming a Mother)
Let's be thankful to our moms, let's help them to celebrate their day by doing something special for them. Mother's Day is the time to pamper our moms for all they do for us every single day. So treat your mom as the 'guest of honor' by setting the mood with "A Day of Aloe Beauty with Sonya"… Forever Living Style!
Some great ideas to choose from on the art of pampering moms around the world on this very special day:
Sonya® Skin Care Kit #282
Sonya® is the essence of more than just beauty: it is an expression of rejuvenation, admiration and love. Our collection's formulation of ingredients including aloe vera, fruit extracts, white tea and superior moisturizers give back to your skin. They help to rejuvenate and moisturize your skin like never before.
The Sonya® Skin Care Collection contains five fundamental elements for cleansing, moisturizing, and maintaining overall skin condition and appearance. Aloe Purifying Cleanser, Aloe Refreshing Toner, Aloe Nourishing Serum, Aloe Balancing Cream, and Aloe Deep-Cleansing Exfoliator work together to leave your skin looking fresh and radiant. Indulge in this five-step process, and treat your skin to the luxury it deserves!
Aloe Fleur de Jouvence® #337
Aloe Fleur de Jouvence® ('Flower of Youth') is one of the most effective restorative beauty collections ever assembled. It is a collection of six wonderful components – each designed to fill a special part in a complete regimen of facial skin care. Combining the benefits of traditional wisdom with the scientific knowledge of modern dermatology, Forever Living Products has spared no expense in researching and developing excellent products. Displayed in a beautiful container, the collection also includes a mixing spoon, application brush and a mixing bowl. While each of the products is available separately for replacement, it is only through the combined use of all six elements that the full benefits can be enjoyed.
Aroma Spa Collection #285
Indulge your senses with this 3-piece collection of our new aromatherapy spa products: Relaxation Bath Salts, Relaxation Shower Gel, and Relaxation Massage Lotion. Used alone or together, you will enjoy the benefits of an aromatherapy spa experience right in the comfort of your own home!
Step 1: Soak away your cares with Relaxation Bath Salts, formulated with legendary Dead Sea Salt, lavender, and other essential oils.
Step 2: Cleanse with Relaxation Shower Gel; use with our loofah to exfoliate and smooth your skin
Step 3: Moisturize with our aromatic, emollient Relaxation Massage Lotion – the perfect end to your ultimate, in-home spa experience.
Sonya Cosmetics
At Forever, beauty is more than skin deep… in fact, it's real deep! The Sonya Colour Collection is one of the only aloe vera-based cosmetic lines in the world that delivers skin care and makeup in one. Sonya's unique combination of natural ingredients, from pure aloe vera and antioxidant vitamins, to marine extracts and chamomile, can help protect, nourish and soothe the skin. This magnificent collection celebrates the rich colors of life with hues for every skin tone and every mood, and has a versatility that allows you to easily take your look from day to night. Let Sonya help you take the guesswork out of looking beautiful!
25th Edition® for Women #208
25th Edition for Women is a fresh, white floral bouquet that blends sheer petals with warm, musky woods to create a soft and deep feminine character. This unique bouquet begins with captivating floral notes of cactus flower and sparkling yellow freesia threaded with ivy leaves, for a lush green accent. In the heart, a transparent white floralcy shines through with a bouquet of rose petals, star jasmin, white lily and magnolia. The finishing touch of cherry wood, skin musk and patchouli captures the feminine sensuality and illuminates the bright floral fragrance.
When she is all pampered up, take her out to dinner. Happy Mother's Day!


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Friday, May 18, 2012
Looking at the window pane, you would never believe that this Cathedral, completed in 1603 AD, is around 450 years old. It seems like it was only just put in place. It is only when you take a look at the entrance that you realize that the Cathedral is really very old.
The walls have been painted beige in colour with white borders. The wooden glass windows have been painted dark brown while the door is dark brown in colour.
|Entrance to the Church
I wondered if the painters had forgotten to paint the entrance of the Church. Or maybe they had been paid just to paint a few portions. Or perhaps the painters did not know what colour combination to be used for the pillars and the art work created 450 years ago.
The main door is painted brown in the beautifully carved arch. The work on the pillar next to the arch and the other art work next to the door is amazing. This I have noticed is common at all Portuguese churches. There is a beautifully designed logo above the main door of the Church.
|View of the church from the side
Again as in all Portuguese Churches, this too had a pulpit, canopy altar and the 14 paintings of the Stations of the Cross. The pulpit of this church was beautifully carved; the minute details were clearly visible as was the image of Christ carved on it.
The main altar and the side altars were also beautifully carved and painted in blue, white, red and golden colour. All the altars were made of wood.
|The Main Altar with Canopy Altars placed next to it
The walls inside were also painted beige. The painters who had worked on it have done us a favour by leaving the old artistic work made by the Portuguese artisans as it was to ensure that we would be able to see the splendid work for ourselves.
|The Pulpit
The inside ceiling was whitewashed and supported by wooden arches. At the entrance of the Church there was another crest painted on the ceiling.
The caretaker of the Church told me that he had been posted in Daman for 25 years and looked after the historical sites here on behalf of the Daman Municipal Council. Services are held in the Church in English and Portuguese.
|Inside the Church
The caretaker introduced me to Frankie, who used to stay in Mumbai a long time ago. Twenty-five years, to be precise. Once he came here to visit his in-laws. He liked this place so much that he decided to settle down here. He lives on the outskirts of Moti Daman Fort.
Frankie told me that the current generation is not interested in looking after the church but is in fact interested in making money far away from Daman. The caretaker and Frankie and a few others usually come here to kill time.
I felt nice being inside this Cathedral. The art work on the pulpit, main altar and the side altars was amazing. Even the minute details were taken care of. And the best part of it was that it has remained intact for 400 years.


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Weight Loss Surgery Seminar- December 3
December 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Hello! I'm Dr. Zaher Nuwayhid and I'd like to invite you to attend my upcoming seminar where I'll be discussing the weight loss surgeries I perform and other non-invasive weight loss services that I offer, including:
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I ask all my potential patients to attend this seminar before setting an appointment because we'll be discussing all the things that you will need to know to make informed decisions about your path towards weight loss. I'll also be explaining the specialized care I give my patients and how I can support you during your weight loss journey. It's very important to me that you make an informed decision that's right for you, and this seminar is your first step in doing that and achieving your weight loss goals.
You can register for my free seminar below and can learn more about my practice and me by clicking here. I'm excited to meet and chat with you! I'll see you at my next seminar.
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This seminar will be held at Conway Medical Center in the Administrative Services Building. That building is located to the left of the main hospital. On the first floor of the Administrative Services Building there is a small auditorium and that is where this seminar will be held. The front door of the building will be locked, but you will be able to enter directly into the auditorium through a designated door located on the right side of the building.
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The All-Star Game is in Anaheim next month, so in the tradition of shameless corporate sponsorship, MLB created 30 Mickey Mouse statues, each one honoring a different pro team. Naturally, the Red Sox Mickey has been brutally violated.
The seven-foot-tall statues were placed in various locales around the Los Angeles area as part of a promotional contest, and the statue adorned with Red Sox logos and colors was sent to the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana. That's where it sat until last Friday, when Science Center officials noticed that Mickey had been vandalized. Someone "whacked" it with something, creating "a crack in one of the arms and some damage to the baseball Mickey is holding." Mickey has been hospitalized until the damage can be repaired. Sorry ... until it can be re-imagineered.
It's been well-established that Red Sox Nation has extended its tentacles all across this great land, but now we at least have proof that people willing to physically bash inanimate Red Sox logos are just as plentiful and aggressive. All the other statues appear to be alive and well—for now. If Yankee Mickey ends up at the bottom of the LA River, don't say he wasn't warned.
Mickey Mouse in Red Sox uniform vandalized [Orange County Register]


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Converted catcher Carpenter thriving for Braves
WASHINGTON -- When Cardinals closer Jason Motte made the conversion from catcher to pitcher while playing with Class A State College in 2006, his catcher was David Carpenter.
Seven years later, the Braves are benefiting from Carpenter's ability to follow Motte's lead by making the successful conversion from catcher to dependable big league reliever.
"When I first made the change, they told me it was going to be a process and you're going to have some bumps in the road," Carpenter said. "You want to speed up the process as much as possible. I have had some good outings and some not-so-good outings in the past. This year, things are starting to come together."
When the Braves claimed Carpenter off waivers from the Red Sox in November, they knew they had gained a strong-armed reliever who had the potential to add depth to their bullpen. They certainly did not envision that he would prove to be as valuable as he has been.
Carpenter has posted a 1.90 ERA and limited opponents to a .203 batting average in 30 appearances. His success has earned him a more enhanced role within the Atlanta bullpen, which entered Monday leading the Majors with a 2.46 ERA.
With a runner on second and none out in the seventh inning of Monday night's 3-2 win over Nationals, Carpenter relieved Mike Minor and escaped the threat unscathed. The 28-year-old right-hander struck out Jayson Werth before retiring Bryce Harper and Ian Desmond to keep the game tied. He also recorded the first two outs of the eighth inning and notched the victory.
"If you would have said coming out of Spring Training that Carpenter would be doing what he's been doing, I would have said, 'This guy hasn't really even pitched,'" Gonzalez said. "He doesn't have a lot of innings pitched in the big leagues, let alone anywhere."
Carpenter made the conversion from catcher to pitcher in 2008 and then made his Major League debut for the Astros in 2011. When he came to Spring Training this year, he worked with pitching coach Roger McDowell to create more depth on his slider.
Carpenter's ability to command his slider more consistently this year is also a product of a conversation he had with Tim Hudson shortly after he was called up to Atlanta in May. Hudson's advice led Carpenter to make an adjustment to where he places his thumb while throwing his slider and splitter.
"If you're working too far underneath the ball with your thumb, it has a tendency to make the ball want to pop out of your hand with the slider," Carpenter said. "With the splitter, it kind of holds it up and doesn't have that good down action. I'm just really, really fortunate to have an older guy like [Hudson] to help out. I thank him for it every day."


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Alan Jackson Has Shaved Off His Mustache! OMG! What Do You Think? [VIDEO]
This just in from our friends at Taste Of Country! Alan Jackson has shaved off his mustache for his latest video!
Here is the story from Billy Dukes at Taste of Country!
Alan Jackson walks up and down the pier at Coney Island longing for love, or his missing mustache, in the new 'So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore' video. While the legend's facial hair has been going through somewhat of a transition in recent months, the clip below is the first official release in recent memory featuring a sheared Jackson.
It's far from a clean-shaven look for the hitmaker. His current trim-up resembles the stubble that Toby Keith has been wearing for years, but it's a long way from the classic lip-topper he's so closely associated with. Somewhere, Tom Selleck's stache is mourning his fallen brother.
The video for 'So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore' is more than just a great unveiling. Jackson walks the pier as images of young lovers fade in and out of time. A couple's happiness gives way to her tears and his disgust with himself. Much like the song, the video gives no hope for a reconciliation. The melancholy images of a shuttered amusement park in late fall or early winter are meant to linger like a heartbreak — and they do.
'So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore' is the second single from Jackson's new album, which has yet to be released. The project is his first since leaving Sony Nashville in January 2011.
So Here are the before and after pictures.
Alan Jackson with mustache
Alan Jackson With NO mustache!
After you are done taking the poll. Catch Alan Jackson's latest video! His latest single is called "So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore".


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Many years ago, late at night, I caught the last few minutes of Farewell to Arms. I didn't know what story it was, but I guessed. What knocked me out was the unabashed romantic passion, the intense emotionalism, and the deep vulnerability of Gary Cooper, whom I had thought of as a old-style tough guy. It would be easy to think looking at these images and reading this that it might be pure corn, but it is anything but!
Henry dreams of being an architect (like another Cooper role that Ayn Rand fans love) but for now he's an ambulance driver in the Italian army of WWI. He's no gung ho trooper, preferring drink and ladies, but he meets the love of his life in Catherine, a nurse, played by Helen Hayes. They are separated by circumstances, she is pregnant, he deserts – "I'm sick of the war. I must find her." – and finally, bedraggled and exhausted, he finds her in hospital in Switzerland. She is dying, having miscarried their baby.
In their last moments together, Henry is devastated. This is Gary Cooper, towering icon of masculinity, breaking down into helpless trembling at the prospect of Catherine's death. "Don't die, you can't die. You're too brave to die!" (Like so many in the war who died, regardless of how brave.) All the while, the passionate sounds of the Wagner Liebstodt from Tristan und Isolde, the "Love-Death.
She dies, he lifts her off the bed to the sound of Wagner and the tolling of bells all over Europe announcing the end of the WWI and the carnage. "Peace, peace!" he shouts.


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GoPro Camera Car Mount Makes People Look Cooler on Video Than in Real Life
A GoPro camera allowed users to capture the action hands-free but the little bugger just got even sweeter.
We've been fans of the GoPro for a while now, and so we were pumped to find out about the new car mount, which will let us document our sweet parking lot donuts, pro-style. Or you know, just pretend we're the google maps car. That would be fun, too.
Sure, you could also duct tape a camera to the hood of your car and hope for the best, but we love an excuse to own a professional tool/gadget that makes us feel cool, so we're stoked to add the VectorMount GoPro Hood Mount to the top of our Christmas list.
Don't own a GoPro camera yet? Hop on YouTube and you'll find a million reasons to buy one, but here is one of our favorites: a surfing babe, because, well obviously.


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Hello everyone.
Before writing, I clarify that I do not buy any kit, I assembled it on my own, buying the resistances and mounting it on a protoboard.
Everything works perfect, except that gradients look weird.
The pure colors look perfect, when combining colors it looks like saturated, I attach images so that you understand what I'm talking about: https://imgur.com/a/pUodiQb.
I am using resistances of 5% tolerance, and I read in the manual that the 500 Ohms should be as close as possible, in this case I am using 470 Ohms, this interferes? Somebody could help me? I would appreciate it very much, greetings!


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Three people broke into Chicago's Trump International Hotel and Tower overnight and jumped from the top of the building with parachutes, police said.
The trio of BASE jumpers used "a cutting device to gain entry" at 401 N. Wabash Ave. and then jumped from the building's highest point at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, police News Affairs confirmed.
Police said there were no injuries. Trump Tower stands 1,389 feet on the Chicago River.
It's not known how long the trio was in the building before the jump, and according to an initial investigation, nothing appeared to be stolen.
Surveillance images released Thursday showed three white men in a stairwell of the building.
The incident remains under investigation and police are looking for the jumpers, who could face trespassing charges if arrested.
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Police: Man arrested for assaulting pregnant girlfriend, baby
A man was arrested for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and a 13-month-old child.
According to Simpsonville Police Department officials, Larry Anthony Ladson Jr. was arrested in connection with a burglary, kidnapping and domestic violence that took place on Jan. 25.
Officers went to Maple Court Apartments after a report of a black male kicking in the door to apartment No. 14, said police.
Officers were told that the man had assaulted a female and small child, forced them into a vehicle and had left the scene. Ladson was spotted in the area and was apprehended after attempting to flee from the SUV.
According to officers, Ladson has been charged with first-degree burglary, two counts of kidnapping, high and aggravated criminal domestic violence, and three counts of first degree assault and battery.
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Give your temples a massage and let your mind be a sponge, because this week LegalEase delves deep into the dynamics of legal discourse and case analysis. This month, LegalEase assesses new develops in Canadian laws concerning HIV status and Aboriginal status.
In our first segment, Jean-Philippe MacKay and Rosel Kim break down the recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions on the subject of HIV status non-disclosure. R. v. D.C., 2012 SCC 48 (CanLII) and R. v. Mabior, 2012 SCC 47 (CanLII).
The second segment looks at the Canadian State's most recent ruminations on Aboriginal Status. Eden Alexander presents the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision, United States v. Leonard, 2012 ONCA 622 (CanLII). You may find, as did the learned Sharpe J.A., that this piece "shocks the conscience."
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Kurt Vile's Smoke Ring For My Halo is undoubtedly an exquisite record, and arguably one of the best of the year so far. That's why it's good news that there has been another release announced, this time a 6-track EP, entitled So Outta Reach. Tracklisting below:
- The Creature
- It's Alright
- Life's A Beach
- Laughing Stock
- Downbound Train
- (so outta reach)
So Outta Reach will be released through Matador on November 7, which is the same day a deluxe edition of the aforementioned full-length will be released. The six tracks were recorded during the Smoke Ring sessions, and one of them, 'Downbown Train', is a Bruce Springsteen Cover, just in case you were wondering.
Another one of them, 'The Creature', is available to download from Matador entirely for free, in 193k mp3. Do that directly by clicking here. Mr Vile also has three upcoming UK shows. They are listed below for your convenience.
6 - Glasgow, Stereo
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G-7 Vows to Keep Economic Stimulus Even as Budget Deficits Grow
By Simon Kennedy and Simone Meier
Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Group of Seven finance ministers pledged to press ahead with economic stimulus measures even as investors intensify their focus on mounting budget deficits.
"We need to continue to deliver the stimulus to which we are mutually committed and begin looking at exit strategies to move to a more sustainable fiscal track," Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters yesterday after chairing a meeting of counterparts and central bankers from the G-7 in Iqaluit, Canada.
Governments face a growing dilemma as they seek to fortify recoveries from last year's recession at a time when rising sovereign debt burdens are being punished by investors and threaten to hobble future expansion. The MSCI World Index of stocks fell to its lowest since October this week amid concern Greece and some other European nations may default.
"They are running a gauntlet, hemmed in between debt crisis on the one side and a double-dip recession on the other," said T.J. Marta, chief market strategist at Marta On The Markets LLC, a financial-research firm in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
Greece is struggling to persuade financial markets it can restrain the European Union's largest budget shortfall without outside assistance, while borrowing costs are also rising for Portugal and Spain. Credit-default swaps on the debt of all three countries rose to record highs this week.
European finance ministers said they will help ensure Greece tackles its deficit and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the bank is "confident" the country will cut its gap below the EU's limit of 3 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 from 12.7 percent. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said European officials had committed to handle Greece "with great care."
"The message was clearly that the European members of the Group of Seven have confirmed the substance and significance of the plan put together by Greece," French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said. "The European members of the G-7 will make sure it is managed."
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Deutsche Bank AG is warning that the increase in the cost of insuring against debt defaults by peripheral European nations may be a "dress rehearsal" for the U.S. and U.K., whose own budgets deteriorated during the financial crisis and recession.
The G-7 officials, who oversee about half of the world economy, are betting that spending now will generate enough economic growth to help erode their fiscal imbalances and make it easier for them to pull back later.
"The position for most countries is to support the economies now and get the budget deficit down as the economy recovers," U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said in an interview in Iqaluit.
With the International Monetary Fund calculating debt in advanced Group of 20 economies reaching 118 percent of GDP in 2014, up from about 80 percent before the crisis, some nations attracting the ire of investors and credit rating companies.
Standard & Poor's last month cut the outlook for its sovereign credit rating of Japan, whose debt burden is the biggest in the industrialized world and nearing twice the size of its economy. Moody's Investors Service Inc. said on Feb. 2 that the U.S.'s Aaa bond rating will come under pressure unless additional measures are taken to reduce deficits.
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Acknowledging the risks, a document drawn up by Canadian officials for discussion said G-7 members should set "clear, credible and consistent" plans to strengthen their budgets.
Delay in doing so would lead markets to "begin to question our commitment to sound medium-term policy frameworks, with the result that interest rates would rise," said the report obtained by Bloomberg News. "This would further complicate the challenge of re-normalizing monetary policy and introduce another source of uncertainty."
The G-7 officials met 195 miles south of the Arctic Circle in a former whaling and fur-trading outpost that is now the capital of Canada's northernmost territory, Nunavut.
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Amid signs that their united push to toughen regulation of global banks is splintering, officials pledged to keep cooperating on forcing financial companies to raise the quality and quantity of capital they hold. That still allows them room to pursue individual policies such as U.S. President Barack Obama's proposal to limit the size and proprietary risk-taking of large banks, they said.
"While we all want to have as consistent a basis as we can, there will be some specificities that will be relating to each and every country," Lagarde said.
The ministers moved closer to ensuring banks pay more of the cost of financial turmoil after the recent crisis saddled taxpayers with trillions of dollars in liabilities as governments rescued banks from Citigroup Inc. to Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. One proposal winning support is a levy on the banks, a U.K. official said on condition he not be named.
Policy makers will await an International Monetary Fund report in April before making a decision and any plan must be introduced worldwide to be a success, the official said.
"We agreed to work together to make sure financial institutions bear the costs of their contribution to those crises," Flaherty said.
The G-7 also agreed on the need to cancel Haiti's debt, including the money it owes multilateral lending institutions, to help the country recover from last month's earthquake, which killed more than 150,000 people. "Haiti's tragedy must not be a burden that will weigh on the country's recovery," Flaherty said.
The Canadian finance minister said currencies were discussed at the talks and that the group maintained its view that excess volatility in exchange rates can hurt economies and markets. Geithner reiterated the U.S. supports a "strong dollar."
Major economies with inflexible currencies must consider strengthening them if the global economy is to be weaned off its dependence on U.S. spending and Asian savings, according to a report prepared for the meeting by Flaherty's department.
Amazing, isn't it, that they can just wave a wand and make Haiti's debts disappear? How do you think that's done? I'll just let you ponder that one, but while you're pondering, be sure to ask yourself how Haiti got indebted in the first place and look at how much it got them. Then consider how the process of issuing debt backed money right here at home is holding back the potential of our own economy.


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Update: Moz has provided me with a list of local searches that were returning packs that no longer are. I am sharing this here as a Google Doc. If you draw any conclusions from the data please reshare it.
There has been some discussion at Plus and SearchEngineland about the impact of the recent Local Search algo update on directories and Local Pack results. While the article at SEL was anecdotal this recent data from Moz is less so.
Here is a communication with Cyrus Shepard and Dr. Pete Meyers at Moz about the prevalence of the Pack in results they track:
Out of the 10K keywords MozCast tracks, 5K are localized (to 5 metro areas). On the morning of 7/24, 560/5000 (11.2%) were showing pack results. This morning (7/25), only 212/5000 (4.2%) were showing back results. We saw a 60%+ drop day-over-day.
Local carousels were also down, and one-boxes seems to be up.
When viewing in the context of the Local MozCast the apparent drop in 7-Pack results appears significant. I suppose it is conceivable that they are showing more on searches that Moz isn't tracking but the Moz sample is large and varied and this is the best overall view so far.7 Pack Decline of over 60% Reported by MozCast by Mike Blumenthal


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I spent a great time at The Forest even if just for 1 week.
I say goodbye to everyone and hope to see you soon again.
MONDAY 13th September
7 – 8.30pm Reality SK – Documentary
3 documentary movies directed by Slovak Film Art and Media University Absolvent
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TUESDAY 14th September
7 – 8.30pm Gareth Fitzgerald
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9 – close Clik Clak Club
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9 – close Harp & Flute
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Seriously, how could we be sure whether or not we killed the exact Taliban responsible for last Saturday's deadly attack? If we knew who and where these barbaric cretins were, we probably wouldn't have lost the Chinook in the first place.
U.S. kills Taliban insurgents who downed SEALs' helicopter
The retribution wasn't long in coming.
An American airstrike killed the Taliban insurgents whose attack caused a helicopter crash that killed 22 Navy SEALs and eight other U.S. service members, military officials in Kabul and Washington said Wednesday.
However, Marine Gen. John R. Allen, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told reporters at the Pentagon that the main Taliban leader in the area remained at large. He did not identify that insurgent commander, the hunt for whom set in motion the events that led to the crash of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Saturday.
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Special operations forces tracked down a group of "less than 10" insurgents and called in an airstrike from an F-16 fighter jet, Allen said. NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Kabul said the strike took place early Tuesday in the Chak district of Wardak province, close to the area where the Chinook helicopter was shot down.
See also:
U.S. Says It Killed Taliban Who Hit Copter
U.S. forces kill Taliban fighters who downed helicopter
Copter attackers found, killed in strike
US-Led Forces Kill Taliban Militants Behind Helicopter Attack
Strike kills insurgents who downed helicopter in Afghanistan, top commander says
Taliban helicopter shooter killed by United States
Military killed Taliban who downed US helicopter
There's so many questions yet to be answered regarding this incident, including which CH-47 variant was shot down, why were so many SEALs crammed onto a single helicopter, and why was SEAL Team Six being used on what's variously, so far been described as a rescue mission, a reinforcement, or an independent, follow on raid?
/this "we got the Taliban that killed our SEALs" makes for a heartwarming tale of revenge but, given how many times this story has already changed, I remain skeptically waiting for the real truth to unfold, if it ever does come out
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