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Play Chess against Saurabh Barve FIDE rated 2041 who played for India & won
Play for 1 hour & learn mistakes from him & improve: Fee: Rs.5000
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Saurabh Barvey is an International FIDE Rated Player from Mumbai. He has been playing Competitive Chess since 1992, from the age of 7. He regularly represents India at international Chess tournaments all over the world & has won prizes for India in 10 different countries. He has won many National level Tournaments, represented Mumbai University at Nationals & excelled in various International Tournaments. He loves attacking opponent's king & has consistently defeated World-class Grand Masters including Gerald Schebler of Germany, Simonian Hrair of Armenia, R.R.Laxman of India, International Masters & many reputed players.
He has been actively involved in the promotion of Chess. He is the founder & President of Chess Promoters Group - an organization formed to organize technically sound, professional chess tournaments.
He is also the founder & President of Brilliant Academy, formed to improve the IQ of students, to increase Chess literacy, create Chess awareness among general masses & create passion for the game. He regularly organizes free chess seminars & arranges free lectures in some impoverished schools.
Saurabh Barvey has completed MBA (MMS Marketing) & B.E. (Information Technology) from Mumbai University. He is widely respected as an uncompromising fighter against every injustice.
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Cheese Tinctures and Sesame Orgeat: New Cocktails at Saison in San Francisco
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Note: First Looks give previews of new drinks and menus we're curious about. Since they are arranged photo shoots, we do not make critical evaluations or recommendations.
Chase White worked in the kitchen during the early popup days of Saison in San Francisco, but it took a move to NYC for him to step behind the bar, first at Brad Farmerie's Double Crown and then at The Daily, where he worked with bartender Naren Young before moving on to the New York outpost of the Experimental Cocktail Club. Back in San Francisco, he's returned to Saison in the role of head bartender.
White has revamped the menu, retaining a handful of the drinks and introducing new ones that he says he hopes people will "get a kick out of," whether they're new to the world of cocktails or jaded pros. His drinks span the spectrum of tiki riffs and fizzy Champagne drinks to spirit-forward stirred offerings, but the words he keeps returning to in his cocktail descriptions are 'texture' and 'umami'. One drink is flavored with an orgeat that incorporates roasted black and white sesame seeds instead of almonds, and another is sprayed with a smoked cheese tincture. That's right: a cheese tincture.
White points to the "general sensibility of the kitchen" as a point of inspiration, and he says he'll be collaborating more with Chef Skenes as seasonal produce begins to arrive from Saison's farm in Marin. (White is scheming a cocktail with sorrel.) But the drinks aren't meant to be used for pairing with food in the dining room: "Wine will always pair better," says White, and while guests are welcome to order a cocktail before dinner or as a break between courses, he isn't working on mixed drinks to serve with the tasting menu. "The high alcohol and bold flavors of a cocktail would mask the subtleties of the food," he explains.
The Bar at Saison is meant, then, as a spot for a predinner cocktail, or a place to visit on its own. Reservations can be made online or by calling 415-828-7990, though they do also hold a few seats for walk-ins.
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Heirloom Tomato Bloody Mary Mix Recipe
You want to come up with about a quart of this mix, so if your tomatoes are smaller or not very juicy, keep extra on hand.
Garnish with dill flower, celery or homemade quick pickles and consider finishing with half teaspoon of salty pickle brine.
Read more: Drowning in Tomatoes? Make Heirloom Tomato Bloody Mary Mix!
- Yield:Makes about 1 quart
- Active time: 10 minutes
- Total time:20 minutes
- 4 to 5 pounds ripe tomatoes, preferably heirloom
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh horseradish root, grated
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (such as Frank's)
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, ground
Roughly chop tomatoes into 1 1/2-inch chunks and transfer to a colander set in a large bowl, along with any juices. Add salt and toss to combine. Let sit for 30 minutes at room temperature. You should end up with about 2 cups juice underneath.
Working in batches as necessary, transfer tomatoes to a blender and blend on high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Transfer puree to a fine mesh strainer and press puree through with the bottom of a ladle into the bowl with the tomato juice. Discard solids. When all tomato is pureed and strained, whisk together puree and juice and transfer to a large pitcher or covered container.
Add horseradish, lemon, lime, horseradish, celery salt, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper and whisk to combine. Serve in a glass over ice with vodka, Aquavit, tequila, or gin.
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text: A pregnant woman faints while her lover and his young betrothed walk down the aisle. In this moral tale, Octave Tassaert drew the attention of his contemporary audience to what was understood as a wide social problem – the plight of unmarried mothers. This was a subject that seemed to concern Tassaert greatly, considering he painted it a number of times. It was also a subject that found an eager market among Parisians at the time. Indeed, Tassaert found significant success following the Revolution of 1848 with his genre scenes covering the themes of moral and economic poverty, drawn from contemporary life. These paintings collectively describe French society as one fractured by social inequality, and one where the revolutionary tenets of liberty, equality and fraternity were in need of continual reaffirmation.


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Following Friday's snowfall, frigid temperatures and dangerous wind chills are in the forecast for the weekend with the potential for a more significant coastal storm Tuesday into Wednesday.
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect (until 4 p.m.) for S. Bristol, S. Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. Accumulating snow will begin to taper off by this afternoon. Northern and eastern Massachusetts may experience snow squalls tonight into early Saturday (8 p.m.-4 a.m.). Snow squalls will reduce visibility, leading to hazardous road travel conditions.
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Snowfall reports
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Dartmouth, MA: 2.0"
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Extreme cold this weekend
Wind chill temperatures (below-10 degrees) tonight and Saturday night will affect Northwest Massachusetts and parts of the interior.
Impacts related to this weekend's extreme cold may include:Potentially life-threatening wind chills Frostbite and hypothermia possible for those without proper protection from the cold. Frostbite can occur in as little as 30 minutes for unprotected skin. Possible increase in fires and carbon monoxide exposure from alternative heating sources Possible vehicle failure Possible water main breaks and pipe bursts
Next week
There is the potential for a strong coastal storm to affect the Commonwealth Tuesday into Wednesday. This system could bring plowable snowfall, very gusty winds, coastal flooding and marine issues. There is still a lot of uncertainty with this system and MEMA will closely monitor the forecasts over the weekend.
MEMA operations
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LITTLE ROCK There's a lot to admire in Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone, including a fierce lead performance by Marion Cotillard and a script liberally sprinkled with melancholy grace notes that deepen and advance our understanding of the cardinal characters. So why don't I love it more?
That's a tricky question, and to answer it honestly we have to consider the expectations we bring to a movie. And when I heard about Rust and Bone, I was excited by the possibilities of a film that brought together Cotillard, Audiard (the director of A Prophet, The Beat That My Heart Skipped and Read My Lips) and Matthias Schoenaerts, the Flemish actor who was magnificent as the damaged muscle head at the center of the Belgian crime drama Bullhead (2011). It sounded like one of the year's best films to me. I really wanted it to be good.
And it is good, at least by some lights. It has been generally well reviewed. There was some talk about the film escaping the art house ghetto and becoming something like this year's version of The Artist. Cotillard went on Jay Leno to promote the movie (something that doesn't generally happen to low-key French melodramas about damaged people who may or may not complete each other). Some people are surprised it wasn't nominated for a Best Foreign Language Oscar, and Cotillard's failure to land a Best Actress nomination is being called a "snub."
I really ought to love this picture.
But I don't, probably because once you get past the textures (for a French film, Rust and Bone makes particularly good use of American pop music, employing Bon Iver and The B-52s to good effect), it's really a dreary little movie with a predictable arc. And while all the admittedly well-wrought details engage us on an intellectual level and keep us watching, the film doesn't linger in the imagination the way truly great cinema does - in sum, it's a well-acted, predictable movie-of-the-week with impressive special effects.
Ali (Schoenaerts) is an unemployed single father who arrives in Antibes in southern France to crash with his sister Anna (Corinne Masiero) while he looks for work. He is, we understand from the beginning, a tough character, capable of tenderness and neglect of his young son Sam (Armand Verdure).
He soon gets a job as a bouncer, which allows him to continue his kickboxing training during the daytime. One night at the club, he meets Stephanie (Cotillard), who becomes collateral damage in a brawl he breaks up. He sees her home safe, and in the process intimidates her pompous hipster boyfriend. She is visibly impressed.
Stephanie works at a Sea World-style water park where she trains orcas. After a terrible accident, she wakes up in the hospital to discover her legs have been amputated (this terrific scene is weirdly reminiscent of, of all things, Ronald Reagan's similar realization in the 1942 film Kings Row).
Meanwhile, Ali has branched out - he's working nighttime security now, and he has just met a guy who wants to sponsor him in some underground fights. Stephanie, now in a wheelchair and deeply depressed, gives him a call. They start hanging out together, going to the beach and having occasional casual sex. Neither of them seems to believe their relationship is anything more than a friends with-benefits package.
But Stephanie - who has confessed to a voyeuristic streak - begins to attend Ali's kickboxing matches. She is fitted for artificial limbs; she begins to manage his bets.
And there is the inevitable breakup, which is at least handled in a novel way, and the predictable third act rapprochement. It is to the production's credit that Ali never ceases to be a thug - a man who's largely defined by his indifference to physical pain - although it's difficult to understand what Stephanie might see in him other than a pitiless lover.
Maybe that's enough for her. But it wasn't enough for me.
Rust and Bone 83 Cast: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Celine Sallette, Bouli Lanners Director: Jacques Audiard Rating: R, for strong sexual content, brief graphic nudity, some violence and language Running time: 118 minutes In French with English subtitles
MovieStyle, Pages 33 on 01/18/2013
Print Headline: A fleeting affair/Rust and Bone has the body of a good film, but it doesn't have staying power


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Kill Monty... In the tradition of such extinction-level events as Asteroid Impacts, Super-Novas, and Ashlee Simpson Christmas Albums, Freeverse proudly announces Kill Monty, the game that spanks your adrenal gland and makes you call it "Papi".
With multiple levels of non-stop shooting and bucket after bucket of red food-coloring, (we have our family-friendly image to maintain after all), Kill Monty is the perfect quick gaming fix.
Release Notes Version 1.1:
- Now fully Universal for both Intel and PowerPC Macs.
- Other new features include a new "Assault" gameplay mode, an online high score list, and a complete rebalancing of the weapons.


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News Release: December 7, 2012
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (HPUC) have formally agreed to share information regarding energy issues and regulatory practices. FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff and HPUC Chair Hermina Morita signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Nov. 10, 2012, at the annual meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. The agreement identifies topics that FERC and the HPUC will focus on in their initial exchange of information. Cooperation under the agreement may also include joint studies and training activities. "This agreement is a wonderful opportunity for FERC to gain a greater understanding of the successes and challenges of integrating demand response and renewables and other variable energy resources, through Hawaii's own experiences," FERC Chairman Wellinghoff said. "The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission truly appreciates Chairman Wellinghoff's interest as we believe Hawaii is a microcosm of where issues of emerging technology and adaptive regulation must be resolved to advance Hawaii's clean energy transformation," HPUC Chair Morita said. "Combining our resources and experiences in this special partnership helps to problem-solve some of the most complex energy challenges in a rapidly changing regulatory environment." Initial topics for discussion include:
- Hawaii's successes and challenges with large-scale integration of renewable energy resources, including experiences with batteries and other storage devices.
- Regulatory issues associated with the development and deployment of demand response.
- The use of microgrids in Hawaii's Department of Defense facilities.
- Transmission regulatory policy related to inter-island cable systems to interconnect remotely sited generation and island electrical grids.
- Establishment and enforcement of mandatory reliability standards for the grid.
- Regulatory issues associated with the import and use of natural gas.
Nothing in the MOU requires FERC or the HPUC to take any action that would be inconsistent with existing or future laws, regulations and policy directives. R-13-10


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Trae - Against All Oddsrate me
Yeah nigga, yeah - that's right
Baby, that's how we do it!
I'm back up in it once again - and who that claimin'that throne?
Bitch I'm a asshole, tell them mothafuckers I'm home
Still kickin it on my own, feds tapin my phone
I'm in the hood - livin what these niggas rap in a song(fake ass)
I remind 'em they dead wrong in the city I'm the king
And I can show you what it mean while I'm holdin this red beam
Niggas know the team, A.B.N and ain't no doubt we touch 'em all
Big, small, or tall - motto forever 'fuck 'em all
I heard 'em tell me that my attitude was out of line
I told 'em suck a dick and it's best to stay the fuck out of mine
Just for that tell them hoe niggas, they ass is out of time
I got it on my mind so it's understood who the fuck'll shine
I'm comin 'round the corner, lookin for a couple cats
Sittin'in the Hoop while my niggas sellin a couple packs
Anybody can get it tell 'em shoot me a couple stacks
They want the streets, I'll show 'em where the fuck it's at
Homie against all odds - Against all odds
Homie against all odds, Against all odds
Follow me, tell me if you feel me - I think niggas is tryna kill me
Picturin'pistols spittin hollow points till they drill me
Keepin'it real, and even if I do conceal
My criminal thoughts, preoccupied with keepin steel
See niggas is false - sittin in court - turned snitches
They use to be real, but now they petrified bitches
I'm tryna be strong they sendin armies out to bomb me
Listen to Ron, the only DJ that can calm me
Constantly armed, my firepower keep me warm
I'm trapped in the storm and fuck the world till I'm gone
Bitches be warned, word is bond, you'll get torn
I'm bustin on Guilliani, he rubbin my niggas wrong
And then it's on, before I leave picture me
I'm spittin at punk bitches - and hustlin to be free
Watch me set it, niggas don't want it, you can get it
Bet it make these jealous niggas mad - I said it
This Thug Life - nigga we don't cater to you hoes
Fuck with me, have a hundred mothafuckers at yo do' - with 4 - 4's
HahaHaha, Yeah nigga, Thug Life
Tell 'em if they lookin 4 me ain't nothin changed, still posted up with a couple thugs
With a couple straps in my lap, holdin a couple slugs
I'm in a Chevrolet floatin on a couple dubs
Run up on me I'm a put 'em in ya chest like it's nothin but love
I'm in the game but still I feel like I'm against 'em all
I'm in my zone, I lace 'em up and take it to the wall
I swear I'm a G - and I'm a be that way until I fall
The shit I'm on'll have you prayin Jesus'll answer ya call
Then it be known that I'm against all odds
I prophesize through the hood - in underneath all guards
Bitch I'm here to put the fire underneath all frauds
So any nigga in my way'll be a mothafucker scarred
I'm the truth so reconize a livin legend in ya face
Before I catch a attitude and go to catch another case
I'm full speed, for the ride it ain't gon'be another race
And if you think it's somethin weak, then we can fall up out of place, motherfucker
I'm on the edge feelin like a nigga hard to kill
And fuck them niggas anyway cause they don't keep it real
This mac eleven be enough to make a hater chill
Run up on me, I can show you how the fuck it feel
Fuck my foes and my use to be friends - I'm all good 'long as I'm gettin my ends
Homie against all odds, I let 'em know it ain't no need to pretend
So tell them niggas that I'm back at it again


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It's Friday. Here are five hand-picked streams to flick through today or at some point over the weekend... (click the ex.fm button down in the bottom right-hand corner if you want to leave them playing)
Eight and a Half
Some of the chaps from Broken Social Scene and The Stills have a new band, named after a film. They have a debut album (^pictured^) of soaring synth-splashed melancholic pop music out this week in Canada/US via the Arts & Crafts label, and are coming to the UK to play the DiS stage at Great Escape in May. This video stars Jessica Stroup from 90210, who seems to think suicide is a better idea than washing her feet.
Dirty Projectors
They're back? Isn't quite 'Stillness is the Move' but...
She's made one of the most wonderfully 'eccentric' debut albums of the year. She's from Fleet, a place famous for its service station. She's headlining our stage at Camden Crawl. We like her, and so does super-hip electro dude Com Truise whose done a remix of her stuffs.
Buffalo Tide
This came to us via those wonderfully clued up chaps from Ghosting Season (who're playing at our Rolled School gig on a rollerskate rink with the might Errors). Buffalo Tide are from Vancouver, and they make haunting electronica-verging-on-ambient. Or what I've been calling ambi-dance, throbtronica and/or sigh-fi, depending what mood I'm in.
Here's a mixtape I made.


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Archive for the '1' Category
Building up a decent network of targeted visitors and traffic for the purpose of online marketing is certainly not a joke. You need a lot of patience to achieve your desired goals. It is not necessary that the investments you make in terms of time and money will yield immediate returns. Instead of focusing in one direction, you need to go in for multi-pronged approach, so that your invested amount is put to best use. It is better that you allocate a budget for each strategy, and keep a close watch on the results it gives. You can then concentrate on the strategy which yields the maximum results in terms of cost-benefit ratio.
It is truly said that "Money draws Money". You need to use money as a bait to draw more money. If used in the right manner, Internet can prove to be a gold mine to generate more business and money for your venture. Ant that too without spending a penny! This requires a lot of research, planning and perseverance in the right direction with a proper planning. You will not get any results if you move in the haphazard manner. If you work with a clear goal in mind, and proceed in a systematic manner, nothing can stop you from achieving your desired goal.
It will surely give you a gush of adrenaline, if you can manage to draw traffic to your website without spending a dime! There are a lot of resource on the Internet, which can offer you some valuable tips for generating traffic with such free resources. Although you cannot deny the fact that the "Paid Resource" are better than the "Free" ones, But there is certainly no harm in trying out the Free resources, if you don't have to spend anything from your pocket.
Online Forums and communities can be the great places to promote yourself or your organization. You can brag about your expertise, and try to help out those who may need your services in future. If you can pretend to be a good Samaritan, it could go a long way in building your reputation and goodwill, and in return get lots of traffic to your site.
Reciprocal Linking is one of the oldest and the most time tested method of getting traffic to your site. Through this method both you as well as the other website, with whom you are trading the links are the clear winners. But you have to be very careful in selecting your Link Partners. The prospective Link Partners should be related to your own trade. The page where your link is supposed to be placed should be in the Google Cache. The Links Page should be no more than 2-3 clicks away from the Home Page. You should avoid trading links with Link Farms and spammy sites. As they could do more harm than good to the reputation of your organization.
Promoting a website through Articles with embedded links has become a rage these days. There are a number of websites and Article Directories which accept and publish the articles for free. While submitting the Articles, there are some points which should be kept in mind. First and the foremost among them is that the Article should be "Original", and not lifted from any other website. There are a number of softwares, which can catch you in the act, if you try to use any such unethical methods. It could also mean Copyright infringement and land you in a soup. Stick close to the topic, and try to make it interesting to read. Use the keywords you wish to target in your article. Be sure to include a "Resource Box" in the article with a link pointing to your website.
There is no denying the fact that "Content is the King". So if you want to succeed, be sure to have some great content on your website. The information provided on your website should be useful to the visitors, who visit your site. The pages of your website, should be optimized for the keywords, which the potential visitors may use to find the information with the help of Search Engines with the help of those keywords. If you optimize your site correctly for the right keywords, you will surely rank amongst the top in the search engine results.
If you follow the above steps carefully, you are sure to get a good volume of regular traffic without any monetary investments. You may need to put in some extra efforts in terms of time devoted, but you'll surely not repent, and will find your efforts well rewarded in terms of the traffic you are able to generate for free.


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Miscellaneous from the World of Catan
Newspaper articles, the Catan World Championship, Catan on TV – here you can find all the other things you want to know about Catan.
April 21, 2012
Catan on Wil Wheaton's show "Table Top"
Wil Wheaton, better known as Ensign Wesley Crusher from "Star Trek - The Next Generation", and guests Jane Espenson (Writer and Producer-Buffy, Caprica, BSG, Game of Thrones), James Kyson (Actor-Heroes, Hawaii 5-0) and Neil Grayston (Actor-Eureka) play Settlers of Catan! Follow the guys on Twitter: Wil Wheaton (@wilw), Jane Espenson (@janeespenson & @teamhusbands), James Kyson (@jameskyson), Neil Grayston (@neilgrayston)> …
March 20, 2012
250,000 Likes for Catan on Facebook!
We've cracked one quarter of a million Likes on Facebook! Thank you all! This is just incredible! …
March 20, 2012
Catan Shop Survey - Win a T-shirt!
Win a limited edition Catan T-shirt! We'll be launching a brand new Catan Shop in the near future. Here is your chance to chime in and let us know what you think about some of our initial product ideas. Please take 3 minutes and answer the 17 question survey at the link below. …
March 1, 2012
Wil Wheaton blogs about "The Settlers of Catan"
Yesterday, Wil Wheaton a/k/a Ensign Wesley Crusher from "Star Trek – The Next Generation" blogged about playing a delicious game of "The Settlers of Catan" during his latest boat trip. [Click here to read his blog.] In his blog he also mentions "Evil Wil", his bad alter ego he has repeatedly portrayed when guest-starring "as himself" on the famous TV show "The Big Bang Theory" - which lately featured "The Settlers of Catan" as well. One can only imagine the possible hilarity if Wil would challenge Sheldon an the rest of the gang in a game of "Catan", perhaps even "Star Trek Catan" (which is not yet available in the USA). …
January 26, 2012
Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn is a Catan fan
The Settlers of Catan makes an appearance in the February issue of Fortune Magazine. Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, contributes a great article called "The real way to build a social network." In the article, he mentions introducing his friends to Catan and it includes a picture of him with the game. (Source: …
January 24, 2012
"The Settlers of Catan" on "The Big Bang Theory" - again!
We are very delighted that for the second time, "The Settlers of Catan" was featured in the world-famous TV show "The Big Bang Theory" - namely in the 100th jubilee episode 5x13 "The Recombination Hypothesis". The first time, the guys just played Catan without even mentioning the name of the game, but now Sheldon "unintentionally" delivered the famous, yet naughty "Who has wood for my sheep?" joke - which was, no doubt, absolutely hilarious. If you live in the USA, you can watch the episode in full length for a limited time on the official CBS website. …
December 23, 2011
Season's Greetings 2011
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December 9, 2011
The Settlers of Catan on "The Big Bang Theory"
The Settlers of Catan was featured on the hit television series The Big Bang Theory last night! Have a look at our Facebook page, fans even captured still frames as proof. – Thanks to all the fans who wrote us on Facebook about the news! …
November 24, 2011
Black Friday Deals Week: Catan Novel at Amazon.com
Get your copy of the Settlers of Catan Novel on Black Friday or Cyber Monday on Amazon.com! Based on our board game, Rebecca Gable's The Settlers of Catan is a must-read adventure rich in detail and rippling with intensity. The novel is available in various formats: Hardcover Deluxe Collector's Edition(see image on the left) Paperback Kindle Audiobook The year is 850. …
October 7, 2011
International Catan Day - November 15th, 2011
Catanians from around the world unite, November 15th, 2011 is International Catan Day! The Catan team and Meetup.com want to bring players from all over the globe together for the first ever Catan Day. Meet up with settlers from around the world to share photos, thoughts and memories. Prizes will be awarded to the top Meetup groups! …


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burlivesleftnut wrote:What's the one with the little boy. Where he was a retired thug helping the boy get to his mom? Holy christ what a beautiful movie. Loved it. And very sweet and funny.
colonel_lugz wrote:i saw "Takeshis" at the london film festival the other month and it was amazing, you'd have to know and love his films to understand most of the references. I myself did a dissertation about his work to get my degree. sorry, was that showing off a bit?
Meat Takeshi wrote:colonel_lugz wrote:i saw "Takeshis" at the london film festival the other month and it was amazing, you'd have to know and love his films to understand most of the references. I myself did a dissertation about his work to get my degree. sorry, was that showing off a bit?
Yeah a little bit
Any idea if it's getting a limited UK relase?
keepcoolbutcare wrote:Love his long takes. The Ordell shooting Beaumont scene in "Jackie Brown" is a direct homage. I forget which of his films has a long take of him walking over a curved bridge, but that was pure genius.
My fave is "Boiling Point"..."Beat" is one funny mofo.
ZombieZoneSolutions wrote:yeah, Takeshi is an interesting guy and he has an interesting history too...
long story short, he started out as this goofy J-TV comedian / personality... then he was in a terrible car crash that almost cost him his life... apparently he suffered severe head trauma... but he bounced back and had an epiphany about film-making... hence his level of artistry... at least, that's the legend...
i haven't seen Dolls yet, but i loved Sonantine and Zatoichi... i'd argue based on what i've seen that Zatoichi is his best film...
and his role in Battle Royale was priceless!
John-Locke wrote:Most of all I like Takeshi's Castle on Cable TV, those Japs sure do some painful things in the name of entertainment. I've tried to find a video clip of Skipping Stones (the most deadly of the challenges) but you'll have to take my word for it.
Brocktune wrote:they re-dub and re-edit this show and show it here in the us under the title "MXC" which was shortened from "most extreme elimination challenge", if im not mistaken. its fucking hilarious
MARK SCHILLING wrote:Japanese helmer Takeshi Kitano ("Zatoichi") has finally unveiled details of his latest gangster pic -- his first in nine years.
"Outrage" depicts power struggles among Tokyo gangsters. Kitano not only helms and scripts but also plays the lead, a low-ranking gang boss who does his superiors' dirty work.
The cast includes Tomokazu Miura, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Kase, Jun Kunimura, Tetta Sugimoto, Renji Ishibashi and Takashi Tsukamoto.
Warner Japan and Office Kitano are skedded to release the pic next year.
Kitano made his international breakthrough in 1993 playing a gang boss in "Sonatine," and became known for his extreme depictions of violence in pics including "Boiling Point" (1990), "Hana-Bi" (1997) and "Brother" (2000).
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Kitano plots gangster pic 'Outrage'MARK SCHILLING wrote:Japanese helmer Takeshi Kitano ("Zatoichi") has finally unveiled details of his latest gangster pic -- his first in nine years.
"Outrage" depicts power struggles among Tokyo gangsters. Kitano not only helms and scripts but also plays the lead, a low-ranking gang boss who does his superiors' dirty work.
The cast includes Tomokazu Miura, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Kase, Jun Kunimura, Tetta Sugimoto, Renji Ishibashi and Takashi Tsukamoto.
Warner Japan and Office Kitano are skedded to release the pic next year.
Kitano made his international breakthrough in 1993 playing a gang boss in "Sonatine," and became known for his extreme depictions of violence in pics including "Boiling Point" (1990), "Hana-Bi" (1997) and "Brother" (2000).
magicmonkey wrote:They really shouldn't have left Violent Cop off that list...
I could've been a yakuza: Japan film maker Takeshi Kitano
by Gilles Campion
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese actor-director Takeshi Kitano, who brought the yakuza gangster genre to a global public, says he could have made his life in the underworld had it not been for his mother.
The star of "Violent Cop", "Sonatine" and "HANA-BI" made the revelation in a new book, "Kitano par Kitano" (Kitano by Kitano), written with French journalist Michel Temman and to be released next week.
"If it were not for my mother's strict education, I could easily imagine having become a yakuza myself, because many of my friends in those years ended up becoming yakuza," he told AFP ahead of the book's launch.
"But none of them really managed to get to the top. So if I had become one, I wouldn't have made it very far. I might even be dead now," Kitano added.
"Everyone around me, every friend I grew up with, was a quasi-hooligan. I didn't think it was something special to do things like steal cash from shinto shrines. Every kid in my neighborhood did that."
Acclaimed overseas for action movies that often reveal a bleak outlook on life and human relationships, and wildly popular on TV shows at home as quirky comedian "Beat Takeshi", Kitano grew up living on the edge.
Born in post-war Japan in 1947, Kitano was raised by a poor family in a working-class district northeast of Tokyo. His father, a house painter who gambled and drank, spent little time with his four children.
It was his strong-willed mother who pushed him and his siblings to study. With a passion for mathematics and science, Kitano enrolled in university, only to abandon classes for his other great love, show business.
After making his acting debut on the stage of the "French Theatre" in Tokyo's working-class district of Asakusa, Kitano quickly clinched a spot in a television show under the name "Beat Takeshi".
Since then, Takeshi has become a household name and still appears from time to time on eight weekly TV shows in tandem with his career as a movie director.
Takeshi's television persona is often the opposite of the characters he plays in his movies. Instead of the cool gangster, Kitano plays the obnoxious kid whose bawdy remarks reveal his comedic side.
Responding to critics who call him vulgar, Kitano said: "I am more upset than hurt... (but) from the very beginning of my career as a comedian, I thought to myself that the critics are not to be trusted."
Kitano silenced his detractors with his directing debut, the thriller "Violent Cop", in which he also starred.
He shot to international fame in 1993 with his fourth movie, "Sonatine", devoted to yakuzas, although it was a relative flop in Japan.
The next year Kitano, after a heavy night out, had a brush with death in a Tokyo motorcycle accident that scarred and partially paralysed his face.
"I could have died, but a string of coincidences let me survive," he said.
Energetic Kitano soon went back to work, shooting "Kids Return" (1996) about youths in a poor neighborhood, followed by "HANA-BI" (1997), a poignant love story in the midst of an anti-gang fight, which won him Venice's Golden Lion Award.
In 2003, his movie "Zatoichi", which pays homage to a Japanese classic about a blind swordsman, won him critical acclaim both overseas and in Japan.
Apart from his book's publication, other events are planned in France this year on Kitano: a retrospective of his films at the Georges Pompidou Center, and an exhibition of his paintings at the Cartier Foundation.
"I just want to call them kid's paintings, kid's drawings," he said. "If I would say that my paintings are more than a hobby, people would laugh at me."
Liz Shackleton wrote:The 3D version of the original will be ready for market screenings in October and released in Japan on November 20.
Japanese studio Toei is preparing a 3D version of Kinji Fukasaku's cult action thriller Battle Royale (pictured), which is one of the widest selling movies ever from Japan.
Released in 2000, the gore fest grossed $26m in Japan and sold to 35 territories worldwide. At the time of its release, Japanese politicians attempted to ban the film which depicts a group of delinquent students hacking each other to death on a deserted island.
Fukasaku's son, Kenta Fukasaku, is supervising the 2D to 3D conversion in Tokyo through this production company Fukasaku-Gumi. Kinji Fukasaku passed away in 2003, so Kenta took over directing duties on a sequel, Battle Royale 2: Requiem, which was released later the same year.
The 3D version of the original will be ready for market screenings in October and released in Japan on November 20. Like the original, the 3D version will have an R-15 rating in Japan.
Toei is also launching sales on Zebraman 2: Attack On Zebra City, a sequel to Takashi Miike's 2004 hit, starring Show Aikawa and Riisa Naka.
Bob Tourtellotte wrote:Takeshi Kitano unleashed his "Outrage" on the Cannes film festival on Monday, returning to his filmmaking roots with a violent yakuza movie that uses just about anything as a tool to murder, including chopsticks.
"Outrage," which tells of a bloody gang war among rival factions of Tokyo's Sanno-kai crime gang, is Kitano's first yakuza flick since 2000's "Brothers," and the Japanese actor/writer/director/comedian pulled no punches in dreaming up new ways to kill.
Kitano, better known for his stage name Beat Takeshi, told reporters there were no deep, thoughtful reasons for returning to the gangster genre. He simply wanted to.
"I thought it would be as good a time as any," he said at a Cannes news conference.
But he was quick to add that he wanted to ensure "Outrage" was fresh. To do that, Kitano added loud dialogue between the characters and a fast pace to the action, which contrasts dramatically to his typically bleak and even nihilistic style.
As important, he strived to find ever more gruesome ways to perpetrate violence. In fact, he first created new methods of murder to form the movie's structure, then filled-in the plot.
Where the violence is concerned -- and not to give anything away -- his fans may delight in scenes that include flying fingers, plunging chopsticks, a nasty bit of dentistry and the intertwining of a head, a rope and a luxury sedan.
Beyond the gruesome killing in what Kitano admitted was a "hideously violent movie," there are sharp and loud exchanges among the characters, who in his yakuza films of the past had been mostly stoic and quiet.
Then, there are the actors themselves, who are not his usual troupe of performers but newer faces for a Kitano movie.
"We intentionally decided to work with new people," he said, adding that from the first day on the set he could see that "everyone falls into the right character, and I think my method turned in the right result."
Kitano portrays Otomo, the head of a small clan of thugs who work for the yakuza boss Ikemoto (Jun Kunimura). He, in turn, takes orders from "Mr. Chairman," (Soichiro Kitamura), the powerful leader of the sanno-kai syndicate.
When Ikemoto tangles with another clan boss, Murase (Renji Ishibashi), a gang war breaks out in Tokyo and bullets -- among other things -- begin to fly.
Yakuza tales have been told for decades on film and when asked if, in fact, he wasn't being old-fashioned in returning to the genre, Kitano said, no.
Since the yakuza still existed, they themselves could not be deemed old-fashioned, he said.
He did admit, however, that their ways of making money have evolved, and now encompass computers, communications, stocks and bonds, compared to decades ago when drug running, gambling, prostitution and protection rackets earned them yen.
But the new ways were too sophisticated for Kitano's return to yakuza. Instead, he chose chopsticks.
It is being reported that director Takeshi Kitano (63) has decided to work on a sequel to his most recent movie, "Outrage." The film opened on 155 screens in June, earning 4th place in its opening weekend and grossing 750 million yen so far. Kitano is apparently hoping to capitalize on that success with "Outrage 2," which is aimed for a fall 2011 release.
Early in his directing career, Kitano became known for his violent yakuza films such as "Violent Cop" and "Sonatine." He later took a turn with recent works like "Takeshis'" and "Kantoku Banzai!," but "Outrage" marked his return to yakuza films after roughly a decade.
Kitano spoke highly of the "Outrage" cast, saying that he felt he was able to create an interesting movie. However, he said that upon close analysis, it just barely made the grade in his mind, so he is aiming to make an even more interesting and enjoyable work.
"Outrage 2" will be jointly distributed by Office Kitano and Warner Brothers. The project is still in the preparatory stages, so the story details are unknown at this point, but it is said that Kitano plans to add new big-name cast members.
Source: Cinema Today
Patrick Frater wrote:In an interesting sideswipe, Kitano said that he did not enjoy the cartoons of Hayao Miyazaki, the Studio Ghibli founder and cultural icon honored only a day earlier by the festival and Pixar's John Lasseter. "I really don't," Kitano said. "But it is important to recognize other opinions."
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Neil Romney, who was the coach of the Aquajets for 10 years, was abruptly fired. His termination marks the second employee associated with the Aquajets to be fired in recent months. The swimming club, which boast about 100 youth swimmers and about 20 adult "master" swimmers, is a program of the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District, which owns and operates the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool.
Park district Executive Director Bill Walker sent an email Wednesday morning to club members announcing Romney's termination. He held a community meeting Wednesday night at the Oak Harbor Senior Center to discuss the next steps of the swim program.
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Many people who attended wanted to know why Romney was terminated from the coaching position, but Walker and North Whidbey Park and Recreation Commission president Scott Vogt offered few answers, citing the advice of the district's attorney.
In a Thursday morning interview, however, Romney said his firing was retaliation for questioning the business practices and conduct of Walker.
Romney cited two incidents which drew the ire of the district's executive director. The first concerned an email he sent to swim club parents concerning the chlorine levels in the pool and how it affected air and water quality, which caused discomfort for the swimmers.
He also questioned how Walker handled allegations of inappropriate behavior by former park district employee. The employee no longer works for the park district and officials took out a petition for an order of protection against that employee to prevent him from entering park facilities.
Romney noted several discrepancies concerning how the employee's employment ended. Walker said in the petition the employee was fired, but he wrote in emails he provided to the News-Times that the employee resigned.
A Loudermill Hearing, which is held to allow an employee to respond to complaints, took place during a park commission executive session Tuesday night. Romney described the hearing as a "sham."
He said he was fired for insubordination because he wouldn't provide Walker access to the swim team's financial information. He said he was working on getting Walker a password. An email glitch prevented that from being accomplished.
Like Romney, Vikki Robinson, administrative assistant and swim club treasurer, was recently fired from the pool after spending four years working for the district. She said she, too, was fired because of failing to provide access to the swim club's financials.
She said she never questioned that Walker could have access to the information, but she wanted time to find out if it was legal to give him her password to the database. She questioned how the board organized a committee to revise the district's bylaws.
In addition, she questioned the legality of an executive session where commission members said they supported Walker's decision to fire Robinson.
"They supported him and that was a vote," Robinson said in a Friday interview. Publicly elected boards are required to vote and make decisions in public session.
Walker in an email sent Thursday said the allegations made by Romney and Robinson are false.
"My intent was simply to hold one of the district's many publicly run and taxpayer-funded programs to account," Walker said in the email. He said that the park district diverts $130,000 to the operations of the swim team.
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"My duty is to manage this district and its many programs with full transparency to the taxpayers," Walker said in the email.
Walker investigated
Vogt announced during the Wednesday evening meeting that the board of commissioners are investigating allegations against Walker that arose during the Tuesday evening executive session. That revelation was met with skepticism by the crowd.
Oak Harbor resident Bon Bainco, who has a child participating in the club, suggested an outside investigator should be brought in to examine the allegations.
Other crowd members also questioned whether Walker should be suspended while the commissioners conducted an investigation.
Vogt, however, rejected that recommendation.
"I'm confident enough, as a commissioner, not to interfere with his job," Vogt said.
People attending the meeting also criticized Walker and Vogt for their lack of transparency in informing the community about Romney.
"You had an opportunity to be open and honest and you didn't do that," said Carolyn Pape, who has a daughter participating with the Aquajets.
Fellow parent Annemarie Schroeder said children were hurt by the news of Romney's termination.
"There were kids in tears today. Please don't ever do it this way again," Shroeder said.
Walker has already taken steps to fill Romney's shoes. Assistant coach Bob Miller was named interim head coach and a recruiting effort is beginning to find a permanent replacement. Miller will serve as interim coach until mid-December.
Katelin Fitzgerald is also helping run the team as well.
The coaches will serve at least through the next meet that takes place in December.
As for Romney and Robinson, they are both talking to attorneys, but they both said they are unsure about how they will proceed.
Residents can again voice their opinion during the next commissioner meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 at the John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool, 85 SE Jerome St. in Oak Harbor.


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A hospital system with more than 100 hospitals, he continued, choosing his words very carefully, because the deal has not been finalized, "has selected us as a vendor."
In addition to the current issue of not being paid enough for services rendered, health care providers are looking at changing reimbursement requirements for Medicare, which is moving away from the volume-based fee-for-service model to an outcomes-based model. In the future providers will get paid not for how many patients they see, but for the quality of the medical outcomes achieved. And, documentation and analysis of services will be key in maximizing revenue.
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Elion is also very clear about where the credit for wining the business-excellence award belongs. "I didn't win this; Chartwise won this. It's a group effort and team effort, and every member of the company deserves the credit and praise in winning this award," he said.
That inclusiveness is reflected in the innovative benefits package provide to ChartWise employees: every employee is granted options upon hire and as part of the annual review process, to ensure that there is a sense of ownership in the organization and a dedication to success.
In describing the atmosphere at ChartWise, Executive Vice President Mary Cooper said the company strives to strike a balance between "a casual workplace that is also leading edge in both technology and engineering philosophy, and a learning organization."
ChartWise incorporates continuous improvement at every level of the organization, whether to smooth out bumps in its programming process, improve its customer acquisition and support, or perfect its sales and marketing efforts.
At the same time, Chartwise sees itself as an evolving organization. The small core staff operates in a very flat structure, with loosely defined job roles. Everyone wears many hats – and often trade them. As a result, everyone in the company has a chance to learn from one another, to enhance his or her job skills, and to be part of decision-making, according to Cooper.
As the company grows and matures, there is a commitment to always look first to its employees for advancement opportunities, because they are already deeply aligned with Chartwise's culture and mission, Cooper said.
Perhaps the biggest problem the company faces is the learning curve at hospitals, according to Elion. "Many health-information managers at hospitals don't understand the power of what software can do with data analytics, cloud-based storage, and an artificial intelligence component; they are still working Excel spread sheets."
When ChartWise does a demonstration, he continued, it opens their eyes. "Their jaw drops, and they say: 'Oh my God! I didn't know you could do that!' It's like selling Crayola crayons [with their multiple colors] to people who have been living in a black-and-white world."
If you'd like more information, want to schedule a one-on-one demonstration, or just want to let us know what you think, please fill out the form below and we'll contact you as soon as possible.


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Taking Card Payments
You can easily take card payments using SchemeServe. In order to do so you will first need a Sage Pay Account. Sage Pay is the card processing bureau that is used with the SchemeServe system.
Note: Sage Pay is not enabled at a site level but instead is turned on/off at the Scheme level. So if you have multiple schemes you wish to take card payments on you will need to activate Sage Pay on each of them.
If you wish to set up Sage Pay in SchemeServe then you will need to raise a support ticket and provide us with your SagePay vendor name. If you don't have a Sage Pay account or you don't have your vendor name you can contact our support to help you set this up.
Note: You should work directly with Sage to set up your security rules on your Sage account. This is not something that ADM can normally do for you because we would have to have your username and password for sage and be able to answer your security questions, and its not a good idea for you to give that information out.
While setting up your SagePay account, you will need to tell Sage which IP addresses will be used to send payment information to them. These are the addresses of each of our servers. Heres a list of those IP addresses.
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Enabling Card Payments
Before you begin this process please make sure that your SagePay card payment details have been added to the account.
- Log in to SchemeServe as an Administrator
- Click on the Admin Tab
- Click on the Schemes Icon
- Click on the Scheme you wish to enable card payments for
- Tick the "SagePay Card payment for whole premium" Box (if not already ticked)
- Or Tick the Monthly Payments Box and then configure the options for initial payments/deposits, credit ceiling, and free cover (see video tutorial for more details)
- Click Save Changes to save your changes and enable card payments
Video Tutorial
Deferring Card Payments
It is usually possible to configure Sage Pay and SchemeServe to collect the card details, but to not actually take the money until a later time. For example, payment is not taken until a signed document is sent in. You can read more about Deferring a Card Payment.
See Also:
Taking a Card Payment on a Case
Pre-Authorisation only for Card Payments
Recording a Cheque Payment on a Case
Recording a Bank Payment on a Case
Managing Direct Debit Schedules
Auditing Changes to Cases including Direct Debit Schedules
Reporting and Accounting for Direct Debit Payments


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Photos from Wildland Founder Kurt Kutay's recent trip to India. Experience the real India with Wildland Adventures, we provide local guides to ensure that you get the ultimate trip to India. From safaris in search of Tigers to the secrets of the Taj Mahal. Wildland offers 6 different adventures to India and can create endless options for custom travel plans. To learn more visit: http://www.wildland.com/trips/asia/india.aspx or call us at (800) 345-4453Read More


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Rock for a cause at third annual Austinpalooza
There's not much better than a night of music, food and friends that also provides a chance to support two Northern Nevada communities. The third annual Austinpalooza on Feb. 22 hopes to do just that. The event, organized by GE's Measurement & Control employees in Minden, features five rock bands playing to help raise money for Austin's House and the Society of Women Engineers at University of Nevada, Reno. Running with Scissors, The Engineered Disaster, Metal Echo, Blond Donnie and The Bootleggers will provide the music. Jethro's Bar and Grill will provide the food and drink. Silent auction items and raffle prizes will be provided from local businesses."Last year, the event raised over $10,000, an amount that surpassed expectations and was split among the two charities," GE Communications Specialist Holly Spiers said in a press release. "This year, the goal is to raise another $10,000 for these two organizations that provide opportunities for youth in Northern Nevada."Doors for the event open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, available pre-sale and at the door, cost $25 each and include two drinks and appetizers. Jethro's Bar and Grill is located at 1281 Kimmerling Road, Gardnerville. For tickets or more information, contact Evelyn Finch at (775) 215-1466 or Chad Cox at (775) 215-1582.GE Measurement & Control manufactures advanced, sensor-based measurement, non-destructive testing and inspection, control and condition monitoring, delivering accuracy, productivity and safety to a wide range of industries, including oil and gas, power generation, aerospace, transportation and healthcare. For more information, visit http://www.ge-mcs.com.Austin's House is an emergency children's shelter in rural Northern Nevada. The children are placed at Austin's House after being removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. The house provides the basic living necessities including proper nutrition, hygiene, rest, nurturing, recreation, companionship, education, and life skills training. Austin's House has cared for more than 200 children since opening in September 2007. For more information, call 267-6711 or visit http://www.austinshouse.org.The Society of Women Engineers, founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization that "establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women." For more information, visit http://www.swe.org or call (312) 596-5223.


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Robbie Ross plays Blue-Gray game
Robbie Ross must have not read the memo.
The rookie spent the majority of Game 2 Thursday wearing the wrong jersey. He warmed up in the bullpen wearing gray, which is a nice look ... except the rest of the Rangers were in blue.
So much for teammates having each other's backs – no one mentioned a thing. Could this have been a bit of rookie hazing?
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My dearest Gal Pals,
Thank you for all of your support to the Gal to Gal Foundation which was dedicated to Stage IV breast cancer patients. We granted wishes to those families and patients in need.
In 2011 we held our 5th virtual walk --- galtogalwalk.org
Unfortunately each year the participation became less and less and as a result the costs to run the foundation were more than we were bringing in. It was with great sadness that we are no longer able to qualify for 501 (c) 3. As the president of the foundation, I would feel comfortable to recommend that any donations you wish to make go to Living Beyond Breast Cancer specifically ear marked for Stage IV breast cancer or Planned Parenthood who provides breast cancer screenings.
Thanks for all of your support over the past 5 year!
Jeanne Fitzmaurice


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Richard Losee's crashed-then-reborn twin-turbocharged Ferrari Enzo made its first Bonneville Speed Week showing and spun at 188 mph while attempting class-A certification. Nobody was injured, but Losee has to settle for the class-B license — for now. Updated
According the Jalopnik-reader and Bonneville-attendee Steve, Losee managed a first pass run for a class-B license successfully with a trap speed of 179 mph. During his second run for the all-important class-A license, the car spun out during the 188 mph test and went off-course. Event officials chalked the incident up to the freshman driver's unfamiliarity with the conditions and car. We're just glad that pointy-nosed beast lives to fight another day.
Update: We were contacted by the team's Project Manager, Kevin Marsh, who set the record straight:
We were not attempting to get the "A" category license on the run the car spun. That run was to test some body set-ups we had made after the third run, from data obtained on the three previous passes. The adjustments we made did not work, and the car spun. The cause of the spin is still being reviewed, and we are happy that the safety devices required by the SCTA worked as designed.
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First thing's first: Don't underestimate the power of a brisk walk to warm up and post-run stretching. This article from the Globe and Mail notes pre-run stretching can be counter-productive and compares stretching to piece of gum. "You put it in your mouth and chew it for 10 minutes – then take it out and stretch it. Voila! It stretches with ease. Take that same piece of gum out of your mouth and put it on a table, then try to stretch it 10 minutes later when it's cold. It stretches with resistance and snaps. Muscles work very much the same way." Try these post-run stretches from Huffington Post.
Next, have realistic expectations and set a goal. You will not be able to run 5k right off the bat, and if you try, you will most likely never run again. Ease yourself into it with an app like Couch to 5k, a running program designed to get just about anyone from the couch to running five kilometers or 30 minutes in just nine weeks. It alternates walking and running intervals, gradually increasing the run over nine weeks, until you are able to run 5k or 30 minutes non-stop. RunKeeper is another cool app that lets you enter a target pace at the start of your activity and get coached on whether you are ahead/behind that pace through your headphones, along with tracking how far you went, how long it took you, and the route you travelled.
Running is easy on the wallet given it's free and you can do it just about anywhere, but we do recommend investing in a quality pair of shoes, if nothing else. A good pair of shoes will absorb the impact on your bones and joints, saving your knees and shins. We like Reebok Runtone – the airpods on the outsole create micro-instability, activating your muscles as you stabilize yourself, while the synthetic mesh offers breathability for your feet.
Something else worth investing in, especially for our larger-chested friends, is a decent sports bra. Our friend at Happy or Hungry who has big nungas herself (as she calls them), has done the research and recos the Ta Ta Tamer from Lululemon. Cheaper bras are okay for strength training and yoga, etc. but you'll definitely want to keep strapped in on the run, so it's worth the trip to Lulu.
Some other easy ways to enjoy your run include making a killer playlist (try not to listen to these songs until your run so you are pumped when you hear them!), listening to an audio book, or catching up on Mad Men (when on the treadmill). Basically, make your run interesting so you're not focused on the hard parts. Switching from the treadmill to an outdoor jaunt can help too – a change of scenery can do wonders.
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Stocks are considerably higher this morning following a good report from Intel and a marked to complete fantasy report from JPMorgan:
The dollar broke support at the 76 level and sits at 75.55, yet another .5% move. Those are huge moves for currencies. Now that the 76 level has been broken, I would expect it to be tested from below, and then the descent to continue into the 71/72 level. Oil is higher, gold went on to set a new high, but then descended back to even. Bonds are lower as rates move higher.
The report from Intel was better than forecast, but it was still a year over year decline of revenues of nearly 8%. Last year at this time Intel was at $16, now it is at $22 with lower earnings. Which is the more overvalued market? They are pricing in a future that isn't going to happen.
JPM profit grew a sickening six fold, or $3.6 billion!! $1.9 billion came from their investment banking division, the one that makes bets on theirs and Goldman's market manipulations. The rest, I'm sure, came from fees on the consumer and from marking their assets to fantasy in accordance with the rules they created/paid for. Great job, that's quite the business model. Keep in mind that these fantasy games, tax payer backed, artificially low interest rate (taxpayer funded), "profits" jack up the "earnings" of the entire market making earnings look far better than reality. These phony paper earnings are nothing but a lie and that lie will eventually be exposed for what it is… The politicians won't expose it - it will be up to the people at some point to put an end to the pillaging.
The ridiculous MBA purchase applications "index" fell 5% in the past week – and that means??? Don't know, they don't give the data so yoy and historical comparisons are impossible, just the way they want them.
Retail sales fell 1.5% in September, the consensus was for a 2.1% fall following the end of cash for clunkers, thus producing a "beat." Note in Econoday's chart, that yoy retail sales are down about 6%, much greater than either the Redbook or Goldman ICSC numbers – oh, and Econoday will not talk about the yoy numbers, only the short term pop:
The consumer pulled back sharply in September-but it was mostly due to the post-"clunkers" drop in auto sales. Otherwise, the numbers were surprisingly healthy for the most part. Overall retail sales in September dropped 1.5 percent after a 2.2 percent spike the month before. The September drop in sales was not as severe as the market forecast for a 2.1 percent fall. The decline was led by a 10.4 percent plunge in auto sales after a 7.8 percent boost in August. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales advanced 0.5 percent, following a 1.0 percent jump in August. The consensus had expected a 0.3 percent rise for September.
Checking on the other volatile component, gasoline sales provided lift, gaining 1.1 percent in the latest month. Nonetheless, excluding motor vehicles and gasoline, retail sales rose 0.4 percent, following a 0.6 percent gain the previous month. Although core components were mixed, they were mostly positive and reflected sizeable gains. Apparently, the consumers that have jobs are a little more optimistic and are willing to spend.
We now have had two months of unexpectedly healthy core sales. Components outside of autos and gasoline were actually led by furniture & home furnishings, up 1.4 percent; general merchandise, up 0.9 percent; and health & personal care, up 0.8 percent. Gains were also seen in food & beverage stores, clothing & accessories, sporting goods & hobbies, and food services & drinking places. Declines were seen in building material & garden shops, miscellaneous stores retailers, and nonstore retailers.
Overall retail sales on a year-ago basis in September improved marginally to down 5.7 percent, from down 5.8 percent in August. Excluding motor vehicles, the year-on-year rate increased to minus 4.9 percent in September from down 6.3 percent the previous month.
Equities should like today's report since the number beat expectations but also should get a lift from Intel and JP Morgan beating estimates after yesterday's close. The dollar firmed on today's news as did Treasury yields.
Import and Export prices were just reported. Import prices rose .1%, while export prices fell .3%. Year over Year, export prices have plunged 5.6%, while import prices have cliff dived 12%. This is an improvement from a 15% cliff dive the month prior and is due, I believe, to an easier yoy comparison as prices had already fallen this time last year.
Import prices are posing evidence that the weak dollar is increasing inflation pressures. Key readings are import prices excluding petroleum, up 0.4 percent in September following a 0.3 percent rise in August, and import prices for industrial supplies excluding petroleum, up 1.5 percent following August's 1.1 percent rise. Pressures may now be beginning, in a mild way, to find their way to finished goods with prices for consumer goods excluding autos up 0.1 percent following two prior months of decline and prices for capital goods up 0.1 percent to end a long string of no changes.
But the headline readings are tame. Total import prices prices rose only 0.1 percent reflecting a 1.1 percent downswing in prices for petroleum products. But with oil prices now back above $75, the petroleum reading for October is likely to show an upswing. The report also includes export prices which fell 0.3 percent reflecting a downswing in agricultural prices of 2.8 percent. Finished goods prices for both consumer and capital goods exports rose 0.1 percent. Today's overall results pose little trouble for the September consumer and producer price headlines though they do indicate rising pressures for crude and intermediate goods in the producer price report.
Oh yeah, that's quite the inflation… maybe in a monetarist's hopeful never ending fiat fantasy dream, but it's not happening on that chart.
Business inventories come out at 10 Eastern, more earnings and data the rest of the week will also be important.
Today's movement looks to be satisfying the small movements in the McClelland Oscillator. We are now running up into the 1,090 pivot area, the next higher is at 1,107. Support, for now, is at 1,061. The earlier inverse H&S target is 1,125 and that is coincident with a 50% retrace of the entire bear market. Yes, despite the largest and fastest rally in history, we still have not regained even 50% of the losses. That will be a very strong area of resistance, as I'm sure the 10,000 area on the DOW will also provide some resistance as well.
Prices have now risen into the upper Bollinger band again with extremely overbought readings.
By the wave count, we are very near the end of this rally, wave B. I know this rally has turned a lot of people into believers, that's exactly the way the psychology is supposed to work to take in as much money as the market can. We are at an extreme, the place where contrarians make their money. It is good to run with the crowd in the middle, but at the extremes is where the contrarians are finally proven correct – it's coming. In the mean time let all the people see the magical and mystical bank profits and wallow in the mythical blue skies… just as the pigmen wallow in their hard bought and paid for "profits" and bonuses, the purchasing power of your money erodes away.
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North Koreans Get Revolution Updates from Balloons
The South Korean military today sent tens of thousands of helium balloons toward North Korea with leaflets informing people there of the revolutions taking place across the Middle East and reading, "a dictatorial regime is destined to collapse," according to Bloomberg.
South Korea has been doing this for years as part of its ongoing psychological warfare campaign against Kim Jong-il. But let's just say this one works, and North Koreans rise up against the Dear Leader and Little Kim. What stupid name will television reporters and Thomas Friedman attach to the uprising? The Helium Revolution? Ugh. Too dated, and not punchy enough for a status update. North Koreans won't have Facebook to thank for their liberty like everyone else in the world does, and this presents a major problem for television news producers in search of the perfect sound bite. Any suggestions? We need contingency plans.
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3 earn $2,000 Andrew D. Rossetti Scholarship
Verona >> The Andrew D. Rossetti Scholarship Fund Committee awarded $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors from the Camden, Canastota and Madison school districts planning to pursue a career in teaching.
The Rossetti Scholarships, awarded on June 5, 2013, were created in 1988 to honor Andrew D. Rossetti, an Oneida resident and District Superintendent of the Madison-Oneida BOCES from 1973 to 1984. Rossetti, also a former Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Superintendent, had a lifelong passion for teaching.
Lillian Rossetti, Andrew Rossetti's widow, presented the awards to this year's recipients. Since its inception in 1988, the Andrew D. Rossetti Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $70,000 to over 80 local graduates.
The 2013 scholarship winners are:
o Kaitlin Chase, of Camden who plans to study English at Cazenovia College. She is the daughter of Keith Chase.
o Sarah Hannon, of Canastota, who plans to study early childhood education at SUNY Brockport. She is the daughter of Chris and Melissa Hannan.
o Rachel Rockwell, of Madison, who plans to study music education at SUNY Potsdam. She is the daughter of Theresa Rockwell.
Madison-Oneida BOCES cooperatively and responsibly provides educationally-focused programs and services that enable learners to excel. The Madison-Oneida BOCES serves students from Camden, Canastota, Hamilton, Madison, Morrisville-Eaton, New York State School for the Deaf, Oneida, Rome, Stockbridge-Valley and Vernon-Verona-Sherrill. Visit us at www.moboces.org.


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Hi Guys (and girls),
I just want to inspire you with some web pages which are using SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) to show interactive vector based graphics on webpages.
They are all using a javascript based API (D3) to generate interactive vector graphics.
See them and be inspired - the web can deliver impressive graphics today in modern browsers.
- http://bl.ocks.org/4342190
- http://mbostock.github.com/d3/talk/2...collision.html
- http://mbostock.github.com/d3/talk/20111116/gears.html
You can see alle the D3 examples here: https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Gallery
In case you did not notice it - Xara vector products can also generate SVG.


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Lisa McClure
In January, 2001, Lara and I returned from our two year adventure in northeast China. We had a wonderful experience, absorbed Chinese language and culture, ate some fabulous food, and made many lifelong friends.
Now we're living in Scottsdale, Arizona with our two cats, Rosie and Merlin.
I took this little video in the spring of 2008, before we converted our enormous back yard to xeriscaping.
A mockingbird family started nesting in one of our grapefruit trees, and became very territorial.
Actually, I think the cats rather enjoyed the game. If you look closely, you can see that Rosie (the first cat) is actually baiting the bird, and trying to catch it as it comes close. (She never succeeded.) Merlin really enjoyed being chased across the yard.
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