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We also have bib aprons that are shorter (28" X 23") and feature 3 large lower pockets that keep tools or other items handy and within easy reach. They are great for gardening, crafts or just doing chores around the house. Made of 100% spun poly.
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Civilian Recollections of the Civil War--
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By looking at The Battle of Prairie Grove: Civilian Recollections of the Civil War, students learn about the violence of the Civil War through the eyes of young women whose homes were in the midst of an important battle and continuing conflict. Those interested in learning more will find that the Internet offers a variety of interesting materials.
Prairie Grove Battlefield
Hearts at Home: Southern Women in the Civil War
Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet
The Southern Homefront
General Civil War Resources:
The Valley of the Shadow
National Park Service Civil War Website
Historic Places Honoring Those Who Served
The American Battlefield Protection Program
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
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The New England Innocence Project (NEIP) accepts applications every fall to join the Project for that academic year. NEIP offers New England students a chance to work on cases of incarcerated persons who contend they were wrongfully convicted. New England Law students have worked at NEIP for several years, and found it rewarding, interesting, and educational. It is a chance to see the criminal justice system from a unique perspective, to really learn how a serious criminal case develops, and to work with outstanding, dedicated attorneys throughout the New England area. It is also a chance to free an innocent person from prison.
Who can work with NEIP?
NEIP accepts applications from Day or Evening Division students who have completed their first year of study. First year Day or Evening students are encouraged to consider work with the Suffolk Lawyers for Justice Law School Network, which pairs students with lawyers representing indigent defendants in Suffolk County. Students who have completed their first year (Day or Evening) may apply to work with NEIP in the summer.
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No. Work with NEIP, by students as well as by all attorneys, legal staff, and law professors, is strictly volunteer. It does not yield academic credit. Most students find that they are richly rewarded with the hands-on education about the legal system, the criminal justice process, and what it means to be a lawyer, that work with NEIP provides. NEIP student volunteers are also eligible for the Public Service Transcript Notation Program.
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UPDATE: Jury Convicts Drew Peterson in Death of Third Wife, Kathleen Savio
As deliberations reached the 12-hour mark in the Drew Peterson murder trial, jurors came back Thursday with another question, their fifth.
"What does unanimous mean?"
One juror, Ron Supalo, later claimed the question was sent by a single juror, during lunch, without the knowledge of the rest of the group. He declined to elaborate.
Still, Judge Edward Burmila told jurors that "unanimous" meant agreed to by all. The state wanted the judge to refer them to the jury instructions.
What did the question mean? Attorney Joe Lopez was heard saying he'd seen that type of question three times in previous trials and each time it meant a "not guilty" verdict. Defense attorney Ralph Meczyk said he thought it meant the jury would be hung.
Jurors returned Thursday for their second day of deliberating after hearing five weeks of testimony and reaching no verdict a day earlier.
Peterson, 58, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, who was found in a bathtub in 2004.
Defense attorney Joel Brodsky told reporters before entering the courthouse that his client was in good spirits and prepared for the verdict.
"He knows he's innocent," Brodsky said Thursday morning. "[He] hopes he's not guilty because he knows he's not guilty."
Jurors asked a string of questions Wednesday, requesting photos, transcripts, phone records and a letter written by Savio. Burmila allowed jurors access to phone records from the weekend Savio died, as well as autopsy photos but decided against giving them the transcripts of two state witnesses.
The jurors also requested dinner ordered in as they deliberated a little longer before heading home for the night.
"Another day of waiting," Brodsky said. "He's been in jail three-and-a-half years, so it's not like he hasn't thought about this day, if it is today."
It was. Shortly after jurors received their answer from the judge, they returned to the courtroom and delivered a guilty verdict.


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I have wanted a Kärcher Robot Vacuum Cleaner for quite some time. Back in 2009 I discovered that a 120v version of the Kärcher could be shipped to the United States, and that was the moment that I decided to start saving money to buy one. My Fiance agreed. After 3 years, we finally have one sitting in our home, assisting us with vacuuming the floors.
Kärcher Robocleaner 3000 is not a new product. In fact, it was launched all the way back in 2003!! Some claim that this 'outdated' robot can't compete with today's modern robotic vacuums that utilize the latest technology to navigate the home(SLAM, cameras, etc). I fell in that same trap also thinking that the latest technology must be 'the best'. Unfortunately, I was let down due to the extra time I had to spend cleaning the robotic vacuum after every single time it ran! I understand that no robotic vacuum on the market is 100% autonomous, but I wanted to own the one that comes the closest to complete autonomy. In my eyes the Kärcher Robocleaner is a great match for how I want my robotic vacuum to perform. I have owned several robotic vacuums with the latest technology. They worked well in navigating my home, but I had to clean the robot after each use (Clean the brush, empty the dust bin, worry about hair entering places one can't easily get to, etc), or they broke down due to various issues that cropped up. Some components had to be modified in order for it to stay running over a year (In certain 'harsh' environments, like homes with pets). Some people don't have a problem with all of those issues, but on top of the inconvenience that comes with the day to day maintenance, all of the modifications that need to be done to your robot in order to keep it running properly also adds a significant amount to the total cost of ownership.
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I have to share something right away that had me baffled for a bit the first day. I was so focused on the fact that all robotic vacuums must stay on their home base / charger all of the time in order to keep their batteries topped off. Once the Kärcher finishes the cleaning cycle, and it's completely charged, the Kärcher will back off the charger, power off and stay off until called upon. At first, I thought that there was something wrong with it and I couldn't understand why it wouldn't stay docked to it's base station. As it turns out, this actually by design.
When the LED's on the robot are off, it's off! There is nothing draining the batteries, such as the IR's/schedules/clock on some other robotic vacuums. A quick read of the manual (Shown below) and a reply from customer service confirms that this is in fact the normal behavior of the robocleaner:
If you want the robot to interrupt the cleaning after the next charging cycle, then...Press the "Parking the robot" button (B). The "Parking" indicator lamp (A) is activated. After its next return to the station, the robot is emptied and charged. Then, the robot is turned off and comes to a standstill in front of the station."
Also, you will want to be careful as to how you clean the dirt detect sensors. I accidentally used a kitchen 'Wet Wipe' to wipe them off and after it finished charging, the robot would stop and slowly blink the red LED. I kept wondering what was happening, then saw that both IR's were covered in fine dust. Once I cleaned them off with an anti-static cleaning cloth (used for computer monitors/etc), the issue went away. It would be good to use those cloths on the cliff sensors also. Nothing really dramatic, but just a tip that I wanted to share with the new Kärcher owners. ;)
Unboxing the Kärcher:
The Kärcher was packaged in an outer box with their logo on the sides only.
I opened it up and was greeted with the main box with colorful graphics and specifications of the robot. If one saw this on a shelf in a local store, it surely pleases the eye and caught my attention to read the highlights of the robot.
It was packaged very well to protect everything from any shipping mishaps that might happen. Both the robot and base were wrapped in plastic.
Package Contents:
Once you open up the box you see part of the base. You lift the cardboard flap, and you are greeted with the base. On the other side, you have some filler and a box that contains the robot itself, and below that is the ramp that easily snaps onto the base.
There is also an owner's guide that covers a lot of languages (Pretty thick), reply card, and a sticker with shop and service information.
Owner's Manual/Quick Reference:
The Owner's Manual covers everything, from how to set it up initially, positioning the base, parking the robot, and an overview of the robot with various parts. It also has an extensive troubleshooting guide if you encounter your robot flashing the red LED, or if your base has all LED's on. The beginning of the manual has a quick reference, with pictures that is very easy to follow.
The base is very lightweight and easy to move with the handle.
The bottom has space to where one can wrap the extra cord to take up the slack. You have to attach the ramp, which is a very easy task in which the instructions are illustrated quite nicely.
Kärcher Robocleaner:
The Kärcher itself is a lightweight robot that is round. It has a rubber bumper all around the robot to protect furniture/etc, as well as a couple of rubber bumpers protruding on top to help it not get stuck underneath furniture.
It simply has an on/off button, and 2 LED's (Red/Green). It has 4 cliff sensors to protect from falling down stairs. There is an IR window to aid in finding the base, as well as IR sensor in the dust bin to alert of a full dust bin and it supplies information so the robot will use the correct program.
Noise from the robot/base:
The robot is very quiet when it's cleaning the home. It's much quieter than the other robotic vacuums on the market. The base is loud as a typical upright vacuum. It only lasts for about 30 seconds when the robot returns to the base to empty and/or charge. One can force the base to be quieter by using less vacuum to clean the robot. It performs quieter, with reduced performance. After the 8 hour timer is up, it reverts back to normal operation.
Videos of the Kärcher:
Programming the cleaning run time:
Programming the cleaning run time takes place on the base. The robot itself is programmed with 4 different cleaning modes (Which it automatically selects by using data it receives from the dust bin sensor):
Robot runs according to the random method at normal speed.
Robot slowly moves across the dirty area.
Robot slowly runs forwards / backwards across the dirty area.
Robot runs slowly and radially across the dirty area describing a star.
The base keeps track of how long the robot has cleaned, and will communicate to the robot that it either needs to return cleaning (After emptying/charging), or it's finished and will park.
Navigating the home:
The Kärcher would be considered to be a 'dumb' robotic vacuum cleaner due to the simple random method it uses. If it encounters an obstacle, it will simply change direction at a random angle. Some have claimed that this type of navigation is not effective in cleaning the home.
With that said, the Kärcher cleans my home very well. I can see where it has vacuumed, and it does a very good job. It doesn't clean corners well due to the fact it doesn't have a side-spinning brush.
Dust Bin:
The dust bin is pretty small (0,2 l) compared to other robotic vacuums. This doesn't pose an issue due to the sheer fact that once it's full, it drives back to the base to empty autonomously.
Prepping the house before a run:
This task is important like any other robotic vacuum cleaners, as well as regular upright vacuums. You will want to pull up loose items (Pet toys, multiple cables, rugs with long tassels, clothing, etc). I had 2 small rugs with 2" length fringes that it got stuck on. I just pull them up before I leave for work.
Charging the battery can take up to 60 minutes (Generally seen on the first charge). If the battery reaches a certain level during cleaning, it will seek out the base. Once it docks, the dock will clean the dust bin for about 30 seconds, and then it will charge (Blinking green LED on robot).
The Kärcher can't be scheduled in advance, which turns some people away. I personally don't have an issue with this. I have my Fiance simply press the on button on the robot right before she leaves. We decided to set the Kärcher to run for 6 hours, which is adequate for our home.
Finding the home base:
Positioning the home base in your home is crucial so the robot can find its way back to the base. I have my base positioned pointing towards the hallway to the other rooms. It can easily cross the base beams while cleaning the living room, dining room, bathroom, kitchen, as well as going between the rooms. So far, the robot has successfully docked 100% of the time. If the Kärcher doesn't find the base after a while, it will turn off the vacuum/brush and focus on finding the base.
If you plan to store the Kärcher for an extended time, it states to store it with fully charged batteries. If you try to start the Kärcher after an extended time and it fails (Batteries are dead), there is instructions you need to follow in order to charge the batteries back up.
Maintenance (Robot/Base):
Maintaining the robot is fairly simple.The manual covers how to open up the dust bin cover, remove/clean the flat filter, as well as removing/cleaning the brush.
It also says you should clean the cliff sensors as well (General wipe-down). It doesn't state as to how often one should maintain the robot. I know this varies from home to home, so I decided to pick up the robot and get pictures of the brush after a 2 week run. During the first two weeks, I have only had to free it from a couple of places in the beginning, in which I picked it up off of the choke point (1 was a rug with tassels, and the other time was underneath the desk with a mess of wires.)
Maintaining the base is simple as well. There is an LED that lights up that lets you know it's time to replace the bag. You simply pull up on the bag, and put a new bag in its place. After you have gone through 5 bags, it's stated to replace the motor filter on top (Which is included in the 5-pack of bags). I haven't had to replace the bag yet. I can't tell how 'full' the bag is.
Technical Data:
|Cleaning performance (m²/h)
|Running time per change (min)
|20 - 60
|Motor rating (W)
|max. 600
|Voltage (V)
|220 - 240
|Frequency (Hz)
|Charging time rechargeable battery (min)
|10 - 20
|On-board dust container (l)
|Base station dust container (l)
|Noise level in quiet mode (db(A))
|Weight Robocleaner (kg)
|Weight base station (kg)
|Dimensions RoboCleaner (D X H) (mm)
|285 x 105
|Dimensions base station (L x B x H) (mm)
|500 x 250 x 230
The Kärcher Robocleaner RC3000 is a rock solid robotic vacuum cleaner. Kärcher has lived up to what I have been looking for in a robotic vacuum. There is less intervention, it cleans my floor well (Picks up pet hair/debris great), and it doesn't get stuck (After the initial Kärcher-proofing of the home). We simply have to press 1 button to start the robot for the day I want the house cleaned and I don't have to worry about cleaning the brush for at least 2 weeks! It navigates my home very well (2 bedroom/2 bath), and always finds the base (Location, location, location). I haven't had to change the base bag. I think it might last about a month in my home.
Kärcher service has been extremely helpful with the questions I have asked them, and I know I won't have any issues if I need any warranty work down the road.
The 'wearable items' in a Kärcher are the base bags, batteries, and possibly be the brush (No reports on the forums of needing it replaced).
If you figure in how much items cost over a 5 year span to keep the other robotic vacuums running vs. the Kärcher, one might be shocked as to how much they have spent! The Kärcher might be more expensive in the beginning, but it costs less if you factor in other modifications/parts purchased one needs to replace to keep the robot running. As of now, I give the Kärcher 4.5 out of 5 stars (This could change in the future)! And, with my current thoughts/views, I can highly recommend the Kärcher Robocleaner RC3000.


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While sales of Arcade titles are likely lower than their green-boxed counterparts, the success of games such as Geometry Wars is none too surprising. The Arcade definitely fits the bill in the instant-fulfillment department, and the games you get aren't half bad. So when IGN published the top ten Arcade sellers, the only surprise—at least for me—was learning that Bankshot Billiards is actually that popular.
The one thing everyone seems to agree on is that Geometry Wars rules the current crop of XBLA titles. In both sales, our own rankings and both our and your votes for XBLA game of the year, it came out on top. Though we've heard numerous gamers requesting that new, unique titles be released, it's clear that classic games still have quite a draw. Gauntlet and Smash TV occupy the spots right under Bizarre's leading title, though they're followed by more unique games like Bejeweled II and Zuma. The thing is, even though some gamers may never have played either of those before, games like Zuma, Wik, Outpost Kaloki X and Bejeweled II have all been released before, some for mobile devices and some for PC.
As the article points out, Bankshot Billiards is by far the most expensive game available, costing 1200 Microsoft Points ($15) to download. Does its popularity set an uncomfortable precedent for pricier Arcade games, especally highly-anticipated titles like Street Fighter II? While I'll still fork over the dough for the game, even at $15, it will be an uncomfortable throwback to the pre-360 Live days. Keep the games cheap and fun, and you'll keep us gamers happy.


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Why small companies will lead the second chemical revolution
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Why small companies will lead the second chemical revolution
"If we've made it once already, why should we make it again?"
Alan Barton, the chief executive officer of Lehigh Technologies, is talking about tires, but his question could be asked about almost any product.
In a world of limited resources and rising energy costs, why not turn everything that we no longer need or want into something else?
This is the aspirational goal of what's called cradle-to-cradle design. It's easy to talk about and hard to do, as I was reminded last week when talking with Barton about Lehigh, a privately-held, venture-backed company that turns worn out tires into what it calls "micronized rubber powders," or MRPs, that are then used in new tires as well as shipping pallets, asphalt roads and waterproofing, among other things.
I learned a lot about tires during our interview. Roughly speaking, about one tire per person is discarded every year in the U.S. or western Europe. That's a lot -- nearly 300 million in the U.S. They used to be discarded under bridges or in trash dumps until governments and the tire industry set up recycling and collection systems. Now, most are burned for fuel, often in paper mills or in cement kilns, with an emissions profile similar to coal. Others are ground up for construction materials, mulch, roads or sports surfaces, according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association. Some, of course, still wind up in dumps.
Barton is certain we can do better. Tires, it turns out, are made of highly engineering materials, a mix of synthetic and natural rubber, as well as fiber, textile and steel cord.
"Burning or burying molecules we've already made is not a solution," he told me. "It's a problem."
Next page: Making a profit recycling rubber
Based in Tucker, Ga., not far from Atlanta, Lehigh has been working to find better uses for old tires for nearly 10 years. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins invested in 2008, and Barton was brought on at CEO soon after. Since 2009, he says, the company has grown by 30 to 50 percent a year. Now it sells its MRPs -- micronized rubber powders that are as small as 50 microns -- to five of the world's 10 biggest tire companies.
The company has built a hi-tech plant that can process up to about 140 million pounds of tires and post-industrial waste. The rubber is ground up, steel is removed by magnets and vacuums, and then a cryogenic process uses liquid nitrogen to super-cool the bits of rubber so that they can be crushed into tiny bits. "Some powders are fine. Ours are finer," the company says.
All of this has environmental benefits, according to the company. Every pound of Lehigh's MRPs saves nearly a gallon of oil, about 10kWh of energy versus traditional alternatives, and nearly half the CO2 of traditional alternatives. More important from a business standpoint, Lehigh's MRPs cost less than using virgin materials.
"Ultimately green chemistry will only be adopted if it delivers lower cost," Barton says.
But despite the cost advantage of MRPs and their environmental benefits, Lehigh remains a small company. Its revenues are "less than tens of millions of dollars," Barton told me, without being more specific/ Only about half of the capacity of its plant is being utilized. That's largely because tires are so highly-engineered that the tire companies can take years to decide whether to use new inputs. Lehigh's MRPs have found their way into more than 150 million tires, so far, accounting for up to 6 percent of their content -- but remember, about 300 million tires are discarded every year in the US.
Still, Barton sees big trends -- rising population, rising demand for energy, rising oil prices, rising levels of waste -- that will gradually lead the industrial economy into what he calls a "second chemical revolution." Eventually, he says, petrochemicals will give way to infinite cycles of use of existing materials, sustainable production of new chemicals and only the most efficient use of existing carbon sources.
This green chemistry revolution will be led, for the most part, by small companies like Lehigh -- he also mentioned Amyris, Kior, Renmatix and Genomatica as industry disruptors – because the big chemical companies have too much invested in the status quo.
"Big industry either wants it go away or sees it as too long-term," Barton says. It's long-term for sure. Let's hope it's not going away.
Photo of discarded tires in Michigan dump provided by Bonita R. Cheshier via Shutterstock.com.


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With credit ratings agencies essentially poised to reject refinancing plans for Portugal and Greece it may be well to remember who pays the agencies' bills — and, of course, who will actually bear the brunt of their ratings downgrades.
After all — as the Youtube clip below clearly points out — agency credit ratings are merely opinions and not meant to guide investment decisions….
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Moody's Investors Service cut Portugal's debt rating to junk status on Tuesday, ratcheting up the pressure on euro zone governments to work out a lasting solution to their financial woes.
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STARKSBORO — Lori Russell is renting the former Starksboro town clerk's office and will be opening a general store in the space.
The Starksboro resident thinks the store, to be called the Starksboro Country Store, will be ready for business some time in May.
Starksboro has been without a store like this for about four years since the previous one closed, and Russell thinks that needs to be fixed. "I really think our town has missed it,� she said. "We're a very tight community here in Starksboro, and I think we need something like this.�
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*In a recurring series,*Vanity Fair pulls back the curtain on awards season's most visually enticing films, revealing exclusive details of the creative process of art directors, costume designers, makeup artists, cinematographers, and more. This week, two-time Oscar nominee and costume designer Sharen Davis discusses her designs for Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained.
The Academy Awards nominees won't be announced for another week, but according to an accidentally published test page on Oscars.org, Django Unchainedcostume designer Sharen Davis has already clinched a slot. "This is the third Academy Award nomination for Sharen Davis. She was previously nominated for Dreamgirls(2006) and Ray(2004)" the site said. While we feel sorry for the poor sap responsible for her inclusion—and while we won't know whether she's really nominated until next week—we had to tell Davis.
"Oh my gosh! I haven't even lost weight!" Davis replied. "I never thought about an Oscar in my life. When they called me for Ray, I thought it was a prank call. I said, 'Am I going to open the door and see one of those fake, standing Oscars?'"
Davis was similarly incredulous when the Tarantino camp approached her for Django Unchained."Are you sure you want the girl from The Helpand Dreamgirls?" she asked. Although the bold, bloody Western is a departure for Davis—"I don't even like violent movies," she admits—her admiration for Quentin Tarantino trumped her sensitivity.
Early in the process, Davis says she realized two things—first, "it's a period movie within a period movie. It's set before the Civil War, but it's really a spaghetti Western, which is a late-60s, early-70s movie." (In other words, any discussion of whether or not a period detail rings of pre–Civil War authenticity is kind of irrelevant.)
Second, Tarantino had a very specific vision. "It's all in the script. Quentin writes everything down. Everything. 'Django wears a green jacket.' I illustrated it as it was written," she says.
When, early in the process, the director invited Davis to his house to watch Bonanza, she says she came away thinking, "I want to make it a rock 'n' roll, spaghetti Western." That meant visiting the hat-makers who made Michael Langdon's Bonanzatopper and finding a variation for Jamie Foxx. "Django's hat is Little Joe's," Davis says. "I just put a little more swerve in it."
It also meant digging up spaghetti-Western eyewear. "Sunglasses are usually considered props, but I was asked to find them. I started searching through films that I thought Quentin would like, because that's what he relates to," Davis says. "You can show him the actual history, but that won't do it. They were Charles Bronson's from The White Buffalo. They're hammered metal from 1830. They're hard to put on. They just splay! I only had one pair."
While Foxx pulls off the sunglasses so effortlessly that we might even see copycat lenses on the street, there's one costume in the film no one could carry. When Dr. King Schultz, a bounty hunter, takes the freed slave Django, to choose a costume for the pair's next con, Django selects a ruffled, ridiculous Little Lord Fauntleroy suit.
"Quentin had it in the script as powder blue. And I said, 'I just can't do that. It is very 70s, but that's going to look like polyester no matter what I make it out of.' I slipped a copy of Thomas Gainsborough's The Blue Boy in the back of the research book. He didn't say anything, but he saw it. He sort of said later, 'Oh! Make him look like Blue Boy.'"
Even with the director's go ahead, Davis held her breath for Foxx's approval. "I thought, 'He's never going to wear this.' But he loved it. It was the hardest one to put on, because of the lace-up arms. It took forever. Then I had to build in comfort. I had a different pair of pants for every action. When he was running, I'd drop down the crotch a bit and give him a little more in the waist. When he was riding, we didn't want the pants to ride high."
Tarantino's gory action sequences presented another challenge. "There was so much blood! The squibs kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger, to the point where if they had been still, you'd have thought they all had goiters," she says. "I would take the clothes off the backs of the actors when they got shot, literally hand wash it, blow dry it, put some kind of paneling in, and they would re-squib it. It was old school."
At times, color serves to pace the plot. It doesn't take the viewer long to realize that the whiter a surface, the more likely it is to be splattered: when plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) arrives at dinner with a white carnation in his buttonhole, he may as well have a bulls-eye on his chest.
"Quentin said, 'I'd like Calvin to wear a white carnation.' And I said, "I'm just going to ask you now. Is that where he's going to get shot? Because, if it is, I'll get special effects. Quentin won't tell you much in advance, so you're excited to see what happens."
To dress Django's love interest Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), Davis referenced the spaghetti-Western tradition of super-saturated flashbacks and visions. Broomhilda often appears in deep purple, bright yellow, and eye-catching blue. For Broomhilda's final, ride-off-into-the-moonlight look, Davis chose a belted full skirt and a button-down shirt. "That was her segue into becoming a Western woman. She's saying, 'I'm as strong as you, honey. Let's go!' I illustrated her whole arc. She started in a dark purple and ended in a light purple. Now she's totally free."
Clothes emphasize Foxx's arc, too. In his final action sequence, Django stages a surprise attack while wearing Candie's suit. "That's what made it the spaghetti Western it should be. Those two could never wear the same clothes! I remember Quentin called me three days before the shoot. He said, 'I have a great idea. Jamie should wear Leonardo's red suit.' And I thought, Do I even have enough fabric?"
The costume designer's only disappointment, she says, is that so many costumes never made it to the screen. That leaves some unexplained characters, like that of the beautiful lady outlaw whose face is half-covered throughout the film. (The idea there, says Davis, is that the character would drop the bandana to reveal an absent jaw.) It also leaves the possibility of a sequel.
"I think Django 2 is on the cutting-room floor!" says the costume designer, lamenting the intricately dressed gangs, comfort slaves, and miscreants who will never be seen. "There are barely any clothes in the movie. It breaks my heart!"
Although, judging by the early response to Davis's work, it seems there are just enough.


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Curiosity's laser turns Mars rocks to 'glowing plasma'
Watch out Martians, those million-watt jolts were just target practice
Humanity has unleashed its most awesome high-energy assault on extra-terrestrial geology to date, after the Curiosity rover zapped a martian rock with its Chemistry and Camera instrument (ChemCam) over the weekend.
The unprovoked attack was the first time any off-Earth object has been subjected to investigation by laser and unleased awesome forces on a rock named "Coronation".
Mission control has described the experiment as follows:
"ChemCam hit Coronation with 30 pulses of its laser during a 10-second period. Each pulse delivered more than a million watts of power for about five one-billionths of a second. The energy from the laser excited atoms in the rock into an ionized, glowing plasma. ChemCam also caught the light from that spark with a telescope and analyzed it with three spectrometers for information about what elements are in the target."
"Coronation", the rock Curiosity zapped with its ChemCam laser
The experiment was not intended to reveal any information on Coronation's composition, with target practice and calibration the aim of the exercise. But NASA and JPL boffins haven't ruled out useful science resulting from the test, writing that "Researchers will check whether the composition changed as the pulses progressed. If it did change, that could indicate dust or other surface material being penetrated to reveal different composition beneath the surface." ®
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Larsen is only returning starter
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The challenge for the 2013-14 Peabody-Burns High School Lady Warriors will be scoring.
"Returning players will have to score points consistently for us to be competitive," said head coach Daren Schroeder, now in his 11th season at Peabody-Burns high school. "Eliminating turnovers and rebounding on both ends of the floor will also be important.
"The players do have a good grasp of what is expected and understand our system," he added. "They work extremely hard and strive to improve every game. If the scoring improves and they take care of the ball, they will be competitive as the season progresses."
Junior forward Brianna Larsen is the only returning starter from last year. At 5-10, she is the tallest of the PBHS squad. Much of the scoring expectation rests on her shoulders. She can attack the basket off penetration. She also has the ability to anticipate on defense, which will lead to steals/turnovers.
Larsen will be joined by four other returning letter winners.
Senior Jordan Gibson, 5-5, will play both inside and on the perimeter this season. Rebounding is a big part of her skill set. She has come off the bench the last two years and will be expected to contribute heavily this year.
Rylie McDowell will unfortunately miss the beginning of the season with an injury. The 5-4 junior guard has good basketball knowledge and will bring smart play to the team upon her return. She will have to score from the perimeter.
Junior guard Christa Elliott, 5-7, will also be needed to score from the perimeter. She can shoot the ball, but will have to become consistent for team success.
Katy Benson, a 5-6 sophomore, will play point guard and be expected to score. Defensively, she will have to be in the post as well as the perimeter. She is athletic and will be the floor leader.
Alex Lewis missed last season due to an injury. The 5-8 sophomore will help post play and be the anchor for zone defense. Inside game success depends on her.
Alanis Bishop will be a new varsity face. She has a good understanding of the program and will be expected to contribute successful minutes in games throughout the season.
Brian Lightner will assist Schroeder again this season, which begins at home Friday against Chase County.


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"Well, it's one for the money,
Two for the show,
Three to get ready,
Now go, cat, go."
—Carl Perkins, "Blue Suede Shoes"
On Dec. 4, 1956, musical top dog Elvis Presley dropped into a jam session at his former Memphis record label, where Carl Perkins and local unknown Jerry Lee Lewis were hard at work. Johnny Cash also randomly came to join them, in what would become the stuff of legend.
The impromptu (and short-lived) supergroup and their single recording session was monikered the "Million Dollar Quartet" by the press, and a new Broadway show about it has become a smash hit.
The "jukebox musical" is based on the events of that day at the Sun Record Studios, run by Sam Phillips.
"It was a small record label that had such big icons come out of it," said Lee Ferris, who plays legendary rockabilly musician Perkins in the show.
"In certain ways it's a traditional musical where people break into song, but in a more organic sense, because it's just four guys jamming in a room," Ferris said. "There's a looseness that, in my opinion, is kind of more believable than 'Oklahoma!' or 'The King and I,' where people just break into song and dance… Ultimately it's not a historical document, but it does have a lot of attention to detail, more so than I would have thought."
Reviving a legend
The musical, Ferris said, is a 50/50 split between the story of the day and the times and a wide range of songs based on the actual "Million Dollar Quartet" session, as it was called in the press at the time.
"The actor who plays Sam Phillips breaks the fourth wall at the beginning and narrates to the audience," Ferris said. "He explained how it came to be and how they all got there in their own way, through flashbacks. Soon it becomes the day of Dec. 4, 1956. In a lot of ways it's very much the story of Sam Phillips, and how created that world in that small space and changed the face of rock and roll in this country. He truly was a very radical, revolutionary thinker, saying 'yes' at a time when people were not OK with black music, and rock and roll in general. Most people thought that Elvis was black when he first came out."
Presley, a former Sun name who had jumped to RCA, had by that time risen to be the top bill in the country; Lewis was still undiscovered, and the other musicians were at the beginning of their upward trajectories. Perkins saw success as the creator of the hit "Blue Suede Shoes," which Presley famously sang on"The Ed Sullivan Show"(and, some argue, didn't credit appropriately to Perkins).
"As Carl, I get to have an educational role," Ferris said. "He was a heavy influence on the Beatles and many European musicians, but he didn't have as big a future as the other three — his success didn't necessarily happen in the eyes in the public. It's been challenging doing the educational underdog role in some ways. It's easy to be perceived as bitter and annoying, but he's kind of the realist of the group. He talks about the reality of the record business, and he shows that in less of a fantasy-driven way than the others."
Ferris said he was able to create his role a bit more than the actors cast to play, say, Presley or Cash, because most people today don't have a sense of who Perkins was. Ferris crafted his character through watching footage and reading available biographies.
"I got in there as much as possible," he said, "but there's a lot less video footage of him as opposed to the other guys. I tried to incorporate some of his mannerisms and signature licks that he played to start solos. But I've been allowed by the creative team to do my own interpretation, to let Lee get in there. As long as I stay within the era that I'm playing — not '90s guitar licks or something like that — then it stays sort of a tribute to who the guy was."
'Cobbled together'
Ferris is best known to local audiences for being half of the Los Angeles-based indie act Freddy and Francine. He went to Santa Monica High School before attending the Berklee College of Music and studying vocal performance at Cal State Northridge. Gigs in bands on the East and West Coasts followed, along with a stint as an acoustic guitar builder in Hawaii.
"I came back when I missed making records," Ferris said. "I just kind of cobbled together a musician's life." Other odd jobs included set dressing for television commercials.
Ferris put out a solo record and was cast in a Los Angeles cast of "Hair," where he was told that he had a talent as a stage persona.
"Other people thought so more than I recognized it in myself," he said. Later theater work and his musician's background yielded the skills necessary for him to audition for "Million Dollar Quartet."
"I wasn't a union actor yet, but I saw an open audition call," Ferris said. "My roommate actually saw the show in New York, and thought this was very appropriate for what I was doing already. But Broadway was for actors who had really trained, and I wondered, 'How am I gonna go into a lead role and hold my own?' I watched some footage from 'Million Dollar Quartet' and saw how legitimate the musicianship was, and that really turned me on, as a musician.
"I went to audition to Hollywood and it was very loose. We basically just kind of jammed. It's like when you get into a room with musicians; the formalities were kind of thrown out the window, and so I was less nervous than if it was a usual Broadway thing. It just was very easy from there; the whole thing felt very right and appropriate. The rehearsal process was the same."
That sense of ease has pervaded the show circuit as well, Ferris said.
"Everybody gets along, and I've made a lot of wonderful friends. Also, this show has done really well, which is not always the case. We get to go out and play music every night, and we play it all ourselves. That's different from other Broadway shows because it's really exciting, and allows for spontaneous energy that can really bring the audience into the show."
The show marks Ferris' debut in a Broadway production, as well as the first time he has traveled on such an extensive tour.
"It's been really exciting," Ferris said. "It's an interesting time, in the context of a recession, to travel the whole country and see how each town is doing. You get a really good sense of different regions, and it's really interesting to see which regions like which jokes or songs.
"It's been a wonderful overall experience — and discipline, frankly — as we do eight shows a week; we really work super hard to put on a good show every night. It develops a certain professionalism in somebody if it wasn't in there already. You become good at it very fast, because you don't have a choice."
If You Go
What: "Million Dollar Quartet"
When: Tuesday to May 6
Where: Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa
Cost: $20 and up
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Mary Yavelak gets some funny looks when she tells people her science fair project subject: diapers.
Mary Yavelak gets some funny looks when she tells people her science fair project subject: diapers.
The Ashbrook High School senior is quick to point out that it was her sister�s pregnancy last year that prompted her to delve into research about the best kind of fabric to use for cloth diapers.
�We got to thinking about how safe they are,� Yavelak said.
That inspired this year�s project � a look at the safest combination of fabrics and way to store and wash diapers to minimize microbes.
Middle and high school students across Gaston County have been testing hypotheses and conducting experiments in preparation of the fifth annual Gaston Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
The experiments fall into four categories � science, life science, earth science and technology and engineering.
Today, students will explain their experiments to judges who will decide the winning projects in each category. Students are judged on scientific method, research, resources cited and the types of evidence provided to support their results.
Yavelak started her experiment in September. She took different types of fabric like cotton and micro fleece and put staff E. coli and yeast that had been grown in a lab onto them.
She put the fabrics into a dry pail and a wet pail before washing. Parents who opt for cloth diapers use either method to store them until they�re washed in a washing machine. Yavelak tried to do what most parents would do in their own homes.
�I actually found results that were a little bit scary,� Yavelak said.
Turns out that neither method eliminated microbes even after the diapers were put through a washing machine.
Micro fleece had the fewest microbes after being stored in a dry pail and being washed, the safest choice.
Yavelak�s projects have taken her up to the regional level each year. Ashbrook requires students who take Advanced Placement classes to do a research project, but Yavelak said she�s happy to put in more than just a cursory effort.
�It�s just something that you work on it but you get so much back,� Yavelak said. �Why wouldn�t you do it?�
You can reach reporter Amanda Memrick at 704-869-1839 or follow @AmandaMemrick on Twitter.
Want to go? The Gaston Regional Science and Engineering Fair is open to the public from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Schiele Museum of Natural History, 1500 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia. The awards ceremony starts at 5 p.m.
People can also see the displays next week. Students will remove their projects from the museum next Friday, Feb. 1.


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CHICAGO -- Because of the current health challenges facing families and individuals, Neil Nicoll, president and CEO of the YMCA of the USA, issued a New Year's resolution for the organization: continue to get Americans healthy. To do that, the YMCA is implementing a new strategic plan focused on the holistic development of children and youth, family strengthening, and health and well-being for all.
Since taking on the CEO role in June 2006, Nicoll has focused on uniting the Ys across the country under the strategic plan Activate America.
"Through Activate America, YMCAs are resolved to shift the way we work with health seekers to more effectively support Americans in establishing better and lasting habits around their health," Nicoll says. "While we don't assume that YMCAs can single-handedly improve health and well-being of Americans, we believe improvements cannot be made without the YMCA."
In addition to grants to local Ys for community-based programs and Healthy Kids Day, the YMCA of the USA also collaborates with other corporate and government entities, including the Stanford University School of Medicine (CA).
"The YMCA's commitment to the health and well-being of all Americans through Activate America has huge potential to reverse the declining health trend in America," says Wesley Alles, a senior research scholar at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
The YMCA of the USA is the national resource office for the nation's 2,663 YMCAs, which serve nearly 20.2 million people each year.


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I did not come from the RCC, but I am wondering why you would want to become Orthodox if you believe that what you have been receiving in the Roman Catholic Church ARE Sacraments.Wouldn't that mean that you believe that the RCC has the same Grace as the Orthodox Church?
I spoke with the priest specifically about this issue and he explained that it is acceptable in Orthodoxy to believe that there is grace in Roman Catholicism.
..in my opinion, one could believe that another Church has grace in some way but still believe that they are not fully the Church and hence that it is necessary to join the more authentic and original Church.
Jennifer,I can see how it would be hard on you (and I wonder why an Orthodox priest would make you wait a year if you are RC--but he knows you better than I).I guess just recall that many Orthodox and RC's over the centuries went to communion only once a year; that many saints who lived in the desert communed infrequently; that a year goes by pretty quickly; that some people receive a year of excommunication for extreme sins in the Orthodox Church; that it is an opportunity to prove to yourself how much you should WANT to receive the Eucharist EVERY time you receive--many things to consider.Anastasios
I understand that point of view. And that is why I wonder why, if her Priest believes that also, he just does not let her to continue to receive the Sacrament from the RCC until she has been accepted into the Orthodox Church.
I will bit my lip and refrain from responding with a uncharitable comment to the Church of Rome being grace-less.James, grumbling
Anastasios,Most people here know I'm a non-conforming traditionalist, I do understand the Orthodox views the majority of the time and do agree on many, but let's have a little class discussing conversion issues.jamesedit do to using Mozilla instead of that #### IE 6.
Then if this Orthodox Priest believes that RC Sacraments have Grace - then ask him why you can't continue taking Communion at the RC Church while you are a catechumen in the Orthodox Church?AFAIAC if this Priest feels that RC Sacraments have Grace, then he has no business talking to you - he is sheep stealing. But then again -- it's just my opinion.
Maybe the modern papal dogmas (presumably you are thinking of infallibility primarily?) are mistaken developments, but are you really so certain that the papacy is totally unnecessary? I can't see it, myself.
I think signing off on every detail of a church's teaching is not the most important thing. Keep an open and humble mind, receive the sacraments, focus on those things you are sure of.
Most importantly, talk to a wise and holy _Catholic_ priest before making the jump. If you haven't done that, you should not be thinking of conversion.
Jennifer,You don't believe papal dogmas yet you are not ready to leave Rome? I think you are setting yourself up for some of the mental gymnastics I had to go through for years to remain an Eastern Catholic. But God bless you and I hope it all works out for you.Anastasios
Loving and serving God was NOT supposed to be this complicated.
In addition, the later epistles (eg. 2 Peter, Jude, the Pastorals) are full of warnings about heresies and perversions of the truth, etc. It's these heresies that make things complicated, not the Truth itself. It's naive to think that proper theology and worship can be dispensed with without destroying proper devotion and right living. Subjectivist "simple" Christianity is a mere romanticist flight of fancy, a wisp of emotion.
I'm once again considering converting to Orthodoxy. One of the things that worries me to the most is being away from the sacraments for the catachumen period (about a year according to the priest). For those of you who went through it, was it bad as I imagine? How did you do it?
One of the things that worries me to the most is being away from the sacraments for the catachumen period (about a year according to the priest).
There is no one year waiting period to receive the Eucharist for converts from Roman Catholicism to the Malankara Church.
How are Catholics received in the Malankara Church?
This post gave me autism.
Since when has a Hierarch done anything for you? . . .
Apparently you can get the Juice or Power from a certain Icon.
That's not exactly true. The Indian Church may be more lenient in this, but other Churches seem to be more strict.
I asked Father Michael about this today and he said that Catholics entering the Malankara church do not need to undergo initiation rites; he would just prefer that they tell him that they are joining the church.
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As the More is More Mom®, I'm all about……a more relaxing Christmas with my family! Well, we did it; we simplified our Christmas Eve celebration. Gone, this year, was the four course, four star dinner (along with the days of prep and hours of clean up). Gone was the elaborate and gorgeous tablescape (along with the ironing of the linens and the polishing of the silver). Gone were the fancy frocks (along with the dry cleaning bill). This year we ushered in Christmas with casual, comfortable style, with all the pomp and circumstance reserved for Christmas Day.
I thrive on the rat race. I absolutely live for complicated matters, trouble and aggravation, all for the sake of authenticity, but even I must confess, the respite was welcome. The afternoon began with our annual cocktail and appetizer festivities with my friend Judy and her family. Putting our children (one college and three High School students) in charge of arriving at church early enough to secure a pew, while the adults arrived in just enough time for a little socializing before we took our seats.
What a treat! Instead of getting dinner underway after mass, we slipped into our sweats, packed up the car, with Wrigley in tow, and headed to my mom and George's house in Chicago for our new and improved celebration. On the way, we made a pit stop at our favorite Chinese restaurant, Chicago's famous Orange Garden. By 7 pm, we were sitting around the dinner table enjoying the most Heavenly and delicious meal. Who needs a beef tenderloin and crab bisque soup when you've got the world's best egg rolls and shrimp fried rice? Fa-ra-ra-ra-ra (you have seen the cult classic; The Christmas Story, with Ralphie and the Red Ryder BB gun haven't you?)……and clean up was a snap!
It was all so relaxing (except for constantly wrestling Wrigley away from the packages, the tree, the Chinese food, the cookies, everything on the coffee table and all of the squeakers he immediately removed from all of his new toys)! We exchanged gifts, had a few laughs and watched Will Ferrell, in one of his finest performances, Elf. The perfect end to the perfect evening.
After sleeping in, we opened presents from "Santa" and had a huge breakfast. I made egg casserole and bacon, and George made his world famous, special requested, beer waffles. It was divine. For me, the best part of the day was when my Nick and I laced up our running shoes and took Wrigley for our very own, second annual, Reindeer Run. We zig zagged through the city streets to the Friendly Confines, Wrigley Field. I took a picture of my fellas in front of a souvenir shop, the statue of Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, and of Wrigley tapping his paw against Wrigley Field for good luck (it was like kissing the Blarney Stone or pulling the sword, Excalibur, out of the stone). Perhaps the curse will be broken in 2011. You heard it hear first.
The evening brought a beautiful dinner with our family and cherished friends. More of everything is always better!
More new traditions, more time with family, more meaningful memories and experiences….


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Entrepreneurs and leadership teams have challenges and obstacles that are unique to each phase of a business lifecycle. As an entrepreneur and/or key leader in a startup or growth company, you have to be flexible in your thinking and adapt your strategy as you progress the business. As a company grows, different strategies and approaches are required; for example, moving from initial market penetration to what is required to achieve growth or retain market share.
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