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'Friday Night Lights' Author Buzz Bissinger Has a Gucci Addiction, 81 Leather Jackets
(ImaxTree; Getty Images) Images from Gucci's fall 2013 show at Milan Fashion Week; Buzz Bissinger, fashion victim
You and I may best know Buzz Bissinger as the best-selling author of Friday Night Lights, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and the former radio host of The Buzz Bissinger Show on CBS Radio, but the folks at Gucci HQ in Florence, Italy, know him as a walking wallet—one of their best menswear customers, ever. For serious.
In GQ's April issue, Bissinger confesses to owning 81 leather jackets, 75 pairs of boots, 41 pairs of leather pants, 32 pairs of haute couture jeans, 10 evening jackets, 115 pairs of leather gloves, a pair of pants that cost $5,000, and a $22,000 coat. He's such a good customer, in fact, that earlier this year, Gucci flew him—one of five hand-picked high-rolling private clients, all-expenses paid—to Milan and Florence on a whirlwind men's fashion week trip where he sat front-row at the Gucci fall 2013 show, visited the Gucci showroom, attended a lavish dinner overlooking the Duomo, had private fittings for a made-to-measure suit, took private tours of the Gucci Museo and the Gucci Casellina, and stayed at the Park Hyatt Milan and the Four Seasons in Florence. They also threw in a couple of crocodile accessory gifts for good measure.
He writes:
The most expensive leather jacket I own, a Gucci ostrich skin, cost $13,900. The most expensive evening jacket I own, also from Gucci, black napa leather with gold threading, cost $9,800. The most expensive leather pants, $5,600. The most expensive jeans, $2,500. The most expensive pair of boots, $2,600. The most expensive pair of gloves, $1,015. Gucci by far makes up the highest percentage of my collection.But it's not just Gucci—no, it seems like Bissinger has a full-blowing shopping addiction that he can both enumerate and chronicle:
I own forty-three pieces of Gucci—twelve leather jackets, six evening jackets, five pairs of pants, six pairs of boots, four shirts, seven pairs of gloves, and three scarves. I own items from Acne, Affliction, Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Balmain, Band of Outsiders, Belstaff, Bottega Veneta, Brooks Brothers, Burberry, Chanel, Charles David, Diane von Furstenberg, Helmut Lang, Ines, Jan Hilmer, J.Crew, Jimmy Choo, Jitrois, Jos. A. Bank, Joseph, Junker Designs, Loewe, Lucchese, Marc Jacobs, Mr. S Leather, Nike, Northbound Leather, Prada, Rag & Bone, Ralph Lauren, Roberto Cavalli, Saint Laurent, 7 For All Mankind, Thomas Wylde, Valentino, Versace, and Wesco.And, because he keeps "meticulous track" of his finances, he's even worked out the grand total on how much his wardrobe has cost him from the years 2010 to 2012 (two years, mind)—$587,412.97.
Check out the whole brilliant and sordid story right here at GQ.com—to be fair, Bissinger includes a good dose of self-analysis, attributing the beginnings of his shopping addiction to the demise of his sexual relationship with his wife and his experimentation in alternative scenes (he had a relationship with a dominatrix, explored the underground sex club scene, experimented with men and tranvestism).
He concludes:
Still, there has been progress. The thrill of what I own lasts more than a single fitting. I turn out every day in the rocker look that has become totally comfortable. During the Gucci trip a fellow invitee said I looked like "Bon Jovi," a compliment that at this point in my life means more to me than any piece of writing. Both my wife and my therapist have refused to let me pass the beast off any longer as some temporary compulsion. I have agreed to go to meetings for sex addiction, since clothing and sex for me have become one. But I am only going to stem the addiction, not change the way clothing makes me feel depending on how I want to feel on any particular day. I am sometimes afraid, the beast nowhere near bottomed out, wetting its beckoning lips, knowing me better than I know myself.
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Ebola: How a people's science helped end an epidemic
Guest book review from Anita Makri, an editor and writer going freelance after 5+ years with SciDev.Net. (@anita_makri)
I'm sure that to readers of this blog the Ebola epidemic that devastated West Africa a couple of years ago needs no introduction (just in case, here's a nice summary by the Guardian's health editor). So I'll cut to the chase, and to a narrative that at the time was bubbling underneath more familiar debates about responding to health crises – you know, things like imperfect governance, fragile health systems, drug shortages.
All of them important, but this narrative was new. It was about fear, communication and cooperation – the human and social side of the crisis (explored in a SciDev.Net collection I commissioned at the time). There was also an unsettling undercurrent to it – one that conveyed 'otherness' and ignorance on the part of West Africans, fuelled by reports of violence against health workers and of communities resisting expert advice against risky funeral rites.
But if you listened closely, you could just about make out the voices of anthropologists trying to dispel notions that these reactions were about exotic or traditional cultures. Paul Richards was one of those voices, and luckily he's put together a rare account of evidence, theory and experience in a book that should trigger real reflection on how we can do better in handling similar crises (hint: more listening).
Ebola: How a People's Science Helped End an Epidemic tells the story of the epidemic through the eyes of someone with intimate knowledge of the region and the rules that influence human interactions – very much an anthropologist's perspective, not an epidemiologist's. The book turns the mainstream discourse on its head, putting what Richards calls "people's science" on an equal footing with the more orthodox science behind the international response. It captures how people and experts adapted to each other, falling into a process of knowledge co-production.

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Ernest Lubitsch
The primary conflict in his films battle between sexual attraction and the particular state of being of individuals as part of society. An individual has a social position that pulls him in a certain way whereas his sexual attractions might direct him in another. Forbidden Paradise,Cluny Brown,
The Love Parade, Merry Widow and the Student Prince.
In films like Marriage Circle,Lady Windermere's Fan,So This is Paris,One HourWith You,Angels the character felt their marriages and desires coming in conflict. In Ninotchka and To Be or Not to Be political beliefs pull one way,passion another. In Trouble in Paradise the thief finds his vocation coming in the way of desire.
He simply handled the explosive subject of sex in such ironic and clever ways to take all the passion out of it and turn sex as in the matter of intellect. He could in his silent films convey while shooting of two persons in the same room how they felt for one another with the agency of inanimate articles buttons,mirrors, gloves or hats. Whereas in his sexual comedy he made the sound track and the picture work in opposition. In The Love Parade Maurice Chevalier tells a risque anecdote-if the camera stays outside a window and reveals him telling about an incident that we cannot hear we make up in imagination the words he must be saying. In Merry Widow we see Chevalier and Jeannette MacDonald at a cafe table and the camera doesn't stray below the table and is above the table cover and on them. Only MacDonalds,'Stop that',and 'Don't do that' inform us what is going on beneath the table. What we cannot see is left for us to imagine. In the film Angel Lubitsch conveys the essential yet delicate information that the Grand Duchess' 'salon' is merely an euphemism for brothel. He doesn't show customers or girls working there but he manages to treat an explosive subject without unduly drawing attention to it. He flouted the silly Hollywood Code whenever necessary. Lubitsch showed that sex was merely one kind of an activity between the extreme views advocated by Hollywood: sex destroys or Sex is nonexistent.


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In store I really liked them, The buckles are just too cool and I can imagine wearing them alot now I've got the confidence to get my legs out! I adore the western style detailing and the overall Roman feel to them. I could also see myself wearing them with tights in the autumn/winter! Shortly after I bought some really lovely sandals from New Look, So now Im in two minds about keeping them. I really like them, But do I really need them? They were four times the price of my New Look ones, Which I'm totally keeping!
It took me forever to get a half decent image of the shoes on my feet (Maybe its a sign?). They feel quite awkward to walk in as the wedge isn't high or flat, But I'm sure this is something I can live with!
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(Below are my observations from attending DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang's speech today at The Brookings Institution in Washington DC)
It is only natural in the aftermath of political defeat for a political party to embark on a "soul-searching" mission, and reflect on what might have been in a victorious scenario; as well as look towards the future and frame a message that will garner support among its electorate that will push it to a victory in the next round of elections. Much in the same way that the Republican party looked inward following the defeat of its candidate in 2012, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan has spent the past year and a half searching for an effective platform that will ideally appeal to the electorate of Taiwan, as well as placate international concerns about its position on relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC).
The week long visit by DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang to the United States has shown in myriad ways that the party is looking to not only learn from its past mistakes, but is striving to further evolve as a political party. The speech given by Chairman Su at the Brookings Foundation on Thursday gave an insight into the DPP platform heading into Taiwan's "Seven in One" local elections in 2014, followed by the 2016 Presidential election.
Su began by stating that he sees the DPP evolving into "more than an opposition party", and listed a number of specific policy alternatives from what is currently being offered by the ruling majority Kuomintang (KMT) party, including a proposed domestic stimulus package, reforms of Taiwan's troubled pension system, opposition to the recent media acquisition controversy, and halting the activation of a 90% completed nuclear power plant in Taiwan amid safety concerns about nuclear power on the earthquake-prone island.
Regarding the issue of cross-Strait relations, many analysts have pointed to President Ma's strategy of portraying the KMT as the party of stability in respect to its interactions with the PRC since Ma won the Presidency in 2008. Additionally, many have concluded that 2012 DPP Presidential candidate Tsai was viewed with suspicion by many government officials in Washington as being someone who would not continue the cross-Strait policies of Ma if elected (although sources who were present at these meetings between Tsai and US officials stated that the officials viewed her with suspicion from the outset of the meetings, and was not given a fair opportunity to explain her positions regarding Taiwan-China relations with such officials).
Chairman Su believed that "after five years of improved ties between Taiwan and China, the pace of agreements between the two will decelerate and soon stall." Because of this, Su stated his desire to see Taiwan "regain the confidence of its international friends" and looked for Taiwan to actively pursue trade ties in order to better integrate Taiwan into the international economic system. He also pointed out that with the recent opening of the DDP's China Affairs Council (CAC) on May 9th, the DPP is willing to engage Beijing in order to improve relations. However, Su did state that he felt the "political and military" differences between the two countries were too wide at the moment to actively engage in negotiations regarding these two issues. Su also stated that Taiwan was "already a sovereign country with an official title that is the ROC", and that there was no need to change the status quo at this time.
In the realm of Taiwan's national defense, Su accurately stated that "..democracy and security does not fall from heaven," and that "it is time to demonstrate that we are serious about our national defense," noting that while President Ma's 2008 campaign promise to have defense spending at 3.0% of GDP has never been reached, that under the prior administration defense spending was 2.7% of the annual budget in 2007, and reached 3.0% in 2008. Su also stated that while Taiwan could not expect to win a war against China, Taiwan could "at least demonstrate determination" and make China "pay a huge price" if it chose to initiate military action towards Taiwan. This author also agrees with Su's statements that national security should not be politicized, and decisions made with the nation's security in mind be the paramount deciding factor.
In conclusion, Su appeared to come to Washington with a clear agenda of talking points that were directed for both domestic and international consumption. Phrases such as "rebalancing relations with the US", closing "gaps of perception" between the DPP and the United States, and DPP's "soul searching" were repeated often by the Chairman. Su also looked to placate fears that mistakes made in the previous DPP Presidential administration (under President Chen shui-bian) would not be repeated, in regards to political "surprises" that many felt hindered the Taiwan-US relationship during Chen's tenure as President. Perhaps the most revealing statement made by Su was that in attempting to become a "more responsible DPP", the party should make decisions that are not always popular with the electorate, but are good for the country. While it remains to be seen if the DPP will adhere to this bold decision making rationale, it appears that a more mature Democratic Progressive Party is attempting to evolve, and in doing so will give the people of Taiwan a clear choice in choosing their elected leaders, instead of merely having a system in which the DPP plays the role of simple opposition and lacks alternative policies of its own. In the end, Taiwan's democracy continues to evolve, which bodes well for not only Taiwan, but for the prospects of stability in the region as well.


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A Havelock man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on child pornography charges.
A Havelock man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on child pornography charges.
Brian Joseph Vancourt, 40, was sentenced for receipt of child pornography by Senior District Court Judge Malcolm J. Howard on Wednesday, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Vancourt was arrested in April of 2011 and originally was charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
According to the release, the police department in Colorado Springs, Colo., and the FBI detected Vancourt using a peer-to-peer network to acquire child pornography and to discuss �in explicit terms� his desire to engage in sexual acts with a 9-year-old child.
Investigators obtained a search warrant, and the State Bureau of Investigation along with the FBI and Havelock police executed a search of Vancourt�s home on McCotter Boulevard on April 26.
During the search, authorities found a vast collection of child pornography, including tens of thousands of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children, according to the release.
Vancourt was already on the state�s sex offense registry and had previously been subject to a military court martial for child pornography. He was discovered using the peer-to-peer network less than a year after his release from the military brig, according to the release.
Vancourt will also be subject to a lifetime of supervision upon his release from prison.
Also this week, a New Bern man pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography.
William Richard Raper, 62, also known as William Richard Roper, who last lived on Howell Road in New Bern, made his plea on Tuesday.
A probation officer caught Raper, who was a registered sex offender based on a 1991 conviction for indecent liberties with a minor, looking at child pornography on a laptop computer, according to the release. Subsequent investigation showed that Raper had used the Internet to seek child sex abuse images.
Raper faces 15 to 40 years in prison, according to the release. Sentencing is scheduled for June 5.
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There he is: Anthony Lubrano. So majestic, so clean-shaven. So statuesque, presiding over the sports complex that bears his name. I pause here to remind you—because Mr. Lubrano is under no obligation to do so himself—that the field bears his name because he paid for it and that he was on the equivalent of the Penn State baseball team's practice squad not a four year varsity letter man like some would have you believe.
In his quest to be elected to the Penn State Board of Trustees, and unsully the name of Joe Paterno, Lubrano has now released this (five minute-long!) commercial as a dual campaign ad/Joe Paterno tribute.
"I didn't do this to raise the stakes," Lubrano said. "I did it because the stakes have already been raised. They were raised by the Board of Trustees actions or inactions in November."
Several other candidates shrugged off the idea of campaign ad.
"Must be nice to have money, huh," said candidate Vincent Tedesco Jr. "I wish I had the resources to do it. I don't begrudge him at all."
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FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas defensive end Chris Smith is confident he can play outside linebacker in the NFL.
He believes his performance on Arkansas' pro day continued to prove it Wednesday.
Smith, who is one of Arkansas' top pro prospects this winter, was one of 14 Razorbacks who worked out for NFL personnel inside the Walker Pavilion. The North Carolina native spent nearly all of his Arkansas career playing defensive end, but ran through an extensive list of drills as an outside linebacker.
"I think it was real important," Smith said after the workout. "I mean, because I can rush the passer from the two-point stance and three-point stance. I think they wanted to see more of the drop and stuff. I did a little bit of that at Arkansas, but I think they wanted to see that. So hopefully I'm getting good feedback."
It was the second time in the past two weeks the 6-foot-1, 266-pound Smith — who is considered undersized for a defensive end in pro football — has been put to the test as a linebacker. He also worked there at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Smith — who caught passes from former Razorback and New England Patriots quarterback Ryan Mallett during linebacker drill work Wednesday — said he's comfortable at either position as he moves closer to a pro career. The reason: His linebacker work during the 2011 season, when former Arkansas defensive coordinator Paul Haynes tinkered with Smith at an outside position.
"Some teams want my hand in the grass," Smith said. "But most of them want me to stand up at outside linebacker. I can do either one. my junior year helped me be more versatile to where I'm ahead now. So I'm used to it. It doesn't matter to me."
Smith did not participate in strength, speed and agility tests during Arkansas' pro day, letting his numbers from the NFL Scouting Combine stand. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.71 seconds in Indianapolis, bench pressed 225 pounds 28 times, had a 37-inch vertical jump and finished the three-cone drill in 7.75 seconds.
He wasn't alone in letting his NFL Combine numbers stand.
Arkansas center Travis Swanson also concentrated on position drills Wednesday. The 6-foot-5, 312-pound Swanson ran the 40 in 5.28 seconds, benched 225 pounds 20 times and ran the three-cone drill in 7.73 seconds at the Combine.
"When I kind of started this whole process, I wanted to do stuff at the combine, then come into Pro Day completely just focused on my position drills and stuff," Swanson said. "I feel like what I did at the Combine was fine. What I did great was the things that you don't see, the things behind closed doors, both medical and formal and informal interviews. That's where I felt great leaving the Combine."
Pro day was the first chance for other former Razorbacks like fullback Kiero Small, receivers Javontee Herndon and Julian Horton, and offensive lineman David Hurd to be tested, measured and worked out by NFL personnel. Defensive tackle Byran Jones (calf injury) didn't participate and Robert Thomas (broken leg rehabilitation) was limited, but both will work out for scouts on April 1.
Herndon turned in the fastest 40-yard dash time, clocking 4.47 seconds. Thomas had the top bench press with 37 repetitions. Linebacker Jarrett Lake and defensive back Price Holmes had the best vertical jumps (35.5 inches).
"I feel real confident about it," Hurd said after his pro day, which wrapped up with position drills with Swanson. "I feel like I'm one of the top tackles in the nation even though maybe I'm not ranked like that. I've given up two sacks in two years against the best in the nation. And I feel like I performed very well today, too."
Hurd and the rest of the draft prospects now wait for NFL Draft weekend, which will be held May 8-10. Some Arkansas prospects will have private workouts with teams, while others wait and hope to get an opportunity to make an NFL roster.
Smith — who wore a T-shirt with a dollar bill sign on the front for good luck Wednesday — is confident he'll get an opportunity after his work at the Senior Bowl in January, the NFL Combine last month and pro day Wednesday.
He said it doesn't matter if it comes at defensive end or outside linebacker.
"I feel like I showed people I can stand up," Smith said. "I think that was the question and I showed people at the combine because at the Senior Bowl I had my hand in the grass a lot. I feel like I accomplished a lot. But it's not finished yet. Just got to keep on working."


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Beijing (CNN) -- Summits often produce nothing more than expectations. The meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao showed how different those expectations can be.
From the U.S. side there was the expectation of substantive "deliverables" - diplomatic jargon for real results. From the Chinese side, there was an expectation that, by going to Washington, its standing and status abroad would be improved.
While there was little in the way of breakthroughs, in the world of summitry where perception is all, it was the meeting itself that emerged as the message.
A few days before President Hu Jintao embarked on his summit meeting, I asked China's vice foreign minister Cui Tiankai whether we could expect any concrete results.
There would be many, Cui told me, ticking off trade, energy, environment, and people-to-people exchanges, among others.
"But I guess the most important deliverable would be clear guidance to the future development of the overall relationship," he said.
The message from America, meanwhile, is that it accepts China as a global power.
"The U.S. reiterated that it welcomes a strong, prosperous and successful China that plays a greater global role," read a joint statement issued at the end of Hu's visit. This echoed what President Barack Obama said Wednesday during a joint news conference: that China's "peaceful rise is good for the world and it's good for America."
What it signaled is that, despite differences, Washington can do business with Beijing.
There were concessions. The two sides argued robustly but agreed politely to disagree on human rights and other contentious issues. "Each country and its people have the right to choose their own path, and should respect each other's development model," the joint statement read.
The two countries announced a batch of economic deals, including $45 billion in new contracts for U.S. exports, including 200 Boeing aircrafts, to China. The deals are expected to support some 235,000 jobs in the U.S., according to the White House. But they will not be enough to solve trade imbalance.
They also agreed in principle to work towards "a world without nuclear weapons" and towards the resolution of the Korean and Iranian nuclear issues.
But serious issues -- trade, Taiwan, Tibet, human rights, currency manipulation -- divide the two.
The U.S. did not get a guarantee that the Chinese currency would be allowed to appreciate. Nor did it get any public pledge on the release of imprisoned human rights activists or improvement in China's human rights record.
How to judge Hu Jintao's visit? It depends on who you ask. Americans, analysts say, tend to set higher bars to measure whether a state visit is a success.
"They want specific things -- more market access, Chinese movement on the currency, cooperation on North Korea and Iran -- and if at some point they do not see those things happen, then it's viewed as a non-success," said Patrick Chovanec, associate professor at Tsinghua University.
It's much simpler for the Chinese.
"It's not like they are going to Washington looking for specific things from the U.S.," said Chovanec. "They're mainly looking to avoid too much criticism, to avoid a big blow out, and project a generally positive image. Then it is a success."
James McGregor, senior advisor at APCO Worldwide, an American public affairs consulting company, agreed: "All Hu Jintao needs is a smooth visit with no embarrassments."
A Chinese government official explained the country's approach. "We define success of summits in terms of symbolic gestures," says the official, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on the matter. "We pay more importance to the overall atmosphere, not immediate concrete results. We care about tangible deals too but we expect them to come sooner or later."
For the Chinese side, he said, the symbolism that comes with the pomp and protocol during the visit are just as important as the multi-billion dollar deals.
China expects respect through state visits. "We want to see the Chinese president given the status and respect, the treatment due the leader of a important nation," said the Chinese official.
The Chinese also want to change the minds of Americans about what is going on in China and why they should care about it.
A big responsibility falls on the Chinese media to convey this message. Says Tsinghua University's Chovanec: "Nothing makes the Chinese media more excited or more nervous than an official state visit, with this kind of pomp and circumstance. Given the disagreements that have taken place on a whole range of issues in the past year, it's very important for China to project a positive image to the United States. Just as important is the image that the Chinese leaders project back into China -- about whether or how they are respected abroad."
The visit is also designed to polish Hu's image as an international statesman, standing side by side with Obama, fielding pointed questions from a press corps.
The positive images were burnished by the state-controlled Chinese media, which filtered out the minor protests and diplomatic snubs that occurred during the visit. Instead, the local media focused on the red-carpet welcome, the 21-gun salute and the lavish White House banquet.
Also filtered out were reports of international media on irritant issues. CNN's reports that referred to human rights issues, or showed anti-China protests, were selectively blacked out in China.
The Chinese media reported that a discussion of human rights took place during the visit, but they largely avoided mention of President Hu's comments on human rights.
"A lot still needs to be done," Hu acknowledged in answer to a reporter's question during a joint press conference. Answering another question, Hu said: "China also respects the universality of human rights, but at the same time we also believe we need to take into account the differences in culture when talking about human rights."
It is the only time that I can remember when President Hu publicly acknowledged the "universality of human rights", but hardly any news organization here picked it up.
Summits are, after all, all about perceptions - both at home and abroad.


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Rinse the lentils and place in a medium-sized pan, generously covered with water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15–20 minutes until just tender. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a heavy-based pan and add the beans and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes, then add the salmon and stir together for 1 minute.
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BLIND DATE CHALLENGE: Young and younger: Fourth-year and engineer hit the town
The Blind Date Challenge
Sarah is 22 years old, 5'4", with long blond hair, green eyes, and an average build. She's a fourth-year at UVA who likes to spend free time doing trivia, seeing movies, cooking, watching reality TV, and going out with friends. A liberal Christian, she says her "outgoing personality and honesty" make her stand out as does her desire to have "lots of kids" in the future. Her best feature is "either my eyes or my boobs," she jokes, and her favorite books are anything by Paul Auster or Harlon Coben. Sarah is looking for a fit and good-looking guy with a great sense of humor who "loves to talk and loves to laugh."
Greg is 24 years old, 5'10", with sandy blond hair and an athletic build. He's a software developer who graduated from UVA with a degree in computer engineering. He likes video games and sports and says his willingness to try anything once, especially when challenged, makes him stand out. Greg's best feature are his "blue-green eyes," and his favorite book is Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh. He goes to the gym or plays sports at least once a day and prefers "cuteness over sexiness" in women. He's looking for someone 20-26 who "shares his weird sense of humor."
The date begins at Charlottesville's Melting Pot— will things steam up? Will their hearts melt? Or will the fondue pot be the only thing that's hot and steamy...
What did you do to get ready for the date?
Sarah: Just showered, picked out an outfit.
Greg: I put "Eye of the Tiger" on repeat and shadow-boxed in front of a mirror.
How long did that take to get ready?
Greg: About half an hour.
Sarah: About an hour.
Did you get there first? If so, what did you do while waiting?
Greg: I did. I got a gin and tonic at the bar, but I didn't have to wait long for her.
Were you nervous?
Sarah: I was a little nervous.
Greg: Not especially.
What was your first impression of your date?
Greg: Younger than I was expecting. When I went to UVA, I didn't know many students who read The Hook (no offense).
Sarah: I was glad he got there first, and I thought he was cute.
What was he/she wearing?
Sarah: A white button up.
Greg: A black dress.
Did you like their style?
Sarah: Yeah, it was simple.
Greg: Yeah, I was worried I was overdressed, but she also dressed nicely.
Was he/she your type?
Greg: I thought she was pretty cute.
Sarah: I wouldn't really say I have a type.
Did you order drinks?
Sarah: Yes, he was sitting at the bar having a gin and tonic when I arrived, so I ordered a drink, and we sat at the bar for a few minutes.
Greg: We got mixed drinks at the bar, then split a bottle of wine at the table.
How was your meal? What did you order?
Greg: The food was good, but after the wine kicked in, I had a hard time keeping track of how long I was cooking the meat.
Sarah: It was really good, especially the dessert. We did the four-course meal: cheese, salad, entrée, and dessert.
How were you date's table manners?
Greg: Polite; better than mine.
Sarah: Nothing to write home to mom about, but definitely not bad.
What did you talk about?
Sarah: We talked a UVA, TV shows, our families.
Greg: A lot about our backgrounds, sports, TV shows, cooking, etc.
How did the conversation flow?
Sarah: Pretty well. There weren't a lot of awkward pauses.
Greg: Good; there weren't many silent moments.
What did you find most interesting about your date?
Greg: She's the oldest of three siblings, and she has a personality very similar to my oldest sister (I'm the youngest of three).
Sarah: How much he loves his job.
What was the weirdest/most uncomfortable topic of conversation?
Greg: We briefly discussed politics. It was probably a bad idea with a big bowl of hot oil between us, but luckily we had similar viewpoints.
Sarah: I don't think there was anything too uncomfortable.
What did you have in common?
Sarah: We actually had a lot of very similar political beliefs– things you definitely shouldn't be talking about on a first date.
Greg: We seemed to have similar upbringings.
Did you feel any chemistry?
Greg: A little bit.Sarah: No.
What was your favorite part of the date?
Sarah: The dessert– sooo good.
Greg: The main course gave us more time to talk, since it took a while for the meat to cook.
Any surprises?
Greg: She put down drinks faster than me. I guess I'm getting out of practice.
How did the date end?
Sarah: He walked me to my car.
Greg: We spent almost three hours at the restaurant, so we ended it there.
Kiss? or hug? or handshake?
Greg: Handshake.
Would you go out again?
Sarah: Probably not.
Greg: She was cool to hang out with, but I don't think I would go on another date.
What actor/actress does your date remind you of?
Greg: A young Sarah Jessica Parker.
Sarah: A heterosexual Neil Patrick Harris.
Rate the Date.
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In the recent episode, Andrea said 'Blindsides need to happen before they happen to me.'
Anyone who wants to do a blindside gets blindsided. That much has always been clear.
I noticed a really big one in Cagayan:Tasha sat on J'Tia's failed bamboo shelter on episode 1 and fell through it. She would then go on and lose the Immunity Challenge involving bamboo in her boot episode.
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I posted a preview on Lady Melissa Percy and Thomas Van BeeZee's wedding on Friday – click here for a refresher. As mentioned, Hot Harry was there to support his best friend. And his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy was there to support her best friend, Missy Percy. Cressida Bonas, Harry's current situation, also attended, watching from the sidelines as Chelsy, all smiles, BIG smiles, was in prime position all weekend as a member of the wedding party.
Chelsy was seen laughing with Prince William, still very comfortable with the future king of England, who could have been her brother-in-law…had she wanted that life. This is the difference between Chelsy and Kate – Kate prepared, trained, and sacrificed to be Queen. Chelsy wasn't willing to. And Harry found it beguiling.
Chelsy is single now. And she was at her single best this week – the ultimate good time party girl, which, I mean, how can Harry resist. Word is they did spend time together as would be expected and natural as both are so close with the bride and groom. They still seemed very friendly. Word is he was not seen very much with Cressida. She was mostly with Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and while Harry stayed to the next day, as did Chelsy, Cressida left to go back to London. I trust you, you do what you want, I won't be the girl who insists on being with you all the time. Good strategy?
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What better way to help kick off a new year than with upcoming albums from our old favorites? On Thursday, Justin Timberlake and Destiny's Child announced album releases for later this year.
Returning Winter Shows: Where we left off"To whom it may concern...I think I'M READY!" Timberlake tweeted, along with a link to video explaining his six-year absence from music. "I don't want to put anything out that I feel like is anything I don't love. You just don't get that every day. You have to wait for it ... I'm ready," Timberlake states.After the video, viewers are greeted with a countdown ending Sunday at midnight, when our patience will hopefully be rewarded with at least one new song.
Winter TV's must-see new showsBut Timberlake isn't the only one releasing new music this month. Beyonce announced on her website that her former girl group is reuniting the same afternoon."I am so proud to announce the first original Destiny's Child music in eight years!," Beyonce wrote. The new album, Love Songs, will be released on Jan. 29 and is available for pre-order on Amazon.Who are you more excited for: Timberlake or Destiny's Child?


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Vision Films has unveiled its Cannes sales slate including the thriller The Grief Tourist starring Melanie Griffith, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Michael Cudlitz.
Suri Krishnamma's story about a man who travels to horrific crime scenes as a way of fulfilling his destiny will screen on Friday [17].
Phase 4 holds US rights and plans a limited theatrical and VOD day-and-date release this summer.
Finding Ms. Right screens on Thursday [16] and is an ensemble comedy directed by Bryan Fogel based on the Broadway hit Jewtopia, about a young man who pretends to be Jewish in his quest to find the perfect wife.
Ivan Sergei, Joel David Moore, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Peter Stormare, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Wendie Malick, Nicolette Sheridan, Tom Arnold, Rita Wilson and Jon Lovitz star.
"We are looking forward to securing numerous distribution deals for Grief Tourist and Finding Ms. Right," said Vision Films managing director and CEO of worldwide distribution Lise Romanoff. "These titles are carried by a strong, recognisable cast and have great potential for popularity among audiences around the world."
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I Got my Marlins Vuvuzela…zela…zela…zela
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Too funny with the vuvuzuelas Cliff. You know I thought as I was typing that I could see and hear the buzz like bees. I heard a guy… where was it that thought the noise came from a problem with bees.
Hey I still have not had a chance to look for the Cuban sandwiches but tomorrow!
Since I am a musical guy, this has been a blast learning to use the vuvuzela for more than just noise. But it was also a great thing to see the Marlins gameday staff or Marlinsvision play songs in the stadium that could be adapted to vuvuzela use.
The stadium did sound like a huge beehive, but we were buzzing around doing things, so maybe it was a perfect swap.
Hope you can find Lui's small food cart. He is sometimes even there, so that would be a great thing too.
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I never thought I'd say this, but I much prefer the cowbell over the V-thing. And I can't believe they wouldn't let you in with your cowbell. Noise is noise!
SEE!? Flight of the Valkyries with those things is my idea of a good time!! I wish I could have heard that. I caught the game on TV and I thought it was hysterical when I heard the vuvuz's!!! Now if the cowbell and the vuvz's can get some rhythm going…the possibilities are endless.
I am fast learning how groups like Herb Albert, Chicago and some Latin brass insterment groups gain their intense popularity.
There is more variety and rythym that can be achieved out of usung a air-based instrument like a trumpet, trombone, or even kazoo or vuvuzela. Might be a new musical culture was opened up to me last night.
And doing "You Lost That Lovin' Feeling" last night on the vuvuzela at a neighboring bar…..Was the purest highlight of my weekends Rays versus Marlins road trip.
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I love the sounds of vuvuzelas in the morning…hehehehehe
They did not let us bring them back into the Sun Life Stadium on Sunday, so there is an audio discrimination here….solidly.
But it was a completely different attitude in the crowd for one night…They were having fun again at a baseball game.
People forget both the Tampa Bay region and the Fort Lauderdale area had great North American Soccer League (NASL) teamsm the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
So soccer in that region is not a foreign thing.
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The Tax Court, in Jimmie L Clemons, T.C. Summary Opinion 2005-109, upheld the IRS position that gross gambling winnings must be reported as income on Page 1 of the tax return, with losses, to the extent of reported winnings, allowed as a "miscellaneous" Itemized Deduction. The losses can be deducted in full on Schedule A, and are not subject to the 2% of AGI exclusion.
While Jimmie was able to deduct $44,800.00 in losses to wipe out his $44,800.00 of income, the fact that the winnings were included in his Adjusted Gross Income caused 85% of his Social Security benefits to be taxed!
As a tax professional with a practice in New Jersey, and my share of regular lottery players and senior citizens who frequent the casinos of Atlantic City as clients, I have seen many examples where a tax-payer with net gambling losses for the year is royally screwed by "Uncle Sam".
· Because of the way Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits are taxed, there often exists a situation where you could be taxed on $1.85 for every additional $1.00 of income. If you have $3,000.00 in gambling winnings and $4,000.00 in gambling losses you could end up increasing your AGI by $5,550.00 ($3,000.00 x 185%). Even if you can take full advantage of an itemized deduction of $3,000.00 in losses, you still could end up paying $383.00 in federal income tax in the 15% bracket, or $638.00 in the 25% bracket, on a net loss for the year of $1,000.00.
· Even if you can deduct enough losses to wipe out your gambling income, an increased AGI could reduce your allowable medical and miscellaneous job and investment related deductions, reduce or even wipe out a multitude of deductions and credits that are affected by AGI, and even cause you to fall victim to the dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).
· You can only receive the full tax benefit from deducting gambling losses if the total of your other Itemized Deductions equals or exceeds the allowable Standard Deduction. What if a single taxpayer with $5,000.00 in winnings and $6,000.00 in losses has only $2,000.00 in other deductions (i.e. state and local taxes and charitable contributions). While he can deduct $5,000.00 in gambling losses, he only gets a tax benefit for $2,000.00 of the losses: $5,000.00 losses + $2,000.00 other deductions = $7,000.00 Schedule A - $5,000.00 Standard Deduction = $2,000.00 tax benefit. If he is in the 25% bracket he still ends up paying $750.00 in federal income tax on $1,000.00 of losses.
I should point out that losses from any type of wagering transaction can be deducted against your gambling winnings. If you win in the slots your deduction is not limited to losses from slot machines. You can deduct losses from the lottery, 50-50s, bingo, table games such as poker and blackjack, charity raffles, horse racing, keno, etc., up to the amount of your winnings. It is a good idea to keep your losing lottery, raffle and racetrack tickets for the year, and keep track of slot activity by using a player's card, in case you make a big score. If you are unlucky enough to be chosen for an audit of your losses here is a word of advice – make sure your losing racetrack tickets do not have footprints on them.
You should also know that winnings from a "no purchase necessary" marketing sweepstakes or contest are not considered to be gambling winnings for the purpose of calculating deductible gambling losses. The IRS defines gambling winnings as winnings from a "wagering transaction". An IRS "Technical Advice Memorandum" (TAM 200417004) states that such winnings are not gains from a "wagering transaction" because the winner did not furnish "consideration" for the chance to win the prize. If you win the Publishers' Clearing House sweepstakes, or a trip to Club Med by being the 10th caller to a radio station, you must report the winnings, or the market value of the trip, as income on your Form 1040, but you cannot deduct any losing lottery tickets, slot machine losses, or any other kind of gambling losses against this income.
The unfair way gambling winnings and losses are treated on the 1040 is similar to the unfair way most taxable legal awards and settlements and related legal fees are treated.
Any questions?
(OOPS! I forgot to include in my posting on "What To Give Your Tax Preparer – Part Two" the following: IF YOU RECEIVED A FORM W-2G FOR GAMBLING WINNINGS – The total amount of gambling losses for the year)


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(CNN) — Thursday sees the start of the most intense major golf championship of them all: the U.S. Open, played this year on the East Course at Merion Golf Club just outside of Philadelphia.
The tournament is recognized as the most challenging major by golf professionals and fans alike — the winning score is frequently over par, the rough is normally grown to penal lengths and the greens are normally extremely tough to putt on.
If you're a golf fanatic, no doubt you'd love to play on some of these U.S. Open courses to see how you score compared to the world's best.
Unfortunately, the U.S. Open is mostly played at private clubs such as Merion — you can't play on these courses unless you're lucky enough to be or know a member.
However, six public courses already have or will host the U.S. Open.
The great news is that anyone can play them as long as they can afford the green fee.
Bethpage Black Course, Farmingdale, New York
Bethpage Black, the toughest of five courses at Bethpage State Park on Long Island, joined the U.S. Open roster in 2002 after the U.S. Golf Association decided to bring its flagship tournament to a public venue.
The experiment proved such a success that the U.S. Open was again held at Bethpage Black in 2009.
Golf Digest ranked the course No. 42 on its 2013 list of America's 100 greatest courses.
Tiger Woods won the first U.S. Open held at Bethpage Black in 2002. Lucas Glover took the 2009 event.
Anyone can play this monster 7,468-yard, par 71 course.
Be advised that this is a walking-only course, and there's a sign near the first tee that reads "WARNING: The Black Course is an extremely difficult course which we recommend only for highly skilled golfers."
Intimidated yet? That's championship golf!
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Chambers Bay, University Place, Washington
After the success of the Bethpage Black experiment, the USGA began adding more public courses to the U.S. Open roster.
The superb Chambers Bay course is one. It will host its first U.S. Open in 2015.
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened for play in 2007, this stunning 7,165-yard, par 72 course hosted the 2010 U.S. Amateur.
Visitors are warned that cart use is available only with a medical certificate and prior arrangement.
But if you're up to it, this 950-acre property on the shores of Puget Sound is an absolute joy to walk.
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Erin Hills, Erin, Wisconsin
Near Milwaukee, Erin Hills will host the U.S. Open in 2017.
Specifically designed on gently rolling wetlands to accommodate a major championship and opened for play in 2006, Erin Hills hosted the U.S. Amateur in 2011.
The 7,823-yard, par 72 course is another walking-only venue, with neither buggies nor pull carts allowed; caddies are available for $50 (plus tip) per round.
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Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
Always in the discussion of most beautiful U.S. golf courses, this magnificent course features many holes beside the Pacific Ocean on California's Monterey Peninsula.
In 1972, it was the first public course to stage the U.S. Open, won by Jack Nicklaus.
It hosted subsequent U.S. Opens in 1982, 1992, 2000 and 2010, and its next is scheduled for 2019.
"If I had only one more round to play, I would choose to play it at Pebble Beach," Jack Nicklaus has famously said. "I've loved this course from the first time I saw it. It's possibly the best in the world."
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Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst, North Carolina
Memorably won by the late Payne Stewart, the Donald Ross-designed Pinehurst No. 2 course held its first U.S. Open in 1999.
The course had already hosted a PGA Championship in 1936 and a Ryder Cup in 1951, and held its second U.S. Open in 2005.
Next year, it'll become the first venue to host a U.S. Open and a U.S. Women's Open in subsequent weeks.
The historic course opened for play in 1907 and measures 7,485 yards — it's a par 70 from the back tees.
There are eight fantastic courses at the Pinehurst Resort, so it's worth staying a few days to play some of the others, especially numbers 4 and 8.
Golf at Pinehurst is available only to overnight resort guests.
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That's the event Tiger Woods won after hobbling his way around the course with a knee injury. He won on the first sudden death playoff hole after finishing tied with Rocco Mediate after 72 holes and again after the 18-hole playoff round.
Le Tigre won the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in January 2013, his eighth victory here.
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Selecting preload
Depending on the application, there may be a need to preload a bearing arrangement. For example, if a high degree of stiffness or positional control is required then preload may be suitable. Similarly, where there is a very light or no external load on the bearing in operation then preload may be required to ensure a minimum load.
Applying the preload is typically done by measuring a force, sometimes a displacement over a distance or path, or by measuring the frictional torque during mounting.
Empirical preload values can be obtained from proven designs and can be applied to similar designs. For new designs, SKF recommends calculating the appropriate preload range by using SKF SimPro Quick or SKF SimPro Expert and then checking it by testing in the application. The agreement between the calculation and the actual application depends on how closely the estimated operating temperature and elastic behaviour of the associated components – most importantly the housing – coincide with the actual conditions in operation. In this context, the effects of start-up at low ambient temperature must be included in the testing.
Considerations for preload
Depending on the bearing type, preload may be either radial or axial. Super-precision cylindrical roller bearings, for example, can only be preloaded radially because of their design, while angular contact ball bearings or tapered roller bearings can only be preloaded axially.
Single tapered roller bearings or angular contact ball bearings are generally mounted together with a second bearing of the same type and size in a back-to-back (load lines diverge, fig. 1) or face-to-face (load lines converge, fig. 2) arrangement. The same is true for single row angular contact ball bearings.
If the shaft temperature in operation is higher than the housing temperature, the preload, which was adjusted at ambient temperature during mounting, will change. Since thermal growth of a shaft makes it larger both in the axial and in the radial direction, the back-to-back arrangements are less sensitive to thermal effects than the face-to-face arrangements.
When adjusting preload in a bearing system, it is important that the established preload value is attained with the least possible variation. To reduce variation when mounting tapered roller bearings, the shaft should be turned several times to ensure that the rollers are in correct contact with the guide flange of the inner ring.
Preloading with springs
By preloading bearings it is possible to reduce the noise in, for example, small electric motors or similar applications. In this example, the bearing arrangement comprises a preloaded single row deep groove ball bearing at each end of the shaft (fig. 3). The simplest method of applying preload is to use a wave spring. The spring acts on the outer ring of one of the two bearings. This outer ring must be able to be axially displaced.
The preload force remains practically constant, even when there is axial displacement of the bearing as a result of thermal elongation.
The requisite preload force can be estimated using
F = k d
F = k d
|preload force [kN]
|a factor, described below
|bearing bore diameter [mm]
For small electric motors, values of between 0,005 and 0,01 are used for the factor k. If preload is used primarily to protect the bearing from the damage caused by external vibrations when stationary, then greater preload is required and k = 0,02 should be used.
Spring loading is also a common method of applying preload to angular contact ball bearings in high-speed grinding spindles. The method is not suitable for bearing applications where a high degree of stiffness is required, where the direction of axial load changes, or where undefined peak loads can occur.
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Two new classes will be added to Fayette's agricultural program for the next school year.
Ag classes were reëstablished in the district for the 2006-07 school year and a pair of agribusiness classes will be added next year.
The new agribusiness II class will be available for seniors who have taken the introductory course. Students typically participate in off-campus work related experiences.
"I think it's exciting the way the ag program is growing," said board of education member David Brinegar at the Feb. 18 meeting.
He was curious why FFA membership is required in order to enroll in agriculture classes and he wondered if some students are reluctant to enroll in the classes because they don't want to join FFA.
Ag teacher and FFA advisor Pam Wise said the club is actually a draw because students want to join.
"It opens up possibilities and experiences they might not have otherwise," Wise said, including many out-of-the-classroom activities.
But if kids want to do it, Brinegar said, why require it? Several people spoke about the benefits of the program.
"The self-esteem growth is astounding," said resource teacher Suzette Boesger.
She's witnessed individual growth in students that she doesn't believe would have happened otherwise.
"It's also a good way to reach kids who aren't academically inclined," said counselor Geoffrey Gilmore, adding that in his experience, it's an honor to put on the jacket.
FFA activities often give those students a way to show off their abilities out of the regular classroom setting.
Maybe the concept should be expanded, Brinegar said. If a student enrolls in an art class, for example, then membership in an art club would be required.
That might be good for students, Gilmore said, but the logistics to make it work would be a chore.
"I think you're doing good things with the program," Brinegar told Wise.


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Congress leader Sacked for Calling Rahul Gandhi "Pappu"June 14, 2017 18:31
Meerut's senior Congress member, Vinay Pradhan did not know that he could be dismissed from the party for calling party vice-president Rahul Gandhi "Pappu," in a WhatsApp group.
Pradhan 's message circulated seven times, in which he praised Rahul Gandhi's attempts for "putting the interest of the nation before his own." But the message also read that "Pappu could have joined hands with Adani, Ambani and Mallya, but he did not do that. Pappu could have been a minister or even Indian Prime Minister, but he did not go down that road. Instead, he put his life on the line by going to Mandsaur," where farmers in the district have been protesting since June 1.
The farmers have been demanding for loan waivers and highers remunerative prices for their crops. The protest became worse when five people were shot dead by the police on June 6. Since then, several political leaders including Congress VP Rahul Gandhi have tried to visit Mandsaur and meet the families of the farmers, who were killed during the protest.
The district party spokesperson for Congress, Abhimanyu Tyagi wrote letters to senior party leaders, requesting to remove Pradhan from all party posts.
Ramakrishna Dwivedi, who is the Disciplinary committee chairperson said, the leader was sacked for "violating the constitution of Congress party."
"This is an attempt to malign the party leadership. Other parties appear to be involved in this," he reportedly said.
In his defense Pradhan claimed that his messages had been photoshopped and were sent to the group to frame him.
"I respect Rahul Gandhiji and would never use such language for him. The party should have at least heard me out before removing me from all posts."
Congress party has not made any comment on the controversy yet. Pradhan said he plans to meet Rahul Gandhi to offer an explanation.
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10 Websites Geeks of All Stripes Should Bookmark
ddddWe geeks 5 Reasons It's Better To Date A Geek [Opinion] Let's face it - geeks make for a better relationship than any of those alpha-male types. Exactly why is that though? Are you prepared to shun good looks for reliability and utility? What can you... Read More know what we are and revel in our existence as our place in society grows ever stronger. We are geeks, we are proud, and we're not going anywhere. As the Internet becomes a bigger part of everybody's lives, we are the ones who they, the non-geeks, will turn to for help and advice. And we will offer that help and advice without hesitation.
There are some fantastic resources on the Web for geeks, of all ages and all kinds. Be it computer geeks who like to mess around with the insides of machines or those more mainstream geeks (as I consider myself) who approach things from a more basic angle but then delve as deep as they need to in order to understand. The following are 10 websites for geeks that you should bookmark.
Lifehacker is a website which does exactly what its name suggests – provide life hacks. These are anything which can help solve an everyday problem in a new way, or aid productivity and efficiency. Within those boundaries, content on Lifehacker is diverse, with everything from personal finance to health, from cooking to photography. This is geekdom for those who want to better themselves.
How-To Geek
How-To Geek is completely dedicated to computers and how they work. There is a constant stream of articles related to the topic, as well as forums with sections dedicated to all the major operating systems and specialized topics such as building your own PC How To Build Your Own PC It's very gratifying to build your own PC; as well as intimidating. But the process itself is actually quite simple. We'll walk you through everything you need to know. Read More . This is geekdom for those who know a little but want to know more.
TechRepublic is a vast resource with sections dedicated to blogs, downloads, galleries, and discussions, amongst others. Content is also segregated by the field of technology it belongs to; development, IT support, networks, etc.
This isn't a site for everyone but rather those who already have some kind of connection to the tech sector. This is geekdom for professionals.
Ozzu labels itself simply as 'Webmaster Forum' and that's a fitting description. This is news, information and resources for developers, programmers, and designers. There are forums for those with a passion for each of these professions, with a considerable amount of crossover included. A marketplace offering job opportunities in this field also features. This is geekdom for webmasters.
Neowin has tech news, reviews, features, and forums. It was once all about Microsoft and its products, but it has now evolved to cover Mac The Best Mac Apps to Install on Your MacBook or iMac Looking for the best apps for your MacBook or iMac? Here's our comprehensive list of the best apps for macOS. Read More and Linux The Best Linux Software and Apps Whether you're new to Linux or you're a seasoned user, here are the best Linux software and apps you should be using today. Read More amongst other things.
It's fair to say there is still a pro-Microsoft bias on the site though, which isn't a bad thing considering all the pro-Apple bias on other sites. This is geekdom for fans of Windows.
Protonic is a site offering an invaluable service. If you need technical support for your computer, be it hardware- or software-related, then you can get it for free on Protonic.
You simply ask a question and a volunteer will answer it for you, offering assistance completely for free. This is geekdom for those in need.
ITProPortal delivers "24/7 Tech Commentary & Analysis." This is around-the-clock news with a British bias, with different sections dedicated to different sectors of technology.
What differentiates ITProPortal from so many other sites is the added commentary, with a different spin often put on stories you may have already read elsewhere. This is geekdom for tech news junkies.
Gizmag is the place to spy on invention and innovation. While we all know about the new iPad New iPad Review and Giveaway The third generation (2012) iPad was announced on March 7, 2012, and have recently reached their new owners across the globe. How does it compare to its predecessors -- the iPad 2 and original iPad?... Read More or Windows 8, we don't always get to hear about the slightly zany, out-there gadgets in development. Which is where Gizmag comes in.
We're talking flying cars and suction-cup shoes. Things that we may or may not all be using in the years to come but which are already out there now. This is geekdom for those who love gadgets.
Stackoverflow is a constantly updating stream of programming-related questions. If you're the kind of person who likes reading questions about programming and on topics completely incomprehensible to ordinary people then Stackoverflow could be your nirvana.
I'll be honest and admit I haven't a clue what most of the questions on Stackoverflow are pertaining to, but James Bruce may well do. This is geekdom for those who are bigger geeks than me.
MakeUseOf is awesome, obviously. If you're reading this then you already know MakeUseOf is THE place for geeks to hang out. With more than 20 writers, all of whom have different interests and expertise in different fields, MakeUseOf will have something for everyone.
The 10 websites above represent geek heaven. These are where all geeks or would-be geeks should be hanging out on a daily basis. When combined with the 10 websites where cool computer geeks reside 10 Websites Where Cool Computer Geeks Reside Geeks were once ridiculed and reviled. Or perhaps that was just at my school. Either way, as first computers hit the mainstream, and then the Internet entered into our lives in a big way, geeks... Read More you should never be left needing a place to visit on the Web to gain your geek credentials.
As always we want to hear from you. So please let us know your thoughts on geeks, geek culture, and websites for geeks. If there are you visit on a regular basis that you feel should have made the list then link to it in the comments section below.
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Lois W. Fama, 84, of Delaware Water Gap, passed away early Saturday morning, Feb. 23, 2013, at VNA Hospice House, East Stroudsburg.
Born in Richmond Borough, Staten Island, N.Y., on Nov. 16, 1928, she was a daughter to the late Wilson B. and Bertha M. (Decker) Sterner and was raised in Richmond Borough.
Lois graduated from Port Richmond High School. She was employed as a bookkeeper at Troy Hills Manufacturing, formerly in Rockaway, N.J., and Siemens Solar, Camarillo, Calif., where she lived most her life. Lois relocated to Delaware Water Gap just three years ago.
She loved to read and enjoyed gardening. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, was her sister, Carol Larkin.
Surviving is her loving husband of 64 years, John Fama of Delaware Water Gap; her sons, John (Jack) Fama and his fiancée, Laurie Krazyk, of Blairstown, N.J.; and Gregg Fama and his wife, Linda, of Columbia, N.J.; her daughter, Connie Picking and her husband, Terry, of Chester, Neb.; her sisters, Frances Ford of Lake Ariel, and Alice Middleton of Albuquerque, N.M.; her grandchildren: John Fama and his companion, Teresita, and her daughter, Jamie, of Columbia, N.J.; and Tammy Demers and her husband, Terry, of Tannersville; her great-grandchildren, Noah, Caleb and Josha Demers of Tannersville; and many nieces and nephews.
A public visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at the funeral home, with Deacon Arthur Fama officiating. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum at Laurelwood Cemetery, Bryant Street, Stroudsburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to VNA Hospice of Monroe County, 502 VNA Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
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Lois W. Fama, 84, of Delaware Water Gap, passed away early Saturday morning, Feb. 23, 2013, at VNA Hospice House, East Stroudsburg.


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National Center for Smart Growth Research & Education
The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education is a non-partisan center for research and leadership training on smart growth and related land use issues in Maryland, in metropolitan regions around the nation, and in Asia and Europe. Located at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, just eight miles from Washington, D.C., the National Center for Smart Growth was founded in 2000 as a cooperative venture of four University of Maryland schools: Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Public Policy, Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Engineering.
The mission of the Center is to bring the diverse resources of the University of Maryland and a network of national experts to bear on issues related to land use and the environment, transportation and public health, housing and community development, and international urban development. The Center accomplishes this through independent, objective, interdisciplinary research, outreach and education. It is aided in these efforts with the work of its five affiliated centers: the Environmental Finance Center, the Transportation Policy Research Group, the Housing Strategies Group, and the Planning & Design Center.


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Independent Mary J. Charbonneau hopes to unseat U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton in November
Mary J. Charbonneau will challenge incumbent Seth Moulton this fall for his 6th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Charbonneau, who is running as an Independent, joins Republican Joseph Schneider, of Beverly, in her hopes to unseat the two term congressman.
"I have been an independent voter since I could vote," said Charbonneau in a prepared statement. "Independents have a different approach to life; hopefully, for the best interest of society as a whole."
Charbonneau called herself part of the Baby Boomer generation and said that particular generation "and generations before them are the backbone of this country."
A fifth generation Lynner, she was schooled in Lynn and Salem and has held a Real Estate license since 1979. She said her expertise is problem solving and calls herself "a creative thinker with keen perception," a professional salesperson and people oriented. She also likes to travel and enjoys arts and crafts of all sorts, she said.
The daughter and sister of Marines, she described her family as "disciplined and hardworking people."
Charbonneau has one son, born in Salem. She said it took all her stamina and discipline to make sure he was not short-changed on his education.
"It is important not to allow, if possible, anyone to oppress our children's success," she said. "It is, actually, our obligation to protect their best interest. I hope, as your representative, the road to your children's education will be a lot smoother."
After spending five years traveling across the country, "without a driver's license and without a job, basically looking for a new life," Charbonneau said she has collected multiple experiences "and a great deal of wisdom." She said she put her problem solving and sales skills to good use and called the time one of the best five years of her life.
"There are many experiences too numerous to mention earning myself a Master's Degree in Life," she said.
Charbonneau said accountability is necessary and laid out her agenda as follows:
Interest free student/parent loans
Capping the early retirement penalty: "It should not be a lifetime penalty," she said. "Once the full retirement age has been reached, the penalty should cease."
Sustainable Energy: Charbonneau said the East Coast and U.S., in general, is lagging behind and it's time for the Sixth District to "focus on what nature has to offer" and that is sun, wind and water.
"These three sources of energy will not pollute nor will we ever run short of; they are inexhaustible," she said.
Healthy Learning: Charbonneau believes students should be introduced to fruits and vegetables in the first grade, because "the best time to learn, obviously, is at the youngest grade level - where the best 'seeds' of learning should be planted."
Medical care: She hopes to create a new system with a simple priority of caring for the best interest of the patient.
Creating a medical knowledge bank: Charbonneau envisions a computerized medical bank that would allow doctors across the country to tap into proven knowledge, acquired by specialists, in the fields of rare diseases. It would be most helpful to doctors in remote areas, she said.
The elderly: Charbonneau said they are the backbone of the country and should be respected and appreciated but it's a segment that needs more attention.
Charbonneau, who said she personally collected approximately 2,275 certified signatures to get on the ballot, said she hopes everyone will come out to vote on Nov. 6 and she hopes they will vote for her.
"Everyone should understand the importance of the vote," she said. "Whether you own nothing - or, you own everything - you, only get one vote. So never say your vote does not matter."


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