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Oprah apparently has enough time on her hands to take on a new project.
While still working to build her fledgling cable network, the media mogul has reportedly signed on for a return to the big screen. USA Today reported Tuesday that Winfrey will play a "big role" in the upcoming Lee Daniels film, The Butler.
"It's a true story of a man who served several decades in the White House," Daniels was quoted as saying. "Forest [Whitaker] plays the butler who serves many presidents and Oprah plays his wife."
While she's done voice over work for recent films, an appearance in Daniels' movie would be her first return to the silver screen since 1988's Beloved.
Winfrey, of course, has been busy building an audience for the cable network she co-owns with Discovery Communications. Just last month, she pulled the plug on "The Rosie Show" because it wasn't drawing enough eyeballs.
In an appearance on the "CBS This Morning" program earlier this month, Winfrey said that if she knew back when she was launching her OWN network what she knows now she would have made "some different choices."
"I would say if I was writing a book about it, I could call the book '101 mistakes," she said at the time, adding that she should have waited until she wrapped up "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in May 2011 before launching her network.
Oprah Signs on for Movie Role
Media mogul will reportedly play wife of White House butler in upcoming film
Oprah apparently has enough time on her hands to take on a new project.


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So far, we are having a really enjoyable and relaxing summer. With 2 more months ahead of us, I thought it would be fun to make a summer calendar- you can use it as a monthly or weekly calendar and either fill in the blanks or use the picture activities included in the file to stick on the designated days.
The kids have a blast planning out all the fun things to do that week~
I laminated each calendar as well as the activities and use rubber cement to stick each activity onto each day.
Click Here to download the file and happy Summer planning!
Have a wonderful week,

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The Best Advice My Dad Ever Gave Me (for Demo Day)
TL;DR1: I believe you can raise a $200M hedge fun, why not a seed round?
TL;DR2: You have the rest of your life to be a "fat and happy" finance guy on the fringes of the financial industry (or run any lifestyle business, like our family consultancy) – but GO FOR IT while you're young and healthy, with tons of energy and little fear! You can come swim in our pool later.
A couple years ago I called my Dad and asked him what it would take to start a hedge fund. I was 25 and working on my second startup job after departing corporate America, and a college dropout. I was totally serious.
I wanted to create a company that would time the market around commodities and futures by evaluating the import/export manifests of ships coming into and departing U.S. ports. The information is public record, and the only thing in your way is parsing the EDI transmissions.
I considered applying to YC with this idea, with a non hedge fund twist. I won the first pitch competition I ever participated in with a similar idea many years ago, so I figured I might have a shot.
My wonderful friend David Weekly probably remembers me angsting in his kitchen as I debated whether or pursue this idea or found the company that ultimately became Referly.
I worked in supply chain for about 3 years (age 19 - 22) in a Fortune 500 company, and had a sense of the business opportunity in predicting things like how many iPhones would get delivered at Christmas, or how many Harry Potter books would ship via Amazon.
My Dad is a registered financial advisor, so I grew up working on the family business - which advises high net worth individuals (people with $10m+ of wealth) on how to invest and protect their legacy (hint: not startups) and helps Fortune 1000 companies set up 401k programs that benefit their employees. So of course I called him, because legally we could start a hedge fund or fund-of-funds, if we wanted to.
Dad's Advice
I remember sitting on the couch of my very beige and boring SOMA loft, on a Saturday afternoon, glass of wine in hand. "Hi Dad, I am considering starting a hedge fund."
"Hi Elle, what's the angle?"
I love that he doesn't question it, coming from his 25 year old daughter.
"Arbitrage on parsing shipping data," I reply.
"Well, everyone has an angle."
Everyone Has An Angle
My Dad explained that hedge funds are truly a dime-a-dozen in the finance world, not dissimilar from angel investors. They generate more fees for investment bankers because they have larger capital requirements to reach scale, but ultimately its the same game. He pointed out angels have an investment thesis, and hedge funds have an angle.
Then he said the thing that was THE THING:
You can do a hedge fund anytime, why do it now?
Well thanks Dad, for the vote of confidence (more like "holy fuck you think I could raise hundreds of millions of dollars in this economy!?"), but what do I do with that?
He continued to explain that creating a hedge fund, or any kind of fund, was something i should be thinking about in my 40s or 50s when I wanted a more traditional role in finance with a lower risk/reward profile.
That's funny, because the fees from that kind of work would make me very wealth much faster than this startup stuff. I pondered his comments though - I'd watched my parents go from bankrupt to rich in the past 10 years because of their business, so it wouldn't shock me to discover they know many things I don't about creating wealth.
What Money is For
My family is upper middle class, but as service providers to the very wealthy I've learned some valuable things about money, at a much younger age than I otherwise would. It has changed how I approach people with money, for better or for worse. I expect this will have an interesting impact on my ability to raise funding for my company (and I'm not saying all positive here):
1. Trust is Everything or "Stewardship"
I'm 14 years old, sitting in my Dad's office organizing his spreadsheets. He says, "Elle, do you know what business we're in?"
"We help people keep their money right Dad?"
"Yes but what do we sell?"
I look at him with a blank stare.
"We sell trust, honey," he smiles. "We're honest people just like the steel workers, union laborers, and employees these companies serve. We help them keep their promises."
2. Investment Has to Mean Something
When you have an annuity that yields millions each year its not enough to get a return, because you already have the money. In fact, people like that expend and impressive amount of energy trying to figure out how to give it away.
When you get right down to it, very rich people tend to be a bit uncomfortable having so much money at their disposal and they're looking to advisors to help them deploy in a meaningful way. Passionate about orphan children, female entrepreneurs, bringing music, art, and culture to suburban America? There is a cause for that.
3. The Body Wears Out
A series of deaths in my family in the past couple years have made me more aware of mortality than I ever was before. My Dad pointed out, as we discussed the hedge fund business, that it was something I could do without actually leaving a chair. Move to New York, get a Blackberry, iPhone and 3-line desk phone and I could operate from anywhere.
I'd be nothing like the tired steel hammering laborer who I'd met this morning to discuss retirement benefits, who would retire early due to work-related injuries. I'd never push my body to endure the repeated strain of that work - and at 50 or 60 I'd likely be comfortably happy to run a hedge fund.
But I would never be able to recapture, at 50, the energy of being 25. My Dad had me when he was 28. To him, I am so early in my life (I'm 27 now… this post reflects on a convo 2 years ago).
Okay Dad, these are great reasons. But here is the reeal mindfuck.
Dad thinks I can raise $200 million dollars to start my fund, no problem.
This was the first moment I realized the difference between starting a startup and being a CEO, instead of being an employee, was primarily a question of having the balls to go for it. Chutzpah, gumption, whatever. They're all euphemisms for having balls.
Its about showing up, describing the value you can create, and asking for money to make it happen. My Dad, my hero in business, thought I could totally start that business but was questioning why I should do something so low risk and "old" or "slow" instead.
For me, doing something in finance would have been a logical next step after working in the financial industry, getting deep domain knowledge in shipping and global supply chain logistics, and coming up with an angle. It wouldn't have been easy, and whether I could actually raise that fund is to be seen (yes I still want to do it someday!) but the point is that it would have been a predictable course for me.
My Dad knows I'll be damned if I do things the predictable way.
Staring down Demo Day, I hold this conversation in my mind.
Have some balls, Elle.
I'm pretty sure that's what he was trying to say.


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1956 Ford F100 - Resurrection Of A Wreckage
Confessions Of A Born-Again Big-Window
Many of us have had ones that got away-trucks, women, jobs, barroom brawls, subprime adjustable rate mortgages. Seeing as this is a custom classic trucks magazine and not a country music station or, regrettably, a saloon, we'll stick to discussing trucks. Many years ago Jerry Johnston owned a 1956 Ford F-100, but sold it and regretted it ever since. With vigor, Johnston began to search for a new '56 F-100 to call his own.
In no time, Johnston saw a 1956 Ford-one with a Big-Window, no less. Though the owner wasn't interested in selling, a few months of badgering had the Ford sitting in the driveway of Johnston's Fallbrook, California, home. A few years of work had the Effie nearly done when fate stepped in the way. Actually it was a car in the way, and the result wasn't pretty. Johnston says that the truck was pretty much totaled.
Johnston picked up the pieces and shipped them off to Rex Buxton at Buxton Motorsports in Irvine, California. Buxton, who has a history of taking junk and turning it into show winners, set to work on the Ford. Gone is the bent stock unit. In its place is a Walton chassis that floats on an Air Ride Technologies suspension. Up front, the Walton IFS unit features 2-inch drop spindles, 1-inch Chassis Works rod ends, and a set of Air Ride Shockwaves. The rear end is a Walton four-link setup also equipped with Shockwaves. An Air Ride Technologies Ride Pro E controls the system. The rearend is a narrowed Ford 9-inch housing equipped with a Currie Enterprises centersection and 3.73 gears. Keeping the Ford handling nicely are 1-inch TCI anti-sway bars.
With plans for a powerful engine, sure stopping was a must, which means disc brakes. The front units are 11-inch Ford Granada cross-drilled rotors clamped with GM single-piston calipers, while the rear units are cross-drilled Explorer units from Currie. Combining the best of old and new, Johnston chose to equip his Effie with 18-inch American Torq-Thrust II wheels, while onto the classic American wheels went 50-series Kumho rubber.
Buxton found that the crash had totaled the Ford's body, and with another cab and front sheetmetal procured, Buxton shaved the door handles and added a No Limit tilt hood assembly. The original bed has seen many tricks, including filling the ends of the bedrails and raising the bed floor 3 inches to clear the suspension. Buxton installed a fiberglass roll pan and Chevy dualie inner tubs while Mid Fifties tailgate latches finish off the work.
With the bodywork done, the truck was sent to Eagleton's Custom Paint of Huntington Beach, California, for the PPG Wild Berry Pearl paint job. A set of Headwinds Tri Bar Halogen front lights and the Mid Fifties billet brackets that surround stock taillight lenses completes the exterior package.
Thanks to the crew at Bill's Auto Upholstery in Brea, California, cool faux Zebra inserts adorn the Chevy bench seat. Bill's did all upholstery work, including the headliner, door panels, and leather half-wrapped Billet Specialties steering wheel sitting atop a Flaming River stainless steel column. Instruments are by Dakota Digital and the bezel is from Mid Fifties. A Vintage Air A/C system and Pioneer stereo complete the dash. Buxton installed the 18-circuit Painless Performance electrical wiring system. With his truck back on the road, Johnston can joke that "with Buxton Motorsports and the help of Farmers Insurance" the Ford has turne-d out nicely. As it's worth an estimated $150,000, Johnston will be very careful when driving his Ford.


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Movies We Like
Growing up an avid comic book fan, I always fancied myself a Marvel kid over a DC kid. It's not that I didn't appreciate the cinematic versions of both Superman and Batman, I loved those, but I often found myself relating more to the characters of the Marvel universe, in particular Spider-Man who was always my favorite superhero. Through Spidey, I of course discovered The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, and the X-Men books to name a few, but I honestly never found myself into any of The Mighty Thor material. Sure, I read The Avengers and also dug when Thor would interact with the other superheroes of the Marvel Universe, but I never found myself a "fan" of the character or intrigued by his mythology, which in actuality is Norse. So with that in mind, when I watched the movie version of Thor, I had very little expectation or trepidation. I just wanted to enjoy it as a piece of straight-forward popcorn entertainment, and hope that it played to me the way it would to a general audience. Thankfully Marvel Studios managed to take a character that I'd never really been all that interested in and produce a thoroughly enjoyable action flick.
After a very brief introduction on Earth with Natalie Portman's character Jane Foster, Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard) and their assistant Darcy (Katt Dennings) first encountering Thor (a scene that will repeat itself later in the movie), we're brought to Asgard, the home of Odin Allfather (Anthony Hopkins) and his people and given a short history of the great war between the Asgardians and the Jotuns aka the Frost Giants, a race of monster-like creatures determined to bring about a new ice age to the mortal world. Odin led the great battle which drove the Frost Giants back into their own world of Jotunheim with their great source of power taken by the Asgardians and brought back to Asgard, hence bringing about peace to the Nine Realms. Odin raised two boys, Thor and Loki, with the hope that one day one of them would ascend to the throne and take his place as the new king. Thor is the chosen one, but during his ceremony, a handful of Frost Giants manage to sneak into Asgard in an attempt to steal back their power source. Considering it an attack on their people, Thor rashly and arrogantly takes a small group of his finest and most trusted warriors to seek retribution on the Frost Giants' home.
At the end of the war, there was a truce forged by Odin and Laufey, the king of the Jotuns, but the attack by Thor and his warriors on the Frost Giants' own home turf has broken that truce and that act has brought upon an impending new war, not to mention doubt to Thor as Laufey claims there are traitors in the Asgardians' midst. Infuriated by Thor's actions, Odin strips him of his powers and banishes him to Earth where he's immediately hit by a car and tasered by a small group of scientists studying weather patterns out in the middle of the desert. (This brings us back to that opening scene with Jane, Erik, and Darcy.) This point, which is at about the 30 minute mark in the movie, is where I think the fun really begins. For whatever reason, I've always found the "fish out of water" scenarios in movies to be thoroughly hilarious and entertaining, and seeing a guy who's normally used to being a god suddenly stripped of his powers and trying to make sense of our modern world brings about some of the film's lighter and more humorous moments. After all, one of the things that these Marvel-produced movies all have in common is that at the end of the day, they're always a lot of fun!
Along with Thor, his mighty hammer has also fallen in the middle of the desert with no one able to lift it as only the chosen Asgardian and rightful heir to Odin can lift the God of Thunder's weapon. Naturally, the relic becomes somewhat of a tourist attraction as a group of hicks and good-ol-boys descend upon the crater drinking beers, setting up barbeques, and each trying their hand at lifting the hammer. If anything, this scene provides for a great opportunity to include a cameo from Marvel mastermind Stan Lee, as well as writer J. Michael Straczynski whose 2007 comic series served as the inspiration for this particular movie adaptation. Learning of its whereabouts, Thor goes for the hammer which at this point has been quarantined and surrounded by SHIELD, the secret government agency run by Nick Fury (Samuel Jackson), yet unfortunately Thor is still unable to lift it as he's still not worthy of the responsibility. Side note— this scene also gives us a cameo of fellow Avenger-to-be Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) as a fun little Easter egg for all those comic book fans following along.
If the nickname "master of mischief" for Loki (Tom Hiddleston) doesn't clue you in, well, he's the villain who not only let the Frost Giants into Asgard during his brother's ceremony, but also, once he's confronted by Odin with the truth regarding his heritage, his verbal fight with his father puts Odin into a coma and he continues to manipulate the truth to keep his brother banished and attempt to take over Asgard as it's new king. Knowing of his treachery, Thor's friends head to Earth to bring him back to set things right.
While primarily having scenes in the first and third acts of the movie, Thor's gang is made up of some of the most enjoyable characters in the flick, played by some equally enjoyable actors. There's Volstagg played by Ray Stevenson, who also recently portrayed another Marvel superhero as the title character in Punisher: War Zone; Sif, the female warrior of Asgard played by Jamie Alexander who got her start in the genre flick Rest Stop; Fandral played by Josh Dallas and Ichi the Killer star Tadanobu Asano as Hogun. When they join Thor on Earth and battle the Destroyer together, it makes for one of the more stand-out action set pieces of the entire film and a big part of that is because of how well the group works as an ensemble with what little screen time they share together.
And while we're talking about the actors, we might as well mention how great Chris Hemsworth is as Thor, in particular his rapport and chemistry with Natalie Portman's Jane Foster. It's fairly easy to believe these two are so smitten with each other almost immediately upon meeting. Also, from his time on Earth to the great battle for the finale back on Asgard, Hemsworth displays a tremendous amount of sincerity and likeability, much like he did with his show-stealing scene in the opening of the Star Trek reboot as Captain Kirk's father. Plain and simple, he's obviously superhero material. And while Kenneth Branagh might not seem like the ideal candidate to direct this type of spectacle, considering his heavy background in both acting and directing Shakespeare material, it's a perfect fit. While I much rather prefer the other Marvel superhero movies such as Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, I found Thor to be far more entertaining than it had any right being and it sets the stage perfectly for The Avengers movie.
Fun Fact: If you stick around after the credits roll, you'll get a quick scene that specifically leads into The Avengers which was directed by none other than Joss Whedon.


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Unable to Pray
If we look at other world religions, we see all manner of rituals designed to help individuals repay their debt to the Creator. But all these acts can offer is false hope. We cannot hope to repay the infinite debt ...Read More
What Do You Do with Your Guilt?
We will see in the days ahead that only Christianity can offer a guilty person peace with God because only Christianity has an atonement. Today the question we must all ask ourselves is what to do with our guilt. If ...Read More
The Church in Rome
Faith and repentance go hand-in-hand. To turn to the Lord in faith is to turn away from trust in oneself and in one's own righteousness. Repentance is this turning, and it is a command of God in Scripture (Acts 17:30). ...Read More
Zechariah's Call for Judah's Return
The opening verses of Zechariah's book contain warnings to the people for breaking the law, warnings that prompted the people to show repentance. When God warns His people of their sin, that is always His goal, namely, their repentance. Matthew ...Read More
God's People Fail to Repent
Daniel's prayer that God would not forget His promises of restoration is not based on the inherent goodness of the people but purely on the Lord's mercy (Dan. 9:1–19). He asked God not to deal with the people as they ...Read More
God's Mercy Toward the Wicked
Ezekiel could not win with his original audience. They started out as fatalists who believed that the exile meant God had no desire to forgive them. Then, when Ezekiel told them that they were wrong and that the Lord did ...Read More
The Just Mercy of the Lord
God does not visit the sins of our parents upon us if we repent and turn from them. That is, we only bear the wages of our parents' sins if we make these sins our own. The Lord is pleased ...Read More
A Call to Repentance
All sin breaches our relationship with God, but we must never think that the Lord will refuse us if we humble ourselves and return to Him with true contrition. He longs to take us back, and His willingness to forgive ...Read More
The Call for Repentance
True repentance is confidently grounded in what God says about Himself in His Word, but it expresses itself in humility toward Him. We come before our Creator with confidence that He is faithful and just to forgive our sins (1 ...Read More
The Army of the Lord
John Calvin comments on Joel 2:1–11, reminding us that its final end is not to preach judgment for judgment's sake but to warn people to turn from sin: "The object of the narrative, then, is to make the people sensible, ...Read More


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December 8, 2018 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Every Saturday from 1:00 – 3:00 pm
This is your time to come and hang out with other knitters (and crocheters). Enjoy a cup of tea, good conversation, get inspired by other knitter's projects etc. It's not a good time to come and get major help with a project since it is usually a full house. (no need to sign up for this class since the shop is open and we are here.)
Fees: Free
Location: Sisu Designs Yarn Shop
31 W. Chapman St., Ely, MN, 55731


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Fellowships Office
Essay Writing
Each fellowship or scholarship will require you to write at least one essay, arguably the most important part of many competitive awards.
This essay is your opportunity to explain to the fellowship selection committee:
- who you are and how you became that way;
- what's important to you and why;
- your short- and long-term goals and aspirations;
- why you are an excellent candidate;
- why your project is sound and vitally important;
- and how you embody the values that the fellowship program seeks to promote.
Because of the emphasis placed on the essay, it is important to allow sufficient time to think about, write, obtain critical feedback on, and revise your essay so that it covers what is requested and reflects you at your best. Review the additional pages above for tips on writing, revising, and proofing your essay.


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I mean its the Wb figure to the tee. And it comes with a loaf of bread. I mean is this a nod that it was a Wonder Bread mail away. For years no one ever knew what the story was with this figure now they remade him. So whats the answer behind him.
TG also said that they weren't going to make any new characters anytime soon.
So can we please finally know the orgin of the WB figure.


text: Introducing the NYT Cooking app for iOS. Browse, search and save thousands of recipes from The New York Times, featuring beautiful photography and easy-to-follow instructions. App features: • Browse The Times's archive of recipes, with new recipes added each week • Search thousands of recipes by diet, cuisine type, preparation method, meal type and more • Save your favorite NYT recipes, as well as recipes from other websites, all in your personal recipe box • Mark recipes you've cooked, rate recipes, and leave notes for fellow cooks or just for yourself for when you cook again • Access your saved recipes anywhere you use NYT Cooking, including desktop, iPhone and iPad • Share your favorite recipes with friends and family via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and email • Plus: The app display won't go to sleep while you're cooking—we keep it awake for you as long as a recipe is onscreen. In addition to these core features, the iPad App allows you to also: • Discover recipes recommended just for you • Organize your recipes into customizable collections • Learn to cook with instructional technique videos Subscription Options: • Monthly NYT Cooking subscription: $4.99. Cancel anytime. • Annual NYT Cooking subscription: $39.99. Cancel anytime. Your payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew each month or year 24-hours before the end of the current period, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/privacy/policy/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://www.nytimes.com/content/help/rights/terms/terms-of-service.html Feedback? Suggestions? Problems? Please contact us at [email protected] or from within the app itself. Your feedback is important to us, and we'll do our best to assist you.


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(Freeport, NY)
Welcome to Freedom Boat Club of Freeport, NY. Located on the south shore of Long Island, we provide wonderful boating access to the bays and inland waters of Long Island's south shore as well as the deep blue Atlantic Ocean. Whether you want to fish or explore all the inland waterways in the area, Freedom Boat Club has a boat for you. Join the Club, Use our Fleet!
Many restaurants and fishing spots are located within easy reach of Freedom Boat Club members - Freeport is home to the world famous Nautical Mile displayed in the picture above and is widely known as a fishing mecca with Jones Inlet and the ocean beckoning for you to land the big one!
To find out more about Freedom Boat Club of New York please visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/freedomboatclubNY where you can see member testimonials, view more photos, and see many smiles.
We have created a short video to tell you more about Freedom Boat Club of New York. Please click HERE to watch it.
For more information on how you can join Freedom Boat Club of New York and have unlimited access to all boats in all four Long Island locations (Freeport, Port Washington, Northport, Port Jefferson, and Babylon) please call 516-699-8420 or click on the email link to the right in the contact section. We are the affordable and time-saving alternative to boat ownership.


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Fusing rustic style elements, this five piece table set presents a wonderful gathering place for your family. Featuring four tall legs with square, tapered feet, the table and 18" leaf pair perfectly with the four side chairs designed with curved slat backs and seats for extended comfort and support. Highlighted by transitional style, transform your dining space with this five piece set.
The 573 7 Piece Leg Table Set with Curved Slat Side Chairs by Liberty Furniture at Find Your Furniture in the area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
This dining and bedroom collection highlights exceptional design and craftsmanship, showcasing transitional style through its mix of traditional and contemporary elements. This collection's pieces are crafted from wood veneers and solids as well, earning them a long term spot in your living space.
The 573 collection is a great option if you are looking for Transitional furniture in the area.
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a week in Chicago
Thank you to those of you who wrote to see how I was faring in Hurricane Sandy! I wasn't even here for it, actually; I was stuck in Chicago after Vogue Knitting LIVE wrapped up! So while Jason was walking the streets of Brooklyn scoping out downed trees, I was paying visits to the Bean in Millennium Park.
It wasn't all fun and games, of course—being stranded means feeling helpless and trapped even if you're in a fantastic city full of friends, at a lovely hotel, with a per diem for food. My coworkers and I (7 of us were stuck there) spent a lot of time wandering the hotel, sitting on hold with American Airlines, and glued to our phones reading Twitter for all the latest news. I am so grateful to live in this information age, especially because cell service was really bad in Brooklyn so calling or texting Jason wasn't a reliable way of getting updates. Thankfully our apartment suffered no damage (we had a lot of water damage after Hurricane Irene) and never lost power. And I'll admit it: My coworkers and I were able to make the most of 3 full additional (free) days in Chicago! We had deep-dish pizza, we went to the top of the Sears Tower, and we were sure to get an Italian beef. There are worse ways to be stranded, plus now I have a ton of new underwear!
Please donate to the Red Cross if you can. Seaside Heights was hit hard; my whole family is particularly devastated to see the sights completely destroyed.


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The library will be closed for Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 12. An early opening at 9:30 a.m. is scheduled for Nov. 21 with closing at 5:30 p.m. The library will remain closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, as well as on Nov. 23 and 24.
The rest of November, however, will be busy, with music an important part of the free programs. A sing-along is planned for Friday, Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to noon, with golden oldies and sterling standards. Although musical ability is appreciated, it's not required. This program repeats on the second Friday of each month.
Neighbors can also plan for the Pizarro Brothers concert on Wednesday, Nov. 14 from 7 to 8 p.m., part of the Friends of the PB Library's 2012-13 Concert Series.
"Music Together" is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Nov. 15. It's an interactive program for babies and children (ages newborn to 5 years) and their parents. This program repeats on the third Thursday of each month.
New this month on the first and third Thursday from 11 to 11:55 a.m. is a toddler yoga class, including singing and storytelling. Babies up to 24 months meet from 11 to 11:25 a.m. and 2- to 4-year-olds from 11:30 to 11:55 a.m. Bring your own towel and yoga mat.
"Sign-A-Story Circle Time" is set for Nov. 29 at 10:30 a.m. Monta Briant, a local mother and author of "Baby Sign Language Basics" and "Sign, Sing, and Play," will sign stories and lead songs, fingerplays and games, as well as share tips on using sign language as an early communication tool with preverbal babies and toddlers.
For more activities, visit 4275 Cass St., or call (858) 581-9934.


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Google Now Includes Do-Not-Track Support for Chrome Developer Build
Google Now Includes Do-Not-Track Support for Chrome Developer Build
Google has just released the latest developer build of Chrome, and with it comes a feature that every other major browser already has -- Do-Not-Track (DNT). This makes Google the slowest out of all the major browser providers to make this change.
Google spokesman Rob Shilkin said in an emailed statement, "We undertook to honor an agreement on DNT that the industry reached with the White House early this year. To that end we're making this setting visible in our Chromium developer channel, so that it will be available in upcoming versions of Chrome by year's end.
According to All Things D, when the feature is switched on, all it does is add a "DNT:1" code to the user's request for a website. The problem is websites (or rather their developers) can ignore the DNT request. The browser does nothing to ensure that the user is indeed, free from being tracked.
Think of it as a user issuing a notice to people around him, telling them not to look at him. But the onus is on these people not to look. Which doesn't really help users, considering it is usually in the advertisers' (or websites') interests to look long and hard at your data and surfing habits.
For instance, since Microsoft decided to turn on DNT by default in Internet Explorer 10, developers of the Apache Web server are now saying they will ignore Do Not Track requests from IE visitors because it goes against the spirit of DNT being a choice. Also, even though Facebook is doing its own ad exchange, it hasn't agreed to participate in Do Not Track at all.
Source: All Things D


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god of love in Greek mythology
(Redirected from Eros (mythology))
Eros is the god of love, lust, and sex in Greek mythology.
According to Hesiod's Theogony, Eros came from the Chaos. Later it was said that he was the son of Ares and Aphrodite.
His lover is Psyche.
Eros has a bow and golden arrows with whom he can shoot at people so they will fall in love, but he has also leaden arrows which make people hate others.
There is a famous statue which many people think is to Eros, but is actually to Anteros in London in Piccadilly Circus.
From the name Eros we get the word erotic, meaning: to do with sexual love (passionate and physical). There is also a noun: eroticism.
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Why I love local government comms
Newly elected LGcomms Executive Committee member, Emma Rodgers, reflects on how we go about attracting new talent into local government communications at a time when the trend seems to be that all the good people are leaving.
Emma decided to jot down her top five reasons for why she believes local government communications is a good place to be. You can read that list and comment over at Comms2point0
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Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday predicted a decisive Electoral College victory for the Democratic presidential ticket, saying that the president's midwestern "firewall" will hold.
Chris Matthews sits down with Vice President Joe Biden in Ohio to talk about the stakes of the election, President Obama's record, Mitt Romney's misleading Jeep ad, and more.
"I think that we're going to win. I don't think it's going to be close in the Electoral College," said the vice president in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews after a rally outside Toledo.
"I think the firewall here of Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa -- I think it's going to hold firm," he said.
Biden's certainty didn't extend to the two major battlegrounds of Virginia and florida, which public polling have shown to be trending slightly in the Republicans' favor. He told Matthews that Democrats have an "even chance" in those states after predicting wins in Ohio, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Nevada and Iowa.
But even without the combined 42 electoral votes of the two Southern swing states, the Obama-Biden ticket could still win a decisive Electoral College victory if Democrats hold midwestern and western states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Colorado.
Biden was also upbeat about the possibilities for compromise in Congress after the election, despite his frequent lambasting of the Tea Party's influence in the United States House and Senate.
"We need leaders that can control their party," he said. "And I think you're going to see the fever break."


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'Project Runway' Hits the Catwalk and Struts over to Lifetime in November '08
-- Groundbreaking Agreement for the Seven-Time Emmy(R)-Nominated and
Peabody Award-Winning Hit Series --
NEW YORK, April 7, 2008 -- Lifetime Networks and The
Weinstein Company have entered into a groundbreaking partnership that will
move cable's top reality series, "Project Runway," to the top network for
women, Lifetime Television, beginning November 2008 with the premiere of
season six. In its most recent season, the hit show averaged a 3.8 W18-49
Live + 7 day rating* and the Live + 7 rating for the March 5th finale was a
Heidi Klum, "Project Runway's" international supermodel host, and Tim
Gunn, Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc. and mentor to the
show's contestants, are both fashioning their new home at Lifetime.
The pact, encompassing a five-year deal for the seven-time Emmy(R)-
nominated and Peabody Award-winning series "Project Runway," was announced
today by Lifetime Networks' President and CEO Andrea Wong and The Weinstein
Company's Co-Chairmen Harvey and Bob Weinstein.
Wong said, "'Project Runway' is one of the best television programs on
the air today on broadcast or cable. I am a huge fan. All my friends are
huge fans. Having watercooler movies, dramas, and reality shows like
'Project Runway' is what Lifetime Television is all about. We welcome The
Weinstein Company, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn to the Lifetime family for many
walks down the runway to come."
"'Project Runway' is our programming crown jewel and great credit goes
to Heidi, Tim and The Magical Elves for building more than a television
show, but an actual brand that influences fashion interests and pop
culture," stated Bob and Harvey Weinstein. "Whether it be our recent
Peabody Award or the great ratings we have seen each year, 'Project
Runway's' millions of loyal viewers have made the show a nationwide
phenomenon. We would like to sincerely thank NBC Universal and Bravo for
all their contribution and support. Today's announcement is a celebration
of all of our success and having Lifetime's unique cable reach will ensure
that the show will continue to grow and expand in the years to come.
Lifetime is one of the strongest cable networks in the industry, with great
leadership and a true commitment to original programming. We are very
excited for the many new opportunities that will now be provided to
'Runway' and its fans and look forward to premiering the sixth season in
November 2008."
"Fashion is about change, so we're looking forward to saying hello to
Lifetime, our new fashionable home for our fashionable series," Heidi Klum
stated. "We're excited to bring 'Project Runway' to the #1 network for
Tim Gunn added, "Lifetime and I will definitely 'make it work'
together. I am very excited to be part of the Lifetime family."
Responding to a lawsuit filed today against it in the New York Supreme
Court The Weinstein Company noted, after declining to compete for the right
to have "Project Runway," NBC has sued to try to disrupt the series moving
to Lifetime. "We believe that this lawsuit is without merit. While good for
the market for lawyers, it is always unfortunate when parties try to win in
what they have lost in the marketplace," said David Boies, counsel to
The Weinstein Company.
"Project Runway" provides budding designers with an opportunity to
launch their careers in fashion. The wildly successful competition reality
series has proven to be one of television's most talked about and was the
highest rated reality competition show in all of cable for 2007.
"Project Runway" is executive produced by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz
of Magical Elves ("Project Greenlight," "Last Comic Standing," "Top Chef").
Heidi Klum and her managers Desiree Gruber and Jane Cha of NYC-based Full
Picture also executive produce the series. John Miller and Barbara
Schneeweiss will oversee the production on behalf of The Weinstein Company.
About TWC
The Weinstein Company (TWC) was created by Bob and Harvey Weinstein,
the brothers who founded Miramax Films Corporation in 1979. TWC is a
multi-media company that officially launched on October 1, 2005. Dimension
Films, the genre label that was founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, is also
included under the TWC banner.
During the Weinsteins' tenure at Miramax Films the company released
some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful
independent feature films which received 249 Academy Award(R) nominations
and won 60 Oscars(R), have generated billions of dollars in worldwide box
office receipts and billions more in home video sales. In its history,
Dimension Films has released some of the most successful franchises
including "Scream," "Spy Kids" and "Scary Movie."
About Lifetime
LIFETIME is the leader in women's television and one of the top-rated
basic cable television networks. A diverse, multi-media company, LIFETIME
is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment and information
programming, and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and
their families. LIFETIME Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real
Women and Lifetime Digital (including myLifetime.com) are part of LIFETIME
Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of Hearst Corporation and The
Walt Disney Company.
* nearly 14 times Bravo's Total Day W18-49 rating, while season four
was in originals. (Bravo W18-49 AA% Total Day is 0.28; Prime is .61,
Source: NMR: Live +7; 11/14/07-03/05/08)


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Repose reprieve: Bonus days at Brown's Mountain
"We're suffering in the wake of a very big boat," said John Lanham. A doctor and longtime Brown's Mountain resident, Lanham was quoted in last week's Hook complaining about Monticello's purchase of the historic mountain that had been his home of 15 years. He thought he had to leave by June 24.
Now the captains are throwing some life vests. The outgoing owner, a Richmond land trust run by John Haskell, has offered two weeks of free rent for Lanham and some other remaining residents.
"We get to stay until July 5th," says Lanham.
Monticello officials announced in January that they were buying the 330-acre property, which Jefferson's estate sold six years after his death.
The property was developed in 1904 by a Philadelphia land baron as a vacation/farm complex called "Repose." But that mid-week June move-out wasn't giving Lanham any rest.
"Everyone's still sad," says Lanham. "But the extra 10 days does assuage the inconvenience of the move and give us a longer time to savor the beauty."
Brown's Mountain residents celebrated one last kite day on May 29.


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ONARCHITECTURE- Condo hustle: The market's last gasp?
Last year, the Hook wondered if the so-called condo conversion craze had come to a halt ["Mondo condo: Lessons from last year's 'craze'," February 1, 2007]. At the time, the market was flooded with condos as developers locally and across the nation were busy converting apartment complexes, hoping to tempt new buyers (some of whom had no business buying anything) into a hot market at a time when sub-prime loans were still available.
At the time, it seemed like a good idea, as would-be buyers, rocked by jaw-dropping prices on single-family homes, could obtain a condo priced below $250,000.
"In Charlottesville, where real estate is so expensive," developer Richard Spurzem put it, "suddenly you have a situation where the only thing people can buy is what used to be a crappy old apartment."
And buyers snapped them up like crudités. In fact, according to developer Hunter Craig– who acknowledges he "did well" with his 184-unit Hessian Hill condo conversion in 2005– his Jefferson Place condos were still "selling like hotcakes" in early 2007.
At the same time, however, Craig appeared to be preparing for what was to come, trying to salvage his $31-million purchase of the Old Salem Apartments– which he renamed Barracks West and planned to sell as condos– by enlisting the help of a corporate real estate agency to sell 277 units to investors interested in operating them as rental properties.
Meanwhile, the conversion strategy has taken its toll on renters, who were booted en masse from converting apartment complexes. At Walker Square, one renter, who was able to buy her unit, says the place was "basically empty" immediately after the conversion and "lost all sense of community."
Regardless, soaring condo sales allowed the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors (CAAR) to declare 2006 "the second best year ever": 362 condos sold in 2006 compared to 155 in 2005, a 133 percent increase.
Ah, what a difference a year makes. Absent those condo sales, it's no wonder CAAR CEO Dave Phillips subtitled his 2008 first-quarter market report "a recipe that's hard to swallow."
In the first quarter of 2008, it took an average of 122 days to sell a property in Charlottesville compared to 49 days last year. Albemarle County saw a 40 percent drop in home sales, Charlottesville a 27 percent drop. While condo sales in Charlottesville continued to move (37 in the first quarter of 2008 compared to 46 in the same period in 2007), condo sales in the County plummeted 66 percent.
In addition, first-quarter new home sales dropped sharply, from 196 in 2006 to 94 in 2008. There are also 3,673 houses on the market right now, 573 more than at the same time last year.
Oddly enough, first-quarter median house prices have risen, from $249,500 in 2007 to $279,500 this year in Charlottesville, and from (take a deep breath, County residents) $289,000 to $340,600 in Albemarle County for the same period. According to Philips' report, the County's $51,600 price jump has a lot to do with the decrease in condo sales, a trend abetted, Phillips adds, by the shrinkage in financing available for condos. Phillips suggests that less expensive counties are getting some of the buyers who might once have settled in Albemarle, and another factor, he says, is the higher-end market is less affected by the lending crisis.
"Condo conversions are definitely over and done with now," says realtor Jim Duncan.
Meanwhile, many condo buyers have been left holding the conversion craze bag. Indeed, a look at properties that went into foreclosure this year reveals a surprising number of condos on the auction block.
"A colleague of mine put it this way," says one real estate professional. "'I knew we were in trouble when the condo conversion business strategy began to work.'"
So who's to blame? The developers for marketing "crappy old apartments" as real estate investments to buyers who may have had no business buying? The buyers foolish enough to fall for it? Or lenders offering risky loans that buyers couldn't handle?
As Spurzem said last year, "Condo conversion became all the rage... created by developers who thought they could make some money... and everyone jumped on the bandwagon."
However, what's to come could be worse, as sagging sales turn condos back into apartments with cash-strapped owners living elsewhere.
"These investor-owned properties tend to fall apart," Spurzem predicted last year, "because no one is nearby to keep a watch on things. People can't get their dishwashers fixed because the landlord lives in Ohio somewhere. It ends up being a screwed-up situation."
This graph shows that Charlottesville's condo sales have chilled.


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July 14, 2005 - Hardware Guys
by Jeff Moss
We've seen a new breed of hackers thrive using a soldering iron with their shell code. Companies need to rethink how they build and secure their products because hackers like me like to take new things apart and see how they work. Joe Grand's dissection of hardware and the industry surrounding it consequences to blind trust. Darrin Barrall and David Dewey prove it by showing us how a USB-stick mod can root your box.
A Hardware Hacking History Lesson
by Joe Grand posted July 14, 2005
Attacks against hardware are becoming much more commonplace. Tools aren't just limited to folks with fat wallets. Starving students and low-budget attackers can now obtain discarded or surplus equipment from universities or swap meets. There are loose-knit communities of enthusiasts looking to hack or modify anything with electrons running through it. The basic hardware hacking skills are easy to learn and people are more than willing to share their techniques. You're just not safe if you're relying solely on hardware products for your security.
What I've learned in my years as an electrical engineer is that designers just don't think about security. Luckily, after years of poking, prodding, and begging, it seems to be getting a little bit better. Vendors are listening to security concerns. Products are beginning to implement security features to prevent against IP theft or compromise. However, it costs time and/or money to research and manufacture security mechanisms into a product and most companies would rather just bear the risk of a potential attack.
My research deals with hardware attacks and common classes of problems. Sure, we could pick any current, state-of-the-art product, be it hardware or software, and likely find a security problem with it. But, learning from history is arguably more important, no matter what field or industry you're in. The problem is, it hardly ever happens. People just don't seem to care about the past. I'll try to do my part to ensure that no lessons of poor hardware design and embedded security are lost to the computer security community.
The beauty of this is discussing the various approaches that made these attacks successful. You can then take these approaches and apply a similar process to newer devices of your particular interest. Of course, I will only touch the tip of the iceberg at Black Hat, but it will sufficiently enlighten you to the ways of a hardware hacker.
My Dongle Owns You
by Darrin Barrall posted July 14, 2005
The ubiquitous USB socket may hold the key to unlocking all sorts of digital disorder.
At the lowest level, the USB protocol, can be attacked just like current and past TCP stack attacks. Take a look at the USB 1.1 specs. If you find that document painful, try this.
Above the protocol level is the driver level, where there is, I believe, a tremendous probability to find buffer overflows. Consider the design process for a new USB widget. First, the hardware developer selects a few chips to build the device. Next a software developer creates the firmware to run the device. Finally, another developer creates a driver, if needed for the target platform.
How many times has this happened? The hardware guy tells the firmware guy that the device has a 64 byte buffer to transmit data up to the PC. The firmware guy then creates the device's API around that buffer size. Finally, the widget's API is handed to the driver developer who sees that only a 64 byte buffer is needed for incoming data.
int widget_RX_Data(void)
char RecvBuf[0x40]; //Smith in HW says this is the limit for the XXXyyy123 chip.
Can you say BOOM? Somebody is just asking for a stack overflow with that code.
If you think that it is not a problem, because that faulty code is only ever accessed by the device that identifies itself as the widget that the driver was explicitly designed for. You are very wrong, my device can select that same ID, but it won't play nicely with the driver.
Poking at Protocols: SSH and SPA
Protocol layer research allows us hackers to both secure and exploit everyday operational communications. On this BlackPage, Adam Boileau walks us through a day of formulating his latest SSH hijacking techniques while Mad Hat provides a first look at Single Packet Authentication, and how it might land system administrators a few extra dates... read more
New Doors To Your Network
Every advancement of technology comes with a new entry point for exploitation. Over the last few years we've witnessed the explosion of two areas that provide public access to private systems: wireless access points and web application service APIs. This week top researchers Beetle and Bruce Potter announce the release of a new rouge wireless access point vulnerability tool that builds on the popular Airsnarf study released last summer. On a different track from the wireless crew, Alex Stamos and Scott Stender hypothesize on how the growing popularity of web service interfaces will fuel a new type of injection attacks... read more
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Bristol Palin and her professional dance partner Mark Ballas were eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles Tuesday night.
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While many Apple customers are happy with their iPhones than other smartphones, they're not as a happy as they were last year, according to a report.
The American Customer Satisfaction Index reported that Apple receive a score of 81 out of a 100, but that Apple had dropped two points from its 2012 position, according to CNET. The iPhone also seems to be the lowest-scoring Apple device, since most of its other devices scored 86 percent. The ACSI is a based on the results of 70,000 U.S. residents responding to a survey measuring customer satisfaction.
Not surprisingly, Motorola, Nokia and Samsung customer satisfaction rose. Samsung's satisfaction rose the highest at 7 percent to 76 percent. Although these numbers are good signs for other smartphone manufacturers, the ASCI is quick to dampen the mood.
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No-one would question the idea that a top-class saloon can be regarded as a status symbol. An Audi A6 driver wants to show not only that he has good taste and appreciates exclusive technology and a luxurious ambience - but also that he has worked hard to earn these attributes. This at least holds true for Europe.
However, status is indicated not only by possessing such a car, but sometimes also by the position of the owner. If someone can afford a premium saloon, then he has not just worked hard for it - he has also acquired the corresponding status in the business world. And one way of showing this in Asia is that, instead of driving the car himself, the owner has someone else drive it for him. Not just to confirm his own status, but also to enable him to continue working whilst he is being driven.
The driver is not always the captain
The EDAG development team was commissioned by Audi to look into this cultural difference: in Europe, the "captain" is also the driver of the vehicle. The controls are in the front. In Asian circles, however, the "captain" sits in the back - so what does that mean in terms of ambience and comfort features for the person travelling on the rear seat?
For a long time, the market entry of the Audi A6 in China was something of a twin challenge for our engineers - on the one hand because the seating is normally one of the vehicle manufacturer's special fields, and has nothing to do with the developers, and on the other because we had not previously given any real thought to cultural differences in vehicle interiors. But EDAG wouldn't be EDAG if we hadn't come up with a number of smart solutions to tackle this challenge.
Working in peace and quiet
In intensive cooperation with Audi, and after extensive research and development, we optimised the comfort features and contents of the rear seat area - down to the smallest detail. Not only the controls - the rear-seat passenger can operate almost every component that serves to enhance the vehicle's ambience - but the acoustics, too, were optimised and massage systems integrated, so that the passenger (or "captain") can work in peace and quiet while the driver takes him to his destination.
The solution which, after numerous models and test vehicles, EDAG finally implemented for Audi made such an impact both in Ingolstadt and the market in general (best in class) that a separate project team for seat development has now been established at EDAG Ingolstadt. This same team is now working on seat development for two further Audi models, so that people all around the world will not just feel the benefit of Audi's slogan "Vorsprung durch Technik" (advancement through technology), but also have maximum seating comfort.
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So when the now defunct, Leeds based, post-doom-sludge-whateverists Wiht decided to write an instrumental album about William the Conqueror ravaging the North of England, it was always going to be a distinctly English affair. Their final record, 'The Harrowing of the North' is a mere two tracks (plus a lengthy bonus track) but is a veritable epic of stoner rock enormity and post rock exploration. Each twist and turn in this capricious monster, from sparkling single notes, wailing guitars and tinkering cymbals to the gigantic, heavy, fuzzed out riffs and booming drums all serve as analogies for William's marauding armies across the maudlin North, and events leading up to his remorseful deathbed 20 years later.
Wiht might have set themselves a staggering task writing such a record but they manage to convey drama in their music with such aplomb, the entire project is a seemingly effortless success.. 'The Harrowing...' is a joy to behold. A swerving, organic beast that you can't take your ears off, intense and bursting with energy, doom-filled and ominous, it leaves you flabbergasted. This release, in the wake of Wiht's demise, should be honoured in a fashion akin to the work of any deceased artist of note: with a reverence and awe becoming of a masterpiece, for this record is indeed fitting of such a lofty label.
'The Harrowing of the North' is out 4th February on Devouter Records. // Wiht


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Aug 18, 2011
In this podcast, Michael Cart, Infopeople's book guy, talks about the new literary phenomenon called "crossover books," which – in part, at least – refers to adult books of interest to young adult readers. To find out what else have a listen.
Titles mentioned in this podcast:
- Anderson, M. T. THE ASTONISHING LIFE OF OCTAVIAN NOTHING, Vol. 1: The Pox Party, Vol. 2: The Kingdom of the Waves
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- The Kite Runner
- The Fall of Rome
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- Cart, Michael. "Core Collection: Cross Overs. Booklist. February 15, 2009
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Discovered a utility for Windows called Sizer today. This satisfies my OCD very highly, exactly what I've needed for sodding years.
Very lightweight utility that sits in the tray that lets you set sizes/positions on windows applications. You can bind hotkeys or use the menu. (It injects itself into the Windows standard dialog context menu.) Having Windows+C as centre window is very splendid.
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Queen Elizabeth II toured London's Olympic heartland Saturday hours after she surprised a worldwide audience by starring as the newest Bond Girl.
The queen got a bird's eye view of the Olympic Park complex atop the 377-foot (115-meter) Orbit sculpture beside the stadium, where on Friday night she officially opened the 2012 Games. Her husband, Prince Philip, and London Mayor Boris Johnson accompanied her as she rode up two floors in the sculpture's elevator to meet designer Anish Kapoor.
Dressed in a royal blue silk dress, crepe coat and matching hat, the queen could be heard remarking at the views of the London skyline and countryside up to 20 miles (32 kilometers) away. She was also wearing a brooch given to her in 1948, the last time London hosted the Olympics and four years before her accession to the throne.
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Johnson said the queen had told him she was "very, very impressed with the success of her first film appearance, her first dramatic venture. It was very funny and seems to have gone down particularly well with the international audiences."
Buckingham Palace confirmed that the 86-year-old monarch agreed last year to participate in Danny Boyle's film portion of his four-hour opening ceremony extravaganza. Filming took place at the palace in March and April and featured two of the queen's corgi dogs: Monty and Holly.
Boyle's production involved Daniel Craig, the current James Bond, striding into Buckingham Palace to escort his VIP guest to the Olympic ceremony. Many watching had expected a famous actress to play the role of the queen, and untold thousands in the audience audibly gasped as the real-life queen was seen to swivel round in her desk chair and declare: "Good evening, Mr. Bond."
At the end of the film segment, two stuntmen dressed as Bond and the queen parachuted from a helicopter into the stadium, and moments later Elizabeth and Philip emerged in the stands.
Boyle told NBC television that the queen had been a natural. "You don't have to tell her something twice," he said. "She picks it up straight away, about cameras and angles."
The scenes were filmed in March and April, after the queen agreed to take part last year.
The queen offered more surprises Saturday as she paid a walking visit to the athletes village and met about 150 members of the British Olympic team. Spectators took in the scene from balconies draped in Union Jack flags.
"For her to come through and meet the athletes, and see where we're living, it was amazing," said Rose Anderson, 24, a member of the women's basketball team.
"She went inside one of the athletes' bedrooms and chatted to us. It was just awesome, especially after last night," she said, referring to the opening ceremony. "Last night will never be topped. I'll never get an experience like that again, and then this will never be topped either."
The queen also met athletes from other nations in the dining hall.
"She's beautiful," said Jess Fox, who competes for Australia in the canoe slalom. "We saw her from afar last night in the stadium, but it was amazing to see her like this."


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Time for Glee's 2011 Christmas episode. I hated a few things about it – gratuitous religion-shoving-down-throats; lauding the anti-gay, anti-trans Salvation Army; too much Rory – but that awesome 50s holiday special they did? Kurt and Blaine as "best friends and holiday roommates" in Gstaad? Heather Morris' world-class thighs and her rendition of "Christmas Wrapping"? The show-stopping voice of Amber Riley in "All I Want For Christmas Is You"?
That's a whole lotta holiday cheer.
No, other than the three things I didn't like, the only thing wrong with last night's Glee was what wasn't in it: Naya Rivera performing "Santa Baby," and the scene they showed us in the official promo shots where Blaine gives Kurt a gift. Both cut.
The Klaine and Brittana fandoms wept. I mean, Tumblr is still damp.
The episode opened with Mercedes singing "All I Want for Christmas Is You" as the Glee Club decorated the choir room, with adorable Brittana dancing and hugging, tinsel everywhere, tons of promising Samcedes flirtation, and Kurt dancing with a giant candy cane.
Then Rachel and Finn kiss under the mistletoe, which was fine. I mean, I think we've had enough Finchel for the rest of eternity, but I grasp they're like a major draw for some demographic of people I've never met, even online, because every single Glee fan I know is sick of them, but again, fine. Really. I'm totally resigned to the Finchel Show. I am.
Rachel has been made more shallow and selfish than she really is, presumably to drive the thin little sliver of plot the episode had (which is not a criticism; this was a holiday special, after all), and she's in the hall assuring Finn that he doesn't need to buy all 15 of the gifts on her list… five will do. "Holy crap," Finn says to himself after she skips off, "I'm dating Kim Kardashian."
Meanwhile, Sue is surveying the perplexed faces of Artie, Kurt and Blaine across her desk. "Wheels, Porcelain, Other Gay… the Yuletide season is upon us."
"Other Gay." I so love this.
Sue proceeds to forgive the three of them for making her run for, and lose, Congress, as well as "ruining the American songbook, one mash-up at a time."
Artie accepts her forgiveness on behalf of the others, but Sue goes on.
"Now, Christmas isn't just a time when Jewish kids feel uncomfortable and dwarves get jobs in non-union commercials that make them quietly die inside," she says. "No, Christmas is also the time when we give back. Which is why I'm volunteering Friday night at the Lima Homeless Shelter." She invites the kids to join her there and give the homeless the gift of song.
"Coach Sylvester," Kurt says, "I've heard you say on several occasions that you don't believe in homelessness."
"You said you considered homeless people 'urban campers,'" Artie reminds her.
Sue goes to the window and looks out, pain on her face. "Can I be honest with you, Stumbles, Gelfling, Young Burt Reynolds?" (Blaine seems to be very pleased with that name, by the way.)
It's time for one of the many moments when we see a soft side of Sue. Even knowing it will be snatched away from us in the very next episode if not later in the same one, I still feel myself wanting to hug her when she confesses it's her first Christmas without her sister, and she's trying to keep herself occupied somehow. I mean, she could have kept herself occupied by slashing the tires of arts instructors across the land, right? But she chose this.
At least, she chose this after her original plans to shoot reindeer from a helicopter with Sarah Palin fell through.


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Last year, the Taggies attracted 2,700 excellent entries and we're sure this year's will be even more impressive. We'd especially like to encourage you to submit taglines related to volunteering. Try submitting the tagline from your last big volunteer event to the "special event" category, or enter the slogan for your overall volunteer program as a "program" tagline!
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Wouldn't it be nice to smell the internet? Well, thanks to the clever chaps at Mint Foundry this might soon be possible.Their concept product, the punningly named Olly (details at ollyfactory.com!) will convert tweets, checkins, likes or other digital notifications and blast out an arduino-powered whiff across your keyboard. So now every William Gibson tweet can smell like a long-chain monomer and every checkin at a Starbucks like fresh roasted coffee. Sadly you will need two Olly's to experience the double hit of Testosterone and Smug released whenever Piers Morgan tweets @Simon Cowell.
The interesting thing about the Olly is that it is an attempt to add texture to wholly digital experiences. A decent proportion of my last job was spent arguing with people about page-turning animations in ebooks – I felt that they were a legacy metaphor and had no place in a purely digital experience. There are definitely things about the physicality of a book that would be great to transfer to an ebook. For example, knowing when you are nearing the end of a book by the distribution of weight in your hands feels different from the knowledge that you are on page 1324 of 1346. Such additions would add both context and texture to the ereading experience, wheras the page-turning animation is texture without context.
Brett Victor's much-discussed rant (his word) on the ubiquity of the finger-swipe in visions of future interfaces suggests a disquiet with what is being sacrificed in the quest for frictionless interaction. As touchscreens increasingly become our interface to the web it is healthy that there are those out there documenting what we are losing whilst everyone else, including us at BBH Labs of course, celebrates the gains. Will the sound of an optical drive go the way of the rotary phone dial or an analogue tape rewinding or these other disappearing noises?
So, are we adding textures such as smells and page-turning animations because digital is less sensuous than the physical world? When we create new digital experiences should we think about adding textured UX as well as intelligent UI? And as brands transition more and more to digital marketing initiatives, should we worry about what sensory experiences they and we are losing, out here in meatspace?
Update 9 jan 2012: If you want your workstation to smell like teen spirit every time @justinbieber presses 'send' then you should head over to kickstarter where there's a month left to back the project to make the dream reality!


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With a matter of minutes until the first foursome match kicks off in Chicago, I wanted to explain why I'm more excited than usual to watch the battle between USA and Europe rekindled once again (and yes it may have something to do with the rather long spell since my last post). The truth is that since the high emotions and superhuman efforts of the Olympic and Paralympic athletes, it has been difficult to find that same level of sporting drama and entertainment.
Of course, when I say this to other sports fans they stare in some disbelief, as if I'm not aware that the new football season is well under way. This is true and, so far, both the English Premier League and Champions League have started from where they left off, with plenty of goals and unexpected comebacks already. Real Madrid's dramatic 3-2 victory in the Bernabeu has been one of the highlights.
Yet, in my opinion, Andy Murray's first Grand Slam win came much closer to the task. It was a brutal encounter, one that Murray perhaps would never have recovered from had it turned out to be his fifth loss in a Grand Slam. Instead, the Scot won the hearts of the nation again as he defeated Novak Djokovic in five sets. This has to be one of the standout sporting moments of 2012. The only disappointing thing was that before the final, the Olympic gold medalist still did not have the full support of a nation, as so many had doubted him.
Which brings me onto the Ryder Cup. With any individual sport, when national pride is brought into the mix, there is no match for excitement. The memories of a home victory for Team Europe in 2010 are still fresh in the mind. Graeme McDowell's winning putt ended what was arguably one of the best finishes in the history of the Ryder Cup.
The final day of the Ryder Cup 2010:
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Fast forward to 2012 and the tournament has one of the most competitive line-ups ever seen. The USA team will be hoping that Tiger Woods can finally bring his good form into a Ryder Cup tournament, having disappointed in the past. Yet, the team no longer relies on the former world number one. They have talented newcomers such as Keegan Bradley that have been the in form players of 2012. Then there is always a wealth of experience from Ryder Cup regulars like Phil Mickelson, who has had some consistent top ten results this year.
For Europe, there is much to look forward to. With the inspirational figure of Jose Maria Olazabal as Ryder Cup Captain this year, the team will not be lacking in passion. You only had to watch the emotions of yesterday's opening ceremony to see the sentimental qualities of the former Ryder Cup champion. And the team have a title to retain of course. Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell will begin proceedings and those two alone represent the quality of the European team.
The Americans will have the home advantage this time around. The crowds in Chicago are apparently notorious for their unconditional and wild support of their teams. Although, there has already been some surprise with the course at Medinah. With no obvious advantage for Team USA, the opportunity for Europe to win their fifth tournament in recent years should not be overlooked.
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|Nakamura & Kamsky Headline World Team Championship Squad
|November 26, 2013
The World Team Championship begins today in Antalya, Turkey. The US squad consists of World #4 Hikaru Nakamura, US Champion Gata Kamsky and GMs Alex Onischuk, Varuzhan Akobian and Ray Robson.
IM John Donaldson is the captain and Wesley So is the team coach. Tony Rich of the Saint Louis Chess Club will also be in attending and will share photos from the scene.
In round one, the US plays the Ukraine and the pairings are: Ivanchuk-Nakamura; Kamsky-Korobov; Moiseenko-Onischuk; Akobian-Kryvoruchko.
The official tournament website, http://wctc2013.tsf.org.tr/ is having technical problems at the time of writing, but you can access a cached copy and also see chessdom.com for some results.


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In this 2012 Academy Award® Nominee for Best Picture, Break-out star Jennifer Lawrence (HUNGER GAMES) gives an Oscar®-winning performance along-side fellow Oscar® nominees Bradley Cooper, Robert Deniro, and Jacki Weaver. Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything—his house, his job, and his wife. After eight months in an institution, he lives with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro), huge Philadelphia Eagles fans. Pat remains positive and plans to reunite with his wife. When Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany agrees to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he'll return the favor. An unexpected bond begins to form, and silver linings appear in both of their lives. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name and written and directed by Oscar® Nominated David O. Russell (THE FIGHTER).
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ACC sticking with 8-game football schedule in 2013
The Atlantic Coast Conference has dropped a plan to play nine conference football games starting next season and revised its scheduling setup for basketball with the addition of Notre Dame.
The league announced in February it would have a nine-game football schedule once Pittsburgh and Syracuse joined.
But with Notre Dame now set to play five games against ACC teams every season, starting no later than 2015, conference leaders decided to stick with an eight-game schedule.
The league also planned an 18-game basketball schedule with teams having a primary partner that they played twice every season.
ACC teams will now have two primary partners -- a move that commissioner John Swofford said would help "reinforce a number of conference rivalries."
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There's already a lot of good information out there on the Internets about gear, glyphs, and how to acquire it. Most of the posts about it are highly technical, throw a lot of numbers around, and generally don't tell you exactly what to do and how to do it. With that in mind, this guide will consolidate and reference much of that data and spell out the details in simple English so everyone from casual to hardcore can get the most out of their nightmare dungeon runs.
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All State Department security convoys in Iraq will now fall under military control, in a move to bring armed contractors under tighter supervision.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 — All State Department security convoys in Iraq will now fall under military control, the latest step taken by government officials to bring Blackwater Worldwide and other armed contractors under tighter supervision.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates agreed to the measure at a lunch on Tuesday after weeks of tension between their departments over coordination of thousands of gun-carrying contractors operating in the chaos of Iraq.
Mr. Gates appears to have won the bureaucratic tug-of-war, which accelerated after a Sept. 16 shooting in central Baghdad involving guards in a Blackwater convoy who Iraqi investigators say killed 17 Iraqis. Military coordination of contractor convoys will include operations of not only Blackwater, formerly known as Blackwater USA, but also those of dozens of other private firms that guard American diplomats, aid workers and reconstruction crews.
In Iraq, the government approved a draft law to overturn an order imposed by the American occupation authority in 2004 granting the employees of foreign contractors immunity from Iraqi law. Also on Tuesday, the State Department confirmed that some Blackwater employees questioned in connection with the Sept. 16 shooting had been granted a form of immunity in exchange for their statements. However, officials insisted that the immunity was limited and that it did not foreclose the possibility of prosecutions.
Democrats in Congress complained that the State Department appeared to have bungled the Blackwater investigation and said they feared that no one would be held accountable for the Iraqi deaths. "It feels like they're protecting Blackwater," said Representative Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Democrat.
At the Pentagon, Geoff Morrell, the chief spokesman, said the military would assert greater control over contractor training, rules for the use of force, employment standards and movements around Iraq.
He said Mr. Gates and military officers in Iraq insisted on the new measures "so they aren't blindsided by contractors running in and out of their battle space and potentially causing problems."
Mr. Morrell and his State Department counterpart, Sean McCormack, said that the details of the new arrangement had not been worked out but that the process was on a fast track and that both agencies hoped to have all issues resolved by Thanksgiving.
The top American commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, will have to approve the arrangement, but he is likely to accept new rules that give his officers greater control over the numerous armed entities operating in his theater.
The State Department has had repeated problems trying to rein in the nearly 845 Blackwater guards in Iraq, who have fired their weapons in 195 incidents since 2005, according to Blackwater's count, leaving an undetermined number of Iraqis dead. Blackwater and two other security companies, DynCorp International and Triple Canopy, share a multibillion-dollar contract to guard American diplomats and other civilians in Iraq.
But the Defense Department has had its own difficulties controlling its nearly 130,000 contractors, who handle a variety of jobs including interrogations of prisoners and transportation of fuel and ammunition. Auditors have uncovered numerous instances of cost overruns, sloppy work, theft and corruption in the tens of billions of dollars in logistics and reconstruction contracts in Iraq.
But for now, the focus is on a series of measures to bring greater accountability to private security contractors. The State Department has announced several such steps already, including the assignment of agents of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security to accompany all Blackwater convoys, the installation of video cameras in all Blackwater vehicles and the establishment of a multiagency review board to examine all cases involving the use of force.
Ms. Rice and Mr. Gates agreed to tighten the rules for the use of force by armed contractors. Although current rules are quite restrictive and allow force to be used only defensively, the standards have not been enforced and Blackwater guards, in particular, earned a reputation for being quick on the trigger.
Mr. Morrell said the new, more stringent rules would be likely to put the Blackwater guards, and perhaps the people they are responsible for protecting, in greater danger.
"We want everybody operating for the sake of the same mission, O.K., which means, as the secretary has talked about before, invariably State Department contractors are going to have to assume greater risk because we have to operate with the overall mission in mind," Mr. Morrell said. "And that is winning the hearts and minds, the trust and confidence, of the Iraqi people."
Congressional Democrats criticized the administration over the immunity issue, saying it underscored the government's inability to hold contractors accountable. Senator Patrick J. Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who sits on two committees that oversee the State and Justice Departments, said: "In this administration, accountability goes by the boards. That goes equally for misconduct and for incompetence. If you get caught, they will get you immunity. If you get convicted, they will commute your sentence."
At the State Department, Mr. McCormack said that any lawbreakers "must be held to account" as a result of the inquiry into the Sept. 16 shootings, which has since been taken over by the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation. He said that if immunity were granted, it would not preclude a criminal prosecution.
Of Ms. Rice, he said, "Her attitude has been since the very beginning that we need to determine the facts and if the facts lead us to the conclusion that there are those who broke rules, laws or regulations, they must be held to account."
A Justice Department spokesman, Dean Boyd, said in a statement that Blackwater employees could be prosecuted despite the immunity deals, which were not authorized by federal prosecutors. He said that neither the Justice Department nor the F.B.I. could discuss the case, but said "any suggestion that the Blackwater employees in question have been given immunity from federal criminal prosecution is inaccurate."
Three law enforcement officials confirmed Tuesday that State Department investigators did take statements from Blackwater employees after offering them immunity, though they had no authority to do so.
Immunity is intended to preserve the constitutional right against self-incrimination while still giving investigators the ability to gather evidence. Witnesses granted immunity have no right to remain silent but nothing they say can be used against them.
Law enforcement officials said the Blackwater employees were given a Garrity warning, named after a Supreme Court case, Garrity v. New Jersey. This form of limited immunity does not bar a criminal prosecution but is seldom granted in a case in which a criminal prosecution is likely. It is almost never granted without the approval of federal prosecutors.


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