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Santiago's five million plus residents live in a patchwork quilt of neighborhoods, laid out over the broad, flat valley between the Andes and the coastal mountains.
A recent New York Times itinerary for 36 hours in Santiago took readers to the city's modern face: the upmarket eastern districts with their forward-looking galleries, glittering skyscrapers and classy restaurants. But Santiago today is more than a rapidly growing, prosperous metropolis – it is a multi-faceted city intent on rediscovering its own heritage.
Our guide to the capital takes you to a different, more traditional Santiago, through the city's west and center. Here historic architecture dominates instead of glass towers, and young people look to the cultures of the past, breathing new life into Chile's folk traditions.
Morning: Colonial Santiago
The historical and geographical heart of Santiago is the Plaza de Armas, which makes it as good a place as any to start your weekend. A wander through the square finds old men facing off over games of chess, street artists, mimes and (if you return on Sunday) large crowds gathered around street preachers.
Many of Santiago's historical sights are just a short walk away. The Presidential Palace at La Moneda, the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art and the 16th century San Francisco Church, the oldest colonial building in Chile, are all scattered throughout the grid of streets that make up the city center. Stop by the Mercado Central near the Mapocho River to admire the fresh seafood and, if you're hungry, enjoy a classic Chilean seafood dish at one of the small restaurants on its periphery.
Afternoon: A city's memory
Hop on the Metro and head to Quinta Normal station (Line 5), where you'll find the stunning modern structure of the newly inaugurated Museum of Memory (Matucana 501, +56 (2) 365165), documenting the history of Chile under the Pinochet regime from 1973 to 1990.
Wander east back to the center through the historic Barrios Yungay and Brazil, home to some of the city's most attractive and interesting architecture, and a melting pot for Santiago's young bohemian artists and musicians. As you walk, don't miss the mini-Barrio Concha y Toro, a pair of Santiago's most romantic streets.
In Yungay, the Café Yungay Viejo (Libertad 604, +56 (2) 6811108) and the Boulevard Lavaud restaurant at the historic Peluquería Francesa (Compañía de Jesús 2789, +56 (2) 682 5243) are great spots for lunch, while nearer to Plaza Brazil, major avenues like Cumming and Brazil are home to dozens of bars, cafes and restaurants.
Evening: The whole song and dance
If you spend the whole afternoon wandering Barrio Brazil, there's really no reason to leave. Find a spot for an artisanal beer or a glass of wine at one of the neighborhood's many cafes. For a night of live music, stop by Café Brazil (Cumming 562, +56 (2) 6982196), a neighborhood institution where live musicians play the classic folk songs of Violeta Parra and Victor Jara. Another good option for live music in the area is Galpón Victor Jara (Huérfanos 2136, (562) 657 9455), where young Chileans embrace their national roots with traditional dance and local music.
Santiago has dozens more performance spaces across the city, ranging from the new Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center in the center to the Amanda Cultural Center in the upmarket eastern district of Vitacura. For listings of events around town, see www.estoy.cl (in Spanish).
Morning: Fine Art and Fashion
Begin your day with brunch in one of the cafes of the Bellas Artes district, the network of streets surrounding the Bellas Artes Museum. Stop in to the Museum (Parque Forestal, on José Miguel de la Barra) to admire its elegant 100-year-old architecture and rotating exhibitions from Chilean artists. Then enjoy a different side of Chilean design in the fashion boutiques along Merced and José Victorino de Lastarria (where there is a weekend antique and book market), or in the newly christened Barrio Esmeralda.
Afternoon: Unmissable, but often missed
Cross the Loreto bridge and head west into Patronato, home to Santiago's large Korean and Palestinian immigrant communities. Wander the streets of this multicultural neighborhood until you reach the city's main market, La Vega. Between the river and the main market you will find La Vega Chica, filled with small restaurants serving traditional Chilean cuisine at the lowest prices imaginable. Most places are more or less the same (though the aggressive owners might tell you otherwise) so just pick what looks best and have a seat. For a real taste of typical Chilean cooking, this is the spot.
A walk north along Avenida Recoleta (or a short subway ride to Cementerios station) brings you to the General Cemetery, a moving and peaceful place to take in a bit Chilean history. Nearly 200 years old, the cemetery is full of beautiful mausoleums as well as the burial sites of famous Chileans like Salvador Allende, Violeta Parra and Victor Jara. Visiting on Saturday or Sunday finds families picnicking near the graves of loved ones and funerals processing along the tree-lined avenues.
Alternatively, for shopping, galleries and the highest concentration of street art in Santiago, wander the quiet streets of Bellavista, where Pablo Neruda kept one of his three houses, La Chascona (Fernando Marquéz de la Plata 192, +56 (2) 7778741). You will be amazed at the change in the neighborhood when you return in the evening.
Evening: Culinary traditions–past, present and future
Young people in Santiago are not the only ones reinvigorating the older Chilean traditions. In young chef Rodolfo Gúzman's restaurant Boragó (Nueva Costanera 3467, +56 (2) 9538893), the inspiration for avant-garde preparations comes from endemic ingredients and indigenous techniques. Meanwhile the Santiago classic Liguria (Providencia 1373, +56 (2) 2357914), popular amongst Santiaguinos of all ages, is a good choice for well-made Chilean food in Providencia.
For something even more traditional, try your luck at Rincón de los Canallas (Tarapacá 810, +56 (2) 6325491), a speakeasy from the days of curfew that still has a password (frozen since 1990 at "Chile Libre Canalla"). You'll need to call for a reservation a day or two ahead. Come for atmosphere, simply grilled meats and pitchers of inexpensive alcohol.
If you're up for a late night, head back to Bellavista. This Barrio may be quiet during the day, but by night cumbia, salsa, hip-hop and pop blare from behind every door and brightly painted wall. To party in true Chilean style, show up around 1am and stay until sunrise. Then make your way (taxi will be inexpensive, convenient and safe) to the Mercado Central for an early morning bite with the other late-night revelers.
Sunday: Into the wild
Sundays are quiet in Santiago, so give yourself the morning to rest and/or recover from a late night out. After waking, head to the Persa Bio Bio, Santiago's largest flea market. Metro Franklin is nearest to the dull clothes and furniture shops toward the front, but walking farther back along Placer takes you to a series of warehouses vending knick-knacks, antiques and anything else you can imagine. Restaurants in some of the warehouses serve simple meals at low prices.
Lovely summer weather makes Sunday a good time to enjoy Santiago's parks or the stunning landscapes nearby. Take a horseback ride into the nearby Andean foothills, or stay in town and enjoy a quiet afternoon on Cerro San Cristobal. Sundays are also a good time to catch up on whatever museums you may have missed. For dinner, find a local café and enjoy a last glass of wine in one of South America's most rapidly changing urban centers.


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Dan Deacon | 08/29/12
With Dan Deacon's new album America out now, Dan is set to hit the road today for a series of live US dates.
Dan Deacon shows are renowned for the spectacle of hundreds, even thousands, of jubilant people doing coordinated movement. It's a sight to behold, but it's even more amazing to participate. Dan has taken it to a whole new level with a groundbreaking smartphone application (available now on the iTunes App Store and Google Play) that will be used during his tour beginning tonight!
Download the free Dan Deacon app now from the iTunes App Store or from Google Play
Inspired by audience-based cell phone interactive pieces Deacon performed over the past several years in various settings from Baltimore to Carnegie Hall, this groundbreaking app truly makes the audience part of every show.
Dan developed an application with the help of the folks at Wham City Lights, without the use of WiFi or cellular data, turns each phone into a source of synchronized light and sound depending on your location within each venue. A device once thought of as a distraction now turns each show into an ecstatic act of empowerment by turning every concert into a collective one-of-a-kind immersive concert experience.
See it is in use on the upcoming US dates that start tonight. See the full list of tour dates here.


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The TVCoverUp is a novel, simple and elegant way to conceal a flat screen television. With a TVCoverUp, a television screen is no longer a stark center of attention, detracting from a room's decor. Instead, framed art provides the focal point - until it deftly swings upward to reveal the television hidden beneath.
The Manual Closure unit utilizes gas springs that are adjusted to the weight and size of the panel or art being lifted. To raise the panel you simply pull the bottom out with a couple of fingers, and it goes up all by itself, much like the back end of an SUV. It is best to keep the total weight, including the panel, within the 45 pound range. The gas springs are adjusted to the exact weight and size of the panel. The 6.25" deep box allows thicker flat panel TV's or other video components, such as your cable box, to be installed behind the TV.
Max TV Measurements: 42.75" x 28.5"
The Manual Closure, 6.25" Depth Box is also built to accommodate various sized TV's:
The TVCoverups mechanisms are installed within the provided Installation box and are lifting two 3/4" channel aluminum bars, 2 1/2 inches wide that is hinged to the mechanism. The arms are retrofitted "into" the panel being sent. The panel is light weight (1lb/sqft), consisting of five layers including 1/4" pressboard face, 3mm Dibond (dual sided aluminum sheet with a rubber core), 1/2" wood frame, with 1/4" gator board covered with Black linen for the backing. This system removes any stress from an otherwise fragile picture frame or box canvas. It is best to keep the total weight, including the panel, within the 45 pound range.
The installation box consists of a back and four sides, some minor assembly required.
Specifications Manufacturer TVCoverups Manufacturer Product No. SBX1042BM UPC 851396004390 Installation Box O.D. 47.25" W x 33" T x 7" D Panel Size 48.375" W x 34" T
- 1x - 42 Inch Flat Panel TV Box, Manual Closure, 6.25 Inch Depth
- 1x - Lifting Panel to mount artwork upon
- 2x - Manual Lift hardware
- 4x - Screws to attach artwork
- 1x - Owner's Manual
- 1x - 42 Inch Flat Panel TV Box, Manual Closure, 6.25 Inch Depth


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Beta Gamma Sigma Student Chapter
Beta Gamma Sigma is an international honor society that provides the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive at a school accredited by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). After earning AACSB accreditation in Spring 2007, a local chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma was launched at UIS in 2008.
The mission of the society is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business, to foster personal and professional excellence, to advance the values of the Society, and to serve its lifelong members.
Read about the 2019 Induction Ceremony.


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Everyone knows we need to reduce gun violence in America. Everyone knows we need to boost the economy, too. Usually these goals are debated in different policy silos. But what if there was a way to boost the economy and shrink gun violence? Allow me to propose a massive, debt-financed gun buyback program.
Here's the case for it. Critics of fresh gun-safety measures argue that laws pushed at moments like this won't make a dent in gun violence. Banning assault weapons, limiting magazine capacity or closing background-check loopholes, we're told, do nothing about the estimated 250 million guns already in private hands.
The gun lobby is surely wrong to suggest that those measures won't save some lives. If Aurora, Colo. shooter James Holmes hadn't had an assault rifle and high-capacity clips, far fewer people than 70 would have been killed or injured that awful night.
But the gun lobby is right about the existing stock of weapons. The 12,000 Americans murdered with guns every year are killed with guns already out there.
The right response isn't to shrug and say we're powerless. We need to think bigger.
Last Saturday, in Oakland and San Francisco, nearly 600 handguns and rifles were collected at $200 each, no questions asked. They'll be melted down and turned into stop signs, light posts and park benches. The program was funded, the Oakland Tribune reported, by nonprofit groups and a private donor.
This past Mother's Day, a buyback program in Los Angeles brought in 1,650 guns, each in exchange for a prepaid Visa or grocery-store card of up to $200, depending on the gun. Police departments in Washington, New York, Detroit, Boston, Baltimore and elsewhere have organized buybacks, often partnering with churches in communities devastated by gun violence.
Each of these buybacks has been small. But the only limit to their scale is our imagination. Australia's experience shows what it looks like when you aim high.
In 1996, not two weeks after a horrific mass killing of 35 people at a resort in Tasmania, Australian politicians came together around the "National Firearms Agreement," which banned semi-automatic and automatic rifles and shotguns and created a compulsory buyback program for the outlawed weapons. (To do otherwise would have amounted to a taking of property without compensation.) The number of homicides involving firearms has dropped 59 percent in Australia since then, and the number of suicides by firearm fell by 74 percent, according to the Journal of Law and Economics. The percentage of homes with guns has dropped in half.
A Harvard study found that, while Australia experienced 13 gun massacres in the 18 years before 1996, there has been none since.
The government purchased and destroyed 700,000 weapons between 1996 and 1998 -- about one-fifth of Australia's estimated stock of firearms. That would be like destroying 50 million guns in America today.
The Australian "outlaw and repurchase" option is one approach. But if Congress balks at banning certain weapons entirely, it could make gun owners an offer they can't refuse. Instead of $200 a gun, Uncle Sam might offer $500. After all, overpaying powerful constituencies to achieve public policy goals is a time-honored American tradition; we do it every day with Medicare drug benefits and defense contractors, to name just two.
So imagine a $100 billion, one-time program aimed at buying back 200 million firearms at $500 a pop. We issue the payments in prepaid credit cards that expire in three months to be sure the money is spent fast.
Presto! So long as the federal money is borrowed, we get an immediate boost to demand, jobs and growth. And with long-term interest rates at all-time lows, there's never been a better time for the feds to overpay gun owners and get these weapons out of circulation. The president can even pitch selling a gun to Uncle Sam as a patriotic act -- part of a national rethinking of our gun culture in the wake of Newtown.
Besides, by structuring the buyback so that half is administered via refundable tax credits, Republicans could take credit for a major tax cut, to boot.
The White House and Congress can tweak the details (especially to make sure that the government doesn't buy back nonworking guns or other cast-offs, and offers higher sums for more valuable weapons). But we need to think fast about policies equal to the scale of the problem.
Matt Miller is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and co-host of public radio's "Left, Right & Center." Email: email@example.com.
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Everyone knows we need to reduce gun violence in America. Everyone knows we need to boost the economy, too. Usually these goals are debated in different policy silos. But what if there was a way to boost the economy and shrink gun violence? Allow me to propose a massive, debt-financed gun buyback program.


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|System: X360, PS3, PC
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Infinity Ward
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Activision
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Nov. 10, 2009
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-18
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Mature
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Jonathan Marx
June 15, 2009 - If youre reading this article (which you obviously are), its almost certain that youve seen the Modern Warfare 2 gameplay demo trailer featured at Microsofts media event. We were fortunate to see a lengthier demonstration behind closed doors at the Activision booth during E3 2009.
If youre one of the few gamers out there that hasnt seen the demo, youll need to know that the level on display is that of an icy, Russian airfield located somewhere in Siberia likely north of the Arctic Circle. Players will take on the role of an FNG named Sgt. Gary Roach Sanderson, following the now grizzled Capt. Soap MacTavish the main player character from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. As members of Task Force 141 an international special operations conglomeration of SAS, USMC, Rangers, CIA, and Delta Force badasses youre tasked with recovering vital data from a downed satellite and sabotaging the Russian Ultranationalists recovery efforts.
The mission featured is that of a stealth level that placed a premium on cinematic elements. For example, the demo starts out with Roach and Soap scaling an ice-wall in order to reach the heavily fortified base. This climbing segment alone takes around 3-5 minutes to complete, and it features its own non-combat, white-knuckle moments. Also exemplifying the more cinematic approach are the frequent set-piece, mid-level story twists, i.e. getting surrounded by the Russian forces and making an improbable escape on snow mobiles (more on that later). This game will be loaded with movie-like conventions and varied environments that are made to bring players into the single-player campaign.
As such, whats immediately apparent from the level demonstration is that the single-player maps and the environments are heavily detailed in order to set a mood for the player. This arctic level really showed just how important a role weather effects and environmental conditions will play; players will likely find the setting within which they are battling every bit as challenging as the enemies they come up against. True also is the way players will have to strategically use the environments to their advantage. The dichotomy between the environments being both friend and foe should be an interesting gameplay element for players to negotiate.
For instance, the snowy airfield on display is experiencing white-out, blizzard conditions. While this makes visibility difficult, it also keeps you and your partner well cloaked. Moreover, your silenced, heartbeat-sensing weaponry not only guides you swiftly to your targets, its muffled rapport is entirely silenced by the conditions, allowing Roach and Soap to finish the first half of the level in complete stealth.
Naturally, the dozen or so dead bodies left behind are eventually discovered, and players will have to contend with a full-blown shootout and vehicle action sequence. Once the alarm has been sounded and your previously set explosive charges have gone off, players will have to work in concert with MacTavish to take out the initial, impromptu onslaught. While this seems to be fairly easily done, the next sequence really shakes things up.
Taking out the first few waves of snow mobile operators gives MacTavish an idea, and youll have to make the rest of the escape on motorized sleds rather than on foot. Dashing through the snow at ultra-high speed, firing your sidearm gangsta-style, looks like a lot of fun! That being said, it could also get monotonous if the sequence were drawn out, or if riding on snow mobiles was a recurring event. Thankfully, the devs at Infinity Ward have recognized this and promise that no single element in the game will be overused. In fact, they claim to have gone to great lengths to keep the single-player experience fresh and varied throughout.
Press as we might, Infinity Wards lips were sealed concerning the multiplayer options. What we do know is that players will be able to go through the campaign with a friend via co-op gameplay, and there will also be an extensive competitive online multiplayer component (duh!). What we dont know is what kinds of modes will be available, how many players will be able to play, and what kind of ranking / character progression system will be in place.
Though were loathe to report there is no official word concerning multiplayer, we were encouraged by the level of detail and polish the development team is putting into the campaign experience. From what we can gather, Modern Warfare 2s campaign will be about as long as the original game in other words, not particularly lengthy but enjoyable, nonetheless. Stay tuned to CheatCC in the coming months as were sure to get access to multiplayer Alpha and Beta play in the near future.
Jonathan Marx
CCC Editor / News Director
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Yanks' Turley projects to be Majors contributor
Left-handed pitcher, a former 50th-round pick, developing into viable arm
Making it from Minor League Baseball to a Major League roster is a formidable task.
Making it to the Major Leagues after having been a 50th-round selection in the First-Year Player Draft is even more daunting.
Nik Turley, the New York Yankees' 2008 50th-round selection, projects to be a viable option as a Major League pitcher. The Yankees' 14th-ranked prospect is currently developing his repertoire and command at Double-A Trenton.
Turley is very tall and lean, at 6-foot-4 and 195 pounds. That and the fact he is left-handed bode well for the California native.
In parts of six Minor League seasons so far, Turley has pitched at every level of the Yankees organization. He made a very good spot start at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, throwing six innings of two-hit baseball. He didn't get a decision in that game.
Like an increasing number of pitchers, Turley doesn't face the batter directly while standing on the mound. His body is tilted in a sideways position as he goes into his delivery. He does finish the pitch with good straight-forward extension of that long left arm.
Turley isn't overpowering or overly aggressive. What he does best is use his tall frame to pitch downhill and keep the ball low in the strike zone. He adds a bit of a cut to the pitch when needed. He has the ability to get sink on his 90-to 91-mph fastballs to induce ground balls. He also has the ability to miss bats. His approach is very reserved, but he's all business, with no wasted distractions in his mechanics.
In his recent start against the Detroit Tigers' Double-A Erie team, Turley struck out five of the first seven men he faced. In a typical sequence, he threw as many as six of seven pitches for strikes.
Turley also uses a big, looping curve ball to change batters' eyes and keep them off balance. He throws that pitch between 77 to 79 mph. His occasional changeup isn't as refined as the curveball, but it is a useful offering he spots as a potential "out" pitch.
Turley's effective over-the-top delivery is a factor that adds to his deception. He hides the ball well within the movement of his long arms and body, making life especially difficult for left-handed hitters.
He has to improve his approach and location against right-handed hitters to find sustained success. It's right-handed hitters that cause Turley the most trouble. Especially the second and third time the righty hitters see him in an outing.
Turley projects to be an effective Major League pitcher. Because he's so tough on lefties, I can see Turley converting to the bullpen at some point -- especially if he were needed by the Yankees as a situational left-handed specialist. He projects to succeed as either a starter or reliever.


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POP Pilates DVD – behind the scenes!
Hello POPsters!!!!
As you all know by now, the POP Pilates DVD was filmed yesterday. Sorry I did not talk about it but I felt like if I did that I would jinx it. I remember saying that for my Australia trip, and when I got there, mother nature was being very mean and would not let the filming run its course. Filming outdoors isn't as simple as you would think…
Anyway! I want to share some pics with you from yesterday!
This was my cam crew. Look familiar? It's Daddio and Mommio! When it came down to it, I felt like it was better to invest in learning new skills together while working with more advanced equipment. I felt like it was a waste of money to hire a crew that may not even shoot it in the style that I wanted – so the parentals stepped in and took charge :) I'll be editing the footage myself as I always do. There's just a personality that shines through with the slightest editing techniques. It's a Ho Family Production!
I am so happy my parents now know what YouTube is and ask me if I'm gonna Instagram the protein pancake I just made. They are getting educated in social media and I love it!
A shot of me side planking from the shoot!
Taking a break to check emails, facebook, and YouTube…(I am lost without my laptop!)
Here's me looking out from the balcony of the house overlooking the San Francisco Bay Area. For those of you wondering, no this is not my house…I wish it was though!
Attempting to side plank, but it looks like a break dance move.
And finally, I wanna take this moment to say HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to my dad who according to this pic is #1 and I'm #2….Oh jeez…I told him to hold up a peace sign but he had other messages he wanted to portray. Hahahah.
It's been quite a full circle with my parents. If you guys have read my About Me, you'd know that my parents wanted me to be a doctor really badly back when I was in college. I ended up graduating with honors in Biology but when it came down to it, I chose to veer from the medical path and it really upset them. I will talk more about the actual story on my second blog when the time comes to start that. Anyway, things were really rocky, like really really, but today our relationship has healed. It took time and understanding from both sides, but now, we are much much better!
So thank you parents for filming my DVD…without you I'd have POPsters yelling for days why I haven't made one yet! And thank YOUUU POPsters for pushing me consistently! This video is for YOU! I made it super good. Jam packed with all of your fave moves. I know you will love it! In fact, you'll love it so much that you'll DIE.
Just kidding. But really – it is THAT hard. I died after filming the 1 hour workout.
But hey, that's how we do here on Blogilates! You gotta TRAIN INSANE or remain the same right?!
Have a fab weekend and do something good for your dad! Love you guys! Get ready for an INNER THIGH Challenge on late Sunday/early Monday. What song? You'll find out :)
<3 Cassey


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sreyaMEDIA necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 66 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
Seeking logo for Dos Libros (which translates "Two Books"), a soon-to-launch webstore. Our mission is to "enable people to learn Spanish effectively and efficiently." We need a new and original logo that not only incorporates the name but that also suggests knowledge and/or learning. We're not designers so we really need your help...
Dos Libros (http://www.doslibros.com)
Dos Libros is a soon-to-launch company and webstore (http://www.doslibros.com) with the mission of "enabling people to learn Spanish effectively and efficiently." We provide innovative resources and tools for individuals based on their specific reasons/needs for learning Spanish. For example, in addtion to providing supplemental resources for classroom settings (i.e., for teachers and students), we also cater to individuals learning Spanish for professional reasons (e.g., doctors/nurses, law enforcement, professional services, etc.).
The name translates from Spanish as "Two Books," and we think we should incorporate this them into the logo.
We're not designers, so we really don't have a preconceived design in mind. The company name could/should be incorporated into the logo, but we'd like it to be in such a way that the graphic could be alone, as needed.
We don't want the logo to scream "Spanish!" because it is a concept that may work for other languages. However, we do want the logo to be a little "deeper" than just "two books." We want it to imply "knowledge" and/or "learning."
The logo (with or without the company-name portion) will be used in printed products in addtion to online content, so we would like to have a design that could be used in both places. We're not opposed to having multiple versions of the same logo such as more colors for an online version and less colors (maybe a two-color version) to be used on print products.
We would say something like it should be "contemporary" or "classy," but we really don't know what any of that means...
- Incorporate the translation of the name "Two Books"
- Use company name in logo, but in a way that the graphic could also be used alone
- Create a feeling of "knowledge" and/or "learning"
- Version(s) appropriate for online content as well as for printed products
- Not overtly "Spanish" in feel
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We love Tilly!
Enough pics! Put me down!
We love Tilly!
Enough pics! Put me down!
Proud mom of Spencer (tri), Izzy (blen), Tilly (tri) and Howie the cava-cat
Tilly - you are one lucky puppy - to have such a good home!
Charleen and Cav's: Pippin (ruby male), Merry (b&t female), Luke (blenheim male) & Jolly (tri male puppy)
AWHH Tilly you are so cute
Who wouldn't love her...she's adorable!!!
Loving mom to Jake, Shelby and Micah
Awwwww. Don't you just love mushing that little ball of puppy up to your cheek?? It's the best! She's lovely and it's obvious she has a wonderful home. Gee, I'm not sure if you two love her?
Laura (Momma to Riley, 3 yr. old male)
So cute... I love the "mom you're smooshing me... put me down" look in the second photo!
[B][COLOR=yellowgreen]We[/COLOR] [COLOR=plum]Love [/COLOR][COLOR=yellowgreen]Cicero[/COLOR]![/B]
[B][COLOR=yellowgreen]"Suum Cuique"[/COLOR][/B]
(To Each Thier Own)
I know! I felt kind of bad when I turn the camera around and saw the look on her face!
Proud mom of Spencer (tri), Izzy (blen), Tilly (tri) and Howie the cava-cat
Who wouldn't love her, she's beautiful. I'm sure she's eating up all the attention and affection you're lavishing on her too.
Mum to Tucker, born May 14, 2005
Aw, you look so happy together! Why can't I get such a good christmas present!
I'm looking forward to see more pictures of Tilly cutie
-Jenný, Ronja, Bono and Nóra
"If you want your dreams to come true, you have to wake up"


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Battery Directive
Battery Directive (2006/66/EC)
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Batteries and Accumulators (Battery) Directive has been passed into law by the European Union (EC). The Directive affects manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment whose products containing batteries and accumulators containing cadmium and mercury. The Directive places strict limits on the use of these materials, requires recycling logo to appear on battery or packaging and calls for participation in collection scheme in products sold in the EC after September 26th, 2008.
All battery containing products shipped from the European distribution centers comply with the European Battery Directive chemical requirements as of September 26, 2008.
The Directive requires producers (manufacturers, distributors and sellers) to:
Register with the Battery Regulating authority within each member state
Join a recovery and recycling scheme. Timing is specific to each member state.
Battery Registration numbers: Ireland IE00866
Country: Ireland
Scheme: ERP-Ireland
Link: www.erp-recycling.org


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The Waterboys cheap tickets and show information. Get discount tickets, special offers on dinner and hotel packages with LondonNet's guide to theatre in London for The Waterboys.
"Peopel should expect the unexpected from The Waterboys, "says Mike Scott. It's a mission statement which has inspired three decades of compelling musical shape-shifting and one which yields thrilling results on The Waterboys' eleventh album, Modern Blues, released in January 2015.
A freewheeling rock and roll record with a southern soul edge, Modern Blues was recorded in Nashville by a line up including Muscle Shoals legend David Hood on bass , Austin guitarslinger Zach Enrst, and Memphis keyboard wizard Brother Paul, all of whom play in 2015 touring line up of the band. The join Mike Scott, Irish electric fiddle great Steve Wickham and ace drummer Ralph Salmins at a time when the relevance and popular reach of The Waterboys has never been greater.
In 2013 Ellie Goulding scored a top 3 hit with their "How Long Will I Love You" and in 2014 Prince performed "The Whole Of The Moon", while Waterboys songs have featured big in recent hit movies About The Time, Dom Hemingway and What We Did On Our Holiday.
Modern Blues blows in on the back of the creative momentum built up by The Waterboys over the past few years. The band were at their potent , poetic best on An Appointment with Mr Yeats, the 2010 – 2012 album and tour of W.B Yeats poems set to rapturous rock music widely acclaimed as a career peak.The was followed in 2013 by Fisherman's Box, an astonishing six disc collation of The Waterboys epic Irish sessions between 1986 and 1988, released to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Fisherman's Blues. Now with the Modern Blues album and tour the Waterboys crash thrilling back into the present with a new sound, a new line up and, as always, the promise of the unexpected.
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Salmon with Citrus Salsa
"I make each meal from scratch, which results in a lot of hit-or-miss attempts, but this grilled salmon is a surefire winner!" confirms Nancy Shirvani of Terryville, Connecticut. "It makes a perfect light summer supper."
Total TimePrep: 5 min. + marinating Grill: 15 min.
Makes4 servings
- 1/2 cup raspberry vinegar
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh gingerroot
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each)
- 3/4 cup pink grapefruit segments, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 cup orange segments, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 tablespoon raspberry vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
- 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first seven ingredients; add salmon. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the salsa ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
- Drain and discard marinade. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Place salmon, skin side down, on grill. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with salsa.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 361 calories, 19g fat (4g saturated fat), 112mg cholesterol, 241mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 35g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4-1/2 lean meat, 1 fruit, 1 fat.
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As Pacific NW salmon lovers, we are always on the lookout for great new salmon recipes. This is a winner! Even won over our "don't eat fish" son and daugher-in-law.


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While they've never troubled the likes of FIFA or Virtua Tennis for sales or reputation, Nintendo has had a pretty good run with its Mario-branded sports titles. The formula has always been simple; take a popular sport (e.g., Footie or Tennis), throw in the usual suspects (Mario, Bowser, Donkey Kong, etc.), mix things up with power-ups, special attacks and combos and - most of all - make it fun. Nobody could accuse Mario Power Tennis and Mario Strikers Charged of being rooted in the real world, but they're easy to pick up and play, and a decent laugh when you want something you can play with kids.
With Mario Sports Mix, however, things seem to have gone a bit awry. A compilation, containing Mario-fied versions of Basketball, Ice/Roller Hockey, Volleyball and Dodgeball, it's entertaining enough in small doses, but there's a distinct feeling that none of these games could really hold up on their own, and that the weakest elements drag on the package as a whole.
Some of the classic Mario sports magic has carried over. The controls are very easy to pick up, relying on simple D-pad directional control and three buttons if you use the Wii remote on its own, or an intuitive system of flicks if you plug in the Nunchuk controller. Nintendo has produced some nice, quick tutorials, and even young-ish children will get the basics very quickly. Plus, as always, the Nintendo cast works well. We all know that Bowser and Donkey Kong will be slow but powerful, Princess Peach fast but fragile, and Marion and Yoshi will be somewhere in-between, and - as a long-time Nintendo fans - we'd have to admit that we'd rather watch Bowser and Bowser Jnr shoot hoops than most stars of the NBA. The action moves at a decent lick, and it's relatively easy to rack up high score-lines.
However, there are also some obvious problems. First, the game doesn't automatically switch between players on the same team. This isn't an issue if you're playing two-on-two multiplayer, but if you're playing as a solo player or one-on-one with AI-controlled team-mates, then the constant need to manually switch is a real annoyance, particularly as the AI is woefully duff. This also leads us on to a second problem; the AI opposition is every bit as bad, making the one-player game a bore unless you're playing volleyball, where a tougher AI prolongs each match beyond your patience.
More seriously, the Mario-fication of the sports hasn't worked so well. The power-ups, which mimic old Mario Kart favourites are fine, and the game's other core idea - collecting coins to add bonus points when you score - adds a little extra strategy. In the basic Mario Stadium stages, where the gameplay is pared back to its essentials, there are some good times to be had. Once you move onto the other stages, however, things go up and down.
Each setting has some gimmick, whether it's coin-dispensing trains and revolving sections of a wild west hockey stadium or moving rafts for a jungle volleyball court. In the latter case, it adds to the fun, but in the former it's annoying and disruptive, particularly when some jammy git grabs a ten coin bonus and reverses the scoreline in the last few minutes with one lucky shot.
Other stages, meanwhile, are plain bewildering. We might have fond memories of Luigi's Mansion, but does it really make a great sports setting, or do the roaming ghosts and on/off lighting throw too many variables into the mix? The more you play, the more you feel Nintendo has put novelty over playability, limiting the long-term appeal.
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The games, meanwhile, leave you thinking that this could easily have been called Mario Sports Mixed Bag. Basketball and Hockey are the strongest, delivering simple two on two or three on three thrills for one to four players with little depth, but lots of furious entertainment. Volleyball is a bit tiresome played on your tod, but as a simple multiplayer game that the kids can play with Grandma, it's not all that bad. Dodgeball, however, is a total waste of space. It doesn't help that the actual sport is (a) very silly and (b) pretty much unknown in the UK beyond the Ben Stiller/Vince Vaughan movie. However, it's over-complex, fluke-ridden, tiresome incarnation here makes a bad thing even worse.
Finally, there's no getting past the fact that the graphics look extremely dated. This is a worsening problem for Wii games, and one that developers can only get around through clever stylisation or serious technical skill. There's no evidence of either approach here, just the same look and feel we've been seeing since the GameCube era. The characters look primitive, and only a handful of stages show the attention to detail that was once a Nintendo hallmark. It's 2011 now, we know the Wii can be pushed harder, and this kind of thing is no longer good enough.
Mario Sports Mix is not the Italian plumber's finest hour. The AI and graphics are poor to mediocre, the gameplay isn't as polished as we'd like, and the sports vary dramatically in terms of quality. At its best it's a shallow but enjoyable Sunday treat, but no single game is good enough to make up for the weakness of the package as a whole.


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This week in the travel rail: A look at Monticello, the 7 architectural wonders of the world, train-traveling tips and more.
American Tourist What: Monticello estate Where: Near Charlottesville, Va. What is it: Monticello was the estate of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, the third president and founder of the University of Virginia. The house is of Jefferson's own design and is situated on the summit of an 850-foot-high peak in the Southwest Mountains south of the Rivanna Gap. Monticello is Italian for "little mountain." An image of the west front of Monticello was featured on the reverse of the 5-cent piece coined from 1938 to 2003 (the image returns to the reverse on the 2006 coin design) and on the reverse of the two-dollar bill that was printed from 1928 to 1966. Monticello was designated a World Heritage Site in 1987, an honor it shares with the nearby University of Virginia. History: Work began on Monticello in 1768, and Jefferson moved into the South Pavilion (an outbuilding) in 1770. The original design was based on the classical style of Palladian architecture. When Jefferson left Monticello in 1784 for extended travels in Europe, the original design of the house was largely completed except for porticos and decorative interior woodwork. Upon his return, Jefferson expanded his vision for Monticello to incorporate features of Palladian buildings and ruins he admired overseas. Further work to the new design began in 1796. Construction of Monticello was substantially completed in 1809 with the erection of the dome. Monticello is now operated as a museum and educational institution. Visitors can view rooms in the cellar and ground floor, but the second and third floors are not open to the public. Monticello is the only private home in the U.S. that has been designated a World Heritage Site. Birthday bash: On April 13, Thomas Jefferson's birthday, Robert J. Grey, former president of the American Bar Association, will deliver a commemorative address at Monticello. The ceremony, which will feature music by the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, will begin at 11 a.m. at the site of Jefferson's grave on the grounds of Monticello. The event is free and open to the public. Hours: Monticello is open every day of the year except Christmas. Hours from March to October are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: General adult admission is $15. Children ages 6 to 11 are $8, and children younger than 6 are free. More info/sources: http://www.monticello.org/index.html, Wikipedia.org The List Conde Nast Traveler recently released its new "seven wonders of the architecture world" list. Here are their wonders: - Cumulus, Nordborg, Denmark - Burj Dubai, Middle East - Wembley Stadium, London - New Museum of Contemporary Art, Manhattan - Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. - Red Ribbon, Tanghe River Park, Qinhuangdao, China - The Crystal, Toronto Travel Tip: Going by Train, Part 1 Some rail travel tips about tickets and when to travel from Wikitravel.org: - Be aware that it can be very expensive in some countries to travel by train. High-speed trains can be as expensive as flying. - If you can, book in advance. In many countries, you may benefit from a substantial discount. Reserving a seat, on the other hand, will usually incur a small surcharge - in these countries, you will have to decide whether or not the train will be empty enough for seats to be readily available. - In some countries, fares are calculated by market, not by distance. In the United Kingdom, it is accepted practice to take full advantage of loopholes, such as it being cheaper (for whatever reason) to buy separate tickets A-B and B-C for a journey from A to C, or conversely it being cheaper to buy a ticket from D to F for a journey from D to E. Other countries may or may not allow this practice. - Many countries offer passes, allowing several journeys to be made within a region. Inter Rail (for Europeans) and Eurail (for others) are good value for those who qualify and wish to travel extensively through Europe. Otherwise, typically, the value gained from such a ticket is in inverse proportion to the area covered (unless you spend the whole period of the pass on trains). - If possible, try to avoid business rush hours. For local trains, this typically means travel on trains due to arrive at a reasonably large town or city between (roughly) two hours before and one hour after the traditional start of work, and departing the same town between one hour before and two hours after the traditional end of the workday. - In Western countries, Friday evenings, Sunday afternoons and public holidays are also not good choices of time. Please be particularly careful when traveling on Sundays and public holidays, as services are often reduced or non-existent. - Services in the late evening or early morning are often sparse and not entirely safe. Travel Tales Have you encountered any British OAPs recently? According to the country's Foreign Office, many older Brits are "overseas and plastered." It's a troubling new trend, the office reported, in which travelers engage in heavier drinking than they do at home and in which they engage in riskier behavior. According to the Foreign Office, more than 50 percent of people older than 55 polled said they drink excessively while traveling. Perhaps traveling Brits should bone up on their Shakespeare and heed his advice on alcohol: "O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!" Good to Know The new Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow Airport is open, with most British Airways flights shifting to it. Many other airlines also will change terminals in the following months. The new terminal is reachable by Tube or Heathrow Express. – Wikitravel.org Fun Facts - Chicken Wreck, a dive site off Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, is named after the unlucky ship's cargo: tons and tons of frozen chicken. -- Wikitravel.org - The Ishiya Chocolate Factory in Sapporo, Japan offers tours, souvenirs, restaurants and a musical robot show. -- Wikitravel.org Talk Like a Local: In Japan I can't speak Japanese: Nihongo ga hanasemasen ( nee-hohn-goh gah (yo-koo) hah-nah-seh-mah-sen) Do you speak English? Eigo ga hanasemasu ka? (AY-goh gah hah-nah-seh-moss-KAH?) Is there someone here who speaks English? Dareka eigo ga hanasemasu ka? (dah-reh-kah AY-goh gah hah-nah-seh-moss-KAH?) GateHouse News Service


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Trigger cuts are the new normal.
The state budget cut triggers haven't been pulled yet -- that is likely to happen in the next several days -- but Gov. Jerry Brown is already talking about using the tools again.
Under triggers, Brown and the legislature assume certain revenues. If they don't materialize, additional cuts are automatically triggered.
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This was how the budget was finished in June. $4 billion in additional revenues were assumed; now that the revenues aren't projected to materialize, some $2 billion in cuts are likely to be triggered.
Brown told Bloomberg Business Week in an interview this week that he'll do the same thing in fashioning next year's budget; he's scheduled to make his budget proposal in January.
That budget will assume that voters approve additional tax revenues in a November 2012 ballot initiative. If voters don't approve those taxes, cuts will be automaticaly triggered.
"We'll propose cuts and the taxes, and if the taxes don't materialize, I will propose we have trigger cuts that go into effect immediately," Brown was quoted as saying by the magazine.
This is smart politics.
Voters may be more willing to vote for tax increases if they can see the specific cuts that would take place if they don't. But it's bad policy. It makes it impossible for major recipients of state funds -- public schools, local governments -- to plan for the future, since their budgets can be cut in the middle of a budget year.
The triggers are also a way to disguise new debt and hide the structural deficit. Note that Brown's first triggers were based on a phony assumption of $4 billion in revenues. But the trigger cuts amount to $2 billion -- only part of the shortfall.
But disguising the problem is politically irresistible. Whatever you think of triggers, they appear to be here to stay -- the latest new tool for California leaders who must struggle to manage an unmanageable budget.
Let us know what you think. Comment below, send us your thoughts via Twitter @PropZero or add your comment to our Facebook page.


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Pumpkin Prawn Pilaf - Pumpkin #3
Friday, November 30, 2012
I tried a pumpkin prawn pilaf recipe from a local women magazine, and unfortunately, I found it lacking in flavour (just my own opinion). Personally (you may think otherwise), I will prefer more spices to go with it. The recipe for 4 servings also called for 3 cups of raw basmathi of which is quite a lot! 3 cups raw basmathi will give you around 9 cups cooked (unfluffed) rice and imagine after fluffing.....woah...I can't imagine 4 persons eating that. When I tried out the recipe to serve 3 big eaters plus kids, I cut the rice to half and the rest remained. It looked fine, proportion of rice and prawns looked good, but tasted not as good as I hoped, since making seasoned rice is usually quite straightforward with not much techniques involved. I wonder how many of you have encountered such problems with recipes from women magazines.


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Interoperability tools provider JNBridge has this week said that interoperability will make or break cloud computing success in 2011 and beyond. The Java and .NET Frameworks interoperability tools specialist's comments are not quite as anodyne as they might appear; JNBridge CTO Wayne Citrin has confidently stated that, "We believe that what is typically discussed under the rubric of cloud interoperability is so insufficient it will destroy the promise of the cloud."
Consider the industry at large; life on planet Microsoft as recently as a decade ago was a something of a single lifeform proprietary existence. It wasn't until around the turn of the millennium that Microsoft started appointing interop specialists — and it was a couple of year later still before the company started saying that interoperability among cross-platform technologies has to be "baked-in" from the start.
So is JNBridge's Citrin correct, and is the still-nascent arena of cloud computing too virtualized, intangible, and just too fluffy to support any solid foundation for interoperability to flourish?
"Our vision of cloud interoperability is one where applications and services can be developed in any technology and deployed to any cloud, where cloud services can be accessed by any other cloud service or from any client on the ground. In other words, any platform, anywhere — and until that exists, there will be severe limits on user adoption of cloud computing," said Citrin, who went on to predict the top three trends that enterprises should expect in 2011:
1. The realization among cloud users (if not also among cloud providers) that true cloud interoperability really doesn't yet exist — despite cloud vendor claims to the contrary. Citrin said this will become important in the coming year as users continue to adopt cloud platforms. Initially they will be migrating legacy applications to the cloud, since those applications will be immediately available. But the roadblocks that will come up, particularly with "platform as a service" offerings, may cause users to sour on cloud offerings and cause adoption to be delayed.
- 2. The introduction of tools and technologies to support interoperability — particularly, the ability to migrate legacy non-cloud applications into the cloud (regardless of the platform for which they were written and regardless of the cloud platform to which they are being migrated), and the ability to access cloud services from clients running on any platform, regardless of the cloud platform upon which the service resides.
"For interoperability to 'just work,' it either will need to be built into the cloud platform offerings themselves, or will need to be third-party cloud services that can just be plugged into directly. The more technically sophisticated customers who create their own cloud services from scratch will have no problem adopting conventional tool-based offerings, but other customers who want to wire their offerings together from best-of-breed services (that are available regardless of platform) will just want these offerings to work together — either right out of the box or through the addition of easy-to-use interoperability services," said Citrin.
- 3. Initial steps supporting the notion that interoperability can be a service, as well as a conventional tool. Cloud services supporting interoperability will begin to be introduced, and will start gathering early adopters. However, Citrin said customers may be disappointed that the services they create will not be usable by up to half their potential market.
"Interoperability in the cloud is currently a real problem. Supporting real interoperability is critical to the success and survival of the cloud computing model, and right now it is a large stumbling block that prevents adoption," according to Mark Driver, vice president of research at Gartner. "Initiatives that support cloud interoperability in its various aspects will benefit cloud users, vendors of cloud services, and vendors of the underlying cloud platforms."


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As for Yogacara asserting that consciousness/mind is real, just to try and help :
From a link that Astus also used : http://www.acmuller.net/yogacara/articles/intro-uni.htm
And from the book by Traleg Kyabgon :Yogācāra doctrine is summarized in the term vijñapti-mātra, "nothing-but-cognition" (often rendered "consciousness-only" or "mind-only") which has sometimes been interpreted as indicating a type of metaphysical idealism, i.e., the claim that mind alone is real and that everything else is created by mind. However, the Yogācārin writings themselves argue something very different. Consciousness (vijñāna) is not the ultimate reality or solution, but rather the root problem. This problem emerges in ordinary mental operations, and it can only be solved by bringing those operations to an end.
There's plenty of other things from the book that some of you might find interesting, will maybe post back later.To say Yogacarins believe the world is nothing but a creation of the mind is to miss the point.
As we have discovered, our experience of subject and object may be constructed by mind, but reality itself is not constructed by mind or there would be no reality.
We first have to turn our mind to thought processes and images and then we begin to discover that our experience of objects is also constructed by our own mind. The practitioner begins to realize that subject and object do not exist; they are created by mind. When we realize this and the notion of subject and object are removed, reality reveals itself.
Actually, while I'm here, one more extract from the book :
As far as the Yogacarins are concerned, once the subject/object distinction is removed, once the workings of the three levels of consciousness are removed, things begin to exist in a harmonious way on the level of tathata, "reality."
As we go along, we will discover this has some affinity with the tarntric notion of "one-flavoredness" or ro chig. Yogacarins are saying that, as far as the ultimate existence of the world is concerned, every single thing has the same nature as everything else, so every single thing shares the same reality. Only one type of thing exists: equanimity. Tantrikas would say everything has one-flavor, which means the flavor of reality is the same in everything. However, the Yogacarins had already developed the notion of the all-pervasiveness of reality within everything, so that in an ultimate sense things exist in a harmonious way even if they are opposites.


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Getting into boudoir photography
Many photographers these days are getting into a style known as boudoir photography . This type of shooting is essentially a combination of fine art and the classier side of sexuality.
While some may be uncomfortable delving right into such a style, there is a great resource out the for everyone from beginners to seasoned professionals, the Boudoir Photography Network.
This is a forum site so that shooters can learn from one another and even promote the work that they do. It's well worth looking into.
After all, boudoir is growing so fast it's almost like the answer to what pin up girl photos where to the 1930'2-60's.


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14th necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 158 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP)
The Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention is a group of local community members whose aim is to reduce the use and eliminate the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
The target audience are the residents of a rural community in the western United States.
The logo should focus on the idea of an "alliance" instead of "substance abuse prevention". Think about how to depict a group of people united for a common cause. The design should be about "working together" instead of "helping people". So avoid the use of a heart in your logo.
It'd great if you could incorporate both "ASAP" and "Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention" into the logo, but it's not required.
The logo should be straightforward and literal. Try to avoid anything that is too abstract.
Here are some examples of what we mean by "straightforward and literal":
Here are some examples of what we mean by "too abstract":
This logo will be widely used, both online and in-print, so it needs to look good both big and small as well as in greyscale. If you can, include a greyscale version in your submission so we can see what it would look like.
Sketched concepts are fine as preliminary submissions. We'll let you know if we like what you're doing and you can decide if it's worth your time to submit a (more) complete design.
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That is so nice to see!!
That is so nice to see!!
Sweet! I like him high in the lineup.
Ah yes...it's gonna be a good day. I picked The Bruce to get a hit/home run in my mlb.com beat the streak game, and my home run beat the streak game.
Benzinger backing and calling! And the 1990 world championship series belongs to the Cincinnati Reds!
It appears that Jerry Hairston is getting a ton of mileage out of his "hot" start.
The gap between his career OPS (.685) and his hot start (.796) will soon close and hopefully as it closes, Dusty will recognize that and cease to trot his really bad glove out to such a critical defensive position (SS).
Lineup still isn't ideal, but boy does it look better with Bruce in the 2 spot instead of Patterson.
I was just thinking, sans the speed, Bruce's downside looks an awful lot like Patterson's upside...
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
I like putting new guys in the 2 slot.
Is the 4 o clock presser going to be on reds.com?
Benzinger backing and calling! And the 1990 world championship series belongs to the Cincinnati Reds!
Still an awful lineup, which is nothing unusual.
What are you, people? On dope? - Mr Hand
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BOURBONNAIS, Ill. - The most interesting person on the Chicago Bears' roster?
"I'm probably the most interesting person on the team," new tight end Martellus Bennett said.
And who can argue?
After all, this is a player who discussed his lactose intolerance at his introductory news conference in March and was on quite a roll in training camp this week, referring to Spiderman and the Bible and discussing his fascination with dinosaurs.
Along with his funny and quirky nature, he brings an ability to block and catch passes that the Bears lacked at his position.
All that explains why they lured him away from the New York Giants with a four-year deal, hoping he can help them get back to the playoffs after missing out for the fifth time in six seasons.
"There's never a dull moment with Martellus Bennett in the meeting rooms," tight end Steve Maneri said.
Or, it seems, when there's a microphone or notepad in front of him.
Here's Bennett on who he thinks the coolest people on the planet are: "Me and my wife (Siggi) are probably two of the coolest people in the world. It's like Jay-Z and Beyonce, then it's me and my wife, and then it's David Beckham and Victoria."
Here he is on dinosaurs: "I love dinosaurs. They're my favorite animal. I still do believe that they exist. That may sound crazy, but I do. And, you know, I go by Martysaurus Rex. You can add �Saurus Rex' to your name, too. What's your name?"
And when he was asked about his new contract, Bennett started off saying it wasn't about the money - just like most players. But then, he mentioned how he likes having nice clothes, nice cars and a nice house before steering toward his own legacy away from the field.
"I want to have my kids - I don't have any yet, thank God. The wife's probably happy about that ... that I don't have any yet, but really it's just about building a legacy, not just being a football player, but being a good person," he said.
He added that getting paid gives you "a couple avenues" to "make an impact" and finished by saying, "It's like the �Spiderman' quote, �To whom much is given, much is expected."
When someone pointed out that's a reference to a Bible quote, Bennett responded, "Jesus said it. Peter Parker's uncle said it. I mean, it's been around for a long time."
For the record, the quote from "Spiderman" is "with great power comes great responsibility."
Bennett's job with the Bears is to provide a presence as both a receiver and blocker that they haven't had at the position in years.
He had his best season in New York, setting career highs for receptions (55), yards (626) and touchdowns (five), after spending his first four years in Dallas behind Jason Witten.
Now, he's trying to help the Bears get back to the playoffs after a second straight late-season collapse led to the firing of Lovie Smith and hiring of Marc Trestman as coach.
When the Bears had Greg Olsen, they had a solid receiver who struggled to block. He got dealt to Carolina before the 2011 season, and Chicago hasn't gotten much production from the position since then.
Bears tight ends combined for just 33 catches last season.
Trestman, a longtime NFL assistant who spent the past five years as head coach of the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, said he hasn't had a tight end like Bennett.
"Not with the combination of size and speed and the ability to play on all three downs," he said.
And, probably, not with a personality like "The Black Unicorn" - Bennett's nickname. For all his funny thoughts, though, something else stands out about him to Trestman.
"Absolutely love it because he knows how to be a pro," Trestman said. "If you can see him in the meetings, he is up front, he takes meticulous notes, he asks tremendous questions, he does everything right. That's something you don't see. He knows how to have fun with football. He's got a great sense of humor and we enjoy it."


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I hear a lot of talk, especially from my own queer community, about how "tech people" are ruining San Francisco. From skyrocketing rent prices and disappearing diversity to economic and cultural ruination, the tech community has become the scapegoat for a lot of the problems we are facing in the city as a whole. As a tech worker, I'm writing this to say: wake up and direct your anger at the real sources of these problems.
First of all, let's get one thing straight. The vast majority of "tech people" in San Francisco don't make nearly as much money as you think they do. We are not making six-figure salaries, we are not personally driving up rent costs, and we are not killing the cultural community here. Simply put, we are trying to further our careers and make the city we call home a nicer place to live.
From day one of living in San Francisco, I've put blood sweat and tears into building the cultural community in SF (music, mostly), and I'll never stop doing that. I first moved here with my husband in 2006 from Indiana. We fell deeply in love with the city while visiting several times early on in our relationship, and knew this was where we wanted to call home. Of course queer acceptance came into play, but I loved the fact that the city had a life of its own, an entity with which I felt a kinship. I immediately immersed myself in the music scene here, forming a touring band and quickly becoming a booker and promoter for live shows. It wasn't until several years into my time here that I snuck my way into the tech industry. Thankfully all those hours spent in my parent's basement as a child on the computer helped! Here I am, five years into my tenure at Bay Area music tech startup Thrillcall, hustling every day to help build music communities not only in SF, but across the country.
I bust my ass doing this for modest pay just to get ahead and know I'm working in a field (music) that I love. I know many others like myself who have day jobs in the tech community that do the same.
However, accusations that I've been hearing lately would have you believe otherwise. Claims that "people like us" are ruining San Francisco by gentrifying everything and pushing out what San Francisco truly is. Protip: the Bay Area has, for quite some time now, been a hub for technology. This is not a new thing. Stop acting like it is. Directing anger towards us for what you consider woes to the community at large here is way off base. Bubbles have happened constantly since the early 1990s (or hey, 1840s), and anyone who has lived here for long can tell you this is true.
The tipping point for me, to be honest, was the nonsense of people beating up a "Google Bus" piñata in the Mission, shouting epithets about how they're the bane of San Francisco. The people that ride those buses are not to blame. They are not heading up that company, they don't make millions of dollars, and they certainly don't deserve the hatred being directed at them by many people here in San Francisco.
They're utilizing a method of mass transportation (cutting down on carbon footprint) provided by their employer. If you want to be angry about something, be angry at the company, not the people who work for it. If you want to actually do something about it (beating a piñata in a public place solves nothing), then take your grievances to the heads of the companies you think are responsible for the predicament that San Francisco currently finds herself in.
You know what is ruining San Francisco? Complacency. Apathy. Misguided hate. Inaction. Put some energy into making change, not senseless whining.
If you're upset about rising rent costs, be angry at the money-hungry landlords that do absolutely nothing to put money back into the city or help build culture. Want SF prices to stop skyrocketing? Let's organize and drive proposals with our city government. Upset about the recent sanitization of many of the lovely traditions and values of San Francisco? Get mad at a-holes like Scott Weiner, who is actually supported by a lot of longtime, non-tech residents. Want more culture, arts, music? Maybe try reaching out to people that can help in the tech world instead of complaining about everything going downhill.
A vast majority of the tech workers here in SF are upwardly mobile, culturally involved people. We are not ruining this city. We live here for much more than just the jobs we have. We love it, and it's where we call home. We have as much control over the cost of living here as everybody else. And we are not the companies we work for, however large or small. Corporations, for the most part, suck. We all know that. Demonizing the people that work for them (while contributing to this wonderful city) is baseless, classless, and makes you look like a total dick.
We're not the douchebags you think we are. Let's put our energy toward doing good, instead of just pointing fingers. A great deal can be accomplished if people took an active role toward coexisting, rather than shouting "ENEMY!" to anyone who will listen.


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Bios looks like it was designed for a notebook, but it's functional and it managed to identify the hardware correctly right off the bat. The Sapphire driver CD features a pdf file with a list of all bios options. The document is rather comprehensive, but many users won't find it very helpful, as it just lists the settings and does not provide additional information. Luckily the default settings are ok and there is really no need to mess with them.
SATA mode is set to AHCI by default, but since we are dealing with a slow SATA II drive, no bios option will speed things up. It is good to know that the system offers SATA III support, something that will come in handy in case you ever want to upgrade.
The memory runs at DDR3-1333 by default, and this is highest speed we can set in the bios.
The PC Health window shows us some rather high operating temperatures with the fan running at about 5550RPM. While we were playing round with bios options, the fan was running at high speed practically the whole time. It is possible to adjust the fan speed though, and you can opt for static or dynamic settings. We tried to use slightly less aggressive fan settings and keep the noise down, but in the end the temperature hit 85C, which was a bit outside our comfort zone.
As we said, the HD3 has does not ship with preinstalled Windows, so potential buyers should bear this in mind. The approach allows users to use their own copy of Windows, or install Linux in any flavor. However, most consumers are not tech savvy and they might need some help in this department.
The Edge HD3 comes with preinstalled FreeDOS, which is basically like old MS-DOS, but a bit better. FreeDOS can be very useful sometimes, but you can run only programs intended for MS-DOS or for FreeDOS. You can check software list here.
Our decision was to install Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (the Edge HD3 is also Windows 8 compatible). If you do not want to buy a license for the operating system right now, you can install a trial version of Windows first. For example you can download a 90-days test version of Windows 8 here.
The boot order can be changed by pressing F7 at startup, without entering the bios. Since the system ships without an optical drive, you can install Windows from a bootable USB stick. The Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool comes in handy when you need to create a bootable USB stick from ISO file (you can find it here).
Our bootable USB was recognized correctly after inserting it into USB 2.0 as well after inserting it into USB 3.0 ports, but with USB 3.0 port we had a driver issue during Windows setup installation; we were asked to provide CD/DVD drivers, as shown on the screenshot below.
There is also another issue to take into account. We had to format the hard drive before we could proceed with the installation. FreeDOS was not installed on a separate partition and the whole disk was formatted in FAT32. Fortunately we did not have to install Windows 95 or dance the Macarena to sort things out. It's possible to use FreeDOS to create a new partition for Windows 7/8, but we formatted the whole drive and erased FreeDOS completely.


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Car bomb and second explosion kill 4 people in Russia's province of Dagestan
MAKHACHKALA, Russia – Two bombs exploded outside a court building in Russia's restive province of Dagestan on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding dozens of others, officials said.
The first bomb exploded in a parked car and the second went off in a trash bin about 15 minutes later after police had arrived on the scene in Makhachakala, the provincial capital, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov. He said the second blast, which was much more powerful, caused all of the casualties and many of those killed and wounded were police.
Health officials in Dagestan said about 45 people were taken to various hospitals for treatment. The federal Health Ministry in Moscow later said 35 people were hospitalized.
Investigators said it appeared that both explosions were set off by remote control.
Two separatist wars in Chechnya killed tens of thousands of people and spawned an Islamic insurgency that has engulfed the entire region, mainly neighboring Dagestan.
Deadly attacks on police and other officials occur almost daily.


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text: We know our sister site Kotaku does the video game coverage, but Bioshock Infinite — with its floating city, early 1910s setting, and blimp-punk aesthetic — just appeals to us for some reason. As does this newest trailer, which takes a look at the history of the city of Columbia as if it was one of those insanely awful 1960s filmstrips they were showing American students all the way through the 1980s, which made the most interesting topics seem unbelievably boring. Which somehow makes this fake "documentary" trailer all the more riveting. Well done, Irrational Games.


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A documentary crew follows "working class heroes who exterminate alien threats in deep space." Smokers sounds like a dream TV series, even before you hear it's the brainchild of Brian K. Vaughan, co-produced by Sam Raimi. Too bad it's Fox.
Smokers is based on an original idea from Vaughan, who created some of our favorite comics, including Y: The Last Man, Runaways and Ex Machina, and also wrote for Lost. It's one of three TV projects that Sam Raimi and Joshua Donen's Stars Road Entertainment just sold to major networks — in this case, Raimi and Donen sold Smokers to Fox, which presumably means a pilot will be filmed, for possible series pickup.
The good news is, Fox has a long track record of greenlighting envelope-pushing, ambitious science fiction series based on an audacious pitch. The bad news? Fox has a nasty habit of taking the sky from us. So fingers crossed!
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Tapestry Jacket: Secondhand Store || Lace Up Shorts: Somedays Lovin || Rolling Stones tee: Zara || Platform Boots: Vagabond
Vintage meets modern here, I really like the grungy 70s feel. Funny thing is that tapestry jacket with faux fur collar was such a bargain! I found it at a local secondhand shop and I immediately liked it. I combined it with my high waisted Lace Up shorts I got a few months ago, my Rollings Stones crop tee that is one of my newest band tees and some platform boots. All in all one of these typical autumn looks of mine, but it's unfortunately already too cold for this at the moment. Spring has to hurry up!
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In homage to Anton von Webern, Episodes was created to the composer's complete orchestral works. Balanchine invited Martha Graham to choreograph the first section for her company; he choreographed the second for NYCB, with an additional solo for Paul Taylor, then a member of the Graham company. The work was presented in full for two seasons. Since 1961, NYCB has performed its section alone, without the solo created for Taylor. The final section, Ricercata, is Webern's orchestration of a Bach composition; Virgil Thomson has described Webern's music as "a dialect of Bach."


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grasshopper66 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 110 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Snatchapebble.com will be site for men who are entering their middle years and want to do more with their lives. We want to provide a forum and resources that give our users better and more honorable options than getting a sports car and a blonde half their age.
Fitness (mental and physical), health, honor, discipline and strong, vital relationships will be the things we promote and help our users attain.
The name is taken from the TV Series "Kung Fu"
and is meant to exemplify the fact that there is always a "pebble to snatch" (i.e. something to accomplish) no matter where you are in life.
• Primarily Males 40-65
• Single or married
• University or College graduate
• Moderate consumers of online content
• English speaking, socially liberal and socially conscious people who keep current with pop culture and current events
• Technology curious and serious; users of Blackberries, cell phones/iPhones and other PDAs. They may or may not be on Facebook or use Twitter, but at the very least know of them.
• They are primarily yuppies, and have enjoyed a fair degree of success in life – but feel something is still missing or they haven't (or aren't) achieving the potential they should be.
• They can laugh at themselves.
• They are urban professionals, and range from low to mid to higher level Executives and Managers, especially white collar workers.
• They check their email at least once a day, and are plugged into the online world. They think that shopping and banking online are not 'nice to haves', but 'must haves'.
• They want more. They don't want to slide into old age having scooted through life without accomplishing as much as they possibly can.
• They look back with fondness on their lives, but with a sense of sadness for unachieved dreams and "things that could have been".
I want a wordmark and logo that will work on the web and in print. They will initially be used in a Wordpress theme, but will need to be used on paper and possibly merchandise.
They need to be masculine, but with a "zen" touch (i.e. the concept of balance should be there). A "warrior" play would be good, although probably something more conceptual (i.e. Arnie smoking his broadsword into a rock won't cut it!)
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I like the idea of only one or two colors, possibly even just black and white.
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Comedians You Should Know is a group of six Chicago-based stand-up comedians intent on changing the face of stand-up comedy with their videos, weekly downtown shows and never-ending comedy tours.
They debuted their show at Fizz Bar in 2008 and quickly developed a solid local following with rave reviews from both critics and fans alike. In 2010 they relocated to their current venue, favorite downtown watering hole Timothy O'Toole's. Their groundbreaking weekly showcase features many of Chicago's top comedy talents as well as rising stars and established entertainers from across the nation.
Comedians You Should Know is out to prove that Chicago stand-up comedy is not only as relevant but of an even higher caliber and quality than that found in New York and LA.