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Hand-woven, eco and ethical bolga baskets and products in various shapes, sizes and colours.
Our Vegan baskets are gorgeous and leather free!
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Authentic West-African instruments made from natural materials. Beautiful as decorative pieces with a fun and creative flair, or as unique gifts for the budding musician.
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The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. The name Lobi originates from two Lobiri words; lou (meaning forest) and bi (meaning children), literally 'Children of the forest'.
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|L to R: Lesley Livingston, Joanna Blackman, Jonathan Llyr, Meghan Campbell, Adrienne Kress
"He can speak Elvish, in Klingon . . ."
So keeping on the video kick . . .
I'm a founding member of a geek website called HardcoreNerdity.com (as is Ms. Lesley Livingston from yesterday's post - I told you, we do everything together it would seem). I'm the film reviewer, I also post news articles, I even have a weekly column called "Manly Monday". It's good times, my friends, good times.
A couple years ago, we decided to make a video advertising the site for an awards show that our fearless leader, Mr. Jonathan Llyr, was presenting at. It's based on those awesome The Most Interesting Man In The World ads, and I think it is truly hilarious. Once more you'll catch a glimpse of me here and there in the background, but it is mostly focused on Jon himself (a former host on the Space network here in Canada), who is, I can assure you, definitely The Most Interesting Nerd In The World (btw, all the photographs of Jon used in this video are real, not photoshopped, he really has met all those people and been on those sets):

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Top Items:
Bryan Appleyard / Times of London:
Steve Jobs: The man who polished Apple — Chief executive of Apple Inc and owner of Jackling House changed the world and cheated death. So why the paranoia? — For five years the owner of the Jackling House in Woodside, California, has been trying to knock it down.
Discussion: TechCrunch, MacRumors, NBC Bay Area, The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, GMSV, iLounge, p2pnet, AppleInsider, DailyFinance, PC World, Contentinople, MacNN and TUAW
John Biggs / TechCrunch: Steve Jobs: The Stonking Big Profile
Eric Slivka / MacRumors: Apple Attempts to Suppress Steve Jobs Profile Article
Levi Sumagaysay / GMSV: On Steve Jobs and secrecy, the redux
Charles Starrett / iLounge: Mix: Jobs profile, App Store PR, SoftBank cases, TomTom
Melly Alazraki / DailyFinance: Stocks in the news: Lowe's, Charles Schwab, BB&T
Nick Spence / PC World: Apple Tries to Kill Steve Jobs Story in Sunday Times
Erin Barker / Contentinople: News Bits: Apple Attempts to Block Jobs Profile
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
More Local Heat: MSNBC.com Buys EveryBlock for Several Million Dollars — It looks like the local market is heating up even more, with MSNBC.com announcing the acquisition of Chicago-based EveryBlock. — MSNBC.com-a joint venture of Microsoft (MSFT) and GE (GE) unit NBC Universal-paid …
Steve Donohue / Contentinople: Despite EveryBlock Deal, MSNBC Isn't Going Local
Peter / Local Onliner: MSNBC.com Buys EveryBlock
Don Reisinger / CNET News: MSNBC acquires local news start-up EveryBlock
Preethi Dumpala / Silicon Alley Insider: MSNBC.com Buys Hyperlocal News Site EveryBlock
Msnbc.com acquires local news Web site
Msnbc.com acquires local news Web site
Discussion: The EveryBlock Blog, O'Reilly Radar, Download Squad, Tech Trader Daily, TechCrunch, Bits, AltSearchEngines, TechFlash, ReadWriteWeb, The Seattle Times, Guardian and Pulse2
Adrian Holovaty / The EveryBlock Blog: MSNBC.com acquires EveryBlock
Brady Forrest / O'Reilly Radar: Data Is Journalism: MSNBC.com Acquires Everyblock
Brad Linder / Download Squad: MSNBC buys hyperlocal site EveryBlock
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily: MSNBC Acquires Local News Site EveryBlock
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch: MSNBC Picks Up Hyperlocal News Aggregator EveryBlock
Charles S. Knight / AltSearchEngines: MSNBC Buys Local News Search Engine EveryBlock
Eric Engleman / TechFlash: Msnbc.com grabs EveryBlock
Frederic Lardinois / ReadWriteWeb: MSNBC.com Acquires Hyperlocal News Site EveryBlock
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times: Msnbc.com getting more local, buys EveryBlock
Kevin Anderson / Guardian: MSBNC.com buys hyperlocal news site EveryBlock
Amit Chowdhry / Pulse2: MSNBC Acquires Local News Website EveryBlock
Adrian Holovaty:
EveryBlock acquisition and me — I'm excited to announce some huge news.
EveryBlock acquisition and me — I'm excited to announce some huge news.
Discussion: paidContent and Gawker
Joseph Tartakoff / paidContent: paidContent - MSNBC.com Buys Hyperlocal Startup EveryBlock
Ryan Tate / Gawker: The Trouble with Taking Charity
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Breaking: MySpace Close To Acquiring iLike For $20 Million — MySpace is close to acquiring popular social music service iLike, we've confirmed with multiple sources. The deal, which should close this week, will be MySpace's first acquisition since new CEO Owen Van Natta took control of the company in April 2009.
Discussion: Digits, Inside Facebook, paidContent, CNET News, Pulse2, Silicon Alley Insider, Dealscape, Electronista, Between the Lines, TechFlash, I4U News, Softpedia News, TECH.BLORGE.com, TG Daily, Switched, Xconomy, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, ChannelWeb, WebProNews, HipMojo.com and The Seattle Times
Emily Steel / Digits: MySpace Eyes Music-Sharing Service iLike
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News: MySpace to acquire iLike?
Amit Chowdhry / Pulse2: iLike In Talks With MySpace About $20 Million Acquisition
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider: Music Startups: What A Crappy Investment
Olaf de Senerpont Domis / Dealscape: Report: MySpace to buy iLike for $20M
Robert Evans / I4U News: MySpace to Buy iLike for $20 Mill?
Sean P. Aune / TECH.BLORGE.com: MySpace rumored to be buying iLike for $20 million
Aharon Etengoff / TG Daily: Rumor: MySpace to buy iLike for $20 million
Terrence O'Brien / Switched: MySpace In Talks to Purchase iLike Music Service?
Eric Hal Schwartz / Xconomy: MySpace to Acquire iLike for $20M, Report Says
Jordan McCollum / Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim: MySpace to Acquire iLike?
Joseph F. Kovar / ChannelWeb: MySpace May Acquire Social Music Site iLike: Report
Doug Caverly / WebProNews: MySpace May Acquire iLike For $20M
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / HipMojo.com: MySpace-iLike Deal Sign of The Times for Two Reasons
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
The Android Opportunity — In just the past few weeks Steven Frank, Alex Payne, and Andre Torrez all tried switching from the iPhone to Android. All three are smart, open-minded, and eloquent regarding their reasons for trying Android. All three are developers who care about the quality and design of software and hardware.
Discussion: Google Watch, Technologizer, Silicon Alley Insider, Andre's Notes and MacDailyNews
Harry McCracken / Technologizer: Building an Android-Based iPhone Killer: Doable?
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tr.im to be Community-Owned — First Off ... Everyone involved at Nambu would like to apologize again for the hastiness in which we acted last Sunday, announcing the shutdown of tr.im by the end of the year. As a commercial URL shortener, however, we still believe that tr.im would not be able …
Discussion: ReadWriteWeb, Internetnews Blog, I am Zef, Mashable! and Smalltalk Tidbits …
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb: Tr.im to Go Open Source, Community Owned
Sean Michael Kerner / Internetnews Blog: Tr.im going open source
James A. Robertson / Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants: Where's the Business Model?
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Dell Mini 3i smartphone gets official outing in China — At last, the much rumored Dell cellphone has made its first official appearance. The 3.5-inch 360 x 640 pixel device with capacitive touchscreen was on display in China running the Android-based Open Mobile System (OMS).
Discussion: Reuters, PC Magazine, MobileCrunch, CNET News, PC World, BetaNews, Dow Jones Newswires, InformationWeek, ChannelWeb, Cloned In China, eWeek, Gizmodo, SlashGear, Associated Press, AndroidGuys, Local Mobile Search, Android Phone Fans, VentureBeat, Techgeist, FierceWireless, BloggingStocks, OStatic blogs, Gearlog, jkOnTheRun, Electronista, Digital Daily, Android Central, IntoMobile, MobileTechWorld, Pocket-lint.com, TechSpot, tinyComb, Switched and Gadgetell
Sascha Segan / PC Magazine: Dell's China Phone Just a 'Proof of Concept'
Nancy Gohring / PC World: Dell to Enter Smartphone Market in China
Scott M. Fulton, III / BetaNews: Dell denies Chinese smartphone makes its official debut
Antone Gonsalves / InformationWeek: Dell Confirms Mobile Device Development
Andrew R Hickey / ChannelWeb: Dell Confirms China Mobile Device Deal
Michelle Maisto / eWeek: Dell Mini 3i Smartphone Debuts in China, Reports Claim
Danny Allen / Gizmodo: Dell's Mini3i Phone Smiles For Camera, Lacks 3G and Wi-Fi
Chris Davies / SlashGear: Dell Mini 3i smartphone launches in China
Greg Sterling / Local Mobile Search: Dell's Android Phone Arrives in China
Rob Jackson / Android Phone Fans: Dell Mini 3i Makes Debut, Fails At Life
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat: Dell launches Mini 3i smartphone in China …
Michael Klurfeld / Techgeist: Confirmed: Dell Android Phone Bound For China
Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless: Dell, China Mobile partner on smartphone
Brian White / BloggingStocks: Apple rumored to officially enter Chinese mobile market with China Unicom
Brian Heater / Gearlog: Dell's Chinese Smartphone Makes Unspectacular Debut
James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun: Dell Is Making a Smartphone for China: 2G and No Wi-Fi
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily: Dell Dullephone Sighted in China
Casey Chan / Android Central: Dell Mini 3i Pictured in Real Life
Stefan Constantinescu / IntoMobile: Photos: Dell's first smartphone, the Mini 3i for the Chinese market …
Duncan Geere / Pocket-lint.com: Dell's Mini 3i smartphone unveiled
Jose Vilches / TechSpot: Dell unveils 'proof of concept' phone for China Mobile
Jason Wilk / tinyComb: Dell's China Phone Makes Its Appearance
Tim Stevens / Switched: The Daily Engadget: Dell's Smartphone Unveiled, HP Signs Dre for 'Beats' Line
JG Mason / Gadgetell: Dell's Android touchscreen phone is real
Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
TJX Hacker Charged with Heartland, Hannaford Breaches — The constellation of hacks connected to the TJX hacker is growing. — Albert "Segvec" Gonzalez has been indicted by a federal grand jury in New Jersey — along with two unnamed Russian conspirators — on charges of hacking …
Discussion: CNET News, eWeek, Reuters, Computerworld, US Department of Justice, BBC, NPR Blogs, Agence France Presse, Associated Press and Securosis Blog
Elinor Mills / CNET News: Three men indicted in largest U.S. data breach
Brad Stone / Reuters: U.S. Indicts 3 in Theft of 130 Million Bank Cards
Sharon Gaudin / Computerworld: Three indicted for hack attacks on Heartland, Hannaford
Devlin Barrett / Associated Press: Gov't: Man tried to steal 130M credit card numbers
Brian Krebs / Washington Post:
Alleged Hackers Indicted in Largest Identity Theft Case Ever Prosecuted
Alleged Hackers Indicted in Largest Identity Theft Case Ever Prosecuted
Discussion: PC World, Ars Technica, Securosis Blog and ZDNet Government
Grant Gross / PC World: Man Indicted for Massive Credit Hack
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica: Hackers set new high score for credit card theft at 130M
Richard Koman / ZDNet Government: Bust in Heartland credit card hack
Leander Kahney / Cult of Mac:
Interview: Apple's Gigantic New Data Center Hints at Cloud Computing … Google's Eric Schmidt "resigned" from Apple's board because Chrome and Android were encroaching on Apple's core business, or so Steve Jobs says. — But what if the opposite were true? What if Apple is encroaching on Google's core business?
Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac, Gadget Lab, Fast Company, Macsimum News, CloudAve and MacDailyNews
Brian X. Chen / Gadget Lab: Apple's New Data Center Likely to Focus on Cloud Computing
Kit Eaton / Fast Company: Is Apple Shooting for the Cloud?
Dennis Sellers / Macsimum News: Is Apple planning to get into 'cloud computing?'
Krishnan Subramanian / CloudAve: Apple Racing Ahead With Cloud Computing Plans?
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Huffington Post and Facebook Go "Social News," With Connect on Steroids — In an unusually robust collaboration using Facebook Connect, the Huffington Post is launching a feature on Monday called "HuffPost Social News," which lets readers create a personalized social networking-like news page on the Huffington Post itself.
Discussion: paidContent, CNET News, Guardian, All Facebook, Screenwerk, Fast Company, WebNewser and Mashable!, Thanks:atul
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News: Huffington Post, Facebook sync up on social news
Kevin Anderson / Guardian: Huffington Post does 'social news' with Facebook
Greg Sterling / Screenwerk: Huff Post + Facebook = 'Social News'
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!: Huffington Post Adds "Social News"
Arianna Huffington / Facebook Blog:
The Future of News Will Be Social
The Future of News Will Be Social
Discussion: The Huffington Post, Inside Facebook, Softpedia News and internetnews.com, Thanks:atul
Matt Holliday / Inside Facebook: Huffington Post Launches "HuffPo Social News" with Facebook Connect
Dana Blankenhorn / Open Source:
Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5 — Firefox users got a surprise when they booted up this morning, a software update box for Firefox 3.5, "the most advanced Firefox yet." — A warning sticker at the bottom of the box notes that it will cause "some of your extensions …
Discussion: Download Squad, Internetnews Blog and TomsTechBlog.com
Brad Linder / Download Squad: Mozilla prompts Firefox 3 users to upgrade to 3.5
Sean Michael Kerner / Internetnews Blog: Mozilla pushing Firefox 3 users to move to Firefox 3.5
Elizabeth Judge / Times of London:
Big noises join chorus behind Twitter TweetDeck — Two of the biggest names in the British technology sector have thrown their weight behind a start-up operation aimed at providing easier access to Twitter, the social networking and microblogging site. — Brent Hoberman, co-founder of Lastminute.com …
Discussion: paidContent, Press Association, Real Business and Softpedia News
Patrick Smith / paidContent: paidContent:UK - Summer Funding: OneNewsPage.com, Tweetdeck Confirm numbers
Rebecca Burn-Callander / Real Business: Brent Hoberman and Michael Birch invest in Twitter venture
Frederic Lardinois / ReadWriteWeb:
GPush: iPhone Push Notifications for Your Gmail Account — After a bit of a delay, the GPush app (iTunes link) has finally arrived in the App Store. GPush will send you a push notification whenever a new email arrives in your inbox. The app, which costs $0.99, does one thing and one thing only …
Discussion: CNET News, MobileCrunch, Business Wire, TUAW, Mashable!, Smartphones and Cell Phones, Lifehacker and Ubergizmo
Jessica Dolcourt / CNET News: Gmail push on iPhone? Meet GPush
Scott Merrill / MobileCrunch: iPhone app review: Applipedia
John Burke / TUAW: BargainBin keeps you on top of app sales
Josh Catone / Mashable!: GPush Finally Brings Push Gmail to the iPhone
Matthew Miller / Smartphones and Cell Phones: Push Gmail comes to the iPhone through GPush
James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun:
No Further Android Updates for G1; No "Sense" for MyTouch 3G? — We early adopters know that we risk not being able to update our first-generation mobile gadgets, but that doesn't make it any easier to stomach. Android engineers have tweeted that T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) phones may not be able to handle any OS updates going forward.
Discussion: TechCrunch, Electronista, Engadget Mobile, Android Phone Fans, Boy Genius Report, Daring Fireball, BetaNews, I4U News, gdgt, Cell Phone Signal, Android Central and SlashGear
MG Siegler / TechCrunch: The G1 Burned Out Long Before Android Ever Will
Darren Murph / Engadget Mobile: T-Mobile G1 won't see any Android updates beyond 1.5
Rob Jackson / Android Phone Fans: Upgrade Your Android... Unless You Have A G1
Tim Conneally / BetaNews: HTC confirms 'Sense' Android UI upgrade for China
Robert Evans / I4U News: No Donut or Eclair for G1 Owners?
Chris Davies / SlashGear: T-Mobile G1 may miss Donut and Eclair over memory shortage
Jason Hiner / Between the Lines:
Directory: 100 technology experts on Twitter — One the most important — and most difficult — things to do when you first start using Twitter is to develop a good list of people to follow. You can check your friends' lists of followers, watch for interesting people that come up in @replies …
Discussion: Tech Sanity Check and Technologizer
Harry McCracken / Technologizer: Tech Folks to Follow on Twitter
Zach Epstein / Boy Genius Report:
i.TV 2.0 for iPhone coming soon to an App Store near you — i.TV, as we're sure most iPhone owners out there are well aware, is the premier app for all things TV and Movie-related. Think if it as your one-stop-shop for TV programming schedules, community-sourced reviews, local movie schedules …
Discussion: Macworld, TUAW, 9 to 5 Mac, I4U News and Gizmodo
Philip Michaels / Macworld: i.TV update to feature integrated remote for TiVo
Erica Sadun / TUAW: i.TV for iPhone: Cluttered but promising entertainment guide
Robert Evans / I4U News: i.TV 2.0 App Hitting iPhone
iPhone 3GS bestselling phone in Japan — Apple's third iPhone generation has ousted Japan's own phone manufacturers for the top sales spot in the country, according to market data from Gfk Japan. The 32GB iPhone 3GS was the most popular phone in Japan during July and outsold …
Discussion: Brainstorm Tech, 9 to 5 Mac, MobileCrunch and MacRumors iPhone Blog
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech: Apple's iPhone 3GS is No. 1 in Japan
Chauncey Dupree / 9 to 5 Mac: Do the Japanese hate the iPhone? Notsomuch
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Zendesk Raises $6 Million In B Round, Benchmark's Peter Fenton Joins Board — Benchmark Capital is investing in Danish startup Zendesk, and led a $6 million B round of funding. Benchmark's rock star partner Peter Fenton is joining the board. — Zendesk just raised money in May in an A round …
Discussion: Zendesk Blog, PE Hub Blog, VentureBeat, CloudAve and alarm:clock
Mikkel Svane / Zendesk Blog: New Products Announced as Peter Fenton joins Board (PR)
Deborah Gage / PE Hub Blog: Zendesk CEO Says Company Had Multiple VC Suitors
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Dear iPhone Users: Your Apps are Spying on You — Recently, Palm came under fire when programmer Joey Hess discovered the Pre's smartphone OS was sending users' GPS locations back to Palm on a daily basis. Although this information was disclosed in the company's privacy policy, the majority of the phone's owners were unaware.
Discussion: MacRumors iPhone Blog, Dev-Team Blog, The iPhone Blog and SlashGear
Marianne Schultz / MacRumors iPhone Blog: Dev Team Reveals iPhone Apps Can Phone Home Too
Rene Ritchie / The iPhone Blog: Dev-Team: Palm Pre May Track User Location, but 3rd Party iPhone Apps Do Too!
Chris Davies / SlashGear: iPhone spyware debated as app library "phones home"
Jenn K. Lee / Pocketables:
More photos of unknown Android MID surface — It's been a few days since that original batch of mystery Android MID photos were first sent to me and though no one has come forward with a positive ID or more information, the device hasn't disappeared from my tipster's radar.
Discussion: GottaBeMobile.com, CrunchGear, Boing Boing Gadgets, I4U News, DVICE, Gizmodo, Electricpig.co.uk, SlashGear and Engadget
Sumocat / GottaBeMobile.com: Pocketables' Mystery MID
Peter Ha / CrunchGear: Mysterious Android MID appears
Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing Gadgets: Mystery Mid looks like iTablet of 2007
Robert Evans / I4U News: Mystery Android MID Pictured
Adam Frucci / DVICE: Whatever this thing is, it looks awesome
Mark Wilson / Gizmodo: We Want to Own this Mystery, Apple-Like Android MID
Ben Sillis / Electricpig.co.uk: Android MID snaps show Apple tablet rival?
Chris Davies / SlashGear: Mystery Android MID makes second appearance
Vladislav Savov / Engadget: Mysterious Android MID gets more pictures, still no name
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Palm Pixie Launch Delayed Until 2010? — Palm's next webOS handset, the so-called Eos (codename: Pixie), is still in the pipeline, but it may not arrive at market for some time. Though some observers have speculated that the device would debut in the late fall in time for the holidays …
Discussion: Tech Trader Daily, Electronista, Gizmodo, SlashGear and PreCentral.net
Evan Selleck / SlashGear: Palm Eos Might Be Delayed Until 2010
Derek Kessler / PreCentral.net: Analysts get antsy, start making calls on Pre success
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Ustream Sued By Boxing Promoter Over Pirated Broadcast — Live video streaming service Ustream is being sued by Square Ring, Inc, a boxing promotional company owned by professional boxer Roy Jones, Jr. The suit alleges that Ustream has committed "massive and blatant copyright infringement" …
Chris Albrecht / NewTeeVee: Ustream Sued by Square Ring for Copyright Infringement
David Cohen / WebNewser: Roy Jones Jr. Goes for TKO vs. Piracy
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
CBS, Amazon Already Sniffing Around GDGT — It's less than two months old, and GDGT is already getting some high profile attention, and maybe even a few acquisition sniffs. — One of our reliable sources told us today that they had reason to believe both CBS/CNET and Amazon were considering acquiring the company.
Brian Heater / AppScout: Report: CBS and Amazon Looking to Buy GDGT
Ryan Tate / Valleywag - Gawker:
We Think Rupert Murdoch's Bluffing on His Pay-Wall Pledge — Rupert Murdoch promises his News Corp. publications will charge for content by next year. Steven Brill swears he has hundreds of newspapers signed up to do likewise. Who wants to be the first to follow these sharks into the pool?
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft shifts gears (again) with its Oslo modeling platform — It's been awfully quiet on the Microsoft service-oriented architecture (SOA) front for the past nine months or so. But on August 17, Product Unit Manager Doug Purdy broke the silence to provide an update on Microsoft's "Oslo" modeling platform and strategy.
Discussion: Douglas Purdy and eWeek
Darryl K. Taft / eWeek: 'Oslo': Microsoft's Elusive Modeling Strategy
Kevin Purdy / Lifehacker:
Make Your Own URL Shortening Service — URL shortening services are ubiquitous on Twitter and other cramped online spaces. They won't all last, as tr.im has demonstrated, and their shutdowns could annihilate your linking history. If you own a domain, though, you can host your own service.
Discussion: Techgeist, Thanks:mrinaldesai
Alex Wilhelm / Techgeist: More Ways To Shorten URLs - Yawn
Andrew Lim / Recombu:
TomTom for iPhone 3G and 3GS: Satisfied-nav — Do you look at your iPhone so much that you often get lost? There's an app for that. Today TomTom released its iPhone 3G and 3GS app that offers sat-nav goodness without the clunky looking sat-nav. It costs £60, which isn't that expensive …
Discussion: iPhone Savior, PC World, Mashable!, eWeek, Engadget Mobile, CNET News, Brainstorm Tech, AppleInsider, GPS Obsessed, Digits, Gizmodo, SlashGear and Electronista
Daniel Ionescu / PC World: TomTom GPS for iPhone Out Now
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!: TomTom for iPhone Released [Video]
Nathan Eddy / eWeek: TomTom Debuts Navigation App on iPhone App Store
Lance Whitney / CNET News: TomTom $99 GPS app heads to iPhone
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech: Heavy duty car navigation comes to the iPhone
Andrew LaVallee / Digits: TomTom Launches $100 iPhone App
Chris Davies / SlashGear: TomTom for iPhone reviews suggest middling success [Video]


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Huge Caddy has 6 pads and pins to secure up to 72 Crawler harnesses.
Place the rear hook into the notch on the top of the pad and wrap the harness around the pad into the notch in the bottom and secure the leader loop to the pad with the accompaning pin.
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Sony is blowing the roof off Gamescom, which is taking place in Cologne Germany as we speak. The announcements are coming in fast and furious: Resistance 3! New PS3 hardware! New Ratchet and Clank! We're going to run down the news and give you a look at the games talked about during Sony's press event.
First, what's up with these new PlayStation 3 configurations? A 160GB PS3 will be sold for $299.99 and is now shipping to your local retailers. This is the same price as the previous model, but with more storage. Not bad. There will also be a 320GB PS3 that launches on September 19 for $399.99 that will include one PlayStation Move motion controller, the PlayStation Eye camera, a copy of Sports Champions on Blu-ray disc, and a bonus Blu-ray game demo disc.
Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One is a four-player co-op game set in the Ratchet and Clank universe, stressing teamwork both on- and offline. It's an interesting direction for the series, but a welcome one. Coming fall 2011.
Next up, a look at Killzone 3's multiplayer. The multiplayer will offer "two new game modes, a new matchmaking system, vehicles, Brutal Melee attacks and more ranks, abilities and rewards than you can shake a stick at!" There you go. The level is called Corinth Highway, and shows off the player-operated exoskeletons.
The reveal of Resistance 3 wasn't much of a surprise, but this incredible live action trailer gets the blood pumping. No details yet, but let's soak in that video. The game is coming to the PS3 in 2011.
Sony has released a new inFamous 2 trailer, featuring a Cole that should look a little more familiar to fans of the first game.
We're still going! This is a brand-new LittleBigPlanet 2 trailer, focusing on the storytelling aspect of the game and the new tools available to those who want to create their own content. This one will hit November 16.
Sony has a great slate of updates to its previous hits, and they all look very, very good. This is how you do it: focus on strong imagery and the games themselves.


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By Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va., May 18, 2013 – To mark Armed Forces Day, the services' senior enlisted advisers joined the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an inaugural wreath-laying ceremony here at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
On a gray afternoon between spells of light rain, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia and his fellow enlisted advisers hung the logos of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard on a wreath wrapped with purple ribbon just steps away from the gravesite.
Joining Battaglia in the ceremony were Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Michael P. Barrett, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael D. Stevens, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael P. Leavitt.
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall represented the National Guard Bureau.
Battaglia found the ceremony bittersweet, he told American Forces Press Service, "as it should be for everyone."
On Armed Forces Day "we recognize and celebrate the service and sacrifice of all of our serving men and women past and present, and to have an event here at Arlington National Cemetery means that, on a sadder note, we also honor those who went before us," he said. "They celebrate the day with us in spirit only."
He added, "We're hoping this will be an annual event and this is the right place to do it."
The SEAC said he and the other enlisted advisers have the full cooperation from Arlington National Cemetery to hold the ceremony every year and display the wreath representing the armed forces and all five service branches for everyone who visits the Tomb of the Unknowns on Armed Forces Day.
Yesterday, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation that continues the precedent set by his predecessors by declaring the third Saturday of each May Armed Forces Day.
"Whenever our nation has come under attack, courageous men and women in uniform have risen to her defense. Whenever our liberties have come under assault, our service members have responded with resolve," the president said in his proclamation.
"Time and again these heroes have sacrificed to sustain that powerful promise that we hold so dear -- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And on Armed Forces Day, we honor those who serve bravely and sacrifice selflessly in our name," he said.
On that Saturday, the commander in chief added, the nation thanks those in uniform and the families who serve alongside them.
"We are bound by a sacred obligation to ensure our service members and their loved ones have the resources and benefits they have earned and deserve," Obama said, "and only when we uphold this trust do we truly show our appreciation for our armed forces."
In his own statement to the men and women in uniform, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called Armed Forces Day an opportunity for all Americans to express their gratitude to service members, military families and veterans who keep the nation strong and safe.
"In 2013 we mark the 12th consecutive Armed Forces Day with our nation at war –- the longest period of sustained combat in our history, fought entirely by volunteers who made the courageous choice to answer the nation's call," the secretary said, and quoted Harry Truman, who as president proclaimed the nation's first Armed Forces Day -– "America was not built on fear," Truman said. "America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand."
Such courage, imagination and determination come from ordinary citizens who step forward to do extraordinary things throughout the nation's history, Hagel said.
"To all our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen: Take pride -– not only on Armed Forces Day but every day –- in the uniform that you wear and the patriotic duty you perform. You are striving to make a difference and leading purposeful lives. You are part of a force that is admired and respected both at home and abroad. Remember that there is no challenge that cannot be met through the shared determination of the world's greatest military," the secretary said.
"To the husbands, wives, sons, daughters and loved ones of our service members: Armed Forces Day is also a day to recognize the considerable sacrifices you make every day, and for this nation to reaffirm its commitments to you. You too have made our nation stronger and safer," he added.
"To our nation's veterans," Hagel concluded, "Thank you for the service you gave to this country and for the support that you give our men and women carrying on your legacy today."
As the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery came to a close, Battaglia recalled those who rest on these grounds and on the grounds of all the veterans' cemeteries across the nation.
"They still serve," he said, "and we use them as inspiration. They're still part of the team.
"Recognizing and celebrating Armed Forces Day is not just for those who witness it in person," the SEAC added, "but for those who have fallen."


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In their latest statement on the TLD Application System (TAS) security glitch that saw applications for new top level domains suspended and the TAS taken offline, ICANN have advised they are in the process of notifying applicants whether they were affected by the software glitch. ICANN plan to complete this notification process on or before 8 May.
To give some background on how many applicants have been affected by the security glitch, Akram Atallah, ICANN's COO has advised in the organisation's latest update that "at the time we took the system offline, there were 1268 registered users and some 95,000 file attachments in the system. Of these, there were approximately 455 instances where a file name and the associated user name might have been viewed by another applicant. We are continuing to review system logs and packet-level traffic to confirm how many viewings actually did occur."
The "review has determined that approximately:
- 105 applicants might have had file names and user names viewed by another applicant
- 50 applicants might have viewed file names and user names from one or more other applicants."
ICANN is continuing with working on enhancing system performance and testing the fix for the glitch.
ICANN reaffirmed that when the TAS is back online they will keep the system open for at least five business days to allow applicants to assure themselves that their applications remain as they intended.


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Rick Peralta had it all mapped out. He joined the Marines not only to serve his country, but also with the plan of coming home with the experience that would help him become a police officer.
More than two decades later, he'll tell you that it has taken a bit longer than expected to achieve his goals. Three days a week, he's at the Services for Brain Injury rehabilitation center in San Jose — striving to reclaim a little more use of his body and mind.
"I know I'm not the same," said Peralta, speaking slowly. "But I've come a long ways."
Peralta, 47, suffered a traumatic brain injury while stationed in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. He wasn't supposed to survive, but Peralta proved doctors wrong. And while his life inexorably was altered, what hasn't changed is his optimistic nature and determination to do something productive.
"I still want to serve," he said, smiling broadly beneath his Marines cap.
It would be a mistake, his sister said, to doubt Peralta's ability to find some way to do that.
"He's just a great guy who has made it through so much," said Tammy Peralta, 45. "Every day he's fighting to make a few steps forward in life. He just has this strength. His motto is 'never give up.' "
A Sunnyvale native, Peralta was an athlete who played first base in baseball as well as linebacker and center on the football team at Wilcox High. He also had the kind of outgoing personality that others naturally gravitated toward.
"He was Mr. Approachable in high school," his sister said. "He was everybody's friend. If you ask about any high school parties, they always were at Rick Peralta's house."
After graduating in 1984, he studied police science at De Anza College and was a security guard. He enlisted in the Marines in 1989 and two years later was in the Middle East during the first Iraq war. Lance Cpl. Peralta had just finished transporting a prisoner when his Humvee collided head-on with a water truck in a terrible accident. His head struck the windshield.
Initially, the family was told not to come to the military hospital in Germany where Peralta was being treated because there was no hope.
"They told us he wouldn't make it through the next 48 hours," said Tammy Peralta, describing how they went anyway. " I said: 'You don't know how tough my brother is.' "
He would be in a coma for five months and awaken into a much different life. The catastrophic brain injury left him with muscle weakness throughout his right side, forcing him to use a wheelchair. He would need to relearn how to speak, and even then it was barely above a whisper. He also was legally blind and grappled with short-term memory issues.
Peralta still is trying to overcome the effects of the accident. But he meets each day with an impossibly upbeat attitude.
At the Services for Brain Injury, a comprehensive rehab facility where he has been attending a day program for five years, Peralta works tirelessly on physical and speech therapy. He practices the Japanese martial art of Kenpo — improving his range of motion, posture and confidence.
Recently he showed off his progress by traversing a short distance with a walker and doing squat exercises under the watchful eye of Carmela Corpuz, the adult day program manager.
"Rick's my recruit," Corpuz said during a break.
"Ooh-rah," he responded, using the Marines rallying cry.
Corpuz added that Peralta, who lives in a group home in Cupertino, never stops pushing himself.
"Rick is very motivated," she said. "Whenever we're doing his physical therapy, his words are: 'No pain, no gain.' "
Peralta still has his goals, and the not-for-profit Services for Brain Injury wants to help him. The program helps people reach their maximum level of independence possible. One of the ways is through vocational training. In 2011, Services for Brain Injury helped 31 clients return to the workforce and the center expects to meet that total this year, as well.
Rick and five other members of the day program would like to participate in the state-funded vocational training that would teach them job skills. But they all will need individualized training to gain the skills necessary to enter that program, and there is no insurance coverage available. So right now, they're caught in limbo.
"When people with brain injuries wake up, they want to do the same exact things they wanted to do before," said Carol Welsh, manager of Services for Brain Injury's community and integration program development. "We help them get as far back as they can and try to shape their abilities in the most realistic way possible. We know Rick can continue to serve in some meaningful way, even if it might not be the way he had intended."
For instance, Welsh thinks Peralta might be able to volunteer for a police force — perhaps in an informational role directing people to the correct departments.
"But we won't know that until he's been trained and we can see what he can do," Welsh added.
Donations of $50 or more by readers can help Rick and the others in the day program receive that prevocational training.
"Having a job would be great for his self-esteem," Tammy Peralta said. "It would be amazing if he could do that."
At Services for Brain Injury, "amazing" is a word used to describe Peralta's perseverance. But he has a simple explanation for that attitude.
"Once a Marine," Peralta said, "always a Marine."


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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the KU Writing Center?
Writers need feedback, sounding boards, and other people to coach and guide them while they compose. That's where the KU Writing Center comes in. It's a place for productive talk about writing and speaking, with trained peer consultants to help you brainstorm, draft or edit your writing or speech.
We consult with writers in many locations around campus. Visit us at Anschutz and Watson Libraries, at the KU Edwards Campus, at KU Lawrence residence halls, and online. We like to move around and to land in places that you have told us you'd like us to be. Check our Hours & Locations each semester for updates.
Who can use the KU Writing Center?
We welcome KU Lawrence and Edwards students, faculty, and staff from any major or department as well as students from Haskell Indian Nations University, to write with us.
If you are not a KU student, call us at 785-864-2399. We will assign you personal login information so that you can make an appointment and meet with us.
It's possible that you have always thought of yourself as a "pretty good writer," but we believe that all writers need trusted readers and deserve quality feedback. Students at any skill level or at any stage in the writing process can drop in or make an appointment.
When you make an appointment, please let us know if you need an accommodation due to a disability.
Where is the Writing Center located, and when is it open?
KU Writing Center services are available when classes are in session from Sunday-Friday in a variety of locations at different times. Most services are by appointment, but walk-in locations are also available, and you can often walk into any location and find a consultant available to work with you. See our Hours & Locations page for updated information.
How do I make an appointment?
First, learn more about the types of appointments we offer. From this page you can choose which type of appointment you would like to schedule, and follow the directions to secure your time slot. Read this document for more detailed directions on making an appointment and this document for more information on the difference in scheduling an online consultation and receiving feedback via email. You may make one appointment per day.
How do I cancel an appointment?
If you must cancel your appointment, please give us notice. Here's how it works:
- Do so at least 1 hour in advance.
- If you have not canceled within this time frame, it will be considered a missed appointment.
- If you miss two scheduled appointments, you will no longer be permitted to make KU Writing Center appointments online.
Some students think they must take completed papers to their Writing Center appointments. Here's the good news: We work with writers (and writing) at any stage of completeness (or incompleteness). Even if you're "not ready" to see a consultant, keep your appointment. You'll be surprised at how much you can accomplish!
If you must cancel this appointment, return to the online Appointment System, open your appointment, and choose the option to cancel that appointment.
What will a consultation do for me?
When you work one-on-one with a consultant, you can discuss ideas, ask questions, read your text, learn to organize, revise, edit, or proofread. After several visits, you may notice that your writing process is more productive. You may find yourself paying much more attention to your writing, writing more effectively and efficiently, and thinking more confidently of yourself as a writer. Check out these testimonials from KU Writing Center users.
What is a writing consultation like?
First, your writing consultant will want to know about you, what you are working on, and what goals you have for your project. The session is based on what you tell us you'd like to work on. As educators, not editors, we work through the areas and ideas you have told us to focus on. Our goal is to help you revise and improve a project while you get a better sense of yourself as a writer. After each session, we ask you to fill out a brief feedback form. There is no charge for working with a writing consultant.
What do I need to take with me to a consultation?
Bring any kind of writing or speaking project at any stage of completeness or incompleteness. Bring your questions, ideas, notes, doodles, and assignment instructions. If you have a draft, bring it in hard copy or on your laptop. We can no longer accommodate flash drives.
What services do you provide for graduate students?
Because graduate-level writing is more demanding, the KU Writing Center offers one-hour appointments exclusively for graduate students. In addition to Face-to-Face Consultations, you might also want to try our convenient Online Consultations. You can also receive eTutoring Feedback, in which you can submit up to 8 pages of writing and receive written feedback via email. If you are at the dissertation or thesis stage, we encourage you to join a Writing Group. And all graduate students can participate in our frequent Research/Write-In events, held throughout the year at both the Lawrence and Edwards campuses.
Does the Writing Center help with foreign language writing?
While we value linguistic diversity and encourage writers to write in many languages, we are not equipped to give language-specific feedback on writing in languages other than English. We suggest checking with the appropriate language program to see what resources they provide for language learners.
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KU Writing Center consultants are graduate and undergraduate students who have experience as writers working with writers. They continue to learn their craft through staff education workshops. These qualified consultants are tutors, not teachers, trained to coach and guide you as you interact with them about your writing.
How can I become a writing consultant?
Both undergraduate and graduate writing consultants work at the KU Writing Center. Consultants are peer writing tutors. They meet one-on-one with students, faculty, and staff to discuss writing projects in a wide variety of disciplines and genres. They work effectively with multilingual writers. They act as sounding boards for writers as they brainstorm their ideas; help them learn strategies for researching, drafting, organizing, revising and editing; and direct them to writing resources. They provide feedback to writers face-to-face, via e-mail, and via video conference at any point in the writing process. KU Writing Center consultants demonstrate:
- An investment in helping fellow writers reach their academic goals
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- Undergraduate student at KU (enrolled in at least six hours)
- Demonstrated engagement and academic success in chosen field(s)
- Excellent written communication skills as evidenced in application materials
- Successful completion of ENGL/LA&S 400 or C&T 533, OR previous experience as a writing consultant at a high school or college.
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- Graduate student at KU (enrolled in at least six hours)
- Demonstrated engagement and academic success in chosen field(s)
- Excellent written communication skills as evidenced in application materials
- Teaching experience.
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Multifamily developers are bullish on the sector, with FMI's Construction Outlook Report predicting 25% growth next year on top of this year's blistering 36% pace. From a sustainability standpoint, much of the most interesting work is clustered at the ends of the bell curve, in both the luxury and affordable categories.
A singular high-end example is the zHome project, a 10-unit attached townhouse development in Issaquah Highlands, Wash. Designed by David Vandervort Architects, zHome is the nation's first net-zero multifamily project, as certified this year by the International Living Future Institute. The property also achieved Living Building Challenge Petal Recognition in the Energy, Equity, and Beauty categories, and has earned the WaterSense for New Homes label (another first for the sector).
Though not "luxury" per se, the contemporary one-, two-, and three-bedroom units launched at relatively high prices for the market, topping out at $625,000. Nevertheless the homes, which range from 800 to 1,750 sf, have all been sold, except one unit reserved as a Stewardship Center for educational outreach.
The zHome dream survived a rocky history, including the 2008 economic crash and a succession of three contractors. Ultimately built by Howland Homes and Ichijo USA in collaboration with the City of Issaquah, the project includes super-insulated envelope technology, ground-source heating, and generous deployment of PV, which covers large, south-facing roof planes.
Water strategies should cut average usage by at least 60% through a combination of drought-tolerant landscaping, high-efficiency plumbing and laundry equipment, and use of cistern-stored rainwater for toilet flushing and clothes washing.
Brad Liljequist—zHome's project manager, now a Technical Director for the International Living Future Institute—spread the net-zero gospel in a series of blogs for Dwell magazine. He lists micro heat pumps, better industrial design (for instance, more beautiful wall-mounted heating/cooling units), safer building materials, and deep green retrofits as priorities for further progress in the sector.
"We are undergoing a revolution in building performance, driven mainly from a grassroots, local, and regional community," he said. "We can change, fundamentally and quickly."


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While the eyes of the world will be on Britain for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations next month, Pageantmaster Bruno Peek OBE will have his firmly fixed on Tonga. At 10pm local time on June 4, a fiery orange glow will light the skies over the remote South Pacific archipelago, marking the start of a chain of beacons that will be ignited around the globe in honour of Queen Elizabeth's reign. As the light fades in Tonga, another will appear in Australia, then China, Pakistan and Kenya - right across the world until it reaches Britain. And this, says Peek, is where the fun begins.
"I've been co-ordinating events like this for 30 years," he explains. "But this year's celebrations will be the biggest. At 10.30pm, Her Majesty will light the national beacon at Buckingham Palace, sending a burst of light out across crowds on The Mall."
More than 3,800 beacons will be lit across the Commonwealth and in overseas territories on the night of June 4. From Flash Primary School in Staffordshire, the highest school in Britain, Treetops National Park in Kenya, where the Queen learned of her father's death in 1952, and St Andrew's University, in honour of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, huge community bonfires and gas?fired flames will fill the world with light.
"For me, the beacon is a way of bringing together people from all walks of life," Peek, 60, explains. He has been in charge of beacon-lighting in the U.K. since 1981. Fed up with his job as a welder in Great Yarmouth, he approached the English Tourist Board with an idea for a chain of beacons to commemorate Britain's maritime history. "We met in London," he remembers. "I only had one, terrible suit and I arrived to see these posh chaps dressed up to the nines." But his idea went down well and he was charged with organizing a beacon display along the English coast. He followed this with a Millennium tribute and a beacon-lighting event to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002. "That really was a sight," he chuckles. "We had a non-freeze gas beacon made for Antarctica, which was lit by scientists on Adelaide Island."
So how do you top a beacon-lighting ceremony in sub-zero temperatures? "By putting one on the four highest points in the U.K.," says Peek. Next month, beacons will be lit simultaneously at the top of Slieve Donard in Northern Ireland, Scafell Pike in England, Snowdon in Wales and Ben Nevis in Scotland, with each raising money for a different charity.
Beacons were first lit on church towers in Tudor times to warn of invasions. They have since been used to celebrate royal weddings and coronations. In 1897, towering 60ft bonfires were lit in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
Yesterday, the "Jubilee Crystal Diamond", made from crystal glass and presented in a 22-carat gold crown, was delivered to the Tower of London. It will be on display until it's taken to Buckingham Palace, where Her Majesty will use it to trigger a laser beam, setting the national beacon alight. The chain will continue on across the globe, coming to an end in Canada nearly eight hours later.
"For me, beacon-lighting is part of Britain's romantic history," says Peek. And what does the Queen think of it? "She's a good egg, Her Majesty. She's the mother of this nation and she's had a steady hand on the country for 60 years. If I were her, I'd have a lump in my throat."


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I'm taking part in the A to Z Challenge again this year and I'm really excited to share my topic – Writing Prompts! I tend to have a close, intimate relationship with writer's block, so I figured I'd turn this year's challenge into one that can hopefully help a few others let loose with their words. For those who aren't authors/writers, definitely still participate! The more the merrier. Have fun with this!
Here we are for letter B!
Write for as long as you want/need, share in the comments (if you are comfortable doing so), and pass word along to your friends. Follow my blog to get all these A-Z posts and more.
Happy writing! ~Samantha


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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Ron Paul says this is now a "two-man race" for the GOP nomination between him and Mitt Romney.
Paul said recent South Carolina endorsements show "it is a two-man race." He acknowledged Romney's lead, but added, "That doesn't mean things can't change."
Ron Paul was flanked at the event here inside the state capitol by Republican State Sen. Tom Davis, who endorsed Paul on Sunday; and three other state Sens. Kevin Bryant, Lee Bright and Danny Verdin, endorsed him today. They said Paul reflects their values and belief in the constitution.
"I am very pleased," Paul said, "and I thank them for coming forward. It represents another shot in the arm for the campaign. The campaign has been doing very, very well. We did very well in Iowa. We did well in New Hampshire, and it looks like with the momentum that's building now."
The Texas Congressman was asked if Romney wins the primary, would he continue to challenge the former Massachusetts governor or be pressured to coalesce behind him.
"Of course, he's not going to win the nomination on Saturday," Paul said with a laugh. "Why should everybody walk away if he wins this primary? You have to wait and see where all the delegates are. An election is to get the maximum number of delegates, so I will continue to do it. To think a debate is non-productive? To me, capitulation and going along and being pressured by the establishment leadership and just say, 'Hey, we don't want any debate. We don't want to be rocking the boat and cutting a trillion dollars out of the budget.' We don't want to hear that. Well, I might just continue to talk about cutting a trillion dollars out of the budget. I think that's legitimate, I think I have a responsibility.
Paul will hold two more events today, in Spartanburg and Rock Hill.


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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Homeland Security head says white supremacist ideology is fueling some domestic terrorism.
Kevin McAleenan, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. he is Trump's acting Homeland Security chief, Photo Date: March 6, 2019 (Source: Jaime Rodriguez Sr. / U.S. CBP)
Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan appeared Tuesday in Jackson, Mississippi, for a forum about preventing violence against religious groups.
He said the recent mass shooting that killed 22 people in El Paso was inspired by "violent white supremacist ideology" that "offends us all."
Others at the forum described the threat in similar terms. Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas is a member of the House Homeland Security Committee. She called racism a "national security threat."
Critics of President Donald Trump contend his language has stoked racial and ethnic divisions.
Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi did not name names but said "the racist, xenophobic language that we hear coming from high places" empowers people "to do crazy things."
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British actors take on more American roles
- British actors are increasingly showing up in American roles
- Homeland Security approves more British visa petitions for actors and directors
- Cost and professionalism may be factors
LONDON — If Anglo-Irish actor Daniel Day-Lewis wins a record third best-actor Oscar when the Academy Awards are handed out on Sunday, it will be for playing perhaps the most archetypal American character of them all: Abraham Lincoln.
In May, the English actress Carey Mulligan will shape-shift into F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-via-Kentucky siren Daisy Buchanan for The Great Gatsby.
But British acting talent forging a migratory path west to the land of milk and honey is nothing new.
"What seems more recent is the frequent appearance of U.K. actors, often playing Americans, in U.S. TV shows," said Edward Kemp, director of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. "I think the bigger budgets of U.S. shows make it easier to 'bring people over.' "
According to data provided by the Department of Homeland Security, there has been a 500% increase over the past year in the number of visa petitions approved for actors and directors from the United Kingdom seeking work in the U.S. entertainment industry.
Among other Brits playing American roles recently are Damien Lewis, recently awarded a Golden Globe for Homeland; Dominic West, who played police detective Jimmy McNulty in the Baltimore-set HBO drama The Wire and Idris Elba, who played the show's drug lord Russell "Stringer" Bell. In True Blood, Stephen Moyer adopts a Southern drawl for his role as a 173-year-old Louisiana vampire. And Clive Owen played the hard-living writer Ernest Hemingway in last year's HBO movie Hemingway & Gellhorn.
"On TV it's the 'Hugh Laurie syndrome,' " said Tim Gray, editor in chief of Variety. "He (Laurie) and House were phenomenal successes, so American TV producers suddenly embraced the idea of hiring a British actor to play an American. It's partly superstitious, and it's partly the novelty factor."
"I think casting actors from other countries can add an extra layer of appeal to a movie or TV show," said Col Needham, founder and chief executive officer of the Internet Movie Database. "The shared language between the U.S. and the U.K. makes this an easy transition. The economics also play into the equation. Top-notch talent from outside the U.S. may often be available for a lower rate."
Still, Sharon Klein, executive vice president of casting for Twentieth Century Fox Television, said: "They (British actors) are definitely not cheaper, and if the actor is the right person for the role, we find a way to make it work."
Klein's office would not say what Fox pays its TV actors. But in October last year Forbes magazine estimated House star Laurie's annual earnings at $18 million, good enough for the No. 2 spot (behind Ashton Kutcher at $24 million) in the TV star category. Until House ended its eight-year run in May, House was made by Fox.
Perceptions about professionalism may also factor into why British actors are showing up in American roles.
In a BBC radio program broadcast late last year, the British director Stephen Frears (Dangerous Liaisons, High Fidelity) said, "There is a kind of crisis in American acting. It is very noticeable." He added, "If I were being tedious I would say it's the lack of a theater. When you work with someone like Annette Bening or Glenn Close, they are highly trained. It's like working with Judi Dench. They are the real thing. But a lot of American cinema doesn't have that background."
Variety's Gray said, "Britain has a theater tradition that goes back centuries. There is recognition that if you want to be an actor, you have to pay your dues, which often involves long runs in the theater and/or repertory work. There are many American actors who also share this work ethic. But there are a lot of athletes and reality-show contestants and singers and models who think, 'I'll bet acting is fun,' and unfortunately, some people will hire them. I don't get the sense that U.K. acting allows as many dilettantes."
And Fox's Klein said, "I think the best actor tends to get the role. The point of origin isn't really relevant. Every good actor inhabits a role that is different from themselves. Great American actors are just as capable of playing British characters."
Still, it's hard to come up with many Yanks who've done that, although Renee Zellweger played British chick-lit heroine Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones' Diary. And Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love) and Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) both won best-actress Oscars for playing Brits. The Guardian movie critic Peter Bradshaw called Streep's impersonation of Thatcher "note-perfect," adding that she played the role with "cunning and gusto."
Kemp said that in the U.K. people are much more critical of actors doing flawed accents. "We still haven't really gotten over Daphne's 'Manchester' accent in Frasier," he said.
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I just want to say, if you ever get a chance to meet people you've gotten to know Online (and you want to), do it!
It was so fun to meet Bob Weisenberg and Linda-Sama at Linda's Yin/Yang Yoga workshop!
Here is Bob reclining during a break from the workshop. We didn't get to spend much time talking, but it was such a pleasure to meet! Bob is just as friendly in person as he is in his comments and blogging. The sound of his voice is also just as kind, friendly and curious (interested in others) as his writing voice is. His wife, Jane is also beautiful, friendly and fun. When I asked her if Bob spends a lot of time on the Internet (with a laugh), she smiled and shared that she thought it was good for him because he likes it so much, and she can always get him when she needs him.
Linda was squarely in her power as she presented the Yin yoga concepts and practice. Her teaching, like her blog, has an edge and I don't think that she'd have it any other way. Her voice is really nice and warm. (I always think I can tell a lot from hearing someone speak, by listening to how they speak.) In the Yin practice we stayed in poses for like five minutes, sometimes to the point of pain, and Linda made no bones about the fact that this is a part of the practice. She said something about there being a possibility of seeing the pain and also seeing the "pain of the pain" and that these are two separate things. Pain is something that arises naturally, and the "pain of the pain" is how we react to it. In learning about how we deal with our pain we can be more present to pains as they show up outside of yoga, too.
Both Bob (and Jane) and Linda are real people, and how they show up in their blogs is very much in synch with the people I met this weekend. This has been something that I've wondered about: whether people are presenting themselves authentically in their blogs, but everyone I've met (so far) has really jived with what I perceived even before I met them in person. But of course it adds so much to see the person, and look at them directly and talk together.


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When does student loan borrowing prompt relational work between borrowers and family members? Research on student loans has focused on quantitative estimation of the effects of borrowing on educational attainment, economic well-being, health, and life-course milestones. Drawing on 60 interviews with lawyers in the northeastern United States, the authors argue that student loans also have underappreciated relational effects, even for relatively privileged borrowers.
Studies in social stratification have used siblings as a tool to learn about the intergenerational transmission of advantage but less often have asked how siblings impact one another's life chances. The author draws on social capital theory and hypothesizes that when youths attend college, they increase the probability that their siblings attend college. The author further hypothesizes that this effect is strongest among youths whose parents do not have college degrees. Findings from a U.S. national probability sample support both hypotheses.


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TIFF Dialogue: Chloe Moretz on the Controversial 'Hick' and Upcoming 'Hugo,' 'Dark Shadows' and 'Kick-Ass 2'
Chloe Moretz had one of the more difficult films of the Toronto International Film Festival. From author/screenwriter Andrea Portes' autobiographical story and writer/director Derick Martini, Hick casts Moretz as Luli, who escapes her alcoholic parents but meets even more dangerous people on the road: sexual predators and drug addicts. Many people walked out of the press and industry screening on Sunday morning.
It doesn't phase Moretz. The fan favorite from (500) Days of Summer, Kick-Ass and Let Me In ran from room to room at the Toronto Intercontinental like the most popular girl in school. In our session, we had a chance to talk about her about watching herself grow up and her upcoming films Hugo, Dark Shadows and, we hope, Kick-Ass 2.
Movies.com: First of all, thank you for helping me through my 500 days of Diane.
Chloe Moretz: Oh, dude, I love when people say this. It makes me so happy. I was in New York at Rue 57. It's the best restaurant. Anyway, I was there and this guy was like, "I just want to tell you thank you for helping me through my relationship with my girlfriend through (500) Days of Summer." It's always so nice to hear something like that because oh my God, I genuinely affected people. Well, not me. Probably Joseph more than me.
Movies.com: I've thanked him too, and Zooey Deschanel and Marc Webb. And this is two years later I'm remembering how it helped me.
CM: Yeah, it's big.
Movies.com: Will Hick be hard for your fans to take?
CM: [Sweetlly] Not if they're loyal. No, I mean, it's an interesting movie. I think it really appeals to a lot of people. I don't know. If they like it, they like it. If they don't, they don't. I'm proud of it and I love what I did. If they don't like it then they don't like it.
Movies.com: How will you look back on this series of movies you've gotten to do between the ages of 10-13?
CM: It's crazy. I've gone in so many different directions. I've done so many different things in my career so far. I'm proud of everything I've ever done. This is one I'm probably most proud of in my career because I worked so hard in this role and I'm proud of what I did. Whether people like it or not, it's up to them.
Movies.com: There are many scenes where Luli looks at herself in front of the mirror, so I was wondering how you'd look at yourself on film. Are you excited to see what you're going to look like when you're 20 and 30 in a movie?
CM: Yeah, it's definitely weird because instead of having home videos at home, I have movies of my lifespan growing up. So I think it'll definitely be weird for me to be 20 and 30 and hopefully still be doing movies and be like "Oh my God." Seeing myself on screen freaks me out. I have to think about myself in a third person type way, so I'd be like "When Luli did this" or "When the character, when she did that" because if I think about me doing it, I can't judge myself. I get so caught up in it being me, it's like ew, stop it. Get off the screen, Chloe.
Movies.com: How difficult were the intense scenes in the motel room at the end of the film to do and how did you get through it?
CM: It was interesting because it was hard. It was really, really, really hard. It is acting but of course you had to go into emotions that aren't normal, which I love. I love being able to do stuff like that. I love being able to be a different person like that. So it was really hard and it was dark. It was dark at times but the minute they say "cut" it's back to Chloe and you've got to go and listen to Britney Spears and watch Disney movies and you've got to get back in your mindset of the 14-year-old girl. So it was hard but I'd do it again in a heartbeat because it was the best experience of my life.
Movies.com: Why do you think filmmakers cast you as these wise-beyond-their-years girls?
CM: Because a lot of characters I choose are going through situations in life that the age I'm playing them at don't usually go through. I don't know, I'm an intelligent young girl. I like being smart and well spoken, I hope.
Movies.com: What kind of character do you get to play in Hugo?
CM: I get to play a very fun character actually. I get to play a young 12-13-year-old French, Parisian little Audrey Hepburn girl which was a lot of fun because it was a lot more innocent, a LOT more innocent than Hick. A lot more innocent than Luli so to go from that character to that character was a lot of fun.
Movies.com: Well, Luli has her favorite movie lines she quotes, but Hugo is all about movies, right?
CM: Exactly, practically.
Movies.com: What did you learn about film from making Hugo with Scorsese and Sir Ben?
CM: I learned a lot actually. I mean, from Scorsese and Sir Ben, mainly learning so much from all of them. I learned so much about Georges Melies. I didn't know he was one of the first filmmakers ever. I learned so much about how they literally went through frame by frame, it was black and white but they went through frame by frame and they would paint color blots on the [film] so it was special.
Movies.com: Would you have liked to act in front of those old cameras?
CM: Yeah. That would be really cool. I definitely love that you can now portray a lot more onto the screen because it's a lot clearer, but I respect it because you have to. Without it we wouldn't be here right now. It wouldn't be so big.
Movies.com: With Dark Shadows, what is your take on Carolyn Stoddard?
CM: Oh, Carolyn, that's a fun character. That's a really fun character. She is crazy. She is this teenager, like 15-year-old hippie who is into The Carpenters and Alice Cooper. She's super music-y and raw, like free love, you know. She's fun. I can't say much because he has a really dark secret I can't tell you.
Movies.com: Something that people obsessed with the old soap opera would know or a new secret?
CM: No, it's new. It's new to everything so go see it. May of next year, Dark Shadows!
Movies.com: Is it totally serious or with a wink?
CM: Oh no, no. It's Tim Burton so it's like Beetlejuice. I have to say it's a mixture of Beetlejuice, a teeny bit of Sweeney and the scariness of Sweeney but the fun of Sleepy Hollow with the scariness of Sleepy Hollow. I'd definitely say it's a lot like Sleepy Hollow because you go from the Ichabod Crane character to the Headless Horseman who's comedic and yet terrifying. It straddles that fine line of camp and drama so it's like a drama horromedy thriller.
Movies.com: Did you have hours and hours of old soap opera research?
CM: I did a lot of musical research, so I listened to a lot of music from the era. My character is so different from the soap opera.
Movies.com: But there are hundreds of hours you could have watched if you'd chosen to.
CM: Hundreds. I think they went on for 20 seasons or something. It's crazy.
Movies.com: Then you've got Back Roads, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, and Dance of the Mirlitons.
CM: Back Roads, really? Cool.
Movies.com: Well, even if it's just the other two, what kind of characters do you get to play?
CM: It's a lot of different characters. Again, it's a very eclectic kind of group of things that I've signed onto. They're all really fun characters. Some are darker, some are lighter. It's like my career already. It's eclectic so each one's different and each one's a different person. They're all different from myself.
Movies.com: Are they going to be able to do Kick-Ass 2 in time for you to be Hit Girl again?
CM: Actually, yeah, but I think I'm going to be a little bit older. I'd like to do it in the next year or two because I think that's a really good time age-wise. You can show Hit Girl in a different light which would be a lot of fun.
Movies.com: Would you like to revisit her at different ages?
CM: I think it would be fun to show her, because you know her as this 11-year-old assassin, so I think it would be fun to show her as this twisted young adult, this 16-17-year-old Catwoman-y almost, twisted and dark person.
Movies.com: She could have a driver's license then.
CM: Ex-ACTLY! Hit Girl could be riding Ducatis all over New York City. Duh.
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The Garden City Kennel Club opened their three day set in that Kansas city on Friday. The seven dogs who greeted BIS judge Dawn Hansen were the Vizsla, GCH CH Nyircsaszari Szilva Palinka JH, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, CH Lionridges Annie's Legacy HIC CGC, the Rottweiler, CH Brush Creek's Chances Are I'Deal CGC, the Skye Terrier, CH Royalist Son Knight I Kulbreeze, the Havanese, CH Tigerlily Tamaran Smoke On The Water, the Standard Poodle, GCH CH Del Zarzoso Salvame From Afterglow, and the Shetland Sheepdog, CH PaRay's Cimmaron Stellar.
Stepping up to take the BIS was the Poodle, Dino. Close behind with the RBIS was the Skye. Dino becomes the nation's Number Four Non-Sporting Dog with two BIS and 14 Non-Sporting Groups.


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In his senior year in high school, despite the fact that he was making money and playing regularly with some of the best young musicians in New York, Dave decided to study art as his primary career and was accepted into the prestigious Cooper Union art school in Manhattan on a full scholarship. For three years he studied Architecture, Calligraphy, Commercial Art and Painting. After graduating he won a scholarship to the Skowhegan Art school in Maine where he met someone from San Francisco who sold him on the idea of coming out to California and finishing his studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. At the time (1960) SFAI was the center of contemporary painting on the west coast with a faculty comprised of artists like Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bishoff, Gregory Bateson and Clifford Still.
Dave received his M.F.A degree from the San Francisco Art Institute and shortly after was the recipient of a Fullbright fellowship in painting from the U.S. government. He spent the next year living in Krakow, Poland, (which then was a country with a communist government) painting, exhibiting his work and also playing drums with some of finest jazz musicians in Europe. Upon his return to San Francisco he was offered and accepted a position on the faculty of the Art Institute as an instructor of painting. In 1965 and 1966 Dave was very much a member of the S.F art scene, one of his paintings was accepted into the SF Museum of Modern Arts annual shows. He was painting, showing his work and teaching; it appeared he was well on his way to a successful career in the world of modern art, but then life took an unexpected turn.
In the winter of 1965-66 in a café downstairs from his loft while taking a break from painting, Dave met Peter Albin. Dave told Peter that he played the drums and had heard of the group that Peter played with, Big Brother and the Holding Co. One month later Dave became the new drummer for the group. Three months later Janis Joplin joined the band and, as the expression goes, 'the rest is history'.
The time from 1966 through 1968 was an incredible time in the history of music and culture in America and the world; Big Brother was close to the center of it all. The Band with Janis was one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music. In late summer and fall of 1968 "Cheap Thrills" was the number one record in the world for eight weeks. For Dave being part of the band in that time was perhaps the defining moment that has affected his life; it was also a roller-coaster ride from the bottom to the very top and then down again.
At the end of 1968 when Janis left Big Brother and the band broke up Dave became a member of Country Joe and the Fish, touring Europe twice and recording two albums , (Here I Go Again, Paris Sessions) with different 'Country Joe' bands. During this time, from 1969 to 1974 Dave lived in Marin County CA and played drums with a number of other great bands: The Nuboogaloo Express ( members of the Sons of Champlain), Pendergrass (with Kathi Mcdonald and Ronnie Montrose), Banana and the Bunch (the Youngbloods) as well as the re-born Big Brother. Big Brother's post-Janis reunion only lasted two years but in that time between 1970 and 1972 the band produced two albums for Columbia Records "Be A Brother" and the masterpiece "How Hard It Is": possibly the best recorded example of Dave's creativity as a drummer and songwriter.
In 1975 Dave moved to Los Angeles where he met his wife, singer and actress, Joan Payne. For several years they wrote and performed together in L.A as part of a contemporary music ensemble called "Passengers". The group had a loyal and enthusiastic audience and played most of the L.A. clubs and cabarets, but after four years of trying to break though the music scene with a unique and hard-to-categorize show Passengers packed it in.
For Dave Getz this was a great time to finally resume his work as a visual artist.
During the next eight years he threw himself back into his art with tremendous energy and passion. Working from his studio in Santa Monica he produced over thirty limited edition prints, hundreds of paintings, cast paper pieces, collages, and mixed-media pieces. Since 1980 his work has been shown in galleries all over the U.S.A. and Europe and has been acquired by numerous corporate and private collections. Dave also served as exhibition chairman of both the Los Angeles Printmaking Society and the California Society of Printmakers. Many of his print editions can be viewed at www.Davegetz.com
In 1987, a few months after Dave, his wife and baby daughter had moved back to Marin County Big Brother had its second re-birth with Dave giving new rhythmic life to the bands '60's repertoire as well as providing the groove for the bands new material.
Today Dave Getz still lives in Marin Co CA. He is a father and grandfather and continues, as he has throughout his career to juggle art, music, teaching and his other passion, golf. He teaches and has taught both art and drumming at numerous schools including the College of Marin, Drake H.S., Novato H.S., San Marin H.S. and has been on the faculty of Jazz CampWest since 2004.
Dave also continues to pursue his work in the visual arts. In 2005 he was asked, along with eleven other Bay Area artists, including Grace Slick of the Jefferson Airplane, to paint an actual violin to be auctioned for the Marin Symphony. Dave used this opportunity to create an auto-biographical visual metaphor that was a break-through in his evolution as an artist.
These days when not touring with BBHC Dave can be heard playing in several other popular, Bay Area bands including the Joan Getz Jazz Quartet, the Big Money in Gumbo Band, The Macy Blackman band, Jose Neto's Local Heroes and the Studio 13 Jass Band.
For the last two years he has also been producing a Dave Getz CD of original music that features performances by James Gurley, Peter Albin, David Nelson, Tom Finch and other great Bay Area musicians. Watch this site for news and downloads.
February 22, 2005: Ross Valley Reporter, pg.1: "When Dave Getz left New York for the Bay Area, he hoped to find success as an artist. A few years later he found himself drumming in the band that made Janis Joplin famous..."
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Romantic rose cupcakes
These decorative cupcakes make the perfect centrepiece for a wedding or christening, or a lovely gift
Nutrition and extra info
- un-iced
- Easily doubled / halved
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving (without frosting)
- kcal525
- fat32g
- saturates16g
- carbs57g
- sugars47g
- fibre1g
- protein6g
- salt0.36g
- 150ml pot natural yogurt
- 3 eggs, beaten
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 175g golden caster sugar
- 140g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Baking powderbay-king pow-dah
Baking powder is a raising agent that is commonly used in cake-making. It is made from an alkali…
- 100g ground almond
- 175g unsalted butter, melted
For the white chocolate frosting
- 100g white chocolate
White chocolatewhy-t chok-lit
To purists, this is not chocolate because it is made only from the fat or butter of the cacao…
- 140g unsalted butter
- 140g icing sugar
Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases and heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. In a jug, mix the yogurt, eggs and vanilla extract. Put the dry ingredients, plus a pinch of salt, into a large bowl and make a well in the middle.
Add the yogurty mix and melted butter, and quickly fold in with a spatula or metal spoon – don't overwork it. Spoon into the cases (they will be quite full) and bake for 18-20 mins or until golden, risen and springy to the touch. Cool for a few mins, then lift the cakes onto a wire rack to cool completely. Keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze as soon as possible.
White chocolate frosting: Melt the chocolate in the microwave on High for 1½ mins, stirring halfway. Leave to cool. Beat the butter and icing sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in the chocolate. Cover and chill for up to one month.
Up to 48 hrs before serving (or the day before if it's really hot), bring the frosting back to room temperature, then spread over the cakes. Put the ribbon around the cakes now if you like, tying or glueing in place. Keep cool, out of direct sunlight.
Recipe Tip
Make it a cakeIf you want a cake to cut, make a batch of batter and bake in a lined, deep 20cm round cake tin at 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 for 40-45 mins. Serve on a pretty cake plate, topped with frosting and roses. The roses can be made up to a month ahead and coloured to match the wedding theme. Keep in a cool place away from moisture and light.
Recipe Tip
Allergic to nuts?If you would rather not cook with nuts, swap the ground almonds for 100g more plain flour. The end result will still taste great, but won't keep or freeze quite as well.
Recipe Tip
Jane says'Having been the one 'doing the cake' many times, I know that making a sponge and having to ice it in the two days before a wedding only adds to the pressure! Once frosted, these cakes will keep happily in a cool place for up to 48 hours, and they freeze perfectly. As long as they're eaten within three days of baking or defrosting, you'll be fine.'


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While I've only owned my Olympus E-PM1 a little over a couple of months now (read my review about that camera for more info), I've already got my eyes on my next potential upgrade: the Olympus OM-D E-M5.
Of course, this kind of represents a 180 for me, since I most recently "upgraded" from the E-P1 to the more compact and lightweight E-PM1. If I buy the E-M5, I'll instead get a much heavier and more bulky camera, but the improved continuous focus speed, the new sensor, the built-in electronic viewfinder, and the new steadicam-like anti-shake feature make the extra bulk entirely worth it.I also feel after having used the E-PM1 for a while that the lack of controls is a little crippling at time, so I would definitely appreciate the added controls on this new 70s rangefinder-inspired camera.
I'll be looking forward to more in-depth reviews and samples of the actual photos taken with this camera, but on the surface, this sure looks promising.


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WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats alike want it both ways when it comes to any misdeeds at veterans hospitals, each side accusing the other of seeking unseemly political gain from the misfortune of the nation's warriors, while simultaneously maneuvering for an advantage in midterm elections.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee jumped in on Thursday, charging Republicans in key races with "politicizing (a) horrible crisis" for political gain -- then accusing them of compiling "shameful, anti-veterans'" records.
The same two-sided tactic had previously occurred to Republicans and their allies.
One House committee chairman, Rep. Jeff Miller of Florida, said the problems now coming to light at VA hospitals shouldn't be used for political gain.
Yet the Republican National Committee announced it was making automated calls to voters in 10 states with Democratic-held Senate seats on the ballot. Veterans "deserve an independent investigation, not another political cover-up," the calls said.
An outside organization, the Republican-supporting Crossroads GPS, skipped the hand-wringing. It simply sought to lay at least partial responsibility for the poor treatment of veterans at the feet of Democratic Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska.
"A national disgrace," it says. "Veterans died waiting for care that never came. Sen. Mark Begich sits on the Veterans' Affairs Committee."
The Alaskan is among a dwindling number of Senate Democrats in tough races this year to refrain from calling on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down.
A wounded veteran himself, Shinseki has seemed to be serving on borrowed time since allegations surfaced that as many as 40 veterans may have died while awaiting care at the veterans health care system in Phoenix.
The criticism intensified Wednesday after agency investigators issued a searing interim report that said 1,700 former members of the service seeking hard-to-get appointments at the Phoenix VA hospital never had been placed on the official waiting list and were at risk of being forgotten.
For a time on Wednesday and Thursday, the list of Democrats seeking Shinseki's surrender seemed to grow hourly, despite a series of phone calls from the embattled Cabinet officer to key lawmakers. White House support for the former Army general seemed to be fading, and spokesman Jay Carney said President Barack Obama was awaiting a full investigation into the agency's troubles before deciding who should be held accountable.
So far, the political moves have been low-budget, mass telephone calls, web-based attacks and television commercials that will air relatively infrequently. They're likely to stay that way until it becomes clear how long-lasting the furor is.
It's far too early for a full accounting of any misbehavior at the agency, and also impossible to predict how significant the political fallout will prove to be in elections this fall.
The polls to date are of little use in determining the ultimate political importance of the controversy. For the most part, public surveys don't routinely ask voters how important veterans' concerns are to them, or how they rank those issues in importance with the economy, health care, Medicare and other matters.
Already, though, it's clear that anyone in either party who argues that the care of veterans should be ruled out of order for the campaign has been outvoted. In a landslide.
Justin Barasky, spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said Republicans had gone first. "We're reacting to their attempt to play politics with veterans by encouraging a comparison of the candidates' actual record on veterans. It's a conversation we welcome," he said.
That may be better ground for Democrats than a pure discussion of shortcomings at the Department of Veterans Affairs. But it is not necessarily one that suits the political goals of Republicans.
Their objectives seem to be to draw attention to veterans-related problems now becoming evident during Obama's presidency, and to create a broader impression that he has governed incompetently with the support of Democratic lawmakers.
Thus, the National Republican Senatorial Committee posted a blog on its website that said: "Democrats are in complete disarray. From the growing VA scandal to their increasingly unpopular health care law and show no sign of improvement."
House Republicans' political counterpart jumped on Carney's statement that Obama learned of the veterans hospital problems from media reports. "This isn't the first time we've heard something like this," it said on its website.
Nor is it clear which side went first.
As long as three weeks ago, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., sought campaign funds for her re-election in an emailed letter. "It's heartbreaking that up to 40 veterans may have died waiting for care," she wrote.
Republicans responded quickly. "This is beneath the dignity of her office and she owes the veterans in her district an apology," posted spokesman Matt Gorman.
It was a harbinger of political maneuvering to come.
-- David Espo is chief congressional correspondent for The Associated Press.


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Every year the Hollywood Bowl has an annual party to celebrate the Independence of this Country. This year the spectacular includes Josh Groban, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic with guest conductor Sarah Hicks, performing patriotic music and thrilling fireworks. Click here to get tickets, for one of three shows, July 2-4th 2013, now before they are sold out!
Possessing one of the most outstanding and instantly recognizable voices in music, singer, songwriter, and actor JOSH GROBAN has entertained fans across the globe with his multi-platinum albums and DVDs (25 million sold worldwide), electrifying live performances, and comedic film and television appearances. The 32-year-old Los Angeles native is the only artist who has had two albums appear on the Top 20 Best-Selling Albums list of the past decade, according to Billboard. In 2011, he appeared in the feature film Crazy, Stupid, Love and on NBC's The Office as well as completing a sold-out world tour.
In February 2013, Josh released his 6th studio album, All That Echoes, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. An active arts-education philanthropist and advocate, Groban is a member of Americans for the Arts Artists Committee, and his Find Your Light Foundation helps enrich the lives of young people through arts, education, and cultural awareness.
SARAH HICKS' versatile and vibrant musicianship has secured her place in "the next generation of up-and-coming American conductors." Noted in The New York Times as part of "a new wave of female conductors in their late 20s through early 40s," she was named Principal Conductor, Pops and Presentations, of the Minnesota Orchestra in October 2009; in addition to conducting most pops and special presentations, she is instrumental in creating new pops productions, while also heading the innovative series "Inside the Classics" and "Common Chords." Hicks concurrently holds the position of Staff Conductor at the Curtis Institute of Music.
She is a committed proponent of the performance of new music; the 2010/11 season marked the beginning of an innovative project conceived by Hicks: the Musical Microcommission Project, in conjunction with the "Inside the Classics" series of the Minnesota Orchestra, is an initiative to bring a major new work to the stage of Orchestra Hall with funding via hundreds of "micro" donations from music lovers across Minnesota and beyond.
Also coming to the Hollywood Bowl
- Warner Bros. presents
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II: Saturday, July 6, 2013 - 8:00pm
- Grease Sing-A-Long: Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 7:30pm
- Get Happy with Pink Martini: Saturday, July 20, 2013 - 8:00pm
- Kristin Chenoweth: Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 8:00pm
- Tony Bennett: Friday, August 2, 2013 - 8:00pm
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