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The "Art of Healing"
Each year, Lexington Medical Center sponsors the "Art of Healing," a student art competition in partnership with the Columbia Museum of Art for Lexington County high school students. Each student is asked to design a piece of artwork that best expresses a concept of the "Art of Healing." Samples of the students' artwork will be on display at the Columbia Museum of Art through March 9. Then, there will be a month-long display at Lexington Medical Center.
This is the fourth year of the "Art of Healing" competition. Judges this year were Steven Ford, owner of Steven Ford Interiors; Jane Przybysz, executive director of the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina; and Michael Story, fine artist.
A first place prize went to Courtney Amick of Chapin High School for "Derrick," a photograph of a young boy who endured open heart surgery.
Holly McDermott of Irmo High School won second place.
Anna Schumann of Lexington High School won third place.
Juror's Choice awards went to Megan Cooper of Lexington High School, Megan O'Neal of White Knoll High School and Chloe Threatt of White Knoll High School.
Honorable Mention awards went to Reese Denver of Dutch Fork High School, Abbey Romeo of Irmo High School and Taylor Stevenson of Lexington High School.
The work includes paintings, photographs and sculptures. Each student also wrote a description with background about each piece and how it depicts healing. Many of then shared inspirational personal stories of family members' health challenges and recovery.
"We wanted to give students the opportunity to express their interpretation of "healing" through artwork," said Barbara Willm, Vice President of Community Relations at Lexington Medical Center. "And, we enjoy displaying their excellent projects at the Columbia Museum of Art and inside the hospital for our community to see."
The Columbia Museum of Art is located at 1515 Main Street in Columbia. Call 803-799-2810 for more information.
The artwork will be on display in the North Entrance lobby of Lexington Medical Center beginning on March 11.


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ONCE ENDANGERED: The Return of Wolves & Peregrine Falcons
June 23 - September 3
It is a rare and wonderful event when an endangered species is brought back from the edge of extinction.
This dynamic exhibition uses mounted specimens, objects, interactives, video and graphics to study the behavior, near demise, and return of the remarkable Peregrine Falcon and the misunderstood Grey & Red Wolves.
Visitors will learn about the long history the peregrine falcon has shared with humans. Dioramas help visitors understand the terrible toll pesticides had on peregrine populations.
Today, peregrines have recolonized their historic cliff nest sites, and have become dramatic members of our urban communities.
Organized in collaboration with the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota.
SM&NC Members: Free | Non-Members: Included with gate admission.
Galleries are open Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm; Sunday 11am-5pm.
For more information call 203 977-6521 or visit http://www.stamfordmuseum.org
* * * * Stamford Museum & Nature Center is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of art, the natural and agricultural sciences and history. The Museum is a vital cultural and educational resource for the community, and a focal point for family activity through exhibitions, educational programs and special events
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PBR Transport Rally 2012
The 10th annual transport rally at the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway. Plenty of sun and packed out trains on the Sunday, sadly heavy rain kept many people away on Monday. For the first time there was two train operation with mainline trains and branchline trains running at the same time.Read More


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It's one of our favorite times of the year here at SCORE, when we honor small business success stories at the SCORE Awards. This year's honorees and their mentors have diverse business interests and experience, and together, they exemplify the spirit of small business in the United States.
Let's meet the 2017 SCORE Award winners!
Outstanding American Manufacturer Small Business Award
Desserts Out The Jar creates individually crafted, home style gourmet desserts, conveniently packaged in authentic, traditional style mason jars. Mentor Gregory Shapiro has helped owner Yashica McKinney validate her business idea and stay motivated through the startup phase.
Outstanding Community Impact Small Business Award
Aunt Laurie's creates handwoven gift baskets assembled by disabled clients going through job-skills training. Owner Laurie Brown first teamed up with Rod Casavant when she was first starting her business and refining her business plan. Aunt Laurie's has surpassed several sales goals, and Brown now serves as a SCORE mentor herself.
Outstanding Diverse Small Business Award
Vegan Distribution is a specialty food distributor of plant-based products for the foodservice industry. Sharon Lu contacted SCORE for help deciding whether to purchase a second business in order to grow her own. Mentor Mitch Grunat guided Lu in areas of operational efficiency and marketing effectiveness after the merger was complete.
Outstanding Encore Entrepreneur Award
Hughes Barney Investigations is a premiere, woman-owned background investigation and security services firm. Owner Jeannette Hughes turned to SCORE for help attracting business and securing contracts. Mentor Karen Williams has guided Hughes through the steps necessary to apply for the 8(a) Business Development Program.
Outstanding Franchise Small Business Award
College Hunks Hauling Junk of NoVa provides stress-free, full-service local moving services, removing unwanted items from people's homes or businesses to dispose, recycle or donate. Brad Westerman worked with SCORE mentor Richard Rose as he completed the due-diligence process to evaluate franchising opportunities.
Outstanding Green Small Business Award
Stat-Medicament-Disposal Corporation created a bottle that safely neutralizes pharmaceuticals, OTC medications and vitamins conveniently at home. Mentor Gregg Gimlin assisted owner Lawrence Kenemore, Jr. as he prepared to apply for grants and deliver presentations about his disposal program to local organizations in various cities.
Outstanding Innovative Small Business Award
CapeAble's weighted blankets, weighted wearables, and sensory enrichment tools deliver deep-pressure touch stimulation which enables the central nervous system to communicate more effectively with the brain. Mentor Bill Causey worked with owners Marna Pacheco and Susan Hickok as they shifted their business model, adjusted their business plan and developed their own manufacturing method.
Outstanding Job-Creator Small Business Award
Advocations connects and supports professionals with disabilities and inclusive companies nationwide. Mentors Chuck Sawicki and Adriana McLane helped owner Lindsey Haaser diversify her client base and position her business for growth.
Outstanding Veteran-Owned Small Business Award
Urban Dwell is an independent boutique-style gift shop featuring carefully hand-curated hip and trendy merchandise. With help from mentor Richard Rose, owner Tom McMahon was able to determine the ideal location for his business, forge a relationship with his future landlord and negotiate a favorable lease for this new shop.
Outstanding Woman-Owned Small Business Award
Sugar Beeze was created by a mom desperately searching for a protein snack for her son, a Type 1 Diabetic, and the result was the Benji Bar. Owner Julie Maddox worked with mentor Bill Heitz, who helped her write a business plan, determine the cost of goods and draw up a profit and loss statement, among other achievements.
Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Award
The One Gallon Soap Company is an environmentally-minded company producing liquid hand soap made from recycled bars of hotel soap. Owner Tristan Corriveau found access to partnerships and a greater understanding of business finances through his time spent with mentors Donna LeBreaux and Chuck Grossman.
Want to follow in the footsteps of these award-winning small business leaders? Find a SCORE mentor online or in your area who can help you follow your business dreams.


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Emmys Most Miserable: Claire Danes
I feel like whenever I see Claire Danes smile, she doesn't really mean it. Duana asked the question during the liveblog last night - when was the last time Claire Danes threw her head back and laughed, heartily?
If you watched MSCL, you'll understand the attachment we feel to her. And therefore the disappointment about what happened with Billy Crudup. It didn't last, obviously, and it never does, and she's with Hugh Dancy now (he did not attend with her) and they're married and stable and she's back on television and that's all great and I hate to be bringing up this conversation - again - but I only do it because the toll that she took through it, it left some pretty visible and permanent scars. And I don't just mean the stories that keep circulating about what a drunk mess she is at these events either...
I saw Dancy at TIFF several times last week. He's very nice, he was relaxed and comfortable, seemed to have a great time catching up with friends. There was nothing smutty to report. But I will say there's a noticeable difference in their demeanours. Where he is chill and loose, she's seems withdrawn and, frankly, rather unhappy a lot of the time. Which is why she can't come alive in this dress. This is a dress that could totally pop. Only Claire hasn't been poppy in a long, long time.
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M.D. Thornberry, of Poole, spent yesterday in the city.
Judge M.C. Givens went to Dixon yesterday to attend court.
J.B. Cabel, who spent yesterday with his mother, Mrs. Ellen Cabel on Lower Main, leaves this morning for his home in Memphis.
Mrs. Sullivan Hopkins (nee Lockett), of Columbus, Ohio, is in the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lockett.
Miss Catherine Fraser, of Henderson, arrived this morning to spend Thanksgiving with her grandmother, Mrs. Sally Frayser [from Owensboro Inquirer]
Mr. R.C. Walker, editor and proprietor of the Crittenden Press, was in town today, the guest of his brother, Mr. J.H. Walker, of the Adams Express Co. Mr. Walker says the smallpox situation in Crittenden has to be watched, but it is not scaring anybody, and the disease has not become epidemic, and is not likely to.
Mr. J.E. Rankin is building a one-story ware house for agricultural implements in the rear of the Rankin building on First street. It will be used by J.T. Hopkins, agent for the Milwaukee Harvesting Machine Co.
J. Lambert Kimmel was here from Henderson Thanksgiving attending the Masonic celebration. [from Evansville Courier]
Marriage Licenses:
Martin W. Sinkhorn and Mrs. Beulah Holmark, both of Zion
Silas Griffle and Pauline Tonini, both of Zion
W. Henry Williams and Lizzie Rideout, both of Webster County; married by Squire Davis at the court house
Frances John Tscharmer and Miss Carrie Keach, both of Baskett
Rev. T.C. Frogge, a pioneer Methodist preacher in Western Kentucky, died at his home in Russellville Wednesday. Fifty years ago he was a noted preacher and debater in this section.


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Dates to Remember
Mar 2nd: Dr. Seuss birthday.
Mar 12th: Daylight Savings Time Begins. Turn your clock forward 1 hour.
Mar 15th: Family Night at 6:00pm with Laura Centeno. Dinner will be served.
Mar 17th: Saint Patrick's Day.
Mar 18th: Southwest Florida Reading Festival.
Mar 28th: Spring Pictures.
Parent Reminders
Check child's cubbies to make sure they have extra clothes and diapers/wipes
Please sign your child in/out every day in both Procare and classroom books
Remember fees are due no later than Monday.
Children's Garden of LaBelle News
Thursday, March 2nd is Dr. Seuss birthday. During this month we will enjoy reading various Dr. Seuss books and participating in extension activities. Your children will experience the joys of wonder, possibility, exploration and discovery found in his books.
Little-Known Facts about Dr. Seuss
This month we will be doing lessons on Spring and on March 28th we will be taking school pictures.
Bring your family to Centennial Park on Saturday in Fort Myers, March 18! There are books everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!! Many activities, for both adults and children, will be going on from 10am – 4pm, as well. CCSWFL will have a table/booth so be sure to stop by and say "hi."
For more information visit www.readfest.org
Another great way to stay connected is our Facebook page.Find our page, Childrens Garden Of LaBelle, and LIKE it.
Sunday, March 12th Daylight Savings Time Begins. Turn your clock forward 1 hour. There will be more light in the evening.
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During the past 60 years, Ajax has steadily grown to become one of the Southeast's premier contractors. We appreciate you visiting our website to learn more about our history and on-going projects as well as the construction services we provide to public entities every day.
Ajax has a growing presence throughout the Southeastern United States and is one of the fastest-growing construction companies in the nation. Our signature is embedded in projects for universities and colleges, K-12 school districts, city and county governments, as well as hospitals and the restoration of historic structures.
Our solutions to construction challenges are innovative and often exceed our owners' expectations, regardless of the complexity or size of the project.
Whether we are doing a $250,000 renovation to an existing facility or constructing a new $75 million complex, Ajax prides itself on delivering projects on time, in budget and with the highest level of safety, customer service and quality.
From your partnership during construction to your work with Horizon after its completion, you and your staff have demonstrated service a mentality that is hard to find in today's world. Questions have been promptly answered and the few concerns raised, quickly handled. Your staff has continued this partnership and our school is enriched because of it.
Ajax Building Corporation's team was instrumental in providing value engineering options, construction sequencing and scheduling options to save time and money, and they provided comprehensive and accurate project documentation and accounting records for the school district. We are very pleased with this construction manager's performance and integrity. I have found that regardless of positions within their company, all members get personally involved and take the project commitment seriously.


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Paul Morrison is 72 years old. A group of young volunteers recently spent several days at his home building him a wheelchair ramp.
Paul Morrison is 72 years old.
A group of young volunteers recently spent several days at his home building him a wheelchair ramp.
The volunteers are part of Carolina Cross Connection, an outreach ministry that provides home repair, maintenance and more for needy residents in western North Carolina. The organization draws volunteers from across the state.
CCC started volunteer work on homes in Cleveland County this past week, including the new ramp for Morrison, a Shelby native.
�We�ve been working on this ramp since yesterday morning through heat and rain, and I think it�s great work that we�re doing,� said 52-year-old Darrell Farren.
Most of the materials that CCC uses to build its projects come from donations, and all the work that they complete is free, according to CCC project organizer Chelsea Spires.
Carolina Cross Connection is still looking for projects to work on for the summer.
�It�s a first come, first served basis, and even if we don�t get to a specific project this summer we will probably get to it next summer,� Spires said.
Reach Aren Besson at 704-669-3338.
By the Numbers
1988 � the year Carolina Cross Connection was founded
1,400-plus � the number of volunteers CCC recruits from North Carolina and surrounding states each summer
5 � the number of camps CCC has spread out across North Carolina
60 � the number of projects that are usually completed in Cleveland County during a typical summer
200 � the number of volunteers that usually come from the Cleveland, Lincoln and Gaston county areas
What volunteers said in Shelby:
�This is my first year doing it and I love it.�
-Megan Purgar, Burlington
�I love the camp, I love its thoughts, I love the people, and even though the projects can be moderately difficult, I think that the work we�re doing here is great.�
-Darrell Farren, Sherrills Ford
�This is my fourth year working here, and I just love the people that I meet. I like coming down and working with my sons in this program.�
-Lisa Furches, Arcadia
�I love the people that I work for. Mr. Morrison is the sweetest man you�ll ever meet.�
-Marcus Davenport, Elon
�This is my first year doing this, and I�m having a really fun time.�
-Jon Foster, Catawba
�I really like Cross Connections and the work that it�s doing.�
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Welcome to the Open Source Puppet Quick Start Guide. Whether you're setting up a Puppet installation for a real deployment or simply want to learn some fundamentals of configuration management with Open Source Puppet, this series of guides provides the steps you need to get up and running relatively quickly. We'll walk you through Puppet installation and show you how to automate some basic tasks that sysadmins regularly perform.
The following guides present tasks in the order that you would most likely perform them. See the prerequisite sections in each guide to ensure you have the correct setup to perform the steps as they're provided:
Follow these instructions to ensure you meet the system requirements for Puppet, to designate servers, to decide on a deployment type, and more.
Next, you'll install and configure your Puppet master and agents.
A computer that runs the Puppet Server is called the "master." Follow these instructions to install and configure Puppet Server.
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Modules contain classes, which are named chunks of Puppet code and are the primary means by which Puppet configures and manages nodes. The instructions in the Hello World! Quick Start Guide lead you through the fundamentals of Puppet module writing. You'll write a very simple module that contains classes to manage your message of the day (motd) and create a Hello, World! notification on the command line.
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Ali had issued earlier a statement last Monday's afternoon about the jets announcing that they were part of a training following air defence forces. It seems that many people did not believe it and rumors swapped the Social media in Egypt claiming that Israel sent couple of jets breaking the sound barriers in our country as it had done in Lebanon and Gaza before !!
This rumor was enforced by a statement issued by "Officers for Revolution" FB page , the famous Pro-Revolutionary anonymous FB page claiming to be operated by a group of revolutionary officers from the Egyptian army. The page claimed that last Monday 8 IAF F15 Jets broke the sound barriers in our skies before returning back to Israel.
The army's statement says on the other hand that it is not true that 5 Israeli F35 had stormed our skies and broke the sound barriers. He also added Israel has not received yet the F35 jets which have not joined the US air forces also as it is still under development !! "Updated after the break"
Of course the "Officers for revolution" group was speaking about F15 Jets and not F35 Jets. Update : Accoridng to tweep Mohamed Kamar Al Zaman "Officers for revolution" did mention F35 Jets in their statement before altering it to F15 !!!" Ironically they claim that they got the info from Egyptian air defenses !!
With my all due respect to "Officers for Revolution" group and their concern , I got confirmation from friends who got relatives in different zones in Egypt that those Jets were Egyptians and actually they came from South to North , from Bani Sawif. I do not care if you believe me or not but I believe these sources more than Anonymous Facebook pages regardless of its affiliation and I think I have been careful in this in my blog and twitter .
It was actually ridiculous to find Shafik´s supporters sharing the statement of that FB page when they used to attack it and accused of treason and working for the MB against the army !!!
Logically Israel will not do such action now , Egypt is not Lebanon or Gaza and this action already breaks the Camp David accords or even appears as if it is the one that started the fight with Egypt. Historically Israel did not appear to start wars with Egypt even though in 1956 there were plans and agreement with UK and France and you check back history. In two of our wars Nasser gave a good opportunity for Israel to launch an attack in Egypt in the most stupid way.
BY the way some unknown European Website claiming that the Russians got tips that Egypt is preparing a full scale war .. with Ethiopia !!


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Recipe from Lynn Kahler of Tucson, Ariz.
Total Time: 20-25 minutes
2 cups cut up and cubed cooked chicken breast
1/2 frozen bag of spinach
1/2 frozen bag of broccoli
1/2 frozen bag of cauliflower
2 large red bell peppers sliced into thin strips
1/2 onion peeled and sliced thin
2 cups of pan sauteed sliced mushrooms
1 tsp. of garlic, pepper and salt
1 1/2 tsp. basil
2 jars of prepared spaghetti sauce (I like Ragu Garden combination)
1 large (13 oz. or so) can of tomato sauce
2 cups diced/sliced Mozzarella cheese
Prepare and mix all ingredients except cheese, and pour into a large greased casserole dish. The ingredients should be completely covered in sauce. If not, add some water.
Cook covered at *390 for 1-1 1/4 hours.
During the last 5 minutes of cooking, remove covered dish and sprinkle the top with cheese.
Return uncovered to oven to melt.
You may serve with cooked noodles on the side and/or hot french bread. Enjoy!
Servings: 6-8
Comments: This is a hearty variation of lasagna without the weight of the noodles.
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Bobby Deen is lighting up some of his mother's favorite breakfast foods! He visits an urban chicken coop for the freshest eggs in the city and then cooks them up in his scrumptious Light Breakfast in a Cup. Later, his friend Vanessa Cantave stops by to help Bobby with his tasty Whole Wheat Cinnamon Chocolate Pancakes. This breakfast is sure to satisfy while still staying healthy!
Bobby Deen is setting out to learn how to make his own homemade lasagna noodles from Italian cooking expert, Emma Hearst. Then, back in the kitchen, he makes lighter but still luscious versions of his mother's Italian fare. He starts with Meat and Mushroom Lasagna, and then it's a sinfully delicious Italian dessert that won't break the calorie bank, Coconut Tiramisu. Italian food never tasted so good and felt so light!
Bobby's Deen's mother, Paula Deen, stops by for some friendly cooking competition. Bobby's making lighter versions of his mother's Southern to the core foods. He starts with his Chicken Fried Chicken and then gets into a creamy Fresh Green Bean Casserole. Later, Paula and Bobby go head to head, Paula making her Banana Pudding and Bobby making his Light Banana Pudding. They head to the streets for a blind taste test to see whose banana pudding will reign supreme!
Bobby Deen and his good friend Josh Capon are whipping up some healthy and hearty man food for a good ole boys' night! Bobby learns how to pick out the freshest fish for his Beer Battered Fish and Roasted Fries. Then, he's making Buffalo Wings with a Tangy Cheese Dip that will put hair on every man's chest. It's one Boys' Night you won't want to miss!
Bobby Deen hits up his favorite Mexican restaurant to learn how to make homemade blue corn tortillas. After the lesson, he heads into the kitchen to make the meanest Blue Corn Enchilada you've ever tasted. His friends Miki and Radha stop by to taste his creations and give him a hand with his Spicy Nachos With Fresh Pico De Gallo. To wash it all down, they enjoy Bobby's Lo-Cal Margaritas. Who said Mexican food can't be good for you?
Bobby Deen embraces his new home New York! He heads to a bagel shop to learn how to lighten up a classic N.Y. staple, bagels. Then, he's in the kitchen making the most delicious and nutritious Pressed Bagel Sandwich you've ever tasted! Next, he makes another iconic N.Y. dish, his Ricotta Cheesecake. His good friend and native New Yorker, Evette Rios, stops by to enjoy the food and fun!
Bobby Deen visits his local cheese monger to learn about the tastiest, low calorie and low fat cheeses they have to offer to use on his cheese-inspired dishes. First up, he's making Crispy Mac and Cheese Cups then, it's a Cheesy Onion Artichoke Dip with a secret ingredient, caramelized onions! Bobby's good friend Daphne Oz drops by to impart some healthy wisdom and help out in the kitchen.
It's Bobby Deen's first solo Christmas in New York, so his mother, Paula Deen, decides to fly up and visit! He's learning how to lighten up egg nog while his mom decorates his loft Savannah holiday-style! Together, Bobby and Paula make a healthy celebratory meal that doesn't put on those holiday pounds. First, it's Sarsaparilla Basted Ham then, they're whipping up Bobby's Whole Grain Apple Cranberry Stuffing. Nothing says holiday like family!
Bobby Deen visits his friend Reagan Angelle to learn the secret to making the perfect Cajun spice blend to use on his Shrimp Po-Boys and Smokey Gumbo. He's adding all the flavor and none of the fat! Then, his neighbor Allison Hagendorf stops by to eat and help Bobby out with some Oyster Shooters with a horseradish kick! These spicy classics will sate your Creole cravings!
Bobby Deen's BBQ-ing big city-style! He learns how to make a healthy BBQ sauce at his friend Jeff Lutonsky's restaurant, and they even offer to smoke his pork loin for him in their BBQ pit, adding all that extra smoky flavor for his Sweet and Spicy Pork and Slaw Sandwich. Later, Jeff and his wife, Meghan, swing by Bobby's kitchen to taste his other creations, The Son's Slaw and The Son's Potato Salad, two versions of his mother's recipes that pack tons of flavor, but not as many calories!
Bobby Deen is helping out his good friend Carrie Crowell in the kitchen to plan a romantic and healthy dinner for her beau. They meet up to take a cake decorating class, and learn some tricks on how to add beautiful decoration without adding lots of calories! Later, they're making Filet Mignon With Goat Cheese and Pancetta Pan Sauce, Bobby's Creamed Spinach and a dessert that answers a bold question, It's Really Better Than Sex Cupcakes! Everyone will feel like a Romantic Dinner pro after Bobby's fun 101 lesson!
Bobby visits his local butcher, Jake Dickson, to learn about pork, and he even cuts his own pork chops! Then, he heads back to the kitchen to grill up some succulent Mediterranean Stuffed Pork Chops, and Jake stops by to help him with the pork chop's top side-kick, the potato! It's a Loaded Baked Potato, which tastes great and is great for you! This is a Meat and Potatoes kind of meal!
Bobby Deen is up early and at the farmers' market to pick up the freshest vegetables from his favorite vendor, Ron Binaghi of Stokes Farm, who always has what he needs. He's cooking up a Pot Roast Stew for his friend Candice Kumai, who's stopping by later to hang out. She's helping him in the kitchen with The Son's Cheese Biscuits. It's a Comfort Food meal that will last you from winter through to spring, summer and fall!
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Just installed 3.0 LXDE amd64. I have experience with LXDE on Linux but very little experience with any BSD. I am trying to work "outside-in" so to speak, by looking at the backend through the somewhat familiar window of the LXDE frontend. Anyway ...
Tryng to use the package manager, I get the message
I get the concept that I need to set the repository, and
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Your system 9.1-RELEASE is unknown! Try updating bxpkg or supply repository URL with a --repo-site option.
gave me usage for the --repo-site option. No man page for bxpkg that I can find. Can someone tell me, please, how to determine what repo-site should be set? Is there anything else I need to know to make this work? I would be happy to go to the GhostBSD User Handbook and write up the fix once I get it working on my box.
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bxpkg --help
And I don't mean to be rude, but wouldn't it be nicer to the poor n00bs to ship this already configured? No offense meant.
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Compare and contrast these two headlines on octogenarian NewsCorp chief Rupert Murdoch's testimony yesterday in front of panel investigating press ethics at his and other British papers:
Murdoch, Center Stage, Plays Powerless Broker
Murdoch Bats Away 'Myths'
To their credit, the Journal reporters (article number two) take a fairly dry, factual approach to the testimony. It's the Journal's headline-writing editors who deserve credit for the up-sucking presentation of their boss. By contrast, the great John Burns (cf. Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan) delivers a more opinionated treatment in his piece for the New York Times (article number one), saying Murdoch presented himself as "…a balding, bespectacled Mr. Magoo lookalike."
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IT WAS reputedly once Shakespeare's hotel room but it could soon be permanently open to the public.
Hundreds of shoppers walk past the Painted Room in Cornmarket Street every day without realising what is hidden above clothes shop Republic.
Now the Oxford Preservation Trust is hoping to change all that.
The trust has taken on the lease of the room from Oxford City Council in order to carry out research and find a way of opening it up to everyone.
Director Debbie Dance said: "We have been aware of the Painted Room for a long time. When it was first rediscovered our offices were there.
"But people don't really know about it and it is gradually getting lost. There was a sign above the door, which has been removed, and peoples' memories are short.
"It is a very important building and people used to be shown around it on a very ad-hoc basis.
"We have taken on the lease until December 2013 in order to find a solution. We want it to remain in the public domain and we want to understand what condition it is in."
Ms Dance said she doubted the trust would be able to add the Painted Room to the property it owns across Oxford because the price would be too high.
In September 2011 the room was put up for rent as an office by the city council on condition that the tenant allowed visitors to come and see the room by arrangement. Last time the rent was advertised, it was at £11,500 a year.
Its last tenant was care provider Oxford Aunts, which allowed people who enquired to visit the room by appointment, although there was no sign telling passers-by of its existence.
Oxford Aunts said someone would come and visit the room every couple of months.
Since taking on the lease this autumn, the trust has been discussing how to organise more regular viewing slots when members of the public can see the room.
The room was discovered in 1927 and is decorated with 16th century murals, which had been covered by oak panels, canvas and wallpaper.
On its walls are decorations of fruit and flowers, as well as warnings such as "Serve god Devoutlye" and "Feare god above allthyng".
It was once part of the Crown Inn that was run by Shakespeare's friend John Davenant, who was Mayor of Oxford in 1621.
The bard is believed to have stayed in the room when travelling between London and Stratford.
According to 17th century diarist John Aubrey, William Shakespeare was "wont to goe into Warwickshire once a yeare" and he "did commonly on his journey lye at this house in Oxon".


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Aretha Franklin talks of her dream wedding, fiance
NEW YORK -- Now that the Queen of Soul has found her king, she's focusing on all the key details of her upcoming nuptials, including the place, the entertainment and, most important, the dress.
"You know I am very hands-on. There is no way in the world anyone else could do my wedding other than myself, along with whomever I select to do various things," she said.
Franklin announced in a statement earlier this week that she was engaged to longtime friend Willie Wilkerson. In a phone interview Wednesday night from Atlanta, where her late father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, was to be honored by the Trumpet Awards for his achievements, a jovial Franklin said Wilkerson's proposal wasn't entirely unexpected.
"We were ... just kind of talking along those lines, and then it got very serious," she said. "I just said, 'Is that a proposal?' and he said 'yes.' And that's how that happened; we just kind of talked into it."
Now Franklin is starting to plan the wedding, including talking to designers Donna Karan and Vera Wang about her dress.
"I'd love to see what they would do custom for me . without me saying anything. They're known for kick butt (dresses)," she said.
She's also scouting locations for the ceremony, which she estimates will include about 250 people. While the Detroit native initially considered Miami Beach, Fla., for a June or July wedding, she's now leaning toward "the exclusive Hamptons" in Long Island, N.Y., where friends have a house with a private beach.
"I'm kind of leaning that way because it's closer to home, and more friends could get there easily," she said.
And who would perform at the wedding of one of music's top legends? Franklin said she hasn't asked anyone but has her preferences.
"I would love to have Smokey (Robinson) sing, my dearest, oldest friend," she said, adding gospel singer Karen Clark and Stevie Wonder to her list.
Franklin has two previous marriages. When asked why she was ready to try a third time at age 69, she said: "I like being married. It's an institution that I like. .So momentarily I don't see any reason why I shouldn't be married."
Franklin also said she'd like to have someone to lean on.
"I need taking care of a little more, I think. Let someone else be strong," she said.
Wilkerson was a longtime friend before their relationship became romantic, which is proof, she said, that "sometimes what you're looking for is already there."
Franklin said she was in a relationship with a celebrity before she and Wilkerson got serious.
"We had an intimate affair. (He was) one of America's late-night talk-show hosts," she said without elaborating. Franklin said the end of that relationship had a silver lining.
"At this point I'm thrilled it didn't (work), and what I was looking for was already here," she said.
Franklin said being longtime friends with Wilkerson "bodes well" for their relationship.
"We're very compatible, and he supports me and I support him a lot, and he has given me specialized attention that I don't think I've received from anyone else," she said.
"I receive a lot of male attention, but Will is more special than all the rest."


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Hey guys and gals, just stumbled across this forum and figured I would join up and say hello! I have been hopelessly addicted to the psychedelic vibe for years and have finally started to get my own musical journey on the road. Looking forward to some epic times to come, and hopefully networking with you folks will be a stepping stone to fulfilling my dreams! Having checked out a couple of posts in your mixes board I can say that you guys have some crazy stuff for me to dig into for my sets! I like to mix all kinds of genres, but I can honestly say that psychedelic music is my favorite!
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan boosted its monetary stimulus for the second month in a row on Tuesday in response to intense political pressure for action and mounting evidence that the world's third-largest economy was on the cusp of recession.
In a well-flagged move, the central bank topped up its asset buying and lending program, its main monetary easing tool, by 11 trillion yen ($138 billion) to 91 trillion, broadly in line with what markets had factored in.
As a result the yen firmed and benchmark 10-year bonds erased earlier gains driven by some speculation that the BOJ might choose to surprise with more aggressive action.
It was the first time since 2003 that the conservative BOJ has eased policy for two months in a row. In another rare move, the central bank issued a joint statement with the government pledging their combined efforts to pull Japan out of deflation.
Stepping further into unorthodox territory, the BOJ also unveiled a plan to supply banks with unlimited amount of cheap, long-term funds under a new scheme initially seen sized around 15 trillion yen.
But neither the BOJ's stronger language nor its new scheme managed to impress analysts, who expect pressure for more monetary easing to persist.
"The problem is not banks' ability to lend. The problem is a lack of demand for loans due to deflation and a high exchange rate," said Masayuki Kichikawa, chief Japan economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Tokyo. "The markets will continue to expect more from the BOJ."
BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa acknowledged that worsening signs in overseas economies were the key trigger for the latest easing, which followed a similar-sized stimulus worth just over 2 percent of Japan's GDP, in September.
"We were aware of the global slowdown in September. But developments since then have shown that the slowdown was in fact deepening," he told a news conference.
Exports slumped and factory output suffered its biggest fall since last year's earthquake as Europe's debt crisis and slowing Chinese growth hurt business mood, heightening calls from politicians for further monetary stimulus to avert recession.
Japan has also suffered from the economic fallout from a territorial row with Beijing which has led companies, including carmakers Honda (7267.T) and Toyota (7203.T), to slash profit forecasts and rethink investment plans in their top market.
Adding to the pressure on the central bank was its pledge made in February to achieve 1 percent price growth, and its admission that it will need more time to get there.
As widely expected, the BOJ cut its growth forecasts in a semi-annual review and projected that consumer inflation will only reach 0.8 percent in the year to March 2015 - which still far exceeds private-sector estimates of near-zero growth.
Board members Takahide Kiuchi and Takehiro Sato, among those who feel the BOJ can do more to beat deflation, argued for a more strongly worded commitment to achieving 1 percent inflation. The requests were turned down, but may keep alive debate within the central bank for making a stronger commitment to its ultra-easy monetary policy.
Saddled with the developed world's biggest debt burden, the government has been looking to the BOJ to end the vicious circle of price declines that prompt businesses and consumers put off spending and investment.
In a rare move underscoring the political heat, Economics Minister Seiji Maehara attended the BOJ meeting on Tuesday to make a direct call for further easing.
That resulted in the joint statement between the BOJ and the government, in which both sides called on each other to take measures to beat deflation and boost Japan's growth potential.
"The BOJ will continue with powerful monetary easing to aim for 1 percent inflation," the central bank said in the statement with the government, the first to be issued since a revised BOJ law guaranteeing its independence took effect in 1998.
Shirakawa, however, said the joint statement — signed by the finance and economic ministers, also puts the onus on the government to implement structural reforms and deregulation to make Japan a more attractive place to invest.
"The fact we put out this statement together has a grave meaning for the government, which made clear it will vigorously pursue steps to boost Japan's growth potential," he said.
Many analysts agree with the BOJ that simply flooding cash to markets already awash with excess fund will have little direct effect of stimulating the economy.
Bank lending rose just 1 percent in the year to September even as the BOJ pumped more than 60 trillion yen so far via its asset buying and lending program, as companies remain reluctant to borrow for investment due to the murky outlook. ($1 = 79.8150 Japanese yen)
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Unplanned 'offspring' at Olympic Sculpture Park get SAM's blessing
When the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park opened last month, park administrators hoped it would be popular.
They hoped it would be critically praised.
They hoped it would forge a stronger connection between the city and the waterfront.
They failed to consider the possibility that park sculptures would give birth.
"You could call that a surprise," said Erika Lindsay, a museum spokeswoman. "We're thrilled."
First to spawn was Roxy Paine's "Split," a 50-foot aluminum tree in reflective silver. A few days after the park opened, "Split" had company. A pipsqueak version of itself titled "Splinter" appeared, with a label crediting the Seattle artist team of SuttonBeresCuller.
While John Sutton, Ben Beres and Zac Culler are pleased to take a collective bow, they had nothing to do with "Splinter" nor with a second set of sculptural progeny that appeared in the park earlier this week, also credited to them.
"Splinter" is gone after a three-week run. Somebody stepped on it, possibly not realizing it was there.
Nobody's going to step by accident on the three "Eaglets" placed beside Alexander Calder's stabile, "Eagle."
They come with the protection of their own nest. Just like Mom, they're bright red.
"They're not part of the museum's collection, but we're going to leave them where they are," said Lindsay. "This kind of engagement is positive and respectful to the art. We welcome it."
SAM's open-minded attitude came as a surprise to the eaglets' real creators, painter Jason Puccinelli, illustrator Jed Dunkerley and Greg Lundgren, a conceptual art mastermind and co-founder of the art bar known as The Hideout.
Lundgren said they forged SuttonBeresCuller's name as a tribute, but tributes were the last thing they expected in the park. They imagined their baby sculptures would be scooped up and dumped in the trash as soon as they were spotted by museum guards.
When that didn't happen, you could have knocked the trio over with an eagle feather.
"We were thinking we were all punk rock and under the radar, and instead we were embraced," said Lundgren.
"People trailed after us when we were walking the nest in, as if we were at the head of some ceremony. We were taken aback at how nice (SAM) has been. Maybe we were thinking the 'don't touch' policy would apply to us."
It doesn't, but it definitely applies to the person found scratching his name into the Corten steel surface of Richard Serra's "Wake" this week.
Museum guards approached him as he hung around to photograph his handiwork via his cell phone. The guards filed a vandalism complaint with the police.
(The P-I doesn't name suspects until police charges have been filed.)
Lindsay said SAM's conservation team believes the scratches will fade as they rust out over time.
Why, then, if scratches fade, is SAM trying to prevent people from touching the sculptures? Signs next to "Wake" read "Ouch! Even the lightest touch harms the art."
Is it a good idea to make Serra's 300-ton behemoth sound as thin-skinned as a hemophiliac?
"The signs are an attempt to be nice about it," said Lindsay. "Please point out that there's art in the park people can touch."
(Touchable art is in the Pavilion. Outside, art that can be fondled includes Roy McMakin's "Love & Loss" and Louise Bourgeois' "Eye Benches," but neither is accessible yet. Both should be in place by mid-March.)
In front of SAM's Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park is Isamu Noguchi's "Black Sun." For decades, kids have climbed over it and people of all ages have rested inside it to gaze at the view and eat lunch.
Asked if SAM has a double standard, loose for Noguchi and tight for Serra, Lindsay said no.
" 'Black Sun' is owned by the city. It's not in our collection. If it were, we'd ask people not to touch it. We're asking people not to touch art in our collection, but we're really serious about deliberate vandalism. We will prosecute."
Deborah Paine, collections manager for the city's public art program at the Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, said she understood SAM's dilemma. Still, she thinks a "no touch" policy can't be enforced.
"The park is brand-new and terrific," she said. "People are figuring out how to use it, and the museum is figuring out how to take care of it. It'll all shake out in the end."
Becoming a new parent, after all, is a process filled with surprise.


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Tomorrow the New Year will be here. I'm ready. I have a resolution in mind – to simplify. I have Lucky Black Eyed Peas ready to go on the stove in the morning. I have the bone from my Christmas ham to season it with and the few other ingredients it takes to make those peas palatable. Besides the beans all that is needed for my simple New Year's supper is some greens and a good square of cornbread.
It has been a long time since I've made good cornbread. Somewhere, over the years, I lost my favorite recipe. It was made with beaten egg whites and I remember it as being on the "healthy" side with some extra steps involved.
I have already been digging through the excess at my house and taking carloads of old or seldom used items to Goodwill. I have included a number of unfinished projects in the hope of paring things down and, better yet, being able to find the things I need without time lost looking through things I seldom or never use. Instead of digging through my file drawer for that old cornbread recipe I decided to try something new.
Actually, my new recipe is an old one too. It comes from The Courier~Journal Kentucky Cookbook. It is printed with a note from local celebrity food writer Cissy Gregg and dated 1955. The note suggests this is no true southern cornbread but still tastes good enough to print. I'd have to agree.
I did change it slightly, simplifying the quantities by combining it with another recipe for Simple Simon Corn Bread, which is printed on the following page of the same cookbook. Something about the name appealed to me…
Borderland Corn Bread
Slightly adapted from The Courier~Journal Kentucky Cookbook
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup maple syrup
¼ cup bacon drippings
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Using a whisk, stir together the flour, corn meal, baking powder and salt.
In another bowl whisk together the milk, maple syrup, bacon drippings and eggs.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mixing until smooth, but no longer.
Pour the batter into a well-greased 9-inch square pan.
Bake at 375 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes.
Cut into squares and serve hot with butter.
Note: Melted butter or margarine can be substituted for the bacon drippings. You can also substitute a maple-flavored syrup, or brown or white sugar, for the maple syrup.


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Two Minnesota families are mourning the loss of two men killed last week fighting for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
"It took so long to sink in, I don't think it has really," Kyle Taylor said in Two Harbors Tuesday morning. Marine Staff Sgt. Aaron Taylor, Kyle's older brother, was killed Friday while on foot patrol in Afghanistan. "He was a great man, he died doing what he loved to do and I only wish I could be like him some day," Kyle Taylor said.
A day later, 24 year old National Guard Specialist George Cauley of Walker died in Afghanistan. He was injured a few days earlier by an insurgent bomb, also in Helmand Province.
The two soldiers were killed as President Obama considered a request for 40,000 extra troops for the war in Afghanistan. General Stanley McChrystal, the military commander in the country, made a very public plea for more soldiers on the grounds a few weeks ago.
"It certainly will intensify. As we escalate, so will the other side," U of M Anthropology Chair William Beeman said. Beeman is an internationally known expert on the Middle East. He believes even with more US troops, the war will become even more difficult in the coming weeks. Beeman said Afghanistan is so divided that it could be tough to figure out who is loyal to Al Qaeda and who will be willing to help US soldiers.
"The country's always been split up in small territories that were more or less governed by local political figures. Nobody has a tattoo on their forehead that says Taliban or Al Qaeda," Beeman said. He also added that the people of Afghanistan are prone to change loyalties on a weekly or monthly basis.
The U.S. Department of Defense reports more than 792 servicemen and women have been killed in or around Afghanistan in the past 8 years. 612 were killed by "hostile action."
Currently, 117 MN National Guard Soldiers from Duluth's 114th are in the country, 24 additional Minnesotans are on a Mentoring Liaison Team. Another 130 Army Reservists from Minnesota were deployed to Afghanistan a month and a half ago.
The family of Aaron Taylor is thinking of each and every one of them, as they continue Aaron's mission. "He was working with a good bunch of guys and he was proud to work with them," Kyle Taylor concluded.(Copyright 2009 by KARE. All Rights Reserved.)


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Big Three Evening Newscasts At or Near All-Time 25-54 Demographic Lows
At Media Bistro earlier today, the news about the combined average total audience for the Big Three TV networks' evening news was grim enough, coming in at a combined 20.15 million (NBC, 7.52 million; ABC, 7.14 million; CBS, 5.49 million).
But the news about the audience in the key 25-54 demographic was, from what I can tell, either an all-time low or darned close to it. I couldn't find an example of one that was lower in searches through previous overall audience low points covered in prior posts at NewsBusters and or my home blog. Last week and other weeks which were almost as low in the 25-54 deme follow the jump:
- 5/14/12 — 5.42 million (NBC, 2.04 million; ABC, 1.83 million; CBS, 1.55 million)
- 5/18/09 – 5.52 million (NBC, 2.09 million; ABC, 1.92 million; CBS, 1.51 million)
- 5/3/10 – 5.68 million (NBC, 2.18 million; ABC, 1.97 million; CBS, 1.53 million)
- 3/29/10 — 5.71 million (NBC, 2.26 million; ABC, 1.89 million; CBS, 1.56 million)
- 4/12/10 — 5.81 million (NBC, 2.31 million; ABC, 1.94 million; CBS, 1.56 million)
Since advertising rates are largely driven by the 25-54 demo audience, the cratering in that group is especially hurtful.
What I wrote almost six years ago about the networks, the evening news programs and those who produce and broadcast them still seems to hold true:
All three nightly broadcasts most likely lose money, when isolated from their morning counterparts (Today, Good Morning America, CBS Morning Show) and their documentary shows (Dateline, 60 Minutes, 20/20, etc.). At a minimum, none makes an acceptable level of profit.
BUT, the news operations of each of the Big 3 networks are very small parts of very large organizations … so small that apparently no one at any of the three parent companies cares enough to do anything about the continued hemorrhaging in their evening new shows, as long as the news operations themselves are profitable.
So because those other parts of the news operations make money, the nightly news programs can chug right along, oblivious to normal profitability expectations.
The journalists who put together the nightly news programs could care less if the broadcasts are profitable. It's obvious that their agenda is more important.
Because of all of the above, the ever-shrinking audience for these broadcasts will be spoon-fed biased reporting … and conservative-bashing for the foreseeable future.
As long as all of this continues to hold true, may the hemorrhaging at the outposts of Brian Williams, Diane Sawyer, and Scott Pelley continue.
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Popular Culture
March 2018
Recent Releases
Videocracy: How YouTube Is Changing the World -- With Double Rainbows...
Kevin Allocca
What it's about:
Remember "double rainbow"? "Charlie bit my finger"?
? Combining a history of YouTube with an exploration of the site's influence on pop culture around the world,
is an entertaining tour of all that the video-sharing platform offers.
Did you know?
YouTube was created in part to help developers meet women; the first video posted was of a trip to the San Diego zoo; the company has a Culture and Trends department, and the author of this book heads it.
Should the Tent Be Burning Like That? A Professional Amateur's Guide to the Outdoors
Bill Heavey
What it is:
a collection of essays on life outdoors, with hunting and fishing at the forefront. Most, but not all, of the essays have previously been published in
Field & Stream
, where author Bill Heavey is an editor.
Is it for you?
While fellow hunters and fishermen are a clear likely audience, Heavey's humor and thoughtful demeanor touches on family and friendship; you needn't hunt to enjoy this collection.
Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap
Gerrick D. Kennedy
What it's about:
the influence of the groundbreaking rap group N.W.A. and its members on hip-hop, black identity, and pop culture.
Why you might like it:
Detailed and authoritative, this chronicle of the meteoric rise, fall, and legacy of N.W.A. captures the personalities, tensions, and connections of the various members, as well as their rivals and fellow rappers. It also provides context for readers unfamiliar with the history of rap music.
Feel Free: Essays
Zadie Smith
What it is:
a collection of essays from novelist Zadie Smith, on topics from social media and British politics to pop culture and American race relations. She also writes about books, paintings, and people (like singer Billie Holliday, comedy duo Key and Peele, and author J.G. Ballard).
Why you might like it:
Conversational and perceptive, Smith reveals the creative processes behind her well-received novels.
You might also like:
the analytical essays of fellow novelist Roxane Gay's
Bad Feminist.
Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art
Sam Wasson
What it is:
a sweeping behind-the-scenes history of American improvisational comedy, which was born during the McCarthy era and counts
Saturday Night Live
and Second City as success stories.
Why you might like it:
Funny and fast-moving, this entertaining read will delight as it informs.
Reviewers say:
"A remarkable story, magnificently told" (
All the World's a Stage
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
Misty Copeland
What it is:
the memoir of ballet dancer Misty Copeland, who became the first African-American principal ballerina in the history of the American Ballet Theatre.
What's inside:
candid tales of Copeland's difficult upbringing, her first experience with ballet at age 13, and her rise to stardom.
You might also like:
Jenifer Ringer's
Dancing Through It
; David Hallberg's
A Body of Work.
Master of Ceremonies: A Memoir
Joel Grey
What it's about:
Best known for portraying the master of ceremonies in
(on stage and screen alike), Broadway star Joel Grey shares his life story, from his Jewish-American upbringing in 1930s Cleveland to his sexual identity, 24-year marriage, and seven-decade career.
Why you might like it:
it's a moving, engaging story of a life well lived. Theater fans especially will appreciate Grey's tales of Cleveland's theaters -- and Broadway's.
Reviewers say:
"honest, eloquent, memorable" (
Kirkus Reviews
Hamilton: The Revolution
Lin-Manuel Miranda
What it is:
libretto, complete with annotations, photos, and commentary from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist-star behind the beloved musical based on founding father Alexander Hamilton.
Who it's for:
Anyone who wants to get behind the scenes of the hip-hop musical with the diverse cast -- whether or not you've been lucky enough to see it.
Fair warning:
Reading this book might make you all the more desperate to score tickets to be in the room where it happens.
Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today
Simon Morrison
What it's about:
the world-famous Bolshoi Ballet. From inescapably elegant performances to the influence of the Soviet government, this history of Moscow's ballet (founded in 1776) is "charming and astonishingly detailed" (
What's inside:
scandals, fires, corruption; choreographers, dancers, composers; tsars, Soviets, and Stalin.
The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built
Jack Viertel
What it is:
a behind-the-scenes exploration of what makes a great Broadway show so memorable, using a range of examples (from
My Fair Lady
The Book of Mormon
, and others) as illustrations.
From overture to curtain call:
If you want to know more about the structure and patterns of Broadway shows, this is the book for you. Plus, there's a list of the best cast recordings to listen to post-reading.
Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Beverly Hills, California 90210


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ITEM: And yeah, this is why Richard Dawkins is a mean ol atheist. Religion simply isn't harmless. From Pharyngula:
These are the people who fuel the kind of self-righteous ignorance that encourages people to picket reproductive health clinics, treat ob-gyns as public criminals, and incite murder. The heroes are the doctors who sacrifice so much — privacy, security, and in this case, their life — to provide essential services to women, the women in whom Reaganites find so little value, unless they are pregnant. One of the tragedies of this recent killing and the conservative tradition is that it will be increasingly difficult to find heroes brave enough to step into this role…exactly as these narrow-minded, puritanical enemies of human liberty want.
He (Dawkins) is probably not thrilled about Saudi funded fundie schools, either. Related: Also from Pharyngula, something positive you can do.
Labels: atheism, george tiller, pro life, pro life terrorism, Richard Dawkins


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See how these stars turned a childhood favorite into a flirty, date-night-worthy celebrity hairstyle
And ... it's so easy and versatile. You can create a more romantic ponytail by adding flowing waves or keep it sleek and sexy with slicked-back straight strands. Celebrities like Lauren Conrad, Molly Sims and more have been experimenting with various takes on this hairstyle at red carpet events and casual affairs -- see their looks here.
While you peruse these photos and get inspired to secure your pony off-kilter, you'll also learn key tricks on how you can copy these celebrity hairstyles to a tee for your big date night out or casual Sunday shopping excursion.
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not my thing
by brianna121791 Monday, May 13, 2013 at 11:15AM Report as inappropriate
I love side ponytails!
by NillaButterfly Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 03:41PM Report as inappropriate
I like Lauren Conrad's sleek side ponytail.
by beautybody Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 06:36PM Report as inappropriate
@lindsey_m Side ponies suit everyone and all ages!!! I LOVE side ponytails too!!! I wear them practically everyday and I'm soooo happy to find these different types I could try ;)
by featherawesome Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 12:48AM Report as inappropriate
I love, love, love side ponytails & wear them quite often. Just out of curiosity is there an age limit on my beloved side pony??
by lindsey_m Monday, January 16, 2012 at 11:01PM Report as inappropriate
I had never done anything but a boring side pony, I'm glad to have some ways to glam it up!
by sportimonki13 Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 09:40PM Report as inappropriate
I love the side pony tail!
by Bon_Bon Monday, August 15, 2011 at 12:32AM Report as inappropriate
The side pony is cute, but it seems like it looks best with curly hair, or curled hair. Time to bust out the curling iron!
by LipglossandSpandex Monday, April 11, 2011 at 08:37PM Report as inappropriate
cute styles :)
by judyangel101 Friday, February 25, 2011 at 01:46PM Report as inappropriate
Cute styles, I want to try a few!
by littlebeauty408 Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 09:08AM Report as inappropriate


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THR's Actress Roundtable: 7 Stars on Nightmare Directors, Brutal Auditions and Fights With Paparazzi
Naomi Watts on years of rejection, Sally Field on fighting to play opposite a man 11 years younger and what it feels like to be told you don't have a "shelf life."
This story first appeared in the Nov. 30 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
Before shooting to stardom in 2001's Mulholland Drive, Naomi Watts toiled for a decade as a barely employed actress. Helen Hunt initially was told she was "too on-a-sitcom" to play the female lead in 1997's As Good as It Gets, the role that won her an Oscar. Perseverance emerged as a theme of The Hollywood Reporter's Actress Roundtable, held Oct. 22 at Siren Studios in Hollywood. Awards contenders Watts, 44 (The Impossible); Hunt, 49 (The Sessions); Anne Hathaway, 30 (Les Miserables); Amy Adams, 38 (The Master, Trouble With the Curve); Rachel Weisz, 42 (The Deep Blue Sea); Marion Cotillard, 37 (Rust and Bone); and Sally Field, 66 (Lincoln) sat down for a frank discussion about their biggest fears, their worst auditions, the roles they fought for and the secrets to surviving in Hollywood.
The Hollywood Reporter: What makes you afraid as an actress?
Anne Hathaway: You start with an easy one!
Naomi Watts: I'm not happy unless I've got a little bit of fear going. I'm always trying to pull out. I'm always calling the director and saying, "I don't know if I can do it." With Mulholland Drive, I was completely terrified working with David Lynch. I was going on years and years of auditions and being told I was too this, too that, not enough of this, not enough of that, to the point where I was so afraid and diluting myself into absolutely nothing — and then he just looked me in the eye and saw something. He just spoke to me and unveiled all those locked masks.
THR: Do you still have those masks?
Watts: Yeah, I keep them in reserve. (Laughter.)
Amy Adams: I was 30 when I got Junebug, so I had the same thing. Whoever was getting the job, I tried to figure out what they did and do the same thing. I remember hearing about Naomi's experience. That gave me a lot of faith in times where I was going to quit.
THR: How close did you get to quitting acting?
Adams: Pretty close. Not quitting in the sense that I wasn't going to be an actress, but maybe move to New York, move back to a smaller market. I just wasn't happy. If I wasn't going to be happy, then it wasn't worth it.
THR: Are you happy now?
Adams: Yeah. (Laughter.)
Rachel Weisz: Fear is like the steam that fires the combustion engine. You need fear to get a performance going.
THR: In real life, as opposed to acting, what makes you afraid?
Weisz: What is real life?
Sally Field: The freeway! It's terrifying. (Laughter.)
THR: Denzel Washington said something interesting at the Actor Roundtable. He said, "You attract what you fear." Do you agree?
Anne Hathaway: That would explain some relationships! (Laughter.) Actually, Rachel, I have a question for you. Is it true you have a tattoo on your hip of a ladder because of the theater piece that you did?
Weisz: Um, yeah. I started out very avant-garde [at Cambridge] — I've sold out very steadily since then! It was more like performance art. It was me and another girl, and we were at university together. We had this stepladder, and we used to basically hurl each other off this ladder, and often we would bleed. We were 18 years old, and we just thought that was really cool and radical. I'm joking about it, but it's something I'm extremely proud of, and I had a ladder tattooed on my hip to commemorate this theater company — which isn't, like, a ladder to my nether regions. It's the avant-garde theater troupe.
THR: Anne, in Les Miserables you're playing a part your mother played onstage. Did that make you afraid?
Hathaway: Yeah. My mom was in the first national tour, and she understudied the character [Fantine] whom I wound up playing. It made me nervous to tell her that I was auditioning for it, just because I knew how much it would mean to her, and I was worried that if I didn't get it, she would be disappointed, and if I did get it, it would be weird. And she was so cool about it. We talked about the character. And when I got the part, no one was happier for me.
THR: Was there a piece of advice you took from her in preparing for the role?
Hathaway: She gave me an image. My mom and I were talking about the idea that Fantine has lit a match, and she's just watching it burn down. And she needs to blow it out and let in the darkness. It was amazing to have that conversation not with an acting teacher, not with a director, but with your mother. I'm the only one here who's not a mother. I hope to join the ranks soon.
THR: Helen, were you nervous about the nudity in The Sessions?
Helen Hunt: Sure. But you read something beautiful rarely.
Field: It's also — Helen, I realized we're, um, the only ones sort of a certain age, or my age is more certain than yours. It gets harder and harder, girls.
Hunt: My desire to be in something beautiful was bigger than my nerves. I met this woman whom I play [Cheryl Cohen Greene], and she's in her 60s, cancer survivor, grandmother, still a working sex surrogate who is as enthusiastic about her granddaughter as she is about the orgasm that the man who maybe was never going to have one is going to have. I heard all of that and thought: "Prostitutes. Let's not dress it up." But then you meet her, and you really hear what she does. It's really something, you know?
THR: Marion, is there a role you've played that changed your life?
Marion Cotillard: After La Vie en Rose, I started to feel the need to clean up some relationships, which was really weird. Suddenly, I needed to start fresh. Sometimes you go deep inside yourself, and I think it opens things inside of you. I don't know if you can really identify what it is, but you just need to heal. Did I answer the question? (Laughter.)
THR: How has fame changed your life?
Adams: I am going to get in an altercation with the paparazzi. It's going to happen. They keep focusing on my child. You guys are mothers. How do you handle it? Because I need to calm down. I have a really bad temper. I need to learn how to control myself.
Hathaway: I'm thinking about that because I really want to have a baby, and my husband and I are like, "Where are we gonna live?"
Cotillard: Come to France! We have laws!
Field: It's just such a different world. I've been here for 50 years, in the business. They had fan magazines, and they would set up young stars on these dates with people you didn't know, you didn't like. Recently, I was going through stuff, and I got horrified. I was doing this at 17, 18, 19, 20.
THR: Can you say no to press? Mila Kunis said recently that a studio chief had told her she had to pose for a men's magazine if she wanted to work for the studio.
Hathaway: At The Princess Diaries 2 premiere, they wanted me to arrive in a carriage, and I said no.
Field: I was doing a series called The Flying Nun [1967-70]. I didn't want to do [the show] more than life itself; I was so massively depressed, I weighed 40,000 pounds. Then they asked me to appear at the Golden Globes. "We want you to fly across the Cocoanut Grove, and we want you to present an award." I did not have the guts to say, "Are you out of your God darn mind?" So I said, "I won't wear the nun outfit." Now I find myself flying across the Cocoanut Grove into John Wayne's arms at about 400 miles per hour, wearing pink taffeta. It made no sense whatsoever. I wasn't even the flying nun. Now I was little porky Sally Field in a pink taffeta outfit flying across the Cocoanut Grove. (Laughter.)
Weisz: But you stood your ground.
THR: Have you ever really fought for a role?
Weisz: I fought for The Constant Gardener. I hounded the director. I called him a lot, and I wrote him a lot of letters. They were quite bold, basically telling him why I thought I was right to play the part. That's very un-British. But I dropped my British-ness and at the end of the day [director Fernando Meirelles] said that tenacity was right for the character.
Hunt: I've had to fight for every part — certainly As Good as It Gets. I was too young, too blond, too on-a-sitcom, too utterly uninteresting for this part. I had spent many, many years where the director would want me but the studio wouldn't. In this case, I had the reverse. I was suddenly on a big TV show [Mad About You] and I had been in a huge blockbuster [Twister]. The studio was saying, "Read her," but he [director James L. Brooks] didn't want to see me. My experience of acting is not this kind of lightning-in-a-bottle thing. It's like elbow grease: work with someone, work with yourself, find the shoes. You said, "What scares you?" What I thought of is the feeling of being bad. There's no feeling like acting when you know it's bad.
Hathaway: I always think I'm terrible. So it's always a relief when I find out that I wasn't. I've had roles where I realized that I was in way over my head — and that is my biggest fear. My biggest fear is overreaching. I have been in situations where I felt swamped, and it's turned out really well; and I've had other situations where I've had to walk off the film after five minutes because I realized I was in way over my head.
THR: You've done that?
Hathaway: Yeah. I've had a couple of films that I just can't watch. The experience that I'm thinking of — and I will not say which one — I tried to get out of it because I just knew from a technical standpoint I wasn't going to have enough time to prep and I just talked myself into it. It was just too good of an opportunity to pass up and I thought, "I can get there, I can do this." And when you don't feel that you got there, it's always going to just gnaw at you.
Marion Cotillard received a nomination for the French version of the Razzies for her role in a film she'd fought for, only to learn too late the director was less than skilled.
"I spent two months in the middle of the desert wanting to kill him [the director] and wanting to beat myself because I fought for him and he was so bad," she said. "I realized that if I don't trust the director, if I don't like him, I'm going to be bad."
On her dream role: "I would like to play a monster, like Gollum or something totally that you have to create almost everything."


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Indiana to stop randomly checking for car insurance
Move does not negate requirement to show insurance if in crash
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has agreed to stop requiring drivers chosen at random from a state registry to prove they are insured.
BMV spokesman Dennis Rosebrough said Monday the agency has agreed to a stay in a lawsuit filed by a woman whose license was suspended for not having insurance even though she didn't own a car.
Rosebrough says state law requires the agency to check at random to ensure that drivers suspended for lack of insurance have since obtained coverage.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana said the BMV's actions violated due process as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. A judge granted a preliminary injunction against the agency in August.
Rosebrough says drivers still must prove they have insurance if they are in an accident.