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Apple's new spaceship campus attracted a lot of attention when Steve Jobs proposed it to the Cupertino City Council. The new campus is expected to house 13,000 Apple employees, but Cupertino's mayor is saying Apple's growing so fast, it needs a third one. What will that one look like?
Cupertino's mayor Gilbert Wong says that Apple execs "told him the company is expanding so fast that it expects to start working on Apple Campus 3 at an unknown location after they finish the second headquarters in 2015."
If the new campus already looks like a spaceship — a symbol of state-of-the-art technology, how can Apple possibly top it? One thing is for sure, it won't be made of red brick and it'll use lots and lots of glass.
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Apple's extremely serious when it comes to design — not only for its products, but for its retail stores as well. For example, even the lines on the sidewalk have to be redesigned to match the glass facade of an Apple Store.
It's that meticulousness that Apple design emphasizes that makes it world-class, for sure. What do I want Apple's next campus to look like? A giant glass volcano or pyramid. Yeahhh.


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DWTS Season 10 Rumor Round Up – Three Weeks to the Announcement!
So I was talking to John last night – or should I say, lamenting – the complete paucity of blabber mouthed celebs this season. It sucks, quite frankly. Last season at this time I had reported on a significant number of people who had spilled the beans via Twitter (Kelly Osbourne, Debi Mazar, to name two). It seems that, excepting Jason Chambers and Chad Ochocinco (although that was his friends, not him), there is very little to report from Twitter – and I have to think that perhaps the DWTS peeps had wised up about the whole Twitter thing, telling potential stars to SHUT IT. 🙂 So, because we're less than three weeks out, I thought it was time for a little review of what HAS been rumored and reported on, either here or elsewhere. I'll discuss them by the categories I mentally put them in:
The Real Rumors with Real Potential Category
Most recently, the two big rumors have been Pam Anderson and John Stamos. Pam was outed as a potential by RadarOnline, and Karina Smirnoff claims that John was asked for a previous season and had to decline due to his Broadway commitments. I find it highly amusing that she's putting in a claim on him just in case he changes his mind. 🙂 But, for some reason, I'm not inclined to believe this one will happen – assuming Karina is correct. I just consider John Stamos to be "too big" of a star to actually consider the show. Although it's possible he could have been asked, I suppose. But I don't see it happening. Pam Anderson? That one sure sounds likely and I haven't seen anyone report that Pam denied it.
I guess that the Jennifer Grey rumor goes in this category. I think. Page Six reported that she was in negotiations way back in December but I've not heard much about it since then. Very well could be true – we find out in three weeks.
There are a couple of rumors that go here, but not necessarily for DANCING. Paula Abdul (judge or dancer?), Marie Osmond (shudder – potential new co-host) and Nancy O'Dell (potential new co-host). I think the Marie thing is more speculation than actual rumor. Billy Bush reported that there were 5 candidates remaining for the co-host job and that he was REALLY rooting for one in particular. That says Nancy O'Dell to me. The Marie thing was, I think, people taking his words and speculating. I HOPE. And who the heck knows what is going on with Paula Abdul. 🙂
The Blabbermouth Celebrity Category
Jason Chambers is kinda lonely in this category, this season. 🙂 He straight up said he had meetings with DWTS producers, as I discussed in a post back on February 1, 2010. Because he blabbed, he may have blown his chance. The woman in me hopes like hell he hasn't. 😉 Chad Ochocinco, on the other hand, was outed by a former team mate as being a possibility for last season. As I said before, celebs rumored for one season often show up on later seasons. Interestingly enough, I did see some twitter chatter that said Chad was going to LA this week – the speculation by these people was that his trip was related to DWTS. I guess we'll see. And I almost forgot – Dirt Nasty (aka Simon Rex)! He claims he met with the producers back in early January. Did I read that this guy now does porn, or did I imagine that?
The PLEASE PUT ME ON DWTS Category
This is a surprisingly large category. 🙂 I'll just make a list of the ones I'm aware of, starting with the oldest one (from late 2009)
– Flight Time (aka Herbert Lang) of the Harlem Globetrotters by way of The Amazing Race
– Jermaine Dupre
– Kate Gosslin
– Danielle Fishel
– Ross Mathews
– Greg Louganis (who could also fit in the category below)
– Kevin Federine – this one is per Ryan Seacrest on his radio show this morning. It seems I've heard this one before, but maybe I'm confusing him with someone else.
– Candace Cameron Bure – I think we can safely put her in this category based on what I posted here.
That's all I could find right now. I'm sure someone will pop in (with links) to remind me of others who want to be on the show. 🙂
And finally….
The "We've Heard This one Before" Category
Back on January 4th, I wrote a couple posts detailing rumors from previous seasons. The intent was to keep track of previous rumors to see if any of them came true for Season 10. Those posts were also titled Rumor Round Up and Rumor Round Up Part II – I'm not going to list all that again, so if you're curious, click!! Kurt Angle, Bethany Frankel and Vera Wang are the only ones I've heard any followup on recently. It's all speculation on the part of views, as I recall, so I won't detail it here.


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You wanted a Black superhero? Now you've got one! Kirk "Sticky� Jones – we all know him as Sticky Fingaz – the front man from the legendary hip hop group, Onyx. Sticky has taken the lead role in Blade: The Series -- Marvel's immortal half-man, half-vampire who uses his superhuman powers, deadly weapons and martial arts skills to fearlessly battle the demonic creatures of the night in a blood-dripping crusade to prevent them from sucking the life out of us all.
Sticky easily merged into the acting world in such high profile films as Clockers, Dead Presidents, In Too Deep, Next Friday, Flight of the Phoenix and the upcoming Lion's Gate film, House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim. Sticky has just completed his first feature film, A Day In The Life, which he wrote, directed, executive produced and stars in with such stars as Omar Epps, Faizon Love, Vivica A. Fox, Cedric the Entertainer, Fredro Starr and many others.
Blade: The Series, Spike TV's first original scripted action-adventure/drama, premiered on June 28. It's the story of a half-breed vampire, conceived by a beautiful young woman who was bitten and left for dead by a train of ruthless vampires. As a boy he aged normally but his existence is that of the undead with powers beyond human comprehension -- a vampire who has all the strength of the kindred night creatures he relentlessly vanquishes, but none of their weaknesses except their thirst for blood. The sexy, hypnotic and overpowering, BLADE forms an alliance with the beautiful and fierce Krista Starr, masterfully played by Jill Wagner, a gutsy, tenacious, sensual woman who wants revenge upon the vampires for slaying her twin brother.
Sticky commands the role of Blade, straddling his wicked Harley-Davidson VRSCD Night Rod Motorcycle, fully clad in heavy black leather, packing heat and all the ammo he needs to get the job done. Sexy, charismatic, ruthless and tough, Sticky Fingaz takes no prisoners on his seek and destroy mission to end the carnage unleashed on mankind by the ravenous monsters of the night. Interestingly, although he is more powerful than his blood sucking adversaries, his one weakness seems to be that he has a heart, which causes him to continually get his butt kicked. But that's okay, because it gives the ladies another reason to want to make it all better for him.
Blade: The Series is full of all the elements of a megahit: action, lust, love and plenty of blood and gore.  The show will keep you on the edge with its unpredictable and shocking assortment of action filled scenarios and chilling events. Blade: The Series is definitely not for wooses, but there's plenty of eye candy for everybody.Â
There's Neil Jackson who masters the role of Marcus Van Sciver, Blade's handsome, polished, smooth, aristocratic nemesis -- a vampire who blends well into society as a wealthy developer and a pillar of the community. Marcus easily moves among the city's elite, but his real power stems from his ties to the kingdom of venerable vampire rulers which he heads up.
Shen, skillfully played by Nelson Lee is Blade's loyal ally and confidant. Shen, works to perfect new technologies and specialized weaponry for Blade to use in his battles against vampires.Â
Chase, played by Jessica Gower is a gorgeous, sultry blonde vampire will make the guys fear her and want her in the same breath. Chase is Marcus's most lethal lieutenant.
All these hotties in their role, overpowering you with any combination of love, hate, lust, joy, shock and, well, the burning desire to just get up and kick somebody's natural behind.
I arrived early for my lunch engagement with Sticky and Debra Fazio of Spike TV at the elegant Royalton Hotel in Manhattan. I had never met Sticky before and my imagination was running wild with what to expect him to be like.Â
Frontman for the legendary Onyx, hailing from the NYC and manifested in his gripping solo album, Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones, I pictured Sticky Fingaz as this cliché hard core brother from the hood who rose up through his music. Was I ever wrong!Â
Sticky turned out to be a cool, regular Brutha with a brilliant sense of humor and the charm of a prince. His smooth brown skin had a subtle glow that was almost mystic. He was dressed comfortably, yet tastefully, in a way that appeared as though he was trying to tone down or conceal his boldly chiseled frame, which only made him more visible. The entire interview was euphoric as Sticky purred his experiences and philosophies like a satisfied lion that's going to be hungry again very soon. He has a great story -- a story of pure ambition.
BSN: Please tell me about your childhood. Who is young Kirk Jones?
SF: That's a general question. What do you mean?
BSN: Well, as evidenced by your music, you weren't exactly a "Cosby Kid�.
SF: I was real curious and mischievous. I lived a single parent home life, which consisted of my mother, my little sister and myself and then later on we had a new addition, my little brother.
BSN: I understand that you left home at a very young age.
SF: I left home like 15. My mother gave me an ultimatum. She said, "If you're gonna live in my house, you've gotta live by my rules.� So I thought to myself, "That's not rocket science, I'll just get my own place.� And I did. I moved out.
BSN: How did you get your own place so young? How did you get money?
SF: I was working at a barber shop. I was cutting hair and I was making at least like $800 to $1,000 a week.
BSN:Â So you were an entrepreneur since childhood?
SF: Yes. I did go back years later and buy my Mom a house – even before I bought myself a house. So, it's not like I left her stranded.
BSN: Wait! You bought your Mom a house before you bought yourself a house?
SF:  Isn't that what you're supposed to do?
BSN: I'm blown away. Let's talk a little about Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones. Is that really who you are?
SF: Yeah. That's some of my creative output.Â
BSN: In Blade: The Series do you do your own stunts? How much of your own stunts do you do?
SF: I do at least like 85 to 90% of them. Some stuff they won't let me do because of insurance reasons. But I try to do as much as possible. Because there are people who are somewhat anal about DVDs like I am, they'll pause it and go real slow to see if it's a stuntman or not. I know that's what I do. See, I don't want people to be disappointed so I try to do as much of my own stunts as possible.
BSN: Do you have any martial arts training?
SF: I train a lot now in light of [Blade]: The Series. Before [Blade]: The Series, I had a lot of boxing training, which is the foundation of all fighting styles. Now, I train in kickboxing, Wing Chung, trapping hands, wire training, sword work training, everything -- and that's not including the gym. I've gotta stay in the gym working out. One thing they made me do before the kickboxing training is, they stretched me for like an hour and a half. I've never stretched that long in my life. But it's good. It gives you a good stretch so you don't injure yourself doing these high kicks.
BSN: Now that you've taken on the role of Blade, were you influenced by Wesley Snipes in any way?
SF: No. I've watched him before Blade: The Series even came to life. Once I got [Blade] The Series, I even went back to watch him, but I watched him more or less to see what not to do. I didn't want to copy. My Moms always told me if you're gonna do something, always do it 100 percent, man. Even if you're gonna be a bum, be 100 percent bum so when people walk by they be like damn! Look at that bum! So I was like 100 percent in my role.
BSN:Â Are there any actors you would like to work with?
SF: Denzel, Will Smith, because they're at the top of the game. I'd love to work with Tom Cruise because he's at the top of the game, and people like that – people on top of the game. You've got to aim for the sky. That way, if you miss, you'll still be among the stars.
Sticky interrupted the interview to complement me on my energy. "You have good energy about yourself,� he exclaimed. I got all blushy. He equated good energy to that of the sun, saying, "Like the sun. When it shines, it wakes up flowers. It's not doing it on purpose, the sun is just being itself.�  I had to include that because it's all part of who he is. It is my goal to bring these experiences to life for you as much as possible and really get you to know the star. All you ladies who say all men are alike, think again. Sticky's eloquence and charm brings quite a unique spice to the playground.
BSN: Sticky, the movie, A Day In The Life, your brainchild which you wrote, directed, executive produced and star in. It has been described as a Shakespearean Street Hip Hop musical. What does that mean?Â
SF: It's a movie with good English actors where all of the dialogue is in rap. Some call it hip hop, Shakespearean, rapsicle, but I haven't thought of the word that best describes it. It's a 90 minute movie that includes 40 songs. It's like A-list actors – Omar Epps, Faizon Love, Treach, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Rappaport, Drena De Niro (Robert's daughter), Fredro Starr, Clarence Williams III, Bokeem Woodbine, Vivica A. Fox, Cedric the Entertainer, and the list goes on. It's the type of the movie that you can watch as a regular movie or you can just listen to the songs.
BSN:Â How did you come up with all those songs?
SF:  What happened was, it was time for me to record another album.. I have a studio at home. I was sitting in the studio. I'm glad the studio's at home so you can be real comfortable in there, and I'm starting to writing a song, and I'm like, "Damn, what am I going to write about?â€? I'm looking at BET but the sound is not playing – just the images. I thought to myself, "I don't want to be like just every other rapper out there talkin' bout, "Yo, I'll kill you, I'm getting' b______s, I'm gettin' money, I'm gettin' diamonds,â€? I'm like, "Been there, done that since I was like 16. It's gotta be something different.â€?Â
So I said, "Okay, I'm gonna write a story.â€? Then I thought, "Instead of writing a story where I was telling a story, I'm gonna write the story where two people are talking to each other.â€? Then, I thought, "Damn – it would be crazy if I filmed it.â€? Then it would be like a real scene. I thought, "It would be crazy if I had like 40 more of these and had a 90 minute movie.â€? Then I did it. And since it's like a song format, I didn't have a script until it was done.Â
But the whole script was in my head. I knew where I wanted to go, I knew the characters, I knew the storyline, the format, the conflict and the resolution. Everybody was like, "Yo, Sticky! What are you doing?â€? And I was like, "Trust me! I got it! I got it! I got it!â€? It was a whole progression. Once I got like 30 minutes edited, I took it to Lions Gate and they gave me finishing funds for it. So, it was a long process. It took like a year and a half to do the entire movie, and it's still not done.Â
The filming is done but it's in post production. We've got a lot of logo issues. I was shooting and not worrying about the logos in the background. Now, Lions Gate is like, "We can't put the movie out with this logo or that logoâ€? – like 100 logos.Â
So my assistant, Keith Brown, started getting logo clearances. He got at least about 80 percent of them cleared. So now, the CGI, which they paint over logos frame by frame, which is a very expensive process is now much lower. First they were charging me like $150,000 which would come directly out of the money that they owe me and now, it's down to like $40,000. Big difference. So to anybody who aspires to make movies, watch those logos. Don't get logos that you do not have clearances for.
We had a lot of major league baseball logos, they won't clear for anything. They're the hardest people on the planet to get cleared.
BSN: Sticky, you started out in the rap game. How did you learn about acting and film making and all?
SF: I've been "acting� since 1994. I started out young. My Moms moved us to Atlanta for a year and then we moved back to New York. When I got back to New York, my cousin, Fredro, who is also in the group Onyx, and starred on Moesha and Sunset Park and Strapped and a lot of other stuff, Fredro was cutting hair in a barber shop with his homeboy, Water. They were makin' mad money. He had a car and everything! I was like, "Damn! I wanna cut hair, too!� So I took his book with all his haircuts and I went to Brooklyn and told the owner of the shop that I did all the haircuts. I had never cut hair a day in my life. But the guy gave me a job based on Fredro's haircuts. Then, I was like, "Got no clippers, either�.
I'm surprised he didn't see through the whole thing, but he didn't even question me. He bought me clippers and I never messed anybody's hair up. I was just a natural at it. Plus I'm an artist. Once I learned the basics, I started getting really incredible at it. So I moved to the barber shop Fredro and them were working at because they were making mad money like $800 to $1,000 a week at 15 and still in high school. You know? So it's the same philosophy. How I learned how to shoot movies is the same thing. If you get haircuts all your life, you should know how to do 'em. If you eat a McDonald's burger all your life, you should know how it's made. You know what I mean? So, doing movies all my life, so I picked it up like a sponge.
BSN: So, you're an artist?Â
SF: Yeah. I went to art school, too. I went to Art & Design and Graphic Communication and Arts in New York City.
DEBRA FAZIO: He's also got a photographic memory. Sticky can just look at a script and know it.
BSN:Â Really!
SF: Well, it's like your brain is a muscle. If you don't work it out, then you won't have it. You've got to work it out. You just take a picture with your mind and see how long you can hold the image. That's a trick in life. That's how you manifest things. Let's say you want a $100 bill. You have to think about that $100 bill in your minds eye and hold that image for as long as possible until you get it. Eventually, it will come. You'll be walking down the block and there'll be $100 bill right on the floor. You'll pick it up and be like, "Exactly!â€?Â
BSN: That's for magicians. Don't you manifest things by hard work? How can you just think of something you want and get it?
SF: It has nothing to do with magic. This table we're sitting at right now? It was once a thought at first. The chair you're sitting on. It was first a thought. A car, an airplane, a computer, the internet. They thought about it and then they made it. So, if you control your thoughts, not only do you control your world, but you control the world around you.
BSN: Let's talk about the Onyx reunion album. Is it going be classic Onyx or are you going to become more mainstream with this album?
SF: It's gonna be both. We're going to try something we sort of tried before but we're gonna try it to the tenth power now. Onyx is a stone. It's a black rock. So the name of the album is gonna be called the Black Rock and it's gonna be rock n roll and hip hop. See what we did with Biohazard back in the days with the Slam remix? We're gonna make a whole album full of that with a hip-hop spin on it. Because you know we want the young street kids from like Brooklyn and Harlem to feel it, not just the head bangers, you know what I mean?
Fredro is also working on an identical project. I'm working on it with him but I'm just executive producing it. It's called Young Onyx. It's basically, the sons of our friends who grew up with us. We picked the wildest of the sons of our friends from back in the day that can rap and keep it street. Then he formed this group called Young Onyx. I think the oldest guy is like 18.
BSN: How do you feel about the direction rap music is taking on today – especially Southern rap and these more contemporary styles?
SF: I mean, I'm a East Coast dude from the heart, so I can't really get into all the country crunk bammer, but to each his own. You know? And if it's a way for young Bruthas to make some money and get out of the hood, to each his own. I'm all for it. But rap moves around. It started in the East, then the West took over for a second, then Texas had their little sayso, now it's in the Dirty South, it's gonna come back to New York eventually. I just want people to be more creative. I think when A Day In The Life drops, the movie – it's going to force people to be more creative.
BSN: You've had that entrepreneurial mindset from childhood. Where did you get that spirit?
SF: It all started when I wanted this certain pair of Nikes that cost $120. My Mom said, "I'm not paying over $100 for no sneakers! Here's a nice pair for $40.� So I said, "Why don't you give me the $40 and I'll get the other $80 and I'll get the sneakers I want.� And I did that.   I started a newspaper route, I did whatever I had to do. I went to C-town Supermarket and packed bags, I helped old ladies carry their bags home. It took me two weeks, but I got the money, and I got the sneakers.  If you want it, you gotta go get it. Otherwise, you ain't gon' get it! Period!
That's why the name of my company is Major Intependents. We're doing things independently but in a major way. (MI)
BSN:Â How did Onyx come about?
Onyx existed before I was in the group. It was Fredro, Soncee and Big DS. They had a record deal with Profile records and they had a single but Profile wasn't' really feelin' them and they weren't really feelin' Profile. So they got a release from Profile and they started shopping other places. One person they shopped to was Jam Master Jay from Run DMC. He's passed his way now, rest his soul. He loved their stuff but he wanted to hear more.Â
Simultaneously, two of the guys from the group, Soncee and Big DS got stranded in Connecticut. So their manager at the time, Jeff Harris, was like, "Fredro, you and your cousin, Sticky – go in the studio and make something. We can't lose this deal. We gotta get Jay!â€? So Fredro and I went in the studio and made some songs and they were hot. He gave them to Jay and he loved them. So when it came time to sign the group, it was just those three there. I was just doing them a favor because the other guys were missing. Jay was like, "Wait a minute – where's the guy with the deep voice? I'm not signin' y'all without him!â€? And that's how I got "abductedâ€? into Onyx.Â
Jam Master Jay, I miss him. He was like a big brother, mentor, he brought us into light. When he passed, I didn't want to believe it. I've still got his number inside my phone.
BSN:Â Is there a special lady?
SF: I'm a free spirit. I am seeing somebody right now, but I'm not married. You know what I mean?Â
BSN: Why did you take the "Fingaz� out of Sticky?
SF: I didn't. My agent and my manager did but I think that they were wrong in doing that because I've been building that name for 14 years and it will be put back on. It's going to start saying, Kirk Sticky Fingaz Jones.
BSN: Why are you called "Sticky Fingaz�?
SF:Â Because everything I touch I take.
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Michael Alan Perkins, 44, on Friday was ordered in King County Superior Court to pay the following:
- State Farm Insurance: $864,640
- Allstate Insurance Co.: $726,700
- Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co.: $24,888
In some cases, the insurers paid full price for car windows that Perkins had gotten from auto wrecking yards. One Toyota windshield billed at more than $1,000 actually cost $92. A Lexus windshield that cost $145 was billed at $1,082.
State Farm was tipped off to the scheme by Lynx Services, a third-party administrator that handles glass claims. Lynx became suspicious after a random search of their database turned up an unusually high percentage of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) glass being installed in cars worked on by Autoglass Express.
State Farm investigators began contacting policyholders, inspecting the recently-installed glass, and comparing it to the bills. State Farm turned the case over to the insurance commissioner's Special Investigations Unit, which obtained search warrants and seized more than 50 boxes of invoices and hard drives belonging to Perkins' companies.
For more, see the press release we issued when Perkins was charged last year.


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By DAVID GREEN
Fayette village council members are taking a step backward in their effort to hire a new administrator.
Fifteen people applied for the position and a hiring committee narrowed the field to three finalists.
But when council met June 13 for the committee-of-the-whole session, councilors emerged from a 15-minute closed meeting to announce that the hiring committee would take a look at all of the applicants again.
"It's a very important decision for the well-being of Fayette," council president Dave Borer explained later. "The committee wants to be especially confident of their choice. The citizens of Fayette deserve the best."
Village maintenance supervisor Tom Clemenson was hired in late October to serve as the interim administrator until the permanent position is filled.
VACUUM—Clemensen will investigate renting a vacuum truck to clean gravel from the sewer line that leads from the lift station to the north lagoon.
He said there is a lot of gravel in the line due to the combined sewer system that mixes septic sewage with storm water. The gravel makes the pumps work harder than necessary and impedes the flow of waste.
The pumps are capable of handling between 300 and 400 gallons a minute but currently pump around 230 gallons.
"It's not an emergency," Clemensen said, "but it needs to be taken care of."
Rather than hire a firm to do the work, a vacuum truck could be rented from Cam Tech for about $4,500 a day and village workers could handle the task.
SEWER—Council discussed a $12,000 bill from Taylor Excavating to pay for connecting three residences to the village sewer and water systems. The work was done in anticipation of the sewer separation project.
The cost was higher than expected, but Clemenson said the job required more work than expected and he said the cost was justified.
TUITION—Village financial officer Lisa Zuver asked council for a policy on tuition reimbursement for employees. Council has paid for classes in the past, but no policy exists.
Specifically, she wondered what action should be taken if someone takes a test but doesn't pass it. In that case, she said, some municipalities don't pay.
STUMPS—Clemenson's report noted that 29 stumps have been removed and an additional seven have yet to be done.
POTHOLES—Larger potholes will be filled with Dura Patch, but holes on some secondary streets will only be filled with gravel because they will be torn up during the sewer project.
BRUSH—Now that village workers have caught up on brush collecting and chipping, Clemenson said he would like to return to a regular brush collection schedule. He suggested the first and fourth week of the month. A notice will be sent with the next water bill to inform residents.
POOL—Stone was dumped in the "baby pool" at the park. The small pool was never filled in following the demolition of the main swimming pool, Clemenson said, and one front wheel of a vehicle went over the edge recently when parking for a ball game. He will speak with the park about the possibility of erecting parking barriers in the old pool area.


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Leni Riefenstahl's next cinematic work was very likely made
specifically for Adolf Hitler himself. The film was financed by Hitler through the
German government; it is a film version of Adolf Hitler's favorite opera: Tiefland
by Eugen d'Albert.
Based on the great Catalan writer Àngel Guimerà's 1896 play Terra
baixa; Eugen d'Albert's Tiefland was his seventh and most famous Opera; though
not immediately popular, the opera would garner international acclaim shortly after
it was reworked by d'Albert in 1907.
Tiefland would be Leni Riefenstahl's last full length feature
film. Once again she would direct, write, star, edit, and produce the film.
I've seen the film and it is a very high quality work, it's a very artistic
film and I feel that Leni Riefenstahl's vision is well supported, especially
taking into consideration that the film was created during such a hectic time
in her life, and of course a very hectic time for the entire world.
While Tiefland is not quite as much of a breakthrough as
Leni Riefenstahl's great work done in Triumph of the Will and Olympia; Tiefland
is full of extremely high quality, beautiful shots, and I believe it to be a
fine film overall.
The one draining issue with Tiefland is that some of the
actors were taken out of concentration camps and put to work on the film. Both
Sinti and Roma gypsies were taken from concentration camps nearby wherever the
shooting location was at the time.
It's said that the actors in the film were later put to
death at some point after returning to the concentration camps. Whether that is
true is unknown to me, but it seems that it was likely unknown to Leni Riefenstahl
if it were true, as she denied anything like that ever happening. Regardless of
the fact that many of the actors in the film were gypsies, or whether they were
being forced into doing the work or not, or whether they were killed by the
Nazi's at some point after the filming was finished; we have to realize that it
was a terrible situation for them, as well as many other people during World
War II, but it is a fact of Germany from that period in time, one that we have
to accept and deal with.
It's unknown to me how Leni Riefenstahl treated her actors,
but I can't see it as having been too bad, certainly not as bad as what was
happening to them inside of their concentration camps; taking into account the
fact that she was acting right there along with them. Who can say how they were
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Great album reminder. Hard to pick a zep favorite.fbenario wrote: Any thoughts on the monolith in the album art for Led Zep's Presence?
The album includes my favorite all-time song, from my very first listen decades ago.The cover and inside sleeve of this album, created by Hipgnosis, features various images of people interacting with a black obelisk-shaped object. Inside the album sleeve, the item is referred to simply as "The Object." It was intended to represent the "force and presence" of Led Zeppelin.[2] In the liner notes of the first Led Zeppelin boxed set, Page explained:
There was no working title for the album. The record-jacket designer said 'When I think of the group, I always think of power and force. There's a definite presence there.' That was it. He wanted to call it 'Obelisk.' To me, it was more important what was behind the obelisk. The cover is very tongue-in-cheek, to be quite honest. Sort of a joke on [the film] 2001. I think it's quite amusing.
In 1977 Hipgnosis and George Hardie were nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of best album package.
full link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6S9oqJRclo
As you and Butthead so graciously pointed out, the obelisk is a phallic symbol popular with Crowley disciples.
Is this too obvious?
"Early Days The Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One" was released on November 23, 1999 as part of a a two-volume compilation album series of some of Led Zeppelin's early hits from their first four albums. The album cover features the members of Led Zeppelin in late Apollo mission astronaut suits in front of a starry background and a Led Zeppelin logo.
The space suits on John Bonham, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page are identical to the Astronauts in the photo. John Paul Jones and his suit were added to the cover along with some minor changes in the background.
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Hands up if you are a healer that is drinking more than usual lately?
See that's the problem with healers, they just don't get it!
BOOZE, not mana food!
- If the DPS dies in the bad- HEALERS FAULT!
- If the 40k (DPS masquerading as) Tank gets 3 shot in regular UK – HEALERS FAULT!
- If the DPS die to the Whirlwind – HEALERS FAULT!
- If the dps of the DPS is too low – HEALERS FAULT!
- If their pet rabbit escapes from it's cage, jumps on a ship to India and gets run over by a camel in downtown Delhi – HEALERS FAULT!
- If the healer is OOM on every trash pull – HEALERS FAULT!
What did I miss? Help me fill in the blanks!
Healing takes MAAANNNNAAAA!
In an ideal world, only one target takes any damage of note – THE TANK!
In an ideal world a Resto Shaman can cruise through most encounters with little more than an Earth Shield and a Riptide.
This in fact is my indicator of a reasonable group.
If my main mana cost is dropping Totems and my mana is back near 100% at the end of every fight, I know the group is good… Maybe a little OP (or skilled) – but now I can join in the DPS and make the instance go all the faster.
When the 40k tank has ES & RT, yet requires constant, spammed heals… I begin to wonder…
When I am forced to spam heals on every member of the party… I wonder.
When I have to heal myself as much as the tank… I wonder…
When I'm using 60% of my mana bar in a trash fight, every trash fight I have to wonder.
Sure the new ICC 5 mans include piles of AoE damage, or damage flying in all sorts of directions, but I still have to wonder…
When I am using 60% of my mana bar every fight I wonder why you loot and run…
Why do you loot and run even though I don't have the mana to get you through the next trash pull?
Why don't you wait patiently for me to mana up (a little at least) and maybe, god forbid – loot, or maybe "watch out the sky is falling" – skin? (Even Larisa regrets taking Skinning… gathering + healing do not mix)
Back to the post in 1 moment.
I just wanted to say a quick farewell to Elnia. He has left Larisa to mind the Inn by herself. Such is the life of an Innkeeper of course. The backpackers come, fill glasses for a while, then move on. Rest assured I will still be a patron, even if the lights are on less often… wait that is taking away from Elnia's achievements… I don't want to do that.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on on of the best WoW Blogs around, you were definitely equal to the task!
Good luck for the future… feel free to drop by any time, I'm sure I can shout you a beer.
OK, back to the post…
They say the tank dictates the speed of the run.
This is true.
- If the tank farts about remembering where their abilities are located between pulls, making a coffee, changing nappies (of the DPS), then yes it will be a slow run.
- If the tank rushes ahead without acknowledging the OOM healer, causing a wipe, it will also be a slow run.
- If the DPS don't appreciate that they're standing in the bad, grabbing aggro, dying etc consume healers mana demanding the healer has to mana up, it will be a slow run.
People acknowledge that low DPS will mean longer fights, allowing more damage to hit the party, meaning more heals and less mana at the end of the pull…
But do they acknowledge that they can do something about this?
Healers, here's my mission for you…
Sit down after every fight and drink.
Don't be shy, just do it!
If the party rushes ahead, let them wipe the 1st time. Make sure you mention in chat that there are no heals while you mana up, that there are no heals for bad sitting whirlwind wearing whinging DPS.
Heal the ones that need it the least!
Worst case, only heal those at full health!
Yeah, heal the players that are helping themselves, you and the party as a whole, by playing sensibly – reward them!
- Punish the stupid – let them die!
- Punish the stupid – let them corpse run!
Macro something like this…
Sorry I can't Rez you, I'm getting a standard Blizzard error "You cannot perform that action: You cannot heal or Rez stupid"
Have you got one of those groovy Rez messages…
The gods reach down and draw [target] back from the fiery depth of hell… Rez Inc
I recommend you add a modifier to your macro. Set your nice pleasant Rez message as the alternate message, then add the following as your standard Rez message.
[target], I don't heal stupid, I don't Rez stupid. Next time you corpse run while we progress, this is your final warning
But you have uber mana regen – unless you are an undergeared noobette!
This bit is inspired by Krizzlybear's reasons for quitting healing… I'm tell you.. DRINK MORE.. I seem to remember one night recently where you were giving us your drink tally on Twitter… you weren't fussed by the idiots that night!
Shaman have pretty good mana regen when they are geared, especially in raids with lots of sources of mana, especially in the MP5 gear, especially when mana totem is down or blessing of wisdom is on.
However with the current pull an instance at once mentality, I am favoring haste and crit.
I kind of figure it's better to have the heal land in the "New World Instance" than to have a full mana tank and 4 corpses at my feet.
If we played the heroics like we did when we 1st got to 80, carefully, patiently, one pull at a time, I would never be out of mana.
The thing is we don't!
We pull the whole room at once, burst the 20 mobs down and race off to pull the next room.
Just for turning up at the scene of the next fight I blow 8% of my mana in totems – if you only halt momentarily and move on, causing me to drop my totems again 5 seconds later… That's 16% of my mana gone.
If you all stand in the bad, I am burning mana at an incredible rate – yet with the fight over in 30 seconds, I haven't had the chance to regen any mana.
If I don't have blessing of wisdom, or some other mana battery AND there are lots of poisons/curses/bad smells, then I'm going to drop a cleansing totem – which means I have gimped my mana regen even further… But at least now I can concentrate on spamming heals till the cows come home, the party wipes, or I go OOM.
BUT… then I will be sitting down to drink.
Oh… If you are wondering why I'm not rezzing you, enable the mana bars on your UI…
What, I have no mana?
Either I'm:
- Too lazy to Rez you
- Didn't notice you'd died (I just thought that gray space in my healing bars meant you were AFK)
- Waiting for you to corpse run, or
- Rez's cost mana, and I'd rather be at full mana so when you get the Rez and run immediately into the next pack of mobs, there is the slightest chance I will keep you alive.
In summary…
Tanks & DPS.
- Do everything you can to mitigate damage and we can keep moving.
- Aim to top the healing received meter and we will all go slow.
- Stupid begets death – it's the natural order, don't fight it, let nature prevail.
After the 1st wipe, or when someone is bitching about you being OOM, offer to leave… I know it might take 20 seconds to get a new group, but you will have to live with that.
Drink heavily & often.
I like to work on a 1:1 mana break:beer ratio.
It helps to dull the pain. Make sure that your party knows you are doing one shot for every mana break. Explain clearly that the higher the stress/mana consumption, the lower your performance will be by the end of the instance.
When you zone in press your "I'm HEALZ" macro which simply says.
If you die during this run, it's the HEALERS FAULT! If you take damage leading to death, it's YOUR FAULT!
Ahh time for a beer…
Gnomer and Out, Squidly and Stout!
A couple more things…
1) I love my Pie…
ForThePie that is! This was in my email inbox this morning…
Fact of Life:
After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says W T F!
2) What's your game?
One of the greatest serious of posts written, and still topical.. like it's the only thing on peoples minds right now. Written by Arioch, she (She, Nib.. She!) captures the essence of the variety of WoW players and their motivations so well (with a couple of guest posts thrown in!)
- OK in UK
- My Name is Dark/Soth, and Apparently I Am an Elitist
- WoW: The Game (OK, so I have mentioned up to here before, but without giving Jong due credit.. ARIOCH totally ripped off Jongs sports analogy… If Krizz can call people out, (tell me you read Kriz's post… of course you did.. I think it's so popular it got a mention on Fox (Fucktards Of the Extreme) News…) it's only fair I call Arioch out as well.. mmmm)
- WoW: The Community
- Another Voice
- WoW: The Expectations
- WoW: The Numbers
- WoW: The (Heroic) Solution
3) The Typhoon hits the Nether
TyphoonAndrew is on TwistedNetherBlogcast this week!
I guess it was all perfect timing… he writes in to say have awesome I was (I was you know), suggests more Aussies should be on, then Nib wonders if there are any DK bloggers out there… Doh!
Tune in live Friday (USA time), Saturday (Australian time) on the UStream page, or here as a back-up.
I'm excited for a couple of reasons… he's nearly a neighbor… he only lives a few km away in the grooviest part of Melbourne and I'm bringing the beers…. Well he has invited me over… I'm just not sure whether I will be a bad influence or not.
What do you think, should I stay or should I go?
OK, time for work.. then, well maybe a little WoW… I don't know about anyone else, but I was totally deprived of two days this week.. I still have 2 more posts to put up, but not the time to schedule them!
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I've got a small environment of ~40 VMs with static IPs on 12 servers, it would be dandy if I could refer to each VM by name. We have a lot of VMs come and go, so maintaining one static list is a pain.
Is there a way I can configure a DNS server to dynamically register the new names as they are created?


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Ryanair has proposed paying $136 million to the Flybe Group to take over almost half of Aer Lingus Group's short-haul business. The move comes as it seeks to win European Union approval to buy its Irish rival, according to Businessweek.
Under the proposed deal, Flybe would take over 43 Aer Lingus routes, including more than ten aircraft and their associated crew under a binding agreement to be filed with the European Commission.
Ryanair, also based in Dublin, would forego about twenty million euros of Aer Lingus' pretax profits as a result, an indication of the seriousness of its intent.
'The level of concessions being offered now are unprecedented for the industry, without a doubt,' David Holohan, an analyst with Dublin-based Merrion Capital, told Businessweek. Holohan has a 'buy' rating on Aer Lingus and a 'neutral' rating on Ryanair. 'It shows how committed Ryanair is to doing a deal and willing to do whatever it takes to getting it over the line,' Holohan said.
According to Businessweek, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia recently announced that Ryanair had 'one more time' to discuss the 694 million-euro bid for Aer Lingus. Ryanair owns about 30 percent of Aer Lingus and in June 2011 renewed an attempt to buy the rest of the airline.
In hope of a buyout Ryanair withdrew its proposed transfers of slots at London's Heathrow airport to International Consolidated Airlines Group's British Airways unit. That move addresses legal arguments that the Irish government, an Aer Lingus shareholder, can block the sale of the slots, the airline said.
If it goes ahead, British Airways would operate flights between Dublin, Shannon and Cork in Ireland and London Gatwick, though hold an option to take over Heathrow slots if Ryanair gains more than 75 percent control of Aer Lingus.
In the meantime Ryanair is refusing to comment on the precise concessions it has offered. The EU blocked a Ryanair takeover of Aer Lingus five years ago, saying it would create a monopoly for Irish flights. Ryanair's plan has also drawn opposition from Aer Lingus and Ireland's government.


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If you saw The Queen Of Versailles, you're familiar with the story--a billionaire constructs a 90,000,000-square-foot mansion in Florida, intending it to be the most expensive family home in the United States, only to have the rug pulled out from under him when the housing market collapsed. Inspired by the Palace of Versailles in France, the mansion is not complete, and it would be pretty expensive to do so. As a result, the price has been dropped $10 million.
So what do you do with 90,000,000 square feet? Yes, 90,000,000! This palatial home includes a dining room that seats 50, a 10,000-square-foot fitness room and spa, an arcade room with a two-lane bowling alley, a main chef's kitchen, four fireplaces, a 1/2-acre main deck with infinity pool, and three private grotto spas. There are 13 bedrooms, a 20-car garage, and three pools. And probably a partridge and a pear tree, somewhere.
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It doesn't end there. We can't forget the grand ball room, two sweeping staircases, and a 30x8 foot stained glass dome that took three years to make. To top it off, there's a two-story wine cellar.
The property is located on more than 10 acres set against 1,250 feet of shoreline on Lake Bulter.
Every full bath has a full-size Jacuzzi tub, and the 160 triple paned windowsand Brazilian mahogany french doors cost $4 million alone. The behemoth home is three stories and 67 feet tall.
The seller will finish the home for the buyer to agreed specifications for $100 million.
Some might say it's the bargain of a lifetime.
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The air is crisp and the changing leaves make this the perfect time of year to explore one of the many fascinating trails at Ha Ha Tonka State Park.
The air is crisp and the changing leaves make this the perfect time of year to explore one of the many fascinating trails at Ha Ha Tonka State Park. The park offers several trails that accommodate varying levels of difficulty, each with its own distinct characteristics. In 1904, a prominent businessman named Robert McClure Snyder bought 5,400 acres with the dream of building a retreat to rival European castles. Construction began in 1905, but Snyder was killed in an automobile accident in 1906. One of his sons completed the project in 1922, but on Oct. 21, 1942, a fire engulfed the entire structure and left what are now commonly referred to as "the castle ruins." A 1/4-mile paved trail, considered easy, starts in a parking lot next to the ruins of the old carriage house. Several lookout points are positioned along the path that allows visitors to gaze upon Ha Ha Tonka Spring and Lake of the Ozarks 250 feet below. An hour or so before sunset is a favorite time for photographing the castle ruins. The trail continues on the other side of the parking lot and leads to the old water tower. The beginning of the trail is a boardwalk and also considered an easy walk. The boardwalk remains level, except for the stairs leading to the water tower, but it becomes more challenging after the second lookout position. It then meanders its way around and down the other side of the cliff through a series of switchbacks. The park advises this portion of the trail should only be attempted by people in good physical condition. Hikers that brave this trail will end up at the mouth of Ha Ha Tonka Spring. The spring is also accessible without descending the 250-foot cliff. An easy paved and level trail starts at the spring/lake parking lot. It is about 1/2-mile one way to the spring. The Island Trail, located off the Spring Trail, has rugged terrain and is recommended for advanced hikers. On the opposite side of the island, the spring flows through a chute formed by the cliff and island. Ha Ha Tonka State Park is west of Camdenton off Highway 54. Turn left at Route D (just before the Niangua Bridge). Follow Route D up the hill and look for the park office about two miles down the road. Contact this Lake Sun Leader reporter at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Drumstick Dash is a 5K Thanksgiving morning run/walk in which thousands of slightly deranged people brave the bitter cold and nearly freeze to death thereby demonstrating solidarity with the Pilgrims. All I really needed to know, I learned in the Drumstick Dash:
Running turkeyPeople are more jovial when their heads are stuffed into plush turkey cavities, with artificial wings flapping beside their ears and two large furry drumsticks jutting into the air.
If everyone else wore artificial turkeys on their heads, you might want to, too.
People drag themselves from bed, then force their sleepy bodies into the freezing cold to run and walk on Thanksgiving morning so that they can stuff themselves guilt free the rest of the day.
If you miscalculate as to where you place yourself in a crowd of runners and walkers, you may wind up running with a fast crowd.
The euphoria of mistakenly being caught up in a fast crowd—people who wear tank tops in 32-degree weather, do not huff and puff when they run as though their lungs are on fire and pad softly instead of thunder with their feet—can lead to serious delusions.
Never believe that you can run an entire 5K when you have not adequately trained for a 5K.
Once you start running with a fast crowd, it is nearly impossible to get out of a fast crowd.
If you attempt slow your pace in a fast crowd, others, maybe even your 20-something daughter who has never felt a quake or pain in her youthful body, may yell embarrassing things at you like, "Don't slow down. Look behind you! If you slow down now, you will be killed. Keep running!"
When you run with a fast crowd, there is the real possibility that you will become the filling in a very flat Thanksgiving Day Panini with Nike-tread imprint.
If you again attempt to slow your pace and separate from a fast crowd, the same beloved daughter may yell, "RUN, FORREST, RUN!"
You can always get even with your children later.
If you face the prospect of expiring on Thanksgiving, steel yourself to do it after the stuffing, mashed potatoes, hot rolls and pumpkin pie, not before.
It is humiliating to approach the finish line and nearly be passed by a 7-year-old.
You can easily distract a 7-year-old at holiday time by yelling, "Look, over there – it's Santa handing out candy!"
Two hours after completing a 5K you did not adequately train for, every muscle in your body will contract so severely that you will not be able to do "Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes." You may be able to do the head and shoulders part, in which case you can dull the pain by lifting your fork to your mouth.
Don't let the War on Christmas (which is starting early this year) get you down. Plan ahead!


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The washer is dead...
Once again! During the summer my father-in-law had repaired it but this time it smell smoke... So the washer is unplugged and we are seriously debating about buying a new washer or buying a new pair of washer/dryer... Front load or upload? Mmmmm! Will we move or not? That's the question really. And if we move, when? In a year, two years or more?
Our dream would be a buy some land and then build by design our own house. Round around porch with rockers on it... A dream of mine. School room with bookcases - lots of them. 4 bedrooms upstairs with 2 bathrooms... Basement finished with a pool table maybe? Kitchen a bit bigger than the one we have with an island that has electrical plugs on it... Lots of cabinets... Big driveway for the trailer for sure. And maybe a pool in the backyard? And the woods for the kids to play in it. A wood fireplace for sure... Hardwood floors...
Hey it doesn't cost anything to dream right?
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Introducing Jasmine May!
On December 19th, I went in to the hospital to have my c-section... and we met our daughter for the first time... After debating between two name, we finally picked Jasmine... And to be honest, it fits her perfectly. She is a sweet little one who doesn't wake up a lot and let mommy sleeps a night.
Some of you might want to take a peek to our new angel. Here's some pictures...
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Having a baby tomorrow!
The big is finally there!!! Tomorrow at 8:30am EST the c-section will be on its way and the baby will be born soon after that.
Pray for guidance for the doctor and all the people in the OR, peace of heart for us, fast healing and no side effect (including sciatic pain...) and so on.
I will keep you posted on how it went and to present you our new little one.
God bless.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....
Blizzard day here! TONS of snow fell on the ground and it is not finished but we need to clear the driveway so hubby is outside with the snowblower and removing that white stuff from the ground... Unbelievable how much snow is on the ground so far and we are not even in winter yet!!!
The snow banks are pretty high already. What will it be by the end of winter?
I just caught my eldest trying to go over the fence to go play with the kids neighbor.... I wouldn't be surprise that by February they might be able to just go over it... He is already able to come to the living room window to say high... Mind you he is pretty tall but still... It has been ages since we had that much snow.
People on the street are having trouble driving so hubby went to help them. We need gas for the snowblower as well. Somehow our containers ended up in the shed so we have to borrow the neighbor's. Thanks goodness for a1 good neighbor.
Now I have to go... the kids are back in and they are snowed up!!!
One more week...
Next week on Wednesday my c-section will happen... So far I am the only scheduled one which means I will be more than likely done in the morning (hopefully early morning). So next week on Thursday baby will be 1 day old already... WoW!
My blood pressure seems to be controlled. Yesterday it was fine. But this morning I do have abit of a headache... so I will take it slow again. Did a bit too much last afternoon and night. But I had a great time with my hubby during supper at Red Lobster. Delicious!
Got myself some new boots too! Very warm and comfy... I needed some to be honest since I discovered this year that my shoe/boot size was not adequate... Got some orthotics as well and got my feet measured by specialists so that's how I know. Go figure... You go for years with a certain size of shoe thinking you are okay but really you are not. Ah! However, for boots that's another story... Boots are bigger and more bulky so my size is slightly similar that my previous size of shoes... I got Salomon boots and believe me they are worth it!!!
Contest - The 12 blogs of Christmas... - from http://tnmomwith3kids.wordpress.com/
How many children do you have / homeschool?
We have currently 3 children and I homeschool my oldest. My 3 year old is also interested in school and sometimes he would sit with us to work in his preschool book. We are expecting child #4 with a c-section schedule for Dec 19th.
How long have you been homeschooling?
I started homeschool during the summer of 2007. This is our first year and we enjoy it very much.
Have they always been homeschooled, or did they ever go to public/private school?
My oldest son has been in French Catholic school for 2 years before we decided to homeschool. He did his junior and senior kindergarden at that school.
Do you plan on homeschooling until graduation?
Hopefully yes but I am taking it on a day to day basis. So far so good... We are planning to continue next year!
Do you belong to a co-op?
No. I want to take it easy for the first year and not put too much on our schedule. There was one in my area but I think it is not meeting anymore as most of the families had teenagers...
Do you school all year long, or use some other schedule?
I would see it is sort of year long but we do take some time off. For example, right now we are taking it slow with the coming of the baby and me having high blood pressure... We are doing minimum schooling in the morning. Also, we will take a break during Christmas time as well as most probably February.
Do you use textbooks only, or do you like to supplement with other materials?
We do have textbooks but we also complete with other things like computer software as well as devotions and outside activities. This past Fall, we had swimming and gymnastics. For Winter, it will be mostly playing outside and getting adjusted with the new baby.
Are field trips included in your school plans, or are they just family time?
I would say both - in September the homeschool association organized a field trip to Upper Canada Village and we had a good time. We also go to museums in the area as we have a membership with three museums in our city. This membership allows us to access other museums for free when we travel - which we take advantage! Our trip to Toronto allowed us to go to the Ontario Science Centre for free...
Do you and your kids do crafty stuff together for school time?
No much... We will do something this week for Christmas decoration and we plan to do a Gingerbread Nativity Kit as well. However, I am planning to introduce more crafts and sciences in 2008.
Would you consider everyday household life stuff 'home ec'?
We already do! There is cooking classes in a grocery store for the kids and we do cook with them at home too! My oldest helped his dad to install Windows Server the other day and they learn how to take care of the household with both of us... They help with folding the laundry, emptying the dishwasher, putting the dirty dishes on the counter...etc.
Do you have any advice for new homeschoolers?
I would say to start slow with the basic to be covered and then when you feel comfortable to add more things in your planning. Don't get discourage and take some days off. It is a family affair and it takes adjustment for sure! Investigate before diving in the homeschool... We had about 10 families in my church and I've sent an e-mail to each moms to ask them questions. A friend even sat down with me to show me how she schedule her day. She took the time to encourage me. Go to a homeschool conference before making your final decision. Get connected with homeschoolers and don't hesitate to ask questions. Read books on homeschooling - it was a great help too! Be realistic... some days are harder than others....
Do you have advice for homeschoolers with little ones under foot?
Encourage them to play by themselves but if it doesn't work take out the playdoh, the crayons and paper, educational toys related to their age, or even a video which they can watch without disturbing the older siblings...
A little health issue...
Yesterday I went to visit my OB - regular appointment.... but I had the surprise to learn that I had a bit of high blood pressure which I never had the other three pregnancies. However, it is no critical to the point that I need bed rest or be admitted at the hospital or be on medication. So praise God! But I still need to slow down, don't do too much and relax... MMmmmM! So no running around anymore... No doing too much either I guess.
So if you read this, I would appreciate some prayers to control this and for me to learn to slow down. We have decided to slow a bit the pace for homeschool since we have the feeling that Alexandre is a bit in advance... and I want to keep things until May or June. He is more than half-way in his MathUSee and half way the second book for the reading program in French.... Can't go in book 3 yet since it is for grade 2... So it won't hurt him to have a few days off - or weeks off I guess. I will do a couple of things in the morning but not as much as before.
Gymnastics is finished for the Fall. Winter session starts in January but since I can't drive for 5-6 weeks... well I decided it would be better not to overdo it. So hopefully there will be space in the Spring session...
Putting up the tree...
WoW! My tree is up... First day, we put the tree up and then the christmas lights. As usual I tested the lights before putting them in the tree and they were working fine. Once up in the tree though... one set had the green lights not working. Solution? We decided to remove one green light from the other set. Now our tree has only blue and red lights but to be honest I don't really care this year. I don't feel like figuring out what went wrong with the set of lights.
The next day, we put the decorations in the tree. It all starts with the memories ornaments - Halmark and Carlton Cards ones... and also the photo balls... and the regular ornaments. Then I was thinking of putting the other Christmas balls in the tree - the ones we made with glass ornaments and paint but Jérémy kept playing with them and broke one. So we have a couple in there tucked inside the tree in a way but not too much. Somehow I feel my tree is missing something but hey... for the safety of my exploring child, I prefer not to put too many balls this year.
Last step is to put the star at the top of the tree which is my husband job every year.
I think the kids love it... I do - even if it is missing some balls in there...
I do have a few more ornaments to put in but the kids needs to decorate them with glitter glue. I bought some felt ornaments at Micheal's and we will do them sometime this week. Oh and there is the baby first christmas 2007 ornament that needs to be put in but I want to wait until the baby is born. And I know that this child will have a grandchild ornament as well...
Some ornaments we possess are Super-Heroes ones... I suddenly realized that we do not own the Wonder Woman ornament - and that there is one at Halmart this year. I've send it to hubby but I am not sure if he will get it for me or not... We shall see! It is not his thing to be honest.
Next step: I want to do a Nativity gingerbread kit with the kids. That will be something interesting to do... I will give you more details on that one soon...
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ROLLING THUNDER NC-5 hosts a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Vietnam Memorial with former POW retired CWO5 Guy Hunter.
ROLLING THUNDER NC-5 hosts a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Vietnam Memorial with former POW retired CWO5 Guy Hunter.
EMERALD ISLE Parks and Recreation offers a flu shot clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 4 in the gym. For more information call 252-728-7700.
SNEADS FERRY Community Theatre presents �Seniors of the Sahara� at 8 p.m. Sept. 20-21, 27-28 and at 3 p.m. Sept. 22 and 29 at the community center. Call 910-327-2798.
DADDY/DAUGHTER Ball �Boutonnieres & Bows� from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 20 at Fort Benjamin Recreation Center, Newport. Cost $30 at door. Call 252-222-5858.
RICHLANDS LODGE No. 564 will hold a Stated Communication at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19, dinner at 6:30 p.m. Barbecue dinner fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 20. Plates $7.
TARAWA TERRACE Community Gardening series from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 20 at Tarawa Terrace Community Center. Free. Call 910-455-5873.
RIVERWALK PALOOZA held Sept. 20-21 with music by Entertainers, river boat cruises, entertainment, arts and crafts vendors and barbecue plates. Call 910-937-0877/7222.
RICHLANDS VFD will hold a fried chicken dinner fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Kingdom Life Fellowship, Richlands. Plates $8. Call 910-324-9361.
RIBBONS and Hope cancer support group meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at Onslow Memorial Hospital west wing meeting room with speaker Dr. Nagesh Jayaram. Call 910-353-8068.
JACKSONVILLE VFW Post 9133, 1450 Piney Green Road will hold a yard/bake sale fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 21. Spaces available. Call 910-353-6810.
ONSLOW COUNTY Republican Party meets at 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at Comfort Suites, Hwy. 17N. Dutch treat breakfast at 8 a.m.
PROSTATE CANCER support group meets at 8 a.m. Sept. 21 at Onslow Memorial Hospital cafeteria for breakfast, meeting at 8:30 a.m. in west wing classroom. Call 910-347-6289.
CEDAR FORK Ruritan Club sponsors Antique Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at Tarkil Branch Farm�s Homestead Museum, Beulaville. Free admission.
OPERATION ONSLOW will hold pre-registration from 2 to 6 p.m. Sept. 21 for its Glow Run/Walk at Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center. Call 910-256-1317.
SWANSBORO Rotary Club will hold its Last-Out drawing fundraiser on Sept. 21. For more information call 910-326-6175.
DINNER/SHOW �Let�s Go To The Hop� from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at Back Swamp Community Building with Steve Bell and the Classix�s. Cost $20. Call 910-358-4925.
DAVA UNIT 16 will hold a Craft Fair and yard/bake sale fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21 at the chapter hall. Tables available. Call 910-326-4102.
DIXON HIGH School Classes of 1965-1970 will be holding a joint class reunion at 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Surf City Welcome Center. Information, call 910-327-0099 or 346-9268.
N.C. COASTAL Federation hosts �Cycling for the Coast� event at 8 a.m. Sept. 21 beginning and ending at Fort Macon State Park. Call 252-393-8185.
ECA CENTENNIAL Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 21 at Onslow County Museum, Richlands. For more information call 910-455-5873.
CYCLE N.C. �Mountains to the Coast� seeks volunteers from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5 to help direct the cyclists while in Swansboro. Information, call 910-326-2600.
IDA MAE Center hosts a Mother/Daughter Cancer Wellness Tea/Lunch and Zumba Challenge at 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at St. Julia AMEZ Church, 112 Kerr Street. Call 910-353-6350.
CANCER Awareness Luncheon held Sept. 21 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 206 Pine Valley Road. Free, registration at 910-353-4016.
CRYSTAL COAST Hospice House Moonlight Escapades Fun Run/Walk/Skip/Hop fundraiser at 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at Friendly Market, Morehead City. Register at crystalcoasthospicehouse.org.


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Nobody seemed to notice at first when legendary blues guitarist Billy Gibbons, front man for ZZ Top, jumped up on the stage Saturday at Stubbs BBQ for a free showcase marking the final hours of the South by Southwest Music festival.
But fans excitedly rushed over once the long-bearded bluesman began playing Dust My Broom. They eagerly snapped cellphone pictures of Gibbons while he did a stand-in with the New York-based group The Cringe.
The cameo underscored the sometimes magical and impromptu feel of South by Southwest, which wraps up this weekend in hipster Austin with last-minute acts scheduled to include Kanye West Saturday night.
On Friday, Dallas singer Erykah Badu unexpectedly jumped on stage with rapper Bun B, and Jack White of White Stripes fame delighted street walkers Wednesday when he plugged into a mobile amp and staged a free show in a downtown parking lot.
Gibbons appeared Friday unannounced at the free food and music event called "Feedback" hosted by cooking celebrity Rachael Ray. Other acts that performed: Wanda Jackson, the "first lady of rockabilly," Charlie Mars and Fitz and The Tantrums.
"It's a mash-up of everything I love: actual friends and family, food, and great music," said Ray, host of a nationally syndicated TV show. Ray said she worked for months on the seven recipes for consideration at the event Saturday. Her "culinary coordinator," Andrew Kaplan, had to knock off three of them, a process she likened to killing a family member or "putting down a pet."
She was disappointed he shot down the mini deviled corndogs on a stick, but the four he finally settled on left fans waiting in a staggeringly long line: shredded pork "ropa vieja" on tortillas, 5 chili chili -- a vegetarian chili thickened with portabella mushrooms, jalapeno popper sliders and flank steak "tost-achos." People began lining up at 5 a.m. to attend the free event, which Ray has hosted several years running to "pay back" Austin for hosting the festival.
Gibbons was hawking his own food product, a new hot sauce called BFG 44: "Let's spice it up a little bit," he said as he handed out bottles sporting a label that reads, "Have Mercy. Shake Well." Other than that, Gibbons said he's in the studio with his ZZ Top band mates working a new album.
South by Southwest, now in its 25th year, draws about 2,000 musical acts and pumps over $100 million into the local economy, officials say. There's also a film conference still running. For those who can't catch the music during the festival, ABC comedy show host Jimmy Kimmel is in town to find the most "buzzed about" group that he will put on his show March 29. The acts sign up on www.whooznxt.com , and fan responses produce the winner.
"Hopefully it will help good bands get an audience," said Kimmel, making his own cameo appearance at the Rachael Ray event. "I want to see some bands that I've never heard of before."


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I love this recipe from Food Everyday for Moroccan Chicken. It's simple and not alot to it. Plus, the recipe is for one serving. But I make it for at least four. I made this Tuesday, and the kids ate the chicken and the couscous and left everything else on the plate. But Kelton Patrick was very interested in the "the green stuff in this". I told him it was cilantro. He said "Cee-lan-dro!" Then he continued to repeat the word, something he does when he learns a new word. I call it putting in his "mental Rolodex for safekeeping...to use at a later date". He is going to the be a master a study habits one day.:)
And think I'll grow some cilantro this summer. I been thinking about an herb garden.
Plus I use this multi colored couscous to really make it bright, served on my favorite Dollar Tree white plateware.:)


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Emerging markets were facing headwinds going into 2014, but January's rout surprised even the gloomiest of investors, with big declines in stocks, bonds, and currencies.
Political turmoil and terrorism threats across market capitals from Ankara to Kiev, along with growing concern about bad debt in China's shadow banking system, caused a full-scale pullback across all risk assets.
As a result, some investors are starting to see attractive values in these markets. Sentiment remains weak, however, so the actions of emerging market policymakers will determine whether investors take advantage of low valuations or opt to preserve capital, strategists say.
"From our view, the valuations in this sector, be it hard currency (debt), local currency (debt), EM FX, corporates, are becoming compelling. Look, that is the first time I have been even close to bullish on emerging markets for a while. But it is on a relative risk/return basis," said Paul DeNoon, senior debt portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein in New York.
"The market has discounted a lot of bad news. I think with a lot of policy responses in the better countries, some opportunities have developed," he said, pointing to relative value in Indonesian, Brazilian and Turkish credits which have fallen far and fast.
In just a month, the broad MSCI Emerging Markets stock index is down 7.5 percent .MSCIEF versus a decline of 5 percent for all of 2013, a year when developed markets surged by 30 percent. The benchmark U.S. S&P 500 stock index is down 3.6 percent year-to-date .SPX.
Yield spreads between emerging market sovereign debt and comparable U.S. Treasuries widened by nearly 50 basis points, according to JPMorgan's benchmark indices, the largest one month increase since June of last year when the Fed's first hint at reducing its monetary stimulus rattled global markets.
Turkey, India and South Africa have recently surprised markets with aggressive defenses of their currencies. Their actions come as the Fed moves toward more normal monetary policy that will cause less money to move abroad in search of higher returns.
Emerging market currencies have lost ground against the U.S. dollar and the euro. Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) research said that in aggregate, emerging market currencies are now undervalued by about 2 percent, a sharp swing from 2010-2013 period when they were considered overvalued.
The bank sees cheap medium-term bonds in South Africa and Brazil. Mexico, Poland, Hungary and Malaysia look to be fairly priced, they said.
The aggressive rate hikes from central banks in troubled countries could stabilize those currencies, but it comes at a cost. Higher rates could slow growth in certain countries that are already struggling, and the weak demand from China means it will be more difficult for countries to export their way out of trade imbalances.
As fundamentals have not improved, emerging market countries with negative balance of payments metrics are in danger of more underperformance in their currencies.
"Our EM strategists believe some EM equity markets have further to fall, and that they require significant current account rebalancing before bottoming," wrote Goldman Sachs.
The Institute of International Finance wrote in its latest capital flows report on emerging markets that the asset class now has a price-to-earnings ratio for the coming 12 months, which gives a clue as to future corporate earnings, at about 9 times, below the decade average of 11 times. By comparison, developed markets are trading at a forward P/E of 15, above the long-run average of about 13 times earnings.
"Overall emerging market valuation has now fallen to very low levels," the IIF wrote on Jan 30.
To be sure, the IIF cautions that not every market is going to rebound. Many emerging markets - such as the now-famous 'fragile five' - face challenges in implementing structural reforms. These five - Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey - are considered the emerging nations with the weakest balance of payment positions and most monetary policy uncertainty.
"The broad weakness in expected earnings over the next 12 months (with only China expected to see much pickup) is another warning that 'cheap' may not translate to 'rally' any time soon," the IIF, an association representing big banks, wrote.
Those countries have responded, to a point. After Turkey's central bank hiked its benchmark interest rate by 425 basis points, BAML said it is time do some "serious bottom fishing in Turkey."
"We think it's now right to be overweight on a full 2014 view," BAML said.
In addition to Turkey, central bankers in India and South Africa have taken aggressive action, which one veteran EM analyst said will be the deciding factor going forward.
"Policymakers could change valuation perceptions," said Daniel Tenengauzer, head of Americas research at Standard Chartered in New York.
He points to India's aggressive tightening, which stemmed the rout that country's markets experienced in the last six months. In that time India's benchmark BSE index .BSESN has surged nearly 18 percent from a spike lower in August 2013.
In Latin America, he sees the acute selling of stocks such as Mexican telecoms giant American Movil (AMXL.MX)(AMX.N), down 6.2 percent year-to-date, as the result of Mexico's reforms, not just global factors.
Mexico has undertaken major reforms across multiple sectors. In the long-run reforms are positive but for companies like American Movil the near-term challenge will be a negative for its bottom line. Currently, the telecom company's P/E ratio is 11.3 on a forward 12-month basis versus its peers who are trading at 13.6 times earnings. The stock is down 6 percent in 2014, putting it at a 17 percent discount to its peers, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Strategas Research Partners believes Mexico is primed for more gains given reforms and its proximity to a strengthening U.S. economy.
The firm also believes Emerging Europe is poised for growth, citing in particular, Poland's promising prospects of a so-far resilient currency, low inflation, easy credit, and lower risk of capital flight. MSCI's Eastern Europe stock index trading against the MSCI Europe index, on a relative 12-month forward P/E basis, is below its long-term average, they said.
Additional reporting By David Gaffen; editing by Andrew Hay


text: Sebrango nets controversial winner - The Province August 11, 200812:00AM PDT Previous Next Home side loves ugly ending to night of pretty goals Steve Ewen Vancouver Whitecaps fans got to see some flash and some crash Sunday night. The Whitecaps beat the Atlanta Silverbacks 3-2 in an fast-paced, firewagon-soccer tilt before a crowd of 4,689 at Swangard Stadium. The first four goals were of the highlight-reel variety. The winner, in the 88th minute, was pure grit, as Whitecap Geordie Lyall bumped Atlanta goalkeeper Felipe Quintero trying to corral a corner kick and Eddy Sebrango slotted home the loose ball in the scramble. Quintero and other Silverbacks chased after referee Carol Anne Chenard immediately but to no avail. Quintero also stormed after the officials as they were leaving the pitch, but, instead of saying something, merely shook his head and tugged at his jersey. Atlanta coach Jason Smith could only shrug his shoulders after the game. Either way, those on hand in the stands went home with plenty to talk about. With Sebrango's sixth winner of the USL First Division campaign, Vancouver (11-6-4) also moves into a tie with Puerto Rico Islanders (11-6-4) for top spot in the league. "I'll have to see video to be sure ... I thought he had his hands on it," said Smith, who saw his team move to 8-6-7. "I wasn't going to say anything to her at the end. I'll have to see the video. "You have to trust them to make the decisions. I couldn't tell if it was a good one or a bad one. It looked to me like he had caught the ball. You can't fault them; they have to go for the ball. "If we had done the same, we would have been running back and celebrating as well." For his part, Vancouver captain Jeff Clarke didn't deny the call could have gone differently. "We've been on the other side...they all equal out," said Clarke, who played in the midfield yesterday after spending much of the year on the backline. "A lot of their guys were annoyed initially, but I think some of their veteran guys realized that they've had their fair share [of calls] at home." Clarke tied the game up at 1-1 in the 25th minute, deftly left-footing home a feed from forward Jason Jordan after Quintero did his best impression of former Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ron Hextall and roamed far out of his net to cut down Jordan's angle. Atlanta midfielder Ansu Toure sandwiched two picturesque goals around Clarke's tally. Toure rocketed home a shot off the crossbar from about 18 yards in the 20th minute to open the scoring. He gave Atlanta a 2-1 lead in the 38th minute, neatly chipping a shot over Jay Nolly from in tight. If Toure had any more time on the marker, he might have been able to finalize the Whitecaps' waterfront stadium. Vancouver started the game young, going with 21-year-old rookie defender Mason Trafford and 20-year-old midfielder Admir Salihovic off the kick-off. That was due to a yellow-card suspension for midfielder Steve Kindel and the fact defenders Lyall and Lyle Martin aren't healthy enough yet to start again. Both came on late. It was the first appearance of the season for 10-year veteran Lyall, thanks to both back and hamstring trouble. He came on just before Sebrango tied it up at 2-2 by pouncing on a loose ball after Quintero had stoned Charles Gbeke on a breakaway in the 72nd minute. And it looked like he had scored the winner after colliding with Quintero, but he admitted afterwards that it was Sebrango 10th tally of the season. "It's obviously a great feeling to get to run around again," said Lyall. "I've spent way too many games sitting in those blue seats up there." firstname.lastname@example.com © The Vancouver Province 2008 Previous Next


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I read about this program in the University of Utah Continuum magazine the alumni publication. In searching a little online I found the following description:
The Utah Academic Library Consortium, in conjunction with the Mountain West Digital Library, has launched a pioneer legacy digital project wherein 19th century overland migration will be examined from every aspect: transportation, trail and camp life, Indian depredations or encounters, diseases, medicine and surgery, politics and government, gold rush, religion, company organization, path finding and, wherever possible, perspectives from non-traditional viewpoints (women, children, minorities, etc.).Interestingly, the Mountain West Digital Library is one of the initial major contributors to the Digital Public Library of America. This is a worthy project for any state or region to undertake. You can check out the website for the times and dates where they will be doing scanning.
During the summer and fall of 2013, members of the UALC will be partnering with local libraries, historical societies and cultural heritage institutions to create a region-wide online collection of original pioneer manuscripts that still remain in private hands. These items range from single letters and diaries to photographs to substantial collections of correspondence between pioneers and family at home. These first-hand accounts, often in fragile or deteriorating condition, are carefully guarded treasures that many families are reluctant to relinquish. By scanning these items and providing online access, the Legacy Project will allow individuals to retain their original items, yet preserve the intellectual and historical content of these valuable documents.
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The Physics Institutes at RWTH Aachen University are participating in international high-profile collaborative research projects in the arena of particle physics. Particle physics explores the fundamental structures of matter, space-time and the forces in our universe. Despite enormous progress over the last century, important questions remain unanswered today.
more...zu: International Collaborative Research Projects
Here you can find an overview of the EU projects RWTH Aachen is involved in.
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Matt Kliegman and Carlos Quirarte, the very cool downtown team behind The Smile restaurant in Noho and the Westway dance club, have now brought a perfect take-away food spot in the form of Smile To Go to a hipster crossroads in Soho that desperately needed a good food option (props to old-school Crosby Deli for holding down the fort alone for years).
Situated at 22 Howard Street between Crosby and Lafayette, across from Opening Ceremony, and nestled amongst a host of groovy fashion and design companies, Smile To Go offers chef Melia Marden's delicious daily changing menu of Mediterranean-inspired dishes.
Chef Marden cooks according to the availability of ingredients and one might get a delicious chicken cranberry salad one day and a roasted beet salad on another. Smile To Go also offers coffee, tea, sandwiches, soups and pastries. Weekdays and weekends, see a lively group of creative types enjoying breakfast, lunch and dinner Mondays thru Saturdays from 8AM-6PM. Go check it out and you will indeed smile.
Smile To Go
22 Howard Street
New York NY 10013