Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Intern Season: Sarah Visintini : The LibVine

Sarah is doing her summer internship at the W.K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library, where she can be found at the circulation desk, answering reference questions, and working on special projects.

?It?s great to interact with students from such different disciplines, and helping members of the public find resources and information is incredibly rewarding as well. I think working on reference is probably my favourite part of the job because questions can vary so much from person to person and can require a lot of creativity and problem solving, which makes every reference interview a fun challenge,? says Sarah.

Sarah, ready to assist, at the Kellogg.

Last summer, Sarah worked in the library of the Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority (APSEA), an institution that supports children with visual and/or hearing disabilities. The library is integral to these patrons because it provides special reading materials for children in a variety of formats such as: Braille, print and Braille, and special electronic versions. The library also carries specialized resources for families, interpreters and teachers. ?It was there that I got a real taste of special libraries and how important they can be to support specific patron groups? needs,? says Sarah.

This past spring, Sarah completed her practicum at the Nova Scotia Cochrane Resource Centre under the supervision of Lara Killian and Robin Parker. ?This was a fantastic experience and served as a great introduction to health sciences information, evidence-based medicine, systematic searching and the ins and outs of health databases. I also really liked this practicum because it gave me a sense of librarians? roles outside of the traditional library setting, and our field?s potential in contributing to health research and supporting health professionals,? she says.

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts, with a double major in French and English, from Mount Allison in New Brunswick. She?s entering her second year in the MLIS program at Dal where she is also the Special Library Association Co-chair.

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Source: https://blogs.dal.ca/libraries/2012/07/30/intern-season-sarah-visintini/

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Samsung Galaxy Beam available now in UK

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The Samsung Galaxy Beam is now available in UK stores. The South Korean firm's latest Android handset has the boon of an intergrated projector

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Following its unveiling at the Mobile World Congress in February, Samsung has revealed that the Samsung Galaxy Beam, a projector smartphone, is now available in the UK.

Despite being just 12.5mm thick, the innovative handset displays multimedia content onto flat surfaces, such as walls and ceilings, in high-definition.

With an 8-megapixel camera and 720p recording capabilities at 30fps, this summer?s holiday photographs and 720p videos can be shared instantly via the Beam?s unique built-in projector.

Its 4.0-inch display lets users watch the latest films and television programmes, wherever they are.

Another feature intended for shared entertainment experiences is Samsung?s dedicated Game Hub, which boasts over 1,000 games, from Paper Toss to Assassin?s Creed, ready to be downloaded and played on the device.

In addition, it is hoped that students and professionals will use the versatile pocket device for work purposes, particularly presentations.

Simon Stanford, Samsung UK?s vice president, said: ?It?s the kind of device you won?t find anywhere else ? a high definition projector within a standard sized smartphone ? and is great for people who want to watch movies, show photos to friends or need to give a presentation while they?re out and about.?

The Beam features the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, rather than the latest Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, and is powered by a 1.0GHz dual-core processor. For extended use, there is the 2000 mAh battery and 8GB of internal memory.

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Florida County prohibits energy drinks in schools

DBR Staff Writer Published 30 July 2012

The Manatee County school board, Florida has passed a legislation to ban all energy drinks such as Red Bull, Rockstar and Full Throttle from schools across the county.

The school board's vote against energy drinks now places the drinks among similarly banned substances such as alcohol, cigarets and drugs.

According to researchers, energy drinks contain high quantities of sugar, caffeine and other unregulated additives that can pose dangers for children. Energy drinks have also been found to contribute to anxiety and depression in addition to interfering with medications.

High caffeine levels also affect blood pressure, brain function and heart rate.

Manatee County elementary schools director Joe Stokes said that a significant number of students who have increased energy followed by decreased energy can have agitation.

"Caffeine affects how the brain works," he added.

The ban will be imposed for the 2012-2013 school year and students caught with energy drinks could face suspension.

Source: http://www.drinks-business-review.com/news/florida-county-prohibits-energy-drinks-in-schools-300712

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30.07 Portugal - Inc?ndios s?o culpa do clima e dos criminosos, diz governo

Clique para ampliar O Ministro da Administra??o Interna portugu?s atribui o aumento do n?mero de igni??es ?s condi??es climat?ricas extremas e a m?o criminosa e n?o ? falta de meios, dado que, o n?mero ? superior ao do ano passado.

"Este ano, ao contr?rio do ano passado, temos mais equipas de interven??o e meios a?reos no terreno", garantiu Miguel Macedo, ? margem da inaugura??o das obras de amplia??o e remodela??o do quartel dos bombeiros da Cruz Verde, em Vila Real.

A t?tulo de exemplo, o governante referiu que no inc?ndio ocorrido no Algarve houve cr?ticas, mas n?o foram ? falta de meios.

"Tivemos naquele inc?ndio e, far? parte do relat?rio, um conjunto de meios como h? muito tempo n?o se via em Portugal", afirmou.

?s cr?ticas da oposi??o, Miguel Macedo respondeu que "n?o ? tempo de fazer cr?ticas" e que "a pol?tica vem a seguir", agora "estamos concentrados em resolver os problemas".

E fazendo alus?o ao ditado popular "em tempo de guerra, n?o se limpam armas", o governante salientou ser importante "n?o perder a cabe?a" com coisas que, sendo importantes, s?o menos importantes do que aquilo que ? essencial.

Neste momento, ressalvou, ? fundamental assegurar todas as condi??es ?s corpora??es para combater os inc?ndios e n?o fazer pol?tica.

Os inc?ndios no Algarve consumiram entre 18 e 22 de julho 26.839 hectares, enquanto na Regi?o Aut?noma da Madeira os dados da Uni?o Europeia indicam uma ?rea de 5.339 hectares entre 19 e 24 de julho.

A Autoridade Nacional da Floresta disp?e apenas no seu balan?o provis?rio de registos at? 15 de julho.

O governante avan?ou ? Lusa que, neste momento, n?o equaciona pedir ajuda "extraordin?ria" ? Comunidade Europeia para fazer face aos preju?zos causados pelo fogo porque j? foram tomadas uma "s?rie" de medidas imediatas e adequadas.

As autarquias, em conjunto com as entidades da administra??o central, explicou, continuam a fazer o levantamento dos preju?zos para acorrer a situa??es mais complicadas.

"Em termos pol?ticos discutiremos no s?tio e momento pr?prio o que h? para debater, mas agora n?o ? o tempo", considerou.

O "excecional" n?mero de igni??es no pa?s, sobretudo nos meses de fevereiro e mar?o, deveu-se, real?ou Miguel Macedo, ao facto de ser o tempo "mais seco e quente" dos ?ltimos 81 anos.

Este ano, disse, ao contr?rio do ano passado, as condi??es climat?ricas s?o "mais adversas" e isso explica o aumento do n?mero de "algumas" das ocorr?ncias.

Mas, al?m do "tempo seco", Miguel Macedo aponta m?o criminosa como outra das causas respons?vel pelos inc?ndios.

"Nos seis primeiros meses, j? houve uma s?rie de detidos por fogo posto e foram, tamb?m, identificados outros presum?veis respons?veis. Estamos ? alerta", adiantou.

O presidente da liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses referiu que 85 por cento dos inc?ndios tem origem criminosa.

Por isso, segundo Jaime Marta Soares, neste pa?s "? beira mar plantado" os fogos n?o podem ser s? evitados atrav?s do combate, mas sim fazendo preven??o e ordenamento das florestas.

Os pol?ticos, garantiu, n?o tem sabido lidar com estas quest?es.

[ Portugueses que chegam a Fran?a vivem pior que em Portugal ]

[ Portugueses: O pior da crise ainda est? para vir ]

[ Porque ? que toda a gente gosta do BOMDIA? (v?deo) ]

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10 Reasons to Drop Windows for Mountain Lion

Make a change on a Pages document in Mountain Lion and iCloud will automatically update it on your iPad. It doesn't get any easier than that if you happen to own Apple's slate. You don't even have to think about whether to bring your MacBook or iPad with you when you leave the house, because everything is already in sync.

iCloud also keeps your Numbers and Keynote files up to date, and neatly presents all of your recent documents when you open any of the above apps. I just wish Apple's iWork suite could automatically save docs as Office-friendly versions by default for sharing with Windows users; instead, you have to check off a box every time.

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Workers Compensation at the Jul 1 2012 Reinsurance Renewal ...


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draqul: I will wake up healthy, full of energy and positive feelings and not, for example, lung eating fungus

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Monday, July 30, 2012

Three Berry Pie with Brown Sugar Topping from Tv Food and Drink ...



I didn?t intend for this to be the pie I made to celebrate having to put my cat to sleep, but that?s the way it turned out.

Z had been back and forth to the vet for about a week, and the ultimate diagnosis was a cyst inside his intestine which would most likely have just grown back had I spent the several thousand dollars on surgery to have it removed. ?His disposition in that week had altered itself from playful and relaxed to sullen and despondent. He wasn?t eating or drinking, and he couldn?t use his box. ?It was clear he could not find a comfortable position for himself to rest.

I started this pie in the late afternoon, while wallowing in denial over what would have to be done. ?Michael arrived later in the evening and talked me back into reality. ?Without being able to use his box, there wasn?t a lot of time for Z. ?None of us were benefitting from delay. ?So after a few more crying sessions, I finally caved and said to Michael between sniffles, ?Ok? let me just get this pie out of the oven, and while it?s cooling we?ll take Z in, and then when we get back we can eat it.?


I understand dividing my attentions between a dying cat and a three berry pie with brown sugar topping might seem a bit coarse. ?But once I had accepted what needed to be done for Z, it was no longer tough for me. ?We had shared fourteen years of companionship and he?d been content and healthy through all of it. Below is the last picture we took of him. ?The heart sleeve on his paw is covering up the IV that was delivering the dose that would move him on. ?He was at ease all the way through the end, purring and nuzzling me. ?I could not have asked for a better end for him.

It?s been over a month now, and I?m starting to hear the call of kittens at the Saturday afternoon pet adoption fairs outside the Petco on Sunset. ?But I?ll hold off a while longer.

And we did go back home that night and eat the pie. ?We topped it with ice cream. We each had two giant slices. ?At his peak, Z weighed approximately 19 pounds, so I?m sure he would have wanted nothing else for us.


Three Berry Pie with Brown Sugar Topping
Adapted from Food Network Magazine ?July August 2012, page 82

For the Dough:

  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons white vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 10 Tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 2-4 Tbsps ice water

For the Filling:

  • 2 cups blueberries
  • 2 cups strawberries, husked and quartered (or halved)
  • 2 cups blackberries
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 2 wide strips lemon zest
  • 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 3 Tbsps flour
  • 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp salt

For the Topping:

  • 3/4?cup coarsely chopped almonds, walnuts or hazelnuts, toasted
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted
  • pinch of salt

Additional:

  • pie weights or dried beans to serve as pie weights

Make the dough: ? Pulse the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, vinegar, salt, and about 1/3 the butter in a food processor until the butter is incorporated. ?Add the remaining butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces.

Add 2 tablespoons ice water and pulse until the dough just comes together. ?Pinch a small piece of dough. ?If it doesn?t hold together, add up to 2 more tablespoons of ice water, pulsing 1 tablespoon at a time.

Turn the dough out onto a large piece of plastic wrap and press into a ball. ?Pat into a 1/2 inch disk and wrap tightly. ?Refrigerate until firm, at least one hour.

Once firm, roll the dough into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface or between 2 pieces of lightly floured parchment paper?(if the dough becomes soft, refrigerate again until firm). ?Center the dough in a 9-inch pie plate. ?Fold the overhang under itself and crimp the edges. ?Refrigerate 3o minutes.

Preheat oven to 350? F.

Lightly pierce the bottom and sides of the crust with a fork, then line with parchment paper or foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans. ?Bake 20 minutes, then remove the parchment and weights and continue baking until lightly golden, about 10 more minutes. ?Transfer to a rack and let cook completely.

Meanwhile, make the filling: Bring 1 cup of blueberries, 1 cup of strawberries and 1 cup of blackberries along with 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the lemon zest to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat, crushing the berries slightly with a wooden spoon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Discard the lemon zest. Transfer the berry mixture to a bowl, stir in the remaining 3 cups of berries and 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the lemon juice, the flour, nutmeg and salt. Let cool completely.

For the Topping: ?Combine the nuts, brown sugar, flour, butter and salt. ?Squeeze the mixture into clumps with your hands and scatter on a baking sheet. ?Freeze for 30 minutes.

Increase the oven temperature to 375? F. ?Pour the cooled berry filling into the crust and top with the frozen crumb topping. ?Transfer to a baking sheet and bake until the filling is bubbly and the topping is golden brown, 45 to 55 minutes. ?(If the topping browns too quickly, cover it with foil).

Transfer the pie to a rack and cool overnight, or at least 4 hours, so the filling sets ?(We didn?t do that. ?We?re not sadists. ?We let it cool an hour. ?It was fine).



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DIY Home Improvement: Kids Room Race Car Theme

If you're looking at a fixer-upper, the Federal Housing Administration rehab loan may be the mortgage for you.

Are you interested in buying a fixer-upper, but don't have the cash to remodel it? Or maybe you have saved money for remodeling and you've found a house you love, but your lender won't allow you to buy it because the house isn't considered habitable without toilets.

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There are always properties on the market that weren't maintained by cash-strapped former owners, were treated poorly by renters or were deliberately trashed by formers owners before they lost their home to foreclosure. Shouldn't there be a way for someone like you to fix up these neighborhood eyesores and bring them back to life?

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A Gift From the Government

There is, and it's brought to you by the federal government. The Federal Housing Administration's rehab loan product, the The FHA 203(k) Loan was designed for individuals who want to rehabilitate or repair a damaged home so they can live in it as their primary residence. These loans are endorsed by the government to encourage lenders to offer what would otherwise be considered a risky loan product. Because of the risk and expense involved, rehab projects are normally handled by professional real estate investors who can buy properties with cash and therefore don't need any bank to approve the property's condition.

According to the FHA, "All persons who can make the monthly mortgage payments are eligible to apply" for a 203(k) loan. To find a lender in your area who is experienced with FHA 203(k) mortgages, use the search tool at http://www.hud.gov/ll/code/llslcrit.cfm and check the box for 203(k).

You might be surprised by the variety of home repairs and improvements that can be financed with the 203(k) loan. These include, but are not limited to:

  • Painting
  • Room additions
  • Decks
  • Patios
  • Site grading and drainage
  • Bathroom remodeling
  • Kitchen remodeling, including appliances
  • Finishing an attic or basement
  • Structural alterations and repairs
  • Adding or decreasing the number of units in a dwelling (e.g., single family to duplex)
  • New siding
  • Second story addition
  • Elimination of lead-based paint problems
  • Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC)
  • Plumbing
  • Roofing
  • Flooring
  • Energy conservation
  • Disabled access

The FHA does not allow "luxury items" such as tennis courts, swimming pools, hot tubs and barbecue pits to be financed with a 203(k) loan, but some items that you might think of as luxuries, such as whirlpool bathtubs, are actually allowed. Talk to your lender about the specific improvements you want to make to see what you can finance.

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Applying for an FHA 203(k) Loan

At AmeriFirst Home Mortgage, we are your 203k Specialists. You can find us in several states in the 203k Loan Directory.

Bottom Line

Let us know how we can help, and feel free to download our FREE 203k Survival Guide anytime.

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15 magical pieces of tech that need to stop

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They were supposed to make everything better. And maybe they did, a little. But it's time for them to go away now. Sorry, QR codes. It's been real.?

?1. QR Codes

Imagine a hyperlink, except instead of actual readable text that you can type in, it's some weird ziggurat that gives no hint of where it's going. Also, instead of clicking on it, you have to take a picture of it with your camera, and you're probably going to have to take that picture three or four times before it works, and a lot of the time it's going to send you to either a non-mobile site or a dead link. If they all disappeared tomorrow, not one person in the entire world would care, not at all.

2. Routers

For some reason, they all look like they were made in 1995 and most of them act that way too. Everything they do would be much better in a scaled down, Airport-Express-style dongle. Time to burn this one down and start again.

3. Browser plugins

Flash is pulling out of the mobile world (after years of trying to break in) and Silverlight is ruining lives on a daily basis. Soon HTML5 will replace them entirely ? browser plugins don't exist on the iPhone or iPad and they won't exist on Windows 8 RT ?? but in the meantime there are a lot of websites with gaping holes in them, like a newspaper attacked by old lady clipping coupons.

4. Traffic cameras

The?rule was, if a cop caught you speeding, you got a ticket. It was a great system, both for the Smokey-and-the-Bandit factor and because, if you were only a little bit over the line, the officer would usually let it slide. Mailing tickets to people just because they got from point A to point B a little ahead of the curve is cheating, and it moves us towards a creepy automotive panopticon where the force of law is both intangible and omnipresent. But mostly, it's just lame.

5. Inductive charging?

Another idea that's been kicking around for a while without ever taking off. If it's not built into the phone, like the Palm Pre, it's not any easier than plugging it in.

6. Bluetooth audio

This started out as a good idea ? especially the speakers ? but it took 15 years to produce a decent product. Time to call it a day. We're better off with speaker wire.

7. The remote control

True story: I recently visited a friend who was housesitting, and it took us 10 minutes to figure out how to turn on the TV. There were three remotes, and each one had 40 buttons on it, except for the Apple TV remote, which didn't have a power button. Just put it in an app.

8. The cable box?

Speaking of which, here's a strange box that requires another remote control. Destroy! Or get it over with and shove it inside of an?Xbox or Apple TV already.

9. Software license keys?

Hard to enter, easy to crack. Authentication shouldn't be this difficult.

10. Cables For everything

Too many cables. Toomanycables. Too many, cables. Too.?Many cables.

11. The printer/scanner/fax

A surprising number of people still get one of these when they buy a computer, even though there's no reason to do any of these three things, and if you ever run out of ink or toner you will suffer the tortures of the damned. The sooner we stop expecting paper copies of things, the better.

12. Blu-Ray?

A lot of loose copies of Transformers 3 were handed out trying to make this one happen. And the movie looked great! Unfortunately, nobody you know owns a Blu-Ray player, and nobody wants to make a computer that deals with them. You're better off streaming.

13. The power brick

It's enough to make you wish we'd stuck with direct current.

14. Facebook comments

Designed to bring civility to web comments by attaching real people's names to them. Because if you know Richard Morris here is the person saying crazy things, he won't say them, right? Wrong. It continues to be a bottomless will of spiritual death and plain-old web-design misery.

15. Standalone anti-virus software?

It's crazy that this still exists. Just bake it into the OS already.

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Akin to Jane Austen: Fabulous Information about the Austen Family ...

Inquiring readers, One of the benefits of overseeing a long-lasting blog is the number of Jane Austen aficionados one meets via email and online. Ronald Dunning, a descendant of Jane Austen?s brother, Francis, recently emailed me to discuss his new genealogy site and Jane Austen family website. After I visited the sites and read Deb Barnum?s excellent post on the topic?at Jane Austen in Vermont, I invited Mr. Dunning to explain how he managed to fill in so many members on his family tree. When all was said and done, what excited me most was when I saw the resemblance between Mr. Dunning and his illustrious ancestor. The Austens do indeed live on. Enjoy!

Sir Francis William Austen, Admiral of the Fleet, and descendant Ronald Dunning

Hi Vic! I?m a 4th-great-grandson of Frank Austen, and a committed genealogist. I?ve been working for quite a few years on an extended and inclusive genealogy of the Austen family, which can be seen at RootsWeb: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~janeausten. It?s an ongoing project, subject to addition and revision, but has reached an advanced state of maturity. Various writers on the Austen family in England and the US have used it, and I?ve even found it cited as a reference source for biographies at Wikipedia.

Joan Corder

I?ve just posted a new website dedicated to Jane Austen?s Family, which was announced to the public at last week?s JAS AGM. The address is www.janeaustensfamily.co.uk . The first content is Joan Corder?s ?Akin to Jane? ? a 1953 manuscript listing as many descendants of George and Cassandra Austen as the author could find. Joan recorded something like 320 descendants of George and Cassandra Austen, which is very good going for 1953. The biographical detail in the manuscript makes it invaluable. She could never find a publisher and the book exists only in a couple of manuscript copies, one of which is at the Jane Austen?s House Museum at Chawton. When I first began working on the site, I wasn?t sure whether it would interest anyone ? I was simply driven on by my obsession with family history ? but it?s been well received, to my delight. The Museum is pleased that they can now retire Joan Corder?s fragile original.

With the benefit of modern genealogical facilities, I?ve increased the tally from 320 to over 1200 ? all of whom are to be found on my RootsWeb site. I have to admit that I have included very little anecdotal information, it is mainly genealogy; and all details except the surname are withheld for anyone born after 1915, though I have them on my computer database.

Austen (l) and Austen-Leigh (r) family coat of arms.

You asked for an anecdotal example for Jane Austen?s World readers that would flesh out the details of my research. I immediately thought of James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley and Elizabeth Barnard ? Cassandra Leigh?s great-grandparents. Cassandra was of course Jane Austen?s mother.

Hearing Miss Barnard was engaged to a party with a fashionable conjuror, who showed the ladies their future husbands in a glass, he by a proper application to the cunning man beforehand, and by a proper position at the time, was exhibited in the glass to Miss Barnard: clapping her hands she cried, ?Then Mr. Bridges is my destination, and such he shall be.??

This lovely anecdote was recorded in a footnote, in The Complete Peerage,under the entry for James Brydges, the 8th Lord Chandos of Sudeley. The lady in question, Elizabeth Barnard, did become his wife. Elizabeth?s father Sir Henry Barnard was a ?Turkey merchant,? a trader whose business interest was in importing from Constantinople. Her husband James Brydges was himself the Ambassador of the ?Turkey Company? (properly the Levant Company) in Constantinople from 1680 to 1686.

Sir James Brydges (1642?1714), 8th Baron Chandos, Turkey Company Ambassador to Constantinople

Elizabeth gave birth to twenty-two children. We are familiar with the mortal threat to women?s lives from childrearing ? three of Jane Austens? sisters-in-law suffered that fate. Elizabeth survived her twenty-two deliveries and lived to the age of 77. Not all of her children fared so well ? only fifteen were baptized, and of those, three sons and five daughters survived infancy. This was far from unusual ? Antonia Fraser, in her study of 17th-century woman, The Weaker Sex, stated that it was normal for only a third of children born to a large family to survive. Their eldest child, Mary Bridges, was one of the survivors. The link to Jane Austen can now be traced within a few generations. Mary married Theophilus Leigh; they were Cassandra Leigh?s paternal grandparents and the parents of Theophilus Leigh, who served as Master of Balliol College in Oxford from 1726 until his death in 1785. Theophilus Jr.?s brother Thomas Leigh married Jane Walker, and they were Cassandra Leigh?s parents. Cassandra, who married George Austen, gave birth to eight children, including Jane Austen in 1775. (And she too survived to a ripe old age.)

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I hope you enjoyed this small sampling of the information that my sites offer about Jane Austen?s family. Deb Barnum from Jane Austen in Vermont has interviewed me, and written a very thorough review and detailed explanation of how to find information on the sites.

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15 Suggestions to Start a Web Business | 2leep.in - Free Article ...

It might appear easy to begin an online business, nevertheless the the reality is that it is a lot of work. Exactly like any other company you start, there really are a few things that you?ll need to consider. This is a set of some suggestions which should be considered a priority for you when starting an on line business.Find Your Target Market ? If you don?t know who you are trying to sell your product or service to, then you will not know who to make your company appeal to. Large companies can get away with marketing to everybody, but as a little online business you will have tens of thousands of other organizations in competition too. Because of the opposition, you?ll need to target using one specific industry to create the business run easier and more inviting to future customers.Pick an Business Model ? which means your business will run effortlessly and smoothly You will need to pick an online business model. Having an even more focused approach on your own business will allow you to devote your entire power in getting the business up and running. You?ll also learn more on which audience you want to advertise to. Here are a few of the alternatives for an internet business model. For starting out it?s far better stick to one. Then, as your business grows, you can included more styles into your plan.Sell your own product. What this means is you?ll make your own product or services to sell such as inventing a to sell or an artist making items to sell. You?ll need to help keep in your mind when you are selling an actual item like cell phone accessories or candles, you will need more start up cash and time to get started. You will have to take into account the fact you will need storage space.Sell a site and will need to ship products. This means that you will provide a support, such as accounting, vacation planning, or career counseling. You need to remember that when you decide to sell a service, you will be investing your hours for money. This means that you will only be settled when you?re actively working for your customers. When selling an item, your income is not limited to by your time.Sell information products. Individuals are willing to purchase good information that will assist them resolve problems, achieve objectives, and so on. Informational goods are the customer that will be educated by classes how to do something. The consumer can acquire these instructions quickly the internet. There will be maintenance and customer service to deal with however, you will not need to deliver something or use up all your time.Sell Through Affiliate Programs. If you do not wish to sell your personal product or service, you will get paid to advertise someone else?s. You will be paid a portion of the revenue that are made as a result of your marketing. Businesses like Amazon, PETCO, and eBay all have affiliate programs. You set up a website that is related to the product and then suggest that individuals on your website buy a product from your own internet organization. You will place a link in your web site that people can use to purchase these items. The web link will have a particular following number about it so your company will know who sent them the traffic and potential sell.Direct Sales Company. You will find loads of immediate sales companies that provide everything from jewelry to skin care. You?ll sign on as an agent and receive all of the data you need to get started. Then you can make a web site through the products and services to people who are interested.Sell Wholesale Products You Purchase and sites to promote yourself. You can purchase other people?s products and services and sell it at a greater value. There are numerous wholesale companies. You can buy the merchandise when you offer the products and frequently obtain a better value. Some businesses may dropship or pay for all of the shipping and handling. You can change the orders in to the dropshipping business as you get them and take orders. You will make a website that features the products that you wish to sell.Choose a Name and Buy It ? For an online business, you?ll need a website. You?ll need to pick a domain name for your site. When you have selected your audience and what kind of business you need to begin, finding the ideal domain name can make your business better to market. You?ll desire a huge list of options before trying to find a domain name. You should ensure it is easy to remember and keep to a.com extension.Proofread your Content ? Having an online business, you?ll not be able to market your business face to face. This makes many firms battle to persuade customers that they are legit. But if you be sure that all of the terms in your internet site are spelled right and grammar is ideal, you?ll appear to be a reputable business. You most likely should retain an or at least have another pair of eyes look over your site to be sure that everything appears great.Get Traffic ? An online business is no good unless folks are looking at it. You?ll have to do people to be got by things to your site. Listed here are so tips about how to obtain more traffic to your website.Free Search Engine Traffic. You will need to get listed on a search engine results page and get as large as you can. The sooner you are to the main research effect, the more people will see your website listing and want to select it. This is a big marketing device that involves selecting keywords that people can search for, using those keywords in your website, and incorporating links to your website from trustworthy websites.Pay-Per-Click. Although free search engine traffic can take a while to create, you can get traffic straight away by paying for ad room on search engines like Yahoo and Google. You?ll pick key words that individuals who would be enthusiastic about your organization will look for. A bet is put by all you do is write an ad, on the search engine ppc internet site. This quote would be the volume that you?re prepared to pay if someone clicks on your offer when finding it on the search engine. If your bet is the best for all those keywords, your ad will undoubtedly be on the first page of results in the ad space. You will then pay the internet search engine a certain amount everytime someone clicks on your own ad and visits your website.Having a Sticky Website. This is among the simplest and cheapest methods to make more traffic for our internet site. This can get people need to visit your internet site repeatedly and be excited to visit. So, it?ll make your website sticky by making people not want to stay from it. You are able to do this by giving visitors something to speak about. What this means is that you?ll provide data that your market will want to know and keep them talking. Study controversial. You can even allow readers add to your internet site. What this means is developing a community or letting them leave comments. People can feel like they are an integral part of your internet site. You need to help keep your internet site up to date with new content so that they may also have something new to look at. Sweepstakes and offers often attract an audience. Many people might just come for the treasure and never keep coming back, but your business is a great way to expose your organization to new clients that will not have visited otherwise.Press Releases. Your own publicity campaign can be released by you by developing a press release record that can get people excited about your business. They can be directed by you to anybody and everyone that can exhibit you before an audience like journals, newspapers, or TV news. This way you can market on line in addition to offline.

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Paragon: A new RP idea.

They were known and loved throughout the land of Armorica, the heroic team of mighty warriors that fought the forces of darkness. The handsome, chivalrous knight, the beautiful elf, the wise-cracking rogue, the genius magic-user. They faced the villainous forces of the Dark Lord at every turn, defeating them....but never going so far as to kill them completely....because they were heroes and heroes did not do things like that.

They lived out their days adventuring across the fertile land of Armorica, where dragons flew through the sky and nature spirits spoke through the forest trees to guide their path. Every day was a new adventure.

And it was all a lie.

Perhaps I'm getting ahead of myself. Allow me to explain.

The year is 2219. It's an unseasonably cold summer, but city-wide climate control has had it covered. The War ended three years previous, and the nations have entered an era of comparative peace. The most popular sport is chimera racing, in which hybrid composite animals are ridden through obstacle courses in a competitive event, and the most popular TV show in the country, if not the western world, is Paragon, a fantasy series.

Paragon features a group of heroes and their adventurers in a fantasy landscape. Merchandise is everywhere and the studios that make it are extremely wealthy.

The stars of Paragon however, have no idea of their fame..because they have no idea that their world is a fake.

You see, as previous mentioned, three years previous, the nation was at war...in a sense. Almost a second Cold War that saw two large powers facing off, engaging in an arms race in an attempt to prepare for a terrible conflict. One of the major projects that went ahead was Project Paragon, an initiative in enhancing humanity with a view to creating soldiers that could easily out-perform any human being. A number of prototypes were constructed, but as the prototypes went into training, then peace was declared again.

The abrupt end of the war as a surprise to many, and left the military in a difficult situation. They had an assortment of extremely powerful individuals, untrained and unmanagable, designed for combat, but with no war to go to. It was a concern that simply releasing them into society would be too dangerous...and yet killing them would doubtlessly get out and cause a PR nightmare. With no war people were less cowed and frightened, and more liable to ask questions.

It was then that they were approached by an entertainment company. The CEO had had dealings with the militray before, having purchased their adaptive training environment, known as The Crucible, some months before. The Crucible was a large, domed area with an adaptive environment, that was it could be programmed to replicate any landscape with remarkable ease, generating landscape from organic material.

The company had an idea that they proposed. They would purchase these supersoldiers, they would give them false identities, false backgrounds, condition them to believe what was put into their heads, and they would use them for entertainment....and they would use the Crucible as a set. It would be the most revolutionary show that had ever been shown. A fantasy with characters who were real, who beleived what they were experiencing.

The project went ahead and Paragon was released to an audience who took to it immediately, and for years people watched as the characters, both the heroes and the villains, fought and adventured and won and lost...all none the wiser.

That was, until a voice started speaking to once. A voice from the world outside.

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China Economic Net July 25th dispatch (reporter Gao Xiao day) of the State Council decided from the start in late July, sent 8 inspection teams, 16 provinces (city) carry out fulfil the State Council to the real estate market regulation policy measures to carry out special inspection. Many industry insiders believe, large-scale research is often thought of as a prelude to the introduction of the new policy. So if the inspection found problems in comparison to many words, do not rule out the possibility of new regulatory policies. In this regard, China Economic Net commentatorYang ChenIn the ?I? in finance program on its own, and that,The new policy will be introduced, and is likely to use taxation a suppressionHouse pricesMethod.Yang Chen explains, ?even though the two of us regulation has achieved some results, but the fundamental premium real rise or not played a fundamental role in June, some city residents loosening rebound, the amount raised can be reflected. But why two years time, there is no central from the view of tax to suppress speculative demand, an important reason is that taxation has certain difficulty, reflected in the networked information asymmetry, but it is now possible to use this method to curb prices, before I also mentioned several times, to multiple sets of homeowners taxation, it is difficult to change the foam continuation.?The following is the news broadcast content:[] the first broadcast, see this list of headlines.The real estate market stable and healthy development of relation people life, it is the Party Central Committee, the State Council attach great importance to a problem. According to gov.cn message, in response to the recent real estate market of the new situation, new problems, to further promote the real estate market regulation policy measure to fulfil, resolutely curb speculationInvestmentDemand, consolidate achievement of estate market adjusting control, the State Council decided from the start in late July, sent 8 inspection teams, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and other 16 provinces (city) carry out fulfil the State Council to the real estate market regulation policy measure, carry out special supervision.?(Reuters Chinese WebBlog,Micro-blog?) also paid close attention to this news, citing the Shanghai real estate securities analyst Shu Tingfei points out, current price increases expected resurgence, the inspector to reverse the market anticipated, at least at the psychological level to have a more positive influence. At the same time, it also reflects the real estate regulation will remain stable and high-pressure situation, also shows the central stick real estate regulation does not relax attitude.[comments] Yang Chen[1] ask many insiders analysis thinks, large-scale research is often thought of as a prelude to the introduction of the new policy. So if the inspection found that many problems, does not rule out the possibility of new regulatory policies. What do you think, if there is a new policy, you feel what measures? Has the analysis thinks, a breakthrough in tax.[] in addition to question 2, the inspection, the market there is a worry, is the policy authority have discount? Beijing Centaline Market Research Department DirectorZhang DaweiHe points out, at present some local governments for the regulation of free will is strong. How about you?Related articles:Finance [i]Cao HepingIn the city: the stock market bubble has been very small[i] Cao Heping: cooperative housing finance is not feasible and more like evading policyFinance [i]Yi XianrongGoing home: there is probably a good thing[i] CNOOC finance acquisition of Canadian energy company Yi Xianrong commentary[i] Lin Yun (Finance and EconomicsBlog,Micro-blogForeign media: ?China) split 5 disaster? is alarmist[Financial] I save New Oriental? Lin Yun: depend onYu MinhongCharm[I and]2012 year in January ? June Edition[I and]2011 EditionEveryone involved in, ?my financial achievement?. Hello, I am Chen Liang, first by the netizen clicks generated ?finance and economics this list?.In 1, the State Council [guide] sent 8 inspection teams to 16 provinces and cities to inspect the property regulation implementation. Later please commentator Yang Chen interpreted.[report] comprehensive ten financial network (Blog,Micro-blog?This list), and? second to five news:[] in 2, the ?diamond? breakdown triggered all hot, have the analysis point of view, there are up to 10 trading days, the weekly adjustment will come.3, [the]Ministry of FinancePublished data shows, 2012 first half of the year the tax revenue growth of 9.8% over the same period.[] in 4, the ?7.21 Super Rainstorm? lead Beijing Fangshan District casualty loss big, governor Qi Hong moved to said, ?as governor, I am sorry you?. Chaoyang District verification stormy night sit price hotel.[] in 5, the RMB exchange rate for 3 consecutive days hit limit, the analysis points out, this will further increase the pressure of the outflow of hot money.[] the first broadcast, see this list of headlines.The real estate market stable and healthy development of relation people life, it is the Party Central Committee, the State Council attach great importance to a problem. According to gov.cn message, in response to the recent real estate market of the new situation, new problems, to further promote the real estate market regulation policy measure to fulfil, resolutely curb speculative investment demand, consolidate achievement of estate market adjusting control, the State Council decided from the start in late July, sent 8 inspection teams, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning 16 provinces (city) carry out fulfil the State Council to the real estate market regulation policy measure, carry out special supervision.?Reuters Chinese network? also paid close attention to this news, citing the Shanghai real estate securities analyst Shu Tingfei points out, current price increases expected resurgence, the inspector to reverse the market anticipated, at least at the psychological level to have a more positive influence. At the same time, it also reflects the real estate regulation will remain stable and high-pressure situation, also shows the central stick real estate regulation does not relax attitude.[comments] Yang Chen[1] ask many insiders analysis thinks, large-scale research is often thought of as a prelude to the introduction of the new policy. So if the inspection found that many problems, does not rule out the possibility of new regulatory policies. What do you think, if there is a new policy, you feel what measures? Has the analysis thinks, a breakthrough in tax.[] in addition to question 2, the inspection, the market there is a worry, is the policy authority have discount? Beijing Centaline Market Research Department Director Zhang Dawei points out, at present, some local governments for the regulation of free will is strong. How about you?[] continue to view this list and broadcast second news.We turn to A stock market reports, into the much home website in 24 hours the rank front row. A detailed look at. Many held out for more than half a year of SSE Composite Index ?Diamond bottom? yesterday was penetrated heartlessly, although just below a point, then can be pulled, but the parties led to the heat.??National securitiesR & D Center ManagerXu YidingPoints out, the overall performance of the listing Corporation semi-annual report is decreased, the SSE Composite Index eventually fell below 2132 points are the most important factors. He also expected, small and medium-sized board index,GemIndex with at most 10 trading days will enter the weekly level adjustment, so investors should beware of strong stock budie. Ping An Securities chief analyst Wang Ren strategy to maintain the pessimistic view, he believes that the economic weakness is the market for fell an important reason why, but at present, the weak economy rebound is not strong enough to support all of the industry?s profits get.Of course, pessimism, is also the voice of optimism,Guotai JunanSecurities said, the current A market exchange rate and the ?hopeless surrender? index has increased, is expected to adjust already neared its end.[comments] Yang Chen[question] 1 A shares fell by continuous ?people?s Daily Overseas Edition? attention, today it?s an article is put forward, the issue of new shares is ?poor? and more ?raw?? How do you see this matter? And the article points out, stopping IPO may not be able to ?rescue?. Is that so?[2] question at present, people are increasingly disappointed, the board of the company?s statistics, the recent two months on average everyday more than 1500 shareholders to sell from the city. Investors have lamented, now meet not ask ?eaten?, but said ?today to the securities company closed?? What do you think? This time the sell out?[] to see today broadcast finance this announcement third news.It is a tax sources, to pay attention to the first half of this year?s revenue. According to the website of the Ministry of finance report released yesterday shows, first half of this year, national tax income 50000 4000 900 3163000000 yuan, grow 9.8% compared to the same period. But compared with the same period last year, the overall tax revenue growth dropped sharply in 19.8Percentage points. Analysis of the report pointed out, this is mainly because of domestic economy increases fast fall after a rise, cause and economic indexes closely related to tax revenue growth; in addition the overall price level rises a fall after a rise, real estate sales decline, general trade imports growth rate and structural tax cuts, but also makes a number of subject categories have different degrees of reduction.[comments] Yang Chen[question] in addition, apart from the tax revenue data, released yesterday HSBC China manufacturing July PMI index is also very popular, we see a preview of the value is 49.5, for a five month high. HSBC?s chief economist Qu Hongbin said, is expected with the policy effect, economic growth may soon began to rebound. How about you?[report], we have a short break, we?ll be right back after.[] continue to view this list and broadcast fourth news.?7 ? 21? heavy rainfall in Beijing province the situation continues to affect the hearts of the people, especially the heavy rain hit Fangshan District, attracts more attention. We read about the news. Yesterday afternoon, Fangshan District issued a disaster situation reporting, preliminary statistics for local economic loss in 5000000000 yuan, damaged 67000 houses, significant casualties loss, is still under further statistics. Warden Qi Hong in the presentation of these situations, eyes full of tears, he said that, ?as governor, I am sorry you.?With the active rescue and relief is in stark contrast to another message, ?Beijing daily? reported that, in the heavy rain that day, there isMicro-blogDiscovered ?Sanyuanqiao hotel sits the price 2160 yuan for one night.?. In response, Chaoyang District Tourism Board has been carrying out verification, but the verification results show, do not call the Sanyuanqiao hotel or hotel Sanyuanqiao unit. Chaoyang District Tourism Commission said, if people have ?black house? event related cues, can reflect and complaints, and resolutely put an end to this kind of phenomenon.[comments] Yang Chen[question] according to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of meteorology monitoring display, 25 to 28, the capital will also enter the precipitation multiple slots, wherein the individual regions of today and tomorrow, especially northeast Beijing torrential rainfall probability. You heard this news, what kind of feeling in the prevention or have any suggestions?[] the last broadcast, see list of fifth news.Pay attention to the exchange rate of RMB to the news. On the seven anniversary of the renminbi to us dollar exchange rate, but for the first time in history, hit 1% ?limit plate?. ?Nanfang Daily? reported that, due to the economic crisis in the euro zone effects, recent hedge fund return of the dollar, the dollar currency trend is not good, the renminbi also affected obviously, last Friday the currency since the relaxation two-way fluctuation range since 1%, first hit daily limit. This Monday, the RMB against the U.S. dollar exchange rate the biggest intraday decline again reach 0.98%. Yesterday, the spot exchange rate after the hit 6.3930 yuan, compared to the price decline of 0.93%.The report points out, the three consecutive day limit hit, shows that the recent devaluation of the yuan is expected to continue warming. Analysts have pointed out, such that the signal indicating the market for Chinese economy may be worried, so there is the outflow of hot money. And the devaluation of the renminbi will further increase the pressure of the outflow of hot money.[comments] Yang Chen[question] when it comes to exchange rate issues, news, the United States in July Markit manufacturing industry PMI initial achieved the lowest since December 2010, affected the rapid decline, dollar. Then the renminbi would have further implications?[report] at the end of the series, we review today of greatest concern to users of the financial news.In 1, the State Council [guide] sent 8 inspection teams to 16 provinces and cities to inspect the property regulation implementation.[] in 2, the ?diamond? breakdown triggered all hot, have the analysis point of view, there are up to 10 trading days, the weekly adjustment will come.[] in 3, the Ministry of Finance announced data shows, 2012 first half of the year the tax revenue growth of 9.8% over the same period.[] in 4, the ?7.21 Super Rainstorm? lead Beijing Fangshan District casualty loss big, governor Qi Hong moved to said, ?as governor, I am sorry you?. Chaoyang District verification stormy night sit price hotel.[] in 5, the RMB exchange rate for 3 consecutive days hit limit, the analysis points out, this will further increase the pressure of the outflow of hot money.[report] ?I Fs? news you have clicked, we seek is your sympathy. The next program.[] we enter stock market broadcast ?express comment? link.Today we phone analyst Shenyin senior investment consultant Tom Chang. Mr. Zhang hello.1, this week?s trading has been more than half, then you on the short-term market trend to forecast?2, in such a market, investors operation what do you suggest? Which plate can focus on?

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Michelle Obama greets US athletes in London

(AP) ? Michelle Obama formally opened her stint as leader of the U.S. Olympics delegation on Friday morning, attending a breakfast with American Olympians and saying she was "just in awe" of their company.

The U.S. first lady mingled with athletes afterward, posing for photos, shaking hands and sharing hugs with dozens of the Olympians who signed up to attend.

"Try to have fun. Try to breathe a little bit," Mrs. Obama said. "But also win, right?"

The first lady has a busy itinerary, including an event later Friday to promote healthy living with more than 1,000 children expected, then a reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, followed by the opening ceremony at Olympic Stadium.

She told the group that some of her fondest memories in sports stemmed from watching the Olympics on television. She also shared the story of her father, who was athletic and contracted multiple sclerosis "in the prime of his life."

"He retained his love of sports, truly," Mrs. Obama told the athletes. "And the Olympics was a special time for him to watch amazing athletes of all abilities compete on the world stage. So these games especially affected our little house on the south side of Chicago. Every few years, these games bring pride, excitement and wonder to millions of people around the world. And that must mean so much to all of you."

The breakfast took place at the University of East London, where the U.S. Olympic Committee has established a full training facility that will host hundreds of athletes during the games. Among the Olympians in attendance: Two-time fencing gold medalist Mariel Zagunis, who was chosen by U.S. athletes to carry the nation's flag into the opening ceremony, along with the U.S. women's basketball team and members of the track and field squad.

Mrs. Obama appeared with several past U.S. Olympic and Paralympic standouts, including Brandi Chastain, Gabriel Diaz de Leon, Grant Hill, Summer Sanders and Dominique Dawes, who introduced the first lady before her brief remarks.

"Being here is otherworldly for me," Mrs. Obama said. "I am still so inspired."

On Saturday, Mrs. Obama is scheduled to meet with Samantha Cameron, the wife of British Prime Minister David Cameron, before watching American athletes on the first full day of Olympic competition. She's scheduled to see more events before departing Sunday.

Other first ladies who have led recent U.S. Olympic delegations include Hillary Clinton at Lillehammer in 1994 and Laura Bush at Turin in 2006.

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Written Interview: Zoe Kazan (?Ruby Sparks?) | Go Into The Story

An IndieWire interview with actress-screenwriter Zoe Kazan about the movie which she wrote and in which she co-stars Ruby Sparks:

How long had you been cooking up this screenplay?

I had the original idea in the summer of 2009, and wrote about 20 pages and then put it away because I could see what the broad comedy of the story was. But I knew that?s not what I wanted to write. I wanted to let it sit around with me for a little longer before I really started to do it in earnest. Then I did ?The Behanding of Spokane? on Broadway in the Spring of 2010 and I had time during the day, so I just tackled it. I wrote it in like three weeks and sent it off to producers.

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What happened in that in-between stage during the writing process that gave you the confidence to delve into the more dramatic aspect of the work?

I think that this movie is not autobiographical at all, but it?s very personal. It draws on a lot of things that I?ve experienced in relationships where there?s been a power in balance, and where I?ve felt that the person I was with loved some idea of me, and not the actual person. That?s a hard thing to write about. The movie goes to a pretty dark emotional place. I just really wanted to be careful before I started writing that I knew exactly what I was trying to write, and that I was in control of the story. I didn?t make an outline for this movie. I really felt like they were speaking to me, so I wanted to be in the right shape to receive them. Sometimes when you clamp down, the muse doesn?t speak to you.

For more of the interview, go here.

For a nice background piece in TheWrap on the movie, go here.

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'Selena' star Lupe Ontiveros dies of cancer at 69

FILE - This Oct. 7, 2008 file photo shows actress Lupe Ontiveros at Padres Contra El Cancer's 8th annual " El Sueno de Esperanza" benefit gala in Los Angeles. Ontiveros, the popular Texan actress known for her portrayal of Yolanda Saldivar in "Selena," died Thursday, July 26, 2012, of cancer at the Presbyterian Hospital in the City of Whittier, Calif., according to friend and comedian Rick Najera. She was 69. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

FILE - This Oct. 7, 2008 file photo shows actress Lupe Ontiveros at Padres Contra El Cancer's 8th annual " El Sueno de Esperanza" benefit gala in Los Angeles. Ontiveros, the popular Texan actress known for her portrayal of Yolanda Saldivar in "Selena," died Thursday, July 26, 2012, of cancer at the Presbyterian Hospital in the City of Whittier, Calif., according to friend and comedian Rick Najera. She was 69. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

FILE - This Aug. 21, 2008 file photo shows actress Lupe Ontiveros at the 23rd Annual Imagen Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Ontiveros, the popular Texan actress known for her portrayal of Yolanda Saldivar in "Selena," died Thursday, July 26, 2012, of cancer at the Presbyterian Hospital in the City of Whittier, Calif., according to friend and comedian Rick Najera. She was 69. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas, file)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Veteran actress Lupe Ontiveros, who appeared in scores of TV shows and movies including "Desperate Housewives," ''Selena" and "As Good As It Gets," has died. She was 69.

Ontiveros died Thursday at a hospital in Whittier, Calif., a suburb southeast of Los Angeles, after a brief battle with liver cancer, according to longtime friend and family spokesman Jerry Velasco.

She was perhaps best known for her role in "Selena," the 1997 biopic based on the life story of the Tejano pop star. Ontiveros played Yolanda Saldivar, who in real-life was convicted of killing Selena Quintanilla. The film launched the career of Jennifer Lopez, who played the title part.

But that was only one of many roles. Ontiveros worked steadily in TV and film for more than 35 years.

"I want to go from the set to the grave," she quipped in 2010 while receiving a lifetime achievement award from the National Association of Latino Independent Producers. "From the stage to the grave, that's how I want go."

Her credits include "Real Women Have Curves," TV's "Desperate Housewives" and ? as in "The Goonies" ? many, many turns as a housekeeper. She once estimated she played a maid more than 300 times on the stage and screen.

"I've had a hell of a good time playing those maids," she told LA Weekly in 2002. "Each one to me is very special ... No matter how much I resent the stupidity that is written into them, the audacity that the industry has when they portray us in such a nonsensical, idiotic, such ? oh my God! ? such a degrading manner, still, my humor survives in these maids. I'm very proud of them."

Born Guadalupe Moreno in El Paso, Texas, on Sept. 17, 1942, Ontiveros caught the acting bug in 1972 when she answered a newspaper ad for movie extras. She went on to help establish the Latino Theater Company in Los Angeles and advocated for Latino performers throughout her career.

"She worked tirelessly to perfect her craft and open doors for countless Latinos along the way," said Alex Nogales, president of the National Hispanic Media Coalition. "Hollywood never gave her the lead role, but in our hearts she will be remembered as our leading lady. She will be deeply missed by all of us."

Ontiveros is survived by her husband, three sons and two granddaughters.

Associated Press

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Friday, July 27, 2012

Self Improvement | Happiness and Health - Simple Steps To ...

By Robert N Jones and Rhodri Jones -

Achieving happiness and health is not as difficult as it seems.

You can achieve that much sought after dream of true happiness and health for yourself and the ones you love.

Now this is sustainable happiness not that temporary happiness that all can get.

Here are sound facts and advice in finding happiness and health.

Medical Science ? Facts for Happiness and Health

Recent medical studies have shown that you can lower your risk to cardiovascular diseases by taking annual vacations.

Taking annual or regular breaks from your work have shown that this decreases cardiovascular risk by as much as 30%!

But there is now a discovery of some new and powerful ?medications? that will assist in you living longer, improve your mindset, and your overall quality of life.

It is actually free and you are also guaranteed not to suffer any side effects whatsoever.

It has been referred to as ? Healthy living- Healthy Wellness ? Prevention.

The major components that all the above host are simply- Happiness and Health- inseparable elements that go hand in hand and have a direct effect on each other.

Scientific studies have indicated that people who are happier and have a greater satisfaction levels have reported being healthier by an average of 50%.

These health and fitness levels seem to be maintained for longer ? where even after two years they still seem to maintain good levels of health.

Are you interested in finding out more? Then please read on!

Happiness- Determining Factors

Happiness cannot be controlled like-anger-a large part of your happiness is dependent on your genetic makeup.

Studies show that about 50% of our happiness is determined by heredity.

Major milestones in our life-such as the birth of a child or a new job or marriage-account for 10% of your happiness.

That leaves 40% of our total happiness being under our conscious control through our thoughts and actions.

Some have said that buying a new car or buying a new house means ? Voila, instant Happiness!

But it does not work that way.

These are just palliative solutions.

What you truly need are long-term solutions.

?Money cannot buy happiness? is an age-old wisdom that still holds true today.

Money can do wonders for the impoverished but when all your basic needs are met then what next?

Well let me share a secret-how we spend our hard-earned money is the key to sustainable happiness.

Spending your money and sharing your joy and blessings with others is real happiness.

Going on a vacation with friends and loved ones will give you true happiness.

This is much better than just splurging on expensive items for yourself.

Small but Powerful ? Happiness Enhancers

You can maintain or increase the 40% happiness level that you have daily by doing these small things:

  1. Listen to music or enjoy your favorite dishes moderately. Small simple things that will increase your daily level of happiness.
  2. ?Laughter is the best medicine?-laugh, enjoy comedy and look at the sunny side of life.
  3. Be grateful, say thank you often, and write small thank you notes to our friends and colleagues.
  4. Moreover, make a list of all the stuff in your life that you must be grateful for ? this does wonders for your life satisfaction level.
  5. Enjoy nature-take outdoor walks in the park or countryside, listening to the birds singing, and taking in the fresh outdoor air.
  6. Take a short power nap and/or a relaxing massage-they will do amazing things to your health.
  7. Think of others, not only of other people around you but all life-you must see that they all aspire for happiness just as much as you do.
  8. And Think Positive! See the good in all and never think negatively of others and yourself.

So simply put? doing some simple but effective things everyday of your life will set you well on the road to attaining true and long-lasting happiness and health.

We are all searching for ways to enhance our lives. To enjoy a more fulfilling and satisfying life, happiness and health play a vital part to you achieving this. Discover proven ways to help you realize your dream of a richer, more contented life quicker and easier.

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