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Biomedical Engineering graduates find themselves with a variety of career options. They are well-suited for the design and development of implantables, such as artificial joints or stents, wearables, such as glucose monitors or artificial limbs, and health care equipment, such as a medical imaging systems or surgical consoles. Many select to join cutting-edge research programs where they use their knowledge of science and engineering to expand our understanding of human conditions and develop novel methods to treat disease and disabilities.
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British Oil Company Dana to Buy Petro Canada Unit
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British oil and gas company Dana Petroleum said it agreed to buy Petro Canada Netherlands for around 270 million pounds to boost its reserves and production, according to Reuters. Dana, which holds oil and gas assets in the UK and North Africa, said on the deal would give it exposure to the Dutch North Sea and could raise Dana''s previous 2010-production guidance by about 10-12 percent on an annualized basis. Dana estimates that its output will rise by 8,000-9,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2011, a 20-25 percent gain on the previous guidance for the group, and by 10,000-14,000 boepd in 2012 boosted by new projects in The Netherlands. The purchase would also raise Dana''s proved and probable reserves by 12.2 percent to 254 million barrels of oil equivalent and give the group a more balanced 60:40 oil-to-gas ratio. Dana said it had agreed a $900 million loan and revolving credit facility with the Royal Bank of Canada to help fund the deal and for broader corporate refinancing. The company said the deal, which is conditional upon approval from its shareholders, was expected to complete in the third quarter of 2010.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Each year, the McDonald's All American Games showcase top boys' and girls' basketball talent from across the country. This year athletes, who are nominated by athletic directors, high school coaches and the games' selection committee, will convene at Chicago's United Center for the all-star match-ups.
Final rosters, 24 boys and 24 girls, will be announced on ESPNU during the McDonald's All American Games Selection Show on February 14 at 5:00 p.m.
The 36th Annual Boys Game will tip off on ESPN, Wednesday, April 3 at 8:30 p.m. The 12th Annual Girls Game will follow at 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
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- Emmanuel Omogbo, Princeton Day Academy, Beltsville
- Mike Owana, John Carroll, Bel Air
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- Marquis Powell, Riverdale Baptist, Upper Marlboro
- Eric Rupperecht, Good Counsel, Olney
- Tevon Saddler, St. Frances Academy, Baltimore
- Jordan Swopshire, Montrose Christian, Rockville
- Isaiah Tripp, Edmondson-Westside, Baltimore
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A man wanted for allegedly groping two Puyallup teens was arrested at a homeless shelter in Tacoma Wednesday night, police said.
Nathaniel Allen, 20, was booking into the Puyallup City Jail after officers took him into custody about 10 p.m.
A citizen who saw media coverage about a warrant being issued for Allen alerted police to his location, Puyallup police Capt. Scott Engle said.
Allen is suspected of groping two teen girls Jan. 10 at a late night youth program in Puyallup. When he ran into one of the victims at a fast food restaurant a week later, Allen allegedly touched her inappropriately again and wouldnt stop until somebody else intervened.
Police have said Allen is a transient known to frequent the Puyallup and Spanaway areas.


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A SALE man is wanted for failing to appear at court and for breaching a community order.
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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I was diagnosed earlier this year with lung cancer. I never smoked, but that is always the first thing people ask me. It makes me want to punch them- how do people handle that question- whether you smoked or not!?
Donna Lee Lista, Lung Cancer Survivor, Advocate and OncoLink Blogger, responds:
Hi, I am also a lung cancer survivor and a blogger for OncoLink, and I did address this issue in my very first column. First, let me say congratulations for being here! Second, as a survivor, I too can't stand that question. It is ALWAYS the first question I am asked. In the beginning I used to say immediately, I got lung cancer and never smoked. Then after a while I realized that I was not going to say that anymore. Why?, because it shouldn't matter a hill of beans if you smoked. I always say, you don't ask colon cancer patients, if they ate a fatty diet and didn't get enough fiber, do you?
But why do they ask? I honestly think it is because people are very very afraid of lung cancer. They want to know that the lung cancer victim did something that separates them from you. They can then think, well, that's not me, I don't have to worry.
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EMPORIA, Kan. —
Missouri Southern's men and women won three events apiece Saturday during the Emporia State Relays.
Jeff Fraley (200 meters), Darion Boure (triple jump) and Seth Hackney (shot put) placed first for the Lion men.
Winners for the MSSU women were Kylie Cornman (shot put), Whitney Hardy (high jump) and Sydney Haase (pole vault).
Coaches Tom Rutledge and Patty Vavra gave mixed reports on their team's performances.
"Jeff Fraley have his usual performance," Rutledge said. "Jayce Thomas had another great performance. He PR'd in the 110 hurdles, 400 hurdles, triple jump. Boure is now second in the nation in the triple jump and Jayce is fourth. Seth Hackney hit almost 17 meters.
"We had a couple of lackadaisical performances and some other kids who did well and overachieved. We have to put it together. It was nice to see Eric Schott and Jake Benton back on the track. It was the first time Eric has competed since (cross country) nationals (last November). Seeing him back on the track makes me feel better."
"Kylie Cornman in the shot put (47-9 1/4) is within a couple of inches of her PR indoors," Vavra said. "She's about fifth or sixth now on the national list. Whitney Hardy jumped very well last week at Pittsburg and got a good provisional today (5-6 1/2). She's become much more consistent in that event.
"We did not look like we have gotten back into competitive form since our break from the indoor season. Of course, we had the shortened meet last week (at Pittsburg State). We had some good jumping events last week, but we have to get back to competitive form. We didn't get that done."
Fraley won the 200 meters with a provisional time of 21.23 seconds. He finished second in the 100 at 10.53, also a provisional time and just .08 seconds behind Andre DeGrasse of Coffeyville Community College.
Boure prevailed in a tight competition in the triple jump. Boure sailed 49-9 to beat Marquise Cushon of Pittsburg State by one-half inch and Thomas by three-quarters of an inch. All three marks are good for provisionals.
Hackney went 55-3 3/4 — another provisional — to win the shot put. Teammates Evan Moore and Dustin Green finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Green also took fourth in the discus, and Moore was fifth in the hammer.
The Lions' Michael Juergens was second in the pole vault. He and winner Jeff Piepenbrink of Pittsburg State cleared 16-0 3/4, but Piepenbrink had one less miss.
Clark Tanksley tied for third in the high jump (6-5 1/2), and Taylor McClelland tied for fourth in the long jump (23-3).
Haase, Ashleigh McFarland and Melanie Bower all went 11-5 3/4 in the women's pole vault. Based on misses, Haase finished first, McFarland tied for second and Bower took fourth.
Shelby Sutherland tied for second in the high jump behind Hardy at 5-3.
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In addition to Piepenbrink, the Gorillas had first-place performances by Kyle Utsey in the long jump (24-1) and John Talbert in the discus (183-1).
PSU's men collected a total of 10 provisional marks — Utsey and Keenan Soles in the long jump, Piepenbrink and Josh Phillips in the pole vault, Cushion in the triple jump, Luke Wilson in the hammer throw, Garrett Cantrell in the javelin, Talbert in the discus and hammer and the 4x100 relay team.
Brian Allen, former standout at Joplin High School and Pittsburg State, competed unattached and won the hammer throw (203-6).
Pittsburg State's women's winners were Larissa Richards in the discus (158-4) and Erica Testa in the 3,000 steeplechase (11:46.92).
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In her peaceful town outside Beirut, Ruba is slowly awakening to the shifting contours within her household: hardly speaking and refusing to work, her father has withdrawn from his family; her once-youthful mother looks so sad that Ruba imagines her heart has withered like a fig in the heat; and Ruba's brother is secretly meeting with older boys, some of whom carry guns.
When Ruba decides that to salvage her family she must first save her father, she uncovers a secret from his past that will propel her into a brutal reality where men kill in the name of faith and race, past wrongs remain unforgiven, and where only courageous acts of self-sacrifice and unity can offer survival. As Israeli troops invade Beirut, Ruba realizes that she alone may not be able to keep her loved ones safe, and it is up to her father to shed the shackles of his past and lead his family to a better future.
A Girl Made of Dust is a coming-of-age story sparked, but not consumed, by violence and loss. Seen through the eyes of an eight year old girl living in Lebanon, this poetic debut captures both a country and a childhood plagued by a conflict that even at its most threatening, carries the promise of healing and retribution.
"This disturbing, beautiful book, in turn hopeful and despairing, brings clarity and compassion to an untenable situation." - Publishers Weekly
"Part folk tale, part reportage, this moving portrait achieves a dark poetry." - Kirkus Reviews
"Starred Review. Abi-Ezzi deftly tells this story through Ruba's eyes, allowing the reader to experience her loss of innocence as she learns of the complexities of the world." - Library Journal
[A] haunting story that raises elemental global issues that are part of headlines today. - Booklist
"Abi-Ezzi's captivating tale about three generations of one family living through the 1980s Lebanese civil war is based on personal history ... A subtle, pertinent depiction of civilian life in the midst of bewildering conflict." - The Guardian (UK)
"Nathalie Abi-Ezzi's debut novel, A Girl Made of Dust, is a timely reminder of the agonies thousands of Lebanese families had to go through during the years of the Lebanese Civil War ... Through Ruba's worries about her family, Abi-Ezzi skillfully introduces the reader to a life in fear of bombs and stray bullets, as well as to how new hope can be born from affliction." - Socialist Review (UK)
"I could not put this down - A Girl Made of Dust is at once tender and tragic and Nathalie wonderfully evokes that transient aspect of childhood where everything is possible. It is a book that begs to be re-read ... [and one] you cant help but think about long after you finish. A truly remarkable story." - Patricia Wood, author of Lottery, short-listed for The 2008 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction
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Rated of 5
Lola T. (Broken Arrow, OK)
A Girl Made of Dust
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Written from the viewpoint of a very young girl, this book is by no means a children's fiction book, but a look at conflict in Lebanon through the eyes of an innocent. This lens is at once frustrating (your grown-up brain wants this child to wise up!) and effective in evoking a feeling for this war-torn area of the world. The author is quite skilled in evoking the sounds of bombs, the tastes of the food, the heat, the beauty of flowers (roses, especially), the dust and the fear. For an unusual and very personal view of the war and the confusing political and religious divisions, I would say take a chance and read this book. It is not lengthy and you will come away with understanding as only a child give.
Rated of 5
Maggie R. (Canoga Park, CA)
I was reminded of To Kill a Mockingbird while reading this novel. This is a child's view of her world and its day to day perplexities surrounded by a larger world of horrific events which intrude ever more painfully. Told in a deceptively simple style, the narrative draws in the reader with glimpses of family secrets waiting to be revealed.
Rated of 5
Phoebe B. (Sacramento, CA)
Tried for several weeks to finish this book but...
Could not get past the first 50 pages. I felt that it was perhaps intended for young adults. I did not feel compelled to finish after 50 pages and not feeling I was getting to any real point in the story. The characters were not becoming familiar to me as I feel they should have been in a compellingly crafted novel.
Based on what I read I think an average reading is more than generous.
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Rosario D. (South El Monte, CA)
A Girl Made of Dust
The writing style is simple and straightforward. This is a captivating book that allows us to see war through a child's point-of-view. A really good read, highly recommend it.
Rated of 5
Melissa M. (Ridegfield, CT)
A sensitive portrayal of heartbreaking Lebanese conflict
I wanted to read this book particularly because we have so few available novels in English that take place in and describe the recent Lebanese war years from a personal perspective and I wanted to know more about this period and country's cultural history from this aspect. I found the book sensitive to its subject, interesting, and meaningful.
The characters are real, and sensitively drawn and their experiences poignant. It is hard to imagine that children of Ms Abi-Ezzi's generation who were born and grew up during these times, from 1974 onward only know of an existence within a country of constant political conflict. This novel gives us some insight into a child's experience, interpretation and understanding of a very complex world, still living in distressing circumstances. I would like to read more books on the subject from different perspectives.
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Stephanie W. (Hudson, OH)
I wish I knew more
A Girl Made of Dust was a very engaging story that kept me interested and wondering what was going to happen. The problem was that it sometimes also had me wondering what was happening! I am not familiar with the setting and had to ask my History Teacher husband to explain what was going on. Once I learned a little more about Israel and Lebanon in 1981-1982 I could follow the plot more easily. I wish the book had an introduction that contained some of this information. However, I very much enjoyed reading it and would recommend it as a book that gives insight into what it feels like to live in a war ravaged country. Book groups would find much to think about and discuss.
Born in 1972 in the Metn region of Lebanon, Nathalie and her family moved to England in 1983 when Israel invaded Lebanon. She won the Radio 4 Dotdotdot short story competition in 2001. She is the author of The Double in the Fiction of RL Stevenson, Wilkie Collins and Daphne du Maurier (2003) and has co-edited various books. This is her first novel.
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---- — SALEM, N.H. — An Orleans, Mass., man faces multiple charges after he allegedly spent two days under a woman's trailer, videotaping her and her young son.
Christian Hobbs, 44, was arrested last night and charged with prowling, criminal mischief, violation of privacy, unlawful wiretapping, manufacture of child pornography, criminal trespassing and burglary.
He was arraigned this morning and is being held on $25,000 cash bail.
Police received a call from 15 Friendship Drive at 8:45 p.m. for a report that a man was peering up at the resident from underneath her bathroom floor — through the air duct.
Shortly after receiving the call, police found Hobbs walking along Route 28 and he admitted he had been under the trailer, according to police.
Hobbs, who had worked on the trailer two weeks earlier, hooked up two baby monitors in the trailer. He then snuck back in and cut holes in the floor.
Before his arrest last night, Hobbs told police he had been under the trailer for two days.
He had food and tissues with him, and made 16 one-minute videos of the resident. Some of those videos included footage of the woman's nude toddler son. Hobbs told police he was masturbating while under the trailer.


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DHL workers donate Christmas bonus to Queen Mary's Hospital for Children
12:00am Tuesday 25th December 2012 in News By Sophia Sleigh, Chief Reporter
A logistics company donated their Christmas bonus to a children's hospital.
Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, based at St Helier Hospital, received a cheque for £1,000 from the Hackbridge based logistics firm DHL.
The staff can spend their bonus on anything they want. However, this year they decided to donate it to the hospital.
Foreman Paul Pinn said: "We could spend it on an evening out for all the boys if we wanted to, but this is a far better way of using the money.
"It feels great to be able to help children who are poorly in hospital at this time of the year."
Last year the DHL reward was £750 and they spent it on gifts and toys which were handed out to children at Queen Mary's.
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A perfectly chilled light meal for the summertime!
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Made with almond flour and free of refined sugar! They are so delicious you'll have to stop yourself from eating the whole batch!
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You don't even miss the crust in this cheesy, veggie-filled quiche!
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Two of nature's most beloved ingredients combine to make this delicious Strawberry Honey Jam.
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Homemade roasted red pepper enchilada sauce, so easy to make and so much better than the canned sauce!
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Semi-homemade individual peach pies. Easy recipe. Wholesome goodness!
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Diary-free, gluten-free and paleo-friendly, this toasted coconut and fig almond milk smoothie is thick and filling. Perfect to replace a meal or just as a snack.
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Many of us have been chomping at the bit for a respectable Google Reader client on BlackBerry 10, and now we've got one. gNewsReader recently went live on BlackBerry World, offering Z10 owners quick and easy access to their RSS feeds.
Full read/unread synchronization, access to tags and individual feeds, starring stories, and swiping to next stories are all included, plus more advanced stuff like sharing to Instapaper, Pocket, and Readability. We'll see remote management of subcriptions in a later update.
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I like BlackBerry News. BlackBerry please bring it to BB10.
stevedion Feb 18, 2013 at 4:06 pm
Is this Built for BB or an Android Port. After seeing the Crackberry App, i prefer apps that are built for BB.
Chonsk Feb 18, 2013 at 4:21 pm
It's built for BB. Not with Cascades though. Has some issues with images too.
Hobbes2099 Feb 18, 2013 at 5:49 pm
is this BB10 only? I can't seem to find it when browsing on my PlayBook.
grant.palin Feb 18, 2013 at 6:13 pm
I've been a happy BeReader user on my Bold for quite some time, so I worried about not having a nice Reader client app on the Z10. In BeReaders's absence, gNewsReader hits the spot nicely. I would hope that a little more spacing is added in the list view, since it can be tricky to tap a specific item. I also appreciate having the built-in sharing options! I do seem to be missing the options for Instapaper and Readability.
grant.palin Feb 19, 2013 at 2:30 am
Ah, I missed that Accounts menu item. Duh! I've gotten in and set up my Instapaper and Readability accounts there. I should decide which I'm going to use and stick with it!
Now I just need an app for either and I'll be happy!
joesworld Feb 18, 2013 at 6:51 pm
This is a great app, and the developer is very responsive so far. Pretty happy with this... I was also worried at first because I loved BeReader but I'm back to RSS'ing now!
I prefer 'Daily. The News Reader', but the latest update now no longer launches.
Yogeshwar P Feb 18, 2013 at 10:45 pm
I am the Author for the gNewsReader application and first of would like to thank the crackberry.com featuring it on the site and also to all the beta testers who made the app better with great feedback.
would like to clarify certain things
1. Current store version 0.9.9.12 was first version of the port and lacks some features compared to beta (e.g. pocket/instapaper/readability sharing). the version is already in approval queue and as per other devs updates are getting approved in few days. so hopefully it should be out soon. the update will also have some important UI improvements as well as features like light theme and pull to refresh
2. The application is native application coded in Cascades framework. I am still learning the framework. the port was done very quickly so keep in mind that improvements are on the way. I still update the original Symbian/MeeGo application and I don't leave my app users.
grant.palin Feb 19, 2013 at 2:37 am
Considering its early state, the app looks and works nicely! I would suggest some sort of progress indicator when an action is pending so the user knows something is happening.
Buckn8r Feb 19, 2013 at 3:22 pm
Purcchased the app today but it will not set up. Hangs with a message waiting for google authorization. Any ideas.?
Yogeshwar P Feb 20, 2013 at 2:53 am
You can check the workaround posted here https://gnewsreader.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/168849-authenti...
Proper fix will be submitted to app world shortly
zaki67 Feb 19, 2013 at 2:49 am
Thank you for the info and it is nice to see developers working on good quality applications for the BB10 .I purchased the application and looking forward for the updates.
Rootbrian Feb 21, 2013 at 4:09 am
At first I thought it said gNewSense (free software foundation GNU/Linux distribution), I had to read it again to ensure I didn't go nuts. :P


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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is Peter Jackson's best Tolkien film since Fellowship of the Ring. Here's why.
Growing up I read The Hobbit and all of the Lord of the Rings books several times, but as an adult I never reread Tolkien's first novel of Middle Earth. The story of Bilbo Baggins certainly never faded from memory, but it's hazier than the later books.
I'm glad about this to some degree, but also a tiny bit regretful. You see, having read all three parts of Lord of the Rings rather more recently when those films came out, I found all sorts of things to nitpick. Some of my more legitimate gripes at the time were made more irritating because of this, and the cutting of The Shire rebellion and Tom Bombadil irked me more than they might have had I not read the novels in fifteen years.
Watching The Hobbit with a foggier sense of the differences between book and film probably helped me enjoy the movie more than I would have—and indeed, I enjoyed it a great deal.
A couple other things to note before we begin.
First, I didn't see the movie in 3D and I didn't see the 48 frames-per-second version. I suppose I'm a curmudgeonly old Luddite when it comes to my cinema, but I prefer it in two-dimensions at a comfortable 24fps. Others, like Sonny Bunch, found the higher frame-rate experience disconcerting.
Second, I'm okay with changes to fiction so long as they don't diminish the original work. I think that some changes to the original trilogy were damaging, but that none of the changes (even in the troll scene) to The Hobbit fundamentally alter it in a way that negatively impacts the story. Quite the contrary.
This is the story of a Hobbit in an oversized world, a band of dwarves, and a terrifying dragon. It is the story of an unexpected adventure fraught with peril, of greed and betrayal, and of magical rings and bloody battles.
But it's also the story of an exiled dwarven king and of a mysterious Necromancer, Sauron, long thought dead, reforging his dark power in secret. It is a story of events transpiring in the build up to an even greater war—a war we already witnessed in Lord of the Rings.
Because it is all these stories and because each exists within the broader context of the One Ring mythology, Jackson has scoured the appendices and added a great deal to his adaptation. One suspects he'll add a great deal more before all three films are finished.
These additions tie The Hobbit trilogy more closely to The Lord of the Rings. While I can see how context would be important for viewers who never read the books, I think it also makes sense for readers.
For one thing, I suspect that if Tolkien had written The Hobbit second, as a prequel, he would have tied the book more closely to The Lord of the Rings as well, and certainly his obsession with Middle Earth and the vast mythology he created around these stories is proof enough of that. Any chance Jackson has to add in bits and pieces of events that took place within the lore of Tolkien's universe, I hope he takes.
Characters like Radagast are given actual appearances rather than mere mentions, and we get a bit more of a real-time glimpse of what's happening in Mirkwood, of the gathering decay and darkness there. Since this is a film, I'm glad we're shown this, rather than merely told it. Give me scenes any day over exposition.
We're also given a new antagonist, a Pale Orc who rides a Pale Wolf.
Azog the Defiler is true to canon, but not a figure in The Hobbit. He's presented accurately enough at first, as the slayer of Thorin's grandfather (though Thorin's father, Thrain was not killed by Azog, he was captured by Sauron and died in captivity.)
However, Azog was killed by Thorin's relative, Dain, in the battle outside Moria. Dain then warned the other dwarves to not enter the lost kingdom having glimpsed Durin's Bane (the Balrog) within.
Jackson's Azog lives still, and functions as a vehicle of the hunt in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, seeking out Thorin so that he may once and for all put an end to the blood line of Durin. What's left unsaid in the film is that the battle at Moria's gates took place 150 years prior.
True to canon or no, I'm glad that we're given all this new material.
Not only does it add context and flesh out the story and backstory of the book, it also gives us some much needed momentum in a story that too often lacks narrative drive. The hunt and the personal conflict between Azog and Thorin adds a nice extra layer of drama, and the meeting of the White Council gives us a glimpse at important events happening behind the veil.
While many of the changes bothered me in the original Jackson trilogy, largely because it came at the expense of cut material, this time around we get both continuity with the War of the Rings and a much bigger picture of the conflict than we get in the book.
This, and the fact that Martin Freeman is an excellent Bilbo (and a welcome change from Elijah Wood) are some of the reasons I think The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the best Middle Earth film since Fellowship of the Ring.
Another reason I enjoyed the film so much is the emphasis on Thorin Oakenshield.
The Thorin of Tolkien's fiction is not the same dwarf presented in Jackson's movie, but I'm honestly more interested in the more complex hero figure Jackson gives us than in the incompetent, greedy Thorin Tolkien created, even if Tolkien's Thorin found his own redemption in the end.
Thorin, played by Richard Armitage, is something of a mix between Aragorn and Boromir. He is the proud, brave, admired heir to a once-great throne. Like Aragorn, he is one who inspires others, whose courage and honor make him a respected leader. But like Boromir, he is impatient and reckless, quick to dismiss advice or help. Like Boromir, Thorin is too proud. "Pride will be your downfall," Gandalf tells him, which is true.
The emphasis on Thorin is interesting, and some have written it off as taking the easy Hollywood road by giving audiences the hero they apparently need. I disagree. I like the idea of Thorin as the tragic, flawed hero. In Jackson's film he is dismissive of Bilbo, and almost cruel to him. He's haughty and impatient rather than petty and rude. But he's also brave and admirable, someone you want to like and whose blacker moods come as a surprise. I think his ultimate decisions later in the story will be more galling because of it, and his character will be more interesting.
Thorin, in other words, feels more like a real person and I suspect that his story will be more tragic and poignant because of that. This is in keeping with the fall from grace of Boromir in Fellowship of the Rings, but even better.
Meanwhile, many of the scenes from the book—such as the game of riddles between Bilbo and Gollum—are handled quite brilliantly. My only real complaint is the scene with the trolls which I thought worked better with Gandalf as the primary trickster. Bilbo saves the dwarves enough later on. His and Thorin's heroics toward the end of the film also felt out of place.
The short answer: Yes. And now for the long answer…
Thanks to all this added content and the fact that he has the budget, Jackson changed his planned two-part film into a trilogy. I was convinced at first that this was a cash grab, but I'm not at all certain of that now.
First, the story is given plenty of room to spread its giant eagle wings this time around.
There are no glaring cuts, and extended action scenes can co-exist with added scenes like the meeting of the White Council or Radagast's exploration of a decaying Mirkwood (or Greenwood prior to its turn for the worse.)
The film has many gorgeous moments, and I never felt like it dragged or got bogged down. Rather, this time around I felt like I was getting a more complete glimpse into Tolkien lore. I wanted to linger on many of the shots, and wouldn't have minded another half hour or so of footage.
The second reason this book needs three movies is that a trilogy better mirrors the narrative arc of the book. It's basically a classic Three Act story, after all.
The first film is roughly the first Act of the book—the journey to the edges of Mirkwood, with the band of heroes safely deposited by the eagles in sight of the Lonely Mountain. Rivendell, Gollum, the trolls, and the Great Goblin all make an appearance. It's very similar in structure to Fellowship of the Ring.
Act Two will bring our band of dwarves through the spider-infested wood, lead them to their conflict with the Wood Elves, and finally take them to the mountain, Dale, and the showdown with Smaug. This, again, is reminiscent (though less so) of the structure of The Two Towers with its conflict between the heroes and a secondary villain (Saruman.)
Finally, Act Three will be the Battle of Five Armies with, one assumes, Azog (rather than his son Bolg from the books) as the chief antagonist once again and then the epilogue which, one hopes against reason, will not be as dreary as the epilogue in the last film.
Both Act Two and Three will be interspersed with additional material related to the Necromancer and Gandalf's investigation of his fortress hideout and perhaps some hints at Saruman's betrayal. In other words, there's lots of content to explore in addition to the main narrative arc set up in the book.
I enjoyed The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey more than I thought I would. Perhaps I simply did a good job at lowering expectations, but I don't think so. I think Jackson has taken the lore and the stories even more seriously this time around, and while some of his changes simply make the film more dramatic, many of them make it more rich. The artistic license used here actually works, and I for one am pleasantly surprised.
Geeking out to Middle Earth hasn't been this fun in ages.
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Mr. Erik review is always biased and that's why I always loved it and trust it since I know that his taste is not so different from mine. Its not unbiased but rather most his reviews are rather open in nature, allowing us to make up our minds about the movies just as you said.
I saw the movie last night at midnight and I think this review is incredibly accurate. The most accurate one I've read so far. It seems you are a true fan and true fans will appreciate The Hobbit and get the most out of it due to the added material (which in my opinion is a great gift from Jackson). I don't like to compare the movies because together they all make the greatest movie ever made in my opinion and The Hobbit trilogy is already starting to look like a fantastic addition. An Unexpected Journey set up many interesting material to build off of, which you named all of them (Necromancer, Azog, deeper Thorin story, Gandalf's side missions).
I definitely am looking forward to the rest of the trilogy and as we know Jackson will make it bigger and better as the trilogy carries on. Plus The Hobbit is in a new era for filming and looked amazing. I almost wish the visuals were available for some LOTR scenes.
Highly recommend it. See it immediately you won't regret it.
Vince, I have to agree.
Erik, you caught all my thoughts exactly ! Even in the comparison with the LOTR ! I can't wait for Desolation of Smaug and all the extra bits Pete and Co will fling in, I wonder what they'll be ? Don't tell me if you know !
I just wanted that film to go on and on – great stuff.
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Interesting review; yours is a different position than what I've been reading on other sites.
Today I and six colleagues took 180 eighth-graders to a private matinee showing this afternoon because "The Hobbit" is part of the curriculum in BC at this grade level. Aside from the complications of watching such a long film with 180 thirteen-year-old (I don't recommend this if one would like to enjoy the "film experience), I'm still digesting this spectacle.
We watched in 3D, and I can say with out exaggerating that it was one of the most visually beautiful films I've seen in a long time. I was especially impressed that the 3D aspect added to the film in unexpected ways: I felt like I was in the hobbit hole!; the eagles were so real!; the butterfly became symbolic. I have no complaints about the high quality of the CGI.
However, that was perhaps the longest introduction to a film before the title came on-screen that I know of (cinephiles will correct me if I'm wrong), and the extensive dwarf history and battle scenes changed the entire mood of the story. I was also confused by the greatly-expanded role of Azog and the addition of Radagast and his rabbit-pulled sled. Needless to say, the students watching were even more confused. There was just so much crammed into this film, including a different hero. I agree with you that the change to Thorin makes him and his decisions more believable, but I feel that replacing the true hero of the story – Bilbo – with Thorin does the story an injustice. I hope that Bilbo's role in the story is replace with the second and third instalments of this adaptation.
Hear hear! Of all I have read, this review makes the most sense to me.
I think the problem with most critics is that they are looking at the film from a cinematographic point of view. One needs to know that the movie was made by someone who loves, period, Tolkien's works and has done extensive research and studies on not just The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but the entire history of Middle-earth. The movie was made in so much details; some of it were merely mentioned in the book. This doesn't mean Jackson has overdone it; in fact, it better illustrated the shaping of the events in LOTR. Remember Bilbo telling the story of the trolls to kids during his party in LOTR? Now picture the troll scene in The Hobbit. Doesn't it make so much sense now and isn't it more vivid?
Also, those who have watched the LOTR films tend to compare the two and expect something similar; a film that compresses Tolkien's Middle-earth so much. The story of Middle-earth and the War of the Ring includes much more than what was included in the LOTR. If Jackson had the same resources and technology he has now when he made LOTR more than 10 years ago, I think it will be safe to bet it will be a 6-part project instead of a trilogy.
Not saying they aren't good, the Lord of the Rings trilogy were three great films made, with the special effects and production and all; no arguments here. The reason it captivated people so much was because that was the first time they'd watch anything like that back then. Now that the idea of hobbits, goblins, and other creatures aren't new to viewers anymore, it is natural people tend to get lesser kick out of The Hobbit.
Watch the film people. Watch it, not just see it from the cinematographic perspective. Watch it and try to understand the story from the author's point of view. It is not just about a hobbit, a wizard, and 13 dwarves. It is about the individual characters, the events, the journey, the land, and the history. Middle-earth is a lot bigger than you already know.
For the record, the high frame rate that most critics seem to talk the most about is fine. I watched the film on 3D twice and no one in the theater vomited or showed the slightest hint of nauseousness. It was the first 3D movie my 60 year-old mom watched and she savored every moment of it, marveling at the effects the whole time, and then the next day too.
the movie rocked … personally, i've loved all them … what surprised me was how deeply touching some of the scenes were (i got emotional), especially the scene when Bilbo, cloaked with the ring on, sees his company exiting the goblin underground, and has to get around a desperately frantic Gollum looking for his Precious … for a minute he thinks about killing Gollum, but he realizes Gollum's despair and has compassion for him … it was a great scene in Fellowship when Gandalf corrects Frodo about death, and this tied it in perfectly.
I saw The Hobbit and thought it was awesome. It is a must see. I can hardly wait for the other two Hobbit movies. Could not believe the movie was two and half hours long as at the end it felt like I had not been sitting watching for two and half hours. Movie kept my attention constantly throughout. Awesome movie.
I have found that as movie adaptations of books go the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit come pretty close to the book. I agree with the writer about the hobbit. I do not think these books to movie would have worked without Peter Jackson. He has shown integrity to the books, thank you Peter Jackson.
My thoughts exactly, It was everything I wanted it to be. I was made up with the slower start, we get to see more of the narrative and why things are happening. Not once during the near 3 hours did I get bored. I loved it, and have those same urges to immerse myself in all things Middle Earth as LOTR gave me, I want to go back there and will be watching it again soon


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Opponents of the federal recovery bill are now already rushing to declare the plan a failure, despite most economists [1] believing that any stimulus was always expected to take time to reverse an economic crisis driven by years of unregulated financial excess and of misguided D.C. fiscal policies. As a Wall Street Journal report [2] detailed, a survey of 51 economists found that that "53% of respondents said [the recovery plan] has provided somewhat of a boost but that the larger effect is still to come."
Debunking Attacks on Stimulus: But what is clear is that the recovery plan has already helped the economy avoid an even larger catastrophic tailspin by helping states avoid mass layoffs and allowing them to plan for job creation programs that will bear fruit over the next year. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) outlines in Correcting Five Myths About the Stimulus Bill [3] why the critics of the stimulus are ignoring reality and just trying to score political points:
- Economist Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com has estimated [4] that without the stimulus plan "real GDP would have declined nearly 6% in the second quarter" rather than the 3% decline that is now estimated happened. Paul Krugman goes further and argues [5] that without the stimulus plan, "we would have had a full Great Depression experience...Deficits, in other words, saved the world."
- From the beginning, it was recognized that stimulus money would be spent over two to three years to help sustain long-term economic recovery. Because economics predict a longer recesssion than normal, Congressional Budget Office head Douglas Elmendorf stated [6] the goal of extended support for the economy; "a fiscal stimulus that ends before the economy has started to regain its footing runs the risk of exacerbating economic weakness when the stimulus ends."
- $140 billion for states in support of Medicaid and education sharply reduced the $350 billion budget shortfall states are facing in the next two years, allowing them to avoid laying off teachers, nurses and public safety staff [7] in ways that would only increase unemployment across the country.
As the Government Accountability Office highlighted in a just released report [8], states, beyond filling existing budget gaps with stimulus stabilization funds, are required to give priority to projects that can be completed within 3 years and are pursuing projects such as road maintenance and repairs that can deliver job boosts as quickly as possible.
Providing Relief for States and Working Families: Federal aid, in fact, arrived just in time for states to close 30-40% of state budget shortfalls, according to this report by CBPP [7]. The report highlights state-by-state the crucial state programs employing people across the country saved from the budget axe because of the recovery plan.
Other reports highlight how the stimulus plan has helped revive summer youth job programs across the country [9], offsetting massive youth unemployment in the private sector, allowed community colleges to continue providing crucial retraining programs for laid-off workers [10], expanded weatherization assistance programs to help low-income families reduce energy bills [11], and provided billions in food support [12] through the food stamps program for those in immediate need.
There are reasonable concerns that economic equity and tracking of the funds would be improved by greater transparency in what states and especially private contractors are doing with the funds [13]. And given that the economic downturn is far worse than was projected when the recovery plan was first designed, quite a few economists are now arguing for another stimulus [14].
But none of those broader concerns detract from the critical importance of February's recovery plan for states and working families during the present economic crisis.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Correcting Five Myths About the Stimulus Bill [3]
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Federal Fiscal Relief Is Working As Intended [7]
Media Matters for America - Media still ignoring economists to declare stimulus has failed
[1]Government Accountability Office - Recovery Act: States' and Localities' Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses [8]
Progressive States Network - Assuring Accountability and Equity in Recovery Spending [13]
Center for Political and Economic Research - Economists Who Make the Third Stimulus Honor Roll [14]


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What did being from Liverpool have to do with your art?
It was a port. That means it was less hick than somewhere in the English Midlands, like the American Midwest or whatever you call it. We were a port, the second biggest port in England, between Manchester and Liverpool. The North is where the money was made in the Eighteen Hundreds, that was where all the brass and the heavy people were, and that's where the despised people were.
We were the ones that were looked down upon as animals by the Southerners, the Londoners. The Northerners in the States think that people are pigs down South and the people in New York think West Coast is hick. So we were hicksville.
We were a great amount of Irish descent and blacks and Chinamen, all sorts there. It was like San Francisco, you know. That San Francisco is something else! Why do you think Haight-Ashbury and all that happened there? It didn't happen in Los Angeles, it happened in San Francisco, where people are going. L.A. you pass through and get a hamburger.
There was nothing big in Liverpool; it wasn't American. It was going poor, a very poor city, and tough. But people have a sense of humor because they are in so much pain, so they are always cracking jokes. They are very witty, and it's an Irish place. It is where the Irish came when they ran out of potatoes, and it's where black people were left or worked as slaves or whatever.
It is cosmopolitan, and it's where the sailors would come home with the blues records from America on the ships. There is the biggest country & western following in England in Liverpool, besides London – always besides London, because there is more of it there.
I heard country and western music in Liverpool before I heard rock and roll. The people there – the Irish in Ireland are the same – they take their country and western music very seriously. There's a big heavy following of it. There were established folk, blues and country and western clubs in Liverpool before rock and roll and we were like the new kids coming out.
I remember the first guitar I ever saw. It belonged to a guy in a cowboy suit in a province of Liverpool, with stars, and a cowboy hat and a big dobro. They were real cowboys, and they took it seriously. There had been cowboys long before there was rock and roll.
What do you think of America?
I love it, and I hate it. America is where it's at. I should have been born in New York, I should have been born in the Village, that's where I belong. Why wasn't I born there? Paris was it in the Eighteenth Century, London I don't think has ever been it except literary-wise when Wilde and Shaw and all of them were there. New York was it.
I regret profoundly that I was not an American and not born in Greenwich Village. That's where I should have been. It never works that way. Everybody heads toward the center, that's why I'm here now. I'm here just to breathe it. It might be dying and there might be a lot of dirt in the air that you breathe, but this is where it's happening. You go to Europe to rest, like in the country. It's so overpowering, America, and I'm such a fuckin' cripple, that I can't take much of it, it's too much for me.
Yoko: He's very New York, you know.
John: I'm frightened of it. People are so aggressive, I can't take all that I need to go home, I need to have a look at the grass. I'm always writing about my English garden. I need the trees and the grass; I need to go into the country, because I can't stand too much people.
Right after Sergeant Pepper George came to San Francisco.
George went over in the end. I was all for going and living in the Haight. In my head, I thought, "Acid is it, and let's go, I'll go there." I was going to go there, but I'm too nervous to do anything, actually. I thought I'll go there and we'll live there and I'll make music and live like that. Of course, it didn't come true.
But it happened in San Francisco. It happened all right, didn't it. I mean it goes down in history. I love it. It's like when Shaw was in England, and they all went to Paris; and I see all that in New York, San Francisco and London, even London. We created something there – Mick and us, we didn't know what we were doing, but we were all talking blabbing over coffee, like they must have done in Paris, talking about paintings. . . . Me, Burdon and Brian Jones would be up night and day talking about music, playing records, and blabbing and arguing and getting drunk. It's beautiful history, and it happened in all these different places. I just miss New York. In New York they have their own cool clique. Yoko came out of that.
This is the first time I'm really seeing it, because I was always too nervous, I was always the famous Beatle. Dylan showed it to me once on sort of a guided tour around the Village, but I never got any feel of it. I just knew Dylan was New York, and I always sort of wished I'd been there for the experience that Bob got from living around here.
What is the nature of your relationship with Bob?
It's sort of an acquaintance, because we were so nervous whenever we used to meet. It was always under the most nervewracking circumstances, and I know I was always uptight and I know Bobby was. We were together and we spent some time, but I would always be too paranoid or I would be aggressive or vice versa and we didn't really speak. But we spent a lot of time together.
He came to me house, which was Kenwood, can you imagine it, and I didn't know where to put him in this sort of bourgeois home life I was living; I didn't know what to do and things like that. I used to go to his hotel rather, and I loved him, you know, because he wrote some beautiful stuff. I used to love that, his so-called protest things. I like the sound of him, I didn't have to listen to his words, he used to come with his acetate and say "Listen to this, John, and did you hear the words?" I said that doesn't matter, the sound is what counts – the overall thing. I had too many father figures and I liked words, too, so I liked a lot of the stuff he did. You don't have to hear what Bob Dylan's is saying, you just have to hear the way he says it.
Do you see him as a great?
No, I see him as another poet, or as competition. You read my books that were written before I heard of Dylan or read Dylan or anybody, it's the same. I didn't come after Elvis and Dylan, I've been around always. But if I see or meet a great artist, I love 'em. I go fanatical about them for a short period, and then I get over it. If they wear green socks I'm liable to wear green socks for a period too.
When was the last time you saw Bob?
He came to our house with George after the Isle of Wight and when I had written "Cold Turkey."
Yoko: And his wife.
John: I was just trying to get him to record. We had just put him on piano for "Cold Turkey" to make a rough tape but his wife was pregnant or something and they left. He's calmed down a lot now.
I just remember before that we were both in shades and both on fucking junk, and all these freaks around us and Ginsberg and all those people. I was anxious as shit, we were in London, when he came.
You were in that movie with him, that hasn't been released.
I've never seen it but I'd love to see it. I was always so paranoid and Bob said "I want you to be in this film." He just wanted to me to be in the film.
I thought why? What? He's going to put me down; I went all through this terrible thing.
In the film, I'm just blabbing off and commenting all the time, like you do when you're very high or stoned. I had been up all night. We were being smart alecks, it's terrible. But it was his scene, that was the problem for me. It was his movie. I was on his territory, that's why I was so nervous. I was on his session.
You're going back to London, what's a rough picture of your immediate future, say the next three months.
I'd like to just vanish just a bit. It wore me out, New York. I love it. I'm just sort of fascinated by it, like a fucking monster. Doing the films was a nice way of meeting a lot of people. I think we've both said and done enough for a few months, especially with this article. I'd like to get out of the way and wait till they all. . . .
Do you have a rough picture of the next few years?
Oh no, I couldn't think of the next few years; it's abysmal thinking of how many years there are to go, millions of them. I just play it by the week. I don't think much ahead of a week.
I have no more to ask.
Well, fancy that.
Do you have anything to add?
No, I can't think of anything positive and heartwarming to win your readers over.
Do you have a picture of "when I'm 64"?
No, no. I hope we're a nice old couple living off the coast of Ireland or something like that – looking at our scrapbook of madness.
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Is your basement boring? Does it make you depressed to go down there? Well, there is hope!! With some thoughtful planning you can change from boring to beautiful and make this a room everyone enjoys using! It doesn't matter if it's a bonus room for your kids to hang out or an exercise room for yourself - it can be done!
I love this basement picture for two reasons - it looks great but more importantly it is a typical basement! Note the ceiling and lack of windows!! This could be a dreary room (most are!) but look how inviting it is! In decorating this area the priority is to keep things light! Notice the colors of the walls and ceiling. The ceiling is great - they painted it a light color AND they did not do an expensive tile ceiling. This helps give extra height to the room which helps make the room feel better! The walls have been sheetrocked so you get rid of that ugly concrete and the floor has been carpeted with a light color. All this brightness allows you to bring in fun "pops" of color with the sofa and chair. Another note - make sure you have great lighting - the ceiling cans are very important in keeping dreariness at bay!
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Original recipe yields 9 inch layer cake
- Line two 9 inch round pans with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Measure sifted flour, baking powder, and salt; sift together three times.
- Cream butter or margarine and lemon rind together. Gradually add sugar, creaming until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add sifted ingredients alternately with milk to the creamed mixture, a small amount at a time; beat after each addition until smooth.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
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Oh, wow this is awesome good! I see a yellow butter cake recipe with six egg yolks and I'm telling you, I'm right on it! Butter cakes have a tendency to be dry--not this one. Think the best wedding cake you ever had--now think three times as good as that, and that's how I'd describe this cake. Beautiful texture and color, substantial yet delicate crumb. This could easily be adapted to other flavors as well. I made no changes--the recipe stands on its own. I filled it with "Lemon Curd," from this site, and frosted it with my own vanilla buttercream. Outstanding!
I used all purpose flour instead of cake flour because I didn't have it on hand. The cake was moist and flavorful. I filled and topped with the Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting recipe.
This cake was amazing! I only made one little addition out of personal preference. I cut back slightly on the milk and added fresh squeezed lemon juice (half a lemon). The cake was SUPER moist and had a fantastic lemon taste. And it's actually quite a light tasting cake. I frosted it with lemon cream cheese icing and YUM! Almost as good as lemon meringue pie!......almost....
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Amount Per Serving (12 total)
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- 327 cal
- 16%
- Fat
- 10.6 g
- 16%
- Carbs
- 54.2 g
- 17%
- Protein
- 4.6 g
- 9%
- Cholesterol
- 125 mg
- 42%
- Sodium
- 267 mg
- 11%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Seabrook, N.H. — Ronald R. Johnston, 67, of Seabrook, died Saturday, December 15, 2012 at his home. He was born in Boston, July 5, 1945, a son of the late Frederick and Ruth (Johnson) Johnston.
Ron was raised in West Newbury, and graduated from Pentucket Regional High School. He attended Boston University. He owned and operated many businesses in New England and the Southeast most notably Depot Distributors where he served as president and CEO from 1970 thru the 1990's. He moved to Seabrook in 2001 which he loved and found everyone he met to be warm and friendly.
Family members include his wife, Deborah (Cote) Johnston of Seabrook; three sons, Scott Johnston and wife, Michelle of High Point, N.C., Christopher Johnston and wife, Allison of Shrewsbury, Kevin Johnston and wife, Kimberly of Topsfield; seven grandchildren; his stepdaughter, Kristin Holtz and fiancé, James Fuller of Hampton; three brothers, Frederick Johnston and wife, Christine of Massachusetts, Paul Johnston and wife, Jacqueline of West Newbury, Kevin Johnston and wife, Linda of Brentwood; his sister, Mary Bartley of Bradford; several nieces and nephews.
ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours will be from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, December 19, at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Thursday, December 21, at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Burial will follow in the Hillside Cemetery, Seabrook. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. The family suggests donations to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675 or Catholic TV, PO Box 9196, Watertown MA 02471. For directions or to sign an on line guest book visit www.RemickGendron.com


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Every four years, the United States comes together to celebrate the summer Olympic games and cheer on its hometown athletes. As one nation, we can relish in the spirit of friendly competition against other countries to watch our athletes put four years of unrelenting dedication and rigorous training into the world spotlight.
We've created this little guide to help you find everything you need to know about the 2012 Olympics, whiuch run through Aug. 12.
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Can't bear the thought of missing women's gymnastics? Or men's track and field? NBC's website provides you with all the local TV Listings of the XXX London Olympics Games. Enter your zip code, your TV provider, select your local NBC station and voila! You've got all the TV listings by day and time, and also by sport so you can make sure to catch your favorites. Now it's up to you to decide when you can actually tear yourself away from the screen.
NBC provides a nifty schedule that allows you to see what events are going on at exactly what time so you can plan the rest of your next three weeks around the Olympics. With 32 sports, you can track your favorites and ensure you're comfortably settled on your couch before the competition kicks off.
The 530 American Olympians have been training non-stop for the past four years, and some, their entire lives. Which ones set Olympic records? Which ones blew away world records? Check out NBC's results page to see how your local Olympians did in comparison to the other world-class athletes competing in the Games.
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With 530 Americans representing our country, there are 530 solid opportunities to medal. So how many have we accumulated? Which country is closest behind us? Stay up to date on the winning athletes throughout the next three weeks.
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By Danielle Haynes
The Tonawanda News
Folks might start noticing a little something missing from their lunch tray if they happen to pay the Kenmore Mercy Hospital cafeteria a visit on a Monday.
Under an effort spearheaded by manager of food services, Kathy McAlpine, the hospital is going meatless on Mondays. It's all part of the Meatless Mondays program championed by former Beatles superstar Paul McCartney.
The idea is that omitting meat from your diet just one day a week will have a big effect on the environment, your health and even your pocketbook.
"The theory is based on the greenhouse gasses that are emitted from (the production of) meat," McAlpine said. "Plant-based foods are generally healthier with less carcinogens, less cancer forming than in meats. Seventy percent of antibiotics used in the U.S. right now are used in animals. The humans that are consuming these meats are becoming immune to these antibiotics. Another big reason is it's less expensive than buying meat. It's a win-win situation for everybody."
Meatless Mondays got started during World War I when Americans were encouraged to give up some of their staple foods to aid the war effort. World War II saw the program implemented again to help send food to war-torn Europe.
These days, the trend has less to do with war and more to do with the body and the earth.
"We're proud of the fact that we're kind of ahead of the curve from a green standpoint in our cafeteria and from a health standpoint too," said Dawn Cwierley, manager of public relations at Kenmore Mercy Hospital.
Naheed Ali-Sayeed, manager for clinical nutrition at the hospital, explained that Monday is a good day to start thinking of healthier options in a person's diet — it sets the tone for the rest of the week.
"The program promotes healthier eating because it encourages people to choose vegetables and alternative sources of protein. Hopefully Meatless Mondays will give people something to think about to make healthier choices throughout the rest of the week," she said.
"The goal was to encourage people to eat fewer animal products, reduce saturated fat in their diet therefore lessening a person's risk for chronic diseases like obesity and cardiovascular disease."
McAlpine says that so far the program, which began in July, has been met with interest on both sides of the lunch line. She said the chefs in the kitchen are starting to get a little creative — and the hospital staff are coming around to the idea.
"Being that's a hospital, most of the associates are health conscious. They look forward to seeing what meatless ideas we come up with ... they're embracing it," McAlpine said. "The vegetarians are loving it because those menus normally don't come up. People who are normally meat eaters are starting to embrace the idea."
The hospital has chosen some pretty traditional meatless dishes to kick off the program McAlpine explained. Dishes like stuffed portobella mushrooms and broccoli ziti are big hits and now the kitchen's staff is starting to experiment with things like lentil burgers, expanding more into beans.
McAlpine is careful to note, however, that the meals patients are served in their rooms have not changed — meat is still an option for folks who perhaps have a little more on their mind than trying to experiment with new foods.
"If they're ill, we're trying to get them anything they want to consume just to get them to eat," she said.
Using Meatless Mondays as a sort of trial run, McAlpine said Kenmore Mercy Hospital plans to start incorporating more meatless specials in the cafeteria throughout the week.
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