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Springfield, Mass. - January 27, 2010 - Billy Harkins banked in an 18-footer as the shot clock expired with nine seconds remaining to lift the Springfield College men's basketball team to a thrilling 64-61 win over Clark in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Wednesday evening.
With the victory, Springfield improves to 8-10 overall, 4-2 in league action, while the Cougars drop to 11-8 overall, 2-4 in the conference. The Pride is now in second place all by itself in the league behind 5-1 MIT.
Springfield had led by as many as 15 points in the first half (30-15 with 5:50 to go), but Clark cut it to eight at the intermission (40-32), and then kept chipping away in the second half until it took the lead at 61-60 with 3:05 left on a lay-up by sophomore forward Brian Vayda (Sturbridge, Mass.). Springfield reclaimed the lead with 1:50 to go when Vayda fouled SC sophomore center Ryan Coburn (West Warwick, R.I.), who calmly sank both free throws.
The score stayed at 62-61 when Springfield had possession, and called timeout with 22 seconds left overall and 13 seconds left on the shot clock. SC tried to work a play, but the lane was clogged. With time running out, Harkins, a junior point guard from Bellmore, N.Y., found the ball in his hands. He took one step inside the 3-point line from the left-hand side, and banked home what proved to be the clinching hoop.
Clark inbounded the ball, advancing it just beyond halfcourt, and then called timeout with 4.2 seconds left. When the ball was finally put in play, Cougars' senior forward Jack Minister (Manchester, England) attempted a 3-pointer, but the shot didn't threaten the rim -- and Springfield escaped with the win.
Springfield was led by three players in double figures. They were junior forward Matt Cavalieri (West Warwick, R.I.) with 17 points (and 11 rebounds), Coburn with 10 points (and seven rebounds and two blocks), and senior forward Pat Crean (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) with 10 points (and five rebounds and five assists). Junior guard Darvis Rankins (Boston, Mass.) finished with nine points. Harkins, who celebrated his birthday just two days ago, had eight points and a team-season-high eight assists for an individual.
For Clark, two players scored in double figures. They were senior forward Mark Alexander (Providence, R.I.) with a game-high 18 points (and five rebounds), and Vayda with 16 points (and six rebounds and three assists). Freshman guard Tucker Esborn (Branford, Conn.) had seven points, two assists, and a block.
Springfield shot .463 for the game from the floor, while Clark shot .431. Each team pulled down 31 rebounds. Clark had 19 turnovers to SC's 17.
The Pride will return to action on Saturday afternoon when it travels to take on rival Wheaton at 1:00 pm in a key conference matchup.


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Curtis John Prohaska, 33, of St. Johns, died Friday in Munson Medical Center, one day after his Jeep was struck at the Secor and West Silver Lake Road intersection. Grand Traverse County sheriff's Capt. Dave Meachum said information on the crash will be forwarded to Prosecutor Bob Cooney in about a week.
"It'll be presented to the prosecutor's office as soon as we get done drafting the report," he said.
Reconstructionists believe a Pontiac minivan driven east by Michael Wear, 23, of Beulah, struck Prohaska's vehicle from behind and pushed it into a Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Scott Wayne Bishop, 46, of Traverse City.
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Leading propulsion manufacturer Mercury Marine and luxury boat builder Sea Ray, along with parent company Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), have launched JoystickBoatControl.com, a cutting-edge consumer Web site that provides information on these revolutionary technologies and updates viewers on this summer's nationwide demonstration tour.
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JoystickBoatControl.com also details the 2009 Axius to Zeus Joystick Boat Control Tour, which is barnstorming the country to show people how easy and enjoyable boating becomes when the intimidation of docking and tight maneuvering is removed. The tour has already made multiple successful stops in the South and is slated for at least 14 more locations from Missouri to Boston.
Mercury Marine and Sea Ray are owned by Brunswick Corporation. CMD is a joint venture between Mercury Marine and diesel engine icon Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI).
The 2009 Axius to Zeus Tour will include three special stops specifically dealing with the media. Those cities are Knoxville, Tenn.; New York City; and Chicago. JoystickBoatControl.com will report on those events, as well as the weekly locations, with video, photos and social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube.
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Positive mosquito samples found in West Babylon this summer have contributed to the largest breakout of West Nile virus in U.S. History, the Center for Disease Control announced Wednesday.
According to the CDC, a total of 1,118 cases in people, including 41 deaths, have been reported. The numbers are the highest level of instances reported to CDC through the third week in August since West Nile virus was first detected in the United States in 1999.
In Suffolk County, 175 mosquitoes, including over twenty in West Babylon, have tested positive for the virus, as well as 21 birds and one person. There have no results found from Babylon Village.
The first human case in Nassau County was confirmed today as well in the Town of Oyster Bay.
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"Though the number of mosquitoes testing positive is historically high for this time of year, we cannot predict if the numbers will continue to be high," James L. Tomarken, commissioner for the Department of Health Services said in a statement. "There are many factors, such as weather, that affect mosquito population and activity. "Given that the numbers are high and we are finding samples in virtually all parts of the county, we ask that residents be especially vigilant about reducing their exposure to mosquitoes whenever they can."
According to the CDC, almost half of all U.S. cases this year have been reported from Texas.
Residents can reduce the mosquito population around their homes, by eliminating stagnant water where mosquitoes breed. The county offers a bulletin entitled "Mosquitoes and Mosquito-borne Illnesses," which contains tips on personal protection and repellents.
Dead birds found on area properties may indicate the presence of West Nile virus in the area. To report dead birds, call the West Nile virus hotline in Suffolk at 631-787-2200 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. To report mosquito problems or stagnant pools of water, call the Department of Public Works' Vector Control Division at 631-852-4270. For medical questions related to West Nile virus, call 631-853-3055.


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The following is an excerpt from the Salem Police Department's log:
Sunday, Dec. 23:
- At 12:16 a.m., police responded to a loud house party on Salem Street.
- At 8:24 a.m., a Howard Street man called police to report finding a large knife in his apartment that he believed was left behind by his daughter who recently moved out. The knife was secured by police.
- At 9:12 a.m., a hypodermic needle was discovered on the sidewalk on Endicott Street.
- At 1:40 p.m., a man called police to report that his car was stolen while parked on North Street.
- At 2:13 p.m., a Lafayette Street man called police to report that a woman threatened to "punch his face in."
- At 2:13 p.m., an Aborn Street woman called police to report that someone cut the brake line on her Mercedes Benz overnight.
- At 4:30 p.m., a woman called police to report that someone broke into her car and stole a purse from the trunk. The woman's Visa card was later used at a Zale's jewelry store in Peabody.
- At 4:38 p.m., police responded to a report of a tree limb down on a motor vehicle on Phillips Street.
- At 5:44 p.m., an employee at Special Thoughts Outlet called police to report that they had tried to detain a shoplifter but they fled into Walmart. Karen Marie Dow, 50, of 26 Commercial St., Lynn, was arrested on a charge of shoplifting merchandise.
- At 6:27 p.m., police and fire units responded to an outdoor fire on Boston Street. A man reportedly told police his grill just got out of control.
- At 6:39 p.m., a woman entered the police station to report that she had been assaulted near the Peabody line. Luigi F. Fernandez, 23, of the streets of Salem, was arrested on two counts of domestic assault and battery.
Monday Dec. 24:
- At 3:53 a.m., police responded to a report of two large coyotes in the reeds near the intersection of Essex and Webb streets.
- At 8:18 a.m., a man called police to report that his car was struck overnight while parked on Peabody Street.
- At 8:39 a.m., police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle on North Street. The driver of the car was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk and the struck pedestrian was transported to Mass General Hospital with "obvious visible injuries." The pedestrian reportedly smashed the car's windshield and was found 9 to 10 feet from the crosswalk he was crossing in.
- At 9:53 a.m., police responded to Canal Street for a report of motor vehicle theft. A man told police he parked his car on the right side of Ropes Street and woke up to find it smashed into a telephone pole at the end of the street.
- At 10:12 a.m., police located a man who they believed stole an envelope of money from Salem District Court. Michael J. Nigro, 32, of the streets of Salem, was arrested on a charge of larceny.
- At 2:56 p.m., police responded to a report of a man in camouflage carrying a weapon down Charter Street. Police later located a man wearing "a devil style Halloween mask, with two small metal pitchforks in each hand." The mask and weapons were confiscated by police.
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Ex-con charged with murdering daughter
LANSING — Lansing police say a 37-year-old ex-convict has been arrested on murder and abuse charges in the death of his 3-month-old daughter.
Police say they arrested John H. Sanders of Lansing on an open murder charge, as well as charges of first-degree child abuse and being a habitual offender.
Police say detectives went to a hospital Friday afternoon after getting a report that a baby was being treated for serious internal injuries. Janayjah Sanders was pronounced dead Friday night.
Aide says he passed cash to Kilpatrick
DETROIT — A high-ranking aide to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick told jurors Monday that he picked up thousands of dollars in bribes for his boss from a contractor at the city's convention center where both men had broad powers over operations.
Derrick Miller, who was Detroit's chief administrative officer, said he collected thousands of dollars "once or twice," typically in stacks of hundred-dollar bills, for Kilpatrick, whom he has known since high school. Miller said he also took his own payoffs from Karl Kado, who held contracts at Cobo Center during Kilpatrick's nearly seven years in office.
"I picked it up from Kado, took it to (Kilpatrick). ... I didn't count it but it was a lot of money. Five (thousand) to 10,000," said Miller, whose testimony matched what Kado said earlier in the trial.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded more than $200,000 of federal stimulus money to the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.
Brian McManus of the Nebraska DEQ says his agency and the state Department of Natural Resources will use the money to enhance the quality and management of surface and ground water in the Platte River Basin.
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D-backs GM has not been offered a better player than Upton
One of the latest rumors has placed the D-backs in a multi-team deal that would see them part with the two-time All-Star.
Towers confirmed those talks have happened.
"I would confirm that I've engaged with all those teams, but to actually see it come to fruition or happen I think is probably highly unlikely," he told Arizona Sports 620's Doug and Wolf Wednesday. "It's tough enough to do a deal directly, let alone four teams.
"More often than not you have two or three that feel very good about what they're getting back and one that feels like the shelf is empty and it's not in their favor."
As it pertains to Upton, many of the rumors say it's tough to see the D-backs moving him without multiple teams being involved in the deal, so at this point it may seem likely that if anyone is dealt, it won't be the former number one pick.
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Kevin Towers joins the program to discuss the off-season plans of the Diamondbacks, and the hectic nature of the Winter Meetings. What is the future of Justin Upton? What impact will their signings make next season? All this and much more.
"Some guys I would say that Justin's had early in his career, more success than either of those two guys," Towers said. "But eventually those guys hit it and became really consistent top players within Major League Baseball."
Towers said the Diamondbacks recognize that and "think a lot of" Upton, which tends to go against what many believe to be the case.
"I think that's why you see that he's here," Towers said. "It has to be a great baseball deal for us to really include him in a deal."
Towers, who said he's had several discussions with many teams about Upton -- as well as other players on the team -- said people continue to ask him about the right fielder and that he does not expect the questions to cease once the Winter Meetings come to a close, but the D-backs' stance on the subject has not changed.
"At this point in time, where we're at, no player's been presented to us that we think is better than Justin Upton at making the Diamondbacks better this year and going into the future, and that's why we haven't moved and we haven't budged."
- Arizona Diamondbacks recall Bo Schultz from Triple-A Reno, option Alfredo Marte
- ESPN insider Keith Law breaks down D-backs' tradeable assets
- Rookie Ahmed makes difference in Diamondbacks' marathon win over Reds: By The Numbers
- Report: Diamondbacks willing to move closer Addison Reed
- Diamondbacks reinstate Jordan Pacheco, release Nick Evans
- Keith Law, ESPN MLB Insider - Tuesday July 29ESPN MLB Insider Keith Law gauges the value in the D-backs' potential trade pieces.
- Derrick Hall - D-backs president and CEO - Thursday July 24Derrick Hall talks about the approaching trade deadline.
- Bickley Blast - Wednesday July 23Kirk Gibson could be close to being a part of another miracle.
- Kevin Towers, D-backs GM - Wednesday July 23D-backs GM Kevin Towers talks about the upcoming trade deadline.
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- Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs first baseman - Friday July 18Paul Goldschmidt talks about the All-Star Game and his expectations for the season's second half.
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American youth are facing challenges in both physical health domains (e.g., obesity) and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education achievement. The College of Education and College of Natural Resources researchers addressed both issues by piloting a weeklong study of an Adventure Learning-based GreenSTEM curriculum with Coeur d'Alene high school students. The Coeur d'Alene students visited McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) for a week in March to learn about snow science and climate change through outdoor adventure learning activities. Adventure Learning programs engage students in exciting, science inquiry-based outdoor experiences and use the internet to facilitate communication and interaction regarding those experiences. These programs have been found to motivate students and inspire meaningful collaborations and inquiries for students and teachers.
Findings will provide practical direction for future program development in Idaho schools that effectively explores the intersection of healthy outdoor activities and STEM. This project is still underway; however, preliminary data analyses indicate that students participating in the residential science school walked an average of three miles more per day while engaged in the adventure learning program. Students also reported increased engagement in science and physical activities due to the low student-teacher ratio, hands-on applied science projects, and learning new and interesting outdoor activities.
Students reported that they intended to increase physical activity upon completing of the program and to try new and different physical activities like snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and snowboarding. Teachers involved with the project also reported learning new ways to engage students in science curriculum and the desire to use outdoor learning activities in future to engage students in science topics.
Faculty and Staff working on this project include Dr. Susan Houge Mackenzie & Dr. Julie Stafford Son (REC), Dr. R. Justin Hougham & Dr. Brant Miller (C&I), and Dr. Karla Eitel & Gary Thompson (MOSS).
Susan Mackenzie has been working to improve the scholarship of adventure and outdoor recreation through a range of research projects. Recently completed projects included the use of head-mounted cameras to study optimal adventure experiences; the motivations and emotions involved in adventure; and investigations of adventure tourism in South America. These projects have resulted in high impact publications within the field of recreation in the Journal of Leisure Research, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, and Psychology of Sport & Exercise.
Susan's current projects focus on the psychological aspects of recreational and competitive climbing, and using adventure activities to engage youth in STEM education and physical activity. She received a 2012 University of Idaho seed grant to investigate indigenous perceptions of adventure and adventure tourism with Māori (indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand). This project will employ a Kaupapa Māori research paradigm to investigate Māori perceptions of adventure; values and benefits associated with adventure; and representations of Māori culture within adventure tourism. It is hoped that this project will inform University of Idaho recreation and leisure curriculum regarding indigenous perspectives of recreation. Service and outreach projects should also be strengthened as a result of this project as Susan sits on the Idaho Recreation and Tourism steering committee and the newly appointed U-Idaho International Engagement Advisory Council.


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TAMPA, FL -- When you think about presidential politics, the name "Danny Gokey" isn't the first thing that comes to mind.
And to be honest, politics has never really been on the mind of Gokey, either — at least not until the former "American Idol" star got married in January to model Leyicet Peralta.
"I've never been a student of politics, but my wife and I have differing views, so it has made me really look at what I have always believed," Gokey told Patch shortly after performing on the floor of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night. "You know, we're raised a certain way and we tend to believe things that our parents tell us.
"This is the first time that I've really taken a hard look at our system, and I kind of am taking on a more active political viewpoint," added the country singer from Milwaukee.
And what exactly is his political viewpoint? Well, the fact that he performed before thousands of Republican delegates and party insiders last week is an indication that he's leaning toward the GOP.
"I just want a man who can lead our country and be good for our country," he said. "I thought that having President (Barack) Obama elected to office was a really great moment in our country's history, but it could be time for a change."
When asked specifically whether Republican candidate Mitt Romney was his choice, Gokey said:
"Well, I'm weighing all of the issues, but he could be. What I like about our political system is that if he's not the one, then hopefully the next time, the next guy is the one."
Gokey said he and Peralta, who is pregnant and has a Jan. 21 due date, spend a lot of time debating politics.
"My wife grew up more Democratic and I was raised Republican, and it's funny how she has caused me to challenge my views," he said. "It has caused a lot of interesting conversations, and I'm sure our unborn baby has heard a lot of interesting views on politics."
Gokey performed just a few hours before as the party's vice presidential candidate. His manager said Gokey was invited to sing because he's from Wisconsin, a state that played a big role in this year's convention.
As soon as his finished singing his hit song, "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me," Gokey went on the convention floor to meet and pose for photos with the Wisconsin delegation, including Gov. Scott Walker.
"It was awesome," he said. "I'm always nervous every time I go on stage, but it was a good kind of nervousness. The crowd was really into it. This my first time at a convention like this, so I'm really like a sponge absorbing it all."
Gokey said he is talking to several record companies about signing a new deal and is working on a book that will be autobiographical but also will focus on the Sophia's Heart Foundation, named in honor of his first wife, who died in 2008.
"A lot of people don't know about Sophia's Heart. We're taking in homeless families right now and we're getting ready to open up a human trafficking wing for ladies who have been sold into sex trafficking. I'm opening up 12 rooms for them," Gokey said. "We do music and arts programs, we have scholarships, and do what we can to help families and children have better lives."


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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
This sequel to the 2011 "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is thoughtful, brutal, and operatically committed to its premise.
This sequel to the 2011 "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is thoughtful, brutal, and operatically committed to its premise.
"Land Ho!" is both a small film and an unabashed wannabe crowd pleaser, but it's also one whose subtle capturing of behavior and longing resonates…
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
Chaz Ebert discusses Steve James' "Life Itself."
A collection of rave reviews for Life Itself that came out after its July 4th theatrical premiere.
An FFC shares memories of the Los Angeles Theater scene.
The latest in Scout Tafoya's series, The Unloved--"Pola X."
An FFC shares memories of the Los Angeles Theater scene.
A Far Flung Correspondent reviews Sion Sono's loony "Why Don't You Play in Hell?"
A look at the cinematic and political history that resulted in Bong Joon-Ho's "Snowpiercer."
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Phil Spector remains an enigma after his 2009 conviction for the death of actress Lana Clarkson six years earlier. He's in prison today. Clarkson, dead of a gunshot wound, was found in his mansion. Was it suicide, an accident or murder?
Spector was a record producer famous for a technique, called "The Wall of Sound," that he developed to create an overall style for his groups. Wikipedia tells me: "Spector called his technique 'a Wagnerian approach to rock & roll: little symphonies for the kids.' " He named and renamed groups, selected their material, acted as their svengali and essentially created the soundtrack for freeway commuting in L.A.
In the case of "Phil Spector," the Wall of Sound Man is played by Al Pacino, loosely inspired by life, as in another recent performance, that time as euthanasia advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
He plays the role cannily. His Spector knows if he's guilty of murder, but we don't, and that adds to the film's interest. The script is by director David Mamet, who as he often does, prefers an almost hypnotic style in which a character seems to be arguing with himself. This could have happened. That could have happened. The character was there and saw whatever happened, and he doesn't know.
This phenomenon is underlined by Spector's lifestyle. Enormously wealthy, reclusive, he lives inside a forbidding structure, which as he approaches and leaves through its iron gates, reminds us of Xanadu in "Citizen Kane."
The co-star is Helen Mirren, playing Linda Kenney Baden, the attorney who was successfully able to reach a retrial in a case where, as one line of dialogue has it, if Spector wasn't found guilty on the merits of his case, he'd be found guilty on grounds of the notorious O.J. Simpson murder case. Mamet deliberately avoids portraying Baden as heroic, or even right or wrong. She's simply doing her best job.
The film contains scant suspense and few surprises, and depends largely on Pacino's work as an articulate and eccentric painter of his own portrait. His description of his hairstyle, as photographed while back-lighted, has a peculiar charm. Hair also plays a role in the Mirren performance. Baden clings to a blond style that must have been more becoming 20 years ago.
Winning the hung jury in the first trial is a tribute to Baden, who in an effective drawing, shows a small-caliber bullet entering the victim's skull, bouncing off its back wall and making a U-turn. Stranger things have happened. Not a lot.
The dialogue, vaguely Mametian, might have profited by more of the Mamet style. He seems bogged in realism. Few write better dialogue than Mamet at full power. Here he seems at half-steam.
A first-rate supporting cast, including Jeffrey Tambor and Matt Malloy, illuminates second-rate supporting roles. "Phil Spector" is just about ideal as an HBO movie; watchable and gossip-worthy but just not that compelling.
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San Diego Comic-Con can't come fast enough. The annual geek orgy is one of the largest in the world, and has grown from a mecca for comic book nerds and sci-fi geeks to the end-all, be-all of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy in every conceivable medium. While waiting breathlessly for the gates to open, we came up with hundreds of questions we're hoping to get answered at the con. Then, for your reading pleasure, we whittled them down to seven…
How will Summer Glau fit in to Dollhouse's second season?
With Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles officially getting the heave-ho from Fox, Summer Glau is a free agent, and of course, Joss Whedon has already pounced. Whedon has publicly stated he's already approached Summer for a role in Dollhouse, but the question is: what kind of role? Whedon doesn't want to make her an Active; that's too easy. Would she be a client? A handler? Maybe the head of a competing organization?
How brutal will Jackie Earle Haley's Freddy Krueger be?
Rumors are already flying that Platinum Dunes's reboot of A Nightmare On Elm Street will include a new, scarier Freddy back story, new Freddy makeup, and, of course, a new Freddy. But can anyone truly replace Robert Englund's beloved portrayal of the wise-cracking maniac? The Oscar-nominated Jackie Earle Haley is gonna give it a shot, and he seems ready to play a much darker Freddy. How you can make a child killer more brutal remains to be seen. But with a resume that includes roles in Watchmen, Maniac Cop 3, the upcoming Shutter Island, and previous experience as a child molester in Little Children, dark characters are nothing new to Jackie. Add to that a black belt in karate and a name that sounds like a serial killer's calling card, and we can't wait to see just how extreme this Freddy will be.
How will Scarlett Johannson fill out the Black Widow costume (and how will Mickey Rourke handle those whips)?
Okay, maybe it shouldn't be "how will" ScarJo fill out the Black Widow costume in Iron Man 2, and more like, "how unbelievably hot will she look?" While some die-hard fans worry that the actress can't pull off the role of a Russian spy, everyone else on the planet just wants to see her in skintight black leather. Meanwhile, Mickey Rourke will play Whiplash, a role that, a few years ago, may have made him a tremendous liability. But with The Wrestler bringing him newfound respect, hopefully Mickey can stay focused long enough to give Indiana Jones a run for his money.
Will Ghostbusters 3 really, truly, finally be a reality?
Fans have been waiting two decades for a third Ghostbusters film. Rumors have flown that it was a go, then a no-go, then a go again. Alleged in-fighting between the boys in gray, salary holdouts, and a general disdain for role reprisal have plagued the franchise. But with the recently released Ghostbusters: The Video Game a hit with critics and fans, and the return of Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson to the franchise, it seems like a third film is now on the horizon. We're not greedy; we just want confirmation of a script, a general timeline for shooting, and an approximate release date. A brief outline of the new story would not be turned away, either.
Are piranhas scarier in 3D?
Piranhas are pretty creepy in and of themselves. Those sharp, tiny teeth; that cold, bloodthirsty stare… but put them in 3D, and they could be pants-crappers. Generally, creature features like the upcoming Piranha 3D end up on the hokey side. But with horror favorite Alexandre Aja at the helm (whose credits include Mirrors and The Hills Have Eyes remake), we're hoping for a wall-to-wall gore fest. The addition of 3D technology, so effectively used in My Bloody Valentine, just adds icing to the cake.
Will Jonah Hex shoot blanks on the big screen?
Comic-book properties are big business, but when they fail, they do so spectacularly. For every Iron Man you have a Daredevil; for every X-Men you get a Wolverine. Since it combines traditional comic-book heroics with horror, we're hoping DC's Jonah Hex is far from hexed when it hits the big screen in 2010. Josh Brolin stars as the eponymous gunslinger, apparently hellbent on stopping a supernatural force from sweeping out the Wild West. I guess the big question is: how gritty will this western be? After all, even non-horror westerns are expected to ooze edginess these days, and Jonah's dark enough to give Clint Eastwood's fabled Man with No Name pause. But will his nastiness be watered down in an attempt to put butts in seats? And just how much actual horror will be in this film? (Warner Brothers is playing its cards close to its vest.) Oh well, at least Megan Fox is in it – so even if it sucks, you'll get some eye candy with your popcorn.
What does Guillermo have in store for his Hobbit?
Peter Jackson hadn't even picked up his Best Picture Oscar for the third Lord of the Rings film, and people were already buzzing about his version of The Hobbit. While Jackson is producing the film and working on the screenplay, he's turned the directing reins over to Guillermo del Toro, the dark genius behind Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy. With his penchant for Cenobite-looking creatures with eyeballs in their hands and – in the case of Hellboy II's Angel of Death – wings, can we expect his version of The Hobbit to be a huge departure from Jackson's saga of the friendly woodland creatures? Maybe it will be, and maybe it will inspire Jackson to go back to his gore-soaked early work.
With Comic-Con less than two weeks away, you've probably got your own list of questions. Let us know what they are -- we'll be at the event and covering it in depth, so we'll do our best to get you some answers. And be sure to check out out the exciting guests and events we'll be bringing to Comic-Con!


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'Lake Erie has 2% of the water in the Great Lakes, but 50% of the fish'
The stat comes from Jeff Reutter, Director of Ohio State University's Stone Laboratory. He says the converse is true for Lake Superior. It holds 50% of the water, but just 2% of the fish.
It's a rough estimate, he says, but it gives you a good understanding of how each of the five Great Lakes have unique characteristics, which present unique challenges in managing these lakes.
As part of our series on how climate change is affecting the Great Lakes, Reutter spoke to us about how Lake Erie is especially vulnerable to temperature variations. It is the southernmost, and the shallowest of the five Great Lakes.
He also spoke about how, unlike the other four Great Lakes, Lake Erie is surrounded by agriculture and a more urbanized landscape.
You can listen to him speak about his "50 and 2 Rule" here:
Lake Erie has seen a resurgence in algal blooms over the last ten years. It was once a big problem in the 60s and 70s, and it has returned as a problem again.
You can see pictures of a bloom and read more about it here.
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Their customers don't want to fish in the blooms, so the captains have to burn a lot of gas to get out of them. For boats that average one mile per gallon, you can imagine how the cost adds up.
On our visit to Lake Erie, we also spoke with Paul Pacholski, the vice president of the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Pacholski says there were once around 1,200 charter boat captains on Lake Erie. Today, he says, there are around 675.
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Overheard at CPAC
The best comments overheard at the conservative political action conference.
Between all the speechifying, sermonizing and glad-handing by politicians at CPAC during the last few days, conservative attendees of the political action conference also had quite a bit to say.
Below, eight of the best comments overheard at CPAC:
"I know you're mad because you didn't get to meet Paul Ryan.... but don't take it out on me."
-Man to his girlfriend after a failed meet and greet with the former VP candidate
"After 50 years of marriage they tank so early."
-Conservative businessman Foster Friess explaining the absence of his wife circa 11 p.m.
"Monroe was totally a better president than Jefferson"
-College-aged kids waiting for a bus to CPAC
"If only I'd brought my yacht I wouldn't have to wait in that shuttle line."
-College-aged kids after boarding a bus to CPAC
"I want to see Newt Gingrich so I can rip him a new ass."
-CPAC attendee commenting on the former House speaker's upcoming speech
"I've got a panel I need to sit in [on] and live tweet from... So it's a lot."
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"It's a Disney world of good ideas."
-Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, on CPAC
"I am so sweaty nasty."
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Casona del Rio 'our B&B Boat ride from Tigre to our B&B After the buzz of Buenos Aires and exhaustion from doing the tango (!) we headed for the sleepy backwaters of the Tigre delta. Our B&B is on an island in the delta so we had to get the water bus. Everyone has a boat here - even the kids go to school ...
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Six-term Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced Tuesday that he won't run for reelection in 2014.
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Six-term Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced Tuesday that he won't run for reelection in 2014.
You may now kiss any hope of a sweeping tax reform bill goodbye.
I'm not saying this out of any particular fandom for Baucus, although I think he's a good guy. I just believe it will be too hard to overhaul the tax code with a lame-duck chairman of the Senate's tax-writing committee.
Working with his counterpart in the House, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), Baucus has spent much of the last two years laying the groundwork for a thorough rewrite. Their mutual goal: clearing out much of the complexity in tax law by eliminating many, if not most, of the rules that give special treatment to certain types of income and expenses. If Congress broadened the tax base by shielding fewer earnings from the IRS, it could lower tax rates and still collect the same amount of revenue (or more revenue, if Democrats prevailed on that point). Lower rates, in turn, would spur U.S. competitiveness and growth.
This kind of reform is devoutly to be wished. But it inevitably would cause some individuals and companies to pay more, while others would pay less. In other words, there would be winners and losers, and unless the former overwhelmed the latter, lawmakers would find it tough to sign on. The legislation would also face stiff resistance from companies whose business model or investment strategy was designed to take advantage of the current deductions, exemptions and credits, not to mention the accountants, auditors and others who have profited from the current complexity.
On the plus side, both President Obama and the House Republican leadership have called for an overhaul that curtails tax breaks, broadens the base and lowers rates. And as troublesome as the details might be, it's easy to sketch the broad outlines of a simple but progressive tax system that would appeal to both parties.
On the minus side, there's no grass-roots ferment in favor of an overhaul. People don't like the tax system, but there's little urgency to this issue. By contrast, the public cried out for changes to the banking system after the housing bubble burst and Wall Street collapsed. Although few lawmakers were satisfied with the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory bill in 2010, they weren't willing to adjourn without passing something.
Under the circumstances, then, the only hope for overhauling the tax code is strong leadership that unites lawmakers behind a bold effort to simplify the code dramatically for the sake of the overall economy, even if that proves costly to some powerful constituents. That sort of leadership gave us the last real improvement in the tax code, the Tax Reform Act of 1986. The measure was pushed through by President Reagan, the redoubtable House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D-Ill.) and the cerebral Senate Finance Committee Chairman Bill Bradley (D-N.J.).
All three were fully invested in the idea of broadening the tax base and lowering rates. That doesn't seem to be the case for Obama, at least not at this point. Camp could get a reform bill through the House, assuming the House GOP leadership remained supportive. But Baucus -- who was a top sponsor of the 2010 healthcare reform law, so he knows how to move complex, controversial legislation -- isn't feeling the love from Senate Democrats this year.
For example, his Democratic colleagues passed a budget resolution last month with revenue-raising provisions Baucus opposed. He argued, rightly but vainly, that the budget's call for tax increases would make it more difficult to do a comprehensive overhaul. And on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) brought a tax bill directly to the floor without hearings or votes in Baucus' committee. The measure, which Baucus opposes, would let states force Internet retailers to collect taxes on sales to their residents, even if the retailers had no physical presence there.
Now that Baucus has announced that he's a short-timer, he'll have even less sway over his colleagues. Democrats can oppose him without worrying about him retaliating against their bills or amendments. And Republicans can hold out for a tax reform bill that's more to their liking, knowing that the chances of them taking control of the Senate in 2015 are incrementally better with Baucus not on the ballot in 2014.


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Learning Ground Lab & Sandbox
1st Floor Computer Lab
Learning Ground Lab & Sandbox (north end of the 1st floor) has ADA-accessible computers, scanners, black & white and color printing, and a collaborative study area that includes mobile furniture, writable walls, computers with 55" displays, and wall-mounted touch-screen computers.
Computer labs are for PSU affiliates only. Research Kiosks are available for visitor use.
Library Research Center
2nd Floor Computer Lab
Reference Librarians staff the Library Research Center (2nd floor across from the elevators). There are 70 PCs and several Macs, ADA-accessible computers, scanners, and black & white printing. Research Kiosks (2nd floor and throughout the Library) provide visitors limited Internet access and fee-based printing.
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3rd Floor, Southwest Corner
This is a large flexible study area with furniture that can be moved to fit individual or group study needs. There is comfortable seating, ottomans, rolling whiteboards, chairs with laptop trays and numerous floor outlets to accommodate personal laptops, or students can check out a Library iPad or Laptop.
Study Rooms
Reserve a Study Room Online. Rooms accomodate from one to fifteen people and include white boards and markers. Book online, and then visit the 1st Floor Circulation Desk with current picture ID to borrow the key. See our Study Room FAQ for details.
Quiet Floors
Basement, 4th, and 5th Floors
Designated quiet study areas provide students with a quiet environment to focus and study. The 2nd and 3rd floors offer group study spaces.
Family Study Room
Room 330 (3rd Floor)
Family Study Room is designed for student-parents and their children and accommodates two families, with one PC, one Mac, two scanners and a wide selection of toys and books. Child must be present to use this room and cannot be left unattended. Reserve a Study Room Online
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Rooms 20 and 304 (Basement and 3rd Floor)
Practice Presentation Rooms offer the same equipment as other technology-smart classrooms on campus - projector, podium and computer - and help students gain experience and confidence with public speaking. Reserve a Study Room Online
Video Viewing Rooms
Rooms 98 and 320 (Basement and 3rd Floor)
Room 98 for individuals has two viewing stations and one listening station, combination DVD/VHS players, region-free Bluray/DVD player, CD, cassette and record players. Visit the Circulation Desk to borrow a key and headphones.
Room 320 for groups includes a 50" display, VHS, region-free DVD player, and computer, with audio/video cables to connect laptops and personal devices. Reserve a Study Room Online
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Rooms 2, 90, 92, 94, and 96 (Basement)
Faculty Reading Room
Room 430 (4th Floor)
The Faculty Reading Room is a place for quiet reading, reflection, writing and study. It accommodates six people, with four armchairs and two computer workstations equipped with scanners. Faculty can check out a key for 4 hours from the 1st floor Circulation Desk.
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2nd Floor
Learning Center (northwest corner of the 2nd floor) offers tutoring and resources to help students accomplish academic and personal goals.
Writing Center Outpost (west end of the 2nd floor Library Research Center) offers drop-in writing assistance. The main Writing Center is in Cramer Hall, Room 188.
Assistive Technologies
Purple Relay (1st Floor)
ADA-accessible Computers (2nd Floor)
Accessibility is important to us. A Purple Relay system is available on the 1st floor. Two ADA-accessible Adaptive Computer Stations are located near the Reference Desk on the second floor. These stations have standard lab software, as well as JAWS, ZoomText and large print keyboards. Disability Resource Center offers additional services.
Branford's Bean Café
1st Floor
Branford's Bean Café is located on the northwest end of the 1st floor and serves coffee from Stumptown Coffee Roasters, and has fresh pastries, teas, beverages and other snacks.
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Athlete of the Week
Monday, February 10, 2014
Patrick Fitzgerald
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Freshman wrestler Patrick Fitzgerald has been named the Penn College Athlete of the Week for the period ending Feb. 9. Fitzgerald led the Wildcats at the USCAA/PSUAC Championships placing third overall at 197and first amongst PSUAC wrestlers earning him the conference title. The placement is his best finish on the year so far and getting him primed for the upcoming MEC Championships.
Fitzgerald went 3-1 on the day with two pins and a technical fall. So far this season, he has a 10-9 record with four pins.
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Beatrice E. Childs, of Middleport passed away on Sunday evening, October 7, 2012 at the Medina Memorial Healthcare Center. Mrs. Childs was born in Romulus, NY on March 28, 1923 daughter of the late Fred and Alma (Appleton) Vaughn.
She was a homemaker and she and her husband, Perry C. Childs, were married on August 29, 1941. Mrs. Childs enjoyed her family, baking and reading and word search puzzles and she also enjoyed watching cardinals and collected cardinal knick-knacks. She was a member for over 50 years of the Handcrafters Home Bureau and she was also a member of the Middleport Senior Citizens.
She was predeceased by her husband, Perry C. Childs, in 2002; and by her siblings, James Vaughn, Mary Smith, Wilma Taylor, Eva Parker, Pvt. Robert Vaughn, George Vaughn, Mabel Dixon, Pearl Vaughn and Myron Vaughn. She is survived by a daughter, Darlene (Brent) Ginty of Middleport; son, Keith E. Childs of Phelps, NY; four grandsons, Eric (Stacey) Dodge of Middleport, Craig (Hollie) Dodge of New Jersey, Jason Dodge and Regan Ginty, both of Middleport. Also surviving are ten great-grandchildren, Alyssa Dodge, Austin Dodge, Hannah Dodge, Mikayla Dodge, Evan Dodge, Colin Dodge, Tanner Dodge, Mackenzie Dodge, Hailey Dodge and Curtis Rucker; brother, Donald (Joan) Vaughn; sister, Alice Zacher, all of Medina; brother-in-law, Donald Dixon; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call on Thursday from 1-3 PM at the Bates, Wallace & Heath Funeral Home, 38 State St., Middleport, where funeral services will follow at 3:00 PM with the Rev. Ray Noel officiating. Burial in Hartland Central Cemetery will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials to the charity of one's choice would be appreciated by the Childs family.
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Madonna's second feature behind the camera explores the tumultuous romance of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.
Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) becomes obsessed with an auction of trinkets belonging to Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough) and her royal suitor (James D'Arcy).
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New FreeBSD Version 7.3: improved ZFS and Gnome 2.28.2
Ken Smith from the FreeBSD Release Engineering Team has announced the released version 7.3 for download. The new FreeBSD comes with updated ZFS and a re-worked bootloader.
According to the announcement, the bootloader gptzfsboot, which supports GPT and ZFS, is among the most significant improvements included in the current maintenance release of the stable 7.x- branch. Originally developed by Sun, the FreeBSD team have upgraded the data system to version 13. KDE and Gnome are in versions 4.3.5/ 2.28.2 included.
FreeBSD 7.3 can be downloaded from several mirror servers, and as Torrent for amd64, i386, pc98, and sparc64 architectures. Besides network installation, CD and DVDs are also available. Version 7.3 is expected to be followed by one more update for the current stable branch. After that, the team will be concentrating on the maintenance of version 8.0
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Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and private property. NZ has stayed still and government still seeks to ban, compel, tax and spend other people's money. Meanwhile war is being waged on capitalism by the left which mistakes central banking monopolies for the free market.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
BBC has failed to meet the moral standards it demands from others
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- thor42 said...
Excellent post - I wholeheartedly agree!
It is *great* to see the BBC being hammered like this (and deservedly so).
They are a rabidly-leftist rabble. Lenin would be proud of them (and I'm sure there are more than a few Lenin-worshipers at "Aunty Beeb").
This should be the catalyst for the axing of their broadcasting fee. Even better, axe the BBC itself (or at least have a complete personnel cleanout from top to bottom).
- 11/12/2012 08:07:00 am
- Richard McGrath said...
I wondered this morning listening to the news whether the ex-head of the BBC would merit a golden handshake at all after only 7 weeks in the job. For him to be given nearly half a million pounds after presiding over two major screw ups is utterly grotesque.
- 11/12/2012 08:48:00 am


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Four vie for vacant council chair
- Last Updated on 07:48 AM 03/01/13
- BY The Gazette-Virginian
Four candidates have applied for the vacant position on Halifax Town Council left open by the departure of former Councilman Phil Hammond.
Hammond resigned in January via letter to the mayor saying he had established a new place of residence in Oxford, N.C.
The deadline to file as a candidate to represent Ward D on town council was Thursday at 5 p.m.
Town Manager Carl Espy confirmed Thursday he had received four letters of interest along with corresponding resumes from interested candidates seeking the position.
As of 3 p.m. Thursday, candidates included Susan Granger, a Danville school teacher, Halifax Planning Commission Chairman Ron Reiter, planning commission member Kristy Johnson and Phil Hollis.
Pleased with a choice of four candidates, Espy said, "It's good to have a choice by all means. All have expressed their interest in being involved in the town, and they each have good diversity in their experiences."
A special called meeting is slated for March 5 at 6 p.m. when council will discuss and review the submissions for the Ward D vacancy.
Council will go immediately into closed session and then come out to take action on the matter, Espy said.
The newly appointed councilman will serve as the Ward D representative until a special election is held in November.


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When we speak or write in a structured, orderly, purposeful way, our words are more likely to be effective. Eighteenth-century statesman Edmund Burke said, Good order is the foundation of all things. As an aside, Burke also said, All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
That means knowing where you intend to end up and creating and following some sort of plan to get you there.
Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.
I dont much care where
Then it doesnt matter which way you go.
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
That interchange between Alice and the Cheshire cat has been paraphrased as, If you dont know where youre going, any road will get you there.
Using words, we can:
Words can help us achieve some or all of these purposes, but they work best if we know those objectives before putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard).
Knowing our objective is like having a blueprint or a map. The more complicated the communication, and the longer it must last, the more important having a blueprint is. However, even the briefest of communications benefits from knowing where youre headed.
From text messages, voice mails and emails to elaborate business or marketing plans, documents will be weaker if they wander or lack focus. To quote again from Carroll, Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop. Stick to one topic or at most two in texts and emails. Dont meander down a rabbit hole. (As I did with the second Burke quote in the first paragraph!) Share your purpose with your readers. If you want something, ask for it. Subtle hints can be ignored easily.
With more elaborate, longer documents, it is essential that you know your objective. Write it down at the top of the page: I want the people who read this business plan to understand my idea and scramble to offer me investment money. Readers must be able, upon finishing this guide, to use this tool to open a corked bottle of wine. Look back at your objective as you write to be sure youre staying on the right trail. When you finish your document, either delete the objective or just leave it in, if you think it will help your reader.
Todays readers are in a hurry. Be concise and considerate. Keep your language simple and suited to your audience. Use bullet points. If the points are clear, theres no need to elaborate each one. Use parallel structure.
If you start your list with a verb, continue with verbs. To understand why, consider this sentence: I wrote this book to: 1) make people laugh; 2) bemoan the donkeys plight; 3) simple saddling instructions. By switching the last bullet to a modified noun, I lost parallel structure. Use a verb: 3) teach the proper way to saddle a donkey.
Whether your communication is short or long, include a brief summary at the end, restating what you want the document to do. Include action items; if necessary, specify who will be responsible for each action.


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"Mad Men" Actor Vincent Kartheiser Will Be Mr. Darcy in Guthrie's Pride and Prejudice
By Adam Hetrick
Vincent Kartheiser, best known for playing advertising executive Pete Campbell in the hit AMC series "Mad Men," will star as Mr. Darcy in the Guthrie Theater production of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Adapted for the stage by Simon Reade and directed by Joe Dowling, Price and Prejudice will begin previews July 6 towards a July 12 opening night. The run will continue through Aug. 31.
Kartheiser previously appeared at the Guthrie in Henry V and Henry IV. He made his debut there at the age of seven as Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol.
Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
According to the Guthrie, "Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy in 19th-century England; it has proven to have evergreen appeal to all generations with its depiction of manners, marriage and morality."
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By SCOTT WILSON
Glasgow Daily Times
Every coach has questions as to whether or not their team is ready to open the season. Every coach would also like to have more practice time for preparation, watch more film. They believe they can never do enough.
Freddie Harbison, the head football coach at Metcalfe County High School, falls into that category, too.
The Hornets open the 2013 football season on Saturday against Barren County in the TJ Samson Bowl at Glasgow High School and Harbison would like to have a couple more days of work before the game.
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The Joplin Globe
Debra Sue "Sparky" Cookerly Sparks, age 60, of Mount Vernon, Mo., formerly of Joplin, passed away on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Mount Vernon Place Care Center.
Debra was born March 6, 1952, in Joplin, daughter of the late Eugene James Cookerly and Elizabeth Fay Smith Cookerly. She graduated from Parkwood High School in 1970, and attended Missouri Southern State University. She was a longtime resident of Meadows Care Center in Joplin, and was displaced by the tornado of 2011, and relocated to Mount Vernon. She was very much loved at both facilities and was the official meeter and greeter at both facilities. She loved the Lord and used her singing to bring joy to everyone she met. She will be dearly missed by many.
In addition to her parents, Debra was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Sparks; and her brother, James Van Cookerly.
Survivors include her children, Greg Phillips, of Webb City, Kara Mitchell Nunez and husband, Joe, of Carl Junction, and Tracy Mitchell Artym and husband, Chris, of Carthage; grandson, Mason Artym; sisters, Karyl Conard and husband, Bob, of Wichita, Kan., April Parcher and husband, Roy, of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Denise Kramme and husband, Dave, of Cedar Hill, Mo.; sister-in-law, MaryBeth Cookerly, of Joplin; and several nieces and nephews.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Online condolences may be made at www.parkermortuary.com


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Refused admission to the religious order which had educated her to be a teacher, she began charitable work at the House of Providence Orphanage in Cadogno, Italy. In September 1877 she made her vows there and took the religious habit.
When the bishop closed the orphanage in 1880, he named Frances prioress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Seven young women from the orphanage joined her.
Since her early childhood in Italy, Frances had wanted to be a missionary in China but, at the urging of Pope Leo XIII, Frances went west instead of east. She traveled with six sisters to New York City to work with the thousands of Italian immigrants living there.
She found disappointment and difficulties with every step. When she arrived in New York City, the house intended to be her first orphanage in the United States was not available. The archbishop advised her to return to Italy. But Frances, truly a valiant woman, departed from the archbishop's residence all the more determined to establish that orphanage. And she did.
In 35 years Frances Xavier Cabrini founded 67 institutions dedicated to caring for the poor, the abandoned, the uneducated and the sick. Seeing great need among Italian immigrants who were losing their faith, she organized schools and adult education classes.
As a child, she was always frightened of water, unable to overcome her fear of drowning. Yet, despite this fear, she traveled across the Atlantic Ocean more than 30 times. She died of malaria in her own Columbus Hospital in Chicago.
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MS Paint Adventures
It takes from reader suggestions, ala a text adventure, and creates awesome GIFs, and in the new story, Homestuck, SWEET MUSIC FLASHES.
Problem Sleuth (COMPLETED) - Three hardboiled detectives go on a quest to defeat a mob boss turned Cosmic Horror. Weasels somehow become involved.
Homestuck (ONGOING) - A story about a boy and his friends and a game they play together.
Both adventures start rather slow, before the truly epic shit goes down so I would recommend reading quite a few panels before deciding.
Anyone else already read it?


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News and notes on the restaurant scene from dining critic Carol Deptolla
'Taste of the Andes' at Charro dinner
Charro chef Aaron Patin will prepare a churrasco beef roast and side dishes inspired by the farmers market at a Taste of the Andes dinner on Oct. 12.
The event begins at 6 p.m. and costs $40, including a choice of Chilean or Argentine wine.
For reservations, call (414) 727-9333. Charro is at 729 N. Milwaukee St.
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If your kitchen could use an update but your remodeling budget has regressed, check out these six low cost kitchen remodeling [1]approaches. Just one or two decor tweaks to your existing space can add ease for cooking and entertaining, bump up home value and keep your bank account in the black.
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Cumberland Times-News
I would just like to say thank you to everyone out there who voted this year — the dreamers, the thinkers, the geeks, the freaks, the gays, the straights, the women, the men, the hippies and the yuppies, the country boys and the city girls, the college kids and our seniors, our veterans and our OWSers.
Americans of all races, economic stations, religious beliefs, and sexual orientations, the browns, the yellows, the reds, whites and blues. You've proven there is still Hope for the future to Change, that we don't turn our backs on each other.
That we are all in it together, that the rich can't make it without the middle class, and that it is incumbent upon all of us to help care for our nations poor and underpriveleged. Thank you.
Thank you for restoring one man's faith that we are a nation of sanity and compassion, of justice and fairness, of equality and acceptance, of diversity and flavor, of pragmatism and wit ... a people who reject bigotry, paranoia, hatred and divisiveness ... a people who understand that the truth is not mutable.
That lies and falsehoods will not carry the day ... that context cannot simply be jettisoned if in fact the whole truth is what we seek.
Thank you.
Thank you to those unwilling to accept the revisionist histories and economic theories, to those with their eyes open, to those who've honestly been paying attention and doing their homework, who've formed their views based on varied credible sources of information ... those who don't cover their eyes and ears and "pretend" the truth out of existence if it isn't what they thought they wanted to hear. Thank you.
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August 1, 2014
May 13, 2005
For fourth years like Jennie Stoneburner, graduation is a time of saying good-bye: good-bye to friends, significant others, and a flexible lifestyle.
But it is also a time of saying hello to the 'real world', and this looming meeting causes some serious soul searching.
"If I don't go to grad school do I want to work at a non-profit? Do I want to do marketing or some entry-level position at a business? Or do I want to do Teach for America?" Stoneburner asked herself.
Many fourth years are daunted by the thought that the first job they get has to be related to their major and then they will be stuck in that career path for the rest of their lives.
Counselor Greg Breihl from First Stone Counseling says life, not your major, determines your career.
"If you talk to people now in their thirties, forties, or fifties, you'll see that what they are doing for a living has nothing to do with their education," said Breihl.
But soon-to-be graduates can see what those who have gone before them have done by visiting the UVA Career center.
"We have a list of 21,000 alumni that are career mentors. And [students] can go through those lists and sort through them and see what they majored in, where they are located, and what they are doing now," said Ladd Flock, Career Services Director for the College of Arts and Sciences.
With Flock's assistance, Stoneburner got a job with Teach for America, a two year stint, which she realizes is okay.
"You kind of have to accept the fact that what you do after college is kind of the bridge to what you will do," she said.
And Stoneburner is cherishing every last moment before she steps off that bridge and into the 'real world'.


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Over $7 billion dollars in scholarships and awards? Yep.
You may have noticed that last week's edition of AIEmail included some information about our free scholarship search database, and in particular some of the approaches and search options you might use in your research. Following up on that, we want to share some encouraging statistics and context on that database.
Ready for the numbers?
The searchable database includes information on 18,625 scholarships provided by 3,347 sponsors, totaling over $7 billion in awards and scholarships. Yes, that number was $7 billion! To be clear, it's really unlikely that you're going to win all $7 billion dollars' worth. Probably best to let that dream go. But you could actually receive some of that money.
Where does the money come from?
Some scholarships are awarded by schools, with money that comes from sources such as endowment funds and alumni donations. Other scholarships are awarded through the private sector, including corporations, foundations, and service organizations. The point is that there are a lot of scholarships from a lot of different sources, and it's to your benefit to research and apply for scholarships.
Who gets that money?
There are scholarships for lots of different types of students. Merit-based scholarships are based on academic achievement. There are also scholarships for students with particular cultural backgrounds, or outstanding athletic or artistic abilities. Look through the criteria and descriptions and find one that fits!
There are a number of funding sources for higher education, and most students use a variety. You might receive grants, have your family contribute some money, do some work study, and take out some loans. There's no reason scholarships shouldn't be part of that mix, and our scholarship search engine is here to help.


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Time and time again people tell us how much they love the pool. For the children it's wet weather heaven (though the sun doesn't seem to deter them much either). For the more mature amongst us it offers the chance for a relaxing, peaceful swim. We keep it at a tropical temperature, so even the very small don't freeze. There's a sauna too (£1 meter) for perfect relaxation and well-equipped gents and ladies changing rooms with showers.
The pool is 6.75m long, 3.65m wide and the depth ranges from 1 to 1.5m.
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Just in case you need to wash the sun cream and sand (or possibly mud) off your clothes we have a laundry room with washing machines and tumble dryers. There's additional freezer space and a iron too. We've also set up a small library so there's always some spare reading material. There is also local information in the pool area, cottages and Office.


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Washington, D.C., may be the hub of the federal workforce, but Minnesota has tens of thousands of federal employees and retirees who could be hurt by the looming sequestration crisis.
If the president and Congress can't strike a deal by Friday, a series of mandated federal budget cuts would automatically kick in. That would force more than a million federal employees to take unpaid leave, according to the Washington Post.
Minnesota, alone, has about 59,000 federal employees and retirees.
Washington County accounts for 1,779 of that total, or about 3 percent. Most of those are Department of Labor and Postal Service employees.
McCollum on the Sequester's Impact on DoD: 'We Are Shooting Ourselves in the Foot'
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March 19th, 2010 SOJA @ ALL GOOD MUSIC FESTIVAL July 8th - 11th!
All Good Music Festival & Campout just added SOJA to the lineup for their 14th annual event on July 8, 9, 10 and 11. The festival will be held at Marvin's Mountaintop in Masontown, West Virginia and will include four days of non-stop music, camping and loving.
The festival will also feature Furthur, Widespread Panic, Umphrey's McGee and Rebelution - see below for the most recent lineup. Click here to get your tickets to see SOJA at the All Good Music Festival. Tickets are also available by calling 1-800-594-TIXX (8499).


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It seems that something has been floating in my head for a while now. This something is Hope.
I have come to the realization lately that it takes way more discipline to know Hope, than to think negatively, especially during the worst of times. Just when you think you can't do it anymore — dealing with kids fighting, worrying about money issues, job worries or that end of the night (sigh) when you go to bed and think, quite simply, this sucks.
So how do you go from 0 to 100 with all this positivity stuff when your life resembles a crumbled up Ritz cracker?
I said to a friend the other day, one of the hardest things I have to deal with during crazy times in my life, is simply hanging on to the belief that things are (really are) going to get better. That simple phrase holds so much power yet takes will power to believe, especially when the chips are down.
It's has been an emotional few months for me. Getting used to looking at an empty bedroom hasn't been easy since my son left for his freshman year in college.
With this change, come little flickers of what it was like to scale down my family during my divorce six years ago. Right before dinner, I remember looking at the kitchen table each night seeing that empty chair — just staring at me. It literally made my stomach flip flop as it held constant reminders of the uncertain times ahead.
I hated that feeling. I hated what it signified and I was worried sick that I would never feel good sitting down for a meal at home with my two kids again.
But, I did thanks to Hope.
However, that feeling crept up on me again as this milestone snuck its way into our house signifying the launch of child number one. All the while, I had that same empty chair staring at me. Here I go again thinking, "How do I fill that space again in my house and my heart?"
Once again, enters Hope.
Yet, this time was different — as I came to understand. My son was off to college (good thing) and I had my awesome daughter at home with me (good thing) for the next few years before her own launch. As I took inventory of the last 18 years of my life, two kids later, many new twists and turns but a laundry list of so much to be grateful about, I realized how thankful (and doubly blessed) I was — which gave me Hope.
So, I acknowledged this transition as more like a hangover from days' past. Once I realized that, things turned around and my friend Hope was front and center.
You can't be lazy to be hopeful; it's as simple as that. When you feel your life taking a detour, you're either in or you're out with how you view your situation.
It's your choice.
It's about getting out of your own way, putting your boxing gloves on and making a decision to choose to have Hope while firmly placing both feet on the ground to continue to look (as well as move) forward. When I do this, I have the Hope, discipline and faith to know, really know, that everything will be okay.
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At A Glance: Introduced in 1952, the Eames Desk Units helped establish an exciting new residential furniture look. It's also at home in the contemporary office. The desk complements Eames Storage Units, or it can stand alone. Right-Hand Drawer and Compact versions also available. What's To Like: Imagine a desk that's functional and attractive, with modern stylization and sensible features. Imagine a desk with vibrant, eye-catching color that blends well with most any environment. A desk that works equally well as a work station, a piece of art, and a focal point of any room. Obviously, what you'll come up with is the Herman Miller Eames Desk. What's Not to Like: If you need extra storage space and you don't want to buy an Eames Storage Unit or some other office storage to go with it - or if you don't have room for another piece of furniture, this desk isn't a good choice. But if you don't need extra storage space, you've found what you're looking for with the Eames Desk. The Bottom Line: Desks and storage units have always presented a design challenge. For serious designers, who expect to make beautiful things as well as useful things, creating something as traditional and explicitly utilitarian as a desk or storage unit can seem like a chore. But Herman Miller's Eames Desk is at once playful, sturdy, functional, and beautiful - an heirloom piece from some of the most heralded designers in history. Details:
Want more information? You can read our independently conducted review of the Eames Desk and Storage Units.
The Herman Miller Eames Desk is also known by the following manufacturer Item Numbers: EDU20, EDU21.
Herman Miller is an industry leader in the integration of cutting edge technology to furniture and other household items to make everyday life more comfortable, convenient, and stylish. Herman Miller stands out at the forefront of such fields as ergonomic technologies, environmentally friendly manufacturing processes, and customizable furniture items.
In addition to producing some of the most outstanding office furniture in the world, Herman Miller has also taken on the responsibility of manufacturing some of the most celebrated furniture designs by some of the world's most famous designs. These "modern classics" include works by Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, and Isamu Noguchi. Herman Miller celebrates these famous mid-century designers' works through its extraordinarily precise manufacturing techniques and industry-leading green production processes.
Herman Miller is a global company with operations, sales offices, dealers, and licensees in more than 40 countries in North America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, serving customers virtually anywhere in the world. Herman Miller is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan, while manufacturing facilities are located in the U.S., China, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
Charles and Ray Eames were a husband and wife design partnership. Their work spanned a great a turbulent period in American history, from the 40s to the 80s. The furniture they created, the films they shot, and the designs they made popular are just as exciting and meaningful today as they were the moment they were first introduced to the public. Their work is classic but functional, modern but timeless, playful but seriously developed, and generally legendary. If you were to choose the best two designers of the latter half of the 20th century, you would almost certainly choose this amazing duo. What luck that they decided to work together!
Charles and Ray met at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, a prestigious design institution in Michigan. Their courtship and marriage neatly coincided with their collaboration as artists and designers on groundbreaking products, using groundbreaking and novel techniques and methods. Among their finest creations you would have to rank the Eames Lounge Chair, the Plywood Lounge Chair (or the LCW), the Eames Desk, the Eames Storage Unit, their own personal home, and the fabulous Eames Aluminum Group (all of these happen to be available at Smart Furniture). Any one artist would be lucky to have created just a single piece as iconic and lasting as all of those.
The Office of Charles and Ray Eames still functions today, and almost all of the wonderful furniture, toys and photographs and films they made can be seen, used, and played with today.
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Free Inside Delivery: $0.00Inside delivery is a cost effective way to have large, heavy items delivered inside your home or office when you just do not want to be bothered by moving and lifting. When your order reaches the local station in your area, you will be contacted to schedule a delivery appointment (with a 4-5 hour window). The shipper will then bring the desk into your residence and place it in the room of your choice.
The Eames Desk comes with a 5-year manufacturer's warranty.Do you have specific questions about what's covered under Herman Miller's warranty for this product? Give our sales team a call at 888-467-6278 to get your questions answered.Did you purchase a piece of Herman Miller furniture that's not working as expected? Send an email to email@example.com or contact our customer service department at 888-762-7841, and we'll take care of you. We usually ask for a photo or video of the warranty issue that you're experiencing, so if you want to expedite the warranty claim process, you can e-mail us with those attachments, and we'll jump on filing the claim for you right away