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No part of the D&D game has as much variety as the powers that describe what characters can do—and which we've started to preview within the warlord and paragon path excerpts. Be sure to consult pgs. 54-59 of the Player's Handbook for complete and detailed information regarding how powers work, but today we present a slightly condensed version of this information to better explain power entries. At the end, Logan Bonner takes us on a tour of one way to keep track of your powers: with the power cards from the Character Record Sheets product (which comes out in July).
The first line of a power description gives the name of the power, the class it's associated with, the kind of power it is (attack or utility), and the power's level (or the fact that it's a class feature). In the above example, acid wave is an attack power that a wizard can choose at 19th level.
Some powers, such as the racial powers in Chapter 3 and the feat powers in Chapter 6 of the Player's Handbook, carry different information on the right side of this line.
The next section of a power description gives a brief explanation of what the power does, sometimes including information about what it looks or sounds like. The flavor text for acid wave appears here as an example. A power's flavor text helps you understand what happens when you use a power and how you might describe it when you use it. You can alter this description as you like, to fit your own idea of what your power looks like. Your wizard's magic missile spell, for example, might create phantasmal skulls that howl through the air to strike your opponent, rather than simple bolts of magical energy.
At-Will Martial, Weapon
Encounter Divine
Daily Acid, Arcane, Implement
A power's keyword entry gives you important rules information about the power. The first keyword indicates whether the power is an at-will, encounter, or daily power. (One example of each type is given above.) The color used in the line containing the power name also conveys this information: At-will powers have a green bar, encounter powers have a red bar, and daily powers have a black bar.
The other keywords define the fundamental effects of a power. For instance, a power that deals acid damage is an acid effect and thus has the acid keyword. A power that has the poison keyword might deal poison damage, or it might slow the target, immobilize the target, or stun the target. But the poison keyword indicates that it's a poison effect, and other rules in the game relate to that fact in different ways. Dwarves have a bonus to saving throws against poison effects, for example.
Keywords help to determine how, or if, a power works when the target has resistance, vulnerability, or immunity to a damage type or an effect type, or if the power interacts with existing effects. For example, a ritual that forbids teleportation could block a power that has the teleportation keyword.
Resistance or immunity to one keyword of a power does not protect a target from the power's other effects. When damage of a power is described as more than one type, divide the damage evenly between the damage types (round up for the first damage type, round down for all others). For example, a power that deals 25 fire and thunder damage deals 13 fire damage and 12 thunder damage.
If a power allows you to choose the damage type, the power then has that keyword for feats, resistances, and any other information that applies. For example, the wizard spell elemental maw does 6d6 + Intelligence modifier damage of a type chosen from the following list: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. If you choose lightning damage, the Astral Fire feat (+1 feat bonus to damage rolls when you use powers that have the fire or radiant keywords) doesn't add to the power's damage, but the Raging Storm feat (+1 feat bonus to damage rolls when you use powers that have the lightning or thunder keywords) does.
Aside from usage keywords (at-will, encounter, and daily), keywords fall into four categories.
Power Source: The power sources described in the Player's Handbook are arcane, divine, and martial. Basic attacks, racial powers, and epic destiny powers have no power source. Every class relies on a particular source of energy for the "fuel" that enables members of that class to use powers.
The three power sources associated with the classes in this book are arcane, divine, and martial.
Arcane: Drawing on magical energy that permeates the cosmos, the arcane power source can be used for a wide variety of effects, from fireballs to flight to invisibility. Warlocks and wizards, for example, use arcane magic. Each class is the representative of a different tradition of arcane study, and other traditions exist. Arcane powers are called spells.
Divine: Divine magic comes from the gods. The gods grant power to their devotees, which clerics and paladins, for example, access through prayers and litanies. Divine magic excels at healing, protection, and smiting the enemies of the gods. Divine powers are called prayers.
Martial: Martial powers are not magic in the traditional sense, although some martial powers stand well beyond the capabilities of ordinary mortals. Martial characters use their own strength and willpower to vanquish their enemies. Training and dedication replace arcane formulas and prayers to grant fighters, rangers, rogues, and warlords, among others, their power. Martial powers are called exploits.
Damage Type: Many powers create energy or a substance that deals damage to their targets.
Acid: Corrosive liquid.Cold: Ice crystals, arctic air, or frigid liquid.Fire: Explosive bursts, fiery rays, or simple ignition.Force: Invisible energy formed into incredibly hard yet nonsolid shapes.Lightning: Electrical energy.Necrotic: Purple-black energy that deadens flesh and wounds the soul.Poison: Toxins that reduce a creature's hit points.Psychic: Effects that target the mind.Radiant: Searing white light or shimmering colors.Thunder: Shock waves and deafening sounds.
Acid: Corrosive liquid.Cold: Ice crystals, arctic air, or frigid liquid.Fire: Explosive bursts, fiery rays, or simple ignition.Force: Invisible energy formed into incredibly hard yet nonsolid shapes.Lightning: Electrical energy.Necrotic: Purple-black energy that deadens flesh and wounds the soul.Poison: Toxins that reduce a creature's hit points.Psychic: Effects that target the mind.Radiant: Searing white light or shimmering colors.Thunder: Shock waves and deafening sounds.
Effect Type: Some powers are classified according to how their effects work.
Charm: Mental effects that control or influence the subject's actions.Conjuration: Powers that create objects or creatures of magical energy.Fear: Effects that inspire fright.Healing: Powers that restore hit points.Illusion: Powers that deceive the senses or the mind.Poison: Substances that hamper or impede a creature.Polymorph: Effects that alter a creature's physical form.Reliable: If you miss when using a reliable power, you don't expend the use of that power.Sleep: Powers that cause sleep or unconsciousness.Stance: A stance power lasts until the end of the encounter, for 5 minutes, or until you use another stance power.Teleportation: Powers that transport creatures instantaneously from one location to another.Zone: Powers that create lingering effects that extend over an area.
Charm: Mental effects that control or influence the subject's actions.Conjuration: Powers that create objects or creatures of magical energy.Fear: Effects that inspire fright.Healing: Powers that restore hit points.Illusion: Powers that deceive the senses or the mind.Poison: Substances that hamper or impede a creature.Polymorph: Effects that alter a creature's physical form.Reliable: If you miss when using a reliable power, you don't expend the use of that power.Sleep: Powers that cause sleep or unconsciousness.Stance: A stance power lasts until the end of the encounter, for 5 minutes, or until you use another stance power.Teleportation: Powers that transport creatures instantaneously from one location to another.Zone: Powers that create lingering effects that extend over an area.
Accessories: These keywords identify items used with the power. If you have a proficiency bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls from your weapon or an enhancement bonus to your attack rolls and damage rolls from a magic weapon or an implement, you add that bonus when you use a power that has the associated keyword.
Implement: Many arcane spells are more effective when used in conjunction with an implement—a wizard's staff, orb, or wand, or a warlock's rod or wand. Many divine prayers use holy symbols as implements. To grant its benefit to a divine character, a holy symbol must represent the character's patron deity or one of a group of deities the character serves. It's not necessary to have an implement in order to use a power that has the implement keyword.
Weapon: Many martial powers, as well as several divine powers, can be used only if you're wielding a weapon. (You can use an unarmed attack as your weapon.) A weapon's reach or range determines the reach or range of a power it's used with.
The next line of a power description begins with what type of action you have to take when you use the power. Most powers require a standard action. Some powers are move actions, a few are immediate interrupts or immediate reactions, a handful are minor actions or free actions, and a scant few require no action.
Trigger: Some powers come into effect only if a triggering condition occurs.
Following a power's action type on the same line is the power's attack type and its range. The four attack types are melee, ranged, close, and area. Each of these attack types (fully described in Chapter 9 of the Player's Handbook) has rules for range and targeting.
Even though these terms are called "attack types," they apply to utility powers as well as attack powers.
Certain powers are usable only if you meet a predetermined condition.
Prerequisite: You must meet this provision to select this power. If you ever lose a prerequisite for a power (for example, if you use the retraining system to replace training in a skill with training in a different skill), you can't use that power thereafter.
Requirement: You must meet this provision to use this power. You can have the power in your repertoire, but it is not available to you unless you fulfill the requirement.
If a power directly affects one or more creatures or objects, it has a "Target" or "Targets" entry.
When a power's target entry specifies that it affects you and one or more of your allies, then you can take advantage of the power's effect along with your teammates. Otherwise, "ally" or "allies" does not include you, and both terms assume willing targets. "Enemy" or "enemies" means a creature or creatures that aren't your allies (whether those creatures are hostile toward you or not). "Creature" or "creatures" means allies and enemies both, as well as you.
Most attack powers that deal damage require you to make an attack roll. The "Attack" entry specifies the kind of attack you make and which of the target's defenses you check against. If you have a modifier to your attack roll, that's mentioned here as well.
If your power can attack multiple targets, you make a separate attack roll against each target.
Every power that requires an attack roll includes a "Hit" entry, which explains what happens when an attack roll succeeds. See "Attacks and Defenses," page 269 of the Player's Handbook, for how to make attack rolls, how to deal damage, and how to apply various effects, including conditions and forced movement.
Ongoing damage is a fixed amount rather than an amount determined by a die roll. Ongoing damage is applied to a target each round at the start of the target's turn until the target makes a successful saving throw.
If a "Hit" (or "Effect") entry contains "(save ends)" or "(save ends both)," the indicated consequence of the successful attack persists until the target makes a successful saving throw.
If a hit grants you the ability to compel the target to move, whether through forced movement or teleportation, you can move it any number of squares up to the number specified (or not move it at all, if you so choose).
Some powers add modifiers to attack rolls or damage rolls. These modifiers apply to any roll of the dice, but not to ongoing damage or other static, nonvariable effects. The paladin's wrath of the gods prayer, for example, adds her Charisma modifier to her and her allies' damage rolls until the end of the encounter. When her cleric ally invokes flame strike, the damage equals 2d10 + Wisdom modifier + the paladin's Charisma modifier fire damage and ongoing 5 fire damage. The ongoing damage doesn't increase, because it's a static effect.
Whenever you affect a creature with a power, that creature knows exactly what you've done to it and what conditions you've imposed. For example, when a paladin uses divine challenge against an enemy, the enemy knows that it has been marked and that it will therefore take a penalty to attack rolls and some damage if it attacks anyone aside from the paladin.
Sometimes the dice are against you, and you miss your target. Missing isn't always the end of the story, however. A miss can indicate a splash effect, a glancing blow, or some other incidental effect of a power.
Some powers allow you to make secondary (or even tertiary) attacks. The power description indicates if you can make such an attack after the previous attack was a hit, if that attack was a miss, or regardless of whether the previous attack hits or misses.
Unless otherwise noted, the range of a secondary (or tertiary) attack is the same as for the attack that preceded it.
Many powers produce effects that take place regardless of whether your attack roll succeeds, and other powers have effects that occur without an attack roll being required.
The effects of powers are as varied as the powers themselves. Some effects impose a condition on the power's target. Other effects provide a bonus or a benefit (for you or your allies) or a penalty (for enemies). Still others change the nature of the battlefield or create something that didn't exist a moment ago.
Two kinds of powers—conjurations and zones—produce distinctive effects that are governed by special rules.
If a power has a "Sustain" entry, you can keep that power active by taking a specified type of action (minor, move, or standard) during your turn. The "Sustain" entry tells you if a power has an effect that occurs when you take the action to sustain it.
One of the best ways to keep track of your powers is with power cards. The D&D Character Record Sheets package contains not only character sheets, but also perforated cards to write your powers (and magic items) on. These cards contain spaces for all the important info. Here's a playtest version of what the cards looked like; it's what I've been using for awhile now. Although this is more of a work in progress, it gives you the general idea of how the information is broken out.
The cards have spots for all the information in a power entry, and an "Additional Effects" section at the bottom. In this section, you can include things like the Arcane Reach feat, which lets you fire a close arcane attack from a square other than your own.
Personally, I like to put my cards in sleeves (Magic: the Gathering sleeves are shown in these images) and mark my attack and damage (with critical damage/damage with sneak attack listed separately) with a wet-erase marker. That way, I can update my numbers whenever I need to.
There are a couple ways to keep track of your powers. You can keep your cards in a hand and discard them as you use them. I prefer to set mine up on the table, more like a game of Magic. If I use an encounter power, I flip the card upside-down until the end of the encounter. For a daily power, I flip the card around inside the sleeve so I know it's expended when I come to the session next week.--Logan Bonner
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Kimball vs. Jordan
The Kimball Cubs opened their 2013 football season traveling to Jordan. Jordan was coming off a season in which they played in the class 3A state tournament. Kimball was coming off of a 5-5 season last year, making it into the second round of playoffs. The game was played in intense heat as the temps were in the low 90s at kickoff. The Cubs offense stumbled out of the gates by turning the ball over twice in their first four plays. The defense held tough against the Jordan offense, but gave up two touchdowns in the first quarter.
Friday, Sept. 6, at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Offense: Ted Zipoy, junior offensive lineman, son of Sue and Tim Zipoy.
Defense: Troy Filzen, junior linebacker, son of Mary and Paul Filzen. Troy had a total of 7 tackles and a fumble recovery.
Special Teams: Jarred Merchant, junior tight end, son of Linda and Bob Merchant. Jarred completed 4 punts for a 42.5-yard average.
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The Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball cross country teams showed up at the Sauk Rapids-Rice Invitational Thursday, Sept. 5, and had a pretty good showing. The Junior High team took a very respectable second place, behind the winning Sartell-St. Stephen bunch.
Pictured are the junior high cross country members of EV-W-K team at the Sauk Rapids meet Sept. 5. From left to right, they are Mikayla Markwardt, Hannah Ehlinger, Libby Yozamp, Sonora Mattice, Hannah Holmbert, Lindsay Kavanagh, Ashley Schindele, and Matthew Notch. Submitted photos.
The Kimball volleyball team journeyed to Ogilvie and brought the heat with them Tuesday night, Aug. 27, scorching the Lions in a 3-set sweep. The scores of the match were 25-12, 25-3 and 25-16, as the Cubs tamed the Lions, who represent the Great River Conference. Kimball first-year coach Scott Heinen is pleased with the opening day effort. "Ogilvie was a very hospitable opponent on an extremely hot day. We would like to take a moment to thank them." Heinen continues, "The match was fun and we were fortunate to win all three games. It was great that all of our players were able to play. The coaches of the past at Kimball make our job very easy." The Cubs came out with a lot of energy and they stayed sharp throughout the match. Teamwork was key in the decisive victory, and it was clear that the girls have made the best out of practice time.
The Kimball Cubs grabbed a bus ride to Jordan Friday, Aug. 30, and that was the last thing they would get their hands on that evening. Starting the 2013 season in a non-
conference affair with the Jordan Hubmen/Jaguars, the Cubs were left wondering if the 2-nicknamed opponent was playing with a double roster. Suffering a 47-14 loss, the Kimball faithful can only believe things are bound to get better. The Cubs travel to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa to play the Jaguars in a Central Minnesota game at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6.

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New Cambria Superintendent Paul Wickless was honored for serving 29 years at New Cambria High School, 28 as superintendent.
Piano students of Mrs. Johanna Kronberg who received awards included: Betty Thomas, Dana Badgerow, Adella Lolli, and Alice Linn.
Ladies jacket dresses were advertised by J.C. Penney's for $10.90. Ladies shoes were $2.98-$3.98.
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If you know high school football in Kansas, you know the name Tanner Wood. "he's an exceptional athlete, he comes to work every day, he's the type of kid you love coaching", said Conway Springs head coach Matt Biehler.
Wood set the state record for rushing yards in a game Friday with 659 yards against Chapparal. "They just didn't even tackle him, he just went around them, he's alot better than they are", said Conway Springs Senior Carl Leahy.
Wood is 6-5 and weighs 240 pounds. He commands the single wing offense that Conway Springs has used to win seven state titles since 1997. Heading to Kansas State to play defense, he's making the most of his time playing quarterback. "This will probably be the last time i'm going to touch the ball so i'm going to enjoy it", Wood said.


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Aaron Walser, 28, of Lancaster, works out Tuesday at Jack'd Fitness in Lancaster. Walser lifts weights five times a week. / Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette
LANCASTER — Anxiety. Depression. Craving. Obsession.
Synonymous with alcoholics and drug addicts wandering the streets for their next score, those symptoms can equally affect people who cant get enough of a different type of fix: exercise.
Working out is almost necessary for me, Aaron Walser said. Without it, I would go crazy, I feel like.
Wasler, a 29-year-old Lancaster resident, feeds his five-day-a-week habit with 1½-hour lifting sessions, and his 6-foot, 275-pound frame of muscles is a testament to his dedication. His max weight for bench press 415 pounds and squats 715 pounds are posted high on a dry-erase board at Jackd Fitness, where he sculpts his body nearly 10 hours every week.
Despite Walsers insistence that working out, specifically lifting weights, is a necessity, is he an addict?
It is estimated that 3 percent of people in the exercising population suffer from exercise addiction, according to a report by Aviv and Yitzhak Weinstein, published in the 2014 edition of Current Pharmaceutical Design. However, studies of specific subgroups have varied, with some reporting as high as 52 percent of triathletes and 25 percent of runners suffering from the addiction.
Like other addicts, people who struggle with an exercise addiction exhibit compulsive, dependent behavior. Jennifer Carter, director of sports psychology at the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University, said that, although addiction to exercise is not a pervasive issue, the problem exists.
There are several symptoms of compulsion and addiction, she said. Some of the aspects are having trouble going for one day without exercise; exercise interfering with work, school or relationships; (and) exercise having a punishing quality to it not something someone is doing for health.
The Current Pharmaceutical Design article reported that missing just one day of a five-day-a-week workout regimen can result in serious withdrawal symptoms, such as depression and fatigue.
Walser, who started lifting as a football player at Sheridan High School, said he does get anxious if he misses one of his five lifting days. However, he said, he has not let his exercising interfere with any family obligations. He uses his two off days to offer flexibility if he knows he has to miss a scheduled lift day.
Although the symptoms of exercise addiction are the same as those for other addictive behaviors, it can be tougher to spot, or at least more difficult for people to come to terms with.
Because of the positive associations that come with exercising, it is much easier for friends and family members to rationalize, deny or ignore an addiction to exercise than it would be for a drug or alcohol addiction, according to an article published in Clinical Sports Psychiatry: An International Perspective.
The idea that exercise, even when obsessive, is a positive behavior is one of the biggest hurdles to curtailing the addiction, according to the Current Pharmaceutical Design report.
To be sure, exercise is predominantly used in positive ways.
It can be a great method to decrease anxiety and depression. The key is finding that moderation, Carter said. Anything in an extreme can be unhealthy. You want some flexibility in a routine.
Although Walsers off days allow him some flexibility in what days of the week he works out, he sticks to lifting weights almost exclusively, he said. More variety in a workout can help abate addictive tendencies, Carter said.
Still, weightlifting is a stress reliever for Walser and remains a high priority in his life.
It is pretty high. I dont really rank my priorities, but it is something that definitely helps me keep my stress levels down for one, he said. Its a stress management tool for me.
The compulsive use of exercise as a stress reliever is certainly not limited to weightlifting, as the other end of the workout spectrum is just as prone to exercise addiction.
Kristin Gordon-Hock began running 12 years ago. The Lancaster resident has logged 34 half-marathons and is training for her fifth marathon. She said she has seen plenty of addictive behavior among other runners and even in herself in years past.
In a way, that did happen for me, she said. After I ran my first full marathon, I said it was a bucket-list item. I ran that first full marathon and I was hooked. I havent raced a half since. Eventually, that does wear on your body, and I know that and my doctor tells me that.
Gordon-Hock, who is a coach with the Baltimore branch of the Columbus Eastside Running Club, works to ensure the members of her running group are not becoming addicted, but there is only so much she can do.
Were all adults, she said. All we can do is give them the program and guide them.
That echoed the sentiment of Brittany Thress, a trainer at Jackd and Walsers girlfriend. She said she doesnt often see people overtraining at the gym and that she ensures her clients arent engaging in unhealthy, addictive behavior.
For Thress, who works out about three days a week outside her training responsibilities, and those she works with at Jackd, lifting weights is just a part of their existence.
Its a lifestyle for us, she said. Its not the gym or the training they get addicted to; its the results.
Its definitely a lifestyle for Walser, who is still improving his lifting abilities after more than 10 years in the gym. An active-duty member of the U.S. Marine Corps from 2007 to 2012, he said he wont give up lifting until his body breaks down and forces him to.
I definitely think there is an addiction. I think its a mental addiction more than anything continually seeing your body change, he said. Its a high that you get from seeing your body change like that.
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CLEVELAND -- I'm spending my Friday at Progressive Field, checking out CC Sabathia's return from the disabled list against the woebegone Indians, who have lost eight straight and are 1-17 on their last two road trips.
The Yankees, meanwhile, have seen a 10-game lead in the AL East dwindle to just 2 1/2 over Tampa Bay after getting swept earlier this week in Chicago.
"The concern is how YOU play," Yanks manager Joe Girardi said before the game when asked about the Rays. "If you play well, those things take care of themselves."
The biggest thing the Yankees need is health in their rotation. Sabathia comes back today just as Ivan Nova goes on the disabled list with shoulder soreness.
"Starters are hard to replace and your depth is really tested," Girardi said. " It seems like we get one starter back and we lose another. We have three starters on the DL right now (Nova, Andy Pettitte and Michael Pineda) and that's not what you want."
Girardi also addressed the postgame incident Wednesday in Chicago when he shouted down a heckler during his press conference. The incident has gone viral and you can see it below.
Said Giradi: "You can say whatever you want to me but when my wife and kids are there, that's a different story. I wanted to put a stop to it. Sometimes if you ignore it, who knows what's coming after. It's not right. I've said things to security when people are yelling obscenities at players in my dugout when there's kids around."
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Funeral for Bill Campbell, 85, of Bixby, Okla., will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at First United Methodist Church, Bixby. Arrangements by Bixby Funeral Service, Bixby.
Bill was born Nov. 26, 1927, in Tulsa to Don and Ruth Neavill Campbell and died Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, in Tulsa.
Bill moved with his family to Enid in 1929, where graduated from Enid High School in 1945.
He was preceded in death by wife, Betty.
Surviving are sister Donna Kutner; daughters Carolyn Clark, Janice Garcia, Nancy Hutchins and Tammy Robinson; son Stephen Campbell; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.


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A high-pressure system is an area of sinking air. As it sinks, the air warms, which tends to evaporate moisture. A low-pressure system is just the opposite: an area dominated by rising air, which forms clouds and precipitation. We usually associate clearing skies with high pressure and increasing clouds with low pressure. You can remember the difference with this rhyme: When the pressure is high, clouds go by. When the pressure is low, clouds move slow.
Is Puget Sound the wettest area in the country?
No. In fact it's usually well down the list of our nation's rainiest cities. On average, Boston, Miami and even Atlanta are wetter! But 1997 was the exception with 44.58", well above the current average of 37.19".
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When KING 5 forecasts rain, you can expect rainfall over a large area. Rain showers mean you can expect smaller areas of rain. We know which kind of rain is coming by the kind of clouds we see on radar. Wide flat stratus clouds bring rain. Puffy cumulus clouds bring rain showers.
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Moist ocean air changes temperature more slowly than dry air. The Cascade Mountains act as a barrier to the ocean air, usually preventing it from moving into eastern Washington. As a result our air changes temperature much more slowly than the drier air in eastern Washington. During the summer, temperatures in western Washington rarely move beyond the seventies, or much below freezing during the winter months. However, the drier air east of the Cascades heats up or cools off much more rapidly, resulting in greater temperature extremes throughout the year.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- On Super Bowl Sunday — no matter what team you're rooting for — all eyes will be on the commercials.
The Super Bowl is the most-watched television program of the year, and the 47th annual game will be no different.
This year, two Crash the Super Bowl fan finalists will see their homemade ads air during the big game — one selected by America's votes and one by the Doritos brand team.
The finalist whose ad scores highest on the USA TODAY Ad Meter rankings will be awarded the career-changing opportunity to work with acclaimed film director Michael Bay on the next installment of the blockbuster "Transformers" movie franchise, along with a shot at a $1 million bonus!
One of those is Mark Freiburger, who moved from Charlotte to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the motion picture business.
That was seven years ago, and it hasn't been an easy ride — Freiburger has been freelance producing and taking various odd jobs to make ends meet.
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Patricia A. Weitsman is Professor of Political Science and Director of War and Peace Studies. She did her undergraduate work at Indiana University, spending one year at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She received her M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University.
Weitsman's areas of research and specialization are in international relations, with an emphasis on international security and international relations theory. She held fellowships at Columbia University, the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, and the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Dr. Weitsman is author of Dangerous Alliances: Proponents of Peace, Weapons of War, Stanford University Press, 2004, and Waging War: Alliances, Coalitions, and Institutions of Interstate Violence, Stanford University Press, 2014. She is co-author of The Politics of Policy Making in Defense and Foreign Affairs (1993), co-editor of Towards a New Europe (1995), and Enforcing Cooperation (1997). She also has a co-edited volume under review, Women and Human Security: Challenges of Conflict and Global Change. Her research has been published in numerous edited volumes as well as journals in the field, including Security Studies, Journal of Peace Research, Comparative Political Studies, Human Rights Quarterly, Strategic Studies Quarterly, PS: Political Science and Politics and in a number of newspapers, including The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Guardian, and the Columbus Dispatch.
Weitsman was nominated and elected to the governing board of the International Security Studies Section (ISSS) of the International Studies Association(ISA) in 2006. In 2009, she was selected as Vice Chair and Chair Elect of the section. She served as Chair of ISSS from 2011-2013. The International Security Studies Section of ISA has nearly 1,400 members. It is the largest section of the organization and the largest organization of security studies scholars in the world. In addition to the ISSS awards of Distinguished Scholar, Best Book, and Outstanding Graduate Student Paper, ISSS co-hosts an annual conference with the International Security and Arms Control Section of APSA. In 2013, she was appointed and approved to serve on ISA's .Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
Weitsman received the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award, and she won the University Professor award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. In 2008, she received the Outstanding Graduate Teacher Award and was the Ohio University Graduate Commencement Speaker in 2009.
In 2010, she helped create a new interdisciplinary War and Peace Studies major and certificate program as well as a graduate certificate program under the auspices of the Center for International Studies. She became Director of War and Peace Studies in the summer of 2012.
Weitsman also serves as a fitness instructor at the Fox Family YMCA in Lancaster (http://www.ymcalancaster.org/). She teaches a boot camp class (Instructor's Choice PM) as well as assistant instructs kickboxing (Just Kickin' It). Her family was awarded the Y's Family Members of the Year in 2011 for service to the organization. In spring 2012, she received the Character Development Award from the Y for her journey from peak condition to bone marrow transplant patient back to fitness instructor. She spoke of her experiences at the YMCA's Annual Meeting and Taste of Lancaster and in her "First Lecture," which she delivered August 29, 2012, with her primary care hematologist Dr. William Blum. You can watch the lecture at https://adobeconnect.oit.ohio.edu/p2lxp4qdh8s/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal or read her survivor story at http://www.giftoflife.org/Pages/Survivor-Stories.aspx?survivorStories_id=82
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Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different countries and continents become compatriots.
Without the demands of the world to shape their days, life on the inside becomes more beautiful than anything they had ever known before. At once riveting and impassioned, the narrative becomes a moving exploration of how people communicate when music is the only common language. Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead the characters to forget the real danger that has been set in motion and cannot be stopped.
Ann Patchett has written a novel that is as lyrical and profound as it is unforgettable. Bel Canto engenders in the reader the very passion for art and the language of music that its characters discover. As a reader, you find yourself fervently wanting this captivity to continue forever, even though you know that real life waits on the other side of the garden wall. Bel Canto is a virtuoso performance by one of our best and most important writers. It is a novel to be cherished.
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When the lights went off the accompanist kissed her. Maybe he had been turning towards her just before it was completely dark, maybe he was lifting his hands. There must have been some movement, a gesture, because every person in the living room would later remember a kiss. They did not see a kiss, that would have been impossible. The darkness that came on them was startling and complete. Not only was everyone there certain of a kiss, they claimed they could identify the type of kiss: it was strong and passionate, and it took her by surprise. They were all looking right at her when the lights went out. They were still applauding, each on his or her feet, still in the fullest throes of hands slapping together, elbows up. Not one person had come anywhere close to tiring. The Italians and the French were yelling, "Brava! Brava!" and the Japanese turned away from them. Would he have kissed her like that had the room been lit? Was his mind so full of her that in the very ...
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — The New York State Public Service Commission has scheduled public hearings for Wednesday on a request by Cambria Asphalt Products to construct a natural gas supply line to its Junction Road plant in the Town of Lockport.
The hearings are set for 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in West Street Elementary School, 5700 West St., Sanborn.
The company, a subsidiary of Medina-based Shelby Stone, produces asphalt and wants to switch from waste oil to natural gas as its power source.
The underground line would be 2,000-feet and 4 to 6 inches in diameter. The line would tap into a coated steel gas pipeline owned by Lockport Energy Associates to bring gas to its cogeneration power plant east of the asphalt plant.
The line is to be built by Niagara Gas Transport of Lockport. Niagara Gas Transport said the proposed line is economically feasible, and "its construction will result in substantially lower carbon emissions as the asphalt plant switches from waste oil to natural gas as its power source," according to a release from the commission.
For those wishing to comment, outside of attending the meeting, can do so by sending comments by email to firstname.lastname@example.com or by mailing or delivering comments to Jeffrey C. Cohen, acting secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12223-1350.
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Dressed in a snow-white gown,
Tap, tap tappin' at your window pane
To tell you she's in town."
-"Here Comes Suzy Snowflake," by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett
Snowflakes are unique. Which makes them fairly unique. There aren't too many things in our lives that are truly one-of-a-kind.
Technically, snowflakes are frozen ice crystals that form snow when cloud droplets freeze and fall through the earth's atmosphere. They appear white, although they are clear ice, because their tiny crystal facets cause a diffuse reflection of the spectrum of light.
Emotionally, snowflakes are sheer beauty. Something about them falling around me, landing on eyelashes and lips, does more to release my endorphins than a whole box of chocolates or a 2-mile run.
Snowflakes are associated with Christmas in both the United States and Europe. In my childhood—which is feeling more and more like the black-and-white "olden days" my parents used to speak of—I looked forward to the screening of a few Christmas "videos" on a local children's show appearing on WGN television each Christmas season. Primitive by today's standards, they were good for a laugh (Hardrock, Coco, and Joe) or the feeling of wonderment that came over me when watching my favorite "Suzy Snowflake." It was a Stop Motion Animation movie short in which Rosemary Clooney crooned the title song. (Yes, she is related to that Clooney. George's Aunt Rosemary was one of the premiere Hollywood singers of her day.)
The Snowflake Dip pictured here makes a beautiful offering at neighborhood, family, or workplace holiday gatherings. Cream cheese generously laced with minced onion and garlic makes for a big hit when paired with assorted crackers or deli-sized pumpernickel bread slices. It bursts with flavor even though it's so easy to make. And anything "Easy" is perfect for me.
Feel free to use this picture as a reference to make your own snowflake dip. Or take a moment to peruse our 2012 12 Days of Christmas photo series for other ideas, as we roll out a new holiday food picture each day. And check out our smart cookbooks for people on the go. Priced below $8.00 they make wonderful virtual stocking stuffers and gifts for people who love delicious food that's quick and easy to make. Remember, ebooks can be sent to anyone with an email address!
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Today CNN aired a report on autism in America. They discussed the personal side of families living with autism. They also mentioned that one in a hundred children born in America is autistic. That is 1% of the entire newborn population.
They discussed how autism is caused. They questioned the possibility of genetics being involved and they discussed the chances of twins and siblings being autistic.
Not once during their entire report did they even mention the concern of the many people who have pointed to vaccinations as a possible cause of autism. There is a great deal of suspicion that the mercury in the vaccine preservative called Thimerosal has been responsible for the autism epidemic.
A news report about autism where it's possible causes are discussed that omits any discussion about the issue of vaccines can not be considered anything except deception. There is no conclusive evidence of what causes autism at this time and for a journalist to simply omit one of the suspect causes which happens to be a pharmaceutical product, can only be considered corporate cronyism and a betrayal of the people who rely on journalists to keep them fully informed.
On a personal note I know of two people who have children that seem to be victims of vaccine induced autism. A former staff member of mine (in a past job) had to take emergency leave when his daughter fell into vegetative state only hours after being vaccinated. She remains in this state even now, years later. Another friend of mine has a son who shortly after being vaccinated experienced a permanent semi-withdrawal from the world around him and now has multiple mental developmental problems.
Mercury is a poison that affects your nervous system To pretend that injecting mercury into a developing child is safe and has caused no problems is simply ludicrous. Do we really need to prove something in a lab before we accept the reasonable concerns surrounding vaccines?


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I am hoping to try and get back to work next week, even with limited duties etc.
I have not been down like this for many many years, usually up and at it within a week.
I am curious what all of you do to strengthen after an attack to get you back to normal and back to do the things you love to do.
I usually have some deconditioning after an exacerbation, and I build back up by walking outside gradually increasing the length of time or the slope (I live amoung hills). I also have the luxury of working on call, so I can turn down working on specific days if I want to. It I'm really deconditioned, I'll build up my work schedule gradually. I wait about a week if I took Levaquin and prednisone close together before doing any weight lifting or aggressive exercise.
I don't know if this helps you or is applicable to your situation, so disregard if it's not. I don't know how bad you get during exacerbations.
This was actually rather bad exacerbation, not sure if I have ever been that bad except when I was a kid where I couldnt get around or do anything.
Yea, I was always told to try and be some what activity. The long you sit around doing nothing the longer it takes to get back to normal.
Predinose ended today so I guess the next day or so will say.
Thanks for answering, I appreciated
I had a bad exacerbation like that a few years ago due to the forest fires around here. I couldn't carry my laundry to the laundry room, and the most I could do was walk to the bathroom. Fortunately, my apartment was very small, so I didn't have to walk long distances. After that, I moved to another apartment and bought a washer/dryer to put in the apartment so I wouldn't have to have dirty clothes again if the same thing happened.
I normally just walk outside to build it back up and wait a week or two and then add weight training.
This time around was bad, havent been that bad since I was kid. Where could get around and do much. Yeah, been doing the walking thing where I can. Just around the house mostly, but up and moving is much better than not.
I am hoping to go back to work on Monday and will be moving more there so that will help. Going to ask for a few restrictions however.
Ahhh clean clothes, those are overrated anyway hahaha
Thanks again for answering, its been rough the last couple of weeks and just happy to know that I am not the only one out there
Sorry, just frustrated!! Maybe should of taken a little more time than I did. I dont know.
Sorry, just venting. I hope you are feeling better soon too
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News about Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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Jul. 30, 2014
Chinese government announces that Microsoft faces investigation for possible antitrust violations; confirms that officials had conducted surprise raids on company's offices across country. MORE
Jul. 29, 2014
State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Chinese government agency that enforces antimonopoly laws, visits four Microsoft offices across China; authorities appear to be stepping up use of laws to help bolster fortunes of native technology companies, while increasing scrutiny of foreign tech firms. MORE
Jul. 26, 2014
James B Stewart Common Sense column; merger of 21st Century Fox and Time Warner, which reduces control of major Hollywood studios to five owners, and major television producers to four, faces serious regulatory hurdles due to companies' role in disseminating information and opinions, not to mention entertainment, to public at large. MORE
Jul. 17, 2014
David Carr The Media Equation column contends path to potential merger of 21st Century Fox and Time Warner Inc was laid by Comcast and its bold strategy of acquisition; says fear of competition from companies like Google, Apple and Amazon has led to consolidation in media industry, and that government has passed on regulating potential monopolies. MORE
Jul. 9, 2014
Online review service Yelp joins critics formally opposing European Union's proposed antitrust settlement with Google; Yelp says in its filing in antitrust case that results on Google's search engine favor Google Plus Local, a direct Yelp competitor. MORE
Jul. 8, 2014
The announcement comes just as Mexican legislators approved new antitrust laws governing Mexico's telecommunications and broadcasting industries. MORE
Jun. 25, 2014
German Publishers and Booksellers Association files complaint with Germany's antitrust authority against Amazon, accusing it of violating competition laws; complaint comes nearly two months after Amazon began delaying shipments of books from Bonnier Media, leading publishing group in Germany, in dispute over dividing revenue from e-book sales. MORE
Jun. 23, 2014
Letter from Joaquin Almunia, Europe's top competition authority, indicates that Google could face ongoing antitrust scrutiny even if it settles long-running investigation in the European Union; letter is in part an attempt by Almunia to marshal support for unpopular settlement deal. MORE
Jun. 21, 2014
Federal appeals court reinstates case brought by the NFL Player's Association accusing NFL owners of collusion by creating a secret salary cap in the 2010 season; case had been dismissed by federal judge in 2012. MORE
Jun. 21, 2014
Joe Nocera Op-Ed column describes arrival of NCAA president Mark Emmert at witness stand in O'Bannon antitrust trial and his efforts to defend organization's business model; notes that plaintiffs, in alleging that NCAA rules violate antitrust laws by depriving amateur athletes from ability to make money from their own images, have had to attack very concept of amateurism itself; opines that NCAA has violated laws, despite Emmert's competence on stand. MORE
Jun. 20, 2014
NCAA president Mark Emmert takes the stand to defend the organization in an antitrust case that alleges it violated the law by refusing to allow players to profit from their images; gives an impassioned defense of college sports and its amateur model. MORE
Jun. 19, 2014
NCAA president Mark Emmert is set to testify, in antitrust trial of former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon, against the association over its restrictions on paying players for their images; his testimony will be the most watched of a trial that could reshape American college sports. MORE
Jun. 16, 2014
Editorial criticizes appeals court ruling in case pitting Motorola Mobility against its supplier AU Optronics of Taiwan; holds court's flawed interpretation of American antitrust laws could severely limit enforcement of such laws against foreign cartels that supply critical components for products Americans buy; urges court to reconsider and reverse its decision. MORE
Jun. 13, 2014
European Union's General Court upholds antitrust fine of 1.06 billion euros, or $1.44 billion, against computer chip giant Intel; is largest antitrust penalty that Union has levied against a single company. MORE
Jun. 7, 2014
Joe Nocera Op-Ed column holds that antitrust lawsuit being filed by former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon against the NCAA may force association to change culture in which adult coaches get rich at expense of college players; says that while few believe that NCAA protects interests of young athletes, only Congress or courts can force it to change. MORE
Jun. 6, 2014
Sprint and T-Mobile USA, defending what could become a $32 billion merger, say deal would not reduce number of competitors in the wireless phone market; sayt deal would in fact create viable third competitor in market that is now dominated by AT&T and Verizon. MORE
May. 31, 2014
Op-Ed article by lawyer Bob Kohn describes practices carried out by Amazon that has allowed it to dominate e-book market and keep prices artificially low; holds that Amazon's monopsony, in which it has power to unlawfully lower prices of what it buys, violates antitrust laws; says that only way for publishers to combat Amazon is to pull their products from its site and sell them on competing and more lawfully-priced platform. MORE
May. 30, 2014
Italian government will seek $1.6 billion in damages from pharmaceutical giants Novartis and Roche; cites losses suffered by the national health services as a result of the companies' efforts to restrict competition on ophthalmic drugs. MORE
May. 29, 2014
Facebook has asked European Commission, union's executive arm, to review proposed multibillion-dollar acquisition of Internet messaging application WhatsApp; company hopes that European Commission review will allow them to sidestep possibility of country-by-country hurdles. MORE
May. 27, 2014
Editorial calls on the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission to block or alter Comcast's $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable; warns deal will reduce competition in the already consolidated telecommunications industry, and significantly reduce consumer choice for high-speed Internet service; holds merger would give new company dangerous control over what consumers watch, read and listen to. MORE
May. 20, 2014
Editorial holds that AT&T has not yet demonstrated that its $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV will be good for consumers, calling on regulators to closely examine deal; expresses skepticism that merger will lead to increased competition in the telecommunications market and warns that it will likely encourage further consolidation. MORE
May. 20, 2014
AT&T's bid for DirecTV bears similarity to Comcast's deal for Time Warner Cable, but experts say the differences could lead regulators to separate conclusions for each one; deals will force antitrust officials to undertake months of digging and analysis to determine whether mergers will squelch competition, leading to higher consumer prices. MORE
May. 15, 2014
Editorial supports Federal Communications Commission proposal to reserve some wireless frequencies for cellphone companies that do not control significant number of similar frequencies; notes policy will keep larger companies such as AT&T and Verizon from dominating airwaves; says proposal is reasonable one representing step toward preserving industry competition; warns, however, that regulators must do much more to promote consumer choice. MORE
May. 12, 2014
Michael Devine, one of four plaintiffs named in class action suit against Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe, asks Judge Lucy H Koh in letter to reject settlement deal negotiated by his own lawyers; suit charged that companies conspired to suppress wages and limit competition for employees; Devine notes in successful trial, antitrust laws would triple the sum of the agreed upon settlement of $324 million for 64,000 class members. MORE
May. 9, 2014
Several House Republicans express concern that merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable would give new company undue influence over the potential success of cable channels whose programming might compete with Comcast's. MORE
May. 3, 2014
James B Stewart Common Sense column focuses on question being debated in wake of revelations that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was driving force in conspiracy to prevent competitors from poaching employees; says Jobs's conduct is reminder that the difference between genius and potentially criminal behavior can be fine line. MORE
May. 2, 2014
Auction site eBay agrees to settle federal antitrust case that accused it of having a secret deal with Intuit not to try to hire each other's employees; deal includes measure that prevents eBay from entering into anti-competitive hiring agreements for five years. MORE
Apr. 30, 2014
European competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that Motorola Mobility broke European Union law by trying to wield unfair control over its basic patents for communication technologies used in smartphones and tablet computers; ruling is strongest statement yet by an antitrust authority against use of vital patents for mobile digital devices to hold back rivals. MORE
Apr. 25, 2014
Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe reach tentative settlement with 64,000 engineers who brought class action suit alleging that companies agreed not to solicit one another's employees; sum is said to be in neighborhood of $300 million, small figure for some of the richest companies in the world. MORE
Apr. 22, 2014
Editorial holds antitrust lawsuit brought by 64,613 software engineers against Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe shows that wage theft is no longer simply a problem for blue collar workers who are forced to work off the clock; calls on Justice Department to pursue tougher cases and settlements against industry collusion and other practices that deny employees their rightful pay. MORE
Apr. 18, 2014
Nestle, under an agreement with a French regulator, will make it easier for rivals to produce single-serving coffee capsules that can be used in Nespresso machines. MORE
Apr. 12, 2014
Minnesota Sen Al Franken has emerged as the leading congressional opponent of Comcast's $45 billion bid to take over Time Warner Cable; has become a self-made expert in antitrust matters, leading a failed effort two years earlier to block a merger between Comcast and NBC Universal, his employer during his days as a comedian. MORE
Apr. 10, 2014
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission said that sharing information between companies about threats to cybersecurity is not likely to raise antitrust concerns. MORE
Apr. 10, 2014
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee express concern that proposed $45 billion merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable will raise the prices consumers pay for cable television and high-speed Internet service; senators fail to rattle company executives or cause them to diverge from their defense of the merger, which they say will not affect competition. MORE
Mar. 8, 2014
British court upholds order that Ryanair sell most of its stake in Aer Lingus, agreeing with regulators' earlier findings that holding gives low-cost carrier too much influence over its Irish rival. MORE
Mar. 8, 2014
Mexico's new regulator makes ruling intended to break virtual monopolies in Mexican telecommunications and television broadcasting; ruling promises to redraw landscape of both industries as it takes direct aim at core businesses of Carlos Slim Helu, whose control over telephony here has made him one of world's richest men, and Emilio Azcarraga, whose television channels play outsize role in country's politics. MORE
Mar. 6, 2014
Editorial cites class action lawsuit brought on behalf of software programmers and other technical professionals against seven large employers in Silicon Valley, including Apple and Google; observes suit has lifted curtain on secret, anti-competitive deals; says case undermines egalitarian and competitive image of technology industry. MORE
Mar. 1, 2014
Class-action lawsuit by Silicon Valley engineers alleges that several companies, including Google, Apple and Intel, agreed between 2005 and 2009 not to poach one another's employees; case involves 64,000 programmers seeking billions of dollars in damages; alleges collusion was spearheaded by Apple founder Steve Jobs. MORE
Feb. 17, 2014
Paul Krugman Op-Ed column warns regulators not to approve Comcast's bid to acquire cable company Time Warner; says deal will make Comcast overwhelmingly dominant player in business and give it unprecedented power to dictate terms to content providers; also holds move will stifle innovation, putting United States increasingly behind other advanced countries and dragging down economy. MORE
Feb. 14, 2014
Editorial urges government officials to conduct thorough investigation into what effect a merger between Comcast and Time Warner would have on media and the Internet; warns an all-powerful cable company could be able to influence and control what Americans watch or read. MORE
Feb. 14, 2014
Justice Department says Tokyo-based Bridgestone Corporation has become latest automotive supplier to plead guilty to charges of conspiring to fix prices of parts sold to automakers in the US and abroad; company agrees to pay $425 million criminal fine. MORE
Feb. 13, 2014
Comcast's proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable comes at a moment of seismic change in the television industry, as growing numbers choose Internet streaming over cable service. MORE
Feb. 10, 2014
Apple appealed the placement of a monitor to ensure compliance with federal antitrust laws. MORE
Feb. 6, 2014
Google agrees to settlement, if approved by European Commission, that will end five years of wrangles with antitrust authorities across globe; agrees to harshest penalties it has yet received in an antitrust inquiry, but escapes fine and finding of wrongdoing. MORE
Feb. 5, 2014
Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column notes that Idaho district judge has ruled against merger between St Luke's Health System and Saltzer Medical Group, saying that patient costs would have risen; observes that decision underlines potentially important conflict between nation's anti-monopoly laws and Affordable Care Act, which has encouraged creation of big, broad accountable care organizations. MORE
Jan. 15, 2014
Supreme Court makes it harder to sue foreign companies in American courts; justices unanimously ruled that residents of Argentina could not sue Daimler in California in connection with abuses during Argentina's Dirty War; in second decision, court unanimously rules that antitrust case brought by Mississippi's attorney general cannot be moved from state court to federal court. MORE
Jan. 14, 2014
European Commission opens investigation into ways that major United States film and television studios license their content to European pay-TV providers--practices that the commission says might violate European antitrust rules. MORE
Jan. 13, 2014
An inspector appointed by a federal judge to make sure that Apple complies with antitrust laws has drawn strong objections from the company, which says he is intruding on operations. MORE
Jan. 1, 2014
Editorial criticizes plan by Sprint to buy T-Mobile as a move that would reduce competition in an important industry that already has too little of it; urges antitrust regulators to look closely at any proposal that would reduce competition in the wireless business. MORE
Dec. 21, 2013
European Union's competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia says Google's latest proposal to settle an antitrust investigation in Europe does not go far enough, dealing blow to the company as it tries to resolve the case. MORE
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China Investigating Microsoft for 'Monopolistic Behavior'
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July 30, 2014, Wednesday
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July 30, 2014, Wednesday
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July 29, 2014, Tuesday
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By Andrew Z. Galarneau
Chef Victor Parra Gonzalez, most recently of the Seneca Niagara Casino's culinary staff, has decided to put his money on Youngstown.
Two weeks ago he took over the Old Fort Inn's restaurant, renaming it Jaguar at the Bistro (110 Main St., Youngstown, 745-7141). Get all the details in today's restaurant news column.
He aims to offer Latin-inspired dishes with flair. But first he has to make it through the winter. Who says there's no legal gambling outside the casinos?
"I'm hoping that the people in Youngstown will support it and we'll be able to create a destination," he said. "It's hard for somebody to get out to Youngstown, to dine at this restaurant where a dish will be flambéed at the table, or infused with a siphon, or have smoke to it. People don't know it yet, but that's the type of things that are coming."
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Wendy's Bridal notified customers this week that it would liquidate and close its outlet store at 133 Benson Street in the Reading Bridal District.
Wendy's will continue to operate its full-priced bridal boutiques at 301 Benson Street in Reading and in Columbus.
Wendy's opened the outlet shop in 2010 after closing its two stores in Sycamore Township and Florence and consolidating in the Reading location, said the company's president Norman Wasserman. An overstock of dresses needed to be sold off. Now, just about 1,000 bridal gowns and bridesmaids dresses are left.
They'll be sold today through Sunday at deeply-discounted prices. Gowns are priced between $99 and $299 and bridesmaid dresses between $25 and $180. The shop is open between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day.
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These chilly SoCal night's pave the way for wonderful opportunities to dine under the stars! Start your 2013 dining experience right by enjoying the food truck dinner gathering in Cerritos-Artesia every Wednesday night.
Join locals at the Atomic Eats food truck dinner rally outside of Babies R Us in Cerritos at 11540 South St. every Wednesday night and splurge on a variety of food truck favorites. The weekly feast takes place in the store's parking lot every Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Motorists in the lot are reminded to always be cautious of pedestrians.
The Feb. 13 dinner lineup includes:
- Fist Of Fusion (Formally Truck Norris)
- Nonnas kitchenette
- The Lobos
- Rajun Cajun
- Belly Bombz
- Pineapple Express
- Game On Gourmet
- The Lobos Truck
- Be Cool Cow
* Editor's Note: Patch will be posting the local food truck dinner list every week. For a look at menus, prices, and payment options, visit each truck's website. Participating trucks and schedules are subject to change without notice.* Keep up-to-date on all Cerritos-Artesia news, alerts and events by "liking" us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.


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After discovering a clue to the origin of mankind, a team of space explorers sets out on a mission that will put them in contact with something that could destroy the entire human race in "Prometheus."
The much-anticipated film stars Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba and Guy Pearce. The movie was directed by Ridley Scott of "Alien" and "Blade Runner" fame.
Billed as a prequel to the sci-fi classic "Alien," "Prometheus" has received less than stellar reviews from critics.
Soren Anderson of the Seattle Times describes the "Prometheus" sets as stunning, but the characters lacking.
"Most of the characters are so generic or disagreeable that you can't wait for them to have their way-too-close encounters of an alien kind," Anderson wrote. "While its vast sets and production values are simply stunning, "Prometheus" ultimately disappoints."
According to Film School Rejects critic Rob Hunter, "Prometheus" has exciting and engaging parts, but the overall movie falls short.
"This is epic science fiction storytelling that too frequently forgets it's telling a story and yet still manages to be worthwhile spectacle in spite of itself," Hunter wrote.
Though praising the visual effects of the movie, Hunter adds the story lacks an ending and "it also neglects the details necessary to make their characters interesting, believable and worth our investment."
Here's what other critics had to say about "Prometheus":
"All in all, 'Prometheus' is not an unmitigated disaster by any stretch of the imagination - it's a technically impressive visual marvel of a film which has a great start, some promising ideas but disappointingly executed in the final mix." – Darren Bevan, TVNZ
"Put it this way, if you were eagerly awaiting a reinvigoration of the Alien franchise, some 3D chestbursting, facehuggers popping out of succulent eggs, some fresh psychosexual strand of xenomorphology ready to haunt our lives — a chance for the audience to be one step ahead of the doomed crew — you're in for a colossal let-down." – Ian Nathan, EmpireOnline
" 'Elegant' and 'stately' are two adjectives that won't mean a thing to the potential teen audience for 'Prometheus,' but they're the most apt. Phrases such as 'not especially well-written' and 'sort of a prequel to 'Alien' but not really ... ' also apply here." – Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
"Prometheus" is rated R for sci-fi violence including some intense images and brief language.
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Traverse City Record-Eagle
---- — To Berdyll Hanrath, who signed up for World War II while still in the eighth grade; he never went back to school but got his high school diploma anyway. Hanrath, now 87, joined the 39 graduates of Frankfort High School last Sunday to accept his diploma. Hanrath left the eighth grade in 1942 and was part of the second wave at Normandy with the 3rd Armored Division. He suffered a severe concussion when a grenade landed in the back of his half track. He met Frankfort high school librarian Janet Pomerleau when he took his Model A to the school prom. She asked if he'd be interested in getting a diploma under a state law that offers "life credits" and he said he would.
n To Dave Jodway of Sutons Bay who recently celebrated 50 years with Oleson's Food Stores. The 68-year-old Jodway started at the store as a bagger at age 18. He has worked with four generations of the Oleson family as a bagger, cashier, stocker and accountant.
n To Northwestern Michigan College and the Traverse City Rotary Clubs for hosting the annual Kids Free Fishing Day at NMC's Great Lakes Campus June 15. Kids are asked to bring their own gear, but rods, reels and bait will be provided for those who need them. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
n To NMC and the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments for the "Just in Time" program, which aims to offer high-intensity, seven-week technical education degrees. The matches area employers' immediate needs with unemployed or underemployed workers.
n To Jered Ottenwess and Tim Arends who were hired as Traverse City City Manager and Executive Director of Traverse City Light & Power, respectively. Ottenwess, who will make $100,000 a year is the former city manager of Ishpeming. Arends is the former controller at Light & Power. He will make $108,000 per years plus a $350 monthly car allowance.
n To the state of Michigan for awarding a $21,125 grant to study the possible consolidation of Traverse City and Grand Traverse Metro fire departments. The grant will cover up to 25 percent of the estimated $60,000 to $85,000 study. Metro Fire, which appied for the grant, wants to also evaluate the possible addition of other departments.
n To the 244 kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Lake Ann Elementary School who spent a portion of the year writing and recording a school anthem. Students from each grade level met with local musicians Pat Niemisto and Norm Wheeler to craft a verse for the anthem.


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North America is a dynamic migration region, with the United States home to more immigrants than any other country in the world, the Mexico-U.S. corridor the globe's top migration corridor, and Canada a leading destination for migrants. Research collected here focuses on everything from visa policy and border management to immigrant integration, national identity, the demographics of immigrants in the region and their educational and workforce outcomes, and ways to more effectively use migration policy as a lever for national and regional competitiveness.
Find relevant MPI resources on the child migration crisis—from research, articles, and public briefings that analyze the trends and policy developments surrounding the recent uptick in migration of unaccompanied minors to data on Central American immigrant populations and country profiles of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—all in one place. Click here.
The U.S. immigrant population—estimated at 40.8 million in 2012 — is the nation's historical numerical high, and it is also the largest foreign-born population in the world. About 20 percent of all international migrants reside in the United States, even as the country accounts for less than 5 percent of global population. This article presents the latest, most sought-after data on immigrants in the United States—by origin, residence, legal status, deportations, languages spoken, and more—in one easy-to-use resource.
Over one million immigrants—one-third from Mexico, India, and the Philippines—became U.S. citizens in 2008. MPI's Jeanne Batalova takes a detailed look at the latest naturalization trends in the United States.
MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on immigration enforcement policy changes, Obama's immigration summit, grants to states for incarcerating unauthorized immigrants, and more.
In 2008, the United States raised the ceiling on refugee admission by 10,000, admitted more than 60,000 refugees for resettlement, and granted asylum to nearly 23,000 people. MPI's Jeanne Batalova takes a detailed look at refugee and asylum statistics in the United States.
MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on the Secure Communities program, suspension of a rule for temporary agricultural workers, the decline in arrests along the U.S. border, and more.
More than 1.1 million persons became legal permanent residents (LPRs) in the United States in 2008. Nearly two-thirds of new LPRs are immigrants with family ties in the United States, reports MPI's Jeanne Batalova in this updated look at the latest statistics on legal immigration.
This exploratory study provides an unprecedented assessment of the "brain-waste" phenomenon in the United States—a serious waste of human capital resulting from the unemployment or underemployment of highly skilled college-educated immigrants.
This report examines the advantages and disadvantages of two fundamentally different approaches to economic migrant selection—demand driven and employer led systems and human-capital-accumulation focused and government led systems, best illustrated by "points systems," which apportion numerical values to desirable human-capital characteristics.
This pocket guide compiles some of the most credible, accessible, and user-friendly government and non-governmental data sources pertaining to U.S. and international migration. The guide also includes additional links to relevant organizations, programs, research, and deliverables, along with a glossary of frequently used immigration terms.
This fact sheet provides a demographic portrait of foreign-born veterans of the U.S. armed forces. By analyzing data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 American Community Survey, this fact sheet examines foreign-born veterans' countries of origin, states of residence, and periods of service.
This report views Nevada's significant population growth between 1990 and 2006 through an immigration and immigrant integration lens—it outlines the reasons that make Nevada's case unique and worthy of study; and analyzes the educational challenges the state will confront as it responds to rapid demographic change.
This report provides a global look at circular migration experiences, depicts various governments' attempts at creating circular migration, evaluates the economic costs and benefits of circular migration for sending and receiving countries, identifies components of effective bilateral agreements, and reviews outcomes governments might realistically expect from their circular migration policies.
This report provides an overview of the citizenship test redesign process, reviews limited data on applicant test performance during pilot testing, and provides policy recommendations for moving forward.
This brief takes a look at hometown associations (HTAs)—immigrant organizations based on a common hometown—and their often overlooked function as integration intermediaries in their country of destination.


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The twin Dageus of amber eyes,
'Tis said that he binds with silk ties.
Body 'neath woven kilt,
Perfect masculine build,
Makes all of the fair lassies cry!
His donning the MacKeltar plaid
Makes us all a little quite mad.
Loosing our precious breath,
Praying for a 'slow death'.
The best night that we've ever had!
So, picture this highlander's night,
Shared pleasures with untold delight!
Such an erotic meal,
Nibbles making us squeal.
Enjoyed to the very last bite!
Oh, Dageus and your druid's spell,
Please sate all us women so well.
Invade our midnight dreams,
Echo climatic screams!
WHO CARES if we all go to h*ll!