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In his first speech acting as secretary of state Wednesday morning, John Kerry focused on the domestic side of foreign policy at the University of Virginia's Old Cabell Hall.
"Our engagement with the rest of the world begins by making some important choices together," Kerry said.
A running theme throughout Kerry's speech was America's investments in other countries, even when the foreign policy budget is just a little more than 1 percent of the overall national budget.
"Deploying diplomats today is much cheaper than deploying troops tomorrow," Kerry said. "We need to remember that."
Much of the secretary's speech was warmly accepted by the auditorium filled with students, faculty, and servicemen and women.
"It was a fabulous speech," said Anita Thompson Heisterman, a faculty member of the nursing department. "I think it was a renewed call to service for what we do."
Kerry stressed the need to continue aiding foreign countries in order to create stronger relationships and allies.
"Our goal isn't to keep a nation dependent on us forever," he said. "It's precisely to create these markets, to open these opportunities."
"It's just very exciting to have this experience in just my first year here," first-year student Ana Mendelson said. "Participating in the political process is very exciting."
Kerry, a U.S. senator for nearly three decades, called himself a "recovering politician" in his remarks. Still, there were hints of politics in what he had to say.
"In these days of a looming budget sequester, we can't be strong in the world unless we are strong at home," Kerry said.
Kerry said his role as a diplomat can only be strong when America handles its own financial issues. He called on Congress to act now on the sequestration debate.
"My credibility as a diplomat working to help other countries create order is strongest when America at last puts its own fiscal house in order, and that has to be now," Kerry said.
"I think he really brought the message home why our relations abroad are very important to us here at home," fourth-year student Kamila Benzina said.
Kerry said in times of tragedy and devastation, any country can help another. But, he said, only one is expected to help.
"Foreign assistance is not a giveaway," Kerry said. "It's not charity. It is an investment in a strong America."
Fourth-year student Lucie Hidley appreciated Kerry's focus on "the importance of foreign aid abroad, not just in terms of economic value and our economic interests, but in terms of kind of a moral element."
"America's national interests in leading strongly still endures in this world," Kerry said, wrapping up his remarks. "I ask you to stand with our president and our country to continue to conduct ourselves with the understanding that what happens over there matters right here. And it matters that we get this right."
Kerry plans to take his goals on his first trip as top diplomat this upcoming weekend, when he plans to visit nine countries in Western Europe and the Middle East.
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Rihanna Wants to Procreate With Chris Brown?by Free Britney at .
Now that Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together (at least for now), how serious is it? Based on recent photos - and comments - it seems pretty serious.
The 25-year-old told the Observer that she'd love have kids in "the near future," gushing to the publication: "Hell yeah! But I wish I could order them!"
Yeah, being pregnant is a drag ... right Kim Kardashian?
Rihanna also denied reports that she's fallen out with BFF Katy Perry, who is reportedly not a big fan of her controversial reconciliation with Chris Brown.
"Katy Perry can date anyone she wants," she said, also denying that she's received blowback from the star. "I could never give relationship advice to anybody."
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"He's not the monster everyone thinks," the singer insists.
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RIRI ONLY YOU KNOW AND CHRIS KNOW WHATS BEST FOR YOU GUYS..I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING THREW And IM NOW 24 I HAVE WENT THREW THE SAMETHING WHEN IT COMES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.PEOPLE ARE GOING TO TALK AND TRY TO BRING YOU DOWN,BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY!!ITS WHAT YOU WANT WHO YOU LOVE...YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT AND I LOVE YOU YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!....RIRIFENTYDIAMONDS
That's what's wrong 2day, 2 many people all in their business. If Rihanna wants 2 get back with him then so be it. All of u people talking trash r not paying any of their bills, so that means stfu!!! Worry about what's going in ur life, which by the way is not perfect!!!!!! #haters


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I have been lost since my hairstylist of several years left Portland. I like higher end salons because let's face it, you get what you pay for....however, I can do without the high end snobs. So, I once again searched Google for at least an hour and came across Fancy! I read all the stylists bio's and Alicia caught my eye. Scheduling with her was a breeze and I had an appointment set within a few days.
I was looking for something different, a stylist that's not afraid to create nice, chunky color (NOT blended) as I have asked so many times before and was disappointed. I could not have chose a more talented hairstylist. Alicia is down to earth, you feel comfortable with her, and she is nothing short of an artist when it comes to color, cuts and styling. I ended up with a stylist who is actually better than any stylist I have ever had.
I asked for blond/brown chunks, with a couple streaks of red, purple and blue, and an A-line cut. As a woman in her 40's, my long graying hair just wasn't doing anything for me anymore. I needed a huge change.....and Alicia gave me such gorgeous hair that I am complimented every where I go. The colored streaks were tactfully and strategically placed and my hair is simply gorgeous. I wonder where she has been all my life! LOL......and if she ever leaves I will hunt her down! Thank you Alicia......you are so wonderful and I am grateful to have found you.......you have given me some much needed self esteem and I feel pretty again. You're wonderful. :)
I Love Jen P.! – Jen P. has been my stylist for nearly 7 years. I followed her from her first salon, to a second, to a third, and now to Fancy! because she has always made my hair look fresh, innovative, and extremely flattering. I even asked her for business cards so I could hand them out to the random women who have consistently complimented me on the cut and color.
After getting to know Jen and discovering her background as a fine art painter, I understand why she has such a mastery over haircoloring--she has worked with pigments for over 20 years!
Jen has always encouraged me to go into bold territory with my hair, and she has been right on the money! Right now, we're growing out my short cut into something longer and asymmetrical, with a vastly different color. The compliments from strangers just keep coming! I'm grateful to have a stylist that I can trust to always make me look amazing.
Thank you, Jen!
Heather is great! – I was referred to Fancy Salon by a coworker with a coupon for a free haircut. Now free is a good price, and how bad could it be? I clearly went with little expectation but that was over 6 months ago and I've been going back every 6 weeks ever since. Heather not only provides a customer centered environment she provides customer centered haircare. I feel that we have collaborated to find what works best with the hair I've been given. I always leave with a great cut and feeling like I've had coffee with a friend. I would recommend her to anyone.
Jen Did It Her Way, Not Mine – Jen colored my hair with her own agenda. Instead of the blonde I've always been (thanks to the haircoloring industry), I came out a brunette. I would never pay $125+ to approximate my natural haircolor. In all honesty, I probably didn't have a very clear idea of where Jen was leading me when she introduced her idea of making my grow-out less noticeable (I never stated that this was my objective). It was also telling that when she was done, she declared she hated tell-tale roots. So mission accomplished -- her mission, not mine. I soon after conveyed my disappointment with the results, but she never contacted me. I'll never go back.
Update: Jen did contact me -- within 48 hours of my posting this review. She wasn't apologizing or offering a remedy -- no, she was confrontational and basically called me liar, saying she had never received any communication from me. Worst of all, she called me at work, where I don't have the privacy or time to address the load of attitude she was giving me. After I forwarded her the email sent months prior, she then emailed me saying there's a problem with her getting emails at work, and I should have called her. Just be on notice, this woman is unprofessional.
I hope this reaches you and you are heard. The message sent to Jen was not received. If your email had been received, the matter would have been handled otherwise.
Without the email, Jen read the review and was baffled. She is always willing to tweak something that isn't working. All of the stylists are. Unfortunately, your voice was not heard and you felt wronged.
She wanted to make a personal phone call to you, she felt that she was misunderstood and wanted to remedy the situation. The communication spiraled down from there causing hurt and anger. For that I apologize. The entire matter boils down to miscommunications. She wanted to correct the mistake or have a conversation about it, let you know that she didn't know you were unhappy.
I want you to feel peaceful, feel like you are heard. I know that this cannot be undone but I'd like the opportunity to have you feel peaceful. What can i do?
Great Color and Highlights by Brenda – I wasn't sure if my black hair could be safely lightened after having a thermal straightening disaster at another salon. Brenda proved it could! I went from black to a warm brown with amazing honey highlights! Throughout the process, she was very careful to make sure the products wouldn't harm my hair and did a number of test strands before applying an all-over treatment. I love it and can't wait to show it off. I will be recommending Fancy! Salon to friends and family.
Best Brazilian by Joni! – The thought of having a Brazilian wax has always scared me... But after talking with Joni; the esthetician at Fancy; about the procedure and the benefits of not shaving down there and the greater sensitvity and cleanliness .. I was sold and wanted to give it a try.. The first time hurt like the dickens BUT!!! I just got cleaned up for my second try and it was nothing compared to the first time and in much less time. Joni makes you feel very comfortable, and she will help you ease into the procedure as well as she can. I never thought I'd be into this but the results are amazing. She also does my brows as well and sculpts them beautifully. Joni really knows her way around the bits!! yea for a clean plate!!
Go see Jen! – I have been going to Jen Perkins to get my hair cut for three or four years now. I originally brought in pictures of the short hair that I wanted, but now I just let her go for it, and I love my hair every single time! Lately I've been sporting a pixie and it always looks feminine and cute. My husband wants me to add that she does an awesome job on men's hair too.
This past cut I asked for something that will be good for all the interviews I was about to be going on. A couple weeks later I sat down in an interview and my interviewers talked about how much they loved my hair for a good three minutes. I was offered the job a short time later! So thanks Jen!
The salon itself is a nice space, clean and comfortable (and the online booking is great), and I would recommend a haircut from Jen to anyone.
Jen is a True Artist – I've been seeing Jen Perkins for my hair cuts and coloring for about two years now, and she continues to wow me. I'm not very gifted when it comes to styling my own hair, so Jen gives me a great cut that is pretty low maintenance (only a blow dry and a bit of product necessary), but by no means boring. I have lots and lots of fine hair with several challenging cowlicks, and she knows exactly how to tame them.
Jen's true artistry comes through with her coloring. My job allows me to be creative, but I also need to remain professional, so when I asked for purple streaks, I wasn't sure how those two worlds could fit together. Jen had a real vision, and I left with steaks that were both subtle and daring. The best part is that they grew out beautifully, changing color and prompting many compliments from people for several months. Since the initial purple, I've had fuschia and now dark red, and I've loved the originality of all of my colors and styles.
Jen is fairly new to Fancy! Salon, and I really enjoy the shop as well. Clean, comfortable, and hip, they use high-quality, environmentally responsible products. Looking forward to being a loyaly customer of both Jen and Fancy! for many cuts and colors to come.
Excellent thermal straightening and haircuts – Heather, the owner, has thermally straightened my hair for over three year now. My results have been excellent. She always listens to my wishes and concerns. After a thermal product line change didn't work well for my hair, she redid at n/c and called the company to figure out the best method for my hair type. The next time was perfect. My measure of a great stylist is someone that does a great job and adjusts/fixes to meet your needs. Heather does that!
As an added bonus, the prices at the salon are more than fair!
Worst haircut of my life – I'm devastated. I got the worst hair cut of my life from Heather. She didn't listen to anything I said and did the opposite of what we discussed. She said that we would keep my bangs long so I could sweep them to the side, what did I get? Baby-doll bangs, they are so short and I look ridiculous. I told her I wanted to keep my hair long and she said okay that she would do a long hair cut, showed me about 2 inches and said she would cut that much off keeping it straight across the back, what did she do? Cut off about 5 inches making it shoulder length and layered it. It took me 9 months to grow out my hair and now she cut it all off. She cut my hair dry, didn't wash my hair and when I left I had tons of hair clippings sticking to my face. One of my friends said, well the bangs will grow out in a couple of weeks – I didn't want a haircut that was going to look good in a couple of weeks, I have a professional job that I have to go to every day. I asked another friend if she would describe my hair as a long hair cut and the answer was no. I cried the rest of the day after leaving the salon. I know it is just hair and there are worse things but the main point is she didn't do what she said or discussed and now my hair looks terrible. I have to wear a hat in public. I called Heather an hour and a half after I left the salon to tell her how disappointed I was – do you think she called me back. No! Too bad you can't rate less than 1 star on this site.
**I would like to respond to Heather's reply to my post below – Although her response sounds good on the surface I find it hard to believe that she is "committed to making this particular incident right in whichever way the client feels is best" since she has still not reached out to me via phone or e-mail and it has been 5 days since she gave me this disastrous hair cut. I think what she is committed to is trying to save her reputation with false sincerity.
As someone who takes her work very seriously and is committed to everyone who sits in my chair loving their hair when they leave, nothing stings more than hearing about an experience like this one. My original intent in not returning the call right away was not to be aloof or cruel, but to let things cool down emotionally before a discussion. I realize now this was not the appropriate response. In truth, I haven't much experience in dealing with dissatisfied
Regardless of how I felt about the haircut, my client's satisfaction is the only yardstick that matters and in this instance I failed. I'm committed to making this particular incident right in whichever way the client feels is best. Moving forward, I'll seize this opportunity to improve communication with all my clients, even the vast majority who leave my chair loving their hair.
But most importantly, to the one who feels she got the worst haircut of her life, I am personally and professionally, sincerely sorry.
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With this book Hacker established a signature style, a radical formalism which The Washington Post Book World has accurately described as a "colloquial sublime". Her use of form has been interpreted by some critics as subversive, a "taking on" of traditional male territory, but Hacker has denied this, saying her love of form is "purely hedonistic". What is incontrovertible is her technical brilliance in allying form to a brash, contemporary language so that her poems seem both spontaneous and perfectly controlled. The stuff of life - people, places, food, politics - has remained her material, her poems busy with incident and restless energy. The lives and experience of women are central concerns as in her 1986 narrative sonnet sequence Love, Death and the Changing of the Seasons, a passionate chronicle of a love story between an older poet and younger woman. Her tone has darkened over time: her sombre collection Winter Numbers: Poems (1995) records her own struggle with breast cancer and the deaths of close friends from AIDS. Her latest collection Desperanto: Poems 1999-2002 is informed, as the title suggests, by her despair over the consequences of recent US foreign policy.
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The poems you can listen to here encapsulate the essential sociability of Hacker's poetry, three of them being written to or for close friends. Hacker's radical politics has always found expression through personal experience as she herself has acknowledged: "It's not a question of an issue, but a question of the people I know who are close to me, who are health-care workers, or living with illnesses, or the neighbours, housed and homeless..." This is particularly true of her portrait of good times in East Village, 'Nights of 1964-1966: The Old Reliable' which celebrates the colourful characters and sexual and intellectual energy of her youth. It's typical of Hacker that the free-wheeling tone and use of enjambment almost disguises the strict abba rhyme scheme. This poem is revealed as elegy only in the last quatrain, a note of mortality which is central to the other poems here; in her exploration of the struggle of her friend, the poet Muriel Rukeyeser, in recovering from a stroke; her moving elegy for the writer and activist, June Jordan; and her sestina 'Morning News' which records her sense of the violation of domestic space at the outbreak of the Iraq War. Throughout, Hacker's pacy delivery and the spiky rhythms of her native accent chime with the sense of urgency in these poems, the desire to capture life's texture even when dealing with loss.
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Savannah >Beauty > Hot Headz
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Yesterday was the first time ever going I got hair extinctions Judy did my hair and I love my hair I walked out the salon looking like a doll plus the whole crew was super friendly I will always go back and I plan to bring my sisters as well
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I used to go to Hot Headz for a little less than a year. At first I loved it; the atmosphere is very friendly and laid back, much like the beauty parlors you see in the movies. Katie always cut and colored my hair exactly how I liked it, so there was never really any disappointment in the end result. However, I started getting hesitant when the shop had business people come in and try to sell weight loss shakes. The next thing that put me off is the way the owner (she's so friendly and sweet but this was unprofessional and awkward) nearly took off her shirt in the middle of the shop so she could show me her back tattoo ranging from her shoulders to her lower back. On top of that, the hair rinsing/washing area is SO cramped and small that when I had my lightener (bleached) washed out of my hair, my eyes would sting from the chemicals and it was hard to breathe. I thought this was only a one time thing, but it happened literally every time I went. It made it very hard to want to go back. The last straw was noticing the inconsistency in my hair coloring, in the back of my head in the bottom layers there were literally horizontal stripes of different shades of blonde (not blended either). A lot of people would be okay with this since it's an area of the head that most people won't see, but it was really upsetting to know I paid good money for this quality. That being said, EVERYONE is really, really nice and if you don't get too picky about your hair and atmosphere then this is the place to go.
Just got the best haircut and salon experience I've ever had! The employees are kind, well trained and fun! My stylist Donna is well experienced, she really knew how to work with my thick and difficult hair and give me a style that works for me.
I was very underwhelmed by my experience with Judy at hotheadz. It was $45 (including a discount) for a terrible cut. I have long, easy hair and am not very picky, so my standards are pretty low for what I would consider an acceptable haircut. Upon getting home, I realized that there were a couple chunks of hair that were a solid inch longer than the rest of the hairline. In her defense, I could have examined my haircut a little more while at the shop, but this just should not happen in a professional salon. If she had tossed it around for 1 more minute, she would have seen these very obvious chunks sticking out at the bottom. In addition, the bottom is not a smooth line at all. It looks chunky and about the same as it did in elementary school. Overall, I paid way too much for a pretty terrible cut. I wouldn't be so disappointed if I had only paid $20, but I can definitely find a better cut for $45 + tip...
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JUDY IS THE TRUTH. I wanted to chop off all of my hair and was terrified to go to a new stylist. I asked every girl in Savannah I saw with fabulous short hair where they went, and they all said "Judy at Hot Headz". She did an OUTSTANDING job with my hair, it looks awesome every single day! She has given me the best haircuts I have ever had, I wouldn't dream of trusting anyone else with my hair now. I'm moving to Florida but I plan on driving back up to see Judy every few months. I would travel from ANYWHERE in the world for the wonderful team at Hot Headz! Best of the best!
I've been to Hot Headz Salon twice now while on vacation and I would highly recommend it. I've had a manicure/pedicure and hair cut & color & keratin treatment. Both visits, I received 4 star treatment and service. Chyrel was my stylist and she really knows her stuff. I had an idea of what color and cut I wanted and let her know and she added in her expertise and it turned out to be beautiful. I've referred people there already who have been complementing my hair. Another plus is that the staff are all friendly and the salon is nice and comfortable. If you're looking for a stylist that knows hair and nails and a great salon, go see Chyrel. I will definitely be back :)
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Annual, biennial, perennial herb (rarely shrub, tree), often from taproot
Stem often ± scapose, generally ribbed, hollow
Leaves basal and generally some cauline, generally alternate; stipules generally 0; petiole base generally sheathing stem; blade generally much dissected, sometimes compound
Inflorescence: umbel or head, simple or compound, generally peduncled; bracts present (in involucres) or not; bractlets generally present (in involucels)
Flowers many, small, generally bisexual (or some staminate), generally radial (or outer bilateral); calyx 0 or lobes 5, small, atop ovary; petals 5, free, generally ovate or spoon-shaped, generally incurved at tips, generally ± ephemeral; stamens 5; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 2-chambered, generally with a ± conic, persistent projection or platform on top subtending 2 free styles
Fruit: 2 dry, 1-seeded halves that separate from each other but generally remain attached for some time to a central axis; ribs on each half 5, 2 marginal and 3 on back; oil tubes 1several per interval between ribs
Genera in family: 300 genera, 3,000 species: ± worldwide, especially temp; many cultivated for food or spice (e.g., Carum, caraway; Daucus; Petroselinum); some highly toxic (e.g., Conium). Underground structures here called roots, but true nature remains problematic. Mature fruit generally critical in identification; shapes generally given in outline, followed by shape in X -section of 2 fruit halves together.
Perennial, taprooted
Stem erect, leafy, hollow
Leaves: petioles generally inflated; cauline often bladeless; blades compound, rarely dissected, leaflets generally wide, distinct, when leaf dissected, segments narrow, connected
Inflorescence: umbels compound, peduncled; bracts 0; bractlets 0 or many and conspicuous; rays, pedicels many, spreading-ascending or ascending
Flower: calyx lobes 0 or minute; petals wide, white, pink, red, or purple
Fruit oblong to round, generally very compressed front-to-back (rarely slightly so or cylindric), glabrous to hairy; ribs generally unequal, winged but marginal generally wider than others; oil tubes per rib-interval 1several, adhering to fruit wall or rarely to seed; fruit axis divided to base
Seed: face flat
Species in genus: 5060 species: temp North America, Asia
Etymology: (Latin: angelic, for cordial and medicinal properties)
Reference: [DiTomaso 1984 Madroño 31:6979]
Plant 12 m, glabrous to hairy
Leaf 18 dm, ovate to triangular-ovate, 23-ternate-pinnate; 1° leaflets generally sharply reflexed, ultimate 410 cm, lanceolate to ovate, acute to acuminate, coarsely serrate to irregularly cut
Inflorescence hairy; bracts 0; bractlets several, 510 mm, conspicuous; rays 2550, 27 cm; rays, pedicels not webbed at base
Flower: petals, generally ovary glabrous
Fruit 34 mm diam, ovate to round
Chromosomes: 2n=22
Ecology: Streambanks, wet areas in coniferous forest
Elevation: 01000 m.
Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges, Outer North Coast Ranges
Distribution outside California: to Alaska, e Asia
Horticultural information: WET: 4, 5, 6, 17.
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From a big family and a melting pot of influences comes France's Anaxander. The 'machines guy' of acid punk band 'Drunk' out of San Francisco and the persona behind multiple other production monikers, Anaxander's output from the outside may at first seem as schizophrenic as his colourful history.
First spawned from scenes such as AB Music/New Beat, 90s UK and Belgium Rave and later, the tsunamis of UK and US House and Techno, Anaxander pays it to varied artist styles from Front 242 to Juan Atkins and Chopin. Over the years, he has been at times songwriter, vocalist, keyboardist and machinist to several alternative bands including acid live acts performing at the "bat cave" parties of 1989-1990.
The years 1994-2006 saw Anaxander actively DJ at festivals and rooms big and small. With an eye always on the public, his tension-filled sets keep the dancefloor on an edge by mixing the dark with the cheeky, deep and the ghetto, with a personal preference for a dirtier sound over a clean arrangement.
Since 2011, Anaxander has focused on producing dance music – drawing inspirations from world news, astrology, life experiences and the people close to him, tweaking synths, jamming both on his machines and with his friends on a daily basis. Now using a solely hardware setup and Roland, MPC, Waldorf and Korg gear as part of his arsenal, Anaxander's foremost approach is still about having fun.
His quality and wax-only output as Anaxander marks him as a musical chameleon you'll be lucky to catch; an illuminating glimpse to the individual behind other shape-shifting projects for movie shorts, documentaries, an acid punk band, friendly respectful collaborations and other personal deliriums…
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June 3, 2013
Grant Hill retires: In a somewhat expected move, forward Grant Hill retired from the NBA last season. For many, Hill will be remembered for the injuries that ate up much of his career. Injuries again kept him down this year as the forward appeared in only 29 games all season with the Los Angeles Clippers, and at 40, it's clear he should have retired. But Hill should never be forgotten. He was the 1994-95 Rookie of the Year and a seven-time All-Star. Hill wasn't always healthy, but when he was, he was one of the NBA's best forwards earlier in his career.
Rangers coach John Tortorella fired: Shortly after being ousted by the Boston Bruins in the NHL's Eastern Conference semifinals, the New York Rangers dumped head coach John Tortorella. The Rangers had hopes of reaching the Stanley Cup finals this season, but actually regressed after making the Eastern Conference finals last year. Tortorella had some success in New York, but was rumored to have rubbed some of his players the wrong way. After not advancing past the first round in each of his first three seasons with the Rangers, Tortorella had done better each of the past two seasons. It wasn't enough to keep his job, but as a former Stanley Cup winning coach in Tampa Bay, he should get another chance down the line.
Steve Smith (the other one) retires: New York Giants receiver Steve Smith (not to be confused with the Carolina Panthers' Steve Smith) has decided to hang up his cleats. Smith was a former Pro Bowler and just signed a deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason. He was always a bit underrated as a receiver and finishes with seven 1,000-yard seasons under his belt. He nearly had another in 2009 when he finished with 982 yards and there's little doubt he had something left in the tank. Smith had nearly 2,600 receiving yards over the past two seasons with 11 touchdowns. At 34, he probably still has some football left in him. It will be interesting to see if he changes his mind when training camp rolls around.
Phoenix Suns hire Jeff Hornacek as head coach: Jeff Hornacek, a former shooting guard in the NBA, will head back to Phoenix to serve as the team's new head coach. Hornacek played for the Suns from 1986 – 1992 and also had stints with the Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz. He helped the Jazz to two trips to the NBA Finals alongside Karl Malone and John Stockton. After retiring, he became an instructor with the Jazz and then an assistant. Hornacek will come in somewhat unproven with only a few years of experience as an assistant. And considering the mess that is the Phoenix Suns right now, that will make it even harder to succeed.
Everett Golson suspended for 2013: Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson was suspended by the team due to 'poor academic judgment.' There hasn't yet been confirmation on what exactly that means, but one thing is for certain – he won't be suiting up for the Irish this fall. It's a blow to a team that went to the BCS Championship with him at the helm last year. Notre Dame must now turn to another option – most likely senior Tommy Rees. But Malik Zaire could have an outside shot at the job as he comes in as a highly touted freshman this year. But without Golson, the team's stock is taking a significant hit.
Kansas City Royals hire George Brett as hitting coach: Stuck in the middle of a long losing streak, the Kansas City Royals have turned to perhaps the best player in the history of their franchise – George Brett. Brett will assume duties as the team's new hitting coach. Let's face it – giving the job to a franchise icon who just happens to be one of the best hitters in the last 50 years isn't a bad idea. But stars generally have a difficult time coaching and often, aren't able to teach others how to play the game as well as they could. Still, for just taking a shot in the dark on a midseason hire, the Royals could have done worse.
Floyd Mayweather to fight Saul Alvarez: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. recently announced that he would fight Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on September 14th. The match will pit a pair of unbeatens as Mayweather is 44-0-0 while Alvarez is 42-0-1. While this is a big deal and surely a fight that Mayweather will trumpet, Alvarez isn't Manny Pacquiao - the fighter many would like to see battle Mayweather. In the announcement on (where else) Twitter, Mayweather made sure to tell us that he's 'giving the fans what they want' by participating in the fight. Thanks, I guess?
NCAA Golfer penalized for car washing: Yep, you heard that one correctly. The NCAA penalized an unidentified women's golfer for washing her own car. The reason? She reportedly used water on the campus that technically belonged to the university and was forced to pay the school $20.00 – the approximate value of the water and hose that was estimated by the organization. I'm all for following the rules and I think the NCAA gets a bad rap sometimes. They've got a difficult job in trying to police schools and student athletes, and I get that letting smaller things go can easily escalate into bigger problems. But seriously, can't we have a common sense clause that allows for a warning in some instances?


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After decades of promises from the biotech industry that genetically engineered (GE) food would feed the world, cure the sick, reduce agricultural dependence on toxic chemicals, and save countless crops from imminent collapse, industry is poised to finally release a product they think will solve a problem humans have struggled with for centuries… an apple that doesn't brown when you slice it… Seriously; we couldn't make this stuff up.
GE apples are being touted as the best thing since…well, since sliced apples. In our homes, we just add a little lemon juice. Gosh! We have been living in the Stone Age!
While these GE apples are a waste of time and money, we don't want to downplay the real concerns about them. Pre-sliced apples are actually a frequently recalled food product. Once the whole fruit is sliced, it has an increased risk of exposure to pathogens. Since browning is a sign that apples are no longer fresh, "masking" this natural signal could lead people to consume contaminated apples, which is why some folks are calling it the "botox apple."
Further, since FDA does no independent, pre-market safety testing of GE food there are several unanswered questions about the safety of GE apples. "Silencing" the genes that make apples turn brown when exposed to oxygen could have unintended consequences that will only be tested by hungry consumers. Although these "botox apples" are primarily targeted to the fresh-sliced apple market they could also find their way into non-GE juice, baby foods or apple sauce at the processing level, all products predominantly eaten by children and babies who are at increased risk for any adverse health effects.
Tell USDA parents do not want to feed their kids GE apples.
Like other GE products in the U.S., no mandatory labeling would be required. While Okanagan (the manufacturer) says they'll require growers to label their whole apples as "Arctic variety," the government has announced no plans to require labeling of these apples as GE.
If approved, Okanagan's non-browning "Arctic" apple would be first commercialized in Granny Smith and Golden Delicious varieties, with Fuji and Gala on the horizon.
Even the apple industry has opposed this genetically engineered product. The U.S. Apple Association, Northwest Horticultural Council (which represents Washington apple growers, who grow over 60% of the apples in the U.S.), British Columbia Fruit Growers Association and other grower groups have already voiced their disapproval of these GE apples due to the negative impact they could have on farmers growing organic and non-GE apples through contamination, and to the image of the apple industry as a whole.
If the apple industry doesn't want GE apples, and consumers don't want GE apples, who do these apples really benefit? As usual, this product only benefits the biotech industry and big food processing companies.
Tell USDA to Reject this GE Apple! Comments are due January 30th, so please sign the petition today.


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Two years ago, with Dave Teggart holding his hands aloft in the grandest of poses, this had been the scene of the greatest moment in the history of UConn football.
Randy Edsall led his program to the threshold of a BCS bowl and Teggart punched the ticket to Phoenix with a 52-yard field goal with 17 seconds left. Most anything seemed possible that night.
Two years later, with Paul Pasqualoni dropping his head along the sidelines, Raymond James Stadium would be the scene Saturday night of perhaps the lowest point of the past seven years.
This 13-6 loss to South Florida certainly wasn't the most embarrassing 60 minutes of the season. That was the last game, a 40-10 loss at Syracuse. So, no, this isn't the story of a blowout. This is the story of deflation, if not for the players, certainly for the UConn fans who follow those players.
This loss was embarrassing on another level. That's because two years later, most things seem impossible.
The Huskies not only are in last place in the Big East, but also there's a good chance they may not win a conference game in 2012. Yep, UConn could run the L table. It's the Big East folks, not the SEC. You run the L table in the Big East and something is seriously wrong.
"It's sickening," linebacker Sio Moore said.
UConn can't beat anybody these days. Their offensive line stinks. And when this night was over, the body language of the players and the coaches sang a loser's mantra. Bad bounces. Bad luck. Fought hard. Just couldn't pull it out. Couldn't catch a break. Too many bad, crazy things happened in the fourth quarter. Yada. Yada. Freaking yada.
"At some point, there's educational value in getting up off the ground and continuing a tremendous attitude, great work ethic and the right approach," Pasqualoni said. "Let's face it. There's going to be points in life when things don't go your way. So you hope these guys develop the right attitude and right approach."
If educational value in getting up after you've been knocked down is the primary goal, well, give the 2012 Huskies a Ph.D. in fanny spankings.
This night had all the earmarks of a coach killer. Former UConn coach Skip Holtz had lost a program worst six in a row and in the third year of a downward spiral, there have been more than a few calls for his firing at USF. His biggest and most effective ally is the contract extension he signed this year. It would cost USF a $2.5 million buyout if it dumped Holtz.
If UConn were to fire Pasqualoni, it would cost $1 million before Jan. 1, and $750,000 after it. That's certainly not wild money. But athletic director Warde Manuel has been insistent that Pasqualoni isn't getting fired after two seasons. These are Edsall's players. And if you replace Pasqualoni now, you'd have recruits from three different coaches.
The argument is that it could introduce chaos. And it is a good argument.
Here's another one. Bad things happen to bad teams. And when you find a way to lose in the fourth quarter to a team that had perfected the art of losing in the fourth quarter, it doesn't look to be getting any better.
Yes, UConn did some decent things on offense, outgaining USF 327-283, driving all the way to the 22 on a final potentially tying drive before Chandler Whitmer's deflected pass turned into an interception.
We won't bore you with offensive numbers, because Pasqualoni and offensive coordinator George DeLeone insist the only numbers that matter are on the ones of the scoreboard. So the bottom line is this. The Huskies, averaging 8.25 points a game in the Big East, are 0-4 in the conference and 3-6 overall. They have lost four in a row in the Big East for the first time since 2005.
They haven't ever lost five in a row. Buckle in. Folks, they are looking at 0-7 in the Big East and 3-9 overall. Pittsburgh, which lost to Notre Dame in three overtimes, is playing much better. The Huskies will be spanked at Louisville. Book it. And if they bow their heads, Cincinnati will come into Rentschler Field in the finale and whip them, too. Yes, the Huskies can win both home games, but which way would you bet at this point?
Wins over UMass, Buffalo and Maryland … big whoop.
Here's the thing. USF never wins at the end. USF never, ever wins at the end.
Well, USF did this time.
Lyle McCombs flubbed a high handoff from Whitmer after a high center snap and fumbled the ball away at the USF 38.
It would be hyperbole to say this game had a little of everything. But it did have one thing nobody had seen all season. Coming in, USF was the only team in major college football without an interception.
They had two in the fourth, the first by Jon Lejiste after Whitmer got hit as he threw the ball and it went straight up in the air. The second, by Elkino Watson on the last possession, came after the pass was deflected by Todd Chandler off UConn lineman Tyler Bullock's helmet.
Yes, it's fluky. But like we said, bad things happen to bad teams.
USF had been the Huskies' safety net. Heck, USF has been everybody's safety net. During their six-game losing streak, USF lost leads in the final two minutes three times. Last season, USF lost three times in the final play of the game and a fourth with 12 seconds remaining.
Nobody has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory with more elan.
And against UConn, it has gone on for some time. Everybody remembers 2010. But remember 2009? Teggart kicked a 42-yard field goal in the snow at the Rent on the last play for the win.
Remember 2007? UConn beat No. 11 USF for its only victory over a Top 25 opponent in program history. You may even remember 2005. USF fans certainly do. The USF fan blog is named after the play Voodoo 5. The Bulls eschewed a field goal and ran a trick play on fourth down at the goal line. It failed miserably. UConn won. USF lost its chance to play for the Big East title.
Last year, the Huskies didn't have a touchdown, but still won 16-10 after Byron Jones returned a fumble for a third-quarter touchdown. On this night, Jones would drop a sure interception that could have been the game-changing play late in the third.
Chad Christen hit a 50-yard field goal at the end of the first half. And when he hit from 37 yards with 4:28 left in the third quarter the Huskies had their first second-half points since the Buffalo game on Sept. 29. Yep, they were 0-for-October.
Christen had sent out a tweet earlier in the day, with a picture of Teggart holding his hands aloft. Christen had been the holder on this special play in UConn history. The message was "Going to make it another night to remember in South Florida."
Needless to say, it wasn't.
There have been no nights to remember in this forgettable season of a Pasqualoni era that is threatening to be every bit as forgettable as this night.


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Millard, a 6-foot-2, 256-pound junior from Columbia, Mo., told reporters Monday morning during offensive interviews for the Cotton Bowl that he has sent his information in and got a draft grade back on where he would likely go.
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Additionally, he'll have his parents' full support, something that will make the process much easier.
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Frankly, they are beating a dead horse. Every time the issue has been on the ballot the people have strongly rejected the "appointment is better" argument.
The Missouri plan works like this: When a judicial vacancy occurs, a nominating committee, whose members are appointed by the state bar association, the governor and a member of the state supreme court select three candidates. The governor then appoints one of the three. At the next election, the gubernatorial appoin-tee's name is placed, unopposed, on the ballot, and the people vote to approve or reject the judge. The vote is not necessarily binding.
This system excludes the judges from the hassles of running for office, and thus, the people are spared the often embarrassing conduct so prominently displayed in judicial elections.
Now the downside. By removing the direct election process, the ordinary citizens are removed from the loop. Lawyers, the governor, and the supreme court will do the picking, which sounds great – if you're a lawyer, governor, or on the supreme court. It also sounds great if you've helped the governor get (re)elected, are a prominent member of his political party, or have been a good little lawyer who didn't rock the boat and incur the wrath of bar association officials.
In short, it allows the "good old boy" network to flourish and reward toadies with judgeships. The more pugnacious types, who are likely to buck the system, will find themselves excluded. This in turn will act as leverage to insure that a de facto discipline is maintained, at least for those hoping to climb the legal and/or political ladder.
Perhaps the worst example of the appointment style of selection is the federal court system. Case in point: the U.S. Supreme Court. Officially, it's neutral, politically speaking. Anybody actually believe that? Reality is, the whole selection process is nothing but political.
The best thing that could happen to the federal court system is to somehow involve the people more directly, perhaps through the ballot. Many claim that would "corrupt our judicial system," but the truth is, the current system reeks of corruption, with federal judges, who, with their lifetime appointments, act as an oligarchy, untouchable by the people at large. Ordinary folks have no recourse to amend or correct decisions that go far beyond the constitutional constraints placed by the founding fathers on the judicial branch. There is no "check" or "balance" on federal judges.
But suppose they had to answer to the people every, say, four years, and justify their decisions. The court of public opinion would find many of them guilty, and rightfully so. The downward evolution of our current system, which is grossly distorted towards protecting the rights of convicted criminals and the social programs cherished by liberals, would be undone and, along with it, a much safer and more balanced society would emerge.
To remove the people from directly electing judges here in Nevada would be a mistake. The flaws are few and, objectively speaking, are frequently the results of the candidates' chosen behaviors. By and large, the voters have done a very good job.
There is a certain air of arrogance in people pushing the Missouri system. Somehow, they and their political lackeys know what's best for the rest of us – we the people are just too dumb to come up with good judges. It would be interesting for them to name names and say just which judges are so terrible that have been chosen by the unwashed masses. The lawyers already control to a large extent the selection process since, by law, you must be an attorney to hold most judicial offices in Nevada. How much further would they exclude the people?
And, who works for whom? Somehow many officials seem to forget they're hired hands, tending the chores as defined by the people. The judicial system is to serve the people, not the other way around. The election process helps remind them of that. If appointed, who do you think they would be more responsive to: the bar association, the governor, the supreme court or the people?
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