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"Twilight" Vampire Love For Sale at Retail
Wannabe vampires can now suck up some "Twilight" love -- ummm, read fashion -- at department store Nordstrom. The retailer has announced a deal with Summit Entertainment for an exclusive clothing and jewelry collection inspired by the upcoming film "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."
"Twilight," of course, is the smash hit movie romance ($382 million global box office) about a teenager (Bella Swan) and her forbidden love for a vampire (Edward Cullen) and all the blood-sucking complications that can bring. "New Moon" is its sequel, due in theaters this November.
Shoppers can find their plaid tunics, "Team Jacob" T-shirts or "I love Edward" heart pendants starting October 1. The collection, created by Awake Inc, "reflects the mood and spirit of the film," according to a press release. Prices range from $32 for a T-shirt to $58 for a jacket.
An Entertainment Weekly blog described the line as "supercute" but bemoaned the lack of life-size cutouts of heartthrob Robert Pattinson (Edward) in a suit for sale. That's him at right with Kristen Stewart (Bella).
Harry Potter pushes "Twilight" aside in early box office
Move over "Twilight". Harry Potter's spells are way more potent.
The new movie "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" just blasted box-office records by taking in $22.2 million in midnight screenings alone in the United States — and that's before most fans even woke up to premiere day of the sixth instalment of the wizard franchise.
"Harry Potter" works like magic at box offices
With the latest Harry Potter movie opening across North America tomorrow, "The Half-Blood Prince" is already — and perhaps expectedly — among the hottest-selling movie tickets of the year.
From Alaska to Florida, 2,500 midnight showtimes of "The Half-Blood Prince" have sold out, according to Fandango, a top movie and entertainment online ticket seller.
"Harry Potter" faces its "Twilight"
As the film industry looks ahead to box office business after "Harry Potter," with the lucrative franchise due to wind up in the summer of 2011, one person in as good a position as most to offer an opinion on what may be the next big film series suggests that the "Twilight" vampire romances could fill the void.
"Harry Potter" 1-5 have amassed $4.5 billion at global box offices so far, and with HP 6, otherwise known as "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", due to hit cinemas this week, the cash tills look set to go on ringing. HP 7, the final book in J.K. Rowling's boy wizard series, has been split into two movies, meaning that at the current rate, the 8-movie series could take a cool $7.2 billion.
'Twilight' vs. 'High School Musical 3′ at Teen Choice Awards
The lovelorn vampires of "Twilight" will vie for top honors at the Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 9 with the singing stars of "High School Musical 3: Senior Year."
"Twilight" garnered 12 nominations, ahead of 10 for "High School Musical 3." Miley Cyrus and the teen soap "Gossip Girl" also scored 10 each, while event hosts the Jonas Brothers snagged nine.
Vampire trend bites into big, small screens
(Writing and reporting by Laura Isensee)
These days vampires seem to be all love and no bite.
Or they bite mainly when they're making love, as in the case of "True Blood," the original HBO series that premieres its second season on Sunday, and is the focus of aggressive marketing with an advertisement that took over the front page of the ailing Los Angeles Times on Friday.
The series, based on Charlaine Harris' book series called the "Southern Vampire Mysteries," tells the story of telepathic Sookie Stackhouse, who falls in love with vampire Bill Compton in a small Louisiana town where vampires have come out of the coffin, so to speak.
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A Hot New Moon
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee
As Bella and Edward move ahead, Hot Topic is all set to move with them.
After cashing in on Twilight's success, Hot Topic has snapped up an exclusive deal for New Moon, the much awaited movie sequel to the star-crossed vampire romance.
And in good time too.
Priced at $22, the New Moon T-shirts might just be Hot Topic's trump card for the season, and it looks like the retailer is leaving nothing to chance when it comes to promoting them.
Ads for the T-shirts hold top spots on its website. The company has also been sending out promotional emails to leverage interest in the items, available months ahead of the movie's Nov. 20 release.
Pali Research analyst Amy Noblin received one such mailer, and says this unexpected arrival could benefit June sales results for the company.
Hot Topic had boasted of a solid performance for months on end, but forecast a second-quarter loss, saying fewer people visited its stores after Easter.
The usually fashion-savvy company seems to have run into some trouble inventory-wise — its neon-bright jeans aren't selling too well, and its super-successful Twilight merchandise lost some sheen over the months.
"New Moon" clip coming to MTV Movie Awards
As if the appearance of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart wasn't enough, "Twilight" fans just got another reason to watch the MTV Movie Awards at the end of the month.
Pattinson, Stewart and Taylor Lautner will be on hand to present the first clip from the vampire series' highly-anticipated sequel "New Moon" on the awards show broadcast live on MTV on May 31.
Salon owner saves next "Twilight" movie from the light
A beauty salon owner in St. Louis, Missouri, has helped filmmakers behind the upcoming vampire romance "New Moon" avert a fiasco by returning a script for the film, a sequel to last year's blockbuster hit "Twilight," a source close to the studio behind the movie said on Tuesday.
Casey Ray reportedly found the script in the rubbish bin. But rather than sell it to a celebrity news outlet thirsty to suck out details on independent studio Summit Entertainment's "New Moon," Ray gave the script back to the filmmakers and in exchange, she will get a pair of tickets to the premiere of the movie, which opens on Nov. 20, a sources close to the stduio behind the movie said.
"Twilight" idol Pattinson says he's a "paranoid wreck"
Change isn't always good.
Especially if you're Robert Pattinson, the former model who has catapulted to teen idol status courtesy of blockbuster vampire movie "Twilight."
Pattinson, now filming the sequel "New Moon", says his sudden fame has made him a "paranoid wreck" in terms of his friendships.


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Designers have made changes to plans for the reconstruction of Beacon Street that could recover several parking spaces lost in a previous design proposal.
By moving parking to the south side of Beacon Street, the new design would include nearly 10 more parking spots than a previous design, which called for parking on the north side of the street, according to Hayes Morrison, Somerville's director of transportation and infrastructure.
In addition, the city "is trying to identify parcels that would be willing to rent," Morrison said, explaining those parcels would be used for off-street parking. Planners are trying to identify another 30 to 40 parking spaces through renting, she said.
All told, the updated design and attempt to secure off-street parking spots could bring around 40 to 50 parking spaces to Beacon Street that weren't included in the previous design. The previous reconstruction design would have eliminated about 111 parking spaces along Beacon Street. It, like the current plan, would also have created cycle tracks along the roadway.
A number of residents and business owners along Beacon Street objected to the lost parking, while cyclists supported the cycle tracks.
Morrison spoke after a meeting about the Beacon Street reconstruction held Monday night at the Argenziano School. At the meeting, representatives for cyclists, business owners, pedestrians and residents spoke about the plans. About 100 people attended the meeting.
In regard to the city renting off-street parking spots—some have suggested the Star Market on Beacon Street might be willing to rent spots to the city—Morrison said those spots would likely have parking meters. The city rents parking spaces from private owners in Davis Square, and the parking meters pay for the costs, she said, adding, "It's a self-funding thing, if not a revenue generator." On Beacon Street, the city would look at ways to let residents park at off-street meters, at least over night, without paying, Morrison said.
In addition, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is holding a public hearing on Feb. 4 about the Beacon Street reconstruction plans, Morrison said. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Kennedy School.
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Researchers at Duke University say they have shed more light on the prospects of using hog waste to produce energy.
A study released last week says capturing methane gas from hog farms and routing it through natural gas pipelines could cut production costs. The report says the process involves a network of farms that would send the gas to one central hub to pressurize it for the natural gas pipelines.
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By KATE COIL
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No one would argue that dads are an important part of the family, but sometimes it seems like dad is the underdog, playing second fiddle to that person we call Mom. Although Mother's Day was officially nationally recognized in the U.S. in 1914, it would be nearly 60 years later before Father's Day would be recognized in the same capacity.
I'm sure most dads would tell you the question they get asked most frequently is "Where's Mom?" and our Dad wasn't any exception. Mom cleaned up boo-boos, dealt with teachers, looked over homework and answered questions about bullies. Petitions for allowance increases usually went through Mom as did begging to go a birthday party, sleepover or have pizza for dinner.
Dad was who you called if you needed your oil changed or when your car was making a weird noise. Frankly, he still is who I call when something seems wrong with a vehicle.
Dad did get a lot of the grunt work around the house: the heavy lifting, mowing the yard, cleaning out mouse traps and relocating bugs or snakes from inside the house back into the wild. He also had the burden of working the long hours, which meant he didn't get to spend as much time with us or watching baseball as he would have liked.
Of course, looking back Dad probably got to do more of the fun stuff while we burdened Mom with our laundry, begging for dessert before supper and asking for money. Dad did a lot of the outdoor activities with us, the gloppy science experiments in the garage and the kitchen and sometimes helped out with those more complex school projects.
From an early age, Dad was the one who got behind my involvement in little league. He was who I played catch with in the backyard and who coached by baseball teams for years. He took us to local minor league games and we often went to watch him play in church or rec leagues during the summer months.
Dad was the one who took us fishing, even from an early age. He taught us how to cast properly and how to reel our lines back in. He baited my book when I didn't want to hurt the poor worm.
To tell the truth, I never caught anything and Dad probably could have just let me sink the bare hook in the water without me noticing, but he still baited my hook and taught me about the lures in his tackle box.
For whatever reason, Dad also put aside his sanity long enough to take us camping. Sleeping on the cold ground with me and my little brother probably wasn't the easiest task. I'm sure we were definitely more of a hindrance than a help when it came to putting up the tent. However, Dad still grinned and bore it so he could take us out into the woods, on hikes and show us what he enjoyed about nature.
Sometimes, we didn't make it all the way out to the parks around the area. Occasionally, the campsite was a tent in our backyard. We would light up the fire pit and make s'mores, hot dogs and other meals around the campfire. We would start out sleeping in the tent, but more than once Dad would wake up in the morning to find we had gone inside to sleep in our warm, safe beds to avoid the cold night air or possible rain.
Being an engineer, Dad also got the brunt of some of the more technical school projects. In my physical science class in high school we were charged with building a bridge out of toothpicks that could withstand a certain amount of weight. Dad probably had more fun with that one than I did.
He was also the one who got called in as we got older and our math got more advanced, though Mom sometimes would have to translate his engineering math into more simple terms we could understand.
Dad was the one we road rollercoasters with at amusement parks. In fact, it was usually him egging us on when it came to the tall rides with the big loops rather than us begging him to go with us.
He is also the reason why we were exposed to so many different cultures through food. He has always enjoyed the strange and exotic and, as a result, we often found ourselves eating at restaurants where we couldn't pronounce the names of most of the menu items. Of course, without Dad I might not have my love for sushi, shrimp lo mein, miso soup, tandoori chicken and gulab jamun. However, the taste of squid never quite grew on me like it did my younger brother.
Just because we relied on Dad for different things than we relied on Mom for doesn't mean we have any less of a relationship with him. In fact, it is because of these differences that I have such unique and special memories of both my parents, stories I can tell about each of them and what they mean to me.
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- Many widgets have been rewritten and cleaned up to benefit from the latest improvements in the widgets'API.
- A lot of work was done on the cache, almost all data from the XMPP server are now copied in the database so the end users'session is always persistent, even after a rough page reload.
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Vodafone UK, Ireland Also to Start Offering iPhone in Early 2010
Vodafone has just announced that they will begin selling Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS in the UK and Ireland in Early 2010.
This comes on the heels of a similar announcement by Orange UK, and means iPhone users across the pond will soon have 3 carriers battling it out for their love and data affection. And hopefully prices will reflect that.
So, UK readers, with O2, Orange, and Vodafone all on the table, who're you going to go with?
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Orange have the best coverage in the UK ( I think ) because their license said they had too, but it will come down to price if I was to change from O2.
Orange has best 3g coverage. For me it's about who has the best coverage where you live/work etc. Let's be honest, even if prices do drop they will all be the same!
My question is this, I intend switching to Vodafone as soon as my contract expires with O2 which is January, how are these iPhones locked, will I be able to put a Vodafone sim card in my 3GS and have it activated or are the phones locked to each particular network.
I was on Orange before I moved to O2 for the iPhone. I find O2 to have better reception where I live (Northern Ireland), so I will definitely stick with them.
Orange used to have rubbish data tarrifs too, so they would need to offer unlimited data to compete.
When my contract is due for renewing, I will be sure to move away from O2 back to Orange. Orange has a much better signal coverage in my area and there 3G coverage is excellent. I am hoping between now and then O2 will drop the price or give iphone users more text/minutes
The thing for people in the US to remember is, that all UK networks are GSM, not like the US mix of CDMA and GSM.
Going to be a interesting ruck on prices when it happens firstly with Orange and then Vodafone.
Its about time we get some competition for 02 in Ireland. They rip everyone off! Hopefully we will have a cheap iPhone available soon!
Not really in a rush at this point, I sold my 3G and got a 3GS. Plus my contract ends in December, so the worlds my oyster. I'll probably wait till June/July and see which network is gonna get the 4G. Those considering moving from O2 to Orange need to know one thing, on Orange your data allowance is not unlimited, in fact its as low as 500MB fair use, I've got friends with N97's that got some really high bills because they went over.
Not interested in Irish carriers?
Vodafone still charge 2p extra per text than any other network. That has always grated with me, but highlights Vodafones attitude "We're more expensive than the rest, but you suckers will pay" So i dont expect they're prices to change much.
Orange will do their best and offer a cheap iPhone i expect, like they do with everything. However getting a straight answer out of there customer service will remain difficult.
Business as usual all round! I doubt we'll see any major price changes in the UK's choice of tarriffs until Orange and T-Mobile merge. Assuming the regulators allow it.
Tbh I'm never going back to Orange! Their prices never include VAT on them until you get your first monthly bill and they don't allow you to drop your tariff more than once in any given period!! That and their CS sucks ass! Never, ever going back to Orange, burnt and learned
O2 Ireland have a good network and fantastic customer service, but allow us customers to feel like we're getting ripped off, especially compared to O2 UK. No visual voicemail, no official tethering, rip-off data charges if you enter the north of our country.
Although I will probably stay with O2, I really welcome some competition from Vodafone. It might make O2 Ireland treat us right.
I came here looking for somethin else but your post caught my eye, I agree with above really.
i think the iphone on vodafone should come out before christmas 2009. this way mor people would want to buy it and could get it for christmas. If it did come out on vodafone i would definatley get one.
I'm wondering if this will make the iphone less exclusive if everyone can get one because of the cheaper price's, more Commmon eventually lead's to 'oh everyone's got one' I agree the iphone is a great phone but the fact it's only on 02 at present means's is expensive and exclusive so although 02 have stated it has sold 1m handsets this will rise through vodafone and orange's sale's. But i guess there will always be the next best Mobile ready to come out!
I've been using O2 for years and would be tempted to try the iphone but I wonder if it might be better to go to Vodafone to try its 360
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David Hollingworth writes that "there are times when it's just plain embarrasing to admit to being a gamer in polite company, and today I'm feeling that in spades."
He's referring to the fact that EA was just voted the "Worst Company in America" by voters at The Consumerist. He's implying that this was due to the inclusion of gay characters in several of EA's titles, most notably those at BioWare.
Revelations that anti-gay hatemail has been sent to the gaming publisher come at the same time that BioWare has announced an "Extended Cut" for its Mass Effect 3 ending.
EA appears to be in full damage control mode at this point, and you can't really blame them for it: they're on the wrong-end of a PR crisis for some time now, and it's only getting worse. The Consumerist's Golden Poo award is just one of many pieces of bad press the publisher has received lately.
(Update: This is an important point. I don't think EA is necessarily pointing to the hate-mail as a direct response to The Consumerist's award; as noted, the bad press surrounding EA goes much further than that one award.)
There's no doubt in my mind that EA has been deluged by ugliness on this front. I've seen some of it myself, perusing various forums and in comments at this blog.
Nor is it really surprising that the burgeoning social-issues boycott industry would jump all over EA for their gay characters. We saw much the same thing happen when JC Penney chose Ellen Degeneres as its spokeswoman.
Homophobia is a real issue, and one that anyone who has spent much time playing games online is all too familiar with.
Part of this is the age bracket of many gamers. I recall very well being a teenager and the common slang used to disparage other boys my age. Homophobic comments and references to female anatomy are (or at least were) fairly commonplace. This sort of unthinking bigotry is going to come out in the locker talk we hear in both sports and video games.
It's unfortunate, of course, and hopefully will become far less common as gaming (and society) evolves. It's also not why EA was voted worst company in America by upset customers.
Hollingworth, and others, appear to think that the "Worst Company" award was given to EA because of the inclusion of gays in EA titles, and that the announcement by EA that they've received thousands of hateful letters serves as proof.
I read on another article that this anti LGBT nonsense came from that silly "The family" whatever hate group…
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I don't think anybody's really pretending that EA won the Consumerist's Golden Poo because BioWare features homosexual relationships. Except the corrupt gaming "press."
I think having homosexual relationships in games would be great, but what I dislike about these in games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age is that they feel very forced, artificial, like a "very special episode" sort of situation. Romances in the newer BioWare games already feel hokey and forced, so I'm not sure if it's the result of shoddy writing in general or the writers trying to hard to drop an anvil saying "gay relationships are perfectly OK!"
I'm all for gay relationships, but I hate the kind of "token" treatment they get.
Interesting point, Iain. For myself, I personally thought that the homosexual themes in the game were pretty downplayed and "casual." I thought the scene with Cortez mourning his late husband was very touching, and I didn't feel like BioWare wasn't trying for the "gay relationships are perfectly OK!" push. Honestly, when I played ME3 I felt like it was more accepted and nothing out-of-the ordinary.
I guess it comes down to perceptions, right? I didn't feel like they were shoving gay acceptance thing, to me it was more natural than if there *wasn't* gay relationships.
I agree with you, too. I think it's easier to cast themselves in the role of victims than to face the harsh, critical light of their failings. It saddens me that the gay themes in ME3 is even an issue. We're in the 21st century people, do you REALLY care about what sexual orientation people have these days? Isn't that a little intrusive? A little presumptuous?
"…I didn't feel like BioWare was trying…"
"…shoving the gay acceptance thing…"
The last paragraph is about EA and the "it's because there are homosexual relationships in our games!" business. Sorry about the ridiculously incoherent wording in that post. -.-;
Romances in Bioware games have always been pretty terrible. They were helped in Baldur's Gate by the fact that a text only game can have a hell of a lot more dialogue without taking up space for audio files, so they can be developed more gradually than four conversations then off to bed (and in Baldur's Gate there were even gameplay consequences).
I'm not sure as the homosexual relationships are tokenistic in Mass Effect or Dragon Age, I think the writers actually think they're doing a good thing by including them, they just can't write a compelling romance to start with. (Actually, the gay romance in Mass Effect 3, Cortez, was the only new character in the game I was willing to make any time for at all, because he actually had a story and personality and stuff, whereas the fanservicey lesbian option kinda just turns up in your shower).
New Vegas did it properly IMO, there were gay characters, but they were believable characters as gay people. Sadly, the EA/Bioware way is the usual way, so we get these super special "cutting edge" gay characters. It's ok to have gay characters, just try to make them real characters.
The romance scenes could use a heck of a lot of polish. The graphics technology just doesn't seem to be quite there yet. Plus, can I just throw something crazy out there, why do you have to sleep with everyone? Is there not a single lady out there in video game land who might want to get to know you and maybe marry you before sleeping with you? *sigh* guess not, that's just crazy old antiquated thinking. Sci-fi writers keep telling me that in the future we'll all have a harem anyway, right?
The first two mass effect games only had heterosexual or agendered romances. The third game is the only one in the series to have any gay or bisexual characters.
You mention the Ellen/JC Penny controversy, and I think that's an excellent point to bring up. Anyone who followed the issue knows that the internet rallied to Ellen in spades, to the point that the anti-gay opposition looked pretty paltry and pathetic. You've already pointed out in previous articles that EA is obviously NOT as bad as some of the corporations in America that have very literally ruined lives and put people out on the street. While I think EA winning the vote definitely was part of an internet conspiracy, I'd bet money it has NOTHING to do with the inclusion of gay characters. The internet has shown time and time again that the socially conservative are not a commanding force on the web. If such an anti-gay campaign had been waged during the voting, you can bet LGBT supporters (of which they have many BECAUSE of the inclusions) would have risen to challenge it. Nice try EA. Not buying it.


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Free Agency 2013: Days Two and Three posted by Joe Anello
Welcome back everyone! I would have posted this last night but the lack of sleep Monday night really caught up with me. Now I'm back and ready to pick apart the transactions of days two and three of NFL free agency. Let's get that money man!
OG Gosder Cherilus signs a 5-year, $34 million deal with Indianapolis Colts.
Additional signings: OG Donald Thomas (4 years, $14 million), LB Erik Walden (4 years, $16 million), S LaRon Landry (4 years, $24 million)
This is a group of Colt signings that I didn't discuss in the day one recap because I was exhausted and there were too many to address. Cherilus was overpaid, but I get it. Thomas' deal is tolerable and revamps the interior of their line. I don't feel confident that Walden's contract will prove to be money well spent. Still, signing Landry as well gives Chuck Pagano a play-making safety in his secondary. The Colts are spending, but not as crazily as the Dolphins.
WR Wes Welker signs a 2-year, $12 million deal with the Denver Broncos
Okay, I have a LOT to say about this deal. I took to Twitter to express my thoughts shortly after the news broke, but I felt utterly hindered by the 140-character limit. I was really upset by the news that New England only offered Welker $10 million (including incentives). He's only been one of the hardest workers on your team for the past six seasons and this is how he gets rewarded? EFF YOU PATS.
Welker's caught 100 balls in his entire run with the Pats and hasn't shown signs of slowing down. So imagine my surprise when I heard the Broncos only had to pay him $12 million… for two years! If he, in this odd-as-hell receiver market, shouldn't get more than $6M a year, I obviously don't know football.Continue reading "Free Agency 2013: Days Two and Three"


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Urban Search and Rescue teams are fanning out through Nashville's most heavily flooded areas today, looking for people still stranded and determining how safe they are following the floods.
Metro Police Chief Ronal Serpas says a total of 100 police and fire officers are starting their efforts in Bordeaux, Bellevue, Neely's Bend, Antioch, and Pennington Bend. In addition to assisting people they find who may need help, Serpas says the teams will play a key role in assessing the severity of the city's flood damage.
"We'll start the complete understanding of what the greater devastation is as the water recedes and we can get in there and look around."
Officers will inspect structures for safety and use police tape to mark those they consider too dangerous to enter.


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Refines and strenghthens the written and oral advocacy skils acquired in Appellate Advocacy, and prepares students to represent VLS in extramural moot court competitions. Successful participants will become members of competing teams and/or members of VLS's Moot Court Advisory Board.
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Provides in-depth exposure to the most useful, efficient strategies and resources for environmental law research, including highly specialized information databases, advanced administrative law research, legislative history, and environmental news/updating services.
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Advanced Legal Analysis
Skills-development course designed to provide students with the analytical, test-taking, writing, and study skills that are critical to students' success on the bar exam and in the practice of law. The course consists of an intensive substantive and analytical review of major multistate bar exam subjects and of numerous writing and practice assignments.
Advanced Legal Research Seminar
This seminar focuses on statutory law including legislative history, administrative law, municipal law, and case law as well as secondary sources not covered in the introductory research course. The seminar will review specialized resources for topics such as international law, tax law, and interdisciplinary research.
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Prepares students for legal research in various work settings by teaching advanced "practice oriented" skills as well as exposing students to new resources they are likely to encounter after graduating. While the course gives students a chance to explore highly specialized databases on Lexis and WestlawNext, the course focuses on cost effective alternatives to Lexis and Westlaw such as FastCase, CaseMaker, BloombergLaw and others.
Independent Research Project
Working under the supervision of working faculty sponsor, the IRP provides an individual student with an opportunity to research and write about an area of law in which the student has a particular interest.
Legal Reasoning, Writing and Research (Legal Writing I)
An introduction to the three fundamental skills needed for the pursuit of a legal career: research, reasoning, and writing. The early emphasis is on basic writing skills to eliminate language problems and to begin to develop clear, fluid writing. Students also learn rudimentary legal writing skills, including citing, identifying legally significant facts, formulating issues, and reasoning by analogy.
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Examines ethical issues in the professions with an emphasis on law, including professional character and relationships, gender and moral reasoning, confidentiality, deception, paternalism, and allocation of limited resources. Readings in professional ethics and ethical theory are applied to concrete situations facing professionals, including lawyers, environmental professionals, health providers, journalists, social workers, and political agencies.


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NORMAN — The Norman City Council Oversight Committee will continue discussion on Wednesday of the "three-persons unrelated" law and regulation for oil and gas drilling operations in the city. Both topics have provoked a high degree of controversy at city hall.
The Council Oversight Committee will meet at 6 p.m. this week. The non-voting meeting is comprised of city council members and allows for study and investigation of some of the city's most important topics before they come for a vote before the full city council.
In February, the committee discussed the three-persons unrelated law and considered potential options for revising or replacing the ordinance.
Norman residents spoke passionately on both sides of the issue with mostly landlords asking that it be removed, and residents who live in single-family neighborhoods tending to speak in favor of keeping the ordinance.
The law is not unique to Norman, according to city staff reports. It limits the number of unrelated persons living in a household to three. While the rule is not enforced unless a neighbor complains, it mostly limits large numbers of college students from renting a home together.
City Planner Susan Connors said unrelated persons, such as students, living together have different lifestyle patterns than families occupying a home. Unrelated persons will have different friends and social lives. That creates more traffic to and from the home, for example.
Some council members were concerned about extenuating circumstances that might cause the three-persons unrelated ordinance to have unintended consequences. One of the discussions on Wednesday will be an examination of ways to vary the ordinance to allow for unusual circumstances.
In February, other council members said they want to keep the ordinance and would like to find a way to make it more enforceable. Those recommendations also will be considered Wednesday.


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Certainly, with everything at stake and so much uncertainly, there is little question that fighting will erupt at some point. That is sadly the case when people do not take the proper steps to complete their estate planning and update it with important life events like divorces. Using shortcuts like letters usually do not work, and often cause more problems than they avoid. Further, when it is clear that a marriage is over, the documents should be updated with the help of an experienced attorney even before the divorce is final.
Well keep an eye on Jenni Riveras Estate to see what turmoil does develop, and whether Rivera had proper estate planning in place to protect her heirs. In the meantime, you can share this story with your clients to help remind them of the importance of proper estate planning.
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BioWare say no to Mass Effect 2 on PS3
The original Mass Effect was an Xbox 360 exclusive, only the PC also getting BioWare's RPG some time later - and it appears the sequel will be a similar story.
Despite BioWare now being owned by multi-platform giant EA, the game developer assures that the second space-based outing won't be heading to Sony's PS3 console once again.
"We're going to surpass the extraordinary gaming experience we brought our fans in Mass Effect by delivering intensified combat and expanded weapon options as well as increased depth of planet exploration, all while delivering a powerful, emotionally engaging story," enthuses boss-man Ray Muzyka on the new project.
"Mass Effect 2 is shaping up to be an unforgettable RPG-shooter experience, taking players on a non-stop roller-coaster ride filled with stunning plot twists and no-holds-barred action."
The game is the second part of a planned trilogy, with the Human race now facing up to even greater challenges of epic, operatic proportions.


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or·dealnoun \ȯr-ˈdē(-ə)l, ˈȯr-ˌ\
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In customary law, a test of guilt or innocence in which the accused undergoes dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control. Ordeals by fire or water are the most common. Burns suffered while passing through fire (as in Hindu custom) or rejection (i.e., being buoyed up) by a body of water (as in witch trials) would be regarded as proof of guilt. In ordeal by combat, as in the medieval duel, the victor is said to win not by his own strength but because supernatural powers have intervened on the side of the right.
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September 25, 2012
YOU First Day of Caring a County-wide Success
Over 200 7th and 8th grade students from throughout Berkshire County helped make Berkshire United Way's YOU First Day of Caring a success. Students took part at MCLA in North Adams, Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center in Pittsfield, Nessacus Middle School in Dalton, Lee Middle and High School in Lee, and Berkshire South Regional Community Center in Great Barrington. The event included role-model speaker presentations and the design and sharing of a personal crest illustrating values and goals by each individual. Get all the details in the stories below.
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Aiming Headlights
So, of course, from the factory they are aimed correctly (we hope)..... but over the years things happen..... old shocks caused the front end to dip, so I raised them, then replaced the front shocks and had to lower them, etc....
Then I had bumper damage and had to adjust them so they were level again, etc working on replacing the bumper, etc....
I have used a brick wall to get them level, I have also parked behind another car about 12 feet way and checked the level against a real car and not a wall....
The thing is our head lights have a up and down adjustment and a left and right adjustment.
What is the best way to get them lined up correctly again?
I have found that on really foggy days you can check them better because you can see the core (spot) in the center of the beam better and where they are directed.
I go into the garage at night against the bare wall and do it that way...i put a strip of blue tape on the wall where i want the top of the lights to hit and back the truck up so im out of the garage but the lights are right in the door way...i have my low beams on and adjust them just to the top of the light just hits the tape on both sides evenly,then i adjust the left and right just so i have no blank spots...i would go more into detail but i think its better to try it out and then you will understand it better...one of her uncles owns a auto body and thats how he does it(works quite well actually)
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1. How do the descriptions in Chris Rose's book differ from or jibe with your previous exposure through the media to Katrina's effect on New Orleans?
2. What drew Chris Rose to New Orleans and made him stay? How did Katrina and its aftermath affect his commitment to the city?
3. Hurricane Katrina has had a powerful effect on the residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. What are some of the positive and some of the negative ways that Rose and the people he talks about in 1 dead in attic have coped with the effects of the storm?
4. A community's response to disaster reveals a lot about the area's strengths and weaknesses before the crisis. How would you evaluate the strengths and/or weaknesses of New Orleans as a community before Katrina? How would you imagine your own community would react to a disaster or crisis? The JSC campus community? The local communities around Johnson?
5. What are some of the questions you have about Katrina that you wish Chris Rose would have discussed or that you want to know more about?


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Flossie M. Kirkman, 101, our beloved and devoted servant of the Lord, was born into eternal life on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at her residence in Terre Haute.
Flossie was born on Oct. 9, 1911, in Caledonia, Ind., the daughter of the late John and Nora (Thomas) Stinnett. She was united in marriage to Cecil Kirkman on Feb. 5, 1931, and he preceded her in death in 1954.
Flossie's love and dedication to her family was unwavering. A complete joy could be felt when the whole family was gathered together singing. In addition to being surrounded by her loving family and singing, Flossie also enjoyed song writing, writing poetry, sewing, reading, tending to her flowers and garden, along with playing dominoes. She will forever be remembered for her wonderful cooking skills, especially her sourdough bread. Finding refuge in reading her Bible, Flossie's faith in the Lord was strong and true. Flossie never knew a stranger and will forever be remembered for her good-hearted soul, beautiful smile and kind nature.
Left to cherish Flossie's memory are her six children, Phyllis Roberts of Terre Haute, Cecil and wife Mary Alice Kirkman of Terre Haute, Charles Robert "Bob" and wife Mary Frances of Terre Haute, Pansy and husband M.R. McCrary of Circleville, Ohio, Sharon and husband Keith Waggoner of Frankfort, and Timothy L. and wife Roberta Kirkman of Terre Haute, and daughters-in-law, Rebecca Kirkman and Dorothy Kirkman, both of Terre Haute. Flossie was the proud and loving grandmother of 29 grandchildren and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are several loving nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Flossie was welcomed home to heaven by infant daughter, Betty Louise Kirkman; daughter, Carol Virginia Craft; sons, Joseph Kirkman and Paul Edward Kirkman; sons-in-law, Carl Kisner, John Roberts and Joseph Craft; brothers, Alvin Stinnett and Joseph Stinnett; along with her sisters, Nora Jane Stinnett and Sarah Belle Stinnett.
The entire Kirkman family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Meadows Home Health Care, along with VistaCare Hospice for the compassionate care provided.
Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, and again from 10 a.m. until Flossie's Funeral Ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Mattox-Wood Funeral Home, 4660 Lafayette Ave. Flossie's son-in-law, Pastor M.R. McCrary, will officiate, with interment to follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions in memory of Flossie may be directed to VistaCare Hospice. Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family online at:


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The markets traded lower during the midday after federal regulators seized Washington Mutual and lawmakers attempted to restart failed bailout discussions. The Dow fell 30 points to 10,992 while Nasdaq tumbled 25 points to 2162.
On the upside
Merrill Lynch raised its credit rating on Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and lifted its earnings estimates through 2010 saying that the bank is experiencing strong revenue growth.
Goldman Sachs analyst Steven Kent expects International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) to announce a restructuring plan that will improve its profit margin.
On the downsideSavient Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: SVNT) will file for regulatory approval of its gout treatment Puricase even though the company has not found a partner to develop and markets the drug.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 4 to 1 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 2 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks dropped 12 points to 694.


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New Year's Day 2013 in Meridian ended much like 2012 when someone fired into a residence.
Meridian Police Department Capt. Dean Harper, commander of the department's Criminal Investigation Division, said Wednesday no one was injured in the shooing incident and that detectives were working to find the suspect.
Harper said at about 6:30 p.m. a call to 911 Central Dispatch was made by a Meridian resident reporting a shooting incident at a home in the Magnolia Courts Housing Complex located at 24th Street and 18th Avenue. Harper said when patrol officers arrived on the scene they found one bullet hole in the home. Harper said one person was inside the home at the time of the alleged shooting but they were not hit or injured.
Harper said detectives were called to the location to process the scene and interview any witnesses that may have been present.
Meridian suffered its highest murder total in 2012 with nine homicides. Roderickus Bourdeaux, 21 of Meridian, died Dec. 26 from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest at Club VIP on B Street. Three other people were hit by bullets in the running gunfire that extended from the 2000 block of B Street to the 1800 block.
Two people, 19-year-old Charles Sheffield and 32-year-old Cedric Sheffield, both of Meridian, are facing charges in connection with the shooting incident. Harper said Charles Sheffield has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and Cedric Sheffield has been charged with accessory after the fact to aggravated assault. Each man was placed on $250,000 bond for their two offenses.
Harper said two men who were injured are thought to have been hit by gunfire from Charles Sheffield. Harper said the handgun detectives believe was used by Sheffield has been recovered. But the person detectives believe shot and killed Bourdeaux is still at large.
If anyone has information pertaining to this incident they are urged to all Crime Stoppers at (601) 485-1860. Cash rewards are paid out for information leading to the arrest of suspects.


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March 1, 2012
Coccimiglio and Bohunicky Activated, Favot Released
Mavs release rookie, activate two off of IR
INDEPENDENCE, Missouri – Missouri Mavericks' Head Coach Scott Hillman announced Thursday afternoon the Central Hockey League (CHL) club has activated forward Brandon Coccimiglio off of 14-day injured reserve and defenseman Lukas Bohunicky off of 10-day injured reserve. Rookie forward Andrew Favot has been released in order for Missouri to be at the league mandated 19-man roster. Both Coccimiglio and Bohunicky will be dressed for Friday night's game against the Rapid City Rush.
Coccimiglio had 31 points on 17 goals and 14 assists in 36 games before being placed on the 14-day injured reserve with an upper body injury. Bohunicky, acquired on February 7, had played in only six games before being placed on the 10-day injured reserve.
Favot, who had been with Missouri since January 20, scored four goals and notched eight assists for 12 points in 18 games with Missouri.
The Mavericks host the Rapid City Rush this Friday night at Independence Events Center in a critical Turner Conference showdown. This will be the final meeting between the two teams this season. The Mavericks currently trail the Rush by one point in the Turner Conference standings for third place with 12 games remaining in the regular season. Faceoff is at 7:05pm.
Missouri Mavericks 2012-13 season tickets are on sale now. A $50 dollar non-refundable deposit is required for all season tickets. Contact the Mavericks ticket staff Monday-Friday, 9am-5:30pm at (816) 252-7825 if you are interested in season tickets. Every current Mavericks season ticket holder who renews their season tickets before March 23 will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win an $18,000 Harley-Davidson Fatboy motorcycle, a 60-inch HDTV and other prizes. Tickets for all remaining 2011-12 regular season games are on sale via www.Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. For more information on the Missouri Mavericks call (816) 252-7825.


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"We already bring our baby daughter here for outpatient care, so when her two-year-old cousin injured her arm while visiting us, our first thought was Saint Clare's.
"The care she received in the ER was flawless. I don't think we were here for even 30 minutes. What was even more impressive was the concern and kindness shown by everyone.
"I've never had a hospital experience this positive. The way they do things is just perfect. I'd recommend Saint Clare's to anyone."
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Warner Bros Pictures' 300 turned into one of the most anticipated films of 2007 after taking the 2006 San Diego Comic Con by storm, effectively setting a hype machine in motion that catapulted the R-rated action thriller into a huge box office success. And in the midst of 30 Days of Night, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man, the release of 300 on DVD was generating a lot of buzz at the 2007 event.
Writer/director Zack Snyder was on hand at the largest comic book convention in North America to promote the 300 DVD, but more importantly, Snyder was present to announce the cast of his next movie - Watchmen. Inspired by what's referred to as the greatest graphic novel of all time, Alan Moore's work is going to transition to the big screen in Snyder's capable hands and will hit theaters on March 6th, 2009.
Following his Q&A with 6,500 fans, Snyder subjected himself to more Watchmen questions from a much smaller group of journalists.
People have labeled Watchmen as unfilmable. How hard is it to make Alan Moore's story into a feature film?
"The truth is the graphic novel as a verbatim shot-for-shot version, is that filmable? Of course it's filmable. It's a six and a half hour movie. You can do that. Is there anyone who will pay the $200,000,000 to do that? Probably not. My job is to try and distill the movie down. Like I say, we're not inventing anything. We're just trying to get the movie [to a decent length]. The script's still 140 pages long. It's not like a flimsy little document. It's not a brochure - it's fricking phonebook."
Transformers was 2 ½ hours long and people still enjoyed it.
"Absolutely and that's my argument. I feel like, and it's an adult movie, and adults tend to not want to be out of the movie in two hours."
How far are you in the process?
"Right now we have some sets built, and so that's awesome. We have Blake's apartment built, Moloch's - his apartment where Rorschach [climbs up the stairs], that's all built and also the staircase where he burns the SWAT cops and then jumps out the window. That's all built. And then also we're starting to break ground on Adrian's office and also on the backlot, the New York City backlot that we're building."
And the casting is complete?
"Casting is pretty much done. The main cast is pretty much done except for Sally. And pretty much all the rumors are true. Let's see, it's Jackie Earle Haley for Rorschach. The Comedian is Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Ozymandias is Matthew Goode. Silk Spectre is two people – Malin Akerman… That's the person we don't have, is the original Silk Spectre. Patrick Wilson is Nite Owl."
Was it hard to get this cast together? People were picturing some big stars in some of the roles.
"I tend to say… Like, every person I brought to the studio, they were like, 'Who the f**k is this?'"
Rumors of the cast and who fans want in each of the roles has been all over the Internet for months.
"By the way, I've looked at all that. Just in case they're wondering, I looked at that."
How much do you follow what's being written about Watchmen on the Internet?
"I follow a fair amount. You'd be surprised. I do look."
Is there anything from Alan Moore's story you've had to cut out?
"Not yet. The script is still getting a little tweaks. It becomes this liquid thing once I start drawing it. It all gets all crazy because I change it when I draw it, so no one knows what the hell's happening!"
What do you think about TV shows and other movies that have pretty much ripped off scenes and storylines from Watchmen?
"You know, for me it's like I believe Watchmen is the real deal and so in that way I just think when you give them the frickin' hard cold real f**king stuff that everything else is going to be like, 'Okay, that was bulls**t. I see the real thing.' There was a version of it also where when those guys were saying, 'Oh, we should update Watchmen and put it in the modern times, I go, 'Well then we should have a scene where Hollis is suing Pixar because they ripped it off."


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Dan Maes is in a tough spot! He's running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Colorado against a known plagiarist, and if he wins the primary he'll just have to take on Tom Tancredo and the awesomely named "Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper." How do you set yourself apart in that sort of field? Hmm, "Declare […]


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In May we had wonderful days on the Annapurna-Dhaulagiri Himalayan mountain trek, it was an incredible experience and absolutely amazing! So we would like to thank our fantastic and excellent Guide Mr sanjib Adhikari and we recommend him very strongly! Sanjib is a very experienced and knowledgeable guide and leader. He speaks very good English and knows a lot about the Himalayas, terrain, cultures and religions. Route finding, organizing food and lodges could not be better. Sanjib is a gentle and very friendly young man who seems to have friends everywhere He also has a great sense of humors and we know from talking to him that he is just as familiar with the Everest region as the Annapurna. We feel very lucky that we had as our guide and would love to have him again as our guide (his team) in the future! Here are his contact details Email-:firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.nepalguideinfo.com/ http://www.hikehimalayas.com/ Mobile+9779841613822
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Anne brought along a Golden Retriever puppy she's raising. Flurry will keep Natura company along the way.
Anne is taking Natura on the first leg of her journey. She drove from Sacramento to San Rafael and will transfer her to Mountain View. Here, she's being interviewed by KTVU (FOX).
Natura is a yellow Lab K9 Buddy that's on her way to Texas. She's from Guide Dog for the Blind.
Trekking Guide In Nepal :Sanjib Adikhari ist recomended 2012 by German trekkers Sabine and Frank from Berlin The ultimate compliment for Sanjib came from fellow trekkers we met along the way who remarked how lucky we were to have a guide so personable, knowledgeable and dedicated to us and our experience. We could not have agreed with them more. *We did a 21 day Annapurna circuit, Annapurna base camp trek and Langtang Valley trek and having never trekked this length before, we were both novices. It is without a doubt, that had our guide been anyone other than Sanjib, we would not have had nearly the rich, authentic and thoroughly enjoyable experience we did. When trekking with Sanjib we enjoyed: * honest, knowledgeable and sincere discussions regarding anything from Nepal\'s history and current politics, local religions and culture history, to geography natural landscape and all Mountains Name * a sensitivity and sensibility to allow a good balance between conversation and respecting an individual or couple's need for privacy * over 9 years of trekking guide experience * a respect for an individual's desired pace and physical condition * an intimate knowledge of the best accommodations, tea stops and places of interest along the way, according to our own individual budget We would highly recommend any potential trekker in Nepal to enlist the services of Sanjib Adhikari. It is without a doubt that you will be richly rewarded if you do so Trek in Nepal his contact address is: firstname.lastname@example.com and his website : www.nepalguideinfo.com Silvana Pagani from Italy wrote in 2011: "My friend Sanjib Adhikari, Nepalse Guide Silvana Pagani from Italy wrote in 2012 about my experience in Nepal and recommends as guide, Sanjib Adhikari. This year at the end of february i went in Nepal for 18 days for the second time and i did a small trekking in the Annapurna region, I went to visit Pokhara, Kathmandu, Bakthapur and Nagarkot and I saw the National Park of Chitwan and in this trip I had the pleasure to meet Sanjib Adhikari. He is an independent trekking guide and tour operator in Nepal and he has already obtained trekking guide license from the ministry of tourism, government of Nepal. In his work Sanjib is a person very responsible and serious, very helpful and attentive to his customers, he knows very well the mountain because he has many years of experience and is also an excellent guide for visiting the cities. He is someone very competent in his work and always ready to find the best solution, if necessary and speaks English very well.During the trekking and the tours he will tell you many interesting things about culture, about life in the villages, mountains, history and traditions in Nepal. The best thing is that Sanjib loves his country very much and loves his work and always manages to convey all his enthusiasm with simple ways and always with the smile. He is a very nice person and is always attentive to the needs of his customers. Sanjib is also very funny and after this experience we became a very good friend. Next year at the end of January I will return for the third time in Nepal and Sanjib will be again my guide. For these reasons I am very glad to report all references of Sanjib He Is cantact adress www.nepalguideinfo.com www.hikehimalayas.com email:-email@example.com Mobile No= +9779841613822 http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2236045 Trekking Guide Recommendations in Nepal Sanjib - Review of Mt ... www.tripadvisor.com › ... › Mt. Everest Base Camp Nepal Guide Info, Sanjib Adhikari, Kathmandu - Thamel, NEPAL www.planetmountain.com/english/.../mountainguides/scheda.lasso? Trekking Guide Recommended In Nepal Mr Sanjib - Timeline ... www.facebook.com/.../Trekking-Guide-Recommended-In-Nepal...Sa...


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Mr. Mack R. Harper SR.
Meridian, Ms: Graveside services for Mr. Harper will be held at Rawson Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2010, Wednesday with Pastor Carlis Clinton officiating. James F. Webb Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Harper, 80, died January 31, 2010 at Popular Springs Nursing Center. He was born on Jan. 11, 1930 in Russell, MS.
Survivors include wife Hazel H. Harper; Sons Mack R. Harper Jr "Cindi", Dennis Rogers, daughters Debbie Lawson "Ralph", Jolanda Bundy "Jack" Sabina A-day, Grandchildren Mack Harper III, Billy Harper, Rebecca Woodard, Gary Lawson, Kevin Lawson, Andy Lawson, Judd Bundy, Joel Bundy and Sonja A-day, And 11 Great-Grandchildren. Brother Leo Harper, Sisters Opal Hurt, Ann Whitehead, Marylin Hamby, Carolyn Boykin, Patsy Barnhurst, Peggy Mathis. Several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Alonzo "Lonnie" B. and Beulah C. Harper, Brothers Harold Harper, Walter "Hoss" Harper. Sisters Mardell Harper, Juanita Clark and Margie Moak.
Pallbearers will be Gary Lawson, Kevin Lawson, Andy Lawson, Chad Dean, Judd Bundy, Joel Bundy, Kenny Harper and Ron Harper. Mr. Harper was a loving father, and Grandfather, also avid Nascar fan and also an Army Veteran.
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BOSTON — It has been an eventful Boston Red Sox season, which, of course, is pretty much par for the course.
The world champions' defense of their crown started with Curt Schilling's dead arm and his disagreement with the Red Sox team doctors' diagnosis before spring training even started.
Along the way, came the pain-in-the-neck trip to Japan at the start of the season, followed by David Ortiz's "clicking" left wrist, Josh Beckett's ailing right elbow, Jacoby Ellsbury's and Hideki Okajima's sophomore slumps, Mike Lowell's achy hip and oblique muscle, J.D. Drew's usual summer respite/injury woes and, last but definitely not least, Manny Ramirez having one too many "Manny Being Manny" episodes.
That's a lot of bad stuff, the kind of "stuff" that will end the New York Yankees' season today, right here at Fenway Park.
But here we are, on the final day of the regular season, and the Red Sox have a morning flight for Anaheim for playoff baseball.
Two things have remained constant, almost from the opening pitch in Tokyo on March 25.
Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis, the newest Dirt Dogs.
That term began in 2001 with Brian Daubach and Trot Nixon ... and these two are worthy successors.
Gritty, tough, overachieving, gamers, name the term and it applies.
"We talk about the Ortizes and the Becketts all of the time, because of their importance on this team — and don't get me wrong, those two guys are horses," said Red Sox backup first baseman Sean Casey. "But I can pretty much guarantee that we wouldn't be on a plane to Anaheim if it wasn't for Youk and Peedy (Pedroia). They're amazing, man. Every day, every game you can count on those guys."


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Well, I'm finishing the first month on my weigh loss program – courtesy of Weight Watchers – and I have been proud of my progress so far. Losing ten pounds in three weeks is pretty exciting, especially without being able to really exercise.
This week's weigh-in, however, had me terribly vexed. The death of my co-worker's daughter took its toll, food-wise, and I had two days where I blew my points out of the water. Comfort food is not your friend.
Any hoo, I stepped on the scale, and saw this number looking up at me: 204.
That's down 1 pound from last week, and down 11 since January 1st. Honestly, the number is disappointing, considering my whirlwind progress before today, so I'll have to double down on my efforts from here on out.


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Food/mealsOur patients are provided meals approved by a team of healthcare professionals and prepared with the patients' treatment and recovery in mind.Cafeteria -- Visitors to the hospital may purchase snacks or hot meals in the Cafeteria, located on the first floor. The Cafeteria is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.
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Finding that one place where everyone wants to eat isn't a discussion that's easily solved most days of the year, though for one night in Pauls Valley there's an event where all opinions can be accommodated.
Coming back to the table for the fourth time around is the latest Taste of the Valley, the only multi-restaurant experience for the community and the main Pauls Valley High School band fundraiser, according to event organizer Brad Wood.
Though a few restaurants have come and gone since they started, there will still be about 15 or so serving samples and the money either goes to pay for items from supplies to instruments or like last year's trip to play at the Sugar Bowl.
"There's not a lot of extra funds in the budget," said Wood, noting how the continued growth in number of students 5th to 12th grade has put more demands on an already restricted program.
"We're hoping for more this year... we have more kids."
However, the biggest change this time around will be a new place to chomp at the various booths set up as it is moving from where it was at the Bosa Community Center to the Garvin County Fair Barn in Wacker Park, said Wood.
Though it has worked in the previous location, the popularity of the event has made things a bit too cramped to accommodate the hundreds of visitors who trailed outside the building each time.
The event will also be held a bit later than usual, this time on Thursday, Nov. 8, though it will still run from 6 to 8 p.m., said Wood. This was mainly done because of all of the competing student activities, which means it has been harder to justify holding in again in October.
"The fair barn's got more room." said Wood. "We've really outgrown the Bosa."
Wood feels it's a pretty good deal for what one pays to sample as much food as there will be and to buy tickets early, one needs to buy from a member of the band for $10 each.
The goal is to once again raise about $10,000, combined with the return of the silent auction as well.
In the end, the restaurants that return each year don't mind giving up one night of potential business because being active in the community often pays off in keeping their customers loyal, said Wood.
He also said it's not too late for businesses to approach him even outside of Pauls Valley to be a part of helping the cause.
"We appreciate the ones who have been with us and those are the restaurants I eat at," said Wood. "It's good business."
Additional chances to support students includes buying sponsorships for $200 each. Tickets at the door are $12.
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For construction worker Jose Paulino, four cracked ribs after an eight-story fall were -- well, a lucky break. The 29-year-old native of the Dominican Republic celebrated Christmas in a hospital bed after the accident that sent him plummeting off a midtown Manhattan building -- from a 16th floor plank onto scaffolding below. "I took a step, and I was falling, falling, falling," he said later. "It felt like it was happening to somebody else."...Source
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text: ***** NCAA Football Preview - Colorado State Rams ***** By Gregg Xenakes, Associate College Football Editor Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2011 SEASON IN REVIEW: For a program that dates back nearly 120 years, the Colorado State Rams have seen their share of ups and downs, and that's how the 2011 campaign played out for the squad. Under the direction of head coach Steve Fairchild, the Rams got off to a favorable start with victories over both New Mexico and Northern Colorado, but those decisions were expected. CSU then clashed with the Colorado Buffaloes in their annual Rocky Mountain Showdown in Denver, and that battle didn't go nearly as well as the Rams absorbed a 28-14 loss. A bit unexpected, given the development of Utah State in recent years, CSU also found a way to defeat the Aggies on the road in double overtime, 35-34, to move out to a 3-1 start, but it was all just smoke and mirrors apparently. The Rams failed to win a single game after that, dropping eight in a row to close out 2011. While three of those games were decided by just three points, the team bowing to UNLV, San Diego State and Wyoming by that margin, there were also a handful of lopsided efforts that were too tough to ignore, particularly the 63-13 setback versus Boise State in front of the home crowd in the middle of October. With the prospect of kicking off the 2012 campaign tied for the fourth-longest skid in the Football Bowl Subdivision, Colorado State decided it was time for a change at head coach and sent Fairchild packing. A former quarterback at CSU himself, Fairchild finished his term with a record of just 16-33 over four years, although he did manage to guide the program to a 7-6 mark with a win over Fresno State in the 2008 New Mexico Bowl. The Rams brought in Jim McElwain, the former offensive coordinator with national champion Alabama, two weeks into December to become the 20th head coach of the program. While McElwain's specialty is offense, something the Rams lacked as they scored just 21.4 ppg last season, what he really needs to focus on is keeping his quarterback safe behind an offensive line that has been allowing opponents to get countless shots on their signal-caller for the last several seasons. 2012 ANALYSIS: OFFENSE: The change in the coaching staff at Colorado State had at least one major impact on the roster as quarterback Pete Thomas elected to transfer to NC State instead of stick around and try to rebuild under the current regime. Honestly, no one can blame Thomas for bolting because over the last two years he has taken a severe beating behind an offensive line that has spent more time picking him up off the turf than anything else. The departure of Thomas has paved the way for Garrett Grayson to become the new starting quarterback for the Rams. "Going into this season, it's a different feeling," Grayson says of his projected starting status. "You feel good, you feel confident, but you just want to show people that you can be that guy too. You're always going to have your doubters and people saying why is this guy playing...But you have to go into every game thinking you are the guy. You have to be confident. You don't want to be cocky, but there is a difference, so I go into every game and I'm going to prepare just like I did for the last few games last year." The signal-caller will have all four of the top receivers from last season suiting up yet again for the Rams. Crockett Gillmore proved to be one of the top tight ends in the nation last season as he led CSU with 45 receptions for 468 yards and 4 touchdowns. Lou Greenwood accounted for another 26 grabs for 396 yards and 2 scores, but they are the only returnees who registered at least 200 yards in 2011. Grayson can certainly feel confident about the running back lining up behind him in Chris Nwoke, who ranked third in the league last season with 94.2 ypg on the ground. However, a closer look inside the numbers for Nwoke shows someone who typically ran for minimal yardage and managed to boost his stats thanks to outings against San Diego State and Air Force in which he gained a combined 501 yards on the ground. DEFENSE: Above everything else, the Colorado State defense has the most work to do, particularly in stopping the run and the new coaching staff is well aware of what needs to be a top priority. "Defensively, we've added a couple guys that I think appear to be guys that'll help us," says coach McElwain. "If I could make predictions I'd be in Vegas right now, making a whole bunch of money at the sports book. I think we've helped ourselves. Do we still need depth there? Yes, but I think we've helped ourselves." Putting up more of a fight at the line of scrimmage is of utmost importance, but with only two returning starters along the defensive line (John Froland and C.J. James) the struggle may be ongoing. James certainly has shown flashes of what he can accomplish with eight of his 36 tackles from last year coming behind the line of scrimmage and placing second on the unit with 5 sacks, but he will need teammates to keep opposing teams from keying on him every weekend. The strongest section of the defense is probably the middle of the field where James Skelton and Shaquil Barrett are ready to set up residence for the linebacking corps. Forced to do a little bit of everything last year, Barrett led the team in total tackles with 99, recorded 4.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks as well as breaking up 3 passes. Skelton was second on the unit with 89 total stops. Losing Nordly Capi (11.5 TFLs, 10.0 sacks, 7 forced fumbles) will certainly be a huge test for the squad moving forward. SPECIAL TEAMS: Not only do the Rams have to re-think the offense with the loss of Thomas, the squad is also going in a different direction on special teams as well with both Ben DeLine and Chad VanderMolen no longer available to handle the placekicking chores. Instead, it will be sophomore Jared Roberts who will be handling the field goals and kickoffs for CSU this time around. Both of his predecessors were capable of hitting from beyond 40 yards on field goals, so Roberts has some standards to live up to. Senior Pete Kontodiakos has been penciled in as the starting punter for the Rams once again after he let fly with 57 kicks last year, averaging close to 44 yards per attempt. OUTLOOK: Coach McElwain and his troops are being thrown directly into the fire to begin the new era at Colorado State, as they kick off against in-state rival Colorado in Denver on Sept 1. A win there could give the team quite a bit of confidence moving forward, but at the same time the Rams have to defend against a let-down as well. Further down the line the Rams will have some of their toughest tests of the campaign out on the road where they will visit San Diego State, Wyoming and Boise State in the second half of the campaign. Assume that CSU will need some time to get acquainted with a new starting quarterback and schemes from a new coaching staff. 08/24 13:56:43 ET


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happy piercing!
I'd say if you really want it, just go for it, but two additional considerations:
It's not going to make your piercing heal well, and it's going to make the crusties last longer, if you put a plaster over the pierce site and the jewelry. One of the most important things for a new piercing is that it gets air, to allow it to heal. Also, if you decide that it's too much trouble to put a plaster over it every day, and you end up having to take it out, if it's already healed you will have a tiny scar.
My advice: Wait till you're out of this school. I know, it's dumb, but it'll save you problems in the meantime.
On the pain factor - you know, it's GOING to hurt. It is a piercing, after all. But it's going to be over really quick, and that will be it. (Until the next few days...smirk.)
About that tattoo: I have no idea.
------------------~lemming, Scarleteen Advocate
want to know the inner lemming? read her diary at http://innerlemming.diaryland.com/ .
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As far as the piercing goes, I'd suggest you go for a really good place. If I was going to get any form of piercing or tattoo, I'd go somewhere which was cleaner than most hospitals!
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Healing time, about 3 months, depending on how well you heal. My labret piercing is reasonably new, almost a month old, and it's still oozing slightly.
Tattoo wise, I'd wait. I've seen so many people (too many) go and get tattoos on the spur of the moment and regret it later on.
There are reasons why there are age limits on piercings and tattoos.
P.S. Chances are they won't use a local anasthetic, or numb the area, because it constricts the skin and makes it harder to pierce.
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As for tattoos, being an aficionado myself, what has always worked for me is to require that I spend at least six months to a year designing my piece (I've done all my own artwork, so if you aren't doing that, whoever is doing it for you should take that much time -- and I personally thinking using flash already done at a shop is tacky). Taking that much time with it gives me plenty of time to decide if what I'm doing is really something I can look at with beauty day in and day out for the rest of my life, and it seems to work well -- I have yet to have even the most conservative people be able to NOT compliment me on my ink.
As far as the pain, I'm the worst person to ask. Things tend to barely tickle me that hurt other people, so I've never experienced any pain the four times I've had work done. But what I can tell you is that I feel stronger sensations -- and many people feel pain -- the closer a tat is done to bone.
But think about it. At 75, will you still find a "smiley acid faced flower" speaks to you or is beautiful? Doubtful.
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My piercer, Kelly, is totally amazing and would be happy to answer an e-mail regarding "ickyness" and pain. A link for her addy can be found here: http://www.pipcom.com/~stabbed
As for tattoos I have a small blue star on my ankle. It didn't hurt too much and healed up really quickly, I'm not sure how a larger tattoo on your bum or hip would react tho, maybe phone some places and ask the tattoo guy? lol
ttyl! Best of luck!
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