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There was a lot that Krista Wilkinson didn't know about her 14-year-old daughter, Kaylah Lentine, until after she died.
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Wilkinson didn't know that Kaylah wrote poetry until her friend Marty showed her where Kaylah had hidden the poems in her bedroom.
She didn't know that Kaylah had tried to volunteer for an organization that helped abused children, only to be told she was too young.
And Wilkinson didn't know that Kaylah had set up profiles on a variety of literary websites.
"I had no idea that she wrote poetry," Wilkinson said. "There were 25 to 30 poems in her room, Marty said five or six were about him."
"She had so many interests," Wilkinson's fiancé, Bob Nelson, said. "She played piano, made movies, I thought, 'where did you find the time to write poetry?'"
"Probably in school when she was supposed to be doing homework," Wilkinson laughed.
Kaylah has missed the school bus and was on her way to Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School, where she was to have received a leadership award at the eighth-grade awards assembly.
According to witnesses who have talked to Wilkinson, Kaylah was cautiously crossing the intersection on the east side of Cicero Avenue when she was struck by the pickup truck driving eastbound on Southwest Highway.
The driver, a 26-year-old man from Chicago Ridge, has not been charged. Wilkinson said Oak Lawn police have told them two subpoenas for the driver's cell phone records for the morning of May 24 have gone unanswered.
Wilkinson and other family members are convinced that had there been a pedestrian signal and other safety enhancements at the corner, Kaylah might be alive today.
"The intersection is dangerous even for adults to cross," Kaylah's mom said. "The crosswalks are almost invisible."
So that her daughter's death isn't in vain, Wilkinson and family members are asking the village to lobby the Illinois Department of Transportation for modifications that will make the intersection safer and more accessible to pedestrians and bicyclists.
Kaylah's family and friends plan to go before the Oak Lawn Traffic Review Committee on Aug. 2.
"If this had happened to one of Kaylah's friends, she would be organizing the petition drive," said her grandfather, Don Wilkinson, of Oak Forest. "This is a terrible loss for us."
Active Transportation Alliance (ActiveTrans), a transportation advocacy group that works with municipalities in developing more bikeable and walkable communities, has put together a list of recommendations for the intersection.
"Every street should be accessible to pedestrians," Leslie Phemister said, suburban outreach manager for ActiveTrans. "People need to be able to walk and bike to places. Not everyone owns a car. Unless they feel safe, people won't walk or bike."
Phemister visited the intersection of Southwest Highway and Cicero Avenue last week, parking at on the northeast corner of the intersection.
"Southwest Highway is eight lanes across," Phemister said. "I tried to cross and it took me three lights. Cars were going fast around the corner. The wider lanes enable cars to take corners at high speeds. The faster you drive, the less you see on the peripheral."
An Oak Lawn resident and family friend is submitting ActiveTrans' recommendations to the village traffic committee on behalf of Kaylah's family, who are Hometown residents.
Recommended improvements to the intersection include:
- 8 new zebra style crosswalks;
- 8 pedestrian signals with countdown timers;
- 2 new pedestrian islands;
- 12 truncated domes and
- 12 ADA-compliant curb ramps.
The enhancements will help slow down traffic through the intersection and become less of a barrier to residents.
"Nothing on (Southwest Highway and Cicero Avenue) says that this is a place where pedestrians can be other than a zebra crosswalk," Phemister said.
Phemister said there is currently only one zebra crosswalk at the intersection, distinguished by diagonal lines on the street. Such crosswalks are more visible to drivers, as opposed to the double straight lines, and help curb aggressive driving.
The corner is also lacking ADA-required truncated domes; a detectable tile that warns visually impaired persons of the boundary between the sidewalk and street, and ADA-compliant pedestrian islands.
The improvements amount to about $50,000. IDOT requires municipalities to pay 20-percent of traffic improvements.
Oak Lawn Trustee Alex Olejniczak supports the family's request to add the safety modifications to the intersection and is introducing ActiveTrans' recommendations at the village board meeting on Tuesday. Wilkinson also plans to make a brief statement.
"Speed is not a safe environment for walkers and bikers," Phemister said. "ActiveTrans believes that every road should be built for users of every ability, whether it's a senior or child trying to cross the street, a person in a wheelchair, or a driver in semi-truck."
Krista Wilkinson and family are asking residents in Oak Lawn and Hometown to support "Kaylah's Cause," by printing the pdf of the traffic request form, and circulating and signing the petitions. Only one person per household may sign the petition. Mail the petitions to Kaylah's Cause. c/o 4570 W. 88th Street, Hometown, IL, 60456. The petitions need to be submitted to the village by July 25.


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- What are the pros and cons of the per credit tuition rate structure?
- Should the University consider a flat tuition rate? If so what is the impact of the flat rate on tuition revenue? On part-time students? Would the part-time rate student change and if so how?
- Should there be a differential tuition rate for on-line courses? For courses in different disciplines? For example, should the University charge more for an Engineering courses vs. English course? More for an online vs. live course? What would the impact of these changes have on our market?
- Should the University reward special incentives for students who graduate in four years? For example, provide a scholarship to offset some of the tuition costs?
- What impact will the pending budget reductions have on enrollment? Should resources from "unproductive" programs be shifted to "productive" programs? How can the resource allocation process be tied to enrollment growth in academic programs?
- What impact would an enrollment increase or decrease have on the University's operating budget?
- Should there be a structure for assessing course and or lab fees? Some courses, such as science labs and art courses have disposable supplies and/or costly equipment. Should a separate lab fee be assessed for those courses (some currently exist) or should all course/lab costs be included as part of the tuition?
- One of the roles of the budget subcommittee is to review the recommendations made by the other enrollment management subcommittees to determine the costs/benefit of the resource need.
- How do you institute financial accountability to ensure the initiatives that are funded produce the desired outcome?
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The Allium Garden
By Patrick J. Flynn
A journey into the yard of the "Allium Gardener". Images of a home garden in Wilmington, Deleware. The photography by Patrick J. Flynn captuers the garden designs of Angela Grayson and is meant to inspire others to create their own urban oasis.
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Alex de Betak has been a part of the Michael Kors runway DNA for over 17 years—choreographing and producing the designer's high-energy shows each season. The French producer splits his time between Paris and New York, so he's no stranger to the Fashion Week frenzy. We caught up to talk about the show, décor shopping and where to take in some great art.
Where do you like to stay when you're in NYC?
At The Mercer, though I also have an apartment on Prince Street in SoHo.
What's your favorite Michael Kors piece in your closet?
A cashmere sweater. It's warm, soft and ribbed—I wish I had more!
What's your favorite thing about a Michael Kors show?
The fact that I have worked on every single one of them for more than 17 years now…time flies!
Where will you head for lunch after the show?
The Mercer Kitchen for a well-deserved black sea bass carpaccio and some crispy rice sushi.
And dinner?
Air France flight AF 009, seat 1A.
What do you never miss when in NYC?
Shopping for unique decorations and furniture at De Vera, Mantiques Modern and Wyeth. I'm also hoping to visit the Pace and Chelsea art galleries.
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Welcome to Residence Life at Simmons! The Office of Residence Life manages all Simmons housing, room selection, and arranges many on-campus events. This page lists the latest news and announcements, and you can learn more about Campus Housing, Communities, and Move-in for New Students throughout this section.
Important Dates (for current student residents)
|August 28, 2014
|International Student Move-In
|August 30, 2014
Street Team & Graduate/Dix student move in begins
|August 31, 2014
Residence Halls Open
|September 1, 2014
|Labor Day, Office of Residence Life is Open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
|September 4, 2014
|First Day of Classes
|October 13, 2014
|Columbus Day (College Closed)
|November 11, 2014
|Veterans Day (College Closed)
|November 14, 2014
|Final day to register for Thanksgiving Break housing (free)
|November 26, 2014
|Residence Halls close for Thanksgiving Break at noon
|November 30, 2014
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|December 1, 2014
|Final day to request approval for Winter Break Housing (with fees)
|December 18, 2014
|Residence Halls close for Winter Break at noon
|January 16, 2015
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|January 18, 2015
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Welcome, Class of 2018 and Transfer Students! We can't wait to see you on campus this fall, but in the meantime, make sure that your Housing Application is updated. If needed, fill out any roommate requests or changes in the Housing Application Change Form by July 1, 2014. Want more information? Check out our New Student FAQ for answers to all your questions.
Want to see more of the Residence Campus and your new home? Browse through our residence hall description and pictures to get a feel for the campus!If you have any questions for Resident Advisors, Residence Life staff, Orientation Leaders, current students, and incoming first years, be sure to join the Class of 2018 Facebook page.
Did you apply for a themed community? Take a look through what each community does during the year and past events on the Theme Community page.
Withdrawal from HousingIf you are interested in withdrawing from Simmons Housing you must complete this form. If you withdraw from housing prior to the advertised deadlines, your housing deposit refund will be mailed to the address you have on file with AARC 6-8 weeks after the end of the semester. Please make sure it is up to date. If you withdraw after the deadline, your housing deposit will be forfeited. The deadline to withdraw from Fall 2014 housing was March 28, at 11:59pm. All withdrawal requests must now be reviewed by the housing withdrawal committee.
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First-year students requesting to withdraw from housing must fill out the housing exemption request form located on our website.
NOW HIRINGAre you enthusiastic about working with other students on campus? Are you a Graduate student or a Dix Scholar in need of employment? Want a job where you can improve your professional skills and work one-on-one with important staff members of the Simmons Community? The Office of Residence Life at Simmons has an opening for a part-time Graduate/Dix Scholar Office Assistant! Past office experience is a plus! The rate of pay is $10.50/hour for approximately 16-18 hours/week. Applications are due to the Office of Residence Life by Thursday, September 4th at 3:00pm.
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It is no secret that Japanese fighters have struggled terribly as of late in the UFC. In fact, through the first two months of 2011, all three Japanese fighters to compete in the UFC this year have...
DEEP Middleweight champion Riki Fukuda talks about making his UFC debut against Nick Ring at UFC 127 in Australia this upcoming Saturday. (via MMAFighting.com)
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I have the front axle removed and a trailer jack bolted to the left side of the clutch housing of my SA. The engine is back on. I need to remove both rear wheels:
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All divisions in the Ocean City St. Patrick's Soccer Tournament have been filled.
Welcome to the home of the Ocean City Recreation & Parks St. Patrick's Indoor Soccer Tournaments. This annual tournament series continues to showcase some of the best indoor soccer teams in the mid-Atlantic region.
- February 21- February 23, 2014 (U-18) Girls and Boys
- February 28 - March 2, 2014 (U-10 & U-14) Girls and Boys
- March 7 - 9, 2014 (U-12 & U-16) Girls and Boys
- March 14 - 16, 2014 (Adult Men & Women over 18) Adults
Format: Pool play followed by a single elimination tournament.
Entry Fee: $385 non-refundable entry fee (payable to Town of Ocean City)
Entry Period: January 2nd - January 31, 2014
Entry Information: Teams who played in the 2013 tournament and teams entered in the OCRP indoor soccer leagues will receive priority consideration if registered by January 24, 2014. After Jan. 25, 2014 all entries will be taken on a first come, first served basis until January 31st or until all spots are filled (whichever is sooner). No team is guaranteed a spot in the tournament just because they have participated in a previous year. Entry forms and payment must be received for a registration to be complete.
Player Eligibility: In youth divisions, August 1, 2013 shall be used to determine a player's age for tournament participation. For the Open (18+) divisions age shall be determined as of March 15, 2014 (the first day of the tournament). All teams should carry proof of age for all players in case an eligibility protest is filed. This proof may include, but is not limited to USSF ID cards, birth certificates, and military identification cards.
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|Men's (18 and over)
|U12 Girls
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|Women (18 and over)
(Note: Each division must have at least 4 teams entered.)
Rosters: Rosters are final at check-in and are limited to 18 players. No exceptions! Please include full names, numbers, and dates of birth on the roster.
Awards: Team and individual awards will be given to the champion and runner-up teams within each division.
Hotel Accommodations: The official host hotel is the Fenwick Inn. Please call them at (800)492-1873 for more information.
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|Under the Covers - If
|Friday, June 17, 2011 10:03 AM
If (Questions for the Game of Life) by Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell, is, if you can tell by the title, not a book one reads straight through from beginning to end. Well, you could, I guess. But it's more a book that one can flip through until landing upon something intriguing. It's a marvelous conversation starter.
This book is filled with hypothetical questions ranging from, "If you were to be granted one wish, what would it be?" to "If you could take revenge on any person you have ever known, who would it be, why do they deserve it, and how would you do it?" So obviously you could buy this book and read through it yourself, answering the questions, but its real purpose in my mind, and what makes it so entertaining, is to get a few people involved. It's fun at parties, for example, if there's a lull in the conversation – which is why it's great as a coffee table book. You can learn a lot about other people and have a good time while doing so. I like to take it on road trips with my husband and flip through it while he's driving; it's another way to learn some unknown, interesting facts about your mate.
Another potential use of this book for any educators out there is as a resource for writing prompts. I've used this countless times in my college courses as a stepping-off point for small writing assignments or journals. Not every question could probably be utilized, depending on the grade level, but there are numerous interesting inquiries from which to choose in here.
There is also now a second and third book in the series, although the third focuses on "the game of love," and with that, centers more on physical than emotional love – so it's not for children. Overall, I've found the books always provide enjoyment and/or philosophical discussion – which I consider enjoyment, anyway. Giving it a try. It will undoubtedly shake up your next gathering...IF you dare.
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Air Jordan 11 Low "Infrared 23″ – Release Reminder
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This is your last chance to get your hands on the Air Jordan 11 Low in 2014, save for any surprise pairs or restocks bringing back some of the older styles. Releasing tomorrow is the Air Jordan 11 "23 Infrared", a pair that brings black patent leather, black ballistic mesh, Infrared 23 for the accents, and a little bit of pure platinum for the back tab. Where do they rank in terms of this year's 11s? Tell us in the comments, watch for them at spots like Oneness, and then see what's already up for grabs on this Air Jordan XI Low via eBay.
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A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at Easley Cemetery in Townley. John Billy Butler will officiate. Visitation will be held today at 1 p.m. at Townley Odd Fellows Lodge.
Whitt was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Mac Pendley and John Whitt; and his grandmother, Frankie Whitt.
He is survived by his father, Steve "Pep" Whitt (Gwen); his mother, Lavonda Whitt; a sister, Janie Whitt Davis (Tray); two brothers, Joseph Whitt and Jeremy McCullough (Lori); his grandmother, Annette Pendley; an aunt, Jean Kirkpatirck (Steve); an uncle, Jean Whitt; three nieces, Allison McCullough, Abby McCullough and Lilli Ergle; and three nephews, Zan Ergle, Walker Davis and Gray Davis.
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Aries, you're great at initiating projects, but now you need to work on follow through. Today reminds you that your passion project will require more time and energy before it can come together the way you envisioned. Be sure to listen to feedback with an open mind. Someone's criticism might sting, but ask yourself if there is some merit in the critique.
Your physical appearance has been on your mind lately. If you've been struggling with a self-improvement regime, today is the day to recommit. You don't want to be so self-critical that you focus on flaws no one will notice. A more successful strategy is to be positive and self-nurturing. You're a beautiful being, Taurus, all your friends know this. Now own it!
You're filled with lots of things to say, and you want to tell everyone what you've been up to recently. But try not to talk only of yourself, and avoid the temptation to embellish, even if it does make for a better story. And remember, Gemini, there's a time for work and a time for play. Keep them separate, but do seek to find the balance between the two.
Today your creativity is calling for your attention. You reach into the depths of your imagination in pursuit of a vision. If at first this seems arduous and elusive, stay focused and continue to concentrate. When inspiration does strike, you're poised to take full advantage and you do so skillfully. Today, create your masterpiece.
What is a king without his court? What is a Leo without her entourage? Usually, friends bring you great joy, but today a friend might seem more like a "frenemy." If you feel that someone is trying to steal your throne, don't immediately jump to conclusions. You want to make certain there is a genuine problem and not merely that your ego has been bruised. Examine the facts and get to the real issue. Remember the saying "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."
Although you love to find yourself in your work, Virgo, today you will need to strive for balance. You want to be certain that you give equally to your career and to your loved ones. In working so hard, you have the best of intentions, and it's part of the way that you express your love, but sometimes it's not your work that people crave, it's your company.
The sky's the limit today, Libra. You are intoxicated by new ideas and aspirations. The effervescence of your dreams goes to your head like a glass of champagne. In contemplating your prosperous future, it's important to be mindful of the small details, too. As you encounter these new dreams, strive to remain realistic. You want to be certain that your goals are obtainable. Today have your head in the stars and your feet on the ground.
Don't drive yourself too hard, dear Scorpio. Your ability to improve your life, as well as the lives of others, is legendary. But today, you need to go easy. Maintaining a serious focus on weighty issues will not be as effective as giving yourself permission to experience joy. Invite spontaneity and a playful attitude to lead you forward. Remember, in happiness lies power.
Today you want to share everything that is going on, down to the smallest detail, with your loved one. Try not to be too forceful in demanding an immediate response. Sometimes sharing requires a delicate balance, so temper your enthusiasm with patience and receptivity. Be eager not only to speak but also to listen. When you couple your exuberance with curiosity, you create a dynamic force!
All you want to do today is to stay focused and go about your work. But distractions interfere, and they stress you out. Though these interruptions may seem petty or downright trivial, make it your first priority to address them. Then, with a clear mind, you are free to get back to work. On your way to productivity, cultivate patience.
Aquarius, sometimes you are acutely aware that you march to the beat of a different drummer. The perception that your values differ from the mainstream is especially apparent today. But don't sit in judgment; one way isn't better than another. Wisdom resides in respecting differences. Don't lose sight of one of your main philosophical precepts: "to each his own."
Pisces, you are extremely creative, often losing yourself in your work. You don't let your ego be the driving force. But today is a time to have a strong sense of self. Remember, you are responsible for the power and beauty that you express. Though you may not see yourself in your work, you don't want to hide behind it, either. Take credit where credit is due!


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Cast of Broadway's First Date Will Celebrate Album Release at 54 Below
By Michael Gioia
The cast of Broadway's First Date, the new musical comedy starring Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez, will celebrate the release of their original Broadway cast album with a cabaret, benefiting Operation Smile, Oct. 15 at 54 Below.
All proceeds from the 9:30 PM concert will be donated to Operation Smile. Levi is a longtime supporter and Smile Ambassador for the organization, which provides free surgeries to repair cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities for children around the globe.
The cast album of First Date, with music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, will be released digitally Sept. 24 and is currently on digital pre-sale on iTunes and at Amazon.com. The album is currently exclusively available at the Longacre Theatre.
Executive-produced by Altar Identity Studios, the CD, released by Yellow Sound Label, will be available in stores Oct. 15. With a book by Austin Winsberg, First Date is directed by Bill Berry, with musical staging by Josh Rhodes, orchestrations by August Eriksmoen and musical supervision, vocal and incidental arrangements by Dominick Amendum.
The cast also includes Sara Chase, Kristoffer Cusick, Blake Hammond, Kate Loprest, Bryce Ryness, Eric Ankrim, Kevin Kern, Vicki Noon and Sydney Shepherd.
First Date began performances July 9 and opened Aug. 8 at Broadway's Longacre Theatre.
Here's how it's billed: "When tightly wound Aaron (Levi) is set up with serial-dater Casey (Rodriguez) a quick drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious, high-stakes dinner. As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds they are not alone on this date as Casey and Aaron's inner critics take on a life of their own when other restaurant patrons and the wait staff get into the act. Dinner is served with sides of Google background checks, fake emergency phone calls, supportive best friends, manipulative exes and protective parents, who sing and dance them through ice-breakers, appetizers and potential conversational land mines."
54 Below is located at 254 W. 54th Street. Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased at 54Below.com.
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FORT WORTH — A fire badly damaged eight apartments at a complex in Fort Worth.
Investigators said the flames started on the first floor of the Quail Ridge apartments in the 4500 block of Brentwood Stair Road about 3 o'clock and quickly spread.
All tenants evacuated without injury, but they didn't have much time, and many of the victims lost everything.
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My name is Travis Alphin I am 26 married 4 years and have a 15 month old girl .Who loves sitting on the cub. I grew up on a small cattle farm along with hogs ,chickens ,dogs and the neighborhood cat in northeasten ARK. I have been around tractors and equipment all my life as my dad builds ,buys and sells it.
I work on the Mississippi river for a tow boat company my job includes everything from diesel mechanics (16-645 EMD's also used in trains ) electrical, plumbing , hydraulics , air controls etc. If its broke i gotta fix it.
I got my first tractor (H farmall) 5 years ago now I have a M and the newest a CUB . I like to make them run good and look better I use them on my 30 acres. My job and working on tractors kinda go to gether in the way things work and the fact they were built before I was born. When I learn how to I'll post some picures of the tractors and maybe a engine on the boat .
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The unanimous adoption of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in September 2006 was a major milestone for the Organization, a sign that Member States were moving towards a sense of common purpose and strategic framework in defeating a global threat.
The Department of Political Affairs has been an active participant since that time in the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), a group composed of 30 UN entities plus Interpol, and dedicated to the coordination and coherence of UN counter-terrorism efforts particularly on supporting Member States in implementing the Strategy in all of its dimensions. The General Assembly approved the institutionalization of CTITF in 2009 with the establishment of a CTITF Office within DPA. DPA also chairs CTITF Working Group on conflict prevention and resolution.
Members of the CTITF contribute to UN counter-terrorism efforts according to their specific organizational mandates. Collectively, the CTITF has been playing a central role in sharing information and harnessing existing comparative advantages to advance the counter-terrorism agenda within the UN system.
The CTITF has identified areas of work where implementation of the Strategy requires cooperation across several entities, where the UN can provide added value, and where there is a geographically broad-based demand for assistance from Member States. The work in these cross-cutting areas is organized and managed by CTITF Working Groups. At present, there are eight Working Groups:
- Preventing and resolving conflicts
- Supporting and highlighting victims of terrorism
- Preventing and responding to WMD attacks
- Tackling the financing of terrorism
- Countering the use of the internet for terrorist purposes
- Strengthening the protection of vulnerable targets
- Protecting human rights while countering terrorism
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The works of skilled crafters and the lure of locally grown and prepared foods make up the stops on a new tourism trail.
It's known as Heart and Soil, and it showcases things and people unique to Augusta County.
Heart and Soil is the newest section of path in the statewide heritage trail built by the nonprofit Artisans Center of Virginia. It aims to be hyper-local, giving visitors shopping experiences, tastes and entertainment they can find literally nowhere else.
Artist Laurie Gundersen gets to make a living doing what she loves and loves to share.
"I'm always working; I'm always doing my craft. I just really enjoy meeting the people that are interested in the things that I do," Gundersen said.
Gundersen creates high-quality textiles and baskets at her studio and shop Appalachian Piecework in downtown Staunton. Hers is among nearly 50 of the trail's stops through Augusta County.
"The idea of having people meandering is very appealing to me, and having them happen upon a place that is kind of magical," Gundersen said.
The Artisans Center of Virginia tries to harness that magic into the self-guided Heart and Soil tour.
"Look at the handmade works, meet the artist who is actually making something that you may enjoy taking home with you. Taste the local foods. A lot of the restaurants on the program actually are using foods that are produced here by farms in region," said Sherri Smith, director of the Artisans Center of Virginia.
This trail-launch celebration comes after a year of work to recruit artisans and develop marketing tools. Organizers say the trail complements the new "fields of gold" program which showcases valley agriculture.
"If a visitor wants to come to an area and see a work from artisans, then they'll also want to see an agritourism site," said Sheryl Wagner, director of Staunton tourism.
"We want visitors to go on one trail, love it so much that they want to go on the next trail and the next trail and the next trail," Smith said.
Those stops include the Monticello Trail through Albemarle and Nelson counties. For details, click here.


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The growing popularity of MA Lighting's grandMA console today is all about the company's concentration on tomorrow. At MA Lighting the future has always been about facing the unexpected, being ready for the unknown turns and new developments of a rapidly evolving industry. Four years ago MA Lighting introduced the grandMA console into the market; since then the family of products around the console has grown to include five hardware platforms and three software tools. The key to the grandMA's popularity is also what makes it a hard console to define: its enormous flexibility.
"The grandMA is a toolbox," explains Mike Falconer of A.C.T Lighting, the North American distributor of the grandMA line. "What someone cares about is, does my toolbox contain all my tools? Can it function really well? Can I easily find and use my own tools?" All LDs and programmers have their own way of working; each wants to use the toolbox as he/she sees fit and here is were the grandMA excels. LD/programmer Demfis Fyssicopulos, of DF Designs, explains, "You define the board, you can make the board work the way you want to work. You are always designing the board to work for you." This is what programmer Drew Finley, of LSD/Fourth Phase, and lighting director Pat Brannon discovered when they used the console on this year's Bon Jovi world tour. "At first you're a little overwhelmed with all the console can do," says Brannon. "But once you get your head around the fact that there are any number of ways to do the same thing, that it's a matter of deciding how you want to work, it's really great." Finley agrees: "It is a very set-up intensive console but, once you start getting into it, you realize that's what makes it so flexible. You can use the different backgrounds that you come from — you can run it like an Icon, you can run it like a Hog. I don't even know how you would run it like a grandMA."
Finley also used the grandMA for the recent Jay-Z concert and points out, "Between the Jay-Z and Bon Jovi shows the desks were set up very differently. It's very easy to figure out how a designer or operator wants to run things and to configure the desk that way." The A.C.T Lighting website has a neat section that highlights different users and their different setups on grandMA consoles. According to programmer Rodd McLaughlin of RGM Productions, Inc. and Prelite, NY, the board's flexibility and it's wealth of tools it offers makes it a good choice in many different applications: "Television, music, permanent installations — it has benefits for all of them. The inhibitive subs are well-suited to television, the one-touch macros are well-suited to installations, and the user log-ins are well-suited to multiple programmer situations."
The multi-user programming feature has earned rave reviews. "I just can't stress how incredible the multi-user on the desk is," says Finley. "You can have multiple desks plugged in, all operating on the same show files. During Bon Jovi, [LD] Justin Collie was doing the video and I was programming lighting looks — we could both work on the same song in our own world and, when we were done, Pat [Brannon] could play it all back off of another console. When time is limited, it is incredible." As Falconer explains the feature, you can have two or more consoles connected by Ethernet, and acting as one, but with multiple programmers. All the grandMAs' in the "session" have access to all of the fixtures connected to the console and all the cues. This could cause problems as multiple programmers try to control the same lights or program different cues at the same time. What makes it workable is a concept called Worlds.
A World is a group of fixtures or fixture parameters. When a console is in a World, it acts as if only those fixtures are connected to it. The displays only show those fixtures and, when storing, editing, or deleting, only the fixtures or fixture parameters included in that World are affected. Because changing Worlds is as easy as selecting a group of fixtures, the system brings incredible levels of flexibility and speed of operation to a multi-user environment. Even non-multi-user shows have started to reap the benefits of Worlds, as they allow for the sectioning of the consoles, so programmers can work on several things at once without having to constantly clear or record.
That takes care of programming, but what about playback? There are two options in this multi-user scenario: "in-sync" and "out-of-sync". When a grandMA is in-sync, pressing Go on a playback will press Go on any other grandMA in the session that is in-sync. If a console is out-of-sync, pressing Go on a playback will not affect any other console and pressing Go on another console will not affect it. The bottom line: at the press of a button (or touch screen), connected consoles, which share information, can act completely independently or in concert.
Ease of use and flexibility are also behind the grandMA offline editor, the grandMA remote, and the grandMA 3D visualizer — software tools that are available, free of charge, for download from the company's website. These are real tools, not just quick giveaways, according to McLaughlin. "The grandMA 3D runs on an external PC. It is a particularly advanced pre-visualization program, especially considering it is free. It connects directly to the console, so anything in the console gets put into the visualizer; as you do updates in the console, it gets updated in the visualizer." Ralph-Joerg Wezorke, managing director of MA Lighting International explains, "The dedication of our console is always the need of the market. For example, we now have a way that, because we cannot update the fixture library as quickly as the number of new fixtures come to the market around the world, users can share the information with each other and update quickly from another user's input at www.ma-share.net."
One of the grandMA's great tools is the ability to modify or create new fixture profiles from the desk. It's all part of the grandMA's open system philosophy, according to Bob Gordon, president and CEO of A.C.T Lighting, "They have had a good feel about the future from the beginning," he says, "and, where software is concerned, you always have to have an eye towards the future. Software is cumulative; you always build on what came before and keep adding more. The grandMA is an ever-maturing board that learns more every day in an ever-changing industry. One big change over the last few years is the enormous amount of video and digital media now being run through the lighting console. For this use alone the grandMA was the choice on Bon Jovi and the upcoming Sting tour. As a matter of fact, on Sting, media is all the grandMA is controlling."
Wezorke explains, "Many users now use the grandMA to trigger media and video because they can set up the system without us having to tell the system how to do it." That's exactly the reason Breckinridge Haggerty of Diagonal Research says the grandMA is on the Sting tour: "Though the NEV 7 System, a digital media server, can work on other consoles, I chose the GrandMA because you can build the fixture profiles within the operating system. You don't have to go to the manufacturer or fuss around with a text file. The NEV 7 System is designed to run video in an off-the-cuff way, be improvisational, so, by using the GrandMA as a control surface, it is a powerful unit."
Finley agrees, "On Bon Jovi, the grandMA controlled the video system that used the NEV 7 and on Jay-Z it was the Mbox [from Fourth Phase/LSD]. The big thing is channel counts. All of the video stuff takes a lot of channels; for example the MBox takes 128 DMX channels per box. To deal with a 128-channel moving light is not easy, but the grandMA has broken things out so it isn't complicated to use. It's easy to set up — you can write the profiles on the desk or alter them, and to move around it doesn't feel as cumbersome as it sounds. In fact, it is very quick. I was really, really impressed with it." Falconer adds. "The level of customization you can do make its extremely well-positioned for controlling media and video. You can change the language of the board and you can change pan/tilt to be a different control compatible to the language of video."
It was MA Lighting's forward thinking design of the grandMA console to address the unknown that has put it squarely in the media savvy, fast-paced present, not flinching as it heads into the future with version 5.0 on its way.


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Fresh off the show's 200th episode, So You Think You Can Dance's season 9 had its first live show on Wednesday.
After a workplace-set group number by the top 20, judge Mary Murphy handed out a ticket on the "hot tamale train" to ballroom dancer Witney Carson, 18. But her ballet-dancer partner Chehon Wespi-Tschopp, 23, did not fare as well.
"When we pulled ballroom I wanted to die a little bit. I'm so new to this and I felt awkward," Wespi-Tschopp told PEOPLE of working with their choreographer, Dancing with the Stars pro Louis Van Amstel, who called him a "pretty boy with work to do" in rehearsal.
Receiving more positive feedback were jazz dancer Tiffany Maher, and contemporary dancer George Lawrence II, both 19, who left Murphy "breathless" after their Sonya Tayek contemporary routine.
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So You Think You Can Dance is turning 200-episodes-old!
Fox's hit dance competition, which requires hip-hoppers to tackle the tango and ballroom dancers to try Bollywood, is celebrating with a special episode, airing Wednesday (8 p.m. ET).
The judges will announce this season's top 20 finalists (10 men and 10 women), "who will perform their own specialties, free of any judgment, so that America can get to know more about them and their talents," according to a press release.
But that's not all! The show has also put together this video tribute, showing 200 dancers in 200 seconds. It's a fun way to spend the next three minutes and 20 seconds!
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Fresh off being named America's Favorite Dancer on Thursday night, So You Think You Can Dance season 8 winner Melanie Moore was still recovering from the shock of her victory that to many viewers had been a forgone conclusion since the beginning of the season.
"I was ready to take second [place] very graciously. In my head I really thought Sasha was going to win," Moore told reporters of her fellow finalist moments after the winner was announced. "Just being up there and being named one of the final two I was like, 'Wait, is this really happening?' I just started crying."
She also cried over her family's flying in to be with her for the finale.
Despite strong performances by all four finalists, head judge Nigel Lythgoe predicted that the winner of So You Think You Can Dance on Thursday night would be one of the two remaining women: Sasha Mallory or Melanie Moore.
Was he right? Or did the victory go to one of the men, Marko Germar or Tadd Gadduang? Read on to find out.
Coming in to Wednesday's So You Think You Can Dance performance finale, the judges believed it was a race between Sasha and Melanie, but after the first few routines it was clear that it was anyone's game to win.
"You were a little uncomfortable with the style," judge Nigel Lythgoe told Melanie and Marko after their disco routine. "I hope I'm going to see better from you in later routines."
"On paper it looked like it was going to be good," Lythgoe told reporters of the super couple reuniting for the first time in weeks. "But did it translate? Not to me."
A little later Sasha and Tadd also received feedback that their routine was "uncomfortable."
It was a pretty special night out – even for the 5-year-old who has everything.
On Wednesday night in Los Angeles, Suri Cruise attended the live performance finale of So You Think You Can Dance.
While her mom Katie Holmes played guest judge on the show, Suri got her own royal treatment in the audience.
Arriving with three other kids and two adults, the daughter of Holmes and Tom Cruise wore a black dress and her hair in a side braid, tied with a purple ribbon. But her most important accessory was a sign she proudly held up with her friends: "We Love You Katie."
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Thursday nights at So You Think You Can Dance are usually tough for the judges, who have to choose two dancers to send home – but this week it was all up to America.
With room for only four dancers in next week's finale there was no "bottom four" on Thursday's results show. Instead, it was a celebration of the two guys and two girls who made it through.
"I'm happy [the decision was based on votes] because I couldn't have made that decision. I didn't want to make that decision," judge Mary Murphy told PEOPLE after Thursday's show.
The first talented dancer given the good news from host Cat Deeley was Melanie Moore – no surprise since she has been called "a beast" since the first week of the competition.
"Melanie is just bonkers," guest judge Lil C told reporters.
With just one elimination before the So You Think You Can Dance finale, emotions were high and tears flowed freely as the women shined and the men fell flat on Wednesday's episode.
Melanie Moore and all-star Twitch opened the show with a Little Red Riding Hood-inspired hip-hop routine that left guest judge Christina Applegate saying, "You give me hope. You take us on a journey."
"I'm not a hip-hop dancer at all, so I was just so vulnerable in that state. Just to hear her give such nice comments – that's just what I wanted," Moore told reporters of being moved to tears by Applegate's comments.
Next up was an emotional contemporary routine featuring Sasha Mallory and season 6 finalist Kent that had both Mallory and the judges in tears.
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"It's a Thursday. Boo," host Cat Deeley told the studio audience just before going live for Thursday's So You Think You Can Dance elimination episode. And less than three minutes after cameras started rolling she was already in tears.
"That was amazing," Deeley said with watery eyes of the top 8's circus-themed opening group number. But later in the program there were more tears – and not happy ones.
After a night of performances that had guest judge Lady Gaga throwing her shoe on stage Wednesday, it was time for two dancers to be sent home.
The top 8 contestants on So You Think You Can Dance astounded Lady Gaga when she joined what host Cat Deeley called a "mind-blowing panel of judges" Wednesday.
Walking in to a thunderous applause from the studio audience before the cameras started rolling, Gaga held an air of regality in her Asian-inspired Sgt. Pepper outfit Wednesday, but as soon as the dancers took to the stage, her true SYTYCD fan-girl came out.
"I have a sweet spot for you," she told Ricky Jaime. "I think you're extremely sexy," she said to Caitlynn Lawson. But it was Melanie Moore who had Gaga on her feet instigating a standing ovation – and in over-sized platform shoes, she towered above fellow judges Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Hollywood director Rob Marshall.
"As soon as I am done with the SYTYCD tour, Gaga, I will be calling you," Moore told PEOPLE of being offered a spot as a dancer on Gaga's tour.
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If you are looking for adventure, you don't need to travel very far — this is something I often tell my daughter.
When we take family walks through a local park, we will stop where it has been heavily travelled and I will challenge my daughter, "You are never more than 20 steps from treasure." I want her mind to race (along with her feet) in all directions. It isn't long before she, or I, discover something unique — a pen, a penny, sunglasses, lacrosse, tennis, or softball, an odd piece of paper, etc.
We walk into sales the same way. Several months ago, we walked into a home that was being cleaned out. We decided to explore each room, empty or not. As we walked through the basement/playroom one of the sellers exclaimed how he and his brothers had played there as children for hours. I looked around and noticed a '60s drop-ceiling with a tile that was out of place, and behind it, something else (see the jar image above).
In front of the seller, I opened the jar that rattled as I brought it down. Inside were the coins you see above, along with a couple of Scrabble game pieces.
"Yeah, we used to hide stuff all over the place when we were kids." he confessed as he handed back the jar. "You can have them." This discovery of buried treasure delighted my daughter (and I) immensely.
After the holidays, I finally got around to sorting these coins that I vaguely remembered while growing up. Gone are the days when gas stations give away premiums (glasses, coins, stickers, patches, etc) when you filled up your tank. Today, you might be entered in a sweepstakes, but no coins. Sunoco (Sun Oil Company) in 1968 and 1969, to promote their "DX" gasoline, gave away these coins featuring antique vehicles. There was also a card display with slots so you could track your way to collecting 'em all!
My daughter and I are happy with this complete set from series 1 and a few from series 2, about 93 in all. They held up well, hidden for over 40 years and they were only 12 steps away. Watch the video!
Speaking of 12-steps... can you guess the cookies from this 1961 Nabisco ad?... Choco-holics beware!
Greg Van Antwerp is a Brookfield resident and blogger, who can be found on the weekends in search of a good "dig" or a good story. You can read more about his adventures by visiting his blog.


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Tempe Police are asking for the public's help in locating the suspect in a hit-and-run last week.
Last Thursday about 6:30 a.m., police responded to the area of 5th St and Siesta. A 55-year-old man on a bicycle had been hit by a vehicle that was making a left turn.
The suspect vehicle fled the scene without calling police or helping the victim.
A witness in the area recalled seeing a white pickup stopped in the roadway, but it's not clear if the pickup was actually involved in the collision.
At the scene, police located pieces of a bug shield and other debris.
The victim was seriously injured but is expected to survive.
Anyone who saw anything or knows anything is asked to call the Tempe Police Department at 480-350-8311 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.
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Kristen Stewart's only small, but she has to deal with a whole load of rough, tough, east-end dwarves in Snow White and the Huntsman.
The young starlet seems to have taken it all in her stride through - her dwarvish co-stars have been singing her praises.
Speaking to reporters, Ray Winstone called her a "tough cookie", whilst Nick Frost said she "put the shifts in".
He did admit Kristen got a little too into her cockney accent though, joking that they once had to cut because she started calling the Queen "a toilet" - which obviously is not polite and was not in the script!


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12:59pm Wednesday 26th February 2014 in News
A LEAGUE of footballers are getting shirty to do their bit for charity and help their African counterparts.
The Worcester and District Football League has teamed up with Worcester-based charity Kits4Causes to collect kit and unwanted equipment for a newly formed football league in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Working alongside Christian sports charity Onside Soccer, who will be driving the project in Africa, they have promised to provide 20 full team kits for the children, teenagers and young adults playing in the new league.
Chris Grindley of Kits4Causes, who also plays for Pillar of Salt Korono FC in the league, said: "We're hoping to get the kits sent over in May so the league can start as soon as possible.
"Hopefully this will coincide with the end of the league season so that we can maximise donations, but with the weather, who knows?"
Mr Grindley added: "The demand for kits far exceeds the supply. We're incredibly grateful for every donation we receive."
Tim Phillips, secretary of the league, said: "We are just happy to support such a worthwhile cause and help establish grass root football in countries where things like playing shirts are not readily available, something we probably take for granted in this country."
The charity has sent out 26,000 shirts, across 30 countries and four continents since its launch in October 2009.
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Announcing the 2012-2013 Season
PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center Theater (PAC) | 12000 SW 49th Ave., Portland, OR 97219
In addition to offering a full range of theatre arts classes, Portland Community College produces three mainstage productions each season. These shows are staged in our state-of-the-art, 400-seat Performing Arts Center located at the Sylvania campus.
If it is raining (or very wet on the ground from nightly rain) on Saturday or Sunday the production of Cyclops will move from it's outdoor location to the PCC Sylvania Little Theatre and have a start time of 11:30 to allow theatre goers travel time from the locations. It's still free!
PCC Theatre AUDITIONS for the Fall 2013 production of the Pulitzer Prize winning drama by David Auburn
- Thursday May 30 1 pm- 3 pm
- Friday May 31 10am- 12 pm
Both days in the PAC
Students may audition on either day, please read the play beforehand, one copy available in the PAC Greenroom. Auditions will consist of readings from the script.
- Characters:
- Catherine- 20's-, possibly a genius, possibly mentally ill. We discover her at a turning point in her life after caring for her father until his recent death. She stands poised to share a gift of profound mathematical genius with the world but is reluctant to step into her fathers shoes, for she's seen all of the difficulty that it brought him, and she's a stranger to the mathematics world, possibly unacceptable, and she's retreated from the social world to care for her father, so she's comfortable being a recluse.
- Robert- 50's, Catherine's father, professor, genius. Smart, playful, loving, and occasionally insufferable. Wants his youth back so sometimes acts a bit too young for his age.
- Claire- late 20's-early 30's, Catherine's older sister, home for the funeral and to convince Catherine to move in with her. The older sister who didn't have the close relationship that Cathy and Robert shared, has moved away and isn't really connected to Cathy, math, Robert or Chicago anymore. Struggles to treat Cathy as normal, doesn't understand her sister's mental illness.
- Hal- late 20's-early 30's, grad student, interested in Robert's legacy & Catherine. Struggles with his own lack of math genius, at the end of his reckless youth, a bit of a hipster, a bit of an emotionally naïve guy. In the final scene of the play Hal shows his maturity after being put in his place by Cathy. His grounded-ness is always almost present, but he's often walking into an awkward situation, so he's more often off balance than he is immature or geeky.
- Note:
Students cast in the TA Fall production "Proof" will be enrolled in TA 180 (A minimum of 1 credit) during the Fall 2013 term.
Rehearsals will begin the first week of the Fall term Tues Sept 24, and run weekly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1-3pm and Fridays from 9:30 am-1pm through opening night Friday, Nov 8.
(This includes Saturday Nov 2 all day Technical Rehearsal and Evening rehearsals Mon-Thurs Nov 4-7)
- Performances:
- Fridays & Saturdays Nov 8, 9,15 & 16
- Thur Nov. 14 Pay-what-you-will matinee 11 am.
- Sunday Nov 18, 2pm matinee.
Students are also expected to work 10 hours in the costume or scene shop to support the building of the play.
Spring 2013: CYCLOPS by Euripides
Comically ripped from the pages of the Odyssey, Cyclops is PCC-Theatre at Sylvania's first touring children's production. The story: Odysseus, the classical hero, has washed ashore on an unfamiliar island, which is inhabited by one-eyed giant (played as a gentle 10-foot puppet) Cyclops, and some very silly companions: Rhyming Pirates, the uptight playwright Euripides, confused shepherds, volunteer sheep, and one very forgetful stage manager.
This 2500-year-old classic has been updated and adapted for children of all ages, and will play for FREE in selected areas around Portland (see below). With a nod to Commedia del Arte, Buffoonery, and classic children's theatre, this production uses audience suggestions and volunteers to round out the goofball antics!
All performances are free and open to the public (except Friday school performances):
- Thursday, May 9, 11a.m. PCC Sylvania – CC Courtyard (12 p.m. rain date in PAC)
- Friday, May 10, School performance (not open to public)
- Saturday, May 11, 11 a.m. at Portland Saturday Market (SW Waterfront Park)
- Friday, May 17, School performance (not open to public)
- Saturday, May 18, Capitol Hill Library 11 a.m.
- Sunday, May 19, 11 a.m. at Portland Saturday Market (SW Waterfront Park)
Coming Fall 2013 to PCC Sylvania Theatre: Proof by David Auburn
For more information about any Sylvania TA production, please feel free to call Patrick Tangredi at 971-722-4323.


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With exactly two weeks until Election Day, the governor's race is kicking into overdrive.
Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Shultz and statewide leaders were in Charlottesville Tuesday stumping for Terry McAullife and the Democratic ticket.
The event focused heavily on women's issues, calling Ken Cuccinelli's leadership an assault on women's rights and anti-family.
"Understand that when it comes to a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions that the government doesn't need to get all up in her business, that women need to be able to make our own decisions and we don't need the government telling us how and when we can make those choices," said Wasserman Shultz.
Party leaders went on to say that extremism is to blame for the near disaster in Washington.
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I had a very good time on this cruise, I enjoyed all the ports, Miami was very easy on and very easy off. The casino staff was nice and enjoyable.(no I didn't come out ahead) I thought it would be nice to get ten cruises in with Carnival and get VIP status, I'm not real sure what it will get me. I will still look at Carnival cruises although since my first cruise with Carnival I think the service drops every year. So I will start shopping other cruise lines more.
I still believe there is no better vacation for the cost. Cruising has something for every body in the family we are ages 13,20, 44,45 and 72 we all enjoy this cruise just not as much as past cruises.


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NEW ORLEANS -- It's a colorful celebration of spring. UNO hosted its annual Holi Festival held at the UNO Amphitheater.
Students can try delicious foods and watch several Hindi dance and music performances.
Hindus believe the festival is a time to say farewell to winter and welcome the bright colors of spring.


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Citing Fears of Tainted Jury Pool, Prosecutors Seek to Shut Down Website
Posted Oct 2, 2012 6:30 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Prosecutors in Montgomery County, Md., have asked a judge to shut down a defendant's website because of fears it will taint the jury pool.
Reeco Richardson was a passenger in a car that crashed in March after a police chase, the Washington Post reports. The car had been reported stolen and Richardson, the only survivor, was charged with theft. His website has photos, court documents and a video said to be from the police car.
Prosecutors filed a motion last week seeking to shut down the website. Richardson's lawyer told the Post that the website seeks to respond to information posted on the police website, and it's a free speech issue.
Richardson has also filed a $10 million lawsuit claiming police caused the accident.
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I work at a factory making DVD's and we are currently doing about a million of this one. I have finally finished watching the concert and all I can say is it has given me a new found appreciation for Evanescence and Amy Lee. She carries herself onstage like a pro. Her voice is flawless and so full of power it almost eclipses the studio album "Fallen." If you were ever on the fence about embracing this band, buy this LIVE DVD/CD combo and you will be converted. When a band can play this well live, that usually means they will have some staying power. I guess that Best New Artist Grammy was well deserved. As long as the band does not self-destruct, as fans, we will be on the receiving end of fantastic performances like this. Bow down to Amy Lee…GODDESS!!
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I've been wanting to see what Evanescence was like as a live act ever since the first cd, and eagerly purchased Anywhere But Home. After the first 5 minutes, I realized that (1) I HAD to see them in concert someday
(2) Amy Lee is a spellbinding perfomer, & (3) I wanted to strangle the cameraman. Just where did this guy come from? He/She apparently thinks that the MTV-style of videos works well for a live concert. I'm still recovering from the migraine that watching this machine gun-like camerawork gave me. Take some classes, man!
I expected to see a concert video. Concert videos never capture the emotion or power of a live concert but can still give a good feeling for the artist's stage presence. With her magnificent voice I really looked forward to seeing how Amy Lee performs in concert. Instead I saw the work of a wanna-be music video editor who has no concept of what he's doing. During songs like My Last Breath and Everybody's Fool where Amy builds lyrically and musically to a climax with the chorus the editor carefully avoided showing her at the climax, frustrating the viewer who wants to see her connect with the audience. In true music video form no shot lasts more than 1-2 seconds, ruining the emotional impact of Amy's music.
If whoever had creative control over this DVD had simply copied the Cranberries' Paris concert video it would have been wonderful. Instead it was a total waste of my time and money.
Way back in ancient times (before Amy was even born) I did lights for concerts. Never did I think I was anything more than a medium to enhance the artist. Unfortunately, the producer and editor of this video think they are more important than Amy and her band. I still look forward to someday seeing what she is like in concert. Can't tell from this horror.
I enjoy Evanescence; they do have some great songs. I'm interested in whether or not they can pull off another successful recording. I doubt it, but time will tell.
The DVD is horrible. Quite seriously, if one is prone to seizures, you'll have one watching this performance. The editing never allows the viewer a chance to focus on the performance or the performers. I had to turn away numerous times just to prevent my brain from exploding.
This DVD is more of a MTV video than a live concert. If the DVD was only the length of one song, I would have said, " It was neat. Overdone, but fun." But for all their songs, it just hurt.
There are times the sound track is completely out of sync with the video.
I own many live performances and this one is one of the worst.
Evanescence is a great band and I was anxious to get this DVD. After watching it, I can safely say that whoever handled the filming/lighting/editing, etc. of this concert should never work again. The DVD SOUNDS awesome, but that's not the problem. The camera work is horrendous, the video editing is terrible, and the constant digital effects were extremely annoying. I'm surprised more people haven't mentioned it. You hardly ever see a shot that lasts more than 2 seconds without jumping onto something else for another 2 seconds, and this continues over and over and over. I am not exaggerating. I got dizzy. Amy Lee is in excellent voice but they kept taking the camera off her when she was really hitting her vocal stride. They didn't show the guitarists hardly at all, and we get numerous shots of the back of the drummer's head. I wanted to see the band jamming! You won't see that here unfortunately. Why would they do this? What a disappointment. There's intentional out of focus shots, poor lighting, and an array of unnecessary video effects. The video technician must have got a new toy and didn't know when to quit. I hope they release another concert DVD in the future that shows the band on stage, as you would see them in concert. This plays like one very long MTV video.


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THIBODAUX, La. - A Thibodaux man is accused of kidnapping and raping a young teen, police said Friday.
Andrea Tillman, 26, 1401 Plantation Road, was charged with the May 4 and May 5 rape, sexual battery and kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy in Thibodaux, as well as other drug crimes related to the incident, according to Thibodaux Police.
The boy was missing for several hours late May 4 and returned to his house early May 5 appearing intoxicated and severely beaten, detectives said.
The boy was taken to Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, where he told authorities a man kidnapped him from an area near the boy's residence and forced him to take drugs and drink alcohol, then raped him on the east side of Thibodaux, police said.
Detectives declined to detail what happened and wouldn't say where the man took the boy.
Tillman is charged with aggravated rape, oral sexual battery, second-degree kidnapping, illegal use of drugs in the presence of a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
An aggravated rape conviction carries a mandatory life sentence.
The boy was taken to Children's Hospital in New Orleans for further treatment, police said.
Detectives said they got video footage from a nearby gas station that matched the boy's description of the man. They identified Tillman as that man, and arrested him Thursday, they said.
Tillman is in the Lafourche Parish jail on bonds totaling $610,000.
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This Saturday June 22, join Bloody Elbow for live fight night coverage of Adrien Broner vs. Paulie Malignaggi, live on Showtime. Broner vs. Malignaggi takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Showtime Boxing Malignaggi vs. Broner airs this Saturday, June 22 live on Showtime with a fight time of 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT. Bloody Elbow will have live fight coverage, including results and discussion.
While Malignaggi may be the veteran here, it's Broner who has everyone talking. And that's exactly how he likes it. The 23 year old is very open about his desire to be the best in boxing (if he's not already), and his combination of charisma and an undefeated record has made him one of the more compelling, if not divisive, fighters out there today.
To get ready for Saturday night's clash, here is full fight video of a selection of fights from Adrien Broner. Included here are Broner's three most recent fights against Gavin Rees, Antonio DeMarco, and Vicente Escobedo. You also have some slightly older fights against Jason Litzau, Daniel Ponce de Leon, Rafael Lora, Willie Kickett, and Fernando Quintero. All fights are presented in full, and the playlist goes in reverse chronological order, starting with the Rees fight from this past February.
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Seen And Heard At Lincoln Center: I was lucky enough to be in New York City for a little while this summer, so what better thing to do than check in on the Lincoln Center Festival. Nigel Redden did a great job with the programming, especially with the case of Die Soldaten, a bold opera production at the Park Avenue Armory, where the audience moved through the space on risers. While I was not in town to see that, it was much discussed at the recent North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) as a great example of large-scale productions in alternative spaces. I did see a wonderful ballet performance: Impressing The Czar, a full-length work by American-born, Germany-based choreographer, William Forsythe, as performed by the Royal Ballet of Flanders, noted as the first and only company to have the rights for all three sections of this challenging work, while the center section is in the repertory of several companies. It makes sense once you realize that Kathryn Bennetts, artistic director in Flanders, had been Forsythe's ballet master for 15 years at Ballet Frankfurt. She knew what he was after and how to set the work on her dancers. She did a great job and the production was stunning to look at, both in terms of the dancers and the staging.
With stage design by Michael Simon, costumes by Ferial Münnich, sound by Bernhard Klein (and Olaf Winter as technical consultant), the production is divided into five sections in three acts. The first act looks as if it is taking place in a deconstructed czarist palace, with a large inlaid wooden floor on one half of the stage and a wall of tapestries on the other, in addition to an assortment of props including golden cherries. The center section, In The Middle Somewhat Elevated, is performed on a bare stage, while the third act features an auction in which the dancers are auctioned off as great works of art, before a rousing finale in which the entire company appears in the schoolgirl outfits worn by two of the women in the first act, with black pleated skirts and white blouses. The costumes also included stylishly offbeat evening gowns in the brown/gold/and/russet family of tones. For the auction scene, the costumes are as if made of gold. A well-danced piece, in which the classic training of the ballet dancers serves as the strong underpinning for Forsythe's contemporary choreography, and the dancers look as if they were born to dance it.
Next on my festival agenda was Laurie Anderson's Homeland, which has been—and will continue to be—on tour. In my mind, Anderson has always been like talented triplets: the musician, the storyteller, and the multi-media artist. In Homeland, only two of her personas are present: the storyteller and the musician. She has veered away from all visual imagery, and her storytelling comes through loud and clear without the support of slides or video. As in The End Of The Moon, her piece about her experience as an artist-in-residence at NASA, the stage is set with dozens of low, flickering candles. "The candles are a recurring theme for Laurie," says lighting designer Aaron Copp, who is listed as production manager/lighting design, although he notes that lighting designer Bill Berger (Lou Reed's LD) had a large hand in the current plot. In addition, production designer Willie Williams is listed as set consultant, and contributed the idea of a dozen 25-Watt A-lamps on long stings of white cable, almost touching the floor. "Willie and I made the first set sitting on the floor before the performances last May, but a more robust set was made in Italy last summer. Our handiwork would not have made it on an 18-city tour," notes Copp, who adds that the moving lights initially used for Homeland were eventually replaced by a strictly conventional plot, primarily ETC Source Fours without scrollers.
"In some ways, it is simpler," says Copp. "But with the moving lights it was easier to make changes in a show that is continually evolving." Even with the changes in the rig and the combined efforts of several designers, the lighting is elegant when it needs to be, with an every shifting sense of color: the upstage cyc and white cables for the A-lamps turn red or golden-yellow for example as the palette shifts from song to song, embracing the musicians and singers on stage, including a guest appearance by Lou Reed, in a song that is a dialog between Anderson and Reed, as a couple no longer in tune with each other in The Lost Art of Conversation (I pretend I'm happy… You pretend you're here…). "It's hard to be specific in a show that changes as much as this one can," says Copp. "You have to be back away and use more general strokes. In the end, the plot is almost like a dance plot." Sound design is by Charlie Campbell, who allows Anderson's voice, as consummate raconteur, to come throw loud and clear. Her message is a sometime subtle and humorous, sometimes not-so-subtle commentary on current events, in a world of "mambo and bling." Lighting gear for festival events was provided by PRG; sound gear by Audio Production Services.
Seen And Heard Off Broadway: The Barefoot Theatre Company production of Dog Day Afternoon, running through August 16 at The Studio Theatre on Theatre Row, is based on the same events that inspired the Al Pacino film by the same name, directly by Sidney Lumet, and it is an interesting transition from screen to stage. It features a young, energetic cast of actors led by the multi-talented Francisco Solorzano as Sonny (he also is the playwright and director as well as the artistic director of the company). The set, by Adam Rodriguez, serves double duty as a police station and bank offices with worn wooden desks and assorted chairs, while other scenes take place in various locales as the fast-paced play progresses, and just a quick shift of chairs or a TV set indicate the new location. Costume designer Victoria Malvango (who also appears in the play) recreated period 70's looks, from the men's suits to the working class women's clothes, with most of the costumes provided by Lydia Gladstone. Malvano's challenge was that many of the actors play more than one role and some of the costume changes take place in mere minutes in front of the audience as the actors rarely leave the stage. Sound design is by Tasha Guevara and lighting by Eric Nightengale. A very ambitious undertaking for this company yet they do a convincing job, taking us back to the era of Nixon, Watergate, the Munich Olympics, Attica, and Vietnam.


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Morris' suspension leaves Dolphins in the market for a RB
Morris' suspension leaves Dolphins in the market for a RB
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1 September 2006
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - With backup running back Sammy Morris facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's steroid policy, the Miami Dolphins will be in the market for a replacement as they set their regular-season roster this weekend.
The Dolphins must reach the league-mandated limit of 53 players Saturday. But as other teams make cuts, Miami will try to upgrade at a few positions - especially running back.
Morris will miss the first four games after testing positive last October for ephedrine, said his attorney, David Cornwell. The stimulant is banned by the league, but Cornwell argued a faulty lab test was triggered by medicine Morris took for nasal discomfort. Morris' appeal was rejected following three hearings.
Coach Nick Saban declined to comment specifically on the suspension, which the league has yet to confirm.
"We support our players," Saban said Friday. "But our players have to do what they need to do to abide by the rules."
The suspension leaves the Dolphins scrambling to add depth at running back. They open the regular season Thursday at Pittsburgh against the Super Bowl champions.
With Ricky Williams suspended for the season, Miami already was counting on second-year back Ronnie Brown to assume a workhorse load. The Dolphins' other running backs are Travis Minor, Kay-Jay Harris and rookie Gerald Riggs Jr. The trio totaled 111 yards in four preseason games.
Because of injuries, depth is also thin in the offensive line and secondary. Saban acknowledged Miami will be shopping for players.
"As it happens, we'll evaluate it and see if there's any way we can improve our team," Saban said. "If something comes up that makes sense for us, we'll certainly be interested in doing it."
But he offered no hint regarding cuts. Among those on the bubble is second-year defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson.
"You've got a little butterflies, because you don't know what your future holds right now," Vickerson said. "It's the nature of the business. That's how it goes. It's out of my hands. I'll be better in a couple of days when I find out what's what."
Five rookies are likely to make the team: first-round pick Jason Allen at defensive back; third-round choice Derek Hagan at receiver; fourth-round pick Joe Toledo at guard; seventh-round choice Frederick Evans at nose tackle; and undrafted Marcus Vick at receiver, kick returner and quarterback.
Vick played all those positions in Thursday's final exhibition game. Taking snaps in a game for the first time since being kicked off the Virginia Tech team, Vick handed off twice, scrambled for no gain and took a knee on three plays.
On the sideline, teammates hollered for him to pass.
"We wanted him to throw the ball, see what he's got," defensive end David Bowens said.
The Dolphins beat St. Louis 29-9 to finish the exhibition season 2-2. The drudgery of the preseason quickly gave way to the anticipation of the opener at Pittsburgh.
"It's kind of hard to get up for those preseason games," linebacker Channing Crowder said. "Now you know it's real. You're playing the defending world champions. It can't get any better than that."
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BLOOMFIELD — The Washington baseball team continued its strong play with another dominant victory.
The Hatchets (12-7) defeated the Cardinals, 14-0, in five innings behind another strong pitching and hitting performance from senior Brayden Walls.
The game was over before it had even started as Washington scored three, five and four runs in the first three innings and held a 12-0 lead. The Hatchets added two more runs in the fifth inning for their fourth win in the last five games.
Walls pitched a five-inning shutout, while allowing one hit and three walks to go along with 14 strikeouts. Walls¹ dominant performance improved his season record to 7-0 with a 0.74 ERA. The Washington senior was 2-for-3 at the plate with two home runs and four RBIs.
Kyle Pfender had one home run and three RBIs, Tyler Edmiston and Dale Wirey both added a home run and two RBIs. Deron Baxter and Dalton Devine both had one RBI apiece.
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