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The first title bout on the line at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson was a 135lbs tilt between champion Marloes Coenen and Liz Carmouche. Carmouche was coming in as a late replacement. This was Coenen's first title defense of this belt.
The referee in charge of the action is Greg Franklin.
ROUND 1 - The fighters exchange leg kicks early, Coenen getting the best of them. Carmoche gets nailed with a counter right by Coenen as she attempts a leg kick. Carmouche appears to be jabbing up on the much taller Coenen. Same thing happens again as Carmouche attempts a leg kick. Overhand right from Coenen misses. Inside leg kick now from Coenen. Double underhooks for Carmouche as the fighters jockey on the fence. The referee separates them. Carmouche still having issues standing, but is flowing much more. Coenen lands two push kicks.
SBNation.com scores this round 10-9 Coenen.
ROUND 2 - Both fighters exchanged leg kicks right off the bat. Carmouche bullies Coenen into the fence. Carmouche drops down for a takedown and almost gets guillotined. Carmouche manages to pull out and is now working in Coenen's guard. Attempted armbar by Coenen is met with a monster punch from Carmouche on top. Carmouche stands, throws Coenen's legs by and moves to side control, almost north-south. Carmouche tries to jump position and in a failed scramble actually gets to mount. Carmouche pounding on the champion now.
SBNation.com scores this round 10-9 Carmouche.
ROUND 3 - The fighters clinch and jockey along the fence. Now the ladies trade foot stomps. Now Coenen with double underhooks against the fence. Now Carmouche with double underhooks and she gets the takedown into side control. Carmouche moves to 3/4 mount and mount again. Carmouche is pounding on Coenen from mount now with Coenen barely able to do anything.
SBNation.com scores this round 10-8 Carmouche.
ROUND 4 - Coenen shows great balance off a trip takedown from Carmouche and lands on top. Coenen steps back and as Carmouche sits up she gets a single leg takedown, but as Coenen went to the floor she controlled hand position and worked a high guard into a triangle attempt. After some initial struggling, Carmouche taps.
Strikeforce results: Marloes Coenen defeated Liz Carmouche by submission (triangle choke) at 1:29 of round four.

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A trip to London to dance in the Olympics was a bittersweet experience for Rye middle school student Julia Laber this summer.
While she was thrilled with the opportunity, several girls from her dance group from Harrison's New York Dance school, had to skip the trip because they could not afford it, despite extensive fundraising efforts.
"These are special things, special people, it's a sport and effort and it was a huge honor for girls to be in London," Julia's mom, Carmela Laber, said. The Laber family was disappointed by what seemed to be a lack of support for the arts.
Carmela and her husband Stan Laber, a professional musician, decided that it was finally time to do something they had envisioned 11 years ago, start a non-profit organization that would bring attention and donations to struggling arts programs.
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"We are very lucky to live in Rye. It is a very affluent community, but there are still people here in our communities who are struggling," Carmela said
The Laber Foundation strives to raise money for struggling programs, and eventually promote the arts through their own programs like movement classes, art galleries and other events like an annual gala. The organization is run by three board members, the Labers and Harrison resident, instrumentalist and singer Jenifer Ricci.
The foundation's kick off fundraiser will be on Sept. 29 at St. Thomas Church at 168 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY. All funds will go towards the St. Thomas children's choir to buy new drums and to Our Lady of Fatima in Yonkers, to help them keep their arts and music program this school year. Our Lady of Fatima is at risk of closing down and the Laber's hope their contribution can help them stay afloat. The event will also feature The New York Vagabonds with Kat Citron, Julia Laber and Jennifer Ricci.
The Laber Foundation hopes to hold bake sales and other fund-raising events throughout the year.
"It is about raising the money and awareness. It is heartbreaking to find out programs are getting cut but great to do something positive about it," Carmela said.
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NBCRightNow.com - The U.S. jobs report on Friday propelled the benchmark Dow Jones industrial average above 14,000, a milestone it hasn't reached since before the financial crisis.
About 40 minutes after the opening bell, the Dow briefly went above 14,000 before sliding down a few points.
The Dow hasn't closed above 14,000 since Oct. 12, 2007. That time, more than five years ago, was almost a different era — before signs of the devastating financial crisis were apparent to the average observer.
In all, the Dow has closed above 14,000 only nine times in its history. Eight were in October 2007. One was earlier, in July 2007.
It's not far from its all-time high, 14,164.53, which it reached on Oct. 9, 2007. A year later, in the depths of the financial crisis, it had shed nearly 40 percent of its value.
Overall, the government's jobs report was mixed, but traders chose to focus on the positive. The U.S. said it added 157,000 jobs in January, which was in line with what traders had been expecting. Unemployment inched up to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in December. But, encouragingly, the government also reported that hiring over the past two years has been higher than it originally thought.
The jobs number is based on a survey of employers, and the unemployment rate is based on a separate survey of households, which is why they can diverge.
Lehman Brothers still existed. So did Bear Stearns, Wachovia and Washington Mutual. Housing prices were starting to ebb, but they hadn't cratered. The unemployment rate was 4.7 percent, meaning jobs were abundant.
The Dow is an index of 30 big companies, and its purpose is to represent how the broader stock market is faring. It's more a representation of how traders are feeling about the economy than the economy's underlying fundamentals, but hitting 14,000 would still be an important psychological milestone.
In Europe, tentative and incremental signs of a recovery were enough to push up stocks in France, Britain and Germany. December unemployment in the European Union was lower than analysts had feared, inflation unexpectedly fell, and a survey raised hopes of some growth in the manufacturing sector.
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If you want a user friendly and GUI-configurable desktop without the glut of Gnome and KDE applications, you may wonder if you have any choices. You can build Fluxbox into a nicely functional desktop once you add components such as a icon manager and pager, but it is still has some limitations. If you have slightly older hardware that cannot run KDE and GNOME at a usable speed, and if you're looking for an alternative that provides this middle ground between the big desktops and the lightweight window managers, try Xfce. Xfce is designed to be lightweight but still easy to use and configure – without the need for manual editing of configuration files. The Xfce developers have created a desktop that is fast but still visually appealing. Xfce embodies the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability. The Xfce environment consists of a number of components that together provide a desktop with full functionality.
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The outlook is improving for the four surviving children involved in
Three of the victims have been discharged from Children's Hospital and are now recovering at home, according to Prince George's County police. Included among the discharged are the 2-year-old son of Marianable Cruz-Lopez, who was behind the wheel during the accident. A 6-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl injured in the crash have also been discharged and are now recovering at home.
An 11-year-old boy injured in the incident has had his medical condition improve from critical to stable.
According to Prince George's County Police, the accident in the 2200 block of Hannon Street occurred at 8:47 p.m., when 33-year-old Marianable Cruz-Lopez struck the five children, ranging in age from two to 11. Two of the children were her own, including the toddler, who had minor injuries, and Natalie Hernandez Cruz, 8, who died.
PGPD Lt. David Lloyd told the media in a press conference Thursday that Cruz-Lopez was parked in a driveway with her car facing the street, when she accidentally began accelerating in reverse, striking the five children who were playing in the driveway. The car continued backing up and struck a corner of the garage.
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North Carolina Budget Director Art Pope and the Rev. William Barber of the North Carolina NAACP had a sharp, but respectful, exchange Monday in Raleigh, with Barber insisting that the Republican administration's policies have hurt African-Americans and the poor and Pope defending the administration.
Pope has been dubbed "The Knight of the Right" for his support of conservative causes, and Barber has led the opposition to the GOP agenda, including the Moral Monday protests that gathered steam last spring.
The two men faced each other Monday with cameras rolling as Barber handed Pope a letter and kept pushing Pope to meet with him.
Pope defended his company, Variety Wholesalers, which includes Maxway and Rose's stores.
"Do you realize over one third of our employees are African-American?" Pope asked Barber.
"And do you realize the policies you are supporting are hurting the very people who are spending their checks here?" Barber responded.
Pope said the administration policies were helping add jobs in the state. But Barber said Pope was supporting damaging policies such as cutting benefits to the unemployed.
Barber and his allies held a news conference urging Pope to renounce GOP initiatives approved by Gov. Pat McCrory and the legislature.
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Part of Mystic's appeal is its old-time ambiance. This former shipbuilding and whaling village is quintessential New England charm -- plenty of white steeple churches, clapboard buildings, cobblestone sidewalks, and weathered boats. During a long weekend, there's lots of time for sailing, swimming, and super-fresh seafood.
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Teradata Aster features Teradata Aster SQL-GR™ analytic engine which is a native graph processing engine for Graph Analysis across big data sets. Using this next generation analytic engine, organizations can easily solve complex business problems such as social network/influencer analysis, fraud detection, supply chain management, network analysis and threat detection, and money laundering.
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Teradata's revolutionary Teradata Aster SNAP Framework™ enables users to snap together multiple analytic engines and file stores with ease providing them with unmatched power and speed to delve deeply into data. The SNAP Framework includes the Integrated Optimizer and Executor, Unified SQL Interface, and Common Storage System and Services. SNAP Framework is designed to be standards-based, extensible & seamlessly integrates with existing IT infrastructures.
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Teradata Aster Discovery Portfolio provides a suite of ready-to-use functions applied from a familiar SQL interface for fast and easy discovery of business insights from big data. Discovery Portfolio provides four modules of functions: Data Acquisition Module, Data Preparation Module, Analytics Module, and Visualization Module.
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Aster Discovery Platform leads to higher customer retention by improving churn prediction and finding incremental customers at risk of churn. The telecommunications company can seamlessly combine pre-built Graph + Path + Text + Statistical Predictive Analysis available in the Aster Discovery Platform. By analyzing ALL data from all channels of interaction, the company gains a 360° view of its customers and identifies key patterns of behavior that lead to churn. Powered by these insights, the company can proactively reach out to save profitable at-risk customers.
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Erin Davie, Betsy Morgan and Kelli Barrett Will Bring to Life New Musicals at Yale Institute for Music Theatre
By Adam Hetrick
Erin Davie, Betsy Morgan, Ato Blankson-Wood, Kecia Lewis and Kelli Barrett have been cast in the Yale Institute for Music Theatre's summer developmental labs of The Last Queen of Canaan and Mrs. Hughes.
Presented June 4-16, the residency culminates in public readings of the new works. Mark Brokaw (Cinderella, The Lyons, Cry-Baby) serves as artistic director of the Yale Institute for Music Theatre, which was founded in 2008. A program of the School of Drama, the Yale Institute for Music Theatre seeks to develop the work of graduate and recent post-graduate students.
Here's a look at the titles and the casts:
The Last Queen of Canaan
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Musicals previously developed at the Yale Institute for Musical Theatre include Mighty Five's Infinite Funk Odyssey, Mortality Play, Maren of Vardø, Pregnancy Pact, The Profit of Creation, The Daughters, Stuck Elevator and the Andy Warhol musical POP!
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When it comes to Obamacare, one word has been cropping up lately…extension.
In this week's report on the Affordable Care Act and Illinois, Eric Greene has the good, and not so good news.
The rollout fiasco of Obamacare has forced the administration to push things back. The enrollment period has now been extended a week, to December 23.
Most insurance companies say they are confident they can get enrollees covered beginning January 1, 2014 but it is not known if all companies will take part in the new deadline.
Meanwhile, if you currently have a policy that you like, you have another year to hold onto it.
Following President Obama's announcement, Illinois and ten other states are allowing customers to renew health plans that do not meet the new ACA requirements but only through 2014.
This concerns Bill Shock of the Unland Companies in Pekin. He said it is forcing insurance companies to undo what they have already done.
"All state departments of insurance and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners properly pointed out that they're would be problems with that extension," he said. "Many insurance companies that had already sent out cancellation notices had already considered the impact of what they would need to do to comply with the law."
Shock said many, if not all, of those companies never bothered to set rates for those non-qualifying for 2014. What does this means for the policy-holder?
"The insurance companies are likely to increase rates on those plans if they extend them," he explained. "It's important that everybody pay attention to the mail, because if your plan is going to be extended by your insurance company, you should receive written notice."
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If a grape makes it into a bottle of Shafer wine, that means it's an Olympic medal winner of sorts.
That's how winemaker Elias Fernandez explains the rigors of being a Shafer grape.
"We spend the growing season getting things right in the vineyard — a lot of hours going vine by vine, whether it's pruning, leafing, fruit-thinning, to make sure that on the day of harvest the only fruit on the vine is the best of the best," he said.
Fernandez is the man behind our wine-of-the-week winner — the Shafer, 2010 Napa Valley Relentless, a syrah-based blend, at $72, well worth the splurge.
The Relentless is a supple blend that is absolutely striking. It has bold flavors of cherry, cassis and herbs, and it's buoyed by crisp acidity. It's meaty and leathery with a kick of spice — the very best that syrah has to offer. Pricey, yes, but irresistible.
The bottling is a blend of 96 percent syrah and 4 percent petite sirah, and the two varietals have great synergy.
"I think it's what both bring to the bottle — syrah has elegant aromatics and flavors, the classics are meatiness, black pepper and spice," Fernandez said. "Petite sirah is a little more rustic and brings deep color and mouth-filling tannins that give great aging potential."
It's finding the delicate balance that's the challenge, he said. "When you blend anything with syrah, the challenge is to complement it, to bring some new dimension to it without overwhelming it and losing the more delicate, elegant characters in syrah," Fernandez said. "We work hard to bring out the black-pepper character in syrah, so we don't want to mute those aromas."
Fernandez began working at Napa's Shafer Vineyards in 1984, right after he graduated from UC Davis. He became fascinated with wine when he was a student on campus.
"It was the friendships around wine that really got me hooked," Fernandez. "On Friday nights, I'd get together with my fellow students in winemaking studies and we'd pool our money and try the wines of the world. .


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A PENDLE minister is heading to South America to give a keynote speech and oversee spiritual work with physically and mentally disabled children.
The Rev Derek Oldham, Methodist minister at four Pendle churches, will spend 12 days in Uruguay in March with four of his colleagues from the Lancashire district.
He will walk 50 miles from Blackpool to Barnoldswick on February 8 and 9 to help to raise the £1,500 needed for the trip.
He said: "The Lancashire Methodist District has links with three countries – Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone and Uruguay.
"I have been asked to be the spiritual leader of a trip to Uruguay in March. We will spend time in Montevideo where we partly sponsor the Goodwill Institute.
"The institute helps physically and mentally disabled children and young adults, as there is not much in the way of facilities or treatment for them."
The group of five will also be shown different social projects that the Uruguayan Methodist Church is working on, and there will be keynote speakers at a two-day conference.
Mr Oldham is minister at Methodist churches in Barley and Laneshaw Bridge, and at St Andrew's, Barnoldswick, and St Peter's, Earby.
He said: "I have done a little bit of walking but it can be difficult to fit it in alongside my role in the church.
"I have booked this week off to try to get some training in and I have been doing seven or eight-mile walks. I will be walking back from Blackpool to Barnoldswick in 24 hours, arriving on February 9."
Uruguay was the first nation in Latin America to establish a welfare state, maintained through relatively high taxes on industry. Three years ago, a group of Uruguayan teenagers visited Pendle and Mr Oldham put one of the group up at his house.
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If 2011 was the year that South by Southwest Interactive grew up, 2012 may be when it decides it wants to don a suit and enter the corporate world -- or run off and join the Peace Corps.
On the day film lovers around the globe tuned in to find out this year's Oscar contenders, the world of cinema mourned the loss of one of its most respected figures.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is massive. Hundreds of members of the global film industry descend on Canada's "Queen City" each September to partake in the city's premiere cultural event. This year, more than 330 shorts and features from 65 countries were screened, and directors, actors and crew members from many of them were in town to promote their films.
A slew of stars - including Brad Pitt and Ryan Gosling - are heading to Canada
George Clooney's summer romance is heading into fall.
"The Tree of Life," an American film helmed by director Terrence Malick and starring Brad Pitt, took home the top prize Sunday at the Cannes film festival.
The Tree of Life star explains how his upbringing influenced his stern new movie role
The stars are set to flock to the south of France as the film festival opens Wednesday
The 64th annual Cannes Film Festival kicked off in high gear Wednesday along a sun-drenched French Riviera.
Elton John's fingers froze up midway through an outdoor performance following a screening of "The Union" last evening, the opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival. "Please excuse any wrong notes," he said to the crowd. "My hands are like ice!"
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The Ugly Betty star will wed her longtime boyfriend Ryan Piers Williams
As the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa, The Screening Room takes a closer look at representations of "the beautiful game" in cinema.
A clip from the documentary about the Italian PM's handling of the L'Aquila earthquake that's making waves at Cannes.
Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who has been imprisoned since March 1, was released from prison Tuesday.
CNN's Ivan Watson reports on the release of an Iranian filmmaker who's been jailed for nearly three months.
This month let The Screening Room be your guide to the Cannes Film Festival. Presenter Myleene Klass goes beyond the glamour and the glitz at the most important festival on the movie calendar. We rub shoulders with the creators of the next billion dollar blockbusters, arthouse auteurs and low budget bloggers. Directors such as Ridley Scott and Woody Allen will strut up the red-carpeted steps of the Palais. Oliver Stone talks global financial meltdown as his follow up to the 80s classic "Wall Street" premieres in Cannes. And Mick Jagger brings rock 'n' roll swagger to the Croisette. From Algeria to Russia, China to Iran, 18 films will battle for the top prize. The Screening Room will tell you who takes home the coveted Palme d'Or.
The actor, who's debuting Robin Hood at the film festival, suffered a soggy fashion faux pas years ago
Showbiz Tonight's Brooke Anderson tours the 63rd Cannes Film Festival as everyone awaits this year's biggest stars.
It's that time of year again: The annual Cannes film festival is poised to kick off more than a week of glamour, prestige, and of course, some of the best in international cinema.
The Screening Room travels to Cartagena in Colombia where Latin America's longest-running film festival turns 50.
Charlie Chaplin shorts to Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns this month The Screening Room focuses on film restoration.
Mohamed Al-Daradji has cut something of a lonely figure in Iraqi cinema over the past seven years.
Nigeria's Port Harcourt International Airport is buzzing with unusual activity. And perhaps for the first time it's not the departure hall that is attracting all of the attention.
The Screening Room Xtra visits Thessaloniki for the 50th anniversary of one of the world's oldest film festivals.
If Cannes Film Festival raises the curtain on the spectacle that is the movie awards season, then the fall festival circuit is the critical first act.
The Cannes Film Festival possesses a unique continental glamour of its own that has attracted the great and the good of film for decades. The sun-drenched beach setting is a perfect opportunity for stars to exhibit their style, be it on the sand or on the red carpet.
CNN's Ted Rowlands showcases at the latest highlights from the Sundance Film Festival.
Jeon Do-yeon won the Best Actress prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival for her performance in the South Korean film "Secret Sunshine." Celebrated in her native South Korea for her roles in melodramatic soap operas and independent films, Jeon is the first Asian to win this prestigious prize. South Korea's most famous actress joins Talk Asia to discuss her rise into renown and takes a stroll around the cultural neighborhood of Daehango in Seoul with host Anjali Rao.
As Hollywood stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz grace the red carpet at the 52nd London Film Festival, the UK's capital city shows it has become a thriving, creative hub for filmmaking.
Venice and Toronto Film Festivals
A mere film festival cannot compete with the Academy Awards' grip on the public imagination, but the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival (which begins Thursday) comes pretty close -- in part because it has become the first important bellwether for the onslaught of Oscar hopefuls.
The Screening Room Extra follows the unique Oscar winning Actress, Tilda Swinton across a very busy six months.
Robert Redford did it, so has Robert De Niro; now the latest actor to start a film festival is Tilda Swinton.
The star's short film, Eve, will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September
The Toronto Film Festival has been the launching pad for many an Academy Award-winning movie. "Ray," the gripping tale of legendary singer Ray Charles' rise to fame and his battle with drug addiction, was unveiled at the festival several years ago. So was "Crash," the gritty saga of racial and social strife in Los Angeles.
Here are a selection of clips from some of the latest movies to come out of Australia -- a country set to become a global over-achiever in the movie-making field.
"Yes, I misspoke. I could not be more regretful," she says in a statement
The backlash in China against Sharon Stone continued as the Shanghai International Film Festival said the American actress was not welcome at this year's event
ITN's Nicholas Glass previews the mix offerings at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
The first Le Festival de Cannes opened September 1, 1939, an attempt to extend the tourist season and bring a little film flash to the little French Riviera town.
The world's oldest film festival celebrates its 75th anniversary
Marketplace Middle East takes a look at why the Middle East is becoming an attractive location for Hollywood film productions.
Never before have film stars had so many opportunities to pose for the paparazzi. The cinematic diary is crammed full of festivals. Now there's a new one in Abu Dhabi.
The Venice Film Festival opens its 75th anniversary edition Wednesday with an all-world premiere competition for the coveted Golden Lion, a cascade of stars including George Clooney and Keira Knightley, and its share of international controversy.
A happy, healthy birthday to Roger Ebert, America's movie critic
Wait until you see what is about to happen to you," says Harvey Weinstein, sitting in the back seat of a midnight-blue Peugeot, car No. 3 in a nine-vehicle motorcade. The procession is inching down La Croisette, the seaside boulevard that meanders through Cannes on the French Riviera. Tonight it is lined on both sides with fans hoping to catch a glimpse of celebrities en route to the premiere of Michael Moore's "Sicko."
A searing abortion drama from Romania takes the festival's top prize, while the Americans are largely ignored
It's almost impossible, but here's a look at two of the Festival favorites
Start with the romance and allure of the French Riviera, the warm weather of an evening in late May infused with the smell of blooming jasmine, add a lineup of air-kissing international movie stars, directors, and film-makers, and voila! The 60th Cannes Film Festival gets under way.
We've come to the south of France to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Cannes -- the most famous film festival of them all.
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Angelina Jolie has filed legal papers to change the name of her newly adopted son to Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt.
In just five years Tribeca has joined the likes of Cannes, Venice and Berlin as one of the world's most prestigious film festivals.
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Actor Pierce Brosnan and director Terry Gilliam will be among other high-profile judges at this year's TCM Classic Shorts film competition.
Barry and Robin Gibb, two-thirds of the Bee Gees, reunited on stage for a Miami charity concert, their first performance since the death of brother Maurice three years ago.
"Jane Lloyd," a four-minute film that tells its story without the use of dialogue, won top honors Wednesday at the TCM Classic Shorts competition.
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"Shrek," the tale of a lovable green ogre, was one of the biggest movies of the last several years. And its sequel was equally successful.
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Some movies win Academy Awards. Others win film festival prizes. But this week, a movie has won the most coveted prize of all -- the political Play of the Week.
Michael Moore couldn't have asked for a better buildup to "Fahrenheit 9/11," the anti-Bush flick expected to break box office records for a documentary, if he had tried. That's assuming, of course, he isn't trying.
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Katherine M. Adler, DHA, FACHE
Associate Dean of Academic Success and Assessment.
Katherine Adler is the Associate Dean for Assessment and Student Success at the School of Health Management (SHM). She began teaching for SHM in 2006, became the Program Chair for Health Administration in 2009, and became the Associate Dean in 2012.
Dr. Adler holds a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration and Leadership from the Medical University of South Carolina. She has more than 25 years of varied experience in the not-for-profit health care industry, spending the bulk of her career working at safety-net hospitals in urban Detroit.
During her tenure in administrative roles, Dr. Adler worked closely with physicians in medicine and surgery, having direct oversight of those departments and subspecialties, and gained extensive knowledge in public health, epidemiology, social and behavioral sciences, and environmental health sciences. Through her formal training and work, Dr. Adler has a strong background in health services administration as well as public health. She is a patient advocate, understands the plight of the underserved and underinsured, and has worked to incorporate patient-centered care into the curriculum with the understanding that prevention and whole person care are the key to a healthy community and society.
Letha D. Williams, PhD
Chair & Associate Professor
Letha Williams is an associate professor in the School of Health Management at A.T. Still University. She received her PhD in organization and management with a specialization in leadership from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minn., in 2005. She joined ATSU in 2010 and serves on university, dissertation, and professional committees. Her primary research interest is in leadership ethics.
Lihua Dishman, MBA
Assistant Professor
Lihua Dishman earned an MBA in finance, business, and economics from Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich., and a BS in statistics and economics from Shanghai University of Finance & Economics in Shanghai, China.
Dishman has nearly 27 years teaching experience with traditional and non-traditional graduate and undergraduate degree programs in managerial finance, statistics, research methodology, and more. She has delivered courses in 100% online, residential, and hybrid modalities. In addition, she has nearly two decades of global financial management experience. Her expertise includes global corporate treasury, global capital markets, and more.
Dishman led the structure and issuance of multi-billion dollar asset-backed securities within a global treasury group. As lead auditor for a multinational corporation, she successfully completed high profile and strategically critical international assignments. She was a consultant of global corporate finance with a Fortune 10 company for nearly five years following more than six years in private investment banking and institutional asset consulting.
As a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Detroit, her research interests include financial impact of healthcare reform on healthcare providers, healthcare cost effectiveness of promoting health well-beling at workplaces, and how to invest donor assets prudently in not-for-profit healthcare systems.
John W. Fick, EdD, FACHE
Associate Professor
John Fick is an associate professor at ATSU's School of Health Management. He received his EdD in educational leadership with a focus on higher education administration from Argosy University, Sarasota, Fla., in 2007, and a MS degree with a specialization in community health services from the School of Medicine, Wayne State University (1983). Dr. Fick joined ATSU as an adjunct faculty member in 2007 and in 2009 became a full-time faculty member in the Health Administration program. At ATSU, has served on the curriculum committee and currently serves on the new faculty hiring committee.
Dr. Fick's research interests include adult learners and online learning. He is board-certified in healthcare management and is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has served as a fellow of ACEHSA (now CAHME) and was recently awarded the 2010 Distinguished Faculty Award by ACHE Regent in Mich., as well as nominated in 2010 for Faculty of the Year by students in the M.H.A. program at ATSU.
Shanna Barnett, DrPH, MBA
Dr. Barnett holds a doctoral degree in Public Health from the University of Texas School Of Public Health Houston, a master's degree in Business Administration from Texas Woman's University, and a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Wyoming. She comes to ATSU with over 12 years of health care administration experience. She specializes in managing clinical trials and large prospective studies involving underserved populations. Dr. Barnett served as the Associate Director of Research Planning and Development for the Department of Health Disparities Research at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for over a decade. She is currently the manager and lead consultant of Wrangler Consulting LLC, a firm specializing in grant applications assistance and budgeting for both academics and community organizations. Dr. Barnett grew up in Wyoming and now lives in Texas. In addition to her work at Wrangler Consulting and ATSU, Shanna works in her local community and enjoys reading, international travel and helping animals find "forever homes".
Kristin H. Darby, MBA, CPA, CFE, CHCIO
Kristin Darby serves as Chief Information Officer and Vice President for the Northeast Region for Tenet Healthcare Corporation, overseeing the region's Information Technology and Informatics for the hospitals, population health services and outpatient centers. Dallas based Tenet is the third largest publicly traded healthcare organization in the U.S. operating 77 hospitals and over 173 outpatient centers in ten states.
Darby holds a bachelor's degree with dual majors in Accounting and Management Information Systems at University of South Florida and an MBA from Henley Business School in Oxfordshire, England. Darby is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Healthcare CIO and Six Sigma Green Belt. She was recognized in 2013 as CIO of the Year by the Boston Business Journal (BBJ) and Mass High Tech, 2010 by the BBJ as Top 40 Under 40 and she is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow.
Darby began her career in the healthcare industry in 1994 as an accountant focused on physician office management and financial services. She joined Fresenius Medical Care in 1996, as an accountant and auditor before transitioning into the field of Information Technology in 1998. Darby's role as a national IT Director included responsibilities for the IT function at over 2,000 outpatient medical facilities and approximately 300 acute locations. In 2009, Darby joined Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions as the Chief Information Officer, VP of Information Solutions. In 2012, Darby joined Vanguard Health Systems which later merged with Tenet Healthcare Corporation.
Rita Dichele, MA, MHA
Rita Dichele is an adjunct instructor who facilitates classes in health administration and geriatric health. Dichele is in the dissertation phase of her doctoral studies. She is enrolled in the School of Public Service Leadership and has principally focused her research studies on the aging process. Her dissertation topic is on senior center leadership and aging successfully. Dichele also has a master's in health administration from A.T. Still University and a master's in counseling from St. Joseph College in West Hartford, Conn.
Dichele's work history comprises more than 25 years in the field of human services where she served in many capacities working with diversified individuals in non-profit agencies, municipality and state governments, and the insurance and healthcare industries. Currently she works in the area of geriatric health where she serves on three boards of directors: Council on Aging, Elder Services, and the Cultural Council. She teaches several classes to older adults who attend senior centers on topics related to current events, women studies, and history. She is also a certified Medicare/Medicaid benefit counselor. Dichele writes professionally and is a featured blog writer for www.ecarediary.com, an educational website designed for the caregiver.
Dichele's research interests include grief work, aging successfully, and geriatric mental health.
Steven J. Frank, MPP, ACC
Steve is founder and Chief Motivational Officer of evolution360° personal & business coaching. Steve coaches his clients around goal setting, work-life balance, transition, leadership and team dynamics. Using his 22 years of combined marketing, branding and coaching experience working in both the public and private sectors, as well as lessons he learned from coaching athletes, and would be athletes, to complete 100+ mile bicycle rides for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Steve helps his clients to create personal and professional successes while enjoying the biggest endurance event there is - Life. Believing that truly sustainable change is change that evolves, Steve works with his clients not only to help them get greater clarity around their goals—big and small—but also to achieve them, one revolution of "their wheel" at a time. As a motivational speaker, Steve has presented on personal branding, goal setting career transition and being the leader, not the manager, of your life.
Steve holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University where, legend has it he was the first student to double major in Economics and Sociology. Steve completed his professional coach training at the International Coach Academy and has earned the designation of Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. Steve's research interests are in the areas of goal setting, emotional intelligence, leadership and transition.
Randy Kearns, DHA
Randy Kearns is the Program Director for the North Carolina Burn Surge Disaster Program and Coordinates the delivery of various medical disaster preparedness programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Kearns began his career as an EMT, Paramedic, Rescue Technician and Firefighter and later served in various leadership roles in Emergency Management, EMS and Hospital Administration. Dr. Kearns has 35+ years of experience in emergency services including response to 16 disasters where a Federal Disaster Declaration was in place.
Dr. Kearns continues active disaster roles with several of the more recent including serving as a FEMA Reservist in response to the 2004 Florida Hurricanes in the Mitigation Division, Field Hospital Incident Command for an EMAC Deployment to Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and later with FEMA Individual Assistance in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Most recently, Dr. Kearns served as a Reservist for FEMA Operations following the 2011 Georgia Tornadoes and with NC State Medical Response System Operations in support of the Democratic National Convention 2012.
Dr. Kearns' research, presentations and publications include efforts related to medical disaster preparedness, burn care and burn injury management, EMS response and operations, and general disaster preparedness for healthcare systems.
Dr. Kearns holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Services with a concentration in Disaster Management from Thomas Edison State College, a Master of Science in Administration with a Certificate in Healthcare Administration from Central Michigan University and a Doctorate of Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Kearns is a Certified Emergency Manager through the International Association of Emergency Managers since the program began in 1993 and held a paramedic credential for 25+ years before retiring in 2006.
Larry E. Leaming, DHA, FACHE
Larry E. Leaming is an experienced rural hospital administrator, educator, and researcher with more than 35 years of healthcare experience. His experience extends from the front lines of patient care as a registered respiratory therapist and various management positions to chief executive officer for five small rural hospitals in Nebraska, Colorado, and New Mexico. He is recognized for his dedication to rural health and for contributions in strategic planning, marketing, leadership development, and performance improvement.
Dr. Leaming is a board certified healthcare executive and fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He holds a master's degree in healthcare administration from Central Michigan University and a doctor of health administration from the Medical University of South Carolina. His research interests include rural health leadership, hospital governance, and telemedicine.
Dan Leask, BSc, MBA, ACC
Dan Leask is an adjunct professor for ATSU's School of Health Management. Dan coaches business professionals, to identify and develop their strengths, through alignment with their true purpose, passion and skills. His company, Emerald Compass, assists clients in transforming themselves, through enhancing their careers in strategic directions. Dan utilizes personality assessments and mind-mapping, to create a foundation for both individuals and groups, to assist in their professional development.
Dan's career includes 26 years experience in Engineering, Purchasing and Employee Development, in both the United States and Canada. He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and an MBA, with focus on Strategic Management, from Davenport University. Dan is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation and is certified in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. Dan serves on the Board for the Professional Coaches Association of Michigan and works as a career development coach with Wayne State University.
Don MacLean, MBA
Don MacLean began his professional career in 1965 at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York working in respiratory therapy. In 1975 he completed his associates degree in respiratory therapy and also holds a bachelors degree in health administration and an MBA MacLean has worked in the IT field since 1998. He began adjunct teaching in the late 1990s and taught his first online courses while working on a second master's degree in 2002. He currently works in a community hospital IT department, teaches online undergrad economics and UOP, and the healthcare information systems course at ATSU.
Mary Mantei, BS, MA
Mary's 32 years of combined experience as a teacher leader, mentor, athletic coach and consultant provide a natural and sound foundation for her current work as an Executive Educational Leadership and Life Coach. Mary earned her BS in Education from Oakland University in Rochester, MI, her MA in Education from Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, MI, and her coach training from Breakthrough Enterprises, Rapid City, SD. She earned her designation as Professional Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. After teaching middle school students for 18 years, Mary consulted with school districts across the United States and with American International Schools to create developmentally responsive schools for young adolescents. She then worked with the Michigan Coalition of Essential Schools as the program director for Real Reading in the Middle, an integrated Language Arts/Social Studies literacy program for middle school students. She also served as a Leadership Coach for Michigan Schools in the Middle, guiding leadership teams and school leaders in their school improvement initiatives.
Mary's research interests are in the area of communication; specifically regarding how we manage the polarities of face-to-face communication and digital communication and the impact it has on our personal and professional lives both locally and globally.
Nancy P. Mathias, MS, ACC
Nancy P. Mathias founded Focus Leadership Developement LLC in 2006 and Community Catalyst Group in 2010, each dedicated to building human and community capacity through coaching and organizational development programs and serves, strategic visioning, and planning consultation. Nancy is also an adjunct professor with ATSU's School of Health Management and a Wayne State University career coach for WSU Executive and Professional Development projects.
Nancy is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF;, received the Leadership Development Certificate from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business; trained as a co-active coach through the Coaches Training Institute; received her MS in physiology from Eastern Michigan University; and her BS in microbiology from University of Michigan. Nancy is a member and director on the the Board for the Professional Coaches Association of Michigan; member of INFORUM, a professional women's alliance in Michigan; leader of the INFORUM Birmingham Affinity Group; and member of Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce.
Susan Miedzianowski, MSA, BSN
Susan Miedzianowski holds a BSN from the University of Detroit, a MSA in administration with a focus in healthcare from Central Michigan University, and a PhD in human services from Capella University with a specialization in gerontology. Miedzianowski has worked in healthcare for more than 40 years in various positions including hands on nursing, chemotherapy administration, reimbursement, receivables management, a consultant and business manager at Karmanos Cancer Institute. Miedzianowski has spent the last 10 years teaching the business of healthcare to those who will assume leadership positions in the future.
Keith Y. Shah, PhD, MBA, MHRD
As a team member and corporate executive for BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina for the past twelve years, Dr. Shah leads a department dedicated to performance-related consulting and strategic planning with a focus on new business and executive development. Previously, he was a business analyst for Greenville Hospital Systems.
Dr. Shah has taught graduate courses in economics, accounting, finance, human resources and strategic planning for A.T. Still Health Sciences University, for the College of Health and Human Services at Clemson University, and for both the Moore School of Business and the School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina.
Dr. Shah has a BA in Operations Management from Drexel University, an MHRD and an MBA from Clemson University, and a PhD in Health Services Policy and Management from the University of South Carolina. His research on international health care trends was influential in the development of a business model for successful global access of health care services.
JoNeil Smith, RN, BSN, MBA, DM
Along with being an adjunct faculty member at ATSU, Dr. Smith is a Senior Director and Faculty member with the Advisory Board Company Talent Development Division. She delivers workshops and research presentations at leading hospitals and health care organizations across the United States. In addition to teaching, she provides guidance to executive teams on curriculum planning, accountability for learning application, and leadership culture.
Dr. Smith works with a diverse range of audiences – large and small groups of every level from executives to frontline staff, across all disciplines from nursing to IT – to build leadership capacity and achieve measurable outcomes on critical performance objectives. She specializes in helping organizations unleash the potential of frontline staff, by empowering them to identify and lead improvement initiatives.
Dr. Smith brings over thirty years of clinical and leadership experience. Her areas of expertise include leadership, coaching, surgical and emergency services, recruitment and retention, union-management relations, and managing disruptive behavior, with her doctoral research focusing on horizontal violence in the workplace.
Prior to joining the Advisory Board Company in 2006, Dr. Smith served in a number of clinical and management positions in hospital settings, including McLaren Regional Medical Center in McLaren, MI.
Dr. Smith holds a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix, a Masters of Business Administration from Baker College, and a Bachelors of Science, Nursing from University of Michigan. She received her Diploma of Nursing from Hurley School of Nursing in Flint, MI.
Dr. Smith lives in a small town north of Detroit and is an avid gardener. As a 21-year survivor of Breast Cancer, Dr. Smith is active in the Relay for Life and speaks at cancer survivor celebrations. She works with young women in the International Order of Job's Daughters and chairs a Long Range Planning Committee for Job's Daughters International.
Cande Tschetter, PhD
Cande Tschetter is an executive, educator, and veteran communicator experienced in business, academia, and client management. She is known for producing results-driven and award-winning campaigns utilizing a diverse background in market research, planning, and execution. As a highly-skilled project manager, she is an innovative problem-solver, motivational leader, and respected adjunct professor at A.T. Still University, Central Michigan University, and Baker College.
Change management and career transition are areas of additional expertise. Dr. Cande has conducted research into women's career development and transition among mid-life women to careers considered to hold more purpose by the individuals. She now coaches individuals who seek career transformation and business leaders challenged to transform organizations to meet the demands of the 21st century.
Accredited by the Public Relations Society of America, she earned a PhD in business, concentrating on organization and management. She also holds a Master of Science degree in administration and a bachelor's degree in community development and public administration from Central Michigan University.
Jay Wright, CPA, CFE
Jay E. Wright is a seasoned healthcare finance and accounting professional with over 15 years of experience in the field. He has worked as a senior level manager in both for-profit and not-for-profit facilities, in addition to providing strategic planning and financial oversight to home health agencies and physician practices. He entered the educational field full-time in 2005 and has extensive experience working with a diverse group of students in an on line environment. Wright is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant, and is nationally accredited as a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Over the last 10 years, Mr. Wright completed a Masters of Accountancy degree at Liberty University, as well as a Masters of Business Administration degree with Old Dominion University. He stays abreast of changes in the areas of healthcare accounting and finance, healthcare information systems, and healthcare economic policy. He is midterm in the completion of a PhD degree with a specialization in healthcare management and accounting. Research-wise, he has a strong interest in the relationships that exist between various types of entities and their propensity to engage in fraudulent billing activities. In addition, he has an interest in the relationships between financial performance and changing healthcare laws affecting existing hospital systems and physician practices.
Shannon Wills, PhD
Shannon Wills earned her BA at St. Mary's College in Orchard Lake, Mich., in the social sciences and continued to Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich., for her PhD in molecular biology and genetics with a minor in community medicine. After graduating with her doctorate, she worked as a clinical research associate at William Beaumont Hospital, in Royal Oak, Mich., with the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program and the Cancer Clinical Trials Office.
Dr. Wills' post-doctoral research began and continues with breast cancer survivorship in the clinical setting, and she is currently conducting a clinical trial for patients with stage IIIB and IV NSCLC and cancer or treatment related weight loss, as well as working on a project to elucidate the clinical factors that lead to malignant transformation in the esophagus in patients with Barrett's esophagus. She has worked in a clinical research setting for more than 10 years, including her pre-doctoral work, and has instructed the Hematology/Oncology Fellows in their research for five years at William Beaumont Hospital.
Susan Young, DHA, MSA, RN
Susan Young holds a doctorate in healthcare administration and leadership from the Medical University of South Carolina and a master's in science, health administration from Central Michigan University. With more than 30 years in the healthcare industry, she has extensive experience in clinical nursing, hospital administration, disease management, healthcare IT system development, and quality management and regulatory guidance for the Hawaii Healthcare Association.
Dr. Young's research interest is in cultural differences and the effect on delivering and perception of healthcare. In addition, she has incorporated the cultural perceptions of healthcare when delivering testimony on healthcare issues for the state of Hawaii.
Jackie Trepanier, MBA, ACC
Jackie Trepanier is an adjunct professor for ATSU's School of Health Management and a leading coach and voice of today's accomplished professionals. As an executive coach, she works one on one with those ready to develop a plan for the next chapter of their businesses, careers, and lives. Jackie has honed the development of countless leaders and emerging professionals. She believes coaching to be a powerful tool that allows individuals to boost their existing talents, access untapped reservoirs of potential, and create breakthroughs for themselves and their organizations. Seeing others reach their full potential soon became a passion - and ultimately her life's mission - with Cultivated Coaching, founded in 2009.Jackie's career spans Project Management, Human Resources, and Business Operations. She holds a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA, with emphasis in Management from Wayne State University. Jackie trained as a Co-Active Coach through the Coaches Training Institute. She is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation. She is also a member of the Professional Coaches Association of Michigan (PCAM).
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One of my biggest gripes with the US Education system is why students "must" take Algebra when most of them will never have to use it. Instead all High Schools should have Financial courses where students can learn how to understand finances and handle money and even taxes. Unfortunately, not all parents know enough about finances to teach their children how to handle money. It does no good to be fortunate enough to get a good paying job if you are broke all the time because you have no idea how to budget your paycheck and even learn to save a bit for emergency or unexpected problems.
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Schmucker Rentals, Tecumseh (Pontoon Package Available) in Indian Lake
- bedrooms 2
- baths 1
- sleeps 6
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Tecumseh Island
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Nice, Clean, and Great Location are a few of the biggest reasons why most all of our guests have returned for the past 11 years. Our cottage guestbook is filled with pages and pages of outstanding reviews on this property.
Tecumseh rental is a beautiful home located on Tecumseh Island's main channel (not a back water channel) with 180 feet of waterfront. It offers a large boat house
with an electrical lift. There is 30 feet additional docking space
along the side channel. Enjoy sunsets down the main channel from the
point of this corner lot. A swim ladder is on the point of the
property for cooling off on the hot summer days and nights.
This 12th year rental has two bedrooms with a queen size bed in each
and one full bath. A full size futon bed is available in the living
room. Our house has been completely upgraded with new appliances,
tile flooring, and carpet. The furnished screened porch is a
relaxing place to end each day of your Indian Lake vacation.
Enjoy great fishing off the point of the property.
This house is at the end of a private drive, and off the main island road.
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property availability
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Last modified on 08-27-2014 at 8:23 PM.
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Lowell & Carolyn Schmucker 614-205-8036
house rental amenities
.Central heat & air conditioning
.Cable TV
.Gas grill
.Washer and dryer
.Dish washer
.Covered car port
.Large outdoor brick patio
.Corn Hole game
.Fire pit
.Fully furnished kitchen
.Great fishing off the point
.Boat launch 1/4 mile away
.Indoor wood burning fire place
.Wireless Internet
Pontoon Rental: 2013 Sun Chaser 8520 Cruise with 90hp. Check for availability.
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Rent our 2013 Sun Chaser 8520 Cruise with 90hp during you stay.
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Spring 2014: Call or email about our Spring weekend rate with the pontoon.
2014 Summer Rates:
May 23 to June 27 $1300
June 27 to August 8 $1500
August 8 to Sept 5 $1300
The maximum number of overnight guests is limited to six (6) persons. We will not rent to vacationing students or singles under 25 years of age unless accompanied by an adult guardian or parent.
Pontoon is not included in the above rates.
Lowell & Carolyn Schmucker 614-205-8036
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MOUNT ARLINGTON, N.J. (AP) - Three men were treated for hypothermia after their canoe capsized in a northern New Jersey lake.
Mount Arlington police tell the Daily Record of Parsippany that it's not clear what caused the accident or why the men decided to take the canoe out on Lake Hopatcong early Monday.
The canoe apparently capsized around 3 a.m., plunging the three men into the frigid water. All three were able to quickly swim to shore, though, and they soon returned to a nearby home where 1 of them lives.
The three men were treated at a hospital and released later Monday.
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Signpost panto back in town (From This is The West Country)
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6:00pm Sunday 19th January 2014 in Devon
THE performers are ready for the traditional Signpost panto in Tiverton.
Aladdin, the nation's second favourite pantomime behind Cinderella, is coming to town.
Like most pantos it is a rags to riches tale in which good triumphs over evil and everyone lives happily after – with laughs on the way.
The pantomime, written and directed by Andrew Lockyer, is the Signpost Club's 69th performance.
Tickets for the panto at the New Hall on Wednesday, January 22, and Saturday, February 1, are on sale from Twyford Photography and Print in Bampton Street, Tiverton. Phone: 01884- 254818.
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The Many Lives of Michael Rush, Director of the Eli and Edyth Broad Art Museum
The Eli and Edyth Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, in Lansing, Mich., is set to open on Saturday, Nov. 10., and City Pulse, an alternative newspaper in the city, just published hefty profiles of many of the museum's top administrators. They're all good, long reads, but the portion on the Broad's director, Michael Rush, is particularly interesting. Read More


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Gary Martin received word from his literary agent that his book Professor Thyme's Timeless Tales: Revenge Of The Sargasso Sea Ogre was bought by a publisher on the same day he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Martin had always wanted to write, but only began to write in earnest fifteen years ago. His soap opera series ran on Mark Cuban's "Audio Net", and his motion picture "The Benign" has been in release about a year.
Professor Thyme's Timeless Tales is the first of a series of six books that Martin will write. He writes under the named H.I. Pennebaker and sometimes finds it hard to separate Martin and Pennebaker. You can find more information on Gary Martin and his work at www.tymetimelesstales.com.
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A Completely New Way to Think About Weight Loss
April 1, 2010 at 9:54 am , by Julie Bain
Favoring fat over carbs at breakfast may help you avoid cravings later—and maybe even lose weight, says a fascinating new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
It may also prevent metabolic syndrome, that nasty bunch of symptoms including abdominal fat and high cholesterol that can lead to cardiovascular disease. At least it does in mice. But from what I've seen in nutritional studies of mice and rats, they behave pretty much like we do when it comes to eating.
The mice who were fed a higher-fat breakfast pretty much maintained their weight, but the carb-breakfast little guys got fat and developed the signs of metabolic syndrome. The researchers say starting with fat seems to turn on your ability to metabolize fat efficiently and also allows for metabolism of other kinds of foods throughout the day. But starting with carbs seems to turn on your carb metabolism and it just keeps going so you crave more more more. (You know that feeling!)
I'm not a fan of restrictive low-carb diets. While they have been proven to work in the short term, they make you feel sluggish and are almost impossible to maintain in the long run. But this research on the timing of when you eat or don't eat carbs is a whole new way of thinking about it.
I've been craving carbs lately myself, and a few pounds have crept up. So here's what I'm going to try as my own personal experiment: For one week I will have a relatively high-fat breakfast and no carbs before noon. That's the only change I'll make in my habits and will record how it makes me feel, what I crave or don't crave and how it affects my weight. I'll report back next Thursday.
Want to try it with me? One of my favorite low-carb breakfast foods is no-crust quiche. The South Beach diet version is popular, but I adapt it by using real eggs, real cheese and adding diced red bell pepper or mushrooms and sometimes a little diced ham or bacon. Why not, if it works for the mice? You can freeze the mini quiches, then warm up one or two in the microwave each morning.
Who wants to do this with me?
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Categories: Health, Ladies' Lounge | Tags: Carbs versus Fats, Low-Carb Diets, Metabolic Syndrome, South Beach Diet, weight loss | 17 Comments
17 Responses to "A Completely New Way to Think About Weight Loss"
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Written on April 1, 2010 at 4:30 pm, by Catherine
Does this mean we have to stop Bagel Wednesdays?
Written on April 11, 2010 at 9:18 pm, by Jen
Moderation is key. If you are totally craving something, you should have it…just account for it. I find that if I feel deprived, I end up pigging out and sabotaging myself.
I have lost 50 pounds over the last 2 years, and I have done it by watching my calories, eating less processed foods and getting in some kind of exercise every day.
I usually walk 20 minutes every day and I wear SmartSole exercise insoles http://www.smartsole.com. They are body toning insoles similar to Reebok Easytone that help you burn extra calories while you walk or work out as well as tone and tighten. I read about them on my weight watchers board and the code ww10 gives you a 10% discount.
I also try not to eat after 8 pm at night.
Written on April 20, 2010 at 11:37 am, by kjhart
I'd love to give this experiment a try with you. What recipes do you recommend for someone who doesn't care much for eggs (real or subsitute)?
Written on April 20, 2010 at 1:47 pm, by Candy
I've lost 90lbs over the past two years just watching calories, and I am more successful in control over my daily caloric intake if my breakfast is higher in fat and protein than if I eat carbs.
Written on April 20, 2010 at 2:18 pm, by kjhart
90lbs! WOW! Good for you. Can I ask what you eat for breakfast that's low in carbs? I was thinking protein shakes; maybe even with 2% milk to bump up the fat content, but I think they have a lot of carbs. I really don't care much for eggs. Any ideas?
Written on April 20, 2010 at 2:21 pm, by Julie Bain
For those of you who don't like eggs, nuts and cheese are the way to go. I love really fresh, raw walnuts and almonds (keep them in the fridge). I'll eat a good handful for breakfast, sometimes with a mozzarella string cheese or sometimes mixed in with part-skim ricotta mixed with a little Truvia for sweetness. And don't forget some no-sugar veggie juice, too! Some people even have things like smoked salmon with cream cheese stuffed into celery. Why not?
Written on April 20, 2010 at 2:29 pm, by Candy
@Kjhart: For breakfast, it varies, but I will eat bacon and cheese, wrapped with a multi-grain tortilla and a piece of dark chocolate. Or I will eat an "Oatmeal to go" bar with a side of bacon, and a piece of dark chocolate. Another breakfast item I have is turkey, roasted peppers and shredded cheese wrapped in a leaf of lettuce (two of these), and again the dark chocolate. Sweets are part of my life, and I'm not giving them up. It's all about moderation. Protein shakes are good, but I'm one who'd rather eat my calories than sip them through a straw.
Written on April 21, 2010 at 11:19 am, by Wendy
This is the recommendation from Jay Cooper's book, "The Body Code" at least 10 years ago. Not really "new." AND it works.
Written on April 21, 2010 at 8:02 pm, by Billie Davis
Since I already have TWO stents, all of the above foods mentioned are expressly forbidden. My diet is for 150mg of cholesterol or less per day, 1 egg is too much. Cheese is OUT of the question entirely! Bacon and ham have too much salt for my recommended 2g daily. Any OTHER suggestions?
Written on April 22, 2010 at 8:04 am, by Julie Bain
Billie: This is just an experiment based on one study and is just for healthy people. If you have a health condition you should talk to your doctor before trying anything different. However, cutting down on simple carbs and sugar is a worthy pursuit for your heart, as several new studies show excess sugar contributes to heart disease risks. But if you should avoid fats for your heart, it may not be a good idea to try this. You could probably still have nuts for breakfast, maybe with fat-free unsweetened yogurt (which you can sweeten with some artificial sweetener like Truvia). But still, I'd talk to your doc before undertaking anything "experimental" in your diet. I wish you well!
Written on June 29, 2010 at 10:14 am, by MaryAnn Behrens
Well?! Would LOVE to know how this experiment worked for those who tried it! Please post your results!
Thanks in advance
Written on June 29, 2010 at 12:21 pm, by Julie Bain
Thanks for your interest in this fascinating new research. I did write two follow-up blogs, both on my own progress and on that of the study author herself. They can be found here: http://www.lhj.com/blogs/ladieslounge/2010/04/08/an-easier-way-to-lose-weight/ and here: http://www.lhj.com/blogs/ladieslounge/2010/05/19/more-on-the-new-way-to-think-about-weight-loss/
I've stuck with the general idea of the program and have kept off my six-pound weight loss. Cheers!
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The developer who was considering investing millions to renovate the Prince Charles Hotel in downtown Fayetteville said Monday his efforts will not continue.
On Monday David Levinson said a feasibility study showed him the cost of renovations would be too high. He said the study found that while the building on Hay Street was abandoned thieves stole more than $2 million in copper and other valuables such as electric, plumbing and fixtures.
Levinson said he expected to spend about $4.5 million in renovations, but the theft pushed the cost to around $7 million.
Levinson had hoped to convert the hotel into a building of micro-condominiums and office space. He said he had already spent money not only on the feasibility study but on marketing plans to get the project off the ground.
The hotel is one of the tallest buildings in downtown Fayetteville, and it is a noticeable landmark. It will likely go up for auction for a new buyer.
The building is currently controlled by a bankruptcy reorganization, which involves Levinson and the most recent owner who filed for bankruptcy.
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Impact: SOHH Exclusive: Director Of New B.I.G. Doc Shines Light On The Rapper's Fallen Crew
Wednesday, Jul 4, 2007 12:00AM
With this year marking the tenth anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.\'s passing, director April Maiya has decided to document the aftermath and impact of his death on his Junior M.A.F.I.A. crew. SOHH recently caught up with Maiya to talk about the film, the void that B.I.G. left behind, and the demise of Brooklyn\'s "First Family."
The documentary entitled, Life After Death: The Movie hopes to shed light on the infamous shooting outside of New York\'s Hot 97 studios that lead to both Lil Kim and Damion "D-Roc" Butler serving prison sentences.
"Basically, it\'s a poorly kept secret that D-Roc always kept a video camera with him when he was with Big. It was kinda his own personal diary. I don\'t think he ever meant to release the tapes," said Maiya. "He contacted me and wanted to straighten out the story [concerning the shooting] because it was making Kim look dumb, like she lied for no reason and was making Gutter and D-Roc just look like criminals. To this day, nobody knows why [Lil\'] Cease took the stand against them. He was telling press that he didn\'t tell the police anything they didn\'t already know but D-Roc and Gutter are in jail for a shooting that there was no weapon for."
Having to sift through over 100 hours of never before seen footage that she received from D-Roc into a 90 minute film was no easy task. Along with footage of Biggie and the crew, the movie also features footage of others close to the slain rapper including Diddy, Jay-Z, Missy Elliot and Mary J. Blige.
"People have been basically recycling the same images and footage of Big for the last ten years and that\'s no accident. That\'s because D-Roc and Ms. Wallace never released anything else. They always felt that people exploited Big."
"I tried to show them as a crew, how they lived together, laughed together, made money together and the second half is the reality of what happened," she explained. "A lot of people saw them as like the first family of Brooklyn. I found that the way that the story ended in the movie, everybody\'s character came out in the footage through expressions, side comments, not really like here are your villains and here are your heroes. The story is a very tragic story but the footage is not. People ask, \'Is this something from Biggie?\' But it\'s literally supposed to be the life after his death and what the people left behind did over the years. It\'s really unique, the footage can\'t lie."
Fans of the late great Frank White can also expect another film, The Notorious B.I.G.: The Lost Tapes. Directed by Maiya and executive produced by Voletta Wallace, it\'s also on deck to be released in late 2008. That film, Maiya says, will be a celebration of the rapper\'s life and a candid, behind-the-scenes look at the person that not many got a chance to see.
"We\'ve all heard enough about his death, same as with Tupac, now it\'s time to celebrate his life. I think it will remind people in New York about what made hip-hop great in New York at that time."
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CATEGORIES Drama, Horror, Independent, Home Entertainment, Fantastic Fest, Cinematical Indie, Features, CinematicalThe first time Lucky McKee and Angela Bettis got together, it was in the service of a project called May, a stellar little horror flick that I've been forcing on people since I saw it several years back. The film was well-regarded enough to earn Mr. McKee a spot on the roster during Master of Horror's inaugural season -- and the guy stuck with what works. He hired Ms. Bettis (again) and they delivered Sick Girl, one of the first season's very best episodes, if it's me you're asking.
So now comes the old switcheroo: The new movie is called Roman, and it comes from director Angela Bettis. Her leading man is her former director, of course: Lucky McKee. I was psyched to catch Roman at last September's Fantastic Fest, but I'll warn my fellow May-lovers right now: If you walk into Roman expecting just a gender-reversal take on McKee's first flick, you're in for a disappointment. Roman is a fairly slow-moving (yet still interesting) story of a lonely guy who accidentally murders a girl before, well, going off the deep end, emotionally.
I dug the flick well enough to offer a recommendation, if only to the serious genre fans, and now it seems I'm not the only one who liked the thing: According to DavisDVD.com, Echo Bridge Home Entertainment will be releasing the Roman DVD on March 27, and that's pretty good news indeed. Despite the presence of two very talented filmmakers, Roman is precisely what we mean when we call something a "tough sell," so it's cool to see the flick hit the streets in one form or another. Expect the requisite commentary, deleted scenes, etc., but (I'll say it again) do not go in expecting May Part 2 -- or you just might hate the movie.