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Would You Welcome Kristin to The Hills?
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Rumor mill is running wild that Kristin Cavallari is joining the new season of The Hills. Talk about drama! Heidi would have nothing on this duo who both famously dated Brody-I-love-reality-chicks-Jenner and at the time you all were totally on Team LC. Now that the show has gained momentum, Kristin could spice things up even more so tell us, would you welcome LC's nemesis to The Hills?
The Hills
Kristin Cavallari
Lauren Conrad
5 years
ew, Kristen is stuck up, annoying, and bitchy! i don't want her to be the lead person or whatever.. i mean, if Lauren stayed on the show, then you added Kristen, and Stephen, maybe some other kids from Laguna.... thats more drama(: & good t.v. but Kristen narrating the show....BLECKK!
5 years
The only way I would watch is if Kristin causes a huge uproar by banging Spencer. Then I would only keep watching if Heidi gets back at Spencer by banging Kristin. What else would a reality show wh*re be good for???
AggieGirl2011 6 years
I don't really care, but I've never liked Kristin for some reason...
nissyoh 6 years
Because drama is "dunzo" without Krisitn LOL!!!
dezzacarvalho 6 years
One time in LB, she sad that Lauren would drop college. That LC would be back to live in LB. In the end, Kristin back to LB, drop college, trying to be an actress, and nothing. The loser is Kristin!!!!
Kate-Sparkles 6 years
I don't like Kristin...
Kate-Sparkles 6 years
I don't like Kristin...
choux 6 years
Please don't!!! I don't like Kristin... she's such a fake and her voice annoys me!
demeter 6 years
I love Kristin!
demeter 6 years
I love Kristin!
lala89 6 years
i think that having kristen on the show would make it more interesting. the drama has been the same for two seasons...its all about heidi and spencer. its getting really boring. i would definitely watch the show more if she was on.
KathleenxCouture 6 years
I LOVE KRISTIN!!!! haha i want her to be on the hills
sabrina27 6 years
If I was LC and MTV tries to pull a stunt I would walk out.!
Wicked 6 years
That show doesn't need another annoying b*tch
clew001 6 years
i can't stand lc! so, YES bring kristin on!
lilwildone1202 6 years
they are gettin desperate but it mite make good tv
shafiii 6 years
that owuld be interesting, but Lauren would never allow that.
popculture-whore 6 years
omg i would love to have kristin back! she was always my favorite on laguna beach. a totally fabulous bitch lol. why is it that people love lauren and keep forgetting that she was the one who tried to steal stephen away from kristin?! aahhh she would be amazing on the hills. YES
SaraSmile 6 years
Ok, Lauren is not that sweet. Remember that "I want to forgive you and I want to forget you" line? That was the bitchiest thing I have ever heard. I cant stand her, and would like a little Kristen to take her down a notch or two.
Kgirl99 6 years
when the hills first came out, i thought kristin was sooo pretty compared to LC, now i feel like LC is a lot prettier. i wonder if it's their personalities or what, but i feel like kristin is ugly now and LC is really cute.
febe 6 years
hell YEA! maybe then i'll watch!
angelinemarie 6 years
yay drama! kristin is in need of some work
angelinemarie 6 years
yay drama!kristin is in need of some work
cocca 6 years
hell yeah! it's beginning to feel stale to me... need some more DRAMA!!! lol
musiclvr224 6 years
Yes! Kristin has always been my fave.
Asia84 6 years
I use to watch Laguna Beach for Kristin . . .LC was always a major BORED. But when the Hills was suppose to be about LC going to fashion school and being in the industry (i'm in the fashion industry), I wanted to watch. But since that fell through. . . i kinda stopped watching the Hills.If kristin comes on, it will be interesting . . .wayyyyy more interesting.
Asia84 6 years
I use to watch Laguna Beach for Kristin . . .LC was always a major BORED. But when the Hills was suppose to be about LC going to fashion school and being in the industry (i'm in the fashion industry), I wanted to watch. But since that fell through. . . i kinda stopped watching the Hills. If kristin comes on, it will be interesting . . .wayyyyy more interesting.
Epuni 6 years
I don't like kristen but it'd be interesting to watch her along with stephen back for a few episodes that's for sure
xosugar 6 years
PLEASE no Kristen. I mean, sure, she's very entertaining but that completely goes against the Hills... Lauren left high school behind. I was watching that "Lauren looks back" thing and good grief has she come far from her Laguna Beach days... do we really want to set her back all those years of progress? Plus, if there was any doubts that the Hills WASN'T fake... if Kristen came on... well let's just say those would be totally erased.
xosugar 6 years
PLEASE no Kristen. I mean, sure, she's very entertaining but that completely goes against the Hills... Lauren left high school behind. I was watching that "Lauren looks back" thing and good grief has she come far from her Laguna Beach days... do we really want to set her back all those years of progress?Plus, if there was any doubts that the Hills WASN'T fake... if Kristen came on... well let's just say those would be totally erased.
t-t09 6 years
Please bring kristen to the hills that would be so great and it probably would make higher rankings to, Gotta Luv Da Drama!
snowbunny11 6 years
I would love it if Kristen came back, as long as there was no super fake drama like the whole Stephanie Pratt thing. I think they try to add too much drama, and have Lauren have enemies, but that fell flat in my opinion. I wouldn't think Lauren and Kristen would have a while lot ot argue about anymore. It would be terrible if Kristen came back into Brody's life, because then you'd just have the whole LC/Kristen fighting over a guy thing again which would be boring.
veronicaraye 6 years
I don't really like Kristin, but maybe it'll be for the better of the show.
gia1107 6 years
ABSOLUTELY NOT! I HATED KRISTEN! she is so annoying! Its been great not having to see her all over the place.
jlana 6 years
I suppose the producers will be able to stage a few juicy encounters...
laluna27 6 years
Kirsten needs to accept that her 15 mins are O-V-E-R.
Princessbean 6 years
duh, Kristin is stupid y would they bring her on the show? like 4 wat purpose????
Tari007 6 years
No! I love LC. I want the show to revolve around her and her only.
ilanac13 6 years
hasn't kristen moved on from that stuff? i don't think that she would add a good dynamic - but who knows
tkoblondee 6 years
??? I don't watch the show....
juju4 6 years
I don't watch the show, but I do have to say that Kristen annoys the heck out of me. It's great to see her come crawling back to pseudo-reality tv since her acting career flopped.
freegracefrom 6 years
I haven't questioned how "real" the show is up until the point. If Kristin comes back on it, then I will. This is all very speculative anyway. I can't imagine that Lauren OR Kristin would be into the idea at all.
londongirl13 6 years
New drama will help breathe some life into the show!
snarkypants 6 years
show's getting boring. bring on kristin. even though i can't stand her, it'll make things interesting. i don't think kristin is mooching off of lauren's "hard work" i have yet to see proof that lauren is actually employed by teen vogue. just throwing that out there.
snarkypants 6 years
show's getting boring. bring on kristin. even though i can't stand her, it'll make things interesting. i don't think kristin is mooching off of lauren's "hard work" i have yet to see proof that lauren is actually employed by teen vogue. just throwing that out there.
tiff58 6 years
I don't care one way or the other...I'll probably still watch either way.
lolalu 6 years
Kristin needs to get a life. Has her career bombed so badly that she needs to be on the spin-off show of her worst enemy? What a loser!
nomerz 6 years
how would that work? don't they still "hate" each other? And would Kristin really stup so low as to rid the coattails of her enemy? Ha.
JennaV 6 years
Yes! And while things are being changed around castwise....get rid of Audrina. She is so vapid and boring.
saturngirl 6 years
Not a fan of Kristin, but the show is getting super lame. They need something to spice it up. Lauren is sweet and cute but boring and Heidi just comes off as totally stupid. I think they need something fresh (maybe not Kristin, but something)...
swwonder 6 years
What purpose would she serve? Her childish remarks about LC where irritating on Laguna, when she was around for a reason (Stephen's Girlfriend). Now it's completely pointless.
marybethrizalucy 6 years
Do people not understand that MTV creates this so called drama between these people? This is a television show. It is entertainment. Not real life. For God's sake Kristin, LC, Heidi, whoever, they are all the same; just a bunch of d-list actresses that are fun to watch. I bet Kristin will make the show even more entertaining next season. I will continue to watch as long as they keep Mr. Brody. By the way is anyone stupid enough to think that something could possibly be real when everyone is that good looking? Just wondering.
pennylane 6 years
i agree vanillabean and justme! all lauren ever did on lb was pine away for stephen (pathetic) and then on the hills give up her career opportunities for jason (pathetic). at least kristin was funny!
erratic-assassin 6 years
oooh yes! juicy drama!
erratic-assassin 6 years
oooh yes! juicy drama!
Justme33 6 years
I loved kristin back in the day, and i would love to see her on the show
Merlin713 6 years
I don't care either way. I think the show is just pure entertainment. Whatever gets the views I guess!
tiabia 6 years
Jaxon, I do remember that. She was on one of those "feelgood" shows. I don't think it aired beyond episodes 2.
jaxon 6 years
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Cant stand that skank. She had a chance at a show but she sucked and it tanked. She's an attention whore. LC is boring but they should just hire an actress to play a part. It's all fake anyway.
Princz82 6 years
It would be so funny if Kristen and Heidi started hanging out.
msshellokitty 6 years
I'm not a Kristin or Lauren fan but I don't think Kirstin was begging the producers to let on the show.From what I read the producers want her on the show to create some drama.It's not like the Hills is real anyway.They are always casting people for the show.They even had to cast people for Lauren to go out with while she was in France.Personally I don't even really watch the show.I find them boring and I don't need to spend thirty minutes watching them talk and go out to clubs.
sabrina27 6 years
How pathetic of Kristin Cavallari!!! She came to hollywood and instead of taking acting classes she thought the way to become famous was to sleep around. Now, with no career she wants to mooch off LC and her success. People can hate or love the hills but LC and Co have work hard to film it and promote to the success that it is today. About 4.7 million people tune into the finale last monday. The Hills is already a success and we do not need Kristin on it. She is also not cute.
cittypark 6 years
that grl was such a jessica simpson wannabe. looking at this pic now, kristen is not worth ANY hype whatsoever~
Vanilla-Bean 6 years
I love Kristin! Not really a Lauren fan. I would watch if Kristin was on.
Happsmjc 6 years
I hate to admit this--like I'm cheating on a friend--but WAYYYY back in the day I was Team Kristen! NOT ANYMORE, I love Lauren. I am just confused as to how they would integrate her? I mean even though Heidi and Lauren don't talk now they used to be friends/roommates so it makes sense for her and Spencer to still be on the show but Kristen--that wouldn't add up.I'm obsessed!
Happsmjc 6 years
I hate to admit this--like I'm cheating on a friend--but WAYYYY back in the day I was Team Kristen! NOT ANYMORE, I love Lauren. I am just confused as to how they would integrate her? I mean even though Heidi and Lauren don't talk now they used to be friends/roommates so it makes sense for her and Spencer to still be on the show but Kristen--that wouldn't add up. I'm obsessed!
juliser 6 years
I agree with Brandi13jrm
juliser 6 years
I agree with Brandi13jrm
sparkliegirl 6 years
I can't imagine anyone who watches this show saying no they don't want K to come on. The drama element is what's so enticing about this show. Why else watch...the fashion??? I don't think so.
Le-Luxe 6 years
Kristen is so annoying. ick.
Le-Luxe 6 years
Kristen is so annoying. ick.
j2e1n9 6 years
Never watched the show but I wondered whatever happend to KC. And I hate LC so itd be nice to see her have some competition.
siúcra-gaelach 6 years
YES!!! i would give her her own show! i freaking love kristin
the-makeup-blogette 6 years
i enjoy the show even though it is fake.. Kristin shouldnt join. the current Hills girls are lovely as they are, enough of drama between them. i would rather see more development of Whitney. And kristin shouldnt be there cos it is like she is leeching off LC's show and fame just like the Spencer and she-spencer, using the show to get famous for 10 seconds.
blondie829 6 years
I would LOVE to see what comes out of this...
jgulli3 6 years
i wouldn't care if she was put on the show i would still watch it anyway!
strawberry-mac 6 years
Although, I don't watch the Hills, haha so I suppose my opinion doesn't matter much. It seems like a lot of people want Kristin around.
strawberry-mac 6 years
I used to watch the first two seasons of Laguna, and while Kristin at times seemed like a fun girl, she also seemed trashy, two-faced and bitchy. Im all for people be honest and going after what you want, but that girl was a bit ridiculous. Also, that valley girl voice of hers was annoying.
lilkimbo 6 years
I would totally welcome Kristin. I like Lauren, but The Hills is getting a little boring and predictable. I need more drama in my "reality" tv!
carmen2985 6 years
absolutely not. only because i really like lauren and brody together - and kristin is going to ruin that. grrr. :pepino:
creepupmytee 6 years
GOSH. as if the drama isn't horrible enough. I hate LC to the core.
creepupmytee 6 years
GOSH.as if the drama isn't horrible enough.I hate LC to the core.
nurayuni 6 years
pls don't..
nurayuni 6 years
pls don't..
Lorelei-Spirit 6 years
It would be cool to see LC and Kristin put their past drama behind them and become pals against Heidi! :evil: :D
sabrina27 6 years
Absolutely not!!! I love the hills and LC. Kristin looks so much older than LC IMO.
kookykoko 6 years
i would LOVE this! i loved Kristin on Laguna, she was the original and best. i soo hope this happens!
VaneM77 6 years
I was always Team LC but at least Kristin kept it interesting! She was always a bitch but I respected her for it unlike Heidi who is a liar and a fake! I wouldn't mind seeing Kristin come back on but I would also like to see Stephen and more of Lo and ya can even bring back Trey.....now those people were fun!
iknowitall 6 years
I could not stand Kristin. Please don't bring her and her 'bubble in her throat' voice back on [reality] television. Then again, I don't watch the Hills so maybe I shouldn't have an opinion. Much love.
kivini 6 years
i miss kristen, now let's bring back Stephen(he's much hotter than the stupid brody), and have LB all over again!!!!!
Zahara-Pitt 6 years
don't care
Zahara-Pitt 6 years
don't care
LuciLu 6 years
aaah i would love to see some kristen drama back in lc's life. but i think they are actually kinda friends, so she will be MUUUCH better than heidi. i hope this means heidi and sharktooth arent coming back!? one can hope... ;)
SLH04 6 years
Hmmm....Interesting...I'd watch for sure!!
Lovely_1 6 years
I don't care cuz the Hills is :sick:
Brandi13jrm 6 years
Kristin has no career of her own so now she wants to mooch off of Lauren's hard work. I mean at least Lauren works, like at an actual job, she's not just some young reality star trying to make it as an actor... like Kristin.
LolaDub 6 years
laguna beach part 3?..hmmm maybe maybe not..idk :cocktail:
tiabia 6 years
Whatevers clever.
tiabia 6 years
Whatevers clever.
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And while the run to a title ended with an overtime interception and subsequent loss to eventual champion New Orleans in the NFC Championship, it's hard to comprehend that less than two calendar years have passed to bring the Vikings to their current state.
Ironically, it was a 42-20 loss to the Saints last week, in which Minnesota allowed 573 total yards and 36 first downs, that dropped the Vikings to 2-12 for 2011 and in distinct jeopardy of finishing with the worst mark in the franchise's 51-year history.
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Game Date/Time: Saturday, December 24; 1:00pm ET
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CLEARWATER, Fla., June 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Well known for its pristine 10 acre beach and unparalleled hospitality, Sheraton Sand Key Resort played host to the 2014 Sand Key Beach Tennis Open on Saturday.
Steve Culver, Beach Tennis Pro and the Activities Coordinator for Sheraton said, "The event was a smashing success with some of the world's highest ranking singles and doubles players competing right here on our beach."
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Men's Open Doubles Champions: Rick Simeon & Jan Macko both from Ft. Lauderdale, FL took home the Champions Trophies and split $700 in cash.
Men's Open Doubles Finalists: Carlos Rivera from Puerto Rico & Stefan Segall from Hermosa Beach, CA took home 2nd place and split $350 in cash.
Men's Open Doubles Consolation Winners: Steve Culver (Coach Rhino) & Jony Banos from Miami, FL took home the 3rd place medals.
Women's Open Doubles Champions: Beatriz Rivera & Lady Correa both from Puerto Rico took home the Champions Trophies and split $600 in cash.
Women's Open Doubles Finalist: Adrienne Simeon (President of IFBT USA) & Nahitza Macko also from Ft. Lauderdale, FL took home 2nd place and split $300 in cash.
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'The Scottsboro Boys,' a review
by Wanda Sabir
Black America should not be surprised. Classic guilt is always re-envisioned in this paradigm. The boogeyman is always Black and male. This is why to present the Scottsboro case as a vaudeville minstrel show with the actors in their natural skin is letting the criminal system masquerading as justice off the hook. In an election year with capital offence on the ballot in California, why aren't current issues interrogated in this obvious overlap?
Why isn't this case used as an opportunity to let audiences know that Scottsboro is still happening in America daily? Organizations like Legal Services for Prisoners With Children, California Prison Focus, Critical Resistance, Justice Now, Youth Outlook and the Ella Baker Center should be a part of the audience engagement conversations.
For the descendants of those nine men – David Bazemore as Olen Montgomery, Nile Bullock as Eugene Williams, Clifton Duncan as Haywood Patterson, Clifton Oliver as Charles Weems, Cornelius Bethea as Willie Roberson, Christopher James Culberson as Andy Wright, Eric Jackson as Clarence Norris, James T. Lane as Ozie Powell and Clinton Roane as Roy Wright, dancing and singing on stage – this is not a parody of life back then; it is life right now without the laugh tracks and colorful commercials.
To date, when one reads about the Boys, one sees "low IQ," "illiterate." They are portrayed as pitiful specimens lacking the academic or educational acumen to be taken seriously, let alone justify their tragic lives. These youth are forward thinking enough to know that justice in Alabama or anywhere in the South is slim to none, so they board a train headed for opportunities so they can purchase human rights denied, like education and medical care, reading glasses, employment … and hit a wall. All accused of rape, the accusations or lies trap them like mice in a labyrinth this nation still tosses innocent youth into daily, California one of its larger game reserves.
While reading Waights Taylor Jr.'s "Our Southern Home: Scottsboro to Montgomery to Birmingham, the Transformation of the South in the Twentieth Century," all I could think about was my Daddy wasn't born yet, and then after the first trial and the second, he was; and by the time the Boys, now men, were acquitted, my Daddy was taking his first steps and he could talk.
Ozie Powell was paroled in June 1946. Haywood escaped from Atmore Prison Farm the summer of 1948 to Detroit to stay with his sister. When the FBI caught up with him Michigan, Gov. G. Mennen Williams refused to extradite Haywood, and eventually Alabama officials gave up. Unfortunately, Haywood, who is the hero in the Broadway version of the story, ends up back in prison on manslaughter charges, where he dies from cancer Aug. 24, 1952, at 39 (Taylor Jr., pages 233-234).
It is pretty amazing how John Kander and Fred Ebb, with book by David Thompson, are able to condense so much history into the extended work – performed without intermission. We move from boys hopping a train with the hope of bettering their financial circumstances to the false accusations from Victoria Price and Ruby Bates, two poor white sex workers also looking to better their fortunes. This was the promise; however, for the nine young men, the train was not bound for glory.
The work leaves out the Black community support of the young men. I believe family members went on a speaking engagement in Northern cities like New York. I do not know why the African American presence is omitted. Much of the abridged account is supplemented by the Playbill and Notes on Plays, but not the entire story.
In the discussion after the show I attended, facilitated by Dr. Mason Turner, chief of psychiatry at UCSF, several patrons expressed displeasure with the form the story was told in. Called "On the Couch," the discussion centered on the discomfort the majority white audience felt. I can only think about David Mamet's "RACE," a part of the theater's last season, which was seen as hilarious when in fact it too was a tragedy.
In this case a Black woman is raped, the villain white and male and prosperous, the legal team about as diverse as they come. In speaking to Susan Heyward, who plays the new addition to the legal team, she speaks of her surprise when the audience laughs and wonders in a mixed audience who would laugh at what? Listen to the rebroadcast of the interview with commentary: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wandas-picks/2011/11/04/wandas-picks.
"To Kill a Mockingbird," the Pulitzer Prize winning novel published in 1960 by Harper Lee, is not a musical and the Black protagonist, Tom Robinson, also innocent of the rape charge, is lynched after he is found guilty despite evidence to the contrary.
The problem at the trials' end is the Boys' black faces. In the paradigm where the Scottsboro Boys live socially, justice is blinded by their blackness. Eighty-one years later, American justice is still blinded by blackness. Look at Oscar Grant and what happened on another train platform, this one in Oakland, California.
The set is inventive – chairs turn into cell blocks, a bus, a courtroom. Add a 2 by 4 and one sees a train platform – and the boxcar where all the trouble begins. In a preview interview with Waights Taylor Jr. and one of the actors, JC Montgomery, who portrays Mr. Tambo, I had a very generalized idea of what to expect.
The story is from a perspective outside the Black cultural milieu, similar to Gerswin's "Porgy and Bess," which is having its revival on Broadway, with a Susan Lori Parks rewrite. Why not just put "Treemonisha" (1910/1972), an opera composed by famed African-American ragtime composer Scott Joplin, on Broadway? It needs no rewriting! I remember Stern Grove Festival's staging of the libretto in 2003.
It is the writing in the songs which tell the story, that and the dialogue, like the scene where a younger boy teaches Haywood to read while in the "hole." Literary is a theme in Kander and Ebb's play. The irony is the men are not telling this story (smile). Would Haywood appreciate the liberty taken with his story?
I am still trying to figure out whether my life is any richer for seeing the play. One goes to the theater to relax, to be entertained, to be provoked, and of course to think – not to be insulted. Though I wasn't insulted, my life is certainly richer for knowing in greater detail the story – not the staged version, but through my outside research, namely Taylor's book and conversations with scholars like Shukuru Sanders, who told me about the Black attorney who was a part of the legal team. He is not mentioned anywhere.
The American theater audience does not look like me in the San Francisco Bay Area, so I am not certain if directors and producers care what Black audiences think. I hope youngsters are getting to see this work, particularly children who are a part of the prison infrastructure – parents locked up, former prisoners themselves or at risk for such fate. These children and adults would bring a different perspective to the discourse.
Who are the Rosa Parkses today? Who are the Haywood Pattersons or Clarence Norrises; they are the first two young men tried and sentenced to electrocution.
Wright is on stage throughout – perhaps as witness, perhaps representing the community the men came from. Perhaps her presence lets the Boys and their audience know they are not alone. Her mystery is worth the wait, for in the end C. Kelly Wright's character is "positive womanhood," in direct contrast to the two white women whose accusations are the reason for the prosecutions.
At one point as Haywood tells his story, a failed escape to see his mother one more time before she dies, the lighting casts the mystery woman's shadow ethereally over the stage larger than life. The Black woman covers the stage and the sky above and without words brings comfort to the grieving man, Haywood, and by extension, his audience.
Kander and Ebb use the Scottsboro story to usher in the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks was aware of the Boys' story, as her husband was a part of a defense committee which raised funds for the trials; however, it was the lynching of Emmett Till which really outraged Mrs. Parks, that and her brother's treatment once he returned from the war, that made her do the work she did as the only woman officer of the Alabama branch of the NAACP.
The men portray all the roles, so men in bonnets are Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. It is the song, "Never Too Late," where James T. Lane as Ruby Bates confesses to lying; that is one of the highlights of the show. Another song which is really powerful is "Nothin'" sung by Clifton Duncan as Haywood. JC as attorney Samuel Leibowitz, New York attorney in "That's Not the Way We Do Things," is great as is his Yankee checkered suit, with Capri length pants, showing off multicolored socks. Listen to the interview with Waights Taylor Jr. and JC Montgomery, at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wandas-picks/2012/06/06/wandas-picks-radio-show.
Nile Bullock as Little George and Eugene Williams, 13, the youngest Scottsboro Boy, is impressive in his solos and dancing, especially in the macabre "Electric Chair" scene, which gives me nightmares too. At the end of the tap number, the child is holding a lit light bulb as the guards frighten him by lifting him above the electric chair and threatening to lower him into it. If the intention is to show how this Black child is terrorized, then it works too well.
Another tragically powerful moment in the work is when James T. Lane's Ozie Powell, 15, takes matters into his own hands and is shot in the head and lives. For a chronology of the Scottsboro Boys' trials, see http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_chron.html and http://www.sanmarcos.net/ana/Class/Eng2/Scottsboro10th.html.
Visit http://www.act-sf.org/ for information about tickets and the production.
Bay View Arts Editor Wanda Sabir can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit her website at www.wandaspicks.com throughout the month for updates to Wanda's Picks, her blog, photos and Wanda's Picks Radio. Her shows are streamed live Wednesdays at 6-7 a.m. and Fridays at 8-10 a.m., can be heard by phone at (347) 237-4610 and are archived on the Afrikan Sistahs' Media Network.
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Alex Heying
The minstrel show frame story elevates the Scottsboro Boys from musical to masterpiece. The minstrel show format neither reduces the main narrative to 'baffoonery' nor acts as a manifestation of 'white guilt.' Rather, it illuminates a hard-to-swallow history lesson. The creative team behind this musical understands that American theater did not in fact begin with Busby Berkeley's showgirls, but instead has its roots in black-face minstrel shows, a history that the primarily-white theater audiences often like to forget. The writers and director also understand the incongruous perspectives of the subjects of history and those who tell their stories (perhaps the Interlocutor personifies their own creative roles in the production). The Scottsboro Boys, therefore, not only illuminates an important aspect of American entertainment history, but also forces the audience to realize, as they enjoy the faux minstrel show before them, that they too are complicit in the racial injustices to which they bear witness.
Of course it's no enormous shock that racist sentiments still pervade showbiz in the US, but Scottsboro Boys stands as one of the few mainstream works to acknowledge and critique this aspect of contemporary theater. Of course not everyone in the audience gets it, of course people laugh inappropriately throughout the show, and of course some react negatively when confronted with actors in blackface, but no audience member is allowed to escape the ambiguous discomfort that underscores the standing ovations. If the show pointed a definable accusatory finger – if its goal was simply to place blame – the show would merely be social propaganda. Instead, the show tells a history, retells another forgotten history, and holds up an unavoidable mirror. It makes people think, makes them reevaluate, makes them second guess their role as theater spectator.
Scottsboro Boys' complexity and boldness in both form and content remain vastly overlooked and underrated. At least this production in San Francisco allowed it a little more life after its far-too-short run in New York. Maybe someday it will be appreciated as the genius work that it is.↓


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The family of a fallen soldier will be presented with an Elizabeth Cross in Bicester next week.
The presentation will be made to the family of Corporal Andrew Roberts of the Royal Logistic Corps at St David's Barracks, Gravenhill on Thursday.
Cpl Roberts, 32, died when the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand Province was attacked by mortar rockets on May 4 last year. He was a member of 23 Pioneer Regiment, based in Bicester.


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Whether you're active duty military or separated from the armed services, you'll want to connect with veterans coordinators at schools around Washington state.
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Went on this cruise because our grandchildren and family friends had cruised Carnival before -- they persuaded us to come. THE SERVING STAFF WAS WONDERFUL, AND THE ENTERTAINERS WERE WARM AND ENTHUSIASTIC AS WE MET THEM AROUND THE SHIP.
This is a good ship for young children who will go to camp, or be well supervised by their family. The kids enjoyed the waterslides and like activities. The younger ones enjoyed the kids club - older ones not as much.
For my husband and me, the saving grace was the art auction with very interesting lectures. The Motor City show was fabulous - wonderful singing and dancing - fabulous energy. The Divas show was very loud, but great dancing. The farewell show was fair. The "juggler" had about 5 minutes of professional performance, otherwise he should have been a street performer! The comedy acts were terrible - both adults only and especially those meant for family.
Having the casino on both sides of a major walkway with SMOKING was in very poor taste. Children should not have to be exposed to that atmosphere.
Food was OK, but the specialty dishes in the main dining room lacked imagination, and the steaks were always tough and stringy. Very long lines for breakfast and for lunchtime at the Deli and Wok. Guy's Burgers was very efficient, and tasty. The pizza was also a winner.
Over all, Carnival is a party ship, with party atmosphere, and not much intellectual stimulation except for the art lecture. Guess you know needs of the major population.


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BART will allow bicycles on trains during commute hours the week of March 18.
This is the second test period to see if bicycles and commuters can mix during the morning and evening rush hours when BART trains are most crowded.
From 1998 to 2008, there has been no increase in the number of BART riders riding their bikes to and from the Walnut Creek station.
. BART also surveyed passengers in September about their feelings toward bicycles during commute hours.
"Our first pilot offered us great insight, but Fridays in August tend to be slow and another round of testing and customer feedback is required before permanent changes to our bike access policy are considered," said BART Board President Tom Radulovich.
In the March 18-22 test, bicycles will still not be allowed in the first three cars of trains during commute hours. They will be allowed on during all other cars at all times.
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North Carolina Tractor-Trailer Driver Faces Lengthy Sentence For U-Turn
A North Carolina tractor-trailer driver is in jail in Jefferson County Wisconsin for making an illegal u-turn that caused a motorcyclist to crash into the side of the big rig and die.
Jeremy M. Pearce, 39 of Henderson, N.C., was charged with homicide by negligent operation of a motor vehicle following the crash he caused on Highway 16 near Hustisford Road in the town of Ixonia on August 16, 2010 at 1:10p.m. Pearce originally denied to investigators that he was trying to make a u-turn and claimed he was only trying to make a left hand turn on Hustisford Road, but investigators felt a u-turn was in progress given the location of the tractor trailer after the crash - it was parked across Highway 16.
When investigators interviewed Pearce a second time, he admitted that he was making a u-turn at the time of the deadly collision. He also acknowledged that it was against the rules of his truck company to make such a maneuver.
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This is a new install of Win7 64 bits, VS2012 (Update 3), AutoCAD 2013
My steps:
In my 32-bit VM it works fine.
What's wrong in my installation?
Kind regards
Solved! Go to Solution.
The problem only occurs in 64-bit OS when I add the reference to the "accoremgd.dll" of AutoCAD 2013.
This XAML-file has no link with this reference.
Can you check out from advance compiler option of your VS project that assembly is targeted for any CPU like below (red marked)?
The problem you have experience could be because of you setting reference to AutoCAD .NET API assemblies installed with AutoCAD, not to the ones from ObjectARX SDK.
This is a known issue, especially in early stage when AutoCAD .NET API became available (Acad2005/6). At that time, people directly set references to acdbmgd/acmgd.dll in Acad installation folder and found that the windows form designer in VS crashed very often.
The reason is when VS loading Wim form in designed, it has to resolve all the referenced types/classes. The acad .NET assemblies are wrappers of unmanaged ObjectARX, thus have some dependencies that may only available when AutoCAD is running, thsu where the crash comes.
Later, Autodesk supplied a strip-down version of the .NET assemblies for development in ObjectARX SKD, which removed some of those dependencies. The version of assemblies coming with SDK is like C++ header file, which is only for development to resolve types and their methods/properties.... That is why it is strongly recommended you set references to the ones coming from SDK, not from the AutoCAD installation, and not distribute the accemblies with your code (set "Copy Local" to "False").
Since I saw you mentioned you set reference to "C:\...\AutoCAD 2012\...", which must be AutoCAD installation folder, so I thought this might be the cuase of your problem.
Thank you very much!
This was the solution for my problem...


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Seven new members will be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame Class on October 10.
UCLA AD Dan Guerrero provides an update on Aug. 1 on UCLA athletic facilities affected by flooding.
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Vikings' Shiancoe ready to roll, not talk
[size=13pt]Vikings' Shiancoe ready to roll, not talk[/size]
By Tom Powers
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Article Last Updated: 06/07/2008 11:37:35 PM CDT
Tight end Visanthe Shiancoe is remarkably upbeat for a fellow who slipped down a black hole in the Vikings' Kick-Ass Offense last year. But if there is one thing the disappointing 2007 season taught him, it's this....
"If at first you don't succeed, parachuting is not for you"
Re: Vikings' Shiancoe ready to roll, not talkDid he drop a few? Yeah.
usually small, number of.normally indicates a quantity of three.
Point is that catching the ball was not really an issue. It seems to me like not getting open played a role. He even suggests that by his actions.
He became determined to run faster, more precise routes
I think his numbers might have been due to not getting open but also game plan. I think he could have bee targeted more.
So far, he likes what he sees. In practice, there has been some emphasis on getting him the football.
Re: Vikings' Shiancoe ready to roll, not talk
As far as I'm concerned, Shiancoe is just one of a handfull of O players who really need to step it up this season....If they all do, man are we in for a show...
Re: Vikings' Shiancoe ready to roll, not talk
Poorly constructed article. Not one of Mr. Powers prize winners in the objectivity category.
All of that aside, I have to question why a back up to Shockey would be concerned about the difference in amenities between NY city and Minneapolis.
If you are a tight end on this team you better be a good blocker.
And I am surprised to see that Mills weighs as much as him.
I don't blame him for wanting the ball thrown to him. But it sounds to me like ,say nothing means, ' I'm unhappy because I don't get the ball enough in this scheme. And I don't like blocking'.
Personally, he doesn't impress me as a very good blocker.And he's teetering on the edge of free agent bust.
Hope he proves me wrong.What takes a quarterback to the next level is not arm strength or mobility or any of that stuff. Its the ability to play on critical downs. Manage third downs, or red zones or four-minute or two-minute situations"
Re: Vikings' Shiancoe ready to roll, not talk
I'm going to go ahead and say that KC stole that TD from him, so that would leave 1 drop...?
He just didn't get a lot of looks last year, and like Wade, Ferg, Rice and Allison, it was his first in the scheme, and there were times when all those guys didn't get to the right spot, missed a block, or TJack just missed them.
I expect both TJack and these guys to all be better, and more, "on the same page," in general.
On the other hand, two of his biggest plays were passes from someone other than the QB.
Rice threw that big bomb to him, and Mewelde tossed that TD that KC took away.
I think we'll see more of Shank this year!Control the line, control the time, and give your D a chance to shine!!
"Balance it on end and thats the third side of the coin!!" -wookiefoot
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Shiancoe gets grip on the game - and the ball
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lets hope him slimmy down took some weight outta his hands so he can make some more catches, i see him picking up 50 catches this year
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I hope we are not heading down the same road with Shiancoe but......did we not say many of the same things about T. Williamson before everyone finally agreed he sucked? ... all he needs is another year in the system and he will start catching more balls..........he just needs to develope chemistry with Jackson.......
the coaches need to include him in the game plan more......he is looking great in practice........ect. ect. ect.
Now, before everyone wants to put me into PPO hell ..., I am not saying Shiancoe sucks. But, at the same time, he is what he is. A highly overpaid T/E whose primary job is to block. This offense goes thru A.P. and the running game and now that we have Berrian, Shaincoe will be even further down the food chain in terms of offensive opportunities.
Time will tell but my guess is he wont catch more than 35 balls and score more than 2-3 T.D.s this year which for a blocking T/E is excellent! But, IMHO he will never be an offensive threat in the NFL.
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I think Shancoe is gonna prove some people wrong, IMO he had a decent season last year but was defenitly underutilized for whatever reason, maybe it was becase we hardly threw the ball and Tarvaris was in his first year starting. Shancoe had his highest production in games where Tarvaris did not play. Proving that Tarvaris needs to get better at utilizing his TE. Its also important to keep in mind last year was Shancoes first starting in our system along with a number of players. This year Shancoe should be able to go out and play without thinking, he knows what to do and where to be. I like the fact he dropped a few to become quicker, he has some decent speed and play making ability, he's also a very sound blocker. Shancoe has plenty of potential and look foward to his second year in.
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"If at first you don't succeed, parachuting is not for you"
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The challenges, and hypocrisies, of raising kids in a gaming house
I found a copy of Batman: Hush under my son's mattress yesterday. He's 11 years old, and he knows the rules about what comics he's allowed to read, and which are off-limits.
Every morning I go through my kid's pockets and book bags before they go to school. I usually confiscate a lip gloss or two from my nine-year old daughter. I've removed iPods, the 3DS, and an iPad from my son's bag on multiple occasions. This always reminds me of the scene in Aliens where the Marines are forced to give up their ammunition. I'm sure both kids sometimes get things by me.
What's funny is that the way I raise my kids has nothing in common with how I was brought up.
Modern parenting
Every generation has unique challenges when it comes to raising their kids, but as I sat disabling in-app purchases on the iPods my wife and I had bought the kids for Christmas, it seemed to me that this generation of children is more at-risk than others. I'm sure my parents thought the same thing.
The truth is that I'm strict with my children when it comes to video games. I didn't start playing games seriously until I was ten or eleven, and I was an avid reader before that. I like to think that I grew a little more imagination than I would have otherwise by leaning to love reading before I got lost in video games. These are the moments you realize you hold certain prejudices about games.
I place them below books in most situations, and I think the wrong games at the wrong time can hinder a child's development. For now we'll stick to soccer on the weekends, trips to the comic book store every now and again, and making sure we get homework done before anything else.
This isn't how I was raised.
While I keep a strict eye on the clock when my kids play games, I fondly look back on the afternoons I spent gaming with no care for the length of my sessions. I don't let the kids take video game systems to school, but I remember playing four-player F1 Race on the original Game Boy during lunch and at recess. I make sure the kids have all their school work done, and clean rooms, before they can play on the iPad, but in high school I skipped day after day of class in order to beat Final Fantasy VII. I'm a hypocrite of the highest order.
My kids grew up around gaming, and they're used to hearing no. "Is this something I can play, or are you working?" My son would often ask. Work was the most common answer. "Am I old enough to play this?" No, this is rated M. Sometimes they would sneak into my office without me hearing, and I'd find one or more kids behind my office chair, staring in slack-jawed wonder as I killed soldier after soldier in the latest first-person shooter.
They've just discovered Minecraft, and spend much time playing with each other, building houses together and exploring the game's world. They're drawn to Angry Birds clothing at the store. I can remember a time before I played games, but they grew up surrounded by games and systems. I'm almost painfully aware of how immersed in this culture they have become simply due to proximity.
The more you know, the more you avoid
I was the manager of a now-defunct video game store for five years before I became a writer full-time, and in those five years I would often explain the rating system to parents and try to warn them off the more graphic or violent games. Nearly all attempts were met with hostility, if not outright defiance. Who was this clerk who was trying to tell someone what their kid should or shouldn't play? You could calmly try to point out the rating descriptors on the copy of Manhunt a parent was buying for their nine year-old, but it almost always led to stony looks and a tired voice telling you to just ring it up.
There were parents that asked about content in the games, but they were few and far between.
Sending a child out to get their parents in order to buy an M-rated game usually ended with a parent frustrated they had to waste their time dealing with this bullshit. These are the years that made me cynical about video game legislation; there is nothing that will keep M-rated games away from children due to the fact that in most cases their parents are buying it for them. There is no law that will stop that. Hapless retail clerks aren't letting kids buy M-rated games as if they were selling cigarettes to minors; the supply chain goes from retail store, to the parents, to the children. This is the part that politicians either ignore, or refuse to believe.
If you want to see the ugly side of the violent game debate, work for a year in a video game store. Wait until you have a parent come in and ask for the Grand Theft Auto game that doesn't have "all the niggers" in front of their child. I dutifully exchanged San Andreas for Grand Theft Auto 3.
After a while you give up and stop trying so much.
This is the part of the video game business I want to keep from my kids. I want their world to consist of fun games in the basement and friendly comic book store clerks. I don't want to have to explain why some people may want a mutilated woman on their desk or on display in their game room. I've deleted angry e-mails where readers have threatened my family due to review scores. You meet amazing people in this job, but you're often exposed to the worst in people as well.
This is why I limit their time playing games and I take away the systems before they leave the house. Video games are almost too powerful, and they can take you over. It's important to be a well-rounded person first, and then let games in.
It's likely that I'm more strict than I need to be, but almost every job I've ever had has been somehow involved with video games, but I've seen so many great things and so many bad things that it all evens out in the end. You lose that perspective with your kids and you become overly protective. For some people that means not letting their children out of their sight. For me it means giving them 30 minutes of video game time a day, and then pushing them outside to get banged up trying to ride a skateboard, or making sure their head is pushed into a book.
I'm a tyrant when it comes to homework and grades. I realize that the largest influence I'm having is to make this content irresistible, as the comic book hidden like a Victoria's Secret catalog proved so eloquently.
As a young child I spent too much time in the basement playing games, and I don't have much experience with what it means to be a father who is a positive influence. So I'm strict, and I yell, and I limit their time playing video games. I also remember the good things I took away from the books I read growing up and the games that shaped how I think about things. So I'll load up their iPods with the best games, and curate their experience with the games they do play. My son and I have learned the simple joy of Atari games as well as modern fare. If you want to see imagination at work, show your child a few pixels and tell them it's a dragon. They'll see it clearer than you see the great wyrms of Skyrim.
So I'll leave a copy of The Hobbit on my son's bed, and I'll buy my daughter a copy of Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. We watch The Rocketeer together, because sharing these parts of me is much easier than talking. If I'm going to limit their time with the culture I was immersed in, I at least want to make sure that time is spent on high quality work. They enjoy these relics from my youth for now, but I know I have limited time before they find my suggestions tragically uncool and I lose them to the whims of their peers.
For now I'll guide these things to them as one pushes a paper boat onto a calm lake, and I pray that the books, games, and movies that made me who I am reach them, and help them get through the hard parts of growing up. I hope that once they are adults and I've made all my parenting mistakes they do fine in the world. When they look back at the games and books we did share I hope it feels like a voice in the dark saying that I was there, I was their father, and I tried my very best. I want them to be good people first, and gamers second. I've seen too many people go the other way.


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Peter Ellard, of 21630 Portrush Run in Estero, was charged with Battery.
A deputy visited the couple's home Wednesday afternoon after the Lee County Sheriff's Office received a call from Ellard's wife Frances.
According to a Sheriff's Office report, she told the deputy that her husband approached her from behind and pushed her into a wall.
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Frances says the couple has been involved in several prior disputes that have been reported to the Sheriff's Office.
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A world-class collection of Anatolian kilims given to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco by H. McCoy Jones and his wife, Caroline, is showcased in a choice exhibition of two dozen of the finest examples. Presented in the textile arts gallery at the de Young, the Anatolian flat-woven kilims on view, dating from the 15th to the 19th century, include a variety of design types and regional styles, as well as superb examples of artistic and visual prowess. The kilims in the Fine Arts Museums of San… Show more
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How to Assemble the Perfect First-Aid Kit
June 19, 2013 at 3:37 pm , by Allison Pohle
Each morning, when I step into the jam-packed subway car to get to my job as the newest Ladies' Home Journal editorial intern, I learn something new by watching my fellow commuters. The woman who almost pulled out the top row of her eyelashes with her eyelash curler taught me that makeup should always be applied at home. And the aspiring opera singer busking at the 6 train entrance showed me that a screeching soprano isn't pleasant if you've missed your morning coffee. But perhaps the most notable thing I've learned is to pack a change of shoes. The women who pair their polished pencil skirts with sneakers aren't unfashionable. They're smart.
After tackling escalators and uneven pavement in heels, I learned the hard way that I should follow their lead. I now know I should wear what's comfortable and wait to change into cute summer shoes at the office, but my feet are already covered in blisters. That's why my first assignment—to cover the 125th anniversary of first-aid kits—was not only a cool opportunity but also a fitting reminder to always have Band-Aids and other supplies handy!
While at the event, I picked up a few tips from the pros at Johnson & Johnson on how to assemble a first-aid kit. Oh, and I got to meet actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (that's her, in white, with me), who served as a celebrity spokesmom on behalf of being prepared for emergencies.
1. Start with the essentials: Every first-aid kit should include plenty of bandages in different sizes, surgical or nonlatex gloves in case you want to protect your hands from blood, gauze pads, a thermometer, scissors, antiseptic wipes, pain-relief medication and tubes of antibiotic and hydrocortisone ointments.
2. Now personalize: Whether you're an athlete, gardener, fashionista or mom (or even all of the above), be sure to include items that will help heal potential injuries specific to you. If you spend a lot of time in the yard gardening, for example, you might include aloe for sunburns and ibuprofen for back pain, while a strappy sandal enthusiast (like me) might throw in a friction block stick and moleskin to soothe blisters.
3. Keep allergies in mind: If a family member has seasonal allergies, keep a supply of over-the-counter meds like loratadine. For skin rashes or hives, stash some calamine lotion, hydrocortisone cream and diphenhydramine antihistamine pills.
4. Create a list of contents: It's easy to throw health-care supplies inside a container, but labeling every item and creating an inventory will help you find the essentials when you really need them. Tape the list on the inside of the lid and keep it updated as you replenish supplies. You should also include the phone numbers of your doctor and specialists so anyone who uses the kit can reach help if needed.
5. Have more than one: Assemble one first-aid kit for the home and think about doing a smaller, portable one to take in your purse or keep in your car—especially if you have active, accident-prone kids. (Aren't they all?) You'll feel more confident if you're prepared, says Gyllenhaal. "Having a bag ready and filled with supplies makes me a more chill mom when things come up."
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The players listed in each team report below are not signed for the 2011 season. Because of the expiring Collective Bargaining Agreement between NFL players and owners, it is not yet known how many accrued years of service will be necessary to qualify for free agency and, thus, what type of free agent a player would be. After a player's name, we show his years of NFL service (including 2010), which will determine his free-agent type. It is likely that any player with six years or more of NFL experience will qualify for unrestricted free agency in 2011. However, it is possible that five years, or even four (as was the case in 2009 and before), will be enough to become unrestricted. Players with three years of experience are likely to continue to be restricted free agents, as well as those players with more experience but who fall short of the new CBA cutoff for unrestricted free agency.
Potential FAs: DE Mark Anderson (5), OLB Kevin Bentley (9), OG Mike Brisiel (3), DT Tim Bulman (4), OT Rashad Butler (5), DT Shaun Cody (6), TE Owen Daniels (5), OLB Zach Diles (4), WR Jacoby Jones (4), FB Vonta Leach (7), QB Matt Leinart (5), CB Karl Paymah (6), S Bernard Pollard (5), OG Kasey Studdard (4), P Matt Turk (15), RB Derrick Ward (7).
Analysis: The Texans were very quiet in free agency a season ago. Should they miss the playoffs yet again or make nary an impact on the postseason proceedings, it will be interesting to see if they move aggressively to address needs, especially on defense. Of their own free agents, re-signing Daniels could be the top priority, but he has struggled with a hamstring injury this season and has suffered three serious knee injuries in his career. Jones has flashed potential but has never quite put it all together. Could he draw interest from another club wanting to take a shot on a wideout not lacking for talent? Pollard was a difference maker on the back end of the defense a year ago but has regressed in his second season in Houston. He could be back, but he hasn't helped his marketability. Diles and Cody are solid starters who could be back if the price is right. Butler made four starts in place of suspended OLT Duane Brown and could try to leverage that experience into more money and a better opportunity. Ward could be back, but as a backup. He might get more playing time elsewhere.
Potential FAs: RB Joseph Addai (5), S Melvin Bullitt (4), DT Keyunta Dawson (4), DT Eric Foster (3), CB Aaron Francisco (6), OLB Tyjuan Hagler (5), RB Mike Hart (3), DT Antonio Johnson (4), OT Charlie Johnson (5), QB Peyton Manning (13), DT Daniel Muir (4), OLB Clint Session (4), S Jamie Silva (3), PK Adam Vinatieri (15).
Analysis: The Colts' No. 1 priority in free agency will be constructing a deal that makes Manning, a four-time league MVP, the highest-paid player in NFL history. Jim Irsay has said repeatedly that a deal will get done and that he wants Manning to retire a Colt, but the owner has not ruled out the possibility of using the franchise tag, if necessary. Irsay was prepared to make an offer during the club's off week, but Manning and his agent, Tom Condon, wanted to wait until after the season. Patriots QB Tom Brady laid the framework for Manning's deal by signing a four-year, $72 million extension, including $48.5 million guaranteed, in September. Once a deal with Manning is in place, the Colts will turn their attention toward re-signing Addai, who's an integral part of the offense. The club would love to bring back the do-it-all RB if it can do it within the constraints of the budget. Vinatieri and Charlie Johnson might be the next priorities. In an ideal world, they both would be re-signed, but realistically, they could be allowed to test the waters given the simple fact there will be only so much money to go around.
Potential FAs: CB Tyron Brackenridge (3), LS Jeremy Cain (5), S Sean Considine (6), OLB Justin Durant (4), QB Trent Edwards (4), WR Jason Hill (4), CB David Jones (4), LB Freddy Keiaho (5), TE Marcedes Lewis (5), QB Luke McCown (6), ILB Kirk Morrison (5), P Adam Podlesh (4), WR Mike Sims-Walker (4), DE Bryan Smith (2), OT Adam Terry (6), CB Terrence Wheatley (3), OT Guy Whimper (5).
Analysis: The Jaguars were one of the more surprising spenders in free agency in 2009, signing DE Aaron Kampman and special-teams ace Kassim Osgood to multiyear deals within 48 hours of them hitting the market. But don't expect GM Gene Smith to go hog wild this offseason. Kampman and Osgood made sense because they were considered outstanding bargains, and the Jaguars are very much bargain shoppers given their financial limitations. The one no-brainer on this year's list is Lewis, who picked the perfect time for a breakout season. Lewis fits Smith's mold of hardworking, team-first players, and he almost certainly will be rewarded for his impressive season. The Jaguars could face tough decisions with Morrison and Durant. Morrison has been disappointing since coming over from Oakland in a Draft Day trade last April, and he will need a very strong second half to prove that he is worth a multiyear investment. Durant has been decent on the weak side but doesn't make as many plays as he should. FS Sean Considine is a solid special-teamer and provides depth at the safety position, but he could be viewed as expendable.
Potential FAs: DE Jason Babin (7), DE Dave Ball (6), DE Jacob Ford (4), OLB Colin Allred (3), OLB Patrick Bailey (3), QB Kerry Collins (16), DE Marques Douglas (10), FB Ahmard Hall (5), OG Leroy Harris (4), CB Roderick Hood (8), P Brett Kern (3), WR Randy Moss (13), S Donnie Nickey (8), OT Michael Otto (3), TE Bo Scaife (6), OLB Tim Shaw (3), OLB David Thornton (9), ILB Stephen Tulloch (5).
Analysis: The Titans prefer building through the draft, and it never is a surprise if they sit out the first wave of free agency. As far as their own free agents go, much intrigue surrounds whether they will bring back Moss, whom they claimed off waivers in November. How he plays in the final half of the season will determine the degree of the Titans' interest, as well as that of other clubs. Babin and Ball have had breakout seasons rushing the passer; the team likely wants to bring both back, as well as Ford. Depth at defensive end is very important for the Titans, who want their ends rushing upfield with abandon. If Collins wants to return as a backup, the Titans would be amenable to bringing him back. Hall is a very good blocker and a key part of the running game; Tennessee likely will work to bring him back. Harris can play multiple positions along the line and has shown potential. Expect the Titans to retain him. Scaife is a reliable pass catcher, but the Titans may want to give 2009 third-round pick Jared Cook a bigger role. Tulloch is having the best season of his career and seems likely to be back. He is tough, instinctive and smart.


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Reports: Yankees agree to deal with outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury
Either the Yankees' self-imposed $189 million budget is in doubt or the team has moved on from re-signing Robinson Cano.
Multiple reports indicate the Yankees are near signing a deal to bring in free agent centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury. The deal, according to reports, will be for seven years and $153 million. It also includes an option for another $16 million.
That deal will be slightly north of Carl Crawford, who signed a seven-year, $142 million deal with the Red Sox prior to the 2011 season. Of course, Crawford struggled mightily in Boston — partially due to injuries — and was traded to the Dodgers.
Ellsbury had a huge season in 2011 for Boston, finishing second in AL MVP voting with 32 home runs and 39 stolen bases along with a .321 batting average and .376 on-base percentage.
But those power numbers have proven to be an aberration in the two years since. He hit just four homers in 74 games in 2012 and nine in 134 games last season.
Ellsbury is an elite base stealer, however, and provides good defense in the outfield. He's led the AL in stolen bases three times, including last season with 52. He won a Gold Glove in 2011.
The signing could signal the end of the Yankees' pursuit of Curtis Granderson, also a centerfielder. Granderson is a free agent after playing the past four seasons in New York. He was injured much of 2013 and played in just 61 games.
The bigger question may be how this affects the team's pursuit of Cano.
The second baseman, who has spent all nine career seasons in the Bronx, is also a free agent and reportedly is seeking a seven-year deal in the neighborhood of $200 million or more. The Yankees previously have stated they hoped to keep the payroll under $189 million to avoid paying a luxury tax.
The Yankees already signed Brian McCann, the top catcher on the market, to a five-year, $85 million deal.
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However, the entire trip was beautifully handled from Miami to BA to Ushuaia, aboard the Fram and back again to Miami. I must admit, this was my first cruise of any kind, so I have little to compare it to, except what my friends and relatives have told and shown me about their trips on conventional cruise ships.
First, the cabin. Unless you had a suite, the cabins were very small. With the beds down in sleeping position, there was about 16 inches between the beds. When they were up, you had a couch and a fairly roomy space. The bath was small, but adequate, and about the size of other cruise ships, in photos that I've seen. We had 2 closets a small desk, refrigerator and a luggage storage area. The suites were much larger and appeared to be very comfortable. We had a large window on the port side with an excellent shade for darkening the room on the very bright nights.
The food was very good and highly varied. The only persons who might have a problem would be vegans, or very strict vegetarians, as much of the food included meat, cheese or fish. There were excellent varieties of salads, fresh fruits and vegetables, although the latter were usually served plain. The meals (except 3) were all buffet, so you made your own choices among many options. The three served meals were excellent and even gourmet, in style, quality and presentation. The desserts and baked goods were extremely varied and always excellent. If anything ran out, a simple request to any dining staff would result in a refill. If you dined late after a landing (or just a late riser), they would close each food line as you completed the course and wait for you to finish.
The common areas consisted of a large wall-to-wall ceiling-to-floor window lounge on Deck 7 along with a small fitness area and 2 hot tubs. There was a large sauna and locker and shower facilities on Deck 8. The restaurant was on Deck 4 which also included the reception desk, coffee shop, gift shop, Internet area and presentation rooms. Wireless was only available only in this area. The desk was staffed 24/7 and coffee, tea, hot chocolate, water and cookies & pastries were available 24/7 without charge. They had a fairly good selection of beers and wines at meals and in the lounge, although alcoholic beverages and soft drinks were an extra charge.
Each member of the Crew, Dining, Housekeeping & Expedition Staff was very enthusiastic and accommodated every request possible. The landings, as many as 3 per day, were conducted in Polar Cirkel boats which are stiffer than Zodiacs and never got us wet (we had very moderate seas). The ship has a water level loading platform on Deck 2, that allows you to enter the boats with a simple step-on & step-off procedure.
Lastly, there was a convenient laundry room on Deck 3, where you could get the sweat and penguin poo off of your long johns and outerwear. About a buck for a wash and dryers were free. There was also service laundry, but we never used or needed it.
So, despite my misgivings, I had the best trip of my entire life on a ship I was concerned about embarking upon. Perhaps my review may have been different if I were a more experienced cruiser, but I really doubt it as I spoke with more than half the passengers (very experienced travelers and cruisers) on a daily basis during and after the trip and everyone had the same opinion. Great Ship. No casino, no entertainment, 1 restaurant 249 passengers out of a possible 318, but never a dull moment. Never got more then 30 minutes in one of the three books I brought
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Dr. Hoppe uses the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a model to study striated muscle cells. The lab uses a combination of molecular genetics and cell biology to identify and study proteins important for the formation and maintenance of the highly ordered muscle cytoskeleton. Current research is centered on a newly identified protein kinase that is encoded by the unc-82 gene in C. elegans, and is conserved in mammals and insects. The UNC-82 kinase is required for proper placement of myosin filaments within the muscle contractile apparatus, and may play a similar role in other tissue types. A major goal of ongoing and future experiments is to determine the functional role of UNC-82 kinase in vivo and in vitro, and to identify other proteins in this regulatory or signaling pathway. This research is funded by the National Science Foundation.


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The Kansas City Chiefs took the "lead" over the Jacksonville Jaguars for the first overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft on Sunday. Though they held a 9-7 lead at one point over the Denver Broncos, the Chiefs eventually succumbed to the inevitable for a 17-9 loss.
With a 1-10 overall record, the Chiefs are projected to have the No. 1 selection in the NFL Draft, where they may target a quarterback to help out a potentially formidable running game with Jamaal Charles out of the backfield. Brady Quinn started under center this week, but finished just 13-for-25 passing for 126 yards and an interception.
The Jags beat the Tennessee Titans, 24-19, on Sunday to improve to 2-9 on the season. They joined the Carolina Panthers (who will play Monday night) at the two-win plateau, putting them within striking distance of the first overall draft pick should the Chiefs suddenly trip and win a couple more games this season.


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Academics . Biomedical Art . Courses
Intro to Electronic Arts: Coding, Hacks, + Space
Course No. TIM 213-313-413 Credits: 3.0
Faculty Marc Tomko
This course is designed for both the inexperienced and experienced person interested in experimenting with computing to create work that engages, alters or activates a space. The approach for the class will be based on computer enthusiasts' notion of "hacking". Hacking in this context is an experimental approach and mode of thinking, taking existing technologies and finding new or extended uses to apply these to. Existing computer scripts will be distributed with instruction and one-on-one guidance on how to alter these to new purposes. People with little or no knowledge of programming will be enabled to create computer based work quickly. Instruction will also cover finding new uses for hardware and creating custom interfaces that allow viewers to experience and interact with art works in a variety of ways. Some possible directions for the work made in this class will be interactive video projection, interactive sound works, expanded gaming environments, video and audio synthesis, circuit bending sound instruments, computer program generated animation and program generated high-resolution still images for large format printing. At the end of the class everyone will have resolved work ready to show.
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Thomas Nowacki
Associate Professor/Chair of Biomedical Art
Thomas is the Chair of and Associate Professor in the Biomedical Art Department at CIA as well as Adjunct Prof...more
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