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Few characters in sports evoke stronger emotions than Alex Rodriguez, that rare breed of athlete that is either loved or loathed, praised or reviled. Just as with other controversial superstars, guys like Mike Tyson, Barry Bonds, Ty Cobb, or Barbaro, one cannot help but have an opinion of the man that rests on one extreme or the other.
He is a hero or he is a villain, a godsend or a terror; there is no middle ground, no room for nuanced thought or equivocation. Any who profess otherwise are either ignorant of the game of baseball or are to be dismissed out of hand as a lunatic. Or both.
While readers of this site certainly need no further example or explanation of this love-hate dichotomy, one could find it on full display in a recent yahoo article in which Rodriguez revealed an interest in playing for the Boston Red Sox in 2008. While the article itself isn't especially noteworthy, the comments from the Red Sox faithful perfectly illustrate the emotional divide among baseball fans when it comes to pondering A-Rod.
What was particularly interesting was that the vast majority of Red Sox fans held Rodriguez in contempt, and considered signing him an enormous mistake. Feel free to take a look at them, you'll see what I mean.
While there were myriad arguments and personal attacks made against Alex, they all had one thing in common: they were all correct. Alex Rodriguez is a terrible baseball player, and an even worse human being, sure to bring misfortune to any team that has the audacity to sign him.
a colossal failure by any metric
Let's look at the evidence.
Heading into 2004, the year Alex Rodriguez first rode his stallion of failure into Yankee Stadium, the Yankees were coming off a historic period of success. From 1995-2003, the Yankees had nine straight years of playoff appearances, including four World Championships. During that stretch, the Yankees averaged an astounding 96 wins per year, easily the best in all of the majors, and perhaps one of the best runs of any team in ML history.
It was then that the Yankees let the success get to its collective heads, and in an astounding display of pinstripe-y arrogance, they traded for a four-time MVP winner, naively believing he might help their team in some fashion.
The results were predictably disastrous. After bringing the cancerous shortstop on board, the Yankees only went to the playoffs four out of the four years that he played there, winning only a paltry 96.75 games per season, barely more than any other team in the Majors.
The nadir of A-Rod's career with the Yankees came this year, when New York only managed 94 wins, finishing 2 games behind division leading Boston, and settling for an embarrassing Wild Card berth. All this despite the Yankees owning a team ERA of 4.49, which ranked just behind our own beloved Kansas City Royals (4.48), which just proves that with a competent offense, the Yankees could have tasted a modicum of success.
What was the first thing Alex Rodriguez did when he came to the Yankees, and they asked him to shift from shortstop to third baseman, because they already had an inferior defensive player manning that position in Derek Jeter? He complied with the request. Ergo ipso facto, he's an A-Hole. (By the way, how come nobody ever thought of calling him by that name before? Even better: Nim-Rod. Get it? Somebody should write in to suggest these to Peter Gammons.)
Obviously, there's more of a case to be made for A-Rod's selfishness than just a willingness to shift positions to help a team. But perhaps in order to understand selfish play, one must first define un-selfish play. And everyone knows that the only way to be an unselfish baseball player is to do the little things right that help win ballgames - you know, stuff like sacrificing over the base runner, or bunting when the situation calls for it.
I'm sure some of the more skeptical readers might say, well, he led the league in homeruns, why would you ask him to bunt?
In response, let me ask you this: how many times did Buddy Bell ask his cleanup hitter to bunt over the baserunner? A lot. So why didn't A-Rod do it for NY? Probably because he's a dick.
Oh, and just how many times did "Me First" Rodriguez bother to hit sacrifice flies?
The answer is 9, which means he almost finished outside of the top 10 in the major leagues in that category, and probably would have, if he had his way. But he didn't, most likely because:
A lot of hullaballoo has been made about A-Rod's 57 homeruns this year. But what hasn't been really discussed is how little Alex did to actually help his team win. He greedily compiled 156 RBIs this season and 143 runs, for the sole reason of stat-padding. If this weren't the case, and he didn't play just for stats, then why didn't he work harder to strand a runner once in a while, or make more base-running errors?
The answer is simple. He didn't, because he's all about the numbers, regardless of whatever deleterious effects this may have on the team's chances of winning.
How many rallies did Alex end when he cleared the bases with a 3-run homer, when he could have instead kept the rally going with a weak pop out to first? For Rodriguez, those three RBIs were always the most important thing. Winning took a distant second, if it got any consideration at all.
You know, one of the reasons why A-Rod sucks so bad is because he isn't a clutch hitter. They've actually come up with a stat called LIPS that shows how well a player did with a runner on 2nd in a tight game in the later innings. A-Rod's performance was a paltry .345/.413/.608 over the course of the year.
Okay, admittedly, that looks sort of high. But I'm guessing he hit so well just to make all of his other teammates look bad.
Why then, you may ask, did he take 2nd on the team to Jason Giambi's .323/.400/.645? Clearly this was A-Rod's way of endorsing Giambi's steroid use.
If you read the article referenced at the top of this post, you'll notice that a lot of Red Sox fans were downright hostile to the idea of bringing Lame Rod (man, I should get paid for coming up with these) on board.
And who can blame them? The Red Sox are WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS! And they won so many games this year not on the strength of their league-leading pitching but because they had Julio Lugo and Mike Lowell. And guess who's first to go if you sign Alex Rodriguez? One of those guys, I guess.
Is Rodriguez's 1.067 OPS really an improvement over Lowell's .867? Of course not. Lowell's got a World Series ring. All Rodriguez has is 320 more career homeruns.
And how disastrous would it be to replace Julio Lugo and his .643 OPS with multiple gold-glove winning Alex Rodriguez?
For one thing, Alex Rodriguez is already a much older player than Lugo, by about 90 days. (Not to mention Lugo's originally from the Dominican Republic, so odds are he's actually even younger.) For another, Lugo has shown he Knows How to Win. Has Rodriguez? Well, he doesn't have a ring, now, does he.
Most importantly, though, and the reason sited most often (and correctly) by Red Sox fans, this would be a mistake because it would disrupt team chemistry. Lugo is a hero and you can't quantify those sort of things.
Julio Lugo, the Marie Curie of team chemistry
Just imagine: do you think Josh Beckett would be able to pitch as effectively if in the back of his mind he knew Alex Rodriguez, not Julio Lugo, was 15 feet behind him? How can the pitchers rely on A-Rod to get to ground balls when they know there's likely to be an enormous wallet in his pocket weighing him down? How much more often would David Ortiz or Manny Ramirez strike out with Team Chemistry Destroyer Alex Rodriguez hitting behind them? Would they even bother to show up to the games at all?
(Secretly, though, I hope the Red Sox fans don't get their wish and they end up signing him. I know that's a bit sadistic of me, but I just fear that otherwise he'll somehow end up on the Royals and he'll drag down the team to the tune of an additional 10-15 wins next year.)
I've mentioned a lot of reasons why A-Rod is so terrible for the game, but there's one reason above all to hate the guy.
Somewhere along the line, some teammate or lazy sports journalist came up with the idea to shorten his name to A-Rod. Probably seemingly innocuous at the time, so Alex probably never sent in a letter to the editor to request a retraction.
What's happened as a result? Now every name in the world has to be shortened. Without A-Rod, there would be no I-Rod, or K-Rod, or F-Rod. There'd be no K-Fed, or J-Lo, or LiLo, or Bennifer or Brangelina or Bennifergelina floating around, just waiting to dumb down our national dialogue even further. Puff Daddy wouldn't have become P.Diddy. Prince wouldn't have changed his name to some sort of hybrid hieroglyphic cuneiform-type thingy.
Way to not see this becoming a trend and putting an end to it early, jackass.
Somehow this is all your fault, Alex


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Endive, Apples, and Grapes
Published: December 2010 Servings: 4 prep: 50 minutes total: 50 minutes
- 2 large unpeeled tart-sweet apples (such as Fuji or Gala)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 large heads of Belgian endive (12 to 16 ounces total), halved lengthwise
- 4 small clusters green grapes
- 5 small fresh rosemary sprigs
- Fleur de sel or other sea salt
- 2-3 tablespoons water
Nutritional Information
One serving contains:
- Calories (kcal) 146.0
- %Calories from Fat 29.6
- Fat (g) 4.9
- Saturated Fat (g) 2.9
- Cholesterol (mg) 11.4
- Carbohydrates (g) 26.9
- Dietary Fiber (g) 7.3
- Total Sugars (g) 17.8
- Net Carbs (g) 19.6
- Protein (g) 2.3
- Sodium (mg) 62.6
PREPARATIONView Step-by-Step Directions
Quarter and core apples. Using vegetable peeler, shave off thin strip of peel down center of each apple quarter, leaving remaining peel intact. Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add endive, cut side down, to skillet. Add apple wedges, 1 cut side down, to skillet. Add grape clusters and scatter rosemary sprigs over; cook, uncovered, without turning or stirring, until endive is caramelized on bottom and apples are just tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Carefully turn endive, apples, and grapes over; baste with liquid in skillet and cook until apples are very tender, 5 to 10 minutes longer. Season with fleur de sel and freshly ground black pepper.
Transfer endive mixture to platter. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons water to skillet, scraping up any caramelized bits, forming small amount of sauce. Spoon sauce over endive mixture and serve.
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Not too much tonight since the game was on TV
- Greinke does long toss before the game.
- The White Sox looked lost on the field.
- Dayton is one short man
Pregame warmups
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Google Fusion Tables + census data = wicked awesome.
Sarah Morris and I figured out how to take block-level data of the Columbia Public School District and overlay it on a Google map. It's pretty darn awesome.
Check it out:
This is a map of the under-18 population. The darker the color, the more people who live in that census block.
There were a few hiccups with the process, though. In order to get what we wanted out of it, I had to use ArcGis to limit the number of blocks. I overlayed a shapefile of the school district on county-wide, block-level data and used the Intersect tool to merge the two. That produced a shapefile of block-level data that we could filter by school district, what you saw above.
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Australia completed the Monster Energy Speedway World Cup Final by winning a nail biting race-off in Prague that saw all four teams separated by seven points at the end of the meeting. The USA almost completed a fairytale world cup by taking second, a result that would have got them through in every other year to date. Latvia took third at the Marketta Stadium to complete a fine World Cup for them as Great Britain flopped and took fourth in the meeting.
The Americans got the perfect start courtesy of the perfect starter, as gating god Greg Hancock hit the front from the first corner and kicked on from there ahead of Latvian captain Kasts Puodzuks, whilst Troy Batchelor of Australia took the final point as one of Britain's changes from Monday Ben Barker came last. Things did not get any better for Britain in the next heat, as captain Chris Harris' kill switch came out when he was looking set for second, as Ryan Fisher took America's second straight victory. Bogdanovs of Latvia came home second ahead of Jason Doyle in third. It took a win from Tai Woffinden for Britain to finally get off the mark in heat 3, ahead of Australia's Cameron Woodward, in for Davey Watt, Andzejs Lebedevs and US rookie Gino Manzares. The first round of heats saw Australia take their first win, with form man Darcy Ward taking an impressive victory ahead of Lewis Bridger, Britain's other change. Ricky Wells passed Vjaceslavs Giruckis for the final point as the USA took a surprise lead after the first four heats. Australia were level with them on 7, whilst Britain and Latvia were tied on 5 points apiece.
Heat 5 saw circuit record holder Woffinden take a dominant victory ahead of Hancock, with Ward running a lacklustre third as Bogdanovs was outclassed by the Grand Prix men. Puodzuks then took a fine heat victory with a sweeping move from the outside of turn two to take complete control of the race. Woodward held off Fisher whilst Bridger toiled. Heat 7 saw Jason Doyle clear off from turn 1 as Barker harried Giruckis but ultimately ended up third. Manzares fell away after an initial good start, clearly unused to the bigger European tracks. The second batch of heats was rounded out in fine style by Chris Harris, who made a decent gate and kicked on. Wells took a brilliant second place, whilst Troy Batchelor took out Andzejs Lebedevs on the final corner. He was excluded, and the Latvian awarded third.
US talisman Hancock then started the third batch of heats by getting the first corner first and kicking on from there to take an easy win, in classic Hancock style. Lewis Bridger came an impressive second ahead of Doyle and Lebedevs, who packed up at the start. Giruckis took a big win for Latvia in heat 10, as Woffinden was duffed up at turn 1 by Fisher and Batchelor, with the former doing a superb job to keep the Aussie behind him. Ward then showed just why he is a man to beat with a dominant heat victory, pulling away from Harris, who himself could have had a cup of tea before Puodzuks and Manzares finished. Bogdanovs took a well earned three points in heat 12, after getting grip in turn 2 as Woodward settled for two points, whilst Barker passed Wells as GB's gating continued to let them down. By this point, Australia led by 2 points on 20, with Latvia themselves ahead of the USA and Britain by a point as the meeting stayed as tight as a drum.
The fourth round of heats was where Britain capitulated. Barker ran a last as Ward won from Lebedevs and Fisher, meaning a joker was available. Woffinden played the joker well, getting second and a 4 point haul behind Hancock, but ahead of Giruckis whilst Doyle got nothing. This was followed up by Bridger falling, Batchelor taking the win and Bogdanovs taking second. Gino Manzares apparently packed up, but in reality it was a staged engine failure to allow Uncle Sam the joker before heat 17, where it isn't allowed. They played the joker to perfection, as Hancock again started well and passed Puozduks, followed by Woffinden and Doyle again taking last.
More tactics came into force, with Barker slowing to allow Bogdanovs through so Harris could be a rider replacement for Bridger as Doyle powered past the Brit earlier. Wells took a disappointing last as the USA missed out on vital points. Puodzuks took a dominant victory in heat 18, beating Harris into second as the rider replacement did not work. Woodward beat Manzares to third to take a vital point for the Australians. Hancock then took yet another heat victory ahead of Batchelor, with Lebedevs' third and Harris' last confirming that Latvia and Britain were out. The final heat saw Darcy Ward outclass the opposition, ahead of the hard charging Woffinden as Australia confirmed they were going through. Fisher took a credible third ahead of Giruckis, as the US just missed out on glory.
Australia's advancement comes as little surprise, but the USA's and Latvian achievements do. America led the meeting on many occasions, and Latvia were always in the hunt for the final. The big surprise is Great Britain, who were anything but Great. Some serious changes would not go amiss in the management, as they inexplicably flopped to finish last. America and Latvia can go home very happy despite missing out in the tightest of World Cup meetings.
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South Africa T20 specialist Richard Levi made an instant impression with his six-hitting prowess as Mumbai Indians thrashed defending champions Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets, in the opening match of the fifth edition of Indian Premier League.
Chasing a modest target of 113, Levi who has recently scored the fastest T20 International century set the tone as he clobbered the CSK bowlers to race away to a fine 50 with six fours and three sixes on IPL debut.
He added 69 for the first wicket with Sachin Tendulkar before being caught in the deep but by then Mumbai Indians had the match in their pocket. They finally won with 19 balls to spare as he slashed Doug Bollinger over third-man for a six.
Predominantly an on-side player, all the three sixes Levi hit were in the arc between deep mid-wicket and long-on. Levi doesn't have much of a backlift and footwork is minimum but that doesn't deter him from hitting big shots although he mistimed a few.
Tendulkar (16 retd hurt), despite playing second fiddle to Levi also entertained the crowd as he smashed Albie Morkel over extra cover for a huge six. But he got an ugly bouncer from Doug Bollinger which hit his gloves. The senior batsman then left the field as he seemed to have hurt a finger on his left hand.
Earlier, captain Harbhajan's decision to bowl first seemed to be spot on as Mumbai Indians bowled out defending champions Chennai Super Kings for a paltry 112 in only 19.4 overs.
The newly-laid 22-yard strip which had some patches of grass on either side turned out to be a nightmare for strokeplayers as most of the home team batsmen failed to check their shots as they were bundled out for a negligible score.
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Department Partridge
Biological Mechanisms of Ageing
Human life expectancy has been increasing steadily since the middle of the nineteenth century. Improvements in lifestyle and health care have kept people healthier as they age, and so they are living longer. However, the downside is that age is the major risk factor for the predominant chronic and killer conditions: cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease. The major burden of ill health is hence falling on the older section of the population. The aim of our research is to discover ways of keeping people healthy for longer as they age. [more...]
Selected publications
Metaxakis, A., Tain, L.S., Grönke, S., Hendrich, O., Hinze, Y., Birras, U., and Partridge, L. (2014). Lowered Insulin Signalling Ameliorates Age-Related Sleep Fragmentation in Drosophila. PLoS Biol 12, e1001824.
Piper, M.D., Blanc, E., Leitao-Goncalves, R., Yang, M., He, X., Linford, N.J., Hoddinott, M.P., Hopfen, C., Soultoukis, G.A., Niemeyer, C. et al. (2014). A holidic medium for Drosophila melanogaster. Nat Methods 11, 100-105.
Rogers, I., Kerr, F., Martinez, P., Hardy, J., Lovestone, S., and Partridge, L. (2012). Ageing Increases Vulnerability to Aβ42 Toxicity in Drosophila. PLoS ONE 7, e40569.
Slack, C., Giannakou, M.E., Foley, A., Goss, M., and Partridge, L. (2011). dFOXO-independent effects of reduced insulin-like signaling in Drosophila. Aging Cell 10, 735-748.
Alic, N., Andrews, T.D., Giannakou, M.E., Papatheodorou, I., Slack, C., Hoddinott, M.P., Cocheme, H.M., Schuster, E.F., Thornton, J.M., and Partridge, L. (2011). Genome-wide dFOXO targets and topology of the transcriptomic response to stress and insulin signalling. Mol Syst Biol 7, 502.
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Experimental Research on Ageing
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Toxic Protein Conformation: Ageing as a Risk Factor for Protein Toxicity in the Fruit Fly Drosophila
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'Teaching while woman' and battling disrespect, law prof has some advice
Posted Mar 13, 2014 6:20 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
University of Georgia law professor Mehrsa Baradaran confesses her first few semesters teaching law were disasters.
Then at Brigham Young University, Baradaran wanted to run a democratic classroom without imposing draconian rules or shaming her students into submission. There would be no cold-calling and no bans on laptops.
"It turns out," Baradaran writes at PrawfsBlawg, "that they didn't automatically see me as an authority and a few loud talkers began to dominate my 'democratic' classroom. There was also rampant disrespect and eye-rolling. I called on a student once who wouldn't take the lollipop out of his mouth to answer my questions, which he did in a very dismissive way."
Baradaran asked for advice, and learned other young, female colleagues were facing the same problems. She relates what she learned from others and from experience in a blog post titled "Teaching While Woman." Her four lessons are:
1) Assert you are the alpha dog right away. There are always a few students in the first few weeks of class who will challenge the professor with questions such as: "I don't agree with that, isn't [fill in the blank] a better explanation?" Baradaran says the professor must "shut this down right away" without appearing to be threatened or defensive. After doing this a few times, the class will run more smoothly.
2) Don't underestimate the importance of body language. Baradaran says she stood behind the podium when she was asked questions, making her appear to retreat. "Now," Baradaran says, "I make sure to spread my arms, put them on my hips, and stand tall. If I am ever challenged, I force myself to assume a power stance."
3) Be strict. Baradaran says she was raised by permissive parents, and that is her own parenting style. But in the classroom she can't tolerate tardiness and unpreparedness.
4) Be kind. You can't get people to respect you if you don't respect them, Baradaran says. She stays late after class to answer questions and help her students.
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News: Diddy Says White Men Can Jump, Participates In All-Star NBA Dunk Contest [Video]
Saturday, Feb 25, 2012 10:51PM
Bad Boy Records CEO Diddy raised eyebrows this weekend by getting used as a prop for the Houston Rockets' Chase Budinger in his NBA All-Star Weekend dunk contest challenge.
Playing off the 1992 flick White Men Can't Jump, Budinger's movie-themed dunk heavily relied on Puffy's participation.
Chase Budinger kicked off the Slam Dunk contest with a fantastic reference to Woody Harrleson and White Men Can't Jump, with an obviously staged skit that was made to look spontaneous. TNT analyst Kenny Smith came out with a mic and asked P. Diddy about his son and his new TV channel, before asking about his favorite basketball movie. Diddy answered with the Harrleson classic and Budinger appeared in a white tee and a backwards baseball cap. Budinger, determined to prove to Diddy that white men can, in fact, jump, decided to jump over P. Diddy. The rap mogul was kind enough to throw the ball up to Budinger with a no-look, over the shoulder pass. Budinger jumped over Diddy and threw it down in impressive fashion. (SB Nation)
Following the dunk, the music mogul hopped on Twitter with his post-reaction.
"White men can jump! Lol 10!!!! Lol," he tweeted February 25th. (Diddy's Twitter)
Despite the eye-catching dunk, Budinger ultimately came up short in winning the contest.
Utah Jazz Jeremy Evans won the fan vote as the Slam Dunk champion. This was the first year that fans had total control of voting, a major tweak from past competitions. Evans earned the win over the Houston Rockets' Chase Budinger, Indiana Pacers' Paul George and Minnesota's Derrick Williams. Evans dunked with a camera on his head, dunked two basketballs while jumping over a seated assistant and then donned a Karl Malone jersey while dunking over mailman-dressed comedian Kevin Hart. This year's contest lasted three rounds, but the four participants had only two minutes per round to complete a single dunk. (USA Today)
Last night, Roc Nation rap star J. Cole appeared at the annual celebrity game.
Dwight Howard looked like he didn't have a care in the world Friday night. As he coached in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, he erupted into a belly laugh when 5-foot nothing actor Kevin Hart had a layup attempt stuffed by the underside of the rim. Howard barked out encouragement as rapper J Cole took a long jumper. Howard even drew up a play on a clipboard during a TV timeout. (Boston Herald)
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The matchups are set, and this weekend Canada and Sweden will play for gold. After the US-Canada matchup, which looked and felt like a gold medal game, I'm already starting to itch for some NHL hockey. Sadly, there's only one game scheduled for Tuesday, and we won't get any Leafs until Thursday.
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Must Build Jacuzzi Interview
Our first hurdcore.com interview for 2013 brings a genre blast from the past, as we talk the re-emergence of ska with local artists known as Must Build Jacuzzi. Hailing from Peoria, Illinois, these young men are energized to play a medium forgotten by many as they inspire a whole new generation of skankers to circle up for this punk-swing fusion.
What is the story / meaning behind the name of your band?
Caleb Rose (Vocals/Guitar): Well, Bill, Josh, and I were watching "Muppets From Space" when we got to a scene where Gonzo was asleep and his friends were speaking through a fan to make their voices weird sound to hypnotize him. They told him to go build them a jacuzzi. When he got up (still asleep and hypnotized) he said "Must…..Build…..Jacuzzi and we thought that would be a great name for a band, and it stuck.
Bill Allison (Vocals/Guitar): Yeah, basically we thought it'd be an original name for a band, since every idea we thought of was already taken.
Ska had its hay-day in the late 90's, but hasn't been a prime category since, at what point did you all decide that you were going to formalize and take a run at the ska game?
Bill: I decided I wanted to be in a ska band when I was like 14 or 15 years old. Long story short, we formed a crappy teen ska band, which led me to meet Josh and much later we had leveled up enough that we evolved and became MBJ!
Josh Rose (Trumpet): Well at first I didn't want to. Bill knew my brother, Caleb, and knew that I played trumpet. He asked if I wanted to join his ska band. I was like in 7th grade and didn't know anything about music, so I was like whats ska? Is that like skat or something? I didn't know what it would be like playing in a rock band since I had only played in school bands. At first, I didn't think I would like it, but after a few practices, I was starting to have a lot of fun. I played my first show and I thought I was the coolest kid ever. The End
Keaton Judy (Bass/Sax): I knew I wanted to be in a ska band when I saw a Facebook post about MBJ needing a bass player, haha.
Ben Misslehorn (Trombone): As soon as my first band disbanded I realized I how much I missed playing in a ska band because I can be myself on stage on bring joy to many others! So I joined MBJ! HOORAH!
Chris Walls (Drums): I realized I wanted to be in a ska band when Caleb told me he was in a band and needed a drummer and I realized "I am a drummer, I can join!" Next thing I knew, BAM. In a ska band.
What differences have you observed between fans of ska and fans of other mediums?
Ben: Ska fans like to move around and feel the music! YEAH!
Caleb: I think we get a wide variety of people with different musical interests who come to the shows. Fans of pop/punk, and hardcore seem to be a big audience of ours. Since we usually play shows with many bands from the Peoria hardcore scene, we seem to fit right in with any type of fan.
Keaton: Ska fans are more interactive and they dance.
Bill: People that like ska know how to skank, so we don't feel lame when we play!
Chris: Ska fans will love to talk to you. You can talk to anyone after the show and they will be willing to talk and next thing you know, you are having a conversation about ANYTHING. We can be talking about how you are playing Borderlands 2 and the weapon system compared to the first Borderlands, and you know, you are just talking to a lot of good people who are also your fans. Do I have to continue this interview?… Borderlands 2 sounds fun right now.
Josh: Ska fans are cool. Fans of other genres are not as cool.
Currently all of your music is available for free download, what are your plans for recording in 2013?
Caleb: Sometime this year (probably the summer), we are planning on heading up to meet up with one of our friends to do some recording for a possible full length. We may re-record a few of our past songs that could use some re-working with our new member line up.
Bill: Yeah, we'll probably be working on a full length within the next year, since we have like 15 songs just sitting around in our brains. Like, with our next recording, we really want to make it shine and do it as professional as possible, so it'll probably be pretty legit.
What are some of your favorite jams right now?
Ben: My favorite song right now is "P.S Shock the World" by Less Than Jake!
Caleb: Recently, I've been listening to Real Friends who are a pop-punk band from the Chicago area Also, there is this super sweet dance/ska/pop/hardcore band called Paranoia Dance Party that have reeeally been rising up in the play counts.
Keaton: "Anthropology" by Charlie Parker
Bill: I have this huge Mustard Plug addiction right now, and am really digging this Chicago ska band Run and Punch who are awesome! I just got Children 18:3 and Flatfoot's newest albums too, and those are great.
Josh: "Home For The Fall" by Real Friends
Chris: My favorite song is that one song that goes like, "Aeg eh elf, gyaaaa uh ah ah. whey whoo. wawawawawawawawa wub wub wub. ooraahhh. BWUY YOH WUBWUBWUB"
When they make the blockbuster docudrama about your life, what actors will play you all in the film?
Ben: Jim Carrey as Ben Misselhorn!
Caleb: I think I'd probably be played by Owen Wilson
Chris: The Scout from Team Fortess 2. The documentary would be loved by all and the Hollywood funds would be so great, we could CGI him in for me.
Bill: My last history professor said I looked like Patrick Swazey, so him!
Keaton: Tom Hanks
Josh: Andrew Wilson
What are your best and worst memories from recent shows?
Caleb: I think one of the most fun shows we've ever played was in the basement of an old video game store in La Salle. There were a bunch of kids with high energy just having a good time. We also bought a bunch of bananas to throw out during the show and some rad Incredible Hulk party hats Bill and I found at a thrift store. As for worst, oh jeez, we played this show in Bloomington, IL. We just played a really cruddy set.
Josh: Best memory- when we played the radest show ever. Tons of kids from my school came and even they were skankin' and circle pitting. I even got my friends to dance and get all sweaty. Worst memory- We played a show in Bloomington/Normal and our drummer at the time kinda sucked at playing our music so we just sounded like crap. And the worst part was the singer for The Skatastrophies' new band was there and probably saw us suck the brown out of poop. And to top it off, Ben, our trombone player wasn't there.
Bill: Worst was definitely that cruddy set in Bloomington/Normal. Like, we had to change line ups after that show. Like Josh said, the frontman of this old ska band, The Skatastrophes from Ohio (look them up, they're awesome!), was there with his new band Signals Midwest (check them out, they're awesome too!), so we looked like goons in front of him. IF YOU READ THIS MAX STERN, WE'RE NOT GOONS, WE JUST HAD PROBLEMS! Best was definitely the big ska show Josh mentioned, which we just played in Peoria with our buds in The Easy Mark, The Suites, and The Skalalitabs! Like 100 people in a super small coffee shop skanking like crazy. Huge blessing.
Keaton: Best- the big ska show Bill and Josh talked about. Worst- Trying to learn a bunch of new music in a week when I first joined the band.
Ben: Best Memory = Crowd surfing at Cornerstone! Worst = Not having my lucky sweat rag during a gig!
Chris: The worst is the one we played with this one band… we will just call them Generic Band. There was like no one there and very sad. The best however, would have to be a basement show we played. There was a circle pit in a moldy basement. The things music make people do, haha!
Must Build Jacuzzi is: Keaton Judy – Bass/Sax, Josh Rose – Trumpet, Ben Misselhorn – Trombone, Chris Walls – Drums, Bill Allison -Vocals/Guitar, and Caleb Rose – Vocals/Guitar. Check them out on Facebook and Bandcamp .
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Well, my first semester was a good one. My honors classes gave me challenges to conquer, and it was great to be in classes that stimulated my mind in a different way than theatre does. I love learning about theatre and being in those classes, but I also want the most well-rounded education I can get. Theatre is an expression of real life, and it is important to have knowledge on a broad range of topics that can be applied onstage.
One of my challenges was exams. My exams came right after auditions for the spring shows at MSU, a requirement for members of the BFA program. This was hard; I had to balance preparing for important auditions and doing well for the Theatre and Dance faculty while still staying on top of my schoolwork and studying for my other exams. I think I divided my time very well. I stayed organized and managed to do well during the last weeks of the semester. I like to make lists, and that allowed me to have a physical representation of what I needed to do and kept me on track while I was working. It also feels so good to be able to cross something off those lists: accomplishments. I dedicated a lot of time to myself and keeping myself sane. I had to make some social sacrifices, but I divided my time well and still saw my friends during those crazy few weeks.
I learned a lot from last semester. My honors classes were great to be a part of and influenced my decision in the honor course I am in this semester, Ethics and Contemporary Issues. The smaller class size made me more confortable to speak up in class, and once I got comfortable doing that, I learned so much more. Simply going to class allowed me to be successful because so much happens in a short amount of time. So far, Ethics has been my hardest class, and I am working my butt off to get as much as I can out of it. I have never taken a philosophy class before, so the first week was a shock for me. I was very confused in class. However, I started talking and getting involved, and I now have a better understanding of what I am supposed to be learning and how I can get the most that I can out of the class.
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Mathematical Programming for Data Mining: Formulations and Challenges (1998)
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This paper is intended to serve as an overview of a rapidly emerging research and applications area. In addition to providing a general overview, motivating the importance of data mining problems within the area of knowledge discovery in databases, our aim is to list some of the pressing research challenges, and outline opportunities for contributions by the optimization research communities. Towards these goals, we include formulations of the basic categories of data mining methods as optimization problems. We also provide examples of successful mathematical programming approaches to some data mining problems. keywords: data analysis, data mining, mathematical programming methods, challenges for massive data sets, classification, clustering, prediction, optimization. To appear: INFORMS: Journal of Compting, special issue on Data Mining, A. Basu and B. Golden (guest editors). Also appears as Mathematical Programming Technical Report 98-01, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wi...


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I'm here to make my predictions for 2011. I know, nobody likes predictions because they are just predictions, but I'm going off history and statistics. Some will be completely wrong and some will be purely statistically chosen with no opinion of mine involved. So here we go:
Week 1: vs. Tenn. Tech: (W) 33-9
Week 2: @ Iowa State: (W) 28-3
Week 3: vs. Pitt: (W) 21-20
Week 4: vs. ULM: (W) 34-12
Week 6: @ Penn St.: (W) 24-12
Week 7: vs. jNW: (L) 20-14
Week 8: vs. Indiana: (W) 35-16
Week 9: @ Minn.: (W) 27-12
Week 10: vs. Mich: (W) 34-28
Week 11: vs. Mich. St.: (W) 21-12
Week 12: @ Purdue: (L) 22-17
Week 13: @ Nebraska: (L) 35-28
9-3 with a possible bowl win. Pretty good. These are almost pure statistics tho. A few assumptions and a few miscalculations, but overall a pretty statistical look of how the season could turn out. The only problem is, is that the games we lose we can win, and the games we win we can lose. I think 9-3 is very optimistic but also doable. I did not factor in the loss of Stanzi or anyone else so this goes off 3 years of Stanzi's reign at QB (all statistics come from 2008-2010).
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Honey's been around forever. Honey was and still is known as the nectar of the gods. In the Bible, the Promised Land is referred to as the "land of milk and honey". That explains why honey is so prevalent during Passover and Easter.
My childhood memories of honey begin with homemade biscuits. Every time my mom made biscuits my dad would make honey butter. Mom also gave me honey as medicine. To this day, I'll drink a mixture of honey and lemon juice before going to bed when I have a sore throat or a cough. Not only does the honey coat my throat but it helps me to sleep better.
Today, I get to eat some of the traditional desserts that my Greek mother-in-law makes like Baklava and Amygdalopita. I hope you get the opportunity to eat more honey, too.
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After a solid performance by Strikeforce this past weekend, the UFC fires back with one of the best cards, top to bottom, that we've seen so far this year. Headlining the card, UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva returns after his miraculous come-from-behind victory over Chael Sonnen in August to defend his belt once again as he battles speedy Brazilian striker Vitor Belfort. The card will also feature a light heavyweight tilt between Forrest Griffin and Rich Franklin, and another battle near the top of the division in Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones.
Before the main card begins, the UFC has put together an equally enjoyable preliminary card featuring two free bouts that will air live on Spike TV one hour before the pay-per-view broadcast. Furthermore, Dana White has stated on Twitter that Yamamoto vs. Johnson will be accessible to fans.
Lightweight: Donald Cerrone (17-3-0-1, 6-3-0-1 UFC/WEC) vs. Paul Kelly (11-3, 5-3 UFC): Headlining the free Spike TV broadcast on Saturday night, three-time WEC lightweight contender Donald Cerrone makes his first appearance inside the Octagon as he battles British UFC veteran Paul Kelly. Cerrone's last fight saw him dominate the smaller Chris Horodecki, eventually sinking in a triangle choke in the second round.
Kelly should provide a respectable step in progressing Cerrone's UFC career as he's a middle-of-the-road fighter trying to find a way to crack the upper echelon. Unfortunately, Kelly's somewhat one-dimensional skill-set hasn't matched up well against the better strikers, or even average strikers that the division has to offer. Anyone showing that they can neutralize his wrestling has a good chance at derailing his momentum in a fight. Cerrone should be able to do that, and put Kelly in serious danger in both the striking department and the ground game. He should finish inside three rounds, more than likely on the ground.
A win for Cerrone should begin the process of getting him into some bigger fights. Cole Miller's recent destruction at the hands of Matt Wiman could provide Cerrone with a fight he truly wants, and the UFC isn't shy about banking on a brewing animosity.
Featherweight: Chad Mendes (8-0, 4-0 UFC/WEC) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (12-8-1, 0-0 UFC): The first bout being featured on the Spike TV preliminary card is one of the most interesting of the evening as Japanese featherweight kingpin Michihiro Omigawa makes his long-awaited return to the UFC. Ten pounds lighter and eight wins heavier, Omigawa has improved dramatically and proven it by toppling some of the best that Japan has to offer. While some of his wins have been marred by controversy, there is no doubt that Omigawa is one of the best in the world in the weight class.
Mendes may very well be a future champion in the division. Tremendous strength and technically sound wrestling is a combination of skills that opponents have found very tough to expose, and Omigawa will have those same difficulties. But I'm not going to fall prey to the exaggerated notion that Japan has nothing to offer American fighters. LC Davis, who's known for his wrestling ability, was completely nullified by Omigawa at Sengoku 7 and succumbed to Omigawa's Judo skills and overwhelming strength. What's to say Omigawa doesn't surprise us once again?
While I do hold that obscure interest in Japanese mixed martial arts, I'm not going to blind myself by my bias. Mendes is stronger in the wrestling department than Davis, and that makes me very reluctant to pick Omigawa. There are, however, other areas that I think Omigawa can exploit, most notably Mendes' submission defense and technique on the floor. Vazquez certainly had an advantage in terms of technique, but Omigawa combines both technique and strength into his grappling.
This is a difficult fight to predict. The safe bet is obviously Mendes via a blanketing brand of wrestling with some mean ground and pound as his primary weapon, but Omigawa's grappling could be the game changer. Omigawa's striking may not be as crisp as it could be, but I'm not confident in Mendes holding Omigawa down for three rounds. The man is a bona fide beast in the gym who will expect that type of gameplan. Omigawa wins.
Bantamweight: Norifumi Yamamoto (18-3-0-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Demetrious Johnson (8-1, 2-1 UFC/WEC): Remember the days when fans clamored for the Urijah Faber vs. "Kid" Yamamoto match-up to happen to determine the #1 featherweight in the world? Things have changed quite a bit. Faber is now making a run at the UFC bantamweight title while Yamamoto has fallen off the wagon slightly with losses to Joe Warren and Masanori Kanehara in two of his last three performances.
I wouldn't put it out of the realm of possibility that the fight eventually happens as a super fight of some kind, but that would suggest that Yamamoto returns to form, a tough proposition when he'll turn 34 in March. Demetrious Johnson has some input into whether that's possible as well. Coming off of wins over Damacio Page and Nick Pace, "Mighty Mouse", as he's been affectionately monikered, has proven that despite his small size -- he has all of the skills to be a top fighter in a division that he probably doesn't belong in.
Wrestling will be a major focal point in this showdown, and most fans are predicting a blanket performance by Johnson. I'm not an easy taker to that prediction, especially considering some of the analysis I've read that suggests Warren vs. Yamamoto proves this fight will run parallel with that outcome. The problem is that Warren was a legitimate gold medal favorite Olympic-level wrestler while Johnson has never achieved that level. Furthermore, Yamamoto has a knack for throwing precision, power punches with blazing speed. He hasn't been that successful in landing those blows lately, but I think he's due. I'll show some nostalgic bias and go with Yamamoto via KO.
Lightweight: Paul Taylor (10-6-1-1, 3-5 UFC) vs. Gabe Ruediger (17-6, 0-2 UFC): A lot of fans have taken a cursory glance at this fight and deemed Ruediger an instant loser based on his performance against Lauzon. In reality, this is a decent lightweight scrap that could be a fun fight for fans to digest later in the week. On the other hand, it could be a blowout depending on how prepared Ruediger is to stand with Taylor, who has a propensity to deliver exciting performances on the feet.
Taylor's performance against Sam Stout was enough to win on most scorecards, but he was, as we've seen frequently in recent months, robbed by the incompetence of bad judges. It was reason enough for Dana White and the UFC to continue using Taylor despite his poor record in the promotion.
Taylor's stand-up should give Gabe problems, especially considering the improvement we've seen from Taylor. While it isn't overwhelming improvement that puts Taylor on a different level, it's enough for me to believe he can beat Ruediger. If Gabe can tangle up Taylor on the ground, it'll be a different fight altogether. I'll bank on Taylor avoiding that game and peppering Ruediger with blows over the course of three rounds.
Light Heavyweight: Kyle Kingsbury (9-2-0-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ricardo Romero (11-1, 1-0 UFC): Romero's wrestling background would suggest that Kingsbury will have problems in this match-up. After all, Kingsbury wasn't able to hold off Tom Lawlor in his debut fight at The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale in December of 2008. That was over two years ago however, and Kingsbury's progression under the tutelage of the American Kickboxing Academy has improved his overall game.
Romero isn't the type of relentless wrestler that constantly applies pressure, and that may be his undoing in this match-up. Kingsbury, despite losing to Lawlor, was able to use his jiu-jitsu skills off his back, and he did manage to overcome Lawlor's wrestling toward the end of the fight to win, at the very least, one round. I think his continued progression and ability to take on wrestlers of high regard will help him prevail here over three rounds.
Welterweight: Mike Pierce (13-3, 3-1 UFC) vs. Kenny Robertson (10-0, 0-0 UFC): Pierce's brand of fighting might not be enticing to your average casual fan, but the constant pressure, powerful wrestling, and relentless pace that he brings to the table makes him one of the more complete fighters in the division. He's far from an elite striker, but it's difficult to count him out of a stand-up war when the thought of him blasting through a double leg and burying an opponent is always a possibility. Surprisingly, he isn't getting the fights I think he deserves at this point.
Robertson comes from an area I know very well, the heart of the Midwest here in Central Illinois. I've been very critical of my own local scene for quite some time, and it may not end with Robertson. The sole problem is the lack of top notch training facilities and trainers in the region. Robertson seems to be an outlier as he's performed admirably over the course of his career.
Pierce should topple the newcomer with consistent pressure and powerful takedowns. As we've seen in the past, Pierce doesn't shy away from what he knows is effective despite it being a bit boring for the crowd watching. For me, I enjoy what Pierce brings to a fight, and he should bomb Robertson early and often with a mix of striking and takedowns, eventually finishing him via submission.


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Katie Holmes denies filing for emergency custody hearing
Katie Holmes has denied reports she filed for an emergency custody and child support following news she is divorcing Tom Cruise.
Her lawyer released a statement this week following claims she had asked a judge for an 'emergent application' which would have seen her come face to face with Tom for the first time since their split was announced earlier this week ago.
HollywoodLife.com has claimed that Katie's attorney Allan Mayefsky filed for the custody and child support hearing this week. Tom is being represented by one of Los Angeles top divorce lawyers Dennis Wasser. Katie's fears that daughter Suri was set to be inducted into a hardcore Scientology organisation were the driving force behind the end of her marriage to Hollywood star Tom Cruise.
Meanwhile, Katie refers to entering a 'new phase' in her life, in an interview that is set to be published in the July edition of Elle magazine. The interview was conducted in May, just six weeks before last week's divorce announcement.
According to the New York Daily News, when asked about being in her 30s, the actress says: "I definitely feel much more comfortable in my own skin." Asked about her identity as Mrs Tom Cruise, she says. "He has been Tom Cruise for 30 years. I know who I am and where I am and where I want to go, so I want to focus on that."
— Daily Mail
Oprah embroiled in family feud after buying father's barbershop
As America's best known chat show host Oprah Winfrey has counselled dozens of people on her couch. But the multimillionaire is facing problems of her own after becoming embroiled in a bitter row with her stepmother. Barbara Winfrey, who is married to Oprah's father Vernon, has accused the billionaire chat show host of forcing her out of her husband's life. She claims Oprah has used her fortune to take control of the barbershop Vernon Winfrey has run for more than 50 years.
And now the 78-year-old has filed for divorce as the row over ownership of the barbershop threatens to tear apart the Winfrey family. The store in Nashville, Tennessee, was bought by Oprah last week after going into foreclosure. She paid $475,000 for the property when it was put up for auction. Barbara Winfrey said the purchase means the chat show host, who now runs her own YV network, has gained control of the business and cut her out. 'I know what is going on. I'm tired of it, and I've had enough,' Barbara Winfrey told WSMV TV in Nashville. Barbara and her 78-year-old husband opened the barber shop a year ago to replace a store at a nearby location.
But the couple apparently fell behind on their mortgage payments and the red brick building went into foreclosure. Barbara told the local media that Oprah was controlling her father. "He believes what he's told. His daughter doesn't care about the community. His daughter doesn't care about the barbershop. But I do," Barbara Winfrey said. WSMV said they had confirmed that Oprah, who is worth an estimated $2.7billion, paid $475,000 for the barbershop.
— Daily Mail
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CATEGORIES Action, Berlin, Box Office, Politics, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Movies, UK Box Office, Cinematical, UK Box OfficeV for Vendetta - produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowskis; based on a graphic novel by Alan Moore (who has since disowned the film), and starring a bald Natalie Portman – won't officially premiere until the Berlin Film Festival in February, but ever since its first public screenings in Austin a couple of weeks ago, the film's been trapped in a bit of a tug of war between the left and right corners of the web. The fan boy circles are, predictably, all about it, and even the Hollywood Reporter has come out with a positive review. In contrast, Jason Apuzzo's leading one of the strongest marches against the picture on Libertas. From what I can tell, neither Apuzzo, nor his commenters, have actually seen the film, but that's not stopping them from proclaiming it a national tragedy. Partially in response to the Reporter review, Apuzzo writes: "Those of you who've been claiming that this film is just an innocent little adaptation of an 80's graphic novel series are, um, in for a surprise."
His commenters take this opening and run with it. Calling V "a big slap in the face to "Jesusland"", Jim Rockford claims that "What makes this film junk as a film and as storytelling is that it's explicit pro-Terrorist and anti-American, anti-Bush politics fly in the face of the reality: terrorists really DO want to kill us all; they've tried very hard." It will fail commercially, he continues, because "being explicitly opposed to what most of your paying customers hold dear is a good way to lose their business." Michael Hutchinson continues the ideological doomcasting: "Now, the Wachowski Brothers were REALLY lucky that they were able to sell The Matrix with its anti-social message because of its flash and style, but its messages were rather hidden and a huge part of the audience just went for the SFX. Here you have a movie that's all about its message, even in the trailers. Do you really think this can find an audience?"
Of course, the film's success (or lack thereof) may very well rest on one entirely non-political factor: as Alexander "Bejamins" Hamilton puts it on Left Behinds: "...the problem isn't the directors, it's that Evey Hammond is played by fucking Natalie Portman. Because Natalie Portman can't fucking act."


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Broadway Sings the 90's Benefit, With Jenna Leigh Green, Morgan James, Russell Fischer and More, Offered July 8
By Michael Gioia
The TRL Generation: Broadway Sings the 90's, a one-night-only benefit concert for Broadway Impact featuring late 90s classics, is offered July 8 at Joe's Pub.
The 7 PM concert, musically directed and produced by Benjamin Rauhala, features Steffanie Leigh (Mary Poppins), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked, "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch"), Constantine Rousouli (Ghost, Wicked), Ashley Kate Adams (La Cage Aux Folles), Lucia Spina (Legally Blonde, Les Miserables), Aaron Ramey (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Tracy McDowell (Rent), Will Blum (The Book of Mormon), Tricia Burns (My Big Gay Italian Wedding), Emily McNamara (My Big Gay Italian Wedding), Lisa Mindelle (Oklahomo), Morgan James (Godspell, Wonderland), Russell Fischer (Jersey Boys), Hannah Elless (Godspell), Corey Mach (Godspell), Eric Michael Krop (Godspell), Emily Afton (Hair), Garett Hawe (Newsies, Mary Poppins), Eric Hatch (Mary Poppins, West Side Story), Jeff O'Donnell, Marrick Smith, Lacey Angerosa, Jessica Waxman and Jillian Soares.
According to press notes, "The cast will sing exciting new arrangements and medleys of music by The Spice Girls, Alanis Morrissette, The Backstreet Boys, TLC, The Cranberries, Britney Spears, No Doubt, Celine Dion, LFO, *NSync, Hanson and many more of our favorite late 90s artists."
The band includes David Cinquegrana on guitar, Shannon Ford on drums, John Convertino on bass, Susan Aquila on violin and Rauhala on piano.
Broadway Impact is a non-profit organization composed of theatre artists and fans who support marriage equality. The organization was founded in 2008 by Tony-nominated performers Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) and Gavin Creel (Hair) as well as production coordinator Jenny Kanelos.
Joe's Pub is located at 425 Lafayette Street. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance at JoesPub.com. There is a $12 food/beverage minimum.
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Yellow skinned troublemaker Bart Simpson was the guest goalie for a World Cup themed fundraising day at Thackley Primary School on Town Lane.
Baildon company Fiscal Sports Coaching helped organise the World Cup fun day when children took three penalties each against the perpetual ten-year-old in a showdown.
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BAHWEE - Headnodders Vol. ii
Before I knew Bahwee, I heard oneTRACKMIND back in '08, and I was tripping shit over it. I was all, "o whaaat, this guy's probably cool." Then I actually got to know him and realized he's just a damn fool. Today, Sept. 12 2010, Bahwee makes history by dropping Headnodders Vol. ii, a free collection of "some shitty shit," which you can grab over on My Hollow Drum. He hates being talked up will probably be pissed if this gets a lot of attention. Listen to this:
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Jackie Corley is a journalist, writer and book publisher based in New Jersey. She developed the monthly online literary magazine Word Riot in March 2002. Word Riot Press, an independent publishing company, evolved out of the magazine in January 2003. She established Word Riot Inc., a nonprofit benefiting literary culture and small press writers, in July 2011.
In recent years she has published Baby by Paula Bomer, which received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, was featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, and praised by Jonathan Franzen; Look! Look! Feathers by Mike Young, which was featured in Nylon Magazine; What's Your Exit? A Literary Detour Through New Jersey edited by Joe Vallese and Alicia A. Beale, which was named a 2010 Beach Read by New Jersey Monthly; and Midnight Picnic by Nick Antosca, which won the 2009 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella.
Her writing has appeared in Fourteen Hills, Redivider and 3AM Magazine, among others, and in various print anthologies. She is the author of a short story collection, The Suburban Swindle.
In her capacity as a journalist, Jackie currently works in Central Jersey as an associate regional editor for Patch, AOL's nationwide network of hyperlocal news and information sites. As a community journalist, her reporting has run the gamut of business features and police and fire coverage to politics and government and breaking news, including detailed coverage of Hurricane Sandy's impact on the Jersey Shore.
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|Nothing ruins your day like a toner mishap. Nothing, that is, except the heartbreak of psoriasis or the realization that you're not just going through a phase but, instead, have begun the last and most soul-numbing portion of your life. But first, how to clean up a toner spill!
|Toner cartridges often leak during replacement, leaving unpleasant black soot on the carpet. If your soot is noticeably cyan, magenta, or yellow in color, congratulations: you have a color printer!
|If you spill toner on your clothes or carpet, do not worry; it can be cleaned fairly easily with these helpful friendly tips. If it gets in your hair, you should start thinking about the Betty Page look.
|Perform the following steps carefully and experience the joyful feeling of being clean again:
|Remove any excess toner with a vacuum, as long as the spill is no bigger than a half dollar. If you do not have a half dollar with which to measure, try a quarter that has been flattened by a train. Do not -- I repeat, DO NOT -- use a Susan B. Anthony dollar! Do not attempt to wipe up the spill, as it will set the toner in place.
After you have vacuumed the toner, take your clothes to your neighborhood dry cleaners. Consider also bringing some clothes to change into so that you do not have to drive home naked and embarrassed.
|If the spilled toner on your carpet does not completely disappear after the diligent use of your vacuum (no slackers, please), call your local carpet cleaning company to find out what they recommend to get the remaining toner out of your carpet. You could also do that first, before permanently defacing your carpet through improper implementation of step one. So maybe consider the last part of this advice as the real step one.
|If the spill is bigger than a half dollar (see step one, above, for more clarification) you will need a special vacuum that a copier technician carries. This would require a maintenance call which is likely not covered by your service contract and you will be charged accordingly. For this reason, try very hard to believe that your spill is smaller than a half dollar (again: see step one, above).
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The Relaxation Response
Herbert Benson suggests that four basic components are necessary to elicit the relaxation response.
1. A quiet, calm environment with as few distractions as possible. A quiet room is suitable, also a place of worship.
2. A mental device to prevent "mind wandering." A sound, a word, or a phrase repeated silently or aloud. Attending to the normal rhythm of breathing is also useful.
3. A passive, "let-it-happen" attitude. Don't worry about distracting thoughts or about how well you are doing. When distractions occur, simply return to repetition of the sound, word, or phrase.
4. A comfortable position to prevent muscular tension. A sitting position is probably best. If you lie down, you may fall asleep.
With this introduction, dim the classroom lights and give your students the following instructions.
1. Sit quietly in a comfortable position.
2. Close your eyes.
3. Begin to relax all your muscles, beginning at your feet…your legs…your stomach and chest…your neck…your face…even the top of your head.
4. Breathe through your nose. Focus on your breathing. As you breathe out, say the word "One" silently to yourself…Breathe in…"one," Breathe in…"one." Breathe easily and naturally. In…"one," etc.
5. Permit relaxation to occur at its own pace. Focus on your breathing. If distractions occur, ignore them, and return to repeating "one."
After several minutes, have your students open their eyes, stretch their arms and legs, and describe their experience, if any are willing. Feelings will vary. Most are likely to feel a sense of calm and well-being. A small number may report ecstatic feelings. Still others may note relatively little change on a subjective level. Regardless of the subjective feelings, Benson reports the occurrence of definite physiological changes, such as decreased oxygen consumption, accompanying the relaxation response. You might have students check their pulse rate before and after the exercise.
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