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This weekend the New York City Ballet production of the holiday classic The Nutcracker Live From Lincoln Center appeared on public television. The George Balanchine version was brilliantly danced, and the spectacle was complete with a flying sleigh and colorful sets and costumes. The only color missing from the entire production was Black. Continue Reading →

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All right, so I am leaving town on the 16th for Salem to work on a Masters, but I want to get one more softball out of you guys.
Play begins at 6pm and will end when we deem that it has been completed.
CHANGED LOCATION: Thursday's games will be played at Cal Anderson Park (Corner of Pine & 11th, 6 blocks North of the Seattle U. field. map here. There is parking on 11th Ave.)
I hope y'all who didn't show up on Saturday get a chance for Thursday, we're supposed to have weather in the low 80s and sunny, not the somewhat rainy crap we had to deal with on Saturday.
Sat. Aug. 9 Recap:
We were a bit short on people on Saturday, so we mostly spent time taking batting practice. We also could not use the regular softball field since the groundskeepers there must have been Team Tractor fans and dumped a load of dirt at the second base position and put other tractor-like devices on the field. That's mostly the reason for the move, we're likely to get a field we can use at Cal Anderson.
In the meantime, Luke, who posted below, absolutely beasted softballs in batting practice from the southeast corner of the field over the fence on the southwest side, into the parking lot of the Seattle U. building, as the ball rolled into the lobby of said building, roughly 320 feet away. That was probably the highlight of the day; hope to see you on Thursday!
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Apple's iPad mini event involved a few surprises, as the company also announced a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display and a new iMac that's dramatically thinner. It was a big event, even by Apple's standards, and the unusual choice to hold it at the historic California Theater in San Jose gave it a dramatic, electric feel — a sense enhanced by the tight quarters for the collected press desperate to get photos and videos in the demo area. We've collected a few of our favorite shots from the day — enjoy.
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The line
Journalists and guests of Apple crowd in front of the California Theater an hour before the event.
Setting the stage
A large Apple logo illuminates the stage before the event begins.
And we're off
Tim Cook enters to applause from the crowd.
High praise indeed
Tim Cook notes praise for the new iPod touch.
Schiller in the wings
Phil Schiller waits just off stage while a new Apple ad plays for the audience.
Goofing around
Phil Schiller sticks his tongue out after a joke draws laughs from the crowd.
iMac, revisited
Apple's new iMac appeared to be impossibly thin... until Phil spun it around to reveal the aggressively curved back panel.
The reveal
The crowd broke into huge applause and cheers for the new iPad mini.
Assessing the competition
Schiller compared the new iPad mini directly to the competitive Nexus 7 — a rarity for Apple.
Job well done
Phil smiling at the thunderous response to the new iPad mini.
Thank you
Tim Cook salutes the Apple employees sitting in the theater's balcony.
Hands-on frenzy
Journalists crowd into Apple's small demo area to try the new iPad mini.
iMac alone
The new iMac tempts members of the media as an Apple employee stands by to explain its features. It drew no interest until the end of the event, though — most everyone rushed to the iPad mini.
Retina revealed
An Apple employee gestures at the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display during the hands-on period.
The iPad mini
By all appearances, Apple has another hit on its hands — the crowd was captivated by the iPad mini in the demo area.


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The Bay of Pigs (Spanish: Bahía de Cochinos) is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones on the southern coast of Cuba. By 1910, it was included in Santa Clara Province, and then instead to Las Villas Province by 1961, but in 1976, it was re-assigned to Matanzas Province, when the original six provinces of Cuba were re-organized into 14 new Provinces of Cuba.
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It is also released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on October 20, 2009 along with the first game and both Dig Dug games are availible as part of the Namco Museum Megamix compilation for Wii on November 16, 2010, which unlike the Virtual Console Arcade versions, was released in North America only and was never released in Japan.


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I just got a phone call from a journalist friend -- well, we have never met or even spoken. But she is Facebook friend, so that is close enough by 21st century standards of communications, right?
She wanted to get my "expert opinion" (ahem) about why HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones" and similar Vikings-themed shows were doing so well at connecting with viewers. We talked about it for 15 minutes and I seemed to be coming right back to the same old theme: "Game of Thrones" shows more flesh than, say, "Mike and Molly" (for which we can call a breathe a major collective sigh of relief), which is popular for entirely other reasons. I'll let CBS' crack research department take on this burning question all by itself -- for now.
I've watched "Game of Thrones" a few times -- waiting for "the good parts," admittedly, after hearing all about the media hype and The Nudity.I don't quite Get It with the popularity of this show. Maybe I'm thick but I don't spot a new breakout star, like, say, a Jon Hamm on "Mad Men." Nor is this exactly "Downton Abbey," with multiple sociological lessons to teach us about olden times and how we really can relate to them nowadays.
Let's review: no breakout sensation, for me, anyway. No deep, subliminal message, either.
To paraphrase James Carville, in an olden time of 1992: It's the nudity, stupid!
If by some fluke, you disagree with my impeccable logic, please let me know in this space.
BURNING QUESTION: How do you explain the major popularity of "Game of Thrones?"
Jesse | January 31, 2014 11:55 AM
Because it's a wonderfully filmed, rip-roaring adventure set in a world far more exciting than yet another modern-day drama about lawyers and/or shoes?
Ed | October 3, 2013 8:43 PM
In Book XXXIV, a comet hits the Viking planet and everyone dies.
Everyone, that is, except...
Mike | June 5, 2013 9:55 AM
It's all about the books. It's nearly impossible to do them justice in TV form just because they're so *huge*. But, HBO does as good a job as possible. One thing that is unique about the series is that nothing is sacred. People form attachments to main characters and are shocked when those characters die violent deaths.. See the furor over this week's episode for an example. GoT is one of those series that needs every minute of its length just to get in all of the plot points from the books. Blink and you may miss a crucial plot element. Yes, there is a lot of nudity. It's gratuitous as hell. But, focus on that and you completely overlook the elements that make this series the best one on TV. I'd love to see you watch season one and come back to tell the readers whether you still feel nothing for the series. This is not a series you can get into by watching a random ep or two. It takes an investment of time, and pays a handsome reward.
Wildthink | April 28, 2013 8:17 AM
Peter Dinklage
Lystra | April 26, 2013 5:31 AM
We live in violent times and we are looking to our violent past for understanding in the hope that we too will find a way through this darkness. We can look at this imagined past of heroes and savages, and victory and defeat, and hopefully learn something from it. There is brutality and debauchery (and perhaps an uncomfortable verisimilitude) on these dark shows, but there is also compassion, honor, loyalty, justice, empathy, bravery, and love. And with all the death and destruction we face in our own lives, we can connect to these characters and their struggles.
You can learn everything there is to know about life - from the kinds of characters we can be to the forces beyond our comprehension - in the very first episode of Game of Thrones. We should pretty much just send it into space to let the rest of the universe know what it was like to be a human. It's a dangerous game, but it's good.
John | April 25, 2013 2:38 PM
To DHEEP: Jon Hamm has been in Bridesmaids and The Town in the past few years, both mega-successful at both the box office and international awards.
Rubi | April 25, 2013 12:32 PM
How is Peter Dinklege NOT a break-out star?
Sam | April 24, 2013 10:40 PM
If you only watch GOT "a few times" then of coarse you won't get it.
Drew | April 23, 2013 4:53 PM
Their terribly ridiculous lives are more interesting than our own. Even if heavily acted with a maddening sense of melodrama, and a campy disjointed interpretation of otherwise fairly intriguing books, these episodes are a guilty pleasure for many to look forward to. The one good thing about them is that they know how to place a show button - and they aren't built on the commercial break model of Network TV - which helps ALOT. Add some situational T&A that implies a world less patrician than our own (wouldn't that be nice???) and you have a hit show ... and giants and dragons and it just gets bigger. It doesn't even have to make sense at that point - just keep an intimation that the story is going in a direction and not violating its own rules and you are golden (Thanks alot JJ Abrams for ruining actual plot lines with LOST).
Zach J | April 23, 2013 12:18 AM
A complete and utter lack of Vikings. That's probably the reason...
Dheep' | April 21, 2013 5:38 PM
"breakout star, like, say, a Jon Hamm on "Mad Men." - you are kidding right? It doesn't translate to movies. The guy gets garbage parts that barely register. He is so Generic,it's pathetic.
Jamie (Coster Waldau) Lannister -one of the "Stars" of G.O.T. also get lousy Bit parts in Movies for the most part. At least he is marginally an Actor of some Depth compared to Mr. "Bland" -Jon Hamm.
j | April 20, 2013 9:12 AM
I'm glad someone has come to their senses about this show .On imdb alone it has gotten a ridiculusly high rating like a 9 i think .The show has little to no substance in it the writing is horrible the acting is average at best . Also theres the soft core porn styled nudity and sex scenes to boot .This show just proves how gulliable people are to watch something this horrible all because of other things and.Not the story they should flat line this alogn time ago it sucks and its and all around horrible show .Tyler perry's works are better than this and even his stuff is pretty bad .
Rob | April 19, 2013 9:23 AM
Don't forget, it has Dragons.
BrianD | April 18, 2013 5:33 AM
The answer is at the top of your page
Fsaa | April 13, 2013 11:11 AM
I don't understand why you keep making such a big deal about the nudity in this show. The books are amazing. And have a cult following. Do you propose to say that they too are full of "nudity"?? I mean.. come on man, this shit is ridiculous. The books are phenomenal hence the show is phenomenal. Doubt the whole world would be so obsessed with a show just because they show some tits and ass.
MDL | April 11, 2013 9:14 PM
There is violence too. I think violence AND nudity in a Medieval setting are all driving forces at work.
mk | April 6, 2013 9:42 PM
The brilliant story and powerful characters
Captain Basil | April 5, 2013 7:34 AM
Interesting characters in a fascinating world doing exciting stuff.
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ShelterBox appoints new chief executive
2:40pm Monday 18th February 2013 in Helston
ShelterBox has announced that Alison Wallace will take over as its new chief executive from 15 April 2013.
Alison, a law and commerce graduate from New Zealand, who joins ShelterBox from Amnesty International has over fifteen years' experience in the UK and international not-for-profit sectors.
She worked for nearly seven years as director of international fundraising at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International. She has particular expertise in fundraising growth strategies, having delivered Amnesty International's first global fundraising strategy in 2010, and recently re-launched a global major donor fundraising programme.
In addition to her extensive marketing and fundraising experience, Alison has worked for both Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth and been a long serving member of the Board of Trustees of the Camden Society, which provides services to people with learning disabilities.
Alison said: "I am delighted to be given this opportunity to lead ShelterBox and its dedicated team of staff and volunteers on the next stage of its growth, and to bring shelter, warmth and dignity to more people more quickly in times of crisis.
"I firmly believe that shelter, and the dignity it brings in the hours and days after a major disaster, is key to families and communities re-building their lives as soon as possible. I am also looking forward to working with ShelterBox's international affiliates to spread the ShelterBox message and increase our capacity to reach more people."
Chairman of ShelterBox, Dr Rob John OBE said: "The Board of Trustees of ShelterBox were looking for an outstanding leader who possessed a track record in fundraising and strategy development relevant to our very special charity."
"I am delighted that Alison has accepted our invitation to take ShelterBox forward as our Chief Executive. She is an excellent communicator and team player and we welcome her most warmly into our ShelterBox family."
• An employment tribunal is scheduled to take place shortly regarding ShelterBox's former Chief Executive, Tom Henderson OBE.
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The Borgias are the most infamous family of Renaissance Italy, and their history normally hinges around four key individuals: Pope Calixtus III, his nephew Pope Alexander IV, his son Cesare and daughter Lucrezia. Thanks to the actions of the middle pair, the family name is associated with greed, power, lust and murder.
The Rise of the BorgiasThe most famous branch of the Borgia family originated with Alfons Borja from Valencia in Spain, the son of a middling family. Alfons went to university and studied canon and civil law, where he demonstrated talent and after graduation began to rise through the local church. After representing his diocese in national matters, Alfons was appointed secretary to King Alfonso V of Aragon and became deeply involved in politics, sometimes acting as envoy for the monarch. Soon Alfons became Vice-Chancellor, a trusted and relied upon aide, and then regent when the king went to conquer Naples. While demonstrating skills as an administrator, he also promoted his family, even interfering with a murder trial to secure his kin's safety.
When the king returned, Alfons led negotiations over a rival pope who was living in Aragon. He secured a delicate success which impressed Rome, and became both a priest and a bishop. A few years later Alfons went to Naples - now ruled by the King of Aragon – and reorganised the government. In 1439 Alfons represented Aragon at a council to try and unite the eastern and western churches. It failed, but he impressed. When the king finally negotiated papal approval for his hold of Naples (in return for defending Rome against central Italian rivals), Alfons did the work, and was appointed a cardinal in 1444 as a reward. He thus moved to Rome in 1445, aged 67, and changed his name to the Italicised Borgia.
Oddly for the age, Alfons was not a pluralist, keeping only one church appointment, and was also honest and sober. The next generation of Borgia would be very different, and Alfons's nephews now arrived in Rome. The youngest, Rodrigo, was destined for the church and studied canon law in Italy, where he established a reputation as a ladies man. An elder nephew, Pedro Luis, was destined for military command.
Calixtus III: the First Borgia PopeOn April 8th 1455, a brief time after being made a cardinal, Alfons was elected as Pope, largely because he belonged to no major factions and seemed destined for a short reign due to age. He took the name Calixtus III. As a Spaniard, Calixtus had many ready made enemies in Rome, and he began his rule carefully, keen to avoid Rome's factions, even though his first ceremony was interrupted by a riot. However, Calixtus also broke with his former king, Alfonso, after the former ignored the latter's request for a crusade.
While Calixtus refused to promote King Alfonso's sons as a punishment, he was busy promoting his own family: nepotism was not unusual in the papacy, indeed, it allowed the Popes to create a base of supporters. Rodrigo was made a cardinal at 25, and a slightly older brother the same, acts which scandalized Rome because of their youth, and ensuing debauchery. But Rodrigo, sent to a difficult region as a papal legate, was skilled and successful. Pedro was given an army command and the promotions and wealth flowed in: Rodrigo became second in command of the church, and Pedro a Duke and Prefect, while other family took a range of positions. Indeed, when King Alfonso died, Pedro was sent to seize Naples which had defaulted back to Rome. Critics believed Calixtus intended to give it to Pedro. However, matters came to a head between Pedro and his rivals over this and he had to flee enemies, although he died shortly after of Malaria. In aiding him, Rodrigo demonstrated a physical bravery, and was with Calixtus when he too died in 1458.
Rodrigo: Journey to the PapacyIn the conclave following Calixtus's death, Rodrigo was the most junior cardinal. He played a key role in electing the new Pope – Pius II – a role that required courage and gambling his career. The move worked, and from a young foreign outside who has lost his patron, Rodrigo found himself a key ally of the new pope and confirmed Vice Chancellor. To be fair, Rodrigo was a man of great ability and was perfectly capable in this role, but he also loved women, wealth and glory. He thus abandoned the example of his uncle Calixtus and set about acquiring benefices and land to secure his position: castles, bisphorics and money flowed in. Rodrigo also earned official reprimands from the Pope for his licentiousness. Rodrigo's response was to cover his tracks more. However, he had many children, including a son called Cesare in 1475 and a daughter called Lucrezia in 1480, and Rodrigo would give them key positions.
Rodrigo then survived a plague and welcomed a friend as Pope, and stayed on as Vice-Chancellor. By the next conclave Rodrigo was powerful enough to influence the election, and was sent as a papal legate to Spain with permission to approve or deny the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella, and thus the union of Aragon and Castile. In approving the match, and working to get Spain to accept them, Rodrigo earned the support of King Ferdinand. On returning to Rome, Rodrigo kept his head down as the new pope became the centre of plotting and intrigue in Italy. His children were given routes to success: his eldest son became a Duke, while daughters were married to secure alliances.
A papal conclave in 1484 demurred from making Rodrigo pope, but the Borgia leader had his eye on the throne, and worked hard to secure allies for what he considered his last chance, and was aided by the current pope causing violence and chaos. In 1492, with the death of the Pope, Rodrigo put all his work together with a huge amount of bribes and was elected Alexander VI. It has been said, not without validity, that he bought the papacy.
Alexander VI: the Second Borgia PopeAlexander had widespread public support, and was capable, diplomatic and skilled, as well as rich, hedonistic and concerned with ostentatious displays. While Alexander at first tried to keep his role separate from family, his children soon benefited from his election, and received huge wealth; Cesare became a cardinal in 1493.. Relatives arrived in Rome and were rewarded and the Borgais were soon endemic in Italy. While many other Popes had been nepotists, Alexander was promoting his own children and had a range of mistresses, something that further fuelled a growing and negative reputation. At this point some of the Borgia children also began to cause problems, as they annoyed their new families, and at one point Alexander appears to have threatened to excommunicate a mistress for returning to her husband.
Alexander soon had to navigate a way through the warring states and families which surrounded him, and at first he tried negotiation, including the marriage of a twelve year old Lucrezia to Giovanni Sforza. He had some success with dipomacy, but it was short lived. Meanwhile Lucrezia's husband proved a poor soldier, and he fled in opposition to the pope, who then had him divorced. We don't know why he fled, but accounts claim he believed rumours of incest between Alexander and Lucrezia that persist to this day.


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In every part of our vast country you'll find unique experiences to make your dream holiday come true.
Celebrations are a part of the Australian culture, which might explain why we have so many rich and rare events. Some showcase our gorgeous scenery, others celebrate our sporting passions. Some commemorate our cultural roots, and more than a few demonstrate our self-mocking sense of humour. Dress up for the nation-stopping Melbourne Cup or get your spot on Sydney Harbour for the Australia Day celebrations. Connect with the Aboriginal culture of Arnhem Land at the Garma Festival. Or experience the wacky side of the Australian outback at the Darwin Beer Can Regatta, the Camel Cup and the Henley-on-Todd – a sailing regatta on a dry river bed.
Australia always loves a party, and few are as big and exuberant as Australia Day on January 26. Australians of all ages and backgrounds join the formal and informal celebrations across the country's beaches, backyards and parks. In Sydney, flag-waving crowds converge around iconic Sydney Harbour for the action-packed program. There's a traditional Aboriginal ceremony in the Royal Botanic Gardens, a huge barbeque in Hyde Park and all-Australian music acts in The Rocks. Tall ships, small ferries, yachts and surfboards race across the harbour and Air Force planes swoop over Circular Quay. Of course you can't miss the most electric display of national pride in the evening – the spectacular harbour fireworks.
Sunny, subversive, cosmopolitan and camp – welcome to Sydney during its annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Whether you're straight, gay, old or young, you'll love the gleeful, glamorous energy rippling through the city from late February. Celebrate the festival opening at Fair Day – a huge community party in Sydney's inner-west. Watch a convoy of sequins, satirical slogans and spray tans wind along Oxford St in the world's biggest gay pride parade. Dance the midsummer night away in the Royal Botanic Gardens or at the powerhouse finale party. Enjoy queer and quirky performances at the Sydney Opera House and venues across the city.
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Autumn in Canberra is heralded not just by the fiery colours of the deciduous trees, but by the iconic Canberra Balloon Fiesta. Over nine crisp mornings in March, a colourful cavalcade of hot air balloons take to the air from the lawns of Old Parliament House. Watch the magical display with thousands of other early risers or take a hot air balloon ride yourself. Either way, it's a great way to start your Canberra day, especially when accompanied by a hot breakfast and live entertainment. Afterwards, get out and visit Canberra's national museums, galleries, wineries and auburn-tinged parks.
Each year in the first light of April 25, Australians gather at dawn services across the country to honour the soldiers who have lost their lives at war. Anzac Day is held on the anniversary of the tragic Gallipoli landing of 1915 and has evolved into a day of homage for all soldiers who have since served at war. The national ceremony, attended by the Prime Minister and Governor General, is held at Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Join the dawn service, experience the emotion of the lone bugle playing the Last Post and pay your respects to the soldiers who serve their countries in conflicts across the world.
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
The annual Lasseters Camel Cup attracts visitors to Alice Springs from all over the world. Held each July, moody camels are ridden around dusty outback tracks, providing great fun for spectators. In one race, riders dressed as grooms race the camels half way round the arena, where they collect their blushing brides for the race to the finish line. In between races, visitors can take part in rickshaw races or compete to be the most fashionable on the field in the Mr and Miss Camel Cup. Belly dancers, food stalls and bars all add to the carnival atmosphere.
Darwin, Northern Territory
Each year, Darwin locals build and race boats made out of beer and soft drink cans at the Darwin Beer Can Regatta. This mock-serious sporting event began as a creative way to clean up litter left by workers rebuilding Darwin after a cyclone in the 1970s. Now, almost 40 years later, the boats are as long as 12 metres and carry fun artillery, including flour bombs and water pistols. Hundreds of locals cheer for events that range from a competitive boat race called Battle of Mindil, and tug-of-war competitions on the beach. Funds raised are donated to charities in Darwin.
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
The Henley-on-Todd is an annual sailing and rowing regatta like no other, held on a dry river bed in Alice Springs. In the 1960s, the town proposed they hold a regatta like the famous Henley-on-Thames, race between Cambridge and Oxford Universities. The idea was taken up by the Rotary Club of Alice Springs. The fact that the town was 1500 kilometres from the nearest large body of water didn't stop them. Now it's the longest running event in the Northern Territory, turning the sandy Todd River into a humorous race track for a crazy fleet of hand-made boats each year.
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Shinju Matsuri, which translates from Japanese as 'Festival of the Pearl' began in 1970 when local community leaders wanted to mark several of the town's celebrations that occurred close together, including the Japanese Obon, Malaysian Merdeka and the Chinese Hang Seng, at the end of Broome's pearl harvest. The annual festival has been running for more than 40 years and is held around the August or September full moon to coincide with the natural phenomenon known as the 'Staircase to the Moon'. Festivities during the 10-day event showcase traditional and contemporary talents celebrating Broome's unique spirit, culture, history and diversity.
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Wolfeboro man charged with sex assault of roommate's child
The defendant, Joseph Grinnell, 33, was charged with one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault involving a child under age 14, but police indicated that additional charges might be filed. Since the offense is a felony level crime, the case will be presented to a Carroll County Superior Court grand jury for possible indictment.
During the probable cause hearing held Wednesday in 3rd Circuit District Court in Ossipee, Wolfeboro Police Department Sgt. Christopher Keaton testified how the child, and the child's father and mother reported the alleged crime to police on March 27. The father told police when he brought his child to the hospital for a minor medical procedure, medical personnel took a routine urine test. The test revealed that the child was pregnant. The child lives with her father in Maine most of the time but spends weekends with her mother in Wolfeboro. According to testimony presented, Grinnell was a friend of the mother's who moved in with her to help with the bills.
Wolfeboro Police Department Prosecutor Tim Morgan also called Wolfeboro Detective Guy Maloney to the stand. Maloney testified that the child told him that a sexual relationship with Grinnell began in August 2012 and that resulted in the pregnancy. Under questioning by defense attorney Steve Mirkin, Maloney said police obtained DNA evidence that was sent to the state lab for testing, but as of Wednesday, police had not received the results of that testing. The pregnancy was terminated shortly after the child and her parents filed the assault charge.
In further questioning, Mirkin asked if police had investigated the child's whereabouts during the approximate time of conception and Maloney replied he had not.
In further questioning, Maloney said Grinnell acknowledged that he had sexual relations with the child and that the statement she gave during an interview with police and the Child Advocacy Center personnel was accurate. Maloney said police also obtained through a search warrant, Grinnell's cellular phone, and a letter from the child to Grinnell.
Mirken argued that the state has not met the burden of probable cause for a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault, but the judge disagreed.
Varney found the state has sufficient probable cause.
Mirken asked the court to reduce bail to $2,500.
Morgan said Grinnell was being accused of a "heinous" crime with a substantial penalty and considering his prior criminal history, should be considered an extreme flight risk. Morgan said Grinnell had previously been deemed a fugitive from justice for burglary and felony theft crimes in Texas and Tennessee.
"He has plenty of reason to leave the jurisdiction," Morgan said. Varney agreed and denied the motion to reduce bail.
Aggravated felonious sexual assault carries a 10- to 20-year state prison sentence.
The Portland, Maine, Police Department, Wakefield Police Department, and the Carroll County Child Advocacy Center in Wolfeboro assisted in the investigation.
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The New Metro Subway System in Panama Will Be Ready And Operational By The End of 2013
Tuesday, June 05 2012 @ 12:16 PM EDT
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LATEST DETAILS - Roberto Roy, the executive secretary of the Metro, confirmed that total cost of the project cost is $1.8 billion dollars, of which 37% has already been used to pay for the 33% of the work that has already been completed. According to Roy, the new subway system in Panama will move riders from one end of the city to the other in just 23 minutes, however, he did not specify the actual cost that will be paid in order to ride the subway. Roy said payment method that will be used by subway riders is in the final adjustments. He said they must first 'unify' with the Mi Bus company, which is in charge of the fleet of Metro buses, because they want riders to be able to pay for both the Metro Buses and the Metro Subway system using one single card. The assessment should establish the number of users who will use these two services. (Siglo)
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A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea. Typically, rias have a dendritic, treelike outline although they can be straight and without significant branches. This pattern is inherited from the dendritic drainage pattern of the flooded river valley. The drowning of river valleys along a stretch of coast and formation of rias results in an extremely irregular and indented coastline. Often, there are islands, which are summits of partly submerged, pre-existing hill peaks. A ria coast is a coastline having several parallel rias separated by prominent ridges, extending a distance inland.[1][2][3] The sea level change that caused the submergence of a river valley may be either eustatic (where global sea levels rise), or isostatic (where the local land sinks). The result is often a very large estuary at the mouth of a relatively insignificant river (or else sediments would quickly fill the ria). The Kingsbridge Estuary in Devon, England, is an extreme example of a ria forming an estuary disproportionate to the size of its river; no significant river flows into it at all, only a number of small streams.[1]
The word ría comes from Galician and is related to the word río (river). Rias are present all along the Galician coast. As originally defined, the term was restricted to drowned river valleys cut parallel to the structure of the country rock that was at right angles to the coastline. However, the definition of ria was later expanded to other flooded river valleys regardless of the structure of the country rock. For a period of time, European geomorphologists[4] regarded rias to include any broad estuarine river mouth, including fjords, which are long, narrow inlets with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity. However, the current and preferred usage of this term by geologist and geomorphologists restricts this term solely to drowned unglaciated river valleys and, thus, excludes fjords from being classified as rias.[1][2][3]


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A Colorado woman was impaled by a light pole after she crashed because she was texting and driving.
Two men are behind bars, charged with breaking into nearly two dozen cars according to Charlotte Mecklenburg Police.
Dominique Deshun Mickerson, 20, and Xayver Warner, 19, were arrested and charged on Thursday, according to a news release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
On Wednesday, at approximately 3:26 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to a larceny from motor vehicle call for service at the parking deck on S. McDowell Street. Crime Scene Search responded to the call for service to process the scene and collect physical evidence.
While the parking deck did have surveillance video Capt. Mike Campagna with CMPD's Central Division says that's not what led them to the crooks.
"In many cases, it does," he said. "In this case, no the case was made by the fingerprints. Our crime lab broke the case."
Capt. Campagna also said they aggressively investigate car break-ins even though they're down about 30 percent this year.
"Car getting broke into can big a big issue for us," he revealed. "We have to deal with them just like we would a serious assault. Because they're so, they're prevalent."
Susan Bear parks uptown regularly, and was glad to hear about the arrests.
"Excellent news," she replied. "It really is. I park my car uptown a lot."
On Thursday, officers located the suspects and took them into custody without incident.
Mickerson was charged with 19 counts of breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, four counts of misdemeanor larceny, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a stolen firearm and felony conspiracy, according to the release.
Warner has been charged with 19 counts of breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, four counts of misdemeanor larceny, larceny of a firearm and felony conspiracy. Anyone with additional information concerning this case and or the suspects is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704.334.1600.
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Valdosta - Little Shelby Strickland is turning one. Her party is complete with cake, gifts, family and friends, but the only thing missing is her Daddy. "He's in Iraq and he's been there since January," said Dorothy Strickland.
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It's all possible through the Freedom Calls Foundation, an organization that links deployed soldiers to their families through video conferences. "It's great," said Strickland. "Five or six years ago something like this wouldn't have been possible.
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Naomi Schaefer Riley, a journalist and writer whose main focus is academia, was recently at the center of a tsunami-like upheaval in the blogosphere caused by a post she authored for Brainstorm, a Chronicle of Higher Education blog. In it, Ms.Schaefer Riley questions the academic standards and bona fides of black studies departments, summarizing a sample of doctoral dissertations as "…a collection of left-wing victimization claptrap" and the theories argued and discussed as "sheer political partisanship and liberal hackery." Needless to say, this did not go over well with many readers. Ms.Schaefer Riley was personally attacked and denounced as a close-minded, racist bigot. The vitriol was such that she was subsequently fired from the Chronicle. Apparently she didn't get the memo not to criticize the relevancy of black studies departments.
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The reality of academia is not unknown in my family. Several of us have graduate degrees; many in "hard" disciplines such as science, engineering and mathematics. I was halfway into the completion of my masters program when I decided to take a class in sociology offered by the black studies department. Wow! Where do I begin? Honestly, it felt as though I had stepped into an alternate universe, circa 1963. There was so much that was off kilter but for the sake of brevity and your sanity dear reader, I will discuss only three.
Let's start with the syllabus. Compared to some of my courses in history, economics and political science, the reading list was light on peer reviewed books and articles. It was essentially a collection of obscure works by friends and colleagues of the professor, with excerpts from unpublished doctoral dissertations thrown in for good measure. It just didn't come across as serious; would definitely not stand under rigorous objective analysis and critique.
The second thing that struck me was the nature of the interaction between the professor and the students. At times, the atmosphere in the classroom seemed more like a political rally than an academic lecture. There was talk about social justice and speaking truth to power. We were encouraged to champion diversity and challenge the institution of white male patriarchy that was so debilitating to the progress of women and minorities. You would think the era of Jim Crow was alive and well and that nothing much had changed.
Finally, there was the distinct impression that a contrary viewpoint to that of the professor's was not welcomed or respected and would most likely result in a bad grade. There was no real discussion and free exchange of ideas. I felt muffled and constrained; an intellectual fraud. Ended up dropping the class after one week.
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The Adobe Creek bike path was closed much of last year because of flooding. It will be closed all of this year because of Caltrans work on Hwy 101. The alternative route of San Antonio Road is a death trap for both pedestrians and bicyclists. Families in southern Palo Alto deserve a better route as soon as possible. The $100 million freeway project is being completed non-stop. Hopefully pedestrian and bicycle projects (with a tiny fraction of the cost) get the same construction priority.
BTW - didn't Facebook promise to pay for the Dumbarton trail? Is this a duplication of funding?
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That money must have been burning a hole is someone's pocket. I'd rather that $8-10 million were spent on more traffic cops or restoring Cubberley.
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The money was mitigation funds from Stanford relating to their expansion in 2000. It needs to be spent on recreational trails. It can't be spent on traffic cops or Cubberly.


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It's underway. Jason Grey writes that the first five fastballs of Cole's start went 98 98, 100, 97 and 97 MPH. Robbie Grossman has homered in his first at-bat. UPDATE: Cole pitched three scoreless innings. He needed about a billion pitches to get through the second inning, so it wasn't perfect, but that's an awfully good outing for someone who hasn't pitched in the minors yet. Nate Baker is in now.


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In response to three recent columns, I've gotten several great e-mails and letters from readers, each filled with wonderful memories of downtown Danville as it was roughly 50 years ago.
My thanks to all. Here's a small sample:
"I remember the old Meis Bros. store and the green rug that went down into the bargain basement," wrote Wilmetta Feezor. "In the early 1960s, when my oldest girl was three or four years old, she would remember that green rug on that ramp and she would break away from me and lay down and roll down that ramp. It would embarrass me, but she didn't care — it was fun for her. "
She continued: "I remember the Baum Building. Dr. (Glidden) Baldwin was my optometrist. I remember the cage elevator. I remember Stumme Tea Company, and Hacker's Fair. My dad … used to play cards at Carl Kienast (a Main Street tavern)."
Marilyn Hays Atkins recalled the busy unit block of North Vermilion: "I worked at Second National Bank on Vermilion from 1962-65 and spent lots of money at Neumode Hosiery across the street. Women did not wear slacks to work back then, so we always wore nylon hose with skirts and dresses."
John Shank could recall the name of practically every storefront from the courthouse square to Williams Street, plus many on intersecting streets. I loved the details. Speaking of Gene Fritsch's pipe and tobacco shop, he wrote, "I used to love to go in there because of the wonderful smell of pipe tobacco that wafted through the place." The Carmel Crisp Shop, a small storefront on Vermilion Street, billed itself as "'The Nuttiest Place in Town,'" Shank recalled, "where a lot of people bought their snacks, and the most wonderful buttered popcorn I ever tasted, before going to either the Palace or the Fischer for a movie. You could carry in your own popcorn back then."


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Ok I'm about as mature as a frat boy, but this is hilarious. In the press conference after a loss to Redskins, Romo states: "It's hard to swallow. It's a tough one to take. It leaves a bad taste in your mouth." Does this guy not realize what is last name rhymes with?


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The Mets have put Giant Killer Scott Hairston and Former and always Good Giant Andres Torres on WAIVERS! So which teams will make a move to block? The Doyers are running out of roster space. The way I see it, Alderson is trolling for some Sabean prospect love with the timing of this. We will not get Cody Ross back, is Andres as good a feel good story? PS - Back at ya Nivra!


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CONGER, Minn. (AP) -- About 180 pigs died as a result of a hog barn fire near Conger in southern Minnesota.
The fire struck Tuesday morning at the Ron Kruger farm.
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Jane Kruger says her husband was in another barn when it started and spotted the smoke. She says he likely would have gone into the burning barn to try to save pigs if it weren't for a farm employee, who's also a Conger firefighter, who stopped him.
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Microsoft Office 365 – Taking Your Office to the CloudMarch 28, 2012 | Kyle Fordrung
The success of your business depends on the ability of your people to collaborate and communicate from anywhere at any time. To do this, your company's services must always be available to them. Microsoft Office 365 is the next step in the future of productivity and a brand new way to think about productivity in the Cloud. Office 365 is a revolutionary technology that allows individuals and companies to create and maintain a virtual office in the cloud. It offers businesses and professionals with an easy and flexible way to work on the go from a PC, through a browser and a smart phone. Read More
VMware Offers Free Online Training for a Limited TimeSeptember 7, 2011 | Janae
Update: This promotion has ended on Thursday, September 15th, 2011.
Virtualization and cloud computing seems to be the wave of the future, and for those of us who aren't tech experts or computer wizards, understanding the ins and outs of these systems and software can be more than a little daunting. Thankfully, VMware is -for a limited time- including free training with VMware Essentials and Essentials Plus purchases. Read More


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High Court re-establishes balance in adverse action cases - Overturns Barclay decision
The High Court today handed down its much anticipated decision in Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay [2012] HCA 32 (Barclay). As many observers expected, it overturned the majority decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court in that case.
In doing so the High Court has provided greater clarity for employers who are contemplating disciplinary or other action against employees who have formal positions in a union or who possess other attributes that may trigger exposures under Part 3-1 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act).
Mr Barclay was employed by the Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education (BRIT), and was also a delegate of the Australian Education Union (AEU). On 29 January 2010, Mr Barclay sent an email to members of the AEU employed at BRIT, stating that several members had advised him they had been asked to produce false and fraudulent documents for an audit being conducted for purposes of a re-accreditation process. After this email was drawn to her attention, the CEO of BRIT, Dr Louise Harvey, issued a letter to Mr Barclay asking that he show cause why he should not be subject to disciplinary action because of his behaviour. Pending investigation of the matter, Mr Barclay was suspended on full pay for two weeks, was directed not to attend BRIT during that time, and had his electronic access account suspended.
Mr Barclay, supported by the AEU, initiated Federal Court proceedings alleging that he had been subject to adverse action as a result of his industrial activity in breach of s.346 of the FW Act.
The Federal Court proceedings
At first instance, Justice Tracey found that Dr Harvey had provided 'convincing and credible' explanations of why she took the steps that she did, and that she had not acted for a proscribed reason for the purposes of s.346 FW Act.
Mr Barclay appealed against this decision. By a majority, the Full Court of the Federal Court upheld the appeal. In a joint opinion, Justices Gray and Bromberg acknowledged that the state of mind or subjective intention of the person who took adverse action 'will be centrally relevant'. However 'it is not decisive'. Their Honours went on to determine that the real reason for a person's conduct is not necessarily the reason that the person asserts, even where the person genuinely believes he or she was motivated by that reason. It is, therefore, necessary to find the real reason for their conduct, recognising that the reason may be conscious or unconscious.
The decision was widely considered to have placed employers in an invidious position, especially when dealing with employees who held union office or who were union activists. In particular, it would often be quite impossible for employees to discharge the onus of establishing that decision makers were not unconsciously motivated by prohibited factors.
High Court upholds BRIT's appeal
The High Court (comprising Chief Justice French and Justices Gummow, Hayne, Heydon and Crennan) unanimously allowed BRIT's appeal.
Chief Justice French and Justice Crennan found that it was erroneous to treat the onus imposed on an employer by s. 361 of the FW Act as being made heavier because an employee affected by adverse action happens to be an officer of an industrial association, and that such an employee who happens to engage in industrial activity should not have an advantage not enjoyed by other employees. Further, their Honours found that it was not the case that Mr Barclay's status as an officer of an industrial association at the time that adverse action was taken against him was 'inextricably entwined' with the adverse action, and that Mr Barclay was therefore effectively immune from adverse action. They considered that adopting such reasoning would destroy the balance between employers and employees that is central to the operation of s.361.
Their Honours also found that Justices Gray and Bromberg had erred in assuming that an employee's union position and activity must necessarily be a factor which must have something to do with adverse action, or which can never be dissociated from adverse action.
In applying these principles, Chief Justice French and Justice Crennan recognised that direct evidence by the decision maker as to why adverse action was taken may sometimes be considered unreliable – for example because of persuasive evidence to the contrary. However, if the decision maker's evidence is accepted as reliable then it will be capable of discharging the burden of proof on the employer, even though an employee may be a union officer or activist.
Justices Gummow and Hayne were in general agreement with Chief Justice French and Justice Crennan. They also found that the distinction between 'subjective' and 'objective' considerations adopted by the Full Federal Court was in error, and that there was no basis for implying any such distinction into the legislation. Their Honours held that neither an objective nor a subjective test should be applied in determining whether adverse action has occurred. Instead, the test is whether adverse action has been taken because of a proscribed reason.
In his concurring opinion, Justice Heydon pointed out that it would impose an 'impossible burden' on employers if they were required to prove that they were not motivated by unconscious reasons of a prohibited kind in taking what was technically adverse action against an employee.
In light of this decision, the recent report of the Fair Work Review Panel which recommended that the FW Act should be amended to give greater weight to the subjective intention of employers in such adverse action cases now seems to be irrelevant.
What does this mean for employers?
Although the High Court's rejection of the 'objective' test articulated by the majority in the Full Court is to be welcomed, it is important to appreciate that adverse action and general protections will continue to be a high risk area for employers.
In light of the Barclay decision and in order to minimise that risk, employers should:
- ensure they are aware of, and understand the general protection provisions of the FW Act including the attributes and activities which are protected;
- understand that the employer has the onus of establishing that decisions were not made for an unlawful reason;
- ensure that they are in a position to provide compelling evidence that their decisions were not motivated by proscribed reasons.
This in turn requires that all decision making processes are carried out in an open and impartial manner, and that outcomes are fully documented.
Employers should also be aware that while union delegates or members do not enjoy any special protection, they should ensure that union membership or activity does not influence their decision making.


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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight Nick Catone did not make the impression he would have liked in his home state, as "The Jersey Devil" missed the 171-pound welterweight limit by two pounds for his fight tomorrow night (April 27, 2013) at UFC 159: "Jones vs. Sonnen."
Catone (9-4), who is currently on a two-fight losing streak and is scheduled to face James Head on the Facebook preliminary portion of the fight card, came it at 173 pounds on his first pass at the scale. Despite being given two hours, Catone did not make a second attempt.
As a result of Catone's failure to make weight, John Morgan of MMA Junkie reports the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (NJSACB) has fined the 31-year-old 20 percent of his fight purse, an amount that will be determined following the event.
The portion fined from Catone's purse will be paid to Head and the match up is now considered a catchweight contest.
For complete UFC 159 weigh-in results and video click here.
UFC 159 goes down tomorrow night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and will be headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. Also featured on the card is a Middleweight contest of Michael Bisping vs. Alan Belcher as well as a heavyweight match up between Roy Nelson and Cheick Kongo.
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the UFC 159 main card action on fight night (Sat., April 27, 2013), which is slated to begin promptly at 10 p.m. ET on PPV. The latest fight-by-fight updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 6 p.m. ET with the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook and FX Channel.
For all the current news and notes on UFC 159: "Jones vs. Sonnen" be sure to check out our complete event archive right here.


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A quick recap... as reported about 2 months ago, Nigerian filmmaker Jeta Amata decided to rethink and reshoot his political corruption drama about the volatile oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria, Black Gold, one of very few recent Hollywood/Nollywood-style collabs which stars Billy Zane (yup, that Billy Zane), Tom Sizemore, Vivica Fox, Sarah Wayne Callies (who's currently starring in AMC's hit new zombie series, The Walking Dead), Mbong Amata, Hakeem Kae Kazim (the Brit/Nigerian who has appeared in several British and American TV shows and films), and several others.
Why did Amata want to rethink and reshoot the film? His words...
"It had to be more current. It had to adhere strictly to what was going on right now – the Arab spring and all that... It was a huge challenge that the Arabs posed to the rest of the world, especially the people in the Niger delta. If they can look at their dictators and say, 'No, we want a change', there's no reason why people in west Africa can't stand up. And it's beginning to happen."
Oh!? And I thought maybe it was because the film just wasn't very good at all! Silly me for even thinking that :)
No matter, because in rethinking and reshooting the film, the 37-year-old was able to attract even more Hollywood talent to the project, so obviously some are cool with it even if I wasn't; although I'm sure the paychecks were probably attractive too.
Amata reportedly reshot about 60% of the film (wow, that's almost the entire frigging movie), and added some more familiar names to its cast, like Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger and Anne Heche; This is an ensemble behemoth with all the names that are appearing in this thing! On paper, one can't help but be intrigued.
And also Amata changed the name from Black Gold to Black November (a reference to the month of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa's execution in 1995, and likely also to avoid any confusion with Jean-Jacques Annaud's critically-acclaimed oil epic, also titled Black Gold).
The *new* film will be released in Nigeria and in the USA later this year. How much improved will it be over its predecessor? I can only hope that it'll be significantly better.
But we do have our first look at the rethought/reshot Black November below, in the form of its first official trailer; so take a look at it below (although I gotta say, except for new scenes showing the added cast members, it doesn't look all that different from the trailer for the original film, Black Gold, which I embedded underneath the current trailer).
And here's the trailer for the original film, Black Gold:
BONO | April 8, 2012 4:35 PM
A reshoot? Love it! Relentless Amata!!!
Criticalacclaim | April 8, 2012 1:39 PM
It doesn't look that bad to me. But it does look like a lot of useless money was spent. They could have made a better film without all the washed up white faces. No studio is going to put this out. White people will not care about this movie. Black people don't give a damn if Anne Heche is in it. And yes, Carey, they need to talk to some BLACK Americans. I'm sure Mickey and Kim took a nice chunk of change, did a day or two of work and never looked back. This cast is a who's who of bad DVD stars. It could be something worth seeing though for the Nigerian oil storyline. I find that interesting. Also this trailer is yuck. They need some professional marketing help.
CareyCarey | April 7, 2012 10:57 PM
Okay, first, I am a little upset that Tiger Woods is not doing so well in The Masters, and Phil Mickelson has mounted a comeback (he's leading). I can't stand Phil Mickelson. So please excuse the tone of my comment. Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Now, when I first saw the cast in this film, it immediately said, "CORNY"! Yeah, who saw Billy Zane in "Momma I Wanna Sing". Well, the movie and Billy Zane were... ah... CORN-PON. And please, Eric Roberts of Celebrity Rehab fame? But wait, the real kicker was Vivica Fox. Now come on, in this role she's about as believable as Chris Rock playing the POTUS. And when is Mickey Rouke going to take off his makeup from Sin City? Gee-wiz, that guy is starting to look like the poster child for "Face Lifts for $69.00". Okay, quick.... for real movie buffs, quickly tell me the last movie (good movie) that you saw Michael Madsen in? .....times up, I say 1992 Reservoir Dogs. Granted, he was in Kill Bill I & II, but Mr. Blonde was his shining moment. Kim Basinger and Anne Heche?? Uuuuummm, the jury is still out. Anyway, from what I saw in this clip, and my previously mentioned concerns, if I was a friend of Nigerian filmmaker Jeta Amata, I'd pull him to the side and say, "my friend, don't write another check before you talk with a few Americans"... "And you might want to consider re-doing the redux". I mean, it has a lot of guns and explosives and mean looking black folks, but.... But this film is screaming "K-Mart bargin bin"
jingmei | April 7, 2012 10:36 PM
Was about to mention there is a French film Black Gold.


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Another coast city wants to become C-Spire's first city with ultra-fast internet access. Gulfport city officials tell us they are in the process of filling out the paperwork for C Spire's first gigabit city.
C Spire's "fiber to home" technology will make connections 100 times faster than before. Diamondhead and Waveland are also in the running.
A winner is expected to be announced by the end of the year.
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SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC/WAFB) - WTOC was flooded with phone calls Monday night from people curious about the ring that appeared around the moon.
The phenomenon is called a lunar halo. Senior Meteorologist Pat Prokop says the ring is caused by ice crystals in cirrus clouds high above around 30,000 feet. The crystals refract (bend) the light in all directions by an angle of 42 degrees forming the circle. Even if the moon was a rectangle, the refracted light would still be round.
Lunar haloes are somewhat rare because they require a combination of events:
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I will be stripping to my skivvies with my teammates on B the Difference and running around in the frigid temps this Valentine's Day weekend in Denver, Colorado, in memory of our friend (and brother) Brandon Merrit, who passed away at age 22 from the horrible disease Neurofibromytosis (NF), and in an effort to raise funds to find a cure.
B, though from Florida, lived and worked in the Vail Valley with us. He was a kind hearted, gentle giant, who lit up everyone and thing around him. The world lost a special soul when he passed away.
NF knows no boundaries and often attacks children, far younger than B. It's a truly horrible disease.
NO PERSON, CHILD OR FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS, so I am running in my undies in the freezing cold because I will do whatever it takes, no matter how ridiculous, to help find a cure for NF!
Your donation, whether it be $5 or $500, will provide critical funding to the Children's Tumor Foundation and allow for clinical trials, treatments and ultimately the cure we desperately need.
I sincerely thank you, our entire team thanks you as well as the millions of families who will benefit from this effort thank you.
100% of donations go directly to the Children's Tumor Foundation.
CTF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization rated 4-stars by Charity Navigator and priding itself on spending 82.4% of its revenue on program expenses and less than 8% on administrative costs.
Lisa Graf : $25
You Go Girl!!! Thank you for all the work you do to support our community.
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Intel vPro Technology Offers Johns Hopkins New Ways to Increase the Efficiency of Remote PC Management
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Overview: The Johns Hopkins Desktop Computing Services (DCS) group is a subsidiary of the IT organization that supports 9,000 desktop PCs in The Johns Hopkins Hospital, pediatrics and surgery departments, remote sites, and other labs, clinics, and administrative areas. The DCS group needed effective ways to accelerate diagnostics and repair of both software and hardware problems. The Johns Hopkins IT Group worked with Intel Solution Services to evaluate the remote PC management capabilities of Intel vPro technology1 for PC diagnostics and repair, asset management, and security


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Special thank you to FR for taking and sending pictures!
Equinox Greetings and Potluck Invitation Saturday, March 22, 2014 4-7pm21 Mar
Hello Festival Beach Gardeners and Friends,
You are invited to our Spring Potluck this Saturday, March 22, 4:00-7:00pm. We're missing the Equinox by a few days, but we're excited about celebrating Spring with our friends at Festival Beach!
Please bring a dish to share and your own plate, cup, and utensils (we'll have a wash station set up).
We have some spring-time celebration ideas in mind, but would also welcome yours! Also, please let us know if you can come a little early and help set up or if you can stay a while afterwards for clean-up.
Children and musical instruments are welcome!
Happy Spring Equinox!
Kathy, Regina, and Katie, potluck planning team
Event: March Work Day and Plant Sale! Saturday, March 8, 20144 Mar
Fellow gardeners,
This Saturday is our monthly workday. We are also holding a plant sale. We will focus most of our attention on keeping the garden tidy for our guests and assisting in the sale. We will, however, have a few tasks to complete.
We are also asking for help on Wednesday and Friday in preparation for the plant sale. If you are available and want to get your work hours in, we are mowing and cleaning and hauling trash. Please reply directly to me if you are interested.
Thanks and see you in the garden.
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Work Hours Opportunities-Next 3 Saturdays-Call for "All Hands on Deck"!18 Feb
Hi All –
Thanks for all the work you do to help maintain the garden! We have a busy next three weeks and we need all hands on deck. All of these activities count towards the required monthly work hours (2 hours per month per plot). Please remember to track your hours in the work hours binder in the shed.
• Saturday February 22nd, Project 2014 (UT's largest day of service): We'll have 75 volunteers per shift (10 am -1 pm and 1pm -5 pm), your work will be welcoming the volunteers, helping coordinate or oversee activities, answering questions, working alongside them, etc.; the volunteers will be building a new shed, accessible beds, and rain garden, planting new fruit trees and herbs, and improving the paths. If you're able to help out for any amount of time on the 22nd, then please let Julio and me know so we can plan accordingly.
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• Saturday March 1st, It's My Park Day (Austin Parks Foundation), 9 am to 1 pm: Please join fellow gardeners and our neighbors in continuing to improve our garden. Sign up here:
You'll have the opportunity to work on a variety of Spring projects including 1.) weeding and mulching perennial beds 2.) weeding and mulching habitat trees and fruit trees 3.) planting our new rain garden 4.) planting transplants and seeds in communal garden 5.) weeding, mulching, planting a herb garden; and 6.) turning compost. You'll get free goodies including a T-shirt!
• Saturday March 8th, Monthly Workday and Plant Sale, 9 am to Noon: This will be our regularly scheduled workday (2nd Saturday of the month) coordinated by the Compost Team plus our first ever Plant Sale! Farah is leading the plant sale and would appreciate any assistance you can provide, such as set up/ clean up, promoting the sale via in-person contacts and social media, and signage. If you can help out, then please contact her: email@example.com
More info will follow.
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The contractor hired to pick up leftover debris in East Baton Rouge says they're about 75 percent finished.Natural Resource Recovery Inc. has about two weeks left in its second pass.So far, the company has collected about 100,000 cubic yards of material, but all that waste isn't going to waste.Any materials left after the last collection pass will need to be put out on the street for regular trash collection.
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Baltimore v. New England is one of the best rivalries of the past few years. Until very recently, it was extremely one-sided, with Brady destroying the Ravens. But as the Ravens rose to prominence in 2009 and the Patriots rebuilt their entire roster in 2009, the odds have become fairly even. Today, I want to take a look at a few things that may help Ravens fans not be surprised when they see certain things out of NE that they haven't seen in the past.
Surprise 1: The Patriots do have a running game
Since 2007, the Patriots have been a pass-first, pass-often team. The running game with Lawrence Maroney was mediocre at best. Ben-Jarvus Green-Ellis offered value (always got 3 yards and never fumbled) but he always was set up by the pass. This year? Whole different story...
Last year, Green-Ellis got stuffed for the most part by the Ravens front. In the Super Bowl, the Giants also dominated the ground game. This year, Ridley, Bolden, Vereen, and Woodhead have all shown dominance. Ridley averaged more yards than Arian Foster, was in the top 10 for yards, and showed breakaway speed and YAC ability on numerous occasions. His blocking has improved to the point that he's able to pass-block most rushers. Woodhead has been our third-down back, capable of splitting out wide, being the hot-read, the checkdown, and break a couple tackles. Vereen, our second-round pick from last year was the surprise of the Texans game. As a second-round pick, the Patriots have always intended for him to be a star. This year, he took a while to break through, but when he did, it was in a big way. He's a great pass-catcher, has the best speed on the roster, and is well-built and shifty. Bolden, our other dark-horse back was a UDFA who showed a clear ability to be our bigger back. He runs between the tackles, trucks people, and has done a great job. You won't see him unless the game gets out of hand or injury.
The point here is that CHFF has called the Patriots running attack NUMBER ONE in the NFL. This is NOT the same team as last year. This means that Brady has done more play-action this year than in a long time, with great results.
Surprise 2: The Patriots Front-Seven has been overhauled completely
Last year, we started Mark Anderson, Shaun Ellis, Andre Carter at DE, and Dane Fletcher at LB. This year? Stellar rookies Hightower and Chandler Jones showed up in a big way. Ninkovich has emerged into one of the top at his position and Wilfork continues to be dominant. This has meant that the run defense has been absolutely dominant. No one runs against us, evidenced by Foster's struggles last week. This has also meant that the front-seven is more dangerous in the pass-rush, with subs like Francis, Cunningham, Scott coming in to provide even more ability to hit the QB.
Surprise 3: Blitzing doesn't work against Brady
Brady has a 20-0 TD-INT ratio against the blitz this year. He's not being fooled by anything. With better receiving options, I believe the blueprint of blitzing simply doesn't work against this team. The best chance a team has to stop the Patriots passing attack is to rush 4 effectively, drop everyone in coverage, jam receivers at the line. With Lloyd being on the team, we now have the ability to beat 1-on-1 coverage in a way we couldn't previously. This is not a gimmick offense.
Surprise 4: The secondary is not as bad as people think it is
When we played last year, we were starting WRs in the secondary. Now? Sterling Moore, hero of the AFC CG last year is gone, McCourty is now at safety, and Arrington is now our 3rd CB. Our new CBs are Dennard (who has been very solid) and Talib who is capable of going toe-to-toe with any WR, including Andre Johnson 1-on-1. Chung was demoted to 4th safety thanks to new safeties Gregory and Wilson. Having an elite corner like Talib has created an ability to blitz more effectively and get off the field on third down. Please check the last few games to see this. Also note that our loss to 49ers came with Talib and Jones out.
Bottom line: all four starters from last year are playing different roles, with new players who have been a marked imrpovement. Our depth on the secondary is miles better than last year, with bit players like Cole (slot CB) also added.
Surprise 5: When the offense has sputtered, the defense has shown up
Check out the games we've sputtered in. Arizona: The Defense forces a fumble when the Cardinals are running out the clock. Offense shanks a field goal. Seattle: Defense holds Seahawks to 21 points, except for a blown coverage (pre-Talib, Dennard, Gregory) and the Offense leaves between 6-14 points on the field due to utterly bone-head penalties. Not to mention Brady's interceptions. Then check out their dominant display against the Texans, twice. In the other game, the offense sputtered, San Francisco, the defense still held the 9ers back significantly, losing 7 points due to an offensive fumble and keeping the Patriots in the game, allowing Brady to rally back from a 31-7 deficit.
Bottom line: Patriot fans no longer grab the edge of their seats when the defense plays. I believe they can take on any offense.
You will probably get sick of this article and write irate comments about the "idiotic Pats fan fawning over his own team on our board". I will say: the one team that could disrupt the Patriots is the Ravens. The Ravens have a good TE (something we've struggled with), Ray Lewis, a great pass-catching RB (something we struggle with), Ray Lewis, deep-threat WRs (something we have struggled with historically), Ray Lewis, a great front-seven that doesn't need to blitz to hit Brady. Also, you have Ray Lewis.
Can't Wait.