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January 10, 2014
The Border That Set Off WWII Is Crumbling
Elisabeth Braw, Newsweek
"This is a country area, so after a hard day it's nice to drive in to Stettin and go to a café," said Detlef Horn, reflecting on how some rural Germans now choose to spend their evenings by going to Poland to relax.
Horn and his fellow inhabitants of German towns with Polish names like Löcknitz, Penkun and Zerrenthin are quietly changing world history. They live close to Germany's border with Poland and cross over as part of their daily lives: to go shopping, to go to the movies, to eat out, to visit the doctor or dentist.
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Cupcakes for Recovery
Last week's events have left us a lot of us shaken, confused, and afraid. However, they have also sparked an incredible sense of hope and a drive to move forward and help one another. A 4th year student at MSPP and … Continue reading
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AAJ's annual Jazz Fest Seminar: Litigating Auto Collision Cases combines a highly skilled faculty and a convenient program format. The faculty of experienced trial lawyers will cover important topics in collision cases, and provide you with litigation strategies for winning your clients' cases. The program features three days of morning sessions, allowing you to enjoy the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in the afternoons and evenings.
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Title: Inkubus ~ view trailer
He allows himself to be restrained and begins to confess his litany of crimes.
Inkubus wants his one phone call to contact the single detective who almost caught him some thirteen years ago. They have unfinished business that will reopen a haunting unsolved murder.
The cops unlucky enough to be present are fated to participate in, and witness, Inkubus' crowning achievement of murder, gore, and mayhem...Writers: Carl Dupré & Glenn Ciano
Director: Glenn Ciano
Actors: Robert Englund, Joey Fatone, William Forsythe, Jonathan Silverman, Mike Cerrone, Michelle Ray Smith, Tommy DeNucci, Tom Paolino, Kevin John, Fred Sullivan Jr., Sera Verdi & Jessica ConlanProducers: Chad A. Verdi & Glenn Ciano


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The Netflix wrapper on top of the TV mocked me for weeks, but a quiet Tuesday night finally provided me an opportunity to watch Ask the Dust (d. Robert Towne), an adaptation of John Fante's 1939 novel.
Much reviled upon it's release in 2006, I had seen it on a few worst-of lists. Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell, horribly miscast) is a struggling writer living in L.A. Things start to turn around when he meets Camilla (Salma Hayek), an illiterate waitress who becomes his lover and muse. Bandini sells a few short stories (critic Richard Schickel does a voice cameo as H.L. Mencken) and starts work on a novel.
I don't really know what to say about Ask the Dust, which really is quite bad. Bandini is idealized, ultra-masculine yet sensitive, practically irresistible to women; Idina Menzel plays an admirer who dies in an earthquake only minutes after Bandini leaves her bed. There's virtually no plot, and Farrell looks lost. I debated listening to the commentary (Robert Towne is the guy who wrote Chinatown after all), but I was ready to seal up that envelope minutes after the movie was over.


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Attorney General – Get with it or get out
When President Obama took office I had high hopes for his national security team – Clinton, Gates & Gen. Jones. But on the Homeland Security front it 's been one bungled effort after another.
Remember when the President promised to shut Guantanamo within his first year in office? Well, it's been a lot more difficult than he thought, and Gitmo's still open.
The Christmas Day bomber saga is like a keystone cops movie. First, he was babbling like a brook. But after a mere 50 minutes, the Justice Department stepped in and read him Miranda rights, including the 'right to remain silent.' So he got lawyered up, and shut up.
After withering criticism, the White House sent FBI sent agents to Nigeria to convince the bomber's parents to come to the US and convince him to start talking again. Never mind that his six weeks of silence has given Al Qaeda plenty of time to cover its tracks.
The New York terror trials? Turns out the Attorney General announced they would be in NYC without bothering to consult the mayor or police chief, who think they will be expensive and cumbersome and, according to some, put New Yorkers in harms way.
These goof-ups are more than a new Administration getting its balance. They're indicative of a bigger problem – that much of our homeland security efforts are being dictated by an Attorney General who sees terrorists as isolated extremists and long wolfs better dealt with in civilian courts with all the rights of citizens – rather than enemy combatants who might have valuable intelligence about the next terrorist attack.
Since our two top intelligence officials have now warned there will be another attempted terrorist attack by July, the President needs to remember that his primary responsibility is to protect the American people – and tell the Attorney General to either get with it or get out.


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PHOENIX—As foreclosures spread like a plague, this city stands as one of the hot zones.
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Henry G. Cisneros, former secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and executive chairman of CityView, will keynote the Apartment Finance Today Conference, March 30–April 1 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.
Boston Capital Asset Management (BCAM) has been selected to provide asset management services to the Arizona Department of Housing
Despite the evaporation of $6 trillion in asset-based wealth (read: home values), there will still be a great need for housing—and, specifically, multifamily and affordable housing—in the future, emphasized former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros during a keynote address at the Apartment Finance Today...
Keeping projects in top shape and retaining residents were common themes at the Apartment Finance Today Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., last week.
Multifamily movers and shakers gathered in Phoenix, Ariz., last week to kick off the three-day Apartment Finance Today Conference.
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The Renaissance of hybrid drive
The hybrid technology which is almost as old as the automobile experiences a renaissance. Hybrid is great, combustion engines are Ugh – of course it is not so simple.
Already over 100 years ago began the history of the hybrid vehicle. Around the year 1900 a young engineer named Ferdinand Porsche invented a front-wheel drive with electric motor. Due to the lack of environmental awareness among the population the idea of hybrid drive could not enforce. In the age of effective environment protection, scarce energy resources and unavoidable price increases the hybrid car is becoming more important. But currently there are no pioneering market-ready technologies that might provide a revolution in the transportation sector by an emission-free process chain. So nowadays the hybrid technology is seen as a transition technology.
The hybrid technology has a lot of ecological and economical benefits. By using the electric motor especially in city traffic emissions and fuel costs can be reduced by low speed. However, combustion engines are used on long distances to maintain efficiency (higher speeds with usual performance). This combination generates fuel savings, reduced emissions and noise as well as repair and maintenance costs. While in 2010 the road transportation is mainly based on internal combustion engine vehicles, the hybrid technology is still in introduction phase. Until 2020 hybrid vehicles register a strong growth of nearly 20 percent in road transportation sector. Another 10 years later, in 2030, the trend of using hybrid vehicles will grow more and more. Because of this technology the greenhouse intensity of the road transport is reduced significantly. Despite the increasing penetration of the market there are a lot of challenges to improve the hybrid technology. The biggest drawback is the use of fossil fuels as an energy source – it has to be reduced. Moreover the hybrid vehicles are very complex and expensive. Another problem to solve is the battery because over the time it loses the ability to hold the charge. Therefore, it is necessary to use the gasoline engine earlier. Thus the savings of gasoline reduce. By solving the challenges in nearest future (next 20 years) hybrid technology will be the leader of the market but in further future (more than 30 years) the electric engines overtake the hybrid vehicles. The main reason is the use of fossil fuels in hybrid technologies.
All in all the development of hybrid vehicles has positive impacts to the environment because of the reduction of CO2 emissions. The companies gain benefits with reduced fuel costs, faster delivery and a better ecological image. Due the reduction of emissions there will be less ecotax. The demand of ecological cars, especially hybrid vehicles, will increase and so the sales will rise. Because of the constant effort to improve the efficiency the technology will progress.
Research question: Are the cars with an internal combustion engine and an electric motor a long-term solution for a green future in the transportation sector?


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Four Virginia Pitchers only allowed the Miami Hurricanes to have four hits as the #5 UVA Baseball team pounded the Hurricanes 8-1 at Davenport Field in Charlottesville.
Virginia Starting Pitcher, Scott Silverstein, matched a career high 9 strikeouts as he worked 6 2/3 innings for the Cavaliers.
The 'Hoos finished with 11 hits - five of which came in the four-run eighth inning to open up the game.
Reed Gragnani, Nate Irving, and Kenny Towns each recorded a pair of hits while Gragnani drove in three runs and has an impressive seven RBI in the series.
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CATEGORIES Action, Comedy, Horror, Casting, CinematicalThe Machete casting news is official. Buried in a longer article, Variety has listed the final cast list for the feature-length adaptation of Danny Trejo's man with the knives. Almost all the rumors are correct, with the exception of Jonah Hill. The roster: Trejo, of course, plus Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, and Jeff Fahey.
Strange? Yes. Surprising? Yes. Perfect? I don't know. Now don't get me wrong -- you could fill the film with tween celebs and I'd still head out to see it as long as Danny Trejo was the star. Yet while I usually love big casting twists, this one isn't invoking a reaction either way. It's not due to disinterest, as I've been dying for this to become a reality for a long time -- from rumors of a DVD spin-off, to big-screen potential, to love of Machete as a gun-toter, to silly fangirl hopes from a fake poster.
I can't definitively say why the indifference is descending. It could be the lack of names that "ooh" me (aside from De Niro), it could be the number of wacky casting choices (Lohan to Seagal), or that in some ways the list isn't that surprising. The camp factor is definitely in high gear, but sometimes the best camp comes from the more serious actors. And apart from De Niro, I'm not entirely surprised any of these people would sign on. All in all, I guess it's a myriad of little things that are blocking my excitement, though I dearly hope to have every apprehension dashed when the film hits the screen.
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It has been a particularly complicated year. Checking the date of my last fanpost, it strikes me that the world has made quite a few rotations in its annual slow-steady progression around the sun since I last shared anything signficant on this site. It is interesting to how the blog community works; I still read this page everyday, follow the team, and more or less keep up with the conversations on the site, but once you slip out of the conversation it can be challening to wiggle back in again.
And a lot has happened in those eight months since I watched Voltron take down the Cisco Kid (destructor), slightly inebriated on a noisy corner in this chaotic and complex city of Santo Domingo. We inaugurated the first black president of our occasionaly United States, and this president has more or less (but probably more) stayed the Bush course. We are still dropping bombs on citizens in the mid-East and we are still bailing out banks while the unemployment lines grumble and swell.
Opening day found me at a leadership training in Colombia for an international peace education summer camp organization. In between sessions I would sneak in my headphones and check up on our Redlegs. The night of our first rainout was a Friday night. I remember that night because I cannot forget it. I cannot forget it because somewhere between the time the Earth turned away from the Sun in the evening and turned back again in the morning I had fallen in love. We don't speak much about love on sports blogs, but I have a growing history of speaking about things on sports blogs that we don't tend to speak much about. Falling in love changes everything, and on that rainy Friday in Cincinnati, that cold and cloudy Friday in Bogota, everything was changed.
The summer came, the Reds went, and it was time to travel. The love that was planted with the rain, sprouted and inched upward. A return trip to Colombia brought flowers. Coming home for the first time in a year, I realized that the only thing different there was me. A road trip to Canada. A reunion in Copenhagen. A summer camp in Sweden. The June/July/August was a blur of memory and imagination, familiar and strange, love and longing.
A month ago, I arrived back in this country of loudness, of baseball, of survival. A country that is teaching me that the only hope we have to seriously improve this place we inhabit and every now and again appreciate, is to get together and collectively change ourselves and our communities, to demand more of our leaders, and lead instead of just making demands. Finding the strength to keep learning here is not always easy, but I see no other way to live with dignity than to organize.
This past week, El Niño Destructor made his major league debut, striking out thunderously. I look forward to his homecoming this winter and will definitely make an effort to get to a game or two with a camera to keep you Reporters abreast of his progress.
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Yuletide family drama arrives early via the sold-out "A Madea Christmas"
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For the curtain call of Friday night's sold-out opening night performance of "A Madea Christmas" at the Cobb Energy Centre, writer-director-star
Tyler Perry
traded in his wig for his CEO hat. Bringing the house lights up, The Atlanta film and television studio owner asked the crowd how much they paid to see the show being recorded for DVD release this holiday season.
When someone up front yelled out that they had spent $90 for a ticket Perry charged $25 for, the creator of the "Madea" franchise shook his head. "I set a $25 price intentionally so you all could see the show. I know that times are hard."
Referring to last year's truncated national tour of "Madea's Big Happy Family," Perry explained: "This is what ran me off tour the last time. You see, these bootleggers buy up all the tickets and then charge you three, four, five and ten times the ticket price. Do me a favor, please: Go to the box office to buy your tickets."
For his latest stage play, Perry selected a top-notch cast, including R&B singer
Cheryl Pepsii Riley
and mainstay "Madea" ensemble cast member
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as Aunt Bam. The play had two additional performances on Saturday.
A stickler for being on time, Perry brought down the house lights promptly at 8 p.m. even as late-comers groped their way to their seats with cocktails. A man sitting behind Intel in the Grand Tier section whispered to his female companion: "Tyler is
playing. It's 8 o'clock on the dot!" Just then, with a nod to one of Madea's pet peeves, a couple who had driven in from Perry's hometown of New Orleans showed up in the row in front of us with an infant.
For two hours on a lavish two-story home interior set, Perry's Mabel Simmons helmed the Christmas crisis taking place at the tony Cape Cod estate of the wealthy Mansell family where Madea's niece Margaret (played by Riley) had to work through the holidays. For good measure, Perry's script added a boozy cook, multiple male suitors, a brother and sister named China and Japan and a family secret worthy of a "Dr. Phil" sweeps episode.
It took a
32 minutes for Perry's script to frame out the Mansell family backstory before the play's namesake thundered to the front step. In Act Two especially, it became obvious that Perry was still working out the final texts of Madea's monologues focusing on the sacrifices of working parents, paying taxes and the importance of God in each person's life, yearly household income notwithstanding.
Perry even stopped to work out a joke during Madea's entrance in Act Two. After Madea warned her kleptomaniac kin George, telling him: "If you take anything, I'm gonna rip your adam's apple out of your throat and feed it to you!," Perry the writer opted to do the joke over. With the audience's roaring approval, Madea then told her nephew: "George, I'm gonna rip your scrotum out and feed it to you!" Perry the director then added: "I can always edit that!"
Often, especially during the play's super-sized second act, the play felt a bit like an extended "Carol Burnett Show" sketch as Perry and the actors broke each other up and paused the action to laugh. At one point, Perry went so far a field in the script as Madea, Riley tried three times to say her line "with all due respect Mrs. Mansell" which doubled as the intro for her song "Jesus Never Fails."
After her third failed attempt, Perry broke character to praise Riley, saying "God bless you. You're determined to get that line out. I was out there somewhere in left field. We would have been here til 2:30 in the morning!"
The funniest pieces from the three performances will be edited together for the finished Christmas play DVD release this fall.
For all the play's looseness in delivery, Perry's audience clearly loved it. The sold-out crowd gave him and the cast a standing ovation at the musical's conclusion. After one woman down front informed the producer she had taken a Greyhound bus from New York City to see the play, he offered to fly her home.
"My life is one blessing after another," Perry told the crowd. "I don't take this and what you've done for me over the years for granted. I'm grateful."
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"Good Morning America" announced on air yesterday the full cast of season 16 of 'Dancing With The Stars.' The names this time around were definitely surprising including an NFL player, a "Real Housewives" star and a former "American Idol" contestant which we already revealed to you.
The 12 celebrities competing for the Mirrorball Trophy include boxer, Victor Ortiz who will be paired with newcomer Lindsay Arnold. Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman will be paired with veteran dancer Mark Ballas. Singer Kellie Pickler will be paired with Derek Hough while singer Wynonna Judd will be paired with Tony Dovolani. Comedian D.L. Hughley will be gracing the ballroom with his presence (which was totally unexpected) and will be paired with Cheryl Burke. Comedian Andy Dick will be paired with newcomer Sharna Burgess. This will be quite the risky pair, as Dick's last appearance on TV was 'Celebrity Rehab,' but a source close to the show has stated that much won't be expected from Andy Dick, he's merely there for comedic purposes.
The remainder of the cast includes NFL player Jacoby Jones who will be paired with Karina Smirnoff. "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Lisa Vanderpump will be paired with newcomer Gleb Savchenko. This was another shocking celeb to appear on the show, as Vanderpump already is working on 2 reality shows and runs her own restaurants, how does she have the time, and why, just why would she want to be on DWTS? Disney star Zendaya Coleman will be paired with Val Chmerkovskiy, while "General Hospital" star Ingo Rademacher will be paired with Kym Johnson. Finally, Olympic figure skater Dorothy Hamill will be paired with Tristan MacManus on Season 16 of "Dancing With The Stars."
The four athletes: Jacoby Jones, Aly Raisman, Victor Ortiz and Dorothy Hamill have a huge shot at the trophy, as they've fared well in the past with athletes winning 7 of the previous 15 titles. "Dancing With The Stars" premieres on March 18, 2013 on ABC.
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Everton have announced they finally wrapped up the paperwork and agreed to terms with 18-year-old right back John Stones who will join the Toffees from Barnsley.
Reports say Stones has signed a 5 and a half year deal and that Everton have paid somewhere in the region of 3 million, though the club did not disclose the fee in a statement on their website.
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Stones made his debut for Barnsley in December 2011 and made 24 appearances for the Tykes. He's also made two appearnecs for the England Under-19 national team. Stones scored his first career goal against Rochade in a League Cup match in August.
Stones made a brief statement to the club's website saying,
"I am very excited to be joining Everton. I've been very impressed with everything I have seen at Finch Farm already. Now the hard work begins."
Everton have 30 minutes left to get any other deals done though all reports say they are likely done for the evening.
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The official weigh in event for UFC on Fuel TV 6: "Franklin vs. Le" is scheduled to go down dark and early this morning (Nov. 9, 2012) LIVE from the Cotai Arena at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau, China.
It is expected that the first fighter will step on the scale around 5 a.m. ET.
As usual, MMAmania.com will provide up-to-the-second coverage of the UFC on FUEL TV 6 weigh-ins below, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude.
Leading the charge for the promotion's landmark event -- its first-ever in China -- will be a Middleweight match up that pits former division kingpin Rich Franklin against ex-Strikeforce 185-pound champion Cung Le.
In light heavyweight action, Brazilian banger Thiago Silva will try to crack the cranium of Bulgarian bruiser Stanislav Nedkov, while Korean combatant Dong Hyun Kim tries to "Stun" the always-dangerous Paulo Thiago in a Welterweight battle.
Here are the complete UFC on Fuel TV 6: "Franklin vs. Le" weigh in results:
Main Event:
185 lbs.: Rich Franklin (185) vs. Cung Le (186)
FUEL TV Main Card (9 a.m. ET):
205 lbs.: Stanislav Nedkov (203) vs. Thiago Silva (205)
170 lbs.: Dong Hyun Kim (170.5) vs. Paulo Thiago (169.5)
155 lbs.: Mac Danzig (155) vs. Takanori Gomi (155)
155 lbs.: Jon Tuck (156) vs. Zhang Tiequan (155)
135 lbs.: Jeff Hougland (135) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (135.5)
Facebook "Prelims" Card (7 a.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Alex Caceres (136) vs. Motonobu Tezuka (135.5)
125 lbs.: John Lineker (126) vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani (125.5)
185 lbs.: Tom DeBlass (185) vs. Riki Fukuda (186)
170 lbs.: Hyun Gyu Lim () vs. David Mitchell () Hyun Gyu Lim has been removed from the card for a medical issue
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight day (Sat., Nov. 10, 2012), which is slated to air at 9 a.m. ET on FUEL TV. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 7:15 a.m. ET with the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook.
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CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO, June 12, 2004 - Andrew Schacht and Joshua Slack opened play here Saturday in the US$180,000 Carolina Open with their second-straight win over a team from the United States as the Australians advanced to the fourth-round of the winner's bracket for the first-time this season.
The No. 2-ranked team from Australia on the Olympic qualifying list behind Julien Prosser and Mark Williams, Schacht and Slack scored a 21-17 and 21-16 win over third-seeded Todd Rogers and Sean Scott. The Aussies earned a spot in one of Saturday's opening matches in the third-round of the winner's bracket by downing sixth-seeded Dax Holdren and Stein Metzger 21-18 and 21-16 Friday.
"They played well against us yesterday," said Holdren, who watched his American rivals before his elimination match with Metzger against a team from Japan. "This is probably their best tournament of the year. They are capable of winning any match against any team on this tour."
Slack felt his team's improvement this week is due to "playing smarter. We have not made a lot of mistakes so far in our first three matches. We were more consistent than the Americans in both matches. I don't know if we are forcing the mistakes, but if we are, we are able to take advantage of our opponent's errors. "
Prior to the sixth-stop of the 2004 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour this week, Schacht and Slack had posted a .500 mark in 10 winner's bracket matches this season. Saturday's opening win also avenged a 25-23 and 21-19 setback to Rogers and Scott in the third-round of the winner's bracket in China.
Seeded 11th on the Balneario de Carolina sand, the Aussies are guaranteed their best finish of the season (a fifth). If Schacht and Slack defeat second-seeded Tande Ramos and Franco Neto of Brazil in their next Saturday, they will earn their first "final four" finish in the last nine events. The two teams have played three times this season with Tande and Franco winning twice.
Playing in their 25th international event together, Schacht and Slack finished third in Portugal last season for their highest placement together. This week's performance also betters the 13th- and 17th-place finishes in the Aussies last two FIVB events in Europe after placing seventh in mid-May at the China stop.
Brazil is guaranteed at least one spot in Sunday's semi-finals when top-seeded Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran play 12th-seeded Pedro Cunha and Pará Ferreira. Sunday's gold medal winners will share the $27,000 first-place prize. After the Caribbean stop this week, the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour returns to Europe for the final four Olympic qualifying events in Switzerland, Germany, Norway and Mallorca.


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Earlier this week, word broke that Vincent Jackson would receive the franchise tag, Marques Colston might remain a Saint, and Dwayne Bowe was expected to stay a Chief. But it seems the wide receiver pool is starting to fill up again. Yesterday, Drew Brees received the Saints' franchise tag (meaning Colston nor guard Carl Nicks won't), and while Chargers' GM AJ Smith didn't rule out the usage of the franchise tag on Jackson, it looks more and more likely Jackson will reach free agency. Bowe hasn't been tagged just yet, though with Monday being the deadline, that could still happen.
Two other receivers look like they'll be avoiding the tag as well. For more on that, hit the jump.
The Rams to this point haven't used their franchise tag on Brandon Lloyd and according to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch "aren't expected to do so" by Monday's deadline. He struggled in Chicago in 2008, yes, two offensive coordinators and a starting quarterback trade ago, and while he might not be a bona fide number one receiver, he's not as bad as 2008 made him look.
The other is Mike Wallace. The Steelers have been making cuts for the last three days and have cleared up about ten million in cap space on a very cap-strapped team. While that does allow them to apply the franchise tag to Wallace (about $9 million), because there's other players that need to be signed as well, the team is applying the highest possible RFA tender instead - about $2.75 million, which would give Pittsburgh a first-round pick as compensation.
What this means is that a team can sign Wallace to an offer sheet that the Steelers would have to match - and if the offer sheet is high enough, especially in the first year, Pittsburgh wouldn't be able to match. I can think of a few teams, the Bears included, that would gladly give up a first-round pick to sign Wallace, but it would take a significantly-front-loaded contract to get it done.
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Best solutions for puffiness/bags under eyes when smiling and thick skin on upper eye lids (35, F)?
At this time you are not a very good surgical candidate. I might try creams with hydroquinones and Belotero Balance HA filler injections..//
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You have minimal signs of aging in your eyelids, and you look more like an "after" picture for most people! You could put a little botox into the muscle under the lashes if that roll of muscle bothers you when you smile. You might also want to put a small amount of filler into your tear trough.
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Thank you for your question. The photos you shared show evidence of Obicularis Oculi Muscle Hypertrophy or enlargement when you smile. That's the roll under your lashes. It can be treated with botox injections quite effectively. Your case is a bit more difficult because your lower eyelid position is already lower than normal showing poor lid support (the white of your eyes are showing above your lower lid margin). This could be an artifact of the photography so a physical examination would be needed to fully assess your situation. Best wishes.
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I offered to make wedding bouquets and boutonierres for our friends' wedding on July 25. The bride gave me garlands of flowers from a previous wedding. I was able to make 20 floral ring centerpieces to go around a cylinder vase with votive candles. I was happy to find out she really liked the designs. Congratulations to Ellen & Huey!
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I sure hope your daughter-in-law to be and your son love them. They are so lovely. Jeannie you are so talented!
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Very creative..! You did a great job. I really love those wedding flowers.
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Albert Ruppel, 87, Scottsbluff
The funeral service for ALBERT RUPPEL, 87, will be held Friday, November 8, 2013 at 10:30am at Calvary Memorial Evangelical Free Church in Gering, with Pastor Gary Hashley officiating. Burial will be at the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Public visitation will be held at Jolliffe Funeral Home on Thursday, November 7, from 5-7 pm. Albert was a lifetime member of Zion Evangelical Church in Scottsbluff, and memorials can be sent to the church at 3617 5th Avenue Scottsbluff, Nebraska 69341. Albert Ruppel, 87, passed to his heavenly home on Sunday morning, November 3rd, 2013, at his home in Scottsbluff, with his wife and daughters by his side. Arrangements are under the direction of Jolliffe Funeral Home and online condolences can be sent to www.jolliffefuneralhome.com
Albert was born in Gering on December 20th, 1925 to George and Molly Ruppel, and was a lifelong resident of the Valley. He married Rosaline Schmidt of Morrill on December 17th, 1950, and to this union were born three daughters; Cheryl, Cynthia, and Charlotte. Albert was preceded in death by his parents, brother Harold, brother in law Leo Kampbell, grandson Jeremy Brunner and great-granddaughter Chantel Dolberg, as well as sisters in law Ruth Schmidt, Bernice Blanton, and Delpha Johnson.
He is survived by his wife and daughters; Cheryl (Mike) Kembel of Scottsbluff, Cindy (Jon) Brunner of Gering, and Charlotte (Mike) Clements of Round Rock, Texas; brother Victor (Dorothy) Ruppel, sister Irene Kampbell, both of Scottsbluff; brother Wilbert (Marlene) Ruppel of Gering; sister Betty (Duane) Heimbouch of Scottsbluff; as well as his sisters in law, Shirley Ruppel and Betty (Don) Knaub; and his six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
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It's been over two years since Tim Credeur's last UFC fight. The BJJ black belt was knocked out by Ed Herman in June 2011 at the TUF 13 Finale in Las Vegas. His name has resurfaced in the MMA world, but unfortunately it is not in a positive light. The Louisiana native turned himself in at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center in his home state. MMA Junkie has more details:
He later posted two bonds totaling $5,500 on a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession and possession of a firearm in the presence of a Schedule I narcotic.
Lafayette police issued a warrant for Credeur's arrest on May 29.
Kip Judice, a captain with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) the warrant stemmed from a police incident on April 16.
Credeur (12-4), who is listed as Louisiana's first and (so far) only BJJ black belt, made his way into the UFC as a semifinalist on season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter. All of his wins on the show came by submission, but he lost first to Jesse Taylor in the semifinals and later C.B. Dollaway after Taylor was yanked from his spot in the finale. Credeut won his first 3 UFC fights before losing an entertaining striking battle with Nate Quarry and then suffering a quick KO at the hands of Herman.
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LAKE WALES – Kindergarten students in teacher Lynn Flood's class had a big adventure last week when they visited Bok Tower Gardens. They signed the guest book in the Visitor's Center and explored the grounds surrounding the Singing Tower.
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State Port Director Resigns, Expansion Plans ReconsideredBy Rhonda Miller | Published 19 Oct 2012 06:03pm |
The executive director of the Mississippi state port has resigned and port leaders are meeting this morning to consider major changes to the expansion plan. MPB's Rhonda Miller reports the controversial project could be scaled down a notch or two.
Actually, the project could be scaled down from a 25-foot elevation of the West Pier to keeping it at the current 10-foot elevation. That's the main issue Port Commission President Lenny Sawyer says will be considered at the meeting in Gulfport this morning. He says it's about moving forward more quickly.
"Well, in my mind, I'm just speaking for myself, it's jobs and containers. We need the jobs on the Mississippi Gulf Coast as quick as we can get them. And the containers bring jobs."
The STEPS Coalition is one community group critical of the slow arrival of jobs promised from the $570 million federally-funded project. STEPS spokesman Howard Page says the group is glad to see port leaders considering the lower elevation, but concerns about issues like air pollution and increased traffic haven't gone away.
"Any change down at the port does affect other things, and so this doesn't necessarily solve the whole concern down at the port. But this is a good step in the right direction."
Former Governor Haley Barbour championed the port expansion as one of the most important economic development projects ever for the state. Shortly before he left office, Barbour said elevating to 25 feet is crucial.
"Why? Because we don't want a hurricane to come through here and take all those containers and wash 'em into West Gulfport again like it did with Katrina. Where it's running over houses and knocking down churches and sitting on tops of cars. I don't know how many bounced off the Mississippi Power building. "
Gulfport City Councilman R. Lee Flowers says there are better ways to spend the money.
"When we had Hurricane Isaac, we proved at the port all those containers and all that equipment could be moved out. Yes, it takes some down time. But it's the same down time any other port or business has to face when they live along the waterfront, if a storm's coming their way."
Port Executive Director Don Allee resigned Friday, after 11 years on the job. His resignation is effective November 2.
Rhonda Miller.MPB News. Biloxi.
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Two men were found with gunshot wounds in front of a building in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.
Mario Mejia, 28, was pronounced dead by EMS outside 456 Georgia Ave. just before 1 a.m. Wednesday. He was shot in the head, said police.
Leonardo Saravia, 24, was shot in the leg and rushed to Brookdale Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Let me start this post by saying I really like Paul Pierce's game. I think he is currently an underrated player. He was a top small forward last season after Rondo went down. His offensive game is super versatile. A true triple threat with the ball at the top of the key.
That being said, AK47 fits with the rest of the starting unit so well it is brilliant. His defense is extraordinary. His is a good pick and roll player while KG is more of a pick and pop player now. He is a great interior passer which is what Brook needs. His rebounding is also a plus next to Brook. Imagine the defensive potential of Dwill, JJ, AK47, KG and Brook. We could inflict our defensive will on most teams from the beginning which would likely lead to the poorer teams giving up early which would lead to more rest for the older guys. There is a reason we are used to a "scrub of the night" coming alive to have career games against us. It's because the defense early allowed them to have confidence. A starting lineup with AK47 helps limit that off the bat.
Lastly, PP's game seems to fit a second unit. That's the reason he usually ran the second unit with the celtics. He is an excellent point fforward. That is not needed with the starters, but would be useful to lead a second unit. Also, it would help limit his minutes to keep him fresh for the playoffs. He probably would finish most games also.
I guess the only question is, would Pierce accept this? I think if the team really does check their egos at the door, then he would.
It's a nice problem to have. Years past we were debating Travis Outlaw vs Damion James.
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Within the normal range of TSH -- which for the purposes of this study, used the wider range of 0.5 to 5.0 -- small increases in TSH were clearly associated with increases in body weight, according to the researchers.
The study authors summarized their findings:
"Thyroid function (as assessed by serum TSH concentration) within the reference range is associated with body weight in both sexes. Our findings raise the possibility that modest increases in serum TSH concentrations within the reference range may be associated with weight gain."The researchers offered two possible reasons that might explain their findings.
First, lower energy expenditure -- known as thermogenesis -- is associated with lowered thyroid function.
Second, lower triiodothyronine (T3) levels are associated with lowered resting metabolic rates.
What Does this Mean For You?Right now, the implications of these findings aren't clear, because while they've determined that increased TSH levels -- even within the normal range -- may play a role in weight gain, there is no definite cause and effect. It's not clear that lowering the TSH level -- for example, with thyroid hormone replacement therapy -- will reverse that finding and cause weight loss.
The main conclusion, therefore, is that while increases in TSH may be associated with weight gain, further research is needed to understand why, and whether this is preventable or treatable.
When You Need to Lose WeightIf you are overweight, and can't lose weight despite a healthy diet and exercise, you should have a full thyroid evaluation to rule out hypothyroidism. An underactive thyroid can sabotage even the best diet and exercise plans. To help learn more, take my quiz: Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?
If you are overweight, and being treated for a thyroid problem, but finding it hard -- or impossible -- to lose weight, you'll want to learn about optimizing your thyroid treatment, and tactics thyroid patients can follow for effective weight loss. A great starting place is the Free 4 Weeks to Weight Loss Email Ecourse. You can sign up online now for this free course, delivered by email.
Finally, the Thyroid Diet and Weight Loss Information Center has dozens of articles, resources and tools to help thyroid patients lose weight.
Source: Fox, Caroline S. et. al. "Relations of Thyroid Function to Body Weight: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Observations in a Community-Based Sample," Archives of Internal Medicine. 2008;168:568-569, 587-592. Vol. 168 No. 6, March 24, 2008
Fox, Caroline S. et. al. "Relations of Thyroid Function to Body Weight: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Observations in a Community-Based Sample," Archives of Internal Medicine. 2008;168:568-569, 587-592. Vol. 168 No. 6, March 24, 2008


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Surrounded by beautiful hills and quiet tree-lined neighborhoods, Cal Lutheran is definitely a place to go for a run and break a sweat. Some CLU runners like to stretch their legs close to campus up by the Cal Lutheran Rocks or at Wildwood Park, an area of excellent trails, open grassland, elevation gains, and views for miles in every direction. Others prefer a flatter paved course—perhaps one that winds through local neighborhoods and ends up at Starbucks just in time for post-run iced coffee. Either way, hitting a trail before class starts or after an afternoon of studying is easy and always fun.And senior Toccoa Kahovec, captain of the Regals Cross Country team, adds, "The best thing about running at CLU is that I feel safe."
View our map of running trails around campus.
My favorite trail to run is Santa Rosa because of the beautiful sights and it feels so secluded. It begins inWildwood Park and ends right behind CLU. And the views are amazing.You can see all of Thousand Oaks and Camarillo.
- Evan Reed, Senior
Hometown: Buellton, Ca
Major: Mathematics
I love to run on the Woken Walk trail by the baseball and softball fields because it is flat and you can look out at the pretty mountains surrounding Thousand Oaks. If I run early enough I get to watch the sunrise from one mountain and if I run late enough I get to watch the sunset behind the mountains on the other side.
- Toccoa Kahovec, Senior
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The college baseball season is well under way, and a month into the season provides a good enough glimpse at who is a contender this season and who isn't. With that in mind, each week leading up to the NCAA postseason I'll be taking an in-depth look at the college baseball top 25 and give you a recap of the biggest movers and shakers from the week that was. This week's post will give a short rundown of each squad's year-to-date whereas future iterations will primarily focus on the previous weekend's action.
Before we begin, it's worth noting that there are a lot of college baseball standings to choose from. For the purposes of this weekly post, I'll be using Baseball America's top 25 for a couple of reasons. BA's rankings usually seems pretty fair minded, they're published with regularity at roughly the same time, and (most importantly) they're generally favorable to my Longhorns.
One other thing to note before getting to the rankings. Ranking college baseball teams is very difficult due to the incredible disparity of ballparks and schedules. Perhaps it's my support for the tenants of Augieball -- namely the emphasis on strong pitching and defense -- coming out, but I tend to believe in those teams that pitch well and play tough competition. Especially with the new NCAA bat rules, the team that pitches consistently well this season will have a better chance of winning in Omaha over the team that hits lots of home runs off a weaker schedule. To that end, Boyd's World's Iterative Strength Ratings is an important gauge of who a team has been playing and will provide the weekly strength of schedule.
A summary of each of the top 25 college baseball teams to get caught up on the season's first month:
Florida (14-2, 70 SoS) - The first of three SEC schools in the top five, Florida has won consistently this season against tough competition. The three weekend starting pitchers are a combined 9-0 and all three have ERAs below 2.30, with Friday and Saturday starters Brian Johnson and Hudson Randall hovering around 1.10. Daniel Pigott and Preston Tucker lead the way offensively, hitting .463 and .396 respectively. The Gators get a big test next weekend when they travel to Baton Rouge to take on a streaking LSU club.
Vanderbilt (16-1, 125 SoS) - The Commodores took two of three this weekend in a hard fought series against Illinois-Chicago. Friday starter Sonny Gray (4-0, 1.71 ERA) has been Vandy's best starter thus far and a bevy of relievers have made up for occasionally less-than-stellar starts. First baseman Aaron Westlake leads the team in most offensive categories, including hits, runs, homers, batting average and slugging. Vanderbilt takes on Purdue in a midweek game before starting SEC play against Mississippi State.
- Oklahoma (16-1, 206 SoS) - OU dropped its first game of the season Sunday against UALR. The Sooners are ranked number three but have played just one team in the RPI top 50 and two in the RPI top 100. The Sooners have crushed the ball against inferior competition, hitting .379 and 19 homers as a team (the Longhorns hit their first home run on Tuesday). Similarly, Oklahoma's pitching has been very good (2.66 team ERA). The schedule gets much tougher from here on out, with OU traveling to Tempe to take on Arizona State in a two game midweek series before returning to Norman to play Texas A&M next weekend. A better picture of how good these guys actually are should emerge by then.
- South Carolina (11-2, 81 SoS) - The Gamecocks took two of three from a not so bad Cal State Bakersfield squad this weekend and own an impressive series win over Clemson a weekend ago. First baseman Christian Walker leads the way offensively (.447 BA, .830 slugging), although the team batting average is a mediocre .290. Friday starter Michael Roth has been very impressive (4-0, 0.99 ERA) so far this season. USC begins conference play against Georgia next weekend.
- Texas (11-5, 66 SoS) - Texas has lost a game every Saturday this season, and this past weekend's series against Brown was no exception. Friday starter Taylor Jungmann had his shortest outing of the year on Friday, throwing 8 scoreless innings and lowering his ERA to 0.78 with 31 strikeouts and just one walk on the year. Freshman Erich Weiss continues to be the biggest surprise offensively, leading the team in nearly every offensive category. Weiss's grand slam on Saturday gave Texas its only four runs in the double header victory.
- Florida State (15-1, 75 SoS) - The Seminoles have only dropped one game on the year, a 2-1 loss at Georgia. FSU owns a 5-3 midweek victory over rival Florida which played far more like a Friday night game than a midweek affair. Friday starter Sean Gilmartin has been terrific (4-0, 1.24 ERA) so far and the team is hitting .322 overall. A critical week awaits with Florida midweek and a weekend series at Virginia.
- Virginia (16-1, 69 SoS) - A weekend sweep at Clemson helps UVA jump four slots to #7. Danny Hultzen has been a two way star for the Cavaliers, with a 4-0 record as starting pitcher (0.66 ERA) and hitting .372. The schedule doesn't get any easier next week as Virginia will host FSU next weekend.
- LSU (15-1, 96 SoS) - The Tigers swept Cal State Fullerton this past weekend, winning a pair of 7-6 games before finishing with a 10-2 Sunday blowout. LSU's three top hitters - JaCoby Jones, Raph Rhymes and Austin Nola - may win the award for best names in college baseball and are hitting .415, .385 and .365 respectively. LSU pitchers are holding opponents to a ridiculous .195 team batting average, although the team ERA of 2.94 isn't incredible considering the schedule. A series against Florida next weekend will be critical for gaining an edge in the SEC.
- Arizona State (11-3, 157 SoS) - The Sun Devils won a nice series against Auburn this past weekend, although the competition up to that point has not been too difficult. ASU has clearly been getting it done offensively (.349 team BA, 7.3 runs per game), which may be hiding weak pitching to date (3.80 team ERA). Arizona State has a tough road ahead with a two game set with Oklahoma followed by two more against Cal State Fullerton and a weekend series against Arizona.
- TCU (10-5, 120 SoS) - Rounding out the top ten, TCU features two of the nation's premier pitching talents in Matt Purke and Kyle Winkler. Purke is 2-1 with a 0.66 ERA on the year and Winkler has bested him with a 4-0 record and an ERA of 0.00. Unsurprisingly, TCU's lone series loss came in the one series Purke did not pitch due to a blister on his hand.
- Arizona (14-3, 220 SoS) - The Wildcats swept Northern Colorado last weekend in their fourth consecutive series against Directional School U. A series win over Long Beach State is nothing to sneeze at and a two-game split with Rice are the only games worth mentioning so far on the Arizona schedule. Four games against Arizona State await shortly followed by consecutive series against Cal, UCLA and Oregon.
- Stanford (6-5, 1 SoS) - The Tree took off this past weekend and have played far and away the most difficult schedule in the land. Stanford took two of three from Rice to start the year but dropped hard fought series against Vanderbilt and Texas, hence the high ranking despite the 6-5 record. The schedule lightens considerably with series against Michigan, Long Beach State and Washington State upcoming.
- Cal State Fullerton (8-6, 4 SoS) - Like Stanford, the Titans have played a brutal schedule to start the season, dropping an 11 inning game against UNC, taking two of three from TCU and being swept in Baton Rouge this past weekend. CSF has struggled at the plate, hitting just .254 as a team and having just one home run thus far.
- Baylor (11-5, 32 SoS) - The Bears swept Louisiana Tech last weekend and won two of three at the Houston College Classic before that. The Bears have hit the ball well but the team's 4.28 ERA will struggle to cut it in Big XII play.
- Cal (10-4, 41 SoS) - Cal has played three consecutive tournaments, sweeping two of them but dropping three of four in San Diego a weekend ago. A real series against Ohio State awaits next weekend.
- Clemson (7-6, 5 SoS) - Another team with a pretty poor record that may be mostly explained by an incredibly tough schedule to date. The Tigers have now dropped five of their last six after being swept by UVA and dropping two of three against South Carolina. A very manageable next nine games should enable Clemson to get back on track starting with a home series against Duke this weekend.
- Fresno State (11-2, 60 SoS) - The Bulldogs had a near sweep of Nebraska this past weekend to raise their record to 11-2. Saturday starter Greg Gonzales is 3-0 with a 0.98 and hasn't given up more than one earned run in any of his starts.
- North Carolina (14-3, 76 SoS) - The Tar Heels dropped two of three at Wake Forest this past weekend but they were quite impressive against a relatively easy schedule before that. UNC should win series against Va Tech and Duke the next two weekends before their first tests of the season against Clemson and Florida State in back to back weekends in early April.
- UCONN (7-6, 61 SoS) - UCONN was supposed to be a top ten team this season but dropped four of their first five against baseball powerhouses like Purdue and Minnesotta. Matt Barnes is in the conversation for the first overall pick in the June MLB draft, but he took the loss in each of his first two starts. Barnes hasn't given up an earned run in his last two starts though, including a complete game shutout at San Diego on Sunday.
- College of Charleston (14-3, 223 SoS) - CoC has a 7-4 loss to Auburn but otherwise hasn't faced any difficult competition. Daniel Aldrich and Matt Leeds are tearing it up offensively (.396 and .375 BA respectively) and have combined for twelve home runs on the year.
- Texas A&M (12-4, 146 SoS) - The Aggies split a pair of extra inning games in a series win over Florida International this past weekend. John Stilson and Michael Wacha have been a powerful 1-2 starting pitching punch for the Ags and the team as a whole has a fairly ridiculous 1.63 ERA. A midweek game against Fullerton and series in Norman will be a critical test to see if this team is for real.
- Tulane (11-4, 42 SoS) - My favorite team growing up, the Green Wave have had impressive series wins against Ole Miss and Wichita State the last two weekends. Tulane's pitching has been good (2.33 team ERA), which has hidden some pretty atrocious offense. Tulane hitters are hitting only .212, just an appalling number albeit against a tough schedule so far.
- Georgia Tech (12-4, 111 SoS) - The Yellow Jackets have won seven straight after starting the year 5-4. Mark Pope has led the pitching staff with a 0.29 ERA (1 earned run) in four starts and a 4-0 record.
- UCLA (8-6, 105 SoS) - The Bruins were supposed to be one of the best teams in the country but have been in free fall this season against a less-than-killer schedule. Future first round picks Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole have been good (1.71 and 1.78 ERA respectively), but they have posted a disappointing 3-3 combined record. The pair have struck out an astonishing 83 in only 62 innings.
- Rice (10-8, 11 SoS) - The Owls haven't faired particularly well this season, posting only a 10-8 record against a pretty tough schedule. The good are victories over Arizona, Texas A&M and a sweep of Southern California while the bads are dropping two of three to Stanford, a 7-0 loss to Sam Houston State and a 15-inning loss to Cal last Saturday.


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Nook Touch Based on GlowLight Tech Uses Bright E-Ink
It appears that a mystery Kindle with a very bright screen was spotted in Seattle and maybe that wasn't actually a Kindle, but rather a Nook Touch model…. What you see here below is a promo shot of the new Nook ebook reader, published by The Digital Reader and taken using a flyer that Barnes & Noble is about to post in its shops.
This Nook SimpleTouch with GlowLight technology is basically an e-reader with a bright E Ink, in case you're wondering. It doesn't involve a panel with backlighting or a standard LCD like the ones on other tablets. We're most likely dealing with a film applied on a penal or a small internal light that glows over the entire screen to make the reading experience better in low light conditions, when natural or artificial light isn't available. I don't think this is a groundbreaking technology, but rather a useful and predictable one.
You should also be able to manage the brightness level through a dedicated key. We don't have any info on price and availability, but people close to the matter have been mentioning "Thursday" a bunch of times, maybe tomorrow or maybe next week? Now let's see what Amazon throws in the game…


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regional news
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This summer, Paul Smith's College and the East Shore Schroon Lake Association are working on a program aiming to control the spread of aquatic invasive species. Researchers are trying to see how effective it is to flush a boat's...
Area boaters and swimmers have been dealing with zebra mussels and their spread for the past 25 years, more or less. The U.S. Geological Survey has a useful information page on those invasive mussels, including maps of their known distribution to...
A few interesting farm and food reads to keep you occupied this weekend… State regulators have worked with the logging industry to consolidate a ban on transporting ash wood to include most of New York, with the notable exception of the...
State officials say a nasty invasive species has been identified in the Champlain Canal and the Glens Falls Feeder Canal. According to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the "spiny water flea" was identified in water...
Well, Burmese pythons (here's a recent NY Times article on Florida's problem snake) and zebra mussels are among the most aggressive invasive species–one in the southern US, the other further north. I had a press release today from...
News stories tagged with "invasive-species"
Lake George Debates Watermilfoil Herbicide Use
Aug 31, 2001 — A hearing was held last night in Lake George to discuss the use of the chemical SONAR to kill the invasive weed watermilfoil in the lake. Environmentalists say it would hurt water quality, while local government officials favor using the herbicide. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article
Cattle Clean Out Invasive Plant Species
Aug 30, 2001 — Cattle that love to eat thorny shrubs and nasty weeds are proving they can clean up the areas infested with invasive plant species. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Mary Jo Wagner reports. Go to full article
Great Lakes Invaders Hit at the Base of the Food Chain
Aug 16, 2001 — Ever since the Great Lakes were opened to shipping, exotic species of aquatic animals have invaded the lakes. Nearly always it's been bad news for the region's native fish and wildlife. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham reports on the latest effects of the invaders. Go to full article
New Chemical To Fight Eurasian Watermilfoil
Jul 17, 2001 — A new chemical weapon is deployed in Lake George in the war on invasive plant species. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article
Joint Commission to Protect Great Lakes from Invasive Species
Jul 09, 2001 — A U.S. and Canadian commission charged with monitoring the Great Lakes is looking at ways to prevent more invasive species from entering the lakes. Dozens of aquatic animals and plants have already entered the region, sometimes causing severe environmental damage. From the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. Go to full article
Invasive Species Tough to Combat
Jun 22, 2001 — New research shows one invasive species in the Great Lakes is even more resilient than originally thought. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Jonathan Ahl reports. Go to full article
Slowing the Spread of Gypsy Moths
Jun 22, 2001 — Federal and state agriculture officials in the Great Lakes region are working to slow the spread of what's called one of the most destructive forest pests ever introduced into the U.S.--the gypsy moth caterpillar. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Madeline Walston reports. Go to full article
Conference on Great Lakes Invasive Species Held
May 22, 2001 — The unchecked spread of invasive plants is causing alarm throughout the Great Lakes region. Invasives are plants that are often imported for ornamental use, and have now gone wild and spread to places they're not wanted. The concern over these plants is so great that hundreds of land managers, educators, botanists and others attended a recent conference in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to learn more about the problem. From the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. Go to full article
Non-native Plants Taking Over Public Lands
May 16, 2001 — Government officials say invasive plants are taking over public lands at the rate of thousands of acres a day. These invasives are plants that are not native to the area. Often, plants such as garlic mustard and kudzu were brought to a region for ornamental use, before spreading to other areas where they weren't wanted. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Mary Jo Wagner reports, efforts to stop the spread of these plants have been spotty. Go to full article
Slowing the Spread of Non-native Species
May 14, 2001 — In the North Country, we often hear about non-native invasive species that are spreading in our lakes and rivers. Zebra mussels and Eurasian watermilfoil have been problems here for years. Now, a new effort is underway to slow invasive species that are arriving by land. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Dozens of noticeable aftershocks above magnitude 4.0 are expected in the remote Aleutian Island region off Alaska in the days and weeks following a major 7.0 earthquake, the Alaska state seismologist said Saturday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - At Three Crosses Church, Pastor Ken Walters urges his parishioners to join him in song and scripture. The charismatic 58-year-old extends his arms skyward and belts out melodies praising God.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The city of Anaheim is considering renegotiating its lease with the Angels in a bid to keep the baseball team in the Orange County city - and that may mean changing the team's name.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Dense smoke from a wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park on Saturday hampered both suppression efforts and the prized views sought by holiday weekend tourists.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Delaying what had appeared to be an imminent strike, President Barack Obama abruptly announced Saturday he will seek congressional approval before launching any military action meant to punish Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is poised to become the first U.S. leader in three decades to attack a foreign nation without mustering broad international support or acting in direct defense of Americans.
BEIJING (AP) - An earthquake hit a mountainous area in southwestern China Saturday morning, killing at least three people injuring 10 others, according to state media and the China Earthquake Administration.
MARIANNA, Fla. (AP) - University of South Florida researchers will begin exhuming dozens of graves Saturday at a former reform school in hopes of identifying the buried boys and learning how they died.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing "limited and narrow" action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad's government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people - far more than previous estimates - including more than 400 children.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine has seen its share of blue lobsters, orange lobsters, albino lobsters and calico lobsters. But one on display at a Portland research facility has all of those turning green with envy.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Alaska's Aleutian Islands with a jet-like rumble Friday that shook homes and sent residents scrambling for cover.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Meteorologists say you can expect to sweat this weekend, with occasional thunderstorms and a break in the humidity just in time for Labor Day.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The oldest person born in Mexico, who also was California's oldest resident, has died in a hospice in Chula Vista, just 17 days after celebrating her 114th birthday.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A Temecula woman is charged with embezzling nearly $400,000 earmarked for foster children and spending it on vacations and mortgage payments.
CHICAGO (AP) - Act I, Scene 1: Four actors in well-worn coveralls and baseball caps take the stage at the county jail. They're here to tell a tale of love, friendship, jealousy and betrayal. It's the stuff of Shakespearean tragedy. The names and themes haven't changed over the centuries, but the language has a modern beat:
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The United States is preparing to boost its military presence in Europe at a cost of up to $1 billion, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, as tensions in the region simmer over Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine.
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian troops on Tuesday launched an offensive against pro-Russian insurgents in the eastern city of Slovyansk and advanced through the city's outskirts, the nation's interior minister said.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistan air force fighter jet crashed into the country's largest city after a technical fault Tuesday, killing two pilots and a civilian on the ground, authorities said.
DETROIT (AP) - Brisk demand for SUVs and pickup trucks - and five sunny weekends - likely pushed U.S. auto sales to a seven-year high in May.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The United States is preparing to boost its military presence in Europe and at a cost of up to $1 billion, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, as tensions in the region simmer over Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine.


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News: The-Dream Wants Pusha T To Avoid Lil Wayne Nightmare, Full-Fledged Feud
Thursday, Jun 14, 2012 5:27PM
R&B singer The-Dream recently talked about the war of words directed at his "Exodus 23:1" collaborator Pusha T and said the G.O.O.D. Music star should focus on beats over beefs.
Asked for the best way Pusha could respond to recent shots fired at him courtesy of Young Money boss Lil Wayne, Dream said good music could be the remedy.
The-Dream just wants to kill the competition -- with his success. When asked if Team Pusha T would indulge in a rap beef and aim a dis record at Lil Wayne, he downplayed the importance of a response record and stressed the need for a good record. "The only way that we can respond is make great records, and nobody is gonna beat me at that," The-Dream told MTV News when we caught up with him in Hollywood last week. The singer/songwriter told us he isn't down with subliminal disses, remembering a lesson that his grandfather once taught him: " 'If you're talking to somebody, you speak to them or you just walk up to them and slap them.' I think beef is so '96. It's like, what's the point? I don't think anybody is actually that good enough to direct anything at anyone. You can't take that much time, there's too much money in the words that either one of us have -- me or Pusha -- to direct directly at anyone." (MTV)
Recently, Pusha refused to confirm whether or not "Exodus 23:1" is a Lil Wayne-targeted subliminal.
Pusha T still hasn't said anything about whether or not he was dissing artists from YMCMB on his latest track "Exodus 23:1." In fact, tonight at Hot 97 Summer Jam, we ran into him backstage and asked him about it, and he just shrugged and headed to the stage to perform his verse on "Mercy" with fellow G.O.O.D. Music artist Big Sean (he didn't mention the beef on stage either). And with that, the speculation continues. "We asked @PUSHA-T about "Exodus" and the YMCMB beef. He just shrugged, then headed to the stage with Big Sean." (Complex)
Earlier this month, G.O.O.D. Music's Big Sean also killed the idea of entertaining a rap beef between both camps.
"I think beef is weak. Crack is wack. I don't encourage that," Sean said in an interview. "Yeah, I'm cool with Pusha T, I'm cool with everybody. The thing is, people gotta understand that we got no point in beefing. We got families to take care of, we got moms to take care of. I ain't about to be over here arguing with nobody. We all on the same team. We all young men, black men, black, white, it doesn't matter, but just entrepreneurs trying to get it." (Wired 96.5)
Young Money President Mack Maine recently downplayed Weezy and Pusha's publicized issues.
"It's not like that. I don't see it like that. That's not what we in the game for," Young Money president Mack Maine told MTV News of a potential G.O.O.D./YMCMB dustup. "If it ever came to that, God forbid, that's a whole different story, but right now we're just tryin' to get paper, we're just tryin' to get money, man, and make good music. And ['My Homies Still'] was a great song that was made before that situation happened, and I'm not 'bout to go into the studio and tell Wayne to take [Big Sean] off. Wayne not tryna take him off -- he's good peeps, he's fam." (MTV)
Check out the "Exodus 23:1" music video below:


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Finance chief, David Finch, will lead Conservative election campaign at county council elections in May
1:08pm Monday 14th January 2013 in Epping Forest By Dominic Yeatman
The man responsible for overseeing millions of pounds worth of spending cuts has been selected as the Conservative campaign chief for the county council elections in May.
Cllr David Finch, the deputy leader of Essex County Council, will direct Conservative strategy as they try to retain control at county hall.
Currently the portfolio holder for finance and transformation, he said: "We have an amazingly good story to tell, having ensured we have made cuts to meet the global fiscal crisis while still investing in front line services."