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33% of tweets about ABC's 'Super Fun Night' are about the show's ads
Is it possible to judge the success of a TV commercial by the volume of tweets the ad receives? The answer might be yes. For this week's analysis at fall TV Crimson Hexagon's dive into ABC's "Super Fun Night" (starring Rebel Wilson) showed that 33% of the tweets were discussions about the show's ads. Here are the details.
Rebel Wilson's new show is sure to attract attention as she's proven to be one of the funniest people in entertainment at the moment. The fact that ABC's ads are working well so far is a good sign. Here's one of the ads followed by Crimson's analysis and an infographic.
- This week, a new promotional poster for Rebel Wilson's "Super Fun Night" was released and was met with largely positive response, as 33% of tweets were about users actively engaging with the show's ads.
- Only 2% of this week's conversation about "Super Fun Night" was negative, falling from 8% at the beginning of the summer.
- Despite an upsurge for "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." of 25,022 tweets last week due to Comic-Con excitement, volume dropped down to 4,782 this week.
- Conversation about "The Crazy Ones" multiplied after the cast's panel at CBS' Television Critics Association tour in Beverly Hills on July 29.
- There were more tweets about "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" after GetGlue posted a new "Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 1 Coming Soon" sticker.
- Predictions of the week: Will new romances spring up on The Walking Dead?
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You've had a great time at the Needles, and climbed all the classic moderates. Its your last day and you're looking for something fun to ease your aching boots into before you head for the highway...or more likely, the queue for Airy and Igor is 10 deep and you want to get on something before nightfall. Shazam looks like that classic Needles corner climbing capped with a large roof with wild exposure, or a cave finish to scuff up those pristine Carhartts you wore.
A full Needles rack, with the understanding that this route doesn't take nuts quite as well as many of the other routes. A big piece or two would be helpful as well.

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Stanmore Odeon
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Stanmore is a suburb in Sydney's Inner West, about 4 miles from center city.
Suburbs here tend to be small, rubbing shoulders with their larger neighbours but having one good theatre, sometimes two.
The Stanmore Theatre began showing films in the 1920's before getting a facelift from A.J. Beszant's Broadway Theatres chain in 1936.
It had the same looks as the nearby Petersham Odeon, courtesy of architects Kaberry and Chard.
Due to a lack of other venues it was also a local meeting place used for political meetings and wedding celebrations. Greater Union's ACME theatres division took over in 1943.
In 1953 the name was changed to Odeon and an Art Deco style makeover gave it a new widescreen interior. Theatre historian Paul Brennan tells us that the Odeon and the Empire Theatre in Botany which had identical auditoriums, were give identical plasterwork from Butler's Interiors who had done the Petersham and Darlinghurst Odeon's.
The Stanmore Odeon closed on 31st December 1959. It was demolished and replaced by a gas station.
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The 2013 Miss Georgia Pageant is on Saturday June 22, but we got the chance to meet some of the contestants this weekend.
A parade hosted by News 3's Tammy Terry and David Reese was held last Saturday night featuring a marching band and all the girls.
The contestants from Columbus are excited to show people their talents and their town.
"I'm most excited for my talent. I'm very excited about signing a wonderful torch song and I just cannot wait to show Columbus how hard I've been working," says Miss Columbus Willietta Grant.
"It's my hometown so it's really neat that I get to be a part of the huge pageant right here in my hometown and its really exciting. It gets a little tiring but its very exciting to be here," says Miss Gwinnett Shelby Rice.
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The moves this off season have been fast and furious. Subtracting Tyreke Evans has many of us fans wondering the direction of this team. Adding pieces like Carl Landry, Luc Mbah, and Greivis Vasquez seem to all be in line with Coach Malone's vision of a team. I sense that Coach Malone has a very clear picture of what the Kings will be about from now on. Is it October yet?
I love hearing the words passion, effort, and heart when our players are defined. I love hearing how our new point guard averaged 13 points/9 assists. I love hearing about how the Kings could score last year, but were selfish. I love this direction we are going.
I became a Kings fan when I saw highlights of our point guard at the time, Jason Williams. He brought behind the back passes, no looks, high dribbles, elbow passes, 40 foot 3's, and an attitude. Obviously, He made a ton of mistakes with his And1 mixtape style, but it was really fun to watch!
Greivis may not be Jason Williams (thats probably good thing), but I for one am super excited to see some alley oops again! He's a pass first point guard here to bring back the thing that made us so fun to watch in the Adelman years, Teamwork.


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Kids in Peresecina, Orhei, Moldova
My host partner's goat had babies in Peresecina, Moldova! I was given the honor of naming the new babies and so the little brown girl is named Cinnamon and the boy is Billy Bob. Apparently you are not supposed to give animals human names because it is not a good omen. The animals are typically named for the day they are born on. However, I convinced my partner and her neighbor that it was okay to use American pet names and that in fact this might be a really good omen.
When the USA visits Moldova
This is the utter excitement that occurs when our family and friends come to visit us Peace Corps Volunteers in Moldova. So friends and family: when are you coming?
GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) Seminars in Moldova
This video is part 1 in a series of GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) videos taking place in Moldova and made possible by hard working Peace Corps Volunteers."GLOW or Girls Leading Our World is a program utilized and adapted in many Peace Corps countries by volunteers who believe that the impact of female empowerment can truly transform the development process. Here in Moldova we not only hold week-long GLOW Camps throughout the summer but we also have GLOW day seminars on weekends ...
Transporation in Moldova: Trolleybus
This is yet another video in my transportation in Moldova series. Riding the trolleybus certainly is cheap (only 2 lei) and definitely a greener way of getting around the three biggest cities in Moldova (Chisinau, Balti and Cahul) it still isn't entirely carbon free but we can always hope for that day.
Transportation in Moldova: Rutiera
My friend Sarah and I traveling from the town of Floresti to Balti for jewelry club supplies on the Monday before International Women's Day, March 7, 2011.
Breakfast with Maria
One of my good friends in my village is the hairdresser who has an office or salon in the same building where my office is. She is the cutest lady and I enjoy our frequent conversations and moments giggling over a cup of tea and a few biscuits or cookies. She is always asking me questions, inquiring about my family, life in the USA and how to use a computer better. I even taught her to play "Heart and Soul" on the piano. Maria has really helped me to get through my service...
how I start my day
I live in a small muslim mountain town in Bulgaria, these are a few on the women who I start my days with. They are all dressed in traditional dress, this is the only region in Bulgaria where the women dress like this...and mine is the only town where the majority of women still dress in this way.
Summer Camp
One week in July I hosted a summer camp for the local kids in my town. We played games, learned a little English, did arts and crafts and had a good time!
Happy Memorial Easter!
In Moldova we celebrate not only Eastern Orthodox Easter but one week later we also go to the cemetery for Memorial Easter. We bring with us sweets, breads, chocolates, colored eggs and wine to be blessed and eaten in honor of the souls of the deceased.
Rough Rider
In Moldova it is common to see old cars, motorcycles, tractors, trucks and jeeps. Many of which are still around from WWII which is pretty amazing that they are still running. The men and women of Moldova take very good care of their machines and it is a small miracle that they are so well maintained especially if you look at the road infrastructure.


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2Newsflash: Paris Hilton Is Shooting An "Amazing" New Video
Paris Hilton released that flop of an album, Paris, in 2006 and we all just assumed that was the end of that and we'd no longer have to be tortured by thoughts of Paris making "music" anymore. How wrong we were! In fact, she's finished recording her new album and even completed shooting on a video for its first single, entitled (surprise!) 'Good Time'. If you want more proof of what pure class this will be, the vid was choreographed by Pussycat Dolls creator Robin Antin.
This whole thing screams hot mess. You can't even IRONICALLY like Paris Hilton's music like you can, say, Countess LuAnn's. Come on, you know "Money Can't Buy You Class' is one of the best jams of the millennium (I've just put it on YouTube as we speak). I can't even believe anyone is letting this happen – it's all Lil Wayne's fault. Paris Hilton needs to stick to… I dunno, calling things "hot" and spending money she did nothing to earn.
In the meantime, here's some bullshit promotional tweets she put up:
My music video shoot is going amazing! So excited with how it's turning out! Can't wait to show you guys! #YES! #GoodTime ;) ???
— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) July 24, 2013
It's five in the morning & still on set shooting my new music video. Having so much fun! Love watching everyone rage to my new song! ???
— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) July 24, 2013
Thanks @HannahLuxDavis, Jeff Panzer & everyone from YMCMB! What an incredible music video shoot! So happy with how it all turned out. Love u
— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) July 24, 2013
Please let me know two things: one, how high Lil Wayne was when he thought signing her was a good idea and two, who is going to "rage" to her single in a way that's not homicidal.
July 27, 2013 at 8:30 am by Jennifer
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its going to be edm and just a bit of tuned signing… catchy in a guilty way I think…
what was that song again? something about blind stars I can remember the tune… just not any words; come on she's Paris Hilton, she's rich and she'll give us a guilty pleasures pop tune that no one admits to having on their ipods
Stars are blind was actually pretty good (omg I hope nobody I know irl ever sees this :-x)


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Ladyjacks Overcome Slow Start, Win Season Opener
Nov. 9, 2012
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Junior Kali Jerrell scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks to a season-opening 80-55 victory over Louisiana-Monroe Friday night at the William R. Johnson Coliseum.
Louisiana-Monroe jumped out to an early nine-point lead behind the strength of its defensive pressure. The Ladyjacks missed their first four shots from the field, and turned the ball over three times as the Warhawks built a nine-point advantage. ULM pushed its lead to as many as 11 points before the Ladyjacks began chipping away at the lead.
Senior Ashlee Mells cut the lead down to three points with just under seven minutes remaining in the half. SFA kept it close for the remainder of the half, despite Monroe shooting 54 percent from the floor (15-of-28), while SFA could only manage a 10-of-31 performance. The Warhawks took a four-point lead into the locker room, 33-29.
SFA flipped the momentum on their guests in the second half. The Ladyjacks took their first lead of the game on an Antionette Carter bucket at the 16:10 mark, and SFA never looked back. SFA went on a 33-11 run over the next 9:14 to build a 17-point lead, 63-46, with 7:58 remaining in the contest. The Ladyjacks pushed their lead to as many as 25 in the second half, which turned out to be the final margin.
The Ladyjacks showed no signs of the offensive struggles that beset them in the opening half, knocking down 16-of-31 (51.6 percent) shots, finishing just under 42 percent for the game. While SFA was lighting it up from the field in the second half, Louisiana-Monroe struggled to make adjustments. The Ladyjacks held their visitors to 26 percent from the field, including only one three pointer, and forced 13 second half turnovers. SFA also held an advantage in points off turnovers (29-12), second chance points (14-4), and got 44 points from its bench.
SFA finished the night with four players in double figures led by Jerrell's 17 points in 20 minutes of action. The Ladyjack point guards combined for 28 points, six assists and three steals. Sophomore Porsha Roberts added 12 points and five rebounds, while junior Annette Davis scored 10 points and grabbed eight boards. Sophomore Daylyn Harris added six points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.
The Ladyjacks return to action Tuesday when they travel to Prairie View A&M for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff against the Panthers.


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Sorry it's been awhile. I've been in a little bit of a funk the past few days, but I have officially decided that funk or not, I will post every single day. Now it may not be a long post, but something is better than nothing. :)
Today will be a short post, but I promise I'll make a longer one tomorrow! :)
Things I've Learned This Week:
1. Finally buckling down and buying a fan after months of sleeping in a room with zero air flow… aka: sweating my butt off every night… was the best idea in the world!! Thanks for making me do it mom! :)
2. Going to buy the fan right at the beginning of a monsoon? Not so great of an idea.
3. Getting over a heinous cold? Don't waste your money on Mucinex or Sudafed. Go for a run outside because it will shake up EVERYTHING in your chest. I have been hacking up a lung for about 3 hours now. The run was GREAT though!! I ran through Pertle Springs, which is a BEAUTIFUL park in Warrensburg, but I forgot to take pictures. Well… leave it to google images to pull up this picture…
4. I have a new found love for frozen margaritas. Are they good for me? Absolutely not. Do I care? Absolutely double not.
5. I cannot WAIT to get home for break and take these guys to Castlewood Park for my birthday. No going out this year. Last year was fun and all, but the three of us have already conjured up a pretty sweet birthday night that sounds much better than the bars. We're going to hike at Castlewood for a few hours and then go over the beach on the riverfront and grill out for dinner, skip stones in the water, roast marshmallows and make s'mores!
Well, that's all for now! Time to get ready and head out to see some friends, and then get sleep because it's going to be a busy girls day tomorrow! Hilliary, Karley and I are heading to Lee's Summit for a little window shopping, lunch and maybe a trip to the new cupcake shop! I'm not a fan of cupcakes at all because I really don't like icing (it's a weird complex having to do with my pure hatred for whipped cream. The only icing I like is on my mom's birthday cakes she makes), but it will be fun to go nonetheless! Hope you've had a great week. :)
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I've got a new title. Maybe, it's partly due to all the traffic outside my window tonight on I-15. Will that be ok with all of you?
It's been 4 years . . .
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I've got a new title. Maybe, it's partly due to all the traffic outside my window tonight on I-15. Will that be ok with all of you?
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Is this it? Wow. 1.5 million dollars.
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Tender God and Master, It was you, Father, who provided safe passage for your own across the swelling waves of the ocean. You displayed compassion and tender mercies to a people most pitiful. Our father was an Amorite and our mother an Hittite. We belonged to pagan ways. We were by nature, children of wrath. […]
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It came in public print yesterday from Andree Seu. (HT: SharperIron) She is one of my favorite authors for World magazine. And I am not too surprised by her post and the warm response to Beck. (Hey, though my own precious momma detests Mormonism, she loves the testimonial words that come out of Beck's mouth). It would […]
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In 1534, William Tyndale had published his translation. For the first time in English, in a translation directly from the Greek, Tyndale writes in I Corinthians 3, What is Paul? What thing is Apollos? Only ministers . . . In the margin, Tyndale then explains, "The apostles and prelates are servants to preach Christ unto […]
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Bryan of afa wrote an interesting post, today. To my LDS friends, what do you think of his simplistic LDS summary of what you believe? To be transparent in my disagreement, I have never been excited about the illustration in Bryan's post about Billy Graham joining with liberals on the same platform. It was not a good precedent […]
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Craig Blomberg wrote in his Corinthians commentary (I am studying I Corinthians 3): As one of my students once put it, much conservative Christianity reminded him of an exclusive country club trying to attract a broader clientele. The club, therefore, advertised that membership for the first year would be absolutely free. But after that, you […]
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The 11:07 a.m. CT start was the earliest home game in the 42 seasons the Rangers have played in Texas -- the game was moved up eight hours because of the threat of bad weather.
The game was played mostly under overcast skies, and there were quick showers while the Rangers batted in the first and fifth innings without any delays. It was a downpour after Nathan got two quick outs before Josh Hamiltonhad a pinch double and Mike Trout walked.
"I was saying we've got to stop this game," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "The guys standing on the infield, if a ball is hit to them, I can't see them throwing it across the infield. But we didn't have to worry about that because Joe got him out.'
Nathan described it as "basically a lake out there."
Joakim Soria (1-0) got his first major league victory since July 23, 2011, striking out two in 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Derek Holland. Robbie Ross and Tanner Scheppers each worked a scoreless inning before Nathan took over.
A two-time All-Star, Soria was recovering from elbow ligament surgery when he signed a two-year deal with the Rangers last offseason. The right-hander's season debut July 7 was his first major league appearance in nearly two years.
Aybar led off the game with the first of his three doubles, then scored the first of his three runs. He came home on sacrifice flies by Trout in the first and third innings.
The Rangers got even at 1 when Alex Rios hit the grounder under Romine that sent homeIan Kinsler, who had a leadoff single.
Craig Gentry, 15 for 33 the last nine games, had a leadoff double in the second beforeDavid Murphy walked and Leonys Martin had the first of his two sacrifice bunts.
Kinsler hit a liner off the upper body of Richards, who grabbed the ball and looked the runner back to third before making an errant throw to first base that allowed a run. Rios had a sac fly and Elvis Andrus, who had singled, scored on a wild pitch that ricocheted only a few feet in front of the plate.
The Angels closed to 5-4 in the fifth on doubles by Aybar and Kendrick that chased Holland.
Rios, acquired from the Chicago White Sox after Texas slugger Nelson Cruz was suspended, had a leadoff double in the bottom of the fifth and scored on a single by A.J. Pierzynski, who came home on a safety squeeze bunt that the speedy Gentry turned into an infield hit.
"We did the little things, we moved guys over, we were able to pick each other up and we played as a team," said Rios, who has played 1,453 career games over 10 seasons without getting into the playoffs. "When you do that, you have a pretty good chance to do well. That's what we've been doing.


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Huck joins two brothers, Jesse and Marmaduke. Yes, Marmaduke! Kind of makes you feel a little differently about Huckleberry, now, doesn't it? Actually, Bear's real name is Edward Michael Bear Grylls, so Huck is in a way named after his proud papa.
My husband and I actually considered the named "Bear" (spelled differently) for a little while when we were expecting our second child. There's something really cute about that name, but seeing as how we're not celebrities, we opted out. Well, I will say this: Huckleberry Finn was an adventurer, and perhaps this little Huck will be one as well, just like his daddy, who, by the way, has a black belt and climbed Mount Everest.
Congrats to Bear and Shara on their beautiful new little adventurer!
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THERE have been showgirls and show queens and now 50 years on there will be a younger model backed by a prestige car dealer when it comes to this year's Tamworth Show.
The reigning showgirl, Danielle Robson, is driving a new promotion when it comes to the annual pastoral and agricultural exhibition.
She's hoping to see a great turnout for the annual showgirl quest – but also plenty of entrants who will launch a junior showgirl quest to celebrate the 142nd show expo.
Prestige car dealer Audi, from its new Taminda showroom, is sponsoring the twin showgirl turnout.
Nominations are open now for both quests and close on February 28.
The junior showgirl is open to entrants turning 12 to 17 this year, and the traditional showgirl is for those aged between 18 and under 25.
One of the first entrants this year is Maddy Long, who reckons it's a great way for girls to have fun – and to promote her hometown and the agricultural industry to boot.
Ring events, livestock judging, pavilion displays, entertainment, sideshows and a rodeo will be held at the showground on March 28 and 29.


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The Ping G15 driver (read review) comes in four standard lofts (9 degrees, 10.5, 12 and 13.5), plus three lofts in a draw version (9, 10.5 and 12). Stock shafts are the Ping-designed TFC149D and the Aldila Serrano. The MSRP is $350.
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Letter from the Music Director
Dear Friend of Choral Music,
I am pleased to announce to you the Arcadia Chorale's 2013-2014 concert season! While our name may be new, the quality and variety of the choral music we bring to NEPA certainly is not.
Our concert season begins with Echoes of Arcadia, a program that draws on the characters and natural landscapes that are an essential part of the Arcadian tradition. We'll also celebrate Benjamin Britten's 100th birthday with a performance of his Hymn to St. Cecilia. Our Christmas program is entitled NOVA: 21st Century Christmas Music, and will feature the best Christmas choral works written in the new millennium.
We then continue two long-standing traditions, the annual Messiah Sing-Along and the annual NEPA Bach Festival. This year's Bach Festival includes an exciting lineup of solo and chamber music performances, as well as a choral concert that features Magnificats by J. S. Bach and Arvo Pärt, along with Bach's Cantata 147. Our Pops Concert concludes the season as we celebrate the music of Arlen, Berlin, Gershwin and Porter in Tin Pan Alley.
Please join us as we continue to bring great choral music to Northeast Pennsylvania!
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By juicing you'll be able to achieve optimal levels of nutrients easily and with a great tasting treat. Turning all your favorite foods into juices gives you a tasty and healthy snack alternative. Learn how to start creating your own healthy juice blends with the tips in this article.
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Enjoy your juices, and take your time when you drink. Make time to truly enjoy the juice so that you can taste every single flavor. Allow the juice to sit in your mouth for a bit, starting the digestive processes.
Savor your juice, and drink slowly. Pay attention to all the different flavors by drinking juices slowly. Allow your saliva to mix with the juice, and start the process of digestion.
Before you begin juicing, learn as much as you can. Figure out what you need to buy, like which juicer to purchase. Before spending your hard-earned money, look for product reviews for any piece of equipment you are considering. Try to find a high quality juicer that fits in with your budget.
You need to have a wonderful juicer to make the best juice; consider a masticating juicer. The additional features, such as milling, pureeing, and grinding, are well worth the price. Some can also make frozen desserts. The added features of these machines can create varying juices and desserts that are healthy and delicious.
Choose a juicer that you can easily take apart and clean. Obviously, spending huge chunks of time to disassemble, clean, and then reassemble the juicer is the number-one deterrent of juicing. To clean a juicer with the least effort, do not let the pulp dry in the machine.
Fruit Juices
When making juice you can use color to guide you. From vibrant greens to bright reds, all these colored vegetables and fruits offer many kinds of minerals and nutrients. These colorful nutrients nourish your body and satisfy your tastes.
Many people believe that it is best not to mix vegetable and fruit juices. Both are good for you, but they use different enzymes when they break down in your body. When you combine fruits and vegetables, your body has to work twice as hard to break down the nutrients, and will not be as efficient in absorbing them. However, apples are an exception to this. Apples function as neutral and can add sweetness to either vegetable or fruit juices.
When you first start a juicing regimen, you need to understand the difference between fruits. You may have to use a different juicer to get juice from citrus fruits, such as oranges or mandarins. Additionally, use caution when juicing melons as their juice often does not blend well with other fruits and can produce an unpleasant mixture.
For an added boost of taste, include some ginger to your tasty and healthy vegetable juice mixture. In addition to giving a zing to the taste of your juice drinks, it can make the strong taste of some vegetables more palatable. Ginger may have several cardiovascular benefits, like reducing blood pressure.
There are a few methods for creating juice that is pulp-free. Cheesecloth and coffee filters work well if you prefer your juices to be clear. This will also remove some of the foam that often occurs when juicing.
If you feel like adding a change to your juice blend, just add a single new one to your juice to try it out first. If your stomach has issues with the vegetable and does not find it agreeable, you will know which vegetable to avoid in the future.
You want to obtain the most nutrients out of your juice, so try your best to include negative calorie type of foods. Such low-calorie items include herbs, cabbages, and deep green veggies like kale and broccoli. In addition, fruits that are high in fiber are an excellent choice, because it requires a large amount of digestion in order to effectively break them down.
Try to get your who family into it in order to make it more fun. Children can do things like wash the vegetables while the adults take care of any chopping and cutting.
Pineapple Juice
You want to add in vegetables and fruits you don't normally eat when you juice; you then want to cover up the flavors of these with other ingredients that can make it taste good. You want to do this so you're filling your body up with the nutrients it needs. Adding apples or lemons to the juice will help to mask undesirable flavors.
Fresh pineapple juice is great for helping with a weight loss regime. You also want to add in apple and berry with pineapple to give it a good flavor. Using water will also stretch the quantity of the pineapple juice. Pineapple juice usually tastes best when served over ice.
As previously stated, juicing may be a great way to increase the fruits and vegetables in your daily diet. Make drinks yourself by throwing together delicious varieties of fruits. By using the tips in this article, you can make juicing an important part of your diet. Both your body and your taste buds will thank you.
If your age is catching up to you and making you feel tired or achy, adding juice to your life can return the spring to your step! Juicing veggies and fruits rewards you with nutrient-dense juice that can enhance your memory, ease painful joints and slow down the aging process.


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Nestor posted yesterday about our latest Golden Bruin. Here are video and additional news coverage for those that missed it.
"Good things do happen to good people."
Jeanette Bolden, who doubles as UCLA's track coach and head coach of the women's Olympic team, recalled watching Harper push herself to recover from knee surgery while a Bruin.
"It doesn't matter who people predict supposedly to win if you have faith and confidence in yourself. Dawn's always had a lot of confidence in herself," Bolden said. "She's just had a lot of ups and downs in her career.
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Well... I did say that, with its release date just about 5 months away, a little bird told me that we should expect to see the first teaser/trailer for Tyler Perry's Alex Cross any day now.
And while it's not here yet, we've got our first official look at the film via still images (which, as past instances tell us, are often followed by moving images, if you catch my drift).
Repeating something I've said before, I'm genuinely intrigued by this project, mostly because I have absolutely no idea what to expect. This is brand new territory for Tyler Perry, and since it was first announced that he would star in the film about a year ago, or so, many have doubted his ability to convincingly play the character.
I admit, at first, I was certainly in that group - disapppointed that Idris Elba (who was originally attached to star in it) had excused himself from the project, and then shocked that Tyler Perry had stepped in to take over.
But since then, I've taken the old "wait-and-see" approach. Who knows, he just may surprise us... or he may not. But that first trailer will tell us plenty! Some of those questions we have will be answered in those first 2 1/2 minutes, and so, yeah, I'm anxious to see it.
I initially figured it would be attached to prints of Madea's Witness Protection, since it's another Tyler Perry film, but I'm not so sure the audience for one is the same audience for the other. Remember this is Tyler Perry trying to branch out, to reach a new audience; so Alex Cross may not be for his faithful pious fanbase... what will they make of this non-Madea, non-heavy-handed morality play?
I dunno. All I can say is that, on average his Madea films have done much better than his non-Madea films, so the odds aren't in his favor this time. Tyler Perry as a leading man hasn't done as well at the box office as Tyler Perry in a fat suit, dress and wig. Good Deeds, his first real attempt at being a leading man, grossed just over $35 million, making it one of his worst performing movies to date - the second to the last in terms of box office. Not good.
Over the last 6 months, the Alex Cross cast and crew have talked up the film and its star, including author James Patterson who's seen all of the film's footage, and calls this new Alex cross movie THE best Alex Cross movie ever, trumping previous works by Morgan Freeman; he also added that he feels Tyler is closer to the character as written in the book in terms of age and physical ability (so he's just not just a gumshoe, there's lots of action in this one, and as stunt/fight coordinator Mark Hicks said in an earlier post this week, there's a major finale fight scene between Tyler Perry's Cross and Matthew Fox's villain, calling the scene brutal and realistic); Patterson also called Tyler Perry a "method actor," and that he immersed himself into the role, describing a funeral scene in which Tyler's performance actually made the other people on set weep because of how good and genuine the scene apparently plays out.
Of course it could all be just hype; or, who knows, it could be true... some of it anyway.
We'll find out soon enough.
The film, which features a supporting cast of rather solid actors in Cicely Tyson, Giancarlo Esposito, Matthew Fox, Ed Burns, and others, will be released by Summit on October 26th this year, with a PG13 rating by the MPAA for "violence including disturbing images, sexual content, language, drug references, and nudity," according to Box Office Mojo.
Check out these newly released images, above and below, and once that trailer drops, you know we'll have it for you very soon after.
Are you sold?
pete | June 21, 2012 6:59 PM
Seen preview showing of this film and have to say I feel sorry for burns and fox who were the only decent things about this movie, worst thing I've seen in ages
Donella | May 23, 2012 11:28 AM
I predict that Matthew Fox and Ed Burns will be the ladies' draw.
noel | May 19, 2012 12:03 PM
am indifferent about tyler and his whole claim to success but am beginning to think this man doesn't know the limit to embarrassing himself.
radd civil | May 19, 2012 8:23 AM
So What.....Just another reason to read the Books......!
AccidentalVisitor | May 18, 2012 6:55 PM
BWAAA-HAAAA-HEHEH-HAHAHAHA-HEE-HEE-WHAHAHAHA-WHAHEHEHE-HAHAHAHAHAHA-HOHOHO-OHSHIT-HAH-HAH-HAHE-HAHE-HEH-HEH-WHOOHOOOHOO-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! No, for real. Fucking hilarious. Come to think of it if Eric LaSalle and Mykelti Williamson had a love child he would look like Tyler in that picture. And please tell me that Tyler grew out his own hair for this role. Because if they had to put a hair piece on the chosen LEADING MAN of this movie then this is even a bigger joke than I first thought.
Laura | May 18, 2012 6:38 PM
Oh sh*t, that's Matthew Fox?!?! Knock me over with a feather. Tyler Perry just got the movie stolen from him. Maybe if he plays Madea he can whup the Matthew Fox character with the gun she carries in her purse. This sh*t is going to be comedy gold.
JMac | May 18, 2012 6:32 PM
Not feeling TP in the picture but the action clip S&A posted a while back was a bit promising. Still sitting on the fence.
Triz | May 18, 2012 4:48 PM
Even though I think Morgan Freeman is a terrific actor I didn't think he pulled it off either. I am a big fan of the Alex Cross series but these two choices are spoiling the bran. Whats up Hollywood? Nothing against Tyler Perry but please! Can't we have a hero on the par of a Matt Damon (Jason Bourne). Some egos can sure screw op a good thing.
Julia | May 18, 2012 4:12 PM
TP could pass for a young Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross...if you squint...just a little. :-)
guyver | May 18, 2012 2:52 PM
Sorry, but that twinkle in tylers eye makes it impossible for me to take him seriously as some action star. how in the hell can you put on a dress and lipstick on Monday, and then pick up a shotgun and mean mug on Tuesday and think that anyone will feel this... just stop it!!!
Darkan | May 18, 2012 2:28 PM
*Spits up drink on the computer while reading Orville's comment* I'm sorry, did Orville just say that Tyler is more attractive then Idris?!!! Talk about having an opinion. Wow.....
Orville | May 18, 2012 2:20 PM
I am so glad Idris Elba is NOT in this movie. I don't see what is so special about Idris anyway. Tyler Perry is more attractive and he's also an A list star. Meanwhile, Elba is best known for being on television shows and that's it. Elba has never headlined a big budget movie and Tyler is the star of this movie. I will definitely see Alex Cross and I am hopeful that Tyler can make this movie a success. I commend Tyler for taking a chance and trying to move beyond Madea.
misha | May 18, 2012 11:16 AM
This is a comedy, right? Cause those stills of Tyler have already got me chuckling! Listen, TP. You sir, are NOT leading man material. Stop the madness!
Adam Scott Thompson | May 18, 2012 10:44 AM
"...anything with T.P. is gold." X_X Yeah... of the fool's variety.
Josh Waton | May 18, 2012 9:40 AM
No link to The Film Stage? I think those are their images, premiered them this morning.
ty | May 18, 2012 9:32 AM
Looking forward to seeing this, anything with T.P. is gold. I just hope the studio executives don't muck it up.
VichusSmith | May 18, 2012 9:30 AM
I have no idea how this will turn out, but I just see how much more believable it would be if Elba was in that suit, instead of Perry.
Hey, he was serious in Star Trek for a minute. Maybe he'll be effective in this.
Tamara | May 18, 2012 8:52 AM
I'm sold on Matt Fox...whereas at first upon hearing of his casting I wasn't. These images however are very...bold? As for Mr. Perry, um, okay. I suppose. Never read the novels. Not interested in James Patterson's works. The trailer...yeah. Need to see it.


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The Olympic big for Istanbul to host the 2020 Summer games just received a major boost. The new bid unveiled a sponsorship deal from seven of Turkey's largest corporations that will include nearly $20 million of private funding.
The sponsorship includes money from Turkish Airlines, Koc Holding, Turkcell, Uelker, Dogus Group, Digiturk and Sabanci Holding.
Istanbul is going up against Madrid, Spain and Tokyo, Japan to receive the nod to host the games. A final decision will be made during a vote from the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires this September.
"Turkey is one of the most fertile economic environments in Eurasia, and these seven companies typify the innovation, drive and tireless pursuit of excellence that have got us here," bid leader Hasan Arat said.
"Our new National Sponsors bring with them an enormous amount of expertise and experience across a wide range of sectors and their input will be crucial as the campaign progresses. This is the most powerful alliance between the sports community, the business community and every level of government we have ever had.
"It reflects Turkey's remarkable economic growth in the past five years."
The sponsorship money could help Istanbul make a big push towards earning the games. They have been a finalist to host the Olympics on five occasions. The past two atempts fell short in 2000 and 2008.
"If you don't have a strong economy you cannot handle this operation (Olympics) because there is a huge amount of investment," said Arat.
"I think the economy and the appetite of the Turkish people is so important. This is the fifth bid of Turkey (in the last six campaigns). We learned a lot but this is a new bid for a new Turkey."
Tokyo is currently viewed as the favorites to host the 2020 games, but it would be nice to see a city as beautiful as Istanbul earn the 2020 bid.


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Honda completes first test of new bike
July 16th, 2014
Honda's preparations for the 2015 MotoGP season gained momentum on Wednesday as Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa sampled a prototype of next year's bike at Brno. The Japanese manufacturer is currently staging a three-day private test at the Czech circuit and has brought an early example of its 2015 RC213V machine for the championship-leading duo to try out. Marquez was the first to complete laps on the test bike shortly after 11:30am local time, which came after he experienced his second crash in two days on his current factory Honda machine. The runaway points leader had taken a tumble at Turn 5, which was also the scene of his first fall on Tuesday, but he came away unharmed and went on to post 20 laps on the new iteration of [...]
Marquez wins bizarre German GP
July 13th, 2014
Marc Marquez took his ninth win from nine races in the 2014 MotoGP season despite starting from the pitlane at the Sachsenring. A rain shower as the riders headed to the grid meant everyone expected to start on wets, but the track dried rapidly. Third-place starter Stefan Bradl and a handful of backmarkers switched back to slicks before the formation lap, while everyone else immediately realised they had to and dived for the pits to change bikes rather than lining up on the grid. That led to the surreal sight of Bradl's LCR Honda alone in the top half of the start straight, with a massive gap back to Hiroshi Aoyama in the 16th place slot, while 14 of the 23 riders – including all the works riders – crowded [...]
Marquez on pole as Pedrosa crashes
July 12th, 2014
Marc Marquez claimed another MotoGP pole at the Sachsenring as his Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa crashed amid their qualifying fight. Pedrosa had held provisional pole for much of Q2, but fell at Turn 1 on his final bid. Just after he did so, dominant championship leader Marquez deposed him – and then found another two tenths of a second to make certain of a seventh 2014 pole with a record 1m20.937s lap. Pedrosa held on to second, as local hero Stefan Bradl made it an all-Honda front row on his LCR bike. Friday pacesetter Aleix Espargaro had to settle for fourth. The Forward man was the quickest of the Yamaha contingent, with works men Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi sharing row two with him. Both Espargaro and Bradl had initial [...]
Marquez on top in practice three
July 12th, 2014
Marc Marquez finished the third MotoGP practice session at the Sachsenring quickest, half a second faster than Aleix Espargaro's free practice two time. The championship leader's closet competitor was Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo, who came close to toppling Honda rider Marquez, but finished two tenths down . Home rider Stefan Bradl set the first time in the 1m20s, and held on for third behind Marquez and Lorenzo. Aleix Espargaro had been quickest throughout the opening day, and swapped fastest times in the opening minutes of practice three with Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi but he could not make it a clean sweep of top spots from the three practice sessions. His time was good enough for fourth. Bradley Smith ditched his Yamaha after losing control in the chicane to add to the [...]
Gearshift error caused Marquez crash
July 11th, 2014
Marc Marquez said his violent crash in the first Sachsenring MotoGP practice session was due to accidentally hitting his gearshift with his toe. The runaway championship leader was flung into the air and landed heavily on his neck in the accident just minutes into Friday morning practice for the German Grand Prix, as his Honda suddenly launched into a high-side as it accelerated through the flick between Turns 2 and 3. Marquez admitted he had been baffled by the incident at first. "The crash was a little strange, but when we looked at the telemetry later on we understood why it happened," he said. "It's a long left turn in second gear on the throttle the whole time, and I accidentally touched the gearshift lever with the toe of my [...]
Espargaro stays on top in FP2
July 11th, 2014
Aleix Espargaro put in another last-minute lap to beat Marc Marquez in the second MotoGP practice session at the Sachsenring. Just as he had in the morning, Open class Forward Yamaha rider Espargaro popped to the top right at the end of the session, this time with a 1m22.041s. Until then, Marquez had been holding first place as he proved there were no ill effects from his massive morning crash, in which he had landed heavily on his neck. Honda's world championship leader remained second, 0.117 seconds behind Espargaro. This time it was the other works Honda of Dani Pedrosa that had the big accident, with a high-speed tumble in the downhill Waterfall section. He was unhurt and later rejoined to take ninth. Jorge Lorenzo was the fastest works Yamaha [...]
Espargaro quickest as Marquez crashes
July 11th, 2014
Aleix Espargaro topped the opening MotoGP practice session at the Sachsenring, as Marc Marquez was left battered by a violent crash. Runaway championship leader Marquez – unbeaten so far in the 2014 season – crashed his Honda as he accelerated out of Turn 2 into Turn 3 early in the session. The heavy landing left him winded and after initially jumping straight back up, Marquez crouched for some time in the gravel trap in clear discomfort. He did not visit the medical centre and was back on track on his spare bike after 15 minutes. Marquez then worked his way back up to speed and was second for a while, before ending the session sixth. Forward rider Espargaro deposed factory rider Jorge Lorenzo from the top spot in the closing [...]
Pedrosa secures new Honda deal
July 9th, 2014
Dani Pedrosa will race with the Honda MotoGP team at least until the end of the 2016 season after extending his current deal. The Spaniard's future had been the subject of speculation amid team-mate Marc Marquez's incredible form, as the reigning champion won the first eight races of the year while Pedrosa was left tied with Valentino Rossi for a distant second in the standings. Honda had announced a new contract with Marquez in May, but there had been no news about Pedrosa's new deal. On Wednesday, however, the speculation came to an end, with the Japanese team announcing a new two-year deal for Pedrosa. That means works Honda line-up will remain unchanged at least until the end of 2016. "I'm very happy to be able to announce my renewal [...]
Rossi announces new Yamaha deal
July 2nd, 2014
Valentino Rossi and Yamaha have finalised a two-year extension to their MotoGP deal, ensuring the Italian will continue racing until at least 2016. Seven-time MotoGP champion Rossi had questioned his long-term future during a tough 2013, but a string of podiums at the start of this year's campaign – in which he has so far had the upper hand over team-mate Jorge Lorenzo – convinced him to continue racing. He made clear in recent months that he wanted a two-year deal from Yamaha, and said at Assen last weekend that an agreement was a formality, with an official announcement made on Wednesday afternoon. "I am very proud of this announcement. It's very important to me because I really enjoy working with my crew and all the guys from the team, [...]
Marquez wins eventful Assen race
June 28th, 2014
Marc Marquez coped with changeable weather, pitstops, a mistake and a fighting Andrea Dovizioso to take an eighth-straight MotoGP win in the Dutch TT at Assen. Although Dovizioso was not able to hang on ahead of Marquez's Honda and end Ducati's win drought, he still claimed second, with Dani Pedrosa third. Valentino Rossi's fifth place was the best Yamaha could salvage from a terrible race. A brief rain shower as the riders headed for the grid caused a delayed start as officials gave the field two extra reconnaissance laps to decide whether to start on slicks or wets. The handful of riders who pondered slicks thought better of it before the start – though Rossi stuck with slicks until the end of the green-flag lap and only then bailed out, [...]
Aleix Espargaro claims Assen pole
June 27th, 2014
Aleix Espargaro claimed his and Forward Racing's maiden MotoGP pole position in a weather-affected qualifying session at Assen. A rain shower at the start of the second segment of qualifying led to a flurry of activity as the dozen riders vying for pole took to the track in unison to get their laps in before conditions worsened. While most of the frontrunners ran together in a pack, Espargaro opted to drop back and reaped the benefits of running in clear air by setting a blistering lap of 1m38.789s, beating second place man Marc Marquez by a staggering 1.405 seconds. Dani Pedrosa joins his Honda team-mate on the front row, while Andrea Iannone claimed fourth and a resurgent Cal Crutchlow managed to take fifth. The works Ducati rider was forced to [...]
Espargaro sets record pace in FP2
June 26th, 2014
Aleix Espargaro set a new track record in the second MotoGP practice session for the Dutch TT at Assen with the fastest time of the day in 1m33.653s. Running on the soft tyre in the dying moments of the session, the Forward Racing rider managed to hook up a perfect lap to demote session-long leader Marc Marquez from the top of the order. In doing so, Espargaro beat Casey Stoner's fastest lap record by 0.060 seconds, which the Australian set in 2012. Marquez led the way for the majority of the 45-minute practice period, having set the pace on the sixth lap of his first run, despite experiencing an out-of-shape moment on the inside kerbs of Duikersloot. The current championship leader made further improvements before the chequered flag, but fell [...]
Rossi says new Yamaha deal a formality
June 25th, 2014
Valentino Rossi says he and Yamaha are not yet ready to announce a new MotoGP deal, but that a two-year extension is a formality. The seven-time MotoGP world champion declared after a disappointing 2013 season that he would re-evaluate his future once the opening part of this year's campaign was over. But following a resurgent start to 2014, including five podium finishes in the first seven races, Rossi is second in the championship to runaway leader Marc Marquez. Rossi made clear last month that he wanted to continue with Yamaha, but he said speculation that there would be an official announcement during this weekend's Dutch TT at Assen was wide of the mark. "I'm very, very close to continuing with Yamaha for another two seasons," he said. "That is my [...]
Bautista will be fit for Assen
June 24th, 2014
Alvaro Bautista will be fit to contest this weekend's Assen MotoGP race despite having to withdraw from last week's Barcelona test due to pain from a crash. The Gresini rider had a violent high-side during Q2 at the Catalunya Grand Prix. Although he rejoined later in the session and subsequent medical checks revealed no broken bones, he only completed 24 laps in the post-race test due to pain from chest and ankle bruising. He had been an early retirement from the grand prix when his engine cut out. "During Barcelona qualifying I had a big crash, but fortunately nothing is broken, so I will be fully fit for the Assen race weekend," he said. "Unfortunately I was still sore from the fall [on the test day], so I couldn't do [...]
Iannone chasing works Ducati deal
June 20th, 2014
Andrea Iannone is pushing Ducati to give him a factory MotoGP seat after his impressive performances with satellite squad Pramac in the opening grands prix of 2014. The 24-year-old Italian became the first man to qualify a non-works Ducati on the front row in MotoGP at Mugello and is ninth in the championship after last weekend's Barcelona race. Ducati currently fields Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow in its factory entries, plus an occasional third bike for test rider Michele Pirro. "I don't have any news about my future," said Iannone. "I want to have a meeting with Ducati and my priority is to stay with the Ducati team. "However, I want to go to Ducati Marlboro – the factory team – but for the moment I have nothing important lined [...]
Pedrosa says confidence restored
June 17th, 2014
Dani Pedrosa says his confidence is now fully restored after he challenged for victory in last weekend's Barcelona MotoGP race. The Honda rider had struggled to get close to team-mate Marc Marquez in the early part of the 2014 season, and was further hampered when he took longer than expected to recover from arm pump surgery carried out between the Spanish and French Grands Prix. But last weekend Pedrosa became the first man to defeat Marquez in qualifying this year, then came close to beating him to the race victory, twice getting ahead on the final lap only for his team-mate to successfully retaliate each time. Although Pedrosa finished only third after a brush with Marquez three corners from the finish allowed Valentino Rossi's Yamaha to get between the Hondas, [...]
Marquez tops post-race Barcelona test
June 16th, 2014
Marc Marquez topped the post-race MotoGP test at Barcelona, with included a trial of a revised layout using part of the Formula 1 configuration. MotoGP has continued to use the pre-2007 version of the Catalunya circuit, running the full length of the back straight before the Turn 10 left-hander, and keeping the two fast right-handers at the end of the track rather than using the F1 chicane. Amid concerns about a lack of run-off at the end of the back straight following a spate of accidents at Turn 10, MotoGP began Monday's test using the F1 variant of the corner, which is tighter and begins earlier, though rider responses were mixed. The standard MotoGP layout was adopted for the majority of the day. Marquez headed the timesheets for Honda with [...]
Redding given post-race penalty
June 15th, 2014
Scott Redding has dropped from 12th to 13th place in the Barcelona MotoGP results after being given a time penalty for gaining an unfair advantage while battling with Nicky Hayden. Gresini rider Redding beat fellow production Honda racer Hayden's Aspar bike over the line by three tenths of a second after a race-long dice. But the Briton was adjudged to have "rejoined in such a way that he gained an advantage" when he went off the course at Turn 1 three laps from the end. A time penalty was imposed to drop him behind Hayden in the results. The Gresini team appealed, but race direction's verdict was upheld by the FIM stewards. Redding felt he had done enough to make up for what he had gained at Turn 1. "I [...]
Pedrosa: No regrets over defeat
June 15th, 2014
Dani Pedrosa said he had no issues with Honda team-mate Marc Marquez after their last-lap clash in MotoGP's Catalunya Grand Prix and no regrets about his race. Pedrosa came the closest to beating Marquez that he has all year as he launched a series of attacks on his race-leading team-mate over the closing laps, when the pair were able to break away from what had been a four-way fight with the Yamahas of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. On the last lap Pedrosa twice managed to get past Marquez only to run wide enough for the sister Honda to repass, and they then touched at Turn 11 as Marquez hugged the inside line and Pedrosa tried to get a final run. Though both stayed upright, Pedrosa slid very wide and [...]
Marquez takes hard-fought seventh win
June 15th, 2014
Marc Marquez escaped final-lap contact with Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa to maintain his unbeaten 2014 MotoGP run in the Catalunya Grand Prix at Barcelona. Although the result was Marquez's seventh win from seven races this season, he only achieved it after resisting huge pressure from not only Pedrosa, but the Yamahas of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. It was Lorenzo who muscled his way into the lead on the opening lap, going around the outside of fast-starting polesitter Pedrosa at Turn 1. Marquez was back in fifth at that point, although he rapidly dismissed Stefan Bradl and rejoined the lead fight. Despite fearing that he lacked race pace this weekend, Rossi overtook Lorenzo on the fourth lap and then stayed ahead for much of the race, despite Marquez quickly working [...]


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The Marines first came to Twentynine Palms in 1952. Since then, those in uniform have unfailingly served their country, again proving their mettle in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. When the troops came home from the Persian Gulf in 1991, more than 40,000 people crowded into the city for "The Mother of All Victory Parades." This 18- by 101-foot work by artist Chuck Caplinger of Hollywood, CA (who now resides in Twentynine Palms), is located at 6177 Adobe Road (Napa Auto Parts). Dedicated: October 15, 1995.
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BERLIN (AP) -- Cacau earned Stuttgart a lucky 1-0 win over Nuremberg in the Bundesliga Sunday to move his side up to seventh, likely the last Europa League qualification place.
Cacau scored out of nothing in the 78th minute when the Brazil-born Germany striker took Martin Harnik's return pass before slotting coolly inside the left post.
Nuremberg had missed a host of chances to score and earned 14 corners compared to four for Stuttgart.
Adam Hlousek hit the crossbar in the seventh minute, former Nuremberg player Julian Schieber cleared Markus Feulner's effort off the line a minute later, and United States defender Timmy Chandler hit the post.
"We were clearly the better team," said Daniel Didavi, a former Stuttgart player, after his side's third defeat in a row. "Stuttgart attacked once and scored, and we're left there with empty hands."
Due to the German Cup final being played by Bundesliga leader Borussia Dortmund and second-place Bayern Munich, seventh place in the league will likely include a Europa League place.
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Chrysler Group Releases Updated Product Plan, Alfa Romeo 4C Makes the Cut
It's been a busy day for the folks over at Chrysler Group. Earlier today, it was announced that the Auburn Hills-based automaker reeled in $1.7 billion in net income in 2012, up eight-fold from $183 million in 2011. Now, Chrysler Group and parent company Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has released an updated product plan and it still calls for the addition of one Alfa Romeo product, presumably the 4C sports coupe, due out sometime this year. The new plan updates the one released back in 2009 and looks as far ahead as 2016. Here's what each of Chrysler Group's brands has on the docket for the next five years. Chrysler: Marchionne plans to add three more Chrysler vehicles to the automaker's flagship brand in 2015. The original plan called for three Chrysler vehicles that would be built by Fiat in 2012 and 2013 but that has now been scrapped. While Marchionne didn't specify, he made it known that a Chrysler vehicle is getting refreshed for the 2014 model year (our money is on the Chrysler 200 sedan). Dodge: Like Chrysler, Dodge has now decided to step away from two Fiat-produced vehicles. It will, however, refresh three current models, something that wasn't in the cards until now. Marchionne didn't say which three vehicles are getting reworked, but logic points to the Avenger (the Chrysler 200's platform mate), and possibly the Journey (which hasn't seen an update since it was introduced in 2008 for the 2009 model year) and Durango (the Jeep Grand Cherokee's platform mate, which was recently updated). Jeep: Chrysler's off-road brand has decided that it will delay the release of a small Jeep built on Fiat underpinnings by one year. It will now be ready for 2014 pending this current product plan goes unchanged. Marchionne also plans on introducing to new Jeep products in 2015, one of which is believed to be the seven-passenger Grand Wagoneer, which has been put on hold for two years. Jeep will also roll out two refreshed models in 2016 as well. Ram: Plans for a van built by Fiat, presumably a Fiat Doblo variant, have been pushed back two years and will now be ready in 2014. Chrysler's truck branch also plans to unveil two new Ram products in 2016. SRT: The Street and Racing Technology arm of Chrysler won't see another addition to its stable until 2016. Rumors have been swirling around that this new vehicle will be a two-seat sports car to be known as the Barracuda. Those same rumors are indecisive about the Challenger living on past 2016. Marchionne did say that three SRT-branded vehicles will get a refresh (the Jeep Grand Cherokee among them) and the Viper won't see a refresh until 2015. Source: Chrysler
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Brazil & Czech Republic Teams Net First Alice Italian Open "Final Four" Spots
Milan, Italy, September 4, 2004 - Seventh-seeded Eva Celbova and Sona Novakova of the Czech Republic joined top-seeded Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil in gaining the first two "final four" spots in the US$180,000 Alice Italian Open here Saturday afternoon.
Playing in their last event this season on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour, Celbova and Novakova posted a 21-10 and 21-17 win over third-seeded Nicole Schnyder and Simone Kuhn of Switzerland in 33 minutes. The Swiss are the reigning women's European Beach Volleyball champions after claiming the title at Timmendorfer Strand, Germany in June where the Czechs placed fourth.
After clinching their sixth SWATCH-FIVB World Tour point's title Friday, Adriana and Shelda scored a 21-17 and 21-16 win in 39 minutes over fifth-seeded Renata Ribeiro and Shaylyn Bede, Shelda's younger sister. It was the first-ever international match between the two teams.
"I know my parents for rooting for Shaylyn," Shelda joked after the match. "Since she is my baby sister, she is the spoiled one in the family and usually gets her way. However, we made sure she didn't get her way today as family loyality stopped once we entered the court."
Adriana and Shelda, who finished second in the inaugural Alice Italian Open last September when they dropped the final to Jia Tian and Fei Wang of China, will be seeking their 32nd SWATCH-FIVB World Tour title as they have now advanced to their 81st SWATCH-FIVB World Tour "final four" in 88 international events together.
As for point titles, Adriana and Shelda won five-straight SWATCH season crowns from 1997 through 2001. The two-time Olympic silver medallists and two-time FIVB World Champions in 1999 and 2001, Adriana and Shelda have won two events this season with a 48-8 match mark.
"This is great," said Celbova after defeating Schnyder and Kuhn for the first-time this season in four meetings. "This is our final event this season, and it could be our final event together until 2006. Right now, we are both thinking about starting a family. We have played very well this week and are looking to advance to the finals."
Celbova and Novakova, who placed ninth at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games, have now advanced to their seventh SWATCH "final four" with their highest finishes being thirds, including a bronze medal finish at the 2001 FIVB World Championships, and two "open" events in Bali last season and twice in Mallorca (1999 and 2004). The Czechs have a 27-19 match mark this season.
Four more contender's bracket matches remain Saturday under the lights at the The Arco della Pace (Arc of Peace) - Parco Sempione Centre Court to determine the last two teams for the semi-finals. Sunday's action begins at 11:30 a.m. with the gold medal match to be played at 4 p.m. where the winning team will share the $27,000 first-place prize.
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1992-93 Karolyn Kirby/Nancy Reno, United States
1993-94 Kirby/Liz Masakayan, United States
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1998 Bede/Behar, Brazil
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Racine Police make $12,000 drug bust
A thriving marijuana plant is seen at a grow operation in Denver, Colorado December 31, 2013. Proprietors of the first marijuana retailers licensed to sell pot for recreational use in Colorado were busy rolling joints and stocking shelves with their leafy merchandise on Tuesday, ahead of a New Year's Day grand opening that marks a new chapter in America's drug culture. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Image by REUTERS
CALEDONIA -- A 56 year-old man from Caledonia is facing drug charges after police find $12,000 worth of "high-quality" marijuana in his car and home.
The Racine Journal Times says police pulled over Vincent Cain on Thursday and found 281 grams -- just over a half-pound -- of marijuana. Police said it was high quality and two to three times more valuable than regular pot.
Police executed a search warrant on his house in Caledonia, where they found a backpack and a wooden box containing more bags of marijuana. In total, the complait said Cain had nearly a pound of marijuana in his posession.
Vincent Cain was charged with possession with intent to deliver and maintaining a drug trafficking place. If convicted, he faces up to 9 and a half years in prison and over $20,000 in fines.
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- A Jacksonville Beach home is destroyed despite fire crews battling the Tuesday morning blaze for nearly an hour.
The fire in the 70 block of Tallwood Road was reported to the Jacksonville Beach Fire Department and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, according to Jacksonville Beach Police Department Commander C. Mark Evans.
A woman and her grandchildren were in the home at the time of the fire and were able to get out of the house safely, according to Jacksonville Beach Fire Department Chief Gary Frazier.
According to real estate site Zillow, the home is valued at $399,153.
The blaze could be seen from the Beach Boulevard Intracoastal Bridge. The cause is under investigation. At this time, it appears to be electrical, Frazier said.
"We're doing an investigation, but it appears that it started as electrical fire, near a fish tank," Frazier said. "That's what the occupant advised us, that she thought there was something that happened with the fish tank. She saw sparks. She told me there was a little explosion and she ran outside and called 911."
A neighbor who has known the homeowner for 20 years said he is glad she and her grandchildren got out safely. The family will be staying with the neighbor for the night.
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Apple to Give Employees $500 Off Macs and $250 Off iPads
The new discount program starts in June 2012, and can only be used once every 3 years. Employees also need to have been working at Apple for at least 90 days. The discount is reportedly for both corporate and retail employees. The discount is said to exclude the Mac mini.
Apple employees presently are allowed a one-a-year 25% discount on Apple systems. One report even claims that this discount will remain in place alongside the new discounts.
In 2007, shortly after the original iPhone's launch, Apple had announced a similar perk for employees. At that time, Steve Jobs announced that all full time and part time Apple employees would receive an 8GB iPhone.
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Discounted macs?
Bad business idea. Sounds like a return to the bad old days of Apple in the 90's where there were a million different pricing points and special ways to get discounts (educational, business, yada yada yada).
Steve Jobs was right. Have a simple, single price point so that all customers are feeling like they have a similar consistent, and slick appearance.
Providing deep discounted products, even when provided to employees, only degrades the perception among consumers about the value of the product, which is one reason that Apple is capable of maintaining its high margins. Why should I pay full price for an item that is worth only half as much to the people selling it to me? That will be the perception.
For example: "Hey, my nephew worked for apple for one month and bought his iPad 3 for $250. Why the heck should I pay $600 to get one?" Good question.
Are you serious?
I don't think anyone in their right mind would begrudge paying for a product a member of staff is getting at a discount. :confused:
Oh how generous. Such a big deal. Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes, and Porsche pay each of their employers an annual bonus of several thousand Euros, depending on revenue.
Shame on Apple.
My goodness. MacRumour members are on top form today :rolleyes:
Side note, this discount is an *additional* $500 off every three years. They still get the 25% off once a year.
I wonder what discounts they give to Foxconn employees #laborlaws
Well they are Foxconn employees, so why would they get an Apple employee discount?
Oh how generous. Such a big deal. Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes, and Porsche pay each of their employers an annual bonus of several thousand Euros, depending on revenue.
Shame on Apple.
You should try to rescue the exploited workers. I suggest carrying them out on your shoulder one-by-one, and bring the media.
The discount is reportedly for both corporate and retail employees. The discount is said to exclude the Mac mini.
What an odd exclusion.
I know you can't really discount $500 from a product that cost $599, but why not at least a $200 discount (if the iPad qualifies for a $250 discount and that cost $499 retail).
Its not that big-of-a-deal, I just thought that it was odd.
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Deep West Radio Documentaries
In honor of Memorial Day, NPR's All Things Considered is airing our Deep West Radio Documentary about an unusual healing ceremony that is being offered to veterans at the Salt Lake City VA Center: a Native American sweat ceremony. Listen.
As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down, America's soldiers are returning home by the tens of thousands. Some of them are coming home with physical wounds and will face enormous challenges in their readjustment. Many more are coming home with wounds of the heart and mind, and are struggling with depression, substance abuse and other symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). And while doctors and researchers work to develop cutting-edge treatments for this affliction, the VA Center in Salt Lake City is offering a healing ceremony that reaches back to America's first warriors: Native Americans. Each week, a group of vets attend a sweat lodge ceremony, held in a garden on the VA campus.
The sweats are conducted by Native American spiritual leader Arnold Thomas in a dome-shaped structure called a lodge. Sweats are common in Indian country, and ceremonies specifically designed to help returning warriors heal spiritually have taken place for centuries. Over the past several years, the sweats at the VA have drawn increasing numbers of non-Native veterans who've made them an integral part of their treatment for PTSD.
Media producer Taki Telonidis found out about these sweats while conducting research for a larger project about Native Americans in the military called First Nation Warriors. You'll be hearing more about this project in the coming months.
Visit Arnold Thomas' website: http://www.whitebuffaloknife.com/.
Visit the Salt Lake City VA: http://www.saltlakecity.va.gov/.
This Deep West Radio Documentary was produced with support from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation.


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Dude, did you see Julie? Looks like that girl might be hitting the Trim-Spa, baby.. (wink Wink)
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1. Social Cognition:
Social cognition is concerned with the processing, storage and application of social information. This research area is closely related to the field of cognitive psychology, this research area focuses largely on the concept of schemas. Schemas are our general ideas about the world, how things are and how things work. These mental shortcuts allow us to function without constantly stopping to interpret everything around us. We also develop associations between related schemas, which plays an important role in the thought process and social behavior.
2. Attitudes and Attitude Change:
Another major research area in social psychology involves the study of attitudes. Social psychologists are interested in the components of attitudes, how attitudes develop and how attitudes change. Researchers have described three core components of attitude: an affective component, a behavioral component and a cognitive component. Often referred to as the "ABC's of attitude," these elements describe how we feel, behave and understand.
3. Violence and Aggression:
What causes violence and aggression? Social psychologists are interested in how and why people engage in violence or act aggressively. Research in this area looks at numerous factors that may cause aggression including social variables and media influences. Researchers often look at the role social learning plays in producing aggressive behaviors and actions.
4. Prosocial Behavior:
Prosocial behavior is another major research area in social psychology. What is prosocial behavior? Prosocial behaviors are those that involve helping and cooperating. Researchers often look at why people help others, as well as why they sometimes refuse to help or cooperate. The bystander effect is an example of a social phenomenon in the subject area.
Much of the research in this area was prompted by the murder of a young woman named Kitty Genovese. This case captured national attention when reports revealed that neighbors had witnessed her attack and murder, but failed to call the police for help. Research inspired by the case produced a great deal of information on prosocial behavior and how and why people choose - or sometimes refuse - to help others.
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Prejudice, discrimination and stereotypes exist in any social group. Social psychologists are interested in the origins, causes and effects of these types of attitudes and social categorizations. How does prejudice develop? Why are stereotypes maintained in the face of contrary evidence? These are just a few of the questions social psychologists seek to answer.
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Our perceptions of social identities and ourselves are another important research area in social psychology. How do people come to know and understand themselves? How do these self-perceptions affect our social interactions? Social psychologists are interested in learning more about how this inner life influences our outer lives and social world. Self-awareness, self-esteem and self-expression are just a few of the factors that influence our social experience.
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The behavior of groups is one of the largest research areas in social psychology. Most people realize that groups tend to behave differently than individuals. These group behaviors are sometimes beneficial and positive, but they can also be detrimental and negative. Social psychologists often look at topics such as group dynamics, leadership, group decision-making, conflicts, cooperation and group influence.Further Reading:
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Social relationships play a major role in shaping behavior, attitudes, feelings and thoughts. Social psychologists study how these interpersonal relationships affect people by looking at attachment, liking, love and attraction. How do close relationships affect individuals? How important are these interpersonal relationships? These are just a few of the questions social psychologists seek to explain.Further Reading:
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Joslin Physicians Named Boston Magazine Top Docs (Again)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Once again, Joslin endocrinologists feature in Boston Magazine's annual "Top Doctors" list. Martin Abrahamson, M.D. (left) and Richard Beaser, M.D., who appear on this year's list for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, are both repeat winners.
Dr. Abrahamson is Joslin's chief medical officer, while Dr. Beaser is Joslin's medical executive director for professional education. The "Top Doctors" were selected by licensed physicians and medical leadership throughout the Boston area in a survey that was run for Boston Magazine by Castle Connolly Medical.
News from Joslin
- Christian Rask-Madsen, M.D., Ph.D., Studies Links Between Cancer and Diabetes
- Katie Weinger, Ed.D., R.N., Receives the 2014 Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award
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Google Now as the launcher?
OK, so I'm probably going to get destroyed by die hard Android fans for this, but when Joe Belfiore said that Android's rows of apps on the launcher were stagnant, I kinda agreed (not going to go into his comments about copying Apple for obvious reasons).
In my opinion, Google Now is the most innovative feature of Android. I remember reading some article that called it the future of Android itself. So it got me thinking; what if the launcher were part icons, part Google Now and part notifications? It might look like this:
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Sorry about the crappy mockup, I put it together quickly. Possible cons of this design could include "information overload" and excessive scrolling. Maybe this could be remedied by stacking notifications? Or maybe notifications should remain separate. Meh.
Also, what about widgets? I admit I'm not a huge fan of widgets, but maybe they could just reside on the lockscreen, like in Android 4.2.
Oh, while I'm here, two other things I'd love to see in the next major release:
- Gestures to replace on screen buttons. Swipe in from the left for "back", down for homescreen, up for multitasking etc. etc.
- A unified messaging platform. Seriously Google, get it together.
- Project Olive Oil. Cause to be honest, Android could still do with being a bit smoother.
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By way of introduction:
I've been a long time lurker on BYB for awhile, and while I've enjoyed reading what everyone has had to say, I haven't really said anything because I felt that I didn't have much to say. No slight or false humility intended: I've spent an inordinate amount of time reading what you guys have had to say, and have been proud to be a fan of the Tigs based on nothing but the friendliness, comments, and insightful commentary of this community.
In any case, I finally had my first chance to visit Comerica this past weekend (first time!), and it was something of an adventure, but hopefully good pictures and what might possibly be insightful commentary resulted. This is one of the better pictures:
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Now that we are capped out, I believe Hump is coming back. We didn't renounce him and we can go over the cap to sign him. I truly believe when the Nets had their meeting with DWILL and told him they had an agreement in principle to trade for JJ he agreed to resign and they completed the trade. That is why the trade was announced so late. They will use the mid-lvl on TELE (I don't think AK will play for mid lvl) and resign Green. They still have the 3M and 1.5M trade exceptions and I think the 1.5 LLE. That means Kidd is coming too (LLE or Sign and traded for the 3M trade exception). The team will look like this:
Brook/ Big Man from LLE,Trade exceptions.
Considering Dwight Howard wasn't gonna happen(I'm serious guys Orlando wasn't dealing with us), This isn't a bad team to go into Brooklyn with. Obviously we need a lil' more big man depth, but considering what we were dealing with, BK didn't do a bad job. So plz stop with the FIRE BK comments. If i'm forgetting anything or any assets I'm not thinking of. please let me know.