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JoRetta Ridenhour Orr, 82, affectionately called "Jo Momma," passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013, surrounded by her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, the Rev. Robert L. Orr; foster son, Donnie Price; her parents, Lena Mae and John Adam Ridenhour; brothers: Junior, Ralph and Alfred Ridenhour; and a sister, Helen McLemore.
She was a former employee of the Church of God International Offices and Church of God Publishing House. She also worked for a short time in the Bradley Central High School cafeteria.
She was fondly called "Jo Momma" by the many children she babysat through the years.
Alongside her husband in his ministry, she was not only a pastor's wife but also a Sunday school teacher. She was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ since the age of 16.
She was a member of North Cleveland Church of God in Cleveland for more than 35 years.
She was an inductee into the Lee University Athletic Hall of Fame for her many years of faithful attendance to the school's athletics. She was an avid Atlanta Braves and University of Tennessee Vols fan. Having been a fast-pitch softball pitcher, she was also fond of local softball and enjoyed watching her daughters on the field throughout their lives.
She loved sharing stories of her years as a cheerleader and softball pitcher. Since its inception, she was a regular fixture at the Lee University Volley for a Cure Event. She was a familiar face at Lee volleyball games, where her daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Kevin Hudson, are coaches.
Some may remember her as Mrs. Santa in the annual MainStreet Cleveland Christmas Parade. Many will recall her spirited enthusiasm, seated in her wheelchair, on the sidelines of many Bradley Central and Walker Valley High School games watching her children and grandchildren.
She earned her nickname, "Jo Momma," from spectators, players and umpires during her regular attendance of events at Tinsley Park. Her last trip to the ballpark was in May to watch her great-grandson play baseball at Bradley County Recreational Park.
Survivors include her children: Linda Roark and husband, Donald, Andrea Hudson and husband, Kevin, Zandra Welch and husband Jim, Yvonne May and husband, Mark, and Kathy Eaton; grandchildren: Josh White (Stephanie), Cassie Presley (Clint), Cpl. Trevor Jones, Carmen Falke (Eric), Bree Whaley, Michael Westfield Jr. (Samantha), Darien Johnson, Ciara Woody, Alan Roark, Megan Feldweiser, Benton Roark, TeriLynn Smith, Caleb and Zoe Welch, Haleigh and Michael May; great-grandchildren: Taylor, Hunter and Holden White, MiKayla and Kali Mingie and Heath and Landon Falke; and sister, Pat Smith of Mooresville, N.C.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today, June 30, 2013, at the Lee University Chapel with the Revs. Gary Sears and James Sears, and Pastor Teresa Norman of Mount Olive Ministries.
Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Serving as pallbearers will be her grandchildren: Michael Westfield Jr., Darien Johnson, Cpl. Trevor Jones, Josh White and sons-in-law: Donald Roark, Kevin Hudson, Jim Welch and Mark May. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Carpenter, George Starr, Rico Blair, Dr. John Jaggers, Dr. Daniel Vance, Lisa Cross, Deb Hart, Brittany Jackson and the Rev. John Ray.
A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service.
Ralph Buckner Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Iron and Wine has added a number of new tour dates to the previously announced fall tour of the United States and Canada. This new leg of the tour, which begins October 31 at the Orpheum in Los Angeles, includes stops in Oakland, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle, Missoula, Salt Lake City, Denver, and Kansas City with more to be announced. The earlier leg of the tour takes place in September.
Ticket pre-sale begins on Wednesday, June 19; click here to order.
Ticket general on-sale begins on Friday, June 21.
For additional details, visit the tour page.
31 Oct . Los Angeles, CA . Orpheum
1 Nov . Oakland, CA . Fox Theater
2 Nov . Portland, OR . Crystal Ballroom
3 Nov . Vancouver, BC . Commodore Ballroom
4 Nov . Seattle, WA . Paramount Theatre
5 Nov . Missoula, MT . Wilma Theatre
6 Nov . Salt Lake City, UT . Saltair
7 Nov . Denver, CO . Paramount Theatre
8 Nov . Lincoln, NE . Rococo Theatre
9 Nov . Kansas City, MO . Midland Theatre
10 Nov . Nashville, TN. Ryman Auditorium
11 Nov . Atlantac, GA . Tabernacle

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It was bound to happen... weeks of theme-building demands a different release for the Sound Travels Mixtape; or at least the dude that puts them together.
Click the podcast player above to listen-in on a recent new member orientation for Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals.
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A new research study from the United Kingdom suggests organic crops and foods made from them are nutritionally superior to conventional counterparts.
The results contradict a 2012 research report from Stanford University that found organic foods were no healthier than conventional foods.
The United Kingdom project involved an international group of experts led by Newcastle University that analyzed 343 previous studies, according to a news release.
The researchers found that organic crops and crop-based foods were up to 60% higher in several key antioxidants than foods from conventionally grown crops.
They also showed that organic crops were four times less likely to contain pesticide residues than their conventional counterparts and that organic crops had on average 48% lower cadmium levels than conventional crops.
Cadmium, a heavy metal toxic in high doses, has been linked to kidney failure, bone softening and liver damage.
"The nutritional differences between conventional and organic crops have always been a much-debated topic," Jessica Shade, science programs director for the Brattleboro, Vt.,-based The Organic Center, said in the release. "This significant study reevaluates the issue from a more inclusive, statistically accurate standpoint and strongly shows that organic fruits and vegetables have definite health benefits to conventionally grown products."
Based on the study's results, she said that consumers could gain up to 40% more antioxidants just by switching from conventional to organic foods.
Shade credited the differing report outcomes to additional research that had been conducted since the Stanford report was issued.
With more research came more data from which to cull, she said. The Newcastle study analyzed 343 studies compared with Stanford's analysis of about 200 research papers.
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(10-26-2012 06:27 PM)RCSheldon Wrote: You guys are haters. Did ya happen to see Tebow's pass to D. Thomas against the Steelers last year? The kid can play football at ANY position because of his will and determination, plus,he's a stand up guy.....something the NFL could use more of.
(10-26-2012 06:43 PM)longhornnation Wrote: I've never heard a coach say "Well, he's a really good person, that's why he is playing". NFL is based purely on how successful and talented a player is. Tebow fanatics have blurry vision when watching him play.
(10-26-2012 03:35 PM)favre3mvp Wrote: I hope they try and trade for him. They could use him at TE or RB or something. LG for all I care.
(10-26-2012 06:40 PM)chasescardcave Wrote: lol we are not haters. He wasn't useful to the Jets, and he wouldn't be useful to the Packers. One pass doesn't make a difference. Matt Flynn made some great passes during his game. He'a a backup for a rookie now.
(10-27-2012 08:53 AM)bselje Wrote: Because he's done so much to help the Jets? Good thing you don't run the Packers front office. The kid is a great person, but his skill set does not fit the NFL.
(10-26-2012 03:35 PM)favre3mvp Wrote: I hope they try and trade for Steven Jackson.


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Salmon Teriyaki
Lately I have been trying to include more fish in my meal plans and teriyaki salmon is definitely one of my favourite ways to go! Salmon teriyaki is a super quick and easy meal where you simply marinate the salmon in a homemade teriyaki sauce and then broil or grill it! Not including the marinate time, salmon teriyaki takes less than 15 minutes to put together making it perfect for busy weeknight meals and it is also sure to impress dinner guests!
Traditional teriyaki sauce is made by combining equal parts soy sauce, mirin and sake along with enough sugar to get it to the desired sweetness. The sauce is simply combined and the simmered to thicken and to cook off the alcohol. Once you have the basics of teriyaki sauce down you can change things up by doing things like replacing the sweetener or adding ingredients like ginger, etc. With teriyaki sauce being so easy to make at home you will never need to buy another bottled version again!
Note: Mirin is a sweetened sake and you should should be able to find a non-alcohol version in the Asian or sushi section of most grocery stores.
If you like things spicy then a drizzle of sriracha mayo is a must!
Salmon Teriyaki
Quick, easy and tasty salmon teriyaki in a homemade teriyaki sauce.
- 4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
- 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce (see below)
- 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch mixed into 1 tablespoon water
- Marinate the salmon in the teriyaki sauce for 30 minutes to over night, place in a baking dish and bake in a preheated oven set to broil until the salmon flakes easily, about 7-10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring the remaining marinade to a boil on a saucepan, add the cornstarch slurry and simmer until it has thickened, about 2-3 minutes.
- Serve the salmon with the thickened teriyaki sauce.
Option: Pan fry the salmon instead or broiling to get a nice and crispy skin.
Option: Serve topped with sriracha mayo for a spicy kick!
Teriyaki Sauce
A quick and easy homemade teriyaki sauce that is perfect on steaks, fish, stir-frys, etc.
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup mirin
- 1/3 cup sake
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Simmer everything in a sauce pan over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved.
Option: Add extras like garlic, ginger, etc.
Option: Replace the sugar with another sweetener like maple syrup, honey, brown sugar, etc.
Option: Replace the sake with another liquid like pineapple juice.
Option: Mix 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch into 1 tablespoon water, add to teriyaki sauce and simmer until it thickens, about 2-3 minutes, for a thicker glaze.
Tip: Make the teriyaki sauce ahead of time and store it in the fridge ready to use!


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Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2014, at New Morning Star Church in Shelby with Rev. Tyrone Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery in Shelby.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014, at Byas Funeral Home in Shelby and from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Survivors include sons, Franklin Buffkins of St. Louis, Mo., Joseph Benson of Tampa, Fla., Isaac Benson and Floyd Benson, both of Chicago and Oscar Benson of Cleveland; daughters, Johnetta Williams, Bobbie Sanders and Bettie White, all of Chicago, Rosie Wilson of Shelby, Charlene Bridgett of Houston, Texas, Gail Jones of Dallas, Texas, and Purina Richards of Houston, Texas; brother, L.B. Buffkins of St. Louis, Mo.; 41 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; 42 great-great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-great-grandchild.


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The situation we are facing
The rainforests of the world are under increasing pressure from agro-industrial expansion, extractive activities, infrastructure development and industrial logging. They are also home to millions of people.
Indigenous and forest populations living in and around the rainforests depend on the forests for shelter, food, medicine and livelihoods. In many cases, the basic rights of these people are threatened or undermined by forest destruction, land theft and resource exploitation.
What we set out to do
The Rainforest Foundation is working to ensure the long-term protection of rainforests by securing the rights of indigenous and forest peoples to land, life and livelihood. We are working in 21 countries and across four continents, supporting hundreds of communities.
Successful results
Our approach is working. Research has shown
that indigenous peoples' areas in the Amazonian
rainforest are now better conserved than the national
parks. Significant evidence from the Amazon Basin
now shows that, where forest communities have
gained legal title to land, levels of deforestation and
forest destruction are far lower even than in strictly
protected areas such as national parks. To date,
we have protected over 11,700,000 hectares of
rainforest following this approach.
Environmental and human rights organisations from across the Congo Basin have called for urgent action to prevent forest destruction and violations of rights due to the expansion of industrial palm oil plantations in the region.
Five-year-old Maggie wrote to the Rainforest Foundation UK to tell us she will be donating her weekly pocket money – 20 pence – for a whole year!
The latest in this mini-series on the underlying challenges facing for governance in the Congo Basin, we present 'Rethinking Community Based Forest Management in the Congo Basin' – a major research study looking at the constraints and opportunities for alternatives to industrial-scale logging and strict nature conservation.
Sydney, Australia. 20.00 Friday 14th November 2014
The rainforests of the world are being destroyed at an increasingly rapid rate. Not only are the forests the lungs of our earth, there are millions of people living in and around the rainforests who depend on the forests for shelter, food, medicine and livelihoods.
The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) is working to ensure the long-term protection of rainforests by securing the rights of indigenous communities to land, life and livelihoods.
By mapping their land a community claim their rights to land and defend their forest home from threats
By highlighting the presence of otherwise 'invisible' indigenous peoples and forest communities, this project hopes to bridge the gap between remote forest communities and central decision making processes to eradicate marginalisation of forest dwellers.
In the Congo Basin, indigenous peoples and forest communities have become extremely vulnerable due to discrimination, exclusion from governance processes and rights violations.


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Mesh Yoke Peplum Dress
Style # 213673
Sheer mesh at heart-shaped neckline, peplum flare at hips and a lightweight stretch that contours to your body just right make this bebe dress a stand out summer must-have. Try yours with a pair of strappy heels.
- 88% nylon, 12% spandex
- Dry clean
- Made in USA
- Center back to hem: 32" (81 cm)
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Mesh Yoke Peplum Dress
Fit like a glove!!
I'm 5'2" , 125lbs. C cup, and size S fit perfect!! Love this dress!!
June 8, 2013
Love it!
This dress is awesome! Fits great and so hot! It does show a tummy though.
June 6, 2013
Great dress!
I just picked this dress up from the store. I am usually a small but I think the extra small fits perfect in the right places. Keeps the girls in place without a bra. Definitely a beautiful red that will be leaving a statement. I am petite weighing 114lbs, 5'4, 34D. Must have! Material is stretchy just how it should be and hugs curves and my butt is not bubbly at all in general but gives it a lift! lol
June 2, 2013
Nice color
This dress is not true to size. Had to go up a size because it didnt zip up from the back. Im usually a size small but went to a medium but didnt even bother trying it on because my boobs looked suffocated (34D). The front, top part of the dress seemed weird-looking to me. The color is beautiful but anyone who has a big bum or breast might not like this dress, as it may fight tight or not snug you in the right places.
May 30, 2013
Red hot
Like the other reviewer said, this dress has the "wow factor". I saw it in the store and had to have it (even though the last thing I need is another dress!) it is super sexy! My closet is filled with bebe dresses because they are incomparable to anything else, they are just gorgeous. Another stunner from bebe. By the way, fits true to size, I got my usual xs and it was perfect. Flaunted every curve and was ridiculously sexy
May 18, 2013
Too cute!
I love this dress! The fit is amazing, will look fab on curvy women too! I tried the S (I'm 5'4", 145lbs, 34-27-42) and it was just perfect. The material is soft and it's very form fitting (will show your tummy if you have one since the peplum doesn't go all the way around). I have nothing bad to say about this dress, it's classy and a wow factor at the same time. LOVE!
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Tank Series with Feedback Control
Model ID: 3819
This example highlights the underlying tools used to set up and solve systems of coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Getting acquainted with this structure allows you to confidently modify and move beyond the reactor models that are predefined in the software.
The model treats a series of three consecutive tank reactors. A feedback loop continuously adjusts the inlet concentration of the first tank in order to keep the concentration at the outlet of the last reactor close to a set level.


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Youch, 50 today but I feel great, 50 more to go, right?
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Youch, 50 today but I feel great, 50 more to go, right?
I celebrated the 21st anniversary of my 21st birthday this year
You guess the age. I raced BMX when Harry Leary, Stu Thompson, Greg Hill (not the local DJ), and the Anderson & Patterson brothers were on top. I bought the movie 'Rad' on laserdisc from hard earned paperoute $$$ while in High School. I bought my first 'mountain bike' when I was in college, a sweet ass Bridgestone 600. The year I graduated college, I saw Johnny T wipe out at Mt. Snow after a dumb ass fan was on the course. When I finally moved out of the 'rents basement and started to make some coin, my first FS was a 1993 Proflex 953. That sucker was close to 2k in in 1993, I guess you had to spend 2G's to get 2 inches of travel back then.
Yea, I'm older than most of the ba$tards on BS.
If I raced, my age would be 62.
"If I'd known I was going to live this long I'd have taken better care of myself." Groucho Marx
Whatever age the hurtful knucklheads I ride with say I am, which is anywhere from the 90's to the Ice Age. On the other hand, my intern doc told my wife that I have the body of a 35yo and the mind of a 16yo. My ortho doc thought that the later implied that I have a dirty mind. I'll take both opinions.


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Coming Soon: Important Reader Survey on Infection Control Practices
Posted on January 28, 2014
ANNAPOLIS, MD—January 28, 2014—The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is partnering with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct an online survey of private dental practices from January 28–February 28. The survey was developed to gather information on the use of exposure control plans for reducing the risk of exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials in private dental practices.
Survey invitees will be selected from a distribution list from AEGIS Communications (publishers of Inside Dentistry). AEGIS has teamed with OSAP to help distribute the online survey to private dental practices with a link to the short but important survey.
"We encourage the dental practices that receive the email invitation from AEGIS to complete the brief online survey," said OSAP's executive director, Therese Long, MBA CAE. "The information is completely anonymous—but the aggregated data will help to identify available exposure control resources and potential barriers so better strategies can be developed to improve the safety of dental healthcare workers."
About OSAP
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention is the world's leading membership association exclusively dedicated to preventing disease transmission and ensuring the safe and infection-free delivery of oral healthcare for all. As a nonprofit organization, OSAP helps dental practitioners close the gap between policy and practice. Its members include dental and other healthcare professionals, consultants, researchers and nongovernmental organizations, manufacturing and distribution companies, policy makers and academia. For more information, visit www.OSAP.org.


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Apparently people don't like it when people do stuff like this, which is kind of stupid really. If I saw a guy walking down the street with his friend filming him I'd boo him too. (That's probably why I got fired from my job as an extra on that Keanu Reeves movie.) This is so obviously pre-planned you'd think it was for a reality dating show. There is absolutely no reason to be filming that unless you want to get attention and make Cubs fans look stupid. (Hint: they don't need your help.)
I'm not saying they weren't dicks, but the fact is that this sort of behavior is to be expected at a baseball game especially one where you are an away fan. If you don't expect to hear "you suck" at least fifty times, you're an idiot. It's kind of the point, you want one team to win and one team to lose. If someone is around that wants your team to lose, you don't like them. That's just how it works, it's not a big deal. Someone is going to boo you, don't frickin' cry about it.
The site I found this video on had a discussion in the comments calling this "distasteful" saying "they can't take their kids to games" and my personal favorite "as a Cubs fan, I am quite embarrassed." Really? He got booed. BOOED. People used their mouths to make a "boo" sound and directed it at him. That's it.
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Description: The Torino Collection sets a new, creative approach to today's modern lifestyle. Created with the latest color palettes and a unique carved texture, Torino is a true combination of style and affordability. Power-loomed in Turkey. 100% Heatset Polypropylene.
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Imagine you're a 10-year-old girl. Besides being worried about things other 4th graders worry about, you're constantly terrified of your stepfather. For over a year, he's raped you repeatedly. You turn 11 and decide you've had enough. You go to the hospital with your mother, mustering up courage to have a rape kit processed, which includes your first, painful gynecological examination. It's such a horrific experience that, years later, you don't even remember going through the process.
Except this isn't imaginary. It's a real case from Harvey, Illinois. In 1997, the Harvey Police Department interviewed the girl and questioned her stepfather, Robert Buchanan, a former Cook County corrections officer. Her statement was deemed "a credible account," especially with the semen found on her body, says Chicago Attorney Yao Dinizulu, who represents the now 25-year-old "Jane Doe" in a 30-count suit that names both Mr. Buchanan and the city of Harvey.
Despite the evidence, Mr. Buchanan was released; the rape kit was shelved and unprocessed for 10 years, according to Mr. Dinizulu. Time passed, and Mr. Buchanan was allowed back in the home. After a brief hiatus, he began to molest his stepdaughter again.
"At this point in time," Mr. Dinizulu says, "this young lady had spoken to all the people who should have protected her, so she never reported it again. She felt there was no one there to protect her."
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The research was conducted for ACCA by Forbes Insights, surveying nearly 500 US-based investors.
57 per cent of investors expect that the SEC will one day require reporting under IFRS, with more investors agreeing than disagreeing that the long term benefits of adoption would outweigh the costs – 41 per cent against 29 per cent.
Sue Almond, Technical Director at ACCA says: 'More investors believe the eventual adoption of IFRS in the US will result in a net benefit to the US economy than not. In ACCA's view, US adoption of IFRS would give a tremendous boost to the cause of globally comparable financial reporting, and more importantly, the US and world economies. ACCA has repeatedly called for putting investors at the heart of the standard-setting process globally, and this is why we commissioned this research, to understand what US investors thought about the future of IFRS in the US.'
Hans Hoogervorst, Chairman of the IASB, said: 'The ACCA's findings are consistent with anecdotal feedback we hear from the US investor community. They also lend further credence to the argument that the US is well prepared for a successful transition to IFRS.'
Key findings
The most significant challenges identified by investors are the one-off transition matters, while longer-term concerns are rated less highly.
- The most informed investors polled believe it will take US corporates some four and a half years to be ready for IFRS. They ask that convergence plans aim for full convergence, allowing adequate time for investors and industry to adjust.
- Awareness of IFRS among US-based investors is modest - when asked, only 34 per cent of investors felt able to cite specific differences between US GAAP and IFRS.
- However, 38 per cent of investors said they were comfortable comparing statements prepared under IFRS with statements prepared under US GAAP.
- Investors saw marginal differences between IFRS and US GAAP, with 22 per cent of investors claiming that the quality of disclosures under IFRS are higher, against 25 per cent who favoured US GAAP.
- Among investors with a solid understanding of IFRS, however, the balance shifts to 40 per cent to 21 per cent in favour of IFRS.
Sue Almond adds: 'While there are clearly challenges and reservations highlighted in the survey, attitudes to IFRS appear to be changing in the US, irrespective of any action by the SEC. The more familiar investors are with IFRS, the more confidence they have in the standards, which echoes the experience in countries that have already adopted IFRS.'
Questions remain for the future, as looking ahead ACCA's report also identified the issues that are most responsible for shaping US investors' attitudes towards IFRS. By order of significance, these are:
- Will IFRS adoption lead to reduced complexity for US corporates?
- Is IFRS adoption going to lead to a dangerous loss of US influence over the standard-setting process?
- Are US corporates likely to see cost savings and synergies emerging as a result of IFRS adoption?
- Will IFRS adoption make it easier to compare the performance of US corporates with that of other companies overseas?
- Are US auditors likely to second-guess management more frequently as a result of IFRS adoption?
Sue Almond concludes: 'A better understanding of global standards produces greater assurance – and it will also prompt more investors to learn about the International Accounting Standards Board and the work they are doing on convergence. The accountancy profession – on the global stage as much as in the US – will have a significant role to play in educating the business community about global standards and needs to prepare for this.'
About the report:
- The survey of investors was carried out by Forbes Insights in two waves – a first wave between 18 and 21 May 2012, targeting occupations involved in the management of investments and a 'booster' wave between 25 June and 4 July 2012, targeting professional investment managers, asset managers and fund managers
- Both waves drew from the Forbes Insights panel. Overall, the survey achieved 493 responses from individuals with a combined $2.3 trillion under management at the very least.


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As a part of the Public Readins at UNC, poet Todd Boss, a graduate of St. Olaf College and the University of Alaska at Anchorage, will be reading poetry in Donovan Lounge in Greenlaw Hall on Thursday, February 13, at 3:30 pm. Please join us for an enlightening session of enjoying poetry!
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text: Service Learning The NWACC Service Learning Program facilitates the implementation of various student driven projects each semester. Honors students have played a pivotal role in current and past projects, some of which are intended to coincide with the Honors Program sponsored spring themed semester. Honors Students Lead 2012-2013 Projects Service Learning students expanded the original Cherokee Advocacy Project in the spring 2012 semester to include other local tribes, including the Quapaw, whose reservation is in extreme northeastern Oklahoma. The Native America Project focused on the Superfund site at Tar Creek and created a documentary. New honors geology professor Diane Phillips, who has been taking EMPACTS students to the site for years along with Prof. Paul Lowry, and Dr. Chris Huggard worked with students in science and history courses. The Native America Project is on-going and active in 2012-2013. Pictured right, students view maps of original Quapaw lands compared with the present-day reservation. Pictured left, students take a guided tour of Tar Creek, and pose for a photo, right. NOTE: New or evolving Service-Learning and EMPACTS projects are added each semester. So check out their websites for the latest information. OTHER PROJECTS In the spring 2012 semester Dr. Huggard's World Civ II Honors class also led the Hunger Project. Students researched the Irish potato famine and compared it with current global hunger issues. Students led a roundtable discussion (shown in picture at right) as part of the Ireland 2012 themed semester. Students also gave presentations on the topic linking it to current day issues with hunger in Northwest Arkansas. Led by Honors member and project creator, D'Etta Mason, the Cherokee Women and Children Advocacy Project team raised awareness of the Cherokee people and collected donations that went toward the Cherokee Immersion School and Heritage Center in Oklahoma. Today the project has expanded and involved into a joint Service Learning and EMPACTS project called the Native America Project. Pictured above, a team member teaches elementary students how to play a traditional Native American game, and right, history and psychology students tour the Cherokee Ancient Village. History and sociology Honors classes took the lead in the Haiti Project that began back in 2010. Held in conjunction with the Honors' sponsored Caribbean Themed Semester (2010) and in the aftermath of the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti, honors students conducted weeks of research on Haitian culture, history, health, and education. 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Exhortations to wisdom. The evils of licentiousness. (1-14) Remedies against licentiousness, The miserable end of the wicked. (15-23)
Verses 1-14 Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry, false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins. Often these have been, and still are, Satan's method of drawing men from the worship of God into false religion. Consider how fatal the consequences; how bitter the fruit! Take it any way, it wounds. It leads to the torments of hell. The direct tendency of this sin is to the destruction of body and soul. We must carefully avoid every thing which may be a step towards it. Those who would be kept from harm, must keep out of harm's way. If we thrust ourselves into temptation we mock God when we pray, Lead us not into temptation. How many mischiefs attend this sin! It blasts the reputation; it wastes time; it ruins the estate; it is destructive to health; it will fill the mind with horror. Though thou art merry now, yet sooner or later it will bring sorrow. The convinced sinner reproaches himself, and makes no excuse for his folly. By the frequent acts of sin, the habits of it become rooted and confirmed. By a miracle of mercy true repentance may prevent the dreadful consequences of such sins; but this is not often; far more die as they have lived. What can express the case of the self-ruined sinner in the eternal world, enduring the remorse of his conscience!
Verses 15-23 Lawful marriage is a means God has appointed to keep from these destructive vices. But we are not properly united, except as we attend to God's word, seeking his direction and blessing, and acting with affection. Ever remember, that though secret sins may escape the eyes of our fellow-creatures, yet a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, who not only sees, but ponders all his goings. Those who are so foolish as to choose the way of sin, are justly left of God to themselves, to go on in the way to destruction.
Proverbs 5:1-23 . A warning against the seductive arts of wicked women, enforced by considering the advantages of chastity, and the miserable end of the wicked.
1. This connection of wisdom and understanding is frequent ( Proverbs 2:2 , 3:7 ); the first denotes the use of wise means for wise ends; the other, the exercise of a proper discrimination in their discovery.
2. regard--or, "observe."
keep--preserve constantly.
3. (Compare Proverbs 2:16 ). Her enticing promises are deceitful.
4. her end--literally, "her future," in sense of reward, what follows (compare Psalms 37:37 , 73:17 ). Its nature is evinced by the use of figures, opposite those of Proverbs 5:3 . The physical and moral suffering of the deluded profligate are notoriously terrible.
5. feet . . . , steps--that is, course of life ends in death.
6. her ways . . . know--Some prefer, "that she may not ponder the path of life," &c.; but perhaps a better sense is, "her ways are varied, so as to prevent your knowledge of her true character, and so of true happiness."
8, 9. Avoid the slightest temptation.
9. thine honour--in whatever consisting, strength ( Proverbs 3:13 ) or wealth.
thy years--by cutting them off in dissipation.
unto the cruel--for such the sensual are apt to become.
10. wealth--literally, "strength," or the result of it.
labours--the fruit of thy painful exertions ( Psalms 127:2 ). There may be a reference to slavery, a commuted punishment for death due the adulterer ( Deuteronomy 22:22 ).
11. at the last--the end, or reward (compare Proverbs 5:4 ).
mourn--roar in pain.
flesh and . . . body--the whole person under incurable disease.
12-14. The ruined sinner vainly laments his neglect of warning and his sad fate in being brought to public disgrace.
14. evil--for affliction, as in Genesis 19:20 , 49:15 .
15-20. By figures, in which well, cistern, and fountain ( Proverbs 5:15 Proverbs 5:18 ) represent the wife, and rivers of waters ( Proverbs 5:16 ) the children, men are exhorted to constancy and satisfaction in lawful conjugal enjoyments. In Proverbs 5:16 , fountains (in the plural) rather denote the produce or waters of a spring, literally, "what is from a spring," and corresponds with "rivers of waters."
17. only thine own--harlots' children have no known father.
18. wife . . . youth--married in youth.
19. loving . . . roe--other figures for a wife from the well-known beauty of these animals.
breasts--(Compare Solomon 1:13 , Ezekiel 23:3 Ezekiel 23:8 ).
ravished--literally, "intoxicated," that is, fully satisfied.
21. The reason, God's eye is on you,
22, 23. and He will cause sin to bring its punishment.
23. without instruction--literally, "in want of instruction," having refused it (compare Job 13:18 , Hebrews 11:24 ).
go astray--literally, "be drunken." The word "ravished" ( Proverbs 5:19 ) here denotes fulness of punishment.


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We make games. We study how people play. We think games can change the world. We think games are an art form. We believe games are capable of more. We teach with games. We speak out with games. We help people through games. We brainstorm. We research. We play. We are Tiltfactor. Game design for social change.
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Ruth Catlow is an artist and co-director of furtherfield.org and Head of School of Design at Writtle College, UK.
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Tale of the Son: Ushering in the Evolution of Instrumentalism
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Hilpert, DSU's seventh president, previously announced he would retire Dec. 31 but agreed to serve until the IHL had followed protocol to find his successor.
Leslie Griffin, chair of Campus Search Advisory Committee, said the search is continuing along the established timeline.
"The search for the next president of DSU is progressing well under the direction of Parker Executive Search," said Griffin.
Parker Executive Search is the leading global executive search firm managing the pursuit of a replacement.
"The process is moving along according to the timeline established by the IHL Board and the Campus Advisory Committee should begin reviewing candidate materials by mid-January," added Griffin.
First and second round interviews will be held in February, during which a representative group of the Campus Advisory Committee will be present and engaged.
The IHL Board's goal is to identify a preferred candidate and arrange a campus visit for the candidate by late February.
The Best Consideration deadline for the search was extended to Monday to allow for sufficient qualified applications.
"At this time the IHL is still working diligently toward naming the new president," said Karen Blanton, IHL director of communications in Jackson. "The Christmas holidays have kind of fallen right into the middle of the search.
"While there is no way to provide a specific date of when a candidate will be named, it's looking like an announcement will probably be made in February."
A detailed description and updated timeline for the search can be viewed on the IHL website at www.ihl.state.ms.us/ieo/dsu.asp.
Hilpert, 64, announced his intention to retire after nine years as DSU's president.
In October 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Institutes of Higher Learning voted to extend Hilpert 's contract for another four years.
At the time of the renewal, the IHL said that Delta State had met enrollment and fundraising goals since Hilpert became president in 2003.
Hilpert previously served six years as the president of Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D.
During his 35-year career in higher education administration, he has also served as executive vice president and acting president of the University of South Dakota, vice president of Thiel College in Pennsylvania and executive assistant to the president of Suomi College, now Finlandia University, in Michigan.


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MARY MITCHELL: Michelle Obama's return for Hadiya's funeral fulfills her destiny as Mom-in-Chief
BY MARY MITCHELL firstname.lastname@example.com February 7, 2013 6:50PM
Updated: March 10, 2013 6:36AM
When first lady Michelle Obama comes home Saturday to attend Hadiya Pendleton's funeral, she will be standing for herself as well as for her powerful husband.
Since Hadiya's tragic death, there's been a drumbeat for President Barack Obama to come to Chicago to address urban violence.
The 15-year-old girl was killed by gun violence a little more than a week ago in a park only a short distance from the Obama's Kenwood home.
But the first lady's decision to come here is likely her own.
Before moving to Pennsylvania Avenue, Michelle Obama was very much the kind of person who would be there for a neighbor in crisis.
The first time I met her was at a casual brunch organized by one of her friends for someone who became discouraged after she was abruptly let go from her high-profile job.
At the time, Barack Obama was a state senator. Michelle Obama showed up bearing a covered dish like all the other guests and left quietly after sharing words of encouragement.
That was sometime in 2004, and, of course, a lot has happened to her family and to the families she left behind.
The first lady's return home to attend the funeral of yet another of the city's promising youth also will have a political downside because it will further thrust Chicago's epic battle against urban gun violence into the national spotlight.
That she will be accompanied by Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to the president, and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, both of whom were heavily involved in Chicago's governance, also will make this very much a uniquely Chicago story.
That can't be helped.
This show of respect by the White House for the Pendletons' loss will do more to get the message across that this tragedy is no different from the school shooting tragedies in Newtown and in Columbine than a speech ever could.
Hadiya was gunned down in the middle of the afternoon, believed by police to be an unintended target . One week earlier, the King College Prep student had performed with members of the school's band at inaugural events.
Understandably, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has tried to downplay the ongoing street violence. Each new tragedy has been met with the unveiling of a new round of stats and policing strategies designed to show that the mayor is taking aggressive steps to stem the bloodshed.
But 2013 got off to a particularly bloody start, with Hadiya becoming the 42nd murder victim.
Michelle Obama's return to Chicago to pay the first family's respects has the potential for political fallout not just for the city, but also for the White House.
After all, it is one thing for the first lady to return to her hometown to encourage other mayors to adopt the city's plan to address food deserts as she did in 2011, and quite another to show up when the city is grappling with 42 murders in a single month.
Just as her support of the mayor's food desert symposium triggered criticism that her endorsement did little to improve the situation, some will dismiss her decision to attend Hadiya's funeral as mere symbolism.
But there are no quick fixes when it comes to urban violence, just as there are no quick fixes when it comes to mass shootings.
Nothing the first lady does will ever be seen through the same lens as her show of support for a neighbor that day nearly a decade ago.
Still, when Michelle Obama comes home to comfort this grieving family, she will not only be putting the spotlight on urban violence.
She will be fulfilling her destiny as Mom-in-Chief.


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This is the third of three posts on this topic. The first two posts were
How Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas Made The Hit Parade
The two preceding posts in this series established the following:
1. Old Ideas hit the top of the charts: Leonard Cohen's newly released album, Old Ideas, found comfortable lodging in such prestigious addresses as #1, #2, and #3 in the sales charts throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia.1 Whether Old Ideas is only shacking up in these notoriously hip and trendy neighborhoods for a week or two or is able to commit to a longer stay, it is certain that this visit has proved a rewarding one for Leonard Cohen, his management, his record company, and his fans.
While Leonard Cohen's music has previously enjoyed isolated pockets of popularity (e.g., Leonard Cohen has always been big in Norway), the widespread sales success of Old Ideas is unprecedented.
2. Marketing Leonard Cohen has not been a priority in the past: Historically, the marketing support expended by Cohen's record company has, at least according to the Canadian singer-songwriter's own testimony, ranged between abandonment and benign neglect. Cohen's promotional efforts in his own behalf have been only marginally more effective.2
3. The music industry has changed so dramatically that quantitatively comparing Old Ideas sales to sales of Cohen's previous albums is difficult, if possible at all: In the past decade, the economics and, consequently, the mechanics, goals, and methodologies of the pop music business have altered so dramatically that making precise distinctions between the marketing and sales of Old Ideas and earlier Cohen albums would require complex and arduous calculations; for practical purposes, quantifying the variations in popularity and sales of Old Ideas via-a-vis its predecessors is impossible.3
That changes are impossible to quantify, however, does not mean it is impossible to judge that a change has taken place. A perpetual preoccupation of sportswriters and fans is comparing teams (e.g., 1985 Bears VS 1962 Packers) or individual players (e.g., Kareem Abdul-Jabbar VS Michaels Jordan) who may have played shorter or longer schedules, against tougher or lesser competition, under different rules, … . Clearly, such calculations are precarious and undependable. On the other hand, it is intuitively clear that the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan, a NBA powerhouse winning six championships in eight years in the 1990s, were far more successful than the pre-Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, regardless of any changes in the game during those years.
Similarly, the gross comparisons between the sales of Old Ideas VS Cohen's earlier work permits no conclusion other than Old Ideas is more successful.
The question is …
Why Did The Old Ideas Release Meet With Such Success?
Or, for the sports fans in the audience, what is the Michael Jordan factor in the case of Old Ideas? Let's consider the usual suspects.
The Record Company's Vigorous Promotional Support (Finally)
Given Cohen's previous complaints about his record company and the current self-congratulatory press releases put out by the company, it is tempting to attribute the improved sales to an all-out corporate marketing effort. Unburdened by any inside information about the marketing strategies employed to promote Old Ideas or earlier albums, I can freely speculate on what I've observed.
SONY has, for example, promoted the album with "listening parties" in Paris, New York, London, Los Angeles, and other cities, some of which were attended by Cohen himself.
SONY also, one assumes, had a hand in the arrangements that led to the New Yorker printing the poem, "Going Home."4 and streaming the song "Going Home," NPR, The Guardian, and other sites streaming the entire album, 5
That impressive billboard in Times Square was the work of SONY or Cohen's own management. Several stores, newspapers, magazines, and radio stations ran contests associated with the Old Ideas release.6 A covers project, Old Ideas with New Friends, has featured "a handful of today's artists [who] have recorded a cover of their favorite Leonard Cohen song," apparently in the belief that a new generation of music lovers can be lured into listening to Leonard Cohen's songs by channeling them through "today's artists," a tactic not unlike smothering broccoli in cheese sauce to make it palatable for the kids. And, there have been print and television ads.
This promotional effort, however, hardly saturates the market. No television or print ad has, for example, crossed my own field of vision in Durham, North Carolina. Moreover, such ads are rare enough worldwide such that LeonardCohenForum members who do sight one of these elusive specimens are moved to post them on site in tones of wonderment.
In short, while I find that Times Square billboard downright inspirational, one billboard doth not a marketing campaign make.
Further, a company intently focused on moving product does not muck around with the most devoted Leonard Cohen fans, those willing to pre-order the Old Ideas CD (at the highest price) in order to claim an "instant download of 'Show Me The Place." only to find that (1) SONY was also streaming "Show Me The Place" on Soundcloud for with a handy free download link and (2) more than a few of these pre-ordered CDs arrived a week or more after the release date. These and similar issues are discussed on a six page LeonardCohenForum thread with the misleadingly innocuous title, "Gotten your pre-order CD yet?," which includes this indicator of these fans' feelings.
Similar complaints have been posted on other sites, my personal favorite of which is the subtly named This crap is why people infringe copyright.
Overall, I rate the marketing campaign improved over past efforts but hardly sufficient to explain the album's sales peaks.
Leonard Cohen's Own Marketing Of Old Ideas
Leonard Cohen gave at least a couple of magazines, notably with Sylvie Simmons for MOJO and with Andy Greene for Rolling Stone. And, he did show up at Old Ideas events in Paris, London, New York, and Los Angeles, patiently answered questions from fan and the professional press, signed autographs, trotted out some of his best, most rehearsed bits, and behaved with extraordinary graciousness.
Cohen has, of course, given interviews in conjunction with the release of his albums in the past. My impression, however, is that while he actually gave more interviews in the past, those were mostly one on one seasons, the content of which often ranged far afield from the ostensible topic of the album being released and included provocative stances. Those events he completed in the recent weeks were more focused on the album, involved more people, and were marked by a uniformly cooperative, albeit far from pandering, performance.
Finally, I would call attention to the album art, which Cohen has and continues to control personally. However one evaluates the artistic merits of cover of Old Ideas, it clearly stands out as the Cohen album presentation most likely to capture the attention of a potential buyer. Compare it, for example, to the brown-on-beige blandness that typifies many early Leonard Cohen albums, the allegorical graphic of New Skin For The Old Ceremony, some rather off-putting portrayals of the singer (whose non-record cover photos are uniformly interesting and compelling), and the esoteric symbolism of The Future album.
While I doubt that album art sells many CDs or downloads these days, I do think it possible that the customer-friendly bright colors and the easy to like photo Cohen chose for Old Ideas does signal his willingness to make the product more marketable.
Congruent with my assessment of his record company's performance, I rate Leonard Cohen's own marketing performance improved but insufficiently improved to account for Old Ideas' sales success.
The Musical Quality Of Old Ideas
Is Old Ideas such a great album that every sentient music lover feels compelled to buy it?
In a word – nope.
I've long advocated that any reviewer of Leonard Cohen's albums be required to list the number of times he or she has actually listened to the tracks. This would allow the discerning reader to skip those reviews based on someone hearing the songs once or twice because the reliability and validity of such assessments are at best suspect. Nonetheless, the consensus of the critics, reporters, and bloggers is that while a few of the tracks are strong enough to rate among Cohen's best ("Show Me The Place," "Darkness," and "Home Again" are frequently listed in this category) many of the others are pejoratively lumped in the same category as the tracks from the unpopular Dear Heather album ("Banjo" and "Anyhow" are among those mentioned in this context).
According to my casual calculations using figures from my informal, incredibly nonscientific survey of album reviews, the average score awarded Old Ideas is 7.5 to 8.5 of a possible 10.
With the exception of a handful of reviewers and a subgroup of Cohenite zealots who are hard-wired into the astral plane cosmic consciousness, no one is touting Old Ideas as the best of Leonard Cohen's albums. In fact, more than a few are already discounting Old Ideas in anticipation of the next album, i.e., the Cohen-prophesied Born In Chains album, with its messianic potential.
It is, on the other hand, noteworthy that, even the negative reviews of Old Ideas are often enthusiastic in their praise for Cohen himself and his music in general.
The overall rating for Old Ideas can be summarized as pretty good but it's no Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
It's definitely not extraordinary enough to drive the madding crowd into the music stores.
This brings us to the explanatory concept I like to call …
The Love For Leonard Hypothesis
This notion is based on two primary points:
1. Leonard Cohen's constituency has expanded significantly in the past five years. I am convinced that some folks are psychologically and/or neurological pre-set to respond positively to Leonard Cohen's music. I am not the alone in this belief. Nor is Cohen the only performer to whom this applies Consider this excerpt from The Best Joni Mitchell Song Ever by Ron Rosenbaum (Slate, Dec. 14, 2007):
It's not just Joni Mitchell, not just a certain type of female singer-songwriter I have an obsession with. (Although I do revere Rickie Lee Jones and Rosanne Cash.) It's a certain kind of song, one that seems to activate some sort of hard-wired emotional cell cluster in my brain, I'm (unscientifically) convinced. Songs that do for me what crack does for other people.
No one has ever told me that he gradually learned to like Leonard Cohen's music. Rather, the prototype come to Leonard story runs along the lines of "I was [doing something] when I heard [a Leonard Cohen song] and immediately knew I had to hear more."
If that idea is true,7 then growing Cohen's fanbase is a numbers game of the type familiar to every salesman – the more doors you knock on to sell vacuum cleaners, the more vacuum cleaners you sell. For every 100 individuals that hear Cohen's music, X of those will become fans. The more who are exposed to Cohen's music the more who convert from "unaware of Leonard Cohen" to "fans of Leonard Cohen." And over the past five years, a lot of folks heard Leonard Cohen songs for the first time.
That Cohen was playing concerts around the world while on on tour for most of 2008-2010 didn't hurt. And, while some of us were ambivalent about the Hallelujah covers explosion, especially on programs like X-Factor, that song did introduce many potential fans to Leonard Cohen.
The internet has made Cohen's work immediately and directly accessible. Not only is it simple and cheap to download and audition a Cohen tune but a Cohen fan trying to explain why she is a Cohen fan can send her Facebook friend who lives in another country links to Leonard Cohen playing "Closing Time" at the final Las Vegas show, the official Dance Me To The End Of Love video, or even Cohen's never released "Do I Have To Dance All Night" from 1976.
Further, internet sites already offer more reviews and notices about Old Ideas than the number that greeted earlier Cohen albums and the online versions are far more accessible than those in print that predominated in times past.
2. Leonard Cohen fans love Leonard Cohen. What's not to love? He is irredeemably gracious, he lends, through his music, a gravitas, humor, and dignity to our imperfect efforts to carry on in life, and, well, he's way cool. Buying the Old Ideas album (especially a real hunk of vinyl or plastic rather than a download) gets us a piece Leonard Cohen and allows us to bestow upon him an unofficial lifetime achievement award
The Love For Leonard Hypothesis thus resolves to
- More people than ever before are Leonard Cohen fans (especially in the US).
- These Leonard Cohen fans love Leonard Cohen.
- Consequently, this large group of individuals were not just potential album buyers; before Old Ideas was released, they already wanted to like and buy his album.
- In this situation, Leonard Cohen did not have to create a great album, and SONY, Leonard Cohen's management, and Leonard Cohen did not have to execute the marketing perfectly. In effect, all Leonard Cohen and the business guys had to do was not put up too many hurdles between the fans and the purchase of the album. The music and the marketing only had to be good enough – and they were.
Of course, Leonard Cohen has phrased the same old idea more elegantly in two quotes, the first from an interview filmed for Tony Palmer's documentary, "Bird On A Wire" and the second from the lyrics of "The Future:"
- Success is survival
- But love's the only engine of survival
Keeping Leonard Cohen's Songs Alive
As an epilogue of sorts, I will point out that this phenomenon is a significant step in achieving the goal Leonard Cohen has repeatedly expressed: keeping his songs alive.
Leonard Cohen – Closing of final World Tour concert (Las Vegas 2010)
- See Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas Hits The Charts – And Why That Matters (Maybe) and Decoding Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas Chart Ranking [↩]
- See Decoding Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas Chart Ranking [↩]
- See Decoding Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas Chart Ranking [↩]
- See Listen To, Read Lyrics Of New Leonard Cohen Song "Going Home" From Old Ideas Album Now [↩]
- See Listen To All Songs From Old Ideas – The New Leonard Cohen Album [↩]
- See Sit Beside Leonard Old Ideas Promotion [↩]
- It is. [↩]


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1. The High Line
I love the views of New York City at that level.
2. Historic Lighthouses
You can buy them from the U.S. General Services Administration (some for as little as $10,000) if you promise to preserve them. Can you imagine anything more romantic?
3. Layer Cake Malbec on Ice
I'm not a wine connoisseur, but I do like a glass or two at night. I drink red wine on ice to water it down.
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5. Louis Vuitton Keepall Bag
I don't carry little purses. I carry big duffels, always. I got this one in Hawaii last year.
6. Brimfield Antique Show
Search and rescue with my black cart. I bought 50 wood boxes; I'm going to make a wall out of them.
7. Nespresso Coffee
I drink it in a shot glass at 5 a.m. while driving my kids to Team Santa Monica swim practice.
8. The Melrose Project
Furniture in a gallery-like setting, on Melrose in Los Angeles. Beautifully done.
9. Documentary Films
Some recent favorites: Buck; Senna; Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work; and Bill Cunningham New York.
10. San Diego's Crystal Pier Hotel
These 1930s bungalows can be rented like a hotel room—and you get to sleep on a pier.
11. Werther's Original Hard Candies
I keep a bag of them stashed under the front car seat. Put a little sugar in your mouth, you'll be fine.
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Ex-Bear Chris Harris returns as assistant coach
BY SEAN JENSEN Twitter: @SeanKJensen January 28, 2013 4:10PM
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Days after announcing his retirement via Twitter, former Bears safety Chris Harris didn't waste any time pursuing his next career.
Harris will become the Bears defensive quality control coach, according to a league source, serving as a link between the team's old defense and new defense.
Harris played under former Bears coach Lovie Smith and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli, but he also played under Mel Tucker, the team's new defensive coordinator.
Originally a sixth-round pick out of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Harris played 101 NFL games, including 88 starts. He finished his career with 16 interceptions, 14 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries.
Harris, 30, was traded from the Bears to the Carolina Panthers in 2007, but he returned in 2010. After his release in 2011, he spent time with the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars, where he played for Tucker.
After Tucker was hired by the Bears, Harris called him an "outstanding coach."
Asked why, Harris said, "He's a guy that understands how teams are trying to attack him.
"He believes in his system and doesn't panic when things aren't going to plan."


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