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Q&A: BioShock Director Ken Levine Looks to Gaming's Future
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Ken Levine doesn't have to worry about what he's doing next — yet. But he will soon.
The creative director of Irrational Games spent the last five years working on BioShock Infinite, which was released this past March. On the completion of his previous critically acclaimed magnum opuses System Shock 2 and the original BioShock, what was next for Levine was to start pondering his next huge multi-year project. This time, it was slightly different, since Irrational decided to create two downloadable extra stories for Infinite. On November 12 it released Burial at Sea, part one, a short game that continued the main game's story.
After playing Burial at Sea, I spoke with Levine about the new story twists in the add-on before moving on to other topics. I wanted to get Levine's thoughts on BioShock Infinite as seen in the light of recent commentary like the Feminist Frequency videos about the portrayal of women in game stories, as well as find out what he plans to do once the second and final part of Burial at Sea is finished.
(Levine's comments have been lightly edited for space and clarity. Some BioShock Infinite and Burial at Sea spoilers inside.)
WIRED: Why go back to Rapture for Burial at Sea? I feel like this story could have taken place anywhere — we could have seen Elizabeth go to any reality whatsoever. And the setting has always been so important to the stuff that you do, that I felt myself wondering, what was so important to this story that it had to be set in Rapture?
Ken Levine: It's always interesting because when you're showing the game, when we were showing Infinite before it was finished and people had all of these questions for me, like, why not a Rapture, why not some Easter eggs for Rapture? It's not something I wanted to go into. Because how could I answer that question? The reason why Rapture, I can see why you're asking that at the end of part one. I'd be very curious to talk to you when you finish the whole thing.
WIRED: So you think after part two, we'll have a greater sense of what happened in the events of part one? They seem kind of distinct, I played part one and the story wraps itself up at the end, it's not like it ends on a cliffhanger and says "Wait for part two!"
Levine: We tried to walk a fine line there. A lot of people described it specifically as a cliffhanger. And I didn't necessarily want it to be a cliffhanger because you are selling people a part, right? I wanted it to be both something that contains an ending and, hopefully when you play the new one, I think you're going to find — there's a lot of questions that people will walk away with from this one. For instance, why is Elizabeth the way she is? And obviously it ends on a pretty dark note. There's no real semblance of the person we knew before. When you see her at the end, that look in her eye, it's a pretty dark note.
I'm already interpreting it incorrectly in my head from what I'm saying. So I wouldn't be too quick to interpret what I'm saying. Meaning, I'm being you, I'm projecting it to you and I'm thinking, if I was Chris, what would I take away from that? And the takeaway I have is actually the wrong one. But it's definitely a "part one."
WIRED: It seems like she's going around cleaning up loose ends. She accomplished something with drowning Booker/Comstock in what seemed to be various realities all at the same time, at the end of Infinite. And now it's like, well, this one, he sort of ran away, and so he wasn't in that place in that time, so it almost seems to me like this is one of a laundry list of things that Elizabeth has to do. And we're popping in at some point after she's already gone and done some other things she's had to do, cleaning up these timelines.
Levine: The interesting question for me, and I'm trying to do this without giving away anything from the future, is: What she does, and what she's doing, does it really matter in how it impacts upon her as a person and who she is, and her journey as a person? So to some degree, yes. To another degree, it's about what we do and what effect that has on us, rather than the specifics. You can change your life making a sandwich, you know? To me, yes, to some degree that's correct, but there's a reason Elizabeth is the focus of the next one, and it's dealing with — I'm really struggling here trying not to give anything away. I've never had a game that I've released in my life where it's like, oh, you didn't see it — all of it. It's a very weird place for me to be; I've never done a piece of DLC before. It's a really odd place to be because it's like half the story, right? If you checked out in the middle of Infinite, you'd probably have a very different takeaway. But it has to stand on its own, so I think that's what you were seeing to some degree, but also it's the beginning of something. I'm glad you felt like it wrapped up for you.
WIRED: Did you have the idea to do these two episodes of stories in Rapture as you were finalizing the form of the story for the main game?
Levine: I really decided what to do after I finished my work on Infinite. I didn't really have a chance to think about it before then. It's not like we just said, we want to go to Rapture — again, this is always hard to talk about because you haven't played the last part yet. But there's a larger story we want to tell about Elizabeth, which the part you saw is a component of.
WIRED: And you knew at the end of Infinite that Elizabeth's story — that it was the end of the Booker/Comstock story but at the same time it was Elizabeth's rebirth, if you will, she realized all the things that had been done to her and was taking control of her own destiny and moving forward from there.
Levine: She's obviously a different person from when you first met her — the person you met at the beginning of BioShock Infinite is not this person — and to some degree, it's a risk. We're putting this character who's sort of young and innocent and beloved into a very different role, sort of the opposite of that. But I guess all I can say is, this is part one of two.
WIRED: As a creator, someone who's making something so high-profile, in the spotlight and representative of triple-A videogames this year, when you see a lot of the dialogue that's going on about damsels in distress, and the representation of female characters in games — Infinite has been held up as an example of having good parts and bad parts if you're looking at it through that lens, where Elizabeth is a great female character but there still is that moment where she's kidnapped and has to wait around for a guy to come rescue her, so it's not above criticism from those angles. When you read that stuff, how does that affect you? Does it make you rethink some stuff? I'm curious to hear your perspective.
Levine: I'm always interested in telling a good story. I have very little interest in an agenda. Somebody who makes a piece of art that gets an idea across is always going to be so much more interesting to me than somebody who writes a polemic. I find polemics super boring. And there are great — I read this article yesterday about how Joss Whedon is an incredibly virulent anti-woman figure. And they specifically talked about — do you watch Firefly? They specifically talked about some stuff in that show that I thought was exceptionally interesting in terms of dealing with tropes, and… there's an episode where he meets this woman who wants to become his wife, and is the perfect woman for a certain ideal — she wants to cook for him and clean for him, and all those things that men used to want out of a wife. In the same way, there's still — there is an attraction for a man in being adored, and taken care of, and all that.
But there's also a problem with that, because those people who don't have interior lives tend to not be very interesting. I'm talking about strictly from what a man might want. I think that men have benefited hugely from feminism because the world's just an infinitely better place for women and for men because of it. But then the woman of course turns out to be playing into all those tropes because she's a con woman. And she takes advantage of him because she knows men are weak in that way. And I thought it was a really brilliant examination because it both showed men something that they couldn't help but find a little bit attractive and then totally subverted it, right? Really a smart, smart show. It wasn't showing a woman who — she wasn't a hero per se, but she was brilliant and smart and she knew how to play people and I thought she was a dynamite, dynamite character. She didn't really play into Mal, into the main character's weaknesses, she played into all of men's weaknesses, which we all share. Or, most men's weaknesses.
Long story short: I'd like somebody to do it as a piece of art, rather than a piece of criticism because I think it's much more interesting as a piece of art. And it's much more challenging. You get so much further with — the things that have transformed people's views of society generally have been — if you look at the gay rights movement, what's really transformed the gay rights movement in the last 20 years is how effective homosexuals have been at showing them as perfectly normal people you'd want to know, in the media. Of demystifying themselves. Of making themselves say, "Hey, look, I'm just like you and me." And that's happened a lot through how they're presented in media. A lot of creative people, the Ryan Murphys of the world, the Ellens of the world — and I think you get a lot further with that. So I really wish those people would make art, I guess is what I'm saying.
[Note: Following this interview, Levine contacted WIRED to say that he wanted to provide some more follow-up thoughts on his comments above. We got back on the phone with him the next day and had the following discussion.]
Levine: There's an episode [of Firefly] called "Our Mrs. Reynolds," and Reynolds is the last name of the main male character on the show. He meets this woman on sort of a backwards planet, and he helps those people on that planet and they basically offer him this woman, she offers herself as his bride in exchange for his help, right? Her name is Saffron. The whole episode is about how she is this archetype of, like, 1950's womanhood. That she wants to wash his feet, make his dinner. And the women on the crew are sort of disgusted with her. In fact, the men are — there's a part of them that's drawn to this treatment, this being the king of the castle. It sort of points to the fact that sort of deep down, there's parts of men and parts of women that some of these roles still play into.
But it turns out that she's actually just a con woman, and she's trying to seduce the captain to take over his ship, essentially. But she's playing a part, and that part is playing into some of the weaknesses that sexist tropes can give us. What I love about the episode is that it both showed why these tropes exist and how some people are attracted to these tropes and how smartly the woman used them to manipulate the man in the episode. And the main character's not a fool in any way, shape or form. He's very resistant. She almost wears him down. I just love it because it took a lot of notions of tropes, of damsels in distress and 1950's housewifery and all those things in an artistic way, without wagging fingers, really exposed a lot of what secretly goes on in men and women's minds as a piece of art, as a very entertaining episode.
WIRED: So it wasn't an article that read, "Here are tropes, and here's why these tropes are bad," and you feel that it has more of a chance of changing people's minds about things because it's presented as a piece of art that we're engaged with and enjoying.
Levine: Exactly. And as a man — they did a good job, the episode was directed by a woman — as a man, you watch the episode and there is a tiny part of you as a man, even in this day and age, that sees the appeal of having somebody tend to your every want and desire. And then to show that this woman character actually knows that about men, uses that to basically con him, was I thought very… and he's not a fool, but it shows that even this swashbuckling guy has this weakness, and instead of saying this is good and this is bad, I think you're always better taking somebody, putting them in a place, and then hitting them, surprising them with the truth. Rather than just saying it.
I was totally taken in by the character, and I was totally duped along with the hero. The feeling of being duped, I thought, was very powerful.


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Rumors are swirling that Beyonce and Jay Z avoided Solange Knowles at the MTV VMAs on Aug. 24, but a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY what really happened between the trio at the show!
Beyonce, 32, and Jay Z, 44, and Solange Knowles, 28, have found themselves in a drama triangle ever since the elevator incident on May 5. The VMAs were no exception! After Solange wasn't seen in the audience to watch Bey accept the Video Vanguard Award, rumors ran wild that the sisters fought backstage. We have the true scoop!
Beyonce & Solange Elevator Fight: Truth Behind Rift Between The Sisters
There was NO drama between Bay, Jay and Solange at the VMAs. Solange was right by her sister for the big night — just not on camera!
"Solange hung out backstage with her sister in her dressing room. She saw everyone and was backstage at the bar and saw Nicki and Taylor," an insider tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. Solange wasn't in the audience to watch her sister receive an award, but that's because she has new music to make!
"She had to leave because she is busy finishing up her album. She was talking to everyone and she had a great time. She was there for a little bit. No one says anything about Tina not being there, and they aren't feuding," our insider says. "Tina" is Beyonce and Solange's mom.
"Solange was with her in the dressing room," the insider explains. "And was in the hallway and she didn't go out and sit on the floor." Solange was totally there for her older sister that night, but just behind the scenes! We're happy to hear the sisters and Jay Z aren't feuding.
Beyonce & Jay Z Enlist Solange Knowles To Help Dispel Split Rumors
Despite their PDA, rumor still has it that Bey and Jay will split up for good when their On The Run tour ends in mid September. When the duo were in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 22 for their tour, they had a secret family outing with Solange!
The trio had dinner at Kingfish in the Big Easy. "They were all really nice. They sat at the bar for a min. After about 20 minutes, Solgange asked if they could get a table," Mona Collins, hostess at Kingfish told HollywoodLife.com. "Jay asked me if he could smoke a cigar and we allowed him to and cornered off an area to them to be alone."
Are YOU happy Bey, Jay and Solange aren't fighting, HollywoodLifers? Let us know!
– Megan Ross, Reporting by Chloe Melas
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Whatever – believe what you want. It will be difficult for Jay Z to overcome the well desired elevator licking and also, difficult for Beyonce to overcome the endless cheating of Jay Z (whatever form it took). I hope they work it out for the sake of their children.
Best to all involved.
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"she had to leave to finish up her new album" C'mon HL, if we didn't believe the rift rumours before, were definately gonna now after that comment. an insider saying that makes it sound even worse, like a big cover up. no sister would leave before her sister and neice's big moment if everything was good between them all. if anything, her leaving early shows true problems in the family


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Happy Friday everyone! This week was really fantastic, and I'm still jazzed about it, so of course I'm going to share it with you.
Monday night, Demia met to discuss the buzz surrounding the Eliza Quincey Thought Catalog article discussing one student's experience with how the University handled her rape. We decided to plan a protest for Thursday, protesting the way the University handles cases of sexual assault, so I was anxiously anticipating that all week. Wednesday night we organized, planned, and made posters for the protest. Then yesterday, the actual protest took place. A solid amount of people showed up, including students, faculty, and students from other universities. My friend Hana and I read part of the Thought Catalog article, while others read the demands students compiled regarding Butler's sexual assault policies. Others came forward and said why they were there, and I was shocked and moved by how many people who spoke were survivors of sexual assault. In between speakers, we marched and chanted. It was such an incredibly powerful, emotional experience, and it felt great to know that I was a part of the organization that made the protest happen. A few news stations were there as well, and a snippet of my interview was even on the news.
Aside from the emotions from the protest, I was published on Thought Catalog yesterday! I've published with them once in January, so it felt great to have another piece on the site. I wrote about how human beings need to stop comparing themselves to one another because we are made to be different. Then, I went to the Out of the Dawg House Concert, which was in Holcomb Gardens, which is my second favorite place on campus. The concert was great as usual, then afterwards my friends and I went and got ice cream. I had ice cream for dinner. THE GOODNESS DON'T STOP!
Today, the weather is beautiful, I have a friend date with my friend Drew, and I'm going to the Freshly Brewed Concert tonight to watch my friend Allie sing. Weee oooo weee ooo wooo!!! Also, I got tickets to see Twenty One Pilots tomorrow night, so that just adds to greatness and good vibes this week produced.
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(KMOV.com) -- St. Louis County Police are investigating an incident they describe as ethnic intimidation/hate crime in South St. Louis County.
A family said they moved into their dream home in a Mehlville neighborhood with their young son when they received a note in the mailbox.
The note said, "I see you, I shoot you," and for the family to move back to north St. Louis. The family said neither one of them is from north St. Louis. The note also had KKK written on it.
"To suggest we can't live where we want to live. We are hard-working individuals," said the husband, the family asked not to be identified, "We are the epitome of middle-class America. We are independent business owners. This is quite disturbing."
The couple said since the incident they have gotten to know some of their neighbors.
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St. Louis County Police said they are stepping up patrols in the neighborhood
The husband said he was two-years-old when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 'I have a Dream' speech.
"This is 50 years later and we still have to be concerned about this type of racism," he continued.
Both husband and wife said they will have to explain what happened to their 4-year-old son one day.


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The Best of the Barons #1: Barons Tennis Wins AMCC Champs
August 20, 2014
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – A dramatic win in the AMCC Championship game puts men's tennis at the top of our Best of the Barons list.
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Season Finale Ends With Double Header Losses
April 26, 2014
HAMBURG, NY. —The Lady Barons dropped both games of their season finale versus Hilbert College, 6-1 and 13-0. Franciscan University battled, but continued their struggles in the batters box.
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FUS Softball Plays an Improved Game on Senior Day
April 23, 2014
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Lady Baron softball played one of its best games of the year on Senior Day against Bethany College.
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FUS Softball Improves in Second Game Against Grove City
April 21, 2014
GROVE CITY, Pa. – The strong pitching of freshman Serra Alongi gave Franciscan softball a chance for a last inning comeback in game two against Grove City College.
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Lack of Execution In Lady Baron Loss
April 16, 2014
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio—The Lady Baron softball team struggles to execute in their back to back losses to La Roche College, 19-0 and 8-0.
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Lady Baron Softball Keeps Fighting in Loss
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Franciscan softball continued to show its resiliency, improving its fielding and hitting from game one to game two in a double header against Medaille College.
April 12, 2014 | Softball
Lady Baron Softball Struggles to Overcome Injuries and Absent Players
BUFFALO, Ny. – Without some of their top players, Franciscan women's softball couldn't defeat D'Youville College, lossing 8-0 and 9-0.
April 9, 2014 | Softball
Volk's Return not Enough Help FUS Softball Loss
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The return of starting short stop, Michele Volk, helped FUS defensively but the Lady Barons continued to struggle with their bats led to 10-1 and 19-1 loss.
April 6, 2014 | Softball
Lady Baron Softball Stays Agressive in Double Header Losses
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – FUS softball showed its mental toughness by scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning of two double header losses to Penn St. - Behrend.
April 5, 2014 | Softball
Fast Start Slows Down as Lady Baron Softball Losses to Pitt. - Bradford
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – After getting out to an early 1-0 lead, errors and walks from Franciscan softball gave Pitt. - Bradford easy runs as they won 12-1 and 25-0.
April 1, 2014 | Softball
Lady Barons Lose Despite Improved Pitching
GRENNSBURG, Pa. – Lady Baron softball lost to conference foe Pitt. - Greensburg 12-0 and 9-1 despite continued improvement from pitcher Eloise Rover and hitting from veterans Katrina Fabian and Rosemary Cassidy.
March 28, 2014 | Softball
Energy Late in the Game Not Enough for Lady Barons
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A late rally in their second game of a double header, didn't last long enough to bring Lady Baron softball their second win of the season. A slow first inning against Chatham University, led to a 9-0 loss while a three-run seventh inning couldn't get FUS the lead in a 7-4 loss.
March 27, 2014 | Softball
Limited Roster Costs Lady Baron Softball vs. Tough Opponent
ALTOONA, Pa. – One bad inning in each of the Lady Baron's two double-header games against Penn St.-Altoona kept FUS from hanging with the top team in their conference.
March 22, 2014 | Softball
Despite Improvement Lady Baron Softball Falls to St. Vincent
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March 19, 2014 | Softball
FUS Softball Hits Well Early in Homer Opener Losses
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Some strong hitting in the early innings kept Franciscan softball in the games early against former Division II opponent Waynesburg University.
March 14, 2014 | Softball
Close Game Closes out Softball Spring Training
CLERMONT, Fla. –In a close match, the Lady Barons came up short against Lancaster Bible College 9-8.
March 13, 2014 | Softball
FUS Softball Bags First Win Since 2011
CLAIRMONT, Fla. –Clutch performances from Lady Barons Ashley Ruttencutter, Rosemary Cassidy, Kim Muscat, and Katrina Fabian brought the FUS Softball team to home plate.
March 11, 2014 | Softball
Lady Baron Offense Wakes Up In Second Game
CLARMONT, Fla. – For the first time during their spring break trip to Florida, Lady Baron softball's bats woke up, scoring nine runs in their second game of a double header.
March 10, 2014 | Softball
Despite Batting Troubles, Lady Barons Look Forward to Season
CLERMONT, Fla.– The Lady Barons kicked off their season in Florida with a double header against Westfield State and Transylvania University.
July 5, 2013
FUS Head Coaches Talk About Baron Athletics Experience
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - Listen to a number for Franciscan's head coaches talk about what is unique about being a part of their program and FUS.
April 27, 2013 | Softball
Lady Baron Softball Says Goodbye to Three Seniors
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - Senior third baseman Catherine Durand said goodbye to Lady Baron softball with a three run homerun as she and two other FUS seniors were honored on the team's last game of the season.
April 23, 2013 | Softball
Lady Barons Lose Late Game One Lead, Drop Doubleheader
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio- The Franciscan University softball team played an exciting doubleheader until errors halted the momentum and cost the Lady Barons both games. FUS was defeated 8-4 and 17-4 by Penn State Beaver.
April 21, 2013 | Softball
Lack of Communication Leads to Lady Baron Losses
ERIE, Pa. – Franciscan University softball fell to the Penn State Behrend Lions 13-1 and 12-0 in an away doubleheader.
April 16, 2013 | Softball
Wesselman Continues to Shine Despite Lady Baron Loss
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Freshman Hailey Wesselman continued to show her prowess on defense and at the plate in Lady Baron softball loss to La Roche College.
April 13, 2013 | Softball
Facing Adversity, Lady Barons Drop Two to DYC
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - After being plagued with injuries, Franciscan University softball could not regroup in order to win their home doubleheader against D'Youville College; the Lady Barons lost 18-3 and 16-0.
April 12, 2013 | Softball
Injuries Become a Hurdle for Lady Baron Softball in Loss
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - With two of their top players out due to injury Franciscan University softball struggled to keep up with Penn St. - Altoona as the Lady Barons lost both games of a double header 16-0 and 11-1.
April 10, 2013 | Softball
Lady Barons Shut-Out at Mt. Aloysius
CRESSON, Pa -- The Franciscan Lady Barons softball team traveled to Mt. Aloysius College in search of its first of the season. However, struggles from the plate and in the field led to two lopsided losses to the Lady Mounties.
April 7, 2013 | Softball
Lady Barons Can't Keep Momentum vs. Medaille
BUFFALO, NY- The Franciscan University softball team lost their strong start in an away doubleheader against Medaille College and dropped both games, 13-5 and 18-4.
April 6, 2013 | Softball
Lady Barons Improve for Exciting Second Game
BRADFORD, Pa. - Although the Franciscan University softball team an impressive comeback in the second game, the Lady Barons made were swept by the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in an away doubleheader by scores of 12-0 and 7-4.
April 3, 2013 | Softball
Stronger Second Game Still Not Enough for Lady Barons
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The Franciscan University Lady Barons played their second consecutive home doubleheader and lost both contests to Grove City College, first by a score of 9-1, and by a score of 11-5 in game two.
April 2, 2013 | Softball
Lady Baron Softball Struggles After Long Break
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - Franciscan University softball struggled against conference opponent Pitt-Greensburg after returning from a weeklong break in observance of Holy Week.
March 23, 2013 | Softball
Late Rally Not Enough for Softball In Second Doubleheader Game
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - A late rally came up short for Franciscan softball in their second game of a double header against St. Vincent College. The Lady Baron lost both games, 7-3 and 8-4.
March 20, 2013 | Softball
Lady Baron's Strong Finish Falls Short in Home Opener
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - While fighting harsh winds and cold temperatures, the Lady Barons softball dropped the first game of their home opener double-header 11-3 and put together a late comeback that fell just short in the second game, losing 6-5.
March 15, 2013 | Softball
Extra Focus Leads to Big Improvements for Softball
CLERMONT, Fla. – After coming off a tough double header a day ago, the Franciscan University women's softball team displayed focus and tenacity in their games against St. Lawrence University and Thomas College. Despite losing both games, the Lady Barons will fly home from Florida confident in their team's ability to play focused and with intensity.
March 14, 2013 | Softball
Lady Baron Softball Still Seeking First Win
CLERMONT, Fla. -- After playing their closest game of the season on Tuesday and enjoying a day off on Wednesday, the Franciscan University softball team played in its third doubleheader of the season on Thursday, dropping two more games.
March 12, 2013 | Softball
Offense Shows Improvement in Loss to Becker
Franciscan University's softball team completed their second doubleheader of the season, playing against Becker College and Haverford College. The Lady Barons lost 13-12 in an exciting second match-up of the year with Becker College, and lost 22-1 against their second opponent on the day, Haverford College.
March 11, 2013 | Softball
Lady Baron Softball Plays First Two Games of Season
CLERMONT, Fla. - The Franciscan softball team played their first two games of the 2013 season as part of a spring break tour in Florida. The games marked the first time the team was able to play outside after practicing indoors all preseason due to bad weather.
November 15, 2012 | Softball
Franciscan University Mourns Death of Softball Coach, Terry Leighty
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - Franciscan University softball coach Terry Leighty died on November 13 of complications due to a stroke following heart surgery. Leighty started coaching the Lady Barons in 2010. He was 64 years old.
May 15, 2012
Linscomb Receives AMCC Third-Team Honors
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Mallori Linscomb completed her first season with the Lady Barons softball program in record-setting fashion, earning her Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Third Team All-Conference honors.
May 10, 2012 | Softball
Season Review: Recruits & Returners Will Move Softball Forward in 2013
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Despite the Lady Barons not recording a victory all season, Franciscan University's second-year head softball coach Terry Leighty noted that 2012 was, "a very important season for us in many ways."
April 28, 2012 | Softball
Lady Barons Drop Final Doubleheader of 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Franciscan University softball team made the long trip to Buffalo one final time on Saturday for a make-up doubleheader versus the D'Youville College Lady Spartans. The Lady Barons dropped both games, 9-0 and 6-4.
April 26, 2012 | Softball
Chatham Spoils Senior Night for Gallagher and Lady Barons
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The Lady Barons of Franciscan University hosted the Chatham University Lady Cougars in a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon. It was Senior Night, honoring Franciscan's lone senior Amelia Gallagher, but the celebration was spoiled by two Chatham victories. The Lady Cougars won game one, 8-2, and game two, 10-0.
April 20, 2012 | Softball
Seventh Inning Rally Not Quite Enough
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The Franciscan University Lady Baron softball team put together a seventh inning rally in game one of Friday's doubleheader to score five runs over Medaille College. However, it was not enough to overcome the deficit they were already facing, and the Lady Barons fell 13-8. In game two, Medaille College finished the sweep with a 7-2 win.
April 17, 2012 | Softball
Good Game Two Defense For Lady Barons
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – After dropping their first game versus Mt. Aloysius College by a score of 13-0 in five innings, the Franciscan University Lady Barons kept the score much closer in game two. The two solo homeruns by Mountie outfielder Jalisa Westover left the Lady Barons with a 2-1 loss and just shy of their first win of the season.
April 14, 2012 | Softball
Lady Barons Lose to Hilbert College Hawks
HAMBURG, N.Y. — Franciscan University's softball team faced Hilbert College in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon losing 19-3 in the first game. Although the Lady Barons rallied to challenge the Hawks more in the second game, they lost it too, 12-7.
April 3, 2012 | Softball
Lady Barons Run Into Hard-Hitting Altoona
ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona put on an offensive display against the Franciscan University Lady Baron softball team as the Lady Lions accounted for 15 extra-base hits as part of a 33-hit, 43-run doubleheader. Franciscan fell 20-0 to Altoona in game one and 23-3 in game two.
April 1, 2012 | Softball
Lady Barons Lose Early Leads, Fall to Bradford
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The Franciscan University softball team was looking to notch its first win of 2012 on Sunday against the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. Despite holding early leads in both games, the Lady Barons dropped the leads for a 6-1 and 13-4 doubleheader loss.
March 29, 2012 | Softball
Woes Continue For Lady Baron Softball
GREENSBURG, Pa. – The Franciscan University of Steubenville softball team traveled to the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg for a doubleheader against the Lady Bobcats Wednesday, dropping both games by scores of 10-0.
March 27, 2012 | Softball
Defense Plagues Lady Barons
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Franciscan University pitcher Amanda Ruwart started the day in the circle with three hitless innings to start game one, but struggled in the last four innings as the Lady Barons dropped game one of a doubleheader with Penn State Beaver, 12-4. In game two the Lady Barons continued to struggle and Beaver was victorious, 14-3.
March 26, 2012 | Softball
Softball Closer to Notching First Victory
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – In the first game of a rescheduled double-header against Penn State Behrend, the Franciscan University of Steubenville women's softball team's struggles continued, as they fell 11-0. In game two of the day, the Lady Baron bats came alive, but the final score still was not in their favor as they lost 13-11.
March 22, 2012 | Softball
Lady Barons Suffer Two Losses at St. Vincent
LATROBE, Pa. – The Franciscan University Lady Baron softball team's early season struggles continued on Thursday as they traveled to Saint Vincent College and suffered two 12-0 defeats at the hands of the Lady Bearcats.
March 19, 2012 | Softball
Lady Barons Fall In Home Opener
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – In each game of the Franciscan University softball home opener doubleheader, Oberlin College's Emily King did something that not many players have done. In the first game, a 9-0 Oberlin victory, King went 3-4 with three homeruns and four RBIs, and in the second game, which Oberlin won 10-0, King was called to the mound and threw the first perfect game of her career.
March 15, 2012 | Softball
Young Team Plays Together For The First Time
CLERMONT, Fla.— Fresh from their annual week of spring training, the Lady Barons head into their season knowing this is only just the beginning. "I feel we will only get better as the season goes on," said head coach Terry Leighty, "and all the girls know what they have to do for us to be competitive."
March 12, 2012 | Softball
Everyone Is Anxious For Softball To Begin
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The Franciscan University Lady Baron softball team will be on its way to Florida for spring training this coming Saturday under the guidance of second-year head coach Terry Leighty. The Lady Barons look to improve on last season's 3-27 record.
January 30, 2012
Franciscan Softball Serves the Scouts
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Small acts of kindness go a long way in the mind of assistant softball coach Jennifer Parker. So she gathered her Franciscan University Lady Baron softball team Wednesday night to volunteer at the Blue and Gold Banquet for Steubenville's Boy Scout Pack No. 401. With preseason practice beginning today, it was a perfect service-oriented warm up for the Lady Barons.
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Apr. 6, 2014 Women's Softball VS. Penn State Behrend |
Apr. 5, 2014 Women's Softball vs. Univ. of Pitt.-Bradford |
Mar. 19, 2014 Women's Softball vs. Waynesburg |
Apr. 27, 2013 Lady Baron Softball Vs. Hilbert |
Apr. 23, 2013 Lady Barons vs. Penn. State Beaver |
Apr. 13, 2013 Lady Baron Softball vs. D'Youville College |
Apr. 12, 2013 Barons vs. Penn State Altoona |
Apr. 3, 2013 Lady Baron Softball vs. Grove City |
Apr. 2, 2013 Lady Baron Softbal vs. Pitt. - Greensburg |
Mar. 23, 2013 Lady Baron Softball vs. St. Vincent |
Mar. 20, 2013 Lady Baron Softball vs. Chatham University Game 1 |
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Game Highlights: Baron Basketball Defeats Mt. Aloysius College
February 20, 2015
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Highlights from the Baron's home win over Mt. Aloysius College on January 21, 2015.
Lady Barons Championship Banners Presentation
February 19, 2015
Three Lady Baron squads won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference this past fall and were honored for their accomplishments in this Banner Presentation ceremony. The Lady Barons Tennis, Cross Country, and Volleyball teams are three of the many NCAA D-III athletic programs here at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
Congratulations Lady Barons!
Senior Captain Lacey Huck Scores 1000th Career Point
November 15, 2014
On November 15th, 2014 the Lady Barons Basketball faced Bethany College at home. At 8 minutes left in the first half #15 senior, Lacey Huck, scored her 1000th career point. In 2011 to 2012 Huck scored 292 points in the season, 2012-2013 was 375, and 2013-2014 was 329. This came to a total of 996 points going into the game against Bethany College. Huck scored a total of 17 points in the game vs Bethany College.
Herrmann, Link, and Kelly NCAA Post-Match Press Conference
November 13, 2014
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Head Coach Kelly Herrmann and juniors Dani Link and Samantha Kelly in the post-match press conference after their loss in the NCAA Tournament.
Volleyball Senior Highlights Amy O'Keefe and Jackie Zucco
November 12, 2014
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio--Franciscan University's Lady Baron Volleyball senior highlights. Setter and right hitter Amy O'Keefe, number 6, is co-captain with right hitter Jackie Zucco, number 14. Senior night was held on October 29th home vs. Mt. Aloysius College. O'Keefe played strong ending the night with 25 assists. Zucco also played well finishing with 13 digs.


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Finding The Best Welding School
Five steps to find the best welding school
Choosing the right welding school can be a bit of problem for many people, which is why we have put together a list of steps that can help potential candidates in becoming a welder. A lot of people are looking for diverse career options that will guarantee them a good salary and job, and due to the large amount of saturation in the job market, a majority of the people are looking at other options. One of the most viable career choices right now is welding, mainly because of the lack of employees in this sector and the steep demand curve. While construction has slowed, there is still demand for quality welders. However, in order to earn a higher salary and qualify to weld, joining a welding school is necessary. In this article, we shall discuss the five basic steps that will help you in finding the best welding school to join.
Step 1. Cheap Welding Schools might not be the answer.
The first thing that you should know is that joining a cheap institution is not always the best possible idea. There are lots of different technical community colleges that you can join, but do not expect the same quality of education from them. Joining a dedicated welding school will obviously reap much more rewards, as you will get a better quality of education as well as teachers who are focused at the course.
Step 2. Check the accreditation of the teachers and institution.
The second thing that you need to check is the teachers of the institution. Talk to people who have previously graduated, or take some demo classes in order to find out which of the welding schools hires the best teachers. It's ok to ask for credentials and what real world experience the teachers have undertaken. This is very important, because while taking a welding course, it is crucial that you understand concepts clearly in order to put theory to practice on a professional scale.
Step 3. Check the curriculum.
The third step you need to take is to check the curriculum of the welding school. Dedicated schools offer different types of welding programs which are much more refined, such as TIG welding, underwater welding and pipe welding, which will be useful later on. If you plan to become a welder, make sure the welding school offers the classes you want to pursue.
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Step 4. Ask Welding School Graduates
Number four is to check whether the graduates from the school are actually employed in the same line of work. Some of the top welding schools have graduates that work in various areas of welding, but you should make sure that there are graduates who are currently employed in the field that you wish to join.
Step 5. Consult Welders in your field of interest.
Before spending a lot of money on school, it's always best to speak to people in the field. Ask them where they went to school. Ask them if they were happy with the teachers and curriculum. Ask them if they would do it again.


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I've been absent for a bit, and I apologize. Food just isn't doing it for me these days… not like it used to. It will again, and I actually have a few great recipes in the queue to share with you, but I've been suffering from the dreaded writer's block (aka lack of motivation). Someone wise once told me that if I couldn't get motivated to write, I should just write about what I'm excited about or invested in at the time, so I'm going to do just that, and hope that it gets the creative juices flowing again.
So, all of that is a rather roundabout way of saying that this post has nothing to do with food. Instead, it's a digression into my running life, which I haven't really talked about much since my latest round of marathon training.
How's it going? Well, I'm 35 weeks pregnant and still running, and pretty darn proud of that. I ran throughout my pregnancy with Nora, and I aim to do the same thing this time around. It has been much harder this time, though, for a bunch of reasons. First, I already have an active kid to run around after, and I don't get to sleep as much as I did the first go-round, so I'm starting out from a place of greater exhaustion. Getting up before Nora does in the morning to go running? Yeah, that's not happening. Second, this pregnancy (as I'm finding is common) has been more difficult than my first. Physically, I just don't feel as well. It's hard to want to go for a run when you're just trying not to puke (hello, first trimester and a part of the second), or when it's a choice between a sorely-needed nap and a run. I've also had a ton of hip issues, and lately I've having trouble getting my legs to cooperate — they feel super-heavy after running about a mile, the way they might toward the end of a marathon. (My chiropractor thinks it's a nerve issue caused by tight muscles, and I'm working the foam roller to try to alleviate it.) Finally, weather has been a significant factor, at least until recently. I lived in Northern California when I was pregnant with Nora. Running through the summer was no big deal. Here, in the land of 100-degree temperatures from May through September (not to mention insane humidity), it is a big deal, even when one isn't carrying an extra little heater with one at all times. So, to put it mildly, the heat has made it difficult. Thank goodness for fall, which is finally — finally — here.
But why am I still running? I get asked this question a lot, and I ask it of myself constantly. When it comes right down to it, I'm stubborn. I don't want to quit running, because I like it, it makes me feel good, and I don't want to have to start back up from scratch after recovering from pregnancy and birth. I'm worried that I just wouldn't do it, since there are too many factors pushing against it — sleep deprivation with a newborn, the pressures or everyday life and being able to find rhythm that includes time for running — and that would be sad, because I love being a runner. Running is "me" time, and I need that in my life. And, running is good for me and good for the baby I'm growing. Regular exercise during pregnancy helps build a stronger placenta, may make for an easier labor, and tends to produce, leaner, healthier newborns. And, just recently, a study found a link between exercise during pregnancy and smarter babies. So I feel good about that.
Am I running a lot? No. I try to get out twice a week, and sometimes that doesn't happen. I also try to do a lot of walking, and I ride my bike (inside on a trainer), both of which are more comfortable for me now. I'm also really slow. Like, about two minutes a mile slower than my pre-pregnancy pace, on a good day. And I rarely crack 3 miles nowadays — in fact, sometimes I don't even crack 2. I enjoy it sometimes — the other day I had a spectacular 2-mile run in the rain just as a cold front was coming in, during which I felt great — but more often, I'm just trudging through. It's a means to an end now, and I'm in the home stretch.
If you're interested in reading more about running and exercise during pregnancy, I highly recommend the book Exercising Through Your Pregnancy (though it looks old-school, the information is still entirely current) and The Runner's World Guide to Running and Pregnancy. I also have to put in a good word for the maternity workout gear available on fitmaternity.com, and, if you're planning to run during pregnancy, I personally could not have survived this far without the Gabrialla maternity support belt — it's a lifesaver in the late second and third trimesters, and I swear no one can tell you're wearing it under clothes. Happy running, everyone!


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In December, a new edition of the 1940s Fleischer Superman cartoons was announced. Now, there's a short clip available:
I'm astounded by how neat the staging is for this, with the tracking shots and the shadows — it looks more like a classic film than a kids' show. And I love the bad guy's retractable microphone!
The new two-disc DVD set will be released on Tuesday, April 7. According to the press release, bonus features include a "documentary which defines the tradition of the "Super Human" archetype of hero and why Superman resonates with fans on such a deep and personal level. Also included in the bonus features are interviews with surviving members, relatives, and biographers of the animation and production team and contemporary animators such as Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series), Paul Dini, and Dan Riba (Superman: The Animated Series) who detail the influence these cartoons have had on their own works."


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Future-proofing your Microsoft Exchange Upgrade & Migration Strategy
The future… if we actually had an endless supply of dilithium crystals or flux capacitors, gadgets like floating skateboards and Tricoders might be more common. But sadly they're not; so the only real prediction I can make for the future (that's relevant to this blog post anyway) is that Microsoft are planning to release a new version of their Exchange Server software every three years. We should be seeing the next version towards the end of next year, currently being called Exchange 15.
Like Christmas, it feels like new versions of core server software come round far too quickly, especially such valuable services like Microsoft Exchange. We've previously mentioned the lengthy procurement cycles that keep such services a constant version behind before, which generated some good feedback and discussion; many Exchange admins told me those delays adversely impact their own deployment plans, which is intensely frustrating for them and often forces their migration project into the red.
So, rather than roll out the ubiquitous predictions for 2012; I'm going to suggest that in the absence of 1.21 Gigawatts you can take a stab at future-proofing your Exchange environment now, so you're not left thinking in future -
"I'm migrating again. Surely not? Didn't I just finish the last upgrade?"
However the last migration or upgrade you performed was probably a little easier; the requirements were different then, and there was dramatically less data than today. The move from Exchange 2003 to 2007 was mostly about the new 64 bit hardware required, but the move to Exchange 2010 is often about the volume of data instead.
As your users make merry with the disk space allocated to the Exchange Stores, their mailboxes have grown and grown, you're probably wondering how you're going to move several Terabytes of data to the new Exchange platform; but, more importantly wondering when you might have to do this again. The short-term nature of IT and the constant cycle of upgrades and migrations means you may have to answer those question sooner than you expected.
One simple solution that future-proofs your migration and upgrade strategy is to deal with the data now by augmenting your on-premise Exchange with a Cloud based email management solution. Using this Cloud based email management solution is simple; the elastic and scalable nature of the Cloud lets you 'dump' your oversize email stores into a secure, scalable, flexible and resilient solution that will grow with you, but at the same time allow the users to have direct access to that email data through Outlook as though it was still on Exchange.
Now here's the part of plan we don't talk about very much, but one that provides a great degree of flexibility. When the next migration or upgrade comes around, or if you want to move from one platform to another, having already dealt with the data means your core email service i.e. Exchange, can be anywhere or anything. Upgrade, downgrade, move to Office 365 and back again, migrate some users or all users, the choice is yours; Augmenting Exchange with the cloud means you're not tied to any one solution or version, both today and next year when it's time to upgrade again.


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Weekend Fun: Skinny Cow Handling
And, now to the lighter side of Lean for the weekend.
Hat tip to my friend and author Naida Grunden for pointing out this funny news story… apparently the State of Washington has to translate their web pages into different languages… the Spanish translation turned "lean practices" into "skinny cow handling." I don't think this has anything to do with "Skinny Cow" brand ice cream and products…
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Now go handle those skinny cows!
About LeanBlog.org: Mark Graban is a consultant, author, and speaker in the "lean healthcare" methodology. Mark is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. Mark is also the VP of Customer Success for the technology company KaiNexus. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.


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The Isotonik FX is our long awaited update to the Slicer Device, in updating it we've slung a whole load of other functionality into it as well… Drop a rack next to it and you'll get full SMART effects as well!
The Quatro Looper follows the Red Box of an Ableton Supported controller, it gives access to the Looping controls on the first four tracks that are in focus. You can set pre-defined sized loops or control the size of the loop set by a fader…
Once set loops can be manipulated by moving them or halving and doubling them…
The Modular Series offers a wide range of Max4Live devices that can be utilised with any Midi Controller in conjunction with Ableton Live. Each device uses Max4Live to offer a solution to a common Ableton feature requests and we constantly update and add to the devices in the series…
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One of the most requested features of Ableton is the ability to set follow actions that occur at a clip end rather than a predetermined time.
With our Follow device you can not only acheive the standard follow actions at clip end, but you can also trigger them at clip stop, define the clip number to be played next or even switch the Clip follow action to become a Scene follow action.
This device has been very popular with users who run backing tracks in Ableton Live for a Live band.
Working with both cropped and un-cropped audio you can even simply cue up the next Clip or Scene so that its ready to play.
The final piece of the jigsaw is the ability to set a follow action in hours, minutes and seconds and apply this to an unwarped clip.
A Lite Edition of Follow is available for the price of a Tweet.
Smart can be thought of as a super charged rack allowing you to plot the path of any parameter within Ableton to a Smart graph and link it to one Master Smart Dial.
Using Max4Live up to eight parameters can be mapped so as the master dial turns different parameters can be modulated at different rates enabling for example the treble of a clip to be brought in from 0, the mids coming in from 25% and the the bass from 50% whilst the volume increases steadily…
A Lite version of Smart is available for the price of a tweet!
Return gives the ability to create Dummy Clips and modulate effects within the Return tracks, one device can be used to modulate all of the return tracks as you can switch between tracks and devices with Clip Envelopes.
And second on the most requested features list was on the fly looping, the move from Serato and Traktor was a big jump for us and we missed some of things we took for granted.
Drop a Session Looper device on every track you want and it allows you to control the track's currently playing clips looping properties via MIDI. You can set pre-determined length loops, move them, halve or double them, all without having to focus on the playing clip first.
The Arrange Looper offers on the fly looping functionality to arrange view, with five user definable Loop Buttons you can set a pre-defined size of loop.
Roller brings Serato like Loop Rolls to Ableton with an added twist.
Acting like a momentary beat repeat capturing audio and rolling it stutter like, you can move the start position of the roll and reduce the end point to produce that characteristic Pioneer CDJ sound.
More glitch options with this device, sat next to Ableton Live's Beat Repeat it automatically maps to the grid size parameter and allows you to select only the triplets options and jump between them with a push of a button.
When a Live template becomes too complex for Session Mode performers switch to Arrange Mode and lay out their performance in a linear fashion. To retain the flexibility of Session Mode this device offers five MIDI mappable buttons which when pressed will jump to the Song Locators that are around the current play head.
SLICER (Live 8)
The Slicer devices buffers an incoming bar or two bars of audio, divides it into eight equal parts and allows any of those parts to be re-triggered as slices via MIDI.
The length of each slice can be adjusted on the fly to give some nice glitch roll style effects.
You also have a Brake, Reverse and Gater effect to add to the Filter Slides and EQ Kills.
SHUFFLER (Live 8)
Buffer Shuffler is one of the Building Blocks of Max4Live. Our version brings new life to static loops allowing them to be glitched and rearranged on the fly by allowing it to be midi mapped to any controller.
You can re-order the buffered audio, mute or reverse it, or even cut it up into smaller slices, all achievable via midi.


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Bordeaux: Shopping
Destination guide
As in any French city, the fashion and wine are unavoidable at the time of seeking gifts and souvenirs, but the caviar and chocolate also part of this shopping list.
The wine is almost a mandatory purchase for those visiting the city of Bordeaux, and there are plenty places you can taste and purchase at least one bottle. Art & Vins (www.art-et-vins.com) has one of the largest wine stores and organizes every Friday, from 7pm free wine tastings and coached by professionals. In Max Bordeaux Wine Gallery (www.maxbordeaux.com) there are 48 wines for tasting, while the Boite Vins (www.bordeauxenboite.fr) combines the wines to enotourism. Who likes wine and chocolates will not hesitate to go to Chocolat au Vin (www.chocolatauvin.fr), which uses a unique method of stuffing chocolates with local wines. In a country long renowned for its gastronomy, gourmet specialties such as caviar, can also be a good gift suggestion: a Sturia Caviar (www.caviar-sturia.com) and French Caviar (www.frenchcaviarbordeaux.fr) are two of most reputable shops in this area. The cheese and cold meats, always combining well with the wine can be enjoyed at the Maison Servain. (www.maisonservan.fr). Besides good food and good wine, France is also synonymous with fashion and Bordeaux continues that tradition. Department stores such as Galeries Lafayette (www.galerieslafayette.com) or Meriadeck (www.meriadeck.com) are an ideal place for those looking for a great diversity of items and prices, while the boutiques like Petrousse (www.petrusse.com) and Pinasse (www.pinasse.fr) sell most exclusive pieces. The Cours de l'Intendance has major luxury shops, but who has a tighter budget can search in the area of Cours Victor Hugo


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Protests against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) spilled from the Internet to the streets.
Here, protesters gather outside the offices of Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in Manhattan to protest their support for PIPA.
Protests against SOPA and PIPA in New York City were organized by the New York Tech Meetup, a technology organization based in New York. Here, a man holds up a sign asking Schumer to not "break the Internet."


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Mentorships and Professional Development
Across USC, the alumni network is without a doubt one of the universities' strongest assets, and USC Price is no different. The LEAP Program will expand upon the Price School's current professional development resources by establishing a formal mentorship program that will pair undergraduate students with a Price alumnus working in their field of interest. Mentors will serve as role models, offer advice on academic and career goals, and guide students as they begin to develop their own professional networks.
Additionally, the LEAP Program will provide students with opportunities to shadow various career opportunities through a spring-break externship program. An externship is a volunteer "shadowing" opportunity for students to spend three to five days during their spring break actively working in a specific career field. Currently offered to graduate students and undergrads of junior or senior level status, externship opportunities will be extended to all Price students through the LEAP Program, allowing undergraduate students at any time during their academic experience to refine their career goals while developing deeper relationships with potential employers.


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How to Get Your Newsletters Ranked by Search Engines
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Why do I care if my newsletter is archived in search engines? When your newsletter is archived in the iContact Community, not only is it available for your readers to re-read, vote, and make comments on, it builds exposure for your company.
The Community Newsletter Archive is a list of past emails available for public viewing on the iContact Community. It helps you easily increase the number of people that can view your content. Your emails are not published to the Community Newsletter Archive by default. You have the option to publish to your archive when you send an email, or just send a regular email broadcast.
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Every time you send your newsletter, you can choose to publish it to the iContact Community. When you publish to the community you get your newsletter indexed through iContact.com, along with thousands of newsletters each day. When search engines like Google and Yahoo look for trusted sites, they'll find iContact because of the number of pages indexed. When the search engines look for relevant content, they'll find yours because it was indexed with iContact.
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IXION: a Theatre Ensemble
Ixion is an ensemble committed to the magic of collaboration that is live theatre. We seek storytellers of all disciplines to join us as we pursue interesting stories with unique perspectives and innovative styles.
We are thrilled to be part of such a dynamic and diverse theatre commmunity in Lansing and would like to contribute to this wonderful mix by nurturing new work; new perspectives and reimagining the theatre experience. We hope that the myriad voices we assemble will bring a theatre that is contemporary, compelling and challenging for local audiences.
Theatre is an art form built on collaboration. Not just the collaboration of artistis, but also of audience with performance. It only exists when others join us in exploring story. We hope you will join us on this search to communicate.
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Shows for 2014-2015
By Suzan-Lori Parks
Performance Dates: September 27, 28, October 3 & 4
Directed by Paige Dunckel
Featuring Rico Bruce Wade & Sineh Wurie
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
--The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
(as Told by Himself)
By Donald Margulies
Performance Dates: February 14, 15, 21 & 22.
(Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m.)
Featuring: Rick Dethlefson, Steve Ledyard & Christine Fisk
Directed by SaDonna Croff
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
By Paul Zindel
Performance Dates: April 18, 19,25 & 26
Directed by jeff croff
Featuring P.K. Van Vorhees, Kaleel Van Voorhees, Grace Hinkley, Emily Stokes & Judith Evans
Original short plays developed with Ixion
Performance Dates: May 21-30
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East-coast surfing is colder than the west-coast but depending on your location heading to the atlantic might be closer to your home.
Lawrencetown is the more popular surf location in Nova-Scotia Canada. Unlike Tofino it's not full of surf board shops and surf camps are not abundant. I only spent a day in lawrencetown but, driving down the road their is a surf shop, I could not find anyone. Lot's of wetsuits and boards lying around It's cold
Surf Forecast should be checked before heading out as temperatures are dramatically colder as it snows all winter. Full wetsuits must be warn and booties and hoodies are recommended all year. Look out for the ice. Don't surf alone!!!
Winter surfing is made more enjoyable with a warm van to get into after your surf session, as you will become numb after spending time in the cold atlantic ocean.
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Get Crafty to Make Your Own Olympic Necklace [PHOTOS]
Nothing shows Olympic pride like a DIY Olympic ring necklace!
Olympic Athletes Go Crazy Inside the Olympic Village [PHOTOS]
Easy and subtle enough to sport with a casual outfit, this tutorial will have you feeling crafty and patriotic. With the simplicity of colored string and a chain link, this snazzy jewelry will have you looking fancy in no time! Check out your shopping list below to get started!
DIY Olympic Rings Necklace [Tutorial Here]
What you will need:
- Cord in 5 different colors: red, green, yellow, blue, and black
- 26 Gauge Wire
- G-S Hypo Cement, or another strong jewelry-type glue. Michaels carries Aleene's or E-6000, which both should work.
- 5 rings or links from a broken necklace
- A few binder clips
- Chain in desired length (tutorial uses 17″, divided into two lengths of 8.5″)
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The players themselves admit that more needs to be done to correct these egregious errors. That starts by identifying some, if any, common denominators in what's going awry.
"Just have to make plays on the ball. You always have to make plays on the ball," linebacker and co-captain
"We've watched them [on film] and you pick up on what happened, store it in the memory banks, and go out in practice to try to improve, do different things," offered cornerback and co-captain
"I don't know if there's a common factor."
Part of the problem, certainly, is the lack of pressure the front seven is putting on opposing quarterbacks, giving them time to find open receivers downfield.
"From a technical standpoint, we're almost there," observed defensive lineman
"So, there's not necessarily a level of frustration, but to a certain extent, we have to figure out what to do to get a step closer."
While Buffalo's Fred Jackson knifed through the Patriots defense frequently last Sunday, this week's ball carrying threat poses an even greater challenge. Darren McFadden is having the best start to a season in his NFL career, and based on how the Patriots described him, it's no surprise why.
The tandem of McFadden and Michael Bush gives the Raiders a potent rushing attack.
"He's good, man," safety
"McFadden is a great guy with the ball in hands," added Mayo, who faced McFadden twice during their college careers in the Southeast Conference. "Tackling him will be an issue. We've been practicing that as well. Hopefully we can do good this week."
"He's a big guy and he's fast. [He] has a great stiff arm and he can catch the ball out of the backfield – very explosive player. I have a little bit of a history with him. Good player and it will be a challenge for us."
"Everybody knows he's fast, he's elusive, and he's a playmaker," Carter continued. "He'd definitely one of those offensive weapons you have to be alert for. You have to be aware of his position, like any opponent you play, you have to gang tackle him and be consistent. Because if not, from previous games we've watched, he can make plays and be effective."
The Raiders used McFadden to attack the edges of the defenses of their first three opponents this year, two of whom were AFC East rivals of the Patriots (New York and Buffalo). The Patriots are well aware of this and say they have to be ready for that approach when they visit O.co (formerly Oakland-Alameida) Coliseum Sunday.
"He's a tough back. He's a guy that can kind of go anywhere on the field and he has the speed to always take it to the house. You see that on film. We've seen him break long runs, we've seen him make runs inside and get first downs. It'll be a challenge for the defense just to come prepared and, most important, tackle," added McCourty.
"That's something we have to keep in mind," concluded Carter, "as well as Jason Campbell. He's been playing pretty consistent and moving the ball pretty well, using their tight ends."
Chung preparing for Sunday
He returned to the practice field last Friday, but Chung was inactive for the Bills game after reportedly requiring surgery on his right thumb. He was limited in practice the past two days as well, but tried to sound an optimistic tone about his chances for playing this Sunday in Oakland.
"I feel good … feel good. Great day," he told reporters before practice.
What about Sunday?
"It's not my decision. I'm just working hard trying to get out there, man, just help the team.
"I don't make those decisions," he continued when pressed. "I'm just going make sure I'm ready to go. Yeah, definitely … always. Anytime – hurt, injured – you always have to prepare mentally, physically, whatever you have to do to make sure you know what you're doing so if Coach needs you to go in there, you're ready."
Chung said he's never played with a cast before, but wouldn't indicate how the unwanted accessory is affecting his performance.
"I'm not going to answer those questions," he responded with a laughs. "Those are for coach, those are for the trainers.
"I'm just working. It doesn't bother me. I mean, I'm running, so, everything's good."
For details on today's Patriots practice, please visit the PFW blog.


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First graders Jacquelyn Murnick (left), Addison Lebersfeld (back) and Sydney Levin show their school spirit at Deerfield Elementary School's Schoolebration on September 27, 2013.
Katie Overdeck and Natalie Ho, fifth graders, celebrate at Deerfield's Schoolebration.
Riley Competello and Augusta Fuhr enjoy the festivities at Deerfield Elementary School's Schoolebration.
Millburn's Deerfield Elementary "Schoolebration" Raises School Spirit
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 • 10:58am
MILLBURN, NJ - Deerfield Elementary School held a "Schoolebration," which took place on Sept. 27, to add some fun the start of the school year.


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First-Year Experience Staff
Janet Casey
Janet G. Casey is Professor of English and also teaches regularly in the American Studies Department. She is Director of the First-Year Experience and Director of the Arthur Vining Davis grant project for civic engagement.
Professor Casey's scholarly work is on issues of class and gender in early twentieth
century American fiction. She has published two monographs—Dos Passos and the Ideology
of the Feminine (Cambridge UP, 1998) and A New Heartland: Women, Modernity, and the
Agrarian Ideal in America (Oxford UP 2009)—and she is editor of The Novel and the
American Left: Critical Essays on Depression-Era Fiction (Iowa UP, 2004). Current
work includes editing another volume tentatively entitled Teaching Tainted Lit: Popular
American Fiction and the Pleasures and Perils of the Classroom. She is a founding
member of the Middlebrow Research Network and recently served as the first Senior
Chair of the Modern Language Association's Committee on Contingent Labor in the Profession.
For over twenty years she has been actively involved in adult literacy programs in
New York state.
Marla Melito
Student Academic Development Coordinator
Marla has a B.A. in English from Skidmore College, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from
George Mason University, and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction also from George
Mason University. She returned to Skidmore in 2005 to teach in the English Department.
Prior to her return, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Associate
Director of Fall for the Book at George Mason University, served as a writer-in–residence
for the DC Creative Writing Workshop and DC WritersCorps, and held a variety of jobs
in international public health.
Aletheia (Allie) Taylor
Administrative Assistant
Allie supports the First-Year Experience with her organizational and management skills, which are used on a daily basis to track and maintain multiple department office budgets, assist peer mentors, aid students, parents, faculty and staff with FYE based information and questions, assist the coordinator with arrangement details for speakers, events and a variety of special programs including Orientation.


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Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Anthony V. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations, and Randy Donnelson, Director of Air Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Miami Field Office, announced today's sentencing of defendants Tyrel Levarity, 23, and Ahmad Toussaint, 24, both Bahamian Nationals, for their participation in an alien smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the death of an alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Sections 1324(a)(1)(A)(v)(I), and (a)(2)(B)(iii) and 1327.
Earlier today in Miami, U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro sentenced defendant Tyrel Levarity to 210 months in prison, to be followed by 36 months of supervised release. Co-defendant Ahmad Toussaint was sentenced to 168 months in prison, to be followed by 36 months of supervised release.
On February 23, 2010, ICE special agents responded to Miami's Black Point Marina in Homestead to assist the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Branch with the interdiction of an inbound go-fast vessel, a 28-foot "Intrepid." The vessel, outfitted with twin Yamaha outboard engines, was heading toward the Florida coast at high speed. CBP personnel aboard a surveillance aircraft witnessed the Florida Park Service attempting to stop the 28-foot vessel, giving chase and displaying the customary flashing red and blue lights. The vessel reached land and all the individuals aboard ran into the mangroves. Subsequently, one of the passengers was discovered dead in the water, approximately 30 feet from shore.
Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative efforts of agents and officers from ICE's Homeland Security Investigations in Miami, CBP Air and Marine Branch, the Miami-Dade Police Department and the Florida Parks Service. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher V. Parente and former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Styron.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.


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