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'Top Chef' finale: everybody fails
L-R: Hosea, Carla, and Stefan.
I wasn't going to watch the finale because Fabio is gone, and I live for Fabio. But I am a fan of TV in general, and especially of Top Chef, so I watched it anyways.
My heart wasn't involved at first. But then Hosea gave Stefan the alligator, and my emotions started boiling over (did you get the subtle cooking reference there?). I started to remember what a whiny little baby Hosea is, and how creepy Carla is (she was good for some laughs earlier on, but the whole "putting love into the food" thing went a little overboard). And then I realized that Stefan is, in fact, sexy (even though I'm not usually into the whole baldie thing) I believe that being attractive should be part of a Top Chef's job. And then when Carla started crying and Stefan said "don't cry, Carla" I realized that to top it all off, he has a heart. And of course Fabio was rooting for Stefan, so how could I want anyone else to win?
@SenJohnMcCain learns the Twittering!
I'm feeling a swelling sense of granddaughterly pride in Senator John McCain today. I think we can all agree that this was downright adorbs:
@SenJohnMcCain is running his Twitter himself now — something the technologically-savvy @BarackObama never did. In fact, @BarackObama's Twitter is now defunct, to the disappointment of his 332,598 forsaken-feeling Tweeple.
The Virtue of Cosmopolitanism
Exalting culture-sampling to a virtue may cost us our souls.
Blogging last night's un-'American Idol'
After avoiding this disease like pretty girls avoided me throughout middle school and high school, the unthinkable happened: I caught the psychotic epidemic that strikes the nation every year and reduces all those infected to hysteric school girls for two nights a week—American Idol. It's true, ladies and gentlemen, and it is for this reason that I shoved the slow-moving lady with the Trader Joe's bags out of my way so I could squeeze into the spot she meant to occupy in the uptown 3 train. If you are reading this, Slow-Moving-Trader-Joe's-Bag-Carrying-Lady I would like for you to know: never again make the mistake of walking that slowly with your recently bought groceries in front of someone when they have to get home and watch American Idol.
Much to my chagrin, however, I turned on my television to sadly realize that instead of Simon, Paula, Randy and that New-Judge-That-No-One-Ever-Remembers-Her-Name, I was about to watch President Barack Obama talk about important things that matter. How intrusive. How un-American. So I did the next best thing to paying attention to him; I live blogged about his "historic" first address to Congress. These are the highlights:
The Exorcism of Bobby Jindal's Intimate Friend
In a 1994 essay, G.O.P. star Bobby Jindal relives an incredible story of unrequited love … and demons.
A Ship Passing from the Right
Bobby Jindal delivered a passionate but stale version of the Republican agenda.
The Christian case for compromise
In Sunday's New York Times, two men who have had "heated debates" on gay marriage conducted the latest peace talk in the culture wars. David Blankenhorn and Jonathan Rausch propose a compromise on gay marriage, saying the federal government should recognize civil unions while allowing a religious-conscience exemption. "When a reasonable accommodation on a tough issue seems possible," they say, "both sides should have the courage to explore it."
The Wall Street Journal wondered recently if culture wars are "going the way of the fights over the oil embargo or the Soviet missile gap," Bluntly, no one cares as much as the activists—especially now, when economic survival seems more pressing. Organizations like Third Way, an evangelical think-thank, propose "a governing agenda to end the culture wars" that reduces abortion, gives employment protections to gay people, denounces torture and reforms immigration. Even a majority of young evangelicals support civil unions.
"When it comes to culture, Obama doesn't have a public agenda; he has a public anti-agenda. He wants to remove culture from the political debate," Peter Beinart, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, wrote in The Daily Beast. Also in Sunday's New York Times, consistently thoughtful Slate columnist William Saletan advises Obama on this effort to negotiate the culture wars: "He'll have to tell two truths that the left and the right don't want to hear: that morality has to be practical, and that practicality requires morals."
There's more to this than prioritizing economic survival or wanting hope and change. For Christians, many of whom are deeply invested in "culture war" issues, there may be times when compromise is not just the second best but the best—the most Christian—way to think about policy.
When we wrestle with morality in the public square, we are talking about public policy, not private morality.
What's the CCM Twitterati having for lunch?
So a couple of weeks ago, we discovered an underground CCM resistance, alive and well in the bowels of the beast we call Twitter. They talk about mostly three things: prayer, their kids, and, above all, FOOD! We thought it was time for a check in, and sure enough, everybody's scoffing down Monday lunch. Here's who's eating what!
Jeremy Camp, who was having ice cream last time, is now going for the opposite end of the extreme-temperature spectrum:
Oscar: The Musical
Did throwing in a few Broadway-style musical numbers save the Oscars?
Bad night for good movies
Yeah, yeah, I know, joke's on me for thinking something good (i.e., Slumdog not winning) would happen last night, or that the promised spiced-up theatrics would make it any less boring than usual. At least Hugh Jackman smiles a lot and can sing—and did a few awkward things that only he could pull off. ("Hey, there, Barbara Walters, how about another lap dance? Oh, you too, Richard Nixon? Righteous!") Also, the breast decor was rather entertaining, from Jessica Biel's towel rack to Nicole Kidman's bed of anemones. But ugh. Slumdog Millionaire.
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Chronology of Coverage
Apr. 15, 2015
Eduardo Porter Economic Scene column examines new arguments from environmentalists against current strategies for sustainable growth in developing world; suggests nations must be allowed to develop economically before they can adopt regulations, and that demanding unreasonable concessions pushes them further into China's sphere of influence; examines counter-intuitive environmental benefits of 'development first' theory. MORE
Mar. 12, 2015
NASA mission, scheduled for imminent launch, will make first detailed measurements of an area of colliding magnetic fields that sit about 38,000 miles above Earth, in effort to assess any possible disruption of satellites and power grids. MORE
Feb. 26, 2015
European Commission says its proposal to accelerate efforts to creat energy union is important step toward unifying European Union countries and reducing dependency on Russian natural gas; proposal's most serious challenge overcoming fact that bloc's countries zealously guard their control over national energy systems. MORE
Feb. 24, 2015
American Energy Innovation Council, group of executives that includes Bill Gates and Jeffrey R Immelt, urges federal government to increase energy research as strategic national priority; says by not spending enough on research it is risking goals of cutting carbon emissions and reducing energy poverty. MORE
Jan. 16, 2015
Sec of State John Kerry, making his first official visit to fellow NATO member Bulgaria, vows that United States will help country gain energy independence from Russia; Bulgaria relies on Russia for 85 percent of its gas and 100 percent of its nuclear fuel. MORE
Nov. 21, 2014
China makes important move toward goal of having carbon emissions peak by 2030 by announcing energy strategy that will cap coal consumption at 4.2 billion tons and reduce coal usage to no more than 62 percent of their total mix in 2020; coal burning is largest factor impacting global climate change and China is largest contributor to greenhouse emissions in the world. MORE
Oct. 8, 2014
Many companies worldwide are working to figure out how to store energy generated by renewables for future use. MORE
Jun. 3, 2014
International Energy Agency releases report showing that total of $40 trillion in capital investment, with $8 trillion more for energy efficiency, will be needed through 2035 to supply world's energy needs; report also notes that even that large amount of investment will not solve the industry's problems. MORE
Jun. 1, 2014
Pres Obama, in what may be his last, most sweeping effort to remake America in his time in office, will roll out plan to tackle climate change; high stakes are involved in his move, using executive powers to slash carbon emissions by coal-fired power plants in United States without approval from Congress. MORE
May. 31, 2014
New York City expands voluntary pilot composting program to several parts of Brooklyn and Queens; idea is to divert roughly 3.2 million tons of food waste that New Yorkers send to landfills every year, at a cost of $300 million, to compost; new National Grid facility at Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, scheduled to break ground this summer, will eventually turn methane derived from residential compost into enough natural gas to heat as many as 5,200 homes in Brooklyn. MORE
May. 30, 2014
Op-Ed article by Prof Jody Freeman warns that legal challenges could tie up rules governing carbon emissions from power plants that Pres Obama is expected to announce; notes rules are part of effort to transform nation's power sector by driving new investments in efficiency and renewable energy; laments that due to Congress's paralysis on issue, country's climate and energy policy is being determined by court battles between federal government and industry. MORE
May. 7, 2014
Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column contends Pres Obama should offer Republicans the Keystone XL Pipeline as well as expanded oil drilling and fracking in exchange for energy reforms, such as a revenue-neutral carbon tax; maintains that reforming energy policy will give United States leverage against Russian Pres Vladimir V Putin and would help both Europe and Ukraine. MORE
May. 2, 2014
International energy companies say Egypt has failed to pay them for pumping its petroleum, creating a vicious circle of nonpayment, noninvestment and diminishing production; Egypt no longer produces enough energy for the soaring domestic demand and its deeply subsidized prices; still, nation is unwilling to raise prices for fear of setting off unrest and is unable to buy enough fuel to meet the current demand. MORE
Mar. 30, 2014
Jack Hitt The Idea column explores research by Prof Daniel Nocera, who has developed promising energy source based on synthetic photosynthesis; notes that while prototype is functional, questions remain on how to efficiently convert the resultant hydrogen into electricity; holds that similar dilemmas hold back many other revolutionary technologies. MORE
Mar. 19, 2014
Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed Column imagines that renewed Cold War dynamic between Russia and the United States could inspire the US to pursue a new energy policy that could weaken the oil-and-gas-autocracy of Russian Pres Vladimir Putin; holds that added strategic element could provide impetus for a grand bargain between Democrats and Republicans. MORE
Jan. 19, 2014
West Virginia Sen Joe Manchin III continues to fight against what he says is overzealous regulation of energy in the state, even as residents are still reeling from a chemical spill that left more than 300,000 people without usable water for days; state has long had fierce opposition to environmental regulations, with its strong ties to coal and chemicals; spill has raised concerns among residents about the state's attitude toward regulations. MORE
Dec. 13, 2013
Pres Enrique Pena Nieto is on verge of rewriting Constitution to open Mexico's national oil, gas and electricity industry to private investment; move, expected to lure international oil companies and expand North America's energy supply, would be biggest economic change in Mexico in decades; legislation declares that Mexico still owns oil, but allows private businesses to drill for oil and gas in partnership with state monopoly. MORE
Dec. 4, 2013
Op-Ed article by author and policy wonk Bjorn Lomborg underscores need for cheap fossil fuels in poor nations, which need such energy sources to lift people out of poverty; urges Western nations to step up investment in research and development of cleaner, alternative technologies, but charges that they should not stand in the way of poor nations as they turn to fossil fuels like coal. MORE
Sep. 26, 2013
Nez Perce Indians of Idaho were drawn into the national brawl over the future of energy in August 2013 when they tried to stop a giant load of oil-processing equipment from coming through their lands; tribal leaders defend their actions by linking their protest to the fate of indigenous people everywhere, to climate change and to questions of economic power and powerlessness. MORE
Sep. 19, 2013
Germany's efforts to promote wholesale shift to renewable energy sources is running into problems in execution that are forcing Germans to come face to face with the costs and complexities of sticking to their principles. MORE
Sep. 17, 2013
Methane hydrates, icy constructs of water molecules with explosive gas methane trapped within, can be found in sediments throughout world; such sediments could prove abundant source of fuel if they can be tapped safely and economically; scientists are studying hydrate-containing sediments, but say that much remains unknown. MORE
Jul. 11, 2013
Energy Department report finds that nation's entire energy system is vulnerable to increasingly severe and costly weather events driven by climate change. MORE
Apr. 25, 2013
Next decade may transform energy consumption and production in United States, particularly given how energy landscape has changed in last decade; United States could become major oil exporter, and there could also be more widespread use of alternative sources of energy like solar power, wind and natural gas. MORE
Apr. 25, 2013
Pres Obama and his cabinet have done little thus far in his second term to address climate change and energy, despite his promises of assertive leadership on these issues shortly after his re-election. MORE
Mar. 28, 2013
International Monetary Fund study says developing and industrialized countries should rein in energy subsidies that totaled $1.9 trillion in 2011 to ease budgetary pressures and free resources for public spending in areas like education and health care. MORE
Nov. 3, 2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks with governors of country's 16 states on developing nationwide strategy for renewable energy; move comes as energy prices are rising and opposition is critical of her government's efforts. MORE
Oct. 24, 2012
Pres Obama and Mitt Romney have persistently attacked each other on energy policy, framing the issue as one of economic revival, but many elements of their platforms are strikingly similar; observers contend that market dynamics and global economic forces, rather than politics, will be the true arbiters of America's energy future. MORE
Oct. 24, 2012
Many cities and towns across America, seeking to reduce their carbon emissions, have adopted performance contracts with energy service companies that have no upfront costs, allowing them to pay for projects over time using savings on utility bills; deals have freed municipalities to pursue a variety of green energy goals. MORE
Sep. 30, 2012
Mitt Romney's energy agenda in the presidential campaign is far different than the one he outlined in his early days as governor of Massachusetts; Romney's policies gradually became more conservative as his tenure as governor came to an end indicating a shift taken in order to become a more viable Republican presidential candidate. MORE
Jun. 10, 2012
Op-Ed article by Daniel Yergin, chairman of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, observes that America is now a more significant energy producer than it was as recently as 2008; contends that the nation must update its political discourse in a way that reflects the variety of sources of energy at its disposal, as well as how energy development can be used for job creation and economic growth. MORE
Apr. 13, 2012
Pres Obama will attend the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, where he will participate in discussions with Latin American leaders on trade, energy and drug trafficking; the agenda stands in stark contrast to a previous gathering in 2009, when the global economic crisis compelled leaders to focus on weathering the economic downturn. MORE
Apr. 11, 2012
Energy innovation requires uniquely long-term thinking, taking decades to impact the marketplace after a significant investment in initial capital; hydraulic fracturing was in development for more than 20 years before it revolutionized the American energy market with cheap natural gas. MORE
Oct. 26, 2011
Unconventional fossil fuels extracted by new technologies should bring hundreds of billions of barrels of recoverable reserves to market in coming decades and shift geopolitical and economic calculations around the world. MORE
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Highlights From the Archives
The Energy Challenge
Turning Glare Into Watts
The world appears to be on the verge of a boom in a little-known but promising type of solar power.March 6, 2008 businessSeries
Industry Flexes Muscle, Weaker Energy Bill Passes
The oil industry and utilities succeeded in stripping out provisions that would have cost them billions of dollars.December 14, 2007 washingtonNews
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Crossing a Threshold on Energy Legislation
Congress is poised to act on the first bill to increase vehicle fuel efficiency significantly since 1975 and on the first economywide bill to address global warming since scientists raised the alarm in the late 1980s.December 5, 2007 washingtonNews Analysis
Candidates Offer Different Views on Energy Policy
The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates offer profoundly different approaches to energy policy.November 28, 2007 usNews
A Quest for Energy in the Globe's Remote Places
As global demand soars and prices rise, energy companies are going to the ends of the earth to find new supplies.October 9, 2007 businessNews
Hopes Dim for Measures to Conserve Energy
The prospect of a comprehensive energy package has been held up by technical hurdles and policy disputes between the House and the Senate and within the parties.September 13, 2007 washingtonNews
The Energy Challenge
How the world is, and is not, moving toward a more energy efficient, environmentally benign future.Articles in the Series »
Video Review: BMW i8 Is a Futuristic Hybrid That Drives Like a Rocket
This plug-in has an all-electric range of 22 miles, but it also has a turbocharged 1.5-liter gasoline engine, which helps propel the car to 60 m.p.h. in 4 seconds.
July 10, 2015, Friday
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Obama Plan Would Give Poor Easier Access to Solar Energy
The administration announced an initiative to make solar energy more accessible to Americans at lower income levels.
July 8, 2015, Wednesday
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Enduring Summer's Deep Freeze
Why stores and offices are so over-airconditioned.
July 5, 2015, Sunday
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Weak Power Grids in Africa Stunt Economies and Fire Up Tempers
Sub-Saharan Africa's power generating capacity amounts to less than South Korea's, and a quarter of it is unproductive at any given moment because of the continent's aging infrastructure.
July 4, 2015, Saturday
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Hawaii: Flight in Solar Plane Breaks Record
A solar-powered plane landed at a small airport outside Honolulu after a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan.
July 4, 2015, Saturday
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Armenia: Impasse Over a Price Increase
The prime minister's comments came as thousands of protesters continued their round-the-clock blockade of the main avenue of the capital.
June 26, 2015, Friday
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Climate Change Calls for Science, Not Hope
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June 24, 2015, Wednesday
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Proposed Rule for Big Trucks Aims at Cutting Fuel Emissions
The rule is the latest in a series of pollution constraints that President Obama has introduced as he seeks to make tackling climate change a cornerstone of his legacy.
June 20, 2015, Saturday
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For Automakers, Fuel Economy Targets May Be Less of a Stretch
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June 19, 2015, Friday
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After Blackout in California, a Squirrel Seems Too Convenient a Scapegoat
Pacific Gas and Electricity blamed a squirrel for a power failure that struck 45,000 Bay Area residents last week. But the utility's past transgressions have left many skeptical of that excuse.
June 16, 2015, Tuesday
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Oil Prices: What's Behind the Drop? Simple Economics
The oil industry, with its history of booms and busts, is in a new downturn.
A Letter From Oklahoma's Attorney General, Written Almost Entirely by Energy Company Officials
Devon Energy's lawyers and lobbyists drafted letters and provided them to Attorney General Scott Pruitt to send to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Interior Department and even President Obama directly. Most of those letters were signed by Mr. Pruitt and sent with few changes. Here is one example, obtained through open-records requests.
Living City | A City Shaped by Steam
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Germany's Grass-Roots Energy Revolution
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Obama Delivers Energy Speech at Walmart
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How Much Europe Depends on Russian Energy
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Clean and Dirty: China's Energy Binge
China rate of growth for energy consumption is far greater than that of the United States.
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Oil Forecast
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Energy Takes Center Stage in Political Ads
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Several reservoirs in the Central Valley reservoirs are at their lowest levels since 2009 when California was in a drought.
Tuesday, California's water worries brought together concerned parties from around the state to talk about long-term solutions.
But time may be running out.
"We are bracing ourselves for a potential zero water allocation," said Gayle Holman, public affairs representative with the Westlands Water District.
California farmers face a zero percent water allocation at the beginning of 2014.
"Many people think water just comes out of a canal or tap. They don't know what goes into it before then. And they don't know what comes because of it," said John Laird, California Secretary of Natural Resources.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley Project reservoirs provide about 7 million acre-feet of water for agriculture, urban and wildlife use.
At Pine Flat Damn, which is part of the CVP, water is at 16 percent--about one-third of what's normal for this time of year.
Low water levels at any of these damns could set off a domino effect.
"There would be thousands upon thousands of acres that would be left unplanted, and we would see food production probably cease, economic impact would be loss, and it would just be extremely detrimental to our area," Holman said.
Meanwhile state leaders look to what they can change.
"We're all working together to look for operational efficiencies, and maybe some regulatory streamlining that helps us over the short term, squeeze some additional water out of the system," Laird said.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will decide preliminary water allocations in January.


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CHAMPAIGN, Ill.—Wisconsin wrestlers Tyler Graff (133 lbs.) and Connor Medbery (Hwt.) made their way to the semi-finals of the 2013 Big Ten Championships during session I Saturday morning. The two will compete for a spot in Sunday's championship matches this afternoon during session II, which begins at 5 p.m.
By reaching the Big Ten semi-finals, both Graff and Medbery have clinched spots in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, to be held Mar. 21-23 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.*
The seven other competing Badgers will look to climb their way out of the consolation bracket in session II.*
Session I results:*
125 lbs.:
No. 8 Dom Malone (NU) fall Matt Cavallaris (WIS), 2:35
Up next: Cavallaris will wrestle No. 7 David Thorn (MINN) in the consolation rounds.
133 lbs.:
No. 3 Tyler Graff (WIS) tech fall Garrison White (NU), 20-5, 5:30
No. 3 Tyler Graff (WIS) dec. No. 6 Chris Dardanes (MINN), 8-6
Up next: Graff will wrestle No. 2 Tony Ramos (IOWA) in the semi-finals
141 lbs.:
No. 4 Bryan Pearsall (PSU) fall Tom Kelliher (WIS), 1:25
Up next: Kelliher will wrestle No. 6 Ridge Kiley (NEB) in the consolation rounds.
157 lbs.:
No. 3 Dylan Alton (PSU) dec. Kalvin York, 8-3
Up next: York will wrestle No. 5 Taylor Walsh (IND) in the consolation rounds.
165 lbs.:
No. 6 Pierce Harger (NU) maj dec. Frank Cousins (WIS), 10-1
Up next: Cousins will wrestle No. 5 Cody Yohn (MINN) in the consolation rounds.
174 lbs.:
No. 8 Dan Yates (MICH) dec. No. 9 Scott Liegel (WIS), 8-6
Up next: Liegel will wrestle No. 11 Chad Welch (PUR) in the consolation rounds.
184 lbs.:
No.8 CJ Magrum (OSU) tech fall Ben Cox (WIS), 17-0, 5:42
Up next: Cox will wrestle No. 7 Luke Sheridan (IND) in the consolation rounds.
197 lbs.:
No. 7 Jackson Hein (WIS) dec. No. 10 Luke Jones (MSU), 8-2
No. 2 Scott Schiller (MINN) dec. Jackson Hein (WIS), 5-3
Up next: Hein will wrestle No. 9 Alex Polizzi (NU) in the consolation rounds.
No. 3 Connor Medbery (WIS) received a first round bye
No. 3 Connor Medbery (WIS) dec. No. 6 Adam Chalfant (IND), 6-3
Up next: Medbery will face No. 2 Mike McMullan (NU) in the semi-finals.
Session II of the 2013 Big Ten Championships begins Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. All matches will be streamed live online by the Big Ten Digital Network (BTDN) at BTN.com. Fans can also follow along at UWBadgers.com using the Wisconsin wrestling live Gameday Blog.
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Definitely my favorite RPG ever. There are some things I like more about the first Paper Mario, but in general I think this one improved the recipe considerably. The characters were diverse and humorous, the story had enough depth and details (esp. considering that the game's audience extends down quite far in age) to really pull me in. The graphical feel of the game was also really enjoyable. They made much better use of the "paper" aspects in this game, and the locations often had personality to them, they weren't always just buildings and trees stuck into the ground. The music helped a lot as well, supplying ambiance and action. And the gameplay! Like the first Paper Mario, I really loved that it was a turn-based RPG that didn't have huge numbers involved. You start out in the game doing 1s for damage. Even late in the game your attacks will range from 3 to 10 for damage (more if you're packing on the badges). Oh, there's another thing I really loved, the badge system. You could add special moves, stats, traits, multipliers, and lots of stuff! The extreme customizability, especially considering that you could get as many of certain badges as you want, was very welcome. The improvement to the partner system was also nice, since they mattered a lot more and could actually be more useful than Mario. Another good thing was all the side stuff you could do. It really takes a while to get 100% in this game, which is great because the game didn't ever get boring for me. I enjoyed running around and doing all the work; so much that I've aced the game at least twice. This game really doesn't let you down in any aspect. The difficulty curve is also quite generous. I'd recommend this game to anyone who likes Mario, RPGs, and/or humor.
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His eldest son, also named George Butler (1819-1890), was principal of Liverpool College (1866-1882) and canon of Winchester. In 1852 he married Josephine Elizabeth, daughter of John Grey of Dilston. Mrs Butler was a noted campaigner for the welfare of prostitutes.
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Created by the National Constitution Center in conjunction with the U.S. Army Center of Military History and the National Museum of the United States Army, Art of the American Soldier unveils powerful works of art created by American soldiers in the line of duty. Drawn from the Army's rarely seen collection of more than 15,000 paintings and sketches, this world-debut exhibition showcases the artistic response of soldiers from World War I through the present day. Covering more than 6,000 square feet and featuring more than 250 works of art in a variety of media, the exhibition celebrates the creative spirit of the American soldier and unveils unforgettable images that offer intimate, first-hand insight into the soldier experience.
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Report: Top NCAA Players Worth Over $100,000
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This is according to a provocative new report from the National College Players Association [NCPA], an advocacy group for college athletes. "The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sports" calculated the fair market value of college athletes and found that, on average, Football Bowl Series [FBS] players would be worth $121,048; basketball players at top programs would be worth $265,027.
But because of the league's strict student-athlete stipulations, the report calculates that 85 percent of full-scholarship athletes (receiving room and board) at FBS schools are living below than the federal poverty line.
The study's authors, NCPA President Ramogi Huma and Drexel Sports Management Professor Ellen J. Staurowsky, put forth a series of recommendations that range from setting up an "educational lockbox" that players could tap into; forcing schools to pay players for "the shortfall for the full cost of attending college — when such things as clothing and emergency trips are added in"; and asking Congress to step in to enact rules "because college presidents aren't in a position to take meaningful reform."
While NCAA President Mark Emmert has addressed the issue of scholarship reform, he has thus far been quite clear about his position on paying athletes: "I am adamantly opposed to the notion of paying student athletes to play their games," he told David Greene on NPR's Morning Edition a few weeks ago. "That converts them to employees. This is entirely about students playing the games." According to the Associated Press, neither Emmert nor the NCAA have commented on the NCPA report except to say that "Dr. Emmert has been … clear that paying student-athletes a salary is in no way on the table."
For more on the controversy about paying student-athletes, view our March 2010 report Money and March Madness, which includes interviews with President Emmert and leading sports economist Andrew Zimbalist, as well as in-depth info on how much the NCAA basketball tournament really rakes in.
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The beginning of summer is always the time of year my commitment to fitness gets renewed. The longer days, the even more perfect San Diego weather, the prospect of days at the beach looming. All of these are surely motivators. But I don't recall ever feeling inspired to work out simply by visiting a retail store.
That all changed today with my first visit to the LiveWell Boutique at La Costa. It was my first visit, because the store literally opened only this morning, after a week of people (including me) peering thru the windows, watching it all take shape.
The boutique is named LiveWell as a nod to La Costa's LiveWell programming and the resort's promise to "help you feel better when you depart than you did when you arrived." The shop is light and bright, filled with vibrant clothing and accessories that are fun enough to inspire even the most die-hard couch potato.
How could you not feel good wearing something new from Beyond Yoga? The colorful fabrics are the softest I've ever felt and the stretchiness creates a beautiful, feminine shape.
After browsing through a selection of vibrant hipster stretch pants, and looking nostalgically at some totally cute Speedos (when did Speedos become so cool?), my eyes settled on a few stunning Spanx swimsuits. What an amazing invention. With that suit, I might be able to skip a few workouts.
Several products both caught my eye and embraced my inner tree-hugger… Fashionable glass, silicone-wrapped water bottles from BKR that beg you to "give up your plastic habit." And a line of clothing from ALO all made of sustainable fabrics—so soft I imagine you'd want to sleep in them.
I definitely recommend that everyone put a visit to the new LiveWell Boutique on their shopping to-do list. And for me, the gravitational pull of this shop just might inspire me to change my ice cream order at the nearby Marketplace to a very healthy LiveWell smoothie.


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Can you see the pilot flame ? it should be bright blue and fully engulf the tip of the thermocouple , if there is one .
Does your power vented water heater have a flame sensor , in addition to the thermocouple ?
If you inspect the connections between the burner and pilot assembly ( hidden in the bottom of the unit ) and the gas valve , you may see a thin wire , in addition to the pilot line ( 1/4 " dia aluminum tube ) , the main gas line to burner ( 1/2" dia aluminum tube ) , and the thermocouple ( 1/8 " dia copper solid wire ).
If so , the wire is for a flame sensor , which must be cleaned occasionally , by gently sanding the probe , located at the burner .Note - sanding a thermocouple does no good , they're cheap and easy to replace . A thermocouple creates electricity , approx 250 millivolts , by being engulfed in the pilot flame . A flame sensor conducts electricity when engulfed in flame , thereby proving that the flame is lit.
To clean the flame sensor , and/or replace the thermocouple ( might as well while you're in there ):
1) shut off gas to appliance . We don't want to read about you in the paper tomorrow .
2) disconnect all outputs from bottom of gas valve ( flare fitting for main and pilot lines , thermocouple , sensor wire , etc.)
3) remove burner from bottom of water heater
4) clean sensor , replace thermocouple
5)re-assembly is reverse- ensure burner is properly placed - scope it out with a flashlight as you reinsert burner , there's probably tabs to locate it.
6) turn on gas , relight burner and test all joints with soapy liquid for leaks .
As a licenced gas fitter , this would take me about 1/2 hour to do , and I'd charge $80.00 plus travel
Naturally , you accept full responsibility for your actions , if unsure , call a qualified technician .
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Power is the rate of energy use of electric circuit. The way that we calculate power is through the equation power = current x potential difference = (potential difference)^2/resistance = current^2 x resistance.
Alright so let's talk about power in electric circuits alright the idea is that in order for me to get current to flow through a resistor or really through any circuit at all I've got to give it some energy. I need energy to drive current through the circuit and that's actually the purpose of the battery. The battery is going to supply energy, now obviously if you got the circuit running for longer you're going to use more energy. So it's more useful for us to go to power which is rate of energy use, alright so let's start off with energy equals charge times potential difference and that's just basically the definition of potential difference. So but that's energy what about power? Well power is energy per unit time so when I divide by time I'm going to associate that division with the charge, so I'll get charge divided by time times potential difference. But charge divided by time is the current so that gives us the most basic and simple expression for power p equal iv current times potential difference.
This is often the one that you want to use if you're interested in how much power is being supplied to a circuit by a battery. So let's take an example 4 amps of current are running through a 12 volt battery so that 12 volt battery is pushing 4 amps of current and I want to know hw much power is delivered to the circuit by the battery. Well power equals iv so I got 4 times 12, 48 watts notice again we're doing everything in SI units and that means everything is in SI units. So if it's a power it's watts alright now most of the time when we're asking about power we're really thinking about resistors. So what we can do is we can re-write this standard formula using ohms law because current is v over r so that means that I can also write power as v squared over r. I also know that potential difference is current times resistance, so that means that I can also write it as i squared r. These are the 3 basic formulas that you'll see most often on introductory Physics tests and they're real, real easy to remember.
The first one power equals iv like a hospital, second one v squared over r you ought to recognize that formula from centripetal acceleration you're going in circle with radius r at speed v you require an acceleration v squared over r. Now this v of course is potential difference and this r is resistance. But it still sounds the same so it makes it easy to remember but this last one I didn't have a good way to remember this one until a student of mine about 6 years ago said that she'd heard somewhere twinkle, twinkle little star power equals i squared r which I just thought was great so those are real, real simple ways to remember these formulas which one do I use? Well that depends on which information I have. Most of the time I have the resistance so I don't want to use iv, okay because then I've go calculate something that they didn't even give me for free right? So I'd like to use this one if I know the potential difference and this one if I know the current.
Alright let's see how this goes, suppose that I've got a circuit like this one and I want to know how much power is used in this 2 ohm resistor right here alright really simple. This 2 ohm resistor is in parallel with the battery so that means the potential difference across it is 6 volts see? Potential difference is 6, resistance is 2 so what do we got? 6 squared over 2, v squared over r 18 watts alright. What about this 1 ohm resistor here alright this is a little bit more complicated because I don't know the potential difference across it so what I need to do because this 1 ohm is in series with the 2 ohm resistor is I need to calculate the current. Because current is the same in series alright so 6 volts dropped over a total of 3 ohms so that means the current is 2 amps alright now I know the current I know the resistance so I'm going to use my twinkle, twinkle little star. i squared r so it's 2 squared times 1 4 watts alright what about in this 2, well in this 2 it'll be same current so it'll be 2 squared times 2 so that's 8 watts in the other 2 ohm and if I add it all together I get 18 plus 4 plus 8 and that's 30 watts total that's being supplied. Alright now let's check that out, let's just check that out because it's always useful to go through all the Math and make sure that we're good alright. So I got 2 amps coming here how many amps do I have coming here? Well 6 divided by 2 is 3 so I got 3 amps in this arm, 2 amps in this arm so how many amps are going through the battery? 5 because we got to add them together so the 5 come in 3 go down over here and 2 go over here alright.
I've got a battery 6 volts current 5 amps so how much power is this batter giving the circuit? iv 5 times 6 is 30 watts in agreement with what we got down here for the total power that's used. It has to work that way power in equals power out alright. Now one other important thing to think about when you're thinking about power is that when you've got resistors connected in series the current is the same, so that means that I'm looking at i squared r. So that means the bigger the resistor the more power r big power big. So the smallest resistor in series will use the smallest amount of power alright. You might think why I'm I even saying that? In parallel it works a different way, in parallel it's the potential difference that's the same not the current. So in parallel I don't use i squared r because I don't know i I use v squared over r and that means that in parallel the smallest resistor uses the most power okay and that's counterintuitive but it's true. So resistance goes up power goes down the biggest resistor in a parallel combination uses the smallest amount of power and one real simple way to think is that you don't want to take a paper clip and stick it into an outlet. Why? Real small resistance on a parallel circuit equals huge amount of power and your circuit breaker's blow. Alright that's power.
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Step-by-step instructions for festive, put-together looks that suit most types of hair.
Create a French Twist
Best for: Hair that is chin length or longer and not layered. All textures.
What you need: Volumizing spray, comb, small U-shaped hairpins, bobby pins, maximum-hold hair spray.
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Slate has laid off its well-respected media critic Jack Shafer, reports Adweek.
"We have made some editorial changes, including a small reduction in our full time staff and our contractors," editor David Plotz told Adweek.
Shafer held the position of editor-at-large. He wrote the Press Box column for Slate.
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Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook E8110
SpecificationsNotebook: Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook E8110 (Lifebook E Series)
Processor: Intel Core Duo T2400
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 128 MB
Display: 15.1 inch, 4:3, 1400x1050 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: euro
Average of 3 scores (from 5 reviews)
Reviews for the Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook E8110
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It may look like a bit of a dinosaur design, but the nimble performance and excellent battery life make up for the looks. It has to be said that the Fujitsu looks a little dated in design. It's blocky and square and its 1280 x 800 resolution makes it seem far more old-fashioned than it actually is. It's a nice overall package, but given the price of the Dell Inspiron 1470 for not much less performance, it's hard to recommend the Fujitsu for anything except its lovely screen.
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Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 90%
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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)
T2400: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.1": 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. The 15.1 inch display is used for the 4:3 format and therefore nowadays hardly used and replaced by 15.4 and 15.6 inch formats. The 4:3 format does not have explicitely disadvantages, rather it is a question of taste. When TV-watching on the notebook it is decisive, in which format the current programm is offered. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
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Fujitsu-Siemens: Fujitsu, founded 1935, is a Japanese company specializing in semiconductors, air conditioners, computers (supercomputers, personal computers, servers), telecommunications, and services, and is headquartered in Tokyo. Fujitsu employs around 160,000 people and has 500 subsidiary companies. The partnership with Siemens AG was established in 1999 in the form of Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC), one of Europe's largest IT hardware suppliers, and owned 50/50 by Fujitsu and Siemens. 2009, this cooperation was terminated, FSC ended to exist. In future, no laptops will be sold with the brand "Fujitsu-Siemens" but only "Fujitsu".
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Kareem Abdul-Jabar In A Darth Vader Mask With Katherine Webb
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The new xbox system update broke my year and a half old xbox. Was working fine, downloaded update but during install gives me 8 4-digit code that ends in C000 - 007F. Means "needs repair." Customer service is no help, say I need to pay $120 for repair. Not even to mention my Xbox would be in for repair during the holidays which is devistating since I just bought skyrim to play a disgusting ammount of and use Netflix to supplement the cable i don't own. Anyway I accept not having an Xbox during repair time but why should I have to pay for this repair? Customer service said it was my "only option."
In the past 2 years I've sunk $310 into my Xbox ($200 for my 3rd brand new xbox purchased April 30th 2010, $50 for xbox live a year ago, $60 for xbox live a couple months ago.) This is what my $60 Live subscription got me? Software that destroyed my console and now have to pay $120 to get repaired? Sweet!!
How do I contact someone who can actually help me? I feel like system destroying mandatory software should literally be illegal.
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Charles Kwizera, a Journalist working for online media house www.kigalitoday.com became the first Rwandan scribe to win an award in the 2nd annual EAC/EABC media awards that were held in Kigali this year.
Kwizera was recognised as the 2012 Best Higher Education Reporter in East Africa in the awarding ceremony which was hosted at Kigali Serena Hotel on Thursday night, attended by EAC Secretary General, Richard Sezibera, and the Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, who was the Guest of Honour.
The education reporter won the award in the category of Higher Education reporting in the EAC beating Wickliffe Odera, a Kenyan broadcaster.
"It is elevating and energizing to know that the work you do is appreciated. I am honoured to be recognized as a contributor to the EAC integration especially in the area of education," said Kwizera.
The award winning story was an insightful piece titled "EA varsities to harmonise academic calendar." The writer did the story while with The New Times, a Rwandan news paper based in Kigali city; before he changed he joined www.kigalitoday.com
Other awards which were also won by other journalists are in the categories of business and finance, agriculture and food security, health, environment, broadcast, and political federation.
Speaking at the ceremony, the chairman of the Panel of Judges, Arthur Asiimwe, who is also the board chairman of the Media High Council, said the 12 finalists had quality stories, adding that media reporting on EAC integration was improving.
He cited that the print section was better in EAC integration.
"We had some excellent pieces, especially within the print section that were original and quite resourceful in pushing ahead the integration agenda".
The competition that is jointly organised by the East African Community (EAC) and the East African Business Council (EABC) received more than 120 entries from all five EAC partner states with submissions in English, Kiswahili, French, Kirundi and Kinyarwanda this year.
The annual EAC Media Awards is the premier regional competition for journalists, editors and commentators covering the East African Community (EAC) integration. It is jointly organised by the EAC and the East African Business Council (EABC).
Kwizera receiving a certificate of recognition from the Inter University Council of East Africa (IUCEA) official
The awards aim at reinforcing the critical role of the media in driving the integration agenda and seek to recognise, reward and encourage journalistic talent across media platforms in the various aspects of regional cooperation.
In his speech at the ceremony, Prime Minister Habumuryemyi said that journalism is an important pillar through which government and the private sector can communicate their projects and goals.
"Awarding best journalists in the region will spur the need to write more about the agenda of East Africa and all the five partner states must offer strong support and avail information necessary for journalists to disseminate," he said.
Gahiji Innocent is the chief political columnist for Newsofrwanda.He grew up in Kampala,Uganda before moving to Rwanda.His column is syndicated to newspapers around the country. He has written columns from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel and South Africa. Gahiji , who has a B.A. degree in English from the University of Illinois, has been a Poynter Media Fellow at Yale University,


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Chris Brown Explains Rihanna Assault: I Was "Arrogant" and "Hotheaded"
Chris Brown is explaining himself.
The R&B star spoke to Ryan Seacrest on March 26 about his infamous assault on Rihanna, with Chris saying he hadn't yet learned to control his temper, according to Us Weekly.
The now-23-year-old Chris was asked whether he blames the incident on his youth.
"I could [blame it] on my age, but that would just be making an excuse," Chris acknowledges. "I think that at age 18, 19, I was capable of writing and producing songs, so I'm also capable of making the right choices."
Chris — who was reportedly in a scuffle with Frank Ocean earlier this year — says that his anger has gotten out of control, especially when he was younger.
He admits he "was arrogant and definitely hotheaded" at that age.
"Everybody has a temper, but for me, it was not knowing how to control it when I thought I had the world in my hands," Chris says.
Chris says he understands that some people still haven't forgiven him for the incident.
"People are entitled to their opinions [about me]," he says. "I can't go around blaming [others]."
"So I think now that I'm becoming older and trying to mature in the life under the public eye at all times, I have to focus on doing the right thing and being more of a humble individual," Chris adds.
Meanwhile, Chris says he has done his best to show Rihanna that he's changed.
"I just tried my best to be the best man I could be over the years, and just show her how remorseful and sorry I was for the incident," he says. "She's a wonderful person, and I'm eternally grateful and thankful [for her forgiveness]."
This is actually the most open and humble we've heard Chris be about his past, so it's nice to hear him say this.
Let's just hope his actions continue to reflect that he's changed as well, and not just his words.
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QUEENSBURY - A Warren County business owner faces up to seven years in prison for defrauding subcontractors and a building supply company.
48-year-old Christine Zientak of Queensbury operates Vasilou Homes, a home building-company.
She pleaded guilty this week to a felony grand larceny charge stemming from her arrest last year.
NewsChannel 13's media partners at the Post Star newspaper say Zientak was paid money to build a home in Malta, but she never paid subcontractors or a building supply company.
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A dynasty's master book holds the specs to a thrilling global operating system
The Specs to a new operating system are missing. An encoded message left behind by a doomed young Star locates a dynasty's master book of biz secrets.
The task of decoding the time-sensitive message will take the star's global followers into a harrowing tale of romance and thriller action. This blog is dedicated to introducing a new multiplatform-property based on a fictional story.
The story unlocks a powerful real-time tech fold-in! Read on to find out more.
Each instalment reveals more of the power play of this age old dynasty.
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FPS staff report
November 12, 2012
The Carrollton High School football placed three players on the All-NBC first team, named recently by the eight NBC head coaches.
Named to the first team were seniors Cody Stragan at linebacker, Dakota Maple at offensive tackle and Stephen Ericksen at center.
Earning second team honors for the Warriors were senior running back Jake Peterson, junior nose tackle Austin Bentley and sophomore running back/linebacker Tyler Dodd.
Carrollton also had three players receive honorable - seniors Connor Mosley at defensive tackle, Austin Miller at linebacker and Storm Mohn at wide receiver.
Minerva had two players earn All-NBC first team honors - senior Jake Riley at quarterback and Mitch Soles at running back and linebacker.
Second team honors went to juniors Mason Butler at center, Cody Parris at wide receiver and sophomore Dalton Hartshorn at wide receiver.
Those receiving honorable mention were sophomore Billy Eyer at tight end, junior Jake Smith on the offensive line and sophomore Wylie Brown, also on the offensive line.
Marlington senior Dymonte Thomas was named Player of the Year and D. J. Dota of West Branch Coach of the Year.
West Branch won the NBC with a 6-1 record, with Marlington second at 5-2.
Carrollton, Canton South and Alliance all tied for third. Louisville had its first-ever losing record in the NBC with a 3-4 mark to place sixth. Minerva was seventh with a league mark of 2-5 and Salem was eighth, going winless in the conference.
Dymonte Thomas, Marlington, Sr. 6-1,190; Brenden Wells, West Branch, Sr. 5-9, 195; Trent Ohman, Louisville, Sr. 6-0; Josh Kenny, Canton South, Sr. 6-1, 230; Bo Utley, West Branch; Kordelle Phillips, Alliance, Jr. 5-10, 165; Cody Stragan, Carrollton, Sr. 5-10, 145, LB; Noah Mallen, Canton South, Sr. 6-2, 165, WR; Jake Riley, Minerva, Sr. 6-3, 210, QB; Parrish Martin, Alliance, Jr. 5-10, 165, RB; Zach Ruggles, West Branch, Sr. 6-0, 235, TE; Dakota Maple, Carrollton, Sr. 6-3, 285, TACK; Jake Walker, Marlington, Jr. 5-8, 155, WR; Connor Sharp, West Branch, Sr., 6-4, 275, C; John Strasser, Canton South, Sr., 5-8, 175, DB; Cory Neff, Louisville Jr., 5-9, 230, DT; Stephen Ericksen, Carrollton, Sr., 6-4, 275, C; Logan Taylor, Salem, Jr., 6-2, 186, LB; Ryan Bevington, Alliance, Jr., 6-1, 170, WR; Shawn Kirk, Marlington, Jr., 5-11, 185, QB; Anthony Collins, Marlington, Jr., 5-8, 230, DT; Josh Lyon, Canton South, Jr., 6-3, 185, QB; Mitch Soles, Minerva, Sr.; 5-10, 190, LB; Jacob Griffith, West Branch, Sr., 6-5, 285, T.
Alliance: J. J. Kukura, Seth McConnell, Adontis Watson; Canton South: Deonte Settles, Terry Williams, Armand Fontes; Carrollton: Austin Bentley, Jake Peterson, Tyler; Louisville: Charles Beamer, Jeremy McQuilkin, Alex Schooley; Marlington: Steven Masters, Anthony Wilks, Gaige Glass; Minerva: Mason Butler, Cody Parrish, Dalton Hartshorn; Salem: Jake Carmer, Haedan Panezott, Marcus Crittenden; West Branch: Troy James, Jerry Sanor, Tyler Pidgeon.
Alliance: Kofi Amponsah, Michael Williams, Marcus Williams; Canton South: Jason Merriweather, Dejon Newell, Zaire Daniels; Carrollton: Connor Mosley, Austin Miller, Storm Mohn; Louisville: Gary Anile, Aaron Carter, Trevor Hostetler; Marlington: Austin Hoover, Dan Krupko, Matt Jakubiak; Minerva: Billy Eyer, Jake Smith, Wiley Brown; Salem: Brenden Webb, Mike Madison, Nick Larson; West Branch: Logan Sharp, Brandon Woolf, Stephen Sosnick.
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An Indiana woman who died in November requested in her last will and testament that her dog Bela be buried with her. One problem: Bela is still alive.
Johnny Lewis death update: 'Sons of Anarchy' actor has loaded history of mental health issues
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Probation officials openly worried about actor Johnny Lewis' mental health and his danger to others in recent months, and this week their worst fears came true.
The man who died a violent death on "Sons of Anarchy" three years ago apparently beat and strangled his landlady and attacked neighbors before falling or leaping to his own death in neighborhood near Hollywood on Wednesday afternoon.
They were the final violent acts of a man who in the previous 10 months had been repeatedly arrested, sent to counseling and had left jail only five days before his demise.
Court records and his attorney detailed attempts to help Lewis but not in time to help 81-year-old Catherine Davis, who neighbors reported screaming inside a home near the outskirts of Los Angeles' Griffith Park. The home had been ransacked, glass was shattered and a dead cat was also found inside, and Lewis' body was found in the driveway.
Lewis' cause of death is pending toxicology results, Coroner's investigative division Lt. Fred Corral said Thursday evening. Davis died from blunt head trauma and manual strangulation, he said.
The deaths came four months after a probation officer expressed grave concerns about Lewis' mental health, writing that he was "very concerned for the well-being of not only the community but that of the defendant."
Court records detail Lewis' descent from January 2012, when he attacked two men and hit them in the head with a bottle, through August, when he acted as his own attorney and pleaded no contest to felony assault.
By that point he had been arrested three times for incidents ranging from trying to break into an occupied home in Santa Monica, Calif., to resisting arrest. He had been sent to treatment programs that specialized in drug and alcohol addiction as well as mental illness.
A May 17 probation report states that "the defendant suffers from some form of chemical dependency, mental health issue and a lack of permanent housing. Given this, (Lewis) will continue to be a threat to any community he may reside."
Another probation officer had written two months earlier, "Obviously defendant's behavior is out of control and needs counseling afforded by a professional."
Lewis remained on supervised probation at the time of his death.
Lewis' attorney Jonathan Mandel said the actor had serious mental issues that seemed to surface fairly recently. He said Lewis' parents and others had tried desperately to help him.
"Johnny Lewis had a lot of problems, a lot of mental problems," Mandel said by phone Thursday. "I recommended treatment for him but he declined it."
He continued, saying: "I give a lot of credit to his parents. They were really strong in trying to help him out. They really went to bat for him, but I guess they just couldn't do enough."
Lewis' career spanned more than a decade, mainly in small roles. He played Ricky in the 2007 movie "AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem" and was Dennis "Chili" Childress for two seasons on TV's "The O.C." He also appeared in episodes of such popular television shows as "Boston Public," `'Judging Amy," `'Malcolm in the Middle" and "Drake & Josh."
He was on "Sons of Anarchy" in 2008 and 2009 before his character was killed off.
Kurt Sutter, the show's creator and executive producer, tweeted news of Lewis' death Thursday:
"It was a tragic end for an extremely talented guy, who unfortunately had lost his way," Sutter wrote. "I wish I could say that I was shocked by the events last night, but I was not. I am deeply sorry that an innocent life had to be thrown into his destructive path."
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|Adrienne Krock, editor
Christmastime, Disneyland is turned into a holiday wonderland.
It makes the most magical place even more magical. They turn everything
inside out so that it is festive and special.
Even as you walk in to Main Street, the first thing you hear is the melody of holiday songs. You become entranced in all the wreaths and ornaments hanging all around you. In Town Square, just as you get to the start of Main Street, there is a giant Christmas tree all decorated from top to bottom. It has all sorts of bulbs and ornaments, and there are even packages at the bottom of the tree. It looks like it's at least 100 feet tall. It is amazing that they could fit such a gigantic thing in such a small place.
Right next to the tree, there is the one and only, the man in red, the head honcho, Santa Claus. There is usually a really long line to go see him. But if your little brother or sister want to see him, no line is so long for you to say no. When it's your turn, you can go see Santa and tell him what you would like to have for Christmas. If you really want it -- and you've been good, of course -- then you just might get it.
At the firehouse, there is a little place set up where you can decorate cookies. It is a lot of fun and really tasty. For $3, you can buy a plain cookie and you get a choice of two icings and two kinds of sprinkles. It is really fun, because not only can you get a huge cookie but you get to decorate it. You can also decorate cookies in Toontown and in New Orleans Square. There are different kinds of cookie shapes in these other locations. I decorated cookies twice on the weekend that I went to the park with my family.
Even the food at Disneyland has changed for the holiday season. There is a special flyer that the cast members give out at the front gate when you come in, and it tells you all about the holiday food in the park. You can order a Mickey Krispie treat, holiday candy, and many other things. A Mickey Krispie is a Rice Krispie treat that is colored white, green, and red. There are also eggnog and eggnog lattes; both of these are a wonderful treat. Michelle Smith has written a whole article about the holiday food at Disneyland, so if you want more yummy details, go check it out.
There are eight carolers who walk
around Main Street and sing in different places. They are the
townsfolk of Main Street USA, and there is a baker, a policeman, a
traveling salesman, a librarian, and a few others. They are dressed in
old-fashioned clothes. They sing a lot of different holiday-related songs
and each person sings in harmony. There is a leader who gets the group in
tune with a pitch pipe. Lots of Disneyland visitors gather to listen to
this talented group of townsfolk sing. They must have rehearsed a lot to
know so many songs. It is a joy to hear them
Once or twice a day, you can see the Christmas parade go down the street. There are many different floats that are amusing to see. The parade music is nice the first or second or maybe even the third time around, but after that it only gets annoying. There's Mickey and Minnie, Chip and Dale, the various princesses, and so many more characters are in this parade. At the end of it, you guessed it--there's Santa Claus. He is in his sleigh, high above the houses, wishing everybody a merry Christmas in several languages. It's a fairly good parade except for its music.
At night, the holiday lights come on and they are even more spectacular than the regular lights of Disneyland. They look so bright, like a box of illuminated color crayons. The decorations are also really cool. There are Mickey-shaped wreathes with colorful ornaments and lights in them, stretched between the buildings on either side of Main Street.
Also at night, there's another special treat--the holiday fireworks show. Most of the fireworks are white but some are colors (and there's a lot of red and green ones). That's not the best part, though. The fireworks dance to music. The computer technical skill to make these fireworks possible is amazing.
As soon as the fireworks are over, it starts to snow on Main Street, in New Orleans Square, and over by it's a small world. The snow fills the air. It is definitely the most magical thing that Disneyland has ever done. Everyone will love it. It is the coolest effect. You will want to be in middle of Main Street to see the fireworks and the snow
I have always loved amusement parks, but I especially love Disneyland. It has always been my favorite place. I live in Northern California, about 400 miles away from the Happiest Place on Earth. I like to go to Disneyland all the time.
I have two sisters and one brother. I love them dearly. I also have a great mom and a great dad. I love them a lot too. I am in 8th grade, an honor student, and a complete jock. I have been on more than 25 trips to Disneyland, and I do not plan to stop going there.
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The Bachelorette
Jef Holm Does Yoga At The Beach, Is Our New Spiritual Leader
Shhhhh, everyone be quiet. Jef Holm is sleeping.
No, wait. Sorry, Jef Holm is doing yoga on a jagged rock formation by the beach, and it's extremely spiritual so don't you dare interrupt him. In fact, Jef is so serious about his spontaneous beach yoga session that he didn't even bother captioning this picture. It speaks for itself, and it's gently whispering "namaste."
In case you're wondering where in the world Jef is, this Bachelorette runner-up appears to be back in San Diego. In fact, if we know our rock formations (and we think we do), we'd place him at Torrey Pines, a gorgeous expanse of beach known for its beautiful sunsets and stellar golf course!
May the force be with you, El Jeffe.
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By Justin BoronState Sen. Valencia Seay, College Park-D will make one last push this weekend to beat Republican nominee Edith Marie Mullin in the race for the state Senate District 34 seat. Seay said she would be at a number of "intersection rallies" sprinkled throughout district in Clayton and Fayette counties to pull in every last vote before the polls open on Tuesday. Mullin said she would continue expanding her support base by talking to neighbors and friends over the weekend. Seay, who defeated House District 74 candidate Emory Wilkerson in 2002, is up against a first-time politician, who said she joined the race to reform the state judiciary and give people a choice. But Mullin would not specify how or why she wanted to reform the judiciary. "There are just some issues I have with the judicial structure," she said. Mullin is an investment counselor. No stranger to opposition, Seay welcomes Mullin and is confident of her ability to reach both a Republican and Democratic audience. "I deal with the issues, not necessarily party affiliation," she said. "I have always gotten Republican votes in this district." At recent service in the New Hope Baptist Church, Seay said she received the pledge of several Republicans. Despite Seay's experience in the district, Mullin said she was not intimidated. "Seay is very experienced but I felt like if I did win she would be picked up in a different position," she said. Mullin also said she entered the race because Seay might have given up her seat to spend more time with her new grandchild. Like Seay, Mullin said she is working to sew up the disparities between Clayton and Fayette County. "My district has a contingent of very high-income families," she said. "The concerns of lower income families in Clayton County are not being addressed."
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The state has already conducted tests with LRAD (embedded below), loading it onto the back of a truck and sending out verbal "slow vehicles ahead" warnings to nearby vehicles. But now Missouri has committed to the technology by purchasing two of the pricey devices. Transportation officials claim that they provide an unmistakable alert about slower roadwork vehicles up ahead, and insist LRAD will only be directed at speeding drivers that haven't yet moved out of work lanes. Still, critics maintain that the ear-piercing nature of the alerts presents a clear danger in and of itself.


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