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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) � Add this to the list of things that get more difficult as we grow older: Going to the dentist.
If you're in a nursing home, a trip to the dentist can be near impossible, financially or even physically. At the same time, our stake in good dental health grows, even to the point where a dental procedure is a matter of life or death.
Lafayette dentist Gregory Folse has built a practice, Outreach Dentistry, on providing dental care for such patients, including dozens each year who cannot pay. That's why he was recently named Dentist of the Year by 232-HELP, the social service information and referral service.
"I've got a 'no suffer' policy in my office, that no patient will suffer from dental disease as long as we're in this game," Folse said. "We make sure all these folks are taken care of, regardless of the funding we may have. 232-HELP helps us organize that care."
"It's that kind of generosity of spirit that we look for in our Dentist of the Year," said Rae Logan, executive director of 232-HELP.
Folse and dental assistant Abby Trahan were at Maison de Lafayette to begin the work of realigning dentures for two patients.
"I've found that most of my patients, as was the case this morning, have multiple differing diagnoses," Folse said. "Sometimes they have 15 or 20 different diseases. They may have 15 to 20 medications.
"You tie that many diseases and that number of drugs with an abscessed tooth and an infection that won't go away, then you've got a problem for a nursing home patient."
Sometimes the problems can be lethal.
"Unfortunately, in my career I've seen numbers of patients who have passed away either directly because of poor oral health, due to an infection . or who have complications that come from the disease process combined with dental infections that worsen the diseases than they have."
So Folse goes to the patients who can't come to him.
A native of Raceland, Folse sometimes accompanied his grandfather, a physician, on house calls. After attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the LSU School of Dentistry, Folse had a traditional dental practice for a few years.
"The need for what I do now is pretty profound," he said.
Going into nursing homes meant leaving behind dental chairs and other pieces of major equipment. Folse carries portable versions of some of the tools of the trade with him.
Folse said that when he started treating nursing home patients in 1992, Medicaid, the state-federal health care coverage program, covered only dentures. Since then, reimbursements to participating dentists have improved. He also discovered that reimbursement rules let nursing home residents pay for dental care with Social Security money that would normally go to a nursing home. The state must make up for the lost revenue to the nursing home.
Folse receives a stipend from the nursing homes where he sees patients. Even so, Folse estimates that he gave away about $44,000 worth of care last year.
"He's an amazing man," said Logan at 232-HELP. "His dental practice focuses on the elderly, and a good part of our clients are the elderly and those who are disabled and unable to get dental services any other way. .
"If you live at the poverty level in Louisiana, you cannot afford to get your teeth cleaned. You're unable to get your teeth pulled."
Folse is advocating for nursing home dentistry and mobile dentistry at local public schools, publishing articles and talking to professional organizations and lawmakers.
"I look forward to making a patient who has poor oral function eat and chew," Folse said, "and enjoy the three best events of the day, which are breakfast, lunch and supper."
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Tupolev is proceeding with the test flight programme for the Tu-204SM aircraft as work continues to decrease its production and maintenance costs.
The first flying prototype, registration 64150, has performed 17 sorties since 29 December. During one of these flights it was airborne for 4hr 58min, achieving its longest flight to date.
Tupolev says the type's trial campaign has addressed such issues as pitot tube testing at various altitudes, steep turns, go-arounds, automatic approach landing and onboard equipment verification.
A further two prototypes, with the registration numbers 64151 and 64152, are being completed by Ulyanovsk-based airframer Aviastar.
Tupolev and Aviastar, along with key component suppliers, have worked out a schedule for the Tu-204SM certification and serial production programme until 2016.
Tupolev president Alexander Bobryshev says: "The major challenge we're facing is to adjust a new digital flight control system."
Aviastar is looking to produce around 40 Tu-204SMs under a tentative agreement with launch customer Red Wings and leasing company Ilyushin Finance, which have made the deal conditional on lowering aircraft costs.
Ilyushin Finance deputy director Darya Dorenvendt says they have agreed with the manufacturer and suppliers on the scheme to bundle maintenance and lease payments.
"Apart from a pay-for-hour principle, it envisages creating a readily available renewable stock of parts, fewer shop visits and shorter turnaround times," she says.
"This could help slash maintenance costs by a third and reduce overall ownership costs substantially."

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has unanimously reaffirmed the principle that consumer claims requiring fact-intensive, individualized inquiries are not amenable to class certification. In Basile v. H&R Block, Inc., decided on September 7, 2012, the court expressly rejected "the tendency toward sanctioning the use of class actions as a convenience to address colorably meritorious claims in an aggregate fashion," despite acknowledging that such claims "might not otherwise be capable of being redressed practically on an individualized basis."
The 19-year procedural history in Basile is, as the court described it, "lengthy" and "circuitous." Basile was one of several class actions brought against H&R Block in the 1990s targeting its "Rapid Refund" program, whereby customers could receive the amount of their income tax refunds as a short-term high-interest loan to be repaid upon receipt of the refund. Basile filed her putative class action suit against H&R Block in 1993, alleging, among other things, that it had a confidential relationship with its unsophisticated customers regarding the Rapid Refund program and that it improperly exploited that relationship by steering those customers into that program without disclosing material information regarding the loans, including the very high interest rate.
Although a class was certified initially, the trial court ultimately decertified it. The court reasoned that common issues no longer predominated because proving the existence of a confidential relationship would require individualized inquiries into whether each of the 600,000 class members had the requisite trust in H&R Block's expertise. In 2010, the Superior Court reversed that order, reasoning that proof of complete trust was not necessary to show a confidential relationship. It also found that plaintiffs had proffered enough evidence regarding "overmastering influence" to create a jury question that was common to the class.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court disagreed and reinstated the trial court's decertification ruling. The court concluded that the confidential relationship inquiry, whether focused on "overmastering influence" or trust, was unavoidably individualized and fact-intensive, and "it is not appropriate to presume that Block's marketing and customer relations strategies had the same impact on each and every putative class member."
Significantly, the Supreme Court acknowledged that programs like Rapid Refund "have engendered intense criticism from consumer advocates and others," but stated that "[t]he proper judicial response … is not to retroactively alter the procedural class action device or governing principles of appellate review to achieve [regulatory] ends." The court concluded that "the Superior Court's concern with the impact of mass marketing and fringe banking practices on the financially disadvantaged" was outweighed by the "limitations inherent in the judicial rulemaking process … the impact of collectivized treatment of individualized claims on defendants' substantive rights … and the limited policymaking role of the courts (as compared with the legislative branch) in terms of manipulating substantive law."
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Vampire Diaries Spoilers For Season 4, Episode 9, "O Come All Ye Faithful" — in Which Nothing Goes Wrong at All?
There's something magical about the holidays. Whos come together to sing "Welcome Christmas" with Grinches, Rudolph gets the first spot pulling Santa's sled, and the Macababies' oil lasts for eight days instead of one. According to December TV specials, everything is supposed to work out, so will the same be true of The Vampire Diaries' holiday special?
"It's really, really beautiful," Candice Accola (Caroline Forbes) tells Zap2It of Season 4, Episode 9, "O Come All ye Faithful," adding, "The set was absolutely gorgeous, and it's a crazy, crazy episode. It's huge and there are tons of things going on. And everything goes right, and perfect, and wonderful, and there are no problems, and everyone just happily drinks cocoa at the end of the episode."
Ah. We'll let you bask in that beautiful fantasy for a sec. OK, time's up. In reality, Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) are on a mission to deal with new hunter Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen), and it sounds like his tattoo has some scary consequences.
Sigh. Well, as long as there's cocoa.
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By Fred W. Baker IIIAmerican Forces Press Service
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 21, 2007 America is safer today than before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Defense Department's top homeland defense official said today.
It is no accident that America has not suffered another terrorist attack on its home soil since 9/11, Acting Assistant Defense Secretary for Homeland Defense Peter F. Verga said after delivering opening remarks at the department's first Homeland Defense Conference here.
"My view is that the only reason we haven't been attacked is the enemy has not been able to do it," Verga said. "They're not waiting for some strategic opportunity. They're going to attack us when they can, however they can do it. The fact that they have not been able to is a direct result of what we've been doing around the world."
Verga warned, however, that although America has made much progress, more can be done, and he said he doubts there will ever be a time that a terrorist threat no longer exists.
"There is no doubt in my mind that we are safer," he said. "I'm not sure that we will ever be safe from this particular threat. This is one of those threats that is so difficult to deal with. You can't protect every place, every time from every conceivable threat."
Verga said DoD wanted to bring together officials who work homeland defense issues from across the services, defense agencies and combatant commands. He said he hopes the conference broadens the understanding of the department, brings to light any issues outside Washington and identifies any needed policy guidance.
"We get ideas … by talking to people out in the field and seeing what they are doing on a day-to-day basis and what we can do to help," Verga said.
Verga noted that DoD Homeland Defense also responds to natural disasters on behalf of the department. DoD is doing a better job planning for all types of emergencies, Verga said, working with civilian and interagency counterparts such as Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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It's a boy!
Howard Stern and wife Beth Ostrosky Stern welcomed a new member into their animal family over the weekend, bringing home a cat named Charlie Boy.
"We are in love with him," she Tweeted on Sunday, sharing a photo of her and the new addition. "Adopting an adult cat is incredible!"
In fact, Charlie's arrival may have been something on the couple's mind for a long time. After rescuing a pair of cats from North Shore Animal League America last year, Ostrosky Stern told PEOPLE Pets, "Cats are so easy. I would definitely welcome more cats into the Stern household."
Though Charlie joins Apple and Walter, he unfortunately will not get to know Bianca, Stern's 10-year-old English bulldog who passed away in July.
Howard & Beth Ostrosky Stern Adopt a Cat
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Trinity University
Trinity University is a nationally recognized liberal arts and sciences institution noted for its exceptional faculty and commitment to the comprehensive preparation of its talented student body. It is a learning community that has charted its course with a steadfast commitment to excellence since it was founded in 1869.
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Biologist to Discuss Evolution during DeCoursey Lecture Series at Trinity University
Edmund "Butch" Brodie, director of Mountain Lake Biological Station and a professor of biology at the University of Virginia, will present "The Parable of the Coffeepot and the Newt: How Answers Beget Questions in Evolutionary Biology" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, in Laurie Auditorium. His presentation is free and open to the public and […] [Read More]
Trinity University Preparing for Inauguration Festivities Oct. 20-22
SAN ANTONIO – Preparations are in full swing for the pageantry and festivities that will characterize the inauguration of Dennis A. Ahlburg as the 18th president of Trinity University. Events will span three days and include Trinity faculty, staff, students, alumni, and benefactors as well as community and academic leaders. The celebratory activities will begin […] [Read More]
Trinity Alum and USOC Staff Member to Present Lecture
San Antonio – Trinity University alumnus Terris Tiller will present "The Olympic Movement and the Modern World" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, in the Coates University Center Fiesta Room. The lecture is free and open to the public. Tiller, a 2000 graduate of Trinity, is the multi-media coordinator for the U.S. Olympic Committee in […] [Read More]
Trinity University Presents Pulitzer Prize Recipient to Discuss Biodiversity during DeCoursey Lecture Series
SAN ANTONIO – Edward O. Wilson, two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, will present the Trinity University DeCoursey Lecture for the 2010-2011 academic year at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, in Laurie Auditorium. The title of his talk is "Biodiversity and the Future of Life." His presentation is free and open to the public. Doors to Laurie […] [Read More]
International Films to be Screened at Trinity University in October
SAN ANTONIO – Trinity University's Coates Library will host a series of international and independent films that have been selected by film festival organizers from around the world. The films, which are free and open to the public, will be shown every Wednesday in October. The movies will begin at 7 p.m. in Northup Hall […] [Read More]
Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander to Open 2010-2011 Stieren Arts Enrichment Series at Trinity University
SAN ANTONIO – A poet, a musician, and a composer are among the guests coming to Trinity University as part of the 2010-2011 Stieren Arts Enrichment Series. This series brings to campus a distinguished array of outstanding leaders in the fields of art, music, drama, communication, literature, art history, and aesthetics. All events are free […] [Read More]
Geoscientist to Speak During Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series at Trinity University
SAN ANTONIO – Robert M. Hazen, senior staff scientist at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory and Clarence Robinson Professor of Earth Science at George Mason University, will discuss "From the Big Bang to Broadway: How Things Evolve" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, in Laurie Auditorium, as part of the Trinity University Distinguished Scientists Lecture […] [Read More]
Trinity University to Host TEDx San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – Trinity University will serve as the host site and a sponsor of San Antonio's TEDx event on Saturday, Oct. 16, in the Jane and Arthur Stieren Theater. The inaugural TEDx San Antonio event will bring together a diverse group of CEOs, creative thinkers, scientists, and philanthropists to explore ground-breaking ideas that will […] [Read More]
Trinity University Speech and Drama Department presents "8"
The speech and drama department at Trinity University will begin its 2010-2011 theater season with 8, an original work composed by Trinity professor Roberto Prestigiacomo in collaboration with Tim Francis and Jodi Karjala. Performances will be held at the Jane & Arthur Stieren Theater, located in the Ruth Taylor Theater Building on the campus of […] [Read More]
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Hide in Plain Sight: the Hollywood blacklistees in film and television 1950-2002
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Hide in Plain Sight: the Hollywood blacklistees in film and television 1950-2002
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by Sukhdev Sandhu Published
There was little honour among artists in Hollywood from 1947 to 1954. The likes of Gary Cooper and Ronald Reagan lined up before the House Un-American Activities Committee to snitch and rat on those of their colleagues they knew had communist sympathies. American cinema suffered greatly as a result, with studios backing off from controversial themes for fear of being tarnished as Bolsheviks. The human costs of the Red Scare were also immense. Hundreds of writers, directors, actors and technicians found their lives turned upside down. Some, such as Bertolt Brecht, Joseph Losey and Carl Foremen, fled to Europe. Others took to the bottle. A few, bitter and crushed, killed themselves.
However, according to Hide in Plain Sight, the revelatory new study by Paul Buhle and Dave Wagner, this litany of sorrows wasn't the whole story. Many of the blacklistees migrated to television, at that very point during the 1950s when it was emerging as the dominant form of public entertainment. The TV studios, as likely to be based in New York as in LA, were hungry for new, less melodramatic talent. Decamped performers, a number of whom had been educated in the method style of acting, displayed an unprecedented edgy intensity; writers tended to return to themes of social justice; directors gave their programmes, whether sitcoms or action dramas, a realism that had rarely before been seen on the box.
Every film script in Hollywood was raked over for the slightest hint of subversion. Yet the censors didn't spot the liberal values being cathode-rayed directly into suburban living rooms. One of the most popular series of the decade was a set of fictionalised historical dramas called You Are There. Scripted by writers such as Walter Bernstein and Abraham Polonsky (in 1951 an Illinois congressman once described the latter as "a very dangerous citizen"), these half-hour programmes focused on martyrs such as Socrates, Galileo and Joan of Arc; celebrated liberty through their treatments of the Salem trials and the Scopes "monkey" trial of 1925; and introduced viewers to the work of Sigmund Freud and to the New Orleans roots of jazz. Among the actors - none of them right-wing lackeys - who went on to even greater things were Paul Newman, Rod Steiger and John Cassavetes.
Freedom, people-power, the cruelty of the rich and the clergy - these motifs were also commonly found in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956-1958), the rollicking series starring Richard Greene in the lead role that became the first-ever British television hit in the United States. Many of the scripts were written by outcast luminaries such as Ring Lardner Jr and Waldo Salt, and featured storylines far more socially and politically rooted than those in previous versions starring Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn. Audiences saw Robin Hood saving Jewish merchants in York and women condemned as witches to the stake. The programme was so successful that companion series were commissioned: the makers of The Adventures of Sir Lancelot even asked an Oxford University Marxist group to supply them with analyses of eighth-century English politics.
Hide in Plain Sight bristles with the tales of those brave idealists who, often working pseudonymously, sought to offer alternatives to the sanitised, dissent-free, "organisation man" hegemony of cold war Hollywood. Adding fuel to the radical flame stoked by Popular Frontists such as Ben Shahn, Marc Blitzstein and Clifford Odets, they vitalised the western and sci-fi genres, utilised European neo-realism, created masterpieces such as Twelve Angry Men (subsequently made into a film), and even helped to shape the beginnings of animal rights consciousness through Lassie, Born Free and Daktari.
The blacklistees also went on to reinvigorate American cinema. Waldo Salt brought his own experiences of isolation and alienation to the landmark Midnight Cowboy. Michael Wilson, writer of A Place in the Sun, a film Charlie Chaplin described as the best he'd ever seen, ironically paraphrased Brecht who had commented that appearing before the House Un-American Activities Committee was akin to "a zoologist being cross-examined by apes", by writing the wildly successful Planet of the Apes.
Buhle and Wagner's book is energetically written, fastidiously researched and endlessly diverting. It is a fitting culmination to their Radical Hollywood trilogy. Published four years after the turncoat Elia Kazan received a lifetime achievement Oscar, it honours those artists who believed that moving images should aim to show us the world, transform it even, rather than blind us to it. If only there were more than a handful of people in Hollywood today who thought the same.
Sukhdev Sandhu is the author of London Calling: how black and Asian artists imagined a city (HarperCollins)


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Welcome to the Fox Valley Writing Project
The FVWP is an innovative effort between the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Education and Human Services and area schools. Since 1986, we have served thousands of teachers in Wisconsin through our Summer Institute, Writing Conferences, and graduate courses.
The Fox Valley Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project, is a proven, professional program for kindergarten through Post-secondary teachers. Based on teachers teaching teachers, this innovative effort between the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh college of Education and Human Services and area school districts brings teachers together to share strategies to teach writing and improve their personal writing skills.
Since 1986, this project has served thousands of teachers in Wisconsin. Opportunities for teachers include The Summer Institute, writing conferences, book groups, and graduate courses held at various locations. The goal of these events is to positively impact the writing experiences of students in our area.
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Chebeague Island mourns victim of boating accident
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — The boating death on Sept. 21 of a longtime landscaper on the island has cast a pall over Chebeague, one resident said this week.
David Hill, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said Charles "Bill" Whetham had lived on the island for "quite a few years" while his children were growing up, and then moved to Brunswick.
But in a way, he never left, Hill said, since Whetham maintained a landscaping business on the island and commuted back and forth between the two towns.
"Taking that little boat back and forth was something that he did all the time," Hill said. "It certainly wasn't a one-shot deal or anything; he was very familiar with that crossing."
Whetham, 63, was operating a 14-foot aluminum skiff and traveling from Chebeague to Cousins Island, according to Sgt. Rob Beal of the Maine Marine Patrol, when the skiff was allegedly struck by a cabin cruiser owned and operated by Richard LeMieux of Scarborough and Foxboro, Mass.
LeMieux, who is vice chairman of the board of the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, could not be reached for comment.
The crash, reported shortly after 5 p.m., occurred in a narrow channel between Littlejohn and Chebeague islands. Boat traffic typically bottlenecks in that channel, between a red buoy that marks a bar and the Littlejohn Island town dock, Beal said.
The 35.8-foot Searay Sundancer cabin cruiser was traveling southwest behind a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary boat. The skiff, which was heading west toward the Cousins Island dock, was struck toward the stern on the starboard side, causing that vessel to capsize and sending Whetham into the water, Beal said.
The Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel retrieved Whetham from the water, and LeMieux also responded and tried to provide assistance, according to Marine Patrol Lt. John Cornish.
Whetham received initial medical assistance and then was rushed by a Freeport Rescue ambulance to Maine Medical Center in Portland, where he was pronounced dead at 6:07 p.m.
The sun was low on the western horizon at the time of the crash, which could have obstructed the boaters' vision, Beal said. That possibility and who had the right-of-way are still being investigated.
Whetham was the only person in the skiff; eight people were in LeMieux's vessel. Beal said he was not aware of damage to that vessel, and no one on board was injured. There are no signs that alcohol use was a factor, but investigators took blood samples from both operators.
"It's still very much an investigation ... we're not taking anything for granted here," Cornish said on Monday. "We're still trying to determine the rules of the road, right-of-way. ... We're investigating who may have been at fault here, and we haven't concluded that yet."
A notice on chebeague.org said Whetham had a wife of 43 years, Dianne, and two children, Erin and Hank. An island memorial is being planned, with more information to come, according to the website.
Ed Doughty, who owns the Doughty Island Market on Chebeague, called Whetham a quiet person "with a great sense of humor."
Selectman Donna Damon said Whetham was a jazz musician and played the saxophone, and that his children had moved back to the island. Both she and Hill said Whetham worked hard at his job.
Hill said Whetham used to mow his lawn, and that he had known him for about 20 years. "Hard-working, honest, quiet," he said. "Just a really nice person."
Hill added that "going back and forth, and doing the work that he did, I think he had a work ethic that most of us would admire."


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Congrats Fantasia! The singer is pregnant, and announced the news to fans in concert in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday. She told the crowd, "You are the first persons that I share this news with. And I share this with you because I can relate to you. And for a while I walked around figuring out what will they say and what will they think about me. But now I tell you I don't live my life for folk. So, this child that I carry – God has given me this child. And I don't have to hide it from none of y'all."
Nope, you definitely don't Tas! And judging from what we know about being pregnant (we know a lot) the singer eventually won't be able to hide it. Fantasia, who has a nine-year-old daughter named Zion, did not reveal the identity of her baby's father.


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MURFREESBORO — Unicoi County doubled up at the TSSAA tennis state championships at Old Fort Park.
The Blue Devils' Reed Jackson and Pascal Koch defeated Pigeon Forge's Garrett Byrd and Alex Delozier 6-1, 6-2 in Friday's Class A-AA boys' doubles final. It gave Unicoi County two state championships for the week, adding to a team victory on Tuesday.
Mallory Jackson came up short in a girls' singles final, losing 6-2, 6-3 to Skyler McDonald of Fayetteville. Likewise, Dobyns-Bennett freshman Josie Rogers lost in the Class AAA final 6-0, 6-2 to Siegel's Ashlee Boles, and the Knoxville West duo Steven Patrick and Harrison Smith romped to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Tennessee High's Matt Henson and Seth Buckmaster.
Koch, a foreign exchange student from Germany, said that Jackson turned out to be a perfect fit as doubles partner.
"It was a great experience. I'm happy I could play tennis here and have success," Koch said. "Reed is a really good player and teammate. He saved me all the time, getting volleys. Reed is really fast and aggressive. Our mix is pretty good."
The week capped off Jackson's celebrated high school career. The senior ended a four-time state qualifier, twice in singles and twice in doubles, in addition to his team and doubles state championships.
"I really want to thank all my coaches. It's been a great year, good all-around," Jackson said. "It's been the best year I've had, especially being a senior."
His little sister, Mallory, struggled with her serve, losing a first set. Unforced errors were her downfall with four double-faults at crucial times in the first set.
"My serve was good the first match here, then it went downhill," Jackson said. "It felt like I pulled a hamstring, so when I would serve, it would restrict me to go up for it. I just tried to keep the ball in, but she had a very good forehand."
Jackson got up one game in the second set before McDonald rallied to win three straight games and take control.
"I would move her around a little, but she's really good," McDonald said. "I had to keep positive and keep my mind on playing as good as I could becasue she can put away a lot of balls."
Making her second state tournament appearance, Jackson wasn't too discouraged by the loss. She believes there will be a shot to win the state title as a junior or senior.
"It seemed to be a little easier than last time," she said about returning to the state tournament. "It felt like everyone was pretty equal, and I felt I could have won today. Next time I come down here, I hope I'm not nervous because I felt like I beat myself."
Rogers couldn't get much going against Siegel's polished junior. However, it was a better than expected run for Rogers, who came into the season not even expected to make it out of the region.
"I did what I wanted to," Rogers said. "I played my game and did the best I could. It's been an awesome year, the best year D-B has had in a long time. It's exciting to be a part of that."
Ravenwood players who eliminated Science Hill netters in the semifinal round, had easy final rounds.
The Raptors' Sean Karl, who beat the Hilltoppers' Michael Chen on Thursday, took a 6-4, 6-1 win for the Class AAA boys' singles title.
Lauren Caballero and Iris Hao of Ravenwood won 6-0, 6-0 in their Class AAA girls' doubles final. Caballero called Thursday's win over Science Hill's Hope Forbush and Katie Deal the "real final," talking about being tied 3-3 with the Lady 'Toppers duo in the first set and then barely breaking a sweat in the championship round.


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I complimented my wife on the dress she was wearing yesterday. She disagreed with me and said it made her look fat. I told her I was going to stop complimenting her.
Mi tono no estuvo apreciado.
I complimented my wife on the dress she was wearing yesterday. She disagreed with me and said it made her look fat. I told her I was going to stop complimenting her.
Mi tono no estuvo apreciado.
1. you $#@!ed up
2. you cheated on her... see #1
3. you are lying
so why, again, did you compliment her on a dress without her asking for your opinion?
you cannot ever compliment a women out of the blue without it being a lie. despite them always telling you "why can't you be like Jenny's husband, he always tells her she is beautiful and compliments her on everything!"
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She wanted us to take the kid to the park when I got home from work.
Tuesday night I told her to make sure everything was ready to go and gave her a verbal list. I wanted to leave at 3 as soon as I got home to avoid traffic.
Get home at 3
Change clothes and say lets go... she says little one hasn't had lunch yet. So is making her a sand which. Then she asks me to take the golf clubs out of her SUV so we can take the wagon, chairs and crap. Then tells me to pack the little ones to go bag with sippies and snacks.
I do all this and more, all of which was on the list, for her the night before. It is now 4:30 we jump in her car....I look down and no gas.
WTF.....I wish I knew what she does all day at home.
Bangs the neighbor working from home
If I hear "What's my password to [fill in the blank]?" one more $#@!ing time, I'm going to start stabbing someone.
same password for everything and she forgets it all the time for just about everything...
just yesterday I setup 2 verification questions on our daughters school registration website thing after having to reset her password for her... "why is it asking me what my brother-in-laws last name is? do I have to answer that?" why are passwords so effing difficult for women to understand...
The most recent password question got the following bit of information. Never mind that I tell her every time she sets something up to use a specific password that we set up years ago and the numbers just switch back and forth in they expire. Either 00 or 11. Very simple. [word 1], [##] [Word 2]. Now I get this after she had to reset her home email account. Another exercise in sheer drama and screaming phone calls while I was at work (somehow my $#@!ing fault apparently)
Me: What is your new password for your email account that you reset it to?
Her: [dad's first name][dad's age][dad's last name]
Me: Is this what you used before?
Her: Yes. I can always remember it because I know how old he is.
Me: What happens when you have a password for something that you set up maybe 3 or 4 years ago?
Her: What do you mean?
Me: Well, if you enter his age, then you have to remember when you set it up in order to remember how old he was when you set it up.
Her: What?
Me: Why don't you use the one that I told you to? That way, you just have two numbers to remember. Either 00 or 11.
Her: I don't like doing it that way.
Me: You're probably right. Your way is working pretty well, so you should probably just keep doing it that way.
10 minutes later.
Me: Did you change your Apple password on your Ipad? I need to get in to rebuild your mail accounts on your ipad.
Her: Yes, I changed it.
Me: What did you change it to?
Her: I don't remember.
Me: Why would you change that?
Her: I couldn't remember it.
Me: But you had it written down on a yellow sticky on the case. In your handwriting.
Her: Oh, I wondered what that was for.
Kill me now. Maybe that is what I will change it to. $#@!ing00KillMeNow
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she got me a box of kolaches for breakfast all week. This morning I go in the fridge and out of the five remaining, all five have at least one bite taken out of them. My college roommate used to do this also. Makes me want to set things on fire.
I realize that, if they're that stubborn about writing the damn things down somewhere, they won't likely use this, but...
From the password thread, this has worked well for me. You can set all your passwords up; there's a master password to get in (that they'll likely forget); there are browser extensions for most browsers, etc.
In ten years of marriage, I've never heard a single word from my wife about forgotten passwords. Where do you guys find these dimwits?
"It was right a a mile around. I know because I measured it in a car so that I would know about how many laps it would take to run 6 miles."
unintentual brag was intentual
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Can we get a stupid $#@! Jameslaw & knox post thread? Her sister's husband would also be her brother-in-law, genius. Unless they married brothers, I would think their last names are likely different.
I think you could have just said "No". Kinder, gentler, as it were.
Last night my wife was on the floor of the living room folding clothes. "This is the 3rd time I've had to fold these clothes today." She always leaves the clothes basket on the floor so the kids can get into it and make a mess.
I didn't say anything though...already been bitched up twice in the last week for making logical suggestions like "How about move the clothes basket?"
I have a golf fundraiser tomorrow, already looking forward to hearing about how the kids didn't listen to her when I get home.
Just took over grocery shopping because my schedule is currently more flexible than hers. No problem. Her grocery bills have always been much higher than mine. Now I know why. While taking freezer inventory I found 9 bags of hash browns, 5 bags of meatballs, and 5 bags of chicken breasts. No doubt half that $#@! gets thrown away every few months after getting too freezer burned.
I'll preface this beauty. The lady I cohabitate with will alternate paying for dinner with me when we go out and tonight was her turn.
We had a garage sale this week and had tables set up with $#@! we're selling on top and other sorted items to goodwill or to be kept in containers underneath. Some other stupid bitch pulled out one of the containers underneath that had sewing thread that lady intended to "keep" and decided she was buying it, and I gladly took her money.
Problem was, I wasn't supposed to sell it.
Lady comes home, notices container of "keep" is open and half gone. Loses her. $#@!ing. mind. Apparently I sold gold plated thread worth 1 meelion dollars (at least that's what I would assume from her reaction to the situation) for 6 bucks.
I apologize, explain that I did not realize it was not to be sold and that it was an unfortunate mistake and was done, over, and nothing that I could do or say was gonna change it.
Not good enough.
This is a woman who has NEVER reacted this way on something this trivial in our entire relationship. She just won't let it $#@!ing go.
I'm floored.
Fast forward to dinner tonight, she still really doesn't appear to have let it go. At some point she comments again about this $#@!ING THREAD I SOLD. She wasn't kidding around, it was a serious jab, as if the 4 hours since the previous conversation were merely 30 seconds in real time.
Now I'm $#@!ing pissed, but I don't react. Green Bay is playing Seattle so I focus primarily on it mixing in non detailed small talk in between.
Finally the bill comes and she's got her card out ready to pay. I pick it up and hand it back to her.
Me: No, no, I got this.
Her: Really?
Me: Yeah, I'm gonna use the money I made from selling your $#@!ing thread.
mullet - had a similar issue with my wife the first garage sale we had about 10 years ago. she went to get change (because of course she didn't bother getting any the day before) and i sold something for $10 that she wanted to get "at least $20" from. since then i'm banished from garage sales. i will help her get it setup, and i'll drive her around to put up her signs, but on the day of i stay inside with the kids while she haggles for quarters. win-win. she once haggled a one-legged man into buying a used shower bench for $50...even made him go home and ask his wife because my wife wouldn't take $40 for it and that's all he had.
Gold clap mullet.
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Effects of Fractions from Biodegraded Alaska North Slope Crude Oil on Embryonic Inland Silversides, Menidia beryllina
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Embryonic inland silversides, Meinida beryllina, were exposed to neutral, water-soluble fractions (WSFs) resulting from microbial degradation of artificially weathered Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil. Three individual microbes obtained from Prince William Sound, Alaska, and designated Phe#6 (enriched on phenanthrene), Hexaco#2 (enriched on the straight-chain alkane, hexacosane), and EI2V (grown by enrichment on Bushnell-Haas medium containing 0.2% pristane, a branched alkane) were used to individually biodegrade weathered ANS crude oil for 14 days in darkness in 20-L glass carboys containing nutrient enriched, sterilized 20‰ salinity sea water at 20 ± 1°C. Neutral WSFs resulting from biodegradation of ANS (lot 521) by each microbe were recovered and weighted. Neutral WSFs recovered were: 1.76 mg/L for Phe#6, 1.85 mg/L for Hexaco#2, and 13.02 mg/L for the EI2V microbe. Embryo toxicity and teratogenicity tests revealed that exposure of embryos to the WSFs from the EI2V incubation (with a total recovered neutral fraction approximately seven times greater than the Phe#6 and Hexaco#2 incubations) resulted in the most severe responses in craniofacial, cardiovascular, and skeletal organ systems. The total neutral WSFs recovered from the EI2V biodegradation of weathered ANS 521 were subfractionated into saturated (eluted with hexane), aromatic (eluted with CH2Cl2), polar (eluted with ethyl ether), and recombined (saturated + aromatic + polar) fractions. Developing fish embryos were then exposed to each subfraction and the recombined subfractions. The polar subfraction and recombined subfractions proved to be the most embryo toxic and teratogenic. They resulted in statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05) responses (compared to controls) for craniofacial, cardiovascular, skeletal, and total severity effects in one or both tests with these subfractions.
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- Effects of Fractions from Biodegraded Alaska North Slope Crude Oil on Embryonic Inland Silversides, Menidia beryllina
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Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Volume 42, Issue 2 , pp 236-243
- Cover Date
- 2002-02
- 10.1007/s00244-001-0006-5
- Print ISSN
- 0090-4341
- Online ISSN
- 1432-0703
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
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- D. P. Middaugh (A1)
- P. J. Chapman (A1)
- M. E. Shelton (A2)
- C. L. McKenney, Jr. (A1)
- L. A. Courtney (A1)
- Author Affiliations
- A1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division, 1 Sabine Island Drive, Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561, USA, US
- A2. Weeks Bay National Reserve, 11300 Highway 98, Fairhope, Alabama, 36532 USA, US


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July 12, 2001
On the afternoon of July 12th 2001, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the fiscal year 2002 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. (The Subcommittee markup occurred earlier in the day.) The bill could be considered on the Senate floor as soon as Monday July 16th. The following information is based on draft materials and subject to change.
Overall, the Senate bill is reported to have provided $25.5 billion in new discretionary budget authority, $1.4 billion above the FY 2001 enacted level and $2.4 billion above the FY 2002 President's Budget. Within the total, $884.2 million in new current budget authority was provided for Department of the Interior programs, $67.6 million over the FY 2001 level, $41.3 million over the House bill, and $64.5 million over the FY 2002 President's Budget.
Like the House bill, the Senate bill does not provide funds for the California Bay-Delta Restoration account. The Senate bill does, however, provides $40.0 million in additional funds for authorized activities of the Bureau of Reclamation's Central Valley Project that will also support the goals of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program.
Chairman Byrd noted that, in addition to the Interior and Energy and Water Development bills, the Committee planned to mark up seven other appropriations bills by the end of July. The tentative schedule is: July 12th - Transportation and Legislative; July 17th - Agriculture; July 19th - VA-HUD and Commerce-Justice-State; July 26th - Foreign Ops and Treasury-Postal.


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Position Your Hands Shoulder-Width Apart
You often see this in instructions for upper-body moves like bench presses and lat pulldowns. Why? Because it gives you a stable starting point. But that doesn't mean you need to stay there set after set.
"Spreading your hands a few inches farther out stresses more of the inner portion of your biceps; bringing your hands in a few inches builds more of the outer part," says New York City personal trainer Steve Lischin, M.S. Switch up your position after every set for balanced strength and overall tone.


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If anything, Braxton is a wide receiver at the next level. If Troy Smith can't keep a NFL job what chance does Miller have??? Get your degree young man....
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Chladni Plate
Kenichi Kanazawa demonstrates how sound makes art as it vibrates and moves piles of colored sand around.
This is version of what is better known as Chladni plates, as the table top is made of a plate of steel which vibrates when he rubs the rubber balls on its border, an effect similar to rubbing a crystal glass with wet fingers. The vibrating top then makes the sand jump and accumulate in nodal patterns.
Forgetomori has more videos that demonstrate the power of musical vibrations, featuring a Tibetan singing bowl, which makes water dance as it resonates. Link -via TYWKIWDBI
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They had (have?) one of these at the Hall of Science in Queens, NYC. They didn't have colored sand though :(
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If I already have a frame that is BB30...
If I already have a frame that is BB30 equiped with existing cranks attached, would I need to purchase something in addition to these cranks? Or will these cranks attach to the bike right out of the box?
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There have been many banned video games over the years, from Manhunt and GTA, to Postal and Thrill Kill. However, the reasoning behind the banning of the games featured in the gallery below is so ridiculous that it's almost unbelievable. Almost.
Here are 10 banned video games, and the crazy reasons why they were banned.
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Focus on Friends - Weston Friends of the Library
The Weston Friends of the Library Inc. was founded in 1993 and continues today to support library projects and public library advocacy. Ongoing services they provide include book fairs, volunteer recognition events, library staff recognition events, and financial support for Broward County Library staff development. The Friends participate in special events including Weston's Fall Harvest Festival, the Safety Expos and Broward County Pioneer Days. The summer-long Florida Library Youth Program and several other public library programs for young people are supported by the Weston Friends. In their efforts toward library advocacy, Weston Friends of the Library members attend the City of Weston Commission meetings and serve as liaisons to the City and other community groups such as the Circle of Friends, a library support group for the Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center at Nova Southeastern University. Special projects that the Weston Friends support are: iPad and iPhone classes, OASIS Computer classes, Photoshop classes, Linguistica 2000 language classes, art exhibits for children and adults, and the Weston Arts Council by selling tickets for the annual Foreign Film Festival. Environmental, 'green' projects include the collecting and recycling of cellphones and shoes. At the Broward County Friends of the Library Luncheons, the Weston Friends of the Library received awards for "Support of Youth Programming." and "Advocacy." For more information about the Weston Friends of the Library, call 954-357-5420. Remember: Good Friends make Great Libraries!


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Wrestling: Dual Meet Against Defending Nat'l Champ
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – On Sunday afternoon, the West Virginia wrestling team will face one of its toughest tests of the season, as it travels to State College, Pa., for a dual meet against defending national champion, No. 3 Penn State at 2 p.m.
"We are certainly very excited to have the opportunity to have a dual meet against Penn State," says coach Craig Turnbull. "This is the marquee matchup on our schedule, and we will wrestle in front of sold out crowd at Rec Hall. This is a great opportunity for our guys to wrestle some of the best wrestlers in the country."
The team's dual meet against the Nittany Lions will be their first dual meet action since Nov. 6, when it posted shutouts against Johns Hopkins and Franklin & Marshall at the University of Maryland Duals.
WVU's shutouts were its first since Feb. 19 of last season, and its 48 points against Johns Hopkins were its most since 2009.
In their last meet against Penn State at last season's Sprawl & Brawl on Nov. 22, the Mountaineers were defeated by the Nittany Lions, 40-3.
Redshirt sophomore Nathan Pennesi scored the lone victory for WVU, as he was on the winning end of a 10-5 decision over Penn State's Bryan Pearsall.
The Mountaineers will head into Sunday's matchup with five ranked wrestlers, while the Nittany Lions will have a total of eight wrestlers ranked, including three that hold their weight class's No. 1 spot.
"I expect all these experiences to stretch us and help us get where we want to be at," Turnbull says. "The one thing they can control is effort. I expect a great effort, and I expect them to step on the mat with an intention to battle to win."
Tickets for Sunday's dual meet are currently at a limited availability, but can be purchased through the Bryce Jordan Center box office or over the phone at 814-865-5555. Adult tickets are $8, while youth tickets (18 and under) are $5.
A full recap of Sunday's action will be available on MSNsportsNET.com shortly after the completion of the match.
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There's a "perfect storm" out there that's adding up to a major distrust in government, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found in a new survey.
With a little more than six months to go before the midterm elections, Pew found that Americans want government reformed and growing numbers want its power to be curtailed. These sentiments are bubbling up amid what the center called a perfect storm of conditions associated with distrust of government: "a dismal economy, an unhappy public, bitter partisan-based backlash, and epic discontent with Congress and elected officials."
That doesn't automatically mean an advantage for the Republicans in this fall's elections, however, Pew notes. Favorable ratings for both parties, and for Congress, have reached record lows. And opposition to congressional incumbents continues to climb toward an all-time high.
Public opinion about elected officials in Washington is "relentlessly negative," Pew found. Favorable ratings for the Democratic Party have fallen by 21 points over the past year (from 59% to 38%) and are at their lowest point in Pew Research surveys. Meanwhile, the Republican Party's ratings have fallen back to 37%. They'd previously increased, from 40% last August to 46% in February.
Just 22% of respondents say they can trust the federal government almost always or most of the time, the survey found. That's among the lowest measures in half a century.
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The fifth coin in the six-coin Australia Map Shaped Coin Series from The Perth Mint features the iconic koala, one of Australia's most recognisable marsupials.
99.9% Pure Silver
This coloured coin is struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver.
Innovative Australian Map Shaped Coin Design
The coin's coloured reverse depicts a koala carrying a baby joey against picturesque bush scenery and eucalypt trees. The inscription KOALA also appears in the design with The Perth Mint's traditional 'P' mintmark and the 2014 year-date. The coin is innovatively struck in the shape of Australia.
Australian Legal Tender
Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination are depicted on the coin's obverse.
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The Perth Mint will release no more than 6,000 of the Australia Map Shaped Coin Series – Koala 2014 1oz Silver Coin.
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The coin is housed in a grey presentation case and custom-designed shipper. Each coin is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.


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The Steve Jobs movie starring Ashton Kutcher, not to be confused with the move being produced by Sony, finally has a release date. The Sundance Institute announced yesterday that jOBS would be premiering in January at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
The movie will of course be centered around Steve Jobs, being played by Ashton Kutcher, but Steve Wozniak, played by Josh Gad, will also make an appearance. The film will also feature scenes from the historic garage where Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple, as well as Jobs' Los Altos home. This will help maintain both accuracy and authenticity.
jOBS / U.S.A. (Director: Joshua Michael Stern, Screenwriter: Matt Whiteley) — The true story of one of the greatest entrepreneurs in American history, jOBSchronicles the defining 30 years of Steve Jobs' life. jOBS is a candid, inspiring and personal portrait of the one who saw things differently. Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Matthew Modine. CLOSING NIGHT FILM
jOBS will actually be premiering on the last day of the film festival, January 27th at midnight, which is a big honor. After the movie is premiered it is not clear whether it will air in additional theatres or not.
Even though there has been some scepticism that Ashton Kutcher, from That 70's Show, was not the right choice for the role as Steve Jobs, from various leaked pictures he indeed looks the part. And we will soon see if he indeed can act the part shortly.


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Election process superior to that of any other nation
A recent letter writer claims that every United States presidential election cycle produces only mediocre candidates, that none of the current candidates is capable of great leadership and that our political process is fundamentally unfair and unresponsive to the working class in America. He questions how America can be great with these impediments.
The real question, it seems to me, is how America can be great when some citizens have such misconceptions and misplaced priorities. America may have some serious problems, but the way we elect a president is not one of them.
No political process is perfect, but our system surely is the best or one of the best on the planet from the standpoint of fairness and responsiveness. A candidate must undergo unbelievable scrutiny and trauma. The television show "Survivor" is kid's play compared to a presidential race in the U.S.
Our history is replete with examples of great leaders and great leadership. A great leader may well emerge from the current contenders.
We spend more time and money presenting and evaluating candidates than any other country in the world. Term limits protect us from permanent misadventure.
A diligent media fosters instant transparency. We constantly look for ways to insulate the process from excessive and illegal funding.
Our "blame America first" letter writer should look elsewhere for his fodder.
Our presidential elections may be stressful, but they are not as dysfunctional as he portends.
Some people think of them as one of our greatest assets.
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March 9, 2010
Where the Wild Things Are
Reviewer: Jeffrey M. Anderson
Rating (out of 5): ****
Wild Rumpus
There seems to be some question as to exactly who this film is intended for. Based on Maurice Sendak's classic 1963 children's book, Where the Wild Things Are [Blu-ray] isn't exactly for children (except for the most mature children). It's also not quite mature enough for adults (except for the most arrested adults). But what I love about the film is that director Spike Jonze and co-writer Dave Eggers, as well as producer Sendak, have made a film for themselves. It's something that they themselves would perhaps like to see, and that is an all-too-rare quality in the ever-increasing business of making movies. The filmmakers are not concerned with selling "wild things" toys at fast-food restaurants; they merely have an interesting idea that they would like to try out, just to see how it looks.
Just the fact that they attempted this is praise-worthy, though whether or not they achieved anything is another question. The point of Sendak's original book is that the hero, Max, needed to get his ya-yas out. Max (played by Max Records) gets his ya-yas out in the film, too, but also learns a little something about how messy families really are, and how they have to stick together anyway. It's not particularly deep or daring stuff, but it does allow characters to lose their tempers and show their true colors.
The movie gives Max a more complex home life. He's lonely and unbearably sad; his older sister (Pepita Emmerichs) is becoming more interested in going out with boys, and his mother (Catherine Keener) is a working, single mom with a boyfriend (Mark Ruffalo, briefly) that Max understandably does not like. So the night Max wears his wolf suit, and after he shouts "I'll eat you up," he runs out the door and into the woods, and there finds the boat that will take him to the place where the wild things are. He meets Carol (voiced by James Gandolfini), who is perhaps the neediest and loneliest of the wild things. When we first see Carol, he is involved in something peculiar; he's destroying all the wild things' individual nests because he wants them all to live together. (The little nests are keeping them all apart.) It's an interesting idea, this destructive behavior, which has as its ultimate goal something whole -- even if the goal is probably unattainable.
Max becomes king and we meet the other wild things: Judith (voiced by Catherine O'Hara) and Ira (voiced by Forest Whitaker) are in love; Judith is a loudmouth troublemaker with a cynical streak, and Ira adores her. Alexander (voiced by Paul Dano) is a smaller goat-like thing who never gets the attention he wants. Douglas (Chris Cooper) is the practical one who usually sides with Carol. The Bull (Michael Berry Jr.) is a mostly silent presence who watches the new King Max carefully. Finally, we meet K.W. (voiced by Six Feet Under's Lauren Ambrose). Like Max's sister, she has begun to find acceptance from friends outsider her family circle. One of the best scenes has the wild things embarking on a dirt clod fight, but the dividing of teams and the ambush attacks eventually wind up in arguing, rather than bonding.
The movie runs with the idea of imperfect family units, even if the screenplay itself doesn't quite feel fully formed. A scene with a bitter science teacher explaining the eventual death of the sun is played for dark laughs, and doesn't seem to go anywhere. And Eggers slips in a few Eggers-style one-liners that stick out from the rest of the film. But most of the dialogue feels loose and low-key, and it's wonderfully surprising and disorienting to see these monstrosities behaving exactly like people, with a minimum of growling or hysterical, animal-like behavior. (In one scene, Ira lets slip that he's a "lucky man.") There's nothing over-the-top here, and the characters refreshingly do not feel like over-eager puppies.
Likewise, Jonze's gorgeous, hand-held camerawork (shot by Lance Acord, who has done many of Jonze's and Sofia Coppola's films) emphasizes and flattens the planes of reality; we can clearly see that Max is on the same ground with the wild things, and they are on the same ground with him. (The great visual effects appear to utilize people in wild thing suits, with computer animated faces for more complex performances.) The talented singer Karen O. -- from the band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- provides some moody warbling on the soundtrack, accompanied by a lovely, dreamy score by Carter Burwell.
It's important to remember that Sendak's book, though it is a beloved classic, is mainly about imagination, breaking the rules and having fun, and with the exception of a few extra themes and some dangling scenes, Jonze and Eggers have done the same thing with their movie. Like the book, it's more nonsense than sense, though it's rooted more in sadness and in acting out than in anything else. But the movie understands that, with a little imagination, sadness, too, can pass.
The Wild Things Blu-Ray Details: Warner Home Video's Blu-Ray come with a new 23-minute short, Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or There Must Be More to Life, based on another Sendak story. That's the highlight; there's no commentary track, but several other short featurettes are consistently amusing and unique, including an on-set prank and the absurd difficulty of filming a dog running and barking at the same time. The BR video transfer is fine, but frankly not as gorgeous as it was in the theater.
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Soaps Boards :: The Young and the Restless Forum :: Tyler - Non Bash Thread
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I agree with all the previous posts. It's a shame that they backburned Tyler and aren't willing to give him a good interesting storyline. Redaric Williams has so much talent and it's wasted. Yes, having a love interest is about the only thing he has going on right now. And even his love interest is boring. I am STILL not used to this Abby. Well I probably never will. The actress is just not believable for that role. She should've played another role, not Abby. But it's just my opinion. Here's hoping TPTB gives Tyler the storyline he DESERVES! And Lane? They have been backburned too, thank God. They are like watching paint dry when they're together, it's crazy. I think TPTB could do soooo much more with these characters (Lily, Tyler, Noah, hell even Cane!, etc.) but they're just not willing to be creative. All they care about is Dylan and Avery mostly. And then everything Newman.
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Abby is there for Tyler as he struggles with something from his past.
I'm still not here for Tabby, but what can you do, right?
I tell you I hate the way the same favored actors are hogging up the screen day after day. Its not easy to root for a couple you barely see together. Thank God Tyler is paired with Abby or else we might NEVER see him at all.
What a waste of a talented actor.
Couldn't agree more. I think its ridiculous that Tyler hasn't had much of a storyline. The killing part about it is its been like this for months. It feels like the minute they moved him over to being a love interest for Abby, very little has been going on with the character. Its very disappointing.
I see it more that as soon as gus died, half of Tylers reason for being on the show vanished. His sister is caught up in the drama of The Winter family dealing with Hillary so he does not interact much with her. The business competition part of the show is put on hold because of the Delia and Conner drama. Having a love interest is about the only thing he has going on right now.
Thats just it, while they have him and Abby getting Closer....we rarely see them as their relationship is blossoming. Seeing them every once in a while is not consistent enough for characters to grow.
They're not going to let Dylan or Adam and whatever is going on with them be put on hold....they're going to remain consistent, and thats something Y&R needs to do with all of their characters. Balance this show out.
Abby & Tyler are starting to grow on me but they need more screen time and some more spice. The other Abby was very Bubbly...
Aww how cute, after completely destroy Tily, TPTB are now trying to use Tabby to impersonate Tily LOL... Yeah apparently Abby learns about Tyler's history... It was about time, don't you think!? And they face something from his past together, according to the spoilers. Well it's good because Tyler will have a "storyline" I guess but still... it won't be enough for me to believe in Tabby's love. Because TPTB is too obvious. Tyler and Lily had a real connection and she was there for him. Been there and done that. I know Tabby are a couple but seriously. I don't care about Tabby together and never will. They are as bland as Lily/Cane are. But I respect the few people who ship them.
Day ahead's next episode preview (i.e. Thursday's show):
Tylers first scenes with Victor. He is not going to ask Abby to marry him, is he?
Can Mariah get to town already? Abby has made Tyler a boring boy.. get that sexy beast away from her NOW>
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Tat is going to be awesome some man action senesce already between Noah and tyler talking about the women factor in Noah and tyler's life. I can hardly wait for that senesce to be on. Would tyler actually get a scoop on why not having a strong connection with tyler that Abby has to be scared to commit to tyler? I want the juice gossip please.
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The Adventures of the Nomadic Zealous Scribbler: Chapter II
I've hit this really interesting point in my travels. Yesterday marked eight weeks since I've been home. It's funny; I haven't been counting, but since I left on a Sunday, each new Sunday I sort of reflect on the previous week and my journey thus far. Last night as I was sitting around a table […] [Read More]
The quiet English countryside vs. the bustling city
My mom says I should be posting more about what I've been doing lately. Fair enough. Last Thursday I said goodbye to the woman I had been staying with for 10 days right outside of Leeds in a small, English town. The initial plan was to stay for just two days and make my way […] [Read More]
Next destination booked!
Sometimes all you need is a good night's sleep, a morning run, and some yogurt to help clear your head. If you read my latest post from just 12 hours ago, you can see that I've been stressing about my next destination. I have so many places in mind, but know that I've been overwhelmed. […] [Read More]
How funny is it to complain about having too many options? But, here I am. I'm spending the week in London, and enjoying much of it, but at a weird standstill: Where to next? First of all, the plan wasn't to be in the UK this long. From Belgium I had planned to continue through […] [Read More]
The beauty of solo traveling
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Bringing the comfort of home overseas
There's a huge difference between vacationing and traveling. In simplest terms, one is a break from a lifestyle and the other is a lifestyle. Since I have no set plan to return home yet, I have fully adopted traveling as my lifestyle, even if it is temporary. Because of this, it's become vital to still […] [Read More]


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Since the government is shut down and thus there is no news to report except that the government is still shut down, we'll reach into the memory hole for something to talk about today. Ah, here's one…
Before the shutdown the House Appropriations Committee approved an $8 billion cut for 2014 in the roughly $50 billion (16% cut) current international affairs (State and USAID) budget. The same day, the House authorized only a $5 billion reduction in the defense budget of over $600 billion (less than 1% cut).
The Department of State did not sit idly by.
State's employee association (AFSA for any of you State people still paying dues) commissioned a guy who had already written a happy-talk book about State ("America's Other Army," give us a break) to interview all of 28 Congressional staffers about their attitudes toward Mother State. The author concluded: "an overwhelming majority (82%) described their experience with the Foreign Service and Department of State as 'mostly positive.' Respondents view Foreign Service members as dedicated, intelligent and patriotic public servants who make significant sacrifices…" Awesome. Sounds like an ad on Match.com
The author of the survey then went on ForeignPolicy.com to write a journalist-like article about his own work. Maybe Foreign Policy will next allow authors to review their own books? Sign me up, and hey, good luck with that paywall at Foreign Policy.
About that Survey
That anyone at State paid for a survey that reached only 28 staffers out of the thousands on the Hill is in itself hilarious. There are approximately 11,692 personal staff, 2,492 committee staff, 274 leadership staff, 5,034 institutional staff, and 3,500 GAO employees, 747 CRS employees, and 232 CBO employees on the Hill. So basing anything on only 28 interviews is enough to make one wonder what FP.com's journalistic standards are. Very sad.
Oh yes– the 28 staffer surveyed were selected by the author himself, not randomly. About the only bone he throws is that they were half Democrat and half Republican, which itself makes no sense given the variation even within parties.
Here's a taste if you don't have the stomach to read the whole thing: One of the survey's findings is supposedly that Congressional staffers feel that "Content about diplomacy and the Foreign Service should be included in the middle school and high school curriculum." Sure, sure, squeeze that in between gym and drivers ed.
Congress Knows
The author's broader argument, that basically Congress does not know what State does and thus undervalues the organization, is funnier than his grasp of statistical methods.
Congress knows; they just think State does not do much of importance. Members and their staff travel regularly abroad, where they see State Department diplomats act as their tour guides and bag carriers. As a young diplomat in London, I was assigned to accompany so many Congressional spouses on shopping trips masquerading as official business that my colleagues called me "Ambassador to Harrod's Department Store." Meanwhile, a well-briefed Defense Congressional liaison sits on the gratis military jet provided for every overseas Congressional visit, as a respected peer, with hours in the air to score talking points. State handles the luggage on the ground as the Defense Liaison boards the limo to the hotel. Congress knows.
When Congressional Committees ask for quick answers from State, they get delays followed by verbatim content-free responses. Subpoenas had to be issued to get State people up to the Hill on Benghazi, and even then-Secretary of State herself had a cascading series of "reasons" not to testify until her last days in office.
So Congress knows.
On the Hill
I worked (in 2006) as one of only two State Department Congressional liaisons to assist all members of both the House and Senate. State was the last Cabinet-level agency to open a liaison office on the Hill, and only then in 2001 (by contrast, the military has had people on the Hill since the early part of the 20th century.) We were the only Cabinet-level liaison office without a dedicated web site. I was not even issued a cell phone and was not given a Blackberry to respond to emails outside the office; staffers just left old-school voice messages on a circa-1990s desktop answering machine for me to pick up Monday morning if I was in the office. Half the staffers, raised on smartphones, didn't leave a callback number, unaware that my Back to the Future answering machine did not even have Caller ID.
We never gave briefings. State did not pay into a collective fund and so we could not reserve rooms ourselves for meetings. Instead, one of my official duties was to cajole interns on the Foreign Relations Committee to do it on our behalf. We were prohibited from doing any substantial interaction. Instead, 80 percent of the inquiries into my office were demands for visa and passport favors. Most of the other 20 percent were minor administrative things related to Congressional travel. In my year only one actual Member appeared in our office, to say a polite thank you for a U.S. visa facilitated for a well-to-do foreign friend. Congress knew just what we did.
Full disclosure: I was removed from the liaison job after I told staffers the truth about the 2006 Passport Crisis instead of passing on State's wholly-false talking points. Failing to lie to Congress got me in trouble.
One issue the State Department just can't get past is the need for realistic self-criticism. They just can't do it. State instead runs a large "public diplomacy" operation on taxpayer money in large part to promote itself, and spends tremendous energy on telling itself what a fine job it is doing.
As for reality, Congress expresses itself (yeah I know, for better or worse) in what it funds and what it does not. So the author of all this tripe may wish to take a pause from his defacto job as State Department stenographer and admit: Congress votes against State because indeed Congress knows exactly what they get for their money: America's Concierge Abroad.
Peter Van Buren blew the whistle on State Department waste and mismanagement during Iraqi reconstruction in his first book, We Meant Well, and writes about current events at his blog. Van Buren's next book, Ghosts of Tom Joad: A Story of the #99Percent, will be available April 2014 from Luminis Books.


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The hotel Saccardi Quadrante Europa Hotel Verona Business hours of reception: 24 hours Hotel Saccardi Quadrante Europa is well- known for its strategic location, because it is less than 2 km far from Catullo International Airport, 6 km away from Verona Exhibition Area and the main railway station Verona Porta Nuova, 8 km far from Verona city centre and only 15 km from the Garda Lake. Technology, comfort, silence and sobriety are the main words to better describe our 126 rooms, divided into Standard, Superior and Junior Suite. All rooms, perfectly soundproof, are equipped with private bathroom with shower, bath tub, bathrobe, hair dryer, air-conditioning, safe, mini bar, telephone, radio, internet access, satellite TV and desk. Rooms for non-smoking guests and for disabled people are also available. Enjoy a romantic dinner or a business lunch that are very rich and carefully prepared or even a light snack. The chefs of the Salgari Restaurant can easily mix ancient and modern recipes. All our guests will taste our delicacies either at the restaurant or in the beautiful garden around the outdoor pool. The Salgari restaurant is open for non-lodged guests as well. Its catering is great for any event such as gala dinners, working lunches or dinners, cocktails and anniversaries. Our guests can take a break in hotel's relax area, which offers an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, sauna, gym, Jacuzzi tub and steam bath. A refreshing oasis in the heat of the Italian summer, an artificial fall, green grass and the Mediterranean vegetation create a corner of paradise around the outdoor swimming pool. Our clients will have their breakfast, lunch or snack by the pool, in the relaxing atmosphere of the Terrazza restaurant. (source: Hotel.info)


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The City of Lafayette is working closely with Abbondanza Organic Seeds & Produce to start farming Thomas Open Space with the projected first crop in 2007.
Farm to School
Abbondanza feels strongly about educating children about where food comes from and getting our young ones into patterns of healthy eating. Our Farm to School initiative includes field trips, classroom visits, sponsoring meals into cafeterias and donating seeds to children's gardens as well as creating edible gardens from which children gain the experience of planting and harvesting their own food in the form of salads, carrot sticks and corn tortillas! We have strived individually and cooperatively to gain ground in the national front – locally we have been fortunate to work with the Our Love of Children Foundation within Boulder County at Creekside Elementary to advance our goals within the Foundation's School Well-Being Project. Additionally, we sit on a board, which is working to promote Farm to Cafeteria goals at a statewide level.
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The next movie date is 3/17.
Sunday Feb 27- Book Club 2011
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Vanishing of the Bees
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Spring is Coming!
Thursdays are open for visitation. We are packing seed orders and chatting it up with friends and family. In addition to eggs and seeds, there are also dry beans and some root stocks floating around and available. The home farm is located at 10145 Oxford Rd. We hope to see you soon!
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