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I have no expectations that everyone everywhere will put down their weapons, will set aside their prejudices, will reach out to one another today or any other day.
It is too hard for many to see their fundamental commonalities and all too easy to see their superficial differences.
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This half-day private sightseeing tour in Bangkok is a must for anyone visiting Thailand's capital city. On this private tour you will have the opportunity to explore the complex, which houses a number of attractions including Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) in the company of a local Thai guide.
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Built in traditional Thai architecture mixed with European designs, The Grand Palace complex, once the official home for the Kings of Siam, is unquestionably one of the Thailand's major tourist highlights. The King still uses the Grand Palace for certain ceremonial occasions and the regal flavor within its enormous royal grounds is still evident. During the tour you will visit the Royal Funeral Hall and the Royal Coronation Hall.
The main centerpiece of the complex however is the 45 centimeter Emerald Buddha. Carved from just one piece of Jade it is the holiest and most revered religious object in Thailand. The Emerald Buddha is housed within Wat Phra Kaew, which is a very ornately decorated building whose roof tiles reach up into the sky.
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This tour gave us a deeper insight into the culture and religion of the Thai people. Our guide was informative and considering English was his second language, he communicated well.

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A compact, portable, clinical instrument dedicated to hemoglobin determination employs an L.E.D. light source with a peak output wavelength of about 553 nanometers and a yellow-blocking filter with a long wavelength cut-off not longer than about 565 nanometers. Thus, the relative amount of energy incident upon the blood sample in the 540 nm. hemoglobin absorption band is maximized. In addition to the L.E.D., the photodetector and the amplifying, inverting, log conversion, digital conversion, display and power supply regulation circuits are also exclusively solid-state. The display is of the reflective or liquid crystal type, and the power supply regulator is a sophisticated integrated circuit containing the equivalent of many discrete components. As a result, current consumption is minimized, and battery life and instrument accuracy are maximized. As an alternative illumination source, an infra-red L.E.D. can be employed, and the instrument is then capable of blood turbidity measurement. In either case, the L.E.D. illumination source is powered by a constant-current regulator, which minimizes errors due to fluctuations in illumination intensity.
1. A high accuracy portable hemoglobinometer comprising:
means for deriving power from at least one portable power cell;
solid-state means for regulating the current output of said power cell;
solid-state light-emitting diode means having an unfiltered peak output wavelength not longer than about 553 nanometers connected to be powered by said regulated current output so as to be driven at constant brightness;
filter means having a long-wavelength transmission cut-off of not more than about 565 nanometers interposed in the path of the light output of said light-emitting diode means;
means interposed in said light output path and adapted to receive a blood sample;
solid-state photodetector means positioned to measure the intensity of light from said light-emitting diode means transmitted through said sample;
solid-state means arranged to logarithmically convert a light intensity measurement signal from said photodetector means;
and reflective solid-state display means responsive to said logarithmic conversion means to display the quantitative result of said logarithmic conversion.
2. A hemoglobinometer as in claim 1 wherein said solid-state light-emitting diode is formed of aluminum-doped gallium phosphide.
3. A hemoglobinometer as in claim 1 wherein said filter means comprises a transparent body impregnated with didymium oxide.
4. A hemoglobinometer as in claim 1 further comprising:
amplifying means having a plurality of alternative gaindetermining circuits operatively interposed between said photodetector means and said display means to determine the scale factor relating said light intensity measurement to the quantity displayed;
and switching means for manually selecting one of said gaindetermining circuits;
whereby to choose a scaling factor appropriate to one of a plurality of chemical systems for hemoglobin determination.
5. A dual purpose blood test instrument as in claim 1, further comprising:
an infra-red radiation source in the form of a second solid-state light-emitting diode means directed to illuminate said sample;
and means for connecting one or the other of said light-emitting diode means to said regulated current output.
6. A hemoglobinometer as in claim 1 further comprising:
solid-state means for digital conversion of said logarithmically converted measurement;
said display means being of the digital type and responsive to the output of said digital conversion means.
This invention relates generally to spectrophotometric instruments. It particularly concerns a portable clinical heomglobinometer and blood turbidity instrument.
Hemoglobin measurement is recognized as one of the most useful procedures in clinical medicine, particularly for the detection of anemia. But such measurements have not generally been carried out with a high degree of accuracy. General purpose laboratory spectrophotometers are accurate, but they are unsuitable for general clinical use because they are expensive and require elaborate set-up procedures. Other photometers are available which are dedicated exclusively to hemoglobin determination. These are relatively inexpensive and easy to use, and are often employed in clinical settings such as doctor's offices and hospitals. For maximum convenience such instruments are usually small, portable and battery-powered. But these clinical instruments are not as accurate as might be desired.
Blood turbidity is another measurement which has diagnostic significance. Such measurements can also benefit from an improvement in the accuracy of clinical instruments.
There are a lot of separate factors, each of which makes some partial contribution of its own to the inaccuracy of such instruments. The batteries (power cells) which supply power for portable instruments tend to change their output over time, as they become exhausted; and this causes changes in the intensity of the illumination, which is an important source of inaccuracy. Any reduction in current drain therefore contributes to accuracy by extending battery life. Use of solid-state circuitry exclusively is one way to reduce current drain. Light-emitting diodes (L.E.D.'s), for example, consume less current than incandescent light sources. Solid state photodetectors are also superior in this respect to photomultipliers and other vacuum tube devices. Even within the field of solid-state circuitry, some devices require less power than others; thus a reflective (liquid crystal) type of digital display device is preferable to a galvanometer read-out or even to a digital display of the L.E.D. type.
It is also important to regulate battery output as closely as possible in order to minimize inaccuracies due to supply changes. A single Zener diode cannot do as good a job as a sophisticated integrated circuit regulator which contains the equivalent of many discrete components.
Spectral purity is a major determinant of spectrophotometric accuracy where hemoglobin determinations are concerned. Such determinations are commonly based on absorbance of green light at a wavelength of 540 nanometers, which obeys the Beer-Lambert law. When the illumination employed contains other spectral components, this law becomes a less accurate description of the absorbance function, and an instrument based on it is subject to some degree of inherent inaccuracy. In the past the light sources used in clinical hemoglobinometers have had spectral characteristics spanning the green-yellow range, and yellow-blocking filters have been used to discard the undesired yellow portion of the output. As a result, the usable light output has been severely reduced, and the signal-to-noise ratio adversely affected. It is desirable that the peak output of the unfiltered light source approached as closely as possible to the 540 nm. wavelength of interest. Furthermore, if the light source has a significant output in other regions of the spectrum, it is desirable that filters be used which cut off transmission as close as possible to the desired wavelength.
According to one aspect of this invention, a hemoglobinometer is designed to operate with illumination as close as possible to a wavelength of 540 nm., but with as little sacrifice of intensity as possible. Thus, a hemoglobinometer is provided which comprises a light source having an unfiltered peak output wavelength not longer than about 553 nm., and filter means having a long wavelength transmission cut-off not longer than about 565 nm.
According to another aspect of this invention, each source of inaccuracy is reduced simultaneously to the lowest practicable level, while still retaining all those features of compactness, portability and low cost which are considered important in a clinical instrument. Thus a portable hemoglobinometer is provided which comprises means for receiving at least one power cell, solid-state means for regulating the output of the power cell, a solid-state light source connected to be powered by the regulated output, a solid-state photodetector, solid-state means for inverting and logarithmically converting the light-measurement signal from the photodetector, solid-state means for digital conversion of the inverted and logarithmically converted signal, and reflective solid-state digital display means connected to display the results of the digital conversion.
Preferably the regulator is not merely a single Zener diode, but a sophisticated integrated circuit, i.e. one which contains the equivalent of a plurality of discrete diode and transistor components.
Preferably these current-saving design features are combined in one instrument with the appropriate choice of light source and filter characteristic to operate with a high intensity of illumination and as close as practicable to 540 nm., while at the same time keeping the power supply output (and, therefore, the illumination intensity) as constant as possible over the life of the battery.
While the hemoglobinometer of this invention is a dedicated instrument, i.e. one which is designed to perform hemoglobin determinations at a fixed wavelength, it nevertheless has a measure of versatility in that it is capable of using either the oxyhemoglobin or the cyanmethhemoglobin method. For convenience, the instrument is simply switched electrically from either mode to the other. Zero set is also an electrical adjustment. When equipped with an alternate infra-red illumination source, it can also be used to perform blood turbidity measurements with high accuracy.
The features of the invention will be more fully appreciated from the detailed description herein, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic electrical circuit diagram of an instrument in accordance with this invention.
FIG. 2 is a graph of light output versus wavelength for two different light-emitting diodes.
FIG. 3 is a graph of light output versus wavelength for one of these diodes, superimposed upon the transmission characteristic curve for a particular optical filter material.
FIG. 4 is a graph of the light output of that diode after passage through that optical filter, superimposed upon a transmission curve for a sample of human blood prepared for analysis with this instrument.
When radiant energy passes through a liquid, certain wavelengths may be selectively absorbed by particles which are dissolved therein. For a given path length which the light traverses through the liquid, Beer's law (the Beer-Lambert or Bouguer-Beer relation) indicates that the relative reduction in radiation power (P/Po) at a given wavelength is an inverse logarithmic function of the concentration of the solute which absorbs that wavelength. For a solution of human hemoglobin, the absorption maximum is at a wavelength of about 540 nanometers. Therefore, measurements of absorption at this wavelength are capable of delivering clinically useful information as to hemoglobin levels in a properly prepared blood sample.
But the application of this long-known principle to the design of a diagnostic instrument, particularly one which is compact, portable and inexpensive, involves overcoming a number of practical problems. First, instead of measuring the reduction in radiation power directly, it is necessary to measure the reduced radiation power level emerging from the blood sample, and then compare that level to the level which is believed to be incident upon the sample. The assumption must be made, therefore, that incident illumination has remained at the expected level during the measurement, i.e. that the light source output is constant.
The light output, however, is dependent in part upon the power supply output. Thus, it is important to stabilize the illumination power supply. This objective, in turn, requires reducing the current drain imposed upon the power supply during operation of the instrument. Batteries (power cells) employed in portable instruments are vulnerable to changes in output as a function of remaining battery life. Therefore, in a portable instrument it is particularly important to slow the process of battery exhaustion by minimizing current drain.
There is another practical problem which must be considered in the design of an instrument for hemoglobin determination. As noted previously, the quantity actually measured is the radiation power level emerging from the sample. But this power level is measured at all wavelengths within the sensitivity range of the detector, whereas in the case of hemoglobin absorption the desired clinical information is contained only in the wave band near 540 nm. Radiation in other spectral regions which emerges from the sample is noise; it causes the detector to overestimate the emerging power level at the wavelength of interest, and, therefore, to underestimate the absorption due to hemoglobin in the solution. This reduces the accuracy of the hemoglobin determination.
Prior art hemoglobinometers have employed light sources with a peak output toward the yellow region of the spectrum (about 565 nm.), for example, undoped gallium arsenide L.E.D.'s. The light output of these devices falls off dramatically at 540 nm. Thus an instrument designed to work at the latter wavelength must operate at greatly reduced signal strength. This, in turn, requires high levels of amplification, with an attendant sacrifice of linearity. Sensitivity (detection threshold) is also adversely affected by such low signal levels.
Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, a portable hemoglobinometer in accordance with this invention has a power supply with provision for two power cells B1 and B2 which supply two separate potentials V+ and V-. A pair of ganged switches S1 and S2 turn the power supply on and off.
A voltage regulator IC1 operates in constant current mode, and drives a light source in the form of a light-emitting diode D1. The voltage regulator IC1 is an integrated circuit, such as National Semiconductor's model LM317H or the equivalent. The manufacturer's schematic diagram for the internal circuitry of this chip shows it to have the equivalent of the following discrete components: three separate Zener diodes and twenty-six separate transistors, of which one is a field-effect type; and of the twenty-five bipolar devices, two are of the double emitter or double collector type. This type of voltage regulator maintains a much more constant current to the light source D1 than a conventional regulator of the simple shunt Zener diode type. The brightness of the light output of diode D1 is a function of the diode current rather than its supply voltage. Therefore, the described current regulation approach causes the illumination to be held substantially constant over battery life. In addition, since voltage regulator IC1 is an all-solid-state device, it consumes minimal power, a fact which extends battery life and thus further stabilizes the supply current for the light source D1.
The output current of regulator IC1 develops a feedback voltage across a resistor R2 which is applied as a control signal for the regulator via a line 10. The value of R2 is chosen to provide a regulator output current of approximately 30 ma. which is fed through the light source D1.
Since the light source is an L.E.D., it consumes minimal power by comparison to incandescent light sources, and thus further extends battery life. L.E.D. light sources also have superior light output constancy with age, as compared to incandescent filaments which change their intensity as they are consumed. Constancy of light output is essential to the stability of the instrument.
The diode D1 is preferably an SPG-5401 green L.E.D. from Sorenson Lighted Controls Company, or its equivalent. This particular device comprises an aluminum-doped gallium phosphide (GaP) material which has a true green peak output wavelength. So-called "green" L.E.D.'s used in the past have been undoped GaP devices with peak output wavelengths considerably further into the yellow region, equipped with green lens packages to filter out some of the yellow component. In FIG. 2 the dashed line represents the unfiltered spectral output of such an undoped device, for example a General Instrument Company MV5274, which is seen to have a peak wavelength of about 565 nm., substantially more yellow than the 540 nm. wavelength of interest. The solid line graph, however, represents the unfiltered spectral output of the aluminum-doped device D1, which has an unfiltered peak output of about 553 nm., in the green region and much closer to 540 nm. The bandwidth of both devices is broad enough to encompass the 540 nm. region (vertical line 12), but the output of the doped material (solid line) is much greater at that wavelength than the output of the undoped material (dashed line). For purposes of a rough comparison, horizonal line 14 shows the relative output of the doped device while horizontal line 16 shows the relative output of the undoped device, each at 540 nm. There is at least a five-fold difference in relative output level at that wavelength.
The light output of the diode D1 is focussed by bi-convex lenses L1 and L2 and passes through a filter F1. The filter serves to block out the longer wavelength, or yellow, portion of the light output of diode D1, as illustrated in FIG. 3. There the solid line again represents the spectral output of diode D1, and the dashed line represents the passband of the filter F1. The latter is preferably a 2 mm. thickness of didymium-oxide-doped glass, such as an S-8801 filter from Schott Optical Company. (Didymium is a mixture of the lanthanide or rare earth metals neodymium and praseodymium.) In the region of interest this material has a pass-band 20 with a long wavelength cut-off 22 at about 565 nm. and a short wavelength cut-off 24 which is somewhere below the short wavelength cut-off of the emission band of diode D1. As a result of the long wavelength cut-off 22, the already small amount of unwanted yellow illumination is further reduced, without blocking the peak emission in the green band surrounding 540 nm. If the green-yellow diode of FIG. 2 were used with this filter, most of its light output would be blocked, and the remaining output in the 540 nm. region (pass-band 20) would be respectively low.
The filtered output obtained by interposing filter F1 in front of diode D1 is illustrated by the solid line curve in FIG. 4. Approximately 85% of the radiant energy emerging from the filter is in the band from 520 to 565 nm., and the peak energy is at about 553 nm. The dashed line curve in FIG. 4 shows the spectral transmission characteristic of a sample of human blood prepared according to a standard method (the cyanmethemoglobin technique), and diluted 251:1 in a standard reagent (Drabkin's solution) so that the end concentration of hemoglobin is 14.6 gm./dl. This curve has a transmission minimum (absorption maximum) at the characteristic hemoglobin absorption wavelength of 540 nm. (line 12). Thus the hemoglobin absorption maximum and the illumination peak are as close together as possible, and the total wavelength spread is confined as narrowly as possible.
The lenses focus the light beam upon a sample chamber 18 (schematically illustrated) containing a properly prepared clinical sample of human blood. (The sample can also be mounted upon a slide.) As the light beam passes through the sample, a fraction of the 540 nm. component thereof is selectively absorbed by the hemoglobin content of the sample, this absorption being related to the hemoglobin concentration by Beer's Law. Thus, the emerging light beam has a reduced power level in the 540 nm. region, and the extent of the relative power reduction reveals the hemoglobin concentration of the sample, which is of clinical significance.
The light beam emerging from the sample impinges on a photodetector diode D2. The photodetector is preferably a blue-enhanced solid-state silicon photodiode such as Vactec Company's VTB-5041. Solid-state photodetection devices consume considerably less power than photomultipliers or other types of vacuum tube photocells.
The output of the photodector diode D2 is boosted by a pre-amplifier circuit A1, which is preferably a solid-state integrated circuit operational amplifier such as a CA3140AT from Radio Corporation of America. The light level transmitted by the sample is an inverse function of hemoglobin concentration. The cathode of the photodetector D2 is connected to the inverting input of the amplifier A1, so that the amplifier output is a positive voltage which decreases as the hemoglobin concentration becomes greater.
A logarithmic amplifier A2 provides logarithmic to linear conversion. This is necessary in order to obtain a linear output, because the light transmitted by the sample is logarithmically related to hemoglobin concentration. Amplifier A2 is preferably a solid-state integrated circuit device such as the 4127JG from Burr-Brown Co.
The output voltage of amplifier A2 is a logarithmically converted, amplified version of the output of the photodetector D2. Hence it is a linear, amplified analog signal representing hemoglobin concentration in the blood sample, within the limits of accuracy permitted by the spectral purity of the filtered radiation. This hemoglobin concentration signal is delivered to an analog-to-digital converter IC2, which is preferably a solid-state integrated circuit such as Intersil Co.'s ICL-7106 or the equivalent. The digitally converted output drives a reflective (e.g. liquid crystal) digital display L.C.D., which can be an FE0535-01 from Tempor, Inc. or its equivalent.
All the signal processing circuits A1, A2 and IC2 and the display L.C.D. are circuits of the type which minimize power consumption; i.e. they all are excusively solid-state devices, and in addition the display is the reflective type which does not produce its own light. Minimizing power consumption, even apart from the fact that it enhances accuracy by maximizing battery life and thus providing a more constant current supply, has a further advantage of considerable importance. The lower the current consumption is, the less heat is dissipated within the case enclosing the hemoglobinometer, and the lower is the operating temperature of the device. This materially assists in maintaining accuracy, because the performance of several components (notably R6, R7, R8 and D2) is measurably degraded by elevated temperature; and this source of inaccuracy cannot be economically eliminated. The analog/digital conversion accuracy of IC2 is also adversely affected by elevated temperature, because its internal reference voltage circuitry is temperature-sensitive.
In addition, signal processing circuits A1, A2 and IC2 all embody sophisticated designs which are essentially independent of power supply voltage down to threshold levels.
This hemoglobinometer can be used with either the oxyhemoglobin or the cyanmethemoglobin method. A switch S3 selects between two differently adjusted potentiometers R7 and R8 in order to determine the gain of amplifier A2. The gain so chosen determines the proper scale factor for the desired method; i.e. R7 for the oxyhemoglobin method and R8 for the cyanmethemoglobin method. Switch S3 also has a center "off" position. The oxyhemoglobin method involves the direct use of whole blood hemolyzed with saponin. In the cyanmethemoglobin method, ferricyanide is used to convert the iron in hemoglobin from the ferrous to the ferric state forming methemoglobin; and the latter combines with potassium cyanide to produce the stable pigment cyanmethemoglobin. Drabkin's solution is used as a combination reagent and diluent. R7 and R8 are factory-set. The difference in their settings reflects the difference in absorption coefficients, at 540 nm, between the oxyhemoglobin and cyanmethomoglobin preparations.
Switches S1 and S2 are ganged with S3, and all three are of the momentary type in order to further conserve power. When S3 is transferred to either side of its center "off" position, it automatically causes S1 and S2 to close at the same time, thus turning on the instrument for either an oxyhemoglobin or a cyanmethemoglobin determination. When S3 is later released, it returns to its center "off" position, and S1 and S2 also return to their "off" positions, terminating power usage.
Potentiometers R5 and R9 provide zero setting for the amplifiers A1 and A2 respectively. R5 is a dark current adjustment. It is factory-set and inaccessible to the user. R9, however, is accessible to the user and is routinely used for zero set during normal operation. Prior to sample measurement, a sample cell containing a control such as Drabkin's solution is employed, and R9 is adjusted until the L.C.D. display reads zero. Occasionally a calibration slide can be used to verify accuracy.
As an additional feature of this invention, the circuit described herein can also be used for blood turbidity testing by simply employing an infra-red source in place of the green light source D1. The methodology and clinical significance of blood turbidity testing are well known. According to "Reference Procedure for the Quantitative Determination of Hemoglobin in Blood" (National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Villanova, Pa., 1979), a hemoglobinometer reading may be falsely elevated because of light scattering caused by particulate matter, particularly blood lipoproteins, suspended in the clinical sample. The necessary correction in the hemoglobin reading may be made by measuring the same sample for turbidity alone, at a wavelength (e.g. the near infra-red) which is not absorbed by hemoglobin. Then the turbidity reading can be subtracted from the falsely elevated hemoglobin reading to obtain a corrected hemoglobin determination. If the turbidity is caused by elevated levels of blood lipoprotein, the infra-red turbidity reading also has clinical significance in itself as a diagnostic test for lipemia, i.e. excessive blood lipid levels, a condition which has been clinically correlated with cardiovascular disease.
In order to add these correctional and diagnostic capabilities to the instrument of this invention, an alternate illumination source D3, which can be any conventional infra-red L.E.D., is employed to illuminate the sample cell 18 when a switch S4 is operated to take the green diode D1 out of the circuit. The infra-red illumination from D3 is focussed by lenses L1 and L2, passes through the test sample, and impinges on the photo-detector diode D2. (The didymium oxide filter F1 is essentially transparent to near infra-red, and so can be left in place.) The circuit gives a direct digital read-out of blood turbidity; and when used in this mode it has many of the advantages discussed above in connection with the hemoglobin determination.
It will now be appreciated that this hemoglobinometer is an inexpensive and convenient portable instrument which occupies a small volume, which is dedicated exclusively to blood testing by the oxyhemoglobin, cyanmethemoglobin and turbidity methods, and which achieves high accuracy by simultaneously minimizing all sources of error relating to constancy and spectral purity of the light source.
The described embodiments represent the preferred form of the invention, but alternative embodiments may be imagined which would come within the novel teachings herein. Accordingly, these embodiments are to be considered as merely illustrative, and not as limiting the scope of the following claims.
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eBook Review: Star Trek: The Typhon Pact: The Struggle Within + Catchup Reviews & News On Typhon's Future December 6, 2011by Robert Lyons , Filed under: Books,DS9,Review,TNG,VOY , comments closed
The Star Trek: The Typhon Pact cross-24th century series saga continues with the release of Christopher L. Bennett's e-book novella "The Struggle Within." TrekMovie reviews that below, plus we take the opportunity to catch up with mini-reviews of the four previously released Typhon Pact novels from late 2010/early 2011. There is also news on the next entries in the series coming in 2012.
William Shatner's The Captains documentary available to stream on Netflix November 4, 2011by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: DS9,ENT,Shatner,TOS,VOY , comments closed
For those you didn't catch William Shatner's documentary "The Captains" on Epix, EpixHD.com or on DVD, the documentary is now available to stream on Netflix.
Brannon Braga talks TNG, VOY, ENT, Star Trek Movies + more September 21, 2011by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: ENT,Interview,TNG,Trek Franchise,VOY , comments closed
From The Next Generation to Voyager to Enterprise — and Star Trek movies in between — Brannon Braga has had his hands in hundreds of hours of Star Trek. The writer/producer's next project, however, is Fox's prehistoric time travel series Terra Nova from producer Steven Spielberg. Braga took some time to reflect on his time with Star Trek in a new interview with StarTrek.com.
FedCon: Captains Table Report September 15, 2011by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Conventions/Events/Attractions,DS9,Fandom,TNG,VOY , comments closed
The Fed Con Special "Captains Table" took place last weekend at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany. Guests were Captain Sisko Avery Brooks, Captain Janeway Kate Mulgrew, Captain Picard Patrick Stewart with his son Daniel and Voyager's Ensign Harry Kim Garrett Wang as master of ceremonies.
Leonard Nimoy's Emotional Star Trek Vegas Con Farewell + Spiner Reveals Simpsons Role + More From Saturday August 19, 2011by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity,Conventions/Events/Attractions,DS9,Nimoy,TNG,TOS,VOY , comments closed
Last weekend's Star Trek convention in Las Vegas included a very emotional moment from the normally serene Leonard Nimoy as hid bid farewell to the Vegas con for the last time. The day also featured a number of other Trek luminaries including Kate Mulgrew, Brent Spiner, Terry Farrell and more. See below for details and pictures from last Saturday.
VegasCon11: Friday Report & Photos: Frakes, Visitor, Auberjonois, Russ, Koenig + DS9 Aliens + more August 18, 2011by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity,DS9,TNG,TOS,VOY , comments closed
The second day of the Star Trek con featured a whole bunch of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine regulars and guest stars including Armin Shimerman, Nana Visitor, Rene Auberjonois, and Chase Masterson. Also on hand were Voyager's Tim Russ, TNG's Jonathan Frakes and the original Star Trek's Walter Koenig. See below for full report and photos.
Star Trek Las Vegas Con Preview (including TrekMovie Panels) + Watch Panels Streaming Live August 9, 2011by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity,Conventions/Events/Attractions,DS9,ENT,TAS,TNG,TOS,Trek Franchise,TrekMovie.com,VOY , comments closed
This Thursday the annual big Star Trek convention kicks off at a new location with an impressive line-up of celebrities, events and more, including a number or TrekMovie.com fan panels. See below for a convention preview, plus details on how you can watch many of the big panels panels live over the web.
Previews of Jeri Ryan & Rene Auberjonois On Warehouse 13 & Wil Wheaton on Eureka July 24, 2011by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity,DS9,Sci-Fi,TNG,VOY , comments closed
Corrected: On Monday night two of Syfy's shows will feature Star Trek vets, with DS9's Rene Auberjonois showing up on Warehouse 13 and TNG's Wil Wheaton returning to Eureka. Check out clips and previews below, including full video of the SDCC Syfy panels (including Wil Wheaton moderating the Eureka panel). Correction: Voyager's Jeri Ryan to appear on the August 1st W13 episode.
Book Review: Star Trek Voyager: Children of the Storm July 14, 2011by Robert Lyons , Filed under: Books,Review,VOY , comments closed
How do you take a species that could have been a throw-away contribution to the Star Trek ethos and weave a unique and intricate tale from their story? Well, just ask Kirsten Beyer; or, better yet, read the results in her latest contribution to the Star Trek: Voyager saga, "Children of the Storm." The TrekMovie novel review below.
Promo Video & Photos From Kate Mulgrew's New Comedy Series 'NTSF: SD: SUV' July 12, 2011by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity,VOY , comments closed
Kate Mulgrew is once again headed up a crew facing peril, but her new show is a long way from the Delta Quadrant. Next Adult Swim premieres NTSF: SD: SUV, a spoof on procedural cop shows with Mulgrew leading the team. Check out promo video and photos from the show, including one with Mulgrew and guest star (and Star Trek: Voyager co-star) Bob Picardo.
Netflix Begins Streaming Star Trek TOS, TNG, Voyager & Enterprise July 1, 2011by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: ENT,TNG,TOS,VOY,Web , comments closed
Just as TrekMovie scooped, this morning Netflix began streaming hundreds of Star Trek episodes. As of now all of the original Star Trek series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek Voyager, and Star Trek Enterprise are available for commercial-free streaming to Netflix subscribers.
Garrett Wang Talks Clashes With Brannon Braga & Rick Berman + Lost Opportunity For Star Trek Voyager Movie June 22, 2011by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: History,VOY , comments closed
Star Trek Voyager has been off the air for a decade, but actor Garrett Wang still has some issues with how the show was run, and how it was ended. In a new interview the Ensign Kim actor reveals how he feels about decisions made by show producers Brannon Braga and Rick Berman, including not getting a chance to be on the big screen.
Jeri Ryan, Kate Mulgrew & Rene Auberjonois Coming To Warehouse 13 Season 3 June 13, 2011by TrekMovie.com Staff , Filed under: Celebrity,DS9,Sci-Fi,VOY , comments closed
The upcoming third season of the Syfy series Warehouse 13 is going to be chock full of Star Trek stars. Star Trek Voyager's Jeri Ryan and Kate Mulgrew along with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Rene Auberjonois are all lined up for guest spots, details below.
Jeri Ryan Explains Why She Turned Down Star Trek: Nemesis Role June 8, 2011by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity,Feature Films (TMP-NEM),VOY , comments closed
It has been reported before that Star Trek Voyager's Jeri Ryan was offered the chance to reprise her role as Seven of Nine in the 2002 movie Star Trek: Nemesis, but had scheduling conflicts. In a new interview the actress explains how she was offered the part (which appears to be more than a cameo), and why she turned it down.
PHXCC AUDIO: Star Trek Stars Leonard Nimoy, George Takei and Robert Duncan McNeill June 1, 2011by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity,Conventions/Events/Attractions,Nimoy,TOS,VOY , comments closed
Three main cast Star Trek stars were at Phoenix Comicon and we have highlights, photos and full audio of the panels for Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy and George Takei, plus Star Trek Voyager's Robert Duncan McNeill. Check it all out below.
UPDATE: Sunday LiveTweeting Replay From Phoenix Comicon w/ Takei, McNeill + more May 29, 2011by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Celebrity,Conventions/Events/Attractions,ST09 Cast,TNG,VOY , comments closed
Phoenix Comicon continues on Sunday and there is more Star Trek related stuff for you to follow along with, wherever you are. Plus you can ask George Takei questions via Twitter. Below we again have the livetweeting (and photos) from the event plus link to live audio streaming.


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Even better, I scored it on eBay with all proceeds going to charity because the hinge was slightly rusted. They included a new hinge, which I replaced immediately. Wasn't hard to do either.
I'm an oily kinda girl (I oil things, and I live in the most corrosive environment in all of North America, if not the world; go figure), so I oiled all the moving parts while I was at it. I used my regular sewing machine oil and just a smidge of oil.
You can find a much better tutorial on the Kam Snaps website here.
The kit came with four dies of different sizes. It was preloaded with a size 16 die, but I had size 20 snap sets, so I had to change that out.
Here they are grouped by size: 16, 20 (with the cap inside it), 24, and uh...some other size I was unable to identify? Maybe I got two 20s? Anyway. When you're snapping, the die has to match the cap exactly; if you use a size 24 die on a size 20 cap, it can slide around and you could end up mashing the points wrong. It's a simple enough change; twist a flathead screwdriver into the edge to loosen it, and swap them out.
The kit I ordered had your choice of three colors of size 20 snaps. I didn't know what to pick, so I ended up selecting blending colors: ivory, light tan, and light gray.
Because practice makes perfect, I took some scraps of twill, folded it in half (because the manufacturer recommends two layers) and used that to test my skillz.
I used the included awl to stab a hole in the material. I pushed it towards the base of the awl to make the hole large enough for the prongs, as the awl starts out as a sharp point and gets thicker. I kinda wish they'd have included a cover for the tip, as it's pretty sharp.
For best results, get the material as close to the base of the prong as possible.
Here's what's in a snap set:
On a related tangent, I used to really hate it when I worked in engineering and the terms "male and female" were used for connectors. Kinda gross when you think about it. But anyway....
First try at the socket side went fine.
Then when I went to do the stud side, I must have mashed it to the side because this was the result:
It still snapped fine, but it looked ugly.
Here's a correctly executed stud on the left. The stud on the right is way wrong! Then again, I've met a lot of way wrong studs, so this is nothing new to me.
(Remember that TV game show "Studs"? I used to watch that late summer nights when I was in high school. All the girls were like 18 and skanky, it was so bad.)
Neat how the prongs mash into little circles. Reminds me of those Russian dolls that you stack inside one another.
And there you have it! I have a feeling I'm going to find a million uses for this sucker! (RUN, KIDS! MAMA'S GOT A SNAPPER!!) LOVE IT!


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- Pirates Edge Bearcats in Game #1, 34-32, on way to 3-1 Victory over Willamette
Volleyball | Friday, October 19, 2007
Pirates Edge Bearcats in Game #1, 34-32, on way to 3-1 Victory over Willamette
SPOKANE, WASH. -- Willamette University and Whitworth University opened their Northwest Conference match on Friday, Oct. 19 with a game that featured 20 ties and six lead changes. The Pirates, playing on their home floor at the Whitworth Fieldhouse, edged the Bearcats, 34-32, in Game #1 and went on to defeat Willamette in four games. The Bearcats won the second game, 30-28, but Whitworth took the next two games, 30-27 and 30-22.
The Pirates improved to 10-10 on the season, 5-6 in the NWC. Willamette fell to 3-17 overall, 0-11 in the NWC.
For the Bearcats, Julie Stutzman (So., MB, Olympia, WA/Olympia HS) led the way with 19 kills, five digs and three total blocks. Jessica Durham (Jr., OH, Medford, OR/North Medford HS) contributed 14 kills and 26 digs, while Kelley Lindstrom (Jr., OH, Banks, OR/Banks HS) added 12 kills and Clare Chedester (Jr., LIB/DS, Encinitas, CA/San Dieguito Academy) provided a match-high 28 digs.
Whitworth was paced by Sarah Rusch, who earned 18 kills and had seven total blocks. Holly Tomlin supplied 13 kills and a .333 hitting percentage for the Pirates. Cassie Moore earned 11 kills and 19 digs. Bethany Castilleja recorded 24 digs.
The opening game was a battle, as neither team led by more than three points. Whitworth took several two-point leads ranging from 12-10 to 21-19, but Willamette eventually claimed a 25-22 advantage when Durham registered back-to-back kills. The Pirates scored the next two points, before Christina McGilvray (Fr., MB/Cove, OR/Cove HS) of Willamette earned a kill to give the 'Cats a 26-24 lead.
Whitworth ran off three straight points to move in front. Stutzman tied the game with a kill, but Whitworth surged back in front at 29-27. Willamette survived two game points to tie the score at 29-29, and also tied the contest at 30-30. The Bearcats set up a game point of their own with a 31-30 advantage following an attacking error by Moore.
Kills by Moore and Tomlin gave the Pirates a 32-31 lead, but Edyth Lee-Barnes (Jr., RS, Corvallis, OR/Corvallis HS) of Willamette answered with a kill. Whitworth won the game with consecutive points on a kill by Nikki Bardwell and a service ace by Castilleja.
Willamette trailed 5-2 in the second game, but never trailed again on its way to a 30-28 win. The Bearcats used a 6-1 run to claim a 23-17 advantage. Willamette also led 28-22 after a kill by Lindstrom. Whitworth pulled within a single point at 29-28, before the Bearcats ended the game on a kill by Durham.
In the third game, Whitworth won 30-27 despite hitting just .070, while Willamette hit .118. The Pirates overcame the poor hitting by recording five service aces with no serving errors. A pair of aces by Moore helped Whitworth build a 5-0 lead. The Pirates also led 7-1 and later owned a 22-14 margin. Willamette battled back and cut the lead to 28-25, but couldn't catch the Pirates.
Whitworth registered 16 kills in the fourth game to complete the match. The Pirates trailed 13-11, but scored seven consecutive points to claim an 18-13 advantage. Willamette moved within four points at 19-15, but the Pirates tallied 11 of the next 18 points to win the game.
Overall, Willamette achieved 66 kills to just 60 for the Pirates, but the Bearcats had only four service aces and committed 12 serving errors. Whitworth had nine aces and just six serving errors. The Pirates also recorded 12.0 team total blocks on two block solos and 20 block assists.
Brittany Ashby (Jr., S, Federal Way, WA/Decator HS) of Willamette earned 50 assists to go with seven kills, eight digs and two aces. Holly Ridings supplied the Pirates with 49 assists, 18 digs and two block assists.
Willamette will remain on the road for a Northwest Conference match at Whitman College on Saturday, Oct. 20. Match time in Walla Walla, Wash., is scheduled for 5 p.m. (PDT).
BOX SCOREWhitworth University 3
Willamette University 1
Whitworth University won 34-32, 28-30, 30-27, 30-22


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April 10, 2014
ATHENS, Ga. - The No. 13/17 Georgia softball team is set to face LSU in a Southeastern Conference showdown this weekend, April 11-13, in Baton Rouge, La. The Bulldogs enter the match sporting a 34-6 record that includes an 8-4 mark in SEC play. LSU is 22-17 on the year and 4-8 in league action.
Game Information
Friday, April 11
No. 13/17 Georgia at LSU - 7 p.m. ET
Audio: GTV (Free)
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Lexington, Ky.
Georgia Advances to Semifinals with 7-0 Win
The fifth-seeded University of Georgia softball team powered its way to a 7-0 win over the No. 4 seed LSU Tigers in the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament in Lexington, Ky. Georgia improved to 38-18 with the win, while LSU fell to 40-14 this season. The win marked Georgia's seventh win over a ranked opponent in the last four weeks, and the third win over LSU in a week.
Saturday, April 12
No. 13/17 Georgia at LSU - 7 p.m. ET
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Sunday, April 13
No. 13/17 Georgia at LSU - 1 p.m. ET
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Series Information
Georgia trails the overall series with LSU 23-30. However, the Bulldogs have won nine of the last 10 games against the Tigers. The last time that the Bulldogs lost a series to LSU was in 2010.
LAST YEAR VS. THE TIGERS: Georgia went 3-0 last year against LSU, with two wins coming during the final SEC series of the year. Georgia took a 10-7 win over LSU in the first game of the series before winning the final game 10-5. The Bulldogs then faced LSU in the first game of the SEC Tournament and defeated the Tigers 7-0.
LAST TIME IN BATON ROUGE: The last time the Bulldogs were in Baton Rouge was in 2012 when the Bulldogs took two of three games from the Tigers to clinch the series. During the weekend, Georgia and LSU played a 15-inning game that saw Erin Arevalo threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout and took a no-hitter into the 10th inning.
HOMECOMING: Sophomore Katie Browne will be playing in a homecoming of sorts this weekend when the Bulldogs travel to Baton Rouge. Browne grew up in Zachary, La., which is just 20 minutes away from Baton Rouge. During their stay in Baton Rouge, the Bulldogs will practice at Browne's alma mater, Zachary High School.
16th HOME RUN: Alex Hugo hit her 16th home run of the year against USC Upstate, putting her in a three-way tie for the most home runs hit by a Division I softball player this year. The home run was the eventual game-winner.
NO WALKS: In addition to allowing just three hits against USC Upstate, the Geri Ann Glasco and Chelsea Wilkinson did not give up a walk. It was the fourth time this year that Georgia has not issued a walk.


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Movie to celebrate local pianist
"A Suitcase Full of Chocolate," a film about pianist and longtime Camarillo resident Sofia Cosma, will be shown tonight and Saturday night at Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 102 Camino Esplendido.
The movie will be shown at 7 p.m. both days and follow a short musical performance by filmmaker Lincoln Mayorga.
A $10 contribution is requested. Call 484-2054 for more information.
Expert to discuss lawns in dry areas
Horticulturist and garden designer Carol Bornstein will discuss how to remove a lawn and replace it with drought-tolerant plants as part of the Nopalito Native Plant Nursery Workshop.
Bornstein's free lecture, "Re-Imagining the California Lawn," will include discussion of a local project in which a lawn was replaced with drought-tolerant plants.
She will speak at 7 p.m. in the Topping Room of the E.P. Foster Library, 651 E. Main St., Ventura. Registration is not required.
Car show to raise money for USO
Farmers Insurance will present the Operation Wheels and Warriors Car Show to raise funds for the Bob Hope USO at LAX from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the company's University of Farmers, 30801 Agoura Road.
The event aims to celebrate the history and mission of the USO with an exploration of military and civilian vehicles through the decades. The event is free, with donations to the USO appreciated.
Those wishing to enter a vehicle can register at http://www.facebook.com/OperationWheelsWarriors. Registration fees include a commemorative T-shirt, lunch and a plaque. Registration fees will be waived for active-duty personnel wishing to enter a vehicle.
Several trophies will be awarded, including those for people's choice, best by era and best overall.
Oldies band to play '50s and '60s music
The Cruisin Oldies Show Band, fronted by tribute artists Mark W. Curran and Tom Haney, will perform at the Countrywide Performing Arts Center at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
The concert is a salute to the music and performers of the 1950s and '60s.
The concert will be from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Tickets range from $34 to $44.
Go to http://www.toaks.org/cap/tickets/events/default.asp for details.
Walk will focus on farm animals
The 2011 Walk for Farm Animals will take place at 9 a.m. at Plaza Park, at Thompson Boulevard and Chestnut Street in downtown Ventura.
The walk is sponsored by Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection organization. The event will feature free food, raffle prizes and temporary tattoos for kids.
Advance registration is $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 13 to 17, and free for children 12 and younger. Race-day registration is $35. Go to http://www.walkforfarmanimals.org to register or for more information.
Stamp clubs invite youths to free event
The Ventura County Philatelic Society and the Anacapa Middle School Stamp Club will hold a Youth Stamp Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dudley House at Loma Vista Drive and Ashwood Street in Ventura.
The free fair will feature free stamps, goodie bags, information on stamp collecting, door prizes and more.
Call 485-7121 for more information.
Musician to play chamber music
Miriam Arichea, a concert pianist who has been a soloist with the Ventura County Symphony and the Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra, will perform at a chamber music concert at 2 p.m. at the Ojai Art Center.
Soprano Lisa Hofer will join her for part of the program.
The performance will take place in the center's Gallery Room, 113 S. Montgomery St.
Tickets are available only at the door and will be $10 for general admission and $8 for art center members and students. Call 640-8327 for more information.
Juilliard guitarist to perform at library
Guitarist Cameron O'Connor will perform at 2 p.m. at the Simi Valley Library, 2969 Tapo Canyon Road, in an event sponsored by the Simi Valley Friends of the Library.
O'Connor, a Simi Valley native who earned a master's degree from the Juilliard School of Music, is a graduate teaching assistant and a student in the doctorate program at the USC Thornton School of Music.
Call 526-1735 for more information.
Group to show film on deaf teenager
The documentary "Deaf Jam," a film by Judy Lieff about deaf teen Aneta Brodski, who longs to participate in the hearing world, will be screened at Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Newbury Park. The movie is open-captioned and fully accessible.
The event at 7 p.m. is part of the monthly Community Cinema Film Series at the fellowship, 3327 Old Conejo Road.
"Aneta Brodski's story is inspiring on so many levels. She was the first deaf teenager to compete for a spot in the Urban World slam poetry team," said Matthew Weisman, co-chairman of the fellowship's Community Forum program.
Aneta, an Israeli immigrant, collaborated with Tahani Salah, a Palestinian spoken-word poet, Weisman said.
"Together, they create a totally new form of slam poetry that transcends not only politics but also breaks down some of the barriers that may be perceived in the communication between the deaf and hearing populations," Weisman said.
A discussion after the film will include panelist Robert Sidansky, board president of Tri-County GLAD, a subsidiary of the Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness Inc. He will speak through an interpreter.
Call 374-9818 for information.
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Graham's restaurants have a reputation for quality and individual flair. The Duke of York on Southend Road, Billericay, Essex is our latest venture and we're delighted to be here!
Good service, good food and an attention to detail mean that over the years, we have many returning customers; something that we pride ourselves on and something that requires a very worthwhile commitment to maintain.
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We want to provide a relaxed atmosphere where your evening is up to you! Supported up by attentive yet unobtrusive service and placed within simple elegant decor, our only aim is to make sure that you want to come back again and enjoy your time in our venues.
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The Grahams name was first established when Grahams on the Green in Writtle was opened in 2006. Since then, we have renovated many other venues such as The Woodpecker, The Nags Head and The Orange Tree giving them the special Grahams treatment.
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Kellogg Community College saw their season end with two tough losses on Friday in the NJCAA Division II Region XII Tournament.
The Bruins lost a 5-3 heartbreaker to Delta College in the semifinals early on Friday afternoon and were bounced from the double-elimination tournament by Grand Rapids Community College with an 8-4 loss on Friday night.
KCC was the No. 1 seed in the tournament after winning a Michigan Community College Athletic Association league championship in the regular season. The Bruins also had a 10-game winning streak and were ranked 18th in Division II before the day's ...


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The Beyhive reacts to a website claiming that Beyonce copied Kylie Jenner's lips, Russell Simmons is making a Broadway hip-hop musical, David Crosby was in a car crash involving a jogger, and more on First Dibs.
The Beyhive reacts to a website claiming that Beyonce copied Kylie Jenner's lips, Russell Simmons is making a Broadway hip-hop musical, David Crosby was in a car crash involving a jogger, and more on First Dibs.
The big day is upon us: Happy Election Day! After many months of endorsements and rallying, even the most famous and busy musicians are taking some time to hit the polls or submit their absentee ballots. And because it's such a special day, many are snapping (sometimes illegal) photos and sharing the experience. Below, because we sincerely hope you'll follow their example and exercise your right to vote today, we're rounding-up all their Tweets and Instagrams as they share them. Until the polls close… Read more…
The stellar live shows during Austin City Limits are over but luckily our interviews with the artists live on. Take for instance our chat with the loquacious Questlove of The Roots. Shortly after the band left thousands of fans in awe from the musical genius of their set, Questlove emerged from their trailer to talk everything from his top five favorite cities to Jay-Z's theory on success. Not only is Questlove's intelligence instantly recognizable, he's personable, and funny. When asked if the rain affected the group's show he asked, jokingly, "Oh, you didn't have a personal umbrella holder? I thought everybody had a personal umbrella holder." Nope Quest. No Fonzworth Bentley for us regular folks. Read more…
It's a sad day in music, particularly hip-hop. Chris Lighty, 44, was found dead in his Bronx apartment this morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the Daily News. Lighty was influential in hip-hop as an executive and longtime manager of 50 Cent, Diddy, Ja Rule and Mariah Carey. Details surrounding his death haven't been confirmed, but police sources told the Daily News the self-inflicted gunshot wound occurred during an argument with his ex-wife. It's suspected that Lighty was having financial troubles and could have owed up to 5 million dollars to the IRS. Hip-hop artists and industry insiders have expressed their condolences on Twitter. Read more…
Frank Ocean's courage was all the rave on social media as folks were celebrating their 4th of July with booze and barbeque. In light of a few headlines speculating about Frank's sexuality, he decided to put the rumors to rest by releasing a "thank you's" letter on his Tumblr that he'd originally intended to include in his upcoming album Channel Orange. In the letter he didn't officially "come out" as gay or bi-sexual, but he admitted that his first love was a man. Like us, a legion of fans, celebrities included, were overjoyed with his transparency and bravery. Most of all, we were happy he finally could write the words: "I feel like a free man." Read more…
He's been popping up right and left, and this will be his first televised performance in more than a decade and you probably won't want to miss it. [Complex]
Missy's back! Switch throws Rye Rye and Missy Elliott on the remix of the already banging M.I.A. track. It's going to be a hot summer. [Spin]
Rihanna has probably ran out of Fs to give about anyone having an opinion regarding her personal life. That didn't keep hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons from coming to her defense on his website GlobalGrind.com. Our favorite bad girl has kept quiet thus far about the alleged shade Chris Brown threw her way in his freestyle over Kanye's "Way Too Cold." Shortly after 2Chainz's "No Lie" featuring Drake dropped there was speculation on whether or not Drake was dissing the pop star when he rapped, "Then I f*cked her once and never f*cked again / She could have a Grammy, I still treat that ass like a nominee / Just need to know what that p*ssy like so one time, it's fine with me." Annoyed with the alleged attacks on Rihanna, on Mother's Day Simmons tweeted, "Everyone needs to get off @rihanna's d*ck…" with the link to a two paragraph post he wrote of the same title. In the letter Simmons calls out the double standard of rappers being able to sleep with a bunch of women without being called a h*, but a woman is scrutinized for her sexual liberation. Uncle Rush has a point, but this is all so…soap opera like. Read more…
Heavy D's passing shook the hip hop community to its core yesterday as fans and friends tweeted their condolences and reactions to the 44-year-old's untimely death. Today on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live, mogul Russell Simmons discussed Heavy D's influence on music. Some of hip-hop's most respected MCs took to Twitter last night offering 140 characters of their sorrows, reactions and memories of the self-proclaimed "overweight lover."
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If you haven't already caught the scoop, Beyonc? has an affinity for numbers; specifically, the number four. Front and center at last night?s second of "4 Intimate Nights with Beyonc?" at Roseland Ballroom (the first of which took place on Sunday, the FOURteenth), the lady of the hour took the stage to break down the numerological fondness and dazzle superfans and music industry elite alike. Because she usually performs for audiences ten times the size of the 2,500 capacity venue, tickets for this coveted concert series were a hot commodity, and with VIPs like Diddy, Russell Simmons, Ne-Yo, and The-Dream looking on the balcony, a ravenous crowd chanted the singer's name repeatedly before the show?s 10 p.m. start time. Homegirl has unwavering disciples, and as we were soon reminded, she deserves each and every one of them.
The well-rehearsed, ninety-minute show —whose setlist was identical to Sunday night's show—began with Beyonc? narrating the initial chapters of her career?s autobiography. From militaristic practice sessions at nine-years-old with the initial members of Destiny?s Child to securing their deal with Columbia Records in 1995, Bey? ran through the timeline of her passionate path, stitching performance snippets into the fabric of her tales. Cut-down, crowd-pleasing hits like ?Bills, Bills Bills,? ?Say My Name,? and ?Independent Women Part I? perpetuated a roar of approval that crescendoed when the introduction to ?Survivor? was liberated by the diva?s all-female band. ?With a lot of success comes a lot of negativity,? admitted the star as she launched into the female-empowerment anthem, graciously crediting her former cohorts Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams while also justifying the song?s endurance-focused sentiments.
There is often calm after a tumultuous storm, however, and once Beyonc? was finished discussing the uneven footing of her early days as an artist, she shared with the audience how powerful it was when she finally ?found love.? Right on cue, the opening notes to the then-new couple's very public relationship confirmation, Jay-Z?s ??03 Bonnie and Clyde,? hit our nostalgic radars, and as you might imagine, the crowd lost their minds. Before transitioning into a quick Dreamgirls story, Bey? also performed her other Hov-centric hit, ?Crazy in Love,? graduating from a slower, re-worked, funk version of the song into the full, familiar rendition, showcasing the video?s stomping strut that we all know and love. By also revisiting other iconic choreography that fans relentlessly study and mimic throughout the show, Bey? managed to create a sea of ?Single Ladies? hand-twirling and, once she got to the material from 4, lots of attempts at her ?Run The World (Girls)? stankyleg-riverdancing.
How many times can one couple announce their divorce? We've lost count, but we're guessing Kimora Lee Simmons and her super-mogul ex-hubby Russell have done it, oh, a gazillion times, including today. We get it! You guys split up! Didn't this happen in like 2006? Aren't you both busy getting pregnant and doing yoga with your new (and might we add, much hotter) significant others? Earlier this month, Kimora said, "I'm in the paper every single week ? that I had a fight with my ex-husband, or that I was mad at one of his girlfriends, or that I'm pregnant, or that I demand Fiji water ? Lies upon lies upon lies."
Oh Kimora. Admit it – you like being in the paper every week. Are we the only ones who suspect that the divorce reports pop back up every time our girl needs some publicity? Or were ya'll too busy buying her new perfume – which launched last week – to notice?


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PNoy visits families in Muntinlupa evacuation center
Dark clouds over Metro Manila means rain 'til Thursday. Dark clouds continue to loom over Manila shortly before noon Wednesday, a day after Malacañang suspended classes and work in Metro Manila due to floods caused by heavy rain. PAGASA expects the weather to start improving Thursday, after a storm enhancing the monsoon made landfall over China. GMA News
President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday visited an evacuation center in Muntinlupa and handed out relief goods to more than 800 families. Aquino was scheduled to visit some Metro Manila cities affected by the recent rains and flooding.
Aquino was accompanied by Cabinet members to the school-turned-evacuation center in Barangay Tunasan. They were briefed on-site by personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
"Nakakagalak naman, hong, maski nasalanta tayo dito ay medyo buhay na buhay ang kalooban ninyo. Mukhang palaban tayo dito kaya okay na okay, ho, yan. Parang nagagaanan yung problema namin pag nakikita kayong ganyan," said Aquino to the evacuees.
The Twitter accounts of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) and PCDSPO Secretary Ramon Carandang detailed the President's visit to the evacuation center.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) on Tuesday reported Muntinlupa as one of the cities in the National Capital Region with widespread flooding.
In that same report, the disaster agency said more than 800,000 Filipinos were affected by the heavy rainfall and flooding caused by the southwest monsoon enhanced by tropical storm Haikui.
Carandang posted a picture of a flooded street in his Twitter account, captioning it with "Muntinlupa floods not fully receded."
Aquino's visit to the city is part of his scheduled visits to evacuation centers in three Metro Manila cities, the others being Marikina and Quezon Cities.
The recent heavy rains that affected Metro Manila as well as many parts of Luzon forced many residents to leave their homes and take shelter in evacuation centers.
On Tuesday, the floods prompted Malacañang to suspend classes and work for the day.
While the Palace called for a resumption of work in government offices Wednesday, many government agencies and local governments still canceled work for the day due to continued flooding. — DVM, GMA News
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Thanksgiving is a time to appreciate our heroes
Columnist Steve Stricker writes this week about one his heroes – his son. (November 23, 2014, Page 2C)
Looking for a hero? Look no further
Do we use the term "hero" too freely these days? Editor Don Whitten tends to feel that way, and he writes about Medal of Honor winner Kyle Carpenter — who and what we need to measure the meaning of the word against. (June 23, 2014, Page 4A)
Thanks, veterans
Editor Don Whitten writes about the history of Armistice and Veterans Day and urges all to thank the veterans they know and honor all that serve our country. (November 11, 2013, Page 4A)
Letters to the Editor
Shirley Carothers submitted a poem written to honor veterans on Veterans Day, while Betty Williams writes with information and a reminder that November is Native American Heritage Month. (November 11, 2013, Page 4A)
Appreciating a local hero in education
Columnist Steve Stricker writes about one of his heroes, former UM Chancellor Robert C. Khayat. (October 4, 2013, Page 1B)
The bright side of a dark night
We all feel like we've come to know victims of the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting a bit better, but Oxford EAGLE News Editor Jonathan Scott and his family actually do know people who were in Theater 9 two weeks ago. Scott tells the story of Steve Barton and Ethan Rodriguez-Torrent, who were visitors in the Oxford community for a couple of days on their tour across the country that included a stop in Aurora. (August 3, 2012, Page 4A)
You Are A Diamond
Sometimes teachers inspire students; sometimes, it's the other way around. That's the case for local columnist and college instructor Jimmy Reed, who writes about the heroic deeds of one of his students that he calls "a diamond." (May 10, 2011, Page 4)


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In Bremerton, It's Blackberry Fields Forever — This Weekend, Anyway
Gray skies and a sprinkling of rain didn't dissuade big crowds from turning out Saturday for Bremerton's annual celebration of blackberries.
The Bremerton Blackberry Festival, the Bremerton Main Stream Association's 19th annual nod to the fruit of Western Washington's most delicious invasive plant, brought young and old to the waterfront for shopping, music, food and fun.
For April Rowlette of Port Orchard, the fest is a tradition. And so is funnel cake.
She sat with friend Peter Rowe, sampling a sandwich concoction. But she hadn't made a break for the deep-fried treat.
"Not yet," she said.
Attendance estimates for the three-day festival winding down Monday center on 50,000, said Carol Atkinson, the Main Stream Association's executive director.
And Saturday's crowd looked fairly typical.
"It's every bit as crowded as it was last time," she said.
In addition to the throngs, 130 vendor booths were set up, peddling everything from food to gnomes to glass nail files. Atkinson said 130 vendors was all the boardwalk could handle. But at a city of Bremerton kiosk, employees sought public support for its stymied plan to connect the boardwalk to Evergreen-Rotary Park.
The creeping, thorny plant that bears deep-purple berries and invades backyards and vacant lots also made its way into a variety of delicacies for trial, including the famous blackberry slugs hawked by the Bremerton Central Lion's club.
"The best slugs in Washington," said club member Barb Maggert.
Holly Gilman of Kingston raved about the blackberry soda, but it was the kettle corn that brought her south.
"It's one of those things I have to come for," she said.
Despite not being a traditional fair favorite, the homemade Hummingbird Hill blackberry soda, made by Mike and Dee Armstrong of Silverdale, was a hit.
The husband-and-wife team had sold nearly 1,000 bottles of their blackberry bubbly by about 2 p.m.
"They love it," Mike Armstrong said.
Sisters Caley Riggs, 13, and Sierra Seifert, 30, finished first in the fest's sidewalk chalk competition with reinterpretation of Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night." The duo placed second last year with renderings of the Super Mario Bros.
"This year we wanted to do something more sophisticated, I guess," Seifert said.
The festival continues Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Monday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Bremerton waterfront.
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Actress Samantha Womack will be appearing at Who Do You Think You Are Live next month in London. Gregg Wallace has previously been announced as another celebrity attending.
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If you plan to fly Virgin America read this first.
It's not often I get to fly a new airline – and not just a new airline for me but one that is new to the world. My first trip on Virgin America was an unforgettable combination of disappointment and delight.
With a new airline, there are so many unknowns that business travelers are usually well-versed in: upgrade policies, purchase restrictions, baggage rules, aircraft layout, even the locations of the airport ticket counters. As I learned from this experience, when flying a new airline it pays to check the fine print before you go.
When an airline sells tickets for $39, travelers may tend to lower their expectations. But Virgin America shuns the discount label and touts its high-tech amenities and a unique, premium flying experience. With the hype about mood lighting in the cabin, thousands of musical selections in flight, electrical, USB, and Ethernet hookups at every seat, chat rooms in the sky, and a cashless system for ordering meals and drinks from your seatback video screen with the swipe of a card, my own expectations were already considerably higher than the average domestic airline.
Due to U.S. government regulations the parent Virgin company is only a minority investor in Virgin America. But Virgin Atlantic is known for in-flight massages, limousine ground transfers, and outlandish airport lounges with golf driving ranges and skiing machines. And with chief executive Richard Branson appearing prominently in the product launch the last thing I expected on Virgin America was a slew of surcharges padding the cost of my ultra-cheap ticket.
My $39 one way ticket soon became $64.40 with taxes and fees and an "upgrade" to the exit row. A pre-departure itinerary change added another $40 (although the airline never issued an updated receipt). Checking a second bag added another $10 surcharge, bringing the total cost of my one way flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles $110.40.
Virgin America ticket counters look like a five star hotel concierge desk, with a vase of fresh red roses on each desk and sleek new flat screen monitors for both self service and agent assisted check-in. But while paying the $10 surcharge for my extra bag I was informed that the agent could not print a receipt for my bag or my ticket because there are no printers at the ticket counters.
I was instructed to ask for my receipts at the gate where the agents struggled to operate the printer. At long last my receipts were printed on plain white paper with no company letterhead, but they still couldn't print a receipt displaying the new price of my ticket after the changes.
I wondered if I was the first Virgin America passenger to ask for a receipt and puzzled how anyone could submit receipts for reimbursement on plain white paper with no company letterhead. But I guess these are just some of the hiccups encountered with a brand new airline.
In-flight brought some pleasant surprises and also a few more kinks. Stepping into an aircraft with stark black and white seats and cool blue light emanating from the ceiling and soft pink lighting along the windows made me feel like I had just stepped back in time to a black-lit room in the psychedelic 1960s.


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KC Hip-Hop Artist James Christos Working with Nite Owl, DJ SNO
Over at the Pitch, the Wayward Son reports that KC hip-hopper James Christos will be collaborating with some Lou homies. Sez an installment of his Anarchy Tour Diary:
What up KC?!!! Well we arrived in the STL and had a couple days to do a little meeting and greeting. Soon as we got to town, I was approached to do an album project by Saint Louis' own Nite Owl and DJ SNO (DJ for 104.1 St. Louis and Chingy's tour DJ). So it was straight to work soon as I got into town. It will be DJ SNO's first original release, and he has drafted me and Nite Owl to write and perform on the songs that he will produce. Something like a DJ Drama or DJ Khalid project with only two emcees.
The post also has photos of Christos' Old Rock House performance and video from his time here. Looks like he had fun. Cheers!
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Radio Shack is getting the Black Friday ad leak treatment. The 9-page ad features deals on a variety of consumer technology covering Apple gear, video games, toys, and speakers.
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Aug. 15, 2012
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. --- The run of Georgia golfers Nicholas Reach and T.J. Mitchell at the 2012 United States Amateur came to an end Wednesday.
Playing at Cherry Hills Country Club, Patrick Duncan Jr. of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., eliminated Reach 1-up, while Talor Gooch of Midwest City, Okla., topped Mitchell 5&3 in the match play portion of the tournament.
Mitchell, a senior, had to survive a 17-man playoff Wednesday morning to gain one of the final 14 spots in the match play field and it didn't take him long. Mitchell made birdie on his first hole, the 10th, as he was the only player to accomplish that feat.
During the stroke play portion of the tournament, Reach, a sophomore, had a 36-hole figure of 2-under and was seeded 13th. Mitchell was 2-over in regulation and wound up as the 51st seed.
Three current Bulldogs and one former Bulldog were unable to advance to match play. Junior Joey Garber placed 120th at 6-over, junior Keith Mitchell was 162nd at 8-over, ex-Bulldog Jack Larkin was 222nd at 8-over and sophomore Sepp Straka was 239th at 12-over.
The Bulldogs will open the 2012-13 schedule Sept. 7-9 in the Carpet Capital Collegiate.


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NEW YORK: Hundreds of young women from around the world are kicking their dance routines into high gear in New York City this week in hopes of joining perhaps the most famous dance troupe there is - the Rockettes.
The aspiring dancers lined up Tuesday morning on a Manhattan street - getting 30 seconds each to audition for a chance to be in the 2013 Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
''I've always wanted to do this,'' said Chelsey Knapper, 22, who didn't survive last year's auditions.
Knapper and the others were led upstairs into a rehearsal studio to perform a dance routine before a panel of judges. Those who survive through the end of the week - a good dozen or so - will have to wait months to find out if they'll be invited to join the holiday show.
Whoever survives the process will join a troupe of about 80 Rockettes who are ''a part of history, an iconic part of New York City,'' said choreographer Linda Haberman, who directs the Christmas show.
Monica Woods, 21, didn't last the day, ''but I'll be back, for sure.'' —Photos by Agencies/text by AP
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This image released by Starpix shows Linda Haberman, Director and Choreographer, Radio City Christmas Spectacular directing dancers at an audition with the Rockettes, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. —AP Photo
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Outreach center donates flash drives to middle school students
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(Far right) A total of 20 students at Henderson Middle School recently received flash drives from the House of Jabez Youth Outreach Center during its annual "Zip Initiative." Antoine Hargrove, outreach CEO, conceived the project. Kerr Drug of Warrenton and Att. Nathan Baskerville of Henderson were among those donating the devices. By the end of May, Hargrove plans to extend the initiative to Warren County students. Anyone wishing to contribute should call the center at (919) 397-5339 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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"This cake is different twist on the usual pineapple upside down cake. It is a wonderful cake served anytime, everyone will love it."
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9 tablespoons
butter, softened
1 tablespoon
brown sugar
fresh peaches - pitted, skinned, and sliced
3/4 cup
white sugar
3/4 cup
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
2 cups
finely ground graham cracker crumbs
1 teaspoon
baking powder
1/8 teaspoon
I definitely enjoyed the taste of this cake, but I cut down the sugar to 1/2 cup, which was enough for me. If I made it again I would add less milk because I think the batter was too runny. That might also help the peaches brown a little.
Mine turned out like peach soup- recipe did not say to pour off the peach juice.
9 Ratings
I used 1/2 package of vanilla instant pudding mix and 1 small package of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes (crumbled) instead of the 3/4 cup sugar to make the cake more firm and not-as-sweet. The result is pretty good. Worth a try. ^-^.
very good. don't overbake this cake, the special flavor of the crackers combines wonderfully with it being so moist. i added 1/4 tsp. peach extract to the batter and it was definatelly a special cake.
I made this exactly as directed. It looked gorgeous and tasted delicious. I would definitely make this again.
i'm a beginner. i'm trying hard to learn how to cook and bake for my family. this is the first (of a series of cakes) that i baked for the family and all of them really enjoyed it! ^_^
YUM! This was delicious. I used frozen peaches and it turned out fantastic.
I was excited to make this because it was rated so well. I took it to a get together of friends. Thankfully they were all FRIENDS because this really wasn't that great. The texture was odd and a little runny and it was TOO sweet. I was not impressed.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Peach Graham Upside Down Torte
Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 223
Calories from Fat: 104
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SOMERS, N.Y. - Somers town offices are closed Thursday because of the snow storm moving into the area.
The town board meeting scheduled for Thursday night has also been postponed and rescheduled for Feb. 20. Read the agenda here.
The huge winter storm is expected to come in three parts during the span of 24 hours and drop between 11 and 15 inches of snow in Northern Westchester County.
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