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Material dumped at the East Carbon City transfer station may be refuse, but it is not without value. Ever growing "scrap metal" prices have turned the city's public dump into a scavenge yard, prompting multiple arrests and leading to costly vandalism. That's because while citizens can dump most any material at the site, it is a crime to take that same material out.
"Remember all of the shutters we had on this building when we renovated? There was hundreds and hundreds of feet of that material and it was all aluminum. It's all gone," said East Carbon Mayor Orlando LaFontaine, bringing the issue before the city council. "Many things are gone from that area. We need to do something with this material because it is a target for theft."
According to LaFontaine, the theft and vandalism have become a constant issue, taking up police resources as well as the city court's time.
"I think what we need to do is find a recycling company who will work with us and get that material out of there," he said. "I'm asking the city council to let me get rid of these things, they're stealing them anyway. This way, we can make a little money."
LaFontaine told the council that he would either arrange for the chosen recycling agent to either place bins at the station on State Road 123 or have them pick up the material regularly.
Council member Darrel Valdez inquired about the video equipment that had at one time monitored the area and was told that the surveillance electronics along with several other items had been destroyed by vandals.
"Everything was destroyed. They broke the cameras, destroyed the front door of our shack, they stole the compressor that we had down there." explained Council member David Maggio. "Now I know we turned that in, so where is that compressor now?"
City police Sgt. Phillip Holt said that while the compressor and other equipment was recovered following the first theft at the station, it has not been located following the second theft.
"That is my point," said LaFontaine. "We have to get that stuff out of there. There could be some sizable funds but not if we keep losing it."
The mayor asked that the council take the revenue generated and move it toward paying for some upgraded steel shingles that were placed on East Carbon City Hall during it's renovation. The remainder of the funds would then be used for a park project which the city hopes to move forward on next year.
"Its a constant battle to keep people out of the metal portion of that transfer station," continued Maggio, favoring the mayor's plan. "People go down there, dump off a load of wood and trash and leave with a load of metal on the way home. And we can't have our police officers at the landfill all day watching for petty theft, we need to address this."
According to Maggio, if the city were to keep track of the scrap metal dumped, they could fill a typical trash bin in a week. He also stipulated that the last time the city sold its metal pile they were paid between three and $5,000.
"We used to do that (sell the scrap metal)," said LaFontaine, moving forward on the point. "What happened was that we lost our recyclers and then we couldn't get anyone else to come up here for a reasonable fee. With current metal prices, I think I can finding someone could be easier."
Following his point, the council accepted a motion to allow the mayor to look for and contract with a new recycler and passed said motion unanimously.


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Looking at recent news events, it seems apparent that acts of aggression often involve groups. For the past two weeks in Egypt, thousands of anti-government protesters have maintained control over Tahrir Square demanding that their president step down from power. On a flight this weekend from the Canary Islands to Belgium, dozens of passengers became so enraged about oversized baggage fees that law enforcement officers were called to the scene. In Ohio, two men shot into a Youngstown State University fraternity house this weekend, later claiming that they were angry about being ejected from a party. These recent events suggest that group contexts might promote aggressive behavior. But what exactly is it about groups that promotes aggression?
Meier, Hinsz, and Heimerdinger (2007) present a framework for explaining aggression involving groups. They suggest that given a competitive or aggressive context, groups can be expected to react more aggressively than similarly treated individuals. This is because group contexts contain situational elements that stimulate their members to act aggressively. For example, hostile cognitions and negative affect are known to promote aggression among individuals. It is probably easy for most of us to imagine instances in our own lives where provocation (hostile cognitions) or a bad mood (negative affect) led us to act aggressively. Meier et al. (2007) suggest that in group contexts, both hostile cognitions and negative affect are more likely to emerge and therefore promote aggressive reactions. Disinhibition, or the loss of one's individuality, self-awareness, or self-evaluation apprehension, is another mechanism that might promote aggression in groups. There are many situational factors that promote disinhibition, and thus aggression, among individuals (e.g., alcohol). Meier et al. (2007) suggest that group contexts on their own may promote disinhibition among their members, which might release social constraints against aggression. The researchers identify other situational variables that might influence aggression in groups as well, including group accentuation, arousal, and individual differences.
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Capt. Robert Thurber said firefighters were called at around 9:37 p.m. for a blaze in the two-story, single-family house. He said the homeowner, Daniel Nunes, told firefighters that he had been working on a computer in the upstairs room until round 7:30 p.m., and then had gone downstairs to make something to eat. He said that at some later point, he saw the upstairs lights go off and he smelled a strange odor. When he went upstairs to check, he said he saw that the computer room was filled with smoke and flames.
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Firefighters from Price, Helper, Wellington and Huntington responded to a fire at the old cultural hall in Hiawatha last Thursday evening. Two fire trucks from each municipality, three ambulances and two water trucks from the county responded to the call.
Chief Kent Boyack of the Price City fire department said the fire started when a chimney from a furnace overheated. The surrounding insulation ignited and the blaze spread from there.
With no working fire hydrants in the community, the only water available was in the fire trucks. Firefighters refilled some of the trucks by pumping water from a shallow creek east of town. When tanker trucks from the county arrived, responders refilled the trucks. But with the building already engulfed in flames, attention turned to two neighboring buildings, the old post office and the old United States Fuel Company administration offices. The post office was reported to be vacant, but there were people living in the office building.
Firefighters let the cultural hall burn, but saved the two adjacent buildings, which suffered smoke and heat damage.
Boyack said that four minors allegedly were in the cultural hall. The parents had reportedly left for Florida that morning and left a 16-year-old in charge of three younger children. Carbon County Sheriff Lt. Roy Robinson said the Division of Child and Family Services was called to handle the case.
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ON THE HORIZON – Rhett Rakhshani, F, Bridgeport (AHL)
Washington Capitals forward Joel Ward's ascension onto the National Hockey League scene could definitely be looked at as an unconventional one. In spite of beginning his hockey career nearly 15 years ago as a member of the Owen Sound Attack in the Ontario Hockey League, it was a resurgence a few years later playing roller hockey at Hot Skates in nearby Lynbrook that paved a pathway back to the NHL and onto a four-year, $12 million contract in the nation's capital.
For New York Islanders prospect Rhett Rakhshani, his route to the NHL hopes to follow a similar path as Ward. Yet, it was his love to flow freely in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California on roller skates as a five-year old that gave him the impetus to make the transition onto the ice just a few short years later.
"I attribute all my success on the ice to starting out as a roller hockey player," said the 5-foot-10, 185-pound Rakhshani. "Roller hockey allowed me to be creative offensively. It also made me a better puck handler."
At age nine, Rakhshani seamlessly transitioned his game from the hardwood (or blacktop) to the ice. One year later, thanks to the help of local ice hockey coach Jeff Turcotte, Rakhshani found himself playing competitive ice hockey for the California Wave in both Westminster and Lakewood, California.
"Thanks to Jeff, I was in the right opportunity at the right time," said Rakhshani. "It was a great break for me, and I immediately fell in love with the game."
Rakhshani played seven years for the Wave, moving up from peewee to Midget AAA. In his final season in Midgets, the 16-year-old Rakhshani's offensive prowess was in full display. He tallied 121 points in 56 games, scoring 54 goals and assisting on 67 others.
That summer, the Rakhshani clan convened in Southern California and decided to fast track Rhett's progress with a move to the Midwest to play competitive high school hockey.
"My mom and I moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Ann Arbor, (Michigan)," said Rakhshani. "It was definitely a sacrifice on the family, but it was also a very good experience for me.
"I was playing against a much higher level of competition."
In his two seasons in Ann Arbor, Rakhshani scored 43 goals and added 49 assists in 122 games. As a junior, he was named as one of his team's assistant captains. As a senior, he finished with the fourth highest point total on his team.
Furthermore, Rakhshani's senior season also included an invite to the IIHF World Championships, where he helped Team USA win the title.
"It was a great thrill to represent Team USA," said Rakhshani. "It was quite a challenge competing against the World's best."
With an eye towards attending a four-year institution to further his hockey play, Rakhshani narrowed his collegiate choices to three – Wisconsin, Colorado College and Denver.
His choice was made simple after a visit with University of Denver head coach George Gwozdecky.
"When I first spoke to coach G, he made everything seem very comfortable," said Rakhshani, who earlier in the summer was selected by the Islanders in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. "The style of play fit mine, and I loved the entire coaching staff.
"It was also the closest D-1 school to my home."
As a freshman, Rakhshani quickly became acclimated to Gwozdecky's rapid style. In turn, the 18th year head coach became enamored with the puck handling displays of the former roller hockey standout.
"The great advantage of growing up and playing roller hockey is the ability to make unique plays with the puck," said Gwozdecky, a seven-time NCAA hockey championship coach. "And with Rhett, similar to when I coached (current Los Angeles King farm-hand) Gabe Gauthier here at Denver, his ability to maintain control on a slick roller hockey surface allows his hands to be much quicker than those players who grew up playing on a clean sheet of ice."
Rakhshani accumulated 36 points – 10 goals and 26 assists – in his first 40 games as a Pioneer.
He followed his freshman season, by scoring 28 and 37 points, respectively, over his sophomore and junior seasons. As a junior, Rakhshani was named to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's All Academic Team, along with being named as a Third Team All Star.
Instead of opting to turn pro following his junior season, Rakhshani returned to college and broke out offensively. He scored 21 goals and added 29 assists in 41 games, and was named a WCHA First Team All Star. He was also named by his teammates as the Pioneers' primary captain.
While his scoring output drew attention throughout the country, it was his leadership skills that Gwozdecky most admired.
"When we pick captains here at Denver, I usually let the entire team choose. I make the final decision." said Gwozdecky. "With Rhett, his personality and intelligence makes others want to be around him.
"He is and will always be one of those guys that lives a great lifestyle. He is admired for his on-ice skills, but more-so, he attracts good people around him."
After graduating Denver with honors, Rakhshani signed his three-year entry level contract on Long Island in the spring of 2010 and quickly made a brief appearance in Bridgeport – the Islanders' top AHL affiliate. He had two assists in five games as a Sound Tiger.
He returned to Bridgeport in the fall, and despite the team's overall struggles, Rakhshani netted a franchise rookie-record 24 goals and 62 points in 66 games. He earned a brief two-game call-up to the Island, but was held scoreless.
"The two games playing on Long Island was a little sample size," said Rakhshani. " But I knew that I had the skill set to play on that level."
With hopes of breaking the NHL camp this past fall, Rakhshani suffered a concussion in the team's first rookie game against Boston. On the mend for a couple of weeks, Rakhshani returned to the ice in a preseason tilt at Calgary in late September. Unfortunately, his clean bill of health would only last two periods, as he suffered a left knee injury. He would be sidelined for the next two months.
"I have had a lot of time to rest from both my concussion and my knee injury," said Rakhshani. "My main objective is to get my timing back."
Rakhshani returned to action in late November, playing alongside Tyler McNeely and all-star Casey Cizikas in Bridgeport. His hard-nosed play and overall scoring touch has jumpstarted the Sound Tigers, as they have yet to lose in the 2012 calendar year. They have won eight straight, and sit tied for second place with Adirondack and Albany in the Northeast Division. They stand two points behind division leader Connecticut.
"Rhett is a natural goal scorer," said first-year Sound Tigers head coach Brent Thompson. "He has been a key to our power play as of late.
"We lean on him to score."
Rakhshani has scored nine goals and added 12 assists in 24 games for the Sound Tigers.
Still, Rakhshani's focus is towards a full-time promotion to the show.
"I want to play in the NHL right now," said Rakhshani, who models his game after Philadelphia Flyers winger Danny Briere and Calgary Flames winger Mike Camalleri, based on their explosive burst in spite of their diminutive size. "I don't think I have had all that I can eat in the AHL, but I think I am good enough to play in the NHL. Sooner rather than later …"
Gwozdecky also believes his former forward's opportunity is soon approaching.
"To me, when he is able to maintain his physical health, Rhett will be a strong contributor in the NHL," said Gwozdecky. "I could see him scoring 20-to-25 goals on the next level and be a top-8 forward."
Is Rakhshani deserving of earning top-nine minutes for an NHL team currently tied with Columbus and Minnesota for second-to-last in the league in goals for? Is Rakhshani's scoring touch in the 'A' attractive enough to pry away a young blue-liner from a team who not only sits alone in the NHL cellar in goals for, but also plays their home games just miles away from the calm air of Huntington Beach?
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CANTON The St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators ratified a five-year contract Monday with Council 82, which represents corrections officers at the jail. The contract previously was approved by union membership.
The contract with about 60 corrections officers expired Dec. 31, 2011.
The pact calls for no salary increases in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, members will receive a $1,000 lump sump payment. Effective July 5, a new 10-step salary schedule will be established.
In 2015, members will receive a step increase only and a zero percent salary increase. In 2016, a 1.5 percent increase will be applied to the schedule. In 2017, a 2 percent increase will be applied to the schedule, county Human Resources Director Christopher S. Boulio said.
The contract also calls for higher co-pays on medical costs. Single employees will pay 10 percent of health insurance premium costs, he said.
The county settled contracts with Civil Service Employees Association and the Deputies Association in 2012. No union employees received pay increases in 2012.
CSEA members received a lump sum payment of $600 in 2013 and a 1.75 percent salary increase in 2014. Increased co-pays for medications and medical visits also began for them.
The road deputies received lump sum payments of $1,250 each for 2010 and 2011. A new step system began in 2013. They receive step increases only this year. They pay 10 percent toward the cost of a single health insurance plan and their co-pays increased.
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Six home games, including three in September, and a season-opening contest versus one of college football's most powerful programs highlights Appalachian State University's 2011 football schedule, which was announced by ASU director of athletics Charlie Cobb on Monday.Appalachian opens the 2011 campaign at Virginia Tech. The season-opening matchup pits two of only three NCAA Division I programs that have won at least 10 games each of the last six years (Ohio State is the third). Despite being separated by less than 150 miles, the Mountaineers and Hokies are squaring off for only the fourth time ever and the first time since 1982. Virginia Tech won each of the three previous meetings between the programs, all of which took place at VT's Lane Stadium in a four-year span from 1979-82 (the teams did not meet in 1980). The Mountaineers are 7-27-1 all-time against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In 2007, Appalachian became the first FCS program (Football Championship Subdivision — formerly Division I-AA) to defeat a nationally ranked FBS foe when it topped No. 5 Michigan, 34-32. Last season, Virginia Tech became the second ranked FBS program to fall to an FCS opponent when the 13th-ranked Hokies fell to James Madison, 21-16. Following the loss to JMU, VT went on to win 11-straight games, including a 44-33 triumph over Florida State in the ACC championship game that propelled the Hokies to their third Orange Bowl appearance in five years.
Following the opener at Virginia Tech, ASU settles in for a very rare string of three-consecutive home games, beginning with the home opener on Sept. 10 versus North Carolina A&T, followed by a Sept. 17 date against another Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe in Savannah State and the Sept. 24 Southern Conference opener versus Chattanooga. The three-consecutive games at Kidd Brewer Stadium, where ASU has led FCS in regular-season attendance for each of the past four years, mark only the third time in Appalachian's 82-year football history that the Mountaineers will play regular-season home games on three-straight Saturdays (the Apps also played at home on three-consecutive weekends in Sept. 1957 and Sept. 1981).
Chattanooga's visit on Sept. 24 begins Appalachian's pursuit of a seventh-straight SoCon championship, which would break a tie with Georgia Southern (1997-2002) for the most consecutive titles in the league's 90-year football history. Two of the Mountaineers' toughest conference challenges come at the beginning of the SoCon slate, as a trip to 2010 SoCon co-champion Wofford is set for Oct. 1.
Following a bye on Oct. 8, ASU closes out the regular season at The Citadel (Oct. 15), home against Samford (Oct. 22) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 29), at Furman (Nov. 5) home versus Western Carolina (Nov. 12) and at Elon (Nov. 19).
For the sixth-straight year, Appalachian's schedule includes six home games. As has been the case every year since 2008, the ledger is comprised entirely of Division I opponents and for the first time since 2004, all 11 foes come from either automatic-qualifying conferences for the NCAA Division I Football Championship or the FBS ranks. The fan-friendly slate also includes 10 of the 11 contests being played in the Carolinas, with the short trip to Virginia Tech being the only exception.
"We're pleased that we have met our annual goal of giving our great fans a lot of opportunities to see the Mountaineers in action with six home games and a travel-friendly road slate, all against Division I competition," Cobb said. "Once again, (associate athletics director) Jay Sutton has done a terrific job of overcoming a number of obstacles to put together the best possible schedule for our fans as well as our players and coaches."
Appalachian has also announced that its annual homecoming festivities will be held in conjunction with the Oct. 22 game versus Samford and Black Saturday will be Oct. 29 when the Mountaineers look to avenge last year's loss to Georgia Southern. Dates for other annual events, including Hall of Fame Day and Family Weekend, will be set soon. Kickoff times for ASU's six home games will not be set until television considerations are finalized in the coming months.
Information regarding 2011 ASU football tickets will be available at GoASU.com in the coming weeks.
Date Opponent Site All-Time Series Last Meeting
September 3 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. VT leads, 3-0 VT 34, ASU 0 (Oct. 23, 1982)
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Buzz: Rick Nash's Agent Wants A Deal To Get Done By Monday
Sabres end first period leading 1-0 but Rangers will have another 52 seconds on their PP to start the 2nd. Rangers up on shots, 14-6
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossRecord) February 26, 2012
Nash's agent JResnick tells Sportsnet that if asked to beyond his short list of preferred teams,Nash will refuse trade.
— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) February 25, 2012
5:36PM Larry Brooks says, "No reason to believe Sather has changed position on rejecting CBJ requests for Chris Kreider. Uncertain about stance relating to JT Miller."
5:21PM Portzline says that while the Rangers could send a defensive prospect, Columbus wants forward prospects
Update: 5:09PM: On TSN, Bob McKenzie says that the Rangers are holding firm that they won't trade Michael Del Zotto and Ryan McDonagh. They won't trade a roster defensemen.
McKenzie says that the Rangers are willing to offer players like Artem Anisimov and Brandon Dubinsky off the roster.
Original Post: 4:28PM:Bob McKenzie spoke with Rick Nash's agent who said
"We're hopeful a deal can get done prior to the trade deadline that is fair and equitable for the Blue Jackets…
McKenzie adds that Nash's list of teams that he would accept a trade to won't change this summer
Aaron Portzline tweets that "#CBJ GM Scott Howson will not comment publicly regarding possible trade of #CBJ captain Rick Nash."


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Buzz: Meetings Are Scheduled For Monday
According to Darren Millard of Sportsnet, Bill Daly and Steve Fehr spoke on the phone today and have set up tentative plans to meet on Monday.
Millard says that the participants would be both Fehr brothers and players along with Gary Bettman, Daly and owners.
4:44PM: Darren Dreger tweets "NHL and PA expect to meet Monday night. Smaller group, but players and owners likely included."


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When: Saturday, October 22, 10:00 p.m.
Opponent: @Edmonton (2-2-2)
UPDATE: Lundqvist will start again in net. Brendan Bell will make his season debut on defense in place of Jeff Woywitka. Wojtek Wolski will be a healthy scratch. (4:37p.m.)
EARLIER: The disappointing season-opening three-game losing streak is
behind New York and the end of a brutal seven-game road trip is now in sight.
The Blueshirts picked up wins over the Vancouver Canucks and
Calgary Flames this week in dramatic fashion and now must only stop in Edmonton
and Winnipeg before returning to the revamped Madison Square Garden next week
for a six-game homestand.
New York was tested with some mighty foes to start the year,
but if the Rangers play well there's no reason they can't return home next week
with two more wins.
Edmonton finished dead last in the NHL the last two seasons,
but got off to a decent start this year before losing its last two games.
On Thursday night while Ryan McDonagh was scoring a game-winner
for the Rangers with just under two seconds left in overtime, Dany Heatley was
scoring for the Minnesota Wild to force overtime with the Oilers, where
Edmonton eventually fell in the shootout.
The Oilers uncharacteristically ranks third in goals against
and seventh on the penalty kill, but those early season stats shouldn't make
anyone mistake Edmonton for a strong defensive club.
The duo of Nikolai Khabibulin and Devan Dubnyk has given up
just 10 goals in six games, but those same netminders gave up the second-most
goals in the NHL last season.
The Oilers are a rebuilding team led by 2011 first-overall
pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and 2010 first-overall pick Taylor Hall, but they're
far from being a playoff contender.
The Blueshirts are slowly coming together and if the team
can come closer to putting together a 60-minute effort, New York should be able
to score some goals on former Coach Tom Renney's club.
Martin Biron is very likely to make his first start of the
season for the Rangers, so the team might focus even more on protecting its
defensive zone than usual.
However, Edmonton will have to come up with an answer for
the top-line of Derek Stepan/Brad Richards/Marian Gaborik, which has been
electric at times over the last week. Gaborik recorded a hat trick during New York's 8-2 thrashing of the
Oilers last November, so stopping him will be Edmonton's top priority.
It wouldn't be surprising if New York has trouble getting
revved up for an early-season road game against a weak opponent, but these are
two points that the Rangers should be able to snatch up.
The end of a tumultuous October is in sight and if the
Blueshirts continue to build on their momentum, they should be able to pick up
their third win in a row.
- Wojtek Wolski could return to the lineup for New York, but
Mike Sauer is still a few days away.
- Former Rangers' prospect Corey Potter will be in the lineup
for Edmonton.
2011-2012 season:
Conference Preview > (10/3/11)
Conference Preview > (10/4/11)
Predict Where The Rangers Will Finish > (10/5/11)
Rangers Season Preview > (10/5/11)
Claim Jeff Woywitka Off Waivers > (10/6/11)
King" Vs. The Kings In Season-Opener > (10/7/11)
Doom Rangers In OT Loss To Kings > (10/7/11)
Duck Anaheim, Rangers Must Stay Out Of The Box > (10/7/11)
Offense, But Rangers Pick Up Another Point > (10/8/11)
Erixon Will Stick Around For The Time Being > (10/9/11)
Learned: Two Games In The Books > (10/10/11)
To Move Stepan To First-Line Left Wing > (10/10/11)
Show Early Improvement With Faceoffs > (10/11/11)
Vinny > (10/13/11)
Must Find A Way With Patchwork Defense > (10/14/11)
Top Line Shows Promise, But Rangers Have No Answer For John Tavares > (10/15/11)
To Chew On > (10/17/11)
Future On Broadway In Doubt > (10/17/11)
Must Slow The Sedins, Score Some Goals > (10/18/11)
Lundqvist Beats The Canucks, With A Little Help In The Third Period > (10/19/11)
Is Not Well In Ranger-land > (10/19/11)
Slow Start Might Not Cut It Against Calgary > (10/19/11)
Scores Winner With Just Over 1 Second Remaining In OT >(10/20/11)
Path To New York Is Clearing Quickly For Carl Hagelin And Ryan Bourque > (10/21/11)
Rangers Seek Third Win In A Row Against Renney's Crew > (10/22/11)
here for our full 2011-2012 Season Archive >
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192/PP/ENT/CIP/12/B/N02S06 - Analysis and creation of an ICT and Tourism Business support Portal Közzététel időpontja:: 29/06/2012
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- 30/08/2012.
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The overall aim of this call is to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of the tourism industry through the use of new information and communication technologies by creating a one-stop-shop (portal) for tourism stakeholders.
The portal will be a B2B instrument which will provide information and up-to-date ICT-tools for business to any tourism company to help them set up, manage and promote tourism business.
Please note that from 01/01/2012, all tendering documents relating to DG Enterprise are published through a Commission wide unique platform called "eTendering", consequently the tendering documents will not be published anymore here.
If you are interested in this call, please use this link to get access to all tender documents.
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42 U.S. Code § 2233 - Terms of licenses
Each license shall be in such form and contain such terms and conditions as the Commission may, by rule or regulation, prescribe to effectuate the provisions of this chapter, including the following provisions:
(a) Repealed. Pub. L. 88–489, § 18,Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 607.
(b) No right to the special nuclear material shall be conferred by the license except as defined by the license.
(c) Neither the license nor any right under the license shall be assigned or otherwise transferred in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Every license issued under this chapter shall be subject to the right of recapture or control reserved by section 2138 of this title, and to all of the other provisions of this chapter, now or hereafter in effect and to all valid rules and regulations of the Commission.
Source(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 183, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1,68 Stat. 954; amended Pub. L. 88–489, § 18,Aug. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 607; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8),Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)
1964—Par. (a). Pub. L. 88–489struck out par. (a) which placed title to all special nuclear material utilized or produced by facilities pursuant to license in the United States at all times.
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Woodson on Sheed
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Woodson, on Rasheed Wallace's imminent signing, sounded cautious on whether he'd definitely make the squad. "He's
another guy who brings veteran-ship to our ballclub. Fact is, he's asked to come out of retirement to try to get back in the league and help the team. I had great success with him in Detroit when we won the title under Larry Brown's tutelage. He's a great teammate. He knows how to win and he's great from a defensive standpoint. He makes guys around him better, being able to defend the basketball. That's going to be huge as we move forward. We don't know if he's going to work out, but he'll hopefully be in camp (tomorrow) and give him a look and see where it goes from there.'' Wallace finished up his physical today and wasn't at Media Day. 34 minutes ago
Chris Alvino
I would be very surprised if Wallace would come out of retirement if he wasn't physically capable of doing so. He will make this team and ultimately play some important minutes – hopefully come this spring.


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CANTON St. Lawrence County legislators withheld the restoration of funding Monday for a paid hazardous materials response team, despite a vote last week that they preferred a paid group.
Let me get this straight, Administrator Karen M. St. Hilaire said. Last week, you voted not to have a volunteer team. This week, you voted not to fund the team.
Legislators voted 7-6 at a committee meeting not to take $35,000 from contingency to pay for the 16-member hazmat team, which is on hold because of a lack of annual Occupational Safety & Health Administration training this year. Most of the members are employees of the city of Ogdensburg and the village of Massena.
Some legislators voted against the funding so that the county could work on an agreement with the municipalities to share the burden of paying while training their employees to be better at their jobs in the fire department, rescue squad and police department. The county also pays the salaries of the members while on duty for the team and pays the salaries of their replacements at their regular jobs.
We subsidize a little bit, thats fine, but were paying the whole thing, said Legislator Frederick S. Morrill, D-DeKalb Junction.
Some are still hoping a volunteer team could be organized.
Others thought the funding should not be forthcoming until the county knows whether home rule legislation allowing it to raise its sales tax will pass the state Senate this week before the end of session.
Are we being a little premature when we have so many unknowns? said Legislator Alex A. MacKinnon, R-Fowler. I think we should be waiting a little longer.
Legislator Vernon D. Sam Burns, D-Ogdensburg, said the focus should be on what is best for the county.
What does this have to do with the sales tax? This is a safety issue. Were talking about peoples lives here, he said. Others have asked for volunteers for years. Its not going to happen. A lot of rescue squads have paid members now because the volunteers arent there.
Legislator Anthony J. Arquiett, D-Helena, said there is a risk in not going forward, but the team has had to respond to only four incidents in recent years, so a less expensive alternative is worth looking at.
County Emergency Services Director Joseph M. Gilbert said he will open up the training, which is free, to anyone. While fire and rescue squad chiefs are enthusiastic about the idea, the response will not be clear until the schedule is set up.
I dont see any drawback for volunteers to come and be trained, said Legislator Mark H. Akins, R-Lisbon. The key is offering the training.
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From hyperactive lizards to artificial intelligence and tortuous donuts - stimulate your curiosity with a wander through this provocative gallery. And don't miss the Q&A with photographer Sebastian Mayer for his disquieting view of a robotic future.
Portraits with passion from Peter Boel Nielsen, sophisticated sensuality from Patrick Ryan and roadside America in all its unvarnished glory from Simon Wilms. This vivid gallery also includes a Q&A with Adrian Samson, who tells how an inherited East German camera turned him from cruise ship waiter to standout photographer.
This powerful and eclectic gallery takes you from the slaughterhouse to the psychiatrist's couch via a series of award-winning images. And don't miss the interview with Jim Naughten, which shows what happened when we sent a London-based photographer up a mountain in the middle of the night in five feet of fresh snow.
For this gallery, we conceived and art directed three shoots on the theme of thrills and spills. From exploding flour bags to devastated houses, these images will fire your own ideas for creative campaigns. Also includes an insightful Q&A with photographer Todd Warnock.
The first in our exclusive series of Rush galleries, designed to spark your imagination with surprising and distinctive new images. Featured contributors include the acclaimed photographer Henrik Sorenson, whose images deliver a striking and often theatrical twist on everyday life.


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During the New Langton Arts debate a few weeks ago, Renny Pritikin, who with his wife Judy Moran directed the organization in its first decade and more, mentioned to me an essay he'd written that elaborated some of the early ideas behind the institution. I asked him to send it my way, and a week later it arrived by mail. Called "The Port Huron Statement and the Origin of Artists' Organizations," the essay connects the student movements of the 1960s — in particular, ideas of participatory democracy espoused by the Students for a Democratic Society in 1962 — with the impulses and modes that defined Langton's founding and first decade. You can find the original essay here; what follows below is a dialogue about the essay in retrospect. Renny is Director of the Richard L. Nelson Gallery and the Fine Arts Collection at the University of California, Davis.
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Different types of treatments have different goals. Below are the usual treatments for bile duct cancer with their goals. You may have one or more of these types of treatment:
Surgery. The goal of surgery is to remove the bile duct tumor. If the cancer has spread, nearby tissue including lymph nodes may also be removed. Lymph nodes are infection-fighting glands located throughout your body.
Radiation therapy. The goal of radiation is to kill cancer cells with X-rays. This treatment may be used to try to shrink a tumor before surgery or to treat any remaining cancer cells after surgery. Radiation therapy is often combined with chemotherapy to try to increase effectiveness. If surgery is not possible, combined radiation and chemotherapy may be used to treat the symptoms of bile duct cancer, such as pain.
Chemotherapy. This is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. The goal of this treatment is to control the cancer for as long as possible in people who are not candidates for surgery to remove the tumor. Some doctors may also use chemotherapy to try to shrink a tumor so that surgery may be possible. It may also be used after surgery to try to lower the risk the cancer will come back.
Stent placement using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and percutaneous methods. If your cancer is blocking the bile duct, your doctor may place a thin tube, called a stent, in the bile duct to keep it open and help drain bile that builds up in the area. Another option is to place a stent into the duct that drains into a bag outside the body to allow bile out. This is done to help prevent symptoms, such as pain or yellow eyes and skin, called jaundice. A stent may be placed temporarily until surgery is performed to remove the tumor, but it is more often used in people with advanced cancers that can't be removed with surgery.
Doctors are always looking for new ways to treat bile duct cancer. These new methods are tested in clinical trials. Before beginning treatment, ask your doctor if there are any clinical trials to consider. Here are four treatments currently being studied:
Immunotherapy or biologic therapy. This is a treatment that makes your immune system act to defend your body against the cancer.
Targeted therapy. These are drugs or monoclonal antibodies that block the pathways necessary for cancer cells to grow. When these pathways are blocked, cancer cells either stop growing or die.
Photodynamic therapy. This treatment uses special light rays to activate a drug that kills cancer cells. It does not destroy the cancer completely. Doctors think it may be able to ease some of the symptoms and slow down the disease.
Radiation sensitizers. This treatment uses drugs that make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. Combining radiation therapy with these drugs may kill more tumor cells.


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I wonder if the following Pop songs about our Holy Holiday - Friday, are acceptable to be sung in our Church?
Rebecca Black - "Friday"
Notice how the tune becomes a cultural phenomenon like our Church.
Katy Perry - "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
Notice how it involves also a lot of beers.
Rihanna - "Cheers (Drink To That)"
Even though it did not mention the word 'Friday', the hymn was so obviously pointing to our Holy Holiday. Also please notice how it relates to drinking.
Lady Antebellum - "Friday Night"
And there's even a Country hymn! We're penetrating even into the hearts of the Bible belt in America!


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Improving the Delivery of Smoking Cessation Guidelines in Hospitalized Veterans
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The primary objective of this study is to determine whether a nurse-initiated intervention, which couples brief inpatient counseling and proactive telephone counseling by a centralized tobacco quitline, improves 6-month cessation rates in hospitalized VA smokers. If proven effective, the proposed intervention will provide a practical strategy to enhance the adoption and implementation of recommended smoking cessation procedures in VA hospitals, and will demonstrate the utility of quitlines in preventing relapse in hospitalized smokers once they leave the hospital.
Cigarette Smoking
Behavioral: Smoking Cessation Guideline Implementation
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
|Official Title:
|Improving the Delivery of Smoking Cessation Guidelines in Hospitalized Veterans
- 7-day Point-prevalence Smoking Abstinence (6-month) [ Time Frame: 6 months post enrollment ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]This is the number of patients who reported not have smoked cigarettes over the 7 days prior to the 6-month follow-up interview.
- Referrals to Quitline [ Time Frame: Assessed within 72 hours of hospital discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Prescription of Recommended Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation [ Time Frame: Assessed within 72 hours of hospital discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|May 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Arm 1
Baseline Period
Experimental: Arm 2
Intervention Period
Behavioral: Smoking Cessation Guideline Implementation
1. Enhanced academic detailing of staff nurses (face-to-face training, feedback on group performance, and periodic check-ins with both nurse managers and peer leaders); 2. Adaptation of the computerized information system (modified nursing admission database that includes pertinent questions about smoking, computerized "quick orders" for smoking cessation medications), 3) Patient self-management support (self-help materials, fax referral of motivated patients to state quit line), and 4) nursing peer leaders on each study unit.
Detailed Description:
Although the majority of hospitalized VA smokers receive some form of cessation counseling during hospitalization, few receive outpatient cessation counseling and/or pharmacotherapy following discharge, which are key factors associated with long-term cessation. The primary objective of this research study is to determine whether a nurse-initiated intervention, which couples brief inpatient counseling and proactive telephone counseling by a centralized tobacco quitline, improves 6-month cessation rates in hospitalized VA smokers. Co-primary aims are to determine whether the intervention improves the prescription of recommended pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation and the referral of patients for telephone counseling (or other outpatient cessation counseling). We will perform a quasi-experimental before-after trial in hospitalized patients, aged 18 or older, who smoke at least one cigarette per day on average. After a 6-month baseline period, we will implement the intervention and enroll a separate cohort of patients over the subsequent 6 months. The intervention will include: 1) nurse training in delivery of bedside cessation counseling, 2) use of CPRS-based practice tools (to streamline nursing assessment and documentation, to facilitate prescription of pharmacotherapy), 3) computerized referral of motivated inpatients for proactive telephone counseling, and 4) use of nursing peer leaders to provide coaching and performance feedback to ward nurses. Enrolled patients will be contacted by telephone at 3 and 6 months to assess 7-day point prevalence abstinence and prolonged abstinence (with biochemical confirmation of self-reported quitters at 6 months). We will identify barriers and facilitators to implementation by using clinician focus groups, and will assess attitudes of staff nurses toward cessation counseling by questionnaire. We will also conduct semi-structured interviews in a subsample of patients and nurses to assess perceptions of the intervention, and will use content analysis to interpret the data.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients: The study sample will include general medical inpatients, aged 18 or older, who smoke at least one cigarette per day on average, regardless of their willingness to quit smoking. To increase applicability of study results, the goal is to enroll patients with characteristics that reflect the full range and distribution of patients observed in clinical practice. Current smokers transferred from intensive care units (or other monitored beds) to a general medical ward will be eligible.
- Nurses: The study sample will include staff nurses who are assigned to a general medicine inpatient unit at one of the participating sites.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hospitalization for less than 18 hours (e.g., patients admitted for overnight observation);
- Acute medical decomposition (e.g., acute respiratory failure requiring intubation, cardiac arrest, septic shock);
- Altered mental status;
- Unstable psychiatric disorder (e.g., acute psychosis);
- Dementia;
- Communication barrier (unable to speak English, hard of hearing, aphasic);
- Pregnancy;
- Terminal illness (<12 month life expectancy);
- No access to a phone or the absence of a permanent address;
- Admitted for treatment of substance abuse.
No patient will be included unless they are able to provide informed consent and agree to be contacted by telephone during follow-up (to assess smoking status).
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00816036
|United States, Colorado
|VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
|United States, Iowa
|Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52246-2208
|United States, Minnesota
|Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417
|United States, Nebraska
|VA Medical Center, Omaha
|Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68105-1873
|Principal Investigator:
|David A. Katz, MD MSc
|Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA
|Responsible Party:
|VA Office of Research and Development
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00816036 History of Changes
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|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 29, 2008
|Results First Received:
|July 8, 2014
|Last Updated:
|April 6, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
Smoking Cessation
Practice Guidelines
Effectiveness Trial
Veterans Administration
Relapse prevention
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The Elementum Terra, a principle member of the Suunto family of outdoor watches, is to become available in two new designs. Outdoor users now have the choice of selecting the model with a brown leather strap — a classic and popular look that complements the steel casing to create a truly elegant timepiece.
Another addition to the Elementum family is a stylish Terra with a black casing and rubber strap that comes with a positive display.
The changes mean more choice for users to tailor the Elementum to their style needs, allowing them to navigate the urban pathways with as much confidence as the natural environment.
But with Suunto, of course, there are no compromises when it comes to functionality. The outdoor brand has been making precision sports and outdoor instruments in Finland for over 75 years and the Elementum reflects their committment to making superbly crafted timepieces that meet the needs of today's outdoor adventurers. The Elementum Terra is equipped with all the essentials for survival in the outdoors, featuring an altimeter for altitude measurement, barometer for easy weather prediction and compass for navigation.
The three watches that make up the collection – Elementum Aqua, Elementum Terra, and Elementum Ventus – are specifically designed for diving, mountaineering, and sailing. The names directly translate to water, earth, and wind. The inspiration for the Suunto Elementum is to help the user explore their boundaries in these three elements.


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The Quake Live plugin crashes as soon as I try to join a game (see attached image).
I am using Firefox 17.0 on Arch Linux (kernel 3.6.3).
My graphics card is a (crappy) GT218. I've pasted the lspci -v information below.
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Ed Burnham will celebrate his 80th birthday with family and friends at an open house Aug. 4.
The birthday open house will be presented from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Helper park pavilion.
Stella Reid will celebrate her 80th birthday on Aug. 6.
She was born in Castle Dale to Joseph and Sarah Anderson. She married Archie Ray Jeffs and later Edward E. Reid.
She has five children, Lee (Pam) Jeffs; Ray (Teresa) Jeffs; Jay (Joanne) Jeffs, deceased; Marie (George) Jensen; and Annette (Randy) Winder. She has 21 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren.


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On this week's episode of The Mecca of Podcasts, Tommy Dee and Moke Hamilton welcome ESPN New York's Ian Begley to the show to discuss Iman Shumpert's return, and Rasheed Wallace's injury. The guys also debate with HoopsCritic Brian Geltzeiler about which players will be selected to this year's all-star game.Subscribe in iTunes
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Cindy Crawford at the American 'Vogue' shoot with photographer Helmut Newton in Monte Carlo in 1991.
Photo: MTV
Season: 3 Episode: 10
Title: Fall '91
Original Airdate: 9/18/91
Appearances: Helmut Newton, Andre Leon Talley, Calvin Klein
If the '90s was the decade of supermodels, it was also the decade of super-photographers. The artistry of key figures like Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Steven Meisel, Ellen Von Unwerth and Helmut Newton contributed to the stratospheric rise of the glamazons while boosting the influence and acclaim of the fashion magazine. In this clip, we go to Monte Carlo, to the set of Cindy's shoot for the November 1991 issue of American Vogue. Also on hand are photographer Helmut Newton and (then) creative director Andre Leon Talley. Cindy is in full high-fashion mode: Her hair is enormous, her body is brolic and she never once cracks a smile. She is there to work and shoot beautiful, hypersexualized photographs in Newton's classic "King of Kink" style. "I wanted to do Helmut Newton photographs," Cindy says. "I didn't want him to photograph me looking like the Madonna. Not Madonna. The Madonna. Because he's one of the few people who can get away with it and it doesn't look raunchy."
Cindy quickly sheds her all-American innocence. In one shot, she lies on the stage of a ballroom in a white bathing suit, twisting her body towards a blindfolded orchestra made up of old men in tuxedos. According to an interview with Newton, the image was designed to recreate a "chambre separée, when elegant people used to have private, elegant orgies."
Another scene involves Cindy arching her back and scowling from a sweltering construction site, while hard-hatted crew dudes crane their necks to catch a glimpse. Yet another set-up has Cindy walk across a stone plaza in heels and a black bathing suit, hands outstretched against a cloudless blue sky, trailing a black veil. "[It's a] photograph of Cindy with the swimsuit," says Talley (who's wearing an outfit befitting the glitzy principality: seersucker suit, sunglasses, a yellow straw cap and a matching neckerchief). "Then, suddenly, we put a tulle veil over it from Chanel and see her, like, maybe there is a sort of cinematic, theatrical glamour." As with all Newton shoots, the magic is in the details. The added wisp of fabric creates a Felliniesque, 1960s European bombshell vibe, transforming our normally affable host.
If you're familiar with Newton's work but not the man, it's surprising how unassuming he appears. He has a thing for loud, printed shirts. He wears a Hawaiian short sleeve one day and a shirt with an all-over print of small white dogs on another. But he has a decisive, Teutonic air when he shoots. He knows exactly how Cindy should "undulate" under the veil, and advises her on her form during the orchestra scene so as to keep the shot within the realm of "American decency."
Watching Newton work is a revelation and a treat. It's a lovely, rare opportunity to hear the photographer talk about himself instead of being studied and discussed. "I think that the only thing I've brought to fashion photography was a certain kind of sexuality," he says. And referring back to Cindy's comment about how Newton can shoot aggressive sex without tawdriness, the photographer attributes it to his palette. "Everything looks wonderful in black and white," he says. "It is so pure, especially when it comes to photographing very daring, sexual images. I think that, in color, it becomes questionable."
This segment again shows off Cindy's range, despite her coloring, she submits to a quintessentially Newtonian aesthetic. Newton liked to take pictures of similar subjects and is most famous for his admiration of blondes. Writer Anthony Lane described Newton's favorite sorts in The New Yorker (upon the release of Newton's biography in September 2003) as "strapping Prussian nudes, their marble-hard limbs girt in sheer stockings and the pelts of severely endangered species…" Or else "glaciers with breasts." As fashion fans will remember, this meant lots of pictures with six-foot model/ice queen Nadja Auermann. "Helmut was very clear that he liked a big girl and blonde girl, in an impeccable suit and high heels," said Anna Wintour, in the 2004 Newton obituary that ran in the New York Times. "He would take that girl and put her in some wicked or naughty situation, kissing another woman or in handcuffs." Helmut Newton died in a car crash in Hollywood when he collided into a wall at the Chateau Marmont. He was 83.
Designer Calvin Klein on his ad campaign with model Carré Otis in 1991.
Photo: MTV
Fashion advertising in the '90s was exciting. You had the minimalist A Line ads from Anne Klein; the jarring, incendiary ads from Benetton; and the racially diverse ads from ESPRIT. Calvin Klein had been making headlines for his ad campaigns for decades, and would continue to do so in the decades following. For the 1991 October issue of Vanity Fair, Calvin Klein created an outrageously expensive ad campaign to promote his eponymous jeans line.
The series, shot by Bruce Weber, features a badass, curly-haired, full-lipped Carré Otis straddling a massive motorcycle on the streets of San Francisco. The camera shadows her day as the frontwoman of a fictional rock 'n roll band. We see Otis singing, stage-diving, and making out; Klein says he loved the images so much that, after selecting his favorites to use, he discovered that he had chosen 140 of them. The ad ran as a 116-page supplement to Vanity Fair, printed on the same paper stock as the magazine. Industry insiders at the time speculated that the ostentatious ad buy set the brand back $1 million.
Naomi Wolf, author of 'The Beauty Myth,' participates in a discourse on beauty and feminism in 1991.
Photo: MTV
In this segment, MTV spoke with Naomi Wolf and Camille Paglia on the topic of eating disorders and the destructive effects of media in promulgating unrealistic beauty ideals.
While it would be easy to dismiss this as lip service to combat criticism of our role in promoting unhealthy body images, the footage is important when you consider MTV's largely teenage viewership and how this segment predates an honest dialogue of airbrushing and Photoshop within the industry. We could not clear the clip due to issues with images and music, but we've transcribed quotes from Wolf and Paglia to highlight their stances on anorexia and fashion magazines as well as comments from Naomi Campbell and Jane Pratt. It's an interesting moment when you consider the current criticism of pro-ana sites and the crackdown on "thinspo" on social networks like Tumblr and Pinterest. And it's also notable how most of these women focus on eating disorders as a white epidemic.
Naomi Wolf, Author of 'The Beauty Myth':
"Right now, a lot of people are telling women lies about what beauty is. The ideal we see in fashion magazines, for example: thin, white, young, surgically implanted. When you follow the advice of women's magazines, and follow one of these of these typical diets, it changes your brain chemistry and it addicts you, both physically and psychologically, to anorexia or bulimia."
Camille Paglia, Professor of Humanities, University of the Arts, Philadelphia:
"Anorexia is the product of a particular kind of pushy, ambitious, socially upwardly mobile white family life. This idea of blaming it on the media is a sickness. It has got to stop. There is absolutely nothing wrong with pursuing beauty. The pursuit of beauty is a noble human aim."
"As soon as women start reaching for power, there's been a backlash. That's the beauty myth. The beauty myth put in the place of happy housewife, this Vogue model, [which] says that no matter how successful you are in any aspect of your life, you have to look like that or you're worthless."
"The last ten years, career women have taken back the paraphernalia, the regalia, the armament of female sexuality. And we feel more powerful with it."
Naomi Campbell:
"We, as models, use beauty when we climb. We start off in the beginning, and we get more successful or [we] don't. And that's, in a sense, using beauty to gain more power in a certain way."
Jane Pratt, Editor-in-Chief of 'Sassy':
"The models are six feet tall, weigh 95 pounds, and they're blonde and they have blue eyes. All of them. Women don't look like that."
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Paris Hilton may be making a cameo in the "Bling Ring" ... but she's not over the 2008-2009 burglaries!
In a spread with Elle magazine, Hilton opens up about the movie which is based on the real life robberies that not only affected the 32-year-old, but stars like Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bilson, Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge.
Talking about the "Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch," which consisted of a group of Calabasas high school kids (most notably, "Pretty Wild Star" Alexis Neiers), Hilton hasn't forgotten, or forgiven.
"I don't know what I'd do if I saw them. I'm not a confrontational person. But I would literally be like, 'You guys need serious help. And I want my stuff back.," she tells the mag.
The blonde beauty does hope that people take away a valuable lesson from the film ... one that might not really apply to the heiress.
"There's much more to life than all of these possessions and everything. And if you want those things, you're going to have to work yourself, just like I did," she explains.
During the widespread Hollywood break-ins, Paris' home was hit that hardest, and $2 million worth of jewelery was stolen from her Los Angeles abode.
We can't wait to see the events play out on the big screen in the "Bling Ring," which hits theaters today!
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