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Final preparations are almost complete for drivers and their pit crews as Super DIRT Week XLI gets under way Tuesday at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.
For local well-known drivers Tim McCreadie and Tim Fuller, they will get behind the wheel of a modified and 358-modified instead of their late models that they competed nationwide for most of the season.
McCreadie, a Watertown native, won the 358-modified feature last year at Syracuse. He would also like to win his first big-block modified championship Sunday at Super DIRT Week.
Fuller, a Watertown resident, has one big-block title at Syracuse and would like to make it No. 2.
It was nice winning the small-block race last year at Syracuse, McCreadie said last week. I really havent logged any seat time in the small-block this year. I have raced in a few big-block features, but didnt win any of them.
McCreadie and Fuller were scheduled to race a late model during Super DIRT Week, but the race was canceled.
The small-block modified race in Syracuse will be my first one this season, Fuller said. Ive raced a few big-block races, but with our late-model series, it is pretty hard to come back and race in the modified divisions.
McCreadie and Fuller will renew old acquaintances this week as they go up against many drivers that they competed with before heading to the World of Outlaws late-model series several years a go.
Another Watertown resident will be out to lay claim to his first championships in both modified features this week at Super DIRT Week.
Billy Dunn has competed in most of the big-block and small-block modified series races this season. He recently won his second straight 358-modified points title at the Mohawk International Raceway in Akwesasne.
While Super DIRT Week actually gets under way Tuesday with inspections, racing doesnt start until Wednesday with practice sessions. There is also a 358-modified race Wednesday night at the Weedsport Speedway.
Qualifying times begin Thursday and another night of racing. On Friday, the small-block and big-block modifieds along with the sportsman modifieds will hold their Twin 20s (358-modifieds); Triple 10s (sportsman modifieds) and Triple 20s (big-block modifieds) at the fairgrounds.
A handful of other north country drivers are expected to compete in Syracuse this week and hope to qualify in the modifieds, sportsman and pro stock features later in the week.
The small-block modified championship race (150 laps) and sportsman modified championship (30 laps) are scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., respectively. On Sunday, the pro stock series will begin at noon followed at 2 p.m. by the big-block modified championship.
Mike Ramos of Glenfield recently won the Big 10 super stock championship race at Lancaster Speedway. He went onto win the overall Big 10 race title for the season.
Ramos was a double-winner on the same day he won the New York State super stock series race. Ramos was one of only two competitors that drove a Ford this season in the Big 10 super stock series.
Racing scheduled Sunday at Adirondack International Speedway in New Bremen was postponed because of rain. The makeup date is Saturday, Oct. 19, with gates opening at 10 a.m.
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The state courts office has expanded the self-help center services to the 7th Judicial District.
The center assists individuals who are representing themselves in civil cases in court to better understand the legal processes.
The program was launched in December 2007 in the 2nd and 8th Judicial District as part of a pilot project, indicated Nancy Volmer, public information officer for the state office.
The center staff provides legal information via a toll-free telephone help line
The toll-free telephone number is 888-683-0009. Help line hours are Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Self-help center services are available to all local residents who have court cases in the 7th Judicial District, pointed out Volmer.
The 7th Judicial District encompasses Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan counties.
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Examples of civil matters processed through the court system include the areas of family law as well as domestic violence, guardianship and conservatorship, probate, landlord-tenant disputes and small claims.
Family law matters include such subjects as adoption, paternity, divorce, custody and child support.
The center staff will also refer individuals to appropriate legal services providers and other community resources.
"The self-help center services are not a substitute for an attorney," explained Salt Lake City Justice Court Judge John Baxter. "Center staff can explain how the courts work and provide forms and referrals; however, the staff cannot provide legal advice."
Judge Baxter chairs the courts standing committee on resources for self-represented parties.
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The main challenge entrepreneurs are facing in Europe is not the lack of great ideas but the fear of turning ideas into reality.
Many people with great ideas refrain from entrepreneurship because of their doubts. There are as many people wanting to start a business in Europe as there are in the US, yet we see a significantly lower level of involvement in start-ups on this side of the Atlantic. Only 6% of the adult population of Europe is engaged in a new business, compared with 13% in the US. That's why the European Commission is launching today the Watify platform together with ICT stakeholders. Its ambition? Promoting digital entrepreneurship by taking away these doubts, it's estimated that 1, 5 million additional jobs would be created in the EU Internet Economy, if the entire EU mirrors the entrepreneurship performance of the US or Sweden.


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 The journey along Dublin's main O'Connell Street onto Parnell Street was an uphill struggle against battering winds and heavy rain made all the worse by the fact that I was trying to hold up an umbrella. While the end of my journey brought some physical comfort away from the atrocious weather it would not give much in the way of psychological consolation as I was to collect my husband's…

 The journey along Dublin's main O'Connell Street onto Parnell Street was an uphill struggle against battering winds and heavy rain made all the worse by the fact that I was trying to hold up an umbrella. While the end of my journey brought some physical comfort away from the atrocious weather it would not give much in the way of psychological consolation as I was to collect my husband's recently deceased aunt's Death Certificate from her family doctor. Another stark reminder of her passing.

 Around the corner from the doctor's surgery stands the Dublin Writers Museum which many years ago was my old School of Commerce and Retail Distribution. There's also a wonderful little cafe in there so it's to it I headed for a much needed cup of Camomile tea (I bring my own everywhere and just ask for boiling water!) and some relaxation.

 While sipping my warm brew I began to remember moments from my time as a teenager in that building. Apart from the usual classroom memories my most vivid recollection is the sound of our footsteps thundering down the stone steps to the kitchen where lunch was eaten seated on benches at long wooden tables. I clearly remember shiny tiled walls, huge sparkling stainless steel containers and the kitchen ladies who wore white coats and hair nets. As I was leaving the museum I glanced into two of the ground floor rooms where once I was taught English, Maths and Book-Keeping (the latter two holding no great appeal for me!).

 From there I headed, a few doors down, to The Hugh Lane Gallery where, as a student of the aforementioned school, my chums and I would sometimes visit usually on wet days. Our knowledge of the fine arts was of course next to nothing but I did enjoy getting lost in some of the classic pieces. It was also a great place to sit quietly and finish off your homework that you should have had done for the afternoon!

 Forty plus years on the gallery is much brighter, the old paintings still hang on its walls along with the many collections acquired over that time period. While there I decided to visit the Francis Bacon Exhibition which is on view until March 2010. I've always been fascinated by artists whose works have been hugely influenced by their tortured lives. Francis Bacon was one such man. Out of all the pieces from the exhibition the one that touched me deeply was his studio which has been donated to the Hugh Lane Gallery and contains its entire contents from South Kensington, London.

 It's very cleverly done in that you feel you are actually stepping into the studio while in fact the only thing that separates you from the room is a glass doorway. Immediately I felt as if I were walking in uninvited into somebody's living room while they were out. I was trespassing. Gazing in almost disbelief at the arrangement of the items as they would have looked in the London studio I realised that in my sense of awe I was holding my breath. Having first felt that I shouldn't really be there I then went on to find it difficult to leave, almost as if I didn't want to abandon the artist to his chaos. I finally left the gallery feeling spiritually enriched by my experience.

 The final leg of my journey of comfort then took me across the road to the Garden of Remembrance, a memorial to the people who gave their lives for Irish freedom in 1916. I was a student at the college opposite when this garden was first opened in 1966 by our then president, the late Eamon de Valera.
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 Dublin Writers Museum: Travelwebshots.com
 Francis Bacon: www.telegraph.co.uk
 Garden of Remembrance: Wikipedia


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Director Rodrigo Cortés unveils Buried this week at Sundance and now we have a short trailer. Well, it's more of a Flip video really. Whereas most YouTube journals discuss cute boys or the tedium of schoolwork, this one gets a lot more bummerific by discussing being buried alive in Iraq with only 90 minutes to live. LOL, I guess. It's still funnier than Lisa Nova.No word yet on a wide release date but expect one soon. It seems like an interesting movie with a strong premise. Haven't we all wanted to see Ryan Reynolds in a coffin at some point? (MTV)Dig the trailer up after the jump…
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Will Ferrell helped Conan O'Brien start his run on The Tonight Show, and now he's going to help him end it. Conan will be retiring from NBC this Friday night after calling the network home for seventeen years. When Ferrell appeared on Conan's first Tonight Show episode he was carried out on stage by Egyptian slaves. This time I'm hoping he carries out a box of Molotov cocktails and him and Conan go apeshit on that shiny new studio Jeff Zucker built him. Sure, audience members might be harmed in the process, but there's nothing like a few charred tourist corpses to get your point across.Here is Conan's final guest line-up:Wednesday, Jan. 20: Adam Sandler, Joel McHale and musical guest Joss Stone Thursday, Jan. 21: Robin Williams and musical guest Barry Manilow Friday, Jan. 22: Tom Hanks, Will FerrellTom Hanks is going to be there, too?! Oh man, that place would burn to the ground. (Movieline)
And the winner of the 2011 Oscar for Best Picture is… True Grit. Oh sorry, I was future-writing again. The Coen Brother's True Grit hasn't won any awards yet (nor has it been filmed or finished casting) but Paramount is showing a lot of faith by setting the remake up for a Christmas Day release.Jeff Bridges is set to star as Rooster Cogburn, the drunken U.S. Marshal originally played by John Wayne, as he teams up with a 14-year old girl to avenge her father's murder. Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are also on board as a Texas Ranger and the murderer respectively. There's a lot of talent involved here and it looks like a definite contender even this far out.Bridges has a good shot at finally winning his Oscar this year with Crazy Heart. So who knows? Maybe next year the role will bring him Oscar glory like it did for Wayne. Then he'll become a member of the back-to-back winner's club. A club that hosts Luise Rainer, Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Jason Robards, Tom Hanks, and Zac Efron. Sorry. Future-writing again. (Variety)
We all know January movies suck. That's why it's so surprising and notable when a decent one gets through the first month of the year, let alone a downright good one. So maybe this is like rating the top 10 dictators less evil than Hitler, but since we're stuck in January for another two weeks it's at least nice to remember that there's still hope for good movies. And I'm not talking about the Oscar movies that go wide in January or foreign movies that happen to get their U.S. release in January. I'm talking about movies intended to open in January that somehow turned out well.10. Hostel
After creative differences with Sam Raimi ground Spider-Man 4 to a halt, Sony decided to salt the earth and start over with a new story and a new director, one they could push around. (500) Days of Summer's Marc Webb is that guy!Webb is signed on to get bullied by the studio for one film with an option to do more if he's a good little bitch. From Webb:"I think the Spider-Man mythology transcends not only generations but directors as well. I am signing on not to 'take over' from Sam. That would be impossible. Not to mention arrogant. I'm here because there's an opportunity for ideas, stories, and histories that will add a new dimension, canvas, and creative voice to Spider-Man."After releasing this statement, Columbia chairman Amy Pascal said, "Good boy, Marc," before patting him on the head and giving him a juicebox. (Variety)
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You don't need to read my mind to see my boner. In True Blood's idiotic second season finale, Bill needed to save Sam by squirting him full of his magic vampire blood (SPOILER ALERT). Well, who knows who will be squirting what in the new season. Show creator Alan Ball tells Michael Ausiello that the vampire and shapeshifter now share "not just any connection, an erotic connection," as a result of the transfusion. Ball wouldn't disclose how erotic the scenes will be, but let's assume the monster-mashing is nestled somewhere near Van Helsing and New Moon on the Gay Monster Scale, or GSM as it's more commonly called. (Ausiello Files)
If you're like me, and you're still not convinced you should shell out the extra cash for a Blu-Ray player (case it point: my "revolutionary" mini-DV player is now worth $4 on Craig's List), then the re-release of the Bourne Series on flipper discs is a good compromise. Like Jason Bourne himself the three discs don't quite know what they are— DVD on one side and Blu-Ray on the other—which actually is perfectly fine with me: I won't feel like a moron adding an obsolete DVD or un-tested Blu-Rays to my library. Read more after the jump.
All right Screen Junkies, time to put on your 3D glasses and get ready to witness the mayhem of Piranha 3D. In this trailer you'll see the — what's that? You don't have 3D glasses? Well, you're supposed to be ready at all times. These are the post-Avatar days we're living in afterall.For those of you who did come prepared, please enjoy this blurry look at a sh*tty movie that tries to sell you on the combined star power of Elisabeth Shue and Jerry O'Connell. Last week we heard it has had its release date pushed back maybe indefinitely. Moreover, if it does ever come out, word is it won't be in 3D anymore. But hey, BOOBIES!!!And on a sidenote, how are you going to make a movie about piranha where a guy on a jet ski rolls under the water's surface and doesn't emerge as a skeleton? That's just lazy filmmaking. (Pajiba)Check out the trailer with the little scary fishies after the jump…
The "Reverse Na'vi-girl" has already been perfected. Someone over at Hustler had the brilliant idea to turn the second (soon maybe first) most profitable movie of all time into a porno. Give that man a promotion! In addition to Hustler, he must have an endless subscription to DUH!!!!!! Magazine.The nakey, sweaty, blue-smeary version of Avatar will be called This Ain't Avatar XXX, and it's just one of a few forthcoming porn parodies from Hustler. They also plan to "produce" This Ain't Curb Your Enthusiasm XXX, This Ain't Glee XXX, and This Ain't CSI XXX: Chatsworth. Another genius must by scribbling these names down feverishly in the titling department.In fact, the titles are confusing and misleading altogether. Is this NOT Avatar XXX? Does that mean it's just the Avatar without all the moaning and thrusting? If I'm browsing the shelves of my favorite adult bookstore for the latest Avatar porn why would I want to buy the one called This AIN'T Avatar XXX? I want This IS Avatar XXX. I want the IS! All of the blue, long-tailed, pointy-earred filthy IS they can crame into one poorly executed film! Just don't give it to me in 3D. My senses aren't prepared for that onslaught… (Empire)
Today we have a first look at MacGruber, courtesy of this red-band trailer. Will Forte displays a swagger that is as equal parts Richard Dean Anderson as it is David Hasselhoff. Looks like a fun movie. It's filled with danger, intrigue, explosions, and Upper-Deckers. Just like one of Michael Bay's house parties.On a sidenote, did Val Kilmer hire Steven Seagal's stylist and Kirstie Alley's trainer? Rumor is that they needed the jaws of life to get him out of his trailer every morning.Check out the age-restricted red band trailer at here.MacGruber stunt-rolls in to theaters April 23rd, 2010.
Last year's low-budget horror hit Paranormal Activity has been greenlit for a sequel. But how do you make a sequel to such a stripped-down film who's genius was found in it's simplicity? You hire a director known for their heavy-handed and overwrought filmmaking style.Saw VI's Kevin Greutert has been brought on board by Paramount to water down the scares and crank up the third-tier rap rock. Greutert was editor on all of the Saw movies and apprentice editor on Ernest Scared Stupid so we should be in really capable hands. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters on October 22nd, 2010, which leaves little time. Somebody get a Godsmack cover-band on the phone!! (THR)
Avatar won Best Picture last night on The Golden Globes, and James Cameron celebrated by staring at Zoe Saldana's boobies, or possibly the invisible basketball she's holding. Cameron sees things that aren't there, a side effect from his attempt to give Arnold Schwarzeneggar acting skills.Here are today's tangible links.25 Funny Billboards (HolyTaco)Peyton Manning Snaps at Jeff Saturday (TotalProSports)Jade Raymond is One Hot Geek (TheChive)The 25 Best Action Movies (Moviefone)Hot Women of Religious Movies (Maxim)The Abriged Avatar Script (FilmDrunk)15 Celebrity Yodas (SuperTremendous)Best Foreign Language Films of 2009 (Pajiba)Confirmed: Steven Spielberg is a Jew (CelebJihad)Busters. Myth Busters. (Unreality)10 Most Mantastic Moments in Black History (Asylum)29 Pictures of Hot Babes in Star Wars Outfits (RegretfulMorning)Inside the Mind of Motocross's Larry Linkogle (MadeMan)Danica Patrick Mega-Gallery (AllLeftTurns)Fat People Fight! (NothingToxic)Best if Chicago Sketchfest (Atom)
You know it's a slow news day when I've got to break out Whiplash the Monkey Cowboy. The news today is all last night's Golden Globes, Christina Hendricks's globes, and vague tabloid rumors. Here's a round-up of everything that probably isn't going to happen in the world of entertainment.Tobey Maguire is Bilbo Baggins – He's denied the rumor before but now that Spidey 4 is dead, some say that Tobey Maguire will be cast in The Hobbit. But those people are British, therefore liars. (The Sun)Robert Pattinson is Spider-man – Robert Pattinson (or R-Patz as I refuse to call him) is tabloid fodder created merely to give young girls and Adam Shankman something to talk about. The studio-controlled Spider-man reboot will be undoubtedly mishandled but I doubt it's going the Tiger Beat route. (Star Pulse)Wes Craven Might Not Direct 'Scream 4' – Come on, Wes. David Arquette NEEDS you. (MTV)Sigourney Weaver Hints at 'Avatar' Sequel Involvement – After all the crap she's put out there about Ghostbusters 3, you need a PKE-style Bullsh*t Meter to corroborate her stories. (MTV)
The attractiveness of castmembers for Martin Campbell's upcoming Green Lantern is no longer in jeopardy. Reports last week that Jackie Earle Haley was the front-runner for the role of Sinestro have been debunked by the director. MTV asked Campbell about the Haley casting rumor and he responded,"What? No. That ugly old thing?? No way. I'd sooner cast that hulk from Precious."Well, he didn't exactly say that. But he totally wanted to. You can tell. Check it out."No. That's completely wrong. In fact, we're in negotiations with Mark Strong to play Sinestro. He's not only a wonderful actor, but he looks like Sinestro. If you look up old pictures of Sinestro, he's very like him. The Jackie Earle Haley thing, somebody told me about it this morning; I had never heard it before in my life."Mark Strong is on a hot streak. Between Sherlock Holmes, Kick-Ass, and Green Lantern (and rumored sequels), he'll be Hollywood's official villian (behind Jeff Zucker). Somewhere, Andy Garcia weeps. (MTV)
Leo DiCaprio is on the hunt for Salvador Dali in this new pic from Christopher Nolan's Inception. I don't know if that's what's officially happening, but since Inception and LOST both choose to give us NOTHING before their premieres I only have my ridiculous assumptions to go on. In an interview with the L.A. Times, Christopher Nolan said that Inception was a larger endeavor than The Dark Knight, filming in no less than six countries. I'm guessing the above pic was taken in China, because I've never been there and I like to imagine China looks like a melted oil painting. Christopher Nolan went on to say, "I think we've put a lot of different things into the pot with this one. I grew up watching James Bond films and loving those and watching spy movies with their globe-trotting sensibility." The L.A. Times describes the film's premise as corporate espionage by way of dream invasion. Sweet. It's like John Grisham rewriting The Firm totally baked. Now if only he'd rewrite A Time to Kill while under the influence. Matthew McCaughnehey's character would be TOTALLY the same.
"Maybe swinging by Taco Bell before the show was a mistake on my part."Last night at the 2010 Golden Globe Awards, host Ricky Gervais talked about his penis and helped hand out some statues. Avatar won for Best Motion Picture Drama and Best Director. Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow dominated for their work on Dexter. The Hurt Locker walked away empty-handed. Maybe the film will have better luck at The Academy Awards where the winners are based on merit, not studio checkbooks. *almost keeps a straight face*CHECK OUT THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS AFTER THE JUMP…
NBC and Conan are working out the details now for his exit from the network and The Tonight Show. It's now believed that NBC will not enforce the no-compete clause in his contract and allow him to set up shop at another network, but he won't be taking his recurring characters and sketches with him. Inside sources say that NBC is keeping trademarked elements of Conan's shows as part of the exit deal. Characters like Masturbating Bear, Pimpbot 5000, Vomiting Kermit, Coked-Up Werewolf, and Horny Manatee (why didn't he connect with old people?!) will never appear again nor will sketches such as If They Mated, In the Year 3000, and Desk-Driving. It's unclear if Robert Smigel's Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is effected in this deal. I'm certainly looking forward to when Conan sets up elsewhere with a new slew of characters like Masturbating Deer, Pimpbot 6000, Sharting Kermit, and Coked-Up Werewolf Wearing Groucho Glasses. (THR)
Somehow streams of daylight make Predators look…less horrifying. Here are a few shots from the Robert Rodriquez written and produced sequel Predators. The film is directed by Nimrod Antal, and stars Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, and Walton Goggins. I hope once the sun slips behind the horizon the Predators above take on a more if-I-ever-came-face-to-face-with-one-of-these-things-I'd-sh*t-my-pants-instantly look.Predators hits theaters July 7th, 2010. Check out more pics after the jump.
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Somebody on the Nobel Committee please rush an award to this picture.While discussing the unnecessary DVD release of Smoking Aces 2, Joe Carnahan hinted to UGO that Mr. T may indeed appear in his upcoming The A-Team. This is, of course, contrary to earlier reports.UGO: Why isn't Mr. T. doing a cameo? Joe Carnahan: I don't know that he's not, brutha, I don't know that he's not! That book is not yet closed. Benedict and Schultz are in it, the thing with T is that he's very vocal that he didn't want to play anyone other than B.A..This leaves us wondering what roles the cast of the television series will play in the film. Will Mr. T play B.A. Baracus's hyperactive, feather-earring wearing father? Or perhaps they'll go the Star Trek route and he'll play the future version of B.A. that Face meets in an ice cave after nearly being eaten by a bizarre, vagina-faced ice monster. Either one makes sense. (UGO)
There's a batch of new photos for The A-Team online. Here's a list of things peculiar/wrong with the picture above:1.) Rampage's eyeline.2.) Green-screen FAIL.3.) Videogame tanks.4.) This was filmed on the set of MacGruber.5.) Rampage's eyeline.This does not bode well for Rampage's acting skills. He can't even look at the same sh*t everyone else is looking at. The craft services guy must be carrying around a tray of mini quiches. (via Coming Soon)CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE PICS AFTER THE JUMP.
"Don't look like much." Truer words were never spoken.Ah, it wouldn't be winter without a crappy video-game adaptation. From Dwight H. Little, the director who brought you Halloween 4 and Anacondas, and Alan B. McElroy, the writer of Spawn and The Marine, comes TEKKEN! Why'd they hire those guys? Is it supposed to be intentionally bad so that nerds will attend monthly Tekken midnight screenings and throw things at the screen? If so, why are they trying to round up all the nerds?? And who's going to clean up all those chop sticks off the theater floor? (Teaser-Trailer)Witness the opus after the jump…
Can you believe it's already 2010? When we used to think about that number, it seemed like a year far off in the future. So did a lot of other years when sci-fi writers and filmmakers set their stories in the future. Here are some of the best sci-fi years that didn't turn out as planned, and looking ahead some speculation about where we're going.1984 (Set in 1984)
Last week we reported that the Farrelly Brothers would bang out a quick Owen Wilson comedy while waiting for their Three Stooges project to work out its kinks over at MGM. Hall Pass tells the story of a man in a dull marriage who is granted a one-week furlough by his wife to sleep with as many women as he wants. Today comes news that underrated hot chick The Office's Jenna Fischer will play Wilson's wife. Things get complicated in the relationship when Fischer begins to exercise her own "hall pass" priveleges. The movie begins production Feb. 23 in Atlanta, which will substitute for New England. Because if there's one thing that New England is known for, it's their Coca-Cola plant and black people. (THR)
Teaser for HBOs Boardwalk Empire – Watch more Funny VideosFresh off the teaser for HBO's series Treme, here's a tiny glimpse of Boardwalk Empire that's sure to get you addicted to Sunday night TV programming again. The show was adapted for televison by Terence Winter, an Emmy Award winning writer of The Sopranos, and the pilot was directed by none other than Martin Scorsese. The series chronicles the rise of New Jersey city in the 1920s, focusing specifically on Steve Buscemi's character Nucky Thompson, who historically ruled the boardwalk and its borders during the time of prohibition. Boardwalk Empire premieres on HBO this Fall. Be grateful for repeals and these links.25 Hardcore Pets (HolyTaco) World Cup Stab-Proof Vests On Sale Now! (TotalProSports) Hot Chicks in Jerseys (TheChive) Denzel's Venn Diagram (Maxim) CNN is Tardy to the Avatard Party (FilmDrunk) Rediscovering the Wilhelm Scream (Moviefone) Jimmy Fallon is the Winner of the Late Night Wars (Pajiba) Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez are Dating (CelebJihad) Most Memorable Fictional Drugs in Movies and TV (Unreality) Girls in Bikinis Doing Yoga on Your iPhone (Asylum) Pics of Nevaeh Eden and Guitar Hero (RegretfulMorning) How to Survive an Earthquake (MadeMan) Johnny Greaves Record Truck Jump (AllLeftTurns)
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Crescent High School pitcher Brittany Hoskins throws a pitch as Batesburg-Leesville's Camby Meep leads off second base in the second inning of their game at Crescent on Thursday evening.
Batesburg-Leesville's Lauren Stone catches a fly ball.
Crescent High School's Megan Adams hits the ball and sends two base runners to home plate making the score 6-0 in the first inning of the Tigers' game against Batesburg-Leesville High School on Thursday evening.
Crescent High School outfielders gather together before the start of the third inning.
Crescent High School's Jodi Burdette is tagged out at second base by Batesburg-Leesville High School's Stacy Terlizzi.
Crescent High School softball players cheer on their teammates from the dugout.
Crescent High School's Ashley Parnell slides safe into third base.
Crescent High School's Brittany Hoskins throws a pitch in the fourth inning.
Batesburg-Leesville catcher Cambey Reep catches a pitch.
Batesburg-Leesville High School's Cambey Reep slides safe into second base past Crescent High School's Ashley Parnell.
Batesburg-Leesville's Brittany Long throws a pitch.
The Batesburg-Leesville High School softball team lines up for player introductions.
Crescent High School's Ashley Parnell hits an RBI to make the score 1-0.
Crescent High School softball coach Gary Adams talks to Jodi Burdette during a stop in play.
Crescent head coach Gary Adams talks to a batter in between pitches.
Crescent High School third baseman Katie Young catches a fly ball.
Crescent's Bree Newton swings at a pitch.
Crescent's Bree Newton checks her swing while at bat.
Crescent High School's Caroline Gates scores a run.
Crescent's Bree Newton turns away from a pitch.
Crescent's Carly Watt scores a run.
Crescent High School's Shaney Spires scores a run.
Crescent High School's Ashley Southerland scores a run.
Batesburg-Leesville's Cambey Reep watches from second base as Crescent's Brittany Hoskins prepares to throw a pitch.
Crescent High School's Brittany Hoskins throws a pitch in the third inning.


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Online access associated with uptick in doctor visits
Patient online access to doctors and medical records was associated with increased use of almost all in-person and telephone medical services, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Those services included doctor appointments, telephone consults, after-hours clinic visits, emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
Dr. Ted Palen and his team looked at members of Kaiser Permanente Colorado, an integrated health system with more 500,000 members that includes an online patient portal known as MyHealthManager (MHM).
Palen and his team are all affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Colorado. They set out to learn more about the use of electronic medical records and their association to the amount of health care services patients use when they have online access to their health care.
The study hypothesis was that access to MyHealthManager would lead to a decrease in in-person health care services, a common theory posed by supporters of electronic medical records and shown in previous studies.
"That was what was surprising to us," says Palen, a clinician researcher at Kaiser Permanente's Institute for Health Research and the study's lead author. "This association seemed to be true across all visits and true for older users and younger users."
Palen and his team had a large cohort of 44,321 MyHealthManager users compared to 44,321 non-users. All the participants were at least 18 years old and were enrolled in Kaiser Permanente Colorado for at least two years between March 2005 and June 2010. Palen and his team matched the participants on their age, gender, and their diagnoses of at least one of four chronic conditions: congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, diabetes and asthma.
Online access to MyHealthManager was defined as members who had activated an MHM account, kept it active for at least one year, and used at least one feature on the site. The researchers did not gather data on which features the patients used.
The findings raise questions about what's driving the association, particularly because the results contradict the common wisdom that online access to health records and doctors will ultimately lead to fewer in-person visits.
"It puts the onus on us and a lot of other researchers to delve in to this further, to really peel away the layers of the onion to find out exactly what is going on and get a better understanding," Palen says.
Understanding is key, because online access to health care and medical records isn't going away, he says.
"The horse is out of the barn on this thing," he says. "Electronic personal health records are out there. People enjoy using them."


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Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill coined the "BRIC" acronym (Brazil, Russia, India, China) in a 2001 paper titled "The World Needs Better Economic BRICs," which described a global shift in power towards emerging markets. South Africa joined the grouping in 2010, so that it became BRICS.
The BRICS nations represent 26 percent of the world's landmass and 42 percent of the world's population.
Russia has been pushing for a BRICS alignment since 2006. The first BRICS Summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia (2009), followed by Brasilia (2010) and Sanya, China (2011).
At this moment the BRICS nations are holding a summit meeting in New Delhi to make plans to create a joint development bank like the Western-controlled World Bank — except it will not use US dollars. Such a mega-bank will let BRIC nations pool resources for infrastructure improvements. Eventually this bank will start lending to a dying West. (The BRICS nations already do this, but separately.)
This is not a Western-style summit of foreign ministers who work for private bankers. No, the New Delhi BRICS summit is being attended by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Indian PM Manmohan Singh, Chinese President Hu Jintao, and South African president Jacob Zuma. All of them brought large entourages of bankers and businessmen from their own nations.
It will take time to iron out all the details, but the death of the West makes this new alignment inevitable. Already the BRICS nations are making agreements whereby their individual development banks extend credit to other members in local currency. The goal is to get rid of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency (which will doom the USA in its current form.)
In Jan 2012, China reported a trade surplus of $ 27.28 billion. In February, China reported a trade deficit of $ 31.48 billion and revised down its economic growth forecast to 7.5 percent. We can;t know if these figures are accurate (the Chinese lie, as does every other nation), but it is clear that as the Depression continues to worsen, Western demand continues to fall. India's GDP will only grow 6.9 percent this year, the slowest pace in the past three years.
Therefore the BRICS nations must start exporting to each other, and must bring their stock exchanges closer to each other. Until now they have been hampered by having different economies, different systems of government, and competing priorities. Now they have a common cause in the decline of the West — but several sticking points remain. China does not agree with the other BRICS nations regarding the structure and function of the new mega-bank. China and Russia do not agree with the Western assault on Syria. These are among tghe topics being discussed at the summit.
Russia worries that the continued assault on Iran will eventually destabilize world oil prices, causing chaos and war. Russia also insists that no group of nations should be allowed to impose their will on any target nation. So says Alexander Kadakin, Russia's ambassador to India.
The BRICS nations are also discussing greater representation in the IMF and World Bank. India wants to become a member of the UN Security Council, but China favors letting South Africa become a member first. (The West wants NO new members.)
They will also discuss adopting new member nations in the BRICS bloc.
Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill predicts that the BRICS bloc's total GDP will be larger than the United States within three years, and China's economy alone will overtake the United States by 2027.
This is nonsense, since the USA has a massive trade deficit, such that its real economy was eclipsed ten years ago. The BRICS nations already account for 40 percent of global GDP ($18.486 trillion), while America's "mighty GDP" is based on fraud, theft, and a Wall Street house of cards.
Western nations have an advantage in that their ruling bankers are far more unified than the bankers and corporate leaders of the BRICS nations. However, Western nations also have a disadvantage, in that their bankers are working as hard as they can to destroy the West.


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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate publisher
Election day is almost upon us and in some some states that will mean a day off work for state and municipal employees.
That's because in various states around the nation, the day that the general elections take place is a state holiday. Schools are closed, county and state offices are shut down and only the election people are working.
But state holidays do not bleed over into the federal realm. Federal offices in those states still remain open.
John Conyers, a Democratic house of representatives member from Michigan must think that isn't very fair. In 2005 he proposed a bill in which Election Day (general that is) would become a federal holiday. That way federal employees could be off too.
Now while that bill did not come up for a vote, proponents say they will reintroduce it next year, because at the time it was introduced it languished in committee.
Just what we need; another day when those that we pay to run our national goverment, take another day off. They already get so many holidays, compared to private business, it's ridiculous.
Certainly some holidays I can see. Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Memorial Day, well okay. But election day? That ranks right up there with Columbus Day in terms of importance to be off work. Of all days federal employees should be on the job is the day when the rest of us are deciding who their bosses should be.
Conyer's explanation for why he thinks election day should be a holiday (it would be called Democracy Day) holds very little water in my pitcher. He, along with the other sponsors of the bill, say people being off on Election Day would increase voter turnout.
If I ever heard a reason more full of dog dung, I don't know when it was.
When people are given holidays they go and do fun stuff. Example? Look at two of our main holidays, Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Years ago Memorial Day was to honor the dead. Most people use that first summer holdiay to go on a trip, or camping, or to an amusement park. Instead of going to the cemetery they cook hot dogs in their backyards or go to a baseball game. Sure many people do go to cemeteries, but by far the bulk of people don't support that holiday for what it is meant.
Labor Day is even ignored more. Formed originally to honor workers and have unions do big rallies, it is now billed as the last big holiday of summer. Consequently people do nearly the same things they do on Memorial Day but with even more relish (okay the hot dogs go along with this too).
So making Election Day another federal holiday just means another day to play. The only thing about it is it is not on a Monday, so three day weekends would not be possible.
Election Day is where it is on the calendar because by federal law the presidential election has to be held in a 34 day time period before the first Wednesday in December. It was set that way because the Electoral College meets that day and heaven knows the government needs all that time to count the ballots, hanging chads and to ferret out election undesirables. The Tuesday following the first Monday in November was chosen as the day for general elections years later. Why? I don't know and so far I haven't been able to find out.
However, knowing Congress, and the way they think, if such a bill was passed, in a few years they would do with that holiday what they did with Lincoln's birthday and Washington's birthday and make it fall on the first Monday in November, so everyone could have a three day weekend.
As we all know everyone stays at home on a three day weekend and that would really increase the voter turnout.
With early voting now available in so many places, why would we need to give people a day off to vote? It's not like we have to take a burro ride out of the mountains down to a polling place 30 miles away to do it.
And with all due respect to government employees, they don't do most of the voting in this country. Most of it is done by people employed by private industry, which often ignores a lot of federal holidays by requiring their employees to work that day. That is especially true in the retail business where holidays are the big days for sales (particularly to all those government employees who are off work).
Let's not let Congress create another holiday for a phony reason; one that benefits no one but costs us all a lot of money.


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Read: The Missing Heart and How To Get It Back
In the NY Post, they write that heart and determination that defined the Rangers over the past couple of seasons is non-existent right now. Rangers alternate captain Brad Richards seemed to agree,"That's a big detail. How we play and how this team has played the last couple years is not there yet."
In the third period on Sunday Chris Kreider was hit by Brooks Orpik, and while saying the hit was clean, he said maybe that is what the team needs,"That is a big problem with our club right now. Maybe we need to get whacked around a little more to wake us up.
Carp at Rangers Report wrote "I am not totally saying this is because they don't have the two Brandons around, because it can't be. But they sure have been missing that Rangers' "jam" the first two games."
Adam Rotter: On 10/31 last season the Rangers were 3-3-2 and coming off a terrible loss to Ottawa where they blew a lead and lost in OT. The Rangers won that night, 10/31, against the Sharks and following the game, Joe Thornton called the Rangers "soft." Thornton backtracked, Tortorella ripped him and the Rangers won their next six games, lost two games and then won their next five. It was a galvanizing moment where the Rangers identity was questioned and they responded by showing the rest of the league how "soft" they were.
That is what needs to happen now. Through the first two games there is a lack of cohesion and flow and every time there was a post-whistle scrum I was hoping that THAT was going to be the moment where they all looked at each other and nodded because they knew what needed to be done. Something, maybe it was the hit on Chris Kreider, needs to bring this team onto the same page and propel them forward. Arron Asham tried to do that, the same way Brandon Prust did against the Flyers last season, but it didn't take. The Rangers need a personal challenge to rally around and they should try and find it as soon as they can.


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The Rev. Greg "Preacher" Ramsey preaches from his pulpit, a converted toolbox.
A custom "rat rod" is the showpiece of the motorcycle fleet at Freedom Biker Church, which is in Pickens. The flat black paint job is covered in signatures and Bible verses that church members and hundreds of people at biker rallies wrote using paint pens.
Janet "Sunshine" Laney is a singer with Misfire, the band at Freedom Biker Church.
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Two men join hands after a baptism at Freedom Biker Church.
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Ken Ross, owner of Freedom Mopeds, jokes around with worshippers who have recently had a birthday.
The Rev. Greg "Preacher" Ramsey plays drums at his Freedom Biker Church Greenville, which is Pickens County just outside the town of Pickens.
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[Note: although many of these steps are applicable to anyone wanting to protect their own research and equipment, for this article and the rest of the series, I will be discussing continuity planning as it pertains to genealogical/historical societies. At the end of the series, I will discuss how to alter a continuity plan to suit the individual researcher.]
The analysis portion is usually the first step for most genealogical societies developing a continuity plan. And since the plan is best represented as a "life cycle," it is normal to perform periodic analysis in order to ensure that the plan is up to date. In my experience, analysis is the most time-consuming and detailed portion of a plan.
Take Inventory of Functions
The first step is to take inventory of all the functions of your society. And don't be surprised if you need to take several passes – this is why a continuity plan is set up in a life-cycle format.
Here is a partial list of items, both tangible and non-tangible:
- Furniture (desks, chairs, bookshelves, tables, lighting)
- Office space or meeting space (rented or owned)
- Fax
- Telephone
- Internet Connectivity (modem, DSL, T1, T3, broadband wireless)
- Computers
- Copiers
- Projectors
- Readers (microfilm microfiche)
- Scanners
- Television
- Books
- Digital media
- Original source material
- Maps
- Periodicals
- Mailing lists
- Membership data
- Name recognition
- Web presence
- Website/Blog data
- Administration data
- Board of Directors documents (resolutions, minutes)
- Contacts (other societies, vendors, etc.)
- Email (server, mailboxes, archives)
- History (archives of former board members, minutes, etc.)
- Non-profit status information (state and federal tax status, etc.)
- Office supplies
- Banking information
- Membership dues
- Revenue stream
Critical vs. Non-Critical Functions
Once the functions have initially been identified, the next step is to designate them as being critical to the continued operation and survival of the society or non-critical. Some factors to consider when making this determination:
- Are certain functions mandated by law or practice? E.g., annual board meetings, non-profit/tax status, certification, etc. Realize that a society can forfeit its status with certain organizations if minimum requirements are not met.
- The lack of which functions would damage the society and in what way? Could these function impact how the society is perceived by members, donors, etc.,?
- If an interruption of one of these functions were acceptable, at what point would the interruption become unacceptable? Is it a matter of length of time? Is it a matter of cost and/or maintenance?
Recovery Requirements
Once the functions are identified and classified as critical or non-critical, the next step is to determine what is needed to recover or restore these functions. For each function, you should list:
- the time frame for restoration of the function
- the business requirements for restoration of the function
- the technical requirements (if applicable) for restoration of the function
Interruption Scenarios
While you can't cover all scenarios, you can cover those that are likely to happen. A society located in Florida would probably focus on a hurricane while a California society would focus on an earthquake. Both societies could include flooding since such a scenario may occur due to a water main break, sprinkler system malfunction, etc.
Some common scenarios include:
- bomb
- cyber attack
- data loss
- earthquake
- fire
- flood
- power outage
- theft
- vandalism
Only list scenarios which require unique solutions for restoration of a function. Example: a power outage (either planned, caused by a natural disaster or due to provider malfunction) would not affect functions such as finances (directly – indirectly it would prevent use of computers to update data). A power outage caused by a simple interruption of service (blackout, etc.) would affect a society minimally (short period of outage) whereas an earthquake or hurricane where surround areas are affected and there is possible infrastructure damage would affect a society quite a bit.
So How Do I Track All This?
A perfectly valid question. In reviewing the components of the analysis phase above, most societies will need some tracking mechanism which lists functions, whether they are critical or non-critical, recovery requirements, and which scenario(s) would impact them.
To get a jump start on the process, use this spreadsheet on Google Docs. While it may not cover all of the items, you are invited to make a copy and customize it for your own use.