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Distinguished by more than 50 years of high-impact research, UC Riverside is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities at home and abroad — air, water, energy, transportation, agriculture and more.
We are located in one of the fastest growing regions in a state whose economy ranks among nations. With a population of more than 21,000 students, UCR is the most diverse campus in the prestigious 10 campus UC system and it is the eighth most diverse university in the nation.
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The exceptional quality of UC Riverside's 700 faculty members is reflected in the range of faculty honors among the campus faculty, including: California Poet Laureate, Bardeen Prize, J. G. Gregor Mendel Medal, National Medal of Humanities, E.O. Wilson Prize, MacArthur Fellow, Guggenheim Fellow. Faculty members from UCR are represented on six national academy and institute organizations.
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UC Riverside is Inland Southern California's only public research university. Its annual economic contribution to the state of California is more than $1.4 billion (FY 2009-10) through research, teaching and community engagement. UCR is the largest employer in the City of Riverside, fourth largest employer in the county, and spending by UCR, its students, visitors and retirees generates more than 13,300 full-time jobs statewide and 16,335 nationwide.
Influence on Industry
For more than a century, our Citrus Experiment Station has helped protect and grow California's $850-million-per-year citrus industry and has developed more than 40 new citrus varieties. In addition, UCR sustains its land grant mission, in part, through Cooperative Extension which conducts research in the service of state-wide agricultural industries.
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The roots of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) pre-date the founding of UCR and reach back to the first decade of the 20th century. Evolving out of the Citrus Experiment Station, CNAS creates a unique academic environment that encourages cross-departmental collaboration by bringing together the study of agricultural sciences, life sciences, physical sciences and mathematical sciences into one academic unit.
The atmosphere of intimacy and excellence, diversity and distinction, prestige and preeminence attracts some of the top faculty, students and administrators in the nation.
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- CNAS researchers have been nurturing California's citrus industry for over a century
- The Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index ranks three CNAS programs in the top five nationally: environmental sciences (3rd), entomology (4th), and natural resources and conservation (5th)
- CNAS faculty research on recombinant bacteria has been proven to be 10 times more effective against the malaria mosquito than bacteria used in commercial products
- CNAS researchers are pioneering sustainability with grasses that are drought-proof, tough and commercially attractive
- CNAS faculty are dedicated to fostering student success, consistently winning teaching awards, and for providing personal and professional development opportunities
Bourns College of Engineering
UCR's Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) is ranked higher than any engineering college of its size among public universities across the nation by U.S. News & World Report. As a part of the University of California, one of the world's great institutions for research and education, the college has risen to the top of its field in faculty research.
BCOE continues to distinguish itself as one of the premier engineering schools of its size in the country. Though still relatively young and growing, BCOE maintains the highest standards of the University of California while exploring innovative educational methods and promoting interdisciplinary learning opportunities. There are few engineering colleges in the country that can match UCR's opportunities for close student-faculty collaboration, both inside the classroom and in the laboratory.
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- Ranked 37th among all public universities, and is the nation's top public engineering program of its size (U.S. News & World Report)
- BCOE has been the fastest-growing engineering program in the UC system
- New $56 million Materials Science and Engineering Building opened in 2010
- Faculty include 22 AAAS Fellows, 2 National Academy of Engineering members and 10 IEEE fellows
- BCOE undergraduate students are consistently sought out by top companies, such as Google, HP, and Northrop Grumman for both internships and full-time positions
- In addition to the high faculty-to-student ratio, additional resources are committed to student success including dedicated staff, career development support, honors programs and student-driven communities
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
The College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) is unique among its peers in that it combines the arts, humanities and social sciences into one college. This structure gives students and faculty the opportunity to explore across a broad range of disciplines and examine diverse dimensions of social and historical life and human meaning.
The college is the ideal place for a conversation about culture and society, insight and expression, history and the future; about the humanities, the social sciences and the arts. Through these different avenues of study our students become familiar with a broad spectrum of the world's realities and the issues surrounding them.
Key Distinctions & Accomplishments:
- CHASS is recognized as one of the most diverse research universities in the country
- CHASS accounts for half of UCR's Guggenheim Fellows, as well as the recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award, and a NASA-commissioned poet
- Twenty-nine members of the faculty have been named fellows of the American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- CHASS is home to the world-class California Museum of Photography, which provides a cultural presence, educational resource, and intellectual meeting ground for UCR and the general public
School of Medicine
The UCR School of Medicine (SOM) will help meet the need for physicians in the medically underserved Inland Southern California region. The university's existing UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences has helped build a strong foundation for a medical school. When completed, the school will provide a pipeline for diversifying the physician workforce, facilitate partnerships with community clinics and hospitals, and develop new research and health care delivery programs.
School of Business Administration
Home to the largest undergraduate business program in the UC system. The School of Business Administration (SoBA) develops diverse leaders, propels research-based innovation and promotes the sustainable growth of Inland Southern California within the global economy.
The School also houses the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, which offers innovative MBA, and Executive MBA programs. SoBA faculty harness the powerful resources of UC and our location at the nexus of commerce to create a laboratory for education, research, and productive partnerships across economic enterprises.
Graduate School of Education
Since 1969, the UCR School of Education, later the Graduate School of Education (GSOE), has combined the preparation of academics and practitioners — researchers, teachers, and administrators — to develop university and school leaders who can produce and apply useful knowledge.
Today, GSOE offers advanced educational opportunities in several broad areas, including curriculum and instruction, educational leadership and policy, special education and more.
School of Public Policy
For virtually every challenge facing growing communities worldwide, UCR is pioneering bold and practical solutions. Working in partnership with communities, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in our own backyard and around the world, our School of Public Policy faculty and students bring fresh thinking to the complex challenges of poverty, crime, healthcare, education, pollution, water and energy security, immigration, sustainability, climate change and more.
Research Centers
From nanoscale engineering to air pollution research, from invasive species research to the study of crime and justice, the 24 research centers that are a part of the University of California, Riverside conduct cutting-edge research on a variety of topics vital to the future of our region, our state and our world.
The Office of Research is responsible for the oversight and development of research, maintaining ethical and responsible conduct and commercialization of technology.


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More evidence of renewed diesel interest emerges as registration of diesel cars surges since 2010
Posted By Wayne Grayson On May 2, 2013 @ 12:20 pm In Construction News | No Comments
Many have wondered aloud whether or not 2013 would be the "Year of the Diesel." [2] Renewed interest in the fuel, forecasted by ExxonMobil to become the world's leading transportation fuel by 2020, is clear. And new data from R.L. Polk and Company for Diesel Technology Forum [3] illustrates that point even further.
From 2010 to 2012, the registration of diesel cars and SUVs in the U.S. jumped 24 percent, according to the Polk data. In 2012 there were 796,794 diesel cars and SUVs registered. Of course, at less than 1 percent, diesel cars and SUVs still make up and extremely small fraction of the 176,025,503 total registered as of 2012.
Diesel pickup truck registrations saw a more modest gain in that same time period rising 2.7 percent to 5,615,368.
The interest in diesel is high because fuel economy has become priority number one for most prospective car- and truck-buyers. However, though these consumers are looking to save money at the pump, diesel prices are still about 10-percent higher on average than gasoline. And don't forget the upfront cost. Choosing a car or truck with diesel adds between $5,000 and $10,000 to the price tag of a vehicle.
[4]However, diesel prices are dropping at the pump. According to our sister site Overdrive [5], diesel prices have now fallen nine straight weeks and are at their lowest point since mid-summer 2012.
And, more importantly, diesel prices are 22.2 cents cheaper than they were at the same time last year.
Automakers are taking note of the trend as well. While Volkswagen has been offering diesel options for years (the Jetta TDI gets an attractive 42 mpg highway), the new Jeep Grand Cherokee will have a diesel option as will the latest Chevrolet Cruze, Mazda 6, and Ram 1500. Porsche, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have things in the works as well.
Diesel Technology Forum sees this as a trend that will continue saying that diesel sales will increase in the U.S. as the available number of diesel models available here is expected to double in the next two years.
"Some analysts predict diesel sales will reach 10 percent of the U.S. market by 2020," said Allen Schaeffer, the Executive Director of DTF. "In addition, clean diesel vehicle sales are also projected to increase as the U.S. moves toward increasing fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025," Schaeffer said.
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[3] And new data from R.L. Polk and Company for Diesel Technology Forum: http://www.dieselforum.org/files/dmfile/04-25-13PolkTop10Charts.pdf
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Graphic processor manufacturer Nvidia has filed suit against Qualcomm and Samsung, accusing both of patent abuse. In a conference call about the suit, Nvidia Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang said that "they're using our technology for free in their devices today and they're shipping an enormous number of devices." Nvidia is seeking a sales and importation embargo on Samsung devices using PowerVR architectures, as well as anything using a Qualcomm graphical chipset.
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Nvidia claims that negotiation for use of the patents has been going on for several years, before the suit was considered. The suit was filed today in US District Court for the District of Delaware for the legal issue and at the US International Trade Commission in Washington to try and get the sales embargo. Samsung reportedly blames its chip suppliers for the violations, a tactic it has used before.
Other companies, including Apple, use chipsets from Qualcomm, and Imagination Technologies. "Today we're focused on Samsung and Qualcomm, and we continue to have productive conversations with a lot of other companies out there," said the CEO.
Seven patents are being applied against Samsung by Nvidia. The company claims that the patents in question cover the GPU, programmable shading, unified shaders, and multithreaded parallel processing in GPU technologies and all have been abused by Samsung, in some cases, for years.
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Burnett (11-3) allowed one run and eight hits. A homer by Justin Ruggiano was his only blemish as he improved to 7-0 at home this season and Pittsburgh (53-40) moved 13 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 1992 season.
The Pirates entered the day a half-game behind the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Central.
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Renda broadcasting adds The Lex & Terry show to WYKT-FM (Classic Rock) starting Monday. Lex Staley said What an honor it is to be back on in Freakville at Classic Rock 94.1 WSOS. I know there are a lot of people ready for it and so are we. We can't wait. Terry Jaymes added, "We're back, just like a bad cold. And I'm really excited to be back. WSOS is letting us do it the Lex and Terry way.
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|April 10 2014, 01:25 AM
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Re: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - Grading & Discussion [SPOILERS]
The funny thing is that that drop happened in the market with a dedicated, lucrative built-in fandom that has largely remained loyal (even if grumbling has become more visible). I doubt it reflects desertion by "angry fanboys" so much as it reflects the beginnings of a loss of interest in the general audience. So the question that comes to the fore is how you achieve "growth in foreign markets" with a formula that over the course of two films didn't deliver growth in the domestic markets where it already had built-in brand recognition and audiences; getting a big shot in the arm out of finally deciding to open in China, for instance, isn't something you can do twice, now it's a matter of retaining that audience and building it. So it'll be interesting to see how that plays out.
"The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war." - Emerson
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|April 10 2014, 01:40 AM
Re: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - Grading & Discussion [SPOILERS]
The ratings have continued to hold, it was well reviewed and it did very well on home video (disc, streaming) sales.
Domestic ticket sales did fall. But no one has convinced me that it had anything to do with the actual quality of the film.
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|April 10 2014, 02:03 AM
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Re: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - Grading & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Like when they ended the Prime Universe.
This post has earned an 82 on the tomatometer.
|April 10 2014, 02:42 AM
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Re: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - Grading & Discussion [SPOILERS]
You get hurt, hurt 'em back. You get killed, walk it off.
|April 10 2014, 03:20 AM
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"The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war." - Emerson
|April 11 2014, 11:32 PM
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Re: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - Grading & Discussion [SPOILERS]
Critical response to each from the general public and critics is similar and that's as it should be. They are popcorn flicks, after all, not timeless classics. And lest this become a debate over which film is "better", my goal here is to address general reviews of blockbusters in the aggregate--and on that score I stand by my earlier conclusions.
|April 12 2014, 07:25 PM
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Re: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - Grading & Discussion [SPOILERS]
You get hurt, hurt 'em back. You get killed, walk it off.
|May 25 2014, 03:44 AM
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Re-watched Into Darkness and I think I dislike it even more.
Anyway I wont get off track, I just hope either the movies improve or Trek returns to TV and in the prime universe. Also glad to see JJ Abrams go, I wont miss those lens flares.
|May 25 2014, 03:52 AM
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Re: Re-watched Into Darkness and I think I dislike it even more.
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|May 25 2014, 03:58 AM
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Re: Re-watched Into Darkness and I think I dislike it even more.
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|May 25 2014, 04:40 AM
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Re: Re-watched Into Darkness and I think I dislike it even more.
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|May 25 2014, 06:11 AM
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Re: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - Grading & Discussion [SPOILERS]
With its opening scene, Star Trek Into Darkness takes off running and never lets up. With a chase that plays tribute to Raiders of the Lost Ark, we find Kirk (Chris Pine) and McCoy (Karl Urban) fleeing a tribe of primitive aliens after stealing a religious relic so they can lure them away from their village. Said village is in the destructive path of a volcano about ready to erupt unless Spock (Zachary Quinto) can stop it by dropping inside and detonating a "super ice cube". The entire sequence is top notch with colors that harken back to the original series and shows the crew working together to save an alien race.
Kirk is ultimately put in a position to choose between violating revealing the Enterprise to the primitive natives and thereby violating the Prime Directive, or allow Spock to die for "the needs of the many". Since we're only ten minutes into the movie, Kirk's choice is rather obvious yet the dilemma is classic Trek. The Enterprise rising from its hiding place underwater right in front of the natives, forever reshaping their society as they begin to worship the mysterious ship. Why is the Enterprise hiding underwater instead of orbiting safely in space? It doesn't make sense but the visual effects mixed with Michael Giacchino's rousing score is most thrilling!
There's no time to take a breath before Abrams throws us into the plot of Benedict Cumberbatch's mysterious John Harrison. It's clear throughout the film that this villain's manipulations are constantly at play and one can't help but wonder what he has in store next. As Harrison unleashes his first attack on Starfleet, we find Kirk facing the consequences of his actions from the opening sequence. Kirk is swiftly demoted, though this turns out to be rather pointless as he returns to command barely five minutes later. However, it's still a delight to watch Bruce Greenwood's Admiral Pike chewing out Kirk and Spock, especially when Spock lands a couple of straight-man comic barbs during the exchange.
The plot hits full throttle as Harrison attacks Starfleet Headquarters, killing Pike in the process. Admiral Marcus (Peter Weller) sends Kirk and the Enterprise into Klingon space armed with long-range warheads to kill Harrison in retaliation. Kirk, wanting revenge for Pike's death, is eager to comply without question. Yet Spock and Scotty (Simon Pegg) argue the moral implications of their mission; follow orders and kill Harrison or capture him and allow him to face a fair trial. What's intriguing about this question is the parallel that it draws (maybe a little too obviously) to the manhunt for Osama bin Laden. Star Trek has always been about making social commentary and it's nice to have such an issue raised here. The drawback, however, is that Into Darkness's brisk pace doesn't allow much time for the question to be debated; Kirk quickly decides to go against Marcus's orders and bring Harrison to justice.
Following a rather lackluster action sequence on the Klingon homeworld, Harrison surrenders and his mind games begin as he calls upon Kirk to question the motives behind his orders. Cumberbatch is truly Trek fans very familiar with franchise history, newcomers with no prior knowledge will undoubtedly find the moment a little flat. The writers kind of assume that Khan's history is common knowledge, his backstory left rather vague; a little more detail would've been nice. Still, the team of writers bring a new interpretation of Khan and avoid retreading what was done with the character in TOS's Space Seed and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Throughout the movie, you're left questioning if Khan can be trusted as he cooperates with Kirk (even helping him) or if he's got some other hidden motive at work. I'd like to point out, however, that it's Kirk who eventually betrays Khan. Just saying...
Despite Khan's presence, he is not the primary villain. With Khan's guidance, Kirk and crew eventually uncover a conspiracy to start a war between the Federation and Klingon Empire. In a nice twist and a frightening reveal, the mastermind is revealed to be Admiral Marcus commanding a Starfleet warship he and Khan built in secret. Marcus's plan; use Khan's warrior ingenuity to use the secretive Section 31 (a nice nod to Deep Space 9) to build up Starfleet's weapons in order to engage the Klingons in open war. Marcus's motives are fueled by fear following the events of 2009's Star Trek that saw the destruction of Vulcan and the near-destruction of Earth. Marcus wants to ward off any further threats to the Federation head on, even if it means compromising the Federation's peaceful mission in order to protect their way of life. Peter Weller is excellent, strongly conveying Marcus's convictions and he stands out as one of Star Trek's better villains.
This presents an allegory to the dilemma presented in today's post-9/11 world. With all the debates surrounding secret surveillance, torture in interrogation and the preemptive war in Iraq, our world has been presented with the question of how far we should go in order to protect our way of life. Into Darkness presents us with two different reactions to the problem. With Kirk we find a character who, at first, is willing to compromise his values to avenge the death of Admiral Pike. Kirk, however, choses to hold true to his values. Marcus, on the other hand, has succumbed to his fear following the destruction of Vulcan and is willing to go into darkness (hence the title) to protect his way of life, regardless the cause. It's an intriguing debate raised by a film that proves itself to be more than your typical summer popcorn fare.
Unfortunately, it's also at this point as the conspiracy ultimately unfolds where the plot becomes a little too convoluted and credibility is strained in order for the pieces to fall into place. Khan's role is a bit of a stretch, something that even Kirk points out as he questions why a Starfleet admiral would seek out the help of a 20th century relic.
Having said that, the script from Alex Kurtzman, Robert Orci and Damon Lindelof is mostly solid. Like its 2009 predecessor, Into Darkness's dialogue is sharp and witty with plenty of jokes to go around. Abrams gives the same conviction and energy in his direction that he did in his previous outing, though there isn't the same sense of urgency as there was in Star Trek, probably because this isn't about assembling the crew. Still, the action is well-handled with most of the sequences quite thrilling. A couple, however, don't work as well as others. The aforementioned Klingon sequence, as well as the final chase between Spock and Khan through San Francisco, which drags out the runtime a few minutes too long. The space dive from one ship to another is thrilling yet derivative of the space jump done in Star Trek.
Acting-wise the cast is solid, though some of the characters do suffer from diminished roles. Pine continues to prove himself excellent as Kirk, though I must admit that I'm ready to see the smooth, confident Captain Kirk of the television series. Quinto and Pegg handle the comic aspects of their roles with aplomb, yet still manage to execute the serious moments as well. Pegg especially is given an expanded role and handles it well. McCoy, sadly, has a more diminished role though Urban makes the most of his time and John Cho as Sulu has a couple strong scenes. Zoe Saldana is given less to do as well, with the majority of her role now to serve as Spock's angry girlfriend. Chekov's role is greatly diminished, suffering the most of everybody. However, the cast is one again excellent, each member sliding easily back into their roles and showing more confidence.
Alice Eve is decent as Carol Marcus and I'm interested in seeing what more can be done with the character. Unfortunately so much time is spent on the plot that very little is done with her. The underwear scene from the promos? Just as pointless here as it was there.
As far as Leonard Nimoy's cameo is concerned, I'm honestly torn. On one hand, it's nice to see the original Spock back. On the other hand, it's rather unnecessary since Quinto's Spock could easily have looked upon Khan's past in the computer, just as the original Spock did in Space Seed. Nimoy's presence also represents the filmmakers' hesitance at completely cutting the umbilical cord to the original universe. It's as though they want to reassure fans that everything that happened from 1966 to 2005 still exist and hasn't been erased. For these new films to truly succeed, Abrams and company must dare to push forward without leaning on the past. You can respect the past without being beholden to it.
Visually Into Darkness is the best looking Star Trek film to date. The effects are top-notch, by far surpassing the work done four years ago. I wasn't as put-off by the use of lens flare this time around as I was last, though it would be nice if Abrams cut back a little more. One of the best sequences (and most chilling) was the sight of the Vengeance bearing down upon the Enterprise and attack it mid-warp, knocking the ship to a halt near Earth's moon. It's a fantastic sequence and even tops, in my opinion, the two starships falling to Earth at the end of the film. Though the crash of the Vengeance into San Francisco isn't as spectacular as the Enterprise-D crash in Star Trek: Generations (I still point to that as how to crash a starship), it's still quite incredible.
Michael Giacchino returns in his second outing as composer, bringing back some of his themes from his previous work. His theme for Khan is simple yet suspenseful. His score here is stronger than Star Trek because it brings a much more mature sound than before. Giacchino has grown as a composer over the last four years and it's great to hear the maturity come across here.
At the end of the day, however, the focus of Into Darkness is the growing relationship between Kirk and Spock. Pine and Quinto continue to display their excellent chemistry and their work is solid, bringing back fond memories of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Because we can believe in their friendship and the two work so well together, it makes the film's ending work. I have intentionally saved this aspect of my review for last as I'm about to dive into what's easily the most controversial aspect of the entire movie. In order to save the Enterprise from its fall to Earth, Kirk must realign the warp core; to do so would mean a lethal dose of radiation.
Yes, this is The Wrath of Khan but with a twist. It's easy to see how many Star Trek fans would be upset with some lines directly lifted from the 1982 movie. Some will attribute this to laziness, however I find it to be a nice homage and it provides a different emotional value from The Wrath of Khan. In The Wrath of Khan, Spock's death was the culmination of years of friendship between Kirk and Spock. Kirk's Into Darkness death is the solidification of their friendship. It works so well because Pine and Quinto sell it. In the hands of less-capable actors, it would've fallen flat and been a travesty. Yet, they make it work. The only aspect of the scene that doesn't work (I even chuckled) is Quinto's scream of "Khaaaannn!" It was a little too over-the-top.
Kirk's death, however, is more than just the beginning of his friendship with Spock. It also marks him becoming the captain he's always been meant to be and follows through on the theme established in Star Trek, whether intentionally or not. When Kirk and Spock first met, Spock challenged Kirk to realize that a captain cannot cheat death. Here, Kirk is presented with the no-win scenario he cheated his way through in the Academy and realizes that in order to save his crew, he must die. It's nice to see Kirk come full circle and grow from being brash and arrogant to being humble and selfless.
Of course, we can't have the next film be Star Trek The Search for Kirk, so we're presented with Khan's superhuman blood that has magical healing properties. Kirk is thereby revived and is ready for his next adventure. Khan's super-blood is a little too contrived and a bit of a cheat, but it isn't enough to scuttle the movie.
Overall, Into Darkness is another fun, solid entry into the Star Trek film franchise. It's not as fresh as its predecessor, yet it's one of the better films. I'm ready for Abrams and company to cut the cord to the original universe and do their own thing with this new universe, but Into Darkness is a fine tribute to Star Trek's past. In an era where rebooted franchises (like Battlestar Galactica and Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy) are dark and serious, J.J. Abrams' Star Trek films are a welcome glimmer of light that make you feel hopeful for the future, something that Gene Roddenberry envisioned with the original series. There's plenty of heart and spirit and a good allegorical message to make us look at what's going on in our world today, something which holds true to the very spirit of Star Trek that Gene Roddenberry envisioned nearly fifty years ago.
Bring on the fiftieth anniversary!
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Ditto the rest of the characters - Kirk was "one of the guys" in ST'09 (with Scotty it was an evicted stowaway meeting a disgraced engineer on planet Icy Death) rather than a superior officer managing subordinates. It's led to the kind of "friends first" set-up the original crew didn't reach until STIII, IV and V.
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You get hurt, hurt 'em back. You get killed, walk it off.
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Re: Re-watched Into Darkness and I think I dislike it even more.
Seriously, the only I thing I still dislike about it is John Harrison turning out to be Khan. I like Cumberbatch's acting and I like the way the character of 'John Harrison' was developed to a certain point, but when that bombshell drops that he was Khan all along it just feels like a cheap trick.
For me everything else about the movie has just gotten better with the passing of time. I like that its got a confidence that the 2009 movie lacked. I like the way it uses the Enterprise crew. I think the acting from top to bottom is absolutely superb, the set-pieces are stunning, the storyline still grips me.
But hey, different strokes for different folks. Thanks for sharing.
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Now that AOL's acquisition of Huffington Post has closed, Arianna Huffington will oversee AOL Latino, AOL Black Voices and other AOL sites as part of the $315 million deal that puts the Huffington Post under the AOL umbrella.
Between now and July, HuffPost GlobalBlack, a new black-oriented Huffington Post project, expects to hire about eight staffers as it brings to life a brainstorm from Huffington and Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television.
As Peter Steiner's New Yorker cartoon famously pointed out, on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. But do people know whether you're black or Latino? Or at least that you have those groups' best interests at heart?
Whether these ventures can show the love could be key to their success.
Passion play or business deal?
"The last decade is full of failed websites targeting Latinos," notes Monica C. Lozano, chief executive officer of ImpreMedia, which calls itself the nation's leading Hispanic news and information company. Its network includes nine print publications and 11 online properties, claiming a monthly reach of 7.7 million adults and monthly distribution of nearly 7 million. It is not Hispanic-owned.
"What is the motivation? Is it to have a relationship and to be committed to quality and relevancy?" Lozano asked rhetorically in a telephone interview, directing her question at all such ventures.
"I want people to have a relationship with the communities they serve. … If you're motivated not by serving your customers but by serving the advertisers, you end up making different choices. If it's not core to what you do, it's tangential … and when you don't get the traffic on the Web," you move on to something else.
In its announcement of the GlobalBlack venture, Huffington intimated this was something more than just a business deal:
"This is a two-way partnership, with HuffPost GlobalBlack content and vision informing all of HuffPost's coverage, and HuffPost's editorial and reporting team covering stories shaping the black community."
Huffington isn't just facing the love question. Others view GlobalBlack as a return to segregation.
Separation or integration?
Ruben Navarrette, columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group, wrote, "If Huffington wants to bring more nonwhite voices into what is still the predominantly white world of online journalism, more power to her. But instead of relegating African Americans and Latinos to the back of the bus in the form of special sections, what she should do instead is publish more African-Americans and Latinos on the main website where all the traffic goes."
In 2005, such sentiments were enough to scare the New York Times Co. away from labeling its weekly in Gainesville, Fla., the Gainesville Guardian, a "black newspaper." Clint C. Wilson, a Howard University journalism professor, called it instead a "white newspaper in blackface," and the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the chief organization of black-press publishers, denounced the idea. The Times retreated to calling the Guardian a community newspaper and fired the managing editor who had labeled it otherwise.
Still, the trend of mainstream ownership of ethnic publications continued.
Washington Post Co. Chairman Donald E. Graham and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. created TheRoot.com in 2008. NBC Universal launched TheGrio.com, a site focused on news and video appealing to African Americans, in 2009. Fox News launched FoxNewsLatino.com last fall, and hired Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush, formerly corporate executive editor of impreMedia, as its senior editor.
These sites employ writers and editors of color. But the idea that Arianna Huffington would have ultimate control of AOL Latino and AOL Black Voices gave many pause.
How important is minority ownership and management?
In a message in the "Comments" section of my Maynard Institute column "Journal-isms," Sidmel Estes, a former president of the National Association of Black Journalists, wrote, "Why is it that something about this sale and the 'overseeing' of material by Ariana Huffington [does] not sit right with me? Another mega-deal where people of color are not the key decision makers." Estes is CEO of BreakThrough Inc., a Atlanta-based media services and production company.
Two former leaders of the Black Voices site echo Estes' concern about management staffing.
"It is unfair to suggest that black- and Latino-themed websites should be owned only by people of color, although that certainly should be the preference," Barry Cooper said via e-mail.
"However, there are other important considerations, namely the makeup of the management team, the number of people of color employed by the entity, and their ability to use their influence and power to serve their communities."
He went on to provide a little background:
"I founded the original BlackVoices.com in 1998 and it remained wholly owned by Tribune Co. after a $5 million investment by Tribune. (It was sold to AOL in 2004 and became AOL Black Voices).
"At our peak we had upwards of 45 full-time employees with offices in L.A., Chicago and New York, and more than 90 percent were African-American. Many were in senior leadership roles with the potential to earn six-figure salaries.
"Today, original Black Voices alumni are in key roles with major firms or are engaged in entrepreneurial pursuits of their own.
"Furthermore, the website was deeply involved in the community, with numerous partnerships with historically black colleges and universities and a commitment to purchase goods and services from minority suppliers and vendors.
"Our experience at Tribune proves that a website does not have to be black or Latino-owned to serve its community. The bigger question is whether white companies will allow black or Latino-themed subsidiaries the autonomy and authority they need to operate independently of the parent company.
"It should also be asked if the major corporations will staff Latino and black websites with senior leaders who view their stewardship as more of a destination than just a pit stop before the next corporate position in the general market.
"Passion is important, because it simply does not work when the black- or Latino-oriented website is owned and operated like another cookie-cutter editorial category clearly created or acquired simply to attract supplemental revenue from advertisers."
Gary Dauphin, another alum, led Black Voices after its 2004 sale to AOL, arriving from Africana.com and BlackPlanet.com.
He said this in an e-mailed message equally as detailed:
"In my experience the importance of black ownership waxes and wanes depending on two things: what a site is trying to achieve, and what kind of non-black people you're working with.
"If the purpose of your site is to deliver a steady stream of lifestyle tips, dating laments or entertainment gossip, the race of the ownership is irrelevant in my estimation. Sure, it helps to have black middle men and women managing the handoff of assets from raceless (i.e., white) conglomerates to black consumers, but that's always been the case in both media and marketing.
"BlackPlanet — where I got my start on the Web — was owned for most of its early life by a largely Asian American group, and I would venture that that period was the site's finest hour. The ownership wasn't African American, but it did understand the underlying call to service implied in running an ethnic site, and moreover, they had high ambitions for their company as a Web community platform provider that raised the bar for BP overall.
"…I would personally much rather have a thoughtful, non-black owner who understands new media than a black owner who doesn't get the Web.
"…Quality news and commentary calls for either black ownership or thoughtful white ownership, and the difference between Africana.com and the site that eventually replaced it, AOL BlackVoices, offers another useful example. (I managed Africana and built the first rev of AOLBV.)
"…In that regard, I think the sudden arrival of Arianna Huffington on AOL Black Voices and AOL Latino's horizon is [an] interesting moment in that ethnic site managers might be able to make a case to her for [a] more interesting way of making ethnic media.
"(Of course, that assumes that the people of color running those sites are themselves interested in doing anything more novel.)"
At theRoot.com, Managing Editor Joel Dreyfuss said by telephone that he does have that commitment to quality.
"I've never had anybody say, 'You can't do this.' We're limited by our own imaginations," he said. "We try to provide a range of black perspectives. We're reflecting the mainstream thinking of African Americans."
To Dreyfuss, affiliation with the Washington Post Co. is an asset. It gives the site access to marketing, promotional and advertising support. That's important in order "to rise above the noise." (Full disclosure: "Journal-isms" also appears on theRoot.com.)
"Brands matter," Lozano said. Her ImpreMedia has developed a reputation for serving Hispanic communities, and she said she is in talks with other media companies that "share our core values" to help provide content for ImpreMedia websites.
When brands collide
But what if the "brand" of your parent company has a negative connotation among your target audience? What if you carry, say, the name of Fox News, which is sometimes accused of Latino-bashing?
According to the progressive media watch group Media Matters, you go your own way.
"On the one hand, Fox News Latino is designed to expand Fox's audience to incorporate the rapidly growing Hispanic demographic. On the other hand, Fox News has long had an editorial stance toward Hispanics that could best be described as hostile," Simon Maloy wrote in January.
Maloy reported on coverage of a $25 million wrongful death suit filed by the family of a Mexican teenager who was shot and killed by a border patrol agent in El Paso.
"At Fox News Latino, the news of the lawsuit was handled in a straightforward manner, with a brief report on the filing of the suit and some background for the story with an accompanying stock photo of the U.S./Mexico border.
"On Fox News, the story was treated differently.
"…On Fox News' Happening Now, anchor Jon Scott conducted an interview with the slain teenager's family's attorney. In introducing the combative segment, Scott referred to undocumented immigrants simply as 'illegals' — a dehumanizing shorthand frequently encountered on the network — and aired several grainy video clips of rocks being thrown at the U.S./Mexico border."
Not just readers, but perhaps potential writers will be judging
whether a website has their best interests at heart.
Inspiring the next generation
Frank McCoy, a veteran chronicler of black businesses who freelances for theRoot.com and such specialized magazines as Black Engineer & Information Technology, Hispanic Engineer & IT, and Women of Color, says of the publications he writes for, "I always want black ownership, if possible."
"Kids have … got to know, 'I can do that," he said. They need to know there are both options: "the company owner and the corporate executive. No other group in the world moves ahead unless it controls its own economic destiny."
McCoy recalls the inspiration he received as a youngster seeing a magazine photograph of an African-American banker on London's Parliament Bridge. McCoy's father said that when he was growing up, the only black workers in banks that he had seen were janitors.
McCoy went on to become a desk officer for South Asia at Chemical Bank, the Parliament Bridge photo always in the back of his mind. He said he chose to become a banker as a way to gain background he could use in a journalism career.
That's one reason he spent six years as senior and contributing editor at Black Enterprise magazine, founded in 1970 by entrepreneur Earl G. Graves Sr.
"Earl is not any different in other ways," McCoy said by telephone. "But Earl's vision was there. He knew the Frank McCoy who was looking at the picture on Parliament Bridge."


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DETROIT -- It's a move that was made out of necessity, with the Detroit Red Wings limping to the finish line with a multitude of injured veterans.
However, it looks like rookie forward Gustav Nyquist might get a chance to play right wing on a line with star Russian center Pavel Datsyuk and veteran power forward Todd Bertuzzi -- at least to start Monday's game against the Washington Capitals.
Nyquist was with them for Detroit's morning skate at Joe Louis Arena on Monday, while veteran Danny Cleary was put on the right side of the a re-tooled third line that will be missing injured center Darren Helm (knee sprain).
"Depends how he plays," Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland said when asked if Nyquist might stick in the NHL. "He might be (with Datsyuk and Bertuzzi) for a shift. It all depends. Nyquist has played very well in the American Hockey League, but that's the American Hockey League. We're trying to roll 3-4 lines and Cleary is a guy that can play up and play down. You put Cleary and (Justin Abdelkader) and (Drew Miller) together and it's a real good third checking line."
Putting the talents of Datsyuk, Bertuzzi and Nyquist together also could be interesting. Nyquist is one of the AHL's top scorers this season and recently has shown flashes of his impressive skillset with the Red Wings.
He's yet to score a goal, but the 22-year old Nyquist has 3 assists and a plus-1 rating in eight games -- including assists in two of his last three games.
"He's young and has lots of skill and fresh legs," Datsyuk said. "We don't need to match (skills). We need (to) help each other. He's (got) good skill and (he's) fresh and exciting ... what we needed. It's the end of the season. Everybody is getting tired and has lots of injuries. I think he helps us a lot."
At least that's what Nyquist is hoping to do.
"It's a great opportunity for me and that's what I want to be down the road," he said of getting a shot to play in the top-six forward group. "It's a good start to kind of get a feel for it and hopefully I'll take advantage of it tonight."
His previous eight NHL games have given Nyquist added confidence each time he now suits up for the Red Wings.
"It helps every game you play up here," he said. "You learn something new every game and it feels a lot better now than at the start of the year, especially playing a lot of minutes down in Grand Rapids. That helps a lot."
Should he start the game flanking Datsyuk, that means Nyquist could find himself on the ice at the same time as Capitals star Alex Ovechkin -- who has been known to abuse many opponents, let alone rookies.
Nyquist knows he'll have to be aware of who's on the ice for Washington and also that his opportunity to play with Datsyuk could be short if it doesn't pay dividends.
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Car Connectivity Consortium plans certification and testing guidelines
September 29, 2011 by John Day
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The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), an organization driving global innovation for phone-centric car connectivity solutions, unveiled plans for its MirrorLink™ open industry standards solution at the Car Connectivity Consortium Summit 2011 in Chicago.
The CCC announced its plans for a set of guidelines to support the organization's certification process and conformance test tools relevant to software developers. The MirrorLink 1.1 feature set was also announced, including a data services layer to provide smartphone applications access to automotive data; improved Wi-Fi performance; application notifications; and support for application certification.
Renault and six others join the GENIVI Alliance
February 19, 2010 by John Day
Filed under Features, Industry News, Infotainment, News
Renault, Cisco Systems, Marvell International, NXP Semiconductor, Renesas Technology Corporation, Samsung Electronics, and Valeo Interior Controls have all joined the GENIVI Alliance, the mission of which is to drive the development and adoption of an open in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) reference platform. Renault joined as a core member. Other automakers in the Alliance include BMW, GM, Nissan, and PSA Peugeot Citroën.
"Renault is willing to guarantee a safer, faster and cheaper access to software infotainment platforms which is consistent with the growing importance of infotainment systems as a key differentiator, especially for electric vehicles as well as the growing intimacy between safety related features and infotainment and telematics," said Marc Soulas, vice president, Electrical & Electronics Systems Engineering, Renault. "GENIVI is identified as an enabler in our roadmap for future applications."


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Why do some of you think Caroline will die??? I have yet read anything that suggest her character is going to be killed off. A lot of people talk about a romance with tyler and caroline. Caroline is a great character, I love her so hopefully she will be on the show for a very long time. She works well with the salvatore brothers and i see them all being friends and backing eachother up.. And you really can't predict what happens to the characters because of the book... the book is completely different, i mean, there is no jeremy at all in the books.. i would like to see liz and damon together lol..odd couple but they work well together.


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Bioshock 2 Delayed until 2010jmh314
In a move that saddens me yet at the same time excites me is one that I didnt see coming. I was a huge fan of the action/horror shooter Bioshock and have been eagerly awaiting the sequel. With a release date of November 3rd on the horizon, Bioshock 2 was getting closer but now it appears the wait will be much further.
Take-Two Interactive, who owns 2K Games, announced today that the game would be pushed back to the "first half of calender year 2010". First half? Ouch. That could mean anything from January to June which is a big bump back from the November release date. However, the good news is they are pushing it back because it sounds like the project would not be fully polished by November and they didnt want to rush it. Take-Two CEO Ben Fedor had this to say about the delay:
The decision to shift a release date is never an easy one, especially with a product as highly anticipated as BioShock 2. We felt that it was essential to invest the additional time to ensure that this title will deliver what its fans expect and deserve.
Strauss Zelnick, Chairman for Take-Two, also added some words about the release change:
We concluded that moving the release of BioShock 2 into fiscal year 2010 was the right decision for the product. We believe the result will be a more compelling consumer experience and a better performing product in the marketplace.
So at least the game is being delayed because they are trying to make sure it lives up the high expectations after the first Bioshock became an instant hit and Game of the Year award winner. Truely, the delay does suck for us fans eagerly awaiting the release but I would rather have them push back the release to polish up the game then rush it just to get it out before Christmas.
At least with games like Left 4 Dead 2 and Dead Rising 2 on the horizon this year there will still be a chance to get you're horror gaming fix on, but just not in the lost underworld city of Rapture. More details on the official release date when they become available!


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June 29: Pageants: 2-year-old Baby show, 3-year-old Wee Miss and Mister, 4-year-old Miss and Mister, 5:30 p.m., fairgrounds
June 30: Little Miss and Mister Pageant, 8 p.m., fairgrounds
July 2: KTPA truck and tractor pull, 7 p.m., Fairgrounds Motorsports Track
July 4: Fourth of July, parade lineup will start at 5 p.m. at American Legion, parade starts at 6 p.m., festivities on the Green at 6:30 p.m., firework display at county park at dusk
David and Judy Craft of Lawrenceburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Craft of Mount Sterling, to TJ Lueker of Mount Sterling, son of Tom and Shirley Lueker of Mount Sterling.
The bride-to-be's grandparents are Lois Tinsley of Lawrenceburg and Dot Cox of Lawrenceburg, and Mickey Craft of Frankfort. The groom's grandparents are Virginia Lueker of Pickneyville, Ill., and Virginia Schwartzkopf of Nashville, Ill.
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Three young ladies were applicants for the title of the Anderson County Dairy Princess. Contestants were: Nancy C. Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Romie Brown; Betty Frances Peyton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peyton; and Carolyn Casey, daughter of Mrs. Thomas Casey and the late Mr. Casey.
Brown and Casey, both graduated from Western High in the spring. Peyton was a spring graduate at Anderson High.
Emily Drury of Anderson County Public Schools and Zachary Gray of the Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg, each received High School Leader stars at the Central Kentucky Council on Youth Leadership 2011 Youth Salute at Eastern Kentucky University May 15, according to a news release.
Drury also received a $100 leadership award, courtesy of Holifield Photography.
Gilbert receives dance award
Church of God will host revival
Lawrenceburg Church of God will host a revival June 26-July 1 with Jachin Dardar as evangelist.
The revival will start at 6 p.m. on Sunday and 7 on weeknights.
Other speakers will be present, along with special music. Bro. Gene Chapman, the new pastor, said all are welcome.
The church is located at 106 Hilltop Drive.
Pigeon Fork to hold homecoming
Pigeon Fork Baptist Church plans to hold its annual homecoming event June 26 at 11 a.m., according to a news release from the church.
Occasionally I clean out my column ideas folder and come across random notes and musings, sometimes written in the middle of the night, sometimes in the margin of a church bulletin during a song or sermon during a worship service.
None of the ideas are big enough for a full-blown column, but they may be helpful to someone reading this. So, here are some random thoughts and miscellaneous musings:
June 24: Lawrenceburg Green summer concert series, 7 p.m.
June 25: Honky Tonk Wine and Murder, Lovers Leap, 11 a.m.
June 25-July 2: Lawrenceburg Fair and Horse Show
June 27: Library summer reading program, "Dr. Phineas A. Bucket"
June 27: Library summer reading program, "Yolata Pace," 6-7 p.m.
Elizabeth Reid and Charles White of Lawrenceburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay White, to Lee Cook, son of Rose Cook and the late David Cook of Lawrenceburg.
The bride-to-be's grandparents are Shirley White and the late Calvin White, and the late Jim and Myrtie Reid.
The groom's grandparents are Joyce Cook and the late L.V. Cook, and Elizabeth Gibson and the late Jesse Gibson.
Amy and Charles Wilder of Lawrenceburg announce the birth of their daughter, Cailie Jo Wilder, on April 25, 2011, at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Big brother Caden, 5, welcomed Cailie home.
Her maternal grandparents are Kenny and Debbie Goodlett of Lawrenceburg. Her paternal grandparents are Wayne and Lisa Wilder of Lawrenceburg.
Kim Cochran and James Robinson announce the birth of their daughter, Piper Madison Robinson, on April 5, 2011.
She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Her maternal grandparents are Lloyd and Cathy Cochran, Harlan. Her paternal grandparents are Ruth Murphy and Tommy and Ida Robinson, Lawrenceburg.
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Although my macaron taste test ended in epic failure, La Boulange's open face smoked salmon sandwiches are always a win.
These delicious sandwiches, served on organic, fresh-baked bread, have the right combination of creaminess, crunchiness and tangy-ness with a smooth, smoky salmon to give you your daily dose of omega-3s.
La Boulange's open face smoked salmon sandwich has layers of creme fraiche (a thinner, French-er sour cream :)), cucumbers, capers and shallots. I chose fresh greens with mine (you can also get chips) to keep my meal light and healthy. This is my favorite open face sandwich at the bakery, but the goat cheese open face sandwich is a close second. The goat cheese open face sandwich is a little heartier, thanks to those portobello mushrooms, so it makes a good dinner sandwich.
What is your favorite sandwich (from La Boulange or elsewhere) and why? Please share some sandwich-making instructions with me!
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Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel
Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel is proud to be an official hotel of the Tokyo Disney Resort®. We offer complimentary shuttle service to and from the monorail station for transport to Tokyo Disneyland® and Tokyo DisneySea®, and passports for both parks may be purchased at our on-site ticket counter or at Maihama train station. With guaranteed admission to Disney's theme parks, you will find that we have taken care of everything.
Providing the entertainment options of a park amid the lush surroundings of a resort, the hotel boasts an enticing collection of sports, recreation, and amusement facilities, all found in our Oasis building, accessible via a corridor adjacent to the Grand Café. Among the highlights are kid-friendly Treasures! Island and the game arcade Namco Land, as well as an indoor heated pool, fitness center, and a soothing Japanese-style bath. We also offer a traditional Japanese massage service. In the summer months, guests can enjoy the seasonal outdoor pool set in our picturesque garden.
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Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and other proponents of reducing the national debt urged a crowd of 50 students and business people to pressure Congress to take action in a breakfast panel at Lipscomb University.
The Tennessee Democrat said he and other members of the national Fix the Debt effort are trying to create an "artificial crisis" that would force Congress to bring the $16 trillion federal debt under control.
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Norfork's Abbie Belding (center) drives past a trio of Timbo players during the Lady Panthers' win over the Lady Tigers on Thursday night at Norfork.
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An 11-0 spurt in the second quarter where Norfork held Timbo scoreless for almost six minutes propelled the Lady Panthers to a 44-24 nonconference victory over the Lady Tigers on Thursday night at Bobby D. Hulse Gymnasium.
Norfork's Jordan Standfield hit a 3-pointer to open the second quarter, and after Timbo's Tiffany Weible evened the score at 10-10, Norfork scored the next 11 to grab a big halftime lead.
Easton Massey hit a pair of free throws, Cheyenne Acklin knocked down a 3-pointer and Abbie Belding scored to up the Norfork advantage to 17-10. Massey scored again, and Brittany Kocka ...


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On their own, Headlights' songs too often rely on plodding indie-pop instrumentation (guitar, bass, drums, keys) and either swelling strings or a resigned kick of distortion in place of a true climax. Freed from those terrestrial restraints, however, singer/keyboardist Erin Fein's pillowy vocals and the band's orchestral leanings are easily re-purposed for rain-slick, reflective electro-pop. Picture the difference between Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service, and you're on the right track.
The opening one-two of TJ Tipple's "Cherry Lips" and the Buddy System's "Owl Eyes" could almost be outtakes from Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift for You box set, all wintry wall-of-sound heaven and girl-group cheer. The Album Leaf predictably take "Market Girl"—sung by Tristan Wraight—to squishier electronic terrain, and label mate Cale Parks (of Aloha) wisely pushes the light vocals of "School Boys" further into the background, splashing bright tones across its insistent beat. Owen Ashworth sings on his own Casiotone for the Painfully Alone remix of the mostly instrumental "So Much for the Afternoon," spiking it nicely with his drowsy, hang-dog charisma.
Maybe I'm being too hard on Headlights, or maybe any musical components can be made great in the right hands. Either way, Remixes is an unexpected winner.
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SEATTLE, WA– May 20, 2013 – The owner of a King County landscaping business was charged today with theft of at least $112,572 in sales tax she collected from customers from 2006 through 2011.
The Washington State Attorney General's office filed the felony theft charges against Laura Y. Villegas, owner of Excell Landscapes and Excell Landscape, Inc. in King County Superior Court on behalf of the Washington State Department of Revenue.
According to the charging documents, Villegas, 51, also known as Laura Kalos and Laura Y. Villegas-Chouinard, first operated Excell Landscapes as a sole proprietorship until she closed it and reopened the business as Excell Landscape, Inc., a corporation. The sole proprietorship filed no tax returns and the corporation reported only about half of its total income.
An audit determined at least $112,572 in retail sales tax was collected and unremitted to the Washington State Department of Revenue. Further inquiry found that Villegas operated Kalos Landscaping from 2001 until 2006 when its business license was revoked by the Department for nonpayment of taxes.
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