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As an entrepreneur, you're almost certainly going to have to make some bets that involve putting your company up as the wager. If you take a chance and you're right on the gamble, you'll be considered lucky--even smart. Even so, sound business decisions cannot--and should not--be left to chance.
Michael C. Mankins, a partner at Bain & Company, has conducted years of research on how top executives make decisions. What he found is that "lucky" decisions aren't tied to luck at all. He says that when Southwest Airlines decided to hedge against the price of jet fuel in 2007, its success was due to a long process of intense consideration, investigation, and calculation.
"Good decisions, like Southwest's, nearly always result from robust decision processes," he writes in the Harvard Business Review. On the other side, he says bad decisions "nearly always stem from procedural or organizational failures."
Below, find three pitfalls to avoid during the decision-making process.
Don't bet on "silver-bullet" solutions.
There's no such thing as a silver bullet in business. "Most business problems are complex. But many executives badly want a silver bullet--a simple action that will leapfrog the competition or supercharge an organization's performance in one fell swoop," Mankins writes. He says corporate reorganization is commonly thought to be a magic elixir, but it rarely works. "Nearly half of CEOs reorganize their company in the first two years of their tenure. Many preside over multiple restructurings. Yet fewer than one-third of these moves produce any meaningful improvement in performance," he says. So, be ready to consider more complex and nuanced solutions.
Don't underestimate the challenge of change.
Big decisions bring big changes to a company. And while many leaders are comfortable introducing these changes, they don't execute and then manage the change well enough. "The complexities associated with a big-stakes decision rarely end with the decision itself. Indeed, recent Bain research indicates that only 12 percent of large-scale changes are executed as intended," he writes. "That's because change is hard--and the bigger the change, the bigger the risks." Know this going into a big decision, and develop a plan to handle every stage of the process.
Don't ignore opportunity costs.
Big-impact decisions do not only include mergers, creating new departments, or pivoting a company in a new direction. "Another[high-stakes decision]--often with equally big consequences--is to keep doing something you're already doing. The decision not to shut down an uncompetitive product line or exit an unprofitable market can consume as much scarce management time and other resources as any merger," he writes.


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Dr. Sheena Iyengar, a professor at Columbia Business School and Director of the Global Leadership Matrix initiative, told HuffPost Live at Davos on Friday people need to "be choosy about choosing."
"Essentially we have to get a much better understanding as human beings on our limitations," Iyengar said.
"No matter who we are, we have to figure out what our priorities are," she said.
"It's very, very important for heads of state, for CEOs, no matter what the topic, to prioritize," Iyengar added.See her interview above, and read more updates from Davos below:
"We are very fortunate to do what we like to do... so I get a lot of energy out of what I do," Polman said.
"I don't personally believe in work/life balance," Polman said, adding that he hopes to have a happy life balance that includes his work.
"We have to watch what we do, I like to run so I do that every day, and increasingly watch what you eat and maintain your health a little bit," Polman said.
"I think we have a moral obligation to use what is given to us for the benefit of all," Polman said.
"We have no rights to exclude people," Polman said.
"I always say when they built the Statue of Liberty on the east coast of the United States, they forgot to build the Statue of Responsibility on the west coast," Polman said.
"I think people are starting to discover that we really need to move into reaction mode," Polman said.
Polman said the political process has become "incredibly difficult" and is riddled with "poor agreements."
"There is some progress but frankly, not fast enough, and the business community can not wait," Polman said.
"There is more of an urge from responsible business... to drive to action," Polman added.
"Obviously as the population grows with the changing dietary habits, there is an enormous demand on food," Polman said.
Polman said he's worked to find sustainable solutions to food production.
Arianna sat down with Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, on HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday to talk about pressure in business.
"There's a lot of pressure on the short-term," Polman said.
"There's an enormous pressure on the CEO of today," Polman added.
Polman said "the real purpose of business is to serve society," not to cater to the shareholder, but often the latter is what CEOs are focused on because of pressure.
"We need to put a price on carbon. We need to put a price on denial in politics": @algore #wef14 #wef #climate http://t.co/v3I1ewljEL— World Economic Forum (@davos) 6 years ago
Smith said he unplugs by getting outside and learning new things by doing things like reading.
"To me, that's a real joy," Smith said.
Smith said the relationship between business and government has a few different dimensions that usually exist at the same time.
"The government defines the laws and we comply with them," Smith said. "There may be times we think the government goes too far and we challenge them... there are times when we work together. There are times when the government is our customer."
"Three things are going to need to happen," Smith said when asked about a recovery of trust after the NSA scandal.
Smith said government needs to take steps to restore trust with citizens, and said President Barack Obama's recent speech kicked off that effort. Smith also said companies need to restore trust by taking steps to reassure customers they have privacy.
As for the third step, Smith said "we're going to need a level of international collaboration that goes beyond what we've seen."
"It helps to step back" Brad Smith said when asked about the NSA scandal, citing conflicts of the past as reasons government has had to "move the needle."
Smith blogged about the topic at HuffPost earlier this week. You can read that here.
"There is an uneasiness about certain aspects of science, like evolution," Collins said, noting some people have anxiety about issues like creationism versus science.
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Dr. Collins said medicine won't tell people the meaning of life or why we're here.
"I think one needs other means of approaching those," Collins said.
Dr. Collins said the Pope's approach to health issues has caused "a buzz" and is shining a light on health issues that many may not want to look at.
"There's all kinds of suffering out there," Collins said.
"I think all of us... would like to see the world a better place where people can flourish," Collins said.
"Now with the combination of technologies and the empowerment of individuals... you can start to individualize the approach each of us can take" to improving health, Dr. Collins said.
"Technology is driving much of the advances [in medicine]," Dr. Francis Collins said. "But... if we're interested in human health, we've got to be sure the technology doesn't run away with itself."
"The struggle is not about saving the planet. The planet does not need saving," Naidoo said. "This fight is fundamentally about securing our children and grandchildren's futures."
Naidoo said he may be "naive" for going to Davos and interacting with business leaders on such tough issues, but his aim is just to change one or two minds.
"To address climate change, I think you actually need to address the power of certain industries... and if you look at the power currently of the oil, coal and gas sectors, it's overwhelmingly powerful," Naidoo said.
"For every member of Congress, there is a minimum of three and up to eight lobbyists" employed by those industries, Naidoo added.
"They've got to understand that nature does not negotiate," Naidoo said in reference to political leaders.
"Speaking truth to power, we are saying what the science is saying," Naidoo added.
Kumi Naidoo, International Executive Director of Greenpeace, doubted the efforts of those at Davos on income inequality.
"I don't think there was any serious attempt to address the question of income inequality," Naidoo said.
Naidoo also said the forum's approach to climate change was good, but slightly off the mark. He said the question asked of each problem at Davos was "how do you make incremental improvements without fundamentally changing any of the existing power structures?"
"There's a real denial about how serious of a situation we are in already and how fast we are getting to the brink of disaster," Naidoo said.
"As long as there are spotlights around, they might as well look at something good," McDonough said of celebrities who focus on important issues.
McDonough had high praise for Brad Pitt, saying he's a "good designer" who genuinely wants to help with his work in New Orleans.
McDonough gave an update on his work in New Orleans with actor and activist Brad Pitt post-Katrina.
"We're at about 110 [houses] now, we're going to do 150 total, so we're doing pretty well, it's not easy to do this stuff," McDonough said.
McDonough said his favorite stories are of kids who are leaving FEMA trailers with asthma to move into the houses from Pitt and McDonough, and having their health restored.
"It's beautiful," McDonough said.
"I like to sit in garbage cans, metaphorically," McDonough said while talking about packaging on things like cereal.
McDonough explained how toxins in packaging -- like in the ink on a cereal box -- can hurt soil, so he's working to come up with a better system for returning waste so that it becomes valuable.
"I think it's time for humans to become tools of the natural world," William McDonough told HuffPost Live.
Lesser and Woods shared what they do to stay well while so busy with work.
"I find really trying to get sleep makes a difference," Lesser said, noting he's not "sharp" when he's tired. He added that "you have to make some choices" with what you focus on.
Woods said she makes simple choices, like choosing to walk instead of taking a shuttle bus, to feel good while traveling.
"People want authenticity, they want action and results, and they want actions to match words," Rich Lesser said.
"People have been frustrated with governments not able to deliver the results" to help improve people's lives, Lesser continued.
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"The world is so competitive, and it's so easy to get caught up where you're just trying to emulate the person down the street," Rich Lesser said.
Lesser said successful businesses dominate by being one step ahead.
Rich Lesser and Wendy Woods of the Boston Consulting Group sat down with HuffPost Live to talk about global health problems.
Woods said "people resource constraints" and the need for new technology can hold back global health development.
"We can solve a lot of the world's problems right now, but there's a lot of tools that we need," Woods said, noting we also need more participation.


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Washington • Frederick Douglass, whose 7-foot bronze statue was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol this week, is known as the father of the civil-rights movement. But the 19th-century abolitionist and former slave was also a licensed preacher.
"We do this not only to honor a giant," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, "but also to remind one another of how richly blessed we are that such a man lived to prove that courage and ambition are not gifts of status but gifts from God."
Here are five religious facts about Douglass:
1. He was a licensed lay preacher.
Douglass was licensed to preach by a congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in New Bedford, Mass., and had many roles in the denomination. The AME Zion Church was where he honed his famous oratorical skills.
"He was what we call an exhorter first and then, secondly, he was a licensed preacher but he was never ordained," said the Rev. James David Armstrong, retired historian of the AME Zion Church. "He held other offices in the AME Zion Church, like steward, Sunday school superintendent, sexton."
2. He published The North Star, an abolitionist newspaper, from the basement of an AME Zion church.
The Rev. Kenneth James, pastor of Memorial AME Zion Church in Rochester, N.Y., said the church building still exists but the congregation, now with 300 members, is in a new location.
"It makes all of us proud," James said of the statue dedication. "Especially being pastor of the church that he once was a member of, it heightens it for me."
3. Douglass' Washington home featured religious artifacts.
Cedar Hill, the home where Douglass lived in southeast Washington, D.C., for the last 17 years of his life, includes books, sculptures and photos that reflect his interest in religion.
Ka'mal McClarin, curator of the National Park Service historic site, said the home includes images of angels and Jesus and photos of the interior and exterior of Washington's Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church. A fireplace mantel features busts of two of his favorite philosophers, David Friedrich Strauss, author of The Life of Jesus, and Ludwig Feuerbach, who wrote The Essence of Christianity.
The library included several Bibles and books such as History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and Christianity, Islam and the Negro Race.
"He pretty much embraced all religions," McClarin said. "He studied all of them."
4. Douglass attended several churches in Washington.
After he moved to the nation's capital in 1872, he had a favorite pew in Metropolitan AME Church, which now bears his name. When the church dedicated a new building in 1886, he gave it two standing candelabras. The congregation presented him with a Bible before he departed for Haiti as a U.S. diplomat.
Church historian Thelma Dean Jacobs said he gave many lectures at the church, including his last major speech, "The Lesson of the Hour." His funeral was held there in 1895.
5. A church in Elmira, N.Y., was named for him.
Frederick Douglass AME Zion Church in Elmira, N.Y., was named for the abolitionist. Its website notes that the church was inspired by an 1840 anti-slavery lecture by Douglass. Founded by a group of slaves in the town, it was a station along the Underground Railroad, which aided fugitive slaves.
After a cornerstone was laid in 1896 for a new building, the church continued to grow and was, the website says, the "largest black church in the region during the late 1940s."


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The Onslaught expansion is getting closer, Agents, and it includes a whopping total of three new maps and four modes. Get a closer look at them in this preview!
The Onslaught mode is Blacklight's first co-op PvE mode. You and a team of three friends will be dropped in the new map Centre, and you'll face 10 waves of zombies and Order operatives. You've got two objectives to achieve: stay alive, and capture locations of interest when they pop up.
Your allies will respawn between waves, and you'll also be able to use depots between waves. You're going to want to coordinate your depot items with your team to get the most mileage – trust me, when you get to later waves, especially on Hard mode, you'll need all the firepower you can get…
Search and Destroy is about to take the competitive world of Blacklight by storm. This is a 10-man mode that you'll be able to play in most maps, and it's built around extreme teamwork. One team of five will be on offense and planting a bomb, the other team's on defense.
Search and Destroy is a no-respawn mode, so if you're capped, you're out until the end of the round. Each round is up to 3 minutes, and there's a total of 10 rounds per match. The bomb-carrier is invisible to HRV, so make sure to keep your eyes and ears open.
We're also using that no-respawn paradigm to make two other new modes: Last Man Standing, and Last Team Standing. These are based off Deathmatch and TDM, but broken down into rounds instead of being an ongoing killfest. Since there's no respawn in this, it's going to be crucial that you play cautious and coordinate with your team.
In addition to these modes, we're giving you new battlefields to get stuck in. Centre is the Onslaught map, built around an outdoor roadway and what probably used to be a plaza. Now it's broken up by chain link fences and stairs, with a few well-placed vantage points. You'll want to explore and find the best places to dig in versus zombies and the Order.
Metro and Safehold are both set up for the competitive modes. Beneath the now-ruined cities, even the subway systems have become underground battlefields. Metro is built for tunnel rats and shotgun fanatics, with side hallways broken up by sharp corners. Short-ranged weapons and calculated use of your HRV visor to track enemy agents will be key to your success.
Safehold is built around an open plaza, with several balconies circling it. Operatives holding the central plaza will face attacks from the buildings surrounding it. Be careful when engaging in lengthy firefights in the ruined plaza, though – there's a giant pit large enough to drop a Hardsuit through.
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PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - Ryan Moore of Puyallup,
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Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association,
the third-annual AJGA Compaq Junior Championship at
Trophy Lake includes an 84-player field. Of the 84,
more than 40 Washingtonians are represented along with
10 states and Canada.
Moore recorded nine totals of 35 and 34 on his way
to only the third score recorded in the 60's in the
history of the tournament. Moore's round included an
eagle on the par-5, 547-yard No. 7 after a 7-iron from
190-yards set him up for an easy putt.
Moore credited his putter for the low score, including
a long par-saving putt on No. 8.
"I rolled the putter real well today," said
Moore. "I saved myself a few times today with the
putter and the putt on eight really kept my momentum
going from the eagle on seven.
"I hit the ball real well and was able to keep
it in the fairways. With all of the wind, the course
was not playing easy today."
Joining Moore atop the Boys Division leaderboard after
the first round are Luke Johnson, Federal Way, Wash.,
Sean Packer of Sumner, Wash., Johan Willhoite of Palm
Desert, Calif., Mike Zefkeles of Medina, Wash., and
Matthew Shin of Cerritos, Calif., all at 72.
In the Girls Division, Creamer made 13 pars in her
round of 73, placing her two-shots ahead of her nearest
"I hit my driver well and hit a lot of greens
today," said Creamer. "I wasn't hitting it
close on a lot of greens which prevented me from making
birdies, but I made pars which is what the game of golf
is about.
"I wasn't real sharp today, but hopefully I will
comeback tomorrow and hit it closer to the flags."
Rounding out the top three of the Girls Division are
Paige Mackenzie of Yakima, Wash., and Seiko Onoue of
La Habra, Calif., at 75.
Second-round action begins Wednesday with tee times
running from 6:30-8:27 a.m. off of the No. 1 and 10
For more information about the AJGA Compaq Junior Championship
at Trophy Lake or any other AJGA event, contact tournament
headquarters at (360) 874-8337, ext. 114.
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- First-round results from
the AJGA COMPAQ JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP AT TROPHY LAKE conducted
by the American Junior Golf Association at Trophy Lake
Golf and Casting. Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: Boys: 6,923
Girls: 5,879
Ryan Moore (2001) Puyallup, Wash.* 35-34--69
Luke Johnson (2003) Federal Way, Wash.* 36-36--72
Sean Packer (2003) Sumner, Wash.* 38-34--72
Johan Willhoite (2001) Palm Desert, Calif.* 35-37--72
Mike Zefkeles (2002) Medina, Wash.* 36-36--72
Matthew Shin (2003) Cerritos, Calif.* 35-37--72
Kyle Kent (2002) Portland, Ore.* 38-35--73
Jake Easterly (2002) Leavenworth, Wash.* 36-37--73
Trevor Branon (2002) Los Gatos, Calif.* 37-36--73
Reid Rader (2003) Kenmore, Wash.* 37-36--73
Mike McCabe (2001) Redmond, Wash.* 39-35--74
Ryan Kohler (2001) San Diego, Calif.* 37-37--74
Matt Kern (2001) Castro Valley, Calif.* 36-38--74
Andy Tolman (2003) Poulsbo, Wash.* 37-37--74
Jeff Hansen (2001) Indio, Calif.* 36-38--74
Craig Leslie (2004) Spokane, Wash.* 36-38--74
Matthew Fladwood (2003) Redmond, Ore.* 40-34--74
Kevin Wang (2001) Kirkland, Wash.* 37-38--75
Ryan Anderson (2002) Greeley, Colo.* 38-37--75
Beau Crosetto (2001) Bellevue, Wash.* 36-39--75
David Fern (2001) Spokane, Wash.* 38-37--75
Greggory Lavoie (2002) Pasco, Wash.* 39-36--75
Michael Putnam (2001) University Place, Wash.* 39-36--75
Kyle Dowden (2003) Somis, Calif.* 35-40--75
John Laws (2002) Edmonds, Wash.* 42-34--76
Dustin Frontis (2002) Yakima, Wash.* 40-36--76
Breene Murphy (2001) Los Alamitos, Calif.* 41-35--76
T.J. Snyder (2002) East Wenatchee, Wash.* 41-36--77
Joseph Kim (2003) Laguna Niguel, Calif.* 36-41--77
Christopher Packard (2004) Bremerton, Wash.* 41-36--77
Jason Puterbaugh (2002) Carlsbad, Calif.* 37-40--77
Brady Sharp (2003) Port Orchard, Wash.* 36-41--77
Danny Wendt (2002) Kingman, Ariz.* 40-37--77
Alex Prugh (2003) Spokane, Wash.* 39-39--78
Jay Snyder (2002) Vancouver, B.C.* 39-39--78
Adam Hengtgen (2002) Seattle, Wash.* 41-37--78
Paul Stojanovich (2001) Portland, Ore.* 42-36--78
Eric Ahn (2003) Tacoma, Wash.* 40-38--78
Andres Gonzales (2001) Olympia, Wash.* 41-37--78
Ryan Mahoney (2002) Saratoga, Calif.* 39-39--78
Ian Clark (2002) Federal Way, Wash.* 39-39--78
John Hausdorf (2002) Keyport, Wash.* 39-39--78
Jason Roundtree (2002) Bellevue, Wash.* 37-42--79
Matt McLean (2003) Miami, Fla.* 41-38-79
Mathew Schreiber (2001) Laguna Niguel, Calif.* 42-37--79
Robbie Turnbull (2002) Hope, Idaho* 39-40--79
Jay Ross (2002) Beaverton, Ore.* 38-42--80
Michael Hibbitt (2002) Snohomish, Wash.* 40-40--80
Jordan Williams (2002) Aurora, Colo.* 41-40--81
Cody Upham (2002) Vancouver, Wash.* 39-42--81
Sam Pauley (2002) Everett, Wash.* 39-42--81
Brendan Von Doehren (2002) Auburn, Wash.* 38-43--81
Gabe Dorosh (2002) Hayden Lake, Idaho* 43-39--82
Ryan Wright (2002) Brea, Calif.* 43-40--83
Greg McAuley (2001) Surrey, British Columbia* 45-39--84
Justin Gravatt (2002) Olympia, Wash.* 43-41--84
Richard Grove (2002) Danville, Calif.* 41-43--84
Daniel Kim (2004) Cerritos, Calif.* 44-41--85
Derek Allen (2002) Phoenix, Ariz.* 44-42--86
P.J. Marcello (2001) Mukilteo, Wash.* 40-46--86
Ryan Larson (2004) Seattle, Wash.* 45-43--88
Brent Peterson (2002) Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.* 45-44--89
Aaron Sumii (2002) Renton, Wash.* 46-47--93
Paula Creamer (2005) Pleasanton, Calif.* 37-36--73
Paige Mackenzie (2001) Yakima, Wash.* 37-38--75
Seiko Onoue (2002) La Habra, Calif.* 37-38--75
Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana (2003) Long Beach, Calif.*
Lindsey Bogden (2002) Sammamish, Wash.* 38-39--77
Carling Cho (2002) San Juan Capistrano, Calif.* 39-38--77
Stephanie Wei (2001) Bellevue, Wash.* 40-39--79
Sarah Bassett (2002) Spokane, Wash.* 39-40--79
Katie Street (2003) Federal Way, Wash.* 40-40--80
Katie Brophy (2002) Spokane, Wash.* 38-42--80
Carlee Hanson (2002) Bremerton, Wash.* 41-39--80
Rie Ganir (2002) Pukalani, Hawaii* 40-42--82
Margaux Brewer (2002) Shelton, Wash.* 44-38--82
Sung Lee (2002) Tacoma, Wash.* 45-38--83
Amy Wang (2003) Kirkland, Wash.* 43-40--83
Sheena Prante (2002) Olympia, Wash.* 40-44--84
Jodi Daley (2001) Kent, Wash.* 41-43--84
Allison Goodman (2005) San Diego, Calif.* 46-39--85
Alix Plaster (2003) Liberty Lake, Wash* 46-45--91
Leslie Brown (2002) Prosser, Wash.* 48-47--95
Meredith Horgan (2002) Edmonds, Wash.* 50-48--98
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W-League Feature
Thursday, October 3, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. – Florida State will try to continue its undefeated season with former Colorado Rush goalkeeper Kelsey Wys and Pali Blues midfielder Jamia Fields leading the way on Thursday night as the Seminoles host Boston College on ESPN3 at 7 p.m. ET. The ACC clash is one of a number of games this weekend set to be aired on national television and online featuring current and former W-League standouts.
No. 5 Florida State is 9-0-3 entering its contest with the Eagles, with Fields putting in a recent run of form that has seen her score a goal and add two assists in the Seminoles' past four games. She is now third on the team with nine points. Wys, meanwhile, has been strong the entire season with a 0.31 goals-against average, good for fifth in the nation, and eight shutouts.
Also on Thursday, the in-state rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State resumes with the Laval Comets' Nkem Ezurike continuing her pursuit of the Wolverines' all-time goal-scoring record on the Big Ten Network at 3 p.m. ET.
Ezurike leads the No. 21 Wolverines with six goals and six assists in 10 games this season, and needs four more to eclipse the mark set by Kacy Beitel. Ezurike also needs three points to reach 100 for her career at Michigan. The senior forward been aided in her pursuit by the Ottawa Fury's Shelina Zadorsky, who has a goal and five assists this fall, and they will try to find success against a Spartans defense that has conceded on average a goal per game this season.
On Friday night the action switches to the west coast, with a full slate of games available on the Pac-12 Network. The big game of the day sees No. 3 UCLA host Washington State at 7 p.m. ET, with the Cougars visiting the Bruins still undefeated 10 games into the season.
While the Cougars have been led offensively by Micaela Castain's 24 points, former Vancouver Whitecaps Women goalkeeper Gurveen Clair has been outstanding defensively. Her 0.30 goals-against average puts her fourth in the nation, with only three goals against and seven shutouts. Clair's teammate with the Whitecaps, midfielder Nicole Setterlund, has also played a role in the team's success with three goals and an assist.
Washington State's undefeated record will be strongly challenged by the Bruins, however, who are led by the Pali Blues trio of Sarah Killion, Samantha Mewis and Abby Dahlkemper. Mewis is second on the Bruins with three goals, including the game-winner in their Pac-12 opener against Arizona, while Killion has recorded five assists. Dahlkemper, meanwhile, has been important defensively and will be back in the lineup after serving a suspension against the Wildcats.
Opening Friday's doubleheader is Southern Cal's clash with Washington at 5 p.m. ET, in which the Trojans will try to bounce back from defeat against Arizona State in their conference opener. Pali's Elizabeth Eddy has led the way for USC so far this season with five goals, while former LA Strikers goalkeeper Carolina Stanley has posted a 0.89 goals-against average.
The Huskies were able to earn a draw in their opening game of Pac-12 play, with former Seattle Sounders Women forward Kate Bennett scoring for Washington. Fellow Sounders players Katie Elston and Isabel Farrell have led the Sounders with four assists apiece this season.
The Pac-12 action continues on Sunday as Oregon visits Colorado at 4 p.m. ET with former Real Colorado Cougars forward Bri Pugh set to lead the Ducks into action. Then at 6 p.m. ET, Washington State visits Southern Cal, and at 10 p.m. ET UCLA hosts Washington.
Elsewhere on Sunday, the Big Ten Network brings the first chance for Wisconsin and 2013 W-League Goalkeeper of the Year Genevieve Richard in the national spotlight as the Badgers host Ohio State at 12:30 p.m. ET. Richard, who was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, has recorded a 0.98 goals-against average for Wisconsin this season, but will be tested by a Buckeyes attack led by Toronto Lady Lynx forward Nichelle Prince.
Prince, who had five goals this summer for Toronto before her freshman season in college, leads Ohio State with six goals and 16 points in 11 games. She has been boosted by Laval midfielder Danica Wu, who is tied with the Colorado Rush's Michela Paradiso for the team lead with five assists.
Later on Sunday's Big Ten Network slate, Northwestern and former Cleveland Internationals forward Kate Allen will take on Purdue at 4:30 p.m. ET. Allen has led the Wildcats with three goals and three assists this season, while Purdue has received strong performances from former Fort Wayne Fever forward Jordan Pawlik, who has three goals and five assists for the Boilermakers.


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Bryant Allen wants you to look at his unimposing 5-foot-11, 160-pound frame.
You might not think he's a NCAA Division I college football player, let alone capable of making an impact as a two-sport athlete in football and basketball.
But proving people wrong is what drove Allen to become one of the most prolific high school athletes in the nation last year. Now, he's ready to do it as a University of Minnesota freshman.
"You have to be mentally ready," said Allen, who will join his football and basketball teammates in summer school this week. "I just have heart. That's all, basically. If you love the sport you're playing, then you're going to go out and play it, regardless of how big this guy is or how fast that guy is. It's all about heart."
It also was obvious from Allen's plethora of accomplishments at Richmond Heights High School in Maplewood, Mo., that a strong will wasn't the only thing he had going for him. What he lacked in size, he made up for with skill, speed, quickness, intelligence and leadership.
Allen led the Richmond Heights basketball team to two state titles and finished his high school career with 2,632 points, fourth in St. Louis-area history. He led the football team to the state semifinals twice and scored 62 touchdowns. He also broke the state record for 300-meter hurdles after taking a couple of years off from track.
"If you set your goals and strive for it, as long as keep your eyes on the prize, everything is going to be good," Allen said.
Surprisingly, Allen hasn't chosen to play three sports for the Gophers with as much confidence as he exudes, but excelling in two will be demanding enough.
Gophers football coach Tim Brewster had prior experience with a successful two-sport college athlete. As a North Carolina assistant, he coached Julius Peppers, now an NFL all-pro defensive end with the Carolina Panthers. Peppers was a forward for two years on the Tar Heels' basketball team.
"We weren't very good in football in the beginning, so Julius was able to join the basketball team in December," said Brewster, who hopes Allen joins the Gophers basketball team as a walk-on after a bowl game this season. "(Allen) is a heck of an athlete. He's going to be an impact player for us wherever we put him. And I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't one of the best guards for Tubby (Smith) when our season is over."
Allen's high school basketball coach also is convinced his star point guard could fit into Smith's system quicker than most.
"Seeing what coach Smith does with his players, I know that Bryant's toughness and the intensity he brings to the court definitely will give him a chance to be a game changer," coach Corey Frazier said. "He's very knowledgeable. He knows how to get players in position to score. He's a point guard first, and then the thing that's intriguing about him is that he can take over a basketball game with his scoring."
Brewster has talked about using Allen's explosive playmaking on special teams as a kick- and punt-return specialist this season, Richmond Heights football coach David Harris said.
"He's just elusive," Harris said. "I see him making contributions there immediately, but because of his dynamic play ability, incredible hands and focus, I imagine he's going to fight for a spot at a receiver position as well. He's not the biggest kid in the world, but he could also play on the defensive side as well, if that's Brewster and his staff's choice."
Allen, who said he would spend the summer working out for football, can't wait to return a punt in his first college game.
"Coming in as a freshman, they're not going to know too much about me, and they will kick me the ball," he said. "I'm just going to make plays like I did in high school. I want to compete for playing time because that's what I've been doing my whole life. I don't want anything to come easy."


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Reading over this post on Scrolls of Lore about the Demon Hunter got me wondering again about these elements' making it into the game. Several posters mentioned that quite a few demon hunter-themed abilities have made their way into the warlock toolkit, making a separate demon hunter class redundant and unlikely. It's a fair point, and it's mirrored in other places.
Mages in WoW make a specific archmage class unlikely. Paladins have pretty much absorbed the knight unit into themselves. Warriors are getting abilities reminiscent of the Mountain King and Tauren Chieftain heroes. At this point in the game's existence, with 11 classes come Mists of Pandaria, are we likely to see any more introduced? Is it better that the trappings of the RTS make it into the MMO at all, or do they have to come packaged with the heroes and units that made us love them?
I'm a huge blademaster fan. I wanted blademasters to exist as a playable class when I first started playing World of Warcraft, and after I got settled into the warrior, I felt it was obvious which class bladesmasters were. The fact that warriors ended up with Bladestorm would to some degree seem to indicate I was right. But we sure didn't get Wind Walk or Mirror Image, and I especially always disliked that.
Likewise, quite a few of my friends wanted to play as a sentinel, or a demon hunter, and you just can't. It's especially strange to them to see the demon hunter toolkit being pieced out to warlocks, a class night elves can't even play, when the demon hunter is so specifically a night elf hero unit. It would be like not letting humans be riflemen, a classic Warcraft III unit, which they now more or less can by playing a hunter.
It definitely seems that between the lore Montoya posted and the slew of abilities warlocks are getting that demon hunters would be a good addition to the game -- and it also seems that they've been added to the game with demo warlocks. As weird as it may seem to have a demon hunter who can't be a night elf, it's hard to say what a stand-alone demon hunter class would get to do that warlocks don't. This is pretty much the same reason I doubt we'll ever see a blademaster or far seer class; they've just been too thoroughly dissected and absorbed into the classes we already have.
I do find myself wondering if it would have been better to have not had some classes like warriors and rogues and instead had blademasters, demon hunters, mountain kings and so on as classes out of the gate. Of course, the problem there is that those units are very dependent on racial origin. Would we have wanted to see non-orc blademasters? How can you even have a non-tauren chieftain? Or would we have wanted to segregate these classes by racial origin so thoroughly that the original difficulty in designing raids with either shaman or paladins, but not both, became even more acute? One can easily imagine certain fights becoming much easier for the faction with demon hunters.
So let's leave it up to you, then. What classes do you think we should have gotten? What classes do you wish the game had launched with or incorporated over the past few years, instead of or in addition to the ones it has? And do you think there's room for more? What should they be, if so?
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has destroyed Azeroth as we know it; nothing is the same! In WoW Insider's Guide to Cataclysm, you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion, from leveling up a new goblin or worgen to breaking news and strategies on endgame play.


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Movember: Fun days out for you and your moustache
Whether you greet the month now universally known as 'Movember' with a sigh at all the hipsters sporting gregarious face ferrets, or whether the prospect of being able to curate your very own little furry caterpillar on your upper lip fills you with joy, there are several events taking place this month, ostensibly for the moustache-endowed, but actually a lot of fun regardless of whether you're into facial fuzz or not. Plus a lot of them donate money to the cause behind the Mo – supporting testicular and prostate cancer initiatives. Get in!
Whiteleys 'Tashatorium': a pop-up Gentleman's Lounge: London's only 'immersive theatre event for chaps'
Discerning men (and women with a fake 'tache) are invited to this weird, Sweeney Todd style pop-up, where your whiskers will be groomed to perfection – if you escape unscathed. A series of bizarre characters will set you some strange tasks – if you succeed you'll win goody bags choc-full of discounts and goodies from Whiteley's many stores.
Whiteleys shopping centre, Queensway London W2 4YN
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Fifty pence from each of Byron's special Movember burgers, served with cheese, pickled red onion rings and mustard dill dressing, of the aptly named the "Mighty Mo", will go to prostate cancer charities. Also if you have registered with Movember and raised £25 or more, you get a free burger at their restaurants.
"The best a Mo can Get" Barber shop
In association with Movember, Gillette have opened a 1940s-themed barber shop on Carnaby Street, London for "Mo bros to touch up their mos". Ideal for girlfriends who are getting sick of their partner's wild moustaches and can watch the barbers snip away while sipping at one of the retro cocktails. Tonight they open late, turning the shop into a bar with "Movemeber DJs" to coincide with the Carnaby Street Christmas lights switch on.
The Best a Mo can Get, 10 Newburgh St, just off Carnaby Street, London, W1
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The appropriately-named "Fuzzy Ink" company have created a selection of moustache-shaped cookie-cutters so you can bake biscuits in the shape of your favourite type of facial hair! And thanks to the 'Movember committee', you can now host your own Movember party. Invite all your moustache-wearing pals for Mo-themed cocktails, including "Mo-jitos" and "flaming Mos". Mmm, fuzzy.
Movember at Goals
If you want to show off your mo on the pitch, look no further than Goals Soccer Centres, which is hosting the first ever Movember championships. You can bring a bunch of hairy-lipped friends to any one of their 43 centres across the country, and if you play a game in November, winners of each regional competition will be entered into the prize draw to be flown to Copenhagen and represent Goals and the UK against the winners of the Danish Movember champions. You can also compare 'tache sizes.
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State revenue forecast revised upward
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The latest state revenue forecast shows Washington taking in more cash than previously anticipated.
The Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council has increased its general-fund revenue projections for the current biennium by $345 million.
Executive director Steve Lerch says a continued slow improvement in the economy is expected, along with an expanding housing market and higher home prices.
General Fund collections are now projected to total $33 billion for the current two-year budget cycle, which started July 1.
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LeBron James voiced his frustration with the Heat's slow start on Monday.
LeBron said, "It's simple, first seven games we're playing like **** (expletive) defensively. It's that simple. We're not a sugar-coating team. We came down here and got right down to it. We're terrible on defense and we have to change that."
The Heat lost on the buzzer Saturday night 111-110 to a rebuilding Boston squad.
Miami hosts Milwaukee Tuesday night.
The back-to-back champs have started the season 4-3.


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Chanah and Her Seven Sons
Heroism and Martyrdom
Antiochus was determined to enforce his vicious edicts upon the Jews, effectively destroying their attachment to the Torah. He forbade the observance of all religious laws; anyone found with a Torah would be executed; circumcision, kosher food, Shabbat, all vestiges of Judaism were outlawed. Phillip was appointed governor of Judea, and he set out to ruthlessly enforce the king's edicts. He decided to begin his campaign with the arrest of the notable sage and High Priest, Elazar. Elazar thwarted Phillip's design by choosing martyrdom over submission. Soon after, Chanah and her seven sons were arrested.
When the king, who was returning to Antioch, heard about the events which were taking place in Jerusalem, he decided to take an active role in enforcing his decrees. The mother and her sons were bound and brought before the king.
Antiochus tried to convince the eldest boy to abandon the Torah. The youth responded with great confidence, "Why do you bother with this long speech, trying to inflict your abominable religion upon us? We are ready to welcome death for the sake of our holy Torah!"
The king was furious and ordered the boy's tongue, hands and feet severed and placed in a fire. The soldiers proceeded to torture the boy, forcing his mother and six brothers to watch his excruciating pain. Antiochus was sure that this sight would intimidate his prisoners into unquestioning submission.
Instead, the martyrdom spurred the family to a deep resolve to accept their fate and to sanctify G-d's name. When the second brother was brought to the king, even the members of the king's retinue begged the boy to obey the king. The boy, however, replied, "Do what you will with me. I am no less than my brother in devotion to G-d." The second son's torture was as bitter as his brother's had been. As he died he told the king, "Woe to you, pitiless tyrant! Our souls go to G-d. And when G-d will awaken the dead and His martyred servants, we will live. But you--your soul will dwell in a place of eternal abhorrence!"
To the amazement of all, the third brother unflinchingly suffered the same fate. The fourth brother echoed his brothers' exhortations, and faced his brutal death with firm resolve. Before he was killed, the fifth brother turned to Antiochus and said: "Don't suppose that G-d has handed us over to you to exalt you or because He hates us. It is because He loves us and has granted us this honor. G-d will take His vengeance upon you and your progeny."
The blood-lust of the king was not assuaged, and the sixth brother was brought to the same end as his brothers who preceded him. His words bespoke his deep faith that G-d would ultimately requite the suffering of His servants.
Throughout this horrible sequence Chanah stood by her sons, giving them strength and encouragement. Now, only the youngest child remained to face the king. When they brought the boy, the king offered him gold and silver if he would do his will. The seven-year-old boy displayed the same courage as his brothers and taunted the king to carry out his threats.
The king couldn't believe such words coming from a mere child, and he called out to Chanah. Chanah stood before the murderer of her children and listened to his words. "Woman, have compassion upon this child. Persuade him to do my will so that you will have at least one surviving child and you too will live." She pretended to agree and asked to speak with her son.
When they stood together, Chanah kissed the boy, then said, "My son, I carried you in my body for nine months, I nursed you for two years and I have fed you until today. I have taught you to fear G-d and uphold His Torah. See the heaven and the earth, the sea and the land, fire, water, wind and every other creation. Know that they were all created by G-d's word. He created man to serve Him and He will reward man for his deeds. The king knows he is condemned before G-d. He thinks that if he convinces you, G-d will have mercy on him. G-d controls your life's breath and can take your soul whenever He desires. If only I could see the greatness of your glorious place where we would be illuminated with G-d's light and rejoice and exult together."
Chanah returned to the king, saying, "I was unable to prevail upon him."
The exasperated king again addressed the child who answered him, "Whom are you seeking to overpower with your words and enticements? I laugh at your foolishness. I believe in the Torah and in G-d Whom you blaspheme. You will remain an abomination upon all mankind, loathsome and far from G-d."
The king was enraged. According to the Talmud, Antiochus gave the boy a chance to save himself by ostensibly bowing down to retrieve his signet ring, but the boy refused. As they removed him, Chanah begged to kiss him one last time. As if speaking to all seven children, Chanah said, "My children, tell your ancestor Abraham, 'You bound only one son upon an altar, but I bound seven." Then Antiochus ordered that the child be tortured even more than his brothers.
Chanah was left surrounded by the bodies of her sons, a prayer exalting G-d on her lips. Then the distraught woman threw herself from a roof and rested beside her martyred sons.
Pretoria, SA
You say "I am perplexed and horrified that anyone could believe an almighty and omniscient being could require, expect, condone or even allow this kind of behavior!"
"It better be allegory...because otherwise...any deity complicit in such an act is thereby monstrous as well."
Your questions are based on an assumption that OUR minds and feelings must be similar to G-d's and therefore if we cannot comprehend it - it cannot be, or it's G-d forbid a cruel Deity.
But the simple truth is we cannot understand G-d. Therefore anything we see that is contrary to OUR reason, is simply because we don't share G-d's reasoning.
"but I am a mother and a rational human being who would sooner suffer damnation than watch any child suffer and die."
But the child in this scenario may also suffer damnation. Or at least, they won't benefit from their rightful eternal inheritance as children of Avrohom. Saving them at the expense of their religion is swapping their eternity for 70-120 years
Crowley Lake, CA
I can see that civilisation has we know it would have been a terrible progression because of our mortality. Sure, we all have challenges, but when there is nothing left - we have faith.
I laud and applaud our hero's and heroines of the past for teaching us such indispensable lessons - lessons that cost them their lives - and for this we are today, stronger for it.
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Does anyone remember the photograph of the cringing woman holding her toddler in her ams just before the Nazi rifleman murdered them? Now, THAT is the reaction of a valiant Jewish woman. With her back to the barrel, she sought to shield her child from harm to the very end. This is what any sane parent would do - Jewish, or not.
What most of you (except perhaps "hm") don't understand is that this story is meant to highlight the importance of not selling out. To stay true to your beliefs against overwhelming odds. Chana could not have been a real person, because there is nothing more important than the preservation of life.
Jews have survived because they have drawn upon resources from millenia of outrageous abuses.
Love Hashem with every fiber of your being, but also be prudent concerning the lives of others.
Corona, CA
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The high point of Monday night's Orchestra Hall concert by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra came near the end of the program honoring the great Duke Ellington. Seventy-eight-year-old Joe Temperley filled the hall with the haunting sound of his bass clarinet, dueting with pianist Dan Nimmer on one of Ellington's most striking ballads, "The Single Petal of A Rose."
The memorable moment was also appropos, since Temperley - the elder statesman in a band of relative youngsters - is the only JLCO musician who was once a member of Ellington's iconic orchestra.
The 15-piece JLCO, led by trumpter Wynton Marsalis, opened the show with two of Ellington's most popular compositions: the lush "Mood Indigo," (one of Ellington's earliest compositions, from 1927), and 1953's "Satin Doll." Both renditions featured soaring solos by Marcus Printup, one of the orchestra's four trumpeters.
Another instrumental standout was alto saxophonist Sherman Irby, a former member of Marsalis' own touring combo. Irby's resonant, singing tone was featured on one of Ellington's most familiar ballads, "Prelude To A Kiss," and the lesser-known "Warm Valley."
Much of the concert featured relatively obscure, seldom-played Ellington gems, adding some welcome freshness. On "Self-Portrait of the Bean," a piece Ellington wrote for the great tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, JLCO tenorman Victor Goines recreated Hawkins' famous, breathy tone.
"Moon Over Cuba," composed by the late Ellington trombonist Juan Tizol, added an energetic Latin vibe to the show, giving trombonists Chris Crenshaw, Vincent Gardner and Elliot Mason a chance to strut their stuff. Bassist Carlos Henriquez and drummer Ali Jackson improvised some polyrhythms to augment the driving beat.
Pianist Nimmer and Henriquez took the spotlight on the ballad "Dancers In Love," from Ellington's 1944 "Perfume Suite."
Orchestra leader Marsalis demonstrated his pristine precision on muted trumpet, leading the band through "Creole Love Call."
Marsalis' between-song remarks on each tune were witty and informative, providing a glimpse into Ellington's world.
In his roughly 25 years as one of the most high-profile musicians in jazz, Marsalis has been catching flak as the primary "villain" of a neo-conservative, tradition-focused movement that some critics contend has stifled creativity and kept jazz from progressing as an art-form.
Programs like the one honoring Ellington are certainly conservative choices; the primary reason behind those choices may be economic necessity. It's much easier to fill a hall with a program of beloved standards than it would be offering a concert of new material by musicians who aren't household names.
Still, most of the JLCO members are not only virtuoso musicians, they're also skilled composers. It would have been nice to hear some new material mixed in with the classics, to give a sense of where jazz may be heading.
Dan Emerson is a freelance writer and musician in Minneapolis.


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I've posted a new gallery here of pictures of the latest version of the Outdoor Solar Robot. New features include waterjet-cut aluminum frame and assorted small hardware bits like nuts, bolts and lockwashers. If you want to see the older revisions of this project, head over to this gallery to check them out. We'll be posting a full writeup on the project in the coming weeks- stay tuned!
Before the Arduino, BeagleBone or Raspberry Pi, there were only expensive portable computers. This project used a Soekris router as an embedded Linux platform. Unfortunately no source code or earlier build photos were kept, but you can see from the project photos this used a switched power supply, a stepper controller board and a stepper motor to orient the antenna.
The overall project goal was a proof of concept for doing passive wireless triangulation. The idea was simple, using two of these you could determine the physical coordinates of any wireless user. I presented this talk at ToorCon San Diego that year. Since then, many commercial vendors have added wireless triangulation of clients into their fixed wireless access products, using technologies similar to phased array configurations to do the same.
The Solarbot project is one of the longest running Polyideas projects, and is currently working through hardware design to come up with a polished prototype. The concept is relatively simple- solar panels gather the most energy when they are pointed at direct sunlight, so tracking the sun can create maximum power from the panel.
Unfortunately, most systems like this (called 2-axis solar trackers) are usually quite large, fixed installations and very expensive. We're looking to make one that is portable, cheap, and relatively small- and very hackable.
As you can see from the pictures, this project has seen many iterations- starting with a "luggable" model designed to house large lead acid batteries and currently a highly portable design with very few parts. Hopefully we'll see this finished by summer of 2014. We have also tried various computing platforms, starting with a BeagleBone and ending up on an Arduino Uno. We'll add more photos here as we progress, ending with a full article.
This project covers all the details of building your own DLNA streaming server on a Raspberry Pi. This is great because a Raspberry Pi is much cheaper many other options, and it makes a great weekend project.
In the spirit of a nice afternoon project, I'd encourage you to use what's laying around if it's close to the specs here. But if you're going to buy all these parts ahead of time like I do, hopefully it will help to use the product links below. While I love Amazon, please try and support great suppliers like Adafruit, who have a great forum community, customer service and tutorial section!
You can read the full post here.
Here at Polyideas we're big fans of power efficiency- we're convinced it's the next big thing. Some people may hear 'efficiency' and think going without- but more and more these days there are clever solutions to saving electricity. In Southern California, this means saving money!
This project focuses on a common area of power usage in the home- the humble PC. Sure, laptops are more efficient- but sometimes only a PC will do. Many of us leave a PC on just in case we need to log onto it remotely. If we're not using it, it's just sitting there using electricity- and usually quite a bit of it. The most efficient desktop PCs still use around 35-45 watts when idling. Gaming PCs with big video cards can easily top 200 watts!
The PiSwitch solution lets you hook up a Raspberry Pi to your PC to control your power and reset buttons. The Raspberry Pi only uses about 1 watt of power when on, so it's more economical to leave it on all the time. You can read the full article here.
This is the photo gallery for my YouTube project for the GPS clock using an Arduino Micro. You can find the YouTube video here.
This project is currently a work in progress- it involves an Arduino Yun that monitors ambient temperature for a small cabinet and controls two fans to keep the cabinet in the proper temperature range. The Arduino sketch also uses Temboo to post the temp, humidity and fan speeds to a Google Apps spreadsheet. Until the full project is done, you can find the code on Github here.
This project is still in the early stages, but the plan is to use the two Pololu DC current measuring circuits to plug inline with two USB power adapters, and send you a tweet when your USB gadget has finished charging. As I have more to share, I'll keep adding it here until I have the full article written up.
Here you'll find various film photographs I've taken over the years. My favorite cameras are the Yashica 124G and the Pentax K1000.
Here are some of my favorite digital camera photos taken over the years. I'm mostly a Nikon guy, with dabblings in the D70, D80 and D90 space- most recently I started using a D600 and love it.


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Alem Da Paixao (1985)
FERNANDA (Regina Duarte) is a pretty, well-heeled Brazilian with a career, a big house, two nice children and the kind of husband who likes to work out beside his wife on the family's exercise equipment every morning. She's happy. Or at least she thinks she's happy. Or at least she smiles a lot. But one day, Fernanda dreams she is dancing with a very handsome young man who's wearing women's clothes. The very next day, she runs into this young man quite literally, with her car.
This is only the first of several wild coincidences in ''Happily Ever After'' that bring Fernanda and the young man, Miguel (Paolo Castelli) together. The second occurs when Miguel steals Fernanda's wallet but leaves behind a matchbook advertising the transvestite club at which he is employed. The third happens when the otherwise timid Fernanda, undeterred by the pornographic artwork that is part of the club's advertising, decides to put in rather a conspicuous appearance in the audience. She goes backstage afterward because the matchbook, after all, was Miguel's, and she would like to return it.
And with that, Fernanda abandons home, family and job to embark upon an adventure with Miguel, under whose tutelage she learns to let down her hair, kick off her shoes and generally loosen up. Though the film contains a couple of notably sweaty interludes between Fernanda and Miguel, its tone is otherwise the stuff of innocuous daydreams. And ultimately, nothing of consequence really happens to Fernanda, who is able to return home without incurring anyone's enmity, and with nothing much to show for her escapade except a single small tattoo. Certainly she is none the worse for wear. Only in director Bruno Barreto's hands and in Brazil - a country, if the film is to be believed, where even the garage mechanics do their work in bathing suits - could this whole romp be seen as a harmless learning experience for all concerned.
Mr. Barreto, best known for ''Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands'' and his steamier collaborations with Sonia Braga, is becoming more mainstream. ''Happily Ever After,'' which opens today at the Embassy 72d Street and other theaters, is a good-looking commercial entertainment, as soft-headed as it is soft-core, and apparently made with the women's audience in mind. It panders skillfully, if none too subtly, to an impulse to live dangerously without taking real risks. So Miss Duarte retains her sunny, ladylike demeanor throughout. And Mr. Castelli, who shows off more skin than she does, makes Miguel as clean-cut and non-threatening as an opportunistic bisexual hustler can possibly be. Even when he fleeces Fernanda out of some funds in order to make a drug deal, Miguel seems a nice sort. Besides, Fernanda has so much money that even a little swindling won't hurt her.
Miss Duarte is described in the production notes as Brazil's leading television actress, and that's exactly what she seems; Mr. Castelli's background is in television, too. Chief among the supporting players is Pataricio Bisso, who plays Bombom, the cute, big-hearted transvestite entertainer who owns the club where Miguel works and also shares an apartment with him. According to the film, Bombom is charmed by the romance between these two nice kids, doesn't mind losing Miguel, and wishes them both the very, very best. Danger Without Risk HAPPILY EVER AFTER, directed by Bruno Barreto; screenplay (Portuguese with English subtitles) by Antonio Calmon; cinematography by Affonso Beato; edited by Vera Freire; music by Cesar Camargo Mariano; produced by Lucy Barreto and Antonio Calmon; a European Classics Release. At Embassy 72d Street, at Broadway. Running time: 110 minutes. This film has no rating. Fernanda...Regina Duarte; Miguel...Paulo Castelli; Bombom...Pataricio Bisso; Roberto...Flavio Galvao; WITH: Felipe Martins, Flavio Sao Thiago, Ivan Setta.


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I have problem compilling JUnit test class. I use gentoo Linux version. I have an relatively up-to-date JDK : 1.4.1_01. My classpath is set corectly to use the junit package.
When I try to compile the test, it always say to me :
SimpleMathTest.java:11: TestCase() is not public in
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So, I don't understand, I have followed all the How-to that I found and try what the cookbook say, but, nothing more have ever happen.
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Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
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Nature center gets $50,000 grant
ASHEVILLE - The Community Foundation has awarded a $50,000 Preserving Natural and Cultural Resources Focus Area Grant to the Friends of the WNC Nature Center to fund interpretive enhancements to the red wolf exhibit and build a covered pavilion - two priority projects in the 2020 Vision and Master Site Plan for the nature park.
The nature center welcomes more than 100,000 visitors a year - the 100,000th visitor for 2012 arrived Monday - including about 15,000 school-age children on field trips.
Changes to the red wolf exhibit will include interactive elements, such as a wolf den with a crawl-through feature for children, to encourage play and engagement. Other plans include a sculptural interpretation of the red wolf at the entrance to the trail, by a local artist.
An AmeriCorps staff member is currently working with the center's education department to create a video kiosk to tell the story of the wolf pups' birth and ongoing efforts to protect the species.
The new, fully accessible outdoor pavilion will serve as a resting point for guests at the far end of the park and provide a covered area for the education team's programs and presentations.
The nature center has received a $179,000 Federal Fish and Wildlife Services grant, a $60,000 Janirve Foundation grant and a $67,491 contribution from the Friends of the WNC Nature Center. The $50,000 from The Community Foundation completes the funding for these two priority projects.
RiverLink volunteer orientation planned
ASHEVILLE - Anyone interested in helping to preserve and improve the French Broad River or in working on RiverLink projects needs to know about Wilma Dykeman, the person for whom the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay is named.
Jim Stokely, one of Dykeman's two sons, will give a presentation titled "Who Is Wilma Dykeman?" as part of RiverLink's volunteer orientation session at 10 a.m. Dec. 12, at the RiverLink offices, 170 Lyman St., in the River Arts District.
RiverLink will also host a volunteer information-only session at 5 p.m. Dec. 12 at its offices.
Learn about volunteering at RiverLink and about Wilma Dykeman, a pathfinding advocate for the environment, race relations, the use or misuse of pesticides in food production, Appalachia, birth control and more.
The information sessions will detail RiverLink's volunteer positions in a Powerpoint presentation. Volunteers will have a chance to fill out a volunteer application, and volunteer coordinator Dave Russell will answer questions and help everyone find their best fit at RiverLink. RSVP to 252-8474, ext. 11 or email@example.com.
Clapsaddle to lead preservation effort for Cherokee
CHEROKEE - Cherokee Preservation Foundation's board of directors has selected Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle to succeed Susan Jenkins as executive director of the foundation, effective Jan. 2.
Clapsaddle - a former member of foundation's programming staff, a teacher, a basketball coach, an author and one-time assistant to the EBCI principal chief - brings a wealth of experience and dedication to the community to her new position.
She is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and was raised in Cherokee. She is a graduate of Smoky Mountain High School, Yale University and the College of William & Mary, where she earned a master's degree in American studies. She returned to Cherokee in 2004.
Clapsaddle is also an author, having written a series of children's books illustrated by Cherokee artists and released through the Principal Chief's Children's Book Project, as well as several works of fiction, the most recent of which is "Naked Came the Leaf Peeper," a serial novel co-written with 11 other authors in the region. She lives in Qualla with her husband, Evan, and son, Ross.
Sandburg Home seeks volunteers
FLAT ROCK - Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is seeking volunteers to form a Natural Resource Conservation team.
Under the direction of the park's Biological Science Technician, natural resource conservation volunteers will meet on Thursday mornings twice a month to work on conservation projects ranging from caring for the park's more than 500 hemlocks, to exotic vegetation control, tree surveys and other tasks. Training will be provided. Natural resource conservation volunteers will meet 9 a.m.-noon on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. An open house is scheduled for 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 13 for prospective volunteers to learn more.
For more information and to register, call Irene Van Hoff at 233-2477 or 693-4178. Learn more at www.nps.gov/carl.
Miller to serves in AmeriCorps
ASHEVILLE - Matthew Miller, of Asheville, recently began a 10-month term of service in the National Civilian Community Corps, an AmeriCorps program. Miller, who is now based out of the AmeriCorps regional campus in Denver, was formally inducted into the program on Nov. 8.
Miller arrived at his regional campus in October to begin a month of training. During his 10-month stint, he will be responsible for completing a series of six- to eight-week service projects as part of a 10- to 12-person team.
Their first service projects will end in mid-December, at which time the teams will break for the winter holidays and begin a new project in a new location in January.
Before serving in NCCC, Miller attended Cape Hatteras Secondary School and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. He is the son of Eileen Miller.
"I wanted to accomplish my goal to serve the United States and to show people there are people who care about you and whether you live or die," Matthew Miller said.
To learn more about AmeriCorps NCCC, visit www.americorps.gov/nccc.
State internship deadline approaches
RALEIGH - North Carolina residents attending a college, university, technical institute or community college have until Monday to apply for one of up to 75 paid state government internships available for next summer.
The 2013 State Government Internship Guide, describing all available opportunities and rules, is online at www.doa.state.nc.us/yaio/interns.aspx.
The internship program offers students real-world experience in a wide range of state government workplaces across the state. Internships provide opportunities for students to work in their chosen field, from architecture to zoology, and to consider careers in public service.
Interns earn a stipend of $8.25 an hour and work 40 hours a week for 10 weeks. More than 3,600 students have participated since 1969.
"In the current job market, it is tough for college students to find paid employment opportunities that equip them with relevant and meaningful professional experience in their field of study," said Stephanie Nantz, executive director of the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office. "This program does just that, as well as assist state agencies in continuing to meet their missions following the recent reductions in the state government workforce."
All internships begin on May 20 and conclude on July 26. Interns also participate in seminars, tours and other activities. Applications must be postmarked by Monday to be considered.
To learn more, go online or call the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office at 919-807-4400. Information also is available in campus career and cooperative education offices.
United Way seeks proposals
ASHEVILLE - United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County has begun its 2013-14 grant process, continuing the nonprofit's focus on the areas of education, income and health.
The competitive grant process is open to 501 (c)(3) groups and other public, tax-exempt health and human service organizations that serve Buncombe County residents. Applicants must attend an orientation session in January
To RSVP for an orientation session or review the required "standards of excellence" and contractual obligations, visit unitedwayabc.org/general-information-about-funding.
Rotary Club seeks grant applicants
ASHEVILLE - The grants committee of the Rotary Club of Asheville is seeking applications from nonprofit groups for funding from its Community Grant Program.
The Community Awards are derived from the Harry Morrill Endowment Fund, administered by the Rotary Club of Asheville. Grants must be used for a charitable purpose that benefits the community in the areas of health, human services, the arts or education.
Applications for grants will be accepted through Friday for projects proposed for the following calendar year. The maximum amount available for each successful application is $402.
For application forms and guidelines, contact email@example.com or 254-3035.


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Watford: Gillet wanted by Watford
Watford are being linked with a January swoop for Anderlecht right-back Guillaume Gillet as he weighs up his future.EatSleepSport » 10h
Watford are being linked with a January swoop for Anderlecht right-back Guillaume Gillet as he weighs up his future.EatSleepSport » 10h
• Sparta Prague and Basel qualify while Napoli maintain 100% record • Last year's finalists Dnipro suffer crucial defeat at Lazio Schalke, Athletic Bilbao and Sparta Prague were among the sides to book their place in the knockout stage of the Europa League on Thursday, while last year's beatGuardian » 3d
Real Madrid go wobbly at the back, Barcelona still bubbly in attack, Iker Casillas is Porto's weak link and Zlatan Ibrahimovic gets dreamy Lionel Messi doesn't appear to have lost any sharpness after missing two months with a knee injury. After coming off the bench in the second half of the…Guardian » 4d
• Annual under-12s event was set to take place in Ypres from 10-13 December • Belgium raised its terror alert to the highest level last weekend The Premier League has cancelled its annual Truce Tournament which was due to take place in Ypres, Belgium, from 10-13 December over safety concerns.…Guardian » 5d
Lyon were eliminated from Europe when Kalifa Coulibaly's 95th-minute goal gave Gent a 2-1 win at the Stade de Gerland in their Champions League Group H game on Tuesday. The Malian international Coulibaly headed home in the final minute of injury time after Jordan Ferri's early opener for Lyon hGuardian » 6d
• Striker has owned house in Brussels district for six years • Molenbeek linked with a number of jihadist cells in wake of Paris attacks The Everton striker Romleu Lukaku has admitted he will sell his house in Molenbeek "as soon as possible" after the Brussels suburb became the centre of…Guardian » 7d
Anderlecht's game at Lokeren in the Belgian first division is postponed because "security cannot be guaranteed".BBC Sport » 9d
Exclusive interview: Midfielder talks to Sam Wallace about Klopp, Mourinho, money and why he gets more assists than goalsTelegraph » 10d
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Google Glass driving charge: woman in courtComment on this story
San Diego - A woman ticketed for driving while wearing Google Glass, a tiny computer mounted on an eyeglass frame, is scheduled to appear in a Southern California traffic court on Thursday, in a case that raises new questions about distracted driving.
Technology entrepreneur Cecilia Abadie, one of thousands of people testing the device for Google Inc, was stopped for speeding in October by the California Highway Patrol on Interstate 15 in San Diego. The officer then gave her a second citation for using a "monitor" in her car while driving, according to the Highway Patrol.
Abadie quickly posted the news of her ticket on social media.
"A cop just stopped me and gave me a ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving!" she wrote on the Google Plus social networking site.
Abadie is apparently the first person cited for wearing Google Glass while driving.
The device, which projects a small screen in the corner of a wearer's eye, is expected to become a major catalyst for what many believe to be the next big trend in mobile, wearable computing devices.
Developers are already crafting apps to try to position themselves if the devices, which can be voice- or motion-activated, prove popular with consumers.
Google Glass is not yet available for sale to the general public, although the company is testing the product with the help of thousands of so-called "Explorers" who have been given early access to the technology.
At the end of December, Google made the device available to select developers, and it is expected to come to market later this year.
Abadie is scheduled to appear in traffic court in San Diego on Thursday, where a trial will be held in front of a judge. - Reuters
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Golden Beach Coffee Table
Furniture doesn't come much simpler than Zuo's Golden Beach Coffee Table, but there are times when simplicity is very welcome. As this coffee table's name suggests, it's an outdoor table by design, made of no-rust aluminum with a tempered, frosted glass top. The sturdy, fussless design, too, makes it ideal for the occasional bumps and thumps of outdoor living, but its clean, neat rectangle would work just as well indoors in a contemporary setting. Wherever it's placed, it will support your coffee, drinks, and snacks in casual, easy-maintenance style.
- Minimally designed coffee table designed for outdoor use
- Frame constructed of rust-resistant aluminum for durability
- Glass top is frosted and tempered, can withstand a full complement of drinks and snacks
- Perfect table for entertaining a small, intimate group of friends
- Part of the Golden Beach Collection
Height: 16.5"
Width: 39.5"
Depth: 19.75"
- (1) Golden Beach Coffee Table
LTL Freight (Truck)
- No assembly required
The Golden Beach Coffee Table is manufactured by Zuo Modern.
This item may also be referenced as 703005.
This item may also be referenced as 703005.
One year manufacturer's warranty against defects
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Welcome: We are Not The Droids (you're looking for) but we may be just the guild you're looking for! We were founded on 12/26/11 by a group of 4 real life friends. We are located on the Corellian Run server and fight for the Empire.
If you are:
Then you should probably apply here Or find an officer in game who can interview you! (Current officers: Lachlan, Ath'bel, Sedrix, Jergana)
The purpose of our guild is to establish friendships and have fun casually exploring the game. Our main focus at this time is on performing group quests and flash points. We do aspire for progression and eventual raid content however we are not going to rush to get there. Even once we do reach endgame we plan to only raid ONE night a week. So if you are looking for a very active raiding guild, you should probably look elsewhere. We do plan to progress, but we're not the guild for you if you want to raid 3 or 4 nights a week. We've all done that in other games, and frankly, burnt out too quickly. At the rate we're progressing we will probably not even reach raid ready until spring 2012.
Our founding members are located near Cleveland, Ohio and therefore, on East Coast Time (EST). The majority of our founding members work through the week and are more active on Saturday and Sunday, or evenings through the week. Our founders are also old (not necessarily mature though ;)). If you're curious about our founding members head over to this thread to see our Officer Introductions
Ideas for events include group quests, flashpoints, huttball, possible light to moderate rp events, in game and forum contests for both in game and real life prizes (possible time cards, and other tor related goodies), and yes, as mentioned, eventual raid events also.
If you join the forums, you can shoot an officer a PM on the forums with your in game name OR fill out a membership application to be granted full forum access. Thank you for stopping by, and may the force be with you!