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Burbank, CA -- A legendary war resurfaces as relentless giants are unleashed to take over the Earth when Jack the Giant Slayer arrives onto Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on June 18 from Warner Home Entertainment. Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants.
Acclaimed filmmaker Bryan Singer directs the family adventure Jack the Giant Slayer, starring Nicholas Hoult as Jack. The film also stars Eleanor Tomlinson as Princess Isabelle; Stanley Tucci as the deceitful Roderick; Ian McShane as Isabelle's father, the besieged King Brahmwell; Bill Nighy as General Fallon, the ferocious two-headed leader of the giant army; and Ewan McGregor as the loyal knight Elmont.
The Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack features the theatrical version of the film in 3D hi-definition, hi-definition and standard definition; the Blu-ray Combo Pack features the theatrical version of the film in hi-definition on Blu-ray; and the DVD features the theatrical version in standard definition. The Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and the single disc DVD include UltraViolet which allows consumers to download and instantly stream the standard definition theatrical version of the film to a wide range of devices including computers and compatible tablets, smartphones, game consoles, Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players.
Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend— and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
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A new developer, though, is looking to change those perceptions.
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The idea's pretty simple: Put your iDevice on the treadmill, elliptical trainer or exercise bike and start your workout. Using the onboard accelerometer and BitGym's technology, the game translates your workout into an onscreen driving game. The faster you go, the faster the car drives. You control steering by tilting your head right or left. The goal is to complete each of eight stages before time runs out.
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RYN, WM, FLR, TOL And LEN, 5 Materials & Construction Stocks Pushing The Industry Lower
Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading down 54 points (-0.3%) at 16,409 as of Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,224 issues advancing vs. 1,713 declining with 144 unchanged. The Materials & Construction industry currently sits up 0.7% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.2%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include Foster Wheeler ( FWLT), down 1.6%, James Hardie Industries ( JHX), down 1.6%, Plum Creek Timber ( PCL), down 1.2%, PulteGroup ( PHM), down 1.1% and Sherwin-Williams Company ( SHW), down 0.6%. A company within the industry that increased today was Cemex S.A.B. de C.V ( CX), up 1.6%. TheStreet would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the industry lower today: 5. Rayonier ( RYN) is one of the companies pushing the Materials & Construction industry lower today. As of noon trading, Rayonier is down $0.52 (-1.2%) to $41.87 on light volume. Thus far, 253,739 shares of Rayonier exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.3 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $41.77-$42.56 after having opened the day at $42.43 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $42.39. Rayonier, Inc. engages in the sale and development of real estate and timberland management, as well as in the production and sale of cellulose fibers in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Rayonier has a market cap of $5.4 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.9, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 0.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate Rayonier a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Rayonier as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full Rayonier Ratings Report now. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12-months. Learn more.Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. All three major indices are trading down today with the
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A house guest who defecates in one's host cistern, rather than, more conventionally, in the toilet, for comic effect.
Tony Blair and his wife Cherie were invited round by the Browns to congratulate Gordon on his appointment as Prime Minister. Cherie was furious because she never liked Gordon and wanted her Tony to stay on another 10 years. She said to herself : "I know, I'll fix 'em with a good smelly top-decking after the main course".
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The deplorable act of taking a shit in the cistern as opposed to the toilet bowl, hence taking a dump in the 'top deck'.
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This party sucks. I'm gonna topdeck the shitter and then let's get the fuck out of here.
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Great-nephew battling brain cancer
Great-nephew battling brain cancer; family's possessions destroyed By Gloria Beverage Placer Herald Editor Linda Broussard, a resident of Rocklin since 1994, is planning a garage sale on Saturday. However, it's not just any garage sale. It's a benefit for her great-nephew, his parents and three siblings. Ruben Olivarez, 10, has been battling Medulloblastoma brain cancer since last June. The youth underwent surgery at Oakland Children's Hospital and has had to endure several rounds of chemotherapy and radication. Shortly after Ruben finished the latest set of chemotherapy treatments, Broussard said, the family decided to take him to Los Angeles for a mini-vacation. While they were gone, the Olivarez' Rio Linda home was burglarized and then set on fire – nearly destroying it, Broussard said. "The people who burglarized it set it on fire," she said. "Everything of value (was taken before the fire)." In an effort to support her niece's family, Broussard decided to host the garage sale and donate the proceeds to them. The benefit will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at her residence, 6214 Cameo Drive. "We need any garage sale items that you are able to donate," she said. "Any items being donated should be dropped off at my home in Rocklin. Please, no mattresses or non-working appliances." In addition, several local merchants have donated gift cards to give away during the benefit. Tickets to win one of the gift cards will be offered for a donation of $1 each, 3 for $2 or 10 for $5. The winner need not be present to win, she added. Any baby items left at the end of the day will be donated to Adventure Church of Rocklin, which provides these items to women in need in the community, Broussard explained. Other items will be sent to the American Cancer Society Thrift Store. Broussard is also asking for assistance to set up starting at 4 p.m. on Friday as well as for help during the sale. She indicated that her great-nephew seems to be doing well. Once a very active child, Ruben able to return to school for the first time in a year earlier this month. For more information or to volunteer, call (916) 215-9882. _____ Benefit garage sale for Rio Linda family When: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday Where: 6214 Cameo Drive Donations can be delivered to the residence For more information or to volunteer, call (916) 215-9882.


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Ask anyone in the Midwest which university in Ohio is most associated with the paranormal, and they will dive into tales of Ohio University and the many haunted houses in Athens, OH. Scream for terrifying scream, however, Oxford's haunted houses could send any OU Bobcat running for the hills. Miami University has been soaking up spirits for over 200 years, and now lays claim to five of the most notoriously haunted attractions in Ohio.
Wilson Hall, Fisher Hall, Peabody Hall and the Shriver Center have all gained ghostly fame at one time or another, but it is the now defunct Reid Hall which offers the most terrifying tale:
On May 9, 1959 Reid Hall's RA, Roger Sayles, awoke abruptly to a horrible commotion in the hallway outside his room. Roger wiped sleep from his eyes, donned his robe and — with a heavy sigh — went to investigate whatever unknown terror the undergraduate men of Miami University had loosed on the dormitory this time.
As Roger entered the hall, it became clear that this was no ordinary collegiate prank. A crowd had gathered, forming a ring in the hallway, and at the center two young men were fighting as if the devil himself had entered them. To some this brawl in the Hall might have been a moment of crises, but Roger was too good a man to let it continue — and too vain a youth to miss a chance to show off. Besides, this was the moment all RAs dream of; he entered the fray attempting to settle it.
Roger collared the first bloodied boy in seconds flat, and reached for the other. He noticed the gun just as his fingertips felt the cotton of the second fighter's shirt. Roger died in seconds, painting the wall with a thick red hand print — his last attempt to maintain balance as life left his body and his blood covered the floor.
The gunman fled to Ogden Hall, and though no one immediately followed, the now unforgettable sound of a snub-nosed .22 announced that he had chosen his own fate just as he chose Roger's.
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Involved in purchasing companies their consolidation approximately 12.0 M assets aquired and libilities 15.0 M 2.8 M share holders held as partial security Rev growth 3.50% ESP -20.70% trailing rev trailing 12Q 811.57 M ESP trailing 12Q 0.86
Informatica's great run over the last few years of exceeding the streets number is going to be crashing soon. Big Q4 miss predicted
Before you can do fancy stuff with your data, you have to get all your data talking the same language, which is prohibitively huge & costly project for companies. Automating the process brings it into the reach of the majority of companies not big enough for full SAP or Oracle systems. More incentive to do it now as well, with low-barrier to entry software like Qlik giving you a way to use it once it's all talking pretty.
It is a very good business startegy and it will do well specially for companies that can't afford SAP or Oracle IT platform change
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I think this stock still has some momentum behind it, but I don't think its a good long term buy. Good for a month, though.
Great sales and earnings growth. Market leader.
Solid revenue and earnings growth quarter after quarter.
cloud computing is still in infancy. the edge in coms has yet to reach its technological limits, not to mention the apps in a rapidly moving world
offers e solutions to business that both save money and expand business
Great company, great product, under-piced.
will most likeley be the target of an acquisition in the next 1 to 2 years
Another company poised to benefit from the Clkoud Computing explosion. Catch this stock early and ride it to the stars. Expect 400% return in 2 to 3 years
too much insider selling; directors not interested in holding shares.
This consolidation is perfect!
Strong market outperform candidate.
Based on insider trading and earnings estimates
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Approximately 1 in 133 Americans has celiac disease. Yet 95 percent of those with the disease are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Efforts are underway to increase public awareness about celiac disease, such as designating May as Celiac Awareness month.
Celiac disease damages the small intestine, causing pain and diarrhea, and interferes with absorption of nutrients. This leads to nutrition-related conditions including weight loss, and nutrient deficiencies that deprive your brain, nervous system, bones, liver and other organs of vital nourishment. There is no cure — the only treatment is avoiding gluten.
Joseph Murray, M.D., a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease, has looked at incidence of the disease and mortality between the 1950s and now.
According to his study, published in the journal "Gastroenterology," the incidence of celiac disease is 4.5 times higher today. The study also found that individuals who weren't aware that they had celiac disease were nearly four times more likely than people without celiac disease to have died during the 45 years of follow-up.
Awareness is important for people with celiac disease and for their families. Awareness is also important for health care professionals. We must accurately diagnose and provide comprehensive education to prevent and manage the nutritional consequences this disease can wreak if gluten is not strictly avoided.
Awareness is critical for everyone involved in our food supply to recognize the need and to provide nutritious, gluten-free products. And regulatory assistance is needed from our government to ensure that labels are accurate and ingredients are truly gluten-free. Unfortunately people with celiac disease and their families have been waiting since 2007 for the Food and Drug Administration to finalize standards for gluten-free foods.
If you're reading this, consider yourself aware. However, awareness isn't enough.
Here are three simple steps you can take to fight celiac disease and support the gluten-free movement:
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Senior Fellow Ivan Eland on COP21 Security
Recorded: Saturday, November 28, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland is interviewed on CCTV America about security measures taken by the French Government during the COP21 Climate Change Summit in Paris. After terrorist attacks, France has reinforced borders, mobilized 120,000 police officers, and banned large marches that had been planned to coincide with the climate summit.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Terrorism and National Crises
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland on the Paris Attacks and the Endless Cycle of Terrorism
Recorded: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace and Liberty at the Independent Institute and author of No War for Oil is interviewed by Thom Hartman for The Big Picture on RT on the terrorist attacks in Paris. He discusses the endless cycle of terrorism in the Middle East and how France can avoid making the same mistakes.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Terrorism and National Crises
Ivan Eland Interviewed on US Governors Call To Deny Asylum to Syrian Refugees
Recorded: Monday, November 16, 2015
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Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Immigration, Terrorism and National Crises
C.S. Lewis on Natural Law and Liberty
Inaugural Presentation: Center for Western Civilization, Berkeley, California
Recorded: Sunday, April 26, 2015
Drawing on C.S. Lewiss varied writingsfiction for both adults and children, non-fiction essays and scholarly treatises, poetry, and extensive correspondence with people from all walks of lifeIndependent Institute President David Theroux presents Lewiss highly developed, Judeo-Christian philosophical insights into our relationship with power and human aspirations.
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Developing the Developed World
Entrepreneurship, Liberty, and the Future
Recorded: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
In his #1 New York Times bestselling book, Zero to One, Peter Thiel presents his often contrarian ideas about competition, progress, technology, and finding value in unexpected placesto build a future that we have yet to dream, but that may someday become reality. In Developing the Developed World he brings these ideas to life, including his insights on how to create true innovations in the world of atomsnot just digits and bitsand how to foster a peaceful, prosperous and freer future marked by globalization in a world of limited resources.
Peter Thiel is Founder and Managing Member of Clarium Capital Management, LLC; Co-Founder of Paypal, Palantir Technologies, Mithril Capital Management, and Valar Ventures; Managing Partner of Founders Fund; and past President of Thiel Capital International and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Confinity, Inc. He has been a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute, and he is the author of the books:
The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and Political Intolerance on Campus (with David O. Sacks)
He co-founded PayPal in 1998, led it as CEO, and in 2002 sold it to eBay and founded Clarium Capital Management, a global macro fund. In 2004 he made the first outside investment in Facebook, where he serves as a director. The same year he co-founded Palantir Technologies, a software company that harnesses computers to empower human analysts in fields like security and global finance. He has provided early funding for LinkedIn, Yelp, RoboteX, Spotify, and dozens of successful technology startups. He is a co-founder and partner at Founders Fund, a venture capital firm that has funded companies like SpaceX and Airbnb. And in 2012 he co-founded Mithril Capital Management, an international technology investment fund.
Mr. Thiel started the Thiel Fellowship, which ignited a national debate by encouraging young people to put learning before schooling, and he leads the Thiel Foundation, which works to advance technological progress and long-term thinking about the future. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, where he received an A.B. in philosophy and a J.D. from the Stanford University School of Law. He further co-produced the film, "Thank You for Smoking," he was rated a master by the United States Chess Federation, and he received the Innovation Award from "The Economist" in 2010.
Experts: Peter A. ThielType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Antitrust, Competition, and Monopoly, Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Corporate Welfare, Culture/ Society, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Energy, Free Market Economics, Freedom, Government Power, Health Care, History (U.S), Labor and Employment, Law Enforcement, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privatization, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation, Science, Technology, Trade
Ivan Eland on Ranking US Presidents
Recorded: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, appears on Fox & Friends to discuss his updated version of "Recarving Rushmore."
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Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Defense and Foreign Policy, Democracy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Freedom, Government Power, Government Secrecy, Government Waste/Pork, History (U.S), Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Regulation and Deregulation, Terrorism and National Crises, Trade
The Explosion of Patent Litigation
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Petroleum-electric hybrid vehicles combine the desirable properties of electric propulsion with the portability and convenient refueling of petroleum fuels. Most of the locomotives and many of the ships built during the past 50 years are diesel-electric hybrids. In such vehicles, a large diesel engine turns a generator that recharges batteries, which in turn power small electric motors connected directly to the wheels or propellers. This arrangement operates the diesel engines under the uniform loads and low revolutions per minute that optimize their fuel efficiency. It also eliminates the need for complex transmission systems between an engine and several wheels or propellers. Finally, isolating the diesel engine's vibrations from the frame of a locomotive or hull of a ship leads to much smoother and quieter operation.
Today's hybrid cars take a different approach: They connect both a gasoline-powered engine and electric motors to the wheels. In some vehicles, the electric motors assist the gasoline engine, whereas in others the gasoline engine assists the electric motors; in most, the gasoline engine shuts down when the vehicle stops. The vehicles currently on the market use nickel-metal hydride batteries and recharge the batteries with the gasoline-powered engine and regenerative braking. Unfortunately, these batteries have small capacities (e.g., a 2008 Toyota Prius can travel only 8 miles on the electric motors without a recharge), are difficult to recycle, and are guaranteed for 8 years or 100,000 miles. A replacement battery for a 2005 Toyota Prius costs $3000 retail. [1]
In city driving, a hybrid vehicle takes advantage of engine shutdown, electric motors, and regenerative braking to achieve fuel efficiencies of 30% greater than the same vehicle equipped with a gasoline powered engine alone. Efficiency gains of hybrids are far more modest under highway driving, where they depend heavily on their gasoline engines. The next generation of hybrid cars should be able to travel substantial distances (40 miles) at high speeds on electric power alone when lithium batteries, which have higher energy-storage capacities per size and weight, become more reliable and affordable.
Most automobile manufacturers have developed prototypes of diesel-electric hybrid vehicles that achieve substantial improvements in fuel efficiency. A number of them have attained 70 mpg (30 km L–1) or better. The main impediment to such a propulsion system is cost: A diesel engine plus electric drive system adds over $5000 to the purchase price of the same vehicle equipped with a gasoline engine. At current gasoline prices, an owner would not recover the additional capital costs over the life of the vehicle.
[1] O'Dell, J. (2005) Prius Keeps Car Dealers—but Not Repairmen—Busy. L.A. Times, Los Angeles, June 1, 2005.
This is an excerpt from the book Global Climate Change: Convergence of Disciplines by Dr. Arnold J. Bloom and taken from UCVerse of the University of California.
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CitationBloom, A. (2012). Hybrid Cars. Retrieved from http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/51cbf0387896bb431f6a0bce
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I own a hybrid with over 100,000 miles. average mileage over its lifespan is 57 miles/gal. I now must replace the batteries at a cost of over 5,000.00. There is a cost to these cars, even though I have have saved the 5,000.00 over those miles with reduce gasoline usage. The all electric cars would have greater savings on fuel costs but those batteries also must be replaced and recharging stations are not abundant at present.


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REVIEW : Emma Newman - Between Two Thorns
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Wow, what a book! I can't remember when was the last time I enjoyed reading something so much.
"Between Two Thorns", Emma Newman's debut for Angry Robot Books, harks back to days when Neil Gaiman actually wrote proper books and is reminiscent of his classics such as Stardust and Neverwhere. - the same sense of Britishness and wonder fills the book.
To explain, the premise is simple : Split Worlds are basically the real world (Mundanus), world of the Fae (Exilium) and Nether which the place in between where our heroine Cathy comes from.
Tasting the life in Mundanus, namely Manchester and getting a boyfriend in the process, Cathy is logically not very happy about her parents intentions to move her back to Nether and forcefully marry her off in an arranged marriage. Add to this multiple plots that include the master of ceremonies going missing at the start of the Season, a Londinium family that has a sinister plan, politics, IT expert, gargoyle, and predictably all turns to chaos. If all this sounds a bit confusing, don't worry. There is simply too much going on for a quick spoiler-free plot overview but once you start reading the book, Emma effortlessly jumps from one plot line to another leaving no time for taking a breath.
What i loved the best is the fact that the entire world is so well thought out and filled with such interesting tidbits that make it interesting and alive. Example of these include the character of Max who spends his day as one of the Arbiters (basically humans with their soul taken away, whose main purpose is to police the careful arrangement between the worlds) or the fact that young folks from Nether are regularly sent to Mundanus to grow up so they can come back to Nether once when they're 20-something and looking fabulous (no one grows old in Nether).
Honestly, the only bad thing that I can say about Between Two Thorns is that once you finish the book, you'll want to start reading the sequel right away. There are some significant threads (what happened with Sam's marriage?!) left unsolved but the sequel is not due for some time. But worry not, to tie us over, Emma has kindly provided over 30 short stories set in Split Worlds series which can be accessed for free through her website.
All in all, Between Two Thorns is stunningly original take on the Faerie myth and worthy beginning of one of the most exciting fantasy series on the market today. We can't wait for the sequels!
Emma Newman's Between Two Thorns is published by Angry Robot Books on 26th February, 2013 in US and 7th March in UK.
Thanks to Angry Robot Books for providing the ARC copy.
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The reason I bring this up is that Speaker of the House John Boehner brought it up Thursday when he said he wanted to make it "perfectly clear" that the government wasn't going to shut down even though some of those who serve in the House want it to.
It used to be that President Obama was the one who wanted to make things perfectly clear, but he used that term so much that comedians began to make fun of him. Now it is Boehner's term, I guess. You might ask why "perfectly clear" is an obfuscation. The answer is simple. If something is clear, it is clear. Unless, of course, one is being fed lies that require a gravy of feigned perfection to make them chewable. Would something be imperfectly clear? No, that would be dim. Or cloudy. Or smeared. Would Obama, or even Boehner, say, "I want to make this perfectly dim?"
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Perhaps saying something is clear is a way of making people believe it, even though even though it isn't clear why they should believe it. (Snuck that in on you.)
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December 7, 2012
Britain's Prince William walks with his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, as she leaves the King Edward VII hospital in central London.
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Nurse involved in Kate hoax call dies
A nurse who fell victim to a prank telephone call seeking information about the Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy has died, a hospital representative said Friday.
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1 death reported in Mo. lake plane crash
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
KIMBERLING CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in southwestern Missouri say one person has died in the crash of a small plane during an attempted landing on Table Rock Lake.
The crash happened Tuesday afternoon just east of the Kimberling City bridge. The name of the man who died has not been released.
Eric Nielsen, of the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District, tells KSPR-TV (http://bit.ly/zBSwXZ ) the plane was fitted with pontoons. The pilot was trying to land on the water when the plane flipped end over end.
Nielsen says the plane was later towed to shore for an investigation.
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From left: Airman 1st Class Edward Yu, Airman 1st Class Abtron (Tron) O'Neal (Credit: Schriever AFB)
A driver swerved onto the opposite side of the highway to avoid a couch lying inexplicably in the middle of the highway, and was hit broadside by an oncoming truck.
Both the driver and passenger in the car were killed, while the driver in the truck was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The crash happened at 6 a.m. Wednesday near Schriever Air Force Base, just east of the intersection of Marksheffel and Highway 94. The deceased were traveling eastbound on Highway 94 when police say they came upon the couch and moved into the westbound lane.
Both victims have been identified as airmen at Schriever. Friday, Schriever released their names: Airman 1st Class Edward Yu and Airman 1st Class Abtron "Tron" O'Neal.
""We want to express our heartfelt condolences to Airman Yu and Airman O'Neal's families and friends, as well as the 3rd Space Operations Squadron family," Col. William Liquori, 50th Space Wing commander, said in a statement. "This is a sad day for the Schriever family. The Air Force appreciates their service and commitment to our country. We will continue to provide assistance to their families. Edward and Tron will be missed."
When the crash was first reported, Liquori issued the following statement at that time:
"Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of the two individuals. The loss of life pains Team Schriever deeply. We will do everything we can to support the family and friends in their time of need."
Officers do not believe speed, alcohol or exhaustion played a role in the crash.
Schriever AFB is planning a memorial service to honor the airmen.
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May 6, 2016
A pediatric neurosurgeon says a tumor he removed from the brain of a Colorado infant contained a tiny foot and other partially formed body parts.
Dr. Paul Grabb says he operated on Sam Esquibel at a Colorado
Springs hospital after an MRI showed a microscopic tumor on his
brain. Sam was 3 days old and otherwise healthy.
Grabb said that while removing the growth, he discovered it
contained a nearly perfect foot and the formation of another foot,
a hand and a thigh.
He says it looked like "the breach delivery of a baby, coming
out of the brain." He says it's "borderline unheard of."
The surgeon isn't sure what caused the growth. He says it could
have been a type of congenital brain tumor or a case of a fetal
twin beginning to form within another. But he says those cases very
rarely occur in the brain.
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Some things belong to deep geekdom. Filk music is one of those things. John Anealio's album includes songs about (among other things):
At any rate, one of my goals this weekend was to listen to this (which required updated operating systems, but that's only because I started out on the wrong computer – I won't go into the geek details here). I liked it enough I listened to it a few times today, and I will be dropping some of the songs onto my "favorite filk" playlist. It's only a $5.00 donation, and I'm pretty sure it will make you smile. It made me smile. Go get it.
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Thanks for sharing Brenda! Happy to hear that you are enjoying it.
I am a writer, public speaker, and a futurist. I'm interested in how new technologies might change us and our world, particularly for the better.
I'm excited about my most recent book series, a duology called "Ruby's Song" which includes the books The Creative Fire and The Diamond Deep, both published by Pyr. I'm also doing a non-fiction blog series, Backing into Eden, which comes out roughly twice a month and explores ways to care for the world, now and in the future.


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Patrick Firouzian is a senior volunteer with Global Roots, a Washington state non-profit. The group has recently begun helping to introduce solar cooking into areas within Cambodia, Kenya, and Afghanistan.
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- May 2010 A pilot project has begun in Tamoung Pha-em, Cambodia to introduce CooKit solar cookers to the local community. Similar to many other regions, residents have relied on wood for cooking. The area once surrounded by jungle, has mostly been turned into palm oil fields, leaving scarce wood for cooking. Families have started to rely on kerosene, or walk long distances to get wood. The project is sponsored by Global Roots, a Washington state non-profit. Patrick Firouzian recently traveled to Tamoung Pha-em with the first cooker to demonstrate it's potential. Dany Pan, a village school teacher, will use the cooker regularly and experiment to adapt local food recipes.
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13 Henricoans included on Public Safety Memorial roster
Thirteen Henrico County public safety officers who died during service to the community are among the 765 public safety officials statewide whose lives and service will be commemorated on the initial roster of the Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial, which will be built in Capitol Square in Richmond next year. The list of names was announced this week by the Virginia Public Safety Foundation, a nonprofit that is serving as the memorial's administrator.
"I am humbled by the length of this roster of Virginia heroes and the magnitude of their sacrifice for our safety and security," said Memorial Co-Chair Jerry Kilgore. "During this holiday season, I hope that all Virginians will keep in their hearts and prayers the families of these 765 men and women, many of which still feel the greatest pain of their loss at this time of year."
VPSF formally launched the campaign to raise $2 million for construction of the monument in May 2012. In total, $800,000 in private contributions has been secured.
"VPSF is honored to have played a role in compiling this historic roster," said VPSF President Hadden Culp, a retired firefighter from Prince William. "This long roster of names represents so much heroism and sacrifice deserving of our respect."
The Henrico officials whose names will be engraved on the memorial are: Lewis Ray Beddow; Andre Gerard Booker; Cecil Allen Broughman Jr.; James Ronald Clarke; William Herman Edwards III; Helmut Mark Fano; Richard F. Gentry; Welford Early Green; John Patrick Harris; Barry Wayne Maham; Donald Aubrey Stillman; Jerry Edwin Trimmer; John Haines Yarbrough.
For details about VPSF, the Line of Duty Death Roster or the Memorial Fund, call 804-648-6299, ext. 1004, or visit http://www.vpsf.org
Anthem LemonAid registration opens
Citizen Staff Reports 04/29/2016
Every week, another child is diagnosed with cancer in Central Virginia. Last summer, six-year-old Caroline Morris was one of them.
Diagnosed in June 2015 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of childhood cancer, Morris has been receiving treatment at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU (CHoR) ever since.
"It's not my hair that makes my beauty," said Morris, who lost her hair as a chemotherapy side effect, "it's my heart." > Read more.
Richmond Solar Co-op sign ups end April 30
Citizen Staff Reports 04/25/2016
The sign up period for the Richmond Community Solar Co-op will close on April 30. Nearly 150 homeowners and businesses have joined the group to save money and make going solar easier. The group has started installations and is working with VA SUN to learn about solar technology and the process of going solar.
"If you've ever thought about going solar, this is a great opportunity to do so," said Sekar Veerappan Co-op member and the group's first installation. "Working with the group helps members learn about going solar and make an informed decision." > Read more.
Weekend Top 10
A depressing week of cloudy skies is finally behind us and a fun weekend in Henrico is ahead! If the rain has you down, the 2016 Greater Richmond Holistic Expo at the Richmond Raceway Complex is the place for you. Nourish the mind, body, soul and emotions in a friendly, supportive – and dry! – environment. Music is also great for the soul – Rumble Seat Revival will perform an evening of 20s tin pan alley jazz tonight and HATTheatre will present the anti-bullying musical "Masquerade" this weekend. Another musical, "The Wiz," is playing at the Henrico Theatre this weekend as well. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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The Elkhart County Community Foundation has awarded $383,472 in grants to 13 nonprofit agencies.
The foundation received requests to fund assistance to 28 organizations around the county. Of the 28, 13 were selected to receive the foundation's quarterly grant.
LoveWay, a therapeutic horseback riding organization, has received one of the highest levels of funding. The foundation granted LoveWay $50,000 to reconstruct its pasture fencing.
The other fourth quarter 2012-13 ECCF agencies and their grants are:
Mosaic in Northern Indiana: $25,000
LaCasa of Goshen: $35,500
Horizon Education Alliance: $57,682
Ryan's Place: $20,000
Susanna's Kitchen: $3,000
Maple City Health Care Center: $50,000
Center for Healing and Hope: $20,000
Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County: $55,000
Open Arms Childcare and Preschool: $15,295
Little Saints Childcare and Preschool: $20,000
Five Star/Manowe Ministries: $30,000
Children's Hope: $1,995
The foundation provides charitable gifts to those that work toward improving the quality of life in Elkhart County. More on ECCF can be found at www.elkhartccf.org.


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Local Fights For A Dream
By John McLoughlin
Let's get ready to rumble! Those magic words excite boxing audiences around the globe. For Max Daguizan, the excitement of boxing is one that is very personal. The 19 year old Far Rockaway resident has spent more than five years in the boxing ring, accumulating wins and learning much about life and himself.
Growing up in the Beach 41 Street Houses with his parents and six siblings, Daguizan had an interest in boxing at a young age. Often he would play-box with his friends in front of his building, but a true passion for the sport grew when his brother began boxing at the New Bed-Sty Boxing Center. After begging his brother on numerous occasions to take him to the gym, Daguizan, at age 14, finally had an opportunity to show off his talent.
Initially Daguizan trained hard because "I wanted to show my brother I could be good." But it didn't take too long before boxing got into the blood of Daguizan. After school he would train two hours a day, six days a week.
In 1998 the 119-pound Daguizan entered his first match. He competed for the novice title in the New York City Golden Gloves tournament and won. That was followed by a win in the Empire State Games and a silver medal in the Upstate Empire Games.
His first national tournament was a few months later in Colorado Springs. Daguizan recalls being nervous, having only fought in five matches. Most of the other contenders had experience in excess of 30 fights. But, Daguizan was determined and left that tournament with a silver medal.
Daguizan won the 1998 Metro Tournament and went on to the regionals, where he lost in the semifinals. The winning streak ended for Daguizan, which impacted the fighter. He decided to not compete in the 1999 Golden Gloves and stopped boxing for four months.
"Boxing is a very emotional sport…far beyond the punches," Daguizan said. "You have to keep a focused mind….it {boxing} could eat you up alive."
Daguizan missed the sport and went back to compete in the 1999 Metro Tournament, where he faced tough fights but came out victorious. With this win under his belt, he headed to the regionals once again. He was looking for a rematch with the boxer who beat him in 1998, but that boxer was disqualified earlier on in the tournament. Daguizan went on to win the regionals and was now positioned to try for a spot in the summer Olympics.
He returned to Colorado Springs earlier this month to compete in the U.S. Championships, which would have led to the Olympic trials. He lost, but didn't take it as a failure. "I'm proud of myself," said Daguizan. "I competed with the best…some people would have loved to be in my position. I'm not giving up."
And that's the fighting spirit that makes Daguizan a successful boxer, a successful young man, and keeps his focus on the future. He has his eyes on the Golden Gloves for the open class title, which will put him against boxers who've been in the ring for years.
As he continues to train at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, Daguizan can't help but thank his trainer, Harry Kiett, and the "Far Rockaway residents who supported me from day one."
Turning pro, which according to Daguizan, "Requires the right people to sign you up," is a goal, but Daguizan is also pursuing a career in the music business, specifically in R&B and hip-hop. He presently is sending out demos, hoping to get a break in the near future.
As for Rockaway kids who want to get into boxing, Daguizan recommends to go to the library and take out books on the sport, watch competitions, and never stop believing in the possibilities. It was Daquizan's belief in the possibilities that has allowed him to rumble in the ring of life.


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Philippine Long Distance Telephone Reaches New 52-Week High (PHI)
TheStreet) -- Philippine Long Distance Telephone (NYSE: PHI) hit a new 52-week high Tuesday as it is currently trading at $58.92, above its previous 52-week high of $58.85 with 20,879 shares traded as of 9:39 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 97,400 shares over the past 30 days. Philippine Long Distance Telephone has a market cap of $12.13 billion and is part of the technology sector and telecommunications industry. Shares are down 2% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company provides telecommunication services in the Philippines. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.6, below the average telecommunications industry P/E ratio of 12 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.NEW YORK (
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Senate Reform: The Big Charade
"We don't think as a party that patronage has any place in the Parliament of Canada."
Stephen Harper, Calgary Herald, March 22, 1995
"We don't support any Senate appointments."
Stephen Harper, Winnipeg Free Press, January 29, 1996
For decades, Stephen Harper lectured Canadians about all that was wrong with their Senate and promised, if elected, to fix it. Once in office, he made it all much worse.
First as a zealous member of the Reform Party and then as leader of its successor Canadian Alliance, Stephen Harper would hurl righteous invective in Parliament's general direction at every opportunity, with some of his choicest criticism reserved for what he decried as its undemocratic and patronage-tainted Senate.
He was rewarded with notoriety and media coverage on the issue, persuading many voters in his region of both the need for Senate reform and his commitment to pursuing it. In fact, in 2004, it was a prominent plank in his platform when he campaigned for the leadership of the Alliance-Progressive Conservative entity that ultimately came to be called the Conservative Party of Canada.
For a time thereafter, Mr. Harper appeared to be holding to his own line, going as far – upon winning his first minority – to submit a bill, S-4, calling for arguably the most minor of his highly publicized array of ambitious reforms, limiting Senate terms to just eight years. However, that was left to die on the order paper as he opted, instead, to loophole his way around his own fixed-date-election law (see Breaking the Fixed Election Date Law and Prorogation 2008), pressing for an early return to the polls and a bid for a majority that never materialized.
What did materialize when Mr. Harper resumed his status as leader of a minority government, however, was a complete about-face on the issue of the Senate – if not in word, then most certainly in deed. In fact, his unique contribution to the practices that he had gained a lot of mileage out of criticizing was to engage in them with unprecedented brazenness and intensity. His orgy of patronage-laden appointments took only 24 months to complete; and, at its end, a single human being – Stephen Joseph Harper – operating in stealth and on his own recognizance, had recreated 35%* of one of the peoples' two houses of government and had seized effective control of it.
Indeed, by at least one opponent's account, the results were more pernicious, still:
"What has made these appointments all the worse is that many of these Senators are using their newly-found offices to fund-raise for the Conservatives on the public dime. For example, Senator Gerstein cost Canadians over $341,000 in salary, travel and office costs, yet he is one of the Conservatives most prominent fundraisers and is in high demand by Conservative candidate from around the country. Another prominent Conservative senator Mike Duffy cost Canadians over $386,000 in the same kinds of expenses and he has become known for hop scotching around the country helping to headline fundraisers for Conservative candidates from coast to coast."
(John Rafferty, MP Thunder Bay Rainy River)
And how have those unelected Senators—who were appointed despite the fact that Mr. Harper said he wasn't going to appoint unelected Senators—been spending their time? Well, for one thing they have been acting to thwart the will of our only democratically elected body of Parliament, the House of Commons. For example, they killed a climate change bill that had been duly passed by our elected Members of Parliament. And, to add insult to injury, they killed it without a debate. According to a Toronto Star article published on November 17, 2010, that was "the first time in at least 70 years that the Senate has killed legislation from the Commons without a hearing, according to parliamentary experts."
The contrasting-headline sequence that follows speaks for itself in exposing as crass a trail of opportunistic, anti-democratic and self-promoting abuses greater than any Mr. Harper had ever attributed to those he had energetically denounced in the past.
What Stephen Harper said:
"Stephen Harper will cease patronage appointments to the Senate. Only candidates elected by the people will be named to the Upper House."
(Stephen Harper Leadership Website, January 15, 2004)
"… the Upper House remains a dumping ground for the favoured cronies of the Prime Minister."
(Stephen Harper Leadership Website, January 15, 2004)
What he did:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is preparing to reward some of his longest-serving and most loyal political operatives with Senate appointments
(Canwest News, August 26, 2009)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named a Canadian Football League team owner who gave thousands to his 2004 leadership campaign as the latest Conservative senator.
(CBC News Canada, May 20, 2010)
What Stephen Harper said:
"I don't plan to appoint senators; that's not my intention."
(Stephen Harper, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, January 14, 2006)
What he did:
Harper Appoints 18 Senators
(Canada.com, December 22, 2008)
Harper appoints 9 to Senate
(Toronto Star, August 27, 2009)
Ontario's Runciman among 5 new senators
(Toronto Star, January 29, 2010)
Harper appoints BC Lions owner David Braley to senate
(680 News, May 20, 2010)
Harper a hypocrite for appointing senators, say most Canadians
(Angus Reid poll, July 24, 2010):
Harper takes control of Senate with 2 appointments
(Canada.com, December 20, 2010)
To suit his own political purposes, Stephen Harper has stacked the unelected Senate to an unprecedented degree, in direct contradiction to his election platform; and he has politicized the Senate to an extent never seen before. Steven Harper's promises to make the Senate more democratic are a charade, and his actions have greatly diminished the neutrality of our house of "sober second thought".
* To date, Stephen Harper has appointed 38 unelected Senators to the 105-seat Senate.