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Curbing affirmative action?
Supreme Court | The high court considers the admissions process at the University of Texas and the fundamentals of achieving racial diversity
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court heard an affirmative action case Wednesday that has implications for every college admissions program in the country. The justices expressed deep concern with the vagaries of using race in the admissions process and seemed ready to at the least curtail a college's ability to do that. The justices showed the importance they attach to Abigail Fisher v. University of Texas by allowing a rare splurge of extra time over the one-hour argument allotment.
The University of Texas at Austin's (UT) admissions program attempts to bring more "underrepresented" minorities into the school by using race as a factor in its "Personal Achievement Index" score when it considers applicants. As of 2011, about 20 percent of the undergraduate students at UT were Hispanic, and about 5 percent were African-American. Abigail Fisher, a white Texan who wasn't admitted in 2008, sued, saying the process put her at a disadvantage.
A U.S. District Court and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the UT program. But the world of higher academia collectively spasmed when the high court agreed to hear the case because that likely meant the court wanted to revise the 5th Circuit ruling.
More than 150 colleges and universities, public and private, filed briefs supporting the UT program. Colleges have built their admissions processes based on a Supreme Court ruling from 2003, Grutter v. Bollinger,which allowed race as a consideration in admissions as long as it was one generalized factor among other factors in admission. That was deemed constitutional in order to provide the "educational benefits of diversity." But on Wednesday the Grutter decision tottered. A majority of the justices said over and over that they had no idea how to determine when a school was sufficiently "diverse," which would no longer justify affirmative action. Racial discrimination is subject to the strictest constitutional scrutiny in the courts, so if the "compelling interest" of diversity no longer exists, affirmative action falls.
Chief Justice John Roberts asked Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., one of those arguing on behalf of the university, what a "critical mass" of diversity was.
"I agree it's not a number," said Verrilli.
"I'm hearing a lot about what it's not, I'd like to know what it is," said Roberts. Verrilli said critical mass has to do with classroom diversity, graduation rates, and the university's history of racial discrimination.
"We shouldn't call it critical mass, because mass assumes numbers, either in size or a certain weight," said Justice Antonin Scalia. "We should call it a cloud or something."
Bert Rein, the lawyer for Fisher, said the Supreme Court should take this opportunity to clarify its Grutter decision.
"We recognize that there is an interest that is cognizable in diversity," said Rein. "Universities have read [Grutter] as, 'Use race, green light, no end point.' We don't think that's how Grutter was intended."
"You don't want to overrule Grutter, you just want to gut it," said Justice Sonia Sotomayor. She said Rein was arguing that there were "enough" minorities at UT.
The specifics of the UT admissions process are complicated. The university automatically accepts the academic top 10 percent of every in-state high school graduating class, a plan designed to bring in more students from schools with heavily minority populations. But the school said that system was missing minorities attending elite schools who weren't in the top 10 percent but were nevertheless likely to be good college students. So the school included race in its general admissions process, where it gave students weight toward admission based on their race among other factors, using the "Personal Achievement Index."
Justice Elena Kagan, formerly solicitor general with the Obama administration, recused herself from the case. So, with eight justices remaining, if the decision is deadlocked, the 5th Circuit's decision upholding the UT program will win the day.
The lawyers in the case directed their briefs and their arguments toward Justice Anthony Kennedy, who again looks to be the swing vote in this case. Kennedy dissented from the Grutter decision allowing the use of race in admissions, but he wrote in his dissent that he does support affirmative action in a limited manner.
Justice Samuel Alito's line of questioning with both lawyers seemed to resonate with Kennedy, who specifically asked the university's lawyer, Gregory Garre, to answer Alito's questions.
"The top 10 percent [program] brings in more minorities," said Alito. "But you say it's faulty because it doesn't admit enough African-Americans and Hispanics who come from privileged backgrounds. And you specifically have the example of the child of successful professionals in Dallas. That's your argument? … They deserve a leg up against, let's say, an Asian or a white applicant whose parents are absolutely average in terms of education and income?"
"No," said Garre. "Our point is that we want minorities from different backgrounds."
Kennedy picked up the conversation. "What you're saying is, what counts is race above all. That's the necessary response to Justice Alito's question."
"No," said Garre. "What counts is different experiences …"
"You want the underprivileged from a certain race and the privileged from a certain race," said Kennedy. "So that's race."
The court is not likely to decide such a contentious case for months, if not into 2013.


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ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Martins Ferry head coach Jeff Sabatino doesn't even remember the exact year that his Purple Riders last played for an Eastern District championship.
The last appearance is now moot because the Riders will play for the right to advance to the Division III regional Friday night after securing a convincing 58-39 victory against overmatched Coshocton on Tuesday night on the campus of Ohio University Eastern.
While some might be a bit surprised that the now 13-8 Purple Riders have navigated their way through three tournament games already, don't begin to count Sabatino as one of them.
"We absolutely thought we'd be in this game (on Friday)," Sabatino said. "This is not a surprise to us. Think about our schedule. The last three years we've had to slug it out against teams that are really, really good. We thought we had a chance to make a run last year."
Actually, when you figure the Riders have a player in senior Cody Schau, who averages close to 30 points a game, and a front line that is enormous by Division III standards, it's really not that hard to surmise.
It was those factors that came up big once again. Schau did yeoman's work early as the Riders struggled offensively at the outset. He scored 15 of their 21 first-half points.
"We didn't play that well in the first half," Sabatino said. "We got good looks, but missed shots."
"We missed free throws, so we went in and cranked it up a little bit at halftime."
With the Riders owning a 21-14 lead at the break, they took the message from their coach to heart. Ferry scored 19 of the 23 points in the period and simply dominated on the interior.
Coshocton struggled from the floor in the third and there were no second-chance opportunities thanks to the work of junior post Robert Vargo, who scored eight of his 12 points and grabbed nine of his 15 boards in the period.
Senior Tyler Strama, who was saddled with two quick fouls, got going with two buckets in the third and Isiah Sears closed the period when he kissed home a buzzer beater from just inside halfcourt.
The lead grew to as many as 27 in the fourth after Schau got free for a one-handed flush. Schau finished with 29 points and six rebounds.
Savvy sophomore point guard Jake Barritt turned in an exceptional floor game. He had only three points, all of which came at the line, but he had eight assists and eight rebounds. Plus, he never let the Redskins' pressure bother him.
Though the Riders had little trouble in dispatching a Redskins' squad, which finishes the season at 10-15, Sabatino found plenty to critique.
"We were sloppy," Sabatino said. "I think some things might have been a little easy for us today, but I didn't think we were in sync running our stuff or playing defense. Obviously, the result is good, but I don't know if the method was as good as I would like."
Next up for the Purple Riders is a date with perennial power Garaway. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. Friday.

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Lou Malnati's is a family-owned company that values honesty, teamwork and dedication. Our mission is to stress consistency in quality, service, and food, offered in a unique environment by a staff that is committed to one another, our customer, and our community. Lou Malnati's is a workplace where we are empowered to take responsibility, contribute to our mission and success, and experience personal growth.
Nearly 15% of Lou Malnati's full-time employees have given 10 or more years of service, which is a testament to the fact that we attract and nurture loyalty. We have a hardworking staff that knows how to have fun. The "Malnati DNA" is about a team that shares the same core values of tradition, hospitality, excellence, growth, integrity, family, and transparency. We believe in an environment that fosters employee development where we are all seen, heard and valued.
Founded in 1971 by Lou Malnati, we now have 45 locations throughout Chicagoland, and we continue to grow thanks to dedicated staff and loyal customers. If our values match your values, and you have the "Malnati DNA," come join our family!
Malnati's did a great job making sure I was a good fit for the culture and they also made it important for me to make sure I wanted this for a career choice. I was offered a working interview and immediately was hooked. The teamwork, and leadership was such a fit for my style.
We were ranked #10 as a Top Large Employer by our employees! The list is compiled of "local companies that workers credited with having dynamic, supportive and inclusive cultures."
This is the fifth year in a row that Lou's has made the exclusive list and been among the top 10 large companies in Chicago.
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Use #loumalnatis on your Lou related pics & posts!
We'll keep you in the loop on the latest news, events, openings, and all things delicious!
Named one of the Top 10 Workplaces of 2014 in Chicago by Workplace Dynamics! We also made the Top Work Places in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015.


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The Microsoft Environmental Research Workshop united researchers from academia, industry, and government with Microsoft technologists and researchers to exchange ideas about mutually beneficial collaborations in environmental research. The workshop took place on July 14, 2010, in Redmond, Washington.
Note: This event was held the day following the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit 2010 at the same location (Microsoft Conference Center, Redmond, Washington).
Call for Papers (Closed)
Note: The call for papers is closed; we are no longer accepting submissions.
We are now requesting paper submissions for the Microsoft Environmental Research Workshop. Please submit a one-page paper by e-mail to email@example.com.
Topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Position papers on computational challenges in environmental research
- Case studies of environmental research that define software innovation in the field
- Technologies that enable or advance environmental public awareness or citizen science
- Use scenarios of applications and devices designed specifically for environmental research
- Demonstration of a Microsoft technology used in accelerating environmental research
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Submission Deadline: June 15, 2010
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128-Voice Expandable Synthesizer/Sample Playback Module
A.The Favorite List saves the Bank and Number of the Patch being registered. If you registered a Patch from the User Bank or the Card Bank, that sound will change if the registered User Patch is rewritten or if the Smart Media Card has been replaced.
Note: When you register a modified (edited) Patch to the Favorite List before Writing (saving) it to the User Bank, the modifications will not be saved with the Patch in the Favorite List, resulting in the original, unmodified Patch being recalled. If editing Patches, be sure to write the Patch to the User Bank before registering it to the Favorite List.


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Yesterday Microsoft offered me to install IE7 on my notebook. "Don't look back" I was thinking and I said yes for installation.
Everything worked fine and I have now IE7.
But I was shocked after trying to visit some sites. Some of my own websites didn't work as before with IE6. (I investigated some time and found out that the behavioir of JavaScript had changed).
Next recognized that in the Plesk (admin tool for web hosters) the icons were aligned vertical insteed of horizontal.
My Zimbra client worked fine until I tried to write a new message. A cascade of javascript errors is comming up and it is not possible to create a new message.
Is this only a problem for my own or is this a general problem of Zimbra with IE7?


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A few weeks ago PSP2 was confirmed by developers, and today according to VG247.com (linked above) a British source claims Sony's PSP2 handheld will be released during Holiday 2011.
To quote: "Developers and publishers have been told that PSP2 will release at the end of next year, a British source familiar with the matter has told VG247.
"We've been told it's coming in late 2011," said our man.
PSP2 is about as badly concealed as a games system can be. It's been common knowledge for much of this year that content is being made for the system, and that dev kits are in the wild. CPU and GPU specs have yet to be confirmed.
Sony has been obviously silent on the chatter, but has gone on the record to say there are "no plans" to include 3D. This tallies with what we've been told in the past month.
The machine has a forward-facing and backward-facing camera, and will come with both touch-screen and physical controls."
More PlayStation 3 News...


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I have upgraded zcs from 5.16 to zcs 6.0.6 for two weeks ago by following UNIX and Windows Accounts in Zimbra LDAP and Zimbra Admin UI 6.0 - Zimbra :: Wiki.
i use zimbra as mail server and domain controller trough samba integration.
In zcs 5 everything is running well, my users can change their password them self from zimbra webmail. But after upgrade to zcs 6.0.6 all windows user still can login to domain controller and i can join new computer to DC too but unfortunately my user can't change their password. I tried change their password from zimbra web admin but failed too with error message :
Message: system failure: change password listener sambapassword for account firstname.lastname@example.com not found Error code: service.FAILURE Method: SetPasswordRequest Details:soap:Receiver
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Louis Garneau's recent work and its well-orchestrated presentation make obvious from the start that his objective as a businessman is to use sales from the exhibit to finance his newest foundation. His tangible commitment toward causes that speak to him is well known, whether it be helping youth through sports or the arts, or supporting the Petits frères des pauvres in their mission to pierce the isolation of the elderly. Having known luck, success and fame, Louis Garneau wants to give back and he remains sensitive to precariousness, a condition life has spared him.
An understanding of his latest pictorial series, entitled Double, must therefore take this marketing context into account. Louis Garneau is aware of the power he holds and of the possibilities this power gives him, of the brand image that has become his second skin.
This is not the first time Louis Garneau has brought his visual arts training to the fore and exhibited his work. In 1997, at Galerie Madeleine Lacerte, he presented a series of paintings explicitly inspired by pop art. More recently, in 2008, he proposed a series of large-scale calligraphic prints marked by spontaneous gestures. One might therefore conclude that the motivations driving his recent production go beyond charitable considerations. He himself admits the need for these pictorial "happenings" to occur in his life as a CEO; the anxiety, as well as presenting himself as a creator. These interrogations give rise to pertinent reflection on the nature and value of his work, both in itself and on the art market. What gall, one might say, to show work posited as a break from the frenetic rhythm of a life devoted to the mass production of consumer goods. What impertinence, one might think, to claim a place for this work on the market and to seek to manipulate the rules.
Would there be impertinence if Louis Garneau didn't assume the doubt inherent in his daring enterprise? How is one to perceive work produced by a part-time creator? He himself would say that he is aware of what he represents and fully assumes it. Indeed, each component of the series Double is boldly signed, as in the past. A signature as trademark. Two million items bearing his signature are produced each year. A name serially reproduced. As a former Olympic champion who owns and runs a company with international ramifications, Louis Garneau knows the power of his name's appeal. A public relations and marketing expert, he dares to believe in the possibility of attracting the attention of foreign investors. He directs an imposing team, involving them in the production of his series. Exactly… in the production of a series. A graphic designer positions source images; technicians oversee the execution, their actions they employ in this singular production are akin to those used to fabricate the Louis Garneau clothing line. A businessman exploiting the possibilities of industrial production to maximum effect within a company he himself created.
Consumer objects, artistic production, it would all seem to be one and the same. Indeed, the series Double bears witness to a surprising coherence, rarely attained until now, between the procedure and the end result, the creator's life, the choice of images that are introduced and reworked…
In his daily life, Louis Garneau is constantly solicited: to approve the prototype for a helmet, to sign off on orders, to visit a foreign plant. His iPhone has become an appendage, an extension of his body, but also of his perception. Because he uses it to photograph whatever he can. Photographs taken one after the other, that accumulate and that he reworks in studio time that, logically, he doesn't have. Quickly shot, quickly reproduced, retouched, superimposed. Photocopied, digitally processed, reprinted… then the very small window in which the artist applies paint. Industrial production confronts spontaneous, unfettered expression in creative sprints that occur rarely, but regularly.
Two years have gone by since the presentation of the last series, exhibited at the manufacturing plant itself. At the time, one noted a desire for self-sufficiency with regard to the work's production and presentation. Marked by business collaborations with the East, Louis Garneau created calligraphic designs reminiscent of an ancestral mode of expression, in which traces of the hand, as writing tool, contrasted with the print method employed. Double is produced at the same plant using the same sublimated printing method, which is to say paper eventually transferred onto fabric. But the evocation of centuries-old gestures has now given way to more personal, autobiographic imagery. A riskier, more engaging attitude.
Placed side by side, each element of the series Double represents two cyclists, a direct reference to Louis Garneau's life. One reference, however, does not belong solely to the past. Mounting a bicycle, primed for the starting line, moved by a constant desire to push boundaries still seems to inhabit Louis Garneau and embody the very essence of his being. The symmetrical composition confers a hieratic character to the work. Two faces are barely visible. Facing downward, they are dramatic, introspective and unexpected, troubling even to the artist. Photographs taken with a cellular phone, photocopied, then re-photographed on asphalt. Faces devoid of spatial depth, with a road as backdrop, a position that, for the artist, without knowing exactly why, brings a shroud to mind. The artist on the right. An anonymous cyclist on the left. A mirror effect, yet not. The effect of the double striking nevertheless. The tops of the helmets, their unique motif, their duplication, increases the illusion and introduces an urban calligraphic motif. Graffiti, perhaps even a logo. The colours, the position of the heads, the backdrop, all conspire to create an ambiguous reading of the surfaces while the polyester support, despite itself, lends an organic, vegetable effect to the whole. The work remains open to interpretation; in it, evocations of our era and the scarification typical of primitive tribes move back and forth.
Surprisingly, it is not the gestural overpainting, designed to appropriate the mechanically-produced images, that first captures our attention. It is the ancestral signs – tribal, primary, paradoxically introduced by the contemporary helmets – that catch our eye. As for the artist, he might be surprised to see in his creation the image of armour. And perhaps, given his capacity for surprise, also the image of a knight.
Lisanne Nadeau is director of the visual arts gallery of Université Laval. Art critic and historian, she was long involved in the artist-run centre LA CHAMBRE BLANCHE. A university lecturer, she has signed several exhibitions as an independent curator and regularly publishes in various catalogues and specialized contemporary art journals.


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The 10 Most Outrageous Credit Card Charges
Have you ever left a store or restaurant without looking at your receipt, only later to find a bogus charge? In most cases, the errors are innocent enough -- an extra soft drink, say. But some receipts merit a double-take because of the sheer outrageousness of their totals, or the bizarre nature of the expense.


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I traveled with the Afghan Mujahadeen in 1979, who were determined to resist and undermine the Marxist puppet central government. This was before the Soviets invaded.
We traveled as much as thirty miles a night subsisting on tea and bread with an occasional bonus of goat cheese or yogurt. The only drinking water was what we scooped out of an irrigation ditch.
These are the proud men of Kunar Province girding for war in a place where ancient absolutes still prevail. Adapted from Owen Edwards in American Photographer magazine, 1980.
Steve McCurry and Commander Abdul Raluf
Abdul Raluf, standing to my left, was the commander of the Asmir Garrison in Afghanistan's Kunar province. In September 1979, Commander Raluf and his 300 soldiers at a strategic outpost on the border with Pakistan, switched sides, killing the provincial governor, stripping the garrison of weapons and supplies, and joined forces with the Mujahideen. It took another ten years for the Afghan government to fall.


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The Variety Show – the second installment of Counter Culture Coffee's annual Works in Progress series – will explore botanical coffee varieties with the owners of Finca El Puente, Moisés Herrera and Marysabel Caballero, and celebrate the championship of Erin McCarthy at the 2013 World Brewers Cup!
The Variety Show team will travel from city to city stopping at each Counter Culture Training Center along the way over the course of two weeks in October – starting this weekend in Durham and ending in New York at our new flagship Training Center.
Along the way, we'll be selling raffle tickets to benefit World Coffee Research, and each stop will include drawings for prizes like Kalita brewers, Baratza grinders, Bonavita kettles, and custom Counter Culture wares – a winner for the Grand Prize drawing from all entries gets a personal coffee brewing experience in your home – or coffee shop – with 2013 World Brewers Cup Champion Erin McCarthy [some restrictions apply*].
Light food + beverages. Free + open to the public. #CCCVarietyShow
All events 7 - 9 p.m.
Saturday, October 5 – Durham Training Center
Monday, October 7 – Atlanta Training Center
Wednesday, October 9 – Asheville Training Center
Friday, October 11 – Chicago Training Center
Sunday, October 13 – Washington, DC Training Center
Tuesday, October 15 – Philadelphia Training Center
Thursday, October 17 – Boston Training Center
Saturday, October 19 – New York Training Center
Big thanks to event sponsors Kalita USA, Bonavita, Baratza, and ESPRO!
*Continental US only. Subject to availability.


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Topic: Upgrade from 0.7.0 to 0.7.1
i am a bit confused about the upgrade/update process. Should i download it and install it as normal, bash iRedMail.sh or what?
Will it not overwrite my data in the db and configuration files?
I want to upgrade it but i am afraid it might break my system. I followed the upgrade tutorial but the only thing there is to change a mysql query.
Please advise,
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Arguments about the impact of raising the minimum wage usually focus on small firms, with warnings that businesses like restaurants might cut back on hiring entry-level workers if they're forced to increase pay.
But as the newly minted Democratic Congress gets ready to make a minimum wage increase one of its first legislative actions in January, large employers may find that a rising compensation tide lifts all salaries.
Under a bill written by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, the federal minimum wage would climb from the current $5.15 to $7.25 over the next two years. Even companies that pay well above the minimum may have to make increases to reflect the 41 percent jump at the bottom of the scale.
"There's going to be upward pressure in a lot of these wages that may not be the minimum wage now," says Marc Freedman, director of labor law policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "There are a lot more employers who may be caught up in this" than realize it at the moment.
Although one researcher says that most studies demonstrate that raising the minimum wage can lead to job losses, especially for low-skilled workers, an increase won't impact employers that currently pay $9 or more per hour.
Democrats advocate raising the minimum wage to help address the economic anxiety that they maintain many Americans are feeling, especially women and minorities.
"Anyone who works 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year in the richest country in the world should not live in poverty," Kennedy said at a Capitol Hill rally shortly after the November 7 election. "It's a civil rights issue; it's a women's issues; it's a family issue; it's a values issue."
It's also an organized labor issue. The AFL-CIO touts its success in generating grass-roots support for the approval of minimum wage referendums in
The minimum wage victory "is just the beginning," says Alicia Russell, chair of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now political action committee. Russell now wants to pursue indexing the minimum wage for inflation, expanding the earned income tax credit, extending paid sick days to more workers and making child care more affordable.
For the moment, the debate centers on the minimum wage. The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning Washington, D.C., think tank, asserts that increasing the minimum wage to $7.25 would give a raise to 14.9 million workers, most of whom are older than 20, with little economic disruption. The National Restaurant Association says that 85 percent of workers who would benefit are teenagers living with their parents.
One prominent Democrat stresses the multiplier effect of raising wages. "This is a matter of justice. This is a matter of economics," Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-New York, said at the Capitol Hill rally. With more money in their pockets, people will become more aggressive consumers, she argues.
Freedman cautions that as businesses absorb wage increases, they may raise prices—or cut hiring and benefits. "It's likely you would end up with a level of inflation that would erode the gains in income," he says.
First, however, a wage increase has to wind through Congress. Democrats might score an early victory, if the bill is not heavily amended by the Senate or vetoed by President Bush.


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Howard's Pough Named MEAC Defensive Player of the Year
WASHINGTON–Howard University senior linebacker Keith Pough has been voted the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Defensive Player of the Year while his teammate, Damon Gresham Chisholm, was named the MEAC Rookie of the Year, as announced by the conference.
The Bison, which finished 7-4 overall and second in the MEAC with a 6-2 conference record after being picked to be eighth in the pre-season poll, capped an outstanding season by having four players named to the first team and three to the second team.
A 6-foot-3-inch, 235-pound red-shirt senior linebacker from Orangeburg, S.C., Pough closed out a brilliant career as the Football Championship Subdivision all-time career leader in tackles for losses wth 71.5.
The FCS All-American and the pre-season MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, Pough finished third on the team in tackles with 44 solo tackles, 28 assists, 10.0 tackles for losses, 3.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, including his first career touchdown, a forced fumble and a blocked kick. One of the team captains the past two years, Pough's leadership played a great role in the program's turnaround the past two seasons.
"I'm very proud of Keith and how he has played not only this season, but every year he has been here with Howard," said Howard head coach Gary Harrell. "No other defensive player worked harder than Keith this season and definitely deserves it. It'll be hard to see him leave because he was such an outstanding player and person."
Greshman Chisholm, a 6-foot-3, 250-pound freshman from Covington, Ga., came on strong late in the season and proved to be a terror to opposing offensive lineman. Gresham did not start until the sixth game of the season, but he made the most of the opportunity by finishing with 28 solos, 13 assists, 18.0 tackles for losses, 5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries and nine quarterback hurries.
Chisholm ranked fourth in the country in the tackles for losses and was the highest ranked among all freshmen. His forced fumbles tied him for ninth nationally and fumbles recovered tied for 13th. It is one of the rare occasions in MEAC history that a true freshman has been named to the first team.
"Having a player come in this season like Chisholm and play the way he played, no wonder he is getting the accolades that he's getting," Harrell told the AFRO. "At the same time, his main goal is the same as the goal that the team shares and that's to win the MEAC. We know how close we came to doing that this season, so he'll be one our leaders heading into next season when we try to win the MEAC again."
Joining Pough and Chisholm on the first team were Julien David and Joshua Matthews. David, a 5-foot-11-inches, 190-pound junior safety from Coral Springs, Fla. proved to be one of the most consistent players at his position in the conference. He tallied a team and conference-high 108 tackles, including an impressive 67 solos, which tied him for 11th nationally in that statistical category.
A sure tackler and one of the more cerebral players in school history, David also recorded nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage, a sack, an interception, two forced fumbles and two blocked kicks, including a blocked PAT that preserved an overtime win over Norfolk State.
Matthews, a 6-foot-4-inch, 330-pound junior guard from Bowman, S.C., had his best season by far and was a key to the success of the Howard running game, which averaged over 221 yards per game, good enough to rank 15th nationally and second in the conference.
The talented junior proved to be a main cog in the offensive from ranked second in the MEAC in total offense (365 yards per game) and second in fewest sacks allowed.
Named to the second team were tight end David Wilson, offensive tackle Davin Morris and offensive center Bradley Bush Johnson.
Wilson, a 6-foot-3-inch, 235-pound junior transfer, helped provide balance to the Howard offensive attack by catching 16 passes for 220 yards and three TDs, including game winner in the closing seconds of the season opening win over Morehouse. It was the most passes caught by a Bison tight end in over a decade.
Morris, a 6-foot-6-inch, 310-pound senior from Houston, Texas, had his best season and proved to be an anchor on the offensive line that dominated defensive fronts and helped the productivity of the Bison offense.
Bush Johnson, 6-foot-3-inches, a 275-pound senior center from Charlotte, N.C., was truly the anchor of the offensive line as he called out the various defensive fronts and made few errors snapping the ball. His decisive blocks created running lanes for Bison runners and also allowed his team to be one of the more successful on third- and fourth-down short yardage situations.
AFRO Sports Editor Perry Green contributed to this report.
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Graduate Admissions
Welcome to the graduate programs at Lipscomb, the third largest by enrollment in Nashville. Whether you have just finished your undergraduate degree or are already established in your job, at Lipscomb you will find more than 75 graduate programs to match your professional goals.
Lipscomb was recently selected as one of the top 16 up-and-coming master's universities in the South by U.S. News and World Report. Since 2005, our graduate enrollment has grown 588 percent to 1,690 (Fall of 2013), and we have remained current by adding or realigning more than 60 graduate programs in that time period. Lipscomb continues to invest in innovative programs and assemble superior faculty. The core faculty are doctoral-level professors recognized as experts in their fields. Visiting and adjunct professors, with a variety of professional and educational backgrounds, add to the dimension of instruction.
Lipscomb prepares students for success. Beyond instruction in the classroom, students are educated through partnerships with community organizations, local and national businesses, travel abroad programs and engagement in other cultures. Students graduate from Lipscomb confident in their ability to make a difference in an ever-changing and challenging world. We welcome you to explore the site and learn more.
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Football with the Pups
Join us for football every weekend! We have lots of TV's and lots of fun. Drink specials: $3 Blue Moon Drafts and $13 Domestic Buckets! We also offer Daycare, Boarding, and Grooming 7 days a week!
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
FASHION FIX: Nike puts Nadal in bold berry
I haven't really liked much of what Nike has given Rafael Nadal this season. It's not that any of it was full-on fug or anything. The duds just didn't make an impression. This week in Tokyo, the Spaniard broke out the Men's Winter Rafa Ace Masters Crew ($65) in bold berry that features a funky graphic on the bottom front and back. While it's still pretty basic I'm LOVING this color - it's deep, rich and looks really good against his skin tone. Plus, it feels fresh next to all the red that's been littering the ATP World Tour - major points.
[Photo(s) credit: Getty Images]
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You know, I just saw the picture of that a few minutes ago and said to myself, "that's pretty sharp!" I could do without the graphic myself ...ReplyDelete
LOL "mr. keep it simple"? The color is purty.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2011 at 5:33 PM
Rafa looks good in bold colors. I really like the purple. patzinReplyDelete
- PokeyLokeyOctober 6, 2011 at 7:23 PM
It's a good color for the fall...ReplyDelete
I agree Rich...I'm tired of all of the red
- AnonymousOctober 14, 2011 at 10:06 AM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50....
@richardwhee: If any of those things happened to you your insurance company would perhaps offer to cover 2/3 of your rebuilding costs. If you felt strongly enough that they were wrong, you could hire an attorney and threaten to sue. ABC Insurance would bleed you for awhile then finally raise their offer a small pct but you would be no further ahead than if you had accepted the original offer. The myth that insurance companies are on your side is quickly disproven after a disaster. It's just a numbers game for them. They must have a really good lobby if the Feds are willing to bail them out instead of forcing them to pay or, as in the case of the housing collapse, foist burdensome new regulations that only have the unintended effect of raising costs to private citizens.
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@Triton; agree 1,000% with you. Perhaps the DC politicians who funnel the pork should have a vested interest in the money. For instance, if one of them wants to send $430 million to Hollywood, Fine. We're just going to need your guarantee in the form of a lien on your real estate or investment portfolio. If the money isn't used the way it was intended, we're coming after you. ("we" being the taxpayers)
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richard, Just another bail-out of big business by us little tax payers!
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If my house burned down, got flooded, wind damage, fell apart or what ever' I would expect my insurance Co. to cover at least most of it. If I didn't have insurence, I would be S.O.L. Why should the gov take care of everything at the expense of the rest of the tax payers?
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The national news shows trot out citizens to scream that they are being harmed by the GOP reluctance to shove through the Sandy disaster aid bill, and the news talking heads made snide remarks about that. The REAL RAGE should be toward those greedy corrupt politicians who take advantage of disasters to hang riders onto relief bills that total into the hundreds of millions of dollars to get it through on a quick vote to help those REALLY in need. $430 million to help out Hollywood movie makers? Hmm, wonder which party gets those great political movies turned out around election time with Streep, and Damon and Affleck or Olive Stone? Money to NASCAR? Millions to an Alaska project? These are things that the corrupt partisan politicians ram through and rob us, while we are focused on disaster relief. Every one of them should be made to explain their actions...but of course even that will be done by the slanted media to misinform us. $400 plus million to Hollywood?
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Andy Roddick will not be defending his Dubai title next week in protest of the UAE's actions against Shahar Peer.
The American, who reached the semifinals in Memphis by defeating compatriot Sam Querrey 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, had a brilliant week last season in Dubai defeating Rafael Nadal + Novak Djokovic on his way to the title. But he expressed disappointment with their decision saying,
There were a lot of factors why I should probably go, and obviously having played well there doesn't make it any easier.A-Rod said he'll also be able to better prepare for the Davis Cup tie versus Switzerland taking place in Alabama by not traveling to Dubai.
I don't think you make political statements through sports.
This move is pretty surprising especially from the defending champ of the tourney. And, it's great to see someone take a big stand in the middle of all that money, particularly someone from the ATP.
I wonder why some of the ladies didn't do the same?
UPDATE: The WTA has fined the Dubai tourney a record $300,000 (more than double the largest fine last levied) for their actions against Shahar. The monies will be divided between the Israeli ($42,250 plus 130 ranking points) and doubles partner Anna-Lena Groenefeld ($7,950) to compensate for the prize money they could've won. The balance will go to a charity chosen by Shahar and Tour's.
Additionally, the Tour "was requiring the organizers to post a $2 million performance guarantee -- something normally not required by established, financially sound events like the Dubai Tennis Championships."
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- Proof of approved UAE entry permit to enter the UAE for any Israeli player a minimum of eight weeks prior to the start of the 2010 Dubai tournament
- Guarantee that Shahar shall be offered a wildcard to play the Dubai tournament in 2010 in the event that she does not qualify by ranking.
WTF? Please tell me this slap on the wrist (and slap in the face to Shahar) for one of the richest tourneys is not the end of the sanctions. TELL ME IT'S NOT THE END. This money is pocket change for them.
It's not enough. Based on WTA policy Dubai can, and should, be removed from the calendar for their actions. The damage has already been done. This is a joke and Larry Scott should be ashamed.
UPDATE #2: Dubai tourney Managing Director Colm McLoughlin says A-Rod has withdrawn due to a hernia. A-Rod rebuffs. I think he'd know about his own hernia Colm. Nice try though.
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Final Game before the All-Star break
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David DeJesus delivered with a walk-off game winner last night. DeJesus hit the first pitch he saw from Brandon Morrow 371 feet into the Royals' bullpen. Joey Gathright scored and then the Royals mobbed DeJesus.
It was the Royals first walk-off since April 19, 2005 when Alberto Castillo hit one against Cleveland. And for DeJesus it was his 10th homer of the year, a new career high. His previous high was nine in 2005.
Not to be overshadowed, Mark Grudzielanek connected for hits number 1,999 and 2,000 in his first two at-bats last night. Around the Horn covered his milestone some already and for you stat geeks, expect a full break down later this week with regular season play at a halt.
The Royals will be presenting Joakim Soria with an All-Star jersey. But Soria isn't the only Royal who will be in New York. Director of Community Relations Ben Aken has already been in the Big Apple for a couple of days. He's working with Major League Baseball's community relations staff and was the only team representative chosen to work the game.
Vice President of Communications and Broadcasting Mike Swanson hopped a plane today to head to New York. He'll be working in the press box and helping with the Media Relations staff to support the huge media contingent covering the game. So congratulations go out to both Aken and Swanson.
Today's Lineup:
DeJesus CF
Aviles SS
Teahen RF
Guillen LF
Grudzielanek 2B
Gordon 3B
Butler DH
Gload 1B
Buck C
Davies P
Here's today's Official Game Notes.


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West Caldwell, NJ (Sports Network) - Stroke-play medalist Jim Holtgrieve and
defending champion Louis Lee both picked up easy wins on Monday to advance to
the second round of the USGA Senior Amateur Championship.
Holtgrieve, who will serve as the U.S. Walker Cup captain, won three of five
holes from the seventh to 11th en route to a 4 & 3 win over Patrick Tallent,
the 2010 runner-up.
Lee won three of four holes from the ninth to go 4-up with six holes to go. He
hung on for a 3 & 2 win over Martin West at Mountain Ridge Country Club.
Three other former champions won on Monday. Greg Reynolds, the 2002 champ,
beat Mike Booker, 2 & 1. Mike Rice, the 2005 winner, bested Michael Stephens
by the same score, while 2010 champion Paul Simson held off Steve Rogers, 1-
The championship continues on Tuesday with the second and third rounds. The
quarterfinals and semifinals are set for Wednesday and the 18-hole final is
slated for Thursday.
The Sports Network


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How to make the right GRC software selection?
Erwin Boeren 270002C43V email@example.com | | Tags:  compliance enterprise egrc iii management grc solvency software audit selection openpages risk tooling governance ii basel and | 0 Comments | 3,149 Visits
Governance, Risk and Compliance software selection process
A client of mine recently asked me about what I have seen as the most effective way to run a selection process. Now I know this may seems a conflict of interest, a GRC solution vendor writing on the GRC software selection process and the need for a GRC platform. Still I think I can give you some dos and donts on a GRC software selection process since I have been there many times.
Let's start with the need for a GRC software platform. Why do you need such?
Of course investing in a solution needs a compelling event. Either the cost for risk management and compliance becomes very high, or the process takes too long to be responsive to stakeholders or the 'in control' statement cannot be guaranteed any longer. Also external regulators can advise you to implement software.
Before you start thinking about a GRC platform carefully review the risk and compliance maturity level of your organization and the scope of the problem. This will help you make the judgment between 2 approaches. First approach is what we call 'point solution', second approach is 'enterprise solution'.
The first approach, Point Solution, is best when the compelling event is there but the scope is limited to one area. On a single point of your GRC activities you have a pain that must be resolved in a fairly short term. In this case you can search for specific capabilities with specific knowledge. You can make a selection of vendors that operate in the area where you have the pain and select the partner that understands your area. Of course you might want to consider your ambition on the long term. If your long term ambition is Enterprise wide GRC integration you might still look at enterprise vendors and use the specific area as a 'pilot' for further extension.
The second approach, Enterprise Solution, is best when the compelling event is on the integration of Governance, Risk and Compliance. The term risk and control convergence often comes up here. This approach requires a lot more work than the point solution and may have cultural impact. You might consider a second party to help you go through this project. A second party (consulting firm) can help you in making critical decisions and in reviewing your current (silo based) approach to GRC. They can keep the holistic view for you. Every silo needs to be reviewed and mapped to the enterprise approach. This will not come without discussions and sacrifices!
So the need is there, now how to make your selection?
In the first point solution approach there are just two considerations, short term or long term? In case of the short term do NOT select an enterprise vendor and go for the right point solution. Advantages are lower cost and shorter implementation time. Second consideration, long term, means a selection between enterprise GRC software vendors and consider the first phase as a pilot for the enterprise approach. Still you might want to involve a consulting firm with specific knowledge.
In the second enterprise approach you will go for an enterprise vendor. This is where you want to be careful in setting up your selection. I personally have seen many of these selection processes since I have been in such selections. And this is where I want to give you some guidance to save you a lot of time and money.
First do NOT expect the enterprise vendors to differentiate on functionality. The GRC software market has made an evolution in the last 10 years that have resulted in a fairly high mature software market. So a 'beauty contest' is a waste of money and resources. Outcome will be equal for all vendors and you will be stuck between your user community and the vendors in the process. You might get questions from your management team why you spend so much time and resources without any outcome.
Secondly involve your end users in the selection process early, but do not expect 20 people working in silos to come to one single conclusion. Again you will end up in a long discussion with no outcome. Have a small group of people (3 preferably) to make the selection.
Thirdly make your selection criteria known upfront and make them measurable. Also involve the vendors in the process and be open to them. If you are open and honest you will get transparent, open and honest answers. If you hide, vendors will hide! Criteria should be based on experience in your market, understanding of your organization, size and financial stability, ability to deliver in time and within budget, alignment of implementation approach to your implementation methodology and the cultural fit.
Again this may look preaching to the choir but I hope I just saved you time and money that you can invest in your implementation.
Blog post by Erwin Boeren, Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
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Misunderstanding the CRO's Role at MF Global
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A recent Congressional hearing on MF Global has shed more light on how well the company did, or didn't, handle its risk management responsibilities. A couple of weeks ago the House Financial Service Committee's oversight panel heard testimony from the firm's chief risk officers. As CRO, Michael Roseman in 2010 raised concerns about the firm's European Sovereign debt positions, reportedly clashing with top executives but in any event seeing to it that the board of directors was informed of what was going on. (For more on this, you can look back to my December 15 posting.) Then in early 2011 MF Global hired a new chief risk officer, Michael Stockman, who like CEO Jon Corzine was a former Goldman guy. One Congressman reportedly said it appeared "Stockman was hired to tell Mr. Corzine what he wanted to hear," and another called him a "yes man." Whether that's fair or not is debatable, though one wonders why the change of CROs was made in the first place. In defense, Stockman said that for the first several months of his tenure he believed the firm's "risk profile associated with the company's European sovereign debt position was acceptable in light of then-prevailing market conditions," but "as credit markets deteriorated in the summer of 2011, I came to the view that it would be prudent for the company to mitigate the increased risks." Whether his initial assessment was justified and whether he pushed hard and timely enough with management and the board certainly is questionable.
Fascinating here is what was said by the Congressmen doing the questioning, reportedly saying to Stockman that it was up to the chief risk officer to "rein in their bosses risk taking." If that indeed was said, then it shows a sad lack of understanding of what a chief risk officer's role truly is. In highly summarized form, if the role is structured well, the CRO is responsible for establishing a process within the organization where managers timely identify, analyze, and manage risk, with communications systems in place to ensure appropriate upstream reporting. The reporting element is critical, not only within the organizational infrastructure but also going to the very top. The CRO needs to be sure top management and ultimately the board of directors are fully apprised of significant risks. And if management refuses to inform the board, then the CRO has to do it him/herself. CRO Roseman seems to have made sure the board was apprised.
A CRO's job is not easy, especially when a company takes on what can only be deemed unusually high risk positions. The CRO needs to be sure the risks are identified, analyzed and reported, which seems to be the case here. The board was apprised of the risks when Roseman was CRO, and we're told the directors considered the risks and acquiesced. A board of course should probe deeply enough to truly understand the risks and surrounding circumstances. If those actions occurred, and the CRO was convinced the board had sufficient understanding and insight, then he has done his job – which does not, as the Congressmen asserted, include the CRO himself reining in the risks.
No doubt more insights will emerge and the picture of what happened will become clearer. Investigators might even find out what happened to the more than $1 billion (one estimate is as high as $1.6 billion) of "missing" customer money, and whether internal controls were faulty or overridden as the firm was about to go under. In any event, it's important that the different roles of a CEO, CRO and board be fully understood. The CRO does not and cannot be responsible for the ultimate actions of a CEO and board of directors. The CRO's role includes seeing that top management and the board understand the risks and make well-informed judgments. And yes, those judgments may ultimately prove to be bad, or even fatal as was the case with MF Global.
Smarter Project Risk
Erwin Boeren 270002C43V firstname.lastname@example.com | | Tags:  compliance grc governance manufacturing smarter energy&utilities openpages risk enterprise deloitte project | 0 Comments | 2,108 Visits
Smarter Project Risk
Last week I came across project risk, and not for the first time! So, time to spend some words on this topic.
Especially organizations in Energy&Utilities and Manufacturing have huge risks in their assets and in their projects. You think you have all risks identified through the standard risk identification process and you just missed that elephant?! This might impact your yearly financial result or worse!
This is why more and more clients start to look at Project Risk methodologies. My client happened to use the PMBOK methodology. In this methodology you consider standard project phases including standard risks and controls. This is great, since you have most of the standard risks covered. But what about that risk that is just not standard? This is where gate reviews will help you. These gate reviews are held after every project phase. Each gate review contains questions used to identify risks, holds monitoring methodologies to check status and behavior and contains audit like activities. Key element here is that all findings roll up to top level so no significant risk can be missed.
all works for what we call manageable risks, but what about risks that you
cannot manage? How will you anticipate on this? Well these risks can be covered
by sensitivity analysis, simulations and business continuity management.
Especially sensitivity analysis and business continuity analysis will help you.
For simulations you will need data, and a significant amount of data. Only in
case you have many similar projects running in a regular cycle you will be able
to generate enough risk identifications and losses to be able to make a sensible
calculation like
Now the system is in place, and now we are in control? Wrong! This is where the real work starts. How do I get my organization to adopt risk in her daily business? How do I get input with the right quality? How do I make everyone a risk manager? This takes time and effort. Guide your people in how to make the assessments and make them part of it. Give them back where they contributed to, and make their life easier. That is what we call Smarter Risk.
IBM OpenPages and Deloitte have put together a Risk Methodology for project risk where all these technologic and organizational aspects come together and can be integrated in your enterprise risk platform.
Blog post by Erwin Boeren
Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
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Who drew? I drew a Bighorns 38
unit 7...any help would be great!
U mean start out with bows, what part of area 7 were u considering? I live in unit 7 so I could help out with any questions
I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.749759,-105.389408
I drew unit 38 as well, looks like I should draw my antelope unit as well (last year it would have been a 100% draw) so looks like I'll be living in the 5th wheel in Wyoming from Sept 15 through the first week of November. Can't wait til fall
Hey old no. 7, congrats on the tag! keep me posted this fall I'll give you a hand if you need it in 38. I read one of your post about a health issue. To bad it's.... no more old no.7.... because I might just have a jug of that with me..lol.. good luck.
I drew a general tag as my second choice. Now I have to figure out where to hunt. I thought we had the points to get the tag we wanted
To both of you that drew 38 tags, let me know if I can help at all or if you want me to show you around when the time comes. That area is like my second home. Haha I can also help pack out if needed or whatever! I may be little but you'd be surprised at how useful I am.
My brother drew 7 with no points.
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ENTER TO WIN THIS SKIRT: You know the drill…be the first to correctly guess where this week's photoshoot took place and you will win the leatherette skirt featured in the pictures! This one is a toughie if you haven't walked through these alleys before, so we'll help you out a bit. We can tell you it's in Venice Beach, CA. But now you have to give us the cross streets of exactly where this colorful eye wall sits. Comment with your guesses and we'll check back in a couple days to announce the winner. Good luck!
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can we still do that or what
can we still do that or what
That show was awesome.
Your an absolutely wonderful man, any girl that is yours is lucky and I know that from personal experience. ~KMT
Dogar why did you delete your youtube account
*lights camera action, the song bad bad leroy brown plays as the camera pans on tim sitting in front of an elementary school desk*
God: "good evening ladies and gentlemen later today we'll be joined by the enigmatic author of the best selling book book bedtime for mankey ripdo, her novel detailing the horrors of posting on pokedream... but first the results for the 5th annual most tasteful nude of the year...goes to Nanaki!"
We really need to do that too. I mean the onion does things like that but the onion is too preachy now-a-days.
Your an absolutely wonderful man, any girl that is yours is lucky and I know that from personal experience. ~KMT
i saw an atlas they published the other day. sellin out to the man
What is the PD news show?
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A man murders his wife, child, and cat in the upstairs room of a suburban house. Several years pass, and new owners take control of the house, but the curse of rage survives there and destroys those who come into contact with it. Welfare worker Rika Nishina is called in to investigate after complaints were reported that an elderly, bed-ridden woman named Tokunaga is left alone in the home. As Rika approaches the home, she feels a strange and eerie atmosphere surrounding the home, but continues on with her job. She soon finds the old lady, sitting alone and talking to "someone." The social worker taking care of the elderly mother is soon immersed in this curse and the hauntings that...
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Wipeout Bowl I: Cheerleaders vs Couch Potatoes!
February 01, 2009 09:21 PM by Candace Young
During the Super Bowl XLIII half-time, ABC airs Wipeout Bowl I, the half-time show! In this special episode, which is also part of the season opener, it will be cheerleaders vs couch potatoes! Joining hosts John Henson and John Anderson, is co-host Jill Wagner and special guest, NFL star Michael Irvin!
Wipeout Bowl I: Half-time Show!
The first cheerleader has a rough time with the course, but finishes with a time of 3:23. Next up is the first couch potato, who amazes guest host Michael Irvin by rolling in the mud! Completely covered in the brown ooze, he heads for the Big Balls, where he slides off the second one in short order!
The new course is proving difficult for both cheerleaders and couch potatoes alike. The Wipeout quarterbacks and motivators stand alongside the course, as does the marching band! Ballsy, the Wipeout mascot tries to prove something at the Big Balls, but ends up floating in the lake!
One of the couch potatoes lands in the water and doesn't have the stamina to get back out, in spite of hollered encouragement from the Wipeout quarterbacks, and a drum roll from the band. He's down for the count! Hot on his heels is a cheerleader who displays a potty mouth while tackling the Big Balls! She doesn't fare well at the part of the course where quarterbacks throw footballs at her either – she winds up in the water again! That is just a 'taste' of Wipeout Bowl I, which will continue after the end of Super Bowl XLIII!
Wipeout Bowl I: After Super Bowl XLIII!
As Wipeout Bowl I continues after Super Bowl XLIII, the first cheerleader up, Shauni, says she needs to win the money to pay for her wedding! She hits the sofa at the end of the course with a time just over 3 minutes!
Couch potatoes are represented next by a fellow who is thirty years old and unemployed! Guest host Michael Irvin speaks to another couch potato – Putt Egg – who is the very first one to make it across one particularly difficult aspect of the course!
Monica is the next cheerleader to run the Wipeout course. She winds up in the mud! Michael is the next couch potato, and he promises to 'destroy' the course! Unfortunately, he literally breaks one of the obstacles! Jill Wagner and Michael Irvin grimace as they watch it happen!
Hosts John Henson and John Anderson explain that at the end of the day, 6 cheerleaders and 6 couch potatoes will advance to the next round. They argue over who is ahead so far. The couch potatoes next candidate gets on the course. Super Stu, covered in mud, slowly approaches the Big Balls, but not fast enough for the Wipeout motivator waiting at the top of the ramp – Stu gets moved along – into the water! Super Stu finally hits the sofa with a time of 4:45.
The cheerleader that is up next tells co-host Jill Wagner that with the prize money, she'd buy a new cell phone! She is followed by a proud new father, who also happens to be a couch potato. He clocks a time of 4:12. Finally, the last qualifier is Chelsea the cheerleader, who impresses with a final time of 2:52!
As football's Keyshawn Johnson joins the Wipeout hosts in the announcing booth, the 12 finalists will face Wipeout's King of the Mountain, which replaces the Sweeper. Contestants have to maneuver from their outer pedestal to the inside platform while avoiding a huge revolving rubberized beam! By the end of the event, 3 cheerleaders and 3 couch potatoes make it onto the mountain and into the final round of the Wipeout Bowl!
Soon, John and John are thrilled to receive a visit by football's Reggie Bush! Ali, Monica and Shawnee, the finalists from the cheerleading side of things, prepare to take on the remaining 3 couch potatoes in the spinning portion of Wipeout! Only 4 contestants can go on to the Wipeout Zone!
The six contestants start out on the spinning goal post event, and wind up, well, getting wound up on the spinning wheel! Next is the keg run, which Jill Wagner points out should be easy for the couch potatoes – it's jumping on kegs! In round three, there is cheerleader Shawnee left to go, along with three couch potatoes. Shawnee drops out after banging her face on the Teeter-Totter. Ultimately, Super Stu, Robert 'Putt-Egg', Ali, and Monica are the hard-working foursome that will go on to the Wipeout Zone!
Wipeout Zone!
The all-new Wipeout Zone begins with the Aqua Launch and ends with the Tackle-Dummy Turnstiles, which must be navigated to get on the end platform! Ali the cheerleader from Washington State is up first. Coming off the Aqua Launch, she is making good time, but then she is washed back by the Sports Drink Tidal Wave! When she makes it to the Sweeper pedestals, she is knocked down by the giant pom-poms! She ricochets into the water from the Tackle-Dummy Turnstiles, but gets back on. She finishes with a time of 8:13, and a return to the potty mouth!
Putt-Egg, Robert Davis, is up next. He comes off the Launch well, but struggles with Raging Rapids and Sports Drink Tidal Wave. Coming onto the Sweeper he is about a minute off Ali's pace. Soon, he's in for a swim, courtesy of the pom-poms. He rushes to beat her time, and gets close, but in the end it's not enough.
Cheerleader Monica is the next to try the Wipeout Zone. Only one contestant can claim the $50 000 prize money! She makes great time – best time of the day going onto Raging Rapids, but is repelled by the Sports Drink Tidal Wave. She gives it a second try, still making good time. Monica tries the Sweeper, and makes it through! The Tackle-Dummy Turnstiles are her last obstacle – and it doesn't prove too difficult for her – she soundly beats Ali's time, coming in at just over 4 minutes!
Super Stu is the last Wipeout Zone contestant in the first ever Wipeout Bowl! He comes down the Aqua Launch and heads to the Raging Rapids, where he takes a punishing hit by the Tidal Wave! Stu makes his way back up and heads to the Sweeper – he's only 15 seconds off Monica's pace. Unfortunately, Stu gets booted off the pedestals by the pom-poms. He makes it to the Turnstiles on his second attempt, and has thirty seconds to make it through the last obstacle to the pedestal. At the last minute, Super Stu takes a dive, which makes Monica the cheerleader the winner of the first Wipeout Bowl, and the first female Wipeout champion!
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA)-- On Halloween, we get a free-pass to change our look and make ourselves unrecognizable. Some pump-up the dramatics with wigs, masks and even decorative contact lenses in creepy colors and designs to make themselves unrecognizable. But this Halloween season, it is important to know that- if not used properly- these eye-popping lenses can be scary to your health.
Cases of decorative-contacts-gone-wrong have been shown to result in scratches on the cornea, deteriorated eyesight, corneal infections, pink eye and even blindness. If you experience any discomfort or abnormalities, seek doctor care immediately. But, doctors say that these lenses can be worn safely by a responsible user.
"The problem isn't with the decorative contacts themselves...It's the way people use them improperly-without a valid prescription, without the involvement of a qualified eye care professional, or without appropriate follow-up care," says FDA optometrist Bernard Lepri, O.D., in an FDA newsletter.
Michael Repka, MD of Johns Hopkins University says, "Many of the unsafe lenses come through online, or perhaps at service stations, gas stations, beauty shops or other similar places."
If you do choose to experiment with crazy colored eyes this Halloween, seeing your eye doctor for a fitting and a prescription is a MUST. The colored lenses sold at Halloween stores are not suitable for everybody and must be obtained by an eye doctor.
Once you have the FDA-approved prescription contacts from your eye doctor, practicing proper care is key to avoid any eye problems. The lenses must be cleaned and disinfected daily, and they should never be worn at night. Late-night Halloween parties are no exception-take your lenses out before going to bed. Additionally, as with normal contact lenses, never share your contacts with another person.
You don't need to wear contacts or glasses on a daily basis to obtain a prescription for decorative lenses, because they are available with and without powerful lenses. How it works is, the lens' opaque layer completely covers the iris, except for a circle that leaves the pupil uncovered. And some decorative contacts cover the whole eye, including the sclera (the white part of your eye).