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Oz The Great and Powerful (2013)
Oz The Great and Powerful SynopsisDisneys fantastical adventure Oz The Great and Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baums beloved wizard character. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks hes hit the jackpotfame and fortune are his for the takingthat is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyones been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuityand even a bit of wizardryOscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard but into a better man as well.
Oz The Great and Powerful Release Date
In Theaters March 8, 2013
Oz The Great and Powerful Credits
Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, and Zach Braff
Written by: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Produced by: Joe Roth
Length: 127 min
MPAA Rating: [ PG ]
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
External Info: Oz The Great and Powerful Official Website
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by Sean O'Connell January 28, 2013 comments
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by Eric Eisenberg January 25, 2013 comments
James Franco Welcomes You To See His New Oz The Great And Powerful Character Poster
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by Sean O'Connell January 24, 2013 comments
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by Sean O'Connell December 31, 2012 comments
Wicked Witch Of The West Is Front And Center In New Oz The Great And Powerful Poster
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by Eric Eisenberg December 19, 2012 comments
Oz The Great And Powerful Trailer Sets Up An Epic Battle
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by Eric Eisenberg November 13, 2012 comments
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New Oz The Great And Powerful Poster Features A Witch And A Tree Monster
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Watch The Oz The Great And Powerful Trailer That Played At Comic Con
The trick of the change from black and white to color, and from the square aspect ratio to glorious widescreen, is such a great twist on The Wizard of Oz's classic change from black and white to color that it makes me automatically want to see what else Sam Raimi has up his sleeve
by Katey Rich July 12, 2012 comments
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by Katey Rich July 12, 2012 comments
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by Eric Eisenberg June 21, 2012 comments
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by Kelly West November 17, 2011 comments
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Mayor: 'Real Structural Changes' Coming to City
February 25, 2013
WHEELING — Those who come to hear the State of the City address Tuesday may be in for a surprise or two, Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie said....
"I think there's some real structural changes that we'll be pursuing over the next four years. ... You can't continue to do what you're doing and wonder why you're not succeeding," he said.
You think? Tearing everything down and leaving empty lots!! That's good. At his rate, there will be no Wheeling when his term is up.
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Sell the whole town to Hollywood so they can use it in the next move plot to blow up an entire town.
Make some money instead of tearing down a piece at a time.
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Few mayors do this, state of city thing, but ours will becasue he has seen Obama (and likes him) and sees that its a chance to deliver a self pat on the back, downplay the disaster that is Wheeling, and convey the image that he is somehow changing things. So he is going to tell us that you can't keep doing what you are doing if it fails...and yet this is his fifth year in office. Oh well, people are stupid and will not notice that math on that. Years ago, when I was just a kid, the newpaper had people who would ask questions like that,and this mayor would have never gotten away with his secret funding list that he decided we do not need to know about, until it suits him. Its a closed government and no one is knocking at the door looking for answers...or even asking questions.
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Isn't Andy a Republican?
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Triton has summed up this Mayor and this newspaper perfectly. If the newspaper would just do an iota of investigative reporting most of the city and county officials would be in jail.
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This mayor is a joke. How did he ever get elected for a second term? What has he done for the friendly city, other then tear down buildings? What ever happened to all the stores and businesses in the city? Last city council member out of the city, please turn off the lights....
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The one tourism anchor that could have saved Downtown-JUSA(in part made iconic by the Mayor's own grandparents)as discarded;turned away. What happened to the 50-100 million Byrd invested in Downtown? Who received the benefits? The now-demolished buildings were a part of the mega-millions plan.Why are those responsible for the failure not being exposed.Downtown is much worse off than before the investment was made.Why?
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Want to see a preview of Wheeling in the future? Drive up to Steubenville, Ohio and you will see what a city looks like with empty lots and government parks of dream. Of course the city is in financial problems. Everyone of course wants to build downtown Steubenville just like Wheeling. Tear it down and they will drive-by and taxes will pay for the open view.
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mayor dunce
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State of the city?
COMPLETELY out of control and UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
The city has become EXACTLY like the federal government!
Record unemployment, record taxes, daily attacks on liberty and expanding the police state all while EXPANDING government!
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British Irish RIGHTS WATCH is an independent non-governmental organisation that monitors the human rights dimension of the conflict and the peace process in Northern Ireland.
We welcome this opportunity to address the Commission concerning the investigation carried out by Judge Cory into whether there was collusion in six murders which took place in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and we thank this honourable Commission for their interest in this matter.
To deal first with the Northern Ireland cases, Belfast lawyer Patrick Finucane was murdered by the UDA in 1989. In 2003 Sir John Stevens, the most senior police officer in the UK, stated publicly that there is strong evidence of collusion with the loyalists who killed the lawyer by both RUC officers and British army intelligence.
Robert Hamill was a young Catholic man who was kicked to death by a loyalist mob in 1997 in the centre of Portadown despite the presence of armed RUC officers in a police landrover. The RUC later put out misleading press statements suggesting that Robert Hamill had been involved in a pitched battle between opposing factions and that RUC officers had been injured. Following an investigation by the Police Ombudsman, former police officers and others have stood trial for perverting the course of justice by alerting suspects and telling them how to dispose of evidence.
Dissident loyalist leader Billy Wright was murdered in the Maze prison in 1997. He was killed on his way to a visit, by republican INLA prisoners whom the prison authorities had housed in the same wing. They were able to smuggle weapons into the jail, and to cut through a wire fence completely undetected. A prison officer was called away from a crucial watch tower just at the time of the murder, and the murderers apparently had advance warning that Billy Wright was due to receive a visit that morning.
Lurgan lawyer Rosemary Nelson was blown up in a car bomb by the LVF in 1999. She was threatened by members of the security forces before she died. Representations were made to the government concerning her safety by the UN and by NGOs, but she was offered no protection. Five years after the murder, no-one has been brought to book, despite a costly police investigation overseen by officers from outside Northern Ireland. Some of those suspected of involvement in her murder were police agents, and one was a serving soldier.
These cases had received international attention, with governments, the United Nations, and others calling for public inquiries. However, it was not until 2001, when collusion became an issue during negotiations designed to save the Northern Ireland peace process, that any kind of progress was achieved. The Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, persuaded the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, to call in an independent judge from outside the UK and Ireland to consider the issue of whether public inquiries were warranted into the six cases. The Weston Park Agreement referred to them as "a source of grave public concern", and said that, "In the event that a Public Inquiry is recommended in any case, the relevant Government will implement that recommendation." They also provided for consultation with the relevant Attorney General concerning any prosecutions arising out of the cases, and for "guidelines and facilities for ensuring that [sensitive] material is handled in a way which respects our own responsibilities in respect … national security and the privacy of individuals … including in respect to the right [to] life"
Judge Cory started work in July 2002 and he finished his work by 7th October 2003, when he delivered his reports to the two governments.
The two reports addressed to the Irish government concerned Lord Justice and Lady Gibson, and Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan. Lord Justice Gibson, who was a High Court judge, and his wife died when their car was blown up by the IRA in 1987 as they returned home from a holiday via the Dun Laoghaire ferry. Although the judge had booked the ferry in his own name, the timing and location of the explosion, which happened during the handover between the Garda and RUC escorts on the border, had given rise to allegations of collusion by a Garda officer. Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan were RUC officers who were ambushed and shot by the IRA as they returned to Northern Ireland from a meeting in the Republic in 1989. Garda collusion was also suspected in their case.
On 18th December 2003, the Irish government published their two reports. Judge Cory had recommended a public inquiry in the case of Bob Buchanan and Harry Breen, and the Irish government announced that it would immediately establish such an inquiry. The Irish government asked Judge Cory to make some minor changes to his report before publication, which the judge agreed to make. These mainly involved the identification of certain persons.
The UK government has yet to publish the four reports addressed to them, despite many appeals from the families of the victims. We understand that, in contrast to the Irish government, they have asked the judge to make many changes to his reports, about many of which he is unhappy. They have also insisted that everyone who is criticised in the reports must be forewarned of that criticism, and are claiming that the Salmon Principles require them to do so. The Salmon Principles were developed in order to give the right of rebuttal to persons facing criticism by public inquiries, and have never before been applied to private enquiries of the type undertaken by Judge Cory, so far as we know. The UK government has also argued that it needs to make changes to the reports in order to protect the right to life and privacy of persons mentioned in the reports and on grounds of national security. However, Judge Cory has told us that he drafted the reports so as to avoid the need for such changes, and the Irish government does not appear to have needed to make them.
On 12th January 2004, Judge Cory took the unprecedented step of telling the four families concerned that he has indeed recommended public inquiries in all four UK cases, and he also confirmed this publicly.
On 14th January, the Finucane family lodged an action for judicial review in the High Court in Northern Ireland of the government's failure to publish Judge Cory's report. Rosemary Nelson and Billy Wright's families followed suit. On 20th January the Finucanes were given leave to proceed. The judge who heard the leave application set a strict timetable for the lodging of affidavits in the case set a date for the substantive hearing on Monday 1st March 2004.
In what can only be described as a dirty trick, after close of business on Friday 27th February 2004 the government invited the families to apply for a three-week adjournment in return for a vague promise that "it is expected that within a matter of weeks the arrangements for publication will be finalised". When the families refused to do so, the government itself applied for an adjournment, which the judge granted. During the hearing of argument about whether the adjournment should be granted, Counsel for the government revealed for the first time that copies or extracts from the reports had been shown to the Police Service for Northern Ireland, the Ministry of Defence, and the Director of Public Prosecutions. All of these agencies have been alleged to have been involved in collusion in one or all of the four cases.
On 2nd March 2004 the Finucanes decided to make a fresh application for judicial review of the failure by the government to act on Judge Cory's recommendation that there should be a public inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane. Rosemary Nelson's family has already followed suit. On 8th March both cases were given leave to proceed. The full hearing was set for 22nd April. On 11th March the government informed the four families that they would publish the reports at the end of March, together with their response. However, they gave no commitment to implement the judge's recommendations for inquiries.
In his report into the Buchanan and Breen case, Judge Cory had this to say:
"2.167 This case, like that of Finucane, Hamill, Wright, Nelson and the Gibsons was specifically selected as one of those to be reviewed to determine if there was collusion and, if so, to direct a public inquiry. In light of this provision in the original agreement failure to hold such an inquiry as quickly as possible might be thought to be a denial of the original agreement, which appears to have been an important and integral part of the peace process. The failure to do so could be seen as a cynical breach of faith which could have unfortunate consequences for the Peace Accord."
He also set out the parameters of any public inquiry held in response to his report. The families are concerned that they will not be consulted about the terms of reference or format of any public inquiries.
This honourable Commission is respectfully requested to urge the United Kingdom government to: disclose unexpurgated versions of Judge Cory's reports to the families concerned; consult the families about the terms of reference and format of the public inquiries; and establish those public inquiries without further delay.


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July 28, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
London science blogging conference
On 30th August this year, London will be playing host to the inaugural science blogging conference, Science Blogging 2008: London, hosted by Nature Network, in collaboration with the Royal Institution. Plus, being a very active science blogger, will be attending, so come and say hi (or leave a comment if you prefer).
The aim of the conference is to bring together science bloggers from around the world to discuss the pressing issues in science, science communication, publishing and education. What role does blogging play? If you are interested in coming along, registration is free although places are filling up.
Other favourite blogs of Plus in attendance will be the Cambridge-based blogs Understanding Uncertainty and Sciencebase. There aren't many mathematically focused blogs out there, so Plus will be happy to meet with anyone else who is blogging about maths!
Plus also brings you the Mathematics forum on Nature Network.
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July 18, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Who is your favourite fictional mathematician?
We all have favourite movie characters, but who is your favourite fictional mathematician?
It is quite difficult to compile a list of fictional mathematicians. Scientists are often portrayed in films — usually as mad — but there are very few who are specialised mathematicians. Here at Plus, we have come up with a list that we think covers most well-known fictional mathematicians, although it is debatable whether some are even mathematicians at all! We are asking for your opinion — who is your favourite?
Have we missed yours off the list? Please leave a comment and let us know. We will write a biography of the character who wins the poll.
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July 17, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Bicycles in London modelling contest run and won
MP Emily Thornberry, eBourbaki founder Eliana Hechter, and contest winners Peter Eccles, Tom Hudson, and Ryan Lothian.
eBourbaki has announced the winners of its 2008 Bicycles in London mathematical modelling competition. The contest took place in early May, and students were asked to model a network of low-cost rental bicycles for the City of London. Students were able to explain mathematically why some schemes in Europe have succeeded while others have failed. For more information on the contest, see our story on the Plus blog
The winning team was presented with a check for £1000 by Emily Thornberry MP, head of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cycling.
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The winning team created two mathematical models. The first described commuter flow based on publicly available data from Transport for London. They recommend that 12 large bicycle stations be placed near rail stations in Central London together with a network of 250 smaller stations distributed throughout the West End, the City of London, and the area in between. The second model focused on the estimated use of a network of 50 stations in the proposed configuration to determine the number of bicycles appropriate for these stations. Ultimately, the team proposed an average of twenty bicycles at a small station.
eBourbaki director Eliana Hechter said, "The winning team created a mathematical model that could serve to help the City of London construct a network of rental bicycles that serves commuters most efficiently. Mathematical modelling is a way of 'testing the system' to be confident that the system, once instituted, will actually work effectively. We hope the City will work with the winners and consider using their programs in the network design."
eBourbaki organizes mathematics modelling contests for students of mathematics, computer science, and engineering around the world to provide solutions to optimization problems, addressing some of today's greatest public goods issues. The policy implications of this contest are great and the results have been forwarded to Transport for London. The Bicycles in London contest followed the successful Shade in Phoenix contest in conjunction with the City Planning Department of the City of Phoenix, Arizona.
eBourbaki's next contest will involve predicting the results of the next U.S. presidential election this October. We'd all like to know that result.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Mathematicians working on one of the bedrocks of mathematics, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra (FTA), have recently found collaborative allies in the unlikely field of astrophysics.
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July 3, 2008
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Global war death toll should be tripled
The death toll from wars around the globe in the second half of the twentieth century should be increased by a factor of three, according to a recent mathematical study by Ziad Obermeyer and colleagues at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, Washington.
Estimating a war death toll is usually done by a mixture of eyewitness reports and media coverage. This involves extrapolating large numbers from sketchy data — read more about how this is done in the Plus article Body count.
Uppsala University in Sweden, and the Peace Research Institute in Norway, both keep death toll records estimated from media coverage, but Obermeyer's study suggests that the recorded death toll for 20th century wars could have been up to three times higher than they record.
The researchers looked at the death toll estimates gathered by the World Health Organization (WHO) — these numbers are extrapolated from telephone interviews with individuals with family members who may have died. This method is considered to be more accurate than gathering information from media reports.
In most cases, the WHO surveys recorded much higher numbers of dead than the Norwegian and Swedish databases. For example, the WHO figures suggest that more than twice the number of people died in Vietnam than previously thought — currently recorded at two million. On average, across 12 countries, the WHO figures are three times bigger. If true, then the average annual death toll for wars between 1985 and 1994 was 378,000.
During the 50 years covered by the study, Obermeyer suggests that there were 269,000 deaths in Bangladesh and 141,000 in Zimbabwe — nearly five times more than previously thought — and conflicts in Sri Lanka, Bosnia, Georgia and Laos are also estimated to be more costly than previously thought. However, in other countries, such as Burma, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Namibia and The Philippines, the death tolls dropped.
The study also found that a controversial report in 2006, which estimated the death toll after the invasion of Iraq at 655,000, may have been an over-estimate. You can read more about this study in the Plus article Body count. Obermeyer revises this number down to 184,000.
One downside of the study is that it only counts conflict fatalities and not deaths that have arisen from infectious diseases, which often afflict poor countries after war.
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July 3, 2008
Thursday, July 03, 2008
No matter how many friends you have on Facebook and MySpace, you won't have more real-life friends than the average person. Using mathematics to model online social networks is an evolving field, with techniques that have been used to model human interaction, such as network modelling, moving into the online world. Users of online social networks tend to build up long lists of "friends" with whom they only occasionally interact, if at all. Given that we can maintain more weak relationships online than we can in real-life, it is an interesting question to ask whether or not online social networks create as many close friendships as in real life. According to Will Reader of Sheffield Hallam University, the answer is no, and in this there is an interesting scientific and social point to be found.
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On Friday afternoon I set out to capture what would become the first part. My friend Isabelle already lamented the fact that I had missed out on the beautiful morning light hitting the city. But she was nice enough to share it with me (see above).
But rest assured, the afternoon light wasn't too shabby, either.
Then, as soon as I was back home it started snowing and basically that hasn't stopped since. So here's a selection of part deux of this winter cycle wonderland;
Mr. Freight deserved this shot, after fulfilling his tasks so effortlessly.
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Sometimes customers will send us an email to email@example.com and the email will get rejected for "Invalid Address". Really? If Zimbra cannot handle upper-case letters, why does it not resolve the address as being in all lower-case rather than reject the email outright? email@example.com should work.


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December begins with wintry temps here in Kansas City. That has us thinking about SPRING. The Royals announced their 2009 Spring Training schedule today. Pitchers and catchers will report to Surprise on February 13 – just ten and a half weeks from today! Close your eyes for a second and you can almost hear to crack of the bat and the pop of the mitt while the Arizona sun warms your skin. Nice, isn't it?
The Royals have 17 home games during the spring, plus three 'road' games in Surprise against the co-tenant Texas Rangers. Don't miss Kansas City's matchups with the newest Cactus League teams, the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers. K.C. plays a matinee against Cleveland on March 3. L.A. ventures to Surprise for an evening affair on March 20.
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Testimony :: Hon. Benjamin L. Cardin
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I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this hearing, and I am delighted to welcome the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President and our colleague from Sweden, Goran Lennmarker, to Washington and to Capitol Hill today.
I have been an active member of the U.S. Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary for a number of years, and am particularly glad that I can continue to be active from the Senate as I had from the House. It has always been a valuable and rewarding experience, proposing new ideas and debating issues internationally just as we do here in the Congress.
The often neglected but, in my view, very important issues covered by the second committee have always been a priority for me. In recent years, and still today, official corruption has been major problem in many OSCE participating States. In the OSCE PA, we have pushed for greater anti-corruption efforts, taking the form of improving governmental transparency and accountability. I hope this will continue.
I have also urged, including at OSCE PA meetings, that all countries cooperate fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, located in The Hague. That has meant Serbia first and foremost, given that country's poor record of cooperation. As much as we want to see this removed as an issue and for Serbia to move ahead with European integration, Belgrade must take action to improve its cooperation.
Members of the U.S. Delegation have also heard in recent meetings the concerns of our colleagues regarding Guantanamo Bay, and the U.S. human rights record. I believe we are no less concerned about this than our OSCE PA colleagues are, as our Helsinki Commission hearing in June and other activities demonstrate. We also know that this seriously hinders our own ability to press for positive changes in other countries. The answer, of course, is not to remain silent about the records of other countries, but to be sure we clean up our own act. I want to thank you, President Lennmarker, for encouraging the work of Belgian Senator Ann-Marie Lizin as your Special Representative on this issue.
I look forward to the discussion today and, as an OSCE PA Vice President, to continue to productive dialogue we have had with our parliamentary colleagues from other OSCE States over the years.


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OCALA - Two women were arrested Wednesday, accused of using intravenous drugs in the restroom at the Marion County Jail visitation center.
Casey Brooke West, 25, and Ayla Susan Tillander, 27, both of Ocala, each were charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the Sheriff's Office, West told a deputy she accompanied Tillander to the jail so Tillander could visit her boyfriend.
West said she and Tillander are "IV drug users" and both "shot up Dilaudid recently," according to a news release.
A search of the vehicle the women were traveling in revealed a box of syringes and Dilaudid pills. A search of West's purse revealed more drugs and spoons with a white residue on them that she identified as Dilaudid. She said the items in the car and her purse were how she and Tillander prepared the drug for use in the restroom, according to reports.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) -
ARKANSAS STATE: The Red Wolves notched their first Sun Belt Conference victory
of the season last Thursday night with a 34-20 win over FIU, and they have now
won five consecutive conference road tilts. Ryan Aplin threw for 223 yards and
ran for another 50, and in the process became the conference's all-time leader
in career yards (10,365). Aplin also contributed a pair of scores, one through
the air and one on the ground. David Oku was busy in the backfield with 16
rush attempts, and although he compiled just 53 yards, he scored a career-high
three touchdowns. J.D. McKissic (five receptions, 124 yards) was on the
receiving end of the Aplin touchdown toss, and he also contributed his first-
career 100-yard game. Qushaun Lee was the team's defensive standout with a
game-high 12 tackles and an interception. Arkansas State (3-3, 1-1 Sun Belt)
will try to keep the momentum going this Saturday at home versus South
FIU: The Panthers' early-season struggles continued last Thursday, as they
lost their fourth straight game in falling to Arkansas State, 34-20. Filling
in for injured quarterback Jake Medlock, E.J. Hilliard failed to get anything
going, finishing with 133 yards on 18-of-27 passing with a touchdown and an
interception. Loran Hammonds also saw snaps under center but failed to impress
(1-of-4, 20 yards, INT). The running game showed signs of life with 188 yards,
paced by Jeremiah Harden (15 carries, 67 yards) and Darian Mallary (11
carries, 33 yards, TD). Jacob Younder caught a 19-yard touchdown pass in the
second quarter, his only catch of the game. Place-kicker Jack Griffin hit two
field goals and two extra points and is now just seven points behind Adam Moss
(233) for the most points in program history. FIU (1-5, 0-2 Sun Belt) tries to
end its slide this Saturday when it hosts Middle Tennessee.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC: The Owls were idle over the weekend, and they will try to
end a four-game losing streak this Saturday when they play at ULM.
LOUISIANA: The Ragin' Cajuns moved to 4-1 with an impressive 41-13 non-
conference home win over Tulane. The offense put up 444 yards, including 294
rushing, and scored 40 points for the third time this season. Alonzo Harris
carried the ball 23 times for a game-high 123 yards and he found the end zone
once. Effrem Reed was also productive on the ground with 12 totes for 85
yards. Terrance Broadway completed just 9-of-22 passes for 150 yards with an
interception, but he threw a pair of touchdown passes to Javone Lawson (four
receptions, 82 yards). Broadway also did some damage with his legs, rushing
for 36 yards and another score. The defense contributed on the scoreboard as
well, with Justin Anderson returning an interception 38 yards for a touchdown
in the second quarter. Louisiana has off this week and will return to
conference action on Oct. 16 when it takes on North Texas on the road.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE: The Blue Raiders saw their recent three-game win streak come
to an end as they dropped a 31-17 decision to visiting ULM. They tallied just
304 yards of total offense on the afternoon, while allowing the Warhawks to
pile up 500 yards. Logan Kilgore completed 23-of-34 passes for 238 yards with
zero touchdowns and an interceptions. Anthony Amos was the most productive
receiver with seven catches for 96 yards. Benny Cunningham sported a mediocre
yards-per-carry average (14 carries, 62 yards), and accounted for the only two
touchdowns for the home team. Craig Allen was the standout on defense,
tallying 15 tackles, surpassing his previous career-high of 10 set the week
prior against Georgia Tech. Middle Tennessee (3-2, 1-1 Sun Belt) will try to
get back on track this Saturday when it travels to Miami to play FIU.
NORTH TEXAS: The Mean Green found themselves in a 17-0 hole after one quarter
against Houston, and it proved to be too big a deficit to overcome as they
succumbed in a 44-21 final. The defense had no answer for the Cougars' potent
offensive attack as it surrendered 321 yards passing and 302 yards rushing.
Derek Thompson threw for 252 yards and contributed a rushing touchdown for
UNT, but completed just 20-of-38 passes with two interceptions. Brandin Byrd
led the team in rushing with 96 yards on 19 carries, and Jeremy Brown (80
yards) and Antoinne Jimmerson (37 yards) both had rushing TDs. Cornerback
Hilbert Jackson recorded 15 tackles, breaking his previous career-high of
nine. North Texas (2-4) has off this week before returning to Sun Belt action
against Louisiana on Oct. 16.
SOUTH ALABAMA: The Jaguars were idle this past week following a 1-4 start (0-1
Sun Belt). Snapping their current three-game losing streak will be difficult
as they hit the road to take on Arkansas State this Saturday.
TROY: The Trojans (3-2, 2-0 Sun Belt) won their first two conference matchups,
both on the road, before enjoying a bye over the weekend. They return home for
the first time in nearly a month this Thursday when they face off against
Western Kentucky.
ULM: The Warhawks continued their impressive start to the season with a road
victory over Middle Tennessee, 31-17. They put up 500 yards of total offense,
highlighted by 285 passing yards and 44 yards rushing from quarterback Kolton
Browning, who threw a touchdown pass to Je'Ron Hamm (three receptions, 62
yards). Jyruss Edwards had 17 carries for 87 yards with a pair of rushing
scores, and Centarius Donald turned 20 carries into 71 yards and a touchdown.
Brent Leonard tallied eight catches for 73 yards. The team's defensive effort
was stellar as well with three turnovers, including a fourth-quarter
interception by Isaiah Newsome, the fourth of his career. ULM (3-2, 1-0 Sun
Belt) returns home this week to take on Florida Atlantic.
WESTERN KENTUCKY: After a fantastic start to the season, the Hilltoppers (4-1,
1-0 Sun Belt) enjoyed a bye week. They will attempt to win their second
straight conference road game this Thursday night when they take on the Troy
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I am attempting to find documentation on the functionality provided by Zimbra's SOAP and REST implementation.
I have seen references to deing able to do things with both SOAP and REST, so I'm not sure which I should use for various things and would like to see what functionality is available by both implementations.
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I am partial to the former. Granted, I know the idiom originated as the later, but I think both in spoken American English are nearly identical and as an expression I think it is subjective. I say this with vindication because there are examples of swapping and for in and in for and in many parts of english phrases:
Puss in Boots v.s. Puss and Boots
Day in Day Out v.s. Day and Day Out
Down in Dirty v.s. Down and Dirty
Language is constantly changing and this may too be a change as thee to you once was centuries ago.


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HYATTSVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- A man and woman have died after two vehicles were involved in an accident in Prince George's County on Friday morning.
Police tell us that the male driver of a Camry died at the scene. He had been making a left turn from Drexel Street onto Riggs Road when his car was struck by an Acura that was driving southbound on Riggs Rd.
A female passenger inside his vehicle was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries, according to police. She later died at the hospital.
Police say the driver of the Acura was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries for further observation.
Northbound Riggs is shut down after Chapman Road. Southbound Riggs is down to one lane.
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Butcher block is a block of wood that is been used for chopping meat or other things. Earlier, it was used in the shops of the butcher for the heavy duty cutting and chopping by nowadays these are been used in the homes as well. These types of blocks are very convenient for the everyday cutting. Those kitchens that are small in size have these blocks as a part of their kitchen counter. Food preparation is considered as a very important part of cooking and to prepare for cooking you need to cut the raw items in to small pieces of appropriate sizes. The butcher block is usually of two types, one is the edge grain type and the other one is the end grain type.
The end grain type of butcher blocks are been made by gluing the pieces or stripes of wood together so that its fiber is perpendicular to the surface. The edge grain type of butcher blocks are made by sticking the wooden pieces in such a manner so that the wooden fiber is parallel to the surface. It is much easier to manufacture the edge grain type of butcher block and it is much cheaper. These are thinner as compared to the end grain type of it so it is usually used for the household purposes. The thickness of it is usually less which then does not allow to be resurfaced. Both these types of blocks are very durable but the end grain type of it more durable as compared to the edge grain type.
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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Will Venable continued his torrid stretch and
staked the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory after clubbing the game-winning
home run in the ninth inning against the New York Mets.
Venable, who had four hits in Saturday's victory and added two more on Sunday
to stretch his hitting streak to 15 games, sent a 1-2 offering from Pedro
Feliciano (0-2) deep into right and it stayed just inside the foul pole for
his 17th home run of the season. He finished the game with two RBI.
"He's really playing the game hard and you get rewarded for playing the game
hard," said Padres manager Bud Black about Venable. "He's swinging the bat
Chris Denorfia delivered a game-tying RBI in the eighth, while Alexi Amarista
contributed a sacrifice fly to help the Padres earn a split of this four-game
set. Huston Street (1-4) tossed a scoreless ninth to pick up the win.
Marlon Byrd ended 2-for-4 with an RBI and Wilmer Flores and Andrew Brown had
an RBI apiece in the setback for New York.
Starter Matt Harvey pitched six innings of two-run ball and left in line for
the win, but a lackluster performance from the bullpen forced him into a no
With the game tied at 2-2 in the seventh and Omar Quintanilla standing at
second base following his double, New York pinch hit for Harvey with Brown and
the move paid off, with the righty clubbing a double off Padres starter Eric
Stults into center to move the Mets in front.
The Padres left the bases loaded in the home eighth, but not before tying the
score at 3-3. Chase Headley's double off Gonzalez Germen stayed just inside of
the right field line and put runners at second and third, and Denorfia brought
in the tying run with a slow rolling grounder toward short.
New York struck quickly in the opening inning. Justin Turner reached third
base when he lofted a fly ball just past the diving stretch of Venable in
center, and came in to score easily on Byrd's double into the left field gap.
Byrd helped the Mets get another run in the fourth. He led off with a single
and hustled into third while Logan Forsythe bobbled a Josh Satin single in
left. Flores lifted a fly to right and Byrd beat the throw home.
The Padres capitalized on Harvey's poor start to the fifth inning, in which he
plunked leadoff man Forsythe and then served up a bloop single to Nick
Hundley. Stults sacrificed the runners over and Venable brought a run in when
he chopped an infield hit just out of Harvey's reach. Amarista knotted the
score at 2-2 with sac fly to center.
"Obviously things weren't going quite my way that inning," said Harvey. "I
made good pitches, they just put them in play and found some holes."
Game Notes
Harvey struck out six and is winless in his last five road starts ... Stults
turned in 6 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on six hits and two walks ...
Hundley went 3-for-3 for San Diego ... Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud walked
twice and remains hitless through his first two major league games.
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We deleted the distribution list and made a new account with the same firstname.lastname@example.com
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I see this error in the /var/log/zimbra.log
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Did President Obama give Tiger a mulligan?
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But the story gets more complicated. Drugs or no drugs (and it was drugs), Armstrong fought his way back to the winner's circle after treatment for stage 3 testicular cancer when he was a young man. He used his fame and money to launch LiveStrong, a charity that raises money to fund programs for cancer survivors. So he did good while doing bad. Was the good enough to wipe out his lying and cheating? If his fundraising saved lives, is that enough to confer redemption for his sins?
"We still have patients who, when starting chemotherapy for testicular cancer, come in carrying that book," Dr. Lawrence Einhorn, the physician who treated Armstrong, said in a recent news story, referring to Armstrong's autobiography. He added, "Virtually 100 percent of my cancer patients all feel that he has done far more good than any damage he's done."
If he hadn't doped, the doctor pointed out, he would not have won cycling races. There would have been no foundation. He wouldn't have been in a position to inspire others with cancer to face treatment with grace and courage.
But what about the cyclists who came in second and third in all those races that Armstrong won by cheating? Perhaps their lives were ruined, their one shot at fame and fortune robbed by someone who took drugs to come in first.
If only people would fall into the neat categories we define for them: hero, artist, athlete, prodigy, virtuoso, priest, professor. It gets so messy when the athlete turns out to be a batterer or the artist is a pedophile or the hero is a racist.
If it's difficult to separate the athlete from the athletic achievements, it's impossible to separate the artist from his work. Famously, Picasso and Hemingway and Lewis Carroll were morally flawed, but does that diminish the greatness of their work? Should we — can we — separate the two? I love the novels of Philip Roth. His words are rich with empathy and humor. He can describe the delicate dance of people coming together in love. Yet his deep understanding of human nature seems not to have been translated into his own relationships. It stays on the page. It remains art.
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Smokers To Feel Premium Pinches
Obamacare rules will keep insurance out of price range for many
January 25, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama's controversial health care law, according to experts who are jus......
Is that a Marc Rich quote?
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intresting, thank you for the question.
You asked: "Why should I have to pay into a health system...?"
Because sir, it is the law, and as a law-biding citizen you will remain a patriot and contribute from the earnings that this country and its security makes possible for you to accumulate. Remember, the money, like your real estate, is only on loan to you as long as you are alive. The gold and ground belong to the government of the United States.
As a tenant of this country you will pay rent when due.
Thank you for your contribution to the general welfare of this nation and its citizens.
Or would you prefer to adopt the motto of: 'With malice toward all with charity for none' ?
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Now for some positive news from a city just up the river from Wheeling and those small communities on both sides of the Ohio River. The redevelopment of those former steel sites, this project along a section of the Allegheny River will see up to 100 million dollars put into turning what was an empty wasteland into riverside parks, recreational trails which will be combined with office parks, retail and residential housing developments. Not quite the topic of cigarette smoking and what that will mean for health coverage but you've got to wonder? Would you ever see such a news article appear in this paper about another redelopment project which will attract new residents, new employees for high paying jobs in Ohio County like those which will happen at Carnegie-Mellon and U.Pitt? Filling the spaces in those office park campuses, attracting more talented, educated workers? Not in Wheeling, not with the attitudes of city, county governments nor with the population which still remai
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Eliminate "all" the peeps with pre-existing conditions! Next problem.....
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Acoustic c-raphole just said the same thing.....you're hypocrites plain and simple.
Btw-Feinstein's gun control would exempt government officials--u ok w/ that?
Mr. Dumas!!!!
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If you don't want higher premiums quit smoking. Why should I pay for your cancer?
I feel the same way you ig#orant sl•t. Why should I pay for all the lazy****gimmiecrats and lowlifes that I'm required to? Why should I have to pay into a health system that covers not only smokers, but aids, STDs, etc. You mamsir, are a hypocritical coward and liberal d#uche.
Btw-a three-judge panel of the USCourt of Appeals for the DC Circuit said Obama did NOT have have the power to make three recess appointments to the NLRB--what an abject failure and the most polarized lotus in the history on this country!!!
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Botoxboi, so W. was the guy that borrowed $6 Trillion from China and mortgaged our children's future forever???
Go back to your history revision with the low information highway team.
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Mikey, the only reason we're pillow partners with China is because George Bush arranged the date. Remember dubya? He da one.
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Spanky is wrong.
Spanky's priorities are upside down.
Spanky does not care.
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Now there is a lovely picture. One that is truly befitting the Wheeling News-Register.
If you don't want higher premiums quit smoking. Why should I pay for your cancer?
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overweight people cost the healthcare system more than smokers and cancer put togeother and there was 1 more thing in that category but cant remember it. "Iwill not raise taxes on anyone making less than 250000 dollars a year" Remember who said that then the first day in office he raised cig taxes .60 cents per pack and the money the states got from sueing the tobacco cos were supposed to go to help people quit smoking our AG put in his kitty like the oxycotin money etc etc. Its ok to charge me more for smoking but charging overweight people more is discrimination why is that? Not politically correct, its bull sh**t pretty soon we will have to smoke like pot smokers that used to have to hide now being legalized and smoke that and its fine.
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Totally makes sense. I'm tired of paying for those who willingly make themselves, their children, and everyone around them sick.
BTW...that picture is very disturbing.
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will they discontinue services to the welfare recipients?what about prisoners?how about people on ssi?equal rights for all.they'll still be taking care of the crackheads though.they can tell in your bloodwork.nobody here wants to live forever.more rules from a china backing president.
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I wonder what the difference is for this country's health care cost burden between fat people and those with AIDS. I'm guessing that AIDS doesn't even sniff it. I'd think that most newer cases in 2013 are junkies that don't even seek treatment so we are making progress with that.
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Smokers often sound just like other addicts in their justifications, or their hope to be seen as victims. Its hard to quit smoking, I know I did that after coming out of the Army. Very difficult, but there are a lot of difficult things we have to do, and suffer if we don't stop doing them. I don't blame companies, they don't force people to smoke, they may make it seem appealing but blaming tobacco companies for your smoking is lame. Its your health. Just do it, do whatever it takes to stop, but stop. But it is odd about the insurance premiums in that Obamacare is supposed to catch all who need insurance, people who don't work, smoke, do drugs and booze will be covered but those with actual paid insurance have to pay more. This "two America" thing, the one for people who work and pay and the other for those don't do either is fairly typical liberal doublethink. But its still up to you, stop blaming and whining. Quit smoking. You smell bad.
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OK 88WVU, what about those with AIDS???
THEIR healthcare costs make those of an obese look like that of a 18 year old jock.
WHAT?? Not Politically Correct?
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We may finally be getting on the right track. Smokers are a drain on the health care system. Why should non smokers pay higher premiums to subsidize their oxygen tanks? The next group that needs to start paying higher health care premiums are the obese. If your behavior causes higher health care costs then you should pay for it. Not your neighbor and not the taxpayers.
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Thank you Obama (cough cough)!
Spanky is right, NEXT will be Booze!
Then GUNS OWNERS, why they are a higher risk!
Then those who drive low MPG cars like Vettes and Mustangs, why they have NO REGARD for the environment hence they are a higher health risk.
And THEN Rush Limgaugh and Hannity listeners and and and and and ....
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Will there be penalties for consumers of alcohol? Will there be drug testing and penalties for people who use illegal drugs or for those who abuse prescription drugs? Will there be penalties for people who refuse to use man made prescription drugs? What about people with mental issues who use psychotropic drugs? The problem here is that the Democrat health care law is judgemental just like Democrats! If you aren't exactly like them, then you are second rate and not worthy of existing on the same planet with them. DEMOCRATS HATE PEOPLE!
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Democrats DO NOT CARE ABOUT PEOPLE! Especially the weak, the ones so weak that they became dependant on nicotine, the weak who are not strong enough to quit.The weak who smoked their entire lives while also working their entire lives and paying for liberal Obama Commie Welfare Checks.Democrats hate PEOPLE !!!! May you all burn in HECK!!!!
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The nation's trade deficit narrowed in April as both imports as well as exports tumbled. The markets opened mixed with the Dow losing 8 points to 12,452 while Nasdaq rose 5 points to 2836.
On the upside
Speculation that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may be acquired lifted shares of the smartphone maker.
Bargain hunters lifted shares of Molina Healthcare (NYSE: MOH) whose stock price plunged yesterday after the company withdrew its full year guidance.
Francesca's Holdings (Nasdaq: FRAN) reported sharply higher first quarter earnings that more than doubled to surpass analyst expectations.
On the downside
FleetCor (NYSE: FLT) commenced a secondary offering of 6.75 million common shares.
Investors locked in profits on Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) whose stock price soared after announcing record sales of its Doritos Tacos.
ATP Oil & Gas' (Nasdaq: ATPG) newly appointed chief executive Matt McCarroll resigned after less than a week on the job.
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Railroad shipping: AAR chief makes case for coal
May 27, 2010
Even though coal carloads are down roughly 3 percent year-over-year, the commodity's importance to the freight railroad industry is not to be overlooked. That was the message from Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger in recent testimony for the Congressional Caucus on Coal.
In his testimony, Hamberger explained that railroads deliver 70 percent of all coal shipments to their final destinations, in turn moving enough coal to meet the electricity needs of every home in America. He added that twice as much coal today can be transported at nearly the same rates from 30 years ago.
Coal, said Hamberger, represents about 25 percent of total revenue for U.S. Class I railroads, with one in every five Class I jobs related to coal transport. And in 2009, coal accounted for 45 percent of tonnage and 25 percent of revenue for these railroads.
"Without coal, the U.S. rail network would face a need for vast restructuring with greatly reduced capacity to invest in the nation's rail network infrastructure," Hamberger said.
He added that policymakers should take steps to ensure the continued use of affordable domestic coal resources in the U.S. and called for support for the development of carbon-capture-storage (CCS) technologies and aligning carbon reduction timetables with its commercial availability.
Even though he stressed the need for new technologies, there are various legislative proposals that have the potential to curtail future coal usage, which could hamper the railroad industry's ability to gain the returns needed to finance future infrastructure expansions and upgrades.
Some of these proposals pertain to carbon emissions from coal, which could result in "drastic cuts in coal use," noted Hamberger. If such proposals eventually become law, railroads are calling for an "insurance policy" that would guard against negative effects to railroads due to legislative actions addressing climate change, he said.
These insurance policies could be in the form of contingent allowances for railroads whose revenues from coal decrease due to climate change legislation.
With coal loadings down year-over-year, following an annual decline from 2008 to 2009 due to a reduced demand for electricity, which led to high coal stockpiles, there is uncertainty as to what will happen next for rail coal movements.
"Coal remains a mystery long-term, but on an international basis it is a big part of the story," a railroad source told LM. "Increasingly, the majority of the utilities' use of coal here could be gone. I don't see any massive new coal fire plants being built until they perfect some new technology. But I also don't see a big reduction here. So that means all the infrastructure dedicated to coal will not be wasted."
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