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Holds the school and Pac-10 Conference record for most career 3-pointers (345) … Finished career ranking No. 5 all-time in scoring at UO (1,803 points in 125 games, 14.3 ppg) … Ranks first in career free throw percentage at UO (.871, 290-of-333) … Ranks eighth in school history for career field goals made (584) and ninth in career steals (103) … Is the 29th player in school history to have amassed 1,000+ points … Reached double-figures in scoring 86 times during his 126-game career … Scored 20 or more points on 31 occasions, while hitting for 30+ points five times.
Led the team in scoring (368 points, 13.1 ppg), free throw percentage (.918, 56-of-61), field goals attempted (338), 3-pointers attempted (183) and 3-pointers made (66) … Ranked second on the squad in assists (55, 2.0 apg) and minutes (844, 30.1 mpg), while ranking third in steals (27, 1.0 spg) … Recorded double-figure scoring efforts in 15 of the 28 games, including 20 or more points on seven occasions … Scored 26 points in March 11 game with California, breaking the conference mark for career 3-pointers during that contest … Had a season-high 32 points in March 10 overtime win over Washington State in the opening round of the Pac-10 tournament … Scored 12 points in final home game, a March 6 win over Washington State ... Had a game-high 18 points in March 4 home game with Washington ... Scored a game-high 29 points (7-of-9 on 3-pointers) in Feb. 27 road win over UCLA ... Had a team-high 16 points in Feb. 25 road win over USC ... Went for 15 points and matched a career-high with six rebounds in Jan. 28 home win over UCLA ... Had a team-best 16 points (14 in second half) in Jan. 23 game at Stanford ... Scored a game-high 20 points in Jan. 10 home game with Oregon State ... Had 16 points (4-of-8 on 3-pointers) in Jan. 2 road win over No. 17 Washington ... Scored a season-high 31 points (18 in the two overtimes) on a season-best 11 made field goals in Dec. 31 double-overtime win over Washington State ... Came off the bench to score 15 points (5-of-7 on 3-pointers) in Dec. 28 home win over Arkansas- Pine Bluff ... Missed Idaho State, Mississippi Valley State, Saint Mary's and Montana State games with an injury ... Had two points in Nov. 23 home game with Montana (suffered injury) ... Scored 15 points and had four rebounds and three assists in Nov. 21 game at Portland ... Had 23 points (8-of-17, 5-of-10 on 3-pointers) in Nov. 15 home win over Colorado State ... Scored 26 points (10-of-15 from the field, 5-of-10 on 3-pointers) in Nov. 14 home win over UC Davis, becoming UO's all-time 3-point leader.
Played in all 31 games, a starter in 30 … His 86 made 3-pointers ranks tied for fifth for a UO single-season total … Averaged a team-high 15.4 points per game which ranked eighth in the Pac-10 Conference … The team-leader in free throw percentage at .872 (95-of-109), ranking him third among conference performers and 17th nationally … Had a team-high 86 made 3-pointers which ranked second in the Pac-10 … Ranked fourth on the team in both assists (1.8 apg) and steals (1.0 spg) … Also the team-leader for field goal attempts (377), field goals made (148), 3-pointers attempted (228), free throws attempted (109) and free throws made (95) … Registered double-figure scoring efforts in 22-of-31 games … Had 20 or more points in 10 contests, including a season-high 33 points in a Feb. 14 road game against Washington … Scored a team-high 20 points in the March 11 Pac-10 Tournament game against Washington State … Had 20 points, two assists and a steal in March 5 road game against USC … Scored 24 points (11-of-14 on free throws) to go with four assists and two steals in March 1 home win over Oregon State … Tallied 19 points while playing a season-best 40 minutes in Feb. 19 home game against California … Had a season-high 33 points on a season-best 10 made field goals in Feb. 14 road game against Washington … Went for 21 points and three assists in Feb. 7 home game against Arizona … Had 22 points, two assists and two steals in Jan. 31 road game against Oregon State … Scored 26 points (5-of-10 on 3-pointers) in Jan. 24 road game against California … Scored 24 points in 39 minutes of action against UCLA in home game Jan. 4 … Had 28 points (6-of-9 on 3-pointers) and three steals in Dec. 7 home win over Kansas State … Scored 23 points (going a career-best 12-of-12 on free throws) in Nov. 21 road win over UC Irvine … Eclipsed 1,000-point mark in win over Anteaters.
Third on the team in scoring at 13.9 points per game … HIs 83 made 3-pointers ranks seventh on the UO single-season list … Made 2.6 three-pointers per game … Ranked 14th in the Pac-10 in scoring and fourth in three-pointers per game … Appeared in all 32 contests with 27 starts … Had 18 points with five assists versus Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament … Scored 20 points in March 13 Pac-10 tournament quarterfinal game versus Washington State … Made five three-pointers to score 24 points in March 8 win against Arizona … Great game with 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting from downtown to help Oregon make a school-record 18 three-pointers in 92-70 Feb. 9 win at California … Scored 23 points (5 threes) with five rebounds Feb. 2 versus Oregon State … Good job at the point versus the L.A. schools with 17 points and six assists Jan. 26 against USC and 13 points and six assists Jan. 24 versus UCLA … 15 points, including key plays at both ends of the court late, helped Oregon top No. 23 Stanford Jan. 13 … Season-best 29 points Dec. 15 against Nebraska, where he tied the school record with 15 three-point attempts (seven made) … Nov. 10 versus Pepperdine, had career-high nine assists to go with 28 points, plus the first two blocked shots of his career … Named to the World Vision Invitational all-tournament team.
Represented the United States on the U19 team that competed at the 2007 Junior World Championships.
Record-setting season for the shortest player in the Pac-10 … Made a school-record 110 three-pointers in 2006-07 (helping Oregon break the team season three-point record) … That was the second-highest number of threes made by a freshman in NCAA history … Scored a UO freshman record 512 points in 2006-07 … Named to the Pac-10 all-freshman team … Voted most outstanding player of the Pac-10 tournament … Played in 35 games, starting 31 … Second on the team in scoring at 14.6 points per game (11th in the Pac-10) … Led league in free throw percentage (.909) and three-pointers per game (3.1) … Shot 43.7 percent from three-point range (fourth in the league) … Free throw percentage was the second-best single season effort in school history … Led team in scoring nine times … Netted at least four three-pointers in 12 different games … Jaw-dropping start to his Oregon career saw him score 27 points versus Lehigh, 28 against Cal State Northridge and an Oregon freshman record 38 points versus Portland State in being named the Basketball Travelers Classic MVP and Dick Vitale's national player of the week … Made 10 three-pointers versus Portland State, which set the school and McArthur Court single-game records and tied the Pac-10 record … Hit game-tying three-pointer with 0:19 left to cap Oregon's improbable last minute comeback at Rice, where the Ducks won in overtime … Missed two games in December due to a sprained big toe on his left foot … Scored 17 points (5 threes) in overtime win at No. 9 Washington State … Netted 24 points (6 threes) in home win over Arizona State … Had 20 points and season-high six rebounds at Stanford … Named Pac-10 player of the week after scoring 21 points (4 threes) in Oregon's win versus No. 9 Washington State and 19 (3 threes) in a defeat of Washington … Performance of the ages in being named most outstanding player of the Pac-10 tournament … Had 21 points (5 threes) in quarterfinal win against Arizona, 24 (6 threes) in the semis against California and 16 in the title game versus USC … In the NCAA Tournament: Sank four three-pointers in scoring 14 points in second round win over Winthrop … Also matched season-high with six rebounds … Set Oregon record for points and three-pointers in a NCAA Tournament game when he went off for 33 points on eight threes in Sweet 16 win against UNLV … Had 10 points in the regional final versus Florida … Named to the NCAA All-Midwest Regional team.
Led Renaissance High School to two state championships (2004, 2006) and a four-year record of 93-10 … Former high school teammate of junior Malik Hairston … Invited to the USA Basketball U-18 National Team Trials … Averaged 26.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 5.0 steals per game as a senior … Named first team all-state, all-league, all-metro and all-city … Scored 18 points with 12 assists in the 2006 state title game versus East Grand Rapids … Netted 33 points -- 11 in overtime -- in the semifinals versus Flint Southwestern … As a junior, averaged 19.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while garnering first team all-state, all-league and all-city honors … In a 67-50 win against Rogers, recorded a quadruple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals … Also torched Rogers for 32 points later in the season … Received a three-star rating from Scout.com … Teamed with Hairston as Renaissance won the 2004 state title and averaged 14.6 points per game … Also participated in track at Renaissance.
Born Tajuan Marquis Porter March 9, 1988, Detroit, Mich. … Mother is Pamela Porter … Has two older brothers and two sisters … Plays the drums … High School (Coach): Renaissance (Mark White) … Major is sociology.
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Lady Antebellum will soon be able to add another award to their list of accolades, but this time, the honor isn't solely for their musical talents. The band shared via their website on March 7 that they have been named as the winner of the 2014 Recording Artists' Coalition Award.
Lady A will receive the award at GRAMMYs on the Hill, an event that takes place in Washington D.C. on April 2. Lady Antebellum is being honored not only for their contribution to country music but also for their consistent work on behalf of disadvantaged children.
For several years, the members of Lady Antebellum have visited children's hospitals and in 2012, the band created LadyAID, a foundation that supports local hospitals in the band's home state of Tennessee as well as Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and several global organizations that
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STANFORD, Calif. – Six Stanford players earned All-Pac-12 honors and three freshmen were selected to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team, as announced by the conference Wednesday.
Kylie Sorenson and Leah White received All-Pac-12 Second Team honors. Sorenson led Stanford in multiple offensive categories, including batting average (.363), doubles (16), total bases (92), slugging percentage (.586), walks (37), on-base percentage (.495) and fewest strikeouts (9).
White was terrific in the leadoff position in the lineup, leading Stanford in hits (62) and ranking second in batting average (.356), runs (42) and on-base percentage (.441). White excelled against Pac-12 opponents, leading the Cardinal in batting average (.350), runs (20), hits (28) and total bases (42).
Kayla Bonstrom, Jessica Plaza, Madi Schreyer and Hanna Winter were named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mentions.
Four of the six Cardinal recognized on the All-Pac-12 team are underclassmen, highlighting the strong foundation Stanford will return next season.
Sorenson and Schreyer were also named to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team. Schreyer finished the season 22-14 with a 3.70 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 242.1 innings. She recorded the most appearances (47), starts (39) and innings pitched (242.1) of any pitcher in the Pac-12.
Bessie Noll received honorable mention All-Pac-12 Freshman Team accolades. Noll started every game in right field for the Cardinal and finished the year with a .288 batting average, eight doubles, three home runs and 24 RBI.


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"For the next three days it's supposed to be flatter than a pancake," said Jim Carey from the Rogue Outdoor Store in Gold Beach on Thursday. "If the forecast is right, I expect phenomenal bottomfishing because I haven't seen this strong of a year in a long time on lingcod. We've really had some consistently strong days, especially up here off the Rogue River Reef."
As of early Friday morning, the National Weather Service has predicted 5-knot winds or less, and 1-foot wind waves or less from Saturday through Monday in the ocean outside of the Port of Brookings Harbor. All three days are calling for a combined swell ranging from 2 to 5 feet. That adds up to three days of lingcod ops for anglers willing to head south toward Camel Rock or uphill toward House Rock. The forecast for Gold Beach is very similar to Brookings.
Brookings' anglers have had some light's-out action on lingcod. But in the latter days of the week, the action slowed somewhat. So bring your A-game to the ocean this week because the lings may be moving off of the nests in deep water, and migrating toward shallow water near the kelp beds. What produced last week may not be the go-to lure in days to come, so keep your tackle boxes well stocked with a variety of lures for fishing at all depths.
My all-time favorite lure in most situations is the leadfish, but as good as they are, they don't work at all depths equally well. Leadfish work the best in moderate to deep water ranging from 40 to 90 feet.
But when the lings start to move into shallower water, especially toward the edges of the kelp, leadfish become less effective and twin-tail plastics (Scampis) start to dominate the action. When the lings move in close to shore, you'll want to cast the 4-inch Scampis on jig heads ranging from 1 to 3 ounces.
Twelve- to 15-pound test monofilament is great for casting jig heads in the 1- to 1.5-ounce range. This arrangement is approaching the upper end of light-tackle fishing. You may not land every lingcod that you hook, but guaranteed, you'll get a lot more hookups using lighter line.
When using 20- to 30- pound test, consider using jig heads in the 2- to 3-ounce bracket.
An effective method of fishing Scampis is to let the lure sink all the way to the bottom and reel the lure back to the boat very slowly, so that the twin-tail lure is maintaining a distance about a foot from the bottom.
Surfperch have also been coming into the Brookings fillet station with regularity, with both striped and redtail surfperch being filleted last week. You can't go wrong using small pieces of raw shrimp at places like McVay Park, the little stretch of beach about one-half mile uphill from the mouth of the Winchuck, Sporthaven Beach and Chetco Point Park.
With this weekend's prediction of calm seas, the Nesika Beach rest area should be producing some decent catches of redtail surfperch, and the mouth of the Sixes River has been producing some monster redtails as well.
Springer fishing on the lower Rogue is a little on the slow side with reports of some guides getting into a batch of fish every now and again. Springer action should progressively get stronger in the next few weeks.
"We're still just seeing about three (springers) a day, so at least there's some being taken," says Carey.
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Should President Obama approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline?
As far as taking notes, Justaman and willgrr, I've got better things to do than tracking your political rants and raves.
Roosters crow, don't they? So do some anonymous individuals, willgrr excepted.
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Totally on subject...what is your failure rate garr? Is it still 79% on posts removed? And you continually cry to the Minot Daily for that but take heart; you can pull from a bevy of alias's.
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locomotive Feb-05-14 9:15 PM
Take notes locomotive!
I'm focused on Kevin Cramer. One good man or woman regardless of party affiliation and he's gone!
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No, Justaman, I was asking if your claim CAN be independently verified.
Right now, all we have is your own assertion that you and willgrr were responsible for making Rick Berg history.
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You can independently verify if you'ld like locomotive.
It was my pleasure to vote for & support an independent woman,Heidi Heitkamp, for US Senator of North Dakota.
Had voting results differed in central & western ND we would have a spineless yesman representing us.DC is full of them and that's a big problem!
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"My postings on Bismarck Tribune are a matter of internet history and with the help of Bill Garr so is Rick Berg!"
So is that claim about Rick Berg something that can be independently verified?
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FreedomRings Feb-05-14 7:36 PM
You have made posts right after mine that make no sense to me FreedomRings.
In fact, they have nothing to do with my posts so if you want to dial up customer service on this site to prove something, exchange email address or phone # by all means go ahead.
My postings on Bismarck Tribune are a matter of internet history and with the help of Bill Garr so is Rick Berg!
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"Numbers and republicans.Thats like giving a botlle of whiskey to a drunk.How we can get from 50 to 100,000 is beyond me."
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Legend, ethanol isn't all it's cracked up to be. We've been through this before. It's hard on small engines, for one.
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I've seen Justaman at the Bis Trib.
Glad you old friends got to meet up again.
I can't believe the free speeching that goes on here!!
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Our nationwide expert on propane said higher exports shorted our domestic supplies and caused the price to double. He said nothing about drying corn 4 ethanol. Oil will lie about ethanol at every opportunity. Any alternative to gas/diesel threatens their massive profits and they will bad mouth any alternative energy source. I would rather pay a local farmer than some tycoon living in Dubai Ports World.
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garr, you know very well that I'm not Dustoff and ndvetrn as ndvetrn is you.
Along with your other alias's Napoleon, AtticusFinch and billlldoesntgitit just to name a few. Just be honest for a change hoaxster.
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Slide ,Just a matter of time and you will have another DEMOCRAT as President. We love it.Goinpeace
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Numbers and republicans.Thats like giving a botlle of whiskey to a drunk.How we can get from 50 to 100,000 is beyond me.Must be the blockers math.I think I'll stick to the basics.Goinpeace
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Why are dirt poor people so determined to fight for wealthy oil corporations?
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, once pegged the number of potential pipeline jobs at being anywhere from "100,000 to one million."
A financial analysis paid for by TransCanada also said another 250,000 to 550,000 some spin-off jobs could be created over the 100-year life of the project.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's largest business advocacy group, supports construction of the pipeline. Its president and chief executive officer, Thomas J. Donohue, called on the Obama administration to approve construction, saying it would create a quarter million new American jobs.
Boehner claimed later in January 2012 that the Keystone pipeline would create "over 100,000 indirect jobs" as well some 20,000 direct jobs.
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Hi VERTSITAS, remember me?
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landslide2014 Feb-05-14 3:05 PM
"Justa whats the CBO Obamacare story got to do with the pipline.. Too much spirts with your lunch????"
If I'm not mistaken, you posted the fallacious misleading story by the media on job losses from Obamacare yesterday on 3 different unrelated polls & editorials.
Am I correct?
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The media's massive revisions on CBO-Obamacare story
By Erik Wemple February 4 at 7:03 pm
In January of 2010, Trans-Canada CEO Russell Girling claimed that the project would produce 13,000 construction jobs. In April of 2011 the number grew to 20,000, which the Canadian Ambassador reiterated in August 2011. In January 2012 the number was revised back down to 13,000 and this past April the company revised that number even lower, to 9,000 construction jobs. Meanwhile, both the federal government and the Global Labor Institute at Cornell University's College of Industrial and Labor Relations examined TransCanada's application and made their own job creation estimates, at 6,000-6,500 and 2,500-4,500 respectively. A State Department study projects only 35 permanent jobs in pipeline maintenance and inspection.
John Boehner 01-31-14 100,000 shovel ready jobs.John Hoeven 04-2012 as many as 200,000.
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Maybe when*****freezes. Oil is red and does not miss a chance to bash our president. Now they whine because they can't trick or treat at the white house. I would be all 4 it if it made economic sense. Approving the line is as dumb as storing their nuclear waste. Maybe they could approve his jobs bill and raise the min. wage to sweeten the pot. What fool would drill oil without a good transport system? Maybe next time they will think b4 they try to steamroll their way and bash at will. I am proud our Pres. stood up to them. They needed a spanking.
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Never, the less oil we have the less likely we can afford to bomb another country
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wellchild, you got most of that right, but all you have to do is look at the blogs and the last line should read, "Respond to!!!"" Look no further than rushslide, Mules, whistler/, and others and you find hate flowing from their keyboards. Get real, child.
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Always fun to see that PJ and Goinpeace have nothing but hate speach to respond with.
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let the Canadians refine this crap in Canada! They need the jobs as well as other countries. Then IF they want to export the finished product, then and only then there skould be a eay to do that!!
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Canada has been unable to secure 2 proposed western routes to export these tar sands and an eastern route is said to have no chance.
Canadians are 46/47% for & against the very development of these tar sands while Americans seem headed towards those same numbers.
20 famous German scientists have resigned from a Canadian funded study citing influence. The EU's proposed fuel quality directive reducing carbon emissions would be compromised by refining the world's dirtiest crude.
Industrialized nations do not regard refined tar sands contracted to Asian markets as environmentally or economically sound at this time.
With all the available data, this project should have been dead in the water 5 yrs. ago.
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Suter, D; Spahn, D R; Blumenthal, S; Reyes, L; Booy, Ch; Z'graggen, B R; Beck-Schimmer, B (2007). The immunomodulatory effect of sevoflurane in endotoxin-injured alveolar epithelial cells. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 104(3):638-645.
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BACKGROUND: Endotoxin-induced lung injury is a useful experimental system for the characterization of immunopathologic mechanisms in acute lung injury. Although alveolar epithelial cells (AEC) are directly exposed to volatile anesthetics, there is limited information about the effect of anesthetics on these cells. In this study we investigated the effect of pretreatment with the inhaled anesthetic sevoflurane on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-injured AEC. METHODS: AEC were incubated with 1.1 vol % sevoflurane for 0.5 h, followed by LPS stimulation for 5 h. Expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), macrophage inflammatory protein-1beta (MIP-1beta), macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2), cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1 (CINC-1), and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) was analyzed. In addition, functional tests were performed through chemotaxis and adherence assays to underline the biological relevance of the findings. RESULTS: Exposure of AEC to sevoflurane resulted in a 50% downregulation of MCP-1 protein in the sevoflurane-LPS group when compared with non-sevoflurane- LPS cells (P < 0.05). MIP-1beta concentration in LPS-stimulated cells decreased by 32% with sevoflurane (P < 0.05), MIP-2 by 29% (P < 0.05), and CINC-1 by 20% (P < 0.05). ICAM-1 protein expression was attenuated by 36% (P < 0.05). This inhibition caused substantial changes in the inflammatory response of neutrophils. 33% less chemotactic activity was seen in sevoflurane-treated LPS cells (P < 0.001) as well as 47% decreased adhesion of neutrophils to AEC (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that sevoflurane alters the LPS-induced inflammatory response, not only with respect to the expression pattern of inflammatory mediators, but also regarding the biological consequences with less accumulation of effector cells such as neutrophils.
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Over forty-years after the drama Guess Who's Coming to Dinner brought out the issue of interracial marriage, a common theme among marriage comedies have been families that don't quite get along. In Fox Searchlight's newest comedy, Our Family Wedding, it is the culture clash between a non-traditional black family and a highly traditional Mexican family that makes the film so comedic and heartwarming.
Lucia Ramirez (America Ferrera) and Marcus Boyd (Lance Gross) become engaged in New York City, across the country from their families who live in Los Angeles. Lucia has dropped out of Columbia Law to pursue a degree volunteering to teach immigrants while Marcus is headed to Laos with Doctors Without Borders. They decide they want to get married before Marcus leaves for Laos and hope to get their families together for a quick wedding before they leave. Of course, when family gets involved, everything goes haywire.
Marcus's father is Brad Boyd (Forest Whitaker), a sultry late night DJ who specializes in one-night stands with girls younger than Marcus himself. While his mother is not in the picture, Brad's lawyer Angie (Regina King) serves as the mother figure in Marcus's life and besides being Brad's best friend, a romance is beginning to grow between Angie and Brad as they help plan Marcus's wedding. Brad Boyd's life is very modern, shown by the industrial, contemporary and modern stylings of everything from his home to his suites to the car he drives.
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On the other hand, Lucia's family is all about tradition. They live in a traditional clapboard Victorian full of homespun flavor and references to their Mexican hertiage. Lucia's father Miguel (Carlos Mencia) runs a towing and car detailing business where her sister Issy (Anjelah N. Johnson) works. Mother Sonia (Diana-Maria Riva) stays at home and makes jewelry and grandmother lives at home too (Lupe Ontiveros). Lucia's family is all about traditional, Mexican family values and are stunned when she doesn't bring home a Latino to marry.
The fathers in particular get off to a bad start when Miguel tows Brad's car and Brad makes a few insenstive jokes about Mexican-Americans. The two are completely at each other's throats by then, causing most of the problems for the married couple. Lucia's family wants a traditional Mexican wedding while Brad insists on having some African-American traditions at the wedding too, even though he doesn't really know of anything. Lucia and Marcus watch in horror as their family takes over their wedding, turning it from a small occasion to an over-the-top affair and putting the young couple's relationship into crisis as a result. The two have to keep their sanity by chanting "Our Marriage. Their Wedding" over and over again.
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However, the parents do come around and give their kids some very good romance advice. Though he is unpleasantly divorced, Brad gives his son some good advice on marrying such as the importance of the little things and that he should marry his best friend. Carlos imparts on both Lucia and Marcus the value of family, trust, and taking care of each other. Despite all the craziness, the families, in the end, both learn and gain something valuable.
The jokes in the film are pretty good, though it is the slapstick between Mencia and Whitaker that keeps most of the film rolling. They manage to find some new jokes and avenues in an old genre, mainly by playing on the cultural aspects of the mixed race relationship. The score of the film is also great to groove out to, mixing the best of jazz, R&B, tejano, marachi and traditional Mexican songs.
In the end, this film is about the blending of cultures and how, despite our differences, we can all get along.


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8th March 2016, 10:35 at 10:35 am #314792
I guess the link you are referring to is the following one
While I like the technology, it's still hard to use and really benefit from it. It's interesting to play a given sequence and watch different angles but we feel like we miss some bits when playing around with the camera.
And there are still some glitches, head shapes of the drivers are quite funny, and some stitching is missing, but for early days that's great. We can imagine that soon we could have access to 360° camera view from any car, that would be awesome and Formula E is probably the best platform for that (or Roborace).24th February 2016, 7:31 at 7:31 am #312971
As previously said, it is planned as support race for Formula E. Search for Roborace for more on the subject, first race is planned for Formula E 2016-2017 season, not this far away.
As I understand it it won't be remotely controlled but only through AI and algorithms which is more relevant for future application on road cars. In addition, it can be good for the show as it can be extreme machinery and get rid of the safety aspect (at least for drivers, not for spectators). In my opinion this is a totally different sport to F1 but can be interesting and won't be more different of Formula E than rally cross is…24th February 2016, 7:30 at 7:30 am #312970
@dragoll as previously said, it is planned as support race for Formula E. Search for Roborace for more on the subject, first race is planned for Formula E 2016-2017 season, not this far away.
As I understand it it won't be remotely controlled but only through AI and algorithms which is more relevant for future application on road cars. In addition, it can be good for the show as it can be extreme machinery and get rid of the safety aspect (at least for drivers, not for spectators). In my opinion this is a totally different sport to F1 but can be interesting and won't be more different of Formula E than rally cross is…15th February 2016, 12:04 at 12:04 pm #312339
@atticus-2 every F1 fan should be used by such tweak now. Nothing was written in the rules of the survey that you should reach 100% for completion. They cut it to less than 50% to grant the least points as possible.24th December 2015, 9:25 at 9:25 am #310781
Belgium – Stoffel Vandoorne and Jerome D'Ambrosio
Reserve Driver – Maxime Martin
We'd prefer to send our Vanthoor rather than the FE man.
Bertrand Baguette would be a good pick as well. Belgium could well fight for 3rd spot alongside France, Australia, Spian, Finland, Netherlands and Denmark on a good day.5th January 2014, 15:54 at 3:54 pm #247900
On the same note as @jamiefranklinf1, I will pick according to which driver line "I would prefer to have" which is quite different to the association of the best 2 drivers.
1) RedBull : Having Vettel as a well known quantity and WDC material is a huge advantage and if the car is once again capable, Ricciardo can bring the remaining points to have yet another double WDC/WCC.
2) Mercedes : Probably having 2 of the best 3 qualifiers of the moment (Vettel being the 3rd) and drivers capable of winning without having any tension within the team. Surely a line up worth having.
3) McLaren : This will probably surprise many but having a assurance with Button and a risk/reward situation with Magnussen is something we should see more frequently in F1 and can bring good results. At worst, Button is there to take advantage of a capable car (suiting him). So the place is purely on interest and a line up a would love to have.
4) ForceIndia : Hulkenberg has now proven himself and could justify this position by his own presence. Perez is indeed a nice addition and give them a superb line up.
5) Williams : Not sure massa has still got what it takes, but Bottas seems to emerge nicely and as a line up we have knowledge and skills, could be nice to develop a car around such line up.
6) Lotus : Grosjean have shown promising performance. While I can't bare Maldonado, I have to admit he could bring some serious points if the car is capable.
7) Ferrari : I know that's low for ferrari considering they have 2 world champions but Alonso has never taken well to have a competitive team mate and kimi is who he is. They will be no favor and that could be a destructive pairing more than anything else. Can bring victories but at which cost ? Definitly not a pairing I would want.
8) Marussia : Because of Bianchi, he is worth beter than that and would chose him over any of the remaining drivers. He did very well and surprised he didn't get a beter seat.
9-10) ToroRosso – Sauber : Both on the same level, quite unappealing pairings
Not classified : Caterham : can move up depending on which drivers they chose, Vandoorne or Frijns would be picks enough to justify to jump over ToroRosso and Sauber at least for the prospect they bring.23rd December 2013, 14:50 at 2:50 pm #247501
Another solution would be to award double point at every race since they are equally important … Oh wait that wouldn't change anything at the ranking except someone could break Vettel record for scoring the most points during a season19th December 2013, 15:18 at 3:18 pm #247625
Indeed, would have been a big joke to have that kind of surprise at the first race … Probably a no race at all. What will they do for the testing ? Still conduct it as planned but limiting speed ?16th December 2013, 13:56 at 1:56 pm #246904
@kingshark Indeed Mercedes seems so confident and what's they are requesting or presenting putt them high in the order. Can't putt them anywhere else than at the top …
@vettel1 Good mention about electrics. Next year's car will probably host much more electric device and managing than previously and the best team to take advantage of that is probably McLaren (and next in line Mercedes) with their huge knowledge in the matter. However I have not yet heard what is left to the team concerning ERS and that could play a part for McLaren and a bit against RedBull.
For the rest, general feeling is that Lotus will drop a bit but not that much, they still exploited people without paying them for this year and probably having a good basis for next year.
I expect RedBull to start not that strong but coming back to the lead through the year thanks to big development.
I hope ForceIndia will catch up to Lotus.
No real position for the rest, if I had to give an order, that would be (at the start of the season) :
Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari, RedBull, Lotus, Force India, Williams, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Caterham and Marussia28th November 2013, 13:46 at 1:46 pm #245719
Looks like that's it or almost.
Sauber line up could be modified, not sure they will keep Gut or I missed something.
Too bad Bianchi doesn't get a beter seat, he will do well in a Sauber. Or get rid of Chilton, huge gap between him and Bianchi.
After that, don't see much that could be different…29th January 2013, 0:04 at 12:04 am #224605
@brazil2007 @fixy Actually if you look at Lotus E21 pics from Keith article (http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/01/28/lotus-e21-launch-pictures/) we can see that they have 2 different cars presented. One with intakes above driver's head and one without (the one seen during live launch).
We can only see that they avoid showing the space where the duct should be from the intake to the rear wing on the car with intakes … So the car shown during launch is probably not the exact one they will race19th September 2012, 11:00 at 11:00 am #210756
At least it's pure McLaren production and we feel it (unlike the X1 concept car) … Looks great, can't wait to see more angle of view.2nd September 2012, 23:23 at 11:23 pm #209040
That and you could add the telemetry itself . The red writing suggesting he lost 1 sec on straight line only . He probably wanted to underlines how much this rear wing choice was a mistake by proving it … the wrong way2nd September 2012, 21:28 at 9:28 pm #209096
But the intention and the intensity has not been the same … Most of the time Maldona is clearly the cause. Last year with Massa, it was often a difficult call. And Maldonado is not helping by crashing at off track run
Now if we just count them, they are pretty much the same …13th June 2012, 0:28 at 12:28 am #202112
And for those who think he intend to break the car, I see only 2 cases where it was plausible. Indeed his crash into the Williams, but looking at the footage it doesn't seem intentional as we can understand Schum was suprised by the "move back" from Senna and even if they break there are lots of things to do in a F1 car and they are still carrying some speed.
It left the gearbox, that's a thing a driver can easily destroy if he wants to, but what the point at the first race ?
I don't think we can blame him for trying to pull out the maximum out of the car, even if he doesn't do it the right way (I mean by that the way the car would like)
I haven't always appreciated Schum, but I don't think we can speak of car breaker. Knowing the F1 world, I would be less sceptic about conspiracy (even if I don't believe it's the case, or the same question could be asked about mole at McLaren to make them fail pit stops that often … there is always been moles in F1 and probably will, as this is a world of secrets and jealousy, but I don't think it goes that far but who know)


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Loving the long ears and gothic feel to this picture!
so cool!!! I love it ♥
Very cool piece! Love Batman in this. Great job
Joker and Penguin, I miss the days when those two would engage in gentlemanly competitions to see who could pull off the most cunning crime in gotham history. It's a different world now though, Penguin isn't allowed to do much of anything in the comics anymore and Joker has become such an absolutly over the top rediculous mass murdering psycopath that there's no way he could do such things anymore without seeming out of place. Oh well, this is a great picture and I'm glad I found it.
Thanks. You are right, they are both great villains and nobody uses them in a really cool way.
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Two of the best bad guys and one of the best heros.
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Awesome, seems almost a work of Alex Ross!
Awsome job
this one also looks pretty nice. I like the facial expression and the colors you used for the Joker.
Congratulations! It's very nice work!
you always do amazing works. man u know that stuff.
Good! Very interesting composition ) I like the way you've made light and shadows! Looks like alive characters!
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Oh jeez! I love this style. <33 Usually I would be biased and gush over your style of Penguin (because he's my favorite character) but I think you really captured all of the characters involved here. I absolutely love the lighting and how you incorporated the two villains next to Batman's badass pose. ^^ Really digging the expressions - especially Oswald's eye/monocle and Batman's intense D:< face. XDDD
Woah. Hardcore.
Awesome piece! And the bat you have on his chest is my favorite batman logo. =] I really can't help but like it.
You were painting this masterpiece, AND HAVING FUN!?!?! Unheard of! And yet...... so awesome D:
beautifully painted, brilliant expressions an gret composition ... all in all AWSM!!!
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very nice
idk why somehow I like the penguin better than the other two. well done!
Ooh, I love this! My eyes immediately drifted over to the Penguin. I love how you painted his mouth. And then the Joker. He's so sinister looking and deranged, I love it.
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Let me reassure everyone my city is not in danger of flooding that will damage any homes. Our river banks are quite steep and houses were not allowed to be built along the shore as the city wanted green space for all to enjoy near the river. Their foresight keeps paying dividends again and again..
The weather has been cool and rainy, but our high river is coming from all the excess water from the flooding in Calgary, their rivers flow into ours and we are downstream. It just takes a while to get here, giving us plenty of time to prepare. There is a First Nation community, Cumberland House down river from us, which has already been evacuated as they will flood. It happened to them last time our river went high.
Mom and I walked along the river from the low lying areas to see how it looked:
She looks back at me, "you want ME to get my feet wet?"
The boat launch area is always the first to go underwater, being the lowest point along the river:
The pathway to it from the other side was completely blocked with water:
The weir, normally a 4 foot drop of falls was no longer visible:
No more walking on one of my favorite trails unless I want to wear long rubber boots ;P
We would get a nice morning, maybe sunny, and then the clouds would start forming and moving in:
Over view of the flooded area:
Light standard reflecting in water:
After viewing it from the top, I got down to the street level view:
All of a sudden, we spotted a critter swimming across.
It was the beaver!
He bit off a tiny twig of leaves and then swam back to the river:
Today I enjoy my last Tuesday Boxercise class with the incredible Dani. She worked us hard. There wasn't a single person who wasn't red faced and pouring sweat at the end of class. She is retiring from teaching at the facility. She will have one more class Saturday. I have never had an instructor more motivating, energetic and challenging then her. I will sorely, sorely miss her :((( I wish I could get someone to video tape her class so I could do it throughout the winter.
Unfortunately for me, the gabapentin isn't up to pain relief for me :( I am struggling with back pain that sometimes radiates all the way through my hip down my leg. I find it hard to get comfortable sitting or standing or even moving around. It is just not loosening up. That coupled with my right elbow problems is going to force me to seek out a physiotherapist and pay for treatments. Its too long a wait for the publically funded ones and they are only allowed to work on one problem area at a time :( I have many :( What is happening with my right elbow is I have no lateral control. I find it difficult to use a mouse, or to type accurately and when I am trying to cut my veggies, my knife wavers back and forth and I have to try and hit it just right, but uneven cuts are the norm.
My Father informed me my Uncle has been moved into Palliative Care. He says he hasn't much time left, so will come and pick me up tomorrow morning so I can visit him before bridge. I have to get my injection at 9:30 am so he will pick me up after that.
I got a letter, a copy of one from my family Doctor that my Rheumatologist is closing her practice. She has Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and B Cell Lymphoma. She is waiting for a stem cell transplant. I have seen her since August 1988!
My mood is as dark as the weather. There just hasn't been much sunshine or any good news in my life lately. Its very frustrating and I feel lost.. If it wasn't for my responsibilities at the bridge club, I would have no purpose or worth.
Thanks, as always, for your wonderful support, kind words, great goodies and just being here for me..
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I'm so sorry that it is pouring on you right now--and I sure know the feeling. I was deep in it myself about a week ago and I don't know how to get past it myself. It helps to have others to chat with and things to do that you care about that help you to use some healthy energy.
Please know that I am available to email or talk to in any number of ways. I'll send you a spark mail with more on that. Be sure that you keep talking to anybody otherwise, it might just eat you up. I care about you and all that is going on.
Gentle hugs, my friend!!
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for you, dear Linda. Hope that the flood waters recede soon and you get comfort for your other woes soon too. I'm thinking of you with love and more
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Wow pictures are amazing
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I am so sorry to hear about your uncle (read you last blog too)...although you knew it was inevitable it is still sad nonetheless. No one likes to see someone suffer a terrible disease like that. No one likes to lose a loved one.
That is awful about your Dr. too! I don't blame you for feeling blue, especially with all the bad weather and flooding too. Hang in there! I hope you get some better relief for your pain! Take care and hope you feel better soon! Thanks for posting the pics.
I appreciate your support and commenting on my blog! You are the best!
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Please know that you will always have purpose and worth for your many Spark friends here. You are an amazing human being. I truly appreciate how all of the bad news and pain you are dealing with have to create a pretty dark mood. So completely understandable. But: the flooding will dissipate and the dark mood will too.
Thanks for your cheery and kind comment on my anniversary trip blog: so very kind of you, especially when you are NOT experiencing "perfect days" right now yourself. But then that's just the kind of person you are . . .
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I am so sorry about your doc and your uncle!
Thanks for sharing such wonderful pictures - I wondered whether or not the water would impact you. Your mom is so cute about the water!
I learned today that a former coworker and former policeman died about 10 days ago - speculation is a heart attack in his sleep. That and a few other things make my mood match yours.
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This is a very tough time for you. I am praying for yo and your family.
I have been watching the news and seeing the terrible flooding. It is so sad.
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What's the old Conway Twitty song? Five Feet High and Rising! LOL
"How high is the river, mama?"
"More than 5 feet high and risin', little Conway! Time to get out the inner tubes so we can float!"
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You are brimming with worth, never doubt it!
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I'm so sorry to hear about your doctor, Linda! I've been praying for you and your uncle
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Bah to losing your instructor and doctor and yikes for the water. I hope you've got a sturdy pair of wellies! I love the picture of your mum - she looks like a spunky lady.
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I am sorry about your pain and your hard news from doctors, family, exercise teachers. Plus you are dealing with the flooding. My thoughts are with you.
I am glad you have bridge in your life and your mom!
I love your beaver pictures.
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So sorry you have so much to deal with at this time. Just remember tomorrow is a new day and things will change back for the better in time. Hang in there. Remember all your Spark Friends are thinking about you and sending positive wishes your way.
Your pictures are great, very interesting. We have had so much rain this year, so much better than last year's drought.
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Wow Linda, so much bad news and trials to face right now in your life.
My heart is so sad for you as I read all of the bad news. I'm so sorry to hear that you are having such pain, and what a difficult bit of news that your rheumatologist is retiring from her practice, especially for the reason of being so sick! That's just awful! As for the instructor leaving, that is always difficult to deal with. Over the years I have seen wonderful exercise class instructors leave and it's always a big adjustment. Sorry to hear that your uncle is declining so rapidly. It just sounds like things are going rotten right now, and my greatest empathy and thoughts go out to you. Hang in there and hope the floods don't take over too much more. As always, you are in my thoughts.
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Grassroots Legislative Efforts
Grassroots legislative efforts are extremely important to delivering organized dentistry's message at the Statehouse. Watch the video below to learn about grassroots advocacy (if you are browsing on a mobile device, please click here to watch).
AdvanceOHIO (Advance Oral Health in Ohio) is the ODA's statewide grassroots advocacy network. The goal is to match ODA contact dentists with Ohio's state legislators. AdvanceOHIO is modeled after the ADA's grassroots program and is administered by the ODPAC Board of Directors. It was the first of its kind among state dental associations, and has been honored by the ADA as well as the American Society of Association Executives and the Ohio Society of Association Executives for its outstanding legislative work.
Become an AdvanceOHIO Contact Dentist
Success in the political arena requires a team effort. Your participation in the AdvanceOHIO grassroots network will strengthen dentistry's voice at the Statehouse and help protect your practice from excessive government regulations and bureaucratic control. Become a contact dentist today and help maintain the sanctity of the dentist – patient relationship. Please contact the ODA department of government affairs at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 1-800-282-1526 to find out how you can get involved in AdvanceOHIO.
Contact Your Legislators
To contact your legislators, visit the ODA's Engage website. On the Engage site, you will be able to find information and calls to action on current ODA issues, plus look up your elected officials.
When contacting your legislators it is important to: let them know you are a constituent and a member of the ODA, discuss ODA legislative priorities, thank them for their time and support and let them know that you are happy to help any time they have questions about dentistry.
Be sure not to: discuss any legislation not included in the ODA legislative agenda, pledge any funds or future support, imply that ODPAC support of the legislator's campaign is contingent upon his/her support of ODA issues, or criticize any state agency.
Day at the Statehouse
Day at the Statehouse is a yearly event where dentists come to Columbus to talk to their legislators about issues important to dentistry.
The 2015 Day at the Statehouse event was a huge success. Watch below and be sure to join us at the next Day at the Statehouse! (If you are browsing on a mobile device, please click here to watch.)


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The Ripper Is Not Ripped
Non, merci, to junk food.
Over at last night's City Harvest event, with guacamole from Hecho en Dumbo in one hand and a cannoli from Donatella in the other, Grub Street couldn't help but ask Eric Ripert if he ever eats, well, crap. "No, I don't eat junk food. Dark chocolate is my only 'junk food.' Okay, I did steal some gummies from my son today. I wasn't going to tell him, but now he will know." That's not too bad, chef. Are you all healthy about the gym, too? "The gym? No. I don't go. Never. I'm not skinny though!" No long runs on the beach with Bourdain? "You know, I've never even thought to ask him if he works out. That's strange, right? But I really doubt it."


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On tour in Buenos Aires this month, Prince Charles found he was not universally welcome: Near the hotel where he and Argentine President Carlos Menem were speaking on March 9, flag-burning protesters gathered to denounce Britain's sovereignty over the nearby Falkland Islands.
In the eyes of at least one local, though, Prince "Carlos" (Spanish for Charles) made all the right moves. After a presidential dinner at the Alvear Palace Hotel, choreographer Adriana Vasile asked His Royal Highness to tango. "I was surprised by how he took to it," says Vasile, 33. "Carlos led me—he was like a bullfighter! We had fun."
On a weeklong break from Eton this month, the usually reclusive Prince William didn't settle for quiet nights at St. James's Palace. On March 3, he accompanied some Eton pals to a stage version of Saturday Night Fever; several days earlier he spent an evening at Chelsea's Foxtrot Oscar restaurant and trendy K-Bar (where he stuck to soft drinks) with Camilla Parker Bowles's children Tom, 24, and Laura, 20, and their cousin Emma, 22. "When he isn't at school, he goes out," says James Whitaker, a columnist for The Mirror. "It's normal for a 16-year-old."
So is falling in love. And after the Foxtrot Oscar evening, the tabloid The Sunday People claimed William had done just that, reporting that His Dreaminess "gazed adoringly" at Emma. But William's fans needn't worry. According to the eatery's owner Michael Proud-lock, the report is "absolute rubbish."
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Talk about premarital stress. Since announcing her engagement on Jan. 6 to Prince Edward, 35, Sophie Rhys-Jones, 34, has endured press speculation about the designer of her wedding gown (bets are on Tomasz Starzewski), rumblings that the dress is too voluminous to fit through the vestry door at St. George's Chapel and the revelation in the press that Camilla Parker Bowles was left off the guest list for the June 19 fete for fear of upsetting the Queen.
Edward's intended can count herself lucky, at least, that Windsor wives who preceded her set the scandal bar so high. After nine-year-old photos of her topless surfaced in the tabloid News of the World this month, a Palace source had only this to say: "Like anybody else, Sophie has led a full and active life."
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We received an email this afternoon from Elizabeth Hartman at Training Peaks. Training Peaks wants to share power data from the Tour de France. Here is what she said:
Hope you're doing well and enjoying the drama of the Tour de France so far! We have been getting some great power files from Team Saxo Bank that really show what it takes to race at such an elite level. For example, check out the data from Stage 9, when Andy Schleck rode into the yellow jersey with some amazing support from his team mate Chris Anker Sorensen who rode at an average of over 300 watts for 6 hours! That's almost 6000 calories burned, or, as one commentator put it, "the energy equivalent to about 300 donuts!"
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Hunter Allen, author of Training and Racing with a Power Meter, is working on an article commenting on all of the data we've received for the race so far.


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I hope that the packers plane will go down and crash.They tried to hurt our players today in a meaningless game.I also hope A-dub tries his hardest to hurt any player on the packers bunch of bums as for whiz i hope you learn a lesson from this game coach.
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Sideshow Bob is favourite for the chop as the long-running cartoon prepares to kill off a character for the first time since 2000.
06:02, UK, Wednesday 02 October 2013
A major character on The Simpsons will be killed off this season, an executive on the long-running cartoon has revealed.
It is 14 years since the last death on the show - Ned Flanders' wife Maude.
The show's 25th series began airing in the US over the weekend and executive producer Al Jean has confirmed that a household name is set to die soon.
Speaking to the Canada Sun Times newspaper he said: "I'll give you a clue that the actor playing the character won an Emmy for playing that character, but I won't say who it is."
However, his comment does little to narrow down the field, as most of the major characters' artists have been recognised during the show's lengthy run.
Sky Bet ranks Sideshow Bob - voiced by Kelsey Grammer - as the favourite for the chop at 7/2.
The villain is followed by Grampa Simpson at 4/1 and Krusty the Clown at 6/1.
It has also been confirmed that the final episode of the season will be a crossover with Futurama.
Jean said: "I've been here 25 years, and we had a read yesterday where the excitement was as high as I've ever seen.
"We had John DiMaggio and Billy West and Maurice LaMarche from Futurama, as well as our cast, and I thought that's got to be the greatest voiceover talent assembled at one read.
"It was really, really great to see Bender interacting with Homer."
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No. 16 Mustangs Close Out Competition At SMU Swim Classic
SMU hosts No.6 Texas A&M on Friday at 5 p.m. at Perkins Natatorium.
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SMU Swim Classic - Team Scores and Complete Results
DALLAS (SMU) - The No. 16 SMU women's swimming and diving team closed out the SMU Classic Saturday night at Perkins Natatorium. No. 3 USC won the event with 366 points, followed by No. 19 North Carolina (292.50) and No. 10 Florida (289).
Sophomore All-America Rachel Nicol finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:14.91.
Fellow sophomore Nathalie Lindborg also picked up important points for the Mustangs with her third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking in with a time of 50.45.
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Guy Price Reese
Position: DT
Height: 6-5 Weight: 258 lbs.
Born: September 22, 1939 in Dallas, TX
Died: November 22, 2010
High School: South Oak Cliff
College: SMU (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Texans in the 11th round (83rd overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 15th round (200th overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 19 (5014th overall since 1950)
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Cardinals right fielder Carlos Beltran and National League manager Tony La Russa after a group picture during batting practice before the 2012 All Star Game on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The game is expected to be manager Tony La Russa's final game in uniform. (AP Photo/Chris Lee, Post-Dispatch)


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World Show: November 17
November 17, 2009
Check out the photos below from Day 12 of the 2009 AQHA World Championship Show (click on the photo to see the captions). For more coverage of the World Show, go to www.aqha.com.
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The old man's not ready to retire.
Jettin Boone and Vicki McAngus still have what it takes to jump higher and faster.
At age 21, some might think a multiple world championship-earning horse like "Jet" has earned a quiet, easy retirement. Those people don't include Vicki, his owner, who says that the big brown gelding is just getting started.
"He's just not ready to retire," Vicki said after picking up Jet's seventh world championship in open jumping. "He doesn't know that he's 21. He still dances and prances around out here like he was a 4-year-old, and I think he'll tell me when he's ready to retire."
Even injury couldn't hold Jet back. He bowed a tendon on the last jump of the finals in 2008 and spent the next six months recuperating. Vicki got him qualified for the 2009 AQHA World Championship Show in just two shows.
And will she be back next year with "Jet the Not-Ready-for-Retirement Jumper" to defend their title?


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On the eighth day of October and the eighth day of the government shutdown, a straw broke the back of the momentum camel.
Five consecutive losing days is a rare bird historically on the Dow, so the normal expectation would be for a rally attempt.
The market could be in a similar position again going into the anniversary of the 1929 top.
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Tomato Zucchini Casserole RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
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This recipe is always a hit. In fact, I usually have to double it, and still there are no leftovers. The crumb topping is flavored with bits of onion.—Alison Relkov, Cochrane, Alberta
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 5 small zucchini, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup butter, divided
- 2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
- In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients; set aside. In a large skillet, saute zucchini in 1 tablespoon of butter until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes; drain. Arrange the zucchini in a greased 8-in. square baking dish; sprinkle with half of the cheese mixture. Top with tomatoes and remaining cheese mixture.
- In a saucepan, saute onion in remaining butter until tender; add bread crumbs and toss to combine. Sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Tomato Zucchini Casserole in Casserole Cookbook 2001, p251
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Reviewed Feb. 28, 2015
"very good dish. I like making this in the summer when I have tomatoes from the garden."
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2014
"It was good, but I think it would be better with more of the cheese mixture and more of the bread crumb mixture."
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2013
"Very good. Took to a pot luck & it went fast. I used yellow squash & Italian Panko bread crumbs. Delicious!"
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2012
"Imsauted garlic, onion and zucchini together. Used an Italian mix of cheeses. Used my crumb topping for tomato crumble. So, I guess that you can play with it a bit and it is still good. Zucchini is very mellow."
Reviewed Jul. 20, 2011 Edited Jul. 23, 2015
"This was excellent. I used a shredded Italian cheese mix, and it really had a lot of flavor vs plain mozzarella. Next time I will add the garlic to the onion saute instead of putting it in with the cheese."


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If you think you will have $75,000 to burn this Spring, Chevrolet will be more than happy to put a new Camaro Z/28 in your garage. That MSRP has a still-unspecified-gas-guzzler tax and a destination charge of $995, but what you get is a domestic racecar for the road to go up against the likes of Lamborghini Murcielago LP640's and the Porsche 911 Carrera S. Press materials from GM already indicate that the Z/28 is quicker around the Nürburgring than bluebloods from the German and Italian manufacturers.
Powered by a 7.0liter LS7 V8, you can expect 505 horsepower and 481 pound-feet of torque. While that is 75 horsepower less than the most-powerful Camaro trim level, the ZL1's 6.2L LSA, the LS7 at the heart of the Z/28 is natural aspirated. Small Block chief engineer and program manager, Jordan Lee has this to say:
"The LS7 is ideal for road racing because it delivers amazing performance in a compact, lightweight package. The broad torque curve and high redline of the LS7 mean fewer shifts are required for each lap, while the lightweight design improves the front-to-rear weight balance for better handling."
To further prove it is truly an enthusiast's car, Chevrolet is not offering a slush box automatic as an option. You will be shifting at 7,000RPM six times and a limited slip differential, standard equipment on the Z/28, will keep all that power on the road.
While the chief rival, the Ford Mustang Boss 302, loses the back seat, Chevy has opted to keep the Z/28 as a 2+2.
"We felt it was important to keep the 2+2 configuration of the Camaro Z/28 as Chevrolet already has a world-class two-seat sports car in the Corvette," Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser said. "By modifying the construction of the rear seat, we were able to reduce the overall weight of the Z/28 while still preserving the flexibility of 2+2 seating."
GM.com reports that by removing the seat-back pass through and using high-density foam in place of the rigid structure of the seat back, nine pounds were saved. The front seats are aggressively bolstered Recaro's found on the coupe versions of the SS and ZL1 Camaro's. To save more weight, old fashioned GM went with old fashioned manual seat adjustment.
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Localvore? Localvore Week??? Well, a Localvore is an individual who eats food raised within a 100 mile radius of where they are at. We are challenging you to be a localvore for the week, a day, or even just a meal.
On Thursday Febuary 21rd, we will be transforming our produce display to be 100% local for the week, so no bananas, avocados, citrus, etc. We'll have our winter seasonal menu available with loads of localvore recipes for you to try. There will be signage throughout the rest of the Coop to highlight our other localvore products.
But why?
To increase awareness about how important OUR local food system is.
To inspire a healthy diet while primarily using organic fruits and vegetables that are grown in our region.
To encourage dialogue about the consequences that industrialized farming has had and continues to have on our planet.
To see what local foods are available to us this particular time of year.
To help us prepare for future seasons and shortages when fresh fruits and vegetables aren't readily available and for when we may no longer afford to buy imported foods.
To reduce our reliance on fossil fuels that provides us with food.
To promote canning, drying, storing and other food preservation practices.
To highlight our local products, vegetables, and the dedicated farmers who grow them.
To find great appreciation in the local produce and also in the produce that comes from so far away- remembering that it is quite a feat of modern technology and finite resources that we get to indulge in such variety so often.
To generate ideas and dialogue about our collective future on the planet and how we can affect our carbon footprint as a community by what we invest our time, energy and money into.
To step out of our comfort zone and see how it goes!
This could be a great educational opportunity for our children as they see the changes this week and contemplate what people did in the past before modern resources/technology and what we may need to do differently in the future and why.
Think of this as a celebration of what our area has to offer… not being deprived.
PS – We will also be celebrating this week by hosting a contra dance and potluck (and recipe contest!!!) at the East Hardwick Grange on Saturday February 23rd… Bring a dish of local food with your recipe to share. Bring plates and utensils and a smile. Bring clean shoes and your dancing mojo. A good time will be had by all.


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We have already noticed other sites requiring their users to have a strong password. Bluehost requires their users to have a strong password for email in cPanel. Arstechnica wrote a great article on why passwords have never been weaker — and crackers have never been stronger. While WordPress has a password strength meter that shows user how strong…
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The biggest problem facing users who want to have surround sound in their home is the placement of the rear speakers. This is particularly challenging if 7.1 surround is what you are after. A new update fro Dolby 7.1 surround has been revealed.
The update adds a pair of new audio zones with a back surround left and back surround right placement. These pair with the two front zones to provide better 3D sound. The new setup feeds each of the new rear channels their own signal rather than using a single signal for both like the old system.
We aren't sure when the new system will land and if you will need a new receiver to take advantage of if you can somehow upgrade existing gear. I bet you need new gear.


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As we continue our journey through Lent, Christians throughout Columbia will be sharing their own beautifully written 'letters from the heart.' Each will be accompanied by corresponding relevant scripture verse(s), and linked to sources for further study. If you would like to join us on Columbia's Lenten journey, please send us your 'letter from the heart' by email. Especially meaningful submissions will be printed. Let us continue our Lenten journey of repentance, meditation, and anticipation day-by-day, to its glorious culmination on Easter morning.
Today's scripture is from the Gospel of Mark 6:13-29.
In this passage from Mark, we are shown that terrible things can happen if you make a promise without thinking it through, especially if you are trying to please or impress someone else.
Herod, King of Galilee, heard about a man named Jesus who was going around the countryside driving out demons and healing sick people. He was sure that Jesus was really John the Baptist raised from the dead. Herod had been responsible for John the Baptist's death because of a promise he made to his step-daughter. He promised her anything she wanted as a reward for dancing for his friends.
When she he told him she wanted the head of John the Baptist, he was very upset because he knew John was a holy man, but he felt he had to keep his word, so he ordered that John the Baptist be killed. Herod wanted to save face with his friends; even though he knew what he was doing was wrong.
This story shows us that we need to ask God to help us make wise decisions and not be afraid to change our minds if we realize we have made bad choices. It does not matter what our friends think. When we are asked to do something wrong, we can rely on God to give us courage to make the right decision.
Montgomery Zirkle
Carolina Springs Elementary School, Grade 5
Columbia, South Carolina
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Hey I at the moment I have got my texture to move however it stutters as I increment by 0.001 every second. My animation is done via FPS if that make sense and here is some code
p_Time = c_Time;
c_Time = PVRShellGetTime();
elapsed = c_Time / 1000.0f;
DT = ((float)(c_Time - p_Time)) / 1000.0f;
fCount += DT;
if(fCount >= 1.0f) //if time is over 1 second reset counters and recount
FPS = FrameCount;
FrameCount = 0;
fCount = 0;
move += 0.001;
glUniform1f(m_ShaderProgram.auiLoc[eTime], move);
My problem is I want it to move more seamlessly and not sure how to achieve this and thought I would get some ideas from you.
Oh and here is my vertex and fragment shader
attribute highp vec3 inVertex;
attribute mediump vec3 inNormal;
attribute mediump vec2 inTexCoord;
attribute mediump vec3 inTangent;
uniform highp mat4 MVPMatrix;
uniform mediump vec3 EyePos;
uniform mediump float Time;
varying mediump vec3 EyeDir;
varying mediump vec2 TexCoord;
varying mediump vec2 TexCoord2;
varying mediump float vTime;
void main()
// Transform position
gl_Position = MVPMatrix * vec4(inVertex,1.0);
/*mediump vec2 waterCoord = inTexCoord;
TexCoord = waterCoord.xy * waterSX;
TexCoord += watermovementX;*/
TexCoord = inTexCoord;
vTime = Time;
and here is my frag
uniform sampler2D n_mapTex;
uniform sampler2D n_mapTex2;
varying mediump vec2 TexCoord;
varying mediump vec2 TexCoord2;
varying mediump float vTime;
void main()
gl_FragColor = texture2D(n_mapTex, vec2(TexCoord.x + vTime, TexCoord.y + vTime));


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There are millions of reported cases of missing persons from armed conflict and human rights abuses, according to the International Commission on Missing Persons. Every year, thousands of people go missing due to disasters, human trafficking, organized crime and other causes. Continue reading
In other news Friday, Ariel Castro faces 977 charges for the kidnapping, rape and sexual abuse of three women that he allegedly held captive for a decade in the basement of his Cleveland home. Castro pleaded not guilty to an earlier indictment. Also, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced she is stepping down. Continue reading


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"Happy Christmas" begins its theatrical run in Houston starting today at Sundance Cinemas.
"Happy Christmas" introduces Jenny (Anna Kendrick), a young woman in her late 20s who moves to Chicago to live in her older brother Jeff's (Joe Swanberg) basement. After going through a rough break-up, Jenny naturally clashes with Jeff's wife Kelly (Melanie Lynskey) as Jenny drinks until she passes out the first night she's there and Kelly's motherly instincts has her worrying about the well-being of her toddler son Jude (Jude Swanberg). Despite the two being very different, Jenny's presence and persuasion allows Kelly to become aware of the fact that certain things need to change if she really wants to be happy.
By now, especially after "Drinking Buddies," a Joe Swanberg project should mean an easy to swallow film that is naturally improvised that also effortlessly presents genuine characters. But the issue that always seems to arise is the fact that a Joe Swanberg film fails to be entertaining despite featuring dialogue that feels very authentic.
"Happy Christmas" is easy to comprehend. The small family of Jeff, Kelly, and Jude are very content with their lives and have a system that works for the three of them, but then Kelly is suddenly injected into their everyday lives and shakes things up in ways no one could imagine. The film pushes the drama into your lap as the comedy has more of an independent kind of tingling sensation to it since the humor is more about making you feel uncomfortable than causing uproarious laughter.
As an only child, the comedic drama didn't really speak to me as much as it should have. If you have siblings and or a small family, then the film will likely speak to you differently. Jenny is obviously going through a rough patch and how she's dealing with it isn't exactly ideal. It's as if she knows what she wants to do with her life, but doesn't know how to go about doing it. So Jenny flails about haphazardly without logic or reason. She succumbs to giving in to the things that will make her forget her current situation rather than focusing on what can help her take that next step forward.
Life getting in the way of what you had planned seems to be the message "Happy Christmas" is trying to portray. You may have a plan to do what you love, but life may have something else in mind for you. Sometimes you have to learn to make time to schedule what makes you happy to actually be happy and that's a lesson everyone can learn from.
"Happy Christmas" illustrates what it's like to crack under the pressure of a normal life. The conversations are very real, the atmosphere is extremely relaxed the majority of the time, and the characters are some of the most authentic to ever be put to film. But the film's humor misses the mark aside from the conversation about rosebuds and how to approach genital terminology in a romantic novel. It's as if the film isn't able to properly blend a fictional reality with entertainment, which results in a film that fails to fully entice the viewer.