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Five Best Usenet Providers
lifehacker.com/five-best-usenet-providers-1611239789, posted Sep '14 by peter in communication list usenet
Usenet has been around for decades, but it's still a great resource, one that offers speed and reliability that bittorrent can't match. Putting aside the whole "first rule of Usenet," this week we're looking at five of the best Usenet providers, based on your nominations.
25 of the Best Horror Movies You've Probably Never Seen
www.mandatory.com/2012/10/18/25-of-the-best-horror-movies-youve-never-seen/, posted 2013 by peter in horror list movie opinion toread
Halloween is rapidly approaching, which means it's time for scary movie marathons. And while watching "Friday the 13th" for the 137th time never fails to entertain, maybe it's time to check out a seriously terrifying movie that you probably have never even heard of. Add each of the following movies to your list. We guarantee they'll entertain, terrify, and disturb you.
The Daily Dot - The 13 craziest documentaries on YouTube
www.dailydot.com/entertainment/13-must-watch-documentaries-youtube/, posted 2013 by peter in list video
Fall down the YouTube rabbit hole and you'll find a goldmine of fascinating, heartwarming, and cringeworthy documentaries available in their entirety. Clicking on one can lead to hours of binge viewing, stumbling from one true story to the next, the subjects ranging from unsettling conspiracy theories to supernatural possibilities that blow your mind. § Some are scary, some are sweet. Either way, they're epic timewasters available for free online. Get the popcorn and check out the 13 flicks below.
Ten things about being a founder I wish I knew two years ago. // Speaker Deck
https://speakerdeck.com/giladvdn/ten-things-about-being-a-founder-i-wish-i-knew-two-years-ago?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer1015c&utm_medium=twitter, posted 2013 by peter in business entrepreneurship inspiration list opinion startup
Ten tips and concepts that I personally value very much about being a startup founder, managing a team and a product.
VPN Services That Take Your Anonymity Seriously, 2013 Edition | TorrentFreak
torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-that-take-your-anonymity-seriously-2013-edition-130302/, posted 2013 by peter in business list networking privacy security
It's taken a long time but today we bring the first installment in a series of posts highlighting VPN providers that take privacy seriously. Our first article focuses on anonymity and a later installment will highlight file-sharing aspects and possible limitations.
50 Totally Free Lessons in Graphic Design Theory | Psdtuts+
psd.tutsplus.com/articles/web/50-totally-free-lessons-in-graphic-design-theory/, posted 2013 by peter in design free howto list reference typography webdesign
While many of us can create something that looks good in Photoshop or attractive when spliced into CSS, but do we actually understand the design theory behind what we create? Theory is the missing link for many un-trained but otherwise talented designers. Here are 50 excellent graphic design theory lessons to help you understand the 'Whys', not just the 'Hows'.
Open Source Game Clones
osgameclones.com/, posted 2013 by peter in free game list opensource software
This site tries to gather open-source reimplementations of great old games in one place. If you think that some information is missing or have any suggestions - feel free to contact me by e-mail or submit a pull request via Github. Since all these projects are open-source you can help them and make this world a better place. Or at least you can play something to appreciate the effort people put in them.
Archive of Interesting Code
www.keithschwarz.com/interesting/, posted 2013 by peter in c++ development java list reference
The Archive of Interesting Code is an (ambitious) effort on my part to research, intuit, and code up every interesting algorithm and data structure ever invented. In doing so, I hope both to learn the mathematical techniques that power these technologies and to improve my skills as a programmer.
Usability checklist | Userium | Catch common usability problems before user testing.
userium.com/, posted 2013 by peter in list reference usability webdesign
Catch common usability problems before user testing.
Tokyo's best craft beer bars - Time Out Tokyo
www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/5263/Tokyos-best-craft-beer-bars, posted 2013 by peter in beer drink food japan list todo tokyo
For drinkers who've foresworn a life of Sapporo and Super Dry, Tokyo is a much more welcoming place than it used to be. It's still worth making a pilgrimage to the legendary Popeye in Ryogoku, but you can now find Japanese and import microbrews on tap at many bars around the city – and some places are even starting to brew their own. Whether you're new to the scene or a hardcore boozehound chasing that next hop high, it's hard to go wrong with the following Tokyo craft beer bars...
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Elizabeth Eder
Elizabeth Eder '09 -- Running in Comfortable Circles
By day, she crunches numbers for a college...but, in her free time, this alumna is quite the competitor on the track.
By Donna Parker
As a research analyst for Tarrant County College, Elizabeth Eder '09 conducts institutional research and provides data related to enrollment, faculty, grants, and accreditation. It's a job this avid runner loves.
"TCC has five campuses, so this is a big teamwork environment. Staff members on all campuses work together to get the job done," says Liz.
After graduating from Trinity with a major in religion, Liz picked up her M. Ed. at Penn State. Then at her parents' suggestion to do something exciting and helpful, she was off to Swaziland.
She went with a group of high school students and professors for two weeks to work at care point centers that provided children with access to food. "It was quite a desolate country," she recalls, but filled with a group of very happy, loving people."
Once back in her hometown of Fort Worth, Liz competed in the 35th Cowtown Marathon...and won. "I did this after winning the San Antonio Marathon," she relates. "My parents were there at the finish and it was such a surreal moment. I was so excited to represent Fort Worth," finishes Liz.
Running takes up a lot of Liz' time, but she finds time to cook and read non-fiction. She also loves hanging out with family and friends. "I live a pretty low key life in my apartment with my cat, Munchkin. Fort Worth has such a small-town feel that is missing in so many cities. Plus, my family is here so I'm very happy."
Having covered a lot of ground with her Trinity cross-country and track team plus traveling and working in different places helped her to grow as a person. "It was nice how our coaches took such a holistic approach to training. I just blossomed and it really nourished my passion for running. Trinity also had such great professors like Cabral Balreira in the math department. I especially enjoyed his classes because he had so much patience with me as I struggled in math. Also, Luis Murillo in religion took a laid back approach to teaching. And my track coach, Jenny Breuer, department of athletics, was like a mother hen with her ducklings on the running team."
"Trinity was a great experience for me. I never wanted to leave college so my job with TCC provides that comfort level of still being connected."
You may contact Elizabeth at email@example.com.

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- Final Fantasy XII - The Zodiac Age
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The Soldier We Need You To Be (25): Completed the Campaign on Normal difficulty.
Folks Need Heroes... (50): Completed the Campaign on Heroic difficulty.
Gods Must Be Strong (125): Completed the Campaign on Legendary difficulty.
A Monument To All Your Sins (150): Completed every mission in Halo:: Reach alone, on Legendary.
We're Just Getting Started (10): Completed the 2nd mission on Normal or harder.
Protocol Dictates Action (10): Completed the 3rd mission on Normal or harder.
I Need A Weapon (10): Completed the 4th mission on Normal or harder.
To War (10): Completed the 5th mission on Normal or harder.
You Flew Pretty Good (10): Completed the 6th mission on Normal or harder.
Into The Howling Dark (10): Completed the 7th mission on Normal or harder.
Dust And Echoes (10): Completed the 8th mission on Normal or harder.
This Is Not Your Grave (10): Completed the 9th mission on Normal or harder.
Send Me Out... With A Bang (10): Completed the 10th mission on Normal or harder.
They've Always Been Faster (25): Cleared the 2nd mission without setting foot in a drivable vehicle.
Two Corpses In One Grave (25): Killed 2 vehicles at once with the Target Locator in the 3rd mission.
Banshees, Fast And Low (25): Hijacked a Banshee during the Reach Campaign.
Your Heresy Will Stay Your Feet (25): Killed the Elite Zealot before he escaped during the 5th mission.
If They Came To Hear Me Beg (25): Performed an Assassination against an Elite to survive a fall that would've been fatal.
Wake Up Buttercup (25): Destroyed the Corvette's engines & escort in under 3 minutes in the 6th mission on Heroic or harder.
Tank Beats Everything (25): Finished the 9th mission on Legendary with the Scorpion intact.
Lucky Me (25): Earned a Triple Kill while Jetpacking in Campaign, Firefight or Matchmaking.
KEEP IT CLEAN (5): Killed 7 Moa during the 2nd mission of the Campaign.
I Didn't Train To Be A Pilot (10): Killed 3 of the anti-aircraft batteries during the 8th mission.
Doctor, Doctor (5): Used a Health Pack to replenish life after taking body damage.
That's A Knife (10): Performed an Assassination on an enemy.
I See You Favour A .45 (10): Killed 10 enemies in a Firefight or Campaign session with the M6G pistol.
An Elegant Weapon (10): Killed 10 enemies in a Firefight or Campaign session with the DMR.
Swap Meet (10): Traded weapons with an AI ally in Campaign.
A Spoonful Of Blamite (10): Killed 10 enemies in Firefight or Campaign with a supercombine explosion.
Be My Wingman Anytime (5): Let a teammate spawn on you 5 times in an Invasion Matchmaking game.
Yes, Sensei (10): Earned a First Strike Medal in a Matchmaking game.
Skunked (10): Won a game of Invasion in the 1st phase.
What's A Killing Spree? (5): Earned a Killing Spree in multiplayer Matchmaking.
Crowd Control (10): Earned a Killionaire medal in Firefight.
Knife To A Gun Fight (5): As an Elite, killed 5 Spartan players in Matchmaking.
Score Attack (10): Scored 15,000 points in Score Attack Firefight Matchmaking.
Firestarter (10): Scored 50,000 points in a Firefight game.
Blaze Of Glory (25): Scored 200,000 points in a Firefight game.
Heat In The Pipe (75): Scored 1,000,000 points in a Firefight game.
Game, Set, Match (25): Completed a Firefight set on Legendary without dying.
Make It Rain (10): Purchased an item from the Armory that required the rank of Lt. Colonel.
The Start Of Something (15): Reached the rank of Corporal in the UNSC.
An Honor Serving (25): Reached the rank of Captain in the UNSC.
A Storage Solution (5): Used the File Browser to upload a file to your File Share.
A New Challenger (10): Completed all of the Daily Challenges in a given day.
Make It Drizzle (10): Purchased an item from the Armory.
Cool File, Bro (5): Recommended a file to someone.
Lemme Upgrade Ya (10): Advanced a Commendation to a Silver state.
One Down, 51 To Go (10): Completed a Weekly Challenge.
Noble Map Pack DLC Achievements
Both Barrels (50): Noble 1: Earn a Double Kill with the shotgun in multiplayer Matchmaking.
Cross-Mappin' (50): Noble 1: Kill a player at long range with the DMR in a matchmade Slayer game.
Offensive Driver (20): Noble 1: Earn a kill in a matchmade Rocket Race game.
Poppin' & Lockin' (25): Noble 1: Destroy a vehicle using Armor Lock in a matchmade game.
Totally Worth It (50): Noble 1: Earn a Double Kill from the Grave in multiplayer Matchmaking.
You Ate All the Chips (42): Noble 1: Collect all of the flags in a matchmade Stockpile game.
You Blew It Up! (13): Noble 1: Blow up the research facility in a matchmade Invasion game on Breakpoint.
Defiant Map Pack Achievements
Candy from a Baby (75): Capture two flags from an enemy capture zone in a matchmade Stockpile game.
Crackin' Skulls (45): Kill 3 players with the Oddball in a matchmade Oddball game.
Return to Sender (30): Successfully return two flags in a matchmade CTF game.
Noble Map Pack Achievements
Both Barrels (50): Earn a Double Kill with the shotgun in multiplayer Matchmaking.
Cross-Mappin' (50): Kill a player at long range with the DMR in a matchmade Slayer game.
Offensive Driver (20): Earn a kill in a matchmade Rocket Race game.
Poppin' & Lockin' (25): Destroy a vehicle using Armor Lock in a matchmade game.
Totally Worth It (50): Earn a Double Kill from the Grave in multiplayer Matchmaking.
You Ate All the Chips (42): Collect all of the flags in a matchmade Stockpile game.
You Blew It Up! (13): Blow up the research facility in a matchmade Invasion game on Breakpoint.
Anniversary Map Pack Achievements
Bounty Hunter (75): Anniversary: Captured 10 skulls at once in a matchmade Headhunter game.
Dive Bomber (50): Anniversary: Performed a Beat Down on an enemy while using the Jetpack during a matchmade game.
Emergency Room (15): Anniversary: Infected 3 players in a single round in a matchmade Infection game.
From Hell's Heart (25): Anniversary: Killed an enemy with their own grenade that was stuck to you in a matchmade game.
License to Kill (15): Anniversary: Ran over 5 people with a vehicle in a matchmade game.
Stick it to the Man! (20): Anniversary: Killed the flag carrier with a Plasma Grenade in a matchmade game.
Top Shot (50): Anniversary: Earned 3 headshots in a row in a matchmade game.
Avatar Awards
These awards can be used with your Avatar after meeting the requirements.
Carter's Helmet: Clear a Campaign mission on Legendary without dying.
Emile's Helmet: Earned a Bulltrue medal in either multiplayer or Firefight Matchmaking.
Jorge's Helmet: Earn a Killtacular in multiplayer Matchmaking.
Jun's Helmet: Kill 100 enemies in a row without dying in either the Campaign or Firefight.
Kat's Helmet: Avenged a teammate's death in multiplayer Matchmaking
Easy Avatar Carter's Helmet unlock
Normally, you'd have to complete a level on Legendary without dying to get this. However, you can play up until just before the end and "Save and Quit" on a checkpoint. Then, Resume the game and finish the level (without dying for those last few parts). After you finish, you should get the Avatar Unlock pop-up.
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College Football Performance Awards
TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State tight end Chris Coyle has been named College Football Performance Awards Football Bowl Subdivision Tight End Performer of the Week for week two for his role in leading the Sun Devils to a 45-14 win over Illinois on Sept. 8 at Sun Devil Stadium.
Coyle turned in one of the best games by a tight end in school history against the Illini, collecting 10 catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns. His 131 receiving yards are the second most by a tight end in ASU annals, trailing only Todd Heap's 170 yards. Both of Coyle's touchdowns came from quarterback Michael Eubank in the first half.
Freshman linebacker Carlos Mendoza, making his first career start in place of the injured Brandon Magee, recorded two interceptions in the first half to earn College Football Performance Awards Honorable Mention recognition. He injured his shoulder just before halftime and missed the remainder of the game.
The purpose of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous distinction in college football. Recipients are selected based exclusively on objective scientific rankings and place emphasis on the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. The CFPA is also the sole group to honor national freshman performer of the year, kickoff returner, punt returner and kickoff specialist.
Chris Coyle said reason for offensive success is how the coaches demand excellence and make sure they are doing their jobs on field-- ASUDevils.com (@ASUDevilscom) September 9, 2012
Big time S/O to my teammate Carlos Mendoza! He stepped up big time tonight with 2 INT's and help the Devils get the W tonight! #ASU-- Brandon Magee (@BMagee8) September 9, 2012


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Former Oakland Tribune freelance photographer Lionel Fluker, 54, who was shot and killed while driving home from the gym in East Oakland on Friday night. Police say the intended target, Anthony Lister, 38, of San Leandro, was shot multiple times during the gunfight but also fired the bullet that killed Fluker. Fluker worked for the Tribune on and off between 1995 and 2007. "It is very sad to see such a hardworking, loving man taken away in such a senseless fashion. My heart goes out to his family and friends," said Bay Area News Group Director of Photography Nick Lammers, who had worked with Fluker in the past. The public service for Lionel "Ray" Fluker will be held on Saturday, April 12 at noon at the CP Bannon Mortuary at 6800 International Boulevard in Oakland. Here is a collection of Fluker's photographs from over the years.


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The Huffington Post Mollie Reilly First Posted: 05/14/12 06:11 PM ET Updated: 05/15/12 12:16 PM ET
An openly gay Mitt Romney donor has decided to pull his support for the presumptive GOP nominee and instead support President Obama's reelection bid, citing the former Massachusetts governor's opposition to same-sex marriage as a dealbreaker.
"I feel that I no longer wish to support your presidential campaign and ask you that you please return the maximum contribution that I gave to you last year," Bill White wrote in a letter to Romney, according to a report by CNN. "You have chosen to be on the wrong side of history and I do not support your run for president any longer."
White, a registered independent who runs a New York-based consulting firm, had given $2,500 to the Romney campaign.
White made his decision following Obama's announcement last week that he supports same-sex marriage. While he clarified to CNN that he does not agree with the president on fiscal issues, White said that Romney's speech during Liberty University's commencement on Saturday led him to believe that Romney would press for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage -- a position that White simply cannot support.
"I feel like [Romney has] declared war on my marriage," White said. "And I could just sit back and not say anything. Or I could do something about it. And I've chosen to do something about it."
During the Liberty commencement address, Romney reiterated his belief that marriage should be "between one man and one woman," despite an influential GOP pollster's warning that such a stance could prove to be politically risky as support for same-sex marriage grows.
Obama's campaign has sought to draw on that growing support by highlighting the "strong contrast" between the president and Romney. One day before Romney's speech, the Obama team's director of religious outreach, Rev. Derrick Harkins, said that Obama stands for "values like loving our neighbors, being our brother's and sister's keeper and dignity for all," a reference to the president's stance on same-sex marriage.
More responses to Obama's announcement on gay marriage:
"I believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman," Mitt Romney said.
"This is a major turning point in the history of American civil rights," said New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. "No American president has ever supported a major expansion of civil rights that has not ultimately been adopted by the American people - and I have no doubt that this will be no exception. The march of freedom that has sustained our country since the Revolution of 1776 continues, and no matter what setbacks may occur in a given state, freedom will triumph over fear and equality will prevail over exclusion. Today's announcement is a testament to the President's convictions, and it builds on the courageous stands that so many Americans have taken over the years on behalf of equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans, stretching back to the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village."
"I applaud President Obama for announcing his support for marriage equality today," said Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) "For the first time in this nation's history, a sitting president has shown the courage and leadership to stand up for all American families by pledging to support the fundamental right of every person to marry the person they love, and to have that marriage fully respected. I commend President Obama for this brave and honest step. Those who seek to politicize civil rights for personal or political gain will certainly attack him, but the course toward marriage equality and justice is the correct and inevitable path."
"I'm thrilled!" longshot GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger told HuffPost, referring to Obama's embrace of marriage equality. Karger is the first openly gay Republican or Democrat to run for president. "The Karger pressure has worked," he joked. "Particularly after the defeat in North Carolina, we welcome him to the full equality position."
"I have been blessed to have a long and happy marriage. I strongly believe all Americans deserve that same opportunity," said Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.)
"While President Obama has played politics on this issue, the Republican Party and our presumptive nominee Mitt Romney have been clear. We support maintaining marriage between one man and one woman and would oppose any attempts to change that," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.
"Barack Obama just announced he supports same-sex marriage," Mike Huckabee wrote in a fundraising appeal to supporters. "Nancy Pelosi immediately jumped on the announcement and emailed Democrat activists nationwide promising to continue their fight. This is going to be a defining issue this election. Obama, Pelosi and the Democrats have been a complete failure on economic issues so now they are going to focus on issues that will rile up their base. Well, Mr. President it's going to rile up our folks also. Men and women who support traditional marriage."
"President Obama's support for marriage equality marks an important moment for civil rights in America," said Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), who co-sponsored legislation that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). "We simply can not treat same sex couples as second-class citizens in our country. Marriage equality is one of the most significant civil rights battles of our time and is critical to guaranteeing the equal protection under the law promised to every American in the Constitution. The President's support for marriage equality should inspire Congress, Governors and state legislatures to advance civil rights for all Americans."
"This is an historic moment and I applaud the President for his decision and courage," Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) said. "One of the greatest and most liberating human emotions is acceptance. And what the President did today was accept that the quality of love two people share is more important than their gender. The President's decision required him look within and engage his heart. It is truly wonderful and welcome news."
"As an early and strong proponent of Marriage Equality, I am very happy that President Obama has made this announcement," said Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) "Marriage Equality is a matter of basic human rights and all of America's same-sex families are now closer to having their unions recognized by our government. This is an important step in our country's march toward achieving true justice and equality for all."
"President Obama's public support for marriage equality is an historic affirmation of the fundamental American value of equal rights for all," said Howard Dean. "Having signed the nation's first law allowing Civil Unions as Governor of Vermont, I'm also proud to see our president affirm the belief that I and so many other Americans hold: loving and committed couples should have the same benefits that are extended through marriage. Marriage equality is a right and a benefit to all families."


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Memorial Day Weekend
We've still got availability so kick off summer in style with Postcard Inn on the Beach for Memorial Day weekend. Poolside Cabanas, Beachside Bonfires and a Beach Bungalows are just a few ways guests may relax and celebrate this fun holiday weekend! Just footsteps away from the warm sand and refreshing Gulf Coast water guests may relax in the sun with a cocktail or check out some amazing St. petersburg water sports and come back to relax at PCI Bar & Grill and enjoy great food and drinks in a comfortable atmosphere for your evening activities! This long weekend is the unofficial start of summer and there has never been a better time to get away.


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Free Giveaway: AudioGrail, a comprehensive audio file toolbox
Another week, another great giveaway. This time around it's AudioGrail, a complete, all-in-one toolkit for working with audio files. The nice people at KSoft are making the complete, full version of this program available free of charge for 3 days, from Jun 5rd until end of day on June 7th. AudioGrail can organize your MP3s, →
ColorPiano for Chrome will help you learn to play the piano – for free!
Ever wished you could learn to play the piano but don't have the time or patience or money to go out and get lessons (not to mention the fact that even a baby piano can take up a lot of room)? ColorPiano may be able to come to your rescue, at least in part. It →
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Do you enjoy creating music or mixing your own song versions? Audiosauna Beta is a full-featured complete audio solution for making your own tracks and editing almost any audio file you want. It is loaded with useful features and costs nothing to use! Audiosauna is an online web service that provides a full audio suite →
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We've all wanted to be able to mix our music like the pro's do at one point or another, but who has time or money to go out and get one of those big mixing boards and then find a place for it in the house, etc. ? Not many, but Virtual DJ is there →
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If you listen to music and find yourself thinking about the different individual tracks, or wondering how the song will sound if it was transposed a few tones or if it was in a different key, or if you just like to experiment with music, then you will probably like these 5 free tools. 'Sonic →
MP3myMP3 is a program that can record any sound coming into or out of your PC straight into MP3 format. If it can be played on your machine MP3myMP3 can record it. This is a very straightforward yet useful program that has a variety of uses, as follows: Allows you to record any input through →
Mediacoder is a free universal transcoder that can be used to convert across many different audio and video formats. It offers advanced features including batch encoding and extendability through plugins. If you've ever wanted a program that can convert any media format to another (audio and video), this is the program that you're looking for.


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March 13, 2011
NCAA Tournament Central
Ticket Information
Interactive Bracket
CBS Sports Video: Lorenzo Romar Interview
By Gregg Bell
UW Director of Writing
SEATTLE - The Huskies' latest dance will begin in Charlotte.
The Pac-10 tournament champion Huskies (23-10) learned Sunday they have earned a seven seed in their third consecutive NCAA tournament and will play 10th-seeded Georgia (21-11) in the second round Friday in Charlotte, N.C.
The winner of that game will face the winner of Friday's game between second-seeded North Carolina (26-7) and Long Island University (27-5) in the third round on Sunday.
Huskies fans and others around the team had hoped, in a perfect world, to go to the sub-regional sites in Tucson, Ariz., or in Denver. Those are the only two western locales for the tournament's first weekend.
Instead, Washington will travel Tuesday or Wednesday across three time zones, in the bracket next to North Carolina, the regular-season champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Whatever, the Dawgs say.
"Once you get invited to the NCAA tournament, you just go where they send you, and that's the approach we're going to take," coach Lorenzo Romar said at a selection-show party for fans inside the Don James Center at Husky Stadium Sunday afternoon.
"I thought we'd be a seven seed," he said the day after UW won its second consecutive conference title game - last year's earned the Huskies an opening NCAA tournament weekend in San Jose, Calif. "You always like to be closer to home, but when you don't have that luxury you just have to bring it."
Fans interested in purchasing Huskies tickets for March Madness should read the information at the bottom of this story.
This is Washington's 16th NCAA tournament appearance, and sixth in Romar's nine seasons as UW's coach.
The Huskies have never faced Georgia (21-11), which finished third in the Southeastern Conference's East division in the regular season. The Bulldogs have beaten tournament teams UAB and Kentucky this season. They are coached by former UW assistant Mark Fox. Georgia's leading scorer is 6-foot-10 forward Trey Thompkins, who averages 16.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
Thomas knows Thompkins from playing with him in AAU leagues and summer camps. Romar knows enough about Georgia to know Thompkins is "a tremendous, tremendous player" who can shoot from outside and be physical inside.
But, as Romar later said while noting NCAA tournament games are often more physical and called more loosely than in the regular season, "Our guys don't mind that at all."
The coach and his staff are going to be balancing the day they travel and the amount they give the players each day to study on Georgia with the fact this is UW's final-exams week for winter quarter.
Washington is in the tough East region, where the top four seeds are overall tournament No. 1 Ohio State, then North Carolina, Syracuse and Kentucky.
UW's madness began in Los Angeles. The wild rally past Washington State in Thursday's Pac-10 quarterfinals. The rout of another rival, Oregon, in Friday's semifinals. Then Isaiah Thomas' "cold-blooded" shot Saturday that won the title.
Washington earned the Pac-10's automatic berth into the tournament in the most dramatic way imaginable Saturday in Los Angeles. The resilient, third-seeded Dawgs rallied from four points down to top-seeded Arizona with 26 seconds remaining in regulation and sent the game into overtime on a 3-point shot by C.J. Wilcox. Thomas then won the game and the conference title with a fade-away 18-footer as time expired in the extra period.
On the flight home, players took turns playfully hugging members of the Husky band and posing for pictures in the aisle of the team's commercial jet on the flight back from winning another Pac-10 tournament championship. They kept watching and reacting joyously to Thomas' winning shot -- co-captain Justin Holiday estimated they watched it on the flight "at least 10 times."
Inside the terminal of SeaTac Airport, at midnight on a rainy Saturday night, about a half-dozen fans wearing UW gear cheering the Huskies as they exited the secured concourse. One greeted Thomas, the Pac-10 tournament's most outstanding player, with a high five and a hug, which the gracious - and exhausted -- point guard returned.
Thomas, who set the league's tournament record with 30 assists in three games, missed all the fun on the plane home. He played 123½ of a possible 125 minutes over the three days in Los Angeles.
"I was asleep," he said, laughing. "I'm good now though. I slept until 1 o'clock."
The following information is from the Husky Ticket Office on the purchase of tickets for the NCAA tournament:
UW's NCAA Tournament tickets are first reserved for men's basketball season-ticket holders through Monday each week of the tournament. They are being notified by email today, Sunday March 13th, about online ordering instructions for first- and second-round games.
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Miami Heat 'Free-agent Focus': Kwame Brown
(When the lockout ends, the Miami Heat will be limited to no more than the mid-level exception to spend in free agency, which should fall somewhere in the $5.5 million range. That's if it exists at all in a new collective-bargaining agreement. Otherwise, there might only be the veteran minimum to spend, which would be roughly $1 million for 2011-12. This is the ninth in a series of evaluations of potential free-agent targets.)
2010-11 salary: $854,000.
The case for: A team that carried Erick Dampier and Jamaal Magloire last season, and one that might have to rely on the offensive stylings of Joel Anthony in the starting lineup, can't exactly be choosy. When you get past all the early-career jokes and look at what was produced last season in Charlotte, Kwame might have had as a good a season as any Heat center, averaging 7.9 points and 6.8 rebounds and making 50 starts in 2010-11.
The case against: But the reality is Anthony and Zydrunas Ilgauskas remain under contract to the Heat, as does 2010 second-round pick Dexter Pittman, albeit without a guarantee. Is there really a need to add another journeyman type to the mix, particularly with Udonis Haslem expected to resume a full-time role in the power rotation?
We say: Beyond Samuel Dalembert, we're not sure there's another center on the free-agent market who arguably upgrades the Heat at the position. In fact, if it requires anything above the minimum for Kwame, you might as well spend the minimum on Eddy Curry instead.
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12. Yamask
Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry. (Black)
The entry for Yamask casually introduces a pretty deeply messed up concept as if it was nothing: humans can die and turn into Yamasks. Worse still, it loses all of its human body except the fucking face, WHICH IT CARRIES AROUND AS A MASK. That's some Hannibal Lecter-meets-Nightmare on Elm Street shit.
Although, I guess that answers the "human afterlife" question: they either get turned into soul-fuel for Pokemon or become Pokemon themselves. Pretty ironic punishment for trainers to die and become enslaved Pokemon, constantly haunted by their lost humanity.
What a fun game for kids this is!
11. Gorebyss
Although Gorebyss is the very picture of elegance and beauty while swimming, it is also cruel. When it spots prey, this Pokémon inserts its thin mouth into the prey's body and drains the prey of its body fluids. (Sapphire)
The animal kingdom is filled with messed-up ways for each animal to kill one another. What Gorebyss does, though, is something special: it literally drains you of all your bodily fluids, leaving you a dried-out husk. Worse, it inserts it through your mouth. Luckily, this is just happening to other animals, right? Sorta.
Keep in mind that when you encounter wild Pokemon, they're not attacking your Pokemon initially - they're attacking YOU, and then you throw out your Pokemon to defend yourself. Meaning, if one were to be attacked by a Gorebyss and didn't have any Pokemon on them at the time, you'll become that Gorebyss's personal Blood-and-Bile Slurpee.
10. Drifloon
It is whispered that any child who mistakes Drifloon for a balloon and holds on to it could wind up missing. (HeartGold)
These Pokémon are called the "Signpost for Wandering Spirits." Children holding them sometimes vanish. (Black2)
Parents need to be extremely careful in the world of Pokemon. Almost any item - from keys, to a sword, to some garbage - could secretly be a Pokemon. Give your child a balloon to hold on to, it might actually be a disguised Pokemon that will kidnap your child and will never be seen again. What a ghost-balloon could possibly want with children is probably a question best left unanswered.
Note: In Pokemon Pearl, the entry for Drifloon is "It tugs on the hands of children to steal them away. However, it gets pulled around instead." So...not always disturbing. A ghost balloon that tries to steal children but gets stolen themselves instead? That's just...sad.
9. Cacturne
If a traveler is going through a desert in the thick of night, Cacturne will follow in a ragtag group. The Pokémon are biding their time, waiting for the traveler to tire and become incapable of moving. (Sapphire)
This entry thankfully cuts itself short before it reveals exactly what the ROVING GANG OF SENTIENT CACTI plans on doing with the poor souls lost in the desert, but there's an implication that they're not going to give him a ride to the nearest bed 'n breakfast. Really, even if the ROVING GANG OF SENTIENT CACTI were trying to do something nice for you, it would be an unbelievably painful nightmare the second they got near you. Because, quick reminder: they're a ROVING GANG OF SENTIENT CACTI.


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The role of a nurse practitioner
Jacqueline Agenbroad is a women's health care nurse practitioner at the Women's Center at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix.
Question: My physician's office recently added a nurse practitioner to the staff. What kind of training is required for a nurse practitioner, and what medical care can he or she provide?
Answer: Though many patients are accustomed to seeing a doctor for their care, nurse practitioners are rapidly becoming an important part of health care and can provide many of the same services that physicians offer. Today, there are nearly 150,000 nurse practitioners in the U.S. who focus on a variety of specialties, including family health, prenatal care, routine women's care and pediatrics.
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are registered nurses who have undergone additional training to expand their knowledge in the areas of diagnosis and treatment. They have master's degrees in their chosen specialty, and generally focus on accommodating basic health care needs, like assisting patients with disease management and promoting healthy lifestyles and illness prevention.
While NPs are not typically involved in curing complex medical conditions, they do evaluate, diagnose and treat acute and chronic illnesses, and can prescribe medications and other therapies in a variety of health care settings. More than one-third of licensed NPs work in physician offices, and others provide care through public health organizations, community centers, schools and hospitals.
NPs are a cost-effective and vital part of today's health care team, and their participation in patient care will continue to expand as demand for quality health care grows. The addition of a nurse practitioner to your doctor's staff gives you access to yet another medical expert, making it easier for you to receive care when you need it.


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Its going to be tough for any player to step into any team and start or play well.
So whoever the Dolphins get is a project. And I firmly believe that they're going to go with a guy who they think can step in earlier, probably with a defender like a d-lineman. There's a sexy pick.
They won't draft a QB, probably at all.
Oh and by the way, I still say this draft is going to be "undone" in some way. Some owner or some player is gonna screw it up through shennanigans or legal action.
So, in the end, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER who they select...


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Steve Martin Victim of Major Art Forgery Scandal
Steve Martin was swindled in a major German art forgery scandal, a source close to the comedian confirms to Gossip Cop.
The actor-author-musician, who set his recent novel "An Object of Beauty" in the art world, purchased what he thought was a 1915 painting by Heinrich Campendonk called "Landscape With Horses" for approximately $850,000 in 2004.
When he attempted to resell the work 15 months later, Martin's painting took a big loss, fetching only about $600,000.
It's now believed that Martin's faux "Campendonk" actually came from fabricated art collections created by a network of German swindlers apprehended in 2010, according to Spiegel.
The suspects are being investigated for selling dozens of expertly forged paintings to galleries, including the one where Martin purchased "Landscape With Horses."
Investigators say the scammers claimed the paintings belonged to a collection hidden during the Nazi era.


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OTN Interview: Java Champion Martijn Verburg
By Tori Wieldt-Oracle on Dec 09, 2013
What are the habits of highly effective technical teams? (Hint: It's NOT sitting in meetings!) In this video, Martijn Verburg Discusses the London Java community, his activities around Adopt A JSR, a London event to bring together users and consumers of Java to discuss Java 9, and his highly rated Devoxx sessions: The Habits of Highly Effective Technical Teams and The Bleeding Edge.


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Branding actually refers to the art of capturing attention through a strategy of building an image, logo, and consumer recognition of the product or service you wish to market. But today in Atlantic City and elsewhere we are using this method to brand ourselves by creating an image that we wish to portray in the job market. Basically, how would you develop yourself as if you were a product or service – including the colors and fonts you choose on your resume and how well you emphasize your accomplishments and personal skills.
Most recruiters will only glance at a resume in 15 to 30 seconds – What can you market about yourself that will capture their attention?
Positive connotation of self-branding:
Self-branding can be used as a positive tool for those who are in the early stages of developing and understanding what their current skills are, and to identify their future goals. By creating a parallel between advertising ourselves in the job selection process, analyzing the current industry needs that you are applying to, and branding your resume as a marketable product and/or service.
The biggest thing you need to remember on your resume is that your name is acting as the consumer recognition in branding (logo). From here ask yourself, "How do you want to create a name for yourself?"
If everything your logo (name) appears on what does that say to a recruiter? Your keywords that stand behind your logo are your accomplishments, attributes, skills, and experience. Remember, this should be unique to you and not merely a copied job description of tasks pasted on your resume.
Negative connotation of self-branding:
Self-branding also has a negative connotation because it emphasizes that we are turning ourselves into a single product or item where the human element no longer exists. Meaning our knowledge and skills, even though unique to us, can be traded and exchanged at any time for any reason or cause (employment at will).
The question:
Is the way we use self-branding changing the way corporations and recruiters view ourselves, as a product or service that can be easily exchangeable or tradable in the job market? Are we now only a product that lacks the human element or is self-branding a positive way we can create a name for ourselves?


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The Gambian leader has described as 'fruitful' the first-of-a-kind US-Africa Leaders Summit held in Washington DC. The summit looked into strengthening security and trade ties between the United States and Africa.
His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Jammeh was speaking Sunday afternoon at the Banjul International Airport in an interview with reporters, upon his return from the United States of America, where he was among 50 African leaders who took part in the summit.
The Gambian leader however maintained that the event would have been even more historic and meaningful if Africa was supported to have two permanent seats with all the powers the other five enjoy. "If we have to have two permanent seats without a veto power, then nobody should have a veto power because this is a historic injustice," he said.
For the continent to move forward, the Gambian leader suggested, there is the need to work together, adding that the ultimate aim of the summit was to know their opinions and what should be done for the continent's brighter future. This, he said, was what the US president and his government wanted to know, but observed that some of his colleagues had deviated and instead used the platform to talk about their individual countries, instead of Africa as a whole. "We should talk about Africa's future and work together for the betterment of the African continent," he insisted.
The president reiterated the need for peace and security to be put in place to ensure that development takes place. To this end, he underscored the significance of investment in education, arguing that some of the problems Africa is grappling with are out of ignorance. Some other priority sectors that Africa must invest in, the president suggests include, agriculture, energy and infrastructure. "We must also invest in health because if the country is not healthy, the children cannot be educated and they cannot be good future leaders. We have to ensure a healthy population", he noted. Showing the inextricable link between agriculture, health and education, Jammeh described the former as the foundation for all the two. "You must have a healthy nation in order for you to be educated and also you have to be educated to be able to improve your agricultural production and then you have infrastructure. You must have the infrastructure to support education, health and agriculture, and then industrialisation because Europe came out of dark ages because of their industrial revolution," he opined.
He went on: "Energy is also very important and I thought that all of us are going to speak in those terms. I have also made it very clear that this is a unique opportunity to hear Africans. That was my contribution and we had a fruitful meeting," he concluded.


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Egg rolls are so easy with this recipe, you'll wonder why you haven't been making them all along! Look for a good dipping sauce in the Asian aisle at your supermarket. —Angel Randol, Apple Valley, California
- 1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
- 2-1/2 cups frozen stir-fry vegetable blend, thawed and chopped
- 1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
- 10 egg roll wrappers
- Oil for frying
- In a large skillet, cook sausage and vegetables over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in teriyaki sauce.
- Place 3 tablespoons of sausage mixture in the center of one egg roll wrapper. (Keep remaining wrappers covered with a damp paper towel until ready to use.) Fold bottom corner over filling. Fold sides toward center over filling. Moisten remaining corner with water; roll up tightly to seal. Repeat.
- In an electric skillet, heat 1 in. of oil to 375°. Fry egg rolls in batches for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Yield: 10 egg rolls.
Originally published as Effortless Egg Rolls in Simple & Delicious March/April 2009, p26
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"This was a great idea. I made eggrolls once from scratch and swore I would never make them again. This was so easy and they were just as good."
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"Very fast, very tastey. Made in the morning cooked in the afternoon. Be sure the filling has cooled and cover until ready to fry. Had the authentic Chinese flavor I was looking for."
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2015
"loved this recipe abut the first batch burned - ended up cutting my own cabbage and shredded carrots family loved both"


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May 29, 2013
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UCLA was tied for 21st place after 36 holes Wednesday at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship at the Crabapple Golf Course in Woodstock, GA.
The Bruins improved their first round score by eight shots, posting a one-over par mark of 281 for a 36-hole score of 570 (+10). Host Georgia Tech assumed the second round lead with its second straight score of 274 (-6) for a total of 548 (-12). Top-ranked Cal was one stroke back at 549 (-11), followed by Texas at 550 (-10) and fourth place Alabama at 551 (-9). Arkansas and Illinois were tied for fifth at 557 (-3). Arizona State, the first round leader, was seventh at 558 (-2) and Texas A & M was eighth at 560 (E).
The top eight teams following tomorrow's round will advance to the match play draw, which begins Friday.
Individually, senior Pedro Figueiredo led the Bruins on Wednesday with a round of 67 (-3). Figueiredo made six birdies, a bogey and one double bogey to post the Bruins' only sub-par round of the tournament. He was tied for 30th at one-under par 139.
Senior Pontus Widegren was tied for 58th place at two-over par 142 following an even par round of 70. Tied for 88th place was freshman Jonathan Garrick at 144 (+4) after a round of 71 (+1). Junior Anton Arboleda was tied for 97th place at 145 (+5) following a round of 73 (+3) and third-year sophomore Manav Shah was tied for 128th at 147 (+7) after his round of 74 (+4).
The Bruins will tee off at 7:30 a.m. (ET) on Thursday.
In other news, the Golf Coaches Assn. of America announced Wednesday the six finalists for the Dave Williams Award, given to the Division I men's golf coach of the year. The finalists are: Steve Desimone, California; Derek Freeman, UCLA; Mark Leroux, Missouri; Glen Millican, New Mexico; Herb Page, Kent State and Jay Seawell, Alabama.
For complete results, statistics and tee times click here.


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I designed the 10-Minute Gift Bag during this time that I thought was unique and easy, or rather, sew.simply.creative! It offers easy ties with button holes to keep them "threaded". If you have an automatic button-hole feature on your machine, then you'll whip through this tutorial in no time, and end up with a clever little (or big) gift bag!
- 2 rectangles of fabric, your choice of size depending on desired size
- 3" wide strip of fabric for strap, with the length measuring 3x the width of the rectangle. (ie. if your rectangle, positioned vertically, was 15 inches wide, then you need a 45" strip of 3" wide fabric for your tie)
3) Stitch body of bag - With right sides together, stitch sides and bottom of bag together. I used my serger so my edges were clean. If you use your sewing machine, you may want to zig zag your seam allowance to prevent fraying. Turn right side out and press.
4) Sew tie/strap - fold your strip of fabric for the tie in half, lengthwise. Open up the fold and refold each long edge toward the center crease. Then refold along the initial crease. You should see 4 layers of fabric at this point. Top stitch down each long edge and you will have a nice, substantial tie. I like to put simple knots in the ends of the tie, but wait to do this until the end of the tutorial! (In this picture, I used an awesome short cut with my serger: I folded my strip in half, and then in half again. I serged the raw edge.)


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Britain's longest river provides the subject and inspiration for the artworks from this exhibition. This dramatic river flows through Gloucestershire and close to 'The Old Passage' on it's 354 km journey to the sea. WIth a ferocious reputation, the famous Bore and the second largest tidal range in the world, The River Severn has long been held in awe by navigators, naturalists and artists.
This collection of artworks has been organised jointly by Sally and David Pearce from The Old Passage Inn and land-arts collective 'Walking the Land'.
Shown at The Old Passage Inn at Arlingham Gloucestershire in June 2008, the exhibition 'River' included works by painters, printmakers, photographers and ceramicists.
Their work examines The Severn's visual, historical, cultural and ecological impact. Their subject is this River and it's landscape, the communities who make their living close to it's volatile waters or those who come simply to wonder at it's dramatic journey
Kel Portman is a founder member of the arts collective 'Walking the Land' and makes artworks, photographs and installations that are inspired by walks and journeys through the landscape.
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The European elections will take place on Thursday 4th June with the British electorate voting for 72 MEPs to represent their electoral region in the European Parliament.
In total, 500 million Europeans will be eligible to cast their votes from June 4th – 7th voting in the 736 MEPs that will represent their regions in the European Parliament.
The UK is divided into 12 electoral regions - you can view a map of the regions here - with each region eligible to elect a number of representatives as indicated below:
East Midlands: 5
Eastern region: 7
London: 8
North East: 3
North West: 8
South East: 10
South West: 6
West Midlands: 6
Yorkshire and the Humber: 6
Wales: 4
Scotland: 6
Northern Ireland: 3
Why Vote?
Among notable concerns in the European elections are:
(a) the low rate of electoral turnout, 24.02% in 1999 and 38.83% in 2004 across the UK, an improvement of near 15% although still below 50% of those eligible to vote. Not even half of those who can, vote.
(b) the opportunity the system of proportional representation and low voter turnout presents to the racist British National Party to capture seats in the European Parliament.
The BNP's increased share of the vote from 1999 to 2004 by region is shown below:
The party leader, Nick Griffin, will be contesting a seat in the North West region on June 4th.
It is imperative that you register in time to be eligible to vote. The deadline for electoral registration is Tuesday 19th May. If you are not already on the electoral roll, you can find details of how to register here.
If you don't vote, you run the risk of allowing others to determine policies and decisions that will, perhaps adversely, affect your life.
If you don't use your vote, you won't have a say.
Here are just some of the policy issues MEPs elected for the 2009 – 2014 term will deal with:
Economic and Monetary Affairs
The financial market crisis, which saw the banking system on the brink of collapse in autumn 2008, is now having an impact on the rest of the economy as the credit squeeze affects household spending and industrial investment. Improving Europe's framework of financial regulation will be a major issue for the next European Parliament.
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs challenges include replacing the expired Partnership and Co-operation Agreement with Russia, preventing the disruption of gas supplies from Russia via the Ukraine, removing non-tariff barriers to trade with China, seeking a just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and monitoring progress towards association agreements with Latin America.
Climate change/energy
Climate change is a crucial challenge for mankind. Implementing the EU's legislation to combat it will be tough, but not enough. The EU must simultaneously pursue talks on a worldwide post-Kyoto climate regime, to be agreed in Copenhagen by the end of 2009.
The arrival each year of many immigrants in the EU, often in tragic circumstances, is forcing Member States to cooperate on the management of migratory movements. In this field, any policy applied by one country has an impact on its neighbour, especially in southern Europe. The creation of a balanced immigration policy should benefit both the north and the south of the continent.
In the years following attacks on New York, Madrid and London, the Member States improved their coordination in the fight against terrorism, partly through the "cooperation platforms" provided by Europol and Eurojust. New measures to prevent acts of terrorism will be examined by MEPs in the new Parliament. The balance between security and protection on the one hand and privacy and fundamental rights on the other will also be key issues.
Bulgaria and Romania, which joined the EU in 2007, will not be the last to do so. Croatia, Turkey, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are also official candidates. Debates about whether they are ready to join, and possible dates for joining, will be high on Parliament's agenda in the coming years.
The Lisbon Treaty
If ratified by EU Member States, the Lisbon Treaty would create the legal framework and tools needed to meet Europe's most pressing challenges. By giving the directly-elected European Parliament more power over the EU's decision making in areas like home affairs, agriculture and the budget, it would make the EU as a whole more democratically accountable.
Again, if you want to influence the decisions the EP will make on these and other issues, you need to ensure your preferred candidate is elected. You can only do this by supporting their campaign, voting on election day and encouraging others to vote.
You can view a list of prospective European election candidates under each of the party links below:
Conservative Party
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats
- Do you know who the prospective candidates for your region are?
- Have you met him/her and raised your questions and concerns over their party policies?
- Have you considered supporting their campaign to ensure they are successful on June 4th?
The election result tables here show the results by region in the 1999 and 2004 European elections. The greater success enjoyed by the BNP in 2004 compared to 1999 reflects the party's efforts in getting the vote out.
Remember, every vote counts. Don't miss the chance to cast your vote and have your say on June 4th.
If you don't vote, others will be left to decide matters for you.
It's your vote. Don't discard it. Use it and make your voice heard.
You can find other useful information and a full list of European election candidates (from May 7th) on the UK office of the European Parliament website and the European Elections 2009 website.
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On Friday, we revealed five secrets about Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg's buddy cop flick "The Other Guys," from the explanation for Paris Hilton's missing cameo to how they managed to get such a curse-filled movie to be rated PG-13.
We got the inside scoop from co-writer/director Adam McKay, who called up MTV News shortly before the film opened and went on to reel in $35.6 million over the weekend . McKay also let slip a bunch of other secrets that were simply too spoilery to publish on Friday (August 9). Now, as "Other Guys" enjoys its place at the top of the box office, we're pushing forward with five more secrets revealed (of course, beware of spoilers below!).
Why Jackson and Johnson Plunged Off a Roof to Their Deaths
This out-of-nowhere game-changer comes about 15 minutes into the
movie: the tough-guy cops played by Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson actually die after they miscalculate a roof jump and land with a crunch on the sidewalk. McKay told us that they entertained a number of funny and unexpected deaths before settling on the failed roof jump.
"The first thought we had was that they get a call for a chase, and they pull out to join it, and just get broadsided by a truck that had nothing to do with the chase," he said. "Then we just played with the idea of a really ignominious death — autoerotic asphyxiation — but we knew there was no way we could get that into a PG-13 movie. Even though it makes me and you laugh, 80 percent of the audience would be flat-out horrified. The one we really liked — and we came close to doing it — was that they were in a shootout and they just got shot. If you have too many shootouts, you're going to get shot. I think even the forensic guy was like, 'They were in 90 shootouts. You're gonna get shot eventually.'
"But the jump was just so much fun," he continued. "Originally in the script, you didn't see them hit the ground. But I thought, 'You gotta shoot that.' It could be either grisly or fantastic. Once the Foo Fighters' song got in, we knew we had it. For a second, you think you're watching the worst filmmaking ever. Are they really playing this song during a fake Hollywood jump? And then they die!"
How They Pulled Off the Motion-Capture Bar Scene
The film's most visually stunning scene is one that even James Cameron might applaud. It's a freeze-frame, continuous-shot bar scene in which Ferrell and Wahlberg are caught mid-action in a series of drunken incidents. The scene honestly defies easy explanation, which is why we waited until now to reveal how McKay captured it.
"My DP, Oliver Wood, and I had seen this Phillips short film with cops fighting clowns," he explained. "We loved it, but I think that cost $4 million to shoot. At first we were going to do digital camera stills, and I just thought that was boring and we kind of did that already on 'Talladega Nights.' Then Oliver said, 'I think we can do the Phillips thing,' and in four days we came up with the plan.
"We got this motion-capture camera that you program so the camera moves exactly the same every time," he added. "It was similar to what they did in 'The Matrix' with the flying bullets. They weren't wearing motion-capture suits. I wish I had thought of that. I would have made Will wear one for no reason. We just wrote joke scenarios of a night gone horribly wrong. We went to this bar on the Upper West Side [of Manhattan] and shot it in half a day. We cast stuntmen and women who could hold poses. Our special effects company, Evil Eye, added all these funny elements."
Why Keaton Quotes TLC
Michael Keaton plays the NYPD precinct captain who's always barking orders at Ferrell and Wahlberg. He also has a strange and hilarious habit of quoting TLC lyrics without seemingly having any idea who that group is. It's a gem of a recurring bit, and it came about entirely by accident.
"We were trying to write phrases for the captain that were tough-guy euphemisms," McKay said. "We had a draft where he said all this crazy stuff and out of that I started to say, 'Don't go chasing waterfalls,'
and everyone started laughing. Then we called it back two more times, and then Keaton was doing them so well, we added more."
"We came up with a whole backstory that he drove his son to college and his son played a TLC greatest-hits CD the whole time but the captain was never aware what he was listening to," he added. "We knew at least 35 percent of the audience would have no idea who TLC is, but we were like, 'Screw it! It's too funny!' "
Why McKay Had Such a Weird Cameo
Last week, we revealed why Paris Hilton's cameo was left on the cutting room floor. Now we turn our attention to McKay's cameo as a demented homeless man who is the ringleader of a roving gay orgy gang.
Yes, it is all as bizarre as it sounds.
"We originally had it just as a reference about all the horrible stuff that happens to [Will's] car [after it gets stolen]," he said. "We did a table re-write and Andrew Steele, the head writer for Funny or Die, came up with this joke that the thieves left a thank you note. That made us laugh, and then we named the thieves Dirty Mike and the Boys.
Then we're like, 'We've got to see them.' I always like to do something small in our movies, so I was like, 'All right, it's me!'
"So we shot this riverside scene and just did thirty minutes of the filthiest improv you've ever heard in your life, and had to cut everything except what you see in the movie," he continued. "But the extended DVD has all the nastiness."
A Sequel Just Might Happen
After the collapse of "Anchorman 2" this spring, fans might be wondering if we'll ever see a sequel from one of the four big-screen collaborations between McKay and Ferrell . McKay revealed that we just might see "The Other Guys 2" down the road.
"We had fun shooting this and we talked about it," he said. "There's almost a novelty to doing a sequel at this point. The two we were talking about were 'Step Brothers' and 'Other Guys.' We don't want to get ahead of ourselves. But I would be happy to go back into this world. I never got tired of seeing Will and Mark going back and forth."
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Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations
On June 27, 2012, Ambassador Rick Barton sat down with WCSH's 207 Program in Portland, Maine. He discussed the importance of conflict prevention, the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, and rewarding moments from his career.
You can access an archived video of the interview through our Twitter page.
Rick Barton: The Secretary of State and her predecessors have all thought that the civilian side of the U.S. government needed to be more capable in preventing conflict and in accelerating the departure from conflict, so that's the space that I'm working in.
Reporter: Where are you working? What kinds of—I mean, obviously you work in Washington—what kinds of places are you and your team focusing on around the globe right now?
Rick Barton: The largest cases that we're working on are Syria, Burma, Kenya, and North Central America [Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador].
Reporter: Let's take the one that was first on the list: Syria—civil war going on there right now, in the news every day, by all accounts, a horrific situation, a mess. How can the U.S. State Department influence this and try to do it in a way where you're trying to tamp down the flames of conflict?
Rick Barton: Our policy is pretty clear; we'd like to see the Assad regime leave by any means as fast as possible. The focus of my office is to really work with the opposition activists to make them more capable in their current role and to make them better prepared should there be a change in government and so it's actually not too far from some of the basic political organizing that you might do in any other case, it's just a lot trickier because it's cross-border, people you never knew before, there's no trust dimension—even among themselves. You've got a repressive regime that might kill your partners in this case, so the complications get greater, but some of the critical elements, including mass media, are things that we're trying to encourage.
Reporter: I was listening to a speech that you gave and you said that when people hear about what you do and this job that you had taken on, you heard the same two words a lot, tell me about that.
Rick Barton: (laughing) For the first several months people came up to me and said essentially the same two words: "Good luck," and "Good luck." And it's been pretty balanced and I think I need both.
Reporter: It's the kind of job where the challenges never end and, in most cases, you never get anything even close to a neat, tidy resolution.
Rick Barton: Sometimes when I get home at night, actually, doing the dishes feels pretty good because you've finished the job, but you know you feel like you're making a difference and the whole reason that most of us serve in public office is that we feel that it's a direct chance to help a situation, improve a situation and I've definitely had some really rewarding moments as well as some really discouraging and frustrating times.
Reporter: What has been a rewarding experience that you've had?
Rick Barton: One of the ones that really comes to mind quickest for me is working with women after the genocide in Rwanda – and – we made the choice that the Hutu-Tutsi division was too complicated so we thought we'd work with women because 70 percent of the population was dependent on women at that point and we chose the right ministry and we brought forward a little grant program that allowed women all over the country to essentially start enterprises, but to become more critical to the future of their communities. And we reached nearly 200,000 people, did it almost all with Rwandans, very few internationals on the scene and it's a small amount of tax payer dollars that made a huge difference in place that nearly a million people had been macheted to death so you can feel good about that kind of thing.
And I'm feeling good about the meetings I had with the Syrian activists a few weeks ago in Istanbul. They're capable. They're resourceful. But they're too isolated and we can be helpful without taking complete ownership of the conflict.
Reporter: How closely do you work with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton?
Rick Barton: I see her on Monday mornings and then often times somewhere else during the week. She's a terrific boss, a lot of the times some of the things I like most about her being a boss: I've got to think about in terms of my own leadership that I can probably pick it up a bit. But she's—one great thing about her is she gives me a lot of responsibility and tremendous support.
Reporter: You still have a place here in Maine. When you come back here does this give you a much needed chance to really recharge you batteries?
Rick Barton: It really does and in fact, after this conversation, I'm hoping to spend a little time in Boothbay Harbor.
Short URL: http://m.state.gov/md194373.htm


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Of the photographs, there are a few that are quite interesting. The second one shows Zelena holding Regina's heart. She has a wickedly happy look on her face. Could her heart be one of the things that the Wicked Witch needs to cast a time travel spell?
There are a few more photos of Zelena and Rumple is with her in the shots. In one, the two are sitting at the kitchen table talking and they look like they are having a pleasant conversation. Then she is seen holding a dagger and Rumple is looking down at something, then the next shot shows the Wicked Witch aiming the dagger at someone or something. Finally, the last one shows Zelena and Rumple in a passionate kiss.
KSiteTV posted a detailed synopsis that reveals even more information about "Once Upon a Time" season 3, episode 18. Just like the photograph indicates, Zelena does steal Regina's heart. But she isn't going to get away with it if Regina can help it. The Evil Queen decides that she needs to talk to her mother and casts a spell so she can contact her. She wants to find out why she abandoned Zelena.
The synopsis for "Bleeding Through" also reveals why Cora gave up her baby. She ended up getting pregnant by a man who was pretending to be a prince and ultimately ended up alone. Then she met a real prince who could make her dreams of royalty come true. However, she had to hide her pregnancy or lose everything.
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Dr. Rikard shares with readers the process of writing his award-winning memoir, Hidden Epidemic.
Child abuse, drug addiction, suicide: these are but a few of the chilling themes in Hidden Epidemic, a memoir by Dr. Denver Craig Rikard.
During his time recuperating from surgery, Dr. Rikard planned to finish his devotional manuscript; however, three months after his surgery, his sister, Jenny, committed suicide. As children, he and Jenny had shared the insidious secret of their mother's addiction to prescription drugs: "I commenced a cathartic journaling of my feelings." Dr. Rikard narrates Hidden Epidemic from his perspective as a child, trapped in a malignant relationship with an addicted, abusive parent.
Dr. Rikard describes the images, smells, and sounds of his childhood, the overwhelming sensations that are forever imprinted on his memory. On remembering his mother's solitary time in the kitchen, he writes, "I could smell the cigarette smoke, and the reek of tobacco." He allowed his senses to take him back to a time and place stored in his memory, and then journaled what he saw, smelled, and felt: "One doesn't make up a memory; instead a sensory scene gives way to another memory. I didn't imagine Mom's contorted face nor create Jenny's look." The painful memories forced him to stop and restart again and again.
Before his career as a memoirist, Dr. Rikard served as pastor of the Mulberry Street United Methodist in Macon, Georgia, for thirty-two years. As a clergyman, he wrote church newsletters and sermons for weekly services. These clerical writings "peeked into [his] humanity and influenced [his] full self-disclosure in Hidden Epidemic." His former role as pastor and recent role as author have attributed to the hope and peace of mind he found in writing his memoir.
In addition to his pastoral position, Dr. Rikard has been a family therapist for the past thirty years and was able to lend his professional expertise on the effects of hidden substance abuse. The author's agent, Louise Staman, comments that, "As a family therapist he has often treated children and young adults like himself." Because of the amount of pain and torment Dr. Rikard expresses in his original manuscript, Ms. Staman encouraged him to condense his 250-page manuscript to 150 pages for the sake of the readers.
In writing Hidden Epidemic, Dr. Rikard found his lifelong habit of writing journals to be invaluable and encourages novice writers to journal. He says journaling awakens those moments—some funny, some heartbreaking—and reveals what life is. He adds that journaling exposes every facet of life and nothing is insignificant: "Nostalgia is the great gift in journaling."
When he was a child, Dr. Rikard heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak: "Sadly the reason behind the adults' bringing the children to the event was to be a lesson in hatred. But the insults halted as soon as Dr. King spoke. I remember the look of destiny in his eyes. His was an oratory of powerful words." Dr. Rikard was profoundly affected by this speech and seeks to mimic the eloquence and vivacity with which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke. He encourages students of writing to read great authors who use "unexpected and potent words that make the ears stand up on the page. . . ."
Because of his powerful prose and the potency of his story, Dr. Rikard received the 47th Georgia Author of the Year Award (GAYA) for Creative Nonfiction. He accepted the award on behalf of his sister: "Jenny's life and death speak powerfully to others in Hidden Epidemic, allowing them to identify with her pain, and hopefully seek the help that is now available."
On November 12th, Dr. Rikard, along with other award-winning authors, will be sharing their techniques and offering advice at the Red Clay Writers Conference sponsored by the Georgia Writers Association and hosted at Kennesaw State University. This conference is an invaluable opportunity for writers of every genre to hone their craft.
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Saturday, June 09, 2012
Got through another "hard" moment today, though I took a big chance going in a dollar store. I was even thinking about getting sugar wafer cookies. Oh, how I used to love crunch, crunch, crunching through a package of those. Two or three cookies was never enough because it wasn't just the taste. It was the crunch. Two or three might be enough now, but I knew it would be unlikely that would suffice today, and besides, I like other sweets better. I knew down deep I'd rather wait until I could have a better item in a situation where I would enjoy it more. But I parked the car a bit on the edge.
First of all, I got diverted by a kind of scarf on display. Never found any more in the store, but did find cotton swabs and a couple of other things-- no sweets or other binge food. I actually looked at a few non-junk items but thought about how I am trying not to have so much stuff around. I had only a $50 bill and there was a charge for using the ATM under 5 bucks. The clerk didn't want to change the 50, so I left with nothing. And was happy! I wouldn't at this point purposely look for situations that make it hard, but I will take them because they make the habit stronger. Actually, habit alone makes habit stronger, so easy and difficult all work together.
Once in awhile I do think of what it might be like never to have this food thing as a concern. I think sometimes of an American woman ( I may have said something about her before) whom I met in Iran. in the late 70's. She had married an Iranian man very young and left the States. He was a great guy and they had 2 children and a comfortable life. She was chunky by our standards but it was not an issue in Iran. I doubt she was a binger. I think she just probably ate a bit more than she was really hungry for ( mostly good food, as Iranians ate almost all home cooked food) over the years and in those days, nobody exercised on purpose, so she put on some weight. It was not considered some great flaw to eat a little too much and be a little big. She seemed to enjoy her life a lot. Psychologists in the U.S. say it is normal for women here to dislike their bodies and to feel that it affects the quality of their lives . Sure, we have a lot of freedoms here, but not the freedom to escape the onslaught of media body images and food pressure without great effort. Years ago, a brilliant English psychotherapist interpreted the emphasis on thinness as a kind of modern oppression of women. However, she was also one of the first emphasizing waiting for hunger to eat and stopping until full, so it wasn't as if she was saying eat and be fat to show them! She felt women overate to compensate for not having freedom in marriage and work and that they should also learn to stand up for themselves. I think we see that to some degree from women's stories here on Spark, but it doesn't tell the whole story. Some women are very happy with their husbands and like their work, but still overeat. We just don't have all the answers, but thankfully, don't need them all in order to make progress in having more quality in our lives.
BTW, i didn't bring this up to start any debate on women's positions in the Middle East. I'm very aware that there are problems and oppression there. Body self-consciousness wasn't one of them, though.
I'm grateful just for this moment of peace on a Saturday afternoon on my couch, listening to wind chimes and seeing the bougainvillea with its pale pink bracts waving in the breeze.
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Nice going through the hard moment.
I also get mad at the media for telling us what judgments to place on which bodies. I'm over them depicting women as objects to be desired too. So minimizing. I'm glad to finally getting peace with my values and I hope we all get to embrace our own values.
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I know what you mean about the crunch. Some of my trouble foods are really about much more than the taste!
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I like and accept my body more than I used to, however, I know that my excess weight is extremely unhealthy and actually a hazard to my health. I do think I want to look better, healthier, less obese but it is not particularly to impress anyone in particular. I do not like the "fat" label but it is one of those words that people can not only use to label someone but also marginalize them or bully or hurt on purpose. A lot of overweight issues stem from emotional eating and it would be kinder to be a friend who is encouraging than to be a labeler. I do some comparing to those who are overweight or obese whom I see in my life. I think the better aim would be to see what we have in common and not what separates us. I desire to be healthy both in mind and body and, hopefully, also in spirit. These, of course, as you probably are well aware of are integral. If I leave one behind the others will suffer, therefor weight loss is a holistic endeavor in its finest sense.
I have struggled to stay away from certain foods and then find myself at a get together wanting some. I think that I can either make a healthier choice or choose moderation.
Our culture does have a lot of oximorons in the weight drama cycle with a barrage of fast food ads vs the deluge of weight loss promotions. Where is balance? I hope to find it as I seek my way through all of this.
Thank you for your blog. As usual, very compelling.
Hope you have a lovely Sunday.
Take care!
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Your description of your peaceful afternoon, and your bouganvillea, is lovely. I love the description of the woman, living in another culture, embracing her body, probably in part because she was not being barraged by images and products and a constant drumbeat to "be thin be thin be thin". I think age helps with this issue, as well. Personally, the idea of skinny or thin is boring to me. Fit and strong and able to move comfortably are much more alluring to me, as I approach 53. Good job on choosing not to eat or buy things that ultimately would not satisfy. I agree with you about wanting "less stuff". Enjoy the rest of your peaceful weekend.
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THE Galaxy Quick Reads initiative has, over the years, published many short books in order to encourage peopled to read.
Of course, Doctor Who, being as popular as it is, is a prime subject for this series.
Jacqueline Rayner, author of no less than nine Who novels, has penned this particular adventure of the Time Lord and his companions Amy and Rory. (This is, in fact, the sixth Dr Who book in the Quick Reads series, and Jacqueline's second).
The Doctor and his friends are sight-seeing in present-day London when they come across some Missing Persons posters.
Then, after seeing Sammy Star's magic act, the Doctor begins to see a connection.
When he realises that he is facing one of his most deadly enemies, he must intervene to yet again save the world.
But first, he has to enter a talent show, and Amy has to dress in a silver cat suit whilst Rory visits an old people's home.
Just what is the dark secret lurking in Sammy Star's prop store?
Just don't blink.
Actually, you won't want to blink – or even put this book down until you've finished it as the break-neck pace of the story remains constant from beginning to end; and you'll wish that it was a longer book.
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The news came as a surprise–merely because the delay from the end of the regular season would seem to indicate that no change would be made at this time.
But in terms of direction, UMass athletic director John McCutcheon's decision to fire football coach Charlie Molnar after two seasons on Thursday was the right move.
A 2-22 record, with waning interest and no signs of a turnaround was enough to reason to end the Molnar error after only two seasons.
The question, of course, is where does UMass go from here?
Two quick answers.
1. Former UMass coach Mark Whipple
2. Former Boston College Coach Frank Spaziani.
3. Towson Coach Rob Ambrose
Whipple and Spaziani would take the job if asked. According to sources both men are interested in talking to UMass.
Ambrose, who has brought Towson to the FCS national championship game against North Dakota State next week and will be a tougher sell.
Having someone say "Yes" is a key item here. The one thing that UMass can not do is let this linger beyond a few days.
None of this nonsense about forming a search committee and screening a list of national candidates.
UMass needs to get revived and re-directed as quickly as possible. It needs to have a new coach and a new staff in place by the time the "dead period" in recruiting ends in a few weeks.
It also needs to avoid the embarrassment of contacting anyone and having them NOT accept the job.
Whipple is an obvious hire. The high point in UMass football-a 1-AA national championship–came when Whipple was the head coach.
Whipple has bounced around in the NFL assistant circles and also taken on the role of an offensive coordinator (at the University of Miami). He knows how to coach, he knows how to recruit. He knows how to energize a program, to sell and to build.
Spaziani also wants to return to coaching after his stint at Boston College which ended with a 4-8, 2-10 explosion which some people will argue was the true nature of his ability as a head coach.
To suggest that Spaziani couldn't recruit is a misstatement. Just look at the Senior Class at BC, which was largely responsible for BC's turnaround to a 7-5 season. Most of those players were Spaziani recruits.
Second chances are given all the time in the re-cycle world of college football coaching. Spaziani still has the enthusiasm and the desire to be a head coach.
Other names will no doubt appear on UMass coaching lists such as Ambrose, who could be the next FCS coach to jump to the FBS level. McCutcheon made a good hire in getting a UMass guy, Derek Kellog, to help bring UMass basketball back to a new level.
Now he must do the same in college football and the stakes are higher, since another failure, such as Molnar, will no doubt doom the future of UMass football, but also almost certainly cost McCutcheon his job as well.
This should not be a long drawn out process. If UMass and McCutcheon do this right it should all be wrapped up by January 1.
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