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German expressionism, especially Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's work, is the centerpiece of a stunning exhibit of German modern art that opened Feb. 23 at Washington's National Gallery.
"Modern German Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection", ranging from romanticism to pop art, is the second of three exhibits featuring selections from Ruth Cole Kainen's generous bequest.
Kirchner (1880–1938), was her favorite artist. He even, indirectly and posthumously, brought her together with the man she married, artist and curator Jacob Kainen.
"'Someone at a luncheon mentioned Kirchner, and Jacob turned, politely, to tell me who he was. I responded, with a little annoyance, that I had a Kirchner lithograph hanging on my wall. Two days later Jacob called to ask if he could come see it. And we were on," she once told "The Washington Post". Within a year, they married on her 47th birthday in 1969.
She amassed "the most fantastic collection of Kirchner's works on paper outside of Europe," said the exhibition's curator Andrew Robison, NGA's Andrew W. Mellon senior curator of prints and drawings.
Kirchner's full range is well-represented in the exhibit, which continues through June 29.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Prolific, ever-developing, and extremely versatile, Kirchner was a master of painting, watercolor, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking. Examples in this exhibit include "Russian Dancers" a lithograph in red, blue, yellow, and black, and "Bathing Couple"; a woodcut printed in black, blue, green, and red; and "Performer Bowing" -- just a few of the many extraordinary works he created in one "miraculous" year alone, 1909.
Two self-portraits show him at very different times in his turbulent life. One is very gaunt, disturbed, unsettled. Five years later, in 1928, a multi-hued watercolor over crayon self-depiction shows him fondly remembering Berlin.
Kirchner suffered nervous breakdowns, triggered by his service in the German army in World War One. He created portraits of fellow sanatorium patients -- including conductor-composer Otto Klemperer -- and psychiatrists.
Curator Robison's favorite Kirchner is a portrait of psychiatrist Dr. Bauer, with three dome-shaped heads (one is quite phallic), and flashing blue eyes.
"It's a brilliant use of stylistic technique that shows this guy's activities and interests," Robison commented at a press preview. He noted that Kirchner used the technique of double faces as early as 1917, before Picasso did.
Dr. Bauer became one of Kirchner's greatest collectors, until the psychiatrist and his collection were victimized by the Nazis.
Kirchner, who was not Jewish, was forced out of the Berlin Academy of Arts in 1933. They eventually labeled him a "degenerate" (Entartete Kunst) artist and, ironically, "un-German". In 1937, Nazis confiscated more than 600 works of this non-Jewish artist from German museums, and either destroyed or sold them. Many ended up in America. Due to all this, Kirchner shot himself through the heart and died at age 58 in 1938.
Die Brücke (The Bridge)
One room is dedicated to works by the artists' community Kirchner founded, Die Brücke (The Bridge). They aimed to form a bridge "liberating German art from formal idealized art to a new German art rooted in daily life and realism," Robison said. They poor artists pooled their money to hire models and mount exhibitions.
Selections by Die Brücke members, including Emil Nolde and Egon Schiele, are from 1906-1914.
Emil Nolde
Nolde's "The Dancer" or "The Candle Dancer", of a woman gyrating in a burgundy hula skirt, is a joyous and unique print of this lithograph. It's also part watercolor and part printer's ink dabbed on by thumb.
Robison had wanted the finished impression, but was also intrigued by this very special proof. "Ruth snaps, 'You've got to have both. You buy this and we'll buy the other,'" he quoted.
Another of Nolde's six works in the show is a nude in green ink, "a wonderful print and a wonderful example of modern art."
Although Nolde had been sympathetic to Nazism, Nazis confiscated more than 1,000 of his works -- more than from any other artist. They included his work, as well as Kirchner's (and Chagall, Kandinsky, Klee, Grosz...), in the infamous 1937 "Degenerate Art" exhibit in Munich.
Nazis also prohibited Nolde from painting in 1941, so he worked secretly in watercolor, and termed them "unpainted pictures". His Berlin studio, with many of his prints, was destroyed by bombs in 1944.
Egon Schiele
Schiele, best-known for his highly sexual nudes, is instead represented only by "Mountain Stream".
Walter Gramatté
Gramatté, another of her favorite artists, has one of the most dramatic of all these striking works. The very fragile woodcut, red and black on yellow paper, was originally entitled "The Suicide", but Gramatté changed it to "Playing with Suicide."
Two of his "Torment" color lithograph impressions are displayed. "'I think you should have both,'" she had said.
Lea Grundig
One of the most terrifying works is "Under the Swastika: Gestapo in the House". Two adults and a child, with terror in their eyes, peek out behind doors. The 1934 drypoint is by Lea Grundig, who was deported to a concentration camp, but managed to flee. This is the exhibit's only work by a woman.
In buying art, Ruth Cole Kainen "always looked for the best...she was a very opinionated, strong-willed woman," said Robison. "She saw it always as coming to the Gallery (NGA)."
Robison, who had traveled extensively with her to buy artworks, recalled that she would say, "'We need it. Who has the money to pay for it?'" She was a major owner of a timber and lumber company.
Ruth Cole Kainen (1922–2009) served in the Navy WAVES during World War Two, earned two bachelor's degrees, was a freelance writer, and also volunteered for several Washington arts organizations.
She began collecting art in the early 1960s, and donated more than 750 works to the National Gallery.
"Thank you, Ruth," as the curator said.
For more info: "Modern German Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection", Feb. 23-June 29. Free. National Gallery of Art, http://www.nga.gov, West Building, on the National Mall, Constitution Avenue Seventh Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 202-737-4215. Ruth and Jacob Kainen together donated a total 2,000 works to the NGA.
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Toshiba launches 4.7 mm thin 13 MP camera sensor
Toshiba is set to release the thinnest 1/3 inch 13 MP camera sensor ever made. The module, named TCM9930MD, will be just 4.7 mm thick. It's specifically designed for use in smartphones and tablets, and may show up in a flagship device or two in the future.
The module's pixel size is 1.12 µm, and you probably won't see it in HTC devices anytime soon, since the Taiwanese company is focusing on bigger pixels with its One flagship phone.
The size of this camera sensor makes it suitable for use in extremely thin devices, so we may get more and more 13 MP handsets in the near future. That said, at that size, don't expect miracles in terms of picture quality. Even the 12 MP sensor in the two and a half year old Nokia N8 will surely produce images that are a lot better, thanks to its huge 1/1.83″ sensor size. Let's not even mention the 808 PureView.
But, for 'casual' photography, and casual users who don't necessarily know what's important in a camera – this will be swell.
To make the TCM9930MD this slim, Toshiba's used four plastic lenses and a dedicated signal processing circuit for improving lens performance. The circuit "compensates for the distortion of the lenses and conducts the restoration of resolution (MTF: modulation transfer function) for the peripheral area of an image", according to Tech-On. To further reduce the thickness of this camera module, Toshiba even used a flip chip structure in place of a wire bonded structure. So everything in the name of extreme slimness. That seems a little bit similar to what certain smartphone makers are usually up to.
Toshiba's new camera sensor is probably going to be used in all kinds of smartphones that won't have any real ambitions in terms of imaging quality – from the flagships of the so-called 'Tier 2′ makers, to the upper-midrange offerings of the most well-known companies.
However, it will be a while until it will be inside shipping products. Toshiba will begin to ship samples in May, but volume production will only be started in December. One of these modules will cost 7,000 yen, so approximately $74 at the current exchange rate. At the end of this year, Toshiba will be making around one million of these each month, so the company certainly expects the TCM9930MD to be at least a moderate success.

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If the cold, bitter northeast Ohio winter has you feeling down, now is a good time to warm up at a comedy show. What's the best place to do that? Funny Stop Comedy Club in Cuyahoga Falls.
Funny Stop has been voted Best Live Comedy the last 5 years by Fox 8 Hot List. Recently, they've added some new elements to make the experience even better.
There is a new stage view bar, which allows you to kick back with a few spirits while still having a nice view of the act. You'll also find drink specials after every evening show. The bar has ladies night promotions every Thursday.
There is always a fresh lineup of comedic acts for everyone's tastes, and plenty of show time options to choose from. Tuesdays are college ID night, open mic and WNIR-FM night. Wednesday is service industry night. Thursdays are great for WKDD and military ID night. Fridays and Saturdays offer two different show times.
Shows are Monday - Thursday at 8:30pm. Friday and Saturday options are 8:00pm and 10:30pm. Ticket prices depend on which day of the week you attend and any special events going on. Features comedians at upcoming shows include Chad Zumock, Na'im Lynn, and Juanda Mayfield.
If your idea of a good evening is a show AND dinner, Funny Stop also have you covered there. They offer appetizers, burgers, sandwiches and some dinner entrees during the shows. Servers come to your table so you don't miss a single laugh. Please note: each show does have a two drink minimum.
Funny Stop Comedy Club is located in the Smith Centre at 1757 State Road in Cuyahoga Falls. For reservations, call 330-923-4700. Fore more information on upcoming acts, visit www.funnystop.com.


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Identity Federation
By hubertsblog on Oct 22, 2006
In my previous post I talked about a bootcamp I attended that focuses on identity federation. In this entry I will discuss what identity federation is and what its purpose is. To do so I will be describing the scenario that forms the basis for all the labs the students of the bootcamp go through. I will also borrow some of the excellent illustrations they have in their material.
First, let's describe the situation that is mostly prevalent today, that is when no federation exists. Every time a user (John Doe) visits a new web site ( we call them Service Providers - SP) and wants to do business with it he must create a local account at the SP. Because all these online applications have their own policy when it comes to user account creation (security etc.), the resulting situation is that John has (almost) as many different accounts as Service Providers. Later on, he will have to enter his account information (usually username and password) every time he visits one of those SP as described in the figure below:
The situation might be slightly better in the enterprise world where common authentication (single sign-on) can be achieved using LDAP (and other mechanisms) but I have yet to hear of a (big) company where employees don't have several accounts to deal with.
I know some people might say: why is it a bad thing to have all those accounts? Well there are several issues with that:
The user's online experience is bad as his surfing experience is constantly interrupted by authentication procedures.
The user needs to remember all those accounts ; the 2 most widely ways of achieving this is either to use the same username/password combination (though not always possible) or write down all that information on a post-it and stick it on the side of your screen. Obviously not ideal security-wise.
Each Service Provider needs to perform authentication at a satisfying level - this represents additional cost for the SP.
There is no possibility of sharing attributes between Service Providers: John will have to enter the same personal information (e.g. his shipping address) at every single SP that may need it. The problem is that it then becomes painful for the user to update those scattered bits of information. Also there's a higher chance the info a SP hosts is no up-to-date.
The idea of federation is to alleviate all these issues by enabling the sharing of a user's authentication status (and beyond that of attributes). Of course the adopted architecture must preserve both the user's privacy (no unsolicited correlation between SPs, prior user consent to exchange of information...) as well as the security and confidentiality of the Service Provider's relation with that user. The now predominant SAML 2.0 offers an elegant architecture that does meet those requirements and many more (note: Liberty's ID-FF does too since it constitutes the basis of what SAML 2.0 is).
The overarching concept behind identity federation is that each SP establishes a relationship with a particular service provider we call identity provider (IdP). The IdP will be the one authenticating the user (local account for John at the IdP) and asserting that authentication (or the lack of it) to the requesting SP. To make sure the SP does not give up information about his customers to the IdP both the SP and the IdP agree to use a nonce (a random and unique number) that has no meaning except in the context of this federation. A typical IdP would be a service provider both you and SPs that will federate with can trust (more on that later), something like your bank online service or your ISP.
The result is a hub-and-spoke architecture with 1-to-1 relationships between the SPs and the IdP. See the figure below:
That's it for today, more on federation to come soon!


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Aspiring actors, here's your break.
Pygmalion Theatre Company will be holding auditions for three productions of the the 2014-2015 season, and anyone is welcome to join.
The first audition is for Hellman V. McCarthy by Brian Richard Mori on Tuesday, July 29, from 6–10 p.m. at Studio B at the Rose Wagner Theatre. The play, which goes on stage Feb. 26–March 14, is a dark and clever comedy about the Lillian Hellman's $2.25 million slander lawsuit against fellow writer Mary McCarthy. Roles for four men are available.
The next audition is for Spark by Caridad Svich on Thursday, July 31, from 6–10 p.m. in Studio B at the Rose Wagner. The play, which performs Oct. 30–Nov. 15, follows three sisters as they struggle to carry on following the aftermath of war. Roles for three women and two men are available.
The final audition, for Mockingbird by Julie Jensen, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 2, form 3:30–7:30 p.m. at the Rose Wagner. The play, which performs April 16–May 2, follows an 11-year-old girl with Asperger's Syndrome who must navigate a world full of color, emotion, and chaos alone after she loses her brother in a tragedy. Roles for five females and four males are available.
The Pygmalion Theatre Company, founded in 1995 by Nancy Roth and Reb Fleming, focuses on women's issues, and can be found at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City.
Past productions include: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, Cheat and A Night with the Family.
For more info, visit pygmalionproductions.org, or contact Becca Dupaix at email@example.com


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As we get ready to celebrate Mother's Day, when we pamper our mothers and reflect on how special they are, let's take a moment to look at how this holiday started.
Honoring mothers is an idea that started in antiquity and had religious connotations. Early civilizations celebrated female deities such as Isis in Egypt and Cybele in ancient Rome. It wasn't until much later that mothers, per se, were honored.
In Europe the custom evolved to designate the fourth Sunday in Lent as a day to honor the church where one was baptized, one's "Mother Church." In the 1600s, a clerical decree in England broadened the celebration to include mothers. Known as "Mothering Day" it provided a reprieve from the Lenten fasting that was customary at the time.
Mother's Day in this country did not begin until the 1870s. The originator was Julia Ward Howe, (1819-1910) the author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. She had become so distraught over the carnage of the Civil War that she called on mothers to come together and protest what she saw as the futility of their sons killing the sons of other mothers. Howe's original idea was to celebrate Mother's Day on July 4th, however, June 2nd was the original date. In 1873, women's groups in 18 American cities celebrated the new Mother's Day. It did not last, Howe herself had paid for many of the celebrations and when she stopped footing the bill, the holiday died out.
A West Virginia women's group, led by Anna Reeves Jarvis, picked up the fallen standard and held a Mother's Friendship Day to bring together families and neighbors who had been separated by the Civil War. After Jarvis died, her daughter,Anna M. Jarvis petitioned her mother's church,Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, to celebrate Mother's Day. This happened on May 10th, 1908. Another church in Philadelphia also participated in the observance. Andrews Methodist Church still exists and is part of the International Mother's Day Shrine.
In 1908, Senator Elmer Burkett of Nebraska proposed making Mother's Day a national holiday. It was defeated but by 1909 it was being celebrated in 46 states. Anna M. Jarvis worked tirelessly to obtain Federal recognition and in 1914 President Woodrow Wilson, Columbia's own, signed a bill declaring the second Sunday in May to be Mother's Day.
Happy Mother's Day!
Source: mothersdaycentral.com
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PowerPro Depth-Hunter
Introducing a new metered-line called Depth-Hunter from PowerPro. There are 4-colors (Blue/Yellow/Green/Orange), with 25 feet of color per segment. There is also a black tic marking every 5 feet for accurate and instant depth measurement. This allows you to present your lure in the strike zone easily, accurately and repeatedly. This is only available from PowerPro.
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Ever since general anesthesia became available for surgical procedures, doctors were puzzled by the fact that patients can be temporarily rendered completely unresponsive during surgery and then waken with their memories and skills intact. A new study by UCLA researchers has unearthed significant clues regarding the processes whereby normal brains navigate from unconsciousness back to consciousness. It may lead to an increased ability for doctors to predict recovery from a coma or other altered states of consciousness. The findings were published online on June 9 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
A research team led by Dr. Andrew Hudson, an assistant professor in anesthesiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, noted that previous research has found that the anesthetized brain is not "silent" under surgical levels of anesthesia, rather it exhibits certain patterns of activity, which spontaneously changes its activity patterns over time. For the new study, the investigators the electrical activity from several brain areas associated with arousal and consciousness in rats that received the inhaled anesthetic isoflurane. They then slowly decreased the level of anesthesia, as is customarily done with patients in the operating room; they monitored how the electrical activity in the brain changed and searched for common activity patterns across all the rodents.
The investigators found that the brain activity occurred in discrete clumps, or clusters, and that the brain did not uniformly transition between all of the clusters. They found that a small number of activity patterns consistently occurred in the anesthetized rats. The patterns depended on how much anesthesia the rodent was receiving, and the brain would spontaneously transition from one activity pattern to another. As consciousness reemerged, a few activity patterns served as "hubs." Activity patterns consistent with deeper anesthesia connected to those observed under lighter anesthesia. "Recovery from anesthesia is not simply the result of the anesthetic 'wearing off,' but also of the brain finding its way back through a maze of possible activity states to those that allow conscious experience," explained Dr. Hudson said. He added, "Put simply, the brain reboots itself."
The study authors note that the study suggests a new way to comprehend the human brain under anesthesia; thus, it could encourage physicians to reexamine how they approach monitoring anesthesia in the operating room. Furthermore, if the results are applicable to other disorders of consciousness, such as coma or minimally conscious states, physicians may be better able to predict functional recovery from brain injuries by assessing the spontaneously-occurring transitions. Dr. Hudson noted that the study also imposes some limitations on theories regarding how the brain returns to consciousness. The next phase of the study will involve the testing of other anesthetic agents to determine whether they produce similar characteristic brain activity patterns with "hub" states. In addition, the researchers hope to better characterize how the brain transitions between patterns.


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Sales of the Sony Xperia Z started in France via the official Sony Mobile website on 18 February, however stock of the handset sold out in just a day. Both black and white colours are now out of stock, with more stock expected on 28 February.
Of course, what we don't know is how many handsets Sony had in stock in the first place. Sony Mobile France says that the number was "significant". The Xperia Z has already arrived for a number of people too including a free wireless speaker (SRS-BTV5), see a couple of pictures below. As a quick reminder, the Xperia Z is expected to go on sale at the Berlin Sony Store tomorrow. A wider launch is expected in the UK and other regions from 28 February.


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Celebrating Derivatives
The panel discussion (John Hull, Claudio Albanese, JG, Antoon Pelsser and me, overseen by Ton Vorst) was great fun. My favourite bit was John Hull trying to persuade the audience of the value of an MBA above more mathematical programmes. Now JH is a lovely man, but even he couldn't convince this audience! (Do you really get more interpersonal and business skills on an MBA than you should have picked up naturally by the age of six? I don't think so.)
JH had been talking about CDOs and CDO^2s, mentioning that he knew of some CDO^3s that had been done. Exp(CDO) anyone?
The photo above is of the gift I was given by the organizers. All of the speakers were given their own personalized cartoon...as JG said "of a lot of bald guys."


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Sharon says: I was a journalist and columnist for Fleet St before joining This Morning 10 years ago. I'm the author of Tabloid Girl, co-author of the Naughty Girl's Guide to Life, and a scriptwriter for EastEnders.
I'm best known for: Soaps! Watching them, gossiping about them and writing them. I spend most days in a parallel universe with Norris and Rita, the Mitchells and the McQueens…
The proudest moment of my career is: Getting the job as scriptwriter with EastEnders. After decades of just watching I was finally allowed behind those production doors.
The first thing I do in the morning is: Press the snooze button
My favourite breakfast is: Anything served to the duvet
The most famous person in my phonebook is: Barbara Windsor
The actor who would play me in a film about This Morning is: Pete Burns
My favourite memory from working on This Morning is: Meeting Miss Piggy. She said she liked my coat.
If I wasn't featuring on This Morning, I'd be: Unemployed. So at home watching it.
You'd be surprised to learn that: I am trained in back, sack and crack waxing from an ill-advised appearance on a Channel 5 reality show a few years back.
The one thing I couldn't live without is: A telly. I really would be unemployed without that...


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Hamas Spells it Out: Our Aim is the Extermination of the Jews
In sermon from central Gaza Strip Hamas cleric says his group aims to 'totally exterminate' every last Jew in Israel.
By Arutz Sheva Staff
First Publish: 7/29/2014, 8:24 PM
As the 22nd day of the IDF's Operation Protective Edge in Gaza draws to a close, MEMRI (the Middle East Media Research Institute) has published a video in which a Hamas cleric lays out the organization's "doctrine" in its fight against Israel: genocide.
Speaking in a televised address from Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, the preacher said that Hamas's aim was to "totally exterminate" the Jews living in Israel, because "wherever the Jews lived they spread corruption".


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When I was younger, my parents told me I could do and be anything if I put my mind to it. That's something a lot of children hear from their encouraging parents, and perhaps that's why kids are dreamers with wild imaginations.
Allison Holland helps kids at Riverside Intermediate School in Plymouth, Indiana fulfill those dreams. She is an eLearning coach who educates students and teachers about digital citizenship and helps them use new online learning tools. Recently, Holland helped turn a small celebrity request from a student into a 'tall (7 foot, 1 inch) tale' experience of a lifetime for the whole school.
It started with a letter. "One of our 6th grade students wrote to Shaquille O'Neal asking him for an autograph," Holland said. "Shaq's step dad called the school, spoke with the student's teacher, Patty Welch, and told her that Shaq would love to offer signed copies of his newest book. Welch asked if he'd be willing to Skype with his classroom." Instead, Shaq wound up agreeing to a Skype video call…with the entire school.
Shaq talked to the students about the importance of reading – he just got his doctorate in education – highlighted his NBA career and discussed his new children's book, Shaq in the Beanstalk and Other Very Tall Tales:
Holland and many of the teachers within her school district were already members of the Skype in the classroom program, which helps global K-12 educators plan video lessons with each other and subject experts, prior to the video call with Shaq. "We've used Skype several times before. Most recently, we did a video call with a park ranger from Yellowstone National Park." The ranger gave students clues as to where she was video calling from. Then, the kids had to solve riddles and put the hints together to guess her location.
"Using Skype, the kids get really excited! When the call comes in and they can see people's faces, everyone just yells in excitement," Holland said. "But after that, they always stay quiet in absolute wonderment. To get a full room of grade school kids completely silent and engaged…it's incredible."
While the video call with Shaq was quite a dream, Holland and the students at her school are already thinking about what's next. "We would love to have pen pals through Skype so we can check in with students from another international classroom daily," she said. "I'm looking to connect my students at Lincoln Junior High School with a classroom in South Korea – we're sending them a camera so we can start soon!"


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- Both the East Carolina men and women's swimming and diving teams stand in fourth-place after day one of competition at the 2013 Nike Cup with 184 and 152 points, respectively. The event is being held at Koury Natatorium on the campus of the University of North Carolina.
North Carolina has a substantial lead in both the men's and women's competition. UNC holds a 283-point lead over second-place Duke on the women's side and a 179-point advantage over N.C. State.
ECU's Megan Rossi and Anna Gibas both set varsity records, while Rokas Cepulis earned an NCAA `B' cut.
Rossi established a new school record in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:51.05, finishing seventh in the event.
As the leadoff swimmer in the women's 400 medley relay Gibas posted a time of 55.16 in the 100 backstroke. She was joined by Charlsie Lincoln, Bailie Monahan and Anna Maria Svanbergsson to earn a fifth-place finish.
Gibas and Svanbergsson teamed with Anastasia Amoiroglou and Tori Angermeier to take fourth-place in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:33.48.
On the men's side, Cepulis recorded an NCAA `B' cut time of 1:48.26 to capture second-place in the 200-yard IM, 0.06 behind event-winner Dominick Glavich of North Carolina. Michael Dugan took third-place in the 500 free with a time of 4:26.00.
The meet resumes Friday morning with the preliminaries at 10 a.m. followed by the finals at 6 p.m.


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We love to seize the opportunity to celebrate each and every day - after all, the daily grind can be, well, a grind. We're learning that there are many holidays out there that may not have reached "Hallmark" calendar status, but they still count and deserve to be recognized. Preferably with wine. With that being said, we bring to you this very special day (cue "The More You Know" theme song).
We are always on the hunt for a good book, and we smugly thought we'd torn through the classics-until we got 501 Must-Read Books ($19) from our husband for Christmas. Broke down into sections like non-fiction, history, childrens literature, science fiction, and modern fiction (the list goes on), you'll see authors you've heard mentioned in English classes, or in magazine articles, as well as well known authors whose books are like old friends. So for 'Book Lover's Day' we give you book suggestions to last a lifetime. We'll see you in a few years.
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Senate Second Round: Final Results !
Okay, for the record, here is the OFFICIAL result of the second voting round.
These people will convene as Senators in the first Senate-term:
1. Lord Tirion 27/8
2. Boba Rhett 23/7
3. Young David 22/7
4. darthfergie 20/11
5. Thrawn 19/7
6. Eets'chula 18/3
7. Darth_Rommel 18/4
(first figure = 'yes' votes, second is 'no' votes)
Congrats ! We convening THIS WEEKEND for the first time, with or without a Senate-room forum, to set up a tournament that will celebrate both the launch of the game and the birth of the Senate..
Why wouldn't we have a Senate forum???
BTW, thanks for finally posting this:)
Hmm.. What's gonna happen with Rommel's spot? He left for good.
WONG!! I forgot to vote, since Delphi got kaput!
I am curious about Rommel spot... *evil gleam in my eyes* :D :D j/k. What will happen to it? and why did Rommel leave....
But i really, REALLY hope rommel comes back, not because i don't want to be in the seante, but because he was a great forummer and friend (well, as good of one can be on a message board at least)
To put it simple; i'll give him until this weekend, when we officially get underway with the first meeting and organizing the tournament..
Rommel may come back...he is considering it...
uh leon...
Isn't this forum the senate room?
This is the Senate forum. Here, all people can express views that Senators can pick up on. In this forum, i envision a closed forum, possibly password-protected, that can only be seen by the Senators. Much like the Private Mod Forum (and you all thought this was all there was to see.. :D ). In that room, we'd have the debate and meeting, and we'd post a report of a meeting in the public Senate-forum.
I'm present... for the senate atleast. :)
Glad to hear it Rommel:)
are those 7 people in the senate?
Yes we are in the Senate...Including Paragon Leon as our Supreme Chancellor...
wait wait hold on here I'm new here and what are u guys talkin about?
The list on top of this post has all the senators of this forum. The senators represent the rest of the forummers in things as organazing tournaments and anything else that is in our powers to do. We don't rule the forum ... we serve the forum
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December 27, 2013 | Vol. 94, No. 303
ASHLAND, Wis. - Jean R. Robleski, 76, of Saxon, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, in Ashland.
She was born April 5, 1937, in Ashland, daughter of the late Dominic and Rose (Shaybel) Robleski. She attended school in Gurney and Saxon.
Jean was employed at Munsingwear, Simpson Electric and Louisiana Pacific.
She enjoyed reading, playing cards, Westerns and writing to her pen pals. In her younger years, she enjoyed riding horses, snowmobiles and her Harley-Davidson.
Jean is survived by a daughter, Marjorie (John) Bigham; two grandchildren, John "JR" (Jennifer) Bigham and Sean (Aja) Bigham; and three great-grandchildren, Audrey, Mackenzie and Lucas, all of Delaware; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Sunie; her twin brother, Jim Robleski; and her stepfather, Toivo Torkko.
Cremation has taken place at the Range Crematory in Hurley.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, Dec. 28, from noon until 2 p.m. at the Ketola-Burla Funeral Home in Ironwood, Mich.
The family would like to thank the nurses at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center and Jean's pen pals, who continued to write during her stay there.
Funeral arrangements are by Range Funeral Service and Crematory, Ketola-Burla Funeral Home of Ironwood.
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While we tend to look forward to Thanksgiving because it usually means a four-day holiday, getting together with family, and eating more food than we have all year, it is my sincere desire that it be more meaningful this year. What if Thanksgiving were the one day in which we over-emphasized what should be on our hearts every day of the year: a heart of gratitude in everything? What if our Thanksgiving prayer really thanked God for everything that has happened in the past year?
God clearly spelled out His good and perfect will for us in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 when He inspired the Apostle Paul to write: "In everything give thanks, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." Did you catch that? In everything. In the good times, as well as the bad. In the pleasantries of life, as well as in the pain. During difficult times, trying times and frustrating times, too.
I got to thinking about how Thanksgiving might be so much more meaningful if I focused on thanking God for the things He rarely hears thanks for. Try this with me this year. Thank Him, not just for the food on the table before you partake, and the "blessings for this past year" but for all the ways He has not performed according to your liking. For all the times He has said "no" and for all the ways He has worked in and through your life, perhaps without you knowing it. Thank Him for all the unresolved issues and the ways you are still waiting for answers. Thank Him—regardless—and see what it does for your soul as you offer Him a heart of obedience and surrender this year. Thank Him—regardless—and see how it moves the others who are around your table.
Consider praying this prayer around your table on Thanksgiving:
Thanksgiving Prayer
Thank you, God, for this food we are about to eat. And thank You for Your many blessings on us this past year...the ones we've seen, as well as the ones we haven't seen.
Thank you, God for the times You have said "no." They have helped us depend on You so much more.
Thank you, God, for unanswered prayer. It reminds us that You know what's best for us, even when our opinion differs.
Thank You for the things you have withheld. You have protected us from what we may never realize.
Thank You, God, for the doors You have closed. They have prevented us from going where You would rather not have us go.
Thank you, Lord, for the physical pain You've allowed in our lives. It has helped us more closely relate to Your sufferings on our behalf.
Thank you, Lord, for the alone times in our lives. Those times have forced us to lean in closer to You.
Thank you, God, for the uncertainties we've experienced. They have deepened our trust in You.
Thank You, Lord, for the times You came through for us when we didn't even know we needed a rescue.
Thank You, Lord, for the losses we have experienced. They have been a reminder that You are our greatest gain.
Thank You, God, for the tears we have shed. They have kept our hearts soft and moldable.
Thank You, God, for the times we haven't been able to control our circumstances. They have reminded us that You are sovereign and on the throne.
Thank You, God, for Your ability to take what we consider 'tragedy' and turn it into a treasure.


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May 17, 2013 | Vol. 94, No. 116
WAUSAU, Wis. — Lynn A. "Buck" Starkey Sr ., 79, a former Ironwood, Mich ., resident, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Wausau Manor in Wausau.
He was born Dec. 15, 1933, in Charles City, Iowa, son of the late Harold and Iva (Short) Starkey, and attended Charles City schools. He farmed, worked in construction and in bridge building, and was employed at a trucking company. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in January 1952, proudly serving his country in Korea, and was honorably discharged in 1955.
Following his discharge, Lynn moved to Ironwood and was employed at White Pine Copper Co. from 1955 until becoming disabled in 1974. He was a former member of Bethany Covenant Church in Ironwood and Ironwood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1823. He enjoyed playing the guitar and, at one time, was active in Ironwood Little League Baseball.
On Oct. 24, 1953, he married Bettie Johnson in Charles City. She preceded him in death on April 9, 1986.
Surviving are a daughter, Deborah (Gary) Kmiecik, Wausau; three sons, Lynn Jr. "Bud," Hurley, Tim, Wausau, and Randy (Marcella), Ironwood; five grandchildren, Lynn (Jen) Starkey, Montreal, Betsy (John) Lang, Wausau, Kasey (Gus) Garcia, Beaver Dam, and Samantha Starkey and Kate Kreager, both of Wausau; five great-grandchildren, Cody and Alyssa Starkey, Mitchell and Sharee Lang and Aiden Garcia; and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Besides his parents and wife, Lynn was preceded in death by a son, Kevin; brothers, Harold, Robert, Wayne, Donald and Theodore; and a sister, Margaret.
Out of respect for his wishes, cremation has taken place.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, May 23, at 3 p.m ., preceded by visitation at 2 p.m ., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St. in Ironwood, with the Rev. Jean B. Rencontre officiating.
Full military honors will follow, accorded by the Ironwood American Legion Post 5 Honor Guard and Gogebic-Iron Marine Detachment, Marine Corps League.
Lynn's obituary can be viewed online and condolences given to his family at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.
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The evidence for climate change only got stronger this year, with a major climate report finding 95 percent confidence in manmade global warming and the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hitting a record 400 parts per million. Climate doubters, in turn, became increasingly desperate, citing everything from a verified scam artist to the "Ouija board of weather."
We've compiled the 13 dumbest things media said about climate change in '13—you might be surprised to find which mainstream media outlets made the list.
13. Rush Limbaugh: Carbon emissions "may actually be making things cooler, not warmer."
In April, Rush Limbaugh claimed that CO2 in the atmosphere "may actually be making things cooler," going on to say that manmade global warming is a "political hoax." But the Economist article Limbaugh cited actually examined how much the Earth is warming from emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, which by definition trap heat in the atmosphere.
12. Fox News: Questions whether hottest year on record was just faked.
In January, a FoxNews.com article asked whether the U.S. government had manipulated temperature data to fake the hottest year on record (2012) in the contiguous U.S. The article quoted climate "skeptics" including birther Steve Goddard who wrote that the 2012 data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Center was "meaningless garbage" and the U.S. only "appears" to have warmed due to data adjustments. However, temperature data typically has to be adjusted to account for flaws in the raw data that occur, for example, when temperature measurement stations are moved. These adjustments are publicly documented in peer-reviewed literature. Furthermore, satellite data from climate "skeptic" Roy Spencer, who was quoted criticizing the data, also found 2012 to be the U.S.' hottest year.
11. Sean Hannity: Says we're heading into "period of prolonged global cooling" based on a scam artist's claims.
On his radio show, Sean Hannity promoted the claim that solar "hibernation" will soon bring a period of dangerous "global cooling" and "end the rise of the oceans," saying the information came from a scientist. What Hannity didn't realize, however, is that these claims came from a man who even climate "skeptics" have labeled a "scam artist": John Casey, who published his book on solar hibernation with the help of an astrologer who claims to be the illegitimate daughter of Ernest Hemingway. Hannity was, essentially, duped.
10. Fox News: Cites cold winter forecast from the "Ouija board of weather" to mock global warming.
Fox News hosts seized on a weather forecast predicting an especially cold winter for 2013 to cast doubt on global warming. However, the forecast came from the Farmer's Almanac, which makes predictions with a "secret formula" based on "tides, astronomical events and sunspots," and which meteorologists have called "the Ouija board of weather." Even if the Almanac's cold winter prediction were true, however, they would not negate the trend of warming temperatures in the U.S. and globally.
9. Limbaugh: "If you believe in God, then intellectually you cannot believe in manmade global warming."
Rush Limbaugh advised his religious listeners to choose between God and science on his Aug. 12 radio show, saying, "if you believe in God, then intellectually you cannot believe in manmade global warming … You must be either agnostic or atheistic to believe that man controls something he can't create." Yet several religious institutions acknowledge man's role in the climate crisis, and have launched initiatives to fight global warming as a moral imperative. In response to Limbaugh's statement, the Evangelical Environmental Network published an open letter asking him to "refrain from your harmful rhetoric on climate change."
8. Fox Guest: "For every one scientist" that accepts climate consensus "I'll give you 10 scientists that said it's not manmade."
A Fox News guest made up statistics on Feb. 4, denying that 97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is real and manmade. Discussing climate change, Republican strategist Brad Blakeman said, "for every one scientist that says there is, I'll give you 10 scientists that said it's not manmade."
7. Fox Host: Only "corrupt" scientists believe in climate change.
On Fox News Radio, Brian Kilmeade harangued a caller for commending President Obama's statement on climate change, saying that climatologists who accept the scientific consensus on climate change are "the corrupt ones." Kilmeade went on to ask the caller, "How do they make their living, climatologists? Telling everyone their industry has to be addressed."
6. Ben Stein On Fox News: Despite what "global warming terrorists will tell us, the science is not clear on" climate change.
On the Fox Business Network, Ben Stein said that "there is no cost that is too high to pay to save the Earth," but that regulations should not be enacted because the consensus on manmade climate change "is not 100 percent unanimous, despite what the … global warming terrorists would tell us."
5. Weather Channel Founder: Polar bears have increased because "eskimos" are now "more civilized."
The founder of The Weather Channel, now a weatherman for a local San Diego television station, claimed that polar bear populations are increasing because "Eskimos" are hunting them less and have "become more civilized." In fact, most polar bear populations are on the decline, and face an existential threat from global warming and declining Arctic sea ice.
4. Fox News: Climate "deniers" are those who accept climate change.
Fox News tried to reclaim the phrase "climate denier" to refer to those who accept the scientific consensus on manmade climate change. Fox host Steve Doocy promoted National Review Editor Rich Lowry's co-option of the term "climate denier," which Lowry previously condemned as a way of equating climate "skeptics" with Holocaust deniers. Lowry argued that those who support action on climate change are ignoring that temperatures "have been flat for 10 or 15 years," which Doocy labeled an "inconvenient truth." A recent study rebutted that "inconvenient truth," finding with 94 percent probability that there has been warming during that short time frame.
3. CBS: Global warming "pause" is an "inconvenient truth" that "emerged on the way to the apocalypse."
This year, mainstream media were not immune from pushing the type of foolish rhetoric that regularly crops up in the conservative media. Echoing the Fox News segment above, CBS said the speedbump in global warming was an "inconvenient truth" that "emerged on the way to the apocalypse." CBS' Mark Phillips called it "ammunition" for "skeptics" and immediately proved it by interviewing Benny Peiser, who used the pause to cast doubt on the urgent need to address climate change. But the alleged "pause" may have never actually happened: the rate of atmospheric temperature increase over the last 16 years proceeded at the same pace as it has since 1951 according to a recent study. And in any case, none of this contradicts the long-term trend of global warming, especially as oceans are warming 15 times faster than in the past 10,000 years.
2. Bloomberg News: Publishes claim that carbon dioxide emissions lead to "happy plants."
Bloomberg News published a claim from Marc Morano—who is paid by an oil industry funded organization to confuse the public about climate change and has no scientific background—that catastrophically high levels of CO2 should be "welcome[d]" because "plants are going to be happy." However, his argument ignored CO2 emissions' contribution to global warming, which is connected to rapid changes in rainfall patterns, severe drought and increased risk of plant species extinction.
1. CNBC Co-Host: "CO2 is not a demon."
On May 17, CNBC's Squawk Box featured the co-author of a Wall Street Journal op-ed that claimed that people should be "clamoring for more" CO2, as it is a "boon to plant life"—an article which led to widespread criticism. Co-host Joe Kernen celebrated the op-ed, saying he wanted to "make the point that CO2 is not a demon." But he ignored top climate scientists' warnings that CO2 levels above 350 parts per million (ppm) will eventually result in catastrophic climate change—and CO2 levels have already passed 400 ppm this year. Kernen's misleading argument fit right in with this year's climate skeptic narrative, and the absurd claims to which media turned to dismiss climate change.
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The last time we had three boyfriends at once was probably second grade. We remember those good old days with fondness, which is probably why we're digging the whole notion behind this Triple Name Ring ($109). Sadly, we're not allowed to have any extra boyfriends anymore.
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Bariatric surgery can provide many benefits for individuals suffering from morbid obesity, including to a return to normal weight, reversal of diabetes, and lowering of blood pressure. However, several years after the surgery, a number of individuals begin to gain weight. This is often due to stretching that expands the surgically-created gastric pouch. To address this issue, UCLA is holding a free seminar. UCLA gastroenterologist Dr. Rabindra Watson and UCLA dietician Yasmin Firouzman will explain the mechanisms behind the increase in weight and provide information on a new minimally-invasive procedure to tighten the gastric pouch that may have expanded over time. The experts also will provide the latest diet and nutrition information, which can help maximize health for bariatric surgery patients.
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Alright guys, you owe us big. If you're checking out the site in the hopes of finding a perfect Christmas gift THREE DAYS BEFORE the holiday (shame on you), here it is. The Tiffany Notes I Love You Ring ($100) says it all and will make her swoon without breaking the bank. Bonus, that little blue box basically wraps itself, so no need to bother with gift wrap. Get thee to Tiffany's, boys!
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"They are important players. They have to be an example to the children, for all the fans. For that reason, they have to stay careful in every moment and sacrifice something in their lives. Young players, young boys, rich boys -- this is the problem."
- Fabio Capello
After the disappointment of failing to qualify for Euro 2008, the English team needed a miracle if it was to contend in the 2010 World Cup. They got the next best thing. Fabio Capello -- one of the most decorated coaches in history -- became just the second foreigner to helm the English side when he took the reigns in 2007. It looks like a dose of Capello's legendary disciplinary tactics is just what England needed as the team went virtually unbeaten in qualifying and must be considered one of the tournament favorites going into South Africa. With nine league titles and one Champions League title already under his belt, could this be the year Fabio Capello wins the mother of all trophies? Football goons across the UK sure hope so.


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the word "yet" is a word that can change your life!
Boy:do u have a boyfriend?"
Girl:"Not Yet"
Girl:"Not Yet"
автор: isa22 28 февраля 2011
redneck word meaning huge perky tits
god damn, troy did you see them yets?
автор: feller 12 ноября 2006
Nickname given to individuals from areas commonly referred to as "the sticks" like Iowa or Kansas. These individuals often use the word yet as a filler word similar to "umm" or "uhh", but in an improper manner which is not related to time or tenses.
Zane and Mark yet are going yet to get pizza yet.
автор: K-Not So Fat 23 ноября 2009
The best word ever invented.
Girl 1 - You got a boyfriend?
Girl 2 - No.
Girl 1 - What bout a girlfriend?
Girl 2 - No.. not yet anyway
Girl 2 - No.
Girl 1 - What bout a girlfriend?
Girl 2 - No.. not yet anyway
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Manchester City today announces Seasoncard prices and policies for the 2010/11 season.
In line with the Club's policy and aim to be both innovative and fair, we have implemented a groundbreaking new range of ticketing products.
Having listened to feedback from our fans, we can now offer a wider choice of Stadium experiences with prices and facilities to match. Many changes will be made to certain areas of the concourses over this and subsequent summers, which will result in a range of products to suit each and every type of fan.
A brand new Value ticket will be introduced that will cost just £250, or just over £13 per game. This represents a 32% reduction on our lowest priced adult Seasoncard. There is currently only one other Premier League club offering a cheaper product.
The £95 season card for under 16s remains for those sitting in the Family Stand. This area of the North Stand will see significant improvements to facilities, with family orientated stewarding, tailored children's entertainment and family friendly food and drink options.
The average price increase for adults next season will be just over 5%, but fans in some seats will see a decrease in what they pay. Many supporters, particularly in areas of high demand, will benefit from an enhanced matchday experience.
The popular South Stand will be expanded, with improved food offering, multi-pour drink dispensers and entertainment and atmosphere suited to this singing section.
A "premium" product package, also a response to fans' feedback, will follow next season.
The Club will be pleased to assist with fans wishing to relocate from their current seat to benefit from any of the new products on offer.
Chief Executive Officer Garry Cook said,
"Our fans are at the heart of our Club and our absolute priority is to deliver a premium matchday experience to them, wherever they sit in the ground.
The range of options which is now on offer is as a result of both direct supporter feedback and a huge amount of effort and innovative thought by my team. We are showing a continued commitment to families and young supporters as well as offering a value product for adults and we will develop improved packages in the seasons to come.
...Chief Executive Officer Garry Cook ...
A timetable for renewals and applications can be found in the Seasoncard 2010/11 news section.
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One of the reasons this piece of Koch Brothers and ALEC inspired legislation may have come to Pennsylvania is the efforts that Pennsylvania's Unions have made in blocking Gov. Corbett's pro-corporate agenda; lottery and liquor privatization, pension changes and prevailing wage laws were all stymied by the efforts of labor and thier allies. One other component of the Republican agenda was sturck down Friday when a Commonwealth Court ruled Pennsylvania's Voter ID law unconstitutional.
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Born December 24, 1931, in Drexel, Mo. Graduated from Baker University in 1953. Lettered in basketball and track. Was a member of Baker's Conference Champion Relay Team. Began coaching in 1953 at Turon (Kan.) High School. Continued at Genesco and Mulvane, before coaching at Kansas City's Turner High School. In 1964, began collegiate coaching career.
Through the years has served as head football coach at Southwestern College, Washburn University, Kansas State Teachers College/Emporia, The University of Texas/Arlington and Northwest Missouri State University. Composite college football record 121-102-6. Southland Conference "Coach of the Year" 1981. Runner-up for Texas Sportswriter's "Coach of the Year" 1981. Dallas Sports Association Award of Merit 1979. GPAC "Coach of the Year" 1972. NAIA Area III "Coach of the year" 1968 and 1972. NAIA District 10 "Coach of the Year" 1964, 1967, 1968, 1972. Conference Championship – SLC 1981. Conference Championship – GPAC 1972 (Boot Hill Bowl) and 1973. Conference Championship – KCAC 1964, 1967, 1968. NCAA Division II National Play-offs 1989.
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"Cabin Fever: Patient Zero"
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Runtime: 91 minutes
Production Companies: Image Entertainment
Taglines: "The birth of fear."
Sean Astin ... Porter
Currie Graham ... Dr. Edwards
Ryan Donowho ... Dobbs
Brando Eaton ... Josh
Jillian Murray ... Penny
Mitch Ryan ... Marcus
Solly Duran ... Camila
Lydia Hearst ... Bridgett
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In Movie Theaters: Friday, August 22, 2014/Nationwide Release
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Rating: NR
Runtime: 102 minutes
Production Companies: The Weinstein Company
Taglines: "There is no justice without sin."
Juno Temple ... Sally
Eva Green ... Ava Lord
Jessica Alba ... Nancy Callahan
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Johnny
Bruce Willis ... John Hartigan
Mickey Rourke ... Marv
Josh Brolin ... Dwight McCarthy
Rosario Dawson ... Gail
Jaime King ... Goldie / Wendy
Jamie Chung ... Miho
Ray Liotta ... Joey
Christopher Lloyd ... (rumored)
Christopher Meloni ... Mort
Lady Gaga ... Bertha
Description: In "Sin City 2," Josh Brolin's character Dwight, is hunted by Ava Lord (Eva Green), the only woman he's ever loved. "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," actually takes place before the original movie's "The Big Fat Kill" storyline.
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In Movie Theaters: Friday, August 22, 2014/Limited Release
Director: David Jung
Rating: R
Runtime: 83 minutes
Production Companies: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Taglines: "If you invite it in, it will never let you go."
Shane Johnson ... Michael King
Ella Anderson ... Ellie King
Cara Pifko ... Samantha
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Director: John Erick Dowdle
Rating: R
Runtime: 60 minutes
Production Companies: Universal Pictures
Taglines: "The only way out is down."
Edwin Hodge
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Perdita Weeks
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Rating: R
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Taglines: "A horror icon is reborn."
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Stephanie Bennett ... Sophie
Andrew Dunbar ... Ben
Melissa Roxburgh ... Jeni
Brendan Fletcher ... David
Garry Chalk ... Hamish
Teach Grant ... Sean
Bruce Blain ... Ian
Adam Boys ... Francois
Mary Black ... Mary
Emilie Ullerup ... Catherine
Gary Peterman ... Irish Farmer
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In Movie Theaters: Friday, August 29, 2014/Limited Release
Director: Carter Smith
Rating: NR
Runtime: 104 minutes
Production Companies: Gravitas Ventures
Taglines: "How far would you go to be remembered?"
Judy Greer ... Lucy
Liv Tyler ... Linda
Cameron Monaghan ... Adam McCormick
Morgan Saylor ... Gracie Highsmith
Noah Silver ... Jamie Marks
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8 PM WNBC: Telecast from the Monte Carlo Sporting Club in Monaco, the World Music Awards honors excellence in music and best-selling recording artists, with Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Jason Derulo, Fall Out Boy, Flo Rida and Ricky Martin all scheduled to perform.
8 PM WNYW FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 11 opens with two hours of auditions and Justin Bieber introducing the top dance crews.
9 PM HISTORY: "The World Wars" closes its three-night run with the outbreak of World War II and the diplomatic forces behind the idea of never surrendering.
9 PM WNET PBS: The special "D-Day's Sunken Secrets" comes to the series "Nova" to examine the science behind discovering, identifying and plotting the relics on the sea floor near Normandy, France.
9 PM SPIKE: The special "One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles" features appearances by David Letterman, Tina Fey, Jon Stewart, Amy Poehler, Martin Scorsese and Tracy Morgan, among many others.
10 PM WNBC: "Inside the Mind of Edward Snowden" has broadcast journalist Brian Williams heading to Moscow to talk with former NSA contractor Edward Snowden about his life in exile and his uncertain future.


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Our steadfast hero certainly has his hands full in this cheeky medieval scene! Arriving just in time to rescue the dragon's handsome conquest, he hurls the startled lad over his shoulder to make their escape. As they breeze through the enchanted forest, the helpless chap suffers one final indignity when his tunic begins billowing in the breeze. Arthurian wardrobe malfunction? Or perhaps this is merely a preview of the reward that awaits his brave rescuer!
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Banks Community United Methodist Church
December 05, 2004
Pastor Brian Shimer
"Living by Faith"
Hebrews 11: 1-23
I have had some great conversations this week regarding this chapter of Scripture. I find it a privilege to live among such an amazing faith-filled people.
Today we arrive at the "Hall of Faith" in Scripture. This is God's partial list of folk who have "lived by faith". They have done things based upon what they believed. And we know in v. 6 that "Without faith it is impossible to please God."
In this book we see that faith is based upon something. It is not just some idea we conjured up ourselves and chose to believe. Rather, we believe because of what God has said: remember the first verse in the book says: "In the past God spokeģ but now God has spoken by His Sonģ" God is the living and speaking God, and our faith is based upon what HE has spoken.
In addition, faith is based upon what God has done. The catalog of stories in this chapter illustrates much of God's action.
Faith is founded upon God's word and action throughout history but what it believes is often unseen.
None of those described here knew what would happen in response to their actions, but acted anyway. Abel surrendered his earthly goods. Enoch simply enjoyed friendship with God. Noah built the boat. Their actions put the realities they believed in on display.
Faith is the evidence that something will happen or that something already exists. It witnesses to God and others.
Notice none of these actions described of the first three nor the others mentioned were necessarily great in and of themselves, what met with God's pleasure was simply the faith that accompanied the actions.
Jesus constantly noticed when people acted based upon faith and commented upon it, saying, "I have not seen such great faith in all of Israel."
Remember the Centurion came asking Jesus to just speak his servant's healing into existence and it would be done. He demonstrated faith in the unseen. The healing he had not yet seen he believed existed if Jesus commanded.
Or the woman crawling after Jesus across the ground knew that if she just touched the hem of his garment, she would be healed. How did she know this? Her reach was her act of faith. She knew her healing existed through Jesus if she but touched his hem. And when she touched him, she was healed.
So, friend, live by faith the Bible says, and you will please God.
So we do not need to live without sin to please God, nor do we need to love without a flaw, or succeed without a failure.
No, we need faith. We need faith that seeks God, walks with God, holds onto God and believes that God rewards us with his presence. That's what we need.
"It's not as if God is pleased one minute, when we seek him, and displeased the next minute, when we're not seeking him. Those who have faith, who have chosen to spend their lives seeking God, are always pleasing to himģ.. We are the cause of God's pleasure. Think about that for a minute. Your faith ignites God's pleasure. That should ignite our pleasure. In knowing that we are pleasing to God, we are pleased. Nothing should please us more! We experience the pleasure of being pleasing to him.
"All it takes is faith." (http://pbc.org/old-pbc1/dp/grant/hebrews/heb21.html, 12-4-04)
What a marvelous gift to know and believe in God's pleasure. God is pleased as you believe right now. As you kiss your wife, hug your kid, make a meal, drive the car, trust for His provisions - how pleased God is with your faith.
When Karen was standing in line at the Dollar Tree this week, the clerk at the register just began to overflow to Karen, telling her difficulties, problems, and needs. Karen was just checking out, but the Spirit of God within Karen, as a woman who lives by faith, prompted this clerk to share her story. I believe God was pleased - by faith Karen listened.
When another woman got a phone call at work from a coworker during a hectic day - by faith she said yes to the woman's request to take a coffee break together and was able to hear her need.
For three years now I have worked with kids at the elementary school in the learning lab. I go because I believe part of my role is to impact kids for Jesus. But my sermons at Banks Elementary school are spoken mostly without words. This November when told it was time to divide into groups all the kids in the class came and crowded around me to all be in "my" group. It was such an affirmation, but I believe also God was pleased.
God is pleased as you live by faith.
In a book written by author John Bevere he contrasts the stories of two women. One woman came to him asking for permission to divorce her non Christian husband. He had not been unfaithful to her, was verbally persecuting her because of her faith, but was faithful as far as his presence in her life. She on the other hand had had an affair with a "wonderful Christian man" and her friends were telling her to divorce her husband and marry this other man because she deserved to be happy.
John told her he found no grounds for divorce in her situation, and advised her to stay and pray and continue to live by faith in God before her husband and see what God would do. Well, she listened with her ears and did not heed his advice. Instead divorced her husband, married the other man, and left town losing friends, church, and who knows what else. But certainly God was not pleased.
Another woman was in a situation unspeakably worse. After being married for a decade she discovered her husband was having homosexual affairs. He was arrested once for soliciting sex with an undercover policeman, and their oldest son received the phone call that his father was in jail.
She prayed constantly for her husband. Eventually she asked the Lord if she should divorce him. The response she received was: "You have scriptural grounds to divorce him, and if you choose to do it, I will bless you. But if you will stay and fight in prayer for him, I will bring him out and you will be doubly blessed." She chose to stay and fight and her husband was gloriously set free and has been free for twenty years. He is now a very compassionate senior pastor and she is one of the most godly women you will ever meet.
(A Heart Ablaze, by John Bevere, pp 65-66, Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publ, c.'99, ubp)
Two women, one who was living by faith, trust that God would bring her through a nightmare of a story, and the other, shrinking back from faith in pursuit of her own desires. One believed the truth of who God is, rested in that assurance, and obeyed, the other listened instead to the lies of her own and lover's desires, and disbelieved in what God could do in her circumstance. This woman will stand before the judgment seat of Christ someday defending her actions, complaining that live was too difficult, that she had to take this path. The other woman will need no defense, for she had invited God into every chapter of the story she lived, God was there the whole time, her life covered and blessed by Him. She pleased Him as she lived by faith.
Continue to live by faith, friends, and please God. Live believing in the unseen as these friends did in Hebrews 11. Remember it is not your great deeds that God looks for, but for your radical trust in the midst of the daily realities of your life.
As you trust, you are living by faith, and as you do so, God is so very pleased.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Man, I have been a sorry excuse for a sparkblogger lately. Really. I have been so work-focused I've had little time to do these little things for myself. When I do, I have spent it on reading books for pleasure (instead of school) and taking a bath. True luxury, let me tell you.
I have come to realize, now more than ever, that I need to take care of myself.
Maybe that makes me selfish, I don't know. But the truth is, I need to have time for wandering the mall by myself and yes, touching everything that looks pretty or soft; Taking a bubble bath and reading; Sitting on my deck with a cup of coffee and taking in the view; painting my nails, and getting pedicures; walking on the Lakewalk with my pooch; Speaking of my pooch, playing with and loving on her (she's an awesome dog, she deserves it); Gardening; Riding on my new mountain bike (and hopefully not crashing too many times); Basically, any activity that I do solely for my own enjoyment.
Maybe this makes me selfish, and destined to be alone for my whole life. Or maybe it makes me honest and willing to do what it takes to be happy, which will make for a better relationship. Maybe it will help me because the only person who can understand it is another who needs their 'me' time, too.
I think, from time to time, I lose sight of what is really best for me. I get caught up in what other people expect or even just what I think they expect, and discount my instincts and desires as wrong.
Well, screw that. I'm tired of the constant battle between what I want and what I think other people think I should want. Why can't I have another pair of shoes, if I want them? Or two hours of zone-out time on Saturday morning?
I had a great weekend. I woke up around 7:30 on Saturday, then read in bed until about 8:30. I sat on my deck and read a bit longer, then I went to the farmer's market, got a coffee and sat outside of Caribou for awhile, then went to Menards and loaded up on flowers, deck boxes, potting soil, cedar mulch, and tools (all of this in a cotton sundress). I spent all of Saturday afternoon planting flowers and tending the beds along my walk, pulling weeds from between the bricks, and enjoying the sun. Following that, I went to a friends house with my br for a few margaritas and a BBQ, which then turned into a night on the town. Sunday, we got up and went for breakfast at the Duluth Grill (organic local produce, so good) and spent most of the day driving around in the Jeep with the top off and then at the beach with my pooch, followed by a bloody mary and wings at Green Mill and a malt on the lakewalk. We finished up the day watching part of Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows part 1 before calling it a night at 10.
Over the course of those two days, I can't recall a single minute during which I was stressed or upset. It was sunny, warm, and we were all just bound and determined to enjoy ourselves. And we did. Why can't we have that mentality all of the time? I know there are some things (like work) that are obligations, but there's no reason that we have to think of it that way. Sometimes the attitude with which you approach something really can make the difference in how it goes.
Ramblings of a stressed out girl. 3 more days until I am done with all the coursework of my masters. Woot!
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You're not being selfish at all. I'm just now realizing that I need to have "me" time too and I just need to take a break from everything. Sounds like you had a great and enjoying weekend. Aweseome job on reaching your masters degree!!
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