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A BARNSLEY mum is fundraising to pay for therapy that helps repair damaged brain cells and could help her daughter's speech improve.
Emily Unwin, seven, suffers from Goldenhar Syndrome - a congenital birth defect which involves deformities of the face - and has had numerous problems since she was born including epilepsy, global development delay and hypermobility.
Her mother Louise, 32, of Litton Walk, Barnsley, is raising vital funds to send her for therapy where specific exercises will help increase the amount of oxygen to Emily's brain.
"Emily's had problems since she was born, they are still trying to find a diagnosis. Her speech is very behind - there are a couple of words which are understandable such as mummy and daddy but you can't have a conversation with her," said Louise.** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated June 20 **
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How many times have you thought this? "I'm tired of looking and feeling fat. Maybe talking about it publicly will keep me on track as I try to be more disciplined. Off to the gym."
Thing is, going public for most of us is airing our weight-loss struggles with a few friends and family members. It's a little different when you're a United States senator.
But, CNN reports, that's just what Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) tweeted to her 59,000 Twitter followers back in May before embarking on a plan that included eating healthy foods every three hours, doing lots of cardio and using Twitter to maintain accountability.
Five months later, McCaskill is down 50 pounds, according to the network.
Two of our fave tweets from the senator: from August 11, "Re: State Fair visit. Since I've been on this health kick I guess a funnel cake is out of the question?"; and from September 9, "It's official. I have divorced bread and pasta. I'm hoping someday we can be friends again."
Note to self: Next time we're dying for fried dough or craving a giant bowl of fettuccine, start typing in 140 character bytes.
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Height: 6-3 Weight: 301 lbs.
Born: March 14, 1972 in Mentor, OH
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Yes, radio station KDWB has LGBT fans, and some attended their live morning show at Kip's Irish Pub this St. Paddy's day. Host, Dave Ryan, referred to it as "St. Psychic's Day," because psychic Gary Spivey was there offering free readings. The first one hundred people got a free buffet breakfast with eggs, potatoes and bacon. From 6am to 10am they gave away prizes including movie passes, $50 tanning gift cards, DVDs, CDs, headphones, etc. if you sat on the "potty of gold," a plastic toilet painted with gold paint.
The grand prize was Black Eyed Peas tickets if you could answer all of the Irish questions in an amount of time. The first contestant was a 17 year old girl that had been there since 6am and asking every ten minutes when they were going to give them away. The crowd helped her with the answers, but she ran out of time. As soon as Dave Ryan said the time was up, she starting crying. Lena Svenson, the other host, felt so bad for her that they gave her the tickets anyway.
The parade in St. Paul started at noon and went past Rumours/Innuendo on 4th Street. Rumours claimed to be the St. Paddy's day headquarters with dancing, free stuff, drink specials, and Beer Pong St. Paddy's Day style. Another great venue to be at, in walking distance from Rumours, was Camp, which offered 3 for 1s.


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Here is the kitchen. I have never seen an island this big. This house was quite dated, but nothing that couldn't be fixed with time and money. The fact that this was near the top of our price range, makes a major kitchen redo not something that would happen for a while.
Here is the living room below. Doesn't it look bright and sunny? All of these pictures were taken last fall, by the realtor when the leaves were off the trees.
Well, in reality the house was really dark. There were so many trees on the lot, that no sunlight came into the house. It had a basement that was partially finished. This house has been empty for over a year. The house smelled like mildew. The yard was small and very steep.


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Robert Bush
Career Notes: Played in 103 games, starting 42, during his four-year career for the Flames (2004-05 through 2007-08)...finished career with 560 points for an average of 5.4 ppg...career 35% shooter from three-point range (88-for249).
2007-2008 Notes: Appeared in 28 games, making 19 starts...averaged a career-high 7.4 points per game...scored season-high 19 points in first start of the year at Akron on Dec. 29...went 5-for-7 from three-point range to score 17 points against Detroit on Jan. 19...scored 13 of his team-leading 16 points in the first half in a win over Northern Iowa on Feb. 23...led team with 14 points against Youngstown State in the opening round of the Horizon League Tournament on March 4...hit four treys and scored 14 points at Valparaiso on Jan. 24...pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds against Cleveland State on Jan. 31...pitched in 10 points and hit a pair of three-pointers off the bench against Howard on Dec. 22...grabbed seven rebounds at Wright State on Feb. 16...scored eight points, hitting 3-for-5 from the field and 2-of-3 from behind the arc, against Milwaukee on Dec. 6...pulled down season-high seven rebounds and scored five points in win over Green Bay on Dec. 8...scored 10 points, hitting a three that capped a 7-0 UIC run in the second overtime, during the Flames' win over Loyola on Jan. 12...made season debut against Central Michigan on Nov. 28, scoring four points off the bench...saw nine minutes of action as a reserve at Illinois State on Dec. 1...did not play in UIC's first five games due to a left knee injury.
2006-07 Notes: Saw action in 30 games as a junior, starting the last nine games...averaged 6.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per outing...totaled a career-high 21 points, netting four three-pointers, in UIC's Horizon League Championship opening round win over Milwaukee on Feb. 27...scored 13 points in a win at Detroit on Feb. 10...totaled 12 points and five rebounds in a win over Central Michigan on Feb. 17...tallied 12 points while grabbing four rebounds versus Murray State on Nov. 28...scored 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds versus Wright State on Feb. 7...tabbed 11 points, going 4-for-4 from the field and 2-for-2 from the foul line, in just eight minutes of play versus Loyola on Jan. 13...recorded 11 points, three rebounds and two assists at Penn on Dec. 21...scored 11 points, netting a trio of three-pointers, at Wright State on Jan. 4...grabbed seven rebounds and scored six points in the Flames' win over then-No. 12 Butler on Jan. 10...tabbed 10 points and a career-high three steals in a starting role versus Green Bay on Feb. 14.
2005-06 Notes: Saw action in 24 games while making 14 starts at the shooting guard position...averaged 5.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game...scored in double figures on three occasions...scored 16 points, hitting four three-pointers, at Green Bay on Jan. 11...totaled 11 points off the bench in UIC's win over Ole Miss on Dec. 10...collected five rebounds versus Northern Illinois on Dec. 17...poured in 16 points on 6-for-11 shooting in a starting role in the Flames' season opener versus Montana State on Nov. 17...handed out five assists versus Chicago State on Dec. 4...scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds versus Georgia Tech on Nov. 25.
2004-05 Notes: Saw action in 21 games as a true freshman...averaged 1.0 points and 0.5 rebounds in just over five minutes per contest as a reserve...scored five points in his first collegiate appearance at Bowling Green on Nov. 24...tallied five points versus Butler on Jan. 29...scored two points and pulled down two rebounds in the Flames' win at Illinois State on Nov. 30.
Prep/Personal Notes: Four-year letterwinner at Thornton High School in Harvey, Ill...paced the Wildcats to a pair of IHSA Regional and Sectional titles during his prep career...two-time All-State and All-SICA East honoree...as a senior, led Thornton to a 21-9 record, averaging 12.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game...tallied a career-high 26 points at Thornridge on Jan. 30, 2004...in his junior campaign, averaged a career-best 16.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per outing...four-time high honor roll honoree...son of Robert and Kathleen Bush...born on August 26, 1986...majored in business management.
Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2004-05 21-0 112/5.3 8-18 .444 1-7 .143 5-7 .714 2-8 10 0.5 15-0 5 5 1 1 22/1.0 2005-06 24-14 432/18.0 45-115 .391 18-60 .300 18-31 .581 11-32 43 1.8 27-0 23 20 3 12 126/5.3 2006-07 30-9 564/18.8 72-176 .409 33-83 .398 27-34 .794 29-54 83 2.8 49-0 32 28 9 19 204/6.8 2007-08 28-19 675/24.1 70-194 .361 36-99 .364 32-41 .780 23-63 86 3.1 35-0 30 31 4 15 208/7.4 TOTAL 103-42 1783/17.3 195-503 .388 88-249 .353 82-113 .726 65-157 222 2.2 126-0 90 84 17 47 560/5.4


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Our look inside the Lifetime original movie Thinspiration continues with Emma Dumont, who plays Kayden, best friend to Hannah (Laura Slade Wiggins). Oh, and she also happens to compete in robotics, train in ballet, and she's learning the piano. BFTV talked with the amazing Emma to ask her about her perspective on the movie's very serious subject matter and favorite accomplishments over an already interesting career.
As a young woman, Emma is right in the age group that Thinspiration is about, and so she learned from the film as she was starring in it. "The script definitely gave me a different perspective on eating disorders in general. It really opens it up," she told us. "And the film can be really dark at times. But that's the world of eating disorders. It's dark and it's dirty. It definitely did change my perspective."
What is she hoping that audiences learn when they get to see the movie? "It's definitely just to be more aware of people and their personal struggles, whether that be with an eating disorder or their home life or whatever their struggle is," she continued. "My character [Kayden] is the best friend of a girl who has an unfortunate eating disorder, and she gets kind of sucked into that world and she doesn't know what's going on. You have to be aware and treat everybody's situation with care."
Emma has also worked in the modeling world, where appearance is obviously a huge component, so we asked her if body image is still a serious issue. "In dance and modeling, it's not as a big deal as it used to be," she told us. "I think it used to be for sure. [But] I think now, there's so much awareness. My agents will always tell me, 'You need to be this size but do it healthy.' During Fashion Week in Milan, you have to actually get weighed. You have to have a certain BMI [body mass lndex] to even walk the shows. They don't want anyone passing out."
If Emma looks familiar to you, it's because she's already established herself on television. "I was on a TV show about dancers for two and a half seasons called Bunheads on ABC Family, and that was really fun for me, because I'm a dancer in a real life," she told us. "I did an episode of a show called Mind Games, which is no longer on the air, and it was an intellectual comedy-drama. It was just really smart TV."
'Really smart' could also describe Emma, who is an actual member of MENSA with plenty of other talents outside of acting. "I'm training in ballet intensively. My team were finalists at a big robotics competition here in Los Angeles," she explained. "I just got back from Dallas filming an NBC pilot called Salvation with Ashley Judd. And I'm learning piano. I definitely am the sort of person that likes to be constantly learning things."
She's even traveled the world. "I danced at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy this [past] summer. At the end of my trip there, they offered me a contract to come study at the school year-round," she continued. "That was a pretty amazing experience!"
While she's gotten to do a lot of amazing things in her life - from dancing to robotics to even roller derby - and her strong work ethic and sparkling personality make her a great role model for young women everywhere, Emma particularly looks back fondly on being a part of Thinspiration. She told us, "I'm really proud of the message that it has and how honest it is." And she has a lot to be proud of herself.
Thinspiration, aka Starving In Suburbia, airs this Saturday, April 26 at 8 PM ET/PT on Lifetime (check your local listings for specific channel). For more on Emma, follow her on Twitter (@EmmaDumont0).
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Well, what do you know, the summits have started.
No longer purely fodder for speculation, Dwyane Wade confirmed Saturday that, yes, he has been spending time with other impending NBA free agents, players such as Chris Bosh and Joe Johnson.
Baloney you say?
That was a few feet away at the deli counter, with Wade offering his comments during a promotional appearance at a supermarket.
No, Dwyane this time was talking turkey, confirming, amid some personal amusement, that he did, indeed, dine this week with Bosh in Los Angeles, where he also had a Jordan Brand event with Johnson.
"I just laugh," Wade said of the resulting speculation. "You really don't take it seriously. You understand, like I said, we're friends, me and Chris have been friends since we came into the NBA. We signed with the same agent. So if we can't eat together? It's all good.
"We understand what's going to come about, anything that goes on. But no worries. It's just friends eating dinner."
And, we hope, making healthy choices.
Wade also spent time in Los Angeles with Carmelo Anthony, a potential 2011 free agent.
"My friends are the guys that are in the league," Wade said. "Some of my closest friends in the NBA happen to be certain guys that are up in this free-agent market.
"Yeah, it's going to like that. Like I said, I don't worry about it. I smile and I keep on going with my day."
The head games, he will leave to others.
Saturday, it simply was about keeping his distance from the headcheese.


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TUCSON, Ariz. – Cody Hamlin tossed a complete game five-hitter, and Riley Moore collected a season-high three hits for the University of Arizona baseball team as the Wildcats held on for a 3-2 victory Saturday night at Hi Corbett Field.
Arizona's battery of Hamlin and Moore was the difference throughout. Hamlin's gem – his second complete game of the season – included just one earned run allowed on five hits and a pair of walks. He also struck out six.
Moore provided the offensive punch with a 3-for-3 night as he accounted for all three Arizona runs with two runs batted in and one scored.
With Hamlin in control on the mound, Arizona (16-20, 5-9 Pac-12) received all the offense it needed in a three-run second inning to erase an early Bruins' lead.
Tyler Krause and Kenny Meimerstorf, neither of whom were in the starting lineup in Friday's 8-0 loss, delivered back-to-back one-out singles. Then with two outs, Moore ripped a hot-shot on an 0-2 pitch that skipped over first baseman Pat Gallagher and rolled into the right field corner for a two-run double.
Zach Gibbons followed with a single to left field to drive home Moore, with what proved to be the winning run.
UCLA (19-14, 7-4 Pac-12) struck first with a run in the top of the second inning. Hamlin issued a leadoff walk to Kevin Williams, who was bunted to second by Luke Persico. Chris Keck then stepped in and singled to left field, sending Williams home with the game's first run.
The Bruins threatened late in the game, but Hamlin never gave in.
In the eighth, Shane Zeile and Ty Moore each singled with two outs, putting the potential tying run at second base. After a visit from pitching coach Shaun Cole, Hamlin remained in the game and coaxed a foul-out to end the threat.
Hamlin returned to the mound in the ninth and set down the Bruins in order. Pinch-hitter Brett Stephens grounded out and Keck fouled out, before Hamlin struck out pinch-hitter Justin Hazard to end the game.
Saturday's win marked the second time this season Hamlin has defeated a nationally-ranked opponent. On March 29, he allowed just two runs in 8.2 innings in a victory over then-No. 7 Oregon State.
Hamlin has pitched into the eighth inning in each of his last six starts, including all five against conference opponents. He lowered his season earned run average to 2.14 and now has 38 strikeouts against 10 walks in 71.1 innings pitched.
Except for the three-run third, UCLA starter Grant Watson (L, 4-4) was solid. The lefty scattered eight hits and a walk, while collecting six strikeouts in seven complete inning.
The rubber game of the three-game series is set for 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The Pac-12 Network will televise the game live, and Brian Jeffries will call the game on 1290 AM.


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-- a Ghost Rider Trivia Page
-- a 2-page "Li'l Blazer" story by Fred Hembeck that featured the adventures of Johnny Blaze as a child long before he became the Ghost Rider
-- an article focusing on the new Ghost Rider series that featured interview segments with Howard Mackie and Javier Saltares
-- a 5-page preview of Ghost Rider (1990) # 1
-- a segment of "Marvel Reviewers" that focused on advance reviews of Ghost Rider # 1
Of course, hype was certainly necessary for the series. Ghost Rider hadn't been in publication for a good seven years, and many younger readers of the time plausibly had no idea who the character was. So Marvel Age stepped in to fill in the gaps, providing looks at the absolutely smoking artwork - including a new cover by Mark Texeira that soon became an iconic image for the character - and interviews with the creative team. There are some hidden bits of knowledge held in the interviews, one that surprised even me. Did anyone else know that Blackout's original name was Nightwalker? Curiouser and curiouser.
But unlike the current Spotlight series (which admittedly can be rather dry most times), Marvel Age at least attempted to keep a sense of humor and fun in its pages. From the Ghost Rider trivia question to the so-cute-it-hurts "Li'l Blazer" short by Fred Hembeck, there's a deliberate attempt to poke fun at the characters in a way that's lighthearted and not mean-spirited.
I always enjoyed Marvel Age until it became nothing but a hype machine in the mid-90's, just prior to it's cancellation, and it was a definite help when it came to launching books in the 80's and 90's. I'm certain that it was one of the many factors that went into Ghost Rider being such a huge success...I mean honestly, who could look at that 5-page preview and NOT pick up the first issue?
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Marvel Age # 87
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There's no better way to keep up with all the news about the Forsyth County Public Library than to subscribe to our free monthly e-newsletter. Keep up-to-date with visits by authors, system-wide Library programs, children's events and much more.
We are proud to bring back our Anime Club Cosplay Contest, a craftsmanship award show with a catwalk display, prizes, and other fun events! And if you don't want to compete, (but still want to be seen) come by pre-judging and let us know.
This chair exercise class is free and open to the public regardless of your level of mobility.
This month we take an in-depth look at Winston-Salem's Historic Salem Cemetery written by our own Molly Rawls, an NC Room Librarian and manager of our Photograph Collection.
This is an unstructured, yarn crafting time open to ages 12 and older. All skill levels are welcome! You will need to bring your own materials. No registration is necessary. Call 336 703-2971 for more information.
Eight year old Miseal Garcia is a kid in a candy shop as he takes in the new look of the children's area at the Carver School Road Branch Library. Miseal quickly zeros in on an interactive children's computer where he finds La Casa de Dora, one of his favorite games. It's "game on" as he leans forward peering intently into the monitor, the rhythmic click, click of the mouse punctuating the air as he plays.


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Health Points: Tuesday
- A new program is getting NYC kids up and running. The AP is on it:
The program, which targets childhood obesity, is in more than 100 New York City schools plus 20 schools in other states and 20 in Cape Town, South Africa, where a non-governmental organization became interested.
The children earn prizes like medals and certificates each time they notch 26 miles — a marathon — and they can track their progress on personal Web pages.
The running club is best known for putting on the New York City Marathon, which draws world-class runners and hobbyists alike on the annual race through the five boroughs. But foundation Executive Director Cliff Sperber said the purpose of the Mighty Milers isn't to raise a new generation of marathoners
- According to Kevin Sack of The New York Times, school food and nutrition is improving. Check it out:
Spurred by the growing crisis in child obesity, the nation's schools have made "considerable improvements" in nutrition, fitness and health over the last six years, according to a new government survey that found that more schools require physical education and fewer sell French fries.
The survey, which is conducted every six years, shows that more schools than six years ago offer salads and vegetables and that fewer permit bake sales. More states and school districts insist that elementary schools schedule recess and that physical education teachers have at least undergraduate training. More states have enacted policies to prohibit smoking at school and to require courses on pregnancy prevention.
Perhaps most striking, 30 percent of school districts have banned junk food from school vending machines, up from 4 percent in 2000. Schools offering fried potatoes in their cafeterias declined, to 19 percent from 40 percent.
- The FDA is thinking about putting limit-labels on salt. More from Reuters:
The November 29 meeting will consider a request from the Center for Science in the Public Interest to limit salt in processed food and to require additional health information on food labels about salt and sodium content of foods, among other changes.
In 2005, the group petitioned the FDA to reclassify salt as a food additive, rather than its longtime designation as a food "generally recognized as safe."
It has cited the tens of millions of Americans who suffer from high blood pressure. Cutting salt intake can reduce changes of developing and curtail the condition, according to the American Heart Association.
- A new study claims calcium deficiency might be helping fuel the spread of breast cancer. David Douglas of Reuters reports:
"Calcium deficiency, due either to low calcium in the diet or to vitamin D deficiency, is very common in older women, who are also the population at highest risk of breast cancer and breast cancer bone metastases," lead researcher Dr. Colin R. Dunstan pointed out to Reuters Health. Metastasis occurs as cancer progresses and the cells spread from the primary site to attack other areas of the body.
Dunstan of the ANZAC Research Institute in Concord and colleagues conducted dietary studies in a mouse model of breast cancer growth in bone. The results are published in the journal Cancer Research.
The researchers found that after breast cancer tumor was implanted into the animals, the mice that were feed a diet containing only 0.1 percent calcium showed signs of high bone turnover compared with the animals feed a diet with a normal 0.6-percent calcium content.
- Halloween is coming and so is the landslide of candy. So, if you're thinking about cheating a bit. Get a load of this list of the fattiest candies. ParentDish passes it along:
It's Halloween and you're watching your fat intake. However, you aren't willing to completely sacrifice the chocolately goodness of the holiday. Which of the following is the lowest fat treat to sneak from the kids loot pile?
- Butterfinger bar
- Milky Way bar
- plain M & M's
- Snickers Bar
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
- Kit Kat bar
- OrganicAuthority takes a look at community supported agriculture and organic food. Here's a bit:
If you live in an area where shopping for organic food poses a challenge, don't throw in the all-natural kitchen towel! Many Americans in similar circumstances have found the perfect solution: community supported agriculture, or "CSA." First popular in Japan and Switzerland in the 1960s, the CSA movement has -- pardon the pun -- taken root with a vengeance in the United States, where it is sometimes referred to as "subscription farming."
How, exactly, does a CSA work?
By definition, CSAs are composed of "a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production," according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- The ban on a pesticide used to kill apple moths has been lifted in California—somewhat daunting. Juliana Barbassa of the Associated Press reports:
The spraying is aimed at the light brown apple moth, an invasive species from Australia that has infested 12 California counties stretching from north of San Francisco to Los Angeles. The U.S. Department of Agriculture fears that if the moth, which consumes 250 varieties of plants, crosses into the San Joaquin Valley, the infestation could cause up to $2.6 billion in losses.
Hundreds of residents reported feeling short of breath and sharp stomach pains after spraying began. Environmentalists quickly sued, claiming the state never prepared an environmental impact report to ensure the airborne chemical droplets were safe for residents and aquatic life.
In lifting the ban, O'Farrell found the agriculture department's health-monitoring plan adequate to address concerns of residents. The government monitoring program will "accept and investigate" medical complaints after the pesticide is sprayed, the judge wrote.
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British researchers found that among more than 10,000 adults who were followed for five years, women who routinely slept for six hours or less were more likely than their well-rested counterparts to develop high blood pressure.
Compared with women who said they typically got seven hours of sleep a night, those who logged in six hours were 42 percent more likely to develop high blood pressure, while those who routinely slept no more than five hours had a 31 percent higher risk.
There was, however, no clear relationship between amount of sleep and blood pressure among men, the study authors report in the journal Hypertension.


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A 15-minute supercut of Swedish references in American pop culture. No, it's not all the Swedish Chef (Vulture)
In the second-best bit of news of the day for gay and lesbian Americans, the presence of gay characters on TV has become more uncontroversial and unremarked-upon than ever (New York Times)
Mad Men this year is really missing… Betty Draper? Critic Tim Goodman makes the counterintuitive case. (Bastard Machine)
Critic Sean Burns tees off on Lawrence Kasdan's "Darling Companion," a film that may have been shot on Tatooine (Philadelphia Weekly)
The next kids cartoon star to the get the big-screen, live action/CGI treatment is… Clifford the Big Red Dog (CinemaBlend)
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Vice President Joe Biden's staff is not too happy with the HBO show Veep (Hollywood Reporter)
Fred Armisen guest-starring in a web series created by Charlyne Yi called "Bandmates"? I can't imagine anything more unwatchable (Vulture)
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The art of poetics
I was sorry to hear about the passing of Dr. Lloyd Jeffrey (fall '08). I attended his romantic poetry and Shakespeare courses and found them stimulating and instructive. He also taught me the art of poetics after class in his office until I dropped out of school in 1980.
I kept in touch with him and last spoke to him when I graduated from the university in the summer of 1994. He always encouraged me in my literary efforts and even read and edited my poetry. He truly was a friend in the finest sense whom I shall miss.
Stephen D. Pilar ('94)
1969 mania
I enjoyed very much your section on Mean Green Mania (fall '08). It made me think back to 1969 when my fraternity brother and roommate, Kerry Hubble ('70), did his senior campaign for Dr. Vaughan's Advertising Design course. He did a whole campaign on Mean Green Mania. Keep highlighting North Texas sports, please.
Jim Hobdy ('69)
Gene Hall
Wonderful story on Neil Slater and Jim Riggs (fall '08), but something I consider very important was left out. The lab (jazz) band was started by Dr. M.E. "Gene" Hall ('41, '44 M.A.) in the '50s. The One O'Clock (at that time Two O'Clock) band was sensational as are the bands that followed. Some of the players produced were Dee Barton ('60), Marvin Stamm ('61), Morgan Powell ('59, '61 M.M.), Tom Wirtle, Paul Guerro, Arch Wheeler and many others, some retired, some deceased and some still tootin'.
I graduated in January 1961, after playing lead alto for three years and touring and on TV with Ed Summerlin's Jazz Liturgical Service. I am retired, but I still play occasionally and bring professionalism every time I play. That was started and nurtured in me by the late Doc Gene Hall.
Bob Thomas ('61)
Global warming
A fall North Texan letter writer seems to think that there is no academic freedom if one doubts human involvement in global warming. This despite over a thousand papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals covering global warming — two-thirds showing human cause, one-third describing effects but not discussing cause, and absolutely zero denying human involvement.
He asks, "What happens if you have a class with a student who doesn't believe in man-made global warming? Does he fail? Does he get ridiculed by the professor?" Let's ask the same question regarding the geography student who holds a similar opinion in favor of a flat earth and a geocentric universe.
Paul Cardwell ('95)
San Antonio tour
Your caption for the Moonmaids photo in the fall issue implies that it was made during an on-campus Aces of Collegeland stage show in 1944. The truth is a bit more interesting. It was made at a U.S. Army Hospital south of San Antonio during a tour 'Fessor and the Aces made of that area (to perform for wounded veterans) in April 1945. If my memory serves me accurately, it was made on April 11, the day before Franklin Roosevelt died. One can barely see Varina Powell ('47), violin, on the left, and Hugh McElroy, alto sax, on the right of the Maids.
William Thomson ('48, '49 M.M.), Aces trumpet player
Pasadena, Calif.
Spot the dog caused quite a sensation in 1945-46 when he became fascinated with a drain on a campus gutter and made it into Life magazine. For reasons known only to him, he stationed himself at the drain for more than 40 days before the fire department cleaned it out, putting an end to his doggy vigil.
Old friends
I've thought the magazine was not much for old-timers who have been away for so long, but in the summer issue I found some surprises. Mr. Rylander just has to be Roddy Rylander, the cute little boy my sister and I looked after sometimes.
Then in a few pages, I found a picture of the Moonmaids. Mary Jo Thomas and Hilda Grace "Tinker" Cunningham were my classmates in Demonstration School. Arline Truax's dad was my band director. I think the little dog in the picture was Spot, who posted himself at a hole on campus. There was publicity about him.
Marjorie Dannelley Larson ('48)
Ottawa, Ill.
Editor's note: That was indeed Spot in the photo. According to the 1946 Yucca, he watched the drain on a campus gutter for more than 40 days until firemen washed it clean of whatever made it so interesting to him. The Associated Press picked up his story, and his photo appeared in Life magazine, thus proving every dog has his day.
Lyric translation
I have wondered something for a long time and hope that someone may recall and translate into English a phrase the North Texas Grand Chorus learned to sing when we performed at the Music Hall in Dallas with the Dallas Symphony in 1948-49. If I recall correctly, we backed up opera stars performing "Psalmus Hungaricus" with Antal Dorati conducting.
In my mind, the phrase we were taught to sing sounded something like this (phonetically, my spelling): "E koran da vid, bul shu bu tabin." I can't recall ever knowing what it meant in Hungarian. I even tried saying it to a Hungarian on this summer's Danube River Cruise with my brother, Clarence ('49), and his wife, Mary Ellen Standley ('52), both music majors. He had no idea what I was saying!
John G. Wood ('51)
Editor's note: Donna Arnold ('82 Ph.D.), UNT music reference librarian, was a member of a choir that sang the work in Hungarian. She was told the words "Mikoron Dávid nagy busultában" mean "King David thus spake when sore afflicted." She says the rest of the text is a paraphrase of Psalm 55 by famed Hungarian poet Michael Veg.


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Cabinet paper: Alcohol law reform (released 23 August 2010)
The Government has announced a comprehensive package to reform alcohol law. The package responds to the Law Commission's review of New Zealand's alcohol laws. It adopts in full, or in part, 126 of the Law Commission's 153 recommendations as well as making other changes.
The response is discussed in Cabinet Paper: Alcohol Law Reform.
The Government intends introducing legislation in October 2010 creating a Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act to implement its decisions. The public will have the opportunity to comment on this legislation when it is considered by a Select Committee.
The Law Commission's review of the law and policies relating to the sale, supply and consumption of alcohol began in 2008. In 2009, the Minister of Justice, Simon Power, asked the Law Commission to make the review a priority and to report back a year earlier than originally intended.
The Law Commission published its final report, Alcohol in Our Lives: Curbing the Harm in April 2010.
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Why it sucks to be a fat vegan
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Being vegan leaves me open to all kinds of questions like...
1. Don't you miss (insert food here, favs are steak, cheese, fish)?
2. Where do you get protein?
3. What do you eat all day, salad?
Here are some answers:
1. Sometimes, but my health is more important than brie!
2. Soy, nuts, seeds, veggies. Besides, you need less protein than you think.
3. Well no, there are lots of foods out there that don't have meat or dairy in it.
But, being overweight...there is an added layer....people look and I feel like they are thinking...why would I bother, it hasn't helped her health?
I wish I could explain to them that my choice to be vegan doesn't strip away the other issues in my life. Think about it - a bag of potato chips or a bean burrito are vegan, but don't exactly add up to a healthy diet!
So please, think about going vegan, and when you do it, yes, eat salad...you'll be healthy AND thin.
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Last year end of July, I was reading the book " Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser. After reading the book I couldn't see or touch any meat or meat products. I thought it is something temporary and I will start eating meat again in a few days. Well that didn't happened yet (9 months later). What did happen though was that in the first week I lost 6 pounds without dieting. This just proved me the fact that the animals are fed with all types of hormones to make them have more appetite and grow faster. So after about 2 weeks I started eating organic eggs and now I am also eating one type of plain organic yogurt and 3 types of cheese. That is all the dairy I am eating. So Joyce by trying to leave out the animal products for a week might actually do something good for your body and for your weight loss. Try it! Take it one day at the time, you will be amazed.
Toragirl - people are asking me similar questions to yours, and after I am telling them the story above as well as the fact the I lost 36 pounds, my cholesterol is in normal ranges, same with my triglycerides, they are asking me to write them down the name of the book so they can read it too. Just be patient, people listen even if they don't want to show it. I saw that you are also a member of the Eating clean team. I learned a lot from them and also bought Tosca Reno's book about 2 months ago. I am very happy I did as the weight and the fat % is going nicely down. Good luck!
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I've considered at times becoming vegetarian... for me, I just don't have the extra mental resources to learn a(nother) new lifestyle right now. I'm focused on losing weight and becoming fit, and for me, that's a major change already, and I can do it while eating all the foods I've been eating all along. I do eat vegetarian meals now and again - I like them. To me, though, becoming vegan is such another big change. I think if I tried that now, I'd fail miserably!
Kudos to you for following the paths that fit you, especially when it means you have to deal with so many questions. As a homeschooling parent, I understand the question issue entirely! Sometimes, you just wish people would actually think about what they're asking before they ask (for you - surely people know they don't get all their protein from meat, or have eaten foods that aren't animal products that also aren't salad!... for me, surely they can know that homeschooling doesn't mean you're sequestered away in your home, isolated from the community and people).
Perhaps as we travel this weight loss road I'll read more about your vegan lifestyle and be motivated to at least go vegetarian (maybe even vegan) by the time I've come to the end of the current path.
Your blog sounds like you've written out of frustration - I could have written something similar when my cousin asked if my (11 year old) kid would have any social skills being homeschooled (as she sat behind him chatting and laughing with to the other guests at the gathering we were at). Despite the negative place it's coming from, it's got me thinking about positive changes, sticking to your path, despite the fact that it's clearly the less travelled one. Thanks for that.
I was having a moment (wanting to cheat) and reading and responding to your blog helped me past that. Thanks for that, too :o)
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My honey is obese and vegan. He was a meat eater when he put on most of extra mass. He gained about half of his extra mass when vegetarian. He was eating 'healthy' vegetarian fare, not much cheese or eggs, but just too much and he doesn't like fruit or raw vegetables. Fake meat products packed in the calories and he eat lots of rice, potatoes and pasta . He still doesn't like fruit or raw vegetables. I have a house full of produce but he was complaining last night it was too late to cook and there was nothing to eat.
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- Legacy Award Breakfast – an opportunity to acknowledge the above and beyond efforts of Rhode Island Dads and professionals who promote a positive message of fatherhood, create a greater visibility for the role fatherhood as a support to children, and improve access to education, advocacy, and resources for fathers and their families.
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The speakers bureau is a group of fathers who will work together to advocate for policies and resources that promote and support the critical role of fathers in children's lives. We need your input and participation to develop and deliver our message to lawmakers, DCYF, and agencies across the state. Participation in this group can also provide you with friendship and support from other dads and access to free or low cost recreational activities for you and your kids. Contact Andre Brown to find out how you can help make a difference.
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Through this diverse gathering, the Father and Family Network (FFN) engaged participants in a series of brief but focused conversations related to Rhode Island fatherhood practice, services and needs. Data were gathered from this process with the intention of informing the training and advocacy work of the FFN, whose mission is to promote fatherhood in the state. Categories of focus included:
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The Bruins will be looking to win for the first time in Tucson since a 24-21 verdict in 2003. UCLA rallied from a 21-10 halftime deficit in that battle. The winning points came on a fourth quarter 55-yard interception return of a Wildcat shovel pass by defensive lineman Rodney Leisle.
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In this article we will discuss and demonstrate passing values to a function in a PHP program. A variable must be anticipated by a function, it cannot just appear. When you pass values to a function, values are placed inside parentheses as shown:
functionname (value, value,..);
The function statement shown below includes the variable names for the values expected:
function functionname ($varname1, $varname2..);
The PHP programming code listed below demonstrates passing values to a function. For this example, we will use a function to compute the sales tax. As discussed previously in Using a variable in a PHP program, the same rules apply. Please refer to the article for a refresher.
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<title>Sales Tax Calculation</title>

Sales Tax Calculation

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$amount = 2000.00;
$clientState = "Virginia";
compute_salestax($amount, $clientState);
function compute_salestax($amount, $clientState)
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case "Maryland":
$salestaxrate = 0;
case "Virginia":
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$salestaxrate = .5;
$salestax = $amount * $salestaxrate;
print "$$salestax sales tax for the State of $clientState.
";
- Once you have type the entire program, Select "File," "Save As," and then go to the webroot of your server. For example, C:\Wampserver\www. Type Filename, calcsalestx.php," and then Select "Save."
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Continuing the line's signature Freestyle Cruising concept, the 93,000-ton, 2,394-passenger ship has 12 restaurants and 11 bars and lounges; there's also a rock climbing wall and an industry-first -- a bowling alley located in the ship's Bliss Ultra Lounge & Night Club.
What's next? Norwegian Pearl will set sail with 2,000 passengers for a mini-cruise from Rotterdam to Southampton on December 2. From there, the ship will make its first trans-Atlantic crossing from Southampton to Miami where she will be christened and named by godmother Rosie O'Donnell. The ship will then offer Southern and Western Caribbean itineraries before joining Norwegian Star and Norwegian Sun in Alaska next summer.
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Today, The Nature Conservancy presented John Hollenhorst, Senior Correspondent for KSL Television, with its 2012 Utah Conservation Partner Award. Given annually to a conservation leader who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to preserving Utah's natural environment, the Conservancy's award is an acknowledgment of Hollenhorst's long-standing, quality coverage of the state's environmental issues.
"John has brought insight, passion and journalistic excellence to television news in Utah and a special commitment to covering land use and conservation issues critical to the future of our state," says Dave Livermore, The Nature Conservancy's Utah State Director. "His tireless coverage has helped Utahns understand the importance of the environment to their everyday lives, and it is our pleasure to honor him with this award."
Hollenhorst, who joined KSL in 1975, covered a variety of Utah beats over the course of his esteemed career. Yet a passion for history, science and Utah scenery made him – more often than not – KSL's go-to reporter for environmental news, with stories on hot topics ranging from land use and species preservation to drought, water management, and pollution and development. In the award presentation, the Conservancy sited specific examples of Hollenhorst's exceptional coverage on conservation stories such as the Strawberry River, Dugout Ranch, Virgin River Headwaters and the Great Salt Lake. Set to retire at the end of 2012, Hollenhorst, "will leave a legacy of bringing Utah's most pressing environmental issues into sharp focus, sparking both public dialogue and change," says Livermore.
"I am deeply honored by this award, especially because I have such high respect for The Nature Conservancy," said Hollenhorst. "I've always thought of The Nature Conservancy as a quiet but highly effective presence in the national dialogue about preserving our natural assets. Instead of battling it out in the political arena, which would inevitably put it on one side of a deeply divided electorate, the Conservancy seeks to find common ground that is supported by almost everyone. In doing so, the Conservancy has accomplished great things that future generations are sure to appreciate. I'm glad I've had a chance to help tell that story."
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Boí Conchubʰur ocus maithi UladʰN iN nEmʰuin. No tathigtis énfʰlaith magʰ arL Emʰuin. NaL gʰelltis conná fácbatis cidʰ mecnu na fér ná lossa iN dalamʰ. BaH tochomʰracht laH hUltu aN naicsiu oc colludʰ aN nírenn. Inlaat noí cairptiu diaN dofunn láaN nand. Ar baH bés leusomʰ forimʰ én. Conchubʰur dano iN sudʰiu innaL charput ocus aL ingʰen Deichtire os síL mʰacdʰacht. Is síL bʰaH harae diaH hathair. Erridʰ UladʰN olchenae innaN garptibʰ .i. Conall ocus Lóegʰuire ocus cách olchenae. Bricriu dano leu.
Fosrumʰat indL éuin remʰibʰ diaN ndaimʰ tar Slíabʰ Fúait, tar Edmʰuinn, tar Bregʰa. Ní bídʰ cladʰ ná airbʰe ná caisel imL thír iN nÉre ind amsir sin acht maigʰe réidʰi. BaH hálaind ocus baH caín in ténlorg ocus in ténamʰar boíL leu. Noí fichit én dóibʰ, rond argit eter cach dáL én. Cach fiche innaL lurg foL leith, noí luirg dóibʰ. Samʰlaidʰ dáL én bátar remʰibʰ, cuing argit etarru. Toscartha tríH héuin díbʰ coH haidchi. Lotir remʰibʰ iN gend inL Bʰrogʰo. Is and baH hadʰaigʰ for feraibʰ UladʰN. Feraidʰ snechtae mór foraibʰ dano.
Asbert Conchubʰur friaL mʰuintir ara scortis aN gairptiu ocus ara cortis cor doL chuindchidʰ tigʰe dóibʰ.
Conchobar and the nobles of the Ulstermen were in Emain Macha. A flock of birds used to frequent the plain east of Emain Macha. They used to devour it until they left nothing on the ground, not even roots or grass or herbs. To see the destruction of their land was distress(ing) for the Ulstermen. One day they yoke nine chariots to chase them away. For the chase of birds was a custom with them. Conchobar then, sitting in his chariot, and his daughter Deichtire, she being an adult. It is she who was charioteer to her father. Also the champions of the Ulstermen in their chariots, that is Conall and Loegaire and everybody else. Bricriu, too, (was) with them.
The birds go before them to their abode, over Sliab Fuait, over Edmand, over Brega. There would not be a dyke, nor a fence or a stone wall around the land in Ireland at that time, but (just) even fields. It was delightful and it was beautiful the flight and the singing of those birds. Nine units of twenty birds to them, a chain of silver between every two birds. Each unit of twenty separated in its flight, nine trails (there were) to them. Thus (it was) two birds that were before them, a yoke of silver between them. Three birds were separated from them by the night. They flew before them to the end of Bruig na Boinne. It is there that night was on the warriors of the Ulstermen. Then it pours big snow on them.
Conchobar said to his party that they should unyoke their chariots and that they should put a delegation to the seeking of shelter for them.


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Theology through the Arts at Trinity this January
Noted theologian and artist, Dr. Jeremy Begbie, will be visiting Trinity School for Ministry January 20-21. The Founding Director of Duke University's Initiatives in Theology and the Arts, Dr. Begbie also served as the associate principal of the Anglican theological college of Ridley Hall, Cambridge.
"Jeremy Begbie is a musician/theologian par excellence. Whatever music you enjoy and wherever you are on the journey of faith and understanding, he will delight, surprise, challenge, and inspire you," said Bishop and theologian N.T. Wright.
Dr. Mark Stevenson, Trinity's director of extension ministries, arranged for Dr. Begbie's visit. Making gospel connections between the Christian faith and the arts is "vital, but hard," he explained. "It is incredibly powerful when done well. As Christians, we are telling the Gospel story, the great narrative. The arts if they can be used in telling that story can be profoundly effective. What this will do is give people a sense of how art helps us understand and tell that story," he continued.
"The arts are showing us again and again the possibilities of transformation...they can show us how things could be," said Dr. Begbie.
Dr. Begbie will offer a free recital and lecture at Trinity the evening of January 20 a seminar on January 21 for W. David O. Taylor's class, The beauty of Holiness: Art in Service of Anglican Worship and Mission (ST 725/825) and then a free evening program at Church of the Ascension in Oakland, also on January 21.
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. . .So let's leave it alone…Cuz we can't see eye to eye…There ain't no good guys, their ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me and we just disagree . . . ..
Dave Mason's song was playing on the radio and spinning my memory to realize that it was almost exactly one year ago that I received the stunning phone call from my sister-in-law. The phone call with the news about Tom, my first love.
Back when my now-30-year-old daughter was a junior in H.S., we had a conversation about 'first loves.' Her theory was that every person's first true love can never be equaled or eclipsed if fate has you not winding up with that person as your life partner. At that time, I smiled, telling her it might seem like that to her at age 16, but also trying to assure her that likely was not the case. Then I went on to tell her briefly about Tom having been my very first love and how I had felt so lost and empty for quite some time after we'd split. But how I had dated others, married, divorced and then met her dad and how my love for him certainly eclipsed the intense feelings I'd one time had about Tom.
. . . I'm going back to a place that's far away. How 'bout you, have you got a place to stay? Why should I care when I'm just trying to get along. We were friends but now it's end of our love song . . . .
Earlier after our break-up, I admit that I thought very often and very longingly about Tom. As the years passed, he entered my thoughts less and less often. And after I settled into what would become a long and solid marriage, I came to rarely think about him. And when I did, it wasn't on a romantic level that we might still someday reconnect. Rather, I had a secret hope that perhaps we'd run into each other while simultaneously visiting our hometown.
There was no such luck for me in the 36 years since I'd last seen Tom, who was 1 year older than me and had been in the same H.S. graduation class as my sister-in-law. Every 5 years she faithfully attended her class reunion and each time reported back to me that, no, Tom didn't show and also did not even provide personal information or his address to the reunion committee.
Tom and I had dated the summer and autumn right after my own H.S. graduation. I was so smitten and so completely in love with him. I would have done just about anything for Tom, including elope.
We did talk of marriage those intense months, with Tom insisting we needed to wait 3 years until he had graduated from college. We never even had any intense argument or disagreement to cause us to split, just a philosophical difference that became an impasse. The result was us each giving the other person the go ahead to move on.
That winter, Tom began dating a woman 3 years older than him. Karen had just moved to our home town to attend the university and work toward earning a master's degree. Seeing them out together totally crushed me. And then the worst news only 2 months after they had begun dating: Karen was pregnant. She and Tom quickly married and Tom dropped out of college and found a ground floor management job in a town two hours away. Karen stayed put and continued working toward her master's.
The next time I saw Tom was 3 years later, one Saturday evening when I was out with my first husband, Jim. We'd only been married 2 years and the marriage was already so seriously strained that we were actually separated. That night we were together to attend the wedding of a mutual friend. The wedding was boring but we were getting along okay so decided to go enjoy the band at a place we both liked.


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College Hockey:Golden Knights Notch 100th All-Time Win Over Saints In OT Thriller
O'Flaherty Gets Hat Trick To Pace Clarkson Past Archrival
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Throw out the polls. Throw out the fact that one team is the ECAC regular-season champion, and the other is the ECAC tournament champion. Throw out all predictions. One of the most storied rivalries in all of college hockey produced a classic opening game for the ECAC, as Clarkson outlasted archrival St. Lawrence 7-6 in overtime in front of a record 4,115 fans at Cheel Arena Saturday night.
"My linemates tonight, Jay Latulippe, Matt Poapst, they played great," said junior Kevin O'Flaherty. "They made some great passes, and we had some lucky breaks. Hopefully we can build on this." O'Flaherty finished the evening with three goals and two assists, one of which came on the game-winning goal.
The win gives Clarkson 100 victories over a team for the first time ever. The series between the two dates back to 1925, and the Golden Knights hold a 100-50-7 advantage over the Saints.
The two teams started the game with back and forth hockey. Clarkson (2-2-1, 1-0-0 ECAC) began to take control of the flow of momentum early when the Golden Knights broke onto the score sheet at 2:59.
Freshman Jay Latulippe had the puck in the right corner, and he fed it back to O'Flaherty. O'Flaherty lifted a wrist shot from the faceoff circle that beat goaltender Kevin Ackley stick side, giving Clarkson a 1-0 lead.
Clarkson kept up the pressure, and at 8:23 the Golden Knights opened up their lead to 2-0 when freshman Chris Blight picked up his first collegiate goal. Linemate Mac Faulkner fed the puck into the center of the ice from the right side. As Blight was skating in from the left, he took a shot that Ackley saved. However, Ackley couldn't control the rebound, and Blight's momentum carried himself into Ackley and the puck into the goal.
The Golden Knights didn't stop there, as they picked up their third goal of the contest just 14 seconds later. Co-captain Kerry Ellis-Toddington received a pass on the blue line and fired a shot from the right side. The puck redirected up off of O'Flaherty's stick and into the net.
St. Lawrence regrouped at the end of the period, when they ended Clarkson goaltender Mike Walsh's clean sheet at 19:17. A penalty to Dave Reid for interference gave the Saints their opportunity, and they used it to their advantage. Ray DiLauro passed the puck to teammate Jim Hakewill on the blue line, and Hakewill fired a shot that beat Walsh, picking up his first collegiate goal and closing the gap to 3-1.
The celebration was short lived, as Clarkson picked up its fourth tally of the game just 35 seconds after the Saints picked up their first goal. O'Flaherty skated in looking for the hat trick, but Ackley made the save. Latulippe crashed the net and took two Saints defenders with him, knocking Ackley down. As the puck slid up open ice, David Evans skated up the left side and buried a shot into the prone net, giving Clarkson a 4-1 lead. At the end of the period, the Golden Knights had outshot St. Lawrence 21-4.
"You can never let the lows be too low. You can never let the highs be too high," said coach Joe Marsh. "It's a message we kept saying to them, it's something that our captain Robin Carruthers hit on, and he knows what to say when. He's one of the best captains I've ever had, he's a born leader."
The tournament champions from last year didn't seem to have a problem with the score, as they came out gunning in the second frame. The Saints put up three unanswered goals to knot the game at four.
At 5:31 in the second, Andy Marchetti sent the puck up ice to Josh Anderson along the left side. Anderson skated in from the blue line and took a shot from the face off circle that nicked off the pads of Walsh and found its way into the net, giving him his first tally as a Saint and cutting the lead to 4-2.
St. Lawrence kept up the pressure, as they had another opportunity with Walsh down and out of the net, but the Saints could not find the back of the net. However, St. Lawrence found itself on the power play after the incident, and used the man-advantage to chip away at the Clarkson lead.
A call on defenseman Dave Reid for roughing put Clarkson back on the penalty kill. DiLauro fired a shot from the blue line, and the puck grazed the skate of Charlie Daniels and into the net past Walsh.
The third St. Lawrence goal of the frame also came on the power-play, when Blair Clarance lifted a rebound over Walsh and into the net at 17:59.
Clarkson coach Mark Morris made a change in net to start the third period, putting in Karl Mattson in hopes of stopping the flood.
"We made a decision to try and change the momentum by going with Karl Mattson," said coach Morris. "I looked at him, he kinda had a lowly look on his face, I said 'Will you smile?' and it kinda cracked up the whole room. Everything got a little lighter, we rehashed what we had talked about earlier before we went out onto the ice in the third."
The Golden Knights stormed out of the locker room with the same intensity they had in the opening minutes, reclaiming the lead just 28 seconds into the frame.
Latulippe fed the puck from the left side down low to a waiting O'Flaherty in front of the net. O'Flaherty's quick shot beat Ackley, giving O'Flaherty a hat trick and Clarkson back the lead 5-4.
The Golden Knights extended their lead to two goals when Faulkner got his first collegiate goal. Faulkner skated from behind the net and put in a wrap-around tally, sticking the puck between the right post and Ackley's leg.
St. Lawrence, however, was far from being beaten. In classic comeback style, the Saints once again rallied to tie the game at six apiece.
With the puck in the Clarkson zone, Jimmy Ball sent the puck from the low left corner up to Jim Lorenz. Lorenz fired a shot from just below the blue line that beat Mattson at 11:09.
The Saints picked up their second goal of the third frame when Anderson picked up his second goal on the evening. Anderson skated out to the faceoff circle from the left corner and fired a shot that found a home in the back of the net, a power-play goal at 13:23.
The contest went down to the wire, with the Golden Knights missing opportunities to end the game late. Chris Line fired a shot that rattled off the post and crossbar, and Evans missed an open net shot.
As the game progressed into overtime, both teams battled for control of the puck before Ellis-Toddington sealed matters 2:04 into the extra period. O'Flaherty sent the puck up to Ellis-Toddington at the blue line along the right side, and he sent a shot at net that found its way past Ackley, ending the game.
"I don't think I've been more excited after a one-goal overtime loss than now, especially here," said Marsh. "I saw some real good thing here tonight, and there's a lot to build on. We don't have time as a young team to beat ourselves up over this, we've gotta get right back up and learn how to fight back, and we saw a lot of that tonight, and I'm confident that we'll keep getting better."
"We bounced back, after losing the lead," said Morris. "We had a solid first period. Credit St. Lawrence for bouncing back the way they did. When it seemed that they were getting close, we'd score and pull away again, when we tripped up, we fought back. That's very encouraging."
Walsh finished the evening with 10 saves and allowed four goals, while Mattson ended the evening for Clarkson with 11 saves and two goals allowed. In the loss, Ackley ended the evening with 26 saves and seven goals allowed. The power play worked to St. Lawrence's advantage, as the Saints went 4-for-9 with the extra man, while Clarkson was still struggling with the man-advantage, going 0-for-5 on the evening.
Next weekend St. Lawrence and Clarkson will host Princeton and Yale in ECAC action.
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The Association of British Muslims (AOBM) is undergoing a Reorganisation prior to embarking on a Relaunch.
At the same time there are certain immediate activities that have to be embarked upon in the coming twelvemonth. Consequently, the AOBM will, insha Allah, be conducting its business through an ad hoc co-opted Executive headed by the Amir/President, advised by a consultative and advisory body (a majlisu-sh shoura). This will work towards the holding of a plenary Annual General Meeting when an elected Executive will take over.
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I have a bash script that should be executing a number of commands. The commands work fine when entered in a termainal but when I try to execute them from inside the script they don't work, so I assume it's something environment-specific.
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Julie Roberts had the fans super excited on Saturday night outside the Shrine in Los Angeles at the 2014 SAG Awards. The entertainer was being herself and sharing a moment with the fans when a shocking thing happened. Instead of the star getting the chance to say hello, the fan fence collapsed. It was a dangerous situation in an instant. Luckily nobody was hurt and the star seemed OK too.
Apparently the issue was with the fans who got super excited to meet the legendary actress. The people pushed so hard forward that the fan fence just fell over. The security was quick to response and put the fence up fast, but the shocking moment had a few repercussions for the fans when other stars walked by to say hello. Instead of stopping, the stars seemed to just wave at a distance and walked away before another incident could happen. Security obviously warned the celebrities of the rambunctious crowd.
Of course anyone who watched the situation could tell the fence falling was an accident, but even Julia Roberts was a little shaken up by the moment. It could have been a much bigger issue and someone could have gotten hurt. Luckily common sense prevailed!
Take a look at the video clip of Julia Roberts fans who get a bit rowdy outside the SAG Awards.


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Maize was the staple food of the Mayans but they also grew beans, chillies, sweet potatoes and squashes. The Mayans also ate fruit like papaya, watermelon and avocados. Besides fruits and vegetables, the Mayans also ate a variety of meats. Animals such as deer, turkeys, dogs, fish, peccaries (wild pigs) and a kind of rodent called an 'agouti' were staples of the Mayan diet. The Mayans also kept bees for honey.
In the mornings Mayans ate a porridge made of maize and chillies called 'saka'. During the day they ate dumplings made of maize dough with vegetables or meat inside them. The dumplings were called tamales and they were wrapped in leaves from maize plants. The main meal was in the evening. Mayans ate maize pancakes called tortillas. They were eaten with 'stew' made with vegetable and meat.
The Mayans were also some of the first people to use the cacao beans (used to make chocolate). The cacao beans were ground into a powder, mixed with spices and consumed as a frothy, bitter drink by the elite members of society.
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Yahoo users have been under attack this weekend through the Yahoo ad network which is placing malicious malware on millions of computers, laptop, and PDA's around the world. A blog post on Fox IT estimates that some 300,000 users per hour are being hit, with some 27,000 users being infected instantly.
The malware seems to target Java programs, a software that many have long considered to be a security hazard. It is known to redirect traffic to domains hosted in the Netherlands. The hardest hit countries seem to be in the UK, France and Romania.
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The Washington Post is reporting that Yahoo first became aware of the trouble back on Dec 30 and has been working diligently to resolve the issue. In an emailed statement from Yahoo just yesterday, the spokeswoman says,
"At Yahoo, we take the safety and privacy of our users seriously…We recently identified an ad designed to spread malware to some of our users. We immediately removed it and will continue to monitor and block any ads being used for this activity."
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College Hockey:MacMillan scores twice, adds assist, as North Dakota bests Miami
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — When Jay Williams went behind his own net to stop the puck, the open goal provided North Dakota with a surge of momentum and a storm that Miami found tough to sled in.
Mark MacMillan capitalized on the opportunity as he stole the puck from the goaltender that led to the first goal for North Dakota (15-9-3, 10-7-0-0 NCHC) and eventually a 3-2 victory over Miami (10-14-3, 4-12-1-1 NCHC) on Friday night in front of 11,231 at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
Michael Parks caught the pass from MacMillan up top and buried the puck into the open net at 12:38 to send UND up first.
"I don't really know what happened there," MacMillan said. "Sometimes in hockey, you've got to be a little lucky. I think we got a little lucky he left it there and Parks was in front. It was pretty easy to get that one."
Less than two minutes later, MacMillan showcased his name on the score sheet again as he rushed up the left wing and fired a shot though Williams (six saves) to post the 2-0 advantage over the RedHawks, this time on the power play.
The lapse in goaltending led Ryan McKay (21 saves) to take his place between the pipes.
"You have to do something," Miami coach Enrico Blasi said. "You can see it was affecting things. You just try and change momentum and stop the bleeding."
But Miami couldn't heal its wounds as UND persisted in closing opportunities.
With North Dakota's 0-for-16 record on the power play in the past three games, specialty teams was a focus the team worked to improve.
"That's something we've been struggling with a little bit lately," MacMillan said. "But tonight, it was nice to get one and there were some positives there. It's obviously something we have to work on this time of the year. Specialty teams are a big part of the game and I think the power play is going to be a big part, so we've got to keep working on that."
Something the team hasn't been struggling with is the chemistry of MacMillan's line as the junior forward went on to score a second goal when he stopped a Miami attempt to send the puck down the net after a rebound.
The three-goal margin held until Cody Murphy erased the deficit at 9:25 of the second period.
Yet Miami still was unable to capitalize on its chances.
"Obviously, when you spot them two goals, that's not something you can do on the road," Blasi said. "But I thought our guys battled hard. Any time you go down 3-0, it's tough sledding to get back. They did a good job of keeping us to the outside to start and just playing a good, sound game in the third. We've got to stop shooting ourselves in the foot. If we can do that, we're right there. But right now, we're quite a ways away."
A spark of hope with a goal from Sean Kuraly past Clarke Saunders (31 saves) with less than a minute to go in the final frame set the teams apart by one, but the final buzzer signaled a North Dakota victory.
"You never want to give up a goal with 29 seconds to go," UND coach Dave Hakstol said. "That puts you back on your heels. But overall, we played a good, solid period. Those are areas the team is developing in … a lot of positives tonight."
With the loss, the RedHawks fell to last place in NCHC conference standings, celebrating just one victory in its past 10 games.
But the heavy weight against the winning column isn't something Miami can look at.
"We don't have a choice right now," Blasi said. "We have to stay positive and we have to continue to try and get better. I thought we did get better tonight, so we'll go at it again tomorrow."
North Dakota jumped to share the No. 2 spot with Nebraska-Omaha and a single win to separate it from first-place St. Cloud State.
"I think our team was good tonight," MacMillan said. "Obviously, all four lines did a good job and I think we had a lot of in-zone time. That's the type of hockey we've got to play to be successful, especially this time of the year. That's good, hard North Dakota hockey, getting low and grinding the defensemen and I think all four lines did a good job tonight."
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Moog Music has announced a limited-production release of the MF-104M Super Delay, based on Moog's analog delay, the MF-104M.
- The MF-104M Super Delay features over 1.2 seconds of 'vintage' analog delay time, provided by 6 NOS (new old stock) Panasonic Bucket Brigade chips.
- The power supply, bias, and rail generating circuitry have all been improved from the original model, for greater sound quality and reduced microphonics.
- An Emphasis/De-Emphasis circuit has been added for reduced noise.
- Additionally, the delay-loop level matching circuitry from the 500 Series analog delay has been included for maximized feedback and mix stability.
"In 2005, we released the MF-104SD, of which only 250 units were ever produced," said Cyril Lance, Moog Music Chief Engineer. "The new MF-104M Super Delay utilizes the identical vintage Bucket Brigade chips found in the classic MF-104SD, faithfully delivering a vintage grittiness that's extremely musical." Continue reading


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The Lights. Camera. Help. Board of Directors is proud to announce the addition of Marshall Jones as Executive Director of LCH. Marshall's extensive professional and nonprofit experience made him the ideal choice to lead day-to-day operations for Lights. Camera. Help. In the restaurant industry, Marshall began as a dishwasher and ended managing several restaurants. This experience, coupled […]CONTINUE READING
Just as individuals learn and grow throughout their lives, organizations do the same. We come to a point where it is time to better ourselves – to review what we have done in the past and improve upon what we will do in the future. The past couple of months have been that time for Lights. […]CONTINUE READING
Check out this great article recapping online video in 2013. I love the concise summary and takeaway under each item.CONTINUE READING
Note: This is the first of a series of interviews with filmmakers and non-profits about videos that have had an impact on everything from fundraising to volunteerism. I had the pleasure of speaking with David Tester, owner of 1577 Productions, about a video he produced for the nonprofit OKC Youth Wrestling Foundation. First, watch the […]CONTINUE READING