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Facebook came into being in 2004 in a small dorm room in Harvard with the domain name thefacebook.com. Initially it was only accessible to the students at Harvard but it grew to other American Universities and in about six months time, the network had reached 1 million users. Fast forward. It's 2014 and Facebook is now the most popular social networks out there with more than 1.2 billion users and counting. Let's take a look at how the most popular social network today grew over the past 10 years.
2004 – 2005
As I mentioned earlier, Facebook was only limited to a few universities in its early days so it did not have a lot to offer. People used thefacebook.com for discussion on various topics and getting to know other people by adding them as friends and exchanging messages. Facebook looked like this at that time. Eventually after an investment by a venture capitalist, Peter Thiel of 500,000 USD Facebook got the domain www.facebook.com for a price of 200,000 USD thus removing the "the" from facebook making it sound much better. Facebook added the ability to upload unlimited photos and tag people in 2005 enabling users to further engage with their friends and share their best moments in them.
2006 – 2007
In 2006, Facebook introduced the news feed which allowed users to catch up with what your friends are up to. By the end of 2006, Facebook allowed signing up for the website if a person was over 13 years old and had a valid email address. Also they introduced a sharing feature which allowed users to share various stuff with their friends with a simple share button alongside posts.
In 2007, Facebook redesigned the profiles and now the status updates were done in third person. Facebook also added the ability to upload photos from mobile devices, set status updates using text messages and access the mobile site. In June 2007, users could now upload self made videos to share their moments in motion with friends and family. When 2007 was about to end, Facebook launched Pages which enabled brands to promote themselves and people becoming "Fans" of them.
2008 – 2009
In April 2008, Facebook introduced Facebook Chat which was an in browser IM Service. The iPhone was very popular in the market at that time so Facebook launched app in the App Store exclusively for iPhone. In the same month Facebook launched Wall which allowed users to write messages and stories and whatever you could think of on another friend's wall. It was also a personalised stream about each user viewable by friends.
Facebook started of 2009 by introducing the "Like" feature. Now users could like status updates, links shared with friends and pages. The "Like" button replaced the "Become a Fan" button. Users could now create events invite their Facebook friends which made organising events easier. The homepage now showed updates from your friends in real time and people could also now tag their friends in statuses and posts.
Facebook completely redesigned the profile pages in 2010. A row appeared at the top containing photos you were recently tagged in. Also the "Like" feature was extended to the comments section. People could like each other's comments now appreciating what they wrote. The Facebook team also developed a face recognition feature which allowed users to easily tag the photos they upload making the whole process much less time consuming.
In mid 2011, the Facebook Chat was upgraded. It now had the option of video calling from within Facebook without installing any extra software. Furthermore, people could now "Subscribe" to people's public posts allowing users to follow their favourite celebrities without the need of adding them to their friends list. The News Feed was also improved and it had now options for arranging the feed according to either Top Stories or Most Recent posts. Near the end of the year, Facebook introduced Timeline. It completely changed the way your profile looked. Now people had a cover photo in addition to their profile pictures.
In 2012, Facebook reached a milestone. They now had a billion users active on the social networking website. Also they overhauled the Timeline and introduced a chronologically ordered profile. Users could now trace their posts as back as the day they were born even though you weren't using it at that time. Facebook also bought Instagram, a photo-sharing social network for a whopping 1 billion USD.
In 2013, Graph Search was introduced. It allowed users to search for content using phrases rather than keywords. The feature rollout was slow but almost all of the users now able to use the feature. A few months later, Facebook introduced Home. A launcher for a few Android phones which replaced the regular homescreen with regular updates from their friends keeping users up to date. Near the end of 2013, Hashtags got support on public updates.
This new year, Facebook made an app called Paper. It's a standalone news reader app currently available only for the devices running iOS. The news is categorised into various categories for easier reading. On 4th February Facebook celebrated its 10th Anniversary by introducing the Look Back page. Facebook has tailor made a video for each of the users retrospective of your time on Facebook. It is an amalgam of your photos and posts set to an orchestral soundtrack. Do try it once atleast. Facebook changed a lot over the years and has continuously tried to kept up with people's changing habits. It is now the most dominant social network in the world. Mark Zuckerberg wrote in his recent blog post regarding the 10th anniversary and success of Facebook


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Each week, The Columbian offers a brief snapshot of an interesting Clark County business. Send ideas to Mary Ricks: firstname.lastname@example.com; fax 360-735-4598; phone 360-735-4550.
Each week, The Columbian offers a brief snapshot of an interesting Clark County business. Send ideas to Mary Ricks: email@example.com; fax 360-735-4598; phone 360-735-4550.
Business name: Handley Rock and Jewelry Supply
Address: 6160 N.E. Highway 99, Vancouver
The company operates a second store, with a jewelry industry focus, in the Willamette Building, 534 S.W. Third Ave., No. 810, Portland
Owners: Arlene Handley and her son Tom Handley
What the business does: Handley Rock and Jewelry Supply is a retail store.
The store sells rocks, minerals, fossils, lapidary equipment, jewelry-making supplies, books and stone home decor and art objects. It also sells specimens to science teachers for their classrooms and, by prior arrangement, store staff will tutor earth science students for competitions.
Steps to build the business: Arlene and Tom Handley said most of their niche market business is attracted through word of mouth. They have customers from throughout the United States because of their regional reputation as experts in mineralogy. The Handleys plan to increase their gift market and high-end jewelry product line.
Greatest challenge: The largest challenge has been building solid and reliable business relationships with suppliers of rare minerals and fossils over the years, Arlene Handley said. Because she knows the suppliers, she is confident in the quality of their products and is willing to stand behind the items her shop sells. Another business challenge is anticipating trends to enable the shop to stock enough product to satisfy consumer demand without ending up with a backlog of products. The company focuses on carrying quality merchandise and not necessarily having the newest signs or store fixtures.
What's ahead in the next six to eight months: Arlene Handley is focused this winter on her annual buying trip and attending industry shows. She will also participate in some rock hounding expeditions. After the new merchandise arrives at the store, the staff educates customers on what is available and how it is to be used.
Owner's business history: Arlene Handley started the business, in her home, as a fundraising effort to support a passionate desire to collect mineral specimens from various worldwide locations. Several years later she moved into retail space. Arlene Handley has served as national president of Friends of Mineralogy. Prior to opening the rock and jewelry supply business, she managed a book and gift shop in Charleston, S.C., and had worked in regional advertising and sales.
A favorite part of the job: Arlene Handley loves to collect and a favorite part of her job is working with other enthusiasts. She likes helping customers design and execute a great piece of homemade jewelry, such as redesigning an old piece of antique or inherited family jewelry.
Year established in Clark County: 1968.
Employees: Owners plus five employees.
Phone: Vancouver: 360-693-1034; Portland: 503-241-4306.
Email: email@example.com.
Website: Handley Rock & Jewelry Supply.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

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Vaughan Recital Series presents Hermann Hudde, classical guitar
Dartmouth Events
Vaughan Recital Series presents Hermann Hudde, classical guitar
A classical guitar recital of Latin American Art Music. Performing works by Agustín Barrios Mangoré, Leo Brouwer, Rodrigo Riera and Manuel M. Ponce. Free and open to the public.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center
Sponsored by: Music Department
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Arts
For more information, contact:
Samantha Candon
Permanent URL to this event: http://dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=25636
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Mission Lake WMA
County: Crow Wing
Directions: From the jct of CR 3 & 4 just N. of Merrifield, E. on Co. Rd. 3 2.0 miles, E. on Co. Rd. 19 3.9 miles , WMA parking lot is on west side of Co. Rd. 19.
Description: Mission Lake WMA was established in 1976 to protect and manage wetland habitats that used to be managed as a fish rearing pond. WMA is primarily a 50-50 mix of sedge/cattails and upland forest.
All access to this small WMA is foot/non-motorized only. A gate and parking lot exist on Co. Rd. 19 that lead to trail access to this unit.
At this scale, these WMA boundaries are general, and do not accurately represent the actual legal boundaries. WMA users still need to verify public lands boundaries by observing boundary signs and contacting local DNR Wildlife offices.


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LODI — A village pastor got some new material for his next sermon on divine providence.
L. David Dake, pastor of First Congregational Church, was driving home at about 3 p.m. Jan. 30 after picking up his 16-year-old daughter, Kelsey, and a friend from Cloverleaf High School when he saw a 1997 Chevrolet 1500 pickup heading in the opposite direction veer across High Street, run through Dake's yard and ram into his home's attached garage.
"I've driven enough to see that really crazy, unexpected things happen," Dake said. "I saw him coming up the road swerving and said, 'What's this guy doing? Oh, my goodness. Lord help us!' "
Lodi Police Chief Keith Keough said the driver of the truck, Thomas Arters, 74, of Redfield Street, has a medical condition and was stricken, causing the accident. He was not charged.
Dake said Arters is a neighbor and acquaintance. He said he was grateful there were no injuries.
No one was inside Dake's home, 116 High St., at the time of the accident.
The crash caused at least $10,000 worth of damage to the home and property, Keough said.
"The impact partially moved the garage off its foundation," the chief said. He estimated the pickup was going about 25 mph when it hit the garage.
The collision caused damage to the roof of the garage and partial cracking of material connecting the garage and home. The truck also took out some bushes in the yard.
Keough said the truck probably was a total loss.
"His radiator was pushed all the way back into the engine," the chief said. "The truck didn't look too good."
Dake suggested the shrubs helped to reduce the driver's speed prior to striking the garage. He said it was a "blessing" that the driver struck the far end of the structure. A few feet farther to the right is a steep embankment.
"The truck hit a ditch and spun out. So I think the bushes softened the blow he took," Dake said.
Drake said he may use the crash as an example in a sermon.
"There are certainly applications and illustration here," the pastor said. "Life certainly preaches well."
Contact reporter Steve Grazier at (330) 721-4012 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Jan. 29, 2014
By DARREN MILLER
MINNEAPOLIS -- Something strange happened Wednesday while the University of Iowa women's basketball team rolled to its third consecutive win.
That odd occurrence is that the Hawkeyes actually trailed Minnesota -- albeit briefly -- during a 64-56 victory at Williams Arena.
Iowa (17-5 overall, 5-3 Big Ten Conference) led wire-to-wire in its last three wins at Wisconsin and Ohio State and at home versus Indiana. Against the Gophers (13-9, 2-6), the Hawkeyes led all but 1-minute, 56-seconds in the second half and came out on top for a fifth time in the last six games.
Iowa was ahead by 18 points -- 63-45 -- with 2:06 remaining.
"I don't remember coming to Minnesota and having that situation ever before," UI head coach Lisa Bluder said of the late lopsided score. "It feels really good. I felt our team's defense was very good; our rebounding in the second half was good. It was such a great team performance."
UI junior Samantha Logic was two rebounds from a triple-double, finishing with 12 points, 10 assists, and eight boards.
Freshman Ally Disterhoft shared game-high scoring honors with 13 (she also had eight rebounds), and the Hawkeyes improved to 3-0 with her in the starting lineup. Iowa had two other players score in double figures -- Melissa Dixon with 11 and Bethany Doolittle with 10 -- and Theairra Taylor added nine points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots.
"We're one point away from having five players in double figures and I love the balance of our basketball team," Bluder said.
That is nothing new. Wednesday's game marked the 21st consecutive time Iowa has had at least three players score in double figures.
The Hawkeyes showed off their offense, but also did an impressive job holding the Big Ten's leading scorer in check. Minnesota's Rachel Banham entered the game averaging 22.8 points per game, but was limited to nine points and just one during the second half (0-of-5 from the field).
"Sam had the start on her (defensively) and we like to play a little zone, so we did that as well and mixed things up," Bluder said. "We talked about everyone being aware of where (Banham) is. I think she got a little frustrated out there."
Shayne Mullaney paced the Gophers with 13 points and seven assists.
Iowa shot 41.4 percent from the field and made seven 3-pointers for a third game in a row. Dixon had three from long range and Disterhoft added two. Doolittle blocked four shots, giving her 72 for the season and 150 for her career.
Iowa has been working hard to improve its rebounding margin and that paid off during the final 20 minutes at Minnesota. The Gophers owned a 10-rebound advantage at the break (25-15); by game's end, both teams had 40 rebounds and Iowa pulled down nine on the offensive end in the second half.
"We were more productive with our (offensive) rebounds than they were with theirs, and that's always good to see," Bluder said. "Our team is feeling good about itself right now."
Feeling good and coming home, where it is 10-2 this season. Up next is another important game against the neighbor to the west, Nebraska, which is also the biggest thorn in Iowa's side the past three seasons. Since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten, they own a 6-0 edge in the series, including three wins in 2013.
"We get them on our home court, although the road has been pretty good to us and we don't mind the road so much," Bluder said. "This is our last weekend game; I know we're going to have a tremendous crowd on hand and it's going to be a great game. We're looking forward to it."
Nebraska (14-5, 4-3) defeated Michigan, 84-51, on Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb.
Iowa and Nebraska tip off at 2 p.m. (CT) Saturday on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.


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Ke$ha's pissed. And she's letting everyone know it in her new music, including one song that rips into a thoroughly lousy ex-boyfriend … and definitely hits below the belt.
"Right now [my new songs are] more dude-oriented, because I recently had this boy just be a total piece of sh–, douchebag piece of garbage [to me]," Ke$ha vented. He's just a lying sack of sh–, balls, sh– -filled b—sack, he's just a giant pair. And he has a tiny penis, and he sucks real bad, so I'm writing about that."
Yow. You'll notice that Ke$ha used the present tense whilst talking about her ex, which might lead some to believe that he's still (somehow) in her life. But, rest assured that is most certainly not the case.
"I blocked him, because he was being such a f—ing psychopathic piece of garbage dogs—," she said. "So I wrote a song called 'F— You,' but then that title was already taken , so 'U Suck Ass' is another title. It's talking about fake orgasms every time I had sex with him, and how I pawned all the diamonds he bought me in Vegas and bought some Chanel earrings."
Will we see the target of all her ire on the upcoming second season of Ke$ha's "My Crazy Beautiful Life?" Only time will tell. For the moment, Ke$h is content to let her ex squirm a bit … turns out, Taylor Swift's got nothing on her.
"Don't f— with me. Out of all the bitches to f— with," she snarled. "I'll write a whole album and tell somebody in an interview all about you, all the fake orgasms, tiny wieners … don't f— with me."


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If Paul Blart: Mall Cop had been made 20 years ago, it would have
starred John Candy. That's a complement, by the way. Candy had a knack
for playing bungling, yet good-hearted people who mainly wanted to
please. He certainly specialized in playing people who tried too hard
to be nice to cover up past pain. There's a lot of this in Kevin James'
performance as the title character here. He's more than just a comic
goofball. James turns him into a likable and surprisingly sympathetic
hero that we find ourselves cheering for by the end.
Kevin James rose to fame on television starring on the sitcom, The King of Queens, and has been trying to break into movies for a while now. He's acted along side stars like Will Smith and Adam Sandler, but this is his first shot at a stand-alone starring role. Sandler is still there behind the scenes (His Happy Madison production company produced the film.), but this is James' film all the way, and he doesn't waste the opportunity. His Paul Blart is admirable in a way. He's overweight and he suffers from hypoglycemia, but he always tries to do the right thing. He's passionate about his job as a mall cop, but he'd really like to be a police officer on the street. He's taken the physical entrance exam many times, but his health problems have prevented him from finishing. He makes up for his shortcomings by being the best mall cop he can be, and by also being a good single father to his teen daughter (Raini Rodriguez), who respects him and wishes he could fall in love again. Paul has his eyes on a young woman named Amy (Jayma Mays), who also works at the mall. The first half hour or so of the film is devoted to Paul's life, and it certainly helps us get into his corner when the actual plot kicks in.
It's Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, and some high tech criminals stage a lock down and a hostage situation at the mall as they pull off their theft plan. They place motion sensors and small bombs at the entrances, so no one can get in or out. They think they've removed everyone from the building, but didn't notice Paul was in the back of the arcade playing Guitar Hero. When he emerges from the arcade, he quickly learns about the hostage situation, and discovers that both Amy and his daughter are amongst them. This kicks off the main action, where Paul must use his resources around him to out think and outrun the criminals while keeping everyone alive. I liked this aspect of the story, and how Paul Blart actually has to be clever in order to outsmart the captors. The movie is rated PG, so it's never too violent or scary for kids, which is the perfect target audience for the film. They'll like the film's gentle and goofy humor, and accompanying adults may find themselves charmed by Blart himself.
I never laughed out loud while watching this movie, but I did smile a lot, and I found myself caring more about the main character than I imagined. Let me tell you, that's more than I expected walking into a movie called Paul Blart: Mall Cop. There's plenty of sweetness during the early moments, establishing Paul's shy relationship with Amy, and the caring one he shares with his daughter. When the time comes for him to be a hero, we can cheer for him, because the movie makes him into a true underdog. He's constantly battling with his own shortcomings and health issues, and it's clever the way he keeps on finding ways to keep himself going, driven by saving the ones he loves. If I'm making the movie sound too serious, it's not. There's plenty of slapstick gags, surprisingly no bodily fluid or toilet humor to be found, and some pretty good physical comedy on display. If there's any major shortcoming to be found, it's that the movie is pretty inconsequential, and will probably be forgotten by me a few months from now.
Still, considering the kind of junk that usually clogs theaters in early January, Paul Blart certainly is not bad. I imagine the movie will make a good rental, since its somewhat small scale will make it perfect for watching on TV rather than the big screen. If anything, it's one step closer to making James the cross-over star he obviously wants to be. I wouldn't mind seeing the same kind of likability he gives here in a less juvenile script. He's on to something here, he's just gotta find the project where he really knocks one out of the park.
This movie is getting a surprising amount of hate and I don't know why.
There is very little in the way of violence, even less in the way of
sex and even the gross-out jokes are kept way below what is usually the
minimum level for comedies lately. The bad guys get around the mall
with mountain bikes, skate boards and by utilizing some impressive
parkour moves. Clearly this movie was meant for the PG crowd and in
that it succeeds. It's a nice clean family comedy that everyone can
attend and enjoy. There were lots of families in the theater when I saw
this movie and they all seemed to have a pretty good time. They laughed
and giggled and there was very little of the bored chatter you hear
sometimes at kids/family movies.
I was thinking a little about the John Candy movie Summer Rental after I saw this. Candy played a few different roles in films before he did Summer Rental but that movie is where you see the classic John Candy affable lug character that kind of served as a template for most of his following roles. His characters were usually some variation of that, he did it well and people loved it. Kevin James has a similar likable quality and I'm hoping that maybe he picks up the Easy Going mantle where John Candy left it.
To paraphrase Paul Blart himself, "Don't write this movie off." Like I said, there were plenty of scenes that had both kids and adults laughing together. Isn't it worth at least the price of a matinée ticket to laugh for a while with your kids?
Never watched King of Queens, never have been a Kevin James fan but always liked him better than his pal Ray Romano. I was coerced into seeing this Mall Cop movie. I give it a 6 out of 10. Now some may say that is a low rating, some may say better than mediocre.....for me who normally does not like this guys type of humor, this is a great rating!!! It was mildly entertaining...for me it gets the extra star to put it at 6 because it's refreshing to see some humor that's not overly sarcastic, deeply degrading to someone else (except the title character), or just downright cruel. This relied on what I call "Bill Cosby" sense of humor. Funny but overall clean. A bit cheesy, but I think that's what Kevin and the screenwriters were going for. Normally I don't get why people think he's funny but in this case, I did get it....and you can't help but like the guy. Without giving any detail, the bar scene for me was one of the most Laugh Out Loud moments in the movie. The way KJ zips around on the Segway is pretty hilarious although because of it's consistency throughout the movie it wears off a bit. I agree with previous reviews of how the villains kind of downgraded the movie a bit. If that was smarter, or those parts were rewritten, it could have been a lot funnier. Another surprising aspect is Kevin's agility, and athleticism. In this particular movie he is very physical (or at least stunt doubles allow him to appear that way) Overall my 6 out of 10 rating should be perceived as a great rating for this movie. I previously never liked this actor, I thought the title was dumb as dirt, and although I always keep an open mind I would be lying if I didn't say that my expectations were very, very low for this. Certainly not as bad as I thought it would be, and not as great as I thought it could have been. Kevin and cast made this a little better than average...and it changed my mind about my hesitation with this guy....I hope someone puts him in a good movie with a great script in the future (better than Chuck and Larry, Hitch). I believe it will do well on cable. One last thing that I must mention was great, at 82 mins...it was just long enough to not overdue what should be viewed as a kinda silly concept.
When I saw the premise of this movie, I had a chuckle. It had the
potential to be a decently funny movie, something perhaps with heart,
something that delivered a good deal of laughs and you walked out
feeling good. I wasn't expecting an Academy Award winning movie. Its
definitely not Oscar-worthy. The real disappointment lies in the lack
of humor in it.
Paul Blart (Kevin James) is a mall cop that seems to have no direction in his life. They go to good lengths to show how truly depressing his life is. Paul sees a woman in his mall, Amy (Jayma Mays), running a stand for hair extensions. He realizes that he needs to be with her and tries to woo her, even though he has no self-esteem. Just as the story is falling apart, the mall where they both work is robbed in a supposedly sophisticated scheme. Suddenly our slovenly friend is thrust into a role where he can try to impress the love of his life and excel at his job at the same time. Easy to guess where this story is going, no?
The acting was okay, the direction was tolerable. The problem is the script. As I said, the story itself had potential. It just felt as if the writers could decide where this was a character they loved or hated. It really could have used another re-write or two to develop the script a little more. The movie is tolerable, but realize that not only are you not seeing an Oscar-worthy movie, but you'll be a little disappointed in the laughs as well. 3/10
I wasn't too sure about this movie when I saw the trailers. It looked
like it might be a total waste of time, along the lines of "Delta
Farce" or "Meet the Spartans". However, after reading some of the
reviews, and being a fan of "King of Queens", I decided to check it out
and was pleasantly surprised to have enjoyed it. The casting was
excellent, the screenplay was very good, and Kevin James fit the bill
perfectly. I can't imagine anyone other than him playing the role of
Paul Blart, Mall Cop.
Paul Blart is an overweight, hypo-glycemic (prone to fainting spells), shopping mall security guard who lives with him Mom and teenage daughter somewhere in North Jersey. Paul aspires to be a NJ State Police officer but cannot pass the required physical, and thus is consigned to his present job at a West Orange, NJ shopping mall. While Paul is on duty, a group of armed robbers attempt to steal the credit card receipts. The remainder of the film is Paul doing battle with this group of robbers. This sounds more serious than it is. Rest assured, it's a fun comedy with many funny gags / bits.
I'd recommend this movie to anyone who liked "King of Queens" or has an affinity for light-hearted comedies.
I saw the trailers, enjoyed King of Queens, and thought I'd enjoy this
Kevin James jaunt as a Saturday afternoon film. A film which should be
quietly enjoyable and give a few laughs.
What I watched was mind-numbing garbage. Whilst I didn't expect anything too original, I didn't think I'd get such unoriginal, factory fodder. There was nothing to be enjoyed, and almost everything was too expected. The little that was marginally original was creepy. I felt like screaming to the love interest, don't go any near that stalker as he zoomed in on CTV then offered a lift on his mop-mobile. Would anyone say yes if a creepy guy offered to put his arms around you on his Segway when you just met the guy; especially one with stalker tendencies? The scene in the bar that followed was just as painful to watch, and even more reason for the love interest to run a mile.
The writers seemed to forget that if you're going to create formula movies, with a loser you need the audience to like, that there has to be something positive and likable about the character. I can't think about anything redeeming during the first twenty minutes. The writers took too many liberties with the audience and just presumed, 'Hey, this is an actor everyone likes, we don't need to make any effort in the script to support this.' This is not Kevin James greatest moment. The box office receipts merely show how successful good advertising can be, no matter how bad the product is.
When I saw the trailer for this movie, I was more than anxious to see it. Then I saw another one and it made me see it even more. Then I saw the movie and guess what, all the good scenes were those that I've already seen and nothing more. The idea itself is a very interesting one at very least, but it's the realization is where the movie fails. The story begins to borderline on being boring halfway through, and it all begins to be more than predictable. Once or twice the story takes an engaging turn, but it's really not enough. The funny parts are to be counted on the fingers of one hand, and the ending is -again- so predictable, it hurts. Which is a shame, because the acting is really good, Kevin James is truly shining through and proving that he's a really good actor; again, not nearly enough to salvage the shortcomings of the plot and the lack of jokes. Which is a shame. Movie starts really promising, but the further we go into the movie, the more painful it becomes to watch it. As if the makers gave up on it after shooting the first 30 minutes. I'm giving it 5 stars only because the first half an hour is really decent. And I gotta admire James doing all his stunts. So do yourself a favor. Don't watch the movie. Watch the trailers. That's all you need to see.
Seriously, this was the worst movie I've seen in years.
I didn't laugh once.
I shook my head a lot and asked myself over and over again, "This was the number one movie in America the week it came out? What is wrong with the USA?!"
Truly, the film is *horrible*. It is start to end horrible.
Seriously, if the best thing about your movie is music by Survivor, what does that say about your acting, directing, screenplay?
This film is an embarrassment.
America, you deserve the sequel you'll no doubt get.
This movie had potential, or so I thought. Kevin James is a pretty
funny guy and the premise seemed like a good one, if well written.
James plays a Mall cop who's a bit of a loser but has a good heart. The first half hour or so is pretty funny. Not hilariously funny mind you, but a chuckle here and there. It looked like it could shape up to be a goofy comedy with a goofy but lovable character. But the movie peaks about 20 minutes into the film when Kevin James "accidentally" gets drunk at a bar and makes a fool of himself. And then it's all down hill from there.
Next thing you know, his mall is overrun by terrorists on bicycles and skateboards who are flipping through the air, jumping off balcony's, flying through glass. It's absurd...and not in a funny way, it's just bizarre. Well maybe I did chuckle once or twice at how absurd it was...once or twice...literally.
Don't waste your time.
Just like all of the latest Happy Madison productions, it's crap. I'm convinced that Satan exists and Adam Sandler did indeed sell his soul...cause somehow his pieces of crap continue to consistently make money.
After waiting opening night in the freezing cold to see this, I was
happily not disappointed in Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Yes, we all know it's
not meant for critical acclaim but for pure comical entertainment and
it delivers. I'm sure after anyone sees it, they're going to want one
of the little vespa vehicles he drives.
Anyway, Kevin James is Paul Blart, an overweight suburban dad wanting to be a cop but instead he's a security guard at a mall. He has a daughter who's mother left him once she got citizenship. Paul has a crush on the new girl at the wig kiosk but of course he's conscience about his weight. Then one day, some organized crooks take over the mall and Blart is unaware. Once the crooks have hostages including Blart's crush and his daughter then he decides to take things into his own hands and save the mall.
At first I was terribly disappointed to see this was PG-13 because I thought it was then going to be a little contrived potty/stupid humor film for kids. Yes some stupid humor was there but in the best way. I think this would be the perfect family or date movie (as it was for me) so take a trip to comical fun.
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Carpe Diem
by Carpe Diem USA
Product Type
16.9 fl oz (500 ml) PET
Nutritional Info
Serving size: 1 bottle;
Amount per serving: Calories: 110;
Sodium: 0mg;
Total carbs: 27g;
Sugars: 27g;
Proprietary Blend: 3.9g including Hibiscus bloom, rose hips, blackberry leaf, european elder bloom, peppermint leaf, lemon balm leaf;
Kombucha culture lactobacilli casei: 1g
Lightly carbonated water, herbal tea, fructose
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Posted: Apr 01, 2006 at 12:00 AM (Last Updated: Apr 12, 2006 at 8:26 AM)Easily the best of the Carpe Diem beverage line, this scarlet drink has a pleasant, easily noticeable mandarin orange flavor that plays nicely against the natural pungency of the fermented kombucha. This pungency gives it a sour smell and taste that is just barely leavened by the fructose sweetener. But somehow – except for the smell, which is just not pleasant – it works, and we wouldn't mind drinking this out of a glass, over ice, where that aroma would be less concentrated than in PET plastic bottle's small opening. Still, the packaging and label are elegant, which is the direct result of the time and money that was clearly spent on the proprietary bottle. We like the taste -- even though it has niche appeal -- and we think it looks good enough for a consumer to pick it up. However, we're worried that a lot of consumers will be turned off by the aroma. Still, that's not something that will hold against Carpe Diem as this is a very well executed kombucha drink.


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Enterprise Web Analytics Platforms 2015: A Marketer's Guide
Web analytics play a crucial role in nearly every enterprises digital marketing strategy, not only for tracking and measuring website traffic, but for tracking and measuring other digital channels, as well. With the explosive growth of social media, video, and mobile, the importance of understanding the contributions and relationships of these channels to website traffic and conversions has increased significantly. If you are considering adopting an enterprise web analytics platform, this report will help you decide whether or not you need to. The report has been completely updated since its July 2014 publication to include the latest industry statistics, developing market trends, and new vendor profiles and product updates.
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The Benefits of Using Web Analytics Platforms
Web analytics are the foundation of successful digital marketing plans, providing enterprises with the ability to track, measure, and act upon the results of their digital campaigns. There are numerous benefits to using an enterprise web analytics platform, including the following:
- Develop actionable insights across the enterprise. Today's web analytic platforms deliver analytical capabilities that are not only available to technical staff and analysts but also meet the needs of business users, making comprehensive insights available to all teams in an organization so they can take action across their various marketing channels.
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Deciding whether or not your company needs an enterprise-level web analytics platform calls for the same evaluative steps involved in any software adoption, including a comprehensive self-assessment of your organization's business needs, staff capabilities, management support, and financial resources. Use the following questions as a guideline to determine the answers.
- Am I qualified to evaluate web analytics platforms? If not, who on your team is?
- Who will use the platform? Staffing is key to the effectiveness of any web analytics platform. Without the proper skilled human resources in place, the platform can end up becoming an expensive reservoir of untapped data with unfulfilled potential to increase revenue and improve user experiences.
- How much training will we need? Different platform vendors provide different levels of customer service – from self-serve to managed services – and strategic consulting services. It's important to have an idea of where you fall on the spectrum before interviewing potential partners. Training is essential. If the organization chooses not to hire internal staff, then serious consideration should be made to use add-on or third- party consulting services.
- What level of data and data access do we need? Some web analytics platform vendors provide browser-based, individual-level data, and some provide sampled data that is representative of the whole. To maintain data accuracy, platforms should feature filtering, auditing, and data sanity checks, which enable you to accept only transaction data within certain defined ranges to minimize bad data. Lastly, not all platforms provide access to back-end, raw data. If data ownership is a concern for your organization, only consider platforms that provide it.
- What are all of the other systems we are currently using that should be integrated with web analytics? Many marketers work with different partners for email, ecommerce, social media, tag management, search, video, and display advertising. Investigate which partners can integrate with the web analytics platform and find out if they offer seamless reporting and/or execution capabilities with outside vendors.
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Morocco Victims Identified as Masoud and Michal Zikri
The two Jewish victims of Thursday's terrorist attack at a cafe in Marrakesh, Morocco have been identified as Israeli citizen Michal Weitzmann Zikri and her husband Masoud Zikri, a native of Morocco. The two were in the country to celebrate Passover with Masoud's family.
They were survived by their two-year-old son David, who was with his grandparents at the time of the attack. Michal was six months pregnant when she was killed.
The Zikris had lived in Shanghai, China for four years, and were active in the small Jewish community in the city. Michal Zikri, born in Israel, had also lived for several years in Montreal, where her family had moved when she was a child.
Rabbi Shalom Greenberg, Shanghai's Chabad rabbi, expressed shock at the murders, and recalled Masoud and Michal as "special people, generous, with pure souls."
"There aren't many Jews in Shanghai, so we are all one big family... We heard about the tragedy and we were all horrified," he said.
The attack in Marrakesh killed 16 people and wounded 20 more. Terrorist organizations have not yet claimed credit for the bombing.
The attack is the first major bombing in Morocco since 2003, when terrorists killed more than 45 people in Casablanca.


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- 20 garlic cloves, peeled, divided
- 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds)
- 4 lemon wedges
- 8 fresh thyme sprigs, cut in half
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Cut 12 garlic cloves in half. Place chicken on a cutting board. Tuck wings under chicken. With a sharp paring knife, cut 24 small slits in breasts, drumsticks and thighs. Insert each with a halved garlic. Place the lemon wedges, thyme and remaining whole garlic cloves in chicken cavity. Tie drumsticks together.
- Transfer chicken to a rack in a shallow roasting pan, breast side up. Rub skin with butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reaches 180°. Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand for 15 minutes before carving. Yield: 4 servings.
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Reviews for 20 Cloves of Garlic Roast Chicken
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"I have to agree with those who didn't think the garlic came through enough, although mine did soften. I'd have to say this recipe did not pan out. I have other simple roast chicken recipes that are better."
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Note: Gene Miller, technical guidance biologist for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, spends almost as much time chasing spring turkey gobblers as he does helping landowners improve habitat for them. As this year's spring turkey season winds down, Gene offers some tips for landowners wanting to make the most of their turkey habitat.
Texans often seem surprised to learn of wild turkey populations in the Panhandle, citing the familiar refrain of "nothing but buffalograss and barbed wire between Lubbock and Laramie."
When conditions are right, Rio Grande wild turkeys (Meleagris gallapavo intermedia) can occur in impressive numbers throughout suitable habitat in the northern Rolling Plains of Texas, western Oklahoma and southcentral Kansas. Historical accounts describe flocks of thousands of birds returning from the prairies to roosting areas along the Canadian River.
Rio Grandes are tough, somewhat nomadic, and adapted to arid habitats. In fact, Texas Panhandle birds have been used in recent years to establish wild turkey populations in Utah and Nevada through cooperative state trap-and-transplant programs.
Here are 10 tips for Panhandle landowners and sportsmen interested in managing Rio Grandes in northwest Texas.
No. 1: Rainfall is requisite. Wild turkeys will not experience good production during prolonged dry periods. Like other ground-nesting birds, they have their ups and downs. Breeding chronology research conducted by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department in the Rolling Plains (1991-93) has shown that winter moisture is very important to the breeding and nesting success of Rio Grandes by providing adequate food, nesting and brooding cover.
Billy Don Davis, retired Parks & Wildlife biologist from Winters, has said "stored moisture" received during August and September of the prior year is more valuable than spring rains.
However, too much moisture and cool weather at the wrong time (late May) may also hurt brood survival. Timing and distribution of moisture (winter snows and winter/spring rainfall) is the key to prime conditions for reproductive success and brood survival in the Panhandle.
So, what can folks can do for the land to increase wild turkeys?
No. 2: Recognize what constitutes quality habitat. Before attempting to enhance habitat for turkeys, managers must assess existing food, cover and water conditions.
Wild turkeys are dietary generalists, consuming a variety of food items and agricultural crops. But it is critical for landowners to know what native plants are relished by the birds, and more importantly, what management practices promote their availability.
In the northern Rolling Plains of the Panhandle, grasses such as panicums make up a substantial part of the spring and summer diet. Insects, a source of high protein for growing poults, are relished during the summer and early fall. Bristlegrasses and rescue grass are important through fall, as are agricultural crops such as wheat, oats, alfalfa, and milo. Turkeys feed heavily on seeds, fruits, or tubers of weeds like silverleaf nightshade, doveweed, ground cherry, and filaree during spring and summer. They shift to woody plants such as tasajillo, bumelia, aromatic sumac, hackberry, soapberry, juniper, mesquite, and prickly pear from fall through spring.
Brushy areas are important as loafing cover. Protected roost sites and surface water are critical. Without quality nesting cover, landowners cannot expect to optimum reproductive potential even with favorable weather.
A successful manager will be familiar with the soil types on his/her land, native plants and with the effects of grazing on plant diversity, and will concede forage production for livestock in favor of enhancement for turkeys and other native wildlife species.
No. 3: Realize the value of riparian zones. Riparian zones are lands adjacent to streams and intermittent draws where vegetation is strongly influenced by the presence of water. This habitat type is especially important in northwest Texas.
Even though they comprise only two to five percent of habitat in the Panhandle, these are some of the most productive wildlife areas. Riparian zones in the Rolling Plains, like playas on the High Plains, are wetland environments that are "oases" for wildlife. Examples are Wolf Creek, Canadian River, Washita River, Sweetwater Creek, and forks of the Red, Wichita and Brazos rivers.
Dams, grazing, fire and exotic plant invasion all affect riparian areas. However, planned grazing may be the most important management tool for riparian conservation, especially to benefit Rio Grande wild turkeys.
Cattle tend to prefer lush, green vegetation in riparian zones and willconcentrate in these areas unless fenced or rotated out.
These wooded areas are important turkey brood-rearing habitats because they provide overhead concealment from avian predators, they provide excellent escape cover once poults can fly, they provide shade to poults during the summer to help regulate their body temperature and they are key roosting sites for Rio Grandes throughout the Rolling Plains.
No. 4: Roosting habitat is critical. Riparian cottonwood stands and old, mature shelterbelts located throughout the eastern Panhandle, western Oklahoma and southcentral Kansas provide key roosting sites for Rio Grande wild turkeys. Landowners and sportsmen owe a debt of thanks to the men and women of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Work Projects Administration for thousands of acres of these "wooded wonderlands" that were planted in the 1930s throughout the Great Plains.
If Rio Grandes are a management priority, especially in "plains habitats" of the Panhandle, no one should be allowed to hunt, camp, or disturb turkeys within one-fourth mile of a known roost site. This is especially true early morning and late evening.
No. 5: Reproduction and survival. Rio Grande wild turkeys can and do move around to nest. Hens often move eight to 13 miles when selecting nest sites. Ravine banks, brushy hillsides and alfalfa fields are important nesting sites, as are wild grass sites that contain little bluestem, sand bluestem, sandsage, shinnery oak and plum thickets. In a Texas Tech study, researchers found that hens nested and raised their broods in mesquite-hackberry brush sites with 25-percent canopy cover and that were at least 200 meters wide. These researchers recommended grazing in these areas should be deferred April-June to protect nesting cover.
The key is a grazing plan that provides large blocks of native range with about one meter herbaceous cover standing early in the reproductive season for nest concealment. Landowners with small adjoining properties can manage turkey habitat by simply agreeing to moderately graze portions of their properties, leaving areas of taller vegetation remaining from the previous growing season.
Hens with poults select habitat that provides overhead concealment and good visibility like large plum thickets, soapberry thickets, and areas of mixed grass and shrubs.
We are really talking about managing farm and ranch lands for vegetativediversity.
No. 6: Rotational grazing works. The previous tips are compatible with a sound livestock grazing program that features rest, rotation and prescribed burns. This year's fresh burns are highly palatable for a short period to livestock. These burns are also this year's brood rearing and bugging areas for poults, provided overhead protective cover is nearby.
Plan for the long term before undertaking large land management treatments. I would not want to attempt turkey management in the Rolling Plains without the careful use of grazing as a tool. Remember, what is quality nesting and brood-rearing habitat today, including some areas of bare ground, can later become too thick for adults and poults alike.
No. 7: Regular use of fire. Fire works, it is a good tool and it replicates a natural process in the Rolling Plains and most of Texas. Rio Grande wild turkeys response well to patchy fire. If you burn large enough blocks of pastures to work within a livestock grazing system, there will be areas that burner "cooler" and "hotter" to yield a natural mosaic for turkey habitat. Protect timbered bottoms and shelterbelts or do not burn. Prescription fire, soil disturbance, and interseeding of native forbs and legumes into tracts of expired CRP lands, followed by rotational grazing, will do more for improvement of habitat for Rio Grande turkeys (and quail) in many areas of the northern Rolling Plains than any other practice.
No. 8: Revegetation using diverse native perennial mixtures. This is a perfect fit with several of the new incentive programs provided by the 1996 Farm Act.
My Rio Grande wild turkey "nesting cover mix" for a CRP field or an area seeded back to native prairie would be Little bluestem, Sand bluestem, Indiangrass, Plains bristlegrass and Switchgrass at 20-percent each of the recommended pure live seed (PLS) pasture seeding rate, with one-third pound PLS per acre of Maximilian sunflower, one pound PLS per acre of Illinois bundleflower, and one pound PLS per acre of Engelmanndaisy or Purple prairie clover. Diverse mixtures like this will benefit many species of native wildlife, and are aesthetically pleasing.
No. 9: Respect the resource. If you love the grace, beauty, sight and sounds of wild turkeys in their native habitat, share them with a friend, your family, or both. If you ranch for a living, consider turkeys continued existence on your land as a healthy barometer and compliment to your management efforts. If you are on a turkey lease, offer to help your landowner with management activities. Remember, all Texans own the wildlife resources; however, farmers, ranchers, and healthy habitat on private lands are the keys to abundant and diverse wildlife populations.
Stick to recommended bag limits and seasons.
Call 1-800-THE-NWTF for information about the National Wild Turkey Federation, turkey hunting techniques, safety, use of camouflage, or use of decoys. When hunting, remember that safety is the most important consideration and that crippling birds with marginal shots is a waste of our wild turkey resource.
No. 10: Request assistance for wild turkey management. Free technical assistance is available to landowners wishing to manage Rio Grande wild turkeys and other native wildlife species in the Rolling Plains through the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department at 655-3782 in Canyon or the Texas Agricultural Extension Service in San Angelo at (915) 653-4576.
For information about incentive programs administered by USDA, contact your local NRCS Field Office.
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Something that dates back to the days when I read Stereophile. Each year they had records 2 die for. What whiskies, based on quality not price, are 2 die for? Let's be reasonable and use say $2500US as our cutoff so we're not discussing truly exotic beverages like the 64 yo Dalmore and Glenfiddich.
Ones that come immediately to mind for me are:
Mortalch 50 book of Kells 1939
Springbank 1965 35 yo MM
Springbank 30 yo
Macallan 25 yo MM
Macallan 25 you Distiller's Society
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Most cats respond quite well to treats. My cat Emma is not one of them. She goes crazy for one specific treat by one specific company, that's it.
Well, that was it until she tried tail mix Roasted Chicken by Whole Life Pet, a company deeply committed to offering high quality treats made from human grade ingredients. One bite and she nearly lost her kitty mind (in a good way!).
I offered a sample of the crunchy treat to all three of my cats, expecting the two boys to gobble it up and Emma to just walk away. She did not. Instead she ate the treat like she had been starving for days and then meowed for more. Success!!
I discovered the treats while visiting the Whole Life Pet display at the 2014 Global Pet Expo. The company's founder, John Gigliotti, explained that they introduced the line as a complement to their other offerings.
The main difference between Whole Life Pets' other chicken treats and tail mix Roasted Chicken is the type of meat. In the Whole Life line, chicken breast is used, whereas leg and thigh meat are sourced for the tail mix Roasted Chicken. There are no other ingredients - just chicken thigh and leg meat, roasted then freeze-dried.
tail mix Roasted Chicken comes in "dog" size and "cat" size pieces, which are much smaller. I found that some of the pieces were still a bit too large to offer without breaking them in half first. Not really a big issue at all.
Whole Life Pet, based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, offers an extensive line of pet treats, including some that are 100% organic.
This is a company that operates like a farm-to-table restaurant. They use human food suppliers, all right here in the U.S.A. In addition, Whole Life Pet tests samples from every product batch for bacteria and other food-borne pathogens before shipping them out.
To learn more about Whole Life and tail mix, visit WholeLifePet.com. To find a retailer near you (carried at most PetSmart and Wegmen's stores, as well as many indie pet food and supply stores), click here. Whole Life and tail mix varieties are also available through many online retailers.
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Saints coach Sean Payton's past use of playmakers such as Reggie Bush, Jeremy Shockey and Darren Sproles helped New Orleans win lots of games and field some of the NFL's most potent offenses.
But Payton probably never imagined that would one day help the Saints score an initial victory in this offseason's franchise-tag dispute with All-Pro Jimmy Graham, at least in a small way.
Such a reality was one of the more interesting side notes to surface in Wednesday's decision from NFL system arbitrator Stephen Burbank, which was unfavorable to Graham and his quest for $5 million more than what the Saints wanted to pay him under the tag.
The one-year tag in question prevented the 6-foot-7, 265-pound Graham from becoming an unrestricted free agent when the four-year contract he was given as a rookie in 2010 lapsed in March. The tag is worth more than $7 million for the 2014 season and classifies him as a tight end.
But because Graham lined up mostly as a slot receiver in 2013, when he led the Saints with 1,215 receiving yards and the NFL with 16 touchdown catches, he filed a grievance in May through the league players union contending that he should get a wide receiver franchise tag worth more than $12 million.
Burbank heard the case for and against Graham during a June 17-18 hearing at a Sheraton hotel in Metairie. Among the many arguments Graham's camp made that he was a wide receiver was to present evidence establishing that he worked alongside wide receivers in certain practice drills that simulated third-down situations (typically held on Thursdays on weeks when a game is Sunday).
Having the burden of proof in the grievance hearing, Graham claimed he was the only player listed on the Saints' roster as a tight end to practice with the wide receivers, according to the text of Burbank's decision. Payton challenged that, saying veteran tight end Benjamin Watson also worked out with the receivers when it was "Third Down Day" in 2013.
Payton then offered up the testimony that won Burbank over on that aspect of the case. In Third Down Day Drills in previous seasons, Bush and Sproles — listed as running backs from 2006-10 and 2011-13, respectively — and Shockey, classified as a tight end on the roster from 2008-10, similarly practiced with the wide receivers, the coach said.
Bush, Sproles and Shockey were all prolific ball catchers in Payton's offenses, none of which have finished worse than fourth in passing yards.
No one contradicted Payton in the hearing. "I credit Coach Payton's testimony on this point," Burbank wrote.
Ultimately, Burbank concluded Graham shouldn't be tagged a wide receiver but rather a tight end, mainly because the arbitrator judged the player spent most of his time in 2013 in the slot position and within four yards of the nearest tackle, traditional spots for tight ends.
Bush, Sproles and Shockey never challenged their designated positions despite working with the wide receivers on Third Down Days. But they earned handsomely.
Bush's rookie contract as a first-round Saints draft pick was worth up to $62 million. Shockey — who, like Bush, won Super Bowl XLIV with the Saints — was due a $4.2 million base salary the year he was cut by New Orleans. Sproles had a four-year, $14 million contract before he was traded for a draft pick in March.
Meanwhile, Graham's rookie contract averaged just $824,535 annually.
Graham can appeal Burbank's decision but only has until about July 12 to serve notice if he will. The three-person panel that would oversee any appeal is comprised of James Oldham, a Georgetown University law professor; Richard Holwell, a U.S. District Court judge in the Southern District of New York from 2003 to 2012; and Fern Smith, a retired U.S. District Court judge who served in the Northern District of California from 1988 to 2005.
Graham hasn't made any public remarks on Burbank's ruling or his intentions moving forward. His agent, Jimmy Sexton, didn't respond to requests for comment.
The Saints and Graham can also reach agreement on a new long-term contract to replace the expired one he accepted from the team as a rookie in 2010 any time before a July 15 deadline. Many pundits believe he should still get a deal that annually pays him more than a six-year, $54 million one given to New England's Rob Gronkowski, the NFL's highest paid tight end, even if Burbank's ruling likely cost Graham the leverage he needed to command the millions more per season a franchise wideout could.
After July 15, Graham can only either sign the franchise tag and play under its terms or sit out 2014.
Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis on Thursday told The Advocate that the team had no comment on either Burbank's ruling or contract negotiations with Graham.


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We are hosting our first annual Mike Scaccia Rock The Heart Concert! The concert will be featuring Phil Anselmo's DOWN and other special guests! This is going to be a huge event for us and will kick off the foundation. Visit our Calendar of Events for more information!


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The opera provides you with a chance to benefit from its knowledge of artistic creation as well as its relations with renowned artists, for the organisation of personalised artistic events. A tour of the opera and its workshops takes you to the heart of the most beautiful opera performances.
VIP event
Guided tours and receptions may accompany recitals, chamber music concerts and artistic events, and may be organised in the different rooms at La Monnaie.
Visit the theatre and its workshops
A tour of La Monnaie allows you to discover rich cultural heritage – both historical and contemporary – as well as architectural and artistic works, costumes, scenery, crafts and 'Les Machines du Rêve', a fabulous baroque opera model designed and built by Michel Dumont and Thierry Bosquet.
Theme-based tours provide you with a special view of the opera:
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Stock Downgrades: Chesapeake Energy Corporation Told to Frack Off
Justin Sharon
Wall Street ratings agencies set the tone for today's stock market.
Way back in 1972, when the
Miami Dolphins we just got around to honoring yesterday
swept all before them, Clint Holmes had a novelty hit singing "
My name is Michael, I've got a nickel.
" In our age of deflation, a humble
(JCP) was more than enough for Michael Ullman, who saw his long-suffering stock surge 5.98%. Shares rose as the CEO said "The response to our back-to-school marketing messaging which we launched late in the period has been promising." Well,
bully for you
Wayward Tony Hayward was also no stranger to
putting his foot in his mouth
while head of
BP Plc
(BP). He is now temporarily in charge of
Glencore Xstrata
(GLNCY) — down 1.88% on iffy earnings — after enduring a
spell in Siberia
. Far from the madding crowd didn't work nearly as well as
Urban Outfitters
(URBN), with that
upgraded stock
advancing an impressive 8.19%.
Today in economics, analysts expect an improvement in July existing home sales at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. At 2:00 p.m. the Federal Open Market Committee releases minutes to its July 30-31 policy meeting. On the earnings front,
American Eagle Outfitters
China Telecom
J.M. Smucker
L Brands
Madison Square Garden
(TGT), and
Toll Brothers
(TOL) are all due to release results.
(CAT): Daiwa Securities downgrades the key
(^DJI) component to Neutral from Outperform.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
(CHK): The company, which ex-CEO Aubrey McClendon once famously called "
the biggest frackers in the world
," is cut to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna.
Fertilizer Firms
: More bad news for the sector, battered of late on Russian cartel concerns. Today HSBC Securities inflicts Neutral-from-Overweight ratings reductions on
(AGU), whose price objective goes to $95 from $117, and
(MOS) ($33 from $66). The 180 degree damage done to
(POT) (Underweight from Overweight and $22.50 from $48) is even more substantial.
GDF Suez
(GDFZY): The giant French electricity firm gets downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at HSBC.
Greenhill & Co.
(GHL): JMP Securities moves the investment outfit to Market Perform from Outperform.
Harmony Gold
(HMY): UBS cuts the commodity company to Sell from Neutral, sending it lower this morning.
(SNY): Shares get downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Cowen.
(TUP): BMO Capital Markets takes TUP to Market Perform from Outperform.
(VELT): After yesterday's 8.77% market-bucking increase, RBC Capital Markets reduces its rating on the business software stock to Underperform from Sector Perform. Shares are slumping some 30% as I write.
(See also:
New Stock Coverage: Trulia Inc Is on Easy Street
Stock Upgrades: Herbalife Ltd. Still Turning Bill Ackman's Hair 50 Shades of Gray
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What better way to get some exercise and get to know Albuquerque than to hand out flyers for Susan G. Koman and then get a free day at Disney.
This year Disney is doing their part to encourage everyone to volunteer, and when you do (through the Disney volunteer website) you get a day at either Disneyland or Walt Disney World.
For the volunteer programs, you can choose from several local opportunities. One is handing out flyers for Ride for the Cure/Susan G. Koman. Another opportunity is volunteering for the Road Runner Food Bank or even the National Hispanic Cultural Center. All of which are worthy places to spend some time.
But make sure you follow the 3 steps necessary to get the Disney tickets! Step 1, use their website to search and sign-up for volunteer opportunity; Step 2, Complete your volunteer project; Step 3, Then get your voucher for a free day at Disney. Your free day has to be used before December 10 this year.
To find these opportunities, go to the Give a Day Get a Disney Day website. Go to Step 1 and plug in your zip code.
So volunteer and have fun!


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The USD 480 board of education approved a mill levy increase of just over three mills at Monday night's meeting. The district has had to hire new staff due to an increased number of students and assessed valuations in the county went down about six million dollars causing the need for the increased mill levy.
There was also a Vision workshop discussing the district's facilities and space which was open to the public. People in attendance heard information from a bond underwriter giving information with regard to a possible bond issue. There will be another Vision meeting later this month.
The next school board meeting is August 19.
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March 27, 2004
ANN ARBOR, Michigan - The Ohio State Synchronized Swimming team swam to its 5 th consecutive U.S. Collegiate Nationals title Saturday in Ann Arbor Michigan, claiming first in duet, trio, and team. Stanford followed in a close second, after taking first in solo finals.
OSU scored a 98.167 to Stanford's 96.833 in the team event to claim first.
Ohio State finished first in duet and trio as well. Stanford snagged the solo title with Katie Norris swimming a 95.500, and followed in second overall. The Univeristy of Alabama Birmingham brought up third place.
More than 250 athletes from 29 universities were on hand competing for collegiate national titles in the solo, duet, trio and team events. The championships are an open-class meet, combining competition for NCAA Divisions I, II and III, plus NAIA schools and clubs. Top athletes now advance to the U.S. National Championships and 2004 U.S. National Team Trials, April 28-May 1 in Stanford, Calif.
Solo Final
1. Katie Norris (Stanford University) 95.500; 2. Sara Petrov (University of Alabama Birmingham) 92.333; 3. Jessica Brown (University of Incarnate Word) 90.333; 4. Gabriela Pinango (Canisius College) 89.667; 5. Elisabeth Percy (Wheaton College) 89.500; 6. Danielle Kramer (University of Incarnate Word) 88.833; 7. Rebeccalyn Story (Keuka College Storm) 87.667; 8. Sally Winchester (U Of Wash Husky Synchro) 87.000.
Duet Final
1. Kate Hooven, Becky Kim (The Ohio State University) 95.667; 2. Ashley McHugh, Katie Norris (Stanford University) 95.500; 3. Carly Grimshaw, Chelsea Luker (The Ohio State University) 92.833; 4. Elizabeth-Anne Markman, Shella Sadovnik (Stanford University) 91.667; 5. Alejandra Pinango, Gabriela Pinango (Canisius College) 90.500; 6. Jessica Brown, Danielle Kramer (Univ. of Incarnate Word) 89.167; 7. Amanda Haeuser, Sara Petrov (U of Alabama Birmingham) 88.333; 8. Jennifer Holmquist, Rachael Simon (Univ. of Incarnate Word) 87.333.
Trio Final
1. Kate Hooven, Becky Kim, Lindsay Newbill (The Ohio State University) 95.667; 2. Ashley McHugh, Katie Norris, Samantha Bongiovanni-Duclos(Stanford University) 95.500; 3. Carly Grimshaw, Chelsea Luker, Lauren Marsh (The Ohio State University) 93.833; 4. Jennifer Kibler, Cassidy Ramage, Shella Sadovnik (Stanford University) 91.833; 5. Stacey Jackson, Stacy Leiker, Stephanie Jackson (University of Alabama Birmingham) 89.167; 6. Jamee Paoloemilio, Alejandra Pinango, Katie Scanlon (Canisius College) 88.333; 7. Ruth Ashburn, Laura Gellin, Andrea Prinzbach (Canisius College) 88.167; 8. Rachael Simon, Zoe Villarreal, Jennifer Holmquist (University of Incarnate Word) 87.500.
Team Final
1. The Ohio State University A, 98.167; 2. Stanford University, 96.833; 3. University of Alabama Birmingham A, 95.500; 4. The Ohio State University B, 95.167; 5. Canisius College, 92.500; 6. University of Florida Synchro Gators, 89.667; 7. University of Incarnate Word, 88.583; 8. University of Alabama Birmingham B, 88.583.


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Kevin Clash Movies and Career Information
Sep 17, 1960
Actor and Director
Sep 17, 1960
Actor and Director
Kevin Jeffrey Clash is an American puppeteer and voice actor whose characters included Elmo, Clifford, and Hoots the Owl. Clash developed an interest in puppetry at an early age, and began performing for local TV children's shows in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland by the time he was a teenager. In the early 1980s, he began working in Captain Kangaroo, and began performing in Sesame Street in 1984. He was the third puppeteer to perform Elmo, the character he became the most famous for, and became an executive producer and director for the show. Clash worked in various productions for the Muppets and Jim Henson Productions and in other projects. He resigned from Sesame Street in late 2012, after allegations of improper sexual conduct with minors, which Clash denied, stating that any relationships that occurred were between consenting adults. In 2006, Clash wrote an autobiography called My Life as a Furry Red Monster. He was featured in the documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey in 2011.
- Kevin Clash Movies before 2015
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey 2011
- Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland 1999
- Muppets From Space 1999
- Muppet Treasure Island 1996
- Labyrinth 1986
- Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
- Elmo's World: Let's Play Music
- Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
- Movies Directed by Kevin Clash
- Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland


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Tuvok, to self: Set attitude on "DISMISSIVE", safety "OFF"...
Tuvok: I apply Nair everywhere except the scalp, and then gently scrape it all off with the edge of a silver soup spoon... I learned it in the service as a way to avoid all those shaving bumps and ingrown hairs... It is not technically necessary to cover my whole body, but it IS worth the effort.
Thirty-one days in stasis and still no sign of facial hair.
Neelix: "Goodness me... What type of hair care products do you use?
With a little work, in 6 months you could have a full head of hair like mine."
Neelix: ''What? Space is cold! You of all people should acknowledge that it is therefore perfectly logical to wear a coat during space travell!''
Tuvok: Yes, it IS inappropriate to ask people what they use for personal hair removal.
Nelix: "No one cares about the caption competition during the summer, do they?"
Tuvok, who often sleeps with his eyes open, seems to take a moment to ponder...
Question answered.
Tuvok: ''...and now will you please climb into the photon torpedo chute?''
Neelix: ''But...''
Tuvok: ''No buts. You know that this was a direct order from the Captain.''
Try as he may, Neelix just can't stop focusing on the one nose hair that Tuvok missed.
Neelix: ''Those pointy ears... Are you an elf?''
Tuvok: ''Are you an orc?''
Neelix: ''Point taken.''
In times of extreme stress, Vulcans have been known to revert into a catatonic state.
Wax museums...in SPAAAACCCEEEE!
Neelix: Mister Vulcan! Did you see that? Did you see THAT??? DID YOU SEE THAT!?!?!?
Tuvok: ... ... ... No.
Neelix: I spy... with my little eye... A BOOGER!
Neelix: ''Wait, now I am confused! Have this been seven or eight things you don't like about me?''
Neelix: What? Am I suppose to kiss you or something. These Vulcan rituals and manners get so confusing at times.
This is a rare picture of a Vulcan Death Fart about to happen. Notice the stiff posture of Tuvok and the nervous look of Neelix.
Try as he may, Neelix just can't stop focusing on the one nose harr that Tuvok missed.
"Let's get together, sometime."
A Transporter accident waiting to happen.
Tuvok: ''Is this real fur, or is it synthetic?''
Neelix: ''Yes and no. It is the fleece of one of the electric sheep the androids like to dream about so much.''
Neelix: ''Of course I am looking forward to this way mission! But I have one question? Why is this planet called Murder-Hell Prime?''
Tuvok: ''Live long, and prosper, Mr. Neelix. Lieutenant, activate transporter.''
"Mr Vulcan, you mind-melded with my girlfriend. What did she honestly think of my cooking?"
Tuvok : I never should have agreed to this mind meld !!! What is this creature ? Must have been something I ate.
Nelix learns quickly that he has NOT been using the "live long and prosper" gesture at all.
In an attempt use humor to ease the situation Tuvok says "You have a spot there."
Nelix learns quickly that he has NOT been using the "mahalo" gesture at all.
Never a quitter, Sanders continues to campaign and hold rallies... IN SPAAAAAAACE!
Tuvok: "No, Mr. Nelix... We DO NOT participate in 'Casual Fridays' on Voyager."
Nelix: "You know the thing about a shark, Mr. Vulcan, he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be livin'. Until he bites ya and those black eyes roll over white. And then you hear that terrible high pitch screamin' and the ocean turns red and spite of all the poundin' and the hollerin' they all come in and rip you to pieces."
Tuvok: "Pardon?"
Nelix : My itchy finger tells me ..... you sir are a Vulcan !
Tuvok : Oh Joy , Yet another illogical species .
Tuvok whispers: " Gumball! "
Tuvok whispering..., " Gumball! "
Tuvok: Okay, continue pretending to be a mannequin and hopefully the annoying lion-creature will ignore you...
Tuvok is unimpressed by Neelix's impression of Keith Lemon.
"Excuse me, is this the way to the little boys room?"
Another awkward attempt to downplay their height differences.
Neelix: ''Logic? What is this 'logic' you are always talking about?''
Tuvok: ''Mr. Neelix, I can assure you that it is not something you can see in my face.''
Mentally tuning out Neelix' constant chatter - a technique Tuvok has perfected over the years.
Neelix: ''How can I be sure that you are in fact the real Tuvok, and not a hologram, or a clone, or a shapeshifter, or...''
Tuvok: ''Mr. Neelix, as chief of security, it is MY job to be overly paranoid.''
Donald Trump (on the right) suspiciously eyeing up "One 'o dem foreigners".
Neelix: ''I have to go for little Talaxians, Mr. Vulcan. Where was the bathroom again? Over there?''
Tuvok: ''Mr. Neelix, I realize that it sounds rather illogical, but I have already told you a dozen times: There is no bathroom on the USS Voyager!''
Tuvok: So I assume you are a rare female Ferengi trader?
Neelix: But I am wearing clothing.
Tuvok: Thankfully.
Nelix: I'm known as the "Paul Manafort" of the Delta Quadrant.
Neelix: "Gesundheit!"
So who's the stinking foreigner NOW???
Donald Trump (on the right) and his campaign manager.
Campaign Manager: "Yes, sir, Mr. Trump. Whatever you say Mr. Trump. ...and exactly HOW are we going to build this wall again?"
Neelix: ''No, your zit isn't that noticeable. But isn't it illogical take care about such things?''
Neelix: ''Is he meditating... or is he just ignoring me?''
Neelix: "Booky… I'm smelling roast booky. Roast booky with puder beans."
Neelix: My vision isn't what it used to be, Katherine. Doctor said cataracts.
Tuvok: I am not Captain Janeway.
Neelix: Hmm. My ears must be going too.
Neelix: One kiss before I go.
Tuvok: For the last time, Mr. Neelix. My answer is no.
Neelix: ... c'mon.
Neelix: ''How is it, Mr. Vulcan? Group hug?''
Donald Trump (on the right) "working" with Paul Ryan.
Staring contest. IN SPACEEEEE!
Neelix: Wow, this Tuvok hologram is very impressively detai-
Tuvok: I am NOT a hologram.
Neelix: AHHCK!
Did you know that Nelix's character was initially supposed to have a Canadian accent, eh?
Donald Trump (on the right) negotiating with the Mexican President to build his wall.
"Why, yes, your ears are different than mine."
Neelix: ''Say, what did the lady with the forehead ridges mean when she called me a 'talking targ'?''
Aw, shucks. Look at them. It's love at first...
...at first...
...I can't type that with a straight face...
In ten seconds....
One of the most awkward Star Trek kisses
"Yes, you heard me correctly. Starfleet have volunteered us to have our clothing insulted, I mean assessed, by DITL.org readers! Isn't that great?"
"This must be a definition of the word 'great' that I wasn't previously aware of."
Don't try to outweird me, I get stranger things than you in my breakfast cereal!
Neelix's water addiction ultimately got him kicked off Voyager.
Deportation...IN SPACCCEEEE!
Tuvok maintained a perfect poker-face as he guided Neelix toward the sabotaged airlock.
Just think about it: This is what you're going to be stuck with for the next seven years. Why would anyone do that to themselves?
Star Trek: The Odd Couple.
Nelix : Hmmmm Sir ... Ahhh, could you take my luggage to my room ?
Tuvok : What's your room number ??
Psst! Hey! You wanna buy a watch?
Neelix: ''I never noticed before that your eye brows are pointed too...''
Neelix: What lovely cheekbone you have.
When Kes left, Tuvok regrettably found himself the nearest shoulder to cry on.
Neelix (voiceover): So I find myself on this Federation tub ya? It was passing through so I try to introduce myself. They let me in, but then send these living statues with gazes so cold they bleached half my face. I tell ya, I get no respect!
The Talaxian ambassador gets no respect.
Neelix: "Don't criticise my quiff when you appear to be wearing a carpet tile on your head!"
Nyah! nyah! nyah! My ears are pointier than your ears!
Fagin to Oliver Twist: "You got to pick a pocket or two, my boy!"
No Mr. Neelix, after examining the similar structure of you ear, as compared to that of the typical Vulcan ear, I think it is safe to say with certainty that the Talaxian race and the Vulcan race are in no way related.
I do however suggest that you look into the uses of an Old-Earth invention called, I believe, a "Q-Tip".
Nelix : Mr. Vulcan , do I see an eyebrow hair out of place ?
Tuvok : My god ! what is that awful smell !!! This creature needs a bath bad time . Bleh !!! Barf !
Nellix: Nice ears...
Tuvok: Nice hair...
Nellix: "You blinked first"
Tuvok: "No I didn't"
Nelix: "DUDE!"
Tuvok: "Dude?!?"
Neelix: ''We have tribbles here in the Delta Quadrant too. But we never let them procreate so much that they become a problem. We kill them all on sight, and then we make coats out of them.''
Ah Mr. Vulcan, though your face says no, I'll bet you're the joker of this crew.
Neelix: "Of course I don't have my underwear.
Tuvok: "WHAT?"
Neelix: "I'm definitely not wearing my underwear."
Tuvok: "I gave you a fresh pair of mine to wear. Where are they?"
Neelix: "They're in the pocket of my jacket. Here."
Tuvok: "I don't want them back."
Tuvok: I do apologize if I am standing on your foot.
Neelix: That's not my foot.
Tuvok: ...
Damn, I can't see where they they glued on those ears....
Tuvok had mastered the human trick to winning staring contests: look at a spot just above your opponent's eyes.
Neelix: "How much for the little girl. The women, how much for the women?"
Tuvok: "What?"
Neelix: "Your women, I want to buy your women, the little girl, your captain. Sell them to me, sell me your women!"
Tuvok: ''Are you sufficiently prepared for the way mission to the ice planet?''
Neelix: ''Of course! Lt. Torres even lent me her mother's old targ fur coat!''
Neelix: So how much for the life-size Tuvok action figure?
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When asked this question along with "Are you an active subject and if you are, how so?" The responses were surprisingly similar. Most residents of the Kansas City area agreed that God's Kingdom not only means everything in the physical heavens and earth but it also means the spiritual domain of God and how it lies in hearts of men.
The latter question posed some deeper reflection from everyone who was asked.
Mike Rogers of Concordia answers that believing in God makes you a subject of the Kingdom. His deep faith and conviction of knowing where he is going in the afterlife brings him comfort.
Brenda Ritter of Higginsville comments, "We are all subjects and what we are supposed to do is spread the word of the Bible."
Lana K. of Richmond states, "I am a part of his Kingdom because I am a child of God through his Son, Jesus Christ."
Bruce Stone of Oak Grove quotes, "By being the person that He wants me to be...by being Christian."
Kathleen Stark of Lees Summit says, "I try to live by God's Laws. When I fail, I try to right myself."
The Scriptures reveal in concrete terms what the Kingdom of God is and what it will do for its loyal subjects. There are four facts that the Bible teaches us:
1. God's Kingdom is a real and everlasting government that will put an end to all human rule. Daniel 2:44, 45 reads, "In the days of those [final human] kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite."
2. God's Kingdom will bring perfection to mankind. No more hunger, disease, old age, or wars. This government will accomplish what no human government could ever do. Isaiah had many prophecies:
2:4 - "...And they will have to beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore."
33:24 - "No resident will say: 'I am sick.'"
25:8 - God "will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all their faces."
Psalm 72:16 promises that "there will be plenty of grain on the earth."
3. God's Kingdom has a Ruler. He is not self appointed, He was chosen by His Father. Jesus Christ proved that a man can serve God with integrity until his end. By this, He also demonstrated that he is worthy of the position because he was "obedient as far as death" (Philippians 2:8). Matthew 8: 1-3 shows what kind of Ruler he would be as well.
4. God's Kingdom will come to earth as it is now in heaven. If you are familiar with the Lord's Prayer, you will remember the part where it says, "let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." It is apparent that the Kingdom already exists in heaven, but not on earth due to the present conditions we are living in today.
Do you wonder when that time will come? Watch for the next article, When will God's Kingdom Come?
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