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Patrick Lyons of West Poplar will be sentenced on February 11th after a presentence investigation is completed. As part of the plea, prosecutors have agreed to recommend a sentence of ten years on each count for a total of 20 years. The sentences would be served consecutively, with state law requiring at least 85 percent of the time to be served. Lyons would also have to complete mandatory supervised release of three years to life.
Lyons was arrested in May for committing sexual acts with a five-year-old girl who was a distant relative in 2007. The acts allegedly continued over a two year period. State's Attorney Matt Wilzbach says Lyons would periodically babysit the girl. An investigation began after the girl's mother found a note making reference to the alleged sexual acts.
Lyons was arrested on an outstanding warrant on the two charges following an investigation by State Police, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Amy Center.
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With less than a million residents, no other state has so much land and the most exciting careers like this one. From hunting guide to politician, Alaska jobs are usually top paying if you are capable of handling the finicky and cold weather. For those who are not nurses, there are often construction jobs available. Otherwise, it might be wise to stick to fishing, ice road truck driving and gold mining.


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New York Photo Community Welcomes My Viewpoint Students
Photographer Emily Schiffer, winner of the first Arnold Newman Prize for portraiture, has used her $15,000 fellowship to bring five of her students from the My Viewpoint Youth Photography program at the Dupree YMCA in Dupree, SD, on the Cheyenne River Reservation, on a 10-day tour of New York City's photo community. In addition to visiting photographers' studios, galleries and museums, the students will be hosting a silent auction Thursday night at the VII Gallery in Brooklyn. The auction is expected to raise funds to support the My Viewpoint program and an exhibition of the students' work.
Samantha Herrald, Demi Beautiful Bald Eagle, Jessie Carlson, Carlys High Bear, Karlisle High Bear and a parent, Dana Dupris, came to PDN today for pizza and conversation. Since arriving in New York on Thursday July 15, they've met with photographers Lorna Simpson, Brenda Ann Kenneally and Marvi Lacar, toured the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian, used the darkroom at the International Center of Photography, met with a college counselor, and been interviewed by Brooklyn teenagers for The Local blog, which also published some of the images they've shot in New York this week.
Before they return to Dupree on July 27th, Schiffer has also planned a visit to the Open Society Institute, a tour of Chinatown, gallery visits and lots more time to photograph.
Since Schiffer started teaching photography in Dupree five years ago, the program has caught the imagination of photographers everywhere, who have supported it by donating film, cameras, an enlarger and more. Among the photographers who have contributed to the silent auction July 22 are Kenneally, Ben Lowy, Michael Itkoff, Wyatt Gallery, Victoria Sorochinski and others.
Maybe professional photographers (and journalists and magazine editors) are so excited by My Viewpoint because they recognize that the students in Dupree, ages 6 to 19, have forged something unusual and coveted: a supportive group of peers who share their ideas and feedback, both in the darkroom and while shooting. "You're my photo community," Schiffer told them.
The silent auction will take place July 22 from 6 to 9pm at VII Gallery, 28 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11201. To place an advance bid on or preview prints, visit the Preview page on Schiffer's web site.


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The amazing convention known as SacAnime will once again take over the capitol of Sacramento, California beginning on August 28, 2014. Over the years since inception during the summer of 1986, SacAnime has grown at an amazing rate and it now comfortably occupies the Sacramento Convention Center. The attendance number were in excess of 10,000 during the last appearance of SacAnime and it can be logically surmised that the number will grow further north of that figure.
What can fans of Anime, Comic Books and popular media expect this time? A look at the guest list is the first place to investigate this question. The list includes an indicator of the aggressive new stance that SacAnime has adopted to provide fans with a more satisfying con experience and a way to attract more numbers to the convention. Famed and the much beloved actor, Mark Sheppard makes his first SacAnime appearance and in the opinion of this Examiner.com columnist-his participation is a bit of a game changer for the event. Sheppard is an actor who exudes incredible charisma both on and off camera. The conventions that Mark Sheppard has attended in the past have gained much appreciation from those fortunate enough to have been at these past events. SacAnime will now be one of those conventions that will benefit from his presence and fans will arrive at the same conclusion that he is generous with his time and has a well deserved reputation for being a fan favorite from such shows as Supernatural, 24, Doctor Who and Leverage.
The rest of the guest list is equally fantastic and will appeal to both longtime fans and newcomers alike. The list includes Brenoch Adams, Cas Anvar, Johnny Yong Bosch, Rodger Bumpass, Christine Cabanos, Eyeshine, Jason Faunt, Dave Fennoy, Amber Goldfarb, Josh Grelle, Tiio Horn, Adrain Hough, Melissa Hutchison, Yuri Lowenthal, Camilla Luddington, Billy Martinez, Brandon Jay McLaren, Danielle McRae, Neil Napier, Liam O'Brien, Tara Platt, Sam Riegel, Roger Craig Smith, The Slants, Greg Snegoff, J Michael Tatum, Elias Toufexis, Cristina Vee, Noah Watts and Steve Yun! It is an amazing list of guests with many accompanying panels, signature and photo opportunities that will be available to fans.
The many events that will be occur over the holiday weekend is also quite impressive in variety and rich in interactive opportunities. The Cosplay events are quite dizzying in quantity. Enthusiasts can participate in the masquerade event and the fashion show also. There are an ample amount of opportunities for Cosplayers to also pose for fellow fans and photographers alike in gatherings and meetups throughout the weekend. SacAnime attracts many of the best Cosplayers from the area and also from around the country and world so it should be exciting to see who arrives this weekend to demonstrate their awe inspiring skills.
Whether you wish to meet and greet the celebrity talent that will be present or wander around in the rather spacious dealer's room in search of a deal, SacAnime will match and exceed your expectations. Amazing Cosplayers, guests, activities and a real sense of family and friendship await those who attend this remarkable convention. A future report from this columnist will detail all that happened at the SacAnime.


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Adams was a three-year letterwinner for the Quakers from 1970-72. A team captain in 1971 and 1972, Adams was one of the most dominant players in team history. In his first season he went 8-1 at No. 1 singles as a sophomore, helping Penn to the EITA team championship. As a junior, he lost just two matches all year -- singles and doubles combined -- and seldom lost a set. He went 12-1 at No. 1 singles for the Red and Blue and led Penn to a 9-5 overall record and a fifth-place finish in the Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Association (EITA) standings with a 5-4 league record.
His senior season in 1972 was even better and may very well have been the best single-season effort in school history. Behind Adams, Penn went 12-3 on the year and finished with a 6-2 record in the EITA standings. Adams earned his All-America distinction going 12-3 at No. 1 singles for the Quakers. He claimed the EITA singles title and also won the EITA championship in doubles with teammate Larry Loeb. The duo combined to go 7-2 on the year at No. 1 doubles en route to the league title. At the NCAA Championships, hosted by Georgia, Penn finished 10th which remains the Quakers' highest finish as a team at NCAAs. Also that season, Adams was a two-time All-EITA/All-Ivy recipient, earning first-team honors in both singles and doubles. For his efforts, Adams was named the team's Most Valuable Player, earning the Gabriel Lavine Trophy.
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How to get an attacker out of your network
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It is useful here to step back and summarize which operational practices we have exploited to take over the two domain controllers:
How to get an attacker out of your network
After the network has been compromised, as the system administrator you now have a couple of options for how to deal with the compromise:
Cleaning out the attacker is not a viable option. There are probably Trojans all over the network by now, new accounts in strategic places, back doors, and all manner of other attacker tradecraft to ensure that all the attacker's hard work is not wasted. Cleaning attackers out of a network works on the same principle as cleaning undesirable liquids out of a pool. No amount of drain cleaner or chlorine poured into the pool is going to accomplish that job. Consider the following common practices when cleaning a hacked system:
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You might not think much of it, but the type of power cord a console manufacturer goes with has a lot to do with the size and design of a console.
Sony Computer Entertainment Engineering Director Yasuhiro Ootori revealed this intriguing fact during a technical lecture at a trade show in Tokyo (via Dual Shockers), explaining how Sony teased the possibility of a three-prong power cord but that it compromised their intention to keep the PS4 as small as possible.
Ootori-san stressed that in wanting to keep the PS4's power consumption under 250 watt, it had to go with a two-prong power cord, which has a maximum power output of 249 watt.
If Sony went above that, it would have needed to completely redesign the console, and perhaps even shift its design philosophy, as a three-prong power cord would have needed a larger inlet on the console, in turn completely changing its design.
Something so small has such a significant impact on the design, and with Sony's intention to keep the console under power consumption of 250 watt, along with a small, tight design, it chose to go with the two-prong cord.
Not that it makes a difference, but had it simply chosen to go three-prong, the PS4 we know today may have looked completely different!
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La Tonnelle Wine Tasting Room Tucks Into the Terraced Cliffs of Switzerland
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- La TonnelleThis provocative wine tasting room set along the cliffs of Lavaux, Switzerland evokes the centuries-old terraced landscape it celebrates. The monolithic volume on the northern shores of Lake Geneva extends from the earth and add to the grapevine'shabitat on its roof. The area has long been heralded as a mini-Mediterranean for its balmy micro climate, which is perfect for growing grapes, and stone terraces have been developed for hundreds of years to tame the steep cliffs. Fournier-maccagnan Architecture's contemporary design sits quite comfortably in the landscape with a shimmering, abstracted, and pixilated grape vine veiling the large view window.1
- La TonnelleThe design scheme integrates the tasting rooms into the land, emulating the rocky cliff where grape vines enjoy the warm and moisture-laden air.2
- La TonnelleThe multi-level building has few exterior clues as to its use. The concrete walls use a new system which emulates the aged character of the landscape.3
- La TonnelleLocal stone is set in the concrete, and the surface is scratched before setting up to give the walls a rough, natural finish.4
- La TonnelleThis hand worked exterior is a reflection of the copious stone work in the region.5
- La TonnelleLa Tonnelle's small entrance to the street opens to a blackened, minimally lit stairway.6
- La TonnelleThe narrow stairway and corridors, evocative of a cave or the path of a vineyard, open up to a daylit room ringed with shelves of wine.7
- La TonnelleA smaller tasting room to the side is where the design comes together.8
- La TonnelleThe large windows are covered in a metal mesh screen into which artist Daniel Schlaepfer inserted thousands of golden metallic tiles that become a pixilated grapevine when viewed from a distance.9
- La TonnelleWith the room's interior lighting as a back drop, the screen becomes a prominent symbol of the building as it glows on the hillside in the evening.10
- La TonnelleBy day, the screen shimmers with a cool organic touch, softening the building's blocky profile.11
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MIAMI, Fla. – The East Carolina softball team pounded out 14 hits, but suffered an 11-9 setback at Florida International in Conference USA action on Saturday evening.
The second game of the originally scheduled doubleheader was halted prior to the first pitch in the top of fifth inning with FIU leading, 2-0.
Chelsea Kaluhiokalani-Glackin led East Carolina with a 4-for-5 day at the plate, while Jordan Lewis went 3-for-5 with a career-high five RBI and two runs, as Alex Fieldhouse had two hits and two RBI and Jill Jelnick had a pair of singles.
East Carolina (16-12, 5-5 C-USA) took advantage of a two-out error by FIU (21-12, 4-3 C-USA) in the top of the first inning, after back-to-back RBI singles by Fieldhouse and Lewis to put the Pirates ahead, 2-0.
The Panthers responded with a two-out rally in the bottom of the second inning, piecing together five runs on five hits, while sending 10 batters to the plate to take a 5-2 lead, but the Pirates punched back in the top of the third inning. Following a leadoff double by Abby Wynne and Fieldhouse's second RBI single of the day, Lewis belted a two-run home run to center field to tie the game, 5-5.
Back-to-back RBI singles by Kaluhiokalani-Glackin and Kristi Oshiro polished off the rally and gave East Carolina a 7-5 advantage.
FIU scored three more runs with two outs in the bottom half of the frame to reclaim the lead, 8-7, and tacked on two three more on a two-run homer and RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to push its lead to four.
The Pirates brought the tying run to the plate in the top of seventh with one out, but were unable to capitalize and fell, 11-9.
In game two, Florida International got off to a quick start with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning to take a quick, 2-0 edge.
After coming on relief after just two batters, Sarah Christian allowed a single to the first hitter she faced, but retired 12-straight hitters through the end of the fourth inning when lightning halted the game's progress.
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Researchers are studying whether creatine might also be useful for treating certain health conditions caused by weakened muscles, including:
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• Neuromuscular disorders, including muscular dystrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease)
Creatine is also being studied as a way to lower cholesterol in people with abnormally high levels. Although early research has been promising, it's too early to say for sure whether creatine is effective for any of these conditions.
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Just because creatine is natural, doesn't necessarily mean that it is safe. Supplements aren't held to the same standards by the FDA as medications, which means you can't always know exactly what's in your supplement, or in what amounts.
Researchers still don't know the long-term effects of taking creatine supplements, especially in young people. Adolescents who take creatine often do so without their doctor's advice, which can cause them to take more than the recommended dose.
Although most healthy people can take it with no problem, creatine can, in rare cases, have adverse effects, particularly when used in excess. Side effects can include:
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Certain drugs, including diabetes medications, acetaminophen, and diuretics, can have dangerous interactions with creatine. Taking the stimulants caffeine and ephedra with creatine can increase the risk of side effects.
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The Boston Police Department, Boston Fire Department, the United States Department of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were contacted immediately and arrived on the scene very quickly. The suspicious item was removed by trained personnel and the employees of the Consulate were evacuated per order of the Boston Fire Department. Subsequently, the rest of the floor of the office building was evacuated as well. It was later decided by the Boston Fire Department that the entire floor, including the Consulate, would be closed for the rest of the day. Offices are now re-opened and the Consulate has returned to conducting business as usual.
"The people of Israel and the United States are friends and allies who share the same values" said Consul General Shai Bazak, "we will not be scared off from continuing to do our jobs by threats and scare tactics. We will continue our work to strengthen the special relationship between Israel and New England."
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Pilot Launch Contest
After poring over hundreds of entries, judges were able to narrow down the top 8 scripts in both Drama and Comedy categories, which included a diverse range of nearly 500 entrants from around the world.
Congratulations to our Grand Prize Winners Vanessa King (Drama) and SB Edwards (Comedy)!
Vanessa King has written several screenplays that have been recognized in prestigious screenwriting competitions including the Nicholl Fellowship (Quarterfinalist, top 5%, 2011), Final Draft's Big Break (Top 35, top 1%, 2011), and the Industry Insider Television Writing Contest (Semi-Finalist, top 50, 2013). She wrote and produced a short off-off Broadway play that won "Audience Favorite" in an NYC short play festival (2012) while another piece earned her a "Young Playwright Distinction" as a part of the Capitol Theatre (Canada).
Vanessa is a senior instructor and teaches both Writing for TV and Screenwriting, as a part of the New York-based, not-for-profit screenwriting workshop, the NYC Screenwriters Collective. Besides contributing to QuarterLife Conversations (a blog to surviving your 20s), she is a contributor to HelloGiggles.com (Zooey Deschanel, Sophia Rossi & Molly McAller's female-centric blog) and she has performed numerous times at Upright Citizen's Brigade-East as an "invited storyteller" as a part of shows featuring HelloGiggles contributors. Her tweets (@manhattancanuck) are regularly chosen as "Tweets of the Week" by The Huffington Post.
Originally from Canada, she resides in NYC.
Excited to have been picked for the Pilot Launch Grand Prize, King said "I'm absolutely thrilled to have been recognized by the judges. Sandra, Miranda, Script Chix and Screen Craft have presented me with an incredible opportunity and I'm eager to meet with everyone in Los Angeles."
SB (short for Sara Beth)'s half-Hour Comedy CANNONBALL is the grand-prize winner of the 2013 Pilot Launch Competition in the comedy category. The script for her 1-Hour Drama THREEWAY took 1st place in the 2012 Yosemite Film Festival Teleplay Competition and CREEP, a short thriller SB directed, screened in the Cannes Short Film Corner 2010. SB is in pre-production on the short drama SALTY, funded by the National Film Board (NFB). Her feature, 'The Waitress' also won the 2009/2010 Praxis Screenwriting Competition. SB participated in the 2012 WGC Bell Media Diverse Screenwriters Program and is a 2011 recipient of the CTV National Fellowship. Most recently she was selected for the RIFF Transatlantic Talent Lab in Reykjavik.
With a background in the Fine Arts, SB has spent the last decade working in the Art Department on various American films and television series. She can often be found taking photographs, watching DVD marathons, ripping pictures out of magazines, and listening to The XX and The Gaslight Anthem.
In relation to her experience with Pilot Launch, Edwards had this to say: "Script Chix and Screen Craft have created a bundle of unique opportunities with this awesome competition. As a grand-prize winner I get to meet with top-tier industry players who have actually read my pilot script, hit 'The Simpsons' ride on the Universal Studios lot and take a stroll through a Kwik-E-Mart!"
Additional congratulations go out to our runners-up Jeffrey Pfeiffer, who recently signed with manager Lee Stobby at Caliber Media, and Ashley Charbonnet, who recently had her pilot MAHOGANY HALL optioned by Under the Stairs Entertainment.
Grand prize winners in the Pilot Launch competition will receive airfare to Los Angeles, a 2-night stay in the historic Culver Hotel in downtown Culver City, meetings with agents, managers, and television executives, and a day at Universal Studios Hollywood.
The contest is produced by screenwriting consultancies ScreenCraft and Script Chix.
ScreenCraft.org is a website and company dedicated to helping screenwriters and filmmakers master their craft through educational and inspirational content and services. "I'm thrilled that our first annual Pilot Launch contest has been so well-received." said John Rhodes, ScreenCraft's co-founder. "It's incredibly gratifying to help emerging screenwriters get industry representation and recognition of their talent."
Script Chix is a screenwriting consultant company, providing script and novel coverage, budgeting, and scheduling to writers around the world. Script Chix also aims to create a welcoming networking space by hosting regular monthly events to connect writers with industry executives. One of the company's tenets includes working closely with women and minority writers to help improve their position in Hollywood. "We're thrilled to see that our finalists were a 50/50 split between men and women," said company founder Sandra Leviton. "We received many incredible scripts, and it was hard for our judges to narrow it down. We truly believe in these incredible writers and their projects, and are excited to introduce them around town!"
Without further ado, here are the winners of the Pilot Launch 2013 Contest.
GRAND PRIZE: Deliver US by Vanessa King
1st PRIZE: Connexion by Scott Wascha
2nd PRIZE: Side by Side by Lily Blau
ADDITIONAL RUNNERS-UP (in alphabetical order by last name):
Stolen by Nancy Chan
Mahogany Hall by Ashley Charbonnet
Leviathan by Jeffrey Pfeiffer
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Peril by Scott Wascha
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Proud Mary by Mary Conroy
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Black Sheep by Josh Sorokach
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Tools for caregivers discussed Wednesday
The Kona Hospital Foundation's informal lecture series discusses "Providing Tools for Family Caregivers." Valorie Taylor, associate director of BAYADA Home Health Care, will discuss self-care strategies for caregivers from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Community Hale, Building G, at the West Hawaii Civic Center. Taylor will also introduce a new program designed to address unique caregiver challenges.
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Friends of NELHA will host the third in a series of free lectures regarding energy at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority Gateway Visitor Center on Wednesday. Pacific Biodiesel Technologies Vice President and co-founder Kelly King will be the featured speaker on "Fuels and Transportation." The event will start at 5:30 p.m. and admission is free.
King cofounded Pacific Biodiesel, a renewable energy company, with her husband Robert King in 1996. The company was the first commercial biodiesel firm in the U.S. and was initially created to alleviate the disposal of waste cooking oil at Maui's landfill. As director of marketing and communications, she has helped to develop 13 biodiesel plants in the U.S. and Japan.
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Steve Machesky, president of KCPM Inc., will discuss an international project he is working on regarding integrated renewable resources at the Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise breakfast meeting beginning at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona. Breakfast is $10.
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The West Hawaii Fisheries Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the West Hawaii Civic Center, offices of the Liquor Commission, on the second floor of Building B. The public is welcome to attend.
New members are encouraged to apply or write for more information at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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State Rep. Nicole Lowen will host a community forum on water issues in West Hawaii from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the West Hawaii Civic Center Council Chambers, Building A. Guest panelists include Jonathan Likeke Scheuer, a water issues consultant, and Quirino Antonio, chief engineer, Hawaii County Department of Water Supply.
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Breast Cancer Fund announced in a Tuesday, February, 25, 2014 eblast, its 25-minute web chat, The Ecology of Breast Cancer with Dr. Ted Schettler, on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 7 pm EST. An excerpt from the eblast, "Why is breast cancer more common in countries where people adopt industrialized, Western lifestyles? How can an ecological model help us understand the causes, risk factors and systemic challenges associated with this epidemic disease?"
Breast Cancer Fund's brief description of the web chat: 'Join a discussion about these questions and more this Thursday with Ted Schettler, the author of The Ecology of Breast Cancer: the Promise of Prevention and the Hope for Healing. "Dr. Schettler makes a convincing case that we must look more broadly at breast cancer to understand it. If we are able to understand the individual biology and lifestyle along with the world the individual inhabits, we will surely have a better chance not only of helping people live once they've been diagnosed, but keeping them from going through the devastation of getting cancer in the first place." -Susan Braun, Board of Directors, Commonweal; breast cancer advocate'
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Heather Locklear Released From Hospital
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Locklear had been taken to the hospital by ambulance on Thursday after her sister dialed 911.
Earlier Friday, the hospital rep said the former "Melrose Place" star was "agitated" upon arriving to the emergency room and "was not speaking in coherent terms and so we needed to address that."
Now, Locklear is "doing really well and very good," says the rep, adding it "was not a suicide attempt."
Reports, still unconfirmed, Locklear allegedly took a combination of alcohol and prescription pills.
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Chinese New Year comes to Maidenhead
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3X NCAA Division I Champion and current Oklahoma State University Head Assistant Coach, Eric Guerrero, has his wrestlers demonstrate the Stand-Up Drill. This exercise will help your wrestlers perfect their stand-up. It will teach your wrestlers to identify where their opponent's pressure is and choose the most effective stand-up to execute depending on that pressure.
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Several of Asia's regional airlines recently introduced travel promotions offering specially priced airfares, or air fares packaged with accommodations in Samui, Chiang Mai, Vientiane, Siem Reap, Mandalay or Yangon destinations.
Bangkok Airways launched the 'Bin Dee Yu Dee' package that includes air fare and accommodation and is valid for booking and travel until October 31, 2014. The destinations within Thailand available in the promotion are Sukhothai, Lampang, Udon Thani, Krabi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Krabi, Trat and Samui.
The international destinations are Vientiane and Luang Prabang in Laos, Siem Reap in Cambodia, Yangon and Mandalay in Myanmar and the Maldives.
The package to Yangon is priced from 23,550 Baht and to Mandalay from 24,550 Baht. This includes roundtrip airfare, two nights' accommodation at Mandalay or Yangon hotels and meals during the trip. To Siem Reap the package price starts at 19,100 Baht with the same inclusions.
Also based in Thailand, budget airline Nok Air's 'Happy Holiday Promotion' provides savings of 20-percent on standard fares to a range of domestic points, including Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hat Yai, Phuket, Krabi, Trang, Ranong, Phitsanulok, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Surat Thani, Mae Sot, Roi Et, Loei, Buri Ram and Nakhon Si Thammarat.
One-way airfares from Bangkok, inclusive of airport taxes and surcharges, start at 990 Baht. A 1,190 Baht fare is also offered to Myanmar's Yangon.
While bookings for the Nok Air promotion closed in early May, the travel period is from May 23, 2014 through to March 28, 2015.
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Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O: Tiny Desk Concert
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"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
"Angels"/"Angels We Have Heard On High" (audio only)
"O Come All Ye Faithful"
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
"Hallelujah Chorus" from G.F. Handel, Messiah / "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
For all the heartwarming feelings it encourages, Christmas clearly has a campy side. Your aunt's purpose-built sweater, sappy televised Christmas specials, the house on your block which outdid itself decorating yet again: Anything with such tradition breeds tacky offshoots. Of course, Christmas music often treads this territory, too. Where would we be without malls piping delightfully schlocky retreads of seasonal anthems? (Here's looking at you, Mariah Carey's Christmas album.)
The extraordinary jazz drummer Matt Wilson seems to know that camp is part of the holiday's appeal. He recently recorded a new album of Christmas favorites new and old with two other musicians; the band and the record are both thusly called — what else? — Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O. (Dig that bargain-bin cover art, too.) And the Tree-O showed up for its Tiny Desk Concert with both a pink tinsel tree and an animatronic singing Santa hat.
The band's artifice may be a bit hokey, but its musicianship isn't. With only a snare drum and ride cymbal, Wilson kept an impressively varied but deep swinging pocket, along with "wonder boy" Paul Sikivie on bass. Meanwhile, Wilson's longtime associate, reedman Jeff Lederer, stole the show on three different horns. There was gonzo tenor sax expressionism in "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing," playful clarinet staccato in "O Come All Ye Faithful" (also featuring "the NPR tabernacle choir" singing along), and a crazed, squawking reading of the most famous part of Handel's Messiah leading into a shrill "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" on piccolo.
There's a deep grounding in jazz for this — for taking threadbare or overplayed melodies and transforming them into creative art of the highest order — as well as long-standing precedents of outgoing, personable showmen.
So there have been Matt Wilsons before: obviously talented individuals, genuinely committed to their art, naturally inclined to elfin mischief. But to date, none of them have ever played Christmas-themed Tiny Desk Concerts. And we're happy to pass along the Christmas Tree-O's gift to you.
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The Department of African and African American Studies is in the School of Arts and Humanities with such departments as History, Music, Latin American, Latino, and Puerto Rican Studies, English, and Philosophy. Undergraduates can gain a major or a minor in African & African American Studies, and/or combine a major with Early Childhood Education studies. Courses taken in African and African American Studies can also fulfill the College's GEN. ED. distribution requirement in historical studies, comparative culture, the arts, or literature (read more).
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Dr. Mary Phillips, Assistant Professor in African & African American Studies has been award a Faculty Fellowship at the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics based at the Graduate Center - CUNY for the academic year 2015-2016. Dr. Phillips will engage with distinguished scholars at the Graduate Center, and present her research via seminars at the center. Currently, she is working on the final drafts of her first book that will consider the role of women in the Black Panther Party.
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The term cost-related medication underuse refers to taking less medication than prescribed or not taking it at all due to financial concerns. Chronically ill adults who reported food insecurity in their household (not having consistent access to food due to lack of financial stability) were significantly more likely to report cost-related medication underuse, according to a new study, "Treat or Eat: Food Insecurity, Cost-related Medication Underuse, and Unmet Needs." The study will appear in print in The American Journal of Medicine, April 2014.You also can read the study's abstract published online since January 21, 2014 in the American Journal of Medicine. Authors of the new study are Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, Hilary K. Seligman, MD, MAS, and Niteesh K. Choudhry, MD, PhD.
Adults with chronic disease are often unable to meet medication and/or food needs, but no study has examined the relationship between cost-related medication underuse and food insecurity in a nationally representative sample, says the new study's abstract. Researchers examined which groups most commonly face unmet food and medication needs.
Certain drugs can keep you alive. For example, a type 1 diabetes patient needs insulin to stay alive, and there are other conditions that require other medicines to keep patients alive.
If you had to choose between choosing a healthy food to use as folkloric medicine or to fulfill a nutritional deficiency, such as cod liver oil to get a small amount of DHA into your body, if you had a deficiency, or choosing a prescription drug and only had the money to pay for one or the other, which would you choose?
Food insecurity linked to cost-related medication underuse in chronically ill Americans. Treat or eat: Many are forced to choose between food or medicine, reports The American Journal of Medicine. Then again, there are people who have a lot of money to spend on organic food who have walked away from conventional medicine if there's a nutritional way to get at the root cause of a health problem caused by deficiencies or environmental pollution.
For example, take the very food secure using fresh, organic food as medicine as compared to those with enough money who spend the money on prescription medicines instead of changing their diet and lifestyle. Now, in a new study, researchers have found that chronically ill adults who reported food insecurity in their household (not having consistent access to food due to lack of financial stability) were significantly more likely to report cost-related medication underuse, according to a new study in The American Journal of Medicine. Elsevier Health Sciences.
The term cost-related medication underuse refers to taking less medication than prescribed, or not taking it at all due to financial concerns. It's as if underuse of medications is described as a deficiency of a certain expensive drug rather than trying to fix the problem with a change of diet or supplements specifically tailored to an individual instead of drugs with severe side effects.
Despite renewed optimism about the economy, many people in the United States continue to feel financial hardships
In 2012, 1 in 5 Americans reported having trouble meeting basic needs, and on top of that, 1 in 6 people reported having no form of health insurance. For the chronically ill, the difference between paying rent or putting food on the table may be the cost of their medication.
In order to explore the possible link between food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse, investigators looked at 9696 adult participants in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) who had reported chronic illness. They found that 23.4% of the chronically ill study participants reported cost-related medication underuse, while 18.8% reported food insecurity and 11% reported both. This means that 1 in 3 chronically ill NHIS participants are unable to afford food, medications, or both.
Underuse of medication is studied rather than underuse of the healthiest super foods
Investigators also looked at ethnicity and found that participants with both medication underuse and food insecurity were more likely to be Hispanic or non-Hispanic black. They were also more likely to have several chronic conditions versus those participants who reported no food insecurity or medication underuse and a lack of insurance was more prevalent in groups with medication underuse.
"The high overall prevalence of food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse highlights how difficult successful chronic disease management in the current social environment is," says lead investigator Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, according to the March 21, 2014 news release, Food insecurity linked to cost-related medication underuse in chronically ill Americans. "These findings suggest residual unmet needs for food-insecure participants and thus have clear implications for health policy."
This link between food insecurity and medication underuse can help guide future public policy by targeting groups susceptible to both
For example, researchers found that respondents who participated in Medicaid or the Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC) food and nutrition service were less likely to report both food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse. "The observations that Medicaid and WIC participation is associated with lower odds of both food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse suggest that there may be important 'spill-over' effects from programs that target food insecurity or cost-related medication underuse, by freeing up available resources," adds Dr. Berkowitz, according to the news release.
This study pinpoints populations that can benefit from policy changes influenced by this new data. Investigators noted that participants with incomes 100%-200% above the Federal Poverty Line, who are not always eligible for government assistance, reported high rates of food insecurity and cost-related medication underuse. This information is important to consider when setting program eligibility rules in the future.
"We report an association between public insurance programs, such as Medicaid and owed cost-related medication underuse compared with private insurance prescription benefits," explains Dr. Berkowitz, according to the news release. "Low- or no-cost sharing prescription drug benefits have been associated with improved health outcomes in a general population, as well as the reduction of socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes."
For policy makers, food insecurity represents an easily identified risk factor for cost-related medication underuse, making it simpler to find programs and strategies to address this endangered group in a meaningful way
"Food insecurity is strongly associated with cost-related medication underuse, and approximately 1 in 3 chronically ill NHIS participants are unable to afford food, medication, or both, despite participation in assistance programs," concludes Dr. Berkowitz, according to the news release. Interventions targeted to under-resourced groups who may face 'treat or eat' choices could produce substantial health gains for these vulnerable patients." You may also want to see the abstract of another study by different researches, "The Placebo Effect: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly."


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"Night Watch" Spellbinding Psychological Drama
At the Theatre with Audrey Linden
Theatre 40 has a hit on its' hands with the Lucille Fletcher's "Night Watch" directed by Bruce Gray. It is not just a "who done it"; it is a diabolical cat and mouse thriller. "Night Watch" ran on Broadway in 1972 for 121 performances, and also was a film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey. It is in the genre of 'Gaslight", "Rear Window", and "Wait Until Dark". It will keep you guessing and have you at the edge of your seat until the very end.
The ensemble cast of nine actors was excellent and included Jennifer Lee Laks (Elaine Wheeler), Martin Thompson (John Wheeler), Judy Nazemetz (Helga), Lary Ohlson (Curtis Appleby), Jonathan Medina (Gonzalez), Christine Joelle (Blanche Cooke), David Hunt Stafford (Lieutenant Walker), Leda Siskind (Dr. Tracey Lake), and John Mc Guire (Sam Hoke). All the actors did a very convincing job in their characterizations and were superbly directed by Bruce Gray. The swift direction heightened the drama.
The play was set in New York City in the 1970s and Jeff G. Rack's set, with its dark foreboding tones of black-gray created the perfect mood for mystery. I was fascinated by a hanging window which served as a focal point. It became a fourth wall in a sense, through which the characters could see across the street into the deserted building. Rack gave us a large, open space for the couple's apartment, which had the feeling of an art gallery or museum in the Kips Bay section of Manhattan. There was a dark brown leather sofa, built in bookcases, a round glass table, with an opening to a large hallway. The walls were adorned with paintings that could have been in a museum.
Insomniac, Elaine Wheeler wanders into the living room and her rather remote husband, John follows. The ensuing discussion gave us insight into Elaine's problems of the past. Apparently, she had a nervous breakdown. Elaine goes to the window, she sees a dead man across the way in the deserted building. She screams, and the psychological drama unfolds. It was a taut game of chess as the plot points were painstakingly laid down. Check, check mate. The tension between husband and wife is palpable
Jennifer Lee Laks was thoroughly entranced in her role, and she carried the play. The supporting players balanced her to perfection. Elaine's loyal and beautiful nurse-companion, Blanche Cooke tries to calm Elaine down as she gives her a tranquilizer. Elaine insists John call the police to report that she saw a dead man in a wing chair in "the sordid evil building where all the tragic people of the world had lived". But, the building is empty now, or is it?
Did Elaine imagine what she saw? Or is she again "losing control and back sliding" to that horrible time in California eight years earlier when Karl had been killed in an accident? Who was Karl? There is mention of a dark haired woman, Kaye Banning in connection with the mystery of the past that so unraveled Elaine.
John wants to whisk Elaine off to a clinic in Switzerland as in "get rid of her." He hires renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Tracey Lake to consult with Elaine. Elaine starts losing it in front of our eyes. The mention and smell of the white freesia flowers can set her off as can a dark long haired wig Blanche shows her. These items jog her memory and her painful past.
Who is out to undo Elaine? Does John want to be rid of her? Is he having an affair with the gorgeous nurse-companion, Blanche Cooke? Christine Joelle gives her Blanche the right shading of innocence and ulterior motive. Lieutenant Walker, a marvelous characterization by David Hunt Stafford who gives us an Archie Bunker type detective is on overload by the many calls by Elaine and he would also be happy to see her shipped off to a clinic in Switzerland. Elaine is clearly unhinged.
The comic relief came from two wonderful characters in Helga, the loyal German housekeeper, who knows some of the personal things going on in the home, and from Curtis Appleby, the energetically fey, nosy neighbor, who writes for the "Tattler". Nazemetz gives a fine portrayal as the German housekeeper and had a convincing accent which she maintained. Lary Ohlson gave an energetic and fun portrayal as the neighbor.
Who is the dead man and what does he have to do with Elaine? Did Elaine imagine seeing a dead body? Is she insane? Is someone driving her to a breakdown?
You have to see "Night Watch" to find out. I could not have anticipated the ending and was totally surprised. I never would have guessed the twist ending. You will be too. "Night Watch" was totally compelling and I was pulled in up to the very last minute. The ending, though a total surprise, was very satisfying. Someone got away with murder. Lieutenant Walker declared "the case closed" but was it?
"Night Watch" at Beverly Hills' Theatre 40 runs through February 24th. For show times and tickets, call 310-364-0535. Theatre 40 is at Beverly Hills High School at 241 S. Moreno Dr. Beverly Hills, 90212 in the Reuben Cordova Theatre. There is ample parking in the parking structure.
Audrey Linden is a writer, actress and singer. She can be seen in a long-running "Associated Tax Resolution" commercial, two "Little Caesars" spots, a "Teva International Pharmaceutical" short, Gene Simmons' "Family Jewels," "America's Court with Judge Ross," VHS "Tough Love 2," "Wendy's" etc.
Audrey teaches ON CAMERA COMMERCIAL and IMPROV COMEDY WORKSHOPS through the City of Beverly Hills. To register, call 310-285-6850. Her classes are held at 241 Moreno Dr. B.H. 90212. Her next classes start in March/April with registration in February. For more information, contact Audrey at firstname.lastname@example.com


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The Rochas Revival
Marco Zanini's remarkable sideburns have grown wider than when he started at Rochas three seasons ago, and so has his reach as a designer. It has been fun to watch Mr. Zanini, an architect by training, revive the venerable house that Procter & Gamble shut down in 2006 and revived last year.
His first collection three seasons ago tiptoed lightly — showing delicate, very conservative French looks that paid homage to the pockets-on-skirts practicalities of the house's late founder, Marcel Rochas. Last October, he showed clothes that were just lovely. Just.
But on Wednesday at the Place Vendome, Mr. Zanini's collection was full of exuberant character and it became clear who he sees as his customer: a young, or young-at-heart, woman who is just the slightest bit kooky – and I do mean that in a good way.
The nutty wide heels flared out psychedelically, the gold brocade bellbottoms were a riot, and the easy tailoring on a series of tunics and jackets over dresses offered looks for day and evening. There were a lot of cardigans, which we haven't seen much of on other runways – offering a glimmer of hope that cardigans will remain in fashion for another season or two.
Boy-cut sweaters, flat boots and a spectacular gold brocade tunic over matching slight bellbottom pants – this Rochas woman knows how to have fun.