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Miami Dolphins: Mind games might help
How have the Detroit Lions remained competitive even when they were among the first teams eliminated from the playoff hunt this season?
Mind games.
Lions head coach Jim Schwartz isn't afraid to share his approach in getting his young team to buy into the idea that the final few games this season still carry meaning. It's a tactic Tony Sparano might want to try with his Miami Dolphins, who no doubt are among the most disappointed (and disappointing) teams in the league at 7-7 after entering the year with Super Bowl hopes.
"We try to break the season down into quarters," Schwartz said this week on a conference call with South Florida reporters. "A 16-game season is a long, long season and we try to break it down into manageable chunks where the players have a little bit more of a tighter focus rather than just that Sunday.
"When we got ready for our last four, we said, 'Hey, look, let's put ourself in the position of these teams that are playing for the playoffs.' We had already been eliminated, but we said, 'Hey look, let's pretend we need to win three out of four to make the playoffs and four out of four to win the division, and let's gain from that experience.' "
Hey, look … the Lions, after going 2-10, have won their past two games, knocking Aaron Rodgers out in a 7-3 home win over Green Bay and going on the road to Tampa Bay and winning 23-20 in overtime.
Having just snapped a 26-game road losing streak, which had set an NFL record for futility, here come the Lions to Sun Life(less) Stadium, where they hope to extend the Dolphins' home misery (1-8 going back to last season).
Of course, it helped that the Lions weren't really playing all that badly in the first place. Six of their 10 losses this season have come by five points or less, and four of those losses have come against likely playoff teams (Jets in overtime, Eagles and twice to the Bears).
Can the Dolphins make like the Lions and play a little motivational trick to get themselves up for these final two games?
"It really depends what your mindset is," Schwartz said. "We're obviously not playing for the playoffs, but we may be playing for something more important, and that may be the direction of this team. You need to see how players will respond in tough situations. So, I think there are a lot of things that can be gained from finishing strong and from being in those situations.
"Any time a player gets experience and gets on the field, it's on his resume, so I think there's a lot of different agendas you can have — from evaluating players to going and trying to finish strong and gain from the experience."
Schwartz, the former Titans defensive coordinator, also had this to say about Dolphins right tackle Lydon Murtha, a player the Lions drafted in the seventh round out of Nebraska in 2009, only to lose him off their practice squad to the Dolphins that October.
"He's got great size," Schwartz said of Murtha, who played college ball with Lions rookie DT Ndamukong Suh. "He had some injury history. If you look at why he dropped in the draft, I think injury history was probably the No. 1 thing, and when we got him, he experienced some injuries that set him back in training camp. But we still had a lot of expectations for him and thought he could develop into a good player. We had him on the practice squad and Miami took him away from us and they've devoted a lot of time to developing him."


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CBOs long-standing practice in formulating cost estimates is to look for evidence that proposed policies would affect peoples behavior in ways that would generate budget savings or costs and then to include such behavioral responses in our analysis. (One exception to this practice is when budgetary scorekeeping rules specify that only certain types of effects be consideredthe topic of a blog entry tomorrow.) Examples of behavioral responses incorporated in CBO cost estimates include the changes in the production of various crops that would result from adopting new agriculture price or income support policies, changes in individuals driving behavior that would result from increases in gasoline taxes, and the likelihood that veterans will take up certain education or health benefits when policies pertaining to those benefits are changed.
In the health area, CBOs cost estimates regularly incorporate many types of behavioral responses on the part of patients, providers, employers, workers, insurers, and even state governments. CBOs cost estimate for the Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 provides a recent example. That legislation raised the federal excise tax on tobacco, which will lead to higher cigarette prices. Economists have studied how smokers respond to price changes, and reliable evidence shows that people smoke less when cigarette prices rise. One channel through which that change in behavior would affect the budget is by reducing Medicaid spending, because a decline in smoking among pregnant women in the program would reduce the number of low-birthweight babies; CBOs estimate reflected that effect. Similarly, the Joint Committee on Taxations (JCTs) estimate of the revenue impact of the bill also reflected a projected decline in smoking.
Most current proposals for broad reform of the health care system would affect the price of health insurance for some individuals, and CBOs cost estimates will take account of how consumers would probably respond. For example, some proposals would create subsidies that effectively lower the price of insurance for eligible persons, and CBOs analysis will project how many more individuals would take up coverage. Indeed, for any proposal that would affect insurance pricesmandating certain types of coverage, changing the tax treatment of employer-based health benefits, or providing tax credits for health coverageCBO and JCT will develop estimates that incorporate expected responses by consumers and employers.
Consumers and employers are not the only ones who respond to incentives. One recent CBO analysis found that physicians generally respond to reductions in Medicare payment rates by increasing the reported volume and intensity of the services they deliver to Medicare beneficiaries, offsetting about a quarter of the reduction in federal spending that would otherwise have occurred. Our cost estimates routinely incorporate the most recent available evidence on how providers respond to payment changes.
Certain policies could result in some budget savings and also impose some costs. CBO tries to assess both. For example, many health reform proposals include expanded support for preventive care and wellness services, as well as greater emphasis on primary care. Such policies have the potential to improve health outcomes and enhance the quality of patients lives. To the extent that policies avert diseases or lead to more effective medical care, they also might reduce health spending on balance. However, some policies of this sort might actually raise health spending, because additional preventive or primary care generally costs money, not every aspect of preventive or primary care is effective at averting disease, and people who avoid certain diseases may fall victim to other diseases instead. For a detailed discussion of how CBO estimates the effects of proposals aimed at improving health or increasing the use of clinical preventive services, see Chapter 7 of our December 2008 volume on Key Issues in Analyzing Major Health Insurance Proposals.
Although CBOs estimates reflect how certain individuals and firms would respond to enactment of a legislative proposal, those estimates generally do not reflect how gross domestic product (GDP) might change. That long-standing convention of not incorporating macroeconomic effects in cost estimates is consistent with the practice of the House and Senate Budget Committees to adopt an annual budget resolution with a specific underlying set of baseline economic assumptions, so that all legislation throughout a Congressional session can be evaluated against those assumptions.


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K-pop superstar HyunA did a special live set in the Austin, Texas during the SXSW music festival. On Tuesday night (March 11), she tore up the K-pop Night Out showcase with her animated songs like "Bubble Pop!" and "Ice Cream."
HyunA is mostly known in the U.S. for her cameo appearance in PSY's "Gangnam Style" music video, which she later spun off in a female version titled "Oppa is Just My Style." Before PSY, she was one of the bigger K-pop stars racking up millions of views on YouTube for the sweet and sexy clip "Bubble Pop!". When not solo, Hyuna is a part of the girl group 4Minute and the side project Trouble Maker with Beast's Hyunseung.
In Austin, it was all about HyunA, though. Wearing a two-piece sunflower-covered outfit with a white jacket, HyunA opened her short but energetic set with "Bubble Pop!". She and her hipsterfied dancers smiled and shimmied through the dubstep-inflected bubblegum track (video here). HyunA also performed her debut solo single "Change" and the song "Attention" (video here). Things really heated up with her naughty hip-hop tune "Ice Cream" (video up top). "I'll melt you down like ice cream," she teased while dropping it low. The set was reportedly 15 minutes long but HyunA made the most of her time, showcasing the different sides of herself and her music.
HyunA will return to the music scene on March 17 when 4Minute makes a comeback.
Special thanks to Aaron Kernell, Neil Diaz and the AU Review for the YouTube videos.
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Greece's conservative-led government on Monday rejected allegations of police abuse against four far-left suspects who were apprehended after a botched bank robbery.
But the police department, which rights groups often accuse of heavy-handed tactics, was later forced to admit it had edited pictures of the suspects "to assist identification."
The row began after the suspects' parents and lawyers complained that police had beaten the youths as they were arrested and later during interrogation.
The suspects' faces showed fewer injuries in pictures released by police to the public than in television footage aired soon after their arrest.
Authorities countered that the heavily armed suspects, aged 20-25, had sustained the injuries whilst resisting arrest.
"These are heavily armed terrorists who had carried out a robbery," Citizen's Protection Minister Nikos Dendias told private TV Mega.
Dendias admitted the suspects' pictures had been edited and claimed this was done to help police.
"It was done to reflect the normal look of (the suspects) so that people can identify them," he said.
The minister pledged to punish any officers found responsible of abuse.
Two of the youths are suspected of having ties to Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei, a radical anarchist group that sent parcel bombs to European leaders and embassies and carried out arson and bomb attacks.
The youngest of the four, Nikos Romanos, is a former companion of slain youth Alexis Grigoropoulos, whose fatal shooting by police in 2008 sparked major youth riots around the country.
Romanos was an eyewitness to Grigoropoulos' death but later refused to testify in court.
The suspects were arrested Friday after allegedly holding up two banks near the northwestern town of Kozani and briefly taking a man hostage.
Police confiscated two AK-47 assault rifles, a Scorpion submachine gun and two handguns.
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ASK IRA: Did camp contribute to Wade's injury?
Q: Ira, if this was Riley, everyone would be talking about how he pushed Wade too hard in camp. Is this Spoelstra's fault? — Ken.
A: I don't think you can make such a connection with a hamstring tweak. Sometimes these things just happen. In fact, a case could be made that such injuries are more likely when a player hasn't been properly conditioned, sort of like what happened when the Jets' Darrelle Revis missed all of training camp with his holdout. But the fact that Wade and LeBron both said Dwyane had concerns entering Tuesday's game makes one wonder if Wade should have been pushing it. If nothing else, this provides Wade the opportunity to return to Chicago to settle his ongoing custody case.
Q: Beasley not only scored 21 points in Minnesota's exhibition opener, but he did it in 18 minutes. — Moshe.
A: And so it continues. We never doubted that Michael could score if made the focus of an offense. He certainly had such moments for the Heat. But that's something that never would have happened routinely alongside Wade. Dwyane will defer to LeBron simply because he is LeBron. But that was not going to happen with Michael. Honestly, Bease could well wind up a fantasy-league superstar this season. He'll also be watching the playoffs from home.
Q: Beasley looked good in his Minnesota debut, no? — Stefano.
A: Yes. And, ugh, here we go again. Just keep in mind that the space cleared by Beasley created the room for Mike Miller. So I guess this season's debate now becomes Beasley vs. Miller. Michael Beasley: Gone, but clearly not forgotten. Rest assured that Miller will prove the better fit for this roster.
Q: Ira, do you think Arroyo or Chalmers should be the starter? Neither can play defense nor shoot threes. Mike Miller makes so much more sense to me with LeBron and Wade handling PG duties. — Todd.
A: I would take Miller, but that only happens if Bron or Wade steps up and agrees to handle and defend the position. And I'm not sure either wants to chase Rondo or Jameer for significant minutes. But don't understate Chalmers' 3-point shooting, especially with the space he should get this season. LeBron, though, did play as the primary ballhandler for extended stretches Tuesday.
Q: As we know, the league is changing into a PG's game. Last year we struggled against quick PGs, and Chalmers is more a zone (shoot-the-gap) defender. Which brings me to my point: When Boston's Big 3 assembled, Rondo was an afterthought and now plays a huge role. What's Patrick Beverley's upside and can he be that PG defender that we desperately need? – Bonk.
A: Whoa, let's not get ahead of ourselves. Patrick has almost no offensive game. At least when Rondo entered the league, he had a polished penetration game. I can't see Beverley evolving into more than a situational player.


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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Five Bruins were named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Team on Wednesday as announced by the conference. Senior Kelly Reeves, juniors Karsta Lowe and Zoë Nightingale, sophomore Rachel Inouye and redshirt freshman Haley Lawless each earned Honorable Mention accolades.
To be eligible for selection to the All-Academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average, be either a starter or significant contributor and be at least a sophomore academically.
It is the third straight year Reeves has been named to the team. Lowe and Nightingale earned the award for the second straight year and it is the first honor for Inouye and Lawless.


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Record Label: Fuse Distribution
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The release Ex Tropical by the artist known as Lost Animal (AKA Jarrod Quarrell) was released fairly quietly in the Spring of last year. We at Fuse LOVED it, but Lost Animal was an unknown quantity and we weren't sure if others would also see and hear the genius of the album in question. Sounding a little like a hybrid of Messrs Cave/Howard, Berlin-period Bowie/ Eno and Serge Gainsbourg, we knew it was something special. And then people heard it, radio played it, the press reviewed it, critics praised it and the word spread: it was one of the finest Australian releases of 2011.
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How to use Verisign cert in Glassfish and SJSAS 8.x?
By Shing Wai Chan on Dec 16, 2005
This blog describes the steps needed to use Verisign certificates in GlassFish which can be downloaded from http://glassfish.dev.java.net/public/downloadsindex.html. These steps will also work with the SJSAS 8.x products. You will need to go to the Verisign website to get a certificate if you don't already have one. In the following, we will outline steps on how to use Verisign certificate in Sun Java System Application Server (SJSAS) 8.x PE and Glassfish.
Steps On Using Verisign Certificate
- Generate a private key in keystore resided in domains/your_domain/config/keystore.jks.
keytool -genkey -alias myservkey -keysize 1024 -keyalg RSA -keystore keystore.jks -dname "CN=test.glassfish.com,OU=Testing,O=Java,L=Santa Clara,S=California,C=US"
Note that
- there cannot be a space in the CN name. Verisign can only accept RSA at this time, DSA algorithm is not supported.
- the password for keystore and the key must be the same
- the password for keystore.jks in default installation is
- Create a certificate request.
keytool -certreq -alias myservkey -sigalg SHA1WithRSA -keystore keystore.jks -file myservkey.csr
- Backup your keystore. This is very important as no one can recover the private key if it is lost.
- Go to Verisign website http://www.verisign.com to process the certificate.
- Once the certificate is processed, Verisign will send an email to you with certificate inside the email. Please cut and paste the certificate and save it to a file, say, myservkeyveri.cer. Please make sure there is no extra whitespace in the file.
- Make sure root CA certificate is in
- domains/your_domain/config/keystore.jks
- domains/your_domain/config/cacerts.jks
- in your browser if it is used as SSL client.
The commands for importing CA root certificate is as follows:
keytool -import -v -trustcacerts -alias verisigntestroot -file vertestrootca.cer -keystore keystore.jks
keytool -import -v -trustcacerts -alias verisigntestroot -file vertestrootca.cer -keystore cacerts.jks
- Import the certificate to keystore.
keytool -import -v -alias myservkey -file myservkeyveri.cer -keystore keystore.jks
- Verify that the certificate is imported correctly.
keytool -list -v -alias myservkey -keystore keystore.jks
- Update the certificate alias from admin GUI:
For https certificate alias:
Configuration > HTTP Service > HTTP Listeners > http-listener-2
Input certificate alias name in Certificate NickName text box.
Enable SSL3, TLS, cipher suites if necessary
For iiop certificate alias:
Configuration > IIOP Listeners > SSL / SSL_MUTUALAUTH
Input certificate alias name in Certificate NickName text box.
Enable SSL3, TLS, cipher suites if necessary
- Restart the server by using
- Verify the server is using the certificate. If you are setting https as above, then you can use browser to access https://your_host:8181 and it will prompt to you to accept the certificate you have just imported.
keytool -import -keystore keystore.jks -alias myservkey -file myservkeyveri.cer
Enter keystore password:
keytool error: java.security.cert.CertificateException: java.io.EOFException
Please double check there is no extra whitespace in the file.
keytool -import -v -alias myservkey -keystore keystore.jks -file myservkeyveri.cer
Enter keystore password:
keytool error: java.lang.Exception: Public keys in reply and keystore don't match
The certificate reply does not match with the key in your keystore. You may need to check whether alias name is correct or get backup keystore having the private key.
RemarkThe same procedure work for SJSAS EE by using
certutil instead of
- use
certutil -Sto generate a key
- use
certutil -Rto import a certificate
- use
certutil -Ato import a certificate
- use
certutil -Lto list a certificate
certutil in SJSAS can be found in Key Management and PKCS#11 Tokens in Sun Java System Application Server 8.1, May 19, 2005.


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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Markowitz, Phil
Markowitz, Phil, pianist, composer and producer; b. Brooklyn, NY, 6 September 1952.
Markowitz was raised in East Hampton, New York, began playing the piano at the age of four and composing music at eight. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, and while there in 1971, formed the electric jazz group 3Petrus2, which was chosen by jazz impresario George Wein as the best new jazz group in a nationwide search. So at the age of 21, Phil performed at the 1973 Newport Jazz Festival at Lincoln Center, in New York. In 1976, Phil moved to New York where he worked with Joe Chambers, Toots Thielemans, Miroslav Vitous, Jeremy Steig, and also joined the Chet Baker Group. Four tours of Europe and the U.S. followed during which Phil recorded four records with Chet. In 1980, Phil recorded with Jack Wilkens, the Brecker Brothers, and Al Foster on the underground classic "Merge." Around the same time, pianist Bill Evans heard Phil playing his composition Sno Peas with Toots in New York and he asked Toots to bring the tune to their upcoming record date. Sno Peas was released on the Grammy-nominated album Affinity and has since taken its place as one of jazz's contemporary classics. In 1983, Phil joined the Mel Lewis Orchestra and remained with that band for a period of two and a half years. Also in 1983, Phil formed a new group with bassist Eddie Gomez, drummer Keith Copeland and vibraphonist Joe Locke. With that band, Phil performed a highly acclaimed concert at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York. In 1985, Phil was asked by Al Dimeola to join with renowned Brazilian percussionist, Airto, and form a new group. They toured as a trio and, later, as a quintet with Danny Gottlieb and Chip Jackson. In 1987, Phil joined the Bob Mintzer Big Band and continues his position with this top ensemble to this day. In 1991, Phil became a member of The Dave Liebman Group. He has recorded and co-produced six CDs with Dave. This group recently returned from critically acclaimed tours of Japan, Europe, and Israel. His trio, which includes veteran drummer Glenn Davis (w/Marion McPartland), and bassist Roy Cumming, has been together for 4 years, and play a wide range of original repertoire, as well as extremely original versions of standards. As a composer and performer, Phil has received multiple composition and performance grants from both the National Endowment for the Arts in 1983 and 1994 and The New York Foundation for the Arts in 1984 and 1996. He is also active on the educational front as a clinician. His workshops and Master Classes have included residencies at The Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, the U. of Miami, Eastman School of Music, BYU, Ithaca College, and Manhattan School of Music. Phil is also a professor at the world renowned Mannes College Jazz and Contemporary Music Program in New York, where he teaches composition, improvisation, chromaticism, and jazz theory . Performances in 1996 included Lillehammer Jazzfest and the Kobe Contemporary Music Festival. Performances in 1997 included Bergamo Jazz Festival, a concert for The Composer's Collective in NYC, the Blue Note in NYC, and an appearance on Marian McPartland's internationally syndicated radio show "Piano Jazz".
He is currently a professor at Mannes College of Jazz and Contemporary Music. For information on workshops and clinics contact by phone, fax, or e-mail. He was very involved in writing the composition, theory and new chromaticism in Jazz curriculum a t the New School in NY. Also frequent clinics and master classes in US and Europe.
Rerstless Dreams; Sno' Peas; In The Woods; Taxi Ride (featuring special guest Toots Thielemans);
As sideperson:
David Liebman: Classique, Turn It Around, Miles Away, Songs For My Daughter, Return of the Tenor, Voyage, New Vista, Medidations, as yet untitled- renditions of the works of Puccini; Bob Mintzer: Art of the Big Band, Spectrum, Departure, Only In New York, Big Band Trane, Latin In Manhattan, as yet untitled quartet with Peter Erskine; Chet Baker: Looking For The Light - A Tribute To Chet Baker, Broken Wing, Two a Day, Live at Nick's Place, Live At Chateauvalion, Live at the Rising Sun; Mel Lewis: Live in Israel; Phil Woods: For Astor, For Elis; Lionel Hampton: Mostly Ballads; Al Dimeola: Souring Through A Dream; Nick Brignola: Poinciana; Jack Wilkens and The Brecker Brothers: You Can't Live Without It
Concerts. Tours and Personal Appearances Include:
Chet Baker, Michael Brecker, Joe Chambers, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton,
Mel Lewis, David Liebman, Marion McPartland, Bob Mintzer, Toots Thielemans, Miroslav Vitous, Joe Williams, Paul Winter, Phil Woods
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The pressure placed on couples to turn February 14th into a special occasion has been growing over the past twenty years and as this year's Valentine's Day has approached, there's been a positive bonanza of television commercials urging men to provide roses, chocolate and a romantic meal for their hopeful partners.
Marks & Spencer and Waitrose have both been urging their well-heeled clientèle to push the boat out by spending twenty quid on a complete meal of pre-prepared loveliness.
M & S have acknowledged the cyclical nature of this event by re-running last year's commercial rather than bothering to make anything new for 2013 - after all what can have changed since last year? Well, as it turns out, horse is slightly less likely to be on the menu but... apart from that?
Since Waitrose employs Liverpool poet Roger McGough as a voiceover artist, you'd imagine that they'd be wary of putting rhyme in front of him - especially the kind of pseudo-Suess rhyme that the average copywriter imagines to be poetry. But this is Valentine's Day and BBH have plumped for some rhyming copy that makes "roses are red, violets are blue..." sound like it came from the pen of Lord Tennyson. McGough seems to have a slight catch in his throat as he reads and, frankly, who can blame him? The food reeks of luxury though and will surely have tempted many a middle-class male to don their neglected 'chef at work' apron tonight and place these offerings into the Aga.
The same couldn't be said of the food on display in Tesco's Valentine's Day offering. It looks okay but put it alongside the delicious-looking fare available from their more expensive rivals and it pales by comparison. The track 'Move Closer' plays as plates of food literally do just - plainly, a cipher for the bedroom action you can expect after serving this nosh to the woman in your life. (It looks a tad heavy though, so there may have to be a bit of bathroom action first.)
Tesco are still reeling from their close association with the ongoing horse meat saga and must be feeling a little relieved now that it's emerging that they weren't alone in confusing equine for bovine - but they'll nonetheless be glad that there's no trace of mince in their romantic meal for two.
The most artful of this year's commercials was made by Leo Burnett for the Co-op. In their commercial a woman bears witness to all manner of romantic gestures as she trudges home on Valentine's Day. We gather that her expectations are low and they look like being met when she walks in to see her husband lying across the sofa in an indolent heap. But what's this? A dining table bedecked with rose petals and romantic grub? The crafty rascal. This commercial captures the truthy reality of Valentine's Day - a couple's weary reluctance to take part being lifted by an unexpected gesture. Nice.
Vying with the Co-op for the honour of being named best Valentine's Day commercial in this article is a lovely piece of work made for punters in the Republic of Ireland by Chemistry in Dublin. It's for Lidl... no, really, Lidl... and it focuses on men's inability to speak the words of love. A succession of gormless men try in their own sweet way to conjure a sentence or two that expresses their love for the woman in their life. At least, we're reminded at the end, with the help of the advertised supermarket they can get the flowers right.
It's much better than anything we've come to expect from Lidl's television advertising in Great Britain but with TBWA\London being announced as Lidl's agency this very day (as exclusively revealed by The Drum yesterday) perhaps by the time of their first anniversary on Valentine's Day 2014, this will have changed.
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For those who watch Wheel of Fortune on a regular basis, here's a trivia question for you: Which personality on the show is a native of South Carolina? The answer is letter-turner Vanna White.
White was born in North Myrtle Beach on February 18, 1957. When her parents divorced, she remained with her mother and stepfather, moving to Atlanta after finishing high school where she attended the Atlanta School of Fashion and worked as a model. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career and landed several minor acting jobs in the 1980s.
In 1982, White began turning letters on Wheel of Fortune which, prior to 1986, was seen only in daytime. All that exposure has resulted in stardom to say nothing of endorsements. White, an avid crocheter, has a line of yarn called Vanna's choice.
White has two children, Nicholas, born in 1992, and Giovanna, born in 1997, both by husband George San Pietro whom she married in 1990. They divorced in 2002.
According to Biography.com, 'Of her longtime career on Wheel of Fortune, White has stated, "It's not the most intellectual job in the world, but I do have to know the letters." She also once joked, "When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off."
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"Teen Mom" star Jenelle Evans has been working on finalizing her divorce from Courtland Rogers over the past couple of weeks. She is pregnant with Nathan Griffith's child and she wants to get marred to Nathan when everything has been finalized with Courtland. But it sounds like her estranged husband isn't about to give up. According to a new Wetpaint Entertainment report published on March 14, "Teen Mom" star Jenelle Evans and her ex-husband are currently trying to finalize the divorce and since Jenelle is clearly making more money, she could be facing spousal support.
However, Courtland does have a crazy past with jail time, so one has to wonder if the judge would grant him spousal support given he hasn't been too responsible with his money. If there is a chance that the money goes to drugs, then one can imagine that he won't get it. However, it sounds like he is talking to his lawyer and is hoping that he gets something out of the divorce. And he may be getting some, since she was quick to move on from the marriage when he was locked up in jail last spring.
"Just talked to my divorce attorney .........HAPPYF—INGFACE lmfaoooooooooooooooooooooooo," Courtland revealed. And it sounds like Jenelle is reading his tweets, because she was quick to respond with, "yr not getting a dime out of me if that's what yr thinking, already talked to my lawyer idiot, lmfao."
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I happened to catch Beck's first Program on CNN and have followed him about 99% of the time since, through Fox News and now on Blaze TV.
Thank you for the invitation. Yes, it is like waking in an episode of the Twilight Zone and some days, it's a whole new episode with different rules. I think I'm getting to old to keep up with the changes and most don't make any sense or set-well with the way we were raised.
When it all comes down to it my vote would be against Obama and not for any of the remaining candidates who all have "flaws"... these "religious bigots only look at their 'truths" They fail to see the earthly Big Picture. I respect their Religious views but the way they try to shut up other comments to this blog is frustrating to say the least. Everybody is entitled to their opinions.
You are right! We would have no chance of getting Independents , Libertarians and Constitutional Conservatives to vote for Conservatives or even Moderates that lean Conservative, if these bigots continue to rant about the "True Faith". These people are out of their minds if they think they can be helping defeat Obama by vetting Romney or any other candidates by their Faith
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"When the victim turned into the driveway of his home he sat in his car for a minute and then saw the same truck pull up at the curb across the street from his house," Cannon said. "He saw three black males in the truck, one in the bed of the vehicle and the other two in the driver's and passenger seat. He walked toward them to see what they were up to when the man in the bed of the truck pulled out a shotgun."
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Warren County Fire Officials said the blaze on Schwarzkopf Street began just after 8 PM. They said besides smoke damage, they were able to contain the fire to the living room of the home.
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Paul McCartney representatives issued a "no comment" Monday when asked by Beatles Examiner to confirm reports in the New York Post's Page Six column and Monday on Billboard.biz that secret recording sessions have been held by Paul McCartney and Kanye West during sessions for West's upcoming album that is planned for this fall. But Billboard says their sources have confirmed anonymously that the story is true.
According to the report in the Post, the two have been working on a number of tracks and an album could possibly develop from the collaboration, though Billboard said how little or how much will be used from the sessions isn't known yet. West reportedly attended McCartney's recent Dodger Stadium show, the Post said.
McCartney is on a lengthy break from his Out There! tour which will begin again in late September in San Diego. The tour's latest three shows took him to Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium, US Airways Center in Phoenix and the most recent last Thursday to San Francisco's Candlestick Park.
The show at Candlestick Park was to be the last big event before the stadium is demolished, which according to reports will happen early next year. The big blowout included extra fireworks on "Live and Let Die" and a rare live performance by McCartney of "Long Tall Sally," the last song the Beatles played at Candlestick Park.
The stage backdrop for the live song also included rare and unseen photos of the Beatles by legendary photographer Jim Marshall, who had complete access to photograph the group at the show. The sold out show, however, was plagued by parking lots filling up and some people going home without getting into the concert.
Besides the show in San Diego, the restart of the Out There! tour will included shows rescheduled from earlier this year. McCartney postponed the first leg of his 2014 U.S. shows while recovering from a virus. He also canceled several shows in the Far East, but those have yet to be rescheduled.


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|Frequently Asked Questions
Below are some Frequently Asked Questions regarding the BOE's decision on June 24, 2013 to move the current Southeast High School to a new facility at Pawnee and 127th Street East and some of the items the BOE considered as it made its decision.
Click here for a study matrix of different factors the BOE is considering in the Pause and Study discussion.
Can the district operate both high schools?
Why was the district looking at possibly purchasing more land to build the addition at Southeast?
What will happen to the current building?
Would there be any school boundary changes?
When will the new Southeast High School be built and when it will open?
Will the school be ADA accessible?
What about the special transfers?
If you don't spend all of the bond money, what happens to what's left? Can you spend it on other district needs?
How long do you have to spend the remaining bond money?
Why does the board get to make the decision instead of letting the community being affected take a vote?
If current SE is landlocked now, wasn't it landlocked during the bond campaign? Why didn't you talk about the need to buy property back then?
I'm concerned that the AAA area issues aren't being priorities. What is being done to consider the impact of change on the AAA area and other low income families?
Why are you deserting the inner city to move to the suburbs? Why aren't you investing in inner-city schools? (neighborhood schools)
What will you do when the new Southeast is overcrowded? How will you handle growth in this area?
How much will the city and county have to pay for roads to allow people to safely drive to the new high school site?
How much will it cost to bus kids to the new southeast quadrant high school?
If the new SEQHS is NOT built, will you allow people to choose where their kids go to school?
Will our kids be bused to East or West high?
If you build the new school, will you still have activity buses so kids can still participate in after school extra-curricular activities?
Will students really be on buses for 2 hours every day?
How many students are within walking distance of the new SEQHS? How many within walking of current SE?
How many of the students currently at Southeast walk to school? How many ride the bus?
Is there a chance that the current Southeast could be a vacant building if the board decides to build the new high school? (ref. neighborhood deterioration, business purchasing power )
Would having a larger high school provide more opportunities for class variety than two small ones?
Why do they need further renovations to SE if a new school is built?
Would class size go down at all with the new Southeast?
Have you fully explored creative options to fund option C? All day K? Consolidation of mid-level administration? Larger class sizes?
What is the possibility of a 9th/10th grade center and an 11th/12th grade center? You could still have WATC as part of the building, and still have both function as schools so you have room for growth.
Could you open the SEQHS as a new magnet school like you did with NEM? That way you would have costs for all the coaches and other extras.
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Since the New Orleans Saints shifted from a 4-3 to a 3-4 defense under coordinator Rob Ryan this offseason there seemed to be an endless stream of moveable parts.
Some players, especially along the defensive front, are being asked to play in roles they are not accustomed. Second-year defensive lineman Akiem Hicks is being asked to play nose tackle and defensive end, and oddly enough that feels normal to him.
"I've always played everywhere," said the product of Canada's Regina University. "In college I played games where I played the left end, the tackle, the nose and then right end. So I have always played everything and I am use to it.
"I can get in either stance and play out of it."
Hicks' versatility has elevated him from being a player who made it into the Saints defensive rotation last season to being possibly being a player vying for a starting spot along the defensive front this season. Hicks has been running with the first unit -- sometimes as nose guard, other times at defensive end.
The coaching staff is trying to find the right combination of players to stop the run and rush the passer and Hicks has a chance to factor in. The players running mostly with the first team unit have been nose tackle Brodrick Bunkley and defensive ends Tom Johnson, Kenyon Coleman and Cameron Jordan. Hicks has been the only lineman bouncing between both positions on the defensive line.
Saints defensive line coach Bill Johnson says he is able to shift Hicks around because he has the athleticism to be a pass rusher and the build and strength to stop the run.
"He has a bunch of versatility," Johnson said. "He has some third-down value for this football team and he definitely has some first- and second-down value on this team. He has multiple-position value.
"He's a guy who has enough traits that we are able to use him at different positions. We're just trying to find out what he does best."
And right right now that seems to be the looming question as the Saints head into their first season in the 3-4. Hicks played in a similar scheme in college and seems to feel equally comfortable either on the interior or either of the edge defensive line spots.
"I definitely feel that it has complemented my style of play so far," he said. "When you play football, you never know what you are going to play. One day, you are playing a 4-3. The next day, you are playing a 3-4.
"You have to be ready for everything, so I feel like it is working out."
The key to how well Hicks fits or where he best serve the team will come once the preseason games start. The plan is to give plenty of opportunities to prove his versatility in game situations.
"He'll play some nose, he'll play some end, he will be in there on sub downs," Johnson said. "We'll just find out what he does best and compare that to what we have and then go from there."
The Saints got a little glimpse of what he could do last season a raw athlete out of the University of Regina in Canada. Hicks was part of an inconsistent rotation, where he recorded 20 tackles and forced a fumble in 14 games a s rookie.,
Hicks, 6 feet 5 and 325 pounds, has had the benefit of a full offseason with the Saints to improve his strength and fundamentals to make him an effective down lineman in the NFL.
"The biggest thing with him is he came from such low-level play up in Canada that some of the fundamentals we really had to spend a lot of time on," Johnson said. "But he has really done a great job of getting those things and building a foundation and now his curve is the sky is the limit."
Hicks says he feels a difference in himself and his ability to pick up the details this season as opposed to his rookie campaign.
"I can't say more comfortable. It's football," said Hicks, who was a third-round draft pick of the Saints in 2012. "You have to be as comfortable as you make it. Coming in your rookie season, when you come in, your eyes are wide open and you are just looking for the next thing to do. Now, it is a little bit more clear."
The defensive coaching staff is rewarding his growth by giving Hicks even more responsibility.
"I feel like they have a little bit more confidence in me than when I was a rookie," he said. "At least I hope that they do and they allow me to get loose a little bit and to play harder, faster and be there when it counts."


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|What To Do When the Social Security Administration Says You Owe Money
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An overpayment is when the Social Security Administration (SSA) mistakenly sends you a benefits check when they should not or when they pay you more than their guidelines say they should.
Overpayments can be caused by many different events. Some examples are:
The overpayment recovery process starts when the SSA sends you a Notice of Overpayment. This notice must tell you:
Do not ignore the Notice of Overpayment! You have the right to challenge an overpayment, but there may be time limits. You must act quickly.
You have 3 options. They are:
Request for Reconsideration
File a Request for Reconsideration (SSA Form 561-U2) if you do not think that the SSA made an overpayment or you think the amount is wrong. This will ask the SSA to calculate the overpayment amount again. If you file a Request for Reconsideration:
You can ask for a Request for Reconsideration form from your local Social Security Office or call 1-800-772-1213. You can also get the Request for Reconsideration form online by clicking on the title below.
Request for Reconsideration (SSA Form 561-U2)
Request for Waiver
File a Request for Waiver (SSA Form 632-BK) if the overpayment was not your fault and you cannot pay it back. This asks the SSA to forgive the overpayment and not make you pay them back. If you file a Request for Waiver:
You can ask for a Request for Waiver form from your local Social Security Office or call 1-800-772-1213. You can also get the Request for Waiver form online by clicking on the title below.
Request for Waiver of Overpayment Recovery Or Change in Repayment Rate (SSA Form 632-BK)
Payment Plan
Try to work out a payment plan if you do not disagree that you received an overpayment. If you negotiate a payment plan:
Yes. Both the Request for Reconsideration and the Request for Waiver decisions can be appealed. Your rights to appeal will be listed on the decision notice you get from the SSA. The time you have to appeal the SSA's decision is limited, so you must act quickly.
Yes. You may file both an appeal and a Request for Waiver of the overpayment. You can file both at the same time or you can wait and file a Request for Waiver if you lose your appeal on the Request for Reconsideration.
No. If you appeal an overpayment and/or ask for a waiver within 30 days, payment of your benefits will continue at the same amount. It will not be reduced for an overpayment until a final decision has been made. So be sure to file quickly.
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The questions came in a letter from Bill Brooks, associate regional administrator for the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, in response to Louisiana's filing of a proposed state plan amendment that would revise the reimbursement method for inpatient hospital services. The change, which requires CMS approval, would allow supplemental Medicaid payments to non-state-owned hospitals in order to encourage them to take over the operation and management of state-owned and -operated hospitals that have terminated or reduced services. The public-private deals are expected to be completed in the next two months without CMS approval of the financial provision. "Before we can continue processing this amendment, we need additional or clarifying information," Brooks wrote in a seven-page letter. Brooks then proceeded to list the omissions in the state's application and advised that CMS would do nothing more until the state provided a complete response to concerns that ranged from financial impact analysis to public reaction to the change. State Department of Health and Hospitals Undersecretary Jerry Phillips said the state has not yet filed its reply with CMS. He downplayed the significance of the CMS inquiries. "It's not anything out of the ordinary. There are a lot of questions, but that's not unusual," Phillips said. "I'm not concerned. We will have the answer to every question they ask to their satisfaction." Phillips said the delay in receiving CMS approval won't affect deals involving Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge or those scheduled to be closed in the coming months with other private hospitals. Inpatient hospital services and medical education programs move from LSU's Earl K. Long Medical Center in north Baton Rouge to the Lake on April 15. Under a recent change, the Lake also will assume outpatient clinic operations on that date. Upon CMS approval, the new payment methodology would be retroactive to the date the state published notice of the proposed change in November, Phillips said. LSU and the state are negotiating cooperative endeavor agreements involving five other Health Care Services Division hospitals in New Orleans, Lafayette, Houma, Bogalusa and Lake Charles. LSU System Executive Vice President Frank Opelka said the New Orleans hospital deal with Children's Hospital is "in its final stages" and negotiations are midway through on Lafayette General Medical Center's takeover of the University Medical Center in Lafayette. "We hope that those are mid-April events for us, if not sooner," Opelka said. Other deals involving private management of Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma and W.O. 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Is there a point in everyone's life where you just sit back and say, "Enough is enough?"
It seems that with every news cycle, there is another story about an American finding fault with this country. Does anyone but me see this?
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Mike Lynaugh has once again set out on a journey of over 6,000 miles capturing images of some of America's greatest aviators. This year Mike's travels brought him up and down the East Coast and to some of the premiere aviation events in this part of the globe.
This book is a visual diary of the places Mike has traveled to, and the people he has met over this past year. The pages enclosed within capture the spirit of aviators past and present who have demonstrated their skills in pushing the limits of both their aircraft, and human endurance.
For over a century, aviators have taken to the skies to showcase their mastery, entertain those who share a fascination of flight, and to defend our freedom over battlefields far from home.
This book is intended to be an extension of that passion of flight. Please take a look back through the past year and relive the memories as seen through Mike's eyes.
From 2001 - 2005, Mike lived in Washington, D.C and photographed some of the most powerful people in the world as a photojournalist covering events at the White House, Pentagon on Capitol Hill. He has been a witness to history, and privileged to be able to record it through his lens. Mike currently lives in Akron, Ohio with his wife Kristie where he freelances for multiple news organizations. Mike is a credentialed photojournalist and an active member of the White House News Photographers Association.
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mikelynaugh dice Thank you very much Jon. I'll go check yours out right now!
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Cosmic photography. Top draw stuff. I specifically liked the human element.
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I'm sorry I just saw you posted again. Thank you again and thank you for your friend request over on ASB! I look forward to seeing what you do this upcoming season!
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I remember now seeing your cover photo on an ASB buzzworthy blog that I posted a couple of my photos. It was for a special project they were doing. I just sent you a friend request on ASB. I was on blurb creating my own book and I was looking for other aviation books. Yours really stands out from the rest.
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mikelynaugh dice Eric, thank you very much for your compliments and comment. I had an amazing year and yeah the book was a ton of work but it is so much fun looking back and reliving those moments. The homecomings are incredible and it's a huge honor to be asked to photograph them. I actually was at another one on December 16th, it was too late to include in the 2010 book, however it will be the beginning on my 2011 volume. Thanks again for the compliments, I really appreciate it.
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Hi Mike,
Incredible book! I can appreciate all the of time and effort that went into putting it together. You have a great eye. I really liked the homecoming photos.
-Eric Miller
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Terry Quinn reviews Robert P Crease's World in the Balance: the Historic Quest for a Universal System of Measurement
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Sophomore Mia Schachter set her second individual Tulane record in as many days with a 1:00.90 in the 100 breast and helped the 400 medley relay team do the same on Friday in day three of the 2014 Conference USA Swimming & Diving Championship.
Feb. 28, 2014
ATLANTA - Sophomore Mia Schachter broke her own school record in the 100 breaststroke and helped the 400 medley relay team do the same as the Tulane University women's swimming and diving team posted a lengthy list of accomplishments during day three of the 2014 Conference USA Championship on Friday at the Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center.
Schachter originally set the school record with a 1:00.96 in the 100 breast preliminaries, but was even better in the finals where she finished third overall at 1:00.90 to break her former mark of 1:01.81 at last year's C-USA meet. That time gives Schachter her second NCAA B Cut mark for the second time in as many days as she posted a provisional qualifying time in the 50 free on Thursday. She also joined forces with sophomore Elizabeth Cook, freshman Joy Jason and junior Amy Needham to post a 3:42.93 in the 400 medley relay - shaving 2.20 seconds off the previous school mark set by the same quartet at the Phill Hansel Invitational back on Nov. 21 - and finish third overall in the meet.
As a team, Tulane set 14 season-best marks on Friday, including 10 career-best marks. Through three days, the Green Wave have now established 22 high-water season marks with 14 career performances to go with a trio of school records.
"Today was a phenomenal day for the team," first-year Tulane head coach Katie Robinson said. "We started off with a bang making finals in five out of six events with a total of 12 scoring spots for the team. Since only the top 20 swimmers and divers make it back for finals in each event, you have to swim very fast and dive very well in the morning to have the opportunity to score at night. We had a total of nine lifetime best times for the morning and a new school record was set by Mia in the 100 breast which was awesome to see.
"Then tonight in finals we had the majority of swims drop time and improve placement. This speaks as a testament to how hard we trained this year as well as our team's mental toughness. To be at your peak is commendable. To do it twice in one day is extraordinary."
With 175 points on the day, the Green Wave more than doubled their production from the first two days and stand sixth in the team standings with 337 points. Tulane is currently just 62 points behind fifth-placed North Texas (389) and 46.5 points better than seventh-placed Florida Atlantic (290.5). Rice leads the team standings with 681 points, followed by FIU with 500, East Carolina with 472 and Western Kentucky with 428. Old Dominion (280) and Marshall (218.5) round out the nine-team field.
Including Schachter's third-place performance in the 100 breast, Tulane tallied five individual Top 10 finishes. Junior Amy Needham was fourth in the 100 fly with a career-best 55.20 while freshman Ellie Sills - who posted a career-best 55.58 in the preliminaries - was eighth with a 55.76. Needham's finals time is the No. 2 overall and individual mark in school history and her preliminary time ranks fourth overall. Sills' preliminary 100 fly ranks third individually and sixth overall in the Green Wave record book
Jason was second to Schachter on the team in the 100 breast, finishing seventh overall with a 1:03.10. Her time of 1:02.90 in the preliminaries was a career best while ranking second individually and seventh overall in Tulane history. Sophomore diver Lauren Arnold rounded out the Top 10 performers with a sixth-place showing in the one-meter springboard with a score of 249.75.
Sophomore Holly Grender posted a career-best 4:27.44 in the 400 IM preliminaries and finished 15th in the finals with a 4:38.62. Her preliminary time is the No. 5 individual time in Tulane history and the sixth-fastest overall in the Green Wave record book. Fellow sophomore Roni Meyer was next in the event with a season-best 4:29.11 to finish 17th in the meet and with the No. 13 overall time in Tulane history, and junior Laura Turpen posted a season-best performance in the preliminaries with a 4:34.13.
Cook, meanwhile, initially posted a season-best in the 100 back at 56.13 to finish 11th overall. The native of Texarkana, Texas, bested the mark in the final event of the night with a leadoff leg of 56.09 in the 400 medley relay, tying her career-best performance originally established at last year's C-USA Championship to remain No. 2 individually and No. 9 overall in Tulane history in the event.
She was one of three Tulane swimmers to make the finals in the 100 back as junior Vanessa Loewen and Needham both posted career-best outings to finish 12th (56.73) and 13th (56.82), respectively. Freshman Jonna Frantz also established a career-best performance in the event with a preliminary time of 59.39.
Loewen added a second career-best in the 100 fly to 16th overall with a 56.43 and post the No. 6 individual time in Tulane history. Sophomore Rachel Schneider led the Green Wave in the 200 free with a season-best preliminary mark of 1:54.75.
"That relay team was an inspiration tonight," Robinson added. "Before the race, we went through what everyone needed to do to be among the best in the conference. They all were hungry for it, which showed in their racing. I am so proud of these women and can't wait to see what's in store tomorrow. We need to have a sharp morning to set us up well for our final session tomorrow night. It will be an exciting run to see if we can catch a fifth-place team finish."
The 2014 Conference USA Championship meet concludes on Saturday with the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 free relay and platform diving. Preliminaries will once again begin at 9 a.m. with the finals slated to start at 5 p.m.


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Don't know if this is a really specific question or you'll help me out. Please do. I just bought a DeLock DisplayPort cable for my Lenovo T500. Tried to use it with the in-built Intel MHD4500, no use. With the ATI HD3650 (you can switch between the two vga on this machine) I get a normal picture, but only on 59hz. On 60 I get a smaller desktop size (strange).
Any idea what can cause this? Will I have any problem if I use the 59hz?
(Was using the display with a VGA cable but I get a blurry picture with that (dont matter what device I attach, VGA is like this on this display) and thats why I wanted to change.)
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"The Bourne Legacy" is just the latest in the series of action movies about American super-spies. Jeremy Renner replaces Matt Damon as a Treadstone agent who goes rogue and, you know, blows stuff up. After all, according to the trailer - "Jason Bourne was just the tip of the iceberg."
Renner first came onto the big screen with the critically acclaimed "Hurt Locker", a character study on the brutal effects of war and violence. Since then, he's gotten (a bit) more popularity as Hawkeye in the summer blockbuster "The Avengers", and it's easy to see why. Renner seems like he was built for the genre.
Watch the trailer for the "The Bourne Legacy" and see what you think. Then catch the movie in theaters.


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Gabriel Brostow, a former undergraduate research assistant at UNT and 1993 TAMS graduate, specializes in the computational perception of motion - analyzing it in video, modeling it and synthesizing it. Think of it as finding, identifying and tracking individual needles in a moving haystack.
Photo by Julien Fauqueur
Researchers in England, Tel Aviv, Glasgow and Singapore who focus on group dynamics are interested in his studies.
"We started developing an automatic system that can detect individuals in large crowds some time before the terrorist attacks in London in 2005," Brostow says. "We're now focusing on systems that will automatically follow individuals as they move through the views of multiple tracking monitors."
Brostow completed his doctorate in computer science at the Georgia Institute of Technology before going to Cambridge University in England as a Marshall Sherfield Fellow. He's conducting research there at the Vision and Robotics Group with Roberto Cipolla, "using the power of complex mathematical algorithms."
Brostow's techniques can be applied to police work other than tracking. For example, he recently presented a paper on the forensics of blood spatters.
"Traditionally, the study of blood spatters at a crime scene involves stretching hundreds of threads from individual blood stains to determine trajectories," he says. "We've developed a program that can eliminate all that time-consuming work, making the job of crime scene analysts much easier."
Not all of his research is crime-related. Other applications of his techniques will allow investigators to study the movements of multiple blind cave fish to help determine how they are able to "map" caves, or to study chickens in large roosting farms where long periods of calm are interrupted by occasional stampedes and pecking wars.
"My research extends to fields as diverse as artificial intelligence, biomechanics, games, special effects and zoology," Brostow says.
William Dwyer, who earned a bachelor's degree at North Texas in 1968 and a master's in 1973, works at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but what he works on orbits 220 miles above the Earth. Dwyer is the system manager for the command and data handling system computer hardware aboard the International Space Station (ISS). He says his job can be a challenge.
Photo by Beryl Striewski
"I come from a math and physics background," he says. "I was not a systems guy - this was a real education."
There are 31 computers on board the ISS, and four more were scheduled to go up this fall.
"By 2010 [the year construction is due to be completed and NASA plans to retire the Space Shuttle fleet], there will be 50 computer systems controlling everything from life support to guidance and navigation, and from electrical power to payload control," Dwyer says.
The ISS is a joint project of five space agencies: NASA, the Russian Federation Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Association, the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Much of Dwyer's work focuses on joint projects with the European Space Agency. He says the two groups have different approaches to getting things done, and they have to work together.
"For example, the European Space Agency defines the project at the very beginning to cut down on the possible need for changes. With 13 countries involved, changes reverberate," he says. "Meanwhile, we make changes all the time on our end of the project. We recognize this in each other. They become less rigid, and we give them enough advance warning that a change is coming. It's a great relationship - they have a good attitude and spirit."
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer for Hispanic women living in the United States, and these women are more likely to die of the disease than other women because it was not detected at an early stage.
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Evelinn Borrayo, who earned her master's degree at UNT in 1997 and her doctorate in 1999, is working to change the mortality rate by understanding why these women are significantly less likely to engage in screening behaviors for cancers than other women. An associate professor of psychology at Colorado State University, Borrayo researches women's health, caregiving for the elderly and cultural health beliefs among ethnic minorities.
She says the low percentage of Hispanic women who do not get mammograms "has to do with social structures."
"These women tend to be of lower socioeconomic status and may not qualify for health insurance," she says. "The U.S. healthcare system is also not congruent with their cultural beliefs."
For instance, she points out that mainstream campaigns for breast cancer screening focus on finding the cancer on time and thus preventing death - messages that scare Hispanic women away.
"A better message may focus on breast cancer screening as a healthy behavior for Hispanic women and their families, since their culture emphasizes family ties," she says.
In 2005, Borrayo was one of four recipients of the American Psychological Association's Presidential Latina Leadership Citations for Early Career Psychologists. She was recognized for her commitment to improving the quality of life for caregivers for the elderly as well as for her research.
Growing up in Dime Box, Texas, Eddie Ramos wondered how the world worked. Today, Ramos applies that childhood curiosity to his studies of genetics as a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University.
"It's exciting, it's new and you're on the cusp of really understanding in depth how processes in the cell occur," Ramos says.
Photo by Keith Weller
At UNT Ramos became a Ronald E. McNair Scholar, gaining research experience through the program designed to encourage first-generation or underrepresented undergraduates to prepare for doctoral study. That paved the way for the rest of his research. After graduating from UNT in 1997, he earned a master's degree in molecular biology and a doctoral degree in genetics from Penn State University.
At Johns Hopkins, Ramos examines the organization of genes. His research with a protein class called insulators could be used in treating diseases such as cancer.
"Without these insulators, you would get miscommunication and things could go awry," he says. "The biggest driver for me is trying to understand the basics of what actually makes these things tick."
In the last 20 years, researchers have studied interactions with only one insulator and one gene type at a time, Ramos says. But his research focuses on the whole system of insulators.
"It's a more true look at what's actually happening in the cell," he says.
In his quest to determine how genes might go haywire and how to stop that from happening, Ramos is beginning to study stem cells in fruit flies.
"If we understand how insulators are working in stem cells, this can be used to study all kinds of diseases such as Parkinson's disease, diabetes and cancer," he says.
Coastal sediments reveal ancient tsunamis and hurricane storm surges.
- By Sara LaJeunesse
PATHS project creates interest in health fields for Hispanic students.
- By Cass Bruton
Few places on the planet have the lineup of microscopes available at UNT.
By James Naples
UNT scientists reach the Holy Grail of computational chemistry.
- By Sally Bell
Ethnomusicology research covers women's music festivals and African healing practices.
- By Cass Bruton
An art historian's quest for missing Iraqi art will help preserve a culture.
- By Ellen Rossetti
Zebrafish and chicken embryos shed light on hemophilia and heart defects.
- By Kim MacQueen
Student's award-winning research with nematodes may help treat cell damage.
- By Nancy Kolsti
Research at UNT is student centered, broad based and far reaching.
UNT research ranges from brain tracking to eye tracking, RFID to VoIP, early college high schools to early music.
Student research includes quantum mechanics, mathematical modeling, computer programming and linguistic profiling.
Cultural health beliefs, computational perception of motion, space station hardware and genetics occupy these former UNT students.
UNT authors write on emergency management, multiphase flows, structural equation modeling and entrepreneurship.
Miguel Acevedo's research makes environmental issues clear.


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We may have written off the Olsen twins' clothing collection as just another silly celebrity stamping their name on otherwise unattractive or just-average clothes but we are ready to eat our words. Their line, Elizabeth and James, has some of the cutest, easy-to-wear items that we have seen all season and we aren't the only ones taking notice. New mom Jennifer Garner knows just how to handle the stresses of being an A-lister and a successful mom and wife by picking pieces that are both comfortable and put together. Even teen starlet Vanessa Hudgens adores this floral top. We don't care who wore it better because this Elizabeth and James Tokyo Top ($275) has really impressed us with it's casual yet completely cool appeal. Maybe those twins do know a little something about what they are talking about.
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Sept. 14, 2012
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State women's soccer picked up its fifth win of the season, downing Hawaii 2-0 on regional television, Friday.
In their inaugural appearance on the Pac-12 Networks, the Cougars displayed their talents on both sides of the ball. Washington State recorded their third shutout at Lower Soccer Field this season while dominating the run of play, holding a 15-4 shot advantage over the Rainbow Wahine.
During a hard-fought first half battle, neither team could connect with the back of the net in the opening 45 minutes and went into halftime tied 0-0.
The Cougars got on the board when junior Micaela Castain, adding to her already impressive statistics this year, tallied her seventh goal of the season. The game-winning goal came in the 62nd minute when the Castro Valley, Calif., native finished a header in the box off a cross from sophomore Beau Bremer. Castain's seven cumulative goals keep her at the forefront of Washington State and Pac-12 scoring.
In the 80th minute, sophomore Jocelyn Jeffers added to Washington State's lead when she scored for the first time in the 2012 season. Jeffers converted from 20 yards out after being set up by a pass from sophomore Korynn Blanksma.
"Anytime you can keep a team off the scoreboard and keep the shots limited, that means you're doing some good things," first-year head coach Keidane McAlpine said. "Today I thought we did it a little bit more with our possession."
For the second week in a row, senior Ariana Byrd and redshirt-sophomore Gurveen Clair halved the time in goal. This week Byrd started and recorded one save, while Clair was not forced to make any saves and was credited with the win.
Washington State leads all-time series with Hawaii 5-0-0...Cougars have recorded seven-straight shutouts at home dating back to last season...have not allowed a goal at Lower Soccer Field in the last 654:51...WSU is 6-0-1 during the stretch, its best home streak since seven-consecutive wins in 1994...record of 5-1-0 is Washington State's best start since going 6-1-0 in 2002...this season, 12 of the 16 Cougar goals have come in the second half...Micaela Castain's seven goals leads the Pac-12...Castain has recorded eight game-winning career goals, which is tied for second in school history...Castain's 18 goals and 37 points are both good enough to rank in the school record book at tied for sixth and tied for 10th, respectively.


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Clinical Trial: To Determine If Chromium Nicotinate Supplementation at 400ug/Day for 16 Weeks Will Improve Insulin Resistance in HIV Patients with Metabolic Abnormalities
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Verified by University Health Network, Toronto September 2005
blood sugar > 6.1 mmol/l
triglycerides > 2 mmol/l
total cholesterol > 5.5 mmol/l or HDL < 0.9 mmol/l
| Drug: chromium nicotinate
|Phase II
MedlinePlus consumer health information
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Crossover Assignment
Official Title: The Effects of Chromium Supplementation on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Patients with HIV Infection
Secondary Outcomes: HbA1c; blood lipid profile (TG, chol or HDL); body composition by DEXA scan, BIOELECTRIC Impedance analysis and skin fold measurement; oxidative stress; plasma chromium
Expected Total Enrollment: 68
Study start: August 2002
Inclusion Criteria:
HIV documented patients will be considered for the study if they have at-least one abnormality with respect to fasting blood glucose, TG, total or HDL cholesterol. Normal fasting glucose is defined as <6.1 mmol/l (158). Hypertriglyceridemia is defined as concentrations above 2.0 mmol/L on the basis of reports of increased risk of cardiac disease (159). Hypercholesterolemia is defined as concentrations above 5.5 mmol/L and a low HDL-cholesterol concentration as less than 0.9 mmol/L (160, 161). Patients will need to be on a stable drug regimen for at least 8 weeks and not taking any chromium supplement or chromium-containing multivitamins 4 weeks prior and during the study period. Patients can stay on their hypoglycemic or lipid-lowering medications and the required dosage will be monitored.
Exclusion Criteria:
Location and Contact Information
Canada, Ontario
University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada; Recruiting
Johane Allard, MD, FRCPC, Principal Investigator
Johane Allard, MD, FRCPC, Principal Investigator, University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital
More Information
Last Updated: September 8, 2005
Record first received: September 8, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00152893
Health Authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee; Canada: Health Canada
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-09-13
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If you lose your smartphone or want to upgrade to a newer model,
ensure that Exchange messages cannot be read by erasing (wiping)
your phone.
If your phone is lost or stolen, you should also contact your
service provider to deactivate it.
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I upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 beta2 via
sudo do-release-upgrade -d and have identified a few... glitches and issues in the process/script, mostly from an end-user's perspective. There seems to more than one list that might fit, in the Ubuntu-devel- or perhaps Ubuntu-qa- or even Ubuntu-desktop- hierarchies.
I know about Launchpad, Brainstorm, BugSquad, etc, but am looking for the mailing-list where the people who develop this specific process discuss it.
In my experience, asking the person who knows the answer is much quicker than doing your own research. :)
Cheers, Alec.
(a retired computer guy with many years experience in the software development cycle, including OSs)


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Maya Moore demonstrated a foolproof method of generating publicity after the WNBA officially announced her as the leader in votes for the upcoming All-Star Game.
The Minnesota Lynx forward scored 30 points in an 83-72 win over the Los Angeles Sparks Tuesday night at Target Center. 16 of those points came in the fourth quarter as Moore reached the 30-point mark for the seventh time this season, breaking a team record previously held by Seimone Augustus.
"Certain seasons are going to require different things. We don't have the depth that we had at this point last year. I have to be aggressive and take advantage of the minutes that I'm out there," she said.
Capitalizing on opportunities has been trickier for Moore as opponents are able to converge on her more easily with Minnesota's (14-6) short-handed situation. She was in a funk through the first three quarters, and her three-point shot was coming up uncharacteristically short. In the fourth, Moore made her last five shots of the game and converted all five of her free throws.
"The best thing that happened to her was the recognition that the three-ball wasn't happening. Maya got to the rim and was able to get some points in the paint," said Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve.
Ironically, Moore's last basket of the game was a three-pointer, pushing her to the 30-point threshold.
Rebounding was also broken for the Lynx, giving up a 42-33 edge against the Sparks (7-11). Los Angeles had 20 offensive rebounds, but a 33.8 percent mark in field goal shooting nullified most of their second chance looks. Minnesota made 54.1 percent of their shots.
"We wanted to keep pounding it in, we got fatigued, we started settling for jump shots," said Los Angeles head coach Carol Ross.
The Sparks were seemingly wearing down the Lynx through the first three quarters, using a 9-0 run to take a 59-56 lead to the final period. Although Los Angeles was corralling misses with ease, their interior defense was porous, giving Minnesota plenty of lanes to drive through. The Lynx broke a 62-62 tie midway through the fourth with a 15-4 run.
Lindsay Whalen had 16 points and 9 rebounds to help Minnesota's cause. Janel McCarville added 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Jantel Lavender led the Sparks with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Candace Parker scored 16 points, and Nneka Ogwumike put in 10 points and 14 rebounds. Despite the lofty numbers, Los Angeles continues to teeter on the playoff bubble, locked in a close fight with Seattle and Tulsa for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Minnesota will play on Thursday at Tulsa as they continue their search to step up on rebounding, an element that has lacked consistency in the absence of Rebekkah Brunson.
"People are in there, but we are a smaller team. If you don't have position, you're not going to get the ball," McCarville said.


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Saskatchewan Big Game Draw Apps Due June 1
The deadline for Big Game Draw applications is nearing. Hunters wanting to hunt certain big game species this fall need to get their applications in before June 1, 2009.
Before you start filling out your application (either online or, for one more year only, using the paper application process), please be aware there have been some important changes for the 2009 Draw program.
In particular, anyone wanting to hunt mule deer in 2009 must apply for a licence through the Big Game Draw process. Hunters need to be aware that there will be no draw for either-sex mule deer licences in zones 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, 26, 29, 43, 45, 46 and 47.
Those who wish to hunt either-sex mule deer in these zones must apply for antlerless mule deer for these zones through the Big Game Draw. To be eligible to purchase an either-sex mule deer licence, a hunter must submit two antlerless mule deer heads from the same zone for chronic wasting disease testing [the Earn-a-Buck program].
Please check the 2009 Hunters' and Trappers' Guide or visit our website at www.environment.gov.sk.ca for more details on the Big Game Draw for 2009.