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Release Date: 2009-06-04 (NY (Premiere))
Genre: Documentary,
Rating: PG
Duration: 1hr 33min
In "Food, Inc.," filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli--the harmful bacteria that cause illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farms' Gary Hirschberg and Polyface Farms' Joe Salatin, "Food, Inc." reveals surprising--and often shocking truths--about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.
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Forbes names U of M Twin Cities a 'rising star college'
UMTC has climbed 435 spots in magazine's rankings since 2009
July 31, 2014
High retention rates, low debt burden and high graduate salaries are three reasons the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has been named a "rising star college" on Forbes magazine's listing of America's Best Colleges.
UMTC has climbed 435 spots since 2009 – to 108th in 2014 - the most by any college nationwide.
"The goal of the U of M's undergraduate student experience is to cultivate well-rounded students who are staying in school, managing debt and graduating on time," said Robert McMaster, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Education. "Our graduation, retention and debt data show that we are meeting this goal. This recognition from Forbes affirms the strong environment we have in place to prepare students for their lives after college. We will continue to equip tomorrow's leaders with the tools they need to be successful over the course of their career lives."
The University's graduation and retention rates are currently at all-time highs:
- 4-year graduation rate: 59.1% for Fall 2009 freshmen, up from 15.2% for the Fall 1992 freshman class
- 6-year graduation rate: 75.7% for Fall 2007 freshmen, up from 45% for the Fall 1992 freshman class
- First to second year retention: 90.4% for Fall 2012 freshmen, up from 78.6% for the Fall 1992 freshman class
Also, among the undergraduate class of 2013, 37 percent completed their degrees carrying no debt at all.
"The increases are due to many initiatives such as Welcome Week, the 13-credit policy, a strong emphasis on four-year graduation, the President's Emerging Scholars program and improved advising – which has allowed us to better serve our students," added McMaster. "Our U Promise program, which provides more than $30 million in support for Minnesota resident undergraduates with a family income of up to $100,000, is also proving effective."
Additionally, Forbes highlighted the U for its "production of high-quality graduates who become leaders." The magazine included U of M alumni John Hammergren, CEO of McKesson Corporation, Mark Thierer, CEO of Catamaran and Diana Murphy, the Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals' Eighth Circuit.
Overall, the "rising star" list included schools who are "focusing on student success and college affordability" and noted that "the only way to do well in this list is to produce superior undergraduates that succeed later in life, enjoy their experience, and graduate on time without high debt."
Forbes' America's Top Colleges list, produced since 2009, includes 650 schools from across the U.S. ranked on factors such as student satisfaction, post-graduate success, student debt, four-year graduation rate and academic success.


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Commenting on BYU moving to the Pacific-10 Conference: It's something we would have to look at, no question, but there has been no indication that any of them in the Pac-10 are interested in BYU. The question we would have to ask ourselves is, where we've had nice success, would it be worth giving that up to, maybe, go into a league that we might struggle for awhile before getting the program where we could compete with them. It took Arizona State and Arizona a long time. Myself, I don't have any problems staying in the WAC. I like it; we've had success. Winning 14 games last year, I don't think that happens if we were in a bigger league. Fortunately or unfortunately, there's going to be someone other than me who's going to make that decision down the line.
LaVell Edwards (1931 -)
Source: Interview by Andy Boogaard, Fresno Bee, at WAC preseason meetings, August 5, 1997.
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I feel that the progress I have made as a coach, as well as a person, is a direct result of the growth that I have made through my Church callings. I had the opportunity to serve as a bishop in a campus ward while I was still an assistant coach. When I was appointed head football coach in 1972, I decided to approach my role as a coach much the same as I did as a bishop, delegating responsibility to my assistants, putting responsibility on the players for self-improvement in all aspects of their lives, and using personal interviews with players to try to give positive reinforcement and encouragement so that they might do their very best and reach their full potential, both on and off the field.
Source: "Prepare for a Mission," Ensign, Nov. 1984, © by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Used by permission.
BYU takes on defending national champion Florida State in the Pigskin Classic in Jacksonville, Fla., eight days after announcing that the 2000 season would be his last before retirement: It's exciting. Thinking back to when I first came here, to when we were playing games where the Richards P.E. Building is, with the likes of Western Michigan - who beat us - and other teams like that. Now after all these years we're playing teams like Florida State.
Source: Deseret News, August 18, 2000, Salt Lake City, UT
We tend to look at successful athletes and make them almost bigger than life. . . . I have seen many young men who have achieved greatness. I have also seen those who have come up a little short of their potential. I do know that those who succeed have been able to . . . recognize within themselves the potential to do something well and then work hard to prepare themselves for that eventual opportunity. Others wait for the opportunity to come and then start to work, thus coming up a little short.
I can honestly say that two weeks after the national championship year, I'd forgotten about it and started laying the groundwork for spring practice. And so every year, that's been the thing that's motivated me. . . .
Source: Interview
I told Pattie that last night I dreamt that we had a press conference and nobody showed up. I am overwhelmed that so many of you are here.
Source: Press conference at BYU, September 1, 2000, announcing his retirement after the 2000 season.
Coming out of BYU's football spring, 1999, practice: We might have a chance to be pretty good.
Source: by Jessica Kaye Johnson, KBYU Sports
Looking at the championship-winning quarterbacks, Edwards remembered their particular talents: Gary Sheide: The image of Joe Namath. He even had Joe's number. Had just a great feel and touch for the game. A great athlete who could play all the sports. He was more of a streak guy than any of them. He could miss two or three passes and then get hot and hit ten straight. He was the one who got it all started.
Source: Lee Benson in And They Came to Pass, 1988
Looking at the championship-winning quarterbacks, Edwards remembered their particular talents: Gifford Nielsen: He was never a very good practice player. He couldn't run, he didn't have a great arm, he was kind of gangly, but he was sharp as a whip. Such a competitor. As good as we ever had. He had the intangibles that certain leaders have. A presence, an awareness. They're best under pressure. Like Mel Tillis, he talks and he stutters, but when he sings it's completely different. It was like that with Giff. On the field, something just clicked.
Looking at the championship-winning quarterbacks, Edwards remembered their particular talents: Jim McMahon: A great natural leader. Great ability. Great presence. For a guy who was supposed to be blind in one eye, he had as much vision as anyone I've ever seen. He'd know instinctively where he should turn and where he should throw the ball. He was never a problem on the field. He was kind of cocky, but that didn't bother me. He had such a quick delivery and such a natural ability. I told Chicago he'd win them a Super Bowl.
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- 1 pound uncooked Italian sausage links
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 bacon strip, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups water
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
- 2 cups diced potatoes
- 2 cups thinly sliced fresh kale
- 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- Preheat oven to 325°. Place the sausages in a ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; pierce casings. Bake 15-20 minutes or until fully cooked. Drain; set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, saute onion and bacon 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute. Add water, broth and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Cut sausages in half lengthwise, then into 1/4-in. slices. Add kale, cream and sausage to soup; heat through (do not boil). Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).
Reviews for Sausage Kale Soup
"I enjoyed it but DH won't eat it. He doesn't like the Trader Joe's chicken sausage I used. Rats. Substituted 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. onion and garlic powders & skipped the cream & bacon. It's a light soup this way."
"Delicious! I used a pinch of cayenne pepper and also used hit sausage as that is what I had on hand. In addition I used half and half instead of the whipping cream. It was hearty and both my husband and I had seconds. This a keeper."
"I enjoyed this soup. I removed the casing and browned the sausage with bacon drippings, then added the onions, then the garlic and so on.I'm not a huge fan of the caraway seed in Italian sausage, so I'd be curious how it would be with a different sausage."
"I love this soup but modify it for a paleo diet. So I sub sweet potatoes for the white ones in the recipe and use canned coconut milk instead of heavy cream. Often use turkey italian sausage instead of pork. So delicious!"
"ONE WORD ..... FABULOUS!!! This is a perfect "copycat" recipe of a certain "Italian restaurant" we all know and love :-) I added a dash of white wine while cooking the onions, and used spicy sausage instead of mild, and everyone devoured it quickly! In fact, the kids were even dipping in the pot before I could even serve it! LOL! DEFINITELY double the recipe or you will be disappointed, because I can assure you, you will be looking for seconds!! .. recipe yields about three to four people"


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Thomas Rebman: Orange County, Florida middle school teacher spends month living as homeless person
(WESH/NBC NEWSCHANNEL) Orange County middle school teacher Thomas Rebman left his home July 4 to spend a month living as a homeless person.
The former Naval officer hopes to raise awareness of the challenges homeless people face and to engage his students in the lesson by sharing his experience on Facebook and YouTube .
Rebman says homelessness is harder than he ever imagined. "All this walking and not eating well is not doing me too well and I assure you I got ate by every single bug known to man tonight. "
Rebman said he's applied for more than 150 jobs in recent weeks and used his actual resume, which lists his two Masters degrees, but has had no luck because Rebman said he appears homeless.
He has managed to raise $4,000 in donations for local homeless organizations.
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Governor Rick Scott ordered all state and U.S. flags in Florida to be flown at half-staff in memory of murdered freelance journalist and Miami native Steven Sotloff, late Thursday, according to EyesOnNews.
Taken directly from the governor's statement:
Steven Sotloff, a former University of Central Florida journalism student from Pinecrest, was brutally murdered by ISIS in a barbaric video displayed worldwide. Ann and I join all Floridians, and Americans, in grieving with the Sotloff family today. Those who murdered Steven are evil, and evil must be confronted and destroyed.
In honor and in memory of Steven Sotloff, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of Florida on Friday, September 5, 2014
After a video of Sotloff's alleged brutal murder surfaced online earlier in the week, Scott spoke out about the Florida native.
"On behalf of Ann and myself, and on behalf of all the people of Florida, we want to convey our sorrow and our condolences to the entire Sotloff family. We cannot begin to understand their grief," said Scott.
"The people who did this are evil. They are not merely wrong, they are not adversaries, they are evil. And evil must be confronted and destroyed. In fact, these immoral animals reject the basic code of human morality that crosses all cultures. This is not a political or international disagreement. It is a case of barbarians choosing to set themselves apart from the rest of humanity.
"Here is what they need to understand – Steve Sotloff was a Floridian, but more importantly he was an American. If you attack one American, you are attacking all Americans. Last week President Obama said that his administration does not at present have a strategy for dealing with ISIS – these immoral evil people.
"I think I can speak for all Floridians and all Americans when I say that the time for a strategy is now, and part of that strategy needs to include destroying them."
Held in captivity by ISIS forces since August, 2013, Steven Sotloff, 31, had his life previously threatened at the end of the James Foley execution video two weeks ago. From Miami, he attended the University of Central Florida.
A memorial service for Sotloff will be held, Friday, September 5, 2014 at 1 p.m. at Temple Beth Am, 5950 South West 88th Street, Miami, Florida 33156. The service is open to the public.


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Java ME Product and Technology Releases
By GD on Feb 06, 2009
Here you'll find current updates to Java ME-related technologies.[Read More]
Here you'll find current updates to Java ME-related technologies.[Read More]
The Duke's Choice awards honor the best and most innovative uses of Java technology.[Read More]
Java technology evangelist Sang Shin will begin teaching the 15-week free online course JavaFX Programming (With Passion!) on January 30, 2009.[Read More]
December 9, 1:00 P.M. PST
Get the scoop on the JavaFX Rich Client platform, live from Devoxx in Belgium when Sun's Danny Coward, Chief Architect, Sun's Client Software, is interviewed by Jonathan Erickson, Editorial Director of Dr. Dobb's Journal, in Second Life. Come join the conversation and learn how JavaFX is changing all the screens of your life.
Live, in Second Life, Sun Microsystems 1 and 2, Main Amphitheatre: http://www.world2worlds.com/lb.php
What's next for the Java platform? Read news and views from Sun's CEO, engineers, writers, and Java developers as they explore core Java, enterprise, Web 2.0, mobility, and open source on the Java Technology Blogs page.
Take a look at these updates to Java software from Sun Microsystems.[Read More]
Read the news from and about campus ambassadors Silveira Neto, Jenifer Parra Orjuela, Abhishek Uppala, Sidsel Jensen, and Chris Leung.[Read More]
Java Champion and JavaFX expert James Weaver teaches you how to create custom user interface controls.[Read More]
The recently released JavaFX Preview helps early adopters become familiar with JavaFX technology. Got a question about it? Post it during this session and get answers from three key members of Sun's JavaFX engineering team. Learn more.
JavaFX Preview SDK is a preview release of the JavaFX platform, aimed at web scripters and early adopters.[Read More]
These are updates to core Java software from Sun Microsystems.[Read More]
Sun writers are reporting on Sun Tech Days from Sydney this week. Check out the Tech Days blog for the latest news. See this week's agenda.
Silveira Neto, Sun campus ambassador in Brazil, has sent some interesting links that feature the NetBeans IDE and JavaFX technology:
Learn more about the Campus Ambassadors internship program, NetBeans IDE, and JavaFX technology.
Jim Weaver, CTO of LAT and JavaFX Blog author, is offering a JavaFX Script 2.5 day boot camp from April 9 to 11 in Indianapolis, Indiana. This intense course is designed to get you quickly up to speed in JavaFX Script application development. Read more.
Check the index of JavaFX technology-related articles on java.sun.com.
This keynote was given to an audience in Santa Clara a few weeks ago at the first annual "Mobile and Embedded Developer Days" conference. <http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/gvbXufYZraSDd.veU2w3FA>. It's a pretty cool video which discusses Java embedded technologies (everything from the smallest "mote" to the largest real-time system) and gives an overview of the JavaFX platform.
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Dobos Torte
Adapted from Maida Heatter's Great Book of Desserts; caramel layer and a host of tips from Joe Pastry
Time, estimated: I made this cake lazily, with several long interruptions, over a span of 5 hours. With more focus, I believe it can be done in 3 hours. With good planning and the rev of a strong cup of coffee, I suspect it could be pulled off in 2 hours, but hardly think that would be much fun.
Notes: This dobos torte, as far as I'm concerned, is rare among really showy cakes in that it tastes even awesomer than it looks, and that days later, its as good if not better than it was the first day it was made. Personally, I always pause before making sponge cakes, and they can be a little dry and a bit dull. But this one, with an insanely buttery dark chocolate frosting sandwiching it's pancake-like layers, manages to be neither, and has a softness you wouldn't expect from something that slices so neatly. In the fridge, that shell-like chocolate exterior locks in the moisture for days.
I detoured from tradition in a few ways. First, I made more layers than the requisite 7. You're welcome to make your cake layers as thin as you can bake them up, as most pastry chefs enjoy challenging themselves to. You can double or quadruple the cake recipe and make a staggering stack of a cake, too. 35 for a 35th birthday, anyone?
I also made the cake rectangular as this was how I remembered it most fondly, and allowed me to minimize my baking and fussing. Although round cakes are more traditional, I felt extra validated by my choice when I consulted George Lang's The Cuisine of Hungary and found that he, too, advised a squared-off cake and the least fussy baking approach. If you have an oven that fits a 12×17-inch pan (mine, alas, does not) you can bake this entire cake in 5 minutes, and divide the layer in a 6-high cake.
Here are some shaping/stacking options. For each, you can make additional layers if you feel comfortable baking your cake layers thinner:
Cake layers:
7 large eggs, separated
3 large egg yolks
1 pound (3 1/2 cups or 455 grams) confectioners' sugar, plus extra for dusting racks
3/4 cup (94 grams or 3 1/3 ounces) all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon table salt
Frosting and filling:
1/2 pound (8 ounces or 227 grams) semi- or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/2 pound (2 sticks or 226 grams) unsalted butter, cut into chunks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Caramel layer (optional)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon water
Handful of toasted, peeled hazelnuts
Prepare your cake pans: Choose a cake size and shape option from the Notes, above. Assemble either the cake pans you will need, or sheets of parchment paper if you don't have all the necessary pans. If using cake pans, line the bottom of each with a sheet of fitted parchment paper, and butter and flour (or use a butter-flour spray) the parchment and sides of the pan. Tap out excess flour, if needed. If using sheets of parchment paper, cut each larger than needed for the cake shape and size. Stencil your cake shape on one side of the sheet, then flip it over and butter and flour the shape area on the reverse side. Again, tap out any excess flour. [Want to make the number 1 for your kid's first birthday? This is how to approach it.]
Make the cake: Preheat oven to 450°F and place a rack in the center of your oven. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat 10 egg yolks for a few minutes at high speed, until pale and lemon-colored. Reduce speed and gradually add sugar, then increase the speed and beat the yolks and sugar until thick and glossy. Scrape bowl occasionally with rubber spatula. Reduce speed again and gradually add flour and salt; increase speed mix for 5 minutes more, then mix in lemon juice. Scrape bowl again with a rubber spatula. In a separate bowl with cleaned beaters, or by transferring your cake batter to a new bowl and washing it out and drying it with a long sigh, beat the 7 egg whites with a whisk attachment until they hold stiff peaks. Because your yolk mixture is more or less the thickness of spackle at this point, stir a few heaping spoonfuls of the whites into it to loosen the mixture, before folding in the rest of the whites in three additions. When you're done, your batter will have transformed from a dry paste to a spreadable, foamy batter.
Bake your cake layers: Spread your batter in prepared pans or within their stenciled shapes on parchment paper; try to push the batter rather than pull it with an offset spatula, it will help keep the parchment from rolling up. Don't worry if they spread past the shape outline on parchment; you will trim them later. If you have a digital scale and want to be super-fussy about making sure the layers are even, weighing the batter and dividing it out accordingly will do the trick. [I can make it even easier; the net weight of my batter was 985 grams.] If not and you're aiming for a traditional 7-layer 9-inch round cake, spread batter to about 1/4-inch thickness in each circle. Spread the batter evenly to the edges with an offset spatula; be careful not to leave any holes. If you're using parchment shapes, slide cookie sheets under them before baking.
Bake each layer for 5 minutes, or until golden with some dark brown spots. Thicker layers may take up to 2 additional minutes. When layer is baked, remove it from the oven and flip it out onto a cooling rack that has been dusted with a small amount of confectioners' sugar. Carefully, gently remove parchment paper then flip cake back onto another lightly dusted cooling rack to finish cooling. It's best to cool the layers right side up; the tops are the stickiest part.
Repeat with remaining layers. Dunk your cake batter bowl in water right away; that egg yolk-enriched batter dries quickly and was surprisingly hard to scrub off later! Layers will cool very quickly. Trim edges of cake, if needed, to make even shapes or divide larger rectangular pans accordingly.
Make the filling and frosting: Melt chocolate until smooth. Set aside to cool to room temperature, but of course not so cool that it hardens again. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter until soft and smooth, scraping frequently. Add vanilla and 3 egg yolks. Add sugar and cooled chocolate, beating until thoroughly mixed and scraping as needed.
Assemble the cake: Place four strips of parchment or waxed paper around the outer edges of your cake plate. Place first cake layer on plate and spread chocolate on top and to edges with an offset spatula. The filling must be spread fairly thinly to have enough for all layers and the outsides of the cake. However, I'd preemptively scaled up the chocolate filling and frosting and had nearly two cups of extra — the levels listed above should be just fine. Repeat with remaining layers (or all layers except one, if you'd like to do a decorative caramel layer), stacking cake as evenly as possible. Once fully stacked and filled, you can trim the edges again so that they're even.
Spread chocolate on outside of cake in a thin coat, just to cover and adhere the crumbs to the cake. Place cake in fridge for 30 minutes (or freezer for 5 minutes) to set the chocolate. Spread chocolate more thickly and smoothly to make a final exterior coat of frosting. Remove paper strips.
Caramel topping, if using: Lightly grease a sheet of parchment paper. Place last cake layer on this sheet. Lightly oil a large chef's knife (if cutting layer into 16 traditional wedges) or sharp cookie cutter of your choice and set aside. Combine the sugar and water in a small, heavy saucepan and swirl it until the sugar melts and begins to turn a pale amber color. Quickly and carefully, pour this (you'll have a bit of extra) over the prepared cake layer and spread it evenly with an offset spatula, right over the outer edges. Using prepared knife or cutter, quickly cut layer as you wish. Leave in place, then cool completely. Once fully cooled, cut edges of shapes again, to ensure that you can remove them cleanly. Arrange caramel pieces or wedges over cake, propping them up decoratively with hazelnuts.
Chill cake until needed.
Do ahead: You can bake the cake layers ahead of time, freezing them between sheets of waxed paper, wrapped tightly in plastic. No need to defrost before assembling. The whole cake has kept for 4 days for us now, and seems like it would safely keep for a week.
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The Decemberists
About The Decemberists T-Shirt
What do you do when life gives you lemons? You make lemonade. What do you do when life gives you a flat tire? You call AAA. What do you do when life gives you cancer? Unfortunately this question does not have an easy answer. It's one of the scariest words in the world, but somewhere through the depths of despair and fear is something wonderful and inspiring, something of strength and determination. That something is HOPE.
Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists has been winning her fight against breast cancer since she was was diagnosed in May 2011. Please join us in supporting Team Jenny and by purchasing this Carson Ellis-designed t-shirt, with all profits benefiting the Planned Parenthood Emergency Fund. Wear the pink ribbon with pride and remember to stand your ground, for challenges may rise but you will blow them down.
About The Band
The Decemberists are an indie folk rock band from Portland, Oregon. They are Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query and John Moen. Their latest album,'The King Is Dead' is one of our Top Tens of 2011. It also reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. As a band, they have toured and collaborated with other such acts as, My Brightest Diamond and Laura Veirs. They also appeared on the 'Dark Was The Night' charity compilation, which was curated by The National.
About The Cause
The Planned Parenthood's Breast Health Emergency Fund has been set up recently to help local Planned Parenthood health centers continue offering breast-cancer screenings, education and mammogram referrals in rural and underserved communities. Planned Parenthood is a respected leader in educating Americans about reproductive and sexual health, delivering comprehensive and medically accurate information, which empowers women, men, teens, and families to make informed choices and lead healthy lives.
The bands behind the shirts (Good people rock!)
- Amanda Palmer
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- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Daughter
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- Dry the River
- Editors
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- Emmy the Great
- Freelance Whales
- Grizzly Bear
- Hayden
- Holly Throsby
- Hot Chip
- Jay Reatard
- John Grant
- Joseph Arthur
- Keaton Henson
- King Creosote
- Laura Veirs
- Little Boots
- Metric
- My Brightest Diamond
- Of Montreal
- Patrick Watson
- Ra Ra Riot
- Rilo Kiley
- Sharon Van Etten
- Stars
- Tegan and Sara
- The Dears
- The Decemberists
- The Leisure Society
- The Magic Numbers
- The National
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05:40, UK, Wednesday 09 January 2013
League Two giant killers Bradford are a step closer to a dream date at Wembley after beating Aston Villa in the first leg of their semi-final in the Capital One Cup.
Bradford, who have already claimed the scalps of Arsenal and Wigan from the Premier League so far in the competition, won 3-1 at Valley Parade.
Nahki Wells, Rory McArdle and Carl McHugh scored the goals for Bradford, with Andreas Weimann replying for Villa.
It leaves the Yorkshire club one match away from a first major final since their FA Cup success in 1911.
They are also bidding to become the first team from the fourth division of English football to reach the League Cup final since Rochdale in 1962.
Bradford manager Phil Parkinson said: "To score three against a Premier League team is an outstanding achievement. We played so well.
"They had an attacking line-up and left space, so we passed it well. They had chances, but so we did we. All round, the lads were magnificent.
"But let's not get carried away, we will be respectful and go to Villa Park and do it all again.
"We go into every game to win. I said a draw wouldn't be the worst result, but we can go there with a full house, with 6,000 of our own fans, and enjoy it.
"Villa will be favourites and people will expect them to beat us. We'll try and replicate what we did tonight in two weeks' time."
Villa manager Paul Lambert admitted his side failed to make the most of their good chances during the match.
"We are really disappointed we have lost the game. We're in one now, that's for sure," he said.
"We knew the set-pieces were coming, we have not defended them well at all. It's hurt us and wasn't good enough.
"We have another chance to retrieve this. We will have to see what happens in a fortnight's time. We will be at home and we know what we have to do. We have to play a lot better than that."
The winners of the Bradford-Aston Villa semi will face either Chelsea or Swansea at Wembley in the final on February 24.


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Box office: Hrithik Roshan's Bang Bang crosses 70 crore, Shahid Kapoor's Haider crosses 20 crores!2 years ago 6
HR's film makes 20.10 crore on day 3, SK's film makes 6.38 crore on day 3! Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif's Bang Bang has collected 71.72 crore in… Read Article ▶
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With the ease of creating (and destroying) credibility on the internet, the process of online reputation management has become even more important than ever. The concept of online reputation management doesn't have to be scary or complicated. Online reputation management is a matter of managing the references to your brand, particularly in the search engine results (SERPs).
This week, ClickZ is getting ready for the final touch-ups before the conference in San Francisco. Topics include many different aspects of digital marketing. Earlier this year, in anticipation of the upcoming New York ClickZ, Andy Beal was interviewed about the topic of online reputation management and provided helpful tips on how to do it yourself. Another article from the ClickZ archives, Online Reputation Management 101 covers some basics in ORM.
Other sites have given their two cents, including Outspoken's ORM Guide, Forbe's Top Tips in ORM for brand management, Entrepreneur's reputation management, and another ClickZ article, in Search Engine Watch, on "15 Ways to Avoid Reputation Roadkill."
One of the key recommendations that shows up in all of these articles is the tip to *track* what is being said about the brand. Without knowing what is currently being said, it is difficult to actually do something about it (aka "manage").
Enter the Cyfe Dashboard.
This social media management (and more!) dashboard is helpful in doing many things, including online reputation management. It is not limited to ORM, but is a perfect tool to use to track the references to the brand and manage the brand's ORM, and so much more.
The Cyfe dashboard has so many features that make life easier, all under one roof (dashboard). The video, above, displays a few of these, including the "widgets" which are the fun drag-and-drop elements that connect to the existing social networks (of your choice).
The Cyfe tool boasts an easy-to-use interface of drag and drop. There is no hassle with trying to figure out where the button is to click and add to a column somewhere else. It is a matter of selecting what is desired and dragging it to the desired spot in the dashboard. At any point, these widgets may be moved (even removed). This allows opportunities to modify the layout and view of the dashboard to fit the objectives of the company/brand.
Cyfe also has a free account option. The free account is limited to five widgets, but this provides an opportunity to try out the dashboard and experience the true value. The cost is very low, especially compared to the cost of hiring staff members to join the ORM department of a company. There are no 401(k) retirement plans needed for the genius behind the Cyfe dashboard. When you look at the cost it that way, the ROI on this unique tool is huge!
Engagement and Monitoring.
The Cyfe dashboard provides a visually appealing way to catch those conversations that inspire further engagement, the type of engagement that helps to propel brand awareness ahead of the competition. The difference between engagement and monitoring is the level of engagement on that particular reference to the brand. In many cases, the response to what Cyfe displays on the dashboard is both: engaging in the conversation about the brand and monitoring to see that positive social signals are sent out about the brand. This is a solid plan in both online reputation management as well as the brand awareness aspect of the overall marketing plan.
Visit Cyfe to sign up for a free account and read along on the tips about online reputation management. It is a great way to test drive it and see the benefits. Using the Cyfe dashboard allows one to have the potential to become the ORM expert in the company, while benefitting the brand and working toward moving the brand ahead of the competition.
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Dale Roger Livingston
Position: K
Height: 6-0 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: March 12, 1945 in Plymouth, MI
Died: January 5, 2009 in Green Bay, WI
High School: Plymouth
College: East. Michigan, West. Michigan (school history)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 3rd round (83rd overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 5 (9377th overall since 1950)


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I want to thank Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart, Vancouver City Council members Bart Hansen and Larry Smith and Ridgefield Mayor Ron Onslow for having both the courage and the vision to pass the resolution allowing C-Tran to enter into an agreement with TriMet to proceed with light rail.
I was impressed with the testimony at the Sept. 26 meeting. Most comments, both pro and con, were well thought out and from the heart. The Columbia River Crossing proposal impacts the entire community, so this kind of informed participation is truly important.
Ours is the only remaining lift-span bridge on the I-5 corridor between Canada and Mexico. Every time there is a bridge lift, traffic stops for about 20 minutes while the bridge goes up and back down. Then, over the next 20 minutes or more, traffic slowly resumes its former pace. These lifts can happen multiple times each day.
While traffic is stalled, cars and trucks are burning fuel and adding pollutants to our air. While traffic is stalled, the goods sitting in those trucks are delayed and commuters are late. Those delays cost money and pose safety hazards.
It's time to stop stalling. Let's build a newer, safer, more efficient bridge with multimodal capacity.
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A 4-year-old boy from out of town drowned Wednesday at a pool in Jonesboro, and police have arrested two of the residents on drug charges.
Harold Carter, 59, and Robert Carter, 64, were charged Thursday with possession of marijuana and distribution of marijuana, according to Clayton County police.
"They admitted to being under the influence of marijuana at the time of the 4-year-old's death," police spokeswoman JaQuitta Williams said. She has identified the child as Donovan Daniels.
The call came in at 5:35 p.m. Wednesday that the 4-year-old boy had fallen into a pool at a home on Winding Way Lane, police said.
Officers from three jurisdictions responded to the scene and entered the pool, which they said was filthy, to search for the child, Officer Ashanti Marbury said. It's unclear how long Donovan was under water before the officers found him and removed him from the pool.
Clayton County EMS arrived and immediately attempted to resuscitate the child who was then transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Donovan and his family are from out of state and were visiting family at the Jonesboro home, police said.
While at the scene, officers smelled marijuana coming from the house, and a subsequent search turned up 40 to 60 marijuana plants, according to media reports.
The two were arrested and transported to the Clayton County jail where they remained late Thursday morning, Williams said. The two may face additional charges once the investigation is complete, officials said.


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Opensource.com has a community moderator program, and I am proud to be a part of it. Recently we all met in person with the Opensource.com team in downtown Raleigh, NC at Red Hat Tower. One of our discussions centered around open source software for education, and Ruth Suehle, who leads Fedora's... Read more
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The Raspberry Pi has replaced the textbook at the State University of New York at Albany in the class, Information in the 21st Century. Ethan Sprissler is the instructor for the 900 student class (split into two sections, 400 and 500 students respectively). He uses the Raspberry Pi instead of the... Read more
Rare diseases are defined as as those afflicting populations of fewer than 200,000 patients, or about 1 in 1,500 people. There are about 7,000 rare diseases, the majority of which are genetically related and commonly affecting the very young (infants). At first glance, rare diseases seem to only... Read more
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At the age of 77, I have published my first eBook and have a MOOC. These were not endeavors I ever intended to undertake. I wanted to write Forms for a Future—a book about the civic discussions we need to have to have a future worthy of living. So, in the fall of 2007, after a 15 year absence from... Read more
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Bill Kendrick created Tux Paint in only a couple of days. A friend asked why there wasn't a free and open source drawing program for kids, something like GIMP. Bill chuckled, knowing that many adults have a hard time learning how to use GIMP, much less kids. He replied, "I can probably put... Read more


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An EMT who walked into a Dunkin' Donuts shop around 4 a.m. for a morning cup of coffee on Friday happened to be wearing his carbon monoxide detector. Luckily he was because it sounded its alarm indicating that the store was filled with dangerous levels of the odorless gas, according to ABC News on June 1.
The EMT staff was just looking for a cup of coffee and during that hour of the morning anyone would need a bit of help waking up. The detector indicated high levels of the carbon monoxide, so the EMT went from coffee drinking customer to civil servant and emptied out the store in Carle Place, New York, reports The Republic today.
The colorless and odorless gas doesn't offer warnings as it fills a room. The customers were probably not in the store long enough to feel the effects of the gas, but the employees would have been in great danger if they hadn't high-tailed it out the door.
The EMT called the authorities and an investigation showed that it was coming from one of the vents in the store's ovens. Luckily the Nassau County EMT picked the Dunkin' Donuts at 202 Glen Cove Road to grab his morning coffee because he was able to divert impending disaster, suggests the Port Washington Patch today.
The level that the EMT read off his meter was -35 parts per million of carbon monoxide, which was confirmed by the Carle Place Fire Department, who responded to the call. Police did not release the EMT's name who was the real hero for all the coffee drinkers in the wee hours of the morning Friday in that shop!
While there were no injuries from this incident, a carbon monoxide leak in a store, even a busy store can be dangerous. It was back in February when a restaurant manager died and more than two dozen people were hospitalized from a carbon monoxide leak. That poisoning event happened in Huntington Station.


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Valmont Park gets green light!
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Yesterday the Boulder City Council voted unanimously to start work on the greatly anticipated Valmont Park. From the article in the Daily Camera it was mentioned that a dog park, disc golf and bike park. Whow, this is very exciting news! It may not be as elborate as the original plan of having a Velodrome but from what I have heard about this "bike park" it will be a place where either weekly Short Track or cross races could take place!
This will help provide alternatives to some of the mass unofficial race/rides that take place that has been a topic of discussion with the new ACA President (July ACA Newsletter).
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In part three of the continuing series on Senator Russell Pearce and his stance on the tough issues facing Arizonans today we are taking a look at his stance on education. The misconception that Pearce does not support educators in our state is put to rest in the following statements.
By reading these statements, you may receive greater understanding and come to the realization that he does value education from a different viewpoint than some of the school boards in our state share. Pearce places the value of education to the students and parents, (the ones most effected by the quality of the education offered in our state and the ones who should be benefitting most from the tax dollars that your property taxes supply to your local schools), first.
Administrators and teachers are affected yes, but the fact of the matter is that our children have suffered the most in our schools from the ongoing money battle between teachers and teacher unions who want more money any way they can get it (side stepping necessary budget cuts by repeatedly asking taxpayers and voters for bond overrides. Ever notice how even when these overrides are granted, your school officials still want more money?) and taxpayers in our state.
Foreclosures have plagued the Arizona economy for the better part of two years, and yet, your local school districts have no problem asking you indirectly to vote to increase your property taxes. With all that money going into our schools, why do we still have schools that are not performing to standard, and teachers still in classrooms who are not performing their job responsibilities, yet demanding more pay?
Heres where Senator Pearce stands on these issues, and also, what he and the legislature have done, as well as plan to do to improve the educational environment for your children.
5 What are the top 3 actions the Legislature can undertake to improve the academic performance of Arizona students in the K-12 education system?
1. Reduce non-classroom spending. I support requiring at least an additional five cents of every education dollar be spent in the classroom. We need to reduce administrative expenses just as businesses have done in the marketplace.
2. Reward our best teachers and principals financially. The State of Arizona is creating new accountability systems for schools, principals, teachers and students. We need to use these systems to reward financially our best teachers and principals.
3. Stop funding failing schools. We need to fund results -- not seat time. Schools that do not educate children should be closed. The new school letter grading system ("A" through "F") will help clarify how schools are doing in an easily understandable way.
6 Does Arizona's school financing system need to be reformed? If so, what are the major elements that should be addressed? Yes
As I said above, we need to fund academic achievement of students, not attendance. If a public school (charter or district) is not performing, it should be closed down. Our school financing system needs to direct the money into teachers and classrooms.
7 Do you support the creation of a performance pay system for public school teachers that rewards them for improving the academic achievement of their students? Yes
We have enacted such a system, which is currently in the process of being implemented.
8 Do you support legislation to further expand school choice for students and families? What specific action do you believe the state legislature should take to expand school choice? Yes
Arizona leads the nation is school choice from open enrollment in district schools, a thriving market in charter schools, tuition tax credits for scholarships to private schools and home schools. We must ensure that parents have the most up-to-date information so that they can properly exercise their choice of education for their children.


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Consumer Statement: I had been a New Horizon Credit Counseling Service Customer for about 8 years now. Just recently they went out of business and they offered to transfer my account with them to another credit counseling agency. I filled out paperwork that was sent to me by A New Horizon agent 3 different times because they claimed that they ... Read More »
Brolly Consulting Group Said to be New Incarnation of Stephen Marcus and A New Horizon
A reader just posted this comment on this story: Consolidated Credit Counseling PURCHASED ANH's clients starting earlier this year. ANH was shopping around the portfolio with other agencies. Seems like a long time for "A New Horizon unexpectedly went out of business before all of their clients' data was transferred to our organization". A New Horizon closed the doors but ... Read More »
A New Horizon Credit Counseling Services Vanished With My Money
"Dear Steve, I had been a client of A New Horizon Credit Counseling Services for 4.5 yrs. I would have paid off all my debt in February. About a month ago we got word that they were turning over their accounts to Consolidated Credit Counseling. I filled out the Docu-Sign document to transfer the account over to them. This all ... Read More »
A New Horizon Credit Counseling Services – Consumer Complaint – 10-9-2012
Consumer Statement: I had been using A New Horizon Credit Counseling for a couple of years now when they decided to go out of business. I was given contracts to be transferred over to a new company-ok no problem, I'm over half way there it's fine. Well I never heard from the new company and A New Horizon said to ... Read More »
A New Horizon Credit Counseling Services Pulls the Plug on Debt Management
A tipster (send in your tips here) just sent in this email purported to be from A New Horizon Credit Counseling Services announcing their withdrawal from providing debt management services. Get Out of Debt Guy – Twitter, G+, Facebook Need More Help? "Hi Everyone, Please be advised that effective immediately A New Horizon will no longer service debt management clients; ... Read More »
A New Horizon, Credit Answers and Others Out of Colorado
A tipster (send in your tips here) just alerted me to the fact that the State of Colorado now lists the following debt relief organizations as cancelled or revoked effective July 1, 2012. A NEW HORIZON CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICES INC 2700 W CYPRESS CREEK RD STE 129 D FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 Registered: 2008 CORNERSTONE CREDIT COUNSELORS INC DBA: DEBTSTOPPERS ... Read More »
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"Dear Steve, I most recently lost my job, I had taken 5 payday loans and now i have nothing to pay them with. Worried I might be dragged to court because of this , I contacted Solid grounds and asked for help, they quoted me with the payment arrangement that will end in 9 months and that the very first ... Read More »
A New Horizon Credit Counseling Agency. Busting 501(q)?
An industry insider sent me an email that A New Horizon Credit Counseling Services is sending out. The tipster (send in your tips here) was curious how A New Horizon could so boldly offer compensation for credit counseling referrals when IRS code and some state regulations prevent that. IRS SEC. 1220. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR CREDIT COUNSELING ORGANIZATIONS. (q) SPECIAL RULES ... Read More »
Nonprofit Credit Counselors Now Paying People to Join Debt Management Plan
A New Horizon Credit Counseling Services has engaged in a new approach to landing consumers for their debt management program, pay them. According to A New Horizon Credit Counseling Service they will enroll consumers into their debt management plan for free and give them $100 for joining. A New Horizon Credit Counseling Service calls this program their Win-Win Program. Clearly ... Read More »
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A New Horizon Credit Counseling Services Review
Address: A New Horizon Credit Counseliong Services 2700 Cypress Creek Rd Suite D 129 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 Website: anewhorizon.org Description: As a clinical psychologist, Mr. Marcus came to realize that at the root of many personal and family problems are the pressures and stress that money can cause. And, when financial problems are alleviated, this has an overall positive ... Read More »
Solid Ground Financial Review
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I would have never guessed that at 41 I would feel more beautiful than I did in my 20's.
I truly understand now that with experience comes a certain beauty from within that just is
not possible in our 20's. We have lived, loved, had ups and downs many times over
by the time we are 40. For me, a parent's passing, another's illness, a bitter divorce…all ''deaths'' in
one way or another slowly morphed into "rebirths" for me. The realization that life is short, I have so much to
be thankful for, so much time left God willing. Strength and determination are such powerful things. It is what made the man I am with now fall in love with me. He tells me he loves my physical beauty but
watching me care for my ailing parents, putting my own life on hold, giving back to the two
people that gave me so much was what made him fall head over heels in love with me…. my internal beauty.
I think that is the most romantic and touching thing anyone has ever said to me, I still get choked
up when I think about it! 40 is really just the beginning!
Beauty,...Outside and IN
I would have never guessed that at 41 I would feel more beautiful than I did in my 20's.


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As great as it was having Tsunade-sama as her mentor, Sakura Haruno was often lonely. After all, Sasuke was gone, Naruto was off training, Ino was just too busy, and most of the visitors to the Hokage's mansion were either creepily old or just there on business. In order to keep herself from going crazy, she'd picked up the habit of talking to herself, and it was in this very context that she met him.
"Ugh, you are so stupid," she said aloud, having realized she'd made another mistake in calculating the dosage of a new patient.
Sakura jumped a little as a voice from behind startled her. Turning around, she saw a ninja with spiky blue hair and a bandage across his nose carrying a load of papers with a bottle of sake on top. She'd seem him around quite a bit, usually doing gopher work for Tsunade.
"Mind telling me why exactly I'm stupid," he asked, raising his eyebrows.
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No team is more excited to start fresh this winter than the Massachusetts women's basketball team.
The Minutewomen ended the 2012-13 season with 13 straight losses and an overall record of 3-26, which was UMass' worst record since the 1990-91 season.
"Last year is over with and we can't do anything about it," said sophomore forward Rashida Timbilla. "We are a new team this year and that's how we are going to approach every situation. We want to bring a new attitude to this team."
This year's squad, which includes 12 underclassmen, has already brought a new identity to the women's basketball team in just a few short weeks of practice...
The remainder of Cyr's story can be found in the Daily Collegian website. More information on the women's basketball program can be found through UMassAthletics.com.


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There was an Ordinance Committee meeting preceded by an Finance Committee meeting at Cranston City Hall last night. I know, why the hell would anyone go to that double-header? The masochists turned out in droves.
As a spectator it was amazing to see how an ordinance to oversee something as simple as public notification of project plans can generate such fear – fear from the local Plannerati and fear from the public. Sure the ordinance came out of the oven a little too soon, and one or two of the ingredients might need substitutions, but the gist of it was just to make sure the city was upholding its own laws. Pretty basic stuff.
A woman in the chamber suggested the ordinance was anti-business, and she proudly announced that she was offering her neighborhood up for a Super Walmart. If only the sad new neighbors of an actual Super Walmart somewhere had known about this, it could have saved them a lot of headaches. She's like the Jesus of Bad Zoning.
The best reaction probably came from a Councilman who suggested that this "NIMBY" ordinance would hurt Cranston's business image and that we should look to Johnston's bustling Route 5 as a model. Maybe if we're lucky he'll move into an Applebees up there. I kid, of course.
But lost in all the hyperbole was this kernel of truth: if a project is designed by the rules, there's no need for a zoning reform ordinance in the first place. It's that simple. Design according to the city's specs, and Cranston will get you open for business before the next illegal stop sign is discovered – zoning reform or no zoning reform. People seem to forget that part.
The process only gets convoluted when a developer tries to shoehorn a cookie cutter design into a place it doesn't fit. This leads to the inevitable Sparring for Variances – a sport that Cranston always loses. Corporations adapt their designs for other cities and towns all the time. Why not Cranston?
To that I say – buck up, Cranston! You're not all that ugly. People still want to dance with you, so hold out for what you want. Developers need you more than you need them. Oh sure, they'll bitch and whine and threaten to build their piece of shit in Johnston, but if you have a little confidence and hold your ground, they'll dress nicely, play by your rules, and ask you to dance.
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Groundhog Day in August. A public demonstration against cuts to Rhode Island Public Transit Authority service was held today in Kennedy Plaza. It's sad that cuts are looming.more
There was an Ordinance Committee meeting preceded by an Finance Committee meeting at Cranston City Hall last night. I know, why the hell would anyone go to that double-header? The masochists turned out in droves.more
This video makes a compelling case for the introduction of true high-speed rail to the Northeast Corridor. The Corridor's $3 trillion economy, which is 20% of the nation's total, is relying on infrastructure that's hundreds of years old.more
The commuter rail station at T.F. Green airport in Warwick is set to open on October 27. The building, called the InterLink, includes a parking garage, car rental facilities, a RIPTA bus stop and moving walkways that connect the station to the airport terminal. The tentative schedule calls for 3 commuter trains from Warwick in the morning, and 3 return trains. The details of the schedule are being finalized by RIDOT and the MBTA.more
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KEVIN Davies is convinced Wanderers will keep their nerve to claim points over the final three games of their survival scrap.
The captain led by example with Saturday's two goals which extended Bolton's unbeaten run to three games.
They stay in the bottom three, but Davies insists the jitters will not prevent Wanderers achieving their goal of a 12th successive season in the top flight.
"I don't think there are nerves," he said. "One or two of the younger players haven't been in this position but there are experienced players who have.
"We'll see if it goes down to the wire. I'm sure we'll want six points from the two home games to come. We can't affect what goes on elsewhere, but the other teams do have tough fixtures. It'll be interesting but we'll take care of our own shop and, hopefully, that will be enough."
Wigan's surprise victory at home to high-flying Newcastle United perhaps magnified the disappointment that Wanderers did not claim all three points at the Stadium of Light, where they dominated for long stretches of the game.
But Davies has warned against worrying about other results.
"It's important we don't bother with how the other teams are doing," he said. "We're unbeaten in the last three games and it's vital we keep picking up points.
"It's a little bit frustrating feeling we could have picked up more, but you look at the table and a few weeks ago we were four points adrift and now we're right up amongst it.
"It's going to be tight but we normally do well at home to Spurs – so now it's all hands to the pump for a massive game."
After taking his season's tally to seven goals against the club who tried to sign him in January, Davies – out of contract in the summer – is making a strong finish to an often disappointing campaign.
"It's been a difficult time for me, a little bit frustrating since Christmas," he said. "Now I'm fighting to get back in the side and fighting to stay in the league.
"Regardless of who we were playing, everyone knows what I feel about Bolton Wanderers.
"I'll be doing everything I can to make sure we stay in this league, as everyone in there will be.
"There were conversations that went on (about a transfer), it was all a bit last minute, but I don't want to get into that. It's in the past.
"I've been here for nine years and hopefully I can be around for one or two more years yet."


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Nutrition labels always list total fat content in a product and break down how much saturated and trans fat are found in a serving. These two fats are unhealthy and can clog arteries, leading to heart disease and high cholesterol. Specifically, trans fat can increase your "bad" cholesterol (your doctor calls this LDL, short for "low-density lipoprotein") and decrease your "good" cholesterol (HDL, "high-density lipoprotein"), which can lead to stroke and coronary artery disease (limiting the blood supply to your heart). In the United States, if there is less than .5 g of trans fat in a serving, it can be listed as 0g on a nutrition label. Therefore, it is important to look for trans fats in the ingredients section, typically listed as partially hydrogenated oils. Scientifically, trans fat is derived by adding a hydrogen to oil. This process allows food to last longer. Examples of foods that contain trans fat are cookies, cakes, pies, crackers, French fries and margarine. The American Heart Association recommends limiting trans fat intake to less than 2 grams per day.
Saturated fat also affects your cholesterol levels by increasing your "bad" cholesterol levels (LDL), increasing your risk for heart disease. The only good news is that saturated fat is listed on the nutrition label, making it easier to identify foods that you may want to limit from your diet. Similar to trans fats, saturated fats are found in junk foods, cookies, cheesecake, and fast foods, like French fries and hamburgers. They are also primarily seen in animal products, like bacon and steak. To avoid saturated fats, it is important to limit your red meat intake, and aim for leaner cuts of protein such as chicken or fish, and increase fruit and vegetable intake.
The good fats are the unsaturated fats, poly- and mono-. These fats are actually good for your heart and may help lower cholesterol. Both fats are not listed on the nutrition facts label. Therefore, to determine the total amount of "good" fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated) in a food, subtract saturated and trans fat from total fat. Monosaturated fats, in addition to improving cholesterol levels, may help with diabetes by helping control glucose levels and insulin. Polyunsaturated fat may also reduce the risk of heart disease because it contains omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids, typically found in fish, have been shown to reduce coronary artery disease, help lower blood pressure levels, and decrease your "bad" cholesterol (LDL). In addition, it promotes brain and proper cell functions.
The body is unable to make omega-3 or omega-6 fats, so it is important to look for foods that contain these fats. Examples include fatty fish (i.e. salmon), nuts and seeds. Unsaturated fats can also be found in olive, canola, and soybean oils, avocados, and peanut butter. All oils should be used to sauté, marinate, or pan fry. Try to avoid deep frying. Solid fats tend to have saturated fats, while liquids (such as oil) have more unsaturated fats.
In summary, while all fats should be limited, a higher amount of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats may be beneficial to your heart and cholesterol levels. Keep in mind that all fats have 9 calories per gram, so foods with fats are higher in calories and should be counted if you are watching your weight. When choosing fats, aim for heart healthy ones: polyunsaturated and monounsaturated, and limit your saturated and trans fat intake.
Rhea Li is a Registered Dietitian who received her Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Master's degree in Public Health from the University of Texas. She has a special interest in working with children and has received her certification in pediatric weight management. Currently, she is working on a research study to determine the importance of nutrition in pediatric cancer patients. In the past, she has worked with pregnant women and their children. In her spare time, she enjoys being with family, exercising, traveling and of course, eating. To contact Rhea, please visit dazzlingdietitian.blogspot.com or her Twitter account, Rhea_Li.


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I don't like the word "middle-aged" perhaps because it makes me think of the word "medieval" or the "middle-ages" a time riddled with violence, hysteria and ignorance. So I'm trying to switch my mindset and think of the term "middle-aged" as a time of changes or in my case exchanges!
If I have to say one thing about being my current age, fortyyyyyy-eight, there I said it and without a drop of alcohol, is that my 40s have been a time where I noticed I have finally shed (not pounds however!) my awkward timidity. I noticed that as the years add on, I add on another layer of confidence and "je ne sais quoi" that I never had in my 20s or 30s. I have just lately through this blog been able to approach people that otherwise I never would dream of doing and overall I feel more self assured. So, the positive about being "middle-aged" is the wonderful personal exchanges with different people it has allotted me. But it's certainly not the only kind of exchanges I've been recently experiencing.
When I was younger I dreaded having to return an item to a store for whatever reason, I was that bashful and self-conscious, never wanting to face the rejection of the retail establishment. Fast forward to now and there doesn't appear to be an exchange or return that could possibly intimidate me. Just the other day, I had to purchase some multivitamins for my mother. She requires something not horse pill sized and therefore easy to swallow so I perused a plethora of choices. Did you know there is a multivitamin for every possible body type? For example, for active lifestyles (for me that would have to include just getting out of bed?), for the senior set or silver-aged, and then there are the ones for my group, the menopausal set actually these multivitamins come already packaged with a gun, which is very handy for those super irritable days! And then I saw it, a multivitamin in a liquid format, perfect! My mother will enjoy not having to break her pill in half to make swallowing possible. I grabbed it off the shelf, double checked with the pharmacist that it would be safe for my mother to take along with all her other meds, and made the purchase.
The next day, I brought it over to my mother's and was excited to show her how she only needs to take a teaspoon of this pomegranate infused multivitamin when on the box I noticed that the expiry date had expired. I was furious, how could a pharmacy keep things shelved months after the expiry date? I rushed back to that same pharmacist, who walked me back to the spot where I found the liquid multivitamin and pulled another one off the shelf, this time the expiry date indicated September 2010. I told her that wasn't good enough as September was around the corner; she in turn told me nonchalantly that it would still be effective. I looked at her stunned, and said that "any medication or in this case even vitamins lose their potency after a certain extended time, as a pharmacist you should know this"! I spoke in my authoritative MD voice (and I'm no MD) from deep within that in my formative years I never had! I politely requested my money back and in this case, the apologetic look on the pharmacist face along with my pulsating sense of self was an enduring enough priceless exchange for me!


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|The Meaning of Market Efficiency
|Department of Mathematics Colloquium
|Robert Jarrow, Cornell University
|An efficient market is defined as a market where prices 'fully reflect' available information. This definition is intuitive and not easily quantified for empirical testing. We provide a mathematical formalization of this definition and a characterization relating to equilibrium models, profitable trading strategies, and equivalent martingale measures. This characterization facilitates new insights and theorems relating to efficient markets. In particular, we overcome a well-known limitation in testing for market efficiency, i.e. the need to assume a particular equilibrium asset pricing model, called the joint-hypothesis or bad-model problem. Other theorems useful for both the testing of market efficiency and the pricing of derivatives are also provided. This is joint work with Martin Larsson.
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On this day, May 18, 1897, Sicilian born American film director Frank Capra was born. Capra became one of America's most powerful directors during the 1930s, winning three Oscars as Best Director. Among his leading films was It Happened One Night (1934), which became the first film to win all five top Oscars, including Best Picture. People "flocked to the theaters" during the 1930s and 1940s to see films directed by Frank Capra.
Emigrating to the U.S. when he was six, he eventually became a creative force behind major award-winning films during the 1930s and 1940s. His rags-to-riches story, having worked his way through college, has led film historians like Ian Freer to consider Capra the "American dream personified."
Among his leading films was It Happened One Night (1934), which became the first film to win all five top Oscars, including Best Picture. Other leading films included Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Lost Horizon (1937), You Can't Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and State of the Union (1948).
Critics described his films as being "simplistic" or "overly idealistic". However, the public nonetheless loved his films, especially during the Great Depression years, when audiences needed uplifting themes of inspiration. His pictures let viewers witness "a triumph of the individual over corrupt leaders", and experience "inherent qualities of kindness and caring for others."
Outside of directing, Capra was also active within the film industry, engaging in various political and social issues. He served as President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Screenwriters Guild, and was head of the Directors Guild of America.
He enlisted in the Army during World War I after graduating college, and again in World War II at the peak of his career, when he directed 11 documentary war films for the U.S. government's Why We Fight series, winning an Academy Award for one and a Distinguished Service Medal when the war ended.
After World War II, however, Capra's career declined as his subjects were more out of tune with the mood of audiences. Most of his best works have since been revived, and are today considered timeless fables filled with love and respect for the struggles of the common man
1912 – Perry (Pierino) Como (Grammy Award-winning singer/Emmy Award-winning TV show: The Perry Como Show [1954, 1955, 1956, 1958-9]; TV host: The Chesterfield Supper Club, The Kraft Music Hall; Christopher Award-winner [1956]; Variety Club's Personality of the Year [1956]; Kennedy Center Honors [1987]; films: Something for the Boys, Doll Face, If I'm Lucky, Words and Music; former barber; died May 12, 2001)
1928 – Pernell Roberts (actor: Bonanza, Trapper John, M.D., Ride Lonesome; died Jan 24, 2010)
1934 – Dwayne Hickman (actor: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Cat Ballou)
1949 – Rick Wakeman (songwriter, musician: keyboards: groups: The Strawbs; Yes: Roundabout; solo LPs: Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table; composer: films scores: The Phantom of the Opera [1990], Playing for Keeps, Creepshow 2, Bullet to Beijing, Midnight in St. Petersburg)
1951 – James Stephens (actor: The Paper Chase, Father Dowling Mysteries, Pancho Barnes, Mysterious Two, First Monday in October)


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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to host a film screening and panel discussion of the Last Ride: A Story of Hank Williams on Friday, August 26th in the Museum's Foster Theater.
The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a pre-screening reception including light food and refreshments in the Museum café, followed by a brief introduction of film at 7 p.m. in the Foster Theater by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum President and CEO Terry Stewart, as well as Harry Thomason, director of the film. A panel discussion will follow the film, featuring Thomason, actor Jesse James and music director Benjy Gaither. Questions will be taken from the audience during the panel discussion.
Inspired by the mysterious final days of Hank Williams' life, the Last Ride is the story of that final drive through the Appalachian countryside of 1950s America. Starring Henry Thomas, Jesse James, Kaley Cuoco, Fred Dalton Thompson, the film follows a lonely two-man odyssey; a boy coming of age and a man leaving this world way before his time, a victim of his own abuses.
Sparse and contemplative as a cold December drive through coal mining country, the Last Ride: A Story of Hank Williams takes us inside the heart of a man who knows he's dying, and a dreamless boy whose fate seems already determined. And yet, the all too human connection of two souls needing just one friend, and a beautiful young woman herself looking for something to believe in or hope for in a cold and lonely world leave us with an ending of hope, optimism, and ultimately, redemption on one man's last ride into eternity. The Last Ride is scheduled to be in theaters this fall.


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NAMM: If you are in the music world you know that this convention is THE event for all musicians and vendors alike. Not open to the general public, NAMM is held twice a year - Summer NAMM held in Nashville, TN and Winter NAMM who's home is The Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Wednesday January 22, 2014 was Media Day and we took a peek behind the curtain of the biggest and most prestigious gathering in the music world. In the words of Governor Mike Huckabee "NAMM is to musicians what the first day of heaven must be."
With fork-lifts beeping, boxes and crates filled with the latest and greatest music gear, it all made its way into and around the Anaheim Convention Center on Media Day. Vendors at NAMM range from top of the line music instruments to picks, cases, dj set-ups, banjos, horns, mandolins, drums...well you get the hint. Anything and everything you can imagine. With established vendors like Fender, Schecter, Carvin, EV, Peavey, and Sabian to newcomers to the business like Touchmark Guitars, NAMM has a place for them all.
Today, Wednesday Jan. 22 members of the media got a sneak peek at it all. With booths in the process of being put together, we had the opportunity to see what it really takes to make NAMM what it is. Some vendors even took time out of their setup to chat with media. Also on display for the media was a assembly of behind the scenes players at NAMM that included Brian Rothchild, President of NAMM. He gave a elegant overview of NAMM. He also reminded us that NAMM is a non-profit organization that is a main artery in the heart of the music world. One of their top goals is supporting youth music education. To speak on this were a few very special guests, Governor Mike Huckabee who plays bass and who is trying to keep music in the schools and Bernie Williams of New York Yankees fame. And then there was Art Alexakis Of EverClear. He performed "Santa Monica" acoustically but his reason for being on the panel is his work with the LACM (Los Angles College of Music) as a songwriting instructor. Art hails from the band EverClear and is now an educator of music for the future of music.
Also featured at this years NAMM show is the John Lennon Education Tour Bus. This bus is a non-profit 501(c)(3) state-of-the-art mobile audio and HD video recording and production facility. Touring around the country with 3 audio technicians available at all times, this bus appears at events and schools in the hopes of continuing and creating musical education for the masses. Yoko Ono herself has made the John Lennon Education Tour Bus a reality. After 17 years on the road this bus stays abreast of the most current technology in the music business as well as educating people it comes in contact with.
To sum it up NAMM is an event that matches musicians with the gear of their dreams, allows vendors to premier their latest and greatest gear, and helps educate the youth and adults. The event is a trade show that requires lots of hard work to make happen, but along with that hard work comes networking opportunities and potential deals that can realize the dreams of their dreamers. There's always time set aside for good times at NAMM - it's not all hard work and no play. Music events that are both for NAMM only attendee's and others that are open to the public happen all over Orange County every night during NAMM. Stay tuned all week for more on NAMM at http://www.ROCKwellUnScene.com
Written by: Melissa Anderson, http://www.ROCKwellUnScene.com
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Alison Beadle's journey and recipe book for sugar, wheat, gluten, dairy and yeast free eating and living. Includes nutritional information and breakdowns as well delicious sweet and savoury recipes, all tested on regular people who can eat everything. Life can be sweet without the sugar.
Personal Training. Gluten, Dairy, Yeast, Sugar and Wheat free cooking and living.
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Sheryl Crow is just... effortlessly cool. We don't know how she does it, but her songs always seem so off the cuff and yet perfectly put together. Her latest studio album, 100 Miles From Memphis ($10), is summer personified. Jazz-inflected pieces like "Our Love Is Fading" mix with the poppy, bright single, "Summer Day" and ballads like "Stop" for a just-right blend of up and down, fast and slow. Don't miss the bluesy title track, either... Smoother than a glass of whiskey on the rocks.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The ghosts of the brutal dictatorship of Chile's Augusto Pinochet are coming to a Florida courtroom with a civil trial involving a military officer and a popular singer who was beaten and shot to death more than four
ORLANDO — Singer Christina Grimmie, a former finalist on NBC's The Voice, died early today, hours after a gunman's attack at a Florida concert venue, according to Orlando police. Grimmie, 22, performed Friday evening at
Singer Christina Grimmie, who starred in NBC's "The Voice," was critically injured when a gunman shot her after a concert in Florida, authorities said. A man armed with two guns walked up to the singer as she was signing autographs Friday night and
Dory, for one, doesn't see it. Ever since the latest trailer for the highly anticipated Pixar sequel Finding Dory landed last month, there has been speculation over whether the film includes LGBT representation — particularly concerning
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As a writer, Mitch Albom has almost done it all. He's the author of the bestselling memoir Tuesdays with Morrie, as well as the novel The Five People You Meet in Heaven and several others which have sold millions of copies
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Tomorrow is Another Day is a piece by Mathieu Lehanneur that gathers real-time weather data from the Internet to generate a picture of the future sky.
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Conceived for the palliative-care unit at the Diaconesses/Croix-Saint-Simon Hospital Group, in Paris and created using an LED Screen, acrylic lens and honey comb polycarbonate so that patients in the unit could use the device to in the designer's words to "elude the course of time by offering everyone the opportunity to see tomorrow's sky."
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The 16th session of Ismailia International Folklore Festival kicks off on Thursday 16/9/2010 under the care of Ismailia governerate. Each year folkloric troupes of different nationalities gather in Ismailia to present the culture and art of their countries through dance and theatre performances.
The Festival has started in 1985 for five consecutive sessions. After that the Festival stopped for five consecutive years and returned once again in 1995 until 2002. Basing on a decision, the Festival organized every two years and after the 14th session in 2004 it stopped until 2008.
Festival Activities
The 16th session of Ismailia International Folklore Festival kicks off on Thursday 16/9/2010 in the main theater of the educational complex in Ismailia. The current session of the festival lastes for 8 consecutive days.
Presentations will be held daily on theaters in Ismailia, al-Mallaha Park, el-Khaledeen garden, el-Gala Fayed, Tell Al-Kabir, West Qantara, Suez governorate and Cairo Opera House.
Prticipating Countries
22 countries from all over the world will participate in the Festival including 12 European country: Poland, Spain, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia, Italy, Turkey, Romania, Georgia, Belarus, Macedonia and Bulgaria, Three Latin American countries Argentina, Puerto Rico and Colombia and two African countries Kenya and Ghana, while Malaysia will represent the Asian continent.
Australia and Canada will participate for the first time in addition to the participation of Palestine. From the Arab countries Syria and Jordan will participate in addition to Egypt that will participate by five troups to be chosen by the Ministry of Culture.


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The 19th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival is officially underway! "We finally made it to Boca," exclaimed Randi Emerman President and CEO of PBIFF. Both the opening night film, "Belle" and party took place at the Cinemark Palace 20 Theaters and Bogart's of Boca (located on the second floor of the movie theater). It was great having everything in one place instead of having to take a trolley car or a long walk to get from one place to another.
No one really knew what to expect from "Belle", but the consensus of those in attendance generally liked the movie and thought it was a solid choice for the opening night film. PBIFF took up two whole rooms at Bogart's. Patrons were given drink tickets earlier in the night as enjoyed two full bars, fruit tables, a variety of appetizers being brought around by the wait staff, popcorn and homemade potato chips and a live band.
Both filmmakers and moviegoers got to mingle and get to know one another. It was a very laid back and pleasant evening for everyone. When asked about what she thought about the opening night of PBIFF Randi said, "Great film. Great people. Terrific time." It has been so far as the first full day of film and events (click HERE to see the full schedule of the film festival) are now out of the way too.
PBIFF is spread over Palm Beach county. You can click HERE to purchase tickets. Come on down and help support a great film festival and have a great time in the process.


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Extremely upset to hear of our nation's desire to frack America and become Europe's full-time supplier of 'natural' gas. We propose to ship their supply over the Atlantic Ocean in tankers apparently, after long hauls on our local roads. What could possible go wrong?
First it was McCain, and his fact-finding non partisan senatorial group, running their mouths at a recent press conference in Kiev. http://www.c-span.org/video/?318331-1/senate-delegation-news-conference-ukraine
Now it is the president, I have trusted to do the intelligent thing, talking of replacing Russia as Europe's gas supplier.
We will expand our ports and build new ones, on our precious coasts, just for the purpose of raping our own land, to the detriment of our own people, to supply Europe, who by the way, is supplied quite well by Russian gas & with relatively local pipelines already in place and working! Humiliating Russia, and declaring intention to crash economy, does not friends make. Surely there is another solution for our people and theirs.
Considering the fierce opposition to more pipelines in America, why does any politician think it will be OK with us to defile our land, suck out the gas, and load into tankers, which are loaded onto ships, for the benefit of nations on the other side of the planet? When do our people get to put in a vote on this? What about the water use to push out the gas? What about water table contamination? What about earthquakes?
No to fracked gas in the first place. The U.S, Europe, & Russia need to move away from it, too. The whole world needs to step back from this process. If there were no alternatives, but there are alternatives, great alternatives! Once clean energy collection is in place, other than minor maintenance that offers clean and safe jobs, the energy collected is FREE! The sun continues to shine, the wind blows, the waves roll, and the Earth's interior w/stay hot for eons to come.
Maybe we now come to the crux of the issue. Profiteers, without any real patriotism, counting on the lucrative rape of our planet will have to retire on their billions already stashed around the planet. No more obscene profits on the destruction of our planet. May be a hard pill to swallow, but we don't need dirty oil and gas, or nuclear, any more to survive. Like our phones & computers, new alternatives are getting more effective, with smaller imprints, & cheaper every day. Time to evolve, put away our barbaric natures, and work with our bountiful resources for the good of all, and for a future we can be proud to pass on to our children.